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Photo Opp - Daytona Beach-area insurance exec Tony Grippa mugs it up with former GOP presidential candidate George Pataki

Create: Fri, 10/21/2016 - 04:22
Author: Henry

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Local insurance magnate Tony Grippa of Brown & Brown Inc., was all too eager to showcase a picture-perfect display shot of himself mugging it up with former New York Gov. George Pataki, who was unable to make much of a dent in the crowded 2016 GOP field for president, with Trump out-muscling even the likes of of former Florida Gov. Jed Bush and US Sen. Marco Rubio, the early favorites.

Celebration planned in Daytona for longtime hospitality guru Bob Davis

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Those who know Bob Davis are being asked to mark their calendars for what is described as a  "very, very informal" celebration of the industry icon, who marks 50 years in the hospitality business this month.

The celebration in honor of Davis, head of the Hotel and Lodging Association of Volusia County, takes place 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Reflections Restaurant in the Daytona Beach Resort, 2700 N. Atlantic Ave.

2-time Daytona 500 champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. joining NBC broadcast booth for Talladega & Martinsville races

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR fans here in Daytona and across the country will see and hear Dale Earnhardt Jr at Talladega and Martinsville, but it will be in the announcing booth as opposed to his No. 88 Chevrolet,as he remains sidelined from for the duration of the season recovering from an early-season concussion in a crash.

Daytona Beach cops: Mainland HS student struck & killed in crosswalk on way to school

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A 19-year-old special needs student at Mainland High School was struck and killed Monday in a nearby crosswalk while walking to school after apparently missing her bus, Daytona Beach cops said.