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A Place to Begin Again
Article by Ilona Sandler | Photography by Nicole Campon Home is something most of us rarely think about until we are at risk of losing it. It is where we return after a long day. Where children sleep. Where meals are shared and routines take shape. It is the place that still feels familiar when everything outside seems uncertain. Now imagine it disappearing. “When people are in trouble, the first place we want to go is home,” says Trace Rudolph, chaplain at Halifax Urban Ministries. “Now...
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Ready For Anything
Look Good. Feel Good. YOLO Good. Article by Ilona Sandler | Photography by Greg Hunter There is a difference between getting dressed and being ready. The suit can be tailored. The shoes can be polished. The watch can be just right. But when you walk into a wedding, gala, holiday party or important business event, the details people notice begin long before they reach your cufflinks. For Darryl Davis, owner of YOLO Barber in South Daytona, those details matter. “It’s everything,” Davis says...
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Ilona Sandler: There’s Always More
Coming Full Circle Through the Power of Storytelling Article by Ilona Sandler | Photography by Nicole Campon I never really stopped being a journalist. I just stopped working in a newsroom. For years, my career took me in directions I never expected—from Wyoming newspapers and television news to healthcare and communications. But through every chapter, I kept coming back to one thing: people and their stories. So becoming the editor of Daytona City Lifestyle doesn’t feel like starting...
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The Five-Star Economy: Why Trust Is the Ultimate Luxury for Daytona Beach Travelers in 2026
For years, vacation-rental marketing followed a predictable, carbon-copy formula.Show the pool. Show the view. Count the bedrooms. Sprinkle in words like luxury, oceanfront, or steps from the beach, and wait for the reservations to roll in.That script is officially changing.The modern traveler still appreciates stunning design—especially along a dynamic coastline like Daytona Beach—but beauty is now just the entry fee. What guests are truly buying today is confidence.Confidence that the property...
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