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Port St. Lucie
M A G A Z I N E
Port St. Lucie Magazine and
St. Lucie Magazine, published
each January, March, June and
September, are publications of
Indian River Magazine Inc., a
locally owned company based at
308 Ave. A, Fort Pierce, FL 34950.
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St. Lucie County Chamber
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A great place to live
A survey commissioned by the city of Port St. Lucie last year found that a majority of
residents rank the city as excellent or good in categories including overall image,
quality of life and appearance, safety and place to live, retire and raise children.
The 2019 National Citizen Survey conducted by the National Research Center also
showed that the number of people ranking Port St. Lucie’s quality of life as excellent or
good — 78 percent — increased by 26 percent since 2009. The number of people ranking
Port St. Lucie as an excellent or good place to retire also went up — by 17 percent from 2009.
As Port St. Lucie Mayor Greg Oravec said after the results were released, “The data
shows that we are moving in the right direction and putting more and more distance between
ourselves and the dark days of the Great Recession.’’
The survey reveals the state of residents’ well-being as a snapshot in time. And like the
survey, we like to think that each issue of this magazine is also a snapshot taken at the time
it is published.
That snapshot is impressive. As we put this issue together, U.S. News and World Report
magazine recognized the city as the third best place to retire, MoneyGeek, a personal financial
education and advice company, ranked PSL as the No. 1 largest safest city in Florida,
and the city was ranked 44th out of 380 by LendEdu as likely to see an economic boom in
the next decade. Page 6
New York Mets aficionados have a refurbished $57 million stadium to enjoy as spring
training gets underway. Page 10 A new community, Valencia Cay, is sprouting south of
Tradition, just the first phase in the 3,800-acre Riverland development. Page 16 A new 28-
acre park is nearing completion for residents of Torino. Page 30 The city is fully embracing
the art in public spaces movement. Page 34 And orchid lovers have a home — and a
club — to share their passion. Page 40
Our goal with each issue of Port St. Lucie Magazine is to reflect life in the city. What a
wonderful reflection it is.
Reach Publisher Gregory Enns at
772.940.9005 or enns@portstluciemagazine.com
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