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MANATEES New threats heighten concern for the future of marine herbivores

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EDUCATORS ON EDUCATORS

Four prominent Leon County educators and shapers of young minds discuss teachers who profoundly affected their outlooks, aspirations and career paths. Among them, Dr. David Kirby, a member of the faculty in the English Department at Florida State University, recalls that he was entranced by a charismatic professor at Louisiana State University, Dr. Matthew Downey, a one-time band member who taught him how to connect with an audience. At Johns Hopkins, Dr. Charles Roberts Anderson made graduate student Kirby feel comfortable by treating him as an equal and “admitting him to the club.” Kirby, an accomplished poet, has, in his own right, taught his students well. Former student Sarah Morrison describes Kirby simply as “wonderful.”

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SENTINEL SPECIES

Patrick Rose has dedicated his career to finding and promoting ways for marine mammals and people to co-exist. He was a college student on break in Florida when he encountered a prop-scarred manatee while diving at Crystal River and resolved to make life safer for the gentle, slow-moving herbivores. Today, he is the executive director of the Save the Manatee Club, founded 40 years ago by entertainer Jimmy Buffett and then-Gov. Bob Graham and with which Rose has been involved almost since its inception.

Rose is concerned about contemporary threats to manatees, including nutrient pollution and the resulting loss of seagrasses that manatees rely upon for food and worries that the species might not be able to survive a sharp decline in its numbers.

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A GRAND RE-OPENING In mid-May, I began to get the real sense that we are coming back to a semblance of normalcy and escaping the limits and routines that had smothered our lives for what seemed like an eternity.

I attended an Office of Economic Vitality meeting, and it was great to see leaders of our community there in person.

I joined in the Big Bend Hospice’s “Sprint into the Spirit” dinner outside on the lawns at Food Glorious Food. Dena Strickland left no detail unattended, as usual, and over 100 people were genuinely glad to see each other.

When the weekend arrived, Springtime Tallahassee, after a pandemic-induced, one-year hiatus, conducted a daylong event at the fairgrounds. From Rowland Publishing’s booth, we saw hundreds of people enjoying food, shopping and festivities.

Singer Randy Houser from Nashville rocked the stage in the evening while concert-goers relaxed on blankets under the stars.

On Sunday, I was a good kind of tired and realized that I was no longer used to being in circulation.

Watching the news this morning, I listened to a psychologist stress how important it is for us to ease back into things. As doors long closed begin to reopen and we experience something close to euphoria, it will be easy to overdo. Pace yourself. There is no real need to pack into a few days all of the activities we have missed out on for well over a year.

Vacation corridors in the region are heating up. Some locales are finding it necessary to adopt new measures to deal with the crowds and traffic as folks who have been too long pent-up finally get away.

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Who is the middle school teacher that first comes to mind as you look back? For me, it is Mr. West, my seventh-grade algebra teacher, a short man with a bushy gray mustache. He delighted in seeing the light bulbs go off in his students’ heads as they succeeded in untangling formulas.

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OF MANATEES AND A MAG LAB

Patrick Rose was a kid growing up in the Wheat Belt when his attention was drawn to a story in the Weekly Reader newspaper. He learned that there existed marine herbivores called sea cows. They more closely resembled elephants than Holsteins and seemed no more probable than a pushmi-pullyu or a blue-headed palooski.

Rose was fascinated.

Years later, Rose, now studying aquatic biology at the University of Missouri Kansas City, was on a break and visiting a brother in Florida when he found his life’s work. He was diving in the Crystal River area when he spied a sea cow badly marred by a prop scar and resolved to make life for the creatures safer.

Today, Rose is a leading expert on the Florida manatee and is the executive director of the Maitland-based Save the Manatee Club, a conservation organization founded 40 years ago by entertainer Jimmy Buffett and thenGov. Bob Graham. Rose lived for 18 years in Tallahassee, working for state and federal wildlife agencies. He was the first biologist hired by the state to focus on marine mammals.

The poet Barbara Hamby likes to share a Pablo Picasso quotation with her students at Florida State University: “Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.”

Rose, during that dive in Crystal River, was not merely sightseeing.

He was taking a biologist/conservationist’s interest in his surroundings. The inspiration to protect manatees had found him working and thus took hold.

Rose had hoped that he would have worked himself out of a job by now, but the future of the manatee is far from secure. Mortality this year has been

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extraordinary, the result of nutrient pollution that produces massive algae mats that leave seagrasses starved for sunlight and manatees without food.

For now, manatee numbers from Crystal River north around the Big Bend and along the Panhandle are good and may even be growing, a reflection of the relatively healthy condition of the region’s aquatic ecosystem. The manatee appears to be expanding its range in response to a string of moderate winters.

Sightings, according to Rose, have been reported in Alabama and even further west.

But human pressure on that ecosystem is sure to grow. A migration termed by some the “Great Reshuffle” has been among the pandemic’s byproducts, and our area is on the receiving end of it. Florida presents a long history of infrastructure not keeping up with growth, and when it is overwhelmed, environmental conditions deteriorate rapidly. Wastewater systems around the state, including in the Northwest region, are badly in need of overhauls.

Tallahassee will grow, too, thanks to a concerted effort to position the city as a technological solar system with the Mag Lab as its sun. The inspiration to bring Tallahassee’s technology assets, its academic excellence, its capacity for research and its appetite for entrepreneurship to the attention of the world caught the right people.

Cristina Paredes and her team at the Office of Economic Vitality, Jeff Whalen and Abby Queale at Mag Corp, Ron Miller at Innovation Park, business incubators including Domi Station and the innovation labs to come at Innovation Park, and the groundbreaking tech businesses that

already call Tallahassee home are accounting for a critical mass of energy that appears sure to bring about a new wave of economic development in the city.

“We’re not Austin, Texas, or the West Coast or the Research Triangle in North Carolina, but we’re growing,” Susan Fiorito, the dean of the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship at FSU, said to me recently. “Our potential is huge.”

And it will not remain undiscovered or untapped for long. Inspiration will strike people, and they will find that Tallahassee is working. Then, germination occurs.

The way forward is complicated but bright. In our midst is the world’s most magnificent mag lab. And, just a short drive down the Woodville Highway, manatees feed on seagrasses that remain lush.

To the extent that the future respects the past, we’ll be in good shape.

Take good care,

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Ashley Thesier introduces students to inner workings of yoga

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n preparing students to become yoga trainers, Ashley Thesier begins by telling them that she can’t teach them anything.

Rather, she said, “I point people back to their inner knowing.”

Getting there is a process, and Thesier helps steer them home.

“Yoga, as even a beginning teacher will tell you, means to unite,” she said. “We begin on a physical level by uniting body and breath. Then, we move to more subtle levels.”

Harder to control than the breath is the mind.

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her. After high school, she studied at the Edgar Cayce School of Massotherapy in Virginia Beach, Virginia, to become a massage therapist. One day, she went to get a massage, herself, at a building that also housed a yoga studio called Inside Out. “Yoga is too gentle for me,” Thesier told her masseuse. “The girls upstairs will kick your butt,” came the reply. ← Thesier tried it on, and a career change For Ashley Thesier, was in the making. She would complete life becomes more difficult when she gets teacher training there. away from the practice Recent years have seen the of yoga. Alignment, proliferation of yoga studios. Gyms she says, leads to healthfulness. now commonly offer yoga classes.

Thesier started teaching at a YMCA. Ten bucks a class.

All types of yoga have their place and have value, Thesier said, “but there is a difference in just facilitating a class in ‘Simon Says’ fashion and actually teaching the inner workings of yoga. Teacher training is a lot of information. I liken it to putting your finger in a light socket; you have to able to contain the charge.”

A conversation with Thesier, like her classes, doesn’t stay on a surface level for long. She readily speaks to the healing power of yoga.

“What is it that makes us sick?” she asked rhetorically.

“What results in autoimmune disorders? When do we get shingles? When do we get cold sores? When does our neck or lower back go out? When do we experience digestive disorders?

“If we look at the energetics behind the causes of disease or what Edgar Cayce called dis-ease, we discover that if we are working optimally, if we are in alignment with our true nature, then we are healthy. It is when higher intellect and ultimately we get out of alignment that disease and degeneration achieve a connection with sumati, accelerate. By working the asanas (yoga postures), we the divine.” open the energetic centers and get everything to flow That connection, Thesier said, freely. The pipes are wide open, and we can stay in tune is synonymous with balance with who we are.” and alignment that allow for Yoga enables people to better recognize when they healthfulness. She has learned in are out of alignment, said Thesier, who cautioned, “If over 20 years of practicing yoga we stay out of alignment long enough, that becomes the that when she gets away from norm.” (That statement invited a conversation about the discipline, life becomes more society as a whole, but we left that for another day.) difficult. So it is that yoga has Practiced intentionally, Thesier said, yoga is more become her constant and dear than an hour in church. It can influence or become a companion. person’s way of being in the world.

Thesier is the owner of Yoga Kellie Gezels, who, along with her daughter, completed Power Tallahassee on Thomasville yoga teacher training with Thesier, agrees.

Road where she trains trainers “It teaches you a new way of being in the world and and leads classes for all. She how to get out of your own way,” she said, adding that opened the studio in January after yoga has brought about, for her, improved relationships selling the yoga business she had with others. operated in Tampa for eight years.

Gezels physically does yoga twice a week but meditates As a young woman, she was and works on the mind-body-spirit connection every convinced that yoga was not for day. She recommends yoga for anyone.

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“It’s never too late to start,” she said.

In shopping for yoga studios, however, most people gravitate to the option that is most consistent with their accustomed lifestyle.

“Busy people like busy yoga,” Thesier said. “Picture someone with her double espresso and her yoga mat under her arm heading into a hot yoga studio on her ‘rest day.’ In Virginia Beach, there was a hot yoga studio that all the Navy Seals would go to.

“A yin class is meditative and slow; people might not even get off their bottoms. The people who need to be in the hot yoga class tend to be in the yin class. And if you are already running hot, then doing hot yoga isn’t going to be conducive to health.”

In order to achieve optimal alignment and achieve a balance of masculine and feminine energies, people need to depart their comfort zone, Thesier said.

Today, yoga is seen in the United States to appeal primarily to women. Yoga pants were not developed for dudes. But 100 years ago, it was unfashionable for women to practice yoga, Thesier noted. The British occupation of India broadened awareness of yoga practices. Soldiers did the asanas.

“But yoga is like Whack-aMole,” Thesier said. “If you shut it down in one place, it’s —Ashley Thesier going to pop up in another.

When it popped up in the West, women gravitated to it. Religious teachings and spiritual teachings have always been safeguarded by women. In its purest state, yoga is a feminine practice. The asanas are masculine, but when we are in direct communion with the divine, that’s a receptive quality, which is feminine.”

Thesier has trained more than 150 yoga trainers.

“Anybody can teach yoga, and whether they ever teach a formal class is not necessarily important,” Thesier said. “If they know the information and they practice it, the nature of their being will be that of a teacher.”

But, if someone wants to make teaching yoga a career, he or she must have an authentic love for the practice and be willing to delve into the yamas and the niyamas. They are two of the eight limbs of yoga and relate to how a person behaves in the world and toward herself. Nonviolence and truthfulness are encouraged. Hoarding is discouraged.

“But yoga will never tell you not to do something,” Thesier said. “If you’re going to do it, go all the way.”

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“This book seeks to reach beyond stigma and celebrate mental health through photography and poetry,” Katie Clark writes about Acceptance of Seasons: Poems Celebrating Mental Health. “I was uniquely qualified to write it because I have a mental illness — bipolar disorder.”

The poems reveal Clark’s experiences with the disorder and her success in overcoming it. Clark characterizes “stigma” as a virus spreading across America and prescribes an antidote: “Empathy, compassion. Your voice can spread the cure.”

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he is 38. She is a mother. She is funny. She is artistically talented. She all but believes in fairies. She used to work as a teacher. She doesn’t anymore.

Declarative sentences that taken together barely graze the surface of Katie Clark. For without one additional sentence that will both make sense of and upend the others, one cannot put all the pieces of this complex woman together.

Katie Clark has bipolar disorder.

At times, she is joyful, filled with energy, talkative, productive, her imagination overflowing. At other times, dark depression leaves her suicidal, unable to function, hollowed out and empty. It’s as if she were a train that without warning is shunted onto a different track, where like an express, she can go so fast as to fly off the wheels, or on a different route, fall into an empty valley and sputter to a stop. Clark must attend each day to her direction and the poorly understood “propellants” inside her.

And yet, Clark has somehow managed to combine all of her ingredients and complexities into the work of a productive artist who, as she creates, informs the world about an illness that affects 2.3 million other Americans.

Clark was born in Panama City Beach but has called Tallahassee home for over 10 years. She is the co-owner of Foto Studio, a photography studio and graphic design company where her poignant portraits, dramatic landscapes and award-winning book cover designs have drawn national attention.

She is also the author of a book of poetry, Acceptance of Seasons, Poems Embracing Mental Health. In the volume, Clark examines and sheds light on what it feels like to seek stable mental health that for some like her is often elusive. She asks her readers to be aware, not

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parent, eventually finish a degree in elementary education at Florida State University. All the while, Clark was coping with her particular bipolar disorder referred to as “rapid cycling,” during which she would sometimes believe herself to be a fairy queen. The beginning of her hospitalizations had begun.

The thing that remained stable in her life was her ongoing love of literary and visual arts. “My grandmother, father and mother were all photographers,” she said. “We took cross-country vacations, taking pictures of everything.

When my father gave me my first camera, I couldn’t put it down!” A high school photography class gave her access to a dark room, and that sealed the deal. The camera would bring her stability — and opportunity.

Recently, the newly opened Hyatt Hotel in the Railroad Square art district of Tallahassee commissioned four of Katie Clark’s large photographs to be hung among its 120 rooms. Her photographs of 15 people with mental illness in a series called Faces of Hope have won wide acclaim.

“Writing, reading, poetry, those too are anchors,” she said. Her early memories include reading Dylan Thomas, Langston Hughes and falling under the spell of the fairies in a Midsummer Night’s Dream.

“I love mythical creatures,” she said. “In fact, as an adolescent I was angry that someone had already written a screenplay of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. I wanted to do it!”

In months ahead, Clark will bring out her first novel, A Golden Fairy Story, made possible by the support she’s received from members of the Tallahassee Writers Association.

For now, a very busy Katie Clark will concentrate on her role advocating for the mentally ill and on visual and literary tales of the marginalized and the stigmas they face.

“This gives me a real purpose,” she said. “One must never, ever give up hope.” TM

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in what we now know as slides, but the appreciation for the comfort of house shoes easily translates.”

Villella said that even Birkenstocks received a makeover by fashion-forward designer Tory Burch. The new design is elevated in look and features molded leather fabric while still offering the comfort and support of the iconic shoe.

Gypsy Rose Boutique owner Maria Hurst supports the sophisticated slide movement and personally prefers the Bed Stu brand, which merges couture and comfort in high-end, luxury-leather slipon shoes.

Still, both Villella and Hurst are confident heels will make a resurgence.

“I wouldn’t hang up your stilettos just yet,” Hurst said. “I think while people welcome a break from a high heel, there is still a desire for them when the time is right. It could be a chunky block heel, or it could be a funky wedge with a ’70s vibe

or even a classic stiletto, but there is still a need, even if we put heels on a brief pause.”

Villella agrees that heels will be back in the spotlight soon as people begin to attend events, especially in the case of weddings, graduations and other soirees that lend themselves to more formal attire. More importantly, shoppers have rediscovered their excitement for getting all dressed up after months of donning the same leisure wear.

“Heels are forever in style thanks to how they can make you feel,” Villella said.

“Even the smallest heel can elevate your confidence. They lift you physically and emotionally.”

Whether you will continue to sport sneakers or resume standing tall in heels, inclusivity is becoming more fashionable, enabling women to confidently wear what they feel most comfortable in, no matter the location, occupation or destination. TM

Sam Edelman designs invites you to complete your look with a pair of strappy, woven or gladiator sandals. Classic leather colorways are neutral in effect and go with any outfit. Sam Edelman sandals are available in Tallahassee at Narcissus.

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The trend may outlast the pandemic, following us from the couch to the world at large.

Of late, prominent women, including MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski of the “Morning Joe” program, have openly forsaken heels.

Stilettos and the like have been cited as torturous, foot-binding devices and an unrealistic expectation and beauty standard.

Presented with the opportunity to slide into cloud-like slippers, many women realized how much stress and strain they had been putting on their bodies by wearing heels. Back pain, bunions, heel spurs, blisters, and overall aches and pains often result.

According to the NPD Group, an American market research firm, sales of pumps have plunged 70 percent since March 2020. Given the prevalence of Zoom meetings, there was little need for pants, never mind stilettos.

Instead, “s” shoes — slippers, slides and sneakers — have seen a surge in sales. And, comfort can be cute. Many designers have adapted to the current market’s wants and needs, offering designer casual footwear that can easily transition from the office to errands to happy hour drinks.

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managing partner Matt Thompson. “We know this market. We have resources. We have a dedicated team, and we believe that we could be a great managing partner.”

The collaboration that began several years ago has now come to life with the opening of Charlie Park, which Thompson describes as a “rooftop bar experience with tapas dining.” Thompson emphasizes that Charlie Park is not the traditional concept of a sit-down restaurant, although they will take reservations.

“We wanted to do something bar first or cocktail-focused first that had an elevated approach to what we do,” Thompson said.

“This will be Tallahassee’s first rooftop bar with food access all the time. We hesitate to call it a restaurant. It’s tapas-style shareable plates. Our culinary director, Chris Palmer, has done a phenomenal job with the menu.”

And what a menu it is. There are snacks like chickpea Chex mix and roasted olives. There are a variety of land and sea options, from blue crab avocado toast to snapper ceviche and from lamb burger sliders to blackberry grilled cheese.

Tapas options complement the extensive offerings of alcoholic beverages, from beer and sophisticated drinks to a carefully crafted list of hard-to-find wines.

“The wine list is curated to have things that you can’t buy in Tallahassee,” Thompson said. “You can’t buy it in a store or find it on anybody else’s menu.

We’ve been very focused on that part of the experience.”

The city has designated more than 200 parking spaces in a garage so guests can pay to park or have the hotel valet park.

Guests of Charlie Park will be greeted at the elevator and, if they choose, can order their usual drink of choice to expedite service when they arrive at the rooftop bar.

The drinking options are also plentiful.

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Cascades Park. The hotel also features a 500-person banquet space, which Thompson’s Social Catering will handle. That banquet space is among the largest in Tallahassee (behind only the Donald L. Tucker Center and Dunlap Champions Club). Thompson envisions hosting memorable weekends for a bride, groom and their guests.

The beauty of Charlie Park is the scenery but also the flexibility of the space. Furniture can be moved to accommodate a larger gathering.

“We hope to have a situation where a bride rents us out on Friday night for rehearsal dinner, and we can handle that,” Thompson said. “Then on Saturday, they’re doing their wedding or their wedding reception downstairs.”

While there is always something to do or somewhere to go, often it’s desirable to sit back, unwind and enjoy a great view of Tallahassee with friends, drinks and tapas.

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BREAM DANDY If you bring beans to a fish fry, they’d better be baked

by STEVE BORNHOFT

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he bream bit on wigglers and grasshoppers with equal amounts of enthusiasm, and before long, I had a nice mess harvested from ponds dug and maintained by Jack Finch, who lives not far from Bear Creek in northern Bay County.

Jack and his wife Linda are people whose generosity is so extraordinary that it is hard to know how to answer it, not that they expect anything in return. Jack granted me access to his ponds — “Take as many fish as you want,” he said — and also insisted upon cleaning the catch for me. He led me on a tour of his property, including outbuildings containing tractors, all manner of tools, projects in progress and a Gulf-going boat equipped with the biggest outboard motor I ever have seen.

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Linda had much to show me, too, starting with a length of cypress tree, upright in her family room, that is festooned with dozens of fishing lures, all removed from snags in the creek. “Take one,” she said, and I selected an old-timey, wooden plug, a Devil’s Horse, that has fooled speckled trout in salt water and largemouth bass in fresh water for generations.

She directed my attention to shelves filled with ceramic angels and then explained that she has survived both cancer and a stroke and has a shunt that runs from her brain to her chest cavity. Medical intervention notwithstanding, she is convinced that she is looked over by a guardian angel, whom she acknowledges with her collection of figurines.

I would leave the Finch property with the lure, venison

sausage and a carpenter bee trap fashioned by Jack, along with the bluegills, which were destined for a fish fry at the home of a friend.

I come from a place where Friday suppers of walleyed pike are a tradition, but especially in the South, fish fries are a special type of communion that brings together within a man his youth and his latter years; requires beer; invites storytelling; and is laced throughout with an appreciation among participants for nature’s bounty. There is, thankfully, no talk of the one that got away, and if a big fried bream is placed on a platter, it is likely to be ignored. They flat don’t taste as sweet or as good as the smaller ones.

Bream is an umbrella term that may be applied to panfish including bluegills, stumpknockers, shellcrackers, warmouths, red-breasts and paints, but not to crappie, which are sometimes called speckled perch. Bluegills are the most common of the bunch and occur throughout the country. Up North, folks call them sunfish.

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↑ Fresh from the fryer, these bream were caught not far from “grease.” Hush puppies make for a traditional complement.

Once, I attended a fish fry at a neighborhood Cheersstyle bar called Low Places. Spanky, who sold Budweiser beer, was there with a plate in front of him when a dustup developed outside the tavern. He neither wished to miss out on the fight, nor leave his fried bream behind.

He placed the whole (beheaded and breaded) fish in his mouth and, seconds later, withdrew nothing but bones.

Damnedest thing, like something a cartoon cat might pull off.

Used to be, I’d fry fish with a cooker fashioned from a tire rim by an old fishing buddy, Ike Holmes. I gave that cooker away when moving one time, and I wish I had it still.

To the home of host Clyde Anderson, I brought the bream furnished by Jack, lemons, canola oil, the requisite Zatarain’s seasoned Fish Fri coating, tartar sauce and fresh green beans. Man, folks were just not having the green beans. Shakin’ their heads. Asking me if that was the way we did things up North. And, finally, sending me to the store to retrieve coleslaw and hushpuppy mix.

It all went down pretty good. Clyde’s outdoor kitchen, overlooking a bright blue bayou, provided the perfect setting. We tossed fish bones into the water down the hill from the kitchen and watched as blue crabs finished off what little sustenance remained on them.

For now, I am called by some “Mr. Green Beans.”

That’s OK. At four syllables, it is too long to last. And, besides, I’ve been called a lot worse.

I am not likely to share the green beans story with Jack Finch when I next see him, but I am sure to send his wife one more angel. In such a way, I may redeem myself. TM

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Nine-tenths of education is encouragement.”

— Anatole France

→ GEORGIA “JOY” BOWEN, CHAIR OF THE LEON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD

Last spring, Teacher Appreciation Day was celebrated across the United States. Each of the country’s 3.7 million teachers, elementary through secondary, as well as the 1.5 million professors in colleges and universities, received notes, little gifts and pats on the back. Educators, whose contributions are often taken for granted, surely appreciated the welldeserved recognition.

Tallahassee, home to 34,000 Leon County public school students, two major universities and a respected community college, is filled with educators — people steeped in what it takes to stimulate a mind and change a life.

The educators who figure in this article jointly account for almost 100 years of education.

Tallahassee Magazine asked them to name one educator who had changed their lives. But none could stop at only one. They spoke about knowledge gained, yes, but also how educators had served them as role models for living.

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The longtime chair of the Leon County School Board, GEORGIA “JOY” BOWEN, is an educator and a reluctant “politician” whose father warned her that elected officials are not trustworthy. But Bowen has demonstrated that it is possible to simultaneously assume the roles of educator, administrator and now 22-year elected official, and to demonstrate trustworthiness along the way.

“My mother, grandmother and great-grandmother were my first teachers,” she said. “They taught me the strength found in women and the roles they play.” They also taught her to “be kind, keep your word, hug a lot and tell the truth.”

At a one-room schoolhouse with a potbelly stove and no running water, Bowen would work to meet the expectations set by teachers who were striving to fulfill them themselves. Her mother, by the light of a kerosene lamp, helped Bowen master multiplication tables.

Today, after a career as an elementary and middle school teacher, service as the dean of women at Morris College in North Carolina and dean of students in the Division of Student Affairs at Florida State University, Bowen looks back to one pivotal moment that changed her trajectory.

“On Saturdays, I would accompany my grandmother who worked as a maid for a white man,” Bowen said. “He wouldn’t let me come in the house, and so for the whole time I would sit in a corner of a local store where there were books. I read them — stories of white girls for sure — but I learned that they went to college, that they had careers, and I thought, well, I can do that, too. I want that, too.”

For Bowen, outstanding role models have included FAMU’s Victoria Warner under whom she learned how to lead a community project, FSU President “Sandy” D’Alemberte, who was “filled with wit and paid wonderful attention to details,” and Barack Obama, “a man with character, who stands for the right thing.”

“That is my ultimate goal of course — these people have truly educated me on doing the right thing,” Bowen said.

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DR. LARRY ROBINSON is the 12th president of Florida

A&M University, a home he found when he made the decision to focus on championing young, talented African Americans in their quests for academic excellence and achievement.

Prior to FAMU, Robinson’s professional career as a nuclear chemist had included research at the Oakridge National Laboratory.

He was the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Environmental Cooperative Science Center and director of NOAA’s Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystems. And in most every circumstance, Robinson was the only scientist of color.

“My parents were a postal worker and a baker,” he said. He and his five siblings grew up in Memphis in a fraught time of desegregation when the disparities in educational opportunities were becoming clearer. “In elementary and middle school, there was never a white student in my class,” he said, recalling the worn-out books Black children had to use. Yet his teachers always had the highest expectations of their students. “They cared about us and what we learned,” he said.

Young Robinson had learned to play piano at church, and under Dr. Paul Meachum, his middle school music teacher, he became a percussionist, too. “He exposed us to every genre of music — from the ‘William Tell Overture’ to Souza.” Robinson’s confidence grew when he was chosen for a select band contest, despite his inferior instruments.

Responding to Dr. Martin Luther King’s death, Robinson was angry. He saw whites holding all the power and good jobs.

Though he was talented in math and science, his white high school teacher was dismissive. Robinson reacted and was sent to the principal more than once.

The dream begins with the teachers who believe in you.”

— Dan Rather

“Principal Johnson sat me down and explained, ‘You’ve got the tools for success.’ He made me believe I could be anything I wanted to be.” Robinson took that man-to-man conversation to heart.

From a junior college, he transferred to the University of Memphis where he graduated with a degree in chemistry and went on to Washington University in St. Louis for his graduate work, always pursuing his interest in atoms and matter, and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

Robinson would meet Dr. Arthur Wahl, the discoverer of plutonium, under whom he did post-doctoral research, and who “accepted” Robinson as an elite scientist. Wahl shared his own work and ideas with Robinson and made it possible for him to conduct research using the Los Alamos nuclear accelerator.

“Even later, Wahl was a mentor — an educator, in a way — in how to navigate professional life — in how to be patient,” Robinson said.

Robinson acknowledges there were hurtful “slights.”

He recalls reporting for a job interview where the potential boss ignored him but rose to shake the hand of a white man who just happened to wander into the room.

At Oakridge National Laboratory, a white scientist discussed a project with a white technician, never imagining that Robinson, standing next to him, was the leader of the project. Even African American lab cleaners assumed Robinson must be from a foreign country because they’d never seen an American Black man in a leading scientific role.

“This is why I am in education,” he said. “Because I know there are more Larry Robinsons out there who can contribute to the world.”

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DR. DAVID KIRBY is the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of English at Florida State University

where he has taught for the last 51 years. With dozens of awards for both his poetry and his teaching, Kirby is beloved for his humor, dynamism and accessibility. Curating carefully, Kirby settled on four men who shaped the educator he would become.

First was Walter Darring whom Kirby encountered when he was a freshman at Springhill College in Mobile, Alabama.

“He showed me that you could be yourself in more than one dimension,” Kirby said.

“Walt was a good husband and father and teacher, but he was also a beatnik.”

Kirby was headed for a law degree and traditional propriety at the time, but through Walter Darring he discovered it was possible to “love something for its own sake … poetry.”

At Louisiana State University, after switching majors to history, Kirby met Dr. Matthew Downey.

“Charismatic! He was a rock star who entranced an audience,” Kirby said about him. Formerly in a band, Downey showed students how to “perform, how to truly connect with an audience.”

Students today appear equally beguiled by Kirby’s lectures and recitations.

In graduate school at Johns Hopkins, Kirby, now focusing on English, met Dr. Charles Roberts Anderson, who, he said, “treated me as an equal; he admitted me to the club.”

“I was able to see him in his home, living his life,” Kirby said. “And just as when you see your father warmly hug your mother and learn that that is how to treat a woman, I was able to see in him how to live a valuable life. It was the container versus the content that I learned.”

Kirby’s last memorable educator was not even his own teacher.

“Dr. Richard Macksey, professor of humanities at Johns Hopkins, taught me generosity,” Kirby said. “One day he asked me formally, ‘Would you like to drop by, Mr. Kirby?’”

Macksey’s legendary private library held more than 20,000 books. There, every subject was open to discussion.

“You would never leave without him giving you a book to keep,” Kirby said.

Kids don’t remember what you try to teach them.

They remember what you are.”

— Jim Henson

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DR. ANNE BARRETT is the director of the Claude Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy and a professor

of sociology at Florida State University. Unlike Kirby, whose effusive personality easily morphs into performance mode, Barrett’s professorial style appears more traditional, more comfortable with the nuance of detail, the discoveries of “why,” and the explanations of how societal attitudes have evolved or devolved.

Barrett is an intellectual, a softspoken educator and more. She has mastered Italian to assist her with research on the elderly of Italy. She is an avid bicyclist. And she is a practitioner of Capoeira, an AfroBrazilian martial art that combines dance, acrobatics and music.

Barrett sees herself as a “continual student,” fascinated by learning, new experiences and ideas. And this love of exploration and discovery, she said, began with educators who introduced her to the world and its underpinnings.

She describes a woman whose name she has forgotten.

“I was in pre-school,” Barrett says.

“I had trouble with word pronunciation, and my mother took me to a speech therapist. This woman, really my first teacher, had confidence that I could learn to speak correctly, and she helped me gain confidence in myself. I could hardly wait to do the assignments she gave me.”

Later, Barrett would find that diagraming sentences and conjugating Latin verbs were things she loved to do. “And positive reinforcement didn’t hurt,” she said.

At a small community college, Dr. Terry Whisnet, a sociologist, opened Barrett’s eyes to “a new way

of thinking about the underlying structure of society and a vocabulary that I could use to understand the norms, the values and the inequities around us.” Barrett planned on a career in law like her father, but as she entered the College of William and Mary, her horizon expanded.

“I took a course from Dr. Elaine Themo about the changing of gender roles in society from a very feminist perspective. It was like when Toto pulls back the curtain in The Wizard of Oz! I suddenly could see how the world works in terms of gender, class and race.”

Barrett’s graduate work at Duke University under Dr. Linda George, filled with the research and analyses she loved, led to an understanding of the relevance of aging and gender to people’s behavior.

“My educators have truly inspired me, not only through personal relationships but mostly with the ideas they brought,” Barrett said.

“I never actually set out to be an educator, but it has been the perfect way for me to continue to study, to investigate, to learn. And I get to bring the students on the journey with me — and hopefully start them out on their own.”

The best education is not given to students.

It is drawn out of them.”

— Gerald Belcher

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A S T H E M A N AT E E G O E S, S O G O AQ UAT I C E C O SYST E M S

BY STEVE BORNHOFT

A S O F M AY, 7 0 0 M A N AT E E S H A D P E R I S H E D IN FLORIDA THIS YEAR. Officially, the die-off was classified as an unusual mortality event. But, said Patrick Rose, the executive director of the Save the Manatee Club, “It has been an unusual event among unusual events. We are talking about three times the mortality that occurs even in years that are affected by red tide and cold stress, in addition to watercraft injuries.”

A new and prevalent cause of death among manatees has emerged: starvation.

“Until recently, the availability of food had never been an issue for manatees,” Rose

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said. “But along stretches of the east coast of Florida, including the Indian River Lagoon, we have lost 90 percent of the seagrass.”

When excess nutrients enter coastal waters year after year, Rose explained, massive algal blooms result and prevent sunlight from reaching rooted seagrass. When the seagrass then dies, more nutrients are released into the aquatic environment and a second wave of blooms occurs. Further, nutrients are released from subsoils in bay bottoms when they are no longer held together by plant roots.

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“We reach a tipping point, and the destruction just keeps going,” Rose said.

“We’re talking about multiple sources of nutrients: failed septic systems, improperly treated wastewater, agricultural runoff, fertilizer in stormwater discharges.”

Rose first became aware of manatees when as a fourth-grader growing up in the Midwest, he read an article about “sea cows” in the Weekly Reader, a newspaper received, back in the day, by elementary school students across the country.

“I was fascinated,” Rose said. “Could there be such a thing as a sea cow?”

Years later, during breaks from his studies at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, Rose made trips to Florida where his oldest brother lived. (Rose comes from a family of 11 children.) He got into diving, became a scuba instructor and built underwater cameras.

Diving in Kings Bay at Crystal River in the late 1960s, Rose noticed a white line that stood out from the murky water. It turned out to be a prop scar on a manatee.

“From that moment, I knew I wanted to do something to help manatees have a safer life,” Rose said.

He has been doing so for more than four decades, first in Tallahassee where he lived for some 18 years and once ran unsuccessfully for a county commission seat. He was the first biologist hired by the State of Florida to do work related to manatees and other marine mammals.

There was a time when he was encouraged. The state’s manatee population, which had fallen to about 800, responded well to recovery efforts

Patrick Rose, at right, and Jimmy Buffett discussed manatee protection measures during a visit to Key West in 1982.

ABOUT PATRICK ROSE

The Save the Manatee Club’s (SMC) executive director is an aquatic biologist and certified public manager and is considered to be one of the world’s leading experts on the Florida manatee. From 1996 to 2006, Patrick Rose was SMC’s director of government relations in Tallahassee.

He advocated on the manatee’s behalf before the Florida Legislature, governor and Cabinet. Before joining SMC’s staff, he was the first federal manatee recovery activities coordinator and Florida’s first manatee and marine mammal coordinator for the Florida Department of Natural Resources. He was also the environmental program administrator for the Bureau of Protected Species Management, Division of Marine Resources, for the Department of Environmental Protection in Tallahassee. In addition, he provided overall policy guidance and direction for statewide recovery efforts for endangered and protected marine species.

Rose has served as a member of every federal manatee recovery team and is currently serving on the team’s steering committee. He has a master’s degree in aquatic biology from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. He is an avid boater and pilot and a certified scuba instructor.

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and the introduction of management practices that occurred in the 1980s. The population grew to an estimated 10,000.

“We did well up until about 2010,” Rose said. “But especially in the last four or five years, I have grown very concerned about the future of manatees.

Today, we are not in a position to make dramatic recoveries if we were to see the population decline dramatically.”

Despite disturbing trends that have included significant habitat loss, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) “downlisted” the manatee in 2017, removing it from the endangered species list and reclassifying it as threatened. The agency took the action, Rose said, “despite the fact that a majority of their scientific peer reviewers felt that the move was premature from a biological standpoint.”

Said Rose, “They dropped the ball.”

“Not taking care of your wastewater with systems that work as they should is a basic thing that you have to deal with or you are going to have these kinds of adverse consequences,” Rose said. “We must have growth and development and capitalism — I believe in all of that — but we are not paying for it as we go; we are not making it sustainable. The very things that people come to Florida to see and enjoy, we are compromising. We are pissing in our own backyard.”

What can individuals do to help out?

Rose offered a few suggestions. n Boaters need to respect speed limits in manatee zones, wear Polarized sunglasses and know what to look for. Flat spots on the water’s surface as manatees move about are known as manatee footprints. n Really think about the amount of fertilizer you put on your lawn. “In Tallahassee, I lived between two lakes,” Rose said. “I never used fertilizer. Look at the kinds of fertilizer you use, only apply when there is not going to be rain and don’t apply near the water.” n Work with units of local government to encourage best management practices. n If you have a septic system, make sure that it is functioning properly.

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upport and engage in S environmental organizations, including the Save the Manatee Club at savethemanatee.org.

“People get serious for a little while when a fish kill fouls the air, and then they want to forget about the problem,” Rose said. “We can’t do that. We have to make sure that our water quality standards are set high enough that we can stop the pollution, and we have to go back and undo the damage we have already done.”

The Save the Manatee Club, headquartered in Maitland, was founded 40 years ago by Jimmy Buffett and thenGov. Bob Graham.

Graham hasn’t rested. In a guest column published by the Tampa Bay Times in April, he wrote, “The only way to reverse the devastating consequences of too much nutrient pollution is for citizens to demand that their local, state and federal leaders make cleaning up our waterways a top mutual priority. Unless we stop the excess nutrient pollution from making its way into our bays, lagoons and rivers, our state will not be fit for man or manatee alike.”

Rose listed other problems for manatees: Saltwater intrusion may suppress water flows at springs frequented by

manatees. The armoring of waterfronts by homeowners may interfere with the natural interaction between land and water. Manatees may be left out in the cold when power utilities take coal-fired plants offline and no longer discharge warm water to the artificially heated lagoons and canals that 60% of the state’s manatees rely on.

Rose, who will turn 70 in January, had thought about retiring last spring, then reconsidered.

“Now, I am nowhere near that,” he said.

“I have so much to do. Things have been evolving quickly, and we’re in the process of hiring a couple of biologists here. I will need to train and mentor them. I have worked my whole life to put myself out of a job and we were doing pretty well, but now it’s a different situation.

“The manatee is a sentinel species, the canary in the coal mine. The problems that affect them also affect dolphins, sea turtles, blue crabs and all the species that use inshore waters as estuaries.

Manatees have evolved along with seagrass communities, and what is good for manatees turns out to be good for those communities as a whole and for boaters and fishermen.”

You save the spotted owl, you save the forest. TM

A Florida manatee’s reflection appears on the surface of calm waters at a freshwater spring in Crystal River.

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Kenny Maguire is finishing the door at the Center of Alternate Reality studio in Railroad Square as an art piece, “There Are Worlds Other Than This,” that will be offered for sale.

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Look again, and you’ll find there’s more to see in Kenny Maguire’s art

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Don’t Think Twice. Holoholo!

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t doesn’t matter if a wall is bumpy, cluttered with electrical boxes and conduit or located under a bridge.

To Kenny Maguire, even a humble structure can be a grand setting for a work of art.

Since he painted his first mural at age 9, Maguire has spent much of his artistic career transforming ordinary spaces into extraordinary scenes. He’s brightened communities with murals of manatees, moonscapes, lush landscapes and even whimsical retro robots.

While Maguire has also created lovely charcoal portraits on canvas, carved a veteran’s monument and drew a comic strip at age 13, he has a fondness for murals and the value they bring to a store or neighborhood.

“It’s showing people ‘Here’s where we are and look how fun it is,’ ” said Maguire, who sees social media as a factor behind the explosive popularity of the art form.

“It’s an identifier for a city.”

There are challenges, of course.

“When you paint on canvas, the viewer is drawn into that world. The outside world doesn’t matter,” Maguire said. “A mural is different. You have to consider the environment the mural is in. If you can break the fourth wall and tie in the elements of the world around it, all the better.”

The fourth wall, Maguire said, is the reality outside the mural.

Some artists might be hesitant to create a work of art on a space with wires or air conditioners marring the surface, but not this 51-year-old muralist.

“If there are trees next to the wall, I can paint a branch to make it look like the tree is part of my work. You can make electrical wires and boxes part of the piece.”

“With a mural, you have to consider the environment and surface,” added Maguire, standing by one of his most recent works in the Railroad Square Art District. “This one is on a corrugated wall. But that’s part of the fun.”

“This one” happens to be his tribute to Lewis Carroll’s beloved and fantastical tale, Alice in Wonderland. The mural is painted on the wall — about 18 feet high and 150 feet long — outside the

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February, during Black History Month.

An article he remembered about the 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland sparked his idea for that theme.

Maguire’s life as a muralist started when he a boy living in Youngstown, Ohio.

“My grandfather knew a restaurant owner down the street who needed something on the side of his building.

He told him ‘my grandson can paint.’ ” Maguire was paid $150 in 1977 and stood on a tall ladder to tackle the 15-foothigh space to enhance a building called The Lodge, “an Americana restaurant.”

For the young artist, it was just an extension of his love for painting and drawing.

“It wasn’t like ‘what do you want to be when you’re grown up,’ ” said Maguire.

“This is what I am. This is what I’ve always been. My mom tells stories about putting me in front of the television with my sketch pad.”

He’d stay there all day, drawing “everything,” but he especially liked birds. “I still do. I have six chickens.”

His family moved a lot early in his youth before settling in Youngstown,

Ohio. “My dad was a mill worker in Youngstown, and then all the mills closed,” he said. “It hit the city hard.”

Maguire’s family then moved to North Dakota for five years. While there, at age 13, he drew a single panel comic strip for the Hebron Herald newspaper and also painted a mural in the town.

Though he was self-taught, Maguire did gain more formal artistic education by attending Kent State University, majoring in fine arts with an art history minor.

He wound up moving to Florida in 2008 and painted in Key West, Miami and Hobe Sound, as well as other parts of the country. He met his wife, Kelly, an attorney, in Fort Pierce in 2012. In 2019, the couple moved to Tallahassee after Kelly got a job here.

“To be honest, I was reluctant,” said Maguire. “I didn’t really want to move to Tallahassee. I knew nothing about Tallahassee. But I love it here. I couldn’t be happier.”

Not long after Maguire and his wife arrived in the capital city, the pandemic hit.

“It was hard financially,” Maguire

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Breezeway Market in Railroad Square, near the intersection of McDonnell and Industrial drives.

“It started with her,” said Maguire, pointing to the portrayal of Alice, modeled after an African American friend. “I just drew this image of her blowing a kiss. I wanted to put it on a wall somewhere. I looked for three years for a wall to put this on. It wasn’t really even Alice. It was just her.”

The greater context came when Adam Boynton Kaye, chief financial officer and co-owner of the Railroad Square Arts District, approached him with the idea of doing a mural in the complex.

“He was showing his work at one of the galleries at Railroad Square,” said Kaye. “I was looking for an artist to collaborate with, and my girlfriend, who has a really keen design eye, said his work would be well suited to create a cool arts, mural vibe.”

And it is.

“His ‘Alice and Wonderland’ has moved so many people,” said Kaye. “I love the social impact and the aesthetics, his imagination and creativity.”

When Maguire started working on the wall, he returned to the image of his friend.

“I painted her with an urban background and some buildings and a cityscape background, and then I said, ‘You know what, that’s not doing it,’ ” said Maguire. “I went back and erased it, and then I thought: ‘Alice in Wonderland.’ And the fact she is African American made it even better.

“I thought I would take the opportunity to put something about black history in there. I put some Easter eggs that all pertain to black history. I want people to discover them for themselves.”

One example: A piece of paper poking out of the Mad Hatter’s chapeau states 16/19. If you haven’t guessed, the date marks the arrival of captive African people in Virginia, considered the event that set the course for U.S. slavery.

“I thought what an opportunity it would be to do a mural about inclusivity, too,” said Maguire, who painted the mural in

↑ Kenny Maguire's “Alice in Wonderland” mural has impressed passersby with its social impact and aesthetics, both products of the artist’s imagination and his willingness to make a powerful statement.

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Kenny Maguire assembled pieces from recent months in a show titled “Paintings from Quarantine.” The painting at lower right is based on a selfie taken by a nurse on the day she first lost a patient to COVID-19.

said. “I couldn’t travel, and traveling to paint murals is what I do.”

One thing he did was create portraits of first-line employees. “COVID workers in New York City would send me selfies, and I’d send them back a portrait.”

His work is included as part of an online gallery called “Hall of Heroes.”

“Artists, musicians, entertainers — the role in society of those people is to make others happy,” Maguire said. “That’s what the role of art and entertainment is at the end of the day. It’s our escape, it’s our happiness. It’s our sense of wonder, and that’s our job to contribute to that.

I think that’s very important — more so than anything else.”

One of Maguire’s latest murals was for another cause he embraces: the welfare of manatees. He painted the graceful giants on the seawall at the Manatee Observation & Education Center in Fort Pierce, a project that was funded through a community effort.

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“We love it,” said Rachel Tennant, manager of the observation center. “This mural is bringing people to the Manatee Center just to see the mural — and we’re not even open yet (the center was temporarily closed when the pandemic hit). It’s beautiful.”

In Tallahassee, Maguire painted a mural of a kraken, a mythical sea monster, inside the Railroad Square Craft House and also showcased paintings inside the restaurant and bar.

He painted a mural on the exterior of a child care center on Call Street, a wall at Orion Motorsports on South Monroe and a scene on Franklin Boulevard in Cascades Grove. He’s working on a colorful painting on the outside fence framing the patio at RedEye Coffee on Capital Circle.

Another mural is located in the Railroad Village property, which is owned

by Adam Kaye.

Maguire painted a mural in the Village

that combines “cute robots fumbling around the logo” with Easter eggs that refer to the history of the property, like the 1957 blaze that destroyed a turpentine still that Kaye’s family had owned since the 1920s.

Maguire said what he loves most about art is the process, the act of creation.

“When I’m done with a painting, I get depressed. I have to move on to something else.”

He’s already moving on to at least one more mural in Railroad Square, this one an interactive creation on the exterior of The Other Side Vintage shop.

Maguire likes to add depth to his creations, which has made his “Alice in Wonderland” mural even more provocative.

“The message is it’s time for things to be different,” said Maguire. “It adds a little more gravity to the piece. Should one choose to look deeper, there’s more to see.” TM photography by DAVE BARFIELD

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ith Enheduanna, a Sumerian princess and high priestess who lived in the 23rd century BC, poet and professor Barbara Hamby of Tallahassee empathizes.

Enheduanna, the world’s first author known by name, wrote hymns to Inanna, the Mesopotamian goddess of love and war.

“You can just see her addressing the goddess and trying to come to grips with the dichotomy in life, beauty on the one hand and destruction on the other — love and war,” Hamby said.

In a class Hamby teaches at Florida State University on odes, she moves from Enheduanna to the Bible and finds in the Song of Solomon, too, an effort to balance the chaos and beauty of the world.

“Or, as Keats would say, the truth and beauty,” Hamby said.

Life is both dark and lovely.

And chaotic. We try to impose rules and order on the world, but they don’t much hold. People are unfailingly unreliable. Life throws us a lot of wild cards.

Those realities, I suppose, go a long way toward accounting for Hamby’s willingness to let things proceed as they will and for her fondness for a Hawaiian word, holoholo, meaning to take off without a destination in mind.

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Holoholo, her latest book of poetry, published in February by the University of Pittsburgh Press, is imbued with the kind of attitude that might characterize someone who, when traveling, never will permit herself to reverse course if she makes a wrong turn. She just keeps going.

“I never had a career plan,” Hamby said. “My major was poetry, and my minor was Renaissance art history. When the Legislature was trying to alter the Bright Futures scholarship program to ensure that kids would pursue majors leading to employment, I said to my husband, ‘Our major, poetry, will be at the bottom of the list.’”

But poetry worked out for Hamby and David Kirby, about whom Hamby writes, “There never was or ever will be in the history of the world someone who is more fun to holoholo with.”

Both are professors in the English Department at Florida State University. Hamby delights in the fact that businesses love to hire English majors. Before she published her first book, she was for years a technical writer.

↑ POET AT REST In Barbara Hamby’s

yard in the Myers Park neighborhood live massive live oak trees, one of them older than Tallahassee.

On less peaceful days, they had been observed “swaying like giant dancers,” Hamby has written.

I am dark but lovely, daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the pavilions of Salmah.

Take no notice of my swarthiness, it is the sun that has burned me.

My mother’s sons turned their anger on me, they made me look after the vineyards.

Had I only looked after my own!

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“No. 1, English majors can write, which a lot of people can’t, and No. 2, they know how to work in groups,” Hamby said of her students. “In our poetry classes, people will bring in a piece of work and then we talk about it together, so you have to learn to talk to people and say sometimes difficult things in an encouraging way so that you don’t destroy someone’s initiative. We have had students go on to have all sorts of interesting jobs in publishing, business, poetry and academia.”

Holoholo is a collection of odes — poems of praise (or blame) consistent with the epideictic type of rhetoric. But Hamby salutes not public figures or popular heroes or goddesses but aspects of and elements in life. She trades in the familiar — Hawaiian Punch, peaches, a sweater.

Chaos stars in Hamby’s Ode on Being Backwards and Inside Out and in a Wreck with Myself. The poem opens …

Before I leave the house, I’m checking myself in the mirror, / and I see that not only is my sweater backwards, / but it is also inside out, which is how it’s going these days, / what with the election and the world all topsy-turvy … and concludes …

I’m in a wreck with myself, / a collision of molecules the eyes and ears and nose send to Queen Brain, who is in charge of nothing in her turret / of grey cells, monkey drinks and doubt.

Yes, were a flag designed to represent 2020, it might well be an inside-out sweater.

Hamby moves with fluidity, not jarring disorientation, from her conscious mind to a deeper past, a technique, she noted, that the poet Robert Bly called “leaping.” So it is that we move in Ode on Being Backwards from her Toyota rolling on its own through

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the parking lot of an organic grocery store to the time a college boyfriend left one of two cars he owned out of gear and it rolled into the other.

Hamby excels, too, at making associations between people or things that don’t obviously go together. She is helped in this by her own experiences, including parties, a favorite subject and a form of intentional chaos.

“Weird things happen at parties,” Hamby said, making them a good source of material.

In Ode on Words for Parties (American Edition), the poet, at a boozy gathering that mixes Little Richard and Cabernet, dances with a roly-poly lawyer named Booter. (We do not learn if the attorney lived up to his name that night, but are assured that the encounter was a one-off.)

In Ode to Marivaudage, Ratiocination and Blahblahblah, we skip from the Sforza castle to Two Egg, Florida.

“It took me a long time to hone the ability to make wild associations and keep your reader with you at the same time,” Hamby said. “Our minds hop all over the place like a Mexican jumping bean. Sometimes, we have to trace our thoughts to figure out how the hell we got to whatever is on our minds at the moment. These associations kind of replicate the way the human mind works, but artistically.”

It’s the artistry, Hamby said, that enables the poet to accomplish sprezzatura, an Italian word for doing something difficult and making it appear easy.

Hamby is a collector of words and phrases from other languages. She “love, love loves” mala folla, a Spanish phrase

BARBARA HAMBY is a distinguished university scholar at Florida State University and specializes in poetry and fiction. She is the author of seven books of poetry, most recently Holoholo (2021), On the Street of Divine Love: New and Selected Poems (2014) and Bird Odyssey (2018). Her book of linked stories, Lester Higata’s 20th Century, won the 2010 Iowa Short Fiction Award/John Simmons Award and was published by the University of Iowa Press. She also co-edited an anthology of poetry, Seriously Funny, with her husband David Kirby. She was a 2010 Guggenheim fellow in poetry. Her poems have appeared in The New Yorker, Poetry, The Paris Review, Yale Review, American Poetry Review and many other magazines, as well as Best American Poetry 2000, 2009 and 2010.

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that appears in Words for Parties and “describes an indifference so profound it can’t be bothered with scorn.”

She has found that the notion of holoholo is not unique to Hawaii.

“In French, a flâneur (or flâneuse, feminine) is someone who just wanders the streets,” Hamby said. “Or in Ireland, to go on a gallivant is to pursue frivolity. In Australia, there is the walkabout, a spiritual quest that the aboriginal young men go on. Sometimes you have your best experiences that way. I hope that spirit animates the book.”

Hamby, as it happens, is an oyster eater. Once, she flew to New York on her way to a speaking engagement in Connecticut. Before departing by train for the school where she would speak, she paused at the oyster bar at Grand Central Station. There, she made her way through a sampler of 10 different types of oysters and made note of her favorites. On the way back through, she knew just what to order. Her oyster wanderings had READ yielded precision.

Barbara Hamby’s “Those were the best oysters I’ve Ode on Being Backwards and ever had,” she said.

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Sam Hand is an arborist certified by the International Society of Arboriculture, an associate professor of landscape design at Florida A&M University and an agent with FAMU Extension. He is also considered the dean of the local tree preservation movement.

“The tree canopy keeps things warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer,” Hand said. “Trees reduce erosion and runoff — the Red Hills would wash away without them.”

Trees also serve as a windbreak, helping dissipate the force of wind in a hurricane, said Stan Rosenthal, Natural Resources Planning Services’ senior forester and UF/IFAS Extension forestry agent emeritus in Leon County.

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Or about that oak tree that you thought was a live oak but you’ve since learned is a less-sturdy laurel oak — the one with the heavy bough that stretches across a section of your home’s roof.

If the past five years taught us anything, it should have been that the Florida Panhandle and the Big Bend are not immune to the wrath of hurricanes. ↗ To wit: Hermine in 2016; Irma in Secured to a tree 2017; and Michael in 2018 — the with belts and ropes, an arborist trims dead first Category 5 storm to hit the branches that could United States since Andrew in become missiles in 1992 and the first Category 5 ever a windstorm. Such work is best left to hit the Florida Panhandle. to experts.

For more than 30 years, the touchstone of hurricanes for Tallahassee-area residents was Hurricane Kate. It made landfall in the Central Panhandle in November 1985 as a Category 2 storm and leveled trees and power lines as it blew across Tallahassee as a Category 1, knocking out power for up to two weeks in some parts of Leon over a house, are also a risk. And the risk County. Over the next three decades, it is not just above ground: Trees whose was easy to become complacent and disroots were cut when a landscaper dug a miss Hurricane Kate as an outlier storm trench for an irrigation pipe or to install as the Eastern Florida Panhandle continunderground utilities are also comproued to escape landfall. mised. It is better to go around or go unFive years ago, things changed. We are der the roots — 80 percent of a tree’s root no longer off the hurricane radar. system is in the top 8 to 10 inches of soil and it extends out a distance of two to What to look for in your trees four times the height of the tree from the Trees cause a lot of property damtrunk — but many people do not want to age when they’re felled during storms, spend the time or the money and take the and storms with high winds and large shortest route. amounts of rain, such as tropical storms That risk is what drives up homeownand hurricanes, put all trees at risk. But ers’ insurance rates. So why not just cut those that are unhealthy or unsafe are down all the trees and remove the risk? particularly risky.

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A long-term study by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences completed several years ago confirmed what had long been suspected: Trees planted in groups are better able to withstand the force of winds than trees standing alone, in part because of the bulk of the canopy but also because the roots of the trees become intertwined, creating a larger mass of roots that protects all of them.

“There are three factors that affect how well a tree can withstand storm-force winds,” Rosenthal said. “One is species, because some trees are inherently more likely to break apart; the second is structure, such as V-shaped joints; and the third is tree management. Trees in older, well-established neighborhoods did better than trees in newer neighborhoods because they had adapted to their environment and they hadn’t been exposed to so much trauma, such as soil compaction from equipment being parked on the tree roots.”

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Guidelines for lawn irrigation include applying ¾ to 1 inch of water each application.

This ensures that roots will penetrate as deep as possible in the soil and are not concentrated on the surface, making the turf more susceptible to drying out and dying.

Supplemental watering should be based on the needs of the turf as determined by the heat and rain frequency. If the grass begins to curl or discolor or the soil is dry to the touch, it is time to water.

Watering should occur between 5 and 10 a.m. This minimizes the loss of water to evaporation and gives the grass time to dry out before nightfall. Wet turf at night is a recipe for numerous fungal diseases.

As with excess fertilizer, too much water applied is a waste and will cause problems for the lawn. In addition to disease and decay, the surplus water will promote weed growth, especially dollarweed (Hydrocotyle umbellate).

Summer is the peak growth period for Florida’s turf varieties and may necessitate supplemental plant nutrients. Fertilizers used correctly can produce a dense green lawn but applied in excess have the potential to contaminate the water table.

Selection of fertilizers should be based on a soil test for a specific turf type. The report will state the amount in pounds of nitrogen (the first number on the analysis tag), phosphorus (the second number) and potassium (the third number) for a specific area.

Most Florida soils have sufficient phosphorus and do not need it in fertilizer applications. Many retailers offer products without phosphorus, such as 15-0-15.

Once applied, the fertilizer should be watered in by rain or irrigation, ideally within an hour to prevent burning from the nitrogen in the product.

Shrubs can be added to the landscape during summer if proper techniques are used. Only plants established in pots can be successfully translocated.

Loosen the soil in the hole and supplement with peat moss or composted cow manure but not granular fertilizer. The root ball should be about an inch above the soil’s surface after installing.

Mulch the new addition with leaves and/or pine straw. Keep a few inches between the trunk and mulch, extending it out beyond its drip line (the reach of the branches).

Water generously, but do not flood the new shrub or tree.

Check daily for the first few weeks to confirm the soil in the plant’s root zone is remaining moist. When the addition begins to put out new shoots, reduce watering but continue monitoring a few times weekly to make sure moisture is adequate.

Les Harrison is a retired University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Wakulla County extension director.

Summer in North Florida means hungry bugs in the environment. Some eat plants, some eat other bugs and a few have a taste for people. There are over 80 species of mosquitoes in Florida. Most like humans, and some adapt easily to home landscapes. Removal of standing water reduces the probability of being “on the menu” during summer. Even small quantities of water can host mosquito larva. Toys, drink cans, planters and associated saucers can all support this parasite’s quick development. Even plants — bromeliads are notorious — can hold enough water long enough for mosquitoes to hatch. Hollow spaces in trees are another site where mosquito eggs can develop. Drain where possible or treat with a biological compound that kills the eggs.

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Outdoorsman’s paradise boasts features galore This property needs to be seen to be appreciated. The original log home was built in 2001 and remodeled in 2018. The main house features three bedrooms plus a loft, office and a mud room. Additionally, there is a rustic guest house with one bedroom and bathroom. If that isn’t enough sleeping space, there is a 4,050-square-foot barn with an additional bathroom and room for the perfect “man cave.” With approximately 45 acres in planted pines, this property is a hunter’s dream. Walking the property, admiring the beautiful pond from the front porch swing or swimming in the pool, you will enjoy magnificent views.

LISTED PRICE: $1,250,000 ADDRESS: 2665 Aucilla Road, Monticello SQUARE FOOTAGE: 3,346; over 104 acres BEDROOMS: 3 BATHROOMS: 4.5 YEAR BUILT: 2018

APPEAL: With 104 acres, this is a great property for all hunters and especially those who pursue deer and turkey. When you are not hunting or walking the property, take a dip in the swimming pool or go fishing in two stocked ponds full of bass, bluegill, speckled perch and tilapia. This is the perfect property for entertaining, with a 4,050-square-foot barn with a man cave, multiple pole barns, a 506-square-foot rustic guest house and much more.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Mary Marr, (850) 728-9433 Mary@MaryMarrSells.com Coldwell Banker Hartung

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FEATURES: Automatic backup generator; three car-plus carport; vaulted ceilings; two floor-toceiling flagstone, wood-burning fireplaces; large back patio with in-ground pool; 104 acres to roam; large pole barns great for entertaining; two fully stocked ponds for fishing; great potential as horse farm; screened-in porch with porch swing; walk-in closets.

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Traditional charm and a serene setting in beautiful Ox Bottom Quietly secluded on 2.07 acres and located just minutes from the Market District and Bannerman Crossing, this light and bright home features designer finishes and fixtures throughout. The open floor plan offers large windows, soaring ceilings, arched doorways and seamless access to the outdoor entertaining areas. The chef's kitchen provides an oversized center island, gas cooktop, ample storage and breakfast room.

A breathtaking master suite features his-and-her, built-in armoires, a gorgeous en-suite bath with freestanding soaking tub and opens to a private courtyard and fireplace reminiscent of European colonial design. Additional features include a whole-house generator, a screened-in porch, a huge travertine-paved patio with hardscape lighting and summer kitchen setup, large circle driveway and oversized three-car garage.

LISTED PRICE: $575,000 ADDRESS: 8063 Evening Star Lane SQUARE FOOTAGE: 2,522 BEDROOMS: 3 BATHROOMS: 2.5 YEAR BUILT: 1992

APPEAL: Large windows offer tons of natural light.

Encompasses over two private acres. Features gorgeous outdoor entertaining areas.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Hettie Spooner hettie@hillspooner.com (850) 509-4337 Lindsay Elliott lindsay@hillspooner.com (850) 545-2463

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FEATURES: Hand-scraped hardwood floors, designer hardware and lighting, beautiful built-ins, private outdoor courtyard with fireplace, oversized outdoor patio with travertine pavers and summer kitchen.

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The PGA has made its way to the Panhandle once again

he Emerald Coast Classic debuted March 29–April 4 at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort’s Raven Golf Club, the first of three yearly stops in the region for the Korn Ferry Tour. The Korn Ferry Tour is the primary path for professional golfers looking to earn their PGA card. A total of 156 players competed in the Emerald Coast Classic, which featured a $600,000 purse.

Raven Golf Club is a classic Robert Trent Jones Jr. design that offers players a true traditional golf experience. The par-71 layout, carved through the marshes and pine trees of Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, provides myriad exciting shot options. The beautiful setting of the Emerald Coast has drawn golfers to the region for decades, so it’s no wonder

why the PGA set their eyes on Sandestin once again to host the Korn Ferry Tour. Raven Golf Club also hosted the PGA Tour Champions’ Boeing Championship in 2006 and 2007.

Korn Ferry week kicked off with practice rounds, a junior clinic and an official pro-am. In the four-day main event, players and spectators watched as Stephan Jaeger defeated David Lipsky in a playoff to win the tournament. It was Jaeger’s sixth Korn Ferry Tour title, securing his return to the PGA Tour.

The Korn Ferry Tour will make its second stop at the Emerald Coast Classic from March 28–April 3, 2022, and the best way to enjoy the tournament is by staying in one of the beach-to-bay accommodations of Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.

For more information on the Emerald Coast Classic, visit EmeraldCoastClassicSandestin.com. To book your stay, visit Sandestin.com SANDESTIN GOLF AND BEACH RESORT (877) 714-3864 | SANDESTIN.COM

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OCT. 28

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Tallahassee Magazine’s signature event showcases the best that Tallahassee businesses have to offer and again this year will feature Live! In Tallahassee. Tune in on Oct. 28 to find out which businesses win “Best in Show” honors based on votes cast by Tallahassee Magazine readers. Winners will be announced in numerous categories including food and beverage, service providers, entertainment, retail and more.

For more information, including rules and regulations, last year’s winners and recap coverage, visit TallahasseeMagazine.com/best-of-tallahassee.

SEPT. 23

PINNACLE AWARDS

← 850 Business Magazine will present their 2021 Pinnacle Awards on Sept. 23 to 12 outstanding women from an 18-county region of Northwest Florida who have distinguished themselves professionally and as community servants. This year’s keynote speaker will be 2020 award recipient Marjorie Turnbull. The Turnbull Award, created in 2020 to recognize an “up and coming” young woman who encompasses what it means to be a Pinnacle recipient, was created in her honor.

To learn more, visit 850BusinessMagazine.com/pinnacle-awards.

AUG. 28

TALLAHASSEE BEER FESTIVAL ← The region’s finest craft beers will be on tap at the Tallahassee Beer Festival, scheduled for the Donald L.Tucker Civic Center in downtown Tallahassee and benefitting United Partners for Human Services. The event will be held in both the exhibit hall and on the arena floor with dozens of brewers serving up their best brews.

For more information, call (850) 556-0771.

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PHOTOS BY LINDSEY MASTERSON (BEST OF TALLAHASSEE), ALEX WORKMAN (TURNBULL), LAND AIR SEA PRODUCTIONS (BEST OF EC) AND COURTESY OF TALLAHASSEE BEER FESTIVAL AND CULTURAL ARTS ALLIANCE OF WALTON COUNTY

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REGIONAL OCT. 9–10

ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival ← In its 33rd year, the ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival will be held in conjunction with National Arts and Humanities Month. Produced by the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County and presented by Grand Boulevard Town Center, ArtsQuest provides an opportunity to view and purchase original art from over 150 artists from around the country.

To learn more, visit CulturalArtsAlliance.com/arts-quest.

‘GREASE’ JUNE 25–JULY 10 The Young Actors Theatre presents Grease as the 2021 Summer Mainstage Production. This beloved musical will include the signature dance moves and favorite tunes, sure to have you feeling the “Summer Lovin’.” youngactorstheatre.com/ grease.html

FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS AND FESTIVITIES JULY 3 Thomasville, Georgia, will light up the night in Remington Park with a 9 p.m. fireworks display.

Beforehand, enjoy arts and crafts, live music, food trucks, face painting and more. Bring your lawn chairs, picnic blankets and the whole family. thomasvillega.com/calendar

ROSE CITY JAM JULY 3 An all-day concert event with a special dedication video honoring those we lost and frontline workers of the COVID-19 pandemic. thomasvillega.com/calendar

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SUNDOWN CONCERT SERIES: FRANK JONES BAND WITH SPECIAL GUEST COMMON TATERS JULY 24 As the sun sets, enjoy one of Tallahassee’s most anticipated summer events, the free concert series at Cascades Park presented

by Visit Tallahassee and the City of Tallahassee. Listen to live music from local acts.

Bring your own food and beverages, or support a nearby local restaurant. The Frank Jones Band is known for their dance-driven soul and blues. visittallahassee.com/events/ sundown-concert-series-2

TALLAHASSEE MUSEUM NIGHT PROWL JULY 24 Experience some of Northwest Florida’s most fascinating animals in their natural nighttime habitat.

In this special after-hours tour, your guide will direct you to all of the nocturnal animals that call the Tallahassee Museum home.

You’ll have the opportunity for an up-close visit with a special night creature. tallahasseemuseum.org/events/ night-prowl

ABBA THE CONCERT, PRESENTED BY FSU OPENING NIGHTS

The market will feature home décor, collectibles, jewelry, furniture clothing and more.

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ABBA The Concert brings one of the greatest pop phenomena back to life!

Dance, sing and have the time of your life at the ultimate tribute celebration. Iconic hits including, “Mamma Mia,” “S.O.S,.” “Money, Money,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “Waterloo,” “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme” and “Dancing Queen” will have you on your feet.

SUNDOWN CONCERT SERIES: TWO FOOT LEVEL WITH SPECIAL GUEST SLOW LOW CROW AUG 28 As the sun sets, enjoy

one of Tallahassee’s most anticipated summer events, the free concert series at Cascades Park presented by Visit Tallahassee and the City of Tallahassee. Listen to live music from local acts. Bring your own food and beverages or support a nearby local restaurant. Two Foot Level draws from Americana, bluegrass, folk, indie, rock and reggae to create a sound that’s all their own. visittallahassee.com/events/ sundown-concert-series-3

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THOMASVILLE FIRST FRIDAY SIP & STROLL AUGUST 6 Start your weekend off right by sipping and strolling through the streets of Thomasville. Participating shops and restaurants will be open late, with live music from 8–10 p.m. thomasvillega.com

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REGIONAL OCT. 16

BEST OF THE EMERALD COAST

AUGUST 28–29

↑ Join us for an evening of celebration at the Grand

The North Florida Fairgrounds welcomes the American Vintage Markets, which brings together a variety of curated vendors who will showcase and sell their recycled, repurposed and re-imagined goods.

To get tickets, visit 850tix.com/events/2021-best-of-theemerald-coast-10-16-2021.

The COVID-19 pandemic may affect the events listed here.

Consult websites to obtain the latest information on their status.

Boulevard at Sandestin as we showcase the 2021 winners of “Best of the Emerald Coast.” Our 22nd annual event will be a night of food, fashion and fun as you sample offerings from the best restaurants, shops and businesses on the coast.

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3 The event garnered support from numerous sponsors.

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SOCIAL STUDIES LeMoyne Chain of Parks Art Festival APR. 9–18 The 21st Chain of Parks Art Festival provided artists, performers and visitors with a much appreciated cultural happening and social interaction. A sprinkling of rain could not scarcely dampen the enthusiasm of Tallahassee’s art lovers as they enjoyed a weekend in the parks viewing artwork from more than 100 fine artists and artisans.

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dining guide AMERICAN ANDREW’S DOWNTOWN

After 40 years, Andrew’s is still an energetic, casual, see-and-be-seen spot.

House favorites include a popular lunch buffet, hamburgers, salads and pasta dishes. Downtown delivery.

(850) 222-3444/Fax, (850) 222-2433. $$ B L D

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Sit down at this 2020 Best of winner for fresh gourmet food at Tallahassee’s farm-to-table, destination concept restaurant featuring locally caught and produced soft-shell crabs, sausage, duck and blueberries. 6725 Mahan Dr.

(850) 765-3753. $$ L D

BUMPA’S LOCAL #349

Featuring burgers, sandwiches, pastas, fried ribs, tacos and wings, this new neighborhood bar and grill has something for everyone.

(850) 684-2117. $$/$$$

FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD ★

The name says it all! This restaurant boasts a palate-pleasing combination of personalized service, eclectic ambiance and award-winning cuisine and is the Best Desserts winner for 2017–20. 1950 Thomasville Road.

A Best of 2020 winner, Hopkins’ provides favorites such as the Ultimate Turkey, the Linda Special and a variety of salads to keep customers coming back. Multiple locations. Hours vary. $

HORIZONS BAR & GRILLE

Classic, homemade American cuisine along with a full bar serving premium liquors, local craft beers and wine.

3427 Bannerman Road, Suite 104.

(850) 329-2371. $$ B D

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KOOL BEANZ ★

Eclectic and edgy, both in menu and atmosphere, Kool Beanz delights in art present both on the walls and your plates. This offbeat alternative won Best Casual Dining in Tallahassee. 921

Thomasville Rd. (850) 224-2466. $$ L D

LIBERTY BAR AND RESTAURANT ★

Carefully crafted unique cocktails mixed with a gourmet menu that features fresh, local produce. 1307 N. Monroe, Unit No. 2.

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This old-fashioned soda fountain serves ice cream, milkshakes and candy — plus brunch dishes and a selection of vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options. 1355 Market St.,

A11. (850) 521-0091. $ B

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LOFTY PURSUITS ★

Foot-long and veggie entrees alike grace this award-winning menu. Also ask about their incredibly valued family packs. 1456 S. Monroe St. (850) 222-4099.

(850) 224-9974. $$ L D

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Located in the Four Points by Sheraton Downtown, this cool lobby restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Unique dishes include tapas with a twist, such as the Georgia peaches with caramel. 316 W. Tennessee St.

(850) 354-8277. $$ D

This relaxed fine dining establishment is equipped with a beer garden, wine cellar, casual café, open-air alternatives and a gorgeous view that has become a Tallahassee favorite. 470 Suwannee St.

(850) 224-0825

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MADISON SOCIAL

Whether it’s for a social cocktail, a quick lunch or a place to gather before home football games, Madison Social offers something for everyone.

705 S. Woodward Ave. (850) 894‑6276. $$ B L D

MIDTOWN CABOOSE ★

Outrageous burgers in a laid-back atmosphere — Wells Bros. lives on at this burger joint, voted Tallahassee’s best for 2020. 1406 N. Meridian Road.

(850) 521-1933. $$ L D

OVERUNDER BAR ★

Two experiences under one roof, OverUnder features specialty cocktails plus curated food and drink pairings and is a 2020 Best Wine List/Wine Bar winner. 1240 Thomasville Rd. (850) 597-7552. $$

R&R EATERY

Located in Hotel Indigo, R&R Eatery is a modern American restaurant with fresh takes on classic dishes and a mix of signature craft cocktails. 826 W. Gaines St.

(850) 210-0008. $$ B D

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With an ever-changing menu of unique flavors, Rootstock offers shareable plates, artisan cocktails and a selection of 25 wines by the glass. 228 South Adams.

(850) 518-0201. $$$ D

UPTOWN CAFÉ

Specialties at the bustling, family-run café include apricot-glazed smoked salmon, oneof-a-kind omelets, banana bread French toast and flavorful sandwiches. 1325 Miccosukee Rd.

(850) 219-9800. $ B L

SAGE RESTAURANT ★

Sage’s menu masterfully melds regional influences, including Southern and French. The setting is gorgeous but cozy, and the outdoor patio sets a charming, romantic tone for a relaxing evening.

3534 Maclay Blvd. (850) 270-9396. $$$ B L D

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Enjoy an extensive array of classic dishes with a modern flare, including gyoza dumplings, crab rangoon, General Tso’s chicken and Szechuan beef, all in a relaxed setting. 3220

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At this 2020 Best Juice Bar/Smoothie restaurant, experience an array of flavorful and health-conscious smoothies paired with toasted wraps, sandwiches, grilled flatbreads and gourmet salads.

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Specializing in sweet treats, cakes, pastries and croissants, this bistro-style pastry shop and fine foods store also uses 100% natural ingredients to make savory sandwiches, salads and soups. 2766 Capital Circle NE.

WILLIE JEWELL’S OLD SCHOOL BBQ ★

Platters, sandwiches or by the pound, Willie Jewell’s, the 2020 Best Barbecue winner, offers smoked brisket, pork, turkey, sausage, chicken and ribs with a bevy of Southern sides. 5442 Thomasville Rd. (850) 629-4299.

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CAJUN COOSH’S BAYOU ROUGE ★

This Best Cajun Restaurant winner for 2020 brings a menu jam-packed with Louisianastyle dishes, including favorites like jambalaya, crawfish etouffee, po’boys and seafood gumbo.

Multiple locations. (850) 894‑4110. $$ B L D

BREAKFAST/ BRUNCH/BAKERY CANOPY ROAD CAFÉ ★

A 2020 Best Asian winner, Masa’s menu offers a creative blend of Eastern and Western cuisines. 1650 N. Monroe St. (

Traditional breakfasts, fluffy omelets, skillets, French toast and sweet potato pancakes keep customers coming back to this 2020 Best Breakfast winner. Canopy also goes all out on lunch favorites. Multiple locations. (850) 668-6600.

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From tempura to teriyaki and sushi to sashimi, Kiku Japanese Fusion, voted Best Sushi in 2020, fuses vibrant flavors with fresh ingredients. 800 Ocala Rd.

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A fast-casual eatery inspired by Japanese cuisine, featuring sushi bowls, poke bowls and sushiburritos. 1861 W. Tennessee St., #290. (850) 270-9253. $$ L D

This “Southern porch, table and bar” is cozied up among oak trees on one of Tallahassee’s favorite street corners.

Lucky Goat coffee-rubbed ribeye and Schermer pecan-crusted chicken are among the regional offerings.

Tallahassee’s original cakery and 2020 Best Bakery winner features fresh breads, bagels, pies, cakes and catering. Mon–Sat 6:45 am–6 pm. 1355 Market St., No. A-5. (850) 893-3752.

Rated Best Hibachi for 2020, Osaka provides dinner and a show, with the chefs seasoning and preparing your meal right in front of you. 1489 Maclay Commerce Dr. (850) 900-5149.

Apalachee Pkwy., Ste. 13. (850) 893-4112. L D

Downtown fine dining with a vision for seasonally inspired, regionally sourced and creatively prepared cuisine, such as bourbon-brined pork chops, Gulf Coast bouillabaisse or miso marinated grouper.

hibachi, salads, sushi and sashimi.

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Dine in or takeout, Nagoya offers a wide variety of authentic Japanese cuisine, including

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When you’re looking for breakfast favorites, even if it’s lunchtime, The Egg is the place

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This 2020 Best of Tallahassee winner is ready to cater your next big event or intimate party with locally and organically grown ingredients; can accommodate vegan, gluten-free and other special dietary requests. 1355 A-10 Market St. (850) 668-1167.

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CUBAN GORDOS

Tallahassee’s top Cuban spot for over 30 years, Gordos features favorites such as croquetas, papas rellenas, empanadas and pressed sandwiches like their classic Cubano. 1460 Market St. Suite #3-4. $L D

Restaurant, El Jalisco, where they do Mexican cuisine to perfection. Multiple

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EL PATRON MEXICAN GRILL & CANTINA

Find all your authentic Mexican classics such as tacos, quesadillas, fajitas and burritos, or take a sip of a yardstick margarita. 1170 Apalachee

Pkwy. (850) 656-7264. $$ L D

FRENCH LITTLE PARIS RESTAURANT

Authentic French cuisine in a relaxing casual atmosphere; try classics such as escargot, foie gras, duck leg confit, beef burgundy, wild sea bass and so much more. Curbside available. 1355 Market St. (850) 765-7457. $$$ L D

ITALIAN/PIZZA BELLA BELLA ★

Voted Best Italian in 2020, this locally owned and operated restaurant has a cozy atmosphere and serves all the classics to satisfy your pasta cravings.

123 E. 5th Ave. (850) 412-1114. $$ L D

IL LUSSO ★

Homemade pasta, local seafood and a choice of prime steaks define this downtown fine dining experience. 201

E. Park Ave., Suite 100. (850) 765-8620. $$$ D

MOMO’S ★

After devouring a slice “as big as your head” at this 2020 Best Pizza winner, chain pizza simply is not gonna cut it.

SEAFOOD/STEAK THE BLU HALO ★

Blu Halo is a high-end culinary experience featuring dry-aged steaks and fresh seafood along with fine wines and a martini bar. A private dining room for up to 20 guests is available. 3431 Bannerman

Rd., #2 (850) 999-1696. $$$ L D

CRAFTY CRAB

Offering the freshest seafood and most authentic recipes in the area, including crab, crawfish, calamari, lobster, oysters, mussels, scallops and more. 1241

Apalachee Pkwy & 2226 N. Monroe St. (850) 671-2722. $$ L D

GEORGIO’S FINE FOOD & SPIRITS

George Koikos has over 50 years of experience in Tallahassee restaurants, and his hands-on commitment has made this upscale restaurant a local favorite featuring local seafood, prime steaks and banquet rooms for private parties. 2971

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RICCARDO’S RESTAURANT

Located in Hotel Duval. Keep it light and casual with a premium Black Angus beef burger or a gourmet salad, or opt for one of their signature entrées — a “Shula Cut” steak.

Reservations suggested. 415 N. Monroe

MEDITERRANEAN SAHARA CAFE MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE ★

This 2020 Best Ethnic Restaurant winner is a family owned and operated restaurant. Sahara Cafe has been serving homemade Greek and Lebanese food to Tallahassee for 15 years. 1135 Apalachee Pkwy.

(850) 656-1800. $$ L D

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Serving Southern, Cajun and Creole flavors in classic and modern dishes since 1987. Full bar is available at each location. 301 S. Bronough St., in Kleman

Plaza. (850) 222-3976. $$ L D

(850) 386-3988. $$ L D

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HARRY’S SEAFOOD BAR & GRILL

Multiple locations. (850) 224‑9808. $L D

A Tallahassee tradition since 1999, Riccardo’s features savory Italian classics, from pasta and pizza to homemade subs and calzones — plus a wide-ranging selection of wines and craft brews. 1950 Thomasville Rd.

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Whether you’re looking for fish, shrimp, oysters, scallops, crab or lobster, the 2020 Best Seafood Market winner brings the ocean’s freshest choices to Tallahassee. 1415 Timberlane Road.

(850) 668‑2203.

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Locally owned seafood restaurant boasts a raw bar and a bevy of fresh seafood such as catfish, stuffed Gulf grouper, shrimp, red snapper and more. Takeout available.

6802 Thomasville Rd. (850) 900-5075. $$ L D

MEXICAN EL JALISCO ★

In the mood for sizzling enchiladas and frozen margaritas? Make your way to the 2020 Best Mexican/Latin American

WHARF CASUAL SEAFOOD ★

A Tallahassee institution, the Wharf will fill your need for the coast with fresh seafood, salads, seafood tacos and po’boys. Also available for catering. 3439 Bannerman Rd. and 4036 Lagniappe Way. (850) 765-1077 and (850) 668-1966. $$ L D

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ODE ON BEING BACKWARDS AND INSIDE OUT AND IN A WRECK WITH MYSELF

by BARBARA HAMBY

PHOTO BY SAIGE ROBERTS (HAMBY)

Before I leave the house, I’m checking myself in the mirror, and I see that not only is my sweater backwards, but it is also inside out, which is how it’s going these days, what with the election, and the world all topsy-turvy and I’m in the parking lot of my organic market, memorizing “My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun,” and the line “if hair be wires” is giving me a hard time, so I forget to pull my hand brake, and when I’m choosing apples, the intercom blares, “There’s a rogue white Toyota rolling in the parking lot,” and I run out and two men have stopped my car with a tire jack, one being Longineu Parsons, a local jazz icon, and for the first time in years, I think of my college boyfriend’s wreck with himself, waking up one morning to two cops pointing across the street and asking him if one of the cars was his, and him answering, “They’re both mine,” the baby blue Morris Minor (called Marsha Minor) and the Peugeot station wagon, which had rolled into the passenger door of Marsha, and I think about how I’m often in a wreck with myself, the dress of reason being flayed by the fire of everyday insanity, and there I stand naked and singed, wondering how I’m going to make it to the next morning, but I wake up and there’s my darling in bed next to me and Patsy meowing at the door and the nervous birds singing and there’s coffee to brew, before I follow the White Rabbit down his hole because I’m late, I’m late for a very important date though my sweater is backwards and inside out and I’m in a wreck with myself, a collision of molecules the eyes and ears send to Queen Brain, who is in charge of nothing in her turret of grey cells, monkey drinks and doubt.

The poem is from Barbara Hamby’s latest book of poetry, Holoholo, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press. It is reprinted here with the permission of the writer. Hamby teaches at Florida State University where she is a Distinguished University Scholar.

Holoholo is a Hawaiian word meaning to walk out with no destination in mind.

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