Spring Fest focused on fun and fundraising at JD Park

Organizers for the first Spring Fest at Jonathan Dickinson Park on May 7 had hoped for a much larger turnout, but nowhere did that dampen anyone’s spirits. Neither did one of the warmest days of spring, especially since a park service water truck parked nearby 

Harmony Ranch proposal puts burr under the no-growth saddle

Controversy already swirls over the Harmony Ranch development—bisected by Bridge and Pratt-Whitney roads and extending to Kanner Highway—before even one permit application is submitted to any agency. Perhaps the already present anxiety of Hobe Sound residents at having the proposed, unrelated Hobe Grove development of 

An ambitious redesign plan for Bridge Road underway

When you live in a place, your day-to-day view of it becomes rather firmly set by your own habits. It often takes the fresh eyes of a stranger to see what lies behind that curtain of familiarity, especially when the stranger is so highly regarded 

Treasure Coast Hospice snags new exec Jeannifer Ferrari

Jennifer Ferrari, former executive director of the Hobe Sound Chamber Commerce, has been named foundation resource manager for Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart. Actually, it is more likely that it was Ferrari who chose to be employed by Treasure Coast Hospice, as the executive at 

Like fine wine, Mother’s Day grows sweeter with time

Mother’s Day used to make me uncomfortable, if not downright irritated. Convinced that it was simply a conspiracy among florists and greeting card companies to boost their sales, I told my six children many years ago, do NOT get me anything for Mother’s Day. I’ve