Melbourne Beach News

Here are your entertainment best bets for Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013: Want to be in this calendar? Submit events at least two weeks in advance to tgif@floridatoday.com.

HAD WINDS OF 95-105 MILES AN HOUR. I'M CHIEF METEOROLOGIST TONY MAINOLFI. BACK TO YOU.

Here are your entertainment best bets for Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013: Want to be in this calendar? Submit events at least two weeks in advance to tgif@floridatoday.com.

After Satellite Beach resident Tanya Bernard, 36, had twins, she left her career in the mortgage industry to stay home with them full-time.

The third-grade student at Gemini Elementary in Melbourne Beach recently completed 100 miles in the school's "Morning Mile Program."

The 267-space Sun Valley Estates, a 55-plus manufactured home community in Tarpon Springs, is one of two Florida mobile home parks that sold for a total of $30.75 million, or $78,045 per site.

When Vince Lamb moved to the Space Coast with his family in 1970, it was to pursue a career in software development.

On May 7, 1963, in Warren, Jacob Wesley and Evelyn Beckwith Turner welcomed the birth of their daughter, Betty Jo.

Here are your entertainment best bets for Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013: Want to be in this calendar? Submit events at least two weeks in advance to tgif@floridatoday.com.

The way Carol and Charles Nash figure it, they have plenty to be thankful for just because they live in Brevard County.

As a member of the recent Port Canaveral Charter Review Committee, maybe I can lend some input to the discussion about term limits for port commissioners.

Brevard attorney Michelle Naberhaus practices law in estate administration, probate and trust litigation, and guardianships.

Ask Infantini what she's doing for District 3 -- which includes Melbourne Beach and parts of Melbourne and Palm Bay -- and she'll tell you she's focused instead on watchdogging the whole county.

Gemini Elementary School third grader Adrian Rupp's goal was to run 100 miles in the Morning Mile program.

He sat out on the sidewalk by a curve on State Road A1A that leads right up to the city limits.

Port commissioners and a volunteer advisory board spent nearly a year working on changes to the charter for how the port is governed.

It's one week until Thanksgiving. Do you have your menu set? What about a centerpiece? Are you serving wine, cocktails or both? Whether celebrating with a few close relatives or a houseful of friends and extended family, every host or hostess enjoys providing guests with a holiday to remember.

As algae browns the Indian River Lagoon, more local governments plan to ban fertilizer use during rainy months and enact other measures stricter than what Florida recommends.

SAM WOLFE/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS The Sebastian Inlet, at 9700 S. State Road A1A in Melbourne Beach, straddles the Indian River and Brevard County lines.

Officials here haven't had a chance to discuss the hiring of their first town manager, but they've already gotten an application.