Fort Pierce Library Hosts Author Teri Pinney
February 22, 2010 by St. Lucie Times Staff · Leave a Comment
Local author Teri Pinney will be presenting her latest book, “The Missing Heart: Chronicles of an Educator,” at the Fort Pierce Branch Library on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 9 a.m. – noon.
“The Missing Heart: Chronicles of an Educator” details Pinney’s experience in an educational system under No Child Left Behind and the challenges that went [...]
Port St. Lucie At 50: A City For All Ages – Now Available
February 18, 2010 by St. Lucie Times Staff · Leave a Comment
On April 27, 2011, the City of Port St. Lucie will reach its 50th anniversary. In honor of this significant milestone, a wonderful book detailing the city’s history, entitled “Port St. Lucie at 50: A City for All Ages,” will soon be available.
Written by Nina Baranski, former director of the city’s Community Relations Department (now [...]
Book Review: To Siberia
December 29, 2009 by Rachel Baker · Leave a Comment
Let’s play a little word association game for a minute: If I say the word Siberia, what do you think of? For me, the words would be Cold, Desolate, Punishment. I suspect for most of us, that’s what we conjure in our minds when we hear the word.
Not for the sixty year old [...]
Emeril Lagasse Signing at Vero Beach Book Center
December 11, 2009 by St. Lucie Times Staff · Leave a Comment
Emeril Lagasse will be at the Vero Beach Book Center autographing his newest cookbook Emeril 20-40-60: Fresh Food Fast (HarperStudio/HarperCollins ) on Tuesday, December 15th at 4 p.m.
(This is a ticketed event; line tickets available with book purchase)
Emeril 20-40-60
Fresh Food Fast
Paperback, $24.99
Published by HarperStudio/HarperCollins
The Vero Beach Book Center is located at:
Main Store
2145 Indian River Blvd.
Vero [...]
Artists to Open New Exhibition with Reception at PSL Civic Center
December 3, 2009 by St. Lucie Times Staff · Leave a Comment
The Port St. Lucie Civic Center’s Art Gallery is proud to announce the opening of a new exhibition, featuring the works of painters Linda Relis and Leslie Szakacs. The exhibition will open with an artists’ reception on Thursday, Dec. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m., and will include live music by the Oceanside Brass Quintet.
Light [...]
Learn to Create Beautiful Gifts from Recycled Items
December 2, 2009 by St. Lucie Times Staff · Leave a Comment
Just in time for the gift-giving season, the city of Port St. Lucie’s government-access channel, PSL-TV20, is proud to announce a new half-hour program entitled “Re-Useful.” Hosted by Keep Port St. Lucie Beautiful’s own Nichole Rouse, you’ll learn inexpensive, fun and creative ways to make gifts and tree ornaments from recycled household items.
“Re-Useful” will air [...]
Most Enjoyable Books of 2009 for Reasons Other than the Story
November 28, 2009 by Rachel Baker · Leave a Comment
As Amazon so eloquently put it, “ranking books is crazy.” At Old Musty Books, there may be the occasional “this is probably one of the best books I’ve read this year,” but ranking any of the books read and reviewed would be incredibly difficult.
One reason for not ranking books on Old Musty Books is one [...]
County Unveils New Highwaymen Sculpture Nov. 13
November 10, 2009 by St. Lucie Times Staff · Leave a Comment
The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners, the Fort Pierce Redevelopment Agency and Lincoln Park Main Street will unveil a new sculpture titled “Florida Highwaymen Obelisk” at the Avenue D and 15th Street roundabout on Friday, Nov. 13 at 10 a.m.
Funded through the St. Lucie County Art in Public Places (AiPP) ordinance, the ”Obelisk” [...]
Book Review: A Long Way Gone
November 9, 2009 by Rachel Baker · Leave a Comment
a long way gone: memoirs of a boy soldier is Ishmael Beah’s extraordinary story of his life in Sierre Leone. At the very beginning of the acknowledgments of this book, he writes:
“I never thought I would be alive to this day, much less that I would write a book.”
What do you do when your [...]
Carl Hiaasen To Headline The Little Auction That Could
November 6, 2009 by St. Lucie Times Staff · Leave a Comment
Carl Hiaasen To Headline The Little Auction That Could Elliott Museum Exhibit, Auction, Special Events Surround Benefit For Hibiscus Children’s Center









































