The 2024 Vero Beach, FL Film Festival Gets Under Way April 11-14!

Cinema Meets Paradise at the Vero Beach Film Festival Vero Beach, FL – A prestigious award for Hollywood royalty and a world premier from local talent will open the Vero Beach Film Festival, which not only returns for its seventh year but promises to live up to its objective to surprise, inspire, and transform movie-goers … Continue reading  The 2024 Vero Beach, FL Film Festival Gets Under Way April 11-14!

Celebrate Earth Month with the Environmental Learning Center.

(Vero Beach, Florida, April 4, 2024) -- The Environmental Learning Center has special events in April to celebrate Earth Month and Earth Day.  They are hosting Business and Pleasure for the Sebastian Chamber members on Thursday, April 18th from 5:00-6:30 PM at the ELC. Guests will enjoy refreshments, networking, and short campus tours. The gathering is complimentary … Continue reading Celebrate Earth Month with the Environmental Learning Center.

D.C. journalists stand with Evan Gershkovich in Washington on Thursday.

Wire Staff wire@press.org March 29, 2024 Washington-based journalists gathered at Freedom Plaza Thursday, March 28, to mark one year of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich being jailed on bogus charges in Russia. More than three dozen journalists and other supporters gathered Thursday on Freedom Plaza to call for the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan … Continue reading D.C. journalists stand with Evan Gershkovich in Washington on Thursday.

Opinion: Banning Assault Weapons Versus Books

The U.S. Conference of Mayors has referred to Moms for Liberty as an American conservative political organization that advocates against school curricula that mention LGBT rights, race and ethnicity, critical race theory, and discrimination.  The Southern Poverty Law Center compares Moms for Liberty…to an anti-government pro-segregationist parent groups that flourished in the wake of the 1954 … Continue reading Opinion: Banning Assault Weapons Versus Books

Clean Water Coalition Secures Major Grant to Extend Septic-to-Sewer in Vero Beach

The Clean Water Coalition is thrilled to announce it has secured a $199,500 grant from the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (IRLNEP). This significant funding will allow us to expand our pilot, septic-to-sewer conversion project throughout the City of Vero Beach.This grant, combined with strong support from the Indian River Land Trust, the Community … Continue reading Clean Water Coalition Secures Major Grant to Extend Septic-to-Sewer in Vero Beach

Fourth Grader Accepts a Generous Check from Quail Valley Charities on behalf of The Young Journalist.

Young Journalists Publish 65 Scholarly Articles Cameron Cruz and Thomas Hardy Cameron Cruz is a fourth grader at Liberty Magnet Elementary.  He re-enrolled in the program this year and was proud to be The Young Journalists spokesperson at the Quail Valley Charities check presentation on March 5.  The Young Journalist is a free offering of the School … Continue reading Fourth Grader Accepts a Generous Check from Quail Valley Charities on behalf of The Young Journalist.

Cleveland Clinic Researchers Uncover How Virus Causes Cancer, Point to Potential Treatment

Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus activates a specific pathway to drive viral persistent infection and cell growth, paving the way for tumors to form. [Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is the most common cancer in HIV-infected untreated individuals. Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8)) is the infectious cause of this neoplasm, a type of … Continue reading Cleveland Clinic Researchers Uncover How Virus Causes Cancer, Point to Potential Treatment

Indian River County, FL Classroom Transformed into Innovative STEM Lab.

Vero Beach, Fla. – Excitement filled the air as the doors swung open to reveal a remarkable classroom transformation. Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) joined Education Foundation of Indian River County and the Indian River School District to celebrate the completion of the STEM Classroom Makeover at Gifford Middle School in Vero Beach. The $50,000 … Continue reading Indian River County, FL Classroom Transformed into Innovative STEM Lab.

25 Years of Premier Academics and Astounding Arts.

Indian River Charter High School Celebrates 25 Years. Indian River Charter High School is today: the only “A” High School in Indian River County. IRCHS, or “Charter” as most of its students and staff call it, is most notably known for its visual and performing arts programs, but has always kept a strong focus on … Continue reading 25 Years of Premier Academics and Astounding Arts.

Bill Britton: Bigotry and Me.

[Bill Britton is a freelance writer and formerly an editor for John Hopkins University Press, ABI Research, and Elsevier Science.  He is a frequent contributor to Vero Communiqué, though his views do not reflect the position of Vero Communiqué. Vero Communiqué encourages a free and open exchange of ideas by welcoming reader’s editorial submissions.] I … Continue reading Bill Britton: Bigotry and Me.