Today: Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Lows around 70. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Tonight: Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Details here.
Today’s document from the National Archives and the Astronomy Picture of the Day.
Today’s tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
Drought Index131
The OED’s Word of the Day: à la bonne heure, int..
The Live Community Calendar
Today’s jail bookings.
Today’s Briefing: Quick Links
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- In Flagler and Palm Coast
- Flagler Jail Bookings and Sheriff’s Crime Reports
- Announcements
- In State Government
- In Coming Days in Flagler, Palm Coast and Beyond
- The Day’s Best Reads
- Editor’s Tweets
- Fact-Checking the Knaves
- Palm Coast Construction and Development
- Local Road and Interstate Construction
- Cultural Coda
“It became my mission to make Student Maid a place where people had room to screw up and to figure things out on their own without having to worry about losing their jobs in the process. I figured that if I succeeded, it would be a win for all of us: Our students would gain problem-solving skills that would help them thrive not only in their jobs at Student Maid but also in their future pursuits; they would learn to trust themselves and become more independent; and they’d be able to take pride in their accomplishments. Even when they messed up, they’d learn something from it. Heck, if Lizzie could bounce back from a $40K mistake, I knew they all could bounce back from whatever screwups they made. In the end, I’d get a stronger, more reliable team (and much more relaxing vacations).”
–Kristen Hadeed, from “Permission To Screw Up” (Penguin, 2017).
Previously:
Note: all government meetings noticed below are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. Many can be heard or seen live through each agency’s website.
The Sheriff’s daily incident reports and jail bookings are posted here.
Yes, school is in session today as a hurricane make-up day, including all afterschool activities.
In Court: The trial of Stanley Wykretowicz, a former cop and National Guard member, begins with opening arguments this morning, after yesterday was devoted to seating a jury. Wykretowicz faces charges of aggravated child abuse and child neglect, first and second degree felonies. The trial is before Circuit Judge Dennis Craig in Courtroom 401 at the Flagler County Courthouse. He is accused of brutalizing a 2-year-old girl in 2014. The girl is his niece.
The Palm Coast City Council meets at 9 a.m. at City Hall in Town Center. Council members are expected to consider and vote on three land-use items, including the rezoning of 109 acres north of Roberts Road on Colbert Lane.
The Flagler County School Board meets in workshop at 1 p.m. in training room 3 on the third floor of the Government Services Building, Bunnell, then in a regular meeting in board chambers on the first floor, at 6 p.m. Board members are expected to approve a school improvement plan for Palm Harbor Academy, the Palm Coast charter school.
Food Truck Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m. at Central Park in Town Center, 975 Central Ave, Palm Coast. Purchase and enjoy delicious cuisine available from food trucks situated along Park Street next to Central Park, and enjoy free entertainment. This month’s beneficiary is the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. More info: www.palmcoast.gov.com/foodtruck or call 386-986-2323.
From the Flagler County Supervisor of Elections to Veterans:
“Calling all Flagler County service members, active duty or retired: We need your photo to fill this Veteran’s Wall in time for Veteran’s Day! Help us honor veterans of Flagler County by covering this Veteran’s Wall with photos. Only one month until Veteran’s Day on November 11, 2017.” – Kaiti Lenhart, Flagler County Supervisor of Elections
Veteran’s Day is a month away and we hope to Cover The Wall at the Supervisor’s office in honor of Flagler County veterans. Any registered voter in Flagler County who has served in the US Armed Forces may provide a service photo for display on the Veteran’s Wall in the Elections Office lobby. The following information will accompany the photo:
Service Member Name
Dates of Service
Branch of Service
We need your photo to fill this wall by November 11, 2017. Contact the Elections Office for more information at (386) 313-4170 or visit www.FlaglerElections.com
In Florida and in State Government:
Note: Some proceedings below can be followed live on the Florida Channel. Most legislative proceedings can be followed through the Senate or House websites.
SCOTT, CABINET MEET: Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet will take up numerous issues, including a proposed $5.7 million deal that would help protect more than 2,500 acres of land in Okeechobee County. (Tuesday, 8 a.m., Cabinet meeting room, the Capitol.)
REAL ESTATE COMMISSION MEETS: The Florida Real Estate Commission is scheduled to start two days of meetings in Orange County. (Tuesday, 8:30 a.m., Division of Real Estate, 400 West Robinson St., Suite N901, Orlando.)
FPL NUCLEAR COSTS AT ISSUE: The state Public Service Commission will address issues related to Florida Power & Light recouping costs for a proposed nuclear-power project at the Turkey Point complex in Miami-Dade County. (Tuesday, 9:30 a.m., Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee.)
CONSTITUTION REVISION COMMISSION MEETS: The Florida Constitution Revision Commission will meet, after holding a meeting of its Rules and Administration Committee. (Tuesday, committee meeting at 11 a.m., followed by full commission at 2 p.m. Committee will meet in 401 Senate Office Building, the Capitol. Commission will meet in the Senate chamber, the Capitol.)
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING DISCUSSED: The Florida Public Service Commission will host a roundtable discussion about issues related to electric vehicle charging. (Tuesday, 1 p.m., Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee.)
BEAN SPEAKS IN JACKSONVILLE BEACH: Sen. Aaron Bean, R-Fernandina Beach, is expected to speak to the Beaches Rotaract Club. (Tuesday, 6 p.m., Seachasers, 831 First St. North, Jacksonville Beach.)
In Coming Days in Palm Coast, Flagler and the Occasional Beyond:
What the right-wing media wants: "The full destruction and elimination of the entire mainstream media." https://t.co/DcXTO1VZHf pic.twitter.com/okLvzxmh5c
— CJR (@CJR) October 16, 2017
.@PaulKrugman: Why are Republicans pushing the GOP tax plan so hard? https://t.co/Pp4LwiOHfv
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) October 16, 2017
Trump falsely asserted that other presidents did not contact the families of American troops killed in duty https://t.co/7pPFH58gGj pic.twitter.com/rGEQZKie45
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) October 16, 2017
As crises have piled up over the last month, Democrats have once again made the mistake of ignoring health care. https://t.co/kcM2XYK2Lu pic.twitter.com/7Rd3ngZkb7
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) October 16, 2017
The latest iteration of the #MuslimBan is set to take full effect Wednesday. #NoMuslimBanEver pic.twitter.com/nRUVW88xW8
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) October 16, 2017
Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports
Updates of ongoing permitting, construction and development projects in Palm Coast usually run here, along with a link to the city’s Week in Review. But the Week in Review, under the guise of being modernized, has become flashier and power-point like while becoming less substantive and dumbed down. We may or may not link to it in future. Here’s a summary of the latest developments as of Oct. 6
Click to access Oct-6-2017.pdf
Road and Interstate Construction:
Worlds Collide: Jan Vogler and Bill Murray
Previous Codas:
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major: Robert Levin and the Transylvania Philharmonic
- Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1, KV 478
- Eleanor Rigby, performed by Sirius Quartet
- Mozart: Tamiri’s aria from Il re pastore: Elina Shimkus & Sinfonietta Riga
- Mariko M on the Cello, Mariko Terashita, violin, Perform Limerock
- Bohuslav Martinu: First Sonata for Flute and Piano
- Andras Schiff Performs All Six of Bach’s French Suites
- Paul Lewis plays Schubert’s Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, Andantino
- 14-Year-Old María Dueñas Fernández Performs Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1 at the 2017 Zhuhai International Competition
- Andras Schiff Performs the whole of Bach’s Overture in the French Style in B minor, BWV 831
- Alexander Dunn plays Studies by Fernando Sor
- Fandango, by Antonio Soler
- Frescobaldi: Toccata in G, Magdalena Baczewska, harpsichord
- Willie Nelson: Full Concert, Woodstock, 1999
- How playing an instrument benefits your brain
- Mozart’s Requiem: Camerata Salzburg, Arsys Bourgogne, Cond.
- Repairing Willie Nelson’s guitar
- 100 Year Old Self-Playing Violin
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Symphony B minor, Christophe Coin Ensemble Baroque, Limoges
- Wynton Marsalis Septet: Sunflowers (From The Marciac Suite Album)
- Nikolai Kedrov: Otche Nash (Our Father)
- Ludovico Einaudi, “Elegy for the Arctic”
- Black Violin at Apollo Amateur Night
- Bach’s Beer Bottles: The Art of Fugue, Contrapunctus 1
- Mozart’s Only String Trio, K563
- Sibelius’s Violin Concerto, Ida Haendel, Violin
- Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue: Marcus Roberts Trio, Seiji Ozawa, Cond. (2003)
- Wynton Marsalis takes the Horn Challenge
- Beethoven String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131, Afiara Quartet
- K.D. Lang: The Mind of Love
- World’s Oldest Violin: Marco Rizzi Performs Schumann’s Sonata No. 2 on a 1566 Amati Violin
- Mark Knopfler on Guitars
- Bach’s Little Fugue in G minor, Performed by the Canadian Brass
- The Reluctant Fundamentalist: Mohsin Hamid in Conversation with Akhil Sharma
