STEWART: MANY OF US KNOW PORT CANAVERAL’S JETTY PARK AS A GREAT SPOT TO WATCH LAUNCHES. ... The pavilion near the fishing pier has pretty much remained underused since the pandemic.

Schwarz envisions the potential for the Jetty Park Pavilion that houses the snack bar and gift shop to also be used as a special-events venue for weddings, parties and meetings.

During the summer, Lathwood enjoys the quiet at North Jetty Park. This winter, he thinks snowbirds will flock to the new pavilion. “This place'll be packed,” he says.

The North Jetty Fish C… This is going to sound funny, but when I talked with people about improvements at North Jetty Park, a bunch of them were worried about the same thing. Is it getting too nice?