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ST. LUCIE WEST • TRADITION
YourVoiceWeekly.com VOL. 3/ISSUE 9
YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2015
Here’s what people are talking about A roundup of the area’s biggest stories of 2014 Brandon Zeris STAFF WRITER
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — We’ve had quite a year in St. Lucie County. There’s been the good, the bad and the ugly. Amongst the high-profile lawsuits we seemed to have seen every other week, there have been a few bright spots. Take a look at what we believe to be some of the most impactful stories of 2014, in no particular order.
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Opa! First Port St. Lucie Greek Festival starts January 9 Brandon Zeris STAFF WRITER
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PORT ST. LUCIE — Whether you pronounce it “hero,” “gero” or “jyro,” there will be plenty of gyros and loads of other Greek dishes at Port St. Lucie’s first PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID FORT PIERCE, FL PERMIT NO. 248 ECRWSS
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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Frannie Hutchinson, St. Lucie County commissioner, spoke to veterans and members of the visiting site selection committee for a proposed veterans nursing facility in Tradition in June. The facilty’s announcement was one of the communities top stories in 2014.
Greek festival. The free to attend inaugural event, held from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Jan. 9 and 10 and noon to 7 p.m. Jan. 10 at the St. James the Apostle Orthodox Church along Airoso Boulevard, is one of few events celebrating Greek culture along the Treasure Coast with the next closest being in Fort Pierce, once a year. “The ethnic background within the community is definitely sharing part of your culture and tradition, and we want to say ‘we’re here’ and share our past and tradition and share our
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St James Orthodox Christian Church member Edward Essayan grills pita bread for the Greek gyros and chicken souvlaki sandwiches at the 2014 St. James Food Festival in Port St. Lucie
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City Center mystery The Port St. Lucie City Center