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The people are from all walks of life, they’re very environmentally conscious and are well-connected to the water. Sometimes when you go out to your cars in the morning there is a thin coat of salt covering them- another way Mother Nature reminds you she is still there. You don’t have to live here permanently

to enjoy what our community has to offer. Come for the day, let the salty air wash everything away. It’s magical.

You don’t have to be a cer-tain type of person to live beachside, and you might find life slows down a bit. Homes main-land are usually larger and cost much less. Part of the culture here is simplicity. If you live beachside you know what I am talking about. There isn’t much room because people want to

live here.Living beachside is like nothing else.

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Contents

FEBRUARY 2016Volume Twelve : Issue Two

7 Word on the Street

8 Out and About

10 Chef ’s Corner

11 Gardening Tips

12 Recipe of the Month

13 Fitness

14 Pet of the Month

15 Open for Business

16 Skilled Labor

18 Sell the Space Coast

20 The Art Side

21 Resident of the Month

22 Restaurant of the Month

24 Bartender of the Month

26 Music Calendar

29 Local Amp

30 Horoscopes

32 Album Reviews

33 Jedi Grind Tricks

34 Florida Surf Museum

35 Boardrider of the Month

36 Fishing Reports

37 Surfrider Cocoa Beach

38 Patrick AFB

39 Puzzles

40 Answers/Bleed Page

41 The Movies

42 Inquire of Juliet

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Cape Canaveral2/12: Parents Night Out. Enjoy a night out without the kids. Let the kids have a blast playing with friends and eating pizza. Pre-regis-ter for $5 per child. Open to chil-dren from 5-10 years old. You must pre-register to save your spot. Space is limited. Payment due at registra-tion. For more information visit online at cityofcapecanaveral.org or call 321-868-12262/12-2/14: Central Brevard Art Association 14th Annual Art Show takes place at the Cape Canaveral Library. For more information, call 321-632-2922 or go to CBAAArtists.com2/13: City Bikercade. Participate in a one mile guided community tour at 10am at Cherie Down Park. Bik-ercade is free and open to walkers, strollers and bicycles. Enjoy scenic Cherie Down park to the Cape Canav-eral Library. Visit a special exhibit of Mobility in Cape Canaveral. For more information visit online at cityofcape-canaveral.org or call 321-868-12262/19: Movie in the Park at Canaveral City Park, at 7pm. Enjoy a free pre-sentation of the family-friendly, 2015 movie Max. A dog who helped the US Marines in Afghanistan returns to his handler’s family. Concession sales ben-efit the Pal Program. For more infor-mation visit cityofcapecanaveral.org

Port Canaveral2/4: 31st Annual Chowder Cook-Off with a Twist. Some of the best chefs and restaurants faceoff in an

epic challenge to discover who has the “Best Chowder” and who has the “Best Twist on the Space Coast.” Enjoy music while sampling area food and silent auction. VIP in advance $40, $50 at the door. General Admission is $25, $20 at the door at 6pm. VIP hour grants early access to Chowders and Twists before the crowd and a com-plimentary drink. The Cook-Off will take place on Port Canaveral Cruise Terminal 1- 9241 Charles M Row-land Dr. For tickets visitcocoabeach.reservedirect.com.2/26-2/28: Port Canaveral Seafood and Music Fest. Three days of deli-cious seafood from Port Canaveral and all over the USA. There will be a beer and wine garden, kids activities, and arts and craft vendors. Concerts will be performed by both local and national acts. Tickets to the festival cost $10. To learn more, call 321-323-4460.

Cocoa2/13: Champagne and Chocolate Hearts Sip & Stroll presented by His-toric Cocoa Village. A rain or shine event, there will be a commemorative wine glass and shopping bag included with every ticket purchase. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 the day of the event. Purchase tickets online at eventbrite.com. To learn more about the event, find ‘Historic Cocoa Vil-lage’ on Facebook.2/20: Cocoa Mardis Gras. Gates open at 5:00pm. While floats parade through the crowd, masqueraded rev-elers will find countless opportunities to fetch airborne beads or sharpen their hitchhiking skills. Come for a Louisiana-style shrimp broil put on by

Fishlips and live music by Blues Trav-eler featuring Roxy Roca. Tickets are $12. Get tickets at ticketmaster.com

Cocoa Beach2/6: Love is in the Air! Fashion Show sponsored by the Cocoa Beach Wom-an’s Club will be held at the Cocoa Beach Country Club. Doors open at 10am for shopping; fashion show at 11am followed by lunch at 12pm with more shopping afterward. Tick-ets are $30 and includes lunch catered by Green Turtle. Fashions from Janet Carr of Accessories & More. Music provided by Steve Kirsner & Band. Deadline to purchase a ticket is Mon-day, February 1st. Reservations/tick-ets: 321-784-9128. All proceeds from this event go toward scholarships for local youth. 2/12: ‘Hot Night in the City’ Fund-raiser presented by the Freedom 7 Senior Community Center. Come join

neighbors and friends to celebrate Val-entine’s Day. Tickets are $25 in advance and include admission, one drink, buf-fet dinner, 50/50 raffle, entertainment, silent auction and more! Live enter-tainment provided by Delgado. Learn more at freedom7seniors.org

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2/5: Opening Reception for Richard Winslow, the featured artist for Feb-ruary of 2016 at the Art and Antique Studio & Gallery. Reception will be from 5:30pm-8:30pm. The forever learning artist and fundraiser, Richard

Eau Gallie Founders’ Day

2/6: The Eau Gallie Arts District and Eau Gallie Rotary Club are once again co-hosting Eau Gal-lie Founders’ Day in the Eau Gallie Square. This annual tradition celebrates the historical roots of the town of old Eau Gallie established 156 years ago. The festivities include many free activities, like live musical performances and entertain-ers, family fun for all ages and much more along historic Highland Avenue. Enjoy dinner, drinks, an interactive history tent, and a variety of great entertainment on and off stage.

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2/19-21: Symposium and Family Fun Days at Eastern Flor-ida State College Palm Bay Campus. The first-ever event of its kind on the Space Coast, the Art of Sustainability is an engag-ing community and family event with activities which focus on issues of sustainability and environment. At the center of the Art of Sustainability will be a fascinating exhibition of large-scale kinetic art from internationally renowned artists and these will be on display through March 18th, at EFSC Palm Bay Campus. Admission is FREE to the Public. Learn more about this event at theartofsustainability.com

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2/8: Tune into “Your Hometown Solutions” hosted by Jene Newell on WMEL 1060AM at 1pm. Jean will be chatting with Lisa Pelc of Bella Casa Staging and Design and Rhonda Pavone of RE/MAX 2000. Lisa is featured in The Art Side this month, and Rhonda is the agent with the HGTV Dream Home in Merritt Island. You can still sign up to win the house until Feb-ruary 18th. Go to hdtv.com to sign up, and like “Your Home-town Solutions” on Facebook.

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Winslow, of Kennebunk, Maine will exhibit “Challenges of Art Seem Endless” at Eau Gallie Arts District (EGAD) during the month of Febru-ary. Call 321-253-5553 to learn more.2/6-2/7: Publix Florida Marathon, 1/2 Marathon & Florida Today 5K and 8K enjoy a scenic run (walk-er-friendly) trek over bridges, along the riverfront Front Street in beauti-ful downtown Melbourne. Times vary and space is limited. For more infor-mation visit smoothrunning.org for updates or visit their Facebook page under Melbourne Marathon.2/13: Insane Inflatable 5K an unfor-gettable race event where running and inflatable obstacles collide. Here’s your chance to be a kid at heart and insane by choice. Held at Max K. Rodes Park, 3410 Flanagan Ave. Prices range from $57 to $100 date of registration. For more information visit insaneinflat-able5k.com2/13: Brevard Zoo Sloth Skedaddle 3K. Starts at 7am at the Brevard Zoo, 8225 N. Wickham Road. and will ben-efit the Brevard Zoo. Check out the animals as you run/walk. Children and adults range from $15-$30 depending on date of registration.For more infor-mation go to runningzone.com or visit them on Facebook.

Merritt Island2/6-2/7: 39th Annual Rocks, Gems and Jewelry Show and Sale. Hosted by the Central Brevard Rock & Gem Club at the Kiwanis Island Recreation Center in Merritt Island. Hourly door prizes, silent auction, and grand prize auction. Admission if $5. To find out more, go to CentralBrevardGems.org2/13: 5th Annual Pioneer Day from 10:00am to 4:00pm at Pine Island Conservation Center. The 5th Annual Pioneer Day is hosted by the Pine Island Preservation Society at the

Sam’s House and is partnered with the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. The day is planned with many activities at both locations and events to delight, enlighten, enrich, entertain and edu-cate all family members. Shuttle service will be provided between locations. Please see flyers for complete details and schedules at mipioneerday.com

PAFB2/14: PAFB Valentine’s Day Sunday Champagne Brunch & Jazz at The Tides Club and is open to the public. $85 Couples, kids 5-12 $11, under 5 eat free. Come enjoy music, food, games and door prizes. Vow renewal. Say I do all over again. For more infor-mation please contact Kim at [email protected].

Satellite Beach2/7: Jazz in the Park Kick back, relax and enjoy a family afternoon of jazz music featuring the renowned Satel-lite High School ‘0’ Hour Jazz Band, from 1-4pm at Pelican Beach Park. Park pavilions available for sun cover and seating. Bring your own blankets or chairs and food and drinks will be available for purchase. The event is free to the public. Donations will be accepted for the SHS Music Program. Contact the SB Recreation Dept at (321) 773-6458. 2/13: Cinderella’s Wedding Cinderella will be getting married and you can be part of the guest list. Belle, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and Ariel will be there. The event includes having your nails done, add-ing a touch of makeup and a hair clip. Enjoy a keepsake craft, dancing in the Ballroom and a delectable reception. Sign up by Feb 10. Paying adult must accompany child. Prices are $15 for children 2-10 years old and $7 for

those 11 years and older. The event runs from 2-4pm and will be held at the DRS Community Center at 1089 S Patrick Dr. For more information call 321-773-6458.2/19-2/21: Locals Only SurFest Locals Only SurFest, held at Pelican Beach Park, is sponsored by the City of Satellite Beach, Long Doggers and Villon Clothing. New this year, Gnarly Charley’s Grom Surf Series will bring more categories for local kids, energy and passion for surfing to this great local event. Friday will include new categories for “Legends” and the Long Doggers’ Surf Team. Follow the event on Facebook for updates.

Titusville2/12-2/21: Mothers and Sons per-formed by the Titusville Playhouse. The awkwardly funny and powerful play centers around an uncomfort-able reunion between a mother, her son’s former partner, his new hus-band and their child. Titusville Play-house is located at 301 Julia Street. Ticket prices and times vary. For more

information visit titusvilleplayhouse.com or call 321-268-1125.

Viera2/6: 4th Annual Superhero 5k and Fun Run. Starts at 8am at The Avenue

Viera, 2261 Town Center Blvd. and will benefit Friends of Children of Brevard which supports abused and neglected children. Dress-up like a superhero or just run like one. Chil-dren and adults. $20-$30.For more information go to runningzone.com or visit them on Facebook.

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Electric Oranges PresentsEye Candy at the Derek Gores Gallery

2/13: The Derek Gores Gallery and Electric Oranges Vintage Apparel pres-ent “Eye Candy”, an over-the-top ‘candy land’ exhibit and vintage lingerie fashion show. Wall eye-candy curated by Derek Gores, fashion show eye-candy arranged by Carly Sinigoi and Sarah Starling of Electric Oranges. Liquid art by Sol-Tree, music by DJ Tone. Sweet treats by Cake Krush. Show starts at 7pm. The Derek Gores gallery is located at 587 Eau Gallie Boulevard in EGAD.

2/14: Heart Healthy 5K hosted by the Cocoa Beach High School Student Government. This walk/run will support the American Heart Asso-ciation. The race starts at Lori Wilson Park at 8am. To learn more, email [email protected]. To register, go to raceentry.com

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Vinyl Fever at Dub Massive 2016

Flordia Key Lime Pie Festival at Port Canaveral

Cocoa Beach Sip and Stroll living the beautiful life.

Far Left, 2nd Likght Sunset by Sean Pasek


Oranga Tanga kicks off the Cocoa Beach Open at Coconuts on the Beach. Inset, this years’ trophies for the Pro/Am Skate Contest

Heather Gillis and Vaylor Trucks from Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band, The Plaza Live Orlando. Photos by Alberto Rivera.


Chef’s Corner

In the meat depart-ment, Bernie the Butcher brings a lifetime of experi-ence to his counter. He’s dedicated to customer service, cutting steaks and chops to order and offering cooking tips. All his meat is ‘Choice’ grade so you are assured it will be tender and juicy. Shoppers are encouraged to come in with spe-cial requests. All his deli products are top quality as well and can go into a wide selection of sandwiches, all made to order.

Kenne and her staff prepare daily specials for the salad case as well as com-plete ‘grab and go’ meals for lunch or dinner. Her reper-toire draws heavily on family favorites and as a former farm girl, you can be assured the preparations are hearty and full of flavor. Roast chicken, lasagna, mac and cheese and meat-loaf are all local favorites. She cooks from a store full of prime ingredi-ents, including local cage-free brown eggs, flawless produce and a growing grocery section. I noticed store-made convenience products too, including a yummy looking yogurt parfait and frozen sugar-free berries.

Coastal Produce features many of its suppliers by name and picture, including ‘the honey guy’ and a lady who makes healthy dog treats. In the café seating area, there is local art on the walls and even games at the tables

to encourage diners to linger. In fact, the homey atmosphere in the whole store says ‘set yourself down’ and have a bite to eat or drink. There are several coolers of interesting boutique soft drinks, beers and a surprisingly broad wine selection

to boot. French champagne anyone?

Last, but by no means least, the bakery counter offers baked-fresh, delivered-daily bread as well as Kennes’ own sweet delights. Her ovens put out a tempting array of cook-ies, pies and cakes as well as pastries. Perfect with a cup of her locally roasted coffee. Birthday and specialty cakes are available with a little advance notice. In fact, I was left with the impression that just about anything would be possible with a little advance notice. Coastal Produce is an ambitious little store with an eye for quality and a knack for customer service.

Coastal Produce is a full-service market with a warm family vibe, right in downtown Cocoa Beach. Owner Kenne Wells and her team of enthusiastic employees offer customers care-fully chosen products ranging from soup to nuts. The soup is made fresh daily and there are always two options available warm for lunch.

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Medicine WheelCarolyn’s front yard contains a medicine wheel raised-bed garden. It’s central circle resembles a wagon wheel and a group of stones form spokes to the outer edges. Cardboard lines the bottom of the raised bed with a layer of hay. Each quad-rant has parsley, kale, carrots and few other veg-etables and herbs.

“I have a little turmeric here. I think when we had all that wind they were burnt from the salt air. But they’re still there.”

Carolyn will be attending the Florida Herbal Conference this month in Lake Wales and hopes to learn about more medicinal herbs to add to the wheel.

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One of the sections of the garden had a little grouping of Gator tailgating souvenirs.

“I read that the little people come to circular gardens. So I made a little fairy section of my garden in the Southeast corner for the Southeast conference. “

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Nearly everything in Caro-lyn’s yard is edible, including her lawn.

“When the yellow flow-ers come up they’re edible. Once I started to see pets in the yard, I decided against harvesting them.”

The Barbados Cherry Tree graces the front of the house. Barbados Cherries are high in vitamin C and fruit throughout the year.

“It’s awesome coming off the beach. When I’m out in the yard

it’s so refreshing.”Surrounding the cherry tree are lemongrass and

star fruit.“The wind is a little rough on it. It does pro-

duce beautiful fruit. You can hear all the bees, it’s relaxing. We eat the star fruit for breakfast with coconut pudding.”

South Side Yard OasisA small patio just off the office provides a cool retreat in the summer with its shade and a warm spot to read in the winter. It’s a haven for butter-flies also. Carolyn and her husband enjoy watch-ing nature through the glass slider while working. They see butterflies, caterpillars, curly tailed liz-ards, birds and any other wildlife.

Dutchman’s pipe vine foliage obscures the fence and gives her side yard a park-like feel. The vines are also known as the primary food for the Swallowtail butterfly.

“It makes those big flowers that look like a piece a meat. Then I read, never plant that by your win-dow because when the the wind blows it would stink. But it doesn’t smell bad. There are butter-

flies and sometimes we get a few hummingbirds nibbling the plant. Or we’ll find a chrysalis.”

BackyardCarolyn has three raised beds as well as a number of Earthboxes in the backyard. She worked hard at trying to create healthy soil. She adds

Carolyn’s yard is full of plants that are edible, sustainable or medicinal. She even added plants for hummingbirds and butterflies to munch on.

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4 cloves of garlic, minced1 cup onion, chopped1 carrot, sliced thin1 celery stalk, sliced thin6 tablespoon olive oil3 pinches of sea salt1/2 lb. grass fed, humanely raised beef or a vegetarian ground beef product1/4 cup Chardonnay1 28oz. can whole peeled tomatoes1 cup whole milk, or al-mond milk for vegetarian

First, saute the garlic, onions, carrots and celery in the olive oil for about five minutes. Then, add the beef or beef sub-stitute and saute until browned. Make sure you break up the meat while cooking. Add the wine and let it evaporate. Add

tomatoes and bring to a sim-mer. Add a few pinches Italian seasoning, pepper and salt. Let simmer for about 45 minutes on low heat. Be sure to break up the tomatoes while stirring occasionally. After 45 minutes, add the milk and simmer for another ten minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.

Make a Besciamella Sauce

8 tablespoons butter or vegan butter2 pinches ground nutmeg8 tablespoons flour3 1/2 cups milk or almond milkCouple of pinches salt and pepper

Melt the butter in a saucepan and then whisk in the flour over a low heat. Stir the milk in slowly and add the nutmeg, salt and pepper. Whisk constantly

until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.

Take one box of lasagna noo-dles and cook four at a time in boiling water per directions. Spread some of the tomato sauce in a 9x13 pan, just enough to cover so the noodles won’t stick. Lay four noodle squares on top of the sauce and then spread some besciamella sauce on top and then some more tomato sauce and a good layer of grated Parmesan or Asiago cheese (vegans can substitute with shredded vegan cheese). Repeat for three layers. Cover the top with remaining sauces and a generous amount of cheese to finish.

Bake at 375 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Let stand five to ten minutes before cutting.

Serve with a lettuce, tomato and olive salad, crusty bread, a chunk of hard Italian cheese and a bowl of olive oil mixed with herbs for dipping the bread. Top off the meal with a gelato and espresso or whatever your heart desires! Make food with the intention of love and gratitude. People will notice it in the taste. Thanks to Coastal Produce for sponsoring this column!

Lasagna to me is a labor of love, and a real treat when made for special occasions. Homemade lasagna was made for birthdays and holidays in my family. Someone would show their love through countless hours in the kitchen. Happy Valentine’s Day to all!

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Fitness

Traditional wisdom says we all lose some func-tion as we get older. The loss of function is fre-quently due to imbalances over time that lead to pain. We fail to recognize that patterns of move-ment create these imbalances. Tennis players may give up the game they love because of sore knees. Golfers who only swing from left to right develop imbalances due to one side of their body growing stronger than the other. Athletes’ favor-ite activities are often cut short due to pain. This usually leads to a change in activity and an accep-tance of limitations. A runner who experiences pain consistently may give up running and start biking. When biking is no longer comfortable, pain may lead them to walking. This progression of acceptance of these new limitations usually accompany inactivity and weight gain.

Unfortunately, people will accept these limita-tions as natural, predictable and inevitable. They succumb to these newfound limitations.

However, once you recognize this pattern, there are options to correct these imbalances. If someone has sprained their ankle, scar tissue may prevent everting and inverting of the ankle. This will lead them to compensate by turning their foot out to provide themselves lateral support. This in turn forces the knee and hip to change their range of motion and wears down the knee joint. The knee joint is designed to function like a hinge extending forward and backwards, not side-to-side. A fitness specialist can assess the

ankle and design exercises to regain the ankle’s function and take pressure off the knee. This can eliminate knee pain. For people who love tennis, it’s important to assess the

function of their ankle, knees, hips, and shoul-ders. If shoulders, knees and hips line up hor-izontally and vertically people can play in their 80s and beyond.

This holds true for tennis players with back pain, runners with plantar fasciitis, or cyclists with neck and back pain. All can be corrected. Flexibility can be regained. Strength can be gained in areas that are weak. An attitude of overcoming obstacles can be adopted instead of accepting limitations due to aging.

Don’t give up activities you love. The key is to restore balance, flexibility and reestablish sym-metry through massage and exercise-based solu-tions . Don’t allow your life to get smaller. Don’t surrender. Find help to assess joint pain, loss of flexibility and strength. Activities that were lost can be recovered.

Diana Nyad, a 64 year old who swam from Cuba to Key West said it best after her historic swim: “I have three messages. One is, we should never, ever give up. Two is, you’re never too old to chase your dream. Three is, it looks like a soli-tary sport, but it is a team.”

Michael Slotin is a Senior Fitness Specialist, a licensed Massage Therapist, and a Personal Trainer who specializes in Postural Therapy. For more infor-mation or an appointment call 321-501-8624 or visit him on Facebook or at fitnesstherapy.us.

Fitness can be achieved and maintained at any age. Diana Nyad, Chuck Norris, and Christie Brinkley are some of the best examples.

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Back in July, FFAS got a call from a previ-ous adopter about a sweet black and white pit bull mix who had shown up at her office with no collar on. Her boss had taken the dog into her office, laid a blanket down for her, and was providing plenty of treats and pets. To help with the situation since the adopter was uncertain of what to do next, FFAS fos-ter/adoption coordinators went to meet the dog. Although FFAS does not take strays – the rescue only pulls dog from the north and south county shelters – they agreed to try to find a foster home for the dog if she went into the shelter system without being claimed by an owner.

The good news was that the dog was reclaimed by her owner the day after being brought to the shelter. However fast forward to early December, when FFAS again received a call about the same dog, now named “Roxy.” Roxy had once again come into the shelter, but this time now had a cast on her left front leg and tenderness in her back right leg after apparently being hit by a car. Despite her injuries and being in obvious pain, and even though no owner came to claim her this time, she was still the happy, spunky girl she had been in the summer.

Because a founding principle of FFAS is to rescue the dogs that typically have no place

else to go, Roxy was taken in to help her get the proper medical care and find a quiet, calm home in which to recuperate. Without an immediate foster home

available but knowing that this sweet dog had to be rescued from a chaotic shelter environ-ment, FFAS president and founder Katherine Johnson took Roxy into her own home on a temporary basis, until a permanent foster can be found. Johnson is seeing after Roxy’s med-ical care, making sure her front leg and small fracture in her back right leg are healing.

“FFAS has always taken the harder cases, the ones who are a little tougher to adopt but the most in need of saving because they typically will not get adopted right out of the shelter,” says Johnson. “Roxy is friendly and sweet, and deserves a second chance. That’s what we do.”

Although Roxy clearly came to the right place, what she desperately needs now is a quiet home with no other pets where she can fully recuperate. She has been tested and is dog-friendly, but her natural desire to be playful will not allow her to heal properly in Johnson’s home, which includes three per-sonal dogs. Even better, Roxy deserves a per-manent home where she can bond with her human and know that she’ll never again end up as a stray or back in the shelter.

If you would like to meet Roxy and possibly arrange a trial sleepover if you are consid-ering fostering or adopting her, please email [email protected].

Sweet Stray Looking for Path to a Permanent Home

Since turning up as a stray last summer, Roxy seemed destined to become part of the Friends for Animals Sanctuary (FFAS) family one way or another.

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Five years later, they were presented with the opportunity to take owner-ship of Island Animal Hospital (IAH). They did so without hesitation, and have been thriving ever since. IAH opened its third branch in Cocoa Beach in 2015. Here, Practice Man-ager Holly Davis tells us about IAH becoming one of the newest additions to the beachside.

Please tell us a bit about the his-tory of Island Animal Hospital since the Coris’ took ownership.

When Drs. Matt and Erin pur-chased Island Animal Hospital they quickly began making it their own. The changeover was a success and the practice grew. As Brevard County expanded westward into the Viera area, it was found that there was a need, and a place, for a second loca-tion. Dr. Ian Birkbeck, a fellow UF alumni, joined in 2012, and helped with the opening of Island Animal Hospital at Viera in the Stadium Cor-ners shopping center, where he and Erin still practice today. A year later in 2013, with Merritt Island still grow-ing, Dr. Matt and Dr. Sisserson wel-comed Dr. Chelsea Jurczenko, 2011 Graduate from Purdue University, into the IAH family.

How was it realized that there was a need for a beachside office, and

what were the steps that were taken to make it a reality?

Over the years, many clients made the dreaded “drive over the bridge” from beachside to Merritt Island or Viera. In early 2014, after 30 years of prac-ticing veterinary medicine in Cocoa Beach, Dr. Richard Bernard decided that he was retiring and selling Beach Animal Hospital on Minutemen Causeway. The Coris’ were in the right place at the right time and they pur-chased the practice without hesita-tion. To keep with the Island Animal Hospital feel and design, Drs. Matt and Erin undertook a full building and equipment remodel.

Tell us about the staff at the Cocoa Beach location.

Dr. Adam Ballard, 2012 Graduate of Oregon State University, joined the practice in 2014 to work both at the Cocoa Beach and Merritt Island locations. I am IAH’s Practice Man-ager and a Cocoa Beach native. I’m more than thrilled to have IAH come to my hometown and I makes rounds to the office regularly to help out and work on community relations and projects. Justina Cutler, a certified veterinary technician, is one of our main technicians at the Cocoa Beach office. Meghan McInturf came from our Merritt Island office and helps

with inventory and keeping all the goods stocked.

Dr. Bernard established a stellar staff over his career. We are very fortu-nate to still have with us: Reception-ist, Bobbi Hardymon, Beach Animal Hospital veteran of over 20 years, and assistant, Suzanne Traversa, Beach Animal Hospital veteran of almost five years.

How has the transition been? Tell us about your welcome to Cocoa Beach and some of the relation-ships you’ve already formed.

We had many established clients at our Merritt Island and Viera locations from Cocoa Beach, Cape Canav-eral, and even as far south as Satellite Beach. The new location for them was definitely welcomed!

The welcome from the City of Cocoa Beach government and busi-nesses has been astonishing. Ben

Malik, Melissa Byron, Aphi Fancon and her whole team have all help make the dream come a reality. Our neighbors, Allen White of Foam Shapers and Mr. Ghandi of Minute-men Market, have also been incredibly warm and welcoming! We have truly enjoyed the unique community pride and the desire to preserve the integrity of this little beach town.

Island Animal Hospital offers a vast array of services, from groom-ing to dental to intensive surgeries. There were some though that stood out- Can you elaborate more upon your programs?

Our focus at all of the Island Animal Hospital locations is to provide the best care possible for our patients. Along the way we educate our cli-ents in the areas they may not know much about. We want clients to be as informed as possible, and to be a partner with us in their pet’s health. We concentrate on preventative care. Each of our veterinarians enjoy general medicine and explore special interests

such as dentistry, internal medicine, soft tissue and orthopedic surgery, as well as alternative medicine. We have a board certified surgeon, Dr. Jeff Chris-tiansen, that provides the most exten-sive care for critical patients.

Is there a fair amount of exotic pets in the area? What are some of your more uncommon patients?

We have enjoyed a vast array of spe-cies. Ferrets, skunks, rabbits, gerbils, hamsters, and other pocket pets. We have many reptile patients includ-ing snakes, chameleons and bearded dragons. We’ve helped with a count-less number of feathered friends. Even a few barnyard folks have made it to the office. We find that the variety of species adds variety and excitement to our work.

Finally, what does the future hold for Island Animal Hospital, both in Cocoa Beach and for the other branches?

Our goal at Island Animal Hospital is to continue to improve the avail-ability of care to our patients. We will strive towards around the clock access to care for our patients. We are hoping that the centrally located Merritt Island office will soon be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We’d like to incor-porate a well-managed dog park facil-ity that would include access to a clean swimming area and training facility. We will continue to support commu-nity events. Helping inspire young peo-ple to follow their dreams and work in the animal or science field is a perk to the job.

The Cocoa Beach Island Animal Hospital branch is located at 333 Minutemen Causeway, 32931. To schedule an appointment for your furry (or feathered or scaled) friend, give them a call at 321-783-6463

Island Animal Hospital In 2003, Drs. Matt and Erin Coris graduated from UF’s School of Veterinary Medicine. Fresh out of school, they found careers in Bre-vard county- Dr. Erin at Rockledge Animal Hospital and Dr. Matt at Island Animal Hospital in Merritt Island.

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Home inspectors check the structural integrity of the home for a potential buyer. “A home inspector is really a generalist. We have to know about roofs, plumbing, elec-trical, and structural problems.” They also look at how old the roof is and how much life it has left.

“The roof may appear to be fine from ground level but look very different when I’m up there walking on it.”

They inspect built-in appliances like the water heater, air conditioner, dishwasher and the microwave. Inspectors also check and count the outlets and windows. “We need to make sure there is a representative number of windows and outlets. The plumbing fixtures, the sinks, the toilets, the showers are all tested.”

“We’ll look at the attic and look for prob-lems such as roof leaks, lack of insulation and

air conditioning duct leaks. We’re a trained set of eyes to go through and look at the house. It’s not a guarantee but it hedges your bet when you’re buying a house.”

Beachside Headaches

Air conditioner condensers dete-riorate from the salt breeze quickly beachside. “Condens-ers typically last five to seven years beachside and inland 15 to 20

years. They often tell buyers that the air condi-tioner unit has rusted. The aluminum fins erode from salt. The buyer is then informed about the condition of the component and they may sug-gest that a HVAC technician come out and fur-ther evaluate it, if necessary. A HVAC technician will provide more detailed information.

“We basically tell the buyer the condition of the air conditioner and the house in general. Then it’s up to the REALTORS® to negotiate. “

“A potential buyer is looking at the paint colors and where they’ll put their furniture. I don’t care about your couch, I wonder why there’s a hole in that wall,” said Ken Ruppert, owner of Happy Home Inspections.

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Are Home Inspections Mandatory?

It surprises many that the state of Florida doesn’t require a home inspection. But there are a few inspections you must get in order to get home-owner’s insurance. If you want a mortgage, your home must be insurable. The house must pass the Four Point Inspection and the Wind Mit-igation Report.

“The Wind Mitigation Report looks at how the house is built. We fill out a state-provided form. From this checklist, they can determine from past experience how your home is going to withstand a storm or hurricane. A Four Point Inspection typically looks at the roof, electrical, heating, air conditioning and plumb-ing. The insurance companies want an idea of what they’re actually insuring. So they require a trained professional whether it’s a home inspec-tor or contractor to go out and check. If the inspections are satisfactory they’ll sign your policy. Bottomline, if you can’t get an insurance policy then the lender is not going to give you a mortgage.”

Old electrical systems can also pose a problem for buyers and sellers alike.

“There are also certain types of aluminum wire and electrical boxes that are notorious for not tripping when required. When I got into a house and there’s a panel by this manufacturer, I tell them ‘These types of panels have been prob-lematic in the past and you might want to have them evaluated by a licensed electrician or sim-ply changed out.’

The Perfect Home Newly constructed homes aren’t perfect either. “I’ve been given keys to a brand new home, just finished by the builder, that didn’t have any insu-lation installed in the attic. Ione house that had plumbing leaks under each sink in the kitchen and bathrooms. I’ve found bats, raccoons and cats living in attics. I’ve probably seen it all. There is no such thing as a perfect house. We’re trained

to look for things and we usually find problems. There’s only been two homes, older homes even, that we couldn’t find anything wrong.”

Home Inspector “I don’t work for the seller or the real estate agent, I work for the buyer. We’re there to look out for the buyer’s best interest. I’ve saved peo-ple from major problems and they were grateful that I saved them from trouble down the road.”

If you need a house inspection, get in touch with Ken by calling him at 321-302-1120 or go to the Happy Home website, happyhomeinspection.com

1. How old is the roof? If it’s roughly 15-25 years old, plan on replac-ing it soon. That’s the most expensive thing to replace.2. Check the air conditioner’s manufacturer’s date (located on the unit). If it’s older than 15 years, it’s getting to the end of its life.3. Check the brand name on the electrical panel box. There are typically at least two brand names you want to avoid. Federal Pacific Electric and Zinco. You don’t want a house with these boxes because it means your electrical system is over 35 years old.4. Check the pipes as well. You want to look for copper, CPVC or pex. You don’t want to find a grayish plastic pipe. Known as Polybutylene, they’re notorious for bursting for no reason and many insurance companies won’t cover them.

Buyer & Seller Tips

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5. WINDOWS & DOORS | Superior Doors & Services by EG Doors & Windows Inc.Serving the area since 1972Repairs and ReplacementsCall for a Free Estimate • 321-631-1340

6. ELECTRICIAN | Beach ElectricU.S. Navy Submarine Veteran OwnedServing the Community for Over 30 YearsResidential • Commercial • Industrial321-783-7030 • 334 North Orlando Avenue, Cocoa Beach 32931

7. CLEANING | Complete Cleaning Service, Inc.Your home and office cleaning specialists for 15 years.Licensed • Bonded • Insured321-259-6825 • 3761 Fringetree Lane, Melbourne 32940

8. POOL | Ashley’s Pool & IrrigationSwimming Pool Maintenance 321-784-2250685 North Atlantic Ave, Cocoa Beach 32931

9. MOBILE BOAT REPAIR | Tom’s Mobile Marine Inc.In Business for Thirty YearsMarine Engines • Sales and Service4880 Cangro Street, Cocoa 32926 • 321-636-5758

10. INSURANCE | Carl Coddington Insurance Affiliate of Prudential InsuranceHome - Auto - Life - Health1980 North Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach 32931 • 321-784-5705

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ROBIN & KATHY TURNER: HAPPY HOUSE REAL ESTATE Robin: By early 2012 I was the managing broker for a real estate office and working full time at the Space Center. I put in for voluntary layoffs there, but ended up just walking away [to focus on real estate].

We live in paradise. I’ve been here since I was a small child in the 1960’s and wouldn’t live anywhere else. Our waterfront and oceanfront homes cost much less than the same homes in many other parts of the state.

The best part about selling property is making people happy. They come from diverse places around the country and find a clean water-front paradise here.

Kathy: I earned my Real Estate license in January 2015 and joined my husband as a team member. Our large network has made us a successful business. We come highly recommended from our current and former clients and have received a large number of referrals because of their support.

32 N. Orlando Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 | 321-749-7826

LARRY & KIM WALKER:WALKER BAGWELL PROPERTIESGreetings Beachside Residents and Visitors. We enter 2016 coming off our sixth consecutive record year for property sales in Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral. We also enter the year with a historically low inventory of properties for sale. For perspective, in 2006 there were around 1200 condo and townhome units for sale in our two cities. We began 2016 with just over 200.

Another continuing trend is the evaporation of distressed properties. Out of a total of 314 residential properties for sale, only five are bank-owned and, for the first time in eight years, there is not a single short sale offered. Compare that to 2010 when over half of all sales here were distressed.

Considering the low inventory, lack of distressed properties and the continued demand for property in our special beachside area, we expect prices to continue the steady appreciation that began in 2009 for most property types. We think it will be another rewarding and active year in our market.

The future’s so bright we gotta wear shades.

125 North Brevard Avenue, Cocoa Beach 32931 | 321-868-3151 | CocoaBeachCentral.com

Space CoastSell theSome of the most desirable locations on Earth are located right on the water. Here on the Space Coast, there are thousands of realtors who can help you find your dream home, apartment, or condo. Beachside property can sell itself, but it takes a real professional to make you feel comfortable with your decision. Here are some statements about liv-ing beachside from realtors who make their livelihoods from selling the Space Coast.

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JOSH THOMPSON: CONGRESS REAL ESTATEI love and cherish the Space Coast more than any place on Earth. Assisting people buying and selling on the beach allows me to share that joy.

From Juan Ponce De Leon’s landing spot on the still nearly untouched shores of south Melbourne Beach to the world famous Cocoa Beach where future explorers can be seen lifting off for new worlds, the Brevard beaches each provide a unique set-ting of sand, fish, and surf.

As our county continues to grow west upon reclaimed wetlands, the value of beachside property grows ever higher due to its scarcity. However, the greatest ben-efit is leaving the sand and salt water of the beach, while arriving home to your own hose and shower in five minutes or less.

Everyone has to live somewhere. For the fortunate blessed to live the beachside life-style, I’m the one lucky enough to hand them the keys to paradise.

BROKER/OWNER | 321.205.3387 [email protected]

KELLY WALEN: CENTURY 21 OCEANMy family has lived in the beachside area since the early 1980’s, and my husband and I have raised our two sons here. We enjoy walking on the beach, paddle boarding and kayaking in the canals, and riding our beach cruisers.

I sell homes, futures and life changes. I am in love with the beachside lifestyle and want to share it with everyone. I sell real estate because I know I can help you and I believe I can make a difference in your life.

The Space Coast has so much to offer. We have the beautiful Atlantic Ocean, the tranquil Banana and Indian Rivers and many canals filled with wildlife. If you are a maritime lover, the Space Coast is a perfect fit for you. Whether you are looking for a new place to call home, a vacation home or an investment property you must check out the Space Coast!

321.848.4225 | [email protected]

JIM & ADA BAGWELL: WALKER BAGWELL PROPERTIES Ada and I are one of the fortunate ones who grew up in this area, raised our family in this area and have seen many changes. We remember when we had to wait on the drawbridge to get off the beach to the mainland, we remember when Gary Propper was the king of surf and Ramon’s was the place for prom dinners.

Real estate has been our true calling. We have had a blast doing busi-ness in Cocoa Beach and starting our company with our friends and partners Kim and Larry Walker has been the cherry on the sundae. Sell-ing and buying real estate in our city has been very enjoyable since you are selling a lifestyle and it doesn’t get much better than Cocoa Beach.

Our city has made some improvements on dealing with small businesses and developers; I think some more progress has to be made on flexibility. Everyone wants to see more attractive buildings being erected and nobody will complain about the 45 foot height restriction but to include elevator towers and parapets in this restriction is just unreasonable with no living spaces or density added. The city is fortunate to have people wanting to invest in our city and we should welcome the investment.

32 N. Orlando Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 | 321-749-7826

STEVE ROMANO:RE/MAX SOLUTIONSBack in 1981, my Mom had just started her real estate company and encouraged me to get my license at the age of 19. I started selling time sharing at Ocean Landings until 1985 when I joined my Mom’s firm.

I can honestly tell people that I have never sold anyone a prop-erty here who complained about the community. The barrier island is a wonderful place to live and the people are great.

Even if you don’t live directly on the ocean, you are never too far away by walking or biking to get your feet on the sand. We live in a place that people vacation at! How cool is that?

I like working with first time buyers, or helping someone get a property sold. My fellow agents that work with other companies are a great group of people and we all work together pretty well.

1 S. Orlando Ave Cocoa Beach FL 32931 | 321-432-0342

JONATHAN D. LACK: WATERVIEW REALTY SERVICES, LLCWhether it’s an old school Florida bungalow, a waterview condo or any of the wide variety of beautiful homes located beachside, the feelings you get living between the Indian River and Atlantic Ocean are downright pleasing.

I have been handling real estate transactions as an attorney, escrow, title and closing agent for over 25 years and continue to practice with my law firm. In my role as a Realtor and Broker, I get to enjoy the homes along the best stretch of Florida coastline. I have always enjoyed when an excited buyer becomes the owner of their new home, and a satisfied seller prepares for the next chapter of their lives.

Thankfully, after almost 10 years of distressed property owner representation, it appears our local market is stabilizing and beginning a steady recovery. It is a great time for Florida real estate.

909 S. Miramar Ave. (A1A), Indialantic, FL 32903 | 321-252-9566 www.WaterviewRE.com



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Staging a House DefinedAccording to Pelc, staging is merchandising a home to create emotional connections that appeals to a wide range of buyers. It’s creatively using what the seller owns in new and unique ways to capital-ize on the architecture and flow of the home so buyers understand the space.

Staging for Success

“90% of our staged properties sell in less than 30 days. The proof is in the numbers.

The homes we stage sell 73% quicker than an unstaged home. Staging is an investment and typically brings the seller 100% ROI. Professional staging reduces the holding cost (mortgage, utilities, HOA), costs less than the first price reduction and reduces the stress associated with selling a home.”

Staging for Your Target Audience

According to Pelc, staging a house has two distinc-tive components. First you must consider the buyer demographic. You must analyze the prospective

buyer’s income bracket, disposable income, hobbies and age. Based on that information, we design the appeal to that demographic. “We appeal to buyers by defining each space while creating emotional connections within the space. If the property is vacant, we pull from our own inventory to create a warm and inviting interior that creates a buyer’s dream home. If it’s a beachside property it will have a different look and feel than a met-ropolitan property in Orlando.”

The other facet of staging is neutralizing a space. “Remove anything that will allow a buyer

to “profile” who lives in the home. Pack personal pictures, collections, awards or degrees. Neutralize the color of the home. Gray is a very on trend neu-tral color. Clean out closets, cabinets and pantries. Remove and pack anything you won’t use in the next 90 days.”

The Science of Design

Pelc utilizes Design 101 princi-ples regarding color, scale and quantity. “I use the 60-30-10 rules when I stage a house. Bella Casa staged homes stand out and have a certain look and feel because there is a rhythm and a consistency within the house. I use three colors in each space: first, a dominant color, which covers around 60% of the space and is usually used in areas like walls and flooring. This is fol-lowed by a secondary color, which takes up 30% of the space and is usually used for furniture. Finally, a bolder accent pop of color takes the final 10% and is used in smaller décor items.”

Staging a CareerDisenchanted with an early Interior Design internship in college, Pelc pursued a Bachelors of Science degree. “My career started in the Semicon-ductor industry at Texas Instruments in Dallas as an Industrial Engineer in 1992. I moved into the Aerospace industry at Raytheon in 2009. After the 2012 downturn in the Aerospace industry, Bella Casa Staging & Redesign was born. My love of design, my family and the timing of the Aerospace industry downturn fueled my decision to jump off the corporate ladder and move to Melbourne

to start my own business. I just jumped. I said I’m going to do it and here I am.”

Common MistakesPelc believes that the biggest mistake people make is not emotionally disconnecting from their house. “When a seller decides to sell their home, it is not longer their “home,” it’s now a commodity. It’s difficult to objectively view your own home and the contents in it. Not declutter-ing, depersonalizing and preparing the home so it looks like a showcase are a mistake. 95% of buyers look online first and good photos determine the homes buyers are going to visit.”

By Nataleigh Palmer

Former Industrial Engineer Lisa Pelc left a career at Raytheon to start Bella Casa Staging & Redesign. Little did she know it would lead her to a television career as well.

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Typist Clerk to CEOSelig went to Eau Gallie High School and became a skilled typist.

“I was in one of those work/school programs. My Teacher told me to interview for an office position. I told her I already had a job but she convinced me to go. I got it. It was with the Mel-bourne Area Board of REALTORS®, I was 16. They hired me to organize the MLS listings. Years ago, before computers, the MLS listings were on single sheets. I would type up a list of all the new listings and changes each week. We would add them to a binder and the REALTORS® would come by once a week to get their copy.”

Selig never sold real estate but worked hard to learn about the industry.

“When I worked at the Melbourne Area Board of Realtors, they worked around my schedule and let me continue to go to school. This just became my career. It just kinda happened accidently. Since then, I studied hard and of course got additional training, but it all started with that typing class. I worked for Melbourne for six years and I’ve been here for 38 as the CEO.”

Space Coast Association of REALTORS®

Brevard county has about 3,500 REALTORS®, but when Selig first started there were roughly 130. Today the Space Coast Association of REAL-TORS® is one of the largest trade associations in the county.

“The organization provides services to the Real Estate community. We’re the source for all of the

contracts, forms and tools REALTORS® use daily. We also pro-vide members continu-ing education courses required to renew their

real estate license. My office is also responsible for monitoring our

association’s strict Code of Ethics. We handle con-sumer complaints and if a REALTOR® is found to have violated our Code of Ethics then we can require additional training. The most stringent penalty being suspension of their membership.”

One of the most visible services provided to REALTORS® and the consumer is the Multi-ple Listing Service. It’s a “real time” database of all properties for sale in Bre-vard County that are listed by REALTORS®. Today that database consists of over 6,800 properties for sale with an average of over 500 new properties on the market each month. With this database, they provide sales and market statistics to members so that they can better serve their clients.

“In the area of advocacy, we work very hard to monitor the state laws and local govern-mental policies as they affect real estate and private property rights. Currently we are lob-bying to eliminate the Business Sales Tax that is charged on every business rental. Florida is the only state in the country with this tax and the governor has proposed a 1% reduction of this tax in his current bud-get, with ultimate elimination as the long term goal.”

CEO dutiesSelig’s CEO duties oversee all of the day-to-day activities of the organization with a staff of 13.

“We have a well-trained professional staff with over 200 cumulative years of experience serving our membership. As the CEO, I am responsible for staff management, management of our two facilities, committee management (this year we have 18 committees working to achieve our goals),

as well as working with our Board of Directors.

On our website ‘brevardmls.com’ we provide a consumer link to the MLS. It is sometimes a real challenge as we adapt to the many changes within the real estate industry. It’s my job to help make sure that we’re prepared for those changes. Technology has forever changed the way real estate is practiced.”

Community SupportedActivities

Brevard Children in Need was created by a local REALTOR® Association concerned about homeless children and families in Brevard.

“We wanted to do something to help. Through working with the

school system, we decided to do a fundraiser. The schools were able to distribute the funds and do things like send food home with their backpacks. Everyone in the community was doing something. It turned out to be a huge deal. We raised some-where around $70,000 dollars from our one big fundraiser. We helped sponsor prom dresses. The Cocoa Beach Oceanfront Hilton provided us a space to set up a boutique with jewelry, shoes, dresses. Everything you would need for prom. It’s a cool thing and it makes you feel good when these kids get whatever they want. We went to the Bre-vard Hotel Association and partnered with them for the last five years. We’ve been able to allocate some of our funds for scholarships for home-less children. We’ve raised $240,00 and all of the money raised goes to kids who’ve been displaced.”

Family Business“I’m the oldest in my family. My dad didn’t get passed the eighth grade. When we grew up he had a trucking business in Detroit. I don’t think he ever thought about it, he just knew he had to work hard. My parents moved to Melbourne when I was 12 and opened a trailer park. My mom managed it.

I caught my daughter when she was little talking on her play phone. She ended her imaginary call with, ‘I have to go now, I have to go collect rent.’ That’s what she does now, she sells real estate and collects rent, as a property manager.”

Leah Selig is the Chief Executive Officer of Space Coast Association of REALTORS® “The Voice for Real Estate in Brevard County” For more information visit space321.com.

Leah Selig’s family has a strong work ethic. As the CEO of Space Coast Association of Realtors, those early lessons served her well.

By Nataleigh Palmer

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Resident oftheMonth

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By Deb Lindsay

Nannie Lee was active in early Melbourne civic affairs and hosted many events on the classic wrap around porch. When Nannie died in 1929, the house passed to daughter Lily Tidwell and her husband. They raised their family and lived there until she passed. It was then sold and went into decline. The house was rescued in 1975 by three partners who spent six years reviving it with the aim of turning it into a restaurant.

In 1981, resplendent in distinctive pink paint, ‘The Straw-berry Mansion’ opened, helping to initiate the renaissance of downtown Melbourne. Once again, there were buffed oak pillars, doors and windows, an elaborate central stair-case and ornate fireplace. In addition to adding a restaurant kitchen, bathrooms and fire suppression system, they cre-ated several indoor and outdoor dining areas. Later, a free

standing restaurant and kitchen called Beaujean’s replaced an adjoining outbuilding. The two venues hosted count-less Brevard County weddings and other festive events and Beaujean’s was ‘the place’ for Sunday Brunch. But changing times lead to its closing in 2005.

Enter Dean and Beth DiGiacinto, who had moved from an historic district of Cincinnati after they sold their very well-regarded Italian restaurant and market. There, they had taken two 1860’s buildings and turned them into a fine din-ing restaurant with retail space next door. During the revi-talization of Historic Downtown Melbourne in 2010, they saw the potential to realize their vision of “a culinary enter-tainment complex’ in the venerable property.

Today, The Mansion boasts 380 seats spread through well-conceived indoor and outdoor restaurant and a large

deck overlooking the Indian River and Melbourne Cause-way. A completely new restaurant kitchen, full bakery and deli, is staffed by a large team of professionals. They pre-pare all their food from scratch, even the mustard. The Mansion keeps 73 beers on tap, but less well known is their huge retail selection of domestic and imported micro beers, wines and liquor. Dean commented that he makes sure package store prices are competitive with the ‘big boys’ and he stocks unusual bottles not found elsewhere. The retail space is spread throughout the old house so hints of polished wood peek through the shelving. Upstairs, wine shelves share former bedrooms, creating a distinct dining area perfect for private events.

On our visit, Dean and Beth presented an array of dishes selected from their imaginative menu. From Tex Mex and Asian to hearty all-American, every generous plate show-cased fresh prime ingredients, carefully prepared and com-posed with care.

The beautifully arranged Caprese salad included the clas-sics- mozzarella, basil and ripe tomato, but accented with extra virgin olive oil, balsamic drizzle and a chunky-cut olive tapenade. Another exceptional appetizer/light lunch share comprised of four applewood-smoked bacon-wrapped jumbo shrimp over creamy white cheddar grits, with a red

Restaurant ofthe Month

THE MANSIONThe Mansion was built in 1905 and soon became the full time home of snowbirds John and Nannie Lee. Located high on a hill overlooking the Indian River and the original ferry link-ing to the beaches, it was an imposing three-story Victorian house. It was embellished in the Queen Anne Revival style by neighbor Claude Beaujean, a carpenter and boat builder. He added the elaborate oak staircase, bay window and gingerbread trim we enjoy today.


pepper coulis and charred corn pico del gallo- yummy. One appetizer I didn’t want to share fused TexMex and Asia- slabs of chile seared (raw inside) pristine ahi tuna draped over napa slaw, Sriracha vinaigrette and avocado, topped with jalapeños and in bib lettuce cups for wrapping.

Two entrée salads are on the diet side. The Sesame Citrus Salad is Asian-themed with napa cabbage, mixed greens, edamame, mango, ses-ame, wonton accents and a citrusy dressing. The other is the Tortilla Salad a garnished Latin inflected toss of greens, bacon, avocado, corn pico, black beans, shredded cheeses and chili lime vinaigrette. Both are perfect for topping with optional grilled chicken or other protein. The Ancho Grilled Chicken on soft flour tacos also had that terrific charred corn pico, dolled up with chipotle sour cream, black beans over yellow rice and a napa salad with chili-lime vinaigrette.

The salmon entrée was perfectly cooked, the sau-téed spinach vividly green, and the lemon butter and fried capers provided an unexpected gourmet touch. Bring a down-home appetite for the dou-ble-cut pork chop. Succulent from brining and careful cooking, and even grill marks show the kitchen’s care. It came out with savory Andouille Cheddar Mash Potatoes, tender crisp green beans

and an interesting apple cider demi-glace. All that said, save room for dessert! Two high-

lights- one warm- a chocolate chip bread pudding with a whisky caramel sauce; the other decadently cool, Mile High Chocolate Stout Pie. It has a base of Oreo crust, then a layer of Nitro Stout fudge chocolate mousse, and topped with whipped sweet mascarpone cheese. Heavenly! It would not be fair to leave out the service, which struck that perfect balance between professional and friendly.

Whether you are looking for a that perfect bot-tle, a nice meal out, lunch to go, or happy hour with a view, this is the perfect place for you. Dean and Beth have used this wonderful old house to create a warm and welcoming experience for every visitor. Nannie Lee would be proud.

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What areas do you service?Everywhere! Your neighbor’s house, your mom’s house, the zoo, your rooftop... If you’ve got cocktails to mix, I am there. And I like road trips!

What do you love most about living/working here on the Space Coast?

Our hometown is big enough to enable success for small businesses. Yet it’s small enough that, with good networking and great customer service, word of mouth and referrals are all I needed to become successful.

What’s the strangest thing you’ve witnessed from behind the bar?

Honestly, most of the strangest stuff happens BEHIND the bar. Service Industry Peps are a bit unlike most people. Mix outgoing personalities + music + shots +

Jessica Marie HainesThe Sol-Tree COMPANY

Bartenders usually have fixed surroundings. For Jess Haines of The Sol-Tree Company though, the exact opposite is true.

A graduate of Florida Tech, Jess tended bar through school and ended up opening her mobile bartending company as a side business. Inspired by The Pour Dr.’s (the OG Mobile Bartenders of Brevard, as Jess calls them), she was thrilled to have a job that paid the bills and let her sleep in.

For three years now, The Sol-Tree Company has been specializing in farm-fresh cock-tail catering. They feature handcrafted cocktails, remixed classics and customized bar menus based upon client preferences and event themes. Jess and her bar staff serve intimate parties of five to corporate events of 500 to live events of 5,000.

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But a good bartender never drinks and tells.

If you were stranded on a desert island and were allowed to have one cocktail, what would it be and why?

Muddled jalapeño, fresh pineapple juice & tequila- because I wouldn’t have to worry about my clothes falling off ! But preferably my des-ert island is a chain so that the lonely bartender stranded on the island next to mine will have chosen beer.

Tell us about the best/coolest/most interest-ing venue you’ve ever set up at.

Pop-up Art shows, I love themes, cool art,

unique people and strange places. Robot Love hosted in 2015 in the Eau Gallie Arts District was the best event I have been the pleasure of being a part of. Thank you Derek Gores!

What is the most cleverly crafted cocktail you’ve dreamed up to match an event?

This past December we took the second place title of the “Best Martini” at the annual Martinis & Mistletoe Competition hosted by the Mel-bourne Chamber of Commerce. Our Mad Hat-ter Tea Party theme featured Lavender and Rose Mar-TEA-ni’s. Last year we won first place with our Blueberry Pancake Picnic and the previous year with our Campfire S’mores Martini (Cold organic homemade chocolate milk infused with

red hot chilli peppers and marshmal-low vodka, rimmed with candied bacon and topped with an ooey, gooey toasted marshmallow you roasted).

What is your dream theme for an event you’d be bartending at?

I am always following my dreams and I am currently pursuing hosting a com-munity event called ARTS & Drafts. An edgy art show with good beer, craft cocktails, skate ramps & kick a** music! I want to prove Mel-boring ain’t so boring after all.

If you could serve drinks in any celebrities living room, alive or dead, who would it be and why?

Yours! Cuz if you’re reading this right now, I want your autograph….on the bottom of a receipt.

Any parting words of wisdom?

Like my Facebook page and I’ll tell you all sorts of wise ways to contact me for your next event!


The Beacham/ The Social

SundaysTropical Sundays with DJ Frankie GMON : 01The Cajuns with Los To-ros and Inner Splits- FreeTUE : 02Victor’s Going Away Show featuring Living Decent with Flashlights, Teen Agers and The New LowsWED : 03Moon TaxiPunk On the Patio with Wet Nurse, Tight Genes and CaffiendsFRI : 05Michael Menert & The Pretty Fantastics with Special Guest MZGSAT : 06Ask with Odessos and Adult LifeMON : 08Whiskey Sharts with Tears of a Tyrant and Useless JesterTUE : 09Ben Miller BandTHURS : 11104.5 The Beat Birthday Bash featuring August Alsina, Elhae, DJ D Strong, DJ D RoyaleFRI : 12EXPO-TEES 10 (B-SIDE Artists T-Shirt

Release Party)SAT : 13Third Man Records Presents: Audio Social Dissent 2016MON : 15Scholars & Scoundrels with The Blind Spots and The Uke-A-LadiesWED : 17Waka Flocka Flame fea-turing DJ Whoo KidTHURS : 18Finish Ticket & Vinyl TheatreFRI : 19WJRR Presents ‘On The Verge’ with ArandaSAT : 20Nikki HillSUN : 21Charles Bradley & His ExtraordinairesMON : 22DaleyThe Mellow Relics with Community Center and MoogitsWED : 24Heartless BastardsTHURS : 25MC ChrisFRI : 26Robert DeLongSAT : 27Grind (Alice In Chains Tribute)MON : 29William Singe- The Intro-duction Tour- Sold Out

The Beach Shack

FRI : 05Mondo TikisFRI : 19Stoney and The House RockersSAT : 20The Usual SuspectsSAT : 27Vince Reed Band

Cocoa Beach Pier at Keith’s

Oyster Bar

SundaysKris Brocato 1pm-5pmWednesdays except 2/3Teddy HendersonSaturdays except 2/6Dusty 1pm-4pm

FRI : 05Bubba Whoopass Wilson 6pm-10pm

SAT : 06John Beck 1pm-4pmRocktown 6pm-10pm

FRI : 12Changes 6pm-10pm

SAT : 13Dana Kamide Band 6pm-10pm

FRI : 19Changes 6pm-10pm

FRI : 26Dana Kamide Band 6pm-10pm

SAT : 27Absolute Blue 6pm-10pm

Coconuts

MondaysGood Company Nashville

SAT : 06Funpipe

SUN : 07Mondo Tikis

FRI : 12Red Tide

SAT : 13Electric Tide

SUN : 14Grand Finale

SUN : 21Everette StephensHoneycutt

MON : 29Drew Halverson

Grills

WED : 03Johnny Danger 6pmTHURS : 04Jason Domulot 5pmFRI : 05Even Odds 7:30pmSAT : 06Derek 2pmQuick Change 7:30pmSUN : 07Umbrella Thieves 3pmWED : 10Jon Honeycutt 6pmTHURS : 11Quick Change Duo 5pmFRI : 12Cover Story 7:30pmSAT : 131833 2pmSonic Molechasers 7:30pmSUN : 14Red Tide 3pmTHURS : 18Jon Cabrera 5pm

FRI : 19Hypersona 7:30pmSAT : 20Derek 2pmSonic Molechasers 7:30pmSUN : 21Muckfire 3pmWED : 24Allan Wood 6pmFRI : 26Umbrella Thieves 7:30pmSAT : 271833 2pmLuna Pearl 7:30pmSUN : 28The Kore 3pm

Jenna’s Breezeway Grill

FRI : 05Jon Parrot 6pm-9pmSAT : 06Rich Deems “Open Jam” 2pm-6pmFRI : 12Mondo Tikis Dynamic Duo 6pm-9pmFRI : 19Rich Deems 6pm-9pmSAT : 20The Quarterbones 3pm-7pmFRI : 26Reuben Anderson 6pm-9pm

SAT : 27Mango Brothers 3pm-6pm

King Center

WED : 03Jairek Robbins 8:30amTHURS : 11ABBA ManiaFRI : 12Pat Benatar & Neil GiraldoSAT : 13Dave Mason Traffic Jam World TourSUN : 14Yanni SAT : 20Brevard Symphony Or-chestra Presents POPS! I Love a PianoTHURS : 25Cameron CarpenterFRI : 26The Beach BoysSUN : 28Vince Gill and Lyle Lovett: Songs and Stories

Open Mike’s

Mondays“Funk You, Monday” Funk Jam hosted by Jared Campbell from Oranga Tanga

Tuesdays“Totally Open Tuesday” Open MicWednesdays“WTF Wednesday” Com-edy Night (18+)Thursdays“Rockin Blues” Blues JamFridays“Wine Me Up” Jazz JamSaturdaysMusic Showcases & Spe-cial Events

Paddy Cassidy’s

THURS : 04Hot PinkSAT : 06The Cheetah CoalitionFRI : 12Tone Egan and Nick MascoloSAT : 13The Dull BladesTUE : 16Stand Up Comedy NightFRI : 19Syd FloydSAT : 20Heliophonic with special guest KonglonFRI : 26The Dead GuysSAT : 27Lauris Vidal

Rusty’s

SundaysPaul 12pmMondaysAdam V 5pmTuesdaysJon Parrot 5pmWednesdaysJim Mitchell 5pmSaturdaysSplash 12pmTHURS : 04General EyezFRI : 05Tone ESAT : 06Jim Mitchell 5pmSUN : 07Smoke and Oak 5pmTHURS : 11Andy 5pmFRI : 12Chill 5pmSAT : 13Matt & Eric 5pmSUN : 14Splash 5pmTHURS : 18General EyezFRI : 19Tone E 12pm Matt and Eric 5pmSAT : 20Chill 5pm

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Sandbar

SundaysSandbooze Sunday with DJ Colione and DJ Cerino 9pm-1amWednesdaysJam Band 8pm-12amThursdaysKaraoke 8pm-12am

MON : 01Hot Pink 8pm-12am

TUE : 02Teddy Time 8pm-12am

FRI : 05New World Beat 9pm-1am

SAT : 06Pre Super Bowl Polar Bear Pub Crawl 1pm-6pmAbsolute Blues 9pm-1amSun : 07Super Bowl Party King Of The CouchMON : 08Mondo Tikis 4pm-8pm Wine-O’s 9pm-1amTUE : 09Cocoa Beach Boys 5pm-10pmFRI : 12506 Crew 9pm-1amSAT : 13Wine-O’s 4pm-8pmREDTIDE 9pm-1amSUN : 14Fyah Proof 4pm-8pmMON : 15Stompbox Steve 4pm-8pmHot Pink 8pm-12amTUE : 16Teddy Time 4pm-8pmDJ Colione and DJ Cerino 9pm-1amFRI : 191833 4pm-8pm Musical Seduction 9pm-1am

SAT : 20YO 11 Anniversary Let It Roll! Galaxy 4pm-8pmLove Valley 9pm-1amSUN : 21Just Us Band 4pm-8pmMON : 22Mondo Tikis 4pm-8pmWine-O’s 9pm-1amTUE : 23Teddy Time 4pm-8pmDJ Colione and DJ Cerino 9pm-1amFRI : 26Island Breeze Duo 4pm-8pmDub Masters 9pm-1amSAT : 27Spring Break Kick Off featuring Vintage, Carolyn and the Tramps, and SeedSUN : 28Separate Checks 4pm-8pmMON : 29Stompbox Steve 4pm-8pmHot Pink 8pm-12am

Slow and Low

THURS : 04Matt RileyFRI : 05Andy HarringtonSUN : 06Stompbox SteveTHURS : 11MK AcousticsFRI : 12Bradley BurtonSAT : 13Dave MyersThurs : 18Matt RileyFRI : 19Buck BarefootSAT : 20 Andy HarringtonSUN : 21Andy HarringtonTHURS : 25MK AcousticsFRI : 26Stompbox Steve

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FRI : 19 Yahtu 7-10pm

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What's on Tapby Ronnie Chabot

On Premise Craft Brand Manager

Have you ever heard of a little island in the Florida Keys called Islamorada? Islamorada has been called many things. It’s referred to as

the

sport

fishing

capital

of

the

world,

and

has

the

longstanding

reputation

of

a

drinking

town with

a

fishing

problem.

Most

people

who visit

call

it

paradise,

but

at

Islamorada

Beer

Company we

simply

call

it

home.

If

you’ve

ever

been

to

Islamorada

then

you

know about

the

legendary

“Sandbar.”

And

if

you

have

yet

to

experience

a

day

wading

in

the

water

with

a

cold

drink

in

your

hand

we

invite

you

to

join

the

Islamorada

Beer

group on

any

Sandbar

Sunday

for

the

time

of

your life.

#MySandbar

IBC

opened

the

doors

in

October

of

2014

and has

become

a

must

see

destination

for everyone

visiting

the

keys.

Islamorada

Beer has

always

been

locally

owned

&

operated and

are

proud

to

be

the

first

to

kick

off

the

local craft beer market in Florida Keys. We take great pride in their local community and giving back to the amazing Florida Keys Islands

that

they

call

home.

Jose Herrera, M.S.

Islamorada Beer Company

Co-Founder/Director of Sales and Marketing

You

will

be

able

to

find

these

amazing

beers

at

your

local

package

stores

and

watering holes.

If

you

don’t

see

it

there

just

ask

so

we

can

get

it

there

so

you

to

can

enjoy

“An

Island

State

of

Mind”

Here are few more great Brews to keep an eye out for

Brewed by Big Storm Brewing Company Style: Amber Ale

Odessa, Florida

Brewed by 3 Daughters Brewing Company Style: Golden Ale St. Petersburg, Florida

Brewed by Kona Brewing Company Style: Brown Ale Kailua Kona, Hawaii

Brewed by Anheuser-Busch InBev Style: Hard Root Beer

St. Louis, Missouri

Till next month, Cheers Ronnie Chabot On Premise Craft Brand Manager

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The Supervillains have eight albums under their belts, and many tours that crisscross the US, along with stints in the Virgin Island. Perhaps you’re familiar with their song, “St. Thomas,” that gets the crowd singing along. Whether it’s from “Massive,” “Postcards from Par-adise,” “Horseshoes and Hand-grenades,” or another of their eight albums, most people have a favorite Supervillains’ song.

As a native myself, I have heard The Supervillains since I was in high school. The first time I saw them was when they opened Earth Day Birthday, and then last year I saw them up close at Milliken’s Reef. Florida loves The Supervillains – they play all over the state with many stops in the Space Coast.

At the end of this month, they will be returning to Brevard for the Port Canaveral Seafood Fes-tival on February 26. Dominic “Dom” Maresco, Drummer and Band General Manager, took some time to chat with The Beachside Resident.

When and how did you start The Supervillains, and how did you decide on the name?

Scott “Skart” Suldo and I started playing together when we were

in high school and we’ve been doing so ever since. How did we come up with the name? A dart-board and some slips of paper.

How did you all meet?

Our Stage Manager, now bass player, B.J. Hall, was a fan of ours, and after a while he started work-ing for us – now he plays with us! Our tour manager, Andrew Lange, is my best friend. We picked up our front of house guy, Brett Mchatton, from prison, I think. There are more pieces to complete the machine, but their stories are lame.

With eight albums and your energetic live performances, what inspires The Supervil-lains style of ska-reggae music?

The crowd mostly; probably some booze and a safety meeting or two as well. We like to keep our records moving. I would hate to record the same album over and over. Each one is different and special in its own way. Kinda like our guitar/keys player, Tom “T-Rex” Moulton. He’s special.

Will 2016 bring a new Super-villains album?

Yes. Skart and I have been work-ing tirelessly to get a new one recorded!

What are The Supervillains touring goals for 2016?

Spring, summer, and fall! We’ll be busy as possible again this year. Hoping to make another trip down to the Carib-bean as well!

You recently hired a new bassist, B.J. Hall. What does he bring to the table for The Supervillains?

A bass, a beard, and a badass – the 3 B’s; he also brings energy and a bit of tenacity. He’s been one of our best friends for as long as I can remember. He’s a proper addition to the group.

On Friday, February 26th, The Supervillains are playing the Port Canaveral Seafood Festival. Before that is Gainesville and New Smyrna. What is the The Supervillains favorite part about playing shows on the Space Coast?

To be honest.....FISHING! The boys are all hopping on a boat the day before and parking the rig at an undisclosed loca-tion for the night. We all enjoy the outdoors, and everything Florida has to offer. I might even show Skart how to catch a fish as I am the superior fisherman. We are looking forward to the Port Canaveral Seafood Festival!

Check out The Supervillains on their website, thesupervillains.com, and their Facebook.

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The Supervillains pack venues and pump up the crowd with their style of energetic swamp reg-gae-ska. These Florida natives have been rocking out since the conception of the band.

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Blues To Brimstone with your host Chip Myles. Chip brings a wealth of knowledge and passion for blues, soul and gospel music.

Blues To Brimstone promises to wake you up and satisfy your soul.

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AquariusYou need to be careful with what you say to others because people are taking you seriously. Which can be a good or bad thing. Also, when you stop fighting and go with the flow. You’ll find your situation actually works for you not against you.

PiscesTo keep the peace in your cur-rent love relationship, don’t dwell on the past. Because you may not be over some past hurts and it will come up in your pres-ent. There is a great energy for love relationships and new love coming in.

AriesThis month you are looking to make changes. For those of you who already know what you want, you’ll go after yours. For those who are still looking, be careful with the decisions you make this month. There will be lessons learned.

TaurusLove relationships are the focus. I feel with Mars in the seventh house for some of you this is a good time for new love. For others, you may be working the kinks out of your current love relationship. Changes may be made this month.

GeminiWatch your emotional self in regards to love relationships. You can be your own worst enemy. Also this month you may benefit financially through your partner. The energy of Mercury direct in the 8th house helps you let go of deep seated issues with your past.

CancerI feel that some of you will shake things up at work by bringing a lot of things to light. This is a great time for career, and a fun energy time for the social life. Venus brings much needed love energy coming your way.

LeoJupiter is in retrograde till May. Your money situation is dictated by your emotional self so try to be at peace. Especially if your money is not looking right. Sun is in the seventh house of rela-tionships, bringing some nice surprises in regards to love.

Virgo You have major changes hap-pening in the month of Febru-ary. The lesson that this month brings is to be open about your feelings and to be considerate of others. Your relationships may be in trouble if you don’t communicate your desires and needs to others.

LibraYou have a lot going on this month. For some of you there will be major changes later this month. I feel problems with relationships may arise, but you may be quiet and not say how you are feeling. You need to stop internalizing your situation and talk about it.

ScorpioYou need to watch your thoughts this month because thoughts become things. You may have problems with your relationship because you are not being open about your feelings.

Sagittarius People want to help you and be there for you so let them instead of doing everything yourself. This is a nice time for love

relationships and strength-ening your current ones. For others a great time to mingle if you’re single.

CapricornYou are making some personal changes, whether it’s changing your profile picture or a new hairdo. Saturn brings about some karmic lessons for you, so take this as an opportunity to grow. You have beautiful energy to tap into when things get rough.

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She provides a workout for your soul, and while she cannot give you answers, she will show you the path toward enlightenment. Whether you choose to break free of your routine or not is up to you. She will also help you learn how to take care of others and be accountable for your own actions so that you may begin focusing on the complexities of your inner self.

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XL Recordings, 2015Just like that one movie most everyone saw this hol-iday season, this is the one new CD filled stockings everywhere. So you probably got an earful, whether you wanted to or not. So does it live up to the hype?

An album focusing on nostalgic reflection from someone who’s not yet 30 can seem premature and ill conceived. But this is largely what Adele serves up here. Loss and unrequited love are central themes and there’s a focus on ballads.

With the lead single, “Hello,” which is really a good-bye, she teases deep emotion from quiet phrasing to swelling, soaring drama. “All I Ask” is the final night two lovers will spend together and she sings, “Give me a memory I can use,” emotion-ally exposed and resigned to the inevitable end. Here still she retains her dignity and reflects a strength to endure.

There’s no “Rolling in the Deep,” and it seems like all the songs are love songs. If you’re a fan, it won’t matter. And if you’re a casual listener, be glad Adele is great at what she does.

Number OnePool Party

It’s Alive Records/Mooster Records, 2015Pool Party are from Miami, write really silly songs, and refuse to take them-selves too seriously.

Formed in 2001 or ‘02 (no one can really recall with any certainty), the band set out to to enter-tain anyone who’d lis-ten, and they never quit. Playing or entertaining, that is.

This is either garagey-punk rock or punky-ga-rage rock, but definitely one of those things. This racket isn’t fueled by righ-teous indignation or ado-lescent rage. This comes

from the Dee Dee Ramone school of “I just wanna have something to do,” and they do it really well.

“Pool Party Number One” is the sort of song/chant soccer teams use to psyche themselves up. There’s a nice touch of bright, spirited organ playing to liven the tune. “Undress for Success” should be the soundtrack for next season of any barely-clothed reality show. “Boob Massage” is as knuckle-dragging dumb as you hope it’d be.

“Strut My Stuff ” is unbelievably great. It could have been written after binge listening to the first three Alice Cooper albums, on vinyl of course. “Freaking Out,” and “Drinking by the Pool,” are also proper sorts of songs, with catchy choruses and more developed ideas. Here on side two, they let on that they not only can play, but write a song that resembles something actually heard on the radio.

This is ideal for anyone who doesn’t feel the need to be burdened by annoying feelings like loss, love or despair, and don’t want to think too much.

P.S. Check out the great earworm track from their previous release, “Pool Party Party”, “I Was a Teenage Weirdo.” Poignant and self deprecating, it’s the perfect song for anyone who’s ever felt they were on the outside looking in.

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WE’RE LOUD: 90s Cassette Punk Unknowns.

Various ArtistsSlovenly Recordings/Black Gladiator 2015

Every era of music has some grossly neglected and under appreciated artists. Bands who never rose past their hometowns scene or the tri-state area. This collection of 33 songs seeks to help docu-ment the vast and sprawling underground punk landscape.

Les Fleur Du Mal from Las Vegas offer up some fun and flighty keyboard driven garage-ish rock.

Pink Fingers, Barf Bags, Crawlers, and Mega and the Nyrds all get their moment in the sun, finally.

And it truly wouldn’t be punk if there wasn’t some genuinely pissed off act performing in kind and Heck Yeahs fit the bill here with three songs,

including “I Always Hated You.”

People’s Court have the instant classic, “We’re Gonna Die,” which is insanely catchy and per-fectly dry. If your tastes ever flirted with the underground or currently still do, this lo-fi collec-tion of noisy numbers is what you need.www.slovenly.com

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Like all types of industry, the surf/skate world has its conventions. A time where big and small companies figure out how to take over the world or make it to the end of next month. A time where product lines are shown and pre-book orders are planned. It is a time where the newest products go on display with marketing campaigns set in motion to ensure all retail buyers set aside dollars for the next big seller. It’s a time of boardriding. Skating with friends from around or even out of the country. A time to share the passion that was instilled in us so long ago.

I would say it is a time of surfing but we’re in Orlando for cryin’ out loud. Apparently we have decided to fig-ure out a distant point from any coast and title the convention “Surf Expo”. I have always thought that was a strange place to talk surf. Either way I have been attending since 1986. Wow. I just did that math.

Anyway, this year was a great one. We were able to get the word out about our Skate To School scholarship program to a lot of companies and the inter-est was phenomenal. We spoke with our sponsors that help us produce the

Cocoa Beach Open Skateboarding Competition. We even secured some opportunities to grow both projects.

After the work is done there are always the after-parties. We started off at the Surfing Hall of Fame inductions. I had to snap a picture with legend, and one of my favorite MC’s, Hunter Joslin. He along with Rich Rudolph and many others shared the honor. Rich was in such a heavily guarded VIP section that I couldn’t get to him. Northeast legend Sid Abruzzi gave the first speech and immediately referred to Rich and Phil Salick in the highest regard. Sid exclaimed that he met the Salick brothers when he first visited Cocoa Beach and that they were instru-mental in his annual visits every year since the 1970’s. The ceremony was incredible and it was an honor to be in the room. We were whisked off to the next after party where we met up with the Sector 9 crew and numerous other industry people. We had a blast hanging out with Lance-O and Beebs and Her Money Makers. The music was infec-tious and the crowd was great. Lots of surf skate legends in the crowd with positive vibes. The next morning was

rough but we finished out our meetings and headed back to the beach. I can’t stand Orlando!

The Cocoa Beach Open was a great success! We had to postpone the event one day due to sub-arctic and hurri-cane force winds. Even though the wind was howling, Oranga Tanga still rocked the stage at Coconuts on the Beach. People were dancing and we had unlimited beer for contest participants and VIPs (hit me up for a wrist band next year). It was a good call to wait. On Sunday morning the weather was great, the sun was out and the skate park was packed. People trav-eled from Delaware, North Carolina, Tennessee and all over Florida and Georgia to come to our lovely town’s skateboard event. The news cameras were there and we had vendors from near and far alike: Grind for Life,

Domain Premium Apparel, Bravery Adams, Neezy Bordz, Broken Horse. Mike Duffield and Nixon were in the house and gave us almost $1000 in watches for the two winners. Kelsey’s and Bruno’s kept us in pizza all day long and skaters came out to compete for some of the $5,000 that was up for grabs. Our sponsors came through for the second year in a row. Rusty’s Sea-food and Oyster Bar along with Coco-nuts on the Beach both contributed to the prize purse. This is semi-historical in a way because these are local restau-rants giving back to skateboarding. We are so thankful that these two wonder-ful local establishments got behind the vision of a local PRO/AM contest for skateboarders. Thanks!

We were prepping for this event around the clock for four nights with trophy construction. Jessie Saum

pulled off the most amazing awards we have ever seen. We stuck to our “skate-sword” theme and just raised the bar. The winners were proud to walk away with such amazing awards. Plus the cash!

The Cocoa Beach Skate Park would like to thank Tina Mila and Matt Han-nan for running the registration, shop, tabulations and logistics. Thanks to David Morefield for video production, Mattie Jordan for the photography. Judging Panel: Bob Umbel, Mark Lake, PJ Byrtus, Rich Payne. Thanks to Jewop Steve and Sean Slater for the computer and sound board. Huge thanks to Aarin Hartwell for stepping in as a last minute production fill in for Sound/DJ/MC. Without those people above there is no Cocoa Beach Open. See you next year!

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January was a busy month in the world of skateboarding. It’s not always summer days and pineapples. Sometimes we have to get to work producing events and attend meetings at conventions.

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In a state already flush with point breaks and offshore winds. While mystery still shrouds the Kelly Slater Wave Company–which, according to the website, “combines cutting edge science, engineering and design to create the longest, rideable open-barrel man made wave in the world”–locals were heartened by the notion that such a man-made wave was possible. Perhaps, in some not-too-distant future, it will be available to the wave-starved masses.

While purists eschew the notion of seeking the perfect wave in any place other the ocean, the image of Slater tuck-ing into the silky dark-water barrel is tantalizing enough, and represents a technological coup for a community who has long endured the failures of wave-pool upstarts.

In the meantime, let’s be thankful for fleeting north swells, little peelers at north-wind blocks, and whatever else the Atlantic throws our way.

Here’s this month’s Florida Surf Museum news:

Surfing SantasThanks to the Trosset family, and the City of Cocoa Beach, the Surfing Santas event earned over $5000 for Mike Rogers’ worthy charity Grind for Life, and pleased to donate $5000 to the organization. That’s no lump of coal!

Shout-outsHere’s to Natural Art founder Pete Dooley for being inducted into the Surfboard Builders Hall of Fame, and to Eastern Surf Magazine, which is cele-brating its 25th anniversary!

Exhibits & Upcoming Events

We continue into the new year with our current exhibits- Shortboard Evolution Revolu-tion and Sidewalk Surfing/ The Florida Connection. Check

them out on our website or, better yet, go to the museum and see the real thing. An upcoming exhibit for 2016 will be a show from noted surf pho-tographer Tony Aruzza, com-bining surfboards from some of the world’s most respected shapers with Tony’s unique photographic art.

Coming up again on March 26th will be the 16th annual Florida State Paddleboard Championship. The Water-man’s Challenge will be June 4th and 5th. And the Florida Women of the Waves gather-ing will be in October. In the meantime we will be having even more of our swap meet/cookouts that were so popular last summer.

So please join us- participate, contribute, volunteer or just hang out. 2016 is going to be a great year!

The Florida Surf Museum is lo-cated in the Ron Jon Watersports Building. Visit www.floridasurf-museum.org, or check Facebook — “Florida Surf Museum.” Formal name and web address changes are forthcoming. Call 258-8217 for more information. Programs are supported in part through a grant sponsored by the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners and managed by the Brevard Cultural Alliance.

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Lucas was born in the New Smyrna area and moved to Cocoa Beach when he was 15. Without a doubt, surfing and skating were Lucas’ favorite activities. Since mov-ing to the Space Coast, Lucas created a cir-cle of friends who he still surfs with today.

Living here, we are lucky to have weather that allows us to play outside year round. Our surf and skate scene is very influential to the young and young at heart. I asked Lucas how growing up in such a rich surf-ing and skating atmosphere shaped him as an individual.

“I think growing up in a rich surf and skate community helped me as a person to set goals and eventually achieve them,” he said. “Similar to when you’re try-ing to learn something new at surfing or skateboarding.”

While the beach shapes the land we reside on, it’s also constantly shaping us as

well. As boardriders, life is built around memo-ries that keep us froth-ing for more. We all have moments that are stuck in time and waves that we’re still searching for. I asked Lucas what moments on the board he is looking forward to. He simply and wonderfully stated, “I really look forward to the paddle outs with friends and our kids. Cruising in my VW bus and continuing the cycle of what living in Cocoa Beach is all about.”

I asked Lucas what it was about the Space Coast that sold him on raising his family and starting his business here.

“After living in North Carolina for five years, my wife Lori and I moved back to Cocoa Beach in 2007,” he said. “Our son

Raven was born weeks later. We chose Cocoa Beach to be our permanent residence specifi-cally because of the beach culture… the people and slightly laid back lifestyle. We started our roofing business, East Coast Roofing Solutions Inc. in

2011 and the business has done very well. Mainly due to the support and feedback from our community.”

Not to mention all the hard work put in daily.

Ending this session, Lucas wanted to thank a few people that have been there for him and supported him along the way.

“My wife Lori, Eric Super, Morgan Campbell, Bruce and Dianne at Surfinista and lots more. This could go on and on. Thank you.”

And as always, I asked for some advice for the groms. Lucas said “Never give up! Everything you need is at your fingertips – you just have to grab it!”

Lucas couldn’t be more correct. You’ll surprise yourself with a little hard work and remembering to be loyal to yourself. Until next time, stay warm in the water.

Lucas Fish of East Coast Roofing Solutions is someone that people in our community can turn to, whether as a loyal friend or as a businessman dedicated to keeping families safe.

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by Jenny Bilchak

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I’ll start off by talking about the nearshore fish-ing. Depending on the person, whether you like slow trolling or sight fishing, it’s a great time for both. Slow trolling for kingfish is hot right now, along with some sailfish in the mix. If you can find live bait like pogies, greenies, or thread fins then you’re golden. If you make your own kingfish rigs, a light wire with two treble hooks will do the job. The equip-ment I like to use for slow trolling for kings or sail-fish is a Shimano TLD20 matched with a Shimano Tallus Blue water rod with thirty to forty pound mono. There is also tri-pletail and cobia to target which are a ton of fun to sight fish on fly or spin-ning rod. When you’re out looking for tripletail, look for color changes or float-ing sargasm. When the color changes and there’s

a good temperature difference, I’d look for the cobia. Live bait, jigs, and live shrimp will be your best baits when target-ing them.

The inshore bite is also on fire. Redfish and trout are the main species to target until the black

drum show up in larger numbers. The winter time is also the best time to target big sea trout. As we get these cold fronts, it pushes all the fish into deeper holes on the flats and if you find the right one it’s like catching fish out of a bath

tub. In the mix of the trout and redfish there is also black drum which are a lot of fun to catch too. If you’ve never caught one before, they fight just like redfish but they’re not as spooky. The only thing that can frustrate you is they can be very picky sometimes. My choice of lures are the gulp jerk shads and shrimp along with Logic Lures soft plastics.

Well that’s all I have for you this month so good luck out there and tight lines!

The problem with the few fishable days being far between is that it’s hard to establish patterns. There-fore, much of my forecast is going to rely on past Feb-ruary’s patterns and not so much affected by how Jan-uary ended. The one thing I can say about last month is that we saw a bit of winter weather that we haven’t seen much of over the past few years. I for one think we’ve seen enough for this winter and we can bring back the temps in the high 60’s and low 70’s.

When it wasn’t too cold, windy and rough to fish, the fishing was actually pretty darn good. For a few of the days, there was a very defined edge where the water changed from pure mud to a decent blue. When that edge was there, there were mul-tiple species of fish feeding on the blue water side. Some

of the best sailfishing in the past several months hap-pened along this edge with many boats reporting mul-tiple opportunities. There were also good numbers of kingfish with an occasional wahoo, a few mahi and blackfin tuna.

If the water temperatures in February remain a few degrees above seventy, I would expect to see action similar to last month. Most of those pelagics should hang around until the water temps dip below 70 degrees. Also, the fish could move into the reefs if the water inshore ever cleans up. Last month the clean water was outside 120’ and if that clean water moves in, the kingfish action could turn red hot. Also, if the kings get a chance to school back up, there should be a better chance at a few more blackfin tuna.

If the fish seem to be con-centrated, spinning min-nows on stinger rigs should be all you need to keep in the action. If the fish are more scattered out, you might have to spend a little more coin and troll ballyhoo. The problem with the ballyhoo rigs is that the kings love to clip them off right behind the hook.

If you really want to bot-tom fish, you should find plenty of action on grouper and red snapper that you have to throw back. If you’re trying to catch something for the grill, pack an extra por-tion of patience as the amber-jack have been a little hard to come by. If you’re lucky, you might find a few triggerfish, mangrove, mutton or yellow-tail snapper on the inshore reefs like Pelican Flats.

Either way, if the ocean is calm enough and it’s not too cold, better take advan-tage any good days and get offshore.

At least me writing this article is like being a weath-erman. I can be as wrong as wrong gets and I’ll still have a job tomorrow.

See y’all on the pond!!

By Capt. Jamie Glasner

Hunting Red FishIt’s the beginning of yet another month so I hope everyone had an awesome new year and caught plenty of fish. During the course of this month there are many different species to target whether you like to fish the inshore or the nearshore.

Get Out on the Good DaysBy Capt. Scott Bussen

There’s not really a whole lot to say about Janu-ary as I start to write this article, or at least there’s little to say about the fishing. So far, only about one in four days in January have been offshore fishable and some of those weren’t exactly calm.

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Adopt a BEACH!

Or perhaps you are visiting from our nearby Brevard communities such as Merritt Island or Cocoa. Maybe you come from as far away as Orlando or Pennsylvania or Germany. Wherever you may come from, one thing many of us share is an appreciation and love of our beautiful beaches.

One reason our beaches are so enjoyable is that we have a small group of fantastic volun-teers that help to monitor conditions at var-ious beaches up and down the coast. These volunteers do a variety of things to help main-tain their adopted stretch of shoreline. If they think their beach would benefit from more veg-etation they can request to have sea oats planted. They may think their beach could use stakes and rope to help remind beach goers that dunes and dune vegetation are protected.

We call these volunteers Stake-holders. The Cocoa Beach chapter of The Surfriders Foundation cur-rently has a core group of stakehold-ers monitoring several crossovers and beaches from Port Canaveral to south Cocoa Beach. However, there are still some crossovers and beaches that could benefit from a little TLC. If you have a favorite beach you would like to adopt and

monitor, The Surfriders Foun-dation would love to assist your efforts any way we can.

You do not have to join The Surfriders Foundation to be a Stakeholder. Of course, if you

would like to join we would love to have you. And don’t worry. Any materials you may need to maintain your adopted beach would be pro-vided through Surfriders. And if you need help with your beach project, the Cocoa Beach chap-ter of The Surfriders Foundation can help coor-dinate volunteers to assist you.

To see how you can get involved and see which crossovers and beaches need Stakeholders, please visit our website at cocoabeach.surfrider.org.

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The PAFB VITA Program is sponsored by the PAFB Legal Office and Project Emeritus. This service is provided by volunteer tax counselors who have been trained and certified by the IRS.

Effective 2015: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) signed into law March 23, 2010, requires all U.S. citizens and legal residents to obtain and maintain a minimum standard of health care insurance. For 2015, taxpayers are required to prove that they have obtained the minimum essential coverage and TRICARE qualifies for this coverage. Proof of coverage is the Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form 1095: Employer Provided Health Insur-ance Offer and Coverage. Each member of the Air Force team will

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While the tax service is free of charge, a food donation box will be available for canned or boxed foods for local area food programs. The food will be distributed to local area food programs.

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worm castings from her Can-of Worms about three times a year, biochar and rock dust in the off season. She adds compost tea from Progress Earth at hydrobuilder.com most months to the soil. She also has two mango trees, a banana tree, a mulberry tree and a Moringa tree. They each receive a weekly spray that are in the backyard. The spray is rotated weekly with liquid seaweed or Compost Tea.

Carolyn is a traditional gardener who likes to water her plants the old fashioned way.

“I have a drip irrigation system but I don’t use it because chlorine can kill the beneficial microbes. I just use the rain barrells. I like to hand water. Then you can check and see them everyday. You can see who’s struggling or needs help.“

Rest Between SeasonWhen it gets too hot, Carolyn finishes the season by covering the soil with a roll of brown paper, which can be found in the paint section of a hardware store. When it is time for the new season, she just adds a thin layer of soil on top of the paper to start again.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Dir: JJ AbramsStars: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam

DriverLuke Skywalker, the last of the Jedi, has disap-peared. The only key to finding him lies within a droid named BB-8. BB-8 meets a young scavenger (Ridley) and they cross paths with a former Storm-trooper (Boyega). Newcomers Boyega, Ridley and Driver bring new characters to the Star Wars uni-verse that intrigue and entertain. Unlike the most recent Star Wars (prequel) films, Abrams doesn’t drown the movie with special effects and his char-acters are human with personalities and flaws. “The Force Awakens” mixes old faces with fresh ones, cre-ating a new story while still recognizing the past. The movie has the spirit, music, and tone of the original films including plot points. That’s ok because many popular franchises use a formula (besides, better to take from the classic films than something like The Phantom Menace right?) Anticipated for and loved by many, “The Force Awakens” isn’t cinematic per-fection but it does its job by bringing audiences to that familiar galaxy far far away with the feel of Star Wars. It’s the beginning of a new trilogy and essen-tially “A New Hope” for a new generation.Grade: A

The RevenantDir: Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson

Frontiersman Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) is left for dead by his peer (Hardy) after a bear attack in the 1820s. “Revenant” is a beautiful and brutal story about a father driven by both love for family and revenge. It’s a realistic and unflinching dramatic look at man. Avoiding natives, weathering storms and cauterizing wounds, Iñárritu shows how gritty and brutal survival can be. Filmed entirely

outside using natural lighting, the cinematogra-phy is wonderful. Despite its riveting dialogue, sometimes the simple sound of heavy breathing and nature is just as powerful. As the hero and vil-lain respectively, DiCaprio and Hardy prove they are two of the best actors of their generation. In some scenes, DiCaprio demonstrates his acting ability using only body language when unable to speak. It’s been said that some of the best films can be understood using only picture absent of sound. “The Revenant” is not only a prime exam-ple in that regard but also one of dedication and excellent filmmaking.Grade: A+

The Hateful EightDir: Quentin Tarantino

Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh

A bounty hunter (Russell) and his prisoner ( Jason Leigh) take refuge from a blizzard inside a cabin with six other fiendish strangers. In a nutshell, it’s “Reservoir Dogs” meets “Django Unchained.” Set after the Civil War, it’s eight strangers located in one place with one of them being disconcerting for the rest. To those familiar with Tarantino’s work, “The Hateful Eight” has everything you’ve come to expect; his customary actors, exaggerated vio-lence, colorful characters and fearless exposition. Tarantino’s newest film isn’t just about entertain-ing dialogue and violence. He wisely uses the film’s setting to incorporate social and racial politics into the story (something attempted in Django.) Every performance is grand from the commanding Kurt Russell, and the conniving Sam Jackson to Walton Goggins who is finally given a large role to excel in. Tarantino’s work has been and always will be about his love for film thus every movie he makes is going to be a mixed bag of influential elements. He shares his passion for movies through his films and in turn, influences others. Tarantino’s latest movie may not be for everyone but through his unique style and methods, demonstrates he can still make a great film.Grade: A

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Dear Juliet,My husband like to smoke after business time. But I cannot stand the second hand! It makes me cough and frankly, it stinks. He just opens a window and says I’m being picky. What do I tell him when he lights up?

Cathleen in Cocoa

My Poor Coughing Cathleen,

The history of smoking a cig-arette after making love is a long one. It seems some peo-ple like a little side of vice with their vice entree. Your husband seems like a dim bulb to me, sweetie. Being intimate with some-one is all about respect. If he can’t respect your health and your wish-es, put up some NO SMOKING signs and tell him to pack his bags.

Love, Juliet

Dear Juliet,My man is a Tarzan! He loves to climb trees, and even takes naps in the giant ficus in our yard. He has asked me to come up and spend some... personal time with him in the limbs of his favorite tree. It sounds fun to me. I’m just worried about his weird ficus fetish. Should I be?

Sam in Merritt Island

Him Tarzan, You Sam!

Honey, it sounds to me like your man is a dendrophile! Now, that means someone who wants to make love TO trees, not IN them... So that may not be ac-curate. You should probably ask him to clear that up for you... As for his adventurous arousal, safety first! If you really want to support your amorous arborist, attach some safety harnesses to some support limbs, and make sure you put up a TALL priva-cy fence.

Love, Juliet

Dear Juliet,I met this cute little librarian recently while I was hunting for some poetry at my neighbor-hood library. We really hit it off, and I think I’d like to ask her out. But there’s a little footnote that keeps bothering me... She seemed like a pretty straight laced girl. And I am a goth and professional Mistress! I wear all black, all the time, and my line of work is, well... titillating, to say the least. I don’t know if I can deal with the rejection if she thinks I’m a freak! What do I do?

Brittany in Titusville

It seems you were checking out more than just books, my lurid love! But you are also judging a book by its cover. Tisk, tisk, mon ami! One in your line of work should know that one’s outer appearance does not al-ways fall in line with one’s inner desires. For all you know, that buttoned up librarian may be the freak! Perhaps she thought you wouldn’t be interested in a “square” like her. Prove her wrong and ask her to dinner. And maybe afterward, you can give her a tour of your dungeon. Er, office.

Good luck, my sweet! Love, Juliet

Dear Juliet,My new girlfriend is wonderful, everything is going really well in our new relationship. She is a professional dog trainer, and

has a giant German Shepherd. This dog is built like a puma, and guards my girlfriend from day to night. It would be endearing, except that he guards her from ME! Whenever I try to put the moves on her, he growls at me, and she has to put him in a cage. This is shaping up to be a bad situation. Should I give her an ultimatum?

Rob in Indialantic

Mon petit chat,

I don’t know your new lady love, but I’d venture to guess that if dogs are her passion, you

will find yourself on the losing end of that ultima-tum. What you need to do now is show this dog that you are not a threat, and you intend to stay. This means put in some time with them at the dog park, or take them both for a fun hike. Once he learns that you are both on the same team, he will be fetching your slippers in no time.

Love, Juliet

Dear Juliet,I like to play the field, but my friends are starting to make judgy comments. Who wants to eat the same dinner every night for the rest of your life when the world is one big buffet?

Harold in Palm Bay

My lovely Harold,

You either need to pump the brakes on your social calen-dar, or get yourself some new friends. As long as all partners are safe and consenting, the idea of a “good number” is an-tiquated. If you are really con-cerned, find one friend whose judgment you value, and have a private, open conversation with them. Maybe you will gain some insight. Until then don’t fill them in on all the little details of your love life. Love, Juliet

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