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CONTENTS

Paradise NEWS Reaching 60,000 online through social media, web content, weekly eblasts and more!

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TYRONE AREA

Cody’s Road House Harold Seltzer

GULFPORT

Chamber Seabreeze Inn Gulfport Casino

Holiday Cocktails & Boozy Gifts

Publisher’s Message...............6

BY NANETTE WISER

Tidbits.................................8-12 TIERRA VERDE Downtown Concierge............20 Billy’s

The Center of SPB, Triverde Health & Kuba Are Truly Grateful

BY PETER ROOS

Local Communities

Look To A Better 2021 BY STEVE TRAIMAN

STORIES

Maddy’s Spa

Pampers Locals BY PETER ROOS

Our Favorite Things

BY NANETTE WISER

Sunset Bistro

BY THOMAS G. MANDZIK

Dining Out

BY NANETTE WISER

DEPARTMENTS

Financial Advice....................21 Fitness Tips...........................23

Regions Bank Island Salon Sterling Cleaners Isla Yacht & CC Patchingtons

TD Bank Phila Deli

ReMax Metro Marco’s Wong Lee’s Island Grille

Palms Hospital Winn Dixie

Spiro’s Deli Fountains Towers Regions Bank

Paradise Grille Gennaro’s SeaCritters Suntan Art Center

The SeaHorse Paradiso Boutique The Wharf Hurley Realty Don CeSar Shaners Land-Sea Mkt

Custom Cafe Smith & Associates Resort Realty Library/City Hall Nori Thai Sushi Agave Mexican Mickie’s Ice Cream Baird Realty TBB Chamber ReMax Preferred Dolphin Landings Cafe Soleil Dolphin Bch Resort

Nikko’s Dog Bar Sea Dog Brewery Vito & Michael’s Riptides Lounge Paradise Grille Synovus Bank St Pete Beach Deli Coldwell Banker RE Basil Leaf Sushi Gulf to Bay Bait UPS Store 5th/3rd Bank Skidders Tony & Nello’s

Art Expo Paradise Gifts Frog Pond

Chill Restaurant Beach Theatre Keller Williams Realty Coastal Cottage

Bilmar Hotel The Pearl TI & MB Chamber

T.I. Hardware ReMax Metro Clock Tower Bus Stop

SOUTH PASADENA

Home Entertainment

Health & Wellness.................24

BY NANETTE WISER

Book Nook.............................28

Stars Among Us

Property Law.........................44 PASS-A-GRILLE Art News...........................46-48 Merry Pier

BY NANETTE WISER

LIFE IN PARADISE

Paradise Adventures

The Joy of Day Tripping BY NANETTE WISER

Advocate for Nature and the Respect of It

BY DEB CARSON

Art & Leisure.....................51-61 Events...............................52-61 ECO.......................................63

Pet Health..............................64 ST. PETE BEACH Fishing...................................65 Classified ads...................66-67 Astrology................................68 Construction..........................69 Encouraging Words...............70

COVER DESIGN: Janet Nummi PHOTO: Janet Nummi

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ISLA DEL SOL & BAYWAY ISLES

FEATURES

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Haslams Book Store

COREY AREA DISTRICT

TREASURE ISLAND

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Kilwin’s Ice Cream Spice & Tea Exchange Chamber Kiosk Sand Bar Ice Cream Shop

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Paradise NEWS

Volume 26 Number 9 • NOVEMBER 2020 FOUNDER Renee Roos

November is National Caregivers month. It is also time for Thanksgiving and the beginning of holiday and New Year celebrations.

PUBLISHERS Peter Roos & Renee Roos Marketing Director | Creative Director sales@paradisenewsfl.com renee@paradisenewsfl.com

If yours is a family that has one or more caregivers looking after elderly parents, you are blessed. Many caregivers labor with little thanks and a lot of stress. A little show of gratitude can help make them feel more appreciated for their efforts, especially during the holidays.

EDITORIAL Nanette Wiser - Executive Editor wiser86@gmail.com Steve Traiman - Feature Editor traimancreativecopy@gmail.com

November is also National Diabetes month. Half of Americans are pre-diabetic and a quarter of us have the disease. We offer encouragement and some reminders of what can be done to prevent this chronic ailment that is rampant in America.

ART & PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Janet Nummi ADVERTISING REPS Gigi Grimshaw | Linda Motzenbecker Claudine Fle

You will find an attitude of gratitude pervades the content of this issue. To say the least, it’s been an odd year. Here in Paradise there is more than ever to be thankful for.

CONTRIBUTING COLUMNISTS Arts & Leisure | Events - Zelda Traiano ARTnews - Caron Schwartz

If you are a sports fan, there’s the Tampa Bay Lightning winning the Stanley Cup. There’s the Tampa Bay Rays making it to the World Series. And Tom Brady is leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to multiple wins while the Rowdies triumph despite few or no fans in stadiums. On top of all that, in 3 months, Tampa Bay is hosting the Super Bowl.

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Frank Adornato | Tom Broderson Deb Carson | Captain Dylan Hubbard Dennis Merrit Jones | Sarah Lyons Michael Moses | Tom Smith Dr. Scot Trefz, DVM

If you are an environmentalist, the air is cleaner around major cities. If you are a homeowner or work in real estate or finance, record low interest rates are powering unprecedented demand for our homes and fueling a boom in real estate and mortgages. If you are healthy and happy; If you have a job today; If you have enough food in your pantry and on your table; If you can afford to pay your utilities and credit card bills, you are better off than many Americans and most of the rest of the world. In the midst of a quarantine over a global pandemic, it is easy to become anxious, and to ask yourself what you have to be thankful for. Take a break from watching or listening to statistics of hospitalizations and deaths. Educate yourself about precautions from reputable sources, exercise and eat healthy and reach out to friends and family with virtual love and support.

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By Michael Moses • The Centre-St. Pete Beach In October’s column about The Centre of St. Pete Beach, we introduced an article in the September 2020 Reader’s Digest, one of the first mainstream publications dealing with “The Promise of CBD.” In an 8-page feature, Reader’s Digest published comments from four individuals from different backgrounds and different parts of the United States, each of whom had tried and were raving about benefits of CBD, the non-psychoactive medicinal extract of the hemp plant. We completed the column by saying we were not surprised, because we hear people say similar things all the time, about both CBD and medicinal marijuana. According to WebMD, Cannabidiol (CBD) is a chemical in the Cannabis sativa plant. Over 80 chemicals, known as cannabinoids, have been identified. While delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the major active ingredient in medicinal marijuana, Cannabidiol is also obtained from hemp, which contains only very small amounts of THC. The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill made it legal to sell hemp and hemp products in the U.S.

1) Crystal is a trainer and body builder whose worsening asthma would not let her work out. She felt her career was over.

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she was told to live with. Her doctors can’t believe it disappeared. While we cannot say your results will be so dramatic, there is nothing to lose by trying CBD and Medical Marijuana. Stop by The Centre at 7525 Blind Pass Road in St. Pete Beach and let’s talk. Call 727-258-2001 for more information.

Cannabidiol is most commonly used for seizures like epilepsy. It is also used for anxiety, pain, a muscle disorder called dystonia, Parkinson’s disease, Crohn’s disease, and many other conditions, with scientific evidence that it works. Based on our experiences, we often recommend people try top quality CBD in the form that best agrees with them. It is typically available in oil form, capsules, tinctures, gummies, creams and ointments, and MUV has CBD patches that slowly release micro doses and last three days. Some of the same things are also available for your pets. When people need something stronger, we suggest they get the medical marijuana certifications so they can supplement the CBD with a touch of THC, not enough to get them high, but in many people, a small dose makes the CBD more effective. We have begun to share testimonials with permission of our patients documenting their recoveries using CBD and THC, so they can be seen by other sufferers who might also benefit.

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After a nationwide search, the St. Petersburg Tennis Center named Atlanta tennis pro Eugene Holliday as the Courier’s Kids Director. The Raymond James/Courier’s Kids program at SPTC provides after-school tennis instruction to area children. Former world #1 player Jim Courier and Tom and Mary James have been long-time supporters. Courier’s Kids offers discounted and free opportunities for eligible children. Mr. Holliday was a high ranked junior player and has been a teaching professional and coach for over 20 years in Atlanta. He has also experienced tennis at the highest levels as hitting partner and team member for Donald Young, former world #1 junior and long-time African-American tour player. Jack Bailey, Director of Tennis, 727-823-2225, jbailey@ stpetetenniscenter.com, stpetetenniscenter.com

Florida’s largest general contractors, and builder of ONE St. Pete, created a event called “Cram the Conex” in which KAST employees Pat Duffy, Alex Cervera, John Metz, Dan Gallagher, Brycen Herman, Cindy Carey, Robert Winkler, Ty Rutledge, Joe Gillis, collected and their vendors donated much needed hygiene supplies for St. Petersburg Free Clinic. A Conex is a large, steel container that is used on construction sites and their goal was to pack it with as much as they could. The Warehouse Arts District (WADA) has a new Tuesday Artwalk Outdoor Marketplace on the ArtsXchange Campus. Member artisans who make products by hand may apply to become a vendor. Products sold may include woodwork, jewelry, ceramics, textiles, mosaics, drawings, glass, jewelry, photography, printmaking, or painting. Spaces are limited. Applicants will be selected on a rolling basis and selected in order to provide a variety of products. WADA Art Store on the Plaza In conjunction with the Outdoor Marketplace, WADA will be testing a special “WADA Art Store on the Plaza” for artists who don’t have their own tent, but would like to be part of the Marketplace. After this test, WADA member artists will have the opportunity to place select art pieces for sale. Details will be worked out once our experiment in November can be evaluated. www.warehousearts districtstpete.org/join-us ORANGE STATION

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On June 8, 1888, the Orange Belt Railway pulled into a temporary depot in today’s

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Edge District bringing the very first settler to a patch of scrub that became downtown St. Petersburg. While that station is long gone, in recent years the Edge District of DTSP has transformed into the city’s epicenter of cool, home to the city’s favorite independent restaurants and breweries and buildings, which are canvases for local and global street artists. A European style plaza surrounded by lively outdoor cafés forms the heart of Orange Station, which adds 100,000 feet of Class A office space to greater downtown St. Pete, together with 56 urban condominium residences, 30 workforce apartments and 20,000 feet of new retail space along booming Central Avenue. Sports tourism complex proposed for Tyrone area Porter Development in Clearwater wants to build a mixed-use project focused on sports tourism on 29 acres of former Raytheon land west of Tyrone Mall. The redevelopment plan includes a 150,000 sq.ft. indoor sports, events and recreation facility, a 4-acre lagoon and outdoor recreation area, indoor and outdoor restaurants and retail spaces, a container park and apartments. Les Porter, president of Porter Development, said the venue has the potential to be transformational for the community. The project would be located on 29 acres of vacant land at 1501 72nd St. N.. It is southwest of Tyrone Square Mall, east of Azalea Park and west of the Pinellas Trail. “The multifamily component of the project is much needed as well. As every one is aware, demand is outpacing supply for housing.

This lack of supply is driving housing prices and rental rates. This problem will be exacerbated without new supply.” Porter is contemplating partnering with a group that specializes in multifamily development. One potential source of funding is the Pinellas County tourist development tax, or bed tax, a 6 percent tax collected on accommodations in Pinellas County rented for less than six months. The tax can be used to fund capital projects that drive tourism. The capital funding program is on hold for now because bed tax revenue is down amid a slowdown in travel during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Tim Ramsberger, COO of Visit St. Pete/Clearwater. PINELLAS COUNTY St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) Opens New Amenities – PIE announced new “Bark Parks” provide fenced pet relief areas for guests with dogs to enjoy the outdoors in a fenced artificial anti-microbial turf park with an irrigation and draining feature. More and more passengers and hosts arrive at the airport with their furry friends and PIE now has two Bark Parks for their use. Parks have benches, hydration stations, trash receptacles and dog waste bags. Creative Pinellas announced the 2021 Emerging Artist Grantees. Tatiana Baccari, Chelsea Catherine, Nick Davis, Nikki Devereux, John Gascot, Mason Gehring, Gabriella Krousaniotakis, Yuly Restrepo, Sara Ries, and Emily Stehle. (Nick Davis was profiled in Oct. 2020 Paradise News!) Emerging Artist Grants are

By Peter Roos designed to assist artists early in their career with the tools to make the leap to their next step as professional artists. Each year Creative Pinellas awards up to 10 grants to artists with a recognized and proven promise, a history of success, a strong portfolio of work and a vision for their future. Grantees are provided with a financial award geared toward the production of new work, leading to an exhibition at the close of the grant period. Artists are paired with a mentor that helps guide the grantee through their development as a profession. ST PETE BEACH Sea levels are rising. A 2020 Army Corps of Engineers reports a 7-inch rise since 1992. Tampa Bay Climate Advisory panel projects one foot rise by 2050. Elected leaders of the city of St. Pete Beach heard from consultants in September that it will cost $18 million to protect the Don Cesar district, the city’s lowest section, from flooding for 30-40 years. City Manager Alex Rey says with other expenses figure $25 million. Following the success of the October Concerts in the Park, the City of St. Pete Beach Rec. Dept. has introduced Holiday Movies and Holiday Market in the Park on Friday Dec. 4th, featuring the movie Elf, on Friday the 11th (The Polar Express) and 18th (The Santa Clause) from 6-9pm in Horan Park 7601 Boca Ciega Dr. SPB 33706. Local vendors will be present with gift ideas and holiday activities will precede the movies. You can rent a space in the park that holds one to eight people for $5. Go early and jump in on all the holiday fun

and even shop from local vendors to find that perfect holiday gift this year! For tickets and more information please visit www.spbrec.com or call 727-363-9245. TREASURE ISLAND In a return to normalcy, Robby’s Pancake Breakfast will be hosted as usual by Middle Grounds Grill and Gulf Beaches Rotary at the Treasure Island Community Center, Sunday, December 6th, 2020 from 8 am-noon. They served over 500 breakfasts of pancakes, sausage patties, juice and coffee or tea last year with all proceeds going back into the community. Breakfasts to go are available.

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Gulf Beaches Rotary meets at lunchtime every Tuesday at the new Cambria Hotel in Madeira Beach. The Fusion, Treasure Island’s newest destination, celebrated the first anniversary of its grand-opening with a Treasure Island - Madeira Beach Chamber of Commerce mixer on its roof. MADEIRA BEACH Join the Trash Pirates at Archibald Memorial Beach Park from 8 – 11 am on 1st Saturdays (Nov. 7th, Dec. 5th, Jan. 2nd) for their organized beach cleanup. More information: connect with the Trash Pirates on Facebook. TIERRA VERDE TLC of Tierra Verde, (Tree Lighting Committee) is planning a tree lighting event Dec. 5th from 4-7pm. Visit them online for details of what they have planned during

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By Peter Roos classroom curricula to educate students on the importance of coastal habitats while motivating them to act as stewards of the estuary. 3000 Pinellas Bayway S, Tierra Verde, FL 33715 727-867-8166 x233 www.tampabaywatch.org GULFPORT

Tampa Bay Watch received a $10,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to create powerful communities in Tampa Bay through their Bay Grasses in Classes initiative. “Tampa Bay Watch is grateful to have received this generous grant from the Duke Energy Foundation,” said Peter A. Clark, president and founder of Tampa Bay Watch. “We are appreciative that Duke Energy has chosen to invest in one of our founding programs. Bay Grasses in Classes has helped to restore more than 170 acres of habitat around Tampa Bay and provided over 385,000 plugs of school-grown wetland grasses over the last 24 years.” Tampa Bay Watch’s grant is one of 10 totaling $355,000 awarded to 10 organizations in Florida from the Duke Energy Foundation. Tampa Bay Watch’s Bay Grasses in Classes program provides middle and high school students the opportunity to improve their community through environmental service-learning projects. Students in the program participate in restoration activities around the Tampa Bay Watershed including wetland plantings, biological monitoring at restoration sites, marine debris cleanups, and living shoreline creation. Bay Grasses in Classes provides a combination of field-based and 10

The 4th Annual Art Jones Studio Tour, Gulfport’s FREE, self-guided Professional Artist Outdoor Studio tour and SALE is planned for Saturday, Dec. 5th 10-5 and Dec. 6th 11-4. For artist info and a tour map, call 518-692-7742 or visit www.ArtJonesStudioTour.com. If you cannot make it that weekend, be sure to come back to see Brenda McMahon Gallery. Open T: 11-4; Th: 11-6, F-S: 11-7 or 9.

COVID-19 has made the world topsy-turvy. Why should the Pink Flamingo Home Tour be any different? Although they hope by March 6, 2021, most pandemic restrictions will have been lifted, nobody knows for sure. So the committee that organizes Gulfport’s favorite springtime event is working overtime to reinvent it. Their idea is a completely outdoor tour showing off the good, the bad, and the weird Gulfport has to offer.

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The committee is seeking interesting, creative, unusual, only-in-Gulfport sights like: gardens, murals, pools, alleys, – something completely different. They need your help! Do you have a hidden gem on your property? Is your or your neighbor’s front yard simply amazing? Do you have a friend with a backyard oasis? Have you seen a fascinating alley somewhere in town? Email suggestions to pinkflamingo@ visitgulfportflorida.com (or nominate your own home) or call and leave a message at 727-209-7131. TAMPA BAY Southwest Airlines will offer a new nonstop route from Tampa to Miami starting Nov. 15. According to a press release, the route will offer service three times per day. American Airlines is the only other carrier to offer nonstop flights between Tampa International Airport and Miami International Airport. Delta Airlines, the release states, is scheduled to offer daily nonstop service between TIA and MIA starting in December. Southwest currently offers daily nonstop service from TIA to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. USF given nearly $1M to fight mosquito-borne viruses USF has received a $900,000 grant to use artificial intelligence to fight mosquito-borne diseases. Under the four-year grant from the National Science Foundation, researchers will collect data through smartphone apps, uploading images of mosquitos that will then be identified with their species and potential to

transmit viruses, such as Zika. When the photos are uploaded, the researchers’ algorithm analyzes the photos and, over time, will help disease prediction and detail mosquito habitat maps. Real-time surveillance is currently the only way to combat mosquito-borne diseases. USF scientists have already categorized 30,000 images in their work with the Hillsborough County Mosquito Management Program. They are working toward sharing the data in a global surveillance system, which can locate mosquito-borne disease hot spots earlier. NSF also gave the university’s College of Engineering $200,000 to build a digital tool that will allow health professionals, researchers and government agencies to delve further in the coronavirus pandemic. In June, the university ranked among the top 10 in patent production in the nation, according to a ranking by the National Academy of Inventors. University of South Florida is closing its College of Education undergraduate program after being asked to cut $6.8 million in two years. The College of Education will be “reconfigured” to a more focused graduate school of education that will live within other USF colleges such as the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences. Students currently enrolled in the College of Education programs will be able to complete them. News of the closure comes as the state Board of Governors announced all 12 state universities would need to cut 8.5 percent from their budgets.

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By Peter Roos at the lot behind the library on 73rd. Well behaved dogs are welcome. Experience the market and all it has to offer every Sunday from 10am-2pm.

The Corey Avenue Sunday Market on St. Pete Beach has launched its 2020-2021 season! Welcome back to the Corey Avenue Sunday Market! Since 2014 the Corey Area Business Association and Tampa Bay Markets have brought you the Corey Avenue Sunday Market, a fantastic event for all to enjoy! The construction on Blind Pass Road is complete and the city of St. Pete Beach has granted the use of Blind Pass Rd., allowing the market to expand now to over 70 booth spaces. New this season and due to the current guidelines issued by the CDC, vendor booths are spaced out and vendors are masked. Touch-less sanitizer stations and social distancing rules are also in place. Shop local every Sunday with vendors offering fresh produce, eggs, cheese, breads, roasted coffee, baked goods, hand crafts, eco-friendly and fair trade products. Grab a bite for breakfast or lunch with vendors who offer international favorites such as crepes, Thai food and the fan favorite, Brady’s BBQ, just to name a few! Free parking is available on Corey Ave., east of Boca Ciega, surrounding streets, and 12

Treasure Island Friday Market Starts Dec. 4 from 9am-2pm in Treasure Island Community Park behind Walgreen Drugs. Free parking is available. For info visit www.IslandNeigh borsChamber.org call 727-360-4121 or find them on Facebook.

Wreaths Across America places wreaths on Dec. 19 at veterans’ cemeteries across the U.S., including our own Bay Pines National Cemetery. NSDAR Caravel Chapter will have a table outside at Mastry’s to take orders at $15/wreath. Sorry for the late notice, but if you order your wreaths at Mastry’s Brewing Co., 7701 Blind Pass Road, on Veteran’s Day, Nov 11th, 4-9 pm, you get a free craft beer. If that date has passed, contact Diana Schwarz, dianasf11@aol.com of NSDAR Caravel Chapter. 8th Annual Worldwide Aquathon The St. Pete Beach Aquatic Center is excited to offer you the opportunity to join us on Nov. 14th for the 8th Annual Worldwide Aquathon Day! Three day classes will be

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offered: Crazy Fun Yoga from 9-10am, Aqua Zumba from 10-11am and Aqua Fusion from 11am-12pm. Those who complete all three classes receive a certificate of completion and all proceeds benefit our free swim lesson program. Classes are $5 per class.

by the June/July 2021 timeframe. The four new lift stations that will be built during that time are at 44th, 50th, 55th, and 59th Avenues. The city will post ongoing project construction updates on www.stpetebeach.org/ construction.html.

For more information visit www.spbrec.com or call us at 727-363-9264. St. Pete Beach Aquatic Center is located at 7701 Boca Ciega Dr., St Pete Beach 33706. City of St. Pete Beach Breaks Ground on long awaited 18month sewer system rebuild. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 27th, at 10am at Gulf Blvd and Gulf Winds Dr. The contractors, engineering group on the project, elected officials, and city leaders were on hand to celebrate and take part. St. Pete Beach contracted with Metro Equipment Service, Inc. to improve the sanitary sewer system under Gulf Blvd, Gulf Winds and Boca Ciega Drives. A new sanitary sewer force main pipe and four new lift stations to increase system capacity and reliability will be installed over 18 months. The project will start at the intersection of Gulf Winds Dr. and Gulf Boulevard and will work north to Boca Ciega Dr. and then to 87th Ave., connecting to Pump Station 1. It’s expected that work will start on Gulf Blvd at 37th Ave working north to 55th Ave., connecting to Pump Station 2

Congressman Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) will join USF Director of the Center for Maritime and Port Studies Mark Luther and Coast Guard Sector St. Pete Commander Tony Migliorini at the Port of Tampa for a demonstration of Romeo Papa Boats’ and Martac Systems’ new Unmanned Surface Vessels. USF recently secured a five-year, $9 million agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Coast Survey to launch the Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies (COMIT). Congressman Crist wrote a letter to NOAA highlighting USF’s application. The center, located on the USF St. Petersburg campus, will develop new technologies and approaches to ocean and coastal zone mapping, furthering NOAA’s mission of building resilient coastal ecosystems, communities, and economies.

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ollowing the outpouring of local interest of St. Pete Beach, F generated by that feature, The Centre has Triverde Health continued communicating with Paradise NEWS readers through a monthly newsletter on page 7 & [kū´bå] of each issue since. In June, as classes with adequate spacing began again, they began Give Thanks by Peter Roos

Paradise News readers may recall the cover story about The Centre of St. Pete Beach and its mission as a medical marijuana-centric event and educational facility with: a yoga room, a kitchen, a classroom, a doctor’s office and an amazing 20-foot Christmas tree dominating the largest open space. In that story in January 2020, we talked about a demonstration of the use of the “Magical Butter Machine.” 14

inserting a class and event schedule in each issue.

In this, the November “Attitude of Gratitude” issue of Paradise NEWS, Michael Moses Jr., and his and Dr. Luis Ycaza’s company, Triverde Health, which facilitates patients’ access to medicinal cannabis, and The Centre of St. Pete Beach want to say a heartfelt “Thank You” to everyone who has contributed to their amazing first year. In under a year, almost 700 clients have applied for or renewed their Florida Medical Marijuana ID Card through Triverde Health. Patients have come looking for, and say they have found, relief from anxiety, asthma, chronic pain like fibromyalgia, arthritis, insomnia and more. Some even claim cancerous tumors have shrunk or disappeared entirely. The Centre is recording patients who wish to share their testimony on such subjects, so other sufferers have hope for themselves. If you have an issue, ask if there is a video testimony from

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another sufferer that you can watch. If you have not been in the building lately, you are in for a treat. The new massage room is amazing. Over the summer, a classroom has transformed into the Island’s newest food and beverage venue, [kū´bå] en la playa, which is scheduled to open early in December. That corner of the building looks, inside and out, like a venue in Havana. Around the first of December, you will also see involvement from The Centre and [kū´bå] en la playa, at the Corey Sunday Market, just a block away from the restaurant. Our cover photo this month is Felicia Lacalle, owner of [kū´bå] and [kū´bå] en la playa, posing between Michael Moses Jr. (left) and Dr. Luis Ycaza, in front of St. Pete Beach’s newest public art, a mural of La Doña, artistically adorning the northwest corner of The Centre. When you have a chance, stop by and enjoy the beach’s best coffee and welcome Felicia Lacalle to the beach. Tell her you read about her in Paradise NEWS. The Centre has a newsletter on page 7, again in this issue, detailing some of the kinds of patients that have benefitted from access to medicinal marijuana through The Centre.

[kū´bå] en la playa [kū´bå] en la playa joins some of the area’s favorite food and beverage purveyors in the greater Corey Area Business District. Within a five block area, Nori Thai, Vito & Michael’s, Mastry’s Brewery, Verducci, Tuttorosso, PJ’s Oyster Bar, The Frog Pond, La Croisette, Chill, The Blue Parrot, Willy’s, Woody’s, Oyster Shucker, Buoy’s and The Toasted Monkey form a kind of a gourmet food court, the heaviest concentration of dining and refreshment venues on the beach. That plus the watering holes like the Undertow, Swigwam, Buoy 32, The Shaded Keg, and Kim Fowler’s Twisted Tiki, the newest until this month, make the Corey area a true dining and entertainment center. Chef and owner Felicia Lacalle brought the bold colors and vibrant flavors of Cuban cuisine to the heart of St. Pete Beach with the opening of her brand new location of [kū´bå] en la playa, at The Centre of St. Pete Beach. This is an exciting expansion for [kū´bå], Felicia’s restaurant at the popular Armature Works, not far from Ybor City in Tampa. She says Cuban cooking is “in her blood.” Inspired by her mother’s training she perfected her signature spin as executive sous and regional pastry chef for Roy’s. Then, she was executive chef at Samba Room and others.

A few people we have shared details of the new restaurant with have said [kū´bå], Felicia’s restaurant at Armature Works is the best thing there, and the only reason they went farther into Tampa than the airport. They are more than thrilled with the prospect of this food being here at the beach. There’s a walk-up door and “to go” window, located just north of Lenny’s bike and surf shop; parking is available on three sides of The Centre. The Art of Making Café con Leche It starts with the very best Cuban coffee beans, roasted just so. The right water at the right temperature plays a major part. [kū´bå] uses steamed milk and evaporated milk in their famous café con leche. It also doesn’t hurt if you happen to have a high-end Espresso and Cafe con leche maker like the beautiful copper and brass Elite Equila Deluxe you can see at The Centre and [kū´bå] en la playa.

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Sunset view of new St. Pete Pier from Discovery Center amphitheater side. (Courtesy of VSPC Agency)

Local Communities Look to Better 2021

Story by Steve Traiman

By the time you read this, our communities will have begun their new 2021 fiscal year – with all seeing a much better year ahead.

Infrastructure repairs and improvements continued, even during the pandemic … Local cities lost parking and business license revenues … The entire hospitality industry took a huge hit and repercussions of the shutdown of our region’s largest Industry will be widely felt. However, there are positive signs going into 2021. The “SunRunner,” Tampa Bay’s first “bus rapid transit” link between St. Pete Beach and downtown St. Petersburg, is moving forward. It will connect the mainland to St. Pete Beach at the County Beach Access Park, across from Dolphin Village Shopping Center. The long-term plan is for the SunRunner to connect “New Tampa” to Tampa Airport and on to downtown St. Pete. There are already new residences available on or near the route, and more development is being announced regularly west of downtown St. Petersburg. St. Pete Beach is on schedule for completion of its sewer system overhaul and there is light at the end of the tunnel for a lifting of the construction moratorium. New development projects are being announced, showing faith in our area’s future. The TradeWinds has long planned a new 300-room hotel on the former Coral Reef property, and The Miramar recently announced a six-story boutique hotel project on its current motel site, just south of the Beach Access Park. Here are highlights from Visit St. Pete/Clearwater, St. Petersburg, St. Pete Beach and Treasure Island. VSPC ‘Rise to Shine’ Campaign “The renewal of VISIT FLORIDA’s funding is integral to our advertising efforts,” Visit St. Pete/Clearwater (VSPC), President and CEO Steve Hayes told Paradise News. “It allows us to extend our marketing dollars in markets the Florida brand has been established in by VISIT FLORIDA, and expand our resources to make a larger impact. VISIT FLORIDA serves 16

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as a conduit in conveying and sharing what’s happening statewide, whether it’s related to hurricane season or COVID-19.” “It’s more important than ever for our destination to demonstrate that you can travel responsibly, and creating a clear message to our visitors in a fun and vibrant way was what we set out to do with the Rise to Shine campaign. The unified approach communicating expectations during COVID-19 helps support the No. 1 employer in Pinellas County – tourism.” Ahead of the traditionally busy travel Labor Day weekend, VSPC, along with local officials, unveiled its Visiting Safely & Responsibly Campaign called “Rise to Shine” Sept. 4 at Pier 60 on Clearwater Beach. The nearly $2 million campaign was developed with chambers of commerce and local municipalities to give Pinellas County businesses a unified approach communicating expectations during the pandemic. Developed to reach locals, in-market visitors and prospective visitors in the Tampa Bay and Orlando area–St. Pete/ Clearwater’s top two markets in the past six months–the campaign consists of robust marketing efforts, including TV and radio, PSTA-wrapped buses, presence at both St. Pete/ Clearwater International Airport and Tampa International Airport, outdoor billboards, digital and paid media including Google Search, Snapchat geo-filters, Connected TV and more. “With tourism being Pinellas County’s No. 1 employer,” said Pinellas County Board of County Commission Chair Pat Gerard, “we have to do everything we can to reinvigorate our tourism industry and local businesses during this challenging time. This campaign is a great signal of that support.” According to the latest traveler sentiment research from Destination Analysts (a San Francisco-based tourism research firm), those thinking about a trip–even staycations–want to know what hotels, attractions, restaurants and destinations are doing to keep them safe. The same research is showing an overwhelming number of travelers want to know destinations have strict safety measures in place, like a face covering

mandate. This campaign is designed to communicate that and rebuild consumer confidence. St. Pete/Clearwater continues to lead the state in many tourism metrics since reopening its beaches, despite nearly 50% of American travelers cancelling 2.1 trips on average because of the pandemic. While forecasts for travel in the remainder of 2020 is down, especially fall/winter holidays, beach destinations and small towns make up the majority of leisure trips planned for American travelers. “It’s more important than ever for our destination to demonstrate that you can travel responsibly and we’re here to support the county face covering ordinance and other safety measures,” Hayes continued. • All Pinellas County businesses (not just tourism-specific) are invited to participate in the Rise to Shine campaign. From buttons for employees, decals for restrooms and tables, and digital graphics, VSPC is producing collateral for businesses to display onsite to show support, and spread the Rise to Shine messaging. • Among the first to join as campaign partners are Pier 60, John’s Pass, Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach, Teak/Pier Teaki at the St. Pete Pier, The Birchwood and Hubbard’s Marina. To learn more about the Rise to Shine campaign or to sign up to participate, go online to www.VisitSPC.com/RisetoShine. Resilience in St. Petersburg “Running a city is a challenge during ordinary times,” St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman told Paradise News. “During a global pandemic, it takes an extraordinary team effort to ensure a thriving city like St. Petersburg continues on its upward trajectory. “Success in St. Pete, a city of more than 270,000 residents that normally welcomes millions of visitors each year, equates to success for our surrounding communities. This is true for everything from the strength of our small businesses to our recent infrastructure upgrades (St. Pete treats the wastewater for Gulfport, South Pasadena, and many of our beach communities). “Despite the pandemic, we managed to open the new St. Pete Pier in a safe and responsible way. Residents and visitors now have 26 more acres to experience. The entire 26-acre Pier District offers five great restaurants at different price points for all residents and visitors, unique public art from four world-renowned artists, a great lawn, a bathing beach, various teaching landscapes and performance spaces. And there are also places where you can just sit and watch people and the surrounding waterfront.

“Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille is the featured restaurant in the Pelican Lot section of the new Pier. Fresco’s Waterfront Bistro, located near the Pier entrance, features a spacious wrap-around deck with views of the open water, boat-filled marinas and the Pier District. The Spa Beach Bistro is an inviting entry point to the Pier in a stylish Pavilion structure. At ground level, there’s the Driftwood Cafe, rising nine feet from the Pier Point deck and connecting to the tilted lawn; the casual walkup spot offers ice cream and snacks. On the roof, you can kick back at Pier Teaki, a modern take on the classic tiki bar. And Teak is a marquee fine dining eatery on the fourth floor of the elegant Pier Point building at the end of the Pier. “We’re also very pleased to have Tampa Bay Watch in charge of operating our 3,000-square-foot Discovery Center and we know their long history of ‘saving the Bay every day’ will be a key attraction when the Pier is ready for its many great programs.” “Just a few weeks ago, we stood with our friends at Visit St. Pete/Clearwater announcing that more than 715,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers had voted for St. Petersburg as one of their top 10 favorite American cities. It is an honor to be named alongside great cities like Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York, and Boston. It was particularly thrilling to announce this honor at the pier. “We also managed to run our annual Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, one of IndyCar’s most exciting street courses. In St. Pete, we continue to follow the science and stress the importance of being outdoors and socially distanced. Our World Series watch parties, which included socially distanced pods at the Pier’s Spa Beach Park, was evidence of the ‘St. Pete Way.’ We’re doing it right. “As a leader within the U.S. Conference of Mayors, I am well aware of the impact COVID-19 has had on cities throughout our nation. The news isn’t good for many of them. However, I am proud of how our recent history of fiscal discipline in St. Pete has helped us to weather the pandemic. We even managed to provide unprecedented financial aid to our small businesses and their employees prior to federal or state assistance. We will continue to do all we can to help our residents and business owners survive COVID-19, and then thrive when we get on the other side of this challenge. We will continue to lead.” Exciting 2021 in St. Pete Beach “Despite the travel limitations of COVID-19 earlier this year, it has turned out to be an exciting time for residents and visitors alike in St. Pete Beach,” Mayor Al Johnson told Paradise News. “Changes in infrastructure and transportation are bringing many new options to the Sunset Capital of Florida. “St. Pete Beach’s moratorium on development, enacted several years ago due to the discovery that its sewage system was operating above capacity, may soon be reversed. The city’s new ParadiseNewsFL.com | NOVEMBER 2020

Left: Underground Breaking Florida State Representative Jennifer Webb (D) center with County Commissioner Charlie Justice (in tie), St. Pete Beach Commissioners, Mayor Al Johnson, City Manager Alex Rey and construction company representatives ceremoniously break ground on long awaited 18-month sewer system rebuild Oct 26th. Right: Exterior view of renovated SPB Library. (Courtesy of architect Michael Mason, president, Mason Blau and Associates).

sewer expansion project – beginning Oct. 27th is paving the way for several hotel projects that will not only entice visitors but also add more local entertainment and dining options.“

Once arriving in St. Pete Beach, “Freebee” is a fun and free way to get around. Last December, St. Pete Beach rolled out the free micro-transit electric bus. Freebee’s on-demand service means passengers can “order it” (like Uber or Lift) via a phone call or on the app. In 2020, the route expanded to include Dolphin Village South, Belle Vista, Lido Beach, and Boca Ciega Isle as well as its original area of County Park to Pass-a-Grille. The service runs 6am-midnight, seven days a week.

City Manager Alex Rey noted, “St. Pete Beach is known for its beauty and gorgeous waters. This sewer project is an investment in keeping them pristine, protecting our environment, and updating an older system with current environmentally-friendly technology that reduces our risk of future contamination. It is an exciting expansion to our environmental commitment.” With the new sewer upgrades in place, the Miramar Beach Resort (4200 Gulf Blvd.) could undergo a large-scale modernization going from a 1-2 story structure to a 6-story, 54-room luxury resort. The resort would include a fitness center, indoor and outdoor dining options, a rooftop pool and lounge. The Howard Johnson Resort (6100 Gulf Blvd.) is undergoing a $13 million renovation to redevelop and rebrand the hotel as a Hilton Garden Inn and add an additional eight rooms.

In addition to the accommodation changes, the St. Pete Beach Library is undergoing a renovation to its 51-year-old building’s roof and interior. Next January, visitors can expect new furniture, flooring, paint and lighting. Rey added, “Not only will the library have a more modern, brighter space, but patrons will undoubtedly enjoy the return of many of its valuable programs and vital spaces.” Transit options are also increasing in St. Pete Beach. By the beginning of 2022, St. Pete Beach will be easily accessible from downtown St. Pete via The SunRunner. This new train-like transit line will have limited stops and semi-exclusive travel lanes, running every 15-30 minutes depending on the time of day. 18

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“Sandhenge” Sparks Treasure Island “’Sanding Ovations presents Sandhenge, a Sand Sculpting Exhibition’, is a modification of the annual Sanding Ovations, Masters Cup Competition,” Treasure Island Recreation Director Cathy Hayduke told Paradise News. “The 12th annual Sanding Ovations, Masters Cup will return in November 2021. Courtesy of TI Recreation

The Grand Plaza Hotel (5250 Gulf Blvd.) is planning an $8.1 million renovation project that includes updating the main lobby, Bongos Bar, the Penthouse suite, and other guest rooms. Spinners Restaurant will receive new furnishing and ADA upgrades. The venerable Don CeSar Hotel (3400 Gulf Blvd.) is undergoing a $10.7 million renovation project that includes the 277 guest rooms as well as exterior projects.

“Freebee perfectly marries our laidback, beach-life attitude with an environmentally-conscious mode of transportation that fits the size of our beach community,“ said Rey. “In addition to a fun community and beautiful natural resources, St. Pete Beach is continuing the work it started that won it the designation of second-best beach destination in the nation. In 2021, we’re looking forward to continuing the commitment to protecting our environment and natural resources, while balancing that with smart growth.”

“Due to COVID-19, the event was modified to adhere to CDC guidelines for mass gatherings and to encourage social distancing. The main change this year is that Sanding Ovations is not a competition but an exhibition. International sculptors were unable to travel due to travel restrictions and therefore, could not compete. Sculptors from the U.S. and Canada will be in attendance to create Sandhenge.

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Vital Treasure Island bridge to mainland St. Petersburg.

“Event is set for Nov. 19-22 on the beach behind the Bilmar Resort at 10650 Gulf Blvd. The masterful exhibition of sand sculpting talent at the world-class level is the big appeal, supplemented by the giant sponsor sculpture created by Treasure Island’s own Meredith and Dan Doubleday of Sanding Ovations professional sand sculptors. Sanding Ovations welcomes sculptors Sue McGrew, Deborah Barrett-Cutulle, Melineige Beauregard, Manuel Campos, Damon Meri, Abe Waterman and Bruce Philips who will be creating Sandhenge. “Additional changes include cancellation of the Meet the Masters event and elimination of a main stage. Social distancing enhancements will include virtual engagements with the sculptors and event organizers and smaller entertainment platforms featuring local entertainment along with roving performers will be held throughout the event. The food court seating area has been eliminated this year and guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to enjoy the entertainment as well as the Saturday night fireworks display at 8pm. “The annual Veterans Fall Fly sponsored by Windworks of Madeira Beach will be held in conjunction with Sanding Ovations. Breath-taking kites will be flown each day from 10am to 4pm, with a possible night fly on Friday and Saturday evening. Check the Sanding Ovations website at www.sandingovationsmasterscup.com for updates and entertainment.” Mayor Larry Lunn added, “In addition to hosting Sandhenge, one of the first major Tampa Bay festivals to go on in 2020, we’re very pleased with continuing progress on talks with St. Petersburg for continuing repairs and maintenance for the vital bridge link between Treasure Island and the mainland. We expect to welcome many local residents and visitors for our Sanding Ovations exhibition as the kickoff to a much more forward-looking 2021.” [Editor’s Note: Special thanks to President/CEO Steve Hayes and Mackenzie Comerer, VSPC; Mayor Rick Kriseman and Ben Kirby, St. Petersburg; Mayor Al Johnson, City Manager Alex Rey and Sarah Laracuente, St. Pete Beach; Cathy Hayduke; Mayor Larry Lunn and Jeff Jensen, Treasure Island, for their valuable input.] [Steve Traiman is President of Creative Copy by Steve Traiman, St. Pete Beach, providing business writing services at traimancreativecopy@gmail.com or by phone to 727-363-7531.]

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From The Pier to WADA’s new outdoor market during ArtWalk, pop-up shops and indie markets make it easy to find the perfect holiday gifts. Many of DTSP’s best restaurants will offer Thanksgiving fare, so call now to make reservations at 400 Beach and your other favorite spots.

SIP: Even in the worst of times, a stock-market themed bar like the Whiskey Exchange is a welcome new watering hole where you can drink your woes away. Thursday is 30% off bottles of wine and cheese and weekend brunch is coming soon. Charcuterie and tapas with a smoked old-fashioned take the edge off Mondays. Grand Central District welcomes Speakeasy Kava. Another newcomer, is the Saint Speakeasy serves up craft cocktails, a sinners paradise décor and delectable shareable plates, skewers, hummus and other starters. 3Daughters launched a new IPA, an homage to Tampa Bay Buc stars Tom Brady (who is moving across the bridge to Clearwater Beach) and Rob Gronkowski. 20

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Intermezzo introduced a new drink menu with more to come: A Spicy Pineapple Margarita (jalapeño-infused blanco tequila, poblano pepper liqueur, lemon, fresh pineapple), three classic gin martinis and three Negronis. Coming to the EDGE District is South Beach’s Bacon Bitch, a breakfast and brunch restaurant that will give Datz a run for its money in the bacon-loving department. Ciccio’s Dirty Tacos (and bowls) is opening in St. Pete this fall. We love their fried chicken strips, citrus chipotle chicken, and buffalo avo broccoli.

MUNCH: Can’t get enough of Central Avenue’s Plant Love Ice Cream and Craft Kafé’s hand pies to nibble after my cold blend Kahwa or Bandit coffee. Fast-casual BurgerFi’s antibiotic and hormone-free burgers is coming to a second location in Pinellas County (its fifth in Tampa Bay) at 875 Central Ave. on the ground floor of Icon Central.

Have you scoped out Wild Child’s eclectic menu featuring whipped ricotta with grilled sourdough, chipotle chicken wings, chorizo stuffed dates and crispy cauliflower with grape chutney? Simply fabulous. Slow down and coast on their patio. Don’t miss The Crafty Squirrel’s new fall menu, featuring tantalizing dishes such as a Thai Shrimp Bowl, Roasted Beets with blue cheese crumbles, Sweet Steak Taco Trio with Asian Slaw and Asparagus fries with a Mandarin vinaigrette dipping sauce. Congrats to DTSP’s Pacific Counter, who will expand to Lakewood Ranch. There’s never enough sushi to make us satisfied!

SHOP: The Refillery, a new eco-boutique, purveys toiletries and cleaning products. Bring your empty containers and refill in the Molly’s Suds building at the corner of 75th St. N and 30th Ave. N. Hoping for more garden workshops like the fall succulent styling class taught by Tampa Succulents. Central Avenue’s The Merchant is an urban general store selling small-batch soaps, apothecary items, art, well-crafted housewares, artisanal local food, handmade chocolates, barware, and heartfelt gifts that are both funky and functional, from makers who focus on quality over quantity. FUN: Screening indie movies, the Green Theater is a welcome addition to downtown. At the Morean, Artsy Improv with John Huls runs 6-8 pm for all skill levels Nov. 11, 18, 25 and Dec. 2. New classes to be announced soon.

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Set (and Stick to) a Budget Understanding where your money is going will help you make smart choices. Are you shelling out money every month for a streaming service your kids got bored with? Can you cancel that gym membership? Having a budget will help you see where you might be going overboard, and it will alleviate any guilt you might have about making a big purchase.

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Make Smart Plans for Your Tax Refund If you’re expecting a refund on your next tax return, be smart about how you use it. After you pay off bills with high interest rates, set up an emergency fund. Put this money in a separate savings account if you can and designate it for helping you overcome financial challenges that could come up in 2021, such as unplanned medical expenses or repair bills.

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Inches vs. Pounds Most people consider weight loss to be a primary indicator that they are getting into better shape. To a large degree this is true. With a healthy mix of proper eating and exercise, the pounds will come off and you’ll start to look and feel better. Unfortunately what often happens is that after several weeks of steady weight loss, you may hit a plateau and the scale doesn’t change. It appears you have stopped losing weight. If this happens to you, don’t get discouraged.

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One of the reasons that weight loss slows down is that some body fat has been replaced with lean muscle due to your healthy eating and especially due to exercise. And since muscle is more dense than fat, it weighs more than fat. As a result, weight loss slows down or momentarily stops. However, because of the muscular density, you will notice a loss in inches, particularly in the waist and hips. And here’s some more good news. As you replace body fat with muscle, your basal metabolism rate increases, or put another way, your body will burn more calories at rest. What this means to you is that maintaining your weight will be a little easier. So stay on track. You’ll lose more weight in the weeks to come. If you’re looking to trim some weight and get fit, here are a few points to consider.

• Avoid crash diets and fad diets. These are usually nothing more than a temporary fix. Rarely do people stay on these types of diets for an extended period of time and eventually when the diet ends, you go back to your old eating habits and you re-gain your weight.

• Instead of a fad diet, start a routine of healthy eating and exercise. Make that routine part of your new lifestyle. It shouldn’t be a “six-month plan.” It should be your new way of life. • Watch the quality as well as the amount of food you eat. Eat a balanced mix of healthy natural foods. Avoid processed foods and sugars. Totally eliminate hydrogenated fats.

• Exercise 30 to 60 minutes a day with a combination of cardio exercise (e.g., running, walking swimming, cycling, etc.) and resistance work (weights or stretch bands). Exercise will add lean muscle, reduce body fat and help strengthen your bones.

• Use care and judgment when you decide on a goal weight. Choosing an arbitrary weight or to be the same weight as a friend or role model, may not be your healthy target weight. • Monitor your weight on a scale about once a week, but not more often. •

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Pay attention to how your clothes fit. When they get loose fitting and if you have to go down a size or two, that’s a very good indicator that you’re getting fitter.

• Focus on short term milestones. Small steps will lead to big results.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS Sugar, Diabetes & You

there has been some long-term success with this procedure. The Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) out of Florida announced results from a new study in which five people who’d received islet transplants into the liver 6-17 years ago were still completely able to go without insulin injections.

November is National Diabetes Month and there’s no better time than now to work on preventing diabetes with healthy lifestyle choices. With COVID-19 risks, people with diabetes need to take extra precautions and are at higher risk. For more prevention and treatment information on diabetes, consult your physician or visit this website: www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention/index.html

At a recent diabetes conference, Patti Urbanski addressed the benefits of a low-carb diet for adults with all types of diabetes (T1, T2, and Prediabetes). She discussed the evidence from five clinical trials examining low-carb eating and a systematic review of health outcomes. This is an especially big deal given that American Diabetes Association as an organization has historically been slow to recognize the value of low-carb eating for people with diabetes, continuing to officially recommend high levels of grains and starches in its food pyramid until 2008.

About 28 percent of Americans with diabetes are undiagnosed, and another 86 million American adults have blood glucose levels that greatly increase their risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the next several years. Diabetes affects an estimated 29.1 million people in the United States and is the 7th leading cause of death. Diabetes Increases the all-cause mortality rate 1.8 times compared to persons without diagnosed diabetes, increases the risk of heart attack by 1.8 times and is the leading cause of kidney failure, lower limb amputations, and adult-onset blindness. Unlike type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes can sometimes be prevented. Excessive weight gain, obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle are all things that put a person at risk for type 2 diabetes. In the past, type 2 diabetes usually happened only in adults.

Prediabetes: The window of opportunity to prevent or slow the progression of prediabetes to type 2 diabetes is about three to six years. Make sure you take the following steps to be on the right path to fight prediabetes and take the appropriate steps to lower your blood sugar level. To prevent prediabetes from progressing to type 2 diabetes, try to: • Eat healthy foods. Choose foods low in fat and calories and high in fiber. If you have this type of diabetes the foods you eat should have a low glycemic load (index) (foods higher in fiber, protein or fats) like vegetables and good quality protein such as fish, chicken, beans, and lentils. Choose whole grains and whole grain products over refined grains and other highly 24

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processed carbohydrates. Skip the sugary drinks, and choose water, coffee, or tea instead. Limit red meat and avoid processed meat; choose nuts, beans, whole grains, poultry, or fish instead. • Be more active. Aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity a week. • Lose excess weight. • Stop smoking. • Take medications as needed. • Stay hydrated. Drinking enough water may help you keep your blood sugar levels within healthy limits. In addition to preventing dehydration, it helps your kidneys flush out the excess blood sugar through urine.

Good News For People with Diabetes: One of the new treatments

for those with diabetes is islet transplants and

For women with diabetes, there are new guidelines for health for both mother and gestating infants. The American Diabetes Association offers updated diabetes and pregnancy guidelines outlining everything from blood glucose and blood pressure targets, to medications to avoid during pregnancy, to lactation management and postpartum care. www.care.diabetesjournals.org/content/ diacare/42/Supplement_1/S165.full.pdf Can vitamin D supplements prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in adults who are at high risk? A major clinical study included a whopping 2,423 participants from 22 locations across the US. The researchers note: “We found that among people with prediabetes and sufficient vitamin D level, vitamin D supplementation at 4,000 units per day did not significantly reduce the risk of diabetes.” Still, they insist that taking vitamin D capsules is a good choice for anyone with diabetes: “These findings do not change the need for all individuals to meet the vitamin D requirements set out by the Institute of Medicine. Adults up through age 70 need 600 units of vitamin D intake daily and those older than 70 years need 800 units daily.”

“We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” - Max De Pree

AN EMERGENCY IS STILL AN EMERGENCY. EVEN DURING THIS EMERGENCY. Don’t hesitate when it comes to getting emergency treatment. Even during a pandemic, you still need to be treated immediately if you have an emergency. Debating whether or not to risk going to an emergency room during a heart attack, stroke or other health emergency—waiting even a few extra minutes—could be harmful. That’s why in all BayCare hospital emergency rooms, patients who have symptoms of COVID-19 are screened and treated in a separate area. This helps keep emergency room patients and our team members safe. So if it’s an emergency, don’t wait. For more information: BayCareEmergencyCare.org

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Pampers Locals by Peter Roos

When people ask where Renee and I go for our nails these days, we tell them we love Maddy Spa, at 5332 Gulfport Blvd., just east of the Habana Café. It looks like a house on the outside, and feels like home when you walk inside, too. “Is it safe?” people ask. “Yes, we feel safe there,” we reply. Maddy Spa is a full-service salon, offering hair, skincare, waxing, massage, and even eyelash extensions. Since reopening after quarantine, they are carefully observing all CDC guidelines, including social distancing, mask wearing and constant cleaning of high touch surfaces, and they are not a tourist type of salon, like many on the beach are. Free aroma therapy and hot towel compresses come with EVERY massage. All natural and clinical skin care options are offered: facials, chemical peels and microdermabrasion! Top of the line individual lash extensions so light, you won’t even know they are there!

Anti-aging treatments with instant results, non-surgical facelifts and body contouring as well as air brush makeup for brides and special occasions are also offered. Southern hospitality and customer service is truly their top priority. Relax with one of their complimentary famous homemade sangria’s, Malaysian coffees or another beverage options.

First time guests should call 727-388-2008 for specials and say they read about them in Paradise NEWS. Maddy Spa 5332 Gulfport Blvd 33707 www.MaddySpa.com Check them out on Facebook @lovemaddyspa or Instagram @maddyspalove

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Scratch Proof Vinyl Floors?

by Peter A. Roos

Woody’s Kitchens and More has a great showroom right around the corner, in the Marina Village shopping center at 4737 34th St. S., next to the Dollar Tree. If you are planning a kitchen or bath remodel or to replace any flooring, I suggest you stop in to Woody’s Kitchens and More. It is likely a safer place to go than the big box stores and the people are far more helpful. They have the best selection and lowest prices on top quality materials, all wood cabinets, Quartzo counters and flooring with a waterproof cushion, not cork. The flooring product they are excited about is billed as the next generation of vinyl. Scratchmaster by NextFloors is truly waterproof, not water-resistent, and it is guaranteed comprehensively by the manufacturer against scratches. Be sure to tell Woody’s you read about them in Paradise NEWS.

To see and touch the samples or get a quote, take rough measurements to: Woody’s Kitchens and More, 4737 34th St. S. St. Petersburg, F L 33711 To ask a question or make an appointment call (727) 864-4819.

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BOOK NOOK

By Nanette Wiser trees silhouetted against the blue skies still make my heart skip a beat. How did you become a writer? I’ve been a writer since Mrs. Casey assigned my 2nd grade class a project to write a storybook. Writing has been a constant thread throughout my life. It wasn’t until I retired that I actually thought about publishing. Who do you read that inspires you? It’s funny … I don’t write novels at all, but reading someone like Dean Koontz, who is such a master of setting and character, is inspiring. I also very much admire the story-telling voices of Mitch Albom and David Sedaris.

The sixties are groovy again thanks to Donna Parrey’s two new books. SIXTIES: A Journey Through and To and The MuttCracker are available just in time for the holidays. We caught up with Donna about her adventurous move from New Jersey to Pass-a-Grille and more. How did you end up in Pinellas County? After a New Jersey snowstorm dumped 22” of the white stuff at our apartment door in February of 1979, a NJ friend who had relocated to Pass-a-Grille invited us to visit. We did, and that was that! My hubby-at-the-time and I packed up and moved later that year. What do you love about living in Paradise? When I first relocated from New Jersey and arrived in Pass-a-Grille, it was like that scene in The Wizard of Oz … my life turned from black-and-white to technicolor! Even after living here for 40 years, the tall palm

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Why will baby boomers enjoy this book? While the stories in SIXTIES: A Journey Through and To are mine, I’m hoping that baby boomers can relate to similar times in their lives … the neighborhood kids, memorable moments in school, leaving the nest, raising one’s own family, watching their parents age, and becoming grandparents themselves. If my book sparks memories of their own, there are blank pages in the back to add their personal stories, like a do-it-yourself mini-memoir. Not everyone is inclined to write a book, but when boomers tell their stories to their kids and grandkids, they’re often encouraged to write them down, so I wanted to make it easy for them to do so. You’ve shared some amusing anecdotes, unabashedly honest in this book. In “Apple of His Eye” I share the humor of dating in my teens versus as a thirty-something after a divorce and then again as I approached sixty after a second divorce, as an over-ripe apple bobbing in the unfamiliar waters of online dating. In “Who Sez Nobody Wants My Stuff?” I tell the story of my childhood weekly dusting of a Marie Antoinette statuette I loved that I had found ‘garbage-picking’ in light of today’s frequent warnings to boomers that nobody wants our stuff. There are dozens of other essays, stories, and a few poems about changing music, fashion, photography, food fads, and more.

What sixties lessons can we all adopt now to make life better? I can’t help but think of that ubiquitous peace sign we all flashed back in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Peace now means so much more than our world-wide state of affairs. It’s relevant to our country, our neighborhoods, and our peace of mind, individually. It brings to mind the song lyrics, “Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.” What’s next for you? My first published book was The MuttCracker, a children’s holiday picture book featuring 15 breeds of dogs in the re-imagining of the classic Nutcracker story, was illustrated by a pet portrait artist. This time of year is usually dedicated to marketing. The MuttCracker is for holiday shoppers who have pet-lovers on their list. I’m a big proponent of pet adoption, so I’ve also written another pet-themed children’s book, called Romeow and Drooliet, about a talented tom cat and a sweet, ambitious bulldog, who bring their community together. I hope to publish that in 2021. I will also continue to write personal essays and may create another themed collection. PN

HOLIDAY BOOKS... Check out Tombolo Books, Book & Bottle, Barnes & Noble for great gifts. A Promised Land – Barack Obama Arising – Les Payne The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead Dearly – Margaret Atwood One Life – Megan Rapinoe She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton – Sarah Smarsh S--T Naturally – Lindy West The Cold Millions – Jess Waters Memorial – Bryan Washington The Silence – Don DeLillo Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind – Peter Godfrey-Smith Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia Confessions on the 7:45 – Lisa Unger Magic Lessons - Alice Hoffman The Library Book – Susan Orlean

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by Nanette Wiser If you miss the Al Downing Jazz Association performances, pine no longer. Tune in every Monday on their page for a Facebook Live concert. Groove from 6-7pm with a different group of jazz musicians, streamed live from Gulfport’s New Groove City Music Complex. The Monday Night Jazz Hour is the weekly virtual performance that currently replaces the popular live Monday Night Jazz Jam event hosted at the Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge for the past 10 years. The livestream can be viewed from the Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association Facebook page. New Groove City Music Complex is owned and run by Kenny Walker who is also a musician (bass). The ADTBJA organizer, Dwayne White, is on the Board and a musician as well (trumpet) and also books the musicians. ADTBJA continues its Monday Night Jazz Hour with all advised precautions being taken to ensure a safe environment for the musicians and the technicians. On the entertainment schedule so far have been Lorri Hafer; LaRue Nickelson; La Lucha with Alejandro Arenas, Mark Feinman and John O’Leary; James Suggs, trumpet; Synia Carroll, vocalist; “STretch” Bruyn, piano; Hiram Hazley, bass; Ron Gregg, drums; Jeremy Carter, saxophone; J.J. Pattishall, guitar and some of the ADTBJA scholarship winners. The Monday Night Jazz Hour is also available at Sunshine 96.7 FM and RadioStPete.com as is Sunday Night Jazz with Frank Rivera from 7-10pm. If you are interested in sponsoring an upcoming MNJH, please email us at: AlDowningTBJazz@gmail.com. You can also make a donation to keep the Monday Night Jazz Hour happening! Donate at: AlDowningJazz.com

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Our Favorite Things By Nanette Wiser

HOLIDAY GIFTS... Really, all we need is love. And peace

on earth. If that’s not enough, here are some thoughtful gifts for the special person in your life this season. Shop local, shop often, and volunteer your time to brighten someone else’s holiday. Here are some ways to support our community and make someone happy. Be sure to visit John’s Pass, The Edge and Grand Central Districts, DTSP’s Beach Drive and the wonderful boutiques from Clearwater Beach to St. Pete Beach and Corey Ave.

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Gifts of Learning • Learn a new language in person or online and be ready for your next travel vacay. • Improve your tech skills with classes online at SPC or PTECH. • Cut a rug with dance lessons at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio, local Zumba, jazzercise or ballroom classes. • Explore your inner Monet with an art class at Beach Art Center, Morean Arts Center and Centre for Clay, SunTan Art Center, Zen Glass Studio or Pinot’s Palette. • Embrace your comedy bone with an improv class at American Stage, Patel Conservatory and other open mike nights at Spitfire Theater or Coconuts Comedy Club. • Author, author? Keep St. Pete Lit, Wordier Than Thou and Studio @620. Making A Difference • Buy gift certificates from restaurants, coffeehouses and breweries. Some places offer deals where if you buy, you get a discount on your next meal. • Tip well, from dining delivery services to your server. Many have been out of work or have fewer shifts. • Donate meals and restaurant gift cards

to your first responders – nurses, fire stations, police departments and all of those who rarely get a break. • Support our troops with care packages, gift cards and more. Check with your local American Legion for ideas. • Donate canned goods and nonperishables to local food banks including churches, Metropolitan Ministries, RCS and more. • Pick a charity for an end-of-year donation with a good Charity Navigator rating, such as The Kind Mouse, Tampa Bay Watch or Hands Across the Bay.

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Gifts of Experience • Virtual theater and musical performances, as well as live concerts and plays, need your support. Keep our local talent working. Check out American Stage, freeFall Theater, The Palladium, The Florida Orchestra, Ruth Eckerd Hall, The Straz and smaller pop-up performances on Facebook. • Buy a membership at a local museum, like The Dali, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Museum of History, Morean, The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art, Florida Craft Gallery and more. • Buy a musical instrument and learn to play, be it a ukulele or electric keyboard. Hire a music tutor for your pod, form an impromptu band on Zoom. Check out St. Pete Guitars, Mad Music, Seminole Music and Villano Music. • Indulge the enophile with a wine tasting class. • Get kooky and outdoors with a zipline experience (Empower Adventures, Treehoppers Adventure Park), kayak (Sweetwater Kayak Rentals) or paddleboard lesson (Kayak Fishing Adventure). • Embrace nature and learning with a

membership in the Florida Aquarium, Clearwater Aquarium (home to Winter the Dolphin), Great Expectations and Glazer Children’s Museum. • Make some memories with a sunset sail, dolphin watching or island adventure with Dolphin Landings or Hubbard’s Marina.

For The Gardener • Small garden or balcony? Check out the Verde at personalized home garden – a modular system that is designed to grow up to 76 plants at once or the Bloem living herb kit that is conveniently wall-hung in your kitchen. • Moulin Roty’s Botanist Kit for children encourages exploration and hands-on, outdoor play. • HearthSong’s DIY kit for kids - Grow With Me Garden Fort Kit - Includes a frame that is 58-inches by 58-inches by 48-inches, as well as a ground tarp and four seed packages. • Greensens smart houseplant sensor

helps you optimize your plants’ health by being positioned into the soil of potted plants and instantly going to work monitoring the ambient temperature, soil moisture and light conditions. • Bird feeders, plant stands, garden gnomes, gazing balls, fairy statues and whimsical solar-powered lights (dragonflies) make great gifts.

Fashionista Finds • Vintage jewelry and estate sale treasures (Silver Queen), gems (The Gold & Diamond Source, Diny’s Diamonds), watches (Bernies & Son), Jeff the Jeweler, coastal-inspired (The Landing) and funky finds at St Pete’s Corey Ave. Sunday Market will have her purring. For Pandora, check out The Bronze Lady. • Every gentleman needs a visit to Sartorial in DTSP, for bespoke style. • Pippa Pelure’s is the couture and elegant casual boutique favored by all the social crowd. • Sunglasses are all the rage, and Optik! European Eyewear or Island Optics feature the latest styles. • Cowabunga style for surf attire, gear and sunglasses can be found at Overhead Surf Shop, Suncoast Surf Shop, Reno Beach Surf Shop, Saltwater Hippie and NautiGirl Beachwear. • Boho style, cards, candles and jewelry at Pieces of A Dream, courtesy of ultra-cool Patti yields the perfect personalized gift, as does ArtPool Gallery and Vintage Marche. • Casa Thrift Shop, Designer Consigner, Detox Designer Resale Boutique yield excellent second-hand chic clothes, purses and accessories. • One of a kind delights can be found in DTSP at The Tipsy Mermaid, Bad Ass Baubles and Things, Shandy Style Boutique, Cozette’s Boutique, Misred Outfitters, Ashe Couture Boutique and Plain Jane. Also fun: Dody’s, Annabelle’s,

Eco-Concious • Living Composter both minimalist and modern can process more than two pounds of food a week, reusable bowl covers and funny produce bags with comical veggies and more online at Uncommongoods.com. • The Zero Waste Cookbook: 100 Recipes for Cooking Without Waste. • Check out Rolling Oats, Nature’s Food Patch and Sprouts for hundreds of eco-friendly products and ideas. • Burt’s Beeswax lip balm was awarded a Good Housekeeping Sustainable Packaging Award in 2019, thanks to the company’s recycling program. • Stainless steel straws and water bottles and French market string bags.

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Pampering Presents • Give a gift certificate to a local spa at the Don Cesar, Opal Sands and Sandpearl Hotel or two of my favorites:

Patchington and Paris Isabella for Florida-friendly styles. • Dress like a local! The St. Pete Store & Visitor’s Center features local products and wares produced by our area’s best artists, including t-shirts, mugs, postcards, jewelry, handmade glass cutting boards, baseball hats, hand poured soy candles, and books written by local authors. • Neat Neat Neat sells greeting cards, sensational candles, old school toys, decor, St. Pete merchandise and more.

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For The Pet Lover • Support your pets’ health with all-natural CBD products for pets NaturesPetHerbals.com. • Fetch, sit not working? Dogmandu Family Dog Training can help Fido figure it out. • Personalize a calendar, mousepad or a mug with fur-baby photos. • Amazon features a smart dog collar that keeps your pooch healthy and safe, including a GPS tracker and activity monitor. • Chewy.com features a wacky Outward Hound Hide-A-Squirrel and Puzzle Plush Jumbo that will keep Lassie occupied. • Nina Ottosson By Outward Hound Hide N’ Slide Treat Dispensing Dog is a puzzle your dog will love opening. • Yummy treats and gifts at Bark Life, St. Petersbark, Three Dog Bakery and Pawsitively Posh Pooch (biker jacket!) will please your cat and dog. • Adopt an animal from a rescue group or shelter and give them a forever home.

The Woodhouse Day Spa and Lemon Tree Spa. • Bring the massage and aromatherapy home and book a massage with Teresa Gandeza LMT 727.512.9414. • Give a nail and hair refresh to your special friend at London Hair & Spa or Looks & Co. – The Salon. • Tired of your short hair? Wigs By Abby is a “Dolly Parton” refresh with the excellent expertise of a former Disney hair mistress.

Cultured Gifts • Support the arts with a one-of-a-kind piece from Wyland Galleries, Duncan McClelland, Chad Mize Gallery, Shapiro’s Gallery, Chihuly Collection and WADA. • Make music and give vinyl from Daddy Kool Records, Asylum or Bananas Music. • You can never have too many books from Tombolo Books, Book + Bottle and Barnes & Noble. Look for booklover gifts, postcards, 3-D bookmarks, puzzles, journals and stationery when you’re there. • Give a magazine subscription to Paradise News or indulge their passion/ hobby from hot rods to Southern Living. • Audible and audio books make great gifts for those with a long commute. PN ParadiseNewsFL.com | NOVEMBER 2020

by Thomas G. Mandzik

he holidays are here, and we might want to entertain a few close friends or family members. The big Thanksgiving or Christmas celebration will most likely be downsized this year, so this festive recipe is a fantastic small plates (bring a dish) alternative. I like that turkey gets a savory flavor from the pancetta and a tart sweet taste of cherry. Add a small salad or crudite plate and cheese, olives and apricots to round out the get-together, best hosted outside or as a picnic at the beach. The pomegranate martini is one of my favorite fall flavors, not too sweet. For all of us, this season is a chance to reflect on what to be thankful for, a time for giving, or ringing in the new year. For more ideas, and a chance to escape kitchen duty during the fall month, we hope you will stop in at my restaurant, The Sunset Bistro at Treasure Island’s Thunderbird Hotel, where the sunsets are magnificent. Contact us about catering your holiday event or office party in our beautiful outside and socially-distanced patio. For a reservation, catering menu or a free consultation, sunsetbistroflorida@gmail.com or 727-222-9112. See you soon! –Chef Thomas Mandzik, The Sunset Bistro, 10700 Gulf Blvd, Treasure Island • sunsetbistroflorida.com

Turkey, Pancetta, and Dried Cherry Flatbread Drizzled With Cranberry Gastrique and Sage Served with Pomegranate Martini

2 8-inch Naan Flatbread 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil 6 thin Sliced Turkey (Rolled and cut) 1/4 piece of Boursin cheese roll (at room temperature) 1/4 cup of diced pancetta cooked through (strained and set aside) 1oz. chopped sage 1/8 cup of dried cherry 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Use a pizza stone or flat baking sheet. 2. Brush both Naan bread sides with olive oil and lay on stone or sheet. 3. Spread the Boursin cheese on both flatbread as it’s a small amount. 4. Spread evenly with a spatula or flat knife. 5. Add dried cherries, sliced turkey, and pancetta. 6. Bake until lightly browned, about 8-12 minutes. 7. Allow to rest 2 minutes then cut (2 inch by 2 inch) flatbreads and place on decorative platter. 8. Sprinkle fresh sage and drizzle with Cranberry Gastrique and serve to your guest immediately.

Cranberry Gastrique

1/4 cup cranberry sauce 1/4 cup sugar 1 tbs salt 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1. In a small pot add all ingredients, mix evenly and simmer until reduced by half on low heat. Do not allow to burn. 2. Once done, strain and allow to cool at room temperature. 3. If squeeze bottle is available, put in bottle for better presentation.

Pomegranate Martini

1/2 cup vodka 2 oz pomegranate juice 1 oz Cointreau Ice Add to shaker and shake vigorously and pour in two martini glasses. 32

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SPIRITS Holiday Cocktails & Boozy Gifts By Nanette Wiser

Shop local, drink global is the

Paradise News motto. There are so many indie wine shops, local distilleries and craft breweries to browse for holiday gifts. It can be t-shirts, coozies and drinking accessories or spirited delights.

Accessories: Any enophile or spirit lover would enjoy accessories, glassware and mixology or cocktail stirrers that match their passion (golf? animal lover?). During the holidays, many liquor stores stock up on gift boxes with fancy glasses or martini/mule elegant kits. You can find cool barware, glasses, coasters and accessories at shops such as ZaZoo’d, Home Goods, Tuesday Morning, Lala’s, Sign of the Dolphin, Casa di Mazzaro’s, Left Bank’s home store and Corey Avenue’s Beachside Boutique and Simply Perfect. Don’t forget to check out vintage shops and pop-up markets, like Vintage Marche, for new and 2nd time around treasures perfect for home entertaining and your cocktail cart. Mixers: The sophisticated mixers are “raising the cocktail and mocktail” game, one of the leading trends of 2020, as identified by the Specialty Food Association’s Trendspotter Panel. Such mixers may be consumed as is, chilled or over ice, for a booze-free adultcentric beverage, or shaken with an appropriate spirit for an over-21 drink. Explore an exciting wealth of flavors found on cocktail menus to make at home including gourmet syrups, shrubs, bitters and flavored tinctures. Woody herbs, bright citrus, tangy fruits and even nuances of smoke and char can be added to any kind of beverage, meeting the

flavor-adventure demands of savvy consumers. Check out the Savory Spice Shop, Kalamazoo Olive Company, Trader Joe’s, Fresh Market, Rollin’ Oats, Italy Bottega and Great American Natural Products for unique concoctions. Look into George Clooney’s new Casamigos tequila mixers, fancy ginger beers, Fever tonics, Owens’ and Stirrings mixers and don’t be afraid to ask your bartender what they use to make the cocktails you love. Stash Tea Co. has developed tea-infused cocktail recipes that deliver the healthful halo of brewed tea to create delights such as maple apple cider hot toddy, chai spice tea with honey and rum, orange spice brandy Alexander and citrus hibiscus sangria. Wine, Spirits & Beer: Some of our local favorite haunts for snagging spirited gifts near the beaches and downtown St. Pete are Hawthorne Bottle Shop, Norman’s Liquor & Fine Wines, The Wine Knot, Symposium Craft Beer & Wine, Belleair Market (cigars too!), Pasadena Liquors & Fine Wines, Try Wine, Book + Bottle, Lolita’s Wine Market, 4th & Vine, CellarMasters Wine Bar & Bottle Shop and Bella Vino. For spirits, Total Wine, ABC Liquors and Leukens purvey a fine selection from trendy tequilas to infused vodkas. Holiday Sippers & Hostess Gifts: This is the most popular time of year for liqueurs and eggnogs, and one of my favorites is Harvey’s Bristol Cream, a unique blend of Fino, Amontillado, Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso now in a bottle with a logo that turns blue when the bottle is the perfect refrigerator temperature. Evan Williams Southern eggnog packs a punch when you’re waiting up for Santa. If you like tequila, you’ll love Mezcales de Levenda from Mexico’s Sierra Madre Oriental mountains, a mix of papaya, brine and smoke notes. Chandon Rose lovers will be thrilled with Ruinart Brut Rose, and for the

men, the herbaceous Ferne Branca liqueur is delicious straight up or as a cocktail splash. Italian Aperol and French Lillet look lovely on a bar cart.

Holiday Cocktails Hot Mulled Wine 2 bottles red wine - one sweet, one dry red 4 cups apple cider 1/2 cup brandy 1/4 cup honey 4 cinnamon sticks 2 oranges - sliced 8 whole cloves 12 black peppercorns Additional cinnamon sticks and orange slices for garnish Instructions: Combine the cider, wine, brandy, honey, cinnamon sticks, orange slices, cloves, and peppercorns in a large pot. Simmer over low heat for 10-15 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Remove cloves and peppercorns. Serve in heatproof glasses or mugs. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and/or orange slice. (You can also keep it warm in a crock pot.) Apple Cider Mojitos Ice, Juice of 1 lemon 1/2 c. gold rum apple cider Mint/Apple slices, for garnish Cinnamon sticks, for garnish Instructions: Fill 2 glasses with ice. Add the juice of half a lemon to each glass. Divide the rum between the two glasses, then fill 3/4 of the way full with apple cider. Top each with a splash of seltzer and stir to combine. Garnish with mint, thyme, and a slice of apple. ParadiseNewsFL.com | NOVEMBER 2020

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Dining Out By Nanette Wiser

This holiday season, your party or office gathering will be catered or booked at a fabulous local restaurant. In addition to the list below, we love Gratzzi, Urban Stillhouse, Sea Salt, Alto Mare Fish Bar downtown and for steak, Beau & Mo’s and 1200 Chophouse. Consider hosting a weekend brunch, lunch or dinner at these exceptional restaurants, perfect for birthdays and anniversaries as well. Many of them offer catering and pick-up meals as well. 400 Beach Seafood and Tap House: Steve and Nancy Westphal’s gang really know how to plan a party, whether it’s a gathering in the private room or 20 people for brunch or lunch. Good wine and craft beer list, excellent coastal cuisine. (DTSP)

Bascom’s Chop House: Elegantly appointed with six private dining rooms that can accommodate parties of 10-200 and a beautiful lounge with a mahogany bar that can seat 15 and serve up to 100 for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Ample parking, valet and A/V equipment available. (Clearwater) Dr. BBQ: Quirky decorations, multiple patios and rooms perfect for parties, with some of the most creative cocktails and menus in town. Ray Lampe, known to the world as “Dr. BBQ,” stokes the fire, showcasing smoke-basted meats and dynamic dishes with partners Suzanne and Roger Perry, owners of the Datz, Dough,

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and Roux. On-site parties and catering, ask for the Frito Pie or Taco Bars. (DTSP)

BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse: Pinellas Park favorite for craft beer, a seasonal fresh-forward menu and sports, it’s a dynamic spot for the office holiday party at the restaurant or catered at the office, topped off by a holiday Pizookie. Entrée salads, pastas, pizzas, tacos and mouthwatering appetizers (tri-tip sliders, zucchini strings and avocado eggrolls add pizzazz to the occasion. (Pinellas Park) Bob Heilman’s Beachcomber: This legendary restaurant hosts the red hats and the society folks, but it’s reputation is well-deserved. Well-appointed, excellent service and elegant dining, they work with you to book entertainment, plan centerpieces and ensure that this party will be the talk of the town. Steaks, prime rib, crabcakes, oysters Florentine, pastas and vegetarian dishes are superb as is the wine list. (Clearwater Beach) Cassis American Brasserie: The French-style American brasserie and bakery next door serve up sassy, stylish fare and you can plan your party in the private patio or inside. You can reserve the bar, private room or terrace. Throw a brunch, lunch or afternoon tea. They have multiple menu packages for every taste. (DTSP)

Chill Restaurant & Bar: St. Pete Beach’s Corey Avenue is spruced up and better than ever, and Chill’s offers a piano bar, outdoor patio and back room perfect for a party. Oodles of veggie options, fun cocktails and ample street parking. Brunch buffet Sunday is an excellent party option. (St. Pete Beach) Clear Sky on Cleveland: Downtown Clearwater is my favorite location, with multiple rooms for hosting a small party with crafted cocktails and spectacular seasonal dishes, from Mexican to Asian-inspired fare. (Clearwater) Columbia Restaurant Clearwater: Who doesn’t love the 1905 salad, Spanish bean soup, tapas and Sangria de Cava with a view of the bay from the outdoor terraces and romantic rooms. (Sand Key) DaSesto Italiano Ristorante e Vino: Full bar, outdoor dining, new intimate dining booths and perfect for catering a small dinner party at home, this authentic Italian restaurant serves stellar pasta, regional dishes and charcuterie. Save room for dessert. (Pinellas Park) Dewey Beach Bar: “Miami Beach meets Tommy Bahama,” this wine bar and restaurant set in the exquisite Berkeley Beach Club and imagined by Mise En Place owner and chefs Marty Blitz and Tony Bruno is the best spot for canoodling on the Gulf of

Mexico in serene Pass-aGrille. Carolina BBQ glazed wings, the Cobb, seared salmon BLT and black-eyed pea bacon hummus are my app choices for your next party, served with French 75 or a quaff from the sensational wine list. (Pass-a-Grille) The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge: Up, up and away with a view of the planes taking off, the bay and one of the best mojitos and Moscow mules in town. The private room is divine, perfect for a buffet or sit-down and if you can book the al-fresco patio, do so. (DTSP) The Library: From 813 area’s Oxford Exchange elves comes this invigorating downtown restaurant where the food and drink are exhilarating, especially the brunch. (DTSP) Mad Fish: Classic continental dining in a casual and comfortable setting, serving outstanding seafood and steak, including chateaubriand for two and an incredible Chilean sea bass. (St. Pete Beach) The Mill Restaurant: The Mill’s artsy steampunk industrial design private event space comfortably seats 60 guests, designed by local artist Istvan Torok and his team at Torok Studios. The artistic fare and libations follow suit, and we like the family platters or prix-fixe chef creations. (DTSP) Nueva Cantina: Louie Spetrini’s Mexican restaurant’s back room or patio illuminated by the Vitale Bros. murals are nothing short of brilliant beyond street tacos. How about a party with a Bloody Mary bar and lobster enchiladas? Ole! (DTSP)

Parkshore Grill: Delicious steaks and seafood, sensational salads, elegant ambiance and stellar wine list for lunch and dinner. Love the beef wellington. (DTSP)

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Pia’s Trattoria: Book your next party at this quirky bungalow with a partypleasant back patio and small rooms that can be booked privately, and lots of homemade pasta dishes and Italian region wines. Add an aria or two, maybe live, and you’re set for success. (Gulfport) Red Mesa Cantina: In addition to the Mercado near Green Bench and the original restaurant on 4th, this is the only spot to imagine your flashy party in one of their private spaces, bars or outdoor terrace coupled with the ultimate tequila selection. (DTSP) Rococo Steak: Elegant and understated, this exclusive restaurant boasts an award-winning wine list and is one of the most talked about restaurants downtown, perfect for party or wine-tasting. (DTSP) Ruth’s Chris Steak House: A steak sandwich and dirty martini is our go to meal here. But when you want elegance, a private room and awesome service, count on this luscious chain serving breathtaking food and an imaginative wine list and cocktails. (DTSP) Villa Gallace: With a lovely outdoor patio and booths shielded by plexiglass, this white linen candlelit Italian dinner favorite serves up shrimp Gallace, steak Diane and incredible pasta. (Indian Rocks Beach) PN ParadiseNewsFL.com | NOVEMBER 2020

Home Entertaining

By Nanette Wiser

Staying home for the holidays may be JOMO (Joy of Missing Out) of travel snags and family dramas. Dial up the family for a holiday toast or bake cookies together. Here’s some cool ideas for making Thanksgiving, Kwanzaa, Festivus, Hanukkah and Christmas merry and bright. Cater The Meal: Order from your

local grocers for a meal to go or sides/ appetizers/desserts. Publix, Winn-Dixie, Fresh Market can help make it easy peasy. Shaner’s Land & Sea Market, Bayway Country Store and Butcher Shop, Mazzaro’s Italian Market, Pipo’s, Bellair Market and Bayou Market & Café provide platters and dishes ready to heat and serve. Go Italian with a baked pasta dish from Gennaro’s to accompany your ham or turkey and pick up flowers for the table from Lou’s Florist. Ask Siri to play your favorite tunes and enjoy the party. Host A Potluck: Have a plan and a theme, assign a dish or décor, and let it go (no control freaking). Break the meal into categories (appetizers, sides, entrée, bread, desserts) and make sure you know what your small group of socially distant guests 36

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may be allergic to (or won’t eat/vegan/ gluten-free) and be sure to have them bring what they want. For those who don’t like to cook, suggest bringing the snacks, or elbow grease to clean up. Touch base in advance and have a few dishes on hand just in case something falls thru. Set up the bar and the buffet and if you can, entertain al fresco. Easiest of all potlucks is a brunch, where a pre-made frittata, muffins, mimosas and a Bloody Mary station with all the fixings make Sunday funday any day.

The Holiday Table: Rosemary sprig place cards, a rustic country garden table set with oversized glass vases filled with white flowers and surrounded by pine cones, firefly bunch lights in an oversized glass bowl…all of these ideas and more can be found on Pinterest and easily executed by your trusty elves (kids). One year, we decided to do a luau Christmas, serving up a pig roast to go with the deep-fried turkey in SoCal and a Santa-themed Aloha shirt (even better than an ugly sweater contest). Be whimsical. If your family adores rubber ducks, mix them into your holiday table décor. Holiday Party Tips: Make it simple, make it fun. Your vibe will be the party vibe, best served with aromatic décor and seasonal tunes. An appetizer party is best,

because you can prep or pick up ahead, and focus on mingling. Edible Gifts: In addition to wine and candles, a favorite hostess gift is snacks and baked desserts. We love Sway-rey and Wandering Whisk for their holiday confections (order ahead), Karma Juice Bar for healthy sips, La Casa del Pane for homemade breaks and focaccia, Salty Sisters gourmet popcorn, Kilwin’s truffles and fudge, Rocket Fizz and The Candy Kitchen for goofy sweets and vintage treats and House of Sweets. For the cook, herbs and spices from Savory Spice Shop and The Spice & Tea Exchange are always welcome and be sure to browse Gulfport’s new Stella’s shop next to the restaurant.

Holiday Décor: Your local museum gift shops and crafts galleries, including places like Shapiro’s purvey unique holiday lighting and decorations. Of the chains, you can always pick up inexpensive tableware and cute decorations at The Dollar Tree, Home Goods, Tuesday Morning, TJMaxx, Marshall’s and antique/ vintage shops. The Corey Market on Sunday, downtown pop-up markets and Vintage Marche make it easy to theme up your holiday splash. Or do it yourself with crafty ideas from Pinterest or ETSY items. Robert’s Christmas World is the closest you’ll come to Santa’s North Pole.

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Stars Among Us By Nanette Wiser

With film festivals and world-class theaters, it’s no wonder that movie stars love living in Paradise. We caught up with four notable artists who call Pinellas County home.

Eugenie Bondurant

time with actor/director Pollyanna McIntosh in the horror hit Darlin’ which debuted at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival. Her short film Tiny Bacteria was shown at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival; her numerous other film and TV credits may be viewed on her IMDB page. Recent awards include 2018 Arts Alliance Ambassador MUSE Award and Women in Film Award of Excellence. Bondurant is a cabaret singer, appearing in the American Songbook Series with Paul Wilborn and Blue Roses. She is also a founder of The Radio Theater Project. A well-known On-Camera and Meisner acting coach, Bondurant is a staff member at the prestigious Patel Conservatory and Andi Matheny Acting Studios in Tampa Along with acting, she has a BA in Finance.

Calling downtown St. Pete home with hubby and Palladium Director Paul Wilborn, Eugenie Bondurant’s long and slightly eccentric career has taken her from the runways of New York and Paris to featured roles in film and television, including her breakout role as the feminine and feline cult icon “Tigris” in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 Bondurant, a fifth-generation resident of NOLA, was “discovered” after a bout with cancer left her looking especially exotic and androgynous. Soon she became a working model in the U.S. and Europe. A modeling trip to Los Angeles led to an acting career that’s included a string of bizarre characters in TV and film - including Fight Club (with Ed Norton), and Saturday Night Live (with Madonna and Mike Myers). She tossed around comedian Gene Wilder while playing Alice Cooper’s favorite Dominatrix on the TV series Something Wilder. And on HBO’s Arliss, she played a transvestite who lured a strait-laced athlete into a night of sin. In the indie feature, Donald and Dot Clock, her character bonded with a housefull of rodents. Eugenie’s uniqueness was instrumental in booking The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It with Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga and Fear of Rain alongside Harry Connick Jr. and Madison Iseman. Eugenie shared screen 38

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Matthew McGee

As an actor, comedian and drag artist, Matthew McGee is a beloved local star with national credits wearing multiple hats and juggling roles, including marketing community/marketing director for freeFall Theater.“I missed the audience feedback and performing live,” says McGee about the COVID19 virtual scene. But he barely skipped a beat, doing fundraisers and performing in American Stage’s little online theater vignettes while freeFall was on hiatus. Everything he touches is hilarious! As Max Bialystock in “The Producers” at American Stage in the Park, he was lauded by Creative Loafing: “Matthew McGee plays Bialystock like he was born for the role, channeling Nathan Lane’s kinetic stage histrionics more than Mel Brooks’s cinematic facial tics while adding his own larger-than-life vibe.” As Berthe in Pippin, Broadway World praised his kooky performance: “McGee’s Berthe, in a puffed out red Bozo wig the size of an ostrich (thanks to that periwig genius, Scott Daniel),

is a hammy tour de force. His version of “No Time at All” is worth the price of admission, a real star turn. Donning Edith Prickley glasses and a dress like something from a psychedelic album cover, he looks like either a HaightAshbury bag lady on too many mushrooms or a peacock on fire (can’t decide which).” Matthew McGee has been performing for over 20 years as an actor and drag artist. His irreverent drag style is a mix of high camp and 1960’s Hollywood cocktail party glamour. As an actor, Matthew has appeared in musicals and plays in and out of drag. McGee says drag is an art: “I’m very inspired by fashion. The look of a character is so important to me. “I often find images from fashion books and magazines that help me to create my various looks. Lately, I’m fascinated with granny chic as embodied by the amazing Iris Apfel. I hope readers will google her! Her use of glasses and beaded jewelry prove you can have style at any age. I approach character from the perspective of how I want them to look. Fashion photography is such a great way to start the process.” McGee has received numerous awards and accolades including BroadwayWorld.com’s Favorite Leading Actor in a Musical, Theatre Tampa Bay Award winner for both Leading and Featured Actor in a Musical and has been voted Best Local Drag Performer in Creative Loafing’s Best of The Bay issue. In drag, Matthew has hosted numerous charity events and is a on-air guest host on Daytime NBC, Suncoast View and Tampa Bay’s Morning Blend . Matthew’s drag work has been so popular in the Bay area that he is affectionately known as “Tampa Bay’s favorite Clown in a Gown.” Matthew can be seen in the independent films Small Group and Waiting on Mary (available on iTunes) - Matthew is also half of the hilarious mother/son cabaret act, The Scott & Patti Show. This nightclub act has opened for Debbie Reynolds. Lea Delaria, Del Shores and Leslie Jordan. Scott & Patti are the creation of Matthew McGee and Scott Daniel and are a part of MattocS Productions.

Andi Matheny

Gia Skova

Metheny was in “High Expectations,” filming in Atlanta in October. Her credits include a recurring role as Dr. Kelly Whitley on FOX’s The Resident, as well as David Makes Man, True Love Blooms (TV Movie for the Hallmark channel,) Devious Maids, The Mentalist, Ugly Betty, Monk, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and Zoey 101. Her film credits include American Zombie, and The Shadow Effect and she just completed filming Lady of the Manor directed by Justin and Christian Long. Her film directorial debut, the comedy short The Newest Member, won the Jury Prize for Best Florida Film at the 2017 Sunscreen Festival and her web series Good Morning St. Pete! won Best Web Series at the 2018 Sunscreen Film Festival and earned her Best Leading Actress at the 2018 Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival. She was given a Lifetime Achievement award at the 2019 Sunshine City Film Festival.

I ran into Gia at Café Largo and knew from the minute I met her she was somebody important. And she is! With acclaim as both a model and actress, she also has her own production company and directed and wrote her first film recently.

Now a St. Petersburg resident, Matheny is a 25-year veteran of Hollywood as a TV and film actress, talk show host, commercial spokeswoman, voiceover talent and comedy performer.

Andi’s commercial appearances number in the dozens, most memorably a campaign for Olay. She lent her voice to TV spots for Sunkist, Hilton Hotels, and Publix and many others. Andi hosted four nationally televised shows, the comedy sketch show Kwik Witz, Essentials on TLC, Fit Resort and Spa with Mark Goodman, and the dating show Friends or Lovers on USA. She performed stand-up comedy at The Improv and The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and was a member of the improv comedy group ComedySportz.

Born in the small village of Saratov, just outside Kazakhstan, Russia, Gia was discovered as an actress at age 12 and for the next three years, starred in Russian television series. At 15, Gia won the modeling contest “The Beauty of the Volga,” which launched her professional modeling career. Still in her teens, Gia also starred in several plays in Moscow, winning acting awards such as Best Theatrical Actress of Saratov, and 2009’s Best Actress of Moscow Theater. The international superstar took the modelling world by storm. Chosen by GQ Magazine as one of the “50 Most Beautiful Russian Models,” local model/actress Gia Skova’s alluring photos have appeared on the cover of Vogue, L’officiel, Instyle and in ads for major brands including Dolce Gabbana, BCBG, and Armani. Skova has adorned the runway for designers such as Stella McCartney and Marc Jacobs.

In 2020, her husband Tom was a WGA nominee for his movie “Togo.” Matheny filmed a supporting role in the locally filmed feature “Lady of the Manor” directed by Justin and Christian Long.

She started her movie career with appearances in Martin Scorcese’s “Bleed For This,” “Muck,” and “Mara” among others. In 2015, Skova was honored at Atlanta’s WIFTA Film Festival for her Dramatic Short Films. The genesis of “L’ange Dans Le Marbre” started during a lunch between the two leads, Gia Skova and Josh Tippey, after they wrapped an entry for the 2015 Academy Awards’ Team Oscar Initiative. An idea was sparked for a slightly retro, flirtatious drama.

Founded in 2010, the Andi Matheny Acting Studios delivers Hollywood-quality training to the southeast region. Many students with no previous acting experience are now working in the exciting TV and film industry in the southeast, with credits like Tell Me a Story, The Right Stuff, Ozark, The Good Girls, Gifted, Hidden Figures, Jurassic World, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Mercy Street, Echoes of War, Bloodline, Talia in the Kitchen, Graceland, Under the Dome, Revolution, Nashville, Powers, Paying Mr. McGetty and many more.

With her production company, she wrote, produced and directed “The Serpent” featuring Travis Aaron Wade (NCIS: Los Angeles; Supernatural fame), which was due to be released here in the states this year, after the January production wrapped in Dubai. Says Skova about the film’s plot? Think “a female Jason Bourne meets James Bond. Being manipulated by her own agency, a CIA agent manages to escape their watch just long enough to unravel their horrendous plot.” Watch trailer at www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfNpDBA7SvY PN

After many months of planning, freeFall Theatre re-opened safely with an all-new adaptation of War of the Worlds running through December 6, 2020. Inspired by Orson Welles’ 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, this innovative live radio show will bring audiences together “drive-in” style to experience a combination of live music, multimedia, and radio performance. When an anachronistic, live variety hour is preempted by the shocking news that Martians have invaded Earth, the adage that “the show must go on” is put to the ultimate test. Nostalgic, surprising, fun, and irreverent, this evening of impending mayhem is freeFall’s safe and innovative return to live performances in the face of a global pandemic and the inevitable Martian onslaught. This production is staged on an outdoor stage with audiences experiencing the performance drive-in style from their vehicles. Combining live musical and variety performance, radio storytelling, and multimedia elements, the radio show being created live will be broadcast to your vehicle via its radio or your smart device via a free app. Please note that admission is by vehicle (up to 4 occupants) and general admission within two sections. To ensure the best possible experience for all patrons, vehicles will be parked in the best available spot in the chosen section, based on the size of vehicle, on a first come, first served basis. freeFall Theatre is committed to the safety of our patrons and artists. We have undertaken heightened cleaning procedures and policies to prevent the spread of COVID. We ask all patrons to comply with posted policies, including the wearing of an effective face covering if you choose to leave your vehicle for any reason. freeFall Theatre is located at 6099 Central Avenue in St. Petersburg. Tickets for our Drive-in series can be purchased right now at freefalltheatre.com or by calling 727-498-5205. In-person box office services are temporarily unavailable. ParadiseNewsFL.com | NOVEMBER 2020

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Paradise Adventures The Joy of Daytripping! By Nanette Wiser

In my head, this earworm tune plays non-stop -“We gotta get out of this place” – so I decided to hit the road and explore Paradise for some delightful day trips, a mix of culture and cocktails, sun and fun. Gas up and go! C U LT U R E & C O C K T A I L S

Trip 1: Sarasota Off to The Ringling we go, to explore the Museum of Art, Circus

Museum, Bayfront Gardens and Ca’ d’Zan, the winter residence of John and Mable Ringling. John believed Sarasota would become a world-class tourist destination so they hired acclaimed NYC architect Dwight James Baum to create a Venetian Gothic-style mansion. With a new restaurant on the Ringling campus and an amazing museum store (holiday gifts!). Tuesday acoustic sunsets run Nov. 9-Dec. 14 @ 5pm on the Ca’ d’Zan Terrace. This socially distanced event features live music with food and drink for purchase. www.ringling.org/events/type/exhibitions

Heading North thru Sarasota and historic St. Armands Circle, we shopped till we dropped at Foxy Lady, then drove through Longboat Key to Mar Vista, the sister restaurant to Anna Marie’s Sandbar. The outdoor patio overlooking the bay was the perfect setting for a glass of Sauvignon Blanc, scallop wrapped with bacon and plum sauce, fish dip with Teddy’s hemp crackers, crab cakes and Bradley Store cheddar grits and the Nashville Hot Fish, Tampa Bay Spanish mackerel served with Texas toast, spicy bacon-butter and bread and butter pickles. For evening repast, we recommend Euphemia Haye; reservations required. If we had more time, we would have stopped at The Marie Selby Gardens for the dazzling 45th Anniversary Orchid Show – Women Breaking the Glasshouse Ceiling celebrating the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote.

Trip 2: Venice I wanted to search for shark teeth, and Venice is the perfect shelling spot to find dozens. Once a month, on Thursdays, the town hosts a classic car show if you plan to daytrip there. There is no shortage of culture, from the Clyde Butcher Fine Art Black & White Photography Gallery to the Venice Art Center. Eat like a local at Cedar Reef Fish Camp, Blu’ Island Bistro or Fins at Sharky’s.

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Trip 3: Wildlife Viewing Locally, you can hike

Sawgrass and see alligators lolling in the sun. Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park adjacent to Gainesville is one of Florida’s best spots to view the gators as you walk the La Chua Trail. St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge is a winter habitat for migratory birds with exceptional viewing locations from the trails on 70,000 Gulf Coast acres. The 53,000-acre Lower Suwanee National Wildlife Refuge is 16 miles southwest of Chiefland on County Road 347, great for canoeing and kayaking.

Trip 4: Brooker Creek Preserve

I like to pair a drive to Tarpon Spring for Greek food with a morning hike at Brooker Creek Preserve, largest natural area in Pinellas County. Here you can explore forested wetlands and pine flatwoods, multiple ecosystems, lush flora and abundant fauna. You can hike or horseback ride, visit the Educational Center designed in old Florida pioneer-style architecture and enjoy outdoor classes. After your hike, head over to the sponge docks of Tarpon Springs for delicious Greek cuisine and unique shopping along Dodecanese Blvd. for art, antiques, clothes and toys. The historic Train Depot Museum and St. Michael’s Shrine and St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral pay homage to Greek culture and tradition. Your biggest dilemma? Where to eat! We recommend Mama’s Greek Cuisine, Dimitri’s On The Water, Hellas, Costa’s Restaurant and ice cream at Sweeties. PN

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Travels through Property Law by Tom Brodersen, Esq.

Business Realities Over the course of 2020, the Covid-19 crisis has prompted many different reactions, in both consumer and business behavior. Business people have been extremely creative in their solutions to the challenges presented, some more successful than others. Just as individuals have tired of the never-ending challenge, so have business owners. This situation has lasted long enough that many businesses that had planned to make changes by now, or even to retire or sell out and move on, have been stymied by the terrible business environment. Eventually, though, people grow to accept circumstances, and re-calculate their opportunities, indeed their future, under the “new normal” rules. It’s one of our strengths, part of our genius really that while we fight like hell to win as long as we can, eventually we recognize that the business environment is bigger than we are, and we have to adapt. Looking at the future with a clear eye is critically important, especially at times like these.

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We have seen a lot of business owners conclude recently that the time to move on is here, and have made appropriate adjustments. That has resulted in an unusual number of businesses being sold. There are many dimensions to the sale of a business, depending, of course, on the kind of business it is, and how this particular business is structured. Is the sale of the business location, the real estate, part of the scenario? If so, all of the complications of a real estate transaction – financial, legal and practical – are added to the business sale fundamentals. Or perhaps, the business operates in leased quarters (the traditional business sale), or maybe the lease is up or the rent is just too much to continue at that location and expense level. Selling a business that is going to have to move to a new location is known as a “business opportunity,” which sounds hard, but can be done. The next layer of detail relates to the (tangible) personal property involved,

i.e., equipment, tools, supplies and inventory. Equipment that is attached to the building is known as “fixtures,” and the right to remove it depends on the language of the seller’s lease. Of course, business equipment and inventory are sometimes burdened by debt, through the recording of a financing agreement, also known as a UCC-1 form, kind of a chattel mortgage. A search must be made, and payoff terms determined. Next comes intangible personal property, such as the business name, trademarks, business secrets, websites, non-compete agreements, employment agreements, and even social media assets. This, of course, is just a starter list. You may want to talk to your attorney and accountant. ANDERSON & BRODERSEN, P.A., 350 Corey Ave., St. Pete Beach, FL 33706 (727) 363-6100 www.PropertyLawGroup.com

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Go Van Gogh Alive Experience Vincent van Gogh’s works in an immersive art installation that opens a new window into the celebrated painter’s artistic genius. From his famous “Starry Night” to his radiant “Sunflowers,” Van Gogh’s vibrant work invites viewers to revel in color, light, and sound. Visitors will feel the sensation of walking right into Van Gogh’s paintings – an experience that is both educational and inspiring. The Dalí Museum is the first North American venue to host this mesmerizing version of Van Gogh Alive. Tickets for the show, which runs Nov. 1-April 11, 2021, are on sale now at thedali.org/visit/buy-tickets. MFA Redux Now that it’s finally reopened, St. Petersburg’s Museum of Fine Arts has a few surprises for visitors. Beyond the arched doorway and double doors that house the MFA Collection, you’ll find that the 12,000-square-foot collection galleries have been completely renovated. The facelift coincides with the museum’s 55th anniversary and enhances the museum’s encyclopedic collection that spans 5,000 years of art history. Visitors will also hear a dramatic difference in the collection galleries. The MFA has launched Resonance, a new program that explores the relationship between sound and visual art. The museum invited The Florida Orchestra to curate archival recorded music selections to be played in specific galleries throughout the day, bringing an aural context to works in the collection. Resonance will later include spoken word and other auditory experiences to include poetry, classic prose, and artists’ writings. Admission tickets must be reserved online 46

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The SHINE(ing) For the sixth year running, St. Pete’s SHINE festival will give visitors a chance to see amazing public art as it is being created. This year, the festival partners with PangeaSeed Foundation’s Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans program to present Sea Walls: St. Petersburg, focusing on our marine environment. Officially, SHINE runs Nov. 7-14, but it’s an open-air museum you can visit 365 days a year. Download the Pixelstix app (pixelstix.com) to learn about each mural as you go. The most wonderful time of the year The St. Pete Beach Parks & Recreation Department Presents Holiday Movies in the Park! Join us for great holiday classics brought to life on the big screen! Tickets are $5, and each ticket provides enough space for up to 8 people to share, so grab your friends and family and enjoy a night under the stars. Make sure to come early and jump in on all the holiday fun and shop from local vendors to find that perfect holiday gift this year! For tickets and more information please visit spbrec.com or call 727-363-9245. Event takes place in Horan Park, 7701 Boca Ciega Drive. Movies start at 6:30pm – Market open from 5-9pm. December 4: Elf December 11: The Polar Express December 18: The Santa Clause On the other side of the Sunshine Skyway … The Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design is pleased to announce the relaunching of the monthly Pay What You Can (PWYC) day at the Sarasota Art Museum and the hiring of multilingual Visitor Experience Associates (VEAs) to enhance diversity and inclusion

training to offer an enriching experience for all museum guests. PWYC day will begin again on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, and every first Sunday thereafter. The multilingual VEAs will help create experiences of inclusion that serve our broader diverse community. The museum will seek input from leaders in underserved communities to help maximize this program’s impact. For more information see sarasotaartmuseum.org.

How about over the other bridge? A shopping excursion you may want to warn your wallet about! Join us on Saturday, Dec. 5, at Westshore Plaza in Tampa, 11am-7pm, for an exciting day of shopping and fun, where you’re sure to find the perfect gift for everyone. There will be books, arts and crafts, direct sales favorites, make-up, clothing, coins, non-profits, authors, exercise goods, and so on and so forth. If you want to take a break from shopping, plan to sit with artist Natalia Londono and create your own piece of art. She will be offering Paint & Takes for $10 per person, canvas and supplies included. You don’t need to be an expert artist to partake! Just a willing spirit. For more information visit westshoreplaza.com.

The return of the art walks! After a seven-month hiatus due to COVID-19, St. Pete’s Second Saturday ArtWalk returned with renewed energy, life, and great art on Saturday, Oct. 10. The studios and galleries of the Central Arts

By Caron Schwartz District, EDGE District, Grand Central District, Warehouse Arts District, and downtown Waterfront Arts District have started welcoming visitors again! COVID guidelines are in place at each venue, and trolleys will not be running due to not having enough space for social distancing. For more information visit stpeteartsalliance.org/artwalk. Gulfport’s First Friday Art Walk returned safely to Beach Boulevard on Friday, Oct. 2 with a celebration of art and healing featuring some of the region’s most innovative artists in an outdoor and socially distanced setting safe for arts lovers of all ages. After months of hibernation, artists and businesses alike are eager to engage this arts-loving community in a celebration of creativity. Since its inception in 1993, First Friday Art Walk has been a signature event of the Gulfport Merchants Chamber and the town’s creative community. But wait there’s more! The GMC also redesigned the town’s Third Saturday Walk, dubbing it IndieFaire. The newly configured arts market made its debut Oct. 17 showcasing the rich and diverse creative landscape of the town and region in a festive outdoor arts market with live entertainment and family fun for arts lovers of all ages. It’s a fun, family-friendly arts event with live music, street performers, and uniquely designed-for-the occasion morsels created by local restaurants for dine-in or walk-about eating. The revamped events address safety considerations in a post-onset of COVID environment with artists’ exhibits having social distancing and safety protocols in effect. Safety ambassadors are on hand for all GMC events with masks and sanitizer upon request. For more information click to visitgulfportflorida.com or @VisitGulfportFL.

St. Pete ArtWorks presents Role Reversal Judy Vienneau and Carole Shelton both work with metal in three-dimensional art: Judy as a wire sculptor/mixed media artist, and Carole as a jewelry artist. They have reversed their focus for this show with Carole presenting 3D metal “Quilts” and Judy with “Wearable Art.” “We are both stepping out of comfort zones,” said Shelton. Both artists have included versions of their signature styles, as well as new pieces using their skills in metal, wire, and embellishments. See the exhibition through Nov. 15 at St. Pete ArtWorks, 2412 Central Ave. A closing reception will be held Nov. 14 during ArtWalk.

The show finally goes on! St. Petersburg City Theatre, 4025 31st St. S, is launching its new performing space in the lobby known as The Little Theatre with Broadway by Request. The musical is a best-of-Broadway review as picked by online voting and each night’s audience. The cast will perform the Top 10 from online votes, some of their personal favorites, and suggestions from the audience. Be prepared to hear your favorites from “Wicked,” Phantom,” “Les Mis,” and more. The Little Theatre has socially distanced cabaret tables and the audience is invited to Bring Your Own Everything – food and drink – to enjoy during performances. Performances are Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 & 14, at 8pm and Sunday, Nov. 15, at 4pm. Tickets are $20 and are available online at spcitytheatre.org/tickets.

The Straz says, “Your gift helps raise the curtain.” COVID has been hard on theaters worldwide. The Straz is slowly coming back to life with shows on the Riverwalk and Jaeb Theater. Tampa’s closest venue to Broadway is asking for your help. Yes, donations are always appreciated (give at tinyurl.com/y2vk3xjt). But they are really looking for stories. If you’ve ever shared a special moment with someone at the Straz, share your memory on social media with the tag #StrazStory. Learn about upcoming shows at strazcenter.org. Preserve the ‘Burg virtually As the coronavirus pandemic takes its toll on group events, Preserve the ‘Burg has put together several “virtual” programs for you to enjoy. And when the world gets back to normal, we look forward to seeing you in person at one of our popular events! • Sense of Place Videos and Essays (preservetheburg.org/page-1817823): This new video series explores the city’s unique personality in a series of one-minute videos. The series offers a glimpse into those places and people that make St. Petersburg special. • The Great St. Pete Trivia Challenge (preservetheburg.org/page-1817827): Are you a “newbie” to the Sunshine City, or have you lived here long enough to know as much as a “local”? Or maybe your knowledge base reached the level of a “native”? Now is your chance to find out! • Or get off your duff and Walk St. Petersburg, a 12-stop downtown, self-guided audio tour, and part of the Florida Humanities Council’s “Florida Stories” audio tour series. Florida Stories is your personal walking tour guide to a variety of Florida towns, big and small. ParadiseNewsFL.com | NOVEMBER 2020

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Tours comprise an audio narration and synchronized photos, giving you a unique “behind the scene” view of the town you choose. Download tours free from the Florida Humanities Council “Florida Stories” app (floridahumanities.org/programs/ florida-stories).

Go with the GLOW It’s time to celebrate and enjoy time with friends … safely, joyously, and with great food … all while being entertained between meal courses with skillful, artistic cirque performers. GLOW DINNER TABLE, sponsored by Lamborghini Sarasota, presents a magical dining experience utilizing their chic, colorful dining tables on Friday, Nov. 13, at the Duke Energy Center for the Arts/Mahaffey Theater Plaza, 400 1st St. S, in St. Pete. Catered by 400 Beach Seafood & Tap House, GLOW TABLE DINNER is an ideal way to enjoy a night out

with friends, outdoors, in a festive atmosphere, yet within strict adherence to CDC and local municipal health guidelines. For details, including safety precautions and menu selections, please go to glowtabledinner.com. Everyone has their ghosts, and St. Pete is no different. Join St. Peter’s Ghosts as we walk you through the streets of St. Pete and turn you into professional ghost-hunters and adventure seekers… all while enjoying some adult beverages. We invite you to join us for a drink, death, and delirium as we enter the dark side of the Sunshine City. St. Peter’s Ghosts lead The Original Haunted History Tour the first and second weekend (Friday and Saturday only) of every month. Tours start promptly at 7pm and depart from the St. Petersburg Museum of History, 335 2nd Ave NE. More tours are in the planning stages. To learn more and buy tickets see stpetersghosts.com or @stpetersghosts.

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Arts & Leisure PERFORMING ARTS Amalie Arena 401 Channelside Dr., Tampa 813.301.6500 amaliearena.com American Stage Raymond James Theatre 163 Third St. N, St. Petersburg americanstage.org 40th Anniversary Season November – “Letters to Kamala” Digital Theatre Series November – “Fairytales Reimagined: Stories for a New World” Family Series November – “Kate” Digital Theatre Series December – “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” Family Series December – “Nosotros La Gente (We the People) Digital Theatre Series Asolo Repertory Theatre 5555 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 800.361.8388 asolorep.org

CATEGORIES: Venues are listed, alphabetically within category, in the following sequence of categories. Each listing includes address and web link, if available. Most web links are active when you are online at paradisenewsfl.com. PERFORMING ARTS MUSEUMS ART GALLERIES ART CENTERS & CLASSES HANDS-ON MUSEUMS MUSIC OPERA ECO | ZOOS | AQUARIUMS FERRIES NATURE SERVICE | SOCIAL CLUBS ATHLETIC CLUBS HEALTH TOASTMASTERS THRIFT SHOPS SPIRITUAL MARKETS VOLUNTEER PUBLIC LIBRARIES (Events are subject to change. Please visit website or call to confirm.)

Bilheimer Capitol Theatre 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater 727.791.7400 rutheckerdhall.com/capitol-theatre November 5 – CAL: The Music of Woodstock 11 – The Travelin’ McCourys 12 – Led Zeppelin Tribute December 6 – Celtic Angels Christmas 7 – Geoff Tate 10 – Peter White Christmas 13 – Keb’ Mo’ 16 – John Mayall 17 – CAL: The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 18 – Rockapella Christmas 20 – Sister’s Christmas Catechism Bininger Theater Eckerd College, 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Petersburg 727.867.1166 eckerd.edu/theatre Catherine Hickman Theater 5501 27th Ave. S, Gulfport 727.893.1070 mygulfport.us

Zelda Troiano Events & Arts and Leisure Coordinator Patel Conservatory 1010 N W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa Dance / Theater / Music / Adult Classes 813.222.1002 patelconservatory.org

16 – Holidays with the Stars 17 – Million Dollar Christmas 19 – Elf the Musical, Jr. Eight O’Clock Theatre 105 Central Park Dr., Largo 727.587.6793 eightoclocktheatre.com November 5 – 8 – The Last Five Years Francis Wilson Playhouse 302 Seminole St., Clearwater 727.446.1360 franciswilsonplayhouse.org November 20 – Virtual Concert: 30th Anniversary Concert Event December 11 – Virtual Concert: Christmas on Broadway freeFall Theatre Company 6099 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727.498.5205 freefalltheatre.com November 4 –22 – War of the Worlds

Gulfport Community Players Back Door Theater 1619 49th St. S, Gulfport gulfportcommunityplayers.org

Stageworks Theater 1120 E Kennedy Blvd., West Bldg., #151, Tampa 813.374.2416 stageworkstheatre.org

Jannus Live 200 1st Ave. N, St. Petersburg 727.565.0550 jannuslive.com M.A.D. Theatre of Tampa (Music Acting Dance Theatre of Tampa) 813.386.6173 madtheatre.com

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November 15 – The Four Freshmen 22 – Tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons December 10 – Christmas with the Celts 12 – Santa’s Holiday Revue

National Theatre Live Eckerd College Miller Auditorium 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Petersburg Performances in HD eckerd.edu/olli/theatre

Ruth Eckerd Hall 1111 N McMullen Booth Rd., Clearwater 727.791.7400 rutheckerdhall.com November 7 – Crazy for You 12 – Buddy Guy & Kenny Wayne Shepherd December 10 – Styx 12 – Bowser’s Holiday Party St. Petersburg City Theatre 4025 31st St. S, St. Petersburg 727.866.1973 spcitytheatre.org Oldest, continuously operating community theater in Florida since 1925 November 13 – 15 – Broadway By Request December 3 – 13 – Christmas Carol 2.0

Glenridge Performing Arts Center 7333 Scotland Way, Sarasota 941.552.5325 gpactix.com

Manatee Performing Arts Center 502 3rd Ave., Bradenton manateeperformingartscenter.com November 1 – 8 – You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown

Pinellas Park Performing Arts Center 4951 78th Ave. N, Pinellas Park 727.369.5746 pinellas-park.com/161/ Performing-Arts-Center December 19 – Carpenters Tribute

Straz Center 1010 N W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa 813.229.7827 strazcenter.org November 5 – December 6 – Always…Patsy Cline 11 – December 2 – Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 14 – Laura Benanti Concert December 5 – Vanessa Williams in Concert 18 – 20 – Opera Tampa’s Home for the Holidays Tarpon Springs Cultural Art Center 101 S Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs 727.942.5605 tarponarts.org Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center 324 Pine St., Tarpon Springs 727.942.5605 tarponarts.org The Coliseum 535 4th Ave. N, St. Petersburg 727.892.5715 stpete.org/coliseum

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ON-GOING EVENTS Through Sunday, November 22 – War of the Worlds 7pm, $75 – $99 per vehicle, freeFall Theatre Company, 6099 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. This production is on an outdoor stage with audiences experiencing the performance drive-in style from their vehicles. Combining live musical and variety performance, radio storytelling, and multimedia elements, the radio show being created live will be broadcast to your vehicle via its radio or your smart device via a free app. 727.498.5205 freefalltheatre.com Through November 29 – The 45th Anniversary Orchid Show 10am–5pm, $10/$20, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 1534 Mound St., Sarasota. Combines a spectacular display of living orchids in the Tropical Conservatory with an impressive exhibition of orchid treasures from Selby Gardens’ library and preserved collections in the Museum of Botany and the Arts. To these will be added a stunning display of orchids and roses at the Selby House. 941.366.5731 selby.org Through Sunday, January 3 – Diego & Frida: A Visual History 11am–6pm Wednesday through Sunday, $8 – $25, The Dalí Museum, One Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg. Featuring over 60 reproductions of rare historical photographs, this exhibition offers a personal look into the rich and harrowing 25-year relationship of one of the most fascinating couples in art history – Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. 727.823.3767 thedali.org

EVENTS CALENDAR Red titles denote Paradise News recommendations. Friday, November 6 through Thursday, December 31 – Holiday Boutique 2020 Florida CraftArt Gallery, 501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. The exhibition gallery presents handcrafted art and holiday themed pieces from artists throughout Florida. From gifts to Holiday decor by Florida talented artists, you’ll get a start to make the days magical. 727.821.7391 floridacraftart.org Saturday, November 7 through Saturday, November 14 – SHINE Mural Festival – Sea Walls: St. Petersburg Various locations and times throughout St. Petersburg. All 10 new murals will explore the interconnectedness of human health and environmental health. This year’s artist lineup will focus entirely on Florida-based artists with an emphasis on Tampa Bay artists. New art will add to the walls of a growing outdoor gallery in downtown St. Petersburg and surrounding art districts. facebook.com/shineonstpete Thursday, November 12 – Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Presents Faces of Philanthropy 7–10pm, $150, The Oxford Exchange, 420 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. Dinner will be provided along with an open bar. Online and in-person auction with prizes such as wine tastings, opera performances and vacation packages. 813.221.2222 fmopa.org

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Arts & Leisure The Mahaffey Theater 400 1st St. S, St. Petersburg 727.300.2000 themahaffey.com November 1 – TFO: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 1 – TFO: Legends from the Americas 7, 8 – TFO: Ragtime Kings 14, 15 – TFO: Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 14, 15 – TFO: Brass with a Beat December 5, 6 – TFO: Tchaikovsky & Vivaldi for Strings 5, 6 – TFO: American Heroes 11 – 13 – TFO: Holiday Pops 16, 17, 20 – Classical Christmas 19 – Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker The Palladium 253 5th Ave. N, St. Petersburg 727.822.3590 mypalladium.org November 6 – Have Gun, Will Travel USF Yuengling Center 4202 E Fowler Ave., Tampa 813.974.3004 yuenglingcenter.com Van Wezel 777 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 941.953.3368 vanwezel.org Through November 4 – Digital Trivia December 3 – Jim Brickman: Comfort & Joy at Home West Coast Players 21905 US 19 N, Clearwater 727.437.2363 wp2.wcplayers.org

MUSEUMS Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum 2240 9th Ave. S, St. Petersburg One City Chorus – Mondays 7pm woodsonmuseum.org Visit us online! Florida Holocaust Museum 55 5th St. S, St. Petersburg 727.820.0100 flholocaustmuseum.org Outdoor Exhibition – Beautiful Questions: The Art of Samuel Bak Visit us online! Florida Museum of Photographic Arts 400 N Ashley Dr., Tampa 813.221.2222 fmopa.org November 12 – Faces of Philanthropy 2020 Gulf Beaches Historical Museum 115 10th Ave., St. Pete Beach 727.552.1610 gulfbeachesmuseum.com Only museum dedicated to the

preservation of history of the local barrier islands. Preserving island history for tomorrow’s generation! Visit us online! Gulfport History Museum 5301 28th Ave. S, Gulfport Free Admission 727.201.8687 gulfporthistoricalsociety.org Henry Plant Museum 401 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa 813.254.1891 plantmuseum.com November 21 – December 31 – Victorian Christmas Stroll Heritage Museum 100 Beekman Ln., Tarpon Springs tarponarts.org History and culture of the Greek community November 6 – 21 – The Wild Women of Winedale 17 – Knowledge & Nibbles: The History of Epiphany in Tarpon Springs December 5 – 19 – Sorry! Wrong Chimney! Imagine Museum 1901 Central Ave., St. Petersburg imaginemuseum.com Contemporary American Studio Glass Thursdays $5 after 5pm John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art 5401 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota 941.359.5700 ringling.org Mondays: Free admission all day Thurs – Art After 5 Fri – ROAR – Ringling Order of Art Readers Fri & Sat – Bayfront Garden Tours November 9 – Acoustic Sunsets December 14 – Acoustic Sunsets Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art 600 E Klosterman Rd., Tarpon Springs 727.712.5762 leeparattner.org November 12 – Artist Talk – Elizabeth Indianos 19 – Artist Talk – Kim Kirchman Museum of Fine Arts 255 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg 727.894.4638 mfastpete.org Thursdays $10 after 5pm Museum Minis, Explore More! Family Days, Fall Camps Through November 29 – Derrick Adams: Buoyant Through November 29 – Copper, Silver, Salt, Ink: The Chemistry of Photography’s Enduring Desires

Through February 28 – Explore the Vaults: Abstraction and the American Scene November 15 – Coffee Talks w/Nan Colton: Berthe Morisot – Giving Thanks December 9 – Coffee Talks w/Nan Colton: Let it Snow Online games, activities, virtual programs, videos National Comedy Hall of Fame Museum 2435 U.S. 19, Holiday 727.944.4453 nationalcomedyhalloffame.com Safford House Museum 23 Parkin Ct., Tarpon Springs Restored Victorian home built in 1883 tarponarts.org St. Petersburg Museum of History 335 2nd Ave. NE, St. Petersburg 727.894.1052 spmoh.com Tampa Bay Automobile Museum 3301 Gateway Centre, Pinellas Park Unique collection of vintage cars and vehicles. 727.579.8226 tbauto.org Tampa Bay History Center 801 Old Water St., Tampa 813.228.0097 tampabayhistorycenter.org Through December 16 – Sunshine State Showdown: Pro Wrestling in Tampa Bay November 4 – 18 – OLLI Lecture Series: From Saloons to Steak Houses: A History of Tampa (online) 18 – Florida Conversations: The Story and Legacy of the Ocoee Massacre (online) December 9 – Florida Conversations: Millard Fillmore Caldwell: Governing on the Wrong Side of History (online) Tampa Museum of Art 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa 813.259.1720 tampamuseum.org Through January 9, 2022 – HerStory Thursdays 4–8pm – pay-as-you-will admission November 7 – Centennial Celebration Tarpon Springs Railroad Depot Historical Museum 160 E Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs Free admission 727.943.4624 tarponspringsareahistoricalsociety.org The Dalí Museum One Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg 727.823.3767 thedali.org For Kids – DillyDally w/Dali, Mini Melodies, Little Surrealists Tour, Story Time Thursdays and Fridays reduced admission after 5pm Through January 3 – Diego & Frida: A

Visual History November 21 through April 11 – Van Gogh Alive November 12 – STREAMING Poetry at The Dalí 21 – April 11 – Van Gogh Alive Special hours for seniors The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art 150 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727.892.4200 jamesmuseum.org Tuesdays $10 All day Through January 31, 2021 – Blake Little: Photographs from the Gay Rodeo November 5 – Selections from the Native Artists Gallery (Virtual Program) 19 – Book Club From Home – This Tender Land 14 – Gelli Printmaking 14 – LeatherCraft 14 – Two Spirits (Virtual Program) 18 – Art Look & Book (Virtual Program) 19 – This Tender Land (Virtual Program) 20 – Mini Maker Space | Space Sculptures USF Contemporary Art Museum Institute for Research in Art 4202 E Fowler Ave., Tampa ira.usf.edu Visit us online! USF Graphicstudio 3702 Spectrum Blvd., Ste 100, Tampa Free admission 813.974.3503 graphicstudio.usf.edu/GS/gs_about.html Visit us online!

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Events Thursday, November 12 through Saturday, November 14 – Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading (Virtual Event) Free. Video interviews with more than 40 writers will be available. You’ll be able to buy the featured books through the website. There will be a live event each day; other interviews and panels will be recorded in advance. tampabay.com/expos/festival-ofreading-schedule Thursday, November 12 through Sunday, December 20 – Arts Annual Exhibition Noon–5pm Wednesday through Sunday, The Gallery at Creative Pinellas, 12211 Walsingham Rd., Largo. Features the artwork of two dozen artists, from innovative up and coming creators to internationally-recognized mid-career artists. Visitors to the gallery will be able to view and purchase the art in person in a safe and socially distant manner. creativepinellas.org

Chihuly Collection 720 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727.822.7872 ext 5102 moreanartscenter.org First permanent collection of Dale Chihuly’s work Clyde Butcher Galleries Venice Gallery & Studio 237 Warfield Ave. S, Venice 941.486.0811 Big Cypress Gallery 52388 Tamiami Trail Ochopee 239.695.2428 clydebutcher.com/galleries Cobb Gallery Eckerd College, Library Cir. St. Petersburg 800.454.9009 eckerd.edu/visualarts/program

Friday, November 13 – Cliff Eberhardt w/Louise Mosrie 7pm, $25 donation to artist, Craftsman House, 2955 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Cliff returns! A driving force of the Greenwich Village new folk movement of the late 80s and early 90s.His music is as strong as ever. 727.323.2787 craftsmanhousegallery.com

Collectors Exchange 2939 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727.440.9643 facebook.com/collectorsexchangedtsp Second Saturday ArtWalk

Friday, November 13 – Movies in Largo Central Park – How to Train Your Dragon – Hidden World 6pm, Free, Largo Central Park, 101 Central Park Dr., Largo. Bring your blanket and your family and lounge on the grass while watching a movie on the big screen. On-site parking and concessions are available. No alcohol permitted. To promote social distancing, circles will be drawn on the ground for families to sit in. playlargo.com/special_events.php

Craftsman House 2955 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727.323.2787 craftsmanhousegallery.com Gallery-Café-Pottery Studio Second Saturday ArtWalk November 5 – Seth Glier December 4 – Cliff Eberhardt Live Stream 12 – 18th Anniversary Celebration

Saturday, November 14 – Art Workshop with Horst Mueller 3–5pm, Creative Clay Cultural Arts Center, 1846 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg. Join German artist Horst Mueller in a unique workshop where you will learn to create magical, colorful, touchable art. 727.825.0515 creativeclay.org Saturday, November 14 – Cars & Couture: 1920s Gatsby Party 6–10pm, $50 – $800, Rutland Farley Mansion, 5030 Sunrise Dr., St. Petersburg. Exotic and luxury car display, fashion show, live art, jazz band, crafted cocktails, silent auction. Attire: black tie/gowns or cocktail dresses. 21+ only. luxefashiongroup.com/cars-couture

Creative Clay Cultural Arts Center 1846 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg 727.825.0515 creativeclay.org Second Saturday ArtWalk November 14 – Art Workshop with Horst Mueller

Saturday, November 14 – Gelli Printmaking 11am–noon, $5, The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art, 150 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Bring the kids for some messy fun in the studio. Try your hand at gelli printing and create colorful layered designs using a variety of textures and techniques. 727.892.4200 jamesmuseum.org

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Saturday, November 14 – Operation Christmas Child Packing Party 2–6pm, $10, The Island Chapel, 1271 Pinellas Bayway S, Tierra Verde. Bring your family and friends to fill shoebox gifts with items to bless impoverished children around the world for Christmas. Due to social distancing arrival times will be in 15-minute increments. Upon registration, someone will contact you to discuss your arrival time. theislandchapel.org

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Saturday, November 14 – Second Saturday ArtWalk The studios and galleries of the Central Arts District, EDGE District, Grand Central District, Warehouse Arts District and downtown Waterfront Arts District will welcome visitors. Each venue will set their own Saturday hours. COVID guidelines will be in place at each individual venue. The ArtWalk trolleys will NOT be running this month due to not having enough space for social distancing. stpeteartsalliance.org/artwalk

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Domain Home Accessories & Gallery 3129 Beach Blvd. S, Gulfport Local and Florida artisans featured 727.302.9299 Duncan McClellan Gallery 2342 Emerson Ave. S, St. Petersburg 813.760.6600 dmglass.com Second Saturday ArtWalk

Dunedin Fine Art Center 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin 727.298.3322 dfac.org More than 100 classes offered Scholarships available Through December 24 – DFAC Faculty Works November 2 through December 20 – Fall II Class Sessions Ekeko Gallery 290 Dr Martin Luther King Jr St. N, St. Petersburg 727.685.5577 facebook.com/ Ekeko-Gallery-370989486676862 Florida CraftArt Gallery 501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727.821.7391 floridacraftart.org Second Saturday ArtWalk Mural Walk on Saturdays November 6 – December 31 – Holiday Boutique Grand Central Fine Art 3920 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727.289.2089 facebook.com/grandcentralfineart Gulf Coast Artists Alliance 727.738.8010 gcaa-fl.org Two Locations in St. Petersburg St. Pete Artworks / Avenue 5 Studios Leslie Curran Gallery 1431 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727.898.6061 facebook.com/ lesliecurrangallery Second Saturday ArtWalk Red Cloud Indian Arts 214 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg 727.821.5824 redcloudindianarts.com Ringling College of Art & Design 2700 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 941.359.7563 ringling.edu Stirling Studios & Art Gallery 730 Broadway (2nd Floor) Studio 12 Dunedin 727.366.6477 facebook.com/ StirlingArtDunedin Syd Entel Galleries 27 Main St., Safety Harbor 727.725.1808 sydentelgalleries.com The Art Lofts Florida Craftsmen Galleries (2nd floor) 10 5th St. N, St. Petersburg 727.504.8788 theartlofts.com Second Saturday ArtWalk The Gallery at Creative Pinellas 12211 Walsingham Rd., Largo thegalleryatcreativepinellas.org

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ART CENTERS & CLASSES Beach Art Center 1515 Bay Palm Blvd., Indian Rocks Bch. 727.596.4331 beachartcenter.org Heart of Pinellas Decorative Artists (HPDA) 2nd Saturday except December Faith Community Church, 1501 Walker Ave. N, Seminole. Local chapter of National Society of Decorative Painters 727.244.4321 hpdafl.com Painters of all levels are welcome Morean Arts Center 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727.822.7872 moreanartscenter.org Glass Studio & Hot Shop, Classes and Galleries Free Saturdays @ The Morean for Families Second Saturday ArtWalk November 16 – December 26 – Annual Holiday Show: Spread Joy! Morean Center for Clay 420 22nd St. S, St. Petersburg 727.821.7162 moreanartscenter.org Fridays – Friday Night Clay Free Sundays @ The Morean for Families 1–2pm and 2–3pm Second Saturday ArtWalk Pinellas Park Art Society Park Station Building 5851 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park 727.360.4406 pinellasart.org Safety Harbor Art & Music Center 706 2nd St. N, Safety Harbor 727.725.4018 safetyharborartandmusiccenter.com Society of Acrylic Painters Membership info / exhibit entry: 2808 Clinton St. S, Gulfport isap-online.com Studio Duvoe 727.271.5016 studioduvoe@yahoo.com facebook.com/gulfportart Creative play sessions and art parties for neurotypical and neurodiverse (Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, etc.) children and adults SunTan Art Center at Don Vista Arts Center 3300 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 727.367.3818 facebook.com/suntanartcenter Celebrating 50+ Years

Town Shores Art Guild 3210 59th St. S, Gulfport townshoresart@gmail.com townshoresartguild.com Open to residents of Town Shores Treasure Island Art Guild treasureislandartguild.org Gallery Closed June, July, August Painting Workshops held weekly Wednesday – Anything Goes Thursday – Acrylic Painting Friday – Portrait Workshop – live model Veterans Art Center 6798 Crosswinds Dr. N, St. Petersburg 813.504.3092 vactb.org Provides opportunities for military and veterans to develop and showcase creative and artistic accomplishments Zen Glass Studio 600 27th St. S, St. Petersburg 727.323.3141 zenglass.com Offers glassblowing classes & workshops. Second Saturday ArtWalk St. Pete’s Warehouse Arts District

HANDS-ON MUSEUMS Glazer Children’s Museum 110 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa glazermuseum.org Created specifically for children 10 and under Through January 3 – Castle Builder Great Explorations Children’s Museum 1925 4th St. N, St. Petersburg 727.821.8992 greatex.org Where education and fun come alive First Sunday of month open special hours for special needs families. Limited hours Heritage Village 11909 125th St. N, Largo 727.582.2123 pinellascounty.org/heritage Free 21-acre living history museum Manatee Village Historical Park 1404 Manatee Ave. E (SR 64), Bradenton manateevillage.org Free open-air history museum Open by appointment MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry) 4801 E Fowler Ave., Tampa 813.987.6000 mosi.org Children’s science center Saunders Planetarium November 21 – Skywatch December 19 – Skywatch

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Events Saturday, November 14 – St. Pete Fools Charity Ride 1pm, $10 Registration fee, The Toasted Monkey, 678 75th Ave., St. Pete Beach. A charity ride featuring motorcycles, commemorative t-shirts for sale, a 50/50 raffle, and an after celebration at Toasted Monkey in St. Pete Beach. Registration fee is $10 per person and the proceeds will benefit Alpha House of Pinellas County to help pregnant women and children in the St. Pete community. facebook.com/St-Pete-Fools-social-club-103217721433436 Saturday, November 14 – TFO: Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 – Free Live Stream 8pm, Free, The Florida Orchestra. All the beauty and grace of Mozart, featuring his Concerto for Flute and Harp and the famous melodies of his Symphony No. 40. Stuart Malina conducts. 727.662.7286 floridaorchestra.org. Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15 – Tampa Bay Home Show 10am–5pm, Free, Tampa Convention Center, 333 S Franklin St., Tampa. View a wide variety of home products and services; hundreds of exhibitor booths in one place. Work directly with builders, remodelers, architects, landscapers, contractors and many more home improvement vendors. Admission is free, but all attendees must have a ticket. tampabay.com/expos Sunday, November 15 – Creative Pinellas Arts Annual Virtual Festival 4–6pm, $25, Creative Pinellas, 12211 Walsingham Rd., Largo. Live performances, music, theatre, talks, workshops, studio visits, installations, and more. Tune in to see favorite performers and get to know new area artists. creativepinellas.org/artsannual Sunday, November 15 – The Four Freshman 2pm & 7pm, $140 Table of Four, Central Park Performing Arts Center, 105 Central Park Dr., Largo. The Freshmen have recorded over 75 albums, 70 top-selling singles, and received six Grammy nominations. The four have toured constantly since their inception, continuing to perform to sold out audiences around the globe. 727.587.6793 largoarts.com Monday, November 16 – Rainwater Guardian Virtual Class 9:30–11am, Free. Become a Rainwater Guardian by joining your neighbors to learn about reducing your use of drinking water outside, how rainwater harvesting helps protect local waterways and the environment, rain barrel setup, use and maintenance and creating shallow rain gardens that are attractive and functional. Pre-registration is required. stpete.org/water/water_conservation/conservation_programs.php Monday, November 16 through Saturday, December 26 – Annual Holiday Show: Spread Joy! 10am–5pm Monday– Saturday/noon–5pm Sunday, Free admission, Morean Arts Center, 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Features one-ofa-kind art, functional art, wearable art, hands-on art-making experiences and artful delights for every taste and budget. Explore the galleries and shop showcases. Select from glass art, clay, paintings, prints, fabric art, photography, fabric arts and more. 727.822.7872 moreanartscenter.org Thursday, November 19 through Sunday, November 22 – Sanding Ovations Presents: Sandhenge 10am –6pm Thursday & Sunday/10am–10pm Friday & Saturday, Free, 10400 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island. All it takes is several tons of sand, plenty of water, and lots of imagination to build a masterpiece – at least for the master sculptors who return to Treasure Island for this sand sculpting exhibition. Enjoy the spread-out beach food court, arts and crafts marketplace and three days of live entertainment. Fireworks Saturday at 8pm. sandingovationsmasterscup.com

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Arts & Leisure MUSIC Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association Monday Virtual Night Jazz Hour 6–7pm aldowningjazz.com Clearwater Jazz Holiday Coachman Park 301 Drew St., Clearwater clearwaterjazz.com New Horizons of Gulfport, Inc. Gulfport Senior Center 5501 27th Ave. S, Gulfport, Novice and Intermediate Bands mrjoemurphy@yahoo.com 727.656.1469 newhorizonsbandgulfport.org School of Rock St. Petersburg 2401 Central Ave., St. Petersburg Guitar, drum, singing, keyboard/piano lessons 727.871.7625 locations. schoolofrock.com/stpetersburg South Pasadena Community Band All-volunteer band 727.515.5407 southpasadenaband.com St. Petersburg College Gibbs Campus Music Center, 6605 Fifth Ave. N, St. Petersburg 727.341.4360 spcollege.edu/events Suncoast Jazz Society Wednesdays 6:30–9pm, Bilmar Beach Resort, 10650 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island 727.360.5531 sdjs.org Tampa Bay Symphony Performances in various locations 727.827.8087 tampabaysymphony.org The Florida Orchestra See venues for dates – Mahaffey Theater, Ruth Eckerd Hall & David Straz Performing Arts Center 50th Anniversary Season 727.662.7286 floridaorchestra.org November 7 – Ragtime Kings – Free Live Stream 14 – Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 – Free Live Stream December 5 – Tchaikovsky & Vivaldi for Strings – Free Live Stream 20 – Classical Christmas – Free Live Stream

Metropolitan Opera: HD Live Eckerd College Miller Auditorium 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Petersburg Live high-definition broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera 727.864.7600 eckerd.edu/olli/opera St. Petersburg Opera Company 2145 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg 727.823.2040 stpeteopera.org Mornings, Afternoons, Evenings and Cocktails with the Maestro Various performance locations November 13 – Artist Recital Series: Erik Kroncke 22 – Opera Harvest 27 – Artist Recital Series: Taylor-Alexis Dupont December 4 – Artist Recital Series: Jesse Donner 13 – Holiday Sparkle 18 – Artist Recital Series: Danielle Talamantes Sarasota Opera House 61 N Pineapple Ave., Sarasota 941.328.1300 sarasotaopera.org November 1 – Madama Butterfly – Opera Film 13 – Live at Sarasota Opera (In person and online) St. Petersburg Opera Guild stpeteoperaguild.org The Matinee Opera Players 64th Way, Pinellas Park facebook.com/MatineeOperaPlayers The Pinellas Opera League Socialize and be entertained First Wednesday each month October – June pinellasoperaleague@gmail.com pinellasoperaleague.com

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Clearwater Marine Aquarium 249 Windward Passage, Clearwater 727.441.1790 seewinter.com Rescue, Rehab and Release Home of Winter and Hope, stars of Dolphin Tale I & II Florida Aquarium 701 Channelside Dr., Tampa 813.273.4000 flaquarium.org Voted Second Best Aquarium in the United States by USA Today Readers’ Choice 2019 Fort De Soto Park 3500 Pinellas Bayway S, Tierra Verde 727.552.1862 pinellascounty.org/park Mote Aquarium 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy., Sarasota 941.388.4441 mote.org Science, Education, Aquarium November 8 – Morning Paddle 18 – Teen Science Café (Virtual) 22 – Morning Paddle 30 – Full Moon Paddle December 3 – Black in Marine Science Empowerment Panel St. Petersburg Audubon Society St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club 559 Mirror Lake Dr. N, St. Petersburg 727.753.9731 stpeteaudubon.org 101+ Years Conservation Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month November 14 – Possum Branch Field Trip 17 – Online Speaker Series – Variegated Fairywrens of Australia December 15 – Online Speaker Series – How Shorebirds Save the Horseshoe Crab St. Petersburg Shell Club Seminole Recreation Center, 9100 113th St. N, Seminole 727.867.6861 stpeteshellclub.org 1st Friday September thru May, 7pm Seaside Seabird Sanctuary 18328 Gulf Blvd, Indian Shores 727.391.6211 seasideseabirdsanctuary.org Free. Donations accepted. Tours. Wall Springs Park 3725 De Soto Blvd., Palm Harbor pinellascounty.org/park/ 21_wall_springs.htm Weedon Island Preserve 1800 Weedon Dr. NE, St. Petersburg 727.453.6500 weedonislandpreserve.org November 3 – Fishes of Tampa Bay (Webinar) 14 – Gopher Tortoise (Webinar) 21 – The Skies of Weedon ( Webinar)

December 12 – Diamondback Terrapins (Webinar) ZooTampa at Lowry Park 1101 W Sligh Ave., Tampa One mile west of I-275 (exit 48) 813.935.8552 zootampa.org

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Events Friday, November 20 – Movies in Largo Central Park – Aladdin (Live Action) 6pm, Free, Largo Central Park, 101 Central Park Dr., Largo. Bring your blanket and your family and lounge on the grass while watching a movie on the big screen. On-site parking and concessions are available. No alcohol permitted. To promote social distancing, circles will be drawn on the ground for families to sit in. playlargo.com/special_events.php Friday, November 20 through Friday, December 4 – Festival of Trees The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation and AMPLIFY Clearwater have partnered together to bring this Festival right to your door. Trees will be spread out throughout Tampa Bay and allow businesses to host a tree at their establishment. Tree locations will then be promoted and shared for public viewing through December 4th. See website for up-to-date information on times, prices and venues. amplifyclearwater.com Saturday, November 21 – The Skies of Weedon: From Avian Identification to Conservation (Online Event) 10–11am, Free. Discover quick and easy ways to tell one feathered friend from another, find out where they will often flock, what tools to use for starting the fun identification process, and some interesting snippets about each species varying from their unique behaviors to conservation. facebook.com/WeedonIslandPreserve Saturday, November 21 – Third Saturday IndieFaire 5–9pm, Free, Beach Blvd., Gulfport. Features high quality local art and contemporary crafts from across a wide range of mediums, as well as jewelry and locally sourced botanicals in an outdoor and socially distanced manner along scenic Beach Boulevard. visitgulfportflorida.com Saturday, November 21 through Thursday, December 31 – Victorian Christmas Stroll 10am–5pm, $8 – $16, Henry Plant Museum, 401 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. Experience the extravagance and grandeur of a Victorian Christmas at the former 1891 Tampa Bay Hotel. 813.254.1891 plantmuseum.com Saturday, November 21 through Sunday, April 11 – Van Gogh Alive 11am–6pm Wednesday through Sunday, $8 – $25,The Dalí Museum, One Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg. Experience Vincent van Gogh’s works in an immersive art installation that opens a new window into the celebrated painter’s artistic genius. From his famous “Starry Night” to his radiant “Sunflowers,” Van Gogh’s vibrant work invites viewers to revel in color, light and sound. Visitors will feel the sensation of walking right into Van Gogh’s paintings – an experience that is both educational and inspiring. Advanced tickets are required. 727.823.3767 thedali.org Thursday, December 3 through Sunday, December 13 – Christmas Carol 2.0! 7:30pm Thursday, Friday & Saturday/2pm Sunday, $10 – $28, St. Petersburg City Theatre, 4025 31st St. S, St. Petersburg. In one night, Ebenezer Scrooge sees his past, present & future come to haunt him & discovers the true meaning of Christmas. A host of beloved characters come to life on stage in this spectacular annual production. 727.866.1973 spcitytheatre.org Friday, December 4 – Gulfport First Friday Walk 5–8pm, Free, Beach Blvd., Gulfport. A juried event that welcomes emerging and professional artists in all media. The streets are lined with artisans, entertainment and gourmet goodies. Free live music. visitgulfportflorida.com

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Arts & Leisure December 14 – How to Photograph Ikebana 18 – Demonstration from the 18th North & Central American Region Conference on Zoom Marie Selby Botanical Gardens 1534 Mound St., Sarasota 941.366.5731 selby.org Through November 29 – The 45th Anniversary Orchid Show November 4 – Female Botanical Artists of the Nineteenth Century (Virtual Lecture) 11 – Explore Coastal Mangroves and Seagrass Beds on the Carefree Learner Boat 18 – The Orchid Show – Bertha Palmer’s Love of Gardens ( Virtual Lecture) December 9 – The Orchid Show – A Brief History of Botanical Art (Virtual Lecture) Sunken Gardens 1825 Fourth St. N, St. Petersburg Adult and Child Horticultural Workshops 727.892.5715 sunkengardens.org

SERVICE | SOCIAL CLUBS FUN!! 2nd Saturday October thru April 9am–noon, Pasadena Community Church 227 70th St. S, St. Petersburg Sing songs you love Ages middle school on up bobd@pccumc.org Gulfport Lions Club Community Civic Organization 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 6pm Gulfport Lions Clubhouse 4630 Tifton Dr. S, Gulfport 727.871.1482 tbirdrob@yahoo.com Isle of Palms Civic Association Community Civic Organization 4th Tuesday 6pm Dinner/Mixer Treasure Island Community Center Shelly Ritchie 860.480.3035 iopca.org Rotary Club of Gulf Beaches Tuesdays, Noon. Guests welcome. Cambria Madeira Beach Hotel 15105 Madeira Way, Madeira Beach 727.360.4350 gulfbeachesrotary.com Senior Solos 2nd Monday except July and August 1:30pm, Pinellas Park Senior Center, 7625 59th St. N, Pinellas Park. A social group of single folks 55+. Wally 727.544.7183 or loisjolley@aol.com

Social Club of St. Petersburg Sons of Italy, 2500 34th St. S, St. Petersburg. Bocce, cards and social events. Open to the public on Mondays and for special events. majord1050@aol.com 727.323.2691 socialclubofsp.org Sparkling Clearwater Depression Glass Club 3rd Tuesday 6:45pm Clearwater Garden Club 405 Seminole St., Clearwater 860.614.7133 Stetson Tech Club Last Monday 3–5pm Gulfport Senior Center 5501 27th Ave. S, Gulfport Join Stetson law students for their Tech Tips classes. RSVP 727.893.5671 St. Petersburg International Community of Astrologers (SPICA) 3rd Thursday monthly 7–9pm Blissful Beginnings, 9365 US Hwy 19 N Suite B, Pinellas Park 727.347.4737 St. Petersburg Lawn Bowling Club 536 4th Ave. N, St. Petersburg November to April, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9:30am Free lessons available Oldest formally organized lawn bowling club in Florida 727.424.8906 stpetersburglawnbowling.org St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club Fridays, 7–11pm, Free. 559 Mirror Lake Dr. N, St. Petersburg A hip twist on an old game 727.822.2083 stpeteshuffle.com Suspended until further notice Suncoast Quilting Circle Wednesdays, 10am or 3rd Monday 7pm Pilgrim Congregational Church 6315 Central Ave., St. Petersburg suncoastquiltingcircle.org Swiss Club 2nd Saturday 11:45am October thru May The Club at Treasure Island 400 Treasure Island Causeway, Treasure Island. 727.367.4511 swissclubstpetersburg.com Tampa Bay Surface Guild 2nd Monday, 6:30–8:30pm Good Samaritan Church 6085 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park Coloring, patterning, structuring and transformation of fabric, fiber and other materials surfacedesignguild.com

The Contemporaries Support group of Members of Museum of Fine Arts. Monthly lectures, gatherings and field trips supporting contemporary artists of Tampa Bay. $50 yearly membership in addition to MFA Membership mfastpete.org The Treasure Island Historical Society 2nd Monday, 5pm September through May 151 107th Ave., Suite 2, Treasure Island facebook.com/ treasureislandFLhistoricalsociety Treasure Islettes Community Service Organization 4th Monday except June thru August Treasure Island Community Center 727.270.9024 tislettes@gmail.com treasureislettes.weebly.com U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 78, St. Pete Beach Promoting boating safety 2nd Monday except August Warren Webster Building 1500 Pass-A-Grille Way, St. Pete Beach Ron 941.400.6211 wow.uscgaux.info/content. php?unit=070-07-08 WordSmitten Writing Workshops 3rd Saturday, 1–5:30pm $15 session 800.727.6214 ext 101 meetup.com/wordsmitten Get professional help with your novel, memoir, short story

ATHLETIC CLUBS Clearwater/St. Petersburg Ski Club 2nd Tuesday 6:30pm, Sept. to May Mike’s Pizza & Deli Station, 13560 49th St., Clearwater. Pinellas County’s only ski club. 727.743.3108 snowsharks.org Mad Dogs Swim Wednesday night swims through summer, 6pm, Hurley Park Shelter, Pass-A-Grille Beach, 1600 Gulf Way, St. Pete Beach. 727.582.1910 stpetemaddogs.org Tampa Bay Beach Bums Beach volleyball for players of all levels tampabaybeachbums.com St. Pete Road Runners Member of Road Runners Club of America. Walkers, joggers, non-competitive & competitive runners. Monthly meetings, guest speakers, coaching, group runs, Grand Prix Series and social events. sprr.org

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Life Enrichment Building, Classroom 1A 227 70th St. S, St. Petersburg Free, no registration, confidential 727.410.1569 dbsatampabay.org/index.html Jazzercise Exercise Classes Mondays and Wednesdays 5:30pm Treasure Island City Hall 120 108th Ave., Treasure Island First class is free 727.481.3995 eileen.fitnesssimple@gmail.com Memory Café – Gulfport 3rd Monday 12:15–2pm Neptune Grille, 5501 Shore Blvd. S, Gulfport. Support for those suffering from dementia and their loved ones. RSVP 727.327.0167 sensol@seniorsmile.com or 813.384.7571 catemcarty@gmail.com Memory Café – St. Petersburg 2nd Monday 11am–1pm Carrabba’s St. Pete, 1951 4th St. N, St. Petersburg. Support for those suffering from dementia and their loved ones. RSVP 727.327.0167 sensol@seniorsmile.com or 813.384.7571 catemcarty@gmail.com

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Ostomy Support Group Last Sunday 2pm St. Anthony’s Hospital Auditorium, 1200 7th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. Learn all about the life-changing procedure. 727.657.0998 ostomy.org/st-petersburg-flostomy-support-group St. Anthony’s Hospital Various seminars and support groups 1200 Seventh Ave. N, St. Petersburg 855.269.4777 baycare.org/events Walking Club & Memory Café 3rd Friday 10–11am group walk Tyrone Sq. Mall/Food Court Entrance 11:15am–1pm Memory Café at Red Robin, 6901 22nd Ave. N, St. Petersburg. For those with memory concerns & their loved ones. RSVP 727.327.0167 sensol@seniorsmile.com or 813.384.7571 catemcarty@gmail.com Wednesday Walkers 2nd and 4th Wednesday 9am Varying locations Sponsored by Gulfport Senior Center 5501 27th Ave. S, Gulfport 727.893.1244

TOASTMASTERS Bay Pines Toastmasters Wednesdays 5:15–6:30pm C.W. “Bill” Young VA Hospital, Medical Center Auditorium (Bldg 20), 10000 Bay Pines Blvd., St. Petersburg 727.488.4941 baypinestoastmasters. toastmastersclubs.org ParadiseNewsFL.com | NOVEMBER 2020

Events Friday, December 4 – Holiday Movies in the Park – Elf 6:30pm, $5, Horan Park, 7701 Boca Ciega Dr., St. Pete Beach. Each ticket provides enough space for up to 8 people to share. Grab your friends and family and enjoy a night under the stars. Make sure to come early and jump in on all the holiday fun and even shop from local vendors to find that perfect holiday gift this year. Market open from 5–9pm. For tickets and more information: 727.363.9245 spbrec.com Friday, December 4 through Friday, December 11 – Virtual Black Tie Gala Celebrate safely and help raise funds to support PARC. Select a time and date that fits your schedule and just snuggle up in your favorite loungewear or go all glam in full black tie attire. It’s your choice. parc-fl.org/black-tie-gala Saturday, December 5 – 10th Annual Tierra Verde Lighting of the Christmas Tree Free, Downtown Tierra Verde parking lot. See website for up-to-date information on time and format. Supports the Lealman Annual Toy Drive as thanks to the local firefighters and first responders for their dedicated service to the community. tierraverdeevents.wixsite.com/ treelighting Saturday, December 5 and Sunday, December 6 – St. Pete Beach Corey Area Craft Festival 10am–5pm, Free admission, Corey Ave., St. Pete Beach. A variety of jewelry, pottery, ceramics, photography, painting, clothing and much more, all handmade in America, will be on display. An expansive Green Market with plants, orchids, exotic flora, handmade soaps, gourmet spices and freshly popped kettle corn further complements the weekend, blending nature with nurture. coreyave.com Saturday, December 5 and Sunday, December 6 – Vintage Marché 9am–6pm Saturday/9am–5pm Sunday, Free, Vintage Marché, 2200 2nd Ave. S, St. Petersburg. Over 15,000 thousand square feet of unexpected treasures and curiosities. The largest variety of vintage, repurposed, antique, mid-century modern, industrial, farm house, rustic, and uniquely eclectic items anywhere in the South. vintagemarche727.com/?page_id=705 Saturday, December 5 through Saturday, December 19 – Sorry! Wrong Chimney! 7pm Fridays/2pm & 7pm Saturdays/2pm Sundays, $17 Members/$20 Nonmembers, Heritage Museum, 100 Beekman Ln., Tarpon Springs. Suspicions, hypnotism gone wrong, the notorious Santa burglar Kris Kreigle and his gun-toting fiancée, and a confused police officer all add up in a rollicking tale that is hilarious Christmas entertainment. tarponarts.org Monday, December 7 – Disney Saves the Everglades: The Untold Story of Disney’s Conservation Efforts 2–3:30pm, $25 Nonmembers. When you think of Walt Disney World, do you think of parades, princesses, and parties? You should also think of conservation, wildlife and the Everglades. Learn how the Walt Disney World Company is helping restore the natural flow of the Florida Everglades. eckerd.edu/olli Wednesday, December 9 – Coffee Talks with Nan Colton: Let it Snow via Zoom 10–11am, Members free/$20 adults/$15 seniors, Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg. Shedding light on gray winter days, Nan, in the guise of a professional storyteller, will take you on a tour of wintry pieces on display at the Museum. 727.894.4638 mfastpete.org

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Arts & Leisure Cool ‘N Confident Toastmasters Mondays 6:30–8pm St. Petersburg College – Gibbs Campus, 6605 5th Ave. N, St. Petersburg RSVP to attend: 850.228.0315 1526154.toastmastersclubs.org Exclusive online Zoom meetings Downtown St. Pete Toastmasters Thursdays 6:30–7:45pm St. Petersburg College, Room DC125, 244 2nd Ave. N, St. Petersburg Robert 727.417.5777 downtownstpetetoastmasters.com Exclusive online Zoom meetings Gulfport Toastmasters Wednesdays 6:15–7:30pm Gulfport Library, 5501 28th Ave. S, Gulfport 727.709.2183 gulfporttoastmasters.com Exclusive online Zoom meetings St. Pete Beach Toastmasters Thursdays 6:30pm Suntan Art Center (next door to Don Cesar) 3300 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach stpetebeachtm@gmail.com 813.609.2015 stpetebeachtoastmasters.com Exclusive online Zoom meetings St. Petersburg Toastmasters Tuesdays 6:15–8:30pm Rococo Steakhouse 655 2nd Ave. S, St. Petersburg stpetetoastmasters.org Exclusive online Zoom meetings Toast of the Bay Thursdays 7:30–8:30am St. Petersburg College 244 2nd Ave. N, Room #125 St. Petersburg toastofthebay.com Exclusive online Zoom meetings

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HEP Thrift Store 1212 N Betty Ln., Clearwater 10am–4pm Tuesday thru Saturday 727.442.9041 ext 330 hepempowers.org Pass-A-Grille Beach Community Church Thrift Shop 107 16th Ave. & Pass-A-Grille Way, St. Pete Beach. 727.360.5508 9am–noon Tue., Wed., Thur., & Sat. St. Vincent’s Church Thrift Shop 5124 Gulfport Blvd., Gulfport 727.321.7215 10am –2pm Wednesday thru Saturday All clothing half price on Thursdays Treasures by the Sea Church by the Sea 495 137th Ave., Madeira Beach 727.391.7706 10am–2pm Tuesday & Thursday

SPIRITUAL Gulfport Women’s Drum Circle Gulfport Beach west side near the Rec. Center. Dena Lebowitz 727.289.3380 denaleb@gmail.com 4th Friday, Winter 7pm/Summer 7:30 pm, Empowering and healing Sacred Lands 1700 Park St. N, St. Petersburg 727.347.0354 sacredlandspreservation andeducation.org Sunday tours, meditations, special events Soothe Our Souls (S.O.S.) 4737 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 727.360.7411 sootheoursouls.org Provides complimentary sailing for seriously health-challenged people and their support groups

Attic Shoppe 316 Corey Ave., St. Pete Beach Run by St. Albans Church One of longest running thrift shops in St. Pete Beach. 727.360.5647 stalbanstpetebeach.org

Spiritual Conditioning Program 153 107th Ave., Treasure Island Pat Jano at 727.324.9222 Small group Bible study

CASA Thrift Shop 1011 1st Ave. N, St. Petersburg Wednesday Seniors 55+ save 25%. Monies raised benefit the victims of domestic violence. Donations greatly appreciated. 727.828.1233 casa-stpete.org

TUESDAYS Gulfport’s Tuesday Fresh Market All year 9am–3pm, October thru May 9am–2pm, June thru September Beach Blvd, below 28th Ave. S, Gulfport Live music. Second Tuesday Clothing Swap freshmarket@gulfportma.com

Creative Thrift Art Store (at Creative Clay) 1846 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg 727.825.0515 creativeclay.org/creative-thrift

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WEDNESDAYS Madeira Beach Morning Market November thru March 9am–1pm 300 Municipal Dr., Madeira Beach 727.392.0665 madeirabeachfl.gov/ departments/recreation

FRIDAYS 1st Friday Flea Market September thru May 9am–noon Gulfport Multipurpose Sr. Center 5501 27th Ave. S, Gulfport 727.893.2237 Closed until further notice Treasure Island Friday Market December thru April 9am–2pm Community Center Park (behind Walgreens) 104th Ave. & Park Place, Treasure Island. Free parking, live music. 727.360.4121 islandneighborschamber.org SATURDAYS St. Petersburg Saturday Morning Market November thru May 9am–2pm Al Lang Stadium parking lot, corner of 1st Ave. S & 1st St., St. Petersburg 727.455.4921 saturdaymorningmarket.com SUNDAYS Corey Avenue Sunday Market October thru May 10am–2pm Live music, Shops open, Free parking, 74th Ave., St. Pete Beach 727.498.8778 coreyAve.com DTSP Sunday Market October thru April Noon–4pm Caddys on Central, 217 Central Ave., St. Petersburg dtspmarket.com Indian Shores Sunday Market November thru April 9 am–1 pm Indian Shores Town Hall, 19305 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores thebeachmarkets.com OTHER MARKETS Night Market St. Pete 5 times each year, 6pm The Side Lot 2133 2nd Ave. S, St. Petersburg sidelotstpete.com Vintage Marché All Year 1st weekend each month 9am–6pm Sat/9am–5pm Sun 2200 2nd Ave. S, St. Petersburg vintagemarche727.com/?page_id=705 WADA Outdoor Marketplace NEW Second Saturday each month 6–9pm 515 22nd St. S, St. Petersburg warehouseartsdistrictstpete.org

VOLUNTEER AARP Various volunteer opportunities aarp.org/giving-back Daystar Life Center 1055 28th St. S., St. Petersburg Many volunteer opportunities available. To learn more: communityrelations@daystar.com 727.825.0442 facebook.com/ DaystarLifeCenter Empath Health Suncoast Hospice Locations throughout Pinellas County

Various positions. Training provided Ages 14+ years. 727.523.3440 empathhealth.org Friends of Strays 2911 47th Ave. N, St. Petersburg Non-profit, no kill shelter volunteers@friendsofstrays.org 727.522.6566 ext 107 friendsofstrays.com/home Marine Exploration Center 250 8th Ave. SE, St. Petersburg Looking for volunteers who are passionate about the marine environment 727.803.9799 ext 201 mecstpete.org Meals on Wheels 13945 Evergreen Ave., Clearwater Need volunteer drivers to deliver meals 727.573.9444 neighborly.org RCS of Pinellas County Positions needed at Food Bank, Haven of RCS, Grace House, Thrift Store. Helping families of hunger, homelessness and domestic violence. 45-minute orientation required. christi.snyder@rcspinellas.org 727.584.3528 ext 407 rcspinellas.org State of Florida Guardian ad Litem Program Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of FL, 14250 49th St. N, Suite 4000, Clearwater. Help abused, abandoned and neglected children 727.464.6528 guardianadlitem.org St. Petersburg Free Clinic 863 3rd Ave. N, St Petersburg To schedule new volunteer orientation: volunteers@stpetersburgfreeclinic.org 727.821.1200 ext 114 stpetersburgfreeclinic.org

Events Wednesday, December 9 – Gourmet Wednesday: Ceramic Tile 5–8pm, $125, Brenda McMahon Gallery, 2901 Beach Blvd. S #104 Gulfport. Glass artist Diane Bragg will instruct the group on creating a finished fused glass art piece. Instruction will take the group from design & color to technique and outcome. 518.692.7742 brendamcmahongallery.com Friday, December 11 – Holiday Movies in the Park – The Polar Express 6:30pm, $5, Horan Park, 7701 Boca Ciega Dr., St. Pete Beach. Each ticket provides enough space for up to 8 people to share. Grab your friends and family and enjoy a night under the stars. Make sure to come early and jump in on all the holiday fun and even shop from local vendors to find that perfect holiday gift this year. Market open from 5–9pm. For tickets and more information: 727.363.9245 spbrec.com

Friday, December 11 through Sunday, December 13 – TFO: Holiday Pops 8pm Friday/2pm & 8pm Saturday/2pm & 7:30pm Sunday, $18 – $48, The Mahaffey Theater, 400 1st St. S, St. Petersburg. When you’re longing for traditional holiday favorites, there’s no place like The Florida Orchestra. Enrico Lopez-Yañez conducts. 727.662.7286 floridaorchestra.org Monday, December 14 – Acoustic Sunsets 5pm, $18 Members/$20 Nonmembers, John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota. This socially distanced event on the Ca’ d’Zan Terrace will feature live music with food and drink for purchase. Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance. 941.359.5700 ringling.org

Tampa Bay Watch 3000 Pinellas Bayway S, Tierra Verde rarndt@tampabaywatch.org 727.867.8166 ext 233 tampabaywatch.org

PUBLIC LIBRARIES Gulf Beaches Public Library 200 Municipal Dr., Madeira Beach 727.391.2828 gulfbeacheslibrary.org Gulfport Public Library 5501 28th Ave. S, Gulfport 727.893.1074 mygulfport.us/gpl St. Pete Beach Public Library 7470 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 727.363.9238 spblibrary.com St. Petersburg Main Library 3745 9th Ave. N, St. Petersburg 727.893.7724 splibraries.org

Friday, December 18 – Holiday Movies in the Park – The Santa Clause 6:30pm, $5, Horan Park, 7701 Boca Ciega Dr., St. Pete Beach. Each ticket provides enough space for up to 8 people to share. Grab your friends and family and enjoy a night under the stars. Make sure to come early and jump in on all the holiday fun and even shop from local vendors to find that perfect holiday gift this year. Market open from 5–9pm. For tickets and more information: 727.363.9245 spbrec.com Saturday, December 19 – Third Saturday IndieFaire 5–9pm, Free, Beach Blvd., Gulfport. Features high quality local art and contemporary crafts from across a wide range of mediums, as well as jewelry and locally sourced botanicals in an outdoor and socially distanced manner along scenic Beach Boulevard. visitgulfportflorida.com

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Advocate for Nature and the Respect of It

By Deb Carson

Jorge A. AnguloValdes, Ph.D., a visiting assistant professor of Marine Science at Eckerd College, is a respected global voice for ecology, conservation, socioeconomics and sea life through his work as a marine biologist. He realized his calling at age 11, reading Jules Verne’s “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” as a boy in Cuba. Dr. Angulo has taught and mentored thousands of students from Havana to Canada, Gainesville to St. Petersburg. He hopes Verne’s book will inspire his students to study the sea and its mysteries. Angulo worked for the University of Havana’s Center for Marine Research (CMS) after getting his BS in 1995. “It is the most important marine research facility in Cuba, where I worked for 20 years. As a trainee I was sent to Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, where I earned masters and doctoral degrees. Returning to Havana and CMS, I held a faculty position and became the center’s director. There I initiated relationships with American institutions including Eckerd. In 2014 an Eckerd delegation visited Havana – mostly marine science professors. They came to CMS and we began exploring collaborations. We have since been able to send Eckerd students to CMS, but regulations still prohibit bringing students to the U.S. from Havana.” “In 2015 my wife, also a marine scientist working on manatees, received a full scholarship to study at the University of Florida where I began working in UF’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment. When my contract term was 62

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expiring, I happened to visit friends at Eckerd where I learned of the position I now have which began in 2018. Eckerd was exactly where I wanted to be.” His published research on sharks is known worldwide. “The science always expands to include people in the equation – their interactions with the planet. We marine scientists need the vision brought forth by sociology, conservation, and ecology. Eckerd shares an interest in all these areas, which is why it is the perfect place to bring these things together.” It all begins with education and respect for nature. We must take this thinking out into the community; into our world.” Angulo is an advocate for sustainability and protecting the planet. “We are all very lucky living in such a beautiful place. But we’ve got to be careful. Oceans are changing. We have to find a way to slow down, to give Earth a chance to catch up. More respectful to nature. Understand and comprehend that our resources are fragile and finite. In protecting and providing a safe home for sharks, for sea life, we provide a safe home for ourselves.” Angulo passionately argues that respect is where we should start, but not where we end. “We must learn to give up high consumption of goods, decreasing dependence on fossil fuel generating less lead and other pollutants, less use of plastics, especially microplastics.” Worse than a Hollywood horror movie, it’s shriek-worthy to hear Angulo say, “There are trillions of pounds of plastics in the ocean – and it all comes back to us! In our water, our food, it’s all part of a cycle.” We are eating plastics continually – not just seeing it

washing up on our shores. Eckerd, always a few steps ahead, is working to reduce plastics across campus and studying interactions between microplastic and marine organisms. Funded by NOAA, the effort is led by faculty members Sjiuda and Bollier. Angulo is currently working with recreational fishermen in Cuba and here on safe practices that don’t overfish and tax the marine ecology. “If we don’t protect the quality of our habitat, populations in nurseries, flats and sea grass beds will be negatively affected. Also, very important, we must reach out to countries in the Caribbean – there is a connection for us in Florida. “Due to Cuba’s low coastal development, scientists are using it as a model to research tarpon and bonefish habitat. Comparing Florida’s developed coastlines to Cuba’s we’re finding that we must be vigilant and continually work to restore quality of habitat. Nature does not respect politics. Politics shouldn’t interfere or we’ll be paying the price. The key is collaboration.” To become a better steward of the Earth, Angulo suggests reading, visiting natural history museums, listening to scientists, watching PBS, googling resources of scientific information – NASA, NIH, read “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” by Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Then put that knowledge to work. “Take action by simply talking and sharing what you’ve learned. Advocate for nature and the respect of it.”

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Eckerd alumni and faculty help future scientists through study of Gulf of Mexico’s past ecosystem The Deepwater Horizon oil spill precipitated a wave of science trying to understand the impacts of the event on the ecosystem, including the need to find out what existed before, said Patrick Schwing ’06, Ph.D., a visiting assistant professor of marine science at Eckerd College. With support from the Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of the Gulf Ecosystem (C-IMAGE), a scientific collaborative of 17 institutions that have published 250 papers on the spill’s impacts, Bryan O’Malley ’13, a graduate student and lab technician at the University of South Florida worked with colleagues over five years to try to determine the past quality of the marine ecosystems with the help of some single-celled organisms. O’Malley’s work—“Development of a benthic foraminifera based marine biotic index (Foram-AMBI) for the Gulf of Mexico: A decision support tool,” co-authored by Schwing, Professor of Marine Science and Geosciences Gregg Brooks, and Marine Science Research Assistant Rebekka Larson ’01—will be published in the January 2021 issue of Ecological Indicators.

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Common Signs of Cancer in Pets If your pet displays any of these signs, contact your veterinarian:

Lumps and Bumps - Conduct home exams to look for lumps, bumps, sores, and other signs of health problems weekly. Lumps and bumps that seem to be getting bigger are cause for concern. Change in Appetite - Tumors can make eating painful or trigger nausea. Weight Loss - Weight loss can occur even if your pet’s eating habits haven’t changed. Bad Breath - All pets have bad breath sometimes, but strong odors that do not improve could be a sign of a tumor,

diabetes, kidney, liver, or gum disease. Enlarged Lymph Nodes - Lymph nodes remove waste and germs and may swell if your pet is ill or has lymphoma. Lymph nodes in dogs and cats are located on either side of the jaw, in front of the shoulders, on the groin, and behind the knees. Vomiting or Diarrhea - We all experience diarrhea and vomiting occasionally, particularly if we eat something they shouldn’t. Frequent vomiting or diarrhea are definite signs of illness. Disinterest in Usual Activities - Pets who are ill may become lethargic and lose interest in playing, going for walks, and other activities. Swollen Abdomen - Abdominal swelling can be due to bleeding, cancerous tumors, parasites, or bloat. Difficulty Walking - If cancer invades your pet’s bones, walking or jumping may become painful or difficult. Coughing or Trouble Breathing Persistent coughing or difficulty breathing

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may be a sign of cancer. Sores That Don’t Heal - Sores or ulcers that never seem to get better may also be cancerous. Difficulty Defecating or Urinating Tumors may make it difficult or impossible to urinate or defecate. If your pet hasn’t peed in a day, seems in pain, or strains to go, call your vet. Trouble urinating can be due to a urinary tract blockage or cancer that could kill your pet if treatment is delayed. Bleeding - Bleeding from the nose, mouth, ears, penis, vagina, rectum, or other parts of the body should be evaluated. Even if you only notice it once or twice, bleeding warrants a trip to the vet. If you enjoyed this article, visit Dr. Scot M. Trefz, DVM – Tierra Verde Resident and Medical Director at Bay Moorings Animal Hospital. Dr. Trefz, a 35-year experienced DVM, and his amazing team of veterinary professionals are located at 3695 50th Ave S., St Petersburg, FL 33711 (next to the Maximo Moorings Marina and Bay Pointe Plaza Publix) 727.867.0118

FISHING

By Peter Roos

Stone Crab Season Started Oct. 15 With Regulation Changes

FISHING New regulations in effect this season: The minimum claw size limit will be 2 7/8 inches (an 1/8 inch increase). Possession of whole stone crabs on the water will be limited to two checker boxes, each up to 3 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet OR a total volume of 24 cubic feet. Checker boxes are used to hold crabs onboard a vessel before they are measured and legal-sized claws are removed. The season will now end on May 2. All plastic and wood stone crab traps will need to be outfitted with a 2 3/16-inch escape ring before the 2023/24 season. Recreational Trap Registration As a reminder, recreational harvesters who are age 16 and older and fish with traps are required to complete an online, no-cost recreational stone crab trap registration and place their registration number on their traps before using them. To register, visit www.GoOutdoorsFlorida.com, sign in, click the blue “Purchase a License” button, scroll down to the “Saltwater Permits” section, and select “Recreational Stone Crab Trap Registration.” Upon completion, each person will receive unique trap registration numbers that must be included on each trap along with the owner’s full name and address. This information must be legible and must be permanently attached to each trap. Other tips and regulations Care should be taken when removing the claws so as to not permanently injure the crab. Claws may not be taken from egg-bearing stone crabs. Stone crabs may not be harvested with any device that can puncture, crush or injure a crab’s body. Examples of devices that can cause this kind of damage include spears and hooks. Recreational harvesters may take a daily bag limit of 1 gallon of claws per person or 2 gallons per vessel, whichever is less, and may use up to five stone crab traps per person. Recreational and commercial traps could be baited and placed in the water Oct. 5, but claws could not be harvested or possessed until Oct. 15. Stone crab regulations are the same in state and federal waters. For more information go online to www.MyFWC.com/Marine.

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Although we are working with our architect for a few different front designs to add to our popular “Key West” look, we are introducing today’s newest home design concept. This well designed exterior is now the best selling exterior home design for the million-dollar homes in the Florida panhandle in the communities of Santa Rosa Beach, Watercolor, etc. This trend began in the panhandle in the community of Seaside, and has become extremely popular with all of the communities in that area. GHD has decided to offer this design to our new home customers here in Pinellas, something that has not been available previously. We will still be offering our “Key West” design as well as a “Marathon/ Mediterranean” design for those families that favor that look. We hope to have the conceptual plans of our new home complete sometime in November, so that the “snow birds” that have decided to have a beautiful new Florida home for next year can see this home and get a feel for the layout. Our existing showroom will remain open to showcase our interior finishes as they will appear in our “Coastal Homes” lineup. GHD Construction Services, Inc. has constructed 6,000 homes since 1971, and has a new showroom at 14995 Gulf Blvd., Suite C, Madeira Beach. If you have any questions pertaining to new home construction, feel free to email me directly at: Tnegoshian@ghdcsi.com, or call and request a walk-thru meeting at one of our homes in-progress 727-954-8345.

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ENCOURAGING WORDS

By Dennis Merritt Jones

BREAKING NEWS: An Attitude of Gratitude Makes the Day! List (or Journal). Take a few moments each day to consider three things that you have in your life for which you are grateful—things that will help raise the altitude of your attitude of gratitude. Each day for 30 days, add three new awarenesses of appreciation—and try not to repeat the same thing twice—to keep the list fresh and growing. Cumulatively, at the end of 30 days you will have a cornucopia of acknowledged blessings for which to be grateful. If you think you are running short of blessings, consider these questions: • When was the last time you gave thanks for your heart that keeps on beating, or your teeth that allow you to chew your food, or your eyes, legs, feet, and toes? “The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!” ~ Henry Ward Beecher Most would agree that the year of 2020 has been one of the toughest years we have seen collectively as a country and as individuals. It is easy to become overwhelmed with the sheer immensity of pain, suffering and loss endured by so many. Between pandemics and politics the continuum of “Breaking News” on the hour—every hour, has pummeled our souls and dominated our minds, causing us to feel emotionally and physically distanced, exhausted and numb; we go a little unconscious. With Thanksgiving and the holidays fast approaching, it may serve us all well to take a deep breath, put life on pause, and consider the magnetic power of a grateful heart. What we focus our attention upon rises in our awareness and becomes part of our experience. In challenging times, often 70

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the tendency is to stare at what seems to be missing rather than the good that lies right in front of us. Practicing conscious gratitude activates and directs the creative energy within that nurtures the potential of a more abundant life. When we look beyond our obvious blessings—between the cracks and crevices of our daily life—we see with fresh eyes, eyes able to perceive infinite grace operating in exquisite and subtle ways. The power of a positive perspective opens the portal of plenty by igniting an attitude of gratitude. For most of us, practicing conscious gratitude is not something we always remember to do because we are so easily seduced by the collective consciousness of humankind obsessed with looking down— staring at what is wrong or missing in our lives. We can transcend the vortex and gravitational pull of the collective consciousness with the conscious practice of gratitude—it’s just a matter of remembering to remember. As you move into this holiday season, a great mindfulness practice to assist you in “remembering to remember” is to create a 30-day Gratitude

• How about the roof over your head, or the fresh water you have to drink? • What about the warm water with which you bathe—or the hot water in which you wash the very dishes you just used to fill your stomach with food, or the country in which you live? • How about the essential workers, first responders, and healthcare professions who stand on the front line every day despite the dangers? When you really think about it, your gratitude list could go on indefinitely. With a little effort, “thanks-living” can become a conscious practice every day—you don’t have to wait until the fourth Thursday in November each year to remember how blessed you truly are. As William A. Ward wrote, “God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say, ‘Thank you?’” We might say an attitude of gratitude could make the day; your day. Your 86,400 seconds begin now. Peace, Dennis Merritt Jones www.DennisMerrittJones.com

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4802 QUEEN PALM TERRACE NE Placido Bayou $750,000 4 Bed | 3 Bath | 2,484 SF Debbie Zito 727.865.8326

400 64TH AVENUE PH #A Three Palms Pointe $750,000 3 Bed | 2/1 Bath | 1,973 SF

900 PINELLAS BAYWAY S #208 Tierra Verde $749,900 3 Bed | 2 Bath | 2,324 SF The Grannan Group 727.209.7487

400 64TH AVENUE PH #E Three Palms Pointe $439,000 2Bed | 2 Bath | 1,131 SF

8470 W GULF BOULEVARD #511 Treasure Island $394,900 1 Bed | 1 Bath | 590 SF Donald L. Taylor 727.513.7828

Hockensmith/Womack 727.422.6127

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5108 BRITTANY DRIVE S #905 Point Brittany $369,000 2 Bed | 2 Bath | 1,605 SF Hockensmith/Womack 727.422.6127

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PINELLAS POINT! 2BR/2BA block home in Pinellas Point. 1/1 detached guest home included. Located on Tidal Creek with spacious private backyard. $245,000

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READY FOR A BUYER! 3/2 block home waiting for your personal touch. Plenty of storage and a fenced yard with rear screened patio. $190,000 TEXT / CALL MARK OLSON (727)455-1746

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AWESOME WATER VIEWS! 2/2 Spacious 2nd floor corner unit, views of Boca Ciega Bay, upscale Bahia Pointe, lots of amenities - Small pet & 30-day min rentals allowed. $289,000 TEXT / CALL LINDA LOWE (727)488-9012

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