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Samantha Baita

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Vero nostalgia reigns at exhilarating Pioneer Family Reunion

It was a reunion like no other, one in which descendants of Vero’s pioneer families gathered at the ...

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Students support Ukrainian teen with ‘Fashion for Freedom’

A terrific venue, a sold-out house, impeccable execution and the unwavering determination of Indian River Charter High School ...

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Vero welcomes Ukrainian student with open arms

One of the island’s newest residents, teenager Sophia Hlushchenko, escaped her Russian-occupied homeland in Ukraine and arrived in ...

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McKee’s Waterlily fest: Awestruck visitors bask in beauty

Early on a sunny Saturday, dozens of visitors waited in line for the 8:30 a.m. opening of McKee ...

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Excitement here for Ukrainian student’s arrival

Eight months after 16-year-old Ukrainian student Sophia Hlushchenko submitted a video application to Indian River Charter High School’s ...

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Headline snooze: Uninspired plans for old Press Journal site

After languishing for years, the vacant three-parcel property on U.S. 1 where the defunct Press Journal building used ...

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Charter High striving to bring Ukrainian teen to Vero

While final exams and summer vacation plans consume most high schoolers right now, a group of Indian River ...

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Crab-E-Bills closing, to dismay of seafood catchers and eaters

Crab-E-Bills is closing June 1. The popular Sebastian seafood market occupies the west side of the old, dilapidated ...

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Young singers soar at Vero Opera’s Rising Stars concert

The stage at the Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center was dramatically empty, save for a vast, ...

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Plenty of palazzo pizzazz at Opera’s Grand Masque Ball

The soaring marble foyer and elegant dining hall of the Grand Harbor Golf Club was transformed for one ...

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Patriots for Puppies: Affectionate salute to vets’ ‘best friends’

The beautiful Pointe West clubhouse was radiant with red, white and blue, and the hum of conversation and ...

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Pooches put best paws forward at ‘Bark in the Park’

Canines ruled the school at the Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County’s 12th annual, exceedingly ...