Love Band performs at Midtown Music Concert Series

Enjoy free concert by the Love Band Saturday night at Daisy Stocking Park

Free concert is part of Midtown Music Concert Series

Enjoy a night of music and fun as the Love Band performs Saturday night at Daisy Stocking Park, 550 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd. in Daytona Beach. The Love Band originated on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University. Its members are former students who love to perform for folks who love to dance.

The city-sponsored show is from 7 to 9 p.m. Food and drink vendors will be onsite. Attendees can bring their own chairs; however, coolers are not allowed.

Additional sponsors of the Midtown Music Concert Series include AdventHealth Daytona Beach, VyStar Credit Union, VITAS Healthcare and U-Store Self Storage. For more information, visit www.codb.us/MidtownMusic.

Community Listening Sessions for Coronavirus Recovery Funds

Public invited to community listening sessions for Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

The public is invited to participate in listening sessions to learn about the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds the city is receiving and provide feedback on how the monies should be used. The city’s allocation from the federal government is $15 million.

The Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds provide substantial flexibility to meet local needs—including support for households, small businesses, impacted industries, essential workers and the communities hardest hit by the crisis. The funds can also be used to make necessary investments in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure.

Citizen feedback is an important part of the process in determining how the funds will be used. The listening sessions begin at 6 p.m. on the following days and locations:

Tuesday, July 13
Midtown Cultural and Educational Center
925 George W. Engram Blvd.

Wednesday, July 14
Schnebly Recreation Center
1101 N. Atlantic Ave.

Thursday, July 15
Daytona Beach Police Department Headquarters*
129 Valor Blvd.

*The July 15 meeting at the Police Department Headquarters will include a virtual option for people who are unable to attend.

For more information about the recovery funds, visit the city’s website.

Free COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Main Street Tuesday, July 13

In an effort to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, the city is working with the Health Department to provide opportunities at local businesses where residents can receive the vaccine.

There will be a free community COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, at Dirty Harry’s Pub located at 705 Main St. in Daytona Beach. The Health Department will provide Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to people ages 21 and older.

No appointment is needed for the clinic; walk-ins are welcome. Persons receiving the vaccine must have identification. People who receive the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine will have to return 28 days later for their second dose.

For more information, call (386) 274-0500, press #.

Register for tour of city’s innovative water treatment facility

Residents can register for an educational tour of the city’s full-scale direct potable reuse demonstration testing system at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 27. Due to limited space in the facility, attendance will be capped at 15 people and filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Located at the city's wastewater treatment plant off LPGA Boulevard, the innovative facility processes treated effluent and produces purified water, which is then returned to the wastewater treatment process and is not placed in the city’s drinking water supply.

The facility is part of a pilot program with the St. Johns River Water Management District to provide valuable, continuous, real-time data that will be available for use by regulatory agencies to assist them with developing standards and guidelines for this technology. The two-year data gathering effort of the demonstration is expected to be completed this fall.

For more information and to register, visit the city’s website.

Daytona Beach Downtown Farmers' Market produce

Stop by the new vendors at the Downtown Farmers’ Market

Head to the Daytona Beach Downtown Farmers' Market Saturday morning and check out two of their new vendors!

The Obsession Dessert bakery offers fresh strawberries, apples and other fruits in season.
Sandbox Homestead, owned by Brian McCurdy, offers organic produce from his Daytona Beach beachside backyard garden. He will also offer tips to use yard space to grow your own produce. McCurdy makes homemade peanut butter from peanuts he grows in his backyard as well as his own granola.

The Downtown Farmers’ Market is from 7 a.m. to noon every Saturday at the Market@Magnolia located at 100 Magnolia Ave. between Beach Street and Palmetto Avenue. Free parking is available behind the Riverfront Shops. More information about the Downtown Farmers' Market and Riverfront Shops is available online.