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May–June 2015

Page 8What’s

New

0Taste ofthe Race

Page 22Duck

Olympics Recap

Page 25The REP

Happenings

Page 27My Seaside

Story

Page 6Women of

Seaside

A early adopter shares his experience in the town’s early years The Joffrey Ballet Concert Group

gears up for its debut performanceCommunity Builders

By Jessica Manafi

By Wendy O. Dixon

By Wendy O. Dixon

Seaside’s pastel-colored houses and front porches overlooking nar-row, brick-paved streets began as preliminary drawings that hung in an exhibit at Villard House on Madi-son Avenue in New York City.

David Dowler, one of the first residents to become involved in the town, said he remembered seeing designers Andrés Duany and Eliza-beth Plater-Zyberk’s drawings while living in the city and thought it an ideal place to build a beach house for his family’s next generation.

“We were just buying, knowing we loved that beach,” he says, “and then the ideas as they developed became very intriguing.”

Dowler, 67, has been traveling to the area since 1948, before Seaside was even an idea for Robert Davis, the town’s founder.

As one of The Seaside Institute’s initial directors, Dowler says the area wasn’t just considered a strip of white sand and clear water but more

After months of anticipation, the Joffrey Ballet Concert Group will fi-nally make its debut in Seaside this May. Hosted by the merchants of Seaside, the performance is set for Saturday, May 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the Seaside Amphitheatre. Admission is free and open to the public.

“I’m very excited to be coming to Seaside for our performances,” says Davis Robertson, artistic director of the Joffrey Ballet Concert Group. “We know it’s going to be a lovely time of year in a lovely city, in a lovely venue, and we are bringing a lovely dance to it. We can’t wait to be a part of such a fantastic scene.”

The concert group, the perfor-mance company of the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City, will per-form a 90-minute show with 30 Jof-frey dancers. “We will be performing Balanchine’s ‘Serenade,’ which I think will bring a gorgeous soft beauty to things,” Robertson says. “Eclecticism,” a new work by Robertson, merges contemporary music set to classical instruments. “And Arpino’s ‘Light-Rain,’ a beautiful Joffrey standard,” he

Among the oldest creatures on earth, sea turtles have remained essentially unchanged for 100 mil-lion years, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), which con-ducts research on sea turtle be-havior, migrations, ecology and threats. Florida has the highest abundance of nesting sea turtles in the continental United States. Log-gerhead, green and leatherback sea turtles commonly nest here. How-ever, the obstacles they face to sur-vive — illegal harvesting, habitat encroachment, light pollution and physical pollution — have made the species’ future fragile. Do Not Disturb cont. page 11

Do Not Disturb

Take turtle-friendly precautions to help protect nesting sea turtles

A early adopter shares his experience in the town’s early years

Turtle nesting season, begin-ning in May and lasting through October in most Florida coun-ties, is when sea turtles dig nests in the sand and lay eggs. The thrill of seeing baby turtles hatch and struggle in the sand to make it toward the shore is an exciting spectacle for humans to witness.

Sharon Maxwell with South Wal-ton Turtle Watch says local nesting typically begins during the second or third week of May, when the water temperature reaches 81 or 82 degrees. The turtle watch group recorded 47 nests last year and 56 the year before. “Our prime nest-ers are loggerheads, but we have green turtles also. Some years we are lucky enough to see the Kemp’s

Ridley, a small rare turtle,” she says. “Sometimes people don’t see them because they are very small, so their nests can go unobserved.”

Sea turtles are protected by the Marine Turtle Protection Act, and the federal Endangered Species Act lists all five species of sea tur-tles in Florida as either threatened or endangered. Anyone found harassing a sea turtle or interfer-ing with the nesting process faces criminal and civil penalties.

The FWC asks people not to get too close, shine lights on or use flash photography on the nest-ing turtles. If you see a nesting sea turtle while on the beach, stay behind her and at such a distance that she cannot see you, and re-main quiet.

One of the challenges in this part of Florida, says Maxwell, is

of an “experi-ment.”

“(The Sea-side Institute d i r e c t o r s ) decided it was a social experiment, that we were vacationing and living in a place that had powerful ideas that seemed to have merit and that was demonstrated by the success of Seaside,” he says. “I think a majority of homeowners would not be able then, and perhaps now, to articu-late the power of the ideas. But they lived into it, and they liked it and that’s why it worked.”

Dowler, who has worked as a port-folio manager for a privately held registered investment adviser in Fort Worth, Texas, for 29 years, is no longer with the Seaside Institute, but his wife, Marsha, continues to be one of the town’s prominent figures

adds. “I think it’s going to be a great program for your audience.”

In addition, Robertson will have a three-day workshop April 30-May 2 in Seaside, in which he will train selected local dancers who will per-form in Seaside at a later date. The

A baby green sea turtle makes its arduous journey to shore. Photo by Nic Stoltzfus

that nesting season correlates with tourist season, which can interfere with the females feel-ing safe enough to come ashore. Catching ghost crabs at night, for example, is popular with tourists, who use flashlights as they walk along the beach. “Consequently, it can interfere with the sea tur-tles coming in. So our message has been to be respectful of the habitat,” Maxwell says. “If you have to use a flashlight use a red LED light, which deters sea tur-tles less.”

The turtle watch group hopes to convince people who go out at night that there are many things to enjoy without artificial light. “You can see more stars,” she says, “and even get a glimpse of a sea turtle coming ashore if you are very still.

David Dowler

Joffrey Balley Concert Group

Joffrey Ballet cont. page 11David Dowler cont. page 10

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A free shuttle service makes traveling around Scenic Highway 30A more convenient beginning May 24. Trolley riders can access a live map through the Sunshine Shuttle website (sunshineshuttle.com), which shows all stops and the Turtle Express vehicle’s current location at any given time. The map is available for desktop, tablet or smartphone. Sunshine Shuttle & Limousine implemented the transportation program with the cooperation of local business leaders dedicated to changing the car-centric culture of the 30A community. The trolley will run through Sept. 1.

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Happenings About Town

Editor’s LetterWhile Seaside embraces its old fashioned ways, there’s always something new to do. This summer, you can enjoy Seaside’s latest additions, including a new wine bar, new farm-to-table breakfast items, a new shop and some exciting new Seaside-inspired souvenirs.

Chef Jim Shirley, owner of Great Southern Café in Seaside and The Bay, opened his latest hotspot, 45 Central Wine Bar, in March. The hippest place to sip, savor and socialize, 45 Central is an adult sanctuary, offering an impressive selection of wines and a menu of small nibbles of meats, cheeses and hummus.

Ophelia, a new luxury designer swimwear boutique, has designer lines for the perfect beach-ready look — simple and chic, beachy glam, young and playful or refined and sophisticated.

And Seaside’s first restaurant has added farm-to-table-inspired breakfast foods to its menu. Bud & Alley’s breakfast is made with the freshest possible ingredients and served with Bud & Alley’s famous hospitality. Owner Dave Rauschkolb and his culinary team traveled the coast and throughout New York City sampling various breakfasts and brunches before finalizing the breakfast experience they wanted to serve at Bud & Alley’s. The new breakfast menu features coastal-inspired dishes that offer a twist on Bud & Alley’s favorites, such as sweet potato pancakes and locally sourced farm fresh eggs paired with the restaurant’s famed crab cakes.

Seaside loves Alabama. Seaside loves Texas. Seaside loves Mississippi. You get the idea. The latest Seaside-related souvenirs, Seaside’s State Love Stickers are now available at Seaside Beach and TheSeasideStyle.com. Find your home state’s sticker as a souvenir to celebrate your Seaside summer vacation.

Wendy O. DixonEditor [email protected]

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Lucy Jonesy enjoys the Duck Olympics, part of Special Olympics Florida - Walton County, which held its festivities Easter Sunday in Seaside. Read all about the fun on page 22. Photo by Jamie Conley

May–June 2015

URBAN DESIGNT h e S e a s i d eTi m e s . c o m

By Mark Schnell

“ W o u l d a , coulda, shoulda.”

If you hear those words from someone, you might just be dwelling too much on some-thing that you would have,

could have, or should have done dif-ferently. What can you do about it now? Just move on.

That sense of regret is relatively common in a growing beach town where the real estate business is king. I’ll often hear someone lament that they didn’t buy a house or a lot when the market was early in the cycle and prices were much lower.

Seaside might be the ultimate local example of this. The very first lots in Seaside, located along Tupelo Street between 30A and Grove, went on the market in 1981. The least expensive of these lots were listed for $15,000. Adjusting for inflation, that’s the equivalent of $39,000 today.

That number is just for a lot — it does not include a house on the lot — but that’s still a remarkably low number. If a lot came on the market in Seaside for $39,000 today, do you think it would be on the market very long? Not a chance. It would be one of

Missed Opportunities

the more remarkable real estate bar-gains I can imagine. Consider that the current value for a house (on one of those lots) in Seaside averages nearly $900 per square foot. Now that’s an impressive return on investment.

So why didn’t I buy that lot back in 1981? Or buy one in the decades that followed? I have a pretty good excuse: I was about nine years old when the first lots went on the market. But those of you a little older than me might be kicking yourself. What can I say but, “woulda, coulda, shoulda.”

Missed opportunities in real estate aren’t limited to individuals, either. There are plenty of times when our county government (and some private developers) failed to act when the time was right. Of course, it’s only consid-ered too late in most cases because the price of land is now very high. We can still fix many of these situations, but it will cost a lot more than if we planned ahead and acted earlier.

In the spirit of learning from our mistakes, here are a few of South Walton’s most notable missed op-portunities:A larger and more connective street network

In the 30A/U.S. 98 corridor, you’ve probably noticed that just about ev-ery place you go is accessed by a small handful of roads: 30A, 98, 395, 283, 83, and 393 (along with a couple of the more minor roads, too). Every-thing else is basically a dead-end

street. This is a very limited network for such a large area. It’s a situation that works OK for a while, but then growth exceeds the ability of the net-work to handle all of the traffic. That time has arrived in some places, and it’s beginning to cause some prob-lems. (And if you think 30A is near-ing its final build out, I have news for you.) It’s not too late, but it’s going to be very expensive and contentious to buy land for new roads.Making the “feeder roads” into grand boulevards

The “feeder roads” such as County Roads 395 and 283 that run between Highways 98 and 30A are the gateway to our community. Unfortunately, they are not very attractive or well designed in most cases. The aesthet-ics are marred by an electrical facil-ity that is barely screened, and giant poles for power lines that should have been buried. Developments made a conscious effort to “turn their back” to the road by fronting it with park-ing lots and tall privacy fences. The county and developers should have slowed down traffic, added sidewalks, street trees, and parallel parking, and then require that buildings address the street through front entrances, windows, and building placement. It could have been a grand boulevard — or at least a nice street — that wel-comes everyone to our community. Instead, in the area north of Old Sea-grove, it’s just a conduit for cars and electricity.Public beachfront land for parks and accesses

After the unfortunate demolition of the Seagrove Villas hotel, I hoped that the county would purchase the

land for a park. It didn’t happen, and now there are some large new houses on that land. It was a missed oppor-tunity for a public use of some kind. It could have been a regional beach access or, preferably, just a beautiful park where people could have lunch or watch sunset. Everyone loves the beach, but it doesn’t serve the same purposes as a traditional park, and much of it isn’t even public. Rose-mary Beach provides an instructive example. The eastern and western greens, even though they are not technically public, illustrate the val-ue of a beachfront park. They offer a pause in the dense urban fabric, a place for active or passive recreation, a connection to the water, and a great view. And Rosemary Beach also illus-trates the need for more public beach accesses in general. Their accesses get so much use from people staying in communities to the west that they decided to install gates with codes. The scarcity of public beach accesses in that area ultimately created this situation.

Regret is a brutal emotion, and not very helpful most of the time. It’s usu-ally better to just move on, but these situations can have value if we learn some lessons and act differently in the future. I hope I will learn to buy that lot in the “next Seaside.” And I hope we will collectively learn from some of these missed opportunities for our community. Sure, it’s expen-sive for the county to buy land, but the land isn’t getting any cheaper. c

Mark Schnell is an urban designer based in Seagrove Beach.

Don’t kick yourself if you didn’t get in while the gettin’ was good


WOMEN OF Pioneer Women–Special Mother’s Day Edition

By Laura Holloway

The relationship between a mother and a daughter can be emotional and endearing, tried and true, difficult and frustrating, meaningful and ev-erlasting. It’s the kind of relationship that evolves over time, going from a place of caretaker and child to that of a teacher and student, then a mentor and mentee, and eventually to friends and equals. When a family business is involved, another layer is added, one that can either cause dissonance or a stronger bond. And in the case of Seaside women, the family business is often the glue that brings the fam-ily back time and time again.

Seaside has always been a place for repose, rest and rejuvenation, and for many mother-daughter duos, the set-ting for weekend getaways, flavored with chilled wine and seasoned with ocean breezes. But for some, the town is a permanent fixture in life, a recurring theme and through line in the story of the relationship between mother and daughter. The town that so many enjoy today is attributed in large part to the vision, determina-tion and continued care of two very important mother-daughter teams: Erica Pierce and Makenzie Carter, and Sara and Carmel Modica.

Erica Pierce and Makenzie Carter

Erica, working alongside Seaside co-founder Daryl Davis, created the Seaside brand and style, placing em-phasis on the simple pleasures, fash-ion and styles that continue to attract fans from around the world. Her daughter, Makenzie, joined the jour-ney as a teenager, and together they are responsible for the continued growth of some of Seaside’s most-loved shops.

How did your Seaside story begin?Erica:

We were living on the eastern end of 30A, and one day as I was driving, I saw a sign outside Bud & Alley’s that said, ‘now hiring,’ so I pulled in and in-terviewed with owner Dave Rausch-kolb. He hired me as a waitress, then a hostess. I came to know Robert and Daryl Davis very well. I went to work at Pizitz (which was at that time a general store, with hammers, garden

These mother-daughter duos help shape and cultivate the way hoses, and shovels, and (she laughs) fine Egyptian cotton sheets. Then for several years, it was more like a gift store. The more and more I got in-volved with interior design with peo-ple in the town, we switched to fur-niture. That was about 16 years ago. Robert’s company wanted to really develop the retail business in Seaside, so Daryl bought Pizitz from Robert — I think for a dollar — and she and I collaborated and really started spin-ning off stores from Perspicasity and Pizitz. We opened a small local store called Sue Veneers, which is part of what Seaside Classic is now. Once that got going and became really suc-cessful, we moved that here and then started a children’s store called For Kids. Then came a stationery store (Papyrus) and then a small flower and bicycle rental shop called Petals and Pedals. We were just trying every-thing, and that’s really how all the re-tail developed. Other entrepreneurs were attracted to the area.

At that time, Daryl and I did ev-erything. We bought for the stores, we merchandised, and it was just a roll-up-your-sleeves-and-do-it kind of place.

What has caused the businesses to last? Erica:

We tried to stay focused, and after years of experimenting with all differ-ent kinds of retail, we really started to work on the Seaside brand, and the Seaside style. And that’s where bring-ing Makenzie in was important, in fine-tuning and developing the brand even more.

Makenzie, when did you find your place in the business of Seaside?

When I was 14, I would come over from the Seaside school. And my first job was sweeping out the rooms of Perspicasity. Then I worked at what was then Sue Veneer’s express, then The Seaside Store, then the Seaside pool. Then I went to college, then moved back and managed Perspi-casity for three years. I moved away again and had my first child, then moved back and we just started the marketing process. There was a need for social media, so I started a blog and created a Facebook page. And it’s evolved from there.

Erica: The good thing about Seaside in the

beginning: all the people that worked here had kids all about the same age. They all started out at Bay Elementa-ry, then Butler, and we got the school system to let the kids off the bus here in Seaside. We knew they were safe.

Makenzie:My sophomore year of college, my

dad was diagnosed with cancer. So I moved back. He lived for a year and three months before he passed away — in the midst of all of that I started managing Perspicasity. You can go to college anytime, but you can’t get that time back.

Erica:It was a rough two years. It was

hard on all of us, but I think it made us stronger as a family. After that, Makenzie and I became really strong in our faith, finding out what our pur-pose was. I think that made us even closer. We were baptized in the Gulf of Mexico.

Makenzie:On the roughest day of the year!

Waves were crashing all over us.

Erica:But it was a new beginning, a

cleansing, healing time for us.

Makenzie:Even so, even if that had not hap-

pened, I still think I would have ended up back here, doing what I’m doing. Even if I try to leave, I come back. I’m the only one of the original Seaside kids that’s still here.

What lessons have you learned from each other?

Erica: To slow down and take things a

little easier. We balance each other. She has such a deeply engrained his-tory of Seaside — she eats, breathes, sleeps Seaside. She keeps that protec-tion of the Seaside brand close, and takes it personally. She’s also a millen-nium child, so she has that technol-ogy that my generation doesn’t. Hav-ing someone with those skills on the team is invaluable. She’s worked in the warehouse, as an assistant, in ev-ery store we’ve had, and she has truly earned her place on the team.

Makenzie:She’s always said, pick your battles.

And that’s what stays with me.

What advice would you give for developing a good mother-daugh-ter relationship?

Erica: You can’t control your child’s per-

sonality, or their life. You have to let them become the person they are, and to develop the friendship with your child rather than try to control them.

Makenzie:You can’t live in the past. Even if

there’s been difficult times, it’s in the past.

Sara and Carmel ModicaIf Perspicasity and The Seaside

stores are fixtures in local fashion and style, Modica Market takes the mar-ket on gourmet food and small-town charm. The grocery store has stood the test of time, always having that special something to dress the table, or stock the pantry, something that you just can’t seem to find anywhere else. Amazingly, despite its fame and constant influx of visitors, it retains its humility and friendliness. Staying true to the vision of the late Charles Modica and his wife Sara, the store is a real family business, with son Charles Jr. and daughter Carmel

carrying the tradition forward. Ev-eryone knows them, and always stop by to say hello. The Modicas know them all by name.

How did your Seaside story begin?

Sara:It was 1989. We had built a little

house here in Seaside, and Robert and Daryl found out that we were grocery people in Alabama. They came to visit us in downtown Besse-mer, and we were a family shop. They thought it was an ideal situation, and they asked us if we wanted to do a store in Seaside. Robert had a won-derful vision for what he wanted it to be. When it was ready, my husband said, “I think I’ve gotten too old.” And Robert laughed. So we moved here. Ours was the fourth house in Seaside, over on Tupelo.

What was Seaside like then?

Sara:It was so quiet, so wonderful. Rob-

ert asked us if we would stay open late (there were only a few little shops here) and we would all come and sit out until about 9 at night and enjoy each other’s company. At Christmas, to stimulate business, we would have ladies outside wrapping gifts. At the time, it was just a different place. It was quiet, and wonderful. We were all very close.

Carmel:I did PR in Seaside, so I was always

in and out of the store working. Then about two months before Daddy died, I had retired from my job and had decided to start traveling with my parents and work in the store. Be-cause he had me in tow! He knew I was here now, so he could go on.

What’s the biggest challenge with working together?

Carmel:We’ve worked together so long, we

don’t have any glitches today, Charles and I. And with Mother, if she points out something that needs to be fixed I always laugh and just say, “Well, she’s right!”

Sara:(She laughs) I don’t work. I critique.

What has made your business last?

Sara:We’re always open to new ideas,

but this has got to be us. We have to stay true to us.

Pioneer Women cont. page 13

Sara Modica and Carmel Modica

May–June 2015

ARTT h e S e a s i d eTi m e s . c o m

Visual PatternsBy Marsha Dowler

International artist and cura-tor Donna Ruff’s fascination with paper can be found in her family history. Her great-grandfather was a bookbinder in Russia and her grandparents were early recyclers of books and paper in Chicago. As a child, Ruff often played with shredded papers from her family’s business. As an artist, Ruff remains drawn to discarded books and recy-

International Artist Escapes to cled handmade papers for sculpting extraordinarily beautiful art pieces represented by galleries in London, New York, Miami and Berlin.

Meticulously torn or cut by hand, folded, shredded and burned, Ruff’s unconventional techniques create intricate visual patterns that defy description. Inspired by 17th cen-tury liturgical art, Moorish archi-tecture and Islamic calligraphy and influenced by contemporary artists such as Kiki Smith, Ruff recycles the old to create astonishing new conceptual works deeply embedded

in language. Whether transform-ing the front pages of the New York Times into a lacelike lattice or re-interpreting Freud through a copy of “Interpretation of Dreams,” Ruff finds beauty and meaning in the old and discarded, capturing the past in an enduring present. Her works have been exhibited worldwide and in leading galleries and museums across the U.S. including the Corco-ran Gallery in Washington, D.C., Massachusetts Museum of Con-temporary Art and Galleri Urbane in Marfa, Texas.

A resident of Santa Fe, N.M., Ruff is a member of the renowned Escape To Create Artist Residency hosted in Seaside since 1993. She gave a special presentation and art-ist talk in February at The REP The-atre in Seaside.

Further information about all of the Escape to Create artists can be found at LovetheRep.com and at Artists/Escape2Create.org. cInternational artist and curator Donna Ruff participated in Seaside’s Escape To Create program.

Photo courtesy Escape to Create

I am an eighth grade student at the Seaside Neighborhood School. My favorite thing about SNS is the diversity of our field trips, like going to Auburn or Orlando. Your support of my school makes that possible.

Your sponsorship has a very positive impact on my educa-tion. Seaside Community De-velopment Corp., thank you for supporting my school and the Seaside School Half Marathon and 5K.

Best,Catherine Murphy

Dear Seaside Community Development Corp.:

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The Seaside Community Develop-ment Corp. sponsored the 13th annual Seaside School Half Mara-thon in March. They received the following handwritten note from a student at the Seaside Neighbor-hood School:

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May–June 2015

WHAT’S NEWT h e S e a s i d eTi m e s . c o m

45 Central Wine Bar Opens

Bud & Alley’s adds farm-to-table-inspired breakfast

offers classicstate stickers

Ophelia Opens

Chef Jim Shirley, owner of Great Southern Café and The Bay in Seaside, opened his latest hotspot, 45 Central Wine Bar, in March. The hippest place to sip, savor and socialize, 45 Central is an adult sanctuary, offering an impressive selection of wines and a menu of small nibbles of meats, cheeses and hummus. For ages 21 and older. c

Now you can get your Bud & Alley’s food fix even earlier. Sea-side’s oldest restaurant has added a farm-to-table-inspired breakfast menu to its offerings. “Like all the food we serve here at Bud & Alley’s, our breakfast is made with the freshest possible in-gredients and served with gracious hospitality,” says Bud & Alley’s owner/founder Dave Rauschkolb. Rauschkolb and his culinary team traveled the coast and throughout New York City sam-pling various breakfasts and brunches before finalizing the breakfast experience they want-ed to serve at Bud & Alley’s. The farm-to-table breakfast menu fea-tures coastal-inspired dishes that offer a twist on Bud & Alley’s fa-vorites, such as sweet potato pan-cakes and locally sourced farm fresh eggs paired with the restau-rant’s famed crab cakes. Bud & Alley’s, South Walton’s longest established restaurant, pioneered the farm- and sea-to-table movement in Seaside and along 30A. Its devotion to serving dishes with the freshest possible ingredients extends to its break-fast menu. Guest of Bud & Alley’s can ex-perience these authentic flavors in the dining room, at the bar, in the courtyard and upstairs on the open-air deck overlooking the Gulf. Breakfast will be served dai-ly from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Reser-vations are not required.

Stickers are fun and personal, and these new SEASIDE® State Love Stickers are now available at SEASIDE Beach and The-SeasideStyle.com, making them ideal keepsakes to show off your home state pride and love for Seaside as well.

Ophelia is a locally owned and operated luxury designer swim-wear boutique serving Florida’s Scenic Highway 30A since 2009. Whether your style is simple and chic, beachy glam, young and playful, or refined and sophis-ticated, at Ophelia, you’ll find a variety of designer lines to cre-ate the perfect beach-ready look. Lines such as L*Space, Mikoh, ViX, OndadeMar, Spell, Ceci-lia Prado, Wildfox, Tigerlily,

Shoshanna, Zimmermann, Karla Colletto, Zinke, Melissa Odabash, Tori Praver, Lolli, Heidi Klein and many more adorn the racks, with a complete selection of cover-ups, sandals, sun hats, beach bags, and jewelry to complete your look. c

Founded in 1986 in Seaside, Florida, Bud & Alley’s has become a revered gathering place by lo-cal patrons and visitors known for “Good Food. Good People. Good Times.” Over the years, Bud & Alley’s has garnered numerous awards including Florida Trend Magazine’s Golden Spoon Hall of Fame Award, designating the eat-ery as one of the Top 20 Restau-rants in Florida. For more information on Bud & Alley’s Waterfront Restaurant, call (850) 231-5900 or visit www.budandalleys.com. c

Bud & Alley’s new breakfast menu features farm-to-table dishes with the freshest ingredients. Photo by MoonCreek Studios

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May–June 2015

EVENTST h e S e a s i d eTi m e s . c o m

The Pensacola Symphony Orchestra performs in Seaside as part of the community’s Independence Day celebration. Photo by Modus Photography

Summer CelebrationBy Kevin Boyle

Seaside Events Director

Seaside offers a variety of great musical performances throughout the year. From traditional New Or-leans sounds during our Mardi Gras celebration to the classic pops con-cert with the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra on July 4, our town aims to bring high quality talent from all over the country. The Jazz on the Lawn series has been a hit with re-turn acts like Alabama Jazz Hall of

Check out the entertainment in to make your summer spectacularFamer Eric Essix and local favorite and former “The Voice” contestant, Geoff McBride.

The longest running of all event series is the Summer Concert Series, which features up and coming artists from around the South. Past acts in-clude Dawes, Jason Isbell, The Apache Relay, Ryan Kinder and Big Sam’s Funky Nation. Enjoy family-friendly performances on the Amphitheater lawn with beach chairs and blankets while sharing a delicious selection of eats from the famous grocery, Modi-ca Market, our iconic Airstream row

and other great restaurants in town. Former Seaside Events Director,

Adam Shiland, helped to curate these quality acts to bring amaz-ing musicians to Seaside. Featured groups visiting this summer in-clude Guthrie Brown & The Fam-ily Tree (June 3), John & Jacob (June 24) The Shadowboxers (July 1), Humming House (July 22) The Mulligan Brothers (July 29), and local favorite Forrest Williams (August 12).

We want our events lineup to be something special for all ages.

My favorite thing to hear from our guests is about how they make each of our events family traditions. To have the chance to help make our little beach town a part of their va-cation memories is truly an honor. We hope to see you with beach chairs and blankets in the amphi-theater this Summer season!

All events are sponsored by the Seaside Merchants. More info at SeasideFL.com or facebook.com/SeasideFlorida. c

May–June 2015

FOODT h e S e a s i d eTi m e s . c o m

Taste and Race

By Susan Benton

Though change can be difficult — specifically for those who have grown up in South Walton and seen widespread and swift de-velopment, as well as constantly changing county codes over the last couple of decades — it must be embraced when it is for the greater good. And that is exactly what took place on the weekend of Feb. 27, 2015, when local resident and celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse hosted the first Taste of the Race event for the 13th annual Seaside Half Marathon & 5K Run.

The inaugural Seaside Neigh-borhood School 5K took place back in 2003 with just a few hun-dred participants. My two children were attending by 2004 and 2005 (a year apart), so I volunteered to help cook the carb-laden pasta dinner for the runners participat-ing the night prior, and handed out water along the course with other parents and children not running the day of the race, while my hus-band was the physician on hand in case of an emergency. It was a simpler time. We did not know it then, and we hold tight to those memories now. Fast-forward 12 years, and as our community has rapidly expanded, along with the Southern food movement, so has our school system, the excitement surrounding 30A and the race.

This year was exceptional, as Emeril offered to host the V.I.P. reception and Taste of the Race, which brought more than 10,000 people from across the country to visit South Walton, eat our coveted Gulf Coast cuisine, and run for the benefit of education. The price point was accessible. And both tasting events, as well as the US-ATF certified race itself, sold out in

record pace. More than 100 spon-sors stepped up to donate time, money, auction items and talent to the festivities, including the long-time presenting race sponsor, Vera Bradley and sponsors of Taste of the Race — Emeril’s Florida, Emer-il’s and South Walton.

Though I often attend events nationally of similar nature, I was fortunate to also be invited as me-dia for this jam-packed three-day weekend filled with opportunities to connect with like-minded peo-ple, share stories, fellowship and celebrate one of the most bounti-ful and beautiful food regions in the country — the Emerald Coast and Seaside.

The V.I.P. reception was espe-cially enjoyable, as it took place in one of the schoolhouses. I spoke with my children’s former teachers, past and current board members and some of the middle school students passing the vast array of trays holding the splen-didly divine sampling of chef-made heavy hors d’oeuvres. I was happy to see the students’ inter-est peaked in the food and event scene, to see the school garden thriving and to know that in the last few years, Emeril has played a significant role in many of their lives. I, along with others, nibbled

Chef Emeril Lagasse wows attendees at Taste of the Race

and sipped on fine wine, specialty craft bourbon cocktails, and lo-cally-brewed Grayton Beer, with Emeril just in reach for photo op-portunities if the urge hit — which it did for most.

The tent in the green space be-low was filled with the musical sounds by the band Trick Pony, along with sweet, savory and smoke induced foods, their smells billowing throughout the night air, and created by regional and local chefs for all to taste and experi-ence. Trenasse and Emeril’s from New Orleans, and South Walton’s Seagar’s, Great Southern Cafe, Stinky’s, Bud & Alley’s, Edward’s, Havana Beach, 723 Whiskey Bra-vo and George’s were just a few of the spectacular restaurants in attendance, most reliant on local farmers, fishermen and artisans for product, and paying homage to our Panhandle cuisine through their culinary preparations.

Taste of the Race brought more than 10,000 people

from throughout the country to eat our

coveted Gulf Coast cui-sine and run for the benefit of education.

It truly was a rewarding night for those in attendance, and teetered on sheer perfection.

For more information about how to participate in events sur-rounding Seaside Neighborhood School Half Marathon & 5K, how to volunteer, donate to the school, or how to become a sponsor, send an email to [email protected], or visit SeasideHalfMa-rathon.com. Each runner in both races receives a Vera Bradley tote bag and race T-shirt, and can cele-brate after the race with music, Jim ‘N Nick’s barbecue and cold bev-erages. All proceeds from Taste of the Race and the Half Marathon & 5K Run benefit Seaside Neighbor-hood School. c

Susan Benton is a culinary enthu-siast and the owner of 30AEATS.com. She is currently penning a cookbook to be released in the fall of 2015.

Chef Emeril Lagasse hosted the first Taste of the Race event for the annual Seaside Half Marathon & 5K run. Photo courtesy Seaside Neighborhood School

as president of artist residency pro-gram Escape to Create’s executive board.

From Perspicasity’s open-air bazaar to Newbill Collection by the Sea’s gallery of contemporary American art, part of Seaside’s lead-ing attraction is the generous accu-mulation of art and culture available — areas the Dowlers avidly support.

In their free time, the Dowlers attend symphonies, visit museums and divulge themselves in literature and local seminars held through the Seaside Institute’s Academic Village — a project Dowler worked on.

“A job is (generally) to make a liv-ing,” he says. “The arts make the liv-ing worthwhile.”

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However, Dowler says it’s ulti-mately the people who make the community standout from the rest of the other Gulf Coast towns. “Two-thirds (of Seaside’s homeown-ers) have owned a house here for 30 years or more, which is surprising for a beach community. You have to come to Seaside to realize it’s a real community.

“Walking everywhere, you talk to your neighbors, and it takes 45 minutes to get somewhere because you bump into so many people,” he continued. “Relationships are impor-tant.” c

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May–June 2015

WINET h e S e a s i d eTi m e s . c o m

Pop the CorkBy Karen Granger

There are so many events to celebrate in the coming months — Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, college graduations and wed-dings. Nothing elevates an oc-casion more than popping open some sparkling wine or Cham-pagne. There is such a wide range of prices and styles, the following will give you a brief tutorial on how Champagne and sparkling wine are made and why there is such a discrepancy.

The Basics of Champagne:First and foremost, Champagne

is a region in France, and any spar-kling wine from a different region or country is just that — sparkling wine. Champagne is made in the méthode champenoise (also called the traditional method) from just three grapes — pinot noir, pinot meunier and chardonnay. The traditional method begins with making still wine: sugar + yeast = alcohol + carbon dioxide.

When making still wines, the byproduct CO₂ is released. Then

Champagne, Prosecco and sparkling wine definedthe wine is bottled and a second-ary fermentation takes place with-in the bottle by adding more sugar and yeast then trapping the CO₂, creating the bubbles. Next, the spent yeast needs to be removed. This is done by a process called riddling, and in many Champagne houses it is still done by hand, and takes up to 10 weeks. Basically the bottle is wiggled and turned daily until the sediment ends up in the neck of the upside-down bottle. It is then frozen and removed and the bottle topped off. This pro-cess is very involved and results in finer fully integrated bubbles. Champagne is truly handcrafted, and the price tag is a reflection of that workmanship.

There are other methods to get-ting the bubbles in wine. Charmat, or the tank method, does both fer-mentations in a large pressurized tank, then filters off the dead yeast and bottles the sparkling wine. The most recognizable wine utilizing charmat is Prosecco, made from the glera grape. The final and least desirable method is carbonating the wine just like a soda is carbon-

ated; this process results in large bubbles that are not integrated into the wine. Both of these methods are considerably less expensive than the méthode champenoise, which is why you can find a bottle of Pro-secco for $10 and a bottle of Cham-pagne in the hundreds.

Why choose bubbly?Whether you choose Cham-

pagne or another sparkler, one of the greatest assets to sparkling

wine is its ability to pair with any-thing from fried food to sushi. The bubbles act as a palate cleanser, making each bite fresh and new. It also makes any event feel more celebratory and special. So the next time you are celebrating, why not make it truly exceptional and pop open the bubbles? Cheers!

Pick up a variety of Champagne, Prosecco and other sparkling wines at Bud & Alley’s, Great Southern Cafe, 45 Central, The Shrimp Shack, Modica Market and others. c

workshop provides the opportunity for local dancers to train under a pro-fessional whom they may not nor-mally meet, unless they flew to New York City, says Seleta Hayes Howard, Seaside’s “Nutcracker” ballet mis-tress and ballet teacher of the Dance Academy of Seaside Neighborhood School. “Typically the New York workshops have many, many danc-ers,” she says. “The beautiful thing about our Seaside workshop is that

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our group is smaller, therefore danc-ers receive more one-on-one train-ing with Mr. Robertson. The other unique aspect of our workshop is that our dancers will work with the Joffrey Concert Group dancers in the work-shop, who will be there demonstrat-ing and assisting for Mr. Robertson. It’s an all around amazing training opportunity.”

The concert group has recently completed multiple tours in the United States to rave reviews and opened the Florence Dance Festival in Italy last summer, confirming Jof-frey Ballet School’s world-renowned

reputation as a premier institution of American dance.

And while local dancers benefit from the highest caliber of tutelage, the community of Seaside benefits from a stellar performing arts culture. Plans for future performances and collaborations between the concert group and Seaside are in the works. “We’re hopeful to continue our work with the Joffrey Concert Group,” Hayes Howard says. “Mr. Robert-son is a dynamic and compassionate teacher who has much experience and knowledge to share with dancers. His class is demanding, yet keeps the

dancer totally engaged and smiling. Despite traveling the world, training young professionals, and working with names such as Mikhail Barysh-nikov, Mr. Robertson has a passion for working with all levels of dancers. I love his inclusive attitude, it helps expand and build our ballet world, which is very needed today.” c

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If she sees you, she’ll go back into the water. If you stay behind her, you can observe her.”

To get the best view of sea turtles, visit one of the state-permitted captive sea turtle facilities listed on the FWC website (myfwc.com). Gulf World Marine Park in Panama City Beach and Gulfarium Marine

Sea turtle tracks make for a thrilling sight along the shores of South Walton.South Walton Turtle Watch volunteers celebrate a successful nesting season in 2014. Photos courtesy South Walton Turtle Watch

Adventure Park in Fort Walton Beach are the two nearest organi-zations permitted by the FWC to conduct public sea turtle watches, usually held in June and July. To keep track of the latest news on lo-cal sea turtles, visit SouthWalton-TurtleWatch.org.

If you find sea turtle hatchlings on the beach, immediately call the FWC Resource Alert number at (888) 404-FWCC. c

May–June 2015

FASHIONT h e S e a s i d eTi m e s . c o m

On Trend

The Flash Tattoo, the latest fashion trend working its way up and down 30A, is a jewelry-inspired temporary tattoo for serious (and not so seri-ous) fashionistas. The name comes from the quick speed and ease of ap-plication. You can have one applied in under a minute and it lasts for up to a week. The tattoo line has quickly grown to be a favorite accessory for celebrities, stylists, editors, bloggers and fashion-forward girls every-where. Perfect for the beach, pool, parties, festivals and concerts, get yours in Seaside at Snap Tweens.

These temporary metallic deco-rations take on the appearance of real jewelry, making them especially popular in coastal communities. Cur-rent colors include silver, gold, black and turquoise with the addition of

The must-have accessory for this summer can be yours in a flash

pink and red later this season. Snap Tweens offers a wide array of flash tattoos, sold individually and in pre-packs, and applied in-store as needed. Prices range from $5 for an individual tattoo to $30 for a pack that contains up to 10 unique tattoos.

In addition to the metallic tattoos, Snap Tweens reports on the follow-ing trends seen in girls fashions this season. Look for bright colors in ap-parel, specifically periwinkle and chartreuse. Prints are also in — es-pecially in rompers and pants. Tanks with words and sayings are every-where, as people “wear” their feelings on their clothes. For more fashion updates, follow Snap Tweens on In-stagram at @snapgirls30a.

Snap Tweens is open seven days a week and is located at 2236 East Co. Road Highway 30A Suite 38 (behind Pickles) in Seaside. (850) 231-3800. c

By Leah Bentley


Partners of the Seaside Community Development Corp. — Cottage Rental Agency, Homeowner’s Collection and Sunburst Luxury Collection — have a variety of homes to meet any vacationer’s needs, whether you want a cozy

one-bedroom romantic retreat or a luxury resort hotel experience with concierge service.

With amenities aplenty, the Seaside Visitors Bureau partners plan to ensure guests at Seaside have all they need to enjoy their vacation. By

renting a cottage through one of the Seaside partners, you’ll be assured you’re getting the right cottage for your stay in Seaside.

Visit Seasidefl.com/vacation/rentals

Sunburst Luxury Collection Skye2026 E. County Hwy 30A 4 Bedroom, 4 Bath, Sleeps 12

Beautiful Skye is located on the beach side with brilliant Gulf views and convenient access to the beach. The home has just undergone an extensive renovation — new chef ’s kitchen, new master bathroom, fresh paint, hardwood floors refinished and all new furnishings and electronics.Skye is part of the Sunburst Luxury Collection, a high service and amenity segment within Sunburst Beach Vacations that provides a five-star luxury resort experience with all of the benefits — privacy, space and freedom — of a private home.Sunburst Beach Vacations(866) 310-5718SunburstCo.com

Cottage Rental Agency Banana Republic842 Forest Street3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath, Sleeps 7

Named after the owners’ favorite Jimmy Buffet song, Banana Republic is a stylish combination of tropical and southern décor located near the Westside Pool. The first floor includes two queen bedrooms, which share a porch and full bath. The second floor includes a large king bedroom with a full bath. On the third floor, there is a spacious living room with fireplace, dining room and a fully-equipped kitchen. The Tower Room greets you with a twin bed and panoramic views of the town.Cottage Rental Agency877-811-5440www.CottageRentalAgency.com

Homeowner’s CollectionCelebration21 Pensacola Street1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Sleeps 3

Furnished with adorable treasures, this cottage is conveniently located across the street from the beach. Just a short walk down a picturesque path to arrive at Celebration, this one-bedroom is sure to delight. The first floor boasts the queen bedroom, private full bath with a Jacuzzi tub and stackable washer and dryer. Meander up to the second floor and enjoy the cozy living room with a twin sofa sleeper, dining area for three and full kitchen. A balcony finishes off this adorable one bedroom cottage. There is also a large spacious side porch furnished with a swing and sitting area for the perfect relaxing getaway. Homeowner’s Collection(855) 411-1557HomeownersCollection.com

Visitors Bureau provides accomodations for the ultimate visitor experience

Carmel:We listen to our customers. If they

remembered something, or want something, we try to put it on the shelves. And we try to give local and regional people a place to sell their things.

What is something that you’ve learned from each other?

Carmel:I remember my Daddy would say,

“Do good and good follows.”

Sara: And he also said, “Life is short. Eat

dessert first.”

Carmel:Mother always taught us to be cus-

tomer-friendly, to understand what the people need and want. But never to take any abuse.

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Sara:She’s always calm about her work,

so focused. There’s something also to say about an education. She always has a handle on what she wants and what she wants to do. She’s a role model for me. I fuss at her, but I really admire her.

What advice do you have for having a good mother-daughter relationship?

Sara:Being patient. I had to learn that

with time. And listen to them. It’s a different generation, and you have to understand that.

Carmel:I can’t imagine not having that re-

lationship. Respect, understanding, listening. You know, Mom’s lived, and she has this experience. It’s not that she knows everything, but she’s had the experience.

Sara:But we don’t know everything.

Carmel:It’s a give and take.

Sara:And you grow into the relationship.

From all you’ve learned, what would you say about each other?

Carmel:She is a rock star! She is a pillar of

strength, always kind and loving. Ev-eryone knows her, she’s a social but-terfly!

Sara:She’s a very special human being.

She always has been. Very talented, and a tremendous way of knowing and loving people. She has such a respect for people. Even as a child, she was very special, and had a lot of talents that I, older now, really appreciate.

Editor’s Note: This article is part of an ongoing series highlighting women who have contributed to their beloved community of Seaside.

Featured Properties

May–June 2015

MAPT h e S e a s i d eTi m e s . c o m

For the list in its entirety, download the insert at www.VisitSouthWalton.com/contents/download/30445

May–June 2015

Shopping, Dining and ServicesT h e S e a s i d eTi m e s . c o m

45 Central Wine Bar Intimate wine bar and restaurant includ-ing a menu of small plates paired perfectly with a wide selection of wines.850.231.7327

Albert F’s Fashion, Arts & AccessoriesLocated in Seaside’s lovely Ruskin Place, Albert F’s is the place to find ladies casual fashion, art by local talent & beach chic accent jewelry and accessories. 800.974.5203 / www.albertfseaside.comemail: [email protected]

Amavida Coffee & TeaThe one-stop shop for Fair Trade Coffee, Fair Trade Organic Tea plus coffee and tea accessories. 850.231.3539www.amavida.com

Amoré by the SeaAn eclectic shop full of treasures.Turkish pottery, dough bowls and ironwork. An-tiques, furnishings, local art and jewelry. That’s Amore’!850-231-0337/ Amorebytheseside.com

An Apartment in ParisCome inside and experience the perfect collection of original art, home furnish-ings, accessories, gifts, jewelry and cloth-ing. 850.534.0038 www.anapartmentinparis.net

The Art of Simple DowntownBrimming with home accessories, candles, unique finds and rare bath and body lines ... browse, linger, be inspired and leave with a happy find from the store that has everyone buzzing with delight. 850.231.6748www.theartofsimpleonline.com

Barefoot BBQBarefoot BBQ specializes in hormone-free, steroid-free, antibiotic-free beach-side BBQ in a retro, tiki style atmosphere. 850.534.0313

Bud & Alley’s Pizza BarThin crust, wood fired pizza, antipasto bar, salads & more. Italian wines and beer and a full bar available. Located right on the beach next to the Obelisk tower. 850.231.3113 / www.budandalleys.com

Bud & Alley’s Restaurant &Roof Top BarA Seaside tradition on the Gulf since 1986. Sunsets on the roof-deck are a daily town ritual. Fresh, regional, coastal cuisine served daily for lunch & dinner. 850.231.5900 / www.budandalleys.com

Bud & Alley’s Taco BarAuthentic border tacos, burritos & fun. Offering a full bar featuring over 40 speciality Tequilas. Dine in or take out. Located roadside next to Bud & Alley’s. 850.231.4781 / www.budandalleys.com

Central Square RecordsAn independent record store specializing in CDs, new & used vinyl, record players, guitar strings & accessories, Jittery Joe’s Coffee, unique gifts, cards & more. Lo-cated above Sundog Books. 850.231.5669www.centralsquarerecords.com

Dawson’s Yogurt & Fudge WorksHomemade fudge, kid’s candy and Yobe Yogurt, America’s newest taste sensation. Homemade fresh-squeezed lemonade is a refreshing thirst quencher. 850.231.4770www.sweetwilliamsltd.com

Deja-vu on the BeachOffering affordable trendy clothing with a sophisticated urban eclectic style. Apparel, jewelry, shoes, bags and accessories. 850.534.0710 www.shopwithdejavu.com

Duckies Shop of FunCalling all kids and kids at heart! Duckies carries hundreds of items to put a smile on your face. We’ve got toys, clothing for kids, gifts, beach gear and so much more. 850.231.4800 / www.shopduckies.com

Fired-Up Pottery PaintingA fun, friendly place where you can paint your “art” out on over 500 unique pottery pieces. Great for birthday parties, bridal showers, girls’ night out, and corporate events.850.231.3211www.firedupseaside.com

The Fitness Fetish–Sport & BeachA fun and friendly shop that carries gear for a great day at the beach, working out and enjoying the 30A coastal lifestyle. Featuring Southern Tide, LIG, activewear, swimwear and footwear. 850.231.5000www.fitnessfetish.com

FocusA little boutique portrait studio by the beach where fun memories are made. Focus also features fabulous gifts, frames and custom jewelry. 850.231.1842 www.carlettawatkins.com

Frost BitesHawaiian shaved ice, homemade frozen custard, fresh squeezed lemonade and cold drinks. Also available for birthday parties, weddings and special events. 252.452.3013

Gordie Hinds Contemporary Art FusionSouth Walton outdoor scenes, fishing, still life, colorful people.850.231.1041

Great Southern CaféNew-fashioned southern cuisine. Fresh seasonal vegetables, seafood, aged beef. Enjoy the “Littlest Oyster Bar” for fresh oysters. Beer, wine, cocktails. Breakfast, lunch & dinner. 850.231.PEAS (7327) www.thegreatsoutherncafe.com

It’s HeavenlyAuthentic, delicious gelato, hand-folded and dipped ice cream. Enjoy shakes, sun-daes, cookies and strawberry shortcakes. Gourmet LavAzza Italian coffees and espresso. 850.231.2029 www.sweetwilliamsltd.com

Jewel ToffierTaking you from casual to classy, Jewel Toffier is known for its private-label coastal clothing and accessories. 850.231.0639

La Vie Est BelleFeaturing designer Wendy Mignot, the originator of the Tahitian and Fresh Water Pearl and Leather Jewelry collec-tion. Largest collection of ancient coins & shipwreck coins in the southeast. 850.231.4692 www.lavieestbellegallery.com

The MeltDown on 30AGotta have grilled cheese sandwiches and soups. Serving traditional and speciality grilled cheese sandwiches.www.meltdownon30a.com

MercantileMercantile carries goods for men and women that are time-worn, weath-ered, a bit western and where possible – eco-friendly and American made. 850.213.0010 / www.shopmerc.com

Modica MarketYour exclusive grocery deli market in Seaside. Breakfast, lunch and beach foods to go. 850.231.1214 www.modicamarket.com

Newbill Collection by the SeaGallery of Contemporary American Art, fine craft, original paintings, photogra-phy, folk art & garden sculptures. Best selection of handcrafted jewelry on the Gulf Coast. 850.231.4500

ONO Surf ShopLatest styles swimwear, footwear, lifestyle clothing, surfboards, boogie boards, skim boards & accessories.850.231.1573 / www.onosurfshop.com

OpheliaThe area’s premier luxury designer swimwear boutique catering to a variety of body types and styles.850.231.0676 / Opheliaswimwear.com

Per•spi•cas•ityOpen-air bazaar featuring bohemian beach styles. Must have pieces for the ultimate Seaside escape.850.231.5829 / www.theseasidestyle.com

Pickles Burger & ShakeHome of Grass-fed beef burgers, corn-dogs, chicken fingers and famous fried pickles; Hand-cut double-fried French fries with special seasonings; and double-rich hand-made milkshakes. 850.231.5686 / www.sweetwilliamsltd.com

Pizitz Home & CottageThe luxuries and necessities for simple, comfortable, relaxed Seaside living. Cus-tom orders available.850.231.2240 / www.theseasidestyle.com

Raw & JuicyOffering organic juices and smoothies, raw food and organic beach snacks. Sea Turtle Flashlight filters and merchandise available here. 850.231.0043 www.rawandjuicylife.com

Seaside BeachCasual Seaside fashion and accessories for men and women. “bare feet & sandy floors rule” in this Seaside lifestyle store. 850.231.4193 / www.theseasidestyle.com

Seaside ClassicClassic collection of Seaside clothing, accessories, books & prints. The flagship store for Seaside style.850.231.2497 / www.theseasidestyle.com

Seaside KidsThe original children’s store at the beach. Fun fashion, toys and must have accesso-ries. Seaside logo wear for kids.850.231.1733 / www.theseasidestyle.com

Shimmering Seas JewelrySelect a keepsake from uniquely glamor-ous and timeless jewelry collections. Fea-turing a stunning array of pearls, Larimar, Alex and Ani, Melinda Maria and Uno de 50 jewelry. 850.231.5100www.shimmeringseas.com

The Shrimp ShackA walk-up steam seafood shack on the beach with peel & eat shrimp, lobster rolls and shrimp rolls plus fresh oys-ters served raw, steamed or baked. 850.231.3799 / www.sweetwilliamsltd.com

Snap TweensApparel, footwear, jewelry and gifts that are just right for pre-teens. Unique fash-ion and designers that both parents and kids will enjoy. 850.231.3800 www.snapkids.net

SóngServing southeast Asian-inspired, street food-style dishes from fresh local prod-ucts, the menu is about creative simplic-ity, integrity and flavor. 850.502.9797

Sundog BooksAn eclectic selection of books, greeting cards & gifts for all ages. 850.231.5481 www.sundogbooks.com

Swell PopsSpecializing in hand-crafted, gourmet and wellness popsicles served from a mobile cart, the pops are made with fresh fruit, local produce and organic ingredi-ents. 850.797.2313

Wild Bill’s Beach DogsServing up the best hot dogs on the beach! We serve 5 different dogs that are bursting with flavor & they have no anti-biotics, hormones, nitrates, nitrites, filler or junk. They are dogs gone good! 850.231.0802 / www.sweetwilliamsltd.com

Willow+WoodsAn exclusive boutique for both men & women designed to cater to all your fash-ion needs - fun & flirty for her, relaxed & casual for him. 850.231.0433 www.willowchicboutique.com

Services Austin Magee’s Surf SchoolFor pricing information and to make reservations, contact 850.217.4042 or [email protected]

Believe StudioYoga and fitness studio offering yoga for adults and kids, dance, Barre and other fitness classes.www.TheBelieveStudio.com

Beach Ready SpaA unique blend of medical spa & holistic wellness center. Highly trained technical staff is available to provide you the prod-ucts and services to treat both internal and external signs of aging.850.468.0925 / www.beachreadyspa.com

Seaside Transit Authority Bike RentalsThe official rental bike provider of Sea-side, Florida. Seaside Transit Authority offers custom designed rental bikes for all our Seaside guests and visitors. A variety of rental items available include unisex bikes, mens bikes, boys and girls bikes, tag-a-alongs, tandems, kids trailers and cargo trailers. 850.231.0035 www.seaside-transitauthority.com

Cottage Rental Agency 877.811.5440Earl Bacon Insurance Agency 850.369.0161Florida Haus850.231.3100Johnson Rice & Co., LLC 850.231.0158Neighborhood Title Company 850.231.5178Post Office850.231.2220Trustmark ATMLocated next to The Art of Simpleand Sundog BooksSeaside Commercial Properties 850.231.6106The Seaside Institute 850.231.2421Seaside Interfaith Chapel 850.502.6112Seaside Neighborhood School 850.231.0396Seaside Tennis850.231.2214Seaside Swim and Tennis Club850.231.2284Seaside Repertory Theatre 850.231.0733Surgical Care Affiliates, LLC 205.545.2572 For your vacation planning andreservations in Seaside.Seaside Visitors Bureauwww.seasidefl.com/vacation/rentals Rental service for beach chairs,umbrellas, kayaks and more.Cabana Man 850.231.5046 / www.cabanaman.com Licensed Real Estate Broker.Seaside Community Realty, Inc.Dedicated to the exclusive sales ofSeaside properties since 1983.850.231.2201 / www.seasidefl.com

Link to any of our advertisers.Visit us at www.theseasidetimes.com

Take us with you!You can download the latest map and list

of places to shop and dine at theseasidetimes.com/SSTShopandDine.pdf

May–June 2015

CALENDART h e S e a s i d eTi m e s . c o m

MayFirst Friday ArtWalk Fri., May 1, 5-8 p.m. – Ruskin Place & Central SquareEnjoy live music and view beautiful works of art and artist demos at the galleries and shops of Ruskin Place and select Central Square merchants.

Seaside Farmers Market Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon – AmphitheaterGet your pick of fresh produce, baked goods, dairy products, native plants and other unique offerings during our market each Tuesday and Saturday morning. Find local specialties that will help sustain our growers. Enjoy special cooking demos and activities sure to liven up your morning.

Joffrey Ballet Concert Group PerformanceSat., May 2, 6:30-8 p.m. – AmphitheaterThe Joffrey Ballet Concert Group performs a spectacular show featuring the talented Joffrey dancers. Admission is free.

Jazz on the Lawn Sat., May 9 (Eric Essix) & May 16 (Geoff McBride), 5-7 p.m. – AmphitheaterThe Seaside Amphitheater is the place to be for the Jazz on the Lawn music series. Join your friends and neighbors as we present an eclectic group of jazz artists ready to delight you with each and every musical note.

May/June Calendar of Events 2015 Children’s Theatre Performance - Seaside REP TheatreMon., May 18 & 25, 6:30 p.m. – AmphitheaterJoin the REP for a magical children’s theatre performance in the Seaside Amphitheater. Enjoy an educational and entertaining experience for kids of all ages! For more details on the REP, visit lovetherep.com.

Memorial Day Weekend Festivities Fri. & Sat., May 22 & 23 – Amphitheater Kick-start the summer season with this weekend of exciting family fun beginning. Events will include “Big Hero 6” movie at 7:30 p.m. in the Amphitheater Friday night, as well as live music by Cereus Bright Saturday night at 7 p.m. Sunday may be the end of the weekend, but it’s just the beginning of another busy summer of events at Seaside!

JuneStories by the SeaMon.-Fri., June 1-26, 4 p.m. – SeasideJoin the REP as we present a one-of-a-kind storytelling experience for children of all ages. Each day will offer a new story and there might even be opportunities for your participation. For more details on the REP, visit lovetherep.com

Children’s Theatre Performance - Seaside REP TheatreMondays, 6:30 p.m. – AmphitheaterJoin the REP for a magical children’s theatre performance in the Seaside Amphitheater. Each Monday night throughout the summer, enjoy an educational and entertaining experience for kids of all ages!

Seaside Summer Concert Series Wednesdays, 7 p.m. - AmphitheaterCelebrate the summer season with your friends and neighbors as we welcome the sounds of some of the region’s top musical acts to Seaside. Music will fill Central Square and entertain guests of all ages.June 3 - Guthrie Brown & The Family TreeJune 10 - Swear & ShakeJune 17 - Caleb HawleyJune 24 - John & Jacob

First Friday ArtWalk Fri., May 1, 5-8 p.m. – Ruskin Place & Central SquareEnjoy live music and view beautiful works of art and artist demos at the galleries and shops of Ruskin Place and select Central Square merchants.

Central Square Cinema Fridays, 8 p.m. – AmphitheaterGrab your blankets for a family movie under the stars. Enjoy a great variety of films during this yearlong series.June 5 - Up June 12 - Toy Story 2June 19 – PaddingtonJune 26 - Alexander & The Terrible

DATES, TIMES, & EVENTS ARESUBJECT TO CHANGE

WITHOUT NOTICE. Please refer to SeasideFL.com or

facebook.com/SeasideFloridafor event details.

All events are subject to change or cancellation. Events are

made possible by the Arts & Entertainment Fee collected by

the Merchants of Seaside. Please visit seasidefl.com or contact Kevin Boyle at [email protected] for

more information.

Seaside Farmers Market Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon – AmphitheaterGet your pick of fresh produce, baked goods, dairy products, native plants and other unique offerings during our market each Tuesday and Saturday morning. Find local specialties that will help sustain our growers. Enjoy special cooking demos and activities sure to liven up your morning.


MERCHANT PROFILEGive the Gift of Luxury and Comfort

By Wendy O. Dixon

Even while staying in beautiful Seaside, mothers tend to be pre-occupied with organizing their family activities and putting ev-eryone else first. What better way to help her feel like No. 1 than a day at Beach Ready Spa?

Make mom feel like a queen this Mother’s Day by booking an appointment at Beach Ready Spa in Seaside, a favorite place for a tranquil retreat from the world. The full-service spa offers a wide spectrum of wellness treatments including massage, body treat-ments, facials, manicures, pedi-cures and waxing.

From the moment you enter Beach Ready Spa, you’re greeted with complementary tea, flavored water, mimosa or champagne. The spa offers several massage experiences ranging from relax-ation, deep tissue, medical/sports and maternity to foot massage and couples massage. You can get mom beach ready with the spa’s signature service — an exotic hot shell massage. Using ultra-heated tiger clamshells from the Philip-pines, this massage relaxes the muscles and invigorates the body with a light pressure and tropical scented oils.

Don’t forget about dad for Fa-ther’s Day. He can enjoy some pampering with his own spa treatment. All of Beach Ready’s services are available to men and women. Mom and dad can even enjoy several services together. The couples massage is a relaxing treatment for two, in one room with champagne and chocolates. The couples pedicure includes a relaxing paraffin treatment that leaves your feet feeling soft and supple.

As part of Beach Ready’s mani-cure services, the Shellac mani-cure provides a long-lasting, chip-proof manicure that dries instantly with revolutionary UV technology. With no drying time

This Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, help mom and dad get “Beach Ready” with indulging treatments

needed, the Shellac polish is per-fect for someone who needs to get back to work immediately after leaving the spa, or a vacationer who wants to head straight to the beach. The Shellac dries to a hard shell, sort of like an impenetrable force field of pretty color. And the spa pedicure, made all the more indulgent with a gentle massage and exfoliating sugar scrub, is an ideal gift for sandal season.

After a day at the beach, nothing feels better than a cooling shell facial. Experience soothing relief from sun exposure with Beach Ready’s tiger clam shells, cooled to relieve the skin and tighten pores, a wonder for those with ro-sacea and sensitive skin.

Beach Ready has its own private label of locally made beauty prod-ucts with scents of lemongrass, milk and honey or pineapple or-ange. Other products include the Malie Organics luxury spa collec-tions. The Beach Ready Spa shea butter salt scrub contains essen-tial oil and vitamin E, making it an ideal gift for mom. New to the spa is Paisley Brand Tea, an organic line of teas in a variety of flavors including Earl Grey and pepper-mint.

Local residents can enjoy a 20 percent discount on spa services. Reservations are recommended to ensure availability, and gift cards are available for purchase over the phone or in house. Book an ap-pointment at Beach Ready Spa for a body treatment, massage, facial or waxing. These treatments are just a sampling of the extensive line of services available.

Beach Ready SpaBeachreadyspa.com 29 Quincy CircleSeaside(850) 468-0925www.beachreadyspa.com


INSTITUTEHousing Symposium Held in

By Diane Dorney

In conjunction with the Febru-ary Seaside Prize, a housing sym-posium led by prize recipients Todd Zimmerman and Laurie Volk was held in Seaside’s Assem-bly Hall. This symposium, titled “21st Century Housing for 21st Century Households,” attracted over 100 people who attended be-tween one and four sessions that were offered during the weekend.

There were 12 presentations that dealt with questions posed by Zimmerman and Volk, such as, “What should we be building?” “What building types are miss-ing from our builders’ repertoire?’ and “How can we make, re-make and sustain affordable neighbor-hoods?”

Zimmerman and Volk have spent the last 30 years using their proprietary target market meth-odology and tools to determine the market for housing in down-town and new mixed-use pedes-trian-oriented traditional neigh-borhoods. They have conducted studies across the country in cit-ies ranging in size from Peters-burg, Va., to Detroit, Mich. All of the speakers at the symposium have worked with Zimmerman and Volk over the years and credit the team with changing the way real estate market trends should be analyzed.

Some of the speakers, who flew to Seaside from points all over the country, have worked in Sea-side in the past, such as architects

Walter Chatham and Alex Gorlin, both designed houses in the town; architect Dhiru Thadani, who has contributed work on Seaside’s civic spaces; and Seaside’s origi-nal town planner, Andrés Duany.

Eleven of the Power Point pre-sentations have been posted on the Seaside Institute website along with photos from the event (http://seasideinstitute.org/sea-side-prize-2015/). Those presen-tations are listed below. c

“Creating Great Neighborhoods”: Carson Looney

“21st Century Housing”: Alex Gorlin

“21st Century Housing”: Walter Chatham

“Housing Affordability”: Laurie Volk

“Center for Neighborhood Technol-ogy”: Jackie Grimshaw

“Focusing on the Basics of Life Will Save Us”: Shelley Poticha

“Attainable – Not Affordable –Housing”: Jan Brodie

“Planning, Housing Types and Affordability”: Ray Gindroz

“21st Century Housing”: Alex Gorlin

“Does Design Matter?”: Todd Zimmerman

“Lean Housing”: Andres Duany

Andrés Duany, Seaside’s original town planner

Alex Gorlin, architect of several townhouses in Ruskin Place, including Stairway to Heaven

Walter Chatham, architect of the famous Chatham House on East Ruskin Street

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The Institute to Cruise the Dalmatian CoastBy Diane Dorney

On Sept. 12, a group of archi-tects, planners and those interest-ed in learning more about those disciplines will gather in Split, Croatia, to embark on a week-long cruise and architectural ex-ploration of the Dalmatian Coast. This program is the 13th annual tour sponsored by The Seaside Institute under its Seaside Pienza Institute program.

Guided by architectural his-torian, writer and teacher, John Tschirch, who will travel with the group, and several local guides, the itinerary will include concen-trated time in both Split and Du-brovnik and stops at a half-dozen port cities on four coastal islands in the Adriatic Sea. The bulk of the group’s traveling time will be on board the Prestige, a deluxe category ship with 20 cabins.

According to Beverly Walters, chair of the Seaside Institute and frequent visitor of Croatia, the

Dalmatian coast is one of the hid-den gems of Europe.

“[Those who attend] will see beautiful, virtually untouched, town and city developments that accurately reflect the best of cen-turies of architectural expression and town planning,” she wrote in a letter to Seaside Institute sup-porters.

The Seaside Pienza Institute tours are open to anyone who is a contributor to the Seaside Insti-tute but are offered first to top-ti-

er supporters and those who have taken previous trips, so tickets tend to go very quickly. The size of the group is kept intentionally small as the intent is to create a good environment for discussion.

The Seaside Pienza Institute was founded as a program under the Seaside Institute. Its mission is to advance the arts of town build-ing and land stewardship through educational programs that gain inspiration and clarity by taking place in exemplary locations like Pienza. During the past 12 years,

this urban and architectural study program has been held in Pienza six times, Havana, twice and once each in the beautiful cities of Par-is, Barcelona and Antigua.

For more information about this tour and to check for avail-ability, visit seasideinstitute.org/tours.

To receive regular information about all of our programs and tours, subscribe to the Seaside In-stitute for e-mailings at seasidein-stitute.org/subscribe. c

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Across:4. New in Seaside, featuring wines from around the

world: 45 _________5. Ballet group performing in Seaside in May6. Best place in Seaside for a Lobster Roll (two words)8. First house on the left when entering Seaside from

the West (three words)9. Instead of a tie, give dad a Seaside Classic tee-shirt

on this day (two words)10. Unique storytelling experience for the whole fam-

ily, presented by The Rep (four words)13. Location of famous gazebo-ed roundabout on

Seaside’s East side; _______ Street14. The go-to shop for your tween-age years17. Creative eyewear shop in Central Square18. Seaside founder, Robert Davis’s grandfather (who

deeded him the land!)19. Seaside’s eastern street border; __________

Way

Down:1. Park just north of Ruskin Place in Seaside;

_______ Park2. Take mom to brunch at Great Southern Café on this

day (two words)3. Friday night concert event in Seaside featuring Jazz

favorites7. Documentary film by Elam and Nic Stoltzfus;

_____ ______ ______: Jewels of Florida’s Emerald Coast (three words)

11. Favorite local restaurant that is now serving breakfast (three words)

12. Among the oldest creatures on earth, nesting now along the beach(two words)

15. Nationally acclaimed singer-songwriter performing on May 29th in Seaside; Dan ____________

16. Award-winning magician and master of illusion, performing on Saturdays through August at The Rep

Crossword Puzzle

For answers, visit www.theseasidetimes.com/crossword5

Put a Little in Your Tennis GameBy Tracy Townsend

Seaside has a beat that is slower than most places. Folks are re-laxed, and time seems to slow down. This laid-back at-mosphere is a change of pace for most visi-

tors. Changing up your pace is also a great way to make your ten-nis game better.

Everyone moves at his or her own pace. On the tennis court, it is easy to see who is high strung and who is not; who likes to hit it hard and who likes to hit it slowly; and who likes to play fast and who takes their time. Change of pace seems to disrupt almost everyone.

If I am playing really well and yet I am still losing, I try to play “not so well.” This means instead of hitting a really good ball that my opponent is not having any trouble with, I add spin, add pace, or take pace off the ball. Try loop-ing a slow ball deep into the court and see if you can disrupt the tim-ing of the player on the other side of the net. Spin a ball to them and see how they react. Hit one re-ally hard right up the middle of the court, over the low part of the net, and see if they have the time to produce a shot with your ball’s added speed.

Spin is produced by friction be-tween the ball and the strings. Hit-ting with spin changes the speed of the ball. Balls hit with top-spin kick forward on the bounce, which gives an opponent less time to swing through the ball. It can bounce higher into an oppo-nent’s weaker hitting zones. And it promotes the ball dipping down into the court at the last second on shots landing near the lines. Backspin or slice has the opposite bounce, seeming to almost stop or even back up when it hits the court. Backspin balls can skid or stay low when hit hard enough, which creates real issues for op-ponents who have trouble getting under the ball.

Speed needs no explanation. In-creased speed cuts down on your opponent’s ability to get to the ball. It may also require them to shorten their own stroke or just block the ball back. Decreasing speed is often underrated. Big hit-ters like pace coming at them to generate even bigger shots with more power. Slowing a ball down will often drive these players cra-zy. They overhit shots. They have more mishits. They are way out in front of the ball and they pull it out-of-bounds. And the one I like the most, it frustrates them. They think the weak shot should be killed, and most players cannot do it consistently enough to win.

The next time you are back home on the court and losing, I want you to think of Seaside. Slow down. Try something new. Relax.

Tracy Townsend, Seaside Tennis manager

And “change the pace.”See you on the courts! c

Tracy Townsend is a resort Ten-nis expert and his company, 30A Tennis, manages Seaside Tennis on behalf of the Seaside Commu-nity Development Corp. You can reach him at [email protected] or call (850) 231-2214. For news events and court conditions, find Seaside Tennis on Facebook.

Seaside Tennis Summer Pro Shop Hours:Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Sunday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.Courts are open for play daily 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; please call to reserve.

Eye-Opener Clinic: Monday-Thursday 8-9 a.m.Round Robin: Friday-Sunday 9-10:30 a.m.

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Thousands of runners from 42 states and three countries participated in the 13th Annual Seaside School Half Marathon and 5K Run in March. The race, as well as the Taste of the Race event hosted by chef Emeril Lagasse, benefits students at the Seaside Neighborhood School. The dedication and support from the runners, students, volunteers, sponsors, and community has resulted in another successful and fantastic race weekend. Photos courtesy Seaside Neighborhood School

May–June 2015

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Ducks for Bucks

By Wendy O. Dixon

The inaugural Duck Olympics for Special Olympics Florida – Walton County was held on Easter Sunday in Seaside, the largest fundraiser the Walton County program has tack-led. A gigantic above ground pool served as the centerpiece during the fundraising event, transforming Sea-side’s Lyceum Lawn into a massive duck pond, while individual rubber ducks were plucked from the pool for big prizes throughout the afternoon from the 5,000 purchased. “We are still calculating all of the expenses, but we hope to net at least $40,000 for the program, which is incredible,”

Duck Olympics success benefits Walton County chapter of Special Olympics

says Michael Schumacher, one of the parents who led the program. “It was a beautiful day and everyone enjoyed watching our Walton County Ducks Special Olympics Stand Up Paddle Team in the water. The kids loved the singing of Reid Soria along with the hula hoop T-shirt contest sponsored by Frost Bites. Thank you to Seaside and all of our incredible sponsors and volunteers.”

One hundred percent of the funds raised benefits the local Walton County program. cVIP Sponsor Event- Winners (office pack-ages): The St Joe Foundation, Alys Beach Foundation and The Donut Hole

Bowling - Big Daddy’s Bike Shop three-speed beach cruiser, Winner: Donna Saalborn

Basketball – Amavida Coffee & Tea One Free Coffee every day for a year, Winner: Mary Alayne Long

Athletics - one-week condo in Seagrove Beach, Winner: Jason Paris

Boccee - one-week townhome in Seacrest, Winner: Rose Weck

Golf - two-night stay at Water Color Inn plus dinner at Fish out of Water, Winner: Lisa Malvea

Stand-up Paddle - YOLO Board, Winner: Kathleen Bell

Website: SpecialOlympicsWalton.orgFacebook: facebook.com/Walton.County.FL

Photos by Jamie Conley, Jennifer Fitzgerald and Hannah Martin

May–June 2015

ACROSS THE GLOBET h e S e a s i d eTi m e s . c o m

Run Across the Congo

Summer Tunes

This May, a team of women from throughout the United States, in-cluding two local women, will travel deep into the beating heart of the Congo along the shores of Lake Kivu in Run Across the Congo, an event put on by On The Ground, an organization supporting sustain-able community development in farming regions across the world.

Their trip will be one of celebra-tion (and sore muscles) designed to support gender equality and wom-en’s empowerment initiatives while highlighting the re-emergence of the specialty coffee sector that is vi-tal to the region’s continued growth. Twenty years of war and conflict has left nearly six million dead in a region that has been tagged by the U.N. as being “the most dangerous place in the world to be a woman.” Today, women are playing more and more of a crucial role in the re-vitalization of the region, and give hope to the prospect of a more sus-tainable future

Casey Tindell-Trejo, director of public relations, marketing and outreach for Amavida Coffee and Tea in Seaside, ran and helped or-ganize the 2014 Winter Solstice Run, the first annual 40-mile ultra run across Scenic Highway 30A, and has worked on numerous cam-paigns to support On The Ground’s work around the world.

Colleen Duffley is a creative di-rector and an international com-mercial advertising and magazine photographer who lives in the 30A community. Her photographs have been featured in national publi-cations and she has worked on ad campaigns for nationally and inter-nationally recognized brands. Duf-fley is also the creator of Studio b, and the creator and curator of Light Impressions, an art installation that features 40 iPhoneographers from around the globe.

Over seven days, the team will run seven marathons throughout

The RipsThe Rips

are a new band from D e s t i n , b r i n g i n g back the vin-tage feel of the 1950s and ’60s with smooth grooves and catchy melodies that evoke that feeling of an endless summer on 30A. Band members Tucker Ewing (lead vocals, bass), Charlie Buice (drums), and Mike

Locals participate in all-women U.S. running team to benefit Congolese women

Hit the beach with these hot new songs

the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) region. They will meet remarkable women who have overcome insurmountable odds. Through on-going efforts, they are partnering with them and non-profit organizations, government officials, and coffee cooperatives to build a movement and support system for a sustainable and just future that holds gender equality at its core.

The team will include small busi-ness owners, social justice advo-cates, mothers and wives — all with strong personal ties to the Congo. Each has been fundraising and pro-moting the run in their communi-ties. Now the goal is to expand the ever-widening audience, connect with more potential partners and find new ways for Run Across Con-go to expand its impact.

“This project means more to me than I can say in words. It’s my en-tire life,” Tindell-Trejo says. “My job involves buying and selling Fair Trade coffee directly from some of the women that this project will benefit. Every day I work to educate

consumers on the impact of their buying decisions and this event il-lustrates that relationship in a more substantial way. The products we buy have a direct positive or nega-tive affect on people all over the world.”

Funds raised by the runners and other project fundraising will di-rectly benefit the women of three Congolese communities: female coffee farmers of the Muungano Cooperative, widows of slain Virun-ga National Park rangers and sexual assault victims receiving care in Lemare. As fundraising successes continue, more project support will be identified that coincide with the overarching aims of the Run.

“Gender equality has always been an extremely important issue to me. As a female, I have experienced gen-der-based prejudice and discrimi-nation first-hand, yet I am lucky to live in a place where I have rights, a voice, and outlets for criticism,” Tindell-Trejo adds. “Whenever I hear stories and statistics about the DRC, I think of my two-year-old daughter. I try to imagine a life there

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with her and how a safe environ-ment can be hard to maintain. It’s hard to hear that approximately 40 percent of the women in the DRC have experienced rape, and about 48 are happening every hour. If it were me, I would hope that some-one cared enough to help.”

Duffley is participating as both a runner and the team photographer. “I have trained for two Olympics,” she says. “I have been blessed to own my own business for 25 years and I am lucky enough to live in a wonderful country where that is common place. For me to be able to use my talents as a photogra-pher and my strength as an athlete to help change the lives of women and children is not only my honor but my responsibility to run for a reason.” c

This article was contributed by On The Ground. For more information visit runacrosscongo.org.

By Cory DavisGeneral Manager, 30A Radio

Ingram (electric guitar, vocals) will be busy this season playing music that totally fits our area. Find them online www.theripstunes.comSt. Paul & the Broken Bones

“Half the City” is St. Paul & the Broken Bones’ debut album. Let me repeat that. This is their first album. Saying lead singer Paul Janeway has soul is like saying Bud & Alley’s res-taurant in Seaside has a decent view of the beach. He’s unreal. The band hails from

Birmingham, Ala., and Benn Tanner of Alabama Shakes produced their album. It’s soulful and high-voltage, an album you can just put on repeat and love it every time. www.stpau-landthebrokenbones.com Eric Lindell

A brand new album from Eric Lindell en-titled “The Sun and the Sea” drops on Earth Day, April 22. Pandora’s Chef Chris Mack has said: “Everyone loves Eric,” a truism on 30A, where locals flock to his shows. Part-time local Lindell, who splits his time between here and Louisiana, is the musician

you envision playing for sunrise and sunset on the beaches of 30A. His music is a great combination of southern soul, R&B and New Or-leans funk. www.ericlindell.com

We love these albums, and play these artists daily on 30A Ra-dio. Listen for them online at www.30aradio.com, or on our free 30A app for iPhone, iPad, and An-droid. c

Left to right: Colleen Duffley and Casey Tindell-Trejo will participate in Run Across the Congo to raise support for women’s empowerment initiatives in that region.

May–June 2015

FITNESST h e S e a s i d eTi m e s . c o m

By Lori Leath Smith Seaside Public Relations and

Marketing Director

I keep reminding my fitness train-er, Justin, how old I am. He keeps reminding ME that age is just a number. But, if age is just a number, why did I see that 50-something year old woman staring at me in the mirror? (See The Seaside Times, March/April.)

After two months of clean eating, working out and pumping nutrition into my body, I can now agree more with that philosophy. To take it even further, perhaps the secret to aging gracefully is to embrace your age while ignoring the age stereotypes.

Fortunately, it’s never too late (or too early) to make subtle, but key changes that can revise that reflec-tion in the mirror. And the truth is, it works! Justin at Seaside’s Believe Studio has been coaching me dur-ing the past two months and I have made some astounding progress. I’ve lost 21 pounds and gained strength. I’ve dropped a dress size (from size 14 to size 12) and gained a slimmer waist (5 inches less). My confidence level has soared. My skin is glowing and I realize I can actually function while eating eggs, fish, fruits and lots and lots of vegetables. In fact, my body craves these “eats” more than ever, which is a feat unto itself. I have even discovered new products such as good fats that I love, but still allow fat burning. And I sleep so well. Even more fun is the fact that people are noticing. Wow, what a motivator.

Age happens to everyone. But through this initial phase I’m be-ginning to understand that getting healthy and aging gracefully is a true way to live and breathe and ac-cept. If we fight it, no doubt it will catch up with us. But just beginning some simple but effective lifestyle changes makes me feel as if I’ve be-gun to immediately and profoundly influence the ability to live a long and healthy life. The good news is that these attitudes and actions benefit the heart, brain, mood, me-tabolism and even skin, too.

And I have a purpose and a rea-son to keep going, determining to be successful — to restore health and all its benefits — yes, even in my 50s. Further, you’re reading this column and you’re holding me ac-countable. So, I hope my experi-ences help you, too.

What I’m doing:1) Maintaining a positive men-tal attitude. Stress ages us. It’s that simple. And, in our modern lifestyles, stress is rampant to the point of be-ing cliché. I’m learning that a grateful heart goes a long way and looking at the world positively promotes healing and peace. I try to prepare mentally for each day. I resolve in my mind to be committed and stay on track.

Thriving Through the Journey: It Works!Aging Gracefully

2) Eating real food and not too much — plain and simple. A friend told me to “eat naked!” I said, “What?” That visual was not the most inviting. But then I under-stood. He meant to focus on eat-ing unprocessed, unpolluted and undressed food. Well, that’s better and it’s an attainable goal. So I try. I’ve also cut out the sweet stuff and added nutritional supplements. Principles are still the same — I’m watching portion sizes and what is going in my body. I’ve realized I can function on much less food and without mindless eating.

3) Moving daily. Sir Isaac New-ton’s first law of motion states that, “An object at rest stays at rest. An object in motion stays in motion.” I think you get where I’m going with this. We can say a body at rest stays at rest and a body in motion stays in motion. My usual week includes a walk/jog a couple days of the week (either on one of the pathways or on the beach), usually on the week-end. Two days a week, I don my ponytail and workout clothes, and tear out for my 30-minute sessions at Believe Studio after work. Three days a week, mostly early morn-ing, I work out with Justin’s mo-bile app (also 30 minutes) where he has created a tailored program just for me. I love those morning workouts; I have to get up so early, my body doesn’t realize what’s hap-pening until it’s all over. A different program might work for different people (according to interests and schedule), but choose a workout schedule, set a goal and try to be consistent with it.

Break up your fitness routine a little. This allows you to begin to see changes to your physique and per-haps even your mental clarity. I’ve found the moment my body begins to work out in a different fashion, it becomes stronger. Justin has reintro-duced me to my inner child. One day, my training session included throw-ing a Frisbee on the Lyceum Lawn in Seaside. That session did more for my mental state than a regular work-out. It took me back to fun and fond childhood memories. Now that’s a stress buster, along with a work-out, too! If you go outside and play, of course you satisfy the movement factor, but you also receive the most bountiful forms of Vitamin D and mental pick-me-up. So, turn that TV off, get creative and go outside and play! It’s time to have more fun.

Discoveries:Weekly weigh-ins are now

positive: The scale is actually go-ing down!

My body wants water: There IS such a thing as a thirst mechanism. Though I still have to remind my-self to drink water at times, mostly I crave it now.

Strength is empowering: I’m amazed at how strong I’ve become in very little time. One afternoon at my workout session, 10 pushups were on Justin’s list. Keep in mind that I could do none when we began in February. No time to get myself mentally prepared, I knocked out 10, took a slight break and conjured up 10 more! Justin was amazed. He was so proud that I had come that far in one month that he posted a video of me on his Facebook page (Facebook.com/justinbrownfitness). I’ve almost mastered the Chaturan-ga (a yoga move), too! It might not be pretty, but it’s there.

Events are still fun: Attendance at events hasn’t been as difficult as I imagined. As a marketing and public relations professional, part of my job is to network and at-tend social and community events. Though it can be somewhat chal-lenging, I’ve been able to not only attend, but also stay on the eating plan. I’ve found that most estab-lishments are aware of folks trying to eat healthier and will almost al-ways include healthier fare in the offerings. If not, they are usually glad to prepare an alternative.

New yummy products are on my list: Two of my new favorites are almond butter and coconut oil, which can be found in Seaside at Modica Market. I actually add a little coconut oil to my coffee each morning (instead of the coffee creamer) and dab a little almond butter on an apple for a snack or even a meal. I also adore the kale chips from Raw & Juicy in Sea-side, as well as the Airstream’s lo-cal greens served with homemade peanut sauce.

I’ve rediscovered my hipbones: I know, because I felt them during one of my morning workouts!

Consistency equals success: Working out sporadically will not lend the same results as one that is consistent and planned out. I believe one of the reasons for success is be-ing committed to eating correctly and working out consistently. c

Editor’s note: Contact Lori with your fitness questions or to cheer her on at [email protected].

Lori Leath Smith, Seaside public relations and marketing director, finds fresh, local produce at Modica Market.

May–June 2015

ENTERTAINMENTT h e S e a s i d eTi m e s . c o m

“Truth is stranger than fic-tion, but De Rougemont is stranger than both. ” —The Wide World Magazine, June 1899, No. 14.

Everyone loves a good storyteller, but sometimes the stories they tell are just too good to be true. Such was the case with the great 19th Century hoaxer, Louis de Rouge-mont. Originally known as Henri Louis Grin, he was born in Swit-zerland in 1847 where he worked in his father’s wagon business. At the age of 16, he became a foot-man to the actress Fanny Kemble, touring extensively and learning fluent English. Becoming restless in 1875, Henri bravely acquired a pearling ship, which was tragically posted as missing just a year and a half after its acquisition. Grin claimed that he had sailed a 3,000-mile journey and was the sole sur-vivor of an Aboriginal attack on Lacrosse Island, Australia. He ar-rived in Sydney in 1880 where he became a dishwasher, doctor, real estate and mining shares agent, but mostly he was a “spirit” pho-tographer. In 1882, Henri married Eliza Ravenscroft and they had seven children. Restless yet again, Grin de-serted Eliza and their seven chil-dren in 1897 and fled with a copy of renowned bushman Harry

Based on an Entirely Fictitious Story

Stockdale’s diary. Grin surfaced in New Zealand as a spiritualist and worked his way to England in 1898. There, Grin changed his identity to Louis de Rougemont. Shortly thereafter, he was intro-duced to the editor of the Wide World Magazine, an illustrated magazine purported to feature “true-life” adventure and travel stories gathered from around the world. In August 1898, it pub-lished the first in a number of installments of “The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont,” billed as “The Most Amazing Story a Man Ever Lived to Tell.” These captivating tales told of de Rouge-mont’s adventures while living as a castaway for 30 years with the aboriginals of Northwest and Central Australia. His accounts of a monstrous man-eating octopus, flying wombats, riding on giant sea turtles caused such a sensa-tion among its readers that new installments of The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont’s were pub-lished each week until May 1899. Remember poor Eliza? She was able to get her revenge by inform-ing London’s Daily Chronicle that

she had identified Grin (Grein) from a copy of Wide World Maga-zine, ultimately leading to the de-mise of his reputation. Grin tried to defend himself by writing a letter to The Daily Chronicle, us-ing his original name, in which he expressed his consternation that anybody would confuse him with Louis De Rougemont. In 1899, Grin travelled to South Africa as a music-hall attraction, billed as “The Greatest Liar on Earth.” When he took his act to Australia, he was booed off the stage. Dur-ing the First World War he reap-peared as an inventor of a useless meat substitute. He died a poor man in London June 9, 1921. The adventurous Louis de Rougemont invites you to hear his amazing story of bravery, survival and celebrity this sum-mer at The REP Theatre in SHIP-WRECKED! An Entertainment, The Amazing Adventures of Lou-is de Rougemont (as told by him-self!) Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. and Wednesday matinees at noon beginning June 9. For more information and tickets vis-it LoveTheREP.com. c

SAVE THE DATEStars & Stripes at

: A July 4th Celebration Independence Day is one of Seaside’s most eagerly anticipated events, and plans are already un-derway for the exciting festivities. So set the date now and return to Seaside for this patriotic celebra-tion. Start the day out with the an-nual July 4th parade down Scenic Highway 30A and concluding in Seaside with even more fun. Then make sure to reserve your spot on the lawn for a festive performance by the Pensacola Symphony Or-chestra Pops!, followed by an un-believable fireworks finale. Make sure to grab your seat on the lawn early, as space fills up quickly for this festive event. c

By Rebecca Ison-Huber

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May–June 2015

FARMERS MARKETT h e S e a s i d eTi m e s . c o m

Baked with Love and Music

By Wendy O. Dixon

Anne Hornstein has been baking cookies since she was a little girl. “I can remember coming home from school and eating cookies and drinking milk,” she says. “This is still one of my favorite things — in-cluding dunking the cookies in the milk. I think there’s a memory of cookies and milk in everyone’s his-tory so it brings out the kid in us.”

Kinowa’s Cowboy Cookies bring out the kid in everyone

side Farmers Market opened. She spent her first Saturday at the mar-ket with one basket, walking along Central Square in Seaside.

Now, the Kinowa Cowboy Cook-ie brand has expanded to include something to suit every taste and every dietary need — including gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan and even paleo. While baking her de-licious morsels, Hornstein spends her time dancing in the kitchen to everything from jazz to new age to classical.

Kinowa’s sells cookies with choc-olate chips, oats, nuts, and a hint of coconut in bite sizes. The mostly organic ingredients include local cage-free eggs from Twin Oaks

While living in Colorado, Horn-stein met many cowboy cookie bak-ers. “It’s not something I coined,” she says. “But I think what makes it cowboy is the idea that whatever is in the chuck wagon — chocolate chips, raisins, nuts — that’s what’s going into the cookies today.”

At first, Hornstein used her baking talents as a hobby, giving cookies as gifts. Cheered on by a friend who encouraged her to sell them, she resisted until the Sea-

Farms and grass-fed butter from Ocheesee Creamery, also vendors at the Seaside Farmers Market. “I get the eggs and butter from hap-py chickens and happy cows,” she laughs, “which makes for happy cookies.” In addition, the cowboy cookies are made with organic flour, sugar, vanilla, nuts, oats and coconut.

For adventurous cookie connois-seurs, try the Peruvian recipe, with chocolate chips, coconut, oats, peppermint and a hint of cayenne. Or try the Rodeo, a large double dark chocolate almond cookie. The Guatemalan Cowboy, a gluten-free, sugar-free and paleo cookie, is loaded with nuts and coconut and sweetened with dates.

Place your order and pay upon receipt of the cookies when Horn-stein makes her deliveries in Sea-side at the Farmers Market. She accepts mail orders, too. cAnne Hornstein (above right), owner of Kinowa’s Cowboy Cookies, bakes delicious cookies fresh for the Seaside Farmers Market.

Photos courtesy Kinowa’s Cowboy Cookies

May–June 2015

T h e S e a s i d eTi m e s . c o m

My StoryBy Mary Beth Irwin

We have been coming to Seaside for more than 20 years with our two daughters, Elle, 23, and Eliza, 22. We always enjoyed renting homes in Seaside, but when a cute little cottage came on the market in 2000 we excitedly took the plunge, and purchased Coastal Cutie.

We traveled from Columbus, Ohio, as often as we could and now that we are empty nesters, we often spend several weeks and months at our little house. We now live in Denver, Colo., and still manage to come quite often. Sea-side is truly a second home and our family loves and cherishes all our sweet and wonderful memo-ries there.

To our extreme joy in March, our oldest daughter was proposed to at the pavilion at the end of our beloved street. Adam, the groom to be, planned a lovely proposal and included both families in on the surprise. His family (also from Columbus, Ohio) had never visited Seaside and was thrilled to spend time in our special place and to be present for the romantic proposal. Adam’s sisters, one from Virginia and the other Boston, flew in for the surprise event as well.

Adam had the timing planned for sunset, but a misty fog settled over the beach, which actually made it pretty neat and unusual.

From engagement to wedding, our family makes precious memories here

We all hid at the East Ruskin pa-villion while he proposed at the Tupelo pavillion. We had such fun hiding and peeking and trying to stay quiet. My husband is large and loud and he was excited. So I am sure we all appeared quite comical during the whole propos-al process.

She did say yes, and we all ran down the beach through the fog. She was totally surprised by our presence. He really pulled it off

Adam Young proposed to Elle Irwin March 4 at the Tupelo Pavilion in Seaside, much to their families’ delight. Photos by Laura Jennings

The happy families, from left to right: Sarah Young, Bob Irwin, Elle Irwin, Adam Young, Mary Beth Irwin, Eliza Irwin, Chari Young and Mark Young

— getting us all there during this crazy winter weather all across the country was pure luck. I will never forget her face as we all emerged from that dense fog and her words, “Is that the Fam Jam?!”

We have always hoped and dreamed that one or both of our daughters would choose to get married in this wonderful little town. And an engagement feels equally as special. To our delight, they have reserved the Seaside

Chapel for a May 28, 2016, wed-ding.

Mary Beth Irwin is proud to be a Seaside homeowner who resides on Tupelo Street. c

Editor’s Note: Congratulations to the happy couple and the whole family. We plan to publish photos of the big day next year.

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