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Once class begins at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, Maryann Grodin and her classmates hang up their hats and get started painting. Photo by Steven Martine

Vero Beach Museum of Art Honors Veterans

Vero Beach Museum of Art celebrates military veterans with art classes that foster creative expression and camaraderie
Childcare Resources executive director Shannon McGuire Bowman has big plans for the next phase of the organization’s growth. Photo by Steven Martine

Grade-A Performance at Childcare Resources

Childcare Resources of Indian River enlists the University of Florida’s Lastinger Center to put its methods to the test
Kiley sits among the flowers, snacks in hand. Photo by Bob Joy

Chimpanzees Find Peace at Save the Chimps

At the sprawling Save the Chimps sanctuary in Fort Pierce, resident chimpanzees enjoy a safe and dignified retirement
On the court in Boulevard Tennis & Padel Club. Photo by Steven Martine

Padel Holds Court in Vero Beach

Padel is on the rise in Vero Beach and around the world
A roseate spoonbill comes in for a landing. Photo by Sam Wolfe

Spotting the Roseate Spoonbills of Stick Marsh

Stick Marsh in Fellsmere is home to hundreds of roseate spoonbills. Head out on the trail with Birdwatching guides David and Dee Simpson.

Explore the Area

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A Passion for Patients

Donating her medical services comes naturally to Dr. Nancy Baker.
Kristen Johnson makes time to give this lucky pooch some love

Everyday Miracles at Local Animal Shelters

Shelter workers face many challenges, but they wouldn’t trade jobs with anyone
McKee Botanical Gardens waterlilies. Photos by JPR Images 2

Waterlily Celebration Returns to McKee Botanical Garden

Enjoy the garden’s 80-plus waterlily varieties and vote for your favorite entry in the Seventeenth Annual Waterlily Photo Contest on June 18
Propelled by an Atlas V rocket, an environmental satellite soars into space just after its 2016 launch from Kennedy Space Center. A joint venture of NASA and NOAA, it sends weather-related images back to Earth. The photo was taken from the end of Gifford Dock Road in Vero Beach. Photo by Sam Wolfe

Living Space on the Treasure Coast

Proximity to Cape Canaveral’s launchpads makes Treasure Coast residents gravitate toward all things NASA and astronomy
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Opening Doors

Sometimes uncertain times require a fresh approach, even to fresh produce. Brittany Swartz, manager of the Farmers Market Oceanside, created the Farmers Market drop off program to ensure that local artisans could get their products to customers, without anyone having to leave the safety of home.
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Cycling and Recycling

Cycling is an excellent way both to explore and get exercise. In the Vero Beach community, it also provides the opportunity to give back.

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Fashion Forward with Jen Fourmont Brannen

What does a woman do when her values are increasingly at odds with her career? When she seeks, but cannot find, high-quality swimwear that...

World of Glass

Meet Karen LaMonte, the artist behind the sculpture "Reclining Dress Absence" in the VBMA's permanent collection at VBMA.

LOCAL FLAVOR

Zach Saunders Dishes Creative Cuisine On the Go

Chef Zach Saunders takes international cuisine on the road and serve an eclectic gourmet menu from his food truck, Dolly’s Table

In the Kitchen with Steve Cataldo

At Blue Agave in Vero Beach, Chef Steve Cataldo can make the most of his culinary skills with a menu of fusion favorites

HOME GARDEN

Green Thumb in the White Sand

The key to successful gardening in Florida is to cooperate with nature

A Slice of Paradise

These Connecticut empty-nesters found the perfect spot to build their dream home in John's Island. "We love the people and the relaxed, low-key vibe; we really just fit in here," Nancy Ozizmir says.

LOCAL HISTORY

Exploring History

The discrepancy in where Juan Ponce de Leon landed is significant — about 150 miles. Of interest to Indian River County residents is that, instead of four counties away, 20th century historian and navigator Douglas Peck estimates that the historic landing took place in the southern stretch of neighboring Brevard County, just a few miles north of what is now the Sebastian Inlet.

The Gang’s All Here

Over the years, while Vero Beach has been become home to thousands of solid citizens, it appears that it was also home to a few bad apples of the gangster variety also walked our streets decades ago. “Entrepreneurs” John J. Williams and Harry Roberts leased what would later become the Ocean Grill, but they hailed from the Chicago nightclub scene and its organized crime-affiliated gambling establishments.