Daytona Blues Festival in Daytona Beach Florida Oct 07, 2011 through Oct 09, 2

Daytona Blues Festival in Daytona Beach Florida

Oct 07, 2011 through Oct 09, 2011. Three days of fabulous blues music performed by local and upcomming artists and featuring John Nemeth, Sean Chambers Band, The Headers, Darren Johnson, Eric Culberson and many more.

The music begins Friday night, October 7, 2011 at 5:30PM and continues Saturday, October 8th - Noon to 11pm and Sunday, October 9th Noon to 10PM. Lots of food and drink and fun and music are going to be there so plan to be a part of this great event that helps support a worthy cause.

Tickets are just $25 and are available at Ticketmaster 1-800-745-3000. Kids under 10 are free.

Jackie Robinson Ballpark in beautiful downtown Daytona Beach Florida"Home of the Daytona Cubs"
105 E. Orange Ave.
Daytona Beach, FL
Currently, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Halifax Health is the focus of the festival and will receive all proceeds. For additional information call 386-846-7302 or visit http://www.annualdaytonabluesfestival.com/

Cobbs Corner Classic

Cobbs Corner Classic  5K run/1 mile walk    

The Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce graduating Leadership Class has organized our annual community event, the "Cobb's Corner Classic 5K run/1 mile walk" on November 19, 2011 at 8 AM at High Bridge Park in Ormond Beach.

The race will be professionally timed and plotted.  Here is a link to the printable brochure for the event.  http://www.racesmith.com/brochures/CobbsCorner2011.pdf

Proceeds from this event benefit the Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program. "Educating tomorrow's leaders today"

Ormond Beach Scenic Loop and Trail

Highbridge Park

39 High Bridge Road

Ormond Beach, FL 32176  Highbridge Road is off A1A about 10 miles north of Granada Blvd.

Online registration prior to November 5, 2011 is $20.  Use this link to register.  https://register.racesmith.com/Register/?event=6048 Race day registration is $30.

For additional information contact Dina Maru at 303-204-8648 or Email: Dina_maru@yahoo.com  

Additional links to the course map and other information is available at http://www.racesmith.com/races/CobbsCorner.html

Betty's A1A Café in Ormond By The Sea, Florida

Betty's A1A Café in Ormond By The Sea, Florida

The restaurant filled up quickly Saturday night and stayed busy the entire time we were there.  My wife's 3 sisters and her brother are in town visiting from Weymouth & Brockton, Mass  (south of Boston).  We met them and their spouses for dinner at Betty's A1A Café in Ormond By The Sea, Florida.

Everyone said the food was excellent and the service was good.  We had a variety of entrees, from a seafood platter to steak to chicken fingers to Caesar salad with steak.

We had a great Saturday night dinner and then sat outside for a while chatting and taking in the ocean breeze.

Betty's A1A Café in Ormond By The Sea, Florida is a real nice restaurant and a good meeting place.
Additional information and photos of Betty's A1A Cafe in Ormond By The Sea Florida can be found on the Ocean View Realty Group web site at http://ovrealty.com/Betty_s_A1A_Cafe.php 

Daytona Seafood Festival 2011

Daytona Seafood Festival 2011
presented by the Daytona Beach News-Journal


 Daytona Seafood Festival

Saturday September 24, 2011  10:30 AM – 10 PM
Sunday September 25, 2011  10:30 AM – 5 PM

General Admission is $5 and Kids 12 and under are FREE!

Family fun and entertainment will be the order of the day at the Daytona Seafood Festival on Manatee Island in downtown Daytona Beach Florida.  Lots of live music, a huge variety of seafood dishes and other goodies,

Manatee Island is about 1/2 mile north of International Speedway Blvd on the right (east) side of the street.
325 N Beach St
Daytona Beach, FL 32114

For more information call 386-307-0922 or visit http://www.daytonaseafoodfest.com/

Daytona Beach Home and Garden Show 2011

Daytona Beach Home and Garden Show 2011

Visit the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach Florida for the 2011 Home and Garden show September 23-25, 2011 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach Florida.  Hundreds of products and ideas for your home will be on display as well as help for your projects around the house.  Meet HGTV personalities throughout the weekend.

Here is the full schedule: Friday and Saturday September 23 & 24, 10 AM to 7 PM; Sunday, September 25, 10 AM to 6 PM

Admission: Adults $ 7.00, Children under 16 Free. Seniors 60+ $ 2.00 All Day and Evening.

Tickets for the Daytona Beach Home and Garden Show and other Ocean Center events can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or call 1-800-745-3000.
For additional information about the Ocean Center visit their web site at http://www.oceancenter.com

The Daytona Boat Show

The Daytona Boat Show

Visit the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach Florida for the largest fall boat show in Volusia County. September 23-25, 2011 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach Florida. You will see boat dealers representing over 20 manufacturers of marine vessels, electronics, accessories and more. All kinds of boats and everything boating.  Also see Twiggy the water skiing squirrel.

The Ocean Center is at 101 N Atlantic Ave, Daytona Beach, FL. For additional information call 386-254-4500. Here is the full schedule. Friday & Saturday, September 23 & 24, 10AM to 8PM and Sunday, September 25, 10AM to 5PM

Tickets for this and other Ocean Center events can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or call 1-800-745-3000. For additional information about the Ocean Center visit   http://www.oceancenter.com 

Admission: Adults $7; Children Under 16 Free. Seniors 60+ $2 All Day & Evening. 

Ormond By The Sea, Florida Regency Plaza Condo for lease

Ormond By The Sea, Florida Regency Plaza Condo for lease

Regency Plaza Condo

1415 Ocean Shore Blvd.

Ormond Beach, FL 32176

Rental Condo # 502 at the Regency Plaza Condo in Ormond By The Sea, Florida is a 2 bedroom 2 bath direct ocean front condo with fabulous ocean views from every room.  The living room and both bedrooms are along the ocean front balcony.   This condo is nicely furnished with everything you need for the good life…on the ocean.   The master bedroom has a king bed and the guest bedroom has a queen bed.  There is a TV and ceiling fan in each bedroom.  This condo is available for annual lease at $1400 monthly.  Tenant is responsible for Internet, electric and phone.   Regency Plaza Condo is a well maintained building with an on site manager, underground parking, ocean front pool, game room and saunas.    For additional photos visit the Ocean View Realty Group web site at

Ormond By The Sea Florida Homes sold in August, 2011

Ormond By The Sea Florida Homes sold in August, 2011

Through the Daytona Beach Area Association of Realtors® Multiple Listing Service (MLS) there were 12 Ormond By The Sea, Florida homes sold in August, 2011. Three (3) of the sales had lender involvement, either a short sale or foreclosure. Additionally, there are 35 homes under contract waiting closing and 18 of those have lender involvement. The highest priced home sold was a 3 bedroom on River Lane for $484,900 and the lowest priced was a 2-bedroom 1 bath on Hibiscus Drive for $65,000.
Comparing to last year, there were 16 Ormond By The Sea Florida homes sold in August, 2010 and 7 of those involved the lender, either a short sale or foreclosure. There were 6 homes sold in August 2009.
The high number of homes under contract (35) and the reduction in the inventory ( 98 homes for sale) are both good signs that the market may be getting stronger.
Ormond By The Sea, Florida homes sold in August, 2011 by price range.

Price range $in thousands	Number sold	1Bdrm	2Bdrm	3Bdrm	4+Bdrm	Lender involved
Under $100,000	3	0	3	0	0	0
100,000-149,999	3	0	0	3	0	3
150,000-249,999	3	0	0	3	0	0
250,000+	3	0	1	2	0	0
Total number	12	0	4	8	0	3

For information about Ormond Beach and Ormond by the Sea Florida homes and condos for sale and for rent call 386-441-8245 or visit the Ocean view Realty Group web site at www.ovrealty.com where you can also search the Daytona Beach area multiple listing service (MLS) anonymously

Ormond By The Sea, Florida Condos Sold in August, 2011

Ormond By The Sea, Florida Condos Sold in August, 2011 

Six condos sold in Ormond By The Sea, Florida during August, 2011 through the Daytona Beach Area Association of Realtors® Multiple Listing Service (MLS), one of which involved a lender as a short sale or foreclosure.
There are also 16 condos under contract pending sales closing and 5 of those involve a lender.
The six sales is higher than the 2010 monthly average of 5.5 sales and higher than the August 2010 total of 4 sales. the six sales also compares favorably to the number of sales in recent years. There were six Ormond By The Sea condos sold in August 2009 and 5 in August 2010.

The 6 sales is higher than last August when there were 2 sales.

Here is the list of the August, 2011 condo sales.

Condo Description Sold Price

Sand Dunes 3 bedroom 2 bath $108,000
Ormond Breakers 2 bedroom 2 bath $135,000
Ormond Breakers 2 bedroom 2 bath $145,000
Aquarius** 1 bedroom 2 bath $158,900*
Capriana** 3 bedroom 3 bath $420,000Capriana** 3 bedroom 3 bath $495,000

**These Condo buildings are directly on the beach
* these sales involved a lender as a short sale or foreclosure.

Storage for Rent in Ormond By The Sea, Florida

Storage for Rent in Ormond By The Sea, Florida



Storage for Rent in Ormond By The Sea, Florida

 A storage unit has become available through Ocean View Realty Group in Ormond By The Sea, Florida. Units are for storage only.

On Easterly Drive, one block west of Ocean Shore Blvd unit 4D is available for $90 monthly plus tax. This unit is 7X16 with 11' ceiling. Entry is through a 3' door. This unit is dehumidified. The storage units are at the back of and under the strip mall at 1350 Ocean Shore Blvd, rmond Beach Florida 32176.