🌅 📊 St. Lucie Unemployment Ticks Up to 5.3%

☀️🌱 Plus: 📈 up 0.2% from May, 📅 Amazon layoffs coming September, 🦠 measles surge statewide, 📵 phone bans don't help scores, 🛝 recess law mandates 20 mins

🌅 📊 St. Lucie County Getting Younger

☀️🌱 Plus: 📅 median age drops to 44.9, 🏙️ Fort Pierce 37.2, 🎓 Indian River budget up, 💰 unclaimed checks $146K, 🍦 Stuart ice cream machines, 🎭 Sunrise Theatre deal

🌅 📚 Tradition Lakes K-8 Pushed to August 17

☀️🌱 Plus: 🏖️ Humiston boardwalk rebuild, 🗳️ sales tax on ballot, ⚾ baseball referendum, 🍗 JoJo's Wings opens, 🌮 5 new restaurants, ⛈️ storms today

🌅 🎒 Back to School Events All Weekend

☀️🌱 Plus: 🎒 backpack stuffing Thursday, 🎉 Friday Fest, 👟 Furnace 5K, 🐊 rodeo, 🎪 museum celebration, 🎸 live music, 💃 salsa night

🌅 🏗️ King's Landing Asks City for $15M

☀️🌱 Plus: 💰 $23M city investment total, 💻 Indian River bans data centers, 🎓 schools cut $60M, 🛠️ workforce training center, 🎨 water tank mural, 🎉 Friday Fest

🌅 🚗 Florida Migration Surges Back

☀️🌱 Plus: 🏠 St. Lucie ranked 25th, 💼 unemployment falls, 🏠 foreclosures rising, 🎓 school readiness gap, 🎭 comedy club reopens

🌅 🏠 PSL Rents Hit $2,600 a Month

☀️🌱 Plus: 💰 35% above national average, 💼 $79K needed to afford, 🏖️ South Beach ranked #22, 🎭 Broadway coming, 🦈 shark rules, 🎉 Friday Fest

🌅 💰 Sales Tax Deadline

☀️🌱 Plus: 📍 county deadline for November ballot, 🛣️ St. Lucie West Boulevard funding, 💼 bonding capacity at stake, 💰 Vero Beach new fees, 🏠 rents above average, 🏫 Okeechobee High opens

🌅 🎉 Things to do July 31-Aug 2

☀️🌱 Plus: 🎒 Back to School Jam Saturday, 🎒 18th Annual Expo, 🦄 Unicorn Races, 🃏 Trading Card Show, 🎸 live music all weekend, 🎨 art parties, 💃 Latin night

🌅 🏫 Fort Pierce Breaks Ground on $70M School

☀️🌱 Plus: 🏗️ sports complex delayed, 🍗 JoJo's Wings opens, 💾 data center meeting August 8, 🚗 Delaware Avenue closed, 🎭 Little Mermaid Jr, 🎬 drive-in movie

🌅 🛒 Florida SNAP Drops 23%

☀️🌱 Plus: 📉 2.97M to 2.28M enrollment, 💰 $541M to $399M spending, 🚫 restricted food purchases, ⏰ daylight saving push, 🎓 tuition increases, 📱 screen time limits

🌅 🚔 PSL Opens $30M Police Facility

☀️🌱 Plus: 🏘️ Sebastian 900-home community, 🏠 home prices rising, 💰 developer fees increase, 🎭 Little Mermaid Jr, 🎸 live music all week

🌅 🎉 Things to do July 25-27

☀️🌱 Plus: ☀️ Summer Fun Day Saturday, 🎸 Yacht Rock tour Sunday, 🎄 Christmas in July, 🎨 gallery debut, 🐎 arena events, 😂 comedy shows

🌅 🏛️ Fort Pierce Searches for New City Attorney

☀️🌱 Plus: 📦 Amazon laying off 494, 🏗️ Indian River Mall demolition, 🚒 Martin County fire budget, 🎸 Yacht Rock tour, 🎨 gallery debut, 🎪 Summer Fun Day

🌅 🚒 Fire Station 19 Opens in Fort Pierce

☀️🌱 Plus: ✈️ JetBlue route ending, 🍽️ restaurant lease, 🎓 construction careers, 🎸 live music, 🎭 Olaf bash, 🎨 gallery debut

🌅 🎉 Things to do July 18-20

☀️🌱 Plus: 🎄 Christmas in July markets, 🏇 bull riding qualifier, 🌊 waterway cleanup, 🎨 art walk, 🎸 live music everywhere, 🎭 tributes, 🍽️ literary tea

🌅 🏢 Causeway Cove Moving Forward No Vote

☀️🌱 Plus: 🏛️ state controls process, 🚗 6,700 trips daily, 🗳️ polling changes, 🛒 Costco 2027, 🎸 live music, 😂 comedy, 🏖️ beach party

🌅 💰 Sheriff and County $5.7M Apart on Budget

☀️🌱 Plus: 🅿️ parking enforcement begins today, 📊 Indian River budget crisis, ⚽ stadium coming to PSL, 🎭 summer camp show, 🎵 live music all week, 😂 comedy night

🌅 🏢 Causeway Cove Development Gets Staff Approval

☀️🌱 Plus: 🌳 state law overrides local control, 🏠 366 affordable units required, 🛍️ retail & commercial space, ⛵ new marina, 🚌 transit funding, 🦀 marina space, 🫘 Buc-ee's update

🟠 Main Squeeze: 17 story Causeway Cove development gets staff approval, Planning Board votes Monday

🌅 🎉 Things to do July 9-12

☀️🌱 Plus: 🚂 Vero train station opens tomorrow, 🎭 Disney's Frozen & Heathers musicals, 🎨 Highwaymen art auction, 🎤 open mic nights returning, 🎭 Shakespeare in the park, 🛍️ markets & craft fair

🌅 🏗️ 3,081 Home Development Off the Table for Now

☀️🌱 Plus: 🌿 conservation project delayed, 🎣 waterfront property questions, 🎓 school reorganization, 🎪 events this weekend, 🎵 live music, 😂 comedy shows

🌅 🚆 Brightline Train Service at Risk

☀️🌱 Plus: ⏰ creditors fighting over control, 🍽️ fee transparency rule, 📊 34 A-rated districts, 🏠 housing assistance, 🎵 Konpa night, 🍔 Boca events, 🎪 craft fair

🌅 🚔 New Fort Pierce Police Interview

☀️🌱 Plus:💧 rate increases, 🛣️ road widening project, 🍗 chicken restaurant, 🏞️ park designation, ⛈️ storms today

🌅 🏫 School Districts Get A Grades

☀️🌱 Plus: 🍽️ free meals six campuses, 🛒 Southern Grove Tesla & Chipotle, ⚖️ Stuart mayor lawsuit, 📅 weekend events, 🎉 July 4th recap