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Excitement here for Ukrainian student’s arrival
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Excitement here for Ukrainian student’s arrival
by July 25 2024
Eight months after 16-year-old Ukrainian student Sophia Hlushchenko submitted a video application to Indian River Charter High School’s ...
Headline snooze: Uninspired plans for old Press Journal site
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Headline snooze: Uninspired plans for old Press Journal site
by May 30 2024
After languishing for years, the vacant three-parcel property on U.S. 1 where the defunct Press Journal building used ...
Charter High striving to bring Ukrainian teen to Vero
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Charter High striving to bring Ukrainian teen to Vero
by May 28 2024
While final exams and summer vacation plans consume most high schoolers right now, a group of Indian River ...
Crab-E-Bills closing, to dismay of seafood catchers and eaters
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Crab-E-Bills closing, to dismay of seafood catchers and eaters
by May 08 2024
Crab-E-Bills is closing June 1. The popular Sebastian seafood market occupies the west side of the old, dilapidated ...
Young singers soar at Vero Opera’s Rising Stars concert
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Young singers soar at Vero Opera’s Rising Stars concert
by May 06 2024
The stage at the Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center was dramatically empty, save for a vast, ...
Plenty of palazzo pizzazz at Opera’s Grand Masque Ball
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Plenty of palazzo pizzazz at Opera’s Grand Masque Ball
by April 04 2024
The soaring marble foyer and elegant dining hall of the Grand Harbor Golf Club was transformed for one ...
Patriots for Puppies: Affectionate salute to vets’ ‘best friends’
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Patriots for Puppies: Affectionate salute to vets’ ‘best friends’
by March 29 2024
The beautiful Pointe West clubhouse was radiant with red, white and blue, and the hum of conversation and ...
Pooches put best paws forward at ‘Bark in the Park’
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Pooches put best paws forward at ‘Bark in the Park’
by February 15 2024
Canines ruled the school at the Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County’s 12th annual, exceedingly ...
End to repairs at Conn Beach boardwalk in sight
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End to repairs at Conn Beach boardwalk in sight
by February 12 2024
Finally! Some 15 months after Hurricane Nicole swept across Indian River County, final repairs at the south end ...
Hallmark of compassion endures as Community Church turns 100
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Hallmark of compassion endures as Community Church turns 100
by February 06 2024
In February 1924, the Village of Vero Beach – still just “Vero” – was only five years old, ...
Seaside Grill’s re-opening comes as early Christmas gift
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Seaside Grill’s re-opening comes as early Christmas gift
by December 23 2023
It’s open at last! The Seaside Grill, Jaycee Park’s iconic eatery, re-opened its doors Dec. 12 just in ...
Vero veterinarian offers new treatment for dogs with cancer
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Vero veterinarian offers new treatment for dogs with cancer
by December 06 2023
A cancer diagnosis tends to be devastating, whether the diagnosis is for oneself or a family member. And ...