Instead of traditional wooden planks, Virginia Beach's famous boardwalk is concrete. The 3-mile thoroughfare is lined with quaint benches, Colonial-style street lamps, and biking and walking paths.

VERO BEACH — The city has rethought its plan to replace Humiston Beach boardwalk with a sidewalk and will try instead to build a replacement boardwalk, albeit one that will stand the test of time.

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Vero Beach's efforts to rebuild the hurricane-damaged Humiston Beach Boardwalk are getting a $400,000 boost from the county. The County Commission Tuesday voted 4-1 to ...