Congratulations 2025 graduates Viera HS keepsake inside, Holy Trinity, Pages 18, 19 May 2025 I Volume 17, Issue 4
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VIERA VOICE Matt Clark
Manatee Elementary School fifth and sixth grade Art Club students created a mosaic on a manatee sculpture.
Manatee mosaic mascot unveiled BY NICHOLE YUAN Manatees have always been a cherished visitor here in Florida. These gentle giants, sometimes
referred to as sea potatoes due to their round bodies and lazy demeanor, bring smiles to everyone who spots them floating around. It’s no surprise that Manatee
Elementary School was more than happy to accept the Fantasea the Manatee sculpture upon her retirement from the Melbourne Orlando International Airport.
However, once she arrived, no one really knew what to do with her until Katelyn Bergman, the school’s
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TIPS FROM THE TOP VIERA VOICE Steve Hollinger
Work has started on the Viera Town Center food truck park on 2.5 acres of lakefront property on Town Center Avenue. Story, page 29.
Town Center park in works BY MIKE GAFFEY
Lakeside dining in many different forms will be coming soon to Viera as Rockledge-based W+J Construction Corp. prepares the Viera Town Center food truck park along Town Center Avenue.
The 2.5-acre lakefront site will feature a stage, a bar, green space and lots of room for several food trucks and public events such as farmers markets and art shows. The food truck park will be across from the popular Urban Prime restaurant in Viera. The outdoor entertainment area
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won’t be a typical oval amphitheater with raised seats, according to Eva Rey, the senior vice president of community management and communications for the project developer The Viera Company. W+J Construction is aiming for an April 2026 completion date. VVx
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Later this month, thousands of high school seniors across Brevard County will graduate and receive their high school diplomas. Remember all the sacrifices made through the years — driving children back and forth to school, athletic practices and games, band, theater and clubs. There are many words of wisdom that are available for parents to give to their children. Viera Voice asked some of Brevard’s community leaders for words of advice they would pass along to this year’s graduating seniors. VVx
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