Port St. Lucie Magazine Publisher
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Kim Capen
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Indian River Media Group
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Allen Osteen
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Susan Burgess, Ellen Gillette,
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Anthony Westbury, Wendy Dwyer
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Michelle Burney
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Tina Aligata
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M A G A Z I N E
Port St. Lucie Magazine and
St. Lucie Magazine, published
each January, March, June and
September, are publications of
Indian River Magazine Inc., a
locally owned company based at
308 Ave. A, Fort Pierce, FL 34950.
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St. Lucie County Chamber
of Commerce.
Club members explore the
wonderful world of rare fruits
A few years ago, I met Bobbie Spencer
while I went through rehab for an
injury. We became friends in the
lounge of the rehab and I was intrigued
by her knowledge of rare fruits that were
native to Florida.
I have lived in Florida most of my life
and most of the names of the fruits had
a hint of familiarity, but I wondered why
wasn’t anyone really educated about
them. Then, after talking to Spencer
more, I realized there was education out
there and I thought someday we would
write about it for you. So in this issue,
get ready to learn about the real fruits of
Florida but make sure you take caution
if not prepared correctly some could be
dangerous. Page 17
Since we are writing about the fruit of
Florida we needed to round out the issue
with some other botanical beauties. So
I reached out to our local professionals
in the wedding market, Vintage Design
and Sarandipity Floral, to find the perfect
wedding for this issue. These professional
wedding experts turned me on to
photographer Tina Aligata of Inner Light Imagery and we found the perfect wedding for
our cover story and one that was affected by the pandemic.
The marriage of Gustavo and Victoria Morais pulled at my heartstrings, Garden Grown
Remedies is about a wedding that could only have 25 attendees and the rest of the family
had to be on FaceTime. The unique backdrops and beautiful natural florals were perfect for
this issue. Page 11
Dr. Madhu Sasidhar’s journey from his native India to Port St. Lucie and the Cleveland
Clinic Tradition Hospital is detailed by writer Ellen Gillette on Page 28. And Susan Burgess
explains what services are available at the new Veterans Center of Excellence at Indian
River State College’s Pruitt Campus. Page 30
The New York Mets spring training is upon us in this issue and on Page 25 you will see
the complete schedule. I visit the stadium often to work out at my gym, Barwis Method,
which is on the Mets property and it’s a great rehab facility.
UPDATE
To refresh you all on our last cover story on the rebuilding of the Tesoro club, I want you
all to know the opening event of the club was a great success and you should get there
soon for a tour.
Enjoy our issue and I hope to see you at the botanical gardens to taste some great rare
Florida fruits or at a Mets game soon.
With gratitude,
KIM CAPEN, PUBLISHER | KIM@INDIANRIVERMAG.COM
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