A 55+ Neighborhood That Feels Easy to Call Home

It is a feeling many homebuyers hope for: walking into a place and sensing that the search may finally be over. In active-adult living, that feeling can be hard to define until it happens. Maybe it’s the home itself. Maybe it’s the view from the lanai, the drive through the neighborhood, the inviting amenities or simply the sense that daily life could feel a little easier there. Whatever creates that moment, buyers tend to know it when they feel it.

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Banana pudding is the perfect make-ahead dessert for summer potlucks. DANIELLE ROSE PHOTOS

Bananas for pudding?

I learned to make banana pudding the same way a lot of people do: in my grandma’s kitchen, without a recipe, eyeballing the ingredients. We made it often, especially when it was too hot to turn on the oven. It was her go-to dessert to feed a crowd, especially for a Summerlin fish fry. She always made it early in the day, because it only gets better after chilling for hours.

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The Neptune Spear Division is the Port St. Lucie unit of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps, the official U.S. Navy youth development program. NEPTUNE SPEAR DIVISION

Sharp crew

With her hair up in a neat bun, sitting tall in her uniform, Maeve Zick looks older than her 13 years. The impression deepens as she speaks about her experiences with Neptune Spear Sea Cadets program in Port St. Lucie.

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Buying a puppy vs. adoption: An honest conversation

In recent years, few topics in pet conversations have sparked more controversy than how people choose a new dog. “Adopt, Don’t Shop” has become a popular slogan, and while all animal lovers agree puppy mills are unacceptable, the conversation is often far more complicated than a headline allows. In recent years, few topics in pet conversations have sparked more controversy than how people choose a new dog. “Adopt, Don’t Shop” has become a popular slogan, and while all animal lovers agree puppy mills are unacceptable, the conversation is often far more complicated than a headline allows.

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Organized more than six decades ago, the Rio Lindo Garden Club continues to beautify and educate Port St Lucie. RIO LINDO GARDEN CLUB

Full flower

Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens includes both undisturbed wetlands and managed areas that focus on specific plants, such as orchids and bromeliads...

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Silver Sluggers members, from left, Nick Kerigan, Sue Kerigan, Dianne Potter and Mel Potter watch the St. Lucie Mets play a game last August. The Potters both worked for the New York Mets at spring training for many years where they found out about the Silver Sluggers program. They invited their neighbors, the Kerigans, to join and attend the games with them. RUSTY DURHAM PHOTOS

Late-inning rally

One of Port St. Lucie’s best-kept secrets is the summer fun of the Silver Sluggers program offered by the St. Lucie Mets organization. Exclusively for those aged 55 and older, it provides social activities surrounding the St. Lucie Mets team...

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