The Island Voice

Have you seen The Island Voice magazine around town? It is free and can be picked up in a bunch of local businesses and locations from Port Orange to Edgewater, you can also subscribe and have it delivered to your home for $18.00 per year. This publication is run by two local women who do a great job with business information, interesting articles and a really attractive format. I checked their website and it has not been updated since early this year, Nancy Brosnan, the publisher was kind enough to email me and said that it is under construction and will be updated and ready to go by the end if this month, I will add a note when it is ready! The magazine is great. Check it out!

Labor Day Weekend Events

If you watch the news or open the paper today it is hard to get excited about Labor Day Weekend. Our neighbors to the west are under water, Gustav is projected to smack into New Orleans and shut down oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and Florida has 3.5 million in budget deficits. Yipee....

If you can get out of bed after hearing all that here are some weekend goings on around town.

Local Bar & Club Schedule

Here is a handy site with Local Attractions

Have you ever checked out the Sea Vista Tiki Bar they call it a resort and Tiki Bar, it is really a nice, clean little motel right on the beach. They have a pool and Tiki Bar and I have been told it is a nice place to stop in on the weekend.

Toni & Joes has extended hours right now and live jazz, they also have the best cheese steak in town.

The weather will be great so get out and enjoy the beach or river!

Summer Camp

Speaking of Samsula, along with Pepper Picking, there is a great summer camp out there. Marcody Ranch located at 3804 Pioneer Trail is having summer camps each week this summer. My daughter takes lessons there during the school year, and she is attending the camp this week. She has had a fantastic time. They ride, do crafts, play games, have water activities and ride some more. They are learning about the care of horses, grooming, all sorts of horsey things. They have 12-15 openings a week and you can call Hope at the ranch to find out what weeks are still open. If you have a horse crazy girl I highly recommend it, it also runs from 9am-5pm, Monday thru Friday so it is a FULL day of activities.

Weekend Events in New Smyrna

There is alot happening this weekend, we have a big birthday and of course Father's Day. Another birthday and holiday go by without any sign of my children's father. Luckily they have Grandpa and their Uncle.

There are bands or special events at The Garlic, Gilly's Pub 44. Merk's Bar and Grille, OM Bar and Chill Lounge, Stella's and Peanut's. Check out today's Accent for a total list of area club happenings.

The New Smyrna Beach Police Department will hold its 2nd annual Motorcycle Skills Competition on Saturday from 9am-3pm at NSB High School. It is free and the public is welcome. They will have refreshments and sell T-Shirts to benefit Special Olympics.

If you plan on swimming in lakes or ponds, please read this. With the onset of hot weather Volusia County has issued a warning about the dangerous amoeba that killed three children in 2007. Be aware, not only are lakes and ponds a risk, but a poorly maintained swimming pool can also house this creepy critter. Know where your children are swimming.

I found this online newspaper this week NSBNEWS.net
interesting features and opinions, it is updated frequently and has some good information.

As always it will be a nice weekend for the beach, remember your sunscreen and swim near a lifeguard. Enjoy!

First Turn

We had to run some errands in Daytona yesterday so we stopped in at the First Turn Steakhouse and Sports Lounge in Port Orange. It is located at 5236 S. Ridgewood Ave, about a mile south of the Dunlawton Bridge. They have a race themed restaurant and bar and an Outside Tiki Bar. We got there about 11:45am, there were a few people at the bar and one party at a booth, the bartender/server told us to sit anywhere, she took our drink order and lunch order quickly and was very nice.

We waited it seemed a long time for our order since we were really the only ones in there, a man who appeared to be a regular came in and sat behind us, he got his food superfast, I think the being a regular thing helped. But we did finally get out food, the chicken wings were huge and delicious. According to my children, the fries were "the best" and worth the wait. I had a large garden salad and picked at their wings. The salad was bigger than "large" and full of the garden.

It was good food at a good price, service was ok if you overlook the wait time. We will go back for sure.

They don't have a website that I could find. They are a short drive from New Smyrna, if you haven't been check it out.