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TREASURE COAST — The booming is looming in Port St. Lucie and the Treasure Coast. The city is sponsoring its annual Freedomfest starting at 2 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center, 9221 Civic Center Place.
“It’s our largest event of the year,” Jenny Newell, spokeswoman, said. “There are thousands and thousands of people that come out. It’s the biggest event on the Treasure Coast.” The family-friendly festival features live music, food, arts and crafts, a kids’ zone with bounce houses, along with pizza- and hotdog-eating contests.
The entertainment kicks off — literally — with a martial arts demonstration at 2 p.m. That’s followed by the Police Athletic League’s Drum Line, followed by Starlight Dance and St. Lucie Dance. Jess Lee will perform from 6:30 to 10 p.m.
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TRADITION — The Port St. Lucie City Council talked economic development at its summer workshop — Monday, June 20. Tradition took center stage. “Tradition is our place to make this happen, and I believe in St. Lucie West, the St. Lucie West industrial area.” Mayor Greg Oravec said at the meeting. Oravec said he’d like city staff to create a list of businesses and stay familiar with them. “We need a (business) navigator and the networking cataloger,” he said. Daniel Holbrook, assistant city manager, gave the council a generally positive economic-development report. According to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes St. Lucie and Martin counties, had 141,000 jobs in May, up 3,400 over the previous year. The county had a 4.9 percent not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, down from 6.2 percent the previous year. Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in May. The nation’s was 4.5 percent. St. Lucie County lags
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TRADITION — Diversified Municipal Finance Corporation has a proposal to unstick construction of the anticipated Ardie R. Copas State Veterans’ Nursing Home. “We proposed a very simple solution to the veterans home problem that would allow it to go ahead immediately,” Joe Vaughn, president, said. Design work on the project was moving along, albeit more slowly than anticipated. Earlier this year, the federal Department of Veterans Affairs — which is paying for 65 percent of the construction — changed design standards which increased projected construction costs by about $20 million. The state veterans department — which is paying 35 percent of construction costs — balked. The Florida Legislature, which would have to approve any construction-funding increase from the state’s veterans home fund,
meets in 60-day sessions March to May. In the meantime, the proposed veterans nursing home is languishing in Tallahassee and Washington D.C. much to the frustration of the local community. There’s a snag to Diversified’s plan to get construction of the nursing home going on Tradition Parkway. It’s not going to happen. Even if the plan could work it would likely not speed construction of the Ardie R. Copas Home. The state and federal governments would likely have to sign off on the novel proposal. “We appreciate the spirit of what he’s trying to do to move the project along,” Steve Murray, communications director at the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs, said. The Florida Department of Veterans Affairs is unaffiliated with the federal veterans department. Murray said, there are state and federal rules that simply won’t allow the state to take Diversified up on its proposal. In short Diversified proposes to build the Ardie R. Copas home to state
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other facilities. “We’ve done prisons, student housing and all sorts of municipal buildings,” Vaughn said. “There’s no difference to us between a veterans home and a jail, for instance, or student housing. They all derive some sort of income. Anything that derives an outside income doesn’t matter to me.” Murray said the state owns all the existing veteran nursing homes, and it’s in the rules that it does. The VA in December released a list of proposed and existing state veterans nursing facilities in line for construction and renovation grants in 2016. The proposed Ardie R. Copas State Veterans’ Nursing Home was number 11 on the list and in line for up to $25 million from the VA. The state had 180 days to complete an ongoing design approval process with the VA, or lose the grant opportunity. During the design phase, the federal veterans de-
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Port St. Lucie is like an enormous ocean freighter that staff is constantly striving to steer in the direction of progress. So said administrative helmsman, Jeff Bremer, at this year’s Council Winter Retreat in March. In the last few months, the city manager has brought a new navigational tool on board: a series of memoranda called the Trilogy of Transparency. The first of these memos, released in February amid the stormy seas that led to ousting of City Attorney, Pam Booker, was a response to an investigation conducted by the Port St. Lucie Tribune that revealed an inordinate response time for public records requests. What began as a more concerted look at how these requests were processed began to call into question how city information was shared with the public, and internally. At the time of the Tribune investigation, public records requests were made through the City Attorney’s office. “It became obvious that as staffing issues became a problem, the process became more decentralized and there wasn’t a strong amount of monitoring of the requests that came in,” said Bremer. He also added the caveat that many of the 244 requests included in the report were from legal entities, and it is not uncommon for these inquiries to take longer to compile. Nonetheless, his office saw an opportunity to improve procedure. He reassigned public records to City Clerk, Karen Phillips, and since then she has helped streamline the process by delegating a coordinator within each city department. While all requests are forwarded to Phillip’s office, many of the departments are capable of responding to the requests without additional assistance. With complex requests that require interdepartmental participation, Phillips’ office communicates with the coordinators, com-
piles and sends out the response. Out of the 109 public information requests submitted between March and May of this year, 84 were processed within four days, 45 being completed in the same day. About half of the remainder involved information from several departments and took about two weeks to fulfill. Public request forms are already available online to print out and send in. Soon, with the help of Management of Information Services (MIS) and GovQA, an outsourced digital tech company, a citizen will be able to use an online portal to send requests directly to the Clerk’s office via internet. Once the request is in, the citizen will be able to clearly track the request. This feature will appear on the city’s website within a couple of months, says Phillips. Bremer says the portal is all part of an ongoing campaign for better transparency. With the use of more streamlined operations and updated technology, the city hopes to facilitate better service and access to information for the public and among staff and council. A little more a year ago, the city launched a mobile application called Access PSL. This app allows residents to make code complaints from their mobile device. The complaints can range from unattended garbage to sidewalk damage, wastewater or traffic issues. Bill Jones, head of MIS, says his team is currently working on expanding the app to include all kinds of customer inquiries and serve as a comprehensive information conduit for the public. Once up and running, not only will the software direct inquiries to the proper channels, but the city will also be able to use performance metrics to improve expediency. “We have become a computerized society,” says Phillips. “Everything is now done on your cellphone, laptop, or iPad. In order to keep up with society and maintain great customer service, we have to be electronic.” Bremer and his staff have also
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COPAS from page 3 partment insisted on incoming nursing home standards to pay its portion of construction costs. The state’s share of the construction costs went up from about $7 million to $14 million with the newer design standards. Progress halted. The news that the Copas Home may not be built hit the community hard. The home became a symbol of turning fortunes in Tradition to many. During a dark time of failed or failing economic-development projects, the state started looking for a place to build its seventh veterans nursing home. That was in early 2013. St. Lucie County was one of eight proposed loca-
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Linda Gausten is now an official candidate for the Port Saint Lucie City Council seat which is being vacated by Michelle Berger in District 2. After reviewing all the candidates which are running, Gausten believes that she is the most qualified person to help lead this City into the future, having three decades of experience as a financial executive on Wall Street handling large budgets and analyzing companies with billion-dollar balance sheets. She believes that a government, by definition, is not a business, but to survive, it needs to run on solid business principles. Her experience in the world of finance can bring fiscal discipline to the business decisions made by the City of Port St. Lucie so that we can move forward responsibly, and not compound the mistakes made in the past. Port St. Lucie is her home and she has a genuine desire to improve the lives of its residents. Gausten states, “my Wall Street experience has taught me that when making a decision, I ask three questions: (1) What’s the downside risk? (2) What’s the downside risk? (I ask this twice because it is the most important question). (3) What benefit does it bring to the City?” Here is her position on some of the issues that Port Saint Lucie faces today: Taxes: Essential services are not a mystery. Everybody knows what they are. Clearly, there are necessary services — police, fire, ambulance. When your house is burning down it’s great to know we have a fire department we can rely on. It is essential that we have clean drinking water and a well maintained infrastructure. We must be more creative than merely cutting budget items to save money or increasing the tax burden on our residents. The city’s gap between revenue and debt is too large to cut our way to prosperity. We must increase the revenue stream for the city by encouraging real estate development and business growth which will stimulate the tax base. The St. Lucie River: Natural resources are a gift from God. It’s up to us to make sure that they are not destroyed. Destruction of these resources will
Linda Gausten have a severe economic impact on our city as well as creating an environment that is detrimental to our health. The St. Lucie County and Port St. Lucie waterways are under severe assault from pollution and the discharges from Lake Okeechobee. Our city relies on clean waterways not only to protect our citizens from adverse health effects but also to protect the economy in this area. If we do not make a sincere and earnest effort to mitigate pollution, we will lose the wonderful recreational activities our city’s waterways provide for our residents and tourists. As a city we must stand together to protect our resources before they are lost forever and a polluted river and lagoon will hurt the economy. I support the City’s efforts to keep our rivers safe. As one of the leaders in the opposition against Compost USA last year, our concern was the pollution which that business would have brought to the Saint Lucie River. While the City must be business friendly, it should be friendly only to friendly businesses that benefit the City. All Aboard Florida: There is no doubt that more freight will be transported on these tracks. Currently, the number of freight trains on this route is 14 per day and is projected to increase to 22 a day by 2019. All Aboard Florida has said they will enhance freight operations by allowing freight trains to travel at higher speeds. Do you know what Galena, IL, Lynchburg, VA, Casselton, ND, Mount Carbon, WV and Mosier, OG all have in
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July 4 is the day Congress adopted the Declaration, and John Hancock, President of the Congress, signed it. Within hours of the Declaration’s adoption, a fella named John Dunlap printed numerous copies. They’re called the Dunlap Broadsides. Hancock dispatched copies of the Declaration to state legislatures on July 5. The Pennsylvania Evening Post printed the first newspaper copy the next day. On July 8, 1776, Philadelphians arguably started the tradition of Independence Day celebrating. Many gathered that day to hear the first public reading of the Declaration. Remember a lot of folks couldn’t read back then. After hearing it read, they broke out in celebration. The arguable second Independence Day celebration was on July 9. Hancock sent General George Washington one of those Dunlap Broadsides. Washington assembled his troops in New York and had the Declaration read to them. Later that day, folks gleefully destroyed a statue of King George III at the foot of Broadway on the Bowling Green. That’s where the Wall Street Charging Bull sculpture is these days. Philadelphians marked the first anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 1777 with quite the celebration by some reports. Adams described the affair to his wife, Abigail Adams, in a letter. The American Revolutionary War lasted until 1783. Britain tried to cut it short by sending the Carlisle Peace Commission to offer the upstart United States full self-governance and a place in Parliament after the 1777 defeat at Saratoga. But if the Americans took the offer, theirs was still going to be a colony. The revolutionaries held onto their dream of starting a new nation founded on democratic ideas. From what historians can tell, big Independence Day celebrations largely fell by the wayside as the young nation faced numerous crises. That is until the War of 1812 and the second British defeat renewed Americans’ interest in Independence Day. After that war, celebrations on July 4 took off. Congress passed a bill on June 28, 1870, making Independence Day an official national holiday. Looking south, Independence Day festivities kick off in Palm City with the fifth annual Dash ‘n Blast trail 5K at the South Florida Shooting Club, 500 S.W. Long Drive. The run will kick off at 7 a.m. Packet pick up starts at 5:30 a.m. The run benefits Mary’s Shelter of the Treasure Coast. Entry is $25. Entry at www.ac-
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too parlor in Fort Pierce in 1979. Frank started tattooing when he was 13 and opened his business in 2000. Giving back to the victims of the shooting, he says, is an extension of his commitment to families. “It’s our way of doing what we can to help out. It’s all about family”. In all, nearly 30 people got permanent ink memorials to the Pulse victims. Some were simple heartbeats scribbled onto their wrist. Others were rainbow colored hearts and messages. But all were meant to reach out to victims these people may never meet, to remind them that they aren’t alone in their suffering and in their grief — a way to say that we, all of us, each and every one, are Orlando. If you’d still like to participate in the fundraiser, both Grant Effinger and Daneal Frank have agreed to continue the Pulse tattoos. Contact Grant at Bat Tattz, 1404 Village Green Drive, Port St. Lucie (772) 444-5104 or Daneal Frank at Beyond Reality Tattoos at 10768 U.S. Highway1 in Port St.Lucie (772) 777-3817.
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ST. LUCIE WEST — A 37-year veteran in the golf arena, Kevin Perkins resident of PGA Village, recently moved his Golf Academy to The Evergreen Club from Wellington National Golf Club in Wellington. The Kevin Perkins Golf Academy will provide world-
class instructional programs at the 18-hole championship golf facility to students of all ages and abilities. “It’s fantastic and the facility is great and what is really cool is the 1 acre lots. It’s just a lovely community and I’ve been warmly welcomed by the residents and the staff.”
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Comedian Eddie Brill comes to Florida every month or so, even if it’s in the summer. “My mom and brother live in the area,” he said. “I have a beautiful niece. Even if it’s 1,000 degrees, I come down there.” Brill will be “down here” in Fort Pierce July 23 at the Sunrise Theatre’s Black Box Theatre. He spoke from Norfolk, Nebraska, where he was hosting the 9th annual Great American Comedy Festival, a salute to Johnny Carson in his hometown. “Every comedian owes him a debt of gratitude,” Brill said. “He opened up doors for over 30 years. He was the one guy focused on giving stand-ups a break. This is how I repay him.” Brill is no stranger to late night television. He worked on “The Late Show with David Letterman” for 17 years. He was a warm-up comic for 17, booked talent for 12 and appeared as a guest 10 times. “I met him at the Comedy Store in LA,” Brill said. “My friend Louis CK recommended me as a Photo courtesy of Eddie Brill Stand-up comic Eddie Brill, who appeared on David Letterman 10 times, comes to the Sunrise Theatre’s Black Box Theatre July 23.
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Delicious food hot off the grill from Big Racks Catering will continue to be available every Comedy Zone weekend. The authentic casino-style gaming tables are provided for entertainment purposes only. All proceeds will benefit children and family programming at Riverside Children’s Theatre. (Must be 18 years or older to play.) Comedy Zone Vegas Nights take place July 1 & 2, July 15 & 16, July 29 & 30, August 12 & 13, and August 26 & 27. Scheduled comedians: July 1 and 2, Carl Guerra and Tommy Torres; July 15 and 16, Paul Lyons and Roy Haber; July 29 and 30, Mutzie and Jamie Ward; August 12 and 13, Frankie Paul and Lenny Travis; August 26 and 27, Shaun Jones and Ryan Van Genderen; Friday Night Bands include: July 1 — Crooked Creek July 15 — Soul Jam July 29 — East Harbor August 12 — Wiley Nash Band August 26 — The Beatle Guys Tickets for Comedy Zone are $16 and $18 for reserved seating and include Casino access. For an additional $5, ticketed Comedy Zone patrons will receive $20 worth of ‘casino money’ to enjoy the games. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Riverside Theatre Box Office at 772-231-6990 or online at www.riversidetheatre.com. The Comedy Zone is sponsored by SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Jack FM, and Vatland Honda. Riverside Theatre, America’s largest professional theatre in a small town is located at 3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. www.riversidetheatre.com.
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“If you like George Carlin, you’ll like what I do,” he said. “It’s a combo of smart and silly. I’m not what society would consider a naughty comedian. I bring up topics you need to talk about. People of all ages will like what I do if they don’t mind thinking while they’re laughing. Carlin, Pryor and Tomlin, those are the people who do what I do.” Brill said he knew in college that comedy was his destiny. “When I got my first laugh, it was so intoxicating, he said. “I (thought) that I would chase that laugh for the rest of my life. The only way to get better is stage time. The more I do it, the more I grow. I’ve learned more as an adult. The more I learn about myself, the more I can share. As I get older, I learn more things about life.” Many comedians tend toward the introspective and Brill was no exception. “People who are always on, who need the approval all the time, are the most insecure,” he said. “You need to go inside and be introspective. Come and see my soul.” Eddie Brill comes to the Sunrise Theatre’s Black Box Theatre, 117 S. Second St., Fort Pierce, July 23 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15. Call (772) 461-4775 or order online at www.sunrisetheatre.com.
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San Marzano tomato sauce Clams Casino (4) Nonna’s breadcrumbs/,bacon & peppers Famous Beggar’s Purse (4) Handmade pasta filled with pear & goat cheese, finished with white truffle cream sauce Mussels Prince Edward Island mussels in a Marinara sauce or White Wine garlic sauce Bruschetta (4) Tomato, basil, garlic, over toast points Meatball Bruschetta (4) Meatball, ricotta, tomato sauce, over toast point
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July 4th (short week) advanced class Be a star… or at least learn to perform like one. Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society’s first-ever Advanced Jazz Camp July 5-8, 2016 Ages 13 - 90 Featuring renowned vocalist and Downbeat winner Lisa Kelly. Learn how to… • sing jazz • scat • improvise
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.
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calendarofevents SATURDAY, JULY 2 Group bicycle road ride, 7:30 a.m., starting at Sprockets Adventures, 347 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd. Group ride goes along Crosstown Boulevard to PGA Village and Tradition. It’s for low to high experience and fitness levels. About 40 to 50 miles with good bailout points. Weekly event. For more, call (772) 3363399. Port Salerno Green Market Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5150 Railway Avenue, Port Salerno. For information call (772) 345-3797. Zumba with Karla at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd., 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Zumba is an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness party that’s moving millions of people towards joy and health. The class is for those ages 14 and older. There’s a $20 monthly fee, or $7 for one class. For more, call Karla Aviles at (772) 240-9909. Treasure Coast Dynamites versus Palm City women’s soccer at the South County Regional Sports Complex, 560 N.W. University Blvd., Port St. Lucie. Games starts at 4 p.m. For more, visit www.treasurecoastdynamites.com. Critter Crunch & Munch free program at 3 p.m. at the Oxbow Eco-Center, 5400 N.El ST. James Drive, Port St. Lucie. Bring something to snack on while you watch the Oxbow’s animal ambassadors enjoy their favorite time of day, Meal-time. This interactive opportunity is
appropriate for all ages. No reservations required. West End Grill Live music on the patio. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. 1680 St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 343-1146.
SUNDAY, JULY 3 Treasure Coast Remote Control Scale Boaters 8 to 11 a.m. at the east side of Lake Tradition by Tradition Square. The group meets every Sunday, weather permitting. For more visit tcrcboaters.org. Tradition Green Market will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Landing at Tradition, Southwest Village Parkway. Shop local vendors for produce, arts and crafts. Every Sunday. Rock n’ RiverWalk on the Riverwalk Stage, 121 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, will be 1 to 4 p.m. For more about the lineup, visit www.historicdowntownstuart. com/rockin-riverwalk.
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Doggy Paddle & Sail 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the U.S. Sailing Center, 1955 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach. Celebrate Independence Day with four-legged friends. Take a cruise with your pooch on a paddleboard or sit
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Freedomfest will be 2 to 10 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center’s Village Square, 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place. Live bands, food and refreshments, games and activities for kids and families, arts and crafts vendors and much more. At 9 p.m., as long as the weather cooperates, spectators will be dazzled by the area’s largest fireworks display lighting up the night sky. Admission and parking are free.
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Fifth annual Dash ‘n Blast trail 5K at the South Florida Shooting Club, 500 S.W. Long Drive, Palm City will kick off at 7 a.m. Packet pick up starts at 5:30 a.m. The run benefits Mary’s Shelter of the Treasure Coast. Entry is $25. Entry at www.active.com. For more, call (772) 223-5000.
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back and relax on a sailboat ride. Skippers from the U.S. Sailing Center will captain the boat. There’ll be a pie eating contest, field games, a 50/50 raffle and more. Adults $10, those 12 and younger $5 and dogs are also $5. Proceeds benefit the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast. For more, call Courtney Zanetti at (772) 6003211.
July 4th Celebration & Fireworks on the St. Lucie River in Stuart. The celebration kicks off at 4 p.m. with live music, children’s activities, and vendors.
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The Stuart Community Band will perform patriotic music around 7 p.m. Fireworks begin at 9 p.m. Boaters can view the fireworks while anchored in the river or docked at the City of Stuart courtesy dock and enjoy the activities in Flagler Park, 201 S.W. Flagler Ave. For more, call (772) 286-4848. St. Lucie Mets verses the Fort Myers Miracle at Tradition Field, 525 N.W. Peacock Blvd. starting at 6:30 p.m. For more, visit www.milb.com.
TUESDAY, JULY 5 Spanish: Advanced Conversation at MS Library at 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Morningside Branch Library, 2410 SE Morningside Blvd. This advanced Spanish class is taught by a volunteer instructor from Hispanics in Action, Inc. All Library programs are free and open to the public. Free Admission Day at the St. Lucie County Aquarium 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The first Tuesday of each month is free admission day. The aquarium is at 420 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce. For more, call (772) 462-3474. St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners meeting starts at 6 p.m. at the Commission Chambers, 2300 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce. St. Lucie Mets vs. the Fort Myers Miracle at Tradition Field, 525 N.W. Peacock Blvd. starting at 6:30 p.m. For more, visit www. milb.com. Ballet 7 to 8 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. This is a basic ballet class that can help your child with other activities, such as baton or gymnastics. Basic barre and center technique will be taught in order to improve coordination, stretch, and grace. Students should wear any solid colored body suit, pink tights, pink ballet shoes, and hair must be pulled back in bun or pony tail. There’s a $35 fee. For more, email Sonya Hoffman at jc1hoffman@yahoo.com.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 Pretty Princess Tea Party 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center, 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place. Children 2 and older can dress in their favorite royal attire and enjoy a story time with tea and snacks, singing and crafter. It’s on the first Wednesday of every month. Cost is $3 a child. For more, call
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Stained glass class 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. Learn the art of creating stained glass in the six-week course for beginners and intermediates. Classes cover basic and advanced skills and will complete one project in the Tiffany copper foil technique. Seating is limited. The class is for those ages 18 and older. The monthly fee is $99. The phone number is (772) 878-2277. Relaxation yoga will be 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. The phone number is (772) 878-2277. St. Lucie Mets vs. the Fort Myers Miracle at Tradition Field, 525 N.W. Peacock Blvd. starting at 6:30 p.m. For more, visit www. milb.com.
THURSDAY, JULY 7 Writers Workshop at Morningside Library at 2410 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie, 9 a.m. to noon. Meet with other writers in the Morningside Writers Group to read and critique writing in preparation for publishing. Drop in for a visit, or take work to read. For more, call Maureen Gallagher, (772) 3375632. SCRABBLE fun at Morningside Library, at 2410 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Take a board, or join others already playing. All levels welcome. For more, call Maureen Gallagher, (772) 3375632. West End Grill Live music on the patio. 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Tues. through Sat. 1680 St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 3431146. Rinelli’s Yellow Tail Restaurant Karaoke 7 p.m. to close. 101 N. Second St., Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 466-5474.
FRIDAY, JULY 8 Chair yoga at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. 11 to 11:50 a.m. The phone number is (772) 8782277. West End Grill Live music on the patio. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. 1680 St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 343-1147.
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$11,000 in scholarships to talented, young musicians who want to pursue a career in music. Because of your support and generosity, Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society was able to award scholarships to Joey Candela, Jonathan Capen, Ryan Cox, Aaron Dell, Aiden Delowery, Brandon Haffield, Fred Joseph, Harrison Kenwood, Chad Oehrle, Connor Shann, and Christian Shemo this spring. And because of your continued support and encouragement, members of our Society will keep on bringing you opportunities to enjoy our truly American art form and chances to share our love of music and community with
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