Candidate Forum with city manager finalists is Saturday at Midtown Community Center

A candidate forum with the finalists for the city manager position will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 20, at the Midtown Cultural & Educational Center located at 925 George W. Engram Blvd. At the forum, the public will have an opportunity to hear from the finalists and ask them questions.

For those who are unable to attend in person, there is a virtual meeting option:

City Manager Forum: Zoom Meeting
Call-in number: (646) 558-8656
Meeting ID: 997 7832 1588
Passcode: 032701

The forum will also air on www.codb.us/DBTV and Spectrum Channel 490. In addition, videos of the finalists’ presentations with the public at the forum will be posted to the city’s website next week.

Physical distancing of chairs is planned in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. All attendees are asked to wear a face covering when inside the building. More information about each candidate can be found at www.codb.us/CityManagerSearch.

Longtime city employee saves stranger

A longtime city employee is being praised as a hero for saving a stranger’s life after he found a 57-year-old man unresponsive and slumped over his steering wheel on Mason Avenue. Utilities worker Theodore “Ted” Wolfe didn’t expect to use his recent CPR training provided by the city so quickly, but his impeccable timing and Good Samaritan spirit kicked in when he saw the helpless man had already turned blue.

While other panicked motorists were shouting that the driver was dead, Ted quickly got out of his car and sprang into action. At the same time, Tammy Leggett, a registered nurse who works in Halifax Medical Center’s emergency room, drove up to the scene. Together they began to administer CPR – Ted started chest compressions while Tammy worked on the man’s breathing. They were able to administer CPR and get the suspected overdose victim breathing again before Volusia County EVAC arrived and took over.

The man, later identified as Kevin McFeaters, was transported to Halifax Medical Center for further evaluation. He was placed into protective custody under the Marchman Act, a state statute created to compel a suspected substance abuser to seek treatment. For his life-saving efforts, Ted was recognized by the American Heart Association as a HeartSaver Hero. More details about Ted’s efforts to save Kevin can be found online.

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Beer & Bacon event returns to Beach Street

Enjoy beer, bacon and live music in a splendid setting at the 3rd Annual Beer & Bacon Festival! Participating Riverfront Shops of Daytona Beach merchants in historic Downtown Daytona Beach will serve up a variety of craft beer tastings from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 27.

Advance tickets are $20 per person and are available online through 11:30 p.m. Friday, March 26. Tickets are $25 per person if purchased on the day of the event. Tickets can also be purchased at Purely CBD, 204 N. Beach St.

Tickets include 20 beer samples and a souvenir beer glass. Unique bacon snacks will also be sold separately for $3-$5 at each stop.

All attendees should pick up their Beer & Bacon Festival passports, beer tickets and keepsake glass at one of two registration points (one south and one north on Beach Street) until tickets are sold out. Plenty of free parking is available behind the shops, which can be accessed off of Palmetto Avenue.

For more information, visit www.RiverfrontShopsOfDaytona.com.

Parkway renamed to honor Jackie Robinson

City Island Parkway has been renamed to Jackie Robinson Parkway to honor the late sports hero who broke the color barrier at the Daytona Beach ballpark March 17, 1946. At that time, Robinson played for the Montreal Royals and became the first African American man to play Major League Baseball during a spring training game between the Royals and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, which is adjacent to the roadway and also named after the sports legend.

The renamed parkway runs between Magnolia and Orange avenues. A date to celebrate the renaming of the parkway will be announced at a later date.