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In today’s newsletter:
⚽ Port St. Lucie approved the final site plan for a 6,000 seat soccer stadium
🥳 Out of Towner covers Hamilton, Rod Wave, and the Holidaze Music Festival this weekend
🌊 Florida asks Washington for a major disaster declaration after the flooding
🚀 Kennedy Space Center will host a new annual aerospace trade show called Capeweek
🎮 Rockstar Games plans a one-day Miami music festival ahead of GTA VI
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Founder, Sunland News
⚽ Main Squeeze: Port St. Lucie approves final site plan for its soccer stadium
Why it matters: Port St. Lucie is moving closer to a second professional sports team, and the city council gave final approval to the stadium site plan yesterday.
The details:
What: A 6,000 seat soccer stadium for Port St. Lucie Soccer Club, with a price tag between $50 million and $80 million.
Where: About 6 acres of city owned land at Walton Road and U.S. 1 in the Walton & One development, next to the MIDFLORIDA Event Center.
Who pays: The team's financing plus up to $27.5 million in tax increment financing. City officials say no existing taxpayer money would be used and the city would not be on the hook if the project fails.
Who builds: The soccer club is responsible for the planning, execution and construction, not the city.
The league: The club would play in USL League One, the third tier of the U.S. professional soccer pyramid. A women's team is also in the plans.
The owners: The founding group includes Gustavo Suárez, Paulo Suárez and Agostina Galimberti.
The timeline:
The club is aiming to break ground before the end of the year, according to Jennifer Davis, the city's director of Community and Economic Development.
Play could begin in March 2027 on a temporary home pitch.
If construction is underway in 2027, the first games in the new stadium could come in 2028.
For fans: The team is already accepting ticket deposits for the 2027 season, with season tickets starting at $180.
The big picture: If it happens, Port St. Lucie SC would join the St. Lucie Mets as the city's second professional team, and the stadium would anchor the downtown style destination the city has wanted around the events center for years.
What's next: With the site plan approved, the City Council will meet with the Community Redevelopment Agency to nail down additional details on the financing.
🥳 Out of Towner: Friday, November 13 to Sunday, November 15
Friday, November 13
Saturday, November 14
🍽️ Riverwalk International Food Festival, Esplanade Park, 400 SW 2nd St, Fort Lauderdale. 12PM to 4PM. Free admission, $5 food items, 21+ VIP tasting $25 in advance. Details
🎶 Holidaze Music Festival with Wiz Khalifa, Steel Pulse, Collie Buddz, and Matisyahu, Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton. 3PM, Saturday and Sunday. Details
🎨 NO SHADE: Arts and Cultural Block Party (FLAVAR), Northwood Village, West Palm Beach. Doors 3PM. Details
🪩 Beyond 30 Presents: Daytime Clubbing, THRoW Social, 29 SE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach. 4PM. Details
🎭 Hamilton (Broadway in Fort Lauderdale), Au-Rene Theater, Broward Center, Fort Lauderdale. 1:30PM and 7:30PM. Details
🎤 Rod Wave: Don't Look Down Tour with Fridayy, Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise. 8PM, Saturday and Sunday. Details
Sunday, November 15
🎶 Holidaze Music Festival with Wiz Khalifa, Steel Pulse, Collie Buddz, and Matisyahu, Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton. 3PM. Details
🎭 Hamilton (Broadway in Fort Lauderdale), Au-Rene Theater, Broward Center, Fort Lauderdale. 1PM and 7PM. Also runs the following weekend. Details
🎤 Rod Wave: Don't Look Down Tour with Fridayy, Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise. 8PM. Details
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💧 The Last Drop
🚀 Kennedy Space Center will host a new annual aerospace trade show called Capeweek. Organizers want it to rival European air shows and hope to eventually draw 500,000 visitors to the Space Coast. Orlando Sentinel
🌊 Florida asks Washington for a major disaster declaration after the flooding. The state submitted the request for the recent Central and South Florida flooding but didn’t say which counties are included or what aid it wants. Martin County counts 66 damaged homes, 25 of them destroyed, mostly in Jensen Beach. WPTV
🎮 Rockstar Games plans a one day Miami music festival ahead of GTA VI. The two stage event at Mana Wynwood on Nov. 21 marks the Nov. 19 game release, with tickets going only to lottery winners. Entries close Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. and sales open Nov. 11 at noon. Axios Miami
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