Ear to Tampa Bay
Things Heard by The Ear
The Ear is wearing a Goshwara amethyst
pear-shaped Brie, 14-by-20 millimeters,
set in 18k yellow gold with diamond
accents from Harold Freeman Jewelers
in Belleair Bluffs.
82 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE | SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019
Bruce Livingston of Belleair have been
spending time in New York City with their
son Jeff Livingston, daughter-in-law
Abby Huntsman of The View television
show, granddaughter Isabelle and with
Ruby Kate Livingston and William
Jeffrey Livingston, their new grand
twins.....Annick Beckers Ramadori and
Sesto Ramadori of Seminole, owners of
Da Sesto Italiano Ristorante e Vino in
Pinellas Park, which will appear in an
upcoming Christmas movie, celebrated
their “Valenbirthiversary” (fourth wedding
anniversary, missed Valentine’s Day and
birthdays) at E&E Stakeout Grill in Belleair
Bluffs.....Christy Hupp, owner of My
Favorite Things gift store in Dunedin, and
her husband Bob attended his family
reunion in Estes Park, Colorado.....Mary
and Peter Kreuziger of Bon Appétit
and Café Alfresco restaurants in
Dunedin, were joined by their daughter
Casey to surprise their other daughter
Courtney, of North Carolina, with a
birthday party in Colorado.....Dr. David
and Sally Hemerick of Clearwater
were joined by family members Elizabeth
(Hemerick) and Tommy Sudderth of
Tampa, Dr. Chris and Catherine
(Guthrie) Bailey of Stuart, Bridget and
Frederick Hemerick and Sarah Helen
Guthrie of Belleair and their children at
The Ranch at Rock Creek near Philipsburg,
Montana.....Dr. Bob Simons and his wife
Megan, owner of Pippa Pelure boutique
in St. Petersburg, visited Montreal,
Canada…Dr. Sandra Lilo of Seminole
Lake Rotary Club organized Cuba
Painting Rotary, a project in the suburbs
of Havana, Cuba, to prepare for the city’s
Lisa Mansell welcomed community
guests to the Church of Scientology’s
annual 4th of July dinner with
entertainment in the Crystal Ballroom,
which was followed by viewing the City
of Clearwater’s fireworks display from
the adjoining 10th floor terrace.....Dr. Paul
Phillips and his wife Liz of Belleair hosted
their annual 4th of July dinner party at
their Indian Rocks Beach house, complete
with guest Chef Anne Kearney’s New
Orleans shrimp and competitive fireworks
displays by the neighboring Doyle and
Tinney families.....Carol Dioca and Bruce
Bevis hosted a party in their Palm Harbor
home for the Toastmasters International’s
Top of the Morning Chapter of Oldsmar’s
15th anniversary celebration, which was
presided over by the group’s president
Glen Litchfield of Oldsmar.....Bill
Brown, chief chocolatier of William Dean
Chocolates in Belleair Bluffs, Scott
Kistler, vice president of strategy and
business development at Suncoast
Hospice/Empath Health in Clearwater,
and their two new puppies hosted a party
with a sushi chef at their new home in
Dunedin…..Marguerite Allison, owner
of Marguerite’s Cafe and Catering in
Dunedin, was in Allen Park, Michigan for
her father Sam Napolitano’s 97th
birthday party, which she helped
orchestrate for over one hundred family
members and friends.....Beverly Yepes
and her husband Carlos of St. Petersburg
celebrated her birthday with family and
friends while yachting in The Exumas.....
Allison Bungert of Palm Harbor, who is
expecting a baby girl, was given a tea party
by her mother “Glam-ma” Charlene
JAMES RIETZ
Gordon of Crystal Beach at William Dean
Chocolates in Belleair Bluffs.....Lizzy
Grossman-Sirgey, daughter of Mindy
and Neil Grossman, and Cody Sirgey
of St. Petersburg celebrated the birth of
their daughter Hannah Lee on July
11th.....Jenna and Paul Bullard, general
manager of Bascom’s Chop House in
Clearwater, who reside in St. Petersburg,
welcomed their third child, a boy
named Brooks Bascom Bullard, to their
family.....Kathy and Dick Vona of
Pinellas Park are the proud greatgrandparents
of Ryleigh Anne Demmien,
daughter of their grandson Tyler and his
wife McKenzi Demmien, who live in
Independence, Kentucky.....Diedra and