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600 Beachland Elementary kids learn how to code

VERO BEACH — In an aging classroom jammed with kids at low tables, Scott Bartel broke out of ...

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Literacy Services to open new Tutor Training Center

Literacy Services of Indian River County has grown considerably since its founding by a small group of education-minded ...

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Migrant farmworker from Fellsmere meets Pope Francis

Elvire “Elvie” Francois will never forget the surreal moment last October when the most powerful person in Christendom ...

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Rotary Club mixes vintage fashion with Casablanca

Playing off New York Fashion Week, members of the Vero Beach Rotary Club transformed Riverside Theatre’s Orchid Lobby ...

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Holidays at McKee dazzles children of all ages

Every year new fads aim to create over-the-top holiday decorations, but McKee Botanical Garden has stayed true to ...

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Cattlemen’s Association dinner raises $8,000 for local scholarships

Stetsons and blue jeans were the principal couture du jour at the Indian River Cattlemen’s Association’s annual dinner ...

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Van Mele honored with Hope through Service Award

Richard Van Mele and his fellow members of the Notre Dame Club of Vero Beach were honored last ...

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Sip and Shop raises funds to benefit Harvest Food

Trude See got right into the spirit of things at last week’s Sip and Shop event to benefit ...

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Orchestra’s 25th anniversary: The show must go on

A potential disaster was flawlessly averted last Wednesday evening thanks to an extraordinarily gifted family of award-winning musicians. ...

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Ocean Drive Christmas Parade fills community with holiday spirit

For more than 30 years, the Vero Beach Christmas Parade on Ocean Drive has brought the community together ...

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Hibiscus Center stages Dazzling Masquerade Ball

Guests at the Dazzling Masquerade Ball to benefit the Hibiscus Children’s Center last Saturday, held at the Moorings ...

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Literacy Services holds Holiday Fest with real snow

The patches of snow at this year’s Family Holiday Fest at Riverside Park may not have looked like ...