Chill out and recharge with a cold plunge – the secret to renewed energy and vitality. How do you like to start your day? #ColdPlunge #treasurecoastlisting #martincountyrealtor #stuartfl #southfloridarealestate

Let's get you matched with your dream home. Give me a call to make it happen. #treasurecoastlisting #martincountyrealtor #stuartfl #southfloridarealestate

Humane Society renovations in Stuart mean adoptable cats are now greeting shoppers at thrift stores. Donations & foster homes needed 🐾 #StuartFL #AnimalRescue #TreasureCoast

Today's #CommunityHealthImprovementWeek spotlight features the Power of Art Program at the @HIBISCUS4KIDS, supported by Cleveland Clinic in #MartinCounty. In just one quarter, instructors are seeing meaningful growth within the group. 🎨💙 #CHIWeek @ahahospitals #StuartFL

Routine maintenance today means reliable performance tomorrow — keep your outboards running at their best with Two Rivers Boatworks. 🔧 📲 (772) 934 - 5191 🔗 tworiversboatworks.com #StuartFL #TreasureCoast #MartinCounty

Have a road trip coming up? What vehicle would you want to take you on your journey? #treasurecoastlisting #martincountyrealtor #stuartfl #southfloridarealestate

This growing system protects crops from summer heat and hazardous weather, and produces reliable, high-quality year-round harvests of leafy greens, herbs and other root vegetables. #CommunityHealthImprovementWeek #CHIweek #MartinCounty #StuartFL

🎨 Maroone Cancer Center (#WestonFL): Painted with the art therapy team. 🖍️ Scully-Welsh Cancer Center (#VeroBeachFL): Created cards and stress relief coloring books. 🌊 Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center (#StuartFL): Painted sand dollars.

🐔 Stuart, FL: Backyard Chickens or Water Pollution Risk? NewMediaNews — Stuart city officials are debating a new ordinance that would allow homeowners in the Treasure Coast city — just north of West Palm Beach — to keep up to four backyard hens at single-family homes and duplexes. Fresh eggs for local residents, or added nutrient runoff into South Florida’s already sensitive waterways? The Proposal •Up to 4 hens per qualifying property (no roosters, personal use only) •Recommended 5-2 by the Community Redevelopment Board •Part of a growing push for sustainable backyard food production in the WPB metro area The Pushback Commissioner Campbell Rich argues it conflicts with Stuart’s Comprehensive Growth Management Plan.
Chicken manure is high in nitrogen and phosphorus — the same nutrients driving algae blooms in the St. Lucie River and nearby Lake Worth Lagoon systems that affect both Stuart and West Palm Beach communities. Florida’s sandy soils, seasonal heavy rains, and shallow aquifers make any extra runoff a real concern in the broader Palm Beach County / Treasure Coast region. Reality Check Valid concern — but scale matters. Four backyard birds per home produce a fraction of the nutrient load from big agriculture, lawns, or septic systems common across Palm Beach County and Martin County. Proper composting, setbacks, and basic rules keep the risk very low. Many South Florida cities near WPB already allow small flocks successfully. What’s Next? Stuart’s City Commission is expected to take up the issue soon. Similar debates have popped up throughout the West Palm Beach metro area in recent years. Florida’s karst geology, heavy rains, and existing water impairments make any added nutrient source worth scrutinizing, especially under local planning rules. But with limits on numbers, licensing, setbacks, and education on best practices, the ordinance could proceed without significant environmental harm. Many places successfully allow backyard chickens with similar rules.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Fresh eggs or extra caution for our shared waterways? 
WPB and Treasure Coast residents — what do you think? Drop your take below 👇
Team Cluck or Team Clean Water? #StuartFL #WestPalmBeach #WPB #BackyardChickens #TreasureCoast #FloridaNews #SouthFlorida Share if you’re following this in the Palm Beaches! 🐔💧

What part of the home selling process seems most confusing? We're always here to answer any questions. #treasurecoastlisting #martincountyrealtor #stuartfl #southfloridarealestate

Hate to see her go but love to watch her leave! 🔥 No better feeling than a customer leaving the dock happy. Thanks for trusting our team to handle your outboard needs! 👏 📲 (772) 934 - 5191 🔗 tworiversboatworks.com #MercuryMonday #TreasureCoast #StuartFL

Routine service so the next trip offshore is all about fishing, not fixing. ⚓ #TwoRiversBoatworks #TreasureCoast #StuartFL

Carrie Lachner, MSN, RN, RCES, traveled over 2,000 miles by boat from @ClevelandClinic in Ohio with her husband and dog to begin her new nurse manager role at Martin North Hospital in #StuartFL.️ @CBS12 has named Carrie as this week’s “Healthcare Hero.” bit.ly/48UQFmr

The Everglades have the spotlight. 🌿✨ Join us at the Lyric Theatre in Stuart, FL on May 6 for a screening of River of Grass — plus a Q&A with director Sasha Wortzel & FOE's Eve Samples. #riverofgrass #everglades #florida #stuartfl

#Florida's #TreasureCoast is the antithesis of the heavily urbanized Gold Coast just to the south. Come explore #StuartFL, #PortSalerno, #JensenBeach, #HutchinsonIsland and #JupiterIsland with us in this week's #GrandAdventure 📽️ now streaming at youtu.be/w5vd9FEHyow ! #RV #travel #camping #RVlife #RVliving #RVlifestyle

One of my favorite parts of the @GoBrightline ride between Orlando and South Florida is crossing the St. Lucie River and passing through downtown Stuart, FL. Between the new boardwalk under the Roosevelt Bridge and shops lining Flagler Ave., I've been eager for a day trip here! Soon! #StuartFL #OrlandoForTheDay #Brightline #StLucieRiver #DowntownCharms #FuturePlans St. Lucie River and Downtown Stuart, FL: -www.stuartfl.gov/540/Visitors -maps.app.goo.gl/R62LCRyni6u9tAr38

🚨 This hits close to home. A Venezuelan illegal alien was just arrested by Martin County Sheriff’s deputies after attempting to MURDER a woman walking on Tiger Shores Beach in Stuart, Florida—right where I grew up and still live. This is the real cost of open borders. Violent criminals slipping through, targeting innocent people in our communities. Enough is enough. Watch the arrest footage. Deport them all. #StuartFL #MartinCounty #IllegalImmigrantCrime #TigerShores #DeportNow #AmericaFirst

A snippet of Florida's history. The name of a small settlement called Potsdam on the St. Lucie River in Florida was changed to Stuart shortly after the Pioneer Church was built and dedicated as the Methodist Episcopal Church South to God. You are welcome to check our article with the historical photographs 👉aroundandabout.us/how-and-wh… Celebrating #America250 #Florida #pioneers #historicpreservation #Church #stuartfl

Visited Bathtub Reef Beach in Stuart, FL, on a particularly "rough" afternoon. Definitely not a time to get in the water (those waves were serious) or even relax on the sand, which was blowing in my eyes! I imagine it's a lovely beach in better weather, and out of the way, too. Was also amazing at the level of dune erosion here! Guess I'll have to try back another time! #StuartFL #BathtubReefBeach #ItsWindsday #AVeryBlusteryDayToday #DuneErosion #SorryTryAgain Bathtub Reef Beach: martin.fl.us/BathtubBeach maps.app.goo.gl/sati77WDxNG7…

What a perfect day in Stuart, Florida 🇺🇸 The air show was incredible — blue skies, roaring engines, and that unmistakable feeling of pride. Hard to capture those jets on camera, but unforgettable to witness as we head into #VeteransDay weekend. What are you doing to honor the men and women who served? #StuartFL #AirShow #Veterans #Gratitude #Freedom #USA