December 30, 2025
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Aaron Collins, founder, conductor and artistic director of the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, isn’t giving away secrets, but surely he must have discovered a way to clone himself.
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Aaron Collins, founder, conductor and artistic director of the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, isn’t giving away secrets, but surely he must have discovered a way to clone himself.
The Antilles Trading Company Maritime Pirate Museum and Store is not your run-of-the-mill pirate museum.
Almost every day, before many of us have yet to gain strength from a morning cup of coffee, Humberto Rivera heads to the seashore, cultivator in hand. His intent is not gardening, but rather shelling.
Every morning, we never really know what will be headed our way. Nor do we know what we will have to do to, hopefully, come out laughing at the end. That’s what makes improvisational comedy — improv, for short — so relatable.
You never really know who’s sitting behind the microphone at a local jam session. That unassuming saxophonist blending into a Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society Tuesday night jam may have been a professor at Berklee College of Music.
Collard greens have earned their place as one of the most dependable winter crops in Florida. They’re sturdy, unfussy, and remarkably productive from late fall through spring.
As the holidays approach, the Space Coast once again reveals its best qualities — compassion, creativity, and connection. This season, our community shines not just with twinkling lights and festive décor, but with the warmth of people coming together to lift one another, celebrate traditions and create lasting memories.
For a heaping helping of holiday cheer, it’s hard to beat the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts, where everything from cirque to long-lasting, funky Tower of Power is themed around the jolliest season of the year.
Just around Thanksgiving for the past four decades, a glorious forest of shimmering evergreens pops up overnight at the Wickham Park Community Center.
Gifts from the Heart Christmas Shops have a most eclectic business plan. They open one week each year, and merchandise is discounted 70 to 80 percent. It’s definitely not the way to make a profit, but Gifts from the Heart is not out to make money — it’s out to generate joy and dignity for families in the county’s under-resourced communities.
From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, there is an endless procession of traditional meals, celebrations, and sweet treats. It all happens so fast, we often forget to stop and enjoy it.
Voting ended Nov. 25, 2025. Results will be published in the January 2026 issue of Space Coast Living
The kids are back in the classroom. Summer vacations are photos and memories. The thermometer — and the utility bill — are inching down. Say hello to fall along the Space Coast, the perfect time to discover, or rediscover, the many little treasures that make Brevard such a treasure.
With her eclectic style and a seemingly effortless vibe, Carrie Stuart was always drawn to roller skating. Growing up in the ’70s meant frequently hanging out at the roller rink. Nevertheless, back then, Stuart’s captivation never overcame her timidness and overwhelming fear of putting on a pair of wheels.
When one of Bryan Fine’s childhood best friends, Alex Molina, told him that their go-to pizza joint was hiring, Fine grabbed the opportunity.