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Free things to do! 10 best free things to do in Brevard for April 26 through May 2
Free things to do! Melbourne Art Festival, theater auditions and concerts galore top our list of 10 free, fun things to do in Brevard this weekend. Due to potential changes and cancellations, we encourage you to check with presenting organizations about the status of their events. 1. Melbourne Art Festival...
'A tragedy': Veteran server mourns closure of The Dove III in Melbourne
For more than a decade, Kevin Canino had a job he loved. He was a server at The Dove III, an upper-end Italian-American restaurant that brought droves of people to downtown Melbourne in its 12 years there. People remembered Canino’s name, asked for him in a restaurant with a healthy crowd of regulars. Birthdays, anniversaries and retirements were celebrated, businesspeople convened and friends met friends at the Dove III. ...
SpaceX rocket launch doubleheader this weekend! Where to watch in Sebastian, Vero Beach
Best views to watch a rocket launch is along the beach. Visibility in Indian River, St. Lucie & Martin County will depend on weather conditions. Day or night, watching a rocket launch on the beach is so Florida. But can someone on the Treasure Coast of Florida see a rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral?
These Brevard stores sold the most winning scratch-off tickets
What’s the saying? You can’t win if you don’t play. That’s true for many things in life. Especially the lottery, and Floridians love their Florida lottery. The Sunshine state came in second for lottery spenders in 2022, according to data from the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL). Floridians spent $9.3 billion. That was second only to New York with $10.4 billion.
Reckless Driver Arrested After Hit-and-Run Incident in Sebastian
On Monday evening, a 26-year-old Arizona man was arrested following reports of reckless driving through residential areas in Sebastian, Florida. At approximately 6:37 p.m., the Sebastian Police Department received a call reporting a gold Ford F-150 pickup truck driving recklessly along the 600 block of Caravan Terrace. Witnesses described the vehicle as leaving skid marks in the roadway.
Melbourne removes downtown benches because of homeless loitering, trash
MELBOURNE, Fla. – Since December, if you’ve walked around downtown Melbourne maybe you’ve noticed there aren’t any benches on the sidewalk anymore. The city put in benches back in 2012. Now, they’re gone and the homeless are being blamed. “There was a lot of loitering...
Brevard-Melbourne land swap could create new home for Renaissance Fair after Wickham Park
Wickham Park could be replaced as the home for the Brevard Renaissance Fair after Brevard County Commissioners agreed Tuesday to begin negotiations with Melbourne over a potential land swap. Tuesday's motion, approved in a 4-1 vote with Commissioner Tom Goodson opposing, would allow the county manager to begin negotiations to trade a county-owned parcel of land on Sarno Road for a nearby parcel currently owned by Melbourne. ...
Brevard officers and athletes converge at annual torch run for Special Olympics
MELBOURNE, Fla. — Hundreds of law enforcement officers from across Brevard County converged on Melbourne for the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Florida Wednesday. What You Need To Know. Hundreds of law enforcement in Brevard County converged for the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special...
Luck of the light: Cars not only reason why driving in Vero Beach, Sebastian takes longer
Surprise, surprise? If you think if takes longer to travel Indian River County roads than it did in 1999, you are correct. At least based on comparable test runs at...
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