Brightside Brevard
The neighbors, makers, helpers, and unforgettable characters who make the Space Coast feel like home.
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Drew Cavanaugh struggled during his first season at Eastern Florida State College, returned as an award-winning catcher and kept climbing until his Major League debut with San Francisco.
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Merritt Island High runner Justin Gregoire is preparing for his first 26.2-mile race while raising $2,500 for injured service members, veterans and their families.
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Walter Boone spent thirty years at the space center. Ask him about the launches and he'll tell you they were never the best part.
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Brevard Zoo’s closed-to-the-public sea turtle hospital has 14 treatment tanks and cares for roughly 100 patients a year. Here is what happens inside.
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Connie Herring returned home to Brevard and is now leading Keep Brevard Beautiful as the nonprofit approaches 45 years of local service.
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Send Brightside Brevard one photo you took on the Space Coast and 100–200 words about why that moment or place matters to you.
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Take Stock in Children of Brevard doubled eligible scholarships from 60 to 120 credit hours for 41 Class of 2026 scholars across 17 high schools.
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Juan-Diego Jordan first attended EFSC’s youth golf camp at age eight. Ten years later, the camp awarded him a scholarship as he prepares for aerospace-welding studies.
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The Brevard Heart Foundation’s scholarship program helps local residents train for nursing, medicine, physician-assistant work and other healthcare careers.
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A new scholarship created by Navy veteran and longtime Brevard resident David W. Matte will support one graduating BPS senior each year for four years.
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Melbourne High ESOL teacher Michelle Hanus was selected from 93 school-level honorees as Brevard Public Schools’ 2025–26 Teacher of the Year.
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Melbourne’s 124 Parks, Recreation and Golf employees keep camps, pools, fields, community centers, golf courses and public events moving all year.
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Soggy Bottom arrived at Brevard Zoo tangled in fishing line and returned to the ocean months later. Her release shows how many people stand behind one turtle’s comeback.
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Cocoa High graduate Bob Anderson became a two-time All-American at Army, served in the 101st Airborne and entered the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Every Saturday, she turns a library table into a free classroom for students who need a little more time.
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