Author: <span>Deborah Maldonado</span>

French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950 is on display at the Vero Beach Museum of Art Feb. 1 through June 22. The display features 59 paintings and sculptures from the Brooklyn Museum’s collection of European art and includes works by Cezanne, Chagall, Degas, Matisse, Monet, Rodin and many others. Above, senior Brooklyn Museum curator Lisa Small gives a tour of the exhibit- ion while standing in front of Degas’ Nude Woman Drying Herself.

DATEBOOK – Spring 2025

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:March 10, 2025
Post category:Datebook

Upcoming Events: March 2 – May 3, 2025

Back Country by Robert Adams

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:March 10, 2025
Post category:Back Country

The tri-colored heron, an early morning hunter, wades through shallow water in search of small fish and prawns hiding in the plentiful aquatic vegetation.

Professor David Muller enjoys entertaining his students at IRSC while teaching them the fundamentals of English composition.

Fun-damentals

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:March 10, 2025
Post category:Teachers of Interest

For Professor David Muller, teaching English composition at Indian River State College involves the usual reading and writing — as well as lots of fun.

Brandy Nelson teaches environmental science from her outdoor lagoon classroom. KERRY FIRTH

Wild ideas

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:March 10, 2025
Post category:Teachers of Interest

While most high school students are sitting at desks during classes, students enrolled in the Environmental and Marine Program at St. Edward’s Upper School are wading and snorkeling in the Indian River Lagoon, hiking through flatwood forests and cultivating oysters and clams.

Celebrate strawberry season with a lemony ricotta tart topped with freshly sliced berries. DANIELLE ROSE PHOTOS

Berry delicious

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:March 9, 2025
Post category:Indian River Kitchen Publishers Note

There’s nothing like a fresh, sun-ripened Florida strawberry. Their vibrant red color, sweet and juicy flavor, and perfectly balanced acidity have made these berries world famous.

Sean Sexton relaxes at the pottery studio in his home at Treasure Hammock Ranch in Indian River County. KERRY FIRTH

Pastoral

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:March 9, 2025
Post category:Publishers Note Treasure Coast Personalities

He’s a rancher, a poet, a writer and artist. He’s a sought-out speaker and presenter at conferences and events, discussing diverse topics from land conservation to literary arts.

Local boosters chartered a train in 1925 that took them to Tallahassee, where they successfully lobbied the legislature for their own county. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, ARCHIVE CENTER, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY MAIN LIBRARY

100 years on…

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:March 9, 2025
Post category:Treasure Coast History

Indian River County was created on May 30, 1925 — nearly 100 years ago — when Gov. John D. Martin signed a bill that split St. Lucie County into two parts.

SILVEROPUS, TRAVEL REIMAGINED

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:March 6, 2025
Post category:Sponsored Content

In Sweden, the word “fika” is so important it is used as both a noun and a verb. Fika, which is often translated into a coffee or tea break, is much more than that.

Martin County archivist Georgen Charnes set up Martin Digital History, which allows anyone to access the program’s archives at martindigitalhistory.org. GREGORY ENNS

History alive and well on Treasure Coast and going digital

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:March 6, 2025
Post category:Publishers Note

The Eighth Annual History Festival is in the books, but the work continues. The festival held Jan. 11 was our biggest yet. Our company founded the festival in 2017, and today it is produced by the St. Lucie Historical Society at the Regional History Center in Fort Pierce.

Our Town – Spring 2025

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:February 27, 2025
Post category:Datebook Port St. Lucie

Spruce Pine Bluff features a wooden boardwalk which winds gracefully through the trees and finally extends over this peaceful water.