NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Computer knowledge is just a click away at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library. Check out the free computer classes available in May.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The party's on Flagler Avenue from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday with the annual "New Smyrna Beach Food Festival."
Local restaurants will be selling tastes of their best dishes at "sample-size prices" and they will be competing for New Smyrna Beach's "Best on the Beach" awards.
Wal-Mart at the NSB Regional Shopping Center on State Road 44 wasn't the only happening place in New Smyrna Beach for Black Friday holiday shoppers. Canal Street and Flagler Avenue merchants showcased bargains too. Bright lights and a window of a Christmas wonderland at the Pink Flamingo at Petals, 201 Canal Street, beckoned shoppers Friday night.
Editor's note: The following story was submitted by contributing writer Dale Smith:
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Merchants on Canal Street saw a busy day after Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday, having hoped for a better-than-usual influx of shoppers from a year ago when the economy was bottoming out.
David Steven Duke, 40, of Deltona, died August 31 at home. Mr. Duke, who came to this area in 2005 from Atlanta, Georgia, was a chef, and enjoyed fishing, reading, and hanging out with friends.
Photos by Dale Smith.