INDIAN RIVER COUNTY – “Women on Wall Street,” an Explore & Explain© program, addresses the needs of women searching for an educational and informative program ‘on all things Wall Street.’ The program will be eight one-hour sessions and will introduce attendees to stocks, bonds, government securities, mutual funds, retirement, and estate planning. This empowering educational [...]
From a plane, it is easy to see where Taylor Creek flows out past Taylor Creek Marina to the Indian River Lagoon and Fort Pierce Inlet. To its right, Harbour Pointe Park, owned by St. Lucie County, fronts on the lagoon. On the far right is South Bridge to South Hutchinson Island and the north [...]
While the number of new HIV in the United States has fallen off dramatically since the mid-1980s, Florida has the highest number of new HIV diagnoses in the country. The Florida Department of Health estimates that approximately 130,000 individuals are currently living with HIV disease in Florida. HIV weakens the body's immune system, limiting its [...]
PORT ST. LUCIE — Martin Health System officials have announced plans to double the size of Tradition Medical Center. In its first year of operation, Tradition Medical Center exceeded projections with a total of approximately 5,200 admissions, 22,000 emergency room visits, 1,100 surgeries and 1,470 births. The acute care hospital, which opened in December 2013, [...]
The St. Lucie County Tourism & Venues office, the City of Fort Pierce and Indian River State College have partnered to launch three live web cams in Fort Pierce. Each of the three web cams capture live scenery in locations that feature waterways, activities and conditions that will appeal to potential visitors to the area.
A new board and officers have been installed for the 2015-2016 term at the Vero Beach Art Club. Rita Ziegler swore in new president Sue Dinenno, vice-president Rebecca Van Cordt, and treasurer Judy Mercer who joins current treasurer Fran San Miguel and new board members Nancy Reeves and Dawn Mill join returning members Deirdre Bugbee, [...]
BY SUSAN BURGESS Douglas Moore stood in the parking lot of Cindi’s Pet & Aquarium Center, a few feet from the Florida East Coast Railway tracks. About a year ago he opened a letter that changed the future of his 25-year-old business. “I received a letter one day from All Aboard Florida,” he says. “It [...]
STUART — Treasure Coast Hospice recently received two Hospice Honors recognitions for 2015. Recipients of this prestigious honor include: TCH St. Lucie Home Team and TCH Martin Hospice House. The Hospice Honors were established by Deyta, a healthcare data management service, and recognize hospices that continuously provide the highest level of satisfaction through their care [...]