KC Crain is an important leader at Crain Communications, a large publishing company headquartered in Detroit. But when it comes to time off, he looks with fondness to the Thanksgivings he spends in Vero Beach with extended family. Crain says, “When I think of all the business conversations between my parents, my brother and myself sitting around tables at John’s Island and Windsor, it makes me smile … the most important thing is our Thanksgiving together.”
The discrepancy in where Juan Ponce de Leon landed is significant — about 150 miles. Of interest to Indian River County residents is that, instead of four counties away, 20th century historian and navigator Douglas Peck estimates that the historic landing took place in the southern stretch of neighboring Brevard County, just a few miles north of what is now the Sebastian Inlet.
Duncan Riefler’s plans of playing basketball for the Wimbledon Hoop Stars were dashed when he tore his ACL in a game in 2009. The injury opened a door for a new love to emerge. Riefler, a Windsor resident, learned to fly and soon found himself purchasing his own plane. Named “Grace,” after Grace Kelly and lovingly restored, the two are up to amazing things.
A local company is planting a new idea and cultivating it into the next big thing.
Lifelong success requires navigation derived equally from the head and the heart. Arnold Desmarais brings this balanced approach to his life as an artist.
Tatan Nelson, Master Scuba Instructor, is always comfortable in the water, be it as a scuba diver, a photography enthusiast taking shots of exotic sea creatures 60 feet down or as a skilled, graceful swimmer skimming on the surface of a lake or in the ocean.
For over 20 years, Dennis Kass has been painstakingly collecting paintings that today comprise a varied and vibrant art collection.
In the midst of the Second World War, in October 1943, members of the Indian River Garden Club voted to set aside $25 from their budget to plant an avenue of laurel oaks on Riverra Boulevard to honor the troops deployed in the war.
Jon Foote, an established architect, didn’t set out to be a beach artist. It just happened.
Dr. Robert Snow, an eminent neurosurgeon and resident of Windsor, has a two-pronged life. He practices medicine in New York City during a shortened week and spends long weekends playing golf in Vero Beach.
Four prominent doctors officially founded Cleveland Clinic in a four-story building on 93rd Street.
Barbara Kaytes, a highly respected and talented floral designer from the New York metropolitan area, moved to Windsor in 2016
In a greatly fortuitous happening for Vero Beach, Indian River Medical Center has partnered with the Arubah Neuroscience Institute to create a state-of–the-art stroke facility capable of treating the most complex cerebrovascular diseases.
Mary Louise O’Sullivan, a recognized Florida marine and wildlife artist, has a background steeped in art.
Vero Beach native Justin Rathbun scores the best seat in the house for the Broadway phenomenon ‘Hamilton’
Herb Fitz Gibbon II is a man of illustrious accomplishments both on and off the tennis court.
Each generation of the Porsche family begets its own generation of sports car.
Polo, an ancient and revered equestrian team sport, continues to reach new heights in Vero Beach.
“When people ask what I do, I say I draw and paint. I find the label ‘artist’ to be an odd one," says Henrik Simonsen
As painter Isabelle Beutell Dayton transitions from representational toward abstract, her focus remains on calmness
Vero economist says a return to small business is the key for Americans to dream big again
Kim Weissenborn’s artistic pursuits are as varied as the colors in her palette
