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The Patio, iconic Vero restaurant, closed and for sale

For the first time since Vero Beach pioneer Waldo Sexton began designing and building The Patio more than ...

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When COVID-19 hits home

Cloistered like dormmates, the five elderly men who died of COVID-19 over a 10-day span in April lived ...

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Private clubs again providing amenities shut by pandemic

Little by little, week by week, Vero’s golf and country clubs have begun reopening their facilities and providing ...

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Neville voice of reason on rapid Vero reopening

The City of Vero Beach last week sent a resolution to Gov. Ron DeSantis asking him to expedite ...

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Childcare a problem for parents ready to return to workplace

Shortages of toilet paper and bleach are not the only ones created by the COVID-19 health crisis. Quality ...

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Some laid-off workers in the county getting unemployment benefits; others still waiting

Unemployment checks have started flowing to some laid-off workers in Indian River County, but others have languished without ...

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Sonata Senior Living facility was proactive on coronavirus testing

In a sea of discouraging news about the spread of COVID-19 among the vulnerable residents of Florida senior ...

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Sebastian River Medical Center gets ‘D’ grade for safety from Leapfrog; Cleveland Clinic Indian River gets ‘B’

At a critical time for patient safety concerns, Sebastian River Medical Center has slipped to a ‘D’ for ...

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Chief judge hopes to reopen court house by June 1

Chief Judge Lawrence Mirman of the four-county circuit that includes Indian River wants to reopen courthouses along the ...

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Vero churches cautiously reopening for worship

In another sign of life edging back toward some kind of normal, at least one Vero Beach church ...

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Good news: Loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles nesting here earlier than usual

There was good news about sea turtles a month ago when county officials announced that leatherbacks – the ...

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Voters will decide in August whether to renew school tax

A referendum to renew a 50-cent property tax rate for the Indian River County School District seemed destined ...