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Samantha Baita

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Teachers often spend own money for classroom supplies

The Indian River County School District is flush with taxpayer funds. The district’s $287 million annual budget allows ...

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Town of Orchid doubles property tax to ensure funding for future beach repairs

Homeowners in the Town of Orchid will see their property taxes increase by 84 percent in the coming ...

Real Estate

Dove Plum Road home offers peaceful elegance

On Dove Plum Road, a lovely, much-coveted, oak-canopied street in iconic John’s Island Club, there sits, in the ...

St. Lucie Voice

Hurricane put the squeeze on region’s citrus industry

Hurricane Irma, which blasted through citrus groves across the state, ripping trees apart and leaving young fruit in ...

Arts

Coming Up: ‘Norma’ night at the opera at Vero theaters

Opera lovers, wait no longer: The Live from Lincoln Center opera season opens this Saturday at the Majestic ...

Real Estate

Ocean views, awesome millwork highlight Seagrove estate

The palatial, 2-story oceanfront estate at 100 Ocean Way sits in tropical elegance beneath swaying palms at the ...

Arts

Coming Up: Hoot at one last ‘Howl’ this weekend

We get to Howl at the Moon one last time in September over at Riverside Theatre, as Rob ...

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Christ by the Sea reinstalls windows shattered by vandal

Almost six months after the Easter Week vandalism at Christ by the Sea United Methodist Church, during which ...

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Irma destroyed up to half of Indian River citrus

Hurricane Irma, which blasted through citrus groves across the state, ripping trees apart and leaving young fruit in ...

Arts

Coming Up: Symphony’s ‘suite’ treat

Gershwin’s masterpiece, the iconic ballet suite from the musical film classic “An American in Paris,” headlines the Space ...

Arts

Coming Up: Where to go … if the shows go on

Hopefully, you’ve made it through the storm in one piece. Of course, any of the following events could ...

Arts

Coming Up: Sunset Saturday Night means oceanside fun

An evening by the ocean with friends, food, libation and live music is always an appealing option, and ...