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procedure has been available in Vero use the old valve to retain the new im- commonly done on patients 75-80 cedure assessable to everyone.”
Beach for about three years. planted one. There are two types of years and older, that can be for the Dr. Mariano Brizzio is a cardiac
valves. One is delivered by a balloon rest of their natural lives.
“Now that people are living longer and the other one is self-expanding surgeon at Cleveland Clinic Indian
we see more of this condition,” said and opens when the old valve has Dr. Brizzio explained that this tech- River Hospital. He received his medi-
Dr. Mariano Brizzio, a cardiac surgeon been pushed aside to hold the new nology was actually introduced about cal degree from Universidad de Bue-
with Cleveland Clinic Indian River. valve in place. This is truly minimally 20 years ago but was only approved in nos Aires, Argentina. He speaks mul-
“This is a serious, [potentially] lethal invasive because the only access that the United States for commercial use tiple languages including Spanish.
condition; if it’s not treated within two we use is through the groin.” in 2011. The TAVR procedure was im- He specializes in adult cardiac sur-
years of the diagnosis the mortality plemented in Vero Beach only three gery, aortic surgery and cardiovas-
rate is about 50 percent. As we age, the Most patients undergo the TAVR years ago as Cleveland Clinic boosted cular surgery, and is experienced in
aortic value gets calcified and it nar- procedure with local anesthesia and its heart program and made it avail- coronary artery disease, aortic aneu-
rows so it can’t open fully. By develop- sedation with an anesthesiologist able for more people. rysm, adult congenital heart defects
ing this new technology, we expand monitoring their vital signs, includ- and minimally invasive transcathe-
the treatment to everyone and prolong ing blood pressure, heart rate and “It really has changed the way we ter valve therapies. His office is locat-
the survival rate in many patients.” rhythm, and breathing. The replace- treat aortic stenosis,” Dr. Brizzio ed in the Scully Welsh Heart Center,
ment valve should last about 10 to said. “Ten years ago, we would have 3450 11th Court, Suite 105. The phone
The aortic valve is located between 15 years, and since the procedure is done open heart surgery, now it’s a number is 772-563-4580. 
the left lower heart chamber (left ven- much more minimally invasive pro-
tricle), which pumps blood through-
out the body, and the body’s main ar-
tery (aorta). If the valve doesn’t open
correctly, blood flow from the heart
to the body is reduced. Transcatheter
aortic valve replacement (TAVR) can
help restore the blood flow and re-
duce the signs and symptoms of aor-
tic valve stenosis such as chest pain,
shortness of breath, fainting and fa-
tigue.

“When it comes to treating aortic
stenosis, there are two options – ei-
ther open heart surgery or transcath-
eter aortic valve replacement,” Dr.
Brizzio explained. “Transcatheter
aortic valve replacement is safer and
far less invasive because the chest
doesn’t need to be open and recovery
is almost immediate. The patient’s
hospital stay is only 24 hours and they
are back to normal activities within
two weeks compared to open heart
surgery that takes four to six weeks
for recovery.”

The transcatheter aortic valve re-
placement procedure involves replac-
ing the damaged aortic valve with one
made from cow or pig heart tissue.
Unlike open heart surgery which re-
quires a long incision down the chest,
TAVR is somewhat similar to placing
a stent in an artery. The procedure in-
volves small incisions and a thin, flex-
ible tube (catheter) used to deliver the
valve to the heart.

In conventional open-heart surgery,
when the aortic valve is replaced, the
old valve is removed and a new valve
sew into place. In the TAVR procedure,
the new valve is placed inside the ex-
isting valve, moving it out of the way.

“The most common way to do this
procedure is from an artery in the
groin called the femoral artery,” Dr.
Brizzio said. “We insert the catheter
into the blood vessel and go against
the circulation all the way around
the heart. When we reach the heart,
we use X-ray images to deliver the re-
placement value directly into the heart
without ever stopping the heart or us-
ing any other support by machine.

“We don’t take the old valve out.
We push it to the side of the aorta and

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Many different types of hearing aids now available

BY FRED CICETTI into electrical signals, which are am- cally range from hundreds of dollars to fit the size and shape of a person’s
Columnist plified. Analog programmable hear- to more than $3,500 for a single, pro- ear canal. A completely-in-canal
ing aids have more than one setting; grammable, digital hearing aid. hearing aid is nearly hidden.
About 1 in 3 Americans over 60 the user can change the aid for lis-
suffers from loss of hearing, which tening in different environments. There are many kinds of hearing A middle ear implant is a small de-
can range from the inability to hear aids. There are advantages and disad- vice attached to one of the bones of the
certain voices to deafness. Howev- Digital aids convert sound waves vantages to all of them. middle ear. Rather than amplifying the
er, only about 1 out of 5 people who into numerical code before amplify- sound traveling to the eardrum, a mid-
would benefit from a hearing aid ing them. Because the code also in- Behind-the-ear hearing aids are dle ear implant moves these bones.
uses one. cludes information about a sound’s made of a plastic case with electronic Both techniques improve sound vibra-
pitch or loudness, the aid can be spe- components worn behind the ear and tions entering the inner ear.
Hearing aids have a microphone, cially programmed to amplify some connected to a plastic earmold that
amplifier and speaker. Sound is re- frequencies more than others. These fits inside the outer ear. A bone-anchored hearing aid is
ceived by the microphone, which aids also can be programmed to focus a small device that attaches to the
converts the sound waves to elec- on sounds coming from a specific di- There are also open-fit behind-the- bone behind the ear. The device
trical signals and sends them to an rection. ear hearing aids. Small, open-fit aids transmits sound vibrations directly
amplifier. The amplifier boosts the fit behind the ear completely with to the inner ear through the skull,
signals and then sends them to the Hearing aids vary in price accord- only a narrow tube inserted into the bypassing the middle ear.
ear through a speaker. ing to style, electronic features and ear canal, enabling the canal to re-
local market conditions. Prices typi- main open. Some prefer the open-fit The following are some impor-
It’s important to understand that hearing aid because their voices do tant questions you should ask when
a hearing aid will not restore your not sound “plugged up.” getting a hearing aid:
normal hearing. With practice,
however, a hearing aid will increase In-the-ear hearing aids fit com- • What features would be most
your awareness of sounds and what pletely inside the outer ear. Some of useful to me?
made them. these aids may have a small magnetic
coil that allows users to receive sound • Is there a trial period to test the
The two primary types of elec- through the circuitry of the hearing hearing aids?
tronics used in hearing aids are aid instead of a microphone. This fea-
analog and digital. Digital aids are ture helps with phone conversations. • How long is the warranty? What
more popular. does it cover?
Canal hearing aids fit into the ear
Analog aids convert sound waves canal and are available in two styles. • How long should you I wear my
The in-the-canal hearing aid is made hearing aid while adjusting to it?

• Please check to see if my hearing
aid works with my cellphone. 

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FDA: Americans consume
about 3,400 mg of salt daily

BY LINDA SEARING dium to work properly. For instance,
The Washington Post it’s needed for proper nerve and mus-
cle functioning and to maintain the
American adults consume an aver- correct balance of fluids in the body.
age of 3,400 milligrams of salt each
day, or roughly 1½ teaspoons, and The FDA’s guidelines, which are
most of it (70 percent) comes from voluntary, asks the food industry to
sodium in prepared foods, according make sodium cutbacks in the next 2½
to the Food and Drug Administra- years in 163 categories of processed,
tion. packaged and prepared foods. The
goal is to prevent diet-related dis-
The federal government’s Dietary eases that “often result in hundreds
Guidelines for Americans, which of thousands of lives lost and billions
provide advice on nutrition and in annual health care costs,” the FDA
health, recommend no more than says.
2,300 mg per day for people 14 and
older. Too much sodium can lead to The American Heart Association
high blood pressure and other health described the FDA guidelines as
problems, including kidney disease, “an important step forward … but
heart disease and stroke. not enough.” It believes lowering
salt consumption to 2,300 mg a day
The FDA recently issued new would prevent 450,000 cases of car-
guidelines to the food industry to diovascular disease and save about
reduce the amount of added sodium $40 billion in healthcare costs over
in their products so that people’s salt a 20-year span. To cut back on salt,
intake will not exceed roughly 3,000 health experts advise eating fewer
mg daily. processed foods and checking nu-
trition labels for sodium content on
Although many often think of salt foods and ingredients used in at-
as simply a flavor-adding substance, home preparation. 
the body actually needs some so-

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Do mothers’ brains really change after giving birth?

BY JAMIE FRIEDLANDER SERRANO ly, it also appears son, Barakett as- Abigail Tucker, author of “Mom
The Washington Post sociate profes- Genes: Inside the New Science of
the answer is yes: sor of child and Our Ancient Maternal Instinct,”
My dad was planning a trip to says that a meta analysis of all these
Cannon Beach, a small coastal A growing body adolescent studies concluded that women ex-
town in Oregon that I love. Yet psychiatry perience cognitive changes like
when I sat down to email him some of research sup- at New York forgetfulness and trouble with ver-
recommendations, I drew a blank. I bal recall in the immediate months
couldn’t remember the name of the ports the ar- Un iver sit y and years after giving birth.
state park we visited or the break- School of
fast spot we adored. Even the name gument that Medicine. Many Americans expect women
of the hotel we stayed at eluded me. When to be on the ball again just six weeks
moms’ brains our brain after giving birth, Tucker says. They
Since giving birth to my year-old needs chalk mommy brain up to sleep de-
daughter, I’ve had countless mo- change dur- to make privation when that’s really just the
ments like this. I have trouble re- space for a tip of the iceberg. In reality, our
calling words, forget to respond to ing pregnan- new prior- brains are undergoing changes that
text messages, and even missed an ity – keeping extend well beyond six weeks.
appointment. What I’m experienc- cy and after a baby alive –
ing is often called “mommy brain” remembering a “When women talk about this
– the forgetful, foggy and scatter- giving birth. grocery list takes a idea of mommy brain or mommy
brained feeling many pregnant back seat. fog, maybe we ought to believe them
women and new mothers experi- A clear ex- “Does it mean that you literally and not say, ‘Oh, you’re just making
ence. cannot do those things that you this up,’” Tucker says. “There really
planation used to do as well? Probably not,” is something there.”
But is mommy brain real? she says. “It’s just not the most im-
Anecdotally, yes. Ask any new for the phe- portant thing for you to be access- Some neuroscience research also
mom if she has felt the above, and ing.” supports the idea that women’s
she’ll likely say she has – as many as nomenon still Several small studies have come brains physically change after giv-
80 percent of new moms report feel- out in the past few years that sup- ing birth. A 2017 study published in
ings of mommy brain. Scientifical- remains some- port the existence of mommy brain. Nature Neuroscience found there is
a decrease in gray matter in the area
what elusive,

however.

There are countless

variables that experts say

contribute to mommy brain, such

as fluctuating hormones postpar-

tum, sleep deprivation in dealing

with a new baby, anxiety over new

parenthood and elevated stress

levels.

Put together, it’s only natural

that changes in mental processing

would occur, says Moriah Thoma-

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of moms’ brains that is responsible psychologist at the University of One small 2020 study suggests Dads’ brains were also looked at
for social cognition. This shrink- Denver who studies how mothers’ that brain fog is overstated. Study in the 2017 gray matter study, and
age was still present two years after brains change during the postpar- co-author Valerie Tucker Miller, an the authors found they did not have
childbirth, suggesting that having a tum period, says her research has anthropology doctoral candidate the same changes as new mothers.
baby may lead to permanent struc- shown increases in some brain ar- at Purdue University, looked at 60 Kim has also studied dads’ brains,
tural changes in the brain. eas including the prefrontal cortex, moms who were at least one year and she says that although dads ex-
which controls planning, learning postpartum vs. 70 non-mothers, perience structural changes in the
But experts aren’t sure what this and emotional regulation, in the and found that the new moms’ re- brain during the first few months
reduction in gray matter means. parietal lobe, which is related to action times (a stand-in for atten- postpartum, their changes are not
The study subjects with the largest empathy, and in the temporal lobe, tion) were as good if not better than as significant as the ones moms ex-
gray matter shrinkage also tended which helps moms understand ba- the non-mothers’ – despite the new perience.
to have the highest levels of mater- bies’ cues. mothers being on average 10 years
nal bonding. Some experts believe older. Still, dads do undergo a transforma-
the gray matter shrinkage is part That research squares with some tion of sorts. One 2014 study looked
of a neural pruning effect in which of what I have encountered as a “Moms were not as distracted by at first-time mothers, heterosexual
moms’ brains are essentially re- new mom. Although I’ve struggled those outside, incongruent items,” fathers and homosexual fathers, all
wiring to adapt to their new role as to recall simple words or remember Miller says in a news release about of whom were the primary caregiv-
parents, a process that is also seen to reply to text messages, I’ve also the study. “It makes perfect sense ers. The researchers found that brain
during adolescence — a time of noticed that I can easily distin- that moms who have brought chil- activity in areas of vigilance, reward,
significant brain development and guish between my daughter’s four dren into this world have more social understanding, cognitive em-
maturation. different cries. I also feel incredibly stimuli that needs to be processed pathy and motivation were consistent
alert and hypervigilant at all times to keep themselves and other hu- across all three parent types.
“Brain shrinkage sounds sad and – even when I’m sleep deprived. mans alive, and then to continue
depressing, but people have argued with all the other tasks that were There’s still no “slam dunk” when
that this drop in volume in certain “You’re more focused on subtle required before the children.” it comes to understanding the mom-
parts of the mom brain might not things that you might not have no- my brain, Tucker says, since there’s
actually mean these brain parts are ticed before,” Tucker says, adding When my daughter was just a not enough science yet on the topic.
getting worse,” Tucker says. “There that research has shown pregnant few months old, I told my hus-
could be a neural pruning effect women and new moms often are band about my newfound absent- “What is clear is that there is mea-
that goes on where these circuits better than nonpregnant women mindedness. He said he often felt surable change and that mothers
are getting weeded out and being at everything from distinguish- the same. He chalked it up to sleep are organisms in flux,” she says. “I
made leaner and leaner.” ing between subtle color differ- deprivation, both from countless think that insight is enough to star-
ences to riding out stressful events night wakings and his long hours tle people and strongly imply that
Alternatively, some research sug- like earthquakes. “The cognitive as a medical resident. But was it all we structure social policies and cre-
gests new mothers’ brains don’t advantages [new moms] have are just sleep deprivation, or is there a ate a set of cues for moms that will
shrink but rather grow. something like a super power.” daddy brain, too? allow their brains to go through this
metamorphosis.” 
Pilyoung Kim, a developmental

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Visiting ‘therapeutic landscapes’ may ease your woes

BY STEVEN PETROW Glasgow and who has done research on “therapeutic
The Washington Post
landscapes,” agreed, telling me that my
Since the pandemic began,
I’ve taken the experts’ advice hospital visualization
for dealing with stress by medi-
tating, eating healthy and get- is common.
ting exercise. And then recently
I learned about the notion of “[B]lue and
“healing places,” or “therapeutic
landscapes” as they’re referred green spaces
to in the medical literature.
– water – evoke
More often than not, they’re
near, in or on the water, and re- responses in
cent studies suggest they can
have powerful psychological and people that are
even physiological effects.
calming, en-
It makes sense to me. Years ago, in my mid-20s
and recovering from cancer surgery, I’d been un- ergizing, and
able to make a very simple decision about where to
go once discharged from the hospital. A practitioner can lead to bet-
in visualization meditation (this was in New York
City, where in 1984 such specialties were still new) ter health out-
came to my room to help. Her prompt: “Where do
you want to go to heal?” comes. Just be-

My answer appeared instantly as an image even ing beside water”
before my words could fill out the rest: blue water.
A beach. The ocean. The sea would be my healing Of course, it’s always reduces stress, she
place. helpful when science supports our
gut feelings. Marine biologist Wallace Nichols, the noted, citing stud-
author of “Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That
Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can ies to that effect.
Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and
Better at What You Do,” is an expert on the healing I chose to go home to Northern
powers of water.
California (where at least my bedroom looked out
What are those benefits? According to numerous
studies, Nichols writes, many things such as reduc- over a kidney-shaped pool) rather than recover in
ing stress and anxiety, boosting our sense of wellbe-
ing and happiness, and lowering the heart rate. my parents’ New York apartment with its gray view

Geraldine Perriam, a researcher at the School of of Houston Street. In between episodes of feeling
Geographical and Earth Sciences at the University of
really horrible because of chemotherapy, I kept re-

turning to my visualization: blue water. A friend

suggested I visit Stinson Beach, just north of the

Golden Gate Bridge.

“It has healing properties,” she said, adding that

its power came from the blue water of the Pacific

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Ocean. I wasn’t sure about her mysti- hidden wound, startled me and start- Aaron’s Hearing Care Center
cal assertions, but I was ready to give ed me on a healing path.
it a try. As you reconnect with others, trust your hearing
Foley acknowledged that we don’t to an audiologist with 30+ years of experience
That first year after surgery and che- always understand the power of water
mo, I started what has become an an- to heal us but that it’s something you Aaron Liebman, Au. D. Hopefully, all of you are doing well as we
nual pilgrimage: I walked the length can “feel and recognize as important.” Doctor of Audiology take the necessary precautions to reduce
of Stinson beach and back, 7 miles in Indeed. the spread of Covid-19 (coronavirus). We
total. Why wouldn’t you want to be fit are committed to keeping our patients, any
My healing place might not be yours with your hearing aid from the visitors to our offices and our staff healthy
Walking required nothing more of and yours might not be mine. only audiologist-owned hearing and safe.
me than breathing and putting one aid office in Indian River At all times we’re careful to maintain clean-
foot ahead of the other. It allowed me Kelly Cross, a visual artist who al- County? According to Aaron liness in our offices in Vero Beach. We take
time and mental space, or as Perriam most died of extreme atrial fibrillation Liebman, Au.D., Doctor of extra steps and follow guidelines to further
said of those who have sought out a few years ago, takes an annual trek Audiology, “both Audiologists protect everyone.
healing places, a quest for “whole- to a small lake near where he grew up, and hearing aid salesmen
ness,” or putting together “a fragment- saying the lake is “central to my heal- are licensed by the state. But, We have instituted a deep cleaning policy
ed self/body.” ing journey.” typically, the salesman has no and our staff disinfects all surfaces that are
formal education in hearing, touched throughout the day. We’re read-
I had a long incision that ran from Similarly, Jaki Shelton Green, the while the audiologist has gone ing up to date recommendations as they
my breast bone to below my navel, poet laureate of North Carolina, found to college and obtained a degree become available while discussing and im-
which is to say much to fuse. Over time that “the ocean has always called to in the field”. plementing best hygiene practices to ensure
the sutures dissolved, and the pain my body and spirit in seasons of dis- your safety.
lessened, but the proximity to the wa- tress or physical illness.” But Green What this means to you –
ter provided a calmness and a connec- also discovered healing places devoid as a patient – is that Liebman than I thought possible.”
tion to the elements that allowed for a of water and closer to home: “The for- will not only fit you with “Aaron is a very caring man,
different kind of healing, which is ex- est, woodlands, mountains, and des- a hearing aid, he’ll use patient and works very hard to
actly what Nichols has described. His erts are all archetypes of soulful medi- alternative methods of testing do the best for your problems.
research suggests that even just being cine to me as well.” for accuracy, so you receive I would highly recommend
near water can provoke a therapeutic the proper instrument. He’ll him.” These are just three
response. Others have found healing in such provide all-around service and of the glowing testimonials
nature – thus the growing popularity counseling so its full potential delivered by local people who
Ronan Foley, an associate professor here and elsewhere of the Japanese will be clear. And, perhaps most are “graduates” of Liebman at
in geography who studies why certain practice of forest-bathing, an English importantly, he’ll consider you Aaron’s Hearing Aid Center.
environments contribute to a healing translation of the Japanese term shin- as an individual…including
sense of place, credits “water’s essen- rin-yoku, which means “taking in the the affordability of the product Dr. Liebman moved to Florida
tial qualities,” which include keeping forest atmosphere” he’ll be recommending. in 2001. He is originally from
us alive, cleansing our bodies and pro- This type of kid glove treatment Albany, N.Y. area where both he
viding a “space for recovery.” All this made me wonder if any place may have contributed to a and his father were audiologists.
could become a refuge of healing, es- finding quoted on the AARP He has found the residents
Five years after my cancer diagnosis, pecially during these times, when our website that states ‘people fitted of Vero Beach and the rest
I took a vacation to Hawaii’s Big Island, ability to travel has been curtailed. Ex- for hearing aids by audiologists of Indian River County to be
home to the Pu‘uhonua o Honaunau perts say the answer is yes. Health-en- are 13 times more likely to receptive and loyal once they
National Historical Park, which has abling spaces exist anywhere that you be satisfied than people who are exposed to his caring and
long been considered a sacred site and find a connection to nature, explains made their purchase through a concern for them.
popularly known as a “city of refuge.” David Conradson, an associate profes- hearing aid salesman’. So, if the concept of having your
sor of human geography – the study hearing aid fitted by someone
For centuries, the site was consid- of the relationship between people Dr. Liebman’s satisfied clients who offers more than 30+
ered a safe haven for those who faced and places – at the University of Can- have willingly put their praises years of experience, who offers
execution after breaking tribal laws terbury in New Zealand, whose work into print. no-fee consultations, who will
– safe, that is, if you could reach it by focuses on what he calls supportive, “Everything I needed to know return your phone calls, who
swimming and breaching its Great enabling and therapeutic settings. was talked about up front in a will supply free batteries for the
Wall. For those who survived the dan- very professional way.” “Aaron life of your hearing instrument,
gerous journey, a second chance at life There is surely such an oasis near has done more for my hearing and who will provide quarterly
awaited. you. But how do you find one? Perriam clean up and adjustments
suggests starting with a local map. attractive to you, there’s only
It had been a rough year for me – the one local audiologist to seek
AIDS epidemic was raging in San Fran- “Look for green and blue spaces,” out: Dr. Aaron Liebman,
cisco, where I was living, and too many she says, which can be found in major owner of Aarons Hearing Care,
friends and colleagues had died or cities (from New York’s Central Park IOthnWediaNOnENRDiLvYhereaCAroiUnugnDtaIyiO.dLoOffiGceISiTn
were dying. By nearly every definition, to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park)
Pu‘uhonua o Honaunau is a therapeu- as well as in suburbs or the country. For more information call
tic landscape, and what I experienced “Even the fountains in courtyards of (772) 562-5100 in Vero Beach.
when I visited felt like a monumental skyscrapers can be wonderfully re-
earthquake. I scribbled these words in freshing,” she adds. “Plot a walk that
my journal in April 1990: takes you to these beauty spots and
wait for the feelings of well-being to
“As I moved through the day, wash over you.”
through the heat, to one isolated vil-
lage after another [and then to the Or think back to where you’ve been
refuge], I heard my inner self start to before, especially near water, that has
come back. No longer camouflaged by been calming. It’s not like you need to
my work in AIDS, the calendar, alco- travel to the seaside, much less Hawaii.
hol, I asked myself if I wanted to write
about my adolescence, my growing On a recent weekend, I drove 15
up, my coming out, my abuse from my minutes to a local botanical garden
grandfather. I’ve never acknowledged and watched the koi swim in a pond.
that before.” After a bit, I felt uplifted by their frol-
icking, and energized by the aquatic
This realization, or what I came to sounds and the sun reflecting off the
understand as the exposure of a long- surface of the water. In other words, a
bit more whole and resilient. 

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Is Anna Wintour starting a woke war with the French?

BY LISA ARMSTRONG cial activism movements such as
The Telegraph #Metoo and Black Lives Matter on
the individual and previously dis-
As Vogue Paris joins 26 other edi- tinctive cultures of a proud nation.
tions of the magazine in being known From their language, anyone would
simply as Vogue, what does this mean think she’s a Bond villain intent on
for their global agenda? single-handedly dismantling la Re-
publique. Quite drôle, considering
It seems we won’t always have Dame Anna herself came under con-
Paris. According to an editorial in siderable fire last year for not being
the prestigious French newspaper Le sufficiently alive to the issues of so-
Figaro, the next issue of the 101-year- cial, racial, economic and just about
old magazine, due out today, Nov. 4, every other form of inequality.
will no longer be called Vogue Par-
is, but will instead, simply be titled One can see why the powers that
Vogue. be at Le Figaro might be sensitive.
Dame Anna is rumored to have been
Au revoir, then, Parisian excep- aghast at the dearth of diversity on
tionalism, as it joins the other 26 the covers featured in a recent ex-
editions of Vogues in being known hibition celebrating a century of
simply as, er, Vogue. No biggie French Vogues. She may well be
you’d think. Yet the expulsion of planning an overhaul in the Gallic
the French capital’s name from the monthly’s tone and content. And,
cover of what is arguably its premier to paraphrase Prince Harry, what
fashion magazine has triggered a Dame Anna wants, Dame Anna gets.
certain frisson of existential con-
sternation. Le Figaro described what After a mighty bumpy 2020, she’s
might, in printing terms, be called a more powerful than ever, having
streamlining of five consonants and overseen the departure of a verita-
ble moue of editors-in-chief at many
vowels, as “wiping Paris off the map” other Vogues. In their places comes
and was moved to mutter darkly of a new generation of mostly much
that most pernicious of viruses, the younger names, many of whom rose
Anglo Saxon influence. to prominence through social me-
dia rather than “legacy” print media.
As per, fingers are pointing at Anna The new brigade has been appointed
Wintour, who, from her aerie atop by Wintour, including the new in-
the new World Trade Center in New cumbent at French Vogue: the thir-
York, is über alles: no longer merely tysomething Eugenie Trochu, who
editor-in-chief of the most power- succeeds 54-year-old Emanuelle Alt,
ful Vogue in the world (that would who was editor-in-chief at French
be American Vogue, not Vogue New Vogue and an icon of French style for
York), nor ”just” artistic director 10 years until earlier this year. Tro-
of Conde Nast, Vogue’s publishing chu is markedly different from both
house, but global director of Vogue Alt and Carine Roitfeld, the leopard
(as in, all of them). print-stiletto-wearing editor-in-chief
at Vogue Paris from 2001 to 2011.
Indeed Le Figaro has accused
Dame Anna of imposing the val- It was allegedly Roitfeld, who
ues of online influencers and so- at 67 still looks as though she just
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Eugenie Trochu. of fashion (i.e. the recent round fashion week is still considered more
of catwalk shows in London, New prestigious than any of the others,
photograph, who insisted Paris be York, Milan and Paris) many fashion more than 50 years after Saint Lau-
incorporated into Vogue’s iconic ty- houses not so privately lamented the rent exploded on the scene with his
pography. Never knowingly under- toppling of the old guard of editors- new fangled ready to wear clothes.
glamorous, Roitfeld belongs to a dif- in-chief with whom they had, over And yet, Parisians have an ambiva-
ferent era from Tronchu who wears many years, established mutually re- lent relationship with fashion. Com-
a lot of baggy denim, lives in the spectful relationships based on trust pared with Londoners, New Yorker
kind of small apartment furnished and expertise. As if by way of admon- or Seoul-ians, Parisians are classic,
with stylish vintage finds many Gen ishment, one house seated Eugenie stubbornly impervious to fly-by-
Z-ers can relate to and originally Trochu in the third row at its show night trends. With that comes ad-
wanted to work with horses until she in Paris – an unthinkable slight pre- vantages: They buy less, they buy
“ended up” at French Vogue. Where viously. (The house later said it had better quality, and what suits them.
Roitfeld was once posited as a pos- been a terrible error). Also unusual But that also means as a domestic
sible successor to Anna Wintour at was Wintour’s response – she placed spending block, France punches
U.S. Vogue (a character remarkably herself in the third row offering her below its weight. Rather than go-
similar to Roitfeld appeared in “The ringside side to Trochu. Who’d want ing more mainstream in an attempt
Devil Wears Prada”), Trochu, for to be Trochu at that point? to attract a more general French
the moment, seems more amenable reader as British and U.S. Vogues
to being Guided By Anna. The next The hysterics over seating may have, Vogue Paris was happy to be
cover of French Vogue according to sound Zoolander-absurd, particu- niche. It left the cultural conversa-
Le Figaro isn’t just minus the word larly in an industry jostling to re- tion and accessible fashion features
Paris, it breaks with the magazine’s position itself as egalitarian and to the much more widely read (and
long tradition of a certain kind of modern. But egalitarianism and mo- weekly) French Elle. Under Roitfeld
“sexy a la Newton” (white) Parisian, dernity are, in many instances, still in particular, French Vogue offered
in favor of Aya Nakamura, a young aspirations rather than reality. For salaciously sexualized imagery,
black rising French star. the moment, where you sit remains a somehow managing to combine on-
key indicator of how each house per- ly-in-France style visual shocks with
Vogue’s new staffers aren’t just ceives your – and your publication’s staggeringly soporific articles.
considerably less expensive to run – worth. In a cut-throat climate
than the editors they’ve replaced, where every publication is battling Or maybe that’s just me. Le Nou-
they’re currently humbler; happy, for a dwindling share of the advertis- vel Observateur recently wrote that
it seems, to accept the title of Head ing cake, status is key. under Wintour’s watch, American
of Editorial Content rather than the Vogue has lost much of its soul and
grander sounding Editor-in-Chief. That’s partly why French Vogue all its intellectual credibility. 
Far from enjoying the autonomy of is in such a sensitive position. Paris
the past, each of the European Con-
tent Heads must answer not just to generated locally by each Vogue, will
Wintour, but to Edward Enninful, be shared across the titles and it’s as-
the editor in chief of British Vogue. sumed that as the wealthier, senior
Images and words, rather than being “partners” in glossy publishing’s an-
swer to NATO, it is the U.S. and Brit-
ish versions that will provide most of
each, with the smaller Vogues plug-
ging the gaps with locally generat-
ed filler. This is not how it is being
spun by the powers-that-be, but the
fashion industry anticipates that the
once mighty Conde Nast, which lost
$100 million last year just on its U.S.
operations, will be hoping for less
expensive, albeit blander material
that can be endlessly repurposed for
different markets.

For the French, in particular, who
have been more cynical about the
#MeToo movement than the Anglo
Saxons and impervious to much
of the woke agenda, this is insup-
portable. With exquisite timing,
the whole brouhaha coincides with
Emanuel Macron’s declaration that
he’s leading the charge against woke.
The president has charged Educa-
tion Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer
with purging the world of this Amer-
ican imported plague. “The [French}
Republic is completely contrary to
wokeism,” Blanquer recently told Le
Monde.

This is war, make no mistake, and
it is the plucky French and their em-
pirical, sophisticated values that
will save us.

Meanwhile, back at the coal face

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The story behind Sharon Stone’s glam-over at 63

BY CAROLINE LEAPER ring to accompany Prince Albert of wardrobe to match for the occasion. in my fender and suddenly I just wasn’t
The Telegraph Monaco to a film screening, or a gold From Armani, to Dolce & Gabbana, bright and shiny anymore.”
sequin bustier gown for a film festival
Granted, Sharon Stone is not your ‘ev- appearance in Zurich. Even her most suddenly Stone, 63, is the woman de- Since the international lockdowns
erywoman’ kind of celebrity. But there is recent suiting look was dusted with signers are falling over themselves to were lifted she has recalibrated and
something for all of us to take away from bling – a silver thread in the Prince dress, and in their most frothy, frivo- decided to ‘just go for it’, sartori-
her post-lockdown attitude to fashion; a of Wales check fabric, and some huge lous designs. It’s a marked change ally speaking, whenever she gets the
more is more approach that has seen her earrings to set it off. from before the pandemic, when chance. Being invited by Vogue editor
glam it up morning, noon and night for Stone spent much of her time at home Anna Wintour to attend September’s
the last month. She is, presumably, being paid for in Los Angeles, and when she did at- Met Gala in New York for the first time
her various appearances. But unlike tend red carpet events tended to wear was a highlight (Stone documented
Stone started last week in Dubai, be- the many celebrities who grouch- a lot more sleek black and grey tailor- the hilarity of having her makeup
fore moving on to Seville. Her brilliantly ily navigate their promotional duties, ing, saving the glitzy dresses for only fixed en route in the back of a mini-
wobbly video diaries (posted on Insta- smiling Stone is, clearly, having the the truly big occasions. bus), as was her dominance at the
gram) have shown her taking a dune time of her life – and has the joyous Cannes Film Festival party scene back
safari ride in a silk maxi dress, and at- Stone, who found global fame in 1992 in July, where she was spotted swilling
tending a Giorgio Armani fashion show for her role in “Basic Instinct,” spoke re- champagne and posing with an Af-
wearing a sequin and velvet gown em- cently of how, since turning 60, she has ghan Hound whose hair was as white-
blazoned with the designer’s face. All found a new sense of enjoyment in her blonde and glossy as hers.
this, and it’s only Thursday ... career and her ‘place’ in Hollywood.
Working with her longtime stylist
Prior to this, Stone’s last few weeks “We really have to start dealing Paris Libby, she has been breaking all
of traveling have taken her from with the fact that it’s cool to be a of the outdated ‘rules’ about what a
Cannes to New York, Venice to Zurich, grown-up and intelligent woman,” woman in her 60s may have once been
and to Monte Carlo. On every stop of she told the Telegraph. expected to wear – from lingerie tops
her touring holiday she has adopted and side split skirts, to tulle confections
unapologetic princess dresses and She also spoke about the ‘damaged of Disney-like proportions. She has
glittery gala gowns – a body-skimming goods’ stigma she has fought to shake veered away from the signature styles
silver chainmail gown and an enor- off in the entertainment industry, after we all previously associated her with,
mous 5.64 carat Colombian emerald suffering from a stroke and nine-day in favor of pure fashion fun.
brain bleed in 2001. She described how
she had been put to “the back of the It is all rather reminiscent of when
line.” In March she released a memoir the fashion industry became re-en-
about her reinvention, “The Beauty of amored of Celine Dion in 2017. When
Living Twice.” turning 50 and recovering from grief
after losing her husband, Dion decided
“It was like I’d been this very bright a makeover was on the cards and was
and shiny thing, and then I got a ding spotted wearing outer looks by brands
from Dior to Chanel.

Stone can’t be dressing with the
hope that others will directly copy
her couture frocks (in the way that
they might once have been inspired
to buy the androgynous tailored jack-
ets off her back), but perhaps a lucra-
tive fashion-brand ambassadorship
is already on the cards.

However, for the rest of us, there may
at least be some light-hearted inspira-
tion and entertainment to be taken
from the endeavor. 

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Why an oversized shirt is the unexpected new season staple

BY KRISSY TURNER If a slim-fit or classic style
The Telegraph feels too stuffy to sport at the
weekend, this slouchy iteration
As much as I’d love to tell you that feels perfect. Wear it open over
wearing slouchy shirts year round has a T-shirt and with a cardigan on
long been a sartorial trick of mine, top, or tuck it into high-waisted
when I conduct my biannual ward- blue jeans and pair with col-
robe swap-out in September, over- ored Converse sneakers. Even
sized cotton shirts are one of the first with relaxed boyfriend jeans
categories to go. I’ll haul them out and sneakers, a shirt still adds
of my wardrobe, then vacuum pack a polished feel.
them into storage, where they sit in
hibernation until the next swap-out You can wear them well into
in March. There’s no denying it’s a winter
classic, but they’re for summer,
Layering is key in autumn/
winter since it’s rare a single on the casual end of the shirt spec-
layer will suffice, and the shirt trum, but a slouchy white or pale blue
works as a stylish middle puzzle version is easily dressed up for occa-
piece. Wear a turtleneck under- sions. Add a fancy skirt (silk, sequins
neath and throw a blazer over, or velvet will do) and statement ear-
or layer a long-sleeved T-shirt rings à la Carrie. 
under and a sweater vest on top,
and you have yourself a chic,
cozy autumnal look.

They’re perfect for evening
As Carrie proves, anything can be
made evening-ready with the right
accessories. Her plaid iteration errs

right? Well, perhaps not. ites, having been spotted in various
The latest sneak peek from the up- styles from the brand over the years.

coming “And Just Like That” series OK, it’s worth noting Meghan was
shows Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie wearing hers in her California home
Bradshaw sitting at a restaurant table. where temperatures were in the 80s,
Alongside several layered necklaces, but that’s not to say there isn’t a style
she wears an oversized plaid shirt, lesson here for those of us on the
nicely elevated by her high ponytail chilly side of the pond, as Sarah Jes-
and jewels. Her character is renowned sica Parker in autumnal New York
for her high-low mixes, and in an au- proves.
tumnal khaki hue, her look was fitting
for the season and the occasion. Now that we’re all agreed they’re a
chic year-round staple, here’s why now’s
Meanwhile, for a YouTube reading the time to add a slouchy shirt to your
of her new children’s book last week, new season arsenal:
“The Bench,” the Duchess Meghan
Markle turned to a favorite ward- Naturally, it’s workwear friendly
robe staple: the oversized shirt. Her The shirt works well for smarter
blue number was left open at the col- dress codes, and even this oversized
lar, and she’d rolled up the sleeves to style has its place in a modern work-
her elbows for a casual feel, pairing it wear rotation. Pop a T-shirt or vest
with blue jeans and gold jewelry. underneath and wear unbuttoned like
Meghan, but most importantly, you’ll
The slouchy shirt has long been need to tuck it into a pair of trousers,
synonymous with Meghan’s style. rather than leaving it loose. Team
She famously sported Misha No- with slick leather accessories – think a
noo’s ‘Husband’ shirt back in 2017, whippet-thin belt and sturdy loafers –
just weeks before she and Harry an- to elevate it further.
nounced their engagement. British
label With Nothing Underneath’s cot- It work just as well for off-duty
ton shirts are also among her favor-

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ens of bottles of valuable wine, in- forced, suggesting that sophisticated
cluding an 1806 vintage worth more electronic equipment may have been
than $400,000, through an elaborate used, he told the newspaper El País.
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couple who dined at Atrio on Tuesday
Spanish police are seeking to inter- evening and enjoyed a tour of the cel-
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Gallery Strolls
BEACHSIDE GALLERIES
Raw Space
Palm House Gallery & Studio 1795 Old Dixie Hwy. 772-410-9126
3227 Ocean Drive (2nd floor). 772-231-6816 Website: artconceptalternative.org
Website: palmhousegallery.com Hours: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wed. to Fri.; 11 a.m. to
Gallery Artists: Wendy Douglas, Dede Gilbert, 2 p.m. Sat.
Rick Kelly, Madeline Long, Suzy Mellott, Jack
Staley, Barbara Tiffany and Emily Tremml. Artists Guild Gallery
1974 14th Avenue. 772-299-1234
Koman Fine Art Website: artistsguildgalleryofverobeach.com
2905 Cardinal Drive. Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues. to Fri., and 11

J.M. Stringer Gallery of Fine Art

2465 Ocean Drive. 772-231-3900
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Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tues. thru Sat. or by ap-
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Exhibit Nov. 11 to Dec. 31: Brushstrokes Opening
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Working artists, antique paintings, furnishings,
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Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues. to Sat.
Contemporary American craftsmen, including the
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Associate Artist: Johnson Hagood GALLERIES ELSEWHERE The Rowe Gallery
Meghan Candler Gallery 46 Royal Palm Pointe. 302-521-4175
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Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues. to Sat. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues. to Fri., 10 a.m. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wed. and Thurs or by appt. impressionism and realism
Curated paintings and sculpture by more than to 4 p.m. Sat.
40 contemporary artists November Exhibit: Facing Truth: Mixed Media
Collage by Christine Peloquin and Visions of a
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CALENDAR

ONGOING als and businesses to charitable organizations, 6 Gifford Youth Orchestra Annual Concert, 9 ‘Wonderfully Made’ Fall Fundraiser to
11:30 a.m. at Quail Valley River Club. $75. 772- 2 p.m. at the Gifford Community Center, benefit Care Net, 6 p.m. at the Intergener-
Check with organizations directly for up- 299-7449 with a special composition dedicated to the ational Center with keynote speaker Gov. Mike
dates/cancellations. Peace Initiative sponsored by local Rotary Clubs. Huckabee. $100. 772-569-7939
4 Empty Bowls-Full Hearts Soup Bowl to Free; donations appreciated to support student
Vero Beach Museum of Art: Martin Puryear, benefit the Samaritan Center, 9 a.m. to tuition scholarships and instruments. 772-213- 10-21 Vero Beach Theatre Guild pres-
Printmaker; and American Perspectives, Stories 5 p.m. at the Heritage Center, featuring some 3007 ents Anthony Schaffer’s Tony
from the American Folk Art Museum Collection, 1,200 hand-crafted bowls made by local potters. Award winning whodunit “Sleuth.” 772-562-8300
through Jan. 2. 772-231-0707 Suggested $15 minimum donation per bowl. 7 Walk-A-Thon for Military Suicide Aware-
$10 per chance to win handmade soup tureens. ness, a 2.2-mile Walk and Veterans Expo 11 Veterans Day Ceremony, 8:45 a.m. at Vet-
40th annual Best of the Best Juried Exhibi- 772-770-3039 presented American Gold Star Mothers of IRC. erans Memorial Island, with guest speak-
tion at A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery, thru Nov. 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. walk from Riverside er Col. Carlos Halcomb, USAF (Ret.) and the unveil-
12. Backusmuseum.org 5|6 Muster and Music Festival at the Park Grand Pavilion to Veterans Memorial Island ing and dedication of a WWI Memorial by Military
Navy SEAL Museum, with 6 p.m. Sanctuary and back, to benefit Dogs for Life, Next Officers of America, IRC. If inclement weather, cer-
Riverside Theatre: Weekly Friday &. Saturday Fri. membership dinner and a full day of activi- Generation Veterans and Mental Health Assoc. emony will be at VBHS PAC. 772-410-5820
Comedy Zone, 7 and 9 p.m. on the Waxlax Stage ties Sat.: 8 a.m. Muster 5K Beach Challenge; 11 $35. Ircgoldstarmoms.org or 570-885-2811
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p.m. (free; tickets required). 772-231-6990 tactical display; and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. live music. 7 We Golf Fore Habitat, 11 a.m. at Big Shots ty 50th Anniversary Launch Party, 6
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First Friday Gallery Strolls in Downtown Vero Scholarship Program, with golf, games, refresh- family event with activities indoors and outside
Beach Arts District, monthly from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. 5-7 Sebastian Clambake, 2 p.m. to 9 ments and raffles. 772-562-9860 offered by partner agencies Ballet Vero Beach,
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end of clams and entertainment to benefit lo- presents Basie on the Beatles, with con- Foundation and Learning Alliance. Free. Prizes to
4 Vero Beach High School Jazz Band Concert, cal charities supported by Sebastian Clambake ductor Frank Wosar giving Beatles tunes a jazzy the first 300 to complete all activities, and Kona
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4 National Philanthropy Day, hosted by the 6 Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show, 10 a.m. to 13 Tactical 10K and 2-Mile, 7 a.m. at
Association of Fundraising Profession- 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, featur- 8 Pro-Am Golf Tournament to benefit Boys South Beach Park to fund needed
als to recognize the contributions of individu- ing roughly 70 vehicles. Suggested $5 donation to & Girls Clubs of IRC, 8:30 a.m. shotgun equipment for Vero Beach Police Department.
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10 LOPSIDED 6 ORANGES Beach Lifeguard Association, 5 p.m. to
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13 DAL 8 DECIBEL Latin Night, Mulligan’s Hawaiian Luau and fire
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SURROUNDED BY NATURAL BEAUTY

111 Ocean Estates Dr. in Ocean Estates on North Hutchinson Island: 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath,
2,701-square-foot, two-story home offered for $1,299,779 by Debbie Bell,
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Ocean Estates residence surrounded by natural beauty

BY STEPHANIE LABAFF son Island just south of 32963 the road, “so you don’t even know that a year-round residence. “The ocean
Staff Writer moment that she walked in. anybody is over there. It’s very quiet looks different every day. It’s great to
and peaceful, nature-oriented.” be in paradise all the time,” says Carol.
Carol Cvercko got an email from Ocean Estates is a private ocean-to-
her husband, Michael, while he was river enclave tucked between Round The couple weren’t newcomers to “This is one of the lowest-priced,
away on business telling her, “This is Island Riverside Park and Avalon the area; they had previously owned a newer homes with impact glass on
the last winter you will spend in Con- State Park. unit at the Atrium condominium but the island,” says Realtor Debbie Bell,
necticut.” hadn’t been able to spend as much Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
With only 32 lots in the western, time visiting extended family mem- Florida Realty. “It’s a good value for
The couple had looked at homes riverside portion of the community, bers in Vero Beach as often as they the square footage.”
in the area, and Carol had fallen in you feel like you’re living among the liked when their sons were in school.
love with 111 Ocean Estates Dr. in wilds of old Florida, says Carol, not- Lush tropical foliage, dark, IPE
Ocean Estates on North Hutchin- ing there’s even a wooded buffer that So, what began as a winter residence wooden flooring, rafter tails, spaces
runs the length of the single loop for the Cverckos quickly turned into defined by columns, plantation shut-

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ters, covered porches, an abundance house and provides shelter for the
of windows and inviting outdoor liv- front door during a storm.
ing combine to evoke the British West
Indies architectural style, perfect for Along the hallway that runs from
island living. the front entry to the rear of the house,
you pass the stairs and an elevator
“There’s great attention to detail leading to the second floor as well as a
with fine finishes, including marble, powder room that is convenient to the
wainscoting and extensive millwork pool, living room and dining room.
on walls and ceilings throughout,”
notes Bell. “Being older, we wanted a house that
has one floor,” says Carol, pointing out
The home really begins when you that the elevator meant they can eas-
step into the courtyard located on the ily come and go. “It’s great for the dog,

left side of the house. This is where the guests and sending up furniture.”
Cverckos spend much of their time. The living room runs along the end

“This is a ‘room’ that we live in. of the courtyard with French doors on
We’re here more than anywhere,” both the north and south sides of the
says Carol, noting the pool is the per- room, letting plenty of natural light
fect size for cooling off before cooking filter through. A gas fireplace draws
up lunch in the outdoor kitchen or attention at one end of the room and
enjoying cocktails in the shade when the dining area separates this space
they entertain. from the gourmet kitchen.

The two-car garage opens into “My husband was a professional
the courtyard beneath a bridge that chef, and he just loves the kitchen,”
connects the garage to the main says Carol, pointing out the SubZero

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refrigerator and Wolf stove. As an in- VITAL STATISTICS Carol loves living in such close
terior designer, she’s fond of the mar- 111 OCEAN ESTATES DR. proximity to the river and ocean, re-
ble countertop, noting the movement calling long walks she took with her
of the design. Neighborhood: Ocean Estates on North Hutchinson Island dog. “The river and ocean are very
Year built: 2011 close so that you can walk back and
Upstairs, the owner’s suite is in the forth. It’s the best beach on the whole
southern wing, separated by a bridge Construction: Concrete block, with stucco island. No one is ever there.
from the two guest rooms that share Lot size: 90 feet by 50 feet
a Jack and Jill bathroom in the north- “This place is untouched, yet it’s got
ern wing. Along that hallway, a wash- Home size: 2,701 square-feet everything. It’s so peaceful and quiet.
er, dryer and sink have been hidden Bedrooms: 3 It’s so nature-oriented. I live outside,”
away for convenience. says Carol.
Bathrooms: 2 full baths and 1 half-bath
The expansive owner’s suite takes View: Nature preserve Ocean Estates is just a few miles south
in ocean and pool views from the bal- Pool: Splash pool of Saint Edward’s School and a short
cony, where you can enjoy a quiet cup drive from Vero’s Ocean Drive shopping
of coffee in the morning while watch- Additional features: Courtyard; jetted tub; travertine marble; IPE wood to the north or the lively Fort Pierce wa-
ing the sunrise. floors; gourmet kitchen; marble countertops; gas fireplace; summer terfront to the south. Round, Jack and
Queen Island parks are just a stone’s
The suite also has plenty of space for kitchen; elevator; two balconies; metal roof; impact windows; 2-car ga- throw away, with a gazebo near the riv-
a seating area, two walk-in closets and rage; river and beach access. er and a day-dock perfect for putting in
a large bathroom with a water closet, kayaks and paddleboards. There’s also
jetted tub, walk-in closet and dual van- Listing agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty a dune walkover making it a quick trip
ities. Windows the bathroom allow for Listing agent: Debbie Bell, 772-473-7255 to dip your toes in the ocean. 
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Surprised by property tax bill? Here’s how to file an appeal

BY HAISTEN WILLIS Though the assessment process var- and the current market,” said Greg values. However, you can get that
The Washington Post ies from state to state and county to McHenry, president of the Interna- information from your local govern-
county, the basics generally are pretty tional Association of Assessing Of- ment by visiting its website.
When homeowners get their prop- much the same. ficers and head of the appraiser’s of-
erty value assessment from the local fice in Riley County, Kan. “We look Things are handled a little differ-
government next year, they might Your property taxes are set in part at open market sales and analyze ently depending on where you live.
find themselves with sticker shock. by the millage rate, which represents them to determine the sales price per One major exception to the rule is
Thanks to sale prices that have risen the amount per every $1,000 of a square foot.” California, which bases property tax-
as much as 20 percent year-over-year, property’s assessed value that own- es on a home’s last sales price even if
those estimates are likely to be much ers pay. The other factor is, of course, Because assessments are usually that sale took place decades ago.
higher than they were the year before. how much the property is worth. handled at the hyperlocal level, there
is no national database of appraisal Many homeowners see estimates
Unless your home is your perma- If your home sold within the last online, such as Zillow’s “Zesti-
nent residence and covered by Flori- year, that’s easy – it’s worth the sale
da’s homestead rules limiting annual price. If not, local assessors will esti-
mate the value.

property tax increases, you could be To do that, they usually rely on
in for a surprise. comparables, or the price that homes
similar to yours sold for within the
With prices changing so quickly, last year. This will take into account
how do you know if your assessment location, how many bedrooms and
is accurate? And if you’re sure the es- bathrooms the home has, and any
timate is higher than what your home other amenities it might include, such
could actually sell for, is there any- as a fenced-in yard or an accessory
thing you can do about it? dwelling unit. If you’ve added a back-
yard shed or sunroom to the home in
In most cases your local govern- the last year, you’ll see that reflected
ment employs teams of assessors who in the estimate.
periodically estimate your home’s
value, and then sends that estimate Assessors typically can’t visit every
tax increasesto you in the mail. Many house in their city or county every
cities and counties assess all prop- year, so they also use oblique photog-
erties every year, while others do so raphy or geographic information sys-
only every other or every third year. tems (GIS) to fill in the gaps.

An assessment is the estimated mar- “As mass appraisers it’s very im-
ket value for your home, or the prob- portant to us that we keep on top of
able price for which you can sell your the current condition of properties
property under normal conditions.

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mates,” for how much their homes timate is higher than what your First and foremost is making sure “Broadly speaking, these governments
are worth. McHenry said that local home would actually sell for, you you file your appeal by the deadline. are not looking for opportunities to
appraisers can be much more ac- can make a case to the powers that And those deadlines are no joke. give you additional time to appeal.”
curate as they check homes against be and, with enough data at your
comparable local sales and physi- side, potentially get that estimate “If you miss the deadline, you miss Milligan said that D.C. historically
cally visit properties. lowered and save some money at tax the deadline,” said Anslie Stokes Mil- had appraisals well below market val-
time. Here’s how: ligan, a Washington-area real estate ue and has only started trying to bring
If you are confident that your es- agent with McEnearney Associates. them closer to fair market within the

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last five years or so. She has started less than me, please change my as- concrete data that you can point to is “We don’t see interiors in a lot of
getting calls from past clients com- sessment.’” probably the best path to take.” cases. It’s an opportunity to make
plaining about their high appraisals. sure our data is accurate, and to up-
This year, she received dozens of calls DeTurris said that finding three McHenry said assessors welcome date it if not.”
after the notices went out. comparable properties that the city the appeal process and are glad to
or county assessed at a lower value have a check on their work. Other than the time involved,
She said most homeowners aren’t than yours is usually enough to make there’s little risk in filing an appeal.
familiar with the appeal process or a convincing argument, provided you “Assessors do not run from ap- Your property tax assessment can go
how it works. include documentation to back up peals,” he said. down if you win but won’t go up if
your claim. you lose.
In some locales, homeowners can “The appeal process is another
request comparable sales – a key data Appeals can also be made for er- opportunity for us to make sure that “Homeowners know their property
point in any assessment – and the rors in property description – for we get it right and get those values as better than anyone else,” said DeTur-
worksheet the government used to example if an assessment says your accurate as we possibly can. ris. “They know what it’s close to, they
estimate your home’s value. home has four bedrooms when it know what amenities it has, they know
only has three. “It’s common for someone to ap- why they bought it. A property owner
Another key is to be realistic about peal a value and we find out that we is the ideal person to advocate for the
what you argue the home is worth “Use the exact assessors’ data overestimated the amount of fin- true value of their own property.” 
rather than simply shooting for the against them,” said DeTurris. “Using ished basement or something like
lowest number possible. that.

“More people would have success
if they aimed for actual market value,
rather than trying to get below that,”
said Milligan.

How hard is it to file an appeal?
Kevin DeTurris, a Fairfax County,
Va., attorney with the firm Blanking-
ship and Keith, said most home value
appeals can be easily handled by the
homeowner and that using attorneys
is usually only needed for large com-
mercial properties.
By the same token, a successful ap-
peal typically saves the homeowner
just a few hundred dollars, so it’s not
worth the cost of obtaining a full ap-
praisal.
An exception applies to homeown-
ers who have recently refinanced
their home to take advantage of low
interest rates.
If the refinance involved a profes-
sional appraisal, and that appraisal
says the home is worth less than what
the government estimates, the ap-
praisal can be used as evidence in an
appeal.
DeTurris advises finding recent
sales of homes of similar size and
quality to yours in the nearby area.
If a house down the street sold for
less than the estimate, you’ve got
good grounds for an appeal.
Even if a home sold for the same
or more than your current home, if
it was larger, had more bedrooms or
bathrooms or other amenities than
your home does, that can still be used
to argue for a lower appraisal.
The best way to find this informa-
tion is to search through your local
tax database online, then fill out a
form to begin the appeal process.
“Each county has a tax database
out there, so you can find what ev-
erybody is being assessed at and if
you’re being treated fairly,” said De-
Turris.
“You can start hunting and pecking
other homes in your area and what
they’re assessed at. You can then
make an argument to the board of
equalization [or property appraiser’s
office] saying, ‘Here are my three
neighbors, they’re assessed $100,000

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Real Estate Sales on the Barrier Island: Oct. 22 to Oct. 28

The final full week of October saw 9 real estate sales close on the barrier island, with five of the
transactions topping $1 million.
The top sale of the week was of a beachfront lot in the gated community of Ocean Pearl. The
property at 330 North Blue Wave Lane was placed on the market Jan. 21 for $3.85 million. The lot
sold on Oct. 26 for $3.65 million.
The seller in the transaction was represented by Cindy O’Dare and Richard Boga of Premier
Estate Properties. The purchaser was represented by Chris Butler of Villa Realty Associates.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

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

$1,885,000
CACHE CAY 29 CACHE CAY DR 8/19/2021 $1,900,000 $1,900,000 10/27/2021

SEA COLONY 6 W SEA COLONY DR 8/4/2021 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 10/26/2021 $1,450,000

VERO BEACH ESTATES 525 BANYAN RD 5/21/2021 $995,000 $1,250,000 10/27/2021 $1,114,000

VERO BEACH ESTATES 546 DAHLIA LN 9/17/2021 $575,000 $575,000 10/22/2021 $575,000

VERO BEACH ESTATES 645 DAHLIA LN 9/16/2021 $530,000 $550,000 10/27/2021 $560,000

ESTUARY THE 240 LAKEVIEW WAY 7/6/2020 $495,000 $489,000 10/25/2021 $480,000

TOWNHOMES, VILLAS, CONDOS, MULTIFAMILY AND INVESTMENT

ORCHID ISLAND 10 BEACHSIDE DR, #101 7/26/2021 $1,950,000 $1,950,000 10/28/2021 $1,950,000

PARK SHORES 109 W PARK SHORES CIR, #32 9/16/2021 $350,000 $350,000 10/22/2021 $345,000

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Sea Colony, Address: 6 W Sea Colony Dr Subdivision: Estuary The, Address: 240 Lakeview Way

Listing Date: 8/4/2021 Listing Date: 7/6/2020
Original Price: $1,500,000 Original Price: $495,000
Recent Price: $1,500,000 Recent Price: $489,000
Sold: 10/26/2021 Sold: 10/25/2021
Selling Price: $1,450,000 Selling Price: $480,000
Listing Agent: Charlotte Terry Listing Agent: Debbie Bell

Selling Agent: Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Selling Agent: Berkshire Hathaway Florida

Terri McConnell Not Provided

The Moorings Realty Sales Co. Not Provided

Subdivision: Vero Beach Estates, Address: 546 Dahlia Ln Subdivision: Orchid Island, Address: 10 Beachside Dr, #101

Listing Date: 9/17/2021 Listing Date: 7/26/2021
Original Price: $575,000 Original Price: $1,950,000
Recent Price: $575,000 Recent Price: $1,950,000
Sold: 10/22/2021 Sold: 10/28/2021
Selling Price: $575,000 Selling Price: $1,950,000
Listing Agent: Pam Pendleton Listing Agent: Bob Niederpruem

Selling Agent: Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Selling Agent: Premier Estate Properties

Roger Smith Luke Webb

Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Premier Estate Properties

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Cache Cay, Address: 29 Cache Cay Dr Subdivision: Vero Beach Estates, Address: 645 Dahlia Ln

Listing Date: 8/19/2021 Listing Date: 9/16/2021
Original Price: $1,900,000 Original Price: $530,000
Recent Price: $1,900,000 Recent Price: $550,000
Sold: 10/27/2021 Sold: 10/27/2021
Selling Price: $1,885,000 Selling Price: $560,000
Listing Agent: Hank Wolff Listing Agent: Jessa Valentine &
Scott Reynolds
Selling Agent: ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Selling Agent:
Compass Florida LLC
Sherry Brown
Jessa Valentine
ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty
Compass Florida LLC

Subdivision: Vero Beach Estates, Address: 525 Banyan Rd Subdivision: Park Shores, Address: 109 W Park Shores Cir, #32

Listing Date: 5/21/2021 Listing Date: 9/16/2021
Original Price: $995,000 Original Price: $350,000
Recent Price: $1,250,000 Recent Price: $350,000
Sold: 10/27/2021 Sold: 10/22/2021
Selling Price: $1,114,000 Selling Price: $345,000
Listing Agent: Troy Westover & Listing Agent: Roger Smith
Andrew Westover
Selling Agent: Selling Agent: Alex MacWilliam, Inc.
Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.
Cliff Norris Jr.
Karen Smith
Cliff Norris Real Estate
ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty



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