University professors to speak at Vero museum's lecture series
Eight award-winning professors from prestigious U.S. colleges and universities will offer insights into their arts and humanities research in the Vero Beach Museum of Art?s 2009 Distinguished Professor Lecture Series.
Treasure Coast Wine Festival will be Jan. 23-25
The eighth Treasure Coast Wine Festival will be Jan. 23-25 to benefit the Indian River Medical Center Foundation, the Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice Foundation, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Riverside Theatre, Environmental Learning Center, Children's Home Society and the Hibiscus Children's Center.
Winners announced in Fort Pierce's Sights and Sounds Parade
Winners have been announced in the 20th annual Sights & Sounds Parade held Sunday in downtown Fort Pierce.
Eyal Goldshmid: Selecting programs at start-up
How can I permanently prevent unwanted programs from initializing (and presumably using system resources) on Windows start-up?
Untangling the Web: wattzon.com
The site tallies your responses and gives you an estimate of the how many watts you burn up statically and actively ? from how much energy it takes you to commute to work each day to how many watts you consume while preparing meals.
Uninsured can get health plans as state's Cover Florida program opens
The first day of the state's low-cost, bare-bones Cover Florida health insurance program started with a flurry of interest from uninsured Floridians on Monday, but also with confusion and glitches.
Child's killing moves Treasure Coast pastor to establish hot line
The hot line number is (772) 240-5863 and is open now.
Virginity pledges under scrutiny
Now, in the face of recent evidence that the programs don't work, religious leaders in the bay area and beyond are fighting back. They say many studies on abstinence education, including a new report out this week, are flawed. Others don't take issue with the findings but say the data will not influence how they approach abstinence education.
Vandals spray Miami mosque with bullets
No one was inside the structure, 11699 SW 147th Ave., which is being built as a replacement for an aging, smaller mosque across the street, where members took part in Friday afternoon prayers before discovering broken glass and bullet casings.
Thousands celebrating Christmas in Bethlehem
Celebrations began in Manger Square Wednesday and were expected to last all night long. The highlight is Midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity. Jesus is believed to have been born there.
