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Weather: Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Today at a Glance:
Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia: an Educational Program by the Alzheimer’s Association, Lohman’s Funeral Home, 220 Palm Coast Parkway SW, April 6, 10 a.m. Alzheimer’s disease is not a normal part of aging. Join us to learn about the impact of Alzheimer’s, the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia, the stages and risk factors, current research and treatments available for some symptoms, and Alzheimer’s Association resources.
Sheriff’s Presentation: Addressing Crime Together, 2 p.m. at the Sheriff’s Operations Center, 61 Sheriff EW Johnston Drive, Bunnell. The Bunnell Police Department will also be part of the presentation. Sheriff Rick Staly will discuss crime trends in Flagler County, the initiatives the Sheriff’s Office has made to improve public safety, and agency plans for 2023. It is the sixth annual such presentation, but the first in the Sheriff’s Office’s new Operations Center. The meeting will also be simulcast on the sheriff’s Facebook page.
Uncouth, an open mic night: Join a unique community of creative artists and performers on Thursday nights from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. in Lee’s Garage, Carlton Union Building, Room 261A, 131 E Minnesota Avenue, DeLand, for an event featuring the student community of Stetson University. Uncouth is an “open-mic night” where students can perform their poetry, prose, music, and any other ‘artistic’ talents. This is a safe space for students to gather with their peers and enjoy the company of other creative minds.
In Coming Days:
Flagler Pride Weekend: All applications (Vendor, Sponsor, Volunteer, Speaker, Entertainment) for Flagler Pride Weekend are now open until midnight on May 20th, 2023. No late applications will be accepted or considered. Vendors, apply here. Flagler Pride weekend is scheduled for June 10-12, at Palm Coast’s Central Park.
April 15: The University Women of Flagler’s general membership meets at 9:30 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 55 Town Center Blvd., Palm Coast. Guests are welcome. Cost is $17 if paying by check; $18 if paying through this link. The April 15 speaker is Lt. General Mark Hertling, a retired three star general living in Flagler Beach having had global military and other responsibilities on behalf of the United States, positions on Presidential councils and Boards of Directors, a true winner in the sports arena, and an ace commentator on national television news outlets.
April 26: Flagler Tiger Bay After Dark: Dr. Maya Angelou, a Conversation with Colin Johnson, grandson of Dr. Maya Angelou, who will share his story of growing up with a national treasure, and her perspective on life and politics. 5:30 p.m., Crave’s Coastal Kitchen & Cocktails, 2000 S Ocean Shore Blvd, Flagler Beach. Your $25 ticket includes event entry and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Cash bar. Colin Johnson, A civil rights activist and National Women’s Hall of Fame Inductee, Dr. Maya Angelou’s Awards and Honors include the Presidential Medal of Freedom, National Medal of Arts, and numerous Grammy Awards. Angelou was commemorated with a Forever Stamp by the U.S. Postal Service in 2015 for her contributions to arts, culture and equality. Join us for a fascinating look at the life and legacy of Dr. Maya Angelou.
Notably: It’s the anniversary of the beginning of the Scottsboro trial in Alabama, when nine black youths went on trial for the alleged rape of two women, rapes they did not commit. They were sentenced to death three days later. It took two decades, but appeals led to their freedom through parole or dropped charges, because “as the world focused “upon that one little self-satisfied town in Alabama,” the ACLU reports, people “began to read the court records, to gather information, to ask embarrassing questions. ‘This isn’t a trial,’ they cried. ‘This is a lynching. This is murder!”’
Now this: From the Pogo Files:
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January 2026
Flagler Beach United Methodist Church Food Pantry
Flagler County Drug Court Convenes
Story Time for Preschoolers at Flagler Beach Public Library
Model Yacht Club Races at the Pond in Palm Coast’s Town Center
Free For All Fridays With Host David Ayres on WNZF
First Friday Garden Walks at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park
Friday Blue Forum
First Friday in Flagler Beach
Free Family Art Night at Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens
For the full calendar, go here.
And in Boston, a federal judge named George W. Anderson, addressing two hundred people gathered at a banquet convened by the fledgling Harvard Liberal Club, issued an open invitation for a legal challenge to the [Palmer] raids. Judge Anderson contended that the government was concocting con-spiracies. “As an aftermath of our ‘war to make the world safe for democracy, real democracy now seems unsafe in America,” he said. “The same persons and newspapers that for two years were faking pro-German plots are now promoting ‘The Red Terror’ .. “I cannot say there will not be some bomb thrower. There are Reds, probably there are dangerous Reds. But they are not half as dangerous as the prating pseudo-patriots. … Real Americans, men who believe in law, order, liberty, toleration of others’ views on political and religious subjects, are not given to advertising themselves and their patriotism. They have too much respect for Americanism and for patriotism to disgrace these fine words as they are being daily disgraced by those using them for personal or political notoriety.”
–From Tim Weiner, Enemies: a History of the FBI (2012).
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Sheriff’s Presentation: Addressing Crime Together, 2 p.m. at the Sheriff’s Operations Center, 61 Sheriff EW Johnston Drive, Bunnell. The Bunnell Police Department will also be part of the presentation. Sheriff Rick Staly will discuss crime trends in Flagler County, the initiatives the Sheriff’s Office has made to improve public safety, and agency plans for 2023. It is the sixth annual such presentation, but the first in the Sheriff’s Office’s new Operations Center. The meeting will also be simulcast on the sheriff’s Facebook page.