In some rough new for the UPS public relations department, it has been revealed that the murder of an Indian River County Sheriff’s Deputy last month was the FOURTH murder committed by someone who has worked for UPS in Vero Beach.
The city of Sebastian has escalated its concerns about the mandated septic-to-sewer mandate to state legislators. The city would like to have the state shoulder more of the financial and planning burden of the waste water upgrade.
Nature is healing. Riverview Park launched a program last year that uses oysters to help clean the water in Indian River Lagoon. The program has resulted in some positive results.
A Neil Diamond tribute is returning to Vero Beach in January due to popular demand. The Neil Diamond Legacy Concert will take place during the third week in January.
Some drugs will cost up to 50% less next year for Medicare enrollees. Amid a wave of Floridians abandoning their health insurance after the first of the year due to unsustainable cost increases, it’s nice to see someone finally getting some financial relief in the field of healthcare.
Amazon is making some upgrades to Alexa. The new version will integrate some AI tools to provide more robust services to Alexa owners. The service is $19.99 per month and will be included in Amazon Prime.
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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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