Daily Briefing

The St. Augustine Music Festival, all free concerts, Farmer’s Market at European Village, what Donald Trump, Pope Boniface and King Philip IV have in common, and how the Federalist Society corrupts justice.

“Crows and Ravens: Birds of Myth and Magic,” a workshop by author and FlaglerLive culture writer Rick de Yampert, Local Ham Radio Clubs Test Emergency Capabilities, Coffee With Commissioner Scott Spradley.

Flagler and Florida unemployment numbers are released, the Blue 24 Forum, the facts, inch by inch, about sea levels rising, a few words from Rachel Carson.

Not much going on locally other than Story Time for preschoolers at the Flagler Beach Public Library. A few words from Bob Cuff, a new Caglecast, and Steven Hahn on Illiberal America. Remember: a burn ban remains in effect.

Juneteenth observance closes some government offices, Separation Chat’s open discussion, the cautionary story of Franck Brinsolaro, the armed bodyguard who could not stop mass shooters at Charlie Hebdo.

Clay Jones takes on Trump’s electric boat orchestra, the Palm Coast City Council meets, the Flagler school board meets twice, Food Truck Tuesday, Rushdie’s knife.

Beach Renourishment Project groundbreaking in Flagler Beach, Elizabeth Tremoglie sentencing, the Flagler County Commission holds a pair of meetings, Ilan Pape’s detention by Homeland Security goons in Detroit.

Father’s Day Barbecue Bash at First United Methodist Church in Palm Coast, Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village, how the press reflected the Israeli rescue of hostages in Gaza and the massacre of over 200 Palestinians.

Juneteenth Freedom Day at AACS, developers’ choice seats, Live From the Waterworks: Gamble Rogers Folk Festival’s Monthly Concert Series , Johnny Cash’s “Delia,” James Jones.

The disastrous message of an empty bookshelf in a Government Services Building bathroom, LGBTQ+ Night at Flagler Beach’s Coquina Coast Brewing Company, the Blue 24 forum.

The Flagler Beach City Commission meets, drug court convenes, on heaven, the Palm Coast Democratic Club’s guest is US Congressional Candidate James Stockton.

The Atlantic Chapter of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State’s discussion, a Charlie Hebdo cover on God and mullahs, a few words from Philippe Lançon’s Disturbance.

Veteran’s Suicide Prevention Training at the county library, The Atlantic Chapter of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State hosts an open, freewheeling discussion, Jacques Cousteau’s birthday and his evanescent memorials.

Heat index values up to 105. Trial week, but nothing high profile. The library board meets. Clay Jones turns the tables on those countries. The Bunnell City Commission meets, and living in a city of 100,000 without a museum or a bookstore. That’s Palm Coast.

9th Annual FUN-Raiser Festival at the Florida Agricultural Museum, Donald Duck’s birthday, an FDR Fireside Chat from 1934 on the legitimate object of government.

The third annual Hang 8 Dog Surfing Competition in Flagler Beach, Juneteenth Community Festival at Carver Center, AAUW’s monthly meeting, Mia Bella Academy of Dance Spring Recital, a stroll down the WPA Guides to America.

Elizabeth Tremoglie’s sentencing, First Friday in Flagler Beach, “Textured Turtles”, Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens, Updike’s and other telephone poles.

A rally for Women’s Reproductive Rights is scheduled from 4 to 5 p.m. at the northwest corner of Belle Terre and Pine Lake Parkways in Palm Coast, the Bible’s bestselling 1950s.

A special magistrate hears Flagler County Code Enforcement’s case for demolishing the Old Dixe motel, The Atlantic Chapter of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State hosts an open, freewheeling discussion, remembering the September 1938 New England hurricane.

The Residential Drainage Citizens Advisory Committee holds its inaugural meeting, the Flagler County School Board and the Palm Coast City Council meet, a $2-a-cup lemonade stand appears on Belle Terre Parkway.

John Cascone plea hearing, the Flagler County Commission meets, the miserable history of Baruch Goldstein and Gush Emunim, terrorists among Israeli settlers.

Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village, a very special place for developers, those upside down flags protesting the Tump verdict and reminders from Woodie Guthrie and Voltaire.

Her Turn Women’s Surf Festival at the pier, Flagler Humane Society Hosts Special Adoption Event, Sunshine and Sandals Social at Cornerstone, Coffee With Commissioner Scott Spradley.

Reflexins on Trump’s guilty verdict, Her Turn Women’s Surf Festival in Flagler Beach kicks off, the Blue 24 Forum, U-2’s anthem for the day, what George Wallace has in common with his felon descendant.

Drug court convenes, when Esquire Magazine memorialized 1991 from Darryl Strawberry to Imelda Marcos to… Donald Trump, and how “the truest of all men was the Man of Sorrows.”

Luke Ingram’s lawyers will argue before Circuit Judge Terence Perkins their intent to rely on the insanity defense in the killing of his grandfather, Flagler County government argues a motion for partial summary judgment in the Old Dixie Motel case.

The Palm Coast City Council holds a special budget workshop, Book Dragons, the kids’ book club at the Flagler Beach Public Library, meets, the NAACP’s general membership meeting, press freedom.

It’s Memorial Day ceremonies, 8 a.m. in Palm Coast, 10 a.m. in Bunnell (Flagler County), 3 p.m. in Flagler Beach, a few memories from Vietnam, a few thoughts on war remembrance.

‘Sense and Sensibility,’ at Daytona Playhouse, the creative ravages of artificial intelligence, disappearing jobs from living alarm clocks to customer service representatives, with a few words from Joseph Heller.

Coffee With Commissioner Scott Spradley, Gamble Jam, Peps Art Walk, noon to 5 p.m. next to JT’s Seafood Shack, ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ at Daytona Playhouse, Raymond Carver at 86.

Acoustic Jam Circle at the Hammock Community Center, the Scenic A1A Pride Committee meets, the anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge, Simone de Beauvoir’s memory of the bridge.

The Flagler County Association of Realtors hosts its 16th annual Meet the Mayors, the Flagler Beach City Commission meets, ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ at Daytona Playhouse, the grammar of texting’s kinship with Medieval scriptoriums.

Both Flagler County high schools hold their graduation ceremonies at the Ocean Center, stormwater community workshop for Flagler Beach residents, high-profile court cases, nuclear weapons’ neolithic shadow.

The Palm Coast City Council meets, Food Truck Tuesday in Palm Coast’s Central Park, the day Shirley Chisholm shook Congress with a speech on women’s equality.

Jayden Jackson asks permission to drive, the Flagler County Commission talks roads and bridges in the Mondex, Robert Reich asks if we need billionaires, Louis Brandeis on how the rich encourage socialism.

Meet the artists at an art show presented by Expressions Art Gallery on Colbert, ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ at Daytona Playhouse, when the Olympics included an arts and literature competition.

Free housing fair and financial wellness clinic, Coffee with Flagler Beach Commission Chair Scott Spradley, Live From the Waterworks, Mortimer Adler’s “Six Great Ideas” with Bill Moyers.

From Blueprint to Action: Local Strategies for Housing Policy Advancement, Flagler and Florida unemployment numbers released today, ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ at Daytona Playhouse, how colleges and universities are destroying equity.

Joint Meeting of Flagler County Commission and Ormond Beach City Commission over a disputed land use matter in the Hunter’s Ridge area, the killing of journalists.

Flagler Tiger Bay Club Guest Speaker is County Attorney Al Hadeed, the Flagler County’s Technical Review Committee Meeting, the death, life and stories of Alice Munro.

The Palm Coast City Council’s busy workshop, including the latest on the search for a permanent city manager, the Community Traffic Safety Team meets, the Flagler County Planning Board meets, how to cope with a second Trump term, Biden’s no-win situation in Rafah.

The Bunnell City Commission recognizes several of its law enforcement officers for various achievements, the library board meets, recalling the other “It Can’t Happen Here”: Nathanael West’s “A Cool Million.”

‘First Date,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre, Shine Mindfulness for Kids Group, Israel’s growing censorship regime and American bombings of al-Jazeeras past.

LGBTea Social at Flagler Tea Company, Bartram Living History Fest, The City of Palm Coast Public Works Department hosts its Touch-a-Truck event, the lowdown on Stormy Daniels and her full disclosures.

Church Folks Ain’t Laughing Enough variety show at AACS, LGBTQ+ Night at Flagler Beach’s Coquina Coast Brewing Company, “The Color Purple” Movie Matinee 1 p.m. at the Flagler County Public Library.

Evenings at Whitney Lecture Series: Novel Approaches to Control Mosquito-Borne Diseases, the Flagler Beach City Commission meets, the Palm Coast Democratic Club, ‘First Date,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office hosts the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service at 7:45 p.m. at the Sheriff’s Operations Center, Separation Chat, Open Discussion, when Britney Spears’ midriff buckled to “Hit me, baby, one more time.”

The Palm Coast City Council meets and approves a state grand enabling the city to design the four-laning of Old Kings Road south of Palm Coast Parkway, the school board meets, and Bill Maher sacrifices intellectual honesty for a laugh.

Hammock Community Association Meeting with Sheriff Staly and Cmdr. Ryan Emry, the Flagler County Commission meets, the Beverly Beach Town Commission meets, The Onion explains passive sentences.

The Palm Coast Songwriters Festival wraps up, ‘Hysteria,’ At Palm Coast’s City Repertory Theatre, ‘First Date,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre, Ronald Reagan’s ill-advised visit to Bitburg cemetery and its SS in 1985.