I recently purchased art at the Lighthouse. Not only were my wife and I thrilled by the quality of…read morethe art presented at the Lighthouse but the help and support from the staff was incredible. Not only did the curator, ANTHONY RECORD personally deliver the paintings to our home, he installed them on our walls. There is no doubt we could not have done that by ourselves. We could not be more grateful.

I had no idea this space was here. So close and yet so far. Art classes, exhibitions and art for…read moresale taught by master artists using innovative techniques. Where have I been all my life?

The Port St. Lucie Museum and History Center opened to the public yesterday. It is part of the…read morebrand new Port District which has a new playground in Pioneer Park, and will soon have an outdoor stage and event space, tiki bar, beer house. pizzeria, taqueria, cafe, fire pit, waterfront restaurant, hiking trails through the conservation tract in the southern portion of The Port District , and the boardwalk along the St. Lucie River will extend under the Port St. Lucie Blvd. bridge adding 3,300 feet of pedestrian walkway along the river. The Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens are next door. The Port St. Lucie Historical Society is now operating out of two historic houses have been moved to the property, the Peacock House, built in 1917, and the Peacock Lodge, built in 1952. The Peacock House was owned by Oliver L. Peacock Sr. and his namesake son, known as Sonny. They are among the founding fathers credited with the creation of Port St. Lucie. The Peacock family owned a 4,614-acre ranch in St. Lucie West. In 1968 the house was moved to the family's ranch on Glades Cut Off Road in Port St. Lucie and placed next to the hunting lodge that was built on the property in 1952. By 2006 the Peacock house was abandoned and in 2015 the Hunting Lodge was being used for storage. The city was about to demolish the buildings when the historical society stepped in and had them moved to their current location. In 2019 both buildings were given new foundations, roofs, and fresh coats of paint. In 2022 the Port St. Lucie Historical Society began renovations on the hunting lodge to turn it into a town museum. The Peacock Lodge has two rooms of exhibits on the history of Port St. Lucie, a meeting room, and a kitchen. I have been watching the restoration progress on these buildings over the past 5 years and it was wonderful to step inside the hunting lodge and see how beautifully it has been restored. There is no admission fee to visit but there is a donation box if you can contribute. I was even gifted a copy of "Port St. Lucie at 50: A City for All People" History Book written by by Nina Baranski and produced by the Port St. Lucie Historical Society. The PSL is hosting a dinner on October 16 at the Santa Lucia River Club. Tickets are available online. If you visit Pioneer Park or the Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens stop by the new museum and support the Port St. Lucie Historical Society.

Built in 1892 the Tindall home is the oldest known house existing in Jupiter. It is in the…read morelighthouse compound so your ticket for the lighthouse includes this house. I highly recommend taking the guided tour. The house was the home of George Washington Tindall and Mary Pilcher Tindall and 8 of their ten children. George and Mary were married in 1872. George made his living by hunting, farming, trapping, and raising cattle. He came south to Jupiter when his health was failing. George built his house on 128 acres. He built the frame house with an attached kitchen, a well, and a hen house. He cleared 5 acres in order to plant tropical fruits and pineapples. You can still see pineapples growing next to the house today. The house was moved from it's original location a mile away on the Loxahatchee River next to the Pennock Plantation on the south side of the river to the lighthouse grounds. The bell from the Pennock Plantation is also located near the house. This cracker style home is very small and included only three rooms. When you see how small it is you will be surprised how everyone in the family could have fit in there. Some of the children slept on the porch for comfort. The bathroom was located outside in the form of an outhouse. The house did not have indoor plumbing or electricity. There is a very nice garden consisting of edible plants around the front of the house. This house provides a window back in time to what life was like for the first settlers of Jupiter.

I am such a fan of courthouse that I even have a collection of them on Yelp. This courthouse…read morebuilding actually started out as a school in 1908 on land donated by Mr. R.R. Frazier. You can see pictures of the history of the building on the second floor landing. A new school was built in 1923 and the old school became the courthouse for the newly formed Martin County in 1925. In 1936, the Works Progress Administration rebuilt the courthouse based on the Art Deco design by architect L. Phillip Clarke. This is actually very rare as most courthouse of this time are of a Neo Classical design. The walls are poured concrete and the building has terrazzo floors. Unique features of this building are the cast friezes and cornices symbolizing the ideals of presidents Roosevelt's Work Progress Administration. On the front of the building are reliefs of justice, one nation, and law. The courthouse was completed in 1937 but by 1954, the county had outgrown the courthouse and they purchased and automobile dealership west of the building that they turned into a courthouse annex. Later on it was decided to build an entirely new courthouse and tear down all of the old buildings. In 1989 the old 1937 courthouse was saved by the citizens of Stuart. Funds provided by the city of Stuart were matched by a grant from the Florida State Department of Historic Preservation. The building was restored and added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1997. Today the courthouse is managed by the nonprofit Arts Council. On the first floor there are two exhibit galleries while the second floor houses their offices. Different artists are featured in the galleries and there are sculptures outside in the adjacent gazebo park. Admission to the cultural center is free. On the day I visited there was an art exhibition by Jim Houser and Dan Mackin called Horizons. There were also some glass pieces in the lobby from the Corning Museum. I love how this historic building was saved and turned into a showplace for the arts. I can't think of a better use for the building. Come out and support the Arts Council by visiting the cultural center the next time you are in Stuart.

Elliot's Emporium is the small gift shop on the first floor of the Elliott museum in Stuart next to…read morethe reception desk. The museum and shop is run by the Martin County Historical Society. You don't have to purchase a museum admission to shop at the store. Whenever I visit the museum I always make a point to visit the gift shop because they have so many unique items. They have a smaller room in the back with photography by local artists. Other items they sell relate to the exhibits they have like King Tut, their antique cars, and the Ashley gang that terrorized the Treasure Coast in the early 1900's. You can shop boutique clothing, t-shirts, jewelry, toys, models, mugs, magnets, and so much more. If you are interested in local Treasure Coast history they have a number of fascinating books on the subject. Proceeds from this shop help the Martin County Historical Society run the Elliot Museum and Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge. The historical society does a wonderful job of preserving and sharing the history of Martin County so everyone can enjoy learning about it.

Great place to go see a show! All the seats are good ones. Highly recommend recommended.read more

To Whom It May Concern, Last night, my wife and I attended…read morethe performance of Sister Act. After the show was coming to an end, we wanted to leave the theater so we could get to the parking lot before the large crowd of cars began leaving. However, when we attempted to leave, the staff member at the front/door would not allow us to exit. We were told that the lights had to be turned on before the doors could be opened and that no one was permitted to leave until that happened. When we explained that we simply wanted to leave, the staff member had a very negative and dismissive attitude and told us, in effect, that we needed to remain seated and wait until the show was completely finished. I found this situation very concerning. I have never experienced being told that I could not leave a theater when I wanted to, particularly when there was no apparent emergency or safety issue being explained to us. If this is an established safety procedure, I would appreciate an explanation of the policy and why patrons are not permitted to exit before the lights come on.More importantly, I ask what happened last night, why the conduct of this guy.. who was guarding the door. His manner of speaking to us was unnecessary and made the situation very uncomfortable. I am especially concerned about how this procedure would be handled if someone needed to leave for an urgent or emergency reason. We have attended shows before and understand that there are safety procedures that need to be followed. However, we believe patrons should be treated respectfully and should be given a clear explanation when they are being asked to remain inside. I would appreciate it if someone from management could look into this matter and let me know what the proper policy is regarding patrons leaving the theater before the performance has completely ended. Thank you for your attention. Sincerely,

This is powwow used to be held in The Savannahs Recreation Area but since the development of a…read moresinkhole there ( so I'm told ) it was moved to the Saint Lucie County Fairgrounds. Thankfully the dance arena was held at the Equestrian Center on the grounds, protecting us from the wind, rain, and some cold. I'm full sun it can get hot under there. There vendors were pretty good with a mix of something from every part of the country, even some from Central and South America. The food vendors were just as eclectic: a bakery/pizza truck with really good smoothies, a bbq food truck, fried seafood stand, and some traditional powwow foods such as frybread, Indian tacos, and venison sandwiches. The dancing was great. It's always a good powwow whenever you have good drums come in and especially if you're friends with them :) There were enough people in each dance category to exhibition their style of dance. The best part of the entire weekend was bringing my boyfriend and introducing him to everyone. They embraced him quickly and became part of our family. If you're ever in the area the 3rd weekend in March definitely check it out! I might be there ;)

The dudes are great!…read more The location has recently grown and had a remodel inside. It's very nice inside now with a plethora of games to look at and browse and play. I really like how they have the tech area in the back but open. If you really want you can talk to one of the guys working on games. I try to let them approach me because working on a pinball machine with about a million of one moving parts it's not always the best idea to disturb them. Anytime I've had a game that I needed to sell. Eric always offers me a very fair price or more than I was hoping to get. The dudes often will do trades toward new games or outright swaps. Whenever I interact with the dudes, they are very helpful knowledgeable and caring about the hobby in general. Some of the guys in the shop really present themselves as people who love these machines. I've watched some of the guys in the back work on difficult problems but I don't even understand but I just enjoy their banter and discussion. If you're looking to shop, this is a great place. They have almost every new game with a large selection of games new in the box. The used game selection is also good. They usually have a large inventory of older games which many are the titles I enjoy. All of their games are completely torn down and gone through before sold.anything you take home from the dudes you can expect to work 100% and you also don't have to worry because they have a really great history it's taking care of their customers. definitely one of the best places I've been to to shop for games!

My son is building a pinball machine as an engineering project. The owner showed him a machine that…read moreis being serviced and talked him through some of the mechanics. That was very nice of him. It's a cool store! Some of the machines are many decades old.