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Bistro Café and Mr. Pancho Mexican Grill on Palm Coast’s Utility Drive Targets of Overnight Burglaries

December 12, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The burglars in both cases entered the restaurants by smashing the lower window on the front door. (FCSO)

The burglars stole some $4,000 in cash from one business and $150 from another, causing about $600 in damage along the way and the loss of about $500 worth of food that had been stored in a fridge they’d left open. The burglars are at large.

3 New Cell Towers in Palm Coast Now Beaming AT&T’s Signal in Previously Dead Zones

December 12, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The new cell tower behind the Palm Coast Tennis Center is on the left, next to an existing, but less effective, tower. (© FlaglerLive)

Two cell towers recently built in Palm Coast went live with AT&T’s signal in the last eight days, and a third had gone live in September, significantly reducing dead cell zones in town.

Physician Assistants and Certain Nurses Could Practice Independent of Doctors Under Proposed Law

December 11, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

It could be a different world for many Florida nurses if a bill in the state legislature becomes law. (Wikimedia Commons)

Bill sponsor Cary Pigman, R-Avon Park, said the proposal (HB 607) would go a long way toward improving patients’ access to primary-care providers, especially in medically underserved areas of the state.

City Rep’s ‘Actually,’ a #MeToo Whodunit Treading the Blurry Lines of Consent, Assault and Guilt

December 11, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Brent Jordan is Tom and Nikki Lynn is Amber in City Repertory Theatre’s production of “Actually,” a play about a young black man and a young white woman  who become mired in a he said/she said, was-it-date-rape scenario. Photo by Mike Kitaif

“Actually,” the newest production at Palm Coast’s City Repertopry Theatre opening this weekend, tells the tale of two Ivy League freshmen – a young black man and a young white woman — who become mired in a he said/she said, was-it-date-rape scenario.

700,000 Poorer People Could Lose Food Stamps Under Tighter Trump Work Requirements

December 8, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

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The finalized rule just announced by the Trump administration, which will take effect in April, will make it harder for states to exempt adults without dependents from work requirements.

7th Annual Clays For A Cause Raises $158,000 For Three Northeast Florida Charities

December 7, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Big shots, big money.

The 7th annual Clays for a Cause sporting clay shoot, presented by St. Johns home builder MasterCraft Builder Group, was held on December 5, 2019 at Saltwaters Shooting Club in St. Augustine. It was the largest to date with over 340 registered participants raising $158,000 for St. Augustine Youth Services (SAYS), Seamark Ranch, and American […]

Cordone and Kilgore ‘Swing in the Holidays’ in Jazzy, Witty Palm Coast Show Dec. 10

December 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Natalie Cordone and Shawn Kilgore

Natalie Cordone and Shawn Kilgore bring their jazzy blend of wit, pop and vocal standards to the Palm Coast Community Center for one show only on Dec. 10. They’ve been touring nationally and internationally for five years.

Proposed 300-Home Development in Place of Matanzas Golf Course Draws Public Doubt and Ire

December 5, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

There was some public anger, a lot of skepticism and plenty of anxiety Thursday evening at Matanzas High School, at a community meeting organized by the developer of a proposed development along the Matanzas gold course in North Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

A neighborhood meeting about the planned developer of some 300 homes along the disused Matanzas golf course drew considerable protests and doubt from some 200 people Thursday evening.

Aimee Stafford Takes Over as Flagler Chamber President, Bringing Energetic and Laureled Experience to Burdened Organization

December 5, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Aimee Stafford is a veteran in leadership of chambers and non-profits, especially in Kentucky, but with long-established established ties in Florida and Ormond Beach, where she’s lived since May.

Northbound Traffic on A1A in Flagler Beach Will Shift to Newly Completed Lane as Project Advances

December 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Northbound State Road (S.R.) A1A traffic will be shifted onto the newly constructed southbound roadway between South 23rd and South 7th Street in Flagler Beach beginning sometime Thursday, Dec. 5. Southbound traffic will remain on South Central Avenue.

Public’s Advocate Contends Underground Power Line Rules Allow For Improper Utility Charges

December 2, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A new law pushing for more underground power lines, which received overwhelming support in the Legislature, came after storms such as Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Michael knocked out power for millions of Floridians. (NSF)

An administrative law judge will hold a hearing this month in a dispute about how to carry out a new law that is expected to lead to more underground power lines in Florida — and higher costs for utility customers.

With Little Transparency, County Approves $250,000 to Redesignate 12 Miles of Dunes as ‘Preservation Facility’

December 2, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Not big enough: dunes at the northern end of the county, about a year after they'd been rebuilt with new sand. (© FlaglerLive)

The county commission today approved spending $250,000 for a project to which they had no written documentation, either for themselves or for public inspection, though it is the first step in a significant redefinition of the county’s beaches.

A Trump Tax Break To Help The Poor Went To a Rich GOP Donor’s Superyacht Marina in West Palm Beach

December 1, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Signs of poverty at the Rybovich Marina in West Palm Beach. (Airwaves1)

Wealthy donors Wayne Huizenga Jr. and Jeff Vinik lobbied then-Gov. Rick Scott for the lucrative tax break for the Rybovich superyacht marina in West Palm Beach — and won it. Poorer communities lost out.

Ethan Bortnick, Once a Prodigy, Now a Mere Teen Superstar, At Flagler Auditorium With Local Choirs

November 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Ethan Bortnick, a South Floridian by birth, will be at the Flagler Auditorium on Dec. 4.

Ethan Bortnick, the pianist, songwriter-performer and one-time child prodigy who raises millions, packs houses but still can’t legally drink, is bringing his show to the Flagler Auditorium for one night only on Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. 

A Florida City Wants to Ban Styrofoam. State Wants Court to Affirm Preemption Law.

November 26, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office Tuesday urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject an appeal in a battle about the city of Coral Gables’ attempt to ban the use of Styrofoam food containers.

Two Engineering Companies On Contract With Bunnell Giving City a “Gift” For Its Christmas Event

November 25, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Snow at Bunnell's Christmas event in 2013, a snowfall the city is planning to replicate on Dec. 13. (© FlaglerLive)

Kimley-Horn and CPH Engineers, on contract with Bunnell city government, made a combined $1,750 gift to the city for its Christmas event on Dec. 13, a gift city officials say is no different than any corporate sponsorship of city events.

Political Committee Forms to Oppose 2020 Marijuana Legalization Ballot Initiative

November 24, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Organizers of Floridians Against Recreational Marijuana, or FARM, issued a news release Friday announcing the formation of the political committee, aimed at combating “the mega-marijuana, out-of-state corporate interests” behind legalization.

Paytas Homes Begins Construction on Model Home at Marina del Palma

November 24, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Monaco II model, located at 83 Del Palma Drive, is set to be completed early next year and will offer potential buyers a chance to experience one of the many custom homes Paytas Homes will offer within the development.

Ken Belshe, senior sales director for SunBelt Land Management, is pleased to announce Paytas Homes has broken ground on the construction of its model home at Marina del Palma.

Home Sales Were Steady In October

November 24, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Single family home sales remained steady in October across the Daytona Beach area, according to the Wyse Report.

Daytona Tortugas Respond to Major League Baseball’s Plan to Eliminate The Team

November 24, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The owners and staff of the Daytona Tortugas minor league team in Daytona Beach respond to Major League Baseball’s plan to eliminate 42 minor league teams, including the Tortugas.

Elizabeth Warren’s Medicare For All: Unfair and Irresponsible

November 23, 2019 | Pierre Tristam | 45 Comments

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Elizabeth Warren’s Medicare for all proposal is right in principle but is not realistic, fair or honest and it ensures that Warren’s candidacy will not succeed at a time when a door knob should have the capabilities of defeating Donald Trump.

County Administrator Cameron Sells Land to Commissioner Joe Mullins’s Company for $405,000, then Pays Off Home Mortgage

November 22, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

County Commissioner Joe Mullins, left, and County Administrator Jerry Cameron made a land deal focused on St. Johns County. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Administrator Jerry Cameron sold a parcel of land on U.S. 1 in St. Augustine to the Mullins Companies for $405,000 in August in what Cameron described as an “arms-length transaction” with Joe Mullins, the Flagler County county commissioner.

It’s All About Landing UNF as Palm Coast Rallies Cities and County in Show of Unity Before Legislative Delegation

November 21, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland addressing the county's legislative delegation this afternoon in Bunnell, flanked and backed up by Flagler Beach Mayor Linda Provencher, Bunnell Mayor Catherine Robinson, Palm Coast City Manager Matt Morton, Bunnell City Manager Alvin Jackson, Flagler Beach City Manager Larry Newsom (behind Morton), and County Administrator Jerry Cameron. The topic was the University of North Florida's initiative in Town Center and its partnership with Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

Local cities and the county joined Palm Coast in an unprecedented show of unity and common goals at Thursday’s annual legislative delegation meeting, to press Rep. Paul Renner and Sen. Travis Hutson for support in bringing the University of North Florida to Palm Coast’s Town center.

Behind AdventHealth’s da Vinci Robot, Sharp Improvements in Patients’ Recovery and Lesser Pain

November 21, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Dr. Steven Brown, a surgeon at AdventHealth Palm Coast, describing his work with the da Vinci robot at a Common Ground breakfast this morning at the Hilton. (© FlaglerLive)

Dr. Steven Brown, a surgeon behind the da Vinci robot at AdventHealth Palm Coast, described the machine’s successes through 1,000 surgeries at a Common Ground breakfast presented by the Chamber of Commerce this morning.

Americans Love CBD Products, But It’s a Wild West

November 20, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Inhaling the CBD craze.

Americans’ exuberance for CBD could well be short-lived. That’s because many products currently marketed under the CBD banner are of low or variable quality.

Whose News Literacy? What’s ‘Fake News’? Resources for Teachers and Students Raise Questions.

November 19, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The Center for News Literacy’s depiction of the world of journalism—who’s missing?

Inappropriately named “fake news” is real, pernicious and dangerous, but the tools developed to detect it and teach students savvy media literacy can be problematic, with an over-reliance on the status quo.

DeSantis Wants $1 Billion Injection into Public Education, Mostly For Teacher Pay

November 19, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Gov., Ron DeSantis declared 2020 the Year of the Teacher. (NSF)

After dubbing next year the “Year of the Teacher,” DeSantis has made two major teacher-compensation packages the centerpiece of his education spending plan for the 2020-2021 fiscal year.

UNF’s MedNex Plan With Palm Coast as Hub Creating “A Lot of Buzz” as Committee Deliberates

November 19, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

University of North Florida President David Szymanski presenting the MedNex concept to the Florida Board of Governors' Budget and Finance Committee this morning at Florida Gulf Coast University. (Via the Florida Channel)

University of North Florida President David Szymanski this morning briefed a committee of the university system’s Board of Governors on UNF’s plans for an innovative “medical nexus” that would include Palm Coast and AdventHealth as key partners.

Flagler County Tells Sellers, Realtor and Inspector of Damaged Sears Building to Buy It Back or Get Sued

November 18, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

The beleaguered former Sears building off of Palm Coast Parkway, now part of the flock of county albatrosses. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County commissioners voted to offer the sellers of the $1.25 million Sears building the chance to buy back the damaged structure or face a lawsuit. Flagler bought the building in November and discovered it to be damaged from a pre-existing water-intrusion condition.

New Cell Tower At Frieda Zamba Pool Will Improve Coverage for P and W Sections Starting Next Year

November 18, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The Palm Coast City Council Tuesday is expected to approve leasing yet another site for a tall cell tower, the fourth in the past year and a half, to improve cell coverage in the city. AT&T is signed up for the 150-foot tower at Frieda Zamba pool, behind Wadsworth Elementary School.

La Bonne Vieille Veuve Clicquot: History of Champagne’s Great Widow

November 17, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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As you get ready for New Year’s Eve, be sure to pick up the real stuff. Like Veuve Clicquot, the champagne served at Rick’s Cafe in Casablanca. Here’s a brief history of the Veuve Clicquot Champagne and its maker, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin.

Waste Pro Taps Home Grown Talent to Head Its Palm Coast Operation in Latest Reinvigoration

November 14, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Waste Pro, the garbage hauler on contract to provide garbage and recycling service for residents in Palm Coast and unincorporated Flagler, appointed DSC graduate and long-time local resident Heather Badger-Felmet as division manager in Palm Coast.

Sunshine State News and Nancy Smith Say Goodbye After 10 Years

November 13, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Nancy Smith has been the editor of Sunshine State News, the conservative online news site, for all its 10 years. Smith describes those years and why the time has come to say goodbye.

Mary Ann Clark, Resolute Founder and Leader of Innumerable Flagler Institutions, Dies at 91

November 12, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Mary Ann Clark, 1928-2019. (© FlaglerLive)

Mary Ann Clark’s eclectic leadership, tenacity, verve and love for her community founded, fostered or shaped many of Flagler County’s cornerstone civic and cultural organizations over the past four decades.

Flagler’s Fair Housing Rules Would Add Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence, Veterans and LGBTQ

November 12, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Flagler County's Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, meeting this morning in Bunnell, developed the revisions to the county's 1990 fair-housing ordinance over the past several months. The proposal goes before the County Commission likely in December. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission in the next few weeks is expected to hear a proposal to revise the county’s fair housing ordinance, which hasn’t been revised in 30 years. The proposal would add or clarify several protected classes.

At Opponents’ Meeting on The Gardens Development Off John Anderson, More Vigilance Than Chest-Thumping

November 8, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Preserve Flagler Beach President Elizabeth Hathaway was jpoined by Ken Bryant, the organization's vice president, and former County Commissioner Barbara Revel;s, a core member of the group, during a Q&A session at the end of Thursday evening's community meeting on The Gardens development. The meeting drew some 100 people. (© FlaglerLive)

A community meeting by a group that opposes The Gardens development off John Anderson Highway drew some 100 people Thursday evening but kept the shrillness and triumphalism to a minimum, focusing instead on how to maintain “positive, respectful pressure,” in the group’s president’s words.

Flagler Is No Citrus: Local Officials Say New York Times Is Safe From ‘Fake News’ Censorship at Library

November 7, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The Flagler County Public Library: a safe place for The Times. (© FlaglerLive)

In the wake of Citrus County commissioners rejecting a public library digital subscription to The New York Times, Flagler County’s library and government officials stressed that nothing like that would be tolerated locally.

The Gardens Development Off John Anderson Scales Back Significantly, But Still Faces New County Obstacles

November 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The original plan for The Gardens development would have straddled John Anderson Highway with nearly 4,000 dwellings built over decades, as shown in a sketch presented to the public at a July meeting in Palm Coast. The plan has since been scaled back, for now, to 330 dwellings on the east side of John Anderson. But that plan drew a condition from county planning: a rezoning would be in order. (© FlaglerLive)

The Gardens off John Anderson Highway was originally planned as a 3,966-home and apartment development but was scaled back to 330 lots. Even then, county regulators said it would need a rezoning to go forward, a politically uncertain step the developers are loath to take.

With Recreational Pot on Florida’s Horizon, a House Panel Looks to Oregon for Insights

November 5, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Mary Jane's pot shop in Eugene, Ore. (Rick Obst)

Facing the possibility that Floridians could be asked next year to legalize recreational marijuana, a House panel on Tuesday turned to Oregon to learn more about the economic, environmental and health impacts the state has faced since authorizing adult pot use four years ago.

ICI Homes’ Latest Expansion at Plantation Bay Approved, 3-2, But Not Before a Drubbing Over Stinginess

November 5, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Flagler County Commissioner Dave Sullivan was critical of ICI Homes, developer of Plantation Bay, at a commission meeting Monday. (© FlaglerLive)

County Commissioner Dave Sullivan said ICI Homes is not doing enough to share in the county’s burdens of repairing Plantation Bay’s troubled water and sewer utilities. The commission approved a 132-home phase of the development.

240-Boat Storage Facility in the Hammock off A1A Will Go Forward as County Rejects Objection

November 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

A schematized image of the area of the proposed Hammock Harbor redevelopment included in the Hammock Community Association's appeal of a county decision opening the way for the project.

The proposed Hammock Harbor boat storage and restaurant development near Hammock Hardware on A1A drew a legal appeal from residents who disputed the county’s interpretation allowing the re-development under existing zoning rules. But county commissioners saw nothing wrong with the project.

Palm Coast Lines Up Support from County and Cities for UNF’s MedNex Initiative in Town Center

November 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Flagler County commissioners today unanimously endorsed a proposed UNF partnership with Palm Coast to create a medical hub in Town center as the county's top legislative priority for 2020. From left, Commissioners Dave Sullivan, Joe Mullins, Donald O'Brien (who chairs the commission), Greg Hansen and Charlie Ericksen. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County commissioners today unanimously endorsed a proposed UNF partnership with Palm Coast to create a medical hub in Town Center as the county’s top legislative priority for 2020.

As Local News Outlets Shutter, Rural America Suffers Most

November 3, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Back in the day. (© FlaglerLive)

Amid the steady decline in local news, some states are considering stepping in to support the Fourth Estate. But critics worry that doing so might undermine the press’s role as a government watchdog.

What’s Flagler County Got Against Affordable Housing? A Forum Attempts to Demolish Enduring Stigmas.

October 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

Sandra Shank, who chairs the county’s affordable housing advisory committee, introduced the panelists at Tuesday evening's forum on affordable housing at the Flagler County Association of Realtors. (© FlaglerLive)

Many Palm Coast and Flagler County residents generally revile apartments, subsidized housing and other forms of affordable housing. A county-sponsored forum attempted to tackle the stigmas and offer fresher perspectives.

DeSantis Criticizes Proposal to Raise Minimum Wage to $15, Saying It’ll Hurt Restaurant Owners

October 29, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Ron DeSantis at the Associated Industries minimum wage

Florida For A Fair Wage is seeking voter support to increase the state’s minimum wage to $10 an hour on Sept. 30, 2021 and increase it by $1 each year until it hits $15 an hour on Sept. 30, 2026.

Flagler County’s Economic Development Farce Is Wasting Millions of Taxpayer Dollars to Beat Its Own Drum

October 28, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

The eight years of Flagler County's economic development council have produced almost more meetings of the council than jobs that could be attributed to its involvement. (© FlaglerLive)

Since Flagler County government created the $450,000-a-year economic development department, the county has added 10,000 jobs, but only a few dozen as a result of the department’s involvement.

Danielle Anderson’s Dual Role as Flagler GOP Operative and News-Journal Correspondent

October 28, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Danielle Anderson, at a campaign event last year (center), heads the Flagler County Republican Club and is a correspondent for the News-Journal. (© FlaglerLive)

The News-Journal has defended Danielle Anderson’s dual roles as a correspondent and as president of the Flagler County Republican Club by saying she does not cover political stories. But last week she covered Sen. Rick Scott’s visit to Flagler, without a disclaimer.

Obamacare Premiums Will Fall 4% and Number of Insurers Will Increase By a Third

October 27, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The news comes despite the Trump administration’s persistent attempts to undermine the Affordable Care Act, which created the market with the goal of providing comprehensive health coverage at affordable prices and reducing the number of Americans without health insurance.

How Dredging 550,000 Cubic Yards of Ocean Sand Will Change Flagler Beach’s Dunes

October 25, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The U.S. Corps of Engineers briefed the public about its dunes-reconstruction project set to begin next spring in Flagler Beach, at a public hearing in Bunnell earlier this week. From left, Planning Manager William Weeks, consultant Chris Creed, County Engineer Faith al-Khatib, and Project Manager Jason Harrah. (© FlaglerLive)

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project will dump darker dredged sand on 2.6 miles of beach to rebuild Flagler Beach’s dunes starting next spring, and stretching to the end of the year.

Flagler Beach Commission Set to Impose Steep Increase in Water and Sewer Rates for 5th Year in a Row

October 24, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Flagler Beach city commissioners faced much criticism over utility fees when they approved the budget in mid-September. They expect more criticism tonight. (© FlaglerLive)

The city is proposing a 12.5 percent increase for water and sewer rates and a 12.8 percent increase in the stormwater fee. That’s after water and sewer rates went up 25 percent this year, 34 percent the previous year, 20 percent in 2017 and 13 percent in 2016.

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