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Weather: Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
- Daily weather briefing from the National Weather Service in Jacksonville here.
- Drought conditions here. (What is the Keetch-Byram drought index?).
- Check today’s tides in Daytona Beach (a few minutes off from Flagler Beach) here.
- Tropical cyclone activity here, and even more details here.
Today at a Glance:
All government offices, the Sheriff’s Office, police departments, courts and schools are closed today, as are most businesses. Don’t fight too much, don’t eat too much, don’t talk politics more than necessary, and don’t be a fool (or a killer) and attempt to drive drunk.
Trash collection: In Palm Coast, Bunnell and unincorporated Flagler County, waste and recycling collection are suspended today. Recycling services for Thursday, November 28, will be moved to Saturday, November 30 in palm Coast and in the county. In Flagler Beach, however, trash pickup for the week of Thanksgiving will be on a normal schedule. There will be service on Thanksgiving Day.
Policing caution: The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is increasing patrols in residential areas, business districts, and roadways throughout Flagler County during Thanksgiving weekend. The Sheriff’s Operations Center in Bunnell and District 2 Office in Palm Coast will be closed on Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, and will reopen to the public on Monday, December 2. The FCSO Communications Center remains open 365 days a year, and residents should call 9-1-1 for emergencies or the non-emergency line at 386-313-4911 for non-emergencies.
Notably: Thank you, readers.
—P.T.
Now this: Piazzolla’s “Oblivion.”
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May 2025
Flagler Beach Farmers Market
Coffee With Flagler Beach Commission Chair Scott Spradley
Grace Community Food Pantry on Education Way
Peps Art Walk Near Beachfront Grille
Pool Safety Day
ESL Bible Studies for Intermediate and Advanced Students
Grace Community Food Pantry on Education Way
Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village
Gamble Jam at Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area
SunBros Cafe Celebrates the Life of Travis Sundell
Al-Anon Family Groups
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Is that all the difference there is between their views, then – a bit of heed? Is Shaun’s universe just the same as hers but made with care, to a design? Hers an occurrence of nature and his an artwork? The difference seems both trivial and insurmountable. She remembers walking around a wood with her father one winter’s day when she was nine or ten and there was a full-size tree that they almost walked straight past until they realised it was man-made, it was a sculpture made from tens of thousands of sticks glued together, woven to form the appearance of knots and bark and boles and branches. You couldn’t tell it apart from the other bare, wintry trees, except that once you knew it was an artwork it pulsed with a different energy, a different atmosphere. This feels to her what separates her universe and Shaun’s – a tree made by the hand of nature, and a tree made by the hand of an artist. It’s barely any difference at all, and the profoundest difference in the world.
–From Samantha Harvey’s Orbital (2023).
Ray W, says
Thank you, Mr. Tristam.
Not just for today’s Samantha Harvey excerpt, but for the unending devotion you give in producing and editing FlaglerLive.
And I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
Pierre Tristam says
Thank you Ray. That makes my Thanksgiving.
Kennan says
Thank you, Pierre.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and loved ones. I guess We have to be even that much more grateful especially this year. Also, thank you for inspiring me.
Pierre Tristam says
One of the better and most necessary additions to our comments, well-timed too. Thank you Kennan. Your eponymous George F. would be proud.
Pogo says
@Simmer down Hamasketeers
https://www.google.com/search?q=arrests+at+Macy’s+Thanksgiving+Day+Parade
Uncle Don knows what he owes you, and you’re gonna get yours — bigly.
Obituary for the common man — and every living thing
https://www.google.com/search?q=project+2025
Pogo says
@So much for Je suis Charlie
https://www.google.com/search?q=je+suis+charlie
…served to all and others, but not consumed.