- April 20, 2024
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Palm Coast has been selected as a top retirement destination by “Where to Retire,” the only magazine in the U.S. geared toward helping people with retirement relocation decisions, according to a press release. The city is profiled in the March/April 2019 issue, available nationwide now.
“Year-round warm weather along with beaches, a river and lake add to the lifestyle in this northeastern Florida community, developed as one of the state’s first master-planned neighborhoods in the early 1970s,” Retire Editor Annette Fuller said in the news release. “Folks enjoy an active outdoorsy lifestyle here, enjoying time on a championship golf course or the planks of a fishing pier. Its proximity to Hammock, St. Augustine and Crescent beaches as well as the recently opened Latitude Margaritaville Daytona Beach makes it a popular retirement locale still today.”
The artists for the Palm Coast Songwriters Festival have been announced. They will meet in Flagler County May 3 to 5 for the three-day event, which will showcase artists/songwriters at two outdoor venues: Daytona State College Palm Coast Amphitheater May 3-4, and the Palm Coast Arts Foundation stage May 5.
The complete list is attached and available on https://www.palmcoastsongwritersfestival.com.
Single day tickets start at $10 per person, and three-day ticket options are available including a three-day VIP Gold package that includes dinner Friday evening and an after-show meet and greet with the writers. Sponsorships are also available. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Daytona State College Foundation and the Palm Coast Arts Foundation.
At both venues of the Palm Coast Songwriters Festival, there is a covered area, and the show will go on rain or shine. The Daytona State College Palm Coast Amphitheater is located at 3000 Palm Coast Parkway SE. The Palm Coast Arts Foundation stage is located at 1500 Central Ave. in Town Center.
Rymfire Elementary School students, in a Community Problem Solvers group, are focusing on the ARTS (Appreciating, Reviving, and Teaching Skills). They held a clinic on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at the school to teach students the basics of woodworking, like how to hammer a nail, drill a hole in wood, properly sand wood down and sawing techniques. Home Depot of Palm Coast also helped out by donating kid workshop kits for participants to build. There were over 100 participants for this clinic. On March 7, ARTS will be holding a clinic on sewing.
Buddy Taylor Middle School has recently hopped on board in participating in Flagler Schools’ After School Meal Program, a government-funded program that gives the opportunity for free meals to the students, according to a news release. It has been in operation since 2014.
The students who participate in the after-school program are those who attend anything from extended day, school athletics, tutoring or any other club that the schools may offer. Students at BTMS will now have the opportunity to eat before they go home.
The other schools in the county that have the program are Matanzas High School and Bunnell, Belle Terre, Old Kings, Wadsworth and Rymfire elementary schools.
Registration is now open for the annual Hadassah Mah Jongg Tournament, a highly competitive event. The event is at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 28, with check-in at 10:30 a.m., at Plantation Oaks Club House, 1 Plantation Oaks Blvd, Flagler Beach. Tickets are $25, which includes lunch, beverages and dessert. Space is limited. Aside from the competition and fun of the game, rewards include cash prizes, raffle drawings and a silent auction. Pre-registration is a must; no walk-ins will be accommodated. Entry deadline is March 22. Call Marcia Bergman at 386-263-9208 or Rhoda Ulas at 386-275-1340.
