More healthcare options will be available in Volusia County with the construction of a new ambulatory surgery center at AdventHealth Daytona Beach. The hospital recently broke ground on the three-story, 60,000-square-foot facility, according to a media release. The new facility will include four operating rooms and two catheterization labs, and will be the medical office […]Read More
Northrop Grumman Corp., one of the largest companies in St. Johns County with more than 1,000 employees, reported fourth quarter 2022 sales increased 16% to $10 billion compared to $8.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to a company media release. Sales increased 3% to $36.6 billion in 2022 compared to $35.7 billion […]Read More
The City of St. Augustine will mark Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles’ 504th birthday with a brief wreath-laying ceremony Feb. 15 at 11 a.m. at the base of his statue in front of City Hall at 75 King St. The public is invited to attend. The ceremony will include a processional and a reading of the […]Read More
Popeye the sailor man will have some company on the high seas with a new program that encourages women to learn to sail. The Women on the Water program from St. Augustine Sailing is designed to be flexible and fit every woman’s sailing journey, according to a media release from the luxury sailing experience company. […]Read More
The last 12 months were busy in St. Johns County, and 2023 promises more of the same. “There was a lot that was accomplished,” said St. Johns County Administrator Hunter S. Conrad in his annual State of the County presentation to the County Commission. “It’s easy for all of us to get caught up in […]Read More
The nation’s housing market is slowing down, despite a rise in single-family construction. And that is not all bad news for Volusia County. According to the latest home construction statistics from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau, total housing starts for 2022 were 1.55 million, down 3% from […]Read More
Small-business owners will soon have additional opportunities for assistance, thanks to an agreement between the city of Daytona Beach and the Daytona Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce. The agreement provides up to $300,000 for the development of a Small Business Resource Center at the Chamber offices on E. Orange Ave. using a Coronavirus Local Fiscal […]Read More
The sounds of jazz and blues will fill the air at Fort Mose Historic State Park, the site of the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in what would become the United States of America, with the return of the Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Feb. 10-19. Featured performers include Gladys Knight, Mavis Staples, Christian […]Read More
The nation’s housing market is slowing down, despite a rise in single-family construction. And that is not all bad news for St. Johns County. According to the latest home construction statistics from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau, total housing starts for 2022 were 1.55 million, down 3% […]Read More
Local automobile dealer Randy Dye and Volusia County Emergency Management will be honored at the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce 103rd Annual Meeting, Feb 7, according to a media release. The J. Hyatt Brown Enterprise Award will be presented to Volusia County Emergency Management and Dye will receive the Glenn Richey Leadership Award. The event […]Read More