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Video by Sera Frederick / Denny's restaurant on S.R. 44 in New Smyrna Beach was typical of family-style eateries in Volusia County drawing NASCAR fans here for the weekend races at Daytona International Speedway.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Sally Smith, general manager at Denny's restaurant on State Road 44, was all smiles with a packed house for Saturday breakfast and lunch.

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Port Orange agrees to lower permit fees in an attempt to re-activate a project to build an 87-unit Comfort Inn & Suites.

PORT ORANGE – Trying to jump-start the stalled construction of a Country Inn & Suites hotel near Interstate 95, city officials have agreed to slash a permit fee.

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DAYTONA BEACH – Special event tourism might not be what it was a decade ago, but a resurgent Speed Weeks might have helped lower the local jobless rate, according to numbers released today by the Agency for Workforce Innovation.

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Courtesy illustration / Port Orange's long-stalled Riverwalk complex remains is back on the drawing boards, thanks to a unanimous vote of the City Council.

PORT ORANGE – Hoping to jump-start a stalled plan considered vital for Port Orange’s future, the City Council has unanimously approved asking developers to step forward and fulfill its Riverwalk dreams.

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DAYTONA BEACH -- Things are looking up at Daytona Beach International Airport economy wise. Passenger traffic at the airport increased 2 percent in February compared with the same month a year ago.

Last month, 43,757 passengers flew in and out of the county-operated airport. This compares with 42,803 travelers recorded in February 2010.

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DAYTONA BEACH -- Passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport increased 27 percent in December compared to the same time in 2009.

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(Photo by Dale Smith). Adele Aletti, owner of Gone Bonkers, 314 Flagler Ave., wraps festive garland around the handrails of her shop, as she readies for Light up Flagler on Friday and NSB Christmas Parade on Saturday.

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH – When Adele Aletti made the decision to move to New Smyrna Beach in 1988 to open a store on Flagler Avenue, she said she thought she had gone bonkers.

“Really, I did,” she said Monday, remembering having second thoughts of “Oh, what have I done?”

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Photos by Dale Smith

Sue Ross and Bob Mitchell of New Smyrna Beach pick up fresh lettuce and tomatoes from Logan Laurino, of Laurino Produce of Samsula, at the United Church of Christ's farmer's market, which had its debut on Saturday.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The debut of the United Church of Christ Community Farmers Market brought smiles to Sharon Sturms on Saturday morning.

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DAYTONA BEACH -- Passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport increased 35 percent in October, compared with the same month last year.

This past Saturday night was Cruisers Night on Canal Street. If you missed it, you missed a great crowd, gorgeous cars and a beautiful evening. The Chamber and Visitor Information Center was open! The front
doors were standing wide open; we set up a table out front on the sidewalk with free coffee and bottled water.