Inshore Fishing: August Forecast

With the weather bringing windy conditions around the Indian River this week, it was a little more challenging out on the water.  I had the privilege of attending the DOA Outdoor Writers Festival again this year.  Not only meeting old friends and making new ones at the get-together, I was able to get out fishing [...]

US Census Workers Have Begun Going Door To Door

Census takers have begun going door to door in St. Lucie County in an attempt to collect data from those residences that did not return an official Census questionnaire prior to the April deadline.
All Census takers, who are local residents hired by the U.S. Census Bureau, carry an official government badge with their name printed [...]

St. Lucie County Tourist Development Council Celebrates Tourism Week

The St. Lucie County Tourist Development Council (TDC) is joining other cities, states and businesses nationwide in the annual salute to travel and tourism in America, presented by the U.S. Travel Association.
National Travel and Tourism Week is (NTTW) a collective effort to promote the power of travel through customized events in communities nationwide.  The goal [...]

EPA Establishes Web site on BP Oil Spill

As part of the ongoing federal response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, EPA (yesterday) established a website to inform the public about the spill’s impact on the environment and the health of nearby residents. The website – http://www.epa.gov/bpspill – will contain data from EPA’s ongoing air monitoring along with other [...]

Treasure Coast Business Summit to be held in May

The Treasure Coast Business Summit, now in its second year, will be held Thursday, May 20 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center.
There has never been a better time for local business owners to take advantage of networking, the opportunity to learn how to expand and to acquire the [...]

Show Off Your Business By Entering Business Beautification Contest

The Keep Port St. Lucie Beautiful Committee is proud to announce its sponsorship of a perpetual “Business Beautification Award Program” for local businesses in the city that take pride in the appearance of their properties.
If you think your business is deserving of such an award, this is the contest for you. The winning business will [...]

Census Assistance Centers Opening Throughout St. Lucie County

St. Lucie County residents should have already received their 2010 Census form in the mail by now. Everyone is encouraged to complete and return their Census form as soon as possible, so that St. Lucie County can receive its fair share of federal funding, which exceeds $400 billion annually.
If residents haven’t received their Census form [...]

St Lucie County Looking For Volunteers To Serve On New Historical Commission

St. Lucie County is seeking volunteers to serve on a newly formed Historical Commission.
Volunteers are needed in the following fields:

Anthropology, archaeology, history, preferably local history or folklore
Conservation or curation
Architecture, preferably historic Florida architecture, landscape architecture
Land use planning or historic preservation planning
Professional engineer or certified general or residential contractor

The major function of this committee is to [...]

Volunteers, Boaters Needed For Oyster Reef Creation

Volunteers and boaters are needed to help St. Lucie County transport and deploy bags of oyster shells Monday, March 22 through Saturday, March 27.
With the help of numerous volunteers, the St. Lucie County Erosion District has bagged more than 47,600 pounds of oyster shells in mesh bags with the goal of placing them into the [...]

Fort Pierce Library Hosts Author Teri Pinney

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 [...]

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