It's Thanksgiving morning time for Trot Against Poverty presented by United Against Poverty. A 5k beachside at Riverside Park starts at 7:30 am - preregister from 6-7 am. Family friendly and walkers welcome. Bring your best gobble, gobble and support our community. 

www.trotagainstpoverty.org

Doctor Melissa Dean overcame so much with faith and so much intervention from people who told her, "You shouldn't be here!" Turning her life into giving back and helping people came about because people gave her hope. Many of those people started out as strangers. One policeman stood by her time and again and 20 years later he contacted her to receive her good news and shared that he was glad to've known her because now he was dealing with his own daughter's disintegrating life.  

It's the 8th Annual Sock Drive! This year's goal is 20,000 pairs of socks. To date 35,000 pairs of socks have been collected and distributed to homelss people. Founder Barry Shapiro is continually surprised by the generosity of people helping people. Donate socks via Amazon as well. What an easy way to get involved. 

Elizabeth D. Kennedy & Co. founder Elizabeth Kennedy has maintained Vero Beach's party scene for 40+ years. From blue chesse puffs to turkey tetrazinni folks flock in for takeout and are privvy to fashinable parties galore. 

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Family history, being your own advocate, and preventative testing are major factors to be mindful of for breast cancer as well as other cancers. 
Dr. Nancy Baker and Tracey Zudans talk about family history and their own missions to keep educated about thwarting cancer. 

Renee Neidigh and Carol Kanarek join Lori Davis chatting about the Sip n' Shop Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 to help support the best Hospice house in IRC. Come join the fun and frolic and help the VNA Hospice House keep helping our fellow residents. It's a blast!

The 2025-2026 season is upon us at Riverside Theatre. Coined by many as our own "Broadway" in our little town, the plays at Riverside Theatre are world class equitable productions. Marketing director, Oscar Sales has been forfront for the last 20 years at Riverside. 

Beach restoration. Sand pumping. Reefs. Shoreline. This is what Indian River County is known for and Quintin Bergman is the man who keeps the beach in Vero Beach!

Vero Beach is flying all over the place! Who's in who's out? Is Boston our new best place to jump off to Ireland? Lori is taking votes! Tracey Zudans is the Sommelier For Life and THE best buddy traveling companion. 

It's the 30th Annual United Way 'Day of Caring'. Volunteers help local organizations with their projects in the community. Some projets are inside, some outside and voluteers get to pick thier favorite way to help out. It's Saturday, Ocr. 11, 2025. There's also a youth program utilizing 9th to 12th grqde students who can get their volunteer hours.  Amanda Morgan Community Impact Coordinator joins Lori Davis to explain the who, what, where of this community project. 

Local high school students celebrate their 12th year of Lines in the Lagoon fund raiser. They will sponsor Orca, Citizen Scientist Program, and Anglers For Conversation. 

Jeff Pleshie joins Lori Davis with his "Pack of Menthols" agave drink. Jeff's ideas for burbon, gin, agave and more are being distilled at his company. It's local. It's tasty. It's hip!

Kendra Bergmand and Jeanna Kent talk about the global cleanup in September. 25 parks in IRC are available to cleanup. Join in the day and afterward have fun at Walking Tree Brewery to party on!

Mortgages can be a nightmare. Shop local for your mortgage and give the best outcome for your sale and your agents.

Chris Foster, Creative Director of LIV Vero , chats about his many projects including the magazine, M Bakery, scouting local modeling talent, and how exceptional it is to be part of Vero Beach's cool community. 

Dr. Clark Beckett welcomes Michael Lebow, MD to the practice. Vascular surgery is probably most known for varicose veins but, vascular surgery is so much more. And, it can be life saving! 
Dr. Lebow talks about maintenance treatments as well as office procedures, and surgery. 

April McCoy, President of IRC Veterans Council, talks about the upcoming October Clay Shoot funraiser. 

Summer is here and Chef For Life has amazing menu dishes that keep your cool and fill your expectaions. Smash burgers, grilled Waygu hot dogs, potato salad and strawberry shakes are sparkling for 4th of July. Fresh peaches are here next week! And, ask Chef Scott to see his sunrise photos from Citrusgrillhouse's veranda. WOW! 

Melissa Dean, MD talks about menopause and her solutions to combat its effects as well as bioidentical hormones for both women and men.