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The Melbourne Chamber Music Society presents the Chicago Piano Quartet on January 9th and the Zimbalist Piano Trio on January 30th. Diane Taylor, Board Member, describes the upcoming concerts.

Waterway Warriors Kick off 2026 with 2 Shoreline Cleanups! Sharon Noll, one of the co-founders of the group talks about the successes achieved in 2025 and new events in 2026.

Florida House supporters of redistricting want to do it during the legislative session, which begins in mid-January. But the Senate president and Gov. Ron DeSantis want to wait for a court decision.

Neither the House, the Senate, or Gov. Ron DeSantis seem to be on the same page about how to approach redistricting. But opponents are unified, saying it would be undemocratic and unlawful.

Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, thundered into the evening sky from the southern tip of Texas.

Researchers have spent 10 years improving the massive detectors they use to catch shockwaves from colliding black holes, and now the science is precise enough to test one of Stephen Hawking's key ideas.