Melbourne/Melbourne Beach Top Stories
By TAPINTO MELBOURNE/MELBOURNE BEACH STAFF
February 16, 2025
MELBOURNE, FL – The City of Melbourne is looking for a volunteer to fill a business owner position on its Beautification and Energy Efficiency Board (BEEB). The board advises the city council on “affordable strategies associated with conservation, renewable energy and energy efficiency”, according ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Brevard Zoo will host fourteen artists who will create mural projects beginning on February 15. The artists are planning to complete their work by February 17. The murals will be created on buildings and various canvases, with most designs measuring eight feet square. The ...
MELBOURNE, FL – It’s the weekend! Have some fun around Melbourne: Friday Feburary 14Vibrations of Love; Yoga Gallery Downtown Melbourne; 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; Henegar Center, Melbourne; 8 p.m.Danae Hays; King Center, Melbourne; 8p p.m.Saturday February ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne City Council on Tuesday approved the first reading of a conditional use ordinance that would allow Dolly’s Wine Bar to serve beer and wine at its new establishment. The Planning and Zoning Board unanimously approved the application at its January 16 meeting and passed ...
VIERA, FL – The Independent Citizens Committee for Millage Oversight (ICCMO) presented its Financial Report for Brevard Public Schools’ 2024 spending at the school board’s regular board meeting Tuesday night. The presenter for the ICCMO was Bill Macheras. The report outlined how the $66,227,118 in ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Melbourne and Melbourne Beach residents with varied needs have reached out for connections to numerous critical services in January using Florida 211. According to 211counts.org, 1361 needs of Melbourne and Melbourne Beach residents were connected to critical services for January ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Florida Marathon was one of four early morning races that took off Sunday in downtown Melbourne. Each race had a different scheduled start time:Marathon at 6:10 a.m.Half Marathon at 6:30 a.m.10k at 7 a.m.5k at 7:10 a.m.All four races crossed over the Melbourne Causeway to start, ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Repairs to aging roofs at Crane Community Center and two lower sections of the Crane Creek Reserve Golf Course Clubhouse were approved by the Melbourne City Council at its January 28 meeting. The total repair cost of $225,500.70 will fund the FiberTite Roofing System at both ...
MELBOURNE BEACH, FL - Starlink Group 12-9 launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday at 2:18 p.m. The launch was visible from the shores of Melbourne Beach.
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne City council appointed new members to its boards at its January meetings. The appointees will help guide the council in making informed decisions on a range of issues. Their applications for consideration were presented to council along with their resumes outlining ...
MELBOURNE, FL – It’s the weekend! Have some fun around Melbourne:Friday Feburary 7My Fair Lady; Henegar Center, Melbourne; 8 p.m.Beach Stomp Two Days of Punk & Oi!; Pineapples; 5 p.m. – 11:59 p.m.Saturday February 8 Shala Vida Sunrise Beach Yoga; Howard E Futch Memorial Park at Paradise Beach ...
MELBOURNE, FL- The fifth annual Brevard County Library Con will take place on February 23 at the Melbourne Auditorium. Wendi Jo Bost, Director of Brevard County Library Services, called it “probably one of the happiest events we host”.The Melbourne Auditorium location was selected because the event ...
MELBOURNE FL – The Melbourne Police Department has launched a traffic homicide investigation following a fatal single vehicle car crash. The crash occurred at approximately 5:52 a.m. on Tuesday February 4. Melbourne police responded to Stack Blvd near Lake Waterford Way and upon arrival officers ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Five Ordinances were passed at their second reading at the Melbourne City Council meeting on January 28.Ordinance 2025-01, Mister Car Wash: passed with a vote of 5-2, with Vice Mayor David Neuman and Council Member Marcus Smith voting against. Neuman and Smith voiced noise concerns ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The boundary maps for city council districts one, five and six are being updated based on new data via an ordinance update. The city council considered the new ordinance at their meeting on Tuesday, January 28. Boundary maps are important for elections, as the city is divided into ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne City Council held the first reading of an ordinance on Tuesday to address prohibited activities in parks and recreational facilities, camping on public property, and public littering. According to the City Manager’s Item report, the ordinance changes proposed are ...
MELBOURNE BEACH, FL – Sea turtle nesting numbers along the beaches of Melbourne Beach saw a decline in 2024, according to data received on January 28, 2025. The data covers a 4.7-mile stretch of survey area called South Reach Beach, which includes Melbourne Beach. This coastline area extends from ...
MELBOURNE, FL – It’s the weekend! Have some fun around Melbourne:Friday, January 31Glenn Miller Orchestra; King Center; 7:30 p.m.My Fair Lady; Henegar Center, Melbourne; 8 p.m. Saturday, February 1Brevard Renaissance Fair; Castle Park, 3190 New York Ave, Melbourne; 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.Shala Vida ...
MELBOURNE, FL – A proposal to overhaul the city’s response to homelessness was presented at the Melbourne City Council meeting on Tuesday, highlighting the urgent need for a new plan. The big surprise was a last-minute letter given to the council signed jointly by Jeff Njus, Executive Director of ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne City Council on Tuesday approved a $2,103,474 Cost-Share Funding Agreement between Brevard County and the City of Melbourne to improve the Indian River Lagoon water quality.A contract was awarded to BDI Marine Contractors LLC of Hobe Sound FL for a baffle box project ...
MELBOURNE BEACH, FL – The Melbourne Beach Town Commission held a special meeting Monday to conduct the first reading of a revised Vacation Rental Ordinance. The revised ordinance’s first reading was originally scheduled for the January 15, 2025, meeting, but the commission decided, upon the advice ...
MELBOURNE, FL- The Melbourne City Council approved the First Reading/Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, for a proposed new golf simulator business. The Golf Garage proposes to allow beer and wine on the premises and is located on the north side of West New Haven Avenue, west of Poinsetta ...
MELBOURNE, FL - The Melbourne City Council approved a Melbourne Airport Aircraft Hanger Site Plan at its meeting January 14, 2025. The plan, presented by Cindy Dittmer, The City of Melbourne’s Community Development Director, was previously reviewed and unanimously approved by the Planning and ...
MELBOURNE, FL - More than 10 kilograms of illegal drugs and five guns are off the streets, following two seizures by Melbourne Police at two residences on Preserve Drive.Melbourne Police say they executed multiple search warrants on January 15, according to a news release. During the investigation, ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Online viewers of Tuesday’s Brevard School Board meeting did not see public comments unrelated to the agenda, as the cameras were turned off during the non-agenda portion of the session. The move followed a recent court ruling in Case number 23-10656 U. S. Court of Appeals for the ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Brevard County School Board on Tuesday approved the school year calendar for 2025-26 as well as the tentative school year 2026-27 calendar.The board’s decision follows recommendations from the district’s calendar committee, which includes staff members from various departments ...
MELBOURNE BEACH, FL – The Melbourne Beach Town Commission discussed Ordinance 2024-05, Chapter 74, “Vacation Rentals”, during its regular meeting on January 15, 2025. The ordinance was on the agenda for a first reading.Before the discussion began, Mayor Alison Dennington noted a “walk-on” with ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Certified Registered nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) were honored at the Melbourne City Council meeting Tuesday night, where Mayor Paul Alfrey expressed his gratitude for their contributions to the community. Mayor Paul Alfrey said, “I can’t thank you enough for what all you do”. Alfrey ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Members of the public shared details of their experiences with people facing homelessness during the public comment session at Tuesday’s Melbourne City Council meeting. Their frustrations were met with council agreement.During public comments, a resident said, “There should be no ...
MELBOURNE, FL – At its meeting on Tuesday, the Melbourne City Council approved a Florida Tech Student Site Plan brought forth by the city’s Planning and Zoning Board. The Planning and Zoning Board reviewed the application at its December 19, 2024, meeting. The 6-story, 555-bed student housing will ...