Next stop – Fort Pierce? 

Next stop - Fort Pierce?  There is talk of a potential Brightline train stop coming to Fort Pierce. This could greatly enhance the city's connectivity and accessibility. But before any decisions are finalized, the City of Fort Pierce wants to hear from you. Your input is invaluable and could help influence the future of transportation in [...]

2024-02-22T14:16:27-05:00Feb. 22, 2024|

Riding it out

The ominous sound of a Code Blue alarm sends student nurses flying to a patient’s bedside in the simulated hospital on Indian River State College’s Port St. Lucie campus. They gather around the bed, working swiftly to save the “patient” who is struggling to breathe after a heart attack

2024-02-22T13:23:42-05:00Feb. 15, 2024|

Fast Forward: The Original Florida Highwaymen on the Way to Fame 1954-2004

Fast Forward: The Original Florida Highwaymen on the Way to Fame 1954-2004 The next presentation of the 2023-24 season continues the A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery’s annual series of special exhibitions celebrating the unique art movement that traces its beginnings to our community. Fast Forward: The Original Florida Highwaymen on the Way to Fame marks the 50th anniversary [...]

2024-01-11T09:15:32-05:00Jan. 11, 2024|

Kindred Spirits: Paintings & Letters from the Kiplinger Family

Kindred Spirits: Paintings & Letters from the Kiplinger Family The A.E. Backus Museum is pleased to present an important exhibition that explores the close friendship between artist “Bean” Backus and publishing magnate “Kip” Kiplinger. The exhibition, Kindred Spirits: Paintings & Letters from the Kiplinger Family Collection, will be on view November 17, 2023 through January 7, 2024 [...]

2023-11-16T08:20:06-05:00Nov. 16, 2023|

Heathcote’s Garden of Lights almost here

Heathcote's Garden of Lights almost here Heathcote's Garden of Lights is almost here. Starting November 24th and running Friday and Saturday evening's through December 30th, Heathcote's gates open at 5:30 p.m. for admission and the last guests are allowed to enter until 8:30 pm. With your paid admission you are treated to not just several acres [...]

2023-11-10T08:40:05-05:00Nov. 10, 2023|

Sister Hazel and Soul Asylum will rock SLC

Sister Hazel and Soul Asylum will rock SLC Sister Hazel and Soul Asylum are set to rock it out this fall at the MIDFLORIDA Event Center. Tickets for the much-anticipated November 18, 2023 concert are on sale now at the MIDFLORIDA Event Center box office and online at Etix.com. Originating from Gainesville, FL, rock music group Sister [...]

2023-10-11T16:56:59-04:00Oct. 11, 2023|

Developer to renovate historic Fort Pierce Coast Guard Station

Developer to renovate historic Fort Pierce Coast Guard Station   The Indian River State College District Board of Trustees has unanimously accepted a proposal from Audubon Development Inc. to renovate and redevelop the historic IRSC Coast Guard House located at 1420 Seaway Trail in Fort Pierce. The project will have synergies with Audubon's King's Landing [...]

2023-09-14T09:10:35-04:00Sep. 14, 2023|

Win an original Guy Harvey painting to benefit the Backus Museum

Win an original Guy Harvey painting to benefit the Backus Museum The A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery is offering the chance to win a dynamic masterpiece of a familiar Florida subject by the internationally-renowned marine wildlife artist and conservationist Guy Harvey valued at $10,000. The painting, titled Blanco Solo, is acrylic on canvas and measures 30" x 40" [...]

2023-09-14T09:00:54-04:00Sep. 14, 2023|

Hobson represents FP in Washington, DC

Hobson represents FP in Washington, DC Former Fort Pierce resident and Indian River State College professor Dr. Marvin Hobson recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to represent the Zora Neale Hurston Foundation as a guest of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment. The organization found Hobson through an article published in Indian River Magazine and [...]

2023-08-03T09:58:16-04:00Aug. 3, 2023|

HBOI ‘Discovery’ boat tour

HBOI 'Discovery' boat tours Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute offers a new public boat tour of the Indian River Lagoon aboard "The Discovery," a 36-passenger pontoon. Tours depart every Friday at 10:30 a.m. and Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. from FAU Harbor Branch, 5600 U.S. 1 North, Fort Pierce. Explorers of [...]

2023-06-29T09:14:42-04:00Jun. 29, 2023|
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