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Looking west up the St. Lucie River at sunset, the Club Med complex created an exotic and romantic backdrop for visitors. ST. LUCIE COUNTY OFFICE OF TOURISM

Club Med Exits- Port St. Lucie magazine

Post author:Deborah Maldonado
Post published:September 17, 2022
Post category:Business Port St. Lucie

After almost 40 years in the city, Club Med Sandpiper Bay is leaving Port St. Lucie. The 200-acre resort and golf course on the St. Lucie River has offered laid-back vacation experiences since the company bought the property from the original developer of Port St. Lucie, General Development Corp., in 1986.

New edition

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:June 1, 2022
Post category:Business Business Spotlight Celebrating Entrepreneurship Port St. Lucie Port St. Lucie People

New edition Young bookstore owner discovers dreams can come true BY RACHEL INSWASTY A decade ago, Meghan Wood was secretly exchanging romance novels with a close friend. The excitement of…

Coasts are kissing cousins

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:February 8, 2022
Post category:Business Communities Economy Fort Pierce

In a year in which the region has been battered by not one but three variants of the coronavirus, it is comforting to hear about the resilience of local merchants in the face of challenges to their livelihoods.

On the rebound

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:February 20, 2021
Post category:Business Fort Pierce

Downtown welcomes new businesses as it overcomes the economic effects of the pandemic

Fort Pierce Yacht and Ship created this magnificent showpiece table for Double Down, a $35 million mega yacht refit. The table contains a motorized lazy Susan with remote control to accommodate the dozen or more guests seated. FORT PIERCE YACHT AND SHIP

Port’s new pearl

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:April 26, 2019
Post category:Business

Nothing exemplifies ultimate luxury like the mega yachts that quietly make their way up and down the Florida coast and occasionally take harbor in coves from Key West to Jacksonville. These beautiful ships may spend months crisscrossing the oceans, but eventually they must come to port.

The Sunshine Kitchen crew includes, from left, Tony Santiago, Tracey Callahan, Matthew Piscitelli, Indian River State College student Alexis Aiello and Mike Nattis. Piscitelli is the manager of the new culinary space. ANTHONY INSWASTY PHOTOS

Sizzling Affair

Post author:admin
Post published:March 4, 2019
Post category:Business

Chef Matt Piscitelli was having a really good day. He opened the door of Sunshine Kitchen and there in front of him stood 4,600 square feet of gleaming new commercial kitchen space waiting for its first use. Behind him were years of making do, from renting kitchen space in restaurants to cooking in clients’ kitchens as he pursued his passion for catering.

Expect to see mega-yachts like this one undergoing maintenance, repair and overhaul at the Port of Fort Pierce as Derecktor Shipyard of Dania begins to operate there. Hundreds of jobs will be created both directly and indirectly. ST. LUCIE COUNTY PHOTO

Prosperity Ahead

Post author:admin
Post published:February 4, 2019
Post category:Business Fort Pierce

Seaplanes. Mega-yachts. Boeing and Embraer aircraft. Expect them in Fort Pierce soon. The Sunrise City has an economic boom on its hands.