Merritt Island News

For more than 50 years, Shore Lanes on Merritt Island was like a second home to both employees and patrons who were devastated when a fire forced its closure in 2011.

Merritt Island artist Susan Martin has three paintings on display in the "Biennale of Contemporary Art" in Strassen, Luxembourg.

To appreciate where I'm headed, I often look to the past for milestones and touchstones.

Thirty-six students from South Lake Elementary School marched with parents and community members to St.

There's an annoying spin on the IRS scandal that pops up all over the place. Nearly all of the accounts of the IRS's policy of targeting conservative groups refer to the mistakes of "a Cincinnatti field office" . This makes it sound like it's just one obscure branch out of many out there in the sticks that made an unfortunate mistake.

North Brevard and its natural treasures have been intertwined in Janice Coleman's life for decades.

Brevard Public Schools is in the process of closing three schools it says are underutilized in an effort to save money.

Linda South's travels have taken her around the world, but the path eventually led her back home to Merritt Island, where she grew up.

She is worth far more than jewels, cites the Bible's Proverbs 31 - among many other praises - about wives, mothers and women who do it all.

She is worth far more than jewels, cites the Bible's Proverbs 31 - among many other praises - about wives, mothers and women who do it all.

TALLAHASSEE With the 60-day lawmaking session complete, Florida legislators are wasting no time getting back to what they do the other 10 months of the year: raising copious amounts of cash from wealthy donors and companies.

The summer months are about to begin. Hearing the whines of restless, bored children are not pleasant for any parent.

Fans of the fields-to-forks concept will lose a favorite hangout when Laura Farrelly and Chris Bolton pack up Merritt's Table on May 18 after more than two years in the Merritt Island location.

Biologists removed three more dead bottlenose dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon Monday, bringing this year's total lagoon bottlenose body count to at least 30.

Cocoa West Recreation Complex, 230 S. Burnett Road, invites families to a free Mother's Day program from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Melbourne Motorsports Park, 835 Paw Prints Ave., off of Interstate 95 and Eau Gallie Boulevard, will host a clay drag racing event from noon to midnight Saturday.

To Canaveral Port Authority interim Chief Executive Officer John Walsh, the name "welcome center" sounds like an Interstate 95 rest stop where you go to use the bathroom, and buy a bottle of water or a bag of chips.

The year 2013 has all the makings of a banner one for Merritt Island artist Susan Martin, who has had three of her botanical paintings accepted into the prestigious Biennale of Contemporary Art in Strassen, Luxembourg.

Thumbs up to the Rockledge City Council for having the courage and vision to enact a fertilizer management ordinance that has been proven on Florida's west coast to help reduce nutrient pollution and restore the sea grass.

Dicksy Hansen moved to Brevard County in 1990, when she started her career with NASA as a cooperative education student with the University of Central Florida.