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Palm Bay Swim Lessons Open April 6. Register Early or Miss Out.
Spring session registration starts Monday at 9 AM, online only. Eight skill levels, $40 per child. There is no waitlist.
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Council Kills Lotus Palm Bay, Rejects 1,350-Unit Development 5-0
Palm Bay council denies the Lotus Palm Bay mixed-use project on a unanimous vote, citing fire response times and infrastructure gaps, while approving a city reorganization and settling a church zoning
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$90 Million in One Year: Two National Builders Are Reshaping NW Palm Bay
Lennar and Ryan Homes sold 234 homes across five subdivisions on St. Johns Heritage Parkway. The road that serves them all is still two lanes with no funded widening.
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Palm Bay Is Screening ‘Jaws’ at the Pool. Yes, in the Water.
The city’s free movie night returns March 28 with open swimming and a poolside screening of the ultimate shark movie.
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Palm Bay's New Block Party Gets Its Real Debut This Friday
Treats, Beats & Eats hits City Hall March 20. Free food trucks, live music, and a Touch-A-Truck for the kids.
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Seven Months of Construction Coming to Port Malabar Blvd
Five active traffic advisories, one major long-term closure, and a city that keeps typing the wrong year.
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She Lived Here. Nobody Local Has Told Her Story.
A Palm Bay woman was murdered in her own home 35 years ago. Her neighbor will be executed April 21.
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353-Acre Lotis Development Heads to Council Vote Thursday -- With a $7.6M Credit and No Staff Recommendation
The city’s largest pending development gets its day at the dais. So does a church settlement, a department overhaul, and a $333K water plan.
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Malabar Road Bridge Lane Closures Begin March 16
Brevard County is bringing in a contractor to finish repairs on the Malabar Road
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The Pedersen Settlement Wasn’t Sealed. There Was No Settlement.
After The Palm Bayer reported the Pedersen v. City of Palm Bay case settled with the terms sealed, the city attorney’s office provided the actual settlement agreement. It was a walk-away.
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Palm Bay Settles Lawsuit Over Man Who Went Into Cardiac Arrest at Jail After Police Tased Him Instead of Baker Acting Him
Pedersen v. City of Palm Bay closes with a walk-away agreement and no payment to the plaintiff, becoming the first resolved case in the city's growing litigation wave
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Palm Bay Real Estate Market Analysis 2026
Median home price falls to $315K, inventory up 73%, rents flat at $1,444, and 30,000 units in the pipeline