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Take a peek inside the personal studios of three locals, each its own work of art

Dabbling in everything from music and theater to marketing and computers, the local has spent 70 years cultivating a multifaceted career.

Sandra Exposito, 33 Student, PhiAcademy Who would play you in a movie? Halle Berry because her career resembles my dreams.What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done?In 2010...

Tim Black started his writing career in the pursuit of a paycheck. But when his daughter became ill, Black discovered a more meaningful, theraputic form of storytelling.

Rick Miller runs Treasure Coast Multimedia, a locally owned and operated entity serving Stuart since 2005. The man behind the lens and in front of the computer specializes in converting old videotapes to digital files.

A recent journey to space is just the latest “wow” moment in a series of accomplishments for the Jupiter mom who inspires young girls around the world

From health care and family services to sustainability and the arts, these six local leaders spend their days working to improve quality of life in their communities

Kelly Siliato provides fresh flora, arrangements, and more at her family-owned (and operated) shop.

After traveling the world working on boats—and a stint on a reality show—the Stuart resident returned home to her true calling

Tastemaker and fashion designer Kallee Jackson dishes on her favorite fashion staples, beauty and skin care products, local haunts, and more

Meet the big personalities behind some of your favorite local radio voices, like Mo Foster and Sally Sevareid of The Mo & Sally Show on Today’s KOOL 105.5

Patty McAuley and Danielle Wertz will serve on the board for the Education Foundation of Martin County

Port St. Lucie food influencer Baldy Eats is dining his way to internet fame, one viral video at a time

Meet the educator getting teens excited about the business world as leader of the Entrepreneurship Academy at Jensen Beach High School

Meet the former Jensen Beach High School soccer standout who traded her cleats for a shot at stardom as a professional wrestler with the WWE

From businessman to newly appointed Martin County commissioner, Harold Jenkins isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty.

After 28 years, Michelle Abaldo retires from a varied career in marketing and media relations at Indian River State College.

Guy Coheleach’s artistic talent for painting wildlife inspired two PBS films, garnered him exhibits in the White House, Carnegie Museum and China, and earned him the vaulted Master Artist Medal—then awarded to only nine artists—living or dead.

Southern Charm Edit Delete Unpublish Submitted by admin on Tue, 2014-02-18 13:27 “Number, please?” Thousands of times over her 35 years as a telephone operator for Southern Bell in downtown Stuart, Dorothy Anderson’s sweet Southern drawl helped connect calls for residents, even before there was a dial on the phone and before you even had to know the number you were calling. “There were less than 300 telephones in Stuart, and pretty soon I had all the numbers memorized,” says Anderson, who is a healthy 96 years old and living with her daughter, Debra Sigafoose, in Tropical Farms. “Stuart was a quaint little town, even smaller than Port Salerno.”Read more about Southern Charm

Hobe Sound conservationist and photographer Benji Studt is a passionate advocate for the great outdoors