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Experience Mexican Cuisine at Margarita Island: Mexican Kitchen and Bar Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Join us when we sit down with David Gonzalez from Margarita Island, located at the Merritt Square Mall on Merritt Island. Margarita Island offers a sophisticated flavor proposal with traditional recipes from their Mexican, exclusive gastronomic creations to please all palates. Listen to us live as we talk about the best Mexican flavors, from fresh guacamole to excellent cuts of meat and the best margaritas and cocktails in the region. Margarita Island provides unique flavors, a beachy atmosphere, and the hospitality of the people of Mexico! #mexicanfood #mexicanrestaurant #food #spacecoast

Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Prepare to live happily ever after when we feature the staff from Ever After Farms in Mims. Ever After Farms is a diversified commercial agricultural operation with farms across the State of Florida and is best known for Florida's most perfect rustic barn wedding venues. Their Blueberry & Peach Farms are in the Central Florida farming community of Mims and conveniently located about 50 minutes from downtown Orlando, Daytona Beach, Deltona, Melbourne, and Palm Bay. Listen to us live as we talk about the 2022 Blueberry and Peach picking season, the unique wedding venue in the beautiful Blueberry Barn, where couples can get married in a beautiful vineyard-like setting situated on 17 acres. We will also be discussing the other farms owned by Ever After Farms that spread out across the State of Florida

Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Join us as we discuss Surf and Ski Watersports on Merritt Island. Surf and Ski Watersports has jet ski, boat, kayak, paddleboard, and fishing pole rentals with a Bait and Tackle shop that offers both live and frozen bait. Listen to us live as we talk about the Surf and Ski Watersports business, the different watersports guests can partake in, and their Italian Ice imported directly from Brooklyn, New York! #watersports #surfing #ski #jetski

Welcome back to 321 Lift Off 321! Sail to new heights when we head to 321 Kiteboarding and Watersports. 321  Kiteboarding and Watersports is the go-to kiteboarding center in Central Florida, and multiple riding spots are available throughout the Cocoa Beach area. We will be discussing the different kiteboards for sale at 321 Kiteboarding and Watersports, their kiteboarding lessons, and the various types of watersport rentals available for guests to have an exciting day in the sun. #kiteboarding #spacecoast #travel #watersports

Welcome back to 321 Lift Off. Join us as we sit down with Buz Underill, CEO of Squid Lips Overwater Grill on Cocoa Beach. Squid Lips Overwater Grill consistently delivers quality food and friendly and attentive service while providing a unique and casual atmosphere to enhance your dining experience, with three restaurants on the east coast of central Florida in Cocoa Beach, Melbourne & Sebastian. Give them a try…You won’t be disappointed! We will be onsite at the restaurant, where they believe a quality meal begins at the back door because to serve the best product, they have to start with the best product. #food #cocoabeach #restaurant

Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Join us as we sit down with Mary Ellen Donner, Director of Brevard County Parks & Recreation, and Mike McGarry, Program Manager for Brevard Beaches, Boating, and Waterways. Located on Florida's Space Coast, the mission of the Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department is to enhance the quality of life by providing many types and levels of service that reflect the interest and values of citizens and visitors. While Brevard Beaches, Boating, and Waterways offer an outstanding beach management program for the citizens of Brevard County by managing or participating in the preservation of nearly 40 miles of beaches. We are at the Cocoa Village Playhouse discussing the various amenities and activities residents and visitors can participate in on and off the beach, local ordinances for the beach, including dogs and bonfires, and the various programs offered throughout Brevard County.

Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Join us as we sit down with Ruby Daniel, General Manager of Cape Crossing Resort and Marina in Merritt Island. Cape Crossing Resort and Marina offers stunning townhome and condo vacation rentals in a convenient locale to Central Florida beaches, theme parks, boating, and much more. From kayaks to rocket launches, Cape Crossing has something for everyone to enjoy. Cape Crossing is also home to Dolphins Waterfront Bar and Grill, the largest tiki bar and restaurant on Florida’s Space Coast. We will be onsite at the resort discussing Dolphins Waterfront Bar and Grill, their menus, drinks specials, and how the staff creates wonderful memories for new generations of locals and visitors alike

Welcome back to 321 Lift Off. Join us as we sit down with Nick Stricklin, General Manager of Sandbar Sports Grill in Cocoa Beach. Sandbar Sports Grill in Cocoa Beach is the best place on the beach to enjoy delicious food, rock out to great local bands, and has developed a reputation as a “must visit” for tourists and locals alike. We will be onsite at the restaurant discussing the relaxed atmosphere, their amazing Hurricanes, and the wide selection of food that is crafted to be less ordinary

Prepare to launch when we sit down with Howard Schwartz, Senior Director of Marketing, Sales, and Education at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Kennedy Space Center is where humankind first left Earth to explore the heavens. The mission for exploration is still alive, and the future of space exploration launches here. More interactive than a museum, more inspirational than a science center, and more authentic and educational than a theme park, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offers a mix of thrilling simulators, breathtaking attractions, behind-the-scenes tours, interactive exhibits, larger-than-life 3D space films, rocket launch viewing opportunities and more. We will be discussing Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex which will open to the public on June 15, 2022, where guests can discover the current and upcoming cutting-edge innovations of space exploration from NASA and their commercial partners. The state-of-the-art attraction puts guests at the center of the spaceport of the future and launches them aboard one of four unforgettable journeys to distant worlds on an immersive ride.

Welcome back to 321 Lift Off. Join us as we speak with Dr. Anastacia Hawkins-Smith, Chief Executive Officer & Artistic Director of the Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse. Established as the Aladdin Theater, the doors opened to the public on August 18, 1924, showing silent movies. Later, Brevard’s first “talkie” movie house became known as “the showplace of the Indian River Section.” Several owners and several decades later, the auditorium was acquired by the City of Cocoa, changing the name to The Cocoa Village Playhouse. The Brevard County Community College District Board of Trustees purchased the playhouse in 1984 for $1 from the city. In 1991, the auditorium was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in Tallahassee. In the Spring of 2011, Brevard Community College returned ownership of the Cocoa Village Playhouse to the City of Cocoa, who started a million-dollar renovation on the building in 2012. Today, the City of Cocoa still owns the playhouse, and it is considered one of the most beautiful theatres in Florida. We will be on stage at the Cocoa Village Playhouse, discussing the rich history of the auditorium, the Stars of Tomorrow youth program, and the various shows, past and present, put on at the playhouse.

Welcome back to 321 Lift Off. Join us as we speak with Mike Hoffmann Jr, Assistant Director of Jetty Park in Port Canaveral. Jetty Park is its own secluded, tropical paradise that the locals love, and people from all over the world come to see for themselves. Located only seconds away from the beach, Jetty Park is one of the most popular destinations in Brevard County. We will be onsite at Jetty Park discussing the different amenities and activities guests can experience throughout the thirty-plus acres that make Jetty Park your exploration destination

All aboard! Take flight with us as we speak with Bob Boswell, Volunteer Director of the Space Coast Air Show, and Bryan Lilley, Chairman of the National Air, Sea & Space Foundation. The Space Coast Air Show soars into the Space Coast Regional Airport on May 21-22, 2022, as the AirDotShow Live Tour returns to Florida’s Space Coast, the second destination on the 2022 Tour. We will be onsite at the Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville at the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum discussing the different demos, performers, aerobatics, and more for spectators to experience at the Space Coast Air Show

Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Today, we speak with Madeline Stanley and Kate Stephens, Managers of the Antiques and Uniques Vintage Market. in Melbourne. The Antiques and Uniques Vintage Market has 32,000 square feet of space that feature vendors with beautiful and interesting merchandise for its customers, including antiques, vintage finds, hand-crafted goods, collectibles, & curiosities. We will be onsite at the Antiques and Uniques Vintage Market discussing the various items for sale like antiques, collectibles, and artwork.

Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Today we speak with Thunder on Cocoa Beach Event Directors Kerry Bartlett and Mike Schwarz. Twelve years ago, four local guys decided to start Thunder on Cocoa Beach. Over the twelve years, the Directors and longtime friends - Kerry, Mike, Rich, and Kevin - have created a family, fun-filled, four-day event that has grown in scope of race events, participants, ecologic attention, and effects on the local community. We are at Fishlips in beautiful Port Canaveral, discussing the adrenaline these powerboats bring to Cocoa Beach, the competitive edge needed for speed boat racing, and this year's schedule of events featuring more world-class race teams than ever before!

Welcome back to 321 Lift Off.  Florida’s Space Coast is home to Orlando’s closest beaches, 35 miles to the east, stretching 72 miles along the coastline, and is the East Coast surfing capital. Visitors can discover the beauty of nature in more than 250 square miles of wildlife refuge, Brevard Zoo, and the Indian River Lagoon. Launches are visible across the county from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the only location in America where astronauts launch into space. We will be speaking with our guests, Peter Cranis and Charity Stewart with the Space Coast Office of Tourism, who will be giving us updates on new attractions, new hotels, and special events along Florida’s Space Coast.

Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Join us today as we speak with Johana Gant, Event Organizer of the 37th Melbourne Arts Festival. The Melbourne Art Festival, scheduled this year for April 23-24, 2022, is a nationally recognized juried fine art show held annually at Wickham Park. We will be discussing the various festivities that attendees of the Arts Festival will experience, including free art projects for children and live entertainment throughout the weekend!

Welcome back to 321 Lift Off. Today we are at the Brevard Bed and Biscuit, a subsidiary of the Brevard Humane Society. Brevard Bed and Biscuit is the Space Coast's Premier Pet Hotel and Playcare Center that offers state-of-the-art suites full of comfort, safety, and luxury for your fur baby, and it is open 24/7! We will be on location at the Bed and Biscuit with Theresa Clifton, Executive Director of the Brevard Humane Society, discussing the various amenities your pet can experience during their luxurious staycation

Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Today we are at the Lawndale Museum (The Hiram Smith Williams Home) in Rockledge. Lawndale is a historic home in Rockledge, Florida, built by Hiram Smith Williams, a carriage builder by trade. Williams came to Florida from Alabama to find new prospects during the economic turmoil of the Reconstruction period following the Civil War. He began working to promote and lead the community, became the first postmaster for Rockledge, served as County Treasurer, served as a State Senator in the mid-1880s, and established the Brevard Telephone Company later in life. We will be on location at the museum speaking with the docents (guides), exploring the history of the historic home and the Williams family who created it.

Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Join us as we speak with Mark Grainger of Cocoa Beach Dolphin Tours, operated by Island Boat Lines. Cocoa Beach Dolphin Tours offers numerous tours from various locations, offering fun for the whole family on Florida's Space Coast. We will be discussing the various scenic wildlife tours, sunset cruises, and launch viewing cruises on pontoon boats.

Welcome back to 321 Lift Off! Start your engines and join us we speak with drag racer Elaine Larsen of Larsen Motorsports. Elaine Larsen has over 20 years of drag racing experience behind the wheel of her jet dragsters. Her motto is Live Fast and Play Hard, and she practices what she preaches. Based in Palm Bay, FL, the headquarters of Larsen Motorsports has embedded itself within the heart of Florida’s Space Coast manufacturing and technology corridor. We will be on location at Larsen Motorsports with Elaine Larsen discussing her career and being a positive female role model to girls of all ages.