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Speaking of beautiful weather, that transitions me seamlessly to my next reminder. Spring is here! March 20th is officially the first day of spring. This is absolutely my favorite time of the year. Great warm days and nice cool evenings. This is exactly why we live here!!
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Greetings Cocoa Beach Residents: This year is moving forward fast! Hopefully, by the time you read this, we will have seen our last frigid days for 2021. This month’s reads consist of not your typical love story, a crime noir by one of our Cocoa Beach locals, and the story of our modern-day rock-et stars.
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In Five Years by Rebecca Serles. In what seems like a typical romance novel, the protagonist Dannie Kohan is on track to check all the perfect career, love, and life boxes. When she is thrown off-kilter by a premonition, a powerful, vivid love story ensues that reminds us that love comes from different places and our closest friends know us better than we think.
Walking with the Dead by Charles Domokos. This crime noir takes place in fast-paced L.A. and is the story of Charlie Tobias; a trained classical musician turned probate attorney. With the affable narrator and vivid imagery, the reader feels Charlie’s angst about making his billable hours each month while wondering who else will end up dead. The author’s use of language evokes the sights, sounds, and smells of L.A. as Charlie makes his way into the maze of the legal world of murder, deceit, and bribery. An engaging and humorous tale and a mustread for crime-junkies! The Space Barons by Christian Davenport. This nonfiction piece follows the lives of novice space enthusiasts Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. The author provides a narrative of their childhood dreams leading to crafting space rockets, the trials and tribulations of moving spaceflight away from government control into private industry, and the constant competition between two contemporaries for the race to interplanetary travel. These engaging stories provide a window into how dreams, hardwork, and perseverance can turn a pure love of something into reality. This month visit my blog to see what else I am reading, https://cod-caterpillar-mb4b.squarespace.com/work/studio-vega-hpj8c password: cocoabeach2021 and the latest updates on my reading life! Stay tuned for another local author featured in next month’s edition as well. Happy Reading, Christiana C. Succar, Ph.D. 6 | C ANAVER AL E X PLORER .C OM
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City of Cape Canaveral Residents: Spring is in the air and we continue to march forward with resilience! We have taken a first step toward the adoption of a milestone - the first-ever City of Cape Canaveral Resiliency Plan. Presented at last month’s City Council workshop, this plan was created in response to the challenges our City is predicted to face in the decades to come. CONTRIBUTING It establishes a culture of sustainability through WRITER: Mayor policies and forward-thinking improvements Robert E. Hoog that will ensure the City’s wellbeing for future generations. But this isn’t just a document that will sit on a shelf, it is a “living document” Action Plan that establishes a series of 56 specific Preparedness Targets that are intended to be researched and implemented across a 30-year timeline. These targets focus on enhancing the safety, readiness, and overall resilience of City operations, facilities, and the community as a whole. And I can’t think of a time that Resilience has been such a critical component to our City’s character… Sadly, passing the one-year mark, the COVID-19 pandemic continues. While presenting a glimmer of hope on the horizon, vaccines remain in short supply. We encourage patience with authorities as it slowly proliferates to local residents. Eligible residents are also encouraged to pre-register using the state system to be notified when appointments are available by visiting myvaccine.fl.gov or by calling 866-201-5420 or TTY (TeleTYpewriter) 833-476-1525.
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COCOA BEACH SENIORS NOMINATED FOR ACADEMIC ALL-STATE TEAM We have hundreds of wonderful students at Cocoa Beach and if given the time and space, I would brag about all of them. Unfortunately, that is not possible. But, I do want to tell you about two of our Seniors; Madison Day and Michael Watson. They are true “student athletes.” The Florida Dairy Farmers Association and the Florida High School Activities Association, which oversees high school sports in Florida, select a handful of Senior students each year for an Academic All-State Team. These are graduating Seniors who have excelled in both the classroom and in athletic competition. Well, Madison and Michael certainly qualify and are our nominees to the All-State Team.
and is First Chair Cellist for the Orchestra. To say Madison has been active in athletics would be an understatement. She is Captain of the Varsity Girls Soccer team and has been on Varsity since her Sophomore year. She has also played for three years on the Varsity Golf team and this spring she is playing Varsity Softball. Madison is grateful for the lessons sports has taught her, “As a three-sport athlete and IB
Madison has recorded straight A’s in all of her classes here at Cocoa Beach for a perfect Madsion Day unweighted grade point average of 4.0, and a weighted average of 4.7. She has taken on the challenge of participating in the International Baccalaureate Programme and has even been designated an AP Scholar with Honors. She is a member of the National Honor Society, the Key Club, the Student Government,
student, I am thankful for the life lessons I have learned by participating in these programs throughout the years. Through sports, I have learned teamwork is the best way to achieve a goal. There are many things, both on and off the field, I would not have been able to accomplish if I did not have my teammates at my side. I also have learned that hard work, dedication, and perseverance are critical for success in both sports and academics. I believe my participation in these extracurricular activities has greatly contributed to my achievements due to the life lessons they have taught me, and I would never have realized how connected they are. I am very thankful for everyone who has helped me along the way.”
Michael has exhibited strong performance in the classroom as well. He is also pursuing the International Baccalaureate Diploma, has taken numerous AP courses and boasts a 3.9 unweighted and 4.5 weighted grade point average. He is a member of the National Honor Society, an officer in the Junior ROTC program, and participates in academic competitions such as the Math Bowl. Michael has earned a Varsity letter in three sports for five straight years. He has been a member of the Varsity Boys Lacrosse team since 8th grade and Michael Watson also on the Varsity Swim team since 8th grade, serving as team Captain this year. But Wrestling is the sport in which he has had the most success. Wrestling
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at the Varsity level since 7th grade, Michael has won two Cape Coast Conference titles, qualified for the state meet five times, placed at the state meet four times, and been named an All County Wrestler three times. He has been a team Captain for three straight years. Reflecting in the difference that participation in athletics has made on his life, Michael said, “Sports have taught me it is important to always keep your composure and stay tough, even during the toughest of times.” I think everyone would agree that these are accomplished student athletes and fine young people. Just two of the many we are fortunate to have at Cocoa Beach.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF SEA OATS CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Zachary Eichholz, Sustainability Program Manager + Resilience Planner, City of Cape Canaveral
Wherever possible, the City of Cape Canaveral utilizes green infrastructure to increase its resilience against climate hazards such as coastal flooding and sea level rise. Being a barrier island municipality, the City regularly contends with powerful tropical cyclones and king tides. The City’s beach and its vegetated dune system are the first line of defense when it comes to mitigating the impacts of these hazards. In order to maintain and continually strengthen its dune system, the City hosts an annual sea oats planting event. Sea oats are a perennial grass native to the US southeast being found anywhere from Texas to Virginia. As they grow, the roots of the plants will burrow down several feet and form complex webs which act to stabilize sand dunes and hold them in place. Above ground, the sea oats long wispy reeds serve to catch wind blown sand, often leading to a buildup of material at the base of the plants. Over time this build up will cause the sand dunes to increase in height. This height buildup adds to the overall resilience of the beach by allowing it to be able to stop higher tides and storm surges from overtopping the dunes. In January 2021 the City held its largest planting event ever, managing to plant 20,000 sea oats across nearly two miles of beach with the help of roughly 400 dedicated volunteers. This green infrastructure initiative is arguably one of the City’s greatest environmental outreach programs, routinely attracting
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dozens of eager volunteers. Years of education and excellent program results (i.e. one of the best vegetative dune systems in Brevard County) have reinforced the success of this program. In 2019 the City of Cape Canaveral’s released Vulnerability Assessment, completed after months of analysis and outreach by City Staff and the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council (ECFRPC), highlighted the threat of rising sea levels and coastal storms in our area. Funded by a grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) through their Florida Resilient Coastlines Program (FRCP) — a NOAA approved program — the report created by the ECFRPC examines the impacts of sea level rise and flooding specifically within Cape Canaveral. The report employs several models developed by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and NOAA to project possible sea level rise scenarios and the respective socio-economic impacts on the City. Timeframes evaluated as part of the report include 2040, 2070 and 2100. According to the report’s findings, the City can expect and should accordingly plan for 5.15 to 8.48 feet of sea level rise by 2100 with the ever possibility of increasing beach erosion and hurricane activity. In light of these issues, the planting of sea oats is one of the easiest and most economically feasible coastal protection projects presently available. Therefore, the City intends to keep this annual tradition in order to increase beach habitat, coastal resiliency and overall sustainability.
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CITY COUNCIL MOVES FORWARD WITH RESILIENCY ACTION PLAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Zachary Eichholz, Sustainability Program Manager + Resilience Planner, City of Cape Canaveral
At the February 2, 2021 City Council Workshop, the City of Cape Canaveral took a historic step in officially unveiling a working draft of its first ever Resiliency Action Plan at a public City Council workshop. This action plan sets forth a series of 56 Preparedness Targets that are intended to be researched and implemented across a 30year timeline that serve to enhance the safety, readiness, and overall resilience of City operations, facilities, and producers while empowering residents through education and leadership.
As the community grows in tandem with the revitalized space program and Port Canaveral, the City must also proactively prepare for increasing instances of flooding, the annual threat of damaging tropical cyclones, and sea level rise. Last year, the Atlantic saw its most active hurricane season on record with 30 named storms, 12 of which made landfall in the United States, and resulting in over $50 billion in damages. With this living document, Cape Canaveral sets a course to become a future readycity that is prepared to handle the effects of a wide range of economic and climatic-related events through the use of sustainable, resilient and forward thinking infrastructure and policies. This Plan was developed over a multi-year, step-by-step process, starting back in 2018 when the City was awarded a grant to develop its first ever Vulnerability Assessment. Funded by a grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection through their Florida Resilient Coastlines Program — a NOAA approved program — and created in conjunction with the East Central Florida Regional
Planning Council, this assessment examines the impacts of sealevel rise and flooding in Cape Canaveral. The report employs several models developed by the US Army Corps of Engineers and NOAA to project possible sea-level rise scenarios and the respective impacts on the City. Timeframes evaluated as part of the assessment include 2040, 2070 and 2100. The report also models future sea-level rise and its effect on storm surge. The development of this assessment involved public meetings, public outreach via the City’s social media channels, and an online survey, and took the better part of a year to complete from start to finish. In August 2019 this assessment, its results, and its recommendations were unanimously accepted by the City Council. That same summer - using the extensive body of research from the City’s Vulnerability Assessment - staff began researching and developing a resiliency action plan that would turn this assessment’s recommendations into actionable targets the City could employ to mitigate and
better prepare for current and future threats. According to a report by the National Institute of Building Sciences, for every $1 spent on disaster mitigation projects, such as improving stormwater management systems or strengthening buildings against hurricanes, an average of $6 is saved on future relief costs. The action plan’s Preparedness Targets are to be assessed every five years This five-year review is also an opportunity to remove or change Preparedness Targets as needed for whatever reason. The Plan’s targets are set out across eight Action Categories, which include in order: (1) Green Economy, (2) Natural Systems, (3) Transportation, (4) Energy, (5) Built Environment, (6) Equity and Quality of Life, (7) Waste and Consumption, and (8) Storm Readiness and Sea Level Rise. The action plan’s Preparedness Targets will undergo a staff review every five years to ensure targets are met, gauge the success of their implementation and provide an opportunity to remove or change objectives as needed. Following this review, staff will publish a status
report to showcase where each Preparedness Target is in terms of implementation and/or success and provide recommendations for changes. All proposed updates would be made public, and there would be a public comment period to seek community input. Council Members enthusiastically and unanimously supported the development and eventual implementation of the City’s Resiliency Action Plan that was presented at the workshop, citing the very real need for such a document to be in place given the vulnerabilities and risk the City faces. The plan is currently undergoing a council review period, at which point a second draft that incorporates council member comments will be presented at the March 31 at the Council Retreat. After this the action plan will undergo a period of public comment for community feedback and input. It is Staff and the Council’s goal to formally adopt and begin implementation of the action plan no later than June 2021.
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The Chief Cherry Quintet - 6pm Sybil Gage - 7pm Steve Kirsner & Friends - 6pm Ron Teixeira Trio - 7pm Jam Session - 7pm Char & The Goods - 6:30pm Sybil Gage - 7pm Steve Kirsner & Friends - 6pm Ron Teixeira Trio - 7pm Jam Session - 7pm Char & The Goods - 6:30pm Sybil Gage - 7pm Steve Kirsner & Friends - 6pm Ron Teixeira Trio - 7pm Jam Session - 7pm Char & The Goods - 6:30pm Sybil Gage - 7pm Steve Kirsner & Friends - 6pm Ron Teixeira Trio - 7pm Jam Session - 7pm Char & The Goods - 6:30pm
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Please come to The Cocoa Beach Women’s Club meeting on Thursday, March 4th at the Cocoa Beach Country Club at 3:30pm. Come, join our fantastic group of women!
Sasha Webster - 9pm Will Purdy - 9pm Open Jam w/ Andrew Rickman -9pm The Sound Machines - 9:30pm Crimson & Clover - 9pm Open Jam w/ Andrew Rickman -9pm Dominic St. Charles - 12pm Andrew Rickman & No Pressure Band - 3:30pm Damion Suomi - 8pm Moody Music - 9pm Miranda Realino - 10pm Open Jam w/ Andrew Rickman -9pm Adam Sean - 9pm Open Jam w/ Andrew Rickman -9pm The Single, Separated, Widowed and Divorced (SSWD) group will meet for lunch at Molly’s Seafood Shack, 1580 E. Merritt Island Cswy., M. I., on Friday, March 5 at noon. All are most welcome to join the group. For additional details, please call 502-299-8949.
SURFSIDE PLAYHOUSE | 301 Ramp Road, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 “Communicating Doors” | March 5 - 21 This intricate time-traveling comic thriller by the British master of farcical comedy delighted London and New York audiences. A London sex specialist from the future stumbles into a murder plot that sends her, compliments of a unique set of hotel doors, traveling back in time.
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The Edwards Twins | March 27 - 28 Remember all the wonderful variety shows we all grew up on in the 70’s and 80’s? Now is your chance to see them live and re-created by Las Vegas’ number one impersonators of all time - The Edwards Twins! All your favorite legendary superstars come alive again in “An Evening With the Stars”. The Edwards Twins have been featured on such shows as The Tonight Show, The Today Show, Ellen, and more...and now they are coming to Surfside Playhouse!
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