Long known for our world-famous citrus, St. Lucie, Martin and Indian River counties became known as the Treasure Coast after the discovery of riches off our shores in the 1960s
When Hassie Russ’ husband, Charles, opened a grocery store on Fort Pierce’s Avenue D in 1965, she helped stock the shelves, sweep the floors and mind the counter. She was content to do this for a decade, but she harbored a dream of her own. Russ had always loved cooking and wanted to share her favorite Southern dishes with friends, neighbors and the business community by opening a restaurant.
In life, she was celebrated as the “bravest woman in the world,” riding around a circus ring on the trunk of an elephant or entering a steel cage with deadly lions and tigers. Her feats were celebrated in newspapers across the country and in her autobiography, “Sawdust and Solitude.”
A gumshoe follows the trail of the Ashley Gang 83 years after their shooting deaths to reveal who did what at the Sebastian Bridge and why
Part-time Vero resident Al Grover is the first person to cross the Atlantic in an outboard
With all the latest technology in modern day maritime engineering, it’s difficult to imagine what it was like for crew and passengers sailing halfway around the world in 1715 onboard wooden ships bound for the New World. A combination of excitement, the unknown, and danger drove these people of the 18th century on a voyage of possibility and peril.
Our St. Lucie Connection Had it survived, the Treasure Coast outpost named after the patron saint of the blind would be celebrated today as the nation’s second-oldest community Downtown Stuart’s…
Owners ready to part with special property after 43 years
Because of our intense interest in history, you’ve probably learned about the origins of the region’s geographic names from many of the stories that have appeared in this magazine over the last decade.
