🌅 🏢 Council on Aging Closing Orange Ave

🏢 Council on Aging senior center on Orange Avenue expected to close, relocating services to Port St. Lucie

🎤 Worth the Drive events this weekend: Bryson Tiller, Black Violin, Pumpkin Fest, Halloween Bike Cruise

🪪 New Florida driver's licenses rolling out with redesigned look

🛣️ Oslo Road I-95 interchange opens a year early, cuts travel times roughly in half

⚡ Florida lightning activity up 28% this year, state leads nation in lightning deaths

🏢 The Council on Aging of St. Lucie has confirmed the senior center at 1505 Orange Avenue in Fort Pierce is expected to close

💰 The property is currently listed for sale at $2.2 million

📅 No finalized closing date yet because the timeline is tied to when the property sells

🚌 Seniors who use the Orange Avenue location are expected to transition to the Council on Aging's facility on Bayshore Boulevard in Port St. Lucie, with transportation provided

🕯️ Candlelight: Best of the 80s, First Presbyterian Church of West Palm Beach, 301 S Olive Ave, WPB. 8:30PM, with a second showing. Details

🎤 Bryson Tiller, iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, 601 Sansburys Way, WPB. 7:30PM. Details

🎻 Black Violin: The Be Free Tour, Glazer Hall, 70 Royal Poinciana Way, Palm Beach. 4PM and 7:30PM shows. Details

🎃 10th Annual Pumpkin Fest, Harbourside Place, 122 Soundings Ave, Jupiter. 11AM to 4PM, live music, pumpkin patch, trick or treating with 50+ vendors, stilt walkers, and face painting. Benefits Chasin A Dream Foundation. Details

🛍️ Brevard Collective Market, Eau Gallie Square Park, 1452 Highland Ave, Melbourne. 3PM to 8PM, free entry, all ages, with vintage and Y2K finds, jewelry, local art, records, food, and a live DJ. Details

🎃 Halloween Bike Cruise, Howard Park, 1380 Parker Ave, WPB. Meet at 6:30PM, roll out at 7PM, about 14 miles through downtown West Palm Beach and Palm Beach Island. Costumes encouraged, lights required, no gas powered vehicles. Details

🚗 SWERV Block Party: Reggae vs Reggaeton, Palm Beach County Convention Center, West Palm Beach. All vehicles welcome, with food trucks, games, giveaways, and a live DJ. This is the first time the SWERV Block Party comes south. Details

🪪 Florida driver's licenses get a new look: The state began rolling out redesigned licenses and ID cards at service centers last Wednesday. The new design features the Castillo de San Marcos, the Discovery Space Shuttle, an orange as the "o" in Florida, and an alligator in the REAL ID star. You don't need to replace your current card, since the old design will be phased out over time. Read more

🛣️ Oslo Road interchange opens a year early: The new $100 million I‑95 interchange at Oslo Road opened Monday, about 400 days ahead of schedule. It's the first new I‑95 interchange in Indian River County in nearly 50 years. State officials say it should cut travel times to I‑95 for Oslo Road drivers roughly in half and reduce emergency response times in the area by as much as 56%. Read more

⚡ Florida lightning activity up 28% this year: Florida has seen 28% more lightning than its 10‑year average, according to National Lightning Safety Council data, and the state leads the nation in lightning deaths again, with four in the past month. When thunder roars, go indoors. Read more

📚 Florida ranks second for school book removals: Florida school districts removed 3,212 titles during the last school year, according to PEN America's annual report. Read more