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It's Monday! The city has new “Welcome to Fort Pierce” signs, and we went out and shot them at three locations. You can see the signs here. Tell us what you think. Do they capture Fort Pierce, or do they miss the mark? Hit reply and let us know.
👀 Watchlist: Florida Feud episode 7 is out, and it asks a question people have been arguing about for years: where does South Florida actually start? Watch it here. The episode is presented by FLAVAR and their No Shade event on November 14.
🍔 Food News: Burger Daddy is bringing its smash burgers to Fort Pierce in February. The restaurant will open in the Arcade Building at U.S. 1 and Orange Avenue, across from City Hall.
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In today’s newsletter:
☕ Double H Coffee Co. opened its first permanent shop at 210 N 2nd Street
👮 The Fort Pierce police union declared impasse over a 0% raise offer
🏠 Graceway Village broke ground on a family shelter after 17 years
🏛️ The civic week ahead includes Fort Pierce’s Yacht Club lease and a heavy county land use night
🌦️ Weather Update: A couple of showers by day, then clearing tonight, but watch for rip currents.
☀️ Day: High of 83°F | Partly sunny with a couple of showers. Winds NE at 6 mph.
🌙 Night: Low of 64°F | Clear to partly cloudy. Winds SE at 4 mph.
🌅 Sunrise: 6:38 AM | 🌇 Sunset: 5:33 PM
🌙 Moonrise: 6:59 AM | 🌚 Moonset: 5:36 PM
🎶 Sounds like: "Scratching" — Dijon
Ja'Min Devon
Founder, Sunland News
🟠 Main Squeeze: New Coffee Shop. Downtown Fort Pierce.
A coffee shop that started as a cart and a trailer now has a permanent home downtown, in a space that has been through a change this year.
The details:
What: Double H Coffee Co. held its soft opening on Sunday, November 1st at 9 a.m.
Where: 210 N 2nd Street, Fort Pierce, in the space that used to be the Wonderlust bookstore, which closed earlier this year.
How it started: Double H began as a coffee cart, and it has also set up a trailer at community events, including the PSLAA football league.
What I saw: The soft opening drew a crowd, with a lot of people who clearly already knew the cart and came out to support the new shop. The space has a nice design with plenty of tables and chairs. That is worth noting downtown, where a lot of the spaces run small and seating can be hard to find.
The big picture: Downtown Fort Pierce lost a bookstore earlier this year, and a new local coffee shop is now in the same spot. Double H moves from event stops to a fixed address that people can walk into any day.
What’s next: The shop is in its soft opening phase, so expect more details on hours and a grand opening as they settle in.
📍 Follow Double H Coffee Co. on Instagram for hours and updates.
📰 Press Round: Police Impasse, Family Shelter & Wheel Spotlight
👮 Fort Pierce Police Union Declares Impasse Over City's 0% Raise Offer
The Fort Pierce Police Officers Association declared impasse after the city proposed 0% raises and no step increases during a fourth round of contract talks on Thursday, Nov. 5. According to the union, the city pointed to Amendment 3 and an expected $6 million budget shortfall, and said employees could go without raises for the next two to three years. The impasse declaration moves the dispute into the next stage of the negotiation process.
👉 Read more (Sunland News)
🏠 Graceway Village Breaks Ground on Family Shelter After 17 Years
Graceway Village broke ground Thursday on The Village, a family housing shelter in Fort Pierce that has been part of the organization's vision since it was founded in 2009. Phase 1 will include a 10,150-square-foot building with private suites for families, plus a large kitchen and classrooms for parent education on budgeting, nutrition and parenting. The project is funded by a $1 million state appropriation and $2.9 million in federal HOME-ARP money, with later phases adding 18 cottage-style units.
👉 Read more (Hometown News)
🎡 Treasure Coast Spotlighted on Wheel of Fortune
The Treasure Coast leads off Wheel of Fortune's "Live More Floridays" week with a dedicated episode airing Monday, Nov. 9. The show, hosted by Ryan Seacrest with Vanna White, is featuring five Florida destinations that week in a partnership with VISIT FLORIDA. The episodes are available to stream on Peacock, Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.
👉 Read more (TCPalm subscription may be required)
⚡ Meet AAPEX Electric, and the calendar they built for your home
We came bearing gifts! I live and die by my calendar, so I asked AAPEX Electric to turn their 35 years of electrical experience into monthly home reminders you can add to Google, iPhone, or Outlook.
Get The Home Electrical Calendar🎉 Weekdayer: Monday, November 9 to Friday, November 13
Tuesday, November 10
🎷 Jazz Jam (Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society), Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce. 7PM. Details
Wednesday, November 11
Thursday, November 12
Friday, November 13
✈️ Stuart Air Show, Witham Field, 1895 SE Flying Fortress Ln, Stuart. Friday gates 4PM, Twilight Air Show 4PM to 10PM with fireworks and a drone show. Runs through Sunday. Adults $40, youth, seniors, veterans, and first responders $15. Details
👻 Blithe Spirit, Pineapple Playhouse, Fort Pierce. 7PM Friday, 2PM Saturday and Sunday. Details
🌌 Laser Light Shows, Hallstrom Planetarium, 3209 Virginia Ave, Fort Pierce. Laser Freedom at 7PM, Awesome Mix at 8:30PM, Dark Side of the Moon at 10PM. $12, or $15 for VIP bean bag seating. Saturday has more showtimes. Details
🫗 Refill: Lincoln Park Master Plan
The Fort Pierce Redevelopment Agency votes Tuesday, November 10th at 5:05 p.m. on whether to accept the Lincoln Park Master Plan through Resolution 26-30. The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council prepared the plan after more than a year of community input, including three public workshops.
The plan recommends smaller lot sizes and accessory dwelling units to encourage new housing on the neighborhood’s roughly 370 vacant residential parcels. It also calls for new zoning on Avenue D, a redeveloped 13th Street plaza, sidewalks, streetlights and traffic calming, upgrades to the Lincoln Park pool and community center, and a Port to Parks connection.
Accepting the plan does not require or authorize implementation, and staff say there is no direct fiscal impact. Funding for individual projects would come back to the board for approval as they are developed.
💧 Civic Week Ahead
🏛️ Fort Pierce takes up Yacht Club lease Monday – City Commission will discuss and give direction on the Fort Pierce Yacht Club lease at 700 N. Indian River Drive at its 9am day meeting. The consent agenda also carries holiday lighting and decoration contracts and League of Cities travel for the mayor and three commissioners. Agenda
🏗️ Port St. Lucie council gives final vote on Wilson Grove – Council takes a final vote on rezoning about 358 acres north of Becker Road into the Wilson Grove Parcel B MPUD and considers a major site plan for the Port St. Lucie Sports Club. A 150-foot cell tower in Tradition has been requested for tabling. Meeting at 1pm. Agenda
🏘️ County board faces heavy land use night Tuesday – The Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting at 6pm includes an agricultural enclave request from Chobee Land Enterprises, the Midway Cay land use and rezoning at 25th Street and Midway Road, and a 72-lot RV park. The Alco Groves Mine hearings moved to Dec. 1. Agenda
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