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ORMOND BEACH

Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

VOLUME 7, NO. 43

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THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019

INSIDE SHOPPING PLAZAS SOLD

Ty Lohman, local real estate investor, recently purchased the Aliki Plaza, 378-404 S. Atlantic Ave., for $2.7 million and the Renaissance Center, 431-495 S. Nova Road, for $4.85 million. PAGE 12

CAR WASH PROGRESSES

A car wash at Granada Pointe took a big step recently when 1.4 acres were purchased by 1852 Granada Pointe LLC for $1,365,000. PAGE 12

63 SOVEREIGN CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY

Three millennials run a local restaurant. PAGE 2

PROFESSOR BY DAY, ACTIVIST BY NIGHT

For Embry-Riddle Assistant Professor Jennifer Hinebaugh, fighting human trafficking, helping a struggling student and easing millennials’ transitions into the workforce are all the same mission: Making people feel safe. PAGE 4

‘ELK OF THE YEAR’ IN FLORIDA Erika Barger was recognized out of 56,000 Elks. PAGE 7

‘SLEEPING BEAUTY’

Photo by Jarleene Almenas

YOUR TOWN OBPD PARTNERS WITH RING The Ormond Beach Police Department is now on the Neighbors app by Ring to provide the community with real-time crime and safety information, according to a city press release. This will allow OBPD to request and receive photos, videos and information from those who download the free app to their smartphones. Residents can text “obfl” to 555888 to download the app and join their neighborhood. App users can customize the geographic area of which they want to receive notifications, view crime and safety posts via a live feed or interactive map, and share text updates, photos and videos, including those taken on Ring’s home security devices. Visit ormondbeach.org/ring for more information.

Princess Beauty, played by Julia Ambrose, is accompanied onstage by some of her ladies, played by Joy Perry and Rebekah Davis. READ MORE ON PAGE 11

Residents protest detention centers

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One of 184 organized protests across the nation. PAGE 8

Photo by Meggan Harper

Fireworks light it up Relive Ormond Beach’s annual Independence Day Celebration. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Protesters gather on the corner of Beach Street with signs during the Ormond Beach Close the Camps protest on Tuesday, July 2.

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