Pythons in the Everglades: Coils of a Florida Infestation
Burmese pythons infesting the Everglades have a history in the exotic animals business and could add up to a few thousand up to 150,000 nesting, breeding, and feeding, all with no known natural...
View ArticleWhat is the Roll-Back Rate in Property Taxes?
The roll-back or rolled-back rate is defined as it applies to property values and tax rates at budget time for local governments and property owners.
View ArticleImpact Fees: What They Are, Who Pays Them, How Much They Pay
Whether you call them impact fees, taxes or hidden taxes, they're a Florida and Flagler County reality. An explanation and definition of impact fees with a local rate schedule by city and county.
View ArticleThe Jellyfish: Nearly All Water and Sting, But Neither Jelly Nor Fish
Jellyfish's 200 species, among the oldest animals on the planet, are among the least understood, their occasional blooms--even in Flagler--drawing particular interests from scientists.
View ArticleYour Guide to the 11 Proposed Constitutional Amendments on the Nov. 6 Ballot
Complete guide and analysis of the 11 proposed Florida constitutional amendments on the Nov. 6 ballot, with links to summaries, pros and cons.
View ArticleJohn Canakaris, Father of Flagler County Medicine and Humanitarian, Is Dead...
Dr. John M. Canakaris since his arrival in Bunnell in 1950 founded the town's first clinic, its first hospital, and, more recently, a free clinic for the uninsured, remaining a practicing physician...
View ArticleDoyle Conner, Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Over Four Decades, Dies at 83
Doyle Conner, who was elected to the Legislature while still a college student, became the youngest House speaker in Florida history and then spent three decades as state agriculture commissioner, died...
View ArticleFriend of the Court: How Anthony Lewis Influenced the Justices He Covered
To a remarkable degree, Anthony Lewis, who covered the Supreme Court for the New York Times, set the agenda, and established the arguments for all that was to follow during the constitutional...
View Article“We Cannot Walk Alone…We Cannot Turn Back”
Full text and video of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech," a brief history of the origins and battles of the Martin Luther King federal holiday, and of the Martin Luther King monument at the...
View ArticleBunnell’s Burden: A Photo Gallery of the Old Flagler County Courthouse and Annex
A 50-image photo gallery provides the first comprehensive inside look at the conditions of the old Flagler County Courthouse and annex, which Bunnell acquired at no cost on Nov. 26. But the city is now...
View ArticleFranklin D. Roosevelt’s Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, 1939
President Franklin D. Roosevelt changed the date of Thanksgiving in 1939, moving it up a week, to accommodate merchants and business still reeling from the Depression. The full text of FDR's...
View ArticleWhat Is an Interlocal Agreement?
An interlocal agreement is a written contract between local government agencies such as a city, a county, a school board or a constitutional office. Any time a public service involves the joint...
View ArticleLt. Gen. Mikhail T. Kalashnikov and the AK-47: Half an Obituary
Lt. Gen. Mikhail T. Kalashnikov, the designer of the AK-47, the world's most popular machine gun among soldiers, mercenaries and militiamen, died on Dec. 23. A brief history of the AK-47.
View ArticleDaylight Saving Time Begins Sunday: A Brief History of a Long Annoyance
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is controversial, annoying and mostly pointless, according to the evidence, neither saving energy nor reducing crime, as its supporters claim, but helping retailers sell more.
View Article70 Years Ago: Remembering 15 Flagler County GIs Who Took Part in the D-Day...
Of the over 400 individuals from this county who answered the call of duty in World War II, 15 Flagler Countians were on duty in England in June 1944, in preparation for the D-Day landing in Normandy....
View ArticleMarylou Baiata, 1951-2014 At Nature Scapes, a New Generation Nurtures a Legacy
For 30 years Marylou Baiata, who died July 25, was the lush radiance behind Nature Scapes, the garden center in Bunnell, which her son will take over as it also becomes the home of the reincarnation of...
View ArticleFlagler Beach Wins County’s Backing To Kill Gamble Rogers In Recreation...
The recreation area was named after folk singer Gamble Rogers in 1992 after he drowned there trying to save a man. Flagler Beach thinks reverting the area's name to give the city prominence would help...
View ArticleJohn Seay, Maverick Flagler Property Appraiser for a Quarter Century, Is Dead...
John W. Seay's tenure as Flagler property appraiser was highlighted by his victory over ITT in a four-year lawsuit ITT had started, only to end with the company agreeing to pay the equivalent of $4.7...
View ArticleBotticelli: The Birth of Venus (1468)
Sandro Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus," or "Nascita di Venere," with a video tutorial on the 1468 painting. The post Botticelli: The Birth of Venus (1468) appeared first on FlaglerLive.
View ArticleBerlin Airlift History Lands at Flagler Airport, Re-Igniting Memories of 328...
The Spirit of Freedom, a Douglas C-54, was among the 300-odd American planes that helped West Berlin outlast the Soviet blockade of 1948-49. Converted into a museum, the plane is at the Flagler County...
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