Amelia Island hotels earn Green Lodging certification Five of Amelia Island’s award-winning hotels recently earned the Audubon International Green Lodging Program certification, according to a media release from the Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau. The recognition verifies that the properties – The Addison on Amelia Island, Courtyard by Marriott Amelia Island and Springhill Suites […]Read More
New AdventHealth hospital becoming a reality The new 100-bed hospital represents AdventHealth’s latest investment in Flagler County and the $145 million project – which includes a 30,000-square-foot medical office building, is expected to open in spring 2023. During a recent hardhat tour of the site, David Gordon, program director of major projects for AdventHealth, talked […]Read More
A Tribute to Joe Rizzo: A Community Leader. Gone too soon I was struck speechless when I learned that Joe Rizzo had passed. As he was to many others, I felt he was a friend. That’s because it was how he wanted us to feel. And so, I was heartbroken with no words that I […]Read More
There will be something a little different at this year’s IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts. In a partnership with Daytona State College, festival organizers added the inaugural Trish Thompson Memorial Emerging Artists Program to the event, now in its 46th year. The program honors Trish Thompson, a local artist involved with the festival, the […]Read More
Palm Coast residents and businesses are about to merge onto the high-speed lane of the information superhighway. In a collaboration with Evansville, Indiana-based fiber-optic company MetroNet, the city will become a Certified Gigabit City with ultra-high-speed 100% fiber-optic internet available to businesses and residents. Palm Coast is the second city in Florida to have access […]Read More
Better internet connections are coming to Flagler County, according to a county media release. Flagler County commissioners approved plans to partner with a subsidiary of Charter Communications to expand broadband capabilities in the western part of the county in three phases. A final contract still must be approved by county officials. The project is expected […]Read More
While many residents have visited the News-Journal Center over the past month to view the statue of Mary McLeod Bethune destined for National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C., an important part of the local exhibition have been private events bringing large groups together to share the experience. For the Rotary Club of Daytona Beach, the […]Read More
Predicting the future is normally the province of soothsayers, science fiction writers and meteorologists. But sometimes, a flash of inspiration offers a glimpse of what’s ahead. David Szymanski provided a spark at the October meeting of the Flagler Tiger Bay Club and offered a vision of public/private partnership to meet the region’s healthcare needs now […]Read More
Window panels featuring the story of the statue project are part of the visitor experience at the News-Journal Center exhibit. Part of the large crowd at the unveiling of the Mary McLeod Bethune statue Oct. 11. Sculptor Nilda Comas, right, stands with the statue of Mary McLeod Bethune at the Oct. 11 unveiling. Part of […]Read More
While other industries are looking to take flight , Space Florida is keeping its feet firmly on the ground, expanding its infrastructure to support the growing commercial space industry. The organization began the first phase of development at the Launch and Landing Facility at Cape Canaveral earlier this year. Designed to attract aerospace industry businesses […]Read More
