BUZZ: Bieber, Serval cats, and Cockroaches for Valentine’s Day?

Quilted Giraffe officially closes Tuesday following auction

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Nearly six months after Patrick Tomassi's wife wandered away from a restaurant they both own, the husband has decided to close the eatery for good. An auction was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Quilted Giraffe, where items were sold including tables, chairs, kitchen equipment and a piano. "It's just not the same," said 57-year-old Patrick Tomassi, who entertained guests with his wife Assunta "Susy" Tomassi at the Quilted Giraffe, 500 U.S. 1. "It's not the same positive energy to entertain anybody." Assunta Tomassi, 73, hasn't been seen since she left the upscale cuisine restaurant March 16. The Tomassi family and Indian River County sheriff's deputies have searched for the woman ever since - including throughout ...

Sebastian Earth Day 2011

Children make pinecone birdfeeders using peanut butter and birdseed during the 2011 Earth Day celebration at Sebastian's Riverview Park. File

Are you ready for school to start?

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- School starts Aug. 22 and kids are sure to be squeezing every last moment of fun - and sleep - they can before the day comes that they rush to catch the bus. VeroNews.com has put together a Back to School guide complete with bus routes, how to keep your students healthy and safe and lists of important phone numbers and other pieces of important information that is just as valuable now as it will be mid-year. Also included in the guide is a school-only calendar that currently has the dates of when school is in session, out for breaks, when report cards are distributed, and when the FCATs will be administered. It is our goal ...