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INSIGHT GAMES & CO.

ACROSS (court outburst) 5 The U.S. entered case out of it The Washington Post
76 Ardennes article it in ’17 66 Wished, as
1 Haughty conduct 77 Fortune’s partner BATMAN MEETS BATBOY By Merl Reagle
5 Lived in the past? 78 Devotees of 6 Use the cross farewell
8 Cad’s hairs 67 Bridge position
Batman’s team? 68 “___ course!”
comeuppance 82 Wording watch- 7 Bergen 69 Somebody else
12 Corrupted (or blockhead 71 Brake light,
dog
tagged out?) 84 Singers, an 8 Asset in soccer perhaps
19 Required 9 Subsistence 72 Stadium features
Israeli, 74 Dom and Joe
footwear on or a rhyme incomes
Batman’s team? scheme 10 Imitate DiMaggio, e.g.
22 Probe 85 “Well, ___ 11 Sibilant attention- 77 Longtime butt of
23 Batman’s favorite switched!”
pitching stat? 86 After curfew getter Phyllis Diller’s
24 Part of FSLIC 88 Word in warnings 12 Yielding jokes
25 They’ll cook your 89 Estuary 13 Put forth, as 78 Lariat minus L,
goose 90 Baba et al. rearranged
26 Plant branchings 91 Mr. Symington pressure 79 Baseball
27 Heat units 92 Batman’s favorite 14 Outlaws, usually announcer Mel
29 See 5 Across game finales? 15 Carson show 80 Stand-in
30 Inc., in Ipswich 96 Hut preceder, on 81 Mid-Atlantic
32 Cave-___ base hatchet-thrower state?
34 Dick and Dan 97 Eric Clapton’s 16 Patty, to Marcie, 83 Factoids, etc.
man, once “___ Waiting” 87 Recording-studio
35 Letters on the 98 A couple of in Peanuts effect
Stark laughs 17 Spanish queen 89 Sign (a contract)
38 Shooter shot 99 Wapiti 18 Costa ___ Sol 91 Chiaroscuro, e.g.
39 Actress Swenson 100 English et 20 Pces. with 93 1960s hugathons
40 British navy lady 101 Fabled race loser 94 “___ go” (parting
41 The ___ degree 102 Some gametes L-shaped moves words)
42 The best part of 103 Padded or 21 Govt. records- 95 Lung grp.
being a catcher, pushup item 97 Third Reich
according to 104 Sale item, to Old keeping org. historian
Batman? Nick 28 Michener opus 103 Eric of Top Hat
47 Red Cross forte 108 Abduct 30 Ballplayer Dykstra 104 Read the Riot Act
48 ___-American 110 Retired daredevil 31 Philippines to
Studies 112 Obtuse opposite 105 Perform better
49 Court 113 Oktoberfest area language than
proclamation 116 With 121 Across, 33 5th Ave. store 106 ___ Pendragon
50 Famous Fortas what Batman 35 Like Batman 107 Suspicious
51 Birthday suit always does 108 Batman creator
53 Sweater fiber when he’s up? when batting? Bob
54 Mr. Rogers 120 Distinguished 36 Mr. Thurmond 109 KP candidates
55 On the roster 121 See 116 Across 37 Glistened 111 Taiwan tail
58 Only contest in 122 Branch off 38 Indy area 112 Had haggis, e.g.
which Batman’s 123 Just OK 39 “Haven’t ___ you 113 Oyster’s home
team ever plays? 124 Two or more eras 114 “How ___?” “Fine.
60 Tot preoccupiers 125 Dinghy relative somewhere?” And me?”
61 One in govt. 42 Breezes along on (psychics’
62 Score fewer runs DOWN exchange)
64 On the peak of 1 Strike ___ (score a breeze 115 Lady on The Lucy
65 Packed with peo. 43 Fielding miscue Show
66 Team’s nickname one) 44 Batman’s favorite 117 Guitar great
for the Caped 2 “As ___ and Kottke
Crusader? insult to an ump? 118 Mystery for the
70 Fathers of breathe!” 45 Rose’s former FAA
buckaroos 3 Olympian 119 Solder or soldier
73 Inits. on jets team, aptly material
75 “That’s ___!” Johnson 46 Take ___ (wisely
4 It’s all part of the
ignore a bad
act pitch)
48 Vessel that was
80 per cent
cargo?
52 Arthroscopic
surgery site
53 Slugger Mel
and family
55 Spruce (up)
56 Mideast airline
57 Roundup orphan
59 Misogynist, e.g.
63 Made a federal

The Telegraph

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INSIGHT BACK PAGE

Strong feelings for a good friend? Give honesty a go

BY CAROLYN HAX bite, decided she hated it, and – years later – still talks
Washington Post about not liking it.)

Dear Carolyn: A good friend She wants to visit for three days before school starts,
staying with me in my one-bedroom apartment. I
and I had strong feelings for each don’t want to hurt her by saying “Don’t come,” yet the
idea of hosting her is causing a lot of anxiety. Help!
other, but I (foolishly) would not
– Cousin
break up my long-term relation-
Cousin: You can’t please both of you, so what’s
ship for him. He ended up engaged your priority – her feelings or your boundaries?
I’m not favoring either one, nor should you. Just
to someone else, and when my re- look at who you are (or want to be) and choose
what that person would do.
lationship ended, my biggest regret
If your boundaries win, then express a gentler,
was missing my chance with the friend. truth-based version of “Don’t come.” Do you al-
ready have plans for the dates she suggested?
His engagement has now been called off. He’s Then tell her it’s not a good time. Are the quar-
ters too close? Then say so. People manage disap-
reached out, and we’ve gone out a few times, which pointment all the time, because life insists that we
do.
have been wonderful. However, he still seems pretty
If her feelings win, then figure out terms you
bitter about the fiancée calling things off and I sus- can bear – say, a shorter visit at a pleasant and
neutral location between you, or visit at your
pect he wants to sow his wild oats a bit. home with some clear limits that give you room
to regroup. Or, a careful effort to understand and
Any recommendations on how to give him his space plan around her limitations? Rigidity, after all, is
often just anxiety dressed up in its wolf suit.
without missing my chance again? I don’t want him
In fact, please consider compassion-within-reason
to think I’m not choosing him again. I’m terrified of no matter what you decide, especially if it will soften
your opinion of her. Difficult personalities can be
screwing this up! difficult for the people who have them, too; imagine
hanging on for years to a single bad bite of food. 
– Anonymous

Anonymous: Just say it – all of it. That you want then you need to be able to trust each other any-
him, that turning him down before is something you way at the height of intimacy and honesty. So not
regret to this day, that you sense he needs room to “suspect[ing],” no game-playing. Lay it all out there
get over his fiancée, that you want to give him that and see for yourself what you get.
space but don’t want him to think you’re turning him
down again. Dear Carolyn: I have a cousin who lives three hours
from me, someone I can only take in small doses. A
Losing him might be inevitable, but losing him 24-hour visit is more than enough; she’s judgmental
over a misunderstanding isn’t. That would be an un- and rigid, and it drives me nuts. (I took her out for
forced error and a potentially lifelong regret. sushi once because she wanted to try it; she took one

Plus, if you’re ever going to be a happy couple,

Seldom seen terrapin beauties

BY KEN GRUDENS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INDIAN RIVER LAND TRUST
PHOTO BY PENNY MCDONALD

Diamondback terrapins are beautiful turtles that live their entire
lives in brackish coastal habitats like our Indian River Lagoon.
These medium-sized turtles are easily identified by the distinc-
tive spotted pattern on their whitish skin. There are different
subspecies of the diamondback terrapin that live along much of
the Atlantic coast, down into the Florida Keys and along the Gulf
coast; all are believed to be in decline due to historic over-har-
vesting, habitat destruction, and predation by animals such as
raccoons and household pets. The Florida east coast diamond-
back terrapin is the subspecies found in our Lagoon.

Terrapins are a seldom seen, but important species in the food
chain. Terrapin eggs are a common food source for both small
mammals and birds. Conversely, these turtles help disperse sea
grass seeds via their digestive system.

Recently, the Indian River Land Trust, working with Coastal Bi-
ology and the Florida Institute of Technology, found thirteen of
these elusive reptiles living at the 111-acre Bee Gum Point Na-
ture Preserve owned by the Land Trust. They were identified
as part of an effort to document and monitor their abundance
and distribution in the region. Their presence at Bee Gum Point
is good news for this protected wetland, but efforts are needed
to further protect and enhance our remaining coastal wetlands
for this diminishing species. For more information, visit https://
brevardzoo.org/conservation-programs/florida-east-coast-dia-
mond-back-terrapins/.

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The corset comeback: How the controversial item has become a bestseller again

BY EMMA SPEDDING
The Telegraph

The corset is the most loaded fash- being controlled by men. “Madon-
ion item there is, with an uncom- na’s corsets satiricized male fantasy
fortable (quite literally) history of – they sprouted fake nipples,” writes
whalebone-induced fainting and rib Carol Chillington Rutter.
removal surgery all in the name of
sculpting a Scarlett O’Hara “waist- Corset belts could easily be a trend
trained” silhouette. But while the that never leaves the catwalks, but it’s
Victorian corset might be a universal an AW16 styling trick that already in
symbol of female confinement, it is August appears to be resonating with
back for AW16 – and in a whole new some customers. Lyst has seen a 25
form. percent increase in searches for cor-
sets over the last six weeks but only a
Victoria Beckham, Prada and 0.6 percent increase in sales. An indi-
Balmain are a few of the key labels cation, perhaps, that the public isn’t
championing corsets for AW16, and fully committed to the trend?
they have already been worn by the
likes of Rihanna, Victoria Beckham Not so, according to the people at
and Gigi Hadid. Instead of being Net-A-Porter. The Prada belt corsets
uncomfortable hidden shapewear sold out almost instantly when they
or overly sexualized Burlesque cos- hit the site earlier this month.
tumes, this new wave of corsetry is
designed to be worn by women on “Prada’s denim corset belt sold out
their own terms. immediately upon upload in both
colors,” says Net-A-Porter’s retail
At Prada, corsets were minimal, fashion director Lisa Aiken. “The
rather than sexy, and worn as an ac- fabric is a slightly thinner denim so it
cessory, layered over coats and suits, sits very neatly over dresses and even
with the laces left loose and half-tied. knitwear without the fabric spill-
At Balmain they were powerful and ing over the sides.” And if you are
body-conscious, aimed to mimic wondering how to wear the corset
the Kardashians’ love of shapewear, in a modern way? “Over the past few
while at Victoria Beckham they were seasons we have seen ready-to-wear
sleek, classic and minimal. “I used borrow inspiration from the lingerie
to wear a lot and it felt very sexy and category in so many variations; from
feminine,” Beckham said of the cor- bodysuits to slip dresses and now
set revival backstage. “I wanted to corsets, it is empowering to see de-
find a way to bring that back and feel signers use these styles as a layering
new and fresh.” piece as opposed to something that
was once hidden and worn under
Ever the perfect brand ambassa- clothes as shapewear.” 
dor, Beckham wore a black corset
with tuxedo trousers at the Cannes
Film Festival, proving that it is in
fact a surprisingly wearable look no
matter the occasion. Gigi Hadid and
Amy Schumer have followed suit, and
worn sculpted corsets with black suit
trousers.

Rihanna, always the first to leap to
a new trend, has been wearing cor-
sets in the style of Prada, layering a
lavender corset belt over a loose shirt
dress and then performing at Sziget
Festival this month in an Adam Sel-
man brown corset belt cinched over
an oversized T-shirt. It’s a powerful
styling move, which has been called
by some a feminist reclaiming of
a garment which traditionally was
used to control – and restrict – fe-
male bodies.

This is not the first time that cor-
sets have been re-appropriated as an
empowering garment, of course, as
in 1990 Madonna’s iconic Jean Paul
Gaultier corset with a cone bra ig-
nited a debate about women’s image

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Sonia Rykiel: The designer who made fashion liberating

BY VICTORIA MOSS – which had also claimed her moth-
The Telegraph er – referring to it as the “putain de
Parkinson’s” (the bitch Parkinson’s).
The French fashion designer Sonia Of her early life she mused that, “I
Rykiel died last week, aged 86, after a wasn’t remotely interested in clothes.
20-year battle with Parkinson’s dis- I came from an intellectual Parisian
ease. family. My father was a watchmaker;
my mother was a housewife. We dis-
Born Sonia Flis in 1930 in the Pa- cussed politics, art, sculpture – never
risian suburb of Neuilly, to a Russian fashion.”
mother and Romanian father, Rykiel
was the eldest of her four sisters. Writ- Yet, having married women’s dress
ing in 2012, she discussed the disease shop owner Sam Rykiel in 1953, fash-

ion found its way to her. It was natu- signature which has endured to this
ral instinct that led her to develop day – and earned the nickname the
clothing, instigated during pregnan- “poor boy” sweater. Spotted in the
cy (her daughter Nathalie was born window of her husband’s store, the
in 1955, followed by a son, Jean-Phil- sweater was featured on the front of
lippe, in 1961) when she found noth- French Elle – notable at a time when
ing she wanted to wear. She asked an Haute Couture was the usual cover
Italian knitwear supplier to create star attire.
her a dress and subsequent sweaters
followed – designed to her precise Rykiel was following on the path of
specifications: the arm holes were the liberation-by-fashion set by Coco
cut high, the fit shrunken, and they Chanel, and is perhaps her most nat-
clung to the body. ural successor in terms of legacy. Her
clothing (she opened her first epony-
At the time, knitwear was unforgiv- mous store in 1968, aided by her then
ingly thick and unflattering. Rykiel ex-husband Rykiel) struck a chord
injected a practical, yet stylish mo- with women who sought freedom
dernity. Friends soon ordered her lit- away from old-fashioned, restrictive
tle sweaters which were produced in styles and a sense of individuality.
vibrant colors, and stripes – a design
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from the rarefied world of couture, lived and had her store, the first of Browns, run by Sidney and Joan der of the Légion d’Honneur in rec-
proposing that women of all ages which opened on the Rue de Grenelle; Burstein. The families became fur- ognition of her 40 years service to the
could wear her clothes, as well as frequenting Café de Flore, the famed ther intertwined when their son, French fashion industry. These days,
pioneering stylistic techniques such café of intellectuals, which has in her Simon Burstein, married Rykiel’s although the business was sold in
as exposed seams, raw, unfinished honor a table and sandwich named daughter Nathalie. Now divorced, part to Hong Kong-based investment
hems and even slogan sweaters (the after her. Andy Warhols’s painting of the couple had three daughters, one firm Fung Brands (the Rykiels retain
first in 1971 read “Sensuous”). From her hung in her apartment; “I think of whom, Lola, works for the Sonia a 20 percent share) in 2012, the fam-
those initial knitted sweaters, suc- he liked my hair” she said of the work. Rykiel office in New York. Joan Burst- ily are still involved. Nathalie Rykiel
cess followed quickly, Women’s Wear That signature blaze of striking red ein commented that Rykiel “was truly who took over from her mother in
Daily crowned her the “Queen of hair worn in a shoulder-grazing bob a unique and wonderful woman in 1995, remains as managing director.
Knits” in 1972. Audrey Hepburn, Bri- with heavy fringe provided the fash- every way. I still have clothes from her
gitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve ion world with an instantly recogniz- first collection that we ever stocked at The brand has been invigorated of
were early fans. able and distinctive figure. Browns. She played a very important late by its artistic director Julie de Li-
role in my life.” bran, who since joining the company
She was the true mother of the so- Rykiel’s London debut in the ’70s in 2014, has brought the label back to
called “Left Bank chic,” where she came via taste-maker boutique In 2009 Rykiel was awarded the Or- form. 

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DINING REVIEW

Avanzare: Making summer special with $20 deal

BY TINA RONDEAU Orecchiette Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Vegetables. PHOTOS BY LEAH DUBOIS husband’s light parmesan soufflé was
Columnist Polenta with Shrimp served over mushrooms that had been
and Scallops. braised in balsamic vinegar and beer.
While most Vero restaurants, even They may have had a slight buzz on, but
the very good ones, now offer summer were certainly not drunk!
specials in an effort to keep busy in the
absence of our snowbirds, few dining Then for an entrée, I ordered the
values equal the two-courses-for-$20 roasted peppers and sausage, my hus-
menu currently being offered Monday band went for the fish of the day, which
through Thursday at Avanzare. on this evening was swordfish, and our
companion picked a longtime favor-
This is not one of those several- ite, the short rib lasagna (the latter two
course summer menus where a tiny both had a $2 up charge).
green salad and a parfait count as two
of the courses. The short rib lasagna, an off-menu
special when we first encountered it
The summer menu at our favorite some years ago, never disappoints.
Tuscan trattoria in Vero’s old down- The wine-braised short rib, layered
town offers a choice of 10 great appetiz- with pasta and parmesan cream, is
ers as the first course, followed by one finished off with a bone au jus from
of 14 sumptuous entrées as the second. the pan. Luscious.
And by the time you finish both, you’ll
likely be too full to care that dessert is My entrée was one of the best I
not included. have had here – Italian sausage hand-
stuffed with parsley provolone, served
On a recent Tuesday night, we arrived with roasted peppers and plum toma-
at Avanzare around 7:45 (their special toes, all atop sinfully good crispy gar-
menu, thankfully, does not require be- lic potatoes.
ing seated at a ridiculously early hour),
and our party of three was ushered to a My husband was equally enthused
nice booth along the northern wall. about the swordfish – a beautiful piece
of fish, grilled perfectly, topped with a
We were hardly seated when our roasted tomato and pepper sauce, and
server brought the evening’s amuse accompanied by grilled asparagus and
bouche – a sundried tomato and goat new potatoes.
cheese spread on crostini. That was
followed by a basket of warm bread, ac- Avanzare is finishing its first year in
companied by a dish of olive oil mixed its new location, which long housed
with fresh herbs for dipping. the 14th Avenue Steakhouse. What a
change the spacious new restaurant –
For starters on this visit, I selected with its large windows looking out on
the clams casino, my husband opted the brightly lit Theatre Plaza marquis
for the parmesan soufflé over drunken – is from the dark, somewhat cramped
mushrooms, and our companion chose quarters Avanzare previously occupied.
the soup du jour, which was cream of
mushroom and truffles. For imagination in the kitchen – for
creating dishes that on any given night,
The soup was delicious, and the lead you to say “How did they do this?”
use of Applewood smoked bacon in – Avanzare continues to offer some
my clams casino was a nice touch. My of the most interesting meals in Vero.
And for at least a few weeks longer, at a
Grouper with Caper spectacular price.
Tomato Sauce.
I welcome your comments, and en-
courage you to send feedback to me at
[email protected].

The reviewer dines anonymously at
restaurants at the expense of Vero Beach
32963. 

Parmesan Souffle with Avanzare
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WINE COLUMN

Wine Ring: The smart(phone) way to rate wine

BY DAVE MCINTYRE
The Washington Post

Our smartphones keep getting glimpse into what people are actually it warned me away from some oaky label recognition speed and accuracy
smarter. Not only do they help us talk drinking” says Sheri Sauter Morano, chardonnays. beat Delectable’s, but the latter app
to each other, they also help us avoid one of five masters of wine on Wine has a glamour quotient, with famous
talking to each other. They alert us to Ring’s high-powered team of consul- There was one glaring problem, sommeliers and winemakers posting
breaking news and notify us when it’s tants. (Five master sommeliers also though: The app failed to identify most frequently.
time to leave for appointments. helped develop the database, which of the labels I scanned into it. That
as of June included approximately could be because the database is still CellarTracker is the app for col-
And our phones have figured out 300,000 labels.) small (and I have eclectic tastes). Once lectors, with excellent label and
whether we will like a wine before we you rate a wine the app doesn’t recog- bar-code scanning and a feature for
even try it. “It’s not just the unicorn wines,” nize, you can enter the data yourself or inventorying your cellar. Because it
Morano adds, referring to the rare and wait for one of Wine Ring’s consultants was a popular website long before
At least, so claim the creators of Wine desirable bottles that users of other to verify the information. The wine smartphones, CellarTracker has an
Ring, a new smartphone app joining wine apps, such as Delectable, like to later (typically) shows up in your “jour- extensive database of wines, tasting
an already crowded folder of apps al- brag about drinking. nal” within the app. notes and ratings.
lowing us to record, rate and share our
wine experiences with the world. I found Wine Ring easy and enjoy- Other apps compete with Wine Our smartphones can tell us a lot
able to use over a several-week trial. It Ring for screen space on our phones. about wine, but there’s one thing
Wine Ring uses patented algorithms quickly identified my love of Oregon Vivino and Delectable are favored by they can’t do: They still need us to
to develop a preference profile from the pinot noir and Austrian Riesling, and the wine-enthusiast crowd. Vivino’s drink it. 
information you feed it; the more wines
you rate, the more detailed your profile
becomes. Then, when you’re in a store
standing before a shelf full of unfamil-
iar bottles, just scan a label into the app
and it will tell you whether the wine fits
your preference profile.

“Every time you rate a wine or change
a rating, we reevaluate your preferenc-
es,” says Andrew Sussman, co-creator
with Pam Dillon of Wine Ring.

Rating wines on Wine Ring is easy.
It give you four choices: heart, thumbs
up, so-so and nope (symbolized by a
circle with a line through it). No stars
or rating scales to make you distin-
guish the quality difference between
89 and 90 points.

“You and I can talk about a wine, its
acidity, structure, residual sugar, all
those attributes,” Dillon says. “But in
the end it’s love, like, so-so or dislike.”

Wine Ring is still developing its so-
cial media tie-in. The app shows con-
nectivity with Facebook, Twitter and
LinkedIn as “coming soon.” With con-
nections and followers, you will be
able to ask Wine Ring to recommend a
wine for a group, using each member’s
preference profile.

If you sense marketing gold in the
data gathered from consumers, you’d
be right. Dillon says the patents on
Wine Ring’s algorithms could be ap-
plied to any consumer product involv-
ing taste, smell and feel, and the data
gathered during the two-year beta
phase (Wine Ring was released to the
broader public this year) show trends
in consumers’ habits and preferences.

“No sommelier knows what a guest
is drinking 365 days of the year, but we
do,” Dillon says. (Assuming, of course,
the guests enter every wine they drink
into the app.)

And what are people drinking?
“Fruit wines, local wines, wines
from Texas or Colorado – it gives us a

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EAT LOCAL. (Early)

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CALENDAR

ONGOING bridge University American Stage Tour, 7 p.m. son Foundation and performed by the cast of 17 To Jan. 2 - Vero Beach Museum of
at Vero Beach High School PAC. $20 donation the Cambridge University American Stage Tour, Art presents landscape artist Bruce
Vero Beach Museum of Art – Out of this appreciated. 772-569-6718 2 p.m. at Sebastian River High School PAC. $20 Marsh. 772-231-0707
World: The Art and Artists of NASA thru Sept. donation appreciated. 772-569-6718
25; Masters of Studio Glass thru Sept. 11; and 9|10 Acting and Writing Work- 24 Celebrate the Arts Festival, 10 a.m.
From Exhibition to Collection thru Sept. 4. 772- shops for 11 & 12 grade stu- 16 Sebastian River Area Chamber of to 4 p.m. at Riverside Park hosted
231-0707 dents taught by Cambridge American Stage Commerce Media Auction, 6 p.m. at by Cultural Council of Indian River County,
Tour instructors and performers presented by the Sebastian Chamber office, with bidding op- with displays and demonstrations by non-
SEPTEMBER Laura Riding Jackson Foundation. Acting Fri. 1 portunities on marketing and advertising from profits, artists, authors and more. Free. 772-
p.m., Writing Sat. 9 a.m.at Sebastian River High local media and businesses. 772-589-5969 770-4857
School. Free. 305-860-0940
17 Indian River Lagoon Cleanup along 24 Guest presentation by Becky Thomp-
3 Mulligan’s Skim Jam presented by Shore 10 Tunnel to Towers Vero Beach, 7:30 beaches and waterways, foot or boat, son Murray, Kennedy Space Center
lb., the largest one-day Pro/Am skim- a.m. at Riverside Park, a 5K run/walk with collected trash to be dropped off at Vero Deputy Chief of Electrical Division of Engineer-
boarding contest in the world, begins 9 a.m. to honor those lost on September 11, 2001, Beach Marina Fuel Dock, and the docks at St. ing, on Women of NASA, 2 p.m. at Vero Beach
at Sexton Plaza, with proceeds to benefit Vero support first responders and military members Edward’s School and Capt. Hiram’s. 772-643- Museum of Art. Free. 772-231-0707
Beach Lifeguard Association. and to benefit the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Tow- 4616
ers Foundation. 24 To December 18 - Vero Beach Muse-
8 Breakfast roundtable discussion on pov- 17 Jerry and The Dolls, 6 p.m. at Sebas- um of Art presents David Drake: Pot-
erty and hunger - Hidden in Plain Sight: 10 Boating Safety course offered by Vero tian Elks Lodge to benefit various Elk ter and Poet. 772-231-0707
Lifting up Vulnerable Populations in IRC, 8 a.m. Beach Power Squadron, 9 a.m. to 5 charities and scholarships. $10. 772-589-1516
at United Way of IRC hosted by Treasure Coast p.m. on navigation rules, boat handling, traile- OCTOBER
Food Bank. 772-489-3034 ring and lifesaving equipment. $35. 772-532- 17 Friends of Sebastian Inlet State Park
6893 Night Sounds concert series features 1 Lines in the Lagoon Tri-County Junior
8 Shakespeare’s comedy, As You Like It, pre- The Ladies of Soul and the LOS Band, 7 p.m. at Fishing Tournament, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. with
sented by the Laura Riding Jackson Foun- 10 Shakespeare’s comedy, As You Like It, park’s Coconut Point pavilions. Standard park Awards Dinner 4 p.m. at Captain Hiram’s to
dation and performed by the cast of the Cam- presented by the Laura Riding Jack- entry fee. 321-984-4852 benefit ORCA, Everglades Foundation and CCA
Florida.
Solutions from Games Pages ACROSS DOWN Crossword Page 43 (THE YEAR WAS 1937)
in August 25, 2016 Edition 7 BACKBONE 1 CARRIAGE 1|2 Dialogue: Racism, a two-day
8 OVEN 2 AKIN workshop examining racism
9 WREN 3 BOLSTER through films and discussion, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
10 SPECIMEN 4 JEWEL Sat., 1 to 5 p.m. Sun. at Unitarian Universalist
11 SATCHEL 5 HOLIDAYS Fellowship of Vero Beach. $25 includes Sat.
13 BATCH 6 FETE lunch. 772-778-5880
16 HENNA 12 CONSIDER
17 SEASONS 14 CONTRITE 6-28 Think Pink Art Show at Gallery
19 HESITANT 15 HEATHER 14, with a portion of proceeds
21 PURE 18 BAKER from sales and 100 percent of raffle proceeds
22 URGE 20 ECRU benefitting Friends in Pink. Gala reception 5 to
23 ETERNITY 21 PINK 8 p.m. Oct. 7 during Gallery Stroll. 772 785-8730
or 772 562-5525.
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VERO BEACH 32963 SERVICE DIRECTORY

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JOHN’S ISLAND HOME OFFERS
OAK-SHADED GEORGIAN ELEGANCE

581 Sea Oak Drive in John’s Island: 4-bedroom, 5.5-bath, 4,153-square-foot home on .44-acre lot
offered for $2,350,000 by John’s Island Real Estate Company: 772-231-0900

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John’s Island home offers Georgian elegance, golf views

BY SAMANTHA ROHLFING BAITA
Staff Writer

With its high, white ceilings, re- the center island kitchen and sunlit plenty of cabinetry and countertop The family room provides lots
cessed lighting, pale walls and family room. The kitchen includes work space. The 2-level, granite- of seating space, and also boasts
marble floors, the spacious, beauti- cooktop, double oven and built- top island accommodates a lunch a sunny breakfast nook in a bay
fully designed home at 581 Sea Oak in microwave; side-by-side fridge/ bar and counter space, wetbar and window alcove on the south side,
Drive, in the prestigious community freezer with cabinets above; and dishwasher. as well as a second, versatile bay
of John’s Island, is an elegant canvas
awaiting the brush of a homeowner’s
special tastes and treasured objects.

Nestled along the tree-lined
fourth fairway of John Island’s
North Course, this lovely Geor-
gian-style home speaks of gracious
Southern living from the very first
glance: The broad, covered entry
with its double, mahogany front
door, flanked by French doors, all
crowned with decorative transoms;
the deep green-shuttered windows;
the four stately columns; curved
drive; and charmingly landscaped,
oak-shaded front lawn bespeak a
warm welcome within.

The house is bisected by the large
foyer, living/dining room and loggia,
leading to the sun-dappled pool/spa
deck beyond. Occupying the north
side are the master suite and two
guest bedrooms; on the south are
a fourth bedroom, kitchen, family
room and attached 2-car garage.

Generous placement of windows
and white plantation shutters sup-
port the flow from space to space
and enhance the warm, ambient
light which pours into the living/
dining space through three pairs of
8-foot French doors that open to the
screened loggia.

The living room’s cozy seating area,
anchored by a stately fireplace featur-
ing white stone surround, hearth and
mantle, invites pleasant conversation
or curling up with a book.

A vaulted, beamed ceiling unites

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window space on the west end, for
dining or seating, looking out to the
pool patio.

From the kitchen, a hallway leads
to a powder room/half bath, the spa-
cious laundry room and a guest bed-
room, with walk-in closet and bath.
The hallway ends with access to the
roomy 2-car garage.

From the foyer, a broad hallway
leads to the large master suite, which
dominates the home’s north side and
is a sumptuous hideaway where new
homeowners will certainly wish to
linger. A bay window alcove in the
master bedroom balances the same
feature on the south side. A large
walk-in closet and a roomy, adjacent
storage area (which could become
a second walk-in closet) offers great
flexibility in meeting his and her
wardrobe needs.

The lady of the house will feel pam-
pered in the fabulous master bath

VITAL STATISTICS
581 SEA OAK DRIVE

Community:
John’s Island Club
Year built: 1999
Lot size: .44 acres
Home size: 4,153 sq. ft.

under air;
5,179 sq. ft. overall

Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 5.5
Additional features: huge walk-
in closets; carpeted bedrooms;
alarm system; 8-foot doors
throughout; ceiling fans; walk-
though shower; French doors;
heated pool; custom finishes;
custom millwork; mahogany
sliding screens backing front
French doors for cross breezes;
located in a gated community
with oceanfront and golf club-
houses; two golf courses, tennis,
squash and wide array of other

activities
Listing agency:
John’s Island Real Estate
Company, 772-231-0900
Listing price: $2,350,000

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suite, which boasts separate his-and- gathering place, no matter what
her full bathrooms, separated by a sort of weather the tropical climate
huge, 2-door pass-through shower, serves up. With loggia doors open-
shared by both sides. Catering to the ing to the living room, pool deck
sensibilities of milady, her bathroom and family room/kitchen, enter-
features a large, lavish tub with mar- taining gatherings of any size will
ble surround, beneath double win- be a pleasure.
dows; a long vanity with sink and lots
of cabinet and countertop space, and This impressive residence shares
a separate toilet and bidet. Her bath a rich history with the prestigious
also includes a private door to the community: From its original mis-
pool and backyard space. sion of creating a private, family-
oriented community for those with
The two large guest or children’s discerning tastes, John’s Island to-
rooms on this side have full baths, day is a 1,650-acre (3,200 acres in-
one with shower, one with tub, and cluding wetlands) barrier island
both with large, walk-in closets. The masterpiece, where homes have
center guest bedroom, just down the been strategically placed to pre-
hall from the master suite, is posi- serve old oak trees. Multiple golf
tioned conveniently for use as a nan- courses and clubhouses, a rare
ny’s or private nurse’s room, or could and cherished three miles of pri-
be purposed as an office or study. A vate beach access and more than
large storage room on this side adds nine miles of Intracoastal Water-
to the abundant overall storage op- way exposure make John’s Island
portunities in this thoughtfully de- a playground in paradise. Careful
signed home. preservation of the pristine natural
surroundings ensures this paradise
The screened loggia, sheltered will be as breathtaking in the future
by the home on three sides, will as it is today. 
no doubt become a much-utilized

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IRS’ singular view on superjumbo mortgage interest

BY KENNETH R. HARNEY was no mention of double-dip ben- sionals with superjumbo mortgages filings. Some may be able to request
efits for unmarried co-owners. – doctors, lawyers, business execu- refunds.
Washington Post tives, investors, recently divorced
But in 2012, an unmarried couple individuals and others – “should Anson H. Asbury, a tax attorney in
Does the federal tax code favor in California who jointly owned two carefully review whether remaining Atlanta, says professionals in high-
unmarried partners when it comes expensive houses with big mortgag- unmarried brings financial benefits cost markets such as Washington,
to deducting mortgage interest on es (one in Beverly Hills, a second in of potentially claiming the deduc- New York, Los Angles, San Fran-
jointly owned houses with supersize Rancho Mirage) challenged the IRS’s tions subject to the increased limit.” cisco and San Diego, and pricey
mortgages? Can certain co-owners interpretation in U.S. Tax Court. neighborhoods elsewhere around
save big money on taxes by staying They argued that each unmarried Berson also told me in an inter- the country, are likely to be the big-
single rather than getting married? partner should be entitled to the view that she is advising clients to gest beneficiaries of the revised IRS
full $1.1 million in debt allowed for look back at their recent annual tax policy. 
Because of a little-publicized interest deductions. (The combined
move by the IRS this month, the amount of debt on their two homes
answer appears to be yes for poten- exceeded $2.2 million.)
tially significant numbers of people
with jumbo loans. The Tax Court disagreed. But the
partners appealed that decision to
Under Section 163 of the Internal the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Revenue Code, taxpayers can write 9th Circuit, which reversed the Tax
off interest paid on up to $1 mil- Court, ruling that the limit should
lion of “acquisition indebtedness” be on a per-taxpayer basis – mean-
and on up to $100,000 of “home eq- ing up to $1.1 million per unmarried
uity indebtedness.” You can deduct co-owner.
mortgage interest on both your pri-
mary home and a second home up That raised a question: How will
to a combined limit of $1.1 million of the IRS handle this issue? Will it re-
debt. If you’re married but filing your strict the 9th Circuit’s ruling in some
taxes separately from your spouse, way or allow it to take effect nation-
the law limits the mortgage amounts wide? Now the agency has come
you can deduct interest against to out with its answer: We are going to
half of that: $500,000 in acquisition “acquiesce” to the appellate court’s
indebtedness and $50,000 in home decision, the IRS said. We’re going
equity indebtedness. to allow qualified unmarried co-
owners to go beyond the $1.1 million
But what if you’re single, living to- mortgage cap – all the way up to $2.2
gether with a partner and sharing million.
the mortgage costs? Should each of
you qualify to write off interest paid How big a deal is this? Obviously,
on up to $1.1 million of mortgage it’s limited to a relatively elite eco-
debt, for a total of up to $2.2 mil- nomic group: people who have mort-
lion? Could you get a splashier tax gage debt in excess of $1.1 million.
benefit if you’re unmarried but co- And it’s limited to co-owners or buy-
paying on a high-balance mortgage ers of expensive homes who choose
or mortgages? not to be married but to share the
mortgage expenses.
In the past, the IRS has said: No,
when you jointly own one or more No one knows how many taxpay-
residences and you’re not married, ers fit these descriptions, but some
the maximum mortgage amount on tax experts say it’s a much larger
which you can write off interest is number than you might guess.
$1.1 million. When Congress set that
ceiling back in the late 1980s, there Susan Berson, a tax attorney in
Kansas City, Mo., says single profes-

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Real Estate Sales on the Barrier Island: August 18 to August 24

The summer doldrums finally arrived for the barrier island real estate market, with only five property
transactions recorded.

The top sale of the week was of a home with a pool in the heart of Central Beach. The property at 3810
Indian River Drive East was placed on the market July 11 with an asking price of $499,000. The sale closed
on Aug. 24 for $485,000.

The seller in the transaction was represented by Lucy Hendricks and Lee Moore of Berkshire Hathaway
Florida. The purchaser was represented by Brent Fadden of Live Oaks Realty.

TOWNHOMES, VILLAS, CONDOS, MULTIFAMILY AND INVESTMENT

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE
$243,250
$275,000
CORALSTONE CONDO 1362 CORAL PARK LANE, #702 1/25/2016 $259,000 8/23/2016 $170,000

PEBBLE BEACH VILLAS 5100 HIGHWAY A1A, #63F 7/19/2016 $169,900 $169,900 8/19/2016 $255,000

SEA WATCH CONDO 5300 HIGHWAY A1A, #212 5/19/2016 $279,900 $279,900 8/19/2016 $223,500

SEA OAKS 1195 E WINDING OAKS CIRCLE E, #308 3/15/2016 $265,000 $250,000 8/18/2016

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Coralstone Condo, Address: 1362 Coral Park Lane, #702 Subdivision: Pebble Beach Villas, Address: 5100 Highway A1A, #63F

Listing Date: 1/25/2016 Listing Date: 7/19/2016
Original Price: $275,000 Original Price: $169,900
Recent Price: $259,000 Recent Price: $169,900
Sold: 8/23/2016 Sold: 8/19/2016
Selling Price: $243,250 Selling Price: $170,000
Listing Agent: Debbie Bell Listing Agent: Kim Small & Ron Small

Selling Agent: Berkshire Hathaway Florida Selling Agent: The Small Realty Group LLC

Debbie Bell Kim Small

Berkshire Hathaway Florida The Small Realty Group LLC

Subdivision: Sea Oaks, Address: 1195 E Winding Oaks Circle E, #308 Subdivision: Sea Watch Condo, Address: 5300 Highway A1A, #212

Listing Date: 3/15/2016 Listing Date: 5/19/2016
Original Price: $265,000 Original Price: $279,900
Recent Price: $250,000 Recent Price: $279,900
Sold: 8/18/2016 Sold: 8/19/2016
Selling Price: $223,500 Selling Price: $255,000
Listing Agent: John Bolton Listing Agent: Mac Thompson

Selling Agent: Sea Oaks Real Estate Selling Agent: Seaside Realty of Vero Beach

Christine Barry Rosanne Moler

Berkshire Hathaway Florida Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

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Buyers willing to pay extra for ‘smart’ homes

BY KENNETH R. HARNEY cal houses, one with smart technol-
Washington Post ogy, the other without, they’d buy
the smart home. Sixty-one percent of
Could “smart-home” technology – millennials would favor smart-tech
features such as network-connected homes, as would 59 percent of parents
thermostats, security devices, appli- with children living in the house.
ances and lighting – help you sell your
property faster and for more? A massive survey this year of nearly
22,000 home shoppers by John Burns
Probably so, according to recent Real Estate Consulting found that
consumer polling plus anecdotal not only do prospective buyers rank
reports from appraisers and realty smart technology high when they
agents. The key, though, is that the evaluate housing options, they’re
smart products need to be installed also prepared to pay thousands of
before you list your house, because dollars for it. Sixty-five percent said
most buyers don’t want to have to in- they’d be willing to spend more for
stall them. They want things pretty smart-home technology packages,
much turnkey. and well over half would pay extra for
interior and exterior security cam-
The latest in an ongoing series of eras, network-connected appliances,
research projects by Coldwell Banker doorbells that send owners text alerts
Real Estate found that 71 percent of enabling them to check security cam-
buyers in a sample of 1,250 American eras, smart air filtration vents and a
adults want a “move-in ready” house variety of other high-tech items.
and that 57 percent of those buyers
looking at older houses would consid- Appraisers are also acknowledging
er them updated – and more appeal- the value of smart-home technology
ing as move-in ready – if they have and making what they call “adjust-
smart-home features already in place. ments” when they compare tech-en-
Fifty-four percent say that if they had abled homes with similar but tech-
to choose between otherwise identi- deficient houses.

“Absolutely,” Pat Turner, an ap- But here’s an issue that’s beginning
praiser in Richmond, Va., said in an to bubble up: Now that “smart home”
interview. “Smart-home technology has become a marketing buzzword, is
can definitely add to market value. it subject to the same sort of overuse
If you have the data showing that and hyperbole as the term “green”?
houses with smart technology sell for Precisely what constitutes a “smart
more, then you’ve got to” acknowl- home,” anyway? If you’ve got a Nest
edge that fact in some way in the ap- thermostat and some security giz-
praisal report, he said. mos, is that enough to make your
place “smart”?
For example, if local builders show
him that a house without significant No way. This past spring, CNET, the
smart technology sells for $200,000 but online consumer technology news
an otherwise similar higher-tech house site, partnered with Coldwell Banker
sells for $206,000, this market data al- to develop an industry standard: A
lows him to make dollar adjustments true smart home should be equipped
– up or down – on comparable houses. with “network-connected products
(via WiFi, Bluetooth or similar proto-
Danny Hertzberg, a Coldwell Bank- cols) for controlling, automating and
er agent in Miami, says that from his optimizing functions such as tem-
perspective, “a majority” of active perature, lighting, security, safety or
buyers in the market not only prefer entertainment, either remotely by a
smart home technology, “but they’re phone, tablet, computer or a separate
expecting it and asking for it.” system within the home itself.”

A few years ago, interest in home The baseline requirements: It’s got
technology was confined primarily to have either a smart security fea-
to the more-expensive segments of ture that controls access or monitors
the market, Hertzberg said. “Now it’s the property, or a smart temperature
at every price point, whether in the feature. It should also have at least
center city or in the suburbs,” new two features from this list: smart re-
construction and renovations alike. frigerators/washers/dryers; smart
Even in houses built in the 1920s TVs and streaming services; smart
and 1930s, sellers are incorporating HVAC system, fans or vents; smart
smart-home packages into their ren- outdoor plant sensors and watering
ovations to appeal to today’s buyers. systems; smart fire/carbon monox-
“It helps you stand out,” Hertzberg ide detectors and night lights; smart
told me – it gives you an edge over security locks, alarm systems or cam-
competing properties – and it usually eras; smart thermostats. 
cuts the time needed to sell.



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