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Martin Luther King Day: ‘I Have A Dream’ Defines Civil Rights Movement

“I Have a Dream” was delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. on August 28, 1963, in which he called for an end to racism in the United States. […]

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BREVARD HISTORY: Starlite Roller Skating Rink on Merritt Island Was Social Mecca from 1960s Through 1990s

Starlite Skate Center was among the most popular social scenes in Brevard. From the 60’s through the 90’s, skaters flocked to this Merritt Island rink. Today it is used as a storage facility for a car dealership. […]

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

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

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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Veterinarians Encourage You to Make New Year’s Resolutions With Your Pets in Mind

While you may be busy thinking about how you will get fit or which bad habits to ditch, it is important to keep some New Year’s resolutions in mind for your pet. […]

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DR. PETE WEISS: Accepting, Setting and Embracing Personal Limits for the New Year

“No limits!” is what American culture seems to be shouting today. I see that phrase on bumper stickers frequently. The news and entertainment media tell us to live to the fullest, that nothing should or can hold us back, that we can have it all. It’s a false message. […]

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BREVARD HISTORY: Video Takes Looks Back at Now Abandoned Eau Gallie Speedway

A look back at the now abandoned Eau Gallie Speedway, which sat on 20 acres along the west side of Wickham Road. It opened in 1957 as “The Spinning Wheel Speedway,” and was also later known as Brevard Speedway, Eau Gallie Speedway and Melbourne Speedway. […]

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New Year’s Resolution: Modify Risky Behavior, Focus On Positive Benefits

According to research from the University College London and presented last year at the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, campaigns to get young people to stop smoking may be more successful by focusing on the positive benefits, such as having more money and better skin, rather than emphasizing negative outcomes like increased disease risk. […]

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HOLIDAY TIPS: The Florida Forest Service Provides Safety Tips for Disposing of Christmas Trees

The Florida Forest Service, a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, is encouraging Floridians to dispose of Christmas trees safely. […]

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SPACE COAST DAILY TV: Enjoy This Christmas Edition of Dr. Mark Pinsky’s ‘The Doctors’ Corner’

njoy this Christmas edition of Dr. Mark Pinsky’s “The Doctors’ Corner,” an informative and educational multimedia report on the latest news about health, medicine, fitness and nutrition. Exclusively on Space Coast Daily TV, Fr. Blake Britton and Dr. Pinsky provide insightful commentary and advice about spirituality and medicine. […]

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WATCH LIVE: NORAD NOW TRACKING SANTA LIVE, Santa Is On His Way To Brevard County!

Every year on December 24, 1,500 volunteers staff telephones and computers to answer calls and e-mails from children (and adults) from around the world. Live updates are provided through the NORAD Tracks Santa Web site (in seven languages), over telephone lines, and by e-mail to keep curious children and their families informed about Santa’s whereabouts and if it’s time to get to bed. […]

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GOT PIE? Enter the Baking Contest at the Space Coast Key Lime Pie Festival

Is your home-made Key Lime Pie to die for? Do you have a hankering to show your pies against bakers from all across the Space Coast? Then you should enter your Key Lime Pie in the Key Lime Pie contest on Sunday, January 21, at the Space Coast Key Lime Pie Festival at Space Coast Daily Park in Viera. […]

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President Dwight Eisenhower’s Christmas Greeting First Space-To-Earth Message In History 65 Years Ago

In this age of instant global communication, it’s hard to fathom that only 61 years ago this month the world’s first communications satellite was launched aboard an American Atlas rocket from right here in our backyard at Cape Canaveral. […]

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