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+ Flash mob The Sarasota Orchestra surprised passengers at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport with an impromptu musical flash mob Monday, Jan. 21, to entertain and demonstrate Sarasota Orchestra’s energy.

In collaboration with SRQ, Principal Pops Conductor Andrew Lane and 32 musicians and orchestra staff dressed as passengers appeared spontaneously from all different corners of the airport. They formed a musical ensemble as people stood around and watched the show unveil right in front of them. The ensemble performed Bizet’s “Danse Boheme,” from “Carmen” Suite No. 2. The delighted crowd cheered and applauded in appreciation.

Special Olympics of Florida Athletes got to spend a day in the life of a Boston Red Sox baseball player Saturday, Feb. 16, as part of the CVS Caremark All Kids Can Baseball Camp, at the Red Sox’s spring training facility in Fort Myers. The camp was a joint project between CVS Caremark and the Boston Red Sox to demonstrate their commitment to individuals of all abilities.

Rachel Crauwels, of Sarasota (pictured above high-fiving Boston Red Sox hitting coach Greg Colbrunn after a successful hit) attended the camp.

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

The Man with the

‘Mote-est’ In the 1970s, many Sarasotans had never heard of Mote Marine Laboratory. Dr. Kumar Mahadevan’s vision put it on the map.

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umar Mahadevan knew about Mote Marine Laboratory in 1970, when he was a 21-year-old marine biology graduate student in India. But many Sarasota residents didn’t know about the institution in their own backyard.

Mahadevan knew Mote as a leader in ichthyology —the field of zoology that focuses on fish — and shark research. He had read Mote “shark lady” Dr. Eugenie Clark’s 1969 memoir, “The Lady and the Sharks.”

In 1975, after finishing his Ph.D. in oceanography at Florida State University and moving to Anna Maria Island, Mahadevan drove out to Mote, then located on Siesta Key. “I had to stop for directions,” he said. “A lot of people had never heard of Mote.”

Today, 360,000 visitors find their way to Mote annually.

Approximately 22,000 K-12 students learn from Mote’s digital and on-campus programs.

An army of 1,665 volunteers, clad in aquamarine polo shirts, give more than 206,000 hours of their time each year.

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That’s in addition to the work of 192 staffers, 31 of whom are doctoral-level researchers.

After 27 years at the helm of it all as Mote’s president and CEO, Mahadevan announced last week he will retire in May. Dr. Michael Crosby, the laboratory’s senior vice president for research, will take on the role of president/CEO as Mahadevan serves as president emeritus for at least two years, according to a Mote prepared statement.

Under Mahadevan’s leadership, Mote “sprung from a little hut in a little lab,” according to Clark, who still conducts shark research at Mote.

“I don’t think anyone else could have handled this tremendous growth that we’ve had in the last 20 years,” Clark said. “All of us are intense in our own little projects. He has taken over and become the heart and soul of this little laboratory.” …

In his early days as CEO, Mahadevan talked to garden clubs,

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Dr. Kumar Mahadevan stands in front of Mote Marine Laboratory’s Aquarium, which today features sharks, manatees, sea turtles and more than 100 species of marine life.

by Alex Mahadevan | News Editor

Young advocates find collective voice A recently formed youth advisory group has gained politicians’ attention.

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Young Advocates for Sarasota mentor Casey Colburn, second from left, talks politics with Sean Duade, Rochelle Dudley, Chris Laney and Vickie Brill.

Maya Sullivan has lived in Sarasota for three-and-a-half years.

The 28-year-old dealer channel manager for PlexiDor moved to the area in August 2009, from Alabama.

“It was for a guy, and it didn’t work out,” Sullivan said. “I bet there a lot of stories like that around here.”

Sarasota isn’t the best destination for recent graduates or young professionals

whose lifestyles tend to favor late music, Sullivan said during a Feb. 15 phone interview with the Sarasota Observer.

Sullivan is eyeing other U.S. cities that attract indie-rock acts, such as Band of Horses or Bon Iver, as future destinations to which she may relocate.

But, with Sarasota City Commission candidates in the March 12 election touting platforms that include affordable downtown Sarasota housing and an extension of outdoor music curfews, Sullivan may want to wait for a few post-

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MAHADEVAN / FROM 1A civic groups, women’s organizations — anyone who would listen to him talk about Mote. That hasn’t changed in 27 years.

Today, he lobbies local, state and federal politicians, but still attends Mote’s volunteer coffee each month to speak.

In his office, a drawing of Mahadeven steering a boat with the title, “Capt. Kumar: Savior of the Sea,” by Virginia Sanders, a Mote volunteer of more than 30 years, hangs next to an autographed newspaper photo of his sons meeting famed former FSU football coach Bobby Bowden.

“I’ve observed him for the past 16-and-a-half years now,” said Ron Johnson, a Mote trustee and past board president. “Kumar is the finest executive I’ve run into. Most scientists aren’t good executives. He has to go out and fundraise and lobby in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C. He’s the biggest promoter for Mote and the need to educate people about its primary purpose.”

Mahadevan planned to become a scientist, but never an executive.

In 1975, some time after he found his way to Mote, he approached then-director/CEO Dr. Perry Gilbert about a job. Gilbert rejected him, but he did it so politely that Mahadevan was in his car in the parking lot before he realized it.

Three years later, director/CEO Dr. Bill Taft hired Mahadevan on the condition that he find enough money in grants to cover the costs of his salary and research.

Mahadevan found a grant to cover his first six months’ salary.

His first project involved reviewing a series of biological assessment reports on Florida

Now and then Then (1986*) Now (as of July 2012) Staff 58 192 Volunteers 68 1,665 $2 million $17.7 million Operational budget Number of yearly visitors 34,465 360,000 Board members Seven** 28 * The year Mahadevan became CEO; ** Four were usually out of town

Power Co.’s Anclote Plant.

Five years later, Mahadevan became interim co-director with Dr. Richard Pierce. He assumed the position reluctantly, because he didn’t want administrative work to take him away from his research.

Then, in 1986, the board tapped him to become the permanent president/CEO, while Pierce returned to research at Mote, where he still works today.

Two years into Mahadevan’s new role came a transformative moment for Mote: the 1988 arrival of its 135,000-gallon shark tank at its aquarium, then known as the Science Center.

The addition transformed the center from a “glorified pet shop” to an interactive aquarium, according to Mahadevan.

On its first day, it drew 22,000 people.

“Traffic was backed up all the way to Gulfstream,” Mahadevan says, laughing. “Remember, we used to have a drawbridge.”

The shark tank’s success caused Mote officials to redouble their aquarium efforts and not just because attendance provided a valuable source of revenue. They realized they could talk and talk about their shark research. But, to get the public excited about the research along with lessons about the environment, Mote had to show them

the shark.

Under Mahadevan’s direction, Mote has expanded to include a 200-acre Aquaculture Park in eastern Sarasota County, research field stations on Pine Island in Charlotte Harbor and Summerland Key in the Florida Keys, satellite offices in Punta Gorda and Boca Grande and a second public outreach exhibit dedicated to coral reefs in the Eco-Discovery Center in Key West.

Clark considers Mahadevan successful, especially when it comes to connecting issues that matter to the community and science.

She cites Mote’s beach-monitoring program as an example because red tide affects the area’s recreation, along with marine life.

“I think he has the well-being of the community in mind as well as the development of this laboratory,” she said. …

Mote has become a second home to Mahadevan in the last 35 years. When he and his wife, Linda, married Sept. 27, 1980, they exchanged their vows at the laboratory, then held their reception at the Science Center three weeks before it opened to the public.

The area was so undeveloped

then that some of his buddies had to scare away rattlesnakes before the festivities could begin.

His three adult sons, Andrew, Chad and Alex, practically grew up at Mote’s docks, summer camps and Chicki Hut. (In fact, they spent so much time there that Mahadevan is sometimes surprised none of them chose a career in science.)

Still, he believes that the organization will continue to thrive.

“I’m just one of 200 people,” he said. “There are 199 people left.

They’ll keep this place dynamic and keep it growing.”

One of the biggest challenges will continue to be funding. Mote currently has an endowment of approximately $13 million, but Mahadevan believes it needs to grow closer to $50 million.

He remains excited about Mote’s research and its economic impact, currently estimated at approximately $70 million annually in Sarasota County.

He’s enthusiastic about the prospects of research on sharks and why they don’t seem to develop illnesses such as cancer, which could have implications for humans.

He also has a “soft spot” for aquaculture and fisheries projects, in part, because his mentor, laboratory benefactor William Mote, was an avid fisherman. It’s another area in which Mote could have an impact because seafood is second only to oil in the U.S. in terms of its trade deficit.

“I think the lab’s strength is to stay on the cutting edge,” he said.

“If you don’t keep up with where the world is going, you’re going to be left behind. You have to be on the leading edge. You can’t just rest on your laurels. I think that ethic exists with all of our staff and volunteers.”

New leadership Dr. Michael Crosby was appointed to lead Mote Laboratory’s scientific endeavors, immediately following positions as associate vice president for research and economic Crosby development at George Mason University and vice chancellor for research at the University of Hawaii-Hilo.

In his three years at Mote, Crosby has helped develop the lab’s current guiding document — the 2020 Vision and Strategic Plan, developed the Mote Marine Laboratory Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, which provides support and mentorship for recent Ph.D. graduates, and is working on several international initiatives expanding Mote’s marine science leadership worldwide.

“One thing that drew me to Mote was its scientific reputation — thanks in large part to Dr. Mahadevan,” Crosby said. “But the more I’ve gotten to know Mote, the more I’ve been excited by our ability to support the transfer of our scientific findings into public policy as well as sharing that information with the public through our programs and the aquarium. I also have the opportunity to lead a great staff here at Mote.”

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by Alex Mahadevan | News Editor

Candidates appeal to residential group Sarasota City Commission hopefuls discussed growth, homelessness and the city budget during a Feb. 19 forum with the Arlington Park Neighborhood Association.

More than 50 people filed into the Waldemere Fire Station for the Tuesday night forum, while a controversial Walmart appeal took place on the other side of Sarasota at City Hall.

Sarasota City Commission candidate Pete Theisen began the Arlington Park Neighborhood Association candidate forum with attacks on opponents Richard Dorfman and Kelvin Lumpkin.

Theisen, who lost the 2011 election for the City Commission with 1% of the votes cast and the 2009 election with 7% of votes cast, called Dorfman an outsider and said that Lumpkin, a pastor at Light of the World International Church, “made a deal with the devil for campaign support.”

“After Pete’s introduction of my background and skill set I’m not sure of what I could possibly add,” Dorfman joked.

Sarasota Military Academy cadet Powell Stone, an 18-year-old teacher’s assistant in the speech and debate class

at the SMA, moderated the forum. Robert Atwell stood in for his wife, Mayor Suzanne Atwell, who was at the City Commission meeting.

“It’s nice to get a fresh view on everything,” said Stone, a North Port resident.

Candidates used the word “balance” more than 30 times — mostly to describe the relationship between neighborhoods and new development.

Dorfman and Lumpkin said expanding the tax roll with new development and finding efficiencies within the Sarasota Police Department budget are keys in reducing the city’s deficit.

Lumpkin suggested a credit for police officers to live within city limits.

“I don’t think we can tax our way out, and I don’t think we can continue to cut services,” Lumpkin said.

Linda Holland echoed the sentiment, but specified the sparsely developed Rosemary District as an opportunity.

“I think that’s an area where the youth

DOWNTOWN PLANS

by Roger Drouin | City Editor

and arts-and-culture generators can all come together,” Holland said.

Current City of Sarasota Planning Board Commissioner Susan Chapman said she supported economic gardening. The economic development tool, which Littleton, Colo., developed in the late 1980s, aims to equip companies past their start-up phase with marketing and finance tools.

That’s opposed to offering economic incentives, such as tax breaks or lowinterest loans, to lure firms from outside the region.

“Land development isn’t the only economic-development tool, and we need to be aware that’s true,” Chapman said.

The Walmart appeal continued for more than two hours after the candidate forum ended before 9 p.m.

“I think the candidates behaved themselves,” said Arlington Park Neighborhood Association President Rick Farmer after the forum.

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Talking points Sarasota City Commission candidates agreed the city’s fiscal crisis is one of the most important issues of the next year, but they disagree on how to alleviate it. They did agree that it hinges on a pension agreement with the Florida Police Benevolent Association.

“I think (the Rosemary District) is an area where the youth and arts-and-culture generators can all come together.”

— Linda Holland “Sooner or later this city, this county and other municipalities are going to have to face tax increases.” — Robert Atwell, on behalf of his wife, Mayor Suzanne Atwell “I think I’m one of the candidates who puts it on the line — keeping the neighborhoods safe from predators — white-collar predators — and the other kind.” — Pete Theisen “Land development isn’t the only economic development tool and we need to be aware of that’s true.” — Susan Chapman “Unless we come up with ways to embrace bringing in business, we have to really look at the issues that keep business away.”

— Richard Dorfman “We’ve got to make sure the world knows the city’s a safe place.” — Kelvin Lumpkin

Entrepreneur Jesse Biter invests in downtown If the deal for an acre of land on Second Street goes through, it would become Jesse Biter’s fourth major downtown property investment in the last two years.

Entrepreneur Jesse Biter has two parcels under contract — for a total of one acre of prime downtown land just north of Whole Foods Market Centre.

Biter plans to develop what he calls “obtainable housing apartments” on the site, with 180 units ranging from 500 to 1,000 square feet, and starting at under $1,000 a month to rent. The average unit will be about 800 square feet, Biter said.

Biter’s effort to build the development would meet his vision for more affordable residential units in the city’s core.

“The live, work, play vision doesn’t work until a project like this is built,” Biter said.

If the deal goes through, it would be the fourth major downtown property investment in the last two years for Biter.

Because of a city approval in 2007 that

granted previous developer Leonard Garner a density bonus allowing up to 168 new residences at 1445 Second St., where the United Way of Sarasota building is currently located, Biter is allowed to build a higher number of residential units.

Under the city’s expired Downtown Residential Overlay District (DROD), the density bonus quadrupled the number of residential units that could be built. At the time, city officials were trying to spur the development of more affordable units downtown.

As long as he secures a building permit by 2015, he can build the additional units, Biter said.

“It’s still viable,” Senior City Planner Harvey Hoglund said about the previous DROD approval.

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“The live, work, play vision doesn’t work until a project like this is built,” Jesse Biter said.

Biter also has the adjacent property, at 1401 Second St., under contract. Twelve units could be built on that land, as part of the total 180 units.

Early plans for the 10-story apartment

project include amenities such as a laundry chute, rooftop restaurant and a share-a-car community rental program for renters who want to trade their car for a bike. Preliminary project plans also include retail space on the first floor.

“At this point, what we are doing is working from the ground up and putting all the components of the project together,” said Steve Horn, a real-estate broker representing Biter.

Horn said he expects that Biter’s architectural team will have conceptual renderings of the project in a few months, and, depending on financing, construction could start as early as fall.

“The bones of the project have been laid out previously, so we have a good starting point,” Horn said.

Horn said Biter, who lives downtown with his wife, believes in investing where he lives.

“He definitely has a vision,” Horn said.

“It’s an innovation, entrepreneurial look at what Sarasota can be.”

THE PROPERTIES Jesse Biter has a vision, said real-estate broker Steve Horn. Biter has invested in three properties in downtown Sarasota, and he is eyeing a fourth.

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Purchase: Under contract Property size: 1.08 acres Details: Early plans call for 180 units ranging from 500 to 1,000 square feet and starting at under $1,000 a month in rent. Average unit will be about 800 square feet.

Early plans for the 10-story apartment project include amenities such as a laundry chute, rooftop restaurant and a share-a-car community rental program for renters who want to trade their car for a bike. Preliminary project plans also include retail space on the first floor.

Biter said he will start an online forum to receive input from the community on what else they think should be involved in the project.

“I have always found great ideas by involving others,” Biter said.

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NEWSBRIEFS + Commissioners deny Foxfire Golf Course re-zone More than 20 residents pled with Sarasota County commissioners Feb. 13, to deny a petition to re-zone 193 acres of land that was formerly part of a landfill near Foxfire Golf Course.

Commissioners cited concerns about its health hazard and denied the petition with a 4-0 vote. Commissioner Nora Patterson recused herself from the vote because John Patterson, her husband, represented the petitioner in the past.

Attorney Bill Merrill represented Foxfire Properties LLC, the firm petitioning for the land-use designation tweak.

In other County Commission news: • Commissioners, in a Feb. 12 letter to the Sarasota County School Board, appealed the Sarasota High School rebuild, in which the School Board proposes partial destruction of the Paul F. Rudolph building.

• The County Commission approved $90,000 in spending associated with a bid to host the 2017 World Rowing Championship. Manatee County will share the cost burden if it approves the bid.

+ County approves contractor for Hudson Bayou project

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Sarasota County officials have recommended a contractor for a project to filter polluted runoff that flows into Hudson Bayou.

Spectrum Underground Inc., of Sarasota, had the lowest bid for the project — at $1,406,739.

Two other contractors submitted bids, for $1,467,378 and $2,093,534. Under the county’s bid policy, the contract will be awarded to the “responsive and responsible” bidder that submitted the lowest total bid. Commissioners would

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 Community Safety Planning Work Group — 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, Sarasota County Health and Human Services, 2200 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota  Sarasota County Planning Commission Meeting — 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, Administration Building, Commission Chambers, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota  Siesta Isles Association Meeting — 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, St. Michael the Archangel, 5394 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta  Criminal Justice Commission Meeting — Noon Monday, Feb. 25, Administration Building, Third Floor Think Tank, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota  Sarasota County Commission Meeting — 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, Administration Building, Commission Chambers, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota  Sarasota County Commission Meeting — 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, Administration Building, Commission Chambers, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota

have to approve the contractor selection before construction work could begin.

The county project would add in several elements along the bayou’s watershed, designed to ensure cleaner rainwater empties into the bayou. One element of the project will focus on Luke Wood Park, a park near the bayou in the Hudson Bayou neighborhood, adding wetlands and a vegetated bioswale.

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Design and Dine Contest Winners: Kevin and Missy Cooper Monday, Feb. 18, representatives from ArtisTree Landscape Maintenance and Design, Michael’s On East and the Observer Media Group set out to surprise the winners of the Design and Dine $10,000 Backyard Makeover contest.

After parking discretely around the corner, the group crept to the front door of winners, Kevin and Missy Cooper. Balloons and champagne in hand, the crew surprised the couple with the announcement.

“I didn’t really believe it at first,” says Missy Cooper. “It caught me off guard. All I knew was that we were supposed to be doing the final interview — I was absolutely not expecting that we’d been selected. It was quite a shock.”

The contest sought submissions from contestants that explained why they deserved to receive the $10,000 makeover from ArtisTree and celebration soirée from Michael’s On East. After narrowing entries to three finalists at the beginning of the month, ArtisTree asked the public to vote for the winner.

“Our original hope was to build awareness for our brand,” says Debra Morrow, vice president of marketing for ArtisTree.

“How it evolved was beyond our wildest dreams. We were looking for meaningful stories in the entries, and we were really taken with all of our finalists’ submissions.”

Missy Cooper works as an advertising media planner at the Ringling Museum of Art, and Kevin Cooper is executive director of the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce. After work, Kevin Cooper spends his nights taking online classes to earn his MBA from Florida State University. The couple says that with their busy schedules, sprucing up the backyard had

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The Coopers’ backyard will get a $10,000 makeover from ArtisTree Landscape Maintenance.

Kevin and Missy Cooper were shocked to find out they won the contest. remained their final major house project after Kevin graduates in May. “Now, we can cross that off of our list,” says Missy Cooper. “The only thing on our horizon now is a chance to hang out. After work, there will be no more homework, no more projects around the house — it’s been so long since we’ve had that. We’ll finally be able to come home and just enjoy where we live.”

“It’s unbelievable,” adds Kevin Cooper.

“I haven’t been able to fully wrap my head around it yet.”

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The Coopers celebrate their win with the Design and Dine Contest team. signers, who will work with the couple to design a backyard that meets their personal taste and needs. Michael’s On East will cater a celebration soirée for 20 guests and design a signature cocktail to toast the completed backyard. The landscaping company also announced that it would provide each runner up with a $1,200 tree installation for their participation in the contest.

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on,” says Missy Cooper. “The amount of community support makes me feel really good about where we live. There are businesses that care about the community and about giving back. It’s just another check on the list of reasons we’re grateful we moved here in the first place.”

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Lumpkin ready to help community unify to combat issues Kelvin Lumpkin Age: 39 Family: Wife, Dali; two daughters, ages 1 and 2 years old Hometown: Sarasota Education: Bachelor’s degree from Bethune College; working on a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Florida Hobbies: Football, fishing and chess

Kelvin Lumpkin believes crime needs to be curtailed in areas such as Newtown before revitalization can take flight in that community and on the North Trail.

Lifelong Sarasota resident Kelvin Lumpkin believes the biggest thing he can bring to the table as an atlarge Sarasota city commissioner is the relationships he has built citywide.

The 39-year-old senior pastor of Life of the World International Church, which sits on the outskirts of Newtown, believes as a city commissioner he can help unify the communities that make up Sarasota.

“I’ve been wrestling for some time about the best way to serve my community,” Lumpkin said. “I don’t want to just represent my district. I want to represent the city at-large.

You have to keep your finger on the pulse of the whole community.”

The registered Republican doesn’t believe government should impose anything on its citizens, especially without community input first.

“The city should act as a partner with the community, and I don’t see that happening right now,” Lumpkin said. “Partnering and building relationships with constituents is the only way to serve people effectively.”

Lumpkin is a former member of the city’s Police Advisory Panel and has spent countless hours in police squad cars on ride-alongs with police officers.

“We have some big issues to address such as the police pension fund,” Lumpkin said. “We have to

bargain with them, and, to do that, we have to get to know them and understand where they are coming from. I’ve already done that with many of the officers.”

Redevelopment of the North Trail and Newtown, Lumpkin says, can’t happen until the violence is curtailed.

“I performed six eulogies (in 2011) and five of them were shootings,” Lumpkin said. “If the area isn’t safe, it will never change. Having grown up here, I long for the area to succeed and be able to sustain itself, and it can, if the area is safe.”

Lumpkin was one of several city officials and residents who, in fall 2012 visited High Point, N.C., to see how its police department and the community joined forces to get drug dealers off its streets and curb violence by more than 50%.

“Law enforcement has to drive this new violence-curbing effort, but the community has to be involved,” said Lumpkin, who believes both the new police chief and city manager will be big advocates for community policing.

The High Point Strategy program has been successful in other towns in which community leaders, such as pastors, agree to sit down with police and criminals before they are arrested for a crime. Repeat offenders are told they are no longer welcome in the community if they keep up their criminal behavior.

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The Rev. Kelvin Lumpkin believes he’s a bridge builder who would make commission decisions with the whole community in mind.

The plan calls for the community agreeing to work with repeat criminal offenders to get them on the right path and keep them out of jail.

Lumpkin, the president of the local chapter of FOCUS, Fellowship of Community Under Shepherds Ministerial Alliance, that builds relationships with other churches and law enforcement, has already seen that effort work locally.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has called Lumpkin to the scene of shootings.

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Lumpkin, who has friends downtown, in South County and in Newtown, said he’s a bridge builder who will make decisions with the whole community in mind.

“I hope I can be a part of a commission that’s farsighted and not shortsighted,” Lumpkin said. “I’ll be one of five, but I believe even one can make a difference, and I can help make this a better place to live. I serve people, and being a commissioner is an extension of my mission.”

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Theisen isn’t afraid to stand out from other candidates Family: sister, Virginia Occupation: Former owner of an auto-body repair shop in Detroit; retired acupuncturist Hometown: Detroit Hobbies: Volunteers repairing pipe organs at a Lakeland theater.

Education: Bachelor’s of arts in social work, University of Detroit; Florida Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pete Theisen has collected about $398 in campaign finances as of the latest reporting period — a fraction of what the five other candidates have raised, with the next candidate collecting $4,807 and the top candidate bringing in $34,618.

Eight people attended his most recent “Pizza for Pete” campaign fundraiser a few weeks ago at Ringling Pizza, a few blocks from his Alta Vista home. The events are always free.

“You can just come and eat pizza,” said Theisen, 68, a former auto-body shop owner from Detroit who moved in 1981 to Sarasota. He only put about 30 campaign signs in yards, but he has a few more in the backseat of his car ready to go.

Theisen is OK with this low-key approach to this third bid for the City Commission.

“Do I serve a purpose on the campaign?” Theisen asked during an interview with the Sarasota Observer Monday, Feb. 18, at the pizza restaurant. “I think I do. I am the one who is different.”

Theisen can be spotted around his neighborhood and at city meetings wearing his trademark black suspenders and thick-rimmed glasses and, recently, the yellow jacket-lapel badge that reads, “Hi, I’m Pete.

Please Vote for Me.” Theisen said it seems the body of other candidates seeking the two atlarge seats is split, with four candidates lining up on the same side on the big issues, such as development and the economy, and with neighborhood advocate Susan Chapman

taking a different stand on those issues.

Some of Theisen’s supporters have suggested that at forums he should go on the offense against other candidates, such as challenger Richard Dorfman.

“I don’t want to use my two minutes to talk about Dorfman,” Theisen said. “I want to talk about what I want to do.”

Theisen’s two biggest issues are budgetary.

He thinks the city needs to carry through with its promises by funding pensions for city employees.

“The city has money for all of these new toys, but they don’t have money for their employee pensions,” Theisen said. He named buying parking meters that were later removed from Main Street as one example of a recent poor budgetary choice.

He said the city could trim the budget by taking steps, such as changing the way the city operates its computers by switching from Microsoft Windows to the Linux model of free operating system. Theisen said that change would save the city $217,000.

“We’d be awfully dumb not to” look into changing the computer system, Theisen said. Such cost-saving measures are necessary if the city is going to put a dent in its growing deficit.

“What is the core function of government? Public safety, lighting at night, water, sewer,” Theisen said.

“We need to define them and come up with a priority list. Anything that is not part of the core function is be-

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Pete Theisen holds his “Pizza for Pete” fundraising events at Ringling Pizza. low the line.”

Theisen was drawn to Sarasota after seeing its bayfront.

“I came (here) on vacation in 1979,” Theisen said. “I drove by the bayfront, the condos weren’t there yet, and I said, ‘Yeah, I want to live here.’”

When it comes to new city construction Theisen supports development — with a caveat: He wants developers to pay into necessary improvements such as road construction, expanding a nearby library or adding in sewer lines before they are allowed to break ground on a project.

“Development has to pay its own

way,” Theisen said. “It can’t gridlock the roads, clog the sewers.”

Theisen opposes a proposed downtown sound district, saying that louder live music will be heard throughout downtown, as well as in the surrounding neighborhoods.

Sound travels a mile, he said.

He champions the idea for better transportation. Theisen would like to see buses running on a “sevenminute headway.” Theisen said he sometimes rides the bus and has had to wait an hour for another when he missed it.

“You do that, and you will get riders,” Theisen said.

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Businesses don’t pay taxes Business tax cuts and corporate-recruiting incentives will be prominent policy issues for the Legislature this year.

For one, the mainstream media’s reporters will make them so; they hate both with a passion.

Lawmakers are also targeting these topics. Democrat legislators already are positioning themselves as potential obstructionists to Gov. Rick Scott’s priority to eliminate Florida’s sales tax on machinery and equipment. It’s valued as a $140 million tax cut.

And now that Republicans no longer have a supermajority in the House, Scott will need Democrats’ votes to eliminate the sales tax.

Predictably, the Democrats see an opportunity to make Scott beg and grovel. The governor is heading into the next election cycle, and you can bet Democrats are going to do whatever they can to derail Scott’s record.

Scott’s pitch is the elimination of this tax will help make Florida more attractive to manufacturers. And, duh, if Florida can attract more manufacturers, there will be more jobs.

Some Democrats and the profit-hating media see this tax cut primarily as a sop to a special interest. Indeed, whenever you say “tax cut” in Washington or Tallahassee, there is always a loud chorus whining how cutting taxes and tax rates will “cost” government.

As they see it, the state apparatus is the loser. Tax cuts mean lost revenue must be made up by taxing someone else.

What they don’t see is the concept from the other side. That lowering taxes is a winner for the economy, the state and the taxpayer, whether that taxpayer is a corporation or individual. As Steve Forbes often tells his audiences, taxes are a cost, just as paper and laptops are. And as the old saw goes, the more you tax something, the less of it you get.

The anti-tax cutters also are not convinced that lower tax rates or the elimination of a tax will lead to greater tax collections that replace and surpass what was given up.

It’s a mystery why the following is so difficult to envision: Eliminate the machinery sales tax, and the taxpayer — be it company or individual — will be able to keep more of his money (keyword: “his,” not the state’s). And he, not Tallahassee or Washington, will be able to decide how best to put his capital to uses that benefit him and others. This is what capitalism is all about — helping each other with free, peaceful, fair trade between two parties. That trade, in turn, fuels more trade, more economic activity. And it leaves out the government middle man, the bureaucracy that takes its slice of the tax and then redistributes what’s left.

Although it makes sense to say those government workers keep the economy going when they spend their wages, they’re not creating wealth. They’re toll takers and redistributors.

Manufacturers, on the other hand, are wealth creators, especially if they are selling and shipping their products across state lines. In those instances, every time a

LAFFER’S GOLDEN RULES OF TAXATION In Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore’s fifth edition of “Rich States, Poor States,” the economists show again that states with falling tax rates and tax burdens outperform those heading in the other direction. Here are their “Golden Rules of Taxation”: 1. When you tax something more you get less of it, and when you tax something less you get more of it.

2. Individuals work and produce goods and services to earn money for present or future consumption.

3. Taxes create a wedge between the cost of working and Arthur Laffer the rewards from working.

4. An increase in tax rates will not lead to a dollar-for-dollar increase in tax revenues, and a reduction in tax rates that encourages production will lead to less than a dollar-for-dollar reduction in tax revenues.

5. If tax rates become too high, they may lead to a reduction in tax receipts.

The relationship between tax rates and tax receipts has been described by the Laffer Curve.

6. The more mobile the factors being taxed, the larger the response to change in tax rates. The less mobile the factor, the smaller the change in the tax base for a given change in tax rates.

7. Raising tax rates on one source of revenue may reduce the tax revenue from other sources, while reducing the tax rate on one activity may raise the taxes raised from other activities.

8. An economically efficient tax system has a sensible, broad base and a low rate.

9. Income transfer (welfare) payments also create a de facto tax on work and, thus, have a high impact on the vitality of a state’s economy.

10. If A and B are two locations, and if taxes are raised in B and lowered in A, producers and manufacturers will have a greater incentive to move from B to A. Source: “Rich States, Poor States”

Florida manufacturer makes a sale, say, in Georgia or Alabama, the buyer is sending new money into Florida. It’s adding to the business’ and the state’s wealth.

Lawmakers often also seem to forget, in the case of business taxes, that businesses don’t pay taxes. They pass the cost of all taxation onto their customers in the prices of the goods and services they sell.

That’s the concept that should be reiterated in Tallahassee this spring when the Legislature is in session. Businesses don’t

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pay taxes, consumers do.

Or think of it this way: Compare two states — one with a sales tax on machinery and one without. Then do the math and the analysis. The results should be obvious. The manufacturer that isn’t required to pay a machinery sales tax will have more capital and be more competitive than the one paying the tax.

This is really an old story. But, unfortunately, it must be told like Aesop’s Fables — again and again. Unlike a fable, though, this story is real and has been shown and proven many times. Dr. Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore — the former a Milton Friedman protege, the latter a longtime economist and economics journalist — have shown many times in their book, “Rich States, Poor States,” what should be intuitive: States with falling tax burdens always outperform and have higher and faster growing personal incomes than states with rising tax burdens.

What’s more, Laffer and Moore provide a clear road map for having a healthy economy with their “10 Golden Rules of Effective Taxation.” If only every lawmaker would live by the Golden Rules.

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Few can argue with Gov. Rick Scott’s agenda. It’s the same one he promised in his 2010 election campaign: improve Florida’s business climate to attract jobs and lower the cost of government. Scott has since added improving Florida’s schools and making college more affordable.

In his quest to attract companies and improve the climate for job creation, the one area we differ with Scott is his support of Enterprise Florida, the public-private corporation that helps recruit companies to Florida.

Scott has proposed in his 2013-2014 budget to increase the state’s economic development spending from $111 million to $278 million. Although it is unclear how much of that is earmarked toward corporate incentives and tax breaks, however much it is is too much. It’s corporate welfare, and it’s morally wrong. No business deserves an unearned benefit.

+ How about traffic control?

Tom Barwin, the city of Sarasota’s new city manager, and Bernadette DiPino, the city’s new police chief, are still learning the nuances of the city. Here’s one to which we wish they would pay attention: The weekend traffic backups on John Ringling Causeway at the height of Season.

They are as predictable as the sunrise at this time of year.

And for years, we have urged the city manager to reallocate traffic-control officers to help alleviate traffic backing up and creeping inch by inch from U.S. 41 to St. Armands Circle and vice versa.

This is not just an annoyance for motorists. It’s also an economic and image issue.

Visitors are sitting in that traffic, and that leaves an impression. When visitors have bad experiences, they don’t come back.

The excuse at City Hall is always a lack of funding. No, it’s a misallocation of priorities. This should be a priority. It’s only for a short time, but an important time.

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+ Citrus Square is good example Dear Editor: Congratulations on your Feb. 14 issue of the Sarasota Observer, packed with a bunch of useful information as Sarasota experiences a “changing of the guard.”

Especially interesting is your interview with Ernie Ritz, who is among the many fans of Citrus Square. It’s worth mentioning last year Citrus Square was named as the best mixed-use development in the entire United States. If memory serves, the “guilty” parties, Jonathan Parks and Chris Gallagher, had to fly to the Big Apple to accept the award.

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+ The sounds of business Dear Editor: I’m writing in response to Rodney Linford’s letter (“A call for action,” Pelican Press, Feb. 14). Living downtown, or in this case, near the Village, is a practical way to shrink our carbon footprint on the planet while offering an array of personal conveniences. As with any highdensity area that continues to thrive after the sun goes down, music is an integral ingredient to the vibrancy and vitality of Siesta Key Village. Blasé Café (and other bars) offers employment to people in the foodservice industry, as well as local musicians. Before condemning a local merchant for “failing to respect its neighbors,” I would urge you to consider the fact that

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7 p.m. — 1600 block of Main Street. Burglary of a Structure. A business owner told an officer that he arrived at his office in the morning to find that someone broke in and stole four laptops, two televisions, a lamp, toilet paper and a speaker. The suspect stole about $3,400 in items from the office. The back door to the office had been left open. The officer was able to lift a single fingerprint from a mirror, which had been removed from the wall and left on the couch.

5 p.m. — 5200 block of Ocean Boulevard. Grand Theft. A woman reported to deputies that an unknown person broke into her craft tent and stole $500 worth of fan pulls and $100 worth of sun catchers.

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they have a business to run. The sounds of an emergent and lively area should be a consideration for anyone who contemplates living in such close proximity.

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10 p.m. — 5200 block of Ocean Boulevard. Disturbance.

Two men caused a ruckus in a bar, and the manager called deputies. An officer issued trespassing warnings to both men.

Dear Editor: Congratulations on your recent editorial regarding the Bengazi situation.

Actually, I have to applaud many of your editorials. And allow me to add, “Thank you.”

Thomas Jefferson once wrote that a country with one newspaper was worse than one with none. You have proven that postulate to be right on the mark.

In a country where Democrats and liberals wield so much power, it is, indeed, a hope for the future when people like you stand up and present the other side of the issues. It takes great courage.

Please know that I am but one of many who appreciate your efforts and wish you much success.

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Feb. 11 HOMEWARD BOUND 8:41 a.m. — 5200 block of Ocean Boulevard. Found Property. A concerned citizen found a wallet near a bar. Deputies contacted the wallet’s owner.

BOAT BURGLARY 4 p.m. — Bayfront Drive. Burglary of a Vehicle. During the night, someone broke into a docked charter fishing vessel and stole fishing tools from an unlocked cabinet. The suspect then broke into the interior of the cabin and stole several fishing rods and reels and a bull-shark jaw. The boat owner said an ex-employee who has a drug problem may have stolen the items.

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FLOATING LITTER 10 a.m. — Bayfront Drive. Littering. A city employee reported illegal dumping at Bayfront Park. The debris appeared to have come from a boat in the bay. The incident appeared to have occurred during the overnight hours. There were no suspects.

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Turffs argued that the city’s zoning code prohibits a store classified as a “department store” at the shopping center’s 9.7-acre property zoned as Commercial Shopping Center Neighborhood (CSCN).

“Walmart historically called itself a department store. The fact that it is calling itself something else is because it is trying to fit into a zoning code it does not fit,” Turffs said to applause from opponents of the store in the audience at the City Commission chambers.

On an overhead projector, Turffs showed a Yellow Pages ad and another advertisement for new Walmarts opening around the country; both described the stores as a “department store.”

Jim Porter, the lawyer for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said the entire argument about whether Walmart is a department store is a “red herring.”

“We first met with staff Jan. 11, 2011 — more than two years ago,” Porter said.

“We presented our project. We were told the process would be a site-plan approval by the planning board. We relied on that.”

Porter said the issue of the store’s classification had not come before the 3-2 Planning Board vote to approve the store’s site plan in November 2012.

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Commissioners decided to continue the appeal hearing to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26.

During the first round of the appeal Tuesday, Wal-mart Stores Inc. representatives sought support for their 98,000-square-foot supercenter while opponents argued the project was not allowed in the city’s zoning code.

Wal-mart Stores Inc. representatives presented new plans for the supercenter, which showed the addition of a pedestrian pathway behind the store. They defended the project as a job creator and an improvement upon the current Ringling Shopping Center. Publix had been the anchor tenant for the center, but the store closed in November 2011.

Architect Michael Blinn said the design for the Ringling Shopping Center is not the typical Walmart footprint; he cited a glass-and-metal front entrance and additional landscaping as examples.

“We were directed by Wal-Mart to not do the standard prototypical design,” Blinn said. “We have come up with a nice little layout here that I am proud of.”

Robert Turffs, the lawyer representing the six residents appealing the store, said the proposed supercenter is not allowed in the zoning classification for the Ringling Shopping Center because it is considered a department store.

Blinn showed paint chips to illustrate the color of the building façade. A planner representing Wal-Mart said the store is considered a “large store” but not a department store.

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A Korean film crew came a few years ago to document what the Senior Friendship Centers does so they can address their own country’s issues with the aging population.

“Everybody needs purpose in their life, and when you are older, you have more time to do that,” said Communications Director Peg Palmer.

The center continues to evolve by adding more programs and services to fulfill the needs of seniors.

“We have great-grandparents hitting hard drives, 90-year-olds who are still volunteering and we are meeting the challenges of serving a large age range,” Carter said.

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There is a bridge game going on in one of the activity rooms, and senior ladies perform a variety of exercise movements in their Tuesday morning exercise class.

These are just a few of the activities the Senior Friendship Centers offers to people age 50 and older. Brother William Geenen started the center in 1973, which makes this year the center’s 40th anniversary. While visiting Sarasota, Geenen saw that many seniors seemed isolated and needed an outlet through which they could socialize and continue learning.

“Loneliness and isolation are the malnutrition of the elderly,” Geenen once said. He started the nonprofit not knowing if anyone would come. To his surprise, more than 400 came out on opening day in September 1973. In the beginning, an old bungalow in downtown Sarasota served as the center. St. Martha Catholic Church lent it to the center.

It contained a coffee pot, card table, some folding chairs and a checking account with $79. People showed up eager and ready to help. Geenen’s premise was to create a fellowship of people helping people. Since then, the Sarasota facility has grown from about 1,000 square feet to 50,000 square feet, and the organization now has multiple locations in seven counties: Sarasota, Manatee, Venice, Charlotte, Lee, DeSoto and Collier.

“This place is the Taj Mahal of senior centers,” said volunteer and senior David Rinderle.

Multitudes of volunteers have embraced the mission of people helping people and have found a sense of purpose. In 2003, Shirley Waite moved to Sarasota after her husband died. She worked as a registered nurse for 60 years and now finds friendship and comfort at the Senior Friendship Center. Waite initially came to the center to learn how to play bridge and soon began to volunteer.

She stands at the visitors desk and greets people with a smile.

“I like it and enjoy the people,” Waite says. “I try to remember everyone’s name, and they like that.”

She enjoys the camaraderie and has noticed the close relationships that people form. “We need someone to talk to and share stories,” says Waite. “People here genuinely care about each other.”

In addition to recreational activities, the center offers seniors medical and dental clinics, health education and prevention care, as well as a number of caregiving and support services. Since the beginning, the organization has focused on addressing the challenges of aging. Today, volunteers outnumber the paid staff eight to one. The organization has 140 paid staff members who serve thousands of people in seven different counties.

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Drainage construction set to start after the season Sarasota County staff expects the Beach Road stormwater enhancements to be complete in December.

The three-foot wide strip of dirty sand on Siesta Key public beach may disappear by next year.

After numerous setbacks, including the Siesta Beach improvements, environmental permitting delays and a $3 million discrepancy in the construction estimate, the Beach Road drainage project is on track for completion Dec. 21, according to Sarasota County Director of Environmental Utilities Jody Kirkman.

Construction, however, will not hit the earlier timeframe marker of a February commencement to beat sea-turtle nesting season.

Sarasota County commissioners approved a contract with Erickson Consulting Engineers in 2008, for design of the plan with revenues earmarked from the surtax II fund and a $975,000 grant from the Southwest Florida Water Management District.

SWFWMD has already extended the grant, which was supposed to pay for nearly half the estimated costs.

“If we keep the project on track, it shouldn’t affect (the SWFWMD grant),” Kirkman said.

But, the lowest bid contractors submitted for the construction portion of the project came in at $4.25 million, which staff rounded to roughly $3 million greater than an earlier engineer’s estimate, said Sarasota County spokesman Curt Preisser.

“This is a unique project,” Preisser said.

“There is nothing like this in the state of Florida.”

TIMELINE Tentative timeline for Beach Road drainage project March — Project is an agenda item for Sarasota County Commission April — County staff chooses a contractor May/June — Construction begins Dec. 21 — Construction is complete The contractor will use horizontal directional drilling to feed a pipe underground and 2,500 feet out into the Gulf of Mexico. That aspect of the project caused the largest difference between estimated and bid pricing, Kirkman said.

The project includes an ultraviolet filter and disinfecting system hooked up to the stormwater pump to clean the water before it reaches the Gulf discharge pipe, according to quantity specifications in the solicitation documents.

County staff will prepare a March presentation for the County Commission to determine whether to accept the recommended bidder and to decide the fate of the 26,000 cubic yards of soil county staffs expect construction to displace.

The county can leave a portion of that soil at the construction site for the contractor to use for the coming Siesta Key public beach improvement project.

“We just need to be sure that we cross our t’s and dot our i’s,” Preisser said.

ADVOCATES / FROM PAGE 1A election City Commission votes.

Once only a political buzzword whipped around during elections, the young-professional demographic in Sarasota now has a determined political group: Young Advocates for Sarasota.

“We want to be part of the conversation,” said Young Advocates co-founder Rochelle Dudley.

The bipartisan group is based on voluntary membership — it doesn’t collect dues, Dudley said.

The kind of Sarasota that Sullivan envisions came a step closer to realization Feb. 19, when the City Commission decided to suspend part of its city code regulating outdoor amplified sound because it feared it was unconstitutional. City officials now face the task of deciding what kind of regulations to draft next.

“I think it’s indicative of the act that the City Commission is coming to terms with how necessary it is that the noise ordinance be revised,” said Dudley, who attended the late commission session with fellow Young Advocates co-founder Sean Duade.

“The laws are products of a different era,” said local land-use attorney Casey Colburn.

Colburn served as founding director of the Sarasota Young Professionals Group and fought Sarasota County’s noise ordinance in the early 2000s.

The Young Advocates has met at least four times since founder Rachel Denton headed a leadership group at the SUM+ conference. The forum, held last summer, was aimed at addressing technology, environmental, political and demographic issues and impacts on Sarasota.

Young Advocates, for which seven core co-founders began drafting an idea last fall during a meeting at Pastry Art, has roughly 25 regular meeting attendees, more than 100 likes on its Facebook page and attracted all of the City Commission candidates to its Feb. 6 kick-off mixer.

The group uses email blasts to spread the word about the group, but also has a

strong social media presence.

Though the group is not affiliated with YPG, Colburn has become a mentor to its members.

“Guys like Casey broke through the wall,” Duade said. “They got bloody so we could walk through, and we thank them for that.”

“I like it,” said Dean Eisner, former president and CEO of Manheim, a $3.8 billion automotive wholesale business, and Young Advocates mentor. “I like the passion.”

Denton tapped Eisner as a mentor to help develop the group’s structure, Dudley said.

Grassroots effort

Co-founder Chris Laney, 25, said he built Young Advocates’ website in three hours and will pay the few hundred dollars to incorporate the group.

The group’s site touts affordable housing and a less restrictive noise ordinance as two key issues.

The website breaks down density into concrete numbers and shows the effects of restrictive unit thresholds.

“But, building a place that caters to the young-professional lifestyle is more important than that,” Laney said.

The group’s political push is to get youth to participate in politics, regardless of their political views, Laney said.

Of the roughly 5,300 Sarasota residents who voted in the 2009 commission meeting, voters age 18 through 29 totaled 68.

That number grew to 74 in the next off-cycle election in 2011.

“For someone like me, who works in politics, that scares me,” said Young Advocates co-founder Vickie Brill, who works for State Sen. Bill Galvano.

Dudley said the City Commission’s decision about the noise ordinance is encouraging. And she recalled that Eisner once said when you want to get behind something, make sure you have a win under your belt.

“We hope to build our credibility over the next year and show that we’re serious and we care,” Dudley said.

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Heather Dachille Every Wednesday afternoon, Southside Elementary second-grade teacher and Hawaii native Heather Dachille teaches students how to play Hawaiian instruments, count in Hawaiian and dance the hula.

Dachille started the class three years ago with the encouragement of Principal Steven Dragon. Dressed in a Hawaiian patterned skirt with a flower in her hair, Dachille uses traditional instruments such as drums, lava rocks and

bamboo sticks to share her culture with first- through fourth-graders.

Dachille grew up in Hawaii, where the tradition of hula dancing was passed down through generations and often danced at family parties.

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Creative Kids Saturday Art Class, Art Center Sarasota 1 to 4 p.m. at Art Center Sarasota, 707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

Repeats weekly on Saturdays until May 25. Supervised art program designed for young artists ages 6 to 12.

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Patchington Store Special Shopping Event 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. 1427 Main St., Sarasota.

Benefits Majical Miniatures Animal Care and Education Center. Info, majicalminiatures.org/ wishlist.html or 822-0844.

Celebrate Purim with Temple Beth Sholom 6 p.m. Temple Beth Sholom Sanctuary, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota Dinner: $20 for members; $23 for non-members.

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t Orioles Spring Training Opening Day: Goodwill Day 1:05 p.m. at Ed Smith Stadium, 2700 12th St., Sarasota. Entry is $15. Goodwill T-shirts available for $20. Info, experiencegoodwill.org.

SATURDAY, FEB. 23 AND SUNDAY, FEB. 24 Plant & Garden Festival 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 811 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota. Cost is free to members; member guests $5; non-member adults $12.

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Temple Sinai Roaring ’20s Purim 5 p.m. Temple Sinai, 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota Adult guests $15; guest families $30.

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SUNDAY, FEB. 24 An Afternoon of Civil War Songs and Stories 3 to 6 p.m. at Crocker Memorial Church, 1260 12th St. in Pioneer Park, Sarasota. Cost is $10 in advance. Civil War food will also be on sale. Info, HSOSC 364-9076.

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Booker High wrestler Eric Cabral won the silver medal in the 132-pound weight class of the Class 1A state wrestling tournament Feb. 15 and Feb. 16, at the Lakeland Center. Cabral was the first Booker wrestler to advance to the FHSAA Finals.

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The Cardinal Mooney, Riverview and Sarasota Christian boys basketball teams all won their respective regional quarterfinal games Feb. 14, to advance to the regional semifinals Feb. 19.

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Sarasota baseball players Dylan Busby, Jason Sierra and Brandon Chapman hit backto-back-to-back home runs to lead the Sailors to a 6-0 victory over North Port in their season opener Feb. 13.

Cardinal Mooney’s Antonio Blakeney runs up the court with teammate Mitch Arimura, and being followed by St. Petersburg Catholic’s Kevin O’Donnell.

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The Cardinal Mooney High boys basketball team held on to beat St. Petersburg Catholic 55-51 in the Class 3A-Region 3 semifinals Feb. 19. The Cougars advance the regional finals Feb. 23.

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There isn’t one player on the Cardinal Mooney High boys basketball team who is expected to do it all.

The Cougars’ ability and willingness to share the basketball when the opportunity presents itself has been the catalyst for Cardinal Mooney’s success this season.

And, on a night when Cardinal Mooney nearly saw its season come to an end, the Cougars tried to focus on what had led them to this point thus far — strong defensive pressure and moving the ball around.

After letting a 17-point lead disappear in the fourth quarter, the Cougars made a couple of big plays and some clutch free throws down the stretch to pull out a 55-point victory over St. Petersburg Catholic, in the Class 3A-Region 3 semifinals Feb. 19.

With the win, Cardinal Mooney will travel to Community School of Naples, which defeated Pahokee 74-71 in double overtime of its semifinal, for the regional championship Feb. 23. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

“We are very excited for the opportunity to play in the regional final Saturday night,” coach Stefan Gates says. “Sometimes, you have to win games when you haven’t played your best, and that was us tonight.”

Cardinal Mooney, which cruised into the regional semifinals with a 92-70 victory over Shorecrest Prep Feb. 14, took a 34-22 lead into the locker room at halftime. But in the second half the Cougars made a series of uncharacteristic turnovers, which cost them their lead.

With the game tied at 44 with two minutes to play, sophomore

St. Petersburg Catholic’s Mike Fridella tries to catch up with Cardinal Mooney’s Blair Perry after Perry stole the ball. guard Antonio Blakeney made a key jumper. Sophomore Ryan McMahon then blocked a shot and fed the ball to Blakeney on a fast break.

Blakeney was fouled and converted a pair of free throws to give the Cougars a 48-44 lead.

Blakeney, Justin Namjy and McMahon made consecutive trips to the foul line to secure the victory for the Cougars.

Blakeney finished with 20 points and seven rebounds. McMahon had six points, and three assists and Blair Perry added five points and two assists.

“The guys have worked tremendously hard and have demonstrated a repeated willingness to share the basketball,” Gates says. “(It’s) a tremendous opportunity for this team, our program and the school to reach the regional finals and have the opportunity to play for a Final Four berth.”

SARASOTA CHRISTIAN

The Sarasota Christian School boys basketball team saw its share of ups and downs this season.

Over the past month, the Blazers have learned how let go of themselves as individuals and focus on what it means to put their teammates first.

The result — a 14-game stretch in which Sarasota Christian only lost one game.

“We’ve got guys who all contribute in different ways,” coach Phil Helmuth says. “It’s probably one of the most unique blends of individuals I’ve ever coached, but somehow, they’ve come together as a team.

“I’m proud of them,” Helmuth says. “They’ve figured it out, and they’ve taken it to heart.”

But, on a night when Sarasota Christian needed to maintain its composure, the Blazers found

themselves making some of the same mistakes that plagued them early on in the season.

Sarasota Christian had a 15-11 lead before the game slowly began to get away from the Blazers.

First Baptist Academy, which defeated Sarasota Christian 69-64 during the regular season, went on a 9-0 run en route to a 36-24 halftime lead. The lead proved to be too much for the Blazers to overcome, while Sarasota Christian saw its season come to a disappointing end with a 77-51 loss to the Lions in the Class 2A-Region 3 semifinals Feb. 19.

“We (knew) we couldn’t dig ourselves into a hole,” Helmuth says. “That (was going) to be the key.”

Henry Ford scored 17 points and hauled in nine rebounds in his final game in a Blazers uniform.

Blake Morrow added 16 points and four steals. Sean Carrigan had six points and 11 rebounds.

RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL The Riverview High boys basketball team saw its season come to an end with a 55-41 loss to Wharton in the Class 8A-Region 2 semifinals Feb. 19.

With the game tied at 21 at halftime, the Wildcats opened the second half with a 9-0 run.

The Rams, who won their third- straight district championship this season, were unable to bounce back.

Austin Walker finished with 17 points, five rebounds and five assists to pace the Rams. Vic Sinopoli added 12 points. Nick Havener had eight points, seven rebounds and five blocks.

Senior Josh Beychok played his final game for Riverview.

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+ Local wrestlers win medals at state tournament

+ Riverview pitcher tosses no-hitter, allows one walk

Booker High wrestler Eric Cabral captured a silver medal in the 132-pound weight class of the Class 1A state wrestling tournament Feb. 15 and Feb. 16, at the Lakeland Center.

Cabral, who became the first Booker wrestler to advance to the FHSAA Finals, won all of his matches before falling to Lake Highland Prep’s Anthony Petrone in the championship match.

Sarasota High junior Tobias Baker also landed on the podium after finishing third in the Class 3A heavyweight division.

After losing his first-round match, Baker battled back to win his next five matches.

Riverview High pitcher Sean Labsan tossed a no-hitter, allowing just one walk, as the Rams edged past rival Sarasota 1-0 Feb. 15.

Justin Cohen drove in the Rams’ lone run.

+ Riverview tennis team tops ODA in match-up The Riverview High boys tennis team defeated The Out-of-Door Academy 7-0 Feb. 13.

Austin Cruz, Michael Moore, Ross Quarles, Austin Hirschman and James Cramer all earned singles victories for the Rams. Moore and Jordan Menke, and Hischman and Brandon Lup earned victories at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles, respectively.

+ Cardinal Mooney finishes second in Pope Cup The Cardinal Mooney High boys lacrosse team finished second in the Pope Cup Lacrosse Invitational Feb. 15 and Feb. 16, in Boca Raton.

Six Catholic high school varsity teams from around the state participated in the event.

The Cougars, who went 2-2 in the tournament, fell to Pope John Paul II High 8-4 in the championship game.

Adam Scalisi and Drew Morgan each scored six goals throughout the tournament. Sal Trinchetto had five assists.

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+ SCF Manatees will face Baltimore Orioles in exhibition The State College of Florida, ManateeSarasota baseball team will face the Baltimore Orioles in an exhibition game at 2 p.m.

March 29, at Ed Smith Stadium, 2700 12th St., Sarasota.

Three former Sarasota and Cardinal Mooney High players, who now play for the Manatees, will be in attendance.

Admission is free. Reserved tickets for seating near the SCF dugout, along the third baseline, are $5. Proceeds from the game will benefit SCF Manatees Athletics.

For information, contact the SCF athletics department at 752-5261.

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Sarasota Little League knocks one out of the park on opening day Sarasota Little League welcomed more than 600 baseball players at its opening day ceremony Saturday, Feb. 16, at Twin Lakes Park. Former Sarasota Little Leaguer and major league pitcher Matt Drews threw the first pitch to his son, Eli, whose team he coaches.

Opening-day festivities included inflatable bounce houses and slides, a dunk tank, helicopter tours, snocones, ice cream and plenty of ballpark food from the concession stand.

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Chris DeMassa runs the bases.

Janie, Richie and Rex Smith Katie and Emily Hazlett enjoy multicolored sno-cones.

Matt Drews and his son, Eli. Drews is a former Sarasota Little Leaguer and major league pitcher who coaches his son’s team.

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“I was surprised because usually it’s a huge group of people out here,” Gregory says. “It was exciting.”

The 16-year-old also ran the 200-meter dash for the Thunder, finishing seventh.

Last year, in her first season on the track, Gregory reached the regional finals in the high jump — a feat she hopes to achieve again this spring.

Gregory holds the school record in the high jump (4-6) — her signature event — and has personal bests of 14-0 in the long jump and 29-10 in the triple jump. Gregory is currently 9 inches shy of the long jump school record — a mark she hopes to break by the time she graduates.

I’m getting to know triple jump, so it’s becoming my favorite. It’s just fun knowing you’re doing something you’ve never done before and to be good at it.

High jump is all about technique. Getting the right technique and then getting it down (as a) habit is the hardest part.

The coaches are really accepting. They take everyone individually and work to their strengths.

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Rivalries don’t exist on the track.

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PAMELA DAVIS, 6TH & 7TH GRADE TEACHER THE OUT-OF-DOOR ACADEMY 35 YEARS OF SERVICE Pamela Davis has been inspiring Out-of-Door students to reach their highest academic goals for over 35 years. Beginning in 1977, with her first class on the historic Siesta Key campus and continuing today with her middle school science classes at the Uihlein Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Pamela has the same passion and energy for learning as the day she began her teaching career. Pamela views each day as “a fresh start with a new set of challenges and excitement.” During Pamela’s years of service to Out-of-Door, she has witnessed the school’s growth from 112 students to a current enrollment of 655 students. To learn more about Pamela’s inspiring career and her commitment to making a difference in the lives of all of her students, visit www.oda.edu/PamelaDavis.

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Jason and Tami Budisic More than 500 couples pre-registered to renew their vows.

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Married: Three years Met: Seven years ago, through friends First impressions: “I thought she was beautiful,” said Jason Budisic.

Reason to renew: “He was in the Army for two of the three years, so we thought it’d be nice to renew our vows,” said Tami Budisic.

Secret to a happy marriage: “Communication and compromise,” said Jason Budisic.

“You have to like to do things together.”

Richard and Rita Weingarten Married: 61 years Met: At Rita Weingarten’s grandfather’s hotel in New York City.

Secret to a happy marriage: “You have to have perseverance,” says Rita Weingarten. “Stick with it — it usually turns out good in the end.”

Reason for renewing vows: “This is the first time we’ve done this,” says Rita Weingarten. “It was his idea. I was delighted.”

They say love can weather any storm, and more than 500 couples arrived at the Siesta Key Beach Pavilion to prove it Thursday, Feb. 14, as part of the annual Valentine’s Day vow renewal ceremony. Sarasota Parks and Recreation has hosted the ceremony every Valentine’s Day for the last 28 years. Couples picked up flowers, had their photos taken and renewed their wedding vows.

Helen and Richard Kotal

Bob and Yvette Pelletier won the award for the most recently married couple, having been married for only a month.

Married: 59 years Met: In Chicago, through work Secret to a long marriage: “Listen to your wife,” said Richard Kotal.

Janet and Steven Hazuda Married: 22 years Secret to a happy marriage: “Communication and trust,” said Janet Hazuda.

Advice for newlyweds: “Don’t sweat the small stuff,” said Janet Hazuda. “It usually doesn’t matter.”

Anne May and Jim Duke won the award for longest-married couple, at 71 years.

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by Rachel S. O’Hara | Staff Photographer

New College inaugurates its fifth president

Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara

New College President Dr. Donal O’Shea receives the presidential medallion.

Dr. Mike Michalson, the fourth president of New College

New College of Florida inaugurated Dr. Donal B. O’Shea Friday, Feb. 15, at the college.

O’Shea is New College’s fifth president and the second president in the college’s history to be recognized with an inauguration ceremony.

The ceremony included speeches by Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, Chairman of the Board of Trustees William R. Johnston, Chancellor of the State University System of Florida Frank Brogan and O’Shea’s former colleague, Joanne V. Creighton.

Creighton’s remarks got some of the biggest laughs when she said she felt like she was “giving away the groom at a wedding.” When Creighton asked New College “to have and to hold … to love and to cherish, this man, from this day forward,” an audience member yelled, “We do!”

President O’Shea was also presented with the symbols of office, including the presidential medallion, before thanking guests and speaking about the future of New College.

Hundreds of teachers, alumni and students attended O’Shea’s inauguration.

Joanne V. Creighton compares President Donal O’Shea’s inauguration to giving away a groom at a wedding.

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Carol Preston gives money to Gilligan T. Monkey, a capuchin monkey.

Extravaganza takes over Big Cat Habitat The Big Cat Habitat welcomed a sold-out crowd Saturday, Feb. 16, for the sanctuary’s Animal Extravaganza.

Guests enjoyed popcorn while watching demonstrations of the habitat’s lions, tigers and other animals.

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Guests saw a special performance by a 29-year-old Asian elephant with perfectly crossed tusks.

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More than 50 people attended the One Billion Rising Valentine’s Day dance Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Knights of Columbus Hall.

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Auction and festival benefit Sarasota Christian School Sarasota Christian School held its 54th Auction and Festival Saturday, Feb. 16, to benefit the school. There was also a silent auction, rummage sale, food and games.

Last year, the community helped the school raise $150,000, and this year, Superintendent Jeff Shank outlined a long-term project to build a high school building.

“It’s just really a blessing to see family, friends and the community get behind Christian education and what we do as a school,” Shank said.

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The Rev. Don Roberts cuts the ribbon to open the Goodwill store at 5150 N. Tamiami Trail.

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North Trail Goodwill celebrates grand opening Goodwill Industries Manasota celebrated the grand opening of its new North Trail location Tuesday, Feb. 19. Named after retired Goodwill Manasota CEO and his wife, the Peggy and Don Roberts Good Neighbor Center features a job-connec-

Maya Stutzman gets her hair colored purple.

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“This is a completely integrated Goodwill,” said CEO and President Bob Rosinsky. “We’re dedicated to providing firstclass service to anyone in need in our community.”

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Beggan adheres to the hire slow/fire fast philosophy, no matter how difficult it is to let people go. “You always want to believe a person will turn it around,” Beggan says. “But, in your gut, you know it’s not going to work.”

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A key move in Beggan’s time at Bacardi Canada was a restructuring of roles and responsibilities. Beggan sought to eliminate communication walls between people and departments. He had signs made up and put all over the office that said, “Do our people know?”

Play hard

One of the raw motivating factors in Beggan’s career was his competitiveness. He and his team at Bacardi Canada always checked sales numbers against their American-based counterparts. “I’m a competitive person,” Beggan says. “You are in business to keep score, and we did that a lot.”

Decision time

Beggan’s favorite business saying is “sooner is better than perfect,” a phrase from famed IBM executive Lou Gerstner. He always sought information and opinions from trusted executives, but he moved with purpose.

Be positive

Beggan says he had several good bosses during his career, and a few great mentors. But the bad bosses stick out, too, if only for displaying traits he never wanted to have. Most prominent on that list was ego. Beggan says when a manager thinks of himself first, not the company or his employees, the results usually lean negative.

Plans change

Bacardi made several high-level executive changes in 2010, and the person who appointed Beggan to the Geneva job was forced out. A few months later, with a new CEO, Beggan also saw that his job was on the way out. Beggan believed at one point the Geneva job was a step on the ladder to his ultimate career goal: Running U.S. operations for Bacardi. That didn’t pan out. “At one point, you are part of the past, not the future,” Beggan says.

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BUSINESSOBSERVER + Goodwill taps leader for veteran program Goodwill Industries Manasota Inc. chose Christopher Davis to take charge of the organization’s new American Veterans and Their Families Initiative.

JP Morgan Chase Christopher Davis helped kick start the program with a $25,000 grant.

The initiative helps eliminate barriers to employment and provide opportunities for higher-paying positions for veterans and their families. It was designed to respond to veterans and their families’ challenges.

Davis has a passion for helping veterans because he served as a senior intelligence analyst in the Army for 14 years.

+ Autumn Senior Living starts construction Autumn Senior Living has completed demolition in preparation to break ground on a new state-of-the-art senior living campus at 3251 Proctor Road. Tom Wessel Construction Corp. demolished a 55,000-square-foot building of the old HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital that sat vacant for a number of years.

The Autumn of Sarasota community is set to break ground in the first quarter of 2013 with an expected cost of $65 million. Phase I is set to open in 2014 and will include 80 memory-care residences.

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New College of Florida as the No. 3 Best Value Public College in America for 2013.

The Princeton Review list features 75 public and 75 private colleges and ranks the top 10 in each category. New College of Florida was the only Florida institute to appear on either top-10 list this year. “New College is honored to be recognized once again by The Princeton Review and USA Today as one of the nation’s best value public colleges,� said New College President Donal O’Shea in a press release. “During this time of economic uncertainty for so many families, we take great pride in delivering the highest level of academic quality at a cost that is substantially lower than almost all other leading colleges and universities in the country.�

Students at New College of Florida receive more Fulbright Awards per capita than students at many other colleges.

For the 2011-2012 academic year, New College’s in-state tuition and fees were $6,783. Among colleges in the Princeton Review’s “Best Value� public college list, the average cost of attendance for in-state students is about $8,300.

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By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Home on Hudson Bayou sells for $1,245,000 The following residential real-estate transactions took place between Feb. 4 and Feb. 8.

A home in Lincoln Park on Hudson Bayou tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Ralph and Carrie Major, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1798 Lincoln Park Circle to Priscilla Doulton, trustee, of Sarasota, for $1,245,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, two baths, one halfbath and 3,527 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $1,022,500 in 2004.

burg, sold their home at 1637 Seventh St. to Erin Epstein, of Arlington, Va., for $249,000. Built in 1925, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 948 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $260,000 in 2005.

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Willard Lutz, of Sarasota, sold his Unit 406 condominium at 835 Osprey Ave. to Howard and Lucia Weiss, of Rydal, Pa., for $220,000. Built in 1985, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,320 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $138,000 in 2000.

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George Lloyd, of Sarasota, sold his home at 1732 Hillview St. to Louis and Charlene Rosenfield, of Sarasota, for $785,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 2,925 square feet of living area.

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Samuel Magad, trustee, and Miriam Magad, of Chicago, sold the Unit K-717 condominium at 100 Central Ave. to Roman and Carmen Hurko, of New York, for $680,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 1,707 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $615,000 in 2009.

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Bobbie Fernander, of Sarasota, sold his home at 5173 Flicker Field Circle to Stanley and Elisabeth Wiener, of Sarasota, for $565,000. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,587 square feet of living area.

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Michael and Paula Schneiderman, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 806 condominium at 435 S. Gulfstream Ave. to Lynn Gilchrist, trustee, of Sarasota, for $360,000.

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This home at 1798 Lincoln Park Circle has four bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 3,527 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,245,000.

Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,304 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $350,000 in 2005.

Jet Tolbert and Dorothy Tolbert sold their Unit 101 condominium at 435 S. Gulfstream Ave. to Shahram and Fahimeh Bagheri, of Potomac, Md., for $200,000.

Built in 1972, it has one bedroom, one bath and 962 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $55,000 in 1987.

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David Sconyers and Donna Ventriss, of Sarasota, sold their home at 3189 Espanola Drive to George and Susan Watkins, of Sarasota, for $329,900. Built in 1971, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,760 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $230,500 in 2000.

Joseph and Pamela Capozzoli, of Farmington Hills, Mich., sold their home at 4051 Shell Road to George Kane, of Sarasota, for $920,000. Built in 1985, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 2,760 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,212,000 in 2003.

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Aaron and Judy Mattes, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 164 condominium at 1507 Clower Creek Drive to David Schwartz, of Framingham, Mass., for $280,000. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,216 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $376,900 in 2002.

Judy Rousseau, trustee, sold the home at 5557 Shadow Lawn Drive to Judith Sass, of Carolina Beach, N.C., for $547,000.

Built in 1964, it has three bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath, a pool and 1,736 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $253,000 in 1996.

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Leslie Gray, of Sarasota, sold her home at 7560 Biltmore Drive to Miguel and Elizabeth Rivera, of Orlando, for $265,000.

Built in 1977, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,622 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $245,000 in 2012.

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Constance Waymer, of Sarasota, sold her Unit 301 condominium at 5760 Midnight Pass Road to Ramin Hashemi and Rita Hashemi, trustees, of Dublin, Ohio, for $537,500. Built in 1981, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,361 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $360,000 in 1997.

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Somerset Cove

Judith Cuppy, of Sarasota, sold her Unit 10 condominium at 3902 Somerset Drive to Reid Wettersten and Bonnie Wettersten, trustees, of Evanston, Ill., for $530,000.

Built in 1993, it has three bedrooms, four baths and 2,758 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $485,000 in 2001.

Paul and Jennifer Hudson, of Sarasota, sold their home at 367 El Greco Drive to Maribeth Carlisle-Golus, trustee, of Dubuque, Iowa, for $440,000. Built in 1967, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,736 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $210,000 in 1999.

Excelsior Beach to Bay

Blackburn Harbor Residences

Thievon Investments LLC sold the Unit 404 condominium at 6287 Midnight Pass Road to Steven and Tracy Abbott, of Kent, England, for $495,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,456 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $312,000 in 2008.

Turtle Bay

Ronald Blaine, of Dixon, Ill., sold his Unit 105-B condominium at 8735 Midnight Pass Road to Larry Napier and Nancy Napier, trustees, of Cincinnati, for $357,000. Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,357 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $350,000 in 2008.

The Pointe on Midnight Pass

Keith Marovec, trustee, of Wayne, Ill., sold the Unit 606 condominium at 9393 Midnight Pass Road to Ian and Mary Murdoch, of Ontario, Canada, for $320,000.

Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,029 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $219,500 in 1999.

PALMER RANCH Stonebridge

Richard and Nellie Beharrell, of Sarasota, sold their home at 7348 Featherstone Blvd. to Thomas and Linda Williamson, of Barrington, Ill., for $342,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,230 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $229,700 in 1998.

Isles of Sarasota

Peter Jones, of Sarasota, sold his home

Yaryna Klimchak

This home at 1732 Hillview St. has three bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 2,925 square feet of living area. It sold for $785,000. at 5999 Benevento Drive to Francis Metcalfe and Linda Metcalfe, of Billerica, Mass., for $280,000. Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,534 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $355,000 in 2006.

Brian and Joyce Garvey, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1591 Dorgali Drive to John and Lillian Kerns, of Telford, Pa., for $247,500. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,845 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $223,900 in 2011.

Mira Lago at Palmer Ranch

Brad and Linda Buettin, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4163 Entrada Court to Maria Clark, of Moens, France, for $270,000. Built in 1991, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,686 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $227,500 in 2009.

Villas at Deer Creek

Christa Campbell, of Lawrenceville, Ga., sold her home at 4551 Deer Trail Blvd. to Carl and Estelle Crawford, of Sarasota, for $265,000. Built in 1993, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,301 square feet of

living area. It previously sold for $190,000 in 1999.

Stoneybrook Golf and Country Club

John Rodi, trustee, of Bentonville, Ark., sold the home at 9536 Forest Hills Circle to Bruce and Susan Antonello, of Ontario, Canada, for $260,000. Built in 1998, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,691 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $206,600 in 1998.

Marbella

Carole Green, of Niantic, Conn., sold her home at 6762 Paseo Castille to Dennis and Elaine Heckart, of Sarasota, for $235,000. Built in 1990, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,708 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $217,500 in 2012.

Wellington Chase

Jerry and Judy Donaldson, of Sarasota, sold their home at 6316 Sturbridge Court to Salvatore and Karen DeChellis, of Middleport, N.Y., for $225,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,681 square feet of living area. It previously

Mehra Golshan and Parisa Lotfi, trustees, of Newton, Mass., sold the Unit 5502 condominium at 5100 Jessie Harbor Drive to William and Viola Lawson, of Venice, for $439,900. Built in 2004, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,143 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $441,000 in 2008.

Oaks II

Judith Rogers, of Sarasota, sold her home at 226 St. James Park to Robert and Dawna Bailey, of British Columbia, Canada, for $375,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, three baths, one half-bath and 2,591 square feet of living area.

The Woodlands at Rivendell

James Stepien and Gwenda Leaning, of Osprey, sold their home at 816 Goldenpond Court to Terrell and Jacoba Wilson, of North Port, for $340,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,290 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $358,400 in 2003.

Meridian at the Oaks Preserve

Marie Miante, of Sarasota, sold her Unit 302 condominium at 409 N. Point Road to Colleen Carson, of Osprey, for $265,000.

Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,055 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $350,000 in 2004.

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Items Under $200 For Sale 3 POCKET watches, all working, 7 & 9 jewels, gold plate, all 3, $110. 941-416-3014.

CARRIER: JEWELRY & Crafts Canvas. Black w/6 trays. New. Standard size. $25.00 941-925-0970, 772-285-5241.

CHARCOAL GRILL: Weber, with accessories.

Like new. $50. 941-927-8486.

COMPUTER: DELL, Dual 1.5 GHz, refurbished, $75. 941-756-6728.

MAN'S BIKE: 6 speed, extra springs for comfort, good condition & make, $70. 941-488-1853.

PIANO: SPINET, cherry, good condition, $199.

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POND LINERS: new, preformed acrylic, 52"x70", $125 and 34"x56", $75. 941-320-1226.

Autos For Sale

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales ESTATE AUCTION ART & ANTIQUES SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH @ 1PM Inspection Sunday Day of Sale 11am-1pm The sale will be held at our Auction Gallery located on the Southwest corner of 301N & University Parkway.

Quality Estate Auction Featuring: Victorian, Country, and Custom Furniture, Grandfathers Clock, Jewelry, Paintings & Sculptures, Pottery, Garden Art, Oriental Rugs, and more!!

13% Buyer’s Premium 3% Discount for Cash or Check Elliott Bernstein Auctions AU3504 - AB2545 Gallery Phone: 941-351-3002 Photos & more: www.auctionzip.com Auctioneer ID#8290 ESTATE SALE FRIDAY, FEB 22 10a.m.-3p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 23 9a.m.-12noon YARNALL WAREHOUSE 1590 EAST AVE. N. SARASOTA Between 17th St. & 12th St. just east of US 301. Good parking available.

Better descriptions & PICTURES will be posted after unpacking on WEDNESDAY in local papers & on line.

2005 BMW 325ic 2-Door Convertible, cream puff, 17142 miles. Steel Blue, beige leather interior, garaged LBK, $16,500. FAX: 941-383-8865.

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

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

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

Cemetery Plots/Monuments 2 CEMETERY plots including granite bench.

Sarasota Memorial Park, Garden of Tranquillity section. $5500. 941-921-1352.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales COMMUNITY SALE Saturday 8am-1pm Woodside South Clubhouse 7100 Bright Creek off Bispham between 41 & Gulf Gate DESIGNER PARADISE MAGNIFICENT ONE OF A KIND ESTATE SALE • Friday, 2/22, 9a.m.-5p.m.

Numbers out at 8a.m.

• Saturday, 2/23, 9a.m.-5p.m.

Sale Relocated Due To Deed Restrictions 1534 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, 34236 Estate Sale Jewelry including: Diamonds, Gold, Platinum & Sterling.

3 Sets of bedroom furniture (1 Lexington set).

Several pieces of originally signed listed artist pieces. Bronze statues. Complete dining room set. Chandeliers, wall sconces, signed Native American pottery, Oriental silk rugs.

Beautiful hand painted room divider.

Glassware, Baccarat Crystal, beautiful set of patio furniture. Complete outdoor kitchen.

Area lamps, end tables, clocks.

8 Fur coats, designer handbags.

Kitchen items, exercise equipment & household items.

Bric-a-brac.

Please contact Ken 941-356-3318 for any additional information.

Estate sale conducted by Antiques & Chatchkes Pictures & more information visit: estatesales.net Look under "Designer Paradise" FLEA MARKET. Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.

Tuesday, Feb. 26, 10a.m.-5p.m. & Wednesday, Feb. 27, 10a.m.-4p.m. For info: 954-4165.

Leather sectional sofa, chair & ottoman, dining set, Mason & Hamlin Grand piano, 2 king & 1 queen beds, chests, dressers, night stands, 3 large TVs, refrigerator, leather top desk, glass top tables, 45 unpacked cartons (contents described after Wednesday), mirror cartons for mirrors or paintings, exercise bike, microwave, bar stools, linens & kitchenware.

WWW.ESTATESALES.NET & WWW.APPRAISALS4U.BIZ. Sales by Julie McClure ESTATE SALE Saturday, February 23, 9:30-3p.m.

4494 Ascot Circle N. Tivoli Village (located off Longwood Run) Please park on one side of street only Glasstop dining room table and chairs, Campaign style bookcase/chest, large brass tray, carved India tables, screen and spice chest, wall unit, chest, patio chairs, pair of carved chairs, rocker, queen bed, leather stressless chair and ottoman, dolls including a Halbig, standing jewelry box, books, wrought iron wine rack, lots of decorative accessories, linens, kitchenware, vacuums, bicycle, set of Rosenthall china and more.

Sale Conducted by Palma Sola Sales Numbers given out at 8a.m.

ESTATE SALE Saturday, February 23: 9:00-1:00 (#’s at 8) Airport Mall 8251 West University Parkway (Old US 301 east of airport) Nice selection of furniture w/cottage, Metro hip, and traditional look including sofa

by Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams; white spaghetti strap chair by Fly Line; Scan Coll, Denmark teak bedroom suite w/king size bed; headboard, matching chests of drawers; J.L. Moller, Denmark game/card/breakfast table & chairs; one-of a kind artsy coffee table w/ textured metal base; Ikea dimmable Lunta floor lamp.

Fabulous selection of fine costume jewelry: Lunch at the Ritz; Vendome; Givenchy, etc.; 70 crystal stemware pieces; linens by Ralph Lauren; weighted sterling candle holders; interesting collectibles: sweet grass baskets; Craig Zweifel art glass; Celtic carving by Michael Quirke of Sligo & so much more!

Photos: www.thesarasotay.org Sale by: PREMIUM ESTATE LIQUIDATORS To benefit Y programs for at-risk children USED BOOKS, LOW PRICES! Friends of Fruitville Library Bookstore Fruitville Rd Exit, 1/2 M. East of I-75 10am-5pm Mon-Sat. YARD SALE at Lake Tippecanoe Clubhouse: McIntosh & Wilkinson Rds. 7:30a.m.-3p.m., Saturday, February 23rd.

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SIESTA KEY 2BR/2BA across from Siesta Key Beach. View of Beach/Gulf, Cable and Internet included. Updated. Available April 1st, (1 month min.) 618-534-1791 for details and pictures.

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Announcements FLORIDIANA FESTIVAL & Highwaymen Artist Show. Sunday, February 24, Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg.

Sale of old Florida souvenirs/memorabilia/tropical decor. Meet the Florida Highwaymen artists! Free vintage Florida art valuations. www.hulahula.biz.

WEIGHT LOSS a New Year's Resolution? TOPS, a Non-Profit, non-commercial weight loss support group will be your guide. Open House: Thursday, Feb 21, 7 pm, at Beneva Christian Church Rec Hall, 4835 Beneva Rd at Proctor Rd. www.tops.org. Free first meeting. Annual fee of $28. 941-504-1673, Cindy.

Condos For Sale STONEYBROOK GOLF Priced to sell. Updated 2BR/2BA +den, w/garage, quartz and granite counter tops, newer appliances. Immaculate. Maintained like new.

Golf/ Tennis club. $217,500. NANCY CASEY, Coldwell Banker, 941-966-9072.

Homes For Rent ANNUAL RENTAL: PARK RIDGE, gated, 3BR/2.5BA townhome. Lanai, community pool, 1 car garage, office, $1550/mo. Available now.

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2. One day, two cows who were good friends stood calmly in line for milking. One joked with the other— isn’t this deja moo?

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Condo at Gulf & Bay Club. Available March 2013.

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Selling the Best of Sarasota Sandy and Jerry Strom Realtors

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Home sits on over 1 acre on Heron Lagoon.

Main house has been updated, 2 bedrooms, 2 and ½ baths. Updated guest cottage has great room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and 1 bath.

Unique island living on Siesta Key. MLS#3972781 Offered at $999,000

Shirley Dabringhaus Broker

Selling Sarasota Since 1988

The Forest at Hi Hat Ranch

Magnificent estate home on 4.25 acres, with ½ acre lake. 5 bedrooms, 5 baths, 4-car garage, media & game room, walk-in wine cellar, pool, patio with outdoor kitchen & fireplace.

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Wonderful, friendly complex directly across from the entrance to beach. Delightful ground floor 2/2 comes turnkey furnished. Appealing heated pool area. Easy walk to SK Village. $474,500 MLSA3968509. Call Shirley for details.

Bayfront Key West Style Home

Bayfront, exceptional home offers 180 degree views of Intracoastal Waterway and across the mainland of Sarasota. Southern charm and sophistication with 4 Bedrooms, 5 Baths and 4,059 sq. ft.

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Siesta Key 3 Br/2Ba home with very private treed back yard on 1.5 lots. Open kitchen, updated master suite with new library and walk-in-closet. Lots of outdoor living space and separate spa deck.

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Sailboat Water at Hamilton Club. HIgh windows let in lots of light in this 2691 sq ft 3Br/3.5Ba townhouse with granite, tile, large lanai, and huge downstairs play space +2 car garage. Siesta Key’s best!

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Rare Waterfront 4B/4.5BA, Gorgeously newly renovated granite Kitchen w/breakfast nook overlooking the Intercoastal Waterway & boat basin. Wake up in the Master Bedroom to beautiful water views. Enjoy the 45 ft. fishing pier & boat dock or relax around the cool waters of the pool.

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Historic Treasure on SiestaKey Bayfront!

#1 Agent in the Siesta Key Office

etsy B de MANIO

3821 Flamingo Avenue

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KLAUS LANG Certified International Property Specialist

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Open Sunday 1 to 4pm 1295 Whitehall Place

Old Florida Style Home in estate.

• 227’ frontage on newly dredged canal.

• Large lot on cul-de-sac at the end of a private road • Dock & Boat House in sheltered anchorage, • 100 yards to ICW with no bridges.

• Easy walk to Siesta Beach!

• Den and Art Studio, possible 3rd & 4th Bedrooms Broker/Owner

Spice Bay boating community properties starting at $450,000 LOT 14

$100,000 under estate appraisal!

Must Sell To Settle Estate! $860,000

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• A short walk to popular Crescent Beach.

• Active lifestyle for water enthusiasts.

• The Sanderling Club - Beachfront clubhouse, • 4,545 SF, 5 Bedrooms, 4 Baths, 2 Car Garage tennis, and children’s playground.

• Private dock on the wide part of the Bay. • Panoramic Bay views from east rooms.

MLS#A3967050 $1,995,000

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LOT 7

1255 N. Basin Lane

• 200 Feet of Sarasota Bayfront with dockage • Magnificent estate full of Southern charm. for 2 boats.

• 5 Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths, 4 Fireplaces, Pool.

• Boat slip on Hanson Bayou for 50 ft + boat • 5,860 SF in main house, and lift for second boat.

522 SF 1BR/1BA guest house. $5,999,000 • 1.5 Acres of manicured lawn.

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Judie Berger

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5415 Azure Way - $1,299,000

4568 Woodside Road - $1,100,000

Extraordinary contemporary gated Siesta Key estate, 6 beds/6.5 baths on over an acre on Heron Lagoon

Casually elegant 3,063 s.f. Siesta Key waterfront home on Grand Canal beautifully rebuilt in 2006. 109’ of seawall with boat dock/lift

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Siesta Key Crescent Beach area. Dock & lift on sailboat bayou to bay. 3 beds/2 baths pool home on tropical street

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undER contRact in 17 daYs 1572 stickney Point Rd., 201 $319,000 Private 21 unit complex great privacy, water views, fishing dock. includes cabana rm. 1 car garage, walking distance to Siesta Key beach.

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ēƎ 47 countries gulf coast: ēƎ 19 office locations 3922 solymar drive, 9 $2,695,000 North Siesta Key gulf front lot on the beach offering beautiful sunsets.

Private gated access driveway and community boat dock.

7045 Portmarnock Place $3,275,000 this captivating home is the ultimate in luxury living in the distinct golf course community of Lakewood Ranch country club.

3928 solymar drive, 6 $695,000 Large lot in the gated enclave, Solymar. Gulf views and bayside community dock. No site work needed, ready to build.

sarasota area: ēƎ 4 offices

each office is independently owned and operated. equal housing opportunity.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013

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results:

• 7535 Botanica Parkway Pending • 385 N Point road, 601 Pending • 8808 Enclave court closed • 1368 harbor Drive closed • 7832 Estrella court closed • 7424 monte Verde Pending • 4634 mirada Way, 32 closed • 4433 White cedar trail closed • 1716 casey Key road closed • 7417 monte Verde closed • 7742 club lane closed • 6300 midnight Pass, 1207 closed • 5760 midnight Pass, 309D closed • 3420 Founders club Drive closed • 428 cezanne Drive closed • 4208 Boca Pointe Drive closed • 1330 main street, residence 3 closed • 7411 monte Verde closed • 7466 monte Verde closed • 5512 37th avenue E closed • 224 tenacity lane closed • 5770 midnight Pass road, 201 closed

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4317 Midnight Pass Road • $4,749,000 5 Beds, 5 Baths, 1 Partial Bath • 5+ Car Garage 7,115 Square Feet • Two Living Floors • Wine Room • Home Theatre • Outdoor Kitchen Third Floor Roof Top Terrace • Boat Dock with Two Lifts • Deeded Beach Access

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OPEn Sunday 2/24 1-4PM 5342 Hidden Harbor Road • $3,200,000 Stunning Bay View • Protected Boating

1321 Point Crisp Road • $4,450,000 • 5 Beds, 6 Baths, 1 Partial Bath • 6,572 Square OPEn Sunday 2/24 1-4PM Feet • Southern Siesta Key with Stunning Bay Views • Dock with Lift • Pocket Sliding 6512 Midnight Pass Road, 206 • $885,000 2 Beds, 2 Baths • 1,600 Square Feet Glass Doors for seamless Integration of outdoor living space with Pool and spa

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420 Beach Road, 801 • $1,950,000 4 Beds, 3 Baths • 2,699 Square Feet

OPEn Sunday 2/24 1-4PM 3994 Hamilton Club Circle • $829,000 3 Beds, 2.5 Baths 2,544 square Feet

SiESTa KEy Luxury

4011 Shell Road • $11,400,000 a stunning statement of refinement and comfort, this impeccably-designed, lushly-landscaped estate sits on nearly an acre at the coveted north end of siesta Key directly on the Gulf of mexico. here residential bliss comes to life with spectacular living quarters, exquisite finishes, state-of-the-art systems and resort-like amenities, all within a private Gargoyle-guarded walled and gated property. Venetian Gothic architecture fuses with a mediterranean flair to create a gulf-front haven that is as distinctively stylish as it is tastefully eclectic. completed in 2007 by premier sarasota luxury homebuilder Perrone construction, Inc., this grand gem sets the perfect backdrop for indulgent relaxation or lavish entertaining both in and outside the home. Inside presents 5 bedrooms including an extraordinary master suite, 5 full/4 half baths, expansive living/dining quarters, an exquisite kitchen, a home theater/media room plus two-story office.

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Each office is independently owned and operated. Equal housing opportunity.