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Land inside ORMOND BEACH DAYTONA BEACH HOLLY HILL Lines Spring break isn't what it used to be Page A3 @HometownNewsVolusia @Hometownnewsvolusia @HVolusi Vol. 14, No. 13 Your Local News and Information Source • www.HometownNewsVolusia.com Friday, April 12, 2019 Need Teeth? DENTAL SERVICES Community 2018 DENTURE Big downtown project DE EA R R S Crown/Caps ’ $650 Notes C All Fillings H 1O C E I $800 Full Denture Reline Only Best $200 gets stamp of approval Dentist Routine Extraction Mutt Strutt $185 5K Walk/Run By Diane M. Carey The site includes several buildings that have KERRI GRAHAM, D.M.D.$100-$185 [email protected] or will soon be demolished, including the 802 Sterthaus Drive Suite A, Ormond Beach, FL The Halifax Humane Soci- First Baptist Church of Daytona Beach. Daytona Beach’s Downtown Redevelopment Project Delta West, as it is being called, is 386-944-5001 ety will host its Mutt Strutt 5K VISIT US AT ORMONDSMILES.COM Walk/Run at 9 a.m. Saturday, Board signed off on a project that could bring the expected to include a grocery store, a luxury See ad inside for more information April 13, at the Daytona Beach biggest change to downtown in years. apartment building, parking garage, restau- Trusted, Comfortable & Affordable Dental Care Bandshell, 70 Boardwalk. Robert A. Merrell III, an attorney with Cobb Cole, rant, and retail stores/office space. Walk your dog on the beach requested on behalf of Consolidated-Tomoka Land “If this project actually gets built, it will abili- and enjoy live music. Registra- Co. to rezone 5.99 acres of land, bounded by West change everything” Mr. Merrell said. ty. tion will begin at 8 a.m. International Speedway Boulevard, North Ridge- With Brown and Brown Inc.’s headquarters “I think this (project) is one that every- The cost is $25 in advance or wood Avenue, Bay Street, and North Palmetto Ave- already under construction, the Delta West project body wants to happen and hopes that it will hap- $30 day of the event, which nue, to a Planned Development-Redevelopment. is a logical next step. pen,” Mr. Merrell said. “This is a project we have covers T-shirt, raffle ticket and The board April 2 unanimously approved recom- “This is what we’ve all been waiting for,” he said. been hoping for for a long time, having a grocery drink. General registration is mending the rezoning to the City Commission. “The new city block will look phenomenal com- store downtown again after many, many years, have $5 in advance or $10 day off pared to what we have now. The whole intent is for it The zoning change is tentatively scheduled for the some luxury housing with people living down here. event. Planning Board April 25 and the City Commission to be a mixture of uses so that it becomes a very pedestrian friendly project and it promotes walk- See APPROVAL, page A2 See NOTES, page A2 June 5 and 19. PAST In living color Eagles softball TIMES team partners Meatloaf Monday with Tortugas Homemade meatloaf By Diane M. Carey to showcase Jackie Robinson with your choice of starch [email protected] Ballpark as one of the pre- $8.95 mier facilities in all of Cen- The Daytona Tortugas tral Florida,” Tortugas Presi- have partnered with the Bei- dent Ryan Keur said. “This is Wrap Tuesday jing Shougang Eagles of the an incredible opportunity to $6.95 National Pro Fastpitch wom- welcome the best softball en’s softball league to make players in the world at our Burger Wednesday Jackie Robinson Ballpark the ballpark, while our team is Handmade 8oz Angus team’s home for the 2019 sea- on the road. In conversations son, officials of the two teams with Yang Liu and the Chi- beef burgers add: $4.95 announced April 3. nese National Team over the *with our signature fries $5.95 Comprised of mostly Chi- past several months, the nese-born players, the Eagles deciding factor was recent Tex Mex Thursdays will practice and play against stadium upgrades at The the five other NPF teams Jack, as well as the atmo- $6.95 throughout the summer sphere and rabid fanbase that while the Tortugas are on the we have here in support of Friday & Saturday road during their Florida the Daytona Tortugas.” Slow Cooked Prime Rib from State League schedule. The Eagles will bring The Eagles have competed world-class athletes to the $10.95 in the NPF each of the last area, Mr. Keur said. “NPF is two years as they attempt to the equivalent of major WEEKLY Randy Barber/staff photographer qualify for the 2020 Summer league baseball for softball. LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Watercolor artist Terry Smith was in the process of making another work of Olympic Games in Tokyo, This is a monumental & KARAOKE! Japan. moment for Daytona Beach. art during the inaugural Holly Hill Art Festival on the lawn in front of Holly Hill “We are extremely excited See EAGLES, page A4 City Hall on Saturday April 6. GREAT FOOD GREAT MUSIC GREAT PEOPLE 386.944.9293 Student center opens doors to DSC students Tomoka Plaza 709 S. Nova Rd. Ormond Beach By Elora Haynes For Hometown News The new Student Center Cooking B4 built on the Daytona Beach campus of Daytona State Col- CHEF'S CORNER lege opened its doors to the student body mid-March. The three-story building is Best still undergoing cosmetic sandwich? construction on the outside. Let the On the inside, the brightly argument painted walls, many windows begin and numerous places to sit serve as a welcoming environ- ment for students to work. The campus hub, costing Entertainment b1 around $32.6 million, is a new home for various depart- CELTIC FEST ments, such as the Writing Center, library, cafeteria, career services and student life. The addition also helped create more work-study posi- tions for students. Breanna Nax, student, Photo by Elora Haynes information desk staff and The new student union at Daytona State College has opened to serve the school’s main campus on president of the Student Gov- West International Speedway Boulevard. Let the games and many ernment Association, other activities begin explained the role of SGA in Writing Center available and This is proven through sta- their essays, resumes and Student Life alongside the caf- funding the campus resourc- upgrading technology,” she tistical evidence of DSC stu- powerpoints as well as grasp a eteria and library. es. said. “The old budget was dents using its facilities. For better understanding of col- Career Services aids stu- Index “Recently, SGA members automatic, but now we are instance, last year the Writing lege level writing. dents in polishing their inter- traveled to Tallahassee to tasked with presenting our Center raked in 27,000 hours Other initiatives housed in view skills through mock Business A7 Out & About B1 Classified B9 Police Report A5 lobby for annual funds, which college to figures in the state of use, according to Ms. Nax. the Student Center instru- interviews and hosting annual Crossword B8 Sports A15 goes toward, for example, Capital and petitioning for This resource allows stu- mental to the college experi- Horoscopes B1 Viewpoint A6 supporting staff, keeping the funds instead.” dents to receive feedback on ence is Career Services and See STUDENT, page A2 A-2 • Ormond Beach/Daytona Beach/Holly Hill Hometown News Friday, April 12, 2019 Student From page A1 job fairs. This helps the stu- dents become acquainted with the workforce and find jobs that coincide with their degree. Student Life caters to the overall student experience. The department oversees study/conference rooms in the building (available through reservation) as well as a station featuring video game consoles, ping pong tables and foosball. “This building is already proving beneficial to the future of Daytona State and the departments in there are the some of the most useful to me,” said student Treyvon Robertson. “It shows great strides that the college is will- ing to make towards ensuring Photos by Elora Haynes the success of its students.” Overall, the center serves as Above: Some exterior work continues on the new student union at Daytona a core for information and State College, but it is now open to students, faculty and the community. accessible resources for both Right: The multi-level student union at DSC has many uses for students, facul- academic and career goals. ty and the community on the school’s main campus. for public parking in the area.” than 600 new jobs. He called Approval Reed Berger, redevelopment Riverfront Park with all its From page A1 director for the city, said the amenities the second piece. final decisions will be made by Project Delta West becomes It just hits all the right buttons the City Commission in June his third piece with livability. for what we want down here.” for the rezoning. The second “This is something that has Downtown redevelopment step will be site plan approval, been long, long, long overdue,” board members were equally he said. Mr. Cameron said. “It’s going enthusiastic in their support of Site plan reviews and indi- to promote walkability the project, including Chair- vidual phases of projects will throughout the downtown man Scott Weidman. be addressed on an ongoing area, you’re going to have “This is a pretty amazing basis as work progresses. Sub- more people downtown, bene- project,” Mr. Weidman said. sequent city commission hear- fiting existing businesses. It’s “Not only does it bring more going to bring the potential for density for people who live ings will address the compre- new businesses wanting to downtown, also the grocery hensive plan.