Indian River Blog

A performance by the musical group HairPeace will be in concert at Riverview Park tomorrow, June 1, 2007 in Sebastian, Florida. Please call (772) 589-5969 for details regarding this event.

Families are invited to celebrate the start of summer at McKee Botanical Garden’s Annual Ice Cream Social in Vero Beach, Florida on June 9, 2007. The social is scheduled for 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. Please call to make reservations for this event (772) 794-0601. Read more at McKee Botanical Garden’s website

Competition for the new proposal site for Piper Aircraft continues to rise. According to an article published in The Albuquerque Tribune, “The Vero Beach area has put forward a $50 million proposal to keep Piper along Florida’s Treasure Coast. Meanwhile, the Tallahassee City Commission on Wednesday was scheduled to consider an estimated $90 million proposal conceived by city economic development officials.” Other states, including New Mexico are very interested in hosting the new Piper site. Piper Aircraft is currently located in Vero Beach, FL and has over 1,000 employees. Read more here

According to CNET news, “Sebastian River High School, a 1,960-student school in Sebastian, Fla., is on the forefront of turning school lunch lines into an automated window-shopping experience for kids. During the last school year, the school district’s technology specialist installed four of the high-tech vending machines, called Horizon OneSource Healthy Vending, under a pilot program with its maker Horizon Software, which introduced the vending machines in 2006.” Read more here

According to Buisness Wire, “Fitch Ratings upgrades the city of Sebastian, Florida’s $5.1 million outstanding stormwater revenue bonds, series 2003 to ‘A+’ from ‘A’. In addition, Fitch affirms the ‘A+’ rating on $9.9 million in outstanding infrastructure sales surtax revenue bonds. The Rating Outlook is Stable for both ratings.” Read more here

According to the Fort Pierce Tribune, “Two of Vero Beach’s largest hotels have been sold for $14.43 million to South Florida real estate developers that specialize in hotel management. ” Read more here

According to Newsweek magazine, Sebastian River High School ranks in the top 1,000 of the nation’s schools. Read more here

Orange juice prices have increased 20 percent in the past year, although demand has decreased by 11 percent according to the Florida Department of Citrus. Growers report sales are still going strong thanks to health-conscience advertisements. This year’s projected orange crop will be the smallest since the 1989-90 freeze season. Read more here

Built in 1956 and across from The Driftwood Resort, this commercial property is being offered at $5.2 million. Read more here

According to an article in the Palm Beach Post, “The number of unsold homes on the market from Boca Raton to Vero Beach has been steadily rising, surging to a record 24,028 homes for sale in March, according to Illustrated Properties Real Estate.” Where the market goes from here, who knows. Read more here