Port St. Lucie celebrates first “All-America City” award
SAINT LUCIE WAS NAMED AN ALL AMERICAN CITY. AND THE WHOLE COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO CELEBRATE THIS HONOR HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE CELEBRATION AND THE SPECIAL ROUND OF AWARDS BEING GIVEN OUT TO SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS. IS SARAH PROCHASKA, THE AND KATE PARMELEE. LADIES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US. SO LET’S FIRST TALK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN ALL AMERICAN CITY. SO ALL AMERICAN CITY, WE’RE ONE OF TEN IN THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE CHOSEN FOR THIS. IT’S A NATIONAL HONOR. IT’S GIVEN BY THE NATIONAL CIVIC LEAGUE. IT’S VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE. SO WE WE’VE ATTEMPTED IT IN PAST YEARS AND WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO ACHIEVE IT THIS YEAR IN PORT SAINT LUCIE, ONE OTHER CITY IN FLORIDA GOT IT THIS YEAR. TALLAHASSEE. THAT WAS IT. AND SO IT’S IT IS A VERY GREAT HONOR GIVEN BY THE NATIONAL CIVIC LEAGUE. AND IT REALLY FOCUSES ON OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND HOW WE INVOLVE OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR DECISION MAKING IN PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING WE DO. SO IT’S HOW WE ENGAGE WITH OUR RESIDENTS IS WHAT IT’S HONORING. AND YOU GUYS HAVE A VERY SPECIAL EVENT, I GUESS I COULD SAY OR CELEBRATION THAT YOU DO, WHERE YOU ARE HONORING THE EFFORTS OF PEOPLE AND GROUPS IN THE PORT SAINT LUCIE COMMUNITY WHO ARE WORKING REALLY HARD TO JUST KIND OF PRESERVE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF PORT SAINT LUCIE. LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A LITTLE WHILE. ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT’S THE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FIRST EVER NATURALLY, PSL ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AWARDS ACTUALLY CAME FROM A RESIDENCE WE JUST COMPLETED A YEAR LONG RENOVATION PROJECT. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE WON THE ALL-AMERICA CITY AWARD. WE ENGAGED OVER A THOUSAND RESIDENTS. WE ASKED THEM, WHAT WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE CITY DO? AND THEIR FOCUS WAS ON INCREASING ACCESS TO GREEN SPACE AND NATURE. AND SO WE, AS WE WORKED WITH 1000 RESIDENTS THROUGH THE BLOOMBERG HARVARD CITY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE AND THE BLOOMBERG CENTER FOR PUBLIC INNOVATION AT JOHNS HOPKINS AND CENTER FOR PUBLIC IMPACT, THEY TRAINED OUR TEAM AND BETTER LISTENING TECHNIQUES, AND WE CO-CREATED THIS PROGRAM WITH OUR RESIDENTS. SO WE’RE EXCITED TO SEE THIS GROW AND SEE HOW WE CAN CELEBRATE AND HOPEFULLY REPLICATE MORE OF THESE EFFORTS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY TO CREATE A MORE NATURALLY PSL COMMUNITY. AND YOU GUYS HAD TO KIND OF NARROW IT DOWN TO A FEW WINNERS THAT YOU’RE GOING TO BE CELEBRATING THIS WEEKEND. TALK TO US ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE 13 NOMINEES WHO ARE REALLY GREAT FROM ALL WALKS OF THE COMMUNITY. SOME ARE BIG CORPORATIONS AND SOME ARE NEIGHBORS RESIDENTS WHO HAVE DONE SOME GREAT THINGS IN THEIR OWN YARD. SO IT’S FROM ALL WALKS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND THERE’S 13 RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED, NOMINATED, AND WE’LL GIVE AWAY 4 OR 5 AWARDS. I CAN’T EITHER 4 OR 5, I’M NOT SURE. WELL, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN KIND OF DIFFICULT TO NARROW THAT DOWN TO 4 OR 5. ABSOLUTELY. THERE’S SO MANY GREAT RESIDENTS DOING WONDERFUL WORK AND THIS IS JUST THE FIRST YEAR, SO WE HOPE IT JUST CONTINUES TO GROW. AND AS WE SEE AND WE HOPE THAT IT INSPIRES OTHER RESIDENTS TO CONTINUE TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN THEIR CITY. TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ACTUAL EVENT WHERE YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS. IT STARTS AT 6 P.M. FRIDAY, 6 TO 9. IT’S AT THE PORT DISTRICT AT PIONEER PARK, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR NEWEST WATERFRONT LOCATIONS IN THE CITY OF PORT SAINT LUCIE. AND IT’S RIGHT ON THE SAINT LUCIE RIVER. WE HAVE A WATERFRONT STAGE WHERE WE’LL BE DOING AT 620. THIS THE THE CEREMONY AND THE NATIONAL CIVIC LEAGUE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THERE TO HONOR OUR CITY. AND THEN BUT THEN THE REST OF IT’S A PARTY FOR OUR RESIDENTS. DJ FOOD TRUCKS, A LOT OF CITY BOOTHS, 20 CITY BOOTHS. SO COME OUT AND MEET YOUR CITY DEPARTMENTS, FIND OUT WHAT WE’RE HERE, HOW WE’RE HERE TO SERVE YOU. WE HAVE WILDLIFE COMING OUT FROM THE TREASURE COAST WILDLIFE CENTER. ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS. SO IT’LL BE A PARTY AFTER WE DO OUR. AND IT’S SO WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT THESE INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY BE NEW TO PORT SAINT LUCIE. WE’RE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT THE GROWING POPULATION THERE AND HOW, YOU KNOW ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT. WE HAVE A HOSPITAL THAT OPENED UP YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF THE BOOMING POPULATION. SO A GREAT WAY JUST TO KIND OF GET TO KNOW THE CITY AS WELL AS WELL. YES. AND WE’LL ALSO CELEBRATING THE OPENING OF OUR NEW BOARDWALK THAT CONNECTS UNDER THE BRIDGE. SO AGAIN, WE’RE TRYING TO INCREASE ACCESS TO PARK SPACE. AND SO WE’LL BE CELEBRATING THAT AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU LADIES SO MUCH. GOOD LUCK AT THE EVENT ON FRIDAY. AND IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE
Port St. Lucie celebrates first “All-America City” award
Updated: 11:23 AM EDT Sep 12, 2025
Port St. Lucie has been named an “All-America City” for the first time, and the community is invited to celebrate this achievement with a special event Friday, Sept. 12. Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25Sarah Prohaska and Kate Parmelee explained that the celebration will include the “Naturally PSL Environmental Stewardship Awards,” which recognize multiple organizations for their environmental efforts.For more information or to attend the event, click here. Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —
Port St. Lucie has been named an “All-America City” for the first time, and the community is invited to celebrate this achievement with a special event Friday, Sept. 12.
Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25
Sarah Prohaska and Kate Parmelee explained that the celebration will include the “Naturally PSL Environmental Stewardship Awards,” which recognize multiple organizations for their environmental efforts.
For more information or to attend the event, click here.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.