VERO BEACH – Florida is home to 126 nationally registered Champion Trees and two of them are located inside McKee Botanical Gardens. One Champion Tree is a Date palm, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit, which stands at 44 feet high with a circumference of 39 inches and carries a crown spr…
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The Fielden Institute for Lifelong Learning at Indian River State College (IRSC) is now accepting registration and membership for its 2019–2020 season. Fielden Institute courses, offered across all five IRSC campuses and at select community sites, are designed for men and women age 50 and be…
Interfaith Alliance of the Treasure Coast to host local event to tie in with International Peace Day
STUART — The Interfaith Alliance of the Treasure Coast is hosting “Peace Within, Peace Without” on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 1200 SE 10th St., Stuart, as part of the International Day of Peace. Otherwise known as Peace Day, it is observed around the worl…
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VERO BEACH - Humane Society of Vero Beach & Indian River County (HSVB) is monitoring and preparing to assist the Bahamian animal shelters and communities. There is a statewide collaborative with the Florida Association of Animal Welfare Organizations, Florida shelters and rescues that ar…
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY – The Florida Department of Health in Indian River County is sponsoring the Women and Girls Summit on Saturday, September 14th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Gifford Youth Activity Center located at 4875 43rd Avenue in Vero Beach. Women and girls are invited to enjoy …
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VERO BEACH - Professional wrestling returns to the Walking Tree Brewery in Vero Beach on Sat., Sept. 14, with a family-friendly show from noon-3 p.m.
VERO BEACH - The Vero Beach Museum of Art has opened registration for fall art classes for adults beginning Sept. 30. Registration is also now open for classes that begin in November.
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Indian River County Reporter
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OKEECHOBEE - Following a one-year hiatus, the enormously popular Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival will return Thursday, March 5 through Sunday, March 8, 2020.
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VERO BEACH - Tennis star Mardy Fish, whose children’s foundation is based in Vero Beach, sent a video message to his foundation’s supporters in August, thanking them for supporting programs for Indian River County children.
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Indian River County Reporter
VERO BEACH - The 12th annual Mulligan’s Skim Jam returns to Vero Beach Sat., Aug. 31. The event at Sexton Plaza Beach is billed as the world’s largest one-day skimboard contest.
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Indian River County Reporter
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VERO BEACH - As the city of Vero Beach debates whether to close the Leisure Square swimming pool, the community is invited to try out the recreation center’s facilities and programs for free on Sat., Aug.24, from 7 a.m.-2 p.m.
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