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WNBA Fans Unite In Agreement After Big Angel Reese News
Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese is one WNBA star set to join the Unrivaled Basketball League this offseason. The new league is co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier and will take place in Miami, Florida, beginning in 2025. Reese made the announcement on Wednesday, even ...
Top Florida Republicans praise California Gov. Gavin Newsom's banning of homeless camps
Top Florida Republicans, including a leading lawmaker and governor's office staff, are applauding Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his executive order to remove homeless encampments across the Golden State. "I’m glad to see Governor Newsom finally accept reality and acknowledge the damage chronic homelessness does to communities and businesses," said state Rep. Sam Garrison, R-Fleming Island, in a statement. ...
Florida school district grades are out for 2024. How did Duval, St. Johns, Clay schools do?
New state-issued grades released Wednesday kept Duval County schools a “B” school district for another year, although the number of A-graded Duval schools shrank despite a statewide increase. Thirty-one Duval schools (not counting charter schools) received A grades, down from 40 a year earlier in the second year of a new performance-measuring system...
Dem women in State Legislature say outpouring of support for Harris is also coming from Florida
Florida is not one of the states Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has highlighted as focus areas, but Democratic leaders in the Florida Legislature insist that the campaign’s efforts combined with enthusiasm from voters could put the Sunshine State is in play. Harris has raised $100 million since announcing her bid for the presidency and […]
Historic Black communities often overlooked before and after disaster strikes
Weather watchers everywhere were astounded to see Hurricane Beryl ramp up in just two days from tropical storm strength to a Category 5 behemoth packing wind speeds of 165 mph. Its July 1 emergence as a Category 4 storm and growth the next day to Cat 5 strength were the earliest in...
Amid uncertainty, island brokerage takes realtors suit settlement in stride
Ever since a Kansas City jury voted in October in favor of a group of Missouri homeowners in an antitrust lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors and seven large brokerages, there have been rumblings of real estate apocalypse. The somewhat gleeful media chatter increased in March, when the NAR...
Coastal elegance Orchid Cove home comes fully furnished
The house at 9261 Orchid Cove Cir. in one of the island’s newer subdivisions offers buyers a refreshing opportunity to live in a pristine, quality-built, furnished home. The owner came to the United States when her family left Venezuela during the political unrest in 2000. They had heard about Vero Beach through friends and decided to settle here and raise their family.
‘Stars’ and barres: Ballet Vero enjoys a stellar fundraiser
Supporters of Ballet Vero Beach enjoyed another wonderful Ballet Under the Stars fundraiser at Tree House Vero Beach. Its importance, as proceeds go toward the nonprofit’s educational and community engagement initiatives, became even more critical after Gov. Ron DeSantis, with one sweep of the pen, vetoed all state grants to Florida arts organizations, including the $38,000 grant to BVB that had been approved by the legislature.
City workers can thank Vero’s higher property values for 5% pay hike
Higher property values in Vero Beach will allow the City Council to give all municipal employees a 5-percent, cost-of-living-adjustment pay increase – without raising the millage rate for the 2024-25 fiscal year. “Technically, it’s a tax increase, because people will pay more in property taxes, but that’s because their...
Many shades of green: JMC Foundation's dinner dance rakes in more than $1.2 million
Here's hoping the chairs of the Jupiter Medical Center Foundation's dinner dance have an 'in' at the hospital's orthopedics department. They almost certainly pulled a muscle or two hauling out those giant bags of cash they raised. More Palm Beach society news here. ...
GOP House candidate Gabrielle Fox called out for posting alleged anti-Semitic comments
Gabrielle Fox, a GOP candidate for a state House seat in the central and western part of Palm Beach County, has been called out for making alleged anti-Semitic comments that also have resulted in a veterans group withdrawing its endorsement of her. The comments, made on social media, were first reported this month...
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