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Stephanie LaBaff

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Aerial Antics Circus fetes 50 years of elevated entertainment

The Vero Beach Recreation Department celebrated high-flyin’ fun during the 50th annual Aerial Antics Circus, held at the ...

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‘An artist’s canvas’: Pool home set in intimate island neighborhood

As you travel along the meandering, oak-canopied streets of the Maroon Village Shores community in Indian River Shores, ...

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Smietanka’s oil paintings reflect his fondness for Florida life

Jerry Smietanka says his love of the outdoors, and particularly rivers and oceans, began during his childhood, playing ...

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‘An easy-living home’: Custom details define ‘Anchor’ residence

When you enter the driveway of the well-built house at 175 Springline Dr. in the Anchor subdivision in ...

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Scholarship Foundation fetes past and present recipients

The Scholarship Foundation of Indian River County celebrated nearly six decades of support for local students at its ...

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Exploration is Pat Willis’ artistic ‘resin’ d’etre

Resin artist Pat Willis discovered her passion for art amid a period of her life that was comprised ...

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‘Legacy estate home’: Unique Riomar residence has golf and ocean views

The estate at 991 Greenway Lane in Riomar enjoys breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean to the east ...

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Energy and color flow freely in Caldwell’s abstract art

Judy Caldwell has a passionate approach to the creation of her abstract artworks that combines a lively burst ...

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Charming Bethel by the Sea beach cottage comes furnished

If there’s a place that says, “cozy beach cottage with modern conveniences,” it’s the recently renovated home at ...

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Cinco de Mayo, my! Fiesta flavor spices up May Pops

Attendees of the 33rd annual May Pops Spring Concert at the Windsor polo field enjoyed a musical fiesta ...

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Lakefront home has a ‘villa feel’ in River Club at Carlton

When they retired, Robert and Laurel Teppert were living on the West Coast of Florida and decided they ...

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Mardy’s USTA tourney: Straight-sets success for kids

All eyes were on the ball as it was lobbed back and forth across the net during the ...