One was the school of sheephead fish going after his dad's bait in the clear Atlantic Ocean below. The other was a pair of giant cranes hoisting concrete and steel for a major hotel addition just up the beach. The Adam's Mark project, which opens in February, sits next door to the Ocean Walk Resort, which opens next month with 300 suites. Besides the Ocean Walk Resort, new shopping will be open this summer.
Work is underway to spruce up the well known beachside band shell, too.
All of this is part of making Daytona's beach area more upscale and attracting more convention business to its Ocean Center. The LSO makes Daytona its U.S. summer home. The festival starts July 13 and will feature more than 200 artists in 75 appearances. One of the LSO's five major concerts is for the pregnant and the unborn. You can start with the high-tech simulators at Daytona USA, or live laps around the Speedway at Richard Petty's driving experience.