The state championship game is on Saturday between Vero Beach and Lake Mary. The Vero Beach fan base is showing up in full force, and here’s how you can get tickets to the game.
Everyone’s favorite naughty and nice list is back! See which of your favorite local restaurants passed their most recent inspection, and which ones were issued warnings. Some of these might surprise you.
Mel Fisher’s Treasures Museum and Gift Shop is hosting a free open house this Sunday. The Sebastian establishment has a great collection of recovered items on display, and some unique gifts if you are looking for something special to give for the holidays.
A Christmas parade float is under fire for poking fun at the incredible number of deaths that have occurred from Brightline crashes. Even those who appreciate dark humor are saying this may have gone a step too far. “Grandma Got Run Over By A Brightline” was the play on a popular Christmas song.
A tragic death of a six-year-old on a go kart track is under investigation. The girl was killed in a crash at the Urban Air Adventure Park in Port St. Lucie on Saturday. The facility remains closed during the investigation.
Home schooling continues to gain popularity across Florida. The advancement of technology, home schooling “pods” of families sharing the duties, and general unhappiness with the quality, focus and safety of public schools are driving the movement as more families opt to teach their kids at home.
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More businesses in Vero Beach and Sebastian accepting bitcoin for payments every day. What was once dismissed as “funny internet money” is now becoming mainstream, with payments becoming available at our local businesses. Now that Fortune 500 companies are holding bitcoin in their corporate treasuries, perhaps it’s time for us to pay a little more attention to what is being heralded by some as the future of money.
Coinbase is a US-based company with an impeccable safety record (no hacks, ever). They connect to all major and minor traditional banks to make investing in bitcoin easier than ever. Even if you are still skeptical about bitcoin’s future (I know I am), it may still be wise to allocate some funds to bitcoin…just in case.
Coinbase is offering a special deal for the readers of this newsletter. When you sign up with this link and make a purchase of $20 or more within the first week, Coinbase will give you a free $30 credit to your account. You read that correctly. It’s free money.
The process is simple: Sign up with this link, verify your identity, hook up your bank or debit card of choice, purchase $20 of bitcoin (BTC) or other cryptocurrency and you’ll get a $30 credit to your account. That’s it! It’s a no brainer if you’re even a little curious about it. With our national debt at all-time highs and growing every day with no plan to ever pay it off, it can’t hurt to diversify a little.
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