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Adams says that some of the award- museum, is all about.
winning artists from years past are “Part of the mission of the Backus
now deceased, while others no longer
appeared to be active. He and Love museum comes from Backus’ embrace
wanted the show to be about actively of local artists. What better way to do it
creating artists. than this? There obviously had to be
some sort of criteria, so picking people
“We also wanted them to submit who had won Best of Show in the past
work in the same medium with which would be a good place to start.”
they won best of show. You didn’t want
somebody who won in photography The idea of continuity in a commu-
come back to you and say, well, I’m nity-based museum is a good way to
doing pottery now. We wanted consis- observe its 60th anniversary in an era
tency in that respect,” says Love. when many small museums, started
with love and hope by their founders
Love feels that the artist as an ac- decades ago, are fading away because
tive part of a community’s social fab- of woeful lack of support from their
ric is what Backus, the artist and the
CONTINUED ON PAGE 52

Perhaps this is because photographs
today are digitally printed, in color or
black and white, on everything from
paper to aluminum sheet and can-
vas in a variety of finishes and sizes.
Long past are the days when paint-
ings on canvas lorded over other me-
diums in mixed-media exhibitions,
unmatchable for impact and size. In
fact, in the current show, only two of

the artists present works on canvas; an “It was a challenge to showcase
oil painter and a photographer. And everybody’s works equally. That was
the gallery-goer will be hard pressed the big challenge; to allow myself to
to say which medium has the larger show everything on an equal foot-
“wow” effect. ing. That was the most important
thing to me, that everyone in the
Georgina “George” Love, director show feel special.”
of exhibitions, says that the show,
the first of its kind to be offered at the She adds: “It was Marshall’s idea
Backus, was not easy to hang. to have the invitational of 10 Best
of Show winning artists from past
years. I think it’s a great idea.”

Says J. Marshall Adams, the ex-
ecutive director of the Backus Muse-
um: “I will take credit or blame for the
idea, but I passed it over to George to
make sure she had creative freedom
to review different artists. We set a
kind of arbitrary point of 10 years in
the history of the two competitive ex-
hibitions, because we wanted see how
far we could go back.”

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communities. You don’t need to look exhibiting artists as well as gallery-go- their award-winning work in the show.
far for evidence of this. Melbourne’s ers will continue to follow Beanie’s ex- Dawn Miller chose to exhibit her 2018
Foosaner Museum will permanently ample of making art accessible to all. Best of Show winner, an engaging pas-
close this July 1, and the Ruth Funk tel portrait titled “Miss L,” as well as
Center closed last year. The brief artist statements exhibited her 2020 Director’s Award-winning
alongside the works in Top 60 confirm pastel over paper collage titled “The
Adams points out that all the previ- this. Sharon Masterson wrote that be- Look.” Adams is particularly happy
ous directors of the Backus museum ing included in this show was special the latter is in the show; he was the one
knew A.E. “Bean” Backus firsthand, to her because her late father had been who awarded it Director’s Choice.
as a working artist and as a friend. an award-winning photographer in
the Through the Eye of the Camera “The more you look at Dawn’s work,
“I am the first director who didn’t competition many years before. the more you see. That is what is com-
meet Backus,” he says. pelling about her works. The art should
“My father would’ve been thrilled stop you and make you look,” he says.
Adams notes that fewer and fewer to see me follow in his footsteps,” she
of the museum’s visitors can say they wrote. Would Adams consider doing an-
remember Backus the man, but he has other such exhibition in, say, another
no doubt that for generations to come, “That is a personal history that par- five years?
allels our institutional history,” says
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 53 Adams. “You could say that the art He chuckles and asks, “65 for 65?”
speaks for itself, but having the art- “If we do something like this again,
ist’s voice, those words, that is what the histories of these two juried
Backus would have wanted. If you go shows, Eye of the Camera and Best
back to the beginning of the history, of the Best, is like a mine. You could
he wanted the artists to be able to go into that mine and find all sorts of
have their voice. This gives us the op- treasures, if you were diligent, if you
portunity to amplify that.” were thoughtful, if you were sensitive
and were able to go back and talk to
Adams notes that Frank Spino won some of the artists.”
Best of Show in two consecutive Best Artists like Laurie Aguera-Arcas.
of the Best exhibitions, in 2019 and Based in Stuart, the artist is fluent in
2020. Spino chose to display both of different media but for this show fo-
those works, “Sabal Palms on Tur- cused on her specialty – printmaking.
key Creek” and “Key Lime #1,” in the Her six linocut prints feature the fe-
current show. The back-to-back win male figure, nature, flowers, a portrait,
was a first for the museum, says Ad- and a still life with octopus. Their indi-
ams, who confirmed the fact with vidual strength comes from the econ-
Director Emerita Kathleen Frederick, omy of line the artist uses to limn her
who oversaw 27 years of competitive subjects, and their unity as a group is
shows at the museum. due their graphic black-and-white for-
mat. Her six works command the wall
Other Top 60 artists also included on which they are displayed.
Aguera-Arcas was the 2013 Best of
Show winner in Best of the Best and,
according to her artist’s statement, the
honor was something of a welcome mat
when she was a newcomer to Florida.
“Best of the Best 2013 was the first
time I exhibited in Florida since I
moved south from Baltimore,” she
wrote. It put “wind in my sails, and
Florida was looking better and better.
I entered other exhibitions, won other
awards, got some teaching gigs, and
continued to be inspired by Florida
… so winning the Best of Show at the
Backus Museum was THE BEST.” 



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COMING UP! Here’s a nice run of fun events for the young

BY PAM HARBAUGH
Correspondent

It’s all about the young ones this week.
And we’re talking young! From infant
to teens, there are many great, inspiring
and heartwarming items on family lists.

1 You may have been spending
the past year in isolation, but

there are a whole galaxy of rising

stars who have been preparing and

waiting to show you their brilliance.

One such place to see them this week-

end is at the Vero Beach Opera Rising

Stars Festival. It runs March 25-27 at

the Vero Beach High School Perform-

ing Arts Center. The highlight of this,

of course, is the Rising Stars Vocal Levin (on piano) accompany the Ris-
ing Stars competitors in a 7 p.m. per-
Competition, which runs 2 p.m. to 5 formance. At the end of the concert,
the prizes will be announced. All
p.m. Thursday, March 25 and Friday, performances are held at the Vero
Beach High School Performing Arts
March 26. In past seasons, the orga- Center, 1707 16th St. Tickets are $30
for a two-day pass to the competition.
nization has invited the Metropolitan Tickets for the Finals Concert range
from $30 to $50, with students at half
Opera National Council Auditions price. Call 772-569-6993 or visit Vero-

Semifinalists to compete. Many of

those competitors win top prizes. The

competitions have a grand finale on

Saturday when guest artist tenor Mat-

thew White and Met conductor Caren

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BeachOpera.org. So step away from the electronic de-
vice and get back into nature with
2 Dress up the little ones and get the family while helping support the
your cameras ready, because important mission of the Keep In-
dian River Beautiful organization.
it’s time for the 61st Annual Eas- The Western Shindig runs 4 p.m. to
8 p.m. this Saturday, March 27 at La-
ter Egg Hunt sponsored by the City Porte Farms, 7700 129th St., Sebas-
tian. Free entry. Meals cost $25 per
of Vero Beach Recreation Depart- person and $10 for children 12 years
and younger. Call 772-226-7738 or
ment, Mulligan’s Beach House and visit KeepIndianRiverBeautiful.org.

ABC Printing. The Easter Egg Hunt

is free for children up to 9 years of

age. And every one of those precious

participants gets a prize. The hunt

begins 10 a.m. Saturday, March 27 on

the beach behind Mulligan’s Beach 5 OK, you’ve been very good at
keeping the younger ones fully
House Bar & Grill, 1025 Beachland

Blvd. Still, masks are recommended engaged. Now here’s an excuse for

as well as social distancing. Organiz- you to dress up and, at the same

ers ask that each family bring a do- time, help raise scholarship funds

nation of six new empty plastic Eas- Harvard Law. The production fea- Awards Western Shindig.” The event for young people – the Vero Beach
tures 33 student performers direct- will hand out awards and honors to
ter Eggs. Call 772-978-4500 or visit ed by Kevin Quillinan. The show is friends, neighbors, young people, lo- Woman’s Club’s inaugural “Mad
free. No tickets required, but masks cal businesses and civic clubs who
COVB.org and click onto the Recre- are. It performs twice, first at 11:30 have gone above and beyond when Hatter’s Tea Party.” The catered af-
a.m. and then at 2 p.m. at the out- it comes to improving the commu-
ation Department’s page. door venue near the Williams So- nity during a very trying time – 2020. ternoon tea includes an Easter Bon-
noma Outlet, Vero Beach Outlets, The event includes games, a petting
1824 94th Dr. Call 772-231-6990 or zoo, a mechanical bull ride and all net contest, so do your best on that.
visit RiversideTheatre.com. the other goodies you find at LaPorte
3 Older children should love “Le- Farms, the event host. It will also Funds raised will go to the new
gally Blonde: The Musical JR.,” have an auction, a dance floor and a
cash bar. Moreover, a trip to LaPorte Vero Beach Woman’s Club Scholar-
Farms will get you smiling from the
which is being presented Saturday, moment you step foot onto their 5 ship funds and the Gifford Youth
acres of old-fashioned outdoor fun.
March 27 for free outdoors at the Achievement Center Scholarship

Vero Beach Outlets. The show is a Fund, which helps send young wom-

production of the Riverside Theatre en to college. The Mad Hatter’s Tea

for Kids program. This is a fun show, 4 And it’s always a great treat Party begins 2 p.m. Saturday, March
to take the family to LaPorte
filled with music and dance and 27 at 1534 21st St. Tickets are $75.

verve. It follows the warm-hearted Farms. Add to the fun on Saturday Masks are mandatory. There will be

exploits of Elle Woods, a determined when the Keep Indian River Beau- social distancing. For more informa-

young woman who finds herself at tiful presents an “Environmental tion, call 772-205-2259. 

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PETS

Bonzo says delightful Daisy is bloomin’ hilarious

Hi Dog Buddies! care of me cuz I need LOTS of exercise, exclaimed. “So, any PHOTODBYaKiAsILyA.JONES
so she hadda find another home for me. favrite toys? Pooch
This week’s innerview was totally Dad’s daughter wanted Dad to take me, pals?” from North Caro-
huh-LARRY-us, due to all the funny sto- but Dad said, ‘I haven’t had a dog in 30 LINE-uh; Rosie from New York.
ries told by my innerview-ee, Daisy Lam- years. I don’t WANT a dog. I wanna re- “Oh, my, yes. My An then my ackshull SISter, Bella. She
bert. Miss Daisy is a pint-sized ball of TIRE and Travel and I Just Don’t Need favrite toy is my el- an her fren Barney visit from Michigan
adorableness, and the princess of all she a Dog.’ Well, you see how that turned ephant stuffy. I’ve a lot. Woof, Mr. Bonzo, you should see
surveys, which is a Cool Kibbles place out. Dad’s daughter and grandson said had it for a long the parties we throw here in the court-
called the Cottages, where humans, an they’d keep me when Dad was trav- time. It helps me yard, minglin’ with all those humans
their pooches, come for vacays. elin’. Right away, I knew Dad was one remind Dad when an pooches: Tray Fun!
of those humans who just naturally at- it’s mealtime. I’m
A man greeted me an my assistant tracts liddle kids an dogs. I met him, I not spoiled or any- Till next time,
an led us to a pretty courtyard an decided to cut to the chase an crank my thing, it’s just like
pool. When we got seated, Daisy made iressistable-ness up to the max. Dad my roo-TEEN. My The Bonz
her grand entrance. She had curly was on the phone an I trotted right over breakfist is at 7:30
white hair, fluffy ears with a touch of an started nibblin’ his ear that wasn’t in a.m. an my din- Don’t Be Shy
gold, anna pink collar and leash held the phone. An that was that. ner is 6 p.m. So,
by a lady. if my food isn’t We are always looking for pets
“Before I arrived, Dad fixed up the set out by 7:29, with interesting stories.
“Mr. Bonzo, it’s SUCH a PLEASH-er to place with all sorts of Cool Kibbles for example, I
make your acquaintance,” she said, ap- dog stuff anna nice big crate. The first grab my squeaky To set up an interview, email
proaching daintily for the Wag-an-Sniff. night I cried non-stop. After that I slept elephant and [email protected].
“I’m Daisy Lambert. This is my Dad, with Dad.” shake the To-
Richard, an my Official Pupsitter/Nan- tal Woof outta
ny/Walker/Fairygodmother, Michelle.” “Smooth,” I said, admiringly. him, right near
“It was, wasn’t it?” she smiled. “I do so my food dish.
“The pleasure is mine,” I replied. “I un- enjoy meetin’ new humans. Wherever I mean, one’s
derstand you are well traveled an have an me an Dad go, they’re always coming well-being requires a regu-
unusual LINNY-udge. I’m eager to hear up to us and tellin’ dad how cute I am. I lar schedule, don’t you agree? That’s not
your story.” enjoy hamming it up wherever humans too much to ask, is it?
gather. Like in New York, where Dad goes
She laughed. “I’ve got a million of ’em. lot. I can hold court in Times Square for “Also, I have this Food Rool: If you
I hope you brought extra pencils. I’ll ex- hours. We went into that place with fan- Leave Food Unattended, It’s Fair Game.”
plain my breed first. I’m a Daisy.” cy jewel-ree called, lemme think, TIF-
Funny’s. The nice people in there put “That is a great rool!” I exclaimed.
Since she had just innerduced herself, I some of those sparkly thingys on me, an “One time, right at this very table, my
said, “Yes, a lovely name.” gave me some nice cool water in a pretty Dad’s fren left a lovely piece of cheese
glass TIFFunny box. unattended while she went over to ad-
“No, I mean, that’s my breed. I’m a Dai- “Oooo, an the WALL-dorf! It’s So Fun! mire the fountain. Obviously, the Food
sy. I’m Daisy the Daisy.” You should go sometime. I get a king bed Rool had kicked in, so I righteously
all for me, an I hang out an lounge. I do grabbed the entire piece of cheese an
“I’ve never heard of a Daisy.” love the Waldorf Life. scarfed it.
“I get that a lot. We’re a pretty new, very “I get to go on those big kinda bird “She was like, ‘WHAT? HEY!’ Me an
speshull mixture of Poodle, Shih Tzu and thingys with Dad a lot, too. I’m very dad thought it was huh-LARRY-us, but
Bichon Frise. An we got the Best Parts of Well Buh-haved and I have my own seat. she, well, not so much.
all of ’em. We’re Poodle smart, Bichon Sometimes Dad takes me out of my car- “You asked about pals. I have a STEL-
curious, an Shih Tzu lovable an playful. rier. Then, if there are any liddle kids on LAR posse, mostly Snowbird-dogs. Ev-
PLUS, we’re not barky. An obviously we’re board, I go say hello. I get tons of pats an ery year, I can’t wait for Season, when
Totally Irresistubble to Humans.” friffles on the plane.” all us old frens get together: Pooka from
“That’s clear,” I said. “I can’t wait to “Woof, you ARE well-traveled,” I Indiana; Cooper from Cuh-NEDDIE-
hear your story.” cut; Puddle from Maryland; Hunter
“It’s kinda complicated. At first I buh-
longed to a lady who was 12 in dog,
which is pretty old. She couldn’t take

NEVER IGNORE WARNING SIGNS
OF POSSIBLE THROAT CANCER

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Never ignore warning signs of possible throat cancer

BY KERRY FIRTH tumors and advanced ailments to Dr. Brian Burkey.
the head and neck. Cancers of the
Correspondent throat, tongue and upper diges- PHOTOS: KAILA JONES
tive track from the lip down to the
Most of us think of a sore throat esophagus are my specialty.”
as an annoyance rather than a se-
rious health issue, but if you’ve ex- Throat cancer grows in the or-
perienced hoarseness, a change in gans used to swallow, speak and
voice tone, trouble swallowing or breathe. About half of these can-
noticed a lump in your throat, it is cers happen in the throat itself, the
a good idea to get checked out by a tube that starts behind your nose
doctor. and ends in your neck. These dis-
eases tend to grow quickly, so it’s
Sure, it could be a simple infec- best to get treatment early.
tion – or a warning sign of throat
cancer, according to Dr. Brian “The top three cancers I treat
Burkey, chair of the Department are of the tongue, tonsils and voice
of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck box,” explained Dr. Burkey. “Not
Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Indian surprisingly, the most common
River Hospital and Chair of Surgi- cause for malignancy is smoking
cal Specialties for Cleveland Clin- and chewing tobacco. Alcohol use
ic’s Florida region. also plays a key role, and the two
combined increase the risk factor
“My role as an otolaryngologist greatly. Another key risk factor that
is to complement the current oto- has only become apparent in the
laryngologist ENT (ear, nose and past 20 years is the human papillo-
throat) practice in the communi- mavirus (HPV).”
ty,” said Dr. Burkey, who joined the
team at Cleveland’s hospital here Scientist have known about the
earlier this year. “I do not do the link between HPV and cervical
general ENT practice, but instead I cancer for decades. They’ve also
tackle the more complex issues like known for years that an oral infec-

tion with the virus can cause can- ally develop in the throat, near the
cers of the head and neck. Most tonsils, at the back of the roof of the
people who get oral HPV don’t get mouth or the base of the tongue.
cancer, because the body usually
fights the virus off before you know “This area known as the oro-
you have it. Head and neck cancers pharynx is very distinct because
are on the rise, however, and scien- it has big lymph nodes giving it a
tists believe oral HPV may be the lymphatic component,” Dr. Burkey
cause. explained. “This is where the HPV
tumors exist. People think it’s part
According to WebMD, only about of the mouth but it’s really not. The
7 percent of Americans have oral part of the tongue you can see will
HPV, far fewer than the number never have cancer caused by HPV.
who have the genital version, which It’s always in the back of the tongue
is the most common sexually trans- or tonsils.”
mitted disease in the U.S. There are
hundreds of types of HPV but only The good news about all this is
a handful are carcinogenic. The that throat cancer can be treat-
strain that causes cervical cancer ed. The multi-disciplinary team
is also linked to most HPV-related at Cleveland Clinic consists of an
head and neck cancers. Most doc- otolaryngologist with expertise
tors agree that oral HPV is passed in head and neck tumors, a medi-
on through oral sex. cal oncologist who can adminis-
ter chemotherapy and other newer
When HPV infects cells, it causes drugs, and a radiation oncologist.
them to physically change, and All three decide on a treatment and
when your immune system can’t work together. In most cases small-
fight the infection, those changes er tumors are removed surgically
lead to tumors. These tumors usu- and larger tumors are treated with

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chemotherapy and radiation to- June. I honestly didn’t even know
gether, saving surgery in case they where the hospital was at that time,
come back. but soon realized that many of my
colleagues in Cleveland were trans-
“We’ve treated these types of ferring to Indian River Hospital. The
tumors for decades with surgery, thought of being involved in growth
radiation and chemotherapy,” both regionally and locally sealed
continued Dr. Burkey. “The HPV the deal, and our vacation home
finding has been a big develop- became our permanent home. It’s
ment and these tumors are very re- great to live and work in paradise.”
sponsive to treatment. Doctors are
trying to do less invasive surgery Dr. Brian Burkey is now accepting
through the use of robotics and la- new patients at Scully-Welsh Cancer
ser. We are also implanting the use Center at Cleveland Clinic Indian
of immunotherapy which jazzes up River Hospital, located at 3555 10th
the immune system. Court, Vero Beach. To schedule an
appointment, call 772-563-4673. 
“Tumors have the ability to dial
down the immune system around
the tumor and immunotherapy and
that class of drugs has the ability to
turn them back on so you can gen-
erate your own self-defense. This
form of therapy with its new class-
es of drugs has revolutionized the
treatment of cancer.

“The other new development in
the last decade is in reconstruc-
tion,” added Dr. Burkey. “Surgery
can sometimes be pretty destruc-
tive, and through the use of micro-
vascular reconstruction we are able
to give the patient good function
and better quality of life.”

Surprisingly, the tumors caused
by tobacco use and those caused by
HPV are distinctly different. Virally
related tumors have a much better
prognosis and respond very well to
radiation, and patients have a much
better prognosis than those that
are not HPV-related. While HPV
cancers are the new epidemic, they
have a very good prognosis with
cure rates approaching 90 percent.

“The best thing anyone can do to
limit their risk of throat cancer is
not smoking and getting the HPV
vaccine,” implored Dr. Burkey.

While Dr. Burkey has only been at
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hos-
pital for a little over a month, he is
not a newcomer to Cleveland Clinic
or to Vero Beach. Prior to his move
to Vero, Dr. Burkey served as vice
chairman and section head of Head
and Neck Surgery and Oncology at
the Cleveland Clinic Head and Neck
Institute in Ohio. He came to Cleve-
land Clinic after nearly 20 years at
Vanderbilt University Medical Cen-
ter, where he rose to professor of
otolaryngology and vice chairman
within that department.

“I’m excited to be here and help
develop the Indian River Hospital
clinic so that residents will get the
excellent care they deserve,” Dr.
Burkey said enthusiastically. “I was
overseeing the surgical group in
Florida and had visited Vero Beach
prior.

“We fell in love with the area and
bought a vacation home here last

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CAUSES, TREATMENTS FOR
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

BY FRED CICETTI Carpal tunnel syndrome usually
occurs only in adults. Seniors are
Columnist more likely to develop the syndrome
than younger people. Women are
Question: I spent many hours at my three times more likely than men to
computer and got this awful pain in develop the disorder. Those who suf-
my forearm that made me stop. Do you fer from diabetes are also at high risk.
think I have carpal tunnel syndrome?
The first treatment for the syn-
I’m not qualified to diagnose, so I drome is rest. This includes splinting
suggest that, if that pain persists, you the wrist to keep it straight, which re-
see a physician and get it checked. duces stress to the median nerve.
However, I can tell you about carpal
tunnel syndrome. Over-the-counter pain relievers
may ease symptoms. Water pills can
The median nerve runs from the decrease swelling. Corticosteroids
forearm into the hand. This nerve can be injected into the wrist or taken
controls impulses to the palm side orally to relieve pressure on the me-
of the thumb and fingers, but not dian nerve.
the pinky. The median nerve goes
through the carpal tunnel, which is The efficacy of acupuncture and
a narrow opening at the base of the chiropractic for carpal tunnel syn-
hand. When tissues in the carpal tun- drome is unproven. However, yoga
nel, such as ligaments and tendons, has been shown to reduce pain and
get swollen or inflamed, they press improve strength.
against the median nerve.
If symptoms last for six months,
If the nerve is compressed, you can surgery is often recommended. Car-
suffer the following symptoms: pal tunnel release is one of the most
common surgical procedures in the
 Pain in the wrist, palm or forearm. United States. The majority of patients
 Numbness or tingling in the hand recover completely.
and fingers.
 Worse symptoms at night than The operation cuts the band of tis-
during the day. sue around the wrist to reduce pres-
 Intensified pain when you use sure on the median nerve. The pro-
your hand. cedure is usually same-day surgery
 Thumb weakness. under local anesthesia. There is a
 Difficulty gripping. minimally invasive form of this sur-
Symptoms usually start gradually, gery.
often at night because many people
sleep with flexed wrists that compress Occasionally the wrist loses
the median nerve. Some who suffer strength from the surgery. Patients
from the syndrome say they wake up should undergo physical therapy after
with a need to shake their hand to get surgery to restore wrist strength.
relief. Others report being unable to
discriminate between hot and cold Here are some tips for preventing
with their hands. carpal tunnel syndrome:
Worse-case scenario: In chronic
and untreated cases of carpal tunnel  Avoid bending your wrist all the
syndrome, the muscles at the base of way up or down.
the thumb can degenerate.  Relax your grip. Most people hold
Contrary to conventional wisdom, onto things too strenuously.
there is little data to prove that repeti-  Write with thick pens with over-
tive movements can cause carpal tun- sized, soft grips and free-flowing
nel syndrome. A Mayo Clinic study ink.
found that heavy computer use did  Pistol-grips on tools are better
not increase a person’s risk of devel- than straight-handle tools. Avoid
oping carpal tunnel syndrome. How- vibrating tools, if possible.
ever, repetitive movement can cause  Don’t rest your wrists on hard sur-
bursitis and tendonitis. faces for long periods.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is probably  Take breaks from repetitious hand
caused by inheriting a small tunnel. movements.
Other contributing factors include: a  At a computer, adjust the height
wrist fracture or sprain; a growth in of your chair so that your forearms
the canal; rheumatoid arthritis; heavy are level with your keyboard and
use of vibrating hand tools; glandular mouse so you don’t have to flex
problems; and fluid retention. your wrists.
 Keep your hands warm. Wear
fingerless gloves if you can’t raise
the temperature in your environ-
ment. 

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Booze you can use? Experts split on role of alcohol in diet

BY KEVIN LORIA Replace drinking with an activ- Talk with your doctor. If friends
ity. This can be especially helpful if or family members express con-
The Washington Post you typically drink to de-stress or cerns about your drinking (or if
cope, Naimi says. you’re worried about it), ask your
No doctor would advise drinking doctor to help you identify the saf-
alcohol strictly for its health ben- Avoid triggers. If you can deter- est and healthiest ways for you to
efits. But moderate consumption – mine the people, places or times of cut back.
defined as no more than one drink day that prompt you to pour a drink
per day for women and two for men even if you’re trying not to have Pour the right amount. Learn to
– has been considered low risk, one, you can plan to avoid those recognize what 5 ounces of wine
possibly even good for you. Yet last situations or develop alternate re- looks like in different-sized wine
year, the expert advisory commit- sponses to those moments. glasses at bit.ly/5ounces. 
tee for the 2020 Dietary Guidelines
for Americans took a more caution- ter cognitive function than those
ary position, recommending that who never drank. Another study,
the daily limit be lowered to one which involved 333,247 people and
drink for men. was published in the Journal of the
American College of Cardiology,
“We realized that the risks of al- found that when compared with
cohol have probably been underes- lifetime abstainers, light and mod-
timated,” says committee member erate drinkers were 26 percent and
Timothy Naimi, director of the Ca- 29 percent less likely to die of heart
nadian Institute for Substance Use disease, respectively.
Research. “If you drink alcohol, less
is better for your health than drink- But while some have attribut-
ing more.” ed that lower risk to factors like a
boost in HDL (good) cholesterol as-
That message is key now that sociated with moderate drinking,
alcohol consumption has risen those drinkers may simply have
during the pandemic. In a recent been healthier to begin with.
Consumer Reports nationally rep-
resentative survey of more than What’s clear is that the potential
2,500 adults in the United States, 23 benefits of alcohol are outweighed
percent said they drank more after by the harm of drinking too much.
the coronavirus hit than before. But For instance, binge and heavy
even before that, heavy drinking drinking can increase the risk for
was on the rise among older adults. high blood pressure, stroke and
A 2019 study estimated that 11 per- congestive heart failure. Alcohol is
cent of people 65 and older were also a proven cause of at least seven
binge drinkers (at least four drinks types of cancer, such as breast and
at one sitting for women, five for liver cancer, says Marjorie ¬Mc-
men). Cullough, senior scientific direc-
tor of epidemiology research at the
Loneliness, isolation and health American Cancer Society. For some
concerns can increase stress, lead- cancers, any consumption is harm-
ing some to drink more now, says ful. “The risk goes up with each
Shelly F. Greenfield, a professor drink,” she says.
of psychiatry at Harvard Medical
School in Boston. For older adults, “the risks and
unpleasant effects of alcohol get
Although the final dietary guide- more pronounced,” Naimi says.
lines don’t include the committee’s Even modest drinking may increase
recommendation, experts are still feelings of fogginess or sleepiness,
divided on the role of alcohol in a or increase the risk of falling. Plus,
healthy diet. Here’s what we know it can interfere with drugs for many
about alcohol and health, and how conditions, such as sleep problems,
to cut back if you’d like to. anxiety and high blood pressure.

Potential benefits, real risks How to drink less
The question of whether drink- If you’re concerned about your
ing alcohol is beneficial is a contro- alcohol intake, these tips can help.
versial and complicated one, Naimi Plan ahead. Consider how often
says. and how much you want to drink.
Several studies have linked hav- Keep a record. Use some kind of
ing a drink or two per day – one is system – a notecard in your wallet
equivalent to 12 ounces of beer, or an app – so you know how much
5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces you’re drinking.
of liquor – to certain health ben-
efits. For instance, a 2020 study in
the journal JAMA Network Open
found that middle-aged and older
adults who consumed low to mod-
erate amounts of alcohol had bet-

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while avocados, sweet corn, pine- or drinks or when they are released solution because it comes in plastic! household cleaners, window- and
apples, onions, papayas, and sweet as the containers are heated in the Invest in a water treatment sys- wood-cleaning products, disin-
peas (frozen) were among the least microwave. fectants, stain removers, and most
contaminated. tem for your household, whether it’s other cleaning products contain
Plastic containers that contain an inexpensive glass (not plastic) potent toxins and EDCs. Go through
A study by researchers at the phthalates have the number 3 and V pitcher that you fill manually, an your arsenal of household cleaning
University of California at Berke- or PVC in the recycling symbol. BPA under-the-sink activated-charcoal products and get rid of those that
ley found that eating organically is still used in many water bottles or reverse-osmosis filtration sys- feature such words as danger, warn-
grown food for just one week sig- and plastic containers and in the tem, or a whole-house carbon fil- ing, poison or fatal on the label. Re-
nificantly reduces the levels of 13 epoxy resins that protect canned ter that will remove contaminants place them with products that have
pesticide metabolites in the body. foods from contamination. from all the water that comes into ingredients you can identify; here,
your home. (Consult NSF Interna- again, the Environmental Working
If and when you can’t purchase 5. Ban plastic from the micro- tional, www.nsf.org, for more wa- Group is a helpful resource. Or, you
organic fruits and vegetables, rinse wave. If you want to cook or reheat ter-filtration-system information.) can make your own cleaning prod-
your produce thoroughly with tap food, don’t do it in a plastic con- If you want a portable water bottle, ucts, using water, vinegar, baking
water, then dry it with a clean tow- tainer in the microwave. Transfer it get a glass or stainless steel one. soda, or essential oils; you can find
el; this will remove most of the re- to a plate or bowl, and if you need DIY cleaner recipes online. 
sidual chemicals. (You do not need to cover it, use parchment paper, 9. Clean up your cleaning prod-
a special produce wash.) wax paper, a white paper towel, or a ucts. Carpet shampoo, all-purpose
domed (glass or ceramic) contain-
2. Choose fresh, unprocessed er that fits over the plate or bowl.
foods. Sticking with fresh foods – Don’t microwave plastic food-stor-
particularly fruits, vegetables, nuts age bags or plastic bags from the
and seeds, and fish – will, besides grocery store, even if the package is
being more nutritious than pack- marked as safe for microwaving.
aged foods, help you reduce your
exposure to chemicals. During pro- 6. Prepare meals at home as of-
cessing, foods come in contact with ten as possible. Believe it or not,
phthalates, such as DEHP and DBP frequently dining out or getting
– or BPA in the plastic or lining of takeout is associated with higher
cans – and because these chemicals levels of phthalates in the body,
aren’t bound to these materials, thanks to food-packaging materi-
they can leach into the food. Even als. One study found that teenag-
if the label says BPA-free or phthal- ers who ate out a lot had 55 percent
ate-free, it may contain substitutes higher levels of androgen-disrupt-
such as BPS and BPF (which have ing chemicals than their peers who
not yet been determined to be safe) only consumed food at home. Opt
for BPA, or phthalate substitutes for home-cooked or home-assem-
that may be as toxic as the chemi- bled meals when you can.
cals they’re replacing. It’s best to
try to use fewer canned and pack- 7. Upgrade your cookware. If
aged foods, in general. you’ve been using nonstick pots and
pans, it’s time for a change: Non-
3. Avoid contaminants in animal stick cookware is made with PFOA
products. It’s no secret that some (perfluorooctanoic acid) com-
commercially raised animals, par- pounds or Teflon (a brand name for
ticularly cattle and sheep, are fed the chemical polytetrafluoroeth-
hormones such as testosterone or ylene). Sure, using nonstick cook-
estrogen to promote their growth or ware makes cleanup easier, but
antibiotics to prevent diseases. The cooking on a heated nonstick sur-
extent to which these hormones face gives the coating a chance to
and drugs may affect human health break down and release endocrine-
when animal-based foods, includ- disrupting chemicals with ample
ing dairy products, are consumed opportunity to seep into your food.
is still hotly debated. But if you If you do continue using your non-
want to be on the safe side, you stick cookware, only use it for short
can look for those labeled with the periods of time at medium-low heat
USDA organic seal, which signifies and discard the pot or pan if the
that these animals have eaten only surface becomes scratched or starts
organically grown feed (without to give off flakes. In my home, we
animal byproducts) and weren’t have switched to cast-iron pots and
treated with synthetic hormones pans, which we love. Stainless steel
or antibiotics. Similarly, the phras- is another good alternative.
es “raised without antibiotics,”
“raised without added hormones,” 8. Filter your drinking water.
or “no synthetic hormones” mean Even if you like the taste of your tap
the animal received no antibiotics water and trust your water supplier,
or hormones during its lifetime. it’s a good idea to buy a water filter
for your home (or fridge) to change
4. Reconsider your food-storage it regularly. Numerous industrial
containers. Phthalates and BPA are and agricultural chemicals can
used in the manufacture of many seep into the water supply, and so
food and beverage containers and can pharmaceuticals, which aren’t
plastic wraps; you’re exposed to even monitored by your water sup-
these endocrine-disrupting chemi- plier. So, you really don’t know the
cals when they leach out of the con- full extent of what you’re drinking.
tainers and wraps into your foods And drinking bottled water isn’t the

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Will the pandemic mean the end of trends for good?

BY LISA ARMSTRONG ciated with throwaway fashion. brief has become much wider and or 1929, or 1969. (Nine seems to be a key
The Telegraph I think the whole concept of trends more embracing. feature of crazy fashion years.)

The past year has changed how we might be running out of fight. Back The past 12 months have made that Conversely, there are plenty of de-
see clothes. When we re-emerge into in the days when designers said even clearer. In some ways, it’s as if signers churning out cozy, upmarket
the world, we’ll be dressing for ourselves “Think pink!” and everyone did, sta- fashion has been put on hold. There versions of elasticated waists and tu-
and no one else. tus quo dressing might have seemed wasn’t exactly a tsunami of newness nics. And there’s a sliding scale of for-
the whole point of fashion. But these last year, more a fight for survival while mality between those two poles. There
After I had my babies, I never wanted days diversity is a major part of any brands figured out how they could sell are miniskirts and there are floor
to see the carefully thought-out cap- conversation and as a result, fashion’s clothes to people who weren’t going grazers. There’s stealth dressiness
sule wardrobe I’d worn solidly for five anywhere or doing anything that re- and super glamour (see Miu-Miu’s
months again. That scenario may well quired dressing up. With none of the unexpectedly tempting toweling skirt
sum up how many of us feel about our usual rules applicable, we had a bit of suits). There are tents and body-con,
pandemic uniforms. Freedom beckons working out to do too. (soft) power dressing, milkmaid dress-
and with it, some big changes. Back to ing, cottagecore, city sleek, goth, rock
the office. Or not. Flexi time. Or not. And now we’re all – retailers, design- chick, and, I swear to God, Brother-
ers, customers – imagining what the hood of Man. There’s a hallucinogenic
Whatever the case, many of us will heck we’ll want as life returns to nor- paint party (Valentino). And there’s
be desperate to invest in some new mal. Will it be business (suit) as usual? lush monochrome (Ports 1961): Far
clothes – partly to celebrate, partly to Or after a year of wearing whatever we from boring, the pared-back simplici-
draw a line under a series of unfortu- feel like, will there be no going back to ty of a full black skirt and chic broderie
nate events. This is probably the best certain things, such as shoes that kill anglaise blouse seems really bracing
opportunity in years to dabble in some you (and ruin a night out) and sausage right now. But then, so is a full-length
self-reinvention – even if it’s only your dresses that hold you in for a couple of shiny patchwork number (à la Dolce)
sock drawer. But where to start? hours and then leave you feeling you because – well, because after a year of
might need the ER? dressing from the waist up, how fabu-
I’ve never been fond of the word lous to dress from the waist down.
“trend.” I know. Fashion editor, moi? The truth is that there is no single
But dressing like everyone else – bit truth. There are designers such as Jere- On the basis that clothes should
totalitarian, don’t you think? Plus, my Scott at Moschino who are banking work for you, not make you work for
the word has become indelibly asso- on us all wanting to party like it’s 1999, them, if you yearn to wear a Mama
Cass tent dress but feel it may not be
your best look because you’re 5 feet,
2 inches, there’s probably a solution.
The right belt is your friend. The right
length of dress is essential – show some
ankle, at least; the right shoes are your
guardian angels.

As for the right ‘thing’ to wear on top?
Well, the 2020 blazer works as well over
dresses and skirts and trousers – it’s a
bit loose and has pockets designed to be
used. But the cardigan has smartened
up its act, too. Me+Em’s cashmere/me-
rino ones have structure, don’t swamp
and basically do the job of a jacket.

Going back to ‘normal’ doesn’t mean
jettisoning everything we learned to
love last year. If you end up wearing
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with some elasticated trousers and that selves out of our comfort-dressing zone. ers or clogs with a chunky chain should cause fashion should never be about
works – then great. Not that we should sacrifice comfort per do the trick with most outfits. Come one size – or idea – fits all.
se, especially when there’s no need. high summer, it’ll be all about souped-
If you’re lucky enough to be in a po- up iterations of the Birkenstock. Com- Ditching short-term trends doesn’t
sition to go on a major shopping spree, Color is one easy way to shake up a fort is not going to go away. mean nothing’s ever going to change.
I’d highly recommend checking in wardrobe. From fuchsia to periwinkle Even classics need tweaking. Faces
with a professional stylist, or an in- blue, the rainbow awaits. Also: Head- A year of relying on our fluctuat- change and bodies too. Not just in the
store stylist. I can give you a checklist to-toe tones can make the most casual ing moods, rather than the catwalks, obvious ways, but did you know the
of this spring’s key pieces and moods pieces look smarter. While this isn’t to tell us what to wear has taught us distance between your neck and waist,
– and I will. But only a one-to-one with about me, I’m duty bound to report on quite a lot about what makes us happy hips and ankles can alter?
someone who can see you can en- a bright clementine (not orange, mind, in our outer skins. For some, it’s hood-
sure you find the precise item for your it’s a very specific shade of wowzer) Ja- ies all the way. For others, led by Alexa Most of all, your mind changes. Five
shape and lifestyle. Some – the ones son Wu pleated chiffon skirt that was Chung, the patron saint of not saving years ago you couldn’t be parted from
who earn commission from what you reduced by about 900 percent on net- things for best, sanity has been dig- your jumpsuit – it hit just the right
buy – are free. Even if you end up pay- a-porter.com. Reader, I snapped it up, ging deep into favorite items for mo- modern-tailored note in the office. But
ing, the feedback from satisfied clients on the basis that once I saw it IRL I’d rale boosts, regardless of whether or WFH made it seem more of a palaver.
is that personal stylists save you mon- be packing it back in its box faster than not it’s ‘appropriate’ to wear a chiffon No need to jettison the one-piece idea
ey in the long run. you could say “pass the returns label.” tea dress for another day’s work at the altogether, but an update would be
Wrong. Weirdly – and this may be mind kitchen table. And that’s great, be- one of the many semi-tailored shirt-
If you’re just looking for a couple of over matter, but who cares – it goes with dresses around (see Michael Kors). 
pieces to reignite your love of dressing everything. Navy, cream, taupe and,
up, then go large (metaphorically speak- when I can muster the energy, pink.
ing). Don’t settle for bland and inoffen- That skirt has singlehandedly bounced
sive. It might seem counterintuitive, me into spring.
but a big, blowsy top in a strong color, a
quilted patchwork coat or a full skirt can If you’re tempted by yet more slinky
be surprisingly versatile, and will refresh bias-cut skirts – and I am, because Mi-
old favorites you wear them with. chael Kors has made them look fresh all
over again – you might want to consid-
As for the staples, I bring you den- er buying a bias-cut slip dress instead.
im – which got unceremoniously Even if you don’t wear it with bare arms,
shoved to the back of the wardrobe it will hang more flatteringly than a
during lockdown, because it couldn’t skirt when you want to slide a sweater
compete with fleece and jersey for over the top. It’s all about not having to
comfort. But it’s back for 2021 – and deal with a bunchy waist. And on warm
it’s good. Tailored denim, complete days you can wear it over a blouse, tank
with contrast stitching, piping, sharp or, if it’s your thing, coordinating pat-
creases, a matching jacket and what terned leggings. In other words, think
have you, is hard to beat for versatil- of it as another flexi piece, which is how
ity, and for striking that smart-but- we should think about all the items we
not-old-school balance. buy, rather than getting distracted by
five-minute wonders.
There are so many good brands, it
comes down to personal preference. While we’re still below the waist, it
Remember: Whatever style you choose, would be remiss to ignore shoes. More
walk away from the low-rise variety – than just about anything else, what we
apart from the risk of muffin top, they wear on our feet determines whether
make legs look shorter and are so 2005. we look modern or not. It won’t sur-
What were we thinking? prise anyone that sneakers are still the
most popular choice. Did you clock
Keep it easy on your bottom half. the prime minister and president of
Pleated midis and maxis and bias-cut Estonia gathered round their national
skirts are all still on point. So are stirrup flag recently wearing official-occasion
pants, posh leggings and stretchy pants, worthy dresses – and sneakers? Raise
as well as huge bell-bottoms. If you the bar by treating your sneakers as
find something that fits the bill in one you would conventional shoes – and
of those more or less permanent sales color-coordinate them.
lurking on just about every website, nab
it. So much the better if it’s in a jolt of For more va va voom (I concede
something you don’t normally wear. A sneakers lack that), some clompy loaf-
big goal of this exercise is nudging our-

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Nothing to wear? Here are 10 spring fashion pieces to help

BY LISA ARMSTRONG pieces to reboot your style. Or maybe sic-with-a-monastic-twist pumps. wash – updated colors and fabrics –
The Telegraph you want an entire wardrobe overhaul they’re easy going, shape-enhancing
to go with your overhauled new life. The Chore Jacket and work with flats, heels, sandals and
Whether you’ve spent the past year Any or all of these 10 items should go a If you have all the
in PJs or sequins, the sartorial path long way to help you switch things up blazers you’ll ever boots. The length, the gentle flare
ahead is an interesting one. Will “nor- and they’re all eminently adaptable to need, or even if you and the versatile color of this (not
mal” life ever go back to the way it was? most situations, give or take some extra don’t normally wear black or navy, but still neutral to
And do we even want it to? jewelry or a belt here and there. In the jackets, the chore go with just about everything)
meantime, let’s promise ourselves not jacket’s your gate- mean you’ll wear it a lot – with
That question’s worth savoring be- to get sucked back into wearing clothes way to a low main- chunky sweaters, oversized
cause the coming months present us that are uncomfortable, un-cheering tenance tailored or nipped in jackets, or the
with a once-in-a-life-time opportu- and unflattering. look. This one’s matching blouse.
nity to change what we do and how we in cord which
dress in ways both big and small. Best spring wardrobe updates makes it harder The clog
The Caramel Ballet Pumps wearing than vel-
Maybe you’re chomping to get back You have them in black, now it’s time vet, but smarter You’ve got the sneakers,
into heels and Spanx. Or perhaps, like for the spring version. The modern than denim, which it also comes in. I
me, you periodically approach your interpretation has a high vamp and love the combination of this with very you’re all set with the Birken-
shoe-drobe of heels and pointed toes accentuates the toe – it’s part Margot smart trousers, or a silky dress, with
as if it were mysterious meteorite frag- Fonteyn, part Friar Tuck and much anything pale blue or with a pair of tai- stocks and now you’re look-
ments in the Science Museum. What nicer than it sounds. The fashion team lored denim jeans (denim is making a
strange relics are these? has tested many a pair and for our big comeback and the best versions are ing for some footwear that
money, Essen consistently makes the sleek and smart, with piping, contrast
Ten months on, most of us have stitching and crisp creases). will give you a lift, in every sense –
probably drawn up our own red- most stylish, durable, clas-
lines about what we won’t want to The 1970s skirt something that bridges the chasm be-
wear. If you haven’t been checking
in regularly with what’s available tween shoe and slipper. Clogs are back
online, it’s hard to know where to
start with what we do want. Per- – of course they are, given the cur-
haps you’re looking for one or two
rent swing toward clompy, homespun

un-glamour. This pair from Russel &

Bromley are a refined cut above

the rest and will work with

whatever you throw

at them

The South of France blouse

There’s a reason why so many items I’m very inspired by the idea of the
When in doubt, choose buttons. I’ve single statement piece – the separate
never seen neck to shoulder buttons that you can toss on over other far
fail to make a sweater look more chic. more casual items to make an outfit
The perfect sweater avoids gimmicks that’s much greater than the sum of its
and focusses instead on cut, color and parts. Roksanda, Erdem, Molly God-
all important details such as sleeve dard and Palmer Harding are masters
length and where the neckline hits the of the concept and Palmer Harding
collarbone. That’s what it takes for a in particular, have made a career out
simple basic to cut it in any situation. of statement shirts. They’re gorgeous
This one from A.P.C. does. and dramatic, and if you have $500
to spend on one, head there. This one
The Posh Jeans from Me&Em is more accessible but
Posh jeans, as-
sociated with the
1970s, have be-
come classics and
that’s because by
the time they’ve
been put through
a contemporary

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still hits a relaxed yet polished note back way) on a summer’s day, but re- wonder there are multifarious itera- as you would a pair made from more
that can be so effective both in the of- quire a nifty ironing habit. If that’s a tions of it this year. I like the look of traditionally formal fabrics and dress
fice and out. turn off, then this one from Cefinn, in the longer ones, like this one from them up with pretty shirts, formal tai-
a knockout green, is washable. Maje because they give you the option loring and deluxe-looking coats and
The Shirt Waister of belting it (and sneaking in some accessories.
The Glamdigan extra bling). With some smart denim
If you were never quite convinced by and some sharp pumps, this could be The small but capacious bag
last year’s tent dresses, you’ll be glad to The Chanel-esque cardi-jacket has a new office look. Strathberry, the Scottish ac-
know there are plenty of shirt-waister seen women through challenging cessories brand that Meghan
substitutes. The cotton shirting ones patches for the past 70 years – what The Button Neck Markle put on the map, has
look particularly impressive (in a laid better hybrid of classic glamour and rapidly become the go-to for
modern comfort could there be. No Sweater durable, soft leather with
more-expensive-than-they-
Having played sec- look details. Along with most
brands, they’ve streamlined
ond fiddle to jersey their selection to focus on
their most popular de-
and fleece last year, signs, which include
a medium tote, and
denim is back and this dinky, deceptively
roomy bucket which
proving how much they call the Lana Os-
ette. You may not
more it has to of- need a new bag,
but a soft, hug-
fer. OK, these are gable shape in
fresh shades of
pushing it price tan and cream
is as good a
wise, but the zero lift as salted
caramel ice-
waste E.L.V flares cream. And it
won’t give you
bestride the top of the denim diabetes. 

pile in style and sus- tainability.

Made from two pairs of recycled

jeans, they also feature eco finish

hardware and cast off leather la-

bels. But really they’re here be-

cause while they’re made from

denim, the construction is

that of a super slick pair of

trousers that will look great

(and hold you in, gently)

wherever you’re working

or socializing. Treat them

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Who wants $850 party shoes in a pandemic? Everyone, it seems

BY CAROLINE LEAPER slippers during the pandemic. In fact, testament to the desirabili-
The Telegraph her two-year-old business grew rapidly ty of her products. “Drops”
in 2020, with sales passing $23 million. of new shoes are an-
Have you seen the meme on Insta- nounced via social media,
gram advertising an after-lockdown “Buying beautiful shoes makes you a strategy that keeps fans
course in “How to rock heels again”? dream of better times,” Muaddi says, excited. Her designs are
The shoes depicted are Amina Muaddi’s Zoom-calling in a pair of her white pretty yet edgy, in distinct,
crystal-encrusted Gilda sandals. Muad- Ursina stilettos with a lime rhinestone sour-colored satins and
di’s clients, however, never considered strap. “Customers tell me, ‘Even if I Perspex, the heels shaped like
swapping their $850 party shoes for don’t have anywhere to go, I am still upturned Martini glasses. It
going to get them.’” is this detail, with its aver-
age 4-inch height, that makes
The 34-year-old designer’s success is them unusually comfortable –
“I can wear them all, 9 a.m. to
midnight,” she says. gust. “I started from scratch,” she says,
“and that’s scary but also beautiful.”
“My first collection was ready
and the heels were stilettos,” she ex- Muaddi’s network of followers has
plains of her signature silhouette. “I continued to grow, with her designs
kept thinking it’s very pretty, but a bit worn by Kim Kardashian and Mari-
too classic. I thought, what if I ended ah Carey. Her greatest champion,
the stiletto with a flared heel? And I though, is Rihanna.
did a sketch. The next day I went to see
my heel maker and we made it. I didn’t “Rihanna is a muse to me,” Muaddi
think for a second of the impact that it says of a friendship that began in 2018,
would have.” when she was messaged via Insta-
gram by the star’s stylist. As Rihanna
Muaddi’s debut collection sold out launched her clothing brand Fenty, in
the day it launched, in 2018. She had 2019, she asked Muaddi to collaborate
secretly presented her designs to 10 of on the shoes. Muaddi has delivered
the world’s top department stores and two Fenty collections. “It was a full-
boutiques, all of which agreed to release circle moment from her wearing my
the product on the day she posted it on work to working together,” she says.
Instagram. Now she has 70 stockists “It was such a fun project, she’s so
worldwide, and plans to sell from her open-minded and fierce, and she em-
own website, too. bodies everything that my woman is.”

Muaddi has more than 700,000 Insta- For all her talk of dreaming, Muaddi
gram followers, and is routinely tagged is an astute businesswoman, ensur-
in photos by her “Amina addict” fans ing her company grows at a sustain-
– repeat customers who photograph able rate through the pandemic. She
their rainbow collections. “It’s crazy,” is equally meticulous about how her
she laughs. She orders at least half of shoes are made.
each collection for herself (“I always
feel I have to have this”), taking up two “For a woman that likes shoes, the
rooms of her home in Paris, where she process is fascinating,” she says of vis-
lives with her bulldog, Alfie. its to her suppliers in the Veneto. Every
Muaddi shoe has 40-50 components,
Muaddi’s father is Jordanian and her each developed by her personally,
mother – who she credits as her inspira- down to the dust bags. “I love being
tion – Romanian. “It’s not like I had a lot in the factory – it’s where the product
of fashion influences” she recalls. “For comes alive.”
the first seven years of my life I lived in
Jordan, then in post-Communist Ro- This season, Muaddi has expanded
mania. My mother was always refined. her collection, introducing three top-
She had a passion for shoes and I was handle mini bags and two cocktail
drawn to them.” earring styles matching the buckles on
her Begum slingbacks. There are more
Muaddi’s aunt, who lived in Italy, jewelry styles for the season ahead,
sent her copies of Vogue Italia. At 16 too, including anklets. “Everything to
she moved to Brescia, and studied complement the shoes.” You’ll know
at the European Design Institute in they’re ready, of course, when you see
Milan before becoming a stylist for them on Instagram. 
L’Uomo Vogue and US GQ. At 26 she
co-founded the shoe brand Oscar Tiye.
Despite early success, it was shuttered
after six years – a time she describes as
“a lesson, not a failure.”

Moving to Paris in 2017, she first de-
signed collections for couturier Alex-
andre Vauthier, before founding her
eponymous brand the following Au-

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Spring has sprung: Let the rainbow inspire you this season

The past year has been kind of a blur, are the colors that make up a rain-
especially in the fashion world. With bow. There are so many colorful op-
sweats and yoga pants as the normal tions to try now which was evident in
daily ensemble, it is time for a change. the Spring/Summer 2021 runways.
Nature has always been an inspiration
for fashion and what better way to get Spring is full of new life and new
out of the pandemic funk than dress- hope, so let’s put away the fall color
ing in all the colors of the rainbow. sweats and look toward the sky for in-
spiration this season. Don’t be afraid
ROY G. BIV: red, orange, yellow, to try color, be bold. Choose colors that
green, blue, indigo and violet – these would make any little girl giddy. 

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DINING COLUMN

As vaccinations increase, more are eager to dine indoors

BY EMILY HEIL AND TIM CARMAN
The Washington Post

Not for the first time in this pandem-
ic, the ground is shifting. This time, the
news is good: After a slow start, more
and more people are getting vaccinated
against the coronavirus.

Can I eat indoors again? Should I?
Those are just some of the questions
diners are considering as they think
about booking a table during this in-
between time, when millions of Ameri-
cans are getting vaccinated daily but
before we’ve reached herd immunity.

The answers aren’t always clear-cut.
“There’s no such thing as zero risk,
and nothing is 100 percent risky,” says
Leana Wen, a visiting professor of
health policy and management at the
George Washington University Milken
Institute School of Public Health.
With encouraging headlines, and our
collective covid fatigue at an all-time
high, it might be tempting to throw
caution to the wind. But experts agree
now is not the time to lower your guard,
but instead to maintain your vigilance
so we can return to something like nor-
mal by the fall.
For most people, who aren’t vacci-
nated, restaurants can still pose risks.

Dick and Stephanie Quilling and their daughter
Lindsey Quilling, with server Layla Haley at Citrus.

PHOTOS BY BRENDA AHEARN

Experts say the arrival of vac- Force, said “more than 70 percent” of
cines isn’t a moment to let up Americans will need to be vaccinated.
on precautions; hopefully, we’ll
have to live with the stress and How many more remains unknown
inconvenience for only a little until the CDC can review more data on
while longer. variants, asymptomatic transmission
among vaccinated people and other
The CDC hasn’t set a target yet key research.

Susan and Jack Turben That is why the National “We are on the right
at Di Mare. path,” said Massetti. “We
Restaurant Association asks want to continue to stay
If you’re vaccinated, and the servers the course to ensure that
are fully masked, they probably don’t members to maintain proto- we stay on that path.”
pose much of a risk to you.
cols that have been in place Jennifer Kolker, a pro-
But dining indoors is not just about fessor at Drexel Univer-
your safety; it’s about the servers, for months, including en- sity’s Dornsife School of
back waiters, bussers, bartenders and Public Health, says public
anyone else who comes in contact couraging diners to wear a Janice Woodbury and Laurence Herman at Trattoria Dario. officials have a tough nee-
with customers. mask at the table when not dle to thread as they’re
warning people to stay
If you go to a restaurant, you will not eating or drinking. That’s es- vigilant about safety pre-
know the vaccination status of any of cautions even as vaccina-
the other patrons or any of the people pecially important where food service for when the agency will declare herd tion rates rise.
who work there.
workers – who spend hours exposed to immunity, but Greta Massetti, co- “Telling people to still
be careful is a hard mes-
the breath of countless diners – are still leader of the CDC’s Community In- sage right now,” she says.
“Everyone is chomping
waiting for vaccine appointments. ventions and Critical Populations Task at the bit to get out there
and dine with their friends and fam-
ily, and there’s reason to be hopeful
that we will – but we just don’t want
to blow it.” 

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WINE COLUMN

AUSTRIAN WINES ARE PERFECT FOR SPRING

BY VICTORIA MOORE mented its vineyard empire: when Aus- cused, and very determined. Today, with lemon grass and chili (not to men-
The Telegraph tria’s boundaries were drawn, it lost the more than 15 per cent of Austrian tion the classic Wiener schnitzel).
southern Alpine region of Südtirol (or vineyards are organic – one of the
Argentina has malbec, New Zea- Alto Adige) to Italy, and Lower Styria to highest figures in the world. Another interesting shift over the
land has sauvignon blanc and Austria what is now Slovenia. After World War past few decades has been the change
has grüner veltliner – in each case, a II, more vines were planted, building Austrian wines have gained the in the balance of white and red wines.
grape so successful and so predomi- to a peak in 1980, but the wine industry standing they now have by coming in In 1951, almost all Austrian wine was
nant in one country that the wine it was a very different beast, focused on at the top, as a sommeliers’ favorite, and white. While plantings of white grapes
makes has become an international cheap mass-production. filtering downwards, rather than by fluctuated first up and then down,
symbol of that country. love-bombing the supermarkets. They those of red steadily increased so that
Then came an incident that Heribert often have a very fashionable quality red grapes now account for almost a
Or has it? Grüner veltliner isn’t as big Altinger, then mayor of Rust in the state known as “tension”, which is hard to third of Austria’s vineyard area.
in its supposed homeland as malbec of Burgenland, called “the worst disas- translate but is an attempt to describe
or sauvignon blanc are in theirs, and it ter to hit this region since the Second the dynamic feel of a wine with pert Austria’s red grapes are a bit more es-
doesn’t have quite the name recogni- World War” – the infamous antifreeze acidity and a fine structure. oteric than the whites, but they’re just as
tion they do, even if the words are rec- scandal. The affair came to attention good. Zweigelt is the one you most often
ognizably Germanic. in 1985 when German laboratories run- You certainly find it in the white pep- see. A cross created in Austria 99 years
ning quality-control checks on wines per and radish notes of grüner veltliner, ago, zweigelt makes very precise wines
Sure, most of the world’s grüner velt- detected that a bottle of Austrian wine a grape that can be a beautiful match with a taste of cherries, a slightly sour
liner is grown in Austria, and most Aus- on sale in a supermarket contained for sushi, white fish or chicken cooked edge and a suggestion of pepper. 
trian wine – almost half of all the white traces of diethylene glycol, or DEG, a
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historical context. At the start of the
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ARTIST GALLERIES

Donald Camp Shropshire, Jr. Hours are as noted and/or by appointment. Website: meghancandlergallery.com
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues. to Sat.
Donald Camp Shropshire, Jr., a resident of BEACHSIDE GALLERIES Curated paintings and sculpture by more than
Greenwich, CT and Vero Beach, FL, passed away on 40 contemporary artists
February 26, 2021. Laughing Dog Gallery Ocean Drive Gallery
Don was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 14, 2910 Cardinal Drive. 772-234-6711 3349 Ocean Drive, Suite 8, 2nd Floor.
1939. He was the son of Donald Camp and Sarah Website: thelaughingdoggallery.com 772-579-7667
Frances Shropshire nee Mitchell. Don was a top student Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues. to Sat. Website: oceandrivegalleryverobeach.com
at North Fulton High School and captain of the football Contemporary American craftsmen, including the Gallery Artists: Elise Geary, Andrea Lazar, Gail Fay-
team. He was winner of the city of Atlanta ‘scholar Treasure Coast’s largest collection of art glass erweather, Cree Scudder and Sherrie Petermann
athlete’ award in 1957 and was particularly proud of
achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Don subsequently Meghan Candler Gallery Steve Diossy Marine Art Gallery
attended Dartmouth College, where over the next six 6160 Hwy. A1A at the Village Shops. 3247 Ocean Drive. 772-205 2973
years he earned a bachelor’s degree as well as master’s degrees in engineering and 772-234-8811 Website: stevediossy.com
business. While in graduate school, he met Jean Mauser on a blind date in Boston,
which led to 55 years of marriage and a relationship that he cherished.
Upon graduating Dartmouth, Don began a 27-year career at IBM. His journey
from salesman of mainframe computers to general manager of the company was
marked by regular home relocations and business trips around the world. He
maintained a strong sense of pride in IBM and remained in close contact with
former colleagues throughout life.
Don spent the final decade of his career as a Vice President and General Manager
of Lexmark Corporation, a printer business sold by IBM in 1990. These years
were every bit as thrilling as his time at IBM as Don worked closely amongst a
group of executives that he greatly admired and respected. Don led worldwide
marketing and sales, and, at the time of his retirement, Lexmark was a leading
global manufacturer of printers. Don’s career was characterized by his work
ethic, deep customer loyalty, and a genuine appreciation for the opportunity to
see the world and meet so many good people.
Weekends were spent with a racket in hand or playing sports with his children.
Don loved the lakes of New Hampshire in the summer and the mountains
in the winter. Jean introduced Don to classical music, which he appreciated
throughout his adult life. They also loved their pets, including rescue dogs that
were welcomed into the family.
Don retired in 1999 and moved to the Johns Island community in Vero Beach,
Florida, with Jean. He soon corrected a natural slice and developed a sound golf
game, lowering his handicap to single digits and managing to “shoot his age”
numerous times. His love of the game was based on the enjoyment he realized
through time spent with old friends and the opportunity to make new friends
during a round.
Don was a devoted Christian throughout his life. As a young man he was a
member of the Student Christian Fellowship and in retirement he and Jean
attended Mass together every Sunday. He applied his executive skills to civic
endeavors throughout retirement. He served on the Board of Directors of
the United Way of Greenwich, including as the co-chair of two United Way
Community campaigns, the Boys and Girls Club of Indian River County, and
the Indian River Medical Center (now part of the Cleveland Clinic).
Don loved hosting family and friends at his home in Vero. He took great pleasure
in seeing his grandchildren enjoying the pool and beach, laughing with them
during dinner, and indulging them with ice cream. He will be remembered for
his love of family, loyalty to friends, the twinkle of mischief in his eye, humble
manner, lifelong commitment to excellence, thoughtful holiday prayers, and
genuine love of life.
He is survived by Jean, his children, Donald Camp (Cristine), Joseph (Julie),
Charlotte, and Sarah (Jeff Csoka) as well as his grandchildren, Georgia, Abigail,
Bennett, Lillian, Jane, Alexander, Julian and Sloane. Don was pre-deceased by
his parents and his sister, Elizabeth Gail Shropshire White.

It is the family’s wish that any memorial tribute be made in the form of a
charitable donation to:

Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation
44900 Prentice Drive
Dulles, VA 20166
Fallenpatriots.org

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ARTIST GALLERIES

Hours: Noon to 7 p.m. Mon. to Fri., 11 a.m. to 8 J.M. Stringer Gallery of Fine Art
p.m. Sat., and noon to 6 p.m. Sun.
Original artwork from the creator of Florida’s 2465 Ocean Drive. 772-231-3900
‘Protect Wild Dolphins’ license plate design Website: jmstringergallery.com
Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tues. to Sat., with
Palm House Gallery & Studio Exhibit opening 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. March 6
3227 Ocean Drive (2nd floor). 772-231-6816 March Exhibit: Flora and Fauna
Website: palmhousegallery.com Working artists, antique paintings, furnishings,
Gallery Artists: sculptures, object d’art and private collections
Wendy Douglas, Dede Gilbert, Rick Kelly, Mad-
eline Long, Suzy Mellott, Jack Staley, Barbara Koman Fine Art Annette Gekle, Barbara Glover, Sherry Haaland, Main Street Vero Beach Studios & Gallery
Tiffany and Emily Tremml Judy Mercer, Dawn Mill, Patricia Padoll, Judy 2036 14th Avenue, Suite 103. 772-643-6782
2905 Cardinal Drive Rixom, Fran San Miguel and Rita Ziegler Website: mainstreetverobeach.org • Hours: 10
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ARTS DISTRICT GALLERIES 772-231-4500 or 772-473-1646 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mon. to Fri.
All are open during 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Instagram: komanfineart Gallery 14 March Artist: Kyle Newton
Gallery Strolls Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon. to Sat. 1911 14th Avenue. 772-562-5525 Resident Artists: Barbara Sharp and Clair Brunetti
Collection of living artists, from realism to Website: gallery14verobeach.com
Raw Space abstraction Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues. to Fri.; 10 a.m. Flametree Clay Art Gallery
1795 Old Dixie Hwy. 772-410-9126 to 4 p.m. Sat. 2041 14th Avenue. 772-202-2810
Website: artconceptalternative.org Artists Guild Gallery March Exhibit: Zoom In – Acrylic realism by Su- Website: flametreegallery.com
Hours: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wed. to Fri.; 11 a.m. to 1974 14th Avenue. 772-299-1234 san Martin Hours: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tues. to Sat.
2 p.m. Sat. Website: artistsguildgalleryofverobeach.com Partner Artists: Lila Blakeslee, Barbara du Gallery is closing its doors; last day is March 26
March exhibits: ‘Universes of Color’ and Stories Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mon. to Sat. Pont, Beth-Anne Fairchild, Mary Ann Hall, Bar- Resident Artists: Rae Marie Crisel, Keko Ekono-
& Reflections Artist Owners: Merana Cadorette, Sue Dinenno, bara Landry, George Pillorgé, Deborah Morrell mou, Heidi Hill, Kim Mayo, Marie “CoCo” Mar-
Polackwich and Dorothy Napp Schindel tin, Judy Nye and Maria Sparsis
Artist Bungalow
1905 14th Avenue. 772-205-7631 Vero Beach Art Club Annex & Gallery GALLERIES ELSEWHERE
artistbungalow.com 1903 14th Avenue. 772-217-3345
Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues., Thurs. and Fri. Website: verobeachartclub.org Barbara Krupp Fine ArtStudio/Gallery
March Exhibit: Lorrie Kelly, Abstract Acrylics Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues. to Sat. 4315 U.S. 1. 440-574-4662
Artists/Owners: Jeff and Patti Hall Exhibit thru March 19: Homecoming Celebra- Website: barbarakrupp.com
Exhibiting Artists: Amy Grabel, Keila Martin, tion Gallery Exhibit and Gift Show Resident Artist: Barbara Krupp, original acrylic
Saskia Fuller, J.G. Textiles, Mike Roe, Donald paintings
Shirreff and Randy Singleton

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CALENDAR

ONGOING First Friday Gallery Strolls in Downtown Vero along 14th Avenue, with food and craft vendors 27 61st annual Vero Beach Recreation
Beach Arts District, monthly from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and featuring the band CAT 5. Free. Dept. Easter Egg Hunt for ages 9 and
under, 10 a.m. at Mulligan’s Beach House. Free;
Check with organizations directly for up- MARCH 27 Care Net Pregnancy Center of IRC Walk donations of 6 empty plastic eggs appreciated.
dates/cancellations. for Life, 8:45 a.m. at Riverside Park or 772-978-4500
remotely. carenetwalk.com
Vero Beach Museum of Art: Chul Hyun Ahn: 25-27 Vero Beach Opera presents 27 Vero Beach Volunteer Fire Department
New Light through April 30; Poetry of Nature: the Rising Stars Opera Festi- 27 Inaugural Clay Shoot to benefit thera- Fish Fry, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 3301
Hudson River School Landscapes through May val at Vero Beach High School PAC; Semifinals 2 peutic equine programs of Special Bridge Plaza (Station 2 by Riverside Cafe), with
2. Vbmuseum.org p.m. to 5 p.m. Thurs., Finals 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Fri., Equestrians of the Treasure Coast, 9 a.m. at Vero panko crusted cod, chicken tenders and sides.
and Rising Stars Concert 7 p.m. Sat. 772-569-6993 Beach Clay Shooting Sports, followed by lunch
A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery: Top 60th catered by Marsh Landing. $175 clays, ammo 27 Riverside Theatre for Kids presents
Anniversary Invitational show through April 25. 26 Downtown Friday presented by Main and lunch; $35 viewing & lunch. 772-978-0935 Legally Blonde the Musical JR., 11:30
772-465-0630 Street Vero Beach, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. or scorechaser.com a.m. and 2 p.m. on an outdoor stage at the Vero
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4 ASS 3 MAKEHAY 27 Inaugural Mad Hatters Tea Party, 2
6 HUGH 4 ARENA p.m. at the Vero Beach Woman’s Club,
8 TICKLE 5 SUNBEAM with Easter Bonnet contest and catered tea to
9 NARROW 6 HAREM benefit the VBWC Gifford Youth Achievement
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contact marketing representative Kathleen Macglennon at
[email protected] or call 772-633-0753.

ELEGANT ‘ESTUARY’ HOME
COMES WITH POOL, SPA AND DOCK

105 Waterway Lane in The Estuary: 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath, 5,178-square-foot waterfront home offered
for $2,725,000 by Matilde Sorensen, Broker-Owner, Dale Sorensen Real Estate: 772-532-0010

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Elegant ‘Estuary’ home comes with pool, spa and dock

BY STEPHANIE LABAFF “This is a beautiful home in a won- that it lives like a family home – which all of the kids off to college, the cou-
Staff Writer derful community,” says Dale So- is what first attracted Dr. Howard and ple are ready to downsize.
rensen Real Estate Broker-Owner Joy Tee. They needed the space to
The home at 105 Waterway Lane in Matilde Sorensen, who is offering the raise their four children. Now, with A circle drive hidden behind a lush
The Estuary sits grandly on a large cor- 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath, 5,178-square- island of vegetation leads to the front
ner lot at the head of a canal, just minutes foot home for $2,725,000.
by boat from the Intracoastal Waterway
near Bee Gum Point and Gifford Island. What is most surprising about a
house of this stature and quality is

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of the house. Nearby, a turtle foun- Further down the hallway, a pair of
tain flows into a small reflecting pool. French doors opens into the owner’s
suite. Bay windows offer a three-sid-
Stepping through a set of imposing, ed view of the pool and landscape.
wooden doors into the foyer, you are
immediately greeted with views of On the opposite side of this gener-
the backyard through a wall of glass. ously sized room, a doorway leads to
The home’s L-shaped layout creates a lavish bathroom with a jetted tub,
defined spaces without diminishing walk-in shower, dual sinks, a water
the light and airiness made possible closet and built-in vanity. There’s also
with 12-foot ceilings and a vast num- a walk-in closet with built-in shelves.
ber of windows. A four-paneled, fold-out mirror is
handily placed so you can check your
A sense of understated elegance appearance before you head out to
permeates the house, with columns, take on the world.
marble flooring, coffered and tray
ceilings, wainscoting, granite coun- Also located in this private wing is
tertops and double-crown molding. an office or exercise room, only acces-
sible through the owner’s bedroom
The den or library just off the foyer and the lanai. With a wet bar and
has wooden floors and a wall of built- built-in desk, you can hide out and
in shelves overflowing with books. get some work done no matter what’s

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going on in the rest of the house.
With a formal dining room just off

the foyer and an unobstructed flow
from the formal living room through
the kitchen and into the family room,
the home’s layout is poised to enter-
tain. A full bar just off the formal liv-
ing room offers plenty of storage and
a pass-through window, so guests im-
bibing outside don’t have to traipse in
and out of the house.

The gourmet kitchen is equipped
to handle any crowd. With pool views
and proximity to the family room, the
chef du jour can stay abreast of so-
cial activity while preparing a feast.
A built-in escritoire provides space to
keep the house running smoothly.

The adjacent family room is a
magnetic spot with a gas fireplace
warming up the room on cool days
and creating an ambiance of cozy
togetherness.

Further on, the laundry room, a
powder room, garage access and two
en suite guest bedrooms with wet
bars ensure that whether the rooms
are occupied by teens or long-term
guests, you won’t have to worry about
anyone getting underfoot.

Access points leading to the lanai
make it easy for guests to move from the
elegant interior of the home out to the
more relaxed, tropical setting poolside.

The summer kitchen has a built-in
grill so you can entertain under a cov-
ered space or at poolside. A stream
of water shoots into the pool from a
fountain of leaping dolphins while a
family of turtles adds a hint of whim-
sy at the bottom of the pool.

Nearby the spa is situated for op-
timal privacy and solitude, nestled
down several steps and tucked in
among lush foliage.

A wooden pathway leads to a dock
able to handle a 35-foot boat, which
Dr. Tee admits is one of his favorite
aspects of the home. “I used to have
a small boat. I could just go out fish-
ing. That’s one of the best things you
can do.”

The Estuary is a hidden gem,
notes Sorensen. People are drawn
there because it’s such a small,

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charming, friendly neighborhood.
Dr. Tee agrees, adding that every-

body in the neighborhood knows ev-
erybody, especially the children and
dogs. “It’s quiet, and everybody is
very friendly.”

The Estuary is a guard-gated com-
munity located in Indian River Shores.
With only 89 home sites, the water-
based neighborhood is reminiscent of
Old Florida. Streets lined with mature
oak trees wind through tropical foli-
age buffered by lakes and canals.

Just outside The Estuary gates, the
Indian River Shores Public Safety
Department offers police, fire and
emergency medical services. The Vil-
lage Shops and beach are a short walk
away. Ocean Drive shopping and din-
ing, Riverside Park, Riverside Theatre
and the Vero Beach Museum of Art,
are just a few minutes’ drive away. 

VITAL STATISTICS
105 WATERWAY LANE

Neighborhood: The Estuary
Year built: 2002

Lot Size: 125 feet by 127 feet
Home size: 5,178 sq. ft.

Construction: Concrete block
with stucco
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms:

3 full baths and 1 half-bath
Pool:

Freeform swimming pool and spa
View: Waterfront

Additional features: Library;
island kitchen; high-end appli-
ances; gas cooktop; convection

oven; bar; wine refrigerator;
marble and wood flooring;
jetted tub; walk-in closets with
automatic lights; gas fireplace;
fitness room; impact windows;
two-car garage; summer kitch-
en; electric awning; fountains

and dock.
Listing agency:
Dale Sorensen Real Estate
Listing agent:
Matilde Sorensen, 772-532-0010
Listing price: $2,725,000

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Six inexpensive ways to prep an older home for sale

BY MICHELE LERNER provements to help a prospective We have sold hundreds of remodeled tion done before listing your home
The Washington Post buyer focus on the upside of your houses, and I can tell you from first- for sale. Many market contracts in
home. hand experience what a difference a our area fall apart because of the re-
Some home buyers are wary of old- high-quality staging will make. We sults of a buyer’s home inspection.
er homes because they think they will On the exterior of the home, Lavin- First-time home buyers can be es-
require too much work or that every- der recommends: focus on the living room, kitchen pecially nervous. Getting a home in-
thing will be outdated. and dining areas. Most cities have a spection completed before listing is
1. Power wash your driveways, few local companies that will stage a a little bit like taking your final exam
Homeowners who want to sell an deck, siding and other surfaces. Be property for a nominal fee. Ask your in advance of the actual test day. It
older residence may worry that they careful with siding in particular to agent or brokerage for suggestions. gives you the opportunity to fix any
need to spend many thousands on avoid damage to your specific exte- particularly troublesome issues or
improvements to catch the eyes of rior product, but in general a thor- 5. Get a professional home inspec- make simple repairs so buyers can
buyers. But with competition for ough washing will clear years off the focus on the positives your home has
homes heated in many markets, sell- exterior and provide a much-needed to offer.
ers may find they can make some facelift.
minor improvements to attract a 6. Paint. What surface cannot be
buyer. 2. Paint the front door and change improved with a little paint? Touch-
the shutters. Pick a complementary ing up the trim and putting a fresh
“Older homes have character and color for the door, and it will help coat on the walls brightens up the
often provide more square footage “pop” when someone drives up. Shut- rooms. Stick with neutral contempo-
for a lower price than comparable ters are a relatively minimal expense rary colors, and let the future home-
new construction houses, but they but can modernize the feel of the owners personalize the living spaces
also face the stigma of impending house. as they see fit over time.
repairs,” Matt Lavinder, CEO of New
Again Houses in Charlottesville, said 3. Improve your landscape. We “When you’ve completed this you
in an email. “When it comes time to cannot overstate this one. Curb ap- may decide to just move back in,”
sell your current home, there are a peal is everything for the first impres- Lavinder said. “If not, you’ll at least
few simple things that homeowners sion. Mow the yard, rake the leaves, know you gave yourself the best
can do to help maximize the sales trim the hedges and put some fresh chance of attracting motivated buy-
price of the property.” mulch down. ers when your home hits the mar-
ket.” 
Lavinder suggests these key im- On the interior of the home, Lavin-
der recommends:

4. Pay for professional staging.



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Mortgage rates keep climbing, hitting nine-month high

BY KATHY ORTON The survey is based on home pur- justment, which applies to all Fannie age 0.7 point. It was 2.38 percent two
The Washington Post chase mortgages, which means rates Mae and Freddie Mac refinances, is weeks ago and 3.06 percent a year ago.
for refinances may be higher. The 0.5 percent of the loan amount. That The five-year adjustable rate average
Mortgage rates continued their up- price adjustment for refinance trans- works out to $1,500 on a $300,000 loan. grew to 2.79 percent with an aver-
ward march last week, propelled high- actions that went into effect in De- age 0.3 point. It was 2.77 percent two
er by rising long-term bond yields. cember is adding to the cost. The ad- The 15-year fixed-rate average weeks ago and 3.11 percent a year ago.
ticked up to 2.40 percent with an aver-
According to the latest data re- “Mortgage rates rose again (last)
leased last Thursday by Freddie Mac, week, continuing their ascent to
the 30-year fixed-rate average rose to reach their highest levels in a year,”
3.09 percent with an average 0.7 point. said Matthew Speakman, a Zillow
(Points are fees paid to a lender equal economist. “Upward pressure on
to 1 percent of the loan amount and mortgage rates is likely to remain,
are in addition to the interest rate.) It as increased economic activity and
was 3.05 percent two weeks ago and steeper inflation both tend to push
3.65 percent a year ago. The 30-year rates higher. Further fueling (last)
fixed average, which began the year week’s increases was the implemen-
at 2.65 percent, has gone up 44 basis tation of a new policy from the Fed-
points. (A basis point is 0.01 percent- eral Housing Finance Agency. The
age point.) policy places a cap on how [big] the
share of Fannie Mae and Freddie
Freddie Mac, the federally char- Mac’s portfolio that loans associated
tered mortgage investor, aggregates with investment properties or second
rates from around 80 lenders across homes can comprise. Lenders who
the country to come up with weekly had a larger share of those loans had
national average mortgage rates. It to quickly raise rates associated with
uses rates for high-quality borrowers them to lessen their ratios.”
with strong credit scores and large
down payments. Because of the cri- The Federal Reserve concluded
teria, these rates are not available to its meeting last Wednesday, leaving
every borrower. its benchmark rate untouched. Fed

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Chair Jerome H. Powell said after the Ben Bernanke announced the central eign central banks’ demand for these “The spring housing market is off to
meeting that the Fed would need to bank would be tapering its bond-buy- notes recedes.” a good start, with buyer demand being
see consistent and sustained growth ing program, the resulting “taper tan- driven by the improving job market,
in prices and a sharp drop in unem- trum” sent mortgage rates soaring. Meanwhile, rising rates put a rising economic outlook and ongoing
ployment before discussing changes damper on refinances leading to a wave of millennial households interest-
to interest rates or its monthly bond Although rates are being held some- drop in mortgage applications two ed in buying their first home,” said Bob
purchases. what in check by the Fed’s bond-buy- weeks ago. According to the latest Broeksmit, MBA president and CEO.
ing program, rising long-term bond data from the Mortgage Bankers As-
Although the Federal Reserve does yields have been putting upward sociation, the market composite in- “Purchase applications increased
not set mortgage rates, its policies pressure on them lately. The yield on dex – a measure of total loan applica- again last week on a weekly and an-
can influence them. Since early in the 10-year Treasury has been on a tion volume – decreased 2.2 percent nual basis. Applications to refinance
the pandemic, the Fed has been buy- tear. It surged to a 13-month high of from a week earlier. Although the a home fell to the lowest level of activ-
ing $120 billion in bonds each month, 1.64 percent last Friday and has re- purchase index grew 2 percent from ity since last September. With mort-
which has held down mortgage rates. mained above 1.6 percent ever since. the previous week, the refinance in- gage rates continuing to climb from
dex dropped 4 percent. The refinance recent record lows, the pool of home-
“Today’s statement did not indi- “Economic signs are pointing to- share of mortgage activity accounted owners who can benefit from a refi-
cate any changes in the Fed’s plans ward a post-pandemic return to nor- for 62.9 percent of applications. nance is shrinking.” 
to continue to purchase $120 billion mality, a welcome development as
per month of longer-term Treasuries spring approaches,” said George Ra-
and [mortgage-backed securities],” tiu, senior economist at Realtor.com.
said Mike Fratantoni, chief econo- “However, good news for the econ-
mist at the Mortgage Bankers Asso- omy also means a pivot away from
ciation. “However, we do expect that bonds for many investors, which
the economy will make substantial translates into higher rates which
further progress by the end of this are likely to stick around for the rest
year, which likely means the poten- of 2021. While we expect rates to re-
tial for the beginning, or at least the main favorable, especially in light of
announcement, of a tapering of these historical trends, the upward move
[qualitative-easing] purchases.” is capping many buyers’ budgets and
trimming their ability to qualify for
In 2013 when then-Fed chairman more expensive homes.”

Bankrate.com, which puts out a
weekly mortgage rate trend index,
found the experts it surveyed nearly
evenly divided on where rates were
headed in the coming week. About a
third said they would go up, another
third said they would go down and
another third said they would remain
about the same.

Ken H. Johnson, a real estate econ-
omist at Florida Atlantic University,
said he expects rates to remain un-
changed this coming week.

“Many central banks around the
world are recognizing arbitrage op-
portunities and buying U.S. 10-year
Treasurys to cover their local borrow-
ing positions at much lower rates,” he
said. “This unexpected demand for
U.S. debt is putting a temporary ceil-
ing on U.S. 10-year Treasury yields
and long-term U.S. mortgage rates.
Long-term mortgage rates in the
U.S. should remain stable until for-

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Real Estate Sales on the Barrier Island: March 12 to March 18

The island real estate market set another weekly high last week with 29 transactions recorded,
including 12 sales for more than $1 million.
Our featured sale is of a waterfront home in The Moorings. The residence at 1910 Cutlass Cove
Drive was placed on the market Nov. 17, 2020 for $2.695 million. The sale closed on March 12 for
$2.57 million.
Both the seller and the purchaser in the transaction were represented by Jane Schwiering and
Lucy Hendricks of Berkshire Hathaway Florida.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE
$3,125,000
$3,550,000 $2,225,000
WINDSOR 10730 SAVANNAH DR 1/22/2020 $2,450,000 $3,450,000 3/15/2021 $2,153,500
AMBERSAND BEACH 12730 HIGHWAY A1A 10/4/2020 $2,400,000 $2,450,000 3/12/2021 $1,750,000
$1,750,000 $1,380,000
MOORINGS 1985 MOORINGLINE DR 11/16/2020 $1,385,000 $2,325,000 3/17/2021 $1,375,000
$1,485,500 $1,298,000
ESTUARY THE 130 RIVERMIST WAY 9/1/2020 $1,495,000 $1,750,000 3/15/2021 $1,225,000
$1,500,000 $1,135,000
PALM ISL PLANTATION 310 LADY PALM TER 1/7/2021 $1,100,000 $1,385,000 3/15/2021 $975,000
$1,050,000 $950,000
ORCHID ISLAND 412 INDIES DR 5/18/2020 $910,000 $1,485,500 3/18/2021 $830,000
$829,777 $767,644
SUMMERPLACE 1841 E SHELL LN 7/17/2020 $807,766 $1,298,000 3/18/2021
$1,631,000
RIOMAR COVE 1660 RIOMAR COVE LN 1/27/2021 $1,500,000 3/15/2021 $1,335,000
$828,000
RIVER CLUB AT CARLTON 1009 ISLA VERDE 1/15/2021 $1,100,000 3/15/2021 $740,000
$650,000
BERMUDA BAY 104 HIDDEN OAK DR 2/21/2020 $979,000 3/16/2021 $618,500
$510,000
ORCHID ISLE ESTATES 2585 RIVERVIEW CT 1/26/2021 $910,000 3/17/2021 $507,500

ESTUARY THE 160 ISLAND COTTAGE LN 12/15/2020 $850,000 3/15/2021

ORCHID COVE 9270 ORCHID COVE CIR 9/17/2020 $787,319 3/17/2021

TOWNHOMES, VILLAS, CONDOS, MULTIFAMILY AND INVESTMENT

SEA COLONY 200 E SEA COLONY DR, #PH-D 12/19/2019 $1,895,000 $1,695,000 3/18/2021
ORCHID ISLAND 70 BEACHSIDE DR, #303 9/28/2020 $1,285,000 $1,285,000 3/15/2021
SEAQUAY CONDO 4800 HIGHWAY A1A, #415 1/14/2021 $850,000 $850,000 3/12/2021
SOMERSET BAY CONDO 9025 SOMERSET BAY LN, #201 11/22/2019 $755,000 $755,000 3/15/2021
SPINNAKER POINT COND 1870 BAY RD, #212G 2/5/2021 $650,000 $650,000 3/15/2021
SEA COVE 1616 OCEAN DR, #209 11/10/2020 $639,000 $639,000 3/18/2021
SEA OAKS 8725 LAKESIDE BLVD, #308 10/31/2020 $569,000 $555,900 3/16/2021
BAYTREE VILLAS 8317 CHINABERRY RD, #8317 1/15/2021 $525,000 $525,000 3/16/2021

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Moorings, Address: 1985 Mooringline Dr Subdivision: Estuary The, Address: 130 Rivermist Way

Listing Date: 11/16/2020 Listing Date: 9/1/2020
Original Price: $2,400,000 Original Price: $1,750,000
Recent Price: $2,325,000 Recent Price: $1,750,000
Sold: 3/17/2021 Sold: 3/15/2021
Selling Price: $2,153,500 Selling Price: $1,750,000
Listing Agent: Christine Hughes & Listing Agent: Cindy O’Dare
Dale Sorensen Jr
Selling Agent: Selling Agent: Premier Estate Properties
Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.
Kathleen Pogany
Bethany Burt
ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty
Alex MacWilliam, Inc.

Subdivision: Ambersand Beach, Address: 12730 Highway A1A Subdivision: Sea Colony, Address: 200 E Sea Colony Dr, #PH-D

Listing Date: 10/4/2020 Listing Date: 12/19/2019
Original Price: $2,450,000 Original Price: $1,895,000
Recent Price: $2,450,000 Recent Price: $1,695,000
Sold: 3/12/2021 Sold: 3/18/2021
Selling Price: $2,225,000 Selling Price: $1,631,000
Listing Agent: Chris Butler Listing Agent: Mike Thorpe &
Kimberly Thorpe
Selling Agent: Villa Realty Associates Inc Selling Agent:
ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty
Chris Butler
Karen Smith
Villa Realty Associates Inc
ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Orchid Island, Address: 412 Indies Dr Subdivision: River Club at Carlton, Address: 1009 Isla Verde

Listing Date: 5/18/2020 Listing Date: 1/15/2021
Original Price: $1,485,500 Original Price: $1,100,000
Recent Price: $1,485,500 Recent Price: $1,100,000
Sold: 3/18/2021 Sold: 3/15/2021
Selling Price: $1,375,000 Selling Price: $1,135,000
Listing Agent: Jim Knapp Listing Agent: Sally Daley
Selling Agent:
Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Selling Agent: Daley & Company Real Estate

Richard Boga Bob Niederpruem

Premier Estate Properties Premier Estate Properties

Subdivision: Palm Isl Plantation, Address: 310 Lady Palm Ter

Listing Date: 1/7/2021
Original Price: $1,385,000
Recent Price: $1,385,000
Sold: 3/15/2021
Selling Price: $1,380,000
Listing Agent: Kay Brown & Luke Webb

Selling Agent: Premier Estate Properties

Debbie Bell

Berkshire Hathaway Florida

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6 tips for finding a home you love when inventory is low

BY JON COILE reported properties typically sold based on a given day’s rates. options if you expand your search
Washington Post within 21 days in December.  Work with an active agent with parameters. You should consider
your potential commute, especially
The number of homes for sale Home buyers, whether they are a wide network. Finding out about in view of your post-pandemic op-
reached record low territory in De- purchasing for the first time, plan to properties as soon as they’re avail- portunities to potentially work from
cember, with just 1.07 million prop- move up or to downsize, all face the able and before they’re sold can be home. You may find a community
erties on the market nationwide, ac- same problem: how to successfully a challenge. A real estate agent who that you thought was too distant pre-
cording to the National Association find a property when their choices is actively searching the market and pandemic now offers what you really
of Realtors (NAR). are limited. The market is turning consistently asking other agents for want in a home.
over incredibly fast, and that creates insight into listings can help you find
That small pool of homes for sale opportunity for those who are ready. something before every other buyer  Be open to properties that don’t
represents a 1.9-month supply, the also sees it. match your ideal home. It doesn’t
lowest on record since NAR began Some suggestions for how buyers make sense to buy a home you don’t
tracking listing inventory in 1982. A can handle the current market in-  Think about lowering your price like, but you may want to consider
1.9-month supply means that if no clude: range. While many buyers today an alternative such as a townhouse
new houses were listed for sale and don’t want a fixer-upper, it’s pos- or smaller single-family home than
demand stayed at the same pace, all  Talk to your lender and get pre- sible that if you look for homes in a planned, or even a larger house far-
current listings would be purchased approved. Every buyer today must price range just below your recent ther out in the suburbs. Sometimes a
in less than 1.9 months. have a fully underwritten preapprov- searches you could find a property townhouse can offer as much space
al for a loan to compete with other that needs some minor cosmetic up- as a single-family home with the fea-
But the limited inventory does not buyers and to be considered by a sell- grades or has another flaw that you tures you want. A big yard may be de-
tell the whole story. er. A prequalification from a loan of- can fix. You can use the extra money sirable, but if you can entertain and
ficer is worthless if you are compet- in your home purchase budget to garden a little, a small yard may be
On any given day there may not be ing with another buyer who has been save for emergencies or to spend on enough.
many homes listed as active in the approved through underwriting. If home improvements before or after
multiple listing service. But those you’ve been searching for a home for you move.  If you don’t see it on the market
homes are selling in record speed, a long time, be sure to check on when today, don’t freak out. There will be
only to be replaced by new listings your preapproval expires. Talk to  Expand your geographical pref- more new listings tomorrow. The key
again tomorrow, and the day after, your lender about current mortgage erences. For some buyers, location is for you to be ready to move fast
and again the day after that, with In- rates and keep current. The mort- is everything. But if you’re not tied when your dream home hits the mar-
ventory is going on and off the mar- gage market is moving, and you may to a specific neighborhood or build- ket. 
ket at record pace. Nationally, NAR need to adjust your target price point ing, you may be able to find more