Thank you for sharing your memories of landscape artist A.E. “Bean’’ Backus (1906-1990) of Fort Pierce. By participating in the ‘We Remember Backus’ project, you agree to allow your memories to be shared for possible publication by Indian River Magazine Inc. with no fee demand. Selected memories may be shared at the upcoming “We Remember Backus’’ session at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Sunrise Theatre Black Box, Fort Pierce, or in upcoming Indian River Magazine Inc. publications.

Indian River Magazine took home two top statewide awards during the annual Florida Magazine Association’s Charlie Awards banquet held Friday at the Vinoy Resort in St. Petersburg. The magazine won a Charlie Award for general excellence in the best custom publication division for Vero at 100, a 128-page special edition on the history of Vero Beach from prehistoric times to today. The magazine was produced as part of the celebration of Vero Beach’s 100th anniversary as a city and in conjunction with the Vero Beach Centennial Committee.

Treasure Coast Business, a quarterly magazine serving St. Lucie, Martin, Indian River and Okeechobee counties, has begun publication, with the inaugural issue arriving this week. The magazine was launched under a unique partnership between Indian River Magazine Inc. and the Florida Small Business Development Center at Indian River State College.