Port Orange, FL

If you're a resident of Port Orange, we have several important dates to mark on our calendars in the upcoming weeks. To keep anyone from getting overwhelmed, I'm going to break up the information a little bit. For this blog post, I'm going to focus on everyone who loves to play at the All Children's Park on Spruce Creek Rd, near Central Park Blvd., in Port Orange.

It's hard to believe, but All Children's Park is now twenty years old! Obviously, over the course of twenty years, the playground equipment has become weathered and worn. The good news is, two large financial grants were obtained to help renovate the park. So, over the next two to three months, $167,000+ will be spent on the renovations of the All Children's Park. If all goes as planned, it's estimated that the re-opening of the park will be some time in July.

If you've never visited the Port Orange All Children's Park, you've been missing a lot! And I can't wait to see how much better it will be with renovations and new playground equipment! In the interim, you can play at these other Port Orange parks...

• Willow Run Park
• Riverside Pavilion Park
• Airport Road Park

And since it's summer, you and your family have many choices of fun things to do, all over the Daytona Beach area. You can...

• Spend time at the beaches
• Catch a Daytona Cubs baseball game at Jackie Robinson Ball Park
• Take a short drive to Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Park
• Visit Ponce Inlet Marine Science Center
• Enjoy Ormond Beach Tomoka State Park
  

There are plenty of other fantastic activities to enjoy, so stay tuned to my blog, and I'll keep you posted.

If you and/or your family are planning to buy a new home this summer, you'll probably want to close on your new house, and get the children registered in their new schools before the new school year starts. With financing taking much longer than in the past, it's never too early to start the process of applying for your mortgage financing so you'll know how much house you can afford to buy. And it's a great time to buy now! Interest rates are low and so are the real estate prices. So don't hesiate. Make a Smart Choice and contact Lisa Hill for all your real estate needs.

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**This Daytona Beach, Port Orange, and all of Volusia County real estate information has been brought to you by Lisa Hill, Daytona Beach native, and local real estate expert.

Port Orange and Volusia County Area Guide - Courtesy of www.CenterlineHomes.com and Oakbrook in Port Orange

Schools in Port Orange:

The Volusia County School Board determines pupil placement and assigns schools.

Central Florida Colleges:

Oakbrook is located within a short drive of these higher educational institutes.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
600 S. Clyde Morris Boulevard
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
800-862-2416

Daytona State College
1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.
Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
(386) 506-3000

Daily Shopping in Port Orange:

Target Super Store - Just 2 Minutes to Shopping and Food (Also has a Starbucks inside)
1771 Dunlawton Ave
Port Orange, FL 32127
(386) 322-1348

LOWE'S OF PORT ORANGE, FL, #0741
1751 Dunlawton Ave.
Port Orange, FL 32127

Mall Shopping in Volusia County:

Sunshine Park Mall
2400 S. Ridgewood Ave.
South Daytona, FL 32119
386-756-8700

Volusia Mall
1700 W. INT'L Speedway Blvd..
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
386-253-6783

Night Life in Port Orange:

Port Orange and the Daytona Beach area offer many things to do after dark. There are some incredible Beach Clubs, Blues and Country Bars and a wide variety of culture.

Daytona Beach which is only minutes away also holds many world famous events including: Daytona Beach Bike Week, Spring Break, Daytona 500, Biketoberfest, and Speed Week to name just a few.

Restaurants in Volusia County Florida:

Dining out is easy when you live at Oakbrook. Any culinary taste is close by.

Port Orange and Volusia County Parks:

City Center Municipal Complex
1000 City Center Circle
Acreage: 45
Hours: Dawn to 11:00 pm

Memorial Park
3801 Jackson St.
Acreage: 10
Hours: Dawn to 11:00pm

Buschman Park
4575 Spruce Creek Road
Acreage: 30
Hours: Dawn to Dusk

Recreation in and Around Port Orange:

Beaches- World Famous Daytona Beach is a short ride from Oakbrook along with New Symrna, and Coco Beach

Daytona International Speedway- Famed Nascar Speedway in Daytona Beach

Ocean Center

Library - The Volusia County libraryclosest to Oakbrook.

Golf - If golf is your sport, than Oakbrook is perfect for you.

Post Office in Port Orange:

The United States Postal Servicehas a branch office that's very convenient to Oakbrook. It's located at 3480 S. Nova Rd. Port Orange, FL 32129
(800) ASK-USPS

Hospitals in Volusia County:

Halifax Health Port Orange
1041 Dunlawton Ave.
Port Orange, FL 32127
386.322.4700

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Daytona Beach and Port Orange real estate buyers and sellers, as well as residents who enjoy exquisite music from both local and international sources, this is a great time to be living or visiting the Daytona Beach and Port Orange areas!

Right now, Volusia County residents and visitors are enjoying the musical excellence of The London Symphony Orchestra and the Daytona Beach International Festival. But to add to this annual incredible event, this weekend, April 17 and 18, we can also enjoy Lakeside Jazz Fest in Port Orange.

Lakeside Jazz Fest is completely FREE, and features the United States Marine All Star Jazz Band from Washington, D.C. You can also enjoy jazz bands from the University of Central Florida, Stetson University, and more. The Festival is being held at the Kenneth W. Parker Amphitheater at Port Orange City Center.

The Lakeside Jazz Festival was established in 1998, and is hosted by local high schools jazz bands from Atlantic High School and Spruce Creek High School.

For more information, you can visit www.LakesideJazz.org where you can view a complete list of the headliner bands, and a schedule of their performances. At the festival, you can purchase food from the concession stands, with all proceeds going to summer music camp scholarships for Atlantic High School and Spruce Creek High School band members.

This is a great way to support our local high school music programs. Please enjoy the free jazz concerts, and buy food from the concession stands, so our local high schools won't have to worry about falling prey to losing their art programs, like so many other nationwide schools.

If you're visiting the Daytona Beach and Port Orange areas right now, enjoy all the fantastic musical offerings, and if you're considering buying real estate in Daytona Beach, or perhaps you'd like to buy real estate in Port Orange, or any city in East Volusia County, make a Smart Choice and contact Lisa Hill: real estate agent with Adams Cameron & Co., REALTORS®.

As a Port Orange home owner and REALTOR®, I frequently buy closing gifts for my clients after a real estate closing. Depending on the clients and their personal tastes, I give gifts from several different stores and restaurants. But one of my favorite stores, both for gift-giving and for my own indulgences, is Halstons' Fine Jewelry & Gifts.

Halstons' has been around for as long as I can remember. I had a piece of custom jewelry made by the jeweler there, over 20 years ago. Since then, I've had gem stones replaced, necklaces repaired, and I've purchased many gifts there.

One of my favorite indulgences for myself, and for clients with distinctive tastes, is a Lampe Berger lamp and a fabulous parfum fragrance for the lamp. (My favorite parfum fragrance is Ocean Breeze.) If you're not familiar with Lampe Berger, the detailing is exquisite, and the parfum fragance is the only "air freshener" I know of that "cleanses, purifies and perfumes the air". It not only fragrances, but it actually cleans the air! As for the actual lamps, if you've ever owned, or really examined a Lampe Berger lamp, you know that the substitutes that are sometimes found in other stores, pale in comparison to the real thing!

But there are many other beautiful things to enjoy at Halstons' Fine Jewelry & Gifts. Last week when I went to Halstons' to buy a new bottle of parfum fragrance for my lamps... yes, I have more than one. This time I also bought some gorgeous monogram note paper, encased by a rich green and gilt designed cover with a magnetic closure. I was surprised by it's affordability. Only now I'm reluctant to use it. It's too pretty! =)

I've been wanting to blog about Halstons for a while now, so this time while I was in the store, I also asked the owner if I could take some photos for this blog. I was given carte blanche to take photos of everything but the jewelry. (No jewelry, due to insurance purposes.)

So if you're a Port Orange home owner, renter, seasonal resident, or visitor... you owe it to yourself to visit Halstons' Fine Jewelry & Gifts. The merchandise is constantly changing, and they have a wide range of gifts and jewelry from the most exquisite to the pleasantly affordable.

So enjoy the photos, and be sure to visit Halstons' Fine Jewelry & Gifts at 3841 S. Nova Rd., Port Orange, FL 32127. The staff is always friendly and helpful and you'll certainly enjoy your shopping indulgence.

To visit their web site, just follow this link to Halston's Fine Jewelry & Gifts. But I highly recommend that you physically visit the store. Their web site doesn't feature much of their merchandise since so much of their jewelry is custom-designed, and the gifts are constantly changing. But their jeweler is the absolute best around, for any of your jewelry needs. And you can call the store at 386-788-7570 if you have any questions.

To buy real estate in Port Orange, make a Smart Choice and contact Lisa Hill with Adams Cameron REALTORS, for all your real estate needs. If you need to sell a house in Port Orange, call today for a FREE Comparative Market Analysis. And if you'd like a free gift from Halstons', just let me know your preferences while we're shopping for your next home  ;-)

I look forward to helping you with all your real estate needs. www.PortOrangeRealEstateSales.com