At long last, we have a hit. PUCKETT'S MOVIE PICKS Mark Puckett reviews Coyote vs. Acme I was 20 when Who Framed Roger Rabbit burst onto the screen in 1988, though the live-action hybrid stretches back to 1900’s silent short The Enchanted Drawing, and down through the dismal depths of Space Jam: A New Legacy. At long last, we have a hit. Coyote vs. Acme finally gives Wile E. Coyote his day in court against the corporate behemoth that supplied his defective anvils. Naturally,

Getty Images You've got two days left to catch special screenings of Steel Magnolias and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. AMC Indian River 24, part of a nationwide tribute to her legacy running through September 2. Was this forwarded to you by a friend? Scroll to the bottom of the page and sign up to never miss a Vero minute! Visit the Home page to explore all stories. Visit The Week Ahead to see a curated list of upcoming events.

Something special is being unveiled at McKee Botanical Garden during this weekend's second annual Rare & Exotic Orchid Exhibition & Sale! And you can be among the first to hear about it -- before anyone else. Fill out this form to sign up for the early reveal before the gates open! The secret drops alongside the Orchid Sale, running Saturday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. McKee members can enter early at 8 a.m. Saturday for an exclusive preview. Featured

If you love A Land Remembered, the MacIveys and their sweep from cracker poverty to Florida fortune that's become required reading for crackers and transplants alike, you need to read Gregory Enns' Cow Creek Chronicles: The Rise and Fall of an Early Florida Cattle Ranch, recently published by the University Press of Florida. It's the same sweep, the same century of Florida clawing itself out of the muck, told true. Real names on real gravestones, with real family still around

Florida's only endemic bird species lives right here in Indian River County, and this Thursday, Bob Montanaro is bringing its story to Raw Space. The Pelican Island Audubon Society naturalist has spent years filming the county's wildlife, from ospreys to river otters. His program, The Secret Life of the Florida Scrub-Jay, covers the bird's life history and the scrub habitat it depends on. It's his third talk at Raw Space this summer, following programs on the ospreys of Pelic

Raw Space’s STEWARDS series continues Thursday with Team ORCA Research Assistant Courtney Brooks, who works at the intersection of field science and public participation. Courtney Brooks Her work invites residents to help monitor the Indian River Lagoon, spot changes in its habitats, and take part in restoring the places that sustain its wildlife. Brooks will discuss citizen science, habitat restoration, and the daily research behind ORCA’s work to protect the lagoon. She’ll

Saturday, September 5 and Sunday the 6th. Be there! McKee Botanical Garden's Second Annual Rare & Exotic Orchid Exhibition & Sale returns, and if last year is any indication, this year will be an even bigger hit. A quick history lesson: During World War II, Britain shipped its rarest orchids across the Atlantic to dodge the bombing, straight to Arthur McKee to keep alive. This summer, McKee's own collection racked up four American Orchid Society awards. The American Orchid So

There was no distance between the audience and the art this past Saturday; it was a breathtakingly close-up experience at Riverside's Dance Festival. You felt the physical sweep of air as the dancers flew past, witnessing the exquisite mechanics of moving muscle and shifting ribs right before your eyes. A flawless, up-close revelation of the strength behind the grace. If that wasn't enough, it also happened to be Camilo Rodriguez's 50th birthday, marked by a cameo appearance

The place to be this Sunday at 3pm is the Sanctuary at Community Church of Vero Beach, where the Music and Fine Arts program hosts the Space Coast Symphony for Landscapes & Legends. The sanctuary’s world-class acoustics have long attracted global music royalty. Its stage has welcomed both the Moscow and Royal Philharmonics, alongside legendary soloists Joshua Bell and Marc-André Hamelin. Following suit, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center transferred its entire 2027 s

The buzz around Vero Beach right now is all about Ballet Vero Beach Artistic Director Adam Schnell, who has crafted a lineup so raw and kinetic for the Riverside Dance Festival, its like an athletic masterclass disguised as high art. You will see dancers push the absolute boundaries of physics, testing their limits right in front of your eyes. As Schnell so aptly put it recently while talking to Willi Miller: "One of the things I love about dance, and one of the things I alwa