West Palm Beach – On Monday April 22, 2019, Schumacher Automotive Group, together with community partners Hulett Environmental Services, Anderson Construction, and the National Navy SEAL Museum, will honor Medal of Honor recipient, retired United States Navy SEAL, Britt K. Slabinksi, with a gift of a 2019 black Chevy Silverado LT 4x4. U.S. Navy SEAL [...]
PORT ST. LUCIE - In 1979 it took days or weeks to communicate via traditional mail, computers were still considered futuristic, and Kathy Post watched her dad roll his desk and rotary dial telephone next to the piano in their living room to start Post Insurance. 40 years later, communication happens instantly, computers fit in [...]
FORT PIERCE - Four exceptional Indian River State College (IRSC) professors were surprised with Endowed Teaching Chairs from the Indian River State College Foundation in recognition of their outstanding work at IRSC and to support new initiatives benefiting students and the community. The recipients are Ms. Kendra Auberry, Assistant Professor/Librarian, Pruitt Campus with the John [...]
VERO BEACH – Get your Easter bonnets dusted off and your baskets ready. Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc. (DSRE), has announced the date for the 3rd Annual Vero Beach Easter Parade presented by Bill and Mary Ann Becker. The popular event will be held on Thursday, April 18 on Ocean Drive. The event will include [...]
The Sallin Family, from left to right, Melanie Ressler, CFO; Michel Sallin, President; and Veronique Sallin, Vice President VERO BEACH – IMG Citrus, a family-owned, vertically-integrated citrus grower, packer, and shipper in Vero Beach, FL, announced the acquisition of one of the largest grapefruit groves in St. Lucie County. The 4,000-acre grove increases their control [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program announced today that Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, and Florida and Miami Dade College (in Miami) are the winners of the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America’s community colleges. The $1 million [...]
PORT ST. LUCIE - The Economic Development Council of St. Lucie County (EDC) is pleased to announce the semi-finalists for the prestigious Pete Hegener Leadership Award: Amy Brunjes, Florida Power & Light; Rob Lord Jr., Cleveland Clinic Martin Health; Joey Miller, St. Lucie Battery & Tire; Tammy Roncaglione, CenterState Bank; Upendo Shabazz, Allegany Franciscan Ministries; [...]
FORT PIERCE - Treasure Coast Food Bank is pleased to announce that Mark Satterlee has been named to its Board of Directors. Satterlee, a Deputy County Administrator for St. Lucie County, has been a longtime supporter of Treasure Coast Food Bank. “We’re pleased to welcome Mark to the Board, and look forward to his input,” [...]
VERO BEACH - On Saturday, April 6th, Jeff Rupert will be the TC Jazz Society's 5th and last concert this season at the Vero Heritage at 2:30 p.m. Jeff Rupert is a Trustee Chair, Pegasus Professor, and Director of Jazz Studies at UCF as well as being a saxophonist, composer, record producer, and recording artist. [...]
FORT PIERCE – The Manatee Observation and Education Center is hosting a public reveal of the newly installed Moe the Manatee statue on Friday, March 29, at 4 p.m. along Moore’s Creek at the Manatee Center, 480 N. Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, FL. Affectionately known as Moe II, this replacement statue is the result [...]