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Martin County has approved the first phase of Newfield, a traditional neighborhood development-style town that features 2,000 acres of open green space for all to enjoy. -
In 2020, we were consumed with news of the pandemic, politics and protests; however, our environmental problems did not go away. Tania Ortega-Cowan speaks with Eve Samples of Friends of the Everglades and Ken Grudens of the Indian River Land Trust to get a status report on our waterways.
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Ballet Vero Beach turned the challenge of the pandemic into an innovative opportunity by taking their 'Nutcracker on the Indian River' to the water's edge to film an original adaptation of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker which we can see for free from December 22 through January 6.
Treasure Coast Happenings
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Mike speaks with the Director of the A.E. Backus Museum, Marshall Adams about their latest exhibit… During the civil rights era in segregated Florida, a group of artists exercised their right to make their own living, on their terms, when few recognized they had the “Right of Way” – This group of artists were known as The Highwaymen. Their art will be on display at the Backus museum through March in an exhibit titled "Right of Way".
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Listen in as Mike Fitzgerald speaks with Diana Grossi CEO of "Hope for Families Center in Vero Beach" The Hope for Families Center in Vero Beach has just opened a newly constructed reading resource center on their campus to promote literacy among the homeless families they serve.
From The NPR Newsroom
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View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off.
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A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 1 million globally.
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A year into the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Robert Redfield stands by his federal health agency's response to the pandemic despite an early "learning curve" and contradictory messaging from President Trump.
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Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund says he believes the Capitol riot was part of an orchestrated plan. He also says reports of pipe bombs planted nearby may have been used to distract police.
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Miami is mourning the death of a legal pioneer. Osvaldo Soto successfully fought for the repeal of an "English-only" law in Miami-Dade County. He has died at age 91.
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There are many questions remaining about COVID-19 vaccines, such as how long protection will last and whether vaccinated people can spread the virus. Immunologists are working hard to get the answers.
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Patti Neighmond, an outgoing health policy correspondent who has worked at NPR for 40 years, remembers her favorite story — about a young quadriplegic woman dependent on a ventilator.
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Manaus in northern Brazil is facing a huge coronavirus outbreak. The health system is collapsing. Oxygen supplies are so scarce that people are suffocating while in their hospital beds.
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In India, TikTok was a phenomenon. Last June, the Indian government banned the app for geopolitical reasons. Six months later, it's not clear what the ban has accomplished.
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Millipedes are known to emerge every eight years and bring trains to a screeching halt in central Japan. New research explains how these periodical animals can have this long of a life span.
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