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VOLUME 12, NO. 31
Three ways to support your local journalism: 1) scan the code, 2) call 386-447-9723, or 3) visit observerlocalnews.com/subscribe. THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2024
Over $600,000 boost for local parks Volusia approves ECHO grant requests for Ormond Beach Sports Complex, Nova Community Park PAGE 4A
REAL ESTATE
Will home prices drop? It’s complicated Local experts weigh in after NAR settlement. PAGE 3A INSIDE ALEXANDER’S
New York restaurateur teams up with developer Bill Jones to resurrect Alexander’s in Ormond Beach. PAGE 10A
WALK AND TALK
FDOT holds guided walking event on A1A in Ormond Beach PAGE 8A
OVERNIGHT DOCKING
City Commission prefers to wait on Cassen Park renovation before overnight trial period. PAGE 2A
Marvin Miller (right) laughs with his tennis opponent Nancy Burt (left) as everyone watches the video commemorating his life. Photo by Michele Meyers
Mazel tov, Marvin Miller! Jewish Federation president honored for lifetime of humanitarian service. PAGE 1B
THEIR VIEWS
Riverview Learning Center: School Board candidate, incumbent representative and district share their views PAGE 12A
JUST SAY NO
Hinson Middle School PTSA holds antitobacco pep rally for students. PAGE 5A
RICK DE YAMPERT FEATURED AT OMAM On April 6, Palm Coast author and artist Rick de Yampert will be the featured artist at the Ormond Memorial Art Museum, at 78 E. Granada Blvd. His Mr. Crow art springs from the approximately 10,000 photos he’s taken of the birds. He never uses Photoshop or AI. “The forms of the crows you see in my art — heads tilted this way or that, wings a-flutter, etc. — are the way my camera captured them in nature. My art is my way to visibly portray crows’ magical, mystical nature,” de Yampert said.
A Trails Easter The Trails Shopping Center hosts community event in Ormond Beach.
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INDEX
Business....................PAGE 10A Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Comics ........................PAGE 7B Cops Corner............... PAGE 6A Letters.......................PAGE 12A Public Notices...........PAGE 10B Sports......................... PAGE 8B Real Estate................ PAGE 11A
Open for business Ormond Beach’s first in-person FastTrac entrepreneurial class graduates. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood speaks to students during the pep rally on Monday, April 1, at Hinson Middle School. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
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