Here are the things to do in Vero Beach for families The best things to do in Vero Beach for families aren’t the big-ticket attractions, they’re the free and cheap stuff you do over and over: the beach parks, McKee’s Children’s Garden, and the Environmental Learning Center. If you’re moving here with kids, the real […]
What Is a Florida Cracker House? History and Meaning A Florida cracker house is a vernacular pioneer-era home, built roughly from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, designed to stay livable in Florida heat with no air conditioning. The name “cracker” most likely comes from the whip-cracking cattle drivers (cow hunters) who settled frontier Florida, […]
What are the best thrift stores and consignment shops in Vero Beach? Vero Beach punches way above its size for secondhand shopping, with charity thrifts, designer consignment, and high-end furniture consignment all within a few miles of each other. For clothes and small finds, start with Heavenly Thrift, The Sinkhole, Love of Paws, and St. […]
Why Move to Indian River County, Florida: A Local’s Case People move to Indian River County for the math (no Florida state income tax, plus the homestead and Save Our Homes protections once it becomes your primary home) and stay for the pace, which is closer to Old Florida than to the high-rise coast south […]
Where Is Mar-a-Lago on a Florida Map? Mar-a-Lago sits at 1100 South Ocean Boulevard in the town of Palm Beach, Florida, on a barrier island in Palm Beach County on the state’s southeast coast. To find it on a map, locate Palm Beach County, then the thin island town of Palm Beach just east of […]