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ARTS & THEATRE Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 51 on our journey.” She says her creativity and love of art stems from her artistic mother, who was always working on some sort of creative project. As a child growing up on the New Jersey coast, she followed suit, drawing and doodling, and dreaming of becoming an artist. “I’m just so passionate about creating. It’s in my blood. I’ve always felt like this. In my late teens, it was just pouring out of me. Through all of these careers, decades in my life, they were all creative,” says McCormack. She has drawn influence from many artists, such as Picasso, for his genius in continually changing and experimenting with his art; Matisse, for his use of color and shapes; and Andy Warhol, for his pop art and graphic-like painting. She was also inspired by a quote by Maya Angelou: “Everyone born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. We come from the Creator with creativity. I think each one of us is born with creativity.” Her current works are a culmination of those years of creativity and the wonderful gift she has been given. CONTINUED ON PAGE 52 Reggie McCormack. PHOTOS BY JOSHUA KODIS

ARTS & THEATRE 52 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ “I am humbled by it. My love for God, my family and home ignites me and brings me great joy,” says McCormack. “This joy fills my life and my studio and is mirrored in my paintings.” McCormack and husband Steve moved from Duxbury, Mass., to Vero Beach several years ago, where her artistic journey continues to evolve. Moved by nature’s exquisite hues and the beauty of her surroundings, she seeks to transpose the richness of the elements onto a canvas. “I feel we need to be happy and joyful in this world we are living in. I look at so much art that is sad, dark and depressing. Creating positive, happy art, I am sharing my joy.” She believes that while everyone has difficulties in life, if they are able to work through them, they will find love, light and beauty. “If you don’t get through the muck, that’s your lens for life; you don’t see clearly, you don’t appreciate it,” she explains. McCormack graduated with a B.A. in English from Monmouth University in New Jersey, where she also studied studio art and art history, and spent many hours throwing on the wheel and hand building in clay. Afterward, she spent 10 rewarding years as the in-house stylist for designer Liz Claiborne, and ran Claiborne’s fashion office, producing press shows and photo shoots, and traveling with the designer. That experience influenced her creation of fashion collages, using designer names CONTINUED FROM PAGE 51

ARTS & THEATRE Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 53 coupled with photos of women and exciting places, and various textures. When her daughter Liz was growing up, she enjoyed working on the col - lages as well. “We collaged every box we could get our hands on and just loved the process of cutting, pasting and creat - ing together.” To add additional skills to her rep - ertoire, she earned an associate de - gree in interior architecture and de - sign at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. For the next 35 years, she ran her own company designing residential interiors, with a special - ization in historic restoration in and around Boston. As with her artwork, she would approach each room differently, but they all had a thread that connected them. While she has continued working on special projects in the design field, her main passion is her artwork. “Every day is a different experience in the studio, connecting, letting go and loving the process, along with ex - ploring, learning and moving beyond existing boundaries. It’s a continual and exciting journey while painting from my heart and soul,” she says. McCormack is very involved with an online arts community called Art2Life, based in Marin, Calif., that involves artists from around the world, painting in a variety of styles and mediums. “It’s a wonderful way of seeing what other artists are creating and to con - tinue learning and growing. I love keeping my finger on the pulse of the design and art world. It’s such an ex - citing journey,” she says. McCormack describes the textures and layers in her work as reflective of those of our own life’s experiences, which is what people see in art. Quoting Vincent Van Gogh, she says, “‘Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter’s soul.’ That’s why it’s so exciting for me. I am pulling in all of these multifaceted pieces in my art. I am learning so much about myself and the eclecticism of all of this work, and it all marries. It just works.”

ARTS & THEATRE 54 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ It’s music and more music this weekend – and a highlight is sure to be the Vero Beach Chamber Orchestra concert. They will perform Mozart’s Overture to Don Giovanni, Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll and Haydn’s Symphony No. 94 “Surprise.” The concert begins 2 p.m. Sunday, March 12, at the Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center, 1707 16th St. The concert is free, but donations are appreciated. For more information, visit VeroBeachChamberOrchestra.org. “Beginnings – The Ultimate Chicago Tribute Band” performs 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at the Emerson Center, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach. Tickets are $35 to $85. Call 800-595- 4849 or visit MusicWorksConcerts.com. The Treasure Coast Chorale will perform in concert 4 p.m. Sunday, March 12, at the First Baptist Church, 2206 16th Ave., Vero Beach. The concert, called “Food, Glorious Food,” includes tunes from “Cabaret,” “Oliver!” and “Beauty and the Beast.” They will also perform “Favorite Things,” “That’s Amore” and novelty songs like “Fugue for Fast Food.” Admission is free but donations accepted. For more information, visit TreasureCoastChorale.org. Get the blood pumping when “On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan” comes to the King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne. This is a new production of the smash-hit musical and is directed and choreographed by Luis Salgado, who performed in the original Broadway production of “On Your Feet!” The music in it includes favorites such as “Rhythm is Gonna Get You,” “Get On COMING UP! Chamber Orchestra show among super musical options 1 BY PAM HARBAUGH Correspondent 2 3 4

ARTS & THEATRE Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 55 Your Feet” and “Don’t Want to Lose You Now.” The show performs 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 12, and Monday, March 13. Tickets are $49 to $79. The King Center is at 3865 N. Wickham Rd. Call 321-242-2219 or visit Broadway AtTheKingCenter.com. The Vero Beach Theatre Guild opens the musical “Pippin” Friday, March 10. The show, which runs through Sunday, March 26, has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. It performs 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are $40. And by the way, the Theatre Guild recently announced its new season and is offering $20 discounts for season tickets if you purchase them by March 15. The Vero Beach Theatre Guild is at 2020 San Juan Ave. Call 772-562-8300 or visit VeroBeachTheatreGuild.com. Riverside Theatre presents the riotous “A Comedy of Tenors” through Sunday, March 12. Tickets start at $45. The Riverside Theatre Spring Gala Celebration starring Tony Awardwinner Kelli O’Hara begins 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 14. The Spring Gala includes cocktails followed by a performance on the Stark Stage and dinner in the Orchid Lobby. The Gala tickets are $800 to $1,000. Riverside Theatre is at 3250 Riverside Park Dr., Vero Beach. Call 772-231-6990 or visit Riverside Theatre.com. Festivals are also happening. The Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge 120th Anniversary Celebration runs Friday, March 10, to Sunday, March 12, at various locations. It includes “An Evening with President Theodore Roosevelt” 6 p.m. Friday, March 10, at the Heritage Center, 2140 14th Ave., Vero Beach. (FYI, Theodore Roosevelt established the refuge.) That event includes heavy hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer, a screening of the documentary “Feather Wars,” and costs $150. There will be free all-day activities 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge entrance at the north end of Jungle Trail, off the A1A. There will be a Sunset Wine & Cheese Cruise to Pelican Island 4 p.m. Saturday, March 11. The cruise leaves from the Environmental Learning Center, 255 Live Oak Dr., Wabasso. The cost of the cruise is $70. The anniversary celebration ends with a free Sundae Social 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 12, at the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge near the entrance to north end of Jungle Trail, off the A1A. For more information, call 772-202-0697 or visit FirstRefuge.org. The Indian River County Firefighters’ Fair runs Friday, March 10, to Sunday, March 19, at the Indian River County Fairgrounds, 7955 58th Ave., Vero Beach. There will be 4-H competitions, rides, live entertainment, demonstrations and carnival food. Doors open 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information, visit FireFightersFair.org. The International Lecture Series presents the Art of Filmmaking by Emmy-winning filmmaker Ric Burns, 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 13, at Vero Beach Museum of Art, 3001 Riverside Park Dr. $145 with discounts for museum members. Call 772-231-0707 or visit VBMuseum.org. The Emerson Center ESeries presents Dr. Thomas Reinert, of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, speaking on the Manatee Crisis and Efforts to Save Them, 7 p.m. at the Emerson Center, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach. Free. Call 772-778- 5249 or visit TheEmersonCenter.org. 5 6 7 8 9

PETS 56 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Well there’s totally no chance I’m EVER gonna get bored or ever know everything there is to know about fellow pooches. I learn something new pretty much every week, it feels like. This week, for ex-zample, I learned about Nosework. My innerview-eee was Duke Sumner, a big frenly poocheroo, short coarse hair, budderscotch color with Crispy Biscuits white sprinkles on it, stick-uppy ears that flop over a liddle at the ends, an a nice, smiley face. He says his mixture’s a miss-tery, but “Mom says, cuz I’m so big an such a pain in the butt, I’m probly part Great Dane an part Jack Russell. I’m not sure if she’s kiddin’, tho.” We decided to meet on the padio where it was nice an cool. I introduced myself an my assistant an Duke introduced himself an his Mom, Cissie. Following the Wagan-Sniff, we got comf-tubble, an I opened my notebook. “I’m ready to hear your story,” I said. “And your career sounds in-TREE-ging.” “It IS,” he agreed. “I guess I should start at the buh-ginning, right?” “Absolutely. How’d you an your Mom find each other?” “Well, I was inna town called, um, CLUE-wiss-tun, stayin’ at a foster home that’s part of the Ewenity Farm Herding Dog Haven foster-based rescue organization (I think I got that right). “Mom already had Sally, she’s a sorta hound like me but smaller; an Odie, a Rat Terrier; an Rio, who she’d had since he was a pupper and he was getting Up There (he was 11); an she was lookin’ for another pooch. She was swipin’ thru pooch pickshurs on The Web: like, swipe, NOPE; swipe, NOPE; swipe, NOPE; then swipe, YEP! when she saw mine! She says there was Something in My Ex-preshun. She says it was Pure Luck.” “Woof! What was it?” I wondered. “I’m not sure,” Duke replied. “It’s a MISS-tree to me, but Mom’s been a pruhfessional dog trainer for 25 years in human an she Knows Stuff, an the look I had in the pick-shur told her I would be TRAIN-ubble. And, guess what? I Totally AM! A week later I was dropped off!” “So what was it like at first, meetin’ your new famly?” “Mom innerduced me to my new brothers an sister one atta time so there’d be no, you know, drama. It was pretty easy peasy. I’m jus’ naturally a frenly sorta pooch, kinda silly I guess. It did take a while for me to get the message that Odie was old an didn’t wanna play. Rio was kinda old too, but him an me hung out for about a year, he was sorta like a big brother, I guess, an he taught me a lotta basic dog stuff, then he hadda go to Dog Heaven. We still miss him a lot. Me an Sally love playin’ an runnin’ around together, sorta pooches of a feather, ya’ know?” “So tell me about your excitin’ Nosework training. I see you have a lotta ribbons!” I prompted. “Rio had been a really Hot Dog competitor in what humans call the Canine Sport of Nosework, and he really loved it, so Mom started my training the very first week I got here. I hadda learn what she calls Target OH-ders, which us pooches call SMELLS: Anise, Birch an Clove. Nosework’s for civilian dogs to learn the same skills as pruh-fessional puh-leece and military dogs do for sniffin’ out drugs and BOMS, but with no danger an no bad guys.” “That sounds So Ex-citin’!” “It IS. The smells are hidden inside or outside, an we have to find ’um (it’s called Trailing) an let our human know. Turns out, I’m Really Good at it. I’ve got lotsa ribbons and titles, which are pieces of paper, pretty much. Important pieces of paper, tho. “I love Nosework, an goin’ to events. Me an Mom an Sally go for car rides almost every day, events all over Florida an other fun stuff.” “That is SO Cool Kibbles, Duke! You must have some Super Sniffer! So do you have any fave foodstuffs. Toys? Where do you pooches sleep? Who’s the Alpha?” “Well, thanks, Bonz! To tell you the truth, everything I eat is my favorite. Chicken for dinner? That’s my fave! Turkey? My Fave! Animal Crackers? Oh, yeah! Food is my favrite food! “Toys? Well, pretty much anything that squeaks. They don’t last that long, tho. I ’specially like to employ a nice squeaky toy when it’s meal time an Mom apparently needs a subtle liddle reminder. I usually squeak a squeaky toy every day at 5:15 p.m. on the nose. “We have our own dog beds, an we sorta sleep wherever we feel most comfy. “As far as the Alpha, that’s easy. It’s Mom! I’ve heard humans say she’s a Dog Whisperer. The way us pooches look at it, we like learnin’ Important Stuff from her cuz we respect an understand each other. She doesn’t yell and scare the dog biscuits outta us; she gives us a treat when we do the right thing and also pats us on the head an says lotsa nice words. I can’t say she ackshully whispers. It usually sounds like regular human talk to me.” Headin’ home, I was thinkin’ about big, frenly, somewhat goofy Duke an his happily blended family. An how Cool Kibbles his Nosework Sport Career is. It’d be fun to go to one of his competitions someday an report back to you. I’ve never put my own sniffer to the test, but I’m confident I can sniff out my evening yoghurt in the back of the fridge or a random piece of bread on the kitchen counter. Till next time, Hi Dog Buddies! Bonz’s bud Duke ‘Nosework’ ... and knows how to play! The Bonz Don’t Be Shy We are always looking for pets with interesting stories. To set up an interview, email [email protected]. Duke

FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA MOST COMMON FOR THOSE UNDER 60

58 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 HEALTH Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ When the family of show business legend Bruce Willis announced that he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), people scurried to the Internet to learn more about this fatal disease. According to the Association for Frontotemporal Dementia (AFTD), it is the most common form of dementia for people under age 60. Dr. Samina Kazmi, a board-certified neurologist who practices in Cleveland Clinic’s Tradition Hospital complex and is not involved in Willis’ medical care, says the average age of onset is 45-to-65, although the disease can present at a younger age. “Between 10 percent and 20 percent of cases are genetically transferred,” says Dr. Kazmi. If one parent has this type of FTD, there is a 50-percent chance it will be inherited by their child. Men and women develop FTD in similar percentages. “Because it starts in the front of 1225 US HWY 1, VERO BEACH, FL 32960 JULIE A. CROMER, DDS COSMETIC DENTISTRY GENERAL DENTISTRY DENTURES & PARTIALS DENTAL IMPLANTS WHITENING GUM SURGERY WALK-INS WELCOME FINANCING & SAVINGS PLAN AVAILABLE SE HABLA ESPANOL DENTAL LAB ON PREMISES Call 772-562-5051 CromerAndCairnsDental.com The patient and any other person responsible for payment has a right to refuse to pay, cancel payment, or be reimbursed for payment for any other services, examination, or treatment that is preformed as a result of and within 72 hours of responding to the advertisement for the free, discounted fee, or reduced fee service, examination, or treatment. NEW PATIENT SPECIAL COMPREHENSIVE EXAM FULL SET XRAYS TREATMENT PLAN CLEANING* $79 *Not in combination with any other offer. Offer good for new patients only and cleaning in absence of periodontal disease. Xrays are non transferable. (D0150) (D1110) (D0210) (D0330) HARBOR PRIMARY CARE 1300 36TH ST, STE 1G VERO BEACH, FL 32960 Medical Arts Center West of Hospital Emergency Department PLEASE CALL 772-562-3960 FOR APPOINTMENT THET L. TUN M.D. Board Certified Internal Medicine Board Certified Hospice & Palliative Medicine • Accepts Medicare and Most Major Insurance Plans • Dr. Tun is an Active Member of the Medical Staff at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital since 2011 Frontotemporal most common dementia for those under 60 BY JACKIE HOLFELDER Correspondent Dr. Samina Kazmi. PHOTOS JOSHUA KODIS

Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 59 HEALTH Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ the brain – where behavior and language functions are controlled – some early symptoms include blunting of emotions, inappropriate behavior and trouble expressing yourself. The person affected may experience increasing difficulty in planning or organizing activities.” The progression of symptoms varies by individual according to AFTD, but there is an inevitable decline in functioning. “The length of progression varies from two to over 20 years,” Dr. Kazmi says. Over time, FTD predisposes an individual to physical complications such as pneumonia, infection or injury from a fall. Average life expectancy is 7-to-13 years after the start of symptoms. The most common cause of death is pneumonia. “Memory isn’t affected as first,” Dr. Kazmi says., “But no matter what part of the brain your neurological problem appears in initially, as it progresses, the entire brain will be involved.” And although presently there is no cure, she adds, “anti-depressants and medications that can treat certain behavioral symptoms and improve quality of life are available.” According to the National Institute of Health’s National Institute on Aging, there are several ways a doctor can diagnose frontotemporal dementia: • Perform an exam and ask about symptoms. • Look at personal and family medical history. • Use laboratory tests to help rule out other conditions. • Order genetic testing. • Conduct tests to assess memory, thinking, language skills, and physical functioning. • Order imaging of the brain. A psychiatric evaluation can help determine if depression or another mental health problem is causing or contributing to the condition. However, only genetic tests in familial cases or a brain autopsy after a person dies can confirm with certainty a diagnosis of FTD. Researchers are studying ways to diagnose FTD earlier and more accurately and to distinguish it from other types of dementia. One area of research involves biomarkers, such as proteins or other substances in the blood or cerebrospinal fluid which can be used to measure disease progression or the effects of treatment. Researchers are also exploring ways to improve brain imaging and neuropsychological testing. Anyone concerned about their risk for FTD has the option of meeting with a genetic counselor, either individually or accompanied by a family member or friend. In some cases, the genetic counselor may recommend genetic testing to help clarify risk, but genetic testing is never a required part of genetic counseling. A genetic counselor can evaluate the likelihood that a specific case has a genetic cause and help an individual think through the benefits and risks of genetic testing, ways to talk to family members about genetic testing, privacy concerns, and more. Last spring, Willis was diagnosed with Aphasia, a disorder that affects how you communicate, hampering speech, writing, and understanding of both spoken and written language. But Aphasia is really just a term given to a set of symptoms. It wasn’t until last month that the more specific underlying diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia was announced. After Willis’ condition was made public by his family, his wife, ex-wife and five daughters issued a statement which says, in part, “Bruce always believed in using his voice in the world to help others, and to raise awareness about important issues, both publicly and privately. We know in our hearts that – if he could today – he would want to respond by bringing global attention and connectedness with those who are also dealing with this debilitating disease and how it impacts so many individuals and their families.” Dr. Samina Kazmi, a board-certified neurologist, is on the staff of Cleveland Clinic Martin Health. She earned her medical degree at Sindh Medical College, completed the residency program in the Department of Neurology at University of Mississippi Medical Center, and completed the fellowship program in Clinical Neurophysiology at West Virginia University. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, of the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology and of the American Board of Vascular Neurology. She received her Florida medical license in 2010. She is accepting new patients at Tradition HealthPark One, 10050 SW Innovation Way, Port St. Lucie. Call 772-344-3811 or visit martinhealth.org/neurology for an appointment.

60 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 HEALTH Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ There is a diabetes crisis in America, and it is getting worse. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), more than 37 million Americans have diabetes – which is a staggering 11 percent of the population – and the numbers continue to rise. The disease hits older Americans the hardest, afflicting 29 percent of those over 65. But cases are projected to increase among much younger people in coming years. According to the CDC Newsroom: “Type 2 diabetes has substantially increased among young people over the last two decades ... and the number of young people under age 20 with diabetes in the United States is likely to increase more rapidly in future decades, according to a new modeling study published in Diabetes Care in December. Given this upward trend, a total of 526,000 young people may have diabetes (including both type 1 and type 2 diabetes) by 2060. Comparatively, 213,000 young people in the United States had diabetes in 2017.” Current diabetes numbers include both diagnosed and undiagnosed cases, based on estimates. Of the many afflicted by the disease, 90 percent to 95 percent have type 2 diabetes. The rest have type 1. “Diabetes affects all ages and all ethnicities, but the likelihood of contracting diabetes increases 30 percent after the age of 65, especially if there is a family history,” said Dr. Paul Graham, founding member and partner of Diabetes and Endocrine Associates of the Treasure Coast. “You inherit a predisposition to the disease, then something in your environment triggers it. “While both types of diabetes are genetically predisposed, the genes for type 1 and type 2 are different,” he continued. “Type 1 diabetes used to be called juvenile diabetes because it usually occurs in teenagers and young adults. “You are genetically predisposed to type 1 at birth and when you get to be a teenager, certain viruses can attack the pancreas and damage the beta cells so you don’t make insulin. Once the pancreas stops making insulin, the condition will have to be managed by using insulin. “Type 2 diabetes used to be called adult onset diabetes because it’s more common in middle-aged patients. Its cause is partly genetic and partly environmental. Age, diet and obesity are the triggers for type 2 diabetes, so the older you are and the more you weigh, the more likely you will get it. Type 2 means that your body doesn’t use insulin propAs diabetes crisis worsens, clear ways to lower your risk BY KERRY FIRTH Correspondent Dr. Paul Graham. PHOTOS JOSHUA KODIS

Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 61 HEALTH Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ erly. Some people can control their blood-sugar levels with healthy eat - ing and exercise, while others may need medication to manage it.” Dr. Graham stresses that if dia - betes doesn’t run in the family, you most likely won’t get the disease. You have to first be genetically pre - disposed and then age and weight make the difference. That being said, more teens with the diabetes gene are being diagnosed earlier because of poor diet, excess weight and lack of exercise. Gestational diabetes affects nearly 10 percent of pregnancies in the U.S. every year. That doesn’t mean that you had diabetes before you con - ceived or that you’ll have diabetes after you give birth. It does mean that you carry the gene and the baby was the trigger. Gestational diabetes can start when the mother’s body is not able to make and use all the insulin it needs for pregnancy. Fortunately, there are medications available to help the mother combat the disease. Unfortunately, nearly one third of those mothers will eventually de - velop full-blown diabetes as they age and gain weight, so they should be especially conscious of their diet and exercise regimen. Dr. Graham feels that the terms prediabetes and borderline diabe - tes are really misnomers. “It’s kind of like pregnancy,” he said jokingly. “You are either pregnant or you are not. There is no such thing as border - line pregnancy. And there is no such thing as borderline diabetes. Either you have normal glucose metabo - lism or not. “If you do not, then you have mild early diabetes. Your blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. While it’s not curable, it can be controlled by weight loss. Twenty percent of diabetics can control their diabetes with weight loss and may never need medication.” There are several ways to diagnose diabetes and yearly testing should be done in your doctor’s office or a lab. The A1C test measures your aver - age blood glucose for the past three months. The normal range should be less than 5.7 percent. If your blood glucose is between 5.7 percent and 6.4 percent, you are in the predia - betes or early mild diabetes stage. Higher than 6.5 percent is full blown diabetes. The Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) test checks your fasting blood glu - cose levels. This test is given after the patient fasts for at least eight hours before the test. Normal results are less than 100mg/dl. A measurement of 100mg/dl to 125mg/dl signifies prediabetes or early mild diabetes, and above 125mg/dl is full blown diabetes. There is also an Oral Glucose Toler - ance test that checks your blood glu - cose level two hours before and two hours after you drink a special sweet drink. It will tell the doctor how your body processes sugar. Diabetes is di - agnosed at a two-hour blood glucose of 200mg/dl or more. One or more of these tests should be performed during your yearly physical by your primary care phy - sician. Primary care physicians are skilled in treating type 2 diabetes with various medications that autoregulate sugar in your bloodstream. Type 1 diabetics will most likely be referred to an endocrinologist. Having diabetes doubles your risk of heart attack, stroke and kid - ney disease, and was a grim factor during the pandemic, contributing to many deaths, so controlling it is imperative. Most diabetics are also prescribed cholesterol medication to lower their cholesterol and reduce that risk. The ADA states that you can low - er your risk for type 2 diabetes by 58 percent by losing approximately 7 percent of your body weight (15 pounds if you weight 200 pounds) and by moderate exercise such as walking 30 minutes a day. Even if you don’t reach your ideal body weight, losing 10 to 15 pounds can make a huge difference in your risk of diabe - tes.“Aside from a healthy lifestyle, the only way to prevent getting diabetes is to pick your parents,” Dr. Graham revealed. “There’s a reason we look like our parents. Not only do we look like them, we also are predisposed to everything they are predisposed to.” There was good news last week for diabetes patients who need insulin when Eli Lilly announced price re - ductions of 70 percent for its most commonly prescribed insulins and an expansion of its Insulin Value Pro - gram that caps patient out-of-pocket costs at $35 or less per month. Dr. Graham graduated from the University of Rochester School of Med - icine and Dentistry in Rochester, N.Y., and did his residency in Internal Med - icine and fellowship in Endocrinology at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, in San An - tonio, Texas. He moved to Florida in 1989 and joined the Doctors Clinic until it closed in 2001. He then cofounded Diabetes and Endocrine Associates of the Treasure Coast specializing in dia - betes, thyroid, osteoporosis, adrenal and pituitary disorders. His office is located at 2835 20th St., Vero Beach. Call 772-299-3003.

62 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 HEALTH Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ The popular artificial sweetener erythritol, which is used as a sugar substitute in many low-calorie, low-carb and keto products, has been linked to heightened risk of heart attack, stroke and death, according to a study published in Nature Medicine. Looking at more than 4,000 people in the United States and Europe who were undergoing elective cardiac evaluation, researchers at Cleveland Clinic found that those who had greater erythritol levels in their blood had a higher chance of experiencing adverse cardiac events. In preclinical studies, they also found evidence that ingestion of erythritol increased blood clot formation. Researchers caution that more study is necessary and that participants independently had a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease, so the “translatability” of the findings to the general population Study links artificial sweetener to higher heart attack risk BY KELSEY ABLES The Washington Post

Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 63 HEALTH Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ still needs to be determined. Yet, the results offer a significant challenge to product marketing that pitches erythritol as a healthy, natural sugar alternative. And the insights arrive as erythritol has come into vogue, with plant-based, keto and low-carb diet trends spurring interest in alternative sweeteners sold as “natural.” According to 2022 reports from research firm NielsenIQ, sales growth for products with erythritol grew 43 percent over two years, and products that claim to contain “natural sweeteners” grew by 91 percent. “Sugar-free” products with erythritol are often recommended to individuals with obesity, diabetes or metabolic syndrome – who are already at risk for such cardiovascular health problems, the paper’s authors note. In a statement about the study, Stanley Hazen, a cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic, called for more research into alternative sweeteners. “Cardiovascular disease builds over time, and heart disease is the leading cause of death globally,” he said. “We need to make sure the foods we eat aren’t hidden contributors.” Hazen wrote in an email that his team did not set out to study artificial sweeteners but was rather looking to find chemicals in the blood that identified “who was at risk for a future heart attack, stroke or dying in the next three years.” The compound that predicted this “ended up being Erythritol.” His team then developed a test for it, independently tested their hypothesis and replicated the findings. A sugar alcohol that is found in small amounts in fruits and vegetables, erythritol is poorly metabolized, excreted almost entirely in urine and characterized as a “zerocalorie” sweetener. Many foods that claim to be naturally flavored, such as keto cookies and granola, contain erythritol. But when it is artificially added to processed foods, it is seen at levels “1,000 fold higher than endogenous levels,” the researchers wrote. Greg Neely, a professor of functional genomics at the University of Sydney who has studied artificial sweeteners, said many “natural” labels amount to “misleading marketing,” noting that people assume, “If it occurs in nature, it’s probably not as bad for us.” Neely said the Cleveland Clinic study is “extremely important, and it will likely trigger immediate changes in what we consume,” emphasizing that researchers went in “without any specific agenda.” The study highlights that “we don’t fully understand what the health consequences of industrialized food have been, and just because something is sold as ‘natural’ doesn’t mean it is safe or good for us to consume at an industrial scale.” The merits and shortcomings of alternative sweeteners, such as aspartame, sucralose, stevia and saccharin, have been debated for years. Often pitched as a weightloss shortcut that offers the sweet taste of high-sugar foods without the health consequences, such sweeteners have been linked to higher calorie consumption and higher blood sugar levels. One 2019 study suggested that drinking artificially sweetened soft drinks was associated with increased deaths from circulatory disease. Still, some maintain that such associations are a product of the lifestyle of people who consume these sweeteners, not the sweeteners themselves. And despite decades of studies into the safety of sugar substitutes and whether consuming them helps or harms the body, much of the research is inconclusive. Still, Neely said he tries to avoid artificial sweeteners “when at all possible.” The incidence of conditions such as obesity and diabetes is rising at a rate “much faster than they would if this was just genetic,” Neely said. “So we know our environment is driving these diseases somehow, and the industrialization of our food is one critical component we need to consider.”

64 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 HEALTH Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Experiencing three or more concussions, even mild ones, can lead to cognitive problems decades later, according to research published in the Journal of Neurotrauma. But just one moderate to severe concussion – or traumatic brain injury (TBI), in medical terms – was found to have a longterm impact on brain function, including but not limited to memory issues. The findings stem from the analysis of medical and lifestyle data and the results of annual cognitive tests on 15,764 adults, ages 50 to 90. More than 40 percent of the participants had experienced at least one TBI earlier in life, at an average of 30 years before their study participation began. A concussion is a blow to the head or body that causes the brain to rapidly bounce around or twist in the skull. Causes include falls, car accidents, contact sports injuries and more. Concussions have been considered to be mild TBIs, mainly because they are seldom life-threatening. Still, concussions can have serious, long-lasting effects on the brain, the researchers found. The most common cognitive deficits among participants with a history of TBI were problems with attention and the ability to complete complex tasks, components of what is known as executive functioning (brain-controlled skills that help a person get things done by organizing thoughts and activities and managing time efficiently). The study also found that cognitive problems were dose-dependent, meaning the effects on long-term cognitive performance increased as the number of TBIs grew – with thoughtprocessing speed and working memory suffering. This should be considered when someone is deciding whether to continue high-risk activities, the researchers wrote. “The more times you injure your brain in life, the worse your brain function could be as you age,” lead investigator Vanessa Raymont of the University of Oxford said in a news release. Even 3 mild concussions can cause cognitive problems BY LINDA SEARING The Washington Post

Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 65 HEALTH Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Whenever I go to the doctor and she takes my blood pressure it is a little high. Then, at the end of the office visit, she takes my pressure again and it’s normal. Do you know what causes this? A. What you describe is a common symptom of “white-coat hypertension.” This means that your blood pressure goes up whenever anyone in a white coat (or reasonable medical facsimile) comes near you. I suffer from this myself so I have a visceral understanding of the problem. In a study employing 24-hour ambulatory monitoring, about a third of patients thought to have “resistant hypertension,” actually had whitecoat hypertension. The study was published by the American Heart Association. Resistant hypertension occurs when a patient’s blood pressure remains above treatment goals, despite using three different types of drugs at the same time. “Ambulatory monitoring showed that many of these patients’ blood pressures were in the normal range when they were at home or participating in their usual activities,” said Alejandro de la Sierra, M.D., lead author of the study. “While those who actually had white-coat hypertension are not risk free, their cardiovascular outcomes are much better.” You can determine if your high blood pressure only occurs in the doctor’s office, or if it’s a persistent condition that needs treatment. All you need is a home b l o o d-p r e s s u r e monitor that you can buy in a pharmacy. All monitors have the same basic parts — an inflatable cuff or strap, a gauge for readouts, and sometimes a stethoscope, depending on the type of monitor you choose. Cuff. The cuff consists of an inner layer made of rubber that fills with air and squeezes your arm. The cuff’s outer layer is generally made of nylon and has a fastener to hold the cuff in place. Gauge. Blood pressure monitors are either digital or aneroid. The aneroid monitors have a gauge with a dial on it that points at a number related to your blood pressure. Some older gauges look similar to a thermometer. There are two types of home blood pressure monitors: manual and digital devices. Manual blood pressure monitors use a stethoscope and an inflatable arm cuff connected by a rubber tube to a gauge that records the pressure. Digital monitors have a cuff and a gauge that records the pressure. The cuff automatically inflates at the touch of a button. These devices automatically calculate heart rate and check your blood pressure. Digital monitors can be fitted on the upper arm, wrist or finger. Arm devices are the most accurate. Doctors say you have high blood pressure if you have a reading of 140/90 or higher. A blood pressure reading of 120/80 or lower is considered normal. “Prehypertension” is blood pressure between 120 and 139 for the top number, or between 80 and 89 for the bottom number. The first number represents your “systolic” pressure when the heart beats. The second number represents the “diastolic” pressure when the heart rests. If only one number is elevated, you still have high blood pressure with all of its dangers. BY FRED CICETTI Columnist ‘White-coat hypertension’ common during doctor visits

66 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 HEALTH Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning clinicians and public health departments about an alarming rise in serious gastrointestinal infections caused by bacteria that are resistant to all generally recommended antibiotics in the United States. A recent agency health advisory said the CDC is monitoring an increase in people infected with strains of shigella bacteria that are highly resistant to available drugs. The CDC is calling these infections “a serious public health threat.” Shigella infections, known as shigellosis, usually cause diarrhea that can be prolonged and bloody, along with fever and abdominal cramps. Most people recover without treatment with antibiotics. But people who have weakened immune systems, including those with HIV or who are receiving chemotherapy for cancer, can get a more serious illness. Severe infections can spread to the blood, which can be lifethreatening. In the past, shigellosis has predominantly affected children under 4. But the CDC said it has chronicled a recent increase in drug-resistant infections in adults, especially men who have sex with men, international travelers, people living with HIV and people experiencing homelessness. Why are health officials worried about these infections? Health officials didn’t see any of these antibiotic-resistant infections eight years ago. But the resistant bugs began increasing in recent years and surged during the pandemic. Resistant infections have been reported in 29 states, with the largest number of infections reported in California, Colorado and Massachusetts. How can people protect themselves? Shigella bacteria spread easily and rapidly through direct personto-person contact, including sexual contact. They also spread indirectly from contaminated food, water and other routes. It takes just a small number of bacteria to make someone sick. Infected people can spread the germs to others for several weeks after their diarrhea ends. Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially before preparing or eating food, after using the toilet, before and after changing diapers, and after cleaning up after someone who is sick. If you or your partner has diarrhea, do not have sex, and wait at least two weeks after diarrhea ends to have sex. Avoid swallowing water from ponds, lakes or swimming pools. What are the symptoms? People with shigella infections usually start experiencing sympWhat to know about shigella, a drug-resistant stomach bug BY LENA H. SUN The Washington Post

Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 67 HEALTH Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ toms one to two days after contact with the germ. Symptoms include diarrhea that can be bloody or last more than three days, fever, stomach pain, and feeling the need to defecate when your bowels are empty. Symptoms usually last five to seven days but can range from a few days to four or more weeks. In some cases, it may take several months before bowel habits are entirely normal. If this is drug-resistant, are there any treatments? Most people with diarrheal illness require only supportive care, including drinking plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration. People with bloody diarrhea should not use antidiarrheal medicines because they may make symptoms worse. Antibiotics are not always needed for mild infections, but they can shorten how long someone is sick and reduce the likelihood they will spread the germ. These bacterial strains are resistant to the recommended antibiotics in the United States: azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) and ampicillin. In the United Kingdom, which reported an increase in cases of extremely antibiotic-resistant infections last year, clinicians have outlined a possible strategy for treating severe infections using different antibiotics, including colistin, which is used to treat patients who have infections that don’t respond to other antibiotics. When is it serious enough to go to the hospital or be more concerned? Contact your health-care provider if you or a family member has bloody diarrhea or diarrhea lasting more than three days, or severe stomach cramping or tenderness, especially if you also have a fever or feel very sick. Tell your health-care provider if you have other medical conditions or a weak immune system – for example, because of an HIV infection or chemotherapy treatment. People who are in poor health or who have weak immune systems are more likely to get sick for a longer period.

68 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 HEALTH Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ When Laura Nye Falsone’s first child was born in 1996, the Wallflowers album “Bringing Down the Horse” was a big hit. “All I have to hear are the first notes from ‘One Headlight,’ and I am back to dancing … with my brand-new baby boy in my arms,” she says. “It fills my heart with joy every time.” When Carol Howard’s early-onset Alzheimer’s worsened, often she couldn’t recognize her husband. She once introduced him as her father. But if she heard a 1960s Simon & Garfunkel song playing, Howard, a marine biologist who died in 2019, could sing every word “effortlessly,” her husband says. This ability of music to conjure up vivid memories is a phenomenon well known to brain researchers. It can trigger intense recollections from years past – for many, more strongly than other senses such as taste and smell – and provoke strong emotions from those earlier experiences. Why does music cause memories to come flooding back? BY MARLENE CIMONS The Washington Post

Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 69 HEALTH Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ “Music can open forgotten doors to your memory,” says Andrew Budson, chief of cognitive and behavioral neurology, associate chief of staff for education and director of the Center for Translational Cognitive Neuroscience at Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System. “Music can take you back in time, as well as act like a jolt of electricity that can fire up your brain and get it going,” he says. “We all have the familiar experience of going back to our hometown, visiting our high school and feeling the memories come flooding back. Music can do same thing. It provides an auditory and emotional setting that allows us to retrieve all those memories.” Scientists who study music’s powerful effects on the brain say that growing knowledge could improve therapy for such conditions as dementia and other memory disorders, anxiety, stress and depression, learning disabilities and many physical illnesses, such as chronic pain, cancer and Parkinson’s disease. Evidence also exists that music prompts the secretion of brain neurotransmitters, such as dopamine, a chemical messenger that plays a role in the brain’s reward/pleasure system. Other studies have shown that music reduces the stressproducing hormone cortisol and increases the secretion of oxytocin, which plays a role in labor and childbirth, as well as in infant-parental bonding, trust and romantic attachment. “Music activates different parts of the brain,” making it an especially versatile tool, says Amy Belfi, assistant professor of psychological science at Missouri University of Science and Technology and principal investigator in its Music Cognition and Aesthetics Lab. “We can use it to improve mood, to help us learn, to socially bond with other people. It becomes part of our identity, like the soundtrack of our lives, which explains why it is so effective in stimulating and retrieving memories.” Some experts also see a role for music – which can ease agitation in those with dementia – as an alternative to sedating medications, for example, or as a means of enabling patients to keep living at home. Frank Russo, professor of psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University, says he believes this ultimately will be possible. He is chief scientific officer of a company that is developing a music player that uses artificial intelligence to curate an individualized play list designed to guide a patient from a state of anxiety to one of calm. “One of the really challenging things for caregivers is the anxiety and agitation,” says Russo, whose research focuses on the intersection of neuroscience and music. “A good chunk of people will end up in those care homes, where they resort to sedatives or antipsychotics. Music has a real opportunity here.” Melissa Owens, a music therapist at Virginia Commonwealth University Health, already has seen this in her work. “I still find myself in awe of music’s ability to positively change behavior, emotion and even the relationship between a caregiver and their loved one, if even only for the duration of the specific song,” she says. It provides “a moment of normalcy which so much of the time seems lost.” To understand music’s effect on the brain, experts look at the different types of memory involved. For instance, when we perform music, rather than just listen to it, we use “procedural” memory, a type of long-term “implicit” memory, which is the unconscious ability to remember a habit or routine that we can do every day without thinking about it, such as touch typing, riding a bike or brushing our teeth, researchers say. This differs from “episodic” memory, a type of long-term “explicit” memory, which is a conscious recollection and is what your brain uses to remember – for example, the items on your shopping list. (Both implicit and explicit are types of long-term memory – the first unconscious and effortless, the second requiring conscious work to remember.) Episodic memory originates in the brain’s hippocampus region, CONTINUED ON PAGE 70

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72 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Style Before revealing her new collection, Miuccia Prada said: “There is this notion in fashion that only glamor is important. I hate that.” And there was nothing glamorous about the brutal gray bunker-like show venue with its girders painted industrial orange. It was so under-lit that audience members, including Anna Wintour (who kept her sunglasses on), were groping toward their hard concrete benches using phone torches. Not even these pierced the post-apocalyptic gloom. But the show itself was not only surprisingly light and bright, it also provided an extremely helpful template YOUR NEW STYLE MANTRA SHOULD BE: ‘WHAT WOULD A HITCHCOCK BLONDE WEAR?’ BY SASHA SLATER The Telegraph

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 73 Style If London fashion is wacky and inventive, and Paris specializes in lavish froufrou, Milan is the place to go for a look that’s elegant, sophisticated and luxurious. It’s there on the streets – the Italian working woman is always the best dressed – and you can see it during the shows too. The recent Fendi front row marked a change from previous influencer-heavy craziness. The stars in attendance, including “Wednesday” actresses Christina Ricci and Gwendoline Christie, were proper grown-up, talented women. There were no bubble-gum colors, TikTok-friendly makeup or hot pants to spark a paparazzi feeding frenzy. Instead, in the audience, the Fendi uniform was all turtlenecks, trench coats and perfectly coiffed hair. And that was reflected on the catwalk. Gone are the gigantic logos and minuscule mini skirts of past seasons. In their place, artistic director Kim Jones offered up a vision of urban chic. This is a city that specializes in cool shades of greige, camel and cream, and Jones delivered a grown-up array of toffee and taupe coats with off-white slouchy trousers, oatmeal knits and high-necked fawn sweater dresses. If you hanker for a little sparkle, it’s there in the form of pale cream sequin linings to the long draped coats, but you have to look for it. A masterclass in discreet razzle dazzle. This is a female-led label with three generations of Fendi women still involved in the house. The youngest of these, jewelry designer Delfina Delettrez Fendi, was Jones’ inspiration for this very restrained collection. Her look is anything but girly – she once revealed she shops at the Vatican’s ecclesiastical outfitters for long black Young Pope coats. She wouldn’t be seen dead in a plunge neck or baring a naked midriff . Well, there’s plenty here. “I see women of any age being able to wear this collection, in their own way,” said Jones backstage before the show. “The Fendi woman is a sophisticated working mother who is interested in finding new things.” And so he looked at “what her life is and what her needs are” and came up with a wardrobe to see her through the day from power breakfast to evening party. That shouldn’t be revolutionary, but in an industry where the customer isn’t necessarily the top priority, it is a refreshing change. The show wasn’t all Milanese cool though. London-born Jones couldn’t help bringing a touch of British anarchy to the proceedings with punkish over-the-knee black boots and the odd slashed neckline for a little added spice. The it-bag is a Fendi specialty and the house has flourished thanks to hit accessories. This time, the bags are as wearable as the outfits – some of them actually big enough to carry a laptop to a boardroom meeting. Even the Baguette now comes with practical pockets. The future’s here and it looks sleek. Fendi fashion favors dressing grown-up women BY LISA ARMSTRONG The Telegraph for winning the wardrobe wars next season. Prada, and her fellow creative director Raf Simons, have given us a uniform we can all stick to. Time to banish the WFH hoodie, sneakers, sweatpants and Uggs to the attic and look sharp instead. If in doubt, ask yourself: “What would a Hitchcock Blonde wear?” Success here starts from the ground up: The key to this look is the shoe that is sleek, pointed, low-heeled and narrow. It can come in black, white, pink, orange or, preferably, all of the above. And once you’ve got the footwear right, the rest follows. This is an office-appropriate collection, the sort of outfits Miss Moneypenny would take dictation in. So that means high round necks, slimline dresses in sorbet colors with long sleeves, grey and chocolate suits with tight-fitting trousers cropped at the ankle, worn under wide-shouldered double-breasted cashmere coats in a lovely deep navy. To make things even easier, make up is minimal and hair is slicked back tidily. As for the handbag, it’s as structured and angular as anything Tippi Hedren would keep her compact – or her revolver – in. But Prada is a label that specializes in delivering classics with a twist of the unexpected, so dust off the old school sweater because this humble woollie is about to become a high-fashion hero. As is Paddington Bear’s duffle coat. Prada may not like the idea of glamor, but there was beauty in the collection as well as severe, 1950s restraint. The show opened with a flourish and a series of wide, flouncy white satin wedding skirts embellished with lavish applique flowers but paired with those practical jerseys. As Simons said: “Why should that celebration of love be for only a single day?” While the Blue Danube played, the low grey ceiling rose to reveal royal wedding quantities of white lilies, pinned to the metal girders, that scented the gloomy space and brought romance to this crash course in practicality.

74 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Style We’ve all had one. Or most of us have – the dawning realization that the practical, pragmatic, rational wardrobe you’ve carefully honed over several years has tipped into safe, or worse still, bland. That’s why keeping an eye on the catwalks can be useful and, provided you find the designers who more or less chime with your own taste (some emphasis here on the less – you don’t want to find yourself in an arid echo chamber), you should find enough inspiration each season to keep you comfortably out of a rut. For many women, Max Mara is one of those shows. Anyone who knows anything about contemporary fash - ion knows what it stands for: camel, coats, classics. Not much to dislike there. But also, potentially, not much to get excited about. Ian Griffiths, Max Mara’s British creative director for the past 35 years, isn’t one to introduce radical upsets in an attempt to connect with the TikTok brigade. But in his mild-man - nered, erudite way, he likes to chal - lenge the status quo. This season, he delved into the 18th century – ground well-trodden by Vivienne Westwood and Karl La - gerfeld, although with very different intent and results. For Griffiths, it wasn’t heaving bosoms and massive skirts that were the draw, so much as the swashbuckle. The new Max Mara coat, for in - stance, is long and unstructured, like an 18th-century Banyan coat. Also known as dressing-gown coats, these are soft, glide-y affairs that were in - spired in their day by kimonos. They fold around the body beautifully and work as well over jeans as a pencil skirt. Max Mara’s cashmere is always delectable, but I especially liked the way he retooled the Banyan coat into a modern quilted duvet coat. Then there’s the brocade he worked into trousers and jackets, which were styled with suede cummerbunds and stumpy boots. “I’m all for function and logic,” says Griffiths. “I always feel pain when I see women who don’t look com - fortable in their clothes, or look afraid to move too quickly in case something falls down, but there’s always room for some bold gestures and imagination.” Was he talking about the influencers with whom, in the past three years, Max Mara has worked closely, seeding them head-to-toe outfits to wear for their so - cial media platforms? Probably not, although as usual, they arrived at the show at the last minute, flapping down the catwalks toward their front-row seats, boyfriends trail - ing behind them with phone cameras dutifully trained. Shoulder-robing and lip-pouting, heavily made-up with fake-tanned midriffs on show – on the one hand, they seem to embody everything Max Mara doesn’t. On the other, they dem - onstrate its broad appeal. Here, the Max Mara guide to updat - ing your classics, courtesy of their re - cent show: 1. Find your neutral Mid-camel, pale sand, olive, to - bacco, charcoal, cafe au lait – there’s a base tone for every complexion. Once you’ve found it, build out from it to stop your look being predictable. 2. Experiment with unexpected fab - ric mixes Once you get out of the mindset Max Mara: Five lessons in how not to get stuck in a style rut BY LISA ARMSTRONG The Telegraph

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 75 Style of categorizing fabrics as “daytime” or “evening,” you’ll get much more wear and fun out of your wardrobe. You can always tone things down – or raise the ante with contrasting accessories. 3. Introduce one statement detail Whether it’s adding a waistcoat or “corset” top, or slipping into an extralong (or short) length, proportions and controlled layers can make all the difference between a look that’s interesting or forgettable. 4. Make your next coat long or textured or both Dressing-gown coats are all the rage for next winter, but if you prefer more structure, Max Mara’s redingotes will never go out of style. 5. Bare some shoulder Cozy knits are another key trend for 2023. Baring some skin, particularly shoulders, stops them looking too casual or utilitarian. A good option for evenings, especially a knit that has some metallic glimmer to it.

76 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 DINING REVIEW Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ While celebrity chefs can be viewed most any night of the week competing on shows like “Chopped” and “Beat Bobby Flay,” it is far more unusual to find these masters of the kitchen collaborating to prepare a spectacular joint dinner. But last Wednesday, three big-time chefs – one TV regular who almost beat Bobby Flay, a second award-winning chef from Los Angeles, and a third who was one-time executive chef of New York’s legendary Le Cirque – teamed up with Vero chef Scott Varricchio to put on a $450-a-head dinner at Citrus. The four chefs were joined by sommelier Benjamin Rodney, who did the best job of pairing interesting wines with the most creative dishes that I’ve seen in a long time. As a lucky 100 diners who signed up even before the first public announcement of Dinner by the Sea were finding their way to tables, servers circulated with trays of amuse bouches that offered a tease of the evening to come. Chef Amanda Freitag followed up with the first course of the evening. If the name sounds familiar, you’ve probably seen her as a judge on “Chopped.” Or perhaps battling Bobby Flay on “Iron Chef America.” Her appetizer consisted of a piquillo pepper, stuffed with charred eggplant, and garnished with white gazpacho and marcona crumble. This dish was accompanied by the first of the evening’s wines, a 2020 Via Nua from Portugal. For diners expecting a white wine with this opening course, this red wine made from Touriga Nacional grapes came as a surprise – and a very fine pair for lighter fare. The second course was a collaboration between Chef Amanda and Chef Scott – beautiful little baby carrots garnished with pea and carrot puree, goat cheese, and a carrot top pesto. It was paired with a light 2021 Ingrid Groiss Reisling Braitenpuechtorff. This Austrian reisling was surprisingly crisp, and again an excellent pairing for the tasty dish. Chef Tom Valenti led the way with the third course. Author of three best-selling cookbooks, Chef Tom, who over the years was executive chef at a number of highly-rated Manhattan spots including the fabled Le Cirque, now presides over the restaurant at the Morristown, N.J., landmark Jockey Hollow. One of his signature dishes there is fava bean agnolotti adorned by a bacon and white wine jus. On this evening, it was paired with a Sicilian white wine, the 2021 Etna Bianco from Benanti. Perfection. Celebrity chefs serve up memorable wine-pairing dinner BY TINA RONDEAU Columnist Chef Lincoln Carson and Chef Amanda Freitag. PHOTOS BY JOSHUA KODIS Chef Tom Valenti and Benjamin Rodney. Chef Lincoln Carson. Chef Scott Varricchio.

Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 77 DINING REVIEW Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Then for course No. 4, it was time for Vero’s Chef Scott to step up. He prepared a piece of Alaskan Halibut topped by a sauce gribiche, accompanied by pommes paillasson (a French dish of shredded and fried potatoes). This course was paired with a 2019 St. Joseph blanc, Etienne Guigal, from France’s Rhone Valley. Then for the fifth course, Chef Scott prepared a beautifully marbled Wagyu filet, accompanied by a root vegetable puree, potatoes, and adorned with maitake mushrooms and a truffle jus. This dish was served with Promis, a 2020 vintage from the Gaja winery’s Ca‘Marcanda vineyard in Tuscany. This super Tuscan blend was voluptuous in the mouth. Finally came the dessert course, prepared by Chef Lincoln Carson. While in recent years he has been executive chef of several highly regarded L.A. restaurants, Chef Lincoln made his reputation as a pastry chef – and to conclude this spectacular evening, he produced a Valrhona milk chocolate delice topped with salted caramel and walnuts. It was paired with a dessert wine, M. Chapoutier Banyuls Rimage, a 2012 Grenache from the Rhone Valley. I can’t let a wonderful evening end without one little quibble. If Vero is going to be treated to more special evenings like this, the fine wine and fine food should be served in fine wine glasses and with fine cutlery. At the risk of sounding ungracious, the glasses and utensils were not worthy of the occasion. But while the accessories needed upgrading, the food was as good as it gets – and the wine selections proved that a knowledgeable sommelier can find remarkable vintages at a relatively modest price point. Following the dinner and a well-deserved ovation for the culinary stars, Chef Lincoln said: “Beyond being able to celebrate a reunion amongst such a group of old friends, seeing the love and support that the Vero Beach community has for Scott and the team at Citrus was incredible.” “Being able to spend some time cooking with old friends was just special,” Chef Scott told me a couple of days later. “It was a lot of work, but a whole lot of reward for all involved.” And will there be another? “We will do a Dinner by the Sea next year,” Chef Scott said, “but topping this will be a very large feat.” The reviewer dines at restaurants at the expense of Vero Beach 32963. Wines & Predinner Teasers from the Night

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Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ CALENDAR 82 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 Riverside Theatre: “A Comedy of Tenors” on the Stark Stage through March 12. 772-231- 6990 or RiversideTheatre.com Vero Beach Museum of Art: Rolling Sculpture: Streamlined Art Deco Automobiles and Motorcycles exhibit through April 30. VBMuseum.org or 772-231-0707 Garden of Glass at McKee Botanical Garden thru April 30. McKeeGarden.org or 772-794- 0601 9 Live from Vero Beach presents Beginnings, the ultimate Chicago tribute band, 7 p.m. at the Emerson Center. 800-595-4849 10-12 72nd Annual Under the Oaks Fine Arts & Craft Show at Riverside Park, hosted by Vero Beach Art Club, a juried show with works by 200+ artists. VeroBeachArtClub.org 10-12 Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge 120th Anniversary Celebration, with an Evening with Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, 6 p.m. Fri. at the Heritage Center ($150); free all-day activities, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat. at PINWR; Sunset Wine & Cheese Cruise to Pelican Island ($70) from Environmental Learning Center, 4 p.m. Sat.; free Sundae Social, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun. at PINWF. FirstRefuge.org or 772-202-0697 10-12 Italian American Civic Association’s 35th annual Italian Food Festival, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Fri.; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sat.; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sun. at 1600 25th St., with great food, live music and raffles. 772- 778-1522 10-19 Indian River County Firefighters’ Fair at the IRC Fairgrounds, with 4-H competitions, rides, live entertainment, demonstrations and carney food. Doors open 5 p.m. Mon. to Fri., and 1 p.m. Sat. and Sun. FireFightersFair.org 10-26 Vero Beach Theatre Guild presents the musical “Pippin.” VeroBeachTheatreGuild.com or 772-562-8300 11 Citrus Classic 5K, 7:30 a.m. from Pocahontas Park to benefit Girls on the Run. RunVero.com 11 Inaugural Sporting Fun Clay Shooting Competition, 9 a.m. at Vero Beach Clay Shooting Sports to benefit the Scholarship Foundation of IRC. $800 per 4-person team. SFIndianRiver.org or 772-569-9869 11 Friends of the Vero Beach Art Village benefit concert with vocalists Debbi Arseneaux, Alesandra Valenzuela and Ronn Brown, and saxophonist Tanner Goulet, 6:30 p.m. at Raw Space Gallery. $15; $7 students. 12 Vero Beach Chamber Orchestra concert, with Mozart’s Overture to Don Giovanni, Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, and Haydn’s Symphony No. 94 “Surprise,” 2 p.m. at Vero Beach High School PAC. Free; donations appreciated. VeroBeachChamberOrchestra.org ONGOING Sudoku Page 44 Sudoku Page 45 Crossword Page 44 Solutions from Games Pages in March 2, 2023 Edition ACROSS 1 FORTNIGHTLY 9 AISLE 10 STRANGE 11 STREETS 12 OCEAN 13 PECAN 15 GRAPE 20 WORTH 22 UNLUCKY 24 FIGMENT 25 MOOSE 26 ALTERCATION DOWN 2 OBSERVE 3 THEME 4 INSIST 5 HARBOUR 6 LUNGE 7 HARSH 8 JEANS 14 ACHIEVE 16 PICCOLO 17 SWIFT 18 RUSTIC 19 TYPES 21 REGAL 23 LIMIT Crossword Page 45 (RUNNING THE GAMUT) MARCH Our directory gives small business people eager to provide services to the community an opportunity to make themselves known to our readers at an affordable cost. This is the only business directory mailed each week. If you would like your business to appear in our directory, please call 772-633-0753 or email [email protected]. Advertising Vero Beach Services | If you would like your business to appear in our directory, please call 772-633-0753 VERO BEACH 32963 BUSINESS DIRECTORY Althea Powell, Board Certified Pedorthist State Licensed • Custom Molded Orthotics • Custom Molded Shoes • Diabetic Shoes • Elevation 2686 U.S. HWY 1 • VERO BEACH, FL www.powellshoes.com • 772.562.9045 POWELL SHOES PEDORTHIC FACILITY 20% DISCOUNT FOR ALL NEW CUSTOMERS Perfection one cut at a time 772-539-3365 State Certified Electrical Contractor TOM G. WALTON Hiring Electricians 772-569-1547 • [email protected] L. Walton Electric, Inc. EC13003596

ISLAND CLUB HOME WITH PROFESSIONAL DECORATOR’S TOUCH 1385 W. Island Club Sq. in Island Club: 3-bedroom, 4-bath, 2,639-square-foot home offered for $1,295,000 by Broker Associate Kristin Dobson of the O’Dare Boga Group, One Sotheby’s International Realty: 772-321-6541

REAL ESTATE 84 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Elizabeth and George Pusser lived in Grand Harbor for about 18 years but always wanted to live closer to the beach. When they discovered the house at 1385 W. Island Club Sq. in Island Club on the barrier island, it was just the remodeling challenge they were was looking for, to renovate a house and make something new and beautiful. “I love a project,” says Elizabeth, co-owner of Oodles of Wallpaper. And the Island Club house is an ‘Oodles’ showcase. When Elizabeth remodeled it in 2022, she wanted to create a variety of seating areas that had some drama to them. “I wanted to make the house feel inviting and different. It should have that wow factor,” she explains. “The seller used her expertise in interior design and just made the house feel lighter and brighter,” says broker-associate Kristin Dobson of the O’Dare Boga Group, One Sotheby’s International Realty. “Everyone who sees it comments on how beautiful it is. They love the Palm Beach feel the house has since Elizabeth renovated it,” continues Dobson. “She has great taste, and it shows in each room.” Professional decorator’s touch evident in Island Club home BY STEPHANIE LABAFF Staff Writer

REAL ESTATE Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 85 Stepping through the gate into the courtyard, you find yourself in a relaxing oasis where you can bask in the sun poolside or enjoy sitting under cover in the shade listening to the water fall from the hot tub into the pool. “I’m in the hot tub practically every night. I love to look up at the stars,” says Elizabeth of the open courtyard. Next to the pool is a guest cabana that offers visitors complete privacy in the spacious suite. The Pussers added a separate air conditioner to the cabana for comfort, and there’s plenty of room for parents to stay with their children. From the courtyard, you can access the main house through sliding glass doors in the family room, the formal entry at the center of the house, or through the primary bathroom – a layout that fully embraces indooroutdoor living. “The interior features an open floorplan with high ceilings, tile flooring and large windows that provide plenty of light,” says Dobson. The interior is like new with updated appliances, countertops, hardware, wallpaper and paint, notes Elizabeth. If you go into the house through the formal entry, your eye is drawn through a flex space currently used as a formal living room and on through the screened porch to a private, garden patio surrounded with lush foliage. The owner’s and guest suites are to the right of the foyer, each with access to outdoor seating areas so everyone can have their own space to lounge and relax. The owner’s suite is generously sized with a bright and lovely bathroom complete with a soaking tub, shower, dual sinks, water closet, vanity and glass block to let in plenty of light. Elizabeth says she used blue and white décor because “it has the feel of calmness and tranquility. I thought it would be interesting for people to see how they can use decorative items to make a space feel good.” An office and bathroom are to the left of the foyer, with the office sharing the screened porch. It’s also perfect for overflow guests or as a fitness room. The Pussers added a bathroom for just that reason. With Elizabeth’s flare for design, the blue pebble shower wall is a real showpiece. Heading toward the front of the left

REAL ESTATE 86 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ wing, the formal dining room is plenty big for a large gathering. Elizabeth had some fun here with fern wallpaper and a fern chandelier by Stray Dog that suits the tropical surroundings. You can head into the kitchen through the dining room or the hallway. Elizabeth gave the kitchen a whole new look with new countertops, hardware, a wine cooler and appliances. There’s countertop seating, an island and a desk area with plenty of storage throughout the kitchen. The laundry room and garage access are just off the kitchen, a convenient location for restocking the refrigerator. The family room opens onto the pool through large, slidingglass doors, which Elizabeth says they leave open most of the time, again emphasizing the indoor-outdoor feel she so enjoys. “This is a great community,” says Elizabeth, who has fallen in love with the island lifestyle. “I love coming home to the peace and quiet. I bought two bikes right away and started walking the beach too. “The people here are very friendly and active,” she adds – but it’s time for her to move on to her next project. The Island Club is an ocean-to-river gated community with 252 single-family homes just south of the Wabasso Causeway on the barrier island. Amenities include a riverside pier, tennis and pickleball courts, beach access, two heated swimming pools, two clubhouses with meeting areas, a fitness room, a card room or library, a social room, a kitchen, and private and community property maintenance. VITAL STATISTICS Neighborhood: Island Club Year built: 2004 Construction: Concrete block with stucco Lot Size: 70 feet by 125 feet Home size: 2,639 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 4 View: Pool and garden Pool: Swimming pool with spillover spa Additional features: Guard-gated community; courtyard; cabana; office; chef’s kitchen; island and breakfast bar; wine cooler; fine finishes; carpet and tile; two-car garage; screened porch; patio; tile roof; and hurricane shutters. Listing agency: O’Dare Boga Group, One Sotheby’s International Realty Listing agent: Broker-Associate Kristin Dobson, 772-321-6541 Listing price: $1,295,000 1385 W. ISLAND CLUB SQ.

REAL ESTATE 88 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Sales of new U.S. homes increased in January by more than expected to the highest level in nearly a year, fueled by purchases in the South, indicating some stabilization in the housing market after a brutal year. Purchases of new single-family homes rose 7.2 percent to an annualized 670,000 pace after an upwardly revised 625,000 in December, government data showed late last month. The January pace exceeded all forecasts in a Bloomberg survey of economists, which had a median estimate of a 620,000 pace. While the data tend to be volatile, the increase suggests the housing market may be steadying after one of its worst years. Mortgage rates eased in January but they’ve risen since – and may increase further as the Federal Reserve keeps boosting borrowing costs – so the reprieve in sales could be short-lived. Other data point to a slowdown: Home-purchase applications tumbled to a 28-year low last week amid a jump in borrowing costs, and new home construction retreated for a fifth month in January to the lowest level since June 2020. Still, homebuilders were more optimistic last month, partly on the assumption that peak mortgage rates have passed for this cycle. Sales in the South, the largest U.S. region, jumped 17.1 percent last month to the highest annualized pace in nearly a year, but other regions declined, including a 19.4 percent slump in the Northeast. There were 439,000 new homes for sale as of the end of last month, the lowest since May. That represents 7.9 months of supply at the current sales rate, the lowest in almost a year. The number of homes sold in January and awaiting the start of construction – a measure of backlogs – increased to an almost one-year high. Buyers may also be flocking to new construction since properties already on the market are hard to come by. Given the run-up in mortgage rates, homeowners have been disincentivized from listing if they locked in a low rate on their current house. The report showing increased sales, produced by the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, also showed the median sales price of a new home fell 0.7 percent from a year earlier to $427,500. That’s the first decline since August 2020. Companies and the federal government are stepping in to ease affordability. Lenders are offering enticements to clients to compensate for the higher mortgage rates, while the Biden administration announced last week some of the biggest changes to home lending in a decade to make buying more affordable for young and first-time purchasers. New-home purchases account for about 10 percent of the market and are calculated when contracts are signed. They are considered a timelier barometer than purchases of previously owned homes, which are calculated when contracts close. Those sales fell in January. U.S. new home sales climb to highest level in near a year BY KATIA DMITRIEVA Bloomberg

REAL ESTATE 90 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Q: My daughter is looking to purchase a home soon with her boyfriend. They are not yet married, and I would like to give her some advice on how to title the home before they get married so she is protected just in case they decide to part ways instead of getting married. Should they hire attorneys to set up a contract between them? How should they title the home? I’d appreciate any advice you can give me. A: Thanks for your important question. Our answer depends on the stage your daughter and boyfriend are in as well as if and when they will get married. You didn’t provide that level of detail in your email, so we’ll run down the possibilities. If they are in a committed relationship but simply plan to live together and don’t plan to get married, they should sit down and figure out what their financial plan is going forward. Some couples decide that one person or the other will be the owner of the home. Alternatively, they can both own the home. Where the home is owned by one individual, the next question to answer is who will pay the bills. Again, one person can foot the entire bill or the nonowner can contribute to the monthly expenses of the home but will not benefit from homeownership. Often, couples who chose this option will decide what is a fair monthly payment for the non-owner to make and that cash is often contributed to a joint account from which those bills are paid. The other option is that they decide to buy the home together, as an unmarried couple. We suspect this is really what you’re asking. And here there is a question about timing. If they will be married within a month or two of buying the home, they might simply want to buy the home as joint tenants with rights of survivorship. This would allow either of them to become the full owner of the home should the other die. Or they could buy the home as tenants-in-common, where each person owns a portion, either equal halves or one person could own 99 percent of the property while the other owns 1 percent. There needs to be a discussion around what happens to the home if they break up before they get married. They should put this agreement in writing, especially if they put unequal amounts of money into the home. This is a tricky conversation, because they need to ask themselves if they would sell the home or would one person take over the property. If one person keeps it, how would the other person get compensated for the down payment and other costs that have been put into the home? If they decide to sell the home at a loss, how would the loss be divided between them? Crazy things happen, and people often don’t think straight when it comes to money, so putting this down in writing is the smart move. While there are many ways to take ownership of a home, most married couples own a home jointly with the rights of survivorship. However, if either person does not want their ownership interest to go to the other upon their death, they better do some planning. They should set up a short contract to detail what should happen upon the death of either party, their breakup, medical problems, financial issues and whatever other circumstances they can come up with. If they write these things down, it will help guide them through challenges that may come up. Here is a list of at least 10 items your daughter and her significant other should consider before closing on the home: 1. Will they own the home as joint tenants with rights of survivorship or tenants in common? 2. Will they put down equal amounts of money toward the down payment and closing costs of the home? 3. Will they have wills in place to designate who would be the owner of Advice for non-married couples mulling home ownership BY ILYCE GLINK AND SAMUEL J. TAMKIN Tribune

REAL ESTATE Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 91 the home upon the death of either of them prior to marriage? 4. Will each pay equal amounts toward the monthly expenses of the home? 5. Who will get to live in the home if they break up before getting married? 6. If they break up, will they agree now to simply sell the home? 7. If the market has turned for the worse and the home does not sell easily, who will pay the monthly expenses of the home until the home sells? 8. If they break up and one of them keeps the home, will the person staying in the home be required to refinance the loan so that the non-owner/non-occupant is debt-free from the home loan? 9. When they sell the home, how will they split up the proceeds? What will happen to the cash that was used for the down payment and closing costs? How will the costs of sale be split? 10. Finally, if one of them stays in the home, will the person staying in the home be required to pay all of the monthly costs of the home until the home sells?

REAL ESTATE 92 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE RIVER OAKS ESTATES 545 FLAMEVINE LN 12/9/2022 $1,750,000 $1,750,000 2/28/2023 $1,680,000 THE STRAND AT INDIAN RIVER SHORES 45 STRAND DR 8/19/2021 $1,400,000 $1,400,000 3/1/2023 $1,403,000 BERMUDA BAY 630 SABLE OAK LN 10/27/2022 $1,225,000 $1,325,000 2/24/2023 $1,280,000 MARBRISA 71 LA COSTA CT 4/20/2022 $1,400,000 $1,295,000 3/1/2023 $1,120,000 TURTLE COVE 3385 MARINERS WAY 7/19/2022 $1,199,000 $1,100,000 3/2/2023 $1,000,000 OLD ORCHID 9340 W MAIDEN CT 10/19/2022 $725,000 $690,000 3/1/2023 $670,000 RIVER OAKS ESTATES 646 HONEYSUCKLE LN 1/16/2023 $775,000 $775,000 3/1/2023 $670,000 SEA OAKS 1310 IVY CT, #208 7/25/2022 $1,100,000 $850,000 2/27/2023 $800,000 SEA OAKS 1235 WINDING OAKS CIR E, #506 12/17/2022 $567,777 $567,777 2/27/2023 $525,000 CORALSTONE CONDO 1563 CORAL OAK LN, #1902 10/21/2022 $525,000 $425,000 2/28/2023 $400,000 TOWNHOMES, VILLAS, CONDOS, MULTIFAMILY AND INVESTMENT Real Estate Sales on the Barrier Island: Feb. 24 to March 2 The arrival of March saw continued strong real estate activity on the barrier island with 12 transactions recorded, half of them for more than $1 million. The top sale of the week was of an oceanfront estate in the Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club. The property at 211 Beachside Dr. was originally listed a year ago for $16.5 million. The asking price subsequently reduced to $14.995 million. The home sold on Feb. 28 for $13 million. The seller in the transaction was represented by Ansley Watkins of Alex MacWilliam, Inc. The purchaser was represented by David Settgast of ONE Sotheby’s International Realty.

REAL ESTATE Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 93 Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales. Listing Date: Original Price: Recent Price: Sold: Selling Price: Listing Agent: Selling Agent: Listing Date: Original Price: Recent Price: Sold: Selling Price: Listing Agent: Selling Agent: Listing Date: Original Price: Recent Price: Sold: Selling Price: Listing Agent: Selling Agent: Listing Date: Original Price: Recent Price: Sold: Selling Price: Listing Agent: Selling Agent: 10/27/2022 $1,225,000 $1,325,000 2/24/2023 $1,280,000 Gary Wells & Melissa Talley Premier Estate Properties Cliff Norris Jr. Cliff Norris Real Estate Subdivision: Bermuda Bay, Address: 630 Sable Oak Ln 12/9/2022 $1,750,000 $1,750,000 2/28/2023 $1,680,000 Elizabeth Sorensen Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Not Provided Not Provided Subdivision: River Oaks Estates, Address: 545 Flamevine Ln 8/19/2021 $1,400,000 $1,400,000 3/1/2023 $1,403,000 Sven Frisell & Scott Reynolds Compass Florida LLC Sven Frisell Compass Florida LLC Subdivision: The Strand at Indian River Shores, Address: 45 Strand Dr 7/19/2022 $1,199,000 $1,100,000 3/2/2023 $1,000,000 Karen Gaskill Coldwell Banker Paradise Dawn Gurdian ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Subdivision: Turtle Cove, Address: 3385 Mariners Way

REAL ESTATE 94 Vero Beach 32963 / March 9, 2023 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales. Listing Date: Original Price: Recent Price: Sold: Selling Price: Listing Agent: Selling Agent: Listing Date: Original Price: Recent Price: Sold: Selling Price: Listing Agent: Selling Agent: Listing Date: Original Price: Recent Price: Sold: Selling Price: Listing Agent: Selling Agent: Listing Date: Original Price: Recent Price: Sold: Selling Price: Listing Agent: Selling Agent: 7/25/2022 $1,100,000 $850,000 2/27/2023 $800,000 Fran Smyrk ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Susie Wilson Susie Wilson Real Estate PA Subdivision: Sea Oaks, Address: 1310 Ivy Ct, #208 1/16/2023 $775,000 $775,000 3/1/2023 $670,000 Sally Daley Douglas Elliman Florida LLC Nancy Beeh Peters and Company LLC Subdivision: River Oaks Estates, Address: 646 Honeysuckle Ln 10/19/2022 $725,000 $690,000 3/1/2023 $670,000 Michele Ritchie Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Susie Wilson Susie Wilson Real Estate PA Subdivision: Old Orchid, Address: 9340 W Maiden Ct 4/20/2022 $1,400,000 $1,295,000 3/1/2023 $1,120,000 Gil Trower Florida Homes And Condominiums Stuart Tilt ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Subdivision: Marbrisa, Address: 71 La Costa Ct

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