Special to Viera Voice Art Gallery of Viera artists swept the awards at the Titusville Art League Annual Spring Show on March 31. Helen Wheatley’s acrylic painting Symbolism won first place in the oil, acrylic and oil pastel category. In the watercolor category, Art Gallery of Viera artists won all three top prizes. First place [...]

By George White Helping those willing to work hard to help themselves is the thought behind the 3rd annual charity golf tournament sponsored by the 56-member Habitat for Humanity and National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) Space Coast. The tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Friday, May 18 at [...]

By Carl Kotala It’s already been a record-setting season for the Viera High School baseball team, but the best could be yet to come. The Hawks, who were off to a 16-7 start—the most wins in school history—were the No. 1 seed in their district tournament, which was played April 25 and 27. Just by [...]

By George White The love of drama instilled early on, for two Brevard County students, has now resulted in The Viera Studio For the Performing Arts opening May 2. Before going to New York City to pursue careers in the arts, founders Monica Toro-Lisciandro and Jonathan McFadden met in Suntree Elementary and got early instruction [...]

By Denny Meneghelli Biker. Lead guitar player in a rock band. Pastor. Generally, motorcycle rider and rock musician are not on the list of required skills for faith leaders, but these skills are vital to Pastor Dave Jahn’s role at Advent Lutheran Church. An avid and safety-conscious motorcyclist, “Pastor Dave” conducts the annual blessing of [...]

It’s time for our second annual McDonald’s Essay Contest for your K-6th grade students! Here’s how it works. Each student will hand-write a one-page essay answering the question, “If You Could Have Any Pet, What Would You Have and Why?” You will submit your students’ essays to the JFG Management Inc., McDonald’s office in Melbourne [...]

On March 31st the Viera High School Winter Guard competed in the Florida Federation of Color Guard Circuit (FFCC) Championships in Daytona Beach. Their performance of their 2012 show titled “Say” earned VHS 1st Place, making them the 2012 Scholastic Class AA Paradigm Division Champions. Viera High School has had a winter guard for only [...]

Someone Special Barbara Moore Words to live by: “To whom much is given, much is required.” Barbara Annette Cole Moore received her undergraduate degree in education from Tuskegee University and continued her studies to attain her doctorate in theology and Christian education. She has conducted countless workshops and seminars throughout the U.S and served as [...]

By Linda Wiggins Viera’s growing business community now includes one of the world’s largest insurance agencies. Ted Todd Allstate recently moved into the Seacoast Bank building in front of the Avenue Viera. “We felt this was where the population was growing, with a perfect mix of retirees and young families, great schools and shopping,” said [...]

By Linda Wiggins Are you looking for just the right cheese to start off your meal? Viera Publix cheese specialist Becke Parkhurst might suggest a nice triple-crème Brie, which you could bake in a crust and serve with jam and walnuts. How about a nice Gouda from cows that sleep on waterbeds, or a cheese [...]