ORMOND BEACH
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 11, NO. 37
THE MUSIC MAN PAGE 3B THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023
Tymber Creek Apartments approved A new law could have allowed a higher density project, leading the commission to OK a ‘lesser evil’. PAGE 2A
Preventing overdoses Should school nurses and guardians carry Narcan at Volusia County Schools? PAGE 10A INSIDE PAINTING THE TOWN Art Spotlight presents ‘For the Love of Ormond’ exhibit. PAGE 10A
ARRESTED
Ormond Beach man charged with videotaping an underage girl in a bathroom. PAGE 8A
ON THE ROSTER
Cheer Force All Stars’ Mackenzie Gennaro will cheer at Coastal Carolina. PAGE 6B
GREAT SEASON
Mainland flag football team’s season ends in Class 1A final four loss. PAGE 5B
SKILLS TO WORK
Ale of a good time The Rotary Club of Ormond Beach and S.R. Perrott teamed up to bring back the Ormond Beach Beer Festival to Rockefeller Gardens. PAGE 1B
Photo by Michele Meyers
Riggs Harris from 95.7 the Hog, J.R. Rivera with the Half Wall Brewery and Martin Truda who is a regular at the brewery hang out at the fourth annual Ormond Beach Beer Festival.
Want fries with that?
Pumphouse BBQ wins first Ormond Burger Week. PAGE 3A
Brian Mateo will be moving on to work full time at B. Braun.
VMA celebrates its first FAME class of advanced manufacturing workers. PAGE 9A
FIELD TRIP PREP
Best pitch
Make Yourself at Home: A Universal experience. PAGE 12A
After winning its first 5A regional game against Wesley Chapel, the Seabreeze baseball team loses 6-1.
PAGE 4B TURTLE TRACKS
Total nests: 84 Nests this week: 30 Loggerhead nests: 79 Leatherback nests: 2 Kemp's Ridley nests: 3 Nests in Ormond: 11 Nests in Ormond-by-the-Sea: 22
INDEX
Business......................PAGE 7A Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner............... PAGE 6A Letters.......................PAGE 12A McMillan....................PAGE 12A Public Notices.............PAGE 7B Real Estate..................PAGE 7B Sports......................... PAGE 4B
Happy 75 years Tillandsia Garden Club celebrates years of community service. Pumphouse BBQ owner Rob West, Chef Bryan Brymer and employee Miles Hiniker.
Photo by Jarleene Almenas
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