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Island’s biggest homebuilder saving oaks to preserve Vero’s ‘Old Florida’ ambiance

Near the end of a roller coaster year for the construction and real estate industries, GHO Homes continues ...

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New COVID-19 infections locally surge last week

The number of new COVID-19 infections locally surged last week, rising 54 percent to 97 cases here, according ...

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Island beaches need major infusion of sand

Replenishing the barrier island’s 22.4 miles of beaches mangled by Hurricane Nicole, and by Hurricane Ian six weeks ...

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Instant buildings: Tilt-wall construction a traffic stopper

Turns out tilt-wall construction is more than just a super-strong building technique, producing steel and concrete structures that, ...

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Medical Examiner to get state-of-art facility

Indian River County commissioners voted unanimously last week to approve paying up to $5.5 million in design and ...

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COVID-19 here seen up slightly during holidays

As we enter our third Christmas holiday season since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, new infections are ...

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Fellsmere Chief Keith Touchberry to run for sheriff

Fellsmere Police Chief Keith Touchberry is running for sheriff again. Touchberry, 58, who filed the required paperwork with ...

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Former Mayor Winger: He fought to ‘Keep Vero Vero’

Before his passing last week at age 84 from cancer, Castaway Cove resident and former Vero mayor Richard ...

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As holidays begin, COVID-19 spread locally is very low

As families gather together over turkey and stuffing to celebrate Thanksgiving, and to prepare for the holiday season, ...

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Off-leash dog beach runs into firestorm of Shores opposition

Now-retired County Commission Chairman Peter O’Bryan’s plan to establish an off-leash, dog-friendly beach park has run into a ...

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Building boom getting underway on Central Beach oceanfront

A minor building boom is getting underway along the Central Beach oceanfront, with three new homes totaling more ...

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GT Rhodes closing its doors after 41 years

By month’s end, one of the most familiar and popular clothing shops on the island, GT Rhodes Menswear, ...