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Honor Flight enthusiast returns to Martin County after long-shot recovery from brain trauma

Thursday, August 5th, 2010 by TCPalm.com

Rob Gangi greets friends in Stuart. (Photo by GUY KITCHENS)

Rob Gangi greets friends in Stuart. (Photo by GUY KITCHENS)

By Jim Mayfield

STUART — Eight months ago, Rob Gangi’s doctors said there was a nine out of 10 chance he would not survive, and the one remaining scenario would have him speechless and unable to walk.

Despite still recovering from a Dec. 26 North Carolina skateboard accident that left him in a three-week coma, the 43-year-old Palm City real estate agent was smiling broadly Tuesday evening as he walked through the door of Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza in Stuart to rejoin friends at Southeast Florida Honor Flight’s regular monthly meeting. (more…)

Fourth of July parade canceled in Port St. Lucie after city asks Elks for thousands in fees

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 by TCPalm.com

By Susan Burgess

PORT ST. LUCIE — Budget cuts have left Port St. Lucie without its annual Elks Lodge Fourth of July parade this year. The parade’s veteran coordinator said he is saddened but optimistic that the parade will return next year with the help of private donors.

The patriotic parade featuring marchers and floats was organized and produced for about 20 years by Elks Lodge #2658 in Port St. Lucie on Midport Road, now called Veteran’s Memorial Highway. (more…)

Hundreds of jobs up for grabs at Martin County job fair

Thursday, June 17th, 2010 by TCPalm.com

There’s some good news if you’re looking for work. A big job fair is being held Thursday in Martin County.

Workforce Solutions and the Business Development Board of Martin County are holding the event from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the Indian River State College Chastain campus at 2400 Southeast Salerno Road in Stuart.

Twenty employers are expected to attend including Old Cell Phone County of Palm City which is looking to fill more than two hundred positions.

South Fork High School gives out martini glasses at prom, nine months after triple-fatality DUI accident

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 by TCPalm.com

Every rite of passage seems to come with a souvenir.

Wedding revelers get picture frames. Baby shower guests go home with candles or chocolates.

The bric-a-brac is usually harmless - and often useless.

But the favors handed out at South Fork High School’s prom last weekend were neither. (more…)

Stuart salon hair to be sent to help soak up Gulf of Mexico oil

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 by Sun-Sentinel

hair2STUART - An organization is encouraging beauty salons, barber shops and pet groomers to collect hair so it can be used to help soak up the Gulf of Mexico oil leak.

Heather Lundstrom, who runs Salon 206 in Stuart, found out about the effort by San Francisco-based Matter of Trust.

“I can’t go over there and actually volunteer,” Lundstrum said. “I have a family here and a business, so I can at least donate the hair and it helps out a little bit.”

She says every hair clipping swept off her salon floor will be sent to the nonprofit group.

Matter of Trust says the hair will be stuffed into old nylons, which are then wrapped with mesh to make oil-absorbent booms.

More than 400,000 pounds of hair are already on the way to Gulf Coast, the organization says.

Channel 5 star Tim Malloy moves on

Friday, April 30th, 2010 by Jose Lambiet

Tim Malloy, aboard a Navy ship in the Sea of Arabia (Courtesy Tim Malloy)

Tim Malloy, aboard a Navy ship in the Sea of Arabia (Courtesy Tim Malloy)

Tim Malloy, 60, who’s been a street reporter, anchor and war correspondent on Treasure Coast televisions for 18 years announced he’s calling it a career. He’s going to be teaching journalism in a small college up north. For more, click here.

Vero Beach hopes to return golf to Dodgertown course, allow Minor League Baseball

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 by TCPalm.com

VERO BEACH — Golf may return to the former Dodgertown Golf Course if the city is able to come to an agreement with one of two parties interested in reviving the nine-hole facility.

At the same time, Minor League Baseball officials are talking to city officials about possibly using part of the city-owned land to expand their operations at the former Dodgertown spring training facility.

According to City Manager Jim Gabbard, discussions are underway to see if both Minor League Baseball plans and a golf course can be accommodated. (more…)

Could The Floridian become a luxury resort?

Thursday, April 8th, 2010 by Jose Lambiet

Huizena (Courtesy Business Week)

Huizena (Courtesy Business Week)

In the wake of this week’s sale of billionaire H. Wayne Huizenga’s private playground, The Floridian Golf & Yacht Club, Page2Live tells you what the future of the 300-acre property on the St. Lucie River holds.

Click here to find out!

Wayne Huizenga sells The Floridian

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 by Jose Lambiet

Wayne Huizenga, the billionaire former owner of the Miami Dolphins, quietly sold The Floridian Golf & Yacht Club, his prized private Palm City playground.

The price, according to the deed filed this week, was $25.6 million.

The clubhouse, from the St. Lucie River

The clubhouse, from the St. Lucie River

Huizenga originally bought the property, which straddles the Martin-St. Lucie counties line, in 1996 for $750,000, according to St. Lucie County records.

He built a world-class clubhouse, guest cottages, deep water docks on the St. Lucie River and a 300-acre golf course designed by legendary designer Gary Player. Huizenga didn’t respond to a request for an interview, but he claimed in a Business Week interview in 2003 that he sunk $75 million into the place.

For the buyer, and more, click here.

Greg Norman lists his Jupiter Island home, again!

Thursday, March 25th, 2010 by Jose Lambiet

Norman

Norman

Golfer Greg Norman, who’s lived in the Martin County town of Jupiter Island for 20 years, may be leaving for good. He just listed his home on the swanky island for $65 million, the same price he asked for the 8-acre property in 2007. The sale is part of the divorce settlement with first wife Laura Andrassy, who is to receive a total $103 million from Norman. The Great White Shark recently divorced wife No. 2, tennis legend Chris Evert, who once considered moving in. Click here for the full story and a visit inside Norman’s home!

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