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Leisure & Tourism

Wilted Rust: The Flagler Playhouse’s Disappointing “Steel Magnolias”

November 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Robert Harling’s “Steel Magnolias” was awful when it was first staged off Broadway in 1987. The greeting-card writing was dated then. Age or venue changes haven’t done it any favors, and the Flagler Plahouse production is unable to salvage it.

At Hollingsworth Gallery:
Weldon Ryan, Artist of the Year

November 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Weldon Ryan, 2011 Artist of the Year. (© FlaglerLive)

Weldon Ryan’s journey from Trinidad to the Bronx to Brooklyn to Palm Coast, navigating poverty, violence, brutality and beauty, begins to explain his art’s hyper-realism and its arms-length emotions.

A Matter of Heart: Tommy Tant Surf Classic Returns to Roil Flagler Beach

November 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Will Tant, in a photograph by A.J. Neste. tommy tant surf classic

The annual Tommy Tant Memorial Surf Classic, a competitive surfing celebration of the late Tommy Tant, runs Saturday and Sunday in Flagler Beach with a focus this year on heart health, as Tommy died of an aortic aneurysm 13 years ago.

Expedia v. Florida: Claims of Harassment And Privilege in Online Booking Tax Brawl

November 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Rep. Rick Kriseman, the St. Petersburg Republican, distributed Expedia documents that showed the company knew as early as 2003 that it should pay Florida’s bed taxes. The company wants him to explain his role in court. The Legislature is claiming that lawmakers cannot be forced to testify about issues in the legislative process.

From Quiet Alabama and Unquiet Daytona, Georgia Turner Is Flagler’s New Tourism Chief

November 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Georgia Turner this morning at Town Center. (© FlaglerLive)

Georgia Turner, a sharp, congenial 30-year veteran of public relations and marketing hired out of the Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, follows Peggy Heiser, who resigned two weeks ago from the $65,000-a-year job.

Darrell Smith’s Coda to Flagler Beach’s New Doggie Dining Menu

November 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

“I’m sorry,” Writes Smitty, “I didn’t think it would go this far. Look at what I filmed at an unnamed Flagler Beach restaurant yesterday.” He graciously apologizes, too.

With Pomp and Yakety Yak, Flagler Auditorium Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary Tonight

November 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The free concert by the Cornell Gunter’s Coasters of “Charlie Brown” and “YaketyYak” fame at 7 p.m. will follow an hour’s celebration and remembrances by local officials who lit the way of the Flagler Auditorium’s growth.

Swell of Surfers Beats Back Flagler Beach Bid to Broaden Pier’s No-Go Zone, For Now

October 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Flagler Beach’s proposal to double the no-surf zone to 300 feet around the Flagler Beach pier petered out before it was considered, with a caveat: commissioners want more self-policing from surfers, or else.

300-Ft. No-Surf Zone Plan Around Flagler Beach Pier Has Surfers Angling for Battle

October 24, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

A season rich in storms, good waves and good fishing resulted in renewed clashes between fishermen and surfers around the Flagler Beach pier, and the latest proposal to extend the no-surf zone around it, priming angers before Thursday’s Flagler Beach City Commission meeting.

Cole Bros. Circus Comes to Palm Coast Trailing History of Violations and Animal Abuse Charges

October 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Cole Brothers Circus owner John Pugh pleaded guilty in February to violating the Endangered Species Act and the circus was fined $150,000, and both face a long list of animal abuse and neglect charges from the USDA.

Heiser Time Over: Tourism Council’s Trusted Executive Resigns; Turbulence Ahead

October 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

Peggy Heiser was the Flagler Tourist Development Council's monthly star attraction.

Peggy Heiser’s resignation, attributed to family priorities, will have political and economic ramifications as the Chamber of Commerce’s Doug Baxter–not the tourism council or the county commission–chooses a successor.

Palm Coast Pinch-Hits for Troubled Marathon Promoter Dean Reinke, Securing TDC Grant

October 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Half-Marathon promoter Dean Reinke’s Dean Reinke Sports Group attempted three times to get Tourist Development Council subsidies in the last two years and was turned down because of deceptive practices. Palm Coast government stepped in and got the grant for the January event.

Seawall Soul-Searching and Yet More Muddles Over Alternatives in Flagler Beach

October 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The Flagler Beach City Commission shelved state transportation dollars that would have refurbished the seawall along 13th Street and skirted around discussions of alternatives to beach-saving in confusing motions Thursday.

Saturday’s Great Bed Race in Flagler Beach Postponed Until Dec. 3

October 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Weather is causing the postponement of the third annual Great Bed Race, which means that there’s two more months to enter the contest, which has already drawn a record 17 beds.

Recoiling Over Park Fees, Little Leagues Shine a Light on Palm Coast’s Increasing Insularity

October 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

A debate over new lighting fees at Palm Coast’s athletic fields reveals a city out of touch with its community organizations and contradicting its own claims about being kid- and sports-tournament friendly.

Palm Coast Civic Association to the Rescue: O’Donnell Crafts Creekside Compromise

September 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The compromise gives the chamber of commerce a face-saving bail-out and allows all political candidates for Palm Coast City Council to meet Creekside visitors under the Flagler Palm Coast Civic Association’s tent.

Disbelief and Legal Maneuvers Meet Chamber’s Refusal to Budge on Creekside Exclusion

September 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 75 Comments

The Flagler Chamber of Commerce stuck by its decision to deny non-partisan political candidates their own booths at the Creekside Festival, on public ground. County officials are looking for options as they take the brunt of the criticism for appearing to endorse the chamber’s exclusion.

“The Laramie Project” at Palm Coast’s New Repertory Theatre: This Is Who We Are

September 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Matthew Shepard was brutalized and left for dead on a fencepost outside Laramie, Wyoming, on Oct. 7, 1998.

Palm Coast’s City Repertory Theatre launches its inaugural season with “The Laramie Project,” a drama based on the torture and murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1998, for being gay, and what the murder did to Laramie–and the nation.

In Flagler Beach, Questions, Ridicule and Anger in Search for Beach-Saving Answers

September 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

A three-and-a-half hour town hall meeting on saving the beach renourished a lot of old ideas and complaints without settling the heart of the matter: with what means and what money to stop the shore from eroding.

Creekside Festival Slyness: How the Chamber Discriminates Against Non-Party Candidates

September 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 76 Comments

Palm Coast City Council candidates Bill McGuire and Dennis Cross have been denied a booth at the chamber-run festival, though Democrats–whose members include Jason DeLorenzo, Cross’s opponent and the husband of the Chamber’s VP, will have a booth, as will Republicans and the Tea Party.

Seawall and “Renourishment” Alternative: Saving the Beach Without Losing a Town’s Soul

September 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Speaking on behalf of SaveFlaglersBeach.com, Terry Potter argues for an alternative to seawalls, dredging and revetments in Flagler Beach and invites the public to the organization’s seminar on the matter on Sept. 15.

County Approves Tourist Council’s $800,000 Marketing Budget, Minus Raises for Staff

September 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

A proposal to raise TDC executive Peggy Heiser’s salary by 7.7 percent was pulled from consideration shortly before the meeting, eliminating what would have been a contentious debate over the council’s budget.

2 Days from Drop-Dead Date, Flagler Beach’s Pier Restaurant Lease Is Signed By New Owner

September 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Raymond Barshay, owner of Ormond Beacjh’s River Grille and South Daytona’s Sloppy Joe’s, signed a 10-year lease on Tuesday with Flagler Beach, his landlord, to remake and run the Pier Restaurant, ending a succession saga stretching almost two years.

So You Think You Can Dance in Orlando, Wild Art in Sanford: Culture Worth the Miles

August 31, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A painting by Robert Mier at Gallery on First in Sanford.

Robert Mier’s wild Florida at Gallery First, So You Think You Can Dance comes to the Amway Center in Orlando, Disney on Ice, the Musical of Musicals at the Winter Park Playhouse, and more.

Tourism Council Approves $800,000 Budget Over Objection to Exec’s 7.7% Raise

August 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

It may be the quiet side of Florida, but marketing it ain't cheap. (© FlaglerLive)

The publicly funded tourism council approved a 7.7 percent raise for the Flagler Chamber of Commerce’s VP for tourism and the council’s administrative head, and 6 percent raises for two staff members. The Flagler County Commission must give final approval.

Kisses, Spoofs, Puns and Rap Run Wild in Repertory Theatre’s Shakespearean Vaudeville

August 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Kaylee Rotunno and Tyrique Harper practice Shakespearean tongue-twisters under Agata Sokolska's reprouving eyes. (© FlaglerLive)

Director John Sbordone’s first workshop production this weekend at the Repertory Theatre’s stage, at Hollingsworth Gallery, dares grope where no Shakespeare has versed before. It’s high-energy hilarity.

Palm Coast’s Fireworks, Canceled on July 4, Are Now Leveraged Over 3 Fall Dates

August 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The $15,000 subsidy to Palm Coast will be split over fireworks shows on Labor Day and the two evenings of the city’s seafood festival in early November.

Sbordone’s Next Act: Ex-Playhouse Director Opens New Theater With Poetry Clash

July 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Things are looking up for John Sbordone and Palm Coast's theater scene. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast’s theater scene is about to get much richer as John Sbordone launches his City Repertory Theatre with a “poetry clash” at Hollingsworth Gallery, where the theater will have its home for the coming season.

Citing Deception, Council Rejects Reinke’s $10,000 Request for Palm Coast Half-Marathon

July 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

flagler palm coast half marathon reinke sports group deception

Adding to the Reinke Sports Group’s troubled history, it is the third time in two years that the Flagler Tourist Development Council rejects a request for subsidies for the Palm half-marathon. The Flagler Auditorium had an easier time with its $10,000 request.

A Quartet’s Steely Encore at Hollingsworth, a Summer Sale at the Flagler County Art League

July 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Joe Thompson’s balancing acts of whimsy and rule-breaking anchor Hollingsworth Gallery’s encore with Jean Banas, Betty Parker and Karin Stover, while the Flagler County Art League holds a two-month art sale of 120 works at very reasonable prices.

Flagler Beach Bids Last Shuttle a Wistful Farewell as It Soars Invisibly Beyond Clouds

July 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off on schedule, but no one could see it on Flagler’s beaches or at the pier, though imagination was enough to sense the end of a 30-year journey.

Space Shuttle Launch Schedule: Atlantis’s Last Voyage

July 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral’s Kennedy Space Center at 11:26 Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, July 8. Weather may delay it. Watch video of the countdown.

“Colors of the Sea,” A New Cannizzaro Show, Opening at Ocean Publishing July 14

July 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Rick Cannizzaro at ocean publishing

Rick Cannizzaro, Ocean Publishing’s commissioned artist, exhibits paintings of loggerhead turtles while the publishing house showcases a new book on the Southeast National Marine Sanctuaries and Jean-Michel Cousteau.

Fireworks Blaze Over Flagler Beach In a Thundering Display of Color and Pomp

July 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

And on the eighth day God lit up the pier. (FlaglerLive)

Anticipation gave way to an explosive display of colors and sounds as Flagler Beach’s July 4th celebration culminated with its traditional fireworks show.

Parades of Radiance From Heroes Park To Flagler Beach on America’s 235th

July 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Solemnity and celebration at Heroes Park was followed by Flagler Beach’s July 4th parade at the start of a day and evening of revelry. A full image gallery of the celebrations.

They’re On: County Repeals Ban On Flagler Beach Fireworks in 4-1 Vote

July 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Eleven days after cancelling the county’s Independence Day fireworks shows, the Flagler County Commission this afternoon voted to allow the Flagler Beach show to go on.

First Fridays in Flagler Beach: The Halifax Country Band

July 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

This month’s edition of Flagler Beach’s First Fridays also features tie-dye t-shirt making, corn hole game face painting and balloon sculptures.

County Likely to Reverse Fireworks Ban in Flagler Beach In Special Meeting Friday

June 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

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A majority of county commissioners are now in favor of overturning the ban on Flagler Beach’s Independence Day fireworks. They’ll decide at a special meeting 4 p.m. Friday.

Hospital Donation Helps Campers Find Adventure at Palm Coast Summer Camp

June 29, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Fit N fun Camp Teen Adventure Camp

Palm Coast summer camp for elementary and middle school children runs through August 12, at $75 a week. Scholarships are available. Children may attend as many (or as few) weeks as they choose.

Miss Junior 2011 Flagler County Contestants, Ages 12-15

June 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A complete, click-through chart and photo galleries of the Miss Flagler County Junior 2010 Contestants, Ages 12-15.

Miss Flagler County Pageant 2011 Contestants, Ages 16-23

June 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

miss flagler county pageant girls 16-23

A complete, click-through chart and photo gallery of the 2011 Miss Flagler County Scholarship Pageant contestants, Ages 16-23.

Little Miss Flagler County 2011 Contestants, Ages 5-7

June 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A complete, click-through chart and photo gallery of the 15 Little Miss Flagler County 2011 Contestants, Ages 5-7.

Little Miss Flagler County 2011 Contestants, Ages 8-11

June 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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A complete, click-through chart and photo gallery of the 19 Little Miss Flagler County 2011 Contestants, Ages 8-11.

54 Girls (and Women), 4 Trophies, One Miss Flagler County Title in Sunday’s Pageant

June 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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It must be summer: it’s time for the Flagler County Scholarship Pageants. Meet them all, the 54 contestants in each category, as they vie for the crowns in Sunday’s pageants at the Flagler Auditorium.

A Dissent on Canceling July 4 Fireworks: When Palm Coast Dictates to Flagler Beach

June 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 51 Comments

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Canceling the fireworks in Town Center was justified, canceling them in Flagler Beach was not, argues Jeremy Mahoney, who sees the decision as another way of making Flagler Beach subservient to Palm Coast.

Risk-Avoidance: July 4 Fireworks Canceled in Flagler Beach and Palm Coast’s Town Center

June 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The Flagler County Commission canceled both fireworks shows, saying it would be too risky in fire-prone, drought conditions despite projected rains. The $30,000 worth of fireworks may be staged around Labor Day.

In a Victory for Flagler Boaters, FWC Rejects Its Staff’s Proposed Manatee Speed Zones

June 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission asked its staff to draw up a new compromise favoring Flagler County’s position on manatee speed zones on the Intracoastal, a significant defeat for manatee advocates.

“P.S. Your Cat Is Dead”: Raunchy, Earnest, Serious Fun at the Flagler Playhouse

June 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

In “P.S. Your cat Is Dead,” the early 1970s play by James Kirkwood, the hilarity of losers competes with sexual ambushes through blazing dialogue to produce an endearing, if adult, comedy. A review.

Florida Wants Privatized Camping and RV Sites at 56 State Parks, Including Washington Oaks

June 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The privatization quietly developed plan would bid out the 56 parks to companies that would build and operate the camping and RV sites as a way to generate money and ostensibly help keep the parks running.

Synchro Belles Prepare to Defend State Title For 6th Year in a Row with Sunday Exhibit

June 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Paige Wells, left, and Melanie Watkins are graduating high school and the Synchro Belles program and will be joining synchronized swimming teams in college: the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes for Wells, the Gators for Watkins. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Synchro Belles, established in 2000, have been reigning state champions since 2006. The 32 girls, ages 9-18, will put on a two-hour exhibition at the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club Sunday evening.

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