February 3, 2022

2920

by Mary Ann Koenig

Space Race Pioneer

Inspiration, Local, People & Business, Space Coast History

Jean Hopkins was born and raised in the Cocoa area and had a 30-year career in the space industry

February 3, 2022

3175

by Maria Sonnenberg

Squeezed Out

Citrus, Local, People & Business, Space Coast History

Development, disease ravages regional citrus industry Among his birthday presents last year, Frank Sullivan III found a very special one: a wooden board. Mind you, this was no ordinary wood, for it was plucked from the demolition of the Sullivan...

February 2, 2022

3627

by Maria Sonnenberg

Reminders of the past

Local, People & Business, Space Coast History

Grower credited with saving industry Orange-shaped structures dot the Florida landscape and Brevard is no exception. On U.S. 1 in Eau Gallie, the huge cement Big Orange built during the 1960s once served as a fruit stand where the Chamber...

October 8, 2021

3466

by Fred Mays

It’s all the buzz

Home & Garden, Local, People & Business

It’s all the buzz Kontnik and Sorensen collect plenty of honey from their single hive and like to share it with neighbors and friends. FRED MAYS Backyard beekeeping can be a honey of a hobby Have you checked the price...

February 21, 2021

2889

by Fred Mays

Sara Hawks Houston, State Farm Agency

Home & Garden, People & Business

State Farm Agent Caters to Families, Small Businesses & the Community She Loves Sara Hawks Houston was born to sell insurance. The native Space Coast resident followed in the footsteps of her father, a State Farm agent for many years,...

February 21, 2021

2660

by Eric Wright

Craftsmanship for the Discriminating | Q’s Cabinetry

Home & Garden, People & Business

Similar to an automobile, the best cabinetry should be an efficient blend of functionality, use of space and design. Gary Quattro, of Q’s Cabinetry, has developed a reputation for delivering on all of these elements for some of the most...

February 10, 2021

4187

by Shawna Lucas

Energy Efficient Luxury Homes | NuVision Builders

From the Editor, Home & Garden, People & Business, Real Estate

It was, perhaps, foretelling when Mark Ledford named his company NuVision Builders more than two decades ago. Photography by Jason Hook Back then, Mark and his team had started a monster project at the Great Outdoors Resort in Titusville that...

February 5, 2021

2474

by SpaceCoast Living

Harry and Harriette Moore | Forerunners of the Civil Rights Movement

Education, Holidays, People & Business

No report on Brevard’s Black History would be complete without a tribute to Harry and Harriette Moore, civil rights activists who were murdered via a bomb at their Mims home on Christmas night in 1951. Prior to this, the Moores...

February 5, 2021

2979

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...

February 3, 2021

6390

by Rolanda Hatcher-Gallop

Trailblazers and Torchbearers: Highlights of African American Leadership in Brevard

Giving Back, Holidays, People & Business

If history has taught us anything, it is that heroes can be ordinary people orchestrating extraordinary acts when the occasion calls for it. Unlike the fictional characters found in comic books and Hollywood blockbusters, real heroes that dwell among us don’t...

January 26, 2021

5069

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 25, 2021

1938

by Maria Sonnenberg

Be there, everywhere, with..Little Look-a-Likes.

Children, Holidays, People & Business, Travel

As a busy mom of four little ones years ago, there were time-many times-when Lori Reader wished she could clone herself. One day she did, sort of. "I need one of me for each of my kids, so a friend...

January 18, 2021

2845

by Shawna Lucas

Determination & Grit Pave the Way for Recent UCF Grad

Education, From the Editor, Giving Back, Health, People & Business

In a year of surprises, let-downs and redirects, Jessica Jonas continues to forge a path with determination and grit. The 27-year old Rockledge resident graduated recently with honors as a nurse practitioner from the University of Central Florida in Daytona...

January 15, 2021

1796

by Eric Wright

The Reasons are Crystal Clear for GW Pumps and Purification

Home & Garden, People & Business

Though water is one of earth’s most plentiful resources, water quality is everyone’s concern: it affects the purity and taste (and smell) of the water we drink, impacts our skin and hair from bathing, and the softness of our clothes...

January 5, 2021

2204

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,...

People & Business

Space Race Pioneer

Squeezed Out

Reminders of the past

It’s all the buzz

Sara Hawks Houston, State Farm Agency

Craftsmanship for the Discriminating | Q’s Cabinetry

Energy Efficient Luxury Homes | NuVision Builders

Harry and Harriette Moore | Forerunners of the Civil Rights Movement

Connecting History + Community at Brevard’s Only Urban Bookstore

Trailblazers and Torchbearers: Highlights of African American Leadership in Brevard

Hip Hotel on Horizon for Arts District

Be there, everywhere, with..Little Look-a-Likes.

Determination & Grit Pave the Way for Recent UCF Grad

The Reasons are Crystal Clear for GW Pumps and Purification

Discriminating & Differentiating | Burke & Company Estate Sales

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Brevard County Events

Helen,s Lunch Cruise with Donna

Floridian Flora & Fauna, Artwork by Pete Steenland

City of Rockledge Food Truck Friday

Central Brevard Spring Art Show & Sale

Cryderman’s BBQ Dinner with Joe

First City Market

Green Gables 3rd Annual Antique Motorcycle Invitational

Teneriffe Lace at Fiber Guild Meeting

It Takes a village

“It takes a Village” Daily 1-Hour Historic Cruise

Platinum Coast Orchid Society Show and Sale

Road Trip to SUNFEST 2024, May 3-5, West Palm Beach, Florida’s Largest Music Festival, 33 bands!

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