Bay Magazine March 2022

A MAGAZINE OF THE TAMPA BAY TIMES

MARCH 2022

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ON THE ROAD FROM BAY EDITOR SUSAN TAYLOR MARTIN The late humor columnist Erma Bombeck loved to poke fun at the foibles of growing older.

One memorable line: “I wanted to take classes at the community college but I don’t make left-hand turns.’’

24 FOOD

Enjoy adult beverages and delicious bites at rooftop bars high above the Tampa Bay area.

34 RECIPES

Re-create the Limonata, the Tropical Tune and other cocktails from local spots.

I still make left-hand turns. But I also look for alternatives to cautiously creeping out at busy intersections, trying to peer around the monster SUV blocking the view in the opposite turn lane.

As Tampa Bay roads become increasingly congested, there have been other changes to my driving routine. When I leave our northeast St. Pete home to go to the mall in Tampa, I generally shun the speedway that is the Howard Frankland and take the quieter Gandy Bridge to West Shore Boulevard, then West Shore north. It adds only a few minutes to the trip and I don’t worry as much about someone roaring up behind me at 90 mph.

The ultimate nightmare to avoid is Interstate 4. On a recent visit to the Central Florida town of Mount Dora, my husband and I opted for a more scenic, less crowded route that began with the Suncoast Parkway. We saw hardly any cars on the 30-mile stretch to Brooksville: Until afternoon rush hour, almost all of the traffic is heading south to Tampa. We got off on State Road 50, four-laned much of the way to Groveland. There we took State Road 19, which passes through the pretty lake district, and at Tavares followed the signs to Mount Dora.

All in all, a stressless trip and a reminder that sometimes the best roads in Florida are the ones less traveled.

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44 FACES ▲

A chat with Ronde Barber, who went from gridiron to greens and is general chairperson of Copperhead Charities, Valspar Championship sponsor.

12 HOMES ▲

Get an inside look at the historic Rutland-Farley estate in St. Petersburg. (It can be yours for $8.5 million.)

48 EVENT

The Valspar Championship, a PGA Tour event, is back in full swing this month at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor.

52 SOCIAL SCENE

38 TRAVEL ▲

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BAYWAY ISLES 5BR | 5.5BA | 3CG OFFERED AT $3,990,000

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Stunning Mediterranean-style two-story home with expansive windows for natural light. Custom cabinetry sets the stage for the open chef’s kitchen and dining room, spacious living room with fireplace, den/home office, ½ bath, while outdoor patio and pool create seamless indoor-outdoor living space. Second level has 4 bedrooms, all full baths and spacious closets. Two-car garage with furnished studio apartment. Tastefully landscaped corner lot; water view of Tampa Bay.

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EDITOR Susan Taylor Martin smartin@tampabay.com

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Nikki Life nlife@tampabay.com

COPY EDITOR Dawn Cate FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER Brian James, brian@brianjamesgallery.com

Bay is published eight times a year by Times Publishing Co. and delivered to Tampa Bay Times subscribers in select neighborhoods in Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco counties.

Copyright 2022. Vol. 15, No. 2.

THE TAMPA BAY TIMES CHAIRMAN Paul C. Tash PRESIDENT AND CEO Conan Gallaty EDITOR AND VICE PRESIDENT Mark Katches BAY EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Ellen E. Clarke VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND MARKETING Bruce Faulmann RETAIL SENIOR ADVERTISING MANAGER Mark Shurman National/Major Senior Advertising Manager Kelly Spamer Pinellas Advertising Manager Jennifer Bonin Automotive & Real Estate Advertising Manager Larry West North Suncoast Sales Manager Jessica Petroski FULFILLMENT MANAGER Gerald Gifford IMAGING AND PRODUCTION Brian Baracani, Greg Kennicut, Gary Zolg REGIONAL HOME DELIVERY MANAGERS Diann Bates, Rob Jennings

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The Rutland-Farley estate extends from Fourth Street S to Little Bayou in St. Petersburg and sits on nearly 4 ½ acres with 400 feet of waterfront.

It encompassed 20 acres when it was the home of banker Hubert Rutland Sr., who also owned what was at one time the largest ranch in Manatee County. Photos courtesy of Tony Townsend

An elaborate treehouse at the Rutland-Farley estate overlooks both the pool and Little Bayou.

The listing for the Rutland-Farley estate notes that “the textural variety of the fabrics and other materials in the home add richness and warmth to the classic architecture.”

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OR DECADES, the name “Rutland” has been big in St. Petersburg. Many

residents opened their first checking accounts at Rutland Bank. They got their shoes and suits at Rutland Department Store. Those vanished with time but

there’s still a Rutland Plaza — and the fabulous Rutland-Farley estate, which is now on the market for $8.5 million.

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The casual dining room in the Rutland-Farley estate has a vaulted brick ceiling.

This is one of seven bedrooms in the Rutland-Farley estate.

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Upper-floor bedrooms are all ensuite with two extra bathrooms for guests.

This is the kitchen in the Rutland-Farley home, which the current owner extensively renovated after it fell into disrepair over the years.

Designed in English Tudor style, the 9,213-square-foot house sits on nearly 4 ½ acres overlooking Little Bayou south of downtown St. Petersburg. It has seven bedrooms, 8 ½ bathrooms, six fireplaces, a gym, a butler’s pantry and an oak-paneled library. On the parklike grounds, shaded by oaks hung with Spanish moss, are an Olympicsize pool, an outdoor kitchen with pizza oven, a bocce ball court and a putting green.

For boaters, there’s a dock and lift on the bayou, which leads directly into Tampa Bay. The house was originally built in 1918 for $50,000 and sold two years later to a Pennsylvania oil magnate for $100,000. At the time, a newspaper story described it as “one of the finest homes on the west coast of Florida.” Hubert Rutland Sr., head of a banking and ranching empire, acquired it and 20 surrounding acres in 1935.

Granddaughter Nancy Rutland, who lived nearby, recalls that the property was so big that it stretched almost a mile along the bayou and even had a riding stable.

“There was the water, and horses, and we’d stomp through the woods,” she said. “It was just magical.” As for the house itself, “I thought it was haunted, but I’m sure that was my cousin playing tricks on me.”

The butler’s pantry is an asset during charity galas and other events.

The house remained in the Rutland family into the 1980s, when it again began to churn through owners — a developer who sold off

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A grand staircase highlights the formal entrance to the Rutland-Farley estate.

much of the land; a Canadian con artist convicted of health care schemes; a woman who nearly lost it in bankruptcy; and another woman who tried to convert it into a school without the proper permits.

In 2004, entrepreneur Phil Farley paid $2.3 million for the estate — hence the current name. He embarked on an extensive renovation that added modern amenities while preserving the traditional character of the home. With its grand setting, the estate once again has hosted parties, weddings and charity events.

“He has been very generous with it,” Nancy Rutland said. “It’s a gracious entertainment house and you cannot get more spectacular grounds.”

On the wrought iron gate at the entrance to the house, Farley has posted a plaque with a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson. It reads: “The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.”

This is the formal dining room.

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Information from Times files was used in this story.

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SPINNERS ROOFTOP GRILLE ST. PETE BEACH Since CK’s at the airport Marriott closed, the recently renovated Spinners at the Bellwether Beach Resort has been Tampa Bay’s only revolving restaurant. At 12 stories, it’s also one of the area’s highest rooftop restaurants, boasting superlative views. There’s a full menu with fresh seafood, Black Angus beef and locally grown greens. 4-10 p.m. daily.

5250 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach. bellwetherbeachresort.com.

Photo courtesy of Spinners Rooftop Grille

Not too long ago the Tampa Bay area had just a few rooftop bars and restaurants, and two of the best known — Armani’s at the Grand Hyatt Hotel and CK’s at Tampa International Airport — are now closed. But they’ve been replaced by many new establishments offering spectacular sunset views, tasty morsels and creative cocktails. (They’ve even shared some recipes!) There’s no better time to enjoy them than now, while Florida’s weather is at its finest. As the classic Drifters song put it, “Right smack dab in the middle of town, I’ve found a paradise that’s trouble proof — up on the roof!” bay / 25

BAR TIKI CLEARWATER BEACH This tiki-themed rooftop bar is in the Clearwater Marina. Part of a restaurant group that includes Salt Rock Tavern and Island Way Grill, Bar Tiki is known for cocktails with colorful names like Hana Hu Hemingway.

Coconut shrimp, Hawaiian flatbread and Island Steak skewers are among the menu items. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. daily. 25 Causeway Blvd., Clearwater Beach. Photo courtesy of Baywater Restaurant Group

THE CANOPY ST. PETERSBURG A once nondescript inn on bustling Beach Drive, the redone and renamed Birchwood now entices a steady stream of guests to The Canopy and its stunning view of the downtown waterfront and twinkling lights of nearby condo towers. Cocktails and light bites are served at a bar; there’s also living room-style seating and high-top tables with private cabanas available for rent. 4 p.m.-midnight Monday-Thursday, 1 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-2 a.m.

Saturday, 11 a.m.-midnight Sunday.

340 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg. thebirchwood.com. Photo courtesy of the Birchwood

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PIER TEAKI ST. PETERSBURG Atop the St. Pete Pier, Pier Teaki affords sweeping views of the St. Petersburg skyline, fiery sunsets and Tampa Bay. Guests at the tiki-style lounge run by the folks at the nearby Birchwood can watch planes take off from Albert Whitted Airport while enjoying bar bites and frozen and signature cocktails in Teaki souvenir mugs.

11 a.m.-around midnight Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-around midnight Saturday-Sunday.

800 Second Ave. NE, St. Petersburg. Photo courtesy of the Birchwood

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EDGE ROOFTOP COCKTAIL LOUNGE TAMPA The Epicurean Hotel, as its name suggests, is famous for its food, and those culinary delights extend to its EDGE lounge with small plates, artisan cheeses and charcuterie. Lounge seating, colored lighting and eclectic artwork complement sunset and Tampa skyline views. 5 p.m.-midnight WednesdayThursday, 5 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday. 1207 S Howard Ave., Tampa. epicureanhotel.com/taste/edge. Photo courtesy of the Epicurean Hotel

SIX DOWNTOWN TAMPA Heading to a hockey game at nearby Amalie Arena?

Stop by this indooroutdoor bistro on the sixth floor of the JW Marriott for Florida-inspired cuisine and specialty cocktails.

It’s part of the huge Water Street project that is transforming downtown Tampa into a true livework-play area. 11 a.m.11 p.m. daily. 510 Water St., Tampa. sixtampa.com.

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SANTO’S DRINKERIA ROOFTOP BAR YBOR CITY Atop Casa Santo Stefano, part of Richard Gonzmart’s Columbia Restaurant Group, Santo’s Drinkeria offers views of historic Ybor City along with Sicilian street foods, craft cocktails and cigars

by Tampa’s own Arturo Fuente Cigar Factory and J.C. Newman Cigars. 5-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 5-11 p.m. FridaySaturday. 1607 N 22nd St., Tampa. Email comments@casasantostefano.com.

Photo courtesy of Casa Santo Stefano

JIMMY’S ON THE EDGE CLEARWATER BEACH On the 10th floor of the Edge Hotel, Jimmy’s offers views of the gulf and the night lights of bustling Clearwater Beach. There’s a long “fire” bar, a free Fireball shot at 9 nightly, tropical drinks and a casual dining menu. Music videos are shown on a 30-square-foot projection screen that also features football and other major sporting events. Opens at 11 a.m. daily and closes at midnight most nights and 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. 505 S Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater Beach. Photo courtesy of Wayne Cathel

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HOTEL ZAMORA ST. PETE BEACH The Zamora sat vacant and unfinished for years, a victim of the Great Recession. But construction eventually resumed, and the 72-room Spanish-inspired hotel was worth the wait. From the aptly named 360° rooftop bar, guests can see the Don CeSar resort to the south, the Intracoastal Waterway to the east and the north-south sweep of beach across Gulf Boulevard. Tapas can be ordered from the hotel’s Castile restaurant. Generally opens at 4 p.m. but times and days can vary due to weather. 3701 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach. thehotelzamora.com.

Photo courtesy of Gabriel Burgos

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VANTAGE ROOFTOP BAR FEATHER SOUND Developer Fred Bullard named his new Karol hotel after his wife, a former Miss Florida and TV weatherperson. From the 12th-floor Vantage Rooftop Bar, guests can see Tampa Bay, the Tampa skyline and the vast Carillon office park just across Ulmerton Road in St. Petersburg. The menu includes charcuterie, wings and soups and salads. Opens at 3 p.m. Sunday, 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 2675 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater. thekarolhotel.com. Photo courtesy of Marriott

VISTA AT THE TOP TIERRA VERDE Just over the new bridge to Tierra Verde is a Residence Inn, and on the roof is Vista at the Top. Enjoy cocktails and a light meal while taking in views of Tampa Bay, the Sunshine Skyway, the Don CeSar and the upscale townhomes and condos lining the road to Fort De Soto Park. The hotel is next to a marina, making the Vista a good place to cap a day on the water.

Opens at noon daily, closing hours vary. 214 Madonna Blvd., Tierra Verde. vistaatthetop.com.

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ROX ROOFTOP BAR ROCKY POINT, TAMPA On the 10th floor of the Current hotel, Rox puts guests almost eye level with planes taking off from nearby Tampa International Airport. It’s the highest rooftop bar in Tampa, so there are also great views of Tampa Bay and distant city lights. Menu highlights include crab cakes and charcuterie.

5-9 p.m. daily. 2545 N Rocky Point Drive, Tampa.

Photo courtesy of Marriott

HI-FI ROOFTOP BAR DUNEDIN Perched atop the historic Fenway Hotel, the Hi-Fi looks out across the Intracoastal Waterway to Caladesi Island State Park and St. Joseph Sound. The name pays homage to the hotel as the site of Pinellas County’s first radio station, back in the days when there was a speakeasy in the Fenway’s basement. You’ll find an assortment of local craft beers, creative cocktails and select wines. Open daily starting at 4 p.m.

Monday-Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 453 Edgewater Drive, Dunedin. Photo courtesy of Marriott

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THE ROOFTOP BAR AT THE BERKELEY BEACH CLUB PASS-A-GRILLE Opened in 2019 on Pass-a-Grille’s funky Eighth Avenue, the Rooftop Bar is known for its Gulf Primeval, an oyster and raw bar with a seafood-focused menu that includes raw, smoked and cured fish. In the same building as the popular Dewey Beach Bar and Grill, the Rooftop is owned by an investment group that includes Maryann Ferenc, owner of Tampa’s iconic Mise en Place restaurant. 5-9 p.m.

Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m-5 p.m. SaturdaySunday. 109 Eighth Ave., St. Pete Beach. Email info@BerkeleyBeachClub.com. Photo courtesy of Amy Martz

SAL Y MAR TAMPA MIDTOWN Hard to believe there was nothing called Midtown just a few years ago. Then the Bromley Cos. announced a $500 million project between the West Shore Business District and West Tampa that has since morphed into a community with apartments, restaurants, offices, stores and a hotel with this indoor-outdoor restaurant on the seventh floor of the Aloft and Element hotel. The Mexicaninspired menu includes shrimp corn fritters, plantains and tacos. Lunch 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Wednesday-Sunday. 4-11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday. 3650 Midtown Drive, Tampa. salymarrooftops.com.

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THE KAROL BLISS

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VANTAGE ROOFTOP BAR 2 ounces Wheatley Vodka ½ ounce St Germain Elderflower ¾ ounce sour ½ ounce simple syrup 3 raspberries muddled Raspberry, for garnish Lime peel, for garnish

Mix ingredients in glass with a cup of ice. Stir for 20 seconds. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with raspberry and lime peel.

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TROPICAL TUNE

ROOFTOP BAR AT THE BERKELEY BEACH CLUB

HI-FI ROOFTOP BAR Photo courtesy of the Epicurean Hotel

EDGE COCKTAIL EDGE ROOFTOP COCKTAIL LOUNGE 1 ½ ounces EG Lavender ¾ ounce butterfly pea syrup ¾ ounce lemon juice Combine ingredients, shake and double strain. Top off with Champagne.

1 ounce sherry 1 ounce dry vermouth Cava float Orange peel

1 ¼ ounces Plantation Rum ¾ ounce Don Q Coconut Rum ½ ounce banana liqueur 1 ounce orange juice 1 ounce pineapple juice

Combine sherry and dry vermouth, float cava and garnish with orange peel.

Combine ingredients, shake and strain into Collins glass. Sink ¼ ounce grenadine.

Photo courtesy of Amy Martz

LIMONATA SANTO’S DRINKERIA ROOFTOP BAR Ice ¾ ounce Strega ¾ ounce Lazzaroni Limonce ½ ounce rosemary syrup * ½ ounce lemon juice Soda water Rosemary sprig, for garnish Lemon wheel, for garnish 34 / bay

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Fill mixing glass ¾ full with ice. Add Strega, Lazzaroni Limonce, rosemary syrup and lemon juice. Top with soda water. Garnish with rosemary sprig and lemon wheel. * To make rosemary syrup, dissolve ½ cup sugar in boiling water, add 2 rosemary sprigs and let seep. Cool completely before using.

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ig Man’s Moving Company has been a constant in an ever-changing real estate market. Neighbors move in and out, and BMMC has gained a lot of local traction. How can you miss the eye-catching logo of the Big Man with his curling mustache? We decided to do some research and uncover: Who is the Big Man behind the ‘stache?

Standing tall at 6’8”, Josh Anderson is the local giant and entrepreneur of Big Man’s Moving Company. He jokes, “Actually, my wife is the owner, I’m just the mascot!”

Brooke Anderson adds, “He calls me the brains, and I call him the brawn.” The unique logo was designed by Josh’s friend, who he met in the military.

After 14 years working in a corporate setting, the couple took their future into their own hands.... literally! As an engaged couple, a terrible moving experience with a local, well-known company fueled their vision for starting a detail-oriented, customer-centric, boutique moving company. “They arrived hours late without calling, scratched half our furniture, left a large item behind, and the bill was double the estimate. If this was the best company in the area, we knew we could do better. Hence, the vision for Big Man’s Moving Company was born. When we got married, we decided to pursue our dream of opening a family business, using wedding gifts to partially fund our first 26’ truck!”

Intensive training coupled with quality employees has led to the successful completion of over 5,000 local and out-of-state moves in five years, and they’ve now expanded to eight trucks. “We are very thankful for the community support and for their referrals,” says Josh.

In fact, readers of the Tampa Bay Times voted

Josh and Brooke Anderson.

Big Man’s Moving Company the #1 Mover in Tampa Bay in 2020 and 2021!

A customer call to BMMC goes directly to

the owners, not a random call center. Josh and Brooke speak with each client as though they’re family members, offering helpful advice. “What we’ve found is many moving companies grossly underestimate the time it takes to complete a move. However, once the customer commits to doing business, and their items are in the truck, they must pay for the overage. Since Josh frequents many of our moves, his estimates are far more accurate than someone in a call center,” Brooke adds. “Customer service is our number-one priority, and that includes the entire process from the first point of contact to the completion of the move.”

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BY SUSAN TAYLOR MARTIN Mount Dora is often called “the New England town of the South,” and it doesn’t take much imagination to see why.

This charming, artsy little city just 110 miles from the Tampa Bay area sits amid gentle hills reminiscent of Connecticut.

A popular restaurant proudly touts its Maine lobster rolls. And the Victorian mansion near the heart of town could be straight out of old Newport.

A vintage sign hangs outside the train station, which is now Mount Dora’s Chamber of Commerce office.

Photo by Susan Taylor Martin

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The Mount Dora lighthouse still shines on the lake.

Photo courtesy of the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce

There are plenty of opportunities to sit a spell in Mount Dora’s downtown. Photo courtesy of the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce

On a recent visit to Mount Dora, my husband and I browsed the shops, saw a terrific exhibit, ate too much and enjoyed watching the sunset over Lake Dora from the comfort of Adirondack chairs. It was a pleasant break from the bustle of the bay area.

Mount Dora was settled in the mid-1800s by pioneers like William and Dora Ann Drawdy, who traveled from Georgia by raft and horse and wagon to stake a claim on 164 acres in what eventually became the town.

After William’s death, Dora often fed and housed surveyors; legend has it that they were so grateful they named the nearby lake after her.

The other important name locally is J.P. Donnelly.

Originally from Pennsylvania, he married a neighbor when he moved to Florida and they combined their holdings to encompass most of what is now downtown Mount Dora and the lakefront. Donnelly, also called the “father of the tangerine” for his work in the citrus industry, served as the town’s first mayor when Mount Dora incorporated in 1910. He and his wife donated land for churches, parks, a fire department and other community improvements.

The couple’s Victorian home still sits in gingerbread

splendor on Donnelly Street, one of the major streets in the compact downtown.

We spent two nights at the Lakeside Inn, billed as the oldest continually operating hotel in Florida. Since it opened in 1883 with just 10 rooms, the inn has hosted President Calvin Coolidge, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and other notables. The main building has been expanded, and there are now several other buildings on the lakefront property, all painted a cheerful yellow. We stayed in the 1927 Gables house in a room with vintage glass doorknobs and authentic framed postcards from Mount Dora’s early days. Through the bay windows, we had views of a broad lawn, the swimming pool and the lake, one of many in Central Florida’s beautiful chain of lakes.

After checking in, we took a quick stroll through downtown and then headed to cocktail hour at Pisces Rising, a restaurant and outdoor bar overlooking the lake. Mount Dora has an impressive number of restaurants offering a variety of cuisines.

There also are enough coffee shops, candy stores and bakeries to keep you satisfyingly stuffed throughout your visit.

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The Donnelly House in Mount Dora is named for the family of the little town’s first mayor. Photo courtesy of the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce

Guests at the Lakeside Inn enjoy the view of Lake Dora. Photo by Susan Taylor Martin

over the lake. Then, because we were lucky enough to arrive on the third Thursday of the month, we did Mount Dora’s art walk that evening. Almost a dozen galleries open their doors for the walk, many offering sangria and canapes as you browse.

The next morning, we went straight to the town’s Modernism Museum for a first-of-its-kind exhibit: “Space Oddities/Sottsass/Memphis.” In the 1980s, Italian architect Ettore Sottsass started what came to be called the Memphis Group, known for bright, quirky looking furniture and household objects.

Late rock icon David Bowie once owned several of the pieces in the exhibit, including a fire-engine red Olivetti typewriter and a pink, red, white and green table with one of its three legs resting on a large ball.

The Lakeside Inn opened in 1883 with just 10 rooms.

Photo by Susan Taylor Martin

For dinner, we went back to the inn, which itself has three full-service restaurants, including the Veranda on the long front porch. We made a tapas-style meal of fried green tomatoes, baked cranberry Brie and petite beef tenders while watching the sun sink

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Open Friday through Sunday, the Modernism Museum has indefinitely extended the popular exhibit. There’s also a gift shop across the street and a restaurant, 1921, with art on loan from the museum.

After a lobster roll at Let’s Do, a lunch-only spot on Donnelly Street, we took a two-hour boat tour of Lake Dora and the Dora Canal. Dozens of bass boats

zipped by before we turned into the quieter canal, dug by hand decades ago from what had been a small stream. While some stretches of the canal are lined with decidedly unscenic mobile home parks, others pass through a primordial Florida swamp filled with alligators, herons and ancient cypress trees. Several companies offer the tours; the $32-per-person fare on ours, which starts at the Lakeside Inn, was well worth the price.

By late afternoon, the weather had turned cold and windy, so we dined inside at Olive Branch, an Italian-Mediterranean restaurant. Despite the chill, we capped the evening with a walk to Palm Island Park, which has an elevated boardwalk trail along the lake. A side path goes to the old red-and-whitestriped lighthouse that still shines on the lake.

Leaving town the next day, we passed what locals call the Starry Night House, a large home painted in the style of van Gogh’s famous work. The owners, whose autistic son loves the van Gogh painting, battled with city officials, who considered the place an eyesore and ordered it repainted. In 2018, the town apologized and the house remained as is — just another of Mount Dora’s many attractions.

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STILL A PLAYMAKER

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer and avid golfer Ronde Barber is general chairperson of Copperhead Charities, sponsor of this month’s Valspar Championship. The group has raised tens of millions of dollars, and its causes include Habitat for Humanity. Photo courtesy of Ronde Barber

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BY SUSAN TAYLOR MARTIN

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or many Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans, it remains one of the greatest plays in team history. During the 2002 NFC championship game in a frigid Philadelphia, Ronde

What are some of the organizations that Copperhead Charities supports?

Obviously Habitat for Humanity, it’s one of the biggest ones because Valspar is involved with them in the painting of houses. We support all the First Tees of Tampa Bay. They introduce the game of golf to children and adults who otherwise wouldn’t be introduced to the game.

Barber intercepted an Eagles pass and raced 92 yards for a touchdown. As Times columnist John Romano recently wrote, Barber’s spectacular return not only sent the Bucs to their first Super Bowl (which they won), it “exorcised so many demons

Have you helped build any Habitat houses?

I have two girls, and probably four or five years ago we went to a Habitat build and they were like, “It’s hard work, man!” Of the group I was with, I was strong and more agile so I had to get up and hang trusses.

that had haunted Tampa Bay fans for so many years.’’

Barber, a Hall of Fame finalist who holds numerous NFL and team records, retired in 2013 after spending his entire 16-year career with the Bucs. He became a color commentator on radio and TV and with twin brother Tiki, a former New York Giants player, wrote several children’s books. Barber, who lives in Odessa, is also general chairperson of Copperhead Charities, sponsor of this month’s Valspar Championship, a PGA tournament event on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor. We recently caught up with Barber. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

You said Copperheads don’t have to be good at golf, just love it. How’s your game?

Considering I’m mostly retired, it’s pretty good. I play a lot. I have one of those wives that allows me to get out three or four times a week. With practice comes expertise.

While you were doing commentary, did you ever wish you were back down on the field?

No, 16 years of playing is enough. I joke all the time with people that I completely ran the wheels off the bus. I was done playing football. Fortunately, I knew exactly what I was going to be able to do. I worked for Fox Sports for seven years and my contract ran out two years ago. It’s been kind of a blessing because this role now has its time and responsibilities.

How did you and your brother become authors?

How did you get involved with the tournament and Copperhead Charities?

While I was still playing football, tournament director Tracy West invited me to host a couple of events for them during the tourney week. Two years later, the then-general chair of Copperheads, Les Muma, asked if I’d be interested in joining the board. He thought it would be something to benefit them and certainly me, help me stay involved in the community with something I really love, which is golf. That was probably seven years ago going on eight.

Way back when, Tiki and I were both Verizon literacy champions. Tiki was the ambassador in New York and I was the ambassador in Tampa and basically we would encourage young boys to read. Somewhere along the line a publisher from Simon and Schuster, whose son was a fan of Tiki’s, said “you guys’ story would make a good children’s book” and asked if we’d be interested in writing one. We did a picture book that was very successful and then two more picture books and then we aged up and wrote more.

What is Copperhead Charities and how does one join?

That’s pretty impressive.

It’s made up of about 180, 200 businessmen and women, civil servants. You just have to want to be a Copperhead, and handle responsibility. You have to love golf — you don’t have to be good at golf, you just have to want to be around other people that love golf.

Our book, Game Day, won a Christopher Award (honoring media that “affirm the highest values of the human spirit”). One of the coolest things we got to do was that twice we had books chosen by the Bush Family Literacy Foundation as books of the year.

All PGA Tour events are run by (nonprofit) organizations so our goal other than putting on a pretty kick-ass event every year with the best players in the world is to raise dollars for local charities. Over the past 40 years we’ve raised over $46 million or so. Every year we try to give around $2 million, and (in 2021) we were able to give $1.7 million even coming out of the pandemic.

Do people still comment about that 92-yard run in 2002?

I would say that every new person that I meet that was of age at that time, if they’re from Tampa that’s the first thing they say. Interesting part is that almost everybody I meet from Philly says something, too.

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The Valspar Championship, a PGA Tour event, returns to the Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor on March 14. Photo courtesy of the Valspar Championship

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he Innisbrook Resort in north Pinellas County will be the focus of the golf world this month as the Valspar Championship returns in full force with defending champion Sam Burns and other top-ranked players. The Valspar was the first PGA Tour event canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic and operated with limited attendance and activities last year, although it still raised $1.657 million for charities.

“We will not have any restrictions, and by every indication the community is ready for a return to the level of community involvement and excitement that marked our tournaments in 2018 and 2019,” tournament director Tracy West said.

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The Valspar, televised on NBC Sports and the Golf Channel, runs March 14-20. Guests from other Tampa Bay championship teams will be on hand when the winner is crowned March 20. Activities include a free concert March 19, a tiny home painted in Valspar’s colors of the year and a paintby-numbers mural for fans to finish during the week. There will be new hospitality structures at six holes as well as covered venues with specialty drinks open to the public.

For tickets and information, go to valsparchampionship.com/tickets-packages.

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The Florida Orchestra A Gala Evening With Josh Groban

Renowned singer Josh Groban performs at the Florida Orchestra gala at the Mahaffey Theater. Photo by Dirk Shadd

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Charming, funny, multitalented singer Josh Groban Instagrammed the sold-out benefit best: “Awesome night last night with the GORGEOUS sounding Florida Orchestra conducted by Michael Francis. Beautiful gala, and great to be in a proper hall again.” Groban’s velvet voice thrilled a packed Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg on Feb. 5, especially his version of Les Misérables ballad Bring Him Home. The concert, plus a reception and post-concert dinner for 300 sponsors and guests, supports artistic, education and community programs of the largest professional orchestra in the state. — Amy Scherzer

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“I want to be a chef.” “I want to be a nurse.” “I want to be an engineer.” In a video, students at St. Petersburg’s Academy Prep shared their goals with hundreds of supporters gathered for “An Evening of Dreams’’ at the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St. Petersburg. A silent auction, a boisterous live auction and “gifts from the heart” raised more than $650,000 for the school, which serves students in grades 5 to 8 who qualify for needs-based scholarships. — Text and photos by Susan Taylor Martin

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Glazer Children’s Museum Cirque de L’Imagination Cirque de L’Imagination delighted Glazer Children’s Museum supporters awed by SkyArt Entertainment’s contortionist, aerialists, stilt walkers and fire jugglers roving throughout beautiful and breezy waterfront Curtis Hixon Park in Tampa on Feb. 4. The 400 guests could try their skills at Lucky Drop, Three Ring Circus and Feats of Strength while enjoying Salt Block Catering’s sushi, skewers and sweets. Lively auction bids rose sky high in an elegant circus tent, including $18,500 for a Super Bowl LVI getaway trip and five Mexico vacation packages for $13,000 each to advance museum programming and exhibitions. — Amy Scherzer A contortionist and other circus performers from SkyArt Entertainment delight the crowd at Cirque de L’Imagination at Curtis Hixon Park. Photo by Amy Scherzer

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What a surprise to have actor Liev Schreiber, star of the 2008 film Defiance, pop up on a Zoom screen to salute the Florida Holocaust Museum’s To Life honorees Ruth Bielski Ehrreich and Brendon Rennert, daughter and grandson of the heroic Bielski partisans depicted in the World War II film. Canadian photographer Jason Schwartz received the 2022 Loebenberg Humanitarian Award for his work, Fragments: Portraits of Survivors. The Feb. 3 virtual gala marked the museum’s 30th year of preserving artifacts, memories and indelible lessons of the Holocaust. — Amy Scherzer, photos courtesy of the Florida Holocaust Museum

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The 2022 Queen’s Court practiced at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club for its February ball. Since 1995, the all-volunteer court has raised more than $2.6 million for charity. This year’s ball, to be held Feb. 19, supports the Morean Arts Center’s Operation: Art Valor, benefiting veterans and active duty military personnel, and Ready for Life, which serves young people who have been in or are aging out of foster care. — Susan Taylor Martin, photos by Martha Asencio-Rhine

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March 18: Women of Distinction/Woman of Promise luncheon, which benefits Girl Scouts of West Central Florida, with guest speaker Mae Jemison. Noon. $75. Hilton Tampa Downtown.

813-262-1688 or gswcf.org/wod.

March 24: Stuart Society Flowers After Hours cocktail party. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $125. Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. stuartsociety.org.

March 25: Art in Bloom luncheon, which benefits the Stuart Society, with guest speaker Ian Prosser.

10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. $125. Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club. stuartsociety. org.

March 25-26: Tampa Theatre WineFest 2022: The Grapest Showman. $65-$300. tampatheatre.org/winefest.

March 27: Hollywood Awards Night, which benefits Tampa Theatre, with a red-carpet reception and live Academy Awards telecast.

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April 1: LAMPLighters Fund Hope’s Sunset Soiree on the Bayou. 7-11 p.m. $150 advance purchase; no walk-ins. Westshore Yacht Club, Tampa. lamplighterstampa.org.

April 2: Fostering Hope Gala Havana Nights, which benefits A Kid’s Place of Tampa Bay. VIP, 5:30 p.m., $500; general, 6:30 p.m., $300. Bryan Glazer Family JCC, Tampa. 813-381-3839 or akidsplacetb.org.

April 7: The Longest Table, which benefits WUSF Public Media. 5:30 p.m. $150 and up. Bayshore Drive, St. Petersburg. wusflongesttable.org.

April 8: Child Abuse Awareness Luncheon, which benefits the Friends of Joshua House Foundation.

11:30 a.m. $50. Tampa Armature Works. 813406-5694 or friendsofjoshuahouse.org.

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April 9: Karamu “Champions for Wildlife” black-tie gala, which benefits ZooTampa at Lowry Park. 6:30 p.m. $1,000 and up. 1101 W Sligh Ave., Tampa. zootampa.org/events/ karamu/.

April 9: TASTE of the Straz 2022, which benefits the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts. VIP 6 p.m.; general 7 p.m. $90 and up. strazcenter.org.

April 9: Pride & Passion, a vogue glamour cocktail party that benefits the Tampa Museum of Art. tampamuseum.org/pride.

April 23: St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Foundation Heroes Ball, with honoree Titus O’Neil. 6:30 p.m. $500 and up. Marriott Water Street. 813-872-0979 or sjhfoundation@baycare. org.

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