Palm Bay's P&Z board is weighing whether to take final binding variance authority, per The Palm Bayer, while Titusville's convenience store CUP heads to City Council carrying a 6-0 denial recommendation from the city's Planning and Zoning Board.

Retail vacancy in Brevard is around 4 percent and the national names are landing. A retail investor named the corridors taking the next wave, and a hotel developer explained why a 500-key Westin here is aimed at Orlando's group business.