Tag: cocoa

Health inspectors shut down Titusville diner, Cocoa Beach bar and grill

You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name. Florida’s restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you. For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit […]

Best views in Melbourne, Cocoa Beach, Titusville

A pair of SpaceX rocket launches are on the horizon − one a Falcon 9 rocket and the other a more powerful Falcon Heavy rocket. Depending on weather, both should be visible from nearly anywhere on the Space Coast. Here’s more information about the rocket launches from Cape Canaveral. If there are changes to the […]

Fastest routes from Orlando to Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach

Where’s the best place to watch a rocket launch? Google and Florida residents will likely say anywhere on the Space Coast of Florida, which has 72 miles of coast and is located about an hour from Orlando theme parks. With summer vacation approaching, many families will likely be in Orlando to enjoy its theme parks […]

Starliner launch, U.S. 1 sinkhole and Cocoa Beach food hall

Support local journalism. Unlock unlimited digital access to floridatoday.com Here are the stories included on today’s News in 90 Seconds: ‘A new chapter’: Boeing Starliner sends two NASA astronauts into orbit on way to ISS Beneath a backdrop of scattered puffy clouds, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams soared into the history books Wednesday morning by taking Boeing’s Starliner […]

Cocoa Beach Minutemen honor Class of 2024 graduates

Seniors at Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School received their diplomas during a 6 p.m. Tuesday ceremony. Here’s the remaining schedule of graduations: Wednesday, May 22: Melbourne High School and Space Coast Jr./Sr. High School in Port St. John will hold graduation ceremonies. Thursday, May 23: Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School on Merritt Island and Brevard Virtual […]

Investors call on chocolate giants to boost cocoa farmers’ wages

A group of shareholders have called on global chocolate heavyweights, including Hershey and Lindt & Sprüngli, to improve cocoa farmer pay within their supply chains. The investor letter, issued yesterday (20 May) by non-profit Investor Advocates for Social Justice (IASJ), called on some of the world’s largest chocolate makers “to end exploitative purchasing practices”, particularly […]

Suspicious package with swastika, ‘bomb’ message left at Cocoa church

COCOA — A Cocoa pastor’s Mother’s Day message had to be delivered outdoors Sunday morning after a package bearing at least one Nazi swastika and the world “bomb” was found leaning on the doors of Clearlake Baptist Church. The Brevard County sheriff’s bomb squad responded to the site after 10:15 a.m. and removed the package, […]