For more details on all upcoming events and to register for these, see " The Week Ahead " section here . April 20, 6 p.m. -- Distinguished Lecture Series 2026 at Riverside Theatre April 21, 9:30 a.m. -- Indian River Land Trust Guided Conservation Tours April 23, 1 p.m. -- The Jungle Experience: A Path to Stillness at McKee Botanical Garden April 25, 9:30 a.m. -- Dolphin Drift SUP Yoga at the Environmental Learning Center April 25, 10 a.m. -- Cook & Connect: A Family Cooking S

On April 22, 1970 , now known as Earth Day , 20 million Americans took to the streets in the largest single-day civic demonstration in U.S. history, which led to the creation of the EPA as well as the passage of the Clean Air and the Clean Water Acts. Florida, caught at the crossroads between breakneck growth and the natural beauty that made it worth moving to in the first place, was ahead of its time. The state rode this early Earth Day momentum to pass the Environmental Lan

This Saturday, The Moorings Yacht and Country Club opens its gates to the 16th Annual Wheels and Keels Antique & Exotic Car & Boat Show where collector cars are fanned across the golf course, with yachts at the docks, food trucks, and an awards ceremony. No ticket required to walk in from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. If you'd like to attend the dinner and live auction the night before, tickets are $275 and can be purchased here. Gavin Rutuolo, George O'Malley, and Vincent DeTurris

Travel + Leisure’s new “ Essential Guide to Vero Beach ” reads, for those of us who live here year‑round, like a reminder we didn’t quite need but are glad to see confirmed: this is an unusually rich corner of the map, unlike anywhere else in the state of Florida.   In a short sweep it moves from the Vero Beach Museum of Art and Riverside Theatre through McKee’s gardens to the lagoon, Pelican Island , and the Environmental Learning Center — our 64‑acre “hands‑on, feet‑wet

Whenever a Riverside Theatre cast rolls into town, Lee Olsen doesn’t wait for opening night. He brings them straight to Waldo’s, sets Voodoo Buckets on the table, serves them dinner...

Aerial view of Dodgertown from a vintage postcard Vero Beach is home to some of the most significant baseball history in America. And every April 15 , it comes alive. Jeanna Antinozzi, Meredith Egan and Branca Valentine at last year's game. Holman Stadium was built in 1948 as the heart of Dodgertown , Branch Rickey's answer to a segregated South that had no place for his integrated Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson played in the first official spring training game on that

Love Vero’s history? Don’t miss the 2nd Annual Deeply Rooted Celebration on April 11, an open‑air evening with the families who built this place and the next generation carrying it on. Last Call for Tickets -- Wednesday, April 1 CLICK HERE TO SECURE YOUR SEATS The setting: the sweeping lawn of the Heritage Center, our historic downtown anchor that has seen Vero move from citrus town to small city and is the keeper of the citrus labels, packinghouse photos, maps, and more, ma

From left to right, Artemis II NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot, and Christina Koch, mission specialist, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist. For the first time in over 50 years, humans are returning to the moon! Four astronauts are launching from Kennedy Space Center this Wednesday evening on the crewed Artemis II mission for a 10-day lunar fly-by, just 75 miles up the road from us.   In Greek mythology, Artemis was

Saint Edward's School is debuting Tide Together this spring, a brand-new four-week series that reflects the school's long-standing role as a private institution with a public-facing mission. For Indian River County families with toddlers, nothing quite like it exists locally. Certified swim instruction alone would be worth the trip. Here it's folded into a broader weekly experience that gives 2- and 3-year-olds a joyful, low-pressure introduction to school life while giving

This Saturday afternoon on Jungle Trail, Indian River County cuts the ribbon on the Jones' Pier Conservation Area Interpretive Center , designed by R+C Architecture , a new facility that tells the story of one of the county's most intact Old Florida landscapes. The namesake of the pier, the Jones family , shaped this stretch of the Indian River Lagoon for generations. In 1889, Seaborn Jones and his family homesteaded 160 acres on Orchid Island, tendering crops of beans and t

Vintage postcard with text reading "Florida Orange Grove as seen from the Air, Near Vero Beach, Florida" This is the one night you don’t want to miss if you care about Vero’s history, what came before us, what survives, and what we’re passing on. On Saturday, April 11, from 6–9 p.m ., come to the Vero Heritage Center for Deeply Rooted , an evening honoring all of Vero's history—citrus, river, ranch, neighborhoods, downtown, the families and people who shaped it and the desce

Birdwatching, as we know it, is surprisingly modern: in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, bird lovers in Britain and North America began trading specimen cases for binoculars and field notebooks, turning from collecting birds to watching them alive outdoors. As optics improved and conservation groups like the Audubon Society took shape, “birdwatching” evolved into birding — part sport, part science, part treasure hunt — built on the skill of finding and identifying wild

Much of Indian River County's conversation about literacy centers on children, and rightly so. Organizations like The Learning Alliance have done essential work confronting the early childhood reading crisis, making sure kids arrive at third grade with the foundation they need. But there's a parallel crisis that gets far less attention: the adults who never got that foundation -- or who came to the country without it -- and are now working towards building a better life. The

March is Women's History Month, and the most powerful thing you can do to show your support might just be to put on a hard hat and get to work. Next Saturday morning, March 7 , volunteers will gather in Gifford Gardens for Women Build Day to build homes for two sisters, Ladreka and Courtney King , who are working toward homeownership in Gifford Gardens, which broke ground in June of last year. Scroll down to read their stories below. Volunteers gather at 4730 40th Avenue fro

ELC Executive Director Barbara Schlitt Ford, Rich Brennan and Jane Smalley The Environmental Learning Center's Annual Gala is a just over two weeks out, and RSVPs close March 1 — so if you've been meaning to grab a seat, this is your last call. Mangroves, Moonlight & Milan  lands on March 14 with Italian flavors, a gorgeous outdoor setting, and special guest Dr. David Moore , Indian River Superintendent of Schools, who will discuss the impact the ELC has had beyond its cam

The Treasure Coast's best retail weekend of the year kicks off this Friday! Saint Edward's School's 34th Annual Trunk Show runs Friday, February 27 through Sunday, March 1 , transforming the campus into a pop-up of more than 50 carefully vetted vendors from across the country. Clothing, jewelry, home goods, menswear, children's collections, all curated with a level of intention you simply won't find at a mall (or, even most pop-ups for that matter). Friday night's Sip & Sho

This April at the Heritage Center, the sons and daughters of Indian River County's founding families will gather for the 2026 Deeply Rooted Gala . Their ancestors turned swampland into citrus empires and ultimately a modern city, and now they are carrying on these traditions to lead the way in what comes next, whether in agriculture, real estate, or other endeavors. Emily DuBose chairs the event, representing the sixth generation of DuBose & Sons Jewelers . She'll be joined

AAUW members watch as President Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act, 1963. Courtesy of the JFK Presidential Library and Museum. In 1881, seventeen college-educated women gathered in Boston to create what became the American Association of University Women . Their first project: justify their existence. At the time, Harvard-educated physicians insisted college would damage women's health and fertility. AAUW's 1885 research report proved them wrong, marking one of the first times w

For one weekend only, campus is transformed into the Treasure Coast's most stylish pop-up....

In 1945, Bill Monroe walked into a Miami barbershop and bought a 1923 Gibson mandolin for $150. The "Father of Bluegrass" played this instrument for half a century and went on to define the entire blue grass genre, meaning Florida has deeper roots than you might think to a musical genre typically associated with Appalachia. That Miami barbershop is long gone, but bluegrass continues to find new homes. Among them, the Heritage Center , which, since October, is putting on conce