MARCH 2016 The Beachside Adventure Guide

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Visit Beachside Whether you’re visiting us from a far away or a doing a day trip beachside, once you start over the causeways, the feeling of relaxation sets in.

There is nothing like the beachside. Every year, people from all over the world make the voyage to our beautiful coast. I was once a visitor too but now I’m lucky enough to call the beach my home.

There is something about the energy near the ocean that almost everyone craves and hardly anyone can explain. There is nothing like jumping in a plane, train or

automobile and heading south. There are all walks of life at the beach, and why wouldn’t there be? The ocean is a wonder for everyone to behold.

From spending time outdoors to eating with a view of the ocean or watching rockets shoot off, this beachside has something for you. The unknown is over every boardwalk, nestled in our mangroves, and inside a dozen oyster shells. Come visit our local business on Main

PUBLISHER/CEO Craig Harriman EDITOR IN CHIEF Rachel Bilchak MARKETING DIRECTOR Francis Gigantic

Street and find what your beachside has to offer you.

I hope you enjoy this month’s tourism issue and thanks for picking us up at one of your local establishments, or visiting us digitally. We know we couldn’t make this happen without our readers and contributors. Thanks again.

Respectfully, Craig Harriman

Contributor Spotlight Jackie Beatty

Surfrider Columnist Since February, 2014

The Fishing Issue

Beachside residents are lucky to enjoy a fishing season that never ends. No matter the time of year, they’re able to head out to the river or sea and (hopefully) catch something to put on the table. The time spent on the water in search of ‘the big one’ is also an amazing way to bring friends and families together. Speaking of time together, check out the Cocoa Beach Optimist Club’s free fishing competition for kids, the Great Optimist Fishout. This year’s event takes place on April 30th at Port Canaveral, and you can register online at optimistfishout.com. Next month we’ll be talking to people who fish for a living and learn some of their tricks of the trade. So long, and thanks for all the fish!

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SALES DIRECTOR Teresa Speed DESIGN Bob Long, Rick Piper DISTRIBUTION Sean Pasek FINANCE Susan Missy Lee INTERNS Alex Dreyer

Contributors

Photos provided by Beachside Helicopters.

Digital art by Francis Gigantic.

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“My purpose in writing for the Surfrider Foundation is to share what I learn. Nature is being exploited and the issues aren’t getting enough attention in the mainstream media. The most important concept that I want readers to value is how much we need a clean environment to support good health. It’s important to know what legislators and representatives are actively engaged in protecting our environment and which ones are allowing it to be abused. We want to vote for someone who is protecting our survival. I want everyone to be healthy and happy so they can fully experience their lives. Nature sustains our health and I hope we can come together to protect our environment.”

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Word on the Street Out and About Gardening Tips Real Estate Cross the Causeway Recipe of the Month Surfrider Cocoa Beach Fitness Spring Flig Florida Surf Museum Skilled Labor Bside Adventure Guide The Artside Resident of the Month Restaurant of the Month Out and About: SandbarCB Bartender of the Month Local Amp Music Calendar Album Review Horoscopes Get Out of Town Patrick AFB Fishing Reports Boardrider of the Month Jedi Grind Tricks Puzzles The Movies Inquire of Juliet

Wordtheon Street Cape Canaveral 3/19: Kickin’ It for PAL Adult Kickball Tournament at Canaveral City Park at 9am. $250 per team, includes shirts and lunch. Space is limited to first eight teams to register. Call 321-868-1226 for more information.

Port Canaveral 3/5: Race for the Heart 5K Glow Run from 6pm-11pm. Join us for a GLOW RACE in Port Canaveral to benefit “Who We Play For,” a non-profit bringing awareness to sudden cardiac arrest and promotes heart health. Participants will enjoy a Tech shirt, heart screenings, raffles, and a mingle with music, food and beer/wine. Race starts and ends at the Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral, located at 670 Dave Lisbet Dr.

Cocoa 3/5-3/6: 30th Annual Spring Fine Art & Craft Fair in Historic Cocoa Village. Visitors will enjoy Live Entertainment both days in the Beer Garden at the Gazebo featuring Matt Rosman on Saturday and Jessica Ottway on Sunday. The Kids Zone, street entertainers, great food and free admission all help guarantee great family fun! For more information go to visitcocoavillage.com or call 321-631-9075

3/13: K-9’s 4-Equine in Harmony: Paws and their People Fun Walk at Harmony Farms at 2205 Pluckebaum Rd. $20 early registration/ donation, $25 at event date. Enjoy a leisurely 2.5 mile dog walk with your favorite leashed canine. Enjoy food and demonstrations as well.

All proceeds benefit Harmony Farms, a non-profit charity providing therapeutic riding to disabled individuals of all ages. For more information contact Louise Miller at veeceemiller@yahoo.com 3/19: Historic Walking Home and Garden Tour from 9am-3pm.

There will be seven historic homes, the Derby Street Chapel as well as the historic Parrish Grove Inn on our Tour. Crafts, baked goods and plants for sale and complimentary refreshments will be offered at the Community Women’s Club.

For tickets, contact Phyllis at 321-693-0499. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 the day of tour. 5 Rosa L. Jones Drive, Cocoa.

Cocoa Beach 3/5: Cajuns for Canines presented by the Canaveral Lodge 339 F&AM. Help raise money and bring a canine officer to our forces while enjoying authentic Cajun cuisine.

Tickets are $12 each or two for $20, kids only $5. The event takes place from 5:30-7pm behind The Tiny Turtle restaurant at Mai Tiki Market, 249 Minutemen Causeway.

The Key Lime Pie Company’s Spring Fling 3/19-20: This free event takes place from 10am-6:30pm. Enjoy live music, local artist, vendors and food trucks. The Spring Fling will be held at 25 North Orlando Avenue. Come join the town in kicking off springtime in the sweetest way possible.

3/5: Golden Gala presented by the Cocoa Beach Woman’s Club at the Cocoa Beach Country Club.

Cocktails start at 6 and a sit-down dinner catered by Renaissance Catering begins at 7pm. Proceeds go towards a community improvement project downtown.

3/13: Lucky Leprechaun 5k. A 5k Cocoa Beach road race for runners and walkers through residential Cocoa Isles. Youth runs of 1/4, 1/2, and 1 mile. Start your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with a competitive, festive family-friendly event! Race benefits Cocoa Beach High School Project Graduation.

Jenna’s Breezeway Grille is the staging area for the 5k start on Brevard Avenue at 8am and postrace party. Kids’ runs start at 9am.

For more information and to register on-line, go to runsignup.com or email the race director at cbprojectgraduation@gmail.com 3/27: 2nd Annual Eggstreme

Cayenne’s Cajun & Creole Festival 3/12: Hosted by Anjanette Wicks at Blinds of All Kinds and JR Rib Shack from 10am-5pm. Wicks has quite the menu in store, and it is crawfish intensive- spicy boiled crawfish, crawfish pies crawfish and grits. Continue with jambalaya, gumbo, red beans and rice, fried gator, fried shrimp/fish, jerk chicken, ribs and pulled pork and blackened seafood salad. Finish the meal with iconic king cake. The event also includes a gumbo cook-off, children’s bounce house/activities, vendors and educational demonstrations. There’s a live band and DJ providing Cajun, Zydeco, jazz and blues. For an authentic Cajun experience, guests can opt to order a party table which will feed six to eight people and includes a tableful of crawfish and fixings, plus Mardi Gras beads, pictures and a chance to win a gift basket of Cajun products. To learn more, call 321-591-3414 8

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Easter Egg Drop at the Cocoa Beach Pier presented by The Florida Key Lime Pie Co. and Beachside Helicopters. Join us for a Easter Sunrise Service conducted

by Destiny Christian Church and Pastor Gary Montecalvo, then stick around for hundreds of Easter eggs filled with goodies & Florida Key Lime Pie to be dropped from a helicopter. The Egg Drop will take place at 9:30am. Free parking for sunrise service.

Melbourne & Eau Gallie 3/1-3/27: Imprints: Those Made/ Left Behind by David Wallace at the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery.

Opening reception featuring the artist on 3/4 from 5:30pm-8:30pm.

IMPRINTS: THOSE MADE / LEFT BEHIND is the culmination of this marriage of sorts and focuses on his travels both abroad and in the United States with a focus on his love of Paris. See the exhibit at 1470 Highland Avenue in Melbourne.

Beach N’ Boards Fest 3/11-3/13: presented by Ron Jon Surf Shop. This three-day event includes the Ron Jon Vans Pro Surf Competition, ASP Junior Pro Surf Contest, SUP Contest and Demos, a Wave Skate Pool, Kite Boarding, Skateboarding, and Beach Volleyball. The fest takes place at Alan Shepard Park, 200 East Cocoa Beach Causeway. For more info, go to beachnboardsfest.com

Wordtheon Street 3/5: Botanical Fest at the Florida Institute of Technology from 8am to 4pm. This free annual event is located on Crawford Green and will display some of Florida’s best plant and garden vendors offering a variety of native and exotic plants. Free guided tours of the Botanical Gardens and the Master Gardeners will be available for gardening questions.

Food and beverages available for sale during the event.For more information, please email botanicalfest@fit. edu or call 321-674-8537.

3/12: Discovering the Dinosaurs:Past and Present at Brevard Zoo from 5-9pm. Discover links from present day animals to those of the past. Prices are $24 for members, $28 for a night hike; $35 member $45 non-member overnight. For more information visit brevardzoo. org 4/1: “April In Paris” Opening Night from 5:30-8:30pm. Kick off the French Film Festival in EGAD with a French film under the stars, a Parisian-style farmers market, French food vendors including fresh hot crepes, and kids art activities.

Learn more about the film festival at eaugalliearts.com

Merritt Island 3/5: 8th Annual Whiskers, Wags & Wine hosted by Hayes Meats & Gourmet Foods from 12pm-4pm.

Benefitting the Brevard Humane Society, admission is free for everyone including the ‘furry’ friends.

The event will feature wine tasting, free beer, music by London Ink, chair massages, a raffle and much, much more! Friendly, leashed & vaccinated pets are welcomed.

The Humane Society will be at the event with shelter dogs available for adoption, merchandise and fun educational information about responsible pet ownership. All proceeds from this event will help to raise awareness and financial support for the ‘unwanted and abandoned’ pets that visit the Humane Society’s Adoption Centers in Cocoa & Merritt Island. Learn more at brevardhumanesociety.com. Hayes Meats & Gourmet Foods is located at 285 Fortenberry Road.

4/2-3: Citizen’s for Florida’s Waterways 19th Annual Marine Flea Market at Harbortown Marina. 8am to 4pm both days.

Thousands of Shoppers Annually.

Free admission, free parking. Nautical and marine vendor booths available. Learn more at cffw.org

Rockledge 3/5: 4th Annual Seussical Celebration from 4-8pm at McLarty Park. Hosted by Central Area Brevard County Parks and Recreations.

Dr. Seuss inspired Art Shows, stories, games and activities including a showing of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” at 6:30pm. For more information please contact the Central Area Parks Office at (321) 633-1874.

Satellite Beach 3/19: Satellite Beach Beautification Board Plant Sale held from 9am-2pm at the DRS Community Center. If you’re looking for that ‘just right’ plant for a special place in your yard, come over and have a look. Prices are always reasonable

Melbourne St. Patrick’s Day Parade 3/20: Continue your St. Patty’s Day celebrations throughout the weekend by coming to downtown Melbourne for this family friendly event. The parade starts at the intersection of Bridge Street and Bay Street at 12pm and will include marching and pipe bands, dancers, floats and plenty of community groups. Follow it up with a Family Fun Day in Lagoon Preserve with more music and dancing, face painting, kids zone, food and non-alcoholic drinks.

Learn more at stpatricksmelbourne.com and the plants are always fresh.

Beautification Board members are there to answer any questions you may have. Funds raised go to improvements such as the doggie-waste stations installed along Cassia Blvd and Crotty Park, and towards equipment for Samson’s Island. DRS Community Center at 1089 S Patrick Dr. For more information call 321-773-6458.

3/21-3/23: Jr. Safe Boating Class at Satellite Beach Recreation Center for children 11-17.

The Jr. Safe Boating Class is taught by certified instructors with years of boating experience from the Banana River Sail and Power Squadron. Learn the basics of boat handling, safety, navigation rules, government regulations, and water sports.

Attendance at the 3-day course and passing the test is required to obtain a Boating Safety Education ID card, as required by FL State Law to operate a boat with 10 HP or more. Cost is $11.

Register with the Satellite Beach Recreation Center by calling 321-773-6458.

Titusville 3/4-3/5: North Brevard Strawberry Festival. Food vendors and trucks, live music and free admission. The Strawberry 5K Run/Walk takes place on Saturday at 7:30am, registration opens at 6:30am. Race fees vary. For more info about the festival, email admin@experiencetpt.com 3/19 Caribbean Night Under the Bridge hosted by the Titusville Rotary Club. The event will include music, dancing and a cash bar, Caribbean dishes, raffles and an auction.

Tickets are $100. Proceeds benefit the Titusville Splash Pad Community Project that will be built in Sand Point Park. For more information visit titusvillerotaryclub.org

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Viera 3/12: Brevard MS Walk starts at 9am at The Church at Viera. Walk MS and help raise funds that support research, advocacy, education and provide programs and services to help people with MS move their lives forward. The church is located at 9005 N Wickham Rd For more information and or to register at this free walk visit nationalmssociety.org 3/19: Game Day 5K at Space Coast Stadium. The run/walk begins at the “Mighty Casey” statue just outside of the stadium, wraps through Viera and finishes with runners and walkers entering the stadium through center field following the warning track to the third base line and then a dash to the finish at home plate! All entrants receive tickets to the day’s 1:05pm game between the Nationals and the New York Mets. This is the final Spring Training season for the Nationals at Space Coast Stadium as they move to a new South Florida venue in 2017.Register at gameday5k.com

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EVENTS M A R C H 2016

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Electric Oranges “Eye Candy” Fashion & Art Show at The Derek Gores Gallery in EGAD Photos by Michael Giragosian

Share your photos old school style… Send to Staff@TheBeachsideResident.com Volkswagons on parade in route to the Cocoa Beach Friday Fest

Thanks for coming out to the Locals Only SurFest in Satellite Beach. Photos courtesy of Steve Hicks.

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FIT Botanical Gardens Florida Tech’s 15-acre rambling, shady Botanical Garden is worth a visit, especially if you’re already in the neighborhood.

Visitors are immediately greeted by elegant lofty palms, live oaks and various flora and fauna. The garden is often called “the Jungle” by the students and is a nice place to escape from exams with a cup of coffee and a book.

Rich History A small section of the land that FIT Botanical Garden occupies was once named Crane Creek.

The garden serves as a watershed hammock to the rerouted Crane Creek. A watershed hammock is simply an island of trees that serves as a drainage area. Crane Creek has been recognized as a noted archaeological site since C.P. Singleton, a Harvard zoologist, discovered Mammoth and other bones along his property in the 1920s.

A small red building at an entrance to the garden roughly the size of a child’s playhouse

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also graces the property. It was Melbourne’s first schoolhouse and was relocated to the garden in the 80s.

Paths An old-fashioned covered wooden walkway marks the auxiliary parking entrance.

The vast walkway is a nice place to hold hands and marvel at the palms and Spanish moss-covered trees. There are small wooden footbridges and concrete paths that glide over streams and through the windy trails in a serpentine amble.

Picturesque Views This scenic garden is very romantic. Several proposals and weddings have taken place here over the years. The covered bridge is a photographers dream and sets a fairy-like

unworldly feel to photos. This would be an ideal location for a Christmas card or family reunion photo. It’s also a nice quiet place to sketch if you like to draw. A winter visit doesn’t afford a lot of blooms but purple and pink leaved Hawaiian Ti plants brighten the garden with pops of color.

Trails of Palms The main trail is named after Dent Smith, the Founder of the Palm Society who planted many of the palms on property in the late 50s and 60s. The impressive microclimate includes palms not typically seen so far north, like the Motacu Palm from South America. If you go to FIT’s Botanical Garden page and scroll to the bottom of the page you can download a map that will help you identify some of these palms. If you bring your smartphone many of the plants along the trail have black plaques that are interactive plant tags. Simply scan with your phone to read facts about the plant.

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Water Viewpoints

Odds Are- You’re a Winner

By Jean Newell so desirable? Is it the location?

The weather? The affordable real estate? Of course it’s all of those things, but more importantly it’s our unique communities and the people who live there. Over 30 years ago, when I moved here from Ft. Lauderdale, one of the first things I noticed was the laid-back lifestyle.

Thankfully that hasn’t changed. A far cry from the hustle and bustle of south Florida. However, one thing is quite apparent- with 72 miles of beaches our diversity lies in the unique differences of our many shore lined communities. Cape Canaveral to the north concentrates on high-tech and the race for space. At our southernmost community of Melbourne Beach, the focus is a slower pace of turtle nesting and discovering washed ashore treasures from sunken ships off the coast. Certainly Brevard County’s shoreline offers something for everyone. So, are we the luckiest people or the smartest? Odds are we’re the smartest, after all we found paradise and decided to stay.

Did you know your odds of being born on February 29th are 1 in 1,461?

The odds of becoming president are one in 10,000,000 and the odds of winning the lottery’s largest Powerball Jackpot of 1.5 Billion Dollars was one in 282,000,000. However, on January 13, 2016, three lucky families beat those odds. It was quickly revealed where the winners bought their tickets; one from California, the second ticket from Tennessee and finally the third ticket was purchased right here in Brevard County’s Melbourne Beach.

Sometimes we may get complacent and need to be reminded how “lucky” we are to live here. That reminder came quickly after the announcement of the third winner’s location when I heard this quote from a national newswoman, “It doesn’t seem fair someone from Melbourne Beach won the Powerball, it should go to someone here in the north. After all, they live in Florida so they’ve already won life’s lottery.”

What a great reminder to all of us not to take our paradise for granted.

Living so comfortably during our ideal winter months, we forget people from other areas of North America (who are probably shoveling snow right now) think of us as the “luckiest people in the world”. What makes our area

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Cross the Causeway

The Beachside Resident magazine’s home base has always been in Cocoa Beach. As the years have gone by, we’ve expanded our coverage to include all the beachside that Brevard has to offer as well as the mainland. Lucky as we are to enjoy our island lifestyle, there are a multitude of reasons to head across the various causeways for art, culture, food, and entertainment. In this column, the Eau Gallie Arts District and Melbourne Main Street will take turns keeping us in the know about their monthly happenings and events to tempt the island folk to ‘cross the causeway.’

EGAD FIRST FRIDAY: March 4th 5:30pm-8:30pm, Highland Avenue

EGAD celebrates every First Friday of the month with a theme, live music, select vendors and beer and food. The Brevard Zoo is our featured partner this March. They will feature their Backyard Conservation and have small animals on hand. Music is geared towards a youthful crowd so bring the family (but not the dog please.)

of a person, their family, and their culture, and how food creates an emotional bond that connects them all together. It’s not just another cooking show, but a lasting documentation of family traditions that are often lost. This is their exclusive screening of their “Cuba” episode. Show producer and creator, Craig Chapman, traveled to Cuba to get an intimate look

FOOSANER ART MUSEUM/FIT:

1463 Highland Avenue Caminos Transitados Paths Taken: A Retrospective of Francisco “Gordillo” Arredondo Baba Ońi. Now through March 13, Francisco “Gordillo” Arredondo Baba Oñi’s artwork straddles two worlds, the contemporary art market and Cuba’s subterranean mysticism. A highly skilled and internationally acclaimed artist, his paintings embody a mythology that simultaneously divulges and celebrates the island’s rich African spiritual legacy. But wait! There’s more!

REAL FOODS / REAL KITCHENS: March 10 at 6pm, Foosaner Art Museum/FIT

Free admission, cash bar, first-come firstserve seating. “Real Foods Real Kitchens” is a cable TV show tells the intimate story

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and taste of traditional Cuban foods and drinks. foosanerartmuseum.org

ART EXPRESSIONS “LIFE’S A CANVAS”, March 12 from 5:30-8:30, 1405 Highland Ave.

Join owner Jody Carter of Art Expressions for an evening of art, conversation, and libation featuring artwork by Cocoa Beach residents Jamie and Susan Suplee. Using a combination of photography and Photoshop, they alter ordinary images into something else. Art work will be available for purchase and on display through April 16, 2016. Free admission. Facebook/Life’s A Canvas

Recipe ofthe Month

Southeast Asian Flare

By Samantha Deebel frequently.

Mix the cornstarch and coconut milk; stir into the saucepan.

Simmer for about 20 minutes until chicken is cooked or the tofu has time to soak up the flavors. Serve over steamed rice or cooked rice noodles.

One of the best parts about traveling is the food. Whether exploring new cultures across the globe or just getting in the car and driving to Orlando to try a new restaurant with my son, for me it’s always exciting!

Growing up in Southeast Asia, I have a taste for exotic, spicy foods. This month I have some recipes from my favorite childhood memories.

Coconut Chicken 2 ½ lbs chicken or firm tofu 4 tablespoons butter ½ cup coconut flakes 1 ½ cups onion, sliced 1 tablespoon ground coriander ½ teaspoon saffron ½ teaspoon dried chili peppers, more to taste 2 pinches sea salt 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger

2 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon lemon rind, ground 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon coconut sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch 2 cups coconut milk Take the chicken or tofu and cut into cubes. Melt two tablespoons of butter and lightly brown the coconut flakes. Set aside then brown the onions in the remaining two tablespoons of butter. In a saucepan, combine the coconut flakes, onions, coriander, saffron, chili peppers, salt, ginger, garlic, lemon rind, juice, sugar and chicken. Cook over a low heat for five minutes, stirring

Thai Cucumber Salad 1 ½ cups cucumber, sliced and quartered ½ cup red onion, sliced thin 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons rice vinegar Pinch of salt Whisk sugar, vinegar and salt together. Pour over cucumber and onions. Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro.

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Sustainable Investing

By Jackie Beatty

Human agency is the capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.

Everyone affects the sustainability of the economy and the planet in some way and we can use our money to vote for the world we want. Sustainability essentially means preserving life on Earth, including human civilization.

A sustainable business participates in progressive environmentally-friendly practices to ensure that all products adequately address current environmental concerns while maintaining a profit. It’s a business that meets the needs of the present without compromising future generations and the health of the planet. A major initiative of sustainable businesses is to eliminate or decrease the environmental harm caused by the production and consumption of their goods while turning them into attractive avenues for capital. When we give our money to a sustainable business we’re shifting away from unsustainable behavior, we are fueling growth and goodness on our planet. By giving our money to a company that protects the health of the planet we’re investing in our own health and our family’s. We all want to take agency for the health of the planet because the farther we get away from nature the closer

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we get to illness.

Food is the primary way people are taking care of themselves and the planet simultaneously.

Sustainable agriculture is the production of food using farming techniques that protect the environment, public health, and surrounding communities. Sustainable farms produce crops and raise animals without relying on toxic chemical pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, genetically modified seeds, or practices that degrade soil, water, and other natural resources. Through crop rotation, conservation tillage, and pasture-based livestock husbandry, sustainable farms protect biodiversity and foster the development and maintenance of healthy ecosystems.

Food production shouldn’t come at the expense of human health. Since sustainable crop farms avoid hazardous pesticides, they’re able to grow fruits and vegetables that are safer for consumers, workers, and surrounding communities. Sustainable livestock farmers raise animals without dangerous practices like the use of antibiotics or arsenic-based growth promoters. A critical component of sustainable agriculture is its ability to remain economically viable while providing people

with a livable wage and safe working conditions. Sustainable farms bolster local and regional economies, creating good jobs and building strong communities.

Almost everything we purchase has an effect on our health and our environment. Healthy people make a healthy planet and what is good for you, is good for the planet. The Environmental Working Group (EWG.org) is an amazing resource to let consumers know if a product they are purchasing is good for their health and the environment. They have two free apps (Food Scores and Skin Deep) that scan bar codes and rate the health and safety of a product.

There is a wealth of information on their website including a shoppers guide to avoiding pesticides, a farm subsidies database, a water filter buying guide, a sustainable seafood calculator, a healthy parenting kit, and the most recent news on protecting the planet and our health. Every dollar we spend can support our health and the restoration of our environment. That is an opportunity to change the world.

Wednesdays: Surf Flix at Coconuts on the Beach, 6 p.m.

March 16: Monthly Chapter Meeting, The Surfinista, 6 p.m.

March 18: Cocoa Beach Friday Fest, 6-10 p.m.

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By Michael Slotin with Nataleigh Palmer from a two second lift to a one second lift you’ve doubled the force that it takes to stop that weight.

100 pounds becomes 200 pounds of force. You think you’re going to achieve a world record. But what you’re really going to achieve is a doubling of the force again. You’ll now need to generate 400 pounds of force to stop the weight from crushing your chest.

Just like the runner who stepped into the pothole, the extra force you created by moving faster may exceed the structural integrity of your shoulder, elbow or wrist. Thereby causing injury. It’s simply not enough to lighten your weight and do more repetitions. You must lighten your weight and lift weights slowly until you exhaust the muscles.

Throw out the window the artificial goal of a specific number of reps. Replace it with a concept that the only reason you’re exercising is to strengthen muscles, tendons, ligaments and joint function. Your goal is to work them until they’re thoroughly fatigued. Only exhausted muscles produce increases in muscle growth not numbers on a weight or reps on a workout log. Start slow and get started on the right foot by preventing injuries before they happen.

We’ve all heard of the guy whose doctor told him to lose weight and start exercising. He went to the store and bought some new running shoes, compression shorts and a safety vest that reflected for miles. He was motivated. After a quarter mile, his knee started to hurt and that was before he stepped into a pothole.

Now he’s twisted his ankle and is in even worse shape than he was before. Injuries caused by someone stepping off a curb or in a pothole happen every day.

If you’re ready to start your exercise routine remember our runner. Injuries occur when force exceeds our bodies’ structural integrity. A gym is the best environment for starting an exercise program because you can control many of the factors that lead to injury. Probably the most important factor you need to control is the speed of your movement.

You won’t get hurt if you work slow in the gym. The mistake that people make is often in the speed of repetition. For example, when doing a chest press people get fatigued and rush through their repetitions. Let’s say you were going to do a 100 pound chest press. You had 100 pounds on the rack and you lowered it to your chest in two seconds and then raised it for two seconds. This is the typical speed you’ll see people performing reps at the gym although it’s not recommended.

As you work you may feel fatigued and instinctively speed up your workout. If you speed up

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Spring Fling

Thank You Cocoa Beach for the Warm Welcome!

The Florida Key Lime Pie Company will be presenting its annual “Spring Fling” and Grand Opening of the Company’s new Downtown Cocoa Beach Store on Saturday, March 19th and Sunday, March 20th, 2016.

The celebration will be held in Downtown Cocoa Beach at the intersection of Minuteman Causeway and North Orlando Avenue (A1A) which is centrally located along “Florida’s Space Coast”. This year’s theme is a “Taste of Florida” with The Florida Key Lime Pie Company featuring their “Key Lime Pie in a Cup”, “Key Lime Pie in a Coconut”, “Key Lime Pie by the Slice” and Whole Key Lime Pies. The Company’s New Location is “Your All Florida Store” featuring a vast array of unique Florida Made Products.

The event will host a great selection of Florida handcrafted beers and Florida wines, food trucks, kids zone, live music, local vendors, petting zoo along with pony rides and unique street performers.

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February certainly delivered this year- we’ve had almost enough clean, surfable days to make up for that atrocious January and December.

Almost.

Once, while checking a spot with a friend of mine and seeing three-to-four-foot peeling waves, I suggested we drive a bit further south to see if looked better. My friend said he was going to paddle out, citing his rule of thumb to “never leave good surf to look for good surf.” In Florida, he reasoned, the wind and tide are so fickle that you could potentially lose your session just by driving around.

I still drive around to look for the best conditions, and maybe I miss a session or two “in search of,” but sometimes I do find a sandbar that I wouldn’t have known about had I stayed put.

In the old days when I could walk to the beach, I rarely drove, and wasn’t the worse for wear. But once you get that little gremlin in your head that says it might be better somewhere else is difficult to shake.

As I write this, I’m in Costa Rica, blissed out after a three-hour session of head-high peeling

waves. A quick check of the Brevard County surf report shows solid (albeit cold) conditions back home. This follows Murphy’s Law of Surf Trips, which states that as soon as you get on that plane, a swell is bound to fill in at your home break. The corollary of which is the “new board curse.”

Whether you believe in any of this hocus pocus is irrelevant, so long as you caught some of those February waves.

As for the Surf Museum news, nothing much to report this month. We’ve got a board swap coming up in April, so stay tuned. Also, if you haven’t already, come check out our “Shortboard Evolution Revolution” exhibit.

The Florida Surf Museum is located in the Ron Jon Watersports Building. Visit www.floridasurfmuseum.org, or check Facebook — “Florida Surf Museum.” Formal name and web address changes are forthcoming. Call 258-8217 for more information. Programs are supported in part through a grant sponsored by the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners and managed by the Brevard Cultural Alliance.

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Skilled Labor

Andrea Hill | Marketing Director of the Brevard Zoo

SELLING THE ZOO TO YOU

By Nataleigh Palmer

Zoos are more than a collection of animals. They’re also a reflection of the dedication of their staff and supporters.

Andrea Hill, the Marketing Director of the Brevard Zoo acts as a supporter, carefully crafting press releases to communicate news to the public.

Whether it’s a birth announcement of a giraffe cub or the passing of Ozzie, a 15-year-old North American Sea Otter, Hill is behind every piece of zoo news that hits the streets. But Hill does more than report the news. She actively promotes the zoo’s public image through website redesign and rebranding of events and marketing of zoo activities. Her job as Marketing Director is to communicate the zoo’s goals and offerings to the public. She also analyzes visitor data to discover what patrons want to learn, see or do at the zoo. Her directive is to support their mission in each facet of marketing. That mission is simply, ‘wildlife conservation through education and participation.’

Happy Birthday to Zoo The Brevard Zoo had humble beginnings. It originally blossomed from a roadside exhibit. The Houser Groves Zoo was the brainchild of Floyd Houser, a citrus grower and exotic animal collector.

He started his zoo with a couple of rabbits and a kangaroo. When it grew to be too much, he leased the zoo to the Brevard Zoological Society for $1 a year. When he died his estate sold the land and asked the zoo to move. A. Duda and Sons donated land to build the zoo in a new location. The Tourism Development Council provided a loan for the build that would be paid back with the one-third

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penny collected as a hotel tax. The Founder’s Society helped the zoo match a $500,000 grant. The community raised funds and pulled together. Its build was organized by over 16,000 volunteers, and claims to be the largest volunteer-built community zoo in the world. This month marks the Brevard Zoo’s 22nd year of operation. Last year, the Brevard Zoo and Treetop Trek Aerial Zipline Adventures together hit an annual attendance record of over 460,000 visitors.

Wildlife Conservation Hill is proud of the level of care they provide their animals. Animals are given room to avoid or interact with the public.

“We’re still a young zoo and we’re built to be conscious of animal wellness. We only showcase animals that fit within our footprint. You won’t see elephants, hippos, bears or any of the big cats. We strive for a balance between providing the animals room to roam and areas that encourage them to approach visitors.”

Treetop Trek Treetop Trek is a zip line tour through a densely shaded forest. The tour includes kid-friendly Chutes and Ladders (beginner introduction) and culminates with the thrilling advanced 50 foot Black Diamond course. These aerial adventures offer something for every visitor and skill level.

Throughout the courses, daredevils encounter animal enclosures and other assorted wildlife. “We

created the Treetop Trek because we were looking for something new,” said Hill, “Unfortunately, in the zoo and aquarium world we begin to lose children. They start to age out after about 8 or 9. We wanted to make sure that they stay interested and don’t lose touch with the outdoors. An interest in nature is critical to ensuring that they’ll become conservationally-minded citizens.”

Safari-themed Weddings and Unique Events Zoos are a big draw for people looking for unusual event venues. Their Nyami Nyami River Lodge provides a savannah-like atmosphere. Some events even allow guests to interact with animals such as sloths and talk directly to zoo keepers. “We hosted an event as a fundraiser called Nights in Botswana.

A group of up to ten couples ziplined at sunset followed by kayaking and then they came in and had a seated dinner prepared by Green Turtle in the lodge. It’s all just a way to help us utilize things we have in the zoo that you can’t get anywhere else.” This summer, they’ll reboot their Saturday Summer Nights, an after dusk event. This year, the animal enclosures will be closed to viewing since the animals are less active at night. Instead they’ll include a summer concert series from various genres for $5 or $6 a ticket.

Participation It’s easy to forget that the zoo is a nonprofit.

“We don’t receive any government assistance for operation on an annual basis. Our money comes through that front gate.” They rely heavily on their volunteers to keep costs and ticket prices low. Volunteers occupy positions in every level of their operations. They work in the cafe, are ticket takers, and participate in educational presentations to the

public both on and off property. They even clean bird cages. “We save over a million dollars a year in salaries thanks to our dedicated volunteers. We have an exceptionally dedicated group of people across the board.”

Marketing Conservation Marketing is essentially motivating people to an action such as buying a ticket or picking up a piece of trash off the beach. Hill’s primary concern is to keep animal welfare and wildlife conservation in the public conversation. Her focus is promoting and shaping educational events to be both engaging and informative. Through advertising and community communications, she tirelessly supports “a small zoo that does big things.”

Brevard Zoo is open daily from 9:30am-5pm. Treetop Trek is open daily at 8am. For more information visit brevardzoo.org

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Sunshine and excitement is here for all ages, Awaiting inside of Team B-Side’s pages.

Use this guide to seek thrills of which you can boast To all who will listen about your time on the Space Coast.

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The Art Side

Beki and Chester Abelin at Mai Tiki. We worked together and had a good time. There’s still a lot of work that Wayne and I worked on together around town. We did the tikis at Coconuts and made the concrete ones in front of Ron Jon’s. He was a big inspiration and improvised a lot of tools and how things were done. I already had an art background so everything fell together naturally.

Now I’m carrying the torch forward in honor of Wayne and Chester.”

Trash to Treasure Wayne’s gift of turning trash to treasure rubbed off on Best. “I have some prints and the originals were simply colored paper from Michaels. I took an exacto knife and made images of waves. Carving sable or cabbage palms or pineapples into a Key West-style fence post or recreating stuff out of foam. Anything can be made into art. My art doesn’t pigeonhole me to one style. Once I have a vision I can come up with a beach or Polynesian idea based on the materials I have on hand. “

Bruce Best of Nui Tiki

By Nataleigh Palmer

Best has been part of the beach scene for years. His art has been worn across chests, graced walls, and his tikis have lined many yards. Few tourist have left town without posing with one of his tikis posed throughout Cocoa Beach.

Best was always drawn to art. He focused on industrial art in high school.

“I started off just working on little woodworking projects. After I graduated, I wound up working for Wave Riding Vehicles (WRV) out of Virginia Beach. I ended up running the art department and we were on the cutting edge of T-shirt design. It was the 80s, the era of New Wave and Punk Rock. Quicksilver and Billabong had just started. The surf industry was on the cusp of things just taking off.

It translated into WRV making huge money with T-shirt designs.

That’s where I learned art on the ground level and grew from there.”

Mai Tiki Best traveled and thrived as an artist but was ultimately pulled to Cocoa Beach.

“I ended up here working for the late Wayne Coombs, his wife

The Angel in the Marble Michelangelo once said, “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.”

Best believes the materials speak to the artist.

“You have to look at the elements of the wood and the grain and picture what this can become. My wife Dina, who’s my biggest supporter, kept saying to do something with an old wooden doormat. I created a crane and placed it on this red wood doormat. It took something that we walked on everyday and elevated it to a nice piece of art that someone hung on a wall. You have to get a feel for what the wood will allow you to do and then you take the ball and run with it. All artists do it. Whether it’s paper or a doormat or panels off a pallet, suddenly you’ll see something in the material that wasn’t there before. As Wayne would say, ‘I see dollar signs.’”

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Resident ofthe Month

LAURILEE THOMPSON Former Chair of the Brevard County Tourist Development Council

By Nataleigh Palmer

Laurilee Thompson has a lifelong love of nature and is dedicated to preserving Brevard’s natural treasures. Thompson, who is the owner of Dixie Crossroads Restaurant in Titusville, grew up fishing the Indian River Lagoon.

She started shrimping as a child in a little rowboat with a push net. By fifteen, she had her first commercial bank loan and a bow runner mullet boat. Just a few years later, she was running commercial fishing boats.

“I’d been out on a longline boat for ten years and I came back and I was horrified at the condition the lagoon had degraded into while I was gone.”

Thompson’s interest in birds motivated her get more involved in conservation. “I’ve always had bird feeders in the backyard and watched them when I was a kid. I got a subscription to Wild Bird Magazine so I could learn about them. I was invited by the president of our local Audubon chapter to join the board.”

The Audubon was a good fit for Thompson and helped her connect with other people eager to protect the lagoon.

She decided to go on a few field trips to learn more about its current state to be a better advocate. “I picked a Brevard field

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trip with Doug Stucky. That was the first field trip and I was hooked after that.

Going birding is just like going on a treasure hunt. Everytime you go you never know what you’re going to find.”

Ecotourism Thompson soon realized that these natural resources can be a tourism draw as well.

Ecotourism is focusing on your natural historical or cultural assets to attract visitors so that it benefits the local community. Thompson became the 2016 Chair of the Brevard County Tourist Development Council (TDC), is an advisory board to the Space Coast Office of Tourism. The Tourism Development Council is a body of nine individuals who oversee the Brevard county tourism tax collections. All of the money that the TDC collects and allocates for spending is all paid for by visitors to the

county. None of the moneys are paid by the residents of the county unless they stay at a hotel within the county.

The tourism tax is an additional tax that’s collected on hotel rooms, campgrounds and short-term rentals like condominiums and vacation homes. “The TDC highlights the natural areas and the cultural strengths that we have. We have a tremendous amount of talent here on the Space Coast.”

Thinking Outside the Theme Park Thompson is quick to point out numerous family-friendly destinations that are reasonably priced or free. One is the Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands program, which operates three separate environmental centers and manages over 24,000 acres in public ownership that are free to the public.

Thompson noted, “A lot of the land there is scrub habitation. It’s probably the most endangered in the state. Over

90% of our scrub area has been bought because it doesn’t flood. Up until a few years ago, there was no protection for scrub. Anybody could just bulldoze it and build a Walmart or a housing development.”

Scrub was sought after land for years because it’s higher ground and doesn’t flood. Florida created wetland protections to protect consumers from buying swamp land. “Brevard County fortunately has some pretty nice areas of scrub. It’s ancient beach dune habitat. That’s why we have sand everywhere.

We basically live on a bunch of old sand dunes. No wonder it’s hard to get grass to grow in your yard.”

TDC There’s very strict legislation by the state of Florida on how tax money can be spent. A portion of the money collected every year is used for beach renourishment. “The TDC money is a big reason why we have big wide beaches here for Brevard sea turtles to nest on. A certain percentage can be used for Brevard’s cultural activities, so part of our money goes

to the Brevard Cultural Alliance. They administer the marketing and grants for cultural events though the county.” The main reason it’s there is to collect money for marketing the county. Another percentage can be used for capital improvement for venues that can be used by tourists. For example, it can be used to put a new roof on the Henegar Center.

TDC money has been used to build a rubberized track at Astronaut High School. Some of it was used for boat ramp improvement up here in Titusville.

It’s been used for dune crossovers at the beach. It’s been used as a match funds to help the Valiant Air Command build their hangar at the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. That money that’s paid exclusively by visitors to our area is used in a large variety of ways to enhance our community and market it so more visitors come and spend money here.”

Laurilee Thompson owns Dixie Crossroads Seafood Restaurant, located at 1475 Garden Street in Titusville. (321)-268-5000. Learn more about the what the Space Coast has to offer by visiting the Space Coast Hidden Gems page at spacecoasthiddengems.com.

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Restaurant ofthe Month

Hemingway’s Tavern Brings a Taste of Key West

by M. Alberto Rivera

Already flushed with success from the publishing of “The Sun Also Rises” and “In Our Time,” author Ernest Hemingway moved to Key West in 1928. Still in the throes of prohibition, the town was awash in Cuban rum and the island was rife with fishermen, smugglers and a myriad of sketchy characters who often lived on the fringes of the law. The southernmost point was a wonderful place to disappear.

It was here that Hemingway sought respite from the congested, hurried city life of Paris. With his second wife Pauline, they raised a family and made a home to return to after his endless travels abroad. It was there in Key West that he worked on “A Farewell To Arms,” “To Have and to Have Not,” and “The Green Hills of Africa.” Because Hemingway was such an iconic larger than life figure, Key West embraced him as the town’s most identifiable son.

When the opportunity to develop a restaurant came along for Jimmy Tarasavage, the concept of exploring Hemingway’s time in Key West seemed natural. “Going with just a [typical] Key West theme would have limited us in the long run,” said Tarasavage, General Manager of Hemingway’s Tavern in Melbourne.

The 1930’s Art Deco aesthetic, stucco walls, and light, tropical Caribbean colors all call to mind a different time and place. Festooned with photos of Hemingway, his famous polydactyl cats and four wives, the restaurant gives the feel of a natural extension of the fabled home-turned-museum on Whitehead Street.

The kitchen is helmed by Chef Arthur Cox, who was an integral part of developing the original menu. He is also responsible for weekly and daily specials. Everything is made from scratch, in house, with an emphasis on locally-sourced ingredients. Because

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Hemingway wrote so much about fishing it’s only natural that they serve exceptional seafood. The beautifully presented entrées are served with yucca, plantains and black beans, adding a welcoming and flavorful balance to the dishes.

The Snapper Hemingway has already become a signature dish.

The fresh yellowtail snapper is lightly breaded and pan fried. It’s topped with lump crab meat and a lemon shallot butter sauce then laid on top of a bed of rice caribe and grilled asparagus.

The Cuban sandwich is another favorite.

The addition of slow-braised pulled pork to the traditional pressed ham and Swiss cheese makes it a distinctive and memorable meal, and amounts to nearly a half pound of meat and cheese. The conch fritters are another huge hit. Fluffy and bursting with flavor, they’re served with a spicy rémoulade sauce.

For dessert there’s fresh baked Key Lime pies, brownies topped with ice cream,

and popcorn with a caramel glaze; a sly nod to the movie theater located next door.

Keeping in the spirit of Hemingway’s hunger for adventure, Hemingway’s Tavern has its eyes set on expanding the menu to reflect the writer’s time in France, Spain, and Africa. “He was an extraordinary individual and a world traveler. The restaurant should reflect that,” said operations manager Leigh Hinton.

Located next to the Oaks 10 Movie Theater, Hemingway’s Tavern is perfectly located for dinner and a movie or a notably unique evening with friends.

Discover Hemingway’s Tavern at 1800 W. Hibiscus Blvd., Suite 115, in Melbourne. Call them at 321-802-9648 or visit their website at hemingwaystavern.com

Out and About

CU@SandbarCB With a decade of fish tacos, music and fun already in the books, Sandbar Sports Grill in Cocoa Beach is already turning up the volume for their 11th year.

Above: YO 11 Sandbar’s 11th Anniversary Party. Below: A year in the life of the Sandbar. A Decade of Music 10th Anniversary Party, Everyone’s Irish on St. Paddy’s Day, Star Wars Day with Hot PInk, Cinco De Mayo and Burrito Eating Contest winner Michael Jenkins, Perfect 10 Bikini Contest, Sandbarapalooza #9, East Coast Love Festival with Bumpin’ Uglies. Sandbar VIP Party and Car Show, Halloween Zombie Pub Crawl, cases from Oktobeerfest, Tattoos at CB Art Show, CB Christmas Parade, and Reggae New Year’s Eve with WRRJ.

Famous for their Baja-style fish tacos and an eclectic menu designed to be less ordinary, Sandbar’s burgers, seafood, pizza, salads, and wraps are prepared with a South Beach-Caribbean flair. Their signature drinks like the Category 5 Hurricane and Orange Crush and their wide selection of drafts and brews are the perfect tonic for fun in the sun.

There is always something going on at the Sandbar. There’s live music every day, 22 HDTVs and the largest collection of college and pro sports net packages in town to ensure the Sandbar Nation will never miss a shot of their favorite team.

The kitchen is open with a full and fun menu ‘til midnight every night, and they’re kid-friendly ‘til 10pm.

Soon enough they’ll be launching a second location with the ‘Southernmost Sandbar Sports Grill’ in Key West. We can’t wait to keep up with their success there, but in the meantime, here’s a look back on the past year from this most unordinary beachside bar and grill.

All season the Sandbar Football Fan Club packed the house and took advantage of their free food and beer all the way through the Super Bowl where Keith Geiger was crowned King of the Couch. They even made a roadtrip to see the Bucs and Cowboys game in Tampa.

Dan and Wes heading to the Southernmost Sandbar.

In 2015, Sandbar won both Hockey League Championships.

Through wins and losses (miss you, Cotton), they made lots of new fans along the way. Peace, Love, and Fish Tacos.

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Bartender ofthe Month

Bud Man supports our local bars, restaurants, bartenders, wait staff, musicians and hospitality industry.

Angela ‘Ang’ Johnson of Coconuts On the Beach

Named one of the 11 Best Beach Bars in America by Thrillist.com, Coconuts On the Beach is loved by tourists and locals alike. There are plenty of reasons Coconuts is on that list, but some of the things that stand out are their frosty beverages and bartenders like Ang Johnson.

Where do you live?

Thank You!

Thanks for letting Carroll Distributing Company serve you since 1960.

In a comfy little house with a really fun backyard in Cocoa with with my funny husband and Macie and Delaney, my beautiful little pride and joys.

Please give us a little background about yourself.

My family is my priority, my friends are my necessity, and I’m a lover of happy hour at home.

What do you love most about living/working here on the Space Coast?

I love the small town feel, I love when I’m driving I know I’m always surrounded by water. You know when you’ve had the opportunity to leave and immediately know you don’t want to, you’re in the right place.

If you could go on a ‘Spring Break’ vacation anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?

The thought alone of being on vacation during those two words SPRING BREAK is enough to excite me! We train ourselves not

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to even dream about vacations during this time of year, so I’ll need some more thinking time on this one.

What activity/place do you think people visiting our beachside for the first time should check out during their break?

Trust me, I am all about the sun and fun, but our Space program must be recognized by not only the visitors but us locals too! It took me having two kids and some special discounts to visit Kennedy Space Center and I will say it had me in tears both times.

I grew up in the Era of the Space

Shuttle and man do I miss that shuttle launch rumble...

If you were stranded on a desert island and were allowed to have one cocktail, what would it be and why?

For a cocktail, I have to go with the Yummy Rummy. One of my best friends and coworkers who is now my sister-in-law and myself made up this concoction 13 or so years ago...If you like rum-filled deliciousness, come on in and I’ll make ya one!

Tell us some of the things about Coconuts that make it the perfect spot for both locals and out-of-towners.

Well, hello view and new expanded deck and tiki bar!

We have the greatest locals year round. Ask any of them on any day of the week and they’ll agreeCoconuts is the place for anyone that loves fresh salty air, good drinks, familiar faces and a fun time.

What is the best cocktail on the menu for Spring Breakers to enjoy on the beach?

PAIN IN THE ASS. If you’ve been to Coconuts once, you know about them… If you’ve never been, you’ve heard about them!

Any parting words of wisdom?

Bring your cash, take your trash!

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BREVARD POLICE & FIRE PIPES & DRUMS

By Kelsie Sandage

Brevard Police and Fire Pipes and Drums is Brevard County’s community Celtic service band. Founded on April 13, 2009, they began their nonprofit organization to honor the fallen brothers and sisters of the military, police, firefighter, and paramedic heroes for free during their funerals and/or memorials. The members of Brevard Police and Fire Pipes and Drums all serve our community in one way and another.

“We are mostly police and firefighters, and we have a sense of duty to fulfill that honor free of charge. We drive around the state, and sometimes out of state, playing at police officers, firefighters, and even military funerals. Everybody in the band is volunteer. No one gets paid, so the money we do charge for St. Patrick’s Day, half-way St. Patrick’s Day, Christmas, or any event we do goes to offset the cost of travel, uniform and instrument upkeep,” said Scott Gardiner, one of the remaining founding members of the

nonprofit.

Gardiner is the Pipe Major and a firefighter with Fire Station 63 in Indialantic. He has been playing the bagpipes for about eight years. He explained their Highland Celtic style. “The only difference in Highland bagpipes and Irish warpipes is that the warpipes have a slightly different tone and construction than the Highland bagpipes.”

Outfitting new members can be costly for this nonprofit who helps respect service members in our community. The full setup of kilt and drums or bagpipes

for each performer costs about $1,500. They also give lessons to those wishing to learn the bagpipes for $10 per session.

If you are interested in learning, then give them a call; they welcome civilians.

They wear the Modern Murray Atholl tartan of red, green, blue, and black tartan. As Gardiner described, “The red represents fire, green is for the Sheriff ’s department, blue is for police while the black represents our fallen.”

Tim Matson is the Drum Sergeant and Fire Chief for the city of Rockledge after serving Florida as a firefighter for 32 years.

He has been playing drums since elementary school. Matson told me how BPFPD travels around to perform at funerals and memorials, but recently they “are just getting into the arena of performing in competitions like the Central Florida M A R C H 2016

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SUN : 06

FRI : 11

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Love Valley 3pm-7pm

Second Light Red Tide Jonathan Honeycutt

The O Band & DJLO/ Jason Noon

FRI : 04

SUN : 27

Absolute Blue

Umbrella Thieves 7:30pm Sat : 12 Derek 2pm Cover Story 7:30pm

Vince Reed Band 3pm-6pm

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Kris Brocato 1pm-5pm WEDNESDAYS

Teddy Henderson at Rikki Tiki Tavern 4pm-7pm FRI : 04

The Beacham/ The Social Sundays Tropical Sundays with DJ Frankie G

WED : 16

SAT : 05

We The Kings THURS : 17

Less Than Jake

TUE : 01

New Found Glory- SOLD OUT WED : 02

Punk On The Patio w/ The Wooly Bushmen, Kinder Than Wolves, and Reverts FRI : 04

Southern Culture on the Skids

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Less Than Jake SAT : 19

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Foxing Law Abiding Jameson w/ Tears Of A Tyrant, Handmade, Amigo TUE : 22

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Skinny Lister

The States w/ Drop July & Froomador- FREE

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Twin Limb Mac Sabbath Single For The Night Episode 8: The Spring Break Edition

The Fight For Something Tour: Tonight Alive/ Set It Off Henrietta w/ Pathos, Pathos, Better Things, Eastern Medicine, & .snowbirds thebeachsideresident.com

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John Beck 1pm-4pm Rocktown 6pm-10pm THURS : 17

Dana Kamide Duo 3pm-7pm FRI : 18

Electric Tide

Derek 5pm

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Everette Stephens

Quick Change Duo 5pm

SAT : 12

FRI : 18

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Stombox Steve 6pm-9pm

Picture Shows

Hypersona 7:30pm

FRI : 18

SAT : 19

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Mango Brothers 6pm-9pm

Hot Pink SUN : 20

Changes TUE : 22

The Shelley Songer Group FRI : 25

Rocket City Soul Revival

Pinch 2pm-6pm M A R C H 2016

WED : 23

MON : 28

FRI : 25

Jon Parrot

Perfect Tuesday 7:30pm

WED : 30

SAT : 26

Blue Fusion Band Fusion Lite

Grills

Love Valley 7:30pm

SAT : 05

Jason Domulot 5pm

Jason Domulot 5pm

FRI : 04

The Beach Shack

TUE : 22

THURS : 24

SAT : 26

TUE : 01

Muckfire 3pm

Jonathan Honeycutt Jake Salter

1833 5pm

THURS : 31

SUN : 20

Jake Salter 5pm

Absolute Blue 6pm-10pm

Coconuts

Johnny Danger 2pm Sonic Molechasers 7:30pm

SUN : 27

THURS : 03

Logic- SOLD OUT False Narrative w/ TORANAVOX, Gilian Carter & Freakazoid

Jason Domulot 5pm WED : 02

Johnny Danger 6pm

SAT : 05

Jason Domulot 2pm The Details 7:30pm SUN : 06

Derek 2pm Even Odds 7:30pm

Bullet Dodgers 3pm-7pm FRI : 25

Rick Deems 6pm-9pm SAT : 26

Trevor Prince 3pm-6pm SAT : 27

Mango Brothers 3pm-6pm

King Center THURS : 03

Herb Alpert & Lani Hall ‘Come Fly With Me’ FRI : 04

Quick Change 3pm TUE : 29

SUN : 06

TBA 5pm WED : 30

Joel Pitts 6pm THURS : 31

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra WED : 09

The Moody Blues

Special Events

SAT : 12

Paddy Cassidy’s

Brevard Symphony Orchestra Presents Scottish Spring SUN : 13

Frank Sinatra Jr.- The Centennial Celebration TUE : 15

FRI : 04

Irish Larry of Def Leprechaun SAT : 05

The Knicknacks

Peking Acrobats 30th Anniversary Tour

FRI : 11

FRI : 18

SAT : 12

George Thorogood & The Destroyers Average White Band

Tone Egan and Nick Mascolo

SAT : 19

Live music and entertainment all day and night Two sets of Irish Dancers, Brevard County Police and Fire Pipes and Drums, Sasha Barnhart, Tone Egan, Nick Mascolo, Damion Suomi, Hot Pink

Fiesta Mexico-Americana SUN : 20

Rusted Root FRI : 25

Judy Gold

Open Mike’s MONDAYS

“Funk You, Monday” Funk Jam TUESDAYS

Syd Floyd

THURS : 17 PADDY’S DAY

FRI : 18

Vintage SAT : 19

Damion Suomi

“Totally Open Tuesday” Open Mic

FRI : 25

WEDNESDAYS

SAT : 26

“WTF Wednesday” Comedy Night (18+) THURSDAYS

“Rockin Blues” Blues Jam FRIDAYS

“Wine Me Up” Jazz Jam SATURDAYS

Music Showcases &

The Dead Guys The Cheetah Coalition

Rusty’s SUNDAYS

Paul 12pm MONDAYS

Adam V 5pm TUESDAYS

Jon Parrot 5pm

Derek 5pm

International Palms Jamaikin Me Crazy Sundays 1pm-7pm SUN : 06

Hypersona 3pm

I- Resolution & DJ Red-i/ Kulcha Shok

TUE : 08

SUN : 13

TBA 5pm

FRI : 04

WED : 09

Coastal Breed & DJ Beaner

Perfect Tuesday

Jon Cabrera 6pm

SUN : 20

SAT : 05

THURS : 10

Bullet Dodgers & DJ Phiona

Allan Wood 6pm

SAT : 19

Mickey and Minnie’s Doorway to Magic

SUN : 27

Sam Sims

Funpipe

SAT : 05

Jon Honeycutt 6pm

FRI : 25

Dusty (Steel Drums) 1pm-4pm Changes 6pm-10pm

Jon Parrot 6pm-9pm

Drew Halverson

Dana Kamide Band 6pm-10pm SAT : 19

Jenna’s Breezeway Grill

Marvin Parish 3pm-6pm Fri : 11 Reuben Anderson 6pm-9pm

FRI : 25

MON : 28

SAT : 12

Changes 6pm-10pm

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Run River North

Earphunk

Further Seems Forever

FRI : 11

SUN : 13

Dusty (Steel Drums) 1pm-4pm Bird Dog Bobby Band 6pm-10pm

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FRI : 11

Dusty (Steel Drums) at Keith’s Oyster Bar 1pm-4pm Rocktown 6pm-10pm

Rios Rockband

Fabulous CTs 3pm

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The Slackers

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Saosin Alan Doyle THURS : 24

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Napoleon Complex 6pm-10pm

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Rusted Root | King Center | SUN : 20

Island Breeze Duo 4pm-8pm Carlos Marz 9pm-1am SAT : 26

Cheetah Coalition 4pm-8pm Mondo Tikis 9pm-1am SUN : 27

Just Us Band 4pm-8pm MON : 28

Stompbox Steve 4pm-8pm Hot Pink 9pm-12am THURS : 31

Island Breeze 4pm-8pm FRI : 01

1833 4pm-8pm 506 Crew 9pm-1am

DJ Cerino | Sandbar | Sandbooze Sundays WEDNESDAYS

SAT : 26

Jim Mitchell 5pm

Chris Glover 5pm

Cocoa Beach Boys 4pm-8pm

FRIDAYS

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Tone E 12pm

Splash 5pm

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Splash 12pm

General Eyez

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General Eyez 5pm FRI : 04

Chill 5pm

Sandbar SUNDAYS

Jim Mitchell 5pm

Sandbooze Sunday with DJ Colione and DJ Cerino 9pm-close

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Smoke and Oak 5pm THURS : 10

Teddy Time 4pm-8pm DJ Colione 9pm-close

Andy 5pm

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Chris Glover 5pm

Mondo Tikis 4pm-8pm Jam Band 9pm-12am

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Matt and Eric 5pm SUN : 13

Splash 5pm THURS : 17

Beauregard and the Down Right 5pm

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Danny Morris Band 4pm-8pm Micro Wrestling Federation 10pm-12:30am SUN : 13

Dave Myers SAT : 12

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SUN : 13

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Island Breeze 4pm-8pm

FRI : 18

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1833 4pm-8pm Dub Masters 9pm-1am

White Trash Bash 4pm-Close Love Valley 4pm-8pm

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Clicker 4pm-8pm

Mondo Tikis 4pm-8pm Wine-O’s 9pm-12am

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Mondo Tikis 4pm-8pm Wine-O’s 9pm-12am THURS : 10

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Stompbox Steve 4pm-8pm Hot Pink 9pm-12am

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Stompbox Steve

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Sandbar EDC Glow Show

Andy 5pm

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MON : 14

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Bradley Burton

Andy Harrington

Matt & Eric 5pm

Smoke and Oak 5pm

Matt Riley

Redtide 4pm-8pm

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SUN : 20

Slow and Low THURSDAYS

1833 4pm-8pm 506 Crew 9pm-1am

Jay Crosier 5pm

Scott Baker Bank 4pm-8pm Mojo Hand 9pm-1am

Love Mussels 4pm-8pm Musical Seduction 9pm-1am

St. Patrick’s DAy- $20 All-You-Can-Drink Green Beer and Jameson Island Breeze 4pm-8pm Hot Pink 9pm-close

Big Daddy Karaoke 8pm-12am

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Seed 4pm-8pm MON : 21

Cocoa Beach Boys 4pm-8pm FRI : 25

MK Acoustics Bradley Burton FRI : 18

Stompbox Steve SAT : 19

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Andy Harrington FRI : 25

Jeff Marquis

Hosted by Todd Kennedy, Sound Waves carries a lively mix of contemporary music, independent labels and rock classics. Sound Waves is also one of the few programs on the Space Coast that features live, in-studio sessions and interviews with local and national bands.

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Bradley Burton SUN : 27

Stompbox Steve

Tiny Turtle FRI : 18

Honey Miller 7-10pm

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Album Reviews

by M.A. Rivera

Sky-Bosses

The Woolly Bushmen Chesterwick Records, 2015

There’s a cheeky playfulness running through the pulse of The Woolly Bushmen. Starting with the offhanded, mischievous organ groove of “The Routine” the brothers Palombi and Mr. Miller wink wryly at us, the listeners, just to see if we’re in on it.

If not, it’s ok. This music works as sincere song craft or dramatic anachronism taken to an extreme level of dedication.

This is the second full length release from Orlando’s The Woolly Bushmen, and it finds them refining the organ they grind even further. There’s high expectations placed on these three as new standard bearers for the up-and-coming crop of younger garage-ish bands. A lot of garage bands will acknowledge Iggy, The Ramones, and occasionally drop in other flavors and colors to let you know they know it’s 2015. Not The Woolly Bushmen.

It may as well be 1963 and The Beatles are just something you need to spray for if you want your garden to stand out this spring. “Two Steps Ahead” is a hiccupy burst of energy which was probably tucked away in Buddy Holly’s notebook for his next release he never quite got around to. “Out O’ Luck” is another upbeat number that struts confidently, daring you not to notice. “T’wern’t No Foolin’” and most of the album strains at the edges of pop music’s fickle boundaries and begs to be heard by every-damn-body.

The back-to-back pairing of “Screamin’ ana’ Shoutin’” and “Shake Yer Fanger” is quite possibly the greatest thing ever. Ragged and excitable, The Woolly Bushmen have embraced minimalism, and by painting with a only few colors have allowed them to do it exceptionally well. This album is amped up and transformative. Looking backwards and moving forward all at once.

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Gregorio Uribe Big Band Cumbia Universal Zoho, 2015

Cumbia, for the uninitiated, is Latin American dance music which has proven to be malleable and open to reinterpretation. Gregorio Uribe treats us to a big band orchestral reading of his hip-swinging vision. Animated and elegant, think of the Count Basie Orchestra swaying and poppin’, as they back the melody and then soloists with panache.

There’s a sweet tempo shift on opening track “Yo Vengo.” The band hits the tune double quick as it races to the finish. The clarinetists sparkle brightly every chance they get to take a few measures. There are steamy guitar leads in “Que Vamos Hacer Con Este” and great back and forth vocals between male and female singers. On “Caribe Contigo” the horn players seem to be enjoying themselves as they have some serious exchanges. There’s a unique and elated take on The Beatles “Come Together”, which saunters into previously uncharted waters.

Gregorio Uribe’s Big Band is an exciting throwback to a different time.

Power Ballad Hits!

Various Artists

Legacy Recordings, 2016 You know every word to each and every one of these songs. You sing along a little too enthusiastically when they come on the radio. You turn the radio up too loud when the DJ announces them and your kids are the captive audience in the car. And when Jr. rolls his tired, 8th grade eyes, you can only respond by spreading your arms and declare your love/heartbreak with gusto and genuine enthusiasm to the traffic signal in front of you. Ten years ago, this might be advertised on late night TV in between commercials for juicers and slip and fall attorneys. Now it’s even easier to indulge in all those bands you consider guilty pleasures. Tesla, Warrant, Slaughter, Bon Jovi and more all have their moment, and you don’t need to spend too long in the mirror with a can of Aqua Net to enjoy this.

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Horoscopes

By Marie Moore

Pisces

listen to others because the changes you make this month are big. They will affect your near and dear ones.

The focus is on love relationships and moving forward. I feel for some of you the honeymoon is over and boredom may set in.

Or you may be taking care or putting more of the work in the relationship. This brings strife to Pisces because you’re used to being taking care of not taking care of others. Decisions with love are coming up in the month of March.

Aries Love and other relationships are the focus. Some of your relationships may be ending this month.

I do see the energy getting better for you. This would be a great time for money and for switching careers. I do see major positive changes this month.

Taurus Relationships issues are still at the forefront for a lot of bulls.

These are the same issues you had at the beginning of year, and some of you are ending love relationships. Your career will improve this month. You’ll also delve more into your faith for help and guidance.

Gemini I do see drama this month.

People are twisting your words and making them into reality, so keep those texts messages and have a paper trail.

This energy brings about many changes. For some of you these changes are helping you on your life’s journey.

Cancer I see some major crushes happening this month but you are allowing this crush to take the fun out of your life. You have to much good happening. Stop focusing on “what if ” and it may happen. Stay in the present and enjoy this month of March and have fun.

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Capricorn

ends up causing you to act out.

You may be questioning people’s loyalty as they voice their opinions about you. Instead of you reacting,see it as an opportunity to change a bad habit this month.

Virgo Major changes are happening with your personal life, or with the home. For some of you these changes involve the men in your life. For others an actual move or the focus on property matters.You may teach someone a valuable lesson this month.

Libra Libras this month have a lot to think about. The choices that you make this month will give you good signs that it was the right decision. You need to focus on what you have.

Watching everyone else just puts you in a depressed mood.

Your strengths are your childlike wonder and love of fun.

Use them this month.

Scorpio It’s a confusing energy in regards to love, especially those on-again off-again relationships. I see power struggles within your relationships. I feel that your willpower is helping with your dreams. This is a great energy to create a new reality.

Sagittarius Major changes are happening this month. That can bring someone unexpected back into your life. You need to

This month the north node begins to move away from Jupiter. So take advantage of this time for positive thinking and the power. Not to worry, this magical energy will show up again in the month of June.

Work on letting go of past hurts so you can start to heal this month.

Aquarius Power is knowledge this month.

You are going to run with the knowledge you gain. I see surprises this month. These will be in your favor. For some this could be wedding plans or a “Will you marry me?” coming your way. Mazel tov!

Marie Moore considers herself a professional student of mythology and mysticism and has been following her spiritual journey through the study of Kaballah and various other religions since the age of 8.

She provides a workout for your soul, and while she cannot give you answers, she will show you the path toward enlightenment.

Whether you choose to break free of your routine or not is up to you. She will also help you learn how to take care of others and be accountable for your own actions so that you may begin focusing on the complexities of your inner self.

This is for entertainment purpose only, must be 18 years or older.

Warning; these horoscopes are not sugar coated. They will tell it like it is, how it is, and how it can be. Only YOU can change

the outcome of your spiritual path.

Daily, weekly and monthly video horoscopes available online at mariemoorehoroscopes.com or youtube.com/#/user/mrsmoreful

Get Out of Town

A Journey to OZ Robert J. Mancino the 16th day. The ship docked in the heart of Sydney Harbor known as Circular Quay, an easy 10 minute walk to the famous Opera House- the locals call it the “Nuns Scrum”.

The English Explorer Captain James Cook called Sydney Harbor ‘the finest natural harbor he had ever sailed’, with deep channels and spacious bays.

A week or more can be spent sightseeing Sydney’s beautiful beaches such as Manly, Bondi and Balmoral. One of our favorite things to do is to take a half hour ferry ride from Circular Quay to Manly Beach and spend the day there. There are many lovely scenic walking trails around Sydney.

The Barangaroo Walking Trail is a self-guided path that follows the shoreline. The Spit Bridge to Manly Scenic Walkway is about 10ks in length with various paths that spotlights different types of beach terrain, and Cremorne Point provides a beautiful view of the Harbor Bridge.

The exchange rate now is roughly 72 cents to one Australian dollar and favorable to Americans. Overall, it’s a fun, geographically diverse travel destination.

The people are polite, friendly and speak a kind of English. If you’re fortunate enough to be able to do some foreign travel, give yourself plenty of time to explore the land down under.

My wife and I recently traveled to Australia by means of a different route than we had usually gone in the past. Since the flight is very long (20 hours or more from Orlando), we decided to break it up and save ourselves the tedium of serious jetlag.

We flew first to San Francisco from Orlando and spent a few days visiting friends in Clearlake, northeast of San Francisco. While there we had to evacuate from a friends house as it was nearly in the path of a huge wildfire. We had to travel 60 miles to get out of the smoke but fortunately the wind shifted and his house was spared. That ordeal over, we flew from San Francisco to Maui and visited there a few days. Then we flew to Honolulu and boarded a cruise ship bound for Sydney, Australia.

The cruise was a total of 17 days with stops in the French Polynesian islands. Moorea is mountainous and heart shaped, Bora-Bora with multiple shades of a clear blue water is a snorkeling paradise, and the legendary Tahiti which is the capital. We also had a port-of-call in Wellington, New Zealand with hilly topography and fantastic views. The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is a must-see, including a 30 foot giant squid exhibit.

We shared the cruise with 1,600 fun-loving Australians who drank the ship dry of all its beer by

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Patrick AFB

45th SW supports Air Force GPS IIF-12 launch aboard an Atlas V by 45th Space Wing Public Affairs

2/5/2016 - CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. -- The 45th Space Wing supported the U.S. Air Force’s twelfth launch of a Boeing-built Global Positioning System IIF satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V from Space Launch Complex 41 here Feb. 5 at 8:38 a.m. EST. “Today’s launch marks a momentous milestone in the history of the Global Positioning System. It is the twelfth and last GPS IIF satellite and closes out nearly 27 years of launches for the GPS Block II family of satellites,” said Col. Shawn Fairhurst, 45th SW vice commander, who served as the Launch Decision Authority. “As the nation’s premier gateway to space, we are proud to be part of the team providing GPS and its capabilities to the world and look forward to the future as we begin preparation for the next generation of GPS III satellites. Together with the Space and Missile Systems Center and our industry partners,

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we make up one team delivering assured space launch and combat capabilities for the nation.”

An Airmen-led processing team at CCAFS has processed every satellite of the series since GPS IIF-1 launched here in May 2010.

“This is a significant milestone for GPS, the 50th GPS satellite to be delivered on-orbit,” said Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, Space and Missile Systems Center commander and Air Force Program Officer for Space. “The GPS IIF satellite performance has been exceptional and is expected to be operational for years to come.”

This mission proves the Air Force’s dedication to deliver

pre-eminent space-based positioning, navigation and timing service to users around the globe. GPS is the Department of Defense’s largest satellite constellation with 31-operational satellites on orbit. GPS IIF is critical to U.S. national security and to sustainment of the GPS constellation for civil, commercial and military users. Originally designed for the military user, GPS has become a global utility depended upon by more than two billion users worldwide. Even 45th SW personnel rely on GPS satellites currently on orbit to track most missions they launch from the Eastern Range at CCAFS.

Eastern Range instrumentation provides radar tracking, telemetry, communications, c o m m a n d / c o n tr o l sites, camera and optical sites, and other support capabilities such as meteorology. Instrumentation is necessary to safely and successfully conduct civil, commercial, and national security spacelift operations and ballistic missile tests and evaluation.

Eastern Range assets are based on dependable designs and technology, and are arrayed in a highly efficient architecture designed to ensure safety of the launch environment and the public at large.

While the tax service is free of charge, a food donation box will be available for canned or boxed foods for local area food programs. The food will be distributed to local area food programs.

Fishing Reports

Fishing Away the February Blues Bite’s On

By Capt. Jamie Glasner

Well, March is finally here and so are the fish! This month we can target multiple species of fish depending on weather of course. Cobia, kingfish, and tripletail are pretty hot items to target on the ocean side. They’re a ton of fun and put up a great fight.

Tripletail is like cobia fishing because it’s all sight fishing. You can target and catch tripletail multiple ways. The most common is throwing a live shrimp, but you can also get them on jigs and other soft plastic lures. My favorite method is on the flyrod.

I don’t get many opportunities with them on the fly because I’m always guiding others on them with either fly or artificial. I’ll tell you what though, watching the fish inhale one of your homemade shrimp pattern flies is a sight you never forget.

The redfish bite has also been good. There’s multiple schools of slot to overslot fish, which are just an outstanding fight. Cut ladyfish, jigs, and jerkbaits have been the ticket for me

and my clients. The ⅛ oz twist lock jerkbait hook made by Owner Hooks definitely gets the job done. You can purchase these hooks at Handler Fishing Supply located in Merritt Island, and I promise you that you will not be disappointed with them.

The trout is the last on my agenda. Trout fishing right now is extremely good for all sizes. The trout my clients have been catching are from 18-29 inches. Any trout over 24 inches is a lot of fun and that’s when you start calling them gator trout. Jerkbaits and ⅛ oz jigs with a grub tail will do the trick. So will topwater lures as long as there’s not any sea grass on the surface.

I hope all this information helps all of you out and helps you to become better anglers.

Until next month, good luck and I’ll see you on the water!

By Capt. Scott Bussen first glimpses of beach bodies, most fishermen await the arrival of March for an entirely different reason. Cobia and rays are what gets everybody fired up about March. And when I say ‘rays’, I don’t mean the kind showering down on the Casper white bodies on the beach. I mean big ol blackbacked, white-bellied manta rays. When they show up in the 67-70 degree water, they will likely be loaded with cobia. Nothing gets the heart pounding like rolling up beside a ray loaded with cobia. No matter how many times you see it, it still creates pandemonium in the cockpit every time.

If you are lucky enough to find the rays, a jig tipped with squid is generally all you need to get the cobia interested. If by chance there are some finicky ones out there, a good live bait will usually do the trick. In addition to the cobia following the rays, there could be some free swimming cobes in the same vicinity. So, keep an eye out for stuff other than rays.

If you wanna try a little bottom fishing, there should be a few amberjack and triggers around.

You’ll likely have to go through a bunch of grouper and red snapper to capture something you’re allowed to keep and eat.

Either way, get out there, enjoy the warming temperatures and catch a couple brown ones for the dinner table.

See ya on the pond!

Much like the rest of the winter months so far, February had more than its fair share of blown out days. As I write this, there have been very few fishable days in February. So, I don’t have a ton of info to bring to the plate.

Surprisingly, even though it was rough much of the time, the water remained pretty decent.

It remained both relatively clear and warm, all things considered. These favorable conditions kept the fishing pretty darn good on those few fishable days.

Although the water remained above 70 degrees, the kingfish still wanted to school up in dense knots. The problem became like a needle in a haystack trying to find these tightly packed groups of fish. In addition, they wanted to move around a bit too. However, once you found ‘em, the fishing was pretty much pitch and catch. Mixed in and around the kings were a few sailfish, blackfin tuna and an occasional dolphin or wahoo.

I’m gonna hope and pray that in March, we finally get a good long stretch of fishable weather. If the water temp and clarity remain favorable, hopefully the kingfish will spread out a bit so they are easier to find. As long as they are still around, the other pelagics mentioned above should still be a good bet too.

Also, I would expect to start seeing a few more cobia in the mix. If livies are available, they will be the best approach. But, if they’re unavailable, spinning minnows should do the trick.

Besides the warming temperatures and the

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Boardrider ofthe Month

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by Jenny Bilchak

Photo by Paul Cooper

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Branden DeFilippo

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Branden DeFilippo came to The Beachside Resident through the grapevine, and he seems to be climbing that same vine through the surfing scene. Branden was born in Central Florida and spent a short stint in Michigan, but he’s lived in Merritt Island for the majority of his life. I sat down with him at Mai Tiki Market and we talked about how this unique sport molded and shaped him into who he is today.

Branden picked up plenty of surfboards as a kid but initially couldn’t get a hang of it. About halfway through high school, something changed. Branden never looked or felt the same way about the ocean again.

I asked him, “Why surfing, why this path now in your life?”

“So many people are on a journey to figure their root of life, what makes them go. Mine is happiness and I’m very lucky to have found surfing,” he shared. “With discipline and aspiration, I may even be lucky enough to do what I love for a living. Hands down, I will continue on this excursion for as long as I can.”

Hearing this made me think of some of my lost passions and how they just floated away. Then again, I remain grateful for the ones that I have, like surfing.

With Branden’s most recent competition results, you can tell his efforts have not gone unnoticed. I asked for his stats. “In September, I took first place in the Men’s Division at the Eastern Surfing Association. I participated in the ASF Championship and took another East Coast title. I’m only 23 and hoping by the time I’m 25, I can

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compete on the QS. We only live once and I am trying to achieve my dreams.”

I then asked Branden if he could imagine life any other way, maybe landlocked in the middle of our country? Laughing, he said “No, I wouldn’t change a thing. If I were landlocked I would go crazy! I love being in the ocean and I can say that’s the only place where I’m free.

And, like all surfers with time spent away from the ocean, things get a little stir-crazy.”

When talking about this month’s issue I mentioned it was about travel and things to do, I asked Branden if he could travel anywhere to grab a session where would it be?

“You name a place off the list, I’m there! But New Zealand is really calling to me.”

Then I asked for a reason that people should stop by the Space Coast. “Our coast is rich in history. From the Native Floridians to NASA’s beginnings and having the closest beaches to Central Florida, we’re pretty special,” he responded. “But as a surfer, this coast is rich in surf history and its plastered at every boardwalk. We have a

amazing surf museum that shares our humble beginnings and our living legends. World-famous shapers call our beaches home and become inspired by our waves. Unforgettable contests and competitors write surfing history in our sand. Again, it’s special.”

I had such a great conversation with Branden and I’m glad the Beachside could connect with him. As always, I asked for some shout outs and advice for the groms.

“Shoutouts to my sponsors CORE SURF, Candy Grind, Anarchy Eyewear, Roberts Surfboards, Cobian, Pro-Lite, Turq, & Rubber Ducky Sunscreen. Of course I can never forget everyone that has ever supported me, Thank You. Advice for the groms is pretty simple. Believe in yourself and know that anything is possible if you put your mind to it. Also, stay out of trouble and in the water.”

Per usual, it’s my pleasure to share a fellow Boardrider’s story. I’ll see you in the water.

Contest Winners Photo By Aarin Hartwell

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Kickflips & Cool Kids

By Scooter Newell • sk8scooter@gmail.com www.cocoabeachskatepark.com

If you are like me, you threw out your television the day “Wake Up Cocoa Beach” became a page on Facebook. The popular interactive member page is everything from an internet tabloid to a real time town issue problem solving team.

It just depends on what you type before you push “Post” Sometimes a simple post turns into an argument in a matter of moments and before you know it two humans are planning to meet at “Walk-Out Island” for a fistfight. Other times, a community problem is solved by the help of the members like restaurant recommendations (First World Problem, I know), lost pets, crime watch, business promotions, and more. I get a fair amount of laughs by the posts and comments on the page but the other night I saw a post that had me in tears. Tears of pride and joy about some unnamed skaters at our park.

We held the Shred President’s Day contest presented by The Cocoa Beach Optimist Club on President’s Day. We had a great time. Taco City brought out the Taco Truck and provided some free tacos to the skaters. Catalyst, Grind for Life and Ocean Avenue provided some prizes and the Optimist Club sponsored the awards, prizes, contest production and video production. The day was a little windy but the

rain stayed away and the skating was awesome. The motto of the Optimist Club is “Friend of Youth” and they do so many different wonderful deeds for many children, schools and organizations in the name of giving back to kids. We are proud to work with the Optimist Club to make a fun skateboarding event for the entire family.

When the contest ended, I left the skate park around 5pm to run a few errands and hit up the “Bar-muda Triangle (The triangular libation vortex area of all downtown, establishments basically from Coconuts/Shack west to Casa then North to Surfer’s) for some dinner and dancing. Just kidding about the dancing. Before I walked to dinner at Fat Kahuna, I turned on the TV (Wake Up Cocoa Beach) and I saw this post: “To the parents of the amazing young kids that were at the Cocoa Beach Skate Park tonight (around 5:307:00).Thank you for raising such nice kids. They made my son’s weekend (he is 3).They helped him skate, showed him tricks and called him “cool dude”.

I have one happy 3 year old right now thanks to your kids!!!”

This made me proud to be from this town. I had already left so I had no idea what was even going on at the time or who did this great deed. I know that our local skaters are the ones that deserve the credit. Many times a visiting parent has complimented the kids at the park. They will tell me specific names sometimes and sometimes not.

Either way it makes me feel good. As an older skater who thinks he can fit in anywhere, sometimes if I am away at another park, I feel uncomfortable.

Sometimes the skaters are vibing me or pulling the “locals only” card. Some of our CB Skate Team kids and I experienced it at another park. We talked

about it and I said that we have a lot of control as local skaters about how other people look at our park. The formula is simple. Say “Hey..what’s up?” to a new kid and keep on skating. The new or “out of town” skater notices that a local acknowledged him or her and they feel at home. A lot of people visit Cocoa Beach and many “skate families” return each year to the skate park. They text some of our locals who they became friends with on their previous visit, and they meet up and skate.

They keep up with each other thanks to the power of the Internet, but it starts by saying hello. The worst thing that can happen is you make a new friend.

Thank You to the Cocoa Beach

Optimist Club, Taco City, Sunseed Food Co-Op, Max Potter, Sam Rooks, Julian Lewis, Killian Horne, Nick Murphy, Aarin Hartwell and Matt Hannan for making the event possible.

And a big thanks to the kids after the contest who made that young skater’s day by just being nice.

In Loving Memory of our good friend Jennifer Mazziotti Brent. Rest in Peace, beautiful soul. We miss you dearly.

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What's on Tap

CRAFT BEER

by Ronnie Chabot

Local

On Premise Craft Brand Manager

With a passion for craft beer fine-tuned right here on Florida’s west coast, MOTORWORKS BREWING co-founders Frank and Denise Tschida knew they had found the perfect location for their brewery the moment they saw the Bradenton property.

Located on 9th Street West, mid-way between the downtown Riverwalk Park and the recently renovated McKechnie Field the brewery is adjacent to Bradenton’s unique Village of the Arts and at the heart of B ra d e nto n ’s ex p a n d i n g d o w nto w n entertainment corridor.

Built in the mid 1920s as an automobile dealership – complete with a concrete ramp that was used to move cars from the ground floor to a 2nd floor service area – the 27,000+ sq. ft. building houses our fullproduction Brewery Taproom.

At over 13,000 sq. ft., our front patio and beer garden, complete with a deck built around a magnificent 100 year old oak tree,

offers plenty of room for games, live music, and large outdoor events that feature the brewery’s latest craft beer offerings.

The building’s automotive history captured the interest of the brewery team and, ultimately inspired our name: MOTORWORKS BREWING.

2014 Great American Beer Festival – Bronze Medal - Vienna Lager Category 2015 Best Florida Beer Championship Silver Medal - Amber/Dark Lager Category 2016 Best of Craft Beer - Gold Medal Vienna Lager

Here are few more great Brews to keep an eye out for

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Hash Session IPA

Florida Lager

SweetWater Brewing Company Style: Session IPA Atlanta, Georgia

Florida Beer Company Style: Premium Lager Cape Canaveral , Florida

4 Star Pils

Red IPA

Goose Island Beer Company Style: Pilsner Chicago, Illinois

Shipyard Brewing Company Style: India Pale Ale Portland, Maine

Till next month, Cheers Ronnie Chabot On Premise Craft Brand Manager

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Gardening Tips

FIT Botanical Gardens Upcoming Florida Tech Botanical Fest The Fest will be located on Crawford Green on March 5 and will unites plant enthusiasts and garden vendors. The Fest will offer a variety of flowering plants, Florida native plants, bamboo and other assorted plants for sales from 8am4pm. This Fest is a 12 year fundraising tradition that support and improvement of the garden’s grounds.

This free public garden is asset to our community. It’s a quiet place to have a picnic or grab a book and escape the city for a while. It

has a wild Florida beauty that’s also a wonderful break from the heat in the summer, It’s not a enormous garden but a nice short walk where you can commune with nature. This tranquil tropical oasis feels part rainforest and part city park. It’s truly a treasured Brevard landmark.

Find out more at garden.fit.edu

Do you know a yard or gardener that you want spotlighted for the next issue? Tell me about it.

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Art Side

Bruce Best of Nui Tiki Twenty Years to Do Twenty Minutes Bob Ross the painter was once asked how long it took him to paint a picture. He said, “It’s taken twenty years to paint for twenty minutes.” Best has a similar answer. ”When someone asks me how long it takes me to make a tiki, I tell them the truth. It takes me about five beers. I don’t know, do I drink fast or do I drink slow? It depends on what the wood will allow me to do. I could say it takes as long as it needs to in order to do it right. Everyone has a different style whether it’s Ed from Ed’s Heads, Island Mike, or Keith from Capizzi’s Tikis and everyone has a different speed.”

City Trees Best donates his time to the community through carving demonstrations and beautification projects. He’s gearing up for another big project.

“The city is revitalizing down Minutemen Causeway. FPL was moving wires to the south side of sidewalk to make way for the beautification.

The city asked me if I could help out. Wayne had done similar tiki projects in the past. I obliged.

I told them to leave them [the palms] six feet in the ground and I’d carve them. I didn’t ask for any money for it or get paid. We all do our part here.

Whether it’s someone walking down the beach and picking up trash or cigarette butts or replanting sea oats. I’m just doing my part to beautify the walk down Minutemen.”

Bruce Best can be found at Nui Tiki Studio at 249 Minutemen Causeway, (321) 626-3168. Visit NuiTiki Studio on Facebook or twopalmdesigns.com.

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Scottish Highland Games.” All the while, they’re remaining true to their service band roots to stand for those who have fallen.

As Buddy Rein, the Tenor Drum Quartermaster Sergeant, put it, “One funeral is too many.” He added that they haven’t performed at a funeral for someone who has died in the line of duty in a few years a gentle reprieve from the dangers that they know persist in their professions.

One of Gardiner’s favorite songs to play is “Rakes of Mallow” because of the progressive energy that builds as they play through the song. Matson and Rein both agree on “Scotland the Brave” being one of their favorites to perform.

This St. Patrick’s Day, Brevard Police and Fire Pipes

and Drums will suit up in full Atholl kilt to perform in the Barefoot Bay St. Patty’s Day Parade this year. That will be the beginning of a festive day as they will then perform poolside at the Rec Center. They’ll visit Nolan’s Irish Pub twice in the day - first time around 2pm and then they’ll swing back around about 7pm after a stop at the Sunset Grill. Later they’ll swing by Paddy Cassidy’s and World of Beer after their second Nolan’s stop.

That’s not where their holiday weekend begins though. On the 12th they will march in the St. Augustine’s St. Patty’s Day Parade, and on the 18th they will be back at Nolan’s Irish Pub. On the 19th they cap off their St. Patrick’s Day weekend by taking part in the Vero Beach

Parade. If you can’t catch them during their St. Patrick’s Day schedule, then you can always catch them every first Wednesday of every month at Nolan’s Irish Pub in Cocoa Beach.

The BPFPD is a nonprofit serving our community and those who serve and protect it. They’re in kilts while playing Celtic traditional and folk music- a perfect combination for the beginning of Spring on the Space Coast and St. Patrick’s Day.

If you would like to leave a donation for Brevard Police and Fire Pipes and Drums for more uniforms or equipment, please visit their website bfpdp.com, where you also can book them for your event. You can also keep up with their schedule on Facebook.

The Movies

by Matthew Phillips • facebook.com/mattbillups

Deadpool

Zoolander 2

Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein

Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz

Dir: Tim Miller

Wade Wilson (Reynolds) is a mercenary for hire who becomes diagnosed with cancer- like, a lot of it. Convinced to undergo a top secret procedure, things go wrong and he becomes the anti-hero, Deadpool. With Disney controlling The Avengers, it’s unlikely that we will ever see a rated-R film.

Luckily, Deadpool delivers everything one would want from such a film for die-hard comic book fans or just those disappointed with “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” Reynolds has been trying to get his passion project off the ground for close to 10 years and the wait was well worth it. Everything from the violence to the bad language is presented in stylish and entertaining fashion. Above all else, with the perfect casting of Reynolds, the comedy is the film’s highlight. Deadpool spends much of the film breaking the fourth wall (acknowledging that he has an audience) and joking about pop culture or his fellow Marvel characters. He seizes every opportunity for a witty commentary. Deadpool has changed the face of the superhero genre and though it’d be nice to see him team up alongside Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk, Deadpool has a nice long (sarcastic) future ahead.

Grade: A+

Dir: Ben Stiller

After 15 years in exile, Derek Zoolander (Stiller) and Hansel (Wilson) are called back to the modeling world in order to help an Interpol agent (Cruz). Derek tries to find his illegitimate son but that is the only semblance of plot. The character development expected from any sequel is absent with lame running jokes throughout the movie, filling the void.

The characters are back in name only as they fail to capture the magic that made them memorable. This movie shares all the similarities with the unfortunate Anchorman sequel. The same stale characters trying to fit into the ever-changing world with all the same tired humor showing little to no effort. Like the first film, the story is filled with countless comedic cameos. Unfortunately, these attempts to add any substance to the story fall

flat and are just “hey look it’s [insert celebrity here]” scenes. It’s nice that Stiller once again directed. It’s his mistake to own.

Stiller, Wilson and even Will Ferrell return to the male modeling that made “Zoolander” popular unfortunately, the cast, like audiences, should stay away from this unwarranted sequel.

Grade: D

Hail, Caesar

Dir: Joel Cohen, Ethan Cohen

Stars: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich When Hollywood’s biggest star Baird Whitlock (Clooney) is kidnapped, the studio’s fixer Eddie Mannix (Brolin) tries to discreetly resolve the situation. Set in the 1950s, nothing is simple as it is today- except for the blatant manipulation used by Hollywood. Through the process of Eddie trying to fix things, we’re introduced to characters including a dramatized cowboy (Ehrenreich), a mermaid mother, and twin columnists. All the minor characters have their own subplots and problems which Eddie also juggles. These are in turn connected to Whitlock’s abduction. As always, instead of giving the movie an overall light or serious tone, the Coens mixed dark humor with drama. When it comes to the Coen brothers work, you either like it or you don’t. After “The Big Lebowski” and “Fargo”, not many hits have come along. With all their steady film releases, “Caesar” is not a hit either. The problem with “Caesar” is that despite all the characters and storylines, not much happens. It’s nice to see the Coen’s still collaborating with their muses (Clooney, Brolin and McDormand), but having tons of actors doesn’t mean progress. For all his determination to make things right, it’s a shame that Brolin could “fix” this one.

Grade: C-s

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Inquire of Juliet

By Juliet Pomodoro

Dear Juliet, I am a world traveler. I am always on the move, and I support myself by teaching various board sports to tourists in exotic locales.

My life is wonderful, but I want someone to share it with! Traveling trysts get old after a while. I want a beach bunny to move with me. How do I find my long term travel buddy?

Bored Boarder from Satellite Beach Dear Boarder, What a wonderful wandering life you lead! I can think of many ladies who would swim across a sea to join you in your adventures! My guess is that you want to find someone to connect with, but that person must be willing to pick up and go when you do. If you find yourself primarily around tourists, you may find more luck checking yourself into a local young people’s hostel. You will find that travelers congregate in places like these, and there will be world-wandering women there who may be ready to dive into your life!

Juliet

Dear Juliet,

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you a heads up that you would need to put THOUGHT into something. Which clearly eluded you... Time is of the essence.

You need to think up some loving gestures and PRONTO. Make her breakfast in bed, write her a love letter telling her all the reasons for your marital bliss, and make sure she knows that you know you messed up!

Juliet

I’m afraid I may have made a fatal mistake. I skipped Valentine’s Day this year! My wife said she didn’t want us to spend any money on material stuff, since we are saving for our first house. So I didn’t buy her anything. I thought that was what she wanted! But she’s CLEARLY not happy with my interpretation of our “no spending” rule.

How do I make this up to her?

I think my boyfriend wants to about propose to me. But I’m not interested in marriage! At all! We are young and I think we both have some growing up to do before we take that kind of leap. I could see myself marrying him... in several years.

How do I put on the brakes without ruining it?

In the Dog House in Malabar

Hesitant in Merritt Island

Dear Juliet,

Dear Dog,

Dear Hesitant,

Well, well, well. You really stepped in it this time, didn’t you? You’ve been a very naughty boy, and mistress Juliet is going to make sure you make up for it!

When your lovely wife told you not to spend money for Valentine’s Day, she was not only looking out for your collective financial interest, she was giving

I think you should have a movie night together where you watch “Wedding Crashers”, “Bridesmaids”, “The Wedding Singer” and any other wedding movie that doesn’t make you want to take a long walk off a short pier. Maybe you can use these flicks to start what needs to be an honest conversation.

Make sure he knows what he means to you, and where you stand on the marriage issue.

Don’t waste any time, he could be planning a proposal flash mob as we speak!

Juliet

Dear Juliet,

I have always dreamt of joining the mile high club! I work so much that I have never really had a chance to try this. But I am taking my first vacation in ten years with my wife. I’ve told her of my high altitude ambitions, and she’s not interested. How do I assure her this is a good idea?

Flying High in Cocoa Beach Dear Flying, I can think of at least three lists you and your wife will have to register on if you get caught in the act. My suggestion is that you nap during your flight, and dream of mid-air hijinks. They are the stuff of fantasy, and that’s where they should stay.

You’ll find your vacation will be extra sexy if you are not arrested upon arrival.

Juliet

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