People

Cecilia and Don Deyo, both veterans who served overseas, have put their military muscle to use in Martin County by training members of the community to be helpful—not helpless—during a crisis.

Rob Steele, the new president of the Historical Society of Martin County, wants to leverage Elliott Museum and the House of Refuge as Martin County’s leading destinations for arts and culture.

They met on a college campus in Iowa during August 2013. Both 21-year-old students about to graduate, Chris Norton and Emily Summers struck up conversation...

Melanie Petschke and Kelly Weston founded Crunchi, an organic makeup company based in Stuart.

Zai De Guzman is making a living out of elopement photography, traveling all over the world taking pictures of people who want to get married in incredible locales.

Mike McCarty’s North Osceola Street extension proposal is poised to put the rest of downtown Stuart on a path to success.

Michael Izzolo, an entrepreneur and philanthropist, has been styling Palm City locals’ hair for more than three decades at Michael Leonard’s AVEDA Concept Hair Salon.

Lee Tilton of Tilton & Tilton Law in downtown Jensen Beach has roots that run deeper than the pineapple plants that once flourished in the city. The great-grandson of an original Martin County commissioner, Tilton’s partner is his 94-year-old grandfather.

Whether in the halls of Congress in Washington, D.C., or in the classroom of an elementary school in Stuart, Mark Perry champions the cause of the Florida Oceanographic Society.

Just like any treasure hunt, the details are sketchy, a modern-day version of a deserted island map, with an X marking the spot. But...

John Mellaci’s family of companies has been feeding fresh seafood to South Florida’s faithful for 38 years. It recently expanded its reach through an online store that ships within the continental United States.

Dr. Brandi Gallagher, a board-certified internal medicine expert, has positioned herself on the front lines treating dogs affected by the algae bloom in the Stuart area.

We’ve scoured the Treasure Coast in search of individuals making a difference in the community all under the age of 40. From being named...

What do life, golf and a moonshot share in common?One mild miscalculation, one innocent alteration, one unnoticed deviation, and you could end up landing...

Teresa Lamar-Sarno chose to become a certified planner instead of a city politician and ended up as the first village manager for the newly incorporated Indiantown.

A Port St. Lucie resident brings a personal touch to the shopping experience at Top Drawer Boutique in Stuart.

A paint brush, a pulpit and The Power of Art, a therapy-centered curriculum, have turned Lynne Barletta into the voice for survivors of the sex-trafficking trade.

Ted Astolfi came full circle, back to making plans for Martin’s County.

Stacy Weller Ranieri, a Palm City resident, created an organization committed to projects that make a difference in the community.

John Romano’s retirement at the end of the year will wrap up a noteworthy term as the head of New Horizons of the Treasure Coast.