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Optimism overflows at The Source’s Night of Hope

An exuberant crowd filled the room at Northern Trust Bank with love, hope and support for those less ...

St. Lucie Voice

Crash experience steels the resolve of Brightline foe

Last week, local congressman Brian Mast (R-Hutchinson Island), a staunch opponent of Brightline’s high-speed rail project in South ...

St. Lucie Voice

Construction set to begin on game-changing reservoir project

If you have recently driven along Range Line Road, near the southern perimeter of McCarty Ranch, you may ...

St. Lucie Voice

Critics steam about safety issues as Brightline trains barrel ahead

Three things South Floridians can be certain of in 2018: death, taxes and high-speed passenger trains. All Aboard ...

Melbourne Beachsider

Teachers, schools end pay spat

A months-long impasse between the Brevard Federation of Teachers and Brevard Schools ended last week when the school ...

Melbourne Beachsider

Boy Scout swings into action in bid for new park facilities

Ten-year-old Luke Pendergrast used to enjoy playing on the swings and slides at South Beach Community Center in ...

Melbourne Beachsider

Walking tour steps lively into history of Melbourne Beach

Pineapples. That’s the one-word explanation Frank Thomas gives for Melbourne Beach’s existence. Well, one word that leads to ...

St. Lucie Voice

Changes get county more on board with Brightline

For over a year, St. Lucie County has been engaged in an administrative battle against All Aboard Florida ...

St. Lucie Voice

Calls to be ‘creative’ in designing Lake O southern reservoir

Over the last few months, South Florida Water Management (SFWMD) has met nine times with local communities to ...

St. Lucie Voice

Still-high levels at Lake O keep Corps on its toes

As 2017 comes to a close, and Florida is finally able to say goodbye to a devastating hurricane ...

Melbourne Beachsider

Amid pay protest, union urges teachers not to go extra mile

The union that represents Brevard County teachers is encouraging its members to curtail any unpaid school-related work done ...

Melbourne Beachsider

Schools, teachers at impasse on pay hikes

Brevard Public Schools and the union that represents the county’s approximately 5,000 teachers remain at an impasse over ...