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Economy

Palm Coast Would Underwrite Small Business Loans With Tax Dollars as New Incentive

December 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The city’s loan-guarantee program would set aside $55,000 for existing, for-profit businesses looking to expand–or survive. The program is part of a series of economic development initiatives centered around the seven-month-old Business Assistance Center.

As Florida Eyes Resort Casinos As Cash Cows, Economists Warn Against Too High a Bet

December 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Faced with a series of unanswered questions, economists say they cannot not pinpoint how much money the state would rake in if Florida lawmakers approve a plan for three resort casinos.

Bleak Houses: Hiring Discrimination and Distress Darkening Holidays for Millions

December 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

A report documents the boiling frustration, despair, and economic uncertainty that unemployed and under-employed Americans face this holiday season, which could get worse if Congress doesn’t extend federal unemployment aid by month’s end.

Ghosts of Flagler Playhouse Pasts Enliven Production of “A Christmas Carol”

December 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Flagler Playhouse production of “A Christmas Carol” is rendered as Charles Dickens intended it: a sort of Christmas-time thanksgiving, a booster shot of themes playing roles as important as his characters—the conquest of greed, the capacity for redemption, the dividends of generosity.

“More Teaching, Less Yelling”: A New Spring Flag Football League for Palm Coast

December 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Developed by former NFL linebacker Sam Sword in conjunction with Palm Harbor Academy and Palm Coast, the $40-per-studen spring league is intended to be an affordable alternative for children intersested in playing. Palm Coast already has another, well-developed flag football league.

Obama’s Roosevelt Envy–And Ours

December 9, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 23 Comments

Obama’s version of Roosevelt Lite won’t cut it if he can’t back up his rhetoric with a more serious program of defending the middle class against corporate predators and rich-class irresponsibility.

Obama’s Speech on the Economy in Osawatomie, Kansas: Video and Text

December 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Full text and video of Barack Obama’s speech on inequality, fairness and the economy in Osawatomie, Kansas, on Dec. 6, 2011.

A Suicide in Walmart’s Parking Lot; Victim, 28, Was Connected to Tuesday’s Cop Escapee

December 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

Mike Saunders, 28, was found dead in his car in the Walmart parking lot Wednesday, of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning. He had been at the wheel of the same car, with Mochael Testa, when Testa was arrested near Marvin’s Gardens the day before–and escaped from a cop car.

Educators Deride Scott’s “Smiley Face” Budget, Hospitals Call It “Tax on the Sick”

December 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Despite Scott’s proposed boost, the state would still spend about $210 million less on education under Scott’s plan than it did five years ago, with overall education funding down about $1.6 billion. Hospital advocates call proposed cuts to Medicaid a “tax on the sick.”

800,000 Floridians, Most of them Children, Could Be Booted Off Medicaid Coverage

December 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

More than 660,000 of those currently covered by Medicaid are children, and could be booted off the rolls if their parents have to pay $10 a month in premiums, as the Florida Legislature is proposing.

Daytona’s Pier Restaurant Lease: $275,000 a Year; Flagler Beach’s: $36,000

December 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Both cities spent the better part of the year negotiating new deals with restaurant owners, but while Flagler Beach city commissioners were criticized for selling their property short, the Daytona numbers are not necessarily better than Flagler Beach’s when several adjustments are factored in.

An Introductory Letter from Georgia Turner, Flagler’s New Tourism Guru

December 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Turner was hired in November to lead the county’s tourism efforts on behalf of the Tourist Development Council. She introduces herself in her own words.

Palm Coast’s Strathmore Deli Closes, Citing Overhead; Another Strip Now Stressed

December 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 75 Comments

Strathmore Deli, renamed Best Bagels & Deli, was the high-traffic anchor for the Parkway Plaza strip between Plam Coast Parkway and Cypress Point. Its abrupt closure four years after it opened is rippling with consequences.

Don’t Restrict Our Ability to Levy Taxes, Wishful Cities Tell Florida Lawmakers

December 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Florida League of Cities is urging Florida senators to avoid the temptation to restrict the ability of local officials to levy taxes, and asking for more flexibility on how they spend insurance premium tax revenue and adjust pension benefits.

Miser City: Palm Coast’s Support for The Arts Is 27 Cents Per Year Per Resident

December 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Palm Coast’s city council says the times require stinginess. Community arts and culture leaders say the city is short-sighted and doesn’t recognize the economic boost and improved city profile cultural events provide.

Audubon of Florida Applauds Gulf Coast Task Force’s Restoration Roadmap From BP Spill

December 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Audubon of Florida Monday said it applauded the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force for crafting a road map for Gulf restoration in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Doing It Right: How To Avoid Becoming Part of The 44,000 People Hospitals Kill Each Year

December 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A bike accident sent Michael Millenson’s wife to three hospitals. It led him to offer a unique perspective on the health care system and how to reduce hospital errors that kill 44,000 to 98,000 people each year.

Palm Coast’s Flagler Dental Associates Now Offers Laughing-Gas Sedation

December 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler Dental Associates, the dental practice in Palm Coast, is now certified to offer Nitrous Oxide (N2O) sedation– otherwise known as laughing gas – to patients, reducing anxieties associated with visits to the dentist.

Christmas Parachutes Into a Parade and Yules Up Sweaty Bed Races in Flagler Beach

December 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The annual bed races, postponed in October, capped a day of festivities that had Santa jumping oput of a plane and landing on Flagler Beach’s sands and a parade that seemed to go on forever, like the photo gallery included here.

Charges Dropped: European Village Store Owner Was Falsely Accused of Gun Assault

December 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Dan Ferrena, owner of Palm Coast Gold Buyers at European Village, was falsely accused of threatening a customer and his children with a gun. Ferrena now faces a long road to expunge his record.

0.2% Stupor: Protecting 350,000 Millionaires At the Expense of 160 Million Workers

December 2, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 50 Comments

There’s a very simple way to ensure that this country goes the way of old, bankrupt empires, and it doesn’t take flying planes into building or suckering the world’s mightiest military into pointless wars halfway around the globe. All it takes is voting Republican.

Unemployment Drops Sharply to 8.6%, Lowest Since March 2009, But Labor Pool Shrinks

December 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The economy added 430,000 jobs in the last three months, including 120,000 in October, brightening what until now had been anemic prospects for a sustained recovery–and brightening Obama’s re-election prospects.

As Flagler Jobs Council Narrows CEO Shortlist, Few Stand-Outs and Some Concerns

November 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Not a single candidate got unanimity from all nine council members. Only one candidate got eight votes but the circumstances of his departure from his last job are very cloudy.

Florida Universities Respond to Rick Scott’s Inquisition With a Massive Document Dump

November 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Public university leaders, through thousands of pages of answers that include backup academic studies and appendixes, have replied to Gov. Rick Scott’s request to outline what the schools are doing to ensure graduates meet the need of Florida employers.

The Rich Are Different From You and Me

November 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Donald Kaul responds to questions raised by his recent “class-war-is-over-the-rich-guys-won” column, demystifying wealth, taxes and other dogmas.

Workers’ Black Fridays: Florida Second in Mass Layoffs in October; Chill Winds Ahead

November 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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While mass media’s attention has deflected attention to the annual post-Thanksgiving shopping craze known as black Friday, indicators point to conflicting and worrisome trends ahead for Florida’s and America’s pocketbooks.

Sunshine Lessons Clouded By Possibly Dimmer Visibility as Jobs Council Meets for 1st Time

November 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

Flagler’s nine-member Economic Development Council conducted the equivalent of a meet-and-greet for itself on Tuesday and promptly reversed a promise that all meetings would be televised live, opting instead for audio broadcasts.

Driven By Lower Fuel Costs, FPL Projects Lowering Power Bills By $2 a Month in 2012

November 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

FPL, the state’s largest utility, said 2012 fuel costs are now projected to be $460 million less than it had anticipated earlier as natural gas costs keep dropping. That won’t affect surcharges for future nuclear power plant construction.

How Progress Energy Wants to Pass On A $2.5 Billion Nuclear Blunder to Customers

November 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

One of the most expensive nuclear accidents in United States history happened right here in Florida a little over two years ago, and now Progress Energy wants customers to pay for its mistake at the Crystal River nuclear plant.

Palm Coast Observer Bucks Bleaker Newspaper Trends As Weekly Nears 2-Year Mark

November 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

The Palm Coast Observer’s latest audit shows a weekly print run of 25,000 and a household reach in Palm Coast exceeding 60 percent, compared with the News-Journal’s daily reach of 20 percent.

Florida’s Prescription Express: Doctors Shoving Drugs at Poor Patients, for Millions

November 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Florida regulators are finally getting around to stopping doctors from over-prescribing drugs, some of them risky, to Medicaid patients, and at times to the wrong patients, after enabling the practice despite signs of misconduct.

Florida’s Unemployment Falls to 10.3%, Lowest in 28 Months; Flagler’s at 14%

November 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

While the jobless figures are improving and trends are better than they’ve been, Florida is also paring people off its jobless rolls through artificial means that create a slightly deceptive result.

Exodus at Flagler Chamber of Commerce As Four Staffers Resign in Four Weeks

November 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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After Peggy Heiser announced her resignation as tourism’s VP, Lauren Walsh, Nick Langille and Laura Gamba followed, though Chamber President Doug Baxter assures: “It’s got nothing to do with me,” while the TDC wondered if pay is adequate.

What Global Warming? Science-Doubting Florida Lawmakers Move to Kill Cap-and-Trade

November 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The 2008 law that would be repealed was pushed through in 2008 by former Gov. Charlie Crist, but has never been used to pursue cap and trade — an approach that would provide incentives for businesses, such as electric utilities, to reduce emissions.

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.

Rick Scott Opposes Electronic Health Databases Designed to Speed Up Patient Care

November 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Florida’s Health Information Exchange, a national pioneer, replaces paper with electronic records, speeding up patient care and information exchanges between health providers. Rick Scott opposes it, claiming it doesn’t save money and breaches privacy.

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

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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.

Florida’s Latest Immigrants: Undocumented Workers Fleeing Alabama’s Harsh Vise

November 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Reversing Florida’s recent population loss, there’s been an influx of undocumented workers moving to Florida from Alabama as a result of a newly passed state law, the harshest immigration enforcement measure in the country.

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.

Walmart Wants To Be Your Health Care Provider

November 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Walmart wants to become by “the largest provider of primary healthcare services in the nation,” according to a request for information from potential partners sent the same week Walmart–the nation’s largest private employer–scaled back its health coverage for employees.

Revels + 8 As Commission Appoints Economic Development Council, With Dash of Snub

November 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The seven men and two women on the economic development council have more business than racial, political or geographic diversity, with one voice from western Flagler and one–Revels–from Flagler Beach.

Running on Faith: Flagler County’s Free Clinic Is a Refuge For Health Care’s Untouchables

November 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The Flagler County Free Clinic in Bunnell has been a commitment of grit and conviction by cancer survivor Faith Coleman and Dr. John Canakaris for the past six years. Now Coleman’s cancer is back, and like all her patients, she has no insurance.

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.

News-Journal Circulation Drops Another 4.5%, Now Below 9,000 in Flagler Households

November 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The News-Journal’s losses–the paper now reaches just a fifth of Flagler households–are at odds with gains at the St. Augustine Record and an end to declines, for now, at the Orlando Sentinel and the Jacksonville Times-Union.

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.

Unemployment Dips to 9%, Job Creation at 80,000, Private Sector Getting Stronger

November 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 9 percent, the first drop in three months, as 80,000 jobs were created in October and figures for August and September were revised upward, adding 102,000 jobs to previous totals.

200 Opponents of a Matanzas Woods Complex Tantalized By City Hints of a Solution

November 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Palm Coast Manager Jim Landon told opponents of the Sawgrass Villas project that the city might entice the bank that owns the land to open a branch on SR100, buying city land and enabling the city to buy the Matanzas Woods property.

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.

Bunnell Commission, With 14 Jobs in Jeopardy, Calls Emergency Meeting for Today

November 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The Florida Department of Transportation has contracted with Bunnell for the past six years for road maintenance. Now Bunnell is one of 24 bidders on the same contract, and it’s heavily disfavored as Gov. Rick Scott pushes for privatization.

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