Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were announced this morning, and here's what stood out to me. Good news: Oscar doesn't seem #sowhite this year. Jordan Peele's racial horror movie Get Out was nominated for best picture. Peele picked up two nods, for directing and screenwriting. And Daniel Kaluuya was nominated for best actor. Mudbound, based on a novel by Dallas' Hillary Jordan, matched Get Out's four nominations. Among its honorees was best supporting actress nominee Mary J. Blige, who joined The Shape of Water's Octavia Spencer in that category.
DeLand, Florida. DeLand is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Volusia County. The city sits approximately 34 miles (55 km) north of the central business district of Orlando, and approximately 23 miles (37 km) west of the central business district of Daytona Beach. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 27,031.
Formed in 1985, MainStreet DeLand is celebrating 30 years of success. In fact, DeLand was the first community to receive the MainStreet designation in Florida. Moreover, our community was the recipient of the Great American MainStreet Award and has been voted as the best MainStreet in Florida five times.