Working on open letter to NSB mayor & city manager

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Headline Surfer, the 24/7 Internet newspaper here in New Smyrna Beach, is working on an open letter to Mayor Adam Barringer and City Manager Pam Brangaccio that calls for their resignations in the wake of alleged ethics violations and even more allegations of wrongdoing.

Headline Surfer is hoping to publish the open letter within the 9 o'clock hour. To clarify, that's 9 p.m., having given all involved a chance to respond to questions.

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Yard-sale fundraiser in Edgewater for Amy Sue Root, little girl struck while riding scooter
Amy Sue Root of Edgewater critically injured in 2010 / Headline SurferPhoto for Headline Surfer / Amy Sue Root as shown in 2008 before her accident.

EDGEWATER -- A yard-sale fundraiser is being held Friday, Saturday and Sunday to help provide care for Amy Sue Root, the little girl struck by a motor vehicle while riding her scooter.

The fundraiser is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. all three days at 3207 Silver Palm Drive, rain or shine.

Amy Sue Root was just 8 years old when she was struck by a truck while riding her Razor scooter in her Edgewater neighborhood on Jan. 24, 2010.

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St. Patrick's Day part of Main Street Bike Week scene

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Bike Week Irish T-shirts on sale / Headline SurferIrish-clad bikers / Headline SurferHeadline Surfer photos by Henry Frederick / St. Patrick's Day T-Shirts were being offerred for sale Sunday on the final day of Bike Week. A couple wih green headbands check out Main Street on their green crotch rocket motorcycle.
DAYTONA BEACH -- The final day of Bike Week on Main Street had a distinctively Irish flare with bikers awash in green.
From hats to T-shirts to beads, there was plenty of green.
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Breaking News: Massive expansion and modernization of Daytona International Speedway proposed

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Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood / Headline SurferDaytona International Speedway future / Headline SurferThe proposed future of Daytona International Speedway is unveiled at a Friday morning press conference, 48 hours before the Daytona 500.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood this morning conducted the first in-depth, virtual “walk through” of what the World Center of Racing would look like as part of a proposed $250 million massive redevelopment project.
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Daytona 500 images: Trevor Bayne caught up in wreck
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Trevor Bayne gets sandwiched in the 2013 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
Jimmie Johnson would stay clear of this early lap race to win his second Daytona 500.
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Pavlina interviews DJ Clinton Sparks in Daytona Beach


DAYTONA BEACH -- Famous DJs are mixing techo music and getting noticed as musicians rather than just a guy behind the spinning record. Clinton Sparks has been a top DJ for years in New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.
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Surfer with board on New Smyrna Beach at sunrise Monday / Headline SurferDaytona area tide report / Headline SurferHeadline Surfer photo by Henry Frederick / This surfer passes by the New Smyrna Beach Boardwalk as the sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean about 6:40 a.m. Monday. In the inset is the tide report for today and Tuesday along the Volusia County beaches.

DAYTONA BEACH -- The surf water temp taken by Volusia County lifeguards at the World's Most Famous Beach has been holding in the mid to lower 70's. Waves are 3 to 5 feet and choppy and the current is moving slowly to the south.

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