Enjoy food trucks Friday night in Midtown

Make your Friday night dinner plans easy at the Midtown Food Truck Rally from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25. Enjoy delicious food options and a DJ at this event happening on Lincoln Street between Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune and George W. Engram boulevards. Food trucks include:

East Coast Taco’s
Wicked Good Mini Donuts
Sauté Kingz By Chef Count
Wabi Sabi Hibachi on Wheels
Al's Ice Cream Gelato
Fat Boi Gourmet Potatoes
Allan's Jerk Shack
Slapped Kitchen
Monster steak
Double Dippin

Redistricting update: Meet your commissioner

To ensure the city’s six zones represent an equal number of residents, every 10 years, the city adjusts the boundaries of each zone in accordance with population shifts. Using population numbers from the 2020 Census count, the city increased its residential base by more than 10,500 residents from 2010 to 2020. The process to evenly distribute Daytona Beach’s residents – called redistricting – has been completed, and new zone maps will be effective Sept. 1.

Residents are invited to meet their respective commissioner and learn about recent and future projects in their zone. All meetings begin at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 3: Zone 6
Commissioner Paula R. Reed
Cherry Cultural Center, 925 George W. Engram Blvd.

Thursday, Oct. 5: Zone 2
Commissioner Ken Strickland
Schnebly Rec Center, 1101 N. Atlantic Ave.
Tuesday, Oct. 10: Zone 3
Commissioner Quanita May
Dickerson Recreation Complex, 308 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Wednesday, Oct. 11: Zone 1
Commissioner Monica Paris
Dickerson Recreation Complex, 308 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Thursday, Oct. 12: Zone 5
Commissioner Dannette Henry
Yvonne Scarlett-Golden Cultural & Educational Center, 1000 Vine Street

Daisy Stocking Park improvements

Renovations to historic Daisy Stocking Park, which is near Bethune-Cookman University, are underway. With temporary fencing installed around the four-acre property, demo crews have placed silt fencing and removed existing seating and some trees. Once demo is finished, footers for the new shade structure will be installed. This $2.3 million project, which was partially funded by a $1 million grant from the African-American Cultural and Historical Grant and $330,000 from Daytona Beach Racing and Recreational Facilities District, is expected to be completed in 2024.

Painting at Peninsula Women’s Club

Closed since 2019, painting of the 100-year-old building’s interior has started. Following a fresh coat of paint, other improvements include the installation of a new A/C unit, tables and chairs. Opened in 1923 and listed on the National Register for Historic Places, the multiuse facility is a contributing structure in the South Peninsula Historic District.

Beachside signs to be replaced

More than a dozen storm-damaged wayfinding signs on the beachside have been identified and are expected to be replaced in the near future. Traffic Control Devices, LLC was the lowest responsive bidder for the $141,718 project. Fabrication and installation of the new signage should take a couple of weeks.

Join our team

Put your experience, passion and skills to work in Daytona Beach! We have many job opportunities and offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. Openings include:

Senior Utility Service Worker
Buyer/Procurement Analyst
City surveyor
Accountant – Financial Business Analyst
Traffic Maintenance Worker
Development Review Engineer
AutoCADD Drafting Specialist
Redevelopment Project Manager
Senior Planner
Parks & Recreation Lifeguards
Police Officers

Community reading resources

Little Free Libraries
Parents are reminded to take advantage of the Little Free Library program available at the city’s community centers! The concept is simple – bring a book, take a book. Read it and return it or read it and cherish it. Little Free Libraries are at the front entrances of the Dickerson Community Center (308 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.), Cherry Cultural & Educational Center (925 George W. Engram Blvd.) and Yvonne Scarlett-Golden Cultural & Educational Center (1000 Vine St.). To donate books to help keep these libraries full, call Vincent Terry at (386) 671-5830.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program
Through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program, all children under 5 years of age living in the 32114 zip code can receive an age-appropriate book each month. Books are mailed directly to the child’s home at no cost to the family.

Coke Zero Sugar 400 city fundraiser benefits local youth

Each year the city offers many programs that have scholarships available for qualifying youth. This year, NASCAR has partnered with the city to offer a discounted ticket to the Coke Zero Sugar 400, with $5 of every ticket sold benefitting the Parks & Recreation Scholarship Fund. The race is at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26.

City of Daytona Beach Ticket Package

$45 per person (seating in sections 308-313)
Participate in track walk prior to the race (time and more details to be provided closer to the race)

To purchase tickets, paid parking or UNOH Fan Zone, email Jillian Hoy.