Features

Fierce alligator eyes peer above the still, green waters of the marsh. The powerful tail paddles from side to side, propelling the dark, lizard-like body. The dangerous reptile crawls from the water and prowls through tall grass near the muddy shore.

Question: What pecks at its shell when it’s ready to be born? Answer: A hermit crab. So begins an easy-to-read book sure to delight the kindergarten set.

At 6366 20th Street in Vero Beach, there is a century-old safe that has endured two fires, a two-story fall and a 1,300-mile move. The safe sits in the back room of Bill’s TV, and it tells a fraction of the story of the Kaser family, who have been residents of Indian River County for over half a century.

In the midst of the village of Windsor stands a spacious and stately house which quietly and appropriately manifests its Southern antecedents.

When they saw the oversized lot abundant with impressive oaks, they knew they had found the perfect property. The house itself, however, was another matter.

“Any given day,” says Sheriff Deryl Loar, “75-100 youngsters are given refuge from the hazards and temptations out there. When they’re at Dasie Hope, I don’t have to worry about them.”

Before the intense fire was brought under control, the Wet Lab, a classroom and a second building that housed bathroom facilities, were totally consumed – a total of 4,500 square feet of space and half of the ELC’s structures.

Here on the Treasure Coast, we live in a paddler’s paradise. Just outside our doors we have access to countless launch locations and ideal paddling conditions, and canoes and kayaks provide the perfect vehicles for exploring the natural beauty that surrounds us.

When it comes time to hang up their white coats and/or surgical gowns, these three doctors go their separate ways, pursuing passions that most of us only dream about. Here are their stories.

If you’ve just moved to the area it would be hard to imagine what Easter Lily Lane looked like up until four years ago.

RedStick Golf Club maintains a quiet profile in Vero Beach and its 275 members like it that way.