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Enjoying the Space Coast’s open spaces may be just the refresher you need In this era of less time off and more difficulty in getting away, the “staycation” has become the thing to do . . . so much so…
Woofie’s Space Coast, serving Cocoa Beach, Melbourne, Merritt Island, Rockledge, Satellite Beach, and beyond, is now offering premier pet care services for dogs, cats, birds, potbellied pigs, and other animals. WHAT: Woofie’s Space Coast will celebrate its grand opening at…
Asparkling white picket fence encircles the yard at 1296 Highland Ave., in the Eau Gallie Arts District in Melbourne. It leads the eye to a similarly gleaming arbor, which marks the entrance to a chirpy green cottage known as Noi Nest.
“I hired Capt. B to help me with my surf fishing skills. Capt B is extremely knowledgeable and skilled at his craft. I showed up early, he was already there at one of his favorite spots that I still go to. He taught me a lot about surf fishing you won’t learn on the Internet. We caught a lot of fish, and I went home with enough to feed my family of five! He was even nice enough to give me a few packs of his favorite rigs and bait for my next solo outing.”
Every year, we turn to the Space Coast community to vote for their favorite businesses to be named the Best of the Space Coast.
We are happy to feature the winners who earned the “Best” in their categories.
“This isn’t your momma’s airport, anymore,” says Keely Leggett, public information officer for the Melbourne-Orlando International Airport in Melbourne. The numbers back up that declaration, as a massive growth spurt has seen passenger traffic triple since 2020.
The development of the Melbourne airport as a hub for tourist flights from all over Great Britain is resulting in a mini-British invasion for the Space Coast.
Mark Stanford paints the Florida of memories, of palm fronds gently swaying to the songs of the ocean, of the panorama of poinciana trees and hibiscus flowers, of an Indian River Lagoon once clean, clear and teeming with fish.
When reflecting on her journey to become a freediver, Jennifer Morgan compares it to being a tiny fish in a big pond.
These are just some of the boat tours on the Space Coast that navigate the Indian River Lagoon, the Banana River and the St. Johns River.
Living on the Space Coast has its perks, and one of them is that it offers all kinds of boat tours for anyone who wants to get out on the water — airboats to kayaks, day or night, scenic and wildlife. Nature figures highly in the tours, as does bioluminescence where underwater creatures that create light turn the surface to glowing colors, and of course — being the Space Coast — rocket launches leaving arcing, brilliant white trails against the blue sky.
Midweek evenings are not usually busy at restaurants, but you wouldn’t know it from the crowd gathered a recent Wednesday at Café Margaux. The Cocoa Village restaurant was hosting a gustative journey of pairings created by Margaux Executive Chef Erol Tugrul with tastings of rare single-parcel French malbecs from Chateau Chambert, one of the first vineyards in the world to embrace the growing trend of truly organic and biodynamic winemaking.
At the American Muscle Car Museum in Melbourne, it is a case of too many hot cars, so little time. The museum is open only for nonprofit fundraisers, car activities and educational tours for school-age children.
Rockets fly along the Space Coast, but so do tennis balls, and plenty of them. The area is tailor-made for the sport and professionals like Harrison are all too happy to help students of the game hone their skills.
It was 39 years ago when Willard Davis [aka Suntree Santa Claus] first wore the red suit, passed out candy and listened to children as they sat on his lap telling him their Christmas wishes.
