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The towers are in place and the date is set. White Castle®, home of The Original Slider® and America’s first fast-food hamburger chain, today announced that its Daytona Beach Castle will open on Tuesday, September 22, with a ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. and a full day of first-day Craver festivities to follow. In a city that has been welcoming visitors for more than a century, the countdown to the first Slider is officially on.

I recently noticed my 25-year-old Danforth/fluke-style anchor was coming apart. We use our boat more often than most owners, so it wasn’t surprising that we needed to replace it with “like and kind.” But for those who are starting from scratch, choosing the right anchor is not just about weight.

As our summer heat continues to pulse at high temperatures the fishing bite remains just as hot. Both inshore and offshore fishing has had amazing action!

Living in Volusia County gives residents a front-row seat to Florida’s Space Coast, where rockets launched from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral are often visible from our own backyards.

On Saturday, Oct. 24, East Coast Current is hosting Authors on the River: A Literary Luncheon at The Grille at Riverview in New Smyrna Beach. This is the first time we’ve ever done an event like this, and I’m really looking forward to it.

Tucked away on Stetson’s picturesque campus, this little museum is a literal hidden gem, housing one of the oldest and largest geologic collections in the Southeast.

Florida may be famous for its coastline, but pedaling through the moss-draped corridors of West Volusia County reveals a quieter side of the Sunshine State. Stretching just over 27 miles, the Spring to Spring Trail connects some of Central Florida’s most captivating natural and historic destinations. A vital segment of the St. Johns River to Sea Loop and part of the larger Coast to Coast and Heart of Florida trails, the route is almost entirely paved and separated from traffi

It had been more than 40 years since I’d been on an airboat. I was in my early teens the last time, somewhere around the Lone Cabbage area, and for whatever reason, I have been dying to do it again. Finally, the day came. Tiffany and I were going airboating, and I was like a kid again.

While there are some amazing farmer’s markets all around Volusia County that we have previously highlighted here in East Coast Current, I want to zoom in on a very specific corner of Port Orange that is turning into a community market hot spot.

Earlier this year, Volusia County completed its South Sand Placement Project to rebuild shoreline damaged by hurricanes, storms, nor’easters and notably Hurricanes Ian and Nicole (2022) and subsequent erosion.

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.