The West Volusia Artists are excited to introduce John Walton, aka JAW, as the Artist of the Month for October. His whimsical clay piece of a dragon and an elf is titled Napping Friends. This piece is ...

Shoestring Theatre in Lake Helen will open its 76th season with A Murder Is Announced, the classic Miss Marple mystery by Agatha Christie. Published as a novel in 1950 and adapted for the stage in ...

Former Volusia County Council Member Pat Northey is recovering after she said she was injured June 19, while walking her Labrador, Lily, in Deltona when another dog charged from a nearby home. Northey ...

On May 28, The Table restaurant closed its doors. In a post announcing the closure on Facebook, the restaurant on the southeast corner of the New York Avenue and Woodland Boulevard intersection stated ...

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In Deltona’s earliest years, before rapid growth reshaped the landscape, one small red building stood at the heart of a budding community — a place where residents gathered not just to learn, but to ...

A group of local artists is keeping creativity accessible and community-centered through Green Circle Art, a cooperative gallery and teaching space in Downtown DeLand. Owned by Dennis Raby for a ...

Kudos to Tracey Vondra for her update on D.R. Horton’s plans to redevelop the old Southridge (aka Sandhill) Golf Course, which was previously the City of DeLand’s unregulated dump in the 1940s and ...

Editor, The Beacon: With the current discord between the Democratic and Republican parties, a new legitimate independent political party needs to be established. In the past, several independent ...

On Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 7:30 p.m., DeLand’s Grand Dame, the Athens Theatre, welcomes the music of another iconic band with Ticket to the Moon – The ELO Experience, a one-night-only tribute ...

Editor, The Beacon: For what it's worth, we are not living harmoniously as a whole. The level of discord in this world is reaching levels capable of erasing many peaceful bridges that have been built ...

A Gainesville consulting firm is working with Deltona’s civic leaders and interested citizens to plan a vision for the biggest city in Volusia County. As JBPro guides the formation of Deltona’s Vision ...