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Palm Coast Council Tables Seminole Woods Development Request to Go from 416 to 743 Homes, Citing Lack of Public Benefit
The Palm Coast City Council tabled a request to increase housing entitlements for the Cascades development in Seminole Woods from 416 to 743 units. Council members cited concerns over reduced lot sizes, inadequate setbacks, and the absence of clear public benefits. The developer…
Universal Monsters Take Over Palm Coast Fire Station 21 For Hall Of Terror Oct. 30-31
The Palm Coast Fire Department will host the annual Hall of Terror on October 30 and October 31 at Fire Station 21, a free event that drew 6,000 pepople last year. The theme this year is Universal Monsters. Longtime director Dan Driscoll is stepping down after this season.…
Lakeview Estates Developer Faces New Conditions As Palm Coast Council Tables Housing Proposal
The Palm Coast City Council voted 4-1 to table an amendment allowing the Lakeview Estates developer to build new houses on previously protected land and a commercial strip on a different tract. Council members requested concessions regarding environmental buffers, future…
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
The nightmares of I-4 and solar-paneled rail lines, the Palm Coast Code Enforcement Board meets, Conversations in American Democracy, Bingo Night at Palm Coast Elks Lodge.
Bunnell Planning Board Approves Landfill in 3-1 Vote Despite Secrecy, Questions and Public Revolt
Rejecting the unanimous opposition of scores of residents, farmers and neighbors, the Bunnell planning board this evening approved an application for a 610-acre garbage dump planned for west Flagler along State Road 100. Unless the decision is appealed by a member of the public,…
Quebec Takes Secularism to Extremes
Québec’s Bill 9 redefines state secularism by restricting core religious obligations rather than simple symbols. The law bans college prayer spaces, limits religious school funding, and regulates public worship. By conflating mandatory duties with optional display, the government…
Flagler County Property Appraiser Jay Gardner Slams Homestead Amendment 3 As a False Solution
Flagler County Property Appraiser Jay Gardner is voting against Amendment 3, the proposed constitutional amendment that would raise the homestead exemption to $150,000 next year and to $250,000 the following year, ravaging local government revenue. He warns the exemption will…
Lakeview Estates and Cascades Development, Controversial Pair of Déjà Vus, Confront Council Again
The Palm Coast City Council is reviewing two controversial land development proposals at this evening's meeting: The Lakeview Estates developer wants to build 39 homes on a protected strip of land originally designated to remain unbuilt for nearby residents and The Cascades…
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
The Bunnell zoning board decides whether to approve a 610-acre garbage dump it would have rather kept secret, the Palm Coast City Council meets this evening, County Commissioner Greg Hansen in his last appearance at the Hammock Community Association meeting, Viet Thanh Nguyen on…
Trump’s Ontario ‘Renaming’ Continues Centuries of Colonial Erasure
Trump renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America mirrors centuries of colonial erasure and imperialistic dominance over native populations. Indigenous place names originally served descriptive geographical purposes. European settlers systematically replaced them to claim ownership…
Bunnell Was Trying to Keep Secret a Planned 610-Acre Landfill Off State Road 100
Bunnell officials abandoned their possibly illegal attempt to keep Project Butterfly a secret and revealed plans for a 610-acre garbage dump off State Road 100, not far from Daytona North, or the Mondex. Cocomero LLC seeks a special land-use exception to build the facility on…
Flagler Beach Personnel Board Backs City Manager In Controversial Firing Of Fire Chief Stephen Cox
The Flagler Beach Personnel Review Board voted 3-1 to uphold the firing of Fire Chief Stephen Cox following a three-day hearing, and the board chair calling the firing the result of a "coup" by other firefighters. City Manager Dale Martin fired Cox after five firefighters…