10/17/2019 ISSUE 42

Sludge stoppage. P4 Dancing in the ‘isles.’ P8 Trendy and tasteful

County slaps 6-month moratorium Genesis House wins waves of
on use of biosolids as fertilizer. support at ‘Seven Seas’ gala.

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LANE CLOSURES WILL INLET BRIDGE Tenant takes
TO TEST DRIVERS’ NEED TO CLOSE WHILE landlord beef
PATIENCE ON A1A REPLACEMENT IS BUILT? to the streets

STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT STORY BY GEORGE ANDREASSI STAFF WRITER Months? Years? What do the 3,000-plus cars STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT
[email protected] that use the A1A bridge each day to get from [email protected]
Will the heavily used Sebastian Inlet bridge Brevard County to Indian River County or vice
Beachside residents will connecting Brevard and Indian River counties versa do when the closest alternative routes Jordan Malfara has become
be forced to march (or rather close while the 55-year-old structure is being require crossing the lagoon many miles to a familiar site for many in Mel-
drive) to the beat of differ- replaced by a new span in 2026? the south or north? Those at the moment are bourne Beach as he takes his
ent drums for a while – safety landlord-tenant dispute public.
drums, that is. Hundreds of And if so, how long will northbound and/ CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
them currently line State Road or southbound traffic on A1A be interrupted? On most days he can be seen
A1A between Indialantic and just past the bend as Ocean Av-
Indian Harbour Beach, restrict- enue becomes State Road A1A
ing traffic flow to one lane in near Atlantic Street, where he
each direction, causing many pickets outside the office of
residents to experience delays Melbourne Beach Properties,
and frustration. Inc. Malfara’s true beef is with
his absentee landlord who lives
According to the Florida De- in North Carolina, but his prop-
partment of Transportation erty manager’s parking lot has
(FDOT), the work is all part become the focal point where
of an improvement project he can hoist his sign.
aimed at keeping pedestri-
ans safer by installing raised, “He waves as you go by with
concrete, mid-block crossing a great big smile on his face,”
points at 11 locations – and said Melbourne Beach resi-
improving one that already ex- dent Nancy Matican-Bock. “It’s
ists – along State Road A1A be-
tween 5th Avenue in Indialan-
tic and Eau Gallie Boulevard.
When complete, each cross-
ing point will have flashing
beacons, pavement markings

CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

Students spend a day immersed in ‘Lagoon 101’

Matthew Zuhlke and Reed Zipperer use seine net. PHOTO: JULIAN LEEK STORY BY HENRY A. STEPHENS CORRESPONDENT netting in the Indian River Lagoon. Jordan Malfara points out issues with his
[email protected] The bucket’s fish population would Cortez Street rental property. PHOTO: JULIAN LEEK

“We got three fish!” Gavin Parish, 10, grow even further over several minutes, pretty interesting and people
shouted as his Spessard Holland Elemen- as 11-year-old Gianna Garrett took their are wondering what happened
tary School classmates added to a bucket pictures. The task challenged the youths there.”
of minnows. to identify the species using photos from
the Palm Bay-based Marine Resources It hasn’t been all waves and
He watched the bucket on the shore of Council. “This way we can see if maybe smiles. Police have been called
Rockledge’s Suntree Rotary Park, where to the location three times, re-
the others had just returned from seine- CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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LANDLORD-TENANT DISPUTE Malfara began picketing in mid-Sep- times since moving in. and at that time the owner agreed to
tember in response to what he claims He also reported a rodent infesta- send in a pest control company to assess
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 are serious health and safety issues in the situation.
the Cortez Street house he rents. tion, and although pest control is listed
cords show. Once by a retailer located in as tenant responsibility in his lease, Shortway said he’s happy with the
the same building who said Malfara was He said things began to sour for him Malfara said the company would not service he’s received from Melbourne
on their property. Another, four days lat- a few years ago when his complaint that issue a bond on treatment because of Beach Properties and has enlisted their
er on Sept. 25, when Melbourne Beach the air conditioning unit wasn’t able to damage to the exterior siding on the services for 14 years on the same prop-
Properties said Malfara was blocking sustain cooler temperatures wasn’t ad- home, providing easy entrance for ver- erty, during which time six other tenants
their driveway. And again on Sept. 26, dressed quickly enough. The unit was min. Malfara claims to have spent more have resided there. He claims there were
when police were dispatched to the area eventually replaced two months ago. than $200 on rat eradication tools and never any issues until the most recent
to investigate the report of a “suspicious says he has already killed about 300 of tenant moved in two years ago.
person.” When they arrived, they found “It was running 24 hours a day and the creatures himself.
Malfara, who has consistently denied never achieving the set temperature, As part of his agreement with Mel-
any wrongdoing, was protesting legally. never shutting off, and the house would Melbourne Beach Properties Broker bourne Beach Properties, Shortway
No further action was taken by police. become increasingly hot through- Barbara Van Dam, who manages the maintains an escrow account and al-
out the day,” explained Malfara, who property in question for the owner, Rich- lows the property manager to approve
So, what’s behind the hullabaloo? has renewed his six-month lease four ard Shortway of North Carolina, said the expenditures of $200 or less. Anything
current tenants leased the home for six above that requires owner approval.
months in May 2017 and have renewed
the agreement in six month increments When faced with the fact that the rat
four times. infestation could not be bonded until
the exterior siding of the home was re-
“It has always been the practice of this placed, Shortway said, “It did take me
office for the almost 20 years we’ve been two months to decide whether to pay
in business to acknowledge and deal $30,000 to $40,000 to repair the cur-
with all maintenance requests or report- rent house, or take it down and put
ed issues right away,” Van Dam said. new one up.”

In terms of working as an intermedi- He chose to proceed with repairs
ary, acknowledging the tenant reports in which are currently ongoing.
a timely manner, notifying the landlord
and helping facilitate the issue being ad- Attorney Jack A. Kirschenbaum is a
dressed, her office has done its job. senior partner at the Melbourne-based
law firm GrayRobinson. While not in-
“The landlord has always been volved in this case, he is experienced in
promptly made aware of all tenant con- contract disputes and real estate law. He
cerns. The landlord has or is addressing said “the buck stops with the landlord.”
each of the tenants’ concerns and the
broker/manager continues to help facil- “A property management company is
itate same,” said Van Dam. “Melbourne only an agent for the landlord/owner,”
Beach Properties, Inc. is committed to Kirshenbaum said. “An agent doesn’t
assist and attempt to satisfy all landlords take responsibility; they are only a con-
and tenants with whom we deal.” duit between the landlord and tenant.”

She noted a few maintenance calls The new siding to take care of the rats,
from Malfara over a two-year period new drywall and new air conditioning
about the air conditioner, but said that unit in place are too little, too late as far
according to the owner’s A/C contrac- as Malfara is concerned. He said he is
tor, the unit worked satisfactorily until it not interested in speaking to the owner,
failed this August and was replaced. and despite the repairs and the fact that
he will move out when the lease ends in
To address issues of mold and mildew, November, he plans to continue to pick-
she said a leaking washing machine et indefinitely.
in the garage was replaced last month,
and the area of drywall that was affected “I hope to leave the neighborhood
by the leak was removed and replaced. better than I found it though; so far a
As for the rodents, according to her re- new mailbox and new stucco siding will
cords, the rodent problem was reported help my neighbors have something less
by a contractor at the property in June dreary to fill their line of sight,” Malfara
said. 

Tenant Jordan Malfara has taken his grievances with his landlord to the streets of Melbourne Beach. PHOTO: JULIAN LEEK

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ROADWORK ON THE A1A A1A road project is causing lane closures. PHOTO: JULIAN LEEK said activities on this project began
the first week of October with the set-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 north on A1A last week, she had to ing to get so clogged, as well as all the up of traffic devices which include
place two early-morning calls for help residential streets where children play, drums (also referred to as barrels) and
and lighting. The project also calls for related to the roadwork – one for a and bicyclists and pedestrians are,” signage.
some new sidewalks, asphalt replace- barrel that had been knocked down in Brown said. “I also worry for children
ment, transit stop improvements and a turn lane, and a second to report a at the bus stops because I noticed the “Their methods of construction in-
minor drainage work. car accident on A1A where traffic was cars that were cutting through the back clude a conveyor style process. Within
backed up for miles. streets in the early morning were whiz- this process, they will begin at one end
Despite the fact that there will be zing by them.” of the project completing each activity
“continuous lane closures” during the “There’s going to be so many acci- before moving forward to the next lo-
one-year project, FDOT promises ac- dents on A1A, then South Patrick’s go- Jessica Ottaviano, an FDOT staffer, cation, until they have worked priority
cess to businesses and residences will activities in each area,” Ottaviano said.
be maintained and one lane in each “This allows the next step in the pro-
direction will always remain open. cess to begin at the next rotation.”

Beachside resident Jim Schluter As to why it appears to some that
encourages people to be a little more no work is taking place in some of the
understanding about these types of quartered-off areas, she said some
things. work activities may not be as visu-
ally apparent as others. “Also, we are
“These projects are our tax dollars at reviewing the area to determine if
work. Plus, the lack of crosswalks from we can adjust the spacing and posi-
Indialantic to IHB has been a recent tioning of the channelizing devices
bone of contention on the area social (drums/barrels) to allow additional
media forums. We should be thank- openings at some side streets that will
ful that the safety of our residents and not conflict with the work zone,” Otta-
guests will be enhanced by this work,” viano said.
Schluter said. “We could each take a
breath and apply a bit more patience “Following any changes, we will
and understanding. Drive a little slow- continue to monitor the maintenance
er. Allow a car to merge or turn in front of traffic devices to ensure smooth op-
of us, or perhaps stop so a pedestrian erations of the roadway.”
can cross.”
All crosswalks will open after com-
But safety concerns are an issue for pletion of the project. 
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Sludge report: County slaps moratorium on use of biosolids as fertilizer

STORY BY HENRY A. STEPHENS CORRESPONDENT tice for six months. On Oct. 8 the Bre- tributed in July to toxic blue-green algae the mainland.
[email protected] vard County Commission by a 5-0 vote in Lake Washington. The toxic algae bloom in July required
approved the moratorium on any new
Landowners wanting to fertilize us- landowners seeking to apply biosolids. Melbourne Utilities draws drinking Melbourne Utilities to treat the water
ing treated and dried human waste also water from the lake and it serves about further to make it safe for human con-
called sludge or “biosolids” can forget Virginia Barker, head of the county’s 170,000 people in Satellite Beach, In- sumption. But those additional steps
about that source for at least six months. Natural Resources Management De- dian Harbour Beach, Indialantic and led some customers to complain of
partment, said the time should allow Melbourne Beach on the county’s odor, clarity and foul taste.
In an effort to protect the drink- state and federal scientists to confirm barrier island – as well as Melbourne,
ing water supply to the barrier island, whether biosolids in stormwater con- West Melbourne and Palm Shores on Lake Washington also flows west into
county officials have halted the prac- the headwaters of the St. Johns River.

From left: Gavin Parish, Trinity Johnson and Christopher Fudge work on a lagoon project; Tonya Johnson addresses students; Karen Hattie, Cambria Bamhort, Evelyn Pierce, Victoria Nast and Liz Ryan. PHOTOS: JULIAN LEEK (FAR LEFT) AND TIM WORTH

‘DAY IN THE LIFE’ OF LAGOON estuary, which runs from Volusia to the seed. They are commonly seen popular in the group.
Martin counties. floating in the lagoon. “They’re doing a really good job,”
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
“We’ve got about 68 students here Those from white mangroves are said Satellite High School student
there are any changes in the fish spe- alone,” said Laura Harris, a teacher just seeds, he showed, while black- Olivia Tremmel, 16.
cies caught since last year,” MRC en- at Spessard Holland Elementary mangrove propagules have leaves
vironmental educator Nicole Brou- School in Satellite Beach. Harris was opening from the seeds. She said the younger students did
quet said. with the group working at Suntree better, in fact, when she watched
Rotary Park. He said he was collecting them for from a distance than when she stood
Oct. 10 was the second annual the MRC, which would plant them in in their midst.
“A Day in the Life” of the lagoon, a The students gathered into vari- pots to give them a head start before
project of the Sebastian-based S.E.A. ous teams, some to measure the la- transplanting them to more stable Anya Rojas, 11, said she truly en-
a Difference Inc. to help students goon’s salinity, some to net fish and shorelines. joyed the day, especially when she
learn about the lagoon ecosystem mangrove samples, others to draw got to interact with the fish. As a fu-
and to appreciate its water-quality maps of the shoreline and still others Nick Sanzone, an environmental ture veterinary student, she said, she
issues. to document their classmates’ find- coordinator with the City of Satel- made sure to handle them gently.
ings using pictures and lists of data. lite Beach, led a team in mapping
Parish and his classmates were the shoreline. “I’m really good at And she felt bad for those class-
among an estimated 1,600 students Joseph Motella, 11, gathered man- drawing,” 11-year-old Evan Harland mates whose parents didn’t sign the
and teachers from 40 schools to grove propagules. Those from red said, explaining why he was drawn permission slip to take part in “A Day
help sample physical, biological and mangroves, he explained, are long, to Sanzone’s team. And his detailed in the Life.”
chemical aspects of the 156-mile with a root segment extending from map, with trees and buildings, was
“They’re having to sit in one class-
room all day,” she said. 

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The moratorium ordinance says recent Holmes asked about the county’s plans sludge is taken to the lined landfill at their sludge as fertilizer at no cost. It
tests by the St. Johns River Water Man- for biosolids if tests confirm a link to the Central Disposal Facility on Adam- says trucking it here is cheaper than
agement District showed a potential toxic algae. son Street in Cocoa. paying the fees to dispose of it South
link, but not a conclusive one, between Florida’s own landfills.
biosolids and an increase of phospho- “How does the county process the The moratorium ordinance says vari-
rous in the river’s Upper Basin. sludge?” he asked. “What are your plans ous utilities in South Florida counties, Such existing business, meanwhile, is
for the future?” however, have contracts with Brevard to be grandfathered under the morato-
Melbourne Beach resident Mike ranchers and other landowners to take rium. 
Barker said Brevard County’s own

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No new taxes budgeted Some islanders likely to pay more for city services
for Satellite Beach and
Indian Harbour Beach STORY BY HENRY A. STEPHENS CORRESPONDENT property taxes, comes from new construction and in-
[email protected] creased valuations of existing properties since last year.
STORY BY GEORGE WHITE STAFF WRITER
[email protected] About 914 residents of Brevard County’s barrier is- City Finance Director Jeff Towne said the $3 million
land, who live within the city of Melbourne, can expect in added revenue would go toward repaving more roads
Increased beachside property val- this fall to pay more to support city services than they and improving stormwater drainage systems.
ues have enabled Satellite Beach and did this year.
Indian Harbour Beach to hold the Council members split, meanwhile, on a proposal
line on new taxes in their 2019-2020 But several members of the City Council are prepared to give an estimated $60,000 as grants-in-aid to local
budgets, with Satellite Beach slightly to take a tougher look at grants to nonprofit and cultural charities. Karen Smith-Santiago, vice president of the
reducing its property tax rate after a organizations next year to help reduce the budget. They Melbourne Community Orchestra, urged the council to
hike last year to build up reserves. suggested these groups should get their funding from continue granting money to their group.
private donors instead of city taxpayers.
Satellite Beach’s budget for the “We’re asking for the same amount ($6,000) as the
fiscal year that started Oct. 1 is bal- “We have to have roads and drainage and more police Melbourne Municipal Band,” she said.
anced at a millage rate of 8.7 mills, cars before we give away any money,” Councilman Paul
a decrease from the previous year’s Alfrey said. “We count on this as income,” orchestra board mem-
rate of 8.8212 mills. The approved ber Nancy Anderson added.
rate, which equates to $8.70 for ev- In a series of 7-0 votes on final reading, the council
ery $1,000 of taxable value, is great- approved City Manager Shannon Lewis’ $233 million But taxpayers count on their council to be frugal,
er than the rolled-back rate by 4.93 spending plan for the year that started Oct. 1. Councilman Tim Thomas said. “We give $60,000 in
percent. grants every year,” he said. “This has got to stop.”
Brevard County Property Appraiser Dana Blickley’s
“What the state calls the roll-back staff has calculated the city’s 914 barrier island homes Mayor Kathy Meehan and Councilwoman Yvonne Mi-
rate is what you would have to roll to be worth an average $422,514. Property owners are to nus objected to cutting out the grant recipients, such as
the millage back to generate the support the budget at the current tax rate of $7.19 per the youth-oriented Police Athletic League. “We can’t do
same revenue you had the year be- $1,000 of taxable property value. For the owner with that,” Minus said. “We can’t take away from our children.”
fore, but nobody’s going to do that $50,000 in homestead exemptions, the tax rate will
because you have increased costs,” mean a city tax bill of $2,674. But while it’s the same rate, Councilman Mark LaRusso, whose district includes
City Manager Courtney Barker said. the city’s increase in property value from last year – $5.39 the city’s part of the barrier island, suggested grantees
“You roll it back enough to bring in billion, up from $4.97 billion – means the same rate will be told that they would be cut off – but no sooner than
enough revenue to cover the stuff bring $3 million more from taxpayers. five years.
you need to cover and that’s what
we did.” The added revenue, part of a total $36.8 million in LaRusso got support from Tim Thomas and Alfrey. But
Vice Mayor Debbie Thomas opposed the move, as did
The taxable property values in Sat- Meehan, Minus and Councilwoman Julie Sanders. 
ellite Beach have increased 5 percent
over previous-year values. As a re- creases, Barker said. about $2.5 million to make me feel Taxes may not have gone up, but
sult, a millage rate of 8.7 will provide Last year’s tax hike resulted from more comfortable and we’ll prob- the city is seeing increased project
an additional $362,820 in ad valorem ably build them to about $5 million,’’ activity with $5 million in reserves
revenues with about $66,000 of that trying to replenish emergency re- Barker said. being used to fund capital-expense
amount earmarked for redevelop- serves depleted by hurricanes Mat- needs and road paving. Work also
ment projects. thew and Irma, which each cost The 2019-2020 Indian Harbour continues toward an already funded
the city about $900,000. Hurricane Beach property tax rate, 5.6401, the $4.5 million police station, said City
The balance of the additional tax Dorian’s near miss was a lot less be- same millage rate as the prior year, is Manager Mark Ryan.
revenues will be used for employee cause there was no debris cleanup 6.1 percent above the revenue-neu-
raises, health insurance premium and the city did not have to meet in- tral rolled-back rate of 5.3118 and Even after those planned- and
increases and construction cost in- surance deductibles, she said. generates $319,475 in recurring rev- budgeted-for expenditures, the city
enue for city expenses. The budget is still has more than $5 million in re-
“We’ve got (reserves) all the way balanced at $13,487,547. serves, he said. 
up to $1.2 million already. We need

SEBASTIAN INLET BRIDGE how to build a new $50 million-plus re- counties, O’Reilly said. Construction is FDOT budgeted $2.6 million in 2021
placement bridge across the Sebastian to start in 2026 and take several years for a Project Development & Environ-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Inlet, O’Reilly said. to complete. The 1,600-foot-long A1A mental Study for the new bridge, $6.2
bridge traverses a 500-foot-plus wide million for project engineering in 2022
million-dollar questions for engineer- The study will help FDOT deter- section of the Sebastian Inlet. It is 17.5 and $2 million for environmental stud-
ing consultants to answer, according to mine how to keep traffic flowing on miles from the Melbourne Causeway, ies in 2024, records show.
Florida Department of Transportation the bridge while the new span is be- the closest route off Brevard County’s
officials. ing built, O’Reilly said. He dismissed a barrier island. The bridge construction money will
rumor FDOT plans to close the south- be added to next year’s five-year work
“I couldn’t answer any of those things bound lane. “I don’t know where that It is also about 8 miles from the Wa- plan for 2026, O’Reilly said.
until we get those people on board, rumor came from because we haven’t basso Causeway, the closest route off
they do some analysis, start looking done anything short of saying, ‘It needs Indian River County’s barrier island. The MPO – which consists of all five
what type of structure, how much prop- to be replaced, let’s hire the consultants county commissioners and six city and
erty do we own in the area,” said Gerry to do the studies,’” O’Reilly said. FDOT decided to build a new bridge town council members – voted unani-
O’Reilly, FDOT’s South Florida district after a routine inspection on Nov. 14, mously to approve FDOT’s five-year
secretary. Corrosion and new standards have 2018, found so much corrosion major work plan for the county, including
rendered the James H. Pruitt Memo- repairs or rehabilitation would not sig- $11 million for the A1A bridge replace-
“That’s why we do the studies,” rial Bridge “structurally deficient” and nificantly extend its useful life, an FDOT ment groundwork. The new bridge will
O’Reilly said during an interview with “functionally obsolete,” O’Reilly said. fact sheet says. include bicycle lanes and sidewalks,
Melbourne Beachsider following the which are a standard feature in all new
Oct. 9 Indian River County Metropoli- But the bridge is still safe enough to “The analysis they did said, ‘Listen, bridges, O’Reilly said. FDOT will also
tan Planning Organization meeting. handle 3,150 vehicles per day until it is it’s past rehab. You need to be looking at work with Sebastian Inlet State Park of-
replaced by a new span linking the bar- replacement,’” O’Reilly told the coun- ficials on the bridge design. 
An engineering study with a $2.6 mil- rier islands in Indian River and Brevard ty’s transportation planning panel.
lion price tag will help FDOT decide

Helene Milbert, Kristen Snyder
and Valerie Miller .

Guests ‘Seas’ the day
at glorious Genesis
House gala

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SEEN & SCENE

Guests ‘Seas’ the day at glorious Genesis House gala

Austin Lindenberg and Hannah Debose. PHOTOS: TIMOTHY WIRTH Ed Volonnino.

Dr. Mahesh M. Soni and Dr. Subhash Rege. Founder of Genesis House Mary Allen. Joyce and Stephen Kaufman,

STORY BY KELLIE LANDI CORRESPONDENT warm smiles were not difficult to since childhood. Milbert grew up her to begin the Genesis House pro-
[email protected] find traversing through the tropical- in Melbourne Beach and attended gram.
themed gala, which provided a ca- school with Allen’s children. She
A ukulele band played music while sual yet congenial environment in promised Allen that one day she Allen and the volunteers at Gen-
guests arrived for the South Seas which there was not a stranger in the would be a part of Genesis House’s esis House help residents find em-
Tropical Gala as the sun was slowly crowd. mission. After returning from South ployment and eventually also help
setting over the river. Whisked away Florida, Milbert did just that. She them find permanent housing. Many
via shuttle, gala attendees were soon Food, so aesthetically pleasing it wanted to help bring more aware- of the residents go on to continue
welcomed to the home of Dr. Devin seemed destined for a five-star res- ness to the mission of the program. their education, secure employment
Datta, along the picturesque wind- taurant, was artistically displayed She realized that although Genesis and raise their children in a safe
ing South Tropical Trail on Merritt on trays and plates complete with House has been in operation for 42 place. In fact, one resident returned
Island Saturday night. South Seas-styled décor. High-top years, not a lot of the local commu- and is employed at Genesis House as
tables with black linens lined the nity was aware it was around. a house manager.
The sold-out event was hosted by poolside and were topped with clear
Genesis House, an organization de- glass vases and blue lights, provid- Allen, who humbly described Ken Allen, Allen’s husband of more
voted to helping women and chil- ing a resemblance to the waters her involvement with helping over than 50 years, smiled as he said his
dren in need with temporary hous- of the South Pacific. Supporters, 16,000 women and children over the beautiful wife raised nine children
ing and other assistance. friends and volunteers alike emulat- last 42 years, said they recently ex- while helping those in need raise
ed community as they all joined to panded to include housing for senior their own.
Tiki torch flames flickered in the show support for Genesis House and women. Most of the women, includ-
light breeze as the full moon rose its founder, Mary Allen. ing the senior women, have been Dr. Datta, host for the Seven Seas
slowly over the water, casting a taken advantage of in some way. Gala, spoke to all gathered and
subtle hue on the live band which Steve Defillips lightheartedly said Her vision came to fruition as she urged them to continue their sup-
played light Hawaiian music while he was there for the festivities as his was volunteering for an organiza- port. “Even after the gala is over,
couples danced and others enjoyed wife, Penny Defillips, smiled and tion and met three women who had please keep Genesis House in your
island-themed food and drinks. said they were there “all for Genesis nowhere to go. Allen described how minds for donations, volunteers and
House.” each woman, whether physically prayers.”
“Alohas,” “mahalos” and an oc- abused, homeless or sleeping under
casional “maloha” could be heard Helene Milbert, a member of the the bridge or on the beach, inspired If Saturday night’s showing of sup-
excitedly from committee members South Seas Gala Committee, has port is any indicator, it is safe to say
greeting Genesis House support- been a part of Genesis House almost Genesis House and its mission will
ers. Positive energy, amiability and not be forgotten any time soon. 

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Penny and Steve Defillips with Alexandra and Brandon Campell. Kristen Snyder, Kahelena and Stacey Zabinski.
Sara and Jeff Hirter.

Julie Allen and Allison Russell.

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‘Masquerade Gala’: No disguising support for serious cause

Adely Hernandez. Roey Hilliard and Christa Hernandaz. PHOTOS: TIMOTHY WIRTH Nick Spetsas and Jordan Kimball.

STORY BY KELLIE LANDI CORRESPONDENT “Bachelor Nation,” and a Miss Flori- jor nonprofits. Human trafficking
[email protected] da contestant, Miss Windemere Ade- is a major concern in Florida as
ly Hernandez. the state ranks third in the nation.
The First Annual “Masquerade What is even more concerning is the
Gala” presented by ANEW Life In- Guests were greeted with a red car- average age of victims is 12.
ternational was held last Thursday pet complete with “paparazzi” and a
night at the Crowne Plaza Mel- fun photo booth. The ballroom was The “Unmasking Freedom” Gala
bourne-Oceanfront. The gala raised beautifully decorated with white lin- addressed how the community can
funds to support to victims of human ens. Flickers of light from candlelit be involved, signs to look for, how to
trafficking. tables caught on colorful sequins protect your children and how to be
and glitz, sparkling off the festive a voice for victims. Human traffick-
Locals and stars alike were decked masquerade masks. ing generally goes unnoticed and
out for the event. Brevard County undocumented, thus precise statis-
Sheriff Wayne Ivey hosted the silent Special guest speaker Christa Her- tics are unknown, but to date it is
auction. Special guests included nandez spoke about her experiences the fastest-growing crime.
Jordan Kimball and Nick Spetsas of as a human trafficking victim. Au-
ANEW International relies heav-
Kym Kurey and Rob Medina. ily on donations and fundraisers to
support its mission of assisting traf-
thor of the book “No Safe Place: From ficking victims with restarting their
Childhood Abuse to Sex Trafficking,” lives, ensuring they can be success-
Hernandez decided a few years ago ful in their new life and not return
to break her silence on the life she to trafficking. ANEW International
lived while in the seemingly never- also provides attorneys to provide
ending cycle of sex trafficking which legal assistance to victims in their
she couldn’t escape. After 20 years quest to erase any criminal record
she was able to end the cycle and is they may have obtained. Attorneys
now helping others do the same. work with ANEW pro bono. It is the
goal of ANEW to help victims get
Once she left the world of sex traf- out and stay out of the human traf-
ficking behind, she realized the re- ficking ring.
sources for escapees were almost
nonexistent. She has since written a Christa Hernandez did just that,
book and is outspoken in her quest to and she has plans of helping others
help victims before and after escape do the same. As a first-hand sur-
with guidance, support and assis- vivor she never hesitates to spread
tance with places to stay. the word about human trafficking,
so when Roey Hilliard, a friend she
Rob Medina, director of commu- made selling jewelry, asked her to
nity and military relations for U.S. speak at the gala on Thursday, she
Congressman Bill Posey, blessed the said yes.
meal before asking, “Will you join
me to save the lives of these victims?” Kym Kurey, founder, asked Hill-
iard if she knew anyone who would
Medina explained that human be able to speak at the event and
trafficking happens not just in far- Hilliard immediately thought of
off places, but right in Brevard’s back Hernandez. Hilliard, a thyroid can-
yard. “The I-95 corridor is one of the cer survivor, who also volunteers
major human trafficking highways,” with victims, said, “Yes, I do.”
Medina said. “During major sporting
events human trafficking increases, If you are interested in joining
and this year the Super Bowl is in Mi- together as a community and sup-
ami.” porting ANEW International, visit
their website at www.anewinterna-
Brevard County has the Space tional.org, because as Hernandez
Coast Human Trafficking Task Force said, “We are all survivors of some-
which works in conjunction with thing.” 
other local organizations and ma-

Chamber Music Society
promises 7 magnificent shows

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ARTS & THEATRE

Chamber Music Society promises 7 magnificent shows

STORY BY PAM HARBAUGH CORRESPONDENT Pianist Steven Lin. PHOTO BY SOPHIE ZHAI So, yes. Expect something extraor- The Calmus Vocal Ensemble. PHOTO BY MARCO BORGGREVE
dinary at next week’s concert. The pro-
Those who love chamber music Lin, who is a Taiwanese American, gram is scheduled to include Ludwig Romantic era. (To hear them sing “Es
should get ready to swoon. The Mel- has been hailed by the New York Times von Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Opus ist ein Ros entsprungen,” visit https://
bourne Chamber Music Society is set to as a pianist who is “immaculately 81a, Robert Schumann’s Kreisleriana, w w w.y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h? t i m e _
present not five, but seven concerts of voiced (with) subtleties of shading and Frederic Chopin’s Ballade No. 1, Franz continue=19&v=rMMQc6Pk73E.) The
gorgeous, lively, engaging music. dynamics.” Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz No. 1 and David group, one of Germany’s most sought
Hertzberg’s Notturno Incantato. after vocal ensembles, will perform
In fact, take a look at the artists and His resume is filled with astound- songs from various historical periods.
the programs planned and you come ing accomplishments beginning when, Lin seems to favor this composition Their concert will of course focus on
away with the clear notion that this is at the age of only 10, he received a full and has performed it often. In 2014, the Christmas music.
going to be a most memorable season. scholarship for the Juilliard Pre-College New York Times referred to Lin’s per-
Division. He twice won the Juilliard formance of it as revealing the work’s The Calmus concert begins 7:30 p.m.
“We are incredibly excited about our Pre-College Piano Competition and, at “agitated, hard-driving passages … in- Dec. 10.
upcoming International concert series,” 13, made his debut with the New York terspersed with a quiet interlude; tex-
said MCMS president Scott Apelgren. “It Philharmonic. turally alluring sections featured rip- The Lysander Piano Trio starts the
will be our 42nd season of presenting pling, delicate figurations that unfolded New Year off with musical substance
some of the very best chamber music Among his many awards is a prized enigmatically in the upper register.” when it performs in January.
ensembles in the world and this season second-place trophy for the 2014 Arthur
will have some firsts for us.” Rubenstein Piano Master Competition. The Steven Lin concert begins 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 25.
Board member Mike Graff calls this
season “the most diverse” in the Cham- The Dover String Quartet starts No-
ber Society’s history. vember off with performances in Ger-
many, the Netherlands and Switzerland
Pianist Steven Lin begins the season before heading back to Northwestern
with a full and rich program of four ear- University, where it is the quartet in res-
ly- and mid-19th century compositions idence. Then, finally, the Friday before
by Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin and Thanksgiving, the Dover heads here to
Liszt. He will also perform work by Da- perform for Brevard.
vid Hertzberg, considered one of Ameri-
ca’s best living composers.

The Dover String Quartet. PHOTO BY CARLIN MA The Lysander Piano Trio. PHOTO BY JIYANG CHEN

This young group is very much in de- The trio, formed by three Juilliard-
mand. The Chicago Tribune said they trained musicians with more awards
could be “… the next Guarneri String than they can count, is scheduled to
Quartet. They’re that good.” perform Mozart’s Piano Trio in E Minor,
Brahms’ Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 101
The Dover caught the world’s atten- and Antonin Dvorak’s Piano Trio in F
tion when they won every prize at the Minor, Op. 65.
2013 Banff Competition. They were
recently named the first ever quartet The Lysander was formed in 2009 to
in residence for the Kennedy Center in represent the Juilliard in Mexico City
Washington, D.C. when Juilliard president Joseph Polisi
visited the country. Since then, it has
The Dover’s program is scheduled to performed the world over, gaining a rep-
include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s utation for innovative programming.
Adagio and Fugue, Paul Hindemith’s
String Quartet #3, Opus 16 and Jo- It has performed master classes at
hannes Brahms’ String Quartet in B- the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln
Flat Major, Op. 67. Center. It takes its name from one of
the four lovesick young characters in
The Dover String Quartet concert be- Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s
gins 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22. Dream.”

The Calmus Vocal Ensemble brings The Lysander Piano Trio concert be-
precision and wit to the area when they gins 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24, 2020.
perform a holiday concert.
The Schumann String Quartet jumps
Coming from Leipzig, Germany, over the Atlantic in February to perform
the five award-winning musicians in a few American cities and towns be-
specialize in music from the Renais- fore heading back to Germany. And,
sance, the Baroque period and the

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Lincoln Center in New York City. The mission of this group is to bring The LGT Young Soloists. PHOTOS BY PRISKA KETTERER
The Schumann will perform Jo- fine performances of extraordinary
The Schumann String Quartet. PHOTOS BY KAUPO KIKKAS music to audiences around the coun- ing the final concert one with decided
seph Haydn’s Quartet in B-Flat Major, try. Its repertoire dates back to the Re- international flair.
luckily, Melbourne is one of their stops. “Hunt,” Claude Debussey’s Quartet in G naissance and weaves all the way to the
The quartet is named after three Minor and Felix Mendelssohn’s Quaret present with its more than 160 com- The program for this bonus concert will
in E Minor, Op. 44 No. 2. missioned works by living composers be announced at a later date. Admission
members, brothers Mark, Erik and Ken around the world. is free. The concert begins 7:30 p.m. April
Schumann, and not after the 19th cen- The Schumann concert begins 7:30 3, 2020.
tury German composer. Also in the p.m. Feb. 25, 2020. Their program for Melbourne is
quartet is violist Liisa Randalu. scheduled to include Mozart’s Piano All concerts are held at St. Mark’s
The Chamber Music Society of Quartet in G Minor, K478, Mendels- United Methodist Church, 2030 N.
The quartet recently won the Opus Lincoln Center is celebrating its 50th sohn’s String Quartet No. 1 in A Major, A1A, Indialantic. Season tickets are
Klassik “Chamber Music Recording of season and Brevard gets to celebrate Op. 18 and Johann Strauss’ Piano Quar- $120. Single tickets are $35. Single
the Year” award. with them when they perform in the tet in C Minor, Op. 13. tickets for students are $10. Call 321-
spring of 2020. 213-5100 or visit MelbourneChamber-
The presentation was made at the The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln MusicSociety.org. 
famed Konzerthaus Berlin. The Quartet The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Center concert begins 7:30 p.m. March
was also awarded a three-year residen- 27, 2020.
cy as the Chamber Music Society of the PHOTOS BY TRISTAN COOK
The LGT Young Soloists will come
here from Switzerland to end the season
with their spirited, eager string ensem-
ble and soloists.

The group comprises award-winning
young musicians from ages 14 to 23 who
come from 15 different countries, mak-

‘Rocky Horror’ zaniness returns for area’s cult vultures

STORY BY PAM HARBAUGH CORRESPONDENT the past six years. This time, it’s be- “The Rocky Horror Show” cast. able entourage of helpers.
ing done first at the Henegar and then The caricature costumes are also a
The craze continues. “The Rocky moving to Titusville. PHOTO BY NIKO STAMOS
Horror Show,” that is. big deal for “Rocky Horror.” Titusville
Director Steven Heron offered last The cast stars Kyle McDonald as kept spending money every year to
The cult classic opens Friday and year’s cast the same roles for this Brad and Kristen Sellers as Janet, the rent them, but eventually decided that
runs through Sunday at the Henegar. year’s production. They all jumped young couple whose car breaks down it would be cost-effective to build the
Then, it moves to Titusville Playhouse at the chance to put on over-the-top in a thunderstorm who then happen costumes themselves since the show
the following week. costumes and hit the stage to do the upon a creepy castle where they ask had become an annual event.
“Time Warp” again, have sassy fun for shelter and help.
Not only patrons, but performers with “Sweet Transvestite” and swoon In fact, the costumes are so impor-
alike have lined up to experience this to “Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Enter Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the boldly tant that audience members frequent-
crazy rock musical about an innocent Me.” sexy scientist played again by Alex Na- ly dress up to get the full “Rocky” ex-
young couple learning about life and than bedecked in fishnet stockings, perience.
obsession in the creepy home owned Because the cast already knows the bustier, wig and bright red lipstick.
by the flamboyant transvestite Dr. show, they only need about a week to Nathan, a former favorite of Titusville Audience involvement was created
Frank-N-Furter. rehearse the show, which is done with Playhouse, moved to Princeton, N.J., a at the movie, called “The Rocky Hor-
an onstage band led by Spencer Cross- couple of years ago and has come back ror Picture Show,” where a so-called
The history of the appeal started well. just to reprise his role. “shadow cast” enacts the movie in
with a flop. front of the screen as it is being pro-
“It’s pretty much a spitting image Also featured are returnees Melinda jected onto it. The audience uses
It was 1973, when the story, mu- of what it was done when it was first Benya as Magenta, Jordyn Linkous as props to duplicate action in the sto-
sic and lyrics, all written by Richard staged,” Stamos said. Riff Raff, Marcy Szymanski as Colum- ryline, such as a newspaper to cover
O’Brien, first made it to the stage as bia and Ethan Lolley as Rocky. They their heads during the rain, pieces of
“The Rocky Horror Show.” It was de- all don wild costumes and makeup to toast to toss at the screen, squirt guns
signed to be a tribute to all those awful form Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s question- to douse each other during the storm,
“B” movies with sci-fi settings. and much more.

In 1975, it was turned into a movie Typically, that audience participa-
starring Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N- tion is only done during the movie. But
Furter and Barry Bostwick and Susan Titusville’s live stage production also
Sarandon as the young couple. It was encourages it. Indeed, they even have
arguably also the vehicle for the per- prop bags that patrons can buy in the
former known as “Meatloaf” to step lobby before the show starts.
into the public eye.
“The Rocky Horror Show” opens Fri-
“The movie became a cult classic,” day and runs through Sunday at the
said Niko Stamos, costumer and asso- Henegar Center, 625 E. New Haven Ave.,
ciate director for the local production. Melbourne. Tickets are $21 to $29. Call
“People have loved it ever since. And 321-723-8698 or visit Henegar.org.
people now do the stage show again
because the movie got such acclaim. “The Rocky Horror Show” runs Oct.
20 to Nov. 2 at the Titusville Playhouse,
“It’s zany weird and doesn’t make 301 Julia St., Titusville. Tickets are $29
much since, but it’s a fun night out.” to $34. Call 321-268-1125 or visit Titus-
villePlayhouse.com. 
Titusville Playhouse has mounted
a production of the stage show for

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COMING UP! ARTS & THEATRE

Orchestra conjures up a scary good ‘Trick or Treat’

STORY BY SAMANTHA ROHLFING BAITA STAFF WRITER

1 It’s going to get scary out there. But
in a good way. Actually, in a musi-

cal way. As we inch toward Halloween,

the marvelous Melbourne Community

Orchestra is rehearsing for its next con-

cert, “Trick or Treat on MCO Street,”

coming to the Melbourne Auditorium

next Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 23- 1 “Chills & Thrills: A Haunting Family Concert” Saturday at
Satellite High School Performing Arts Center.
24. And boy have they picked a cauldron

of great holiday-appropriate music. Un-

der the wand (er, baton) of Maestro Mark

Nelson, you’ll enjoy such scary pieces the Broadway musical “Wicked.” And cal evening it has conjured – “Chills & the show promo, a special spooky Hal-
other such chilling pieces. And don’t Thrills: A Haunting Family Concert” loween treat: Artistic Director and Con-
as the memorable theme from “Alfred expect the musicians to be in their nor- – this Saturday, Oct. 19, at Satellite High ductor Aaron Collins will debut his new
mal concert attire. You, too, are invited School Performing Arts Center. Kids and work, “Dracula Reimagined.” To top off
Hitchcock Presents” – “Funeral March of to join the musical scare-fest in costume adults are invited to come in costume (I the evening is, as the SCSO describes it, a
(should the spirit move you.). Time: 7:30 hear whispers there’ll be a costume pa- hilarious whodunit for the whole family,
a Marionette” by Charles Gounod (1872); p.m. (Arriving early is a wise idea. Doors rade). The chilling musical lineup will “The Composer Is Dead,” with music by
open at 6:30 p.m.) Admission: free. 321- be led by musical sorcerer (aka princi- Nathaniel Stookey and text by Lemony
then that oh-so-familiar music that kept 285-6724 or www.MCOrchestra.org. pal guest conductor) Michael Hall, and Snicket. Central Florida actor Eric Pin-
includes some creepy classics: Mus- der narrates. Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: un-
an entire generation from going any- sorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain” (my der 18 and college students with student
personal favorite), Gounod’s “Funeral ID, free; advance through website, the
where near the ocean – the suite from March of a Marionette,” and Saint-Saens’ orchestra’s official Brevard ticket outlet,
“Danse Macabre”; as well as frightening or Marine Bank & Trust in Suntree, $25;
“Jaws” (am I right?); and “Tunes that go film scores from “Jaws,” “Beetlejuice,” at the door, $30. 855-252-7276 or www.
“Mars Attacks!” and others. Then, says SpaceCoastSymphony.org. 
Bump in the Night,” which the MCO

bills as “a comical ride through Hallow-

een.” “Spooktacular” will prompt goose- 2 “It was a dark and stormy night.
A wolf howled as the heavy door
bumps with a salute to horror movie

composer Danny Elfman; then there’ll creaked open slowly ...” Well, that show

be the powerful yet freaky “Dies Irae” promo lead got my attention. The Spook-

from Verdi’s Requiem Mass for the dead, tacular Space Coast Symphony Orches-

and on a slightly lighter note, music from tra was referring to the creepy musi-



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MoMA seen from 53rd Street.

– Since the Mu- its larger, public mission. It became a the dark, enormous and architectur- works to mix things up stylistically,
seum of Modern bastion of exclusion, and artists and ally dispiriting condominium tower chronologically and across disciplin-
Art moved to 53rd Street in 1939, it curators who were not welcome there designed by Jean Nouvel at 53 W. 53rd ary lines.
has been expanded several times, often worked and organized in oppo- St. (there’s a penthouse apartment still
gobbling up whatever space it could sition to what MoMA stood for, push- available for a mere $63.8 million). The collection is still roughly ar-
find in one of this country’s dens- ing the art world forward even as one ranged by date, with the oldest work
est urban neighborhoods. It has also of its greatest “modern” institutions Galleries now flow through all three (from the late 19th century) on view
struggled over the past decade with held things back. spaces, the old building, the new one on the fifth floor, mid-century work on
extraordinary demand, with some and the lower floors of the Nouvel tower. the fourth and the newest material on
years topping more than 3 million When the latest plans for expansion the second. More gallery space means
annual visitors. were unveiled in 2014, MoMA an- That means there is less going up more options for dealing with light-
On Oct. 21, after an almost five- nounced that it would demolish the and down the escalators than was nec- sensitive material and film and video,
month closure, the museum will open former American Folk Art Museum essary in the old configuration, and which have now been thoroughly inte-
yet another major expansion project, which it had acquired, designed by there was nothing quite so depressing grated into galleries. The museum has
adding 40,000 square feet of gallery the respected firm of Todd Williams as the MoMA escalators. They felt tight, also added free galleries on the ground
space for a total of some 166,000 square Billie Tsien Architects (the same constrained and overcrowded, but it level, a small concession to those put
feet. They’ve also reconfigured the old group that is working on the design was always easier to take them than off by the $25 full admission, and a
galleries and reinstalled the permanent of the Barack Obama presidential to wait for the elevators. If you wanted welcome break from the erstwhile
collection. center in Chicago). Protest was vigor- to see two shows, they were inevitably hermetic relationship to the street and
All of this growth has come at a cost. ous but to no avail. MoMA gets what not just on different floors, but several city beyond.
When the museum was founded in MoMA wants, and a perfectly good floors apart. The intellectual energy of
1929, it put forth a militant face, argu- building was destroyed to make room the galleries fizzled out in this strange- Visitors will enjoy all of this, as well
ing by example for a modernist view for a purpose-built structure. ly uncongenial, vertical space that was as a new cafe with outdoor seating on
of the world that eventually encom- reminiscent of a shopping mall. the sixth floor, a new metal awning
passed art, architecture and design. Visitors to the new campus will over the 53rd Street entrance, a more
But it was always an establish- be happy for the extra space and the Now, there is a second way to move open and sensible ticket and entry
ment property, loyal to wealth and much-improved circulation of the between the floors: a capacious steel atrium, reopened windows into the
wealthy donors, and though the pub- galleries. The expansion, designed by staircase that floats in a well-lighted central lobby at the core of the old
lic embraced it, the museum often Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collabora- column of space facing 53rd Street. building and a double-height “studio”
did things that felt like a betrayal of tion with Gensler, includes both a new That, alone, would make this renova- space in the new wing, for perfor-
building where the old Folk Art mu- tion welcome. But the increase in gal- mance and installation works.
seum stood and space carved out of lery space also helps bring order to
the collection, even as the museum The museum has also committed to

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regularly rotating its permanent col- Above: A view of the fifth-floor col- while a display of the sculptures of
lection, to get more of it on view and lection galleries. Shown are multiple Bodys Isek Kingelez connected an art-
incorporate diverse artists into what ist working in the Congo to the larger
was for decades a rigidly canonical works by Pablo Picasso including history of architecture and utopian so-
approach to display. Every six months, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon and cial thinking. And it’s good to see works
one-third of the collection will be The Reservoir, Horta de Ebro. from these artists incorporated into the
switched out, with the galleries fully display of the permanent collection.
refreshed every 18 months. View of “Inner and Outer Space”
(gallery 209) with architectural But there’s a difference between com-
MoMA is billing these changes to the sculpture “Kinshasa la Belle” plicating narratives and abandoning
display of the art as the most signifi- (1991) by Bodys Isek Kingelez. them. MoMA seems to want to do the
cant aspect of the expansion. Not only latter but can’t quite bring itself to do so.
is the museum growing, it is changing Left: Blade Stair viewed from Level 6. The rough narrative in the galleries re-
its relationship to the art, no longer in- mains broadly chronological, with the
sisting on a single grand narrative, no David Geffen Wing gallery stars of its collections still pretty much
longer teaching, but simply opening 206,“Transfigurations,” where you expect to find them.
itself up to exploration and discovery. one of the new spaces
“The museum is not the place where at MoMA. The danger is that the museum will
we are going to give a lesson,” Chris- end up with a two-tier system, still de-
tophe Cherix, chief curator of draw- A sculpture by Louise Bourgeois in front of three Pottery by George Ohr (foreground), with Vincent pendent on the iconic pieces that visi-
ings and prints, told The Washington paintings by Picasso, including his Boy Leading Van Gogh’s Starry Night, Henri Rousseau’s Sleep- tors demand to see, supplemented by
Post last summer. ing Gypsy, and three paintings by Paul Cézanne. the occasional guests brought in tem-
a Horse (second from left). porarily to complicate things. Even
That’s radical, and to abandon the more worrisome is the stated goal of
idea that the museum serves an edu- abandoning the didactic function. No
one wants a cultural organization that
The immersive sound hectors, but they do want to learn. It’s
installation Rainforest V a question of tone.
(variation 1) by electronic
music pioneer David Tudor, And it’s not entirely clear at whom
in the Marie-Josée and the new installation is aimed: the or-
Henry Kravis Studio. dinary visitor who is supposedly de-
manding to see art without any sup-
cational function would be a disaster. porting intellectual apparatus or the
But, though such language may sound more sophisticated audience who will
good to other museum professionals, understand why it’s interesting to, say,
the public generally does want a lesson. hang a 1967 Faith Ringgold painting
And despite efforts to abandon “grand near Picasso’s 1907 “Les Demoiselles
narratives,” people generally revert to d’Avignon.” Some of these juxtapo-
them, at least to provide a general intel- sitions are telling and smart; others
lectual skeleton on which to hang their seem merely clever.
observations and discoveries.
Now MoMA faces the same chal-
Up on the fifth floor, the galleries lenge it faced before: how to manage
aren’t labeled by the old “isms” of its own success. Like widening high-
art history – Fauvism, expression- ways, which tends to simply induce
ism, cubism, surrealism – though more traffic, expanding MoMA will
the works are mostly grouped by sty- only make it more attractive to more
listic or intellectual affinities. Ordi- people.
nary visitors will probably use their
handheld devices to look up and fill The new building may handle the
in the labels that have been removed, crowds well for a while. But MoMA has
reconstructing the more linear sense become one of the great “winner takes
of art history that the curators have all” cultural institutions, and the more
attempted to dissolve. it grows, the more it will feel the need
to keep growing. And, with that, the
Much of the best of MoMA’s work pressure to do the big, dumb, crowd-
over the past decade has been about pleasing shows like the terrible 2015
adding to the larger narrative of mod- Bjork exhibition will only increase.
ern art, discovering different “modern-
isms” around the planet and expand- At some point, if the institution is
ing the definition of what qualifies as to remain genuinely relevant to the
art. An exhibition of Tarsila do Ama- discourse of art, it will have to grap-
ral extended the drama of modernist ple with this cycle, and interrupt it.
painting into Brazil, where it flourished, That will mean recommitting to first
principles, or at least some principles
that reference not just access to art,
but the actual experience of thinking
about it.

MoMA knows how to get people
through the door, but no one seems
terribly concerned with what happens
when they leave. Did their eyeballs
simply lounge over lots of intriguing
things, or did they learn something?

The Museum of Modern Art, at 11
W. 53rd St. in New York, reopens Oct.
21. moma.org. 

STROKE, PART III SILENT STROKE (SCI) © 2019 VERO BEACH 32963 MEDIA, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

CAUSES OF STROKE (continued) Silent cerebral infarction (SCI), commonly known as a silent
stroke, is an injury to the brain that is likely caused as a
Two million brain cells die every minute during a stroke, result of a blood clot that limits blood flow. While there are
increasing risk of permanent brain damage, disability or no apparent signs, a silent stroke may show up as an unex-
death. pected finding on a brain CT scan or brain MRI done for an-
Last time we learned there are two types of stroke – isch- other reason. These tests can also distinguish whether the
emic and hemorrhagic. Today, we’ll continue with more in- stroke occurred in the past or is recent. Silent strokes are
formation about ischemic strokes. common among older people and cause varying degrees
Blood clots can originate within the brain or develop some- of cognitive dysfunction and neurological deficits, some of
where else in the body and then travel to the brain. Blood which are serious. Once you have a silent stroke, it’s very
clots that begin outside the brain most commonly come likely you’ll have another stroke which will result in brain
from the heart, neck or upper chest. damage over time.

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (A-FIB)
TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK (TIA)
Atrial fibrillation (A-Fib) is an irregular or “racing” heartbeat
that can cause blood to collect in the upper chambers (the Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) are different than the oth-
atria) of the heart. If the blood forms a clot, it can travel er types of strokes because the restriction of blood flow
to the brain and cause a stroke. According to the National is temporary. Considered “mini-strokes,” TIAs occur sud-
Stroke Association, A-Fib raises a person’s risk for stroke by denly and last for only a few minutes. If circulation and vital
500 percent. Twenty (20) percent of strokes are related to oxygen supply are quickly restored, lasting brain damage is
A-Fib. This type of ischemic stroke is severe, causing longer usually avoided. Most symptoms disappear within an hour,
hospital stays and more deaths than other strokes. although they may persist for up to 24 hours.
Many patients do not know he or she has A-Fib until the The prevelance of a TIA increases with age. After experi-
stroke occurs. Your doctor can detect A-Fib by carefully encing a TIA, your chances of having a future stroke es-
checking your pulse to analyze the rhythm and steadiness calates. About 33 percent of people who have a TIA will
of your heartbeat. Treatments options for A-Fib include have a major stroke within the next year if they don’t go for
blood thinners, beta blockers, electrical shock (cardiover- evaluation and treatment. As with any stroke, if the inter-
sion) and/or minimally invasive surgery (ablation). ruption of blood flow lasts long enough to kill brain cells, a
TIA can produce irreversible damage. 
Your comments and suggestions for future topics are always
welcome. Email us at [email protected].

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INSIGHT BOOKS

How do you say something new about the single next to turned the other way say that he was safe but that
most-witnessed event in the history of the world? Hun- and died. he wasn’t allowed to tell her
dreds of millions of people watched the tragedy of the where he was. She replied:
twin towers unfold in real time, and even more saw it on All too often, those who “Oh, I thought you were
seemingly endless replay for days. So it is all the more insisted on evacuating early in Barksdale? That’s what I
remarkable what Garrett M. Graff manages to accom- and leading survivors to saw on TV.” That was exactly
plish with “The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History safety, like Rick Rescorla, where he was.
of 9/11.” Stitched together with first-person accounts, vice president of security at
he crafts an incredibly evocative and compelling re-cre- Morgan Stanley, died in the The extent to which Ameri-
ation of the day, with just words and the barest handful process. Again and again, ca was unprepared is particu-
of photographs. firefighters who knew bet- larly evident in the chapter
ter than most what their about the two F-16 National
Graff conducted hundreds of interviews and culled chances were walked up Guard pilots hastily enlisted
even more from more than 2,000 oral histories. Rather the long stairs with heavy to shoot down United Flight
than telling the stories one after the other, like a horrific packs, never to be heard 93. As they wrestle with the
version of Groundhog Day, he breaks up the accounts from again. Capt. Paddy implications of firing on a ci-
chronologically and by location. The chapters run from Brown’s last communica- vilian aircraft, the pilots so-
minutes to hours, and at times feel like a real-time Twit- tion was to refuse a direct berly recount their orders to
ter feed of 9/11. This allows you to experience this fate- order to evacuate, because divebomb it Kamikaze style
ful day in an intimately visceral fashion, starting with he would not leave his in- if their effort to shoot it down
the ordinary (the sky was gorgeously blue) and pro- jured men behind. failed. They had no missiles on
gressing to confusion, fear, numbness and grief. the planes, just a few rounds of
Under incredible du- regular lead bullets. It was clear
To help the reader keep things straight, one font is ress, with no time for re- that they took off expecting that
used for quotes from survivors and another for record- flection, ordinary Ameri- their mission might be a suicide
ings. Graff’s usually spare background information is cans rose to the occasion. mission. While they made their
italicized. The first time you encounter a person, you Pentagon personnel rushed back hasty battle plan (one was to fly into the tail, the other
get a brief description, usually a job title and perhaps into the burning building when they heard their of- into toward the cockpit), there was no mention of a fact
the floor they were on. You will probably flip back and fice mates screaming. Ten office workers carried their that would have most shocked veterans from another
forth trying to find the page where a certain individual quadriplegic colleague down 69 flights in a specially de- era: One of the pilots was a woman.
entered the narrative. With more than 500 people fea- signed chair. At the Battery and nearby piers, a make- Heartbreakingly, “the lucky of the unlucky” had the
tured, it is hard to keep track of them all. shift, largely civilian fleet organized an impromptu wa- time to realize they were likely to die and the ability
ter evacuation of between 300,000 and 500,000 people, to call those they loved. On planes and on the highest
There are recollections from President George W. larger than Dunkirk. Even far from the devastation, floors, they reached out to spouses and family mem-
Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State residents of “pretty bad neighborhoods” brought out bers to say a final goodbye. Most of their conversations
Donald Rumsfeld and New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, hoses so dust-covered refugees walking home could are remembered rather than recorded. At 9:30 a.m.,
but they are part of a much larger ensemble rather than have something to drink. Sean Rooney called his wife from the 98th floor of the
the featured stars. Most of the narratives are contained South Tower, spending his last moments alive remem-
in one or two chapters, but some begin in the morn- Today, when even middle-schoolers have smart- bering their happy times together. She could hear the
ing and thread their way through to the last hours, as if phones, it is shocking to read how poor the communi- glass break and the difficulty he had breathing because
holding the entire day together. As they recall the vari- cation technology was at the time. Ironically, it was the of the heat. In the end, as the smoke got thicker, he kept
ous people they encountered or passed on the stair- president and his scattered staff, hustled off unwillingly whispering “I love you” over and over. She asked him if
well, you find yourself wondering how many of them to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana and then Of- he was in pain, and he paused, and said no. “He loved
will live. futt, outside Omaha, who knew the least. You can feel me enough to lie.” 
Bush’s frustration at being forcibly diverted away from
Eyewitness accounts are all that remain of some fi- Washington by the Secret Service. On Air Force One, THE ONLY PLANE IN THE SKY
nal moments, in places that no longer exist. Crawling miles up in the air, unable to watch TV and with limited
through rubble in rooms laid waste by explosions, reek- communication, he existed in a painful limbo. Leaders AN ORAL HISTORY OF 9/11
ing of jet fuel and smoke, often without electricity (and of Congress, whisked away to Mount Weather in Ber-
sometimes flooded ankle-deep by water from sprin- ryville, Va., 80 minutes outside Washington, fared little BY GARRETT M. GRAFF | AVID READER. 483 PP. $30
klers), those lucky enough to have stumbled in the right better. Literally millions of Americans watching CNN REVIEW BY LUCINDA ROBB, THE WASHINGTON POST
direction lived to tell their stories. One phrase repeated knew more than they did. At one point Rep. Adam Put-
again and again, especially by first responders, is how nam (R-Fla.), flying with the president, called his wife to
turning left or right they lived, and how those they were

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PETS

Every dog has its day (to play) at ‘Howls for Fall’

Hi Dog Buddies!

Lt. Albert Iovino
and Jacque Perrone.

PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE

Chief Rich Rosell Anika Heuberger Alzheimer’s, they began called because his wife was in a rage,
with Diamond. with Oliver. fostering H.A.L.O. dogs; Iovino said, “She had dementia and
more often than not re- was threatening to throw something
I’m still out of the office, so one by HALO. Calendars can be pur- sulting in adoptions. through a window.”
of my many assistants volunteered chased through the H.A.L.O. website,
to sniff out yet another dog-centric its Sebastian Adoption Center or at “Law enforcement has Iovino said he was amazed by how
event – the H.A.L.O. Howls for Fall the Shores Public Safety Department, an obligation to reach quickly the woman calmed down
Festival last Saturday afternoon, co- with proceeds supporting the Angel out to the community in when he brought along two of the
hosted by H.A.L.O. No-Kill Rescue Medical Fund, for rescues needing firehouse foster dogs.
and the Indian River Shores Pub- extensive medical treatment. Jack Haskell and Ada Snyder
lic Safety Department, held on the with Grover and Bocita “It made perfect sense to com-
grounds of the newly constructed In- The genesis for the collaboration bine our rescues with these rescu-
dian River Shores Community Cen- began several years ago when Lt. Al- ers,” added Jacque Petrone, H.A.L.O.
ter. bert Iovino observed how his father, founder.
who had dementia, interacted with
Tails were wagging as assorted his dogs. Wondering if dogs might Among Saturday’s attendees were
pups and their two-legged compan- help officers during interactions with a few of the nearly 100 potcakes (a
ions enjoyed old fashioned fun vis- residents suffering from dementia or mixed-breed dog found in Baha-
iting a haunted firehouse, partici- mas) which H.A.L.O. took in from the
pating in a costume contest, taking Grand Bahama Humane Society after
hayrides, bobbing for apples and the devastation wrought by Hurri-
playing assorted games. Inside, ven- cane Dorian.
dors from H.A.L.O.’s Artisans at the
Mall crew sold handcrafted goods H.A.L.O.’s mission is to provide
and attendees could chow down a a no-kill haven for abandoned and
free lunch. abused animals in Indian River
County. Upcoming events include
It was also the perfect time to re- their Dec. 6 H.A.L.O. Fur Ball and the
veal the 2020 Rescue Me Calendar, Jan. 5 Chase Your Tail 5K Run/Walk.
featuring photos of Shores Public For more information, visit halores-
Safety Department employees paired cuef l.org.
with some adorable animals rescued
ways other than giving them cita- Till next time,
tions and arresting them,” said Chief

-The BonzRich Rosell, commenting on the bond

developed by integrating emotional
support dogs.

Recalling one resident who had

Don’t be shy!

We are always looking for pets with interesting stories. To set up
an interview, please email [email protected].

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INSIGHT GAMES BRIDGE

NEGATIVE DOUBLES ARE USEFUL COUNTERS WEST NORTH EAST
K J 10 9 4 652 83
By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist 7 A943 8652
AK2 743 Q J 10 8 5
Hans Selye, an Austrian-Hungarian endocrinologist who died in 1982, said, “Adopting 8643 A52 97
the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.” Or, at the bridge table,
adopting the negative double can convert a minus score into a plus one. SOUTH
AQ7
These days, since players intervene with scant regard for suit quality or hand strength, you K Q J 10
and your partner must be ready to fight back. Bridge is not a game for cowards. 96
K Q J 10
If the opener bids one of a suit, the next player overcalls in a different suit, perhaps with a
single jump, and the responder doubles, that is negative. Its primary job at a low level is to Dealer: South; Vulnerable: Neither
try to find a fit in an unbid major. In this deal, North’s double shows four hearts and 6 or more
points. (North might have five hearts if his hand is too weak for a two-heart response, which The Bidding:
promises 10-plus points.)
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
Over this double, South has an easy jump to four hearts. (Perhaps he thought about three 1 Clubs 1 Spades Dbl. Pass
no-trump, but that would not have worked well if West had led a high diamond. Then East 4 Hearts Pass Pass Pass LEAD:
would have signaled with the queen to tell West that the suit was running.) A Diamonds

West leads the diamond ace, cashes the diamond king and continues with a third diamond,
which South ruffs.

On top, declarer has one spade, four hearts and four clubs. So, along with the diamond ruff,
there are no worries. Just take the ruff, draw trumps and run the clubs.

What would North have done without the negative double? Presumably bid two clubs,
potentially reaching a 3-3 fit. You will get positive results with negative doubles.

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INSIGHT GAMES

ACROSS DOWN
1 Join in (11) 2 Old-fashioned (7)
9 Soft Italian cheese (7) 3 Form of address (5)
10 Register (5) 4 Rough (6)
11 Frighten (5) 5 Gift (7)
12 Svelte (7) 6 Drowsy (5)
13 Range (5) 7 Lively (5)
15 Olive pip (5) 8 Praise (5)
20 French castle or manor (7) 14 Get ready (7)
22 Hardy (5) 16 Unbiased (7)
23 Manila hemp (5) 17 Remnant (5)
24 Finch-like bird (7) 18 Granola-like food (6)
25 At once (11) 19 Wrap or scarf (5)
21 Warning signal (5)
22 Area of land (5)

The Telegraph

How to do Sudoku:

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

The Telegraph

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INSIGHT GAMES

ACROSS 87 Surveyor’s nail denizen The Washington Post
88 Unsociable 39 British school
1 Return of the ___ 90 Atticus Finch portrayer 40 “Stop staring ___!” UNEASY LISTENING By Merl Reagle
5 The over-50 crowd? 91 Provide 41 Draw the outline of
9 Opening letters 94 Inappropriate Muzak for a 42 Romance-novel buyers
12 Trapezoid, for one 43 “Skip me”
17 Paulsen for whom a skating doctor’s office? (from Paul 44 Carping one
McCartney) 45 Lip-stretching people
jump is named 97 See 64 Down 46 Dracula director Browning
18 Fortunate 98 Baby food buyer 48 Miracle on 34th Street
20 Excessively 101 First name in home humor
21 “___ see!” 102 Ochoa’s one character
22 Inappropriate Muzak for 103 Barker’s barrage 52 Potent start?
104 Let fall 53 Focused (on)
a doctor’s office? (from 105 Beef cuts 56 Blown-up area
Roberta Flack) 108 With 115 Across, 58 2-by-4
25 “Go ahead, make ___” inappropriate Muzak for a 59 Actress Moore
26 Is, in Issy doctor’s office? (from Barry 60 Tennyson effort
27 Rocket launcher? Manilow) 62 “___ girl!”
28 Inappropriate Muzak for a 111 Treat roughly 64 With 97 Across, really big
doctor’s office? (from Sting) 112 Walk-on? 68 Sculls
30 Worked as a rabbi 114 Propeller sound 69 Sit suddenly
32 Straighten (out) 115 See 108 Across 70 Old illumination
34 Maine et les autres 119 Broadcast transition 71 Receded
35 The Gold Bug penner 120 On the ___ 72 Grateful mot
36 Hajji’s teacher 121 ___ the spot 73 Tent-raising prop
37 Wash again, 122 Celluloid terrier 74 He talked to a Post
as the dishes 123 Aristophanes topic 77 Tetley rival
38 Indeed, in Psalms 124 Prophet ending 78 Medal candidate
41 Inappropriate Muzak for a 125 Takes off the shelf 79 Potato buds
doctor’s office? (from the 126 Mangel-wurzel, e.g. 80 British composer
Beatles) 81 “Friendly skies” corp.
47 Kelly the clown DOWN 83 Geraldine’s mom
49 Catch, as calves 1 Chinatown sleuth 84 Bean dip?
50 Port from which Columbus 2 Am alive 88 Sol’s intro
departed 3 Legacy airline carrier 89 Winter viruses
in 1492 4 Needing nursing 92 What barons build
51 Job, Joel, 5 Emo emotion 93 Traffic-slowing weather
or Jonah, e.g. 6 Mater or Mahler preceder 95 Point of an angle
54 Minuscule minimum 7 Morgue, for one 96 WWII plane,
55 Violin maker 8 Ofc. needs
57 It adjoins a locker room 9 Bulletin-board abbr. the ___ Gay
58 Inappropriate Muzak for a 10 Scarecrow portrayer 99 Quality of character
doctor’s office? (from Bon 11 Hapless cartoon predator 100 Pacific greetings
Jovi) 12 Runny nose 103 Soft-drink concentrate
61 Light-plane maker 104 Sequel to 9 Across
63 Game, in ancient Greece or watery eyes 105 Rommel’s rumblers
65 Bereft of the basics 13 Georgetown’s players 106 Rub the wrong away?
66 Type widths 14 Vowel-rich carmaker 107 Honeymoon booking
67 With 78 Across, 15 Method of proceeding 108 “Take ___ Train”
inappropriate Muzak for a 16 TV Tarzan Ron 109 Sets, as sails
doctor’s office? (from Stevie 18 Piled haphazardly 110 Lapidary display
Nicks and Tom Petty) 19 Central Indiana city 111 Muddy going
71 Type widths 23 Valuable bar 113 Wee fly everywhere
74 Wok material 24 Old Cadillac feature 114 Way to fly: abbr.
75 Pinza piece 29 Go back for a pass 116 Aussie symbol
76 “Yeah, right” 31 Surprise wins 117 ___ Vegas
78 See 67 Across 32 “___ I could spit!” 118 Shoot the breeze
82 Namesake often 33 Spectator shouts
85 Zodiac sign 36 Sans thinking
86 Lowood waif Jane 38 Mysterious mountain

The Telegraph

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INSIGHT BACK PAGE

When to tell a friend that her husband is a groper

BY CAROLYN HAX – Anguished Telling right away the first time would have been
Washington Post a valid and compassionate choice, too, by the way,
Anguished: Yes. I’m sorry. especially if you had reason to believe it wasn’t a one-
Dear Carolyn: This is a very dif- Embracing her while avoiding him was a valid and time or isolated mistake.
ficult note to write. For years I have compassionate choice, but only if you were able to
concealed from my best friend that pull it off. You weren’t. Not your fault. Blame your That’s because the validity and compassion lie in
her husband attempts to grope me friend’s acuity and the quality of your friendship. your intent. You kept the husband’s secret not out of
when she is out of the room. The first And, of course, the groper: They all made it impos- cruelty or self-preservation, but to stay out of your
time it happened, I was in the guest sible for you to distance yourself from the husband friend’s marriage. That’s fair.
room and he entered late at night and tried to kiss me, without also distancing yourself from her.
which I rejected in shock. So, Plan B. You tell. Now you’d be telling not to punish the husband or
My friend adores this man, she praises everything protect yourself, but instead to let your friend know
about him, his wit, his wisdom and his appearance, her husband’s behavior is costing her in ways she
and seems completely happy with him. Her social me- may not realize. That’s also fair.
dia feed is full of smiling photos of the two of them
sharing adventures. Which brings us to another truth-telling you’re
I don’t see my friend very often, because she lives in a due for: Neither you nor anyone else invites unwel-
different part of the country. That’s one of the reasons I come sexual advances – or, if he succeeds in these
haven’t told her; stupidly I hoped it would stop happen- groping attempts, sexual assaults – by being friendly;
ing. I also wondered if somehow I brought this on my- you weren’t stupid to hope the husband would stop;
self by being open and friendly. (Until this happened, I you wouldn’t destroy her happiness by telling your
genuinely liked him.) As well, I was sure the revelation friend what happened; you wouldn’t turn her against
would either destroy her happiness, which I had no de- you.
sire to do, or would turn her against me. Until this, I had
no secrets from my friend. The husband is responsible for the groping at-
I go out of my way to avoid him whenever I see my tempts.
friend, and suggest we do things on our own. Recently
my friend told me I had changed, I was no longer the The husband is responsible for not taking no for
fun, loving person she remembered, and she was ques- an answer.
tioning our friendship. She asked what had happened
to cause me to change. Is it time to tell the truth? The husband is responsible if the truth of his ac-
tions destroys his wife’s happiness.

The husband is responsible if he falsely counter-
accuses you. A real risk.

I’m sorry this happened to you. It’s not fair. But it is
your responsibility now to fill in the blanks for your
friend. 

Nurse practitioner
going above and beyond
for senior care

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YOUR HEALTH

Nurse practitioner going above and beyond for senior care

STORY BY TOM LLOYD STAFF WRITER quality of life and health.” Jennifer Konowitz, ARNP.
The University of Georgia’s medical
Jennifer Konowitz, a nurse practitio- PHOTOS BY DENISE RITCHIE
ner at Sebastian River Medical Center’s school says “gerontology is the study
cardiac catheterization lab, has set her of aging across the life course. It en-
sights on something new. compasses the social, psychological,
and biological aspects of the aging
Better care for older patients. process.”
Konowitz is currently enrolled in
post-master’s classes at the University NursingLicenseMap, an online re-
of Central Florida seeking to obtain an source dedicated to helping those in-
advanced – and still quite rare – certifi- terested in advancing their nursing
cation as an “Adult-Gerontology Acute careers, reports “the role of the adult-
Care Nurse Practitioner.” gerontology acute care nurse practi-
If you’ve never heard of that, you’re tioner is to provide advanced nursing
far from alone. Geronotolgy isn’t your care to adult, older adult and elderly
grandpa’s version of what used to be patients with acute, chronic and criti-
called “geriatrics.” cal conditions. The AG-ACNP works
Unlike geriatrics, which tended to collaboratively with a host of different
concentrate solely on the medical as- health care professionals in order to
pects of aging, gerontology adds the stabilize and improve the health of pa-
mental, social and societal implica- tients.”
tions of aging to those physical effects
and has been embraced by some high- That is a valuable skill set now and
powered medical schools. going into the future – according to pro-
Johns Hopkins says Adult-Geron- jections from the Pew Research Center,
tology Acute Care Nurse Practitio- about 1-in-5 Americans will soon be
ners “bring a deep respect for the over age 65 and about 5 percent will be
people they care for and a commit- age 85 and older.
ment to working with patients, fami-
ly members and caregivers to ensure Konowitz says the AG-ACPN certifi-
cation she’s seeking is “fairly new,” but
quickly adds that even in her current

Collins & Montz position in the cath lab, “most of my Charles Croft, and he makes clear how
patients are acutely ill. So whether it is he feels about his protégé: “We’ve been
DCOESMNETTICI&SFTAMRILYY an acute exacerbation of a chronic ill- working together for a long time,” Croft
ness that they’re experiencing or a new says. “Since 2012. She appeared out of
Experience the fusion of diagnosis, when they’re here they’re nowhere and has really been a rock
traditional values and not well,” and she says she wants to do around here. She’s the person who
more to help them. sees all the patients, organizes them,
modern dentistry. assesses them and now she’s getting
How much more? [even more] practical experience.
At Collins & Montz, DMD, When she completes her studies,
we will focus on improving every says Konowitz, she’ll be able to intu- “She’s a great person,” he concludes,
aspect of your smile for optimal bate patients (insert a tube, called an having not apparent doubt this ad-
appearance, function, and comfort endotracheal tube through the mouth vanced certification is easily within
through our general family dentistry, and then into the airway so a patient Konowitz’s grasp.
and restorative procedures such as can be placed on a ventilator to assist
dental implants. Our comprehensive with breathing during anesthesia, se- She agrees. “I felt when this new post-
range of services and dedication of dation, or severe illness) and perform master’s certification came about, I
quality set us apart. Call today to thoracentesis (procedures in which was going to try for it, and when I called
a needle is inserted into the pleural my Alma Mater – the University of Cen-
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would normally only really see an in- ment is time. With her fulltime work at
tensivist [critical care physician] or the SRMC cath lab, Konowitz’s course
possibly an emergency room physician schedule is, well, challenging. Mostly
doing.” nights and weekends with a lot of com-
“I feel it’s so critically important muting time in between.
for me to know the proper way to do
these procedures,” Konowitz exclaims, January will be the start of Konow-
“along with what tests to run after- itz’s final semester and then she’ll take
wards and how to follow up with those her national board exams.
patients.”
The SRMC physician who un- If all goes well, by June 2020, she will
doubtedly knows Konowitz best is Dr. have earned her Adult-Gerontology
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner designa-
tion and local seniors will begin ben-
efiting even more than they already do
from her efforts and dedication. 

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YOUR HEALTH

Ready to kick the habit? Tips for quitting smoking

STORY BY FRED CICETTI COLUMNIST smoker’s nicotine withdrawal symp- pleasurable effects of smoking and Cancer Institute, www.cancer.gov;
toms. NRTs are available as patches, helps reduce nicotine withdrawal Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
(Part 3 of a 3-part series) gums, inhalers, nasal sprays, or loz- symptoms. vention Office on Smoking & Health,
If you smoke, you owe it to yourself enges. NRTs should be used with be- www.cdc.gov/tobacco; Smokefree.gov,
to quit. And I believe you have an obli- havioral modification. If you want to quit smoking and www.smokefree.gov.
gation to try to help others to quit. I’m need help, contact one of the following
doing my part by offering this unusual Bupropion (Zyban) is a prescrip- organizations: If you have used tobacco, you should
series of columns. No scolding or ex- tion antidepressant that affects brain have regular oral exams by your phy-
aggerated scare tactics. I’m giving you chemicals involved in craving nico- American Cancer Society, www.can- sician or dentist. These exams will de-
just the facts in a chain of bulletins. tine. cer.org; American Heart Association, tect changes that could be cancer or a
You can stick these columns on bul- www.heart.org; American Lung As- precursor of cancer. 
letin boards and refrigerators. I rec- Varenicline (Chantix) reduces the sociation, www.lungusa.org; National
ommend giving them to a smoker you
love.
Here are more:
 Cigarette smokers die younger
than nonsmokers. Smoking shortens
lives by about 14 years.
 Tobacco use remains the leading
preventable cause of death in the Unit-
ed States, causing 443,000 deaths each
year.
 Because of exposure to environ-
mental tobacco smoke (“second-hand
smoke”), an estimated 3,000 nonsmok-
ing Americans die of lung cancer every
year.
 Tobacco use accounts for about
one third of all cancer deaths in the
United States.
 Smoking causes almost 90 percent
of lung cancers.
 More than 7 million current and
former smokers suffer from chron-
ic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD), the name used to describe
both chronic bronchitis and emphyse-
ma. About 85 percent of COPD deaths
are caused by smoking.
 About 80 percent of all smokers
would like to quit.
It’s never too late to quit. It doesn’t
matter how old you are or how long
you’ve smoked.
Within minutes of smoking the last
cigarette, the body begins to restore
itself. After two weeks, circulation
and lung function improve. A year af-
ter quitting, the risk of coronary heart
disease is half that of a smoker’s. At 10
years, the lung cancer death rate is cut
in half. At 15 years after quitting, the
risk of coronary heart disease is that of
a nonsmoker’s.
Some smokers can just stop “cold
turkey.” Others need help with drugs
and behavior modification. Relapse
rates are the highest in the first few
weeks; they go down substantially af-
ter about three months.
One study found that the great-
est reductions in cigarette use were
achieved when smoking became more
expensive and alternative recreational
activities were provided.
Nicotine replacement therapies
(NRTs) are medicines that relieve a

28 Thursday, October 17, 2019 THE MELBOURNE Barrier Island Newsweekly

YOUR HEALTH

New guidelines on opioid tapering tell doctors to go slow

STORY BY JOEL ACHENBACH THE WASHINGTON POST States – an estimated 3 to 4 percent their doctors to cut back rapidly on companies promoted opioid painkill-
of the adult population – take opioids their medication may experience ers as a safe and rarely addictive treat-
Amid controversy and confusion daily. About 2 million people have heightened pain and may suffer psy- ment for chronic pain. Pills such as
over the use of prescription opioids been diagnosed with prescription opi- chological distress, the new HHS OxyContin and Percocet began to be
to treat chronic pain, the federal gov- oid use disorder, according to HHS. guide for clinicians states. Clinicians used widely for pain from back inju-
ernment last Thursday published new There is a consensus in the medical are advised to monitor patients close- ries, arthritis or headaches.
guidelines on how, when and whether community that these painkillers ly for signs of anxiety and suicidal ide-
the millions of patients who use the have been overprescribed and that ation. The overuse of these pills and
painkillers should be forced to cut many patients would have better long- patches has fueled an opioid epidemic
back. term health outcomes if they cut back “Risks of rapid tapering or sudden that claims more lives every year in
on their dosages and took advantage discontinuation of opioids in physi- the United States than automobile
A main point of the new guidance of other types of treatment, ranging cally dependent patients include acute accidents or gun violence. In the past
on tapering is that clinicians should from physical therapy to nonnarcotic withdrawal symptoms, exacerbation decade, medical experts have come
be slow, cautious and deliberate in painkillers. of pain, serious psychological distress to realize the potentially dire conse-
reducing dosages and should consult and thoughts of suicide. Patients may quences – addiction, for starters, over-
patients to ensure they are tolerating But there has been pushback from seek other sources of opioids, poten- doses, and death in the worst-case
the process. The guidelines empha- people in pain. Many say they desper- tially including illicit opioids, as a scenarios – of prescribing these nar-
size “personalized care tailored to the ately need the opioids they take and way to treat their pain or withdrawal cotics for ailments other than cancer,
specific circumstances and unique don’t want to be forced by their doc- symptoms,” states the HHS guide. recent surgery or end-of-life palliative
needs of each patient,” said Brett P. Gi- tors to taper the dosages. Many also care.
roir, an assistant secretary for health are anxious about the prospect of los- “Increased pain happens to be an
at the Department of Health and Hu- ing access to their painkillers. opioid-withdrawal symptom. Most A 2016 guidance from the CDC set
man Services. patients will experience a transient standards for prescribing of opioids.
People who have been forced by experience of pain,” said Deborah Officials later acknowledged that
Millions of people in the United Dowell, a chief medical officer at the many medical professionals misinter-
Centers for Disease Control and Pre- preted the guidelines.
vention and the lead author of the new
guide. The CDC, for example, had suggest-
ed an upper limit for opioid dosages
“All of us are extremely empathetic among new patients. But many pa-
to people living with severe chronic tients were already taking more than
pain,” Giroir said. that, and their doctors tried to cut
dosages to the CDC recommendation.
He reiterated the need to take steps The CDC clarified the guidance ear-
to limit opioid addiction and reduce lier this year to say that it only applied
the number of fatal overdoses. That to new patients, not existing ones,
can be done while still treating pain who should not be tapered rapidly to
with opioids in a responsible manner, a lower dose.
he said. “We can achieve both goals.
They are not mutually exclusive.” “Clearly we believe that there has
been misinterpretation of the guide-
This is a delicate issue for the mil- lines, which were very clear. The
lions of people taking opioids and the guidelines do not recommend opioid
broader medical community, which discontinuation, certainly not to do it
in the 1990s embraced the idea of pain abruptly,” Giroir said. 
as the fifth vital sign of health. Drug

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FINE & CASUAL DINING

Crush XI: Unique dining experience wins over locals

REVIEW BY LISA ZAHNER STAFF WRITER Tepache Pork Belly. Sriracha Marinated Flat Iron Steak. Flat Ironed Seared Scallops.
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Salmon ($25), but chose the salmon, of rum, but the texture was definitely PHOTOS BY LEAH DUBOIS
Nearly every table in the place was which she said was OK but nothing gluten-free.
taken by 7 p.m. on Saturday, and the special. My Siracha-Marinated Flat Skillet Seared
bar was packed. That’s how popu- Iron Steak was delicious, prepared I welcome your comments, and encour- Salmon.
lar Crush XI is with the locals who medium rare to order, with yummy age you to send feedback to me at lisamel-
return again and again for creative avocado smashed potatoes and a co- [email protected]. RESTAURANT HOURS
food, tasty libations and superb ser- coa-flavored demiglace. We all agreed 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday
vice. We love the vibe and the decor after passing bites of my steak around The reviewer is a Brevard resident who
at Crush XI. It’s the perfect balance of that it was the winner of the three en- dines anonymously at restaurants at the and Tuesday;
traditional French farmhouse charm trees. expense of this newspaper.  11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday
and trendy bistro chic.
Dessert was included in my three- through Saturday;
Upon arriving, we were seated im- course meal and, with our gluten-free 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday
mediately at a quiet table next to a readers in mind who always email me
large window in the south dining requesting I report on gluten-free of- BEVERAGES
room. Our friendly server made some ferings, I ordered the Flourless Choco- Full Liquor Bar
wine recommendations and took our late Rum Torte with cold-brew cara-
drink orders. I selected the Rosemary mel and bruleed bananas to share. ADDRESS
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wines from the impressive wine list.

As we browsed the menu, our win-
dow turned out to be a fun place to
be as we got a front-row seat to some
sort of costume party going on nearby.
We had a creepy clown come up to the
glass and wave at us and some festive
leather-clad folks strolled by – all just
part of the colorful parade of Down-
town Melbourne on a Saturday night.

I opted for the Flavor Menu, an Oc-
tober-only special three-course meal
for $40. For my starter I chose the fall
salad, which was a terrific mix-up of
seasonal greens, kale, roasted squash,
dried figs, pickled pears, granola,
ricotta salata with a maple miso vin-
aigrette.

My companions ordered the piero-
gies ($8) and the fried green tomatoes
($9) as their appetizers. Their com-
ments were that the breading was
crispy but that there was not much
green tomato inside; and that the po-
tato, cheese and prune fillings inside
the pierogies were good, but that the
ravioli-like pocket they were encased
in left something to be desired when
compared to the thin, tender dump-
ling you’d expect to be served.

For entrees, one of my companions
selected the Grilled Duck Breast ($28),
which he said was quite good and ar-
tistically presented with fingerling
potatoes, cauliflower puree and pick-
led blackberries, but that next time
he would order the duck a bit more
on the rare side. Our other compan-
ion was torn between the Santa Maria
Pork Tenderloin and the Skillet Seared

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WINE COLUMN

Decanting demystified: When wine needs to breathe

STORY BY DAVE MCINTYRE Goldston’s skepticism. Time after time, worthwhile in certain situations. Old- the wine in.
The Washington Post I’ve enjoyed wines that clearly blos- er red wines, more than a decade past And that last bit of advice may actu-
somed in the hours or even days after I their vintage, are probably throwing
Part of wine’s mythology is that it opened them, revealing nuances with some sediment. Decanting allows you ally be the most important key to get-
needs to “breathe.” Breathing goes each sip. Not every wine, of course, but to take the wine off that detritus that ting the most enjoyment from your
along with the idea that wine is alive – this has become one way I identify qual- can make every sip unpleasant. De- wine. It’s not the air, but the tempera-
it evolves in the bottle and the glass, it ity in a wine. Sure, the wine could be hav- cant right before drinking though, as ture. We tend to drink our red wines
has moods, it gets better with age, like ing a positive effect on me, as could the these wines have spent enough time in too warm and our whites too cold.
the best of us, at least to a point. The occasion or conversation, but is this idea bottle already.
idea behind letting a wine breathe, in of a wine improving simply a mirage? “If you want your red wines to taste
the bottle, a glass or decanter, is that Full-bodied white wines, such as their best for a dinner party, put them
time and air will allow its flavors to ex- “A lot of wines have an elegance that, burgundies or skin-fermented orange in the fridge a few hours before, and
press themselves. as you pour them out of the bottle and wines, may also benefit from spend- when your first guest arrives, take
swirl them in your glass, they do get ing time in a decanter, he says. And if, them out and let them warm at room
And, of course, there’s an entire in- better and more expressive,” Goldston in the middle of a dinner party, you temperature for 30 minutes or so,”
dustry of wine accessories to help us says. “Maybe it’s the time, not just the decide to bring a special wine out of Goldston advises. “Take your whites
add air to our wines. Decanters are amount of air.” No fancy toys like de- your really cold cellar to share with out of the fridge 30 minutes before
traditional, elegant and sometimes canters or aerators needed. your guests, run warm water over the your guests are due. If they get too
incredibly expensive. The ritual of de- outside of a decanter and then pour warm, you can always put them back
canting is so ingrained in wine tradi- Goldston concedes that decanting is to chill a little more.” 
tion that it is included in the service
examination for the Court of Master
Sommeliers certification program.

More recently, devices called aera-
tors became popular. You pour a wine
through this gizmo into your glass or
decanter, and a swirling, gurgling ef-
fect adds air violently, instantly aging
the wine, supposedly. I’ve never been
convinced aerators had more than a
momentary effect on a wine’s flavor.

The conventional wisdom about
allowing a wine to breathe is contro-
versial. Simply pulling a cork or twist-
ing off a screw cap and letting a bottle
stand for a while will not add much air
to wine – only a little bit of liquid is ex-
posed in the neck of the bottle.

Even decanting has its detractors.
Exposing a wine to air allows its aro-
mas to dissipate, not develop, accord-
ing to this argument. And why would
you want to lose flavor?

Keith Goldston, a master sommelier
who is beverage director for Landry’s,
a national restaurant group based in
Houston, is a decanting skeptic.

“In wine, we are always looking for
a fail-safe solution,” Goldston says. “I
find decanting unpredictable – some-
times it works, sometimes it hurts,
sometimes it does nothing at all. It al-
ways leaves you more of a mess, and
decanters rarely fit in the dishwasher.”

They work for restaurants, though.
“I guarantee you, if a restaurant is de-
canting a lot of wine, they are selling
more. But it’s mostly for show.”

But wait – what about those tannic
baby reds we are too impatient to age
properly?

“The conventional wisdom says big,
young reds benefit from decanting,
but I’ve found they tend to shut down
even more,” Goldston says. A wine
“shuts down” when it tastes tight and
unyielding, as if it is safeguarding its
flavors rather than sharing them.

To be honest, I was skeptical about

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FINEFO&OCDAS&UDAILNDININGING

The Dutch oven is the one pot every cook should own

STORY BY BECKY KRYSTAL an ability to retain a steady heat at high If you’re using your Dutch oven in the vors means you can get amazingly ten-
The Washington Post and low temperatures, ideal for, respec- regular oven, be sure your lid and knob der and tasty meat, whether it’s pot roast,
tively, searing as well as slow, gentle are oven-safe. If the knob is not, such as short ribs or chicken. That’s the kind of
Whether you’ve already acquired a cooking. If you go with an enameled the black ones on some older Le Creu- situation that also lends itself to some-
Dutch oven, or are considering acquiring Dutch oven, you also get the benefit of sets, or you’re not sure, remove the knob thing like overnight baked beans.
one, here’s what you need to know about food that is easier to release and a sur- temporarily or buy one that is.
choosing and using them. face that’s simpler to maintain. Of course, soups, chilis and stews are
Soap and water can handle most a given. You might as well make a bread
What it is. French manufacturer Le How to pick one. One of a Dutch oven’s of your routine cleaning. An abrasive to go with them, right? I can’t recom-
Creuset has done a lot of research into signature traits is its heft. In America’s such as Barkeepers Friend can help re- mend Dutch oven bread enough, either,
the origins of the Dutch oven, but it’s Test Kitchen’s equipment test of large move caked-on food and some stains. as you get a superb crust, thanks to
difficult to pinpoint one specific time or Dutch ovens, the heaviest model clocked If you’re really disconcerted by discol- the heat of the cast iron and the steam
person, says Nate Collier, the company’s in at more than 18 pounds with the lid. oring, ATK has found success with an trapped inside of it.
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heavy pot with a tightfitting lid – proba- how easy it is to grip and maneuver the proved by Le Creuset. oven as what it is: a pot. Mine is my go-
bly arose from the need to cook outdoors lid and handles, particularly when you’re to for boiling pasta and making broth.
over coals or in an indoor hearth. wearing oven mitts. Obvious ways to use it. Braising is a Stevens uses a little one for making rice.
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CALENDAR

Please send calendar information 20 Brevard Library Con “The Con
at least two weeks prior to your Strikes Back,” Cosplay, comics, gam-
ing and more. Noon to 4 p.m. a free event
event to for all ages. At 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $125
[email protected] per person and $1,250 for a table. Spon-
sorship opportunities available. For more
ONGOING information or to RSVP, please visit www.
BrevardSymphony.com/25th or call (321)
242-2024.

Satellite Beach Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 5 October 19 | The Space Coast Art Festival tion, live music -and entertainment. www.bre- 23|24 Melbourne Community
p.m. Thursdays at Pelican Beach Park on A1A. vardepilepsywalk.com Orchestra presents Trick
p.m. at Melbourne Auditorium, Hibiscus Blvd. or Treat on MCO Street at 7:30 p.m. at the Mel-
The Melbourne Beach Rotary Club meets Dance to music by a 20-member Big Band and 19 The Space Coast Art Festival, 9 a.m. to bourne Auditorium at 625 Hibiscus Boulevard,
at 7:30 a.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the vocalists Len Fallen and Sally Hart. Tickets are not 5 p.m. at 6091 Stadium Parkway in Vi- 32901. Admission to the concert is free. Guests
month at Oceanside Pizza, 300 Ocean Avenue, required, and the event is free. For more informa- era. Free admission. Entertainment, live music, are invited to dress in costume. Doors open
Suite 6, Melbourne Beach. tion, please visit http://www.melbournemunici- food court and student art show. at 6:30 p.m. Call 321-285-6724 or visit www.
palband.org. Call 321-339-7705 for details. MCOrchestra.org for more information or to
OCTOBER 19 Space Coast Boy Scouts Annual Golf sign up for concert alerts.
19 Experience the Eau Gallie Arts Dis- Tournament, 7:30 a.m. at Indian River
17 Surround Sound Sound Bath Medita- trict Outdoor Art Museum with a Colony Club. Cost $80 for singles or $320 for a 24 A Parkinson’s Educational Symposium,
tion Event, a full-sensory experience guided mural tour offered the third Saturday team of four, includes goody bags, lunch, liba- hosted by the Azan Shrine Center in
with Anthony Profeta will take place at 7 p.m. of the month from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. For tions, snacks and prizes, 50/50 raffle and silent Melbourne from 1-4 p.m. For more information
in the Foosaner Art Museum’s dome-shaped ticket prices and availability, please visit www. auction, fun contests. To register, visit https:// about the Parkinson’s Educational Symposium,
Harris Auditorium, with the refraction of sound egadlife.com/murals scountingevent.com/083-2019spacecoastgolf call 321-751-6771.
waves from two massive, crystal singing bowls
for powerful healing benefit. Tickets cost $35 in 19 Rocky Water Brew Fest, 1 to 5 p.m. in 19 Space Coast Symphony Orchestra Mus- 24 The Melbourne Chamber will recog-
advance on Eventbrite or Facebook, $40 at the Eau Gallie Square, hosted by the Eau sorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, a nize the exceptional accomplishments
door. Additional dates are Nov. 21 and Dec. 19. Gallie Rotary Club. Sample craft beers, live music family-friendly spooky event combined with a of the 12 Women on the Rise Award finalists at
www.anthonyprofeta.com and food. Tickets $35 at www.eventbrite.com. murder mystery game at 7 p.m. at Satellite Beach the Crowne Plaza Melbourne-Oceanfront be-
High School. Kids’ costume parade and contest. ginning at 5:30 p.m.
17 Sock Hop by the Rock and Roll Revue. 19 The 2019 Brevard Epilepsy Walk, 9
Dance to music of the 50s and 60s by a.m. to noon at Wickham Park. Auc- 26 Holy Name of Jesus 9th Annual
a 12-piece combo with a male vocalist and a Joe Lamers Memorial Golf Tourna-
Doo-Wop trio, 7 to 10 p.m. at the Melbourne ment 8:30 a.m. at the Indian River Colony
Auditorium. All seats are $12 at mel-bournemu- Club. Cost is $90 per player and includes 18
nicipalband.org or ticket outlets. Cash or checks holes, golf cart, awards luncheon and silent
only. Limited tickets at the door. auction. For more information or to register
either call Erica Knight at 321-773-2783 ext.
18 Swingtime presents “A Salute to Big 136 or by visiting https://hnjfl.wehsareon-
Vocalists and Groups” starting at 7:30 line.org/9thAnnualJoeLamersMemorialGolfT
ournament

Solutions from Games Pages ACROSS DOWN 26 Brevard County Out of the Darkness
in October 10, 2019 Edition 1 ALMOST 1 ASPECT Walk by American Foundation for Sui-
4 UTOPIA 2 MANOR cide Prevention Central Florida Chapter, regis-
9 PANACHE 3 SUCCUMB tration at 9 a.m. for two-mile walk at 10 a.m. at
10 ROCKS 5 THROB Wickham Park. To pre-register visit afsp.donor-
11 CORFU 6 PICCOLO drive.com
12 DUBIOUS 7 ASSESS
13 COMBINATION 8 LEADINGLADY 26 West Shore High School’s 15th Annual
18 TRIVIAL 14 ORIGINS Golf Tournament is being held at Bay-
20 COACH 15 TACTFUL tree National Golf Links in Melbourne. The golf
22 GUIDE 16 STIGMA tournament will support Project graduation, a
23 DEFROST 17 CHATTY safe, drug and alcohol-free night for the 2020
24 ASSIST 19 ITEMS graduates. Fee includes golf cart, range balls,
25 SLEEPY 21 ALONE lunch and an additional round of golf at Baytree
National Golf Links.
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REAL ESTATE

Updated condo offers spectacular beach views

STORY BY GEORGE WHITE STAFF WRITER bourne Beach condominiums, the porcelain tile flooring, extensive re- the foyer entranceway located next
[email protected] open-floor-plan unit was completely cessed lighting, a chandelier over the to the kitchen the entire living space
renovated in 2016, most notably in dining room area, new interior doors, is visible, including a breakfast bar, a
Bright and open with high-end the redesigned open kitchen featur- remote controlled ceiling fans with combination open dining room/liv-
details and spectacular ocean ing a butler’s pantry and extra cabi- stainless steel motors, plantation ing room and access through glass
views, the two-bedroom, two-bath, nets, quartz countertops and high- style shutters and marble tile in the doors to a screened lanai balcony
1,442-square-foot condo at 6307 S. end stainless steel appliances. The bathrooms. which adds to the living space.
State Road A1A in Melbourne Beach custom kitchen has SHILOH wooden
offers the best of beachside living in a cabinetry with soft-close hardware. Originally divided by multiple walls The split floor plan orients the
convenient location. and blocked by kitchen cabinetry, the master bedroom suite to have access
Other touches made during the unit now is wide open to celebrate the to the balcony. The master bathroom
Built in 1981 in the middle of three renovations include crown-molding, ocean views and natural light. From suite features an oversized walk-in
towers at Sterling House of Mel- shower. The second bedroom has a
full bathroom.

Other improvements include a
tankless water heater and new air
conditioning system, both replaced
in 2016, along with upgraded win-
dows and sliding glass doors. All
windows have either accordion or
roll-down storm shutters. New appli-
ances include dishwasher, disposal,
full-size washer and dryer, built-in
microwave oven, wine cooler range
and refrigerator. The unit has an as-
signed parking space under the tower

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REAL ESTATE

with extra parking outside. VITAL STATISTICS (busy winter) season, it’s a good place
Amenities available for residents 6307 S. STATE ROAD A1A, #242, MELBOURNE BEACH to have get-togethers,’’ said co-listing
agent Carola Mayerhoeffer.
include solar-heated community Neighborhood: Sterling House of Melbourne Beach condominiums
pool, tennis court and private beach Year built: 1981 Bedrooms: 2 • Bathrooms: 2 full bathrooms Because the towers are located
access from two dune crossovers. Construction: concrete block • Exterior finish: stucco west of SR A1A, with a large well-
maintained lawn and mature land-
“It’s got a covered pavilion with a Home size: 1,442 square feet • Lot size: 2,614 square feet, 0.06 acres scaping, the complex is quiet. This
barbeque grill so it’s a place where Pool: Community swimming pool
you can hang out and, getting into the CONTINUED ON PAGE 39
Interior features: Re-designed open kitchen with white wooden cabine-
try, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, crown-molding, win-
dow treatments, porcelain tile flooring, upgrades to lighting, bathrooms
Exterior features: Solar-heated community pool, pavilion w/barbecue,

tennis court, private beach access
Listing agency: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s International Realty

Co-listing agents:
Renee Winkler, 321 302-1049, and Carola Mayerhoeffer, 321-704-9769.

Listing price: $459,000

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Real Estate Sales on South Brevard island: Oct. 4 to Oct. 10

The real estate market slowed a bit in ZIP codes 32951, 32903 and 32937. Satellite Beach reported 6
transactions, followed by Indian Harbour Beach with 4, Indialantic with three and Melbourne Beach
with 2.
Our featured sale of the week was of a home in The Sanctuary. The residence at 521 Nightingale Drive was
placed on the market Aug. 2 with an asking price of $525,000. The price was more recently $519,990. The
sale closed on Oct. 10 for $519,000.
The seller in the transaction was represented by Shari Abbott of BHHS Florida Realty. The purchaser was
represented by Mary Goodwin of the Curri Kirschner Real Estate Group.

SALES FOR 32951

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

$239,000
BEACH WOODS STAGE 6 3215 RIVER VILLA WAY 1/31/2019 $299,000 $249,900 10/4/2019

BEACH CHATEAU A COND 1700 ATLANTIC ST 2 8/7/2019 $160,000 $160,000 10/9/2019 $160,000

SALES FOR 32903

NEW PROVIDENCE ESTAT 223 PROVINCIAL DR 8/2/2019 $359,000 $350,000 10/10/2019 $335,000
OCEAN OAKS 189 OCEAN BREEZE CIR $315,000
8/22/2019 $315,000 10/4/2019 $315,000
MOORINGS SUBD THE 464 SAINT GEORGES CT
VILLA SIENA OF SATEL 519 SIENA CT SALES FOR 32937
INDIAN HRBR BCH S12 350 EUTAU CT
BELAIRE ESTS SEC 1 102 BEL AIRE DR 6/20/2019 $799,900 $774,900 10/4/2019 $752,000
SORRENTO VILLAGE 59 S SORRENTO CT $365,000
GOLDEN BEACH ESTATES 949 GOLDEN BEACH BLVD 8/2/2019 $365,000 $354,900 10/4/2019 $355,000
OCEANUS CONDO 199 HIGHWAY A1A D206 $335,000
BURNS VILLAGE PARTIA 1013 ASHLEY AVE 4/3/2019 $375,000 $277,500 10/10/2019 $352,000
CONNERS CSTL DARE RE 595 PARK AVE 1 $254,800
HARBOUR ROYALE NORTH 500 PALM SPRINGS BLVD 710 8/19/2019 $335,000 $207,500 10/4/2019 $330,000
$195,000
7/27/2019 $282,500 $183,000 10/8/2019 $275,000
$179,900
9/12/2019 $254,800 10/8/2019 $260,500

4/24/2019 $230,000 10/9/2019 $205,000

8/16/2019 $195,000 10/8/2019 $186,000

7/11/2019 $183,000 10/4/2019 $178,000

8/6/2019 $179,900 10/8/2019 $169,900

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Beach Woods Stage 6, Address: 3215 River Villa Way Subdivision: Ocean Oaks, Address: 189 Ocean Breeze Cir

Listing Date: 1/31/2019 Listing Date: 8/22/2019
Original Price: $299,000 Original Price: $315,000
Recent Price: $249,900 Recent Price: $315,000
Sold: 10/4/2019 Sold: 10/4/2019
Selling Price: $239,000 Selling Price: $315,000
Listing Agent: Dianne Shelton Listing Agent: Jo Ann Haven & Debb Sanders

Selling Agent: RE/MAX Aerospace Realty Selling Agent: EXP Realty LLC

Diane Moon Matt Canina

RE/MAX Elite Florida Elite Real Estate

Subdivision: Villa Siena of Satel, Address: 519 Siena Ct Subdivision: The Moorings Subd, Address: 464 Saint Georges Ct

Listing Date: 8/2/2019 Listing Date: 6/20/2019
Original Price: $365,000 Original Price: $799,900
Recent Price: $365,000 Recent Price: $774,900
Sold: 10/4/2019 Sold: 10/4/2019
Selling Price: $355,000 Selling Price: $752,000
Listing Agent: Corinna Daninger Listing Agent: Jennifer McCoy

Selling Agent: Keller Williams Realty Selling Agent: RE/MAX Elite

Nathan Doty Natalie Curts

EXP Realty LLC Florida Realty Investments

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Beach Chateau A Cond, Address: 1700 Atlantic St 2 Subdivision: New Providence Estat, Address: 223 Provincial Dr

Listing Date: 8/7/2019 Listing Date: 8/2/2019
Original Price: $160,000 Original Price: $359,000
Recent Price: $160,000 Recent Price: $350,000
Sold: 10/9/2019 Sold: 10/10/2019
Selling Price: $160,000 Selling Price: $335,000
Listing Agent: Anthony Romero Listing Agent: Karin Mann &
Michelle Mckinney
Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc Selling Agent:
RE/MAX Elite
Joanie Shepherd
Cassandra Hartford
Prominent Properties of FL,LLC
Curri Kirschner R. E. Grp. LLC

WATERFRONTBREVARD.COM Subdivision: Indian Harbor Beach S12, Address: 350 Eutau Ct
JUST LISTED IN THE CLOISTERS!

HOT BEACHSIDE LISTINGS Listing Date: 4/3/2019
Original Price: $375,000
842 SANDERLING DR, INDIALANTIC Recent Price: $354,900
LOCATED IN PRESTIGIOUS, GUARD-GATED NEIGHBORHOOD, THE SANCTUARY! Sold: 10/10/2019
Selling Price: $352,000
Listing Agent: DeWayne Carpenter
& Kirk Kessel
Selling Agent:
Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc

Jennifer Walker

Ellingson Properties

PRICE IMPROVEMENT! Subdivision: Conners Cstl Dare Re, Address: 595 Park Ave 1
4 Bedrooms + Office, 3 Bathrooms · 2,727 SF
STUNNING, remodeled pool & amazing community amenities Listing Date: 7/11/2019
Original Price: $183,000
Price Improvement! $554,000 Recent Price: $183,000
David Curri 321.890.9911 Sold: 10/4/2019
Selling Price: $178,000
401 E AMHERST CIR, SATELLITE BEACH Listing Agent: William Burdette
LOCATED ON A CORNER LOT IN THE HEART OF SATELLITE BEACH!
Selling Agent: Coldwell Banker Paradise

William Burdette

Coldwell Banker Paradise

JUST LISTED! Subdivision: Sorrento Village, Address: 59 S Sorrento Ct
3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms · 1,507 SF
New roof & A/C to be installed, sparkling pool & outdoor shower Listing Date: 7/27/2019
Original Price: $282,500
Just Listed! $339,000 Recent Price: $277,500
Annalisa Bizzarro 321.369.8743 Sold: 10/8/2019
Selling Price: $275,000
David Curri Broker/Owner Listing Agent: Kimberly Miller

321.890.9911 Selling Agent: All American Real Estate Inc.

davidcurri.com William Czechowski

[email protected] Coldwell Banker Paradise

2 Offices to Serve You!
• 325 Fifth Ave, Indialantic
• Downtown Eau Gallie Arts District

Get Your Home Value Today, Visit: value.myckhome.com

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beautiful island home is located 10
miles south of U.S. 192 (Melbourne
Causeway) and six miles north of the
Sebastian Inlet.

“It’s kind of recessed from A1A so
you have a nice natural noise buffer,’’
Mayerhoeffer said.

The extensive renovations reflect
the new trend in condo design mov-
ing toward modern themes, creating
much more open spaces and better
views, she added

“It’s hard to imagine now but they
really opened up the entire space.
Now that it’s updated, it would be
perfect for people not needing a lot of
space or to serve as a winter getaway
for those with homes elsewhere.”

The condo is being offered for
$459,000. 

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