Gallery 14 reopens with October Fall Fest

Fertilizer restrictions to go into effect next month

A reminder from the Indian River Neighborhood Association to residents of Indian River County, City of Vero Beach, Sebastian and Orchid. We are coming into our rainy season when more nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous are likely to be washed from our lawns, driveways and roads into the storm water system and, ultimately, into our local waterways such as the Indian River Lagoon. The fertilizer ordinances passed by our communities goes into effect June 1st. It prohibits the use of lawn fertilizer between June 1st and September 30th. No fertilizer containing Phosphorous is to be used anytime. All fertilizers must contain at least 50% slow release Nitrogen. Finally, no fertilizer is to be applied within 10 feet of any ...

Local artist shows influence by O’Keeffe, Pollack

Artist Sheila Lougheed describes herself and her work as follows: “If Georgia O’Keeffe and Jackson Pollack ever reproduced, I would have been their child,” and her ebullient paintings do, indeed, reflect the influence of O'Keeffe's erotic rhythm, and Pollack's spontaneity and application of layers. Lougheed’s earliest memory of painting was when she was 2: Her dad had just bought his first house, and was fixing it up. “I found some red paint and I thought – I should paint.” So she confidently set to work painting – the barn, the garage, the bathroom. And wondered why her dad didn’t share her enthusiasm. “I was just – enhancing,” she remembers with a laugh. Born and raised in Danbury, CT, Lougheed is ...

Save the Chimps to complete special needs facility for Chimpanzees

Cheetah is one of twelve “special needs” chimpanzee residents at the Save the Chimps sanctuary in Fort Pierce. The nonprofit organization is hosting an event at the Cobalt at the Vero Beach Hotel & Spa to raise funds for a special needs facility at the 150-acre sanctuary.