Palm Bay Center — Local services in Palm Bay

Oh Publix, how I love thee. Your fresh food items, your variety of choices, your store brands, your super helpful staff, your holiday options, your deli section, rotisserie meals, subs, different kinds of potato salad, hummus, beans, salads, salsas, and cakes and specialty foods, ethnically diverse foods, and knowledgeable staff. And then there's the greeting card section and the small gifts, the plethora of teas, yogurts, beverages, and desserts. Oh, and Aprons, where we can try a taste of fresh cooked deliciousness and get the recipe and cooking tips, too!

You are solid help to harried moms, a fast-pass to the shopper needing a quick trip, inspiration to the one looking for vision, encouragment to those trying a new thing. And complimentary carry out by attentive clerks.

You are a huge blessing for this grocery-shopper and...

My wife and I didn't even realize this place had a name. Nonetheless, the ambiance was rather dull. Certainly nothing to write about. Though I will...

With absolutely nothing interesting at all in the way of stores, we took to staring at the stains on the walkway that resembled Rorschach Tests. She saw: Two Birds Kissing. I saw: The Pain of My Existence. She saw: A Dragon in a Cloud. I saw: A Black Blob Most Likely Made By Chewing Gum. She saw: A Rose Blooming. I saw: Nothing because I became concerned that she was hallucinating again so I wanted to get her home before she had another "episode".

Aside from that little scare, Palm Bay Center is solidly built and most likely won't blow down any time soon. So you can count on it being there after the...

This is an old shopping center that has lost a lot of its traffic, and a lot of it's customer base over the years. Consequently, a lot of the better places have gone away. The center is propped up by the publix at it's center, and that still does well, so the center will stay somewhat viable.

The old K-mart has been turned into a U-Haul center, but it's not like this is anything exciting. The parking lot, landscaping, and cleanliness of the center shows its age.

The center isn't a place to go to hang out and look for things to do, or browse retailers, but if you need something that's in the center, it's fine to deal with.

Oh, and I'd make sure I lock my car in the parking lot. ...