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When Dutch Oven Bread Co. opened its doors last October, the goal was simple. To bake sourdough bread and buttery, laminated pastries worth waking up early for! Less than a year later, the community has answered back. This month, the bakery was named winner of the Communities' Choice Award for Volusia-Flagler.

Tucked away in a quiet forest in the Parktowne Industrial Park is a job training and community uplift facility cleverly disguised as a family tea company: Rise Yaupon.

More than 70 acoustic acts will perform across 10 indoor and outdoor stages during the inaugural Ormond Beach Unplugged Songwriters Festival on Saturday, September 26, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the historic Casements in Ormond Beach.

The Halloween Bash & Trunk-or-Treat will be hosted on Saturday, October 17 at the Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach from 11 AM - 3 PM. Free admission, free activities, and free parking!

Touch of Magic Events is excited to announce two new monthly events in Port Orange at the Riverside Pavilion. The Night Market starts September 16, and Girls Night Out starts October 8.

Treats by day, haunts by night – Brevard Zoo is scaring up some new Halloween fun this fall! While the Zoo’s longstanding Boo at the Zoo event will continue offering family friendly trick-or-treating and Halloween activities during the day, it’ll be joined by a new experience: Beware the Night, a separately ticked evening event with spookier family friendly experiences.

Back in April, I shared that part of my birthday plans included joining local author Deborah Gregory on a “Fractal Walk” through the Ormond Beach Memorial Gardens. I did just that and am back to tell you about the experience and her newly released book, “Spiritual Wayfinding: 33 Walking Meditations for Navigating Life with Embodied Wisdom.”

When Avery was around four, we took her on her first trip to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Merritt Island. Scott and I had visited before she was born, and it remains a family favorite.

The Little Theatre of New Smyrna Beach presents Deathtrap, Ira Levin’s classic comedic thriller packed with twists, tension, dark humor, and the kind of theatrical surprises that keep audiences guessing until the very end.

One of the best parts of owning a small business in Edgewater and now NSB has been the relationships we've built along the way. Since starting out of our home kitchen in 2020, we've collaborated with other local businesses. Even short seasons together helped get our name (and hopefully theirs) out there. Today we're highlighting a few businesses who've supported Dutch Oven since the early days and continue to grow alongside us.

Two Edgewater businesses - Wildflour Market and Rise Yaupon Tea - are combining forces to change the game with a truly local matcha.

Join us for the Taco & Empanada Fest at the Jackie Robinson Ballpark on Saturday, September 19th. Hosted from 12pm-6pm, come out for a day filled with food, music, and fun!

Trust Public Adjusting Group recently conducted a social media poll asking homeowners one simple question: What is your biggest concern about filing an insurance claim? By far, the number one response was, "I'm afraid my insurance premiums will increase."

Summer is in full swing and the heat is blazing both the ocean and the river! This doesn’t stop the fish though as the bite is just as hot! This time of the year the Snook really gets fired up and seems more aggressive.

REALTORS® do more than help people buy and sell homes. They advocate for private property rights, practical housing solutions, and policies that strengthen the communities where they live and work.

In the famous balcony scene in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” Juliet muses, “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” She argues that a name is arbitrary and superficial. Juliet proved to be fatally wrong when it came to the feuding Capulets and Montagues.

Butter me up in the dreamiest shade of yellow. Think creamy custard: soft, rich and somehow the perfect summer neutral. It feels sunny without being too bright and looks especially gorgeous against sun-kissed skin. From breezy dresses and linen sets to handbags, sandals and statement accessories, this buttery hue is an easy way to freshen up your Florida summer wardrobe.

The hospitality trade is built on a foundation of breakneck paces, bruising hours, and notoriously short tempers. It is a punishing, thrilling way to make a living, but at the Bartender Brawl this past month at DeLand Cocktail Company within The DeLand Hotel, the narrative shifted. While the pace was absolutely electric, those famous tempers were checked entirely at the door.

Volusia County does not have to become another endless stretch of traffic lights, chain stores, and cookie-cutter subdivisions. We can choose a future that values conservation alongside prosperity and residents alongside economic opportunity.

Volunteers, local businesses and Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity came together to help one local build a place to call home. Sometimes all it takes is a hammer, a nail gun and a handful of people willing to give up a Saturday morning to remind you what a community is supposed to look like.