VERO BEACH - McKee Botanical Garden was host to 101 current and former members of the Garden Club of America clubs. The ladies gathered on March 7 to enjoy a special presentation, to engage with one another over a delicious lunch in the Hall of Giants, and to stroll through McKee’s garden with its extraordinary [...]
FORT PIERCE - Residents of Fort Pierce’s Lincoln Park community can take great pride in the accomplishments of the first students completing training offered through the Lincoln Park Career Pathways Initiative at Indian River State College (IRSC). Family, community members, and local dignitaries stood alongside college administrators, faculty, and staff to join with more than [...]
From left to right, Jerry Rott, Kevin Rott, Michael Giessert and Joe Schebal. VERO BEACH - One hundred golfers participated in the 33rd annual Kiwanis Scholarship Golf Tournament held this past January 26 at Pointe West. According to event chairman, Matt Hamilton, "It was a great success! This is our most important fundraising event of [...]
VERO BEACH - The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded accreditation to Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital based on results of a recent on-site inspection as part of the CAP’s Accreditation Programs. The facility’s laboratory medical director, Julie Bell, MD, was advised of this national recognition and congratulated for the [...]
FORT PIERCE - The Indian River State College (IRSC) Swimming and Diving Team took possession of two new national titles, broke three national records, and earned multiple individual recognitions at the 2019 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship Swim Meet held at Erie Community College in Buffalo, New York March 6-9. The IRSC [...]
JENSEN BEACH – The Library Foundation of Martin County and the Martin County Library System celebrated the 25th anniversary of BookMania!, a free event for the public, on March 1 and 2. On Friday evening, the foundation’s popular A Literary Affair hosted the BookMania! authors for an evening of fine dining and literary conversation at [...]
From the left to right, Jon Dyer, Jamie Alexander, Alisia Menodoza, and Shirley Justus. FORT PIERCE - As a community partner with St. Lucie Habitat for Humanity, Dyer Chevrolet Fort Pierce has transformed the lives of the Alexander/Justus family and strengthened the St. Lucie County community through the Community Contribution Tax Credit Program, a Florida [...]
ST. LUCIE COUNTY - Thom Jones, the President of the Education Foundation, St. Lucie has announced their 2019 Board of Directors and Officers. Robbi Giaccone was appointed Chair of the Board. Robbi works for Holley Surgical Arts and is a longtime supporter of the Education Foundation and is a dedicated community leader. Cynthia Pilloni, Vice [...]
VERO BEACH – Author Karen Tripson has fond memories of her childhood in Vero Beach. Those memories include daily visits to the home of her grandparents, Waldo and Elsebeth Sexton, who lived next door, as well as trips to Waldo’s botanical paradise, McKee Jungle Gardens. Tripson will return to the Garden for a special author [...]
VERO BEACH - “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” is Tony-awarded musical romp through ancient Rome, featuring desperate lovers, scheming toga-clad neighbors, and glamorous courtesans, thirteen singers/dancers/comedians/actors in all, converging on stage at the Vero Beach Theatre Guild. Originally performed on Broadway in 1962, this farcical musical was nominated for six [...]