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PORT ST. LUCIE — Reaching the grass roots, often a theme in political campaigns, is becoming an increasing focus in Port St. Lucie’s planning efforts. Unlike many larger cities known for having distinct neighborhoods that bring about a unified voice for the needs of neighborhood, Port St. Lucie has grown into a metropolitan area

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where the needs and desires of residents in particular areas is harder to discern, city planning director Patti Tobin said recently. Currently, the planning areas are large, having thousands of residents. “They’ve never had concentrated neighborhood planning,” she said. “We’re trying to create smaller areas that could be identified as neighborhoods.”

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TREASURE COAST — Russell “Rusty” Roberts told the St. Lucie County 9/12 Tea Party there’s a lot of misinformation about All Aboard Florida, and once it’s running, everybody will benefit. Roberts spoke at the group’s May 7 meeting. He met a lot of skepticism. “The people do not want you here,” a woman in the audience told Roberts. “Trains have been here for 100 PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID FORT PIERCE, FL PERMIT NO. 248 ECRWSS

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years, he answered. Roberts turned to a silhouette of Florida showing the proposed route for the high-speed train from Miami to Orlando. “People don’t like it here,” he said, pointing to the Treasure Coast. “But they like it here, and they like it there,” he continued, pointing to Central and South Florida. The audience never warmed up. In an interview after the meeting, Roberts said that opposition groups have done a good job getting their messages to the Trea-

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Dennis Pickle, manager for the St. Lucie West Services District, got a phone call at 2 a.m. this past Sunday. One of his employees, who just minutes prior had been evacuated from his home because of a natural gas leak, thought Pickle, his boss, should know that he might have trouble getting to work on time. A few hours later, West End Grill owner Walter Pietrzak, was getting ready for one of the biggest days of the year in the restaurant industry: Mother’s Day. But instead of being in the kitchen, firing up his natural gas-powered grills, he got busy on the phone, calling customers to tell them he would not be open for business that day. But Pietrzak could look at the bright side, from the customer service standpoint: “I’d like to think that that’s one of the things that sets us apart,” he said,

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“St Lucie County was the first community to come out publicly opposing the project. St. Lucie County has remained committed to evaluating the impacts of this project on our residents.” Tod Mowery, St. Lucie County Commissioner, District 2

that much now and can increase it at later meetings. “We know this fight is important to the people and we’ll continue to fight it,” he said. K.C. Traylor, co-founder of opposition group Florida Not All Aboard, said the counties’ funds are likely giving potential investors pause. “It shows that the Treasure Coast will not be steamrolled by All Aboard Florida,” she said. Mowery and Dzadovsky said St. Lucie and other counties communicate with each other about All Aboard Florida, but aren’t planning legal strategies together. Dzadovsky said each county will have their own legal issues with the project, although there’s bound to be some overlapping ones. “I respect my colleges in the counties north and south of me,” he said. “I think they’ll take the appropriate action for their constituents.” All Aboard Florida is projecting to run 32 trains a day between Miami and Orlando, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. The company plans on starting limited service between West Palm Beach and Miami by next year. By 2017 the company hopes to have trains going the entire proposed 235-mile route, mostly on existing Florida East Coast Industry rails along the Indian River.

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Staff photo by Patrick McCallister Rusty Roberts, vice president of government affairs, talked up All Aboard Florida at a meeting of the St. Lucie County 9/12 Tea Party on May 7. Roberts said the Treasure Coast stands to gain from the proposed high-speed rail, but met a lot of skepticism.

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in Florida) people have put out a lot of what I characterize as misinformation designed to evoke emotions,” he said. He added, “Major infrastructure projects —

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opponents tend to overstate the problems and underestimate the benefits.” He points west and back to the 1920s to the Golden Gate Bridge. Roberts said the now iconic bridge faced fierce opposition, including litigation, from quarters ranging from the federal government to area residents. The Golden Gate Bridge Highway & Transportation District’s website reads that there was an eight-year period of intense opposition and litigation. Today it’s so hard to imagine San Francisco without the bridge that the “Star Trek” television and movie franchise has the Golden Gate next to Star Fleet Command 350 years from now. All Aboard Florida isn’t the Golden Gate Bridge, however. It’s not a historic landmark, and it’s still facing a lot of skepticism and opposition on the Treasure Coast, which it will cut through without stopping. On May 5, the St. Lucie County Commission joined Martin and Indian River counties in setting up an opposition fund. Commissioner Tod Mowery, District 2, wasn’t at the 9/12 meeting. St. Lucie set aside $500,000 to battle All Aboard Florida. Mowery said the commission is open to adding more if needed. He said St.

Lucie isn’t a latecomer to opposing All Aboard Florida. “St. Lucie County was the first community to come out publicly opposing the project,” Mowery said. “St. Lucie County has remained committed to evaluating the impacts of this project on our residents.” Indian River County — which set up a $2.7 million fund to oppose All Aboard Florida — has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation and one or its undersecretaries for giving All Aboard Florida the green light to sell up to $1.75 billion in bonds through the Florida Development Finance Corp. before the agency had completed evaluation of the impact statement. The Martin County Commission jumped onboard the lawsuit train on April 27. It tapped the $1.4 million opposition fund it created to file suit against the U.S. Department of Transportation challenging the private activity bonds it OK’d late last year for All Aboard Florida to raise capital. Last year the company submitted an Environmental Impact Statement to the Federal Railroad Administration as part of the process for securing an about $1.5

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ALL ABOARD from page 6 billion Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing loan from the federal government. In late December, the U.S. Department of Transportation gave All Aboard Florida permission to sell about $1.75 billion in bonds that would be issued through Florida Development Finance Corp. The FDFC will have a public hearing about whether to issue the bonds on May 28 in Orlando. Even as the suits are filed, All Aboard Florida is moving ahead on starting the first leg of its route. Construction on the 60,000-square-foot West Palm Beach station started in November. The station is on Quadrille Boulevard, bounded by Datura and Evernia streets. The 60,000-square-foot Fort Lauderdale station was started in October. The other station is in Miami. Michael Reininger, All Aboard Florida’s president, has told Your Voice News & Views that by the end of 2016 All Aboard Florida will have its first phase taking passengers between Miami and West Palm Beach with a stop in between them in Fort Lauderdale. Plans are to start service to Orlando by 2017. At the 9/12 Tea Party meeting, Roberts got numerous questions about the company’s ridership

and financial projections and proposed ticket pricing. Roberts declined to give information that, for now, is available to qualified investors, those who’ve shown the ability to invest $100,000 or more. “When any business comes to town, be it a Walmart or bicycle repair shop, do you demand to know if they’ll make money,” he said. He added, “You don’t invest this kind of money without researching the market.” Roberts said there are about 500 million trips a year between South and Central Florida and the company only needed a small fraction of that traffic to sustain itself. “We think we spotted a trend and have a market,” he said. He rebuffed suggestions of going no farther north than West Palm Beach. “We need to go to Orlando to make this viable,” he said. Additionally, Roberts said All Aboard Florida isn’t moving to tracks toward the state’s interior for several reasons. Primarily because the parent company, Florida East Coast Industries, owns tracks along the Indian River. In the interview after the meeting, Roberts said that Fort Pierce is a likely stop not many years after All Aboard Florida starts service. He said the planned 32 trips a day will eventually be divided

between express and local service. That is, some trains will go from Miami to Orlando with only a couple stops to keep the trip within three hours. That’s “express.” Some runs will make more stops. That’s “local.” “We might only do one stop on the Treasure Coast, maybe two,” he said. In the meantime, Roberts said the Treasure Coast will benefit from upgrades to the train’s infrastructure, which could include crossings that meet federal requirements for passenger and freight trains to refrain from blowing their horns. However, he said local governments will have to work with All Aboard Florida to get those “quiet zones.” “If the railroad put in an application to the (Federal Railroad Administration), it would be rejected,” he said. He said the company will foot part of all of the expense if the crossings are upgraded during construction. He said going back to upgrade crossings is more expensive. Roberts said that much of the opposition All Aboard Florida faces on the Treasure Coast is due to its failure to talk to the community and address concerns sooner. “We could have done better,” he said. “We have a good story to tell and we have a good product.”

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Due to a car accident, about 6,000 customers in the area are experiencing a natural gas outage. The outage could last several days because of the extensive damage that was done and the repairs that will be required. We have been told that once power is restored a representative from city gas will be notifying the residents. Please watch your local news for additional details. On another note, I would like to wish all the moms out there a Happy Mother’s Day. For Pritchard, who just published a recent column about the havoc terrorists could wreak on U.S. electrical grid structure if they should target it, the news of the gas outage was eerie, almost mini-precursor to what could be a much more sinister problem, as he had outlined in his recently published piece. (See Your Voice News & Views, Nov. 14, 2014.) As of press time Tuesday, this is what is known: a 57-year-old Port St. Lucie woman, Terry Brewer, was reported by police to have driven a minivan that ended up upside down, having cleared an 8-foot chain-link fence — that appeared to be the only barrier

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separating a Florida City Gas above-ground substation and the road that appears to take a 90-degree curve right in front of it. The police report said a bystander flagged an officer down at that time, about 1:30 in the morning, reporting a strong smell of gas in the area. Brewer was taken to Lawnwood Medical Center in Fort Pierce, and the rest of St. Lucie West woke up a few hours later to no hot water and no Mother’s Day brunch, for the most part. Some restaurants were reported to be operating on reduced menus. For 10 Publix stores, from as far north as East Port Plaza in Port St. Lucie to nearly six miles south to its Cornerstone location in Stuart, store operations were interrupted, but not by much, Publix spokeswoman Nicole Krauss said. The stores’ main use of natural gas is to supply their bread bakeries. Bread was brought in from other stores to make up the shortage. “Publix stores were minimally affected by the gas line outage in Port St. Lucie. Nearby stores are supplying eight stores with bakery ovens that were gas-powered with bakery breads and sub rolls until the gas line is fixed.” Dallas Banschbach, owner/ proprietor of Bayshore Diner on Bayshore Boulevard in Port St. Lucie, felt like it was déjà vu all over again, citing a water main break in March that knocked out her restaurant’s operations for at least a day and cost somewhere between $3,000 and $5,000 in revenue, on top of the aggravation. And as of this past Monday, her doors were closed again, as she paced up and down in front

ing up to be on the emergency call system is as easy as visiting the Port St. Lucie Police website at http://www.cityofpsl.com/police/. Once at the website, there are a number of options on the left side column. Find the box that says “Register for FirstCall Emergency Notification Alerts.” Click on the box then fill out the registration. If you do not have access to a computer, you can register by calling FirstCall Alerts 1.866.484.3264.

of them, splitting time between talking to the Channel 12 reporters camped out in her parking lot and trying to find out if the city would allow her to temporarily convert her appliances to hook up to LP gas until Florida City Gas gets the larger problem resolved. Kristie Benson, spokeswoman for Florida City Gas, the natural gas company supplying the area, said as of press time Tuesday that by Tuesday evening, all 6,000 customers will have had their gas shut off and the 200 crews — some coming from as far away as Illinois to assist — will be able to start restoring service. Benson said the company is estimating service will be fully restored by the weekend. She referred to the traffic accident as an “isolated incident” and that the location of the regulator station, at 509 S.W. South Macedo Blvd., had been located on the north side of the curve of the road since 1993. She said more information will likely be released on discussions of future safeguards after the company has finished restoring service. Florida City Gas has never dealt with an incident of this magnitude, she said. Residents who aren’t home when crews come to restore gas will be greeted with a neon green sticker door hanger. Police spokesman Frank Sabol said while the company has to notify absent residents by some method, that he would mention the possibility of stepping up patrols in the areas with the stickers. He also invited residents to register online for the department’s “FirstAlert” program, which will reach residents by their cell phone numbers and email addresses. Benson said there is not a cer-

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The store, which opened May 7, is 45,000 square feet and has 140 associates. There have been several special events and there will be a Kids’ Fest May 23 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. While the store is fully staffed, they are still accepting applications. It will be open every day from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. and features a drive-thru pharmacy and online easy order for lunch meats, platters, cheese and subs. Publix at Verano is located at 9335 S.W. Commerce Center Drive. For more information, call (772) 345-9500.

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Florida’s Turnpike on the east, Peacock on the south, Interstate 95 and Glades Cut-Off on the west and an area north of North Tornio on the north. Area 6 is bordered by U.S. 1 on the east and an area east of Floresta on the west. Area 7 is bordered by the area around Green River on the east, U.S. 1 on the west and an area north of Walton on the north. Tobin said that defined subdivisions have some neighborhood identification, but much of the rest of the city lacks that. During meetings, city officials hope to learn the priorities of residents in each neighborhood, Tobin said. Those may be sidewalks, parks, transportation or other needs, she said. The schedule calls for the city to hold visioning workshops with residents the week of May 18. That will be followed by presentation of draft a neighborhood plan the week of Aug. 3 and presentation of a final plan to the Port St. Lucie City Council in late September. Tobin said the city may lack money to meet all the needs voiced by the residents. But, she said, the goal is to work on it over time. “City planning isn’t about one year,” she said. “It’s about five years, 10 years or 20 years.”

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It’s a done deal NOW ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS PORT ST. LUCIE – Expressing no reservations, the Port St. Lucie City Council unanimously agreed to sell Tradition Studios to Christ Fellowship for the $13 million the church already has paid. The non-denominational Christian megachurch headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens has until July 13 to complete its inspection of the property and until July 17 to close on the sale of the 115,000-¬square--foot former digital animation studios If the deal falls through, the city would have to return all but $15,000 of the $13 million. In 2009, the city gave Digital Domain a $51.8 million incentive package — including land and the fully equipped Tradition studio — in exchange for the promise of high-wage jobs. The company closed its doors in late 2012, laying off almost 300 employees, shortly before filing for

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bers also noted that Christ Fellowship “brought money to the table instead of asking for it,” as Councilman Ron Bowen said. The sale to the church will rid the city of $427,000 in annual maintenance costs and would reduce the city’s debt on the building to $53.3 million. Church officials have acknowledged they will pay about $133,000 a year in city stormwater and Tradition assessments, but as a nonprofit, the church would not have to pay the building’s $73,176 annual tax bill to the city or about $245,000 to St. Lucie County and other taxing authorities.

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is $35 for caregivers and $50 for professionals, with limited tickets available and registration required. Sponsorship opportunities are available. An auction will take place; donations from area businesses are welcome and appreciated. All proceeds from the St. Lucie County Spring Tea will be allocated to ensuring access to community-based care for families with Alzheimer’s disease in St. Lucie County, allowing them to live together with dignity, safety, and care throughout the duration of the disease. For more information and to register, please visit www.alzcare. org or call (772) 223-6351. Alzheimer’s Community Care, a not-for-profit is the largest provider of community-based dementia-specific services in Florida. Since 1996, the mission of Alzheimer’s Community Care is to promote and provide specialized, quality, compassionate care within a community-based environment to patients and caregivers living with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. Alzheimer’s Community Care is a United Way Partner Agency.

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with educational materials. Seining demonstrations will be offered every hour on the hour from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The demonstrations will give families the opportunity to get their feet wet in the Indian River Lagoon by collecting animals — including crabs, pipefish, sea slugs and more — in the same manner as Smithsonian researchers and aquarists. Participants wishing to enter the water must wear protective footwear, such as water shoes or old sneakers, to participate in seining demonstrations and children under 16 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Admission to the Aquarium, located at 420 Seaway Drive on South Hutchinson Island in Fort Pierce, is $4 for adults and $3 for seniors (55+) and children. World Ocean Day activities are included with Aquarium admission. Please contact Jasmine Wanek at (772) 465-3271 for

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XUNA from page 26 the annual salary of the office sought. The current salary of a rank-and-file member of Congress is $174,000. It’s been that since 2009. Those who don’t collect the needed signatures would have to pay nearly $10,500 to qualify. Xuna, 66, unsuccessfully ran for Congress in another Florida district in 2002. He’s lived on the Treasure Coast for three years. Xuna moved to the United States from his native Spain 45 years ago. He’s running as a Democrat, but more importantly, he said, is he’s running as a scientist. “That’s the major reason for doing this — there are no scientists in Congress,” he said. “Almost 40, 50 percent of the people in Congress should have a background in science.” Xuna said there are many longterm issues facing that require understanding science to decide well. Among them are the warming globe and what roles nature and man play in it. Xuna said the Treasure Coast should be especially interested in that policy discussions. “Co2 brings greenhouse effect and that brings global warming and that brings sea-level rise,” he said. Which means for a coastal community a chance of more saltwater intrusion into the freshwater aquifer, along with shoreline encroachment. Xuna worked in engineering, including for a subcontractor working for NASA, for about 45 years. He switched to teaching in 2004. Locally, he said the biggest issue facing the Treasure Coast is one that needs a lot of science to solve right the first time — ending the notorious Lake Okeechobee discharges into the C-44 Canal that foul the St. Lucie and Indian rivers. A short dike was built around Lake Okeechobee in the early 20th century. The Great Miami and Lake Okeechobee hurricanes, 1926 and 1928, killed thousands, leading to the creation of the Okeechobee Flood Control District

and construction of the Herbert Hoover Dike. Xuna said when the dikes were built, perhaps no one in the Florida Legislature or Congress had the scientific backgrounds to ask the right questions to reduce the flooding without fouling nature. “When they built the levee around the lake, they never thought about the consequences of that for years to come,” Xuna said. Like most Indian River Lagoon advocates, Xuna advocates the federal and state governments purchase lands south of Lake Okeechobee to have more options for restoring the natural flow of the statewide Florida watercourse. Drop a coin in one body of water and the ripple travels across the state. A lot of the nutrients that work their way to the Indian River Lagoon via Lake Okeechobee start the journey from East Lake Tohopekaliga and head down the Kissimmee River. Tohopekaliga gets a lot of its water, and damaging nutrients, from Boggy Creek. Xuna is the only candidate showing at the Florida Division of Elections website. However, Rebecca Negron — Martin County School Board member — has announced a candidacy. Additionally, Palm Beach County Commissioner Priscilla Taylor has announced plans to file a candidacy for the seat Patrick Murphy, Jupiter, is vacating to make a run for the Senate. Taylor has a Facebook page called Priscilla Taylor for Congress. The recently-reminted district embraces St. Lucie and Martin counties, along with a sliver Palm Beach’s northeastern side tossed in. Between St. Lucie and Martin counties, there are about 107,000 registered Republican voters. Democrats claim 102,000 registrants. Another 63,000 voters registered in minor parties, or without affiliation. That scratches the power of party loyalty found in other districts. In 2014, the district was counted among “battleground races,” although Murphy handily beat challenger Carl Domino with nearly 60 percent of the vote.

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Treasure Coast RC Scale Boat Club meeting, 8-11 a.m. at the east side of Lake Tradition. Kayak Rental at Savannas Park and Campground. 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Kayaks will be available throughout for rent. Cost: $5 per hour, $15 for four hours, $20 for eight hours. Savannas Park and Campground 1400 Midway Road, Fort Pierce. For more information, call 772-464-7855. Treasure Coast RC Scale Boat Club meets every Sunday morning. For more information, visit tcrcboaters.org

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Senior Fitness at Lincoln Park Community Center, noon – 1 p.m. Lincoln Park Community Center 1306 Avenue M, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 4621788. Line Dancing at the Walton Community Center, 7 – 9 p.m.

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Tuesday, May 19

Tai chi for health Classes at Oxbow Eco-Center, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Tai Chi instructors Hildie and Hector Ruiz-Puyana will lead classes in Tai Chi for Health, designed for everyone, including those who suffer from arthritis, diabetes, osteoporosis and balance issues. Appropriate for ages 16 and up; $10 per class or $32 for 4 classes. RSVP is a must. Oxbow Eco-Center 5400 NE St. James Drive, Port St. Lucie. For more information or to RSVP, call (772) 785-5833.

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PSL Botanical Gardens Jazz & Blues Night, 6:30 p.m. Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens Listen to the wonderful sounds of the Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues

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Kayak Rental at Savannas Park and Campground. 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Kayaks will be available throughout for rent. Cost: $5 per hour, $15 for four hours, $20 for eight hours. Savannas Park and Campground 1400 Midway Road, Fort Pierce. For more information, call 772-464-7855.

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On Monday, May 4, Keith Brown had a hole in one at the St. Lucie Trail on hole 17, 125 yards with an 8-iron.

Don Liang had first-ever hole in one on Saturday, May 9. He lives seasonally here in Port St. Lucie as a full premier golf member. He resides in Bethesda, Md., in the summer. His hole in one came on the Dye Course, hole 3, 126 yards with a 9-iron.

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fun, food festivities FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015

ST. LUCIE WEST/TRADITION

YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

Comedy zone expands Shelley Koppel STAFF WRITER

skoppel@YourVoiceWeekly.com

See COMEDY page 32

Photo courtesy of the Riverside Theatre Comedian Shaun Jones performs at the Riverside Theatre’s Comedy Zone last summer. He will return this summer along with an expanded summer season that includes special themed events.

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Served 11 am to 4 pm Includes a Variety of Daily Specials: • Homemade Soups • Salads • Sandwiches • Wraps • Clubs • Burgers and Much More!

Gift Certificates Always Available DINNER MENU

Includes a Variety of: • Fresh Seafood • Steaks • Chicken • Pasta Dishes & specials prepared by our Executive Chef

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DINNER SPECIALS 4pm to Close

Monday/Wednesday

Complimentary bottle of house wine with purchase of 2 dinners of 13.95 or more (Dine in only) Must preset coupon

SAVE $20

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When you Bring your own Bottle of Wine to Dinner (No Corking Fee)

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TREASURE COAST – The Riverside Theatre is well-known for its professional productions of new and classic plays and musicals. It is also home to the Comedy Zone, where professional comedians perform on the Waxlax Stage. The Comedy Zone will continue through the summer and into fall, with live local bands on the Live in the Loop outdoor stage and grilled food from Big Racks Catering. There will also be a new twist, themed weekends, to enhance the comedy experience. Comedy Zone on May 15-16 will be the traditional mix of comedy, music and food, but May 2930 kicks off the new schedule. “Summer Nights” is the theme, and visitors are invited to spend the evening on the front lawn and under the oak trees. Live bands will play summertime tunes and backyard games will be available. There will also be “Summer Nights” June 12-13, June 26-27 and July 10-11. On select nights, wine and craft beer tasting will be available for a nominal fee.

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PARTY ROOMS 2 PORT ST. LUCIE LOCATIONS

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Birthday • Family Get Together • Office Parties & Meetings Ask About Our Value Deals

COUPON REQUIRED

Lunch Buffet $ 99

Monday thru Saturday

WITH PURCHASE OF A DRINK

Limit 1 coupon per meal ticket. Dine-in only (no sharing). NOT VALID ON HOLIDAYS with any other offers or if copied, transferred or where prohibited. Expires 5/22/15 COUPON REQUIRED

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10 & Under

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Vero meets Vegas during Casino Nights. Patrons are invited to a casino party with live entertainment in and out of the theater. There will be games of chance and guests will have the opportunity to play with the Riverside’s “funny money.” Wings can be cashed in for prizes. The Orchid Lobby will serve as the Martini Lounge, with piano stylings and singing by Indian River State College’s own Dale Rieth. The Live in the Loop outdoor stage will feature local bands on Fridays. Saturdays will be Salsa Dance Nights, led by Joe and Shari Tessier of the 14th Avenue Dance Studio. While there will be authentic gaming tables, they are for entertainment purposes only and all proceeds will benefit children and family programming at Riverside Children’s Theatre. Participants must be 18 and older to play. Comedy Zone Casino Nights will take place July 24-25, Aug. 7-8, Aug. 21-22 and Sept. 4-5. The Comedy Zone celebrates Oktoberfest Sept. 18-19, Oct. 2-3, Oct. 16-17 and Oct. 30-31, with German-style food, beer and music. Winter comes early to the Comedy Zone as The Riverside brings holiday lights, cheer and maybe

some snow to entertain guests. Winter Nights take place Nov. 13-14, Dec. 4-5, Dec. 18-19 and Jan. 1-2. Jon Moses, managing director of the Riverside Theatre, said that the success of the Comedy Zone has led to these extra events. “We’re thrilled with the great success we’ve had with the Comedy Zone experiences,” he said. “The addition of grilled food and free outdoor concerts a couple of years back has been very well-received. I thought by building themes and grouping the weekends, our patrons’ experiences would be better enhanced.” The Riverside Theatre is located at 3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. For a complete list of comedians performing at the Comedy Zone or local bands performing in Live in the Loop, go to the Comedy Zone page at www.riversidetheatre. com. Tickets for Comedy Zone are $16 for general admission and $18 for reserved seating. Live in the Loop concerts are free and no tickets are required. Tickets for Summer Nights Beer or Wine Tasting are $10. Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at (772) 2316990 or online at www.riversidetheatre.com.

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Clubbin’ Shindig Irish Restaurant & Pub $9 Shepherd’s Pies. 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 785-6202.

Wednesdays

Tin Fish (East) Trivia, 6:30 p.m., 327 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie For more information, call (772) 879-3900. Vine & Barley Live music. 6 p.m.-10 p.m. 1680 S.W. St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 446-7550.

Thursdays

TGI Fridays Karaoke 9 p.m.-midnight. 1775 N.W. St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 343-1981. Tin Fish (East) Live music. 6 p.m.-close, 327 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie For more information, call (772) 879-

3900. Good Times (West) Thirsty Thursdays 10 p.m.-2 a.m., 2096 N.W. Courtyard Circle, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 878-8844. Rinelli’s Yellow Tail Restaurant Bike night every Thursday, weather permitting. 101 N. Second St., Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 466-5474. West End Grill Live music on the patio. 6 p.m.-9 p.m. 1680 St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 343-1146. City Limits Sports Bar Karaoke 9 p.m.-2 a.m., 900 S.W. Gatlin Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 3368201.

Fridays

Tin Fish (East) Live music. 6 p.m.-9 p.m., 327 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie For more information, call (772) 8793900. Bogey’s and Stogeys Karaoke 8 p.m.-2 a.m., 1032 S.E. Port

AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE PARTIES AND EVENTS

St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 337-7778.

music after 5 p.m., 2 Avenue A, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 461-0880.

West End Grill Live music on the patio. 6 p.m.-10 p.m. 1680 St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 343-1147.

Shindig Irish Restaurant & Pub Live music. $3 Smithwicks draft and $5 Carbombs. Relayer Band at 9:30. 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 7856202 or visit shindigpub.com.

Rinelli’s Yellow Tail Restaurant Classic car show last Friday of every month, weather permitting. 5 p.m.-9 p.m. 101 N. Second St., Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 466-5474. Good Times (West) Live music 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., 2096 N.W. Courtyard Circle, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 878-8844. City Limits Sports Bar Live music or DJ 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., 900 S.W. Gatlin Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 336-8201. Neely’s Grog House Karaoke 9 p.m.-1 a.m., 802 S.W. Bayshore Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 249-4195. The Original Tiki Bar Live

Deli, Bakery & Coffee Bar

Karaoke and Dancing at the St. Lucie Elks Lodge 7 p.m. until whenever. Fish Fry and more served until 8 p.m. 343 Prima Vista Blvd., Port St. Lucie, Fla. 34983. For more information, call Terry at (772) 344-9465.

Saturdays

Live entertainment at V’s Town Tavern 8 p.m. – midnight. 970 St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 800-3239. Vine & Barley Live music. 8 p.m.-midnight. 1680 S.W. St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 446-7550.

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Tuesdays

TGI Fridays. Poker night, 6-9 p.m., 1775 N.W. St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For information, call (772) 343-1981.

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The Original Tiki Bar Live music after 5 p.m., 2 Avenue A, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 461-0880.

Sundays

Bogey’s and Stogeys Karaoke 10 p.m.-2 a.m., 1032 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 337-7778. The Original Tiki Bar Live music after 4 p.m., 2 Avenue A, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 461-0880.

Just For Two!

Complete Dinner for two with Bottle of wine

6pm - 9pm • Mon, Tues, Wed NOT VALID ON SHOW NIGHTS

Shindig Irish Restaurant & Pub Free-to-play Poker night. Corned beef dinner. 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 7856202.

NEW!

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Events: Friday, May 15

WEEKEND BREAKFAST SPECIALS!

Live Music with Dave and the Wave at the Original Tiki Bar in Fort Pierce. Friday Fest with specials all day. 2 Avenue A, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 461-0880.

A Fabulous Breakfast Complimented with a Bloody Mary or Mimosa or any of Your Favorite Beverages. • Sat. 8am - 11am • Sun. 8am - Noon

THURSDAY NIGHTS KARAOKE

Live Rock & Roll at Good Times Bar (East) 9 p.m. 21 and up. No cover. 9144 S. Federal Highway, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 337-3546.

101 2nd Street, The Corner of Orange Ave. and 2nd Street www.RinellisYellowTail.com

772.466.5474

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7:30 - 10PM • Bar & Dinner Specials

Fridays After Dark with DJ Jay Dee at Good Times West. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 21 and up. Drink

specials. Dress to impress. No cover. 2096 N.W. Courtyard Circle, St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 878-8844. Shindig Irish Restaurant & Pub Rough Shot plays from 9:30 – 11:30 p.m. $3 Smithwick drafts and $5 car bombs. 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 785-6202.

Saturday, May 16

Live entertainment at V’s Town Tavern 8 p.m. – midnight. 970 St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 800-3239. Seductive Saturdays at Flavors Restaurant and Lounge. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ladies get in free all night and ladies in groups of five get a free bottle. 529 N.W. Prima Vista Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 8071585. Ladies Night at 2nd Street Bistro. 9 p.m. Ladies well drinks and domestic drafts are $1. Shots of Purple MF and Sex on the Beach are $2. 122 North St., Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 293-9191. Shindig Irish Restaurant & Pub Poker night. Corned beef dinners, $9. $3 Harp drafts and $4 Irish apples. 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 7856202. Live Music at the Original Tiki Bar. Ryan Owens plays from noon – 4 p.m. Collins & Company is on from 6 – 10 p.m. 2 Avenue A, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 461-0880.

Sunday, May 17

Shindig Irish Restaurant & Pub Drink specials all day: all draught $4, 1/2 off wine plus late night Vodka specials. No limit pub poker tour starts at 7 p.m. 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 785-6202. Live Music at the Original Tiki Bar. Choppy Waters plays at 3 p.m. 2 Avenue A, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 461-0880.

Tuesday, May 18

Singo (Music Bingo) at Shindig Irish Restaurant & Pub, 8:30 – 11 p.m. $3 Heineken, $2 vodkas. 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more

See CLUBBIN’ page 36

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Drifters stand by vets in benefit concert FOR YOUR VOICE NEWS & VIEWS

ST. LUCIE COUNTY -- Celebrate Memorial Day and support our veterans at the Memorial Day “Salute to Veterans” concert. The event will be held at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center and features Bill Pinkney’s Original Drifters. The concert is Sunday, May 24 and begins at 4 p.m. Advanced ticket prices start at $30 for standard seating with premium seats starting at $40. Help support our veterans and purchase your tickets today by calling (772) 359-3021. Seating is limited. Proceeds of this event will

Daily Specials!

be used towards the purchase of vehicles to transport disabled veterans to the VA in West Palm Beach. The United Veterans of St. Lucie County, Inc. is a not-forprofit organization committed to representing and helping local veterans in need. With a focus on sharing information beneficial to veterans and their dependents, the membership promotes a better quality of life for all of our local veterans. Members represent more than 30 veteran organizations. To find out more, visit uvslcinc. org.

JazzJams SUMMER 2015

May 19,* 26**

117 S. Second Street, Ft. Pierce Full Bar available • 7 - 10 PM $6 Cover, Members $5

*5/19: FDO The Big Swingin’ Band $10 Cover

**5/26: Scholarship Awards Night

PSL Botanical Gardens

June 2, 8, 16, 23, 30 July 14, 28 August 11, 25 September 8, 22 October 6, 20

On these WeDnesDays:

2410 Westmoreland Blvd., Port Saint Lucie 6:30 - 9:30 PM • $5 Cover, Members $4

May 20

June 3 and 17 July 1, 15 and 29 August 12 and 26 September 9 and 23 October 7 and 21

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email: info@jazzsociety.org office: 772-460-JAZZ (5299)

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The Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society is dedicated to its mission of keeping two great American music art forms alive in our communities and schools through jam sessions, concerts, festivals, master classes and scholarship awards.

See you there! For more information, contact the FPJ&B Society.

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• $5 Tavern Burger & Fries

Karaoke With the purchase of a beverage. DINE IN ONLY. (toppings additional 7pm Discount & Coupons not applicable.

• 2 for $25 Dinners (Selected Menu Items)

- Includes a Glass of House Wine, Domestic Draft, Soda or Tea (Per Diner). House Salad or Cup of Soup.

• Happy Hour All Day • 75¢ Wings! 10 to an order • KIDS EAT FREE

With the purchase of an adult entrée and Kid’s drink. (Limit one free meal per adult meal purchase)

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Tues, Wed., Thurs. & Sun 11am-9pm • Tavern open till 12am Fri & Sat - 11am - 10pm • Tavern open till 2am Reservations accepted for dining area, starting at 4pm.

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Diamond Tearoom & Bistro

DJ at Flavors Restaurant and Lounge. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. 18 and up. Two-for-one drink specials. 529 N.W. Prima Vista Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 807-1585.

OUR AFTERNOON HIGH ENGLISH TEA IS 6 COURSES & IS SERVED ALL DAY, ANYTIME YOU WISH

The Month of May is our 6 year anniversary and so far everyone loves our food.

Come by for High Tea or Lunch!

Come and enjoy our Homemade meals made just for you. We cater to dietary needs serving Vegan, GMO’s free, Organic, fresh and gluten free are all available.

NOW OFFERING SPECIALTY PIZZA’S AND CHEESE PLATE Terry’s Queen Margaretta Pizza

Terry’s Italian White Pizza

Fresh Baked artisan single pizza dough drizzled with garlic infused olive oil topped with Fresh Parmeasan, aged Romano & Asiago Italian cheeses with a side of Terry’s sauce for dipping. Served with Soup & Salad 12.50

(772) 408-5800.

information, call (772) 785-6202.

The Only “Authentic English Tea Room” on the Treasure Coast

Terry’s Italian Sausage Pizza

The color of the Italian Flag. Terry makes this with roasted garlic ,Fresh Basil & vine ripened Tomatoes & three chesses. Served with Soup & Italian Salad 10.50

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These organic Italian sausage are simmered in Terry’s homemade sauce for 8 hours Then are placed in fresh Baked artisan single pizza dough with five Italian cheeses. Served with Soup & Salad 12.50

Sexy Tuesdays at Tesoro Nightclub Ladies 18 and up. Guys 21 and up. Drink specials. Ladies drink free until 11 p.m. $2 drinks until midnight. $5 Jager Bombs. 7159 S. Federal Highway, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (954) 5597186.

Wednesday, May 20

Four play Wednesdays at Good Times West. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Music by DJ Jay Dee. 21 and up. Dress to impress. 2096 N.W. Courtyard Circle, St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 878-8844. Ladies Night at Superplay USA 9 p.m.-midnight. Ladies bowl (shoes included), play laser tag and/or mini golf for free. Guys can do the same for $12. 1600 N.W. Courtyard Circle, St. Lucie West. For more information, call

Thursday, May 21

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