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Weather: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. High near 87. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- 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:
In Court: It’s trial week, with Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols presiding over the trial of Quinntavus Kwame Jordan, who faces a charge armed robbery and the possibility of a 30-year prison sentence if convicted, while Senior Judge Terence Perkins has returned to preside over the trial of Joao Paulo Fernandes, who turned down a plea deal of serving one year in prison for a hit-and-run charge, and would face up to 15 if he is convicted. Both trials begin at 8:30 a.m., in Courtroom 401 for Jordan, 301 for Fernandes.
The Palm Coast City Council meets at 9 a.m. at City Hall. For agendas, minutes, and audio access to the meetings, go here. For meeting agendas, audio and video, go here.
Food Truck Tuesdays is presented by the City of Palm Coast on the third Tuesday of every month from March to October. Held at Central Park in Town Center, visitors can enjoy gourmet food served out of trucks from 5 to 8 p.m.–mobile kitchens, canteens and catering trucks that offer up appetizers, main dishes, side dishes and desserts. Foods to be featured change monthly but have included lobster rolls, Portuguese cuisine, fish and chips, regional American, Latin food, ice cream, barbecue and much more. Many menus are kid-friendly. Proceeds from each Food Truck Tuesday event benefits a local charity.
The Flagler Beach Library Writers’ Club meets at 5 p.m. at the library, 315 South Seventh Street, Flagler Beach.
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.
Notably: This explains why golf and tennis clubs and golf clubs are struggling. It’s a boomer thing. From Statista: “After a period of slow but steady growth, pickleball saw a 21-percent jump in participation in 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic forced Americans to find ways to stay active outdoors. That was only the beginning though. According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), 4.2 million Americans played pickleball at least once in 2020. Since then, participation has more than tripled, reaching 13.6 million in 2023. The sport’s sudden growth has led to some tensions, however, particularly with the tennis community. As pickleball gained popularity, some tennis players and clubs began to view it as a threat rather than an opportunity. The popular practice of repurposing tennis courts for pickleball to meet growing demand has sparked concerns among tennis enthusiasts, who argue that the noise from pickleball, different playing styles and the reduction in available tennis courts could negatively impact their sport. Some tennis clubs have so far resisted the inclusion of pickleball, fearing it might lead to a decline in tennis participation. Despite these tensions, pickleball continues to thrive, appealing to a wide demographic from retirees to younger players looking for a social, less physically demanding alternative to tennis. The sport’s inclusive nature – you can pick up a paddle and have fun from day 1 – has only fueled its growth, even as it faces opposition from the more established tennis world. Interestingly, the same dynamic can be observed with the game of padel, which has taken large parts of Europe by storm in recent years and has faced the same skepticism from the tennis community.”
Now this:
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July 2025
Tuesday, Jul 15
Palm Coast City Council Meeting
Tuesday, Jul 15
Food Truck Tuesday
Central Park in Town Center
Tuesday, Jul 15
Flagler Beach Library Writers’ Club
315 South 7th Street, Flagler Beach
Tuesday, Jul 15
Random Acts of Insanity Standup Comedy
Cinematique of Daytona Beach
Wednesday, Jul 16
Contractor Review Board Meeting
Government Services Building
Wednesday, Jul 16
Flagler County’s Technical Review Committee Meeting
Government Services Building
Wednesday, Jul 16
Derek Barrs Senate Confirmation Hearing
Wednesday, Jul 16
Separation Chat: Open Discussion
Wednesday, Jul 16
The Circle of Light A Course in Miracles Study Group
Wednesday, Jul 16
Weekly Chess Club for Teens, Ages 9-18, at the Flagler County Public Library
Flagler County Public Library
Wednesday, Jul 16
Palm Coast Planning and Land Development Board
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One day, sitting in Western Biological, Joseph and Mary saw a chess board and, finding that it was a game and being good at games, he asked Doc to teach him. J and M easily absorbed the characters and qualities of castles and bishops and knights and royalty and pawns. During the first game Doc was called to the telephone, and when he returned he said, “You’ve moved a pawn of mine and your queen and knight.”
“How’d you know?” the Patrón asked.
“I know the game,” said Doc. “Look, Joseph and Mary, chess is possibly the only game in the world in which it is impossible to cheat.”
Joseph and Mary inspected this statement with amazement.
“Why not?” he demanded.
“If it were possible to cheat there would be no game,” said Doc.
J and M carried this away with him. It bothered him at night. He looked at it from all angles. And he went back to ask more about it. He was charmed with the idea, but he couldn’t understand it.
Doc explained patiently, “Both players know exactly the same things. The game is played in the mind.”
“I don’t get it.”
“Well, look! You can’t cheat in mathematics or poetry or music because they’re based on truth. Untruth or cheating is just foreign, it has no place. You can’t cheat in arithmetic.” Joseph and Mary shook his head. “I don’t get it,” he said.
It was a shocking conception, and he was drawn to it because, in a way, its outrageousness seemed to him like a new, strange way of cheating. In the back of his mind an idea stirred. Suppose you took honesty and made a racket of it-it might be the toughest of all to break. It was so new to him that his mind recoiled from it, but still it wouldn’t let him alone. His eyes narrowed. “Maybe he’s worked out a system,” he said to himself.
–From Steinbeck’s Sweet Thursday (1954).
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