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06/01/2026

🏖️ The June 2026 story collection is live!
Our cover story honors dad Chad McDaniel who at just 2-foot-8 has thrived despite a life with brittle bone disease. His story has been captured in a documentary that is now available for all to stream.

You also can read about expanded black bear rescues, a veteran turned beekeeper, healthy lawns for the lagoon, improv, fireworks, a new restaurant award, and much more.

🔗 Visit EverythingBrevard.com for feel-good news happening across our community.

05/30/2026

🌧️⛈️ So. Much. Rain. Now is a perfect time to plan some creative, indoor fun! Here's a locally-sourced list of DIY workshops & classes in Brevard County ➡️ www.everythingbrevard.com/localguides

05/29/2026

🚀 LAUNCH ALERT!! 🚀

United Launch Alliance has initiated the countdown for today's launch of the Atlas V rocket to deploy 29 advanced broadband satellites into space for Amazon Leo. Our launch opportunity opens at 7:33:30 p.m. EDT (2333:30 UTC) for liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The launch countdown is a tightly scripted sequence of procedures and steps over the next seven hours that will complete pre-launch testing, fill the rocket with propellants and put systems into flight mode.

Our live status blog begins at 4:30 p.m. EDT (2030 UTC) prior to the start of fueling operations and the livestream starts 20 minutes before launch.

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05/29/2026

🔦 Do you know about the guided, nighttime sea turtle walks at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ?

🐢 These walks include an educational session, followed by a search for nesting turtles at Playalinda Beach!

-- Important Details --
• Wed. & Thurs. evenings in June & July, starting at 8pm
• Advance tickets required: $25 for adults, $10 for ages 8-15
• Participants must be able to walk on the beach at night
• Walks may last until 11pm, come prepared!
➡️ Learn more: https://loom.ly/VVtbDts

05/28/2026

😎 Got summer camp? ☀️ We've compiled a local list of summer camps for you! ➡️ Find it on EverythingBrevard.com!

05/27/2026

Do you have a chronic illness story to tell? Sharing courageously is a great way to inspire yourself and others! 🗯️ Submit a personal essay (1,000 words max) on chronic illness, from the patient or caregiver’s view as part of the Inspiration Story Essay Showcase!

✍️Submissions due by May 29, 2026.

Top pieces will be featured on Live Inspired Brevard’s website, and the community will vote for their favorite. Winners will read their essays at a Hotel Melby dinner (6/19); and two will be published by EverythingBrevard & Hometown News!

🔗 Learn more: https://loom.ly/Kbr_8pA
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05/26/2026

🌱 Habit change is like tending a garden. Beneath the surface, roots are forming before anything visible appears. Stability comes before growth. And growth comes before harvest.

🔗 Thought leader and relationship coach Relationship Voice by Johnny Lascha shares steps to tend your internal garden and come out with new habits in his EverythingBrevard May insights: https://loom.ly/GoIFOVY

05/25/2026

🇺🇸 Today we honor all who have served, including those who gave everything for our country. We wish you a safe, reflective, and thankful Memorial Day.