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Weather: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
- 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:
Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village: The city’s only farmers’ market is open every Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. at European Village, 101 Palm Harbor Pkwy, Palm Coast. With fruit, veggies, other goodies and live music. For Vendor Information email [email protected]
The Stetson University Concert Choir will collaborate with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra for two performances at Steinmetz Hall at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Orlando, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 25, at 2:30 p.m. Conducted by Orlando Philharmonic Music Director Eric Jacobsen, the program will include Jean Sibelius’ “Finlandia,” Claude Debussy’s “La Mer,” Mozart’s “Overture to ‘Don Giovanni,’” and a special preview of “The Creation” by composer Osvaldo Golijov. A few tickets left for between $100 and $150. Book here.
ESL Bible Studies for Intermediate and Advanced Students: 9:30 to 10:25 a.m. at Grace Presbyterian Church, 1225 Royal Palms Parkway, Palm Coast. Improve your English skills while studying the Bible. This study is geared toward intermediate and advanced level English Language Learners.
Grace Community Food Pantry, 245 Education Way, Bunnell, drive-thru open today from noon to 3 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.
Al-Anon Family Groups: Help and hope for families and friends of alcoholics. Meetings are every Sunday at the Bridges United Methodist Fellowship at 205 North Pine Street, Bunnell (through the gate, in room 8), and on zoom. More local meetings available and online too. Call 904-315-0233 or see the list of Flagler, Volusia, Putnam and St. Johns County meetings here.
Notably: While Trump seems adamant in his pursuit of the world’s largest island, Americans are broadly opposed to his annexation plans. Statista reports: In a recent YouGov survey, just 8 percent of U.S. adults said they’d support using military force to take control of Greenland, while 13 percent supported the idea of paying Greenlanders to encourage them to vote for secession from Denmark and joining the United States. Interestingly, Trump’s arctic annexation plans face bipartisan opposition, which is increasingly rare in the current, highly polarized political landscape. While it’s no surprise that Democrats are overwhelmingly against taking over Greenland, the low support among Republicans shows how unpopular the administration’s territorial claims are – even among Trump’s supporters. Over the past few days, Trump has ramped up the pressure on European leaders in his attempt to make Greenland part of the United States. On the weekend, he threatened Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland with a new 10-percent tariff on all exports to the United States starting February 1. The tariff, Trump said, would be increased to 25 percent on June 1 and only be withdrawn if a deal for the “complete and total purchase of Greenland” is reached.
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April 2026
Flagler Woman’s Club Charity Golf Tournament
Flagler Beach Farmers Market
Coffee With Flagler Beach Commission Chair Scott Spradley
Grace Community Food Pantry on Education Way
Gamble Jam at Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area
Dead Men Tell No Tales…. Or Do They? Murder Mystery Dinner Show
“The Sound of Music,” at Athens Theatre
‘Line’ and ‘All In the Timing’ At City Rep Theatre
ESL Bible Studies for Intermediate and Advanced Students
Grace Community Food Pantry on Education Way
Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village
Dead Men Tell No Tales…. Or Do They? Murder Mystery Dinner Show
“The Sound of Music,” at Athens Theatre
Al-Anon Family Groups
‘Line’ and ‘All In the Timing’ At City Rep Theatre
For the full calendar, go here.
Greenland is the “Green Land,” and no doubt this name was given to it ironically, because it should have been called the “White Land” instead! It is true, the author of this name is a certain Erik the Red, a sailor of the 10th century, who probably was no more red than Greenland is green. And perhaps this Norwegian hoped to persuade his compatriots or others to come and colonize this vast Hyperborean region. In any case, he will hardly have succeeded, the settlers did not let themselves be taken in by this enchanting name, and currently, including the natives, the Greenlandic population does not exceed ten thousand inhabitants.
–From Jules Verne’s The Meteor Chase (1908).
Dennis C Rathsam says
Thats not TRUMPS GOLDEN DOME!!!!! That the DEMS ass…. Full of shit, Full of lies, as TRUMP continues to make America great again. TRUMP has them fighting internally, they cant get a win, & they know they cant stop his success.
Ray W. says
A pair of reporters prepared for the WSJ a story about a possible decoupling of the EU militaries from US armaments suppliers. The story was prompted by events displayed by many participants at the recent Davos conference.
According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, such a decoupling would cost the EU some $1 trillion and American armaments makers would lose 10% of their current market. The decoupling would require some 10 years.
According to the story, the US dominates in satellite intelligence gathering, stealth aircraft technology and long-range missile capability.
The EU outpaces the US in naval warship and submarine manufacturing and will soon surpass the US in artillery shell output.
Since the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, European nations have taken differing responses to the attack.
Germany’s Rheinmetall has been expanding its manufacturing capacity. Italy’s Leonardo has dramatically increased its workforce. Poland has pivoted some of its armaments purchasing to South Korea. Great Britain has launched a “constellation” of satellites; it now provides the majority of the Ukraine’s intelligence needs.
MBDA, a major European missile manufacturer, has doubled its output of anti-tank missiles and quadrupled its output of air-defense missiles.
France’s Dassault, facing a backlog of 220 Rafale fighter jets orders, has struggled to increase production, with plans to soon reach output of three aircraft per month.
Make of this what you will.
Pogo says
@Great cartoon
… and perhaps(?) the real reason for the decline of the popularity of orange juice…
Laurel says
I noticed there are no balls attached to that golden dome.
Ray W. says
Ordinarily, more out of consistency than anything else, I post comments each month to the FlaglerLive site on the performance of the Dow for each President since Reagan. I don’t place much importance on the data except, perhaps, to counter the gullible stupidity of the several commenters who repeatedly proclaim that
Democrats destroy America.
I just came across a CNN story about the performance of the S&P 500 during the first year of each new presidential administration, dating from 2005, the first year of the second Bush administration.
From January 20, 2025 to January 20, 2026, the S&P 500 rose 13.3%, the lowest rate of increase in the first year of a presidential administration since 2005. And, for the first time in years, European stocks outperformed American stocks in 2025.
The reporter opined that the S&P 500 was at a disadvantage coming into 2025 because it is difficult to follow two straight years of 20 (+) percentage gains in 2023 and 2024, something that hasn’t happened to the S&P 500 since the Clinton years.
Make of this what you will.
Me?
There are many subjects about which the professional lying class that sits atop one of two political parties prefer to lie.
Coal is not king; that is a lie.
Gasoline is not down by a dollar per gallon; that is a lie.
Renewables did not cause the 2021 Texas grid collapse the led to the death of some 240 people; that is a lie.
Inflation has not ended; that is a lie.
Grocery prices are not going down; that is a lie.
Prescription medication price are not coming down five or six or eight hundred percent; that is a lie.
Prices for a dozen loose eggs did not hit $10 per dozen; that is a lie. The highest egg prices hit was over $6 per dozen loose eggs in March 2025.
GDP growth is not the strongest ever; that is a lie.
And the stock market is not the strongest in history; that is a lie.
Every FlaglerLive reader ought to know by now that the modus operandi of our professional lying class is to lie in hopes that the more gullibly stupid among us will launder the lies.
Ray W. says
Deutsche Welle just devoted story space to a report that Indian and EU negotiators have agreed to work on a long-term trade deal and defense pact. According to the reporter, EU negotiators have already successfully completed trade deals with Japan and South Korea.
Also contemplated in the potential agreement is a new understanding on “labor mobility.”
According to EU economic data, 11.5% of exported goods coming out of India go to the EU. €120 billion in goods came to the EU in 2024.
Of the many subjects of economic discussion, tariffs on automobiles and agricultural products loom large.
Said a senior analyst for the Delhi-based International Crisis Group:
“Despite longstanding arguments in favor of a closer partnership, including shared competition with China and trade incentives for both parties, it was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Trump’s punitive tariffs that have brought momentum to the relationship.”
Said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen:
“Europe wants to do business with the growth centers of today and the economic powerhouses of this century.” She added that this was potentially “the mother of all deals.”
Make of this what you will.
Pogo says