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Weather: Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Friday Night And Saturday: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. See the daily weather briefing from the National Weather Service in Jacksonville here.
Today at a Glance:
Free For All Fridays with Host David Ayres, an hour-long public affairs radio show featuring local newsmakers, personalities, public health updates and the occasional surprise guest, starts a little after 9 a.m. after FlaglerLive Editor Pierre Tristam’s Reality Check. Today’s show focuses on sexual assault awareness, with guests Kerry Cook of “Women with Wings,” the sheriff’s victim’s advocates Deanna Uhl and Brianna Miller. See previous podcasts here. On WNZF at 94.9 FM and 1550 AM.
Flagler and Florida Unemployment Numbers Released: The state’s Commerce Department released the previous month’s preliminary unemployment numbers for Florida and its 67 counties, at 10 a.m. See the data releases page here.
Flagler Supervisor of Elections Voter Registration Drives at Matanzas and FPC: Supervisor of Elections staff will be at Matanzas High School during all lunch periods on April 12, and at Flagler Palm Coast High School, again during all lunch periods, on April 19, in voter registration drives. If you can’t wait, go here.
Town Hall Meeting with Palm Coast Council Member Cathy Heighter, 1 p.m. at the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE. It’s a free and public event for which you may sign up here. Through the Strategic Action Plan process–that is, the city council’s goals–each council member has prioritized engaging with Palm Coast residents to foster a stronger community connection and ensure that all voices are heard in shaping the future of the city.
The Blue 24 Forum, a discussion group organized by local Democrats, meets at 12:15 p.m. at the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE. Come and add your voice to local, state and national political issues.
Billy Strings at St. Augustine Amphitheater, 6:30 p.m., St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A South, St. Augustine. Call the box office Thursdays and Fridays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Otherwise see the amphitheater’s website, or click for tickets here. Raised in Michigan and now based in Nashville, Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings is known as one of music’s most compelling artists. In the midst of yet another triumphant year, Strings is nominated for three awards at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards: Best Bluegrass Album (Me/And/Dad), Best American Roots Song (“California Sober” feat. Willie Nelson) and Best Country Duo/Group Performance (“High Note” with Dierks Bentley).
In Coming Days: May 2: National Day of Prayer Protest: Members of the Atlantic Coast Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State (www.au.org) will gather to protest the National Day of Prayer from noon until 1 p.m. at the northwest corner of Belle Terre and Pine Lake Parkways in Palm Coast. They object to the National Day of Prayer because it involves the government, by Presidential Proclamation and Congressional Action, suggesting when Americans should pray. This event will last an hour and is open to the public: all are welcome. Participants are invited to bring their own signs promoting religious freedom, separation of church and state, and reproductive rights. For further information email [email protected] or call 804-914-4460. Starting May 2: The Palm Coast Songwriters Festival is scheduled for May 2-5 at the Daytona State College Amphitheater, 545 Colbert Lane, Palm Coast, and other venues, including JT's Seafood Shack at 5224 North Oceanshore Boulevard. Check the schedule for details. Starting at 5 p.m. May 2, midday or earlier on May 3, 4 and 5, with nearly 40 HIT Songwriters with over 125 #1 HITS and hundreds of additional charted songs to their credit performing. Single-day tickets start at $25 per day. These great songwriters give the attendees the ability to peek behind the curtain and learn the story behind the songs, along with hearing the writers perform them as well. May 4: The 1964 Arrest of 16 Rabbis in St. Augustine: Palm Coast Historical Society and Museum Presents a Free Speaker Event: "The June 18th, 1964 Arrest of 16 Rabbis in St. Augustine... and Why It Matters" By Speaker Dr. Michael Butler. At the Palm Coast Community Center, 10 a.m. Free refreshments served at 9:30 a.m. Please register at www.parksandrec.fun or call 386-986-2323. Sponsored in part by Florida Humanities, the City of Palm Coast, and Visit Flagler May 6: Hammock Community Association Meeting with Sheriff Staly and Cmdr. Ryan Emry, 6 p.m. at Hammock Community Center, 79 Malacompra Road. Semnd your questions in advance to [email protected]. May 23: The Flagler County Association of Realtors hosts its 16th annual Meet the Mayors Q&A at 11:30 p.m. at the FCAR building, 4101 East Moody Boulevard. The session will include, by order of seniority in office, Bunnell Mayor Catherine Robinson, Beverly Beach Mayor Steve Emmett, Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, and Flagler Beach Mayor Patti King. The session will also likely include a county representative. The invitation is open to the public, seats are limited register through eventbrite. Register Here. |
Notably: From Statista: “March was the 10th hottest consecutive month on record for each respective month of the year, according to new data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. The average global surface air temperature was 14.14°C last month (57.9°F), which is 1.68°C (3°F) warmer than in the late 1800s, when many countries started burning fossil fuels en masse. March also saw the highest monthly value on record for sea surface temperatures outside of the polar latitudes, with an average of 21.07°C (69.93°F), which is marginally above the 21.06°C recorded for February. “The global average temperature is the highest on record, with the past 12 months being 1.58°C above pre-industrial levels”, Samantha Burgess Deputy Director of Copernicus Climate Service said. “Stopping further warming requires rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.” And hurricane season is ahead.
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Public Safety Coordinating Council Meeting
Palm Coast Code Enforcement Board Meeting
Separation Chat: Open Discussion
Flagler Beach Library Book Club
The Circle of Light A Course in Miracles Study Group
Brendan Depa Sentencing
Weekly Chess Club for Teens, Ages 9-18, at the Flagler County Public Library
Flagler County Republican Club Meeting
Flagler County Drug Court Convenes
Story Time for Preschoolers at Flagler Beach Public Library
Local Church-State Separation Group to protest National Day of Prayer, Thursday, May 2nd
Palm Coast Songwriters Festival
‘First Date,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre
Free For All Fridays With Host David Ayres on WNZF
Blue 24 Forum
For the full calendar, go here.
And even when experience has taught them, the lesson only serves for that day; inasmuch as the foolish in prosperity are infidels to the possibility of adversity; they see the sun in heaven, and believe it to be far too bright ever to set. And even, as suddenly as the bravest and fleetest ships, while careering in pride of canvas over the sea, have been struck, as by lightning, and quenched out of sight; even so, do some lordly men, with all their plans and prospects gallantly trimmed to the fair, rushing breeze of life, and with no thought of death and disaster, suddenly encounter a shock unforeseen, and go down, foundering, into death.
–From Melville’s Redburn (1849).
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@P.T.
Aye, Captain.
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What a ya lookin at? Move along — now!
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