One of the joys of running a magazine company has been the opportunity to get to know many of the people we feature in our stories and to follow them throughout the years.

Nightlife on the streets of downtown Fort Pierce is on the uptick, nudged up by the move of Sailfish Brewery to the former J.C. Penney building at Avenue A and North Second Street.

For more than a century, First United Methodist Church of Fort Pierce has withstood the test of time in its mission to carry out the teachings of Christ.

About a mile south of Downtown Fort Pierce, the Old Fort Park on South Indian River Drive sits peacefully while offering volumes of fascinating revelations of the city’s past.

When The Vibrations was searching for a new name it only had to look to the lyrics of Easy People written by Fort Pierce singer Gary Stewart and songwriting partner Billy Eldridge.

If you catch a glimpse of young girls in pink tights dancing along Orange Avenue, don’t think they are lost.

Some say it’s the special sauce, others argue it is the fire-grilled taste of the meat, and for others still it is the sweet, sweet taste of the tea.

Soldier, sheriff’s deputy, firefighter, forest ranger are just a few of Tom Baumker’s occupations during his 76 years in Fort Pierce.

AJ Ghent is a third generation steel guitar player who grew up with the creators of “Sacred Steel” as family.

The beautification of historical downtown Fort Pierce is evident not only in what is seen in new businesses moving in but also through intangibles and nuances that are felt like the light of a morning sunrise.