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Sale of Sebastian medical practices delayed a week

The various physician practices scattered around the Sebastian River Medical Center and owned by the same bankrupt parent ...

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Skeptics see little benefit from law helping with hurricane prep grants

Under a new state law, condominium associations as of July 1 theoretically were able to apply for grants ...

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Sebastian hospital soldiers on as auction remains set for August 22

Barring possible further delays, it looks like we’ll know by Aug. 22 who the new owners will be ...

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Is another sidewalk really needed?

Will we ever be able to travel up and down the island along State Road A1A, or to ...

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Daily routine at Sebastian River hospital seems relatively normal

Spending a few hours of a normal weekday at and around the Sebastian River Medical Center, whose parent ...

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New project adds to frustration of A1A motorists

Motorists already weary from seemingly years-long construction projects along State Road A1A, the island’s main artery, now have ...

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Of hospitals for sale, Sebastian may be a catch

The Sebastian River Medical Center, now operating under bankruptcy protection, may not have looked very spiffy in recent ...

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Unassuming Vero antiques store has star-studded backstory

Why are a couple of retired chiropractors running a French antiques store in Vero Beach that used to ...

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Sebastian hospital operating OK with fall sale up in air

While no one in the know is talking right now about the future of the bankrupt Sebastian River ...

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Bridge club approves new bylaws with more stringent discipline

The Vero Beach Bridge Club now has a new set of bylaws, which doesn’t give its present Board ...

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All hands not on deck with Bridge Club board’s bid to win more power

The financially troubled Vero Beach Bridge Club plans to push through a comprehensive reform of its bylaws designed ...

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Dog owners, beware: Poisonous cane toads invade island

An unusually mild winter has caused another explosion of poisonous cane toads here, prompting warnings to pet owners ...