Tebow takes Treasure Coast by storm
Nearly 600 people turned out today for the first day of former football star Tim Tebow's practice with more than 50 other aspiring New York Mets for the team's three-week instructional league at Tradition Field.
J. Marshall Adams
Backus Museum changing leadership
With pride and gratitude for 18 years of service, the Board of Directors of the A.E. Backus Museum announces the retirement of Executive Director Kathleen Piowaty Fredrick at the end of September, followed by the appointment of J. Marshall Adams as the new Executive Director.
The high-ceilinged great room becomes an art gallery, with work by Sean and Sharon Sexton lining the walls and displayed on cabinets. ROB DOWNEY PHOTO
Home on the range
In the spirit of his grandfather, Waldo, Sean Sexton and wife, Sharon, have built a comfortable home on their ranch from salvaged materials
Zora
Her feats as a circus performer drew worldwide acclaim. But when it came to leaving the spotlight it was to the Treasure Coast that Lucia Zora retreated
Marygrace Sexton
Florida’s OJ Queen
Marygrace Sexton leads her company to national prominence for the flavor of its orange juice
These are some of the doubloons recovered from the 1715 Plate Fleet recovered off the shores of the Treasure Coast. PHOTO PROVIDED BY MEL FISHER TREASURE MUSEUM
How we became the Treasure Coast
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
PORFIRIO SOLORZANO PHOTO
Soul Delicious
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.
Riverview Memorial Park general manager Sonya-Elizabeth Trachtman points to the unmarked grave believed to be that of the celebrated circus performer Lucia Zora. ED DRONDOSKI PHOTO
Final resting spot for ‘bravest woman’ an unmarked grave?
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.”
The Ashley Gang: What really happened
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
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