Vero Beach Magazine

09/19/2024

The Sea & Sky category in the 2024 Vero Beach Magazine Photo Contest was filled with all the picturesque scenes you would expect to see in our area. The winners sure did shine through, though. See for yourself!

🥇Winner: Debra Pavlicin, Rainbow
🏅Honorable Mention: John Stipp, Driftwood Inn view
🏅Honorable Mention: Judy Haran, Blue Cypress Lake

Congratulations! 🎉

09/16/2024

Curfew Vero Beach Executive Chef Red Bellamy finds inspiration in everything from old cookbooks to Antarctic salmon. Learn all about his journey to downtown Vero in The Dish by Chris Fasolino in the September issue of Vero Beach Magazine.

➡️ You’ll also find out the real reason behind the name of the restaurant!

Photos by Sam Wolfe

09/11/2024

The 2024 Vero Beach Magazine Photo Contest was a big hit with local photographers and residents alike. The Moments category showed just how much we love the outdoors here in Vero Beach, no matter the weather!

🥇Winner: Tina Baxter, McKee Botanical Garden
🏅Honorable Mention: John Sinclair, U.S. Navy Blue Angels
🏅Honorable Mention: Bob Joy, Cracker Day Rodeo in Fellsmere

09/09/2024

Artist David LoPresti doesn’t let the state lines of Florida limit his very distinctive form of art. He uses his background in the aeronautical field as perspective to reveal the beauty in utilitarian items throughout the U.S.

Come along with us when we visit his small gallery on 7th Avenue in the September issue of Vero Beach Magazine and learn how LoPresti finds the latest target for his art and brush up on a little bit of history with him.

09/04/2024

Have you ever wanted to vacation on a deserted island in the Bahamas for a week?
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If the need to up your travel game is gnawing at you, then we’d like to introduce you to Ian and Nancy Beaumont, the couple behind the adventure in our September feature Upon a Star. Environmental education and a whole lot of fun are on the agenda when you board their sailboat Bahama Star.
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Pick up a copy of the September issue of Vero Beach Magazine and learn all about the Beaumont's mission through their business What's Next Adventures.







Story by Teresa Lee Rushworth
📷 by Teresa Lee Rushworth and Steven Martine

08/26/2024

September is here! Well, almost.

But the next best thing is the September issue of Vero Beach Magazine and it’s packed with fun features to enjoy!

We start with taking you on a trip through Vero and its surrounding areas with our annual photo contest. Dale Erickson’s sweet picture of a pair of deer on the cover leads us into the winning contest entries that remind us all why we love Vero Beach.
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Local artist David LoPresti uses his travels for his artwork. His very distinctive form of art shows us his appreciation of industrial design ... and manhole covers.
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Ian and Nancy Beaumont have made it their mission to entertain, and more importantly, educate everyone who boards their sailboat in the though their business What’s Next Adventures. We tag along on one of their trips with a Vero Beach youth group.
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And lastly, we take you on a tour of some of the more well-known in the state. Don’t forget to start right here in Vero Beach with our own: Indian River Distillery and 21st Amendment Distillery.
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Pick up a copy and enjoy!

08/23/2024

As if the beauty at McKee Botanical Garden wasn’t reason enough to draw us in for a visit, now we have Chef Dan Overstreet. Learn all about his journey to his current surroundings at McKee’s Garden Café in “Gastronomy in the Garden” in the August issue of Vero Beach Magazine.

And don’t forget to try out the recipes of some of the more popular dishes he serves, they’re mouth-wateringly good!

Story by Chris Fasolino
Photos by Kim Bottalico

08/20/2024

Today’s female baseball players are breaking barriers and blazing trails – on and off the diamond. Read Bat ‘Her’ Up in the August issue of Vero Beach Magazine and learn more about how MLB and Vero Beach’s own Jackie Robinson Training Complex are encouraging girls to participate in their Trailblazer Series and learn the game from some of the best female role models.





Photos by MLB/Jared Blais
Story by Renae Tesauro

08/13/2024

Jonnie Mae Perry is helping preserve the heart and soul of the Gifford community that she loves. Learn more about all the good things she along with her family and friends are working toward accomplishing at the site of the Gifford Historical Museum and Cultural Center.

Pick up a copy of the August issue of Vero Beach Magazine and look for the feature by Ann Taylor titled “Living Legacies.” You don’t want to miss it!

Photos by Steven Martine

08/02/2024

Vero Beach Rowing, Inc head coach Julio Sanchez and a team of dedicated rowers and coaches are using the VBR boathouse at MacWilliam Park to share their love of the sport with the community.

Learn about their commitment to giving Vero Beach residents of all ages a ‘seat in the boat’ by reading Vero Beach Magazine's August feature Oar Stories: Vero Beach Rowing fosters confidence, commitment, and camaraderie

Story by Valerie Cruice
Photography by Steven Martine

07/31/2024

New executive director Rochelle Wolberg is celebrating the past and charting the future of McKee Botanical Garden. Now six months into her new position, learn more about her plans in our July feature, Blooming Where She’s Planted.

Story by Ann Taylor
Photography by Jerry Rabinowitz

07/25/2024

Time flies, how is it already August?!

As summer heats up, we have a hot new issue of Vero Beach Magazine coming to your mailbox!

Our cover story by Renae Tesauro hits it out of the park with a feature about girls playing baseball at Jackie Robinson Training Complex. Meet the young ladies from all over the country who come to Vero Beach to learn, train, and be inspired by the best women in baseball. And the girls and their goals just might just inspire you too!
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A stroll through the Gifford Historical Museum & Cultural Center with Jonnie Mae Perry and friends will open your eyes to what the group is trying to do help preserve and expand the heart and soul of the Gifford in “Living Legacies.”
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And speaking of community, learn how Vero Beach Rowing, Inc is embracing all ages when it comes to fostering confidence, commitment, and camaraderie while spending time on the water in “Oar Stories.”
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07/16/2024

‘Tis the season!
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No, not that season, in Vero Beach it’s sea turtle season!
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In the July issue of Vero Beach Magazine we show you what happens to the turtles we find on our shores that are a bit under the weather. Meet the team at the Brevard Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center, where they’re using new – and surprising – therapies to help their patients recover, along with some good old-fashioned TLC.
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07/09/2024

“The Fish Don’t Have a Chance” when Vero Beach professional fishing guide Mark Yanno takes to the Indian River Lagoon.
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Pick up a copy of the July issue of Vero Beach Magazine and learn about Yanno’s passion for the environment and the Indian River Lagoon - you might even find a new spot to fish!

06/26/2024

Enjoy eating out?
We've opened up voting for the 2024 Vero Beach Magazine Dining Awards! Winners will be announced in the November issue of the magazine, so jump on the link below and cast your votes for your favorite places!

Vote here: https://verobeachmagazine.com/voting-for-the-2024-vero-beach-magazine-dining/

06/25/2024

July is here and ohhhh, what a refreshing cover we have for you!

We kick off the issue with an introduction to the new executive director of McKee Botanical Garden, Rochelle Wolberg, who’s “Blooming Where She’s Planted.”
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Want to hear some fish stories? Professional fishing guide Mark Yanno takes us out on the water to learn more about the Indian River Lagoon ecosystem.
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And speaking of that ecosystem, we visited Brevard Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center. We talked with the marine veterinarians on staff who showed us the interesting and surprising way they treat sea turtles in their care.
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And lastly, who has a big birthday this year? The City of Sebastian does, that’s who! We celebrate their 100th birthday by taking a trip down memory lane with the Sebastian Area Historical Museum.
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Photo by Jerry Rabinowitz

06/13/2024

Vero Beach has a secret, but not the kind you think.

Nestled between residential neighborhoods along 12th Street, behind heavy landscaping (and a dinosaur), sits Waldo's Secret Garden. Charlotte Tripson’s great-grandfather Waldo Sexton created a ‘whimsical world of tranquility’ that he and his family called home over 100 years ago.

Read ‘A Pioneer’s Paradise’ in the June issue of Vero Beach Magazine and learn how Charlotte has made it her mission to preserve and protect the garden, with surprises around every corner!

06/06/2024

Looking for something to do this summer and beyond? The editors at Vero Beach Magazine have put together a list of fun and entertaining things to do in and around Vero Beach for all ages to enjoy.

✅ Kayaking at the Environmental Learning Center
✅ Music at Riverside Theatre
✅ Sunrise at the beach
✅ Sea turtle education with Coastal Connections Inc.
✅ Mural tour in downtown Vero Beach

Pick up the June issue of the magazine to see the full list and pick out some new favorite activities!

06/03/2024

Only 11 days left to show us what you love about Vero Beach!
Photo contest rules: https://verobeachmagazine.com/art-artists/enter-the-2024-vero-beach-magazine-photo-contest/

The First, The Only

05/24/2024

The smiling and familiar face of Jake Owen, one of our more famous locals, happily graces the June cover of Vero Beach Magazine. We spent a few minutes with him during his fundraising weekend here in December where he sang the praises of Vero Beach and his time here growing up, all while giving back to the hometown he loves.

This issue we introduce you to other fun locals you may not have met and share some unforgettable experiences you can look forward to having!

Come along for the ride while we tour Waldo's Secret Garden with Charlotte Tripson, fly RC planes with the Airmaster's RC Club in Sebastian, and meet “Princess Fergie” at LaPorte Farms.

Photo by Sam Wolfe

05/15/2024

In the May issue of Vero Beach Magazine, we introduce you to a place that you may not be familiar with: West Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility Wetlands. The work that this 169-acre property on Eighth Street does to help keep our water clean is remarkable, with lots of choosing to make this spot home.

Learn about the importance of county spaces like this one in Chris Fasolino’s feature, and how the environment is better because of it.

The side benefit? It’s open to the public most days for walking, but go early, wear your hiking boots, bring binoculars, and wear sunblock! 🌞

📷 by Sam Wolfe

05/06/2024

The 2024 Vero Beach Magazine Photo Contest is HERE!!!
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Do you ❤️ Vero Beach?
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If so, then grab your camera (even if it’s your phone) and put on your walking shoes! We want to see what you love about our little paradise that we call home.

💛 Is it the beach?
💙 Water and nature views?
🧡 Historical sites?
💚 Downtown?
🩵 Ocean Drive?
Whatever it is, we can’t wait to see it!

The contest is now open, please read the full list of rules listed in attachment. Deadline to submit is June 14 at midnight.
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Email entries to [email protected], no more than five pictures per person.
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Good luck! ☘️

The First, The Only

05/03/2024

The Gifford Youth Achievement Center, Inc. is “Working Wonders” with local teens to prepare them for future career success as part of the nonprofit's Youth Employability Program.

Take some time to read Ann Taylor's feature in the May issue of Vero Beach Magazine which spotlights the leader of the program, Jay Lundy Sr., as well as some of the kids who’ve benefitted because local businesses stepped forward to lend a helping hand.

📷 by Steven Martine

04/25/2024

Yay! It’s (almost) May!

Our May issue, which embraces the theme of family, should be showing up in your mailbox any day now!

Our cover, graced by Savannah Ray and her mother Frances Brown, spotlights how we partnered with the Laura Riding Jackson Foundation and some of their teen writers to pen letters to Mom for Mother’s Day. What a treat!

We also spent time with Jay Lundy Sr., head of the Youth Employability Program at the Gifford Youth Achievement Center, Inc., and learned about where he got his huge heart to give back to the kids in the community he grew up in.

If that’s not enough, we take you on a tour of Ye Ole Davis Farm in Sebastian, a USDA-certified organic farm that’s been on property the Davis family has owned for four generations.

And if you want to get the family out for a short walk, consider the loosely-groomed trails at the West Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant where the 169-acre wetlands gives a huge boost to our environment. Bring your boots and sunblock!

📷 photo by Eric Striffler

04/18/2024

Get ready for some excitement overhead in early May! The U.S. Navy Blue Angels are returning to the Vero Beach Regional Airport for the fourth time since 2014 to participate in the Vero Beach Air Show.

Read Mary Beth McGregor’s feature in the April issue of Vero Beach Magazine and learn when and where you might be able to see them, what’s behind the numbers on each plane, and who else will be performing at the show.

04/08/2024

Army veteran Ingrid Hernandez was well-decorated for her service time in Iraq, but in addition to the medals she also came home with PTSD. Twenty years later, in walks Shelly Ferger, founder of Dogs for Life with Chance, a veteran service dog.

Learn about Ingrid’s journey toward peace with the happy and attentive lab by her side through Mary Beth McGregor’s feature “Chance of a Lifetime” in the April issue of Vero Beach Magazine.

Photos by Steven Martine

04/02/2024

A grant from the National Estuary Program has helped foster a love of the Indian River Lagoon environment with local high school students. Learn how the staff with Indian River County conservation lands program is partnering with high school ecology classes, like Brandy Nelson’s at Saint Edward's School, to study the multiple habitats at the Jones Pier Conservation Area on Jungle Trail.

“I have loved making memories and bonding with my classmates, but also throughout this project I have grown to really take an interest in marine biology, and that will always stay with me.”
– Chase, Brandy Nelson’s student

Read more about this in the April issue of Vero Beach Magazine.
Story by Chris Fasolino
Photography by Steven Martine

03/28/2024

The April issue of Vero Beach Magazine is a page-turner, introducing you to people, places, and events in the area that you'll 💚 to read about!

Our cover story talks about how the U.S. Navy Blue Angels will wow us once again at the Vero Beach Air Show in May; we introduce Army veteran Ingrid Hernandez, her service dog Chance, and the local nonprofit Dogs for Life; we go on a field trip with some lagoon explorers from Saint Edward's School to study the environment; and we’ll tour a gorgeous home on the lagoon with water views from every room!

03/12/2024

Kris Trustey and her husband Sean McGraw, both with ties to the University of Notre Dame, share their story of healing and renewal and how that connects to the cabana property they created next to their oceanfront home in Vero Beach.

Learn all about how they created this oasis in the March issue of Vero Beach Magazine and how it helps give peace to those who visit.

Story by Renae Tesauro
Aerial photograph by Sam Wolfe
Interior photography by Lauren Rubenstein

03/06/2024

Lots to see in the March issue of Vero Beach Magazine!

In our feature “A Noble Decision” we learn about Terry Stough and the land legacy he’s given to county residents through a gift to the Indian River Land Trust.

Story by Chris Fasolino
Photography by Sam Wolfe