Author: Maria Sonnenberg

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WATCH: Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame 2016 Inductee Willie ‘Ric-Rac’ Wright Was Magical on Fields, Court

On By Maria Sonnenberg

Many years have passed since Wille “Ric-Rac” Wright attended the African-American only Monroe High School in the early 1960s, but his former coach says watching Wright on the field and the basketball court was magical. […]

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WATCH: Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame 2016 Inductee Leevan Sands Earned Olympic Medal in Beijing

On By Maria Sonnenberg

In the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Sands earned his place at the winner’s stand with a bronze medal and also achieved his personal best jump with 17.59 meters, a record that still stands as tops in the Bahamas. By 15, Sands was already on an international team. Schools from throughout the United States were knocking at his parents’ door, wanting their high-jumping son for their own, and Florida Air Academy (Now Florida Prep) was fortunate enough to attract him in his junior year. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Brevard Sports News Featured Story Homepage Mike Hoctor SCDTV slider Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Video

WATCH: Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame’s Mike Hoctor Literally Wrote the Book On Coaching Tennis

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Mike Hoctor is such a great coach that, in fact, he wrote the book, literally, on coaching tennis. He is co-author of the USTA nationally-published book, “Coaching Tennis Successfully.” Even though the book was first published in 1994, it is still in print. […]

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Categories : Brevard Business News Brevard News Events General Health Homepage Humanitarian Honorees Bjornar & Bjorg Hermansen Philanthropy slider Video

In Remembrance: Legendary Space Coast Power Couple Bjornar and Bjorg Hermansen Championed Many Worthy Causes

On By Maria Sonnenberg

He shaped the cruise ship industry. She shaped the charities of Brevard County. Bjornar and Bjorg Hermansen, the perfect power couple, both had hearts as big as the ocean that brought them to Brevard County in 1983, when Bjornar Hermansen launched a cruise line that change the way the world viewed the industry. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Brevard Sports News Events Featured Story Homepage SCDTV slider Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Video Willie 'Ric-Rac' Wright

WATCH: Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Willie ‘Ric-Rac’ Was Wright Magical On the Field, Court

On By Maria Sonnenberg

Many years have passed since Wille “Ric-Rac” Wright attended the African-American only Monroe High School in the early 1960s, but his former coach says watching Wright on the field and the basketball court was magical. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Featured Story Florida Retina Specialists Health

Florida Retina Specialists Provides World-Class Comprehensive Medical and Surgical Retinal Eye Care

On By Maria Sonnenberg

Brevard veterinarian Dr. Sarah Guttery was seeing a lot of spots before her eyes, and it wasn’t because she was examining a Dalmatian.  Dr. Guttery was experiencing a surfeit of vitreous floaters, those highly vexing specks, dots, circles, lines and cobwebs that seem to drift and dart across the field of vision of so many of us, particularly when we look at light-colored backgrounds such as a piece of white paper, a blue sky or a blank wall.  […]

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Categories : Brevard Business News Brevard News Featured Story Urban Prime

The Wait is Over for Space Coast Foodies, 300-Seat Urban Prime Now Open in in Viera’s Town Center

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The wait is over for Space Coast foodies. Urban Prime is now open in Viera. Chef Ercan Ekinci’s 13,000-square-foot temple to all things culinary has upped the ante in the area’s already thriving food scene. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Brevard Sports News Featured Story General Homepage Lee Hathaway SCDTV Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Video

Lee Hathaway’s Lifelong Dedication to Hockey Earned Him Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Induction

On By Maria Sonnenberg

You can find Lee Hathaway at the Space Coast IcePlex, where every week he plays pick-up games of hockey with players as young as 16. This may not seem like a big deal, but consider that Hathaway will soon be 76 and he wears an artificial hip, and an old one at that. […]

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Categories : Brevard Business News Brevard News Carroll Distributing Company Entertainment Events Featured Story SCDTV Video

WATCH: Carroll Distributing Company, Better Together Charity Holds Ribbon Cutting Event in Melbourne to Benefit Children in Need

On By Maria Sonnenberg

Carroll Distributing upholds a company-wide mission of Corporate Social Responsibility, dedicated to benefitting a distributor’s community. Its employees are on-the-ground with the needs of the area, always giving to small-town bars who may be running a benefit for employees or community members, as well as regional and national charities. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Brevard Sports News Ella Stephan Featured Story Homepage SCDTV Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Video

WATCH: Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame’s Ella Stephan Was 6-Year Starter at Satellite High, Standout at FSU

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As a senior at Satellite High, Ella Stephan was named Gatorade Player of the Year, All-Space Coast Player of the Year, a Parade All-American and received the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Featured Story Homepage Patriot Service Dogs Philanthropy Shweta Patel

Satellite High Grad Shweta Patel Spends Summer Raising Patriot Service Dogs Puppy Set for Donation to Veteran in Need

On By Maria Sonnenberg

For many teens, the summer between high school graduation and the beginning of the college years makes for precious time spent hanging out with friends and taking it easy. For Shweta Patel, above left, however, it was the summer she raised a puppy she knew could never be hers. “I’ve always been passionate about animals,” Shweta said. Thus it came to pass that seven-month-old chocolate Labrador Quill spent his summer with Shweta and her family. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Brevard Sports News Events Featured Story Homepage SCDTV slider Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Video Willie 'Ric-Rac' Wright

WATCH: Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame 2016 Inductee Willie ‘Ric-Rac’ Was Wright Magical On the Field, Court

On By Maria Sonnenberg

Many years have passed since Wille “Ric-Rac” Wright attended the African-American only Monroe High School in the early 1960s, but his former coach says watching Wright on the field and the basketball court was magical. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Brevard Sports News Featured Story Homepage Leevan Sands SCDTV slider Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Video

WATCH: Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame 2016 Inductee Leevan Sands Earned Olympic Medal in Beijing

On By Maria Sonnenberg

In the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Sands earned his place at the winner’s stand with a bronze medal and also achieved his personal best jump with 17.59 meters, a record that still stands as tops in the Bahamas. By 15, Sands was already on an international team. Schools from throughout the United States were knocking at his parents’ door, wanting their high-jumping son for their own, and Florida Air Academy (Now Florida Prep) was fortunate enough to attract him in his junior year. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Brevard Sports News Dr. Joe Lee Smith Eastern Florida State College Featured Story Homepage SCDTV slider Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Video Video of the Day

WATCH: Dr. Joe Lee Smith is Brevard Sports Development Pioneer, Florida A&M Hall of Famer

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The lessons taught by sports provide a philosophy of life for Dr. Joe Lee Smith, educator, advocate and mentor. […]

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Categories : Brevard Business News Brevard News Denise Manley Erik Johnson Featured Story Fitness Club Merritt Island Frank Buzzo Homepage Lou Manley Manny Shaw SCDTV Shawn Sim Video

Fitness Club Merritt Island to Host Powerlifting Contest Saturday to Benefit ‘Who We Play For’

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Fitness Club Merrit Island, along with “Big Frank” Buzzo, will sponsor local high school students in a weightlifting contest on Saturday, June 3. […]

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Categories : Brevard Business News Brevard News Featured Story Homepage Route 1 Motorsports SCDTV Sponsored Stories Stay & Play Things to Do Video

WHERE THE FUN BEGINS! Route 1 Motorsports in Malabar is Brevard’s Hub for Powersport Enthusiasts

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Kellie Wright, right, and Willy Carmine, left, are, respectively, president and vice president of Route 1 Motorsports in Malabar, the hub for Powersports products on the Space Coast. The company is an authorized dealer for Can-Am ATV’s, Can-Am Spyders, Sea-Doo watercraft, Yamaha Waverunners, Polaris Off-Road Vehicles and Polaris Slingshot. […]

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