BuzzWorthyitems of note
Judy Weitekamp was honored by the
Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg
for her generous support of the center.
Glass artist Marlene Rose of
Clearwater will have a solo exhibit of
her work at the Backus Museum in
Fort Pierce beginning November 30th.
The late Adela Hernandez
Gonzmart of the Columbia
Restaurant family has been inducted
into the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame.
The matriarch of her family, she left
a huge impact on the Tampa Bay
Community.
Bill Brown, the chief chocolate
officer of William Dean Chocolates
in Belleair Bluffs, has once again found
himself in the national spotlight, as
Whoopi Goldberg presented Jimmy
Fallon with a box of his chocolates on
NBC’s Tonight Show. Brown has won
more than 60 awards for his creations
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Janice Davis, who was honored with a reception at Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club in Tampa
for her 24 years of service to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay as its executive
director, was congratulated by Ed Ameen, the group’s founding chair, and by Lisa Suprenand,
its new executive director.
Aaron Miller has opened the Agape Art Gallery on Venetian
Boulevard in St. Petersburg to exhibit his art.
Suzan Decker Ross’ Decker Ross Interiors Inc. commercial and residential
interior design firm in Clearwater is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a charity
event featuring tapas by Cafe Ponte, desserts by William Dean Chocolates, music
by The Black Honkeys and a silent auction to benefit Nermine Khouzam Rubin’s
new Water4Mercy charity.