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2 days ago
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5 facts about Vero Beach, a 106-year-old city on the Treasure Coast
Vero Beach was incorporated as a city with a slightly shorter name 106 years ago. Here are five facts about Vero Beach. New restaurant: Daughter of longtime Vero Beach family pizzeria opens her own place Coming soon: New cafe, coffee shop opening downtown this summer Settled by early pioneers in 1880s, including Henry T. Gifford, who built his house in 1887 near present-day City Hall Named by Gifford's wife, Sarah, who suggested using Latin word "veritas" meaning "truth" Originally incorporated June 10, 1919, as "Vero" before re-incorporated May 19, 1925, as "Vero Beach" and became seat of new Indian River County Former spring training facility for Brooklyn Dodgers at Historic Dodgertown since 1947 Covered by Vero Beach Press Journal since 1927 when two newspapers merged Laurie K. Blandford is TCPalm's entertainment reporter dedicated to finding the best things to do on the Treasure Coast. Email her at Sign up for her What To Do in 772 weekly newsletter at This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: 5 facts about Vero Beach, a 106-year-old city on the Treasure Coast
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Business
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5 homegrown businesses on Treasure Coast sell shrimp, chips, wine, beer, pineapples
Hometown Area Local Day on May 25 celebrates what it means to be a local from your current hometown or from the town where you grew up. Here are five homegrown businesses on the Treasure Coast. Innovative, state-of-the-art indoor aquaculture farm that raises about 275 tons of Pacific white shrimp a year Started in 2012 in the back of a Hobe Sound fruit stand to make uniquely flavored tortilla chips, seasonings and salsas 10 acres with 6 miles of vines with two muscadine grape varieties: Carlos for white wines and Noble for red wines Fort Pierce: 5 facts about 124-year-old city on Treasure Coast Port St. Lucie: 5 things to know about Florida's sixth-largest city Treasure Coast's first craft brewery opened in 2013 and started canning its own beer for sale in 2017 after moving into larger location Grandson of a former citrus grove owner harvests thousands of pineapples a year on his family's 25-acre farm Laurie K. Blandford is TCPalm's entertainment reporter dedicated to finding the best things to do on the Treasure Coast. Email her at Sign up for her What To Do in 772 weekly newsletter at This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: 5 homegrown businesses sell shrimp, chips, wine, beer, pineapples
