document_title: Daytona Beach, Florida

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text: Daytona Beach, Florida

text: History[edit]

text: The area where Daytona Beach is located was once inhabited by the indigenous Timucuan Indians who lived in fortified villages. The Timucuas were nearly exterminated by contact with Europeans through war, enslavement and disease and became extinct as a racial entity through assimilation and attrition during the 18th century. The Seminole Indians, descendants of Creek Indians from Georgia and Alabama, frequented the area prior to the Second Seminole War.

text: During the era of British rule of Florida between 1763 and 1783, the King's Road passed through present-day Daytona Beach. The road extended from Saint Augustine, the capital of East Florida, to Andrew Turnbull's experimental colony in New Smyrna. In 1804 Samuel Williams received a land grant of 3,000 acres (12 km2) from the Spanish Crown, which had regained Florida from the British after the American Revolution. This land grant encompassed the area that would become Daytona Beach. Williams built a slave-labor-based plantation to grow cotton, rice and sugar cane. His son Samuel Hill Williams would abandon the plantation during the Second Seminole War, when the Seminoles burned it to the ground.

text: The area now known as the Daytona Beach Historical District was once the Orange Grove Plantation, a citrus and sugar cane plantation granted to Samuel Williams in 1787. The plantation was situated on the west bank of the tidal channel known as the Halifax River, 12 miles north of Mosquito Inlet. Williams was a British loyalist from North Carolina who fled to the Bahamas with his family until the Spanish reopened Florida to non-Spanish immigration. After his death in 1810, the plantation was run by his family until it was burned down in 1835. In 1871, Mathias Day, Jr. of Mansfield, Ohio, purchased the 3,200 acre tract of the former Orange Grove Plantation. He built a hotel around which the initial section of town arose. In 1872, due to financial troubles, Day lost title to his land; nonetheless, residents decided to name the city Daytona in his honor, and incorporated the town in 1876.[9][10]

text: In 1886, the St. Johns & Halifax River Railway arrived in Daytona.  The line would be purchased in 1889 by Henry M. Flagler, who made it part of his Florida East Coast Railway.  The separate towns of Daytona, Daytona Beach, Kingston, and Seabreeze merged as "Daytona Beach" in 1926, at the urging of civic leader J.B. Kahn and others.  By the 1920s, it was dubbed "The World's Most Famous Beach".

text: Daytona's wide beach of smooth, compacted sand attracted automobile and motorcycle races beginning in 1902, as pioneers in the industry tested their inventions.[11] It hosted land speed record attempts beginning in 1904, when William K. Vanderbilt set an unofficial record of 92.307 mph (148.554 km/h).[12] Land speed racers from Barney Oldfield to Henry Seagrave to Malcolm Campbell would visit Daytona repeatedly and make the 23 mi (37 km) beach course famous.[13] Record attempts, including numerous fatal endeavors such as Frank Lockhart (Stutz Black Hawk, 1926) and Lee Bible (Triplex Special, 1929), would continue until Campbell's March 7, 1935 effort, which set the record at 276.816 mph (445.492 km/h) and marked the end of Daytona's land speed racing days.[14]

text: On March 8, 1936, the first stock car race was held on the Daytona Beach Road Course, located in the present-day Town of Ponce Inlet. In 1958, William France Sr. and NASCAR created the Daytona International Speedway to replace the beach course.  Automobiles are still permitted on most areas of the beach, at a maximum speed of 10 mph (16 km/h).

text: Geography[edit]

text:
Daytona Beach, Florida

Climate chart (explanation)

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2.7

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3.8

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2.5

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3.3

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65

5.7

88
71

5.2

90
73

6.1

90
73

6.6

87
72

4.5

82
66

3

76
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2.7

70
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Precipitation totals in inches

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24
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29
19

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Precipitation totals in mm

text: Daytona Beach is located at 29°12′N 81°2′W (29.2073, −81.0379).  According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 64.93 sq mi (168 km2). of which 58.68 sq mi (152 km2) is land and 6.25 sq mi (16 km2) is water. Water is 9.6% of the total area.

text: The city of Daytona Beach is split in two by the Halifax River lagoon, part of the Intracoastal Waterway, and sits on the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered on the north by Holly Hill and Ormond Beach and on the south by Daytona Beach Shores, South Daytona and Port Orange.

text: Climate[edit]

text: Daytona Beach has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa), which is typical of the Gulf and South Atlantic states. As is typical of much of Florida, there are two seasons in Daytona Beach; the warmer, wetter season (late May through October) and the cooler and drier season (November through April).

text: In summer, temperatures are relatively stable and there is an average of only 9.2 days annually with a maximum at or above 95 °F (35 °C); the last 100 °F (38 °C) reading was seen on August 2, 1999.[15] The Bermuda High pumps hot and unstable tropical air from the Bahamas and Gulf of Mexico, resulting in daily, but brief thundershowers. This results in the months of June through September accounting for a majority of the average annual rainfall of 49.6 in (1,260 mm).[15]

text: In winter, Daytona Beach has weather conditions typical of other cities on the Florida peninsula. On average, the coolest month is January, with a normal monthly mean temperature of 57.9 °F (14.4 °C). Occasional cold fronts can bring freezes, which from 1981 to 2010 were seen on an average of 4.7 nights annually; however, minima below 25 °F (−4 °C) are very rare, and were last seen on December 28, 2010.[15] Like much of Florida, Daytona Beach often can be very dry in late winter and early spring, and brush fires and water restrictions can be an issue. There is no record of snow on the ground in Daytona Beach since 1906; however, snow flurries have been observed twice since 1880 – on January 1, 1977 and in January 2010.[citation needed]

text: Official record temperatures range from 15 °F (−9 °C) on January 21, 1985, up to 102 °F (39 °C) on July 15, 1981 and June 24, 1944; the record cold daily maximum is 33 °F (1 °C) on Christmas 1985, while, conversely, the record warm daily minimum is 82 °F (28 °C) on September 1 and 10–11, 2008.[15] Annual rainfall has ranged from 31.36 in (797 mm) in 2006 and 1956, up to 79.29 in (2,014 mm) in 1953.[15] The most rainfall to have occurred in a calendar day was 12.85 in (326 mm) on October 10, 1924, which contributed to 24.82 in (630 mm) of rain that fell that month, the most of any calendar month.[15]

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hideClimate data for Daytona Beach Int'l, Florida (1981–2010 normals,[16] extremes 1923–present)

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Year

Record high °F (°C)

92 (33)

89 (32)

92 (33)

96 (36)

100 (38)

102 (39)

102 (39)

101 (38)

99 (37)

95 (35)

90 (32)

88 (31)

102 (39)

Mean maximum °F (°C)

81.7 (27.6)

83.4 (28.6)

86.8 (30.4)

89.5 (31.9)

93.6 (34.2)

95.1 (35.1)

96.1 (35.6)

95.4 (35.2)

92.4 (33.6)

89.5 (31.9)

85.1 (29.5)

82.5 (28.1)

97.5 (36.4)

Average high °F (°C)

68.4 (20.2)

70.7 (21.5)

74.5 (23.6)

79.2 (26.2)

84.7 (29.3)

88.4 (31.3)

90.2 (32.3)

89.6 (32)

86.9 (30.5)

82.0 (27.8)

76.0 (24.4)

70.4 (21.3)

80.1 (26.7)

Average low °F (°C)

47.3 (8.5)

50.1 (10.1)

54.2 (12.3)

58.6 (14.8)

65.4 (18.6)

71.4 (21.9)

73.0 (22.8)

73.4 (23)

72.2 (22.3)

65.9 (18.8)

57.3 (14.1)

50.5 (10.3)

61.7 (16.5)

Mean minimum °F (°C)

29.6 (−1.3)

33.3 (0.7)

38.4 (3.6)

44.6 (7)

54.8 (12.7)

65.2 (18.4)

68.4 (20.2)

69.5 (20.8)

65.2 (18.4)

51.1 (10.6)

41.7 (5.4)

32.8 (0.4)

27.2 (−2.7)

Record low °F (°C)

15 (−9)

24 (−4)

26 (−3)

32 (0)

40 (4)

52 (11)

60 (16)

63 (17)

52 (11)

39 (4)

25 (−4)

19 (−7)

15 (−9)

Average rainfall inches (mm)

2.74 (69.6)

2.78 (70.6)

4.24 (107.7)

2.18 (55.4)

3.13 (79.5)

5.83 (148.1)

5.83 (148.1)

6.40 (162.6)

6.96 (176.8)

4.21 (106.9)

2.69 (68.3)

2.63 (66.8)

49.62 (1,260.3)

Average rainy days (≥ 0.01 in)

7.5

7.3

8.2

5.8

6.8

13.3

12.8

14.0

13.5

10.6

7.7

7.5

115.0

Mean daily sunshine hours

7.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

8

Percent possible sunshine

64

73

75

69

64

64

64

69

67

64

64

70

67

Source #1: NOAA[15][17]

Source #2: Weather Atlas (sunshine data) [18]

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Climate data for Daytona Beach

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Year

Average sea temperature °F (°C)

61.0(16.1)

59.0(15.0)

64.9(18.3)

71.4(21.9)

76.5(24.7)

79.5(26.4)

80.1(26.7)

80.4(26.9)

82.6(28.1)

77.5(25.3)

71.1(21.7)

64.9(18.3)

72.4(22.5)

Mean daily daylight hours

11.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

14.0

14.0

13.0

12.0

11.0

11.0

10.0

12.2

Average Ultraviolet index

4

6

8

10

10

11

11

10

9

7

5

4

7.9

Source #1: NOAA Coastal Water Temperature Guide [19]

Source #2: Weather Atlas [18]

text: Hurricanes and tornadoes[edit]

text: Typically tropical cyclones pass offshore once they reach the northern portion of the Atlantic coast of Florida. As such, the hurricane risk for Daytona Beach is significantly lower than areas of southern Florida like Miami and Key West. The 2004 hurricane season was by far the most active in the Daytona Beach area in the last 50 years. However, since 1950 there has only been one direct hit by a tropical cyclone to the Daytona Beach area, Hurricane Donna in 1960.

text: Although Daytona Beach has a significantly lesser tornado risk than areas like the Great Plains and Midwest, there have been a few deadly and destructive tornadoes in the last 100 years in Daytona Beach area. Most recently, on February 22, 1998 a tornado killed 3 people, injured 70 people, and caused $31 million in damages.

text: Rogue wave[edit]

text: On July 3, 1992, a 28-mile (45 km) long rogue wave hit the Volusia County beaches. The wave's range was from Ormond Beach in the north, to New Smyrna Beach on the south. The crest was 9 feet (2.7 m) high and centered at Daytona Beach. Sailboats crashed ashore onto cars and many people suffered cuts and bruises from glass and debris. Two people required hospitalization and 200 vehicles were damaged. Seventy five injuries were reported. The prevailing theory is that an underwater landslide caused the rogue wave, although others have theorized that it was the result of a squall line.[21][22]

text: Law and government[edit]

text: Local government[edit]

text: Under Daytona Beach's commission-manager form of government, voters elect a City commission which consists of seven members who serve four-year, staggered terms. Six are elected by district, the Mayor is elected citywide.

text: The City Commission establishes ordinances and policies for the city. It also reviews and approves the city budget annually. The Commission appoints a City Manager, who carries out the will of the Commission and handles day-to-day business.

text: Law enforcement[edit]

text: Law enforcement in Daytona Beach is provided by the 241-member Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) headed by police chief Craig Capri. In a unique and controversial program to help fund the Police Explorer program, run by a subsidiary of the Boy Scouts of America, T-shirts with the words Scumbag Eradication Team: Not in Our Town are sold at the police headquarters.[23]

text: The T-shirts contain a caricature of Retired Chief Chitwood standing next to a toilet bowl with the legs of multiple individuals sticking out. The T-shirt has been cited in at least one lawsuit against the DBPD alleging police brutality, the lawyer in the case in which the client sustained broken ribs and a fractured eye socket during an arrest for an open container of beer, claims the T-shirt shows the DBPD condones violence.[24]

text: The Volusia County Sheriff's department, headed by Mike Chitwood is a countywide law enforcement agency with 446 sworn positions, 438 civilian employees, 300 volunteers and an annual operating budget of $73 million that has jurisdiction in unincorporated areas of Volusia County and provides additional law enforcement support to Daytona Beach during such events as the Daytona 500 and aids in joint investigations of certain crimes.[25]

text: The Volusia County Beach Patrol provides law enforcement as well as EMT services along Volusia County beaches including the beaches in the city of Daytona Beach.[26]

text: Eminent domain case[edit]

text: The city of Daytona Beach made national headlines when it designated the several–mile radius around Main Street on the barrier island portion of the city as a blighted area and has targeted it for redevelopment by private developers. This follows the Supreme Court decision of the eminent domain case in Kelo v. City of New London, which upheld the right of municipalities the right to use eminent domain to take private property for redevelopment by private entities.[27]

text: Federal, state, and county representation[edit]

text: The United States Postal Service operates a post office at 500 Bill France Boulevard in Daytona Beach

text: Daytona Beach is part of Florida's 6th congressional district.[28] It is part of Florida's 25th and 26th State House of Representatives Districts and the 6th and 8th State Senate Districts.

text: Florida's 6th congressional district, which extends from the southern Jacksonville suburbs to New Smyrna Beach and includes St. Augustine and Daytona Beach, is currently represented by Republican Ron DeSantis.

text: Demographics[edit]

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Historical population

Census
Pop.

%±
1910331—1920825149.2%193016,5981,911.9%194022,58436.1%195030,16733.6%196037,39524.0%197045,32721.2%198054,17619.5%199061,92114.3%200064,1123.5%201061,005−4.8%Est. 201666,645[7]9.2%U.S. Decennial Census[29]

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Daytona Beach demographics

2010 U.S. Census
Daytona Beach
Volusia County
Florida

Total population
61,005
494,593
18,801,310

Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010
−4.8%
+11.6%
+17.6%

Population density
1,044.4/sq mi
449.2/sq mi
350.6/sq mi

White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic)
57.8%
82.5%
75.0%

(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian)
54.4%
75.4%
57.9%

Black or African-American
35.4%
10.5%
16.0%

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
6.2%
11.2%
22.5%

Asian
2.3%
1.5%
2.4%

Native American or Native Alaskan
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%

Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%

Two or more races (Multiracial)
2.3%
2.1%
2.5%

Any Other Race
1.8%
3.0%
3.6%

text: As of 2010, there were 33,920 households out of which 19.5% were vacant. As of 2000, 18.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.1% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.6% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.77.

text: In 2000, the city the population was spread out with 17.6% under the age of 18, 16.6% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

text: In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $25,439, and the median income for a family was $33,514. Males had a median income of $25,705 versus $20,261 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,530. 23.6% of the population and 16.9% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 34.9% of those under the age of 18 and 12.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

text: Languages[edit]

text: As of 2000, English spoken as a first language accounted for 90.37% of all residents, while 9.62% spoke other languages as their mother tongue. The most significant were Spanish speakers who made up 4.01% of the population, while French came up as the third most spoken language, which made up 0.90%, and German was at fourth, at 0.86%, as well as, Arabic with 0.66% of the population.[30]

text: Culture[edit]

text: The Museum of Arts and Sciences is the primary cultural facility for Daytona Beach and Volusia County.  Other museums located in the city include the Southeast Museum of Photography and the Halifax Historical Museum.  The Museum of Arts and Sciences is actually a collection of museums and galleries and includes the Klancke Environmental Complex, the Cuban Museum, Root Family Museum featuring one of the largest Coca-Cola collections in the world, the Dow American Gallery and the Bouchelle Center for Decorative Arts which together form what is probably one of the finest collections of furniture and decorative arts in the Southeast.  There are also changing exhibitions and a children's science center opened in 2008. Since 1952, the non-profit Daytona Beach Symphony Society has sponsored performances by U.S. and international orchestras, opera and dance companies each season at the Peabody Auditorium.[31]

text: Beaches and parks[edit]

text: Daytona Beach has over 23 miles (37 km) of white sandy beaches open to pedestrians without time restrictions.[32] Cars can be driven on some of the beaches during daylight hours.[32] There are more than ten waterfront parks in Daytona Beach.[33] Thong bikinis are prohibited in all areas of Daytona Beach,[34] with a penalty of up to $500 and 60 days in jail.[35]

text: Sports[edit]

text: Daytona Beach is home to the headquarters of NASCAR, IMSA, International Speedway Corporation,  in Florida.

text: Motorsports[edit]

text: The Daytona International Speedway hosts the annual 24 Hours of Daytona (Rolex 24 At Daytona) and Daytona 500 races, among other events.

text: Baseball[edit]

text: In addition to motorsports, Daytona is also the home of the Daytona Tortugas, a minor league baseball team of the Florida State League who play at Jackie Robinson Ballpark; it was established in 1993 and currently has 6 championships.

text: Golf[edit]

text: There are a number of golf courses in Daytona Beach.

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Daytona Beach Golf Course: Two courses, North and South Courses designed in 1922.
LPGA International: The golf club offers two 18-hole courses, Hills and Jones (originally Legends and Champions).

text: Special events[edit]

text: The city attracts over 8,000,000 tourists each year. Special events that draw visitors to Daytona Beach include:

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Speedweeks (Daytona 500 NASCAR race, Rolex 24 sports car race, and others)
Coke Zero Sugar 400, NASCAR race held on the first Saturday of July (formerly called the Pepsi 400 and the Firecracker 400)
Daytona Beach Bike Week Daytona 200 motorcycle races, bike shows and biker reunion in March
Spring break (date varies, usually the first and second week of March)

text: During motorcycle events (Bike Week and Biketoberfest), several hundred thousand bikers from all over the world visit the greater Daytona Beach area.  The city is also often associated with spring break, though the efforts of the local government to discourage rowdiness, combined with the rise of other spring break destinations, have affected Daytona's preeminence as a spring break destination. It is the destination of Dayton 2 Daytona, an annual event that draws over 3,000 University of Dayton college students since 1977.

text: Media[edit]

text: Newspapers[edit]

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The Daytona Beach News-Journal – Daily newspaper covering the Greater Daytona Beach Area.
Hometown News – Weekly newspaper covering the Greater Daytona Beach Area.
East Coast Current – Community Newspaper covering Volusia County. www.ECCurrent.com
Orlando Sentinel – Newspaper and news site based in Orlando with a bureau covering Daytona Beach and Volusia County.
The Avion Newspaper – Student college publication of Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach.
The Daytona Times – Black newspaper covering Daytona Beach
HeadlineSurfer.com – Internet-only newspaper covering the Greater Daytona Beach-Orlando Area.

text: Radio[edit]

text: AM

text:
WNDB, 1150 AM, Daytona Beach, News/Talk/Sports
WROD, 1340 AM, Daytona Beach, Oldies
WMFJ, 1450 AM, Daytona Beach, Religious
WPUL, 1590 AM, Daytona Beach, Adult Contemporary/Newstalk

text: FM

text:
WCFB, 94.5 FM, Daytona Beach, Urban Adult Contemporary
WQMP/101.9 MHz: Modern rock
WIKD-LP, 102.5 FM, Daytona Beach, Campus Radio of Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University "The WIKD (Wicked) 102.5"
W231CN, 94.1 FM, Daytona Beach, Urban Contemporary "HOT 94.1"[36]

text: Television[edit]

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WESH, Channel 2, digital channel 11, NBC
WDSC-TV, analog channel 15, digital channel 33, PBS
Central Florida News 13, Bright House Networks cable channel 13

text: Economy[edit]

text: This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2014)

text: A major part of the Daytona Beach area economy is involved in the tourist industry. Over 8 million visitors came to the Daytona Beach area in 2004.

text: The area's economy includes other industries besides tourism, such as manufacturing.  Daytona Beach has industrial sites within an enterprise zone and sites within a foreign trade zone adjacent to Daytona Beach International Airport. Prime Interstate 4 and Interstate 95 sites are available with access to road, air, rail and water transportation.

text: Companies and organizations that have their corporate headquarters or a major presence in the area:

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Brown & Brown
Halifax Health
Halifax Media Group
International Speedway Corporation
Gambro-Renal Products
Ladies Professional Golf Association
NASCAR

text: Shopping[edit]

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Volusia Mall, 1700 West International Speedway Blvd. The largest shopping mall in Daytona Beach. Anchored by Sears, JCPenney, Macy's, and Dillard's.
Ocean Walk Shoppes, 250 North Atlantic Ave. Open-air shopping center, located in the heart of the beach area.
Tanger Outlets, located in the southeast quadrant of Interstate 95 and LPGA Blvd. The 380,000 square feet (35,000 m2) retail center was completed in November 2016.

text: Education[edit]

text: Primary and secondary schooling[edit]

text: Public primary and secondary education is handled by Volusia County Schools. Daytona Beach has two public traditional high schools, two middle schools and six elementary schools. Some of the larger private schools include Father Lopez Catholic High School.

text: Elementary schools

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Ortona Elementary
Champion Elementary
Palm Terrace Elementary
R.J. Longstreet Elementary
Turie T. Small Elementary
Westside Elementary

text: Middle schools

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David C. Hinson Middle
Campbell Middle

text: High schools

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Seabreeze High
Mainland High
Father Lopez Catholic High School

text: Colleges and universities[edit]

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Bethune–Cookman University
Daytona State College
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
University of Central Florida, Daytona Beach Campus

text: Vocational schools

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The Airline Academy – Offers flight training for pilots and other airline professionals.
Keiser College
Phoenix East Aviation – Offers flight training for pilots.
WyoTech (formerly AMI) motorcycle repair, and marine repair training.[37]

text: Infrastructure[edit]

text: Health systems[edit]

text: Healthcare in Daytona Beach is dominated by Halifax Health (formerly known as Halifax Hospital). The Halifax Hospital Taxing District was established in 1927 by an Act of the Florida Legislature as a public hospital district.[38] There are dozens of individual practitioners and Professional Associations (PA) in the Daytona Beach area.

text: Utilities[edit]

text: Basic utilities in Daytona Beach (water and sewer) are provided by the City Government.

text:
Florida Power & Light is Daytona Beach's local electric power provider.
TECO/People's Gas is Daytona Beach's natural gas provider. [1]
Spectrum and AT&T Networks is Daytona Beach's local cable provider.
AT&T Inc. (formerly BellSouth) is Daytona Beach's local phone provider.

text: The city has a successful recycling program with separate pickups for garbage, yard waste and recycling. Collection is provided by several private companies under contract to Volusia County, Florida.

text: Transportation[edit]

text: Airports[edit]

text: Passenger airline services are located at Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB), which is centrally located within the city adjacent to Daytona International Speedway.  The site was first used as an airport with terminals being constructed in 1952 and 1958.  The present facility was constructed in 1992 at the cost of $46 million, and includes both a domestic terminal and an International terminal. Despite the new facilities, DAB has found difficulty in attracting and retaining carriers; Continental Airlines, AirTran Airways, and United Airlines discontinued flights to Daytona in 2007 and 2008.[39] LTU & American Airlines also serviced Daytona Beach during the 1980s and 1990s, both of which ended all flights in 1994 & 1997.

text: Current passenger airlines serving DAB include Delta Air Lines (with nonstop service to Atlanta), American Airlines (with non-stop service to Charlotte), and JetBlue Airways (with non-stop service to  New York-JFK). All three carriers offer connecting service from those cities to destinations worldwide. International flights from DAB fly to destinations in the Bahamas through air taxi and charter services Airgate Aviation and IslandPass; non-stop flights are available from DAB to Marsh Harbour, Treasure Cay, and North Eleuthera.[40] DAB is also heavily used for general aviation, largely due to Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, whose campus is located at the airport.

text: Larger airports nearby are Orlando International Airport and Jacksonville International Airport, both of which are approximately one and one half hours away.

text: Buses[edit]

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Daytona Beach is served by Greyhound Bus Lines, which has a terminal located at 138 South Ridgewood Avenue (US 1). The Greyhound routes from Daytona Beach connect with hubs in Jacksonville and Orlando.
Votran is the local bus service provided by Volusia County.

text: Automobiles[edit]

text: Daytona Beach is easily accessible by I-95 that runs north and south and I-4 connecting Daytona Beach with Orlando and Tampa. US 1 (Ridgewood Avenue) also passes north-south through Daytona Beach. US 92 (International Speedway Boulevard) runs east-west through Daytona Beach. SR A1A is a scenic north-south route along the beach.

text: The Volusia County Parking Garage is located at 701 Earl Street at North Atlantic Avenue (SR A1A). The garage is strategically located, next to the Ocean Center, Daytona Lagoon, and across the street from the Hilton Hotel and Ocean Walk Shoppes. Over one thousand parking spaces are available inside the garage, which also houses an intermodal transfer station for VoTran.

text: Bridges[edit]

text: There are four bridges over the Halifax River (and Intracoastal Waterway) at Daytona Beach. They include (starting from furthest downstream) the Veterans Memorial Bridge (which carries CR 4050 traffic), the Broadway Bridge (which carries US 92 traffic), the Main Street Bridge (which carries CR 4040 traffic), and the Seabreeze Bridge (which carries SR 430 traffic). All four bridges charge no toll to traffic.[41] In June, 2016, the Veterans Memorial Bridge was closed as part of a three-year project to demolish the drawbridge and replace it with a high span bridge.[42]

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Veterans Memorial Bridge

Broadway Bridge

Main Street Bridge

Seabreeze Bridge

text: Rail[edit]

text: Passenger railroad service to Daytona Beach was established no later than 1889 by the Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Halifax River Railway, predecessor of the Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC).  Long distance trains such as the City of Miami (from Chicago), East Coast Champion (from New York City) and the Havana Special (New York City) made stops at Daytona Beach. Passenger trains continued calling at Daytona Beach till 1968, when the FEC terminated passenger operations system-wide. The FEC currently operates freight trains through Daytona Beach.

text: Daytona Beach is served by Amtrak by way of a Thruway Motorcoach connection between the beachside and Amtrak's DeLand Station, 28 miles (45 km) to the west.  There, the service connects northbound with train 92, the Silver Star, and train 98, the Silver Meteor.  Southbound connections from Daytona Beach are limited to Silver Meteor southbound train 97.  The DeLand – Daytona Beach service is Amtrak's only Florida Thruway Motorcoach route provided by a taxi-cab, rather than a bus.

text: Points of interest[edit]

text: National Historic Places[edit]

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The Abbey
Mary McLeod Bethune Home
Bethune–Cookman College Historic District
Delos A. Blodgett House
City Island
City Island Ball Park
Cypress Street Elementary School
Daytona Beach Bandshell and Oceanfront Park Complex
Daytona Beach Surfside Historic District
Bartholomew J. Donnelly House
El Pino Parque Historic District
Amos Kling House
S.H. Kress and Co. Building
Merchants Bank Building
Olds Hall
Rogers House
Seabreeze Historic District
Seybold Baking Company Factory
South Beach Street Historic District
South Peninsula Historic District
South Ridgewood Elementary School
Southwest Daytona Beach Black Heritage District
Tarragona Tower
Howard Thurman House
Tourist Church
US Post Office
White Hall
S. Cornelia Young Memorial Library

text: Other points of interest[edit]

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Daytona 500 Experience
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach Boardwalk
Daytona Lagoon Water Park
Halifax Historical Museum
Jackie Robinson Ballpark
Main Street Pier
Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center and Visual Arts Gallery
Museum of Arts and Sciences
News Journal Center
Southeast Museum of Photography
The Ocean Center
List of Registered Historic Buildings in Daytona Beach, Florida

text: In popular culture[edit]

text: Novels set in Daytona Beach include:

text:
Day Number 142 (1974) by Edgar A. Anderson
Last Cruise of the Nightwatch (1956) by Howard Broomfield
Kick of the Wheel (1957) by Stewart Sterling

text: There have been a number of movies based on Daytona Beach, usually with a racing theme. The most recent example was the 1990 hit Days of Thunder, parts of which were filmed in Daytona Beach and nearby DeLand. Chris Rea wrote the song "Daytona" which was in his 1989 album The Road to Hell. Suzi Quatro's song "Daytona Demon" is often believed to refer to the city.[43]  Also, about half of the video for the song "Steal My Sunshine" by Len was filmed at Daytona Beach.

text: Daytona Beach was also the destination of a group of plagued teenagers in the movie Final Destination 2.

text: Daytona Beach was also one of the settings in the 2008 film Marley & Me.

text: Notable people[edit]

text:
Dan Allen, comedian
Duane Allman and Gregg Allman, musicians
Perry Baker, rugby player for U.S. national team
Fulgencio Batista, 19th President of Cuba
Pete Carr, musician
Vince Carter, basketball player, 8-time NBA All-Star
Ed Charles, former Major League Baseball player
Bill France, Sr., founder of NASCAR
Lee H. Hamilton former Indiana U.S. Congressman
Danielle Harris, actress
Zora Neale Hurston, writer, anthropologist
Alex Kinsey, singer
E. J. Kuale, professional football player
Gary Russell Libby, art historian, curator, and former director of Museum of Arts and Sciences
Ryan Lochte, swimmer, winner of 12 Olympic medals including six gold
Mark Martin, NASCAR driver
Martin Mayhew, pro football player and executive
Mary McLeod Bethune, educator and civil rights activist
Walter M. Miller, Jr., author of A Canticle for Leibowitz
Matthew Tyler Musto, musician
Kevin Nash, professional WWE wrestler
Ransom Eli Olds, automobile pioneer
Josef Papp, engineer
Kitty Pryde, rapper
Glen "Fireball" Roberts, NASCAR driver
Jackie Robinson, professional baseball player
Bob Ross, artist and television host
Galen Seaman, lawyer, Wisconsin State Assemblyman, and mayor of Daytona Beach
David Sholtz, 26th governor of Florida
Mike Skinner, NASCAR driver
Howard Thurman, author and theologian
Eric Weems, professional football player
T. K. Wetherell, president of Florida State University
Robert Wright, musical theater writer
Aileen Wuornos, serial killer executed in 2002
Smokey Yunick, mechanic and motor racing innovator
Denzel Washington, actor
Bryan Cranston, actor


document_title: Big Mouth (TV series)

question_text: who plays the hormone monstress on big mouth

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text: Big Mouth (TV series)

text: Summary[edit]

text: The series follows 7th grade best friends Nick Birch and Andrew Glouberman as they navigate their way through puberty, masturbation, and sexual arousal. Acting as sex-based shoulder angels are the hormone monsters; Maurice (who pesters Andrew and occasionally Nick and Jay, and strongly resembles Pan), and Connie (who pesters Jessi and occasionally Missy). Throughout the series, the kids interact with people and objects who are personified in one way or another and offer helpful, albeit confusing, advice in their puberty-filled lives including the ghost of Duke Ellington, a French accented Statue of Liberty, a pillow capable of getting pregnant, and even Jessi's own vagina.

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text: Cast[edit]

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Nick Kroll as:

Nick Birch, an almost-adolescent boy living with loving and overprotective parents. He also has an older brother named Judd and an older sister named Leah.
Maurice the Hormone Monster, a wild thing-type monster who follows Andrew around and is responsible for his brooding sexual desires, which frequently occur at inappropriate moments.
Coach Steve, the middle school gym class teacher, who is incompetent and overly talkative, often trying to get his colleagues—or even the students—to hang out (often to no avail). It is heavily implied that the coach may be mentally disabled.
Kroll also voices Lola, Lady Liberty, a ladybug, Joe Walsh, the ghosts of Picasso and Richard Burton, and Sylvester Stallone.

John Mulaney as Andrew Glouberman, a young Jewish boy, who spends much of his time furtively masturbating.

Mulaney also voices Mint, Grandpa Andrew, Babe the Blue Ox, and a detective.

Jessi Klein as Jessi Glaser, a sarcastic and smart girl. Her father, named Greg, is an unemployed stoner and her mother, named Shannon, is secretly dating another woman. She gets her period for the first time on a school trip to the Statue of Liberty.
Jason Mantzoukas as Jay Bilzerian, a boy who is obsessed with magic and sex. He has sex with a pillow that he made into a sex toy. His mom is mentally ill, his dad is a divorce lawyer, and his two older brothers are named Kurt and Val. He is obsessed with Nick's mother and father and wishes for a loving family.

Mantzoukas also voices the ghost of Socrates and Guy Bilzerian.

Jenny Slate as Missy, a girl who is nerdy and kind. Her father is black and her mother is Mexican.
Fred Armisen as Elliot Birch, Nick's loving father, who frequently shares inappropriate stories.

Armisen also voices the ghost of Antonin Scalia, a bus driver, and Stavros.

Maya Rudolph as:

Diane Birch, Nick's loving mother, who babies him.
Connie the Hormone Monstress, who follows Jessi around and encourages her to embrace her wildest desires.
Rudolph also voices a bath mat, the ghost of Elizabeth Taylor, and the ghost of Whitney Houston.

Jordan Peele as the Ghost of Duke Ellington, the late jazz musician whose spirit now lives in Nick's attic and sometimes offers him advice.

Peele also voices the ghost of Freddie Mercury, Atlanta Claus, a DJ, Missy's father Cyrus, and Patrick Ewing.

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text: Introduced in season two[edit]

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Gina Rodriguez[5] as Gina, a girl on Missy and Jessi’s soccer team who shakes up the social dynamics of the school.
David Thewlis[5] as Shame Wizard, the Hormone Monster’s mortal enemy who haunts the kids, stoking their deepest shame.

text: Recurring[edit]

text:
Paula Pell as Barbara Glouberman, Andrew's mother and a Jewish wife stereotype.
Richard Kind as Marty Glouberman, Andrew's Jewish father and lover of scallops.
Andrew Rannells as Matthew, a flamboyantly gay student with a love of drama and spreading gossip.
June Diane Raphael as Devin, a popular student at the high school.
Jak Knight as DeVon, the boyfriend of Devin and another popular student.
Neil Casey as Detective
John Gemberling as Security Guard
Joe Wengert as Caleb, another 7th grader, possibly on the autistic spectrum.
Seth Morris as Greg Glaser, the perpetually stoned father of Jessi Glaser and the husband of Shannon Glaser.
Jessica Chaffin as Shannon Glaser, the mother of Jessi Glaser and the unfaithful wife of Greg Glaser.
Rob Huebel as Mr. Lizer
Kat Dennings as Leah Birch, the sister of Nick and Judd Birch.
Kristen Bell as Pam the pillow/Uninterested Girl
Heather Lawless as Jenna Bilzerian
Chelsea Peretti as Monica
Mark Duplass as Val Bilzerian, an older, bullying brother to Jay Bilzerian. Duplass also voices a clerk.
Paul Scheer as Kurt Bilzerian, another older, bullying brother to Jay Bilzerian.
Nathan Fillion as himself
Kristen Wiig as Jessi's genitalia
Nasim Pedrad as Fatima, the female character in the book The Rock of Gibraltar.
Carlos Alazraqui as Gustavo, the male character in the book The Rock of Gibraltar.
Alia Shawkat as Roland, a friend of Nick Birch's who lives in Manhattan, New York.
Mae Whitman as Tallulah Levine, a friend of Leah's who takes a liking to Nick.
Zach Woods as Daniel, a boy Leah is interested in.
Jon Hamm as Scallops
Jack McBrayer as Nick's pubic hair #1
Craig Robinson as Nick's pubic hair #2
Jon Daly as Judd Birch, the brother of Nick and Leah Birch, and the son of Diane and Elliot Birch.
Rosa Salazar as Miss Benitez, a 7th grade teacher.
Michaela Watkins as Cantor Dina Reznick, Shannon Glaser's love interest.

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date

1
"Ejaculation"
Joel Moser
Nick Kroll & Andrew Goldberg & Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin
September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)

As Andrew falls under the spell of the Hormone Monster, Maury, his buddy Nick becomes obsessed with the lack of changes in his own body. The gang go to the school dance.

2
"Everybody Bleeds"
Bryan Francis
Kelly Galuska
September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)

A field trip goes from awkward to mortifying as Jessi is pressured into being Nick's girlfriend, then gets her first period—inside the Statue of Liberty.

3
"Am I Gay?"
Mike L. Mayfield
Joe Wengert
September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)

A trailer for a new movie starring The Rock leaves Andrew questioning his sexuality. Jessi and Nick's budding romance turns ugly fast.

4
"Sleepover: A Harrowing Ordeal of Emotional Brutality"
Joel Moser
Jess Dweck & Victor Quinaz
September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)

While the boys head to Jay's for a testosterone-fueled sleepover, Jessi throws a party of her own and gets caught up in mean-girl drama.

5
"Girls Are Horny Too"
Bryan Francis
Emily Altman
September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)

A steamy novel making the rounds at school inspires Jessi to explore her own sexuality—and leaves the boys totally confused about what girls want.

6
"Pillow Talk"
Mike L. Mayfield
Peter A. Knight
September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)

Nick drags Andrew into the city to visit an old camp crush, but the day doesn't go as planned. Jay embarks on an emotional journey with his pillow.

7
"Requiem for a Wet Dream"
Joel Moser
Duffy Boudreau
September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)

Andrew struggles to keep the Hormone Monster in check as he works with Missy on a science fair project. Jessi and Matthew have fun at Jay's expense.

8
"The Head Push"
Bryan Francis
Emily Altman & Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin
September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)

When Leah hosts a party for the high school drama crowd, Nick wrestles with a romantic dilemma, and Andrew and Missy witness a disturbing scene.

9
"I Survived Jessi's Bat Mitzvah"
Mike L. Mayfield
Kelly Galuska
September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)

Family blowups, secret liaisons and an unflattering dress make Jessi's bat mitzvah a night to remember.

10
"The Pornscape"
Joel Moser
Gil Ozeri
September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)

Andrew tries to drown his sorrows in a sea of porn, only to become hopelessly addicted. Coach Steve becomes a suspect in a murder spree. Also, Jessi and Jay run away together.

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text: Reception[edit]

text: Big Mouth has received critical acclaim since its official release. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews, with the critical consensus reading, "Big Mouth's simplistic animation and scatalogical humor belie its finely sketched characters and smart, empathetic approach to the messiness of adolescence."[6] At Metacritic, the show currently holds a rating of 80 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]

text: Vox described the show as sharp, and as jarringly depicting the awkwardness of pubescence, postpubescence and prepubescence.[8]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text:
Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref.

2018
Annie Award
Best General Audience Television/Broadcast Production
Big Mouth
Nominated


document_title: Home for the Holidays (song)

question_text: who sang there's no place like home for the holidays

question_tokens: who sang there 's no place like home for the holidays

text: Home for the Holidays (song)

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text:
"(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays"

Single by Perry Como

A-side
"Silk Stockings"

Released
1954 (1954)

Format
78 rpm and 45 rpm singles

Recorded
November 16, 1954

Genre
Easy listening, pop

Label
RCA

Songwriter(s)
Al Stillman (lyrics), Robert Allen (music)

text: "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays" is a popular song, commonly associated with the Christmas and holiday season.

text: The music was composed by Robert Allen, while the lyrics were written by Al Stillman.[1] The song was published during 1954.

text: Perry Como versions[edit]

text: The best-known recordings were made by Perry Como, who recorded the song twice. The first recording, done on November 16, 1954, was released as a single for Christmas, 1954, by RCA Records.[2] The flip side was "Silk Stockings" (which scored in the Cash Box magazine top 50). "Home for the Holidays" reached No. 8 on the Billboard magazine chart in the United States. The next Christmas it was released again, with "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" as the flip side.[3] The same recorded version was released in the United Kingdom by HMV,[4] with the flip side "Tina Marie". This recording has appeared on many compilation albums over the years and remains a Christmas radio regular.

text: Como's second recording of the song, in stereo and with a different musical arrangement, was made on July 15, 1959. It was released as a 33 rpm single,[5] with flip side "Winter Wonderland" in the U.S., and as a 45 rpm single by HMV in the UK.[6] This 1959 version was also included on the album Season's Greetings from Perry Como and has appeared on many compilations, as well as being played on some radio stations during the holidays.

text: Other recorded versions[edit]

text: In January 2000, a Garth Brooks version, from Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas, reached No. 63 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[7]

text: On November 30, 2011, T-Mobile announced a surprise event at the Woodfield Mall.[8] On December 1, 2011, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon directed about six surprise singing and dancing mall performances of "Home for the Holidays" by Carly Foulkes and 100 Chicago-area women in magenta dresses. The performances were later edited into a music video with the hope that it would go viral.[9][10] The full video that was posted on YouTube has a run time of 3:48 and it was presented in a 60-second national television commercial starting on December 12. The video was produced by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott's RSA Films.[11] The musical director was Paul Mirkovich.[12]

text: The song was also remade as a duet between Cyndi Lauper and Norah Jones during 2011 for an exclusive iTunes Store release. The single was available to download on November 1 and did well on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 12 and at No. 22 on the Adult Contemporary Radio Airplay Chart in the U.S.