🌱 How will this beach project affect your access this winter?
Hello again Melbourne Beach! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How will this beach project affect your access this winter?
- What does barrier-island growth mean for Melbourne Beach’s long-term risks?
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 73 and low of 67 degrees.
- Wednesday: Variable clouds with a shower, temps: high: 76, low: 65.
- Thursday: Pleasant with some sun, with a high of 78 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Melbourne Beach South Reach Shoreline Restoration Planned for 2025–26 (tapinto.net) — Beach restoration work along the South Reach near Melbourne Beach is scheduled between December 2025 and April 2026, with sand pumping expected to start in mid-January. Equipment will be staged between Spessard Holland Park North and South, and while both parks should generally stay open, sections of beach between them may temporarily close as crews move northward. 
• Florida keeps packing people and buildings on barrier islands. It comes at a high cost (miamiherald.com) — Melbourne Beach is one of many Florida barrier island communities highlighted as beautiful but highly vulnerable to hurricanes, storm surge, and costly beach engineering. The piece explains how dense development on these shifting sand islands drives up insurance rates, demands repeated beach renourishment, and could magnify financial risks for homeowners and taxpayers across the state.
📸 Around Melbourne Beach
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Yoga & Chair Yoga
West Melbourne Calendar , 2285 Minton Road , West Melbourne
9:30 am -
West Melbourne-Brevard County Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Meeting
West Melbourne Calendar , 2285 Minton Road , West Melbourne
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Regular City Council
Veterans Memorial Complex , 2285 Minton Road , West Melbourne
6:00 pm -
Little Movers in the Park
West Melbourne Calendar , 3053 Fell Road , West Melbourne
10:00 am -
Zumba Gold with Lori B.
West Melbourne Calendar , 2285 Minton Road , West Melbourne
11:00 am -
Belly Dance
West Melbourne Calendar , 2285 Minton Road , West Melbourne
6:30 pm -
Tai Chi with Grandmaster Chung
West Melbourne Calendar , 2285 Minton Road , West Melbourne
5:30 pm -
Code Enforcement Board
Veterans Memorial Complex , 2285 Minton Road , West Melbourne
5:30 pm -
Nested Story – Boutique Assisted Living — Sound Traveler Band
Nested Story – Boutique Assisted Living , 8085 Babcock St SE SE , Palm Bay
6:00 pm -
Downtown Melbourne Farmers Market
Riverview Park , 2301-2499 Irwin St , Melbourne
10:00 am -
Green Gables Historic Home Open House
Green Gables
10:00 am -
HOG Christmas Customer Appreciation
Space Coast Harley-Davidson
11:00 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Can someone with paddle board or boat save this bird?
Looks like she tries to fly, but can't. Maybe her legs are strapped with something. She is pretty close to the shore, but we can't reach her. (Nextdoor Floridana Beach)
- TJX posted a job opening for Store Cleaning Associate in Melbourne. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Melbourne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Melbourne Beach here.
🗞 Nearby News
Indialantic
- Arrests In Brevard County: December 13, 2025 – Suspects Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty (spacecoastdaily.com)
Melbourne
- Rated R Hypnotist Show Brings High-Energy Comedy Entertainment to Melbourne Jan. 10 (spacecoastdaily.com)
- Vote for PuroClean of Melbourne Boys Athlete of the Week, Dec. 8-13 (floridatoday.com)
- Silas Smith Wins 2025 MJSA Responsible Design Challenge (instoremag.com)
Ok Melbourne Beach! 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: I don't know, but April May!
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