🌅 💰 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

🌅 🎆 Your July 4 Guide

☀️🌱 Plus: 🚂 Vero train museum opens, 🎆 fireworks everywhere, ⛵ boat parade Fort Pierce, 🎵 50+ live music events, 🎨 art walk, 🍖 brisket picnic, 🏟️ Mets games

🌅 ⚖️ IRSC Professor Wins Motion to Dismiss Case

☀️🌱 Plus: 💚 recovery hub opens Vero Beach, 🎆 July 4th events, 🎵 live music, ⛵ boat parade, 🏃 5K race, 🗑️ smart trash downtown, 🐻 bear safety

🌅 📋 New Florida Laws Taking Effect July 1st

☀️🌱 Plus: 🚜 yard work changes, 🥁 high school P.E. option, 🐾 pet protections, ⚡ utility rates, 🎆 4th of July events, 🛒 back-to-school savings, 📊 housing crisis

🌅 🏛️ Fort Pierce Voting Rights Debate Delayed

☀️🌱 Plus: 📜 voting rights implications, 💬 commissioners respond, ✈️ Vero airport expansion, 🎨 Highwaymen Museum, 🎭 events this week, 🎉 July 4th fireworks

🌅 🏗️ Indrio Town Center Moving Forward

☀️🌱 Plus: 🏨 Fort Pierce waterfront hotel, 🏗️ Vero Three Corners, 🏢 county operations facility, 🚗 road concerns, 🧨 fireworks/burn bans, 💰 Waste Pro credit

🌅 🎉 Things to do June 26-28

☀️🌱 Plus: 🛟 pool float pub crawl Saturday, 🥭 mango festival, 🌿 wellness expo, 🎵 live music, 🏓 pickleball Thursday, 🎭 theatre showcase, 💃 Latin night

🌅 🗑️ Port St. Lucie Puts Trash Pickup on Ballot

☀️🌱 Plus: 🍽️ The Tides staying put, 📹 joint meeting video, 🎓 school reorganization, 🌿 wellness expo, 🎭 comedy night, 🎵 live music, 🎬 movie day