Gold Star moms’ Walk-a-Thon: Save our vulnerable veterans

I must admit: I’ve got mixed emotions about the impending demolition of what many longtime Vero Beach residents call the “old Press Journal building.”. As many of you know, I began my full-time newspaper career there as a cops-and-courts reporter about 100 years ago – or so it seems, anyway – before embarking on a rewarding sports-writing venture that took me to Jacksonville, New York, Los Angeles and Denver, and ultimately brought me back to Vero Beach.

Vero Native, Susan Hale, to Show Abstracts at Center for Spiritual Care Feb. 3-28 Susan Hale’s abstract paintings will be shown at the Center for Spiritual Care in Vero Beach Feb. 3-28. The exhibition, titled “Journeys,” will include paintings that have been described as otherworldly. Curator-critic Ellen...

South barrier island residents who live outside the Vero Beach city limits are now locked into receiving their water, wastewater and reclaimed water services from Vero for at least the next 30 years, paying the same rates as island customers who live in the city. On the same Tuesday morning...

The Christmas tree at the Orchid Island Golf and Beach Club was surrounded by a mound of accumulated gift items suitable for the Island of Misfit Toys. But these brand-new toys were destined for the homes of children living in Fellsmere, who would be attending the annual Operation Hope Santa Claus Christmas Festival held the week before Christmas.

Vital Vero health organizations – from the VNA to the Mental Health Association and numerous others – were in mourning last week over the sudden passing of Kathleen (Kathie) Pierce, 76, whose death left a great void in our community. Pierce, who died Jan. 15, led a life...

In a mere 10 years, Vero Beach has gone from a quiet retirement community dismissively called “Zero Beach” by some to national and even international renown, widely known to wealthy homebuyers and superstar brokers in New York, Miami, Los Angeles and London as the Hamptons of Florida. Evidence...

Breeze Airways’ first commercial flight into Vero Beach next Thursday night is a sellout – and more are expected. “Breeze representatives have repeatedly told me that ticket sales for flights into and out of Vero Beach have been more robust than they expected,” Vero Beach Airport Director Todd Scher said last week. “They’re not only happy with the early response, but they’re also excited about their future here.”

Even though it’s nearly a month along, the year still has its beginnings, especially when it comes to the Live! From Vero Beach concerts at the Emerson Center. The new year kicks off musically Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. with a performance by guitarist Dave Mason, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 as the guitarist for the rock group Traffic. Jan. 26. Tickets are $45 to $70. Next up is Classic Albums Live performing Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” album. This is the album with the iconic “Go Your Own Way.” They perform next week, Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $35 to $85. Get tickets by calling 800-595-4849 or visit MusicWorksConcerts.com. The Emerson Center is at 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach.

More than eight months after the death of 89-year-old John’s Island resident Christopher Clark Ingraham from injuries sustained in the two-car crash on A1A in May, a 60-year-old Orchid woman has been arrested and charged with three serious felonies for striking the Ingrahams’ car from behind at 87 miles per hour in a 45-mile-per-hour zone and operating a vehicle with an estimated blood alcohol level of three times the legal limit.

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A man was jailed after deputies said he attempted to deliver one pound of methamphetamine to an unknown individual in the Whispering Palms neighborhood. Davon Quadre Taylor, 25, of Oxford, was arrested on a variety of charges including trafficking a controlled substance; unlawful use of...

Jaydan Jonathan Exilus, 19, of the 1200 block of 12th Avenue, Vero Beach; Status: Released Thursday on $10,000 bond; Charge(s): two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Malin Ezekiel Goss, 19, of the 100 block of 10th Court, Vero Beach; Status: Held on $11,000 bond; Charge(s): two counts...