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Flagler, Palm Coast & Other Local News

Alice Baker Stepping Down in Flagler Beach, Feind May Follow, Joy McGrew Wants Back In

November 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Flagler Beach’s next election is scheduled for Jan. 31 to coincide with the presidential primary and save money. The mayor’s seat has drawn three candidates. One commission seat is up.

Pit Bull Attacks, Mystery Traffic, Angry Neighbors: The Battle Over Farraday Lane

November 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Two dogs are dead following a pit bull attack on Farraday Lane, the second in four months, leading neighbors to mount a campaign against residents in a duplex on the street–who call the campaign unfounded and based on stereotype and hearsay. Residents are taking their case to the Palm Coast City Council Tuesday.

Françoise Pecqueur, Struck By School Board Member’s Wife, Dies 2 Days Short of 77

November 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Françoise Pecqueur was walking her dog in Palm Coast’s C-section the evening of Nov. 10 when she was struck by a a car driven by Jamesine Fischer, wife of John Fischer, the Flagler County School Board member. The incident is now a homicide investigation.

Steve Knob, 5-Year Band Leader at Matanzas, Resigns After Downloading Porn at School

November 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 55 Comments

Steve Knob had brought a long and distinguished career to Flagler. Matanzas High School Principal Chris Pryor and others caught him in the act of downloading porn on Oct. 7, but Pryor attributed his resignation to “family medical issues.”

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.

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.

76-Year-Old Walker in Critical Condition After Car Strikes Her and Drives On in Palm Harbor

November 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

The car that struck Francoise Pecqueur, 76, was driven by Jamesine Fischer, 55, the wife of John Fischer, the Flagler County school board member. The car was impounded and the case is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.

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.

Angela Wray, a Cop’s Wife, Jailed Over Embezzling $59,000 from Celico Auto

November 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Angela Wray worked as Celico Auto Body’s bookkeeper and secretary from January 2007 to December 2010, committing 127 individual acts of thefts, according to the FDLE, and cashing checks or paying personal bills at various banks or financial institutions.

Flashgate: Internal Investigation Clears Bunnell Cop, Citing Another for “Honest Mistake”

November 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Cpl. Sergio Pina was exonerated of acting improperly when he deleted files off the flash drive of a former Bunnell cop that had been turned into the department. Lt. Randy Burke was cited for “improper procedure” without malice.

Saturday Afternoon With The Artists Returns At the Art League, Beckoning Inquisitors

November 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Flagler County Art League’s annual show, opening Saturday at 4 p.m., is your chance not only to let your eyes wander the walls of a new art show—this one featuring some 70 works—but to meet the artists in person and quiz them about their own work.

Moorman and Cross Concede, McGuire Puts Landon on Notice: “He Should Be Nervous”

November 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

The Palm Coast City Council is gaining two outspoken voices at odds with the council’s laid-back make-up until now, while Jon Netts is the last member of the council who’d voted to hire Jim Landon, raising questions about the city manager’s future.

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.

On Election Eve, DeLorenzo Contributions Surge–Including $100 from Waste Pro Rival

November 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The latest campaign-finance reports cover the last two weeks of October. The donation to DeLorenzo from waste hauler Republic’s marketing manager was recorded eight days after the one from Waste Pro.

Young Father in Jail Over Severe Head, Eye and Leg Injuries to His 17-Week-Old Child

November 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

Edward Parker, 18, of the Mondex, was preparing for a run when his son began crying. The child was taken to the hospital with a brain hemorrhage, a contusion to the eye and a fractured femur.

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.

This Week in Flagler and Tallahassee: Elections, Weldon Ryan, Tommy Tant

November 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Weldon Ryan, the Flagler County Artist of the Year, opens at the Hollingsworth Gallery Saturday, the annual Tommy Tant Surf Classic is this weekend, governments are on low simmer.

Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter

November 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A car stolen at Florida Hospital Flagler (and recovered), an arrest at McCharacter’s turns violent, a fight at Finn’s turns violent, too, horny Halloween teen shoplifters, and more.

Bill McGuire: The Live Interview

November 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Bill McGuire is running for Palm Coast City Council against Holsey Moorman. He answers 14 questions and a few follow-ups on a broad range of issues.

Jason DeLorenzo: The Live Interview

November 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Jason DeLorenzo is running for Palm Coast City Council against Dennis Cross. He answers 14 questions and a few follow-ups on a broad range of issues.

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.

Flagler County Jail Daily Bookings: Oct. 29-Nov. 4, 2011

November 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Interior view down a corridor at Sing Sing Prison, 1900-1910 or so. (New York State Archives)

Flagler County jail daily bookings for the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 4, 2011. With links to inmate search functions, visitation rules and correspondence requirements.

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.

49-Year-Old Arrested on I-95 for Lewd and Lascivious Acts on 14-Year-Old Runaway

November 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Todd Blanchard of Jacksonville was stopped just north of the Palm Coast Parkway Wednesday morning as he drove shirtless and allegedly masturbating a 14-year-old Orlando runaway in the passenger seat.

4 Life Terms as Jury Finds Bloods Gang Leader Brandon Washington Guilty on All Charges

November 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

Brandon Elshawon Washington was found guilty of second degree murder, racketeering, armed burglary and attempted home invasion by a jury that deliberated just two hours after an eight-day trial. He was sentenced to four life terms.

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.

Small Crowd, Loud Responses as Awake the State Demonstration Occupies Palm Coast

November 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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Some 50 to 60 protesters grabbed drivers’ attention at Palm Coast Parkway and Belle Terre Tuesday afternoon, echoing in signs much of the outrage that the Occupy Wall Street movement is making familiar across the nation.

Early Voting for Palm Coast Council Exceeds Previous Election’s With 5 Days to Go

November 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

By day’s end Tuesday 1,862 votes were recorded, exceeded by 148 the total early-vote tally in last month’s mayoral race, though turnout remains low relative to Palm Coast’s 50,000 registered voters.

Occupy Flagler Awakes the State Today as Movements Merge in Defense of Middle Class

November 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The Occupy Flagler-Awake the State demonstration is taking place today at Belle Terre Parkway and Palm Coast Parkway, on the Kohl’s side of the street, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Council Candidate DeLorenzo Takes $500 From Waste Pro Even as City Mulls Garbage Contract

October 31, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 53 Comments

Jason DeLorenzo defended the decision to take the money, one of two of his largest contributions, saying he hadn’t seen it as a conflict nor had he thought about it, but conceding in retrospect that it was “a bad decision.”

This Week in Flagler and Tallahassee: Women Take Over Flagler’s Stages

October 31, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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A dull week in politics, not a dull week on stage: It might as well be Seneca Falls in Flagler County this week as women take over at the City Repertory Theatre (“Talking With…” and the Flagler Playhouse (“Steel Magnolias”). Plus, First Fridays in Flagler Beach and celebrations at Washington Oaks.

Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter

October 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Squatters arrested on Milwaukee Ave., chasing an undocumented alien in Holland Park, midnight obscenities in the Mondex, a probation violation on speed, and the usual thefts from unlocked cars.

In “Talking With…,” Yet Another Triumph for Palm Coast’s Embryonic City Repertory Theatre

October 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Jane Martin’s “Talking With…” is an emotional roller-coaster of laughs and sorrows through 11 women’s monologues, superbly pulled off in Palm Coast’s City Repertory Theatre’s newest production at Hollingsworth Gallery.

In a Switch, Flagler Beach Backs Doggie Dining At Some Restaurants, With Regulations

October 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Dog-friendly dining in Flagler Beach, never exactly absent from some restaurants, is now entirely legal and embraced by the city commission that had sought to ban it just a few weeks ago.

Nuisance Bust in Palm Coast’s R Section Has Neighbors Cheering as 5 Are Arrested

October 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

The house at 20 Rockne Lane is in foreclosure and severely damaged inside, and was allegedly used for minor drug activity. Five people were arrested there.

Foreclosure Tale: When Renters, Despite Protections, Are Intimidated Into Leaving

October 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Palm Coast’s Genis family–mother, father, six children–was duly paying rent on its Smith Trail home when it was sold by the court and the family was given 10 days to clear out, even though it never saw an eviction notice.

68-Year-Old Driver Jailed in Flagler After Eluding 5 Cop Agencies and Ramming a Cruiser

October 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Ronald Pinkerton, 68, was chased by Port Orange, Holly Hill, Ormond Beach, Volusia and Flagler cops early Thursday before finally be stopped by Flagler deputies and taken to jail, his face lacerated and bloodied.

Visitor in Critical Condition After Car Strikes Him Near the Flagler Beach Pier

October 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Antonio Branca was walking back to his car near the pier in Flagler Beach was struck by a Cadillac Thursday afternoon and taken to Halifax hospital in critical condition.

Drawing Mayor’s Rebuke, Palm Coast Manager’s Trash Talk Skips Agenda Notice

October 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Palm Coast City Manager Jim Landon drew up bid restrictions for the city’s $35 million trash contract designed to favor Waste Pro, the current hauler, while virtually disqualifying others–and preventing two potential new city council members from having a say in the contract.

Ethics Commission Finds Against Oel Wingo, ex-Palm Coast Deputy Manager, on Various Charges

October 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The Florida Ethics Commission found probable cause that Oel Wingo, in her brief tenure as Holly Hill city manager last year, misused her position, falsified and destroyed public records. Wingo served in Palm Coast for a decade.

Subtle Revelations as Commissioners Speed-Date Through 15 Job Council Candidates

October 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

An inside look at today’s rapid-fire one-on-one job interviews with 15 of the 36 candidates looking to fill the county commission’s nine-member economic development council.

Florida Lawmaker Proposes Broader GPS Tracking of Juvenile Offenders

October 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Florida’s Juvenile Justice system eliminated its ankle-monitoring system in 2004. GPS tracking would be cheaper, but also possibly more pervasive, and paid for out of local dollars set aside for various court initiatives.

300-Ft. No-Surf Zone Plan Around Flagler Beach Pier Has Surfers Angling for Battle

October 24, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

A season rich in storms, good waves and good fishing resulted in renewed clashes between fishermen and surfers around the Flagler Beach pier, and the latest proposal to extend the no-surf zone around it, priming angers before Thursday’s Flagler Beach City Commission meeting.

Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter

October 24, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A son allegedly beats up his elderly mother just back from visiting her husband at the hospital, a pit bull bites a 10-year-old boy, trespassers aplenty, and again with people who don;t lock their cars then call the cops to complain about stolen GPS devices.

Andrew Young, a Civil Rights Star, Glitters Over African American Cultural Society’s 20th

October 24, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Andrew Young headlined Palm Coast’s African American Cultural Society’s 20th anniversary celebration Sunday with humor, a little Martin Luther King memorabilia, and a lot of pragmatic hope about American culture.

Flagler County Jail Daily Bookings: Oct. 21-28, 2011

October 24, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler County jail daily bookings for the week of Oct. 21-28, 2011. With links to inmate search functions, visitation rules and correspondence requirements.

This Week in Flagler and Tallahassee: “Talking With…” and Job Interviews

October 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The county commission interviews some two dozen candidates for its new economic development council, the City Repertory Theatre opens “Talking With…”, a new play, Flagler Beach talks surfing.

Transformers: Public Schools Want to Be More Like Charter Schools

October 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Florida public schools, envious of the flexibility enjoyed by charter schools–and fearing a migration to charters–are launching a lobbying campaign in the legislature to relax some public school regulations like class size and school hours.

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