Author: <span>Deborah Maldonado</span>

Dave and Deborah Underhill recently placed their South Hutchinson Island waterfront home, which includes a 48-foot dock, on the market. There is also a saltwater heated pool and jacuzzi from which one may enjoy Florida sunsets.

Boater’s Paradise

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:December 21, 2023
Post category:Homes of the Treasure Coast Theater

It’s a long way from Fort Pierce to Brighton, New York. But that’s not stopping Dave and Deborah Underhill from packing up their belongings and saying adieu to their beautiful waterfront home on South Hutchinson Island.

Best of the Treasure Coast 2024

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:December 21, 2023
Post category:Best of the Treasure Coast Communities Contest

The Treasure Coast community voted for their favorite businesses to be named the Best of the Treasure Coast. We are happy to feature the winners who earned the “Best” in their categories.

Indian River Magazine Publisher Gregory Enns, right, with Tim Wood outside his house in Beaufort, South Carolina.

The rewards of reconnecting

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:December 18, 2023
Post category:Publishers Note

Welcome to 2024. I’m not good at keeping resolutions, and because I’m more backward-looking than forward-thinking I prefer to reflect on the things I accomplished in 2023 without really trying. That way, I’m not disappointed with myself for falling short of a goal. Looking back on 2023, I’m proudest of not letting auld acquaintances be forgot.

BACK COUNTRY BY ROBERT ADAMS – Holiday 2023

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:November 15, 2023
Post category:Back Country

These Florida sandhill cranes are searching for food on an open pasture. One that is almost an adult is ruffling its feathers while its mother looks on.

Local boat parades light up the waters for the holidays on Saturday, Dec. 9, about 6 p.m. in St. Lucie County along the Fort Pierce Inlet. View the parade from the Veterans Memorial Park, South Bridge, Causeway Park, or anywhere along the north side of South Hutchinson Island. Boats turn at the Square Grouper and go back. In Indian River and Martin counties the parades are on Saturday, Dec. 16. The Indian River County parade starts at 6 p.m. just north of the Merrill Barber bridge and follows the same route south on the Indian River as it did in previous years. The Martin County boat parade starts at 6:30 p.m. at the downtown Stuart public docks and proceeds down the St. Lucie River to Manatee Pocket. The judging takes place at Sandsprit Park. For more information see the maps at www.miatc.org.

DATEBOOK – Holiday 2023

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:November 15, 2023
Post category:Datebook Holiday

Upcoming events- Nov. 15 - Dec. 20

Jimmie Anne and Rick Haisley are flanked by daughters Quinn Haisley-Wheeler, left, and Lee Anne Haisley-Bolonka as they introduce Calvin, one of two certified mini-ponies in their Healing Hoofs Horse Therapy program. JOE DeSALVO

CELEBRATING LIFE FOR 50 YEARS

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:November 15, 2023
Post category:Holiday

Our family serving your family in your time of need. It’s not a slogan, but a simple mission statement Haisley Funeral & Cremation Service takes great pride fulfilling by being there for Treasure Coast families

Bubble in the Sun

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:November 15, 2023
Post category:Holiday Treasure Coast History

The saga of South Florida’s boom and bust during the Roaring Twenties gets a fresh take in this look back at an era of frenzied speculation in real estate

The Enns family’s journey in America started in Kansas in 1879 and spread to Florida in 1923. Seen here in 1905 are seven of the nine Enns brothers. Nick Enns, far left, and Paul Enns, fourth from left, arrived in Fort Pierce from Kansas exactly a century ago. They laid out the Maravilla development, planted a citrus grove and later owned and ran the Fort Pierce News-Tribune. Brother, John Enns, second from right, helped finance the venture. ENNS FAMILY PHOTO

Enns of an era

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:November 15, 2023
Post category:Holiday Treasure Coast History

They traveled from the valleys of Prussia to the steppes of Russia, the wheat fields of Kansas and, finally, to the citrus rows of Florida. The precise reason for the Enns family’s move to Florida is lost to the memories of those who have long since passed, but it resulted in the creation of a citrus grove, construction of a development called Maravilla and the purchase of the local newspaper.

This oil on canvas by A.E. Backus, Orange Grove, will be on display as part of the upcoming exhibit titled Kindred Spirits: Paintings and Letters from the Kiplinger Family Collection. The exhibit runs from Nov. 17 through Jan. 7 at the A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery in Fort Pierce. BRIAN GILLIGAN

THE FINE ART OF FRIENDSHIP

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:November 15, 2023
Post category:Arts of the Treasure Coast Holiday Museums

An upcoming exhibition at the Backus Museum highlights the bonds between artist ‘Bean’ Backus and publishing magnate ‘Kip’ Kiplinger

The Vero Beach Museum of Art offers a free outdoor digital art exhibition in December. Eighteen works from various international artists will be projected onto the exterior walls of the museum building. VBMA PHOTOS

Visual Virtuosity

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:November 15, 2023
Post category:Arts of the Treasure Coast Holiday Museums

This Treasure Coast art season is packed with thrilling exhibitions. Art enthusiasts interested in Modern art will be captivated by shows featuring M.C. Escher at the Vero Beach Museum of Art as well as science fiction illustrations at the A.E. Backus Museum.