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Rick de Yampert, FlaglerLive’s Arts and Culture Writer, Releases ‘Crows and Ravens’ Book

February 25, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Palm Coast author Rick de Yampert pictured with his artwork "Mr. Crow Ponders the Mysterious Ways of Time." (© FlaglerLive)

Rick de Yampert, FlaglerLive’s arts and culture writer, will have his book “Crows and Ravens: Mystery, Myth, and Magic of Sacred Corvids” released March 8 by Llewellyn, one of the world’s major metaphysical publishers. The Palm Coast author will hold a book signing and meet-and-greet from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Vedic Moons – Ayurvedic Wellness, Metaphysical Shop & Herbal Apothecary, 4984 Palm Coast Pkwy NW, Unit 4-6, Palm Coast. The event also will feature de Yampert’s Mr. Crow art for sale.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, February 25, 2024

February 25, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Cell Outage Anxiety by Gary McCoy, Shiloh, Ill.

The cold-weather shelter opens tonight, the Native-American Festival at Princess Place, ‘Tuck Everlasting,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theater, Woody Allen’s ‘Don’t Drink the Water,’ at Daytona Playhouse, Rick Perlstein on Donald Trump and a new Caglecast.

Tucker Carlson, Propaganda and Journalism

February 24, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Tucker Carlson at a Moscow grocery store, praising the bread.

Tucker Carlson’s work provides an opportunity for public education in distinguishing between propaganda and journalism. Some Americans, primarily Carlson’s fans, will view the videos as accurate reportage. Others, primarily Carlson’s detractors, will reject them as mendacious propaganda.

Stunningly, Florida’s Ladapo Tells Parents It’s Fine to Send Unvaccinated Kids to School with Measles Outbreak

February 24, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

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With a brief memo, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has subverted a public health standard that’s long kept measles outbreaks under control. On Feb. 20, as measles spread through Manatee Bay Elementary in South Florida, Ladapo sent parents a letter granting them permission to send unvaccinated children to school amid the outbreak. Ladapo’s move contradicts advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

St. Mary Catholic Church in Korona, a Legacy of Immigrants, Is Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

February 24, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The church's interior. (Randy Jaye)

The community of Korona’s St. Mary Catholic Church (also known as the St. Mary Mother Church) at 89 St. Mary’s Place in Bunnell was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on Jan. 25. The structure meets several NRHP requirements for historic significance including: architecture, ethnic heritage (European, Polish), and exploration/settlement. The very unique Shrine of Saint Christopher, a short distance north of the church, was also listed as a contributing resource.

Palm Coast Marks Grand Opening of Southern Recreation Center

February 24, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The City of Palm Coast announce the successful grand opening of the highly anticipated Southern Recreation Center and new Lehigh Trailhead. The grand opening ceremony took place on Friday afternoon, drawing in hundreds of excited residents who gathered to celebrate and explore the new facilities.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, February 24, 2024

February 24, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Race of the Runways for Rotary, The Flagler Historical Society Annual Meeting at the Community Center, Gamble Jam, Woody Allen’s ‘Don’t Drink the Water,’ revisiting Edith Wharton’s “Bewitched” and looking for help to understand it.

Behind the Astonishing Rise in LGBTQ+ Romance Literature

February 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

America’s biggest book publishers originally viewed LGBTQ+ romance as a niche market.

Once upon a time, romance novels from major U.S. publishers featured only heterosexual couples. Today, the five biggest publishers regularly release same-sex love stories. From May 2022 to May 2023, sales of LGBTQ+ romance grew by 40%, with the next biggest jump in this period occurring for general adult fiction, which grew just 17%.

Trump Wants to Bring Kremlin Values to the White House

February 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

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Trump is Putin’s lapdog; that’s been obvious since at least 2016, and his fealty now threatens NATO and the international order. Trump dares not defend our American values, much less question a political murder. There once was a time when Republicans stood steadfast against Russian abuse of human rights, but that abiding party principle has gone the way of the videocassette.

Free NCCAA Sports Clinic at Holland Park on March 23

February 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The new Holland Park is a gateway to Palm Coast's and Flagler County's past and its timeless topography. (c FlaglerLive)

The annual National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Sports Clinic is on March 23, 2023. at Holland Park and Palm Harbor Golf Club between 8:30 am and 1:30 am. This free event promises a morning filled with fun and skill-building exercises. The clinic will offer free soccer, baseball, softball, volleyball, basketball, and golf sessions. Professional coaches and collegiate athletes representing the NCCAA will be on hand to provide guidance and support as participants learn and practice fundamental skills.

Da’Mari Barnes, 17, Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Shooting Death of Jamey “JuJu” Bennett, 19, at Bonfire

February 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Da'Mari Barnes, moments after his sentencing, catches a glimpse of his family a few feet behind him. (© FlaglerLive)

Da’Mari Barnes was sentenced to nine years in prison followed by 15 on probation for the shooting death of Jamey “JuJu” Bennett two years ago at a bonfire party near Matanzas High School. Barnes was 15. Bennett was 19. The two had argued over a girl Barnes had pushed. Barnes had been carrying a gun out of fear, since the shooting death of his cousin, 16-year-old Noah Smith, days earlier.

7 Years in Prison for Unrepentant Man, 48, who Stalked and Solicited 14-Year-Old Girl, and Still Blames Her

February 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Jerome Malerba, who turns 48 Saturday, after his sentencing today. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast’s Jerome Byron Malerba, 47, was sentenced to seven years in prison, two years on probation and a lifetime as a sex offender for luring and soliciting a girl starting when she was 13–when he offered her pot–and going on for 18 months. The judge used unusually strong language to describe Malerba as “creepy” and as a man who still blames the victim and covers himself in self-pity.

Palm Coast’s $13.7 Million Southern Recreation Center: A Facility Designed for Way More than Pickleball and Tennis

February 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

Frank Lloyd Wright would have approved of the Southern Recreation Center's architectural functionality and cohesion with its natural surroundings. (© FlaglerLive)

Between its gathering and lounging areas, its food concessions, its trailhead, dog park, community garden and other amenities, the most important thing you should know about Palm Coast’s new Southern Recreation Center is that you don’t have to be a tennis player or a pickleball player to go there. That’s why the emphasis on that happily open-ended word: Recreation. You can fill in your own kind of fun. Here’s a tour.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Friday, February 23, 2024

February 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

DeSantis South Carolina Trip by Bill Day, FloridaPolitics.com

Jerome Byron Malereba is sentenced this morning, the Scenic A1A Pride Committee meets, “Don’t Drink the Water” and “Tuck Everlasting” on local stages north and south, the awfulness of Thomas Friedman.

Atlantic Ocean’s Gulf Stream Nearing Tipping Point of Climate Extremes Within Decades

February 22, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Too much fresh water from Greenland’s ice sheet can slow the Atlantic Ocean’s circulation.

The circulation of the Gulf Stream could fully shut down within a century of hitting the tipping point, and it’s headed in that direction. If that happened, average temperatures would drop by several degrees in North America, parts of Asia and Europe, and people would see severe and cascading consequences around the world.

Couple Visits Sheriff’s 911 Dispatcher Lucas Santos, Who Saved Husband’s Life

February 22, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Don and his wife Carol placing a heart on the Communication Tree of Life. Right, Communication Specialist Lucas Santos. (FCSO)

On the evening of Monday, December 18, Communications Specialist Lucas Santos of Flagler County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a resident who stated her husband had stopped breathing and was turning blue after complaining of chest pains. Santos saved his life.

DOA: Behind the County’s Clumsy Push to Defund School Deputies

February 22, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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Whichever way you look at it, the Flagler County Commission’s and its administrator’s letter to the school district calling for a plan to defund the county’s portion of money for school deputies was clumsy, terribly timed, and an unnecessary invitation to political grandstanding in an election year. Deputies aren’t going anywhere, nor is the county’s funding. But nor should this be another invitation for the School Board to consider harebrained ideas like arming staffers.

Vacation Rental Bill Scaling Back Local Control, Opposed by Flagler County Government, Heads to House Floor

February 22, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Philip Griffits Jr., the Panama City Republican, is the bill sponsor. (Florida Channel)

The House Commerce Committee today approved a bill on a 10-4 vote pre-empting most vacation-rental authorities to the state. The bill heads to the House floor for a vote and reconciliation with the Senate’s version. It is the closest a pre-emption proposal has come to enactment in the dozen years that the vacation rental industry has pushed them.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, February 22, 2024

February 22, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The Flagler Beach City Commission meets, Daniel Wagner at Tiger Bay, Forever Fab and Sixtiesmania at the Auditorium, Sadie turns 30, The New Sigmund Romberg Orchestra’s Musical Journey to Broadway, and It Happened One Night, in full.

Are Children Bad for the Environment?

February 21, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Procreation is often viewed as a personal or private choice that should not be scrutinized. However, it is a choice that affects others: the parents, the children themselves and the people who will inhabit the world alongside those children in the future. Thus, it is an appropriate topic for moral reflection.

Flagler County Local Government Leadership Academy Graduates 14 from 7 Agencies

February 21, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Fourteen executives, managers, and professionals graduated from the Flagler County Local Government Leadership Academy at a special ceremony at the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Operations Center on Feb. 15.

Three School Board Members Are Champing at the Bit to Close Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club to the Public

February 21, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

The Synchro Belles, the synchronized swimming team, has used the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club for years. That won't change. But a majority of Flagler County School Board members are eager to close the swim club to the public. (© FlaglerLive)

If they could have voted on it Tuesday, Flagler County School Board members Will Furry, Christy Chong and Sally Hunt would have closed the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club to the public. They would have turned the 11-acre club gifted to the school board by ITT in 1996 into a facility for students and school programs only, with the exception of swimming pool rentals to other clubs or parties.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Wednesday, February 21, 2024

February 21, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

God Talk by Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune

The Palm Coast Planning Board meets, chess club at the public library, correcting an Economist editorial on Palestinians and Israelis, Jeff Sharlet reflects on the routine betrayals of journalists, Jon Stewart’s return.

Mexico is Suing American Gun Makers for Arming Its Gangs

February 20, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

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The lawsuit seeks US$10 billion in damages and a court order to force the companies named in the lawsuit – including Smith & Wesson, Colt, Glock, Beretta and Ruger – to change the way they do business. In January, a federal appeals court in Boston decided that the industry’s immunity shield, which so far has protected gun-makers from civil liability, does not apply to Mexico’s lawsuit.

Proposal to Allow Chaplains in Florida Schools Advances

February 20, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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A proposal continued advancing Tuesday in the Senate to allow school districts to authorize chaplains to provide services for students. Under the bill (SB 1044), districts and charter schools could adopt policies to allow volunteer school chaplains “to provide supports, services and programs to students as assigned by the district school board or charter school governing board.”

Palm Coast Council Postpones Water Rate Increase in Face of Opposition, But Raises Utility Impact Fees on Builders

February 20, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

A twisty way ahead for Palm Coast's utility infrastructure. Above: pipes at one of the city's water plants. (© FlaglerLive)

There will be no water and sewer rate increase in Palm Coast for now: the Palm Coast City Council today voted 4-1 to postpone a rate increase, while significantly raising “capacity,” or utility impact fees, the one-time levy on builders of new homes and businesses. That revenue is used to defray the cost of growth on the city’s utility infrastructure.

Feral Hogs Are Trampling Residents’ Properties, But County’s Containment Capabilities Are Limited

February 20, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Hogs trapped in a net-based county trap, last July. (Flagler County)

As feral hogs continue to trample all over private property in what residents say are increasing numbers spurred by development and a diminishing habitat, the Flagler County Commission is proposing to increase traps, encourage more volunteer to join a corps of hog-hunters, repair fencing along county roads, and work with homeowner associations on their own hog-management plans. But a solution remains elusive.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, February 20, 2024

February 20, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The cold-weather shelter opens again tonight, the School Board has a trio of meetings, starting with one it would rather you did not attend, the Flagler Beach Library Writers’ Club meets, Thomas Mann’s Dilettante, electric vehicles.

Trump Faces Half a Billion Dollars of Debt and Several More Court Cases. It Won’t Stop Him from Becoming President.

February 19, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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Trump’s ability to tap into a particularly American form of racial revanchism – his political acumen in marrying conspiracy, racism, and political grievance in an increasingly unequal society – is what brought him to power. It is what sustains him still.

Sheriff Staly to County: ‘Defunding School Resources Deputies Is Fundamentally Wrong’

February 19, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Sheriff Rick Staly. (© FlaglerLive)

When the the County Commission first raised the possibility of ending its contribution to the Flagler County school district’s school resource deputy program a year ago, Sheriff Rick Staly wrote the commission chairman a four-page letter sharply criticizing the possibility and explaining why. Now that the County Commission is pushing that possibility further, Staly’s letter is relevant again, and presented here in full.

Palm Coast P-Section’s Last 35 Acres of Trees Leveled to Make Room for 74-Home ‘Ponce Preserve’ Gated Community

February 19, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 43 Comments

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The 74-home gated community of Ponce Preserve will be built by in a 35-acre expanse–the last undisturbed expanse in the P-Section–between Point Pleasant Drive, Ponce de Leon Drive, Pony Express Drive and Port Royal Drive. Because it’s under 100 homes, the development did not need to go before either the planning board or the City Council.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, February 19, 2024

February 19, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The cold-weather shelter opens tonight. The Flagler County Commission meets in workshop to discuss the county’s feral hog problem, and meets again in a regularly scheduled business session, a new Bach French Suite recording, an excerpt from Darin Strauss’s “Half a Life.”

Dearborn, Michigan: A Brief History of the 1st Arab-American Majority City in the US

February 18, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The real Mecca in Dearborne: Shatila Bakery. (© FlaglerLive)

Dearborn, Michigan, is a center of Arab American cultural, economic, and political life. It’s home to several of the country’s oldest and most influential mosques, the Arab American National Museum, dozens of now-iconic Arab bakeries and restaurants, and a vibrant and essential mix of Arab American service and cultural organizations.

Jimmy Carter in Hospice Is Still Better than Trump in White House

February 18, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 72 Comments

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Biden is old. He’s slow. He’s forgetful. He trips all over the place, he’s in hiding, and the Democratic Party is a pitiful band of backbenchers who couldn’t give us a more convincing alternative. For all that, compared to Trump he’s still the only credible choice, if it’s a republic we still want. 

Moms for Liberty’s Book of Morons

February 18, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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The moms of Moms for “Liberty” are feeling a little touchy, put-upon, even diminished. Their do-boy DeSantis crashed out of the presidential race. They’re losing school board elections. They’re making idiots of themselves in the national media, as when Moms co-founder Tiffany Justice simultaneously defends taking books off school library shelves while denying that Moms want books taken off school library shelves, unless they’re by Black writers or gay writers, or ones dealing with the Holocaust, racism, or any sex.

Buddy Taylor Middle School 7th Grader Douglas Seth Breaks Florida Record for 3,000 Meter

February 18, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Buddy Taylor Middle School seventh grader Douglas Seth.

Buddy Taylor Middle’s Douglas Seth competed at the State Indoor Middle and High School Track Championships at the Alachua County Sports Complex in Gainesville. His time of 9:33.40 earned him the number one ranking among Florida middle school competition. His time was the fastest ever recorded for a Florida middle school student-athlete, as well as being the 13th fastest ever in the nation on the middle school level.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, February 18, 2024

February 18, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

MAGA Mike no spine by Dave Granlund, PoliticalCartoons.com

The Palm Coast Open final, ‘Tuck Everlasting,’ at Limelight Theater in St. Augustine, Woody Allen’s ‘Don’t Dring the Water,’ at Daytona Playhouse, and the pleasures and long history of the word “irregardless.”

Navalny’s Death Leaves a Blueprint for Anti-Putin Activism

February 17, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The legacy of Alexei Navalny lives on.

While Navalny languished in prison camps following his arrest on charges of violating parole during his recovery in Germany, many of these activists in exile continued to operate outside of Russia. This new generation of Russian activists – whether those in exile advocating for change or those risking their well-being in Russia to support anti-war candidates – is Navalny’s legacy.

Ralph Carter Park Community Meeting and Update

February 17, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Ralph Carter Park, named for a former City Council member, serves Palm Coast's R-Section, and is next to Rymfire Elementary school. (© FlaglerLive)

The City of Palm Coast will host a Ralph Carter Park Community Update meeting for residents of the R-Section and users of Ralph Carter Park on February 28th at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held in the community wing of City Hall at 160 Lake Avenue.

Equal Justice Initiative Unveils Statue of Rosa Parks

February 17, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Equal Justice Initiative Executive Director Bryan Stevenson speaks to reporters on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in front of the recently unveiled statute of Rosa Parks in Montgomery. (Ralph Chapoco/Alabama Reflector)

The Equal Justice Initiative has unveiled a statue of Rosa Parks at its Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Ala., on Wednesday, part of a broader effort to memorialize civil rights icons.
In the coming months, statues for Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis will also be erected at the museum, connected with the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, also known as the lynching memorial.

Senate Backs Paul Renner Initiative Banning Children Younger Than 16 From Social Media, With Caveats

February 17, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Paul Renner, the Palm Coast Republican and House Speaker, is enthusiastically leading a House that has lurched further to the right than under any administration since the Jim Crow era. (© FlaglerLive)

The House overwhelmingly passed the initial version last month, and the newly revised version does not change the basic components. It would prevent children under 16 from creating accounts on at least some social-media platforms; require platforms to terminate existing accounts that they know or have “reason to believe” are held by minors younger than 16; and allow parents to request that minors’ accounts be terminated.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, February 17, 2024

February 17, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

No country for old men by John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

The Palm Coast Open nears its culmination, Live From the Waterworks, Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony, at the Jacksonville Symphony, the Library of America announces its forthcoming 2024 titles.

Five Signs that You Might Be Rightwing

February 16, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The United States has the greatest gap between left and right for 50 years. Europe is anticipated to take a sharp right turn in this year’s European parliament elections. The past decade has already seen a rightward shift in India. In light of these global trends, it’s crucial to understand what being “rightwing” actually means, rather than simply using the term as an insult.

Superintendent Moore Rededicates ‘Our House’ in Bunnell

February 16, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Superintendent LaShakia Moore with a child at Our House. (Flagler Schools)

This Valentine’s Day, Flagler Schools Superintendent LaShakia Moore and Flagler County Education Foundation Executive Director Teresa Rizzo, along with others from Our House and from within the community, helped cut the ribbon on the rededication of the 502 South Bacher Street facility.

Palm Coast Has No Money to Pave Your Neighborhood Streets. It’ll Apply a Cheap Sealant and Hope for the Best.

February 16, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 61 Comments

Facing a $10 million deficit in road repairs and no new revenue identified, the Palm Coast City Council approved a diminutive $1 million plan to “microsurface” 29 neighborhood roads and $2.7 million to resurface a few arterial roads. Microsrufacing is not traditional paving. It’s more like a tooth sealant, but for roads: cavities aren’t fixed. They’re covered up. The tentative approach points to the consequences of a council deferring infrastructure needs while rolling back the tax rate.

Flagler Beach Steps Back from Pushing Changes to Mayor’s Powers, Opting for Charter Review Instead

February 16, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Thursday's workshop was an occasion for a reunion of sorts, drawing in veterans of city government like Don Deal, right, a former chair of a Charter Review Commission and of the city's planning board, and John Fiend, a former city commissioner who served eight years (second from left). They spoke with Commissioners Jane Mealy and Eric Cooley after the meeting. Former Mayor Linda Provencher was also there. (© FlaglerLive)

With a majority of city commissioners and the public speaking their skepticism about changing the make-up of the Flagler Beach City Commission, giving the mayor more voting or veto power, or changing the lengths and limits of commissioners’ terms, a proposal to go down that road appears to be teetering on the edge of a failing vote, if it comes to that. But it won’t. 

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Friday, February 16, 2024

February 16, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Kansas City Super Bowl Parade Shooting by R.J. Matson, Portland, ME

The Palm Coast Open continues, Annual Health and Fitness Fair at the Palm Coast Community Center, Darryl Worley and Anthony Smith, at Flagler Auditorium, Woody Allen’s ‘Don’t Dring the Water,’ at Daytona Playhouse, Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony, at Jacksonville Symphony, a detour to Nigeria.

Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’: Jazz, Race, and That Problematic Melting Pot

February 15, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Programming “Rhapsody” for concerts today has become somewhat of a double-edged sword. A century after it premiered, it remains a crowd favorite – and almost always guarantees a sold-out show. But more and more scholars are starting to see the work as a whitewashed version of Harlem’s vibrant Black music scene.

Jury Finds Andrew Sharp, 22, Guilty of Raping His 9-Year-Old Cousin and Faces Life in Prison

February 15, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

A jury found Donald Andrew Sharp, 22, a former Palm Coast resident, guilty of raping his cousin when she was 8 and 9, and of directing her brother to molest her, in case Sharp needed a scapegoat if he were ever accused of improprieties. He will be sentenced to life in prison.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, February 15, 2024

February 15, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Dem Jobs Report by Monte Wolverton, Battle Ground, Washington.

The Palm Coast Open, ‘Tuck Everlasting,’ at Limelight Theater in St. Augustine, the day the world almost ended in 2013, an Abba tribute at the Peabody Auditorium, a few lines from Salman Rushdie.

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