May 07, 2026
National data reveals a K-shaped divide: households earning under $40,000 cut driving 7% but still paid 12% more at the pump in March
For a family in Port St. Lucie earning $35,000 a year, the math of the gas-price surge is brutal: drive less, pay more, have less left for everything else.
That's the central finding of new research ...
May 09, 2026
The Bernard & Betty Egan Memorial Golf Classic returns May 16 to benefit The Samaritan Center, Indian River County's 24-hour family shelter
Catholic Charities Diocese of Palm Beach will host the 20th Annual Bernard & Betty Egan Memorial Golf Classic on May 16 at Pointe West Country Club in Vero Beach, raising money for The Samaritan Cente...
May 12, 2026
U.S. consumer prices rose 3.8% in April — the biggest jump in three years — just as Port St. Lucie's rapid growth adds more commuters to the region's roads
Every fill-up at the pump is costing Treasure Coast families more than it did a year ago, and a new federal report makes clear that relief is not coming soon.
The U.S. consumer price index climbed 3....
May 14, 2026
National CPI data shows food-at-home costs up 2.9% in April; fuel, trade policy, and drought all driving increases that economists warn haven't fully arrived yet
The family pushing a cart through the Publix on U.S. 1 in Stuart already knows what the government confirmed Tuesday: groceries cost more, and the reasons are piling up faster than the receipts.
Pric...
May 14, 2026
The North Hutchinson Island institution is the only museum in the world dedicated to Navy SEALs and their predecessors
The National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce stands on the same stretch of St. Lucie County shoreline where the U.S. Navy's most elite warriors were born — a fact that gives the institution a geog...
May 15, 2026
Nationally, buyers under 30 are outpacing millennials at the same age. On the Treasure Coast, the math is harder — but not impossible.
A young buyer in their 20s closing on a home in Port St. Lucie or Vero Beach feels, to many in that generation, like something that happens to other people — people with wealthy parents, or a lucky in...
May 16, 2026
The retail pairing signals continued commercial investment in the region, giving families a one-stop destination for groceries and fitness
A new Planet Fitness gym is set to open on the Treasure Coast, sharing a retail space with an incoming Aldi grocery store in an unusual commercial pairing that could reshape a local shopping corridor,...
May 18, 2026
Florida's average sits at $4.23 a gallon — and a full tank now costs about $17 more than it did Memorial Day 2025
Treasure Coast families filling up before this weekend's Memorial Day road trips will get a little relief at the pump — but not much.
Florida's average gas price dropped 20 cents per gallon last week...
May 19, 2026
A 19-cent weekly drop offers Treasure Coast drivers modest relief, but the sustained price surge is still squeezing household budgets
Florida drivers are closing in on 50 consecutive days paying more than $4 a gallon at the pump, a stretch of sustained high prices that has steadily drained household budgets across the Treasure Coast...
May 19, 2026
Green Heart Tribe founders say Vero Beach looked 'tired' — so they grabbed shovels, planted palms, and started a movement
Three Vero Beach women launched their beautification nonprofit from a carport in the rain, uncertain whether anyone would show up. Three years later, Green Heart Tribe has outspent the city's entire a...
May 20, 2026
National lists tout Florida beach towns as budget-friendly for retirees, but local housing and insurance costs tell a more complicated story
A wave of national retirement guides is promoting Florida beach towns as havens for fixed-income retirees, with some lists suggesting a comfortable coastal lifestyle is possible on as little as $1,900...
May 20, 2026
Treasure Coast families filling up for beach trips and commutes are paying more at the pump — and analysts say the pressure isn't letting up yet
Treasure Coast drivers topping off their tanks ahead of Memorial Day weekend are finding less change in their pockets as Florida gas prices continue rising heading into the summer driving season.
Sta...
May 21, 2026
A global power struggle between Russia and China over Bitcoin computing share has real implications for the digital assets that Treasure Coast families may hold
The global Bitcoin mining race is undergoing its most dramatic reshuffling in years. For Treasure Coast residents who own cryptocurrency or are considering it, understanding the geopolitical turbulenc...
May 21, 2026
The global milestone signals growing crypto liquidity — yet no confirmed local economic impact ties this story to Martin, St. Lucie, or Indian River counties
The total market capitalization of stablecoins reached a record $321 billion in April, a milestone that reflects growing demand for dollar-pegged digital assets, according to cryptocurrency analysts. ...
May 21, 2026
Nationwide data shows lower-income consumers cutting back on fuel as prices surge $1.38 from a year ago — a trend playing out at pumps across Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties
For Treasure Coast families already watching every dollar, a number emerging from Walmart's earnings call this week tells a quiet, painful story: for the first time since 2022, shoppers at the retail ...
May 22, 2026
Rising HOA fees, new reserve mandates, and insurance costs are squeezing sellers — but analysts see a floor forming
Condominium owners on the Treasure Coast are watching listing prices soften and days-on-market stretch longer as a statewide condo market correction driven by surging insurance premiums, steep HOA fee...
May 23, 2026
The Jamaican fast-food chain chose PSL over Miami and Fort Lauderdale, betting on the city's growing Caribbean community
For years, Port St. Lucie's Jamaican community made the drive to West Palm Beach just to taste a patty from home. That trip ends now.
Juici Patties, the iconic Jamaican fast-food chain that launched ...
May 24, 2026
Analysts say a correction is underway statewide — but local inventory and the $250,000 price point tell a more complicated story
For a buyer with $250,000 to spend on Florida's Treasure Coast, the condo market offers an uncomfortable paradox: prices have been falling statewide, yet the options available remain stubbornly scarce...
May 24, 2026
St. Lucie County's housing boom — with more than 955 new homes across 100-plus developments — reflects the city's rise to Florida's sixth largest
Port St. Lucie has emerged as one of Florida's most active new-construction markets, with St. Lucie County offering more than 955 new homes across over 100 developments starting at $220,900, according...
May 24, 2026
From Jensen Beach to Fort Pierce, trained monitors walk the waterline at dawn to protect one of Florida's most iconic species
Every morning before most families have poured their first cup of coffee, trained volunteers fan out across the sand in Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties, scanning the shoreline for the dis...
