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Arts

Brevard Cultural Alliance - A county-wide organization that develops, coordinates and promotes arts sand culture in Brevard county.

Brevard Museum of Art and Science - Located in Melbourne Florida.

Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science - Strives to educate the public about our regional cultural heritage and to preserve historical artifacts and natural history specimens.

Brevard Symphony Orchestra - offers their concert season and ticket information.

Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse - produces community based musicals featuring local volunteer performers. First opened to the public in 1924, the playhouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. 636-5050

Community Band of Brevard - open to musicians of all ages (high-school and above) and offers free public concerts 5-8 times a year. Concert schedules and flyers may be viewed.

Henegar Center for the Arts - Offers civic and cultural activities under the direction of the Brevard Regional Arts Group.

Maxwell C. King Center for the Arts - Offers musical, theatrical and cultural entertainment on the Melbourne campus of Brevard Community College.

Melbourne Community Orchestra - The Melbourne Community Orchestra is established to foster and encourage the promotion and production of orchestral and instrumental music. Admission is free and tickets are typically available from the local area merchants and organizations.

Melbourne Municipal Band - An all-volunteer, non-profit, full symphonic concert band offering free concerts at the Melbourne Auditorium.

Surfside Players - Located in Cocoa Beach, presents their season schedule and ticket information.

Titusville Playhouse at Emma Parrish Theater - A community theater producing drama, comedy and musicals. The Rising Stars Children's Theater stages productions throughout the year.

Business

Brevard Community College Small Business Development Center (SBDC) – Offers counseling and seminars on starting and expanding small businesses at the Melbourne campus (433-5570). On the site, the SBDC is found under Education- Business Training home.

Brevard County Manufacturing & Technology Association (BMTA) - Local manufacturers organization offers their membership directory, networking opportunities, and education and training.

Brevard Small Business Assistance Council - Offers links to a wide variety of government agencies and private companies able to offer council and assistance to small business enterprises.

Cocoa Beach Area Chamber of Commerce - Features its services, events and a searchable membership directory.

Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast - Dedicated to the creation and retention of value-added jobs.

Florida Research and Economic Database (FRED) - Wages in Brevard County for all occupations collected by the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. Also, offers Florida and national wages and numerous other statistics - employment projections, population, income and wage, labor force, industries, economic indicators.

Florida Trend's Florida Small Business : Growing a Small Business in Florida - (print version available) presents a wealth of information for new business ventures on topics such as legal structure, finance, marketing, legal and government requirements, taxation, copyright, forms, and permits, insurance, business plans, and the names and numbers of contacts. This is the official publication of Enterprise Florida.

Major Brevard County Employers - Addresses and websites for major employers in Brevard. From the Economic Development Council of the Space Coast.

Melbourne-Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce - Offers its events, membership directory, statistics of population and labor force, and consumer tips.

Space Coast SCORE - Address, phone number, and email of the local Service Corps of Retired Executives

Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce - Features its services, events and a searchable membership directory.

City Home Pages

Cape Canaveral's Website - Offers council agendas and minutes, links to city offices, online zoning and land use maps, new resident information, some local history, and an alphabetical business directory.

Cocoa (Downtown) and Village - Offers a wide variety of information, including agendas and minutes, city offices, online forms for some municipal services,a history of Cocoa, and links to some of the city's better known places such as the Porcher House and Cocoa Village.

Cocoa Beach - Offers links to city news and services, agendas and minutes, recreation facilities, and community information.

Indialantic - Provides information on town history and services, council minutes and agendas, city news from the Indialantic Record, and a local business directory and links.

Melbourne - Offers a wide range of information, including agendas, community calendar, city departments, forms for municipal services, history, and links to area resources and organizations.

Melbourne Beach - Contains current nes items, pending and recently adopted ordinances, employment opportunities, list of city officials and town history

Palm Bay - Includes information on town history, demographics, council agendas, city departments, calendar of events, and contacts for starting business.

Rockledge - Offers an email link to the city clerk and provides residents an opportunity to ask questions about the city.

Satellite Beach - Provides city council contacts and agenda, officials in city departments, and a recreation department schedule.

Titusville - Includes council agendas, links to city departments, history, a quarterly news bulletin, and link to the Space Coast Economic Development Commission.

West Melbourne - Offers a calendar of events and meetings, city codes, employment opportunities, online forms, newsletter, links to city departments and community and recreation links.

Education

Barry University Brevard - A private university offering undergraduate programs designed to meet the needs of working professionals.

Brevard Community College - A public, two-year institution awarding certificate, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees.

Brevard County Library System- Provides extensive educational support, particularly to the public school curricula.

Brevard County Public Schools - Offers school board meeting minutes and rules, calendars, menus, statistics on students and tests, and more.

Florida Institute of Technology - A private university offering degrees at the bachelor, master and doctoral levels focusing on the sciences, engineering, technology and business.

Keise University Melbourne Campus - A private two-year college specializing in computers, business and allied health.

Rollins College Brevard Campus - A private liberal arts college.

Traffic Ticket Class - Florida Safety Council offers the following courses online: Point reduction traffic class, 8-hour traffic class, first-time driver class, court-required divorce course, senior driving class (insurance reduction), and alcohol sales course.

University of Central Florida Regional Campuses in Brevard - A public university offering upper-division (junior and senior) undergraduate and graduate programs.

Warner Southern - A private, church-affiliated liberal arts college with campuses in Titusville and Melbourne.

Webster University Space Coast Region - A private university offering graduate programs designed to meet the needs of working professionals.

Employment

Agency for Workforce Innovation - Responsible for implementing policy dealing with workforce development programs, welfare transition, unemployment compensation, workforce information services and labor market information. Some of these services were handled by the abolished Department of Labor and Employment Security.

Brevard Community College Job Vacancies - Position vacancies.

Brevard County Government Job Opportunities - Includes both internal (available to present County employees) and external (available to all) jobs. All positions with Brevard County Libraries are listed here.

Brevard Job Link - A system of one-stop career resource centers designed as a clearinghouse for Brevard County job seekers and employers. The centers are conveniently located throughout the county in order to better serve you. In addition, the Virtual Job Link was designed to bring these services right to your desktop.

Employ Florida Marketplace - matches Florida's job seekers and employers. Get help selecting a new career, finding a new job, and locating suitable education or training.

Florida Job Classified Ads - Links to Florida newspapers

Florida State University System - Position vacancies.

Florida Today - Offers local news, job searching, and classified ads.

Major Brevard County Employers - Addresses and websites for major employers in Brevard. From the Economic Development Council of the Space Coast.

State of Florida Jobs - Search Florida government job vacancies by region, agency, or salary and download applications.

Unemployment claims - May be filed your without visiting your One Stop Career Center. This is your first step in filing for unemployment.

Workers Compensation in Florida - Related pages contain rules and bulletins, statistics, forms, and district offices.

Environment and Weather

Brevard County Extension Service - Offers horticultural advice, identification of plants and pests, and publications on local gardening issues.

FloridaYards.org - An interactive site that helps gardeners design all- native, natural landscapes.

Natural Resources Department of Brevard County - Regulates environmental planning and permitting issues such as beach restoration, dune planting, and wetlands identification.

Project Backyard Brevard - Encourages citizens of Brevard County to preserve, create or maintain a habitat that is beneficial to local wildlife

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council - Organization focusing attention on the dangers that invasive exotic plants pose to native Florida ecosystems.

Indian River Lagoon Estuary - Prepared by the EPA, focuses on its habitats, animals, plants, and human impact on the lagoon.

Living Green - Provides ecologically friendly tips and suggestions for ways to save water and electricity, recycle, and make sound landscaping choices and garden for wildlife.

National Weather Service - Located in Melbourne, FL offers current conditions, forecasts, severe weather info.

NOAA’s National Hurricane Center - Maintains a continuous watch on tropical cyclones over the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and the Eastern Pacific from May 15 through November 30. The Center prepares and distributes hurricane watches and warnings.

Solid Waste Management - Offers the collection schedule for garbage and yard waste services for unincorporated Brevard County and an online directory of what and where to recycle.

St. Johns Water Management District - Provides sufficient water for users and the environment and to protect surface water resources. They regulate lawn and landscape irrigation and offer tips on water conservation.

Tide Predictor - For east coast of Florida and beyond.

Government

Animal Services and Enforcement - Assists citizens with animal-related issues, such as pet licenses, stray dogs, traps to remove stray cats and small nuisance wildlife, pick up sick and injured animals, and offer animals for adoption. Includes affidavits for at-large animals, barking dogs, and bird issues.

Asset Management - Oversees sales of surplus county property

Brevard County Portal - The official county government page links to many government officials, departments, agencies and the Brevard code.

Brevard County Customer Service Directory - Lists telephone numbers for county agenices, searchable by type of assistance needed, such as alimony disbursement or eviction.

Brevard County Office of Emergency Management - Coordinates emergency operations through news releases, storm tracking, preparedness education, and disaster assistance.

Bus service is offered through SCAT, Space Coast Area Transit. On their site find schedules and maps and park- and- ride lots for commuters.

Clerk of the Court - Read about marriage licenses, passports, jury duty, and traffic tickets, and research legal records.

Code Enforcement - Responsible for ensuring compliance with Brevard County ordinances and code dealing with matters such as public nuisances, zoning violations, solid waste disposal violations, adult entertainment and turtle lighting regulations.

Community Resources - Find government and community organizations that provide information and assistance to local residents.

Contact Your Legislators - Contact both state and federal legislators by searching by Zip code.

Homestead Exemption - Requirements and process.

Jury Duty - Selection, exemptions and pay.

Legal Forms - Forms for divorce, eviction, small claims, criminal, and traffic issues are available at the Clerk of the Courts page.

Marriage Licenses - Requirements and procedures through the Brevard Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Motor Vehicle Tags and Registration - Through the County Tax Collector. Information on driver's licenses.

Municipal Code Corporation - Find not only the Code of Ordinances for Brevard County, but also others from around the U.S.

MyFloridaCounty.com - Offers easy access to county governments across Florida. Search and order birth, death, marriage, and property records, pay child support online, pay traffic citations.

Occupational License - (now called Brevard County Business Tax Receipt) From the county Tax Collector.

Passports - Information and processing through the Brevard Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Property Appraiser - Prepares an annual tax roll by estimating the current market value of all real and tangible property. Research real estate records and read about homestead exemptions.

Recycling - Directory, hazardous household waste disposal and free mulch information from Solid Waste Management.

School Board - Offers board meeting minutes and rules, calendars, menus, statistics on students and tests, and more.

Sheriff’s Department - Offers daily arrest and inmate population searches and a list of wanted persons.

Supervisor of Elections - In charge of voter registration and elections in the County, offers information on determining one’s precinct and polling place, requesting an absentee ballot, and reading a sample ballot.

Tax Collector - Collects property taxes, issues motor vehicle tags and titles, issues occupational and hunting and fishing licenses, and registers boats.

Traffic Tickets - Payment and procedure is available on the Clerk of the Courts web page.

Traffic Ticket Class - Florida Safety Council offers the following courses online: Point reduction traffic class, 8-hour traffic class, first-time driver class, court-required divorce course, senior driving class (insurance reduction), and alcohol sales course.

Also visit our Florida government and federal government pages.

History

Alma Clyde Field Library of Florida History - Located in Cocoa, the library of the Florida Historical Society is open to the public for Florida history and genealogical research.

Brevard County Historical Commission - the Commission's mission is to collect, arrange, record, and preserve historical materials and to perform other functions such as obtaining narratives of the early pioneers, marking historical locations throughout the county, and recording historical information.

Brevard’s Historic Places - Visit historic homes, businesses, neighborhoods, and archeological sites in Brevard county, taken from the Florida site, Florida’s Historic Places.

Cape Canaveral History - Early settlers included fishermen and family of the lighthouse keepers at the port in this excerpt from Ann Thurm's history, provided by the city of Cape Canaveral.

Cocoa Beach History - Cocoa Beach development began in 1925 with builders and developers, according to the history provided by the City.

Cocoa History - Cocoa was founded by fishing families arriving in 1860, as detailed in this history provided on the City of Cocoa page.

Harry T. Moore Homesite - Being developed to commemorate the lives of two pioneering American black civil rights workers.

Historic Buildings of Cocoa Village - Offers histories and photos of the significant buildings of that popular shopping area.

Indialantic History - Began in 1915 with visions of an exclusive beachside resort in this history provided by the town of Indialantic.

Melbourne History - In Melbourne the community known as Crane Creek became a village on December 22, 1888, in this history provided by the City.

Mosquito Beaters - Brevard residents who grew up and lived in the area through the years, collect memories and photos on their site.

North Brevard Historical Museum - Offers a history of north Brevard settlement and communities, the Windover archaelogical digs, the Harry and Harriette Moore story, an historic downtown tour, and postcards from the early years.

Palm Bay History - Recent history began in the 1850's when the first white settlers built homes along Turkey Creek at a community originally referred to as Tillman.

Legal

Brevard County Legal Aid - A non-profit agency that provides free legal services to the families in need in Brevard County. Call 631-7800.

Clerk of the Court - Read about marriage licenses, passports, jury duty, and traffic tickets, and research legal records.

Florida Law Help - Guide to free legal information and legal services in Florida. It offers legal educational materials, sample forms, and information about the courts, community resources and free and low-cost legal aid programs to help you with your legal problem

Jury Duty - Selection, exemptions and pay.

Landlord and Tenant Laws, Forms, and Resources - Courtesy of Megalaw.

Legal Forms - Forms for divorce, eviction, and small claims proceedings are available at the Clerk of the Courts page.

Marriage Licenses - Requirements and procedures through the Brevard Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Municipal Code Corporation - Find not only the Code of Ordinances for Brevard County, but also others from around the U.S.

Occupational License - From the county Tax Collector.

Sheriff’s Department - Offers daily arrest and inmate population searches and a list of wanted persons.

Traffic Tickets - Payment and procedure is available on the Clerk of the Courts web page.

Libraries

Alma Clyde Field Library of Florida History - Located in Cocoa, the library of the Florida Historical Society is open to the public for Florida history and genealogical research.

Brevard County Public Library System - That's us!

Brevard County Public Library System's Federal & State Documents Depository

Brevard Community College Library

Florida Institute of Technology Evans Library

Florida Institute of Technology Government Federal Documents Depository

Maps

Brevard County Map Search - From Brevard Propoerty Appraiser's office. Allows zoom into all cities and land parcels in Brevard.

Tiger Map of Brevard - various features may be added to customize the map.

Terraserver - Offers aerial maps of places throughout Florida and the world.

Media

Radio:

East Central Florida Scanner Page - Brevard and Indian River scanner frequencies.

Newslink Florida Radio - Brevard and regional radio stations by format.

Television:

Newslink Florida Television - Brevard and regional television stations.

Newspapers and Magazines:

Florida Today - County's main daily newspaper. Use our library Newspaper Index to search for information in past issues.

Orlando Sentinel - Use our library Newspaper Index to search for information in past issues.

Real Estate

Building Permits - Information from the Brevard County's One-Stop Permitting Office.

Florida Living Network - Searchable real estate listings presented by the Florida Association of Realtors

Florida Today's - Real estate classifieds includes homes for sale, open houses, rentals and apartments.

Multiple Listing Service - Listings of Brevard County residential and commercial property for sale, sponsored by Melbourne Area Association of Realtors® and Space Coast Association of Realtors®.

Property Appraisal Records - Search records through the Brevard County Property Appraiser’s office.

Realtor.com - Search for homes on the official site of the National Association of Realtors.

Recreation

Aviation & Space:

Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory - Offers a guide to objects found in the night sky over central Florida and the planetarium shows and schedules.

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

NASA's Shuttle and Rocket Launch Schedule - tracks a variety of vehicles from launch sites on both U.S. coasts.

Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum & TICO Airshow- A museum dedicated to the preservation of aviation history.

Entertainment:

Brevard Live - an entertainment magazine for the Space Coast listing music, festivals, movies, arts, and dining.

Brevard Movie Listings - Offers movie titles and times and links to movie website.

Florida Today's Entertainment Listing - Community events, arts and literature, outdoor activities, dining, attractions and daytrips, music, and nightlife.

General Information:

Space Coast Office of Tourism - Links to activities, attractions, accommodations in Brevard.

Space Coast Teens - Features activities, programs, resources and links for Brevard teens

Historical:

Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science - Strives to educate the public about our regional cultural heritage and to preserve historical artifacts and natural history specimens.

Cape Canaveral Lighthouse - Offers historical information.

McLarty Treasure Museum - View archeological treasures from the wreck of the Spanish Plate Fleet in 1715.

Museums of Brevard - The museums in the 72 mile long county include those showcasing the environment, Florida history, black culture, surfing, air history, space history, historical homes, a zoo and a planetarium.

North Brevard Historical Museum - Offers a history of north Brevard settlement and communities, the Windover archaelogical digs, the Harry and Harriette Moore story, an historic downtown tour, and postcards from the early years.

Nature, Outdoors & Wildlife:

Brevard Parks and Recreation Department - Lists county parks by area and features, camps and recreational activities, golf courses

Brevard Zoo - Offers a look at its animals, specials events, educational programs and camps and volunteer opportunities.

Canaveral National Seashore- Offers 24 miles of undeveloped beach, walking and canoe trails, horseback riding, and camping.

Enchanted Forest Sanctuary - Explore walking and learning trails in one of the last remaining large tracts of coastal hardwood forest in east central Florida

Marine Resources Council - Focuses on issues affecting the Indian River Lagoon through its programs on shoreline restoration, water quality monitoring and right whale watching.

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge - Located at Kennedy Space Center, offers a wildlife driving tour to view migratory birds and animals, hiking trails, a manatee observation deck, river fishing, and educational programs.

Samson's Island Nature Park - Located in Satellite Beach, offers hiking, fishing, camping and birdwatching.

Sea Turtle Preservation Society - Volunteers are dedicated to education on sea turtle biology and conservation.

Sebastian Inlet State Park - Offers boating, camping, fishing, swimming, and surfing.

Space Coast Audubon Society - Offers info about local field trips, their Christmas Bird Count, and Bluebird nesting project.

Space Coast Birding - lists local birding spots and tips for viewing at each site.

Space Coast Flyway Festival - Bird and wildlife viewing sites in Brevard.

Tide Predictor - Tide information for Cape Canaveral and other locations.

Turkey Creek Sanctuary Park - Located in Palm Bay, a passive 113-acre recreation area presrved in its natural condition.

Weather Buoys Offshore - Interactive marine observations from NOAA.

Sports:

Biking

Eazy Riders Club - offers rides for cyclists with a variety of abilities

Florida Freewheelers - offer several types of regularly scheduled rides in the Central Florida area.

Spacecoast Freewheelers - offers group rides primarily in Brevard.

Fishing

Coastal Angler Magazine - An e-zine for east coast salt and fresh water fishing, offering weather forecasts , buoy info, charters, fishing tips and and many links.

Hiking

Florida Trail Association (Indian River Chapter) - an active group of hikers in Central Florida. They maintain sections of the Florida Trail, enjoy organized hikes and paddling trips, and offer environmental education through monthly programs at the Melbourne Public Library on the 1st Thursday of the month, 7 PM.

Happy Wanderers Volkssport Club - located in Port Orange, schedules walks in Brevard and surrounding areas.

Space Coast Hiking - site that describes area hikes and directions to each location.

Kayaking

Space Coast Paddlers - a canoe and kayak club in East Central Florida, meets the third Wednesday of every month at the Eau Gallie Public Library

Space Coast Paddling - points kayakers and canoers to Brevard and central Florida launch sites and features.

Golf

Play the 28 golf courses in Brevard county

Other

Space Coast Masters - swim on Saturdays at Gleason Park Pool in Indian Harbor Beach

Space Coast Runners Club - meetings are the second Monday of each month at the Cocoa Library, 7:00 PM.

Space Coast Ski Club - schedules ski (snow) trips and travel adventures.

Space Coast Triatheletes - offers organized races and group training.

Surf Conditions - Surf forecast for four Brevard locations.

Trailblazers - an Adventurous Outing Club for Singles, offers a variety of outdoor activities for singles.

Professional sports

Brevard Blue Ducks - Brevard's United States Basketball League team, playing at the Clemente Center at Florida Institute of Technology.

Brevard County Manatees - Minor league baseball team of the 1998 World Series Champion Florida Marlins. Schedules, ticket prices, players, coaches, statistics and press releases.

Florida Marlins - Major league baseball Ticket info, spring training and regular season schedules, player stats and press releases.

Social Services

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA/Al-Anon) - Links and contact information for Brevard.

Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC)

American Red Cross - Brevard chapter.

Brevard County Customer Services Directory - Lists telephone numbers for county agenices, searchable by type of assistance needed, such as alimony disbursement or eviction.

B.R.A.V.E. Volunteers - Invites citizens of all ages to assist in county government agencies and offices.

Community Services - Assists callers with personal crises and referrals to community services.

Crime Victim's Services for Florida - Complied by the Office of the Attorney General, offers assistance programs available to crime victims, such as counseling, relocation, compensation, and legal services.

Food stamps, Medicaid, and other public assistance applications are available online through ACCESS Florida, from the Florida Department of Children and Families.

Unemployment Claims - May be filed your without visiting your One Stop Career Center. This is your first step in filing for unemployment.

United Way of Brevard County - Leads a fundraising drive for many local charitable organizations.

Women’s Center of Brevard - Provides support, education, and counseling to women and their families.

And don't forget the roughly one million books, magazines, audio books, videos and CD's at the 17 public libraries in the Brevard County Libraries, including many about Brevard County. You can search our holdings (and reserve books, etc.) on our online catalog, GeoWeb.

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