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Everyone needs a break sometimes!  Living in Port St. Lucie, I'm lucky to be at most two hours from some of the biggest vacation spots on the planet.   Everyone loves Walt Disney World (stay tuned for a series of posts on this subject) and Miami.  Both are only two hours away!  Fort Lauderdale an...

I can't think of a better place to enjoy some tasty crustaceans but in Historic Downtown Fort Pierce!  The fifth annual Taste of the Sea & Sandy Shoes Festival will take place on March 21st from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.  However, to get the best food, you want to arrive no later than 7 p.m. It's not ju...

Zora Neale Hurston died in Fort Pierce 55 years ago (January 28, 1960).  As her final resting place, many visit to walk along the Dust Track Heritage Trail she blazed decades ago. Best known for her 1937 novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God", Hurston was also a writer of short stories, folklorist ...

We continue to steady listing price increases on home prices in Port Saint Lucie Florida 34953.  The median sold price or the median price the home actually sold for continues its sharp climb.  If you are considering buying a home you can still find deals on a house in Port Saint Lucie, but with ...

The December 2014 Monthly Market Summary for single family homes in St. Lucie County were released this week. Closed sales of single family homes in St. Lucie County were up 6.7% over last year when 433 homes sold as compared to 462 in December 2014. Cash sales of single family homes were down 6....

This time of the year is so exciting in Port St. Lucie.  The anticipation of the New York Mets coming to town to participate in Spring Training palpable!  The New York Mets have been Spring Training in Port St. Lucie since March 1988. Historically, pitchers and catchers report mid-February and so...

I love my piece of paradise, but sometimes the 40 minutes it takes to drive to/from PBI (West Palm Beach International Airport) or the almost 2 hours to/from MCO (Orlando's International Airport) can deter some of my more affluent buyers or those who travel often for business before I even get a ...

The dreaded 'resolution' time of the year.  Everyone is making them and everyone wants to know yours.  Some will vow to lose weight.  Others will promise save money. Yet others insist they are having their cigarette. In fact the top new year's resolutions according to USA.gov are:   Lose Weight V...

It's the day after Christmas and you're playing with your new laptop or watching your new flat screen television or listening to PANDORA or iHeart Radio or Sirius streaming out of your new sound system.  Your old device is now off to the side after years of service.  It's too old and you don't fe...

The November 2014 Monthly Market Summary for single family homes in St. Lucie County were released this week.   Closed sales of single family homes in St. Lucie County were up 12.7% over last year when 393 homes sold as compared to 443 in November 2014.  Cash sales of single family homes are also...