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When Vero Beach was “Zero Beach” we locals and transplants didn’t settle for that small-town-ain’t-nuthin’-to-do scene. We initiated our own prospects - boy did we. Lennie’s Lounge and Package Store was waaaaay out west of town. Nearly unfathomable to “drive that far?” But we went for the ropy atmosphere, the gossip, the underhanded drawcard: Bring your probation slip or white chip from an A.A. meeting; get a free drink. Wink, wink.