Believe it or not, Fort Pierce enjoyed a golden age of opera. Beginning in 1979 and lasting three decades, this city was home to the Treasure Coast Opera, which produced three or four operas every winter season and a musical or two many summers.
The name Stephen N. Gladwin was a familiar one to me growing up in Fort Pierce.
Cats running loose in the neighborhood present a dilemma for residents who feel sorry for the wild animals but at the same time need order in their communities. Feral or lost cats can procreate at alarming rates when left on their own, leading to necessary capture and eventual death in many cases.
Fort Pierce native Caleta Scott grew up in Miami and worked in Atlanta for several years after college, but now she’s back in her hometown working on behalf of the Lincoln Park neighborhood she loves.
After 10 years as president of the Lakelas Mint Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society, Annmarie Loveridge is hanging up her garden gloves and pruning shears.
As a contractor, Osmond C. “Pete” Peterson was a major contributor to the construction of buildings and developments throughout Fort Pierce.
A warm climate, fertile soil and the possibility of year-long farming led a young New Jersey farmer and family man to St. Lucie County back in the 1940s.
It might have been more fitting to rename Second Street “Memory Lane” during the third annual Treasure Coast History Festival held in downtown 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.
The Reader’s Digest says Fort Pierce possesses one of the most beautiful main streets in America. The family magazine, renowned for its prowess in condensing articles, arrived at that conclusion after compressing a list of thousands of attractive downtowns throughout the nation into a smartly chosen group of 20 that vacationers might want to visit.
