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NEW SMYRNA BEACH – “Off The Hook Raw Bar and Grill” has opened in New Smyrna Beach at 747 E. Third Avenue (A1A) in the beachside Publix shopping center. Operated by owners of the nearby New Smyrna Steakhouse, the family-friendly restaurant is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week.

WASHINGTON D.C.-- Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas, D-New Smyrna Beach (FL-24), issued the following statement on her intent to vote in favor of the health care reform legislation being considered by Congress:

Courtesy photo/WFTV.com. Emergency vehicles surround the fatal accident scene on the beach in Daytona Beach where a 4-year-old girl from England was struck and killed Saturday.

DAYTONA BEACH -- A 4-year-old girl from England whose hand was being held by her uncle was struck and killed Saturday by a Lincoln Town Car while the two were walking on the beach in front of Sun Splash Park and the Volusia County Lifeguard Tower, the Florida Highway Patrol said. As if that wasn't bad enough, the motorist panicked and instead of hitting her brakes, hit the accelerator and ran the child over, the FHP said.

DAYTONA BEACH -- A small fire was put out this morning at the Ocean Walk Resort and Shoppes on North Atlantic Avenue after a bucket of chemicals ignited, authorities said.

NSBNEWS.net photos and video by Jeanette DiCara. The first day of Spring Saturday is a picture-perfect day at Smyrna Dunes Park in New Smyrna Beach.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- It felt warm enough to go to the beach on the first day of spring and what a welcome sight it was when one of my teen daughters and I went to Smyrna Dunes Park on the Northern tip of the beachside peninsula. It cost $5 a carload, and I think it was well worth it because this lovely site has fascinating people, boats, and animals. There were few people on the sand between 2 and 4 in the afternoon, but there were plenty of boats passing Florida's tallest lighthouse located in nearby Ponce Inlet to the north.

NSBNEWS.net bloggers  Peter Mallory (Home page) and Palmer Wilson (Opinion page) react to Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas' vote that helped secure passage of President Obama's health-care plan.Vote in our InstaPoll on the Home page on the Obama health-care plan.

WAHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas, D-New Smyrna Beach (FL-24), voted with the majority of Democrats as promised in favor of President Obama's health-care plan in the historic Sunday vote that included no Republicans and 21 other Democrats saying no as well.

Still, Kosmas, in her first term, justified her vote.

"With the passage of this fiscally responsible health care reform legislation, we have taken a significant step towards reducing the deficit, ending unfair insurance practices, lowering health care costs, and improving coverage for Central Florida's families, seniors and small businesses," Kosmas said in a written statement released by her press spokesman, Marc Goldberg after the House vote.