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Weather: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 103. Light northeast wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- 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:
Nar-Anon Family Groups offers hope and help for families and friends of addicts through a 12-step program, 6 p.m. at St. Mark by the Sea Lutheran Church, 303 Palm Coast Pkwy NE, Palm Coast, Fellowship Hall Entrance. See the website, www.nar-anon.org, or call (800) 477-6291. Find virtual meetings here.
The Flagler County Beekeepers Association holds its monthly meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Flagler Agricultural Center, 150 Sawgrass Rd., Bunnell (the county fairgrounds). This is a meeting for beekeepers in Flagler and surrounding counties (and those interested in the trade). The meetings have a speaker, Q & A, and refreshments are served. It is a great way to gain support as a beekeeper or learn how to become one. All are welcome. Meetings take place the fourth Monday of every month. Contact Kris Daniels at 704-200-8075.
The Bunnell City Commission meets at 7 p.m. at the Government Services Building, 1769 East Moody Boulevard, Bunnell, where the City Commission is holding its meetings until it is able to occupy its own City Hall on Commerce Parkway in 2025. To access meeting agendas, materials and minutes, go here.
| In Coming Days: Aug. 22: Flagler Tiger Bay Club’s sixth annual Wine Tasting Meet & Greet at the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE, begins with check-in at 5:30 p.m. and runs to 8:30 p.m. Help us celebrate our 6th Anniversary! Enjoy an evening of live entertainment, wine tasting, engaging conversations, and savory heavy hors d’oeuvres. Join more than 100 community leaders, club members, and guests as we toast our year of notable regional and national speakers, and unveil the next season’s lineup during the evening’s ‘Big Reveal’. Sample premium, world-class wines presented by La Piazza Cafe and international hors d’oeuvres by World Plate. Tickets: $40/Members Future Members may apply their ticket toward their membership if initiated during the 5th Annual Wine Tasting Meet & Greet. Register today at www.FlaglerTigerBayClub.com. |
Notably: Last Friday was the fourth anniversary of the death of Larry Newsom, the crusty, once invincible Flagler Beach city manager. Flagler Beach City Commissioner Rick Belhumeur posted a brief, touching tribute on Facebook, with the picture above: “Missing you Larry Newsom. Hard to believe you’ve been gone four years. Your wish for a concrete replacement pier is coming to fruition. Thanks for your vision and getting us on the path to replace the pier even before hurricane Matthew tore it up back in 2016. Too bad you won’t be here to see it completed. R.I.P.”
—P.T.
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August 2024
Monday, Aug 26
Nar-Anon Family Group
St. Mark by the Sea Lutheran Church
Monday, Aug 26
Flagler County Beekeepers Association Meeting
Flagler Agricultural Center
Monday, Aug 26
Bunnell City Commission Meeting
Tuesday, Aug 27
Palm Coast City Council Workshop
Tuesday, Aug 27
Flagler County Canvassing Board Meeting
Flagler County Supervisor of Elections Office
Tuesday, Aug 27
Book Dragons, the Kids’ Book Club, at Flagler Beach Public Library
315 South 7th Street, Flagler Beach
Tuesday, Aug 27
NAACP Flagler Branch General Membership Meeting
African American Cultural Society
Tuesday, Aug 27
Fall Horticultural Workshops
Palm Coast Community Center
Tuesday, Aug 27
Random Acts of Insanity Standup Comedy
Cinematique of Daytona Beach
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I simply think that water is the image of time, and every New Year’s Eve, in somewhat pagan fashion, I try to find myself near water, preferably near a sea or an ocean, to watch the emergence of a new helping, a new cupful of time from it. I am not looking for a naked maiden riding on a shell; I am looking for either a cloud or the crest of a wave hitting the shore at midnight. That, to me, is time coming out of water, and I stare at the lace-like pattern it puts on the shore, not with a gypsy-like know-ing, but with tenderness and with gratitude.
–From Joseph Brodsky’s Watermark (1992).
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