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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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State OKs non-controversial curriculum in time for school district deadline

The school district’s three-month-long contretemps over the elementary school English curriculum for the upcoming school year has been ...

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School district is joining forces with Foundation

The school district has partnered with the Education Foundation of Indian River County to try to tap into ...

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Prime lots, great river views, but few houses

Grand Harbor is the scene of the Great Vero Real Estate Mystery of 2021. For reasons unknown, 142 ...

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Massive home on Ocean Drive sells for $16.8 million

An oceanfront home once listed for $35 million – a record asking price for Vero at that time ...

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‘Bahamas or Bust!’ – Grady Bunch resumes annual Abacos cruise

As the Vero Beach “Grady Bunch” prepares for its annual summer boat trip to the Bahamas, Brian Cunningham ...

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Municipal Marina feuds with non-marina boaters

The Vero Beach Municipal Marina, which “prides itself on being a center for maritime information and hospitality for ...

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Vero asks for safety audit of Twin Pairs

The Vero Beach City Council has asked state transportation officials to look at options for improving safety on ...

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Trial in wrongful death lawsuit against Sheriff’s Office and deputy postponed

A $10 million wrongful-death lawsuit filed against the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office and a deputy who fatally ...

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Construction on 17th St. bridge to drag into fall

The 17th Street bridge will be under construction with limited traffic flow through at least October, when the ...

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‘Hidden inventory’ fueling record sales of island real estate

With the number of homes listed for sale on the island at a historic low, real estate agents ...

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Effort underway to push state to approve alternate K-5 curriculum

The Florida Board of Education has until Tuesday, July 6 to approve the K-5 English Language Arts curriculum ...