Ear to Tampa Bay
Things Heard by The Ear
Gyneth Stanley and the Tampa
Bay Austin-Healey Club hosted
the annual Ice Cream Social at
the Stanley home in Clearwater,
where shiny vintage autos lined
the lawn…..Pat and Bill Blizzard
had a Memorial Day cookout at
their home in Dunedin to welcome
Molly Jo Mitchell-Waits and her
husband Julian Waits, who are their
new neighbors.....Andrea and Paul
Jarvis hosted a party at their home
in Dunedin, where their overnight
guests awoke at five in the morning
for a champagne buffet and to watch
the royal wedding with the ladies
wearing hats and fascinators from
the hostess’s extensive collection.....
The Honorable Frank Hibbard and
his wife Theresa hosted a dinner
party at their home in Clearwater to
celebrate his birthday.....Elizabeth
Melendez Fisher, president and
CEO of Selah Freedom, and realtor
Brad Good, both of Sarasota, were
selecting engagement and wedding
rings at International Diamond
Center in Clearwater.....Lisa Uhlig
and actor Michael Wagman of
Chicago, son of Scott Wagman of
St. Petersburg, have announced their
engagement…..Chantelle DePar
and Harrison Hardy of Clearwater
are engaged to be married…..Robin
and James Allison of Clearwater
Beach held their wedding ceremony
on the beach, which was followed
by a reception, catered by his
stepmother, Marguerite Allison,
owner of Marguerite’s Cafe and
Catering in Dunedin.....Rachel
Benjamin, daughter of Susan
and Steve Benjamin of Dunedin,
and Chris Rausch of Tampa were
married at Temple Ahavat Shalom
The Ear is wearing a dangle earring with
.94 ctw diamonds set in 18K white gold from
Harold Freeman Jewelers in Belleair Bluffs.
in Palm Harbor, held their reception
at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor and
have made their home together
in Tampa…..Candace and David
Martens of Clearwater are excited
that their daughter Alexis and
her husband Blair Barlow, their
3 ½-year-old son Brooks and their
9-month-old daughter Makenna
have moved to Houston, Texas,
after living for over five years in
London, England.....Joanne and Win
Wolloff of Tampa were in Denver,
Colorado, so he could photograph
entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk for
the cover of Innovation and Technology
Magazine for its publisher Gary
Werner, who grew up and keeps an
office in Clearwater.....Nan and Ron
Freeman, owners of Harold Freeman
Jewelers in Belleair Bluffs, went
skiing in Park City, Utah.....Judy
and Allan Davis of St. Petersburg
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celebrated their anniversary in
Whistler, British Columbia with a
family reunion of their sons Martin
of Austin, Texas, and Gerald of
St. Petersburg and their families.....
Haley Lauren Martinez and John
Ruetz, managing partner of 400
Beach Seafood and Tap House and
the Annex in St. Petersburg, took
a Caribbean honeymoon cruise.....
Sonnie Davis and Francis “The
Love Chef” Anthony of Clearwater
Beach traveled from Venice, Italy to
Paris, France on the Orient Express
train, which has been restored to
its original iconic splendor.....Maria
Zouves and her husband famous
opera baritone Sherrill Milnes, the
creators of VOICExperience who
live in Palm Harbor, spent time
in China.....Judy Lisi, president
and CEO of the David A. Straz Jr.
Center for the Performing Arts in
Tampa, welcomed supporters to
the annual President’s Luncheon
catered by Maestro’s Chef Edward
Steinhoff, which took place on the
center’s Carol Morsani Hall stage....
Jules Follett, an entertainment
photographer and business woman,
hosted “Rock the Boat,” a reception
aboard her yacht in St. Petersburg
for members of Little Kids Rock’s
Florida area advisory board, which
she chairs, and its members and
their guests.....Deborah Kynes,
a Dunedin commissioner, hosted
the Junior League of Clearwater-
Dunedin sustainers’ Sunset Social,
which was catered by The Stuffed
Mushroom at her waterfront home
in Dunedin.....Robin O’Dell,
curator of the Museum of Fine
Arts’ photographic collection, gave
a tour of “Can I Get A Witness:
WIN WOLLOFF