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New York Mets Manager Carlos Mendoza tosses a baseball during warmups in a past spring training at Clover Park. Mendoza is in his third season at the helm. HELENE HAESSLER/ST. LUCIE METS

Meet the New Mets

As New York Mets fans converge this month for spring training at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, they must be wondering which version of the 2025 team they’ll see. Will it be the team that, in mid-June, held the best record in Major League Baseball — or the one that limped to a sour finish, missing the playoffs on the final day of the season?

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Read more about the article Things To Do – 2026
The annual St. Lucie County Fair comes to Fort Pierce on Friday, Feb. 27 through Sunday, March 8. Kids will love to visit the petting zoo, see the crafts and home arts, take a pony ride, enjoy the school exhibits, and visit the livestock barns. Check out the delicious fair food, watch the entertainment, enjoy the rides and games at the carnival. It’s an old-fashioned country fair and if you’ve never been to one you must go. The fairgrounds is at 15601 W. Midway Road in Fort Pierce. Call 464.2910 or visit stluciecountyfair.org for more information. ST. LUCIE COUNTY FAIR

Things To Do – 2026

Upcoming Event: Through January 2027

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Project LIFT is “therapy under the hood of a car”

“If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of being,” wrote the German writer Goethe. Project LIFT unwaveringly follows this philosophy through a unique combination of services described as “therapy under the hood of a car.”

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Read more about the article Unforgettable
The old Fort Pierce Post Office built in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration now serves as an elegant event venue called 500 Orange. JOHN BIONDO

Unforgettable

The old Fort Pierce Post Office has always been a building with stories to tell. What has changed is its future. After sitting vacant and decaying for nearly two decades, the historical landmark has been painstakingly transformed into 500 Orange, a stunning event venue that honors its past while giving it new life.

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Read more about the article Year of Change
Pierce Public Market opened in November and has delighted consumers with an indoor shopping place at 111 Orange Avenue, adding to the splendor of downtown attractions. Food, fashion, collectibles and a variety of other products are offered by some 100 vendors seven days a week. GREGORY ENNS

Year of Change

Development, major improvements and great optimism still characterize what Historic Downtown Fort Pierce experienced during the past year. The long-awaited construction of King’s Landing has finally taken its first steps.

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