03/07/2019 ISSUE 10

‘An uphill battle.’ P4 ‘Model A’ behavior. P8 Playhouse all
in on madcap
Brevard County sheriff seeks Roaring Twenties event celebrates musical. P. 12
millions to hire, retain deputies. and raises funds for Roadster.

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FIRE DISPLACES INDIALANTIC FAMILY Suspect in animal cruelty may
face stiffer penalty if convicted

PHOTO: JULIAN LEEK STORY BY GEORGE WHITE STAFF WRITER ment under Ponce’s Law, which
[email protected] became effective on Oct. 1. Ac-
STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT Beach, were on the scene two minutes after cording to the Animal Rights
receiving the alert call -- and within three A Satellite Beach dog groom- Foundation of Florida, Ponce’s
The garage of an Indialantic house was rav- minutes had doused the fire. er is now out on bond and has Law “allows judges to prohibit
aged by flames last week, leaving the family pleaded not guilty to abusing a people convicted of animal
who lived there in search of a new place to call “We contained it in the garage,” Flamm German Shepherd service dog, cruelty from owning, possess-
home. said. “A few more minutes and it would have but the accused potentially fac- ing, or having contact with ani-
been in the house.” es up to five years in jail plus a mals for a period of time deter-
Indialantic Fire Chief Tom Flamm said fire- $5,000 fine if formally charged
fighters from his department, later joined by Just prior to their arrival, and just down and convicted of third-degree CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
firefighters from Melbourne and Melbourne felony animal cruelty – a stiffer
CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 penalty allowed under new Rick McGuire with TT. PHOTO: BENJAMIN THACKER
Florida laws.

A viral Facebook post led law
enforcement to investigate and
discover a security camera vid-
eo showing what Sheriff Wayne
Ivey and Satellite Beach Police
Chief Jeff Pearson say is James
Corell Suthann causing serious
injuries to a visiting Army vet-
eran’s service dog.

Suthann, who was a contract
groomer at Groomingdale’s on
Jackson Avenue, faces punish-

Obscure land-use policy cooks ‘Beachside Blitz’ puts disobedient drivers on notice
couple’s in-home bakery plan
STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT a quick call to officers with the
STORIES BY HENRY A. STEPHENS CORRESPONDENT Melbourne Police Department
[email protected] Maybe you didn’t notice the who were waiting just down the
road – and a traffic stop was
A little-used Brevard County density policy for man in the big straw hat, stand- made.
the South Beaches area has shut the oven door
on a Melbourne couple’s controversial plan to ing near State Road A1A The straw-hat man – also a
build a home with a walk-up bakery. Melbourne police officer – was
and Eau Gallie Blvd. taking part in Operation Beach-
“We won!” Melbourne Shores resident There- side Blitz, a two-day crackdown
sa Hennessey announced last month in an email last week – but he focused on traffic infractions
to the Melbourne Beachsider. that are often a factor in crashes
noticed you, and and traffic homicides. After re-
“We are getting more info from (county plan-
ners) about how this happened.” watched carefully CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 as cars drove by.

Not wearing a

PHOTO: TIM WIRTH seatbelt? Failing to
observe a traffic sig-

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Sidewalk, but not stoplight, eyed for A1A near site of fatality

STORY BY GEORGE WHITE STAFF WRITER The late Dr. Bernie Epstein, 82, who emailed the FDOT seeking safety tions manager Steve Olson confirmed
[email protected] was participating in part of Jew- improvements including: installing a the new plan. “Based on preliminary
ish religious tradition of walking to traffic light and crosswalk at the in- information, it appears the improve-
The solution may not be the and from Saturday Shabbat services. tersection of Roosevelt Avenue and ment is a workable solution, barring
stoplight at Roosevelt Avenue that Crossing the busy A1A roadway put SR A1A; filling in the sidewalk gaps on major constructability issues (utility
Chabad of the Space & Treasure Coast him in harm’s way – and in the path of the west side of SR A1A; and reducing conflicts, drainage, permitting, etc.).
had asked for, but the Florida De- a car. According to the police report, the speed limit on SR A1A from the The department is working to move
partment of Transportation wants to the driver was not impaired and did current 45 mph to 35 mph. this project forward,’’ he said.
install a sidewalk on the west side of not face charges in the accident.
A1A to improve the dangerous situa- In a Jan. 30 response, FDOT district The project, to be designed and
tion that last Nov. 2 resulted in a pe- Satellite Beach City Manager Traffic Operations Engineer James funded by FDOT, is expected to cost
destrian fatality. Courtney Barker was one of many Stroz explained that the traffic sig- about $186,000, he said. There is no
nal was not justified and stated that proposed timetable yet but “FDOT is
the intersection, without a light, was exploring options to see which type
found to operate “safely and effi- of contract could implement this im-
ciently.” provement the quickest,’’ he said.

“While we understand this is not Epstein’s ex-wife, Lois Felder, has
the answer that you and others in the taken up the drive for safety improve-
community were hoping to receive, ments near the temple as soon as
we are focused in improving pedes- possible and has not completely giv-
trian safety along the SR A1A corri- en up her quest for the traffic signal
dor,’’ he said. at Roosevelt Avenue.

To that end, sidewalks on the west “I am very happy with the DOT
side of SR A1A are being considered right now (concerning the sidewalk
for what now is a right turn lane from plans) but I remain absolutely pas-
Roosevelt to Grant Avenue. sionate about the need for the stop-
light,’’ she said. 
FDOT District Five communica-

IN-HOME BAKERY NIXED the Sebastian Inlet,” reads Policy 7.1
on the county’s land-use plan.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
County Planning and Develop-
Hennessey was among a hand- ment Director Tad Calkins said his
ful of prospective neighbors who staff typically identifies all possible
objected to a plan by Tony Andrade legal obstacles before applicants
and Nestle “Lian” Larracas to build file formal rezoning applications.
a two-story home, with a first-floor But it had been years since plan-
bakery, on a 0.18-acre lot covered ners worked with proposals for the
with tangled trees and vines on South Beaches.
the west side of State Road A1A,
between Flamingo and Cardinal “Unfortunately, for the appli-
drives. cants, we have not processed an
application requesting a density
The couple were scheduled Feb. increase (1 unit per acre to 6 units
7 to seek the County Commission’s to the acre) in the South Beaches in
approval of a rezoning and a change many years, and we are not perfect,
in the county Comprehensive Plan and it was not discovered until the
to allow the mixed uses on their lot. final hour,” he said.

Hennessey and her neighbors had County Planning and Zoning
argued the proposal would have set Manager Erin Sterk informed the
a precedent that could have en- bakery couple about the discovery
couraged other landowners to seek in time for them to withdraw their
increased densities, allowing larger application.
businesses and condominiums into
their neighborhood of single-family “This is sad news since we have
homes. gained much support from small
business owners and even locals in
But commissioners never got to the area,” the couple responded in
hear the bakery case. Andrade and an email.
Larracas withdrew it the day before,
after county planners had discov- Andrade and Larracas couldn’t be
ered a Comprehensive Plan policy reached, however, to say what they
limiting new land-use density from plan to do next.
that part of the South Beaches.
Neighbors have said they would
“Brevard County shall not in- welcome a new house, without the
crease residential density designa- bakery, but the couple has told plan-
tions for properties located on the ners they wouldn’t be interested in
barrier island between the southern a home or bakery without the other
boundary of Melbourne Beach and part. They had hoped to use the bak-
ery for retirement income. 

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Mars stars: Student teams impress with Red Planet ‘missions’

STORY BY JAN WESNER CHILDS CORRESPONDENT rooms across the country; design a with their feet planted firmly on Earth to water the plants.

Imagine a group of researchers liv- wearable tool – or iWear – using a DIY at the school district’s Viera headquar- All the teams did extensive research,

ing in a 12-room biodome on Mars. electronics kit called Adafruit; program ters building. and based many parts of their projects

Their base is constructed in a lava tube, Ozobots, which are pocket-sized ro- “We found out that there might be on work they read about.

to protect the humans from radiation bots, to follow a Mars rover course on harmful material on Mars,” team mem- “Engineers at NASA and at the Ken-

and other hazards. The researchers a map; and build a kid-size model of a ber Chris Sawyer said. “So before we get nedy Space Center are doing exactly

use aquaponics to cultivate plants and portion, or “pod,” of their biodome. into our own capsule we will scan our- what they’re doing,” Gemini science

raise fish, and they “grow” their meat in Each category had a first-place and selves to make sure we don’t bring any teacher and team sponsor Roger Cohen

an incubator, using cells they brought two honorable mention winners. Hol- harmful bacteria into the capsule.” said. “This is real-world science.”

with them from Earth. The biodome land won first place in the Minecraft The nine Ocean Breeze students Several of the Gemini students also

has 17 elevators to take them between Biodome competition, honorable were part of Holly Mentillo’s gifted did science projects this year related to

different sections. There’s even an exer- mention in the Ozobot rover category, class, which meets every Tuesday. Mars, including one that tested wheth-

cise room with an indoor trampoline. and was selected by popular vote for “They had all the problems of build- er salt would make a potato plant grow

It might be science fiction for now, the event-favorite VIP Choice award. ing and living on Mars they had to take better and faster (it did), one that used

but students at Holland Elementary Two other beachside schools – Gem- into account,” Mentillo said. “The re- water from washing dishes and bath-

think it could one day be a reality. Their ini and Ocean Breeze – also participat- search that they did was amazing. They ing to see if it could be used for irriga-

plan for a research center on Mars, ed. Ocean Breeze won honorable men- were actually making the decisions of tion for plants (it could), and yet an-

built in the video game Minecraft, won tion in the iWear category. how to live on Mars.” other that analyzed Earth soil vs. Mars

a first-place award at Brevard Public The team from Ocean Breeze de- The Gemini team’s model pod was soil and whether fertilizer mattered (it

Schools Destination Mars Challenge signed their award-winning wearable a soil and water mineral enrichment didn’t). The results from all three proj-

Day on Feb. 28. scanner as a tool to detect bacteria, and station that highlighted their plan to ects were used in the Destination Mars

“We are trying to show the challenges printed it with a 3D printer. While it was melt ice from a crater and extract min- research.

for maintaining homeostasis,” Holland all hypothetical, students took the sub- erals from the water to use as plant Beside the biology of actually living

team member Natalia Rojas said. “Mars ject seriously, speaking as if they were fertilizer. They theorized that they and working on Mars, the students had

is a lot different than Earth and there’s actually on the red planet instead of could also drink the water and use it to consider the logistics of transporting

some things that can affect you on their materials, food and other sup-

Mars that aren’t on Earth.” plies from Earth to outer space.

About 145 sixth-graders from 14 el- “We knew we couldn’t take cows to

ementary schools participated in the Mars,” Holland team member Norah

event, made possible by a $120,000 Campbell said, hence their idea to

grant from Boeing. Microsoft and the potentially take animal cells instead.

Share Space Foundation were also Laura Harris, Holland’s gifted

major sponsors. teacher and team leader, said all 11

Dawn Bronstein, a technology in- of her team members worked after

tegrator for BPS and one of the lead- school and on holidays and week-

ers of the Destination Mars Chal- ends to perfect their entries, includ-

lenge, said the event was designed ing the model pod complete with a

to expand on the district’s focus on cabinet of “meat cells” and a card-

Mars in the science curriculum this board mock-up of an incubator and

year. a fish tank.

“We posed four different mis- “They all are stellar researchers,”

sions that they had to address that Harris said. “They’re super creative.”

fit in with our grade-level standards,” And what was the kids’ takeaway?

Bronstein said. “Learning that you could live on

The high-tech challenges were: Mars and learning to work together

design a Mars biodome using Mine- as a team was really fun,” Norah said.

craft, a video game popular with “Space is pretty awesome. Science is

middle schoolers and used in class- The Ocean Breeze team won honorable mention in the iWear category at the ‘Destination Mars’ event. cool.”PHOTO: JULIAN LEEK 

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SHERIFF SEEKS MILLIONS TO HIRE, RETAIN DEPUTIES ‘BEACHSIDE BLITZ’

STORIES BY HENRY A. STEPHENS CORRESPONDENT Turnover in law enforcement, Ivey Brevard County Sheriff’s CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
[email protected] said, is expensive. “Each time we lose
a veteran employee, we take a $10,000 Deputy Todd Maddox directs ceiving a “significant” amount of traf-
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey hit in the recruiting, training and back- fic complaints from beachside drivers,
has issued a $3.2 million challenge to ground checks we need to hire these traffic outside Immaculate Melbourne Police Commander Marc
the County Commission to hire all the individuals,” he told commissioners in Claycomb said his goal is to reduce the
deputies he needs to keep the county a recent budget workshop. Conception Church. number of violations and crashes in
safe. the area, and enhance overall safety.
Losing deputies is a fact of life, the PHOTO: JULIAN LEEK
The Brevard County Comprehen- sheriff said, with his counterparts in “By conducting focused enforce-
sive Plan calls for two deputies per Orange, Polk, Seminole and Volusia of the $1.3 billion spending plan the ment, we bring local attention to the
1,000 residents who live in county ar- counties, as well as the Orlando Police commission approved in September common violations, most of which
eas outside cities, Ivey said. That would Department, all paying more. for the fiscal year that started Oct. 1 are contributing factors to crashes,”
mean 462 deputies for the current un- last fall. Claycomb said. “Through education,
incorporated population of 230,780. Most of the former deputies went awareness and enforcement, we work
Based upon forecast growth, that will to Orange County, Ivey said. His fig- Countywide property-tax payers to reduce the number of crashes, and
mean 480 deputies by 2020, when the ures showed Orange County deputies contributed $148.6 million to the over- resulting injuries and fatalities.”
same population is expected to grow to get a starting salary of $49,233 a year, all budget. But that might increase for
240,000. in contrast to new Brevard deputies the budget that starts on Oct. 1 this The blitz took place Feb. 26-27 in an
at $39,728. Orange County allows its year. area referred to as Melbourne Beach-
But Ivey has only 402 deputies, he deputies to commute from Brevard – so side, because it is part of the city of
said. Bridging the gap under today’s his former employees didn’t even have The County Charter caps any tax in- Melbourne, but located on the barrier
salaries would cost $3.2 million. Re- to tackle the inconvenience of selling a crease to 3 percent or the Consumer island, with a post office address of In-
cruiting and hiring qualified deputies house and moving. Price Index, whichever is lower. For dialantic.
is one issue. Retaining them is quite the coming year, the CPI is 2.44 per-
another. “I’m fighting an uphill battle,” the cent. And that means the commis- During the blitz, officers not only fo-
sheriff said. sion legally could boost the property- cused on motor vehicle violations like
From 2016 to 2018, half Ivey’s sworn tax levy by an additional $3.6 million, speeding, disobeying traffic-control
deputies – or 122 who were authorized Commissioner John Tobia, of Grant- County Manager Frank Abbate said. devices and failure to wear a seatbelt,
to make arrests – left for other nearby Valkaria, compared the different coun- Ivey spoke as commissioners took an but also had their eyes on bikes and
sheriff’s offices. “They’re paying more ty pay rates to an “arms race” with one advance look Feb. 12 at factors Abbate pedestrians.
than us,” sheriff’s Chief Financial Of- another. “Where does this stop?” he said might point to increases.
ficer Greg Palham said. “And the 122 asked. Kelley Dunn has lived in Indialantic
meant $1.17 million we lost (in recruit- Commissioner Rita Pritchett, of since 1961 and said the traffic issues
ing costs) with those people.” The Sheriff’s Office currently works Titusville, said she could never see a on the beachside are “horrific,” with
on a $130.1 million budget, as part budget so tight that first-responder people routinely running stop signs
positions would be lost. and cutting through the residential
neighborhoods to avoid AIA and get
“You guys are usually the least of my where they are going faster.
heartburn,” she said. “I completely un-
derstand you needing more officers.” “I live on a four-way stop intersec-
tion and this behavior happens daily,”
But Vice Chair Bryan Lober, of Rock- Dunn said. “Most of the people mov-
ledge, was the only one to promise rais- ing into this community have families
es to lure more deputies. “I think you with children, and I am concerned for
make a compelling case,” Lober said. “I everyone’s safety.”
certainly support going to any degree
in reason to get additional deputies.” Even though the event was an-
nounced in advance and shared con-
County staff and commissioners tinuously across social media for four
will continue to work on the 2019-20 weeks prior, it appears many people
budget throughout the spring and didn’t get the memo – or chose to ig-
summer prior to budget workshops, nore it. Over the course of the two-day
plus two public hearings of the pro- blitz, officers stopped 141 drivers, is-
posed tax rates and spending prior to sued 155 citations, gave out 19 warn-
Sept. 30.  ings, and made one arrest.

Claycomb said the department is
transparent and open about its intent
because the whole point of the exer-
cise is to change an undesirable be-
havior, in this case traffic violations.

“By telling drivers we are coming,
we are letting them know violations
are happening, we are aware and we
are paying attention,” Claycomb said.
“With this in mind, a portion of the
driving population that has been made
aware, and is driving in that highlight-
ed area, will automatically pay more
attention and adjust their driving ac-
cordingly.”

The result, he said, is that they have
successfully adjusted that portion of
the driving population without con-
ducting the first traffic stop.

As for those who have been warned
but travel the area and commit viola-

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tions anyway, Claycomb said he be- “We find a great many of the issues speed control activity like this by po- current speed limit of 45, and without
lieves this group comprises distracted we see with poor driving are due to lice, if they are issuing tickets other flashing caution lights, the crosswalks
drivers, drivers who may have not have selfish drivers,” Claycomb said. “They than warning tickets, because he views present a greater hazard than what we
received the information or forgot- are only concerned with what they are them as speed traps. But said he was in had before,” Pinnell said. “If drivers,
ten, drivers who don’t think they drive doing and where they are going.” support of this one. cyclists and pedestrians were more re-
poorly – and then, of course, the driv- sponsible, this wouldn’t be such an is-
ers who don’t care. Joe Pinnell of Indian Harbour Beach “Given the new crosswalks on A1A, sue, but that is wishful thinking.” 
said he normally doesn’t endorse I think it can be a good thing. At the

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ANIMAL-CRUELTY CHARGES calm McGuire’s PTSD, to get washed. was obviously in pain. He described that It is unknown if Groomingdale’s was
When the couple picked the dog up, further in the video, Suthann grabbed aware of Suthann’s prior arrest history.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the dog’s tail and completely lifted him Brevard County booking records show
TT was suffering from an apparent in- off the ground, injuring the tail. that since 2012, Suthann has been ar-
mined by the court.” ternal break of her tail from her spine rested several times previously, on
The bill also increases the offense that was blocking her bowel move- “That was one of the worst things I’ve charges ranging from criminal mischief
ments. She later had to have the tail ever had to watch was that poor dog be- to aggravated stalking and violation of a
severity ranking for aggravated animal amputated. Suthann was arrested Feb. ing senselessly abused and grossly mis- domestic violence protection order.
cruelty, “making prison sentences more 25 by Investigator Doug Scragg of the treated. It was just disturbing,’’ Pearson
likely for people convicted of felony Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Animal said. “We have always taken the stance Prosecutors are reviewing informa-
animal cruelty,” the ARFF legislative ac- Cruelty Unit as part of a joint investi- that if you hurt an animal in this city, we tion for the case and will file charges
tion division says. Ponce’s Law is named gation with members of the Satellite will do everything we can to hold you if appropriate, said Todd Brown, pub-
after a puppy who was beaten to death Beach Police Department. accountable and bring you to justice.” lic information officer for Office of the
by his owner in Volusia County in 2017. State Attorney Phil Archer, 18th Judicial
Sheriff Ivey and Chief Pearson de- Ivey stressed the owners of Grooming- Circuit. He declined further comment. If
Suthann, 37, of South Patrick Shores, cided not to release the video because dale’s “had no knowledge that Suthann charges are filed, the case will be heard
has been released on $2,000 surety it was “too graphic.” Ivey, however, de- was capable of this type of activity and before Circuit Judge Morgan Laur Rein-
bond. He was videoed during the Feb. 6 scribed that at one point you see Suth- upon learning of the incident, took im- man. The public is putting pressure on
incident at Groomingdale’s Pet Spa, 595 ann cinch the pet’s head down so tight mediate and appropriate action to have Archer to prosecute the case to the full
Jackson Ave., where Rick McGuire had that the dog could no longer move and him no longer at their facility.’’ extent of the law, with local residents
taken his dog TT, who is trained to help and animal rights groups circulating
petitions.

Suthann’s family has retained Mel-
bourne defense attorney Ernest Chang,
who petitioned the court Feb. 27 for dis-
covery including written or oral state-
ments, documents, tapes and reports.

At this point Chang said it is way too
early to make a specific statement on
the case. He did say that he understood
the strong public opinions on the case.

“As in any case, there should not be
a rush to judgment. Let’s see what the
evidence is before people make judg-
ments,’’ he said. 

FIRE DISPLACES FAMILY

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

the road, Cynthia Dunn suddenly got a
strong whiff of smoke. The smell inten-
sified as she stepped outside. Several
other neighbors were already walking
down the block in search of the source.

“I saw a big black puff of smoke in the
sky and got on my bike to see where it
was coming from,” Dunn said.

By the time Dunn came upon the
scene, sirens were blaring down the
road and within moments firefighters
had drenched the flames.

Homeowners Thomas and Daniele
(Danny) Schneider and their two chil-
dren, ages 12 and 13, were not home
at the time of the fire – but one fam-
ily member was, Cline, the family’s
16-year-old dog.

When firefighters broke down the
door, Cline emerged and slowly walked
outside, a bit shaken. To make matters
worse, she was immediately roughed
up a bit by three leashed dogs passing
by at the same moment, resulting in a
few minor lacerations to her face.

Indialantic firefighter William
LaDrew immediately dispensed aid and
oxygen to Cline, with a specialized unit
made just for animals. “A lot of times,
pets are the only ones home, so we are
always prepared for that,” LaDrew said.
“I’m just glad she’s OK.”

Chief Flamm said the exact cause of
the fire is still under investigation. 

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‘Model A’ behavior at Rossetter’s Roaring Twenties soirée

Loree Dulin and Katie O’Hara. PHOTOS: RYAN CLAPPER Lettie Andrade De Lu Torre and Jessica Voelker.

STORY BY LUANN MANDERVILLE CORRESPONDENT storer’s Club and asked if they knew restoration, he found the actual re- coastal Brewing Company could be
[email protected] anyone who could restore that origi- ward to be completing the car itself. enjoyed; there was even a signature
nal car. cocktail, “The Rossetter Roadster.”
A photo of Ella Rossetter was hung Said Friedman: “It took roughly 14 All the while, you could enjoy danc-
at the entryway as the parade of 1920s Clark Friedman, a Model A owner hours just to flush the gas tank after ing to the Oh Golly Dixieland Band.
fashion flowed through the side gates himself, restored Ella’s roadster. all these years.” It’s a good thing he
of the Rossetter House Museum and and his brother have always liked Appetizers were provided by the
Gardens in the Eau Gallie Arts Dis- He and his twin brother, who is old cars. Green Turtle Market. There were
trict. also a member of the club, have been lawn games, raffle prizes, and a spe-
working on cars since they were 5 He also said “it took a good nine cial prize for the best 1920s outfit.
The fundraiser to celebrate and years old. months from dead here in the garage
help restore Ella Rossetter’s Ford to going through it all to see what’s Carrie Rossetter and her sister
Model A Roadster featured live Dixie- Friedman started the restoration going on with it.” Ella secured the history, legacy and
land music, automobiles of the 1920s on the Roadster roughly a year ago preservation of the family home in
and the well-known “flapper” fash- inside the Rossetter House’s small Melbourne residents Dafnee Ber- the Eau Gallie area with a bequest to
ions of the Roaring Twenties worn by garage, where the car was stored for nudez and Robert Sommerville got make the property a historical mon-
all who attended. years. to take a ride in Clark’s own Model ument in the 1990s.
A during the event. They came to
The Rossetter family arrived to the He did the majority of the work the Rossetter House for a tour on The Rossetter House is listed in
Eau Gallie area in 1902 and built the there, and would take different parts her birthday. It was the first time the National Register of Historic
Rossetter home in 1908. The popula- to his own home garage when he she had ever been to the Rossetter Places and is a project of the Florida
tion then was close to 200. needed to for cleaning, sand blast- house, even though she has lived Historical Society and the Rosset-
ing, etc. here around 25 years. The couple ter House Foundation. The museum
Rebecca Fawcett, site manager for found out about the fundraiser includes the 1908 James Wadsworth
the Rossetter House Museum and In addition to the complexity of re- through the tour docent and decided Rossetter House gardens, 1901 Wil-
Gardens, said “there are a lot of sto- storing the car, the Rossetter House to come. liam R. Roesch House and the 1986
ries over the years, but one of them is garage doesn’t currently have elec- Houston Family Memorial Cem-
that Ella saw a man driving the Model tricity or running water, but Fried- Bernudez shared, “I have never eter y.
A Roadster down the street, flagged man worked his way around that by actually ridden in one and it was ac-
him down and said, ‘It’s my birthday, running power from the main house tually one of the items on my bucket Tours of the Rossetter House are of-
and I would like to buy the car.’” out to the garage. He did what he list.” fered from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every
needed to do to bring the car back to Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Fast-forward to 2018 and the Ros- life. The car had been sitting in the In addition to rides in the Model Saturday. Call 321-254-9855 or visit
setter House Foundation reached out garage for 15 years. While he was paid A Ford, photo opportunities, local www.rossetterhousemuseum.org. 
to the “Indian River A’s” Model A Re- by the Rossetter Foundation to do the brews and wines from the Intra-

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Sonja Fauteux, Rhya Fau and Erin Guthrie.

Evan Martino and Lia Hanus. Drew Grant and Don Highmiller.

Alex Mirliny and Angelica Duran. Natalie Amgott, Julia and Rob Moroney.

Gregg Beaumont and Chele McGaw.

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Autism nonprofit bets its gala will be a ‘win-win’

STORY BY MARIA SONNENBERG CORRESPONDENT Susan Belcher with her son Zane Belcher. bridge the enormous gap in services PHOTOS: RYAN CLAPPER
[email protected] for Brevard’s underprivileged autistic
youngsters with autism he still re- children. Belcher.
The journey facing families of chil- quires help surmounting issues such “It’s going to be one of the best par-
dren with autism is always bumpy, as high levels of anxiety and depres- “It can cost $2,000 to get a diagno-
long and expensive, for the gold stan- sion. sis and insurance won’t pay for diag- ties of the year.”
dard of treatment involves intensive nosis and won’t cover therapy with- It will be the sixth year Belcher has
therapy often not covered by health Accessing resources can be finan- out a diagnosis,” said the Melbourne
insurance. cially impossible for many families, Beach resident. undertaken the gala, which has ben-
so Belcher decided to step in to help efited more than 100 families with
Research has proven that inter- Approximately 5,000 children liv- autistic children with ages that range
vention – the earlier the better – ing in the Space Coast are listed in from one to 18. Last year alone, 45
improves the child’s development. the national database of CARD, the new families shared $90,000 in grants
Applied behavior analysis, which Center for Autism & Related Disor- to help with diagnosis and treatment.
encourages positive behaviors and ders. Belcher believes there are many
discourages negative ones, is part more Brevard families who have yet “Getting these specialized services
of the treatment, as is occupational to register their children. is very expensive and many families
therapy to help the person live as with autistic children are unable to
independently as possible. Speech The care and management of a afford the programs and equipment
therapy improves communications child with autism takes its toll emo- that can make such a difference in
skills and sensory integration ther- tionally, physically and financially. an autistic child’s quality of life,” said
apy helps the child deal with sights, Belcher.
sounds and smells. Accessing all “These families are under a lot of
these treatment modalities can be- stress every single day,” said Belcher. “We want to change that.”
come a full-time job for the parents. The gala will also raise awareness
To help families struggling un- for autism-related organizations
Susan Belcher discovered that fact der the financial strain of the disor- such as the Scott Center, Support
when her son, Zane, was diagnosed der, Belcher, with the help of friends for Autistic Kids (SOAK), the Parker
in the autism spectrum at age 4. Flor- Sheila Schmitt and Meegan Alphin, Foundation for Autism and Child De-
ida Tech’s Scott Center for Autism in 2015 officially created Spring For- velopment and ASK US Florida.
Treatment was invaluable for Zane, ward for Autism, a nonprofit that Belcher expects attendance at
but even six years later, like many provides financial assistance to help this year’s gala will exceed the 300
families receive services for their au- guests of last year’s event. In addi-
tistic children. She had started small tion to the gambling, the evening in-
a couple of years before with a fund- cludes dancing to live entertainment,
raiser at her Zumba classes at Fitness drinks, a silent auction and gourmet
on Fifth, the studio she operates in hors d’oeuvres.
Indialantic. The event proved so suc- “What was interesting is that most
cessful that Belcher reached for the of the people who attended last year
stars with the development of the an- didn’t have anyone in the family with
nual “Illuminate the Night” gala. autism,” she said.
“There were just people with big,
This year, the gala carries a “Light big hearts.”
Up Las Vegas” theme that on Satur- Spring Forward for Autism will
day, April 6, will transform the Eau host its “Light Up Las Vegas” gala at
Gallie Yacht Club into a glamorous 6:30 p.m., Saturday, April 6, at the Eau
Sin City gaming establishment, com- Gallie Yacht Club, 100 Datura Dr., In-
plete with Vegas-style gaming tables dian Harbour Beach.
for blackjack, roulette, poker and Tickets are $125. per guest. For more
craps. information, call 954-214-6781 or visit
springforwardforautism.org. 
“It’s a win-win for everyone,” said

‘Gentleman’s Guide’:
Playhouse all in

on madcap musical

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‘Gentleman’s Guide’: Playhouse all in on madcap musical

STORY BY PAM HARBAUGH CORRESPONDENT Caroline Brown as Sibella Hallward.

The Cocoa Village Playhouse is the PHOTOS BY JONATHAN GOFORTH PHOTOGRAPHY
first area community theater to tackle
one of the funniest of new musicals –
“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and
Murder.”

And it’s fitting that it should be the
well-appointed, well-stocked and
well-budgeted Cocoa Village Play-
house, because the look of the show
is as crucial as the characters, music
and plot.

This Tony Award-winning musical
has the style of a classic “olde-tyme”
melodrama. That means costumes
and wigs constructed with elaborate
flair, scenery loaded with luscious
Victorian exactitude, and acting ap-
propriately broad to show off all those
delicious details.

“It’s going to be beautiful,” said Ja-
son Crase, costume assistant and on-
stage ensemble member.

Although the word “murder” is in
the title, don’t fear. This is comedy
through and through. Even its “dark-
est” spots are leavened by the ridicu-
lous. Based on a 1907 novel by British

writer Roy Horniman, the musical Cathy Moubray
was created by Robert L. Freedman as Phoebe D’Ysquith.
and Steven Lutvak.

It is set in 1909 and revolves
around impoverished Monty Navar-
ro. Quite by accident, he learns that
he is a member of the aristocratic
D’Ysquith family. Only eight people
stand in Navarro’s way of inheriting
the entire D’Ysquith fortune, thus
setting in motion Navarro’s nefari-
ous plot: to eliminate each person in
his way.

But he’s a gentleman, of sorts, and
a romantic one at that. He has a lover,
Sibelia, who leaves him and marries
another man. Not one to mope about,
he soon falls for Phoebe D’Ysquith
who has become a widow thanks to
Monty.

Orlando performer Angel Santiago
said the only problem he expects with
the production is keeping a straight
face around James Spiva, a comic ac-
tor who morphs into nine different
D’Ysquiths during the course of the
show.

He told Spiva that even with all the
intricate harmonies, rhythms, lyrics
and proper English that must not be
paraphrased, the hardest part was
going to be staying in character on
stage with Spiva, without bursting
into laughter.

“Every day he just cracks me up in a
different way,” Santiago said.

Spiva, who positively channeled the

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late Gene Wilder in the Playhouse’s Angel Santiago James Spiva as one of the signifying the family members who
“Young Frankenstein,” has to go from as Monty Navarro. nine different D’Ysquiths. get “done in.”
one big D’Ysquith character to anoth-
er in a flash. They include two lords, he had bought five years ago: Using an overriding concept of a Set pieces, such as a Victorian
one reverend, two women, a major “There’s a really great black vel- “cabinet of curiosities,” he focused couch, are moved on and off. Projec-
and three sons. mostly on the proscenium – the arch tions at the rear of the stage create
vet brocade with a gold trim that over the opening to the stage and on context and help define location, such
As did Jefferson Mays, who famous- had just been sitting there staring at which the grand curtain hangs. He as a prison, a castle, a garden, a frozen
ly performed those roles and won a me,” he said. “The fabrics talk to me designed what’s known as a “false lake, a chapel and more. One scene
Drama Desk Award, Spiva refers to and as I go back into my fabric room, proscenium” to look like a mammoth goes through nine different locations.
them as “The D’Ysquith Family.” they always go ‘use me.’ So this one cabinet of curiosities with eight cub- Helping him make those are lighting
black fabric is finally having its time. bies with assemblages of artifacts designer Ian Cook and associate di-
“I am having a blast,” Spiva said. “It The Lady Eugenia, a very grand lady, rector Jeremy Phelps.
is frantic … The humor of the show is seemed to be perfect for it.”
so quick and witty. We’re all having a “It’s all set within the cabinet,”
great time cracking each other up … He got emotional when, after mak- Lark Riley said. “That’s our concept
Pam Larson has really done a great ing a ruffly wonder, which he calls for it. The cabinet is pretty much the
job taking the lead in the direction for “Pretty in Pink,” he fit it on actress entire stage.”
this show. She’s given us a lot of free- Caroline Brown, who plays Sibelia.
dom to make these characters who He did the same with “The Garden Music director and pit orchestra
they are.” Dress,” a purple beauty for Cathy conductor Michael Law is leading the
Moubray who plays Phoebe. cast through the marvelous, melodic
Helping Spiva tackle these roles is music and cagey lyrics.
Dan Hill, the costume designer, and “They start with ‘Oh, it’s tight, oh
a quick-change team led by Tracy it’s heavy,” he said. “Then, they look “It’s certainly a romp,” Crase said.
Wines. Hill made his costumes spe- in the mirror and go ‘Oooo’ and turn “I think the audience will have a re-
cifically for the quick changes, one no into the character. It’s fun to watch ally wonderful time watching the
more than 18 seconds. that moment.” story unfold as well as watching how
our performers bring life to these
“The biggest trick was a zipper up In order to keep focus on the fluid characters.”
the back,” Hill said. “For instance, the movement, elaborate plot, rococo
Priest outfit was completed and then characters and sumptuous costumes, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and
put together as one piece with every- scenic designer Joseph Lark Riley Murder” opens March 8 and runs
thing sewn in place. Then it was split went a more minimal approach with through March 24 at Cocoa Village
down the back and a large $5 zipper the scenery. Playhouse, 300 Brevard Ave., Co-
was put up the length of the back so coa. Tickets are $18 to $26. Call 321-
that all he has to do is put his arms 636-5050 or visit CocoaVillagePlay-
forward and the costume drapes on house.com. 
him and zips up the back and he’s
good to go.”

Although designing and construct-
ing the costumes for the entire show
takes an extraordinary amount of
time, Hill was the one who suggest-
ed that CVP produce it. He learned
last summer, during the annual an-
nouncement gala, that he would have
his wish.

“I had seen it in New York and I
thought, ‘Oh, this is something that
would look fantastic on the stage,”
he said. “But it’s new and generally
not available. I didn’t have any high
hopes of it happening. When it was
announced, I was very happy.”

Hill began last Christmas going
through fabrics he had on hand. One,

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Coming Up: ‘Guys and Dolls’ hits Simpkins Center stage

STORY BY SAMANTHA BAITA STAFF WRITER

1 Yes, Marlon Brando was in a mu-
sical. The very same musical (film

version) that the theatre students of

Eastern Florida State College (Cocoa

campus) are bringing to the Simpkins

Fine Arts Center this weekend, March

8-10. Guessed it? “Guys and Dolls,” The

1950 Tony-winning Broadway musical

that ran for 1,200 performances, plus

Broadway and London revivals galore.

This oddball romantic comedy is set in

Damon Runyon’s mythical New York

City where gambler Nathan Detroit

runs a floating crap game, usually only

a step ahead of the authorities. While

Nathan hunts cash for the biggest float-

ing crap game ever, his fiancee (of 14

years), nightclub chanteuse Adelaide,

really, really, really wants to get mar-

ried. As the show promo tells it, “Nathan

turns to fellow gambler Sky Masterson

for the dough, and Sky ends up chas-

ing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah

Brown.” “Guys and Dolls” takes the au-

dience from the heart of Times Square 1 “Guys and Dolls” at Simpkins Fine Arts Center this weekend.

to the cafes of Havana, and even into the

sewers of New York City, “but eventually

everyone ends up right where they be- quired. 321-258-5580.
long.” “Guys and Dolls,” explains direc-
tor Jeanine Henry, “gives our students 3 Some of the most delightfully
an opportunity to create interesting gifted musicians and vocalists in
characters, practice comic timing, and
sing great music.” The college music the area join this Sunday, March 10, to
department will provide “an excellent
student orchestra and vocal ensemble.” bring you “From Baroque to Classical,” a
Curtain: Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.,
Sunday, 2 p.m. Tickets: $10 in advance, free concert, and the next performance
$12 at the door. Efsc.booktix.com or 321-
433-5200. in Riverside Presbyterian Church’s Dr.

Vernon Boushell Concert Series. The

musical journey from the Baroque era

(1600-1750) to the Classical era (1750 to

1820) will be performed by the Riverside

Chamber Orchestra and Chorale under

2 Hot! Hot!! Hot! “South of the Bor- the direction of Richard Sabino, and so-
der,” the free, free, free Communi-
loists Beth Green, soprano; Connie Malt-

ty Band of Brevard concert this Sunday, by, mezzo-soprano; Fred Kilgallin, tenor;

March 10, at Merritt Island High School, and James Seidel, bass; and will feature

promises to be “muy, muy, muy caliente.” Johann Sebastian Bach’s cantata “Jesu,

You will absolutely not be able to sit still der du Meine Zeele”; English baroque

on this “musical journey throughout the composer James Boyce’s “Symphony

Caribbean, Mexico, Spain, Cuba and No. 1 in B-flat” and the “Mass No. 2 in G

South America,” says the Band promo, major” by Franz Schubert. An additional

because the concert will be vibrating piece, Bach’s “Orchestral Suite No. 2,”

with music in all sorts of Latin American will feature flute soloist, Tina Burr, prin-

genres, specifically bossa nova, rumba, cipal flute player with the Brevard Sym-

salsa, samba and tango – “everything phony Orchestra. A bit of classical trivia,

from exciting marches to folk music,” per the concert promo: The first move-

all under the baton of conductor Mar- ment of Boyce’s “Symphony No. 1,” while

ion Scott (and you know he’s not going not often performed, was the first piece

to be standing still). The program in- of music played during the procession of

cludes “Blue Tango,” “El Camino Real,” the bride and bridegroom at the conclu-

“Malaguena,” “Amparito Roca,” a Span- sion of the wedding of Prince Harry and

ish march; “El Choclo,” an Argentine Meghan Markle in 2018; and Schubert

tango; “Danza Caribe”; and “Carnival in never heard his mass performed in his

Sao Paulo.” “The music in this concert lifetime. Time: 3:30 p.m. Tickets: free and

really sizzles,” said Scott, in case you had required. Reserve at www.RiversidePres.

any doubts. Time: 3 p.m. No tickets re- org or 321-525-7825. 



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On a map, Key West is just a speck THE 113-MILE LONG THE LOW-LYING ISLANDS home here could cost, as Batty’s four-
of land surrounded by water. Tour- OVERSEAS HIGHWAY. OF THE FLORIDA KEYS, bedroom house is heavy concrete and
ists from the mainland drive for hours was resting directly on the ground.
over the aptly-named Overseas High- ANITA MCGEE WORKS AS SUCH AS CUDJOE KEY ARE Frame houses that already have a
way to reach this vacation paradise at A PARKING ATTENDANT IN ON THE FRONT LINE OF crawl space beneath them for leverage
the tip of the Florida Keys. The island’s DOWNTOWN KEY WEST. CLIMATE CHANGE. could cost between $20,000 to $30,000
remoteness and sparkling waters en- to raise because it’s a simpler job.
tice more than 3 million visitors a year, tinue to swell. Today’s king tides reach AN INJECTION WELL
and buoy residents’ fierce love for the nearly 2-1/2 feet. Scientists estimate INSTALLED BY THE CITY Batty didn’t plan to raise his home
place. that waters could rise 6 to 10 inches HELPS CONTROL FLOOD- when he bought it in January 2017.
above 1992 levels by 2030. Higher seas ING ON THE STREETS IN But building codes, renovations, and
But being out in the middle of the means bigger king tides and higher hurricane Irma conspired to give him
ocean is as much a danger as it is a storm surge during hurricanes – an- KEY WEST. that nudge.
draw. With an average elevation of 4.7 other source of flooding.
feet above sea level, Key West is partic- The city has taken steps to elevate In Key West, any home built be-
ularly vulnerable to threats from the portions of Key West, including a com- fore Dec. 31, 1974, doesn’t have to be
ocean. That isn’t lost on homeowners, munity park, a fire station, and some brought up to code unless the owner
as many know the flood risk of their roads. Last year Monroe County, which spends more than 50 percent of the
homes down to the inch. includes all of the Florida Keys, made house’s value on renovations. Batty
plans to raise more roads in anticipation had already planned some alterations
Key West is on the front line of cli- of future sea-level rise – a project that to the home before Irma ripped the
mate change. The island serves as a could cost more than $3 million per mile. roof off in September 2017, pushing
sort of measuring stick for resilience. his costs over that threshold.
Islands and low-lying coastal areas But these city and county infrastruc-
around the world face looming dis- ture projects can only do so much, says According to the building codes,
placement as seas rise and storms Ms. Higgins. “You raise a road, and that Batty had to raise his house an addi-
intensify. If the community there can just pushes more water somewhere tional 2 feet 2 inches to surpass the
weather the storm of climate change, else, which is usually into the private base flood elevation rate established
perhaps there’s a path for other vul- properties.” by the Federal Emergency Manage-
nerable coastal areas, too. ment Agency.
The cost of adapting a home to keep
“We should do what we can to make flooding out isn’t pocket change. Just Key West Mayor Teri Johnston sees
our time on this beautiful little rock last ask Peter Batty. these building codes as helping build
as long as possible,” says Alison Hig- resilience into the community, a natu-
gins, sustainability coordinator for Key Mr. Batty elevated his KeyWest home ral extension of the hurricane abate-
West. “As the canary in the coal mine, if last year. It cost him about $175,000, ment efforts that have always been a
we’re not willing to make changes, why “part of the price of living in paradise,” part of the city’s planning efforts.
should anyone?” he says.
“We have had [some of] the strongest
City officials and homeowners have That’s the high end of what raising a building codes in the United States for
already been adapting infrastructure years,” she says. “So I see this it is an ex-
to keep flooding at bay, with an eye to- tension of that. We’ve gone from wind
ward Key West’s long-term habitabil- to water now.”
ity. But such changes come at a price.
And with an already high cost of living Raising their houses isn’t the only
driving demographic changes in the price Key West homeowners pay for
Keys, that raises questions about who living surrounded by water. If they
gets to stay. have a mortgage and are at a high risk
of flooding, they usually are required
Waters are already creeping higher to purchase flood insurance. And, with
in the Florida Keys. A National Oce- most of the island at a low base flood
anic and Atmospheric Administration elevation, that can get expensive.
(NOAA) tidal gauge in Key West has
logged about 9 inches of sea-level rise On top of flood insurance, mort-
over the past century. As a result, flood- gage-holding homeowners are also of-
ing has slowly become more of a norm. ten required to carry separate home-
owners and wind insurance policies.
A few times a year, some resi- The three can add up.
dents awake to find seawater in the
street. That happens during the high- “It is not unheard of that those bills,
est tides. These so-called king tides cumulatively, exceed your mortgage,”
now rise high enough to bubble up says Steve Russ, who is vice president
through low-elevation storm drains. of the board of directors for the grass-
Businesses near those low spots keep roots organization Fair Insurance
sandbags at the ready to keep this nui- Rates in Monroe County. “The impact
sance flooding at bay. One CVS store of insurance costs have driven people
relocated after the merchandise on its that I know out of the Keys.”
lowest racks got wet too many times.
Renters are faced with their own set
The city has invested in infrastruc- of challenges.
ture designed to alleviate nuisance
flooding. One-way valves on storm Anita McGee works seven days a
drains block seawater’s easiest path week as a parking attendant in down-
into the streets. Injection wells divert town Key West. She’s lived here for
water underground when rains exac- three decades. But since her landlady
erbate flooding during a king tide. died this past year, she has been un-
able to find a new apartment that she
These measures have made a differ- can afford and that will accommodate
ence, but projections for sea-level rise her two dogs, Tetris and Taffy.
suggest that the problem could con-
“I should be able to have a place
to live and all that,” says Ms. McGee.
“Most people should that work hard

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and are responsible and try to stay A PAINTER WORKS ON A BUILDING fordable housing, and more in de-
with everything and keep everything IN THE OLD PART OF THE CITY ON velopment, but with high demand,
together in their lives.” JAN. 17, 2019 IN KEY WEST. there’s a wait. McGee says she’s been
on a waiting list for about a year.
Owning a home is out of the ques- 2010, that number rose to 13.7 per- state has a cap on development in the
tion for McGee and many other ser- cent. Keys to ensure efficient evacuation The cost of living in the Keys is likely
vice or hourly workers in Key West. along the single highway in the event to continue to rise with the changing
Rents are also perilously high. The Local government agencies are ex- of a hurricane. The Keys are on track to climate. By midcentury, about 2,300
majority of renters are classified as ploring the possibility of building re- hit that limit by 2023. Lower Keys homes could start to see
overburdened, spending more than a silient affordable housing complexes. high-tide related property damage,
third of their paychecks on rent. But there’s a major roadblock: The There is already workforce and af- according to calculations published
by Florida International University
That financial challenge is putting researchers in 2011. By the end of the
the squeeze on the city’s workforce. century that figure could triple.
Some hotel workers are provided liv-
ing quarters, but many of the cashiers, To compound the economics,
waiters, and parking attendants who FEMA is set to release a draft of new
keep the vibrant tourist economy go- flood maps for the area later this year.
ing in Key West struggle to find afford- The revision will be based on updat-
able housing. Teachers, police officers, ed elevation data, recent storm data,
firefighters, and others in the commu- and improved modeling technology.
nity also struggle to make ends meet, FEMA does not include sea-level pro-
creating staffing challenges. jections in its mapping, but recent
storm intensification and sea-level in-
Some people filling those gaps com- creases will likely be incorporated.
mute from other parts of the Keys or
even make the three-hour-plus drive The new maps are expected to re-
from the mainland. In 2016, about 38 zone many properties to lower base
percent of firefighters throughout the flood elevations, increasing flood
Keys lived on the mainland. insurance costs and requiring new
buildings to be elevated even more
Hurricanes further threaten the ten- than current codes.
uous housing situation for Lower Keys
residents. Many low-income work- Sea-level rise may already be hap-
ers own or rent trailer homes that are pening in Key West, but city officials
particularly vulnerable to high winds, say that it’s happening slowly enough
heavy rains, and storm surge. In the that there’s still time to adapt.
wake of a destructive hurricane, the
cost of rebuilding can make its way It remains to be seen what the true
into rental rates, deter some from re- cost of adaptation will turn out to be
building, and prompt some property long term.
owners to sell.
“Even with no climate change is-
Many buyers coming into Key West sues, we would still have higher cost
are looking for vacation homes. This of living and affordability issues,” Hig-
further squeezes the housing market gins says. “We just have the extra layer
by driving up home prices and reduc- on top.”
ing the housing stock.
But the culture in Key West could
In the past year, KeyWest home pric- also add an extra layer of resiliency for
es have risen 12.2 percent, according the community.
to Zillow. And as wealthier buyers of
vacation homes supplant permanent “Being at the end of the earth, we’re
residents, the demographic makeup very self-sufficient,” says Mayor John-
of the island has shifted. United States ston. “We’re a very independent, har-
Census data from 2000 shows that dy lot. We rally around each other, we
8.3 percent of the city’s housing units take care of each other, we make sure
were vacant for seasonal use only. In everybody’s OK. And that’s how we
make it. You’ve got to be that kind of
person to fit in here, too.” 

THE POWER OF A SECOND OPINION gators, some hospitals provide patient navigators for orthopedic,
heart and other specialties.
PART II
PREPARING FOR YOUR SECOND OPINION
Most insurance companies will pay for a second opinion. Some actu-
ally require it before approving payment for certain tests and treat- If your case is not presented for a tumor board review or a patient
ments. Medicare and some insurers even approve third opinions. navigator is not assisting you, request your medical records from
your doctor(s) and the hospital. There is usually a fee to have cop-
As the most important member of your healthcare team, be sure ies made.
to speak up and communicate openly. Educate yourself about your
diagnosis, the medical tests you are undergoing and your treatment Once your second opinion appointment is set:
plan. Use hospitals, clinics, surgery centers or other types of health-  Mail or ask your doctor to mail your medical records to the
care organizations that have undergone rigorous on-site evaluation doctor giving the second opinion.
against established, state-of-the-art quality and safety standards,  Ask a friend or loved one to accompany you. Encourage him or
such as that provided by The Joint Commission. her to ask questions.
 Write down a list of questions to ask the doctor.
An excellent resource for a second opinion for patients who have  Tell the doctor what surgery/treatments you’re considering
been diagnosed with cancer is hospitals accredited by the American and what tests you’ve already had.
College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. These hospitals prac-  Be prepared – you may or may not need to repeat tests you’ve
tice a treatment planning approach in which physician experts from already had.
different disciplines review and discuss the medical condition and Call before you go to make sure the doctor received your records.
treatment options of a patient. According to the National Cancer In-
stitute at the National Institutes of Health, a “tumor board review” If the second healthcare provider agrees with the first, you can
(also called a multidisciplinary opinion) may include a medical on- move forward with more confidence. If not, and you’re still not
cologist (who provides cancer treatment with drugs), a surgical on- sure which treatment plan is best for you, ask for a third opinion.
cologist (who treats cancer with surgery) and a radiation oncologist Participate in all decisions about your treatment and medical care.
(who treats cancer with radiation).
Ultimately, the choice is yours.
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INSIGHT BOOKS

Alfred Stieglitz spect as an artist. ity, though increasingly unsympathetic as he seeks
O’Keeffe, by contrast, would not to retain O’Keeffe in his smothering embrace. His
was the most fa- hysterical reaction to her months-long stay with
be distracted from her drive to paint. Salsbury in New Mexico in 1929 marked a turning
mous photogra- Stieglitz liked to fill their homes point.
with admirers and never seemed to
pher in America, need to be alone. O’Keeffe did: She Although Burke dismisses speculation that the
firmly designated for herself a stu- women had an affair, they certainly grew closer as
and a forceful dio Stieglitz assumed they would they explored new horizons without their husbands.
share, and when the socializing Salsbury finally found her métier in oil painting on
advocate for ad- made that an insufficient refuge, glass, as well as a group of local friends who ap-
preciated her as more than a helpmeet. O’Keeffe
vanced art of all she left town altogether. discovered the landscape she would paint for the
Burke depicts with intelligent rest of her life, which prompted long periods away
kinds, when a ner- from Stieglitz. Both men felt threatened. Strand
nuance the evolution of the cou- wrote coldly that Salsbury was “wasting her time.”
vous 25-year-old ple’s intertwined personal and Stieglitz embarked on a manic, 18-hour tirade that
professional connection. Their prompted Strand to write to O’Keeffe, “Never have I
Paul Strand brought powerful sexual bond grew from seen such suffering.”
Stieglitz’s inflamed response to
his photographs O’Keeffe’s work as the embodi- Matters were smoothed over for a few more years,
ment of a new, distinctively fe- until in 1932 Stieglitz gave Strand and Salsbury a
to Stieglitz’s influ- male artistic sensibility, and he joint exhibit with such obvious disinterest (no cata-
logue, no publicity) that Strand angrily turned in his
ential Manhattan made it his business to support keys to the gallery. Salsbury, ever placatory, contin-
that work. He gave her frequent ued to write to Stieglitz even after the Strands’ di-
gallery at 291 Fifth shows at his various galleries vorce in 1933, and she and O’Keeffe kept in touch.
and he made sure that critics paid attention. But what she remembered as “the warmth and un-
Ave. in 1915. The O’Keeffe knew she owed her sales and glowing re- derstanding of the ‘old days’” was gone.
views in large part to Stieglitz’s shrewd promotion.
work gained Strand But she grew annoyed by the relentless critical focus Burke’s coolly detached chronicle of those years
on even her most abstract paintings as “the world prompts the thought that a lot of this warmth came
a favored position as it is known to woman,” especially when Stieglitz’s from the overheated rhetoric of the early 20th-
nude photos of her were seen as evidence of his century avant-garde, and that “understanding”
among the acolytes “love of the world.” depended on the visionary Stieglitz receiving the
Burke eschews feminist outrage, preferring to total, unquestioning support of everyone around
dedicated to the old- quote examples of oblivious sexism with no com- him. Volatile and needy though he was, Stieglitz set
mentary beyond such dry asides as, “One won- O’Keeffe, Strand and Salsbury on individual paths
er artist’s mission of ders what Beck thought.” She shows Salsbury and toward artistic fulfillment. Burke must have noticed
O’Keeffe determinedly navigating a male-dominat- the irony that these paths led away from him, but
“offering new ways to ed world with the tools at their disposal. Salsbury she does not comment on it. She’s not interested in
cultivated a flirtatious relationship with Stieglitz as making grand statements, preferring to focus her
see the world.” part of her campaign to persuade the competitive sharp analytical skills on explicating in rich detail
older photographer to give her husband another the complex interactions among four vibrant peo-
The Stieglitz-Strand show. During the decade of the two couples’ greatest ple during a seminal era in American culture – a task
intimacy, Stieglitz’s and Strand’s views on photogra- she accomplishes in astute, lucid prose. 
connection was the first in the phy were diverging; Burke traces Strand’s growing
interest in more objective, impersonal work, while FOURSOME
tangled weave of personal and professional ambi- Stieglitz continued to view photography as an act of
personal revelation, “perhaps even a philosophy.” ALFRED STIEGLITZ, GEORGIA O’KEEFFE,
tions anatomized in “Foursome,” Carolyn Burke’s Strand is the most enigmatic of the foursome.
Correspondence among them is Burke’s primary PAUL STRAND, REBECCA SALSBURY
sharp-eyed group portrait of two artistic couples. source, and his letters are guarded. Flamboyant,
self-dramatizing Stieglitz is the most vivid personal- BY CAROLYN BURKE | 432 PP. $30
The year after Strand arrived, Georgia O’Keeffe REVIEW BY WENDY SMITH, THE WASHINGTON POST

dispatched a roll of her charcoal sketches to 291,

inspired by the gallery’s exalted atmosphere. Her

swirling expressions of “a woman’s feeling” so over-

whelmed Stieglitz that he put them on display with-

out telling the artist. When she stormed in to com-

plain, it launched a charged relationship in which

O’Keeffe played multiple roles as Stieglitz’s prote-

gee, muse, lover and – reluctantly, in 1924 – wife.

Rebecca Salsbury, who married Strand in 1922,

completed the quartet. Accompanying Strand to an

exhibit of Stieglitz’s scandalously intimate portraits

of O’Keeffe, Salsbury saw “the kind of woman [she]

hoped to become,” uninhibited and free. Vaguely

“artistic” without knowing which particular art she

might want to practice, she made a place for herself

in the group as ever-helpful “Beck,” typing manu-

scripts and organizing files while earnestly striving

to develop the “creative seeing” Stieglitz patroniz-

ingly claimed she lacked. Although Burke’s treat-

ment of her four subjects is deliberately dispas-

sionate, she does seem to empathize with Salsbury,

insecure about her abilities and desperate for re-

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PETS

Bonz meets Cletis the Beagle, a good ol’ country boy

Hi Dog Buddies!

This week I got to yap with a gen- Cletis.
you-wine Florida Cracker pooch from PHOTO: KAILA JONES
Okee-cho-bee. I’d heard he was 14
in human, an a tad crotch-iddy, so, cuit didn’t wanna leave without our fella? I still got it!” nin,’ fancy up the whole house. Those
walkin’ up to the door, I was remind- brother, so we all three gave Mom an
in’ myself to always respect my elders. Big Pop three sets of our very best Ma- “Maybe later,” I replied quickly. were good times. I quit toilet paper for
We could hear a lotta woofin’ even be- jor Puppy Eyes. An it worked, Thank
fore the door opened. When it did, a Lassie.” “Back in our puppy days,” Cletis years, but, recently, I’ve been relivin’
lady an this older-lookin’ Beagle were
standin’ there. The barkin’ was co- “Woof! What was it like, all four of continued, “nothin’ was safe. The those glory days again. They usta call
min’ from a coupla pooches behind you pupsters, in your new home? I
a pooch gate in another room. They guess it was real fun an maybe a lid- miss-chuff one of us didn’t think of, us the Beagle Brigade. We were some-
schushed soon as the lady told ’em to. dle rowdy,” I ventured.
The older pooch came over for a Ba- another did. Bein’ Beagles an all, we thin’ to see.”
sic Wag-an-Sniff. He was getting’ gray “Bet your Dog Biscuits it was. Back
and kinda faded all over, but I could then Mom an Big Pop were takin’ care loved trackin’ stuff. One liddle sniff Cletis gave a sigh. A faraway look
still see his Beagle-y colors, an he had of some greyhounds: Charleston an
that pawsome Beagle profile I always Fawn were rescues who buh-longed an off we’d go. Mom an Big Pop hadda crossed his face. “Over the years,
admired. to Mom and Big Pop’s human son, an
were just visitin.’ Baby an Fig Newton be sure we didn’t go out without our they’ve all crossed the Rainbow
“Hey, there, sonny. I’m Cletis Taylor. were adopted from a vet who’d res-
I’m the boss around here, just so you cued ’em from a dog track in Orlando leashes cuz, if we caught an inner- Bridge, ’cept me. I’m the Last Remain-
know. Come right on in. This here’s so they could be dog blood donors.
my Mom, Debra. Those two squawky Cuz us three were real liddle, wig- sting smell, POW! we were off like a ing Beagle. Now I hang out with my
mutts are my liddle sisters, Gabby an gly puppies, who racing greyhounds
Smiley. Our dad, we call him Big Pop, might mistake for something they flea collar, noses to the ground. We’d sisters. They’re big girls, ain’t noth-
he’s workin.’ So, let’s go take a load outta chase, Mom an Big Pop inner-
off. You’ll hafta speak up a tad cuz duced us outside, one atta time. Even- stick to that smell like glue. Why, you in’ like me. Smiley, we call her Den-
my ears ain’t what they usta be. Mom shully, everything worked out just
an Big Pop call me an ol’ man, an I dandy. could set off a stick o’ dynamite and nis the Menace, an Gabby, she’s real
can’t argue. I ain’t as quick as I once
was, ’cept when I hear the cookie jar “An, when the four of us got togther we wouldn’t pay no mind. That’s fine calm an laid back. They know I love
lid. Then I’m On It, like a puppy with under a big ol’ tree an practiced our
springs in his tail. Nobody better get bayin,’ we usta drive the squirrels when you’re workin’ inna field or ’em. Hey now, before you head out,
between me an my dried liver cookie NUTS! Mom’s always remindin’ the
treats. Know what I’m sayin’?” tree-trimmin’ guys to leave a path someplace like that, but not where I’ll show you my bay. You ain’t never
though the treetops for the squir-
“Yes, sir! It’s a pleasure to meet you, rels.” you can get smushed by a truck.” heard anything like it.”
sir,” I said in my most respectful, out-
side voice as we followed Cletis an his “That’s so thoughtful,” I comment- “I see your point.” Heading home, I was re-playin’ all
Mom out to the patio. He immediate- ed.
ly flopped down, front paws straight “One time I got in Big Trouble. Mom Cletis’ Cool Kibbles stories. An the
out in front, back paws straight out “You wanna hear my bay, young
in back. I couldn’t help thinkin’ he an Big Pop’s daudder-in-law had these sound of his big beautiful bay was still
looked sorta like a smushed frog (no
offense to frogs or dogs). real fancy, ’spensive shoes, called ’em echoing in my ears. 

“OK, shoot. Whaddya wanna know, -The BonzSAN-dulls. Well, I accidently sorta
young fella?”
ate one. The other one was jus fine,
“Well, for starters, where you’re but everybody was still Real Peeved.
from. How you got here.” I also usta love toilet paper. Grab it

“Me an my sister an brother, Bis- real gentle-like, then take off run-
cuit an Rascal, were whelped in
Okeechobee, 14 years ago. Cow coun- Don’t be shy!
try. Real pretty out there. We’re pure- We are always looking for pets with interesting stories. To set up
breds, ya know. Got those dad-gum an interview, please email [email protected].
silly long names nobody uses. Any-
ways, Mom and Big Pop heard we
needed a home. They already had a
Beagle, name o’ Foots. Mom wanted
a girl pooch. That was Biscuit. But
Big Pop was playin’ with me an I was
a real cute liddle fellar back then. Big
Pop gave Mom Puppy Eyes better’n
any pooch I’ve ever seen. So I got to
go, too. That left Rascal. Me an Bis-

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INSIGHT GAMES BRIDGE

ONE DEAL CONTAINING TWO PLAY POINTS WEST NORTH EAST
— Q 10 6 5 4 KJ3
By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist J8653 Q72 10 9 4
J942 5 Q 10 8 7 6
Oscar Wilde said, “I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I 7632 AKJ8 Q5
am saying.”
SOUTH
Bridge players who do not understand their partner’s bids are in trouble. This week, we are A9872
looking at the splinter bid, which shows a good fit for partner’s suit, at least game-going AK
values and a singleton (or void) in the suit just named. AK3
10 9 4
Once, my partner opened one club. I had 15 high-card points with six clubs to the ace-king-
queen-jack. I also had a singleton spade, so I responded three spades. It went all pass! Then Dealer: South; Vulnerable: North-South
partner put a singleton spade down in the dummy! I tried hard to make it, but I unluckily ran
out of trumps. Six clubs was cold. The Bidding:

In this week’s deal, North’s four diamonds was a splinter bid. Then South used 14-30 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
Roman Key Card Blackwood, understandably believing that his partner had something in 1 Spades Pass 4 Diamonds Pass
clubs to justify his game-force. When North showed one key card (an ace or the spade 4 NT Pass 5 Clubs Pass LEAD:
king), South jumped to six spades. 6 Spades Pass Pass Pass 7 Clubs

West, who disliked leading from a jack, chose the club seven. After winning with dummy’s
king, how did declarer play?

South saw that the danger was a 3-0 trump split. So, he called for the spade four and
underplayed East’s three with his two! When dummy’s four held the trick, declarer drew one
more round of trumps and discarded his club loser on dummy’s heart queen.

Note that if West could have taken the second trick, trumps would have been 2-1 and the
contract safe — sort of. Tune in again tomorrow.

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INSIGHT GAMES

ACROSS DOWN
7 Risk (4) 1 Harbour (6)
8 Dappled (8) 2 Joie de vivre (4)
9 Verbal attack (8) 3 Savoury jelly (5)
10 Tardy, slow (4) 4 Young hare (7)
11 Belief (5) 5 Framework (8)
13 Plume (7) 6 Mild (6)
15 Depict (7) 12 Frayed (8)
17 Growl (5) 14 Deal (7)
20 Duelling sword (4) 16 Fish hawk (6)
21 Tip (8) 18 Habit (6)
23 Calm (8) 19 Sepals of a flower (5)
24 Target (4) 22 Encourage (4)

The Telegraph

How to do Sudoku:

Fill in the grid so the
numbers one through
nine appear just once
in every column, row
and three-by-three
square.

The Telegraph

Barrier Island Newsweekly THE MELBOURNE Thursday, March 7, 2019 23

INSIGHT GAMES

ACROSS 98 Lacking salty expanses 59 TransfixedThe Washington Post
99 Grower’s tool 61 Impatient exclamations
1 River runners 100 Guts 63 Statesmen
6 “Call” has one; 101 Nescafé rival 66 When prompted
102 Like movie monsters, often 67 U.S. space station of the
“cell” doesn’t 106 Nitpicking
11 Czech city 111 Sadie Thompson drama 1970s
15 The buck stops here, 112 Enclosure 68 Nader title word
113 Encircling attack 70 Slangy money
temporarily 114 Sewing cases 71 Parlor pieces
19 “ ... ___ of cherries” 115 Get a load of 73 Colonel’s insignias
20 “___ Pretty” 116 Actress Martha 74 Victor’s take
21 Mane attraction? 117 Some collars 76 Webber-Rice effort
22 Brainstorm 118 Wheelchair accesses 77 Cola opener?
23 Nondomestic concerns 82 Calydonian boar-hunt figure
25 Domestic concern? DOWN 84 Put in new grass
27 “Do, ___ ...” 1 The “so few” to whom “so 86 Cereal for kids
28 Perry and Skywalker 87 Fur-lined cloak
30 Dedicated work much” was owed: abbr. 88 Type of quarry
31 Hardcover coverups 2 Blood letters 89 Less confident
34 Lightens 3 Part of FYI 92 Gregory McDonald’s
35 Taxi co-star 4 Small-pain inflictors
39 Anesthetics 5 Some pitches undercover reporter
40 Bandleader’s first name 6 Cake mix biggie Duncan 94 Numismatist’s find
41 Nursing a grudge 7 A long ways off 96 River into Lake Geneva
42 Before 8 He makes the call 97 Entrance hall
43 Heyerdahl et al. 9 Collapse, in a way 98 Gratifies completely
44 TV bar boss actress 10 Actress Cardinale 100 15- or 30-yr. item
46 Prom goers 11 B.B. King’s thing 101 Endorse
48 Short times 12 Uses a letter opener 102 Buddy
49 Beatles’ meter maid 13 Inmate I.D.s 103 Fall behind
50 Other rte. 14 Traveling in a show 104 Can for the car
51 Herd animal 15 Used a 105 Barn grass
52 It makes God good 107 Titanic star, in Hollywood
53 Certain water supplies stopwatch on
57 Coffee-and-milk order 16 Operetta princess headlines
58 Vague, uneasy feeling 17 Island wear 108 Bubble material
60 Golf position 18 Young pup 109 Six-gun site
61 Commotion 24 Becomes 110 Fool
62 Daisy resemblers 26 “No ___ sugar”
64 Smash 29 Fall (over) IN A PERFECT WORLD By Merl Reagle
65 Mollify 31 Discarded things
67 Mill owner, ca. 1849 32 The Parthenon is dedicated
69 Supposed
72 Writes in symbols to her
75 Work, as dough 33 Filled sweets
76 Final resting places? 34 Roasters?
78 Gen. Arnold’s nickname 35 “___ the World”
79 Belgian river 36 Princes, for example
80 Front-cover abbr. 37 Invent
81 Part of RSVP 38 Little Pearl’s mom
82 Jason’s vessel 40 Court fig.
83 Corset closer, once 41 Our attachment?
85 No. 1 44 Windy-weather hobbyist
89 Popular vodka, familiarly 45 ___ de triomphe
90 CIO partner 47 Whodunit queen
91 Salamanders 49 Bed leaver
93 Queen, in Juarez 53 Honored or penalized
94 Legendary French couturière 54 Credo
95 Hibernatin’ havens 55 Patrick, for one
97 Cannes cans contents, once 56 Parking-lot welcome
57 “Whole ___ Shakin’ Goin’

On”

The Telegraph

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INSIGHT BACK PAGE

Boyfriend places too much weight on views of others

BY CAROLYN HAX thy and whole, which explains why “anything I do
The Washington Post turns out wrong”: The very premise of changing
her into someone more to your tastes is wrong.
Hello, Carolyn! (Though, at the risk of negating my answer – un-
explained weight gain/loss = doctor.)
I am in a relationship with a
This is not to pile on shame, but instead to start
beautiful girl who has a wonderful your process of freeing yourself from it. To make
lucid decisions, you need to stop attaching value
personality. I think we would be judgments and merely accept what is present and
real. That would simplify your choices as follows:
able to get along together forever,
● If you can’t envision spending your life with
and she would be a great mom. any other woman than this one, then propose
marriage to her. People who judge you because
The problem is, although I never see her overeat, she is fat are begging to be tuned out. What you
find attractive is no one’s business but yours.
she has continued to gain weight throughout our
● ● If this is not the woman you want to marry,
relationship. Although my attraction has drifted then break up. People who judge you because they
don’t like your reasons are begging to be tuned
slightly, I never really talk about it to avoid hurting out. What you don’t find attractive is no one’s
business but yours. Plus, she deserves someone
her feelings. proud to love her. Come on. There’s nothing she’d
change about you?
I’m at the point in my life that I want to be mar-
● ● If you’re still not sure whether she’s for you,
ried, but I am self-conscious of her weight, keeping or you for her, then keep dating – but not stalling,
and not in secret!! – till answers emerge. Weight
her away from my family and friends and question- and health and attraction are legitimately com-
plicated, each unto themselves, even without so-
ing whether she is the one for me. I feel guilty about ciety’s thumb on the scale.

doing this. ●● If you can’t disentangle others’ opinions from
your own feelings, then that’s not about anyone’s
I’m caught between belief we could make it and weight. That’s about your maturity. 

disappointment that she has not been able to tack-

le the situation. I’ve tried to help, but anything I do

turns out wrong.

Should I move on and be heartbroken or try to fix

something out of my control? Am I a bad person? Are Confused Guy: So, essentially, you’re ashamed
to be with her and ashamed to break up with her.
my feelings of shame unjustified, or is the expecta-
That’s really where you’re caught. Shamed
tion of good health valid? if you do, shamed if you don’t, by a culture too
warped to allow all kinds to exist in peace.
Sometimes I think I need to move on and be with
And the answer is not – ever – to “fix some-
someone thin, but I never want to lose this woman – I thing out of my control.” Your girlfriend is wor-

want to have kids with her.

–Confused Guy

Speech pathologists’ expertise
extends far and wide

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YOUR HEALTH

Speech pathologists’ expertise extends far and wide

Mike Gaughran and STORY BY TOM LLOYD STAFF WRITER Another 1.7 million people sustain
Jessica Fitzgerald. [email protected] some form of traumatic brain injury.”

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They also help treat stroke, trau- For example, the National Stroke
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Alzheimer’s patients. it is very common for patients to
have multiple communication prob-
Those four problems make up a lems. “This condition,” says the NSA,
huge universe of potential patients. “is known as aphasia and can affect
your ability to find the right words,
According to the American Heart to understand what others are saying
Association, “stroke affects nearly and/or reading and writing.”
500,000 people a year and is the lead-
ing cause of disability in older adults.

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Gaughran estimates 50 percent of YOUR HEALTH heart. The job requires both a bach-
the patients he and Fitzgerald see in elor’s and master’s degree along with
their Sebastian offices are stroke or Al- a nine-month clinical fellowship and
zheimer’s patients – and the initial con- 30 hours of continuing education ev-
sultations don’t always go smoothly. ery two years. And a lot of drive.

“When you go in and introduce “There really are lots of folks
yourself as a speech pathologist,” out there that have difficulty with
says Fitzgerald, “it’s not uncommon organization, planning, some of
to hear a patient say, ‘there’s nothing those higher-function skills, short-
wrong with my speech.’ But we don’t term memory and word-finding,”
just treat speech. Gaughran concludes. He and Fitzger-
ald are confident they can help.
“If someone has aphasia from a
stroke, maybe they also have some Mike Gaughran and Jessica Fitzger-
cognitive impairment and that’s ald are with the rehab services at the
where I think we have to determine Sebastian River Medical Center in
which problems are more speech- or Sebastian. The phone number is 772-
language-based and which ones are 581-2068. 
more cognitive-based.”

Asked how – or if – it is possi-
ble to teach or re-teach cognition,
Gaughran pauses briefly before say-
ing, “that’s a good question. We’ve
got a couple of things. If a patient
comes in with memory problems,
we might show them the stages of
memory – I might explain there are
three stages to memory. We take in-
formation in, we store it and then we
retrieve it. And then we would give
them some memory strategies,” to
help them retrieve that information.

Fitzgerald quickly adds, “the root
of our profession is function,” and to
that end, role-playing and specific
situational strategies can be a big
help for patients.

For instance, “when a patient is
cooking at the stove and the doorbell
rings, my strategy would be to com-
plete one task at a time: Move that
pot off of the stove, turn the stove off
and then go answer the door. Don’t
just leave [the stove] going because
then by the time you [finish dealing
with whatever distracted you], you’ll
come back and have burned the
house down.”

While that might sound extreme,
cooking fires are an all-too-common
occurrence for patients with demen-
tia or aphasia.

And while both Gaughran and
Fitzgerald are keenly aware that ev-
eryone wants a “magic pill” that will
instantly cure their speech or cog-
nitive problems, the hard fact is no
such pill exists, so preserving and
building on what speech and cogni-
tive abilities patients still have be-
comes the top priority.

“In Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and
some of those degenerative kind of
problems, it’s not so much about
restoring [what’s been lost],” says
Gaughran. “It’s more about main-
taining what they still have – we’re
trying to preserve some of that re-
maining function. If we can main-
tain what they do have, well, that’s a
win for the patient.”

Speech pathology is not a field for
the under-educated or the faint of

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HEALTHY SENIOR

Male breast cancer risk factors and treatment, explained

STORY BY FRED CICETTI COLUMNIST a few if any lobules. female hormones. This can cause gy- exam, mammograms, ultrasound,
The most common symptom of necomastia, benign breast enlarge- biopsy and, if indicated, a nipple dis-
Breast cancer strikes most often ment. Men with this condition may be charge exam.
when men are in their 60s. male breast cancer is the same as it is at greater risk of breast cancer. Many
for women – a lump. Other signs in- medicines used to treat ulcers, high Breast cancer treatment for men is
Male breast cancer? Men do have clude: skin dimpling, a new indenta- blood pressure and heart failure can similar to that given to women. Some
breast cells that can become cancer- tion of the nipple, redness or scaling cause gynecomastia, too. men may need only surgery. Others
ous. The disease is uncommon in of breast skin, a clear or bloody dis- will need surgery and radiation, che-
men. It represents only 1 percent of all charge from the nipple. Estrogen – the risk is small for men motherapy or hormone therapy.
breast cancers. Because of its rarity, who take estrogen, the main female
many men aren’t aware it exists. And Some risk factors for male breast hormone. Estrogen drugs may be used There isn’t much tissue to a man’s
that’s a problem. cancer are: to treat prostate cancer. breast, so removing the cancer usu-
ally means excising most of the tis-
For unknown reasons, the incidence Age – the average age for a man di- Liver disease – this can increase your sue. The procedures that are used on
of male breast cancer has been increas- agnosed with breast cancer is 67. risk of gynecomastia and breast cancer. women to save breast tissue aren’t
ing. About 2,000 men in the U.S. are di- practicable for men.
agnosed with breast cancer annually. Family – about 20 percent of men Obesity – fat cells convert andro-
with breast cancer are related to gens into estrogen. Most men with breast cancer re-
Young boys and girls have a small someone with the disease. quire a modified radical mastectomy.
amount of breast tissue made up of Alcohol – drinking alcohol raises In this procedure, a surgeon removes
a few ducts. At puberty, female hor- Genes – about 7 percent of breast the odds that a man will develop the entire breast and some underarm
mones in girls make breast ducts grow, cancers in men are inherited. breast cancer. The risk increases with lymph nodes, but leaves chest mus-
milk glands form and fat increase. the amount of alcohol consumed. cles intact.
The male hormones in boys prevent Radiation – there’s a higher risk to
further growth of breast tissue. Men’s men who underwent chest radiation If a man has a family history of [This is the last installment of a three-
breast tissue contains ducts, but only treatments when they were younger. the disease, he should consult a doc- part series on breast cancer.] 
tor about regular testing. Diagnostic
Klinefelter Syndrome – men with tests for men include a clinical breast
this syndrome make lower levels of
male hormones (androgens) and more

Barrier Island Newsweekly THE MELBOURNE Thursday, March 7,2019 29

FINE & CASUAL DINING

Jade Palace: Old, reliable option for Chinese dishes

REVIEW BY LISA ZAHNER STAFF WRITER Jade Palace Steak with Vegetables and Fried Rice. Wonton Soup.
[email protected]
House Special Lo Mein. The House Special Lo Mein is a huge
It’s Friday night. You’ve been over- portion, chock full of shrimp, beef, pork,
scheduled all week. One of the kids is sick choose from Honey Chicken with a Spring Roll. Our old chicken and vegetables. The noodles are
with this month’s mystery virus that’s tender and the sauce is tasty. Jade Palace
going around school, and you feel like it’s beachside. If you stand-bys were does not overly salt or season the food,
swiftly taking you down, too. You don’t but we never need to add soy sauce. For
feel like dragging a sick kid to the grocery dine in, you’ll be pleased solid. The Honey Chicken us it’s just right.
store, or out to dinner because it’s Fri-
day night, in season and anywhere you with the traditional Chinese decor, the is a good option for anyone who likes The Hot & Sour Soup and the Spring
go will be crowded. You’ve already had Rolls we would skip next time, but the
pizza this week. You’ve already had tacos old-school artwork and friendly, atten- Sweet & Sour Chicken but wants to try Jade Palace Steak was definitely a hit. I
this week. Cold cereal is not a (real) op- thought it would be sliced up and mixed
tion, is it? You miraculously get everyone tive service. something a bit different. It’s the same in with the vegetables, but it was a whole
to agree on Chinese. Great! But where do grilled steak, perfectly cooked medium
you order from? The great service extends to delivery, deep-fried chunks of chicken breast, but and deliciously peppery. I did not order
our usual medium-rare because I wasn’t
Chinese cuisine is probably the most our order arrived fast, the driver was in a honey glaze. The full dinner-size sure what quality the steak would be,
queried of all ethnic foods on the local but I would ask for medium-rare next
Brevard dining forums and groups on cheerful and the food was hot. order is enough for two people to share. time. The vegetables were in a yummy
social media. Over and over again, the sauce and cooked just right. We like
same question ... “Where is the best Chi- our veggies cooked, but still with some
nese beachside?” The question implies texture and just a hint of crisp remain-
that the person asking has already run ing. Jade Palace’s fried rice is not spec-
into some bad Chinese food, or at least tacular, and if you like discernible egg in
some so-so Chinese food beachside. your fried rice, maybe ask them to add
an egg or two.
We’ve lived here since 1994 and we
alternate between two Chinese restau- So all of this food came to $64 plus tip,
rants. One of them we won’t review right more than enough food to feed the fam-
now because they’ve had a double-digit ily (with leftovers) and well worth not
violation health inspection in the past dragging a sick kid out on a Friday night
year. So this past Friday night, we ordered in season.
from our other go-to Chinese place, Jade
Palace in Indian Harbour Beach, near I welcome your comments, and en-
Publix, with the golden lions out front. courage you to send feedback to me at
[email protected].
This is your parents’ (and your grand-
parents’) Chinese restaurant, the Chi- The reviewer is a Brevard resident who
nese restaurant of your childhood going- dines anonymously at restaurants at the
out-to-eat memories, and we like that expense of this newspaper. 
atmosphere. We know we can expect a
consistently good, authentic (of course, Jade Palace
Americanized) Chinese experience.
There’s also a nice bar and lounge area in RESTAURANT HOURS
the back if you do have to wait for a table 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday to
and want to enjoy some libations first.
Saturday
We like to order a few different dishes 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Sunday
to share, but like many of you, we get
stuck in a Chinese rut, ordering the same BEVERAGES
exact thing all the time. This go around, Full Bar
we purposely branched out just a little,
adding a couple of new (to us) selections ADDRESS
to our old reliables. 280 E. Eau Gallie Blvd.
Indian Harbour Beach
We always order the House Special Lo
Mein ($13.95), Honey Chicken ($12.95) PHONE
Wonton Soup ($2.75) and Egg Rolls ($3.60 321-777-7878
for two). To that, we added Spring Rolls
($3 for two), Hot & Sour Soup ($3.75)
and the Jade Palace Steak ($18.95). The
woman who took our order said we had a
free item coming. She noted our options
and we selected the large Wonton Soup
(a $5.25 value) instead of the small soup
we’d ordered.

We’ve been going to Jade Palace for
decades and this time our food was not
quite as exceptional as usual – but it was
still significantly better than most of the
strip-mall storefront Chinese places to

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WINE COLUMN

It’s high time you paid attention to the other cabernet

STORY BY ELIN MCCOY three digits, the majority are modest- week or two earlier than cabernet and the grape is planted in Hungary
Bloomberg ly priced. Examples from outside the sauvignon, it’s ideally suited to cool and Kazakhstan. At the same time,
Loire are fruitier and sunnier, often climates like New York’s Finger Lakes global warming has helped cabernet
Quick: When you hear a wine is with softer edges. and other places in the U.S. such as francs in the very cool Loire Valley de-
cabernet, do you automatically think Virginia and Michigan. velop more fruit and sensuality.
cabernet sauvignon? Of course you More cab franc is definitely in your
do. It’s the world’s most widely planted future. Because the grape ripens a Acreage in Argentina is growing, So what are you waiting for? 
red grape, noted for big, rich, power-
packed wines you can swoon over and
even invest in.

But I’m here to convince you to re-
member cabernet franc, its lighter,
fresher, juicier and more versatile rela-
tive. (In fact, cabernet franc turns out
to be one of the parents of cabernet
sauvignon.) Once an underdog, caber-
net franc has become the new insider
choice for wine geeks, somms, and
those who like to be up on the fashion-
able grape of the moment.

That’s partly because of the current
craze for all things Loire Valley, where
cabernet franc is the grape of wines
labeled Chinon, Bourgueuil, Saumur
Champigny, Anjou Rouge.

In Bordeaux and California, cab
franc was mostly relegated to a blend-
ing grape, adding acidity, spark, sa-
vory herbs and lush floral aromas to
fat-bottomed merlot and cabernet
sauvignon blends.

But the all-cab franc style of
France’s Loire Valley is inspiring more
winemakers around the world, from
Argentina to Italy, to create their own
lively versions. Canada even uses it for
ice wine.

In 2018, the volume of direct ship-
ments of cabernet franc in the U.S.
jumped 19 percent, according to the
recently released Direct to Consumer
Wine Shipping Report. The growth
trend, it says, started in 2014.

California, naturally, is behind a
new wave of cabernet franc wines.
Last weekend, at Napa’s annual barrel
auction Premiere, where cabernet sau-
vignon is always the star, eight special
lots of cabernet franc were auctioned,
leading off with Lot #1, “Gravity’s Rain-
bow” made by wine whiz Aaron Pott,
who has long championed the grape.

What’s cabernet franc’s appeal?
Napa’s Rob Sinskey, owner of Robert
Sinskey Vineyards, likes to say that if
wine were cars, cabernet franc would
be a Citroen DS from the early ’60s
(still a collectible that placed third in
the 1999 Car of the Century poll).

Cab franc, he says, is misunderstood
and quirky, yet smooth and elegant.
The medium-bodied wines are differ-
ent from cabernet sauvignon: loaded
with charm and finesse, soft bright
raspberry-ish fruit, aromas of violets
and mint, less tannin, and a silky tex-
ture that can remind you of pinot noir.

While some top examples sell for

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CALENDAR

Please send calendar information 9 Satellite Beach Citywide Scavenger Hunt, 12 “A Question of Faith” a Minister, a Rab- artist violinist Andrew Sords, Amy Beach’s Gaelic
at least two weeks prior to your a fitness-themed challenge, starting at 9 bi and an Imam take questions on their Symphony in E minor, and Percy Grainger’s Irish
a.m. at Satellite Beach City Hall on Cassia Bou- faith traditions, 6:30 p.m. at Eastmin-ster Pres- Tune from County Derry. Tickets available at
event to levard. Participants will follow clues to discover byterian Church, 106 N. Riverside Drive, Indial- www.brevardsymphony.com.
[email protected] as many destinations as possible while traveling antic. Free and open to the public. Call (321)723-
by bicycle, skateboard, by foot or in any other 8371 or go to www.epcfl.org. 16 The Knights of Columbus, Bishop Verot
ONGOING exercise vehicle. Cost is $10 per person. Go to Council #5845 is sponsoring the an-
www.playsatellitebeach.org for details and to 16 The Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Di- nual St. Patrick’s Dinner and Irish Show, 6 p.m.
pre-register. vision, of Brevard County, Ancient at Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Indialantic in
Order of Hibernians, hosts the 29th Annual the Life Center Hall. Traditional corned beef
Satellite Beach Farmers‘ Market, 10 a.m. to 9 League of Women Voters of the Space Mel-bourne Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, 11 a.m. and cabbage meal with all the trimmings, plus
5 p.m. Thursdays at Pelican Beach Park on A1A, Coast Timely Topics luncheon with Lisa in Downtown Melbourne. The two-hour pro- Irish-themed entertainment. Tickets cost $20 for
(321)773-6458 Rinaman, St. Johns Riverkeeper, 11:30 a.m. cession will wind its way east-ward down New adults, $10 for children and may be purchased
to 2 p.m. at the Tides at Patrick Air Force Haven Avenue from Mustard’s Last Stand to De- after weekend Masses in March and beginning
MARCH Base, 1001 N Highway A1A, S Atlantic Ave. pot Dr. at the railroad tracks. The parade, which March 4 at the church office, 3050 N. Hwy. A1A,
The event is open to the public. To register, drew 15,000 people last year, will have two new Indialantic. Call (321)773-2783 for details.
7 Space Coast Progressive Alliance and the Bre- go to www.lwv-spacecoast.org (events/time- categories, local marching bands and “Celtic
vard Chapter of the ACLU host a Community ly topics). Dogs” with pooches marching in the parade. 16 Third Annual “Brevard’s Got Talent”
Forum and Expert Panel Presentation on “Imple- Email Chairman Todd McDonald at macdona- 2019 Competition, 8 to 11 p.m. (doors
menting Amendment 4” The Restoration of Flori- 10 Ninety minute Master Zumba Class” [email protected] for details. open at 7 p.m.) at the Melbourne Auditorium,
da’s Felon Voting Rights, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Front 11am to 12:30pm at Melbourne Ath- presented by Space Coast Cultural Arts & Busi-
Street Civic Center, Melbourne, Florida. Free and letic Club. The cost is $10.00 for MAC mem-bers 16 Brevard Symphony Orchestra concert, ness Organization Charities. Tickets cost $15/$20.
Open to the public, with on-site voter registration. and $15.00 for non-members. (321)425-5838 2:00 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the King Cen- Group rate (4 or more) $10 each. Tickets can be
www.melbourneathleticclub.com ter featuring Dvorak’s Violin Concerto with guest purchased on-line at www.sccabo.org. For more
information, call 321-431-1614 or 321-225-1226.
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11 STRAINER 5 PENALTY details. (321)425-5838
12 FUSES 6 ATANYRATE
14 OPAL 7 INARREARS 19 New Neighbors Club of South Brevard
15 SAUTERNE 10 STRATAGEM Beaches annual benefit Fashion Show and
17 AIRSPRAY 12 FORASTART Luncheon at the Hilton Ocean-front, with proceeds
18 STAR 13 SACRILEGE to benefit the Brevard Veterans Center. Fashions
20 BLESS 16 SPANIEL by Cottonways of Historic Downtown Mel-bourne.
21 TALENTED 18 SLIGHT There will also be raffle prizes and a 50/50 drawing
23 MONGREL 19 ASSESS and discounts on clothing. Cost is $24 for members,
24 RIGGER 22 DODO and $27 for non-members. Please email Mary for
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Spacious island pool home
has two master suites

395 Normandy Dr. in Indialantic: 4-bedroom, 4-bath, 4,525-square-foot home
offered for $724,899 by Sarah Munkacsy, realtor, Coldwell Banker Paradise: 321-890-2382.

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REAL ESTATE

Spacious island pool home has two master suites

STORY BY BRENDA EGGERT BRADER CORRESPONDENT ered and part open, that extends to
a grassy yard that runs down to the
Nestled among trees on a quiet edge of a lake with a fountain.
street in The Cloisters, a gated com-
munity in Indialantic, is 395 Nor- Double front doors accented with
mandy Drive, a four-bedroom, four- leaded glass window open into a
bathroom home offered for $724,899 dramatic foyer, with the main stair-
by Coldwell Banker Paradise Realtor case going up to the second floor on
Sarah Munkacsy. the left side. Two wide, shallow steps
straight ahead lead down into the
The spacious Mediterranean-style living room, with woodburning fire-
house has a sleek pool in back, bor- place, tray ceiling and over-size slid-
dered by a stone patio, part of it cov-

ing doors that offer access to and a separate water closet. A jetted gar-
view of the backyard and lanai. The den tub conveniently built higher
sliders and other windows in the back provides easy entrance and exit. The
wall let in lots of Florida sunshine. roll-in, no threshold tiled shower
makes access a breeze.
A dining room, two steps down to the
right of the foyer, is a large room with This home is packed with extras. In
plenty of space to show off your antique addition to the crown moldings and
hutch and glassed buffet with server. tray ceilings, “there are some cool
features like the high octagon win-
The capacious first-floor master dows that allow [even more] light to
bedroom has a second woodburning enter,” said Munkacsy.
fireplace, along with French doors
opening to the pool and lanai. The Another bonus is a spare room next
bedroom itself offers crown molding to the laundry room that makes an
and a tray ceiling with ample space ideal office space or another bed-
for a sitting area, work area and a king- room if needed.
size bed. Vertical shades, found here,
are also found throughout the home. The kitchen is in the heart of the
home with generous space for social-
The master bathroom shines with izing. This charming room features
double sinks in granite countertops, white-washed oak hardwood cup-
dark-stained hardwood cupboards boards and granite countertops, along
with floor to ceiling storage, and a with 18-inch tile flooring and crown

Barrier Island Newsweekly THE MELBOURNE Thursday, March 7, 2019 35

REAL ESTATE

VITAL STATISTICS
395 NORMANDY DRIVE,

INDIALANTIC

molding. There is a wall oven, a warmer la with seating and a coffee bar. rooms and a second master suite. Neighborhood: The Cloisters
oven and microwave/convention oven. The laundry room, which is near “The bedrooms are not typical Flor- Year Built: 1989
Other appliances include the stainless Construction:
oversize side-by-side Kitchenaid re- the kitchen, comes with plenty of ida bedrooms,” Munkacsy said. “They
frigerator, a stainless dishwasher and a storage space and extended counter- are all large and can contain king beds.” Concrete/stucco, tile roof
Wolf gourmet gas cooktop. The ample space for folding clothes. Next door is Architecture:
pantry offers plenty of storage while a full bathroom, complete with single The second master is huge, with
the kitchen tile backsplash extends to sink, toilet and shower bath. space for an office, a seating area and, Mediterranean style
the ceiling for a dramatic accent affect. of course, a king bed and other fur- Lot size:
This eat-in kitchen features a peninsu- Climb the stairs to the second floor niture. The windows are graced with
and discover a couple surprises. Here white plantation shutters and there is 13,504 square feet
are the additional carpeted bed- Bedrooms: 4
CONTINUED ON PAGE 39 Bathrooms: 4

Swimming pool:
8.4 feet by 30.4 feet
View: Lakefront home
Additional features:
Manned gated community,
3-car garage, cathedral and
vaulted ceilings, two master
suites, interior plantation shut-
ters, wet bar, fenced yard

Listing agency:
Coldwell Banker Paradise,

Indialantic
Listing agent:
Realtor Sarah Munkacsy,
321-890-2382
Listing price:

$724,899

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REAL ESTATE

Real Estate Sales on South Brevard island: Feb. 22 to Feb. 28

The last week of February saw a continued upswing in real estate activity in ZIP codes 32951, 32903 and
32937. Melbourne Beach led the way with 15 sales, followed by Indialantic with 12 sales each, Indian
Harbour Beach reporting 9, and Satellite Beach with 7 sales.
The top sale this week was of a riverfront home in Indialantic. The residence at 11 Riverview Terrace was
listed Oct. 1 for $1.7 million. The sale closed on Feb. 22 for $1.58 million.
The seller in the transaction was represented by Eva McMillan of Dale Sorensen Real Estate, who had two
$1 million-plus sales this past week. The purchaser in the Riverview Terrace transaction was represented
by Lisa Springer of Keller Williams Realty.

SALES FOR 32951

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE

$1,200,000
NONE 8150 HIGHWAY A1A 9/3/2018 $1,350,000 $1,350,000 2/28/2019 $589,000
N 400 FT OF LOT 1 W 6360 S HIGHWAY A1A 1/10/2019 $599,900 $599,900 2/26/2019 $530,000
SANDPIPER COVE AT AQ 832 AQUARINA BLVD 7/27/2018 $599,000 $550,000 2/25/2019

SALES FOR 32903

CLOISTERS PHASE 1 THE 1700 CANTERBURY 1/11/2019 $519,000 $519,000 2/28/2019 $485,000
INDIALANTIC SEC D 201 ORLANDO BLVD 8/31/2018 $485,000 $469,000 2/28/2019 $445,000
INDIALANTIC ONE COND 601 N MIRAMAR AVE 109 1/4/2019 $445,000 $445,000 2/22/2019 $425,000

SALES FOR 32937

THE OCEANS CONDOMINI 1095 HIGHWAY A1A 2402 1/21/2019 $899,900 $850,000 2/22/2019 $795,000
GOLDEN PALM CONDO 1941 HIGHWAY A1A 402 9/10/2018 $625,000 $595,000 2/27/2019 $580,000
MONACO CONDO PH II A 579 HIGHWAY A1A 602 11/23/2018 $549,000 $549,000 2/28/2019 $532,000

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REAL ESTATE

Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: None, Address: 126 Paradise Point Dr Subdivision: None, Address: 8150 Highway A1A

Listing Date: 1/1/2019 Listing Date: 9/3/2018
Original Price: $499,000 Original Price: $1,350,000
Recent Price: $499,000 Recent Price: $1,350,000
Sold: 2/22/2019 Sold: 2/28/2019
Selling Price: $480,000 Selling Price: $1,200,000
Listing Agent: Gibbs Baum & Listing Agent: Eva McMillan
Gregory Zimmerman
Selling Agent: Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc
Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl
Dianne Shelton
Cassandra Hartford
RE/MAX Aerospace Realty
FLA Properties

Subdivision: Indialantic Sec D, Address: 201 Orlando Blvd Subdivision: Golden Palm Condo, Address: 1941 Highway A1A 402

Listing Date: 8/31/2018 Listing Date: 9/10/2018
Original Price: $485,000 Original Price: $625,000
Recent Price: $469,000 Recent Price: $595,000
Sold: 2/28/2019 Sold: 2/27/2019
Selling Price: $445,000 Selling Price: $580,000
Listing Agent: David Settgast Listing Agent: Gibbs Baum

Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

Denene Capritta Gibbs Baum

Blue Marlin Real Estate Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

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REAL ESTATE

Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Cove S Bch Cndo P4, Address: 3 Cove Rd 3-A Subdivision: Spoonbill Villas At, Address: 159 Aquarina Blvd

Listing Date: 1/29/2019 Listing Date: 1/30/2019
Original Price: $232,000 Original Price: $299,000
Recent Price: $232,000 Recent Price: $299,000
Sold: 2/25/2019 Sold: 2/27/2019
Selling Price: $243,500 Selling Price: $307,500
Listing Agent: Gibbs Baum Listing Agent: Susan Williammee

Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc

Joel Drapeau Tim Gifford

Coldwell Banker Paradise RE/MAX Alternative Realty

JUST LISTED IN THE CLOISTERS! Subdivision: Cloisters Phase 1 The, Address: 1700 Canterbury

Waterfrontbrevard.com Listing Date: 1/11/2019
Original Price: $519,000
THE HOUSING MARKET IS MOVING FAST - DON’T GET LEFT BEHIND. Recent Price: $519,000
Sold: 2/28/2019
BUYING OR SELLING Selling Price: $485,000
WE’LL GET YOU WHERE YOU NEED TO GO. Listing Agent: Mary Goodwin & David Curri

133211STEEVNETNHTHTEARVREANCUEE••ININDDIAIALLAANNTTICIC, ,FFLL3322990033 Selling Agent: Curri Kirschner R. E. Grp. LLC

PRICE REDUCTION! $529,000 Brent Bums
3 BEDROOMS, 3 BATHROOMS • 2,476 SF
FULLY RENOVATED, SPARKLING POOL, SOUTH OF 5TH AVE! Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc
1101 S MIRAMAR AVE • INDIALANTIC, FL 32903
Subdivision: Fortebello, Address: 122 Mediterranean Way

Listing Date: 7/26/2018
Original Price: $449,000
Recent Price: $449,000
Sold: 2/28/2019
Selling Price: $400,000
Listing Agent: Gibbs Baum

Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

Cindy Lee

Dreyer & Associates R.E. Grp.

Subdivision: Monaco Condo Ph II A, Address: 579 Highway A1A 602

OCEAN FRONT! $349,000 Listing Date: 11/23/2018
Original Price: $549,000
3 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHROOMS • 1,491 SF Recent Price: $549,000
FULLY FURNISHED, PRIVATE BALCONY, SOUTH OF 5TH AVE! Sold: 2/28/2019
Selling Price: $532,000
OUR CK PROMISE Listing Agent: Claudine Sloms
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Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl
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David Curri Broker/Owner Mary Goodwin
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321.890.9911 321.544.1933

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 35 REAL ESTATE total square feet under air.
A homeowners association fee
a wall of closets with louvered doors.
The upper master bathroom is of $900 per year includes care for a
clubhouse, common grounds, tennis
loaded with high-end features, in- courts and easy and close Atlantic
cluding a spacious walk-in closet. A Ocean beach access. The home has
balcony, with room for two Adiron- city water and sewer.
dack chairs and a table, overlooks the
lake and swimming pool. To view this home, contact Sarah
Munkacsy at 321-890-2382. 
A three-car garage, a must for any
man, completes the home’s 4,525

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