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Line dancing can be a fun way to stay sharp physically and mentally.

When Sally and Aaron got married in 2006, Aaron turned to his new bride and said, “Are you ready for the adventure?”

School is out, summer vacation is here and the adventures of the season await. The adventures do not necessarily mean getting on an airplane and traveling to some far-away exotic place. Some g…

Kason Hodges, an 11-year-old sixth grader at Manatee Elementary School, was chosen as the top model in the Viera Voice Child Model Contest.

The 11th annual St. Baldrick’s Big Shave fundraiser, which helps finance childhood cancer research, returned to The Avenue Viera on Saturday, May 15.

Volunteer work is underway at Woodside Park in Viera to add a dog park and playground for children and young-minded adults. The park is off Murrell Road at Crane Creek.

Mother’s Day is set aside to celebrate and honor mothers and the bond that is created with their children.

“My mom (Shani Maddox-Semper) is one of the best people I know. She makes everyone laugh, has lots of advice and cares so much about people. She is protective over her family and she shares a …

More than 100 church members and friends helped bury a ceremonial prayer box at the site of the new East Coast Christian Center in Viera on Sunday, April 18.

Joe and Karen Klein love Walt Disney World. That’s where they became engaged and then wed in 2009 before purchasing a home in Suntree.

In our country, Native Americans were the first trappers. They were skilled at knowing the habits of animals.

Viera Regional Park

Many of Florida’s wild creatures occupy natural habitats, but some venture among people. In recent years, these encounters have become more prevalent due to human encroachment upon pristine te…

Spring warmth brings fun fishing in the Indian River Lagoon as speckled trout, redfish and snook are feeding before spawning season.

Alex and Lauren Flores seem able to clone themselves. The busy couple have successfully operated two very different and demanding businesses for more than three years while raising a young family.

April is a special month for the environment: it is when we celebrate Earth Day. For us at Recycle Brevard, March is also a special month and was a bit extra special this year for it marked Re…

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For years, wildlife photographer Jim Angy would beat the sun’s arrival to head to the Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands in Viera to meet friend and fellow photographer, the late Charlie Corbeil,…

If given the opportunity, Robert Burns III would more than likely head out to help others following a disaster.

Attention, well-dressed canines, felines, and the rest of the pet world … and their humans. The time has come to strut your stuff during the Derby Day Pet Fest, when Viera puts out the red car…

Neighbors at Viera East are playing security guards for a family of great horned owls, averting possible tragedy for the little family of three.

Break out your headbands, tie dye shirts and fringe jackets and hop in your VW bus if you have one. The 1960s and 1970s are back during Senior Life’s fifth Drive-Thru Senior Expo from 8 to 11 …

Domesticated horses, dogs and pigeons have been indispensable to our societies.

COVID-19 brought the travel industry to a sudden stop in March 2020, and many local travel agencies have struggled to recover a year later.

Residents of Chateau Madeleine Senior Living and Memory Care in Suntree enjoyed a Mardi Gras parade Tuesday, Feb. 16.

Emily Edgar will never forget Groundhog Day 2021.

A dozen South Brevard County churches are getting together to paint local classrooms, beautify school landscapes and stock supply closets as part of Space Coast CityFest, a region-wide evangel…

Nothing like getting in a little run or walk and helping local hospitality workers in the process.

Visitors to Brevard Zoo Linear Park can connect with nature on a more than 6-mile roundtrip of hiking or biking in the middle of Viera.

The Florida Gourd Society will conduct its 2021 State Gourd Festival from Feb. 26 to 28 at the Azan Shrine Center at 1591 W. Eau Gallie Blvd. in Melbourne.

Divots Grille and Not Quite Vegas will present a Casino Night to benefit the Melbourne Women’s Center.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, residents facing quarantines and crowd restrictions turned to the outdoors along the Space Coast — biking, fishing, hiking and hunting.

The Space Coast Audubon Society urges anybody interested in birding — from below novice to expert — to contribute valuable data by spotting, identifying and quantifying local flocks during the…

The pandemic has not been kind to families experiencing domestic violence.

The Emerald City 5K Run/Walk, the second in a five-race series, needs sponsors to help families combat homelessness.

When Debra Bara moved from Atlanta to her Suntree home in May 2018, she was stunned by a discovery in her new backyard.

Imagine the ideal volunteer experience. Dream of one that is so personally rewarding you’ll be inspired to sign up today.

The Rev. John Britto Antony, pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community in Viera, has become a United States citizen.

Elisabeth and Todd Osborne’s love story was a match made in their Rockledge elementary school lunch line. That is where his smile caught her eye. He was in the fourth grade and she, the third.

Raoul and Marie d’Hérouville moved to Viera from Toulouse, France in August 2019. Coming to Florida during the summer could be a difficult adjustment for many.

Anjanette and Ryan Wicks believe their marriage is successful because they work as a team and are very proactive of each other.

The Central Viera Community Association will select four winners to paint a cornhole board in the Cornhole Court area at La Roca Park.

The Brevard Symphony Orchestra is back performing live concerts at the King Center for the Performing Arts.

Plans for a new dog park in Woodside Park were unveiled at the Dec. 17 meeting of the Viera East Community Development District at Faith Lutheran Church in Viera.

Hikers in Hundred Acre Hallows in Suntree can pause for a break on benches thanks to Boy Scouts’ projects.