Indian River Magazine won the best overall writing award during the Florida Magazine Association's annual Charlie Awards presentation held over the weekend at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples.
Nearly 600 people turned out today for the first day of former football star Tim Tebow's practice with more than 50 other aspiring New York Mets for the team's three-week instructional league at Tradition Field.
With pride and gratitude for 18 years of service, the Board of Directors of the A.E. Backus Museum announces the retirement of Executive Director Kathleen Piowaty Fredrick at the end of September, followed by the appointment of J. Marshall Adams as the new Executive Director.
In the spirit of his grandfather, Waldo, Sean Sexton and wife, Sharon, have built a comfortable home on their ranch from salvaged materials
Her feats as a circus performer drew worldwide acclaim. But when it came to leaving the spotlight it was to the Treasure Coast that Lucia Zora retreated
Marygrace Sexton leads her company to national prominence for the flavor of its orange juice
Long known for our world-famous citrus, St. Lucie, Martin and Indian River counties became known as the Treasure Coast after the discovery of riches off our shores in the 1960s
When Hassie Russ’ husband, Charles, opened a grocery store on Fort Pierce’s Avenue D in 1965, she helped stock the shelves, sweep the floors and mind the counter. She was content to do this for a decade, but she harbored a dream of her own. Russ had always loved cooking and wanted to share her favorite Southern dishes with friends, neighbors and the business community by opening a restaurant.
In life, she was celebrated as the “bravest woman in the world,” riding around a circus ring on the trunk of an elephant or entering a steel cage with deadly lions and tigers. Her feats were celebrated in newspapers across the country and in her autobiography, “Sawdust and Solitude.”
