After a series of failed attempts, the final chapter is underway for downtown development
The months ahead — January, February and March — are what we usually call peak season on the Treasure Coast as tourists and part-time residents flock to our sunny climes.
A gopher tortoise walks on sandy pine land and palmetto palms. This is their favorite habitat. It is considered a keystone species because it digs burrows that provide shelter for at least 360 other animal species, including diamondback rattlesnakes. Today, the greatest threat to the survival of the gopher tortoise is habitat destruction. Tortoises cannot live if they do not have undeveloped land with plenty of food and room to dig their burrows. Another less obvious threat that is related to development is land fragmentation. Gopher tortoises are herbivore scavengers. Their diet contains more than 300 species of plants.
Cristina de la Vega paints landscapes that capture the stunning, stark beauty of nature
Golf pro Joe Kern, director of instruction at The Moorings At Hawks Nest course
Melissa McInturff, executive director for the Humane Society of St. Lucie County
Katie Enns, speech therapy pioneer, longtime arts patron, dies
