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Belle Terre’s Agatha Lee and Maggie Carcagente Are the Year’s Top Teacher and Employee

January 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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It’s Belle Terre Elementary’s year: Agatha Lee is a second grade teacher there, and Maggie Carcagente is a special education paraprofessional. Their district victory gave Belle Terre a sweep this year.

The Sheltering Tree, Flagler’s Cold-Weather Homeless Shelter, Calls for Your Help

January 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The Sheltering Tree in Bunnell has already had to open 22 nights this cold season, with many more to come, taxing volunteers and their resources. Here’s how you can help.

Elderly Driver Loses Control in South Bunnell, Knocks Motorbike, Smashes Into a House

January 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The 68-year-old Palm Coast resident was driving north on US1 when he lost control over several blocks, driving against traffic, onto a shopping center’s lot and, finally, smashing against an occupied house. He survived.

Flagler Sheriff’s Deputy With Past Blemish Is Jailed on Cash Evidence Theft and Misconduct

January 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Matthew Koenig, with the Sheriff’s Office since 1998, was accused of burglary in 2008. That charge was dropped. He was jailed Wednesday on a charge of stealing almost $5,000 from evidence envelopes.

Postcard-Size Economic Development: Palm Coast’s Plea to Absentee Property Owners

January 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The city administration is planning to send postcards to owners of some 18,000 empty lots and 5,400 empty homes as a step to reviving the real estate market, though the city’s development policy is at cross-purposes with filling those empty lots.

Palm Coast Appears to Retreat from Airport Annexation, But It’s No County Victory

January 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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A proposed agreement between the city and the county over the Flagler County Airport gives in to the county’s ownership rights, but with so many caveats that the airport zone would be a quasi city neighborhood.

FPL’s Bogus $1.25 Billion Rate Increase: Ex-PSC Commissioner Nathan Skop Tells All

January 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Florida Public Service Commission was right to turn down all but million of FPL’s rate-increase request last year, former commissioner Nathan Skop says

23 Panthers Killed in Florida in 2010, 16 of Them by Vehicles

January 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The endangered Florida panther numbers less than 200 animals in South Florida. Every year, in rising numbers, 12 to 17 panthers are killed on Florida roads. Yet the panther population may be increasing.

My 10 Predictions for 2011

January 9, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 18 Comments

A recap of how I did last year and a look ahead: Obama creeps up, Jon Netts loses, the Supremes overturn health care reform, the fake recovery goes on, Arabs and Israelis go at it again, David Grossman wins big, and a few more.

Craving Art? Garren, Graham, Cerreta and More Dish It Out: 3 Local Galleries, 3 New Shows

January 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

No lack of art: Beth Garren, JJ Graham, Peter Cerreta and some 40 other artists show new work at Hollingsworth Gallery and the Flagler County Art League in Palm Coast, and at the Gallery of Local Art (GOLA) in Flagler Beach.

Bunnell’s Armando Martinez: Cop or City Manager? Constitution Says Choose One

January 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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Martinez is city manager and public safety director, at an extra cost of $11,000 to taxpayers. Yet the state constitution is clear: “No person shall hold at the same time more than one office under the government of the state and the counties and municipalities therein.”

County Commissioners Trip Into “Inadvertent” Sunshine Violations Through Emails

January 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

County administrator Craig Coffey solicited feedback from commissioners on an economic development document he was preparing. Two commissioners copied their replies to fellow-commissioners, a violation of the sunshine law.

U.S. Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.4%, But Underlying Improvement Is Limited

January 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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The economy added 103,000 jobs in December, but the falling unemployment rate masks persistently bad numbers for the long-term unemployed, including 2.6 million workers no longer counted in the unemployment rate.

Flagler Sheriff Bans Inmates From Writing Or Receiving Personal Mail Other Than Postcards

January 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 59 Comments

Citing savings and security, the sheriff is banning non-postcard correspondence beginning Jan. 15. The ban costs inmates money and chills their speech, a federal lawsuit filed over a similar policy in Santa Rosa County charges.

Nine Ways Health Care Reform
May Affect You in 2011 BB (Before Boehner)

January 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Lower prescription costs for seniors, calorie counters in restaurant menus, higher Medicare premiums, more restrictions on health savings accounts: some of the changes you can expect this year, and more.

FPC Graduate Kristen Hadeed’s Student Maid Co. Tapped for ABC TV’s “Extreme Makeover”

January 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Kristen Hadeed, a 2006 FPC graduate, built Student Maid, a Gainesville-based cleaning service, from scratch in the last two years. A crew of 30 will donate its time to ABC’s “Extreme Makeover” shoot in Clay County later this month.

Between Authority and Authoritarianism: Conklin and Pryor Clash Over Principal Power

January 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

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The school board is debating a new policy and procedure controlling the staging of controversial plays. Matanzas Principal Chris Pryor doesn’t want to be “second-guessed.” Board member Conklin doesn’t want unilateral decision-making.

For Jobless Flagler, 3 Economic Development Plans But Little Direction or Unity

January 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

As joblessness persists in Flagler County, local governments want to increase their role in economic development, but there’s no agreement about who would lead, and how.

News-Journal Circulation Plummets 10% in First 6 Months Under New Ownership

January 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

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The News-Journal circulation has fallen by more than 41,000 copies, or 39 percent since 2005 though its recent, accelerating decline is far steeper than losses the newspaper industry is experiencing across the country.

Georgia Aquarium Buys Marineland’s Dolphin Attraction and Takes It Off the Tax Rolls

January 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The $9.1 million acquisition from Jim Jacoby–who bought the Marineland attraction in 2001 for $1.9 million–took place just before the New Year. It’ll be run as a non-profit, so Marineland as a town will lose a third of its tax revenue.

Revels Plan Would Resurrect Carver Gym—If It Can Surmount Buck-Passing

January 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The county and the school board appear ready to commit their recurring share of Carver Gym’s annual bill. Bunnell, where the gym is located, and other groups are either less committed or less certain about their capabilities.

Extreme Drought Conditions Prompt Flagler To Extend State of Emergency Indefinitely

January 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Flagler County is among a handful of regions in the United States facing extreme drought conditions. The burn ban is designed to stem what could be an active and dangerous wildfire season, starting much earlier than normal.

Prediction Rollovers, I: How 2011 Looked to Henry Ford and Other Psychics in 1931

January 2, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 2 Comments

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The New York Times in 1931 asked several luminaries of the period to predict what life would be like in 2011. The results were predictably dismal, but not for obvious reasons. A look back at how little things change.

From DuPont to ITT: A Century of Marketing Flagler County to Northern Chill Migrants

January 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Marketing Flagler County: Sisco Deen tells the story of the DuPont Land Co.’s — and other development companies’ — marketing schemes to get northerners to buy in Flagler County, long before ITT industrialized the process.

Happy 2011! A Year-End Report from FlaglerLive Editor Pierre Tristam

January 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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A summary of FlaglerLive’s first seven months: some explanation about how we grew to 3,200 visits a day and some speculation as to why, and a look back at the site’s highlights, accomplishments and limitations.

Bleeding Dangers: Has Your Dialysis Clinic Been Inspected Lately? Not Likely

December 30, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The United States spends $20 billion a year to care for some 400,000 Americans who rely on chronic dialysis to live. Inspection rates vary from higher than 40 percent per year in some states to lower than 10 percent in others.

Flagler Lays Off Sex as Births Fall For First Time in 16 Years; Deaths Also Dip

December 28, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Flagler County’s old norms keep dying. Used to be that property values never fell. And for more than two decades, they didn’t. They only increased. That changed in 2008, when they fell 8.5 percent, and kept falling more steeply the next two years. Values are set to fall again next year, if the last six […]

Floridians, Start Your Orwells: Rick Scott’s Buzzword-Assault on State Health Care

December 27, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Judging from a 68-page transition team report, Rick Scott will seek to accelerate privatization of state health services. He has a willing audience among business-friendly Republican legislative leaders.

Fire Demolishes Half a House on Forsythe; Oxygen Mask for 10-Year-Old Cat

December 27, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The fire at 104 Forsythe Ln. off of Old Kings Road in North Palm Coast was called in by a neighbor. Neither owner was home. But two dogs and a cat were.

Shooting Shatters Christmas Eve Calm in Flagler Beach; Suspect Still at Large

December 24, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

One man was shot at 8:50 p.m. Friday, leaving a pool of blood in the middle of the street on South Central Avenue between 20th and 21st Streets. Police had no information regarding motives. The shooter got away.

Christmas Rescue: Flagler Beach Firemen Save Knocked-Out Veteran From Blazing Home

December 23, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The fire started on the bed in the bedroom of the unit at The Village. Somehow, Old Glory escaped with only a few scrapes. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach Fire Department’s Scott Jackson and Alex Wilhite pulled unconscious 44-year-old Roy Davis out of his burning home at The Village apartments Thursday morning. Includes photo gallery.

Negotiations Over New Pier Restaurant Lease Crawl Between Nods and Deal-Breakers

December 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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A marathon negotiating session over a new Pier Restaurant lease between the Flagler Beach City Commission and restaurateur Raymond Barshay left several issues unsettled.

Open Field: Ron Vath and Joy McGrew Will Not Run Again for Flagler Beach Commission

December 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

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Between them Vath and McGrew had 15 years’ experience on the city commission. McGrew was also the commission’s most influential swing voter. Their departure will likely invite a large field of candidates.

How Sheriff Fleming and FDLE Are Manipulating Press and Public Over Pill Mills

December 21, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Sheriff Don Fleming on Tuesday led one of of three simultaneous news conferences on prescription-drug related arrests in 10 northeast Florida counties. It was more hype than news, much of it recycled.

Two Wrecks in 18-Hour Span on Flagler Roads Send 3 to Hospital in Critical Condition

December 21, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Jessica Vides, 23, had recently returned from california to resettle in the area. (© FlaglerLive)

Jessica Vides, a 2005 FPC graduate, and–separately–Joseph Edward O’Guin and Cacilia Carter of Bunnell, were critically injured victims of the wrecks–one on US1 and CR13, one on Colbert Lane in Palm Coast.

Greasy Spoon No More? Flagler Beach Ready to Negotiate New Lease for Pier Restaurant

December 21, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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A year of indecision later, Flagler Beach city commissioners will discuss a 31-year lease with Ormond Beach restaurant owner Raymond Barshay at a special meeting of the commission on Dec. 22.

Ready for Prime Time: Back Home at FPC, IB Conquerors Claim Their Diplomas

December 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Living to tell the tale: from left, Anthony deAugustino, Devin Johnson, Mia Pagliaricci, Jordan Bryant, confessing to the greatness of the International Baccalaureate program to Roger Tangney. (© FlaglerLive)

A majority of Flagler Palm Coast High School’s IB class of 2010–32 students, all of them now in college–returned on Monday afternoon for their diploma ceremony, an occasion small in numbers but oversize in achievements.

Julian Assange’s Greatest Leak: Americans Prefer Their Government Mostly Masked

December 19, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The case against Julian Assange and Wikileaks is nonexistent, Darrell Smith argues in a column. What case has been built against him unravels the false claim that Americans prefer their government to be transparent.

All Eyes on Pensacola Federal Judge Roger Vinson as Health Reform Faces Its Next Bug

December 17, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Pensacola-based federal District Judge Roger Vinson will be ruling soon on the constitutionality of Obama’s health care reform. He’s likely to rule it unconstitutional, further weakening the law’s legitimacy as it moves toward the U.S. Supreme Court.

Messy Proposal: Scenic A1A Group’s $15,000 Beach-Cleanup Request Turned Down Again

December 17, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Friends of Scenic A1A are seeking the $15,000 to conduct monthly cleanups of beaches along Flagler. The Tourist Development Council has been unimpressed with the proposal’s lack of clarity and accountability.

Flagler Unemployment Spikes Back Up to 16.6% and Florida’s Back Up to 12%

December 17, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Just as Congress sent an $801 billion tax cut package that includes $57 billion in extended unemployment benefits, Florida’s and Flagler’s unemployment rates resume their climb. That climb should be brief, however.

A.J. Neste and Hollingsworth Gallery Frame Young Photographers’ Voices in 1-Night Show

December 16, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Photographer A.J. Neste, center, Heather Beaven (in red) and Colleen Conklin (right), presenting the one-night-only-showing of 15 young photographers at Hollingsworth Gallery Thursday. (© FlaglerLive)

The 15 photographers in the Florida Endowment Foundation’s “Voice” program learned to frame, shoot and market their work all the way to Palm Coast’s premier gallery, where they had a brush with the feel of an art show opening.

Bunnell Bull Run: Which Is Better, The North or the South? Answer: a Stabbing

December 16, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Four men were riding in a car around Palm Coast and Bunnell. Two of them started arguing about the North and the South. It escalated. One of them then stabbed the other.

Toxic Bosses: When Supervisors Inflict the 7 Deadly Sins of Business on Their Employees

December 16, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

When it comes to anger, greed, laziness, pride, lust, jealousy and, of course, gluttony, there’s no beating the boss: Florida State University researchers are documenting the toxic effects of lousy supervisors on their workers.

Half of Flagler’s Legislative Delegation Listens to Local Pleas Without Quite Hearing Them

December 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Sen. John Thrasher and State Rep. Fred Costello listened to 90 minutes of pleas and policy suggestions from Flagler County officials Wednesday in Bunnell. Whether they heard anything is debatable. And two of Flagler’s legislators didn’t show up.

The Week’s Highlights: FlaglerLive’s Video Recap, Dec. 9-15, 2010

December 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

On Point reviews the week’s main events, including Palm Coast’s park construction past and future, the city’s half-marathon promoter’s troubles, a mess of wrecks, and more.

Palm Coast’s Population Drops to 69,000 in Latest Census Estimate, Flagler’s to 85,600

December 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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While those aren’t yet the final 2010 Census figures, the 5-year community survey numbers are the next-most precise set of data, with startling results for Flagler County, Palm Coast, Flagler Beach and Bunnell.

Trial May Settle Ginn-County Dispute Over Towering Condo at Hammock Dunes

December 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Neighbors and the county strenuously objected to Ginn-Lubert-Adler’s proposal to build a massive, 561-unit condo-hotel on the beach at the end of 16th Road, even after the developer scaled back the proposal to 289 units.

More Trouble for Palm Coast Marathon Promoter Dean Reinke: Sued in Federal Court

December 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

And that's before the Palm Coast half-marathon. (© Joannis Duran)

A Missouri city last week filed a motion for an injunction against Dean Reinke of Reinke Sports Group, who faces a copyright-infringement suit in Indiana and a string of setbacks in other cities where he staged half-marathons.

End of the Trail for New Palm Coast Parks As Money and Visionary Plans Dry Up

December 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Despite a deficit of park acreage in the city, Palm Coast doesn’t plan to build another park for several years. In a concession to homebuilders, nor doesn’t it plan to change the fees levied on new construction to ensure more robust park financing in future.

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