GLDD Lands $14.6 Million Dune & Beach Berm Contract for Jensen Beach, FL
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a dune and beach berm along approximately 4 miles of shoreline in Martin County, Florida. The amount of this action is $14,642,900. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be...
Free Handbook: Transform Your Pizzeria’s Slowest Night With Scott Van Duzer’s ‘Read to Succeed’...
Just a few years ago, Wednesday nights at Big Apple Pizza in Port St. Lucie, Florida, were so slow that owner Scott Van Duzer didn’t even bother coming into work. Now he doesn’t dare miss it. As described in PMQ Pizza’s November 2025 cover story, Van Duzer’s “Read to Succeed” program transformed a once-dead night...
Manson Construction Wins $14.6 Million Coastal Risk Management Project at Hutchinson Island, FL
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for a coastal storm risk management project at Hutchinson Island, St. Lucie County, Florida. The amount of this action is $14,659,700. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Jensen Beach,...
Car struck by Brightline train in Jupiter, leaving one seriously injured
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Brightline train struck a car in Jupiter early Saturday morning, leaving scattered debris and one person seriously injured. At 7:34 a.m., Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) and Tequesta Fire Rescue units were called to the area of E. Riverside Drive and N. Alternate A1A in Jupiter...
Fort Pierce extends impact fee moratorium for another year
FORT PIERCE — The Fort Pierce City Commission has approved an extension of the city’s impact fee moratorium through Nov. 3, 2026, continuing a policy first adopted in 2020 to encourage new residential and commercial development within the Urban Infill and Redevelopment Area. The moratorium, approved during the...
‘Needed a miracle’: Local nonprofit helps struggling family become homeowners
Family Promise specializes in keeping families together during housing crises — something Executive Director Madeleine Bozone says sets them apart.
Police say suspect in Port St Lucie double homicide was not an imminent threat
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — New details about the Port St. Lucie man who police say murdered two of his neighbors Monday and took another one hostage in her home at gunpoint. By all accounts, things between the suspect and the victims were tense, and police were aware...
St. Lucie County Donates Emergency Tarps to Support Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa
The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners is donating nine pallets of heavy-duty tarps to the Caribbean American Cultural Group. The donation will support relief efforts in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa. Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica as a Category 5 storm.
Bar argument over how many eggs a chicken can lay leads to gunfire
Bar argument over how many eggs a chicken can lay leads to gunfire. (Source: WPTV, PORT ST. LUCIE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN)
St. Lucie County, FL, restaurants cited for most health violations in October 2025
Several local restaurants and popular chains in St. Lucie County failed to meet state health standards during October 2025 inspections. State records showed 38 eateries stood out for having the most violations, with 11 restaurants cited for double-digit infractions.
