It could only happen here ...

It’s the story of a casual encounter outside Ben & Jerry’s on St. Armands Circle. Longboat Key resident Harold Ronson struck up a conversation with some teenagers who were visiting from Switzerland; they come here regularly to enjoy not just our beaches but to spend time with their grandparents, Matthew and Vreyni Fuenfschilling, who have a home on Anna Maria. Soon, Ronson was sharing his long-ago Switzerland shopping experiences and how much he missed some menswear he used to buy there. The teenagers’ parents got involved and promised to search out the brand he admires. Sure enough, a few weeks later, the teens’ grandparents and a sister and brother-in-law brought Ronson a gift of his longed-for apparel.