COMMUNITIES
Within the community there are bike paths, fishing, shopping
(sometimes by way of golf carts, which residents use to
zip around town), and residents pass the day strolling, lounging
Tradition Square shops have a homey West Indies decor that is colorful.
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or playing in Tradition Square.
There is also a mix of people of all ages, backgrounds and
ethnicities that takes advantage of the friendly, clean town
center. Large groups can be seen every day jogging, strolling,
cycling and playing on the commons while parents watch
their children play in the dancing fountains and all ages sit
and chat on benches in the shade.
Joyce King sat in a camp chair reading while her husband,
Douglas, and puppy, Nolly, were semi-snoozing beside her.
“It is lovely here,” she says. “I was surprised to see the
variety of all the different ages, lots of children and teenagers
and not retirees.”
Many people interviewed were from Port St. Lucie but did
not live in Tradition.
Twenty-somethings Delilah Caballero, Joseph Cassaniti,
Hayley Elizabeth and Darryn Nine just finished bicycling and
rollerblading around the lake before getting out on the green
to play catch.
“There are a lot of grassy areas here where we can throw
around the football,” says Nine, who says they came from St.
Lucie West.
“Everyone we passed on the paths all said hello,” says
Elizabeth, who showed off her tattoo-covered arms. “It’s nice
because obviously not a lot of people like tattoos, but when
we are walking around you do not get that feeling here. Everyone
is so nonjudgmental.”
“It is like Pleasantville,” says Cassaniti. “It is really wholesome,
inviting and everyone is so welcoming.” E
CHRISTINA TASCON PHOTOS
Nolly stands guard while Joyce and Douglas King enjoys the park next to the lake.