The historic Golden Gate Building fully restored and operating as House of Hope's Golden Gate Center for Enrichment. Credit: Tara Jacobs STUART – This August a community milestone was reached, it has been a year since the long-awaited opening of House of Hope’s Golden Gate Center for Enrichment, the distinct two-story historic building at [...]
Credit: S.E.A. a difference Environmental Services VERO BEACH-- “A Day in the Life of the Indian River Lagoon” is a community-based, citizen science, and experiential research program designed to have students, teachers, and environmental experts collaborate in the collection of water quality and biological inventories along the Indian River Lagoon. On October 4, 2018, approximately [...]
COLETTE HEID From left, Treasure Coast Community Health staff members Sherry de Cuba, chief operating officer Jessica Ormsby, Franny Watford, chief executive officer Vicki Soule, chief financial officer Andrea Fedock and Sabrina Hill. Credit: Colette Heid VERO BEACH — Treasure Coast Community Health Inc. was recognized by the Health Resources and Services Administration [...]
IRSC The IRSC Hallstrom Planetarium features a 360-degree immersive digital OmniStar projection system and a state-of-the-art Spitz automated planetarium projector. Credit: IRSC FORT PIERCE -- The Hallstrom Planetarium at Indian River State College is ready to launch “A Year Full of Stars” with a season of planetarium shows in the “Starlight Series,” continue [...]
FORT PIERCE— Every year, Guardians for New Futures, a small, grassroots nonprofit organization located in St. Lucie County, coordinates and hosts a huge, two-day Child Summit at Indian River State College’s Treasure Coast Public Safety Training Complex in Fort Pierce. This year’s Summit, slated for Wednesday, September 26th and Thursday, September 27th is absolutely free and open [...]
FORT PIERCE– Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company, headquartered in Fort Pierce, Florida, announced today the purchase of a new 55,000 square-foot building on 11 acres. The building, centrally located in Fort Pierce, will serve as a new distribution and manufacturing facility to Natalie’s ever-growing line of premium, authentic juices. Due to its close proximity to [...]
VERO BEACH — Indian River Impact 100, marking its 11th grant-giving year, will hold a session for nonprofits Sept. 12 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Northern Trust Community Room, 755 Beachland Blvd., Vero Beach This Information Session will provide potential grant applicants with resources to help them submit their grant. The Grant Committee [...]
From left, Brad Currie, Cathy Townsend, Arlin Mass and Joe Karabensh break ground on Missionary Flights International Hospitality Park. FORT PIERCE — Missionary Flights International joined together with friends, family members, and others from the public on Aug. 15 to celebrate in the groundbreaking for the MFI Hospitality Park held at 3163 Hammond Road just [...]
ORLANDO — Indian River Magazine took home awards in photography, design, best cover photography and best overall writing during the Florida Magazine Association's annual awards ceremony Aug. 10. Robbie Adams received a photography award for this photo of birds at a watering hole in his Back Country feature appearing on the last page of [...]
JACK FOLEY PHOTO Members of the Vero Beach Centennial Committee pose for a photo July 17 when the City Council declared a year of celebration. VERO BEACH — The Vero Beach City Council has proclaimed October 2018 to October 2019 the celebration year for its 100 year anniversary. An overfilled room of Centennial committee members [...]