CITY IS TAKING THE TOP SPOT ON USA TODAY’S BEST COASTAL SMALL TOWNS. THE AWARD GOES TO STUART. THE LIST HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE HISTORY AND THE RESTAURANTS THAT HELP MAKE UP DOWNTOWN. TREASURE COAST BUREAU REPORTER JOSSIE CARBONARE SHARES HOW CITY OFFICIALS ARE REACTING. RANKED THE BEST COASTAL SMALL TOWN. THE CITY OF STUART IS EMBRACING ITS NEW TITLE. WE’RE OBVIOUSLY VERY EXCITED. THERE’S A LOT OF WONDERFUL PEOPLE HERE. IT COMES AFTER THEY WERE SELECTED AS NUMBER ONE UNDER USA TODAY’S 2020 FOR TEN BEST COASTAL SMALL TOWNS. IT’S THE HOMETOWN FEEL. IT’S A VERY QUAINT TOWN IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO DO. RESTAURANTS, UNIQUE STORES, BARS, THE WATERFRONT LOCATED IN MARTIN COUNTY, STUART WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1914 AND WAS KNOWN AS THE SAILFISH CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. CITY LEADERS SAY STUART ISN’T JUST A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE, BUT A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AND RAISE A FAMILY. I HOPE IT RENEWS OUR COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, BUT CERTAINLY THAT’S PART OF THE APPEAL OF THE CITY. IT’S STILL A GREAT DEAL OF PRIDE IN THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. UM, AND CONSERVE NOT ONLY TO ATTRACT MORE TOURISTS S, BUT HOPEFULLY GET MORE BUSINESSES INTERESTED IN IN LOOKING AT STUART AND COMING TO STUART AS A PLACE TO START THEIR BUSINESSES. ALSO RANKED AS A WINNER. KEY WEST LANDING ITS SPOT AS THIRD ON THE LIST, JOINING OTHER SMALL COASTAL TOWNS IN PLACES STRETCHING FROM CALIFORNIA TO RHODE ISLAND AND NEW JERSEY. REPORTING FR