The West Volusia Beacon

1 week ago | beacononlinenews.com | Margie Dykes

Yard Sale at Faith LutheranFaith Lutheran Church in DeLand is having a Yard Sale 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17. The address is 509 E. Pennsylvania Ave. Call 386-734-2791, visit www.faithlutherandeland.org or email [email protected]. Women’s conference in Daytona Beach“Women of Faith Rebuilding,” a two-day women’s conference of restoration, purpose and power, will take place 8-10 a.m. Saturday, May 17, at Greater Friendship Baptist Church, 539 George Engram Blvd. in Daytona Beach.

2 weeks ago | beacononlinenews.com | Al Everson

A major expansion of SunRail is in East Central Florida’s future, now that the transit system’s governing board has voted to launch a study of such a venture and to determine its cost. The Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission April 24 unanimously decided to take the next steps to make the Sunshine Corridor a reality. “We are on the cusp of moving ahead to the next phase,” Florida Department of Transportation District 5 Secretary John Tyler told the panel.

2 weeks ago | beacononlinenews.com | Al Everson

In what may be a record opening for the growing grocery chain in Florida, the new Aldi supermarket in Deltona drew hundreds — maybe thousands — of eager shoppers May 1. “I love it,” Deltona Mayor Santiago Avila Jr. said. “It gives everybody a great affordable alternative for food.”Some said the crowd began forming before dawn, well before the 8:45 a.m. ribbon cutting. The new Aldi store at 2880 Howland Blvd. occupies the space formerly used by Winn-Dixie.

2 weeks ago | beacononlinenews.com | Al Everson

With the prospect of enlarging Deltona’s tax base and its commercial sector, the Deltona City Commission has tentatively approved the rezoning of a parcel almost adjacent to Amazon. The commission April 21 voted 6-1 to change the zoning of 36.46 acres along North Normandy Boulevard at the intersection with Rhode Island Avenue from single-family residential (R1AA) to Mixed Use Planned Unit Development (MPUD). Commissioner Stephen Colwell cast the dissenting vote.

2 weeks ago | beacononlinenews.com | Al Everson

In what may be a record opening for the growing grocery chain in Florida, the new Aldi supermarket in Deltona drew hundreds — maybe thousands — of eager shoppers May 1. “I love it,” Deltona Mayor Santiago Avila said. “It gives everybody a great affordable alternative for food.”Some said the crowd began forming before dawn, well before the 8:45 a.m. ribbon cutting. The new Aldi store at 2880 Howland Boulevard occupies the space formerly used by Winn-Dixie.