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‘Rising Star’ quality pervades Vero Opera’s Masque Ball

Venice in the Golden Age of Opera was wonderfully channeled at the elegant Grand Harbor Club, which overflowed ...

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Next Friday will be end of an era for Jaycee Park’s Seaside Grill

Next Friday, April 22, will be a bittersweet day for the scores of regulars who have come to ...

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Ten-sational! Stunning performances at Rising Stars Opera Fest

Ten of the most exciting young voices in opera thrilled a sophisticated audience at the Vero Beach High ...

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Changing streetlight bulbs: It’s not a joke

How many calls to utility departments does it take to change a streetlight bulb? Well, when that bulb ...

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Long-delayed 12th Street subdivision suddenly takes shape

After years of preparation and delay, a 54-unit townhome development has suddenly materialized on 12th Street, just west ...

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The Orchid Town Council nixes Children’s Trust

The Orchid Town Council at its February meeting voted down a resolution that would have included the small ...

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Orchid Town Council may move its town hall

The Orchid Town Council is exploring new locations for its town hall, including a planned DiVosta Homes development ...

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Florida Senate proposing drastic cuts in support for arts

Vero’s cultural community mobilized last week as word spread that the state’s budget appropriation for the arts was ...

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A1A office building undergoes a $1 million transformation

You might do a double-take passing the two-level commercial building at 5055 A1A in Central Beach a few ...

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Orchid staffing drama concludes with clerk hire

When its newly hired town clerk officially starts work Feb. 11, the Town of Orchid will close the ...

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‘Outside’ influences inspire this quartet of plein air artists

The colorful, light-filled works of four members of Plein Air Painters of the Treasure Coast – Susan Miiller, ...

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Work may resume soon on bridges of Indian River County

Projects that dead in the water under two heavily traveled bridges spanning the Indian River Lagoon – Vero ...