Model sailboats date back to the Valley of the Kings in ancient Egypt. The Indian River Model Sailing Club keeps the tradition alive at Hobart Park in Vero Beach, meeting nearly every day to race boats. According to the club's commodore, "You get all the thrill of sailing without all the work!"
It's hard to imagine a time when the Sebastian Inlet didn't connect the Indian River Lagoon to the Atlantic Ocean. Today's peaceful waters belie the inlet's storied past.
When Melissa and David Bowser decided to renovate the John's Island condo that had belonged to Melissa's parents, they handed over the keys to a team of carefully chosen professionals, crossed their fingers and waved goodbye. It really came down to the trust factor.
Annual July Fourth fireworks displays recall the post-Revolutionary War optimism in the air during the early days of our republic.
Robert Horne and Dottie Emmons Horne met later in life, but they are making their years together count. Nowhere is this more evident than in the vibrant Vero Beach home they designed and built together.
Artist Douglas David brings the same expertise to his teaching as he does to his painting, traveling from his home studio in Indianapolis annually to teach classes and workshops at the Museum Art School at Vero Beach Museum of Art.
The wedding of local Drs. Divya and Anand Haryani was a celebration of family and time-honored traditions.
The lure of uncovering Spanish riches drew Terry Shannon onto local beaches with his metal detector. Now one of the area's most successful beach-based treasure hunters, he is often referred to as “legendary” or “the man!”
Pete Dye, who passed away earlier this year at the age of 94, was one of the world’s foremost golf architects.
The MacWilliam-Sexton union is one of those “happily ever after” tales that began a century ago when their great-grandfathers, Waldo Sexton and Alex MacWilliam Sr., put down roots in Indian River County.
On the Treasure Coast, at last count, 1,379 people have no place to call home. Of these, 26% are children.
What happens when a turtle is injured or sick? Hopefully, such a turtle may find itself at a place like the Brevard Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center.
These days, when so many people’s ability to make a living has been constrained by COVID-19, those of us fortunate enough to have the resources to give have a special opportunity to “make a life.”
Naval Air Station Vero Beach prepared pilots for the Pacific theater.
More than a century after its invention, the crossword is still going strong.
Melinda started Cooper & Co. 33 years ago, and Nancie bought Sigrid’s of Vero — without inventory — 27 years ago and made it her own.
Along with added sunshine, Jill and Peter Weise’s move to Vero Beach came with the construction of a family home perfectly suited to their needs.
Florida’s real estate market is robust, radiating good health in two important areas, according to the Florida Realtors Association.
David Croom founded Croom Construction Company in 1978, then building the first custom homes in John’s Island, including his own. Twenty years later, he saw the need for services that would take care of unoccupied homes during summer months when seasonal folks were away.
The first thing artist Minakshi De wants you to know is she’s a storyteller, that in place of words she uses paint, pastels and mixed media to give voice to the events that have shaped her life.
When women band together, they’re unstoppable — and with seven local women-owned-and-operated stores joining forces grassroots-style to launch a neighborhood, this time they’re out to change the face of the city.
At their peak, the Ais people fished and hunted, made pottery and tools, and even salvaged treasure — all in what is today the Vero Beach area.
