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The city takes public input on infrastructure and environmental rules Tuesday at 4 PM. Here’s what you need to know before you show up.
George Santiago founded ROUND13 Boxing in 1978. Retired Army 1SG Johnny Hernandez and his volunteer coaches have kept it running for decades. More than 25 events later, the next one hits Tony Rosa on March 28.
A documented pattern of buy, decay, and rezone is playing out across Florida. Palm Bay’s largest open green space sits at the center of it.
Annual maintenance runs March 16 through April 13. Water is safe. Dialysis patients and fish owners need precautions.
The commission meets March 12 to review Articles VI through X -- and may open with a vote on whether commissioners were texting each other during a prior meeting.
Palm Bay Strawberry Fest 2026 returns to Fred Poppe Regional Park March 14-15 with cirque shows, monster trucks, and fresh Plant City strawberries.
City also hired an interim procurement chief, revisited a $55,000 settlement, and flagged a Sunshine Law concern at the Charter Review Commission.
The city will host a free tour of the South Regional plant on March 12. The staff who run your drinking water system will be there.
The Spring Owl Prowl returns on a Friday for the first time in years. Guided walk, active owl calling, classroom session at Margaret Hames Nature Center. $10, ages 12 and up.
Utility work for the Emerald Lake development will shut down the San Filippo Drive and Cogan Drive intersection on multiple nights in March.
Special council meeting closes two chapters in under an hour. Langevin absent for his own settlement vote.
The March 5 agenda carries over $7 million in decisions and a billing change the city claims costs nothing.