THINGS HEARD
make their home in Tampa...Lindsay
Muscato of “Switch Flop” fame, the
daughter of Dr. Paul and Liz Phillips
of Belleair, and her husband Brantley
Muscato, who live in Winter Park,
Flor ida wi th thei r son Burcham,
welcomed their new baby Michael to
their home...Terri and Bob Johnston of
Dunedin are proud new grandparents,
since their daughter Julie and her
husband Matt Ashe of Cambridge,
Massachusetts had twins Evan Robert
and Ryan Thomas Ashe on February
26th; and their son Robert Johnston, his
wife Julie and their two-year-old
daughter Caroline welcomed a son/
brother, Davis Mitchell Johnston on
April 14th...Jenna Bullard and her
husband Paul, the general manager of
Bascom’s Chop House in Clearwater,
announced the birth of their son Beax,
who weighed in at six pounds, nine
ounces and will bring joy to them in their
St. Petersburg home...Cat Coats and her
husband, former Pinellas County Sheriff
Jim Coats, who reside in Marina Del Rey,
cruised around Florida’s coastline for six
months aboard their A Cat’s Life...Sandra
E A R T O TA M P A B AY
Dr. Zena Lansky and her husband
Warren Rogers held a “hard hat” open
house at their 1925 home in Harbor
Oaks, Clearwater, which is currently
being renovated...Jan Augustine hosted
a cocktail party for “The Ladies of
Ovation” at her Ovation condo home in
St. Petersburg...Nancy O’Neill celebrated
her birthday with a party at her Naughti
Nancy’s Food Shack and Crow’s Nest
Pub in Clearwater, which was also
celebrating its fifth-year anniversary...
Linda Johnston of St. Petersburg was
traveling in Cuba for an art tour on her
birthday...Terry Williams, a local realtor,
and Tom Brusini, general manager of
the Clearwater Yacht Club, became
engaged on Valentine’s Day...Thanecha
Anderson, a singer, songwriter and
musician of Tampa, and photographer
Ryan Gautier, also of Tampa, have
announced their engagement...Kristin
Gilliss, a graduate of Berkeley Prep. in
By The Ear
The Ear is wearing amethyst, peridot and
diamonds set in 18kt yellow gold from
Goshwara’s “Naughty” collection at
Harold Freeman Jewelers in Belleair Bluffs.
reception at The Presidio in San Francisco
on April fourth...Sandra “Sandy” Cross
and Alexander “Sandy” MacKinnon,
both of Tampa, were married at St. John’s
Episcopal Church before a reception
complete with entertainment at their
home...Carmella Lombardo, daughter
of Debra Lombardo and her husband
Joe, the owner of J and M Shoe Repair in
Dunedin, and Richard Leberte, whose
grandparents are Betty and Raymond
Howard of Tampa, were married and
had a luncheon and reception aboard
the Carnival Pride at the Port of Tampa
prior to sailing away for their honeymoon
in the islands before returning to
GRAM
Barry Levine of Temple Terrace surprised his wife
Gina d’Angelo on her birthday with a special
wine-paired dinner party at Donatello’s and a
surprise guest, her son Anthony d’Angelo, who
Barry flew in from Denver, Colorado
Tampa and the daughter of Patti Gilliss
of Palm Harbor and John Gilliss, also of
Palm Harbor, and Fred Moyer of San
Francisco were married and held their
Deborah Nader Rutz and Judith Haimes hosted
their annual mutual birthday luncheon at
Massimo’s Eclectic Fine Dining in Palm Harbor.
TONY CHAPLINSKY JR.
GRAM
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