Sarasota Observer 1.03.13

N

.1 O AMERICA’S N

PER A P S EW

bserver SARASOTA

You. Your neighbors. Your neighborhood.

SEASON SPECIAL ThE ObSErvEr’S GuidE TO ThE ArTS ANd SOciETy | WiNTEr 2 0 1 3

Look inside for our winter guide to arts and social events.

FREE • Thursday, JANUARY 3, 2013

DIVERSIONS

INSIDE

Sarasotan Tim Walsh thinks he might have a big hit ready for market.

PAGE 12A

Start the year off right with tasty, healthy meals. INSIDE

LOOKING AHEAD

OUR TOWN

Courtesy photo

Hannah Campbell and Mitchell Freshour prepare to harvest items for the school’s celebration of “stone soup.”

We dive into the top five stories to follow this year in Sarasota County.

+ Stone soup Wilkinson Elementary School students enjoy items harvested from their school garden in a schoolwide celebration of “stone soup,” Wednesday, Dec. 19. The project began Monday, Dec. 17, as students began harvesting the garden items, such as carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, spinach and beans before eating the soup for lunch.

As part of the project, Assistant Principal Melodie Deeds read the story “Stone Soup” to students in the school’s media center.

SEE PAGES 2A THROUGH 9A

+ Excellence awards presented

The Downtown Sarasota Alliance recently honored merchants at its annual dinner, Dec. 12. The awards, which spanned four categories, were presented by Tony Souza, the 2012 vice chair.

In the category of outstanding downtown outdoor dining, Marina Jack took first place, followed

by Americano and Café Epicure.

In the category of outstanding downtown storefront, Brooks Brothers took first place, followed by Campbell Cabinetry and Designs and Penzeys Spices.

Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse took first place in the category of outstanding downtown restaurant, followed by Selva and Pomona.

Downtown retailers were also recognized at the dinner. Art to Walk On was honored with a first-place designation, followed

by Ioptics and Brooks Brothers.

INDEX Athlete of Week...20A Classifieds..........22A

Cops Corner........16A Crossword...........21A

It’s Read Everywhere.21A News.................... 9A

Opinion................. 8A Sports.................19A

Vol. 9, No. 9 | Four sections YourObserver.com

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

ROUND REVOLUTION

by Roger Drouin | City Editor

ROUNDABOUTS

Call it “roundabout row.” Or “circle corridor.”

Either name would be apt after a three-mile stretch of U.S. 41 is transformed by a $100 million project to construct 10 multi-lane roundabouts.

By 2014, construction could begin on the first of the roundLOOKING pair abouts along the major northsouth thoroughfare through downtown, with construction of the others to follow in the next two years.

But a lot has to happen before the first asphalt gets ripped up.

The upcoming year will be a big one for roundabouts, as the Florida Department of Transportation completes the initial planning and design phase and finalizes funding for the network of traffic circles from University Parkway south to Orange Avenue.

In January, after an upcoming public hearing, the FDOT is expected to complete the planning and design phase for the first two two-lane roundabouts on U.S. 41, at 10th and 14th streets.

“That is a key moment,” says Rod Warner, a Sarasota resident and member of the grassroots, pro-roundabout group US41 Momentum.

Throughout 2013, the roundabouts will come closer to fruition.

“By mid-summer 2013, we should have funding in place for

AHEAD

eight roundabouts (on U.S. 41),” Warner says. “It should be a good year.”

The next step in the process would be to obtain additional right of way land to make construction possible.

The network of bayfront roundabouts would spread into downtown streets where drivers would have to slow to circle through smaller roundabouts at intersections at Orange Avenue and Main Street. Three smaller single-lane roundabouts have already been constructed downtown.

In total, 15 roundabouts are in some phase of the planning process. Downtown, three roundabouts have been built; a roundabout at Main Street and Orange has received funding; and an additional roundabout has been proposed.

On U.S. 41, three roundabouts have received funding; three have received partial funding — from the city and state — and four additional roundabouts have been proposed.

Two sides to the circle

Proponents such as Warner say the chain of roundabouts, estimated to cost $100 million to construct, will do more than just slow traffic. They say they will help keep tourists downtown, add lush landscaping and greenery along the roadway, help spur long-awaited redevelopment on the North Trail and, most importantly, make it easier for people to cross from downtown to the bayfront.

By mid-summer, roundabout proponents say funding should be in place for eight of 10 multi-lane roundabouts. roundabouts on 10th and 14th streets will clear the way for the other eight proposed on U.S. 41, one of which is already fully funded.

But Warner points to Clearwater, where, after a multi-lane roundabout was installed, many of the same residents who initially opposed the project eventually voiced support for additional roundabouts in the city. That roundabout was one of the first of its size in the United States.

“They began petitioning City Hall for more,” Warner says.

Welcoming highway

File photo

Proponents of roundabouts on U.S. 41 point to the new roundabout at Five Points as an example of how the circles create a welcoming feel.

Warner says US41 Momentum is trying to get local and state officials to fast track the project.

“We would like to see (the project complete) before they take away our licenses because we’re too old to drive,” said Warner, who noted that the four members of US 41 Momentum are age 60 or over.

The group has met with all five county and city commissioners.

Opponents, however, worry that the city is rushing toward roundabouts before the impacts to motorists and pedestrians are known.

Over the past few years, former Longboat Key Mayor Lee Rothen-

berg, along with other officials on Longboat, protested the chain of roundabouts, in particular the roundabout at U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue.

“There is a significant amount of traffic that goes through that intersection and goes south,” Rothenberg said in an interview with the Sarasota Observer in September. “And what Longboat people have been scared to death of is that a roundabout there will slow down traffic and cause problems for people trying to get to the South Trail.”

Rothenberg worries that the

Roundabouts would also add an economic benefit to the North Trail, proponents argue. A wellplanned corridor of roundabouts would clear the way for redevelopment along the North Trail and create a more inviting welcome — complete with upgrading landscaping and trees — to downtown from the airport, they say.

Advocates also say roundabouts would transform the roadway into a unique landmark. They point to the roundabout at Five Points downtown.

Landscaped roundabouts often adorned with artwork are the opposite of boring “could-be-anywhere” intersections, reads the US41 Momentum website.

As far as the roundabouts causing issues for pedestrians, Warner and other advocates are also pushing for a pedestrian-friendly crossing on U.S. 41 between Fruitville Road and Gulfstream Avenue.

We know the value of water,

and we work to preserve it.

Mosaic understands what it means to be good stewards of our water supply. Over a span of nearly 40 years, the industry has reduced its water usage by more than 75 percent. Today, we recycle approximately 95 percent of the water we use at our mining facilities. We’re continually seeking new ways to further reduce our water usage, and to preserve vital resources well into the future. ®

80811 99195

2A

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

Greenville connection

3A

by Roger Drouin | City Editor

Model for downtown Greenville, S.C., has already accomplished many of the goals Sarasota has for its downtown — in part through what Forrest Shaw, owner of Pastry Art on Main Street, called “aggressive goal setting.”

Downtown LOOKING advocates frequently reference Greenville when they talk about what they want downtown Sarasota to be like.

And a bond has been growing between the two cities, which are 650 miles apart. A delegation of Sarasota city officials took a trip to Greenville several years ago, and in September 2011, a representative from the upstate South Carolina city spoke at an event in Sarasota about the city’s successful efforts to revive its downtown.

“They have a fabulous downtown,” said Ernie Ritz, downtown advocate and president of the Downtown Improvement District.

“They have wide sidewalks, excellent signage, nice green and public spaces, plenty of parking that is sort of tucked a block off Main Street and lots to see and do,” said Steve Queior, president and CEO of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce.

Greenville is a success story — a dying textile town that turned its downtown around during the past three decades, said Queior.

Last month, Sarasota named Norman Gollub, former economic development manager from Greenville from 1998 to 2004, as the new downtown Sarasota economic development coordinator.

Now that Sarasota has hired a planner who was instrumental in many of the changes that turned Greenville around, local officials, business leaders and downtown advocates hope to model some of the steps Greenville has taken.

With Gollub’s help, Sarasota hopes to try to follow Greenville’s lead — focusing on the small things that make it more pleasant for pedestrians to get out and walk around.

Downtown advocates also say the following projects are important in 2013: l Finalizing a project to build a second public-parking garage on State Street and ensure that the public uses the new Palm Avenue garage. l Moving ahead with plans for a downtown trolley or streetcar. l Upgrading sidewalks, streetlights and landscaping on Main Street. l Implementing a strategy to try to keep businesses from leaving the downtown area. l Bringing market-rate apartments for young professionals. l Expanding the number of residential units downtown. l Finalizing a public-private hotel project on Palm Avenue.

Greenville has accomplished or undertaken similar goals already. The city of 61,000 has focused on its downtown, even if that meant doing some controversial moves, such as buying lots behind the forgotten Reedy River and working with a developer on a mixed-use project there.

The city bought another piece of land and attracted a Hyatt Re-

AHEAD

THE CITIES Sarasota Population: 51,900 Median age: 49.7 Waterfront: Sarasota Bay Arts: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art; Sarasota Ballet; Sarasota Opera; Asolo Repertory Theatre; Florida Studio Theatre; Sarasota Film Festival; Ringling International Arts Festival

Greenville, S.C. Population: 61,600 Median age: 35 Waterfront: Reedy River Arts: Peace Center Performing Arts Center; Greenville Little Theater; Greenville County Museum of Art; Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery; Greenville Symphony Orchestra; Café and Then Some downtown comedy theater; The Upstate Shakespeare Festival

Photo courtesy of Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce

One of Greenville’s most controversial moves involved buying lots behind the Reedy River for mixed-use developments.

Courtesy photo

Greenville bought a piece of land and attracted a Hyatt Regency to the site. Sarasota is in the middle of an effort to do something similar with a sliver of land next to the Palm Avenue parking garage.

Courtesy photo

Greenville, S.C., is a success story — a dying textile town that turned its downtown around over the past three decades, said Steve Queior. gency to the site. Sarasota is the middle of an effort to do something similar with a sliver of land next to the Palm Avenue parking garage.

Beyond their population sizes, the two cities share some other similarities. Both are surrounded by natural beauty. Sarasota has its bayfront. Greenville has the Reedy River through its downtown. And both have a healthy tourism season and a strong arts presence.

But, perhaps one of the biggest similarities is a desire to maintain and improve a vibrant downtown.

Moving south

Gollub will move in January to Sarasota from Portland.

In an interview with the Sarasota Observer after Gollub was hired, Queior said he doesn’t expect Gollub to “walk on water,” but he expects the new economic steward to be at the center of activity to make downtown Sarasota stand out and attract new businesses and development.

Queior was impressed by what Gollub had accomplished in Greenville, where the economic steward worked to reduce commercial vacancies downtown and led efforts to bring in $50 million in private development.

The job description for Gollub’s post in Sarasota will be similar to his job in South Carolina.

A main goal for Sarasota’s new downtown economic development coordinator is to try to keep businesses from moving to other commercial districts — including The Mall at University Town Center that broke ground in October.

The new economic coordinator will also be responsible for implementing strategies to increase the number of businesses and jobs downtown, bringing market-rate apartments for working professionals and overseeing an effort to add a pharmacy downtown.

With the economy recovering there will be opportunities to attract new businesses and development, Gollub said.

Sarasota has so much potential, because there already is a condensed core humming with business and activity.

“Downtown Sarasota can be a vibrant environment for both young and old, alike,” Gollub said.

“Greenville was a long time coming,” Gollub said. “It had textile mills that took 25-to-30 years to get to where it is today.

Sarasota is so far ahead.”

Pieces of the puzzle

Shaw believes 2013 could be a make-or-break year for many merchants downtown, some of whom have been struggling to keep their businesses open.

“It’s at a tipping point,” Shaw said. “It could go either way.”

Much of the outcome will depend on factors such as the economic climate and tourism.

But, there are three city projects that he thinks can help give downtown business a boost.

And, although they won’t solve every problem, they are all “pieces of the puzzle” to make downtown Sarasota successful, Shaw said.

One of the most important changes would be promoting more residential development as the economy emerges out of the recession.

“What’s keeping us back is we don’t have critical mass,” Shaw said, “though we have made great strides over the past 15 years.”

Having a vibrant year-round residential population would help retailers and restaurants weather the slower summer months. The city, Shaw said, needs to encourage residential growth in the downtown core, including the creation of smaller residential units affordable for young professionals.

With this growth, downtown would need a circulator, according to Shaw — either a trolley, such as the pair of trolleys that operate in downtown Greenville — or a fixed-track streetcar.

Shaw has been a proponent of plans to bring a streetcar to Sarasota.

“I would like to see the city complete a full feasibility and economic impact study in 2013,” Shaw said. “I would hope we would have some open discus-

sion about the feasibility of a streetcar.”

Starting construction of a proposed State Street parking garage would be another step in the right direction, Shaw said.

The city has received eight proposals from prospective firms interested in constructing the $7.29 million garage.

Shaw and John Anderson, a co-owner of MoZaic, envision a concept for a top deck that would offer a roof system with solar panels and maybe even a public park space where a smaller mid-week Sarasota Farmers Market could be held or outdoor movie nights could be hosted. Shaw has been talking to other merchants about the concept.

But after an article appeared in the Sarasota Observer Sept. 27, a regular at Pastry Art said Shaw’s idea was a stretch.

“He asked me what I was smoking,” Shaw said.

Mayor Suzanne Atwell, however, has shown some interest in Shaw’s ideas for the garage.

“At one point, I would love to have an event on a green roof of a building downtown,” the mayor said.

Having a parking garage near central to mid-Main Street is an important piece of the puzzle, especially once residents begin filling the new Palm Avenue garage.

As for the rooftop park, anywhere the city can add greenspace is a big plus.

“Every great city in America is built around public spaces,” Shaw said.

4A

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

YourObserver.com NORTH AMERICA’S BEST OVERALL LOCAL NEWS SITE

deals City Manager Tom Barwin introduced new Police Chief Bernadette DiPino Oct. 16.

Up TO 90% Off fITNESS & bEaUTy

TheDeali-O.com DAILY HEADLINES:

Register on YourObserver.com and have our award winning daily video broadcast delivered to your inbox.

bEgINS JaN 3

NEW FACES

by Roger Drouin | City Editor

Changes at top

With a new city manager and police chief, and three high-level positions to be filled, it is ‘a new day at City Hall,’ says the mayor.

BE SOCIAL WITH THE OBSERVER!

LIKE US

Observer Group

WATCH US

YourObserverVideo

FOLLOW US

@ObserverGroup

City Manager Tom Barwin’s first day at Sarasota City Hall was Sept. 4.

But, with all the events on Barwin’s calendar and the priorities on his to-do list, it might seem like he has been the city’s CEO for a longer time.

In his short tenure in Sarasota, thus far, Barwin has had many issues on which to focus — ranging from Rosemary revitalization to parking enforcement to a controversy surrounding the police department’s handling of homelessness downtown.

In one of his most important decisions, he hired new Police Chief Bernadette DiPino. The city’s first woman chief took over the department this month. Barwin faces the task of filling several more high-level positions, including utilities, finance and

human resources directors.

With Barwin at the helm, DiPino overseeing the police department and the anticipated trio of new hires, it’s a fresh start in some ways.

“Right now I am very excited,” said Sarasota Mayor Suzanne Atwell. “I think it is a new day in Sarasota. A new day at City Hall. We have a new city manager and a new police chief. We made history doing that.”

Atwell referenced a few tumultuous years and the tension at City Hall. The mayor hopes the next year holds the possibility for collaboration and new ideas.

LOOKING

AHEAD

SAVE WITH US

www.The Deali-O.com

Store Around the Corner Visit the Store Around the Corner directory to search for local businesses.

Find their contact information, view their location on a map, get driving directions, read or write reviews, watch videos and find special offers.

Observer SARASOTA

ADDRESS: 1970 Main St., Sarasota, Fla., 34236 PHONE: 941-366-3468 | FAX: 941-362-4808 | WEBSITE: YourObserver.com

TO E-MAIL US: Email press releases and announcements to: Jessica Luck, jluck@yourobserver.com Email Letters to the Editor to: Randi Donahue, rdonahue@yourobserver.com

TO ADVERTISE: Display Advertising: To obtain information, call Donna Condon at 941-366-3468, Ext. 301. Advertisers also may obtain all Observer Group Inc. advertising rates and editorial calendars online at www.YourObserver.com.

Classified Advertising/Service Directory: For information and rates, see the

99213

classified advertising section, or call 941-955-4888. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. To place a classified ad online, email your ad to Maureen Hird, mhird@yourobserver.com.

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

Tom Barwin

Filling the open economic development coordinator position, along with other economic development and job-creation efforts, was a top priority for him, Barwin said when hired.

A joint committee represented by the city, Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Improvement District named Norman Gollub as the city’s downtown improvement City Manager economic development coordinator Dec. 12.

Tom Barwin — Barwin would like to see an effort to attract and keep more started Sept. 4; young professionals in Sarasota. chosen from In the year ahead, Barwin would also like to see redevelopment 100 candidates started in the Rosemary District (see story on pages 6A-7A).

He is hopeful that a proposed public-private venture for an arts-themed hotel on Palm Avenue breaks ground soon and brings in additional tourism to the heart of the city.

But the economic picture isn’t the only thing on Barwin’s radar. Sarasota has experienced a few tough years inside City Hall, and as the city’s CEO and boss of more than 500 full-time employees, Barwin has jumped in the fray.

Barwin has been meeting with residents and business leaders. He started a listening committee with police officers. He has moved the city forward in the wake of a controversial investigation and cyber review into allegations of misuse of city emails by former City Manager Robert Bartolotta. State investigators did not seek criminal charges in that computer review.

TOP PICKS

Bernadette DiPino

Another important post

The new chief brings experience as a police chief and as a community-policing instructor, training more than 1,000 officers. During her 27-year career in law enforcement, DiPino was named Officer of the Year three times and received 18 commendations, including one for disarming a suicidal person and another for her work with the narcotics unit.

DiPino became the first SWAT team officer, first lieutenant and eventually first female police chief in Ocean City, Md. She is the first woman to lead Sarasota’s police departPolice Chief ment. Sarasota currently has 23 sworn women officers on Bernadette DiPino a force of 174 total officers.

— started Jan. 1; Just up the road, Tampa’s police department is overseen chosen from 96 by Jane Castor, whom Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio appointed candidates chief in 2009.

In Sarasota, DiPino inherits a department that has been surrounded by controversy, following a high-profile investigation into excessive force that resulted in the forced resignation of former Police Chief Peter Abbott.

Further budget cuts and changes to the police pension plan are also on the horizon.

David Massey, who as former police chief in Ocean City encouraged DiPino to apply for his post when he retired, said DiPino is up to the challenges in Sarasota.

“She never fails,” Massey said. “I gave her some of the toughest assignments to see how she would handle them, and there wasn’t one that she didn’t do well.”

Massey said DiPino is also experienced with working closely with the business community and neighborhood associations.

TOP PICKS

File photo

Look as

young as you

feel

Facial Cosmetic Surgery & Facial Rejuvenation Techniques Thursday, January 10 • 12 - 1:30pm Surgical Face Lift Neck lift Eyelid Lift Brow Lift Rhinoplasty (Nose) Otoplasty (ear) & more...

Non-Surgical SCULPTRA BOTOX® Cosmetic Restylane® JUvEdERmTm

Sumeet Bhanot, MD, FACS Premier Facial Plastic Surgery Center Silverstein Institute 1901 Floyd Street, Sarasota Refreshments provided Call 366-9222 ext. 219 to RSVP

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgery Training Yale University 99005

Anyone who follows the happenings at City Hall will be watching Barwin and DiPino closely to see what changes come with this new season of leadership.

But the position of finance director is another important post, especially in the current economic climate.

“That is a key position with the city,” said Barwin.

Because Florida has a specific property-tax structure and financial guidelines, Barwin said candidates who either currently work for a Florida municipality or who have experience working with a Florida municipality would be a good fit for the position.

Current Finance Director Chris Lyons announced his retirement due to health reasons in September.

Lyons was finance director for the past five years and helped prepare 23 fiscal-year budgets.

Recently, he led efforts to cut city costs and reform pensions. The tough budget years will continue, as property values stabilize.

File photo

99154

“Because there are a lot of fresh faces around City Hall, there is such an opportunity to make things work more collaboratively,” Atwell said.

In the beginning of the new year, Barwin and other staffers will remain busy going through a stack of resumes.

“Those positions are under the radar screen, but they are important positions,” Barwin said of the finance, human resources and utilities directors. All three new hires will replace outgoing staffers who have years of experience with the city.

“They have big shoes to fill,” Barwin said.

The city has a short list of finance director candidates and plans to fill the utilities post soon.

Even though the search for a new police chief was much more publicized, the city has been going through resumes for the finance and utilities positions — posts that are vital in the city’s day-to-day operations.

“We are putting as much effort into those positions as we did with the police chief (search),” Barwin said.

Barwin was still a candidate just a few months ago. In July, Barwin was one of two finalists in Sarasota, with West Palm Beach City Manager Edward “Ed” Mitchell as the other candidate.

5A

6A

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

ROSEMARY RISING

by Roger Drouin | City Editor

Rosemary District development

Big changes could be coming to the Rosemary District. City officials say it’s the right time.

KEY

Rosemary District ORA N GE AV E.

AHEAD

CE NT R A L A VE .

1 0 TH ST.

TA M IA M I TRA I L

FR UI TV I LL E RD .

N 500 feet

MAI N S T .

The catalyst

File photo

John Hermansen said something with retail on the first floor and space above for studios and some residential units to create a live-work setting is one viable option for a project on city-owned land on Boulevard of the Arts. public parking, is just more than one-third of an acre.

A project could include residential units and commercial or café space. It is likely that some public parking would be included, also.

“Part of the role of city government is to do what we can do to contribute to the future and

success of a neighborhood or business district,” Barwin said.

“When you walk the Rosemary District, to me, it is pretty clear … that this is an area that has been improving, and I see some good economic development opportunities.”

The first important step in the new year is to continue to get in-

put from residents and business and property owners on possibilities for a city-developer project, Barwin said.

“Right now we are getting some good ideas for best possible use, so when (the city) solicits proposals (from developers), we have an idea of what neighborhood instincts are,” Barwin said.

deals

uTy a e B ess & n T i f f 0% Of 9 O T up 90% Off Cycling Classes The Deal: For $10, get an unlimited week of rydes at ON1 Cycle, Sarasota’s premier cycling studio!

Take a ryde on RealRyder® bicycles, stimulating your core muscles as you tilt and turn just like on an outdoor bicycle.

NEXT WEEK’S DEAL:

50% off Pilates Plus

99759

A developer could be tapped for a mixed-use project on Boulevard of the Arts, if all goes as planned, as early as the end of 2013 or early 2014, Barwin said.

Current Downtown Edge zoning allows about 27 residential units on the city-owned land, but that could change if the proposed density change is approved.

The Rosemary Community Garden was located on the property, between Central and Lemon avenues, until the garden was moved in 2007 to make way for an affordable housing project. That project was halted by the recession, and the property has remained vacant for several years.

The rectangular property is just slightly under three-quarters of an acre, and another adjacent parcel, currently used for

96873

City Manager Tom Barwin has called a public-private project on a parcel of city-owned land a “catalyst project” for the Rosemary District.

Mayor Suzanne Atwell recently echoed the sayLOOKING sentiment, ing a mixed-use project at 1440 Blvd. of the Arts would have an economic ripple spreading across the entire district.

The city owns 1.1 acres, in two adjacent parcels, in the heart of the Rosemary District, which was once poised for revitalization before the recession and could once again be poised for change.

The city hosted a meeting Dec. 11, to get input from residents and business owners on what they’d like to see on the land. At the same meeting, business and property owners discussed the possibility of doubling the residential density limits throughout the district to attract redevelopment.

If the attention on the Rosemary District does not fade in 2013, some big changes could be coming.

“Inevitably, it will tie into downtown,” Atwell said about the Rosemary District in an interview with the Sarasota Observer.

TheDeali-O.com ObserverDealiO

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

If You If IfYou You LoveLove Love

Crossing Fruitville

One challenge for any efforts to tie Rosemary to the rest of downtown, as the mayor suggested, is pedestrian access across Fruitville Road.

The district is bound by Fruitville Road to the south and 10th Street to the north; it stretches from U.S. 41 to Orange Avenue.

At the Dec. 11 meeting, Sarasota Chief Planner Ryan Chapdelain said an improved crosswalk across Fruitville Road is one project that could help link a revitalized Rosemary to the rest of downtown. But funding has not been secured for such a project.

Homebuilder Devin Rutkowski, who plans to open a blues restaurant in Rosemary, sees potential for growth in the area — and the land at 1440 Blvd. of the Arts is a key piece of the puzzle for the entire area that advocates are now calling NOF, North of Fruitville.

The name is meant to change perceptions that Rosemary is a rundown, higher-crime area.

“The opportunity is staring us in the face,” Rutkowski told commissioners in October about revitalization there.

A kick start

7A

g i nIgn . I .. n...

S h o p p i nSgh oS Ipnhp.o. i.pn p New York California Paris Roger Drouin

The property at 1440 Blvd. of the Arts has remained vacant for several years.

Chris Gallagher, a senior designer with Jonathan Parks Architect who represents Mindy Kauffman, said she is interested in developing a mixeduse project that would include a residential aspect.

“She owns three parcels next to the property,” Gallagher said. “It is a key corner.”

John Hermansen, a contractor who purchased and renovated a building on Fifth Street, envisions something with retail on the first floor and space above for studios and some residential units to create a live-work setting, as one viable option.

Hermansen is “bullish” on the neighborhood, even though the recession has hit the area with business closings and stalled developments.

“This is one of those fringe areas of downtown that has been hit a little, but it is coming back,” Hermansen said in an October interview with the Sarasota Observer.

City officials are also working on a plan to add on-street parking throughout the district. Rosemary

York York •New New New York $20 •California California Californiaoff* purchase •Paris MiamiParis Beach of $100 or more

You Don’t

You Don’t You Don’t

Have To

Have To Have To

advocates say the parking is needed Travel Travel to meet anticipated future demand Travel of new businesses and residences.

“We are exploring where to add Far To Far To Far To some on-street parking,” Barwin said.

Find Great Find Great For the first time in six or seven Find Great years, it appears that there will be come economic activity happening Designers...

Designers...

Designers... in 2013, and Rosemary could become an area of development and business expansion, Barwin says.

“We want to be ready,” the city manager says. “That’s an important area.”

If the approach to a city-developer project works out on Boulevard of the Arts, Barwin said he would be interested in trying another “catalyst project.” That project would be a vacant parcel of land in Newtown known as the Marian Anderson site, Siesta Siesta Key Key 941.349.6644 941.349.6644 where a recent effort to attract a Siesta Key 941.349.6644 Walmart failed. Whoever develops 2 0 9 B2e0a9cB heRaocahdR o a d the “brownfield” site would have to 0 9conB e a*One cpriced hcoupon Rmerchandise, oper acustomer d not per store. Valid only towards regular clean the land that has 2 been valid with other discounts or prior purchases. Excludes Joseph Ribkoff magic pant, Lisette pants, taminated by pollutants and hazardnew arrivals or sale items. May not be used to purchase gifts or split sales in order to use more than one coupon. Expires 1/31/13 ous waste.

If You Love

The city will set up a competitive process during the next few months, so that interested developers will be able to pitch their projects to city officials.

One developer has already met with Barwin to say she is interested in submitting a proposal. Mindy Kauffman, who owns the property known as the old “Boxing Club” directly to the east of the city-owned land, met with Barwin in October.

Kauffman runs Sarasota Commercial Management Inc. and is the daughter of longtime local developer Dr. Mark Kauffman.

They Are TheyALL AreRight ALL Right They Are ALL Right Here Here On The OnKey! The Key! Here On The Key!

New York California Paris

70%

oF tobacco usERs REpoRt that thEy want to quit.

I Quit with AHEC.

Your Personal PhYsicians navigating Your health care needs

You Don’t

Do you? Help is FREE.

1-866-534-7909

www.gsahec.org

Have To

99469

Informed to Quit. Inspired to Quit.

In...

99983

Shopping

Travel

Darsham Gonzalez, MD ross Morrison, MD

Try-Us-Out Memberships 90 days

Board Certified, Internal Medicine

$2,500* Golf, Tennis & Social $800* Tennis & Social $500* Social

James Parker, MD Board Certified, Internal Medicine

Far To

Board Certified, Internal Medicine

Expert and experienced care for your specialty needs are available close to home. Drs. Gonzalez, Morrison and Parker will take time to listen to your health care concerns and ensure you receive top quality medical services.

Find Great

Designers...

* Plus Tax

They are part of Intercoastal Medical Group, a patient focused health care provider comprised of more than 60 board certified physicians in multiple specialties.

Guiding your health care needs, from the routine to the complex, is our commitment to you.

They Are ALL Right Here On The Key! ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS

Medicare and most insurance accepted Same day appointments often available

Siesta Key 941.3 49.6 6Gonzalez 44 941-921-6618 for Dr. Palmer Ranch Office 2 0 9 B e a c h R8592 o a d Potter Park Dr., Sarasota, FL 34238 941-366-5440 for Drs. Morrison & Parker Hyde Park Internal Medicine

2700 Gary Player Boulevard Sarasota , FL 34240 Call Faust Wertz at: 941-993-8016 membershipsales@laureloak.com www.laureloak.com

www.intercoastalmedical.com

A Patient Focused, Multi-Specialty Group National Expertise l Six Locations

100209

Inviting. Inspired. Incomparable

2881 Hyde Park Street, Sarasota, FL 34239

98335

One-time payment Membership contingent on approval by the club Tee times 5 days in advance Program is not available to former members 90 days to run consecutively

8A

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

Observer opinion | our view SARASOTA

“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

Friedrich Hayek “Road to Serfdom,” 1944

Editor & CEO / Matt Walsh, mwalsh@ yourobserver.com Executive Editor / Lisa Walsh, lwalsh@ yourobserver.com Chief Digital Officer / Emily Walsh Parry, ewalsh@yourobserver.com Deputy Executive Editor / Jessica Luck, jluck@ yourobserver.com Assistant Managing Editor/Design / Nancy Schwartz, nschwartz@yourobserver.com Assistant Managing Editor/ News / Randi Donahue, rdonahue@yourobserver.com City Editor / Roger Drouin, rdrouin@ yourobserver.com Arts & Entertainment Editor / Mallory Gnaegy, mgnaegy@yourobserver.com Community Editor / Nick Friedman, nfriedman@yourobserver.com Web Editor / Edwin Kirsch, ekirsch@ yourobserver.com Staff Photographer / Rachel O’Hara, rohara@ yourobserver.com Staff Writer / Yaryna Klimchak, yklimchak@ yourobserver.com Copy Editor / Maria Amodio Design Editors / Jennifer Edwards, jedwards@ yourobserver.com; Nicole Thompson, nthompson@yourobserver.com Director of Advertising / Jill Raleigh, jraleigh@ yourobserver.com East County Advertising Manager /Lori Ruth, lruth@ yourobserver.com; Digital Sales Manager / Kathleen O’Hara, kohara@ yourobserver.com Sales Manager / Rosemary Felton, rfelton@ yourobserver.com Senior Advertising Executive / Laura Ritter, lritter@ yourobserver.com; Advertising Executives / Victoria Baga, vbaga@ yourobserver.com; Cynthia Berloni, cberloni@ yourobserver.com; Penny DiGregorio, pdigregorio@ yourobserver.com; Chris Kelley, ckelley@yourobserver. com; Robert Lewis, blewis@yourobserver.com; Rose Mango, rmango@yourobserver.com; Suzanne Munroe, smunroe@yourobserver.com; Kenji Trujillo, ktrujillo@yourobserver.com Sales & Marketing Coordinator / Leslie Gnaegy, lgnaegy@yourobserver.com Digital Fulfillment Specialist / Danae DeShazer, ddeshazer@yourobserver.com Sales Coordinator/Account Managers / Lori Downey, ldowney@yourobserver.com; Susan Leedom, sleedom@yourobserver.com; Rachel Livingston, rlivingston@yourobserver.com Classified Advertising Sales Executives/ Maureen Hird, mhird@yourobserver.com; Courtney Callahan, ccallahan@yourobserver.com Interactive Art Director / Caleb Stanton, cstanton@ yourobserver.com Advertising-Production Operations Manager / Kathy Payne, kpayne@yourobserver.com Advertising-Production Coordinator / Brooke Schultheis, bschultheis@yourobserver.com Advertising Graphic Designers / Peter Carlson, pcarlson@yourobserver.com; Monica DiMattei, mdimattei@yourobserver.com; Marjorie Holloway, mholloway@yourobserver.com; Chris Stolz, cstolz@ yourobserver.com; Luis Trujillo, ltrujillo@yourobserver. com Chief Financial Officer / Laura Keisacker, lkeisacker@yourobserver.com Accounting Manager / Kathy Klein, kklein@ yourobserver.com Administration-Subscriptions Coordinator / Donna Condon, dcondon@yourobserver.com ©Copyright The Observer Group Inc. 2013 All Rights Reserved

Observer Media Group Inc. Locally Owned

Publishers of the Longboat Observer, East County Observer, Sarasota Observer, Palm Coast Observer, Pelican Press, Plant City Observer, Ormond Beach Observer, Season Magazine and Gulf Coast Business Review Chairman / David Beliles Editor and CEO / Matt Walsh Vice President / Lisa Walsh

1970 Main St. Sarasota, Fla. 34236 941/366-3468 www.YourObserver.com

The word for 2013: freedom Happy New Year.

The word for 2013 is “freedom.”

Economic freedom. Personal freedom.

Freedom.

We have a tradition. Each year on New Year’s Eve, we announce at a family gathering our word for the year — the one word that describes how we are going to focus our lives during the New Year.

In our humble view, all of America should adopt the word “freedom.”

It is becoming increasingly lost in American culture and certainly lost in the minds of the American electorate and barely taught in the generations behind us.

Sure, out of the 127 million votes cast last November for a presidential candidate, you almost could expect 127 million different reasons why each voter selected MATT the candidate he did.

And while the following WALSH may be presumptuous, it also is correct to conclude that 50% of the Americans who voted in last year’s presidential election clearly did not make freedom their top priority when they cast their vote for Barack Obama.

If they truly believed in embracing and defending the principles that our nation’s founders inscribed and adopted in the U.S. Constitution, the outcome would have been far different. Freedom for the individual is nowhere to be found in Barack Obama’s philosophy.

This is not to devolve into a harangue against Obama. Rather, it’s to make the case that among the primary reasons the United States is an unstoppable train chugging down “The Road to Serfdom” toward the Europeanization of America (i.e. bankruptcy), is because too few people are advancing and too few people are living the cause for freedom — especially economic freedom.

How many times, for instance, did you ever hear Barack Obama or Mitt Romney even say the word “freedom” or “liberty” in their campaign sound bites?

Read the Republican and Democratic parties’ platforms. They are devoid of any references to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” You have to look hard even to find the words “freedom” or “liberty” or references to founding principles in the Constitution. The Republicans came closest to articulating founding principles in their preamble: “We possess an owner’s manual: the Constitution of the United States, the greatest political document ever written. That sacred document shows us the path forward. Trust the people. Limit government.

Respect federalism. Guarantee opportunity, not outcomes. Adhere to the rule of law. Reaffirm that our rights come from God, are protected by government, and that the only just government is one that truly governs with the consent of the governed.”

“Respect federalism”? “Guarantee opportunity”? Not a mention of freedom.

What would Jefferson say?

The absence of the defense and promotion of individual and economic freedom from our cultural-political lexicon is alarming enough. The absence of the teachings, or even debate, about economic freedom and free-market capitalism in our public education systems is criminal. If Americans truly believed in and understood the nation’s founding principles, if they truly believed in and understood free-market capitalism, we would not be where we are today — $16 trillion in debt.

Today, the United States is a nation of government entitlements, not at all a nation of free-market capitalism. Redistribution of wealth (taking from one to bestow an unearned benefit on another) and government confiscation of property (the income tax, estate tax, Social Security tax, Medicare tax, etc.) are thought of as nor-

HOW STATES RANK IN FREEDOM The Mercatus Center at George Mason University ranks the states on the basis of personal and economic freedom. When it combines the measurements, it arrives at an index ranking the states according to their overall freedom. New Hampshire is the freest state. To read the entire report, go to: mercatus.org.

1. New Hampshire 2. South Dakota 3. Indiana 4. Idaho 5. Missouri 6. Nevada 7. Colorado 8. Oregon 9. Virginia 10. North Dakota 11. Florida 12. Oklahoma 13. Iowa 14. Texas 15. Georgia 16. Tennessee 17. Kansas 18. North Carolina 19. Alabama 20. Utah 21. Wyoming 22. Arizona 23. Nebraska 24. Mississippi 25. Wisconsin 26. South Carolina 27. Michigan 28. Arkansas 29. Montana 30. Vermont 31. Pennsylvania 32. Kentucky 33. Maine 34. Minnesota 35. Louisiana 36. West Virginia 37. New Mexico 38. Connecticut 39. Delaware 40. Washington 41. Illinois 42. Ohio 43. Maryland 44. Alaska 45. Rhode Island 46. Massachusetts 47. Hawaii 48. California 49. New Jersey 50. New York

0.441 0.414 0.344 0.343 0.315 0.315 0.303 0.285 0.274 0.225 0.224 0.223 0.221 0.211 0.188 0.168 0.161 0.158 0.151 0.141 0.119 0.092 0.082 0.061 0.026 0.014 0.013 0.000 –0.007 –0.047 –0.050 –0.053 –0.060 –0.140 –0.143 –0.146 –0.178 –0.180 –0.196 –0.196 –0.200 –0.215 –0.268 –0.300 –0.383 –0.393 –0.445 –0.487 –0.505 –0.752

Source: Mercatus Center, George Mason University

mal, social norms, rights. But that makes us wonder: What would John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton say if they saw all of this? When they drafted the Constitution, they knew that American colonists would revolt a second time at even the suggestion of an income tax — it was so repulsive.

And yet, it’s astounding today that so many Americans believe “the rich” should be forced by the government’s gun to forfeit larger percentages of their income than everyone else. So much for equal treatment under the law.

Unequal treatment for all

You can thank Abraham Lincoln for initiating this “ability-to-pay,” progressive tax doctrine.

Start with Article 1, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution. It said, “No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or Enumeration herein before directed to be taken.”

Translated: When taxed, everyone was to be treated the same.

But when Lincoln needed funds to execute the Civil War, he persuaded Congress to adopt an ability-to-pay income tax (3% on anyone earning more than $600 a year); they called it an “excise” tax to skirt the Constitution. Luckily, the tax ended in 1872.

But 25 years after the war, proponents of ability-to-pay taxation and class warfare had gained full acceptance as political causes. The Populists of the 1890s targeted the “robber barons” and “bloated rich.” In 1893, newly elected President Grover Cleveland asked Congress for an income tax. It approved a 2% income tax. The Supreme Court later ruled it unconstitutional.

Class warfare continued. In 1913, the Populists were victorious again. The 16th Amendment became law, allowing Congress to tax incomes “without regard to any census or enumeration.”

Since then, Americans have not been “created equal.” It has become an article of belief in America that those who earn more than others must contribute more to the common good. Barack Obama says haughtily: “They can afford it.”

On this point, it’s worth invoking philosopher-novelist Ayn Rand: “America’s abundance was not created by public sacrifices to ‘the common good,’ but by the productive genius of free men who pursued their personal interests and the making of their own private fortunes.

“They did not starve the people to pay for America’s industrialization. They gave the people better jobs, higher wages and cheaper goods with every new machine they invented,” she wrote.

Most people forget that side of the coin.

While the late Steve Jobs may have accumulated billions upon billions of dollars in personal wealth, look at the hundreds and hundreds of millions of “free riders” who are able to afford and have the benefits of his creations? Through free-market capitalism, the iPhone became affordable; it was not just for the rich. All those voters who think the rich should pay more forget how they have benefited from the labor and ingenuity of the inventors, creators and producers.

The Mitt Romneys and Jeff Bezoses (Amazon) and Larry Pages (Google) of this country are not the villains. They shouldn’t be punished. They’re heroes.

Shout the meaning of freedom

But Americans don’t get that. The man in the White House doesn’t talk about individual freedom or economic freedom. He doesn’t embrace the concept that the freer we are, the more prosperous we become.

“Freer” means less taxation, fewer regulations, less government spending — removing as much of the state from our lives as possible.

In their 2011 detailed study of personal and economic freedom by state, authors William P. Ruger and Jason Sorens (“Freedom in the 50 States,” George Mason University), offered this unsurprising conclusion: “Two of the most intriguing findings of our statistical analysis are that Americans are voting with their feet and moving to states with more economic and personal freedom and that economic freedom correlates with income growth.”

As you watched Washington’s incompetence on “the fiscal cliff,” you had to become disgusted and disheartened. Look at that horrific mess we have let our “public servants” perpetrate on us, and then look at your children and grandchildren. They are destined to be slaves to the state and to a declining standard of living.

This is why freedom should be the word for 2013, 2014 and beyond. If the next generations do not understand and know the truths of our nation’s founding principles or the miraculousness of free-market capitalism, they are doomed. We will have doomed them.

We need to teach and shout the meaning of freedom.

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

9A

crime report

by Alex Mahadevan | News Editor

COUNTY STAFF SHUFFLE

by Roger Drouin | City Editor

Sarasota County residents wanted change after a government purchasing scandal forced the resignation of former County Administrator Jim Ley in 2011.

They got it.

Enter Eagle Scout, lecLOOKING turer and present Sarasota County administrator Randall Reid, who will soon celebrate his oneyear anniversary at the position he took after leaving the top spot with Alachua County.

Florida State University and Integrity Florida gave Sarasota County high marks on ethics in a November report. Under Reid’s leadership, flyers with mottos about ethical responsibility line the walls and bathrooms of the administration building at 1660 Ringling Blvd.

But, communication problems within the county administration tied to estimates of the price of the Siesta Key beach improvement project, and the three-month delay of its design, have prompted Sarasota County commissioners to criticize Reid and his staff’s conduct.

In November, Reid penned an article on the project’s benefits to the county without input from the board. Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta said the tactic was in poor style.

“I think the consultants are due an apology,” Barbetta said during the board retreat Dec. 7. “I don’t like that style.”

On Monday evening during the New Year’s Eve festivities downtown, police responded quickly to a stabbing just before the pineapple drop.

The man stabbed was expected to recover. As of Tuesday, Joshua Paul Wren, 28, was in the hospital in non-life threatening condition, according to police spokesperson Capt. Paul Sutton.

The suspect, James Tilford Cooper, 44, who is homeless, was arrested on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

Wren, a tow truck driver, was stabbed as he was preparing to tow a car that was illegally parked.

Cooper did not appear to have been involved with the attempt to tow the car, and police are investigating whether Cooper ingested a certain kind of “incense” that has been linked to several recent assaults nationally, said Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino.

Cooper stabbed Wren in the back, with what appeared to be a fishing knife, DiPino said.

On her first day on the job as Sarasota’s new police chief, DiPino was nearby, walking the area with two other officers, when the stabbing took place in the 1500 block of State Street.

“A number of citizens told us there was a fight and stabbing and that someone was hurt,” DiPino said.

Cooper was arrested immediately, and a police captain rendered aid to Wren before he was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

DiPino helped keep people away from the scene so evidence could be gathered, and a detective arrived within one minute, DiPino said.

After arresting Cooper, officers found 10 packages of “incense” not intended for human consumption. Police plan to test the incense found to determine if it is similar to incense involved in recent cases.

DiPino said that although Cooper was homeless, the incident was isolated.

“There has been a lot of focus with the homeless population,” DiPino said.

“The fact is this gentleman was a homeless person. It is just one incident.”

Randall Reid’s vision for how the government does business includes a focus on positive media stories, ethics and communication between staff and citizens.

Charles Hines, a Venice attorney, won the election to replace longtime Sarasota County Commissioner Jon Thaxton as District 5 representative.

Although Thaxton was known for his dry witticisms, Hines may be more of a practical joker.

Deputy County Administrator Bill Little unknowingly thwarted the freshman commissioner’s shenanigans during the Dec. 7 board retreat, when he removed a sign from the Twin Lakes Park bathroom that instructed individuals to call County Commissioner Joe Barbetta if they encountered a plumbing issue.

Fellow commissioners had earlier joked, after Hines was tardy returning from a lunch break, that he had been assigned to a made-up advisory board with weekly meetings at the county landfill.

AHEAD

Organizational overhaul

Reid has flipped the county government’s horizontal management structure, which, under Ley, operated on its side. He has added three assistant county administrators: Tom Harmer, Lee Ann Lowery and Mark Cunningham.

“I’m not a morphing manager, by the way, when I set up management structures,” Reid said during a Dec. 7 County Commission retreat.

Ten executive directors and officers worked directly under Ley and former Deputy County Administrator Dave Bullock. Reid said this created communication barriers in an organization that requires frequent cooperation.

Time

Reid also wants to improve communication between citizens and the county.

The county’s email policy will change going into 2013.

Reid distributed a multi-colored flow chart during the Dec. 7 board retreat that depicted a citizen’s email winding path through county government as an example of inefficiency in the current communication structure.

The email’s path snaked through at least six county employees and spawned two information packets, one of which contained inaccurate information.

Reid’s new system encourages commissioners to use the email subject line and send constituent concerns to department heads even if they know the staff member who would best answer the question.

The retreat also sparked concerns from commissioners about staff presentations during board meetings.

“It’s pretty obvious that some of the folks who present to us are very nervous,” said Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson.

“They’ve got to relax,” Barbetta said.

Time

Time

Thu 03:21 AM H 10:45 AM L 04:34 PM H 11:41 PM L

1/4

Fri 04:36 AM H 11:24 AM L 05:16 PM H

1/5

Sat 01:04AM L 06:16 AM H 12:06 PM L 06:02 PM H

1/6

Sun 02:26 AM L 08:21 AM H 12:52 PM L 06:53 PM H

1/7

Mon 03:38 AM L 10:16 AM H 01:45 PM L 07:48 PM H

1/8

Tue 04:41 AM L 11:36 PM H 02:45 PM L 08:45 PM H

1/9

Wed 05:36 AM L 12:29 PM H 03:46 PM L 09:41 PM H

-

a - A.M.; p - P.M. SOURCE: NOAA First Qtr.

Full Moon

Last Qtr.

JAN. 11th

JAN. 18th

JAN. 26th

JAN. 4th

In addition to the goal of improving communication, Reid provided commissioners with a list of 93 critical issues, of which maintenance of sports fields surfaced as a primary concern.

Barbetta, along with the local destination marketing organization Visit Sarasota County, has leaned toward sports tourism as a growing economic opportunity.

The former convention and visitors bureau recently launched a sports commission to oversee that initiative.

m se.co

NEW YEAR’S ce

Clearan

“Retailer of the Year - State of Florida”

1/3

New Moon

More to watch

hou

ware

Time

Communication breakdown

For example, the beach project requires natural resources staff, emergency operations personnel and parks and recreation employees, among other connections, to confer on the design and permitting.

In a draft of the new organizational structure, Reid has funneled operations into a community services group, a communityplanning group and a management systems group, each with an assistant county administrator at its head.

Sarasota County Area Transit would fall under the community-planning group, while transportation engineering and maintenance would report to Harmer in management systems.

Lowery would oversee parks and recreation, health-and-human services and natural resources in the community services group.

Frequent County Commission public speaker Michael Figgins criticized Ley throughout his tenure with Sarasota County for being close with local developers; Ley resigned after members of his staff were accused of taking kickbacks and gifts from companies in exchange for contracts for government work.

.furn www

DATE

Barbetta, in a Dec. 12 email, criticized Reid for seeking industry expertise from outside the county for a presentation planned on construction contracting techniques.

“Your ethics policy here would make highly questionable employing or allowing any existing vendor with a (county) contract to be considered for training employees here in a process they would be involved in directly or in any implied quid pro quo,” Reid responded.

New commissioner

Tow truck driver stabbed on New Year’s Eve

No INterest UNtIl JaNUary 2014! Next Day DelIvery avaIlable!*

sPeCIal PUrCHase sIMMoNs QUeeN sleePer simmons Queen sleeper with deluxe innerspring mattress

for

$499

for

$599

or get the sleeper and Matching love seat

save big!

Tide Table Sponsored By CANNONS MARINA:

*with approved credit

4027 N. Washington 1 Mile South of University on 301

550 S. Seaboard Ave. Just North Of Venice Nissan on U.S. 41 Bypass

Mon.-Sat. 9-9 Sun. 11-6

Mon.-Sat. 9-9 Sun. 11-6

Mon.-Sat. 9-6 Sun. 11-6

98986

749-6069

www.furnwarehouse.com

VENICE

1100 West Cortez Rd. Corner of 41 and Cortez Next to Office Depot

351-8600

485-3211

PORT CHARLOTTE

ELLENTON

1241 El Jobean Rd. (776 across from Sam’s)

5814 18th St East Across from the Ellenton Outlet Mall

Mon.-Sat. 9-9 Sun. 11-6

Mon.-Sat. 9-9 Sun. 11-6

764-8700

479-7900

100035

BRADENTON SARASOTA

10A

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

tower update

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

by Nick Friedman | Community Editor

Sarasota Memorial Hospital prepares for new wing opening After two years of construction, the lobby of Courtyard Tower, the hospital’s new bed tower, is scheduled to open in March.

In just a few months, after more than two years of construction, patients will be able to step foot inside Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s new addition: the Courtyard Tower, a nine-story, $186 million improvement project that broke in LOOKING ground December 2010.

The new wing, being built by Skanska USA Building Inc., is intended to replace the oldest wings of the hospital, built in the 1950s and 1960s, and update them to include the latest in medical technology and patient comfort.

With most of the exterior

AHEAD

The lobby of SMH’s new Courtyard Tower will open in March. The rest of the new wing will open in November. work completed, the Courtyard Tower’s lobby is slated to open in March, with the rest of the tower opening in November. The addition, which is part of the hospital’s largest construction project in 50 years, will add more private rooms, a new courtyard entrance and a redesigned lobby.

Upon its completion, the Courtyard Tower will serve as the final component of a larger $250 million campus-improvement plan for the hospital, which, over the last five years, has already included a new central energy plant, completed in 2009, and a vertical surgery expansion/cen-

Courtesy

tral sterile area, which was completed in 2011.

Technological upgrades will include improved clinical features, such as built-in laptop stations in each room, the latest information systems and electronic medical records, which will allow for in-room chart

updates and test orders.

Medical equipment will be built into each room, either concealed within cabinets or suspended from the ceiling, and lines for oxygen, medical air and fiber optic data will be wired between the walls and floor of each room.

The newly constructed 220bed tower will also provide a modernized home for some of the hospital’s most unique and vital services, including facilities for psychiatric care, cardiovascular, orthopedics and medicalsurgical units, labor-and-delivery suites and a 32-bed expanded neonatal intensive-care unit.

“The tower and related maincampus improvements represent the largest construction project at the hospital in half a century,” said Sarasota Memorial Chief Operating Officer David Verinder in a press release. “It has had, and continues to have, an enormous impact on the community. Skanska was successful in identifying and utilizing local subcontractors in the construction process, so, perhaps most importantly for now, the project has given the Sarasota economy a much needed shot in the arm while bringing vital facilities up to 21st-century benchmarks of health care.”

Gulf Gate Golf Executive Course

Men’s and Women’s rental clubs available.

English & Spanish Classes

REGISTRATION

27 Hole Executive Course

EVERY WEEK!

2550 Bispham Road, Sarasota

99386

(Just 2 miles from Siesta Key’s South Bridge)

921-5515

Time to Learn …

MONDAY-SATURDAY

open 7 am–6 pm Sorry, no Credit Cards.

Dalton Kevin A. DAlton, Realtor® 941-918-0570 | 941-928-9106 cell

Ask about tuition discounts for early registration!

• Experienced Instructors • Small Groups (Min 6, Max 12 Students) • Four quarters per year, 10 weeks per quarter • Classes daily 8am - 9pm Mon - Fri • Saturday classes 9am - 3pm • New! Additional 10 week sessions • New! Tutoring for HS seniors • New! Industry-specific Spanish or English!

www.AvantxSchool.com • 941-365-4333

stoneygolf@verizon.net

2801 Fruitville Road, Suite 130 • Sarasota, FL 34237

RemAx AlliAnCe GRoUP | 2000 Webber Street | Sarasota

STONEYBROOK GOLF & C.C.

98101

Play Golf just 2 miles from Siesta Key! This beautiful 27 hole course is a favorite for local golfers. We are family (and kid) friendly, inexpensive, and very convenient.

Gulf Gate Club is the perfect place for your next golf outing. Enjoy the beautiful lake views and nature while playing or simply rest at the Bar.

Call now for this unbeatable offer!

ONE OF THE BEST VIEWS IN COUNTRY CLUB! Updated 2BD/2BA turn-key furnished 2nd floor Condo, fresh paint, new carpets, newer appliances, newer furniture, fantastic golf & water views, near community pool, extra storage, golf equity incl., financially stable & debt free community...........................................................................................$149,000

Get an 18 seer super high efficiency aC system for only $29.66*per month! only for a limited time!

BEAUTIFUL, COMPLETELY UPDATED 2BD/2BA + DEN VERANDA OVERLOOKING THE 7TH FAIRWAY. Features granite counters in kitchen & bath, new appliances, stunning tiled flrs, new furnishings, tiled lanais, cathedral ceilings, new AC, 1 car garage, near community pool, full golf equity incl., debt free community, near Costco, Kohls, Lowes & more.................................... $224,900

*Monthly investment represents the purchase price and all associated savings over the life of the system

STUNNING LAKE VIEWS! 4BD/3.5BA + Den single family home, fully furnished, beautifully decorated, gorgeous tile, aquarium window, wet bar, fireplace, huge closets, built-ins, heated pool & spa, near Clubhouse, golf equity incl., tennis, fitness, walking trails, clubhouse........................ $499,000 EXCEPTIONAL TURN-KEY FURNISHED 2BD/2BA + DEN overlooking 17th Fairway & Green.

Veranda shows beautifully with nice furnishings, sprawling tiled floors, Cathedral ceilings, extra recessed lighting, dry bar, 1 car garage, near community pool. Golf equity incl., debt free, financially stable community,low fees...................................................................................................... $199,000

100110

MAINTENANCE FREE PEBBLE CREEK VILLA, fabulous water views, short stroll to clubhouse, tiled floors, small bonus room, as 3rd bedroom, bright Florida Room, aquarium window, new AC, 2 car garage, golf equity incl., tennis, fitness, clubhouse, walking trails. Exceptional low price........................$249,000

99917

AWESOME WATER & GOLF VIEWS from this extremely well maintained, beautifully furnished 3rd floor Condo. Fabulous tiled flrs., new Berber carpets, soft Florida colors, cathedral ceilings, spacious lanai deeded golf equity incl. clubhouse, tennis, fitness, walking trails.....................................$157,900

Serving Florida for over 60 years LIC#CMC041072

941-315-6377 www.uniqueservices.com

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

Tower Tour

CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE

Level 9: Orthopedics Levels 7 and 8: Cardiac

Level 5: Neonatal Intensive-Care Unit

8 7 6 5 4 3 2

number of patients served

by Sarasota Memorial Hospital each year

550

number of patient beds to be included in the new Courtyard Tower

number of employees working at the construction site

estimated total cost of fiveyear campusimprovement plan

Level 4: Labor and Delivery

December 2010 – Courtyard Tower construction begins

Level 3: Mechanical Interstitial Space

June 2011 – Vertical surgery expansion/sterile area completed; Courtyard Tower superstructure completed

Levels 1 and 2: Customer Support

1

$250 220 700,000 million

2009 – New central energy plant completed

Level 6: Mother Baby Unit

9

By the Numbers

11A

32

$186 million

number of beds in the Level 3 neonatal intensive-care unit

estimated construction cost of the new tower

EXTEND YOUR

$150 million portion of total campus-improvement cost paid for with bonds

9

number of stories in the new tower

EXCLUSIVE, EXCLUSIVE, EFFICIENT, EFFICIENT, MORTGAGES. MORTGAGES.

OFF-ROAD EXPERIENCE

April 2012 – Courtyard Tower becomes completely enclosed

March 2013 – Courtyard Tower lobby scheduled to open

November 2013 – remaining levels of Courtyard Tower scheduled to open, concluding the five-year campus-improvement project

CONTACT ThE CONTACT ThE PENNy hILL GROUP TOdAy PENNy hILL GROUP TOdAy 941.545.1275 941.545.1275 pennyhillgroup@everbank.com pennyhillgroup@everbank.com

GREAT SELECTION!

95101

© 2012 EverBank.

All rights reserved.

12ERM0215.2 © 2012 EverBank.

All rights reserved.

12ERM0215.2

boating made simple Why buy a boat when you can use a fleet of boats?

3800 S. Osprey Ave. • Sarasota • 366-4144 • sarasotacycle.com

Shawn Stephens, MD

Dr. Stephens is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He has extensive experience from Rochester, NY where he served as Medical Director of multiple practices as well as Associate Chair of the Dept of OBGYN. He specializes in daVinci robotic surgery which has been proven to have better outcomes.

Fantastic Rates! ...Starting at $99/per month

CALL DEAN TODAY! 941-914-0356 Hurry offer ends soon!

2401 University Parkway, Suite 201 Sarasota, FL 34243 941-359-8300 | www.universityparkobgyn.com

99968

• Low and High Risk Obstetrics delivering at Sarasota Memorial Hospital • Minimally Invasive Office Based Surgery

show up... step aboard and enJoY! no Hassles, no Worries, all tHe FUn!

Fisherman’s Wharf, Marker 4 • 509 N. Tamiami Trail, Venice Seafood Shack Marina • 4110 127th St. West, West Bradenton Phillippi Harbor Club • 1780 Phillippi Shores Dr., Sarasota The Boatyard Villages • 1530 Stickney Point Rd., Sarasota

99823

Open Monday - Saturday 8:30 am - 5:30 pm

99208

We Also Carry A Complete Line Of Accessories And Bike Clothing

Scan this QR code with your smartphone or I-Pad to go to our website: www.WavesBoatClub.com

12A

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

Startups

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

by Mark Gordon | Contributing Writer

Go Crazy Soon after Tim Walsh graduated from college, back in 1989 in a one-bedroom apartment in Sarasota, he and two buddies invented TriBond.

The idea was to create an adult board game that combined trivia with problem solving, which players connect three clues to one answer.

Even in his wildest fantasies, Walsh — maybe — thought he would sell a few thousand games. But after five years of rejections and multiple revisions, TriBond became a mega-hit. By 1996 it had sold 1 million units, and by 2010 it had surpassed 3 million sales in 14 countries.

It’s one of 22 board games in production for more than a decade with continuous sales, a list that includes Monopoly, Othello and Yahtzee.

Now, 20 years later, Walsh is back with another startup business that faces long odds.

This time it’s Crazy Chins, a new product for a novel category of toys called AppCessories — real toys that connect with devices and gadgets, like smart phones and tablets. Crazy Chins, says Walsh, allows kids to make and share goofy upside-down chin-face videos.

The first part of the products is chin masks, anything from monkeys to squirrels to scary monsters. The next part is portable, fold-up screens and green screens, with a hole where the chin mask fits through. The third part is an iPhone or iPad app that connects the first two parts through dozens of backgrounds.

The app is free, but additional background settings, from a blue sky to a bamboo jungle, cost 99 cents each — a key part

It really is all fun and games for toy entrepreneur Tim Walsh. But — no joke — the Sarasotan thinks he might have a big hit ready for market.

Photos by Mark Wemple

Tim Walsh, left, a toy inventor and designer, founded Crazy Chins in 2011. The Sarasota-based company sells a toy that combines live play with software apps. of the Crazy Chin hardware/software revenue model. The final product, a recorded skit, can then go to the ultimate showoff land for kids: YouTube.

Walsh’s business partner in the venture, Sarasota entrepreneur Chris Abbott, handles the technology-app side of the busi-

ness. Abbott runs the Abbeton Accelerator Fund, a startup seed money operation that assists local companies, both with advice, and actual funds. Abbott works out of the HuB in Sarasota, a business incubator.

Abbott says the AppCessories model, the

ability to monetize the same idea twice, is what drew him to the project. “There could be no products on the shelf,� says Abbott, “and we will still make money.�

That’s exactly what happened in 2012.

The software app launched over the summer, and there were more than 60,000 free downloads of it through mid-December.

Even though the actual chin masks haven’t been released, Abbott says the company made $5,000 or so in 2012 through selling the background screens at 99 cents apiece.

Those sales give Walsh a jolt of confidence. Walsh thinks like someone who wears T-shirts with funny designs to work, smiles a lot and has been in the toy industry for 20 years. In other words: He dreams big. “This is the kind of product that could spree and fade away or we can sell 25 million,� he says. “This is a very unique item.

It could be a Furby.�

The Furby, a plush electronic toy that looks like an owl and speaks its own language, sold 40 million units in the late 1990s.

To reach anything close to Furby level, Walsh and Abbott say 2013 will be a telling year for Crazy Chins. Key tasks include: securing licensing deals with at least two prominent kids characters; finding an American manufacturing partner; and, possibly most importantly, making sure the final product resonates with children consumers, a notoriously fickle bunch.

Says Walsh: “It will be an interesting 12 months.�

‘Screen time’

In addition to those internal challenges,

CPC 1456671

Pet of the Month

NEW POOLS • RESURFACING • PAVERS • POOL• SERVICE NEW POOLS • RESURFACING PAVERS• REPAIRS • HEATERS POOL SERVICE • REMODELING REPAIRS • REMODELING • HEATERS

941-485-0062 Pebble Tec & Quartz Finishes 121 Diamond Blvd North Venice 34275 • www.olympicpools.us 121 Triple Triple Diamond Blvd. #13, Unit North 13, Venice, FL 34275 • 941-485-0062 • www.olympicpools.us

.

VOTED BEST OF VENICE # 1 POOL BUILDER

84594

CONTEST on

422700

Join us St. Armands Key Lutheran Church

9AM Contemporary Service of Joy 10AM Fellowship & Education Hour 11AM Traditional Worship Celebration Rev. Mark Bernthal, Pastor

Visit Our Website www.saklc.com God’s work. Our hands.

100261

Sunday Services

Enter your pet photo today!

40 N. Adams Dr. • St. Armands Key • 388-1234

Visit the “Contests� page at YourObserver.com to submit your pet photo. Anyone can vote online for the winning pet each month. The monthly winner will be published in the “Pet of the Month� ad in the Sarasota Observer and Pelican Press and will receive a gift from a pet contest sponsor.

VOTING BEGINS:

Friday, January 25*

100135

77374

*Submissions will not be accepted once voting begins. Non-winning entries do not rollover from month to month and must be resubmitted at the start of each month to qualify.

Crack up

Walsh, who has written two books on toys, including Wham-O Super Book, a historical account of some famous toys, says the Crazy Chins concept is simpler than it might appear. It’s really just kids goofing around, and the advances of technology make it easier to share than ever before.

“There are a lot of toys that are extension of physical play,” Walsh says. “People threw pie plates before the Frisbee.”

A native of Voorhees, N.J., a small south Jersey town, Walsh got into the toy industry after TriBond in 1990. That game was born from a conversation Walsh and his friends had one night while they sat around the dorms at Colgate University, in upstate New York. The group had heard a rumor that the creators of Trivial Pursuit went to school there.

Walsh and his friends decided that despite its huge commercial success, Trivial Pursuit was lacking. Players who didn’t know an answer, just didn’t know.

Their response was to create TriBond, where the questions are clues. It made its debut at a toy fair in 1990.

Another million-selling product Walsh, 48, invented, is Blurt!, a vocabulary-building board game for children. Born on Christmas, Walsh, furthermore, is a professional speaker on the toy industry and how to inject fun into the workplace. He also was a creative consultant and featured in the 2010 documentary Toyland, which was bought by the Documentary Channel.

Great potential

The Crazy Chins, idea, meanwhile, goes

Eye Center When you want to see your best.

941-365-9700 2020 S. Tamiami Trail

Sarasota, Florida 34239

& c o m pA N y, I N c .

Investment Advisors Established in 1981

Jerry L. Bainbridge

FOR STARTERS Name: Crazy Chins Fay E. Bainbridge

Founder: Tim Walsh Founded: December 2011 Initial investment: $20,000 Sales: Less than $6,000 Product sales projected for 2013: $1.5 million to $2 million (firm projects an additional $200,000$500,000 in sales through software apps.)

Fun fact: Walsh played professional baseball in Mexico, and he earned a tryout with the Chicago White Sox in 1989, when the team held spring training in Sarasota. He also was also a wide receiver for Colgate University in upstate New York, though he was recruited to play quarterback. back to when Walsh was 10 years old.

That’s when he drew upside down chin characters, covered his face with a towel and made his sister crack up with laughter.

Walsh called the made up character Chinface Man. “It was (and is) a pretty funny thing to see,” Walsh writes on his toy blog. “It’s also a bit unsettling, which I think adds some freakiness to the fun. You know you’re looking at a human mouth, but the tiny face makes it weird in a wonderful way.”

Walsh began to think more seriously about the business a few years ago. At one point, he even licensed it to a company in Orlando that wanted to make it into a face-painting toy. That effort flopped. “It never even got off the shelf,” says Walsh.

“They didn’t do well with it at all.”

That experience taught Walsh the lesson of being sure to find the right partners. He has since had discussions with a wide range of possible distribution entities. The list includes toy giant Hasbro and Kevin Harrington, a well-known Tampa TV products entrepreneur and chairman of As Seen on TV. The company is exploring other opportunities, too. It’s working on several licensing deals, with characters popular among children. Walsh will also spend the first few months of 2013 going to toy shows with Crazy Chins, from Hong Kong to New York.

“I’m definitely excited about it,” says Walsh. “The potential for this is greater than anything I’ve ever done.”

K. David Schoonover

Joel G. oldham

We do not have custody of clients’ assets.

Hence there is no risk of clients being defrauded of their money.

John B. Leeming

Visit our website to subscribe to our monthly newsletter on investing.

1582 Main Street | Sarasota, Florida 34236

(941) 365-3435 www.jlbainbridge.com

Barton L. Bainbridge

L E A R N F R E N C H at Sarasota’s Leading Resource for

French Language & Culture

• All levels • Native teachers • Small groups • Children’s classes • Weekday or • Saturday classes

Open

HOuse

Meet the Teachers Saturday, January 5th 10:00 am-noon

StARt wEEk

of January 14, 2013

LUNCH & DINNER DAILY CASUAL TAVERN MENU AVAILABLE DOWNSTAIRS

Alliance Française de sarasota

w w w. c r ow s n e s t - ve n i c e . c o m 98974

1968 T C D, V

200 S. Washington Blvd.

Towles Court Pavilion, Sarasota, FL 955-0700

www.afsarasota.org alliancefrancaise@verizon.net

100249

CONSISTENTLY VOTED VENICE’S BEST RESTAURANT

9 4 1 . 4 8 4 . 9 5 5 1

Paul J Strom, Jr., M.D.

J.L. BAINBRIDGE

V E N I C E ’ S WAT E R F RO N T L A N D M A R K SINCE 1976.

marina restaurant tavern

Strom

82220

Walsh faces a possible external huddle that has short-circuited many startup projects: market timing.

Indeed, Jim Wilson, editor of Timetoplaymag.com, a toy industry website, says Crazy Chins and other like-minded AppCessories might be too futuristic. Wilson says the category shows promise, though the industry has been slow to embrace it. One reason, he says, is many parents, in general, seek to separate hard toys from rationed “screen” time. He also says some products just didn’t correctly make the connection between toy and app.

“It’s a category that will grow,” Wilson says, “but right now the market hasn’t been too well executed.”

Wilson, nonetheless, says Crazy Chins could catch on, especially if the marketing proves how this way of play can’t be duplicated with homemade toys or online. Big toy players, like Disney and Fisher-Price, have been somewhat successful with AppCessories in that regard.

Of course, the marketing budget for Crazy Chins is miniature in comparison to those companies. Low-cost help came in October, when Crazy Chins won a contest sponsored by American Airlines that sought the best ways entrepreneurs use travel connections to boost their business.

The crux of the contest, Flights Camera Action, was to create a video, which Walsh turned into a 60-second commercial for Crazy Chins. (See the video: http://www. youtube.com/watch?feature=player_ embedded&v=LWOC2jwTizI). Walsh’s entry not only earned the company some exposure, but the prize included 60,000 Business ExtrAA points for flights and two tickets to the Inc. 500/5000 conference in Phoenix.

13A

2020

YourObserver.com

100463

SARASOTA Observer

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

14A

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

RanCH Club

PoRt CHaRlotte

1660 Ranch Club boulevard Robert Sherman & Roberta Tengerdy

941.313.1301 $3,400,000

premiersir.com/id/A3967236

bay Point 941.266.8829 $1,950,000

premiersir.com/id/N5773286

PRestanCia premiersir.com/id/A3967600

saPPHiRe sHoRes 941.587.4894 $919,000

435 south shore drive Charles Totonis

premiersir.com/id/A3966009

PRestanCia 4176 escondito Circle Joel Schemmel

premiersir.com/id/A3952872

941.587.4894 $579,000

premiersir.com/id/A3967958

veniCe island 700 Golden beach boulevard, 638 John Peirano premiersir.com/id/N5777336

premiersir.com/id/A3970032

941.812.7438 $1,175,000

941.524.8299 $899,900

1012 Rainbow Court Pat & Peter Evans

premiersir.com/id/M5822333

lonGboat Key 941.928.8424 $699,900

540 Chipping lane Cheryl Loeffler

941.730.3978 $575,000

premiersir.com/id/N5771082

941.809.8430 $535,000

premiersir.com/id/A3941019

941.302.2344 $395,000

premiersir.com/id/N5777726

237 Harbor House drive Gary Janaczek

941.685.0973 $659,000

premiersir.com/id/A3954282

Tweet. @PremierSIR

941.587.4894 $519,000

PalM bay Club 5966 Midnight Pass Road, G-18 Anne Chakos premiersir.com/id/A3968412

soRRento soutH 1800 bayshore Road Dee Gomber

941.350.0100 $1,100,000

premiersir.com/id/A3962460

@PremierSIR

teRRa Ceia 941.232.9081 $445,000

240 sands Point Road, 4601 Charlotte Hedge

Like.

PRestanCia 7661 Calle Facil Joel Schemmel

941.587.4894 $2,695,000

premiersir.com/id/A3935032

soutHbay 941.302.9674 $699,000

premiersir.com/id/A3968511

veniCe island 550 West Flamingo drive, 405 Patty Wheeler

941.928.3424 $1,100,000

premiersir.com/id/A3954580

1629 Caribbean drive Joel Schemmel

lonGboat Key

2825 terra Ceia bay boulevard, 1704 Anne Chakos 941.302.9100 premiersir.com/id/A3965886 $434,105

siesta Key 8735 Midnight Pass Road, 105b Kathleen Ucci

premiersir.com/id/A3937043

siesta Key 4568 Woodside Road Judie Berger

WateRleFe

lonGboat Key 1425 Gulf of Mexico drive, 406 Shirley Razick

7475 Preservation drive Cindy Migone

CoRal Cove 941.492.7515 $2,775,000

premiersir.com/id/N5778319

PReseRve at HeRon laKe

525 bayview Parkway Melissa Caldwell

4285 escondito Circle Joel Schemmel

5000 Marina drive Paula Y. Wesley

anna MaRia island 941.497.9483 $385,000

789 north shore drive Terry Hayes premiersir.com/id/A3967741

941.302.9100 $400,000

GolF Club GaRdens 941.302.3100 $1,899,000

4505 17th avenue West Martha Marlar premiersir.com/id/A3965549

941.812.0455 $359,000

Trust the reach and resources of a global leader with 12,582 associates, 61 CleaRWateR | 727.585.9600 321 Indian Rocks Road North, Belleair Bluffs, FL 33770

laKeWood RanCH | 941.907.9541 8141 Lakewood Main Street, Suite 101, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

CaPtiva | 239.395.5847 11508 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva, FL 33924

soutH taMPa | 941.308.6528 202 South Moody Avenue, Tampa, FL 33609

saRasota | 941.364.4000 50 Central Avenue, Suite 110, Sarasota, FL 34236

sanibel | 239.472.2735 1640 Periwinkle Way, Suite 1, Sanibel, FL 33957

lonGboat Key | 941.383.2500 546 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, FL 34228

veniCe | 941.412.3323 400 Barcelona Avenue, Venice, FL 34285

tHe PRoMenade | 239.948.4000 26811 South Bay Drive, Suite 130, Bonita Springs, FL 34134

Sotheby’s International Realty and the Sotheby’s International Realty logo are registered service marks used

premiersothebysrealty.com

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

veniCe island 338 West bay drive Terry Herschberger

lonGboat Key 941.468.8439 $2,195,000

premiersir.com/id/N5776592

1241 Gulf of Mexico drive, 503 Jo Rutstein

premiersir.com/id/A3952778

FoundeRs Club 3444 Founders Club drive Don Carroll premiersir.com/id/A3958490

941.539.2132 $1,075,000

premiersir.com/id/A3968434

Pin.

@PremierSIR

5760 Midnight Pass Road, 307d Peg Davant premiersir.com/id/A3959161

Watch.

@SothebysRealty

premiersir.com/id/N5776092

Woodlands at Rivendell premiersir.com/id/A3969154

941.228.7356 $399,000

premiersir.com/id/A3968725

941.400.3551 $1,000,000

38 osprey Point drive Carol Clark & Paul Clark premiersir.com/id/A3915139

doWntoWn 941.350.4500 $999,000

50 Central avenue, 1505 Cheryl Loeffler

941.356.4552 $634,000

premiersir.com/id/N5776696

veniCe island 941.228.9206 $589,900

167 tampa east avenue, 216 Mike Debitetto

1465 Gulf of Mexico drive, 306 Teri Sax premiersir.com/id/A3945160

941.228.5578 $975,000

6847 areca boulevard Greg Hudson

premiersir.com/id/A3966158

941.302.1485 $585,000

941.400.5622 $449,000

premiersir.com/id/N5777472

941.468.8439 $395,000

ReGenCy House 941.809.0041 $328,000

941.224.8602 $1,199,000

seRenoa laKes 941.525.8111 $585,000

premiersir.com/id/N5776214

premiersir.com/id/A3945325

lonGboat Key 941.302.9674 $999,000

premiersir.com/id/A3965693

boCa Royale 1724 Grande Park drive Bob Linthicum

941.320.1002 $1,250,000

premiersir.com/id/A3960876

soutH CReeK 356 south Creek drive Terry Herschberger

lonGboat Key 653 Cedars Court, 25 Dennis Girard

941.302.9674 $1,690,000

RivieRa dunes 712 Riviera dunes Way Arnie DuFort

veniCe island 837 White Cap Circle Bruce Gebbie

900 scherer Way Helena & Per Nordstrom

premiersir.com/id/A3932481

boCa Royale 11 Carisa Royale Court Sandra Appignani

tHe oaKs

siesta Key 941.720.2053 $639,990

premiersir.com/id/M5830331

941.587.9156 $1,699,000

siesta Key 6957 belgrave drive Jeannie McDermott

teRRa Ceia 1209 bayshore drive Devon Davis

lonGboat Key 415 l’ambiance drive, C303 Cheryl Loeffler

15A

Hidden HaRboR

435 south Gulfstream avenue, 907 Brian & Kathy Maher 941-284-5070 premiersir.com/id/A3968958 $300,000

5342 Hidden Harbor Road Joel Schemmel

941.587.4894 $3,200,000

premiersir.com/id/A3966134

14 offices, 47 countries worldwide and 19 locations along the Gulf Coast. bonita bay sales CenteR | 239.495.1105 26951 Country Club Drive, Bonita Springs, FL 34134

tHe GalleRy | 239.659.0099 4001 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 102, Naples, FL 34103

FiFtH avenue | 239.434.8770 776 Fifth Avenue South, Naples, FL 34102

vandeRbilt | 239.594.9494 325 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples, FL 34108

tHe villaGe | 239.261.6161 4300 Gulf Shore Boulevard North, Suite 100, Naples, FL 34103

bRoad avenue | 239.434.2424 390 Broad Avenue South, Naples, FL 34102

MeRCato sales CenteR | 239.594.9400 9123 Strada Place, Suite 7125, Naples, FL 34108

estuaRy sales CenteR | 239.261.3148 1220 Gordon River Trail, Naples, FL 34105

MaRCo island | 239.642.2222 760 North Collier Boulevard, Suite 101, Marco Island, FL 34145

100378

d with permission. Each office is independently owned and operated. Equal Housing Opportunity. 12/10/12.

SARASOTA Observer

COMMUNITYCALENDAR

YourObserver.com THURSDAY, JAN. 3 Cindy Sheehan Book Signing — takes place at 7 p.m. at Bookstore1Sarasota, 1359 Main St. Author Cindy Sheehan, who is best known for her antiwar protest outside President George W. Bush’s Texas ranch after her son was killed in the Iraq War, will sign her book, “Revolution, a Love Story.” Her appearance is sponsored by the local Peace Coalition. Free.

Call 365-7900.

Friendship Force of Sarasota meeting — takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Waldemere Fire Station, 2070 Waldemere St. Friendship Force of Sarasota, an international cultural exchange club, will hold its monthly meeting, during which members will discuss club activities. Free.

Call 320-6557.

FRIDAY, JAN. 4 Jazz at Two Concert: Betty Comora’s Split Personality — takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota, 3975 Fruitville Road. Pianist and vocalist Betty Comora will perform favorite

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

Cops

jazz tunes, accompanied by Jim Wellen on saxophone. Bassist Don Dean and drummer Dale Hassan will provide backup for all three sets. Cost is $7 for Jazz Club members and $12 for nonmembers. Call 366-1552.

Corner

SARASOTA

Dec. 13

Dec. 15

JUST SMASHING

MONDAY, JAN. 7

7:30 p.m. — Marina Plaza. Burglary of a Vehicle. A woman’s purse was stolen from her parked car. The thief broke into the vehicle by smashing the window. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office contacted the car owner after someone tried to use checks taken from her purse.

Boat Safety Course — takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Sarasota Power and Sail Squadron building, 2814 Hyde Park St. Class is taught by certified instructors in the classroom and also includes optional onthe-water instruction. Successful completion earns qualification for Florida’s Boater Safety Card.

Cost is $55. Call 927-5879.

SURPRISE, SURPRISE 1:15 a.m. — 1000 block Four Seasons Circle. Battery. A resident was taking a walk in a parking lot when he came upon two men, who immediately froze.

One of the men came up to the resident and said if he made any noise the men would shoot him. There was nothing in the men’s hands, so the resident yelled for help, and the two men ran off.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9 Looking into the Crystal Ball — takes place from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Selby Public Library, 1331 First St. This annual fundraiser will feature a cash bar, light bites, performances and artist exhibitions. Cost is $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

Call 861-1140.

Dec. 14 REMOTE CONTROL 9:14 a.m. — 500 block Beneva Road. Petit Theft. A security officer watched a man walk back into a store he had just exited. The man picked up two Wii U remote controls from the store shelf and tore open the boxes. The security officer watched the man conceal the items in his clothing and walk toward the front of the store. The security officer confronted the man, and he was arrested.

SUNDAY, JAN. 6 Buttons and Beaus High Tea — takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. at Crocker Memorial Church in Pioneer Park, 1260 12th Street. The Historical Society of Sarasota County hosts this event, which features a discussion about buttons by the Tamiami Trail Button Club. Cost is $25.

Call 364-9076.

11 a.m. — 1200 block N. Palm Avenue.

Petit Theft. In the middle of the night, someone stole a license plate from a car.

Dec. 16 HANDS OFF 2:45 a.m. — 1400 block Main Street. Dis-

STOP SMOKING!

AnYtHinG & EvERYtHinG! WE Do All tHE WoRk!

2 p.m. — 1800 block Hibiscus Street. Petit Theft. A resident heard a woman’s voice outside of her house and saw an SUV in her driveway.

The resident saw a woman jump into the SUV and speed off with a large planter from her yard. She knocked over Christmas decorations in the process. pute/Fight. A man started a fight with another man who had grabbed the first man’s cousin by the arm and tried to pull her away. An officer arrived and tried to separate the two men. The man who defended his cousin said, “Every time she goes out, guys are always grabbing her and hitting on her.”

The man said he did not know the man who grabbed his cousin.

GOOD TO THE LAST DROP Noon — 2200 block Second Street. Open Alcoholic Container. An officer observed a homeless man drinking a can of beer. The man admitted that the beer was his and said he would have finished it if the officer had not arrived.

GOODBYE BOYFRIEND

MOVING PLATES

“AmericA’s FAstest And Greenest Junk removAl service”®

POT UNLUCK

4:30 p.m. — 800 block Tarpon Ave. Trespass. A woman called police about her exboyfriend. She told him to leave the house when they broke up, and every day since then the ex-boyfriend has continued showing up to “get belongings.” The woman said the ex causes problems when he arrives. Officers issued him a trespass warning.

Electric Cigarettes & E-Liquids Great Prices/Exceptional Service No Smoke-Just Water Vapor!

Totally Wicked & Joyetech Products Custom Mixing No Tar or Carcinogens

4243 Bee Ridge Rd • Sarasota

wholee-smoke@msn.com

941.364.8273

Your time is valuable. Your space is valuable. Your planet is valuable.

30

$

00 AnY

oFF Job Except Minimum Charge. Cannot be combined.

Redeem at Sarasota, FL location

50

$

00 A Full

Enter today for a chance to WIN an iPad2 or a Canon EOS T3 camera!

oFF tRuCk Except Minimum Charge. Cannot be combined.

Redeem at Sarasota, FL location

Furniture Disposal • Appliance Recycling • Garage Cleanout Attic Cleanout • Yard Waste • Electronic Recycling Real Estate Cleanout • Construction Hauling

*No Hazardous Waste

Each weekly winner of the Photo Contest will be entered into a drawing for that month.The monthly winner pulled will choose from the iPad2 or CannonEOX T3 camera. For complete contest rules or to submit your photos visit the “Contests” page at:

Sponsored by:

SARASotA.Junk-kinG.Com

100591

800.995.5865

*Features and exact model may differ from pictures shown above

100159

16A

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

last tribute

17A

by Nick Friedman | Community Editor

Artist hopes to preserve history through sculpture Four years after Greg Marra took a trip to Slovakia, a phone call from a stranger brought to life a 68-year-old story of courage. him about an American B-24 bomber who had crashed nearby during World War II. Driven by his love of history, Marra went to see if he could find the crash site. Much to his surprise, he discovered a monument had been built to commemorate the airmen who died in the crash. It had become overgrown with brush.

“I just felt compelled to clean it up and hang up American and Slovak flags,” says Marra. “I could feel the impact, smell the jet fuel and sense the energy at the monument. It made me think about the sacrifice of our soldiers.”

After doing some research, Marra learned that after the plane crashed in 1944, the people of Zohor conducted a secret funeral to honor the deceased pilots. By recognizing members of the U.S. military, Marra says the Slovaks were taking a big risk. In 1995, the monument was erected, and a tombstone, which had been hidden since the war, resurfaced and was added to the memorial.

In November, Marra received a phone call from a Pennsylvania man named Ray Hadden, whose father was the tail gunner in the downed bomber. As Hadden was doing online research on his father, he stumbled upon

Nick Friedman

Greg Marra poses with several of his historical sculptures in his studio, off Ashton Road, where he teaches students the basics of sculpting. an article detailing Marra’s efforts to clean up the monument.

Hadden thanked Marra and informed him that none of the airmen’s families had known the memorial existed.

After their conversation, Marra

decided that he wants to thank the people of Zohor for their bravery by building two matching statues — one to be placed in each country.

“I think a gesture like that would be really special,” says

Marra. “Everyone knows that the Statue of Liberty was a gift to us.

Shouldn’t we get in the habit of doing the same? I think people need to know the story of what a little town in Europe did for us 68 years ago.”

© 2012 DonalD Rusimbi & mathijs bettens, Ringling College of aRt anD Design

Greg Marra, a classically trained sculptor, wanted to carve his niche within his line of work, so, the New Jersey native combined his two loves: preserving history and molding clay into works of art.

A practicing artist since 1998, Marra was originally a painter, who traveled to Europe to study.

He didn’t begin sculpting until he experienced an eye-opening encounter with another artist in 2001.

“I shook the hand of a wellknown painter, and I knew I wasn’t meant to paint,” says Marra. “I needed to do something more physical. It seemed simpler to me — it’s one color; it’s three-dimensional. It (scuplting) was my calling.”

Marra says that when it comes to keeping history alive, the power of a statue shouldn’t be underestimated.

“Statues are extremely powerful,” he says. “They can define and conclude how people perceive an entire war. They can set the tone for the rest of the country.”

In 2008, while Marra was in Zohor, Slovakia, he experienced this power firsthand. He was working for a construction company, owned by his wife’s family, when one of the employees told

Every day, families are challenged to maintain even the basics. To some, a cup of coffee is a luxury. Donating to Season of Sharing can make a profound difference in the lives of our neighbors and strengthen this community.

All of your donation – 100% – goes directly to helping those in need.

Giving a little means a lot.

97039

Visit CFSarasota.org or call 941-556-2399 to make a difference today.

Donations can also be mailed to PO Box 49587, Sarasota, FL 34230-6587.

18A

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

GAME-CHANGER

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

by Pam Eubanks | Staff Writer

SPORTS TOURISM Joe Pickett, who heads up the Bradenton Area Sports Commission, says he expects lacrosse to be the area’s fastest-growing sport, with the Sarasota area becoming a ‘hub’ for the sport within the next five years.

AHEAD

Holiday

business programs, and this segment caters to our shoulder season (off-peak tourism season) that begins around Aug. 1 to Jan. 15. “(It’s really about) how do you continue to bring an influx of business?” he says. “The sports segment is doing that really well for us. The sports business creates an influx in new dollars to our mainland community (and) helps support the hospitality industry by sustaining and growing jobs on a year-round basis.”

Sports as a market segment has evolved over the last five years, with the renovation of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Pirate City, the

Shop for Jewelry & Wearable Art

Gift Galleria

Make your gift-giving special this year with works by local artists beadsfob@aol.com

*

*

a $20 purchase or more a $50 purchase or more

*Not good on sale, trunk show or consignment items, repair services, labor or other discounts. Coupon expires 1/30/13.

Beads, F.O.B., and Gallery 2312 Gulf Gate Dr. Sarasota, FL 34231 (941) 921-0871 Hours: Tues-Sat 10-5; closed Sun / Mon

99829

5 off $10 off $

Beads, F.O.B. is Florida’s finest bead shop, specializing in Swarovski crystals, seed beads, and imported glass, along with sterling and GF beads, chains, and clasps. We offer everything you need in beads!

Many new classes taught by expert beaders.

Also repairs, knotting, and re-stringing.

development of Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch, which hosts soccer, lacrosse and other tournaments and sports leagues, and the decision by IMG Academies to begin hosting tournaments, Falcione says.

Statistics from local sports commissions are great indicators.

Nicole Rissler, director of sports for the Sarasota County Sports Commission, a division of Visit Sarasota, says growth has been “tremendous” in the sports-tour-

ism market and segment, largely because of the area’s growing facilities.

And because of the quality of the venues, Rissler says, larger, more prestigious international and national competitions are finding a home in the area.

“In 2013, right now we are scheduled to sponsor, just on the Sarasota County side, 66 events,” Rissler says. “I think the (biggest difference from last year) is (the number of) high-profile events we’re going to host.”

Already secured are the 2013

Pan American Masters Swimming Championship and the 2013 U.S. Masters Rowing Championship, among others.

“We (expect) to secure more,” she says. “We anticipate adding additional events as we go into 2013. Our big ones are probably on the schedule now, but we also are host every year to the Super Boat Grand Prix, and some of the new things that are unique to us is that we are expanding into some different things for us, like the Tough Mudder (adventure race held Dec. 1, at Hi-Hat Ranch).”

Improve your

♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ Bridge Game!!

You’re invited to our place

Are you a social bridge player who wants to update your game?

Are you a duplicate bridge player who wants to win more?

Sunday Schedule

Improve with 10 weeks of lessons and games!

Worship Service 10:00 Sunday School 10:00

Siesta Key Chapel Presbyterian 4615 Gleason Ave.

ClAsses Begin:

Coffee fellowship on deck.

1 mile north of Siesta Key Village off Ocean Blvd.

349-1166

Saturday, Jan. 12 • 9-11:30am

Adult Bible Study 9:00

Beginner Lessons Intermediate Lessons

Nursery open for service

The Rev. Kathleen Wiggins

98226

Elliott Falcione, executive director for the Manatee Convention and Visitors Bureau, knows the growth of the sports segment in Manatee and counLOOKING Sarasota ties is a gamechanger on the economic level.

When it comes to attracting visitors, sports are now second only to the two-county area’s white-sand beaches.

“It used to be a niche market, but it’s become its own segment,” Falcione says. “The sports segment allows us to diversify our

Photos by Pam Eubanks

At less than two years old, Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch is making a name for itself in the sporting industry, attracting the 2012 Nike International Friendlies and other large tournament play, since opening in mid-2011.

In-Between BrIdge CluB

Call Michelle Golden

941-365-7875

Town & Country Plaza NW Corner Fruitville & Beneva Unit 612 ♦ Inside Courtyard ♦ Sarasota, FL 96170

DaviD M. Barach compassionate home health care Provider

Providing Comfort, Assistance, Safety & Preserving Dignity & Independence to the Residents of Longboat Key, Sarasota, & Bradenton

• Certified Nurse Assistant • Home Health Aide Professional • First Aid Certification in CPR & AED • Trained by the American Red Cross

100311

• Graduate of Tufts University, Cum Laude

1065 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Unit 605 Longboat Key, FL 34228

781.367.2643

davidmbarach@gmail.com

99165

Contact David for the help & assistance you deserve!

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

Big opportunities

Although Nathan Benderson Park, just south of University Parkway and west of I-75, is still under construction, the venue will take an international spotlight starting in 2013.

The center, which, when finished, will include a 2,000-meter rowing course, grandstands, a boathouse and other amenities, is designed to meet most requirements for national and international sports competitions, says Paul Blackketter, the project manager for Benderson Development and chief operating officer for the SunCoast Aquatic Nature Center Association, the non-profit tasked with managing rowing facilities in both Sarasota and Manatee counties.

The park will host its first international triathlon in March and will also host the U.S. Master Rowing Championships in August.

“We’re already seeing a lot of new interest in the facility,” Blackketter says. “One big thing we discovered over the years is the true diversity of the venue and what it offers to sports, not just rowing.

Rowing is about 15% of what is going to be available.”

Other events include dragon boat races, canoe and kayak sprints, running races and more.

“We’re hoping to be a major training center for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic games,” Blackketter says. “They’re looking for a similar environment in which to train.

“It brings the international, global community to Sarasota/ Bradenton,” he says. “Elite athletes recognize Sarasota/Bradenton as an area for world-class training and competition. You have that identity on an Olympic level. This is the only one of its kind in the North American continent.”

Blackketter also hopes to have programming for the community and for military veterans, as well as corporate training opportunities at the park, once it’s completed.

Once the extension of Cattle-

Contractors continue work on Nathan Benderson Park, which will be home to rowing, kayaking, dragon boat racing and other competitions over the coming years. men Road from University Parkway to Fruitville Road opens in March, the park will have even more accessibility, making it even more desirable, as well, Blackketter says.

The site — although the most well-known — also serves as a complement to other training venues in the area, including rowing facilities at Fort Hamer Park, in Manatee County and a launch in Osprey.

“Fort Hamer is a training facility, mainly for collegiate,” Falcione says. “Once again, it will dump new money into that corridor of the county. It complements Nathan Benderson Park (and the) launch in Osprey. It allows other training opportunities. It’s so important we have these other launch areas.”

Additionally, Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch’s Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch, located adjacent to the Lakewood Ranch Post Office, east of Lorraine Road, has been making national headlines, as well, since opening in April 2011.

Host to the a Labor Day soccer tournament that drew about 19,000 amateur athletes and fans, and the 2012 Nike Inter-

national Friendlies, at which the U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team squared off against Brazil, Turkey and Portugal, the facility is having a significant impact on the local economy.

SMR officials estimate the Labor Day soccer tournament alone generated more than $13 million in economic impact to the region, as 3,500 cars delivered players from nearly 330 Florida-based teams for the three-day competition.

The Dunkin’ Donuts located in the Lorraine Corners shopping plaza did more than $8,000 in business in two days during the Nike tournament — more than twice its typical sales, says Premier’s Director of Sports Tim Mulqueen.

Gary Simone, owner of The Ranch Grill, in the same plaza, said the tournament increased his business’ sales by 30%.

“It’s had a very positive effect on us,” he says of the sports campus.

Mulqueen says Premier has started to enter into some longer-term agreements with major sports professionals, including an agreement with Tim Howard, of the U.S. National Soccer Team, to run his goalie camp at Premier.

“We have established ourselves as a national training and

Fredy Mayer chef/owner

Open

Early Bird Diners

on Sundays for the Season starting Jan. 6th

4 Course Meal

Starting at $1595

98991

Daily 5:00-6:00 pm

www.morelrestaurant.com

6631 Midnight Pass Rd. | Crescent Plaza (1/4 Mile So. of Stickney Pt. Rd.) www.miguelsrestaurant.net | 349-4024

Tuesday thru Saturday 4:30 - 9:30PM • 3809 South Tuttle Ave. Sarasota • 927-8716

New England “Try our Famous Lobster Bisque”

Even with such tremendous growth in the sports-tourism segment, more is on the way.

Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch announced in November it would build the Ancient Oak Gun Club, a sporting clay course on about 70 acres of undeveloped property within Lakewood Ranch, about one-and-a-half miles east of Lorraine Road and about a half-mile south of State Road 64.

SMR President and CEO Rex Jensen has already said the company intends to attract state and national level play at the course, once it opens later this year.

Additionally, Sarasota-based Good Sports Enterprises is in discussion with SMR to develop a 55,000-square-foot indoor multiuse facility near Premier, as well as 115-room hotel with dormitory-style housing options.

No formal plans have been released, because the deal has not yet been finalized and financing for the project is still being determined.

Mulqueen says the facility, if it is developed, would allow for some longer-term training opportunities for athletes utilizing Premier and other facilities.

customers say we are the best kept secret in Sarasota.

Daily 5-6 pm

Style Seafood on Beautiful Siesta Key

New developments

Come & See...why our

French & continental cuisine Veal Specialties, Rack of Lamb, Dover Sole Caesar Salad, Roast Duckling

competition venue,” Mulqueen says. “I think the reason for that is the beautiful fields we have here, the amount of fields and the location; we’re in a beautiful part of Florida, a beautiful part of Manatee, surrounded by everything these organizers are looking for, outside the scope of competition — restaurants, movie theaters, beaches.”

“I look at 2013 as (a time) for us to really go to the next level, in terms of securing long-term contracts with our major organizers, such as U.S. Soccer, Nike and 3D Lacrosse,” he says. “I just think this (Sarasota-Bradenton) area is in for a great treat in seeing some of the fantastic sporting events, and it’s exciting.”

99037

Although Sarasota is sponsoring only six more events in 2013 than in 2012, Rissler says she expects the economic impacts to be significant. Last year’s 61 events generated a direct economic impact of $43.5 million, with more than 53,612 hotel rooms stays on record, compared to 2011’s 59 events, which generated $34 million.

“It’s strategic,” Rissler says, noting the year-over-year increase is significant. “We are putting more dollars into larger events that are going to give us the best return for our investment.”

Joe Pickett, founder of the Bradenton Area Sports Commission, also says his organization is being more strategic with events — attracting several larger sporting events in 2013.

In 2012, the Bradenton commission scheduled 95 events, with an estimated impact of about $38.8 million. (Pickett notes the calculation by Sarasota and Manatee’s sports commissions for economic impact are different.) In 2013, Pickett expects to host about 84 events, with an estimated economic impact of between $40 million and $46 million.

“We’ve got some larger events that are staying for longer (periods of time),” Pickett says, adding event duration has significant impacts.

On a larger scale, however, Falcione says the long-term impacts of sports tourism, and tourism overall, is to bring residents and business owners to the SarasotaManatee area — an impact greater than tourism dollars alone.

When you have a demographic of a household income of $100,000 a year and an average age of 49 of people visiting the area, future visits are virtually guaranteed, he says.

“Once they are exposed to it one time, they come back for future vacations and eventually try to relocate to the area,” he says.

19A

European Travel Specialists

Tours and vacations to Austria, Switzerland, Germany and Italy Three Countries Tour Germany - Austria - Italy May 17 - 25, 2013 $ 2,599 per person in double room, airfare included, all excursions, breakfasts and evening meals are included.

6 nights, 4* Zell am See - 1 night, 4* Munich - Return flights Tampa - Munich Tour guide & deluxe motor coach - Visit Munich - Krimml Waterfalls - Berchtesgaden Salzburg - Innsbruck - Venice - Grossglockner - Chiemsee Palace - Hofbraeuhaus Beer Hall

Monday - Saturday lunch & Dinner Sundays Dinner only 5157 Ocean Blvd.,

Chef

(941) 349-2323 sarasotalobsterpot.com

Free Valet Parking

Historical Highlights Tour - Germany - Austria June 14 - 22, 2013 $ 2,979 per person in double room, airfare included, all excursions, breakfasts and 6 evening meals are included.

4 nights, 4* Mayrhofen - 1 night, 4* Salzburg - 2 nights 4* Vienna - Flights Tampa - Munich & Vienna - Tampa. Tour guide & deluxe motor coach - Visit Munich, Germany - Linderhof & Neuschwanstein castles - Chiemsee Palace, Bavaria - Innsbruck & Rattenberg - Krimml Falls & Zell am See - Werfen Fortress - Salzburg Fortress - Vienna, Schoenbrunn & Belvedere Palaces - Restaurant Grinzing, Vienna

European Splendor Tour - Austria - Italy - Liechtenstein - Switzerland June 21 - 29, 2013 $ 3,159 per person in double room, airfare included, all excursions, breakfasts and 5 evening meals are included.

1 night, 4* Vienna - 3 nights, 4* Zell am See - 3 nights 4* Risch - Return flights Tampa Vienna & Zurich - Tampa. Tour guide & deluxe motor coach - Visit Vienna - Salzburg Venice - Grossglockner - Innsbruck - Vaduz - Grindelwald - Bern - Lucerne - Zurich 100054

98989

www.alpaustria.com

P:941-932-3144

E:office@alpaustria.com

Alpentouristik Travel, LLC is a Fla. Seller of Travel Reg. No. ST38046

94060

Open

e Madh s fre Daily S l a i C Spe

20A

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

♠♣♥♦ Play Bridge!! Beginner Lessons

Learn to

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

by Nick Friedman | Community Editor

STEPHANIE TABAR FREE!

1st FOUR lessons

EasybRidgE is hERE!!

In-Between BrIdge CluB

Call Michelle Golden

941-365-7875

Town & Country Plaza NW Corner Fruitville & Beneva Unit 612 ♦ Inside Courtyard ♦ Sarasota, FL

What is your biggest strength?

Being motivational to others and helping them out. My parents taught me to be like that.

What is your biggest weakness?

I need to work on my kicks as a skill and on not getting as frustrated if the game isn’t going well. You have to be able to trust your team, and I really do.

What is the most challenging part of your position?

Getting my hands on the ball.

96168

What do you remember about your first high school game as goalie?

I remember being scared stepping out on the field. It’s nerve-wracking, because you feel like it’s your fault if the ball goes in. I didn’t know how the other team was going to shoot, but we ended up doing really well. We went undefeated my first season.

& Packa

6519 Midnight Pass Rd., Siesta Key

Full service bar & drive thru package window

(Located on south side of building).

What is your favorite part of the game?

Watching everyone play and making a great save.

Open 7 days a week ~ 365 days a year 10:00 A.M. ~ 2:30 A.M. Weekly Sunday 12 noon ~ 2:30 A.M. 90318

Do you have a fondest soccer memory?

Beating Sarasota High School 7–0. They were a rival team, and we knew all the other girls, which can be hard, but it was a rivalry game, and it was so much fun.

90318

Free hot dogs steamed in Sauerkraut ready at noon every Saturday!!!

KIDS EAT Value Menu $2, $4, $6, $8

OFF

SW

e h T At

Served from 11:30 am

Live entertainment

7 Days a Week 941-488-1456 or visit us on the web at sharkysonthepier.com

“ The Best of ” …Local

! k e e Cr

Dining

Fresh local seafood served in a casual atmosphere.

IT’S A SARASOTA TRADITION!

t Me

p

Lunch & Dinner

1600 Harbor Drive S., Venice (1.4 miles south of Venice Ave.)

BEE RIDGE LOCATION ONLY

Casual Waterfront Dining

e e M

THE ENTIRE CHECK!

Not Valid On National Holidays • Not Valid With Any Other Coupon Or Offer • One Coupon Per Check Per Visit • Taxes And Gratuity Not Included • No Change Returned • Certificate Has No Cash Value • Expires 1-9-13 • Not Valid Without Coupon

What keeps you motivated?

My parents. They always tell me to work hard and do my best, and they come to every game.

on the

99887

3701 Bee Ridge Rd. 927-3080

20%

If you could go back in time, what advice would you give yourself as a new player?

I would tell myself to work harder and to work on my skills more. I think I could be better than I am right now.

s ’ y k r Sha ier

NEW Hobbit Menu

FREE

MON.-FRI. 4PM-10PM

Take Out Available 24 Hours

How do you build that trust?

We practice every day, and we have team dinners. And on the bus rides, everyone gets to know each other and becomes friends.

How have you improved your game since then?

I’ve gotten better at getting my hands on the ball and not being so hard on myself. I used to be really hard on myself. My team helped a lot with that. They would tell me it wasn’t my fault, and that the ball had to get past all of them first. Then, I would just try to redeem myself.

941-349-1311

✧ SieSta Key ✧ Broken egg

Serving “Award Winning” food for over 24 years.

Indoor & outdoor dining, catering and take-out available.

SieSta Key open daily: 7:30am-2:30pm 140 Avenida Messina • 941-346-2750. laKewood Ranch location open: Mon. 7:30am-2:30pm & Tues.-Sun. 7:30am-9pm. now open at the expo on claRK! 941-922-2764 • thebrokenegg.com

Cafe gaBBiano

Bringing Italy to Siesta Key, our family would like to welcome you, our valued friends, to our alternative dining experience. You will experience a real family atmosphere while enjoying the delicate taste of our home Ischia. Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar.

Broiled • Steamed • Baked Blackened Grilled • Cajun • Combo Pots • Fresh Seafood Platters • Seafood Pasta • Chicken Steaks • Soups & Salads

5104 OceAn Blvd. SIeSTA Key vIllAge 941-349-1423 • Open Mon.-Sun. 4:30-11:30pm cafegabbiano.com • Reservations Recommended

Captain Curt’s CraB & oyster Bar

(941) 925-4444

5353 S. Tamiami Tr., Sarasota Sun.–Thur. 11am–10pm • Fri.–Sat. 11am–10:30pm

www.creekseafood.com

60742

B

ge

Serving “Key” People Since 1949

ar

What were your first impressions when you were assigned to play goalie?

It was pretty nerve-wracking; there was a lot of suspense to it. It took awhile to learn, but I picked it up within the first year.

99000

Classes Begin:

Thursday, Jan. 17 • 9-11:30am

Riverview goalkeeper Stephanie Tabar has been playing soccer since the age of 8. After her coach assigned her to the position, she learned to love the challenges of being the team’s last line of defense.

The very best in Florida seafood, traditional fare & specialties served in a casual, fun atmosphere!

Voted #1 clam chowder in the world!

Nightly entertainment in the Backroom Saloon - great drinks & snacks at the Sneaki Tiki Bar. 1200 Old STIcKney POInT Rd. • 941-349-3885 Open daily for lunch & dinner. Kids Menu available. captaincurts.com

Daiquiri DeCk raw Bar Featuring an extensive menu of snacketizers, soups, salad sensations, bodacious burgers, specialty sandwiches, wraps, pizzas & of course daiquiris! Happy Hour daily, 2-for-1 daiquiris 3-7pm. Lunch specials Mon.-Fri. Live entertainment.

5250 OceAn Blvd. SIeSTA Key • 941-349-8697 dAIquIRI decK RAW BAR • ST. ARMAndS 325 JOhn RInglIng Blvd • 941-388-3325 daiquirideck.com

LoBster pot In the Center of Siesta Key Village, Lobster Pot is Siesta Key’s New England Seafood Restaurant. Open for lunch & dinner Mon.-Sat. & dinner seasonally on Sundays. They offer everything from fresh fish cooked the way you want it … to Steak, Chops, & Chicken … to Homemade Soups and more … Premium Wine & Beer.

5157 OceAn Blvd. • 941-349-2323

✧ Venice ✧ Crow’s nest Venice’s waterfront landmark since 1976. Featuring casual fine dining overlooking the Marina & Venice Inlet.

Voted “Venice’s Best Overall Restaurant” 7 years & “Best of Award of Excellence” from the Wine Spectator.

Fun casual atmosphere in the …

1St FlOOR TAveRn • 1968 TARPOn cenTeR dR. Boat or car • lunch & dinner • Open daily • 941-484-9551

sharky’s

On the Gulf, only Sharky’s offers a gulf side seat for your enjoyment. Enjoy the Tiki bar, live entertainment, food and fun for all ages.

Enjoy fresh seafood and other entrees while overlooking the Venice pier.

FoR moRe inFoRmation oR diRectionS, cAll 941-488-1456 or www.sharkysonthepier.com

98953

Play in a game your first day!

Modern bridge the easy way in just a few weeks!

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

21A

IT’S READ EVERYWHERE Headed on a great vacation? Make sure to take your Observer along! Visit YourObserver.com and click on the “Contests” tab in the upper-right hand corner to submit your entries. We can’t wait to see where the Observer will travel to next!

ABOVE: WEST VIRGINIA. Sarasota residents Norma and Tom Cunningham recently checked off one of the items on their bucket list while visiting the Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. “The Bunker” was built during the Eisenhower administration and was intended to accommodate both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in the event of a national emergency. The secrecy of its location was maintained for more than 30 years, until May 1992.

LEFT: ITALY. Susan Kelley caught up on her Sarasota Observer news while vacationing in Florence, Italy.

Save

50%

facebook.com / GetTheBestFromTODAY

(941)

343-8543

CALL for more information!

O B S E RV E R C RO S S WO R D Edited by Timothy E. Parker

1 7 10 13 18 19

22 23 24 25 27 28 29 32 35 36 37 38 41 42 43 48 49 51 53 54 57

CRYPTOGRAMS 1. D C H L G S C Y D C J B I L F J F YBQD

JSOBGQ

ODGD

GDQMALCW

DAFJBJLA

OLJP

NSIIMJLSC.

B

JPD

NGSWGDFF

HDGV

2. F U Z C S Z ’ B B Z I P Z F T P L G T B G P J F J H A F S F U Z U Z T C B F T A . B U Z BFTPFZC

FUZ

YZFFZP

GJFU,

“ B J H I Z P Z Y L T H C C Z Z P Y L ,”

“CZZP

B J P,”

THC

58 60

PBNNV

GDNGDFDCJBJLHD QDAIBGDQ: “DYLFFLSC BAASYNILFPDQ!”

ZHCZC,

Why replace your ductwork when we can seal them for 50% less with a 10 year guarantee!

STOP In THE nAME OF THE LAw! by Mary Jersey 72 Calla lily’s plant 2 Preposition in 63 Commotion or type ACROSS

21

2

off duct replacement

99054

cooltoday.com

Never an overtime charge !

7 days a week

Introducing Cool Seal

64 66 67 68 69 71

Balkan War country ___ Butterworth’s Goombah Legal wrongs Sleeks with a beak Cincinnati footballers “... or else!” statement, e.g.

Nosy Parkers Took up a Cessna Bottom, slangily It can barely give a hoot “No ___, ands or buts!”

Mint’s function Felon who collects rocks?

Stealthy stealer Coastal eagle Distressed cry Unfathomable chasm Word with “free” or “travel” Find a function for “... ___ a lender be” Waters gently “Yes” gesture Jabber More black-andblue Ready to be drafted?

Gambler’s loss, figuratively Explosive palindrome Perfect example Like Mensa members Creature in a pop song?

Metal-in-the-rough Track shape “To Sir, With Love” singer Certain burglar Show and ___

73 74 75 76 78 79 81 82 84 85 88 89 90 93 95 97 99 100 105 108 109 110 111 112 116 119 120 121 122 123 124 125

family Brief response?

Centralized Ethical codes Concert instrument Tall flightless bird New Zealand native Cause of many yawns Theater curtain fabric Mama’s boy?

Ammo for a toy gun Shaking of the earth Universal workplace PC linkup letters Part of FDR Native of Nigeria Exile island for Napoleon World Series mos.

Bonnie or Clyde, infamously Lightfingered one The A in DNA “___ you with me?”

Perceived by the ear Enzyme that breaks down fat Approve tacitly The first canonical hour Fall fallers Fast-food worker’s equipment Act of Contrition reciter Carolers’ seasons Emotion of anger Parliamentary vote Fedorov of the NHL

dOwn

1 Mata Hari, for one

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 39 40 43 44 45 46 47 50 51 52 55 56 59 60 61 62

poetry Celebrated In the middle of Excluding nothing Annual-report item CEO degree, often Critiques Cold symptom Butter unit Yard of ___ (pub glass) ’60s psychedelic “A League of ___ Own” Certain gasket Kidney-related Northern evergreen forests Beef animal Fill-up filler Biblical pronouns “___ will be done” A rival of ABC ___-Claude Van Damme Thus Brief fiscal note Vatican dogma Call off, at Cape Canaveral Capital of Phoenicia Dermatological diagnosis “Fargo” affirmative Pronoun for Miss Piggy All together Candy company Russell ___ Tex-Mex snack Merlin’s incantations Community group since 1915 Breastbone Altar screen Football officials, briefly ___ kwon do (martial art) A pop Agendas Eyedrops brand College fundraising targets

65 66 69 70 75 77 78 80 83 85 86 87 90 91 92 94 95 96 98 100 101 102 103 104 106 107 109 112 113 114 115 117 118

of room Curved sword Gumbo pod ___ Jose, Calif.

Moving machine part Toddler’s exclamation Prepare for firing Notched like a maple leaf “Night Gallery” host Serling Wood or iron Emulating hens Pre-deal chip Starting gate at Pimlico Reason to be shunned, in the Bible Property recipient, in law “30 Rock” network GPS device, e.g.

Improves, as an edge Vigoda of sitcoms “Wanted” poster letters Big name in fitness Farewell, abroad Katmandu’s country He stole the tarts of the Queen of Hearts Climbs up the charts Mountain carnivores Practice public speaking Say further Greek X Above, to Shakespeare “No,” in Dumbarton Airport posting (Abbr.)

Word before a maiden name ___ Lanka

CROSSWORD_010313

LV4216

Thursday, January 3, 2013 Thursday, January 3, 2013

Items Under $200 For Sale

Autos For Sale 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS GS only 38k seasonally driven miles, less than 3k mi/year.

Excellent condition, silver w/ grey cloth seats.

Must see! $6200. 941-587-2440.

Autos Wanted

Affordable Senior Housing

GULFSIDE MINI-VACATION IN NAPLES

930 N. Tamiami Tr., Sarasota, FL 34236

Your Mini-Vacation Includes: s 'ULFSIDE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR NIGHTS

s #ONTINENTAL "REAKFAST "UFFET s $INNER EVENING VOUCHER AT YOUR CHOICE OF LOCAL RESTAURANTS

s ,UNCH DAY VOUCHER AT YOUR CHOICE OF LOCAL RESTAURANTS

s !DMISSION TO OF LOCAL ATTRACTIONS 3OME ATTRACTIONS MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FEES s #HECK IN 3UNDAY THROUGH 4HURSDAY FOR ADDITIONAL LUNCH VOUCHER AND DINNER DISCOUNT

941-953-9585 800-955-8771 TDD/TTY

FOR RESERVATIONS, www.vanderbiltbeachresort.com

BOATHOUSE ON LBK. Unit 1224, 31', 2nd level. For Sale/Rent. If interested, call Melissa, 941-383-0308.

Business Opportunities JAN PRO CLEANING FRANCHISE: $950 Down Required, Financing Available for growth, Includes customers. Earn up to $10,000 Month+ Call 941-907-8141

Positions Wanted

Homes For Rent

20 YRS. EXPERIENCE

LUXOR MHP

CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE 726-1802 LIC/ INS

Homes For Sale

PERSONAL GARDENER. Experienced. Plant Select, Install, Maintain. Native, Ornamental, Butterfly. Reliable. 25+ years. Local References.

941-366-2919.

BEST VALUE - ST ARMANDS A walled 3BR/3BA, pool, spa, gated, marble floors, granite kitchen. In the heart of the Key $699,000. Glenn Callaghan Re/Max Alliance Group, 941-928-9020.

NEWEST 2012 CONSTRUCTION ON NORTH LIDO PARK Mid 21st Century Eco-House 30 secs to beach, 3 mins to Circle, Reverse FPL meter, 4/3.5, south pool. $1,999,000. Glenn Callaghan Re/Max Alliance Group, 941-928-9020.

Out-of-State Property

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales FLEA MARKET. Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.

Tuesday, January 8, 10a.m.-5p.m. & Wednesday, January 9, 10a.m.-4p.m. For info: 954-4165.

Condos/Apts. For Rent

Real Estate Wanted

1BR/1BA: IMMACULATELY clean. FURNISHED: $735/mo. or UNFURNISHED: $715/mo. Pool, tennis court, walk to shops, near downtown. No pets. Assigned parking. Water, sewer, pest control included. 941-374-3401.

WANTED LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS

SENIOR LOOKING to purchase precious metals, time pieces, coins, jewelry and antiques. Please call Marc, 941-321-0707.

Seminars REPLACE YOUR LOST INCOME QUICK START FOREX TRADING SEMINAR SARASOTA JAN, 23, 24, 25 WWW.FX365I.COM FOR INFO & REGISTER

Storage STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Secure facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area.

941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

ASHTON LAKES: 2BR/2BA, garage, lake view, 2nd floor, end unit, cathedral ceilings.

Non-smoking. $1250/mo. Annual. Unfurnished.

Call Ashton Realty, Inc. Joe Bonsall, 941-923-1945 or 941-356-6356.

SIESTA KEY $880 and up. Reserve Rentals, NOW! 1, 2, & 3 bedroom units. Monthly, Seasonal, Annual. Furnished/Unfurnished.

Call Siesta Key Realty, 941-349-8900 or visit siestakeyrealtyrentals.com

Find Treasure!

Reserved Space LP Reserved Space

Want to find a great deal on something you’ve always dreamed of?

STEVE ALLEN FLOOR COVERINGS PROFESSIONAL TILE & MARBLE INSTALLATION

LOCAL COMPANY seeks a Materials Engineer.

BS in Engineering required. Send resume to SGM Magnetics Corporation, 780 Apex Rd. Sarasota, FL 34240. (no calls please)

Merchandise Wanted

Home Improvement/ Remodeling

Utilities & Cable Included

$450/mo-1 bed/bath mobile homes.

55+ community. No Pets.

5811 14th St. W. Bradenton.

Sarasota Real Estate Assoc., Inc. Greg Nowak 941-809-6034

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale

BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

Residential/ Commercial. Meticulous Cleaning.

Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable.

Lic./ Ins. 941-400-3342.

FREE ESTIMATES! Call Dotty, detailed cleaning.

24 Years Exp. Lic./Ins. Residential/Commercial.

Looking for year-round customers! Dottie, 941-321-6645.

Rentals from $427-$588

* Available through December 21, 2012. Holiday weekends excluded.

Based on double occupancy. Tax, tip & resort fees extra.

Type of accommodation subject to availability.

Bayside condominiums available at different rates. ** An 18% gratuity will be added by lunch and dinner vendors. ***Limited to one per customer.

CALL (800) 243-9076 or (239) 597-3144 9225 Gulfshore Drive North, Naples, Florida 34108

ChitwoodCharters.com Cruise or Fish Hyatt Sarasota Docks 32’/53’ Yachts - 2hrs./2 months 941-383-5232

JEFFERSON CENTER

JUST $175 PER PERSON ***

AUTOS WANTED! Let me take the hassle out of selling your car. Cash offered today! Call Mike, 941-713-2277.

Boats

Cleaning

Condos/Apts. For Rent

99856

ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE with the total value of all items $200 or less in this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words or less. Price must be included next to each item. No commercial advertising.

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer.

(No phone calls please.)

(Please provide your name and address) Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: The Observer Group P.O. Box 3169 Sarasota, Fl 34230 ISLAND PENDANT light, new, $75.

941-357-6818.

Things To Do

PREMIER CATAWBA Island Condo 2BR/2BA. Lake Erie waterfront. Rarely available. Pool, sandy beach, garage, turnkey. 941-928-4424.

For Qualified Waiting Clients Contact - Sarasota Luxury Rentals 941-225-1356 email: info@sarasotaluxuryrentals.com Personalized attention with professional honest advice.

25 Years Experience - References available

Landscaping & Lawn Service

Masonry ALL TYPES OF MASONRY Specializing in concrete driveways, pavers, decorative concrete, stone work, patios.

Call for free and honest estimates.

941-525-2435

Painting/Wallpapering CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

Interior/ Exterior painting including drywall repair and retexturing. Wallpaper installation & removal, pressure washing. Residential & commercial, condos. Honest & reliable. Free estimates.

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

VIDA PAINTING Interior/Exterior, 30 years exp., local references, Free estimates, Insured. Call Rich, 941-321-4490, 941-360-2504.

Pet Services DOGGY HOTEL. 24 Hour Daycare. Brown Avenue near Bee Ridge and 41 behind Sleep King (new owner). First day FREE. Grooming by Mark.

Meet and greet and get a treat. 941-554-4620.

THE FAIRY Dogmother. Caring, reliable dogwalking services. $15/ 1/2 hr., within 10/mi. radius of Stickney Pt. Rd. 508-395-7068.

Pools JD POOL and Lawn Care - Personal care of all your outdoor needs. Owner operated, reliable service. Call for your estimate 941-228-5471.

Room For Rent

Pressure Cleaning

SWIFT/PROCTOR: Unfurnished Efficiency, Quiet Secluded, 1st Flr. Private Entrance, Screened Deck, Utilities Included, Washer/Dryer, $585/mo.

941-349-8900.

JACK'S DETAILED Pressure Washing.

Specialized in flat work, but not all inclusive.

Will estimate any job. licensed and insured.

941-979-7095. E-mail: kwantj@yahoo.com

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

Tree Services

2BR/2BA POOL home. Updated/ fully furnished.

Only minutes to Siesta Key. $3500 mo. MLS #A3966478. Roberts Realty, 941-924-2330.

SarasotaCoast.com ASHTON LAKES: 2BR/2BA, 2 miles to Siesta Key. Available Jan., Feb., March, April. From $2800/mo. No pets. Non-smoking. Call Ashton Realty, Inc. Joe Bonsall, 941-923-1945 or 941-356-6356.

TREE SERVICE Lawncare & Landscaping.

No job too big or too small. We do it all.

Call Andy, 941-504-8190

This week’s Crossword answers

LANDLORD ALERT!! We have Tenant’s!!!

Wanted: 1-3BR Homes/Condos, Furnished or Unfurnished. Siesta Key Realty Incorporated, 941-349-8900, www.siestakeyrealtyrentals.com ON BEACH OR BAY!! 1-3 Bedrooms, Weekly or Monthly. Available Immediately.

Seaside Management, 941-923-6077.

Adult Care Services

You never know what you’ll find in the classifieds!

MENNONITE LADY (Senior) seeks part-time Caregiver position for Ambulatory person (yearly) 8am-4pm, $140/day. 941-256-6395.

LV1706

Cleaning

Your source for local Classifieds

HOUSE CLASSIFIEDS LP # 56733

COMPLETE CARE; non-medical and medical.

Errands, homemaking, transportation, medication supervision, meal preparation. Also, medical staff available 24/7. Call 377-4465 for more details or visit our mobile/online website at: eldercaresarasota.com Lic. #30211372. Bonded and Insured.

BETTY’S HOUSECLEANING Service. Residential and Commercial. High quality cleaning.

Reasonable rates. Licensed. References. Call 941-650-6180.

2012

This week’s Cryptogram answers 1. Environmentalists were ecstatic with the progress made toward reducing pollution. A very happy representative declared: “Emission accomplished!”

2. The doe’s secretary was writing to the head stag.

She started the letter with, “Deer Sir,” and ended, “Sincerely and deerly,” CROSSWORD_ANS_010313

CLEANING

s /NE 4IME 7EEKLY -ONTHLY s 2ES #OMM s -OVE )NS /UTS s #ARPET #LEANING s 2EFERENCES s &REE %ST % ★ 6ERY !FFORDABLE 2ATES ★

(ONEST s 2ELIABLE

-JDFOTFE t 'BJS 1SJDFT t 4BUJTGBDUJPO (VBSBOUFFE

'SFF &TUJNBUFT

Housecleaning

SALES & SERVICE 15 OFF -JDFOTFE t 'BJS 1SJDFT t 4BUJTGBDUJPO (VBSBOUFFE

941-923-9805

ĂŚsĂŚ ELECTRIC

NO Job Too Small

Ď­ĎŹĎŹĐš Ć?Ä‚Ć&#x;Ć?ĨĂÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ĺ?ĆľÄ‚ĆŒÄ‚ĹśĆšÄžÄžÄš

941-727-0272

It’s sEasier Than You Think!

Peg’s EZ Instruction Peg EZ Computer Computer Instruction Facebook / Craigslist

WILLS, TRUSTS, Securities offered through Raymond James PROBATE, ELDER LAW Financial Services, Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC 2500 N Tamiami Trail, Nokomis, FL 34275

97920

www.gulfcoastadvisory.com

Law OfďŹ ce of

Guy, P.A.

Word Processing Antivirus / Antispyware Much More! Call Today

Peg’s Peg s EZ EZ Computer Computer Instruction Instruction

941-735-3362

BOAT SERVICES

WOOD ROT?

Madalena’s Cleaning Service

97325

CONCRETE MichaelLACIVITA Koch Concrete, Inc.

“No Job Too

State Lic. CR CO25291

,ICENSED s )NSURED ,IC

Lic. # 46264

97922

s -OVE )NS -OVE /UTS (OUSE #ONDO /FlCE #LEANING #ARPET &LOOR #ARE

NEW TV - CALL ME

26

586-4791

0

Mottern :2 CUSTOM WOODWORKING 0

2 2':2 5.,1* & -964 *65*,7; ;6 -Fine 050:/ Quality Furniture Made With Wood

35(< &86720

#VJMU *OT t &OUFSUBJONFOU $FOUFST t "SNPJSFT $PNQVUFS %FTLT %JOJOH 3PPN 5BCMFT t )VUDIFT Thomas 'VSOJUVSF 3FQBJS 3FmOJTIJOH t $BCJOFU 3FGBDJOH

26

586-4791

YOUR DESIGN - YOUR CHOICE OF WOOD Mottern :2 0

2 2':2 5.,1* &

Quality Furniture Made With Fine Wood #VJMU *OT t &OUFSUBJONFOU $FOUFST t "SNPJSFT $PNQVUFS %FTLT %JOJOH 3PPN 5BCMFT t )VUDIFT 'VSOJUVSF 3FQBJS 3FmOJTIJOH t $BCJOFU 3FGBDJOH

98790

Free

941-724-4278 Estimates

NEW TV - CALL ME

98740 97909 97909 97922

Unique Cleaning Service

3675768-01

35(< &8672

s 0/,9 0%"",% %0/89 s 4%8452%$ #/.#2%4% s 2%3%!, 2%0!)23 s ).4%2,/#+).' "2)#+ 0!6%23 Free Serving Sarasota Thomas 355-1148 Estimates Since 1979 3!2!3/4! s "2!$%.4/. s 6%.)#%

98790

941-724-4278

Call Liz for the Best Price

922-3157

YOUR DESIGN - YOUR CHOICE OF WOOD

941-504-0903 s

966-5094 FREE

Cell #809-7311 HANDYMAN

ESTIMATES!

3690387-01

STEVE PANEBIANCO H R S

HOME OME REPAIR EPAIR SERVICE ERVICE s ./ */" 4// 3-!,, s ./ */" 4// 3-!,, s 3#2%%. 2%0!)23 s 3#2%%. 2%0!)23 s 0!).4).' $29 7!,, s 0!).4).' $29 7!,, s s 4 4),% 2%0!)23 ),% 2%0!)23 s & -5#( -/2% s & -5#( -/2%

966-5094 Cell #809-7311 Cell #809-7311

FREE

ESTIMATES! ESTIMATES!

STEVE PANEBIANCO Reliable Handy ManS Services, LLC H R

OME EPAIR ERVICE Repairs of all types including: s ./ */" 4// 3-!,, s 3#2%%. 2%0!)23 s 0!).4).' $29 7!,, s 4),% 2%0!)23 Home/OfďŹ ce, Painting,s & -5#( -/2% Plumbing,

24/7 SERVICE

REFACE OR NEW IN BAMBOO REFACE OR NEW IN BAMBOO

Commercial and Residential Free Estimates Best Prices in Town s -OVE )NS -OVE /UTS We(OUSE #ONDO /FlCE #LEANING #ARPET &LOOR #ARE Use Cell (941)

724-1395

s 0/,9 0%"",% %0/89 s 4%8452%$ #/.#2%4% Patios - Driveways - Sidewalks 3680493-01 s 2%3%!, 2%0!)23 s ).4%2,/#+).' "2)#+ 0!6%23 Free Serving Sarasota 355-1148 Estimates Since 1979 3!2!3/4! s "2!$%.4/. s 6%.)#%

Custom Surfaces Inc.

,ICENSED s )NSURED ,IC

Call Liz for the Best Price

HOME REPAIR SERVICE s ./ */" 4// 3-!,, s 3#2%%. 2%0!)23 s 0!).4).' $29 7!,, s & -5#( -/2% /54$//2 &52.)452% %80%243 s 4),% 2%0!)23 777 0!4)/2%0!)23 .%4

24/7 SERVICE

DECORATIVE SURFACES FOR:

Mercyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cleaning Service

/LFHQVHG Â&#x2021; )UHH (VWLPDWHV

Custom Surfaces Inc. LACIVITA CONCRETE

PATIOS, DECKS, DRIVEWAYS, ENTRYWAYS -964 *POOL 65*,7; ;6 -050:/

Unique Cleaning Service

Lic. # 46264

Licensed922-3157 & Insured Free Estimates

CUSTOM WOODWORKING

2ES #OMM s 2EFERENCES !VAILABLE s 9RS %XPERIENCE

724-1395

918-8587

Residential Concrete Specialist

Mercyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cleaning Service

(OME 7ATCH WHILE NOT IN USE OR UP .ORTH Werental Use schedule &Cell FAX us your weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do the rest (941) Organic Products /LFHQVHG Â&#x2021; )UHH (VWLPDWHV #ELL ĂŚ ĂŚsĂŚ&AX ĂŚ

Furniture Sales &&Repairs Furniture Sales Repairs STEVE PANEBIANCO #USHIONS s 3LINGS s 2E POWDERCOATING #USHIONS s 3LINGS s 5MBRELLAS

24/7 SERVICE

1967 the Sarasota Smallâ&#x20AC;?SinceServicing

DECORATIVE SURFACES FOR: Since 1967 PATIOS, POOL DECKS, DRIVEWAYS, ENTRYWAYS

Madalenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cleaning Service and Residential Siesta Key CondoCommercial Rental Specialist Best Prices in Town

HANDYMAN PATIO REPAIRS, INC PATIO REPAIRS

areaSpecialist since 1999 Residential Concrete Driveways s 3IDEWALKS Patios - Driveways - Sidewalks 3680493-01

98740

CLEANING

PATIO REPAIRS, INC PATIO REPAIRS

State Lic. CR CO25291

3675768-01

#ELL ĂŚ ĂŚsĂŚ&AX ĂŚ

918-8587

!LSO ,AYING 3TONE

Reasonable Prices

40 Years in Sarasota 941-544-2058 2ES #OMM s 2EFERENCES !VAILABLE s 9RS %XPERIENCE Siesta Key Condo Ads Rental Specialist Classified Bring Results (OME 7ATCH WHILE NOT IN USE OR UP .ORTH FAX us your rental 941-955-4888 schedule & weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do the rest

Servicing the Sarasota area since 1999

97923 97924

After

Fascia, SofďŹ t Siding, Hardi Board, CLEANING Painting, Carpentry, Etc.

Driveways s 3IDEWALKS

!LSO ,AYING 3TONE

99784

WOOD ROT?

Michael Koch Concrete, Inc.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Job Too Smallâ&#x20AC;?

Reasonable PricesCONCRETE Free Estimates

40 Years in Sarasota 941-544-2058 CARPENTRY

Experienced, hands-on accountant is available to help with your small business/personal accounting needs. A few hours per month may be all you need to keep your books straight. Comfortable with any accounting software.

Hourly or Sales monthly fee.

Furniture Sales & Furniture &Repairs Repairs

/54$//2 &52.)452% %80%243 s REPAIR 777 0!4)/2%0!)23 .%4 FURNITURE

38314

CERTIFIED & INSURED Painting, Carpentry, Etc.

RDH Services (941) 468-2001 FINANCIAL SERVICES

941-504-0903

CONCRETE

Licensed & Insured

99784 97989

Before SMS Mobile Marine Service After *36 )LVKILQGHU ,QVWDOODWLRQ Â&#x2021; 2XWERDUGV , 2ÂŞV Â&#x2021; ,QERDUGV Fascia, SofďŹ t Siding, Hardi Board, Call for appointment Â&#x2021; 941-232-3523

99788

Lic. #ER0013984

97325

BOAT SERVICES DOCKSIDE BOATCARPENTRY REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

377-2272 NEED A PART-TIME CONTROLLER? Experienced, hands-on accountant is available to help with your small business/personal accounting needs.Classifieds A few hours per month Team Up Today With may be all you need to keep your books straight. Comfortable with 941-955-4888 any accounting software.

Hourly or monthly fee.

#USHIONS s 3LINGS s 2E POWDERCOATING RDH Services (941) 468-2001 #USHIONS s 3LINGS s 5MBRELLAS

38314

CERTIFIED & INSURED

97989 98758

DOCKSIDE BOAT REPAIR552-5766 AND MAINTENANCE OfďŹ ce inService Palmer Ranch SMS Mobile Marine Sharon M. Guy 8586 Potter Park Drive, *36 )LVKILQGHU ,QVWDOODWLRQ Â&#x2021; 2XWERDUGV Sarasota, FL 34238 , 2ÂŞV Â&#x2021; ,QERDUGV Call for appointment Â&#x2021; 941-232-3523

)UDQNOLQ .HQQ\ Â&#x2021; Electrical Contractor FINANCIAL SERVICES

FURNITURE REPAIR NEED A PART-TIME CONTROLLER?

99787

Sharon M. Guy, P.A.

LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRIC

98758

Sarasota, FL 34238 Law OfďŹ ce of

99788

Lic. #ER0013984

of Sarasota

Windows 7, Vista, XP 941-735-3362 Email / Internet / Skype

552-5766 WILLS, TRUSTS, OfďŹ ce in Palmer Ranch PROBATE, LAW 8586 PotterELDER Park Drive,

377-2272 >Ĺ?Ä?Ä&#x17E;ĹśĆ?Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x161; Ä&#x201A;ĹśÄ&#x161; /ĹśĆ?ĆľĆ&#x152;Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x161;Í&#x2014; ^ϭώϏϏϏϾϰώ

941-727-0272

97923 99787

ATTORNEY Sharon M.

Work at Your Own Speed Affordably Priced New Computer Setups Software & Printer Install New Purchase Consults Working with Photos

Ď­ĎŹĎŹĐš Ć?Ä&#x201A;Ć&#x;Ć?ĨÄ&#x201A;Ä?Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ĺ?ĆľÄ&#x201A;Ć&#x152;Ä&#x201A;ĹśĆ&#x161;Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x161;

3690387-01

418 S. Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL 34229

of Sarasota

NO Job Too SmallContractor )UDQNOLQ .HQQ\ Â&#x2021; Electrical

966-5094 Yard, Debris Removal, FREE Gardening ESTIMATES! Cell #809-7311 Projects or Problems.

Call Mike Reliable Handy Man Services, LLC 536-6577 98438

ATTORNEY

>Ĺ?Ä?Ä&#x17E;ĹśĆ?Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x161; Ä&#x201A;ĹśÄ&#x161; /ĹśĆ?ĆľĆ&#x152;Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x161;Í&#x2014; ^ϭώϏϏϏϾϰώ

ZÄ&#x17E;Ć?Ĺ?Ä&#x161;Ä&#x17E;ĹśĆ&#x;Ä&#x201A;ĹŻ ĹŻÄ&#x17E;Ä?Ć&#x161;Ć&#x152;Ĺ?Ä?Ä&#x201A;ĹŻ ^Ć&#x2030;Ä&#x17E;Ä?Ĺ?Ä&#x201A;ĹŻĹ?Ć?Ć&#x161; LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRIC

Handy Man Services Repairs of all types PER $ including: References can HOUR be supplied Painting, Plumbing, Home/OfďŹ ce, We are bonded, very honest & trustworthy handymen.

Yard, Debris Removal, Gardening Projects or Problems.

20

Call Mike

Handy Man

) Carpentry ) Indoors ) Remodeling ) Ceramic Tile Services ) Water & Fire Damage ) Kitchen/Baths â&#x20AC;&#x153;OUR ESTIMATES & ADVICE ARE $ FREEâ&#x20AC;? PER Licensed References can Lic. #38333 HOUR be supplied

536-6577

98438

(941) 439-3232

97353

97920

Gary Chmielewski , CFPÂŽ

Securities offered through Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC

98639

www.gulfcoastadvisory.com

Work at Your Own Speed Facebook / Craigslist Affordably Priced Windows 7, Vista, XP Gulf Gate Dr., Sarasota (Across from/ Internet the Library) New3204 Computer Setups Email / Skype Software & Printer Install Word Processing New Purchase Consults Antivirus / Antispyware Working with Learn Photos Computer Much More! Call Today Basics

97930

ZÄ&#x17E;Ć?Ĺ?Ä&#x161;Ä&#x17E;ĹśĆ&#x;Ä&#x201A;ĹŻ ĹŻÄ&#x17E;Ä?Ć&#x161;Ć&#x152;Ĺ?Ä?Ä&#x201A;ĹŻ ^Ć&#x2030;Ä&#x17E;Ä?Ĺ?Ä&#x201A;ĹŻĹ?Ć?Ć&#x161;

98639

2500 N Tamiami Trail, Nokomis, FL 34275

Organic Products

,ICENSED )NSURED s &REE %STIMATES

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Easier Than You Think!

418 S. Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL 34229

Before

s 2EPAIR s 2EMODEL s .EW #ONSTRUCTION

NEW NEW & REFURBISHED On Site or In Shop 'SFF &TUJNBUFT CUSTOMERS NETWORKING DSL AND CABLE SETUPS COMPUTER TRAINING BACKUP & RECOVERY PC & LAPTOP REPAIR VIRUS & SPYWARE EXPERTS! SETUP, INSTALL, UPGRADE LAPTOP REPAIR SPECIALISTS SALES & SERVICE AFFORDABLE RATES NEW & REFURBISHED On Site or In Shop 3204 Gulf Gate Dr., Sarasota (Across NETWORKING from the Library) DSL AND CABLE SETUPS TRAINING Learn Computer Basics BACKUP & RECOVERY VIRUS & SPYWARE EXPERTS! SETUP, INSTALL, UPGRADE LAPTOP REPAIR SPECIALISTS AFFORDABLE RATES

97346 3805699296

ASSET MANAGEMENT (941) 439-3232

Sharon M. Guy

ELECTRIC CHALMERS DRYWALL

97353

6!, "%2.)53 s '2!&4/. 34 s 3!2!3/4! &,

97930

97346 38056

:DVKHUV Â&#x2021; 'U\HUV Â&#x2021; 'LVKZDVKHUV Â&#x2021; 5DQJHV Â&#x2021; 5HIULJHUDWRUV Gary Chmielewski , CFPÂŽ

ĂŚsĂŚ DRYWALL

97931

APPLIANCE SERVICE

,ICENSED )NSURED s &REE %STIMATES www.proslidingglassdoorrepair.com

97931 100139

97324

APPLIANCE REPAIR ASSET MANAGEMENT

PC & LAPTOP REPAIR (ONEST s 2ELIABLE %

97924

97908

6!, "%2.)53 s '2!&4/. 34 s 3!2!3/4! &,

VALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; S 97908

941s 925 s 2447 Â&#x2021; 5DQJHV Â&#x2021; 5HIULJHUDWRUV

Call Mark 941-928-2263

100139

(OURS -ONDAY &RIDAY AM PM s 7EEKENDS BY APPOINTMENT

Gulf Gate Village :DVKHUV Â&#x2021; 'U\HUV Â&#x2021; 'LVKZDVKHUV 6568 Superior Ave., Sarasota, FL 34231

NEW CUSTOMERS

3687954-01

COMPUTER

Allow me to do my very best for you!

ESTABLISHED SERVICE1975!

Ph. 376-4228 941-923-9805 SINGLETURTLE AOL COM

CHALMERS DRYWALL

YOUR DOORS WILL SLIDE LIKE NEW s 2EPAIR s 2EMODEL s .EW #ONSTRUCTION

References

20

957-4762 (cell #) 504-3168

97910

In shop free estimates Pick upAPPLIANCE and delivery services available REPAIR

15 OFF

DOORS PRO SlidingDRYWALL Glass Door Repair â&#x20AC;&#x153;FIX IT - DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T REPLACEâ&#x20AC;?

97929

97324

Home Furnishing Restoration and Upholstery ESTABLISHED 1975! Specialist!

www.proslidingglassdoorrepair.com

99803

(OURS -ONDAY &RIDAY AM PM s 7EEKENDS BY APPOINTMENT

99803

ADDYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CLEANING SERVICE Housecleaning

Allow me to do my very best for you!

Frank Beck Upholstery

Call Mark 941-928-2263

We are bonded, very honest & trustworthy handymen.

DeaD on TargeT ) Carpentry ) Indoors ) Remodeling ) Ceramic Tile ) Water &The Fire Observer Damage ) Kitchen/Baths Service Directory

Licensed Lic. #38333 References

â&#x20AC;&#x153;OUR ESTIMATES & ADVICE ARE FREEâ&#x20AC;?

Call 955-4888(cell to #) reserve your space.

957-4762 504-3168

97910

Pick up and delivery services available

3687954-01

99150

In shop free estimates ALTERATIONS/UPHOLSTERY

AOL COM

97929

Ph. 376-4228 SINGLETURTLE

(ONESTY s )NTEGRITY s 1UALITY s 6ALUE 941s 925 s 2447

YOUR DOORS WILL SLIDE LIKE NEW

99150

(ONESTY s )NTEGRITY s 1UALITY s 6ALUE

Gulf Gate Village 6568 Superior Ave., Sarasota, FL 34231

â&#x20AC;&#x153;FIX IT - DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T REPLACEâ&#x20AC;?

s /NE 4IME 7EEKLY -ONTHLY s 2ES #OMM s -OVE )NS /UTS s #ARPET #LEANING s 2EFERENCES s &REE %ST â&#x2DC;&#x2026; 6ERY !FFORDABLE 2ATES â&#x2DC;&#x2026;

Home Furnishing Restoration and Upholstery Specialist!

VALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; S

YourObserver.com

PRO Sliding Glass Door Repair

ADDYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CLEANING SERVICE

Frank Beck Upholstery

APPLIANCE

23A DOORS Classifieds 23A

CLEANING www.yourobserver.com

97540

ALTERATIONS/UPHOLSTERY Thursday, January 3, 2013

97540

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

99296

SARASOTA ObserverOBSERVER/PE THE SARASOTA

SARASOTA Observer

www.yourobserver.com

MOVERS

MO V I N G

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Will move anything from a couch to a householdâ&#x20AC;?

A Private Company Serving the Palmer Ranch Area Since 2007

) # # s $/4 &, -/6%23 )- 97327

Dave McCarthy Operator/Owner

Make Your Phone Ring Team Up With Classifieds

941-955-4888

Phone (941) 704-4278 Fax (941) 538-3781 dmccarthy114@hotmail.com

LEAKY ROOF?

HUSBAND & WIFE PAINTING TEAM

Quality Work with a Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Touch

Satisfying Customers for 21 years in Sarasota County

941.726.1560

FREE

ESTIMATES 97847

www.chiconthecheap.net chiconthecheap@gmail.com

KITCHEN/BATH REMODELING

941.484.8495

3674387-01

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL Interior & Exterior Pressure Washing Pool Decks Drywall Repair Family Owned & Operated

Corby J. deKozlowski 97911

Specializing in Residential Painting Fully Insured

97354

(cell) 780-3346

(941) 388-3580

484-4576

Native Son Landscape Services, Inc. www.nativesonlandscape.com GO GREEN!

97312

Cell: 941.928.4325

Pet Care

Call Now for a Free Estimate (941) 962-0395

Place Your Ad Quickly 941-955-4888 or www.Your Observer.com/classifieds TREES

Gift CertiďŹ cates Available 3673529-01

Melanie

MOVERS

925-8448

Licensed

Insured

/, Ă&#x160;, "6 Ă&#x160;UĂ&#x160;/, Ă&#x160;UĂ&#x160;*,1 Ă&#x160;UĂ&#x160;-*, Ă&#x160; Â&#x2021;1* >Ă&#x2022;Â?Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;}Ă&#x160;UĂ&#x160;-Â&#x2026;iÂ?Â?Ă&#x160;7Â&#x153;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x17D;Ă&#x160;UĂ&#x160; Â&#x153;LV>Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160;7Â&#x153;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x17D;Ă&#x160;UĂ&#x160;9>Ă&#x20AC;`Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;EĂ&#x160; Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x203A;iĂ&#x153;>Ă&#x17E;Ă&#x192; UĂ&#x160; Ă&#x160; ", t

s $OG 7ALKING

929-9309 or 356-5616 Cell

s /VER YEARS EXPERIENCE

97919

99792

3687676-01

by

Licensed & Insured

10 Years Experience

s 0ET 3ITTING

724-2945

Lic. & Ins.

Aveda-Hair Salon

Ask us about Superscreen Rescreening pool cages, lanais, etc.

PET SERVICES

LAWN CARE

373-9299

Salon Capelli

s %XCELLENT REFERENCES 97328

(941) 966-2960

NATIVE CUT TREE SERVICE

Â&#x2039; )LZ[ 7YPJL VU 7HST ;YPTTPUN Call Bob Â&#x2039; :[VYT 7YLWHYH[PVU /H\SPUN 4\SJOPUN Â&#x2039; 3HUKZJHWL +LZPNU 0UZ[HSSH[PVU 780-2267 Â&#x2039; 4VU[OS` :OY\I 7Y\UPUN Licensed Landscape ANY OUTDOOR PROJECT & Insured

All Tree Work

Residential & Commercial

PLUMBING

Fully Licensed and Insured

Mr. Mover

% Off

Apartment, Home & OfďŹ ce Moving & STORAGE

10 FREE Senior Citizen Discounts! use of 4 FREE wardrobe w/ Any Move

ALL OFFERS MUST BE PRESENTED AT TIME OF ORDERING

boxes

ALL OFFERS MUST BE PRESENTED AT TIME OF ORDERING

Call NOW For Your FREE GUARANTEED Price Quote!

941-366-6683

97902

BOXES

379-9070

,EAKY 0IPES s 7ATER (EATERS #LOGGED 4OILETS s #LOGGED $RAINS

10

Ask About

Fast Quality Service at Reasonable Rates Ins./Lic. #RF0048866

Visit us online for your moving checklist & helpful tips!

www.mr-mover.com

941-755-6300

FULL PLUMBING SERVICES No Trip Charges Same Pricing 24/7

Sarasota.MrRooter.com LIC# CFC1427462

97925

Â&#x2C6;ViÂ&#x2DC;Ă&#x192;i`Ă&#x160;UĂ&#x160; Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC;`i`Ă&#x160;UĂ&#x160; Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x20AC;i`

General Plumbing Services Inc. Complete Plumbing Services & Repairs Residential, New Construction and Commercial No Overtime, No Trip Charge No Job Too BIG or Too SMALL. We DO IT ALL!

Family Owned & Operated s Third Generation Master Plumber All Major Credit Cards Accepted

941-923-8140

Check our Web Page! www.Generalplumbingservices.com

24 HR. EMERGENCY SERVICE

Unclog & Camera any drain line for

79

$

3PECIALIZING IN 0ALM 4REES s 4REE 4RIMMING 2EMOVAL s 9ARD #LEAN 5P Family Owned & Operated

97914

Holiday Special

Reg. $175 USave $96

s $RAIN 3EWER #LEANING s "ACKmOWS )NSTALLATION s 2E PIPING (OUSES 3LAB ,EAKS s .ATURAL 'AS )NSTALLATIONS !PPLIANCE (OOK UPS s 0OWER &LUSH #OMFORT (EIGHT 4OILETS s !LL 7ATER (EATERS 4ANKLESS 'AS 3OLAR s !LL -AJOR 0LUMBING &IXTURES 2EPAIRED OR 2EPLACED s 'ARBAGE $ISPOSALS s .EW 7ATER 3EWER 3ERVICES s $ISHWASHERS )NSTALLED s 7ELLS 0UMP 2EPAIRS Licensed & Insured State Lic CFC056748

FREE ESTIMATES

Serving Sarasota for 27 Years

ANY SERVICE W/THIS COUPON

99793

U.S. DOT No. 1915800

97217

We sell boxes!

Disposal Special $179.95 Installed Reg. Price $229.95 Installed

Renovations

A Limb OnService Out Tree

$20.00 OFF

99796

s 2EPAIRS s 2EMODELS s )NSTALLS s s $RAINS 3EWERS s #LEANING s 2EPIPING s

359-1904

5057 Ocean Blvd.

Siesta Key Village 941-349-5257

SCREENING

,)+% 53 /. &!#%"//+ ,%7)3 !6% s */(. -!'')% &2/34 /7.%23

Free Estimates Lawn & Landscape Maintenance

SALONS

s De-cluttering s Organization s Record Keeping s OfďŹ ce/Household Tasks s Special Projects

www.yourveryownassistant.com jamerkt@comcast.net

Fully Insured

State Licensed Contractor #CCC057066

Let me help you get things done!

OfďŹ ce 941.379.6302

CURTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lawn Service

941-228-9850

Joe Murray, Owner

Providing personal & administrative support to individuals & small businesses.

Hire â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your Very Own Assistantâ&#x20AC;?

365-2407

All Work Guaranteed

Š _Â&#x201E;Â&#x160;{Â&#x2C6; Â&#x2026;Â&#x2C6; fw Â&#x201E;Â&#x160; Â&#x201E;} Š fÂ&#x2026;Â&#x2020;yÂ&#x2026;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x201E; Y{ Â&#x201A; Â&#x201E;} h{Â&#x192;Â&#x2026;Â&#x152;wÂ&#x201A; Š mwÂ&#x201A;Â&#x201A;Â&#x2020;wÂ&#x2020;{Â&#x2C6; h{Â&#x192;Â&#x2026;Â&#x152;wÂ&#x201A; Š j{Â&#x17D;Â&#x160;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2C6;{z \ Â&#x201E; Â&#x2030;~{Â&#x2030; Š ZÂ&#x2C6;Â?Â?wÂ&#x201A;Â&#x201A; h{Â&#x2020;w Â&#x2C6;C h{Â&#x2020;Â&#x201A;wy{Â&#x192;{Â&#x201E;Â&#x160;

PERSONAL SERVICES

LANDSCAPING & LAWN

s ,ANDSCAPE $ESIGN 2ENOVATION )NSTALLATION s 8ERISCAPE %XPERTS .ATIVE 0LANTS s/RGANIC 'ARDENING &ERTILIZING s 3OD 2EPAIR s $RAINAGE 3OLUTIONS s 3EASONAL #LEAN 5P 2EMULCH s .EW 0AVERS 0AVER 2EPAIR

Specializing in Re-RooďŹ ng & Repairs

PROMPT

than Dewey RESPONSE NaPainting COMPANY

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Quality Workmanship for Over 25 Yearsâ&#x20AC;?

Grab Bar Installations & Handyman Services GLENN KROECKER

38 Years Experience

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR/INSURED

97913

In-Home Consultation & Do-It-Yourself Plan

%XPERIENCED s )NSURED 7ORKER S #OMP Lic. #RGLAN-SL-A1815

97912

or PaintJobBoys@AOL.com

RedeďŹ ning Interior Design

954-1878

GULF GATE ROOFING INC.

SANDPIPER PAINTING, INC

100

License#38412

PAINT JOB BOYS LLC

97912

$

Insured

ROOFING

(941) 232-4648

Beautiful Interior Design on a Budget

941-373-5143

PAINTING â&#x2DC;&#x2026; Commercial & â&#x2DC;&#x2026; Faux Finish Service House Painting Services â&#x2DC;&#x2026; Licensed / Insured â&#x2DC;&#x2026; Power Washing

INTERIOR DESIGN

3803243-01

Small Jobs OK 98788

Watching your home when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re away

Licensed & Insured

*Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x153;Â&#x201C;ÂŤĂ&#x152;Ă&#x160;UĂ&#x160; Â&#x153;Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x152;iÂ&#x153;Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;UĂ&#x160; iÂŤiÂ&#x2DC;`>LÂ?i

LOCAL - LONG DISTANCE FREE ESTIMATES

97907

99790

99794

Commercial

99795

/>Â&#x17D;iĂ&#x160;>Ă&#x160;Ă&#x192;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x201C;ÂŤÂ?iĂ&#x160;Ă&#x152;iĂ&#x192;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x152;Â&#x153;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x192;iiĂ&#x160;Â&#x2C6;vĂ&#x160;Ă&#x17E;Â&#x153;Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x203A;iÂ&#x2DC;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;VÂ?Â&#x153;}}i`°Ă&#x160;1Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2026;Â&#x153;Â&#x153;Â&#x17D;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x17E;Â&#x153;Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x160;`Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x17E;iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x203A;iÂ&#x2DC;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160;EĂ&#x160;VÂ&#x153;Â&#x201C;ÂŤ>Ă&#x20AC;iĂ&#x160;`Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x17E;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;}Ă&#x160;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x201C;i°

Houses, Driveways, Pool Patio Areas

97352

Are You Having Dryer DifďŹ culties?

UĂ&#x160; Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x17E;iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x160;Â&#x2026;Â&#x153;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160;LĂ&#x2022;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160;VÂ?Â&#x153;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026;iĂ&#x192;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2C6;Â?Â?Ă&#x160;Ă&#x153;iĂ&#x152;Ă&#x160;>vĂ&#x152;iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x160;­£ŽĂ&#x160;`Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x17E;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;}Ă&#x160;VĂ&#x17E;VÂ?iÂś UĂ&#x160; Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x17E;iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x160;}iĂ&#x152;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;Â&#x2026;Â&#x153;Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x152;Â&#x153;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026;iĂ&#x160;Ă&#x152;Â&#x153;Ă&#x2022;VÂ&#x2026;Ă&#x160;Â&#x153;Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x160;`Â&#x153;iĂ&#x192;Â&#x2DC;½Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160;Â&#x2026;i>Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160;Ă&#x2022;ÂŤĂ&#x160;>Ă&#x152;Ă&#x160;>Â?Â?Âś

941-705-5468

Pressure Washing/Painting

Dave McCarthy

97915

WE ONLY CLEAN DRYER VENTS WE USE SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT

Residential

POWER WASHING

97916

HOME SERVICES

3680109-01

THE SARASOTA OBSERVER/ THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013 Thursday, January 3, 2013

(941) 737-4305

Licensed & Insured

WINDOWS Lic./Ins. se Window Washin i r n Su and Pressure Cleaning g

Res./Com.

Environmentally Friendly

h,EAVE 9OUR $IRTY 7INDOWS 4O 5Sv

s h50 4/ 34!.$!2$ 7).$/73 s v 30%#)!,

10%

Free Estimates

00

OFF + Additional

For Senior Citizens Prices Include:

Ă&#x201C;Ă&#x160; >Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026;Ă&#x160; Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x153;Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;UĂ&#x160;Ă&#x201C;Ă&#x160; >Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;UĂ&#x160;/Ă&#x20AC;>VÂ&#x17D;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;UĂ&#x160;-VĂ&#x20AC;iiÂ&#x2DC;Ă&#x192;

99986

24A Classifieds YourObserver.com

97993

24A

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

25A

Sheldon Paley, RealtorÂŽ Certified International Property Specialist

4RANSNATIONAL 2EFERRAL #ERTIlCATION s 2ESORT AND 3ECOND (OME 3PECIALIST )NTERNATIONAL 2EAL %STATE &EDERATION -EMBER 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 5 Star Best in Client Satisfaction

941.356.1857

Jspaley@comcast.net | www.SheldonPaley.com

1241 Gulf of Mexico #808D - SOLD in 3 weeks 2/3 BR/ 4 BA. Direct Gulf and Bay views. Ann Folsom Smith designed and furnished. Water Club...... $1,999,999 524 Hornblower Lane - SOLD 3BR/2 ½ BA canal front in Country Club Shores ................................. $750,000 762 Siesta Drive on Siesta Key - PRICE REDUCED Bay front w/Dock and two lifts. Can accommodate up to 90 ft. boat. 4651 sq. ft. including guest house. Large pool overlooking bay, and casual elegance throughout home includes wood, tile and granite ........... $1,950,000 601 Longboat Club Rd. #404S - PRICE REDUCED Lowered to sell NOW. Sweeping direct gulf views in largest 2BR/2Ba. corner unit at 1560 sq. ft. Live in luxurious Longboat Key Towers behind the gates of Longboat Key Club............................................................................ $775,000 603 Longboat Club Rd. #N-802 Gulf front 2BR/2BA with sweeping direct gulf views. Gorgeous renovation. Incomparable quality in additions and finishes to this elegant home. Longboat Key Towers behind the gates of the Longboat Key Club ................................................................................ $975,000

One of Siesta Keyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best Kept Secrets....

800 N. Tamiami Trail #404 1070 sq. ft. Turnkey furnished in desirable downtown Alinari. Great rental investment now and into the future$280,000

Open Sunday 1 to 4pm 1295 Whitehall Place

Gorgeous Bay Isles Bay front beauty. Panoramic views and every amenity.

Call for info........................................................................................ MILLION

Old Florida Style Home in estate. â&#x20AC;˘ 227â&#x20AC;&#x2122; frontage on newly dredged canal. â&#x20AC;˘ Large lot on cul-de-sac at the end of a private road â&#x20AC;˘ Dock & Boat House in sheltered anchorage, â&#x20AC;˘ 100 yards to ICW with no bridges. â&#x20AC;˘ Easy walk to Siesta Beach! â&#x20AC;˘ Den and Art Studio, possible 3rd & 4th Bedrooms Broker/Owner

If you are planning to list or buy a home, please call me at 941-357-1857.

If your property is currently listed, do not consider this a solicitation for that listing.

Realtors - Licensed Real Estate Broker 546 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, Florida 34228 941 - 383 - 2500 (M-F) | 941-364-4014 (Sat -Sun) premiersothebysrealty.com

$100,000 under estate appraisal!

Must Sell To Settle Estate! $860,000

Call Stephen P. Stevens at 941.349.6636 Stevens & Salt, Inc. Realtor

100438

The Dipinto Collection KLAUS LANG

al

. hysic 00 +fficpes Worldwide 3 , 3 h O

witwell Banker

Certified International Property Specialist

Longboat Key â&#x20AC;˘ Lido Key â&#x20AC;˘ St. Armands Key â&#x20AC;˘ Bird Key â&#x20AC;˘ Siesta Key â&#x20AC;˘ West of Trail

RealtorÂŽ

Spice Bay, a gated and maintenance free bayfront community on Siesta Key

Cold

LOT 14 LOT 8 LOT 7

Longboat Key

Gorgeous Sarasota Bay front estate. 11,000 total SF. Epitome of luxury awaits you. This newer built masterpiece sits on one full acre $ 8,450,000 of pristine land.

Longboat Key

Located only 3 homes from the wide open views of Sarasota Bay will sit this incredible 4BR/3.5BA. custom waterfront home.

1,479,000

$

SieSta Key

Rarely available is this magnificent 7,214 SF exclusive estate on Siesta Key situated on 3 Bay front lots totaling 151FT of waterfront. $

2,499,000

Longboat Key

The perfect home in the perfect location.

Stunning 5BR/4.5BA residence offering over 4,703 SF. Located in Harbor Acres and minutes to downtown Sarasota. $

1,278,000

LOT 5

LOT 2

LOT 1

Direct gulf frontage. Fabulous 3BR/3BA walk-down residence in prestigious Villa Di Lancia, a luxurious Gulf front community.

1,499,999

$

Place Coldwell DiPinto LV4473

SaraSota

LOT 6

Only 7 homesites are left in this West Indies style ď&#x192;&#x2DC; community. Choose your own architect or builder.

Homesites start at $450,000. Boat slips are available.

SaraSota

Build your dream home on this exceptional and private waterfront lot in Coral Cove.

Nestled among multi-million dollar homes and offering beautiful water views.

Gulf front family retreat of almost 7,000 sq ft, located ď&#x192;&#x2DC; on 150+ feet on south Siesta Beach offers breathtaking

999,000

$

sunset views. Step right out of the house onto a beach of crystal white sand. Double lot will allow for construction of a tennis court or a guest house or could be sold off as a buildable home site. Home offers five BR and five BA and is in immaculate condition. $ 4,990,000

â&#x20AC;˘ Top 1% of All Sarasota Realtors â&#x20AC;˘ 21 Years of Service â&#x20AC;˘ Superior Negotiating Skills â&#x20AC;˘ Aggressive Marketing Plan MARKETING YOUR PROPERTY TO THE WORLD

DiPintoCollection.com

Residential Real estate Owned and Operated by nrt, LLC

Dedicated to Luxury Real Estate

LV4473

Patrick DiPinto & Coldwell banker Previews International market your property to the WORLD. Coldwell Banker offers our sellers the power of more than 3,300 PHySiCaL Coldwell Banker offices worldwide and nearly 100,000 Coldwell Banker Agents to network and share your property with.

Mortgage Amortization Table (Monthly payments per $1,000) 5-YEARS

10-YEARS

15-YEARS

20-YEARS

25-YEARS

30-YEARS

2.0

17.53

9.20

6.44

5.06

4.24

3.70

2.5

17.75

9.43

6.67

5.30

4.49

3.95

3.0

17.97

9.66

6.91

5.55

4.74

4.22

3.5

18.19

9.89

7.15

5.80

5.01

4.49

4.0

18.42

10.12

7.40

6.06

5.28

4.77

4.5

18.64

10.36

7.65

6.33

5.56

5.07

5.0

18.87

10.61

7.91

6.60

5.85

5.37

There are places money canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy, for all others contact Klaus Lang 941.320.1223

KlausLang@michaelsaunders.com

klauslang.com

440 Gulf of Mexico Drive Longboat Key, FL 342228 michaelsaunders.com

99846

% Rate

26A

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

tHe Best oF

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

siesta Key

sCHemmel ProPerty grouP

results:

Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 1368 harbor Drive closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 7832 Estrella court Pending Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 7424 monte Verde Pending Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 4634 mirada way, 32 closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 4433 white cedar trail closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 1716 casey Key road closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 7417 monte Verde closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 7742 club lane closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 6300 midnight Pass, 1207 closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 5760 midnight Pass, 309D closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 3420 Founders club Drive closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 428 cezanne Drive closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 4208 Boca Pointe Drive closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 1330 main street, residence 3 closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 7411 monte Verde closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 7466 monte Verde closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 5512 37th avenue E closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 224 tenacity lane closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 5770 midnight Pass road, 201 closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 385 North Point road, 601 closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 7572 conservation court closed Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 1919 Grove street closed

tHe Best

Joel schemmel, J.d. sharon Chiodi tracy eisnaugle

ýýÚÄ&#x20AC;Ć&#x17D; ! + 'Ć&#x17D; + Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D;Ĺ&#x2039;ĂżÄ&#x17D;ĂźÄ&#x20AC;ĂźÄ&#x17D;áááĆ&#x17D;ĂźĆ&#x17D; ! /Ä&#x17D;Ć&#x17D;ĂžĆ&#x17D; 0$/Ä&#x17D;Ć&#x17D;øĆ&#x17D; .0% (Ć&#x17D; 0$Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D;øáÄ&#x17D;ÚáÞĆ&#x17D; -1 .!Ć&#x17D; !!0Ć&#x17D; 1%(0Ć&#x17D;%*Ć&#x17D;ÚááÿĆ&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 2!.(++'%*#Ć&#x17D; ! + 'Ć&#x17D; 5Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; ! % Ć&#x17D; ++)Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; !3%*#Ć&#x17D; ++)Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 1 (Ć&#x17D; ò !Ć&#x17D; 1%0!/Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 3+Ć&#x17D; 0%(%05Ć&#x17D; ++)/Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; (!2 0+.Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 3+Ć&#x17D; %.!,( !/Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; ++"0+,Ć&#x17D; !.. !Ć&#x17D;

941.257.9861 www.schemmelrealestate.com Joel.schemmel@sothebysrealty.com

PrestanCia

ÞýÄ&#x20AC;ĂšĆ&#x17D; (1 Ć&#x17D; *!Ć&#x17D; Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; Ĺ&#x2039;ýøÝÄ&#x17D;ßááĆ&#x17D; Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 3 Beds, 3 Baths ĂşÄ&#x17D;ĂšÄ&#x20AC;ĂžĆ&#x17D; -1 .!Ć&#x17D; !!0Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; +("Ć&#x17D; +1./!Ć&#x17D; * Ć&#x17D; '!Ć&#x17D; %!3/

ÝøÞýĆ&#x17D; / +* %0+Ć&#x17D; %. (!Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D;Ĺ&#x2039;ßÞÄ&#x20AC;Ä&#x17D;áááĆ&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D;4 Beds, 2.5 0$/Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D;ĂšÄ&#x17D;Ä&#x20AC;øÚĆ&#x17D; -1 .!Ć&#x17D; !!0Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; ++(Ć&#x17D; * Ć&#x17D; ,

ÝÚÿßĆ&#x17D; / +* %0+Ć&#x17D; %. (!Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D;Ĺ&#x2039;Ä&#x20AC;øÄ&#x20AC;Ä&#x17D;áááĆ&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D;ĂťĆ&#x17D; ! /Ä&#x17D;Ć&#x17D;ĂťĆ&#x17D; 0$/Ä&#x17D;Ć&#x17D; (1/Ć&#x17D; !*Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D;ĂťÄ&#x17D;øÿýĆ&#x17D; -1 .!Ć&#x17D; !!0Ć&#x17D; 1(Ĩ !Ĩ/ Ć&#x17D; + 0%+*Ć&#x17D;%*Ć&#x17D; $!Ć&#x17D; /0 0!/Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; . *-1%(Ć&#x17D; '!".+*0Ć&#x17D; * Ć&#x17D; +("Ć&#x17D; +1./!Ć&#x17D; %!3/Ć&#x17D; ÞýýøĆ&#x17D; ((!Ć&#x17D; %(Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D;Ĺ&#x2039;ßøÄ&#x20AC;Ä&#x17D;áááĆ&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D;3 Beds, 2.5 Baths ÝßúøĆ&#x17D; /Ć&#x17D; .%/ /Ć&#x17D; *!Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D;Ĺ&#x2039;ĂšÄ&#x20AC;ĂźÄ&#x17D;áááĆ&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D;2 Beds, 2 Baths ĂšÄ&#x17D;ÿÞúĆ&#x17D; -1 .!Ć&#x17D; !!0Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; +("Ć&#x17D; +1./!Ć&#x17D; %!3/Ć&#x17D; ĂšÄ&#x17D;ÚÚÞĆ&#x17D; -1 .!Ć&#x17D; !!0Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; %*0!* * !Ĩ".!!Ć&#x17D; %2%*# ! !*0(5Ć&#x17D; !*+2 0! Ć&#x17D; %0 $!*Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; ++(Ć&#x17D;3%0$Ć&#x17D; 10 ++.Ć&#x17D; %0 $!*Ć&#x17D;

Community HigHligHt

Crystal sands ~ siesta Key crystal saNDsĆ&#x17D; +*Ć&#x17D; %!/0 Ć&#x17D; !5Ć&#x17D; %/Ć&#x17D; Ć&#x17D; )!/)!.%6%*#Ć&#x17D; ! $".+*0Ć&#x17D; +))1*%05Ć&#x17D; "! 01.%*#Ć&#x17D; Ć&#x17D; 1*%-1!Ć&#x17D; +) %* 0%+*Ć&#x17D; +"Ć&#x17D; +*!Ć&#x17D; * Ć&#x17D; 03+Ć&#x17D; ! .++)Ć&#x17D; )% .%/!Ć&#x17D; .!/% !* !/Ć&#x17D; " %*#Ć&#x17D; 0$!Ć&#x17D; 3 .)Ć&#x17D; #!*0(!Ć&#x17D; 3 0!./Ć&#x17D; +"Ć&#x17D; 0$!Ć&#x17D; 1("Ć&#x17D; +"Ć&#x17D; !4% +Ć&#x17D; %*Ć&#x17D; %0%+*Ć&#x17D; 0+Ć&#x17D; /!, . 0!Ć&#x17D; +*!Ä&#x17D;Ć&#x17D;03+Ć&#x17D; * Ć&#x17D;0$.!!Ć&#x17D; ! .++)Ć&#x17D;2%(( /Ć&#x17D;Ăś *'%*#Ć&#x17D;0$!Ć&#x17D; 00. 0%2!Ć&#x17D;, ()Ć&#x17D;0.!!Ć&#x17D;(%*! Ć&#x17D;!*0.5Ć&#x17D; colonnade. the property showcases two heated pools and access to the world .!*+3*! Ć&#x17D;Ăľ*!Ć&#x17D;3$%0!Ć&#x17D;/ * Ć&#x17D; ! $!/Ć&#x17D; (+*#Ć&#x17D; %!/0 Ć&#x17D; !5Ä?Ć&#x17D; *Ć&#x17D;+*/%0!Ć&#x17D;!4,!.%!* ! Ć&#x17D;/0 Ă´Ć&#x17D; ,.+2% !/Ć&#x17D;,.+"!//%+* (Ć&#x17D; //%/0 * !Ć&#x17D; * Ć&#x17D;.!*0 (Ć&#x17D;/!.2% !/Ä? Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; heated Pools (2) Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; 1("Ĩ/% !Ć&#x17D;,.+,!.05 Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; Elevators Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; cable t.V.

+.Ć&#x17D;

Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; Private Beach Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; Beach chairs Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; Pool chairs Ä&#x201C;Ć&#x17D; Night security

%0%+* (Ć&#x17D;%*"+.) 0%+*Ć&#x17D; +*0 0Ć&#x17D; $ .+*Ć&#x17D; $%+ %Ć&#x17D;Ä&#x20AC;ÝøÄ?ÿáÄ&#x20AC;Ä?áúÿá

w w w. s c h E m m E l r E a l E s t a t E . c o m 99838

Each office is independently owned and operated. Equal housing opportunity.

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

happy new year

Judie Berger

Trust THE REALTOR WITH PROVEN RESULTS

SOLD IN 2012

SHORT SALE

SOLD

1229 Point Crisp Road - $2,850,000

7220 Proctor Road - $1,199,000

Brand New Siesta Key bay front home on magical 1 acre lot with dock, lift and infinity pool

5300 sq. ft. casually elegant estate on 2.5 acres, built 2007, 2 ponds, 15 minutes to Siesta Key. 4-5 beds/4.5 baths

7305 Iguana Drive - CALL FOR NEW PRICING

Enjoy nature in this 5 beds/3.5 baths home on 5+ acres and pond. Full guest house, RV garage, tennis court

SOLD for full list price

625 Tremont Street - $849,000

One of the most desirable streets on Siesta Key. Fabulous views. Deep boating water near the bay. 3 beds/2 baths

27A

1226 Sea Plume Way - $735,000

Siesta Key Crescent Beach area. Dock & lift on sailboat bayou to bay. 3 beds/2 baths pool home on tropical street

Voted SaraSota Magazine’S FiVe Star “BeSt in Client SatiSFaCtion” 7 YearS in a row top produCer preMier SotheBY’S international realtY a leader in reSidential hoMe SaleS SpeCializing in luxurY Marketing and negotiation

7850 Chick Evans Place - $400,000

Enjoy the country club lifestyle. Maintenance-free, 2 beds plus den/2.5 baths detached villa with pool

Your

1229 Point Crisp Road - $2,850,000 701 Treasure Boat Way - $1,390,000 1245 Sea Plume Way - $1,150,000 524 N. Spoonbill Drive - $1,150,000 1529 Eastbrook Drive - $999,500 1240 Northport Drive - $935,000 631 Waterside Way - $925,000 1529 Key Royale Drive - $890,000 618 Owl Way - $800,000 1919 Grove Street - $745,000 5440 Avenida del Mare - $745,000 757 Tropical Circle - $730,000 550 Commonwealth Drive - $670,000 5585 Contento Drive - $665,000 3210 Old Oak Drive - $665,000 5300 Ocean Boulevard #903 - $650,000 1008 Glebe Lane - $440,000 7850 Chick Evans - $400,000 2978 Bravura Lake Drive - $437,250 4555 Tuscana Drive - $362,400 7809 Allen Robertson Place - $350,000 5044 Faberge Place - $315,000 9393 Midnight Pass Road #401 - $300,000 5911 Midnight Pass Road #201 - $295,000 7065 Del Lago Drive - $270,000 5725 Fossano Place - $233,000 257 S Portofino Drive #208 - $230,000 850 S Tamiami Trail #830 - $193,000 485 Island Circle - $184,000

Expert

Siesta Key

941.479.3880

Judie Berger

PA, ABR, GRI

Judie.Berger@sothebysrealty.com

HOMESOFSARASOTA.com

Quality Florida Waterfront

% Rate

5-YEARS

10-YEARS

15-YEARS

20-YEARS

25-YEARS

30-YEARS

2.0

17.53

9.20

6.44

5.06

4.24

3.70

2.5

17.75

9.43

6.67

5.30

4.49

3.95

3.0

17.97

9.66

6.91

5.55

4.74

4.22

3.5

18.19

9.89

7.15

5.80

5.01

4.49

4.0

18.42

10.12

7.40

6.06

5.28

4.77

4.5

18.64

10.36

7.65

6.33

5.56

5.07

An exquisite 5,000 sq. ft. custom Mediterranean Villa behind the gates of The Longboat Key Club Islandside and the gates of the $ 4,150,000 exclusive Lighthouse enclave of 16 homes.

5.0

18.87

10.61

7.91

6.60

5.85

5.37

Developers Realty Inc. Lic. R.E. Broker • 1266 1st St., Suite 9, Sarasota, FL 34236

Call Reid Murphy 941-232-3304 • ReidMurphy.com

What differentiates us in the Real Estate Market? Global

Please call me for a Free comprehensive market analysis.

This will establish the price range of your home, what is your competition, and the most appropriate listing price based on your needs and current market conditions.

Developers Realty

93584

Mortgage Amortization Table (Monthly payments per $1,000)

Regional Local Outreach is Unprecedented Our marketing and

reCentLY SOLD

reCentLY SOLD

reCentLY SOLD

1374 harbor Drive $4,500,000 Peter achieved the Highest Selling Price per square foot for any bayfront home priced over $2.8 Million in Sarasota in 2012.

600 Putter Lane $2,100,000 “Your professionalism and knowledge of the real estate business in Sarasota and your 24/7 availability was outstanding.” -France & Hubert Lippe

1554 Stickney Point rd, 402 $385,000 Sold in 78 Days at 100% of List Price!

Peter represented the buyer and the seller in the transaction.

online presence is designed to connect people and their lifestyles.

Peter LaughLin has built a stellar reputation providing one-of-a kind opportunities in Sarasota’s luxury home market since 1990. As one of Sarasota’s top real estate brokers, he consistently assists buyers and sellers in making choices that positively impacts their lifestyles and wealth.

Each office is independently owned and operated. Equal housing opportunity.

99835

Contact Peter via email at peter.laughlin@sothebysrealty.com, or by phone at 941.356.8428.

28A

SARASOTA Observer

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

1111 Ritz Carlton Dr # 1101 #A3941343 $1,225,000 Christine Del Monte

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-266-6733

613 Harbor Shore Dr #A3957008 Terri Healey

Nokomis/North Venice $899,000 941-966-8000 941-320-0389

7441 Paurotis Ct #A3970078 Marianne Lebar

$665,000

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-650-0337

5780 Midnight Pass Rd # 505 #A3955723 $599,000 Lenore Treiman

1125 W Peppertree Dr # 707 #A3966346 $535,000 Ellen Wells

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-544-4849

1433 Deer Creek Dr #N5778541 Dan Olson

$529,000

8840 Bloomfield Blvd #A3962339 Janet Montgomery

$739,000

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-544-7031

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-356-9642

5880 Midnight Pass Rd # 309 #A3963689 $599,000 Linda Stowe

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-228-5685

Englewood 941-485-5421 941-223-0037

8059 36Th Street E Cir #A3966877 Annette Bentley

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-374-0318

$439,900

4300 Higel Ave Siesta Key Karen Melk 305-458-0066

#A3951718

95 Osprey Point Dr Osprey Sania Allen 941-266-7829

#A3952572

$10,975,000 941-951-6660

$2,495,000 941-966-8000

OURGLOBAL GLOBAL AFFILIATIONS OUR OUR GLOBAL GLOBAL AFFILIATIONS AFFILIATIONS OUR AFFILIATIONS showcase your property showcase showcase your property your property showcase your property over affiliate branches to6,500 overtoaffiliate 6,500 over 6,500 affiliate affiliate branches branches to to over 6,500 branches

52countries incountries 52incountries 52 countries in in52

95 N Marion Ct # 246 #C7036546 Karen Brown

$424,900

Punta Gorda 1460 Landings Cir # 51 941-639-0000 #A3965983 941-380-2820 Tara Lamb & Judy Greene

$375,000

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-266-4873

140 Bishopscourt Rd #A3962207 Janice Bradley

$349,000

Osprey 941-951-6660 941-302-3496

13420 Amaryllis Cir #D5789851 $344,900 Ellen Baker & Michael Hollenbeck

5244 Canterbury Dr #A3969521 Diana Fischer

$315,000

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-685-7680

5999 Benevento Dr #A3970385 Drew Russell

$295,000

$229,900

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-350-9408

22 Sandy Cove Rd # 203 #A3970178 Michael Holland

$199,000

Rotonda West 941-473-7750 941-626-0880

Port Charlotte 941-473-7750 941-268-4999

4923 Avon Ln #A3970102 Lynn Ludecke

$324,800

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-961-8632

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-993-3739

212 Vestavia Dr #N5778780 Cindy Dillander

$269,900

Venice 941-493-2500 941-716-3203

$204,900

Siesta Key 941-951-6660 941-685-7933

169 Morning Star Rd #A3931358 Peggy Wellman

$199,900

Venice 941-966-8000 941-374-0811

3720 Cobia Villas Ct # 2A #C7039117 $169,900 Jennifer Calenda

Punta Gorda 941-505-5555 941-916-0798

7545 Silver Fern Blvd # 53 #A3970120 $169,000 Alix Wexler PA

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-350-2742

VACATION RENTALS VACATION VACATION RENTALS RENTALS VACATION RENTALS

888 S Orange Ave # 2B Sarasota Michael Hays 941-376-1826

Veranda Beach Club Veranda Veranda Beach Club Beach Club Veranda Beach Club verandabeachclub.com verandabeachclub.com verandabeachclub.com verandabeachclub.com 800.411.5511 800.411.5511 800.411.5511 800.411.5511 White Sands of Longboat White Sands WhiteofSands Longboat of Longboat White Sands of Longboat whitesandsoflongboat.com 4822 Ocean Blvd # 4E whitesandsoflongboat.com whitesandsoflongboat.com whitesandsoflongboat.com #A3970373 $1,899,000 #A3965666 800.230.2428 941-349-3444 800.230.2428 800.230.2428 800.230.2428 Annemarie Boerner

209 Fairway Rd #D5789648 Joanne Pattona

RENTALS

868 Siesta Key Cir Siesta Key Linda Dickinson 941-350-3304

#A3970350

$1,075,000 941-966-8000

1770 Benjamin Franklin Dr # 706 #A3952777 Diann Thelen

Sarasota $5,000 941-552-4200

3039 Rose St #A3970386 Kelly McKay

Sarasota $2,700 941-552-4200

Search for properties from your smartphone Search Search for properties forfrom properties from from your your smartphone smartphone Search for properties your smartphone atat at at

Mid Longboat 941.383.5502 • South Longboat 383.7591 • St. Armands 388.4447 • Main Street 951.6660 • Palmer Ranch 966.8000 • Siesta Key 349.3444 • Venice 485.5421

100169

ON THE GO? ON ON THE THE GO? GO? ON THE GO?

Diversions YourObserver.com

A&E

THURSDAY, January 3, 2013

HOME

Read our picks for the top events in the new year.

PAGES 2-3

Top off your wine bottles with creativity.

PAGE 13

BLACK TIE

Mark your calendars for the must-attend events of 2013.

PAGE 14

FOOD&COOKING | by Yaryna Klimchak | Staff Writer

Photo by Yaryna Klimchak

Healthy ingredients, such as beets, zucchini, tomatoes and Himalayan pink sea salt, are the cornerstone of some area chefsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; creations.

Fresh start Area restaurants share healthy offerings to satisfy your cravings and your healthy resolutions at the same time.

FOOD&COOKING COVER STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

2

DIVERSIONS

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

// Arts&Entertainment

by Mallory Gnaegy | A&E Editor

Season in Picks January

February

‘Nik Wallenda: His Journey Continues’

HERB RITTS: L.A. Style

Circus Sarasota Jan. 25 through Feb. 15, at The Big Top Tickets $10 to $25. Call 355-9805.

Courtesy photos

Feb. 23 through May 19, at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Tickets $25.

Call 359-5700.

It’s the greatest show on Earth — or at least in January. Ring in the new year with the annual Circus Sarasota show. Nik Wallenda will take the center ring, rather the air, high above the center ring, to perform a night of daredevilry. It’s his first full performance in Sarasota since braving 300 feet of wire as the first man to successfully cross Niagra Falls.

“It’s always an honor to perform for my hometown,” Wallenda says.

During the past five years, the only circus in which he’s performed is Circus Sarasota because, as Wallenda says, it’s better than a five-star circus: “Once you step in the tent at Circus Sarasota, your feet never touch the ground again!”

Between stunts performed by the King of the High Wire and the Wallenda family’s acts will be 27 performances from internationally-acclaimed artists. © Herb Ritts Foundation

Understudies

Versace Dress, Back View, El Mirage, 1990, Herb Ritts, gelatin silver print. Gift of the Herb Ritts Foundation.

‘You Can’t Take it With You’

Masterworks: ‘The Emperor’

Runs from Jan. 11 through Jan. 13, at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Tickets start at $30. Call 953-3434.

Asolo Repertory Theatre Runs from Jan. 4 though April 20.

Tickets $20 to $75.

Call 351-9010.

Understudies Sarasota Opera’s ‘Turandot’ Feb. 9 through March 23, at Sarasota Opera House.

Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

‘9 to 5: The Musical’

Feb. 14 through Feb. 24, at The Players Theatre Tickets $25. Call 365-2494.

The modern exhibit is coming to Sarasota, thanks to the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, and features the fashion, celebrity and nude portraits of the late Herb Ritts.

Ritts’ fine-art photography emerged in the ’80s and was celebrated in the glossy pages of Vogue, Vanity Fair, Interview and Rolling Stone. Before he died in 2002, he was photographing campaigns for the likes of Chanel, Valentino and Calvin Klein and closed the gap between art and business.

Discover What Makes Sarasota Bay Club So Different!

Sarasota Bay Club offers outstanding services and amenities that are personalized to fit your lifestyle. From complimentary valet parking to fine dining on chef prepared meals, the freedom to design the ideal retirement lifestyle is all yours.

Sarasota Bay Club ownership is carefree, with all maintenance included, and complete health care & rehabilitation services conveniently located on-site.

by

S

Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman Directed by Peter Amster

“Recently widowed, I heard about what was going on at Sarasota Bay Club and knew I wanted to be a part of it.

Since then, I have made so many new friends and I am enjoying life again!”

ONE OF THE

GREATEST COMEDIES OF ALL TIME WINNER OF THE

– Barbara Blumfield Sarasota Bay Club Resident

PULITZER PRIZE

sponsored by

Full-Service Retirement Living On Sarasota Bay 11:30 am – 1:00 pm. RSVP (941) 552-3284

JAN. 4

Join us for lunch and discover the value Sarasota Bay Club has to offer.

1301 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida 34236 (941) 366-7667 • www.SarasotaBayClub.com

99906

Please Call To Attend Our Luncheon Event Or Schedule Your Personal Tour Today!

Linda Ware or Dana Moe (941) 552-3284

David S. Howard & Lindsay Tornquist, Photo: Barbara Banks

351-8000 ASOLOREP.ORG ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE

99246

OPENS

Luncheon & Tour! Thursday, January 10th

DIVERSIONS

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

3

// Arts&Entertainment

March

rooms, concert rental center and banquet facilities complete with a catering kitchen.

The full construction will not be finished until early summer.

The musical is a pop-opera based on Puccini’s classic “Madama Butterfly.” Set during Vietnam, it tells the story of a Japanese woman who is left-behind by her American lover. The sky’s the limit for what they could do with the helicopter scene from “Miss Saigon” in its new space!

‘Miss Saigon’ Manatee Players March 28 through April 14, at Manatee Performing Arts Center Tickets: TBD. Call 748-5875.

This production will be the first to take place in Manatee Players’ new state-ofthe-art Manatee Performing Arts Center.

It’s a demarcation and celebration for the $15 million project, which contains an educational wing, community meeting

The new Manatee Performing Arts Center

Understudies ‘In the Book Of’

March 27 through May 19, at Florida Studio Theatre. Tickets $19 to $36. Call 366-9000.

April

‘Clybourne Park’

March 15 through May 2, at Asolo Repertory Theatre. Tickets $20 to $75. Call 351-9010.

May ‘Theatre of Dreams’

Sarasota Film Festival April 5 through April 14, at Regal Hollywood 20 Tickets TBD. Call 800-435-7352.

May 3 to May 5, at FSU Center for the Performing Arts

Get the popcorn and Sour Patch Kids ready because Sarasota’s 15th film festival is right around the corner.

It’s a can’t-be-missed week full of the best and newest cinema. Last year’s festival brought more than 235 films, documentaries, shorts and family-friendly picks from around the world; the filmmakers and crew that made them; and actor appearances by the likes of Frank Langella ‘Candida’ Art Center Sarasota’s and Dominic Monaghan, to name a few.

April 9 through 5th annual iconcept The festival gets better each year, emApril 28, at FSU/ Runway Fashion Event phasizing the best in cinema and those April 5, at Sarasota Asolo Center for creative people that make them happen. the Performing Arts Municipal Auditorium The festival is still taking submissions, Tickets $28 to $29. Tickets $45 to $125. but stay tuned for more information.

Call 365-2032.

Call 351-9010

Understudies

File Photo

The cast of Kate Honea's ballet "Headlines" from the 2012 "Theatre of Dreams" program.

The seventh and final program of The Sarasota Ballet season will highlight a side of the dancers that can only be seen once in a season — their talent for choreography. The program will highlight five world-premiere performances choreographed by Sarasota Ballet dancers. It’s a program that has become an audience favorite and an end-of-season tradition that is full of fun, entertaining and unique performances.

re-imagine

Elegant

3979 South taMiaMi trail (941) 921 4016 | (941) diaMond diaMondVaultJewelerS.coM

loose diamonds | engagement rings | Fine Swiss watches custom design | estate Jewelry | Full-Service repair

Y our JewelrY experience reimagined

est. sarasota 1978 98984

98182

Monday-Saturday 10aM-7PM

4

DIVERSIONS

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

// Arts&Entertainment: COLUMN

scene

HEARD

By Mallory Gnaegy | A&E Editor | mgnaegy@yourobserver.com

 Patron Playbill 

98809

On average, ticket sales only account for around 20% of the cost it takes to put on a production. The following patrons are representatives of some of the area’s arts organizations; these people are helping to keep our cultural mecca flourishing well into the New Year.

TM

Sarasota Opera

Florida Studio Theatre

Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Bagby History with arts: We got a radio at our house and I started listening to the Saturday afternoon broadcasts with Milton Cross as the narrator. I fell in love with opera at 14 years old, and I’m 91 years old now ... Saturday afternoon I would sit there following (the radio broadcast) on librettos; it wasn’t easy. I went to Europe in 1935, and I got there and my cousin said, “What do you want to do tonight in Paris?” And I said, “I want to see ‘Die Walkure,’” and I went to the opera (for the) first time.

Years with the organization/history: 50 years How you became affiliated with organization: They had the Asolo Opera (at the time I moved here) and that got me into the Sarasota Opera. Now, I go to every opera four times — you can never see enough of the opera.

Why you donate: Because of my love! Oh my goodness, think of having an opera company in your city — and this is an opera city.

Upcoming 2013 performance looking forward to: “Turandot.”

Dennis (and Graci) McGillicuddy, board chairman Years with the organization: I have been on the board of FST for 25 years ... and Graci and I have been supporters of the theater for that long.

How you became affiliated with organization: We moved here in 1970 and I was a young entrepreneur working really hard. And sometime in the ’80s, Graci took me to a Sunday event that I didn’t really want to go to at Florida Studio Theatre. I met Richard Hopkins and that was the beginning of a deep relationship that we’ve had for about 25 years.

Why you donate: I love the theater; I love the staff and the mission of FST, which is to provide affordable and accessible theater.

When I think about the fact about how many subscribers we have and the breadth of how we touch the community — so many people from every walk of life — it makes me very proud to be apart of it.

Upcoming 2013 performance looking forward to: We have not seen “Smokey Joe’s Café” yet, and I know that’s a hit.

CABARET Stars straight from New York stages belt out Broadway Favorites.

Sarasota Orchestra conducted by Andrew Lane

R

E V O LD

HE

MAINSTAGE R

E V O LD

HE

January 18 & 19, 8:00 pm Van Wezel | Tickets from $32 Come as you are. Leave different.

941-953-3434 www.SarasotaOrchestra.org

Let’s Twist Again

MEDIA SPONSOR:

rics by Music & Lyer ib e L Jerry ller & Mike Sto

“Full of verve, upbeat” - Sarasota Magazine

“Hoppin’ and a boppin’ ”

“Powerful and emotionally rich” - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

- The Observer

“Rhythmic harmonies that make you want to sing along”

“A treat of the highest order” - SCENE Magazine

- Sarasota Herald-Tribune

James Harkness, Devin Roberts, Jason Veasey and Arthur W. Marks. Photo by Maria Lyle.

Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

98106

Sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the State of Florida.

Richard Hopkins, Artistic Director

366-9000

0oridastudiotheatre.org

1241 N. Palm Avenue, Downtown Sarasota

99961

Teddy Tinson and Eric Collins. Photo by Brian Braun.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

YourObserver.com

5

Asolo Repertory Theatre

Sarasota Orchestra

Joan Mendell, executive board member History with arts: I spent a summer (studying art) in Provincetown; my teacher was Hans Hoffman, who became one of the all-time greats … watching him paint is when I discovered that I would never be a great artist, so I stopped painting … I started collecting after I got married. I always enjoyed the symphony, and reading and writing.

Years with the organization: 15 years How you became affiliated with organization: The head of the board at the time, appointed my husband, Ira “Tubby” Mendell, and then afterward said, “Joan, I bet you’re offended, I should have asked you,” and next thing I knew, I was appointed to the board.

Why you donate: The arts are an important part of our lives. They’re nourishing and wonderful. If we didn’t have the arts here, (think of) how many people would be unemployed.

It’s an essential part of the community …

It brings in tourists, it brings in money and brings in taxes — it’s a win-win situation and we can’t stop supporting the arts.

Upcoming 2013 performance looking forward to: I’m hoping that (the season) remains on a high plain (set by “1776”) and I’m expecting that it will.

Anne Folsom Smith, board chair History with arts: I started playing piano at 5 years old. My mother was a piano teacher, so I’ve had a love for music since I was old enough to walk. I sang in high school and college choirs and always played piano. As far as arts are involved, it’s always been leading me to music, but I (also) love all kinds of theater.

Years with the organization: More than 20 years; came on board in 2003.

Brief history with affiliation and how you became first affiliated: As a young designer, I had (mentors) who have been in the orchestra symphony associations around the town for years and they said to me, “You need to do something outside of interior design!” I jumped in with both feet.

Why you donate: Music is the harmony that makes the world work. My role in the orchestra is to bring a level of pleasure; that feeling — when they come out of (a performance) they are different , that’s my goal. The more you give, the more you get. It’s not a question of “can I give?” it’s “who should I give to?”

Upcoming 2013 performance looking forward to: The big buzz is this Anu Tali, but I’d have to say every guest conductor we’ve had has raised the bar.

Sarasota Ballet

got involved with the ballet.

Why you donate: It’s important to give back. I was raised in Sarasota, so I happen to love it, and I want to help the city and people. It makes me feel good. I’m so involved with the ballet that I know the dancers and the organization, and being the board chair, I have an inside view and can see how tight of a budget they are on.

Upcoming 2013 performance looking forward to: I’m looking forward to “La Fille,” although, I love them all.

Hillary Steele, board chair History with arts: I’ve always been exposed to it. I’ve gone to theater, ballets and all of these kinds of things, as a child. And I’ve just kept up with all of it.

Years with the organization: 10 years How you became affiliated with organization: I had several friends on the board, so I came on because they were. We had a good time; it was fun. When Iain (Webb) came six years ago, that’s when I really

Climb, swing, zip, jump all while 15 to 60 feet in the air!

• Fun for Everyone Age 7 to 87 • Wobbly Bridges, Hanging Nets & Bungee Swings • 650-Foot-Long ZIP Line • 5 Courses from Beginner to Extreme

For reservations, book online at TreeUmph.com or call toll-free 855-322-2130.

21805 S.R. 70 East East of I-75 in Bradenton 99524

DIVERSIONS

Scan our QR to visit our website.

NOW OPEN

Open to the Trade | Open to the Public

Coast to Coast

100141

Pottery

99240

Priced from $1,575,000

99060

• Talavera Pottery • Mexican Clay Pottery • Asian Pottery 2036 20th Street (Corner of 301 Blvd and 20th St, 1 mile north of Fruitville) • Fountains 941.365.4400 • Lighted Sculptures www.ctcpottery.com

6

DIVERSIONS

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

// Arts&Entertainment: Spotlight

by Mallory Gnaegy | A&E Editor

Joining the troupe In 2008, actor Don Laurin Johnson was under his truck making repairs and adjustments when he got a text from his mother, Sybil Barnes-Johnson. BarnesJohnson was the director of the theaterarts program at Hillsborough Community College, in Tampa, where the founder and Artistic Director of Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Nate Jacobs was holding auditions.

“She said, ‘Look … you really need to come audition for these guys,’” he says.

And because he’s a self-admitted momma’s boy, Johnson rolled out from under his automobile and went straight to the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe audition wearing a white tank top covered in grease and oil. His audition was charismatic enough to get him cast in “A Soldier’s Play,” in February 2008, and shortly after, “Hot Mikado,” in March.

Thirty-two-year-old Johnson is currently appearing in WBTT’s “August Wilson’s Jitney” that runs through Feb. 3.

The show is set in late-’70s Pittsburgh when unlicensed cab drivers, or jitneys, were struggling to find accomplishment in their surrounding environment. Johnson plays the role of Booster, the son of Jitney Cab Service owner Jim Beckett, who has just returned from a 20-year incarceration. Johnson describes his character as “the feeling of being privy to a conversation you shouldn’t be allowed to hear.”

It was Johnson’s mother who helped develop his interest in theater. She was the first black woman cast on stage at the Falk Theatre in Tampa decades ago. She was cast as the fairy godmother in “Cinderella.” “(Because of my mom), I was always around actors, poets, dancers — the people who have cool stuff to talk about,”

Mallory Gnaegy

“I just keep smiling because life is really short and, one day, we’ll all be a part of the sun,” Don Laurin Johnson says is his life motto.

Johnson says.

Johnson was exposed to theater and positioned around performers at an early age. In fact, he learned to read when he was 6 years old because he would run lines with his mom in the car. He grew up reading comics during her rehearsals.

Aside from “the many (plays) my mom forced me to do as a kid,” Johnson was not bit with the acting bug until college.

In 2002, Johnson was working with the South Carolina Shakespeare Company.

He was in “Twelfth Night,” “Othello” and “Much Ado About Nothing.”

“It was my first time on stage as an adult with a real sense of craft, seeing how plays are built,” he says.

At the time, Johnson was studying Japanese language and culture at Benedict College, a small liberal arts school in South Carolina.

“I have always had a love affair with East Asian culture,” he says, “It started when I was 3 years old. My dad asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up and I said ‘Chinese.’” Johnson laughs deeply, explaining that he always loved Bruce Lee and Chinese food — so it made sense.

He studied Kung Fu as a child and continues to study it today. Johnson tries to use his knowledge and language skills when he’s eating at restaurants, but has come to find that most of the restaurant employees aren’t even Japanese.

His experience with WBTT has led him to become even more serious about professional acting, and he plans to work with WBTT as long as it will have him.

Aside from acting, Johnson is currently enrolled in an Africana studies program at the University of South Florida. But Johnson’s not all work and school these days, he’s got bigger — or, in this case — smaller things on which to focus.

On Dec. 10, he and his wife, Sophia, welcomed their second daughter, Sophia Naomi, to the world — he smiles big when he talks about her. Their other daughter, Ruh, is 11 years old. Throughout the interview, it’s clear he’s anxious to get home because he keeps circling back to his family.

“If I’m not on stage performing, I’ll be doing it in the mirror or for my daughters,” he says. “I’m always trying to get people to laugh or take notice of what I said.”

In 10 years, Johnson says he sees himself with a 21-year-old daughter probably calling and asking for money, and then laughs a contagious laugh.

“I want to be really good at being a human being,” he says. “I just want to be the best at that that I can be.”

if you go ‘August Wilson’s Jitney’ When: 8 p.m. Jan. 2; runs through Feb. 3 Where: WBTT Theatre, 1646 10th Way Cost: $28 Info: Call 366-1505

AG JEANS JBRAND

JACK SPADE

SLVDR ANALOG WELLEN

PAPERBACK

COMUNE V I N C E

49 49 59 59

$ $ $ $

you YEAR! you YEAR!

INTRODUCTORY

1-hour massage session* INTRODUCTORY

1-hour massage session* INTRODUCTORY 1-hour Murad® Healthy INTRODUCTORY Skin facial session* 1-hour Murad® Healthy Skin facialSchedule session* today.

Start your resolution.

ALL

Start your resolution. Schedule today.

TO AT

MassageEnvy.com · Convenient Hours · Franchises Available Open 7 Days: M-F 8-10, Sat Sun 9-8 Sat 9-8, & Sun 9-8 MassageEnvy.com · Convenient Hours · Franchises Available SARASOTA NORTH SARASOTA Open 7 Days:SOUTH M-F 8-10, Sat 9-8, Sun 9-8 MIDTOWN

COMING SOON NOW OPEN 100323

HAPPY HAPPY

478 John Ringling Blvd. Sarasota, FL 34236 Tel 941.343.2315 941.706.2653 www.influencestyle.com

2855 University Pkwy. 1279 S. Tamiami Trail 4037 Clark Road Between Panera Bread Expo Center by Moe's Between Publix & SARASOTA SOUTH Panera Bread & Davidson Drugs (941) 927-6200 4037 Clark Road (941) 556-6400 (941) 308-7600 Expo Center *See by clinic Moe's for details. Each clinic is a member of the Massage Envy network of (941) 927-6200 independently owned and operated franchises. ©2012 Massage Envy Franchising, LLC. MM#20895

*See clinic for details. Each clinic is a member of the Massage Envy network of independently owned and operated franchises. ©2012 Massage Envy Franchising, LLC.

99677

DAFTBIRD WON HUNDRED SPLENDID KATIN

MM#20895

DIVERSIONS

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

// Arts&Entertainment: Backstage Pass

7

by Mallory Gnaegy | A&E Editor

Because he says sew It’s every actor’s nightmare to be naked on stage, but costume shop manager David Kovach has them covered.

Fifty-two-year-old costume shop Manager David Kovach is in his 18th season at Asolo Repertory Theatre. In a career for which he has designed more than 100 productions and worked on at least 100 more, his memories could fill more than a few closets.

The costume shop not only produces costumes for Asolo Rep and Asolo Conservatory, but is commissioned by other community organizations — such as Sarasota Ballet — and additional clients from around the country.

Kovach remembers a particular commission for an opera outside of Boston that needed a knock-off of the late highfashion designer Alexander McQueen’s famous “oyster” dress — a cream-colored gown made of hundreds of layers of circular-cut silk organza giving it an oystershell resemblance. “(It) took someone three days to cut, and another person 30 hours to sew — and that was just the skirt,” Kovach says.

“By the time we finished that garment, we worked on it non-stop for about a month, and (they needed) three of them.”

But the task did not unravel the costume shop.

“The more intricate the garment, the more fun it is,” Kovach says.

Kovach’s own wardrobe is simple. He will “absolutely not” dress in costumes for Halloween, and if a button falls off, he’s the type of guy to fix it with a safety pin.

“It’s something I do for work and other people, not for myself,” he says.

Kovach started his career as an elementary school teacher in Michigan. He worked for three years before he got “completely burned out” and went into acting

in the early-’80s. He’s been a performer from as early as he can remember. But he found out he could make additional cash doing laundry and repairs in the wardrobe department. He moved to Manhattan, N.Y., and within a two-year period, he learned to construct and design garments.

Back in those days, he’d work 24 hours a day getting costumes ready. One day, in a sleepless daze, he accidentally cut a hole in the center of a dress an actress had to wear the next day. But he doesn’t have mishaps like that anymore.

He gained freelance experience working low-budget jobs for which he had to make costumes from curtains and bedspreads he found at Goodwill, to the opposite end of the spectrum “spending minutia on costumes that would just rack up the bill” for Broadway shows such as “Cats,” he says.

“Asolo sits at the high-end of the middle,” he says. “It’s not the biggest budget, but we certainly make gorgeous things without having to scrounge around through dumpsters.”

The costumes are dependent on the designer of each production. Once Producing Artistic Director of Asolo Repertory Theatre Michael Donald Edwards selects a show and director, that director then selects a designer who pinpoints the shapes and looks.

“They set to paper what each of those characters looks like,” Kovach says.

Kovach then works with the designers to produce costumes that fit their artistic direction. Kovach talks about one of his favorite memories working with designer Eduardo Sicango on “Plexi Glass Slipper,” in 2008. It was a Cinderella story with gar-

Mallory Gnaegy

“You can make something out of nothing as long as you love it and as long as you have an eye (for it),” David Kovach says. ments full of elegance, glitz and glamour.

“Every experience and each designer brings an entirely new set of challenges and visions,” Kovach says. “There are things I would never put together on stage that when you (finally) see it through their eyes, and it’s put together — it really is an art form.”

Approximately 50% of the costumes are constructed new and the other half are found or already on-hand — but every piece must be fitted and worked on by Kovach’s staff of 10.

“I always try to challenge them and give them projects that are rewarding to them,” he says.

One such costume is featured in the upcoming Asolo Rep production of “You Can’t Take it with You,” about the daughter of the zany and eccentric Vanderhof family who falls in love with the son of a sophisticated Wall Street banker. It’s a costume worn by The Grand Duchess and

it’s regality stands out against the other American-style costume and fabrics. The Duchess’ costume is more challenging than some of the simple alterations the costume shop staff makes. But, it’s all just a stitch in time.

“It doesn’t matter what the project is, we enjoy each other, so we enjoy what we’re doing,” he says.

if you go ‘You Can’t Take it With You’ Asolo Repertory Theatre When: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4; runs though April 20 Where: Mertz Theatre Cost: $20 to $75 Info: Call 351-9010

Fellner On Film Series Conducted by Rabbi Azriel Fellner

Rabbi Fellner will discuss three films, each of which has to do with the idea of the “stranger,” the “alien,” the “other.”

‘You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of the stranger, having yourself been strangers in the land of Egypt.’ (Shemot 23:9) The films are NOT shown in their entirely, rather a discussion using clips from the film. $10 per session / $20 for series

RSVP: www.jfedsrq.org/events.aspx or Joan Hanley at 941.371.4546 x100 • January 6, 7:00 pm - The Ten Commandments at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall Presented in partnership with The Jewish Club at Lakewood Ranch – The movie depicts not only the enslavement of the anceitn Israelites but also reveals a pattern of human oppression as real today as when the Bible first describes it.

• January 7, 11:00 am - The Secrets at Temple Beth Israel, Longboat Key – A much acclaimed Israeli film which tells the story of the daughter of a famed Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi who discovers something about herself which makes her a stranger within her community.

ExclusivE NEWsPAPER PARtNER:

Klingenstein Jewish Center 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota, FL 34232

TheJewishFederation.org

98995

100253

• January 7, 7:00 pm - “The Yada Yada” at the Federation in Beatrice Friedman Theater on the Federation Campus – This ‘Seinfeld’ episode deals with someone who converts to Judaism; behind the humor lies a very pernicious and insidious attitude, bringing us back to the theme quoted from the Book of Exodus.

This program is underwritten by Leonard & Helen Glaser

8

DIVERSIONS

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

// Arts&Entertainment: Preview

Music // New Year Roundup It’s almost laughable to think we can stuff all the music events for 2013 into a column. In 2012, we learned that, based on a recent national study, Sarasota was voted No. 1 in the arts in the U.S. for communities of its size. On top of that, a portion of the tourist tax here provides about $1.3 million dollars to arts organizations in Sarasota County every year. There’s more.

Sarasota County has more than 5,500 people employed in the arts and living among us. And, more than $180 million a year is spent on the arts, in one way or another, including salaries, fees, tickets and revenue. Not bad for a place that also has the No. 1 beach in America!

So, what’s happening in music for the rest of the 2012-2013 season? A lot. Among the more exciting is the future of the Sarasota Orchestra.

As you know, there is a search on right now to find the ensemble’s next music director, and, according to Gordon Greenfield, vice president of marketing, “We want an innovative music director with a respect for the classics, a great fundraiser and a strong leader who collaborates well.”

Greenfield admits, “That is a lot, and that’s why this isn’t a quick or easy search. Few cities our size can boast of an orchestra of this quality, and such passionate and generous community support. That makes this position attractive to exceptional conductors who might not otherwise consider a city our size as the next step in their careers.”

Meanwhile, great musicians from around the world are getting to work with the orchestra and they’re spreading the good word. This is a topclass ensemble and it deserves the best, just as its musicians are some of the finest I’ve heard anywhere. We’re blessed to have this ensemble here.

We’re also very fortunate to have some really first-rate choruses. Key Chorale, conducted by Joseph Caulkins, is a large community-based group that offers fascinating choral repertoire in unusual spaces. This March, for example, you’ll find them in collaboration with Sarasota Young Voices, Circus Sarasota and the Cirque Orchestra for a third season of “Cirque des Voix,” a star-studded circus-of-a-choral event.

Led by Dr. Joseph Holt (recently retired from the United States Army Chorus), Gloria Musicae is an all-paid, all-professional vocal ensemble that presents concerts of a variety of music, with guest soloists, in major halls in our area. In April, they’ll get together with jazz icon Dick Hyman for a concert at the Opera House called, “Reel

Time Plus,” that will feature a world premiere written by Hyman for Gloria Musicae, along with songs arranged by Hyman for the movies, from Woody Allen favorites to “Moonstruck.” And, Belle Canto, a small chorus of some of the best female voices in town under the direction of Elizabeth Goldstein, is planning several concerts this season including “Music in Motion,” featuring vocal music and dance, this March in the beautiful new space of First United Methodist Church.

Also at First Church, you’ll find “Powerful Pipes,” the inaugural season of recitals by a pair of New York’s greatest organists bound to blow you away: Kent Tritle (organist with the New York Philharmonic and director of music at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine), and Kenneth Dake (organist and music director at Marble Collegiate Church on Fifth Avenue).

Sarasota also has several world-class chamber music festivals, starting with the illustrious winter residency of the (Itzhak) Perlman Music Program, which is going on right now and will culminate in a special concert this weekend at the Sarasota Opera House. Their enthusiasm, which is catching, can only be topped by their talent! La Musica, a long-lived chamber festival continues this April and the Sarasota Music Festival is back for its 49th season in June for more spectacular programming performed by top-notch students and their world-renowned mentors. The great thing about these festivals is that you’re also invited to sit in on many of the rehearsals, something invaluable to music lovers.

Sarasota Opera, one of the few companies in America to own its own house, opens its 54th season with “Turandot,” “Pearl Fishers,” “Of Mice and Men” and “A King for a Day,” in repertory over the next couple of months.

There’s a lot more, but I’m out of space. It makes me a little spacey to think I moved from Manhattan,N.Y., to Sarasota and have all this excitement right in my backyard without having to fight anyone for a taxi or a parking space.

— June LeBell

Courtesy photos

Sarasota Orchestra

Robert Levin, of the Sarasota Music Festival

Joseph Caulkins, conductor of the Key Chorale

Kent Tritle, organist with the New York Philharmonic, will perform with Kenneth Dake, organist and music director at Marble Collegiate Church on Fifth Ave during powerful pipes at First United Methodist.

Belle Canto, a small chorus of some of the best female voices in town

CalicoCorners

®

January Sale 20% Off all fabric 20% Off

9TH ANNUAL

PMP Sarasota Winter Residency

DECEMBER 23, 2012 – JANUARY 5, 2013 Free musical events, including recitals, master classes and rehearsals with Toby & Itzhak Perlman, faculty & students.

USF Sarasota-Manatee campus Visit www.PMPSuncoast.org for updated schedule and latest information.

Memberships & Sponsorships still available!

Window Treatments 10% Off

Celebration Concert

Everything else in our Showroom January 5 thru January 19

in partnership with

CalicoCorners

For information, call 941-955-4942 or visit PMPSuncoast.org

®

We thank our 2012-2013 season media sponsors!

96760

Complete sponsor list and program information at PMPSuncoast.org

dream it. design it.

done.®

1 N. Tamiami Trail, OSPREY (941) 966-2117 HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 10-5

www.calicocorners.com

IN-HOME CONSULTATION AVAILABLE. CALL FOR DETAILS

99822

JANUARY 5, 2013 • 5 PM Join Itzhak Perlman with PMP students and faculty for an evening of inspired music.

Sarasota Opera House 941-366-8450 • $40, $60, $80

YourObserver.com

9

// Arts&Entertainment: reviews

European Traditions

Sheffield Chastain and Stephanie Weeks in FST’s “The Best of Enemies.”

THEATER // ‘The Best of Enemies’ Richard Hopkins has directed an astounding production of “The Best of Enemies” as tight as the strings of a violin, each note resonating a variation of a wide range of emotion. Mark St. Germain, whose best-known work, “Freud’s Last Session,” was among Off-Broadway’s longest-running plays, wrote the drama inspired by Osha Gray Davidson’s book, in turn based on a true story.

In 1971, Durham, N.C., was forced by law to act regarding desegregation of schools.

C. P. Ellis, Grand Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, and Ann Atwater, African-American activist, two understandably bitter antagonists, were likewise forced to work together to come to some sort of resolution for the town. The action takes place during their many conversations and confrontations completing this task and beyond.

The play is immensely successful in its realistic dialogue and insight into the human heart. It’s so inspirational as a blueprint for better race relations that I would love to see a mandatory performance at every high school in the United States. The writing makes the subject matter not only edifying, but highly entertaining, and at times, genuinely comical.

Sheffield Chastain’s portrayal of C.P. Ellis is so realistic, you can taste the grits on his

Courtesy

lips. He brings this radical character to complete believability throughout a wild rollercoaster ride of feeling.

Atwater, known by some as “Rough house Annie,” played by Stephanie Weeks, is angry, angry, angry. And it’s justifiably so, because she’s just witnessed the assassination of an 18-year-old-girl for the crime of being black, among many others in the history of crimes against color. She exhibits a learning curve during the play, but it appears more understated.

Kevyn Morrow (director/choreographer of “Smokey Joe’s Cafe”) shows us yet another side of his wide-ranging talent as Bill Riddick, the black government official who brings the lead characters together. When he introduces himself to Ellis as a community organizer, Ellis replies, “Does that make you a Commie?” Doesn’t this ring a contemporary bell?

Amanda Duffy gives a fine portrayal of Mary Ellis, a wiser long-suffering counterpoint to her husband.

— Paula Atwell

6030 Clark Center Ave. • Sarasota, FL 34238

941.921.5616

www.european-traditions.com

if you go ‘The Best of Enemies’

Committee

When: Dec. 5 to Jan. 27

Lillian Brent, chair

Where: FST’s Gompertz, 1241 N. Palm Ave., Sarasota Tickets: $19 to $36

Esther Heller Me-Me Kramer Marilyn Naiditch Kim Sheintal Betty Schiff Ina Schnell Betty Schoenbaum Lois Stulberg Janet Sulek

20 OFF $

Naomi Wertheimer Sarah Wertheimer

Nosh and Nanotech A Technion Brunch

Sunday January 27, 2013 Michael’s On East

Valid only in SarasotaTampa area.

Cannot be combined with other offers.

Expires 1/13/13.

The Good Feet Store - Sarasota 4950 Fruitville Road Just West of Honore, Opposite Goodwill 941-926-6985 GoodFeetTampaBay.com

You are Invited

10:00 am

Any pair of arch supports

$75 per person

98139

■ Fit all shoes & sandals ■ Free personal fitting ■ No obligation ■ Lifetime warranty ■ Made in USA

Arthur Ancowitz Dr. Robert Brent

America’s #1 Arch Support ■ Plantar fasciitis ■ Arch & heel pain ■ Knee, hip & back pain ■ Flat feet & bunions ■ Instability/imbalance

Gerri Aaron Alice Berkowitz

Info: Call 366-9000

Got Foot Pain?

Get Good Feet!

Good Feet arch supports have helped millions with foot, knee & back pain – including basketball legend Bill Walton and gold medal gymnast Mary Lou Retton

20,000 sq ft of the very finest in home furnishings and unusual accessories

99062

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

Sarasota/Gulf Coast Chapter 580 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota, Florida 34232 (941) 378-1500 | jennifer@ats.org

97331

DIVERSIONS

10

DIVERSIONS

YourObserver.com

// FOOD&COOKING

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

(continued from page 1)

Feeding your New Year’s resolution As we say hello to 2013, many of us are also welcoming New Year’s resolutions of health and happiness. We asked four area restaurants which menu items they recommended to satisfy your health goals and your taste buds at the same time. Here is what they offered:

Bibb lettuce salad $9.50 with no meat or tofu $11.75 with meat or tofu Station 400 When Station 400 400 N. Lemon Ave., Sarasota opened its doors four 906-1400 years ago, owner and Hours: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily chef Eric Bein wanted to add a salad that was unique, yet classic. That is how the Bibb lettuce salad came to be created. He fell back on a classic, roasted beet-andgoat-cheese combination.

“It really has grown in popularity, “ Bein said. “The beets throw people off at first, but when they try it, they are won over.”

The ingredients include crisp Bibb lettuce, roasted beets, shaved fennel, orange, goat cheese, toasted almonds and a citrus vinaigrette. Guests can choose to add grilled chicken breast, seared tofu or poached sockeye salmon, from Alaska. Even without the meat, the high-fiber beets fill people up, making this a satisfactory meal.

Beet Benefits

• Combat cancer: Several studies suggest a diet rich in carotenoids, such as beta-carotene, which is found in beets, fights cancer.

• Head off heart disease: Beets contain folate, a heart healthy nutrient that lowers levels of homocysteine in your blood. Homocysteine, a by-product of protein metabolism, can damage your arteries, leading to heart attack and stroke.

• Beats high blood pressure: Beets are high in potassium, which helps keep blood pressure down.

• Helps lose weight: Foods high in fiber control appetites by keeping people full longer. One cup of beet slices has almost as much fiber as a cup of cooked oatmeal but contains only 75 calories.

• Keeps bones strong: These red roots are rich in three nutrients — potassium, magnesium and beta-carotene — all of which keep bones strong.

(Facts from Eat & Heal by the editors of FC&A Medical Publishing) Photo courtesy of Eric Bein

Thank you for 40 years!

Please join us the month of January and recieve a complimentary glass of select wine with the purchase of any lunch or dinner entrée from our regular menu.

Don’t miss our Anniversary Celebration January 3rd at 11:30 and be the first to see our new logo!

941-366-0007

www.BestFood.com

Please call 941-388-4415 for more details.

Visit our menu online at cafeleurope.net Valet Parking

941.388.4415

99184

100321

100321

431 St. Armands Circle

DIVERSIONS

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

11

// FOOD&COOKING

82929

Build your drEAM Call us now to start building your dream! 941.366.7280 205 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota, FL (by City Hall)

TM

Yayna Klimchak

Zucchini Zinger

• Helps with weight loss: Zucchini has dietary fiber, which prevents constipation, aids in digestion, maintains low blood pressure, and curbs over eating.

• Lowers cholesterol: The dietary fiber in zucchini helps lower cholesterol. The high levels of vitamin A and C prevent cholesterol from oxidizing in the body’s blood vessels, thus hampering the onset of atherosclerosis.

• Anti-Inflammatory: The copper and vitamins A and C found in zucchini deter the development of inflammatory disorders such as asthma, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

• High in manganese: Manganese, a mineral and nutrient found in zucchini, helps the body produce energy and builds bones and joints.

• Prostate health: The phytonutrients in zucchini aid in reducing symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy, a condition that leads to complications in urination and sexual function in men.

Conveniently Order On-Line at: www.GalleyGrocer.com Or contact us at 941-840-7195

(Facts from http://www. healthdiaries.com & Eat & Heal by the editors of FC&A Medical Publishing)

Green GinGer

has moved!

CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

Sunset Blvd

Harvey

9 to 5

Side Show

new location new look new you

Opens Jan 10 Opens Mar 28

Wa n t e d a d d i t i o n a l p ro f e s s i o n a l s t y l i s t s & nail technicians

Opens Feb 14 Opens Apr 25

100274

Sponsored by:

Premium quality foods personally delivered right to your yacht or home. Simply order on-line and relax! Galley Grocer caters to your expectations of the finest quality, preference, and service because you appreciate good taste. * USDA Prime Meats * Fresh Produce * Dairy & Desserts * Succulent Seafood * Game Meats * Caviar, Spices, Cheeses * Gourmet & More!

99923

$11.95 The raw lasagna at Simon’s is not your typical Italian lasagna. Zucchini is used instead of noodles to layer the lasagna.

The cheese is not dairy cheese, but rather a blend of soaked cashews, garlic, onion, parsley and lemon juice.

SurprisSimon’s ingly, this blend 5900 S. Tamiami has a cheesy texTrail, Sarasota ture. Tyler Kirby, owner Simon 926-7151 Kirby’s son, and Hours: 8 a.m. to one of the chefs 4 p.m. Monday at the restaurant, through Saturday makes a marinara sauce with sundried tomatoes, dates, onions and bit of garlic. They soak mushrooms in an amino multi-protein liquid to give the dish more nutrients.

“When you are eating, you are either fighting or feeding disease,” Kirby explains. The zucchini, “cheese,” marinara sauce, bruised spinach and mushrooms are all layered together with herbs and spices. None of the ingredients is baked at more than 100 Fahrenheit, which means all the nutrients are preserved. Kirby sprinkles a finishing touch of coconut over the top for a meal filled with vitamins and essential nutrients. The dish is served with a side of kale-tabouli salad.

PLAYERS THEATRE | (941) 365-2494 | theplayers.org Paid for in part by Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax revenues

367 St. Armands Circle (Between Garden Argosy & Tommy Bahamas Retail stores)

Sarasota, FL 34236 | 941.388.5500 www.GreenGingerHair.com

100319

The raw lasagna

12

DIVERSIONS

YourObserver.com

// FOOD&COOKING

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

(continued from page 11)

Zucchini fettuccini Appetizer $12 Meal $24 The scent of garlic and tomatoes floats through the restaurant, as Chef Raymond Arpke makes a healthy zucchini fettuccini. He uses a mandolin to slice the zucchini into thin, pasta-like slivers. His simmered tomato sauce includes garlic, fresh basil, onion and olive oil. He sautĂŠs the zucchini in garlic oil, which pumps up the dishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flavor.

Arpke came up with this recipe for his daughter, who developed Type 1 diabetes as an adult. He wanted to make a healthy,

Himalayan pink sea salt

Euphemia Haye 5540 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key 383-3633 Hours: 6 to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and Sunday. 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday

â&#x20AC;˘ Water works: Regulates water content throughout the body. â&#x20AC;˘ Brain cell booster: Promotes a healthy pH balance in your cells, particularly the brain cells. â&#x20AC;˘ Tummy health: Absorbs food particles through the intestinal tract. â&#x20AC;˘ Breathing room: Promotes sinus health. â&#x20AC;˘ No sugar high: Promotes blood sugar health. â&#x20AC;˘ Youth restored: Reduces signs of aging. â&#x20AC;˘ Calcium builder: Helps with bone strength. â&#x20AC;˘ Potassium provider: Prevents muscle cramps.

yet tasty, alternative to pasta for her. The zucchini fettuccini at Eupehmia Haye can be ordered as an appetizer or a meal. It is topped with an award-winning Wisconsin Parmesan cheese, and the appetizer portion is only 152 calories.

Tomato Tomah-toE â&#x20AC;˘ Conquer cancer: Lycopene is only found in a handful of plants. It gives tomatoes their red color and also lowers the risk of developing stomach, lung, breast, colon, mouth or throat cancer. â&#x20AC;˘ Heals hearts: Lycopene breaks down cholesterols, keeping blood flowing free through arteries. Folate cleans up homocysteine, an amino acid that is linked with cholesterol. â&#x20AC;˘ Beats bacteria: Nutrients in tomatoes encourage your body to produce white blood cells that attack bacteria and viruses. The antioxidants protect these white blood cells from free radicals.

(Information provided by Chef Larry Eppler) Yayna Klimchak

Walu sashimi $14.99 The walu sashimi is a thinly sliced Hawaiian escolar fish flown in from Hawaii and served on a Himalayan pink sea salt stone at The Cottage, on Siesta Key. The fish melts in your mouth, and the saltiness the pink sand-stone gives off makes it a delectable treat. Chef Larry Eppler has been cooking since he was a teenager but only recently discovered the stone at a health store in Venice. The fish is beautifully presented on the pink stone as micro-greens, black seaweed, wasabi, seaweed salad, ponzu sauce and ginger adorn the plate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to create an unforgettable experience for customers,â&#x20AC;? Eppler said.

(Facts from Eat & Heal by the editors of FC&A Medical Publishing) Yayna Klimchak

â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is why I have been in this industry for 30 years.â&#x20AC;?

Humans began to mine this 250 million-year-old stone from the Himalayas once they discovered its health benefits.

The stone is filled with minerals and nutrients essential to peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health. It stays chilled for up to 45 minutes while customers rub the sashimi on the stone.

It gives the fish a different salty taste while the house-made ponzu sauce gives the fish a sesame kick.

The Cottage 153 Avenida Messina, Siesta Key 312-9300 Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training presents

941-377-8777 www.metrocabinetcompany.com

Two outcasts complete an innocentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sentimental education in a Vermont cafĂŠ.

The

Aliens

by Annie Baker

JAN. 2-20

FSU Center for the Performing Arts

Pay what you can: January 2 â&#x20AC;˘ Evening: $29 â&#x20AC;˘ Matinees: $28 â&#x20AC;˘ Students: $1450

ELEVATE YOUR EXPERIENCE

93263

Longboat. East County. Sarasota. Pelican Press.

99102

All I Want for the New Year is...

Observer

CALL 941-351-8000

LEARN MORE AT ASOLOREP.ORG/CONSERVATORY FSU Center for the Performing Arts â&#x20AC;˘ 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota

Ranked as the Gulf Coastâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s #1 Fastest Growing Real Estate Developer Call 941.487.8504 to schedule a Pre-Construction Consultation

e Your Experience 1425 Westway Drive Gulf front new construction on Lido Key. 5,000 square feet, 5 bedroom luxury residence. $5,499,000

Stephanie Church 941.724.5448

99242

Rutenberg St. Augustine 1280 Northport Dr - Enter on Royal Palm Harborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s des that set this home designated Canopy Road to one of Siesta Keyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most mium appliances, Sub- dynamic views of the Bay and Intracostal Waterway.

Thermador. On-demand Situated on a wrap-around corner lot which combines 3801 Casey Key Road huge views protected boat harborage e house water softening Beachfront newand construction on Casey Key.on the deep water side4-5 canal..

A3956983gulf $2,195,000 899,900 4,500 square feet, bedrooms, front pool.

MLS#A3970416 $4,495,000

941.724.5448

StephanieChurch@michaelsaunders.com StephanieChurch@michaelsaunders.com www.StephanieChurch.com www.StephanieChurch.com

3 "LVD OF 0RESIDENTS s 3ARASOTA &LORIDA s www.Facebook.com/srqrealestateagent

Waterfront Luxury

444 Gulf of Mexico Dr Ste 101

13

www.ModusCustomResidences.com

DIVERSIONS

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

13

// HOME&GARDEN

Crafty Genes

by Mallory & Leslie Gnaegy | DIY Editors

PROJECT: Wine-bottle toppers SUPPLIES: TIPS:

Skill level:

• corks • screws • liquid nails • trophy tops • drawer pulls • any knickknacks that a screw could go through

Price:

$$$$$

Average time: One day

before ...

If you’re using recycled corks, make sure you try them out on different wine bottles so you can be sure they fit a variety.

The skinnier the cork, the better.

1 Select your topper

3 Process 2: drawer pull

This is the fun part. We went to Sarasota Architectural Salvage, 1093 Central Ave. because it’s like hitting jackpot for those rustic-looking odds and ends that make the best wine-bottle toppers.

(Did we mention they have free beer on Saturdays?)

 Sarasota Architectural Salvage, 1093 Central Ave., has a whole room of decorative doorknobs and drawer pulls perfect for this project.

(or any topper a screw can go into) This process works best with a recycled cork. Measure the length of the screw with the cork and topper, and cut the cork so enough of the screw is left to fit inside the topper.

Screw into the smoothest side of the cork up through the top and into the drawer pull or into the knickknack. We found using a dab of liquid nails really secures this type of topper.

We settled on a fence post topper, a few tops of trophies and decorative drawer pulls — anything that a cork can fit snugly inside of, anything that has a screw that can go up through the bottom of a cork and into the topper’s hole or anything with a screw attached to it will work.

 Attach the topper onto the screw and a dab of liquid nails.

2 Process 1: liquid nails, cork and a topper • Most major craft stores sell corks that start wide and get thinner toward the bottom. These are your best bet.

3000 RINGLING BLVD. SARASOTA, FL 34237

Play & Win!

The years fly by but we can always find time to thank our customers for their continued patronage & wish them a Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah –Janet & Curt Mattson

g the Featurin nal: Sensatio

M & M Wall coverings & Blinds

★ Denise Looney “DJ with a Twist” Singing and spinning your favorite tunes.

TRIVIA FOR PRIZES!!

Senior Friendly Sports Center

Open a bottle of wine, drink a glass and have an excuse to use your new wine-bottle topper!

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

Fritzy “The One Man Circus”

FREE BINGO Games!

For Prizes

Friendly Exhibitors

4801 S Tamiami Tri Ste7•Sarasota,FL M - F: 9 - 5•Sat. 10 - 3•Sun.Closed

Knockouts

FREE Health Screenings

941.925.7800

$1000s in Prizes & Giveaways!

mmwallcoverings.hdwfg.com

Chances to Win $100 Throughout the Day

FREE IN - HOME ESTIMATES

EDUCATION • INFORMATION • ENTERTAINMENT Lunch Available

COFFEE & GOODIES

$3.50 – $5.75

Toward Your Next Tour!

Information call 941-685-1676 or 1-941-375-6260

FREE Admission!

Free Parking!

Directions: 941-365-0818 www.lifestylesafter50fl.com

99237

FREE Win A $500 Certificate

100312

Sponsored by...

See a video of the Gnaegy sisters demonstrating the various wine bottle-topper methods at YourObserver.com.

5 Final step:

Premier Sponsor:

January 10, 2013 • 10 – 3 pm Denise Looney “The D.J. with a Twist”

Pre-drill a hole into the top of the cork using a screw that’s the same width as the screw that sticks out of the trophy head. Apply liquid nail to the inside base of the trophy head, screw the cork on and clean the edges.

Robarts Arena

Join Us!

FREE

Presents the annual...

4 Process 3: trophy topper

The fence post top was the easiest to put together. We filled the inside of the fence post top with liquid nails, put the cork in it and cleaned the edges.

Another TIP:

A F T E R 50

... after

Celebrating 23 Years of Quality & Service•1989 - 2012

Inspired by your

Lifestyle

• Sarasota Bay’s leading home and condo remodeling craftsman since 1997 • Renovations professionally designed to fit your style and budget.

• Complete turn-key project management & on-time budget guaranteed

Creative Kitchen & Baths

by Bob Elmes, Inc.

www.CreativeKitchenAndBaths.com State Certified General Contractor CG-C060087

100297

Call Bob Elmes Today at 941-925-3723 for a free Consultation

Black Tie

INSIDE: Black Tie Calendar PAGE 15

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, january 3, 2013

// BLACK TIE: Party Rock

Five in the house for 2013 SMOA Inaugural Bash

by Emily Walsh | (Former!) Black Tie Editor

Dressing up for this former social editor has had to do a lot more with Power Rangers, Batman, cowboys and Army guys as of late, thanks to a cute little 2-year-old that I know.

However, there are five events in 2013 that this party-girl-at-heart will most definitely dig into the old dress closet for … or maybe even spring for a new fancy number. You never know … I may even bring my camera.

The Sarasota Museum of Art 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at Sarasota High School Tickets $125. Call 309-0118 If getting a chance to see artist Patrick Dougherty’s “stickwork” sculpture isn’t enough, getting to explore the historic Sarasota High School building and imagining its transformation into an art museum — with cocktail in hand — definitely does it. But that’s not all … this “lawn-party casual” affair chaired by Dottie Baer Garner and Brooke Callanen also offers food and drink from the Sarasota Originals and dancing on the Sarasota High lawn to Ace Factor.

Courtesy photo

 Patrick Dougherty's "Close Ties" is an example of what to expect for his upcoming installation.

The Inaugural Ball Honoring Dr. Donal O’Shea New College Foundation 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at New College Bayfront Tickets $350. Call 487-4800 Hmm … Looks like we’re doing a lot of inaugural partying on lawns this year, but why not? This time, don your best Black Tie attire for the Don — Donal O’Shea, that is, New College’s new president. This is only the second time in its history that New College has hosted an official inauguration so don’t miss this affair chaired

by BJ Creighton, Renee Hamad, Kathy Coffey and Pat Johnson.

File photo

 New College president Donal O’Shea

Orchid Ball ‘Midnight at the Oasis’ Marie Selby Botanical Gardens 6 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at Selby Gardens Tickets $300. Call 366-5731, Ext. 229 Think “Sex in the City 2,” when Carrie and crew are wearing ball gowns and heels in the souk in Abu Dhabi … that’s what this year’s Orchid Ball is aiming to be — a sultry and sophisticated desert experience. Chairs Wayne and Mindy Rollins promise to rock the casbah with their creative and downright cool charisma at this year’s event. Expect Middle Eastern influences from the food and drink to the décor and from the music and entertainment to the attire.

File photo

 Kelly Engel at last year’s Orchid Ball “An Evening at Versailles”

Florida Wine & Balloon Festival Florida Winefest & Auction April 4 to 7, at various locations Call 952-1109

File photo

Picture this: Taking off in a hot air balloon at 6 a.m. on a cool April day, floating over East Sarasota and landing only to enjoy an elegant champagne brunch. Um, yes, please! The festival also includes winemaker dinners around town; wine tasting on the bay at the Van Wezel; a Balloon Glow Dinner (where the balloons are lit up and floating overhead); Grand Brunch & Charity Auction; Cigar Dinner; and “Sip & Soar” all Premier Sports Complex, in Lakewood Ranch.

An Evening at the Avant-Garde: ‘A Novel Idea’ Ringling College of Art and Design 6 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Ringling College Call 359-7589 A party girl can be nerdy too, so anything that has to do with books always piques my interest. Plus, doesn’t everybody love dressing up? So getting to dress up like your favorite literary characters sounds like a perfect combination. Add to that some cocktails, good food, music and dancing, and you’ll be sure to have volumes of fun at this event chaired by Larry and Ann Garberding.

File photo

 Vicky Randall and Jill Lerner strut their stuff on the red carpet at last year’s An Evening at the AvantGarde: “Hollywood Premiere.”

Backup Dates

You know, sometimes you just need a backup date. If our five party picks don’t work with your social calendar, here are a couple of other options: Cooking for Wishes Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Suncoast 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at Michael’s On East Call 952-9474.

An interactive lunch with lots of wine.

Need we say more?

Sarasota Exotic Car Fest United Cerebral Palsy Feb. 22 to Feb. 24, at various Locations Call 201-1480.

This year’s events celebrate 50 years of James Bond.

Cattle Barons Ball ‘Let’s Give Cancer the Boot’ American Cancer Society 6 p.m. April 13, at Gettel Automotive Call 328-3760.

Besties Kelly Gettel and Anne Weintraub head up this event.

DIVERSIONS

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

15

// BLACK TIE: CALENDAR

social calendar January SUNDAY

See more events online at YourObserver. com.

20

MONDAY

 2012 Women in Power Luncheon honorees Margaret Callihan, Eva Slane, Anne Weintraub and Betsy KaneHartnett

7

6

TUESDAY

1

WEDNESDAY

2

THURSDAY

3

8

9

10

Technion Annual Celebration. 10 a.m. at Michael’s On East. Tickets $75. Call 378-1500 Forks & Corks Food & Wine Festival: The Grand Tasting Noon at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Courtyard. Tickets $85 (sold out). Call 955-3663

5

11

Starry Night Dinner ‘The Heidi Chronicles.’ 6:30 p.m. at the home of Russell and Susan Samson. Tickets $250. Call 351-9010, Ext. 4702 or specialevents@ asolo.org

12

14

15

16

31st Annual Women in Power Luncheon. Honoring Judy Cahn, Dolly Jacobs, Maureen Maguire and Gloria Moss. 11:30 a.m. at Michael’s On East. Tickets $65. Call 342-1855.

17

18

19

21

22 Monday, Jan. 14:

23

24

25

26

29 Historic Spanish Point 30

31

SMOA Inaugural Bash 6 p.m. at Historic Sarasota High School. Tickets $125. Call 309-0118 or lhalasz@ringling.edu

Town Hall Lecture Series featuring Walter Isaacson. 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall . Tickets $100. Call 924-1343

14th Annual Sarasota Women’s Cancer Awareness Luncheon Doors open at 10:30 a.m.; luncheon at noon at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. Tickets $125. Call 813-745-4860

Scramble for SPARCC Ladies Golf Tournament 12:30 at Laurel Oak Country Club. Tickets $150.

Call 365-0208, Ext. 106.

28

Annual Luncheon 11 a.m. at Michael’s On East . Tickets: $75. Call 966-5214, Ext. 295.

Masterworks Showcase — A Symphony of Kitchens. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at locations throughout Sarasota.

Tickets $25. Call 358-6673

Circus Sarasota Gala ‘Under the Big Top 6:30 p.m. at Sailor Circus Big Top. Tickets $195.

Call 366-0156

Sarasota Orchestra Gala: Bravo Broadway and Our Leading Ladies. 5 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Tickets $500. Call 487-2737.

Red Hot. 6 p.m. at Michael’s On East. Tickets $150. Call 954-1600, Ext. 162 Catholic Charities Ball 6 p.m. at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. Tickets $250. Call 355-4680, Ext. 311

 2012 Catholic Charities Ball Co-Chairwomen Linda Whitacre and Mary Kenealy-Barbetta with Bishop Frank Dewane and Co-Chairwomen Bridget Spiess and Julie Delaney

S A R A S OTA

POLO

CLUB

2013 SEASON BUY TICKETS AT THE GATE Public Always Welcome Every Sunday at 1:00 pm December 16 – April 7 Gates Open at 10:00 am Admission: $12 each Under 12 Free

941.907.0000

sarasotapolo.com Take University Parkway 3.5 miles east of I-75 and turn right on Lorraine Road.

Learn to Play Polo 2 0 1 3 S A R A S O TA P O L O S P O N S O R S

No play or riding experience needed!

Custom lesson and ticket gift packages available.

Call 941.907.0000 today!

99360

27

SATURDAY

 2012 Perlman & Pearls Co-Chairwoman Debbi Haspel

Temple Beth Israel Gala ‘An Evening at Grossingers’ 6 p.m. at Michael’s On East. Call 7553244 for tickets.

20

4 Saturday, Jan. 5: Perlman & Pearls Gala 7 p.m. at Michael’s On East Tickets $500. Call 366-0007

 Sheri Weinstein at the 2012 Red Hot

13

FRIDAY

16

DIVERSIONS

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

ART OF OUR TIME / NEW STAGES Contemporary performanCe at the historiC asolo theater / ringling museum of art

“ . . . a gift from a father to a son

steeped in such unbridled passion that it’s a gift from every father to every son: from every mother to every daughter . — Maui tiMes

© JaTi lindSay / word becoMeS fleSh

© andy phillipSon

© yoShio iTagaKi

© JaTi lindSay

January 24-26, 7:30 pm word becomes flesh

by Marc Bamuthi Joseph for the Living Word Project

© Keira heu-Jwyn chang/garden

”

february 7-9, 7:30 pm beyond words

by Bill Bowers

february 21-23, 7:30 pm leo Produced and Created

by Circle of Eleven

march 7-9, 7:30 pm Kate Weare Company

tickets: $25, $20, $15 | 941.360.7399 or ringling.org The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art The STaTe arT MuSeuM of florida | The florida STaTe univerSiTy 99964

Art of Our Time is made possible by Gulf Coast Community Foundation.

AOOT_Observer_FPDV.indd 1

12/17/12 11:18 AM