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Elite Airways Adds St. Augustine-Portland, Maine, Non-Stop Beginning March 26

February 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Coming to an airport near you. (Elite Airways)

The new service starts March 26 and will operate on Saturdays traveling southbound and Sundays going northbound.Tickets are $199 each way for Portland/St. Augustine.

Flagler County Tries to Buy More Time in Dunes Easement Dispute in Face of Army Corps’ Eroding Patience

February 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

A segment of the dunes to be rebuilt by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project, at the south end of Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

Faced with an ultimatum from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Flagler County government has outlined a timeline to the federal agency that it hopes will buy it more time before the Corps redirects $17 million earmarked for dune reconstruction in Flagler Beach.

Tom Gargiulo, Palm Coast’s ‘Unwavering, Steadfast Champion’ of the Arts for 25 Years, Dies at 83

February 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Tom Gargiulo and Arlene Volpe. (Greg Volpe)

Tom Gargiulo, co-founder of the Gargiulo Arts Foundations and the Flagler County Artist of the Year award, prolific artist and patron to innumerable shows and artists, and the conceptual energy and fund-raiser behind Palm Coast’s Sculpture Garden in Town Center, died after complications from surgery Sunday in Palm Coast.

Flagler Beach Reduces Its Lifeguard Zone By Two Towers, and Asks County for More Money

February 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Flagler Beach lifeguards executing an actual rescue of a swimmer in distress, caught in a rip current, in an image captured by a woman who'd bought her camera that day and was experimenting with it at the Funky Pelican, the restaurant at the Flagler Beach pier. (Flagler Beach)

Reducing Flagler Beach’s lifeguard-protected zone by four blocks will save about $25,000 a year, but the city is still seeking more than the $84,500 it is getting from the county to run the $240,000 lifeguard program.

Calling it ‘An Embarrassment to the City,’ Flagler Beach Manager Issues 30-Day Ultimatum to Golf Operation

February 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Flagler Beach City Manager William Whitson, left, and City Attorney Drew Smith at tonight's Flagler Beach City Commission meeting. (Flagler Beach video)

Flagler Beach City Manager sent a harsh letter to Flagler Golf Management, the company running the city-owned golf course at the south end of town, giving it 30 days to “cure” a long list of problems, including compliance with a requested audit of the company’s books. It’s the latest showdown in a seven-year history of showdowns.

In Sharp Retreat from County’s and Builders’ Barrage, School Board Adopts Much Smaller Impact Fee Increase

February 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

In inflation-adjusted dollars, the impact fee rate for single family homes the Flagler school board approved Wednesday–$5,450–is not an increase, but merely an adjustment in keeping with inflation. In constant dollars it is the same rate set in 2004. It was a major concession to home builders and the county commission.

Palm Coast Turns Nasty Against Green Lion Café Lease After 5 Successful Years and Turnaround at Palm Harbor Golf

February 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 109 Comments

The Green Lion Cafe's view on the Palm Harbor golf course is now in jeopardy as the Palm Coast City Council declared itself disenchanted with the restaurant's lease or even a proposed, sharp increase, though Green Lion has helped turn the golf course around in the past five years. (Facebook/Green Lion)

The Palm Coast City Council’s distempers have not been unusual, but council members’ attacks on the Green Lion Cafe’s proposed lease renewal at the city-owned Palm Harbor golf club was especially mean-spirited despite a proposed rent increase of over 300 percent over the next five years, and the restaurant’s key role in turning the golf club around since 2017.

Now Called ‘Radiant,’ 1,200-Home Ex-Eagle Lakes Development Fails to Clear Planning Board Just Yet

February 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The conceptual look of a 1,900-square-foot home on a 40-foot-wide lot at the proposed Eagle Lakes development, which would total some 1,200 homes, including homes on 50 and 60-foot lots. (Kolter)

The development’s name has been changed to Radiance rather than Eagle Lakes, but local residents’ objections to the proposed development’s smaller lots, its density, its variance with the ampler homes and lots proposed for the area a decade and a half ago remain the same, and caused the Flagler County Planning Board to table the proposal for a month.

Vacation Rental Bills Would Eliminate Flagler’s Ability to Regulate Occupancy or Conduct Inspections

February 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

A Flagler Beach vacation rental advertised on the site of Flagler County's tourism bureau.

Nearly identical Florida House and Senate bills that would all but eliminate Flagler County government’s authority to regulate vacation rentals are making their way through committees. The Senate bill started as more friendly to local regulations, and one committee approved it unanimously. But amendments have since pared that local regulatory power.

Cost to Save Beaches and Properties in Flagler from Rising Seas: $6.3 Million a Year, Year After Year

February 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

What Flagler County is hoping to prevent with a beach management plan yet to be written, or paid for. Above, Hurricane Matthew's demolition of the southern part of A1A in Flagler Beach. The state transportation department rebuilt the road at costs exceeding $30 million, including a temporary fix. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is set to rebuild the dunes along that way, at costs exceeding $25 million (including a state and local match). But there's no start date. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County commissioners and other local officials heard the sobering conclusions of a seminal beach management study today, and the large costs ahead that will fall on all local governments and residents if the beaches are to be preserved. That money is nowhere in place for now, nor is a management plan.

Florida’s Black Snow: How the Sugar Industry Makes Political Friends and Influences Elections

February 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

You might love sugar less if you knew more about its origins, especially in Florida. (© FlaglerLive)

Florida produces more than half of America’s cane sugar and relies heavily on cane burning, a harvesting method in which the sugar industry burns crops to rid the plants of their outer leaves, producing pollution. Residents in the largely Black and Hispanic communities nearby claim the resulting smoke and ash harms their health. A city commissioner race provides a window into how the industry cultivates political allies, who help protect its interests.

New Forms of Advertising Raise Questions About Journalism Integrity

February 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Is this a paid ad or a news story? Can you tell? (Screenshot from washingtonpost.com, CC BY-ND)

Mainstream news media outlets have, in recent years, begun to create advertisements that look like news articles on their websites and on social media. Research raises questions about whether this modern form of advertising might influence those outlets’ real journalism.

Florida GOP Lawmakers Pitches $15 Minimum Wage for School Service Workers

February 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Thankless and underpaid. (Obi Onyeador on Unsplash)

As schools across the state grapple with staffing shortages in positions such as bus drivers and food servers, senators are considering setting a minimum wage for school workers at $15 an hour.

Bronx House Pizza Opens Feb. 13 Near Airport in Palm Coast

February 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A little touch of the Bronx. (Bronx Pizza)

Residents of Palm Coast are invited to enjoy the newest and most dynamic member of its restaurant scene. Bronx House Pizza is formally announcing its opening at 5615 State Hwy 100 East, Suite 204, Palm Coast. The new location will open on Sunday, February 13th.

It’s Raining Rooftops: Palm Coast Council Approves 400 Units in 2 Gated Subdivisions in W and B Sections

February 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Palm Coast has issued 2,648 single family and duplex permits, an average of 203 per month, and has issued on average 125 certificates of occupancy every month. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast City Council approved 278 attached town homes just north of Belle Terre Elementary and 121 single-family homes in the W Section, both in what will be gated communities, as development in the city continues its torrid pace and the median single family home price reaches $350,000 with still-low supplies of homes for sale.

A City Seeks to Purchase Motels as Affordable Housing Instead of Letting Developers Demolish Them

February 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The derelict motel on Old Dixie Highway has been a thorn in the side of Flagler County government for years. But there are no alternative plans, despite difficulties with two successive owners. (© FlaglerLive)

The mayor of Reno is proposing to buy and rehabilitate motels through the Reno Housing Authority to accommodate low-income residents, moving quietly to buy two shuttered buildings, including one with a history of code violations that is now part of an estate sale.

New Flood Maps Show US Damage Rising 26% in Next 30 Years

January 31, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Coastal cities like Port Arthur, Texas, are at increasing risk from flooding during storms.

Despite recent devastating floods, people are still building in high-risk areas. With population growth factored in, the increase in U.S. flood losses will be four times higher than the climate-only effect. Deep inequities define who has to endure America’s crippling flood problem.

Sorry, Nick Klufas: The Downside of Driverless Cars

January 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Self-driving cars could lead to increased traffic and pollution if they spur more travel by car.

Automated vehicles hold tremendous promise. Cars that handle most or all of the driving tasks could be safer than human drivers, operate more efficiently and open up new opportunities for seniors, people with disabilities and others who can’t drive themselves. But while attention has understandably focused on safety, the potential environmental impacts of automated vehicles have largely taken a back seat.

It’s Groundhog Day at Flagler Beach’s City-Owned Golf Course as Commission Again Issues Lease Ultimatum

January 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The Ocean Palms golf course at the south end of Flagler Beach has never lived up to the city's expectations as a stable, transparent business over the years. (Facebook)

The Flagler Beach City Commission is yet again reenacting its recurring drama with Flagler Golf Management, the company that’s been running the city’s nine-hole Ocean Palms Golf Club at the south end of town since 2015, issuing its third threat to end the lease since 2017. Meanwhile, the company’s founding owner is in prison.

Retiring Nice-Guy Approach, Flagler County Will Sue 2 Flagler Beach Property Owners Over Dunes Project

January 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

One of the three dune "remnants" at the center of the county's impending eminent domain action against two property owners in Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

Facing an ultimatum from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the county will sue two Flagler Beach property owners to secure beachside easements necessary to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with a long-delayed dune-rebuilding project along 2.6 miles of beach in the city. The county had been threatening just such action for 15 months, but was hoping to avoid it.

Belle Terre Parkway Resurfacing Begins Monday from Royal Palm Parkway to SR100

January 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

A segment of the stretch of Belle Terre Parkway that will be resurfaced starting next Monday. (© FlaglerLive)

On Monday (Jan. 31), a contractor will begin milling and repaving the segment of Belle Terre Parkway between Royal Palms Parkway and State Road 100 as part of the city’s annual repaving program. The segment is among the most heavily traveled in the city. The project will take four to six weeks.

With One Exception, Flagler Beach Commissioners Leery of Alternating July 4 Fireworks With Palm Coast

January 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A traffic volunteer at a Flagler Beach July 4 celebration, just before the city's Independence Day parade. (© FlaglerLive)

Between logistics and tradition, five of the six members of the Flagler Beach City Commission, including the mayor, are either hesitant or opposed to giving up on July 4 fireworks even if Palm Coast wants to hold them on that day only in alternate years. But officials are also saying the whole discussion may be premature, given the impending disappearance of the Flagler Beach pier for two years, when July 4 fireworks will likely have to be in Palm Coast anyway.

County in Talks with Coastal Cloud to Buy $1.5 Million Parcel on A1A for Future Visitor Center

January 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Flagler County’s tourism bureau is in discussions to buy a corner lot on State Road A1A and South 9th Street in Flagler Beach for a future visitor center. The 0.37-acre lot, owned by Coastal Cloud (the Hammock-based tech company), is listed at $1.5 million.

Florida Lawmakers Look to Spend $400 Million on Broadband in Underserved Rural Areas

January 25, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Broadband pipes on Royal Palm Parkway. They're needed in the western part of the county. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County, using federal stimulus dollars already appropriated, is enacting a plan that would extend broadband service to underserved parts of western Flagler County. But the plan still needs additional funding to meet completion. The state plan would potentially make that possible.

Ending Child Tax Credit Expansion Is a Bad Idea

January 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

child tax credit expiration

The discontinuation of the Biden administration’s monthly payments of the child tax credit could leave millions of American families without enough food on the table, according to a new study.

Senior Partner Marc E. Dwyer Wins 2021 Flagler County Pro Bono Attorney Of the Year Award

January 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Marc Dwyer

Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida has recognized Marc E. Dwyer as the recipient of the 2021 Flagler County Pro Bono Attorney of the Year. This award was given to attorney Dwyer recognizing his contributions to providing pro bono services to the community and championing the cause of creating access to the courts for the disenfranchised.

Flagler Unemployment Hits Post-Covid Low of 3.8% as County Exceeds Pre-Pandemic Job Totals

January 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Flagler's unemployment rate was below Florida's in December. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County’s unemployment rate in December fell to a 12-month low of 3.8 percent, matching the rate in December 2020. Flagler has now made up the jobs lost during the pandemic, and exceeded the pre-pandemic level, even though for all of 2021, unemployment in the county averaged 4.9 percent.

Palm Coast Clears Way for 2nd Self-Storage Facility in 24 Hours on Old Kings Road, Near Toscana

January 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

In contrast with Tuesday's meeting of the Palm Coast City Council, which filled the room with opponents of a self-storage facility on Old Kings Road, the Palm Coast Planning Board heard not a single voice in opposition to a different facility, a very short distance from the first, as the board approved it under a special exception Wednesday evening. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast Planning Board Wednesday approved a 155,000 square-foot self-storage facility on Old Kings Road, a short distance north of a facility the Palm Coast City Council approved on Tuesday. The two would be the 10th and 11th self-storage facilities in the city.

Flagler County Has Been Promising a South Side Library Since 2014. Commission Will Promise Again Next Week.

January 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The site set aside for the hoped-for south-0side library, opposite a sign announcing the new Sheriff's Operations Center, which is well under construction. Only weeds are growing behind the library sign. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission next week will examine plans for a $14 million, 32,000 square-foot library that’ll also include a conference center and a portion of the building for the county’s Health and Human Services division. But as has been the case since 2014, and absent a surprise, the money for the project may be lacking yet again.

Justice Blinded and a Heroin-Stuffed Doll Spark Thrills in City Repertory Theatre’s ‘Wait Until Dark’

January 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The City Repertory Theatre production of “Wait Until Dark” stars, from left, Beau Wade as Roat, Danno Waddell as Mike, and Anna Hobbs as Susy. (Mike Kitaif)

True to part of its mission, City Repertory Theatre once again is offering a play that is typically off the radar of the local theater scene: a genuine, suspense-filled thriller. Susy has just been blinded in a car crash. While Susy’s husband Sam is away, three sadistic thugs track a heroin-stuffed doll they’re looking for to Susy’s apartment. A harrowing cat-and-mouse game ensues and soon involves Gloria, a young girl who lives in a nearby apartment.

A Surge in Rooftop Solar Can Be Problematic: Australia’s Lessons

January 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Popular, but potentially destabilizing. (Ben Baligad)

A dramatic surge in solar output results in increased periods of large oversupply when weather conditions favor solar energy. This leads to energy being wasted due to the need for solar curtailment. On the other hand, there is little solar generation during peak demand hours in the morning and evening. This requires more expensive generators to run. These are huge problems from a market operations perspective.

Land of the Free: Sing the National Anthem or Else, Florida Legislators Tell Sports Teams

January 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

compulsory national anthem

Florida’s measure would prohibit government agencies from entering agreements with professional teams without written verification that the anthem would be played. Failure to play the anthem could lead to teams or venues being required to repay government money they received.

City Approves Self-Storage Facility on Old Kings Road, Near Hidden Lakes, Against Public Opposition

January 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

The Secure Space self-storage facility would be built between Old Kings Road and I-95, near the Hidden Lakes subdivision. The illustration was part of the developer's presentation to the city council.

The rezoning for a 23-acre site for a future self-storage facility–another one–between I-95 and Old Kings Road, and not far from the Hidden Lakes and Toscana subdivisions, drew some pointed opposition from nearby residents and people with family at a neighboring assisted living facility. The self-storage grounds would also accommodate RV’s and boats, neither of which may be parked in Palm Coast driveways.

Sheriff Staly on Simultaneous July 4 Fireworks in Palm Coast and Flagler Beach: ‘It Will Certainly Strain Our Resources’

January 17, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

July 4 is a strain on Flagler Beach and law enforcement agencies. If Palm Coast were to hold a fireworks show on the same day, Sheriff Rick Staly said his agency may not be able to support Flagler Beach to the same degree that it has in the past. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly is cautioning the two cities that simultaneous July 4 fireworks will mean his agency might not be able to support Flagler Beach as it has before on that day. But a Palm Coast City Council member has now shifted position, and favors continuing July 4 and July 3 shows, giving each city July 4 in alternate years. But would Flagler Beach agree to hold its shows on July 3 every other year?

‘Boxer’ Targets Kay Jewelers for Theft, and is Taken Down Minutes Later on FPC Campus

January 17, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Dominic Conte, 20, told authorities he targeted Kay Jewelers in the Target shopping center in Palm Coast because he figured it would have fewer customers and stays open later. He may have been right. But he did not figure on 24-hour policing.

Florida Legislators Are Stealing Money from Environmentally-Sensitive Lands Pot, Without Consequences

January 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Still from an ad advocating for 2014’s Amendment 1, reserving real estate taxes for an environmental land-buying program.

In 2014, 75 percent of Florida voters approved an amendment to the state Constitution that said the Legislature had to spend a certain amount of money buying environmentally sensitive land. Legislators have been illegally appropriating hundreds of millions of dollars away from the intended purpose of the amendment.

Simultaneous Fireworks in Palm Coast and Flagler Beach? ‘Unworkable, Unsafe and Unsound’

January 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

It's hard enough managing one July 4 event that day. The thought of having simultaneous events in Palm Coast and Flagler Beach is raising concerns. (© FlaglerLive)

Scott Spradley, chairman of the committee the Flagler Beach City Commission appointed to study how best to continue Independence Day events in the city, was sharply opposed to holding fireworks the same day as Palm Coast, as Palm Coast officials have suggested. Spradley took his stand as he delivered the final report of the committee’s work, which had not addressed the Palm Coast issue.

Flagler’s Covid Cases Near 1,500 in a Week, Shattering Record Even as Peak Is in Sight; 3 More Deaths Bring Total to 288

January 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Flagler this week shattered its earlier covid-positive total, with 1,469 new cases. Click on the graph for an uncompressed view. (© FlaglerLive)

Like most communities across the country, Flagler County this week shattered its weekly covid-infection total, with 1,469, exceeding last week’s record of 1,166, though emergency-care clinics’ numbers suggest that the region is near or at its peak of this latest wave, driven mostly by the astonishingly infectious but less lethal omicron variant.

Supreme Court Blocks Vaccine Mandates for Big Employers But Backs Mandates for Health Workers

January 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Not so fast. (White House)

After Florida and other states fought the plans, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a Covid-19 vaccination mandate for large employers while clearing the way for a requirement that health-care workers get shots to try to curb the virus.

Sen. Travis Hutson’s Bill Giving Business Power to Suspend Ordinances Through Suits Worries Local Officials

January 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Sen. Travis Hutson is sponsoring a bill that's caused worry among local governments. (NSF)

The Republican-controlled Senate Community Affairs Committee voted 7-2 along party lines to approve the proposal (SB 280), which would require counties and cities to produce a “business impact statement” before passing ordinances and to suspend enforcement of the ordinances amid legal challenges.

David Ayres Is Named President of Flagler Broadcasting and Its 6 Radio Stations

January 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

david ayres

Jim Martin has named David Ayres president of Flagler Broadcasting. Ayres had been its vice president and general manager since 2008. He’ll fill a role previously filled by Martin, who is taking a step back from day to day operations at the network. Martin will be chairman of the company’s board.

Slow Way in Seminole Woods Will Not Close After All as Palm Coast Council Ends Long and Winding Slog

January 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Slow Way in Seminole Woods is only a few dozen feet long and connects to a dirt, county road. (© FlaglerLive)

After voting to close Slow Way last year, the Palm Coast City Council has reversed course for good, opting to keep the tiny street open now that no-truck signs appear to have reduced traffic woes and a backlash from residents made council members reluctant to close the street.

Record Quit Rates in the Job Market? Don’t Be So Sure.

January 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

More shoppers than workers are missing. (© FlaglerLive)

The so-called Great Resignation was one of the top stories of 2021 as “record” numbers of workers reportedly quit their jobs. The problem is the data only goes back a little over two decades, which means it’s certainly possible that the rate could have been higher at several points in the past.

Flagler Access Center for Mental Health and Substance Disorders Opens as Glimmer of Help in Crisis

January 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Ivan A. Cosimi, chief executive officer of SMA Healthcare, at today's ribbon-cutting for the new facility that SMA will run. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Access will provide guidance and services to people with mental health or substance disorders through a partnership involving SMA Healthcare and Flagler Health+, and mostly state funds, operating from the building that used to house the Bunnell Branch Library and Sally’s Safe Haven on State Road 100 and U.S. 1.

‘You Had Me at 8-Inch Shells’: Palm Coast Would Shift Fireworks to Airport, But on July 4, Clashing With Flagler Beach

January 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Central Park in Town Center may no longer be the Independence Day venue for fireworks. (Palm Coast)

While the Palm Coast City Council is fine with moving Independence Day fireworks to the county airport, three council members want to see fireworks only on July 4, which would clash with Flagler Beach’s iconic show and create coordination problems that the city and the Sheriff’s Office may not have the resources to provide simultaneously.

In Ultimatum, US Army Corps Tells Flagler It May Lose $17 Million for Now If Dunes Impasse Isn’t Resolved

January 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

One of the dunes remnants in play at the south end of Flagler Beach, near the Beachfront Grille. (© FlaglerLive)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told Flagler County that it is at risk of losing $17.5 million in federal funds earmarked for a 2.6-mile dunes restoration project in Flagler Beach if the county doesn’t show by early February that it has either acquired three remaining holdouts’ easements or that it will take the owners to court to acquire the easements.

Prosecution Drops Felony Fraud Case Against Terry McManus of Flagler Beach’s Ocean Palms Golf Club

January 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Terry McManus, right, with his attorney, Assistant Public Defender Bill Bookhammer. This morning, McManus pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of falsifying a police report and the prosecution in exchange dropped a felony fraud case against him. It was scheduled for trial this morning. (© FlaglerLive)

Terry McManus, whose company runs the Flagler Beach city-owned Ocean Palms Golf Course, was convicted on a DUI charge and sentenced to four years in prison last fall. He was scheduled to go on trial on a felony fraud charge this morning. The prosecution dropped it in exchange for his plea to a misdemeanor charge. He claimed the state did not have the evidence to convict him on the fraud charge.

Why We Are Appealing Flagler Court’s Decision Clearing the Way for Development of The Gardens on John Anderson

January 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

An aerial view of The Gardens development site in August, in an image by Preserve Flagler Beach and Bulow Creek.

John Tanner, the lawyer representing Preserve Flagler Beach and Bulow Creek, the organization opposing the 335-home Gardens development on John Anderson Highway, explains why the organization appealed a circuit judge’s decision clearing the way for the development. The appeal is pending at the Fifth District Court of Appeal.

I Saw Firsthand What It Takes to Keep Covid Out of Hong Kong. It Felt Like a Different Planet.

January 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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On a visit to Hong Kong, reporter Caroline Chen encountered a 21-day quarantine, a bevy of Covid tests, universal masking and, finally, a fear-free family holiday. Hong Kong’s quarantine procedures are among the strictest in the world. The city is committed to a “zero-Covid” policy, which means it will take every possible measure to prevent a single case.

Be Considerate: Do Not Go to Hospital’s ER for a Covid Test

January 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

An appreciation drive-by at AdventHealth Palm Coast's Emergency Department last summer. If you want to show your appreciation now, don;t drive by there for a covid test. (Facebook)

With the recent spike in new Covid-19 cases, local health officials are doing their best to continue maintaining sufficient capacity at AdventHealth Palm Coast’s emergency room for genuine medical emergencies.

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