- November 26, 2024
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Ormond Beach’s downtown has gained more public art.
A total of 11 traffic signal and streetlight cabinet box wraps are now decorated with works by nine Ormond Beach “master” artists — professional working artists that have lived in the city for 25 years or longer and have displayed their art nationwide.
It’s an initiative driven by the Ormond Beach Arts District that was approved by the City Commission last December.
“I like the idea of being able to let people see the work of the folks who actually live here and create art,” said Julia Truilo, president of the Ormond Beach Arts District.
Installing the art wraps required collaboration from the city and the Florida Department of Transportation. The wraps were created by Beach House Graphics, which typically makes vehicle wraps.
The nine artists — Lee Dunkle, Gregory Grant, Scott Hiestand, Karlene McConnell, Barbara Perrotti, Sang Roberson, Antoinette Slick, Akiko Sugiyama and Margaret Schnebly Hodge — all donated their work. Each incorporates different art styles and themes.
“It adds a moment of surprise,” Truilo said. “You’re driving along and all of the sudden you look out the window and there’s a piece of art next to you.”
They’re also designed to be admired by pedestrians, Truilo added. She hopes people will take time and walk through the downtown to look at the pieces up close.
The art wraps will be on display for three years. After that, Truilo said the city will look for new art to replace the wraps.
To learn more about the signal box art wraps, visit www.ormondarts.com/outdoorinstallations.
Ormond Beach Police Officer Justin Hyatt administered an EpiPen to a woman who was having an allergic reaction while driving.
According to an incident report, Hyatt initiated a traffic stop on a pickup truck driving eastbound on Arroyo Parkway in Ormond Beach at around 8:17 p.m. on Nov. 13. The truck didn’t have its headlights on, though the driver, a 42-year-old DeLand woman, turned them on after passing him.
When the woman pulled over, Hyatt noticed she was having difficulty breathing and could barely talk. Her friend was on the phone with her, and he explained that she was having an allergic reaction. The friend alerted Hyatt to the EpiPen’s location, and after getting the woman’s consent, he administered it to her thigh.
She told Hyatt that she called her friend to help her as she thought EMS would charge her. It took her friend 30 minutes to reach their location; Hyatt noted he wouldn’t have made it in time.
“I’m grateful to have been at the right place at the right time to be able to help [the woman],” Hyatt wrote in his report.
Ormond Beach City Hall and all non-emergency facilities will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29, for Thanksgiving and the day after the holiday.
Two mailbox locations for letters to Santa are now available in the city of Ormond Beach.
Letters can be dropped off at the mailboxes at:
Letters must be dropped off by Dec. 21, according to a city notice. Include your name and home address. For more information, call 386-676-3241.
There will be no curbside pickup of garbage in the city of Ormond Beach or unincorporated Volusia County on Thursday, Nov. 28, in observance of Thanksgiving.
Thursday’s routes for Ormond Beach residents will be picked up on Friday, Nov. 29. Friday’s routes will be picked up on Saturday, Nov. 30. The city’s yard waste schedule remains unchanged.
Unincorporated Volusia residents whose regular collection service day is Thursday will have their garbage collected on Saturday, Nov. 30. Friday’s routes remain unchanged.
