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KAREN MOORE REFLECTS ON CAREER IN NEW BOOK MEET ANOTHER BOBBY BOWDEN — ONE WITH A GREEN THUMB COMPETING IN MANE EVENTS: OUR AREA EQUESTRIANS ARE GOING INTERNATIONAL GET RANDY WITH BRANDY SO, WHAT’S IN YOUR SNIFTER?

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FASHION FORWARD

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HORSING AROUND

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HEALTH & FITNESS

Alliance FranÇaise speaks to culture.

Go the distance with tips and tricks for marathon training.

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Enara Nazarova, past editor of Swatch Magazine, has an eye for style.

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IN EVERY ISSUE PANACHE

47 FOR HER Top off your

21 GREAT OUTDOORS

50 CITIZEN OF STYLE

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52 FOR HIM Put your

EXPRESSION

winter wardrobe.

The allure of a fisher’s treasured lures.

24 CHARACTERS

Carrie McNeil lives, breathes and works in style.

Karen Moore opens the door to her marketing secrets.

26 CHAMPIONS

A look into the lives of the girls of Boys Town North Florida.

money where your wallet is.

54 WHAT’S IN STORE? What’s current in shops around and about town.

30 INNER WORKINGS

Having déjà vu, again?

Here’s why.

32 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY Bend it like Beckham at the Meadows soccer fields.

GASTRO & GUSTO

57 DINING OUT Fifth &

Thomas serves both soulful meals and tunes.

34 LIFELONG LEARNING

Master gardener, Bobby Bowden, shows off his green thumb.

38 EDUCATION Dr. Davis Houck, a scholar of civil rights history.

father-son duo takes us out to the ball game.

60 HOME COOKIN’ New

year, same traditions.

62 LIBATIONS Brandy,

a drink for sipping out of snifters.

47 Hat trends are warming up

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65 ART Denise Boineau, the poised painter.

68 BOOKS Perfume

River follows veterans from Vietnam to Tallahassee.

70 STAGE Word on the street is, Word of South is back.

74 MUSIC Bill Wharton sings and cooks like a boss.

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95 EXTERIORS You’ve got mail! Make over your mailbox.

98 DIY Build a birdhouse and they will come.

100 INTERIORS Home

brew your own cup of joe.

KAREN MOORE REFLECTS ON CAREER IN NEW BOOK MEET ANOTHER BOBBY BOWDEN — ONE WITH A GREEN THUMB COMPETING IN MANE EVENTS: OUR AREA EQUESTRIANS ARE GOING INTERNATIONAL GET RANDY WITH BRANDY SO, WHAT’S IN YOUR SNIFTER?

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NEW YEAR Adopt a fresh outlook and turn resolutions into results you want

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DESTINATIONS 111 DESTINATIONS

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116 QUICK TRIPS Take

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ON THE COVER:

Mickey Moore serves as president of the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Foundation — when he’s not running.

An accomplished marathoner, Moore exhausts four pairs of training shoes a year while logging 35–45 miles a week. He attributes his success in large part to the support of Tallahassee’s running community. Cover photo

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Director of Editorial Services Steve Bornhoft, writing in the November–December edition of Tallahassee Magazine, recalled a cartoon show from his youth and asked readers if they could name Tom Terrific’s arch nemesis.

Thomas Frieling was the first to reply.

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Dear Steve: Crabby Appleton was his name. And, as to your dog, I say, “Hang in there, Mako.”

My brother and I sported Tom Terrific T-shirts — if they weren’t Mighty Mouse T-shirts — complete with cape, circa 1959/60. Why didn’t anyone think to take a picture?

My wife and I lived up the road in Bainbridge for 27 years and worked at the college there and then I got an opportunity to finish my career at the University of Georgia, so off we went. Upon retirement, we decided we were too far from Florida friends and the coast and moved to Tallahassee from Athens a few years ago.

My wife is a three-time FSU grad and Tallahassee always has been as much of a hometown for us as Bainbridge was. It has been good to be back. I will say your magazine compares favorably to its counterpart, Athens magazine. Better, in fact.

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Dear Editor: The Brothers Grimm are credited with writing the following timeless fable …

“A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and 4-year old grandson.

“The family ate together, but the grandfather’s shaky hands and failing eyesight made eating difficult. Food fell off his spoon onto the table. Milk spilled.

“The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess and set a small table in the corner. There, Grandfather ate alone. Because he had broken several dishes, his food now was served in a wooden bowl.

“One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. “ ‘I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I grow up,’ the boy told his father.

“When supper was ready, the father took Grandfather’s hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days, he ate every meal with the family.”

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MAKE TIME FOR PROFESSIONAL COURTESY

» There are some people who have such an illusion of selfimportance that they feel no professional or personal obligation — certainly no duty — to respond to anyone regarding a subject that they deem unimportant. » Another group of individuals may not have the strength to simply say, “No, thank you,” when they do not feel that what you are selling is a good fit for their business. These folks just hope that the marketer will give up and go away. » There are people who are so poorly organized or such lousy managers of their time that they permit phone messages and emails to pile up for weeks. Things reach the point where finally returning a call would be inconsequential or embarrassing. » And finally, there is the executive who legitimately receives so many calls that he cannot return them all and hope to get his essential work done. Too, the boss likely has failed to find the time to set up a team of support staff responsible for professionally taking care of the overflow.

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After 25 years in the advertising and marketing business, I am never surprised when a phone call goes unreturned. Rather than becoming offended on such occasions, I let them roll off me like water.

Recently, however, I have found myself counseling someone who is new to my business and has a tendency to come unglued when a “professional” does not afford her the courtesy of either taking her call or returning it. In many cases, these people are business owners or senior management employees or their immediate subordinates.

Curious, I contacted a psychotherapist and, in an exploratory conversation, tried to uncover the underlying reasons why certain people do not return calls. Here is what I found:

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to as “hardening of the arteries” had advanced too far. At her funeral, Mom’s doctor apologized to me for not having detected the disease that overtook her, but we didn’t have then the diagnostic tools we have today. I had never thought much about the frequent naps Mom took toward the end.

Today, I am 10 years older than I was when my Mom died. Unlike her, I do not smoke and, unlike her, I trim the fat from the steaks I eat on occasion. And still I run a bit. I could do far better regarding diet and exercise, and I may need to. I’m fixin’ to find out.

Not long ago, I met cardiologist Greg Hartlage with the Southern Medical Group, locally.

Greg’s specialty is imaging and he recommended that I submit to a coronary calcium scan, given my family medical history. The test looks for specks of calcium in the walls of coronary arteries. Such “calcifications” are an indicator of plaque, the waxy substance that led to my mother’s early death.

“You want to know,” Dr. Hartlage assured me, and he is right, of course.

And you all will know how things turned out if you see me dining on romaine where once I supped on ribs.

Motivation to adhere to any recommended lifestyle changes won’t be a problem.

As I write this, my second grandson’s arrival is just days away.

And there are countless untold stories to be written.

And there are fish out there with my name on them: gator trout and hawg bass and smoker kings and bull reds. Maybe an orange filefish.

I am not of a mind to believe all things happen for a reason, but just maybe I met Doc Hartlage to ensure that I will live more of those years that Mom missed out on.

MATT BURKE

My mother is well shielded from the sun in her bucket hat, long-sleeved gingham windbreaker and long cotton pants. She is seated at the bow of a heavy, open fiberglass fishing skiff and, while her eyes are shielded by sunglasses, her aspect clearly suggests not celebration, but incredulity, about the improbable fish that she has caught.

The fish remains hooked and is suspended by the wire leader that Mom holds surely with both hands. It is a cloudless day and the waters of Sarasota Bay are near calm. My father’s left arm and hand intrude upon the photo, which sits atop my dresser, from the left; he holds the tail of the orange filefish — it is about a footand-a-half long — and has turned it broadside to the camera.

The Creator must have been in a Seussian mood when she came up with the filefish and tagged it with the odd pectoral spine that springs from the top of its head. Unseen are my two brothers and I; we also were aboard.

As a family, we relived the filefish moment often.

Paul Hendrickson, in his remarkable biography, “Hemingway’s Boat: Everything He Loved and Lost in Life, 1934–1961,” quotes the critic Mark Stevens, who found that every photograph has a secret, “something mysteriously and tantalizingly withheld, even when the world seems laid out as plainly as a corpse on a table.” (And, I suppose, there are few things less guarded and unvarnished than a cadaver.)

The photo of my mother holds a secret, one that was not revealed to us until, years after the picture was taken, she was stricken while walking on a beach in Mazatlan, Mexico. Mom, who lost her parents to heart disease, had heart disease.

I can picture very well the yellow wall phone on which I took the call from my cousin, Mary, whose mother had been vacationing with Mom. American doctors in Mexico, Mary told me, attempted several bypasses in an effort to save Mom, but what used to commonly be referred

Be well, STEVE BORNHOFT

Boys Town girls deserve congratulations To the poised, confident, proud, strong, respectful, appreciative, tidy, fresh-faced, goaloriented young women I met late last year at Boys Town North Florida, I wish all the best in 2017. Denied stability for far too long, you have emerged as profiles in courage and resilience.

Thank you for the tour of your family home (see page 26). I have allowed myself to believe that your rooms are always as neat as they were the day I visited.

I encourage you to try foods that you’ve placed on your Yuck List. They wouldn’t be there if they weren’t good for you. Remind yourselves each morning to adhere to the “STOP. THINK. DO.” mantra that your family teachers stress.

It’s likely that I have never made a misstep that stopping and thinking wouldn’t have prevented.

Finally, congratulations. You are helping to see to it that Boys Town North Florida is a remarkable chapter in the 100year history of the organization envisioned

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↘ This original humpback Rebel attracted countless pike that stripped it of its paint job. Later iterations of the wobbling, shallow-running plug were never quite the same.

GREAT OUTDOORS

SENTIMENTAL COLLECTION Every lure stimulates fond memories

by STEVE BORNHOFT

Leon Sinclair is a Chippewa Indian who left his home in Minnesota and joined the cadre of fishing guides, both Native American and white, at the Sabourin Lake Lodge somewhere in the middle of Ontario for the summer of 2006.

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He wore the mere rudiments of a mustache, battled alcoholism and had more children than he could afford, but he tried. As the rookie among the guides and a man on the wagon, he was an outlier, a status that persisted because Sinclair scuffled for his first few weeks on the job.

That is, Sinclair had yet to lead a guest to a fish deemed to be of a trophy length per Sabourin specifications. Anglers’ boating trophies are given shouts out and receive keepsake pins at the evening meal at the lodge.

On the first of two fishing days we would spend at Sabourin, a buddy named Lumpy (owing to an incident involving a rolling pin) and I drew Sinclair as our guide. He put us on to some walleyes that proved suckers for black plastic baits designed to resemble leeches and made a show of tossing one of the fish to a waiting bald eagle. The others were cleaned for a shore lunch after which, Sinclair said, we would target trophy pike.

Still, it seemed, Sinclair was slumping.

Lacking a gift of gab, he ran out of stories.

Lumpy and I felt that we might as well have been fishing for moray eels.

“Let’s try here,” Sinclair said, easing off the throttle as we entered a shallow cove with lots of vegetation. I swapped out the plug I had been using for a weedless, red-and-white Johnson’s Silver Minnow and, a few casts later, I tied into a fish that got Sinclair off the schneid and landed me in the company of trophy anglers.

Returned home, I made that Silver Minnow part of my collection of retired lures, all of which have a story to tell.

Collectors may pay hundreds of dollars for a vintage lure like the Creek Chub Wiggle Fish used by George Perry to catch the world

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record largemouth bass of 22 pounds, 4 ounces, on June 2, 1932, near Helena, Georgia.

My lures are priceless.

Many I purchased 50 or more years ago from the Herter’s mail order house in Waseca, Minnesota, the precursor of today’s Cabela’s and Bass Pro Shops. George Herter was a master of hyperbole; the product descriptions he wrote for his lures — mostly cheap knockoffs of lures manufactured by others — contained wildly exaggerated claims of the sort found today in back-of-the-magazine ads for certain performance enhancers. Herter’s was where my paper route proceeds went.

My father preferred Dardevle spoons, which I stubbornly resisted, choosing instead to make the Red Eye Wiggler, with its beveled, plastic-bead eyes, my go-to spoon. A man in the tackle shop in Siren, Wisconsin, the town nearest the lake where my parents taught me to fish, turned me on to them, and he had to be smarter than Dad. Today, I have both Dardevles and Red Eye Wigglers in my collection.

I thought back to Dad and Sinclair when last I fished Lake Jackson, here in Tallahassee. Having struck out throwing Rapalas and Rattle Traps, I pulled a Johnson’s from my tackle box and touched up the hook with a sharpener that Sinclair taught me to make: Lash together two rattail files with bits of duct tape and run your hooks along the lengths of the files where they meet.

It’s better than any hook hone you’ll ever buy.

After dressing the Johnson’s with an Uncle Josh pork frog, I worked over an area of lily pads until — Yes! — a bucketmouth smashed my offering, just like they have been doing since the Silver Minnow was patented … in 1923. TM

↙ The writer and his father both favored lures with flashes of red when fishing for pike. Dardevle spoon, at left, and a Red Eye Wiggler.

FLASHBACK

JINXED PLUG HAS NO ALLURE How would today’s bass pros do if they fished a tournament while limited to using vintage lures manufactured before, say, World War II? As a kid, I caught fish with wooden Bass Oreno plugs that had belonged to my grandfather.

Is it reasonable to think that bass have evolved such that they now recognize them as something to avoid?

I think not, but no professional basser will be seen to throw a Bass Oreno, a Spoonplug or a Hellion Fish.

I would, however, defy the best — Bill Dance or Denny Brauer or Kevin Van Dam — to catch anything on the Lazy Ike plug I stole from a neighbor when I was an incorrigible 10-year-old. I can still see that plug as I found it, resting on a 2-by-4 cross member in an unfinished garage.

I just had to have it … and have it still.

But never has it attracted the first strike. It is irretrievably jinxed.

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KAREN MOORE Applying new tools to enduring concepts

by STEVE BORNHOFT

Karen Moore was newly returned from Indio, California, and the Desert Trip concert — she was impressed by Mick Jagger’s indefatigable energy and Bob Dylan’s undying reticence — when she sat down with Rowland Publishing’s Steve Bornhoft to discuss the arc of her career and influences on her life. Moore, the founder and CEO of the Moore Communications Group, published a book last year: “Behind the Red Door: Unlock Your Advocacy, Influence and Success.”

Steve Bornhoft: In your book, you emphasize differentiation — breaking through the clutter — as an important consideration for businesses. What sets your book apart?

Karen Moore: The

“PR for Dummies” way of doing communication is worlds removed from the way people communicate and do campaigns and branding today. Not only do people want to feel good about the businesses they support, they also want to have an impact, however small, in the way they spend their dollars. This book is about building champions and advocates for your issue or business and leveraging them with messages to reach your stakeholders.

SB: What makes for a good champion?

KM: You don’t have

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few very good ones who excel at communicating and who have credibility, influence and large constituencies.

SB: When, 25 years ago, you started your business — in one room in a cabin at Lake Ella, people should know — what tools did you use then versus what you use now?

KM: You still have to

identify your target audience, have clear, concise messages and send them out through the right channels — that hasn’t changed. You and I remember when you typed a news release and you mailed it or drove it to the media.

Now, we see reporters picking up stories based on Twitter chats. They aren’t sitting around waiting for the mailman to arrive.

SB: We used to try to saturate a target radius versus a

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target audience.

KM: You know, I have

never said it that way, but I’m going to. And think about this: Today, we can test messages in minutes. You don’t have to empanel a focus group, put the coffee on and round up a dozen doughnuts. I can A-B test a message on a hotlink button on an article in the newspaper that’s online or I can geotarget to the most minute data you can imagine.

SB: Whatever that means.

KM: Oh, you know

what I mean.

SB: Maybe.

KM: We are much

more sophisticated now in reaching our real stakeholders instead of the whole universe of people.

SB: We have replaced the shotgun with a rifle.

KM: A rifle with a very

powerful scope. And we have more people equipped with that rifle than ever before.

SB: You mentor almost 50 employees. Who were your mentors?

KM: I worked almost

10 years for Mary Pankowski at Florida State University, and I will always be appreciative and grateful to her for the opportunity to work for her and to build relationships and friendships through her. When I started this business, I did not know one other female CEO, let alone one in the communications field. I had to rely on virtual mentors. Oprah Winfrey was one; she is an entrepreneur and a strategic thinker who had to overcome obstacles, and I relate

to that. And Mother Teresa was another.

If you say, “These are my values,” you have to live them. I am very clear about how I treat people and how I want to be treated. There are clients I will not accept. I want to walk the walk like she did.

SB: People are fascinated by the habits of highly successful people. What are some of yours?

KM: I wake up every

morning at 4. I have trained myself to get by on four-and-a-half hours of sleep a night.

I get up, meditate, pray, read, respond to emails and list my priorities for the day.

And I listen to a TED talk every morning.

SB: You’re a lifelong learner.

KM: You have to be.

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↖ Family teachers Craig and Victoria Shelton, at left, are joined by four of the young women they mentor for a family photo taken outside the home they all share; the leadership of Boys Town North Florida (top) includes development director Dena Strickland and executive director Marcus Lampkin; the family room is a center for conversations that include the sharing of accomplishments.

NO PLACE LIKE THE FAMILY HOME Boys Town stabilizes the lives of displaced children STEVE BORNHOFT by

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fter four years working as a correctional officer, Craig Shelton was ready to make a career move. His wife, Victoria, newly graduated from Florida State University, was — she would find out — ready to start hers.

The couple paused when they spied an online job posting: Boys Town North Florida was looking for a teaching couple to lead a household of six teenage girls.

“I was the product of a poor family, but I got involved in church at a young age, and a family there took me under their wing and helped raise me,” Craig said. “I had always wanted to help kids in the way that I had been supported, and Boys Town seemed to me to be the perfect opportunity to do so.”

Victoria had planned to “go straight through” to a master’s degree in social work.

“Working right away wasn’t part of the plan, but once we read about the opening at Boys Town, we couldn’t let it go,” she said. “It’s not just a job; it’s a lifestyle. If you don’t

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CELEBRATING A CENTENNIAL OF SERVICE Boys Town North Florida’s 14th annual Spirit of Youth Gala will celebrate Boys Town’s 100 years of caring for children with love, respect and dignity.

“Boys Town has delivered a century of help for every child, strength for every family and hope for every community,” said Boys Town North Florida development director Dena Strickland, quoting the centennial slogan adopted

by Boys Town programs throughout the country.

Those programs, founded by Father Edward J. Flanagan in Omaha in 1917, rely on a combination of public funds and community support.

The local gala, chaired

by Matt and Sheri Bryan and Tim and Jill Meenan, will take place Friday, April 7, at the University Center Club.

Boys Town North Florida currently is seeking event sponsors and donations of silent auction items.

Contact Strickland at (850) 504-5007 for further information about this and other centennial events.

feel like you are called to do it — whether by a higher power or because it’s your purpose in life to give back to children, you are probably not going to last very long.

“We were called.”

The Sheltons had been married for two years when they signed one-year commitments to Boys Town. Two years later, they have no plans to leave any time soon.

Victoria grew up in Crawfordville as the oldest among seven siblings. For her, the prospect of a large family was “just like a regular day.”

Guidelines for the Boys Town Family Home Program are established at the headquarters office in Omaha. But the household presided over by the Sheltons is an exercise, said Marcus Lampkin, Boys Town North Florida’s senior director of program operations, in “self-governance.”

Children are afforded a chance to “appeal the negatives” when disciplined. At family meetings conducted in the living room after the evening meal, cases are pleaded and “consequences” may be raised, left unchanged, lowered or removed by decision of the group.

But far more often than not, those family meetings have to do with positives: sharing accomplishments, planning outings, playing board games. ›› photography by LAWRENCE DAVIDSON

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↖ Family teacher Victoria Shelton and three girls, above, inspect an aquarium that is among the shared responsibilities at their home. The girls at Boys Town serve one another as sources of encouragement — and high fives.

The children — girls were first enrolled in Boys Town programs in 1979 — take turns serving as the household manager, and chores are rotated among them. Girls newly arrived at the house are required to stay in constant contact with a family teacher, but soon cross a “bridge” to greater independence.

Privileges include placing three “We are here foods that the girls would rather not eat on a “Yuck List.” Broccoli is to play the prominent among the foods listed. roles of typical Children come to the Famparents, and to ily Home Program after parprovide stability ticipating in other Boys Town programs; through referrals by to children social service or juvenile justice that have been agencies; or through placements made by parents or other carethrough lots givers. The average length of stay of transitions. is 12 to 18 months; children age Here, they see out of the program at 18.

After Boys Town, children the same people may return to their families, join every day.” an adoptive family or undertake — Victoria Shelton, independent living. family teacher “We are here to play the roles of typical parents,” Victoria said, “and to provide stability to children that have been through lots of transitions. Here, they see the same people every day.”

The Sheltons recognize that one day, they, too, will graduate from Boys Town, and the children they will be mentoring at that time will have another shift to deal with.

But today, all is good. The children gather around Leland, the border collie they share, and talk about history tests passed, a Spirit Award won, English credits earned and fun had at the fair. TM

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IT’S ‘DÉJÀ VU’ Been there, done that?

by JASON DEHART

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ust think for a moment about what the human brain can do: It has the ability to process sensory input and translate that information into vision or smell or taste.

It can write symphonies and poems and can carry you to the moon. It can rapidly compute the relative velocity and distance of oncoming cars, and it tells you when it’s safe to make a turn or hit the brakes. It can process and store memories. It can dream.

As amazing and as wonderful as the brain is, there are some things it can’t do, like see the future. So if you walk into a strange new place and suddenly have a feeling of “déjà vu,” you can rest assured it’s not being caused by prescience or precognition. The simple fact of the matter is, your brain can have random,

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mental hiccups that only make it seem like the unfamiliar is familiar. Or vice-versa.

The phrase, “déjà vu,” is credited to French philosopher Emile Boirac back in 1876, and it basically means, “already seen.” But it’s just one odd brain trick in a family of phenomenon that everyone has experienced from time to time. There is “jamais vu,” the sense that something you know or are familiar with suddenly seems new and bizarre; “presque vu,” which happens when you’re trying to recall something and it’s just on the tip of the tongue; and “deja entendu,” a sense or feeling that you’ve heard something before.

“Some researchers speculate that déjà vu occurs due to a discrepancy in memory systems leading to the inappropriate generation of a detailed memory from a new sensory experience,” wrote researcher Amy Reichelt in a 2013 issue of Real Clear Science. Somehow, information bypasses our short-term memory and reaches long-term memory, creating a mismatch between sensory input and memory-recalling output. “This explains why a new experience can feel familiar, but not as tangible as a fully recalled memory.” TM

Into the Multiverse

Could there be more to déjà vu than meets the eye?

Should we consider a more paranormal explanation to the phenomenon? Forget the idea of seeing the future, though. What if our consciousness could somehow randomly access parallel universes?

Could it be that a sudden glimpse into an alternate reality gives us that weird sense of clairvoyance we know as déjà vu?

If you venture into cyberspace seeking answers to those pointed questions, you are liable to encounter a video by theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku, who doubts that we have that ability. The idea is way out there: It has something to do with string theory and the idea that the quantum building blocks of our atoms vibrate in a way that’s not in synch or in phase with the frequencies of other universes within the multiverse. We are like a radio that can only pick up one broadcast frequency, even though hundreds of other frequencies exist all around us.

This may render us unable to “change channels,” or flip between different realities.

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The Meadows Soccer Complex, operated by the City of Tallahassee, has been rated one of the top soccer facilities in the United States

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Located on Miller Landing Road, the complex includes 10 fields and is home to several youth soccer organizations and an adult league for men and women. Nationally, about 3 million boys and girls are involved in recreational soccer leagues. Major league soccer is more popular among children ages 12–17 than major league baseball. — STEVE BORNHOFT

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THE OTHER BOBBY BOWDEN

Master gardener has deep roots in Tallahassee

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SYMPOSIUM WELCOMES PROF. BOWDEN

Robert Bowden will be one of two featured speakers at Goodwood Museum & Gardens’ annual Garden Symposium on Sunday, Feb. 26. The executive director of Orlando’s Leu Gardens and an adjunct professor of horticulture at Valencia State College, Bowden is the author of several books on gardening, including “Florida Fruit and Vegetable Gardening: Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles.” Also on the program is Margot Shaw, founder and editor-in-chief of Flower magazine. A student of art history and interior design, Shaw brings together the worlds of flowers and design. Books will be available for purchase and autographing. Tickets are $35 for Goodwood members, $45 for non-members, and the price includes lunch. They can be purchased online at goodwoodmuseum.org.

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↖ Bowden shows off his green thumb in his very own vegetable patch.

e has jokingly referred to himself as “the other Bobby Bowden.”

Although he does have a strong Tallahassee connection, it has nothing to do with Florida State University football or motivational speaking. Unless, that is, he’s motivating people to get down and dirty in their gardens: “The secret to a green thumb is brown knees.”

This Bowden is Robert Bowden, executive director of Orlando’s Leu Gardens for the past 23 years and one of the leading voices in southern gardening. His vast knowledge and engaging, hands-on style come through in his articles and books on gardening, frequent guest-speaker gigs and lectures at Valencia State College, where he is an adjunct professor. The Ohio native’s experience extends beyond the Southeast, too, with former jobs at Applewood, the Mott family’s Michigan estate; Old Westbury Gardens, the John S. Phipps estate on Long Island, New York; the Missouri ››

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Before he set shovel to soil in any of those gardens, though, he left his mark on Tallahassee.

Bowden was a park ranger at Bahia Honda State Park in the Florida Keys and wanted to finish college, so he transferred to Maclay Gardens State Park. He went to school in the mornings, earning an associate degree at Tallahassee Community College and a bachelor’s degree in horticulture and landscape design at Florida A&M University. Later, he added a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Michigan.

“I was 19 years old when I first came to Tallahassee, and we spent the first 10 years of our 43-year marriage there,” Bowden said. “I feel like I grew up in Tallahassee. I learned a lot of my craft there. I learned a lot of the art of gardening from the old gardeners who were still at Maclay.”

When Bowden and his wife, Gailann, arrived in 1973, Maclay was still a relatively new addition to the state park system. The gardens had been developed by New York financier Alfred B. Maclay and his wife, Louise Fleischman Maclay, who bought the property in 1923 as their winter home. According to state park websites, the property was originally called “Killearn,” after the Scottish village that was home to Maclay’s great-grandfather. Two years after Maclay’s 1944 death, his widow opened the gardens to the public. In 1953, she and their children donated the gardens to the state. Killearn Gardens State Park was renamed Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park in 1965.

“There were no labels, no signs, and no one knew what anything was. It was still a lovely estate. Dr. Fred Meyer, from the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., and I walked the gardens, labeling plants,” Bowden recalled. “I’m proud to say that 30-plus years later, some of them are still there.”

In addition to working with Meyer, whose 2006 obituary in the Washington Post called him one of the nation’s best taxonomists at identifying cultivated plants, Bowden is credited with transforming Maclay during his 10 years there. He created the volunteer program, built the greenhouse and started offering classes in the cottage. His take on his time and contributions there?

“It was fun,” he said.

He is responsible for two gardens these days, the city-owned Leu Gardens and the two acres of gardens he and Gailann share. He tests many new plants at home; if they work out, he takes them to work and plants them. Even though he plans to stay in Orlando after he retires, Florida’s capital city remains close to his heart.

“I always get a little homesick when I come to Tallahassee,” he said, “and I tear up when I have to leave.” TM

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HOUCK ON HUMILITY AND HUMANITY

1951: Barbara Johns, 16, leads a student walkout at a Virginia high school.

A scholar of Civil Rights history

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Davis Houck and to try and understand Maegan Parker this.’ … I’m guessing if I Brooks attended was born in that climate, the Fannie Lou I would be one of them.”

Hamer statue Having been raised unveiling in Ruleville, Mississipin a family of engineers, pi. Houck holds a Dr. Houck never imagprofessorship in ined a future in acaHamer’s honor. demia. He says that the “cosmopolitan campus” at the College of Wooster in Ohio nourished his curiosity as a young man and led him to take his first black history course as a freshman in the fall of 1985. He read “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” from cover to cover in one night.

He graduated four years later, with a degree in speech communication, and went on to earn an M.A. in rhetoric and communication from the University of California, Davis in 1992 and a Ph.D. in speech communication from Penn State University in 1995. Though Dr. Houck initially researched presidential rhetoric, his interests soon returned to civil rights history.

“That’s the cool thing about this particular job … that you can reinvent yourself,” Dr. Houck says. “Being in a major research university with colleagues from all over the world, if you’re ››

1954: The Supreme Court rules the segregation of public schools “unconstitutional,” in Brown v.

Board of Education of Topeka. The Supreme Court does not give a time limit for states to desegregate schools.

1955: In Montgomery, Ala., Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus to a white man, sparking a boycott that lasts until November of 1956.

Individuals in Tallahassee participate in the Tallahassee Bus Boycott. Full integration on city busses is not realized in Tallahassee until 1957.

1957: In an effort to end all forms of segregation, activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his supporters found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).

1960: The sit-in of four black college students at a whites-only

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s a scholar who looks into the past to better understand the present, Dr. Davis Houck believes in the power of words to propel movements and shape history.

A professor of communications at Florida State University, Dr. Houck embraces the detective work that comes with studying history and rhetoric. He often drives hundreds of miles to small towns across the Mississippi Delta to conduct interviews and to comb through troves of “dusty and musty” research papers in what he calls, “a treasure hunt.”

Over the years, Dr. Houck has built an academic career out of researching a historic period that tested America’s soul: the Civil Rights Era of the 1950s and ’60s.

Fresh from a year-long sabbatical, Dr. Houck taught on “Race and Rhetoric in America” over the fall. In class, he pushes his students to unravel the “master narratives” of the Civil Rights Movement, with a focus on Mississippi — the heart of the Jim Crow South.

Dr. Houck’s approach to teaching such a difficult subject has been shaped by honest self-reflection and humility, which are traits he derives from long-held Christian beliefs.

“It’s easy to be condemnatory and think, ‘How could they be so stupid?’” Dr. Houck says. “It’s like, ‘Well, let me walk in their shoes

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at all a curious person, your research is going Dr. Davis Houck was vital in the to morph and change.” establishment of the Dr. Houck has taught at FSU since 2000 Special Collections and has established himself as a leading scholar Research Center of civil rights history. He counts his friendship where the Emmett Till with Lawrence Guyot, a prominent activist Collection is kept as a preservation of history. who fought for the voting rights of blacks in Mississippi in the 1960s, as one of his greatest treasures. Before Guyot passed away in 2012, when Dr. Houck fielded a question in class that he couldn’t answer, he would simply call Guyot and put him on speakerphone for everyone to hear.

On campus, Dr. Houck is working with Strozier Library’s Special Collections and Archives Division and with author Devery Anderson and filmmaker Keith Beauchamp to establish the Emmett Till Research Collection: an accessible archive that is devoted to Till, who, in 1955 and at the age of 14, was kidnapped and lynched in Mississippi after allegedly flirting with a white woman. Till’s death and the trial that acquitted the two white men who were charged with murdering him was widely publicized and served as an impetus for the Civil Rights Movement.

The Emmett Till Research Collection will feature newspaper coverage of Till’s death and murder trial as well as court records, oral histories and materials from an FBI investigation. Dr. Houck hopes that access to these records will encourage students to act as shepherds to preserve the stories from the Civil Rights Era. “We need to write the history in its most fulsome way,” Dr. Houck says, “which is the good guys, bad guys and the guys in-between, because that was American history.” TM

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lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina inspires thousands to participate in sit-ins across the country — including in Tallahassee — and gives rise to the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).

sentences and are released after four days.

1962: The Supreme Court declares segregation in transportation facilities to be unconstitutional in Bailey v. Patterson.

laws prohibiting interracial marriage are unconstitutional in Loving v. Virginia.

1964: President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on “race, color, religion, sex or national origin.”

1964: Dr. King receives the Nobel Peace Prize.

1965: Malcolm X, a black nationalist 1961: The Freedom Rides, in which whites leader, is assassinated and blacks protest the in New York City. segregation of bus1965: Mass protests in ses in the South, take Selma and Montgomplace from May to ery, Ala., including the 50-mile march from September. In June, after completing their Selma to Montgomery, led by Dr. King, induce ride to Tallahassee, President Lyndon B. ten Freedom Riders Johnson to write legattempt to return islation that becomes home by plane from the Voting Rights Act the Tallahassee airport and are arrested of 1965. on charges of “unlaw- 1967: The Supreme ful assembly.”

Court declares that

1963: Dr. King leads over 200,000 people in a march on Washington, D.C. and delivers his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

1963: Dr. King writes his “Letter from Birmingham City Jail,” defending civil disobedience.

1964: The ten Freedom Riders who were arrested in Tallahassee return to the city to serve their 60-day jail

1967: Tallahassee schools are declared fully desegregated.

1968: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tenn.

1969: Black members of the U.S. House of Representatives form the Congressional Black Caucus “to promote the public welfare through legislation designed to meet the needs of millions of neglected citizens.”

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THE HOME RUN APPROACH

When it comes to working together, this father-son duo are ‘all in,’ from family time to the final inning

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hen a man spends 2,000+ hours working for his father every year, you might think he doesn’t need any more “family time.”

Yet you won’t hear Mike Martin Jr. say anything of the kind. For him, working alongside his famed father, Florida State University’s head baseball coach, Mike Martin, Sr., is right where he wants to be.

At this point in their lives, the pair have had plenty of time to iron out any wrinkles in their relationship and to identify the line that exists between work and personal life — however blurred that line may sometimes seem.

The 2017 baseball season will be the 20th for Martin Jr. and the 42nd for his father. Together, with the rest of their six-member coaching team, they see themselves as “molders of men.”

Martin stresses that this is what’s important to him — and his staff — about coaching baseball.

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“We want to bring in quality people — student athletes that know our main priority is academic success,” Martin Sr. explains. “We don’t recruit people who want to use FSU Baseball as a way to get into the pro game.”

Martin Jr. is in charge of the team’s academics and is able to cite plenty of success stories when it comes to his players’ grades: Buster Posey, who now plays for the San Francisco Giants, graduated from FSU with a 3.85 GPA; DJ Stewart, who now plays for the Baltimore Orioles, was also over a 3.8 when he donned his cap and gown.

“A lot is about the person, not just how well they can play,” Martin Jr. says. “We look for strong morals and work ethic — those kids who know how to play winning baseball. That means they are unselfish, team-oriented, enthusiastic and energetic.” ››

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➺ Beginning 42nd year as Seminole head baseball coach ➺ 72 years old ➺ FSU class of 1966; earned master’s degree from FSU in 1971 ➺ Specialty is coaching in-field ➺ 1,898 career victories (“second-most” of all time and “most” among active coaches) ➺ 0.738 winning percentage (top among all active NCAA Division I coaches) ➺ 37 consecutive regional tournaments ➺ 15 trips to the College World Series ➺ American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, 2007 ➺ Second-winningest program in NCAA Division I history ➺ Florida Sports Hall of Fame, 2005 ➺ All 24 of FSU’s 50-win seasons are under Mike Martin Sr. ➺ 17 conference championships, 5 of which are ACC Championships ➺ Three children with wife Carol: Mary Beth, Melanie and Mike Jr.

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Martin Sr. sums up the distinction: “Go with guys who have character, not just are characters.”

Under these marching orders, Martin Jr., the Seminoles’ lead recruiter, goes on the road for about 100 nights per year in search of players who have, most importantly, the right personality for the program. Of the 100 or so kids they watch at the beginning of a recruiting cycle, only about 10-15 actually make it to the final meeting with Coach Martin Sr. to seal the deal.

Martin Sr. says that his son’s experience with the team — which began when he played catcher for FSU in the mid1990s — means that as assistant coach, he knows exactly what the ’Noles need. “Nobody is bigger than FSU baseball,” Martin Sr. says. “Mike has done an outstanding job for this program — and if he hadn’t, he would not be where he is today.

He is where he is because of his hard work and keeping the program moving forward.”

For Martin Jr., molding the young men on the team and getting them all on the same page, plus keeping them healthy and injury-free, is the name of the game. He’s had a great role model for life and coaching in his dad; but that’s not exactly what makes the chemBIO istry between them work.

“One of the reasons [it] Coach Mike does work is because I’m not Martin Jr. a ‘yes man,’” Martin Jr. ex➺ Beginning 20th year as plains. “Plenty of assistant Seminole assistant coach coaches have come through ➺ 43 years old and been floored by the ➺ FSU class of 1995 amount of heated discussion ➺ Specialty is recruiting — but it works. … He’s the and coaching catchers and hitters boss and we show respect.” ➺ Coached 13 Major When they are at home, Leaguers, 13 Freshman Allhowever, the two try to turn Americans, 20 First-Team off the working relationship.

All-Americans ➺ 62 Seminoles earned That’s easier said than done, All-ACC honors since modern college base➺ 55 hitters selected in the ball is a year-round busiMajor League draft ness. “Its difficult to bal➺ ACC Assistant Coach ance,” Martin Jr. concedes, of the Year, 2009 ➺ 1 of 10 “rising assistant “but it’s important, for the coaches” by Perfect Game good of everyone.”

USA, 2013 Both Martins enjoy FSU ➺ Seminoles’ starting baseball, along with that catcher, 1993-95 other essential part of the ➺ MVP of NCAA Atlantic II Regional, 1994 program: molding lives. ➺ 19 consecutive regional And spending most of tournament appearances their days side-by-side, im➺ 6 trips to the College mersed in the one goal that World Series makes them happiest? ➺ NCAA All-Tournament honors for 3 seasons, “It’s special,” Martin Jr. as a player says. “So special that we ➺ Drafted by San Diego work our tails off to make it in 1995 a program that people can ➺ Two children with wife Litzie: Tyler and TJ be proud of.” TM

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Hats aren’t just for summer days at the beach; they make for winter wear, too

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Warm, cozy and cheery beanies featured here from Narcissus.

COLD WEATHER HEADWEAR FLOPPY HAT They aren’t just for summer! The floppy hat has quickly become a chilly weather staple, because it’s the hat that seems to match with any outfit. To update your floppy hat for winter, look for hats that incorporate this season’s trends into the design. Floppy hats look flawless with matching suede booties and a button-down top.

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s cool breezes find their way to the Sunshine State, Floridians begin to trade their straw sun hats for warmer winter wear. And while Florida’s capital city can certainly get cold, temperatures rarely dip below the 30s, even on the chilliest of winter nights. So before you grab that hoodie, take into consideration the plethora of hats available in Tallahassee clothing stores.

Hats have been worn for thousands of years. The earliest known hat belonged to a Bronze-Age man whose frozen body was found in the Alps and who wore a bearskin cap with a chin strap — a hat that resembles the modern Ushanka, or Russian fur hat.

In the Middle Ages, hats denoted social status and ranged from simple scarves to elaborate hennins: tall, cone-shaped headdresses worn

by European women of nobility.

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Perhaps the most recognizable fashion staple for the colder months, the beanie is making its modern comeback this winter with the help of Narcissus. The store’s featured cap is made from a thick knit, so it fits snugly. Available in either black or white and finished with a fur pompom on top, this hat is cozy, classic and cute!

↘ Cole Couture modernizes fedoras with arrowheads and shells.

The 19th century brought more extravagant styles, with hat makers creating larger and more ornate designs. Iconic hats, such as boaters, trilbies and bowlers, arrived by the end of the century and are now making their modern comeback.

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This season is all about putting a modern twist on beloved silhouettes, and headwear is no exception.

Hat materials, such as suede and felt, and warm, earthy colors like olive and dark red, are both current and classic. TM

Putting a modern twist on an old favorite, Cole Couture features the “Twine and Twig” hat this season. The suede texture is perfect for cool weather and is definitely up-to-date. “These (‘Twine and Twig’ hats) are some of our favorites that we offer,” says store owner, Carrie McNeill.

“And while I think they are a timeless silhouette, they are also right on trend. The classic fedora is banded and branded with a suede strap, creating the ultimate chic hat!” Pair with a brightly colored loose sweater and jeans for a modern look this chilly season!

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A+ Fashion

Carrie McNeill, former educator and owner of Cole Couture, earns top marks for style

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he school system’s loss may be Tallahassee’s style-community’s gain.

At least that’s what many of the age-diverse clients at the eclectic Cole Couture boutique think. Located on Thomasville Road across from Table 23, Cole Couture is the 1,800 square-foot brainchild and passion of fashion experimenter, Carrie McNeill.

Formerly an elementary school teacher and adjunct FSU professor, the diminutive blonde says she knew when it was time to follow where her heart called: Ten years ago, she packed away her English grammar books to launch her “edited” collection of clothing in a small house near Cole Couture’s current location. photography by ALICIA OSBORNE

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I can’t get enough.

From dark and clean to vintage, over-dyed and distressed. I usually gravitate toward a good flare. Gray washes are on my radar.”

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Tolani, Printed Scarf, $68

“I see it as an easy piece that can quickly add thought and personality to any look, from a basic tee to a work or travel dress.”

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Ella Moss, Coral Blazer, $158 “I like to have one great-fitting blazer in my collection, while playing around with others for a pop of color, seasonally.”

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I value a good T-shirt as much as I do a dressy top. Actually, more!”

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McNeill, who is 36, could be mistaken for one of the college-aged patrons who browse alongside women in their 40s — and even 70s — at her boutique. Wearing a white offthe-shoulder stretch top, a flowing print skirt and gold sandals, McNeill strolls in the casual atmosphere of vintage-distressed chairs, wall-mounted animal hides and sparkling accessories that she loves to pair with clothing choices in new and unusual ways.

“My style is a bit ‘Boho’ (Bohemian),” she says. “I love to mix old with new: vintage ripped jeans with an elegant silk blouse, or maybe a white tee with a sequined gold skirt.” McNeill laughs and says she wouldn’t wear something like that to her son’s school PTA meetings, of course. While mixed elements and surprising fabrics and textures excite her, McNeill says she loves an elegant, polished look, too. “You notice when someone has taken the time to present themselves beautifully,” she says.

McNeill also welcomes new trends that are surfacing this year: “Yellows and dusty pinks that will see us into autumn; metallics

— especially gold; high-rise jeans and a return of the midi.” But faithful black won’t ever go away. McNeill says that if she were preparing for a gala, she would choose a long black dress with a clean line, accessorize with huge earrings and an armful of stacked bracelets, then add a powerful — possibly sparkling — clutch. Oh, and one other thing: Don’t forget the fur.

McNeill’s personal favorite among her “wearables” is the collection of furs she inherited from her grandmother, who lived in Connecticut. “Fur stoles and capes…

She had lots of them. Paired with anything, from jeans to chiffon — I just love the feel … and the connection.” TM

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UPDATING AN AGELESS ACCESSORY Wallets: Which style best fits your personality?

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Eliminating the excessive content in a wallet helps to sustain the quality of a pair of pants, too. “Don’t have a wallet that’s too ‘stuffy,’” Gavales attests, “because it really does wear out your pants. It wears the fabric thin, where it’ll tear, eventually.”

If we have learned anything from George Costanza, of “Seinfeld” fame, it’s that bulky wallets are a fashion faux pas. To spare yourself the embarrassment and inconvenience that George went through (an open-air wallet explosion) don’t let your wallet fill up with unnecessary bulk. Overstuffed wallets burst easily, wear out your pants and create unflattering lumps on your backside. TM

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Gavales says that men should invest in their wallets and get one in a nice leather, because it will feel good and will last.

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he wallet is a fashion staple with a timeless, uncomplicated purpose. But while the Dapper Dan of 2017 likes the traditional look of the leather wallet his father carried, what little space he can find in the pockets of his stylish, slim-fitting trousers already holds his smartphone. He needs his own wallet to be simpler than those of the past. Slenderer.

“The modern man has clearly defined himself,” Victor Gavales of Nic’s Toggery states.

“Men, years ago, would carry bigger wallets in their … pockets. Now, everybody wants something lighter and more useful.”

Fortunately, the contemporary wallet literally fits the bill.

A young professional may want to carry only the absolute essentials. A great option for such an individual is a wallet with a removable cardholder. This slim solution holds just a few cards and features an ID pocket.

“If you prefer to travel light, a front-pocket wallet or card wallet will do the trick,” Mary Fran Andree of Southern Compass Outfitters confirms. “These types of wallets are also perfect for going to events like a concert or sporting event, when you want to have something on you but don’t feel like lugging around a big back-pocket wallet.”

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THE BAMBOO CHIC LITE Calypso Wrap, which is found at BEDFELLOWS, is the perfect cardigan for evenings spent sipping hot cocoa in front of the fireplace. Bedfellows also features the Barefoot Dreams Luxe Milk Jersey Robe — a light, airy piece.

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From comfy cardigans to blown-glass decanters, Tallahassee boutiques have all you’ll need to stay cozy — and fashionable — this winter.

This season certainly isn’t one for drab winter colors. Walter Green is all about olive, featuring an olive maxi dress with a V-neck, and an olive-colored sleeveless turtleneck shift dress. Another trend to look for this season are “cold shoulder tops” (the tops have sleeves but no shoulders), which Walter Green offers in colors that are complimentary to the popular olive, such as a deep rose.

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Trending this season in handbags are nature-inspired patterns and textures and bold, dark colors.

THE GREY FOX features pieces from Vera Bradley’s newest collection, such as the stylish and spacious Keep Charged Vera Tote in Kiev Paisley.

The paisley pattern on this tote incorporates deep jewel tones. For school or travel, the spotlight is on Vera Bradley’s Leighton Backpack in Kiev Needlecraft. The bag features black leather with bright floral embroidery.

TEXTURED TOTES

NARCISSUS has it in the bag this season. The brown suede Leitta Bag is a unique piece for Kate Spade, showcasing the designer’s Boho side.

A new bag from Tory Burch’s Gemini collection features four complimentary tones of red and blue as well as the designer’s new logo. Gaining attention in the press recently, Tory Burch’s updated logo honors her twin sons.

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MY FAVORITE THINGS home decor combines wood with metals, the effect of which is a home that is both modern and warm. Handcrafted by artisans, the Eclipse 21" Tray is the perfect piece for displaying hors d’oeuvres, desserts, sushi or even cocktail supplies, such as the Simon Pearce Woodbury Decanter, made from hand-blown glass. Accents for the living room include the Thymes Frasier Fir Candle and Thymes Simmer Cider Candle. A nod to trendy drinks of the season, the Simmer Cider Candle sits in a copper mug that would perfectly adorn any dinner table.

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FROM THE SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE TO THE PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE

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Meanwhile, Shannon, a registered dietitian who received her master’s degree from FSU, worked on the corporate level and traveled to various longterm care facilities to revamp and design their dietary programs. But like many young mothers have discovered, traveling and raising a young child didn’t mix. And besides, there was that dream of a music venue. And she and Bruce did hold a lease to a place with a kitchen and a stage …

The time seemed right. With a carefully designed business plan in place and a concept and venue designer, Matt Burke, in charge of the aesthetic aspects of the project, the Moores decided to open incrementally: some music first, then the restaurant a few days a week, next a lounge, then outside brunches and a cozy garden setting with its own stage and fire-pits for frosty weather.

Soon, the Moores were on the road to becoming restaurateurs exceptionnel.

Today, with a diverse yet Cajun-tilted menu, sleek seating, high tables and an elegant copper bar overseen by Haute Homz’s Darcy Cavell, the old Tap Room is a long-ago memory.

“We put a lot into the stage, too,” says Shannon.

“With a great sound system, new lighting and an array of national — as well as local — artists, we are a place where people who like Ashville, Atlanta or Austin can feel at home … a place that is both a restaurant and a club.”

And just like it works out in the movies, the Moores are indeed running a restaurant and — “golly gee” — “putting on a show”! TM

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lthough many optimistic folks have uttered the words, “Let’s open a restaurant!” with the same naiveté that Mickey Rooney squealed, “Let’s put on a show!”, the longterm results haven’t always equaled the original excitement. Let’s face it: In Tallahassee, restaurants do come and they do go.

But a Midtown newbie may be the exception.

Yes, the enthusiasm is there all right, but so is a grounding in experience, longevity (more on that in a minute) and a willingness to go slow, building on business as it comes. Fifth and Thomas on North Thomasville Road seeks to be more than a new restaurant: It wants to be one where you can also listen to first-tier musicians on a spacious, yet intimate stage. “We want it to be a kitchen and music house, too,” says co-owner, Shannon Moore.

If the name of Moore in conjunction with the Midtown zone sounds familiar, it may be because Shannon’s husband, Bruce, and his partners are the founders of the 11-year-old Finnegan’s in Midtown Manor. Bruce, a professional geologist in addition to pub owner, has always had aspirations of growing the comfortable bar into some kind of music venue. So several years ago, when the Brazilian steakery across the hall went bust, he and Shannon took on the lease, operating it as The Tap Room.

“Business was great,” says Shannon, “but it evolved more as a club atmosphere than a place you came to hear music.” Still, the couple operated The Tap Room successfully for the next five years.

FORK AND FIDDLE The menu at Fifth and Thomas changes seasonally, but at the moment, available dishes include sherry-braised veal short ribs, cornmealdusted catfish and ironseared beef strip loin.

For dessert, there’s the pecan tart, orange cake, apple-cranberry cobbler (with cinnamon toast ice cream!) or the delicious coconut bread pudding. A wide variety of wines and cocktails are served from a sophisticated bar.

While local artists Chris Skene and the Adventures of Annabelle Lynn draw on their own following, Fifth and Thomas will continue to grow its bi-monthly out-oftown performers.

The Kitchen/Music House is also open for private functions and parties.

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Why BlackEyed Peas?

New Year’s tradition rooted in Civil War history

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ver heard the phrase, “A man who is worth/not worth his salt?” Two thousand years ago, salt was a highly prized commodity, valued both as a seasoning and as a preservative. It was so important, in fact, that a Roman legionnaire’s wages were calculated in terms of how much salt he would be able to buy. If he was a hard worker, he was “worth his salt” — or in Latin, his “sal.” This is where the English word “salary” originates.

Christian tradition states that the Righteous sit on the right hand of God and the Wicked on God’s left; since the Middle Ages, this has meant that if a person spills the salt, she must use her right hand to toss a bit of it over her left shoulder and into the devil’s eyes, or her future will be bleak.

Leonardo DaVinci’s painting of the Last Supper illustrates this superstition: On the left side of Jesus sits the traitor, Judas Iscariot, whose wayward elbow has toppled the saltshaker. He appears not to have noticed.

Salt isn’t the only food-item linked to superstition. Nowadays, however, we tend to remember the flavorful stories associated with the foods we eat (or avoid eating) only on certain occasions, like New Year’s Day. And nowhere in the U.S. are food traditions more important at New Year’s than in the South.

History says that during the Civil War, Yankee soldiers frequently raided barns and homes in the South for food; but legend has it that they left the black-eyed peas behind, because they considered peas fodder for cattle. Southerners have thought of blackeyed peas a lucky food ever since — made

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especially lucky since they swell as they cook. Who wouldn’t want their luck to swell in the coming year?

It can be tricky to know which meat to pair with the New Year’s black-eyed peas, but since “we are what we eat,” some knowledge of the personal habits of animals can help with that decision. Pigs use a forward motion to root for food, so those individu-

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This traditional Southern dish may or may not increase your luck in 2017 … but it sure tastes good.

als who want to move ahead in life should eat pork at the New Year. They should also steer clear of chicken, since chickens scratch in the dirt for their food. Cows eat standing still (and regurgitate their food to chew it again), so beef should be avoided at all costs.

What rounds out a Southern black-eyedpeas-and-pork dish best? Greens, which are the color of money. TM

DIRECTIONS: Place 2 lbs. pork loin in slow cooker. Add 1 cup diced green peppers, 1 cup dried black-eyed peas (rinsed), 1 tsp. (2 cloves) minced garlic, 1 can diced tomatoes (with liquid), 1 packet onion soup mix, ½ tsp. salt and 4 cups chicken broth. Cook 6 hours on low heat, or until peas are just tender. Shred pork. Turn heat to high; add 2 cups white rice and 4 cups chopped collared greens. Stir. Cook (covered) until rice is tender (about 45 minutes). Serve with hot sauce and shredded cheese. Wrap leftovers in tortillas and freeze for delicious freezer-to-oven burritos. photography by JAMES STEFIUK

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romatic. Timeless. Classy. Brandy has been with us for centuries, and, in more modern times, has been enjoyed as a civilized, around-the-fireplace, after-dinner relaxation libation.

Brandy is made by distilling wine … and in the process, the alcohol content gets bumped up to between 35 and 60 percent. Its potency increases to 70-proof and beyond, which means that it’s not a “partying drink,” like

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beer. Brandy is strong stuff, and it’s not intended for rapid, college game day consumption. Brandy is meant to be taken slow and easy and is an elegant way to wind down an evening. It can be enjoyed either by itself or as a mixed cocktail. Sometimes it’s used as flavoring in certain recipes, and back in the day, it was also used medicinally to treat a variety of common illnesses. In fact, research has shown that brandy (like wine) contains beneficial antioxidants.

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There is a wide variety of brandies out there, so if one flavor doesn’t work for you, keep looking until you find the right one to suit your palate. The most famous examples of brandy are Cognac and Armagnac, which take their names from the regions of France where they’re produced. The drink is commonly served without ice in a tulip glass or in a snifter: a bowl-shaped glass that features a relatively narrow top, which traps the aroma. TM

This classic winter brandy beverage dates back to the 19th century and might seem a little complicated, but it’s worth it. It’s a social cocktail, meant to be shared in a gathering of friends. This particular recipe is from Foodandwine.com/recipes/tom-jerry.

MAKING THE BATTER: In a medium bowl, beat three large egg whites with ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar until soft peaks form. In another bowl, beat three egg yolks with ½ ounce aged rum. Gradually beat in one cup superfine sugar, ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ⅛ teaspoon ground mace, ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice and a pinch of ground cloves. Gently blend in the beaten egg whites. The batter can be refrigerated overnight. Makes about 20 ounces.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED: ➺ 8 ounces Tom & Jerry Batter ➺ 4 ounces Cognac ➺ 4 ounces aged rum

MAKING THE COCKTAIL: Pour the Tom & Jerry batter into a large, heatproof measuring cup. Gently blend in the Cognac and rum, and then gently stir in the hot milk. Pour the drink into four small, warmed mugs or heatproof glasses. Garnish with nutmeg.

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KEEPING TABS ON ALL THAT MUSES INSPIRE

↖ With a background in fashion, fabrics and patterns influence Boineau’s work.

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clothing retailers, putting on trunk shows and dealing with the capriciousness of the fashion industry in Washington, D.C., and Atlanta — dealings that provided the up and down sine-wave to her career. A stint with Calvin Klein; merchandising director at Seventeen Magazine; and eventually Fashion Director at Macy’s in New York were jobs she loved.

But fashion gives and it takes away, and when Macy’s was purchased by Federated Department Stores, her beloved job was eliminated. Boineau needed a reset. And she took it by moving to Utah.

Fashion eventually called again, and she opened her own designer off-price store in Park City, but something else came of her move to Utah. Boineau, then 45, met the love of her life, a professor at the University of Utah. Following a Paris engagement, a wedding and his transfer to FSU, Boineau found herself, for the first time, without a template for who she was.

“My independent way of living had shifted,” she says. And she needed to reinvent herself, this time as a housewife, but one with a purpose. And art came to the rescue.

“Painting has become a passion now,” she says. She paints horses that cavort and can’t be still. She paints detached models whose thoughts seem as mysterious

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any women of a certain age claim they still want to “find themselves.” It may be unclear where they’ve been all the years before, but still, among school, career, motherhood, charities and church, the inner woman, the woman’s soul, may have gotten pushed into a corner.

But for Denise Boineau, a lithesome blonde in her early 50s, her Tallahassee years have been the final weaving together of her life’s disparate parts. She’s found herself for sure, and she’s done it through art.

Today, Boineau is an up-and-coming painter who has shown her large canvases at the Thomasville Center for the Arts, in wall-size murals at Thomasville’s Flaunt Festival, in the Signature Gallery in Tallahassee and in a solo show in a gallery outside Lexington, Kentucky. Her works currently hang in the FSU Law School’s Center for Advocacy, and she may soon do works for the new Loft project downtown.

Boineau paints in oils that are filled with sleek fashion models with dramatic faces who walk on runways or pose slump-shouldered in classic Voguesque slouches. Fabric patterns, prints, and the arabesques of stylized Islamic tiles geometrically dance across her canvases.

Boineau definitely knows her way around fashion houses and loves the materials that drape their models. But her other love — also sleek and elegant — are the horses that bound and buck from the surfaces of her series of western, polo, hunting and racing equine beauties.

Models and horses? Maybe a little background is required. Boineau grew up in North Carolina on a horse farm owned by her stepfather. She loved horses, had one of her own and often “rode to hounds.” She also loved drawing them, coming to know the complicated equine anatomy by literally touching it.

Yet by college time, she was headed out of the barn and into a world of textiles, fashion and marketing. “I didn’t know I was a city girl until I got there,” she laughs. Soon Boineau was working with

↑ Debonair, elegant and alluring are words that describe Boineau’s favorite subjects: horses and fashion. Her textured paintings can be found in galleries throughout Florida. as their emotionless features. And she dreams of the artist she is yet to become.

“I want to sculpt, and I’m experimenting with mixed media these days — ripping apart clothes from my old shop in Utah that I’ll use on canvases.”

The symmetry is hard to miss — the full circle — the perfect weave. Denise Boineau has found herself for sure and has artfully reunited with the things she’s loved. TM photography by PHIL SEARS

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RAVAGES OF WAR A novel, ‘Perfume River,’ recounts Vietnam Era and its effects

by KIM HARRIS THACKER

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fter a successful foray into the realm of historical thrillers, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Olen Butler has turned his pen once more to literary fiction. Butler’s most recent novel, “Perfume River” (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2016), examines the effects of war on a Tallahassee family and on a homeless man of their acquaintance.

It has been 47 years since the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong Tet offensive of 1968, but memories of the Vietnam War still haunt veteran soldier-turned-history-professor Robert Quinlan. Orchestral music, played on the car radio, reminds him of the time he listened to Beethoven through a headset as he flew over the Rocky Mountains to Travis Air Force Base for basic training. The sight of the shadowed live oak in his backyard recalls an endless night in Hue when he hid inside a banyan tree, while AK-47s, M60s and M16s spat shells all around him. The scent of coffee lands him in the hills of Dak To, where a pretty girl leaned on her coffee rake and watched him pass by in a Jeep.

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Robert’s wartime memories come to him unbidden, but he has always been able to send them away again … until he meets Bob, a homeless man whom he initially ← mistakes for a fellow Alternating Vietnam veteran. Bob, between Tallahassee in his turn, suffers and Vietnam, “Perfume River” delves into from mental dethe intricacies of lusions that he has veterans and families. been able to keep at bay … until he meets Robert, whom he believes is a friend of his abusive, veteran father.

The happenstance meeting of these two men, who share a name and are forced to deal with the aftereffects of war on a daily basis, serves as a catalyst for their respective character transformations.

While Robert attempts to make amends with his estranged, pacifist brother and their dying father (a World War II hero whose approval Robert has long sought), Bob seeks to put an end to the mental anguish he has dealt with for so long.

The themes of “Perfume River” are quite heavy, but Butler’s prose is light, effortless and evocative.

He describes the Perfume River as possessing “a ravishing sweetness possible only on the cusp of rotROBERT OLEN tenness.” He also moves seamlessly BUTLER has written between the past and the present, 16 novels, including between the thoughts of one charthe Christopher acter and the next. And he capMarlowe Cobb series and the Pulitzer Prizetures long-time relationships — in winning “A Good particular, the threat of the reliable Scent from a Strange and the comfortable becoming the Mountain.” Butler is predictable and the mundane — also the recipient of perfectly. two National Magazine Awards in Fiction and Through deft storytelling, Butler of the 2015 F. Scott tackles the subject of war and its lastFitzgerald Award ing repercussions on soldiers, their for Outstanding loved ones and society as a whole.

Achievement in Because of its weighty themes, maAmerican Literature. He resides in Tallahassee ture content and frequent use of and teaches creative coarse language, this book is best writing at Florida State suited to adult audiences. TM

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Word of South sparks conversations

by ROCHELLE KOFF

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he last time David Kirby was at the Word of South festival, he was riding around Cascades Park on his bike, listening to the array of musicians and speakers who were mesmerizing the crowds.

But when the festival takes over Cascades again this spring, the Tallahassee poet will be on the stage, working his own magic: literary magic.

“I’m looking forward to being part of the show this time,” says Kirby, poet, author, book critic and Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of English at Florida State University. “It’s Tallahassee at its very best.”

David Kirby is not only a distinguished professor, but also a member of the Guggenheim Fellowship, a Pushcart Prize winner and Best American Poetry winner.

The third annual Word of South event will take place over three days, from April 7–9, and will feature more than 40 acts, including readings, concerts, children’s events and something event founder Mark Mustian calls, “muashups.”

“We throw together authors and musicians,” Mustian says. “We’ve done it eight or ten times, and it’s been outstanding.”

During the upcoming festival, Kirby, for instance, will be paired with a musician while he reads his poetry — what Kirby sees as an ideal collaboration.

“I always feel as though when you read a poem you should read it aloud,” says Kirby, the author of 34 books.

“After all, poetry and song were one ↖ Ben Sollee, thing in the earliKentucky-born cellist and est days of human composer, will history, and then bring sweet they became commusic to the hills of Caspartmentalized. cades Park.

That’s why Word of South means so much to me. It’s Mark Mustian’s way of bringing writing and singing together again.”

When author Joshilyn Jackson of Decatur, Georgia. was asked to do a muashup at the 2017 Word of South, she suggested Mustian invite her best friend, author-musician Lydia Netzer, who is in a Norfolk, Virginia. band called The Virginia Janes.

“We went to graduate school together and had a band,” says Jackson, whose latest book is entitled, “The Opposite of Everyone.” The two combined talents more recently, when Jackson recorded the audio book for Netzer’s novel, “Shine Shine Shine,” with songs from The Virginia Janes on the audio.

“I hope the festival will keep that conversation going between art and music,” says Jackson.

That’s been the intent of Mustian, a lawyer, author and former city commissioner, who was looking to provide Tallahassee with a “cultural draw” when he began formulating the idea for the festival, which debuted at Cascades in 2015. ››

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In its first two years, Word of South has presented impressive lineups, including author Ann Patchett, the band Dawes, singer Jason Isbell, actor Tony Hale, singer Rita Coolidge and columnist Leonard Pitts.

All events are free except for the top-ticketed concerts. The festival is still ironing out its spring schedule and headliners, Mustian says, but attendees can expect to hear from musicians The Currys and The Bones of JR Jones, “The Voice” artist Sarah Potenza and singer-songwriter Matthew Hendrickson of Garden & Gun magazine. Food writer John Shelton Reed, one of the authors of “Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue,” will also perform.

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pork-and-champagne brunch Sunday morning.

“It reflects the eclecticism of the American South,” says Mandy Stringer, the festival’s managing director.

The event will also feature food trucks and book tents from Thomasville’s Bookshelf and Tallahassee’s newest bookstore, Midtown Reader.

According to Stringer, Word of South will work with Leon County Schools to offer a read-in with a couple of children’s authors who will be at the festival. The children’s programming will include activities, musicians and storytellers.

Tallahassee Community College will be the presenting sponsor of the public-private event, which receives financial contributions and grants from city and county sources, foundations, businesses and individuals.

As Kirby describes it, Word

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THE MESSAGE OF THE GUMBO

Bill Wharton’s Gumbo INGREDIENTS: ➸ 2 cups flour ➸ 1 ½ cups oil ➸ 1 chicken, cooked and

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Make a roux by heating 1 ½ cups oil in a large pot, then whisking in 2 cups flour. Cook on high, stirring constantly, until flour mixture is brown. Add the chicken, chicken stock, onions and green peppers. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Add salt to taste and half of a bottle of Bill “Sauce Boss” Wharton’s Liquid Summer hot sauce.

Add smoked sausage, zucchini and okra. After the okra is done (about 10–15 minutes), turn up the heat and add shrimp, oysters and crawdads.

Cook for 3 minutes, or until seafood is just barely cooked. Serve over rice and splash with more Liquid Summer Hot Sauce.

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bring harmony to peoWhen the moment ple all over. happens, people really, Wharton churns up grooves For the Sauce Boss, really remember it. and gumbo for it’s all about breaking From the first note to audiences that are hungry for down barriers. To do the last note, from the soulful music that, his show involves first bite to the last and soul food. a lot of audience particdrop, it’s all original.” ipation. He almost alBut it’s not just a ways brings somebody up on stage stage act. He deliberately tries to help him tend to the gumbo to teach us something about ourwhile he tells a story or lays down selves — something that will last some cool, original blues. beyond the time spent at a concert.

“I want to take away the typical “Whenever you walk down the restraints. With me, this thing street, we’re all different. But inI do is not like a show where stead of saying ‘you’re different,’ I’m on a stage. All the lines are and getting all bent out of shape blurred,” he says. “I’m trying to about it, we should celebrate our have a community where we’re differences and work together,” he all involved. When people stir says. “That’s the message of the the gumbo, it becomes laid back. gumbo. We are the gumbo.” TM

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ill “Sauce Boss” Wharton’s Railroad Square practice studio is a throwback to a simpler time — much like his reliable 1948 Fender ProAmp (“It’s played thousands of gigs”) and 1953 double cutaway Telecaster. The studio is exactly the kind of inner sanctum you’d expect from an old-school, slide guitar blues-picker like Wharton: Simply furnished (there’s an old couch, a fridge, some pickin’ stools) with just enough space for himself, his gear and some friends. It’s a completely laidback, musical man cave.

Wharton is an easy-going, softspoken guy, but his alter ego is something completely different: The Sauce Boss is a high-energy rock ’n’ roller who has revved up thousands of fans for years with his unique brand of “funky swamp blues” and his own type of hot sauce, Liquid Summer, which he features in a gumbo stew he’s cooked up on stage since 1990.

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Retail THE RETAIL, MERCHANDISING AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL AT FSU STITCHES ITSELF INTO TALLAHASSEE’S COMMUNITY Fishnet tights under cutoff denim shorts, worn with a vintage Rolling Stones t-shirt. A tie-dyed crop-top revealing a sliver of skin above high-waist jeans. A pressed button-down, conspicuously paired with weathered Converse sneakers.

In a ten-minute stroll across Florida State University’s campus, it becomes apparent that the sidewalks are much like the runways, where what you wear portrays who you are — or at least what you want others to perceive about you.

The concrete jungle of New York City, the easy-breezy California coastline, the urban sprawl of Atlanta — In the U.S., these are the areas that tend to be regarded as “fashion forward.” Tallahassee is, foreseeably, not at the top of that list; but the trend-setting students of the Retail, Merchandising and Product Development (RMPD) major at FSU are trying their hardest to put this city on the map.

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Ann Langston, director of the FSU Retail Innovation Center, and Sherry Schofield, department chair of the RMPD school style a dress form for the center’s window display.

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“You can almost pick out our students if you sit somewhere on campus and people-watch,” says Sherry Schofield, Department Chair of the RMPD school. “They are more fashionable, they are more upbeat and they are different. They have a drive that others don’t, because they want fashion.”

In a school of over 41,000 students, 500 of that number have chosen Retail, Merchandising and Product Development as their major. A miniscule notch in the total, but not one that goes unnoticed. With internships around the world and one of the few majors on campus that guarantees job placement immediately upon graduation, RMPD students are sewing themselves tightly into success.

“One in every four people in Florida work in retail,” says Ann Langston, the director of the FSU Retail Innovation Center. “The beauty of the retail industry is it’s very broad.

There are plenty of positions and plenty of jobs, especially in Florida. We typically do one-hundred-percent placement — there is that much demand for retail.”

Program graduates enter into the industry as store managers, buyers, stylists, designers, strategists, business owners, costume designers, product developers, fashion consultants, marketing coordinators and the list goes on. While store associates are valuable and needed assets, it frustrates many students who are currently in the major that the public perspective on their skill sets seems to limit them to that path.

“This major makes the world go round,” Langston explains. “It’s consumerism, because we are a buying society.

If you look at anything, the retail industry has touched it.”

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Retail, Merchandising and Product Development is a major that is housed within the College of Human Sciences.

The mission of this department is to address the well-being of individuals, families and communities. The RMPD program contributes to this mission by thoroughly training each student in industry-relevant technology, product development methods, store operations, merchandising strategies, forecasting, consumer behavior, design principles, management and sales.

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Swatch Magazine casts students as their models for fashion photo shoots. In many cases, the fashion pieces used for photography are sourced from local boutiques, local designers and the closets of the Swatch staff.

The photography, modeling, writing, designing and editing are all accomplished outside of the classroom setting.

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You may wonder how these skills contribute to you. Remember how you entered that particular department store and were helped, noticed and thanked, and the experience left you with a warm feeling toward that establishment? Think for a minute about how often you look in a magazine to see what your favorite celebrity is sporting. And don’t forget the time you bought that beautiful dress right off the mannequin because it caught your eye. The students in the RMPD program are taught all of the ways to excel in making the consumer’s experience valuable and enjoyable.

The first classes a freshman in the program takes are Textile Science and Intro to Fashion. It is imperative to know what garments are made of, how they are worn, fabric qualities, stitching techniques and the history of fashion. The design element of the program was eliminated in 2008, following the economic downturn, but students still learn all of the basics of assembling fashion pieces.

While classroom learning is essential, industry experience is of Bohindie Stream began as a business the highest value. There are several concept thought up by RMPD student Briana Ali. The crystal creations can now be found ways in which FSU’s fashion dein boutiques throughout Tallahassee and the partment provides this experience: rest of Florida.

In 2006, the FSU Retail Center Beautiful stone bangles by Bourbon and was created by a group of RMPD Boweties adorn the wrists of women professors. In the following year, throughout Tallahassee and beyond, thanks Ann Langston was hired to direct to former RMPD major, Carly Ochs. Sold in Nordstroms and boutiques around the country. the center as well as fulfill her role

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Langston and Schofield utilize the Retail Innovation Center as a means to instruct fashion as a business.

of professor in the RMPD program. The primary purpose of the FSU Retail Center is to create partnerships between retail and retail-related businesses. This is accomplished through career fairs, retail summits and scholarships dinners that occur during the fall and spring semesters.

Langston has done a remarkable job in executing the much-anticipated scholarship dinners, by inviting engaging and successful industry leaders to attend. Past speakers have come from companies such as SPANX, Clinique, HSN, Nordstrom, Macy’s, Kohls and more. The highlight of the night is always the awarding of scholarships from generous retail mavens, including BCBG, Belk, HSN, Target, Macy’s and the Florida Retail Federation.

Over the past year, the RMPD program has formed a partnership with the Business Department, which has led the FSU Retail Center to new heights. In an effort to showcase how retail interacts with multiple majors, the center recently debuted as the Retail Innovation Center.

“We are the only program like this in the state of Florida,” Langston says. “Our new partnership with the business school will continue to move this program even further. Everything we do is done to progress our students further with industry knowledge.”

A program called Mock Shop caters to the visual side of retail by allowing students to plan, set up and design a store.

The students’ ideas are then brought to life during the practicum course’s final exam.

The Macy’s Lab is a retail store with clothing donated through FSU’s partnership with the iconic department store. A team of students has a few hours to create and execute a floor plan based on traffic flow, trends and consumer research.

“It’s amazing to see the variety of ideas,” Langston says.

“You walk by after a few hours, and the store looks completely different.”

One of the most valuable components of the RMPD program is the internship, which typically takes place the summer before the student’s senior year. The internship is comprehensive and fully encompassing: It is composed of 40-hour workweeks that last for a 10-12-week period. Internships are located anywhere, from Tallahassee to the Big Apple to across the Pond, in companies such as Macy’s, BCBG, Marie Claire, Burberry, Home Shopping Network, Conde Nast and Dillard’s.

“We impact our community and the world just by having our students intern locally and globally,” Schofield says. “We don’t save lives — although some people say they would die of embarrassment if they had a bad look — but we certainly have an impact on how people feel. You know if you have a good outfit on, you feel better.”

Enara Nazarova, past editor of Swatch Magazine, was essential in the redesign and rethinking of this student-run publication.

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Rick Wallace, foreground, rides his trusted, prizewinning horse, SeaQret, on the farm he owns just outside of Monticello. Rick’s protege, Briggs Surratt, joins him on his horse, SeaQuest.

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H Hidden in the tranquil countryside of North Florida is a community of elite athletes who are quietly gaining national and international attention.

Bounded by our famous canopy roads, the area’s hilly terrain and green pastures are the training ground for some of the country’s top ranked equestrians and their horses.

From foxhunting and polo, to western, show jumping, eventing and dressage, there are local equestrians ranked among the country’s very best and a slew of young riders to watch in the future.

Among those equestrians are two teams, in different disciplines that combine beauty and athleticism with incredible results.

Team Wallace comprises a father/daughter pair, Rick and Elisa Wallace. Both were considered for the Olympic Eventing Team at different times. Elisa almost rode in last summer’s Olympic Games and then was the highest finishing American at a prestigious event in England. The Wallace’s protegee, Briggs Surratt, is a young man with a passion for horses and his own dreams of competing internationally.

Team Pink, contrary to its name, is not a bunch of girly girls playing with pretty ponies. These equestrians have, through grit, determination and perseverance, risen through the ranks and racked up victories on this year’s dressage show circuit.

Team Pink, led by Destin trainer Jodie Kelly, had two horses take Horse of the Year honors and win championships in their levels in 2016.

Kelly says of the local horse community, “The people are here. There is such a huge group of horse lovers in this area that I really think it is very understated. We are all here and have a lot going on. I have some young riders who are the top young riders in the country. I have jumper kids who went on to top competitions in the country.”

“We’re not just riding around in our backyards. We’re really doing it,” she says.

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Elisa Wallace (right) and her father Rick plan to compete in the 2017 Red Hills Horse Trials.

Elisa and Simply Priceless (Johnny) were alternates for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

TEAM WALLACE Team Wallace members Elisa and Rick Wallace and Briggs Surratt are garnering national and international recognition in the tough and grueling sport of eventing.

Eventing is not for the faint of heart. During a traditional three-day event, the partnership between horse and rider is tested. They push the limits of their trust for each other, their strength, their endurance and their ability.

On the first day of competition, horse and rider are tested in the dressage arena. The team is put through a series of maneuvers that test their communication and abilities “on the flat,” meaning with no jumps.

The next day, drama and daring rule as riders compete on the cross-county course. Brightly clad riders thunder over natural terrain on their horses, jumping a variety of fixed obstacles along the way.

On the third day, during the stadium jumping phase, the horse and rider teams attack a pattern of brightly painted jumps. Hoping for a clear round, their success determines their final placement for the three-day event.

Elisa is an American eventing superstar who calls North Florida her “home away from home.”

Her farm is in Jasper, Georgia, but she trains with her father, Rick, also an accomplished equestrian, who has lived in the Tallahassee area for more than 20 years. The two plan on competing together at this year’s Red Hills Horse Trials (RHHT) in Tallahassee.

She says, “We go together to most competitions, but it’s great when we’re in Tallahassee.”

In 2016, Elisa was named an alternate for the summer Olympic Games in Rio. Most recently, she was the highest finishing American in the world’s toughest four-star event, Burgley in England.

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“It’s surreal,” she says of competing and succeeding at the elite levels, “I don’t feel like I’ve really done it, but I’m starting to feel like it’s not a fluke.”

She has also competed in the Super Bowl of American eventing, the Rolex Kentucky International Three-Day Event, several times.

With both parents being horse people, Elisa has riding in her blood. At the age of 9, Elisa was the youngest eventer to win a gold medal at the Georgia State Games in Combined Training.

She also successfully competed in the USEF Medal and Maclay equitation and qualified for the 1995 USEF Maclay Finals, in Newark, New Jersey, at the age of 12.

In her 20s, she took two horses, Jackson and Leap of Faith, to the three-star level in eventing. In 2006 and 2007, Elisa had top finishes at almost every completion and was long-listed for the Olympics and Pan Am games. Unfortunately, by 2008, both horses were retired due to injuries.

It was during this time Elisa found another love, training wild American mustangs. Today, Elisa is a well-known ambassador for the mustang and has six currently in training. Her mustang mare, Hwin, is currently eventing at the Preliminary level.

Her top eventing partner is Simply Priceless (Johnny), a 2001 Australian thoroughbred gelding. She and Johnny placed third in their first Concours International Combine (CIC) threestar competition at Chattahoochee Hills in Fairburn, Maryland, in May 2014 and eighth in their first Concours Complet International (CCI) three-star “You are putting at the Bromont International ThreeDay Event in Quebec one month latall your trust into er. An eighth-place finish at the 2015 an animal that RHHT qualified them for Rolex. is stronger than With Johnny, Elisa finished in the you but who also top 20 at the four-star 2015 Rolex and was the highest placing Rolex Rooklistens to you. It’s ie. At the 2016 RHHT, Elisa finished very special. I’d 20th in CIC three-star on Johnny, rerather be with a turned to Rolex and finished in the horse than a lot top ten. This led to her consideration for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team. of people. Horses Rick looks forward to competlook into your ing and travelling with his daughter soul and see who this year. Sitting in his barn outside you are and you of Monticello, on beautiful Patchuk Farm, he points to the huge horse can’t hide that.” trailer which he, his students, and —Briggs Surratt Elisa use traveling to shows together.

He says, “We’re lucky that we travel together. It’s nice to have the whole group together.”

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no jump penalties, a sense of pride hit us. The overwhelming pride made it very hard to button our jackets. As Briggs made his way over to the sponsor tent, shaking hands as family, friends and colleagues congratulated him, I realized I watched my little boy turn into a young man overnight.”

In 2014, Surratt qualified for the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) North American Young Riders championships in Lexington, Kentucky, where he competed for Area Three on the one-star, four-person team.

By the fall, he was competing at the two-star level. He finished seventh at Popular Place in Georgia. Rick, Elisa and Surratt went to Fair Hill for the national championships.

Surratt has travelled with Elisa and Rick internationally as Elisa competed in the elite horse trials. He has dreams of riding there himself.

Rick says, “He’s got a young horse. He’s being patient. But he’s really, really chomping at the bit to get back up the levels.”

Surratt is currently riding the full brother of Rick’s horse, Ultimate SeaQuest (Fargo). Surratt broke this horse himself and says Fargo “is the smartest horse I know.”

TEAM PINK While there is a dressage element to eventing, competitive dressage is a completely separate equine sport. As Team Wallace is turning heads in the eventing world, Team Pink, whose name comes from Kelly’s famous pink dressage boots and its support of breast (continued on page 164)

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long-listed for the 1991 Pan Am Games and the 1992 Olympic games. He has competed internationally and is well-known and beloved in the Tallahassee horse community.

Rick began riding in 1972 in Nebraska and South Dakota. Upon moving to Georgia in 1980, Rick began competing in eventing and progressed through the levels to Advanced on his horse, Ultimate Trial (Lexy). Rick and Lexy were named USEF’s Zone IV Intermediate Horse of the Year in 1989 and 1990 and Advanced Horse of the Year in 1991. Rick and Lexy competed at national and international three-day events such as Radnor, Essex, North Georgia, Fair Hill and Rolex.

Already a well-established eventer by the time he arrived in Tallahassee in 1999, Rick came from Atlanta to work for the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA). At the time, he thought he wanted to return to the corporate world and not be a full-time horse trainer. He was with FRLA for seven years and became vice president of Education and Training. But he credits FRLA president Carol Dover (Dover is spotlighted below) and the former Florida lieutenant governor’s wife and local horse breeder, Patti Brantley, with getting him back into coaching.

He left FRLA in 2006 to help Elisa follow her Olympic dreams and began competing avidly again.

“It’s always a challenge to get back up through the ranks and levels,” he says. By 2012, Rick was ranked 1,665 out of 3,450 world-ranked eventing riders. Rick rides Ultimate SeaQret (aka Q), a seven year-old Russian Trakehner stallion.

Rounding out Team Wallace is Briggs Surratt, 20, an up-and-comer in the eventing world.

Surratt began riding hunter/jumpers as a teen at Cavallo Farms. Rick began coaching him when he was 14. Surratt transitioned from hunters to eventing with Elisa’s horse, Faris.

He says that riding horses is unlike anything else. “You are putting all your trust into an animal that is stronger than you but who also listens to you. It’s very special. I’d rather be with a horse than a lot of people. Horses look into your soul and see who you are and you can’t hide that,” he says.

Surratt began riding a big, gray horse named Hat Trick while at Cherry Hill Farm near Monticello.

“Briggs took him all the way to the two-star level in three years and the Jr. Olympics,” Rick says.

Surratt’s first CCI one-star was at RHHT on Hat Trick.

His father, Andy, wrote of Surratt’s first major three-day event, “There is nothing more exciting than watching your child thunder by with confidence conquering every jump with ease. Once we heard he finished with

Beth Godwin (above) gets an approving nudge from her ribbon-winner, Caymus. At age 20, Briggs Surratt (left) is full of promise in riding and passion for horses.

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t’s important to Mary Bradford to establish connections to other cultures by learning their languages and history, a belief stemming from her repeated trips to France, a nation she has come to love. One Friday evening in June, that sentiment brought Bradford to the Black Dog Café at Lake Ella for a French conversation hour hosted by the Alliance Française de Tallahassee (AFT) every two weeks.

As president of AFT, Bradford was among the first to show up. Three tables were put together to make room for others at the tranquil café, a place that sparks thoughtful conversations — French ones in this case — among its patrons.

After people introduced themselves and overcame their initial apprehension, the conversation flowed in a diverse group of adults and students, some of whom had not met before. From the outset, a community spirit took hold, with rigid formalities yielding to informality of a sort that exists among friends and neighbors. Proficient speakers helped newcomers navigate a Romance language well-known — or notorious, depending on your point of view — for its linguistic complexities.

Conversations encompassed the mundane — “Comment allez-vous” or how are you doing? — and inquiries about particular words or phrases. Towards the hour’s conclusion, the amiable moods of the assembled people conveyed a newfound intimacy. The cautiousness in their voices, if not greatly reduced, had disappeared entirely.

“Salut, mes amis! À la prochaine,” many said as they headed home.

In English: “Bye, my friends! Until next time.”

As a social organization that fosters appreciation of France through its conversation hours, regular language lessons, French movie screenings and other events, the AFT is a tight-knit group devoted to opening a gateway to French culture for Tallahassee residents.

“France has been the crossroads of Europe going back to Charlemagne (in the 9th century). To me, it’s really the heart of European culture,” Bradford says. “And there’s so much history and so many things to explore, learn and appreciate about France.”

Spanning the Globe, Strengthening Minds and Creating Bonds The AFT, however, is only part of a greater whole. Dating to its founding by a group of eminent Frenchmen such as famed author Jules Verne and scientist Louis Pasteur in 1883,

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the Alliance Française (AF) is an international organization dedicated to the dissemination of the French language. According to its own estimates, over six million people worldwide attend its cultural activities every year.

With 850 centers in 137 countries, the AF has an unmatched global reach. In the United States, there are 111 AF chapters in 45 states, with six of them in Florida: Orlando, Bonita Springs, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Sarasota and here in Tallahassee.

For many adults, young and old, however, learning a foreign language can be an uphill battle. Over the years, studies have shown that a younger brain, especially during early childhood, is more geared to absorb a new language, as it has fewer skills to memorize. Despite that, Bradford says that learning a culture’s language is key to understanding it — and can be helpful with strengthAbout the ening cognitive ability as one ages.

Alliance “The best way to understand a culFrançaise de ture is through its language. Learning Tallahassee one is a discipline in itself, like learn» Annual membering how to play music,” Bradford says. ship fees range from “As people get older, they always try to $5 for high school stay sharp. With learning a language, students to $200 for a business sponthere’s been research showing it’s very sorship. Individual helpful in keeping your mind active — membership costs you have to use it.” $40, while college students pay $15.

In addition to the cognitive benefits, Bradford says, learning a second lan» The AFT organizes annual events to guage can provide a respite from the celebrate uniquely stresses of modern life. With many French holidays struggling to balance their personal and like Bastille Day work lives, the AFT provides an outlet as well as cultural celebrations like for people to pursue their goal of speakMardi Gras. ing another language in a welcoming » Classes are ofenvironment. fered for French“A lot of people have dreams of speakers at all levspeaking another language, and els, from beginning they’re important for people. With an to intermediate.

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Say bonjour to Alliance Française de Tallahassee’s president Mary Bradford, who’s committed to infusing French culture into our community.

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organization like the Alliance Française, there’s an opportunity to create a new community and be among friends,” Bradford says.

In that sense, the AFT binds people together in the best of times and the worst of times. After the terror attacks that shook France to its core in November 2015, the group organized a candlelight vigil at Lake Ella for the 130 victims killed in Paris. Over 100 people turned out and lighted candles in remembrance of the victims as they hugged, cried and sang “La Marseillaise,” the French national anthem.

People may come and go as the years go by, but the AFT reliably attracts new members — the lifeblood of the group.

Adam Ravain, a 26-year-old graduate student studying music at Florida State University, joined the group in April, seeing it as a stepping stone to becoming able to “think in French” someday and connect to his family’s French heritage.

Though he’s passionate about the culture, Ravain’s exposure to French has been limited. In his spare time, he listens to the Radio France Internationale program “Française Facile,” an educational podcast aimed at teaching novice speakers on the go.

Still, Ravain struggles to speak French, especially when he’s put to the test at the conversation hour. But he takes pleasure in hearing the language spoken and practicing it with fellow French enthusiasts.

“It’s tough. I often have ideas of what I want to say and I’m not sure how they translate into French,” Ravain says. “Still, I like the experience since I get to hear other people and see where they are. I’ll get more out of it when I understand the language as it comes into my ear.”

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Alliance Française members (left to right) Julie Fulford, Clayton Reck, Mary Bradford, Abigail Cleveland and Francoise Ouazzani converse in French during a conversation hour. Their reasons for attending may vary, but each unite to learn the language, engage in cultural awareness and share their love of France.

For other AFT members like Nadia Wildrick, who teaches AFT-sponsored French classes for children, speaking the language is second nature — as she grew up in the small countryside town of Vernon in the Normandy region of France.

She moved to Tallahassee in 2000, and the city provided her with her first taste of the United States. Though she initially “felt lost,” she grew accustomed to the slower pace of life in Tallahassee over the years.

In 2009, Wildrick became a teacher for the AFT, where she now teaches several times a week. For a Frenchwoman like her, Wildrick says the AFT provides an avenue to share her culture with Americans and for French people to share their immigrant experiences in the United States.

“We keep it close, and I’m lucky to have it. (There are) a lot of things in America I never understood, so thank goodness for Alliance Française. With them I could joke about culture shock and learn things,” Wildrick says. “The Alliance Française has a lot of positives for the American and French side.”

Having been a member of the AFT for seven years, Wildrick has many cherished memories. Most are from the group’s Fête de Noël annual Christmas parties, which she says are “so typically French” that they bring back memories of her earlier life in France.

For Wildrick, however, the French way of life does not end when she heads for the café door. At home, she speaks her mother tongue to her young children, in an effort to bring France and the best of its culture into their lives.

“I want them to be connected to their French side, to embrace who they are,” Wildrick says. “I still buy cheese from my hometown and teach them this is how I eat, this is why I drink, this is how we cook in Normandy. Each town is different in France and I want them to feel special about this culture.”

A Growing Footprint at Home Since the AFT’s founding in 2006 and official recognition by the Alliance Française as a chapter five years later, the group has been steadily growing in size and ambition.

More classes are being offered year-round to accommodate different levels of French proficiency. As an all-volunteer group, the group is funded only by membership dues and profits from their popular language classes.

They are expanding their footprint around town, as well.

During the summer, the AFT set up a one-day French marketplace in downtown Tallahassee, where people strolled around

and bought baked goods and T-shirts — the atmosphere enhanced by live music whirling through the farmer’s market.

The AFT held a Monet 5K Run/Walk at the FSU campus in November with proceeds going toward funding the group’s continued cultural activities. According to Bradford, a longterm goal for the AFT is to eventually raise enough money to lease a location they can call home.

“We need to do a big fundraising campaign since it’d be great to have enough of an endowment to have a permanent location, a building of our own. That’d be a real dream,” Bradford says. “We’re grateful to have our office, but it’s a teenytiny space.”

For now, they make do with movie screenings at Westminster Oaks retirement home and conversation hours at Black Dog Café or Au Péché Mignon, a local boulangerie. However, a commitment and shared bond over a love of France promises to ensure the group’s continued growth in the years ahead.

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BRING ON THE WILD BOXES In a neighborhood that welcomes curbside self-expression, your mailbox can look like a barn or a fishing lure, a car or your very own breed of dog. Do make sure the receptacle is fully functional, safe, adequately marked with the house number and properly placed by the curb.

Examples of decorated mailboxes abound online, offering do-it-yourselfers plenty of ideas. Searching for “Cool Mailboxes” on Pinterest (pinterest.com/explore/cool-mailboxes) will bring up dozens of mailboxes — from the kitschy to the elegant — made in the shape of peacocks, horses, cars, boats and planes, or set in the branches of metal tree sculptures. There’s even a Pinterest board for “Florida Mailboxes,” which features manatees, pelicans and Mickey Mouse, along with standard boxes mounted on salvaged ship anchors.

Prefer your curbside statement to come ready-made? Here are a few options available online or at local stores: Wraps: Magnetic mailbox covers are the fastest way to give a standard

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mailbox a colorful makeover. As the name suggests, these vinyl covers are simply wrapped around the box and secured with magnetic strips. The wraps are very affordable — under $20 — and there’s one for almost every taste, whether yours leans toward flowers, bugs, animals, flags, sports logos or holiday scenes. The major brand is MailWraps. Wraps are sold locally, at garden centers and stores, such as Wild Birds Unlimited, and online by MailWrap maker Magnet Works’ studio-m (studio-m.com) and other retailers. One caution: Chris McDonald, who, as Tallahassee’s own Mr. Mailbox (mrmailboxpros. com) installs and repairs mailboxes for a living, warns that wraps may trap moisture and promote rust on metal models.

Animals: Charming critters are the specialty at Mailbox Ranch, (themailboxranch.com), a homebased business run by a couple “in the piney woods of South Mississippi.” Martha and Sonny Carter use wood and paint to turn standard metal mailboxes into dogs of several breeds, horses, birds and other creatures. Their creations cost $165 to $185 each.

Everything but the kitchen sink: Want a mailbox shaped like a giant red shotgun shell, catfish, bass, fishing lure or barn? Take a look at online retailer Amazon.com. TM

WRAP IT WITH VINES A traditional mailbox accented by a flowering vine makes a lovely picture.

If you’d like to get one growing this spring, there are several good choices: No. 1 might be coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens), which local Master Gardener Pam Sawyer calls the “perfect vine.” She writes that this native plant is “well-behaved, grows in sun or part sun with average, well-drained soil and moderate water.” It has no fragrance but produces orange, trumpet-shaped flowers in late spring and summer and is loved by hummingbirds.

Other readily available, pretty candidates include: ➸ Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) ➸ Confederate jasmine/star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) ➸ Clematis (Clematis)

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Take away the identifying numbers and letters, and most mailboxes are anonymous: neat black, gray or white receptacles in the classic shape.

That’s fine by many homeowners associations, which may enforce restrictions on mailbox appearance with the aim of maintaining home values and neighborhood character, but every now and then, in more eclectic neighborhoods, a mailbox leaps out.

It’s clasped by a dolphin, disguised as a dog or covered with colorful flowers. It gets your attention, and it might even make you smile. At the very least, the sight is rare enough, here in Tallahassee, to make it a little landmark.

In a way, a customized mailbox is also a small leap of faith — art anchored curbside and at the mercy of errant drivers and bored vandals, alike. (Anyone who has driven into a mailbox or had one run over, raise your hand.)

For the creative optimists who are ready to make that leap, more in a moment. For those who are bound by neighborhood rules, pretty can come another way: naturally, through landscaping with a flowering vine (see sidebar).

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Martin Facts ➸ The purple martin is the largest swallow in North America. ➸ Not only will purple martins eat insects while in flight, but they also drink water that way.

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Unfortunately, the number of martins is rapidly decreasing, due to competition for natural summer nesting areas. The birds travel to South America for the winter months, but, traditionally, have spent their summers in North America, nested in natural cavities, such as old woodpecker holes, on rock ledges or in dead trees. However, almost all martins east of the Mississippi now inhabit man-made nests.

Housing martins has a long history in North America: Native Americans reportedly hung up hollow gourds around their villages to attract these musical birds.

Becoming a martin “landlord” is all about the location of your housing. The birds are more selective of where their homes are than of the design or shape of the abode. Martins prefer their housing to be put in open areas with clear flyways for easy entrance and exit. Surprisingly, the birds are quite interested in being surrounded by human activity; so the closer the landlord can place the birdhouse to their human house, the better. While human activity is a good thing

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near a martin’s house, trees are not. The birds like to nest no closer than 50 feet from any type of timber. So plan on mounting your birdhouse on a pole.

Birdhouses can be made in a variety of styles, such as the multi-level, modern or schoolhouse designs. The way a martin house is put together is truly up to the designer. There are just a few specifics that cater directly to martins: Every design should have a “porch” attached to it that provides a landing spot for the martins. The hole that the martins enter should be about 2 inches in diameter and should be located approximately 2 inches above MATERIALS NEEDED the porch floor. The inside FOR THE PROJECT: of the house can vary in ➸ Plywood ➸ Rolled roofing or design: It could have two shingles (depending or three stories, or it could on your preference) have just one large room in➸ A power saw and drill/screwdriver side the house (More stories ➸ 2-inch woodmeans more birds.). Again, drilling bit location means more to your ➸ Screws success of attracting martins ➸ Paint (white or pastel colors are ideal) than does the design of your martin house. TM

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Equipped for better brewing If you’re looking to bring a little craft to your coffee, here are a couple of hand-brew setups that can produce coffee-shopworthy results, with just a little effort.

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ucky Goat Coffee owner Ben Pautsch is a coffee evangelist, and he wants you to brew the best cup possible.

He’s no snob when it comes to equipment:

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Ben says you can make excellent, hot-brewed java with a $20 French press and a basic manual grinder. He doesn’t insist on premium beans. But in regard to the freshness of beans and how they’re treated, this coffee professional is a stickler.

When customers ask how to make a homemade cup o’ joe that is as delicious as what they buy at their favorite coffee shop, Pautsch’s answer is simple: “Buy fresh coffee that you like and grind it at home.”

According to Pautsch, much of coffee’s taste comes from aroma — and stale java isn’t going to smell and taste great, no matter the brewing method.

Ideally, beans are bought freshly roasted, stored properly and ground daily. An open bag of whole beans can stay fresh for two weeks, but ground ››

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➸ THE POUR-OVER: Like many coffee sophisticates, the folks at HomeGrounds are huge fans of pour-over makers, also called hand drip or manual drip makers. These can be ceramic, glass, metal or plastic, and they frequently look like a cone-shaped hat that fits over a cup or carafe. The elegant Chemex, which, along with its special filters, is stocked at Lucky Goat, is a classic. HomeGrounds also likes the Hario V60, the Kalita Wave, the Bee House, the Kone Filter system and the Walkure.

Besides requiring a burr grinder and a maker, proper pourover brewing generally requires filters, a kitchen scale, a timer and a way to carefully control temperature, such as a “smart” electric kettle. It also takes a few minutes of attention. Coffee, for these makers, should be a medium grind. For anyone needing advice on pour-over technique, HomeGrounds offers a comprehensive guide.

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➸ THE FRENCH PRESS: This old-school favorite is a low-cost, manual brewer that steeps grounds in hot water.

“If you ask me what the best cup of coffee is, it’s a French press,” Ben Pautsch says. French presses do not need a filter, which means you get a pure coffee flavor.

For the best results, they require a coarse grind, similar in texture to sea salt. French presses are commonly available in capacities ranging from 12-51 ounces and are easy to find online or at retail stores.

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Next on the list for exceptional java is a conical burr grinder. Neither Pautsch nor the writers for the coffee-obsessed website, HomeGrounds, has a good word for blade grinders. “Talk to any barista and they will tell you that the most important tool in making (fantastic) coffee isn’t the brew method — it’s the grinder,” says HomeGrounds. “Buying pre-ground, while not ideal, is a better option than using a blade grinder.” Blade models get little respect, because they grind inconsistently, which can result in a “muddy” brew.

Manual burr grinders cost around $40, while the Baratza Encore, Lucky Goat’s entry-level electric burr grinder, is sold at the store for $129.

After freshness and grind, Pautsch touches on three other key factors for a great cup: Water quality: Tallahassee is fortunate on that point, he says, because there is little chlorine in the water.

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— HomeGrounds, a website about brewing great coffee

Coffee-to-water ratio: This should be carefully controlled. Aficionados weigh water and coffee and go by grams for both. Pautsch notes that more coffee does not necessarily make stronger coffee. “It actually gets rounder, smoother and sweeter, to a point.”

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Temperature: Water should be just below boiling: 195–205 degrees. For manual pours, a “smart” electric gooseneck kettle will maintain the right heat. Alternatively, boil water on a cooktop, turn off the heat and wait about 30 seconds before pouring.

Remember that in the end, a good brew comes down to what you like. “I love talking about it,” Pautsch says of the art of coffeemaking. “But there is no right or wrong.” TM

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STARTING YOUR GARDEN FROM SEEDS ON THE CHEAP

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STARTING VEGETABLE PLANTS from seed opens up a world of possibilities beyond the varieties that are available as seedlings. It also costs a lot less, and you can repurpose items from your recycling bin to sprout the seeds. BY AUDREY POST, MS. GROW-IT-ALL®

➸ Plant seedlings of cool-weather vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, collards, cabbage and kohlrabi. ➸ Continue sowing seeds for lettuces, spinach and other salad greens every week to 10 days. ➸ Plant cool-season herbs, such as parsley, cilantro, dill and sage.

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seed potatoes from reputable local nurseries, which sell varieties that do well in our area.

STEP 2: Pick your seedstarting medium: Most nurseries sell a seed-starting mix, but you can make your own with one-third pasteurized potting soil or screened compost; onethird peat moss; and one-third sand, vermiculite or perlite.

STEP 3: Fill the K-cups with the potting mix, and pat down on the mix to remove air pockets. Sprinkle two or three seeds in each cup. For large seeds, just use one seed per cup.

Press lightly to make sure the seeds are in contact with the soil and sprinkle a tiny bit more potting mix over the seeds.

Moisten the pot.

STEP 4: Make a minigreenhouse using an old deli tray and its domed lid, or a clamshell lettuce container. Put the planted K-cups inside. When the seeds sprout, remove the cover and place the tray under fluorescent lights. You can also place the tray on a heating pad to encourage growth.

STEP 5: Keep the plants moist.

When they’re a few inches tall, transplant them to plastic yogurt cups with holes poked in the bottom. Keep them under grow lights before you intend to plant them in the yard. Move them outdoors to a shady area then gradually move them into a sunny area before planting the seedlings in your garden.

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PESTS Unfortunately, there is no control mechanism that reliably removes ants. Most people use a combination of the “bait” treatment and the “drench” treatment. To use the bait treatment, scatter poison pellets around the mound. Several poisons (such as rotenone) are made FIRE ANTS from botanicals and are effective at reducing ant populations. The drench treatment is intended to kill the queen. Boiling water is poured onto the mound or ammonia is poured into the hole. The idea behind both methods is to take advantage of the network of underground tunnels.

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➸ Prune roses. Cut dead and diseased canes to the ground. Remove healthy canes to achieve the desired shape. If you’re rehabilitating an overgrown rosebush, remove no more than one-third of the bush’s total canes at a time.

Repeat over the next two years to totally rejuvenate the shrub. ➸ Plant tomato seedlings late in the month. This will allow them to get established before warm weather brings pests. Be prepared to protect the seedlings from frost and freezing temperatures. ©2016 PostScript Publishing LLC, all rights reserved. Audrey Post is a certified Advanced Master Gardener volunteer with the University of Florida/ IFAS Extension in Leon County. Email her at Questions@MsGrowItAll. com or visit her website at msgrowitall.com. Ms. Grow-It-All® is a registered trademark of PostScript Publishing.

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STEP 1: Pick your containers: You can purchase peat pots and plastic seed-starter kits, but single-serve coffee K-cups work well. Toss the spent grounds in your compost pile and rinse the cups; there’s already a drainage hole in the bottom.

➸ Prune crape myrtles and other summerflowering trees and shrubs. Remove branches that are crossing or growing inward.

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→ People from around the world come to marvel at the magnificent gardens at the Palace of Versailles.

The Fountain of Apollo is just beyond the Versailles gates, gleaming in gold, representing the sun god Apollo and his mighty chariot. Rue Montorgueil, a street in the district of Montorgueil-Saint Denis-Les Halles, is laced with fine restaurants, quaint cafes, bakeries, cheese shops and flower shops. Enjoy a croissant and a cafe au lait while shopping. The iconic, glinting glass pyramid serves as the entrance into The Louvre, which is the world's largest art museum.

WHAT TO PACK FOR PARIS Comfortable, stylish clothing that is ideal for walking around.

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Rain jacket Scarves Hats Be prepared to wear layers.

(Temperatures vary greatly in the course of a day. A backpack large enough to accommodate your jacket is a good idea.)

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fter an overnight, trans-Atlantic and most sleepless flight, I remembered the advice that my husband, Steven, and I received for combatting jet lag: Power through the first day, don’t take a nap and go to bed early.

Following that prescription was easy enough. We were pumped about being in Europe — Paris, no less — for the first time.

We relied upon Uber throughout our stay in the city as a way of making up for lost time. (Our itinerary was set back two days when we discovered upon checking in at the Tallahassee airport that Steven’s passport was expired.) And, although a more expensive option than taking the Metro, Uber dodges language barriers.

We simply typed in the addresses of our destinations.

We had a list of must-see stops and a “B” list of lower priority sights that we intended to visit as time allowed, but first we dropped off our luggage at the flat we rented off Rue Delambre. Veteran travelers had told us that renting a flat versus a hotel room would enable us to enjoy a more genuine French experience.

Our place was located in the city just east of the Luxembourg Garden, tucked between a coffee-andbook store and a florist, and featured a private patio. After a bite at a corner café, we hit the streets, headed to the Eiffel Tower.

I encourage anyone visiting Paris to walk as much as you can. The streets are lined with impressive architecture and there are flowers everywhere, including balconies with their hanging baskets of blooms, vegetables and ornamental plants.

The smell of the city is fresh and crisp. The lush grass in front of the Eiffel Tower invited us to relax and enjoy the view. This is a great place to unwind, people-watch and pick up some authentic French food from a food truck or stand.

A Big Red Bus tour of the city helped give us a feel for the lay of the land and provided us with historical facts and passing views of sites where we planned to spend more time later on. Plus, we tacked on a few sites that were not already on our lists.

Dinner was at Le Parc aux Cerfs, a restaurant that we stumbled upon during a walk. A traditional French venue, it has menus in both English and French and would prove to be our favorite.

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2. Relax and plan on spending two to three hours for dinner. Most small restaurants have one waiter or waitress serving the entire establishment.

They want you to take your time, and you will be forced to, whether you like it or not.

3. Get out of your comfort zone. Most restaurants are small, and they don’t waste any space. You will be sitting inches away from the next table.

4. Order things you wouldn’t normally order.

My husband and I went with the recommendations of our waiter or waitress and were disappointed only twice. Even at that, we experienced two dishes we never would have tried otherwise — and lived to tell the story.

5. Order all courses.

Portion sizes are small, making it possible to enjoy bread, appetizer, entrée, desert and wine and still feel satisfied and not too full. It is expected that you will opt for all courses, so don’t be disappointed if you order only an entrée and you think it’s too small.

6. Try local wines with each of your meals. Take advantage of experiencing wines that are unique and affordable. There were even times when wine was cheaper than water.

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→ To escape the larger, heavily tourist-occupied cities, Steven and McKenzie Lohbeck, pedaled into the French countryside for a glimpse into the past. Away from the hustle and bustle are medieval landmarks, such as MontreuilBellay, Saumur and Chinon.

Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud is an ancient monastic city prime for exploring and Château de Brézé appears straight from fairytale book pages, moat and all.

For a peaceful walking tour, visit the gardens of Château de Rivau, and for meditative moments, visit the churches at Candes-Saint Martin.

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accordingly. Of course, you can always grab a baguette or crepe on the street.

After dinner, we paused at a watering hole, Le Blue Sky, located just a block from our flat. The place was occupied by two bartenders and a couple seated on stools at the bar. Presently, a young man — a friend of the bartenders — arrived, and the unmistakable voice of Johnny Cash was heard over the sound system.

We discovered that French people love American music and many have a command of U.S. history. We engaged in an impromptu trivia night, played for drinks, and, I’m ashamed to say, we lost out even though all the questions dealt with American subjects.

Joined by the couple we encountered at the bar — they were in their 60s and spoke little English, and she had a crush on Steven, I swear — we all danced, laughed and enjoyed the music together. Our first night in Paris had been a spontaneous and memorable one.

Over subsequent days spent in the city, we visited Les Invalides, the Lourve, Versailles, Notre Dame, Sacre’ Coer, Luxembourg Garden, the Catacombs, the Arc de Tiomphe, Tuileries Garden and saved for last a show at Le Moulin Rouge.

See them all — and take advantage of guides and walking audio tours that impart in an enjoyable few hours information that would otherwise require days to assemble.

These tours fill up quickly at certain times of the year, making reservations a good idea.

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After Paris, we traded the city for the countryside, having booked a bicycling holiday through a company called Cycle Breaks. We boarded a train that carried us from St. Pierre Des Cor to our starting point.

Our reservations included accommodations, food certificates redeemable at highly recommended restaurants, bikes, maps and directions. Each day we biked 20-plus miles to a new destination while Cycle Breaks saw to our luggage.

In booking the tour, we had options: number of days, preferred stops, level of difficulty and a selection of hotels with different star ratings.

DAY ONE: Arrive and Explore Saumur, where the tour was to begin, was home to a solitary 14th century castle with octagonal towers and mullioned windows. At the National Riding School, also in Saumur, some of the world’s most talented equestrians performed exquisite dressage displays. The local white wine was reminiscent of the sparkling products of France’s Champagne region. This was a great town in which to sip and relax.

DAY TWO: Red wines and Royal Abbeys We hopped on our bikes and headed to the Saumur Champigny vineyards and the magnificent Château de Brézé. At a distance the castle looked like just another huddle of Renaissance turrets, but inside there was about

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DAY THREE: From Plantagenets to Power Houses It was tempting to spend a day leisurely exploring the amazing monastic city of Fontevraud l’Abbaye, but we chose instead to ride to the waters of the River Thouet.

We discovered the massive, fortified château town of Montreuil-Bellay. The castle combines solid medieval styling with Renaissance flair, including 650 meters of medieval walls with a drawbridge and 13 interlocking towers. Like its many highly decorated rooms and delightful gardens, it’s a truly impressive sight.

DAY FOUR: Legends and Legacies The beautiful Loire Valley landscapes led us toward the River Vienne, where the royal fortress of Chinon promised another formidable medieval encounter. First though, we were charmed by the fairytale gardens and

legendary stables at the Château de Rivau. In Chinon, we made the most of our night by wandering through the tiny historic streets, stopping for a delicious glass of wine — from Chinon’s very own vineyards — on a café terrace.

DAY FIVE: Colleges and Caves Leaving the medieval splendor of Chinon, we pedaled back toward the Loire, itself, and saw the magnificent collegiate churches at Candes-Saint-Martin on the way to Montsoreau, another lesser-known but still very impressive medieval town whose château-bastide almost has its toes in the waters of the Loire. From there, the route led us along the river back to Saumur for our final overnight, passing troglodyte sites which are home to everything from the locals themselves to much-prized harvests of Saumur Champigny and even champignons!

DAY SIX: Back to Paris We spent the final day and night of our trip in Paris. After a week of biking, we craved luxury and indulgence.

We spent the day walking down Avenue Champ des Elyseés, a street full of high-end stores. I picked up a purse and a bag from Luis Vuitton, we went to Musee dal L’Orangerie, ate dinner at a delicious Italian restaurant called La Bocca Della Verita and spent the night in a small boutique hotel.

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half of a mile of underground caves, which were home to everything from a bakery to wine bottles and even an icehouse. The cellars were captivating and so were the views from the vineyard slopes. Back in the saddle, a picturesque route led us on to Fontevraud L’Abbaye, one of the greatest monastic sites in Europe, where we spent our next two nights. This was our favorite destination of the tour. The 12th century Romanesque Abbey dominates the town — fascinating, vast and intact. It is the haunting resting place of members of the Plantagenet dynasty, including Richard the Lionheart.

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QUICK TRIP

If you have Georgia on your mind, head to Thomasville!

by REBECCA PADGETT

Tallahassee has the privilege and luxury of being a city that lies near the Georgia state line. You can drive through charming towns in two states in the time it takes you to drive down Capital Circle during rush hour. Thomasville, our fellow “T”-named cousin to the northeast, is a small city whose genetic makeup is similar to Tallahassee, with live oaks, rolling hills and southern comforts. But the community also presents unique dining and shopping and a history worth taking a day-trip to experience.

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and historical homes reside on the brick cobbled streets of Thomasville, making this delightful town the quintessential day away.

Browse titles at The Bookshelf and take a step back in time at Pebble Hill Plantation.

Your tour can begin before your arrival in downtown Thomasville; the drive up boasts the stunning Pebble Hill Plantation. The home stands regally, even after more than 100 years. For a $5 entrance fee, you can tour the meridional home, peruse the flourishing gardens, pet horses in the barn and picnic on the dogwood-lined grounds. If nature is still calling your name, head to the corner of Crawford and Monroe streets in downtown Thomasville and check out Big Oak — a live oak tree with a limb-span of 165 feet.

Most shopping and dining destinations are centrally located on the historic brick streets of downtown, and many of the buildings have corresponding rusty-red brick fronts. There are a handful of local boutiques, which ring up handmade jewelry, unique clothing pieces and beautiful trinkets.

Shops worth stopping in include Broad Street Clothing Company, Ally B, Firefly, Hicks Clothing, Relish and Water Lily. ››

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↖ Local shops, quaint eateries

Discover the Adventure.

Explore Tallahassee Museum’s 52 acres of living wildlife exhibits, soaring zip lines and obstacle courses, Jim Gary’s Twentieth Century Dinosaurs, nature trails, historic buildings, animal encounters and more!

3945 Museum Drive | (850) 575-8684 treetotreeadventures.com | tallahasseemuseum.org

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UPCOMING EVENTS TASTE OF THOMASVILLE FOOD TOUR

Every weekend in January and February Sample the flavors of Thomasville on a three-hour stroll that offers award-winning foods from the area’s finest restaurants.

FUSE 2017

Late January The South Georgia Ballet presents a lively evening that fuses dance, music and art into one spellbinding performance.

THOMASVILLE ANTIQUES SHOW AND SALE

Feb. 23–26 The 28th annual Thomasville Antiques Show and Sale hosts renowned speakers, events and dealers and is a place to share your passion for pieces from yesteryear.

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Bookworms will want to inch toward The Bookshelf, a pleasantly furnished bookseller streaming with light and offering books that are hard to find in chain stores. Grab a new tome and stroll down the street to Grass Roots Coffee. Grass Roots is rather spacious for a coffee shop, but its exposed brick walls, cozy seating and warm seasonal lattes greet you hospitably.

If you prefer grapes instead of coffee beans and stemware to mugs, Farmer’s Daughter Vineyards Tasting Room pours their four handcrafted, local wines for tasting in a lounge-style space.

Southern towns tend to attract old souls and lovers of nostalgia, which means antique shops are abundant. Upon entering Relics, you feel as if you’ve stepped into someone’s elaborately and lovingly decorated home. The store is an organized and beautiful

chaos: There are piles of records, a twinkling chandelier, vintage books lining wooden crates, cut-glass doorknobs in all shapes and sizes, a crushed red velvet couch and what used to be someone’s front door.

Shopping of the actual or window variety can cultivate an appetite. Hopefully, you’re a fan of southern fare. For a lighter, but fulfilling, lunch option, Sweet Grass Cheese Shop fits the bill. They specialize in — you guessed it — cheese. Dine on locally made cheese boards, gourmet grilled cheeses or take a block home as a souvenir. The Thomasville Tomme will appear in your sweetest of dreams.

For an evening of celebration (every day calls for one), Chop House on the Bricks or Liam’s Restaurant start the palette party. Both are known for their hearty meats presented in creative ways — all Southern-inspired and leaning toward local ingredients. Neither will disappoint in their libation menus or hospitable ambience.

After dinner, a show, art gallery or literary event might be awaiting you as Thomasville has an increasingly active arts scene, nourished by the Thomasville Center for the Arts.

For a slight change in backdrop, Thomasville is quaint and quiet — the quintessential Southern town that is picking up pace to become more than just a town that you pass on through. Stop, dine, shop, sit and stay awhile. TM

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← Foodies will fall for Thomasville. Start the morning off in a window seat overlooking downtown with a cup of joe and a tasty pastry from Grassroots Coffee. A midday bite from Sweet Grass Cheese Shop plates up gourmet local cheeses and serves as a cute date spot. To complete your food tour, Liam’s Restaurant specializes in savory Southern cuisine and first-rate ambience.

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Head south on South Monroe Street toward Apalachee Parkway. Turn right onto East Orange Avenue, then take the first left onto South Adams Street and continue onto Crawfordville Road. Turn right onto US-319 South and explore the next 50 miles.

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Seafood market and raw bar. Family owned and operated. Serving fresh locally caught seafood.

Open Tuesday through Saturday.

Fishing? Accommodations? Your dream home on the Forgotten Coast? We can do it all — from Alligator Point to Mexico Beach, including Apalachicola, Carrabelle, St. George Island and Cape San Blas.

(850) 653-3222 23 Avenue D, Apalachicola

Guide Service (850) 653-8896 Real Estate (850) 653-1653 44-A Avenue E, Apalachicola

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A unique experience to get up close with sharks, sea turtles, starfish, octopus and other sea life from the Gulf of Mexico. One of the largest touch tanks exhibits in the U.S. (850) 984-5297 gulfspecimen.org 222 Clark Dr., Panacea

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TAMARA’S CAFÉ & TAPAS BAR Known for flavorful Latin dishes featuring fresh, local seafood, Tamara’s provides a distinctive atmosphere — and the tapas bar offers the best live music in the area!

(850) 653-4111, tamarascafe.com 71 Market St., Apalachicola

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The best nautical and maritime collection east of the Mississippi.

(850) 653-3635 | thetinshednautical.com 170 Water St., Historic Apalachicola SPONSORED REPORT

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SUNCOAST VACATION RENTALS

We’ll save you a spot on the beach! Offering family-friendly beach vacations and romantic coastal getaways for 35+ years.

Call or visit us online!

(800) 341-2021 uncommonflorida.com 84 Water St., Apalachicola 224 Franklin Blvd., St. George Island

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SPECIAL PROMOTION

FEB. 25

TALLAHASSEE TOP SALON

The area’s hottest salons have been selected to compete for the title of Tallahassee’s Top Salon. Competing salons will each make over a model within 24 hours, and the transformations will be unveiled in a runway show at The Moon. A panel of judges and all event attendees will cast votes to determine the Top Salon of Tallahassee, Runner Up, Fan Favorite and Judges’ Pick. The party starts at 6 p.m. with a cocktail hour and show to follow at 7 p.m. Tickets are $45 for general admission and $75 for VIP. Purchase online at tallahasseemagazine.com/Tallahassee-Top-Salon.

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calendar PHOTOS BY MATT BURKE / ROWLAND PUBLISHING FILE PHOTO (TOP SALON), LAURA PARTAIN (30A SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL), MR PHOTO (FAST CARS & MASON JARS), COURTESY OF OPENNG NIGHTS (TWLYA THARP DANCE) AND COMPASS MARKETING (PETS & THEIR PEOPLE)

SPECIAL PROMOTION

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JAN. 13–15

30A SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL

JAN/FEB 2017 For more events in Tallahassee, visit TallahasseeMagazine.com. compiled by JENNIFER IRELAND, MARIA KNIGHT and ALEXANDRA PUSHKIN

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MAR. 3

FAST CARS & MASON JARS

Leon County Heart Ball

→ This casual outdoor event kicks off with cocktails and a large silent auction at 5 p.m. at the Phipps Farm. Enjoy a southern dinner before the impressive live auction and hang around for Tupelo, the ultimate after-party, featuring live music.

All proceeds support necessary upkeep and home renovations, as well as items the children at Tree House of Tallahassee need, such as bedding, clothing, counseling and more. Table sponsorships start at $1,500 and can be purchased by emailing info@treehouseflorida.org.

→ Local and national singers/ songwriters will venture to the Emerald Coast for a three-day festival featuring more than 150 musicians giving more than 300 performances at 25 venues along 30A that range from intimate listening rooms to spacious outdoor amphitheaters. Previous artists have included Jackson Browne, Grace Potter, Shovels & Rope and J.D. Souther, among many others.

Proceeds benefit the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County.

→ All pets (and their people) are invited to Tallahassee Magazine’s 13th annual event at Proctor Subaru on Capital Circle NE. Bring your furry friend to get your family portrait taken and enjoy a day filled with pets and fellow pet lovers.

Box office headquarters is located at Watercolor Inn. Call (850) 622-5970 or visit 30asongwritersfestival.com for more information.

This year’s event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is free to the public. Tickets for the optional brunch and build-your-own Bloody Mary bar are available at tallahasseemagazine.com or at the event.

SAVE THE DATE

MAR. 18

PETS & THEIR PEOPLE

→ Community members, medical professionals and corporate leaders gather to celebrate the lifesaving work of the American Heart Association.

In 2016, the Heart Ball campaign raised over $71 million nation wide. Guests will enjoy a sitdown dinner, silent and live auctions, open bar and great entertainment, as this year’s theme is “A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra.”

The event will be held at the Centre of Tallahassee from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Visit leonheartball. heart.org for more information.

FEB. 8

TWLYA THARP DANCE → Twyla Tharp, one of the country’s most treasured artists, continues to celebrate her 50th anniversary of groundbreaking creativity and dance-making with an evening of classic and new work. The program begins with Preludes and Fugues (2015), a work for 12 set to J.S. Bach’s encyclopedic score for piano, the Well-Tempered Clavier. Closing the program is Tharp’s beloved Nine Sinatra Songs from 1982 with music by Frank Sinatra and glittering costumes by Oscar de la Renta.

This performance is generously sponsored by Tallahassee Magazine. $15–$75. Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. 7:30 p.m.

Visit openingnights.fsu.edu.

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FIND YOUR FITNESS EXPO

JAN. 1

JAN. 21

Experience the history of the cosmos in IMAX with filmmaker Terrence Malick’s documentary, “Voyage of Time.” Narrated by Brad Pitt, this film will play daily for three months. $6–$8. Challenger Learning Center IMAX Theatre, 200 Duval St. Show times vary. (850) 644-IMAX

Premier Health and Fitness Center presents a fully interactive fitness expo. The event includes a one-mile run around Cascades Park, guidance in finding the right ways to reach you fitness goals and a children’s area with an inflatable obstacle course. FREE. Cascades Park and Amphitheatre, 1001 S. Gadsden St. 8 am– 8 pm. (850) 523-8882

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SWAMP FOREST TRAIL MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON JAN. 7 Follow the beautiful rolling terrain of Swamp Forest Trail in Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park. Proceeds from the event benefit the Tallahassee Friends of Our Parks Foundation, Inc. $25–$45.

Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park, 4000 N. Meridian Rd. 8 am–3 pm. (850) 443-6795 facebook.com/ events/274068782793365

MLK DARE TO DREAM FESTIVAL SCOTT HOLSTEIN / ROWLAND PUBLISHING FILE PHOTO AND ETAPHOP PHOTO (SHOES) AND UNCLE LEO (MLK) / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM

JAN. 18 This daylong festival honors the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with its MLK Memorial March followed by historical exhibits, musical and theatrical performances, dancing and children’s attractions. FREE. Downtown. 12–4 pm. mlkdare2dream.com

TALLY SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL JAN. 20–21 This two-day event features local, national and international works, as well as networking opportunities, filmmaker meet-and-greets and a closing awards ceremony. FREE. Challenger Learning Center, 200 Duval St. Show times vary. tallyshorts.com

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T.O.U.R. GUIDE — ST. MARKS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE JAN. 21 This day-long event is sponsored by T.O.U.R. (Tourism is Our Ultimate Resource) Guide and offers more than 30 activities at the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. FREE for children under 12. St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, 1255 Lighthouse Rd. 8 am–4 pm. (850) 925-6121 fws.gov/refuge/st_marks

MOZART IN THE JUNGLE JAN. 21 This all-Mozart program will feature two of the genius composer’s symphonies and a set of arias from his most beloved operas.

An all-star cast of singers will join the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra for this special performance. $29–55. Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. 8 pm Visit tallahasseesymphony.org.

TALLAHASSEE FITNESS AND FOOD FESTIVAL JAN. 28 Join over 150 local and national exhibitors in celebrating and educating the community in health and wellness. The festival features free

health screenings, a cooking stage, a Zumba competition, an obstacle course, exercise classes and a children’s activity zone. $5–$25. Florida State Conference Center, 555 W. Pensacola St. 10 am–2 pm.

(850) 212-8227 tallyfitnessfest.com

FURRY 4TH SATURDAY ADOPTION EVENT JAN. 28 Every fourth Saturday of the month, the Leon County Humane Society hosts an adoption event that allows prospective pet owners to get up close and personal with the humane society’s cats and dogs. FREE. Leon County Humane Society, 413 Timberlane Rd. 10 am– 2 pm. (850) 224-9193 lchs.info/events

FIRST FRIDAY AT RAILROAD SQUARE ART PARK FEB. 3 First Friday features local artists and art galleries, music, shops and food and drinks from Proof Brewery, Tap Room, The Crum Box, Gastgarden and Black Dog Café. FREE. Railroad Square Art Park, 567 Industrial Dr. 6–9 pm.

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FEB. 19

Come celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the Tallahassee Marathon, hosted by the Gulf Winds Track Club. Marathoners will get to experience the history and culture of Tallahassee on a challenging, engaging course. $85–$115. Kleman Plaza, 306 S. Duval St. 7:30 am–1:30 pm.

(850) 284-9098

Christian hip-hop artist TobyMac’s “Hits Deep” tour includes special guests Matt Maher, Mandisa, Mac Powell from Third Day, Capital Kings, Ryan Stevenson and Hollyn.

Tickets start at $15. Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, 505 W. Pensacola St. 6:30 pm.

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TALLAHASSEE AIDS WALK FEB. 18

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THE TALLAHASSEE WWII HISTORY SOCIETY GATHERINGS OF WORLD WAR II VETERANS AND FRIENDS FEB. 25

Now in its 26th year, the AIDS Walk includes a memorial walk around Cascades Park, a festival of live music, testimonials, food, free rapid HIV testing and opportunities to learn more about HIV/AIDS. Pledges will go to Big Bend Cares. FREE. Cascades Park, 1001 S. Gadsden St. 10 am–2 pm. (850) 656-2437

The World War II Historical Society will pay tribute to the late Abe Schestopol, Lt. Colonial, USAF, Ret. with a presentation of his talk, “My Life Through the 20th Century,” which details Schestopol’s life through WWI and the Great Depression. Rare Chinese and Japanese WWII artifacts will be on display. FREE. Lakeview Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 222 W. 7th Ave. 10 am–11 am.

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TALLAHASSEE SACRED MUSIC CONFERENCE FEB. 3–4 This two-day festival includes workshops with renowned industry professionals as well as choir recitals, a hymnal festival, inspiring speeches, food and daily morning prayer. $45–$75. First Presbyterian Church, 10 N. Adams St.; and First Baptist Church, 108 W. College Ave. More details available online. churchmusicinstitute.org/event/ ago-january-jubilee-2017

Details of listings can change at the last minute. Please call ahead of time to confirm.

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‘VOYAGE OF TIME’ OPENS IN IMAX

T.O.U.R. GUIDE — GULF SPECIMEN MARINE LABORATORY FEB. 18

T.O.U.R. Guide heads out to the Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory, a non-profit biological supply and marine life education and sea turtle rehabilitation center. A day at the laboratory is filled with hands-on learning activities that will help children to develop an awareness of Gulf of Mexico marine life. FREE for children under 12. Gulf Specimen Marine Lab, 222 Clark Dr. 10 am–4 pm. (850) 984-5297, gulfspecimen.org

HAVE AN EVENT YOU’D LIKE US TO CONSIDER? Send an email to rpadgett@rowlandpublishing.com.

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Taste of the Race - March 3, 2017

Presented by Chef Emeril Lagasse and Visit South Walton! Enjoy cuisine from some of the Gulf Coast's top chefs, fine wine, craft spirits, craft beer, and live music!

Half Marathon & 5K Run - March 5, 2017

Presented by Vera Bradley! An out­and­back, fast and mostly flat course where you'll run past quaint beach towns, dune lakes, and the most beautiful beaches. All finishers receive a Vera Bradley tote! Half Marathons receive custom finisher's medallion, and both races give moisture wicking race shirt, goody bag, lunch, and craft beer. Celebrate at the post­race party and enjoy live music!

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On your mark, get set, go! Each year, hundreds participate in the Tallahassee Marathon, which winds its way throughout the city.

FOR THE RUN OF IT Local marathoners offer tips for beginners

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o you’ve set you mind to it: You’re going to run a marathon.

Now that you’ve mustered up the nerve to run the race, what’s next? Maybe you are not an active runner, or you haven’t hit the track since you were in high school. No big deal, right? It’s just you, a pair of running shoes and the open road.

Not so fast. There’s a science to running and to preparing yourself for running long distances, whether you choose to begin with a half marathon (13.1 miles) or a full marathon (26.2 miles).

The first thing you’ll want to do is visit your physician for a complete checkup and to receive his or her approval to start a training program — because that’s the next step. Since each person’s body reacts differently to training, programs vary.

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The team at Runner’s World recommends that you keep a training log, which should include your daily mileage, run times and notes on how you felt. They also suggest that beginners increase their weekly mileage by 10% and run 3-4 days per week at varying distances.

For Jonathan Manry, owner of Capital City Runners, the key to running involves building a solid foundation through long, slow runs, which increase cardiovascular stamina. He stresses the importance of focusing on proper form and technique while running. Wearing the right footwear doesn’t hurt, either.

Manry says that anyone who wants to run a marathon should give themselves about six months to train, since the body can take two to three months just to get acclimated to running long distances.

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to the physiological changes that are going to take place,” he says. “You really need to get used to being on your feet for long periods of time.”

Felton Wright ran his first marathon at the age of 17 and has been running ever since.

At 59 years old, Wright has been running for more than 40 years and has run a marathon in 31 of the 50 U.S. states. He has run the Tallahassee Marathon more than 20 times and is a three-time winner.

But for those runners who are training for their first marathon, Wright recommends finding a running group or partner to train with. He also suggests that you begin your training in the fall or winter, when the weather is cooler.

“You have to make it fun, though,” he says. “Running is a social sport; I’ve met so many friends and great people.” »

PERSONAL BEST TIME IN A MARATHON: 2 hours, 57 minutes, 4 seconds

RUNNING HISTORY: I ran track in junior high, but I quit in high school because I wanted to play the cool sports — baseball and football. I didn’t run at all from 1989 to 2007, and when I started back, I could only run a mile or two.

Mickey Moore isn’t addicted to running.

He can quit anytime — and does on Mondays and Fridays.

MILES RUN EACH WEEK:

Thirty-five to 45. I vary the intensity.

I’ll do tempo runs, intervals and easy short and easy long runs. Mondays and Fridays are my off days.

CHANGES TO YOUR WEEKLY ROUTINE AS YOU APPROACH A RACE: I begin my taper three

weeks out, scaling back my miles by 25 percent each week.

YOUR DIET: I run to eat and eat to run, but I avoid fast food and soft drinks entirely. For 30 days leading up to a race, I stay away from red meat and focus on lean proteins, vegetables and fruits.

VICES: Nobody is going to take

my craft beer away from me. But hard liquor, I limit that to maybe two tailgates a year.

I WOULDN’T BE THE SAME RUNNER IF IT WERE NOT FOR … my running partners at

the Gulf Winds Track Club and the community that I am a part of.

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DAVE BARFIELD (MOORE) AND KYLENE & RYAN STUDIOS, KYLENEANDRYAN.COM (TALLAHASSEE MARATHON

MANY RUNNERS TEND TO OVERLOOK … the mental aspects of running. When you taper, you can experience pain, but that’s your body trying to heal. You need to understand what’s going on and work through that.

Marathon Man Mickey Moore on hitting his stride

SHOES: I train in Saucony’s and go through three or four pairs of those a year. My race day shoe is the adidas adizero.

Mickey S. Moore, 46, pictured on the cover of this edition of Tallahassee Magazine, is the president of the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Foundation and an elite marathoner — which is to say that he is an excellent manager of time. He created a few minutes to spend with Tallahassee Magazine editor Steve Bornhoft, and fielded a few questions about his passion for putting one foot in front of the other.

ADVICE FOR BEGINNERS:

Get your gait down, get the right shoes for you and Google “running.”

GOALS: I have run the New York and Chicago marathons in less than three hours. I’ve run the Boston Marathon twice, in 3:04 and 3:11. I’d like to run a sub-three Boston.

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Felton Wright is a three-time Tallahassee Marathon winner.

The name “Jeff Galloway” rings a bell for most people in the running world. Wright said Galloway once gave him a great piece of advice that he still follows to this day: “Make your first mile your slowest, because you still have 25 miles to catch everybody,” Wright says. “There’s a lot of sense in that.”

There are many health benefits to running, but it’s important to heed the advice of your physician and training partners. Be sure to start off slow and build up to that 13.1-mile or 26.2-mile goal.

And remember to have fun while you are doing it!

Both Capital City Runners and Gulf Winds Track Club can help you find the training group that meets your needs and schedule. See capitalcityrunners. com and gulfwinds.org for a complete list of running groups in and around the Tallahassee area. TM

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The 43rd annual Tallahassee Marathon hits the streets Feb. 5, 2017 at 7:30 a.m. The race course has been updated to include a pedestrian bridge in Cascades Park that will lead runners onto FAMU Way. In keeping with tradition, the finish line will be in the heart of downtown at the permanent finish line on Duval Street, in front of the Kleman Plaza. The non-profit race will benefit Gulf Winds Track Club and the Hang Tough Foundation.

Use the hashtag, #OWNTALLY, to join the conversation about the Tallahassee marathon. For more information about the event, visit tallahasseemarathon.com.

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I WENT FROM HUSBAND TO DAD TO NOW WONDERING IF I’D BE EITHER AT THE END OF THE NIGHT. — SHAWN

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TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE

FOUNDATION HELPING BABIES IN NEED During pregnancy, many women experience morning sickness, but each year fewer than 200,000 pregnant women across the country experience hyperemesis gravidarum, or HG, an extreme version of morning sickness that includes severe nausea and vomiting. Women with HG are at risk for many health complications, including extreme fatigue, dehydration, muscle weakness and malnutrition. While pregnant with her son Noah, Courtney Roberts experienced HG so severe it kept her on bed rest throughout her pregnancy.

“It was a challenging pregnancy – I needed to take Zofran to keep food down and avoid extreme dehydration,” Courtney explained.

“Since there has been so much public controversy regarding the use of Zofran during pregnancy I was reluctant to take it, however I did so when absolutely necessary.”

At 36 weeks, a month before her due date, Courtney went into premature labor and was rushed to the Tallahassee Memorial Alexander D. Brickler, MD Women’s Pavilion. Noah was welcomed into the world via emergency cesarean section, but he was in distress and so was Courtney. Her husband Shawn recalled, “Courtney was on her way to the ICU, her blood pressure was

sky high and Noah was struggling to breathe. I was paralyzed. I went from husband to dad to now wondering if I’d be either at the end of the night.”

Noah began a two-week stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is home to the only NICU within a 150-mile radius. Babies are transported from across North Florida and South Georgia to receive the highly specialized care available at TMH. “When Noah was born, it was a very bittersweet moment,” shared Courtney. “I looked forward to getting better and getting to know our baby, but he was having a hard time breathing and my health started to decline further. I was so helpless, unable to take care of my son, my husband or myself.”

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T M H F O U N DAT I O N U P DAT E Courtney was rushed to the intensive care unit for her high blood pressure, which impaired her vision. She held Noah for the first time when he was three days old. After a week in the hospital, Courtney was discharged, but she and Shawn decided to stay with friends close to TMH so they could spend as much time as possible with Noah while he was in the NICU. Now, Noah is a proud NICU graduate and a healthy 6-year-old boy who loves watching out for his little sister, Nella Cate.

Not all babies in need of a NICU, like Noah, are born at TMH.

Noah Roberts in the NICU

In fact, last year alone there were 76 critically ill newborns transported to TMH to receive care in the NICU. When needed, a transportation team is dispatched via ambulance to bring

critical need babies who can be transported to TMH. To help

these infants to the NICU. Not only is the medical team highly

more newborns in this region, TMH is in need of a second

specialized, but the transport equipment is too. The transporter

transporter. The cost of a neonatal transporter is $130,000

used to carefully relocate these babies is essentially a mobile

and it is crucial in safely delivering fragile newborns to TMH.

NICU equipped with an incubator to keep the baby warm, a

If you are interested in making a gift to support this critical

cardio-respiratory monitor, a ventilator and intravenous pumps

need, please visit TMHFoundation.org, designate your gifts

for fluid and medication administration. Currently, the NICU

“babies” or call us at 850-431-5389.

transport team only has one transporter, limiting the number of

GOLF SKILLS CHALLENGE On November 13 at Southwood Golf Club, Steve and Wendy Rogers hosted the seventh annual Golf Skills Challenge presented by Sonny’s Bar-B-Que to benefit the Tallahassee Memorial Cancer Center and the Tallahassee Memorial Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

When told that TMH would need to order an additional Giraffe OmniBed for treating the premature babies in the NICU, Steve Rogers, founder of The Golf Skills Challenge, explained, “The goal when I founded The Challenge was to raise enough money to make a substantial difference in healthcare for the Tallahassee community. Knowing that The Challenge, through our many golfers and sponsors, has raised enough money to purchase the OmniBed for the NICU makes me very proud and is incredibly humbling. The Challenge is more than just a Rogers family effort. It includes many friends, local golfers and twenty or so local businesses all pitching in their time and money to make it successful.

We are also blessed by 80 student-athletes from the FSU Golf and Swim & Dive teams who volunteer their Sunday afternoon to make it all possible. Our Lord willing, we hope to continue making a difference in Tallahassee.”

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TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE AND ITS FOUNDATION SALUTE AND HONOR THE

23rd Annual Tee Off for Tots Par-Tee & Raffle and Golf Tournament Donors whose generous support benefits the Proctor Endowment for Children with Diabetes and Pediatric Programs at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare

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GOLD TEAM SPONSORS Aristoi Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC Childers Construction, Inc. Healthcare Performance Group Mednax Health Solutions Partner Peter Mitchell Associates, Inc. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. TEAM SPONSORS BB&T Landrum Yeager Big Bend Hospice Capital Health Plan CDW Clemons, Rutherford & Associates, Inc. Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Golden Eagle Country Club GTO Tom Haney, M.D. Hi-Tech Systems Associates, Inc. Honey Baked Hams Howards Lawn Care Inspired Technologies, Inc. Lenovo

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Dr. Sammie and Latrelle Dixon

When we lose someone we love that loss leaves behind a wake of love and memories that can be difficult to fill. For Sammie and Kim Dixon, the loss of his parents created a void that needed to be filled. This is why they wanted to ensure the legacy of his parents lived on for years to come by establishing the Dr. Sammie and Latrelle Dixon Endowment through the TMH Foundation.

“I inherited a passion for healthcare from my dad,” explained Sammie, Jr. “He and I both believed that the stronger a hospital is, the more vibrant the overall community will be.”

Sammie and Latrelle met and fell in love while still teenagers. Their bond quickly grew to make them an unstoppable team.

They attended the University of Georgia where Sammie studied to become a pharmacist and Latrelle pursued her passion for music. Upon graduation, Latrelle taught high school music and Sammie took over as pharmacist at Dunaway Drugs in Marietta, Ga. Sammie’s plan was to moonlight as a pharmacist so he could attend medical school. He later went on to become an OBGYN in Tifton, Ga, where he delivered over 600 babies in 1980 alone. It was the same year he experienced a major myocardial infarction (heart attack). Latrelle never left his side throughout his recovery, his heart transplant, 15 heart stents and the many health complications associated with prolonged steroid use from his transplant.

“Mother was a graceful lovely woman who carried the highest level of integrity of any person I ever met,” added Sammie, Jr. “She was a strong, caring, no nonsense mother who placed her career on hold to raise me, my sister and brother and to be my dad’s rock.”

Latrelle was a soloist in the church choir where she shared her soprano voice each Sunday with the congregation and volunteered her time as president of the auxiliary at Tifton Regional Medical Center. From 1980 on, she and the family lived with an underlining fear that her husband could die from his health complications at anytime. She put her family first, even through her two battles with breast cancer.

“Latrelle beat breast cancer, but when it came back six years later, it did so with a vengeance,” explained Kim. “When Latrelle passed away, we knew we wanted to find a special way to memorialize our love and a focus on women’s health and breast cancer felt like the right way to honor her.”

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Mother was a graceful, lovely woman who carried the highest level of integrity of any person I ever met.

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— Sammie, Jr.

Sammie and Kim Dixon worked to establish the Dr. Sammie and Latrelle Dixon Endowment to benefit the Tallahassee Memorial Sharon Ewing Walker Breast Health Center. Through their generous gift, the Dixons are members of the A.D. Brickler, MD Legacy Society, which recognizes planned gifts and named endowments, as well as the M.T. Mustian Pledge Society, which celebrates generous annual contributions for a multi-year period, at the TMH Foundation.

Interested in learning more about the TMH Foundation? Please visit TMHFoundation.org or call 850-431-5389.

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FOUNDATION FOCUS Mickey S. Moore, TMH Foundation President

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow As we begin this new year, I clearly recognize that my first six months as President at the TMH Foundation have come and gone. I could not be more pleased with my new beginning here – made all the more manageable by an open-armed Foundation team and Board of Trustees.

For these reasons, I wanted to focus on the Foundation of yesterday, today and tomorrow – no hard science here, just an opportunity to share a little on what I have learned about the history of this organization, to reflect on the state of the Foundation today, our ongoing efforts and to contemplate a little on our future together.

With its beginning in 1976, TMH Foundation was the brainchild of a group of community volunteers with the foresight and desire to make our region a healthier one. From what I have read, fundraising efforts previously were mostly unorganized and sporadic – this group aimed to meet the growing needs of the organization by raising and distributing financial resources to TMH in a more consistent and formal way. In 1977, TMH colleagues raised over $20,000 to help purchase a full-body CAT scan – assisted by contributions from the Knight Foundation and the TMH Auxiliary. A few years later in 1980, the Foundation embarked on its first capital campaign and within two years raised $1 million to benefit the Cardiac Cath Lab. In the years since, the Foundation has raised monies to support TMH through special events, planned gifts/endowments and major gift solicitation. In its most recent history, TMH Foundation has grown in both its expectations and its impact.

Raising millions of dollars under the leadership of Paula Fortunas and with a devoted team, the Foundation has worked tirelessly to bring support to TMH – including hosting the preeminent event in town, the Golden Gala! From Barbara Mandrell in 1984 to James Taylor in 2016, this single event has done more for our mission than any other in our history.

Today at the Foundation, we are moving smoothly amidst the obvious transition that brought me here. Primarily, our focus is on team building, developing our culture and sustaining philanthropic momentum in support of the hospital. More specifically, we are dedicating much needed time and attention to procedural reviews, process improvements and role clarifications – these inward views will enhance our ability to build even more long term, sustainable relationships.

As you would expect, we are also carving out time to think about tomorrow – more short term these days than long term.

First and foremost, we are anxious to collaborate with our Board of Trustees to create our strategic plan for 2018-2019. Currently, the Foundation operates under TMH’s five-year strategic plan, but most of those goals, objectives and initiatives are clinically focused, as they should be. However, we will ultimately develop our organization’s own plan that will be centered on our mission – bringing philanthropic support to TMH. To build more long-term relationships in the future, we have to proactively connect with members of our community and we have to find meaningful ways for them to participate – if not, we won’t be able to transform care, advance health or improve lives.

Thank you for your investments in all that we do at TMH, your hospital for life.

The Foundation Community Report is produced by the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Foundation 1331 East Sixth Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32303 | 850-431-5389 | Foundation@TMH.ORG

To make a secure online donation, we invite you to visit TMHFoundation.org.

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SOCIAL STUDIES Distinguished Leadership Awards

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SEPT. 17 Guests gathered at the Tallahassee Auto Museum to honor Abby Bender Kirkland and her valiant fight against breast cancer.

The event featured live music, heavy hors d’oeuvres and live and silent auctions.

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SOCIAL STUDIES Florida Jazz and Blues Festival

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SEPT. 23–25 The Florida Jazz and Blues Festival is the kind of event that many people had in mind when Cascades Park was rebirthed. The three-day festival featured a headliner, the Count Basie Orchestra, along with other notables, including Lady Bianca and Brian Lynch Jazz.

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Oktoberfest SEPT. 30 Authentic German music and cuisine filled the air at “The Brickyard” in the Centre of Tallahassee.

Attendees enjoyed a silent auction, photo fun booth, beer tastings and more. Oktoberfest benefits Elder Care Services, whose mission is to improve the quality of life for seniors in the Big Bend region.

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1 Nancy Gines, Kristen Briggs and Taylor Whittle 2 Kristen Black, Ashley and Adam Crandall and Angela Brown 3 Steve Evans, Randy Guemple and William Phelan 4 Roger and Linda England and Mike and Angela Quiggins

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Belt Buckle Ball NOV. 6 The Children’s Miracle Network at Shands Children’s Hospital presented this sixth annual event at The Farm Equestrian Center.

The community donned Western wear and their biggest, snazziest belt buckles for the occasion and enjoyed music, funny-money poker, bull riding, games and traditional Southern fare.

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The event was hosted by former Board member Errol Powell and his wife, Patricia. The crowd was lively and festive as they filled their steins and enjoyed a German feast while listening to the Bavarian sounds of Tallahassee’s only oompah band, “Gesundheit.” Harry Arnold of Apalachicola and WTXL anchor Christine Souder, with help from the FSU Beach Volleyball team, auctioned off Sheriff Mike Wood’s hat along with a number of Meals on Wheels sponsorships and three very unique and exciting trips highlighted by a once-in-a-lifetime trip to England for the 2017 OPEN Championship at The Royal Birkdale Golf Club. That trip was won by Melanie Lee’s father, Monroe. Among the 850 guests were ECS board members Keith and Valerie Bowers, Janet Ferris and Phil Padovano, Ken and Maureen Hemmerly, Tom Kirwin, Scott and Sha Maddox, Dr. John and Barbara Mahoney, Abbey and Chuck Maurer, Tommy and Kim Mills, Bill and Pat Phelan, Dr. Andrew Scanameo, Ines Suber, Jackie Watson, Sue Weeks and Jim and Sandra Wylie. Also attending were Advisory Board members, Marjorie Turnbull, Glenda Thornton, Steve and Linda Evans, Mark O’Bryant and Dr. Garrison and Katrina Rolle and Emeritus Board members Randy

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and Martha Guemple, Randy and Barbara Pople, Sharon Weeden and Stephen and Fay Grimes.

Commissioners Richardson and Lindley were on hand, along with Alan Williams, Julie Montanaro, Anna Johnson, Matt and Bev Brown, Mark and Amy Hinson, John and Amy Toman, Jim and Sara Murdaugh, Cherie and Brian Rowland, Tom and Elva Brady, Lisa and Keith Foran, Bart and Jennifer Gunter, Sam and Laura Rogers, Rick and Michelle Shapley, Emily and Pete Millett, Shirley Krishef, Dick and Pat Stephens, Mikey and Wilson Baker, Bill and Kim Oliver, Richard and Jo Law, Pete and Susan Dunbar, Doug and Dottie Roberts, Sammie and Kim Dixon, Skip and Dina Foster, Mark and Marie Webb, Bobby and Sue Dick, Dennis and Laura Jersey, Mike and Donna Joyce, Mark and Manda Robinson, Steve and Amy Gordon, doctors Muniyappa, Rassam and Sheel, Dr. Wayne and Zaneta Batchelor, Chucha Barber, Sheila Costigan and Dennis Tribble, and Sharon and Tom Rolfes. All in all, a great evening for a great cause!

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t was a beautiful fall evening at Goodwood as a large and enthusiastic crowd enjoyed the fifth annual Goodwood Jams with entertainment provided by headliners the Honey Island Swamp Band. Other bands included Tishamingo and The Good Little Chickens.

Goodwood Jams is an annual fundraiser for Goodwood, and revenues are used to preserve the museum and historical grounds. A dedicated committee of volunteers that includes Matt Parker, Sibley Richerson, Caroline Conway, Beth Lewis, Jordan Matheson, Kim Smiley, Wade Benton, Anna Dooner, Shannon Moore, and Stewart and Cissy Proctor work tirelessly to put the event together. Additionally, it would not be possible without committed sponsors, including Capital City Bank and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare.

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he Blu Halo Restaurant on Bannerman Road was transformed into an art gallery on a Sunday evening in early December when it hosted a fundraising event, Art By the Homeless. Participants in art therapy sessions at the Kearney Center created the artwork that was displayed and sold, benefiting the center and the artists, themselves. Center founder Rick Kearney welcomed guests including Brian Webb, Stephanie and Tom Derzypolski, Laurie Dozier, Kelly Dozier and Kearney Center Board of Directors members Caryn L. Beck-Dudley, Claude Walker and Dr. Russell Rainey. The Kearney Center provides a safe, respectful environment for people who are experiencing or who are at risk of homelessness.

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‘Best of Tallahassee’ Event Lights Up the Night Anticipation and excitement filled Champions Club at Doak Campbell Stadium on Wednesday, Oct. 26, but the energy was unrelated to football. Hundreds of people — business owners, service providers, vendors, local personalities, Tallahassee Magazine readers and representatives of presenting sponsor Capital City Bank and event supporters including Comcast Business — gathered at the Champions Club at Doak Campbell Stadium for the 2016 Best of Tallahassee event.

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Anticipation grew as eyes were drawn to a glittery gold tablecloth on which gleaming Best of Tallahassee awards were displayed. Screens throughout the Champions Club came to life, including the brand new 120-foot video scoreboard, signaling that the show was about to begin.

Throughout the evening, guests renewed acquaintances and exchanged hugs while sipping cocktails. They chatted and chowed in lounge areas at tables that had been beautifully decorated by the talented folks at John Gandy Events.

Tom & The Cats, voted the Best Local Band in Tallahassee, played tunes that gave people happy feet. Those who aren’t camera shy spoke into “Live In Tallahassee” and “AM Break with Ann & Audra” microphones.

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Winners in Entertainment, Shopping, Service Providers and Food/Beverage categories were announced in grand fashion at the spectacular setting, prompting cheers and backslaps and hearty congratulations.

Winners smiled and proudly raised their awards for the camera. The party continued deep into the night as coffee shop owners and doctors conversed, bartenders and boutique owners danced and hundreds of people who contribute to making Tallahassee a great place to call home came together in celebration.

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In a ten-minute stroll across Florida State University’s campus, it becomes apparent that the sidewalks are much like the runways, where what you wear portrays who you are — or at least what you want others to perceive about you.

The concrete jungle of New York City, the easy-breezy California coastline, the urban sprawl of Atlanta — In the U.S., these are the areas that tend to be regarded as “fashion forward.” Tallahassee is, foreseeably, not at the top of that list; but the trend-setting students of the Retail, Merchandising and Product Development (RMPD) major at FSU are trying their hardest to put this city on the map.

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Their mission is to provide personal and professional growth for students of all majors who are interested in retail, through field trips, guest speakers and production of an on-campus fashion show.

Electrical Services, Inc. The spring fashion show is highly anticipated, as it provides students an outlet to showcase the skills they #1 in Tallahassee since 1979 have learned in the classroom and on their own pursuits. AATCC teams up with the Collegiate Merchandising Association (CMA) to host a fashion show that is open to the public and is usually held at a local hotel.

The clothing comes from partnering companies, such as Kohl’s, or from local boutiques or the closets of students.

“The fashion show seems to consistently provide a way for our members to showcase and embrace their inner stylist,” explains Eliza Mosman, the 2016 president of AATCC. “The show gives students the opportunity to gain experience in teamwork, styling and leadership.”

While CMA and AATCC have many of the same goals and frequently partner for projects, CMA is the Call “The Good Guys” Today! original and longest-standing fashion club on campus.

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20th issue. Appropriately, each issue is designed much like the hottest-trending clutches of the season.

Carrie McNeil, owner of Cole Couture, has a close relationship with the RMPD department, since many of the program students have interned or worked at her boutique. Every year, she helps to mentor retail students and allows Clutch to borrow clothing for their photo shoots.

“One place I have particularly seen an impact is through Clutch Magazine,” McNeil says. “They work hard and with good energy to bring a multitude of moving parts together to put out a really strong publication.

The department goes above and beyond to connect the community with the program.”

Throughout its pages, the writers, designers and photographers capture international trends and the culture of Tallahassee. No matter the medium, be it paper or fabric, these students are telling stories.

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Swatch I’ve never met Enara Nazarova, but upon entering the Starbucks where we are to meet for a conversation, I know without a doubt that she is the woman seated by the window. How do I know this? She is easily the most chic person in the vicinity. That and the stack of Swatch magazines on the table in front of her.

Nazarova was born in Czechoslovakia but came to the United States for schooling. Her heart was set on NYU, but an unexplainable string pulled her in the direction of FSU. She is a lover of art, dance, theater, video and fashion. What she is not is an RMPD major. But her adoration for fashion led her to Swatch Magazine.

The self-professed tech nerd is an Information, Communication and Technology major who happened upon the magazine by chance when she was asked to model for the publication.

“I modeled for a shoot and saw how professionally the magazine was being run,” Nazarova explains. “I became involved as a women’s wear assistant and then became co-editor with my friend. It ended up being the most valuable thing I’ve done in college, and, in retrospect, is one of my most cherished experiences.”

Swatch launched its first issue in 2010 as a product of AATCC and was only open to RMPD majors. In 2015, the magazine branched off and became independent — although it still deeply intertwines with AATCC and is heavily populated with RMPD majors.

“I wanted Swatch to be a safe place for students to express themselves and play around with aesthetics,” Nazarova says. “As an editor, my job was to set us in the right direction and make sure we kept on the paved path.”

And she did. The two publications of 2015 featured a redesigned logo, and page content was doubled, from 50 to 100 pages. The 30-person staff interviewed fashion personalities from around the world and conducted photo shoots worthy of the pages of Vogue.

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Local boutiques, such as Cole Couture and Narcissus, contributed fashion pieces for use in the shoots.

This year, Nazarova leaves the magazine in new — but capable — hands, knowing she has threaded a bit of herself into its future.

“If I can invent a feeling, that’s the best thing I can do,” Nazarova says with a smile.

Entrepreneurial Spirits Bright baubles, bejeweled bangles and crystal creations.

In recent years, the RMPD department has done a notable job of producing successful jewelry designers. You have undoubtedly seen the designs of Carly Ochs in the stacks upon stacks of exquisite stone bangles that cover the wrists of women everywhere. Ochs’s brand, Bourbon & Boweties, had a humble beginning, with Ochs sitting at her kitchen table measuring band sizes around Solo cups. Now her bracelets can be purchased in boutiques throughout the country.

“I went out and knocked on the doors of five different stores — literally knocked — hoping they would sell my products,” Ochs says. “I did zero press and no marketing. It was all word of mouth. I can credit a large portion of that success to Carrie McNeill at Cole Couture and many of the influential women in Tallahassee who have supported me from the beginning and have helped to shape the brand.”

Ochs graduated in 2009 with a degree in textiles and consumer science. Unfortunately, the economy had just taken a dive and jobs were scarce. While working as a nanny to sustain herself, she began to learn the craft of jewelry making. Fashion was always her passion, but she found herself drawn toward colors and textures, which led to her fascination with stones. She never dreamed that women ages 15–95 would be sporting her kitchen-table creations.

“I have had such success in a short amount of time,” Ochs says. “I still can’t put the feeling into words, but there’s no better feeling than knowing I’m influencing women around the world each day as they wake up and select a piece of my jewelry to pair with their outfit.”

Much like Ochs, Briana Ali happened upon jewelry making by chance. One summer, Ali didn’t want to sit around her house, but she didn’t want to get a summer job. With an interest in fashion, she began making jewelry and selling it. In the following semesters at FSU, she was asked to come up with a business plan for one of her RMPD classes. Bohindie Stream, a jewelry company, was the result. But Ali’s plans didn’t stop at her class assignment.

“I started Bohindie Stream as a girl who just finished a rough freshman year at college and didn’t have the answers,” Ali explains. “Heck, I didn’t even know how to make jewelry; but what I did know was that I wanted to create, and I discovered happiness in doing just that.”

Through the support of friends and the RMPD department, she began selling her jewelry at the downtown market, at Railroad Square and in pop-up

shops on campus. Today her crystals can be found at local retailers, such as Wonsaponatime Vintage. She has since gradated from FSU and has moved to South Florida, but her business is still going strong, with steady online sales and engaging social media.

“When I first moved to Tallahassee to attend FSU, I just saw it as a small town,” Ali admits. “But I soon discovered Tallahassee has a great personality and diversity.

FSU is a very liberal school with a lot of artistic people.

I was exposed to amazingly talented students that I had the opportunity to collaborate with.”

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Busting the Seams The students and professors who are studying and teaching retail are well aware that not everyone loves fashion or thinks it’s important; but they are doing their best to tear apart the tough seams that society has stitched them into. These students are the future of the retail industry, and they are making their own patterns to influence the ways we shop, dress and even think.

“Millennials, especially creative ones, tend to get a bad reputation, but they’ve got so much positivity about them,” Langston says. “They are innovative thinkers, because they refuse to be put in a box.”

Like any passion, the love for the craft isn’t superficial. It stems from the need to create and the desire to evoke feeling. It’s the way a fabric feels under the fingertips, it’s seeing a vision come to fruition through a beautiful store display and it’s the sensation of sheer joy at being able to assist someone in finding an outfit that will uplift their mood.

“When I think about an important event in my life, I can tell you what people were wearing,” Schofield says. “Fashion has always been there — it has always been — Ann in my life. It has alLangston, the director ways been who I am. of the FSU Retail I’m not the greatest Innovation Center designer or a huge success in that aspect, but I can use that same creativity and passion to build and create this program.”

She pauses, smiles slightly and adds, “If I were to get a tattoo, it would be a sewing needle. I’m not there yet, but someday … maybe.” TM

“Millennials, especially creative ones, tend to get a bad reputation, but they’ve got so much positivity about them. They are innovative thinkers, because they refuse to be put in a box.”

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Competing salons — featured on these pages — will each make over a model, and the transformations will be unveiled in a runway show. A panel of judges and all event attendees will cast votes to determine the Top Salon of Tallahassee, Fan Favorite and Judges’ Pick.

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cancer survivors, is garnering its share of accolades in the more refined world of dressage.

Dressage is probably the least understood by non-horse people of all the equestrian sports. It is the foundation upon which all other riding is based. Often compared to figure skating, the elegance, beauty and fluidity of the horse and rider teams often hide the complexity and difficulty of what they are actually doing. The rider communicates through subtle aids to the horse. The horse responds and the movements are carried out, hopefully, in a graceful dance in which horse and rider appear to be one. In competitive dressage, a series of these movements are put together in tests which strive to exhibit elegance, obedience and communication in the dressage arena.

“I just love the beauty of dressage,” says Team Pink’s Kelly. “I have tried a little of everything but I always go back to dressage. I love its technicality, the ability to tell a 2,000-pound animal to put its foot right there, and it does. It is so beautiful.”

Kelly has ridden horses all her life. At the age of 15, she was on the FEI junior team. She won the team and individual gold medals. She was on multiple other FEI Young Rider teams and won several gold medals.

She also won an individual bronze medal. Kelly also competed in the Brettina Cup, a grand prix for riders under the age of 25, on Manhattan, a horse she trained herself. She bought him as a 2 ½-year- old and trained him through Grand Prix while she was working with Holland’s dressage legend, Anky van Grunsven.

A little later, she became a professional trainer and had a few great years and a few bumpy years.

Kelly says of 2016, “It is my crowning success as a professional.”

She is training and riding the United States Dressage Federation’s (USDF) 2016 reserve third level Horse of the Year, Caymus, who was bred by owner Beth Godwin, a breeder of Dutch Warmbloods in Freeport. Kelly was also riding and training the USDF 2016 second level Horse of the Year, Shirocco, who is owned and ridden by Carol Dover in Tallahassee. Another horse ridden by Kelly, Grayton Beach, has qualified for the USDF Young Horse Championships. She calls them all “Super Star horses.”

She writes in a Facebook post, “Between these three, we have won Horse of the Year, reserve USDF Horse of the Year, dominated individual breed year-ends, qualified for Young Horse Championships with an 81 plus percent, and now have invites to Nationals. To say it’s been a fairytale year of showing would be an understatement.”

Godwin owns Caymus’ mother and grandmother and he was born on her farm, Jolly Bay Farm.

“When Caymus was started under saddle, he was awkward and undeveloped, but he showed an amazing work ethic,” Godwin says.

Now she says the big bay colt has beautiful movement and athleticism and most importantly, “he loves his job. You just don’t come across ones with that kind of willingness.”

Godwin is an adult amateur rider and competed him to second level. She confesses, “Caymus just has so much more talent than me. I turned him Dressage is over to Jodie. It was really important to me probably the that she have a super least understood horse.” by non-horse Kelly recalls in people of all 2015, right after Regionals, Godwin took the equestrian Kelly to lunch. Godsports. It is the win told Kelly, “You foundation upon should keep him.” which all other Godwin says, “We don’t know the limits riding is based. for him yet. He’s getOften compared ting strong and he has to figure skating, the ability to go all the the elegance, way. We’ll just have to wait and see.” beauty and Kelly says, “Caymus fluidity of the is very, very special.” horse and rider The second of teams often hide Kelly’s special Super Star horses is Dover’s the complexity Shirocco. Dover was and difficulty of looking to buy a new what they are horse after her Haactually doing. noverian horse died.

Kelly says that after looking all over Florida with no luck, Dover and Kelly went horse shopping in Europe. Kelly and Dover met Shirocco at the end of the first day in Holland.

Kelly says she rode the big bay 6-year-old Rheinlander horse and thought Dover would like him. Dover then rode him and fell in love.

Dover bought Shirocco and brought him to her farm between Havana and Tallahassee.

“We uprooted his entire world,” says Kelly. The horse had spent his life sheltered in an inside arena. At Dover Farm, he had to adjust to life on a Florida farm,

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complete with golf carts and trucks and trailers. Dover and Shirocco got off to a rocky start, with Dover being bucked off several times. Kelly took over his training as both the horse and rider gained confidence.

Dover, a breast cancer survivor, was determined to ride him again. She worked with him on the ground, developing a bond and trust.

“At the end of the season, Carol started showing him,” says Kelly.

“I’m bowing out from showing him now,” Kelly says, proud of Dover. She says Dover and Shirocco are doing well.

Dover says, “I hope that I look back and he’s the horse of a lifetime. He’s a friend, companion and partner. He comes running to me (across the pasture). We truly have a bond that I haven’t had before.”

Dover says, “Dressage is not an easy sport. It takes a team. If Jodie wasn’t here, I wouldn’t have made it to this level.”

She continued, “Jodie is a very special trainer. I hope to see her riding down centerline at the Olympics one day.”

Kelly is not the only one at Dover Farm dreaming of the Olympics. Lindsey Holleger works with Kelly and boards her horses at Dover’s beautiful farm.

Holleger, who trains with Erin Brinkman of Valhalla Farm in Wellborn, is a FEI Young Rider on the cusp of international competition. In fact, she had hoped to have her first international competition under her belt by now, but injury to her beloved horse, Fenway, delayed those plans.

Her last competition on Fenway in March 2016 was their first Concours Dressage International (CDI) qualifier at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington. Holleger and Fenway won their class.

“It was so intimidating riding with some of the best riders, not just in the country, but in the world. They were really good,” says Holleger, “top riders and top horses.” Competitors came from Austria, Canada, Germany and Spain.

She says when she won, it was the happiest moment of the year.

“I cried,” she says.

She needed two more CDI scores by May to qualify for Young Rider European Tour, which took the top three Young Riders in the country to Hagen, Germany.

More tears surely followed when the severity of Fenway’s injury was learned and they were unable to continue.

“He will have a long recovery and rehab, but we are getting him the best help he can get,” says Holleger.

“I want to compete in the Olympics with Fenway,” she says. “He’s my best friend, someone I love so much.

On any horse it would be cool, but he’s the first one I’ve trained myself.”

Since 2010, Holleger and Fenway have been the USDF Regional Champion at each level all the way up, from First Level to Intermediate 1.

In 2012, they won Individual Fourth Place at the

Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships. In 2013, they won the Individual Gold Medal at the same championship. In 2014, Fenway experienced some lameness issues, and they opted out of the championships. The duo came in sixth individually and second with the team at the Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships.

In high school, Holleger trained at home, outside of Whigham, Georgia.

She moved her horses “I don’t think to Dover Farm when she entered Florida Tallahasseans State University. know how She’s majoring in inbig the horse ternational affairs. community is But, while heartbroken over Fenway, in this area. All Holleger has turned they know is her attention to sevRHHT. Other eral other amazing places in Florida, horses.

Bred by a local like Ocala and breeder, Julie WhitWellington, you field, Holleger is ridknow it’s horse ing and training three country. In mares: a 4-year old, Farrah, who Holleger Tallahassee, it’s predicts will be her not like that.” next international lev—Rick Wallace el horse; a 5-year old, Reesey; and 8-year old Feather, who recently won Reserve Champion Third Level at the USDF Region 3 Championships and was Second Level Junior Champion.

Holleger says the Panhandle’s equestrian community is a lot stronger than one might think.

“You might have to look harder for high level barns, but they are there,” she says.

She says there were many good trainers for young horses, like Marsha Hartford Sapp, the 2015 Western Dressage Association of America (WDAA) World Champion.

“There are also a lot of great places to start riding and lots of opportunities to learn,” she says. She points to the local dressage and eventing club, South Wind Dressage and Eventing Association, for local shows and programs for budding equestrians to learn and grow.

Rick says of the area equestrians, “I don’t think Tallahasseans know how big the horse community is in this area. All they know is RHHT. Other places in Florida, like Ocala and Wellington, you know it’s horse country.

In Tallahassee, it’s not like that.”

Godwin says, “I absolutely love every minute of this lifestyle. It’s a lot of hard work but I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I don’t mind getting up at 5 a.m. to go feed and doing 10 p.m. night check. I just love it. I love every bit of it.” TM

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Design-build firm Kessler Construction LLC is a top custom home builder and remodeler in Tallahassee and surrounding cities.

▪ Kelly Dozier and Mary Pankowski have been appointed to the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Board of Directors. Dozier is co-owner and senior vice president of Mad Dog Construction, owner and manager of Midtown Urban Properties and director of the LeMoyne Chain of Parks Art Festival. Pankowski served as an assistant state attorney for 11 years. Upon retirement in 2013, she opened a small law office devoted to helping children and young adults negotiate the system and rebuild their lives. Pankowski served two terms as president of the Tallahassee Community College Foundation.

▪ Robert (Bobby) Edward Boone and William Corbin Newton recently joined Wood+Partners Inc. as project planners.

Wood+Partners Inc. is a regional land planning and landscape architecture firm.

▪ The Florida Economic Development Council recently voted to transition Beth Kirkland, CEcD, from interim executive director to executive director.

▪ Melissa VanSickle has joined Broad and Cassel, a statewide law firm, as a partner in the firm’s real estate practice group in Tallahassee. Her focus areas include real estate transactions, real property development and real estate litigation.

▪ Daniel E. Nordby, of Tallahassee, an attorney and partner at Shutts and Bowen, LLP, was recently reappointed by Gov. Rick Scott to the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission. Nordby previously served as the general counsel for the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2014 and as general counsel for the Florida Department of State from 2011 to 2012.

NEW AND NOTABLE ▪ Andrew Pivacek recently joined Kessler Construction LLC’s estimating team.

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▪ Colin Mark Roopnarine has joined Berger Singerman as a partner on the Government and Regulatory Team.

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than 20 years of experience as regulatory counsel for five government agencies.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES ▪ Gov. Rick Scott recently recognized AMWAT Moving Warehousing and Storage with the Governor’s Business Ambassador Award. AMWAT is a moving company that specializes in residential, commercial, storage and warehousing moves. Over the past 11 years, AMWAT has been recognized for multiple business awards in Tallahassee.

▪ Gov. Rick Scott also recognized Emily Morehouse, a 25-year-old business owner from Tallahassee, with the Young Entrepreneur Award. Emily is the chief technology officer and co-founder of Cuttlesoft, a software company that builds applications for the web, mobile devices and more. Cuttlesoft is based in Tallahassee and has created 16 jobs since 2014.

▪ Ernie Sims III and the Big HITS Foundation were recently recognized by the Leon County Commission for their dedication to Leon County’s youth. Sims and the Big HITS Foundation provided charitable contributions and support and

have helped to develop athletic programs to empower and strengthen youth and families in Leon County since 2008.

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▪ The Rev. R.B. Holmes, Jr., pastor of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, was recently honored with the 2016 Lifetime Leadership Award by Leadership Tallahassee. Holmes has been the guiding force behind dozens of initiatives and programs that have supported the Tallahassee community. Other honorees were Mary Pankowski, Law Office of Mary Pankowski, for Servant Leadership; Matt Thompson, Madison Social, for Leadership Pacesetter; and Jeff Phipps, Orchard Pond, LLC for Leader of the Year.

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$20,000 for her business and advanced to the final round of Miller Lite’s Tap the Future competition. The grand prize in this entrepreneurial contest is $200,000.

▪ Michael Kalifeh of Thomas Howell Ferguson in Tallahassee was recently selected as a CPA Practice Advisor “40 Under 40” honoree. The award is given to professionals who are making a difference and are accomplished leaders in the accounting profession.

▪ Elaine Sutter, a senior in the tax services department of Thomas Howell Ferguson, recently achieved her Certified Financial Planner certification.

Her responsibilities include the preparation and review of partnerships, S-corporations, individual and trust and estate tax returns, as well as research into various tax issues.

▪ James Moore, Certified Public Accountants and Consultants, was recently named one of the 2016 Accounting Today’s Best Accounting Firms to Work For. This marks the second year in a row that James Moore has won this honor.

▪ Linda England, the sales and marketing director for Harbor Chase, a local assisted living and memory care community, recently received the Sales & Marketing Director of the Year Award from Florida Argentum.

Florida Argentum is an organization representing professionally managed senior living communities in the state of Florida.

Florida. TLFCU’s was the largest of three awarded in the state. This grant helps financial institutions provide resources to low-income families.

▪ The Alonzo and Eliza Register Family Partnership was recently named the 2016 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year by the Florida Tree Farm Program. The award was presented at the Florida Forestry Association’s recent annual meeting on Amelia Island. The Partnership owns more than 1,100 acres of timberland in southeastern Leon County near Woodville. All of the property is in timber production with either natural longleaf or planted stands.

NEW BEGINNINGS ▪ Reggie Bouthillier, a long-time Tallahassee resident and a firm director and shareholder with Stearns Weaver Miller, was recently named chair of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, Tallahassee’s largest and longest-serving business support organization. Bouthillier will guide the chamber in implementing its new strategic plan to grow businesses, advocate for business success and deliver value to its members through innovative programs and services.

▪ Blake Dowling is the new chief executive officer of Tallahassee-based Aegis Business Technologies. Former CEO Pam Butler is now chairman of the board. Dowling succeeds Butler, who co-founded Aegis in 1997 with Brad Mitchell, who will continue in his role as vice president. As chairman of the board, Butler will focus on strategic board initiatives for the company.

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▪ Matthew King is Aegis Business Technologies’ newest account executive. The Tallahassee company has been providing IT management services for 20 years.

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▪ On Dec. 3, 2016 volunteers with Capital Eurocars assembled 51,000 meals that were donated to Second Harvest to distribute in the Tallahassee area.

▪ Tallahassee-Leon Federal Credit Union was recently awarded a $1.768 million grant from the U.S. Department of Treasury to help revitalize the Big Bend economy. The Community Development Financial Institution Fund issued grants to 23 financial institutions in the country — three of which are in

▪ Bill Monroe, a licensed CPA with more than 30 years of experience in government accounting and auditing services, recently joined Thomas Howell Ferguson’s government services team as a consultant in its Tallahassee office. Monroe worked in the state comptroller’s office for 10 years and held the positions of Director of Division of Accounting and Auditing and Deputy State Comptroller.

▪ Michael Dooner of Havana is the new president of the Florida Forestry Association. Dooner received the symbolic presidential gavel from outgoing president Mike Bell at the

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▪ Chris Cate, former vice president of corporate communications for 180 Communications in Tallahassee, is now serving as the senior public affairs director for public relations firm SalterMitchell. Cate’s experience in both the public and private sectors includes service as the spokesperson for former Gov. Charlie Crist and communications director for Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Secretaries of State Kurt Browning and Ken Detzner.

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▪ The Florida Public Relations Association Capital Chapter recently installed its 2016-2017 Morganboard. The new Schleuning officers are: President Jay Morgan-Schleuning, APR, CPRC; President-Elect Molly KelloggSchmauch; Immediate Past President Nanette Schimpf, APR, CPRC; Treasurer John Fleming, APR, CPRC; Secretary Heather Teter, APR; Director of Programming Kenneth MorganSchleuning; Director of Accreditation Rachel Smith, APR, CPRC; Director of Awards and Recognition Stefanie Stricklin; Director of Development Donna Wright; Director of Membership Zoe Linafelt; and Director of Communications and PR Brianna Barnebee.

▪ Kim Menor is the new financial advisor for Hancock Bank and will oversee the Panhandle region from Tallahassee to Panama City. Menor has more than 25 years of experience in wealth management and has a proven passion for helping individuals and businesses succeed. As the region’s financial advisor, she will guide individuals and businesses by developing tax-efficient and strategic investment plans to help grow, protect and transfer their wealth and assets.

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▪ Thomas Howell Ferguson recently welcomed Seth Grantham and William Groom to the firm. Grantham joined the firm as a part-time staff accountant in the tax services department and is now in a fulltime position. Groom joined as a

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staff accountant in the tax services department. The firm also recently announced several promotions: Matt Walker was promoted to manager in the assurance services department, Kavisha McCranie was promoted to manager in the tax services department, Becca Gilbert was promoted to director of marketing and business development and Stephen Andrews was promoted to senior manager in the tax services department.

▪ R. Jai Gillum is the new director of foundation affairs for the Florida Dental Association Foundation, the charitable arm of the FDA. She will oversee the FDA Foundation’s efforts to promote dental health for all Floridians.

▪ Erin Sjostrom has joined the Ameris Bank’s Tallahassee location as a commercial banker. Sjostrom Sjostrom will be responsible for new commercial business development and maintenance of commercial banking relationships.

▪ Tallahassee Community College recently renamed its science, technology, engineering and mathematics center in honor of TCC administrator Lei Wang.

Wang joined the staff of TCC in 2012 after serving as director of institutional research and effectiveness at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas.

She was born in a labor camp in China, where her parents were forced to live because of their anti-communist activities.

The family later lived in Beijing.

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A downtown restaurant offering a melting pot of flavors fresh from the South, served in scrumptious dining presentations. Sunday brunch is a not-to-be-missed treat. Mon-Fri 11 am-10 pm, Sat 9:30 am-10 pm, Sun 9:30 am-9 pm. 115 E. Park Ave. (850) 224-0115. $$$ B L D

DOG ET AL ★

For the ultimate in comfort food, Dog Et Al offers hand-held deliciousness for the “Down to Earth” and “Uppity” dogs in us all. Foot-long and veggie entrees alike grace this award-winning menu. If the entire family is down for the dog, be sure to ask about their incredibly valued family packs.

Mon-Fri 10 am-7 pm, Sat 10 am-6 pm, Sun Closed. 1456 S. Monroe St. (850) 222-4099. $ L D

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ANDREW’S CAPITAL GRILL AND BAR

After 40 years, Andrew’s is still an energetic, casual, see-and-be-seen spot.

House favorites include a popular lunch buffet, hamburgers, sandwiches, salads and pasta dishes. Downtown delivery.

Mon-Thur 11:30 am-10 pm, Fri-Sat 11:30 am-11 pm, Sun 10:30 am-9 pm.

228 S. Adams St. (850) 222-3444/Fax, (850) 222-2433. $$ B L D

BURGERFI

A Tallahassee relaxed fine dining establishment, The Edison is so much more than just a pretty face. Equipped with a beer garden, wine cellar, casual café, open-air alternatives and a gorgeous view, this historic building and restaurant has quickly become a Tallahassee favorite. Mon-Thur

11 am-11 pm, Fri 11 am-midnight, Sat 10 am-midnight, Sun 10 am-11 pm.

470 Suwannee St. (850) 684-2117.

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FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD ★

BurgerFi uses all-natural, free-range beef and is dedicated to sustainable practices.

Our Best of 2015 winner in hamburger joints, their menu is packed full of tasty, savory and creative hamburger and hotdog creations as well as fresh-cut french fries and gigantic onion rings. Vegetarian options, frozen custard, beer and wine are also available. Sun-Thu 11 am-10 pm, FriSat 11 am-11 pm. 1817 Thomasville Road, No. 7. (850) 629‑4333. $ L D

The name says it all! A palate-pleasing combination of personalized service, eclectic ambiance and award-winning cuisine. Best Dessert, in particular.

Tues-Thurs 11 am-2:30 pm, 5:30-9 pm; Fri-Sat 11 am-2:30 pm, 5:30-9:30 pm; Sun 10 am-2:30 pm, 5:30-9 pm.

1950 Thomasville Rd. (850) 224-9974.

CHICKEN SALAD CHICK

HOPKINS’ EATERY ★

Chicken Salad Chick exceeds expectations with 15 different chicken salads to choose from, served in a bright setting. There are also deli sandwiches, side items and soups, and a cookie of the day. Multiple locations.

Hours vary. (850) 894-2502. $$ L D

CHRISTOFF’S BISTRO & WINE BAR

A Southern-influenced menu offering locally sourced items that changes regularly.

Christoff’s is a warm and uniquely decorated bistro, reminiscent of times when food was fresh, local and simply creative.

Christoff's offers suggests of food and wine pairings, and has a large and unique wine list, with drinks by the glass and bottle, as well as draft beer. Come check out the market district’s newest bistro & wine bar. Tue-Thu 5-10 pm, Fri-Sat 5 pm-midnight, Sun-Mon Closed. 1460 Market St. (850) 222-9914. $$ D

CYPRESS RESTAURANT ★

To make a special evening a cut above the rest, bring the celebration to Cypress. Known for its sophisticated take on Southern cuisine, this restaurant won readers’ votes in 2014, 2015 and 2016 as Best Celebration/ Special Occasion and Best Fine Dining restaurant. Mon-Thur 5-9:30 pm, Fri-Sat 5-10 pm, Sun Closed. 320 E. Tennessee St. (850) 513-1100. $$$ D

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Hopkins’, a Best of 2016 winner, provides more than just your average sandwich. Favorites such as the Ultimate Turkey and the Linda Special and a variety of salad meals keep customers coming back for more. And the food is healthy, too! Multiple locations. Hours vary. hopkinseatery.com $ L

ISLAND WING COMPANY

Get baked! Island Wing Company won’t serve you up greasy, fried wings, instead they bake them and prepare them fresh. They don’t stop at wings; try mac and cheese, burgers and tacos paired with a cold beer. Mon-Thur 11am-12am, Fri-Sat 11am-2am, Sun 11am-12am. 1370 Market St. (850) 692-3116. $/$$ L D

JUICY BLUE

Located in the Four Points by Sheraton Downtown, this cool lobby restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Unique dishes include tapas with a twist, such as the Georgia peaches and caramel. Sandwiches, salads and a nice variety of seafood, pasta and chicken dishes round out the menu. Mon-Fri 7 am-11 pm, Sat-Sun 7 am-midnight.

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THE EGG CAFE AND EATERY Describe the atmosphere of your restaurant.

Bright, colorful and family friendly. An atmosphere that makes you want to come back every weekend.

What influenced the design?

French country. Warm, welcoming colors that present a laid-back and friendly vibe.

How do the food and the atmosphere influence one another?

From the hostess stand to your exit, we want you to feel welcomed and invited. The food on your plate will always be fresh and pleasantly presented. The food and the atmosphere work alongside each other to provide an all-around pleasant visit.

What is your philosophy?

Welcoming, friendly and knowledgeable staff paired with made to order entrees where everything is made fresh with a touch of love.

Describe the type of food you offer.

An eclectic menu with something for everyone.

We specialize in a wide variety of breakfast options, sandwiches, salads and burgers.

How do you measure success?

Our returning and regular customers. We continue to meet and become friends with new customers and retain staff for the long term.

Word of mouth advertising goes a long way, and we are also supported by great ads in Tallahassee Magazine and the Visitor’s Guide.

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KOOL BEANZ ★

Eclectic and edgy, both in menu and atmosphere, Kool Beanz delights in art present both on the walls and your plates.

This offbeat alternative won “Best Casual Dining” in Tallahassee. Dinner Mon-Sat 5:30-10 pm, Lunch Mon-Fri 11 am-2:30 pm, Brunch Sun 10:30 am-2 pm. 921 Thomasville Rd. (850) 224-2466. $$ L D

MADISON SOCIAL ★

Whether it’s for a social cocktail, a quick lunch or a place for alumni to gather before home football games, Madison Social offers something for everyone. Madison Social earned Best Happy Hour honors in 2016. Mon-Fri 11:30 am-2 am, Sat-Sun 10 am-2 am.

CollegeTown, 705 S. Woodward Ave. (850) 894‑6276. $$ L D

THE WINE HOUSE

Dedicated to providing the best selection of wines and craft beers, the knowledgeable staff serves by the glass, allowing you to sample before you purchase in the retail outlet. The loft bar is tastefully decorated and available for events. Mon-Sat 10 am-7 pm. 1355 Market St. Suite A1. (850) 893-2254. $$

THE WINE LOFT WINE BAR ★

When it’s part of your name, of course you’re going to be chosen as the “Best of” in 2016. Midtown’s Wine Loft offers a superb wine list, creative cocktails, beer, and tapas.

Mon-Thu 5 pm-2 am, Fri-Sat 4 pm-2 am, Sun Closed. 1240 Thomasville Rd., Suite 100.

(850) 222-9914. $$ D

PAISLEY CAFÉ

Guilt-free lunch has never been easier now that Paisley serves up food fresh from the bakery and a garden full of wholesome treats.

Mon-Fri 11 am-3 pm, Sat-Sun 10 am-3 pm.

1123 Thomasville Rd. (850) 385‑7268. $$ L

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SAGE RESTAURANT

Sage’s menu masterfully melds regional influences, including Southern and French.

The setting is gorgeous but cozy, and the outdoor patio sets a charming, romantic tone for a relaxed evening. Mon Closed, Tues-Sat 11 am-3 pm, 6-10 pm; Sun 11 am2:30 pm. 3534 Maclay Blvd. (850) 270-9396.

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bacon, grilled jalapenos, sharp cheddar and Vertigo sauce. Mon-Sat 11 am-9 pm, Sun 11 am-6 pm. 1395 E. Lafayette St. (850) 878‑2020. $$ L D

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VERTIGO BURGERS AND FRIES ★

In the heart of downtown you can enjoy artfully crafted sushi rolls, authentic stir-fry, specialty salads, shareable appetizers and a well-stocked wine, craft beer and saki bar, all with a view of bustling and beautiful Tallahassee. Eat, drink, hangout and just roll with it. Mon-Fri 11 am-10 pm, Sat 12-10 pm.

109 E. College Ave. (850) 681-6868. $$ L D

KIKU JAPANESE FUSION ★

Vertigo is home to some of the juiciest, funkiest burgers in town. The modern building provides a no-frills setting to enjoy such favorites as the Vertigo Burger — a beef patty with fried egg, applewood

From tempura to teriyaki to sushi and sashimi, Kiku Japanese Fusion fuses vibrant flavors with fresh ingredients. There’s a reason Kiku was voted Best Sushi in 2016.

Mon-Sat 11 am-1 pm, Sun 12-11 pm.

800 Ocala Rd. (850) 575-5458. $$ L D

MASA ★

This year, Masa earned the title as Best Asian in town — and with good reason.

Their menu offers a creative blend of Eastern and Western cuisines. Mon-Fri 11 am-3 pm, 4:30-9:30 pm; Sat-Sun 12-3 pm, 4:30-9:30 pm. 1001 N. Monroe St. (850) 847-0003. $/$$ L D

OSAKA JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE AND SUSHI BAR ★

Rated Best Hibachi for 2016, Osaka provides dinner and a show, with the chefs seasoning and preparing your meal right in front of you. It’s a meal that’s sure to leave you satisfied as well as entertained. Sun-Thu 11 am-10:15 pm, Fri-Sat 11 am-10:45 pm.

1690 Raymond Diehl Rd. (850) 531-0222.

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SIAM SUSHI

Thai one on at this fine eatery and you will be left wanton more. An expansive menu includes starters, soups, salads, fried rice, noodles and a host of signature dishes — some ducky, some not — ranging from “Rock the Wok” to Chirashi Sumocombo, a substantial, edible work of art. Mon-Fri 11 am-10 pm, Sat-Sun 12-10 pm. 1700 N. Monroe St. (850) 391-9021. $$$ L D

BBQ SONNY’S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q ★

Nothing satisfies a rumblin’ stomach quite like a plateful of hot, savory barbeque; and if you’re looking for the tastiest grilled dishes, 2016 Best Barbecue winner Sonny’s has them in spades. 3101 Dick Wilson Blvd.

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BREAKFAST/ BRUNCH/BAKERY TASTY PASTRY BAKERY ★

The owners of Tasty Pastry have an extensive background in baking and take pride in being Tallahassee's oldest bakery. Working with the finest quality of ingredients and using their own family recipes they excel in making the best cakes, cookies, breads, pies, pastries and casseroles in Tallahassee. Mon-Sat 6:45am6 pm. Sun Closed. 1355 Market St. # A5.

(850) 893-3752. $

THE EGG CAFÉ AND EATERY ★

When you’re looking for breakfast favorites, even if it’s lunchtime, The Egg is the place to be. Made-to-order items use the finest ingredients. Voted Tallahassee’s best 15 times, including the 2016 award for Best Breakfast. Light breakfast fare is available at The Egg Express, a second downtown location in the R.A. Gray building. TueSun 7 am-2 pm. In Evening Rose at 3740 Austin Davis Ave. (850) 907-3447. $$ B L

CAJUN COOSH’S BAYOU ROUGE ★

This Best Cajun Restaurant winner for 2016 brings the best of the Bayou State right to your table. The menu is jam-packed with Louisiana-style dishes, including favorites like jambalaya, crawfish etouffee, po’boys and seafood gumbo. Not in a Cajun mood?

Coosh’s also offers classic hamburgers, salads and chicken wings. Mon-Tues 11 am10 pm, Wed-Fri 7 am-10 pm, Sat 8 am-10 pm, Sun 8 am-9 pm. 6267 Old Water Oak Rd. (850) 894‑4110. $$ B L D

2-4-1 DRINKS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK SouthWood, 727-0094

Capital Circle NE, 385-9992

North Monroe, 878-0800

Kerry Forest, 668-1002

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CATERING BLACK FIG ★

Black Fig proved itself as the premier catering company in Tallahassee by serving up the Best Catering in 2016. Gourmet fare for any gathering or occasion presented creatively and professionally. 1400 Village Square Blvd., #7. (850) 727-0016.

KLASSIC KATERING

The culinary masterminds behind Klassic Katering know how to transform an event from drab to fab. With a ton of flavor and a pinch of panache, they will cater to all of your foodie needs. MonFri 9 am-5 pm, Sat-Sun Closed. 6753 Thomasville Rd. #108. (850) 894-0423.

GREEK SAHARA GREEK & LEBANESE CAFÉ

Sahara’s fusion of Greek and Lebanese cuisines is unmatched in the area. A large menu and friendly staff cater to all tastes. And don’t forget to order the falafel! Mon-Wed 11 am-9 pm, Thu-Fri 11 am-10 pm, Sat 12-10 pm, Sun Closed.

1241 E. Lafayette St. (850) 656‑1800. $$

INDIAN

EAST MEETS WEST, NOW A FEW BLOCKS NORTH A Fresh Take on Pan-Asian Cuisine and Sushi Join us for Lunch & Dinner Featuring a Full Bar with an Extensive Selection of Wine, Beer & Sake Voted Tallahassee’s Best Sushi & Best Asian Restaurant since 2009

1650 N. Monroe St. | (850) 727-4183 | masatallahasee.com

SAMRAT INDIAN RESTAURANT ★ You can smell the fragrant and warm spices as you approach the restaurant, assuring you of an exotic and ethnic experience. Voted Best Ethnic for their preparation and presentation of delicious, authentic Indian cuisine. MonSun 11:30 am-2:30 pm, 5-10 pm. 2529 Apalachee Pkwy. (850) 942-1993. $$ L D

ITALIAN/PIZZA BELLA BELLA ★

Take your taste buds to Italy with a trip to Bella Bella, voted Best Italian in 2015 and 2016. This locally owned and operated restaurant has a cozy atmosphere and serves all the classics to satisfy your pasta cravings. Mon-Fri 11 am-10 pm, Sat 4-10 pm, Sun Closed. 123 E. 5th Ave. (850) 412-1114.

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JOE MAMA’S WOOD FIRED PIZZA

Crisp toppings. Freshly prepared pizza dough. Traditional, Tuscan wood-fired oven. What more could you ask for? Joe Mama’s offers quintessential casual Italian dining. 307 N. Monroe St. (850) 577-1231. $L D

MOMO’S ★

After devouring a slice “as big as your head” at this 2016 Best Pizza winner, chain pizza simply is not gonna cut it.

From the black-and-white photos to the bathrooms decorated in album covers, the restaurant has an unmistakable and enjoyable “hole in the wall” vibe. Multiple locations. Hours vary.

(850) 224‑9808. $ L D

SLICES AS BIG AS YOUR HEAD Award-winning made-from-scratch New York-style hand-tossed pizza and calzones. Tallahassee’s premier brewpub serving a long list of in-house and regional craft beers. Two locations. Voted Best Pizza in Tallahassee for 14 years and counting.

1410 MARKET ST., (850) 412-0222 | 1416 W. TENNESSEE ST., (850) 224-9808 MOMOSPIZZA.COM

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MEXICAN EL JALISCO ★

In the mood for sizzling enchiladas and frozen margaritas? Make your way to the 2016 Best Mexican/Latin American

Restaurant, El Jalisco, where they do Mexican cuisine to perfection. Multiple locations. Hours vary. $ L D

TACO REPUBLIK

An authentic taqueria, Taco Republik specializes in creating tacos and burritos in abstract and delicious ways. Located in the heart of Midtown, this restaurant is beloved for its bold flavor combinations and wallet-friendly prices. Mon-Thu 11 am-9 pm, Fri-Sat 11 am-10 pm, Sun Closed. 1122-8 Thomasville Rd. (850) 559‑5464. $ L D

SEAFOOD/STEAK CHOP HOUSE ON THE BRICKS

This family-owned upscale restaurant serves local organic and sustainable meats, seafood, poultry and produce.

Craft beers, fine wines and specialty drinks complement dishes such as the Bone-In Ribeye, Plantation Quail and Chop House Burger. Their Knob Creek Bourbon Bread Pudding is a dessert favorite. Tue-Sat 5-9:30 pm, Sun-Mon Closed. 123 N. Broad St., Thomasville, Ga. (229) 236-2467. $$ D

GEORGIO’S

If George Koikos is in the house, you can count on a visit from him to your table during your meal. His hands-on commitment to quality, food, service and a personal touch have kept his restaurants in business for more than 50 years. Mon-Sat 4-10 pm, Sun Closed.

2971 Apalachee Pkwy. (850) 877-3211.

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MARIE LIVINGSTON’S STEAKHOUSE ★

Dining at Marie Livingston’s is upscale yet comfortable and always a special treat. Not just a restaurant that serves up savory cuts of prime rib or marbled steaks, this 2016 Best Steakhouse winner is a Tallahassee tradition, and newcomers owe it to themselves to make it a priority to visit. Mon-Fri 11 am-2 pm, 5-9 pm; Sat 5-9 pm; Sun Closed. 2705 Apalachee Pkwy.

(850) 562-2525. $$ L D

SHULA’S 347

The legendary Miami Dolphins’ head coach brings the quest for perfection to the dining table at his namesake restaurant, located in Hotel Duval. Keep it light and casual with a premium Black Angus beef burger or a gourmet salad or opt for one of their signature entrées — “Shula Cut” steaks. Reservations are suggested. Sun-Thu

5-10 pm, Fri-Sat 5-11 pm. 415 N. Monroe St. (850) 224-6005. $$$ L D

SOUTHERN SEAFOOD ★

Whether you’re looking for fish, shrimp, oysters, scallops, crab or lobster, these guys have you covered.

The 2016 Best Seafood Market winner brings the ocean’s freshest choices to Tallahassee’s front door. Mon-Fri 10 am-7 pm, Sat 10 am-6 pm, Sun 12-6 pm.

1415 Timberlane Rd. (850) 668‑2203.

THE BLU HALO

Blue Halo is a high-end culinary experience featuring dry-aged steaks and fresh seafood along with fine wines and a martini bar. The gourmet farm-to-table menu selections include a wide variety of small-plate appetizers and high-end chops.

A private dining room for up to 20 guests is available. Mon-Thurs 4-10 pm; Fri 4 pm-close; Sat 8 am-2 pm, 4 pm-close; Sun 8 am-2 pm, 4-10 pm. 3431 Bannerman Rd. #2 (850) 792-7884. $$$ L D

Visit our comprehensive, searchable dining guide online at tallahasseemagazine.com/Restaurants.

GREAT SUSHI — DOWNTOWN! Espresso Bar with locally roasted coffee, Sushi to Stir Fry, Specialty Salads, Wines, Craft Beers & Sake M–Th 11:30 a.m.–10:00 p.m. | F 11:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m. | Sat Noon–10:30 p.m. | Sun Noon–10:00 p.m.

Wi-Fi | Eat | Drink | Hangout

109 E. College Ave. (850) 681-6868 jasmine-cafe.com

S e r v in g B re ak fa s t, Br unch & Lu n c h

The Egg Cafe & Eatery 3740 Austin Davis Ave. T – Sun 7 am – 2 pm (850) 765-0703 The Egg Express (R.A. Gray Building) 500 South Bronough, Room G-22 M - F 7:30 am - 3 pm | Sat 10 am - 3 pm (850) 907-EGGS (3447) Lite Breakfast Fare

Great Food Great Friends g Warm & Invitin Atmosphere Upscale Tastes ices at Affordable Pr

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postscript

A CONNECTION THAT DEATH CANNOT SUSPEND

by AUDREY POST

“I have always believed that the pain of losing someone is directly proportional to the joy you shared in life.”

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we talked on the phone frequently. I used to make quick calls during the week to share things I thought she’d get a kick out of, like the time a guy cut in front of me at the car wash, only to have the machine malfunction and shut down after it soaped up his car. “Car-wash karma,” she said, with a chuckle. We usually saved the long conversations for the weekends, often watching the same ball game or NASCAR race while we talked about everything and nothing. Her love of sports was legendary. At her funeral, the preacher talked about how she’d keep one eye on the television during his visits if her Tar Heels were playing.

My mother was smart, funny, generous, humble, loyal and loving. As some comedian said years ago, “My mother got so much smarter as she got older.” Amazing how that happens. I, too, was an adult before I came to fully appreciate my mother and to realize just how smart — and how strong — she was. Her life wasn’t easy, sometimes, but she was a survivor. And she reared all her children to be strong yet compassionate, independent yet connected to the world around us, and respectful of

↑ Audrey Post’s mother, Sarah Frances Carroll Post

everyone, regardless of their gender, race or station in life. She was much loved at her assisted living facility, in large part because she treated the housekeepers and the nursing assistants the same way she treated the administrator and the medical director.

As we both got older, our relationship evolved: from parent and child, to friends who happened to be parent and child, to (occasionally) parent and child again, sometimes with the roles reversed. Old age and infirmity are not kind companions; eventually, they take their toll. In our last phone conversation, she told me she’d gone about as far as she could — quite a departure from her usual, “I’ll be fine. It just takes me a little longer these days to bounce back.” We ended with our usual, “I love you, Mama,” “I love you, Audrey.”

Within hours, she was gone.

I have always believed that the pain of losing someone is directly proportional to the joy you shared in life. I’ll be picking up the phone to call Mama for a long time to come. And smiling. TM COURTESY AUDREY POST

earest Audrey. None of us is ever old enough to lose our Mammas. Sending gentle thoughts. Love, Sally.”

Sally had lost her own mother just days before I lost mine, so her condolence card was particularly heartfelt — for both of us. The death of your mother, no matter what kind of relationship you had with her, is a devastating blow. Whether you mourn the loss of what was or grieve for what might have been but can never be, you feel the emptiness. That sense of loss might be tempered by the knowledge that her suffering has ended, the faith that she has entered the kingdom of heaven or the hope of a celestial reunion someday, but the loss is still overwhelming. It pierces your heart anew each time you pick up the phone to call her, only to remember she’s not there anymore.

You have to smile though, even laugh, when you catch yourself doing it. Old habits are not only hard to break, they’re a testament to the love you shared and to the fidelity of that love. She is still with you, and she always will be.

Mama and I lived in different states for the past three-and-a-half decades, but we visited several times a year, and

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