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<\/p>\nPort St. Lucie celebrates first “All-America City” award<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSAINT 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\u2019S FIRST TALK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN ALL AMERICAN CITY. SO ALL AMERICAN CITY, WE\u2019RE ONE OF TEN IN THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE CHOSEN FOR THIS. IT\u2019S A NATIONAL HONOR. IT\u2019S GIVEN BY THE NATIONAL CIVIC LEAGUE. IT\u2019S VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE. SO WE WE\u2019VE 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\u2019S 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\u2019S HOW WE ENGAGE WITH OUR RESIDENTS IS WHAT IT\u2019S 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\u2019S TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A LITTLE WHILE. ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT\u2019S 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\u2019RE 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\u2019RE 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\u2019S FROM ALL WALKS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND THERE\u2019S 13 RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED, NOMINATED, AND WE\u2019LL GIVE AWAY 4 OR 5 AWARDS. I CAN\u2019T EITHER 4 OR 5, I\u2019M NOT SURE. WELL, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN KIND OF DIFFICULT TO NARROW THAT DOWN TO 4 OR 5. ABSOLUTELY. THERE\u2019S 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\u2019S AT THE PORT DISTRICT AT PIONEER PARK, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR NEWEST WATERFRONT LOCATIONS IN THE CITY OF PORT SAINT LUCIE. AND IT\u2019S RIGHT ON THE SAINT LUCIE RIVER. WE HAVE A WATERFRONT STAGE WHERE WE\u2019LL 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\u2019S 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\u2019RE HERE, HOW WE\u2019RE HERE TO SERVE YOU. WE HAVE WILDLIFE COMING OUT FROM THE TREASURE COAST WILDLIFE CENTER. ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS. SO IT\u2019LL BE A PARTY AFTER WE DO OUR. AND IT\u2019S 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\u2019RE 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\u2019LL ALSO CELEBRATING THE OPENING OF OUR NEW BOARDWALK THAT CONNECTS UNDER THE BRIDGE. SO AGAIN, WE\u2019RE TRYING TO INCREASE ACCESS TO PARK SPACE. AND SO WE\u2019LL 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Port St. Lucie celebrates first “All-America City” award<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 11:23 AM EDT Sep 12, 2025\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tPort 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.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n 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. <\/p>\n Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25<\/a><\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n For more information or to attend the event, click here<\/a>. <\/p>\n