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County expands utilities boundary, despite fears of overdevelopment

After years of study and contentious public debate, the county commission last Tuesday voted 4-1 to formally expand ...

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Tourism turmoil elsewhere in U.S. but little pain here in Vero

Confusing federal policy announcements and public statements that offended many Canadians all combined to strike a serious blow ...

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Report: Shores vulnernable to severe flooding

A Category 5 hurricane is the biggest fear of most coastal Floridians, but Coastal Waterways – a Vero-based ...

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Latest mall plan calls for demolishing Sears building, adding stand-alone retail

A new site plan submitted in early April by Illinois developer DTS Properties calls for demolishing the former ...

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Doctor’s slander lawsuit dismissed after confidential settlement pact

A slander suit brought by Vero Beach osteopath Christopher Olenek against local pharmacist Gregory DeCrescenzo has been dismissed ...

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Stage now set for $8 million Riverside Theatre expansion

The Vero Beach City Council members approved plans last week for a 5,803-square-foot expansion of Riverside Theatre. Plans ...

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2 retirements leave leadership void at Chamber of Commerce

Two high-level retirements have left the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce without a chief executive or an ...

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Round Island park vandalism puts security in spotlight

Sometime after dark one night in March, vandals drove vehicles into the center grass field at Round Island ...

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Previous owners of Rock City Gardens sue new owners for $1.35M breach of contract

Thomas and Rhonda Lowe, longtime owners of Rock City Gardens, are suing Stanoy Tassev, who purchased the garden ...

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County selects first batch of environmentally sensitive properties to purchase and preserve

The County Commission last week identified 560 acres of environmentally sensitive land that it hopes to buy for ...

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Appeals court backs Cleveland Clinic’s motion to dismiss wrongful death suit

Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital has prevailed in appealing a lower court ruling, effectively ending a negligence lawsuit ...

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Oil, tar soil island beaches for first time in years

Oil and tar have been washing ashore, mucking up the sand on barrier island beaches for the first ...