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The fountain at Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens greets visitors to this green oasis in the heart of Port St. Lucie. Various paved paths lead to the numerous gardens, including the butterfly garden, rose garden and the orchid house. Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society hosts a Jazz Jam two Wednesday nights per month in the Pavilion Building. For more information on events or renting the facilities, check the website, pslbg.org. Visit St. Lucie

Places to Play

Port St. Lucie is not only one of Florida’s fastest growing cities. It has also become a gem of a tourism destination. It doesn’t hurt that it’s adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon, with the St. Lucie River running through it

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Read more about the article What’s in a name? Plenty when it comes to Port St. Lucie
The corner of Thanksgiving Avenue and Best Street is a constant reminder the holidays are never far away. Whitney Joseph

What’s in a name? Plenty when it comes to Port St. Lucie

As a relative newcomer to Port St. Lucie, I’ve come to thoroughly enjoy the quirks and peculiarities that help make our city among the fastest growing in the state.

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At GraceWay Village, both staff and volunteers pitch in wherever they are needed to provide food, clothing and encouragement to local families in crisis. RUSTY DURHAM PHOTOS

FRIENDS IN NEED

Most folks head online or to the store when they want new clothes. They drive to the grocery store to restock the kitchen, park their cars in garages before heading inside to enjoy an evening’s rest.

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A hot housing market put Port St. Lucie in the top 10 best local real estate markets in the United States. Its 120 square miles ensures plenty of room for more. CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE

ECLIPSING THE BIG GUYS

With its new awards and honors, Port St. Lucie demonstrates its ability to outrank much larger cities in a variety of ways. Among local governments, the city leads the way with more than 100 awards and honors in the last four years.

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Expansion plans are in the works for HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, which would offer those living and working in the Treasure Coast even more services than those available at the campus on Tiffany Avenue. A $72 million expansion of its north tower has been approved with the hospital looking toward an $8 million renovation of its behavioral health unit. HCA FLORIDA ST. LUCIE HOSPITAL PHOTOS

LIFE SAVERS

Currently, those facing a medical emergency in the city of Port St. Lucie have two choices: the for-profit HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital off U.S. 1 or the nonprofit Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital, off I-95’s Exit 118.

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