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Community, Daytona Beach, DeLand, Edgewater, New Smyrna Beach, News, Orange City/Deltona/DeBary, Ormond Beach, Ponce Inlet, Port Orange, Volusia, West Volusia

Park Volusia: Pay to Park or Pay the Fine

Residents and visitors in Volusia County are noticing Park Volusia signs around cities at county-owned off beach parking lots, featuring QR codes for convenient payment. As of January 1, 2025, non-registered residents and visitors must pay $20 per day – plus tax and credit card fees – to park at select beach access points including beach walkovers and public parking lots. Parking Fees and Pass Read More » Continue reading Park Volusia: Pay to Park or Pay the Fine

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Community, Daytona Beach, DeLand, Edgewater, Holly Hill, Local Updates and Information, New Smyrna Beach, News, Orange City/Deltona/DeBary, Ormond Beach, Ponce Inlet, Port Orange, Volusia, West Volusia

Elevate Florida program now accepting applications to strengthen homes against future storms

The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) is now accepting applications for its Elevate Florida program, which provides funding to help homeowners protect their properties from future flood damage. This program offers Volusia County residents a chance to elevate, rebuild, or strengthen their homes, potentially saving them thousands in repairs, lowering flood insurance premiums, and increasing home values. The program is available even if a property has not previously experienced Read More » Continue reading Elevate Florida program now accepting applications to strengthen homes against future storms

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Community, Volusia

Celebrating a New Chapter and a Decade of Success

As we dive into 2025, I can’t help but reflect on how this year began in the most incredible way. The launch of our newly redesigned magazine has been met with overwhelming enthusiasm. From our readers to our writers and advertisers, everyone shares the same excitement we do. The new, elevated look has been received better than I could have imagined, and I’m so grateful Read More » Continue reading Celebrating a New Chapter and a Decade of Success

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Community, Health, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia

Fitness, Wellness, and Community at Vision Park

All photos by Nick Perry | Model: Rachel Brook Fitness enthusiasts and wellness seekers have a new go-to destination in town. NSB Studios, a local fitness studio offering a diverse range of yoga, fitness, dance, tai chi, aerial arts classes and more, is now open at the newly unveiled Vision Park at 310 N. Dixie, just off Canal Street. NSB Studios is the brainchild of Read More » Continue reading Fitness, Wellness, and Community at Vision Park

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Resilient Roots: Adapting in Volusia County’s Climate

Florida’s agricultural communities are recovering in the wake of recent Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The storms’ high winds and torrential rain caused flooding in fields and extensive damage to greenhouses and protective structures. Statewide, reports of heavy losses included citrus, strawberries, vegetable, livestock, and aquaculture sectors. The devastation is significant: counties hit hardest by Hurricane Milton alone account for approximately over $7.4 billion in annual Read More » Continue reading Resilient Roots: Adapting in Volusia County’s Climate

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Activities, Community, Education and Lectures, Events, Orange City/Deltona/DeBary, Volusia

This August at the History Center, Check into Fascinating Hotel History, Explore Tales from Gatorland at 75, Warm Up for School, and More!

As August begins, school is just around the corner for many Central Floridians, and we’re ready to welcome it at the History Center with a super-special “Historymakers Back 2 School Bash.” We still have vacations and travel on our minds, though, as we dive into stories about the colorful Florida hotels where visitors ventured to “take the waters” in America’s Gilded Age, during a program Read More » Continue reading This August at the History Center, Check into Fascinating Hotel History, Explore Tales from Gatorland at 75, Warm Up for School, and More!

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Be Local Election Ready!

It’s 2024 and everyone is talking about the big election coming up in November, but let’s not forget about or tune out the important local decisions that we can vote on August 20, during the primary election! I love all things local, which includes the policies and people that run our cities and county. Are you ready to decide this summer? No matter what your Read More » Continue reading Be Local Election Ready!

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Activities, Community, Daytona Beach, Events, Local Updates and Information, Volusia

Bobby G Takes on Jeep Beach 2024

Being Bobby G certainly has its perks! I’ve had the opportunity to share numerous great experiences and meet countless people along the way. This month, I had the pleasure of delving into the ins and outs of the Jeep Beach 2024 Main Event held at Daytona International Speedway. It was an incredible gauntlet of dirt and obstacles, with tracks of varying difficulty levels. The event Read More » Continue reading Bobby G Takes on Jeep Beach 2024

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Shuck & Share Program Reaches Million-Pound Milestone

The Marine Discovery Center’s Shuck & Share oyster recycling program reached a million-pound milestone earlier this year. Shuck & Share was launched in 2013 and the first oyster shells were collected at local restaurants in 2014. Restaurants participating in the program began holding discarded shells from diners’ meals to be collected for recycled use in shoreline restoration projects up and down the Indian River Lagoon. Read More » Continue reading Shuck & Share Program Reaches Million-Pound Milestone

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Activities, Blog, Community, Daytona Beach, Events

Readers Are Leaders!

My eldest daughter and I just participated in the Readers Are Leaders (RAL) Gala at the Hard Rock Daytona this past month. It is put on by Lakeisha Byrd, the founder of RAL and media specialist at Turie T. Small Elementary, and a host of area students that all share a love of reading. It was wonderful to celebrate a night of literacy and has Read More » Continue reading Readers Are Leaders!

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