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Stephanie LaBaff

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Island hotels agree: ‘Things couldn’t be going any better!’

After a scary shortage of guests during the pandemic summer of 2020, island hotels are back on track, ...

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Custom ‘Moorings’ home with deep-water dock is a sailor’s delight

It was fair winds and following seas that brought Juliana McIntyre and Skip Willauer to The Moorings. When ...

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Teens’ success speaks to impact of Vero Beach Rowing

Vero Beach Rowing kept up the pace throughout the pandemic, never letting it keep their rowers from powering ...

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Outta site! Events find new homes at versatile venues

As the country continues its move toward business as usual, local nonprofits are getting ready to once again ...

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Nest case scenario: Coastal Connections Turtle Dig a success

Sea turtle enthusiasts were really diggin’ the Coastal Connections Turtle Dig last Wednesday morning, getting a close look ...

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Artistic animals help make H.A.L.O.’s mission paw-sible

Several burgeoning four-legged artists recently displayed their abstract works of art at the Steve Diossy Marine Art Gallery ...

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Grall details state’s renewed early education emphasis

Early learning advocates, community leaders, childcare providers and educators, and funders were recently invited by Childcare Resources of ...

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Tropical elegance close to town in Oceanridge pool home

The 5,318-square-foot, multi-level home at 1966 Ocean Ridge Circle is a rare find, according to Lucy Hendricks, a ...

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All across the county, pent-up patriotism bursts Fourth!

The Independence Day weekend was packed with patriotic pride, with residents eager to shake off those COVID blues ...

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Kenneth Earl Padgett, visionary developer, dies at 100

Kenneth Earl Padgett, a longtime resident of Vero Beach who was developer of the island Holiday Inn, the ...

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Vero painter Glen Bottalico’s creative passion endures

Glen Bottalico says she began her love affair with art at an early age and has directed that ...

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Elegant, private Ambersand home a tropical treasure

The owner of the two-story home at 11699 Hwy. A1A in Ambersand Beach found quite a treasure along ...