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INSIGHT BOOK REVIEW

Sandwiched between the Great De- that preceded the market meltdown Wall Street’s institutions had profited financial institutions facing margin
pression and the financial crisis of – new and complex financial instru- tremendously from program trading. calls and in need of credit. The equity
2008, Black Monday doesn’t get the at- ments, technology-powered trading, “Don’t fix things that aren’t broken,” desks at Salomon Brothers and Gold-
tention it deserves. Though Wall Street the rise of powerful institutional inves- Alan “Ace” Greenberg, the irrepressible man Sachs pledged to buy major stocks
suffered its largest single-day loss on tors, squabbling government agencies, chairman of Bear, Stearns, declared. while they were down, an opportunistic
Oct. 19, 1987, history textbooks and and deregulatory zeal – haven’t gone move that nonetheless helped restore
1980s retrospectives tend to character- away. In fact, they’ve grown more pro- By Wednesday, Oct. 14, the stage was confidence and buoyed the market.
ize the crash as a coda to Reagan-era nounced. “The road from Black Monday set for the meltdown Phelan predicted. (The head of equity trading at Gold-
excesses. And lawmakers and inves- could have led to a different outcome, to Jittery institutional investors started man Sachs was Robert Mnuchin, father
tors searching for ways to strengthen broader, deeper, more coherent markets to sell stocks and allocate money to of current Treasury Secretary Steven
the markets and prevent future catas- operated for the public good,” writes the bond market. Individual investors Mnuchin.) Henriques posits that these
trophes often look mainly to repair the Henriques, a respected financial jour- started to reallocate their retirement kinds of informal, behind-the-scenes
cracks exposed by the most recent de- nalist who also wrote “Wizard of Lies: portfolios, causing mutual funds to deals, not shrewd regulatory policies,
bacle, which explains why we have the Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust.” sell. And several computerized trad- prevented the calamity from getting far
(now-imperiled) Dodd-Frank reforms “Instead, it led us here – to a global mar- ing models kicked into sell mode, too. worse.
that require banks to show they are ket that is a fragile machine with a mil- Nonetheless, regulators and White
strong enough to survive a 2008-like fi- lion moving parts but few levers to gov- House officials projected confidence. Indeed, the author bemoans the
nancial downturn. ern its size or its speed.” Alan Greenspan, the relatively new government inaction that followed the
Federal Reserve chairman, met with crash, which wasn’t for lack of intro-
But ignoring the events of 30 years The title of Henriques’ book comes President Ronald Reagan and key spection. An exhaustive report about
ago, and the factors that led to that from a comment that John Phelan, then White House advisers. According to the causes of Black Monday by Wall
crash, is a terrible mistake, Diana B. the chairman of the New York Stock Ex- Henriques, Greenspan and Treasury Street veteran Nicholas Brady (who
Henriques argues in her meticulously change, made to Investment Dealers’ Secretary Jim Baker vouched for the would go on to serve as treasury sec-
researched new book. The conditions Digest, a periodical popular among soundness of the market. retary under Reagan) determined that
the finance crowd, published in March the meltdown could be blamed only
1987. He’d seen market activity grow When the markets opened on Black partly on technology and financial in-
in volume and volatility, and he fret- Monday, sellers flooded in. Rumors of novation. Poor oversight and coopera-
ted about program trading, or the use a temporary trading halt sent stocks tion by the government and the finan-
of computers to automatically trade plummeting further. The only people cial industry played a significant role.
stocks based on a set of rules, a precur- who seemed blase were the folks in Despite being widely panned in Wash-
sor to today’s algorithmic trading. Pro- charge. Greenspan flew to Dallas to ington, mostly by regulators who felt
gram trading had become widespread give a speech. Baker was en route to they were being called out, the report
among arbitrageurs and purveyors of Sweden. The chairmen of the Securi- was eerily prescient. Shortly after the
a product called portfolio insurance, ties and Exchange Commission and fall of Lehman Brothers in September
which promised to help investors limit the NYSE kept appointments and en- 2008, former treasury secretary John
their losses by buying index futures tertained visitors, even as the market Snow complained to Congress: “We
when the market was up and selling fu- tanked. Phelan met with the chief ex- have a fractured regulatory system,
tures when the market fell. ecutives of Wall Street’s biggest firms one in which no single regulator has
and reported that they “didn’t seem to a clear view, a 360-degree view, of the
Phelan said he feared that program have any inkling of how bad the situ- risks inherent in the system. We need to
trading could lead the market to shed ation really was.” It was bad: The Dow change that.” 
hundreds of points. “At some point Jones industrial average fell 508 points
you’re going to have a first-class catas- (equal to about 4,000 points by today’s A FIRST-CLASS CATASTROPHE
trophe,” he warned. Of course, the New standards), or about 22.6 percent. The Road to Black Monday, the Worst Day
York Stock Exchange had done its part
to facilitate program trading by auto- In the days after the crash, regula- in Wall Street History
mating its order processing system, tors and officials sought to reassure in- By Diana B. Henriques
allowing members to transmit large or- vestors. The Fed said it would provide
der volumes. And Henriques notes that liquidity, then worked with banks to Holt. 393 pp. $32
make sure they would lend money to Review by Stephanie Mehta

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INSIGHT GAMES & CO.

IS IT GUESSWORK OR WITH THE ODDS? NORTH
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Charles Dickens wrote, “Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There’s WEST Q53 EAST
no better rule.” A76532 AK6 984
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Sometimes, though, the apparent evidence suggests one approach, but later you realize 52 10 9 8 7 3
you have been misled by an opponent, by accident or intentionally. Today’s deal from a 9 SOUTH 6532
social game is an example. —
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The bidding was debatable and misleading. West could have made a two-spade weak QJ4
jump overcall on the first round. North’s two-diamond rebid was fourth-suit game- A K Q 10 8
forcing. Then, he might have jumped to four hearts over three clubs to indicate a
minimum game-force with three-card heart support. Over South’s four-club control-bid, Dealer: South; Vulnerable: North-South
North’s four no-trump was Roman Key Card Blackwood. South’s reply denied the heart
queen but showed one ace and the heart king, or two aces. North then bid a slam that The Bidding:
could have been off two cashing aces.
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
However, the auction affected West’s lead. Believing that his partner was aceless, West 1 Hearts Pass 1 Spades Pass
did not select his singleton, which would have defeated the slam. Instead, he led his 2 Clubs Pass 2 Diamonds Pass LEAD:
ace. 3 Clubs Pass 3 Hearts Pass A Spades
4 Clubs Pass 4 NT Pass
To make the slam, South had to avoid two trump losers. If the suit was splitting 3-2, 5 Hearts Pass 6 Hearts All Pass
there was no problem. If it was 5-0, there was no chance. But what about 4-1?

Declarer played a diamond to the king and led a low heart from the board. Here, the
ace appeared. But if declarer’s king had held, he would have returned a low heart to
dummy’s queen. He would have made the slam whenever possible.

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13 Mixture (11) 8 Principal actress (7,4)
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20 Sport’s instructor (5) 15 Diplomatic (7)
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ACROSS 71 More macho 7 West addition? 63 Bird’s beak The Washington Post
writer? 8 Et 64 Of birds
1 Fermat’s forte, 9 With 98 Across, 66 Pale yellow, as a HELLO, I MUST BE GOING By Merl Reagle
briefly 75 Smile with pride
78 ___ instant an early orbiter complexion
5 Ground gripper for 79 Pompeii portraits 10 Malaria symptom 68 Rope, revolver, or
the 80 Cordelia’s dad 11 European-style
Gipper 81 ___ for effort candlestick
83 Line for Willard cafes 72 “Peachy keen”
10 Fiver face 12 The major feud
13 Diving bird Scott 73 Exclamation of
18 Return one’s call? 85 Panama groups? frustration
19 Marilyn of the Met 13 Mom’s mom,
20 Bathtub booze palindrome, partly 74 Microscopic
21 Violin precursors 86 Chef’s affectionately “messenger”
23 Bad-marriage 14 Funny Foxx
overreaction to a 76 Michaelmas daisy,
movie of little criticism? 15 Salon celeb José e.g.
1991? 90 On ___ 16 “We’re ready
26 Nutrition pioneer (carousing) to ___ you” (the 77 Mineral hardness
Davis 92 Garlic, to García scale
27 Departure party 94 Get bullish Ghostbusters’
28 Your favorite piece 95 Mystery-craftin’ motto) 82 Ouzo flavoring
of geometric art? Grafton 17 Filled pastries 84 Wager
30 Cartoon-page 96 Chinese 22 Rhyme or reason 85 Invasion of the
exclamation restaurant owner? 24 ___ the floor with
31 Broad cast? 98 See 9 Down 25 Photo ___ (press Body Snatchers
34 Free 99 Town Without ___ events) prop
35 Frozen wasser 100 Author Levin 29 Like Oscar and 87 Fascinated by
36 Yesterday’s 101 ___ gallop Felix 88 Snip
38 Actor from 102 Clinton pal 31 Sid’s brother? 89 Crucial
Mysore, India Panetta 32 Contribute to 90 Gets in
39 Guy who’s the life 103 Oft-numbered crime 91 Township near
of the party? work 33 Savage breast Hackensack
43 Easter, for one: 105 Tom Thumb soother 92 Reaches
abbr. attire? 36 Film, in Variety 93 Worley et al.
44 Sites for shackles 110 Couch potato’s 37 It’s from the 96 High-pitched
46 Letters before problem bottom instruments
Arizona or Pueblo 113 Very, to Brits of my hearth 97 Day break
47 Charlie and Pete 114 Savings? 38 Ray, the swimmer 99 Cleavon Little’s
48 “Ah so,” for 118 Cosine reciprocal 39 Third-year student 1970 Tony role
example? 119 Arts-funding org. 40 Get the lead out 102 Baton Rouge sch.
51 Sleight maneuver 120 Composer Berg 41 To fly, in Florence 103 Upright
52 Missile crisis 121 “What’s ___ for 42 Discrimination 104 Chest muscle,
“blinker” me?” ending at the gym
53 Orléans outburst 122 Some terriers 44 Ham container? 106 Battleship color
54 Simpson on sax 123 Soviet place name 45 Doogie portrayer 107 Old slave
55 Org. that grabbed abbr. ___ Patrick Harris 108 Decomposes
Patty 124 Sweetbread 49 Native ruler of 109 Pre-1917 power
58 Central Poland 125 Singer James Hyderabad broker
city (anagram of 110 Section of
60 Marlon fights him DOWN MAINZ) Sammy’s autobio
in On 1 World Series 50 A, B, ___ 111 Onomatopoetic:
the Waterfront (multiple choice) abbr.
62 Like numbers winners in 51 Dickens orphan 112 Mystery dog
rackets? 1969 and 1986 54 Occurrence at 115 Newspaper
65 They’re 2 Tylenol target Make-Out Point? 116 ___ along (the
conceivable 3 Foul-mouthed 55 Able to keep a whole time)
67 Coping device hockey team? straight face 117 Hoop grp.
69 Spooner was one: 4 “Stop!” around Freberg?
abbr. 5 Rub the wrong 56 Swan lady
70 Get around way 57 Mideast gulf
6 Goldbrick 58 Ms. Wertmuller
59 Evidence of decay
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She wants a baby and a good night’s sleep? Wake up!

STORY BY CAROLYN HAX THE WASHINGTON POST about anything. an early riser.
For those who cannot Point being, when you
Dear Carolyn: I’ve always
needed a good night’s sleep to afford a night staff for become a parent, you
function, at least eight hours but … let’s say four or five become the caregiver
ideally 10. years after the birth of to individuals, and in-
a child, some sleep loss dividuals have their
I would like to have kids, I’ve can’t be avoided – and ways and needs and
always pictured myself with kids. that’s even if you want tendencies over which
I’m starting to feel a real longing to avoid it, which I’ll get you have a little say but
to get pregnant and have a baby, to in a second. nowhere near complete
but the sleep deprivation terri- say. Plans? Hah.
fies me. My husband and I sort The littlest babies can
of think parents might be exaggerating this a little, be up every two hours. Plus babies are help-
sleep deprivation is torture. If parents are really Older babies can get you less for an astonishingly
getting no sleep, how do they care for their kids? Or up two or three times a long time, which means
go to work? night. A baby who gets you are on the spot to
Right now our loose plan is to formula feed with up just once a night can give them what they
a night nanny every other night. My husband can pop up in his little crib need. You can’t make a
do the night feedings every other day, but needs to WIDE! AWAKE! Ready to toddler not vomit at 2
catch up sometime. par-tay! At 3 a.m.! a.m. or not have night
When I say this to people who have kids they terrors. So, your sleep
tell us it will never work, at some point I will be Some babies are su- becomes your second
up all night. I feel like my husband and I would be per-duper sleepers, but priority whenever the
spectacular parents if we are rested and this is a some just aren’t. I had stars align that way.
remedy. I need somebody objective to weigh in – is one who woke up for
it possible to arrange your life to get a full night’s the day, rarin’ to go, be- And you work and
sleep with babies and little kids? tween 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. care for your children
You can blame that on tired, you just do. You
– I Need Sleep me for not wrangling find it in you because
him better to conform that’s what you signed
I Need Sleep: This answer will be way more po- to my habits, but, this up for.
lite than I want it to be after the “My husband and was over a decade ago
I sort of think parents might be exaggerating this and the household has Giving them what
a little, sleep deprivation is torture.” Right. OK. changed dramatically and he can get up as late they need also bonds
or as early as he wants to now and the kid is still them to you, and you to them. Hire some respite,
So: With enough money you can arrange just yes, but know there’s such a thing as too much. 

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Fashion is finally figuring out diversity in meaningful ways

BY ROBIN GIVHAN
The Washington Post

The fashion industry has become
more diverse, more inclusive. More
open. It is less them-vs.-you. It is us.

Yes, fashion still has its flaws. De-
signers often still have tunnel vision.
The industry still makes head-smack-
ing gaffes. There are far too many
cases of profound insensitivity and
cavalier cultural appropriation. (Will
those Kardashians ever learn?) But
in the past decade, it has opened its
doors to more people of color, plus-
size women, transgender women and
those who simply don’t fit the indus-
try’s classic definition of beauty. Most
importantly, fashion is talking about
diversity in more nuanced ways – and
learning from its mistakes.

Two years ago, Brandice Henderson,
who describes herself as a “fashion
coach,” was having dinner with five
designers at Harlem’s Red Rooster.
They were all up-and-comers, lauded
by major fashion magazines, who
had dressed an assortment of famous
women. The scene was typical for New

ASGHRLAEHYAM story; she is, quite simply, a success.
This is no small thing, either.
York with one significant exception: In 2017, Vogue ran countless photo
All five of the designers were black.
stories celebrating Hollywood stars
This is no small thing. and cultural figures, but it also pub-
Four years ago, five women walked lished visual essays on Latinas in Los
into IMG Models and immediately Angeles, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority
impressed the company’s president, sisters, lesbian models and black ser-
Ivan Bart. One of them especially vicewomen.
stood out. Her name was Ashley Gra-
ham and she was plus-size. But as This is significant, too.
Bart put it: “A star is a star is a star.” During the past decade, the New
Graham has gone on to become the York fashion industry has been in up-
rare model who is known by name heaval over the subject of diversity,
well outside the insulated world of or the lack of it. The most egregious
fashion. She is not a plus-size success examples were on the runways. They
are fashion’s billboards and its prov-
ing ground – the place where design-
ers spin out their wildest fantasies,
and where the public receives its no-
tions of fashion at its most glamorous
and rarefied. And the message, in the
mid-2000s, was that high-end fashion
was for emaciated white teenagers.
The ranks of editors and designers
were lacking in diversity, too. There
were no editors-in-chief of major
fashion publications who were black.
The rising generation of designers
who had captured the industry’s at-
tention were mostly white – some-
times Asian, but rarely black, Latino
or even female. Plus-size women
were not part of the fashion conver-
sation. And gender fluidity had yet to
become an aesthetic interest.
In 2007, activist Bethann Hardi-

CONTINUED ON PAGE 44

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 43 Last year, after designer Marc Ja- MJAACRCOBS
cobs featured models – many of them
son organized a “town hall” meeting white – wearing fanciful dreadlocks
to start a conversation about fashion’s in his spring 2017 runway show, so-
worsening diversity problem. In 2013, cial media lit up in anger because of
she meticulously tracked designers’ his failure to acknowledge the hair-
hiring practices and publicized the style’s history within black commu-
results. The lack of inclusiveness was nities. Six months later, his fall 2017
striking. And Hardison unflinchingly show was an ode to hip-hop; he cast
called such practices “racist.” mostly models of color and included
show notes lauding the influence of
Now, the industry looks signifi- black youth.
cantly different from the days of
clone-like waifs, golden-haired mus- Fashion has also had several land-
es and magazine mastheads that mark moments: A black man has
read like the Social Register. There been appointed editor-in-chief of
is greater recognition that fashion British Vogue and a black woman
needs to change.

is at the helm of Teen Vogue. Joan not looking for black people.’ I
Smalls, who was born in Puerto Rico, dropped the phone.” He ultimately
became Estee Lauder’s first Latina got her the job after traveling to per-
spokesmodel. French Vogue featured sonally show them her portfolio.
a transgender model on its cover.
After Hardison’s 2007 town hall,
There are more models of color on Bart considered his place in the fash-
major runways. A range of design- ion business. As the head of one of
ers have included plus-size models the industry’s larger agencies, with
and older women in shows and ad- a roster including Smalls, Kate Moss
vertising. A more diverse group of and a host of celebrities, he decided
designers, including four black men, to help lead the way.
make up the 10 finalists vying for the
CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award. “I think the industry got lazy,”
Women are also well-represented. Bart says. “We’ve got to start telling
[clients] what they need. When peo-
“I think fashion is becoming more ple say no, we have to tell them why
democratized,” says Henderson – for they’re wrong.”
consumers as well as those hoping to
build a career in the industry. That’s why he decided not to simply
target Graham for the plus-size mar-
As fashion designers have been ket, but for womenswear in general.
unveiling their spring 2018 collec- On the company’s website, she and
tions over the recent weeks, it’s been fellow plus-size models Candice Huff-
an opportunity to see whether fash- ine and Marquita Pring are not segre-
ion’s forward trajectory continues gated in a separate category or called
or stalls. “There’s a consensus about “plus-size.” They are simply models.
having an inclusive runway,” says Graham has appeared on the cover of
Bart. “I’m hopeful at this stage.” American Vogue and in runway shows
alongside whippet-thin models. She
Bart has been working in fash- has her own line of lingerie.
ion for 30 years, and the first model
he represented, back in 1986, was a What the fashion industry does
young black woman who was part is important to the broader culture,
Russian. When a jewelry company Bart says, recalling actress Lupita
was looking to hire someone “tall, Nyong’o’s heartfelt speech about
pretty and effervescent,” Bart sug- finding validation of her own dark-
gested her. The company hemmed skinned beauty in the images of Su-
and hawed and “finally said, ‘We’re danese-born model Alek Wek, whom

ALEK WEK

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HALAIMDAEN
JOCCOELRYONNA

IMG signed some 20 years ago. the ranks of designers. Ten years litical climate, people are proud to happened to coincide with a conver-
“It’s okay if people are resistant,” ago, Henderson founded Harlem’s be a black designer. They’re proud to sation about a rise in ICE raids under
Fashion Row, a production company say it to people in the fashion indus- the Trump administration. It was the
he says. “They will change if you stay aimed at supporting multicultural try,” Henderson says. “I even have fashion site’s most-shared story – in
the course.” designers who were absent from the more stylists who say they have cli- the middle of Paris Fashion Week.
top fashion weeks, the store racks at ents who [specifically] want to wear
The website the Fashion Spot, influential retail outlets and the pag- a black designer.” “I thought we had lots of momen-
which tracks diversity on the run- es of mainstream glossies. tum after the civil rights movement
way, has tallied about 30 percent Diversity is political. It’s a form of and then we have Nazis go marching
nonwhite models in recent seasons. Back then, “I could barely count protest. through Charlottesville,” Bart says.
There are models in hijabs, models three designers of color . . . making a “This is going to be our resistance:
with vitiligo, models with physical mark and getting the attention of the When Vogue posted a story in Showing the totality of humanity.” 
disabilities. The question is no lon- fashion industry,” Henderson says. March about women in East L.A., it
ger who isn’t represented but how to Today, she can rattle off nearly a doz-
make that inclusiveness feel organic en. Social media and e-commerce
rather than self-consciously trendy. have lowered the barriers to success,
making it easier for designers to con-
The need to change is not simply nect directly with customers.
moral, Bart says, but also financially
smart. “The Internet changed every- Designers can market themselves
thing. Anyone can pull up anything around the globe with a single web-
online. If you want that consumer, site and an Instagram account. If an
you need to reflect who they are.” If accepting audience isn’t in New York
consumers don’t like what they see, or Los Angeles, perhaps there’s one
they are likely to make their displea- in Indianapolis or Tupelo, Singapore
sure heard. or Qatar.

The Vogue website has become One of the Harlem’s Fashion Row
a more diverse, global experience designers, for example, found his
than the print magazine, speaking to fan base in Japan. Reuben Reuel’s
“more people and different people,” Demestik collection, worn by Ava
says Sally Singer, creative digital di- DuVernay as well as Beyoncé, sells
rector. It even reads as if it is writ- on Etsy.com. It’s not Bergdorf Good-
ten by a variety of voices that share man, but it gets the job done.
a common interest, rather than the
single, dominant voice of print. “For designers 10 years ago, it was
just all about the art. They didn’t want
“I don’t think it’s a conscious deci- to hear anything business-wise,” Hen-
sion,” says Chioma Nnadi, the web- derson says. “I was different, too. Some-
site’s fashion news director. “Our staff thing in the economy woke us up.”
is just very diverse and very young.”
A recession will do that.
Vogue’s digital natives roam freely During the spring 2018 shows, the
and report on everything from the conversation about diversity has ex-
baati, a classic Somali cotton dress panded to include the role of immi-
favored by hijab-wearing model Hali- grants in the industry and the rights
ma Aden to the personal aesthetics of of women. Diversity is not just about
people who identify as “they.” While the imperative of an inclusive run-
Vogue might have written about way. It is also about identity: both
these subjects in the past, Singer personal and national.
says, it’s doubtful that those stories “Ten years ago people never want-
would have found a readership with- ed you to refer to them as a ‘black de-
in those communities. “Now, they’re signer.’ Just call me a ‘designer’! Now,
sharing it on Facebook.” with Black Lives Matter, with the po-

The Internet is also broadening

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DINING REVIEW

Scampi Grill: Just keeps getting better and better

BY TINA RONDEAU
Columnist

It’s been almost a year since the ven- Veal and Shrimp “Ala Scampi.” Duck Sausage.
erable Scampi Grill moved into its new
home on 20th Street just west of U.S. 1, Prince Edward Island Mussels. PHOTO BY GORDON RADFORD
and while at first we missed the cozy old
trattoria where we had dined for some jumbo shrimp, topped with lump crab, Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms.
many years, the new larger bistro has fresh spinach and Romano cheese fin-
taken on a warm, inviting feel of its own. ished in a basil cream sauce, was abso- Almond Pistachio Encrusted Yellow Tail Snapper.
lutely fabulous.
Diners at the new Scampi have three Baby Artichoke Francese. the Scampi Grill ranks right up there at
options: A rear patio area that seats The veal scaloppini – with jumbo the top of the Vero Beach food pyramid.
about 40 which is delightful on cooler, shrimp, herbs, capers, pine nuts, roast-
less humid nights; the section just inside ed garlic, Vidalia onions and roasted red I welcome your comments, and en-
the door that is lined with booths; and bell peppers – was finished in a citrus courage you to send feedback to me at
an area farther in with wooden tables, butter sauce and served with angel hair [email protected].
now with walls covered with tchotchkes pasta. A great combination of tastes.
reminiscent of the old Mimmo’s. The reviewer is a beachside resident
And that’s what makes Scampi Grill who dines anonymously at restaurants at
But this is no longer Mimmo’s Scam- so great. Whether it is with veal, sea- the expense of Vero Beach 32963. 
pi Grill. It now is firmly in the hands of food or some other dish, the sauces here
Alessandro Amelio, who took over as are wonderful – complementing the If you are a wine lover, by all means Hours:
executive chef a few years ago from his food instead of overwhelming it. try Monday’s half price wine special. Nightly in season,
father, and the dishes prepared by Chef Tuesday’s “night of pastabilities” gives 5 pm to 9:30 pm
Alex – both the old favorites and his cre- you a choice of seafood, chicken, beef
ative new additions – are better than or veal for only $16.50. And Wednesday Beverages: Beer and wine
ever. this year is “fresh catch night,” offering
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shortly before 7:30 and were shown to a
comfortable table. One of the Scampi’s But you can’t go wrong with “dinner Phone: 772-563-9766
many excellent servers quickly took our from the sea” on Thursday. And the
wine order, and returned with a basket Friday couples night menu, $50 for two
of hot garlic bread. with a bottle of wine included, remains
a great way of enjoying the best of the
Since it was a Thursday, two of us Scampi Grill at a great price.
decided to take advantage of their
3-course seafood dinner special – an As we have suggested many times,
appetizer, soup or salad, and entrée for
$21.95.

I opted to start with the mussels, and
our companion chose the calamari fra-
diavolo. My husband, however, was in-
trigued by an appetizer not on the spe-
cial list, and ordered the duck sausage
with spinach.

The tender calamari were sautéed
with roasted garlic, Italian herbs, and
olive oil, tossed in a mildly spicy mari-
nara sauce. Oh so good. The pan seared
mussels were also delicious, finished in
a chardonnay butter sauce. But my hus-
band’s flavorful and tender homemade
duck sausage, served on a bed of spin-
ach, was just sensational.

We then moved on to the second
course. Our companion chose the soup
of the day, a spinach and eggdrop strac-
ciatella, while I had a very nice house
salad, and my husband – for a slight up
charge – had an excellent Caesar.

Then for entrées, I selected the ulti-
mate vongole, and our companion went
for the shrimp and crab Imperial. My
husband had an old favorite, the veal
and shrimp a la scampi.

My sautéed Rhode Island Little Neck
clams served over linguine was very
tasty, and our companion’s pan seared

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DINING

Why Argentina’s winemakers are digging deep

BY DAVE MCINTYRE ic ideal devoid of passion or originality. stone and granite tumbling down soil pits just a few meters apart, one
A merlot from here could be indistin- from the Andes. Two areas are all the showing stones down several feet, the
The Washington Post guishable from a cabernet from there, buzz in Mendoza: Gualtallary, about a other mostly clay.
but as long as both were dark, oaky and 30-minute drive from the city at more
Argentina is retreating to the future. powerful, they’d pass muster. than 4,000 feet in the Andes foothills, “It’s like the cover for Pink Floyd’s
During a four-day visit to Mendoza, its and Altamira, an hour’s drive farther ‘Dark Side of the Moon,’” di Stefano
primary wine-growing region, several You may know Argentina wine for south and slightly higher in altitude. said. “When you harvest everything
winemakers told me in almost identical good-value Malbec up and down the together and blend them, you have the
terms how they were moving away from price scale, and you’d be right. But In Gualtallary, I toured Catena win- boring white light. But if you manage
the international style of winemaking many of these wines could come from ery’s Adrianna vineyard with Luis Regi- these differences, you see the colors of
of big, tannic, fruit-forward and power- anywhere. Increasingly, Argentina’s nato, Catena’s vineyard manager and a the spectrum.”
fully alcoholic wines. vintners are trying to produce distinc- talented winemaker with his own Cha-
tive wines that could come from no man label. Reginato showed me several By going higher into the mountains
Instead, they were trying to make place other than Argentina. soil pits dug into the vine rows. and deeper into the soils, Argentina’s
wines that express their place of origin, winemakers are bringing those colors
or terroir. Like some of their colleagues in From these vines, Catena produces to light. 
neighboring Chile, they aren’t reaching stunning Chardonnays called White
“All over Argentina, we are moving for some international ideal; they want Bones, from soils layered with fossils
away from the old style of three things: you to love them for their Latin origi- and limestone from an ancient river,
Overripe, over-extracted and over- nality. To achieve this goal, they have and another called White Stones, from
wooded,” said Hervé Birnie-Scott, perhaps ironically embraced a style of gravelly soils just a few vine rows away.
estate director of Terrazas de los An- winemaking fashionable around the They show complexity and depth to sug-
des, a winery established in the early world, from Napa Valley to Bordeaux, gest that Argentina can produce Char-
1990s by the French Moët et Chandon to Chile and Virginia and Maryland, donnays to rival some of the world’s
Champagne house. known as “precision viticulture.” best. Catena also makes three impres-
sively distinctive red wines from Malbec
“There are three main factors work- Precision viticulture involves exten- grapes grown in the same vineyard.
ing against terroir,” José Alberto Zucca- sive soil analysis to determine where
rdi of Bodega Zuccardi told me the next various grape varieties perform best. Farther south in Altamira, the Zuc-
day. “Argentina’s wines have been very On a micro scale, this means isolating cardi family has built a futuristic win-
ripe, very extracted, and very oaky,” he small areas within vineyards. Birnie- ery that seems to meld into the Andes
said, referring to winery techniques Scott demonstrated this for me by tap- landscape. José Alberto Zuccardi, the
that increase the color and concentra- ping an app on his iPhone that called second generation, built the family’s
tion of a wine. “We want the taste to up a vineyard map showing the electro- Santa Julia brand into a reliable source
come from the land, not the oak.” conductivity of various vineyard par- for Argentine value.
cels.
I heard similar sentiments through- Today his son, Sebastian, is exploring
out my visit. Argentina is pulling away That’s catnip for winemakers, but higher-altitude vineyards to find the
from the dominant international style it’s hard to argue with the way the clearest expression of Mendoza’s ter-
of winemaking over the past two or wines of Terrazas have combined roir. The higher the altitude, the more
three decades, commercially success- intensity and elegance since Birnie- intense the sunlight, which helps ripen
ful but increasingly criticized for creat- Scott began tinkering with the for- the grapes; also, the rockier the soils,
ing a homogeneity of wines. mula with the 2013 vintage. giving more structure and mineral
character to the wines.
By focusing on ripeness and winery On a macro scale, these efforts to
techniques to extract the most color define Mendoza’s terroir focus on al- Martín di Stefano, head viticulturist
and concentration, the counterargu- luvial areas, where melting glaciers for Zuccardi, showed me around their
ment goes, winemakers were sculpting thousands of years ago sent lime- vineyards in Altamira, including two
wines to match some universal, platon-

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PETS

Bonz has a buongiorno with Peroni the Italiano

Hi Dog Buddies! “Yes! It’s Briar’s Creek Valentine Pero- Peroni, the Spinone Italiano. PHOTO BY GORDON RADFORD
ni! For the name of the kennel, and cuz-
This week I interviewed another tall, za my birthday bein’ on Valentine’s Day. ever he puts milk in his coffee, he
leggy poocheroo who’s still a pupster. And the Peroni is for an Italian beer hu-
He doesn’t LOOK like a puppy, but he mans really like.” gives me some milk, too, which I Totally the floor. “These’re my TOYS!
ACTS like it. He’s very slurpy an frenly,
with a short wavy orange roan coat, “That is Totally Cool Kibbles! You look Love! I also know how to ring the spe- See? An alligator, ana boomerang, ana
long orange ears, fluffy wiffles and like you have lotsa energy,” I observed.
beard, an bangs that almost cover his cial doorbell when I hafta go out and fox, ana squeaky seahorse, an my favor-
hazel-colored, people-lookin’ eyes. “Woof, yes! I get three walks every
day, an go to the dog park. An me an Do My Doodie. PLUS, I helped The Man ite, a nice, soft towel from the breeder,
His name’s Peroni, an he’s a new- my Bestie, Ginger, play a lot. (She’s a
to-me breed – a Spuh-NO-nay Ee-tal- Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. and The Lady pile up a buncha big palm which us puppies snuggled on. It smells
ee-AH-no. (Just between you an me, Don’t ask me what that means. Gin-
I’d heard the name before, but I always ger doesn’t even know.) One time she tree thingys after the hurry-cane. There like all my brothers and sisters.”
thought it was ice cream. Embarrassing.) snuck out and ran off. Her Mom spent
hours chasin’ her all over the place an were, like, zillions of ’em.” “Awww, that is so sweet,” I said.
Peroni trotted right up for the Wag- hollerin’, but Ginger thought she was
and Sniff. “Oh, Mr. Bonzo, I’m so glad playin.’ Finally her Mom got Totally Peroni bounded over to his big nap- I was smilin’ all the way home,
you could come. We hadda pos-pone Pooped Out and was scared Ginger’d
cuzza the hurry-cane. But now I’m all run smack into a truck or fall in a mat and started tossing it around and thinkin’ of Peroni fearlessly standing
spiffed up and ready. I’m Peroni Boone hole or get pounced on by a Big Scary
an these are my humans: The Lady Who Monster. So I convinced The Lady to chewing the corners. “The Lady says up to the Mosquito Control plane, and
Feeds Me, she’s Beverly. I just call her let me go get her. I found her an ex-
The Lady. An The Man, he’s Dan’l.” plained that she could get in Big Trou- this napmat has a lifetime guarantee: fallin’ asleep snuggled up in the special
ble, so she followed me right back home.
“I’m pleased to meet you all,” I said, Anyway, she’s away on a trip right now, it’s s’pose to be munch-proof but …” He towel that smells like his brothers and
opening my notebook an making a which is Soggy Dog Biscuits. I hope she
mental note to get a slurp-proof cover comes home soon. I think she should grasped the corner and shook it enthu- sisters.
for it. “I’m ready to hear your story.” have a special collar like mine, which
has a Super Secret AKC tracking device siastically. “Corners are The Best!” he
“Me an my litter (I have three sisters so our humans can always find us.
an four brothers) were born in a ken- said. “’Specially when The Man an The Till next time,
nel in Bushnell on Valentine’s Day. The “Oh, an I like goin’ out in our pontoon Lady are away, an I’m in the laundry
Lady an The Man had a Brittany Span- boat. I don’t like swimmin’, but I some- room with my food an water an toys. The Bonz
iel named Scout, who’d just left for Dog times sit in my baby pool and blow bub- There’s just nothin’ like a nice, chewy
Heaven, an they wanted to fill The Void, bles. I also enjoy chasin’ squirrels an corner. Really makes the time go by. You Don’t Be Shy
but not with another Brittany, cuz it’d birds. ’Cept this one bird. It’s real big an wanna share?”
make ’em too sad. So they went on the loud, and it flies real low. So I stand like We are always looking for pets
Merrycan Kennel Club website lookin’ a statute and stare right at it with my “Thanks, but no,” I said. “I’d better with interesting stories.
for similar dogs an found Spuh-NO-nay Serious Face, so it won’t swoop down just keep takin’ notes.”
Ee-tal-ee-AH-nos. We’re whatcha call an grab me. I scare it away every time. To set up an interview, email
a Sporting Breed (I’m not zackly sure The Man an The Lady call it a Mosquito He then grabbed a big blue-and- [email protected].
what that means), but The Man an the Control Plane, which is a silly name for white striped canvas bag and tossed it
Lady thought that kinda pooch’d be a bird, doncha think?” in the air, dumping the contents onto
easier to train. I don’t think they’ve de-
cided whether that’s true, just yet, cuz- “Woof!” was all I could manage. “Do
za my bein’ a puppy still.” you do any tricks?”

“Since you’re from an Official Breed- “Not really. But I do bring The Man
er, do you have one of those long kennel his paper every morning, that’s sorta
names nobody ever uses?” a trick, I guess. We sit together while
he reads an drinks his coffee. When-

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ON FAITH

Talk less, listen more to find common ground

BY REV. DRS. CASEY AND BOB BAGGOTT raise the money to purchase a shell Japanese religious group, Aum, that though they appeared to others, were
Columnists and find 11 students to row. yelled its bizarre predictions and then in fact required of them. Frightening
released homemade sarin nerve gas in prospect, isn’t it – faith in God inter-
We read a fascinating book some So the shell was purchased and the Tokyo’s subways, injuring thousands? preted as a justification for hideous
time back by author Stephen Fried en- kids recruited. The new rowing team cruelty and the wasting of life? What
titled “The New Rabbi.” practiced and practiced and prac- Or, consider the shouts of Chechen would it take to calm the storm of
ticed, and finally entered into their rebels that lead to a grade school’s oc- noisy self-justification, and encourage
An especially good story which Fried first season of competition. But, sadly, cupation and the death of innocent listening and cooperation between
tells in his book concerns a small Jew- they lost every single race … dead last. children. differing religious groups and others
ish high school that didn’t have much Baffled, the rabbi of the school con- with vastly divergent perspectives?
in the way of resources to support an ferred with the coach. And closer to home, a few years ago
athletic program. They concluded, the Heaven’s Gate religious sect in San Maybe it all starts with a little hu-
however, that they could probably “What are we doing wrong” he Diego ranted about the coming end of mility. We have a friend who claims
asked, “that we can’t win a single the world and then mounted a mass that three words are, to him, particu-
event? You’ve got to find out what the suicide, telling followers they’d surely larly sacred.
problem is!”So off the coach went to ride to heaven on the tail of a comet.
find the premier rowing team. He The words are: “I don’t know.” If we
scouted the Harvard team, and finally We all remember Osama Bin Laden could all admit that there is much we
returned declaring that he had learned loudly encouraging atrocities such as still don’t know, we might be a little
their secret. “We’ve had it mixed up,” suicide killings. And wild distortion more willing to credit the insights and
the coach reported. “You see, at Har- of God’s will is something to which commitment of others as having some
vard 10 men row and only one yells!” our own tradition, Christianity, has potential value.
certainly succumbed on occasion
What a wise and telling observation! through history. Perhaps if we talked less and lis-
And as an observer of international tened more, we’d all eventually find
events and especially the role of re- Many acts have been justified a rhythm we were willing to follow in
ligion in them, doesn’t it seem to you across the years by religious leaders rowing together in a common direc-
that it’s time for more rowing and less who claimed that they followed the tion toward a shared pursuit. Wouldn’t
yelling? dictates of their faith. They may even that be better than all the yelling? 
have claimed that their actions, harsh
Religion has been making a lot of
noise in recent years, some of it pretty
disturbing. Remember the outlawed

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research. $15 per contestant. 772-473-7741 Haven, with ‘Big Fish’ caught and the 150-acre sanctuary, home to
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in the Vero Beach 32963 Business Directory, please
contact marketing representative Kathleen Macglennon at
[email protected] or call 772-633-0753.

PALM ISLAND PLANTATION HOME OFFERS
THE WARMEST OF WELCOMES

105 Island Plantation Terrace in Palm Island Plantation: 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath, 3,142-square-foot
home offered for $1,299,000 by Steven C. Owen II, Realtor,

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty: 772-473-0828

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Palm Island Plantation home offers warmest of welcomes

BY STEPHANIE LABAFF a metal roof, carriage-style garage door and leave scenario. These car- the pool deck with optimal views of
Staff Writer doors and covered porches to create riage homes really are that way too. the preservation area unique to this
the ultimate in indoor/outdoor living. There are not a lot of places that of- home. The master bathroom includes
Two pineapples top the low walls of fer both resort-style amenities and a his and her walk-in closets, vanity,
the courtyard entrance of 105 Island “High ceilings and the pitch of the turn-key lifestyle.” sit-down shower, his and her sinks, a
Plantation Terrace, beckoning guests roof make this house feel larger than water closet and garden tub to soak
to enter the cheery, 3,142-square-foot it is,” says Steven C. Owen II, Berk- The large mahogany doors at the away the stresses of the day.
home. For centuries, the pineapple shire Hathaway HomeServices Real- entrance of the house give visitors a
has symbolized the warmest wel- tor. “I call it a ‘home-minium.’ People hint of the custom millwork and fin- On the northern side of the home,
come a hostess can extend to guests think of a condo as the lock up the ishes that lie within. Archways soft- the kitchen and family room create
and the statuary embodies the Palm
Island Plantation atmosphere.

Dr. Ralph Lazaro and his wife Linda
spent many years living on the Outer
Banks of North Carolina and Palm
Coast, Fla. before they decided to head
further south to a warmer climate. “I
looked at Palm Island online, and I
knew I wanted it,” recalls Lazaro. “It
was a big lifestyle change for us to
come out of a condo and into a house.”

The home was already under con-
struction. Designed by architect
Gregory Anderson and built by West-
mark Construction Company, the
West Indies-inspired design marries
top-quality construction with transi-
tional exterior features using parapet
gables, shutters, exposed rafter tails,

en the clean lines of the columned an open, roomy space with an invert-
formal living room where a coffered ed hip ceiling and beadboard details.
ceiling, crown molding, and tran- The design allows for a smooth tran-
som windows add height to the room sition between the breakfast area and
while the gas-burning fireplace with family room.
handcrafted mantle and textured Sa-
turnia-granite fireplace surround add The island breakfast bar is perfect
warmth and elegance to the room. for serving early-morning meals to
the kids before they head off to school
The southern aspect of the house and just the right height for serving
includes a guest room with en-suite before-dinner cocktails and enjoying
bath, a powder room and the mas- lively conversation. The KitchenAid
ter suite. A three-level, elevated tray double-wide refrigerator, Bosch dish-
ceiling in the master bedroom adds washer, convection oven and wet bar
a high-class touch and is yet another with wine cooler make it easy to han-
example of the detailed craftsman- dle any size crowd.
ship that is synonymous with West-
mark homes. Down the hall, pocket doors close
off the formal dining area, which the
A private entrance leads out onto Lazaros have converted to a study/

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overflow fourth bedroom for guests. situated under an old oak tree that pro-
A Jack and Jill bathroom separates vides shade from the afternoon sun.
this extra area from the third bed- “You’re overlooking a preserve, and
room, with the laundry room and at night the oak tree is illuminated. It
two-bay garage tucked away at the looks beautiful. For me, the outdoors
end of the hall for easy access to the space adds a whole new dimension to
kitchen area. the house itself,” reflects Lazaro.

“The best part of the house for me The preserve provides an added
is the outside,” shares Lazaro. “It’s layer of privacy, so you can rinse off in
like an extension of the inside of the the outdoor shower after a walk to the
house.” After a visit to the fitness cen- beach and enjoy the tropical weather
ter or the Beach Club in the morn- without being observed by nearby
ings, he sits on the lanai and sips neighbors. Roll down shutters make it
coffee while answering emails to the a breeze to put away patio furniture
sounds of the spa waterfall spilling for the season.
into the kidney-shaped pool.
While admittedly biased, Lazaro
In the late afternoon, the Lazaros says Island Plantation Terrace is the
enjoy a cocktail on the elevated deck, best street in the neighborhood. Be-

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tween the backyard preserve, cul- “The amenities that we have here Palm Island Plantation will never be “One of the things I’m going to miss
de-sac, proximity to the ocean and are second to none. The Beach Club crowded. The Beach Club itself is like the most is our dinners at the Beach
fitness center, “this is the perfect lo- is spectacular, and the river is great. having another dimension to your Club. My wife and I would cook din-
cation.” We only have 130 units at buildout so house,” explains Lazaro. ner at home then pack a beach bag
and bring it and some wine over to the
MOVE-IN READY • NEW CONSTRUCTION beach. We’d sit at the front table over-
looking the ocean,” recalls Lazaro.
THE JASMINE • 2 BED, DEN, 2.5 BATH, 2-CAR GARAGE, SALT WATER POOL
1448 Lily’s Cay Circle • Lot 50 • Vero Beach Palm Island Plantation is known
for its authentic British West Indies
residential design and lush tropical
landscaping. The amenities in the
gated, 58-acre, ocean-to-river com-
munity create a resort-like ambiance.
The beach club offers a heated pool
and spa and private cabanas; the fit-
ness center has a pool, steam rooms,
fitness equipment and a Har-Tru ten-
nis court; and the river cabana offers
12 boat slips, deep-water docking and
a river deck that provides easy access
to the Indian River Lagoon.

Palm Island Plantation abuts the
historic Jungle Trail, and the Environ-
mental Learning Center is just around
the corner. Located in Indian River
Shores, it’s a short drive to shopping
and dining in Vero Beach along Ocean
Drive and the mainland. Enjoy cul-
tural events at Riverside Theatre or the
Vero Beach Museum of Art, both locat-
ed among the oaks of Riverside Park. 

VITAL STATISTICS
105 ISLAND PLANTATION TERRACE

Gorgeous new home featuring impact windows and full of top-of-the-line features in a Neighborhood:
convenient Indian River Blvd location • Quick closing opportunity • $489,999 Palm Island Plantation
Visit the sales center located at 1498 Lily’s Cay Circle, Vero Beach
Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday: Noon - 5 pm. Year built: 2005
Lot Size: 75’ x 152’
772.342.0061 y ghohomes.com Home size: 3,142 sq. ft.
Construction: Concrete Block
Prices and specifications are subject to change without notice. Oral representation cannot be relied upon as correctly stated representations of the developer. For correct representations, make reference to this advertisement and to
the documents required by section 718.503, Florida Statutes, to be furnished by a developer to a buyer or lessee. Images displayed may not be the actual property for sale, but may be model or other homes built of similar design. with Stucco
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 3.5
Additional features: Guard-
gated community, tennis and
beach clubs, boat slips, 2-bay
garage, impact resistant doors
and windows, shutters, gas fire-
place, central vacuum, heated
pool and spa, laundry room,
wet bar, wine cooler and Kitch-
enAid appliances.
Listing agency: Berkshire
Hathaway HomeServices
Florida Realty
Listing agent: Steven C. Owen
II, 772-473-0828
Listing price: $1,299,000

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Dale Sorensen Real Estate wins high honors from Chamber

BY STEVEN M. THOMAS The Dale Sorenson support team. PHOTO: GORDON RADFORD our business. [At the same time], the
focus always has and continues to be
Staff Writer on providing excellent service to our
customers.”
Island brokerage Dale Sorensen Real
Estate has been named best medium- Founded in Vero in 1978 by hus-
size company in Indian River County band and wife team Matilde and
by the Chamber of Commerce. Dale Sorensen Sr., the brokerage has
achieved phenomenal growth in re-
Chamber Economic Development cent years, increasing sales by more
Director Helene Caseltine said it is than 500 percent since 2009.
the first time since the Chamber has
kept records that a real estate com- CONTINUED ON PAGE 62
pany garnered a best company honor.

“We were very excited and sur-
prised, especially since the award
hasn’t typically been given to a real
estate company,” said Managing
Partner Dale Sorensen Jr.

Sorensen gives credit for the recog-
nition to his agents and employees.

“We have well over 50 agents and
staff who have been with the firm for
5 years or more, which is an amazing
statistic. I feel that our company role
is much larger than just selling homes;
we strive to be a true partner of the
community and our entire team has a
sincere desire to make the community
where we work and live a better place.”

“The firm and its employees clock
hundreds of volunteer hours annu-
ally and donate thousands of dollars
on behalf of a multitude of nonprofit
and charitable organizations in the
community and around the world,”
according to the Chamber.

“The staff and agents get lots of
opportunities to step out and lend
a helping hand to those in need and
to help build a stronger more unified
community,” says Realtor Associate
Tripp Hernandez, who has been with
Dale Sorensen Real Estate for nine
years. “At first I thought we were in-
volved in the community so we can
sell real estate; now I am of the mind-
set that we sell real estate so they can
help out the community.”

There is more to the company’s
success than philanthropy and com-
munity involvement, however.

Mary Pat Slater had been a Realtor
with another company for six years
when she joined Sorensen some 10
years ago for a very specific reason.

“I chose to join DSRE because I saw
that the firm was investing heavily in
the Internet and advertising on the
Internet,” Slater says. “I came from
a technology background . . .and I
wanted to be part of a firm that was
that forward looking.

“What is unique to this company
is this – it is still a ‘family’ firm, with
family values and feel. Yet, it is cutting
edge in its marketing and technology.
As agents we are exposed to so many
different tools to assist in developing

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

The barrier island real estate market finished September with a solid week, with 8 transactions recorded
including three for more than $1 million.

The top sale of the week was of an oceanfront home on South Beach in Oceanside. The residence at
600 Reef Road was placed on the market Jan. 12 with an asking price of $2.975 million. The price was
subsequently raised to $3.3 million. The sale closed Sept. 22 for $2.85 million.

The seller in the transaction was represented by Christine Hughes of Dale Sorensen Real Estate.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE
$1,620,000
$1,695,000 $1,700,000
RIOMAR BAY 613 LAKE DRIVE 5/22/2017 $1,695,000 9/27/2017 $560,000
$825,000
RIOMAR BAY 609 LAKE DRIVE 10/28/2016 $2,380,000 $2,200,000 9/27/2017 $2,850,000

SHORELANDS 1515 SHORELANDS DRIVE 8/4/2017 $589,900 $589,900 9/26/2017 $340,000
$950,000
INDIAN TRAILS 671 N TOMAHAWK TRAIL 5/4/2017 $875,000 $875,000 9/25/2017

OCEANSIDE 600 REEF ROAD 1/12/2017 $2,975,000 $3,300,000 9/22/2017

TOWNHOMES, VILLAS, CONDOS, MULTIFAMILY AND INVESTMENT

HARBOR INN 2135 WINDWARD WAY, #109 6/5/2017 $350,000 9/26/2017
SEA OAKS 8876 N SEA OAKS WAY, #406 2/23/2017 $985,000 9/22/2017

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Riomar Bay, Address: 613 Lake Drive Subdivision: Riomar Bay, Address: 609 Lake Drive

Listing Date: 5/22/2017 Listing Date: 10/28/2016
Original Price: $1,695,000 Original Price: $2,380,000
Recent Price: $1,695,000 Recent Price: $2,200,000
Sold: 9/27/2017 Sold: 9/27/2017
Selling Price: $1,620,000 Selling Price: $1,700,000
Listing Agent: Kay Brown Listing Agent: CharlotteTerry

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

Richard Boga & Cindy O’Dare Richard Boga & Cindy O’Dare

Premier Estate Properties Premier Estate Properties

Subdivision: Indian Trails, Address: 671 N Tomahawk Trail Subdivision: Sea Oaks, Address: 8876 N Sea Oaks Way, #406

Listing Date: 5/4/2017 Listing Date: 2/23/2017
Original Price: $875,000 Original Price: $985,000
Recent Price: $875,000 Recent Price: $985,000
Sold: 9/25/2017 Sold: 9/22/2017
Selling Price: $825,000 Selling Price: $950,000
Listing Agent: Christine Hughes Listing Agent: Jonathan Arsenault

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

Susie Perticone Not provided

Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Not provided

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Subdivision: Shorelands, Address: 1515 Shorelands Drive In 2016, the company closed more
than 1,000 transactions worth $435
Listing Date: 8/4/2017 million in Indian River County, in-
Original Price: $589,900 cluding $250 million on the barrier
Recent Price: $589,900 island, where it achieved a 25 percent
Sold: 9/26/2017 market share.
Selling Price: $560,000
Listing Agent: R J Rennick Sorensen expanded to Brevard
County in 2014, opening an office in
Selling Agent: Rennick Real Estate a cool mid-century modern building
on 5th Avenue in Indialantic, across
Susan Rane the SR-194 causeway from Mel-
bourne.
Keller Williams Realty
It has since opened additional of-
Subdivision: Harbor Inn, Address: 2135 Windward Way, #109 fices in Brevard, where it closed 573
transactions worth $191 million in
Listing Date: 6/5/2017 last year.
Original Price: $350,000
Recent Price: $350,000 Add $22 million in sales in St. Lucie
Sold: 9/26/2017 County, mostly on the lower stretch
Selling Price: $340,000 of the barrier island, and the total
Listing Agent: Erika Ross comes to $617 million, which was
good enough to land the company on
Selling Agent: The Moorings Realty Sales Co. the prestigious Real Trends 500 list as
the 29th largest brokerage in Florida
Not provided in terms of sales.

Not provided Nationally, it was No. 404 out of
86,000 real estate brokerages in the
country in 2016, a striking achieve- Matilde Sorensen.
ment in Vero’s tiny market.

“We appreciate the Chamber of
Commerce recognizing us for our
commitment and involvement in the
community; it’s an honor,” says co-
founder and broker Matilde Sorensen.

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“It is because of our incredible staff The Chamber named Caliber of architectural awards, recogniz- Palm Pointe as Best New Large Com-
and hardworking team of associates, Home Loans Best Small Company, ing the Surf Club townhome project mercial Building.
who are fully invested in our culture while Oak Harbor Club got the nod as on A1A as the Best New Multi-family
of giving, that we have been able to Best Large Company at the Chamber development; GHO Homes Summer The event was held at the Indian
successfully serve Indian River Coun- Industry Appreciation Awards Lun- Lake subdivision as the Best New Sin- River State College Richardson Cen-
ty and its residents for nearly 40 years. cheon on Sept. 21. gle-family project; and Quail Valley’s ter with Marine Bank & Trust Presi-
We are truly humbled by this award.” new restaurant and lodge on Royal dent and CEO Bill Penney serving as
The Chamber also gave a number MC. 