Local observances focus on the past and the future
BY ASHLEY D. THOMAS
DAYTONA TIMES
Festivals, ceremonies and workshops celebrating and recollecting the accomplishments of Blacks in Volusia County are at the helm of this...
Embry-Riddle to debut program in aerospace physiology
SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES
This fall, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will launch a unique undergraduate aerospace physiology program in collaboration with Florida Hospital for students...
Cleaning up the Boulevard
Volunteers take a break from their cleaning task.PHOTOS BY DUANE C. FERNANDEZ SR./HARDNOTTSPHOTOGRAPHY.COM
Daytona Beach leaders and residents...
Flooding increases in Central Florida as power is restored
BY STEPHEN HUDAK
ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS
ORLANDO – Surging waters spawned by Hurricane Irma’s heavy rains caused flooding in several parts of Central Florida on Tuesday, even...
Giving thanks for a brand-new house
Habitat for Humanity helps hard-working mom realize dream of home ownership
BY PENNY DICKERSON
DAYTONA TIMES
The Thanksgiving holiday has taken on a heightened sense of...
Technology and the Civil Rights Movement
Rainbow PUSH Coalition explores the digital divide
BY JAZELLE HUNT
NNPA NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON – If Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were alive and dreaming today, his...
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION 2017
Local activities include banquet, festival
Daytona Beach’s Juneteenth observance started with a banquet on June 14 and ended with a large community festival on Saturday...
‘Phenomenal Princess’ program helps girls with self-esteem, life skills
BY ANDREAS BUTLER
DAYTONA TIMES
For the past four years, LaKesha Green has been driving from Daytona Beach to Palatka twice a week to help girls...
Earnhardt Jr. breaks with NASCAR; supports peaceful protests
BY GEORGE DIAZ
ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS
NASCAR dare fire Dale Earnhardt Jr.?
NASCAR’s favorite son didn’t double-dare NASCAR officials to do so, but he certainly went against the...
Documentary relives Robinson’s spring training game in Daytona
COMPILED BY DAYTONA TIMES STAFF
The Halifax Historical Museum will commemorate Jackie Robinson’s history-making 1946 spring training game in Daytona Beach with a gala reception...
