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Ritual hand washing is one part of Rabbi Shafir Lobb’s preparation for leading a Friday evening sabbath service. ANTHONY INSWASTY

THE RABBI

Port St. Lucie’s Shafir Lobb has been a woman with many identities. But while she’s changed her name, her address and her career multiple times, her rich life has made her the person she knew she was meant to be: Rabbi Shafir.

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Read more about the article Moving Feast
Maria Oquendo, owner of El Hay Bendito, prepares a typical Puerto Rican pinch [chicken skewer] in the food truck. ANTHONY INSWASTY PHOTOS

Moving Feast

Maria Oquendo was only a year old when her family returned to Puerto Rico to rejoin a legacy begun on that island — generations before she was born in Brooklyn.

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Read more about the article Firing a new artistic future
Students and their teacher Zoey Bridges created these three samples of coiled pottery at the recently opened Treasure Coast Pottery. TREASURE COAST POTTERY PHOTOS

Firing a new artistic future

This new artistic space on Heritage Drive is filled with the fun, the excitement and the amazement that comes with learning to create something that never existed before and knowing you made it.

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Read more about the article Thriving with Cancer
Social support is vital when battling cancer. From left to right, these and other members help one another stay positive: Lisa Tarantino, Beth Perconte, Kelly Kraft, Bonnie Gallucci, Mary Jane Luparello, Dawn Milone, Kevin Loftus, Camille Vigrass, Kevin Shepherd, Deborah Piotroski Peterson, Lisa Marie Lawrence, Brenda Marlin, Michele Shepherd and John Kraft. ANTHONY INSWASTY

Thriving with Cancer

Relating to people who understand one’s circumstances and share similar challenges is key when battling cancer.

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First impressions of Port St. Lucie- Fall 2023

So far, we are loving Port St. Lucie. It’s a big change from Broward County, which is where I most recently put down roots. It’s also a far cry from Miami-Dade County, my native territory. The pace of life here is more relaxed, the people are more pleasant and the atmosphere is more “chill.” Though the climate is not.

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Read more about the article Code Blue
Guests tour the new surgical suite during the grand opening of the Indian River State College School of Nursing at the Pruitt Campus in Port St. Lucie. It is part of the expanded program’s high-fidelity hospital-like simulation center offering students the latest in real-life educational experiences. INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE PHOTOS

Code Blue

The ominous sound of a Code Blue alarm sends student nurses flying to a patient’s bedside in the simulated hospital on Indian River State College’s Port St. Lucie campus.

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Florida artist James F. “Jim’’ Hutchinson died March 15

James Hutchinson

James F. “Jim’' Hutchinson, the renowned Florida Hall of Fame Artist who celebrated the state’s heritage and beauty through his portrayals of the Seminole Indians and Florida’s natural landscape, has died at the age of 90.

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