Author: <span>Deborah Maldonado</span>

St. Lucie Mets General Manager Traer Van Allen, standing next to his personal 850-piece bobblehead collection on display at the Mets’ offices. JOE DESALVO

Bobblehead collection receives nod of approval

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:February 22, 2023
Post category:Entertainment Port St. Lucie Sports

Never mind stamps or coins. St. Lucie Mets General Manager Traer Van Allen’s colorful collection of 850 bobbleheads will make your head, er, shake in amazement. A glass cabinet with figurines with large heads mounted on a spring so that it bobs up and down takes an entire wall in the main hallway of the staff offices at Clover Park

Publisher’s Note – Spring 2023

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:February 21, 2023
Post category:Publishers Note

Saving history one page at a time

Things To Do – Port St. Lucie Magazine Summer 2023

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:February 21, 2023
Post category:Datebook Festivals and Special Events Port St. Lucie

Upcoming events for June – September 2023

Jesus Merejo replaced Russ Blackburn as Port St. Lucie city manager. CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE

Merejo takes over the rinses new city manager

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:February 21, 2023
Post category:Entertainment Port St. Lucie

The City of Port St. Lucie has a new city manager. Jesus Merejo moved up one step from chief assistant city manager to the top job

Joah May Freeman, dressed as a geisha at the Florida Renaissance Festival, enjoys life most when she is making people happy. PETER JEFFER

Joy of make-believe

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:February 21, 2023
Post category:Entertainment Port St. Lucie

In her 37 years she has probably done more than most people 20 years her senior. A gifted child in school, she got into martial arts, doing so well that she and a friend became assistant instructors.

As a Guardian ad Litem volunteer, Gary Tenpas helps to advocate on behalf of children who have been removed from their parents. ANTHONY INSWASTY PHOTOS

Champions for the children

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:February 21, 2023
Post category:Port St. Lucie

Gary Tenpas says he has the best volunteer job ever. The Port St. Lucie resident is a guardian ad litem [GAL] volunteer.

Mets ace right-hander Max Scherzer will be reunited with former Tigers teammate Justin Verlander, who signed a two-year, $86.66 million free-agent deal in December. In addition, the Mets added a few other starters and relievers to the pitching staff, and retained All-Star closer Edwin Diaz. NEW YORK METS

Hope springs eternal

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:February 21, 2023
Post category:Awards Port St. Lucie Sports

The New York Mets open spring training camp for the 36th year in Port St. Lucie and there’s no doubt the vibe is at an unprecedented level.

Mets slugger and first baseman Pete Alonso will report to spring training with the rest of the fielders. A former Florida Gator, the Polar Bear entered the majors in the 2019 season, going on to hit a record 53 home runs as a rookie. He was also the first Mets player to hit 50 or more homers in a season. HELENE HAESSLER

Mets fans have plenty to cheer about this spring

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:February 21, 2023
Post category:Port St. Lucie Publishers Note Sports

Finally, things seem headed back to normal as the New York Mets open camp for spring training in Port St. Lucie. As of this writing, there’s no sign that the pandemic or a Major League Baseball lockout will interfere with this annual rite of spring.

Fort Pierce Magazine 2022

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:February 21, 2023
Post category:Fort Pierce

2022 Online Edition >> Bouncing back In a year in which the region has been battered by not one but three variants of the coronavirus, it is comforting to hear…

RUSTY DURHAM

Last Look – Fort Pierce Winter 2023

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:February 20, 2023
Post category:Fort Pierce Last Look

This great blue heron takes a rest along the west shore of the Indian River near Fort Pierce City Marina. In 2015, the marina completed a unique storm protection project comprising 13 islands of various sizes that were built around the docks at the city marina.