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Don't miss the many local fireworks displays and events on Independence Day, Tuesday, July 4. There is Stars over St. Lucie in Fort Pierce, over the Indian River Lagoon at Marina Square; Freedom Fest in Port St. Lucie at the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Event Center; Boom On The Lagoon in Vero Beach at Riverside Park; Fireworks On The 4th in Stuart at Flagler Park; Freedom Festival & Parade in Sebastian at Riverview Park; and Freedom And Fireworks at Tradition Square in Port St. Lucie.

DATEBOOK- Summer 2023

Upcoming Events: May 1-Sept. 30, 2023

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Read more about the article Bobblehead collection receives nod of approval
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

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

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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

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.

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