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Steve’s Downtown Music is celebrating 26 years in business at 108 S. Woodland Blvd. In the mid-1990s, Steve Chmielewski worked for Dave Cutrell, the proprietor of Side One, a record store two doors ...

My name is Kyra Sullivan, and I am a Stetson University student interning at The West Volusia Beacon. My very first story is on the 2025 black bear hunt. Black bears are my mom’s favorite animal. In ...

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 ...

Volusia County residents are invited to participate in the annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) at more than 20 sites along the beach, Halifax River and Indian River from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, ...

It’s been a little more than two years since Debbie Cedar first opened the doors of the DeLand Cat Cafe at 844 E. New York Ave. Since then, she’s helped more than 400 cats find their “furever” homes.

Our state is at a crossroads. Today, Deltona and, in fact, most of the cities and counties in Florida are at a crossroads. The rising prices of our homes and questionable governance have accelerated ...

We all know that Tallahassee is a prime font of dumb ideas. I think that the name of the city is a native word for “crazy.” If not, it should be. However, Tally is not the only source of dumb ideas.

It is a strange thing to walk into a bar and be confronted with a legend — particularly when that legend’s work has somehow eluded you for your entire life. On Feb. 16, the Abbey Bar in DeLand hosted ...

Volusia County Schools has submitted a grant request for $254,250 for elementary music programs. The goal, according to the request, is “To implement and support comprehensive music education programs ...

I’m trying to understand the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. In every speech, the leader of this movement claims the United States is a terrible place to live and he will make it better. The ...

I worked for a few years down in South Florida. For a while, my office was in Dade County, then later in Broward. Do not worry about that. I worked indoors. I was not out toiling in the midday sun.