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HEALTH

me: I would have pushed these feelings Love, Work, and Connect Across Dif- it, as Alan was doing in his own life. to recognize and admit our failings, we
away. ferences,” who explained that through Alan reinforced for me that it is pos- also need to let them go. We must for-
the process of developing self- and give ourselves and each other.
More than 25 years earlier, I had other empathy, emotional armor could sible to be a skilled surgeon and also
faced a similar situation with differ- be replaced by “emotional agility.” In- a caring and emotionally connected These are essential steps toward ac-
ent results. As a resident, I helped my trigued, I went on to read Susan Da- doctor; to hold someone’s hand, and to cepting our vulnerability and achiev-
supervising doctor remove a tumor vid’s “Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, be present. I couldn’t repair my failed ing emotional agility. Only then can we
from deep within the temporal lobe Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work conversation with that family, but I abandon our detached and defended
of a man in his 30s. The surgery went and Life,” which characterizes this can learn from my mistakes. As long as selves and make the connections that
well, but we knew the patient’s progno- healthier stance. I continue to practice, there will be an- sustain and enrich us.
sis was dismal. I entered the cramped other opportunity to try to get things
consultation room and encountered, Emotional agility enables us to move right. Alan Davidson, born Jan. 6, 1942,
for the first time, his wife and three easily between powerful emotions, died June 26, 2020. Joseph Stern is a
small children. They nervously await- recognizing feelings without becom- And, as Alan told me, these lessons neurosurgeon in Greensboro, N.C. He
ed our report. ing bogged down by them; to move hold for our lives beyond practice. Part is the author of “Grief Connects Us: A
fluidly through life’s demands without of emotional agility is self-compassion, Neurosurgeon’s Lessons on Love, Loss,
I couldn’t bring myself to tell them becoming stuck or overwhelmed. often a sticking point for physicians. and Compassion,” published in May by
this was an incurable tumor from We tend to be unforgiving of ourselves Central Recovery Press. His website is jo-
which the patient would die in the near Emotionally agile people derive (and of our colleagues). Just as we need sephsternmd.com. 
future. Instead, I parsed my words. power from facing, not avoiding, diffi-
They were technically correct yet de- cult emotions. By allowing ourselves to
tached. Overwhelmed, I had no idea be vulnerable, physicians become bet-
how to face the patient’s family. What ter able to connect more deeply with
they needed was honesty and compas- our patients and ourselves. I came to
sion. Instead, I avoided connecting, appreciate that it is possible to move
leaving someone else to fill in the gaps. between dispassionate technical pre-
To this day, I carry a sense of shame cision and intense emotional connec-
and failure: I avoided pain but fell short tion without having to choose between
as a physician. them.

Physicians develop detachment and I sat with Alan and his family after
emotional distance as a coping mecha- his surgery, and we talked until I had
nism against the pain of grief, loss and to return to the operating room for an-
failure. Yet our attempts to protect our- other case. As I left, Alan remarked that
selves through detachment ultimately I seemed to get energy and joy from my
intensify feelings of loss and deprive us work. I was surprised to realize that I
of resolution. I have come to see that did feel energized, not depleted; privi-
these unresolved feelings contribute leged to witness both the beauty and
directly to professional burnout. fragility of life. At that moment, I knew
I had discarded my suit of emotional
Mary Buss, director of ambulatory armor. In its place was something bet-
palliative care at Beth Israel Deacon- ter and more powerful: emotional agil-
ess Medical Center and associate pro- ity.
fessor of medicine at Harvard Medical
School, says that physicians are afraid Weeks later, Alan was readmitted to
of, and avoid, feelings of sadness. We the hospital with increasing right-sid-
reason, mistakenly, that being open ed numbness. I read him a draft of this
to pain and loss could damage us; we essay as he sat in his hospital bed, un-
fear losing our composure and appear- able to control his computer or phone
ing vulnerable. Yet accepting vulner- yet intellectually forceful and emotion-
ability is what most closely connects ally attuned. He said that he wanted
us with our patients. This is what they me to tell his story. He felt strongly this
remember in the end, after all. Patients message must be shared, agreeing that
crave acceptance, appreciation and doctors often carry a burden of private
acknowledgment; we all want this for grief and perceived failures.
ourselves.
We spoke of his children, his grand-
As the brother of a patient, I discov- children, his wife. He told me of profes-
ered how it felt to be on the receiving sional mistakes and a sense of failure
end of care lacking in compassion as that haunted him, yet he also spoke
I observed occasional blunt, insensi- proudly of the thousands of patients he
tive or confusing comments from the had cared for, their individual stories
medical staff. I became determined to and faces no longer distinct but flow-
connect more deeply with my patients ing through him.
and my own emotions. Yet I wondered:
How could I balance connection and Sitting at my friend’s bedside, I saw
detachment as a neurosurgeon? Did Alan forgive himself. He always tried to
connecting emotionally with my pa- do his best.
tients mean I could no longer detach
enough to be an effective surgeon? Sometimes, he failed. Just as I often
Would it be better to become a techni- felt powerless, unable to pull someone
cian and leave the emotions to others? from the wreckage I saw coming, yet I
had done my best. As a resident years
I found my approach through a con- ago, knowing that a young husband
versation with Helen Riess, a psychia- would not live for long and that his
trist and author of “The Empathy Ef- children would lose their father, I had
fect: Seven Neuroscience-Based Keys done all I could do – except to allow the
for Transforming the Way We Live, enormity of this loss to wash over me,
to share it with his family and to accept

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How beige went from boring to this season’s must-wear color

BY BETHAN HOLT
The Telegraph

Beige was once considered incred-
ibly boring. You might believe it still
is, especially when – hopefully – we
have a summer of new-found free-
dom ahead of us. Surely we’d all
want to be flitting about like
exotic birds in a palette of
rainbow brights?

And yet, beige has under-
gone an image overhaul as
impressive as that time kale
was rebranded from point-
less garnish to a must-try
superfood. Beige is no longer
dull and drab, but the epit-
ome of sophistication. And
it’s a surprisingly flattering
alternative to most of the
other neutrals out there: less
draining than black, more
considered than navy and
more uplifting than gray.

Look at any of the major
fashion houses’ spring/sum-
mer collections, and most
of them showed at least a
handful of all-beige looks.
At Hugo Boss there were
suits and shirt dresses,
while Hermès did shades
ranging from biscuit to put-
ty in the form of super-soft
wool coats, leather shorts
and this exquisite slouchy
sweater/high-waisted trouser
combo, worn by veteran model Geor-
gina Grenville. Mother of Pearl’s Amy
Powney has even designed a ‘Beige
Forever’ collection aimed at making
natural hues chic again.

And before you sigh about this
being one of those looks that will
never make it off the catwalk,
beige is sweeping the wardrobes of the

women we’d want to dress like if we had could take it beyond the basic knit
the time/budget/personal trainer. and trench coat we (probably) already
own. You could go the Cos-loving ar-
There’s Rosie Huntington-Whiteley chitect route and amp up the boring as
and Alana Haim (of the band Haim) a kind of badge of honor (think shirts,
who have both been doing a simple, tailoring and upscale athleisure here);
chic take on beige dressing with their or reframe beige as your luxe blank
sleek tailoring and boyish silhouettes. canvas – search out pieces with inter-
esting textures and embellishments
More surprising is Queen Máxi- à la Máxima, like Essentiel Antwerp’s
ma of the Netherlands, who is really sequin-sleeve blouse.
worth looking up if you love brave and
bold style – she usually wears super- Or use it as a backdrop to give col-
bright colors, but earlier this month orful pieces a modern spin – Victoria
she swapped them for a head-to-toe Beckham teams it with lime-green
beige look, made more ‘her’ with a flo- trousers, while at Tod’s it was styled
ral headband and twinkly embellish- with fuchsia bags. In short, have fun
ments on the skirt. with beige – words I never thought I’d
write in the same sentence. 
All of these looks made me reas-
sess how I think of beige and how we

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Opening store amid pandemic was a spiritual awakening

BY J.J. MARTIN J.J. Martin outside her the many zoom webinars that we have me by Romanian artist Aitch.
Milan boutique, La DoubleJ. hosted over the last COVID year. Upstairs, the ceiling is covered by an
The Telegraph
extremely challenged to stay grounded These online gatherings are offered installation of hundreds of stone-paper
COVID’s crunch resulted in break- and neutral when my circle of support free to our customers and their friends lotus leaves, hand-crafted and hung by
downs and breakthroughs for J.J. Mar- was constantly falling down. as part of our DoubleJ philanthropy. In artist Joanne Tan. Our walls are a rich
tin and her small team – but things are the store, they are now replicated via shiny grass green. Our floors a sten-
looking up. So, when my business partner came live streaming in our Sacred Grotta, ciled vintage design. Interior designer
to me in August and suggested we open an underground cave brimming with Paolo Badesco and his studio oversaw
Greetings from Milan. When I last a store in Milan’s fancy Via Sant’Andrea, Divine Mother goddesses, archangels the bamboo lined interiors and the
wrote to you, I was locked up in a my first thought was: Are you nuts? No and spirit animals that were drawn for hunt for the vintage pieces.
new, empty apartment, unpermitted way. But then I remembered something:
to leave my home except to shop for We’ve always broken rules at DoubleJ. All of this was designed and built
groceries or medicine. Our first CO- We are not a traditional fashion com- while the city was dark and empty, in
VID sanctions in Italy were stringent, pany. We don’t do catwalk shows, we do its restricted Orange Zone. But I be-
very isolating and seemingly never- marching bands in Milan’s galleria. came more and more conscious that
ending. Small companies like mine when people are feeling dense and
shook on their skinny little legs, many We are made in Italy’s top facto- depressed, that is the precise moment
crumbling under the pressure. Yet it ries, and yet we create a fairly-priced to turn on your own inner light, shine
was also a highly creative time for me product that gives value back to the the socks off everyone and show the
personally; the silence, newly-opened customer. We’re not “cool’ and yet world you have faith even when ev-
mental space and time alone gave me cool people come to us as often as my erything appears broken.
unprecedented access to my own in- mother’s conservative friends do. We
ner world. My meditation, spiritual don’t spend buckets of cash we don’t The day after we opened the bou-
and energy practices flourished. have, we always find creative ways to tique, Milan went from a code orange
collaborate with those that enjoy the to a code yellow. People were starting
I let go of trying to control the out- glaze of our jazz hands on their brand. to trickle into the streets and into our
come of Queen Corona’s grip and shop. Our first program in the grotta
opened to the wisdom of the un- Maybe our store could also be some- was with Sedona-based spiritual guide
known. My morning invocations thing that embodied that unconven- Sandra Walter on ‘How to Activate your
willed my brand, La DoubleJ, to sus- tional energy. Maybe it could be less Divine DNA.” And we, like Milan, were
tain itself. If not, I resolved, I’ll allow it about a strict mandate to sell merchan- ready to resurrect ourselves. 
to fall and do so gracefully. dise and more of a unique opportunity
to anchor and engage with our commu-
My company held strong after all, nity of women. How can we have more
hiccupping along the way (our take- meaningful exchanges than drinking
over at Sotheby’s London was shuttered champagne at an opening party and
after a single day when COVID hit the looking at each other’s outfits?
city, while our Acqua di Parma collabo-
ration was reduced in size) but we still If COVID taught me one thing, it’s
closed out dismal 2020 with 20 percent that our customers are desperate for
growth. Our direct-to-consumer busi- something more. Ever since getting on
ness and homeware category soared. It the Instagram Live mic during COVID
was a remarkable achievement. and openly sharing my experiences with
handling troubling emotions, and tips/
When the strictest laws were lifted tricks for anchoring into deeper self ex-
and we were able to come back to our ploration, my user engagement zoomed.
office on Milan’s Navigli in limited
numbers, I thought, “Awesome. We’re I soon realized, I do not want to just
back in high-powered action!” But we sell a woman a dress. I am happier if I
weren’t. My staff was dropping like flies. can get her to start meditating, intro-
Some were psychologically distraught, duce her to a new pranayama breath
unable to perform at their usual levels. technique, hook her up with an energy
healer, get her to open her heart space
27-year-olds were paralyzed by the and put her in touch with her intu-
fear of getting sick, unwilling to come ition; all of which have been topics of
into the office. Then I’d get calls from
blossoming employees who’d say, “JJ,
I’ve been so motivated by your spiritu-
al videos (which I post on Instagram)
that I realize my true calling isn’t fash-
ion at all. I’m going to become a body
worker (alternative medicine practi-
tioner) in Switzerland.”

COVID’s crunch, I realized, was
having one of two effects on people. It
was either giving them breakdowns
or breakthroughs. As someone with a
strong spiritual practice, I could see this
as a beautiful cycle of personal trans-
formation. But as the owner of a small,
independent fashion company, I felt

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The 8oo best costumes in the new ‘Cruella’ film

BY BETHAN HOLT explains. “When I went to fit Emma “She’s found her own style and re- Cruella’s military
The Telegraph Stone in L.A., we ended with 10 suit- ally knows her own body and how to punk jacket
cases of pieces so we could dress her make herself look good and be impos-
Emma Stone and Emma Thompson up and see how we’d use it.” ing,” says Beavan. Beavan’s own Seventies style was
wear some of the most fabulous cos- a huge influence on the Cruella cos-
tumes you’ll see on screen this year. These thrift influences are evident The red dress tumes. In one scene, we see Estella
throughout Estella’s journey through wear an incredible military jacket
In the new “Cruella” film, a pre- ever-more inventive costumes in the A series of set piece party scenes dripping in braiding and medals.
quel to “101 Dalmatians,” its couture film. puncture the plot of Cruella with the
rather than canines which take cen- Baroness’ Black and White ball form- “I remember going to Portobello
ter stage. Depicting the origin story of One of the more simple looks ing one of the biggest action sequences. and buying military jackets which we
one of Disney’s most famous villains, comes on her first day working for wore inappropriately with jeans or
Emma Stone plays a young Cruella the Baroness when she arrives wear- In a rare moment adopting the Bar- frilly skirts,” Beavan remembers of the
while Emma Thompson takes the ing all-black, complete with a very oness’ aesthetic, Estella wears a fiery inspiration for this look. “My jacket
role of haughty, naughty designer, the beatnik beret. red gown from the designer’s 1965 col- only cost $5, a red guardsman one – it
Baroness. lection which might be seen as an act would be far more than that now.”
It was German punk rock singer of respect apart from the fact that ev-
With 80 costumes between them, Nina Hagen who became the key ery other guest has followed the black
the two lead characters are the post- muse for Estella. “There’s a picture and white dress code. It’s no surprise,
er women for two entirely different where she’s sat cross-legged with her then, that chaos ensues.
approaches to fashion. Cruella, also hair looking very Cruella and wearing
known as Estella, is the maverick a fluffy sweater,” says Beavan. “When
rebel, while the Baroness represents I saw it, I thought ‘aha, that’s it.’”
polished, precise elegance. The film is
set in 1970s London, when these two Baroness’ gold coat
worlds were colliding as punk mania
clashed with the grandeur of mid-
century salons.

These are eight of the best costumes
to look out for in the film, with Oscar-
winning costume designer Jenny Bea-
van’s take on the inspiration behind
them:

Cruella’s black beret

“I did masses of vintage shopping in
New York, London and L.A.,” Beavan

Baroness’ black and The Dalmatian coat
white ballgown
Every moment of the day is a fash-
ion moment for the Baroness, even a
pit stop at Liberty’s deserves a sweep-
ing gold coat, statement jewelry and a
complex beehive hairdo.

“Emma was such fun to work with While Estella and the Baroness may
because she loved these outrageous not always see eye to eye, Beavan says
looks,” says Beavan of working with that working at the atelier does mark
Thompson on the Baroness’ cos- a huge shift in Estella’s style. “She
tumes. picks up some real skills from working
with the Baroness, we see her become
At her own black and white ball, much more tailored and sophisticat-
the couturier is destined to be the ed,” she explains.
best-dressed in her stark, tulip-col-
lared creation … but Estella has other One example of that, ironically, is
ideas. one of the few hints at the dalmatian

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tale to come when Estella appears in a

‘Coconut Girl’: Summer’s nostalgic fashion trendfashion show sporting an impeccably

crafted coat with a panel of black and
white spots – mwahaha!

Baroness’ ballgown BY TAMARA ABRAHAM
The Telegraph

“If anybody, it was Dior who influ- There is a saying in fashion that too far. As a grown-up, the salty, sea- Nostalgia is a wonderful thing, but
enced us,” Beavan says of dreaming you shouldn’t wear a trend that you tousled hair that is a key Coconut Girl tread carefully, my geriatric millen-
up Emma Thompson’s character and are old enough to have worn the visual will just look messy, and a pair nial friends. It’s a slippery slope from
her costumes. “The Baroness is a hor- first time around. I don’t know of Billabong board shorts will be sur- a nod to the past to a recreation of it.
rible person but a very good designer who came up with that rule, but plus to requirement unless you really And any experiments with Sun-In and
although by the Seventies she’s a bit I break it on a regular basis – and are at the beach. glitter tattoos should be left in 2002. 
old fashioned, it’s not cutting-edge never more so than over the past
stuff anymore, even though she might couple of years with so much
make plenty of money from older cli- Nineties nostalgia dominat-
entele,” she continues. “She’s more ing the fashion agenda. Chunky
Fifties and Sixties.” white sneakers, slip dresses and
oversized tailoring have all made
This controlled, sculptural red car- it back into my wardrobe.
pet look is a case in point and couldn’t
be further from Cruella’s anarchic Now, according to TikTok’s pre-
creativity. dominantly Gen-Z users, we should
be looking to the early Noughties
Cruella’s checked for style inspiration, too – specifi-
leather jacket cally an aesthetic that has become
known as ‘Coconut Girl.’ A search for
Nearing the end of the film, Estella’s the term on the video-sharing app tells
transformation to ruthless villainess me that it borrows from surf culture,
is almost complete, a transition which with candy-colored hibiscus prints,
plays out in ever sharper costumes, crochet trims and shell jewelry among
like this cinched-waist, puff shoulder the dominant themes.
leather jacket.
Clips from the 2002 movie “Blue
“I wanted it to be plausible that Crush,” starring Kate Bosworth as a
the person we end up with in the surfer on Hawaii’s North Shore, and the
last frame of the film could become 2006 Emma Roberts rom-com “Aqua-
the Glenn Close character everyone marine,” about two teenage girls who
knows,” Beavan explains.  discover a mermaid in the swimming
pool at their local beach club, have been
posted as inspiration. Bottles of Ha-
waiian Tropic feature on Coconut Girl
moodboards, as do glitter tattoos.

Normally I would dismiss anything
borderline faddy and leave it to the kids,
but this one’s seduced me a little. I put it
down to the fact that tropical beach va-
cations have been off-limits for the past
15 months, and Coconut Girl transports
me to a pre-pandemic time when going
on vacation didn’t require a bulk order
of COVID testing kits.

It also helps that the ‘embarrassing
dad shirt,’ as it’s been coined by my
colleague Krissy Turner, is actually a
mainstream fashion trend – the boxy
shape and vintage-look ‘Aloha’ prints
are all over and look especially chic
with pale blue or cream high-waisted
straight-leg jeans.

It’s fun, which we need more than
ever right now and in my opinion is
essentially what fashion is all about.
I can definitely see myself including
a Dannijo shell bracelet in the stack
on my wrist this summer, or adding
a printed shirt by Paris-based label
Casablanca to my workwear rotation.

My only word of advice for those,
like me, who remember aspiring to
that surfer girl, beachy bohemian look
as a teenager, would be to avoid going

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WINE COLUMN

How vineyard soils affect the taste of your wine

BY DAVE MCINTYRE I wrote a few years ago about an ex- grown in through chemical analysis. narrow strip of land, giving the vine-
The Washington Post periment that compared cabernet franc The study analyzed three vintages yards at Larkmead a diverse palette of
wines grown in different soils just a few soils. We tasted three barrel samples of
Wine lovers rhapsodize about terroir, feet apart. The wine grown on a mix of of malbec wines grown in 23 vine- cabernet sauvignon from 2019, vinified
a romantic if imprecise term that ex- gravelly loam and clay soil was deeper yard parcels smaller than a hectare in the same way, but grown on parcels
plains a wine’s “sense of place.” in color and more complex in flavor (2.5 acres) throughout 12 geographi- of three soil types, about 650 feet apart.
than one grown on simple clay soil. cal indications (appellations) and six
The ancient Romans and Greeks no- larger zones in Mendoza, Argentina’s The soil types were gravel, clay and
ticed that some vineyards produced Of course, most wines we drink are main wine region. sand, and Petroski said the differences
consistently better wines than oth- blends from different areas of a vine- in the wines focused on texture. He de-
ers. Cistercian monks identified the yard or different vineyards altogether. While vintage variations in cli- scribed each in terms of soils in a flower
best vineyards in Burgundy, which So does this concept of terroir even mate were the most important factor pot: Pour water (or wine) over gravel
are recognized today as grand cru or matter, in a practical sense? Scientists in identifying wines, the researchers in a pot and the liquid drains quickly
premier cru and fetch high prices for have tested the legend of terroir, either were able to point out wines from 11 of around the stones – the gravel wine
their wines. Terroir includes not just to debunk it as a myth or to prove it. the 23 parcels, with the other 12 par- was lean and focused. Poured over clay,
soil, but also climate, altitude, the di- A recent peer-reviewed study spon- cels placed with 83 percent certainty. a liquid spreads to the side and then
rection a vineyard faces and even the sored by the Catena Institute of Wine In other words: Yes, terroir exists and sifts slowly through the dirt – the wine
actions of the winemaker. in Argentina found that it is possible it can be measured. grown on clay was broader, fatter in tex-
to identify the vineyard a wine was ture, even a bit thick. With sandy soils,
For more proof that terroir can be liquid filters through more quickly than
JOIN US FOR THE FINEST STEAKS tasted, I participated in a recent online clay, but slower than on gravel.
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ARTIST GALLERIES

Hours are by appointment or chance. Artists Guild Gallery Vero Beach Art Club Annex & Gallery
1903 14th Avenue. 772-217-3345
BEACHSIDE GALLERIES 1974 14th Avenue. 772-299-1234 Website: verobeachartclub.org
Website: artistsguildgalleryofverobeach.com Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues. to Sat.
J.M. Stringer Gallery of Fine Art Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues. to Fri., and 11 a.m. to June Exhibit: Big, Bold & Beautiful
2465 Ocean Drive. 772-231-3900 3 p.m. monthly on first Sat.
Website: jmstringergallery.com
Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tues. through Sat. Steve Diossy Marine Art Gallery Hours: 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Tue. to Fri.; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat. GALLERIES ELSEWHERE
Exhibit: Summer Sojourns – at Home & Abroad 3247 Ocean Drive. 772-205 2973 Exhibit June to Sept. 10: Summer Squared: An Barbara Krupp Fine Art Studio/Gallery
Website: stevediossy.com Invitational of Great Proportions 4315 U.S. Highway 1. 440-574-4662
Koman Fine Art Hours: Noon to 6 p.m. Mon., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. barbarakrupp.com, Closed June 1 thru Sept. 30
2905 Cardinal Drive. 772-231-4500 or 772-473-1646 Tues. and Wed., to 7 p.m. Thur. and Fri., 10 a.m. Main Street Vero Beach Studios & Gallery
Instagram: komanfineart to 7 p.m. Sat., and noon to 5 p.m. Sun. 2036 14th Avenue, Suite 103. 772-643-6782 The Rowe Gallery
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wed. to Sat. Website: mainstreetverobeach.org 46 Royal Palm Pointe. 302-521-4175
Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mon. to Fri. Website: therowegallery.com
Laughing Dog Gallery June Guest Artist: Cindy Mochel Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thur., to 6 p.m. Fri. and
2910 Cardinal Drive. 772-234-6711 Sat., noon to 4 p.m. Sun.
Website: thelaughingdoggallery.com
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues. to Sat. HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ARTS DISTRICT GALLERIES Michael Gianfrancesco
All are open during 5 to 8 p.m. First Friday Gallery Strolls
Meghan Candler Gallery Michael Gianfrancesco, 57, left this world
6160 Hwy. A1A at the Village Shops. Raw Space suddenly on May 31, 2021 in Vero Beach, FL
772-234-8811 1795 Old Dixie Hwy. 772-410-9126 where he resided with his loving wife Lisa and
Website: meghancandlergallery.com Website: artconceptalternative.org their dog, Molly.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues. to Sat. Hours: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wed. to Fri.; 11 a.m. to Michael lived life passionately and spent his
2 p.m. Sat. final years doing what he loved – fishing and
Ocean Drive Gallery boating, taking long walks with Lisa and Molly,
3349 Ocean Drive, Suite 8, 2nd Floor. 772-579-7667 Artist Bungalow and cooking and entertaining family and
Website: oceandrivegalleryverobeach.com 1905 14th Avenue. 772-205-7631 friends. Those lucky enough to know him will
Hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Wed. to Sat. artistbungalow.com remember his wit, exceptional sense of humor,
Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues., Thur. and Fri. vibrant personality, and warmth. Michael was spontaneous and had the unique
Palm House Gallery & Studio ability of making everyday life exciting and memorable.
3227 Ocean Drive (2nd floor). 772-231-6816 Gallery 14
Website: palmhousegallery.com 1911 14th Avenue. 772-562-5525
Website: gallery14verobeach.com

Michael loved Lisa fiercely. They met at Perth Amboy high school, fell in love,
and from that point forward spent their lives as one. Together they built a
successful commercial construction business in New Jersey and formed a circle
of life-long friends. They raised two devoted daughters, Nicole and Christa.
After both girls finished school, Michael and Lisa started another phase of their
life together in Vero Beach where their bond grew stronger and their circle of
friends wider. Michael saw both of his daughters married and recently held
both of his newborn granddaughters.

A loyal friend, Michael had a remarkable gift of connecting with those around
him. He leaves friends up and down the East Coast. His long walks and
openness made him a beloved presence in his neighborhood. Michael was
most in his element cooking and hosting family and friends. An avid chef,
he could spend days picking out the right ingredients and held court in the
kitchen while he prepped and cooked. At the dining table, he nourished friends
and family with impossibly good meals, boisterous laughter and stories, and
his warmth and energy.

Michael’s presence burned brightly and he will be greatly missed. He is survived
by his wife, Lisa; sister, Michelle Gianfrancesco; children, Nicole and Matthew
Fortin and Christa and Brett Youngerman; granddaughters, Lina Youngerman
and Annie Fortin; and innumerable friends and family members that will
forever feel his loss. He is predeceased by his father Ralph, mother MaryAnn,
and brother Ralph.

Friends and family are invited to visit on Monday, June 7, 2021 from 4:00pm to
8:00pm, at Freeman Manalapan Marlboro Funeral Home, 344 Route 9 North.
A funeral liturgy will be held at St. Thomas More Church, Manalapan on
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 10:30am. A beachside celebration of Michael’s life will
be held in Vero Beach, FL on Sunday, June 13th, 2021. To leave a condolence or
find directions, visit www.freemanfuneralhomes.com.

Arrangements by Strunk Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach, FL.
An online guestbook also available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.

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CALENDAR

ONGOING Turtle Walks, 9 p.m. to midnight June & July, showtimes, featuring John Carfi and Ozrick ing Mark Chesnutt onstage at 7 p.m., plus
registration required: Coastal Connections, Cooley. All seats $20. Live on the Loop concerts performers Pryor and Lee, King Tide, Kurt
Check with organizations directly for up- coastal-connections.org; Archie Carr National 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., with the Jacks Band Fri., Stevens, Randy McNeeley and Whisky Trip.
dates/cancel;ations. Wildlife Refuge, carrrefuge.org; Sea Turtle Con- and Midnight Dawn Sat. Free but tickets re- Gates open 11 a.m.; all-day performances
servancy, conserveturtles.org; Sebastian Inlet quired. 772-231-6990 start 12:30 p.m. Tickets $40 to $200. Coun-
A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery: Through State Parks, floridastateparks.org tryinferno.com
the Eye of the Camera annual juried exhibition 19 16th annual Waterlily Celebration,
thru June 18. 772-465-0630 JUNE 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at McKee Botani- 20 Father’s Day Classic Car Show, 10 a.m.
cal Garden with repotting demonstrations and to 3 p.m. at Vero Beach Elks Lodge to
Vero Beach Museum of Art: VBMA Glass 11|12 Riverside Theatre Com- aquatic plant experts and vendors. 772-974- benefit Vietnam Veterans of Indian River Coun-
Works, chosen from the permanent collec- edy Zone, 7 p.m. and 9 0601. Mckeegarden.org ty, with rock ’n’ roll entertainment and raffles.
tion, thru Sept. 1; and A Tribute to Christo and p.m. showtimes, featuring Matt Bergman and Vvirc.org
Jeanne-Claude: Selections from the Tom Gold- Jon Silmano. All seats $20. Live on the Loop 19 Juneteenth, A Day of Celebration, 10
en Collection through Sept. 5. Free admission concerts 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., with Minglewood a.m. to 6 p.m. at Victor Hart Sr. Com- 20 Space Coast Symphony Orchestra
to U.S. military personnel and their families Fri., and Souljam Sat. Free but tickets required. plex in Gifford, with food, bounce houses, mu- presents the Wonderful World of
thru Sept. 6. 772-231-0707 772-231-6990 sic and vendors. 772-501-7632 Broadway, 3 p.m. at Community Church of Vero
Beach. 855-252-7276
First Friday Gallery Strolls in Downtown Vero 18|19 Riverside Theatre Comedy 19 Country Inferno Music Festival at
Beach Arts District, monthly from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Zone, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. IRC Fairgrounds presented by the 25 Riverside Theatre for Kids presents
Indian River County Firefighters Fair, featur- Disney’s Frozen Kids. 772-231-6990

Solutions from Games Pages ACROSS DOWN 25|26 Riverside Theatre Comedy
in June 3, 2021 Edition 1 RAZOR 1 ROAST Zone, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
4 GLASS 2 ZIP showtimes, featuring Mike Rivera and Sheena
8 AWE 3 RAILING Reagan. All seats $20. Live on the Loop con-
9 APPOINTMENT 4 GATHER certs 5:30 to 9 p.m., with Doo Wop City Fri.,
10 TACTILE 5 AMEND and Joe Reid and Heartland Sat. Free but tickets
12 DERBY 6 SATURNINE required. 772-231-6990
13 HOMAGE 7 DELAYED
14 MYRIAD 11 COMMENCED 26 Unveiling of the ‘Words from War
17 GUEST 13 HAGGARD Monumental Sculpture’ honoring
19 LEGLESS 15 YOGHURT Iraq and Afghanistan veterans by members of
21 CONSEQUENCE 16 CLIENT the Next Generation Veterans, 10 a.m. at Riv-
23 RYE 18 TUNIC erside Park, between the Vero Beach Museum
24 DUCAT 20 SMEAR of Art and the entrance to Veterans Memorial
25 TIBER 22 NUB Island Sanctuary. 772-559-3146

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LUXURIOUS SOUTHWINDS CONDO
HAS GREAT STORY BEHIND IT

2245 N. Southwinds Blvd. #302 in The Moorings: 3-bedroom, 3-bath, 2,100-square-foot
penthouse condominium offered for $1,187,500 by Mary Frances Driscoll,
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Florida Realty: 772-766-5942

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Luxurious Southwinds condo has great story behind it

BY STEPHANIE LABAFF
Staff Writer

Robert and Eileen Furey discovered and outdoor living paraphernalia. you have the sliders open are really their privacy. Further down the hall-
Vero Beach during their honeymoon The elevator opens onto the third- wonderful. You can hear the ocean, way are the kitchen and dining room.
in the 1950s and fell in love with the and the views are very relaxing from A pass-thru window allows for every-
area, says their daughter Katherine floor landing area near the atrium- the penthouse,” says Driscoll. one to enjoy the sea view. When you
Furey. like entryway to the unit. As soon want to hide the post-dinner dishes,
as you step through the front door, A guest suite is located to the right simply slide the panels across the
“They kept coming back,” recalls blue skies and rolling waves draw of the foyer, where guests can enjoy
Katherine, finally buying a lot in the you down the corridor and into the
area that would eventually become L-shaped living room, where sliders
The Moorings. “There wasn’t much open onto the southeastern facing,
here back then,” she adds. ocean-view porch.

The Moorings developers needed “The views and the sound when
the property owned by the Fureys
and offered them their pick of the re-
cently completed Southwinds condo-
miniums, says Katherine.

“I remember my parents walking
the property to make sure they picked
out the perfect home,” before settling
on the third-floor luxury condo at
2245 N. Southwinds Blvd. #302 in The
Moorings.

“They wanted the southern expo-
sure because it didn’t quite get the
direct sun but still had the southern
view,” says Katherine. “Whenever I
think of my father, I always see him
with his binoculars looking out to sea.
There’s always something out there.”

It’s rare for these units to be on
the market, according to Katherine.
“Once people move in, they never
leave. My parents just loved that
apartment while they were there.”

“A three-bedroom, three-bath-
room with 2,100 square feet is a rare
find,” agrees listing agent Mary Fran-
ces Driscoll, Berkshire Hathaway
Home Services Florida Realty. “It’s a
lovely unit with great neighbors.”

After driving through the lushly
landscaped community, you pull up
to the unit, which can be reached via
elevator or stairs.

A private, three-car garage provides
a storage area for all of your beach

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opening to keep things separate. Large windows let in plenty of natural
In the living room, three walls are light and showcase the ocean views.

lined with built-ins, and a wet bar is Near the front door, a full bathroom
located equidistant from the dining serves as the powder room for guests,
room and living room so guests can with a second door leading to a guest
mingle easily in the large, open space. room that the owners used as a den.

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Making your way further down
the main hallway, a short hall juts off
to the left where you can access the
laundry room, the den and the own-
er’s suite, which can also be accessed
from the living room.

The owner’s suite enjoys another
great ocean view, has two walk-in
closets, a dressing area, water closet,
dual sinks, a shower and a bathtub.

Southwinds is situated on lushly

landscaped property with lifestyle
amenities that create a serene envi-
ronment in a resort-like setting. The
center of the property – protected on
three sides by buildings – is an area
where you can lounge by the free-
form pool, get in some exercise at the
lap pool or soak away sore muscles in
the spa after spending a day on the
beach reached via the dune crossover.

Amenities at Southwinds also in-
clude a manned security gatehouse,
site community manager, poolside

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gazebo, private grounds and dune rants and hotels, and equally close to
crossover. The community offers Riverside Theatre and the Vero Beach
home types to match a variety of Museum of Art for cultural outings.
lifestyles: condominiums, cottages, For families with children, Saint Ed-
villas and courtyard homes, all with ward’s School is right next door. 
the convenience of low-maintenance
condominium living.

The Moorings Property Owners As-
sociation offers private beach access
and patrolled security to its residents.
For residents who choose to join, the
Moorings Yacht & Country Club pro-
vides access to Pete Dye’s signature
course within the island community,
Jim Fazio’s Hawk’s Nest champion-
ship course on the mainland, cro-
quet, tennis and pickleball courts, a
state-of-the-art fitness center with a
pool and spa, a yacht club, as well as
fine and casual dining.

The Moorings is just a short drive
south of Vero’s charming Village by
the Sea with its many shops, restau-

VITAL STATISTICS
2245 N. SOUTHWINDS BLVD. #302

Neighborhood: Southwinds in The Moorings
Year built: 1988

Construction: Concrete block
Architecture: Colonial Bermuda

Home size: 2,100 square feet
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 3

Pool: Freeform swimming pool and spa, lap pool
View: Southern ocean view

Additional features: Elevator; trash chute; walk-in closets; wet bar;
crown molding; high ceiling; split bedrooms; tray ceiling; built-ins; secu-

rity system; balcony; storm shutters and southern-facing impact win-
dows; 3-car garage with storage; dune crossover and beach access.
Listing agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty
Listing agent: Mary Frances Driscoll, 772-766-5942
Listing price: $1,187,500

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Real Estate Sales on the Barrier Island: May 28 to June 3

Memorial Day came and went with no slowing of the island real estate market, with 28
transactions closing last week including nine for more than $1 million.
Our featured sale of the week was of an oceanfront estate on South Beach. The home at 590 Reef
Road was placed on the market March 18 for $3.995 million. The sale closed on May 28th for
$3.945 million.
The seller in the transaction was represented by Cindy O’Dare and Richard Boga of Premier
Estate Properties. The purchaser was represented by Sally Daley of Daley & Company Real Estate.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE
$8,300,000
$8,300,000 $2,925,000
WINDSOR 10646 ETON WAY 11/16/2020 $2,999,000 $8,300,000 6/1/2021 $2,700,000
PALM ISL PLANTATION 526 FEATHER PALM DR 3/3/2021 $2,775,000 $2,999,000 6/3/2021 $1,900,000
$2,299,999 $1,850,000
ESTUARY THE 315 ESTUARY DR 12/15/2020 $2,200,000 $2,775,000 6/1/2021 $1,650,000
$1,700,000 $925,000
CASTAWAY COVE 1225 OLDE DOUBLOON DR 3/4/2021 $950,000 $1,999,999 6/1/2021
$2,000,000
OCEAN COLONY 21 LOST BEACH LN 4/2/2021 $1,895,000 6/2/2021 $1,020,000
$805,000
FLORALTON BEACH 2160 MANGROVE DR 3/24/2021 $1,700,000 5/28/2021

MARBRISA 540 MARBRISA DR 2/16/2021 $950,000 6/2/2021

TOWNHOMES, VILLAS, CONDOS, MULTIFAMILY AND INVESTMENT

CARLTON VERO CONDO 300 BEACHVIEW DR, #3S 3/10/2021 $2,200,000 $2,200,000 6/1/2021
VILLAGE BY THE SEA 1501 OCEAN DR. #2 3/29/2021 $1,150,000 $1,100,000 6/1/2021
RIVER CLUB AT CARLTON 601 N SWIM CLUB DR, #3B 4/7/2021 $829,000 $829,000 6/1/2021

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Palm Isl Plantation, Address: 526 Feather Palm Dr

Listing Date: 3/3/2021
Original Price: $2,999,000
Recent Price: $2,999,000
Sold: 6/3/2021
Selling Price: $2,925,000
Listing Agent: Luke Webb & Kay Brown

Selling Agent: Premier Estate Properties

Luke Webb

Premier Estate Properties

Subdivision: Estuary The, Address: 315 Estuary Dr

Listing Date: 12/15/2020
Original Price: $2,775,000
Recent Price: $2,775,000
Sold: 6/1/2021
Selling Price: $2,700,000
Listing Agent: Michelle Clarke

Selling Agent: Berkshire Hathaway Florida

John Drnec

ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Subdivision: Windsor, Address: 10646 Eton Way

Listing Date: 11/16/2020
Original Price: $8,300,000
Recent Price: $8,300,000
Sold: 6/1/2021
Selling Price: $8,300,000
Listing Agent: Betsy Hanley & Laurin Pohl

Selling Agent: Windsor Properties

Laurin Pohl

Windsor Properties

Subdivision: Carlton Vero Condo, Address: 300 Beachview Dr, #3S

Listing Date: 3/10/2021
Original Price: $2,200,000
Recent Price: $2,200,000
Sold: 6/1/2021
Selling Price: $2,000,000
Listing Agent: Matilde Sorensen

Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

Matilde Sorensen

Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Ocean Colony, Address: 21 Lost Beach Ln Subdivision: Castaway Cove, Address: 1225 Olde Doubloon Dr

Listing Date: 4/2/2021 Listing Date: 3/4/2021
Original Price: $2,200,000 Original Price: $2,299,999
Recent Price: $1,895,000 Recent Price: $1,999,999
Sold: 6/2/2021 Sold: 6/1/2021
Selling Price: $1,850,000 Selling Price: $1,900,000
Listing Agent: Rosanne Moler Listing Agent: Al Benkert

Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Selling Agent: Vero Beachside Sales Rentals

Kristin Dobson Elizabeth Sorensen

Premier Estate Properties Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

Subdivision: Floralton Beach, Address: 2160 Mangrove Dr Subdivision: Village by the Sea, Address: 1501 Ocean Dr. #2

Listing Date: 3/24/2021 Listing Date: 3/29/2021
Original Price: $1,700,000 Original Price: $1,150,000
Recent Price: $1,700,000 Recent Price: $1,100,000
Sold: 5/28/2021 Sold: 6/1/2021
Selling Price: $1,650,000 Selling Price: $1,020,000
Listing Agent: Matilde Sorensen Listing Agent: Jonathan Zissel

Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

Matilde Sorensen Rory O’Dare

Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

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Are homebuyers now turning
their attention back to cities?

BY MICHELE LERNER ly homes and a median of 29 days for
The Washington Post urban single-family homes.

The pandemic-related trend of The number of urban condos sold
city dwellers fleeing for the suburbs, rose by nearly 30 percent in the first
small towns and rural areas may al- 12 weeks of 2021 compared with the
ready be reversing, with prices rising first 12 weeks of 2020, according to
fastest for single-family homes in Redfin, the biggest increase of any
urban locations and sales of urban property category. Suburban condo
condos up nearly 30 percent, accord- sales also rose by 22.8 percent in that
ing to a recent report from Redfin same time period.
real estate brokerage.
Early in the pandemic, condo
sales plummeted in both urban and

Redfin’s analysis of the housing suburban markets. During the 12
market, including urban, suburban weeks ending June 29, 2020, sales of
and rural single-family homes as urban condos dropped 44.9 percent
well as urban and suburban condos, compared with that same time pe-
found that prices of urban single- riod in 2019. The decline in subur-
family homes rose nearly 20 percent ban condos was similarly dramatic,
during the first 12 weeks of 2021 dropping 42.3 percent.
(ending April 4) compared with the
same time period in 2020. Prices Redfin tracks online searches to
rose faster for single-family homes measure buyer interest in differ-
in all locations compared to con- ent locations and property types,
dos, indicating a continued prefer- which of course don’t always result
ence for more living space and self- in a sale. Online listings of homes
contained space rather than shared in large metro areas saw a 62 per-
common areas or walls. cent increase in page views in the
first 12 weeks of 2021 compared with
More than a year after the start the first 12 weeks of 2020, which is
of the pandemic, Redfin’s analy- another indication that buyers are
sis found that urban single-family thinking of returning to cities.
homes represent an ideal living situ-
ation for many people, with the ben- Those searches in metro areas
efits of walkability and urban ame- include both urban and suburban
nities along with the space of a larger properties, but searches for proper-
home. Single-family homes are sell- ties in small towns rose just 30 per-
ing faster than condos, in a median cent in that same time frame and
of 25 days for suburban single-fami- searches in rural areas rose just 18
percent. 

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