Maria Sonnenberg

1 week ago | spacecoastliving.com | Maria Sonnenberg

Melbourne Community Orchestra plays onFifty-nine years ago, when her fifth baby was a few months old, Mary Allen joined the Melbourne Municipal Band. Like Allen’s baby, the band was in its infancy — and Allen is still playing the bassoon with them, as the group celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. “MMB always gives me joy,” Allen said. “I have gotten to know many wonderful musicians and conductors. Rehearsals and concerts enriched my life.”Col.

1 week ago | spacecoastliving.com | Maria Sonnenberg

The Italian Fisherman keeps guests guessing — and reappearingTwice a day, several times during the week, an unusual thing happens in the otherwise quiet town of Grant-Valkaria on the southern border of Brevard County. Clots of cars begin jockeying for spots in the parking lot of a long, aqua-blue, Cracker-style building across from Fisherman’s Landing county park on U.S. 1. The drivers’ maneuver; they stalk; they innovate — all in the quest for a parking spot.

1 week ago | spacecoastliving.com | Maria Sonnenberg

Belair Courtyard is Cocoa Village gem at 100The front page of the April 2, 1925, edition of the Cocoa Tribune proudly presented — front and center — the architectural rendering for the new Belair Building. The article touted the many “firsts” the structure represented: It would be the first two-story office building in the area, the first providing an arcade connection between two important streets and the first designed around an open courtyard.

1 week ago | floridatoday.com | Maria Sonnenberg

By Maria SonnenbergFor FLORIDA TODAYOne Senior Place in Viera is hosting a "Men's Day" event featuring a classic car show on June 6. The event includes a chili cook-off, beer tasting, and raffle to benefit local senior programs. Free admission, but RSVP is required via oneseniorplace.com or 321-751-6771. Cars are ostensibly a mode of transportation, but they are also the stuff of dreams. While a large majority of us cannot indulge on a unique automobile, we can always look and dream.

2 weeks ago | spacecoastdaily.com | Maria Sonnenberg

Home » Home » Medfast Urgent Care Centers Mobilize to Fill Void Left By Shuttered Rockledge Hospital By Maria Sonnenberg  //  May 24, 2025 BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Upon hearing that Orlando Health planned to close its newly purchased Rockledge Medical Center, a force of community healthcare organizations mobilized to fill in the huge void left by the absence of the medical facility.