A cold front is rolling through Florida to help us ring in the new year. The temperatures are expected to drop into the lower 40s in Indian River County and slowly warm up in the first days of the new year.
A new 501c3 non-profit has launched in Vero Beach. The organization’s sole mission is to provide fresh eggs to those who are experiencing food insecurity. Egg Posse works through donations of cash and fresh eggs to supply food in the local area. There’s still time to make a tax-deductible donation for 2025. Just head over to their website and follow the prompts. Donations as small as $5 provide relief to those experiencing hunger ($5 buys two-dozen eggs).
Governor DeSantis has emerged as one of the biggest opponents to the President’s agenda regarding AI development. He is no stranger to fights with Big Tech and is acting on behalf of Floridians instead of taking orders from DC to protect us from potential threats caused by AI development.
There are a few new laws in Florida that take effect on January 1st. Sometimes when I read about new laws, I wonder how that issue became so much of a problem that we needed to create a law about it. C’est la vie.
A few local restaurants permanently closed in our area this year. If you haven’t been keeping up, here’s a list to bring you up to speed. The restaurant business is a tough one, and these spots are evidence of that.
Indian River County is hosing Lagoonapalooza at the Environmental Learning Center. The festival is designed to celebrate all things about the Indian River Lagoon.
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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.
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