Melbourne/Melbourne Beach Top Stories
By TAPINTO MELBOURNE/MELBOURNE BEACH STAFF
June 10, 2025
MELBOURNE, FL – Today, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, is Election Day for the 2025 Special General Election in the Melbourne area. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Voters must cast ballots at their designated precinct polling locations. To determine their assigned precinct, voters can use Brevard ...
MELBOURNE BEACH, FL - On Monday, June 2, the Melbourne Beach Town Commission voted at its third special meeting of the evening to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to locate an executive search firm to assist with the possible hiring of a new town manager. Commissioner Tim Reed said that the ...
BREVARD COUNTY, FL – Brevard County officials on Thursday reminded residents that applying lawn fertilizer containing nitrogen or phosphorus is banned countywide from June 1 to September 30 to protect bodies of water, including the Indian River Lagoon.The rainy season during these months brings ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Melbourne residents contacted Florida 2-1-1 a total of 1,166 times in May to connect with critical services, according to data from 211counts.org. Housing and shelter requests led with 352 contacts. Brevard County recorded 1,063 total housing and shelter requests, with three ...
MELBOURNE, FL – It’s the weekend! Have some fun around Melbourne: Friday, June 61st Friday Market & Food Trucks; 2300 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Melbourne; 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.Book Launch; Guava Manor, 1457 Guava Avenue, Melbourne; 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.First Friday Art Walk; Eau Gallie Arts District, ...
MELBOURNE BEACH, FL – Treasure hunters can begin their search at Doc Ehrhart Sanctuary in Melbourne Beach on Saturday, June 7, as part of the 2025 Treasure Coin Hunt. The event includes multiple locations across Brevard County where commemorative coins will be hidden for visitors to find and ...
EVANSTON, IL — The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) on Wednesday announced more than 2,900 winners of this year’s National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities, including five students from Melbourne. The students were selected from over 15,000 finalists in the ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Brevard Zoo announced Monday that a new jaguar, Lua, is residing in the Zoo’s Rainforest Revealed loop and will expect a mate in a few months as part of a conservation effort.Lua, a five-year-old female from Zoo de Granby in Quebec, Canada, arrived as part of the Species ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The city council unanimously approved a resolution on May 27 to increase development review fees by 25 percent and add additional items to the fee schedule, while keeping fees within the range of what other cities charge.Cindy Dittmer, the City of Melbourne’s Community Development ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Melbourne and Florida officials are urging residents to prepare for the 2025 hurricane season, which officially begins June 1, by making a plan, preparing their homes, building a supply kit, and staying informed.The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) issued a release on ...
BREVARD COUNTY, FL — Brevard County Libraries are encouraging readers of all ages to read more during the summer through their annual Summer Reading Program, which runs from May 31 to July 26.Participants can track their reading using the Beanstack app to earn digital badges and collect Brag Tags ...
Things to Do in and Around Melbourne This Weekend: May 30 – June 1 MELBOURNE, FL – It’s the weekend! Have some fun around Melbourne:Friday, May 30Dreamland Miniature Golf; Derek Gores Gallery, 1418 Highland Ave, Melbourne; 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.Displace ft. Adam & The Testifers; Pineapples, 1434 ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The City Council approved two resolutions and a contract award Tuesday to begin an alternate corridor evaluation (ACE), for an approximately 2.3-mile extension of the Norfolk Parkway to some undetermined location along the St. John’s Heritage Parkway (SJHP).The new corridor aims to ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne City Council approved a resolution Tuesday to rename Triangle Park in honor of former attorney Paul Gougelman, who died on February 4, 2025.Council Member Mark LaRusso initiated the renaming. He said, “Paul was such an influence on this city and on me as well ...
MELBOURNE, FL — A Memorial Day remembrance ceremony took place Monday at the Melbourne Liberty Bell Museum to honor those who died while serving in the U.S. military.The program began with a welcome from Jay Freeland, followed by an invocation delivered by Rabbi Sandy Olshansky. The Melbourne ...
MELBOURNE, FL — Banners honoring military veterans are now on display along New Haven Avenue in Downtown Melbourne as part of the City of Melbourne’s "Melbourne Salutes Hometown Heroes" program. The banners will remain up through July and feature each veteran’s name, photo, branch of service, and ...
PALM SHORES, FL – The Space Coast Association of REALTORS released April 2025 housing statistics for Brevard County, reporting separate data for single-family homes and for townhouses and condos. Single-family homesClosed sales of single-family homes fell 6.7 percent in April 2025, with 964 units ...
MELBOURNE, FL — Joan Junkala-Brown will join the City of Melbourne as the new deputy city manager starting June 9, city officials announced.City Manager Jenni Lamb publicly announced Junkala-Brown’s hiring at the May 13 City Council meeting during the City Manager’s Report agenda item. The city ...
MELBOURNE, FL – It’s the weekend! Have some fun around Melbourne: Friday, May 23Watch a Mural Come to Life!; IMAGE Studios, 1520 Highland Avenue, Melbourne; 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (May 5th -May 25th)90s Pop/R&B Night with SWAAG ft. Jennifer Roth; Pineapples, 1434 Pineapple Ave, Melbourne; 7:00 p.m. – ...
MELBOURNE, FL — The Melbourne City Council approved mid-year budget changes during its May 13 meeting, revising the financial plan to the city’s budget during its second quarter review, covering the period Oct. 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025. The updates affect four major funds — General, Golf ...
VIERA, FL – On May 15, Viera High School hosted the 2025 military enlistment ceremony, marking the Space Coast’s first annual event honoring area graduating students who enlisted in all six branches of the U.S. military.More than 300 young adults from the area committed to military service after ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne City Council awarded a $2,131,339.63 contract to Garcia Civil Contractors, LLC for the Southwest Trail Improvements Project during its May 13 meeting.Federal funding will fully reimburse the project.The project aims to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and expand ...
MELBOURNE, FL – A new mural is underway at IMAGE Studios, a business opening at 1520 Highland Ave. in the Eau Gallie Arts District (EGAD). Susie Kroll, owner of IMAGE Studios, is designing her new business as a space that will support entrepreneurs in the beauty industry, by giving them their own ...
MELBOURNE, FL –Mayor Paul Alfrey presented a declaration to members of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary on Tuesday, declaring May 17-23 as National Safe Boating Week in the City of Melbourne.The proclamation emphasized the importance of safe boating habits for both novice and experienced ...
MELBOURNE, FL – It’s the weekend! Have some fun around Melbourne: Friday, May 16Watch a Mural Come to Life!; IMAGE Studios, 1520 Highland Avenue, Melbourne; 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (May 5th -May 25th)Local 518; Pineapples, 1434 Pineapple Ave, Melbourne; 7:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.Anastasia; Henegar Center, 625 E ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Melbourne Main Street presented its concept plan for a new public park, Holmes Park, at the city council meeting on Tuesday in an effort to enhance Downtown Melbourne's amenities and connect the area to the city’s waterfront.Kim Agee, Executive Director of Melbourne Main Street, ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Florida Lottery officials said Monday that Douglas Marbry, 63, of Melbourne claimed a $1 million prize from a scratch-off ticket he bought at the Circle K located at 4001 N. Wickham Road in Melbourne.Marbry purchased a $20 Gold Rush Legacy scratch-off game ticket and opted for a ...
MELBOURNE BEACH, FL – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit early Tuesday, lifting off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:02 a.m. and lighting up the sky over Melbourne Beach.The launch coincided with May’s full moon, known as the Flower Moon. While ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The City of Melbourne announced nighttime lane closures scheduled from the evening of Thursday, May 15, through the morning of Friday, May 16, due to sewer work.The following lane closures will take place from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.: Wickham Road: Crews will close the outside northbound ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Melbourne Police arrested a suspect on Sunday in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred early Sunday morning near Vernon Place and E New Haven Ave.Police arrested Stephan Dieujuste, 24, without incident and charged him with manslaughter. Authorities took him into custody ...