August August 20, 2017 Tailgate 2 Miler Location: The Avenue Viera, 261 Town Center Ave, Viera Start: 7:00 AM August 26, 2017 Running On Island Time 5K Race/Walk Location: Divine Mercy Academy, 1940 N Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island Start: 7:00…
By: Gabby Dance August is here, which means back-to-school season is quickly approaching. Scheduling an eye exam appointment for your child may be the last thing on your mind, but it is just as important as school supply shopping to…
Health & Wellness Total Joint Replacement Class August 1-3 and 8, 10, 15-17, 22-24, 29 Health First Hospitals, times vary by location/date. Multiple locations, see web events calendar for specifics, www.health-first.org. This class will help to make your joint replacement…
As the sun’s first light glistened across the waves rolling onto Melbourne Beach, the new dawn embarked a new era for Brevard County. Before space shuttles and hotels, there were dirt roads and farms. With less than 20,000 residents, it…
In August 2016 issue of our sister publication SpaceCoast Business, we spoke with Eric Garvey, the executive director of the Space Coast Office of Tourism. That agency was in the starting blocks of a massive new marketing program for Visit…
Photography and Story by: Steven Hicks If you live in Suntree/Viera or frequent The Avenue, you know that the restaurant on the corner has changed owners more than once. It was built as a family-style chain restaurant, then an expensive…
By: Ryan Randall There are many philanthropic works that take place throughout Brevard County on a daily basis. However, Brevard also has a hidden gem that connects donors with nonprofits, and nonprofits with each other. Since 1981, the Community Foundation…
Tom Wienckoski has been in Brevard for almost 40 years. Born and raised in New Jersey, he came to attend FIT for a degree in electrical engineering and never left. He started his first company, MC Assembly, in 1986, and…
There are Alternatives! By: Steven Hicks It is abundantly clear when we put together our annual Pet issue here at SpaceCoast Living that most of us have cats, dogs, or both. Sure, we’ll get the occasional horse, ferret or guinea…
Out of the hundreds of submissions we received we narrowed it down to a final six. Each contestant came in for a photo shoot and from these we voted on the winner. Here are the final six contestants and the…
By: Ryan Randall Pet owners have special bonds with their animals that run deep. Whether it’s a cat, dog, rabbit, lizard or something else, the pets many times have more of an impact on the owners than the owners do…
By: Ryan Randall Brevard County’s Space Coast Stadium had been hosting professional baseball games since 1994, but when the Washington Nationals announced the team was moving to West Palm Beach and the minor league Brevard County Manatees played its final…
Enjoy the Cool All Summer Long By: Craig Chapman Summer — when hot days are followed by even hotter nights. Each moment, whether you are trying to turn up or chill out, deserves an icy cold libation. This summer, we…
Our Pets In Art By Steven Hicks and Lynne Brezina (of the Brevard Cultural Alliance) We elevate our pets to family status, take them on vacations, buy them Puppuccinos at Starbucks (at the drive through, of course), and even maintain…
Recognizing, Preventing, And Treating Heat Exhaustion/Heat Stroke In Dogs By: Dr. Roger Welton Maybeck Animal Hospital Unlike humans, dogs generally do not have apocrine glands throughout their skin to generate sweat when their bodies are overheated. They only have a…