Satellite Beach News

John and Kim Robertson, owners of SERVPRO South Brevard and West Brevard, are passionate about Brevard and the quality of life this area provides.

Owners: Walter and Sheila Schmidt Address: 210 State Road A1A, Satellite Beach Phone: 321-507-5672 Website: On Facebook, search "Beach Thrift Shoppe" Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday Description: Beach Thrift Shoppe customers can buy and sell used household and work items.

Though school is out for the summer, parents still have a lot of work ahead of them.

OMG, there's a new crime-fighting app in town. Flanked by several police chiefs Thursday, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey touted the new app iWatch, which can be used on smart phones, tablets and desktop computers, as part of a push to revamp longstanding crime prevention efforts by area law enforcement agencies.

A decision by the Boy Scouts of America's National Council to allow openly gay youth to participate is expected to raise further controversy as Scout leaders head back to Brevard County and Central Florida to discuss the policy change with parents and church leaders, officials say.

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has extended the warning to 7:45 p.m. The warning has also been moved from North Brevard to Central Brevard.

Four years ago, the people of New Hope Counseling Center, a practice in Satellite Beach that employs faith-based therapy, sought a way to raise funds in a way consistent with its character: family-oriented, challenging but not aggressive, and above all, fun.

Owner: Valerie Grove Address: 595 Jackson Ave., Satellite Beach Phone: 321-773-3131 Website: groomingdales beachside.com Hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 8 a.m. "until the last 'baby' goes home." Description: Dog grooming, including hair cutting, bathing, coat conditioning, nail trimming, teeth brushing and brushing services.

The cost is $20. Call 321-254-9453, ext. 219. Senior Safety & Facts of Life: Informative presentation about senior safety resources and information will be at One Senior Place, 8085 Spyglass Hill Road, Viera, at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Entering Interstate-95 southbound, at Eau Gallie Boulevard, something roadside appears to have come up a bit short.

From left, Charlie Lopez, 10; Leah Greiner, 9; teacher Melissa Hardesty; and Ethan Ovella, 9, hold up a map marking where their bottles were found.

Former City Manager Michael Crotty, who led City Hall operations for 27 years, is now working as city manager in Surfside.

No less an expert than Voltaire once wrote, "Ice cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn't illegal." It's quite legal in this area, and as massively popular as one would expect, especially as the weather goes from balmy to steamy.

Authorities found no suspicious devices during a two-hour search of yards today in a Satellite Beach neighborhood.

It all started innocently enough. I responded in shared astonishment to a friend's puzzled Facebook post about seeing a toddler in a bar at an hour that's usually way past the stroller sets' bedtime.

Every Tuesday, Dan Brinkmann gets together with a bunch of guys, not to play poker or watch the game, but, rather, to sing.

Call 321-254-0672 or visit melbourne panhellenic.org. VITAS -- Remembering Our Mothers: Celebration and support for anyone who has experienced the loss of a mother will be at One Senior Place, 8085 Spyglass Hill Road, Viera, from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Tina Descovich made a deal with a higher power. After the birth of her second son five years ago, the Indialantic woman was determined to avoid slipping back into the demands of the corporate lifestyle.

Today marks the sixth consecutive birthday that Alyona Sotnikova has spent away from her family, back in the Ukraine.

A young thug confronted a 51-year-old blind man on an Oklahoma City street and taunted him, saying, "I can make you see before you see God," then punched him in the head twice.