03/24/2022 ISSUE 12

MUSEUM ON A MISSION

BEHIND THE SCENES OF
‘VERO COLLECTS’

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MUSEUM ON A MISSION:
BEHIND THE SCENES OF
‘VERO COLLECTS’

BY ELLEN FISCHER | COLUMNIST Bentham-Woods opines on the ap-
peal of this particular exhibition,
If you ask Sophie Bentham-Wood, which has been drawn from local pri-
Vero Beach Museum of Art director vate collections.
of marketing, what has been bringing
people into the VBMA to see the current “A lot of people have an interest in
“Vero Collects” exhibition, she starts off what other people have in their homes,
by saying that the drastic reduction of and that has increased visitation. In
new COVID cases here has given every- addition, the catalog that Anke put to-
one a little more breathing room. gether has been incredibly popular in
our gift shop. We’ve got a small print
“This is the first time we’ve really run that we might continue on with, be-
opened up since the pandemic,” she cause the catalogs have been very, very
says. “We are just beginning to come popular,” she says.
back with the group tour offerings.” She
notes that visitors have once again been The catalog features full-page color
taking advantage of their very popular 2 reproductions of every object in the
p.m. docent tours. exhibition.

Notes by senior curator Anke Van
Wagenberg briefly explain the art his-

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torical significance of the artist be- an organized approach to building their
hind each piece. collections?

Van Wagenberg admits that putting “Most people buy what they like, and
the show plus the catalog together was a especially what they want to live with.
lot of work, but it was fun work. There are several focused collections in
Vero,” says Van Wagenberg, who men-
“I made visits to collectors all over Vero tions the very specific collection of Ste-
Beach, and basically everybody showed phen Holcomb and Hollis Harman.
me their entire collection. I saw every
nook and cranny of a lot of homes,” she That treasure trove holds loads of
says. “People have passions about their prints by American printmaker Martin
collections. I went to 51 homes, I believe, Lewis. A number of that collection’s art-
and everyone agreed to loan to the show.” works was last seen at the VBMA in its
2018 exhibition, “Shadow and Light: The
You might be wondering, do collec- Etchings of Martin Lewis.”
tors in Vero purchase helter-skelter, this
and that, without any thought of giving Lewis’ best-known prints feature New
a shape to their holdings, or do they take
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 53 also “very knowledgeable” about the
art they collect.
York City’s bustling streets at a time when
bobbed hair, cloche hats, low waistlines “Other collectors collect only African-
and high skirts were de rigueur for mod- American art,” she says, and names two
ish women of all classes. In the current such couples: Nancy and Russell Brewer,
exhibition, Lewis’s drypoint print “Glow and Eddie and Sylvia Brown.
of the City” focuses on a slender woman
who has stepped out onto her apart- In the current show, the Brown Col-
ment’s fire escape landing for a breath of lection is represented by American
cool evening air. Beauford Delaney’s untitled painting
from his Greene Street Series of 1940.
Hanging above her head, clothes- Greene Street runs through the now-
lines adorned with a motley assortment trendy SoHo neighborhood of New York
of laundry stretch across a dark void to City, but when Delaney lived on the
the opposite row of tenements. Rising street in the 1930s and 1940s (his home/
behind those buildings is the 56-story studio there has long since been demol-
art deco Chanin office building. That ished), it was a neighborhood of push-
structure was completed in 1929, the carts and physical labor, where Black
same year Lewis’ print was executed. men wheeled and hefted great sacks of
Back then the light array at the top of the merchandise from one place to another.
Chanin Building emitted the equivalent
of 30 million candlepower. On a clear In the year Delaney created this pic-
night, the light could be seen more than ture, city planners had given up on the
40 miles away (thank you, Wikipedia). neighborhood. They deemed it obso-
lete, fit only to raze in preparation for
Lewis’ aptly named “Glow of the new construction. That did not happen.
City” celebrates the power of mod- More artists began moving in for the
ern Manhattan. The poignancy of the cheap rents, and gentrification followed.
scene – not to mention its romance – is Instead of the junk store prominently
due to Lewis’ decision to place the new displayed in Delaney’s painting, the
skyscraper in the background of his hu- area now boasts luxury apartments and
man-scaled theme. boutique shops.

Says Van Wagenberg, “The Martin From the Brewer Collection came a
Lewis collection is everywhere in the suite of six Romare Bearden prints, a
collectors’ house. They collect very spe- painting by David Driskell, and a Jacob
cifically. They like Martin Lewis prints.” Lawrence drawing of a Nigerian market-
place executed in colored crayon.
Van Wagenberg says that a lot of the
collectors she visited are not only en- Of the latter, Van Wagenberg says,
thusiastic about their collections, but “‘Memories of Nigeria’ is an amazing
piece from when Lawrence went to Ni-
geria in 1964 on a travel grant. It is very
rare to see an artist make such a beauti-
ful thing in a children’s medium.”

A medium that is as near as the smart-
phone in your hand, and nowadays as
elemental as a child’s crayons, is photog-
raphy. That medium is represented in
this show by prints executed with 20th
century technology.

The Elizabeth Stewart Collection is
composed entirely of works in photog-
raphy. From that collection, three gela-
tin silver prints by three masters of the
medium hang in close proximity to one
another in the Holmes Gallery. They are
the work of Americans Ansel Adams and
André Kertész (born in Hungary), and
the Brazilian Sebastião Salgado.

Kertész is represented by his “Wash-
ington Square, New York (No.17)” of
1954. The image is one of Kertész’s most
recognizable for the poetic elegance of
its snow-covered composition.

Salgado is represented by “Fortress
of Solitude,” of 2005. The globetrot-
ting photographer uses only black and
white printing methods to present
photographs of the natural environ-
ment, as well as the people who live
and work in the remote places he visits.
The subject of his print is an Arctic ice-
berg, atop of whose jagged back rises a
perfectly formed rectangle of ice, the
“fortress” of the title.

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“Mount Williamson, The Sierra Ne- Vero Collects is exceptional. How did
vada, from Manzanar, California” of Van Wagenberg choose what she want-
1944 (printed in 1977) by Ansel Adams is ed in the show?
intriguing not only for its breathtaking,
boulder-strewn landscape, with the dis- “Well,” she says, “I wanted to follow
tant Sierra Nevada mountains rising into the mission of the museum, so I selected
the clouds. The scene is also remarkable modern to contemporary, European,
for its proximity to the desert “relocation and American artwork. I didn’t want to
center” i.e., internment camp, where the have a whole section of something else,
U.S. government stowed 110,000 men, right? Like Chinese pottery or African
women and children of Japanese de- tribal art. That would have meant that I
scent during the Second World War. would have had to create a whole room
to display those objects in relation to
Adams, that great documentarian comparable objects, so I just wanted to
of the American West, took pictures in follow the mission of the museum.” 
1943 of life inside the camp. It was his
only venture into photojournalism.
Adams took pictures of the hastily con-
structed barracks in which the people
lived, and the lives they managed to
construct for themselves within the
camp’s guarded confines.

The portraits Adams made of the
internees’ faces emphasized not only
their humanity, but also their essential
Americanness, right down to the U.S.
Army and Navy uniforms a number of
the young men and women wore when
they visited “home” on leave.

Van Wagenberg says of the piece that
it is “exceptional.”

“This is what the people who were liv-
ing in Manzanar actually saw. This an
unusual landscape in that sense.”

The variety of artworks on display in

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COMING UP! Museum’s music/art/movie trifecta is your best bet

BY PAM HARBAUGH a number of musical offerings to add
Correspondent some spice to your life. Live from Vero
Beach presents “Herman’s Hermits
1 The Vero Beach Museum of Art starring Peter Noone” beginning 7 p.m.
has some engaging program- this Thursday, March 24 at the Emerson
Center. Herman’s Hermits were part
ming that appeals to a wide range of of the so-called “British Invasion” into
the music scene of the late 1960s. They
people, from music lovers to art lovers became very popular and turned out
some very hummable music including
and movie lovers. First up this week is “There’s a King of Hush All Over the
World,” “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Love-
the Concerts in the Park performance ly Daughter” and “I’m Henry VIII, I Am.”
The Emerson Center is located at 1590
with Mike Telesmanick from 5 p.m. 27th Ave., Vero Beach. Tickets are $45 to
$135. Visit MusicWorksConcerts.com or
to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24. Teles- call 800-595-4849. The Treasure Coast
Jazz Society presents the Larry Brown
manick, an accomplished pianist and Quintet noon on Sunday, March 26 at
the Vero Beach Yacht Club, 3601 Rio Vis-
singer, leads a jazz trio with Robert Joe Medeiros ta Blvd. There will be an optional buf-
fet lunch starting 11:30 a.m. The lunch
Burns on bass and guitar and Paul Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Nat King buffet costs $20. Tickets to the concert
Cole. The concert will be held rain or cost $40 to $45. Call 772-234-4600 or
Cywinski on drums. For this concert, shine. Admission is $10 for museum visit TCJazz.org. Enjoy the uplifting
members and $12 for non-members. chamber music on Sunday, March 27
the trio will be joined by jazz singer Concessions will be available for pur- when violinist Harry Hutchinson, vio-
chase. For more information on the linist Matt Stott, violist Viera Borisova,
Nolia Blue. Telesmanick is a cum laude concert, call 772-231-0707, ext. 111 or p.m. Then, get ready for a gripping cellist Ana Ruth Bermudez, classical
visit VBMuseum.org. On Saturday, story when Joe Medeiros delivers his guitarist Miguel Bonachea and pianist
graduate of the prestigious Berklee March 26, the museum studios will lecture, “The Unthinkable Theft of the Marcos Flores perform. Tickets are $25
offer a free, mini docent-led tour and Mona Lisa.” Medeiros, a Broadway ac- general and $10 youth. The 3 p.m. con-
College of Music, where he was given art project in the studios. The mu- tor and former head writer for “The To- cert will be held at Christ by the Sea
seum studios tour runs 10 a.m. to 1 night Show with Jay Leno,” wrote and United Methodist Church, 3755 High-
his composition degree by none other directed the 2012 documentary “The way A1A, Vero Beach. Call 772-231-1661.
Missing Piece: Mona Lisa, Her Thief, The Gainesville Brass Quintet will per-
than legendary drummer Buddy Rich. the True Story,” which will be screened form 3 p.m. Sunday, March 27 at the
at the museum 2 p.m. Saturday, March First Presbyterian Church, 520 Royal
The program will feature many of 26. His lecture, which begins 4:30 p.m. Palm Blvd., Vero Beach. Tickets are free,
Monday, March 28, will take you back but a $10 donation is suggested. Call
Telesmanick’s original compositions, to August 1911, when DaVinci’s great 772-562-9088 or visit FirstPresVero.org.
painting was stolen out of the Lou- The Space Coast Symphony presents
which evoke styles of Oscar Peterson, vre in Paris. Medeiros will look at the the Yale Wiffenpoofs in concert 7 p.m.
“bungled investigation” that two and a Tuesday, March 29 at the Emerson Cen-
Thelonious Monk, Chick Corea and half years later led to finding the work ter (address above). Tickets are $35 at
of art in Florence in the possession of the door and free to students. For more
Herbie Hancock. Also on the program a poor Italian workman who had kept information, visit SpaceCoastSympho-
the painting for himself. The event is ny.org or call 855-252-7276. 
will be a tribute to the greats from the part of the museum’s International
Lecture Series. The in-person event is
American Songbook, including Frank sold out, but tickets to the simulcast
are available and start at $80. For more
information on the lecture, call 772-
231-0707, ext. 136 or visit VBMuseum.
org. The Vero Beach Museum of Art is
at 3001 Riverside Park Dr.

2 While the museum has that jazz
concert happening, there are also

AGE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
OFFERS INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS

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Age management practice offers innovative treatments

BY KERRY FIRTH Dr. Mel Richardson. body like help with our mental acu- with proteins because both are made
Correspondent ity, increase energy, gain muscle, and up of amino acids, but peptides con-
PHOTOS: KAILA JONES help joint pain. They are also used in tain fewer amino acids than proteins.
Dr. Mel Richardson, formerly the cosmetics to boost collagen.”
medical director of Grove Place we were younger. Like proteins, peptides are natu-
Surgery Center in Vero Beach, has “There are many things that can Peptides are short strings of amino rally present in foods. Peptides are
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on helping people maintain a better cal technology. Peptides are a group enter the bloodstream more quickly.
quality of life as they age. of short chain amino acids that iso- Because of their potential health ben-
late in our body. They have no side ef- efits, many supplements are available
After 19 years as medical director fects and do marvelous things for our that contain peptides that manufac-
at Grove Place, Dr. Richardson had turers have derived either from food
to take time off and semi-retire due or made synthetically.
to a bout with cancer. When he was
cancer free for three years, he was in- “I first heard about peptides at a
spired to take his practice in a new di- medical conference when a physician
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tion, and pain and increase healing.” surgery. SoftWave therapy is the go- bio-identical hormone therapy for agement organization Cenegenics.
Peptide therapy is just one modal- to machine for all pain and it’s done men and women and provides age Dr. Mel Richardson earned his
more good for my patients than any- and weight management therapy,
ity in Dr. Richardson’s medical tool thing I’ve ever seen. infusion therapy, male and female medical degree from Louisiana State
chest. Another innovative treatment sexual dysfunction treatment, and University Medical School in New Or-
for chronic pain is the SoftWave “Surgery should be a last resort non-surgical treatment of Peyro- leans and served his surgical intern-
Tissue Regeneration Technologies for anyone. With today’s advanced nie’s disease. ship at David Grant Medical Center,
(TRT) treatment. SoftWave TRT is a technology and non-invasive proce- Travis Air Force Base, California. He
patented therapeutic machine that dures, there are a lot of modalities He is trained and licensed by the completed his residency in anesthesi-
accelerates healing with mecha- that work to reduce chronic pain Institute of Neurological Research ology at Wilford Hall Medical Center,
notransductive acoustic pulses for and even regenerate tissue with few for using prescription Enbrel for Dept. of Anesthesiology, Lackland
long-lasting pain relief and regener- or no side effects,” Dr. Richardson chronic neck and back pain and AFB, Texas. For more information
ative benefits. The therapy is simi- said. “Even pain-blocking steroids for Alzheimer’s and other dementia about the innovative, non-surgical
lar to that used to break up kidney like cortisone injections have side diseases. He is a diplomate of the treatments offered at ReGenRX In-
stones which utilizes specific fre- effects and can actually deteriorate American Board of Anesthesiology tegrated Wellness and Medical Spa,
quencies of acoustic waves to initi- the joints, so it just makes sense to and the American Academy of Pain visit regenrxwellness.com or call 772-
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a cellular level.

As the acoustic waves enter into
the injured tissue, cells release the
inflammatory chemicals and pro-
teins the body naturally produces,
and attracts stem cells from around
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stem cells heal and regenerate dam-
aged tissue. The typical course of
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A study published in the peer-re-
viewed Journal of Physical Therapy
Science found that “extracorporeal
shock wave therapy (ESWT) may be
a useful nonsurgical intervention for
reducing the pain of patients with
degenerative knee arthritis and im-
proving these patients’ function.”

In addition, the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration has approved the use
of ESWT for the treatment of plantar
fasciopathy, and “Jonathan T. Finnoff,
D.O., medical director for Mayo Clin-
ic Sports Medicine at Mayo Clinic
Square in Minneapolis, reports that
ESWT is a viable option to consider
for many patients who present with
chronic tendinopathy that hasn’t re-
sponded to more-conservative treat-
ments,” according to Mayoclinic.org.

Chronic tendinopathy is charac-
terized by localized pain and path-
ological changes to tendons. The
Mayo sports specialists are current-
ly using ESWT to treat numerous
tendinopathy throughout the body.

“I’ve used this machine to suc-
cessfully treat tennis elbow, shoul-
der, neck and knee pain, and plantar
fasciitis,” Dr. Richardson said. “I’ve
been practicing pain management
and anesthesia for 35 years and this
machine is the most remarkable
thing I’ve seen in medicine.

“Professional sports teams like
the Indians, Cubs and Lakers own
and use the SoftWave technology for
their athletes. I’ve used it on myself
on my torn rotator cuff and I now
have a full range of motion without

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Brrrr-ace yourselves: Cold showers are actually good for you

BY MATT FUCHS But I became more interested in and my occasional overwhelm from of chilly water, I spoke with experts
The Washington Post trying it this past winter. I’d begun adjusting to a new career path – all to see if it was worth it. One of them
to feel vaguely depressed, with the while trying to cut back on my cof- was David Sinclair, a Harvard bi-
Remember those kids at summer sunless skies, the pandemic march- fee addiction. I needed a boost. ologist and leading researcher of
camp who seemed to enjoy nothing ing on like an evil Energizer Bunny, longevity whose “metabolic win-
more than jumping into a freezing Before I tried to conquer my fear ter” hypothesis would explain why
pool with reckless abandon? cold immersion supports long-term
health.
That wasn’t me. I dipped my toe
while praying for a thunderstorm to His hypothesis, he said, is based
force us all back inside. As an adult, on the fact that, for tens of thou-
I continued to find the idea of sub- sands of years “our status quo was
jecting myself to icy water about as being cold.” That was because our
appealing as walking in front of a ancestors lived outdoors in season-
moving car. ally cold temperatures, endured
the ice age and migrated to cold-
Yet I kept hearing wellness pun- er climates. Human metabolism,
dits rave about “cold immersion.” therefore, was designed to adapt to
They made it sound fairly simple. uncomfortable weather (hot tem-
You pop into a really cold lake, peratures may have had the same
ice bath or shower; stay there for effect). But these days we live al-
some extended period of time; re- most entirely in climate-controlled
emerge, shivering and bluish; and luxury. The new status quo derails
magically reap a wide range of sup- our health because it eliminates
posed health benefits, such as more the biological challenges our bod-
energy, better metabolic health ies had adapted to.
and happier moods. Cold showers
seemed slightly better than sub- Sinclair’s hypothesis draws from
merging myself in ice, and the con- a principle, well accepted by bi-
cept was intriguing, if not exactly ologists, called hormesis: Some
tempting. amount of pain is good for us. In

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addition to cold-water immersion, to be exact – raised people’s blood
other examples of hormesis include levels of the neurotransmitters nor-
exercise and dietary fasts. adrenaline by 530 percent! Dopa-
mine levels increased 250 percent.
Another expert I spoke to, Anna
Lembke, a Stanford professor and Research suggests that noradren-
psychiatrist, prescribes various aline helps counter anxiety and de-
forms of hormesis including cold- pression, and dopamine plays a key
water immersion instead of pills to role in feelings of motivation and
some of her patients suffering from reward. Other research indicates
addictions. “It helps them toler- that higher levels of noradrenaline
ate withdrawal,” she told me. “The could reduce inflammation.
body responds to cold water by up-
regulating feel-good molecules like Sinclair mentioned to me that
dopamine, serotonin and norepi- enduring cold temperatures may
nephrine, as a way to compensate.” also increase so-called “brown
fat,” which is associated with lower
These theories sounded plau- body fat percentage. Notably, this
sible. Missing my usual caffeine research involved cold air, not wa-
bump and feeling especially lethar- ter. Other studies suggest that cold
gic one cloudy afternoon, I turned water immersion can buffer the im-
my shower handle to its coldest mune system.
setting, took a deep breath, and
stepped in. The evidence has been enough
for some scientists to take the
I gasped. Then I screamed and plunge themselves. Massey swims
quickly stepped out. outdoors in cold-weather months.
Before the pandemic, Sinclair
“Are you OK?” my 6-year-old dunked himself regularly in 39-de-
asked from the hallway. gree water for five minutes at his
gym. Kenneth Kishida, a Wake For-
“I don’t know,” I said, before re- est neuroscientist and dopamine
assuring him – and myself – that it researcher, told me that he likes to
was just cold water. take rugged camping trips in state
parks, subjecting himself to frigid
Take two: I turned the handle showers and other hormetic stress-
to a saner, more inviting tempera- ors. He returns from these trips in
ture, and got back in the shower. higher spirits.
For about six minutes, I brought the
pain gradually, turning the handle Wendy Suzuki, an NYU neuro-
in increments, allowing my body scientist, takes cold showers every
to adjust. That is, until the han- morning. “I can tell the difference
dle would turn no longer, and the when I forget to do it,” she told me.
showerhead unleashed its deepest “It’s just generally activating. I feel
chill. I screamed again and reached so alive.”
out for the handle like a drowning
man grabbing a rope, shutting off I’ve gotten into a rhythm of taking
the water. cold showers two or three times per
week, usually after lunch. At first,
Never again, went the refrain I couldn’t stand the shock of the
in my head. But as I got dressed, coldest temperature – 48 degrees,
cranked up the heat in my house according to my thermometer –
and stood next to my space heater, for more than a few seconds. With
a profound sense of relief spread more of these showers, though, my
through me, a rebound effect that endurance has improved; I can now
lasted several hours. persist through the worst pain for
several minutes.
Even so, I remained skeptical. I’d
just finished reading “Suggestible “That tracks with the research,”
You,” Erik Vance’s book about the Massey told me. “Cold shock” is the
placebo effect. Beyond theoretical body’s natural response to sudden
explanations and my own subjec- cooling of the skin, involving faster
tive take, what did scientific ex- breathing and heartbeat, she said.
periments actually reveal about the But as you expose yourself more,
benefits of cold water? these defense mechanisms start to
relax, research suggests. “You can
I talked with Heather Massey, a extend your time in the water be-
physiologist in the Extreme Envi- cause you have far less discomfort,”
ronments Research Group at the said Massey.
University of Portsmouth in Hamp-
shire, England. Research on cold Recently, my thoughts have even
immersion is “an emerging field,” drifted to random subjects, as they
she said. “There’s a desperate need do during warm showers, rather
for more studies” and funding to do than obsessing over the pain. But
them. I last longest when focusing on the
boost I’ll get afterward – a strategy
A handful of studies do show a backed by research. Plus, longer
link between cold exposure and cold exposure seems to intensify
upticks in various brain chemicals the benefits. 
associated with well-being. For
example, one study found that im-
mersion in cold water – 57 degrees,

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Mystery of Meniere’s disease not yet solved

BY FRED CICETTI can be a combination of multiple searchers are uncertain about  Avoid monosodium glutamate
Columnist symptoms. what causes the changes in (MSG). Prepackaged food products
the fluid. There is specula- and some Asian foods include MSG,
Q. A friend of mine has Meniere’s dis- The cause of Meniere’s disease isn’t tion that it may be caused by a type of sodium.
ease. What is it exactly? known. It seems to be the result of viral infections of the inner
the abnormal volume or composition ear, head injury, a hereditary  Stay away from the caffeine in
Meniere’s disease is an inner-ear of fluid in the inner ear. However, re- predisposition, and allergy. coffee, tea and some soft drinks.
disorder that produces a group of Meniere’s is not contagious. Caffeine can make symptoms worse.
symptoms including vertigo, a spin-
ning sensation that can lead to nau- There is no cure for Me-  Nicotine can make Meniere’s
sea and vomiting. Meniere’s usually niere’s, but you can find re- symptoms worse, too. Quit smoking.
occurs in only one ear. lief by reducing body fluid
with diuretic medicines and Part of the inner ear is a labyrinth
The disease was named after a change in diet. Drugs that lined with hair-like sensors that re-
French physician Prosper Ménière treat vertigo and nausea are act to moving fluid. These sensors
who first described it in 1861. Me- helpful, too. If Meniere’s dis- send information about body move-
niere’s main symptoms are: ease is severe, it may have to ment to the brain. The fluid and sen-
be treated with surgery. sors tell us the direction and speed
 Attacks of vertigo without warn- of our movements and they help us
ing that last 20 minutes to more than The following are some maintain balance.
two hours. changes you can make in
your lifestyle to help with If you experience symptoms of
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Why Kim Cattrall is 65 and proud

BY LISA ARMSTRONG recommissioned), this shoot will have
The Telegraph at least sated her appetite for an outré
designer number.
Now the face of a high fashion web-
site, the actress is navigating Holly- This is Cattrall “working it” in a suc-
wood’s ‘suffocating’ pressure on older cession of out-there looks. Farfetch is a
women with aplomb. website that prides itself on its edgy of-
fer and attracts a higher number of Gen
Designers on the catwalks may Z customers than its peers. Interesting,
have forgotten how very much they then, that they went with Cattrall. But as
love older women (that was 2020, keep Ronojoy Dam, the senior global director
up), but brands that actually have to of brand and culture at Farfetch, says,
sell clothes, and not just sneakers and “We’re more interested in mindsets and
phone cases, haven’t. attitudes than age brackets. Kim’s not
only beloved for her ‘Sex and the City’
So from today we can enjoy a 65-year- character and her on and off-screen
old (and seven months) Kim Cattrall hav- style, but also being decidedly indepen-
ing a hoot as the fashion face of farfetch. dent in the personal choices she makes.”
com, an upmarket website that sells ev-
erything from Gucci and Balenciaga to Don’t expect a series of sleek, tonal
vintage Chanel and Hermes. trouser suits. Think instead: backless
pink mules, a multi-colored checked
Warning: These are not your usual jacket with a cinched-in waist and
65 and seven month fashion outfits – sweetheart neckline, skinny black
whatever those might be in 2022. If she trousers, a bright red Prada handbag  …
felt the faintest pang of regret about de- You get the idea. The only beige in sight
clining the chance to work on “And Just – if you can call it beige – is a shiny gold
Like That,” the sequel to “Sex and the trench coat from Khaite, one of New
City” (probably not, given the reviews York’s hottest labels
and the fact that her latest TV show,
“How I Met Your Father,” has just been Above all, there’s Cattrall, who was
very much a collaborator on this project,

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rather than a passive model, embracing wearing now – bold, provocative, and not decades. She understands the power gery jokes in “And Just Like That,” along
her curves and deploying the Old School taking itself too seriously. The big con- of grooming, a striking neckline and a with take-downs of the characters’
Hollywood Glamour she’s always been trast with the younger Jones is that Cat- red dress. Think relaxed, tailored blaz- clunky attempts to be woke. While it
so good at. The result is a series of images trall is more covered up in these pictures. ers, slim trousers, silky blouses – and all wasn’t as bad as the reviews suggested,
that celebrate an older woman’s right to Who’d have thought Samantha would guns blazing for the red carpet, where it’s many of the set-ups were labored and
enjoy the kind of clothes that guarantee end up being, in her own way, dignified all about fitted column dresses, red lip- heavy-handed – anyone would have
attention rather than designating her a and age appropriate? stick and blonde waved hair. No stranger thought Carrie and Co. were 98-year-old
wallflower. If they’re not to everyone’s to heated rollers, she recently posted a rednecks rather than liberal New York-
taste, that’s kind of the point. As Saman- Then again, whether she was talk- picture of herself in a headful. Groom- ers, still only in their 50s. The clothes,
tha Jones, the outrageous, free-spirited, ing about the importance of Kegel ex- ing isn’t just a discipline for Cattrall, it’s too, were a bit frocky horror show.
adored New York PR the Liverpool-born ercises (“I’m doing them right now”) second nature.
Cattrall created on “SATC,” once re- or how she’d rather be on her own Cattrall doesn’t appear unduly trou-
marked, “If I worried what every b---- in than tied to a bore, Jones reliably pro- While she’s described the pressure bled not to have been part of it. But
New York was saying about me, I’d never vided a clear-eyed template on how to stay young in Hollywood as “suffo- then she knows if she wants to rock
leave the house.” to be truly emancipated – in contrast cating” somehow she’s found a way to some edgy fashion, she can always get
to the other three who endlessly pos- navigate it – piling on the glamour but a gig as a model and show the 20-some-
This is probably what Jones would be tured against the patriarchy while not resorting to heavy-handed cos- things how it’s done. 
clinging to it for dear life. metic surgery.

Samantha’s gaudy wardrobe wasn’t Her career choices probably help.
a particularly subtle way to semaphore Since the last “SATC” film in 2010, which
the character’s joie de vivre. But they one critic compared with a BP oil spill,
made her a gay icon and the series most she has made a point of doing theatre,
beloved character. Off-screen, Cattrall notably playing Cleopatra in London,
is more classic, more conventionally which was directed by her friend and
“tasteful” than the searing colors and fellow actress, Janet Suzman. “Theater
flesh-flashing tight tailoring costume almost makes it impossible to work in
designer Patricia Field came up with for television,” Cattrall said at the time, “be-
Jones. She’s no shrinking violet but far cause the writing is so great. When you
more concerned with finding silhou- go from that to reading television scripts,
ettes that complement her body and you think, ugh! Especially from a wom-
coloring than with being edgy or wear- an’s point of view, they don’t really know
ing the latest label. what to do with me. I don’t want to play
someone’s wife and become a joke about
Apart from her hair, which in her 20s plastic surgery.”
was brunette, her choices have been
strikingly consistent throughout the There was no shortage of plastic sur-

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RTERBAELNWSILFSOORN’MS FAATSIHOIONN

BY MELISSA TWIGG
The Telegraph

How the 42-year-old star lost 70 me, why did you lose weight?” she said
pounds and gained the attention of the last night. “It was to get the attention of
world’s most exclusive designer labels. Robert Pattinson.”

“Is that Naomi Watts?” was my first What the enigmatic Batman star
thought when I saw a picture of Rebel thought about her new look is anyone’s
Wilson on last week’s BAFTA red car- guess, but designer fashion houses
pet. My second was: She looks in- were likely pleased. Finding your ideal
credible. The awards ceremony weight is largely a subjective choice
host and “Pitch Perfect” star has and Wilson looked great before – but it
lost a lot of weight in the last remains an objective fact that wearing
two years – and looked unde- high fashion is easier when you can fit
niably beautiful in a Giambat- into the usually small range of sizes
tista Valli tiered gown in black luxury brands will cater to.
taffeta with a navy sequin bodice.
A black bow at the waist empha- For last week’s BAFTAs, Wilson wore
sized her hourglass shape and two different outfits – and both were
her hair was set in Veronica elegant with just the right amount of
Lake waves. risk-taking. She paired the first Giam-
battista Valli gown with custom-made
Wilson, 42, wasn’t afraid to joke Jimmy Choo ankle boots (not that any-
about her new size at the Sunday one could see them under all that taf-
night awards ceremony. “I might feta) and Bulgari diamond earrings.
look a bit different from the last time
you saw me here,” she said in her For her second look of the night,
opening speech. “That was me two Wilson channeled mid-century Hol-
years ago and since then I’ve done quite lywood glamour in a custom-made
a transformation – I hope J.K. Rowling sparkly scarlet number by Miu Miu,
still approves.” This was in reference the which was paired with more Bulgari
jewels. Her hair and makeup also
ongoing transgen- nodded to this era – all red lips and
der row in which golden waves.
the Harry Potter
author is em- While the other stars had probably
broiled. been refining their looks since Sun-

And while
Wilson’s weight
loss is (hope-
fully) not about
to spark a Twit-
ter storm, she
did shed 68
pounds dur-
ing her “year
of health” in
2020. “Every-
one is asking

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day morning, Wilson only had fied and has since been an advocate based designers are typically far more first few years of her career, she
45 minutes to get ready after for positive change in the industry – willing to design gowns for a range of was stuck wearing forgettable
the final rehearsal. Luckily, while regularly dressing plus-size ce- shapes than French and Italian ones. block color designs, but slowly
she had a stellar team head- lebrities. Wilson became something of
ed up by Elizabeth Stewart, Yet even in America, women bigger a poster girl for plus-size red
a well-known red carpet Prior to her transformation, Wilson than a size 12 had far fewer options carpet dressing, even launch-
stylist who works with ce- also turned to Badgley Mischka and a decade ago than they do now, and ing a line called Rebel Wilson
lebrity clients including Jason Wu, wearing a gold dress by the the fact that Wilson has had fun with x Angels for American store
Cate Blanchett, Julia Rob- latter to the 2020 Academy Awards. fashion for so long is more of a testa- Nordstrom that focused on
erts, Jessica Chastain and Wu has created a size inclusive range ment to her efforts than to the inclu- plus-size occasion dressing. “I
Sandra Bullock. and is illustrative of the fact that U.S.- sive nature of the industry. For the saw a lot of people were begin-
ning to notice what I wear, and
Stewart and her team I feel a kind of responsibility be-
have propelled Wilson into the
world of European high fash- cause there aren’t any women in
ion – a world that, despite hav- Hollywood my size and age,” she
ing been in the public eye for said in 2016.
well over a decade, she wasn’t
always acquainted with. Wilson’s Now, of course, she is welcome
red dress referenced her last BAFTA in the fitting rooms of Europe’s
red carpet appearance in 2020 (be- most prestigious brands, and I am
fore most of her weight loss occurred) sure that over the next month, we
when she opted for a custom-made will see her in a range of beauti-
Prabal Gurung gown with a scarlet ful gowns from major brands she
sequin sash. hasn’t worked with before.
Personally, I am slightly conflict-
Gurung – who has spoken out about ed about it all. We rightly now celebrate
fashion’s limited sizing before – was people of all sizes, but Wilson really did
one of a handful of brands she could look noticeably beautiful last night (and
turn to in the past. In an interview, the more glamorous than she ever has be-
American designer, who has catered fore). She is also clearly delighted with
to women up to a size 26 since his ear- her new shape and the fabulous brands
ly years in the industry, remembered willing to dress her. Equally, it seems a
being approached by a woman who shame that this shift required Wilson to
asked him, “Why are you designing change her body rather than fashion la-
for fat people?” He was rightly horri- bels to change their attitude. 

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The most stylish nail polish colors
for 2022 are not what you expect

BY TAMARA ABRAHAM
The Telegraph

When it comes to manicures, I have tel colors are selling well – there’s no
always stayed within a very limited one color that is not popular.”
palette. Nudes and pale pinks, cherry
red, sometimes Chanel’s Rouge Noir And evidently, Lisa is on to some-
in winter. At the age of 40, I want a thing with her lilac nails: “We’re just
manicure to make me look and feel about to launch a new violet shade be-
more polished, not like I’ve been ex- cause there’s such demand for it,” Ag-
perimenting with bottles of Barry M garwal says.
lacquer in my teenage bedroom.
So why are we all becoming bolder in
Fashion has a funny way of convinc- our nail polish choices, all of a sudden?
ing you to consider something you It could be a version of the Lipstick In-
never thought you’d do, though. Like dex, the term coined by Leonard Laud-
picking a dark green nail polish, as I er, son of Estée Lauder and the beauty
did recently when I visited Anya Hind- giant’s chairman, to describe the spike
march’s pop-up nail bar in London. in lipstick sales during the early 2000s
recession. Nail polish and manicures
As it turns out, the moneyed ladies are similarly inexpensive mood-
of Belgravia and I are on the same boosters during tough times, like, say,
page. When I asked my manicurist a global pandemic, or war in Ukraine.
if she thought I’d gone a little rogue,
she told me that green has actually “People are more willing to spend
been among the most popular shades money on nails, hair and makeup and
since the salon opened two weeks things like that because we do want to
ago – a pastel pistachio and a vibrant feel good [at times like this],” Aggarwal
apple hue have been favorites, too. If says. “And if I’m getting my nails done
I needed any further evidence that it more regularly, I don’t mind having
was a chic choice, she added that Anya blue for my next manicure, because I
herself had chosen the same shade as know in two weeks’ time, I can go back
me. I was sold. to my normal pink. It’s not a major
commitment.”
It helps that green has been a major
fashion trend over the past six months It’s an attitude we should all em-
– you couldn’t move for ‘Bottega Green’ brace, for the dopamine hit, if nothing
handbags and ‘Wordle Green’ coats at else. But it’s a way to convey our per-
fashion week. Nail color is an easy way sonalities, too, adds Aggarwal: “I think
to dip a (manicured) toe into the trend people are now expressing themselves
waters – but it’s not the only alterna- more through their nails rather than
tive nail color that’s been adopted by through something else.” 
stylish women in recent months.

A friend I met for dinner recently had
painted her nails a rusty orange, which
looked cool and modern, and it’s not a
great stretch for devotees of classic red.
If you’re still wary, bear in mind that
you can buy an Hermès nail polish in
its signature ‘Orange Boîte’ – about as
grown-up as bright colors come.

Meanwhile, my colleague Lisa Arm-
strong has been garnering compli-
ments this week on her pastel lilac
manicure, and I loved the pale yellow I
spotted on the Paul & Joe catwalk last
month – now that my dark green mani
has given me a little alternative color
confidence, I might try it in the sum-
mer when I have a bit of a tan.

“It used to be that our best sellers
were red, pink, and dark colors,” says
Claire Aggarwal of Biosculpture, the
gel polish company which has part-
nered with Anya Hindmarch on the
nail bar. “Now, bright greens and pas-

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DINING COLUMN

Most remote Michelin restaurant moves to Greenland

BY LISA ABEND
Bloomberg

Dining at the Michelin-starred Koks The relocation doesn’t just serve a mented flavors of the islands.” Dishes Chef Poul
has always been something of an ex- practical purpose, though. It also al- such as blood sausage topped with Andreas Ziska.
pedition. To get there, you first have to lows Ziska to pursue a long-held fasci- smoked whale heart, a riff on Beef
fly to the Faroe Islands, a rugged semi- nation. Like the Faroe Islands, Green- Wellington made with razorbill, and that once blocked Ilulissat’s harbor for
autonomous Danish archipelago 200 land is a constituent country in the a blueberry dessert flecked with sea most of the year, opening the city to
miles north of Scotland in the frigid kingdom of Denmark with a harsh ter- lettuce flakes helped earn Koks its sec- cruise ships and other forms of tourism.
North Atlantic. rain and climate. ond Michelin star in 2019. Until now, however, gastronomically in-
clined visitors haven’t been lured.
Once in country, you take a twist- Raw materials have always been at It’s the opportunity to explore a
ing drive along narrow roads cutting the core of what Koks does. Inspired by new culinary landscape that makes But some in the region are hoping to
through a “Lord of the Rings” landscape the New Nordic approach he encoun- the Greenland adventure most excit- change that, and Koks itself – in addi-
and through an undersea tunnel to ar- tered in Copenhagen, founding chef ing for Ziska. He hopes to establish a tion to working with local fishermen,
rive at the lonely edge of Lake Leynavatn. Leif Sørensen set out to showcase the relationship with the handful of farm- hunters, ceramicists and metalwork-
islands’ stellar ingredients and refined ers who, thanks to climate change, can ers – will train local chefs so they can
From there, you must abandon your what had been until then an intrigu- now grow vegetables in the south. And continue to offer a similar dining ex-
car and, fortified with fermented fish ing but limited cuisine. he expects to find seafood of the same perience when their residency is over.
beer and cod-skin snacks in a curing- high quality he’s accustomed to, even
shed-turned-reception-area, climb Buffeting winds make it difficult to if, just like at home, the locals don’t “It is a unique opportunity to show-
into the back seat of a Land Rover for grow vegetables on the islands, and the have a habit of eating it much. case our fantastic raw materials and
the rocky ascent to your final destina- Faroese don’t have a tradition of eating nature,” Palle Jerimiassen, mayor of
tion: an isolated wooden farmhouse the pristine shellfish that thrive in their Ziska also plans to forage for wild Avannaata municipality, which in-
that houses the most remote fine-din- waters, exporting most of their harvest plants like crowberry and angelica, cludes Ilulissat, told the Greenlandic
ing restaurant in the world. to their European neighbors to the and he’s confident he can make a local newspaper Sermitsiaq. “Hopefully, it
southeast. Instead, the traditional lo- staple, seal, taste good. But for some- will have a lasting effect locally.”
Yet even that, apparently, was not cal diet consists mainly of cod, whale, one who comes from a place where the
epic enough. On Feb. 23 the restau- seabird eggs, and a pungent air-dried largest wild land animal is the moun- Whether the Koks residency will
rant’s head chef, Poul Andreas Ziska, lamb, cured without salt, called ræst. tain hare, the chance to cook with turn Greenland into a dining destina-
flew 1,300 miles to the west to a spot game is perhaps the most thrilling. tion is an open question. 
200 miles above the Arctic Circle to Ziska, who worked as Sørensen’s sous
begin the work of transplanting Koks chef until he took over the restaurant “I’ve had musk ox a few times, and
to Greenland. in 2014, has pushed the 17-plus-course it’s so so good, so I want to work with
menu even further, earning its first Mi- that. And reindeer. Maybe even polar
For the next two summers, the res- chelin star in 2017. “We work a lot with bear,” he says, momentarily carried
taurant will be housed at the Ilimanaq the clean, pure flavors of the ocean.” away by the possibilities before call-
Lodge, a 40-minute boat ride across ing himself back to reality. “Of course,
the bay from Ilulissat, a town best They serve shellfish on the same it’s we’re not going to cook with any ani-
known for its icebergs. This will be the caught, keeping it alive in the fjord un- mal that’s endangered.”
first time a restaurant offers Michelin- til dinnertime. “But,” he adds, “we like
approved cuisine in Greenland. to contrast that purity with the fer- Climate change has melted the ice

To hear Ziska tell it, the move was a
decision born at least in part of neces-
sity. The Faroe Islands location that’s
housed the restaurant since 2018 was
always meant to be temporary while
its owners looked for a spot to build
their own place.

But even after they found a plot of
land, bureaucratic hurdles, concerns
from environmental organizations,
and a host of other obstacles prevent-
ed them from commencing construc-
tion. “It’s been four years, and we still
haven’t gotten permission to build the
new restaurant,” Ziska says.

Then the Koks team was approached
by World of Greenland, a tourism com-
pany that runs the Ilimanaq Lodge, as
well as several other hotels and tours
in the country. It seemed the perfect
solution to a practical problem. The
restaurant, seating just 30 guests, will
open from mid-June to mid-Septem-
ber in 2022 and 2023. Most reserva-
tions will go to guests of the lodge, but
bookings for remaining tables opened
on March 1.

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They don’t come cuter than Stella and Ellie Mae

Hi Dog Buddies! how’d you meet your Furever Famlies? like, a haff hour to blow Ellie Mae & Stella.
An get your names?” dry me!” PHOTOS BY KAILA JONES
Woof, did I have a blast zooming
around with, err, INNERviewing BFFs “Both our Moms were talkin’ about “Good grooming is SO name?” said Stella.
Ellie Mae VanHest, 3, and Stella Le- gettin’ another dog,” Stella began. “El- important,” added Ellie “I’m Willy,” said the Lab. “Wanna
veton, not 3 yet, aka The Doodlebugs. lie Mae’s Mom-an-Dad’s pree-vee-us Mae. “We LOVE spa day
Don’t ask. It’s a MISS-tree. Golden Doodle, Dixie, had gone to Dog at Blue Ribbon. We both play?” An just like that, the grrrls had
Heaven, so, before I got my Furever Fam- get a mani-pedi, cut, an made a new fren.
We met at their Favrite Place on the ly, they got her from a breeder in Boca. blow dry.”
Planet, a suh-cluded beach. From the “I bet you have lotsa pooch pals,” I
pathway, we could see Stella an Ellie Mae “My Mom-an-Dad got me from a “An Crikey do we look commented, as Willy an his human con-
leapin’ an rollin’ in the sand. breeder in Miami. I got my name cuz pawsome!” Stella said. tinued their walk.
Mom figured, since I have tons of energy,
Soon as they spotted us, they rushed she’d probly be hollering for me a lot and “I have no doubt! So, “YES!” they chorused.
up for Wag-an-Sniffs, their medium she thought it’d be Cool to holler ‘STELL- any favrite foodstuffs? “There’s George, Lily, Grella, an Coco,”
short coats in soggy liddle ringlets, very AAAAAAA!’ (Don’t know why.)” Do you travel?” said Ellie Mae.
pretty, even when wet. Ellie Mae’s a “An lotsa other blokes and sheilas,”
brown-eyed Mini-Golden Doodle with Having successfully re-buried the “I get Royal Canin added Stella.
a golden coat an cream trim. Stella, an soggy ball, Ellie Mae shook the sand off topped with Magical Dinner Dust!” said “An we have famlies that LOVE us, an
Aussie-Doodle, has ice-blue eyes, anna her muzzle an said, “Mom and her sister- Stella. “I also love budder. An this morn- we love ’em back,” said Ellie Mae. Stella
striking cocoa-an-gray coat. in-law made this long list of dog names, ing I accidently got into the gummy bears nodded.
but they couldn’t decide. So, while they’re but don’t tell, OK?” “They PAM-pur us an we snuggle an
“Good afternoon, ladies! Great day drivin’ home after pickin’ me up (I was in hug them. We’re Lucky Dogs!”
for the beach!” Mom’s lap in the back seat), they decided Before I could ask what the woof I smiled the whole way home,
to say each name, an whichever one I re- Dinner Dust is, Ellie Mae said, “Mom pickshurin’ my charming new frens:
“It’s ALWAYS a great day for the beach, sponded to, that’d be it. I was sorta dozing makes me a casserole with Magical playful BFFs happily sharing The Beach
mate,” Stella said, dashing into the surf in but when they got to Ellie Mae I perked Dinner Dust on it, topped with ched- Life. I was also makin’ a mental note to
pursuit of a well-munched tennis ball her right up. Full disclosure, I buh-leeve I was dar cheese. It’s PAWsome! I can hear the Google Magical Dinner Dust.
Mom had thrown. Her bounding, leaping just changing puh-ZISH-un, but I think cheese package bein’ opened from any-
hop reminded me of a kangaroo, probly it’s a Cool Kibbles name.” where in the house. Till next time,
cuzza her Australian Shepherd jeans.
“Totally! They both are!” “Speaking of travel: Stella, tell Mr. The Bonz
“Stella’s always doin’ that,” said Ellie “From the first time we met, on the Bonzo about that scary trip a liddle while
Mae. “She’s not bein’ rude, she’s just ram- beach,” Stella continued, “we knew we’d back,” Ellie Mae urged. Don’t Be Shy
BUNK-shus. PLUS, with those Big Blue be BFFs. We enjoy The Lagoon Green-
Eyes, she gets away with lots more stuff way, an swimmin’ in the river. When we “OK, so, we were drivin’ home from We are always looking for pets
than me. But I don’t mind. I’m more of a have sleepovers at my house, we hang Vir-GIN-yuh in JAN-you-wary an got with interesting stories.
laid back grrrl, anyway. I love runnin’ on out an talk about Secret Doodlebug Stuff. stranded on a big road with like a zillion
the beach an buryin’ stuff in the sand, but We LOVE sunrise beach walks with our other cars in that TERRIBLE WINTER To set up an interview, email
I also like hangin’ out an chillin’. So, this Moms, about 9 miles a week. It’s just us an STORM. It was on TV an everything. We [email protected].
is my Mom, BJ. (My Dad’s Glenn-With- some fisherpeople. Anna buncha birds.” were stuck there for 9 hours. It was Very
Two-N’s.) An this is Stella’s Mom, Liz. “We’re outdoor grrrls!” interjected El- Cold an Scary but I remained CAHM an
(Her Dad’s Hal.) An Guess What? (This is lie Mae. “Mom has this thingy called a helped keep Mom-an-Dad cahm, too.
SO Cool Kibbles.) Mine an Stella’s Moms Chuck-It, which can fling my ball real far. I’m ackshully a CER-duh-fied Uh-MO-
are BFFs just like us!” I ALWAYS bring it back. People tell Mom TION-ull Suh-PORT Dog. I wear a vest
I’m So Well Trained. But she suspects it’s when we travel. Even tho I love playin’
“Woof! That IS Cool Kibbles!” probly cuzza the liddle treat I get each an bein’ goofy, I am Totally Serious when
Stella, dripping wet and obviously time I bring the ball back.” I’m wearin’ my vest.”
havin’ The Best Time Ever, had skid- I nodded.
ded back and was busy digging up the “When we get home we’re wet an “Just like Wonder Dog!” said Ellie Mae
tennis ball Ellie Mae had buried, sand sandy, nose to tail, so we get sham- with admiration.
flyin’ everywhere. poozles,” said Stella. “My Mom takes,
I brushed it off my notebook. “So, Just then a man approached with a
very eager red lab onna leash. To be puh-
lite the Doodlebugs got their leashes back
on, also. “HI!” said Ellie Mae.

“We’re the Doodlebugs! What’s your

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ONGOING tival, with 2 p.m. Wed. semifinals competition, James Lawrence Rooney
2 p.m. Thurs. finals, and 7 p.m. Fri. Rising Stars
Check with organizations directly for up- Concert, all at Vero Beach High School PAC. Ver- James (Jim) Lawrence Rooney,
dates/cancellations. obeachopera.org or 772-564-5537 76, of Vero Beach, Florida passed
away peacefully at the Hospice
Vero Beach Museum of Art: Vero Collects: 24 Concerts in the Park with Mike Teles- House of Vero Beach on March 13,
Hidden Treasures Revealed exhibition, through manic, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Vero Beach 2022, due to complications related
May 15. 772-231-0707 Museum of Art, rain or shine, with concessions to his ongoing and courageous
available for purchase. $10 members; $12 non- battle with lymphoma.
Vero Beach Theatre Guild: “See How They members. 772-231-0707 x 111 Jim was born on June 26, 1945, in
Run” through April 3; and “Buyer & Cellar” in Amarillo, Texas to William and
Studio Theatre Sundays through March 27. 24 Live From Vero Beach presents Her- Betty Rooney. He was the oldest
772-562-8300 man Hermits, staring Peter Noone, 7 of 3 children. As the son of an
p.m. at the Emerson Center. $45 to $135. Music- Air Force captain, he traveled
Henegar Center in Melbourne: The Wedding worksconcerts.com extensively which certainly
Singer through March 27. 321-723-8698 cultivated his appreciation for
25 Community Resource Fair presented by travel and cultures. At the young
Riverside Theatre: Weekly Friday and Sat- Team Success Enterprises, 11 a.m. to 3 age of 6, Jim contracted Polio and had to endure breathing with an
urday Comedy Zone and Live on the Loop con- p.m. at the United Against Poverty UP Center. iron lung. Despite those dire circumstances, he showed at an early
certs. 772-231-6990 age his strength, optimism, and zest for life, eventually, achieving a
26 Vero Beach Volunteer Fire Department full recovery. He was then able to go on and enjoy many life-long
Pelican Island National Wildlife Centennial Trail Fish Fry, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at fire sta- activities such as running, tennis, boating, and skiing.
Meet & Greets, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednes- tion 2 by Riverside Café, with panko crusted cod, Jim graduated from Brown University in 1967 where he studied
days thru April. fws.gov/refuge/pelicanisland chicken fingers, fries and sides to fund scholar- International Relations. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma
ships, training and equipment for volunteers. fraternity where he developed life-long relationships. Shortly after
First Friday Gallery Strolls in Downtown Vero vbfire.org graduation, he met the love of his life and wife of 53 years, Heidi
Beach Arts District, monthly from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Bollinger of Switzerland.
26 Treasure Coast Jazz Society presents They fell madly in love and after a whirlwind courtship married
MARCH the Larry Brown Quintet, Noon at Vero shortly thereafter. Jim entered OTS and eventually became a captain
Beach Yacht Club. $40/$45. Optional 11:30 a.m. in the Air Force where he served until 1972. He was stationed in many
buffet lunch, $20. 772-234-4600 or TCjazz.org interesting locations, but he and Heidi especially enjoyed their time in
Germany as it was an opportunity to get to know his new in-laws that
23-25 26|27Vero Beach Opera presents Hibiscus Festival in Down- lived in nearby Switzerland.
its Rising Stars Opera Fes- town Vero Beach, with After returning to the United States, Jim moved the family to Tampa,
FL where he began his career in investments at Merrill Lynch. Being
the enterprising man that he was, Jim worked full time and attended
the University of Tampa to earn his MBA. He graduated at the top
of his class. In addition to his work at Merrill, he taught night classes
at the University to business students. Jim’s career in investments
spanned nearly 40 years. In 1986, Jim was selected to become the
manager of what was then the Dean Witter office of Vero Beach. His
career came full circle, and he retired from Merrill Lynch in 2012. Jim
was an active member of both the Exchange Club of Tampa and the
Rotary Club of Vero Beach. He was also a member of Quail Valley.
Jim was a devoted husband, father, and “Pop Pop”. He is survived by
his wife Heidi, his daughters Linda Nelson and Heather Giulianotti
of Vero Beach, his brother John Rooney of Washington D.C., sister
Jeanette Lucier of Cape Charles, VA, and son-in-law Marc Giulionatti.
He will be dearly missed by his grandchildren Thomas (Tommy),
Bridget, Morgan, and Connor. Being a kind and dependable father
was of the utmost importance to Jim and he certainly did not
disappoint when it came to wholeheartedly loving his family.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be
made to either VNA Hospice, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960

or Moffitt Center Foundation MBC-Found 12902 Magnolia Drive
Tampa, FL 33612; online at Moffitt.org/donate.

Family and friends are invited to a Celebration of Life that will be held
at Quail Valley on Friday, April 8, 2022, at 2:00 PM.

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vendors, food, live entertainment and artists, 10 27 Concert by the Gainesville Brass Quin- 28 International Lecture Series presents Joe 30 Brunch for Babies, 11:30 a.m. at Grand Har-
a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun. Free. tet, 3 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Medeiros, writer/director of ‘Mona Lisa bor Club to benefit Tykes & Teens mental
Church. Free; $10 donation suggested. 772-562- is Missing’ on the Unthinkable Theft of the Mona health programs for children and families, with brunch,
27 Chamber music concert with violinists 9088 Lisa, 4:30 p.m. at Vero Beach Museum of Art. In- mimosas, fashion show and auction. $100; $750 for
Harry Hutchinson and Matt Stott, vio- dividual simulcast tickets $80 and $95. 231-0707 table of 8. 772-210-0145 or tykesandteens.org
list Viera Borisova, cellist Ana Ruth Bermudez, 28 Bingo, Bubbly and All That Jazz, 11
classical guitarist Miguel Bonachea and pianist a.m. at Vero Beach Country Club, the 29 Space Coast Symphony Presents the 31 Live From Vero Beach presents Clas-
Marcos Flores, 3 p.m. at Christ By the Sea United signature bingo fundraising luncheon to benefit Yale Wiffenpoofs in Concert, 7 p.m. at sic Albums Live performing Pink Floyd,
Methodist Church. $25 adults; $10 youth. 772- Senior Resource Association’s Meals on Wheels the Emerson Center. $35 at door; students free. Dark Side of the Moon, 7 p.m. at the Emerson
231-1661 and other programs. 772-569-0760 SpaceCoastSymphony.org Center. $30 to $80. Musicworksconcerts.com

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5 WHITE 3 LASS to 8 p.m. at Riverview Park with the Sebas-
8 LIONS 4 WISDOM tian River High School Band. Free; BYO chair.
9 SLENDER 5 WHEREVER
10 WHIP 6 INDIA 2 Relay for Life of Indian River, 4 p.m. at Riv-
11 MODERATE 7 EARNEST erside Park to benefit American Cancer
13 DINING 12 ENTITLED Society, with survivor/caregiver walk, Luminaria
14 DEPART 13 DECIDED ceremony and closing ceremonies. 772-562-2272
17 CONTINUE 15 ANNOYED
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COMMUNITY’S ‘OLD FLORIDA’ FEEL

110 Loblolly Reach in The Shores: 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath, 3,211-square-foot, two-story, lakefront home
offered for $1,485,000 by Realtors Dan Downey and Anne Wallace with Berkshire Hathaway
HomeServices Florida Realty: 772-713-6314

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Contemporary home blends with community’s ‘Old Florida’ feel

BY STEPHANIE LABAFF
Staff Writer

As you drive into The Shores, a pri- the home. He used a blend of clas- the house that take advantage of the lake and beyond. Blue skies and lush
vate, guard-gated community hidden sic and modern architectural styles water views and southern exposure. flora are majestic contrasts to the
away in Indian River Shores, you will to create a contemporary home. His changing hues of the lake.
be impressed by the abundance of goal? To design a house that was as The home is situated on a water-
native foliage that enhances this qui- pleasing to look at as it was to live in. front lot at a point, explains Berkshire To the right of the front entry, the
et neighborhood. A quick drive over Hathaway Realtor Dan Downey, co- parlor feels spacious. A curved glass
the bridge near the entrance, and you Schaub used the relationship be- listing agent along with Anne Wal- block wall allows plenty of sun to filter
come to Loblolly Reach, a cul-de-sac tween architecture and geometry lace, “so the house has water on three through without giving up privacy. To
with only three homes. to foster a connection between the sides.” the left of the entry, a wet bar sits ad-
house and the natural world around jacent to the formal dining room with
At 110 Loblolly Reach, a drive cir- it. Among the features that promote A pair of glass doors opens into a an inner passageway that leads to the
cles near the covered front entry and indoor-outdoor living are the floor-to- foyer aligned with views of the rear kitchen, laundry room, pantry and a
the side-entry, two-car garage. Clas- ceiling windows across the length of colonnade, drawing one’s eye to the
sic columns and a sense of geometric
proportions are key indicators of the
magic inside.

Award-winning Vero Beach ar-
chitect Clem Schaub, known for his
eclectic style in prominent Indian
River County communities, designed

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breezeway to the two-car garage. room and walk-in closets. A jetted you get really nice views throughout. the air will flow through nicely,” says
The home’s communal spaces are tub, walk-in shower and water closet The layout takes advantage of nice Downey.
offer a luxurious respite. cross ventilation. It was designed so
positioned around the kitchen. Pass- you can open up all the windows, and Schaub’s separation of space is dis-
thru windows open on two sides so In the bedroom, doors and win- tinct without closing off views and al-
you can entertain in the family room dows leading to the courtyard allow
or chat with the children seated in the for peaceful water views from the
breakfast nook overlooking the pool. seating area with a small nook perfect
for an office space.
Beautiful, black granite counter-
tops are an elegant touch against the Off the kitchen, a perpendicular
white cabinetry in the kitchen, and a hallway leads to a powder room. Up-
stairs are two en suite bedrooms, a
built-in desk allows for extra space to loft area and private balconies. The
get work done and keep the house or- loft is a great space for homework,
ganized. as a game room, an upstairs living
room, a fitness room or an art studio
Cathedral ceilings open up the with the natural light that filters in
family room, which serves as a buf- through the wall of glass block.
fer between the ground-level owner’s
suite and the rest of the house. This classic home is as optimal for
Florida living today as when it was
A foyer opens into the owner’s suite built. The L-shaped design is built
with a hallway leading to the bath- around the courtyard with a swim-
ming pool and lake frontage. It makes
the most of the tropical climate and
views with the placement of the floor-
to-ceiling windows and doors that al-
low for an unimpeded sightline that
optimizes the indoor-outdoor con-
nection.

“The windows and doors are posi-
tioned to all look out on the water, so

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VITAL STATISTICS
110 LOBLOLLY REACH

lows people to have their own space private seating area allows for se- ered, live oaks around the 10-acre Neighborhood: The Shores
without impeding flow. cluded dining or an opportunity to lake at the center of the quiet commu- Year built: 1987
contemplate the beauty of the lushly nity. The community’s private tennis Construction:
A colonnade runs alongside the landscaped property, Downey says. and pickleball courts and the public
pool – adding symmetry and an addi- beach access nearby provide a variety Concrete block, with stucco
tional sense of privacy to the outdoor Old Florida charm permeates The of outdoor recreation opportunities. Architecture: Contemporary
living space. The colonnade extends Shores. A road made of pavers wends
to the point of the property where a its way through a forest of moss-cov- “The Shores is a wonderful com- Architect: Clem Schaub
Lot Size: 224 feet by 237 feet
Home size: 3,211 square feet

Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms:
3 full baths and 1 half-bath
Pool: 12-foot by 40-foot lap pool
Views: Lake and pool
Additional features: Guard-gat-
ed; tennis and pickleball courts;
lakefront; glass block; cathedral
ceilings; tile flooring; powder
room; first-floor owner’s suite;
den; jetted tub; wet bar; laun-
dry room; balcony; new roof in
2020; new pool pump in 2022;
and two-car garage.
Listing agency:
Berkshire Hathaway
HomeServices Florida Realty
Listing agents:
Dan Downey and Anne Wallace,
772-713-6314
Listing price: $1,485,000

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munity. It has a lot of that old Florida REAL ESTATE
feel with the natural flora and fau-
na. It was very well designed,” says nity. It’s just a short drive to The Vil-
Downey. lage Shops, Ocean Drive for shopping
and dining, Riverside Park, Riverside
The Shores is centrally located be- Theatre, the Vero Beach Museum
tween the seaside town of Vero Beach of Art, the Environmental Learning
and Sebastian’s river-based commu- Center and the Sebastian Inlet with
its world-class fishing. 

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High-end housing markets seeing influx of millennials

BY TROY MCMULLEN “We always viewed our home as says Novak, who is among a burgeon- and needing more space, we started
The Washington Post sort of a crash pad between travel- ing population of millennials buying viewing homeownership as more of
ing and work, but the pandemic re- high-end homes across the country. an investment in our future.”
The median price of a single-fam- ally changed that dynamic for us,” “With both of us working from home
ily home in Portland, Ore., reached The millennial generation – born
$502,000 last year, a year-over-year from 1981 to 1996 – had long been slow
increase of 15 percent in a property to embrace homeownership, studies
market that ranks as one of the hottest showed, with many younger Ameri-
in the country. cans in their mid-20s to late 30s reluc-
tant or unable to buy a home.
While that hasn’t been good news
for many first-time buyers in Oregon’s But after years of waiting on the
largest city, it didn’t deter Isabelle No- sidelines, this generation is now pour-
vak from embarking on purchasing ing into homeownership at a record
her first home. pace, accounting for the largest share
of all home buyers in the United States
Novak, 30, a communications in 2020, 37 percent, according to a
manager, says she and her partner, survey by the National Association
software executive Reid Gridley, 29, of Realtors (NAR). And now that they
looked at about 14 listings before mak- have surpassed the baby boomers to
ing a bid on a three-bedroom bunga- become the largest living adult gen-
low-style home in the city’s Overlook eration in the United States, housing
neighborhood. The pair closed on the experts predict demand will remain
contract to buy the property in Janu- strong for years to come.
ary – about two months after their
search began – for $610,000. While their impact is being felt
across all sectors of the housing mar-
Homeownership wasn’t a priority ket, it’s more pronounced at the higher
for the couple before the pandemic, end, brokers say, with millennial buy-
Novak says. But that changed as the ing power fueling rising home prices
global contagion inched closer to the in some of the country’s priciest prop-
start of its third year. erty markets.

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Tech-heavy locations from Boston continue driving up home sales in millennials – reaching 8.8 million in ership growth in the decade leading
to Seattle, with a growing population many places. 2021, according to the National Asso- up to the pandemic.
of high-earning, educated younger ciation of Hispanic Real Estate Pro-
professionals, are seeing the most ac- “They’re reaching the age when fessionals (NAHREP). The industry Much of that growth has been fu-
tivity, say brokers there. But real estate they’re forming families and settling group, which compiled Census Bu- eled by younger buyers, says NAHREP
professionals in more affordable met- down,” Lautz says. She says buyers reau data, says Latinos added a total chief executive Gary Acosta, who ex-
ro areas such as Nashville, Orlando who bought their first home in their of 657,000 new owner households be- pects Hispanic buying power to in-
and Providence, R.I., are also seeing 20s are in an even better position to tween 2019 and 2021. crease exponentially as more of the
an influx of affluent younger buy- upgrade to larger homes with higher demographic age into their prime
ers pushing up housing prices amid price tags. “They’re now entering the The Urban Institute projects that by home-buying years.
dwindling supply. height of their careers and have the 2040, 70 percent of the net new home-
equity to purchase homes, especially owner households in the United States “Hispanic millennials are starting
In Washington, D.C., where the me- higher-end homes.” will be Hispanic. And while Hispanics to enter their early 30s now, which are
dian price of a house or condo that make up about 18 percent of the coun- typical years for first-time home buyers,”
sold last November reached an all- Anand Parikh, 33, and his fiancé try’s population, the research organi- Acosta says. “So that will translate into
time high of $725,000, according to Megha Patel, 32, began looking for zation says they accounted for more continued strong home buyer growth
the Greater Capital Area Association their first home in New York last fall than half of the country’s homeown- and make this demographic a likely sus-
of Realtors, younger buyers are fueling as the lease on their rental apartment taining force in the housing market.” 
much of the sales activity, says Chris- was ending. The couple initially be-
tie-Anne Weiss, senior vice president gan searching for a larger rental apart-
and associate broker at TTR Sotheby’s ment but abandoned that idea after
International Real Estate. enduring tight supply and sharply ris-
ing rental prices.
She says her team, which sells lux-
ury homes in D.C., Maryland and Vir- “The rental market was pretty com-
ginia, had 21 millennial clients close petitive,” says Patel, an attorney. “And
contracts on home purchases last prices were increasing to the point
year, up from four in 2020. Sales prices where we knew it would be smarter,
from these clients ranged from about financially, to own.”
$400,000 to about $3 million, Weiss
says. The couple signed a contract in
January to purchase a three-bedroom
Though much of that sales activity home in Boerum Hill, an affluent
occurred in the popular Capitol Hill, section of Brooklyn where the me-
14th Street corridor and Georgetown dian price of condominium and co-
districts, Weiss says tight housing in- op units sold in 2021 reached $1.275
ventory in D.C. also pushed buyers million, according to the Corcoran
into affluent areas of Maryland and Group. Measuring 1,400 square feet,
Virginia. it includes a large outdoor balcony in
a building with a fitness center and
“We’ve never really seen this kind of yoga studio.
impact from younger buyers before,”
says Weiss, who has been selling real New York City is in one of its most
estate in the region for more than 30 robust real estate periods, with con-
years. “The sheer number of clients do and co-op sales volume reaching
in their 20s and 30s looking to buy nearly $7 billion in the fourth quar-
homes is making this market much ter of 2021, the highest of any fourth
more competitive, especially at the quarter on record, according to data
middle and higher end.” from Compass.

Millennial growth arrives as the “The larger space was important
United States remains in the midst of to us,” says Parikh, a partner at a real
one of the sharpest spikes in home- estate investment and development
ownership in decades. company. “We just got engaged and
wanted a place we would grow into.”
Home sales surged to a 15-year high
in 2021, as low mortgage rates and Mallory Bogard of Serhant broker-
a protracted pandemic helped fuel age helped the couple find their new
higher demand, according to NAR home. She says they are indicative
data. Home prices also grew at a re- of what she is seeing in the growing
cord pace across the country last year number of younger home buyers im-
as buyers in many markets contended pacting the city’s property market.
with dwindling inventory and a faster
pace of sales. “They’re reversing the conventional
ideas of what a starter home means to
The median existing-home price first-time buyers,” says Bogard, who
in 2021 reached a record $346,900, up estimates that 70 percent of her cli-
16.9 percent from 2020, according to ents last year were millennials, nearly
the realty group. The median exist- double the number from the previous
ing-home price in January reached year.
$350,000, up 15.4 percent from the
same 2020 period, according to the re- “Millennials are more affluent than
alty group. older generations of first-time buyers
and more savvy, thanks to a better un-
Jessica Lautz, vice president of de- derstanding of technology and that’s
mographics and behavioral insights helping them make a bigger impact on
at the NAR, says aging millennials – this market,” Bogard says.
those born in 1990 and entering their
30s – are embarking on their prime Latino homeownership rates are
home-buying years and will likely seeing some of the sharpest spikes in
the United States, with the number of
Hispanic homeowners – many of the

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Real Estate Sales on the Barrier Island: March 11 to March 17

The barrier island real estate market slowed a speck in mid-March, but half of
the 10 transactions reported last week surpassed $1 million.

The top sale of the week was of an oceanfront residence in Riomar. The home
at 1804 Ocean Drive was listed on Nov. 9 for $18 million. It sold on March 15 for
$14.4 million.

Both the seller and the purchaser in the transaction were represented by Matilde
Sorensen of Dale Sorensen Real Estate.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE
$1,600,000
$1,750,000
WINDSOR 10520 SAVANNAH DR 1/5/2022 $1,750,000 3/15/2022 $1,395,000

CASTAWAY COVE 1124 INDIAN MOUND TRL 11/11/2021 $1,395,000 $1,395,000 3/16/2022 $1,220,000

BRIGGS TIERNEY 812 FLAMEVINE LN 1/7/2022 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 3/11/2022 $845,000

PEPPERTREE 500 N PEPPERTREE DR 12/27/2021 $845,000 $845,000 3/16/2022 $757,500

ORCHID COVE 9371 ORCHID COVE CIR 10/8/2021 $849,000 $799,000 3/16/2022

TOWNHOMES, VILLAS, CONDOS, MULTIFAMILY AND INVESTMENT

JOHN’S ISLAND 400 BEACH RD, #148 & 149 1/28/2022 $1,300,000 $1,300,000 3/14/2022 $1,250,000
OCEANGATE 3/17/2022 $995,000
VILLAGE SPIRES DEVEL 5000 HIGHWAY A1A, #536 1/4/2022 $995,000 $995,000 3/11/2022 $695,000
ROBLES DEL MAR 3/17/2022 $381,500
3554 OCEAN DR, #104N 2/9/2022 $695,000 $695,000

5601 HIGHWAY A1A, #S107 2/17/2022 $330,000 $330,000

ATTENTION RETIRED
REPORTERS AND/OR EDITORS

Bored with bridge? Weary of Wordle? Tired of talking to the dog?
Vero Beach 32963 is looking for highly experienced retired journalists interested in fulltime
or parttime work – as little as a day or two a week – helping us cover our special community.

Unlike other TC publications, we do NOT hire kids just out of school
who think social media is journalism.

We have always sought out top-tier reporters from major news organizations,
and are hoping Vero may be home to a couple of bored retirees ready
to demonstrate they still have “the right stuff.”

If you have a strong newspaper background and are interested in exploring this further,
please send an email outlining your credentials and interests to [email protected], and

we will get back to you. Please, no texts or phone calls.
Milton R. Benjamin, Publisher

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REAL ESTATE

Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Castaway Cove, Address: 1124 Indian Mound Trl Subdivision: Briggs Tierney, Address: 812 Flamevine Ln

Listing Date: 11/11/2021 Listing Date: 1/7/2022
Original Price: $1,395,000 Original Price: $1,250,000
Recent Price: $1,395,000 Recent Price: $1,250,000
Sold: 3/16/2022 Sold: 3/11/2022
Selling Price: $1,395,000 Selling Price: $1,220,000
Listing Agent: Cindy O’Dare & Listing Agent: Bina Frank
Kristin Dobson
Selling Agent: Selling Agent: RE/MAX Crown Realty
Premier Estate Properties
Sherry Brown
Sven Frisell
ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty
Compass Florida LLC

Subdivision: Oceangate, Address: 5000 Highway A1A, #536 Subdivision: John’s Island, Address: 400 Beach Rd, #148 & 149

Listing Date: 1/4/2022 Listing Date: 1/28/2022
Original Price: $995,000 Original Price: $1,300,000
Recent Price: $995,000 Recent Price: $1,300,000
Sold: 3/17/2022 Sold: 3/14/2022
Selling Price: $995,000 Selling Price: $1,250,000
Listing Agent: Kristine Gabor Listing Agent: Fredi Ash & Christine Barry

Selling Agent: ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Selling Agent: ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Gretchen Hanson Not Provided

Berkshire Hathaway Florida Not Provided

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REAL ESTATE

Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Orchid Cove, Address: 9371 Orchid Cove Cir Subdivision: Peppertree, Address: 500 N Peppertree Dr

Listing Date: 10/8/2021 Listing Date: 12/27/2021
Original Price: $849,000 Original Price: $845,000
Recent Price: $799,000 Recent Price: $845,000
Sold: 3/16/2022 Sold: 3/16/2022
Selling Price: $757,500 Selling Price: $845,000
Listing Agent: Brooke Tymeson Listing Agent: Janice Jolly

Selling Agent: RE/MAX Aerospace Realty, Inc Selling Agent: ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Not Provided Janice Jolly

Not Provided ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Subdivision: Windsor, Address: 10520 Savannah Dr Subdivision: Village Spires Devel, Address: 3554 Ocean Dr, #104N

Listing Date: 1/5/2022 Listing Date: 2/9/2022
Original Price: $1,750,000 Original Price: $695,000
Recent Price: $1,750,000 Recent Price: $695,000
Sold: 3/15/2022 Sold: 3/11/2022
Selling Price: $1,600,000 Selling Price: $695,000
Listing Agent: Betsy Hanley & Wendy Barin Listing Agent: Beth Livers

Selling Agent: Windsor Properties Selling Agent: Berkshire Hathaway Florida

Laurin Pohl & Wendy Barin Beth Livers

Windsor Properties Berkshire Hathaway Florida

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REAL ESTATE els to lower their heating costs, others
simply pay whatever it takes to keep
How to figure out the cost of the pool at a toasty temperature. Oth-
maintaining a pool ers heat the pool only when needed, or
not at all.
BY ILYCE GLINK AND SAMUEL J. TAMKIN
The Washington Post The cost of having a pool varies
widely based on location, the type of
Q: I am considering purchasing a energy you use to heat it, and the size,
home with an in-ground swimming age, equipment, amenities and me-
pool. I’m worried about the annual up- chanicals. If the pool is surrounded
keep expense. I researched the cost for by trees and plants that shed leaves
maintaining an in-ground pool, and it and debris into the pool, it may need
looks like I’ll spend between $7,000 to constant cleaning. Finally, there’s the
$9,000 annually. cost of insurance. You’ll need a home-
owners policy that covers the pool
I realize the Internet is probably not and may want to consider a larger um-
the best way to ascertain this expense. I brella liability policy. 
want to be smart about this, so I wonder
if you could provide additional infor-
mation, research or your own personal
experience?

A: We don’t own a pool (inground or
otherwise) and live in Illinois, where
right now there is about six inches of
snow covering our backyard.

While some of our neighbors have
in-ground pools or indoor pools,
they’re not as prevalent as in warmer
climates. And different pools require
different levels of maintenance. So,
the best thing to do is contact the own-
ers of the home (or their agent) and
ask. Or if the homeowners are reticent
to share that information, ask them
which company they use to maintain
their pool.

Once you get the name of the pool
company, call and find out how much
money the owners spend maintaining
their pool. The pool company should
have a good sense of what the annual
costs are, but you should ask them
what sort of expenses you’ll run into
down the road. For example, if the
pool is old and leaks, you may have to
retile it at some point, which can be
expensive.

In colder climates, pools are closed
down for the winter and it can be ex-
pensive to place them back in service
for the summer. Sometimes these ex-
penses can run in the thousands of
dollars depending on the pool size and
equipment. Once the pool is open and
in use, you’ll have the frequent and or-
dinary expenses of keeping the pool
in good condition and the water clean
and safe for swimming.

Don’t forget the cost of heating the
pool. Some pool owners use solar pan-

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