BookMania! is just around the corner. Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 7 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm to attend the most prestigious literary event on the Treasure Coast at Jensen Beach High School. Learn more >

COUNTY NEWS

2014 Annual Report now available

Copies of the Martin County Board of County Commissioners' 2014 Annual Report are available to the public at all Martin County Library System branches and at the County Administrative Center, 2401 SE Monterey Road in Stuart. The publication is also online at www.martin.fl.us under "Hot Topics."

Provide your 2 cents on transportation improvements

The Martin Metropolitan Planning Organization has begun planning the 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan and they want to hear from you. Provide your input on what transportation improvements (bike lanes, sidewalks, etc.) you would like to see added to the community. Learn more >

@YOUR LIBRARY

For more library news, visit the library website

Elisabeth Lahti Concert Series continues

Join Matthew Sabatell and the Rambling String Band on Saturday, February 28 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm at the Cummings Library for some toe tappin' tunes that tell the story of the United States. Free tickets required and available for pickup on February 24. For details, call 221-1403.

Grand opening of the newest idea lab

Please join us at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, March 4 as we celebrate the grand opening of the new idea lab at the Robert Morgade Library. Test drive our flight simulator; get hands-on time with tablets, iMacs and digital cameras; or strike a pose in the green screen photo booth. For details, call 463-3245.

LEGO Club @ your library

Like LEGOs? LEGO enthusiasts are invited to stop by the Blake Library for some creative building time on Tuesday, February 24 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. Make creations based on a theme and share your masterpiece with the group. LEGO Club is designed for kids ages 4 and up. For more info, call 221-1407.

Jane Miller presents My Old Lady

Come to the Blake Library on Thursday, February 26 from 2:00 to 4:30 pm for a screening of My Old Lady. This comedy-drama film revolves around an apartment in Paris that a New Yorker inherits, and a live-in tenant who won't leave. No tickets required. For details, call 221-1403.

IT STARTS IN PARKS

New kayak/canoe launch at Halpatiokee now open

Martin County Parks and Recreation, along with the County Ecosystem Restoration and Management Division and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, is proud to announce the opening of a new canoe/kayak launch area with parking at Halpatiokee Regional Park. Learn more >

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Water advisory lifted

Following a series of samples in the acceptable range for enteric bacteria, the advisory to avoid contact with the waters near Leighton Park in Palm City has ended. The advisory had been in effect for the park since January 15. Learn more >

AROUND TOWN

Now showing at the Court House Cultural Center

Take the time to enjoy "An Abstract View." See the works of 12 Florida abstract artists in the historic Court House Cultural Center Gallery. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and Saturday from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Learn more >

THE CONE ZONE

Road closure information

Use caution in the "cone zone!" Check out the latest info and an interactive map on road and lane closures to plan your route around town this week. The road conditions web application shows roads and lanes that may be closed due to construction or events.

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