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In today’s newsletter:
🛒 Port St. Lucie approves site plan for Costco in Southern Grove corridor
🏪 Entertainment District first phase and 55-bed rehabilitation hospital also approved Monday
🎤 Worth the Drive events: Trick Daddy & Trina, Dan and Shay, Kravis Center Block Party
🎸 Free concert at Wickham Park in Melbourne, Jupiter HarbourFest
🤧 Flu season arriving early, new mRNA vaccine available for adults 50 and older
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Founder, Sunland News
🟠 Main Squeeze: Port St. Lucie just approved the site plan for a Costco
The long-awaited Costco is one step closer 🛒.
Port St. Lucie City Council approved the site plan for a 163,000 square foot Costco retail store Monday along the Southern Grove corridor in western Port St. Lucie. The city has been working toward this for a while and Monday's vote moves it forward.
But Costco is not the only thing that got approved. Council also greenlit two other major site plans the same night that are worth knowing about.
The first is a 5.5 acre site kicking off the first phase of the Tradition Entertainment District, bringing restaurants and retail to an area that has historically been underserved for both. The second is a 55,000 square foot acute care rehabilitation hospital with 42 beds offering inpatient and outpatient services.
Southern Grove is already home to Amazon, Tamco and Cheney Brothers. The idea has always been that once the jobs came, the retail, healthcare and entertainment would follow. Monday night was a pretty clear sign that is actually happening.
Before Costco breaks ground 📋:
🤝 Still needs to close on the land
📐 Construction design planning
📋 Permitting
💬 Are you excited about Costco coming to Port St. Lucie? Call or text us at 772-212-1504
🥳 WTF (Worth The Drive) Events: Friday, October 16 to Saturday, October 17
Friday, October 16
Saturday, October 17
🎤 Trick Daddy & Trina: Slip N Slide Live, Coral Springs Center for the Arts, 2855 Coral Springs Dr, Coral Springs. 8PM. Details
🎉 Kravis Center Block Party, Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. 12PM to 8PM, free, live performances. Details
🎨 3rd Annual Art & Craft Show, City of Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E Hibiscus Blvd, Melbourne. 10AM to 3PM, indoor, artists, crafters, food vendors, raffles. Details
🎤 Dan and Shay: The Young Tour, iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach. 7PM. Details
🎡 Jupiter HarbourFest, Harbourside Place, Jupiter. 12PM to 10PM. Details
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💧 The Last Drop: Two Florida Headlines
🤧 Flu season is showing up early: About 3.6% of flu tests nationwide came back positive in early October, compared with just 0.6% at the same point last year, according to CDC data. Health experts say now is the time to get your flu shot, since it takes up to two weeks to build full protection, and a new mRNA flu vaccine is available this season for adults 50 and older. Read more
🛒 Publix isn’t closing stores over a sales slump: Reports that Publix is closing Florida stores because of lagging sales are misleading. The four stores on those lists closed months ago, three so they could be rebuilt and one a week before a larger store opened nearby. Publix has opened 16 new Florida stores this year, with five more on the way in the next few weeks. Read more
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