It looks like the biggest tropical storm of the season is more likely to hit the Carolinas than anywhere in Florida. The Florida haters are very disappointed at this development.
If you like true crime podcasts (and I know many of you do), Indian River State College has some good news for you. Students there can now work on real-life cold cases. This is due to a shortage of experienced detectives, many of whom retired during or after the COVID years. So maybe it’s time to check into classes?
There hasn’t been a formal announcement, but the sleuths who pay attention to public filings discovered that a new cafe is set to open on 20th Street in Vero Beach.
Breeze announced a few international routes. Will they include flights from Vero Beach airport? They will start flights to Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Mexico from some of their US hubs, and locals are hopeful that Vero is on the list.
The Vero Beach housing market is doing better than many other places in Florida, and many other places in the US.
Short sales are back. In a sign that the housing market is going to stay weak, some builders are offloading their houses for less than what they owe.
There was some drama at the Sebastian River Hospital ER as officers were in an armed standoff for a while. The situation didn’t escalate and one man was taken into custody.
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