Ray Stevens, In Critical Condition, Resigns His Palm Coast City Council Seat Two Months After Sweari

Published   Feb 28, 2025 08:48PM
Elected to the Palm Coast City Council last November after surviving a historically close primary race, Ray Stevens tendered his resignation today, citing ill health. He had missed three successive meetings and attended last Tuesday's meeting remotely, saying he'd be back in person next week, only to have a grave relapse.
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Flagler Humane Society Takes a Lashing from Palm Coast Counc

Palm Coast City Hall's maintenance crews might still this morning have been cleaning up the bloodbath Amy Carotenuto and the Flagler Humane Society she leads endured Tuesday at the hands of City Council members and numerous residents who spoke, some ... Read more

Palm Coast’s Waterfront Park Wins State Planning Associati

The American Planning Association’s Florida Chapter named Waterfront Park the winner of the Great Places in Florida People’s Choice Award for 2024, taking 60 percent of the vote in a statewide competition driven by community boosting. Waterfront ... Read more

At Tiger Bay, a Smart-Urbanism Expert Gives a Nice Slide Sho

Addressing Flagler Tiger Bay Club today, Sandra Baer, founder and CEO of Personal Cities, spoke a lot of buzzy concepts about "smart cities" no one would dispute and illustrated her talk with slides of some of the world's greatest cities, but the tal ... Read more

Ex-Embry Riddle Athletic Director John Phillips, Preacher of ‘Patience,’ Appointed President of

Published   Feb 28, 2025 07:33PM
The Palm Coast-Flagler Regional Chamber of Commerce appointed John Phillips, the former athletic director at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (and the broadcast voice of some of its teams) its new president after a five-month search and the untidy ouster of former President Greg Blose. Chamber Board Chair Michael Chiumento III announced the appointment in an email this afternoon.
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I Confess: I Like Palm Coast

On WNZF’s annual year in review show with local media in January host David Ayres asked me if I liked Palm Coast. I replied with a mix of sarcasm and sourness. It was more of a show-offy attempt to sound clever than an honest reflection of how I fe ... Read more

With Little Controversy, Flagler Beach Approves Water, Sewer

After months of delay, the Flagler Beach City Commission last week approved a series of rate increases for water, sewer, garbage and stormwater. Water, sewer and garbage-collection rates will increase 3.5 percent. The monthly stormwater fee will incr ... Read more

Palm Coast Throws Cold, Brackish Water on County Beach Tax a

The Palm Coast City Council today was not receptive to County Administrator Heidi Petito’s comprehensive but expensive financing plan for a long-term solution to saving the county’s 18 miles of beaches. At least three council members favor sendi ... Read more