March 15, 2021

5489

by Shawna Lucas

Habitat for Humanity of Brevard County

Arts & Community, From the Editor, Giving Back, Home & Garden

This year, Habitat for Humanity of Brevard is celebrating 35 years of service in our community. The affiliate strives to raise funds and awareness to build decent, affordable housing for Space Coast families of modest income. Established in 1985, Habitat...

March 15, 2021

4171

by Fred Mays

Sales Tax Funds Lagoon Cleanup: Where the Money Flows

Arts & Community, Giving Back, SpaceCoast's Endless Summer, Travel, Travel & Outdoors

Ballard Park pier at sunrise on the Indian River Lagoon. Photography by Fred Mays In 2016, voters passed a special half-cent sales tax to fund the cleanup of the Indian River Lagoon, the precious waterway that joins the Mosquito, Banana...

February 23, 2021

3093

by Sue DeWerff Panzarino

Board & Brush Creative Studio

Arts & Community, Attractions, Children, Home & Garden

If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, distress some wood and create a DIY masterpiece, then it’s time to book your reservation at downtown Melbourne’s newest crafting experience, Board and Brush Creative Studio. Whether you’re looking to get together...

February 21, 2021

4447

by Fred Mays

New Arts Venture for Satellite Beach Octogenarian

Arts & Community, Children

Growing up in the small town of Dundee in Polk County, FL, Carmen Beecher figured out in her teen years that her future was going to involve art. Now 80 and retired, the Satellite Beach res- ident is being recognized...

February 14, 2021

2722

by Maria Sonnenberg

Romance (Writers) Abound on the Space Coast

Arts & Community

Maybe the sultry heat of the mainland — or perhaps the sensual offshore breezes — have served to nurture the abundance of successful romance novelists who call the Space Coast home, because there certainly is no shortage of locals delighting...

February 5, 2021

3131

by Rolanda Hatcher-Gallop

Connecting History + Community at Brevard’s Only Urban Bookstore

Arts & Community, Children, Education, People & Business

Shamika Wood has the perfect remedy for relaxing after a long work day: she heads to Essence of Knowledge bookstore and art gallery in Cocoa. “This is like my second home,” said the Rockledge mother of three. The bookstore is...

January 26, 2021

5263

by Shawna Lucas

Hip Hotel on Horizon for Arts District

Arts & Community, Attractions, From the Editor, People & Business, Travel, Travel & Outdoors

If you take a good look around, there is construction happening just about everywhere on the Space Coast. From behemoth installations in Cape Canaveral to tidy townhouses in Indialantic, it seems that every conceivable space where something can be built...

January 5, 2021

2338

by Eric Wright

Discriminating & Differentiating | Burke & Company Estate Sales

Arts & Community, Home & Garden, People & Business

When you enter the showroom of Burke & Company Estate Sales on N. Babcock Street in Melbourne you aren’t greeted by the musty smells or floor-to-ceiling clutter sometimes common in antique and used furniture shops. Instead, Carole Burke has created,...

December 30, 2020

4671

by Jenna Reid

Robot Love

Arts & Community, Inspiration

A RADICAL COLLISION:PART V BRINGING THE ROBOTS TO LIFE from L to R, Danielle Henn, Jason Reed (seated), Derek Gores, Marty Mercado, Cliffton Chandler, Eyan Eyster, Kimberly Ellis, Jessica Haines (seated), Casey DeCotis (on tv). Photo by Kevin Roberts The...

December 16, 2020

6659

by Maria Sonnenberg

2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Space Coast History with Zonta Ornaments

Arts & Community, Giving Back, Holidays, Home & Garden, Lifestyle

The best Christmas ornaments carry a little history. Zonta Club of Melbourne’s ornaments tell the history of the Space Coast, one building at a time. The popular collection, which has added a new ornament each year since 1999, encompass an...

November 28, 2020

2239

by Shawna Lucas

Non-Profit Spotlight: Sea Turtle Preservation Society

Arts & Community, From the Editor, Giving Back, Travel & Outdoors

Covid conditions notwithstanding, this year the challenge to continue protecting Space Coast sea turtles is also hamstringed by one of the most powerful projected hurricane seasons on record. At the time of this writing, 13 named storms had been identified. Beach...

November 5, 2020

2723

by Fred Mays

THOROUGHLY THOROUGHBREDS: Retired Horses Prepped for Adoption at Local Farm

Arts & Community

“And DOWN the stretch they come...” That was the booming and memorable call of Triple Crown television announcer Dave Anderson as a throng of strong and steady thoroughbreds bounded for the finish line, nostrils flaring and hooves seeming to hover over the...

September 29, 2020

2783

by SpaceCoast Living

Lighting the World with Color and Shade

Arts & Community, People & Business

It was back in 1976 when John Emery (the creative and promotional power) and Jerry Preston (the senior partner and all-important technician) of Preston Studios of Melbourne began selling their unique Tiffany-inspired stained-glass art at merchandise marts in Atlanta, Miami,...

September 28, 2020

2756

by Shawna Lucas

Women’s Center

Arts & Community, From the Editor, Giving Back, People & Business

In the world of social services, meeting clients “where they’re at,” has long been an accepted best practice. To be clear, it means finding the clients where they live and finding ways to get needed services directly to them, rather...

September 19, 2020

9764

by Fred Mays

Art District’s Businesses Starting to Rebound

Arts & Community, People & Business

When the corona virus lockdown hit in early Spring, merchants in the Eau Gallie Arts District (EGAD) were blindsided. Becca Polak and her husband were forced to close not one, but two businesses, at the same time. Their combo business...

Arts & Community

Habitat for Humanity of Brevard County

Sales Tax Funds Lagoon Cleanup: Where the Money Flows

Board & Brush Creative Studio

New Arts Venture for Satellite Beach Octogenarian

Romance (Writers) Abound on the Space Coast

Connecting History + Community at Brevard’s Only Urban Bookstore

Hip Hotel on Horizon for Arts District

Discriminating & Differentiating | Burke & Company Estate Sales

Robot Love

2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Space Coast History with Zonta Ornaments

Non-Profit Spotlight: Sea Turtle Preservation Society

THOROUGHLY THOROUGHBREDS: Retired Horses Prepped for Adoption at Local Farm

Lighting the World with Color and Shade

Women’s Center

Art District’s Businesses Starting to Rebound

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Brevard County Events

Summer Sunset Cruise

Two Distinct Artists; Nikki Day’s “the Next 40 Years” & “Around Town” by Beate Struller

July Spotlight Artist, Pottery by Candi Hauck Church

“It takes a Village” Daily 1-Hour Historic Cruise $25pp ( reg. price $34pp)

July Spotlight Artist, Pottery by Candi Hauck Church

July Spotlight Artist, Pottery by Candi Hauck Church

July Spotlight Artist, Pottery by Candi Hauck Church

July Spotlight Artist, Pottery by Candi Hauck Church

July Spotlight Artist, Pottery by Candi Hauck Church

July Spotlight Artist, Pottery by Candi Hauck Church

July Spotlight Artist, Pottery by Candi Hauck Church

July Spotlight Artist, Pottery by Candi Hauck Church

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