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Weather: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Areas of frost Lows in the mid 30s.
- 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:
The Cold-Weather Shelter known as the Sheltering Tree will open tonight: The shelter opens at Church on the Rock at 2200 North State Street in Bunnell as the overnight temperature is expected to fall to 40 or below. It will open from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. The shelter is open to the homeless and to the nearly-homeless: anyone who is struggling to pay a utility bill or lacks heat or shelter and needs a safe, secure place for the night. The shelter will serve dinner and breakfast. Call 386-437-3258, extension 105 for more information. Flagler County Transportation offers free bus rides from pick up points in the county, starting at 3 p.m., at the following locations and times:
- Dollar General at Publix Town Center, 3:30 p.m.
- Near the McDonald’s at Old Kings Road South and State Road 100, 4 p.m.
- Dollar Tree by Carrabba’s and Walmart, 4:30 p.m.
- Palm Coast Main Branch Library, 4:45 p.m.
Also: - Dollar General at County Road 305 and Canal Avenue in Daytona North, 4 p.m.
- Bunnell Free Clinic, 4:30 p.m.
- First United Methodist Church in Bunnell, 4:30 p.m.
The shelter is run by volunteers of the Sheltering Tree, a non-profit under the umbrella of the Flagler County Family Assistance Center, is a non-denominational civic organization. The Sheltering Tree is in need of donations. See the most needed items here, and to contribute cash, donate here or go to the Donate button at this page.
Town of Marineland Commission Meeting, starting at 5 p.m. with a CRA meeting, then at 6 p.m. with the regular meeting, in the main conference room at the GTMNERR Marineland, 9741 N Oceanshore Boulevard, St. Augustine. See the town’s website here.
Model Yacht Club Races at the Pond in Palm Coast’s Central Park, from noon to 2 p.m. in Central Park in Town Center, 975 Central Ave. Join Bill Wells, Bob Rupp and other members of the Palm Coast Model Yacht Club, watch them race or join the races with your own model yacht. No dues to join the club, which meets at the pond in Central Park every Thursday.
Story Time for Preschoolers at Flagler Beach Public Library, 11 to 11:30 a.m. at the library, 315 South Seventh Street, Flagler Beach. It’s where the wild things are: Hop on for stories and songs with Miss Doris.
‘Exit Laughing,’ at Daytona Playhouse, 100 Jessamine Blvd., Daytona Beach. Box office: (386) 255-2431., 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets: $25, Seniors $24, Youth $15. Three southern ladies “borrow” the ashes of their beloved bridge partner from the funeral home for one of the wildest nights with a police raid and a male stripper, discovering all the fun life can bring.
Notably: That day (Jan. 14, 1973) the New York Times put above the fold the Miami Dolphins’ completion of a perfect season, a story about the rising opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment (didn’t Florida play a key role in preventing the amendment from ratification?), and in lead, a story on Nixon sending Haig, our own Netanyahu-class submarine at the time, to Saigon to talk about a cease-fire. Nothing about Elvis’s Aloha from Hawaii concert, which took place at 1 a.m. Honolulu time and was broadcast live to 40 countries in Europe and the Far East, but not to the United States. Possibly more than a billion people watched. It was his first television appearance since 1968. The Times wrote about it only in April 1973, when NBC broadcast the “special” in prime time. John J. O’Connor’s piece was barely a review. He made no mention of a single song. He did not attempt to evaluate the quality of the concert. He just summarized the meaning of Elvis, and this: “About 30 minutes of last night’s special consisted of material taped outside the concert. For the most part, this consisted of Elvis singing in one corner of the screen, surrounded by travelogue scenes of Hawaii. The executive producers were Elvis Presley and R.C.A. Record Tours. Elvis records for R.C.A. Records, which is owned by the RCA Corporation, which is the parent of N.B.C., which needs no further comment.” Drug-savvy eyes aside, no one could tell that Elvis was swimming in narcotics. He had four years to live.
—P.T.
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October 2025
Palm Coast City Council Workshop
Community Traffic Safety Team Meeting
Flagler Beach United Methodist Church Food Pantry
St. Johns River Water Management District Meeting
Flagler County School Board Workshop: Agenda Items
Flagler Beach Library Book Club
Flagler County Planning Board Meeting
Random Acts of Insanity Standup Comedy
Contractor Review Board Meeting
Flagler County’s Technical Review Committee Meeting
Separation Chat: Open Discussion
Flagler County Industrial Development Authority Meeting
The Circle of Light A Course in Miracles Study Group
Weekly Chess Club for Teens, Ages 9-18, at the Flagler County Public Library
Palm Coast Planning and Land Development Board
For the full calendar, go here.
Media arrogance and dishonesty means we are eternally bound to live in a skewed world where Elvis is king of rock’n’roll, Clapton is the guitar god, Sinatra is the voice and Astaire is the greatest dancer. Accustomed as we are to this parade of white heroes, the case of Elvis is particularly infuriating because for many black people he represents the most successful white appropriation of a black genre to date. Elvis also signifies the foul way so many black writers and performers, such as Little Richard, were treated by the music industry. The enduring image of Elvis is a constant reflection of society’s then refusal to accept anything other than the non-threatening and subservient negro: Sammy Davies Jnr and Nat King Cole. The Elvis myth to this day clouds the true picture of rock’n’roll and leaves its many originators without due recognition. So what is left for black people to celebrate? How he admirably borrowed our songs, attitude and dance moves?
–From Helen Kolawole’s “He wasn’t my king,” The Guardian, August 14, 2002.
Ed P says
At least no one will have a finger on the scale of “free speech” promoting a particular agenda anymore. Censoring is a very slippery slope as we saw with Facebook’s suppression of actual factual information under the guise of misinformation.
How quickly we forget. How can those that criticize this move, and still bemoan the destruction of the free press? Censorship is censorship, not just when it’s convenient.
Pogo says
@MakeAmericaGoebbelsAgain
https://www.bing.com/search?q=joseph+goebbels
Endless dark money says
The r cons have ushered in the misinformation age. Facts no longer matter it’s who can tell the biggest lie . The r cons live in a fantasy world . they literally make up stuff to align their narratives so that their cult of followers will hate on minorities or lbgtq groups instead of the true criminals that are picking their pocket which is the domestic terrorist organization known as the GOP.
Hopefully the shadow billionaire president elon won’t eat my dog!
Ed P says
Endless Dark Money,
If the conservatives were to do exactly what the liberals have done, using the same matrix and “guardrails” for facts…..
Many of Flagler live posts may not see daylight. Including a few of yours.
The framers of our constitution made free speech the first amendment for a reason.
Sherry says
Maga says. . . FACTS. . . “We don’t need no stinking Facts”!!!
Ed P says
Sherry,
Musk spent 44 Billion dollars to protect free speech. The Biden administration also pressured Zuckerberg and even threatened Facebook and instagram. Zuckerberg confirmed publicly.
Opinions are not always factual but free speech is what allows all opinions without consequences.
Sherry says
Maga’s Lord and Master trump= over Thirty THOUSAND false or misleading claims during his first 4 years in office.
trump’s attorney Giuliani= Guilty of Defamation for lying regarding election workers to the tune of over 170 Million
Fox= the Maga/trump channel= Paid over 787 Million to settle their “Lying” regarding Dominion voting machines
I most certainly could go on and on . . . but, I’ll simply say again : Maga says “FACTS, We don’t need no stinking facts”!
Immorality Now Reigns Supreme in the United States!
Ed P says
Sherry,
See, free speech.
Factual or not.
Laurel says
Yes, we have free speech, but free speech has consequences. If I publicly state that you are a thief, you may sue me.
However, Fox Entertainment has the gall to call themselves “news.” And yep, they got sued.
DeSantis has been very busy whittling down free speech. He claims he is fighting the “woke” agenda. Complete nonsense! He is attacking free speech.
Sherry says
In “Evolving/First World” Civilizations morality and the rule of laws based on that morality are absolutely essential. Truth is derived from “factual” information. Principles such as honesty, integrity and ethics are fundamental to creating “trust”. If that moral foundation to civilized society is simply allowed to erode, then civilizations crumble and fail.
The trust in our governing institution is falling rapidly. The civilization of the USA is de-evolving, as a reflection of our personal lowering of moral values. When lying is acceptable, when hate and retribution is acceptable, and when accuses/justification’s are commonly used to cover up that growing personal immorality, we have indeed lost the best of our humanity.
Ed P says
Yes, Fox, NBC, CNN, ABC, CBS,PBS,etc all have been sued. Along with almost every media outlet. Deformation and libel awards are skyrocketing. We live in a very litigious environment and it’s relatively easy to sue anyone for anything. Corporate legal departments make financial decisions to settle many times for multiple reasons, cost being a major factor. Guilt could in fact be one.
Top law firms representing large corporations have billable rates reaching over a thousand dollars an hour per attorney times 6 to 10 working together plus paralegals and expenses, the tab adds up quickly. Small nuisance lingering lawsuits routinely cost $250,000-$1,000,000 to defend. Settlements are at times a cheaper alternative.
In fact, it’s such a slippery slope that many corporate decisions are routinely run past legal before moving forward. It actually hamstrings CEOs.
Summary, it’s not just Fox.
Laurel says
Fox Entertainment lied blatantly about our country’s Presidential election process…repeatedly. They lied about Dominion, repeatedly. They lied about the other ballet company as well. They lied about many things, and continue to do so, without any conscience as to how it will effect our daily lives, and it does effect many people’s daily lives. We hear the parroted nonsense daily.
I watch PBS, and when they make a mistake (they do not repeatedly, intentionally lie) they correct their mistake, publicly, on air.
Fox Entertainment call themselves “News.” They stir shit, full of misinformation, for money and ratings. I’m not necessarily a big fan of the other networks you mentioned, but they do not come close to Fox Entertainment for lack of responsible journalism. So, don’t bother to neutralize, or normalize them. They do not deserve it.
Laurel says
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