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New Restaurant Ora de Nuit to Soft-Open in Cocoa Village’s Old Beer Garden This Month

COCOA VILLAGE — A new restaurant and lounge is coming to the heart of historic Cocoa Village, taking over the former Cocoa Village Beer Garden with a menu its owner describes as Italian regional cooking rebuilt around a French Creole flare. Ora de Nuit —...

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Brevard Public Schools Earns Third Straight ‘A’ as 17 Schools Improve Letter Grades

Brevard Public Schools has earned an “A” rating from the State of Florida for the third consecutive year, the district announced Wednesday, pointing to broad letter-grade gains across its campuses. In all, 17 schools raised their letter grade this year. Thirteen moved up a single grade, while four made the rarer leap of two full letter grades in a single year — each climbing from...

Health

Health First to Standardize Scrub Colors by 2027; Staff Petition Pushes Back

Health First is moving to standardize scrub colors for certain clinical roles, a change the Brevard County health system says is meant to help patients...

Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos, Wife of Brevard’s Rep. Mike Haridopolos, Tapped to Carry Out Select Duties of U.S. Surgeon General

Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos, a Brevard County family physician and wife of U.S. Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-Fla.), has been tapped to temporarily carry out select duties...

Palm Bay Council Advances Ban on New Medical Marijuana Dispensaries; Final Vote Set for May 21

The Palm Bay City Council voted Thursday night to advance Ordinance 2026-13, a measure that would prohibit new medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facilities from...

Legislation

DeSantis Veto Pen Cuts $11.5 Million From Brevard County in His Final Budget

Governor Ron DeSantis cut at least 16 Brevard County projects worth roughly $11.5 million when he signed Florida's $117.6 billion budget into law on Monday,...

Up to 25% Service Cuts or Zero Property Taxes? Space Coast Voters Will Decide in November

Florida voters will decide this November whether to enact one of the largest property tax cuts in the state's history, after the Republican-controlled Legislature on...

Titusville Police Arrest Two Individuals During Investigation into Recent Gun Violence –

On May 8, 2026, detectives with the Titusville Police Department's Investigations Division, working in partnership with the Florida Department of Corrections Probation and Parole Office,...

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