HBOI 'Discovery' boat tours Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute offers a new public boat tour of the Indian River Lagoon aboard "The Discovery," a 36-passenger pontoon. Tours depart every Friday at 10:30 a.m. and Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. from FAU Harbor Branch, 5600 U.S. 1 North, Fort Pierce. Explorers of [...]
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Palm Beach and Martin Counties announce awards and scholarships BBBS Scholarship recipients Big Brothers Big Sisters of Palm Beach and Martin Counties recently held their annual Big and Little Awards on Thursday, May 25, at the Manatee Lagoon. New this year, scholarships were awarded powered by FP&L. Amidst trophies, [...]
Soroptimist of Stuart's annual awards celebration Ava Martucci, Jasmine Nunez and Sela Rosen, 2023 Youth Service Award winners Soroptimist of Stuart's Awards Night is always an exciting and inspiring evening. This year's celebration took place on May 24 at the Dolphin Bar & Shrimp House in Jensen Beach. Five very special women will [...]
Local letter carriers collect more than 68,000 pounds of food to Stamp Out Hunger US Postal Service workers usually drop off items, but on Saturday, May 13, they picked up items - more than 68,000 pounds of non-perishable items - from mailboxes throughout Martin County. Stamp Out Hunger is an annual tradition across the country. [...]
Sunrise Rotary provides award for Literacy Services of IRC's Student of the Year Literacy Services' Student of the Year is awarded to an individual for their incredible progress towards their literacy and language related goals. Tutors submit nominations that highlight students' progress, goals completed, barriers they have overcome, and success stories. The Student of the [...]
PSL Business Women 31st Annual Fashion Show a roaring success Michelle Glass, at left, Michelle Backus, John Gallagher, and Donna DeMarchi. The Port St. Lucie Business Women and their guests dressed the part for a Flapper-style 1920's-themed Fashion Show held on April 22 at Harbour Ridge & Yacht & Country Club in Palm City. [...]
House of Hope and Children's Services Council launch Family-Centered Coaching House of Hope and the Martin County Children's Services Council are partnering in an initiative called Family-Centered Coaching to help House of Hope clients become stronger, more independent, and better advocates for themselves and their families. "This approach has the potential to be transformative for [...]
Swing into Summer Reading kicks off Come join us at Clover Park and cheer on the St. Lucie Mets as we kick-off summer and help our kids get a head start on their summer reading! All K-12 students and their guests get in for FREE and kids can also get FREE books (while supplies last). [...]
VSOA's God's Green Earth a hit God's Great Earth the latest art show presented by Visionary School of Arts (VSOA) welcomed a record number of attendees to Infiniti Stuart on April 21. An exciting announcement about VSOA's new building fund was made at the show. Lynne Barletta, the founder of VSOA, shared that the new [...]
House of Hope and Inner Truth build client skills through P.I.E. Lab Project P.I.E., which stands for Positive Integrated Experiences, is a collaboration between House of Hope and The Inner Truth Project to help women build self-esteem and acquire marketable skills. And it results in good pies. Clients from The Inner Truth Project, the Treasure [...]