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Weather:
- 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 Saturday Flagler Beach Farmers Market is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Wickline Park, 315 South 7th Street, featuring prepared food, fruit, vegetables , handmade products and local arts from more than 30 local merchants. The market is hosted by Flagler Strong, a non-profit.
The Flagler Beach All Stars hold their monthly beach clean-up starting at 9 a.m. in front of the Flagler Beach pier. All volunteers welcome.
Coffee With Commissioner Scott Spradley: Flagler Beach Commission Chairman Scott Spradley hosts his weekly informal town hall with coffee and doughnuts at 9 a.m. at his law office at 301 South Central Avenue, Flagler Beach. All subjects, all interested residents or non-residents welcome. The special guest today is County Commission Chair Andy Dance, who will discuss the county’s beach management plan.
SpringFest 2025 at Joanne B. King Park in Bunnell, 300 Citrus St, Bunnell: from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission. Note the new location: For the first time, SpringFest will be held at Joanne B. King Park in Bunnell, making it more accessible to the Flagler County community, with extended hours for more shopping, entertainment, and activities, including an expanded entertainment lineup. Free activities for kids, including a pet parade, bounce houses, face painting and fun for the whole family to enjoy. Presented by the Palm Coast-Flagler Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Sunshine and Sandals Social at Cornerstone: Every first Saturday we invite new residents out to learn everything about Flagler County at Cornerstone Center, 608 E. Moody Blvd, Bunnell, 1 to 2:30 p.m. We have a great time going over dog friendly beaches and parks, local social clubs you can be a part of as well as local favorite restaurants.
Speakeasy: The North East Florida Jazz Association presents the Amy Alysia Quartet in concert, 4-7 p.m. at the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway. The Association (NEFJA) is dedicated to the perpetuation of jazz and the support to young musicians who seek a career in this art form. This Speakeasy event is one of a series of concerts in the Palm Coast and Daytona area to raise awareness, appreciation, and stipend money for music students. Tickets are $35 per person, available online at NEFJA.org. No ticket sales at the door. BYOB!
‘One Slight Hitch,’ at Daytona Playhouse, 100 Jessamine Blvd., Daytona Beach, Adults $25, Seniors $24, Youth $15, two shows today, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. It’s Courtney’s wedding day, and mom is making sure everything is perfect. Then, like in any good farce, the doorbell rings, and all hell breaks loose. So much for perfect.
‘The Drowsy Chaperone,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Avenue, St. Augustine, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, $35. When wealthy widow, Mrs. Tottenham, hosts the wedding of the year, she gets a lot more than a write-up in the society pages. This magical piece of meta-theatre and playful, heartfelt parody of the 1920s musical comedy features a chirpy jazz age score by Tony-winning collaborators. Book here.
Grace Community Food Pantry, 245 Education Way, Bunnell, drive-thru open today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The food pantry is organized by Pastor Charles Silano and Grace Community Food Pantry, a Disaster Relief Agency in Flagler County. Feeding Northeast Florida helps local children and families, seniors and active and retired military members who struggle to put food on the table. Working with local grocery stores, manufacturers, and farms we rescue high-quality food that would normally be wasted and transform it into meals for those in need. The Flagler County School District provides space for much of the food pantry storage and operations. Call 386-586-2653 to help, volunteer or donate.
Random Acts of Insanity Standup Comedy, 8 p.m. at Cinematique Theater, 242 South Beach Street, Daytona Beach. General admission is $8.50. Every Tuesday and on the first Saturday of every month the Random Acts of Insanity Comedy Improv Troupe specializes in performing fast-paced improvised comedy.
Readings: Why I still like James Carville. From the Feb. 25 Times: “The Republican Party is all too often effective at campaigning and winning elections, but there’s another fact about it that a lot of Americans forget: The Republican Party flat out sucks at governing. Even Tucker Carlson agrees with this. For all the huffing and puffing on the campaign trail in 2016, the first Trump administration largely amounted to tax cuts for the wealthy, 500 miles of a border wall and a destructive pandemic gone viral. George W. Bush got us into a harebrained war in Iraq and then tried to privatize Social Security while letting our financial system drive smack into the Great Recession. And George H.W. Bush governed his way into a one-term presidency because of the economy. For round two in office, instead of prioritizing the problems he campaigned on — public safety, immigration and the border, and most of all the economy — President Trump is hellbent on dismantling the federal government. To accomplish this, he has put his faith in the most incompetent cabinet in modern history.” His suggestion? “With no clear leader to voice our opposition and no control in any branch of government, it’s time for Democrats to embark on the most daring political maneuver in the history of our party: roll over and play dead. Allow the Republicans to crumble beneath their own weight, and make the American people miss us. Only until the Trump administration has spiraled into the low 40s or high 30s in public approval polling percentages should we make like a pack of hyenas and go for the jugular. Until then, I’m calling for a strategic political retreat.” Janissaries were very good at this.
—P.T.
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Flagler County Commission Workshop
Flagler Woman’s Club Forum for Flagler Beach City Commission Candidates
St Thomas Episcopal Rummage Sale
Flagler Beach Farmers Market
Flagler Beach All Stars Beach Clean-Up
Coffee With Flagler Beach Commission Chair Scott Spradley
SpringFest 2025 at Joanne B. King Park in Bunnell
Grace Community Food Pantry on Education Way
Sunshine and Sandals Social at Cornerstone
‘One Slight Hitch,’ at Daytona Playhouse
NEFJA Presents: Speakeasy
‘One Slight Hitch,’ at Daytona Playhouse
‘The Drowsy Chaperone,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre
Random Acts of Insanity Standup Comedy
ESL Bible Studies for Intermediate and Advanced Students
For the full calendar, go here.
Now Borden said he was a Russian spy. What is far more likely is that he was a victim of scientific politics. A savage dispute was raging between nuclear physicists belonging to two schools of thought named for America’s two great nuclear laboratories, Los Alamos and Livermore. The Los Alamos group, comprising Oppenheimer’s colleagues and protégés, held that nu-clear missiles should be only one of many kinds of weapons in the American arsenal. This was called “finite containment.” The Livermore, or Teller, group believed that the nation’s security depended upon the unlimited development of nuclear striking power. That was “infinite containment.” Most scientists took the finite view, but an administration that advocated “massive retaliation” was plainly thinking in infinite terms. The Livermore men were in power, and this, in fact, was one reason Oppenheimer had withdrawn to Princeton. But that wasn’t enough for his adversaries. The debate had turned some men of science into fanatics which is not really surprising, since the issue could determine the future of the human race-and certain admirers of Edward Teller were determined to discredit Oppenheimer. Almost certainly they were behind Borden.
–From William Manchester’s The Glory and the Dream (1974).
Ed P says
Readings: we are in trouble when James Carville is going to use Tucker Carlson for a reference source that he is agreeing not bashing.
Cartoon: town hall outrage- real of fake. Grassroots or Astro turf. Don’t rely on internet for an answer, it aligns with their lean.
For any Clay Jones fans- you can own a signed print of any Claytoonz for $40-$50
He even has a “tip” jar. Reminds me of Oprah’s ringing endorsement, oh the million dollars went to Harpo Productions( she owns), not her.Posers and phonies.
Pogo says
@A toast to Mr. James Carville
Pogo says
@Damn right