Cocoa Beach News http://www.topix.com/city/cocoa-beach-fl http://www.topix.com/rss/city/cocoa-beach-fl.xml Local news for Cocoa Beach, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Rockledge could get leash-free dog park http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/11/rockledge-could-get-leash-free-dog-park?fromrss=1 "I still feel it's important to have a park where people can let their dogs run free. People in apartments and townhomes don't have a yard. There's nowhere to go, and people look for empty lots or places to take them"

Levitt Park has become the second park in the Cocoa-Rockledge area to permit dogs on leashes. via FloridaToday.com

]]> FloridaToday.com Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:20:12 GMT 071111CQ6P4F 0 28.329744 -80.613894 Fate of reforms settled in January http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/11/fate-of-reforms-settled-in-january?fromrss=1 "I will vote against every incumbent in the next election. I will do this in election after election after election until all are gone who were serving during this mess."

For sale. Real estate agent John Lenza says the increase in foreclosures can be attributed to homeowners' inability to afford their taxes. via Floridatoday.com

]]> Floridatoday.com Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:53:38 GMT 0711119V1I72 0 28.329744 -80.613894 Our view: Honor a veteran http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/11/our-view-honor-a-veteran?fromrss=1 Our view: Honor a veteran Take a moment Sunday to remember those who protect our freedom Sunday is Veterans Day, the solemn annual occasion when we pause as a nation to honor those who have served in the armed ... via FloridaToday.com

]]> FloridaToday.com Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:24:29 GMT 071110NOHF71 0 28.329744 -80.613894 Sanctuary to honor Merritt Island writer http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/11/sanctuary-to-honor-merritt-island-writer?fromrss=1 "There's no way you can write about Florida in the past without writing about the environment. If you were going to survive in Florida then, you had to live in harmony with the environment."

Sanctuary to honor Merritt Island writer Osceola ranch's Patrick Smith Day lauds chronicling of natural history BY KIMBERLY C. MOORE FLORIDA TODAY Ride 'em. Margaret Broussard and husband, Dr. via FloridaToday.com

]]> FloridaToday.com Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:40:05 GMT 0711106AUQVM 0 28.329744 -80.613894 Our view: Get out and vote http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/11/our-view-get-out-and-vote?fromrss=1 Our view: Get out and vote Brevard residents should cast their ballots Tuesday in important elections in many local cities If all politics is local, Tuesday is the day that should be more than a cliche for many ... via FloridaToday.com

]]> FloridaToday.com Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:03:02 GMT 0711099AM5UV 0 28.329744 -80.613894 Study to shore up reef plans http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/11/study-to-shore-up-reef-plans?fromrss=1 "These reefs can promote better and longer-lasting waves"

A plan to build a reef on Brevard County's coastline to prevent beach erosion and lure surfers with better waves will be the subject of a feasibility study likely to begin in a matter of months. via Floridatoday.com

]]> Floridatoday.com Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:11:24 GMT 071107DTHQV6 0 28.329744 -80.613894 Artificial reef proposed to help Brevard beaches http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/11/artificial-reef-proposed-to-help-brevard-beaches?fromrss=1 A local coastal engineer tonight will outline his proposal to install a large V-shaped man-made reef made of giant tubes of sand that he says will create bigger surfing waves, more sand on the beach and more ... via Floridatoday.com

]]> Floridatoday.com Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:43:09 GMT 071107V5USES 0 28.329744 -80.613894 Ribs and beef, oh my! Barbecue comes to Viera http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/11/ribs-and-beef-oh-my-barbecue-comes-to-viera?fromrss=1 "We are honored to be a part of such a dynamic market."

Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q off Wickham Road, which opened last month, is hosting a grand-opening ceremony from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today. via FloridaToday.com

]]> FloridaToday.com Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:25:27 GMT 0711079I72EI 0 28.329744 -80.613894 Your views: Environmentally incorrect http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/11/your-views-environmentally-incorrect?fromrss=1 "No, we do not offer an alternative energy program here at FPL!"

Readers express a variety of opinions in their letters to FLORIDA TODAY. Column loaded with overblown rhetoric Being a Cocoa Beach homeowner with a view of the Thousand Islands, notwithstanding, I was taken ... via FloridaToday.com

]]> FloridaToday.com Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:19:40 GMT 071106KJ12AL 0 28.329744 -80.613894 Construction under way on new Ron Jon http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/11/construction-under-way-on-new-ron-jon?fromrss=1 "We couldn't be more thrilled to expand our operations to Panama City Beach"

Construction under way on new Ron Jon Panama City Beach store to be completed in January FLORIDA TODAY Staff Construction has begun on a new Ron Jon Surf Shop in Panama City Beach. via Floridatoday.com

]]> Floridatoday.com Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:40:15 GMT 0711044O2I45 0 28.329744 -80.613894 Audubon sets agenda http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/11/audubon-sets-agenda?fromrss=1 "Americans never retreat, so we prefer the word 'relocation,'"

Audubon sets agenda BY JIM WAYMER FLORIDA TODAY They want more natural sands for shorebirds and fewer seawalls and other artificial means of shoreline protection. via FloridaToday.com

]]> FloridaToday.com Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:28:10 GMT 071104BL615U 0 28.329744 -80.613894 Carver switches to paint http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/11/carver-switches-to-paint?fromrss=1 "The studio will handle the tiki workload, and I will continue to oversee them."

Not long ago, on a lazy Sunday afternoon in Cocoa Beach, tiki man Wayne Coombs was looking for a new challenge. via FloridaToday.com

]]> FloridaToday.com Sat, 03 Nov 2007 06:49:59 GMT 0711026FMMR7 0 28.329744 -80.613894 Audubon hosts meeting in Cocoa http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/11/audubon-hosts-meeting-in-cocoa?fromrss=1 "This is the Audubon conservation agenda-setting meeting for the entire upcoming year"

If you go Audubon Society's conference will be today and Saturday at Cocoa Beach Hilton, 1550 N. Atlantic Ave, Cocoa Beach. via Floridatoday.com

]]> Floridatoday.com Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:25:10 GMT 071101MRU53M 0 28.329744 -80.613894 Chamber sets date for awards http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/11/chamber-sets-date-for-awards?fromrss=1 Chamber sets date for awards FLORIDA TODAY Staff The Military Affairs Council of the Cocoa Beach Area Chamber of Commerce will host its Community Services Awards beginning at 5:30 p.m. Nov. via Floridatoday.com

]]> Floridatoday.com Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:13:01 GMT 0711014IHNN3 0 28.329744 -80.613894 City Commission forum Tuesday http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/10/city-commission-forum-tuesday?fromrss=1 Voters will have a chance to hear directly from the candidates for Cocoa Beach City Commission Tuesday night in a forum. via Floridatoday.com

]]> Floridatoday.com Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:38:20 GMT 071029M54KKA 0 28.329744 -80.613894 County approves islands deal 5-0 http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/10/county-approves-islands-deal-5-0?fromrss=1 "These islands in my opinion are amazing and very educational"

At least for a day, Brevard County commissioners were as smart as fifth-graders. Lobbied Tuesday by about a dozen students from Freedom 7 Elementary, and dozens of adults, the commission voted unanimously to ... via Floridatoday.com

]]> Floridatoday.com Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:34:48 GMT 071029F0F8VV 0 28.329744 -80.613894 Your views: Sunday Letters Extra http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/10/your-views-sunday-letters-extra?fromrss=1 "I support the civilian workers"

Nation has lost its heritage of unity Where is patriotism? Years ago telling someone you are an American instilled in them a certain amount of respect for who you are and what you stand for. via FloridaToday.com

]]> FloridaToday.com Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:02:39 GMT 071028KLGALC 0 28.329744 -80.613894 County considers $25M land deal http://www.topix.net/city/cocoa-beach-fl/2007/10/county-considers-25m-land-deal?fromrss=1 "We're doing it because the people voted us the money to do it"

Island wildlife. Looking for its next meal, a heron is one of many inhabitants of Thousand Islands. via Floridatoday.com

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