BuzzWorthyitems of note
Robert Hessel, CEO of Source 1
Solutions, is celebrating that his
company has made the Inc. 5000 list
of America’s Fastest-Growing Private
Companies.
Richard Gonzmart, president of
the Columbia Restaurant Group, is
pleased that his Goody Goody restaurant
in Tampa’s Hyde Park Village has been
named as Florida’s Best Breakfast Spot
in a recent Southern Living article about
the South’s best breakfast destinations.
The original Goody Goody opened in
1925, closed in 2005, and reopened in 2016
when the Columbia Restaurant Group
revived it.
Susan Littlejohn of Littlejohn
Real Estate was named one of the
2018 winners of the Good Neighbor
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Awards given by the Pinellas Realtor
Organization to recognize outstanding
members who make a huge difference
in the community. Susan was chosen for
her work as a volunteer at the Dunedin
History Museum.
Bob Glaser, president and CEO of
Smith & Associates Real Estate,
welcomed friends, clients and associates
to the Tampa Bay area company’s
50-year anniversary celebration. The
festivities were held at Wise Owl
Farm in Thonotosassa, where guests
enjoyed a family barbecue with
entertainment, dancing, horse-drawn
carriage rides, a bonfire, a petting zoo
and more.
Miriam and Saul Shwarztein
announced that they have served
Eric Ebbert, ProVise Management Group’s president and chief operating officer,
and Raymond Ferrara, ProVise’s chair and CEO, welcomed guests to the firm’s new
office in Tampa. Based in Clearwater, ProVice provides financial planning services for
people’s lives and lifestyles and is heavily involved in the community on many levels.
The firm, which has more than 1,100 clients in more than 30 states and $1.45 billion
in assets under management, uses an individualized approach to financial planning.
Chef Fabio Viviani, a restaurateur
and writer of cookery books who has
appeared on reality television, has
opened Osteria in downtown Tampa
on Franklin Street, where he has
created a menu of Italian classics
from his homeland of Italy.
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