Brevard News

Family and Locally Owned Fitness Club Merritt Island is Longest-Running Fitness Center in Central Brevard

WATCH: Personal Trainer Kirsi Obermeier at Fitness Club Merritt Island provides a testimonial about the great services at the locally owned and operated facility. Members will find a bounty of classes and amenities at the newly expanded facility, including an array of brand-new modern high-performance Hammer Strength training equipment, an on-site childcare area and a protein and juice bar. […]

Brevard Business News

OBITUARY: Community Leader Eugene Brendan McCarthy Jr., 79, Passes Away Feb. 16 in Indialantic

Eugene Brendan McCarthy Jr. passed away on February 16 at home in Indialantic, surrounded by his loving family. His illustrious volunteer career included being Past President of the Holy Name of Jesus Parish Council and Knights of Columbus 4th Degree; Past Chairman of Health First Foundation; Past Chairman of the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast, and recipient of their Volunteer of the Year Award. […]

Brevard News

OBITUARY: Mae Lucy Piszczek, 94, Passed Away Jan. 29; Lived in the Same Melbourne Village Home for 66 Years

Mae Lucy Piszczek, 94, of Melbourne Village, Florida, passed away on January 29, 2023. During World War II, she was a member of the Massachusetts Civil Air Patrol, trained to keep her eyes on the sky and identify any enemy aircraft that might invade U.S. airspace. In 1957, she moved to Melbourne Village, where Mae and her husband raised five children and remained in the same home for 66 years.  […]

Brevard Business News

PETER CRANIS: Rocket Launches Bolster Tourism on the Space Coast, Upcoming Manned Missions Expected to Draw Huge Crowds

PETER CRANIS: December Tourist Development Tax (TDT) has come in at $1.879 million – a record for the month of December, beating the previous two best December (2021 at $1.56 million and 2019 at $1.26 million).  This is 20% ahead of the previous December and the 21st consecutive month of “best month for that month” results.   […]