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The American flag, affixed atop the SS Breconshire off the coast of Vero Beach, is the spot where people gather on the Fourth of July. Photo by Joe Semkow

Making Waves During Swim to the Wreck

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Pride and purpose inspire Vero Beach reef lovers to celebrate Independence Day with a swim to a shallow shipwreck
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Chloe and Christopher Douglas. Photo by Alex Musil Photography

Inside Three Couples’ Vero Beach Weddings

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Congratulations to three pairs of newlyweds! Let’s take a look at their Vero Beach weddings
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Young continues to seek information on Jim Williams and Robert Palmer, whose common names render record searches practically useless. Photo by Kelly Rogers.jpg

Tony Young Leaves No Stone Unturned

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Despite Tony Young's efforts to tell the stories of the 90 fallen servicemen honored at Memorial Island, a few remain shrouded in mystery
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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

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Vero Beach Museum of Art celebrates military veterans with art classes that foster creative expression and camaraderie
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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

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Childcare Resources of Indian River enlists the University of Florida’s Lastinger Center to put its methods to the test
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Explore the Area

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A Passion for Patients

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

Everyday Miracles at Local Animal Shelters

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

Waterlily Celebration Returns to McKee Botanical Garden

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Enjoy the garden’s 80-plus waterlily varieties and vote for your favorite entry in the Seventeenth Annual Waterlily Photo Contest on June 18
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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

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

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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

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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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VERO STYLE

Fashion Forward with Jen Fourmont Brannen

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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...
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World of Glass

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

Zach Saunders Dishes Creative Cuisine On the Go

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

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

Getting Your Home Turf Ready for Summer

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It’s May—time to maximize turfgrass resiliency and prepare for hurricane season
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Green Thumb in the White Sand

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

Exploring History

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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.
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The Gang’s All Here

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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.
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