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2016

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Summer’s here! Gill begins pop-music journey

Indie pop singer and songwriter Summer Gill has spent her life immersed in music. Well-known around Stuart as ...

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Problem-plagued INEOS closing down; plant for sale

The $130 million INEOS biofuel plant on Oslo Road – which opened with great fanfare and huge government ...

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School District’s lack of transparency thwarts expert advice

The Indian River County School District could have gotten advice on its proposed $8.3 million tax anticipation note ...

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Coming up: Shakespeare takes center stage at high schools

All the county’s a stage next week when a touring group of actors from Cambridge University arrives to ...

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Two years after Duve murder, trial still not set

It has been two full years since former beachside banker Michael David Jones was indicted on first-degree murder ...

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For at-risk kids, ‘Crossover’ makes Mission: Possible

At first glance, Cathy De Schouwer and Antoine Jennings are an unlikely duo. But their disparate backgrounds actually ...

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School Board fights to block 2 new charters

The Indian River County School Board has filed a major brief in District Court as part of a ...

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Stylish nightspot Swine & Co. opens in Vero downtown

One of the more stylish nightspots to open in downtown Vero in years debuted over the weekend with ...

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A Sock-sess! Fifties fundraiser had ’em hopping

Tunes from the ’50s and ’60s filled the air at the 101-year-old Vero Beach Woman’s Club last Saturday ...

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Retailers try various September strategies

It’s the toughest time of the year for island retail shop owner Lisa Davidson. The kids are back ...

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Harak Rubio: Minimalist art, maximum talent

Harak Rubio is an artist who thinks big. With one eye set on art stardom, the Puerto Rican-born ...

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Was Tahiti-style wedding party a surprise? Isle say!

Tennis friends of Mary (Medlin) and Gene Simonsen threw a surprise Tahitian-themed wedding reception last Friday to make ...