Keith Burbank

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Keith Burbank

STUART — Property owners in the East Stuart neighborhood will now have to go before the City Commission and the public before they can build larger structures such as apartment buildings and hotels. The commission voted 3-2 April 16 for the change during a 5½-hour meeting at the 10th Street Community Center in East Stuart, a predominantly Black neighborhood. Mayor Campbell Rich and Commissioner Eula Clarke dissented.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Keith Burbank

PALM CITY — The American Humane Society has established its first animal sanctuary worldwide here. The eventual $10 million investment, at 4903 Southwest Quail Hollow Trail, also represents the society's southeastern hub for animal rescue operations in the event of disasters. The society's rescue team is moving to the 15-acre complex and will train along with volunteers.

2 weeks ago | tcpalm.com | Keith Burbank

Martin County demolished the Sand Dune Cafe following fire New Year's Day. A new cafe is expected to be built in its place. The new cafe is expected to cost about $4 million. JENSEN BEACH — Sand Dune Café is gone, now mainly a pile of wood at Jensen Beach Park, where it operated for more than 40 years. Martin County plans a new café to replace it, and design is to begin soon.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Keith Burbank

STUART — Being the best is something this city is getting good at. For at least the third year in a row Stuart was named one of the best coastal small towns in America in the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards, though it dropped from No. 1 last year to No. 7 this year. Two years ago, it was No. 2. Leading the list this year is Pismo Beach, California. The only other Florida town on the list is Cedar Key, which is located on Way Key, an island 4 miles off the coast of northwest Florida.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Keith Burbank

JENSEN BEACH — Sand Dune Café is gone, now mainly a pile of wood at Jensen Beach Park, where it operated for more than 40 years. Martin County plans a new café to replace it, and design is to begin soon. “After serving the Jensen Beach community for over 40 wonderful years, the beloved Sand Dune Café has officially begun its next chapter," County Commissioner Eileen Vargas said by email.