Port Saint Lucie FL

STUART – A former city commissioner’s intent to hamstring a hotelier’s plans to build a Fairfield Inn downtown between Federal Highway and 6th Street backfired a year and a half later when a circuit court judge granted him a new hearing because the Commission majority failed to comply with its own city code in its deci

State records showed that the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation conducted inspections at 153 restaurants in St. Lucie County in the last 30 days. The good news is that 117 establishments passed on their first visit. The bad news is that 36 restaurants failed to meet standards initially, with some

MARTIN COUNTY — Women who have little or no health insurance may be eligible for free breast and cervical cancer screenings through the Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. The program, formerly known as BCCI, serves eligible women ages 40 to 64 who meet income guidelines at...

Port St. Lucie sellers held firm on price, but buyers gained leverage as homes lingered far longer than the national average.

Martin County has completed a Repetitive Loss Area Analysis to meet requirements under the 2025 National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System Coordinator's Manual. The analysis identifies areas in the county that have experienced multiple flood insurance claims, examines potential causes of recurring floodin

MARTIN COUNTY – New details have emerged from a shooting incident which occurred at about 1 p.m., Oct. 2 at Gary’s Towing & Recovery, 4405 SE Cove Rd., Stuart, about a half-mile west of Southeast Dixie Highway in Port Salerno. Two women were taken into custody at separate...

A statewide hunt is underway after officials uncovered unclaimed license‑plate readers that no agency will admit installing. Independently researched, reported & reviewed by human journalists!

A Port St. Lucie teenager has earned the highest honor awarded by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Enrique Rosario Liz has been named the organization’s 2026-27 National Youth of the Year.

STUART ── The Barn Theatre will pay tribute to two legendary piano men this month. “Beside Myself: A Tribute to Billy Joel & Elton John” stars nationally touring tribute artist Jonathan Elgart. The musician has a 40-year career and has been performing tributes since 2014 in a host of theaters, performing arts centers,

As of mid-September 2026, I know the appeal of putting a pot on the stove when lead in tap water worries me. I have treated boiling as the reassuring step in my own house in Port St. Lucie. Here in Florida, you and I can make the same mistake: doing something familiar with the water feels better than waiting to learn w