Melbourne/Melbourne Beach Top Stories
By MARIE POTTER
March 16, 2025
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne City Council appointed new members to boards and committees at its February meetings. The appointees will help guide the council in making informed decisions on a range of issues. Their applications for consideration were presented to the council along with their ...
MELBOURNE, FL- Melbourne City Manager Jenni Lamb announced at Tuesday’s council meeting that proposed state legislation could halt the progress of Melbourne’s Community Redevelopment Agencies’ (CRAs) projects. House Bill 991 and Senate Bill 1242, companion bills that have yet to be approved, aim to ...
MELBOURNE, FL – It’s the weekend! Have some fun around Melbourne:Friday March 14Spring Break Stuff: Nu-Metal Night w/ Deserted Will; Pineapples 1434 Pineapple Av, Melbourne; 7 p.m. – 11:55 p.m.Something Rotten!; Henegar Center, 625 E New Haven Ave, Melbourne; 8 p.m.Saturday March 15 Meg O’Malley’s ...
MELBOURNE, FL –The Melbourne City Council voted on Tuesday to approve a revised development agreement between the City of Melbourne and Providence Place at Sarno, LLC/Steadytown Inc./Daily Bread, Inc., which includes a $3 million grant to support the project once it is completed. “This is going to ...
MELBOURNE, FL – An added layer of security has been added to the Historic Downtown Melbourne district, aimed at making visitors feel safer with the addition of a new private security company. The City of Melbourne and the Melbourne Police Department have collaborated with Melbourne Main Street, ...
MELBOURNE, FL –The Melbourne Police Department announced Monday that a single-vehicle crash occurred at 2:34 p.m. on Wickham Road, just north of Fountainhead.A 65-year-old woman from Melbourne was transported to Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.According to a ...
MELBOURNE, FL - The City of Melbourne announced that it will be participating in the annual Trash Bash community effort on Saturday, April 5, from 8 a.m. to noon.Local organizations, including Keep Brevard Beautiful, Melbourne Main Street, the Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce and Downtown ...
MELBOURNE BEACH, FL – The 3rd annual Spring Fest, a kids' business fair, took place Saturday at Ryckman Park, where over 100 local students proudly showcased their entrepreneurial spirit. The event had many booths with a variety of products for sale, including crafts, plants, homemade candies and ...
MELBOURNE, FL –The Melbourne Police Department announced Friday that an elderly man crashed into a construction site at 1050 S. Babcock Street at 1:51 p.m. Friday. The man’s vehicle struck a fence before hitting a parked vehicle.According to a police news release, the initial investigation ...
MELBOURNE BEACH/INDIATLANTIC BY THE SEA, FL – SpaceX’s Starship Flight 8 launched Thursday from Starbase, Texas, at 5:30 p.m. CT, experienced a “rapid unscheduled disassembly and contact was lost”, the company said, according to a post on the social media platform X. The rocket’s falling debris was ...
MELBOURNE, FL – It’s the weekend! Have some fun around Melbourne: Friday, March 7 First Friday Art Walk; Eau Gallie Arts District, Highland Ave; 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m."Once Upon A Rave" w/ Hunter The DJ; Pineapples, 1434 Pineapple Av, Melbourne; 8 p.m. – 11:55 p.m.Something Rotten!; Henegar Center, ...
UPDATE: The Melbourne Police issued an update on Wednesday evening that Nicholls was located in Hillsbourough County and is healthy and well.MELBOURNE, FL –The Melbourne Police Department announced a Sliver Alert on Wednesday and are asking the public for assistance in locating Michael Harold ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne City Council has approved a funding agreement to build an affordable housing project on 1204 Reverend Nathaniel L. Harris Street. The project will be a three-bedroom, two-bathroom single-family home planned as a rental unit for households earning at or below 80% of ...
MELBOURNE, FL - The Melbourne City Council approved a resolution at its meeting on Tuesday, February 25, to move forward with a grant application for the Front Street Park Boat Dock Replacement Project, Phase II.The resolution authorizes the City Manager to apply for a $1 million grant from the ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The City of Melbourne will host the annual Florida-Friendly Landscaping Seminar on Saturday, March 22, at the Melbourne Auditorium, located at 625 E. Hibiscus Boulevard, Melbourne. The event will feature four presentations and a rain barrel workshop. Vendors will also be at the ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The City of Melbourne announced police officers and employees were recognized for exceptional service during the Thursday Melbourne Police Department awards ceremony.According to the city’s press release, the following six awards were presented:K9 Officer Frank Legate - Officer of ...
MELBOURNE, FL –The Melbourne Police Department announced Friday that five individuals have been arrested in connection with an assault and robbery that took place inside the Melbourne City Hall parking garage on November 30, 2024.According to a police news release, authorities received a tip on ...
MELBOURNE, FL – It’s the weekend! Have some fun around Melbourne: Friday February 28Newsboys; King Center, Melbourne; 7 p.m.Nirvanna (Full Band & Unplugged); Pineapples 1434 Pineapple Av, Melbourne; 7:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.Saturday March 1 Downtown Melbourne Farmer's market; Riverview Park, ...
MELBOURNE BEACH, FL –SpaceX’s Starlink Group 12-13 launch was visible from Melbourne Beach on Wednesday at 10:34 p.m. The launch was the second liftoff of the evening from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with a previous SpaceX launch at 7:16 p.m. The 10:34 p.m. launch was the 459th mission of ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne City Council unanimously approved the purchase of 140 E-Z-GO RXV Elite golf carts for a total of $1,128,140 during Tuesday’s meeting.The new golf carts will feature Pace Shield Service, a recommendation by city staff that includes geofencing and remote vehicle lockdown ...
MELBOURNE BEACH, FL – The Melbourne Beach Town Commission reviewed the January Police Department report during its February 19 Regular Town Commission Meeting, which was submitted by Chief of Police Tim Zander. According to the report, the Melbourne Beach Police Department responded to 1,154 calls ...
MELBOURNE BEACH, FL – At Wednesday’s Regular Town Commission Meeting, Fire Chief Gavin Brown of the Melbourne Beach Fire Department gave his report to the Town Commission. Included in the report was information on a new fire truck, short-term rental violation letters, the Indian Harbour Beach ...
MELBOURNE FL – The Melbourne Police Department is investigating a traffic crash that left a juvenile with injuries, according to a news release issued Sunday afternoon. The crash occurred at approximately 12:46 p.m. on Sunday February 23 at the intersection of Sarno Road and Garfield Street. Police ...
Palm Shores, FL – The Space Coast Association of REALTORS released the Brevard County housing statistics on Friday for January 2025, breaking them down into two categories: single-family homes and townhouse/condos.Single-family homes closed sales were up 0.5 percent, with 584 units closed in ...
MELBOURNE, FL – It’s the weekend! Have some fun around Melbourne:Friday Feburary 21Gourd Art Festival; Azan Shriners Center 159 W. Eau Gallie Blvd., Melbourne; 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.Greek Festival; 5965 N Wickham Road, Melbourne; 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; Henegar Center, ...
MELBOURNE, FL – On Thursday, the Brevard Zoo released Mischief into the ocean at Melbourne's Paradise Beach. This sounds like a terrible thing, but not so, because Mischief is a 140-pound loggerhead sea turtle and former patient of the zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center.Mischief’s right flipper ...
MELBOURNE, FL - On Tuesday, the Melbourne City Council held a workshop to obtain council direction on how to address homelessness in the city. The meeting began with presentations from city staff and the Brevard Homeless Coalition, outlining actions already taken to address homelessness. Overview ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The City of Melbourne announced road closures for several areas:Sunday, February 16 – up to two weeks: East Melbourne Avenue under the U.S. 1 (South Harbor City Boulevard) bridge will be closed in both directions. The closure is necessary for repairs by the Florida Department of ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Members of the public came to speak at the February 11 council meeting about the homeless situation in the city, only to find out that they had received misinformation in a flyer.Mayor Paul Alfrey clarified the confusion, stating, “just so everybody knows there was a flyer put out ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne Fire Department celebrated the achievements of its Firefighters. Two Melbourne firefighters, Lt. Tony Mauro and Fire Medic Zack James, completed the elite 30-hour Florida Smoke Diver Course at the Florida State Fire College. The entrance exam to the program includes 50 ...