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For Use in Joints, Pipes or Bongs: Smokable Medical Pot Finally Hits Florida Market

March 23, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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In other states where medical marijuana has been legalized, smokable products comprise between 40 and 60 percent of sales. Florida voters in 2016 approved a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.

In Rare Rejection of Its Own Staff’s Push, County Commission Rejects 54-Home Hammock Development

March 22, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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A Jacksonville developer wanted to rezone a 12-acre parcel at Jungle Hut Road and A1A and, to commissioners, cram in 54 homes. Commissioners, rejecting their own staff’s recommendation, said no.

Family of 5 and Off-Duty Cop Hospitalized in 3-Vehicle Crash at Roundabout
Construction on U.S. 1

March 21, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

A family of five, including a 13-year-old girl and a toddler, were in the blue Toyota to the right and an off-duty Daytona Beach police officer was in the Chevy when the vehicles crashed this evening on U.S. 1 in the construction zone near Old Dixie Highway. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

A family of five riding in one car and an off-duty law enforcement officer riding in the other were injured, some of them seriously, and sent to three different hospitals, one of them by air, after a three-vehicle crash in the construction zone for the coming roundabout at U.S. 1 and Old Dixie Highway.

A Gated, Restricted Community For Palm Coast’s P-Section: 96 Apartments in 3 Buildings and 45 Single-Family Homes

March 21, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

A rendering of what would be one of three apartment buildings at American Village, a new gated community in the heart of Palm Coast's P-Section.

The new development, called American Village, spreads along Pritchard Drive, its apartments and single-family homes intermingling in a gated community restricted to people 55 and over. The Palm Coast Planning Board approved a master site plan Wednesday.

How Flagler Government Bought the $1.1 Million Sears Building Nobody Wants, With Scarce Money Needed Elsewhere

March 20, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 53 Comments

The building nobody wants. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission ended up buying the Sears building even though it does not need it and does not have money to spare to buy it. The deal was the work of then-Administrator Craig Coffey.

Stepping Over a Blurring Red Line, Palm Coast Councilman Klufas Wants To Hire a New Broadband Director

March 19, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Though it’s not ina council member’s authority, the Palm Coast Council’s Nick Klufas is eager to hire Donald Kewley, a finalist for city manager, to be in charge of the city’s Broadband, or FiberNet, system, which he sees as a potentially money-making utility.

Flagler Beach Kills Paid Parking Proposal for the City: ‘We Don’t Have a Parking Problem’

March 15, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

What parking problem? (© FlaglerLive)

The paid-parking proposal in Flagler Beach, the latest of many, would have generated money but not for the city: it would have paid for a company to run a complicated system.

Resurfacing of Flagler’s Portion of I-95 Begins Monday, With Lane Closures Through Fall of 2020

March 15, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Expect delays on I-95 in Flagler from now until the fall of 2020. (© FlaglerLive)

A year and a half of lane closures and likely delays are ahead for Flagler County drivers and residents as the complete resurfacing of I-95 begins on March 18 and will stretch through the fall of 2020.

Palm Coast Poised To Make the Arts Central To Its Innovation District as New Sculpture Garden Redefines Central Park

March 14, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

'Burro With Bird on His Shoulder,' Copper Tritscheller's nine-foot sculpture central park palm coast

The Gargiulo Arts Foundation is making possible a new sculpture garden in Palm Coast’s Central Park and helping to redefine the city’s innovation district, with the arts playing a central role. More funding may be next.

Inspection Finds Seating-Capacity Violations at Captain’s BBQ at Bing’s, Raising New Questions

March 14, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Captain's BBQ at Bing's Landing. (© FlaglerLive)

A state inspection of Captain’s BBQ at Bing’s Landing found the restaurant to have 188 seats though it’s licensed for just 60. The county says it’s fixing the issue, which raised new questions for the restaurant, which has been at the center of a controversial proposal to expand at the county park.

The Live Profile:
Palm Coast’s New City Manager Matt Morton

March 13, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Matthew Morton speaking to a small crowd in the meet-and-greet the city organized when the finalists were being interviewed last week. Mayor Milissa Holland is to the right. (© FlaglerLive)

Matt Morton’s recent history as a city administrator in a small, rich city in Washington suggests his enthusiasm and jargon-and-joy-filled language about managing is not an affectation but a genuine part of an inclusive, ingenuous workaholic.

Push For Swift Homeless ‘Solutions’ Clashes With Individual, On-the-Ground Realities

March 13, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

James Bellino, the pastor at Bunnell’s Church on the Rock, speaking to the Public Safety Coordinating Council this morning, with the council's chairman, Joe Mullins, to the right. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Commissioner Joe Mullins and Palm Coast City Council member Jack Howell want solutions to what they call a homeless crisis, but others are reminding them that efforts are in place. The resources and focus to pull them off in concert may not be.

Flagler’s Labor Force and Residents With Jobs Reach New Records Even as Local Unemployment Rises

March 11, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Click on the graph for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

The number of people with jobs in Flagler County rose by 657, an unusual and impressive 1.5 percent, sending Flagler’s employed labor force to a new record, and rising by 2,000 compared to January 2018.

Palm Coast’s Illusion of Affordable Housing

March 10, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 51 Comments

Is there such a thing as a $150,000 house anymore? (GoTobin)

Simply put, the housing stock in Flagler County and Palm Coast is inadequate to suit the needs of the bottom half of the earnings ladder, and that bottom half has nothing to do with “Section 8,” argues Toby Tobin.

Everything From Impact Fees to Franchise Fees Could Be Called ‘Taxes’ Under Proposal Worrying Cities and Counties

March 7, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Florida Rep. Bryan Avila as Noah Webster. (Facebook)

On the local government level, the proposal would identify as a tax any new or increased special assessment or non-ad valorem assessment, impact fee or mobility fee, and franchise fee.

Florida’s House and Senate Are Nearing a Deal on Allowing Any Form of Smokable Pot

March 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Good light. (Wiros)

Under the revised plan, dispensaries could sell any form of smokable marijuana, and patients could buy devices to smoke cannabis at state-licensed medical marijuana treatment centers or other retail outlets, such as head shops.

Sen. Hutson Pauses on His Bill Banning Local Regulations of Straws, Opting For a ‘Study’ For Now

March 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The study would look into the environmental impact as well as the quality of life of people with disabilities who “may rely on single-use plastic straws for feeding and hydration,” but opponents of the measure say the matter has been studied enough.

Waste Pro Starts New, Shorter Routes In Attempt To Improve Service, But Bins Must Be Curbside By 6 AM

March 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Waste Pro is focusing on developing new CDL drivers and shortening its routes. (Waste Pro)

Customers are reminded that garbage and recyclables collection in Palm Coast runs from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Garbage must be placed at the curb no later than 6 a.m., or the evening before scheduled pickup.

Citing Bad Deals and Other Needs, Flagler Commission Rejects Loan to Buy $1.1 Million Sears Building for Tax Collector

March 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

8,000 square feet looking for a tenant. The old Sears building on Palm Coast Parkway. (c FlaglerLive)

Commissioner Dave Sullivan opposes buying the old Sears building, saying the county should stop removing private business property off the tax rolls when it has land of its own it can build on. He also wants the county to focus on the Sheriff’s Operations Center and the Plantation Bay utility first.

Halifax Health Among Hospitals Paid Less By Medicare Over High Rates of Infections and Patient Injuries

March 3, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The penalties pit hospitals against one another in a race to prevent the most infections, blood clots, cases of sepsis, bedsores, hip fractures and other complications. Each year, the quarter of general hospitals with the highest rates are punished, even if their records have improved from the previous year.

Exult, Rejoice: Flagler Youth Orchestra’s 30 Top Musicians Showcased In Their Newest Concert Venue Saturday

February 28, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler Youth Orchestra Artistic Director and Conductor Sue Cryan during Wednesday's rehearsal for the FYO's top orchestra's performance on Saturday, with Evan Hernandez, right, the concertmaster, performing a baroque duet. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Youth Orchestra’s top ensemble, the Harmony Chamber Orchestra, performs a concert to benefit the FYO at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 2 at a new venue for the musicians: First Baptist Church in Bunnell, 2301 Commerce Parkway.

Hurried Mess: Why The Latest County Meetings on Captain’s BBQ at Bing’s Were Canceled, and What’s Next

February 28, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Opponents of an expanded Bing's BBQ have continued to protest outside B ing's Landing every Sunday, as they did on Feb. 24, ahead of county commission meetings on Wednesday that ended up cancelled. (© FlaglerLive)

A combination of questionable timing, lack of sufficient notice, lack of preparation and the absence of some commissioners led to the cancellation of a pair of much-anticipated county commission meetings on Captain’s BBQ and Bing’s Landing this week.

DeSantis Pushes Hard Line Against Sanctuary Cities, Calling For Collaboration With ICE

February 27, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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DeSantis is urging Florida sheriffs to participate in a federal immigration enforcement program in which U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, deputizes local law officials.

Criminal and Civil Cases In Mobil Mart Murder of Store Clerk Zuheily Rosado Approaching Trial, Or Resolution

February 26, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Mobil Mart on State Road 100 in Palm Coast, where Zuheili Rosado was murdered six years ago. (c FlaglerLive)

Joseph Bova, the man accused of murdering Zuheily Rosado at a Palm Coast gas station six years ago, will have his competency for trial evaluated in two weeks, and a civil case may reach a settlement before an April trial date.

Shop Local, But Under Tallahassee Rules: Lawmakers Seek to Restrict County and City Regulations

February 22, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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A broad proposal aimed at curbing local business regulations advanced in subcommittee despite criticism that it could block ordinances that prohibit “puppy mills” or the regulation of fertilizer use near waterways.

How Palm Coast Tamed Shakespeare’s Shrew, With Eyes On A Lot More at Arts Foundation’s Town Center Venue

February 21, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The cast of 'Taming of the Shrew,' to be performed tonight through Sunday at the Palm Coast Arts Foundation's Town Center venue. (Mike Kitaif)

City Repertory Theatre’s second edition of Shakespeare in the Park kicks off tonight at the Palm Coast Arts Foundation’s venue in Town Center, which the city sees as an anchor to future cultural growth.

126.1 Million Visitors To Florida in 2018 Sets Another Record; Almost 90% From U.S.

February 20, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The increase was bolstered by 7.1 percent growth in U.S. travelers, who accounted for 88.6 percent of the state’s visitors, according to the Visit Florida numbers. Overseas visitors declined by 1 percent, to 10.818 million, after falling by 2 percent a year earlier.

Florida Park Drive May See Changes, from Traffic Islands to Roundabouts to Air Sensors

February 12, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

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Addressing Florida Park Drive problems as its predecessors have every few years, the Palm Coast City Council is opting for some additional studies and potentially adding traffic-calming devices to the road.

Senate Panel Weigh Watered Down ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Ban, Eliminating Sanctions on Local Governments

February 11, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

sculptor Luis Sanguino in 1973, "The Immigrants" is a bronze and Minnesota Rideau Red granite sculpture located at the South end of Eisenhower Mall in Lower Manhattan's Battery Park.

The anti-sanctuary cities bill may be now more appealing to the Florida Senate, which is viewed as the more moderate chamber and has blocked similar proposals in the past.

Jim Cigler Is an Unlicensed Contractor. Repeat Judgments Against Him Don’t Stop Him
From Working.

February 8, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

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Flagler County just won a judgment against Jim Cigler, an unlicensed contractor known as “The Gutter Guy,” but Cigler faced several judgments before and kept on falsely advertising his services as licensed and insured.

Florida’s More Conservative Supreme Court Rejects Considering Minimum Wage Case

February 5, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Tuesday’s actions could signal how the new majority will come down on future business-related disputes and could spark state lawmakers, whose annual session begins in March, to consider business-backed legislation to address issues that the old court had foiled.

Lisa McDevitt, Flagler Auditorium’s Vigor and Champion, Remembered as ‘Mama Lisa’ Of the Performing Arts

February 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Alana Fitzgerald performing a prelude at the opening of a celebration of the life of Lisa McDevitt, the Flagler Auditorium's long-time executive director, at the auditorium Saturday evening. (© FlaglerLive)

Paying tribute to Lisa McDevitt, the Flagler Auditorium’s long-time executive director, were some 300 people Saturday, including family, friends, and performers she’d shepherded through the stage over the years.

At GOLA and the Flagler County Art League:
Trish Vevera, Flagler Artist of the Year

February 1, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Flagler Artist of the Year Trish Vevera with her painting, 'And Then There Were Two.' (c FlaglerLive)

Trish Vevera’s journey from Grinnell College to the Art Institute of Chicago’s galleries to Flagler County’s open-air inspirations lands her as the Gargiulo Art Foundation’s Artist of the Year, with upcoming shows at Flagler Beach’s GOLA and the Flagler County Art League.

Responding to Complaints, Waste Pro Adding 2 Trucks and Shortening Palm Coast Routes To Improve Service

January 31, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Two more Waste Pro trucks and shorter routes, making for more efficient hauling, are on the way in Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

Complaints about Waste Pro in Palm Coast were especially severe around the holidays with missed pick-ups for days at a time, but the company is shortening routes and adding staff to improve service.

Gargantuan Egos Gone, 3 Cities’ Managers And County Get Down to Unusual Business

January 31, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Flagler Beach City Manager Larry Newsom, standing, and Palm Coast Interim Manager Beau Falgout frequently stole the show with their humor at this morning's Common Ground breakfast organized by the Flagler Chamber of Commerce at the Palm Coast Hilton. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County’s three city managers and its commission chairman led a Common Ground panel presentation reflecting the vast change-overs at the top of local government and anticipating a new way of doing business ahead.

As Rap Video Productions Take to South Bunnell, City Enacts Strict Regulations

January 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

A still from a music video shot in Bunnell by the rapper known as FatAss, center in the foreground. The production triggered an effort by Bunnell government to regulate video and other movie productions in the city.

Recent rap video productions in South Bunnell led the city to draft new permitting regulations that would require producers to have insurance, workers’ comp coverage and explain the scope of their project, among other requirements.

DeSantis Would Eliminate Ban on Smoking Medical Pot, Supporting Senate Bill

January 29, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The constitutional amendment says nothing against smoking it. (Evan)

But legislative leaders may not be keen on completely doing away with vertical integration, a move that could destabilize a growing and lucrative market in which one marijuana license recently sold for $63 million in cash.

Electric Service Tax Is Back As Part of Proposed Options to Rebuild Palm Coast’s Public Works

January 28, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Palm Coast government says its public works plant on U.S. 1 is in dire need of expansion and upgrades. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast City Council backed down from instituting electric taxes last fall in the face of staunch public opposition, but those options are back as part of a new round of discussions on rebuilding the public works facility and improving roads.

Roundabout Construction on US1 and Old Dixie Begins: Be Prepared For Traffic Shifts and Single Lanes

January 28, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Construction begins this week on the future roundabout at U.S. 1 and Old Dixie Highway. Traffic shifts will affect the stretch of road for the next seven months.

U.S. 1 will have one lane in each direction through the project area. The speed limit will be reduced along U.S. 1 through the construction zone.

$2 Million Repaving and Widening of Old Dixie Highway from US 1 to I-95 Starts

January 24, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The widening and repaving of a 2.3-mile stretch of Old Dixie Highway, from I-95 to U.S. 1, begins Monday (Jan. 28) and will be completed in a week.

First of 3 New Cell Towers in 9 Years Going up off Palm Coast Parkway, With AT&T On Board

January 23, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

A Diamond Cell tower similar to the pone going up at the Palm Coast utility plant behind Heroes Park on Palm Coast Parkway. (Diamond Communications)

A new 150-foot cell tower is going up behind Heroes Park on Palm Coast Parkway, with AT&T leasing space, and will be followed by two more on Palm Harbor Parkway and Belle Terre Parkway.

MLK’s Dream Of Economic Justice Deferred By Increasing Inequalities

January 21, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

King foreshadowed that if we maintain our exploitative economic and political systems, then we’d get not only racial apartheid, but economic apartheid as well.

The Sheltering Tree, Flagler’s Cold-Weather Shelter, Holds Fundraiser March 10

January 21, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Sheltering Tree is the county's only cold-weather shelter for the homeless. (© FlaglerLive)

The “Have a Heart for the Homeless” dinner and dance will raise money for the shelter assisting new, near, or chronically homeless, and the all-volunteer effort needs your help.

Flagler Unemployment Ends Year at 3.9%, Florida at 3.6% As Tourism Spurs Jobs

January 18, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

You can drink to it: leisure and hospitality job gains led the way in 2018, with an increase of 45,800 jobs statewide. (© FlaglerLive)

Leisure and hospitality job gains led the way in 2018, with an increase of 45,800 jobs statewide, while Flagler’s labor force and number of people with jobs set new records.

Palm Coast Is Concerned: Not Enough Sports Fields For Tournaments, Local Teams and Growth

January 16, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The Indian Trails Sports Complex is a victim of its own success. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland wants broader planning for additional sports fields in the city that ensure local sports organizations and residents aren’t sidelined by money-generating tournaments.

FPL Plans Vast Expansion of Solar Power Fields by 2030, Adding 11,000 MW of Capacity

January 16, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

An FPL solar field. (FPL)

FPL over the years has shifted away from using coal and oil to fuel power plants and relies heavily on natural gas, nuclear and, increasingly, solar.

In Flagler Beach, A1A Shops and Restaurants Hope Their ‘Open For Business’ Signs Are Louder Than Road Construction

January 15, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

There will be detours but not outright road closures on A1A as construction begins later this month and continues through the end of the year. (© FlaglerLive)

A1A businesses in Flagler Beach worry that year-long construction on the road will once again hurt business even as they prepare a campaign to remind patrons that doors are very much open.

On Captain’s BBQ at Bing’s, Commissioner Hansen Says Compromise Is On the Table

January 11, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

County Commissioner Greg Hansen. (© FlaglerLive)

Allaying fears that his mind is made up, County Commissioner Greg Hansen said he’s willing to go for a compromise that would locate Captain’s BBQ away from the center of Bing’s Landing.

Proposal Calls for $1-an-Hour Paid Parking on A1A in Flagler Beach, Restrictions Elsewhere, and Meter Maids

January 10, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 71 Comments

Even with diminished parking along a 1.3-mile section of A1A, Flagler Beach's parking situation has not quite been in crisis. A consultant is proposing paid parking along A1A. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach City Commission is yet again considering a paid-parking proposal for its downtown area, but the plan, which projects $300,000 in revenue, would cost almost as much to run.

Beyond Coffey: Alternate Locations Emerge for Sheriff’s Operations Center as Calls to Abandon Troubled Building Mount

January 10, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The shirt seeking County Administrator Craig Coffey's firing that many sheriff's employees wore at a commission meeting Wednesday could just as well apply to getting rid of one of Coffey's chief legacies: the sheriff's Operations Center in Bunnell, where neither the sheriff nor his employees want to return. (© FlaglerLive)

A 20,000 square-foot building built to attract new business and industry is one of the options for the sheriff’s operations center as the sheriff, employees and at least two county commissioners don’t see a path back into the troubled Operations Center anymore.

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