<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Local Connections Volusia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Connecting Volusia, One Story at a Time]]></description><link>https://www.localconnectionsvolusia.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:46:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.localconnectionsvolusia.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[It Started With a Coffee Cup: The Story Behind Local Connections Volusia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes the best ideas don’t start with a business plan. Sometimes they start with conversations, a community you love and, apparently, a coffee cup. When I look at this picture now, I see something completely different than I did when I took it. At the time, Local Connections wasn’t a media and marketing company. It wasn’t a website. It wasn’t even really a business. It was an idea. The name originally came from Local Connections: Your Local Home Team, alongside real estate and mortgage....]]></description><link>https://www.localconnectionsvolusia.com/post/support-local-causes-and-connect-with-your-community</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a85abefbf417cadb9ece10e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:13:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/390774_a680ee4c1e614269b59447d2bfdc361d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kalie Luckenbaugh</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>