On March 12, 2007, CNBC ran this piece on Vero Beach, Florida: Welcome to Vero Beach, Fla., where the rich come to live and play. “On the Money’s” Mike Hegedus reports. www.starfishteam.com
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April 26th, 2010 at 6:46 pm
Marilyns Fried Chicken = awesome.
April 26th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
i grew up here, and its all for the rich! us poor suckers cant get a leg up, go the hell away
April 26th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
ummm..Undertow as in the restaurant is pretty amazing, too. and I can’t believe you all let this one pass: Mr Manatee’s = swamp food. One of the best things about Vero are the amazing restaurants and I assure you, that ain’t one of ‘em. If you want great casual dining in Vero try the Red Onion! Geez, I miss home.
April 26th, 2010 at 7:58 pm
There is no substitute for miami or the hamptons, this is false advertising.
April 26th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
God, I hope it doesn’t turn into the Hamptons. Part of what makes Vero great is that it’s so inconspicuous. Not a lot of attention paid to it, no high-rises (except those two monstrosities to the north and Riomar Sands, the latter of which barely qualifies; long life the zoning code!); just a great place to get away. I don’t know of anywhere else quite like it. Coming from a family of snowbirds, I can say that my parents honesly look forward to retirement.
BTW, Mr. Manatee’s=Awesome
April 26th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
Unproductive WTF!?
April 26th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
No, you really don’t get Vero Beach It’s a getaway for the rich but not the working class. It’s very expensive and alot of people are usually out of work especially during the summer months. I live in Vero I know.
April 26th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
sounds like a great place to live, we dont waste our tax money on unproductive people
April 26th, 2010 at 10:13 pm
I must agree.. Vero Beach Florida is becoming a type of Hamptons getaway for the people of Miami. The Beach Side anyways folks. Lets not take it literally though
Chris
April 26th, 2010 at 11:04 pm
VEGGIE BURGER? There is a place in vero where u can get a real grilled veggie burger.. Not a boca burger…
Southern Comfort Grill, Vero Beach.. Located on 43rd and 60 next to METRO PCS… Check it out!
Chris
April 26th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
Miami’s version of the Hampton? It’s not any where near Miami!
April 27th, 2010 at 12:02 am
Im a Vero Native and im 33 years old. I remember when there was no Windsor, no Orchid Island, and “indian River Drive didn’t exist yet. I think Vero has Grown relatively well considering. Ft. Pierce (south) and Melborne , (north) show that Vero has achieved a great balance of everything the original city planners hoped for.. Its not Ft. Lauderdale (for young people) BUT it’s not Sarasota (for old people) either . Other than having all the free beachfront i miss growing up with Vero is the Best
April 27th, 2010 at 12:32 am
Vero Beach is full of crap it has such a high homeless rate and it has no assistance for those who are struggling or low income. No public transportation,and if you are a normal everyday worker good luck finding a job that pays well or gives any hours. Rent is too high and income is too low. Another thing is that Indian River County is very hostile to it’s youth. There is no place for them to hang out, and the Mall practically banned kids who are not rich and preppy! Don’t let them lie to you!
April 27th, 2010 at 1:11 am
Hamptons? A bit of a stretch….still wish there was atleast one vegetarian restaurant and a surf shop that was welcoming.
April 27th, 2010 at 2:01 am
I grew up here, went to Saint Edwards. Trust me this is no Hamptons. There sure is a lot of dinero found in Vero Beach real estate, but this does not make it the hamptons! Visit for yourself and you will learn!
April 27th, 2010 at 2:52 am
I was born and raised in Vero Beach, lived their 24 years and just let me say, videos like this have helped to DESTROY vero and the natural beauty it USED to hold. I find it very upsetting that the uber rich have skewed the census information and attributed to higher taxes for all and the mis appropriation of funding and dare I say, the screwing of the mainland community entirely.
April 27th, 2010 at 3:30 am
hey sandfly27,
you’re exactly right, it’s a real shame… we need more people like you down there… first hale’s groves, then the dodgers and now maybe piper will be leaving…
vero has been my second home for 22 years and it is the last town which isn’t so developed…
all you who complain are totally oblivious to what vero behold, especially the water… the flats down there rival the keys as you go north towards sebastian…
save the groves and the mangroves…
April 27th, 2010 at 3:31 am
hey sandfly27,
you’re exactly right, it’s a real shame… we need more people like you down there… first hale’s groves, then the dodgers and now maybe piper will be leaving…
vero has been my second home for 22 years and it is the last town which isn’t so developed…
all you who complain are totally oblivious to what vero behold, especially the water… the flats down there rival the keys as you go north towards sebastian…
save the groves and the mangroves…
April 27th, 2010 at 4:17 am
if u mean undertow like in the water, absolutely. pepper park after the recent depression has a wicked one to the south.
April 27th, 2010 at 4:45 am
hah, zero beach florida. i live here, its nice but its not like this, trust me.
April 27th, 2010 at 5:18 am
I lived there and its nothing like that video sure the rich people live on the island, but its mostly a aging suburb development community, that is destroying hundreds of citrus acres for cookie cutter houses. No more indian river citrus since all the trees are being converted to 1/4 acre homes names after the retention pond of stagnit water in the middle, like “waterford lakes”
April 27th, 2010 at 5:37 am
less crime
April 27th, 2010 at 5:57 am
i definitely agree…i live here and it is definitely no hamptons
the beach side is nice but its not so nice to make it on tv
and i do not understand at all why people from palm beach come here, because it is not 50 times as nice as it is there..
April 27th, 2010 at 6:47 am
I live there, and it sucks. The only pepole who would enjoy living here is the 50+ retirement community. . . . It’s the Hamptons for old pepole.
April 27th, 2010 at 7:13 am
I have been and was there for over half a year. I loved it. Am planning to go and stay.