Al Everson

What may be a sort of miniature downtown in Deltona’s northwest quadrant may bring many of the urban amenities that the city’s people and leaders have sought for years. The […]

BEACON PHOTO/AL EVERSON; A FULL HOUSE AND THEN SOME — An interested, anxious and somewhat hostile crowd packs the Volusia County Council’s Nov. 19 meeting to hear and speak about a proposed countywide moratorium, or temporary halt, on new residential development to avert additional flooding. The council listened to four hours of public comments, many from people frustrated because of the loss or damage to their homes from flood waters the critics ascribe to new development.

What is Thanksgiving? For many, it is a day to indulge in gluttony. A day to overeat and then grouse about being “too full.”

BEACON PHOTO/MARSHA MCLAUGHLIN; CLOSED FOR GOOD — The former City Limits Taproom and Grille is now for sale. Owner Pete Ferrentino closed up shop after more than a year of struggles with a nearby Orthodox Jewish community and subsequent involvement of Volusia County’s Code Enforcement Board.

BEACON PHOTO/AL EVERSON; TWOGETHER FACING A COMMON PROBLEM — Mel Himes and Dr. Kenneth Adcook, M.D. (retired), stand in a patio area of Adcook’s home and recall when the lake was not so close to homes and other outdoor improvements. Hurricane Milton dumped more than 10 inches of rain on Deltona in October.

GRAPHIC COURTESY VOLUSIA COUNTY GROWTH AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WHERE IT’S AT — This graphic shows the location of the proposed duplex neighborhood at 1400 Jacobs Road, on DeLand’s north side. A developer wishes to purchase the 35 acres, depicted in red, to build 90 duplex units.

After weeks of hearing complaints about flooding, the Volusia County Council Dec. 3 threw cold water on a proposal to raise stormwater assessments in the unincorporated areas. “I’m feeling a […]

Call it a big deal in Deltona. As they begin a new year, city officials are adding more than a half-million dollars’ worth of new wheels to the municipal motor pool.

PHOTO COURTESY VIC BAKER; Mary Ann Pistilli, the newly elected chair of the Republican Executive Committee of Volusia County, greets Paul Deering, the outgoing chair, at the RECVC’s special meeting Dec. 14. Pistilli takes over from Deering, who led the group and the local GOP since 2019. Deering, according to sources who attended the closed-door gathering at Daytona International Speedway, announced at the outset that he would not seek re-election.

Two months after Hurricane Milton dumped rain upon the area and caused widespread flooding, East Graves Avenue in Orange City is finally clear for travel once again. “We opened it […]