writing & photos by Sherry Nist “Welcome to Paradise” is an oft repeated greeting in Vero Beach. My conversations with Vero’s residents frequently include the word “paradise”. I like to ask residents I …
A Fantabulous Family Art Zone
writing & photos by Sherry Nist Get in the Art Zone & prepare to be absolutely amazed! Whether you are shy of 9 months or 99 years old, Vero Beach Museum of Art’s new interactive …
Vero Beach Lifeguard Association (VBLA): Life Saving & Public Safety in Need of a New “House of Refuge”
written by Sherry Nist Humiston Park, VBLA “House of Refuge” Any Santa out there want to be the hero to Vero Beach residents, visitors & our very hard working public safety organization that protects our …
Taste, Toast & Celebrate Together: Chefs, Charities & Celebs Right Here in Vero
Get Tickets NOW for the Inaugural Vero Beach Food, Wine & Music Event (VBFWM) February 16-18, 2018 written by Sherry Nist Before your Holiday eggnog curdles or your New Year’s bubbly goes flat, make …
Gifts by the Sea: A Few of My Favorite Things
compiled by Sherry Nist Mele Kalikimaka has always been my favorite Christmas greeting though I did not have the fortune to grow up in Vero Beach or any beach town for that matter. I think …
Fore The Love of Water Hazards
written by Sherry Nist Water hazards are cursed by golfers the world over for their ability to swallow dozens of golf balls on any given day. Embarrassment and other hazards lying in and around the …
Riomar Oceanfront Gem – One of the LAST Sanctuaries of Vintage Paradise on the Atlantic Seaboard
Rory O’Dare found Vero & our Barrier Island in much the same way as Riomar’s founders. While the Old Riomar guard came south, Rory, moved himself and his family north, leaving Miami Beach around thirty …
Meet Me at the Sexton, Plaza That Is- Vero’s Oceanside Gem & Home to the Famous Dolphinettes
written by Sherry Nist historical background by Scott Corey Any Floridian, whether you are a salty old native (Cracker, perhaps?) or a newer import, surely has heard of the Miami Dolphins. But let’s get a …
Grounded & Going Places: Take Notice of this Vero Beach Voice
The world is Jackie Steil’s oyster. This Vero Beach High School senior has music in her soul AND the drive and smarts to take that talent wherever she chooses to go. Jackie is insightful and mature beyond her years …
Loving & Protecting the Lagoon for a Quarter Century
As Vero’s weather heats up, so to does activity in and around the Indian River Lagoon. Daily, hundreds of hopeful fish fanatics are casting lines from its shores or from a boat hoping to land Vero’s Best …
“Great Children Just Don’t Happen” – Karate & Comportment in Vero
View Event Details for 39th Annual Vero Beach Karate Tournament Vero Beach Karate Association (VBKA) is “old school” Vero. Head Instructor and Founder Mr. Willis has been running the show and molding kind, polite and …
“Wholistic” Care: A New National Trend in Your Backyard
Changes in healthcare and health insurance are red hot topics. Few of us escape the heavily bureaucratic and confusing world that is modern medicine. Insurance companies seem to be holding the reigns – leaving healthcare consumers, pharmacists …
Caching for Treasure on the Treasure Coast
The Treasure Coast abounds with treasures of all kinds: shipwreck bounty; shell, coral, wood and glass gifts from the sea; prehistoric shark teeth and even Vero Man. Treasure hunters continue to delight themselves with rare …