Communication is driving our fast-paced world, but it can be overwhelming. With emails stacking up, blogs and newsletters due, I needed a break. I longed for a place without chatter or distraction.

Kudos to Tracey Vondra for her update on D.R. Horton’s plans to redevelop the old Southridge (aka Sandhill) Golf Course, which was previously the City of DeLand’s unregulated dump in the 1940s and ...

Richard Prescott, a longtime advocate for local business and community service, has taken on a new role as first vice president, commercial banker for Climate First Bank. Backed by 15 years of ...

DeLand Pride hosted a rollicking and joyful festival March 19 in Artisan Alley and Cafe DaVinci. Local vendors set up along the alley and in the Artisan Alley Garage. Drag shows were an all-day affair ...

According to a new IRS data analysis conducted by Wirepoints, Florida attracted more than $41.1 billion in Adjusted Gross Income from 624,000 new residents who moved to Florida in 2020. Florida did ...

Editor, The Beacon: “The ICE agents … the left believes that they can do anything they want, and we’re just supposed to just sit down and take it. It’s time for Americans to say ‘enough.’ If you ...

This is a response to one of Tanner Andrews’ opinion columns. (I do wish you could print poetry in your newspaper). But it is a recording that you hear. They claim to value your business, a lie. Many ...

Two words combined too generously summarize Donald Trump’s presidential and post-presidential legacy: criminal irresponsibility. The trail is long, and the scope is wide. He is the “Worst President ...

The DeLand & Greater West Volusia Chamber of Commerce recently announced its plan to partner with MyHealthily to provide access to health care coverage options for members of the chamber of commerce, ...

Small-town, mid-20th-century America was a wonderful time and place to grow up. Sure, we had the threat of world annihilation from nuclear war and a sense of bland uniformity, but it was a simple time ...

The competition for workers lifted 2021 wage growth at U.S. businesses to levels not seen in decades. In a recent news release, the nation’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that on average, total ...

PHOTOS COURTESY CINDY LEUNG TO GROW — Ceramist Cindy Leung uses porcelain, silk and tea in her To Grow sculpture, which explores postcolonialism and reflects on her multilingual identity. Ancient ...