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INSIDE WEEK OF JUNE 15-21,-21, 20172017 www.FloridaWeekly.com Vol. VII, No. 34 • FREE INSIDE: • Why Florida has lost its place in the film industry. A12 Y THE NUMBERSdits offered • Productions that might have shot here if we offered BY THE NUMBERStax cre kers. % of tax credits offeredma . incentives. A12 by Georgia to filmmakers. Florida offers 0% currently Y Billions of dollars of economic impact the Dierks film industry had in Georgia in 2016. Feature film and television pro- Country singer Bentley says he’s ductions made in Georgia in 2016. happiest in front of an audience. B1 TION BY ERIC RADDATZ / FLORIDA WEEKL FLORIDA / RADDATZ ERIC BY TION PHOTO ILLUSTRA PHOTO ▲ Top: Baby Networking Groot from ▲ Pantelides PR Consulting ribbon “Guardians From cutting ceremony in Jupiter. A17 of the the top: Galaxy ■ Killing Florida tax benebenefitsfits “Bloodline,” 2,” which “Miami V filmed in forfor filmfifilm companiescompcomp means “Ballers,”ice,” Georgia. “Burn Notice” and ▲ states like GeorgiaGe are now At right: “Dolphin “Iron Man reapingreaping the eeconomic Tale” were 3” shot in shot with a Florida. benefitsbeneenefitsfits ffrfromro production Florida backdrop, Real estate wewe once eenjoyedn benefitting our image Majestic Mediterranean at BY ERERICERICRIR C RADDATZRADDA and economy Medalist. A18 eraddatz@fleraddatz@flatz@fl ooridaweekly.comoridarida . ▲ Dwayne OR STATE LEADERS WHO TOUT Johnson’ s jobs and the economy first, “Ballers” the fumble appears huge. used to film In the last 36 months, Florida’s here before incentives refusal to offer tax incentives to more dried up than 50 makers of movies and televi- . sion shows who first contacted officials aiming to bring their business here has cost the Sunshine State as much as $875 million. That includes 140,000 SEE FILM FLORIDA, A12 Conservation takes a Latin twist with Festival del Mar Collecting ‘The poor man’s Wedgwood’ is FLORIDA WEEKLY STAFF Among other activi- _________________________ less likely to earn a tantalizing all the same. B2 ties, the daylong hap- degree in science, The South Florida Science Center and pening features cultural technology, engi- Aquarium is combining multiculturalism performances, arts and neering and math, and conservation with its Festival del Mar. crafts, family Zumba, or STEM fields,” Download The third annual festival, set for Satur- bilingual planetarium said Lew Crampton, our FREE day, June 17, at the science center, aiming shows and story time. the science center’s App today to engage the local Latin American com- The festival’s presence president and CEO. munity and promoting ocean conservation also encourages Latin Americans to pursue As the Festival del Mar’s charity part- Available on and education is presented in partnership a career in a science field. the iTunes and Android App Store. with the Caritas Smile charity. “Statistics show Latinos are significantly SEE TWIST, A9 PRSRT STD FLORIDA WRITERS A2 BUSINESS A15 COLLECT B2 U.S. POSTAGE PAID OPINION A4 MONEY & INVESTING A16 EVENTS B4-7 FORT MYERS, FL PETS A6 REAL ESTATE A18 PUZZLES B13 PERMIT NO. 715 BEHIND THE WHEEL A8 ARTS B1 CUISINE B15 A2 NEWS WEEK OF JUNE 15-21, 2017 www.FloridaWeekly.com FLORIDA WEEKLY FLORIDA WRITERS Teacher turned sleuth stirs up suspects in feel-good murder mystery deceased was strangled to death and appointed as assistant principal in the growing and glowing relationship with then dropped off a bridge onto the road charter school (which he largely funds). her birth father, a man she has only below where Susan struck her. The vic- And he’s bringing in outsider employ- recently come to know. philJASON tim is a neighbor, Melissa Chadwick. So ees to work the Agrowmex farming Susan’s birth mother is another story. [email protected] the how has been determined, but the plant. These workers, to some minds, Audra has hooked up with an ex-con why and the identity of the murderer are not the right kind of residents for who is returning to a life of crime and are mysteries that Susan will not be able their town. abusing Audra, who can’t bring herself ■ “Murder is Chartered” by Diane to leave alone. Perhaps there was to deal with the situation — or even Weiner. Cozy Cat Press. 180 pages. The fall-winter hol- a plan to teach the admit to it. The author’s portrait of Trade paperback, $14.95; E-book, iday season is mov- Chadwick couple a Audra’s painful life of victimhood and $2.99. ing into rural New lesson, but it went too denial is particularly moving. Her crimi- York, but the town of far. It goes even fur- nal husband is a threat to the commu- Coral Springs writ- Westbrook is not yet ther when Matthew is nity in which he intends to settle. er Diane Weiner has ready to be jolly. The also murdered. Another blight on the community of at least one thing in author uses settings There had been Westbrook is the growth of illegal nar- common with her involving holiday other troubles at cotics use and distribution. Addiction protagonist in the preparation on both Agrowmex, most could be behind the murders. Susan Wiles School- the family and com- notably the signs that Ms. Weiner’s scenes that take place at house Mystery series: munity level to intro- cattle had been ille- the school and particularly in the class- They are both vet- duce a surprisingly gally slaughtered on room are, as we might expect from a eran public school large cast of charac- the property. writer who is also a teacher, authorita- teachers who keep WEINER ters (given the brev- While Susan can tive and engaging. Yet the new charter busy. ity of the novel) and offer up several sus- school is oddly at the center of the town’s Susan, now retired, keeps occupied to establish a normal pects on the basis of troubles. Westbrook Charter focuses by volunteering in a new charter school. atmosphere of good- motive, each ends up this dangerous tension between being an She also has a nose for mysteries, much will against which having an alibi that incubator of good citizenship and also all to the chagrin of her daughter Lynette, this exceptional crime is reasonably airtight. the elements that threaten it: self-interest, who is a bona fide police detective. looms large. Of course, by pushing prejudice, naivety and deceit. Driving home after a long stint at the Visiting relatives, herself into the inves- Ms. Weiner does a fine job of keeping Westbrook Charter School’s open desired and not, complicate the lives of tigation, Susan makes herself a potential up the suspense, building her key char- house, Susan slams into a woman’s Susan and her husband, Mike. target — and she even receives a threat. acters and orchestrating the revelation body, snaps to full wakefulness and The town has been unsettled of late The charm of this novel, the ele- of crucial information. She conveys the calls Lynette. in other ways. There are suspicions ments that put it in the “cozy mystery” utopian and dystopian faces of small Ms. Weiner, who teaches at Millen- about the business practices of Agrow- category, include portraits of Lynette as town America with passion and skill, nium Middle School in Tamarac, keeps mex, an important company headed by a young mother in a strong marital rela- while keeping the novel entertaining extra busy by writing novels about the murder victim’s husband, Matthew, tionship raising two beautiful children, and ultimately upbeat. Susan. This is No. 8. who has pushed into Westbrook in a big and the way in which Susan dotes on To learn more about the author, visit Susan thinks she is guilty of vehicu- way. In spite of his wife’s rather shaky her grandchildren (just as she does on www.dianeweinerauthor.com. ■ lar homicide, but it turns out that the credentials, he managed to get her her daughter and son). 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