Port St. Lucie Magazine Fall 2019
Port St. Lucie continues to reap multiple national, state and local honors for outstanding efforts to keep its citizens happy and safe. "One of the Port St. Lucie City Council's…
Michael “Spaz” McGoorty
The ROCK STAR
An interview with Michael “Spaz” McGoorty is an exercise in patience as well as humor. “I’m the best multitasker you’ll ever see,” he says while texting and answering a phone call. Well known throughout the Treasure Coast and beyond for his singing, acting and comedy, McGoorty — like many residents — was not always a Floridian.
The 70-Gallon Donor
Bob Lilley was 9, living in Elmira, New York — right on the border with Pennsylvania — when his 5-year-old brother, Wayne, was stricken with leukemia.
Morningside Writer’s Group co-founder Peter Haase follows along while another member reads. Members bring in their writing to receive feedback. ANTHONY INSWASTY PHOTOS
Meeting of the Minds
Writers come for the critiques, stay for the camaraderie
Cleveland Clinic is leasing the former Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute lab building from the city, relieving the city of the $1.5 million annual maintenance cost and breathing new life into Port St. Lucie’s dream of becoming a biotech research center. ANTHONY INSWASTY PHOTOS
Bio’s Back
The city’s dream for a world-class bio-tech center gets a new lease on life thanks to Cleveland Clinic deal
The new segment of the boardwalk at Westmoreland Park will look like the existing section, shown here, that runs between Veterans Memorial Park at River-
gate and Port St. Lucie Boulevard. This is one of the access ramps connecting the Riverwalk to the shore with an observation deck directly in front of it. CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE
Boardwalk to advance
Riverwalk extension project to make Westmoreland Park a prime spot for a waterfront promenade, dining and more
Contractors or other visitors to the Port St. Lucie Building Department’s new drive-thru no longer have to park and walk to the lobby in the heat or rain to pick up or drop off permits and other documents.
Would you like forms with that?
Port St. Lucie’s building department adds drive-thru for customers on the go
Building a Culture of Community
Back in the late 1950s, the wilderness that is now Port St. Lucie was founded upon General Development Corporation’s promotion for an 85x125 lot as “$10 down and $10 a month for 10 years.” Anyone could live out his dream of retiring in Florida for quite the bargain.
Three generations enjoy an outing together. Port St. Lucie is the second safest city in Florida among cities with a population of more than 50,000.
Superlative City
Port St. Lucie earns high awards, honors and rankings
