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🌱 Brasas Grill faces follow-up after inspection finds food safety violations

Merritt Island, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Merritt Island! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Brasas Grill faces follow-up after inspection finds food safety violations
  • Kennedy’s first MAX POWER festival sets stage for a bigger expo
  • Edgewood’s defense stands tall against Cocoa Beach

Also on today's calendar: Tara Tini Thursdays and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy with a stray shower, temps: high: 79, low: 62.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Temperature issues continue to prompt restaurant inspection failures (floridatoday.com) — Brasas Grill on East Merritt Island Causeway needs a follow-up inspection after inspectors recorded 16 violations, including six high-priority findings, on Nov. 5. Those included pest activity and improper handwashing. Elsewhere on Merritt Island, Bella Sicilia Cafe and Tjf 611 LLC passed inspections with no violations.
   

2. MAX POWER: NASA's Inaugural Aerospace Expo Ignites America's Future (tspantx.com) — Thousands gathered at Kennedy Space Center for NASA’s first MAX POWER aerospace festival, featuring air shows, astronaut appearances and space technology displays Nov. 4–8. The celebration also brought an Artemis gala to the visitor complex in Merritt Island. NASA and its partners announced a larger annual expo, CAPEWEEK, debuting in 2028.
   

3. Edgewood boys soccer stifles potent Cocoa Beach attack in one-goal win (floridatoday.com) — Edgewood kept Cocoa Beach’s high-scoring attack off the board in Merritt Island on Nov. 10, winning 1-0 on Nathaniel Jaksetic’s long-range free kick. Junior Corbin Craft helped protect the lead with timely tackles and clearances. The unbeaten Red Wolves next visit West Shore on Nov. 12 for their first district match.
   

4. Arrests in Brevard County: November 7, 2026 (thespacecoastrocket.com) — Three people with Merritt Island addresses appear in Brevard County’s Nov. 7 arrest roundup, with listed charges including DUI, disorderly conduct and resisting an officer without violence. The records identify arresting agencies but provide no accounts of the incidents. All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
   

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Ok Merritt Island! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Merritt Island

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Merritt Island

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.