This crustacean is now living her best life at the Akron Zoo. A stunning blue lobster has one shell of a story. Instead of ending up as someone's dinner, Clawdia the crustacean was recently sent to live out her days at a zoo in Akron, Ohio —...
Reducing carbon emissions while increasing gross domestic product is not only possible, but is already happening in almost every state in America, according to a new report. Things like market investment in renewable energy companies or projects, and the development of storage technology, have helped propel...
Help is here for St. Lucie County small businesses hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. Grants are available for eligible businesses that were economically injured, mandated to close or curtail operations due to the pandemic. The grants are intended to be used to cover operational and...
Homeowners facing foreclosure and renters facing eviction cannot be removed until Sept. 1 after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a third moratorium extension. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday night extended the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures until Sept. 1 in the wake of...
About $4 million of the $28 million received as St. Lucie County’s share of federal COVID-19 relief funding is being made available to small businesses in the county that are struggling to stay in operation during the viral pandemic. Grants of up to $5,000 are available...
The country crooner sang the praises of front-line workers and then belted out his new single for them. There’s just no way to adequately thank front-line workers for the tremendous risks and sacrifices they’re making amid the coronavirus pandemic — but country music star Tim McGraw didn’t let that stop...
On the grounds of an abandoned and decommissioned prison in North Carolina, vegetables are being tended by hands that, if not for the opportunity to learn the world’s oldest occupation, might have ended up in a real prison with nowhere to go but down. But Growing...
For the tenth year in a row, Port St. Lucie’s crime rate makes it the safest Florida city with a population of more than 100,000 people, according to a news release. In that category, Port St. Lucie experienced the lowest number of crimes in 2019,...
The Port St. Lucie City Council has approved a reduction for the City’s millage rate, which is the amount of taxes paid per $1,000 of taxable property value. At its summer retreat, the Council thoroughly reviewed the City Manager’s draft budget. They set a tentative millage...
100 years ago today, Bella Abzug was born in New York City. A lawyer nicknamed ‘Battling Bella,’ she was a social activist for peace, a U.S. congresswoman, and a fierce fighter for women’s rights—chairing several White House commissions, and founding organizations that worked around the world. In 1970,...
