Read more about the article What’s in a name? Plenty when  it comes to Port St. Lucie
The corner of Thanksgiving Avenue and Best Street is a constant reminder the holidays are never far away. Whitney Joseph

What’s in a name? Plenty when it comes to Port St. Lucie

As a relative newcomer to Port St. Lucie, I’ve come to thoroughly enjoy the quirks and peculiarities that help make our city among the fastest growing in the state.

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Read more about the article Contemplations on The Cove, a Fort Pierce sanctuary for boaters
JOE SEMKOW

Contemplations on The Cove, a Fort Pierce sanctuary for boaters

Joe Semkow’s cover photo of The Cove, the Treasure Coast’s most popular spot for boating, got me thinking about the history of The Cove and the mangrove environs around it, surely one of the most beautiful and beloved spots on the Treasure Coast.

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Read more about the article The rewards of reconnecting
Indian River Magazine Publisher Gregory Enns, right, with Tim Wood outside his house in Beaufort, South Carolina.

The rewards of reconnecting

Welcome to 2024. I’m not good at keeping resolutions, and because I’m more backward-looking than forward-thinking I prefer to reflect on the things I accomplished in 2023 without really trying. That way, I’m not disappointed with myself for falling short of a goal. Looking back on 2023, I’m proudest of not letting auld acquaintances be forgot.

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Read more about the article Searching for a better life
A.E. BACKUS MUSEUM AND GALLERY Numerous paintings by renowned local artist A.E. “Bean” Backus and various artists of the Florida Highwaymen can be viewed at the A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery in downtown Fort Pierce throughout the year. An upcoming exhibit titled Kindred Spirits: Paintings and Letters from the Kiplinger Family Collection will bring additional Backus paintings as well as some by Florida Highwaymen artist Alfred Hair. Rick Crary tells the story behind the exhibit in The Fine Art of Friendship, beginning on Page 50.

Searching for a better life

Why did we come here? If you weren’t the one leading your family’s move to Florida, your children or other descendants may be asking that question one day.

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First impressions of Port St. Lucie- Fall 2023

So far, we are loving Port St. Lucie. It’s a big change from Broward County, which is where I most recently put down roots. It’s also a far cry from Miami-Dade County, my native territory. The pace of life here is more relaxed, the people are more pleasant and the atmosphere is more “chill.” Though the climate is not.

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Read more about the article Publisher’s Note – Summer 2023
For decades, children descended on the Sunrise Theatre in downtown Fort Pierce for Saturday matinees. Indian River Magazine Publisher Gregory Enns got his first job in the early 1970s changing the theater’s old steel-lettered marquee. The theater celebrates its 100th anniversary on Aug. 1. KOBLEGARD FAMILY ARCHIVES

Publisher’s Note – Summer 2023

As a child growing up in Fort Pierce five blocks from the Sunrise, the theater became an extension of my living room. First there were the Saturday matinees and then Friday or Saturday night movies.

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