Rockledge News

The event will be from 5:30 to 9 p.m. today at the Holiday Inn Express on Malabar Road in Palm Bay.

Scott Earick tends to lose himself in Facebook gaming. The owner and chef at Scott's on Fifth in Indialantic has one day off -- Monday -- and he likes to spend it seeking out quirky new-to-him dining spots across Brevard.

An early morning breakfast was interrupted Friday for five patrons at a Waffle House when a vehicle crashed into the Cocoa restaurant.

A 21-year-old Rockledge woman is accused of sexual battery on an 11-year-old she was babysitting, according to the Cocoa Police Department.

Tichets are $20. Admission includes hors d'oeuvres, a laser light show, raffles, a silent auction and a drink ticket.

A 46-year-old Rockledge man was held without bond today on charges he repeatedly sexually abused a disabled juvenile for years.

It's Wednesday afternoon at Murdock's Bistro and Char Bar in Cocoa Village. It's quiet now, but by 6:45, the group from Daddy Ultra Runs across the street will finish their weekly jog down Riverside Drive, and they'll fill half the back porch.

Gardendale Elementary dismissed students for the last time Friday in the midst of a life lesson no one anticipated.

Jessica juggles caring for 3-year-old Brandon, two cats and two dogs with running her own business -- The Prismatic Peacock -- online and at several local markets.

Tickets are $75 and include a barbecue buffet by Charlie & Jake's. The event features a mechanical bull-riding competition, music by Just Us, celebrity cow pokes and dancing.

Brevard Symphony Orchestra's 60th anniversary "Celebrate" season will include a return performance by Cirque de la Symphonie, a celebratory birthday concert and a pops concert with music from Elvis and the Beatles.

European American Armory of Rockledge, Fla., has had a longstanding partnership with Italy's Tanfoglio, having imported its Witness line of CZ-75-based center-fire pistols for many years.

State budget reductions has led Brevard Workforce to announce that beginning in July, it will close on Fridays.

Here are your entertainment best bets for Monday, June 3, 2013: To have your event listed, send a description of the event with time, day, location, cost and contact information to tgif@floridatoday.com at least two weeks before the event.

A recent letter writer says he has been unable to present his ideas to Rep. Bill Posey, R-Rockledge, in a public forum and that our office has been unresponsive.

P lanting yoga tree poses for a month seemed like an easy enough proposition. I mean, my friend Denise Joyce did a month of headstands, many in very public places.

Tammi Cummings didn't let a little rain ruin her walk on the beach Saturday. The 52-year-old West Melbourne resident donated a kidney to her sister two weeks ago and was determined to participate in the once-postponed National Kidney Foundation Footprints in the Sand Kidney Walk at the Cocoa Beach Pier.

When Alecia Blattler moved to Brevard County from Alaska seven years ago, she was already familiar with the area.

Here are your entertainment best bets for Saturday, June 1, 2013: To have your event listed, send a description of the event with time, day, location, cost and contact information to tgif@floridatoday.com at least two weeks before the event.

When Barbara and Don Cunningham decided to fly south for good, the former New Hampshire residents wanted a totally different look for their new Melbourne nest.