Playaz

Daytona Beach News-Journal’s pics for best offensive and defensive football players for the ’09 season. The quarterback, left, was originally a star basketball player before switching to football. The defensive linebacker, right, has a 3.9 grade-point average, takes difficult course, and has been offered a scholarship to Dartmouth.

Gorilla foreclosures

Oregon-based Gorilla Capital has expanded its operations to Florida and has been scooping up foreclosed homes in coastal communities of Volusia County such as Daytona Beach (pier, planes towing banners), Ormond Beach and New Smyrna Beach.