Daily Briefing

Kerouac on the road, Florida Man v. ski patrol, the Bunnell City Commission meets, the Flagler County Library Board of Trustees meets, and a look at how policy is devised in the Trump White House.

April 13, 1975: 50 years ago today, the beginning of long war. ‘Sense and Sensibility’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre, “Something Rotten,” at the Daytona Playhouse.

Sean Foo on the Greenland Grab, U.S. Rep.  Earl Carter wants the island to be renamed “Red, White, and Blueland,” Second Saturday Plant Sale at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, “Something Rotten,” at the Daytona Playhouse.

John Cheever’s “Superintendent,” the Dallas String Quartet at the Fitz, State Attorney RJ Larizza, Sheriff Rick Staly and Family Life Center Director Trish Giaccone talk safety in Flagler County on Free For All.

A few thoughts about the McKinley tariffs, your $2,000 iPhone, the Flagler Beach City Commission meets, Model Yacht Club Races at the Pond in Palm Coast’s Central Park.

Docket sounding in felony court, 4-H and FFA Youth Livestock Show and Sale at the Flagler County Fairgrounds, updating the 2025 Kennedy Center schedule, JFK on arts and politics.

Clay Jones on Trump golfing through the crash, the Palm Coast City Council meets in workshop, Zachary Tuohey is back in court, the Flagler County School Board meets, drinking La Fin du Monde.

The Palm Coast City Council and the County Commission hold a joint workshop on the $110 million sports complex they want to bring about, 4-H and FFA Youth Livestock Show and Sale at the Fairgrounds, Andras Schiff boycotts the United States.

‘Sense and Sensibility’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre, “Something Rotten,” at the Daytona Playhouse, Daytona State College Spring Orchestra Concert, Robert Reich on the new tax on Americans, Don DeLillo on American irrelevance.

Alice Munro’s “Carried Away,” the Tolpuddle Martyrs, Annual Turtle Fest in Flagler Beach, the Flagler Beach All Stars hold their monthly beach clean-up, Sunshine and Sandals Social at Cornerstone.

Pastor Charles Silano talks about the Trump-ordered cuts that have drastically reduced the budget of the Grace Community Food Pantry, on Free For All, First Friday in Flagler Beach, campaign diary.

CJ Nelson Jr. Sentencing, Richard Powers on Detroit, consumer confidence falls to its lowest level since 2022, Model Yacht Club Races at the Pond in Palm Coast’s Central Park.

Barring marine LePen from running in the 2027 presidential election endangers French democracy, the Palm Coast Code Enforcement Board, the Flagler Beach Parks Ad Hoc Committee meets, Voltaire on French fanaticism.

It’s Election Day: choose your next Congressman in this special election to replace the secrets-spewing Mike Waltz, the Palm Coast City Council and the planning boards in Bunnell and Flagler Beach meet, ICE raids, Democratic sheep.

Cello Studio Recital presented by the Stetson School of Music, Sara Novak and Principal Kristin Bozeman of Matanzas High School and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Angela O’Brien earn a milestone, Omar el Akkad on becoming American.

‘Violet’ at City Repertory Theatre, Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village, Karen Russell’s “Prospectors” and the Florida writer’s love of weird.

Peps Art Walk, Phenomenal Women’s Event at AACS, Richard Slotkin turns Star Wars upside down, Curtis Yarvin welcomes the end of American democracy, Christopher Lasch bemoans American narcissism.

‘Violet’ at City Repertory Theatre, Acoustic Jam Circle At The Community Center In The Hammock, the curious retention pond in front of Flagler Beach’s coming Margaritaville Hotel.

The Flagler Beach City Commission meets, the Marineland Town Commission meets, Model Yacht Club Races at the Pond in Palm Coast’s Central Park, the eternal adolescence of Air Force One.

Clay Jones on the Voice of America, Tyrese Patterson sentencing, Weekly Chess Club for Teens at the public library, in praise of Hooters, refuge against conversion therapy.

The Flagler County School Board meets at 1 p.m. in an information workshop and again at 6 p.m., Budgeting by Values, where people are the happiest (and the least happy).

A new flag flies above the Flagler Beach Police Department, the Bunnell City Commission meets, the Flagler County Beekeepers Association, Sheldon Cooper’s fun with flags, Omar el Akkad’s fear of flags.

‘Violet’ at City Repertory Theatre, “Warbirds Over Flagler” fly-in at the Flagler Executive Airport, Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village, a conjunction between David Copperfield and Willie Nelson.

‘Violet’ at City Repertory Theatre in Palm Coast, “Warbirds Over Flagler” fly-in at the Flagler Executive Airport, Gamble Jam, The Flagler Wellness Expo, George Hanns’s one-liners are still sharp.

‘Violet’ the musical opens at City Repertory Theatre in Palm Coast, J.S. Bach is 340 years old and we celebrate with the Art of Fugue, the Friday Blue Forum and Free For All.

Shawn Peter Cona on trial over written threats, Town of Marineland commission meeting, The Bronx Wanderers at the Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center, following the logic of going childless as an ethical choice.

The Palm Coast Planning Board meets, the Palm Coast administration and members of the council break ground on a new maintenance facility, the William McKinley tariffs in a very different era.

The Palm Coast City Council meets at 9 a.m., with an expected pro-Mayor Norris rally preceding it, Random Acts of Insanity at Cinematique, how the Washington Post is dying at Jeff Bezos’s hands.

The Flagler County Commission meets in the evening, the East Flagler Mosquito Control District meets in the morning, and the histories and pleasures of Calvados, drink of the gods on Mont-Saint-Michel.

‘The Drowsy Chaperone,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre, Farmer’s market at European Village, the pandemic of backing in, how parking lots have ruined the urban landscape.

The Saturday Flagler Beach Farmers Market, Democratic Women’s Club of Flagler County meeting, Coffee With Commissioner Scott Spradley, ‘The Drowsy Chaperone,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre.

Flagler Outreach Brings Social Service Providers to Cattleman’s Hall, ‘The Drowsy Chaperone,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre, the misfortunes of the phrase “leader of the free world.”

The Flagler Beach City Commission meets, the Bunnell City Commission and its planning board hold a joint workshop on the 8,000-home development of the Reserve at Haw Creek, Christopher Lasch and tariffs.

Flagler County, Flagler Beach, Palm Coast, Bunnell and Beverly Beach governments hold a joint meeting to discuss a beach-management plan, Michael Jennelle’s trial, day 3, the risibility of Palestinian-Israeli prisoner exchanges.

The Flagler School Board holds a trio of meetings, two of them open, the Palm Coast City Council discusses its comprehensive plan, the Flagler County Planning Board meets, on the imminent dissolution of the world.

The trial of Michael Wayne Jennelle on a capital felony charge and three life felonies begins, the library board meets, the Bunnell City Commission is asked to approve a $7 million change order for its sewer plant, the benefits of vaccines.

‘The Drowsy Chaperone,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre, Gavin Newsom’s turnaround on transgender athletes, Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village, a trsangenderish scene from Alexandre Dumas.

“The Ten Foods of Florida,” by Dr. Gary Mormino, Gamble Jam, part of the 2025 History Academy Talk Presented by the Palm Coast Historical Society, American Association of University Women (AAUW) Monthly Meeting, Our Lady of Guadalupe.

First Friday in Flagler Beach, First Friday Garden Walks at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, Frank Wedekind’s Spring’s Awakening, remembering Dr. Ruth, ‘The Drowsy Chaperone,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre.

The Flagler Beach City Commission holds a workshop on the county’s Beach-Management Plan, Joanna Russ’s The Female Man and the Library of America’s new edition of her works, ‘The Drowsy Chaperone,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre.

Palm Coast’s Code Enforcement Board meets, the chess club at the public library, Barbara Ehrenreich’s “Natural Causes” and the misguided mania to live longer, a little advice from Steinbeck.

Flagler Beach and Bunnell hold their municipal elections, Flagler Beach’s Planning Board meets, the Palm Coast City Council meets in the evening, the sad annual survey of freedom in retreat around the globe, when an entire nation is in denial.

The Flagler County Commission meets and considers approving a $3 million land purchase, the Beverly Beach Town Commission meets, Babylonian Craptivity day 43 and the normalization of catastrophic politics.

Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village, ‘One Slight Hitch,’ at Daytona Playhouse, ‘The Drowsy Chaperone,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre, Henry James’s women, and “The Third Person,” SNL’s first episode.

SpringFest 2025 at Joanne B. King Park in Bunnell, ‘One Slight Hitch,’ at Daytona Playhouse, Speakeasy: The North East Florida Jazz Association presents the Amy Alysia Quartet in concert, ‘The Drowsy Chaperone,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre, James Carville on what Democrats can do.

Flagler Schools College and Career Fair at the Palm Coast Community Center, St Thomas Episcopal Rummage Sale, Resume Writing Workshop at the public library, Acoustic Jam Circle At The Community Center In The Hammock, on Don DeLillo’s “Falling man” and Rushdie’s “Fury.”

The Flagler Beach City Commission meets and hears the county administrator’s beach-management tax plan, the Palm Coast Beautification talks house paint colors, ‘One Slight Hitch,’ at Daytona Playhouse, juxtapositions about knowledge.

The Flagler Woman’s Club hosts Candidates’ Night for the Flagler Beach City Commission. Candidates in the Bunnell City Commission races have also been invited, Descartes’ obtuse thoughts about animals and pains.

The Palm Coast City Council discusses the Flagler Humane Society and an airport zoning ordinance, on Florida Gov. Sidney Catts, who signed Flagler County into existence, and who had a sordid history.

The Bunnell City Commission meets, the East Flagler Mosquito Control District Board meets, the trust factor between Zelensky and Putin and the catastrophic sell-out of Europe.