Tina Bucuvalas, the project director of
the Tarpon Springs Center for Gulf Coast
Folklife, has announced that the arts grant
given to the city of Tarpon Springs by the
National Endowment for the Arts will be
used to film a documentary about life in
their city, known for its Greek heritage, and
to help support programs that promote
Greek culture in Tarpon Springs.
Stacy Carlson has been selected as the
next president of the Pinellas Education
Foundation, an independent, nongovernment,
not-for-profit organization
that enhances and improves educational
opportunities in Pinellas Schools with
programs such as Enterprise Village,
Finance Park and Future Plans.
K. Dean Kantaras, managing partner
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Kathy and Bob Stahl and their daughter Brittany of Stahl and Associates Insurance hosted
an evening at their waterfront home in St. Pete Beach to introduce a group of donors and
potential donors to the Children’s Circle of Care of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital,
a program that honors leading individual benefactors of the St. Petersburg hospital. All
Children’s Hospital, named one of the top 50 children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World
Report, provides innovative treatments and therapies for infants, children and teens with
of K. Dean Kantaras, P.A., which
specializes in family law and immigration
at offices in Palm Harbor and Largo, was
named to the American Institute of Family
Law Attorneys’ annual list of Florida’s Top
Ten Family Law Attorneys for the second
year in a row. AIOFLA’s selections are
based on an attorney’s relationships and
reputation with both clients and peers.
Mike Bollenback and his Bollenback
& Forret, P.A., certified public accountants
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in Clearwater, held their 35th Anniversary
Holiday Client and Business Appreciation
Social at the Belleair Country Club.
Architect Jordan Behar and his wife
Tara hosted a reception and pop up art
show featuring photographs by artist
Henthorne in the new, recently completed
location of Jordan’s BeharPeteranecz
Architecture/Interiors on 2430 Terminal
Drive South in one of St. Petersburg’s everexpanding
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Margaret Word Burnside, publisher/editor of Tampa Bay Magazine,
was serenaded by “Elvis” at a 30th anniversary party for the
magazine that was hosted by Jim Spencer of CORE Investment
Management in Belleair at the Belleview Country Club.
challenging medical problems.
Duggan Cooley, who is replacing retiring
Pinellas Community Foundation Executive
Director Julie Scales, thanked her for 13 years
of service during a reception that was given
in her honor at the St. Petersburg home of
Drs. Sarah and Larry Williams.
Newly elected Congressman Charlie Crist and his wife Carole hosted a
reception at the Vinoy in St. Petersburg for friends and family members.
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