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🌱 Will Fort Pierce forgive $300K to revive its waterfront restaurant spot?

Fort Pierce, Florida Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Will Fort Pierce forgive $300K to revive its waterfront restaurant spot?
  • Join Fort Pierce’s 9/11 remembrance at Veterans Memorial Park Friday morning
  • How new Fort Pierce camera rules change police surveillance on your streets.

Also on today's calendar: Stellas Basement and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 89, low: 75.
  • Sunday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Will Crabby's have a new tenant in 30 days? (hometownnewstc.com) — Fort Pierce officials have given Crabby's struggling leaseholder 30 more days to secure a new restaurant operator for the city-owned waterfront building, despite more than $300,000 in unpaid rent and taxes. Leaders are weighing whether to recoup that money as they review a potential new tenant who promises renovations and a tiki bar that could revive the high-profile site.
   

2. Never Forget: 25 Years (unitedafa.org) — Fort Pierce residents are invited to a 9/11 remembrance ceremony and memorial service at Veterans Memorial Park on North Indian River Drive this Friday at 8:45 a.m. Organized as part of nationwide observances marking 25 years since the attacks, the gathering offers a local way to honor flight crews, first responders, and victims alongside your neighbors.
   

3. Florida Police Tighten Flock Camera Rules After Former Officer Accused of Searching Ex 382 Times (lawenforcementtoday.com) — Fort Pierce residents will see major changes to how police use Flock license-plate cameras, after a former officer was arrested for allegedly misusing the system to track an ex. Access is now limited to higher-ranking officers, every search must be tied to a case, data is deleted after seven days, and about 50 cameras will be removed from state and county roads.
   

4. Thursday Football: A.J. Hill breaks game open as Central tops Martin County (tcpalm.com) — Fort Pierce football fans saw a big night as Fort Pierce Central stayed unbeaten with a 35-10 home win over Martin County, powered by standout receiver A.J. Hill’s two long touchdowns. Quarterback Drew LaPlante added three scoring passes and the Cobras’ defense sealed the game with three interceptions, including a pick-six at Lawnwood Stadium.
   

5. Florida's Treasure Coast hides $400M from a 1715 shipwreck fleet (coralspringsflnews.com) — Living in Fort Pierce means you’re sitting on part of Florida’s famed Treasure Coast, where a 1715 Spanish fleet wreck left an estimated $400 million in gold and silver offshore. The story explains how the region got its name, highlights nearby museums, and even points out a recovered cannon now on display at Fort Pierce’s Melody Lane Fishing Pier.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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