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Candidates employ social skills As the at-large City Commission election season intensifies, candidates post Facebook updates and Tweet, trying to get the attention of younger voters.

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When Mayor Suzanne Atwell ran for the City Commission in 2009, she didn’t have a page on Facebook or a Twitter account.

This campaign, however, she has been using social media for such things as highlighting her recent endorsements or chatting about Nik Wallenda’s bayfront high-wire walk. The mayor even

+ Community hero Longtime Girls Inc. of Sarasota volunteer “Mr. Bill” Johnson was awarded a $50,000 Community Heroes grant from the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday, Feb. 26, in recognition of his volunteer work above and beyond the call of duty.

“That’s Mr. Bill for sure,” said Kay Mathers, Girls Inc. executive director. “We were floored, but we felt really confident that Bill exemplified everything they were looking for in terms of community volunteerism.”

Johnson will determine how the money will be distributed to Girls Inc.

posted a photo while working out at the Robert L. Taylor Community Complex with the description, “Politics is a contact sport, so I like to stay in good physical condition to keep at the top of my game!”

“I’ve grown in four years,” said Atwell, who is 65. “Baby boomers are really, really starting to catch

on with social media.”

Facebook has become the essential campaign tool if candidates want to reach younger voters, Atwell said. The mayor has 85 Facebook likes and 76 Twitter followers on her campaign page.

“There has been a history of low voter turnout among people under age 35,” Atwell said. “I

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PeaFOWL family takes residence in Indian Beach Residents say the fowl are interesting to watch and aren’t causing too many problems — for now.

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+ Dogged doer Dog owners Gene and Dr. Patricia Tway — and the community — will miss acclaimed service dog Sam, who died Tuesday, Feb 5.

Sam served the Sarasota community 13 of the 16 years of his life. He was a hearing-dog guide and pet therapist and was certified in 1998 by the Florida Dog Guides for the Deaf Inc. He was on duty 24 hours a day, alerting his owners to important sounds, including life-saving smoke-alarms.

Sam appeared in shows and fundraisers for non-profit organizations and visited nursing homes and Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

think this will help.”

Atwell is also blogging, a first for the mayor. Recently on Facebook she’s linked to her blog posts about issues such as her support for a proposed North Trail Overlay District and a Benderson Development project at the corner of Beneva and Fruitville roads.

Atwell also uses Facebook to get in touch with voters whom

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Some Indian Beach residents have noticed a few new colorful neighbors in the past year.

A family of peafowl, including two adult peahens, a peacock and two peachicks, have made themselves at home in a twoblock stretch of the west-of-thetrail neighborhood.

“They tour around from 40th to 42nd avenues near Bayshore Avenue,” says neighbor Suzy Hagglund, who lives on 41st Street.

“We don’t really know how they appeared,” Hagglund said.

“They just appeared last year.”

Neighbors watched the flock that began with the male and two female companions grow to seven with the birth of four peachicks. Two of the chicks, however, did not survive. Peafowl breeding season takes place from April to August.

“It was fun to watch them grow up,” Hagglund said about the two other chicks.

Peafowl are large domestic birds related to pheasants. Many of the neighbors have exchanged stories about them, and some

This peacock perched atop a home Tuesday, Feb. 26, near 40th Street and Sarasota Avenue, in the Indian Beach neighborhood.

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“Years ago, someone would call on a landline phone and you would meet in the office,” Atwell said. “The whole dynamic has changed.”

Richard Dorfman — the most social-media proficient of the candidate field, with 454 Facebook likes on his campaign page and 16,317 Twitter followers — posted a photo from the Orioles’ spring-training opener Feb. 23.

Two days earlier he had asked his Facebook fans what they loved most about Sarasota.

But one of Dorfman’s most popular posts, with 25 likes, was a photo of him donning a hooded rain jacket a few weeks earlier as he went door-to-door campaigning on a rainy day.

“Sure was wet out there today!

But I met a lot of great voters!”

Dorfman wrote.

Dorfman said part of the reasoning behind using social media is to reach the younger demographic of voters who might not otherwise get involved in local politics. Dorfman guesses the average age of the person he reaches through Facebook is 40 or younger.

The former National Basketball Association director of broadcasting estimates that about 20% of his campaign is focused on social media, while 50% is one going door-to-door; mailings and signage makes up 30%.

Like Atwell, Dorfman didn’t have a Facebook page when he ran his first campaign in 2011 for a District 1 seat. In that election, Dorfman missed the run-off election by 16 votes, to current opponent Linda Holland.

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ter,” Dorfman said. Dorfman’s campaign posts a half-dozen times a day on Facebook and about three times a day on Twitter. Although Dorfman personally posts “about a third” of the Facebook posts, he gets help running the social-media campaign from the HuB and Dorfman’s girlfriend, marketing consultant Suzette Jones.

Kelvin Lumpkin is trying to use social media to reach out to voters of all ages.

“Even my mom is on Facebook, and she is 75,” Lumpkin said.

Lumpkin met with his campaign staff over the weekend to see how the team can “maximize social media even more in the final stretch.”

“Twitter is something I had never done before,” said Lumpkin, the 39-year-old senior pastor of Life of the World International Church. “I had an account, but I never used it. People at church would tell me I have to use it.”

As of Monday, Lumpkin had 13 followers on Twitter. Lumpkin had 98 likes on his campaign Facebook page.

Online discussion

As the campaign intensifies, social media has been more than just a platform for campaign cheerleading.

The candidates have addressed some of the major issues the city faces.

On Facebook, Atwell balances photos of her swinging on the new playset at Sapphire Shores’ upgraded park with a link to the mayor’s blog post on the Benderson project and the North Trail Overlay District — two controversial topics.

In her blog posts, Atwell addresses issues such as a drainage ditch across the property and

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neighbors’ desire to preserve the park space.

“Given the desire expressed to preserve the park land and the difficulty factors as I mentioned, the whole deal might be thrown out,” Atwell posted on Facebook.

“We have not come to a conclusion, and this is nowhere near over.”

Lumpkin asked his Facebook fans what they thought about the homeless population in the city and possible solutions.

“That is something important to all of us,” Lumpkin said. “It has been a plank in my campaign. I am driven to try to help find a solution to the homeless situation.”

A resident replied with an article from the Huffington Post, detailing a live-in community farm in Miami that aims to tackle

the city’s homeless population by getting people back to work.

“Sarasota should look into something like that,” Lumpkin said. “Something that would help (homeless people) become independent for themselves.”

On his page, Dorfman congratulated “musicians, smallbusiness owners and lovers of a vibrant downtown” after a group convinced the City Commission Feb. 19 to repeal part of the city code that prohibited outdoor live music.

Dorfman has touted tweaking the city’s noise ordinance as a major initiative.

Another route

Not every candidate has become a new-media guru.

Pete Theisen uses his personal

Facebook profile to promote his casual “Pizza with Pete” campaign events and videos from forums.

“I post some comments, and people will post some comments,” Theisen said.

But Theisen doesn’t have a fan page on Facebook or a Twitter account.

“I have a Twitter account, but I don’t have any followers,” Theisen said. “It’s not really working for my campaign.”

Theisen said he prefers to utilize email and his website, along with occasional election-related posts on his Facebook profile.

He also posts unedited, raw videos on his website — including one of a dark street where street lamps are burned out.

“Street lights are a core government function,” Theisen said.

“What is the main function of government? It seems like the main function of government in Sarasota right now is to have a cat fight.”

Susan Chapman, a neighborhood advocate who sits on the Sarasota Planning Board, said she has avoided using social media as part of her campaign because of legal advice she received warning Planning Board members from discussing upcoming issues on social media.

“We have been specifically instructed not to use social media on any upcoming issues,” Chapman said. “A lot of big issues are planning issues. It is too risky.”

Gillespie Park neighborhood leader Linda Holland also hasn’t been using social media.

“Because I don’t have a lot of experience with it, and it can be as much of an disadvantage as an advantage, I’ve chosen not to use it,” Holland said. “I’m on the phone and knocking on doors.”

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HOW AND WHY THEY VOTED FOR WALMART

“I voted what I felt was right. I do not tailor a vote to what I think will get me votes. I think it was the right thing to do. It was not about the brand of Walmart. And that is where we get into more subjectivity. In the final analysis, I had to make a quasi-judicial decision based on whether the site plan met the code. This was the subject.” — Mayor Suzanne Atwell

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City commissioners listened to more than 50 residents for more than three-and-a-half hours.

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by Roger Drouin | City Editor

Walmart vote brings zoning to forefront Three commissioners say the Ringling Shopping Center could be rezoned to increase its potential.

In a 3-2 vote Tuesday, Feb. 26, city commissioners denied the site plan for a 98,000-square-foot Walmart Supercenter on Ringling Boulevard.

The denial came in response to an appeal six residents filed Nov. 25 against the Sarasota Planning Board’s Nov. 14 approval of the store’s plan.

Commissioners Terry Turner, Shannon Snyder and Vice Mayor Willie Shaw voted to deny the site plan, thus supporting the appeal. Commissioners Paul Caragiulo and Mayor Suzanne Atwell voted to move ahead with the supercenter.

Tuesday’s meeting was the second public meeting in a continued appeal hearing against the proposed Walmart at Ringling Shopping Center. The Walmart is proposed for the site of a former Publix, which closed in November 2011.

During three-and-a-half hours of testimony, more than 50 residents spoke before the City Commission. About 65% of the residents who spoke were against the

Walmart.

Jerry Sparkman, an architect and one of six residents appealing the Ringling Walmart, showed four illustrations of newer Walmarts that were built using what Sparkman considered more favorable new urbanist architectural design elements, such as being located close to the street.

Jim Porter, a lawyer for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said the illustrations Sparkman showed would not be possible for WalMart to build at the Ringling property because of the current zoning. If the property had been rezoned to Downtown Edge, as was proposed in 2008, those types of projects might be possible, Porter said.

After a brief discussion at the end of the four-and-a-half hour meeting, Caragiulo, who voted against the motion to deny the Walmart, said the city needs to consider changing the zoning code for the Ringling Shopping Center property.

“We have had problems with this Sudo-

“Unfortunately the conversation has been whether you are for or against a Walmart … We were there to hear an appeal of a site plan. The issue is whether it is nonconforming or not. The argument of the appellants is that it (the Ringling Shopping Center) is nonconforming, that someone cannot demolish that structure and build a similar one. According to staff, that is not the case.” — Paul Caragiulo

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The Walmart Supercenter would have replaced an empty Publix and mostlyshuttered storefronts at the Ringling Shopping Center.

ku-type code for a long time,” Caragiulo said.

Turner agreed, saying the day after the meeting he believes the City Commission should consider changing the zoning on the parcel to Downtown Edge or Downtown Neighborhood, a change that would allow a more urban design project with mixed use.

“The big-box mall is wrong, and the strip mall isn’t surviving there,” Turner said. “The right economic development decision is to change the zoning on that parcel.”

Snyder also agreed that a rezone is in order, similar to a change under way for the property across the street from the Ed Smith Stadium.

Snyder said he could see the Ringling property changed to split zoning, with part zoned as Downtown Neighborhood, which allows three-story buildings, and part zoned Downtown Edge, which allows five-story buildings.

We have had problems with this Sudoku-type code for a long time.

“I felt the neighbors and the community had a viable argument when it came to the code as it was written. The staff did an outstanding job with the work they did. I think the code was not as clear as it could have been. I supported it (the Walmart on the North Trail). But there was a difference. The Walmart (on the North Trail) was a neighborhood market, and the one on Ringling was a super Walmart.

There was a difference in size.” — Vice Mayor Willie Shaw “This was simple to me. The way the code is written now, it is not allowed.

If we would have approved it (the Walmart site plan) last night, I think it would have been thrown out in court. I had no confidence we would have been able to defend that in court. If they did a zoning text amendment two years ago, I probably would have voted for it.” — Shannon Snyder “My decision was strictly based on the code. It is incompatible with the city code … Although Walmart made a significant effort to accommodate an urban environment, the bottom line is the applicant was proposing a suburban big-box store in an urban environment. It’s not compatible with our plan.” — Terry Turner

— Commissioner Paul Caragiulo

VOICES HEARD

The more than 50 residents who attended Tuesday’s meeting were split.

Here is what some of them thought about the Walmart Supercenter.

It’s David versus Goliath. I’m not sure that a 98,000-squarefoot big store fits there. Maybe something smaller, maybe 50,000 square feet.

We’re just a tiny neighborhood. Traffic is my biggest concern. It would be fine if Wood Street was a four-lane street. But, they would have to bulldoze my apartment to do so.

— Gregg Gamaso, Alta Vista resident for 21 years

That was absolutely the right decision. I can’t believe it has gotten this far. How is this sustainable? It only shows me how sad the process is that happens here. A massive Walmart doesn’t fit in our little downtown.

— Christine Caruso, Broadway Promenade resident

I shop at Walmart.

I am not against Walmart, per se. But that is just not the right property for a Walmart. It’s too big for that property. I would like to see a smaller store, like a Belk’s or Walgreens like we had years ago.

— Maxine McLawhorn, Alta Vista resident

AGAINST

As a property owner right next to (the proposed) Walmart, I think it will be better for me and the neighborhood. I feel like the derelict vacant property is much worse than the traffic that might come (with Walmart).

— Myron Nickel, Gardens of Ringling Park resident for 10 years

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(Walmart) is the only one signing up to do anything. No one else is coming in to do anything. It’s a tremendous cost to take that building down. I want to see something done there. I don’t believe (the Walmart) will be any more traffic than when Publix was there.

— Bill Dehart, Gardens of Ringing Park resident

It’s good to have people come and go.

I started my business 39 years ago because people were there.

Right now, no one is there. If we keep protesting everything, where do we go?

— Levoie Hipps, owner of Levoie’s Salads & Sandwiches

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+ Notable house for sale garners national press A local real-estate listing for a home that’s on the market for nearly $15 million picked up some noteworthy publicity in the Wall Street Journal.

The Feb. 15 article in the “Private Properties” section, under the headline “Show Us the Money: MoneyShow’s Founders Ask $14.9 Million in Florida,” detailed the listing of a home on South Shore Drive in the Indian Beach neighborhood. The sellers are Charles and Kim Githler, prominent local entrepreneurs and philanthropists who founded the company MoneyShow, an investment advice business that includes seminars and websites. The listing agents for the home are Nora Johnson and Linda Dickinson with Michael Saunders & Co. According to the article, the 10,879-square-foot waterfront home has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and three half-baths. It includes a 1,400-bottle wine room, an 11-seat home theater and a bar with a fish tank. The property, with views of Sarasota Bay and Longboat Key, includes a pool, an outdoor kitchen and two docks, the article states. The home was built in 2005, Multiple Listing Service data shows.

 Sarasota City Commission Regular Meeting —2:30 and 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 4. City Commission Chambers, 1565 First St., Sarasota  Siesta Key Village Association Meeting — 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar, 5250 Ocean Blvd., Siesta  Sarasota County Commission Meeting — 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, R.L. Anderson Administration Center, 4000 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice  Siesta Key Association Meeting — 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, St. Boniface Episcopal Church, 5615 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta  Sarasota County Commission Meeting — 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 6, Administration building, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota

+ Gas station owner arrested for welfare fraud The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office arrested the owner of a Sarasota gas station for allegedly purchasing stolen jewelry and illegally using food assistance Electronic Benefit Transaction (EBT) cards.

Rami Mufeed Ibsais, 43, of Bradenton, was arrested Thursday, Feb. 21, on a charge of 11 counts of social welfare fraud.

The cards were illegally used at the CITGO Gas Station, 919 N. Washington Blvd., according to the arrest report.

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December, the sheriff’s office received reports that employees at the CITGO were purchasing the EBT cards for 50 cents on the dollar. Deputies recovered a large quantity of suspected stolen jewelry and a total of 15 EBT cards inside the store. Some of the cards had pin numbers written on the back of the cards.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) notified the sheriff’s office that 14 of the 15 cards had been used at the gas station, and seven of the cards were used to purchase more than $200 worth of store merchandise.

Sheriff’s officials “believe Ibsais (and his brother) did possess and did use the EBT cards in the store and did misappropriate these funds to have a financial gain,” the arrest report stated.

bus driver stopped for the red light at the intersection, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol.

The bicyclist, Michael P. Kelly, 51, of Sarasota, was westbound on the sidewalk on the south shoulder of Stickney Point Road approaching the intersection with Gateway Avenue. In an attempt to travel eastbound on Stickney Point Road, the SCAT bus driver proceeded forward as the bicyclist was crossing in the crosswalk and stuck the biker.

Kelly was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital. The driver of the bus was issued a citation for violation of right of way, according to the FHP report.

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+ Bicyclist struck by SCAT bus, sent to hospital

Monday, Feb. 25, a Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) bus struck a bicyclist crossing the intersection of Stickney Point Road and Gateway Avenue. The crash sent the bicyclist to the hospital.

The bus was headed northbound on Gateway Avenue at 12:50 p.m. when the

MEETING WRAPUP Sarasota County Commission

The Sarasota County Commission recognized 2013 as the year of Viva Florida 500 and March 2013 as Quilting Month during the Feb. 26 meeting.

Deputy County Administrator Bill Little fought back tears, and the audience in the Commission Chambers stood to applaud during recognition of the 18-year veteran’s retirement.

Other items presented during the morning session included: • Commissioners approved a staff request to negotiate a contract with Sweet Sparkman Architects to develop an action plan to move the Fruitville Initiative ahead.

• Keep Sarasota County Beautiful Advisory Board annual report.

• Sarasota County Parks Advisory and Recreation Council annual report.

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+ Gulf Gate Library opens in Sarasota Square Mall Gulf Gate Library is now open at Westfield Sarasota Square Mall, where it will temporarily operate until contractors build a new library at its former location.

At 10 a.m. Feb. 20 Sarasota County Commission Chairwoman Carolyn Mason cut the blue ribbon and more than 60 library patrons and stakeholders entered the 18,000-square-foot space next to JCPenney.

Commissioners Charles Hines and Nora Patterson also attended the meeting.

The entire Gulf Gate collection will be at the leased space until the county completes the new library.

“I think it’ll shake me up a little bit,” said

Nine board members attended the Siesta Isles Association meeting Feb. 21. With a quorum, the board addressed the following issues:

Grace Haake, a member of the Friends of Gulf Gate Library. “I never come down this way, so I’ll get to see a new area.”

Haake was impressed at the expanded Friends of the Gulf Gate Library used bookstore located at the front of the temporary space.

The Sarasota County Area Transit route No. 5 will run to the new location, which is less than two miles from the future Gulf Gate Library.

+ County continues hydrant replacement Sarasota County staff continues to replace and repair fire hydrants

• Members agreed there is not a right of way connecting Cape Aqua to Beach Road. The property owner was within his rights to build a fence at the popular shortcut.

• Renters at a home at the 5500 block of Cape Leyte covered a bright red kayak on a trailer to avoid violating neighborhood bylaws. But, board members determined it should still be moved out of street view.

• Members decided a storage unit at the 5200 block of Cape Leyte is not in compliance with bylaws because it is not being used for construction and has been on the property for more than month.

• Preparations for the Siesta Isles Association annual dinner meeting, which will take place at 6 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 28, at St. Boniface Episcopal Church. The theme is “AllAmerican.”

• Members considered a long-term capital-investment plan to beautify neighborhood entrances at Beach Road and Midnight Pass Road. throughout the county after identifying 57 inoperable hydrants in November.

The number of non-working hydrants has decreased to nine as of Feb. 22, said Sarasota County Director of Field Services Spencer Anderson. Four of the remaining inoperable hydrants must be repaired, and staff will replace the other five.

Staff or contractors must shut off water to make repairs to or replace one of the roughly 7,000 hydrants in the county, which results in non-potable water for three days. One of the replacements for Bahia Vista is delayed until May.

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Sarasota County commissioners protest new Lido Key restrooms

City drafts new ordinance The new law would replace a repealed ordinance that prohibited panhandlers from using signs to ask for money.

Capital-project costs continue to plague South Lido Beach Park improvements.

Sarasota city commissioners are slat- dinance 23-1. ed to consider a new sign-solicitation Fournier said the key is to make sure ordinance this spring that could replace the law does not target homeless people. an ordinance a judge ordered the city to “We are targeting behavior and not a stop enforcing. group of people,” Fournier said.

The city’s sign-holding law, also known The new ordinance could be modas ordinance 23-1, was repealed in Janu- eled after Tampa’s law that prohibits ary. Circuit Court Judge Rick DeFuria the exchange of money between mosaid the ordinance violated federal free- torists and someone standing beside speech protections by prohibiting pan- the roadway. Other cities, with a similar handlers from holding law, allow fundraising, signs that solicit money but require collectors We are not talking from passing motorists. to wear vests that let about a heinous crime City Attorney Bob people know they are here. But the city Fournier is drafting a new fundraisers, Fournier cannot offer people ordinance to replace the said. services without a repealed law. Fournier ex“The law that has pects to present a draft of been repealed has to consequence for the new ordinance to city be replaced,” said City certain actions. commissioners April 1.

Commissioner Shan— Shannon Snyder, “We are doing a lot of non Snyder.

City Commissioner background work on it,” Snyder said a set of Fournier said. laws in St. Petersburg Fournier aims to present commission- that deal with the homeless population ers with information about what type of could provide a model for a solicitation regulations are constitutional and which ordinance. The new law should be used ones are not. That way, elected officials in combination with social services ofcan make an informed decision. fered at nonprofits, such as the SalvaThe judge issued an injunction Feb. tion Army, Snyder said.

13 to ensure the Sarasota Police Depart“We are not talking about a heinous ment was not enforcing the ordinance. crime here,” Snyder said. “But the city Then, in a consent decree issued, the cannot offer people services without a city agreed to abide by a 60-day injunc- consequence for certain actions.” tion that stops the city of Sarasota, its “The ordinance is the easy part,” Snycity manager and police chief from en- der said. “The hard part is getting the forcing the repealed solicitation ordi- police department on a unified page on nance. how they will implement it.”

The injunction came after the SarasoCity officials and the police departta branch of the American Civil Liberties ment need to collaborate on a plan that Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit to prevent outlines how it will issue warnings and the police department from enacting or- enforce the law, Snyder said.

Sarasota County commissioners delayed another spending decision Feb. 26, with concerns about construction costs.

Commissioners voted to move discussion of a contract with Core Construction Services of FL LLC, for construction of the South Lido Beach Park restrooms, to a March 6 meeting.

“We’re doing restrooms I can’t justify to the taxpayers,” said Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta during the meeting.

He did approve the contractor county staff selected.

The contractor submitted the lowest of six bids ranging from $859,000 to $1.2 million Nov. 14. Core Construction’s bid was about 6% less than the engineer’s estimate of $915,617.

The total project cost is $1.3 million including construction management and construction engineering-and-inspection services.

The decision delays the construction timeline by at least 12 days. Construction is expected to take place from March to December.

The County Commission decision came months after similar discussions regarding the Siesta Key Beach improvement project, which Siesta architect Mark Smith criticized for having an oversized construction estimate at roughly $16 million.

Many of the features in the Lido Beach restroom-replacement project are designed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Federal Emergency Management Agency regulations.

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Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta has been critical of construction cost estimates associated with capitalimprovement projects.

Staff picked the materials and design to withstand vandalism and ensure a lifespan stretching between 30 to 50 years. The structures, which include family restrooms, handicap restrooms and a multi-purpose room, are designed to withstand 130 mph winds, said Sarasota County Project Manager Brenda Bair.

“It’s not gold-plated, but we’re designing it so it can last,” Bair said.

An IMPLAN economic analysis predicts the project will create 11 jobs and spur $1.4 million worth of economic impact.

The County Commission approved the project in 2007, as part of the 2008-2012 capital-improvement program. Funding will come from Surtax III bonds to be paid back with the infrastructure surtax.

“There are lots of projects we’re not getting to build that need it,” said Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson.

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Chapman leads contributions in most recent reporting period With less than two weeks to the March 12 City Commission election, candidates have collected a total of $8,200 during the most recent campaign period.

Since candidates began campaigning in 2012, Dorfman has raised the highest total of campaign contributions, with $37,098. The other candidates have collected (in total): Atwell, $8,299; Lumpkin, $7,875; Holland, $5,383, Chapman, $4,120; and Theisen, $858.76.

Dorfman’s top contributors for the most recent campaign reporting period included four donors in the real estate and construction industry. He also received $200 from the Florida Realtors Political Action Committee. Dorfman also collected contributions from two homemakers and two designers.

Among Chapman’s 40 contributions, 14 came from retired residents. Other contributors included consultants, a travel agent and homemakers.

Atwell’s contributors for the same period also included $200 from the Florida Realtors Political Action Committee. Her four other contributors included two retired residents and a lawyer.

Holland received five contributions ranging from $75 to $200 from one Virginia resident and four Sarasota residents.

Theisen’s $25 contribution came from a Sarasota resident.

Lumpkin’s report did not specify any contributions.

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Louis Doyle, meet Bert J. Harris Jr. Mr. Doyle is the owner of the Ringling Shopping Center, the Tuesday night victim of the Alta Vista neighborhood Luddites who don’t like Walmart.

Bert J. Harris Jr. is the name of a man after whom a now-famous Florida law may soon be looming ominously over the city of Sarasota and its taxpayers, thanks to the Alta Vistans.

The Bert J. Harris Jr. Private Property Protection Act came into being in 1995 to help bring an end to egregious uncompensated government land takings.

According to the act, a private property owner, such as Mr. Doyle, is entitled to compensation from taxpayers if he can show the City Commission’s Tuesday vote against Walmart placed an “inordinate burden” on his property.

Here’s the threshold of an “inordinate burden”: Action that “has directly restricted or limited the use of real property such that the property owner is permanently unable to obtain the reasonable, investmentbacked expectation for the existing use of the real property or a vested right to a specific use of the real property with respect to the real property as a whole, or that the property owner is left with existing or vested uses that are unreasonable such that the property owner bears permanently a disproportionate share of a burden imposed for the good of the public, which in fairness should be born by the public at large.”

If not the Walmart, pray tell, what successful retailers who have any business sense do the Alta Vistans possibly think would risk their capital opening a store in a shopping center already abandoned by one of the most successful grocery chains in America?

What’s more, Mr. Doyle says no other suitors are on the horizon. And after Tuesday, why would there be?

Alta Vistans almost eviscerated developer Ron Burks’ condominium project, proposed next to Payne Park in 2005. It took him four years to get approvals for a scaleddown project. But the land still sits vacant today (see photo). By demanding the Walmart be killed Tuesday, they just may have sealed the Ringling Shopping Center to a similar, weed-filled fate.

It certainly appears Mr. Doyle has been dealt an inordinate burden.

See you in court, taxpayers.

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Dear Commissioners: Unlike those who have organized the protest of the proposed Walmart on Ringling Boulevard, I actually live in the neighborhood adjacent to the property, the Gardens of Ringling Park.

The Alta Vista neighborhood, where most of the opposition resides, does not even border this property.

My neighbors and I have watched this shopping plaza die a slow death, shedding stores one by one, leaving just a lone hardware store today (a national chain franchise, by the way). It’s now a decrepit shell bordering a city gem — Payne Park.

My wife is a jogger who loves Payne Park, but her path takes her through the shopping center parking lot. She will no longer go to the park when there’s the slightest hint of dark, because she must run a gauntlet of vagrants from the parking lot to the hidden railroad tracks. It’s not safe in its current form.

The most important question is: “What is the alternative?”

There are no other developers clamoring to fix this eyesore. No other retailers asking to move into the Ringling Shopping Center.

Alta Vista nearly killed the Ron Burks project in the same area and look what has happened there since — absolutely nothing!

THE CASTAWAY by Jorge Blanco

The empty Scotty’s warehouse continues to be a blight on the area and continues to attract graffiti and vagrants. Is that really more desirable than an active store that creates jobs and tax revenue?

Don’t be misled. The opposition is solely because of the store’s name. The sudden shift of focus on the supposed code violation is a ruse.

When the opposition first cropped up, it said, “Walmart does not belong downtown.”

Forget the fact that this is hardly Main Street.

They said: “Walmart does not pay decent wages.” It takes a lot of nerve to tell someone in need of a job that he cannot have one because I don’t think he’ll make enough money. Who am I to deprive someone of an income? If this were a Publix, nobody would say a word.

Alta Vista residents would never see the store. They would never hear the trucks.

They would never see any traffic on their residential streets. That would be like my telling Mayor Suzanne Atwell that a project on Bird Key will adversely affect me.

To Commissioners Shannon Snyder and Terry Turner and Vice Mayor Willie Shaw, you should have listened to your current planning department employees, whose full-time job it is to examine whether properties like this meet the code. They have already deemed that it does. You should have paid any attention to a former employee who said otherwise. You had no idea what kind of agenda he might have had.

When the city needs a growing tax base and everyone is pleading with local government to help create jobs, it was a big mistake to kill this project.

Robin Roy Gardens of Ringling Park (Roy is a former managing editor of the Sarasota Observer.)

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PEAFOWL / FROM 1A neighbors even feed them. At night, the family roosts in a large pine tree.

“I would see them almost every morning around sunrise,” Hagglund said. She most recently saw the peafowl last week.

Although the peafowls eat garden plants, can scratch cars, roost on structures, leave messy droppings and have loud, screeching calls, residents in the neighborhood say the small flock in Indian Beach is just interesting to watch and isn’t causing too many problems — for now.

“The females are green,” Hagglund said. “The male is Mediterranean blue.

He’s beautiful and starting to get his full plumage and display it.”

Peafowl are not protected by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission because they are not considered wildlife.

And, they are not native to Florida.

“They are domestic fowl, like chickens,” said Gary Morse, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC). “People either love them for their beautiful feathers or hate them for the ruckus and mess they make.”

On the north end of Longboat Key, Longbeach Village’s flock of peafowl has caused its share of trouble throughout the years, including scratching cars, jaywalking and screeching. In past years, the Longbeach Village Association hired trappers in an effort to reduce the flock to 12.

The peafowl in the Village even became the subject of a Christian Science Monitor article in December 2009 headlined, “Peacocks become a colorful problem in Florida.”

In the neighborhood of Indian Beach, the peafowl have some fans, even though the fowl have shown a preference for eating residents’ plants.

Patricia Moore, who lives on 41st Street, a few blocks from Hagglund, said she frequently sees the peafowl moseying around her yard.

“They love my yard,” Moore said.

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The peafowl used to nip the buds of her plants, but they’ve stopped.

“That could be because they ate all of them and I didn’t get to replanting them,” Moore said.

But Moore enjoys watching the beautiful fowl.

“My only concern is how quickly the flock will grow,” Moore said. “We are all aware of the situation in the Village (on Longboat).”

Hagglund said the peafowl have also eaten some garden plants from other yards, and some residents who have fed the peafowl now wished they hadn’t.

Some have put netting over their plants to keep the peafowl from eating them.

Hagglund does not feed them or encourage them to come into her yard.

Morse said it is possible that someone released the peafowl in the neighborhood.

Vald Svekis, the president of the Indian Beach Neighborhood Association who lives a few blocks north of the peafowl in the neighborhood, said he has yet to spot them. But, Svekis said he thinks the topic could come up at an upcoming neighborhood association meeting if enough people are talking about it.

Svekis photographed a bald eagle pair recently near the seawall at Sapphire Park.

“Maybe we can have Realtors advertise: Move to our neighborhood and see bald eagles and peacocks,” Svekis said.

No matter how beautiful the fowl may be, however, the species of domestic fowl is not native to Florida, Morse said.

“Interestingly enough, peacocks were brought to the United States not because of the fact are pretty, but for food,” Morse said.

If an owner does not claim the peafowl, residents can have them removed from their property, Morse said. A licensed wildlife trapper can remove the peafowl.

Some of the peafowl removed from Longboat Key were relocated to a farm.

by Alex Mahadevan | News Editor

Property landscaping draws neighborhood ire The Siesta Isles Association is stuck in the weeds on how to handle an overgrown, abandoned property.

Walter “Kris” Kristlibas was surprised to learn inaction was the best course of action to convince Sarasota County to mow a lawn.

Kristlibas, the chairman of the landscaping and compliance for the Siesta Isles Association, discovered that fact while attempting to resolve an Oct. 2 complaint from a neighbor of 820 Idlewild Way. The property had been abandoned and left overgrown. Weeds stretched more than 1 foot up the sides of and nearly above the property’s mailbox, which was missing numbers and coated in dried mud.

Sarasota County cited the property’s owner with a notice of public nuisance Oct. 10, punishable by fines of $250 per day after Oct. 20.

The notice also indicated the county would contract with a landscaping company to bring the lawn into compliance if the property owners were unresponsive.

Neighbors declared the property was abandoned, and public records show the owners, Stephen and Mary Mullen, have been involved in foreclosure proceedings since May 2009.

But, in October, Kristlibas found the contract had yet to be awarded and hired his own landscaper to fix the overgrown property.

Siesta Isles Association members have voluntarily cleaned or performed landscaping work at properties in the past, but Kristlibas was concerned about the low-

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“It was so bad, I was pretty concerned someone was going to get hurt,” Kristlibas said while pointing to the palm trees in the center of the front yard.

“Happy to report that the ‘jungle’ at my neighbor’s house at 820 Idlewild Way has been removed and what an improvement it has made,” wrote neighbor Dick Wilsen in an Oct. 28 email to Kristlibas.

Kristlibas reached out to the county code-enforcement department again Feb. 1 and discovered the county issued a contract for landscaping properties in violation, and the board would need to file a new complaint against the property.

But, thanks to Kristlibas’ lawn company, the grass and weeds had not reached the 12-inch height threshold considered a violation.

“It has to violate the law,” said North County Code Enforcement Supervisor Charles Marchione during a Feb. 15 interview with the Pelican Press. “If it violates the law, we can move on it.”

If Kristlibas and the Siesta Isles Association board of directors decided not to tame the yard, the grass would have grown higher than limit outlined in the Sarasota County code. Then the county could have sent a contractor in to bring the property into compliance.

“I guess we’ll just have to watch the grass grow,” Kristlibas said.

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Naples-based Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, fresh off a banner year in 2012, moves into South Tampa’s luxury market with its first office there.

Can a single brokerage firm dominate the luxury residential real-estate market from Tampa to Marco Island?

If anyone can accomplish this task, it’s Judy Green, the president and CEO of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty in Naples.

Premier recently announced that it plans to open an office in South Tampa in March, fresh off a banner year in 2012, when the firm achieved $2.3 billion in residential sales on the Gulf Coast, a 35% increase from 2011.

Green is a veteran of the residential real-estate market.

The former CEO of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate of Florida from 1997 to 2004 orchestrated 28 acquisitions during her tenure there, including Arvida Residential Real Estate.

Green says she’s been keeping a close watch on the Tampa market and likes what she sees.

“I’ve been watching it since 2008,” she says. “We’ve seen it come back to life.”

For example, she’s encouraged by the fact that January home sales in Tampa rose 18% and prices were up 11% over the same month in 2012. “South Tampa is where the action is,” she says.

Green says she’s not deterred by the presence of some well-established local players in South Tampa, such as Smith & Associates and The Toni Everett Co. “I know a lot of people there,” she says. By the end of the year, Green says she hopes to have 35 agents in Tampa.

To be sure, Tampa is a different market from Sarasota

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Judy Green, president and CEO of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, says she’s scouting locations in the Tampa Bay area. or Naples, where homebuyers are mostly affluent retirees. Tampa’s luxury homebuyers are business executives, doctors, lawyers and sports professionals.

But Premier’s franchise agreement with Sotheby’s extends from Tampa to Marco Island. “It’s the next phase of our long-term plan,” says Green, who lives on Marco Island.

Premier is a division of The Lutgert Companies, a privately held development company the Lutgert family operates out of Naples. Premier has 450 agents in 19 offices in luxury enclaves such as Marco Island, Bonita Springs, Sanibel, Longboat Key and, now, South Tampa.

Green says she’s scouting other parts of the Tampa Bay region. “St. Petersburg would be a target,” she says.

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Still, Green is quick to note that much of the work Premier agents do is via the Internet. “I don’t want a lot of offices,” she says. “I’ve been the biggest, and it’s not what’s important. I’ve managed 200 offices.”

In fact, Premier already has an office in the Tampa Bay area in Belleair Bluffs near Largo and Clearwater. The news of a new office in Tampa has already boosted Belleair’s profile by attracting five new agents, Green says.

Currently, Green says the Sarasota market is leading the region in the luxury residential real-estate market.

But, she’s quick to point out that every market is improving.

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According to the man, she also took all of his toiletries and put them in the bathroom sink. An officer advised the man to begin the eviction process against his roommate.

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FATHER FOUND

by Yaryna Klimchak | Community Editor

The Rev. John C. N. Hall smiles at his installation Saturday, Feb 23. After months of searching and the narrowing down of 50 candidates, St. Boniface Episcopal Church has found its new rector. The parishioners greet and chat with Hall after the service. Its clear he has found a new home and parishioners a new “sheep dog,” as he calls himself.

Hall grew up in New York but moved to Arizona with his family when he was 12 years old. He received a degree in radio-television communication in 1981, from the University of Arizona, and did freelance work for television and major league baseball.

“I realized that was a great way to go broke, so I became a salesman for hardware stuff,” he says laughing.

Throughout his working life, Hall knew he wanted to help people and felt there was greater calling.

“I’ve always wanted to help people become fully alive, he says.” I want to help people realize who they are in a relationship with each other and realize who they are in a relationship with God. After his first son, Matthew, was born in 1985, the Halls moved to Alexandria, Va., where Hall attended the Virginia Theological Seminary.

Hall grew up in a church-going family, but at the age of 16 he questioned God. He asked what many people ask: “Why do

bad things happened to individuals?” But then a high-school friend took Hall to a church youth group, through which he learned to see God in a new light.

“It turned my life around when I realized God cared about me,” Hall says. “(I learned that) God wasn’t a fluff ball in sky, but that he cared about individual people.”

Hall spreads that message to his parishioners and welcomes any new members who would like to attend a church service.

His main goal in the first few months is to have a more active church youth program.

When Hall first took the helm at his last church, St. Matthew’s Episcopal, in Chandler, Ariz., there were four children in the youth program. He immediately doubled the size of the program by bringing in his four sons. And, 15 years later, by the time he left St. Matthew’s a few moths ago, there were more than 100 children in the youth program.

He hopes to do the same at St. Boniface, through staff additions, outreach and parishioner participation.

“A lot of people call me ‘the shepherd,’ but sheep make sheep, so I told parishioners, ‘You already know someone who wants to be here, so get out there and make some sheep,’” he says.

“I call myself the ‘sheep dog,’ because God is the shepherd, and I just bite at the sheeps’ heels to move them along.”

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The Rev. John C. N. Hall gives out communion to parishioners at his installation Saturday, Feb. 23. “In these first few months one word that captures the job for me is ‘vision,’” Hall says.

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TWO OF A KIND by Nick Friedman | Community Editor

SISTER ACT As Brittany and Brooke Graeff strummed the first notes of an impromptu street performance in Hanoi, Vietnam, dozens of onlookers gathered. The duo stood out in a city with a nonexistent music scene.

There, more than 9,000 miles from their home in Sarasota, the twin sisters were reunited nearly a year ago. They’d spent six years apart traveling abroad, but picked up right where they left off: playing music.

“We each just bought the crummiest instruments,” says Brooke Graeff about the reunion. “But, it didn’t matter. We were just so happy to be playing music again.”

They delved back into songwriting and began playing in local clubs. Within a few months, the sisters had expanded both their repertoire and their fan base until they felt they’d hit Hanoi’s musical ceiling.

“There really was no music scene there, so we were really overplayed,” says Brittany Graeff. “We hit a wall, and we really couldn’t get any further.”

The Graeffs moved back to Sarasota in December

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Brooke Graeff, Joe Abraham and Brittany Graeff have played together since high school. and are ready to tackle the music scene.

Born in Syracuse, N.Y., Brittany and Brooke Graeff moved to Sarasota at the age of 12. Both sisters learned to play instruments at a young age, including violin, piano and cello, but they never played together until high school.

“We were out on the lanai, and we just started playing music,” says Brooke Graeff.

“It was like, ‘Why haven’t we done this before?’”

Inspired by the cursive script embroidered on an old family T-shirt, the 16-year-old sisters named their acoustic folk-pop act “Good Graeff” and began writing — mostly novelty songs at first.

But, after winning a battle of the bands at Riverview, they began to write more serious songs, and they continued to win local competitions and busk on St. Armands Circle throughout high school.

“The difference is that, now, we’re taking it seriously,” says Brooke Graeff. “We never once considered this a career option. It wasn’t until Vietnam that we started to take it more seriously.”

After high school, Brittany Graeff traveled to France to earn an international business degree, and Brooke Graeff studied sound-effects work in Canada. Brittany Graeff traveled around Europe for a few years before settling in Hanoi. She invited her sister to join.

Brooke Graeff says the time apart allowed them to mature. When they were reunited, their experiences fueled their song writing.

“When I was in Vietnam, I found my voice,” says Brooke Graeff. “I had all these events happening that I needed to write about and share with people.”

The duo is ready to pursue music full time. They released their EP, “Better Half,” earlier this month and have a steady schedule of shows booked before they head off on tour this summer.

“We want to take this thing as far as we can and just run with it,” says Brittany Graeff.

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Booker High pitcher Kaytee Sepper struck out 19 batters and went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Lady Tornadoes to their first victory of the season with a 4-2 victory over Avon Park Feb. 25.

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Cardinal Mooney senior goalkeeper Victoria Krupa recorded her first career shutout, as the Lady Cougars lacross team defeated Sarasota Military Academy 13-0 Feb. 22.

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Zach Quillian drove in three runs and threw a fiveinning one-hit shutout to lead the Sarasota Christian baseball team to a 12-0 district win over the Manatee H.E.A.T. Feb. 22.

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Out-of-Door Academy junior Peter Runge is hoping to make a return trip to the FHSAA 1A-Region 3 meet, where he finished ninth in the 1600 meters last season.

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very time he steps up to the starting line, Peter Runge is at a psychological disadvantage.

Or, at least that’s the way The Out-ofDoor Academy junior mentally approaches each race. Runge has been competing for the Thunder since seventh grade, but, even after years spent developing his talent, the moments leading up to the start of any race can prove daunting.

It isn’t until after the race is finished that Runge is able to relax and dissect it piece- by-piece.

“I get in my head a lot; and I get stressed before I run,” Runge says. “I feel like I’m not using my talent if I don’t outdo myself (each time). It’s a fear I have before I start running, but once I start running it all goes away.”

Runge began running when he was 5 years old, following in the footsteps of his father and former ODA track coach, Joe Runge, who ran in both high school and college.

At the time, he would jump over hurdles made out of PVC pipes in his backyard.

“That was my dad’s race,” Runge says. “I guess you could say then I wanted to try those out because he used to talk about it.”

Since then, Runge, who competes in both cross-country and track for ODA, has left the hurdles behind and developed into one of the Thunder’s most talented distance runners.

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Runge tends to shy away from the spotlight.

“I used to not talk at all when I went to practice,” Runge says. “I’m kind of quiet.

I never really thought of myself as a leader — a quiet leader, I guess.”

Last fall, Runge made his second consecutive trip to the FHSAA Cross-Country State Finals where he finished 35th overall in 17:08.90. It’s a race he’s grown accustomed to running and one he prefers.

“I like cross-country more because everyone does the same race,” Runge says. “You aren’t comparing with anyone else. We’re all equal.”

Although he enjoys the cross-country race, Runge is slowly transitioning himself into more of a middle-distance runner — focusing predominately on the 400 and 800 meters.

Runge began running the 4x800 relay in eighth grade and picked up the 400 last year.

At the end of practice, all of the runners got together for one fast 400. Runge ran it in about 54 seconds, and at that point he decided to add the race to his resume.

“That was kind of nice,” Runge says. “I thought to myself, ‘Why don’t I try that?’

“I like the 400,” Runge says. “It’s over a lot faster. I also like the 4x400 relay. It’s kind of nice to not just run for yourself sometimes.”

On Feb. 12, Runge ran the 4x400 and 4x800 relays, and he set a new personal best time in the 800 (2:10.20) at the ODA Quad Meet.

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Peter Runge, who competes in both crosscountry and track for ODA, has left the hurdles behind and developed into one of the Thunder’s most talented distance runners.

Runge is hoping to drop his times in the 400 and the 800 with the goal of returning to the FHSAA 1A-Region 3 track and field meet and perhaps advancing to the FHSSA Track and Field Finals April 26.

Last season, Runge finished ninth in the 1600 at the regional meet.

“I guess I’m just trying to outdo myself and beat my times,” Runge says. “I want to do better every time I run.”

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Being with my teammates and seeing the enthusiasm is what I love the most. Basically, coming together as a team on the field. It’s the fun of the game.

I was playing recreational ball for 10U, and I didn’t think I would become a pitcher. I was playing shortstop at the time. My coaches at the time were Venice High players, and one of them was a pitcher. I would watch their games, and it motivated me to want to pitch.

My changeup is pretty nasty.

My teammates keep me motivated on the mound.

I’ll lose it sometimes. I get paranoid if I walk a batter. Everything has to be perfect. Everyone is basically depending on you. The pressure’s on me, but I always find a way to work it out. I get pretty hard on myself because I always give 110%, but I know I can give more.

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Rams win away The Lady Sailors softball team played the Lady Rams Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Sarasota High School. Although both teams had impressive plays, the Rams came out victorious with a 5-3 win over the Sailors.

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I don’t even know how I got started in the sport. My dad was the athlete in the family, and he always played baseball. I’ve been playing since I was 5 years old. I still don’t know why I started, but I love it.

Riverview High senior righthander Victoria Groves allowed four hits and struck out 11 to lead the Lady Rams to a 6-2 victory over district rival Palm Harbor University Feb. 22.

Prior to her district win, Groves, who is 4-2 on the mound this season, held Sarasota High to two runs on four hits, as the Lady Rams beat the Lady Sailors 5-2 Feb. 20. The Lady Rams’ No. 1 pitcher also had three hits in the game.

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Alyssa Jackson hit a bases-loaded triple in the fourth inning to propel the Riverview High softball team to a 5-2 victory over Sarasota Feb. 20.

Jackson and Victoria Groves each had three hits. Carly Nicholas and Courtney Kelly added two hits each.

Halie Roberson had two hits for Sarasota.

+ Cougars’ season ends The Cardinal Mooney High boys basketball team saw its season come to an end with a 73-53 loss to Community School of Naples in the Class 3A-Region 3 finals Feb. 23.

Antonio Blakeney finished with 15 points and five rebounds. Jamie Glasser and Parker Del Medico added 11 points apiece.

+ Rams blank Tigers Behind the arm of pitcher Reed Torrine, the Riverview High baseball team shut out Palmetto 4-0 Feb. 20.

Torrine pitched a complete game, allowing one hit, with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning and two walks, while striking out nine.

Kyle Washburn went 3-for-4 with one RBI to lead the way for the Rams at the plate.

+ Lady Cougars take win Sophomore Bridget Walsh scored a hat trick to lead the Cardinal Mooney High girls lacrosse team to

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The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team defeated Bradenton Christian 10-1 in its Class 3A-District 10 opener Feb. 19.

Jimmy Kuebler pitched a complete game, allowing two hits and three walks while striking out nine.

Desmond Lindsay had two hits, including a home run, and three RBIs. a 14-3 victory over St. Stephen’s Feb. 20.

The Lady Cougars followed up their win with a 13-0 victory over Sarasota Military Academy Feb. 22. Walsh recorded her second hat trick of the season, and added two assists. Alex Jungers had a hat trick and an assist.

+ Impact to host shootout Impact Basketball Academy will host its annual Sarasota Xplosion Shootout Basketball Tournament March 8 through March 10, in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

More than 100 teams are expected to register for the first USSSA Basketball qualifying tournament of the season.

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team scored 90 points to win the seventh annual Bobcat Relays Feb. 22, at North Port.

The Sarasota girls team finished eighth, and the Booker girls team finished 11th.

The Riverview High boys team finished second with 114 points.

The Sarasota boys team finished seventh, and the Booker boys team was ninth.

Winners include: • Riverview girls — 4x100 relay throwers, 4x200 relay, 4x400 relay, Madison Schmidt (pole vault relay) • Sarasota girls and boys — 4x1600 relay • Booker girls — 800 sprint medley • Sarasota boys — distance medley • Riverview boys — Richie James (long jump relay)

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Indian Beach IF YOU GO Tickets can be purchased for $20 at any of the homes on the day of the tour or before at any of the following locations: • Sarasota County Historical Society, 1260 12th St. • Sarasota Architectural Salvage, 1093 Central Ave. • Sarasota County Visitor Information Center, 701 N. Tamiami Trail • Main Street Traders, 1468 Main St. • Gateway Bank, 1100 S. Tamiami Trail • Davidson Drugs, 1281 S. Tamiami Trail; 5124 Ocean Blvd., Siesta Key; and 6595 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key • Historic Spanish Point, 337 N. Tamiami Trail, Osprey

Visit five different homes in the eclectic Sarasota neighborhood.

The Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation is presenting the 23rd annual Historic Home Tour from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 3, in the Indian Beach neighborhood. The public is invited to tour five homes and two school buildings to celebrate Sarasota’s architectural heritage.

Visitors will learn about the history of each home as they stroll through the Indian Beach neighborhood. Also on the tour is Bay Haven School and the Keating Center, formerly the Bay Haven Hotel, at Ringling College of Art and Design. Free parking is available at the Ringling lot, and guided trolley tours will take tour-goers to each of the tour stops. Sarasota County History Center Manager Lorrie Muldowney will present the history of the Indian Beach neighborhood during the trolley ride.

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2324 Hickory Ave.

Built: 1925 Home value in 1925: $4,275 Square footage: 1,600 Current homeowners: James and Amber Lynch The bungalow home sits on narrow Hickory Avenue. Bungalows, such as this one, were once featured in the Sears catalog as a Sears, Roebuck and Co. Chicago bungalow home. The front porch contains black-and-white checkered tiles, and the home still boasts the original fireplace from 1925. Built-ins, original windows and picture-rail moldings still adorn the home. Homeowners James and Amber Lynch say when they first moved in there was drywall covering a beautiful wooden beam that supports the structure of the house.

The Lynchs moved in 2010 to Sarasota from Boston and wanted a home that contained character. At first, they were surprised by the amount of cookie-cutter homes in Sarasota. The Hickory home offered something different.

“We fell in love with the eclectic neighborhood and the history of the neighborhood, itself,” Amber Lynch says.

3007 Bay Shore Road Built: 1940 Home’s value in 1940: $25,000 Square footage: 2,788 Current homeowner: Art Day

The Mediterranean Revival home is romantic. The swing hanging from the tree once swung on Pat Taylor’s Alabama home porch.

2704 Bay Shore Road Built: 1925 Square footage: 3,800 Current homeowner: Pat Taylor

Stepping into this Mediterranean Revival home is like stepping back into the late-1920s. Beautiful chandeliers adorn the ceilings, and period lamps light the way through the home. Homeowner Pat Taylor started collecting antiques in second-hand shops in Alabama where she once lived with her husband. She restored hundreds of pieces throughout the years to make the home not only unique on the outside but on the inside, as well. Taylor discovered the house while on a bike ride with her children more than 40 years ago. She fell instantly in love with it.

The real-estate agent didn’t think Taylor would get the home because her bid was lower than the other two offers. But, the sellers ultimately sold it to Taylor because they saw how much she would enjoy the house and make it a home.

“You can’t put a price on this house,” Taylor says. “Appraisers have come and said, ‘This house can’t be duplicated because they don’t have the materials anymore.’”

The house is made of concrete blocks. When Taylor moved in 38 years ago she still had radiant heat. She discovered the roof was copper and that her porch had a stenciled ceiling. The house still has a bell-pull system in the kitchen, which maids used to identify which doorbell was ringing.

“I love sharing this home because it is a jewel on the bayfront, and it is very special to me,” Taylor says.

A white picket fence surrounds 3007 Bay Shore Road, and large trees shadow the property. This New England-style home was built in 1940 and fits in perfectly with the eclectic Indian Beach neighborhood. The pitched roofs were designed for the snow to slide off in winter months in New England. The house even has a mudroom that has been converted into a laundry room. Traditionally, residents would come through the mudroom to clean off their shoes on a cement block before proceeding into the house. The closet in the mudroom contains stairs leading up to a trap door in what was once the maids’ corridor.

“They don’t build them like they used to,” says homeowner Art Day, of Day Hagan Asset Management.

The walls are solid, the floors are hardwood, and, despite, having the bay in the backyard, the house has never flooded.

Day has done a lot of renovation work since in 1998, when he moved into the home, but he made sure the integrity of the house wasn’t compromised. The house had no air conditioning and contained cast-iron plumbing when Day moved in. He made sure any new renovations would look like they belonged to the original structure.

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CARSON BEATTIE Riverview High School freshman Carson Beattie moves his drumsticks with intense speed as the rhythm flows through him. The former clarinet player, who started playing the drums less than a year ago, won a Superior Grade 5 tenor solo and a Superior Medal at the Solo and Ensemble Festival in February, at Braden River High School.

Carson says he switched to the tenor drums from the clarinet because of the freedom it allows him. “I didn’t have to have breathing techniques (which playing the clarinet requires), and it was fun,” says Carson.

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“Everyone in drum line is at that level because we are all a very talented group of people,” Carson says.

Following his success at Braden River, Carson will compete in a statewide drumming competition in April in Fort Myers.

The International Baccalaureate student hopes to become a surgical pathologist, but he wants to continue playing the drums in college and keep it as a hobby throughout his life.

“When you are a drummer, that’s what you want to do all the time, and I wouldn’t want to give it up,” Carson says.

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Studies have shown, hearing impairment not only affects business, social and personal relationships, it also causes reduced alertness, increased risk to personal safety and the safety of others. The truth is, although one in ten Americans have hearing loss, older men and women are more likely to suffer from this life-altering condition. In fact, the failure to hear smoke detectors and take quick action is the major reason adults 65 and older are more than twice as likely as any other age group to die in a home fire.

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Some other examples of what you might not hear that can put you and your family at risk.

• A family member or friend calling out for help.

• A fire engine or ambulance using a siren in traffic.

• Someone ringing your doorbell to warn you of an emergency.

• Something boiling over on the stove.

• Your doctor’s explanation regarding your health or medications.

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UPCOMING MARCH 9 t The Gulf Coast Carvers Guild presents the 35th Annual Artistry in Wood Show 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club, 3100 Fruitville Road.

Cost: $2 donation to benefit the Boys and Girls Club.

Info, Bette Lou Cookson, 955-7102.

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Greater Sarasota Chamber Luncheon 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Polo Grill & Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch.

Cost: $20 for Manatee Chamber and Sarasota Chamber members; $30 non-members.

Info, Lisa Reeder, LisaR@ManateeChamber.com

MARCH 16 q U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary About Boating Safety Course Registration is at 8 a.m., and the class is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at McClure Auditorium, Sarasota Airport.

Cost: $40. Info, 758-5954 or email F83PEduc@aol.com.

Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce Networking Luncheon 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gateway to India, 1960 Hillview St. Cost: $12. Info and RSVP, 349-3800.

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Lecture ‘Proust: A Centenary Tribute’ 7 p.m. at Mildred Sainer Pavilion, New College of Florida, 5800 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota.

Cost: Free. Info, afsarasota.org

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Interactive Debate and Republican Club Monthly Dinner 6 p.m. Sarasota Yacht Club, 1100 John Ringling Blvd., Sarasota.

The event is open to the public. Tickets are $30 for members; $35 for non-members. Info, SarasotaRepublicanClub.com or contact Donna Arenschield, 312-5279.

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

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37th annual Pineapple Antiques Show Preview Party 5 to 8 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 104 S. Pineapple Ave. Cost is $15 at the door, or $10 in advance.

Info, 955-0935.

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Chocolate Sundae 1 p.m. at Michael’s On East, 1212 E. Ave. Sarasota. Benefiting United Cerebral Palsy of Southwest Florida, Inc. Cost: $20 to $30. Info, 348-9039.

Sarasota Bay CROP Hunger Walk 2 p.m. at St. James United Methodist Church, 2049 N. Honore Ave. Register online cropwalkonline.org. Info, 377-6180.

50th Anniversary Sarasota Sister Cities Association One World Award Gala 2013 6:30 p.m. at Sarasota Bay Club, 1301 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

Cost: $125. Info, sarasotasistercities.org.

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Jewish Book Festival with Delia Ephron Noon at Marina Jack, 2 Marina Plaza. Cost: $36. Info, 552-6301.

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Army of Hope Picnic Noon to 4 p.m. at Sarasota Elk Lodge, 5680 Rosin Way. Cost: $10 for ages 12 and older; $5 for children 6 to11; and children under 5 are free. There is no cost to active military families. Info, 704-5382.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 2 SPRINGFEST 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m at Sawyer Loop at Clark Road. 5K Family Fun Walk-Run and a 12K Road Race starts at 7:30 a.m. The event continues with food, live music, entertainment and more. Admission and parking are free.

SATURDAY, MARCH 2 AND SUNDAY MARCH 3 t Sarasota Wildlife Art Festival 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ken Thompson Park, 1700 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota. Cost: Entry is $5. Visitors receive free entry into Save Our Seabirds and $5 off entry into Mote Aquarium.

Info, sarasotawildlife fest.com.

Documentary Screening Marcel Proust: A Writer’s Life 2 p.m. Geldbart Auditorium at Selby Public Library, 1331 First St.,
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FRIDAY, March 1 aND SATURDAY, March 2 Pinecraft Spring Craft Fair 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 3737 Bahia Vista St. Cost: free.

Info, 350-0427.

Southeastern Guide Dogs Walkathon 2013 8:30 a.m. at Payne Park, 2050 Adams Lane, Sarasota. Cost: $25.

Info, 800-944-3647

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by Nick Friedman | Community Editor

36-Hour Giving Challenge raises local awareness

The fundraiser returns March 5 with more participating foundations and additional opportunities for nonprofits.

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County, in partnership with the Patterson Foundation, the Gulf Coast Community Foundation and four other supporters, are once again hosting the 36-Hour Giving Challenge, with the goal of raising money for local nonprofits.

The donation challenge was created last year, to provide an accessible fundraising campaign that would increase awareness for local nonprofits and allow donors to be more informed.

In its first year, the campaign exceeded its $1 million goal, raising $2.4 million to benefit more than 100 participating nonprofit organizations. This year, the donation challenge returns with more supporting foundations, more participating nonprofits and added opportunities to raise money.

“I think the community as whole was very proud of last year’s success,” says Susie Bowie, director of The Giving Partner. “I’ve never seen that level of fundraising in a community of our size, in such short period of time. I think there was a lot of pride in that.”

From 7 a.m. Tuesday, March 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, donors will

have the opportunity to read each nonprofit’s online profile and donate via the online donation tool, called The Giving Partner.

The Patterson Foundation is offering a 1:1 match for new and increased donations of up to $1,000 per donor, up to $430,000. An additional $215,000 in support from the Gulf Coast, Manatee and Charlotte community foundations, as well as the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation, will be awarded as grants to benefit nonprofits with the best overall campaign; the best partnership with a local business; best partnership with a fellow nonprofit; and highest number of total donors.

Bowie hopes to build on the success of last year and continue to increase awareness for Sarasota’s non-profit organizations.

“We live in a very generous community,” says Bowie. “Our goal is to make the community stronger and more aware of the nonprofits that do such incredible work.”

To donate, visit TheGivingPartner.org.

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>> New Gate School >> Plant & Flower Show >> ADDY Awards >> Temple Emanu-el Purim >> Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center

Above: The GlasserScheonbaum Human Services Center hosted a celebration Saturday, Feb. 23, to commemorate the future home of the Sally and Sam Shapiro Babies and Children’s Medical Center.

Cloe Drapkin, her daughter, Sasha, and Mia LaPorta at Temple Emanu-el’s Purim carnival.

Abby Jo Mount slides down the inflatable slide at Temple EmanuEl’s carnival, Saturday, Feb. 23, to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim.

Right: Scott Boatwright and Josh Shapiro attended the groundbreaking.

Left: Alex Stafford, Michelle Silva and Kay Mathers attended the 2012 ADDY Awards presented by The American Advertising FederationSuncoast.

Photos by Nick Friedman and Yaryna Klimchak

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Liana Bryant and her son, Woody, at Temple Emanu-el’s Purim carnival.

Blair Steward, Jose Diaz and Cristina Hernandez attended the 2012 ADDY Awards presented by The American Advertising Federation-Suncoast Thursday, Feb. 21, at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

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Above: Denise Lucas, a master gardener from Pennsylvania, and her friend, Nancy Miller, attended the 38th annual Plant and Flower Show, which took place Saturday, Feb. 23, and Sunday Feb. 24, at Selby Gardens. About 3,000 people attended the show with about 40 vendors and 100 volunteers.

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2445 Alameda Ave. Built: 1925 Square footage: 2,565 Current Homeowners: Pat Ball

Benjamin F. McCall constructed this 1925 home in an American four-square style. He was a wealthy merchant and carpentry foreman in the construction of the Panama Canal. The house has symmetrical rooms with a central dividing hallway and a sun porch off to the side. The windows, doors, plaster interior and pine floors are all original to the home. The house contains built-ins that are located in the living room and are original to the home. The Balls added on a back porch; enlarged the kitchen; and built on an upstairs master Photos by Yaryna Klimchak bath and sleeping porch off the children’s room.

Wealthy merchant Benjamin F. McCall constructed this home When they purchased the home, the Balls consulted in the American four-square style. original owner McCall’s 83-year-old daughter-in-law, who’d spent time in the home, to restore it to its original look. The porch was caved in when the Balls first arrived, so they had to use the back door. During renovations, Pat Ball discovered McCall had used California redwood to build the home.

The pool is original to the home.

2325 Hickory Ave.

Built: 1925 Square footage: about 2,400 Current Homeowners: Egon and Urte Tuerpe A stone home is hidden behind a stone wall and through a wooden door. The Tuerpes’ home was built in puebla style in 1925. Since then, they have added 1,200 square feet for a chef’s kitchen, dining room and master bedroom on the ground floor.

Stepping onto this property feels like stepping into a tropical retreat. Exotic flora, such as powder puff mimosas, oleanders and topiary trees, surround the tiled pool area. Inside, caged birds chirp songs, and tropical paintings line the halls. Urte Tuerpe and her husband, Egon, moved into the home in 2003. She fell in love with its quirkiness.

“It was quirky because it had a little living room, contrary to what other people have, and it made me laugh and happy that the proportions were funny,” she says, smiling. “It was an intimate feeling as opposed to an open space, which is like a hotel lobby to me.” The home is made out of a terracotta brick, keeping the inside temperature cooler in the Florida heat.

The Tuerpes added on a chef’s kitchen because Egon Tuerpe was once a chef.

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Sarasota County Zoning and Code Enforcement Staff Neighborhood Services

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Adult Bible Study 10:00 Nursery open for 11:00 service

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By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Beau Ciel condominium sells for $1,187,500 The following residential real-estate transactions took place between Feb. 11 and Feb. 15.

A condominium in Beau Ciel tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

Stanley and Mary Antrim, trustees, of Osprey, sold the Unit 903 condominium at 990 Blvd. of the Arts to Richard Cameron, of Sarasota, for $1,187,500.

Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 2,335 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $799,000 in 2010.

at 750 N. Tamiami Trail to Ronald and Barbara Lusen, of New York, for $370,000.

Built in 2001, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,355 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $475,000 in 2004.

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Edward and Illene Dyrda sold their home at 253 S. Links Ave. to Digital VS Film LLC for $320,000. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,403 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $245,000 in 2001.

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James and Nina Edmonson, of Osprey, sold their home at 4264 Hearthstone Drive to Pierre Gendron and Gail Rollo, of Quebec, Canada, for $310,000. Built in 1992, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,857 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $215,000 in 2009.

Camille Clarke, of Nokomis, sold her home at 1645 Blakemore Lane to Kimberly Cox, of Sarasota, for $975,000. Built in 1981, it has four bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath, a pool and 2,437 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $475,000 in 1998.

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Sarasota Bay Club sold the Unit 802 condominium at 1301 Tamiami Trail to Philip and Nancy Brennan, of Sarasota, for $685,000. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 1,832 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $665,000 in 2005.

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Unit 802 at 1301 Tamiami Trail has two bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 1,832 square feet of living area. It sold for $685,000. to Matthew Aresery and Mary Koshy, of Sarasota, for $600,000. Built in 1948, it has three bedrooms, three baths, one halfbath and 3,533 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $110,000 in 1988.

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um at 988 Blvd. of the Arts to John Moffitt and Donna Perry-Moffitt, trustees, of Los Angeles, for $525,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,729 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $700,000 in 2006.

Jack and Gail Giannone, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the home at 6530 Bowline Drive to Gordon Schwab and Debra Locking-Schwab, trustees, of Ontario, Canada, for $285,000. Built in 1968, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,947 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $190,000 in 2002.

Forest Lakes Country Club Estates

R. Lynette Mancuso, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 16 condominium at 1521 Oak St. to Kenneth Bauer and Patricia Gonzalez, of Sarasota, for $675,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two baths, one halfbath and 2,013 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $560,000 in 2010.

Tara Entertainment LLC sold the Unit 1110 condominium at 1771 Ringling Blvd. to William Blacksher and Linda Winter-Blacksher, trustees, of Placida, for $600,000. Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,895 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $640,200 in 2007.

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George Browning III, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 1423 S. Orange Ave.

Jack Neely and Albert Lawrence, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 912 condomini-

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Michael and Christine Sylvester, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 31 condominium at 37 Sunset Drive to Karen Bush, of Pittsburgh, for $415,000. Built in 1971, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,514 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $134,900 in 1995.

Lyubov Csaszar, of Punta Gorda, sold her home at 3235 Pine Valley Drive to Rex Painter, of Sarasota, for $272,000. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,968 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $150,200 in 2011.

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David Varga and Judith DeWalt, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 1408 condominium

Peter Fish and Diane Singer sold their

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REAL ESTATE / FROM PAGE 10B Unit 15 condominium at 3617 Square West Lane to Rodney and Teri Hjermstad for $225,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 2,086 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $364,900 in 2004.

Ashton Lakes

John and Ernie Kent, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their Unit 5617 condominium at 5617 Ashton Way to Marilyn Hall, of Ypsilanti, Mich., for $210,000. Built in 1995, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,560 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $210,000 in 2003.

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Lawrence Tarn, of Englewood, sold his home at 831 Freeling Drive to Todd and Elena Reuter, of Sarasota, for $850,000.

Built in 1954, it has two bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath, a pool and 2,295 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,575,000 in 2004.

Island House

Gregory Locksmith, trustee, of Kissimmee, Guy Locksmith, trustee, of Yonkers, N.Y., and Paul Goodwine, trustee, of New Orleans, sold the Unit 18-S condominium at 6146 Midnight Pass Road to J. William and Amy Goodwine, of Granger, Ind., for $548,700. Built in 1967, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,204 square feet of living area.

Peppertree Bay

Sherry Cooper, trustee, of Ontario, Canada, sold the Unit 305 condominium at 1200 E. Peppertree Lane to Muhamedin and Sehadet Kastrati, of Plainfield, Ill., for $308,000. Built in 1983, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,200 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $375,000 in 2004.

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Midnight Cove II

Harold and Kathryn Kewley, of Ontario, Canada, sold their Unit 213 condominium at 1800 Midnight Cove II Place to Carl and Leatha Terwilliger, of Davison, Mich., for $297,500. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, one bath, one half-bath and 860 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $109,000 in 1989.

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Robert and Pamela Swain, of Sarasota, sold their home at 5026 Hanging Moss Lane to Maria Phillips and Jabez Cooper, of Sarasota, for $395,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,916 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $340,000 in 2009.

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John and Ann Williams, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the home at 8918 Olde Hickory Ave. to William and Virginia Saylor, of Sarasota, for $320,000. Built in 1996, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,860 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $315,000 in 2003.

Jane Bowman, trustee, of Birmingham, Mich., sold the home at 8912 Whitemarsh Ave. to Richard and Cheryl Bowman, trustees, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., for $290,000.

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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.

DYSON VACUUM Cleaner: Model DC15 Animal.

Attachments, auto care kit. Like new. $200/OBO. 941-552-8545, 863-414-5276.

GOLF: GENTS Adams Fairway Woods, unused, 3 & 5 Model Super, Senior Flex, $199.

941-727-6787.

MICROWAVE: 900WTS Emerson, stainless steel, black, rarely used, $60. 941-922-6468.

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

941-360-2293.

PRESSURE WASHER (no hose), $100. Grass Edger (gas), $50. 941-923-8937.

PRESSURE WASHER, Craftsman 2500 PSI, 3 yrs old, seldom used. $200 - 941-923-4872.

PULLEN PLEATER Smocking machine, $50.

Phone 318-792-4587.

RUG: LARGE high-quality. Approx. 13x13, Stark Co. N.Y., tan, black ribbing. $200. Retail $2000.

941-924-2431.

SEWING MACHINE: Sears Kenmore, portable, with case. Excellent condition, $60/obo. John or Vi 941-924-1008, Sarasota.

WALL-MOUNT DECORATIVE Carved Wooden Shield with 2 crossed spanish style swords $150/obo. 941-924-7477.

WASHER: MAYTAG Dependable Care Plus Heavy Duty Super Capacity; 12 years old; $50.

941-866-0232 WINE CABINET: Teak with glass door. Purchased at Copenhagen Imports. Excellent condition, $150. 941-921-3634.

WOOD CHIPPER with 2yr. warranty. Almost new! $90/BO. 941-355-7525, 941-600-4177.

Autos For Sale 2007 JEEP Cherokee Laredo, 4 wheel drive, good condition, 100k miles. Service reports available. $10,600. 941-351-2416.

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

Furnishings

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales BROTHER’S ESTATE SALE 5633 Evergreen Drive (Centergate) Friday & Saturday, 8am-2pm Contents of 2 Bedroom Villa: Living Room, Dining Room, Bedroom Furniture, China, Glassware, Appliances, Kitchen, Linens & more!!

COLOSSAL ESTATE SALE WITH MANY 1 OF A KIND ITEMS. • Friday, Saturday & Sunday, March 1st, 2nd & 3rd, 9a.m.-5p.m.

• Friday numbers out at 8am.

Mill Creek Subdivision 207 137th St. NE, Bradenton, FL, 34212.

Off Upper Manatee River Road.

Moorcroft Pottery, Depression Glass, Oriental Area Rugs, Outstanding collection of English art deco furniture, Magnificent Art Collection by listed artist include Dali, Rembrandt, Tarkay & Sehring, Disney Sericels, Extensive Antique Beer Can Collection including Cone Tops, Signed Mike Alstott Jersey, A Signed Tiger Woods Golf Shoe, Many sets of Franklin Mint Collectibles, 2 Bedroom sets with mattresses, 2 Flat Panel TV's, Laptop Computer, Roll-top Desk, Oriental Mother of Pearl Room Divider, Recliners, Art Deco Ink Wells, Princess House Crystal & Stemware, Extensive Occupied Japan Collection, Table Lamps & Sofas, A Beautiful Dining Room Set, Outdoor Patio Furniture, Kitchenware, Garage Tools, Riding Lawn Mower,Bric-a-Brac.

Too many numerous items to list.

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

Estate sale conducted

by Antiques & Chatchkes.

Pictures & more information visit: estatesales.net Look under: “Colossal Estate Sale with many 1 of kind items."

COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE: Sat., March 2nd.

Woodland Park, off McIntosh between Bahia Vista and Fruitville, starting at 8a.m.

HALF-PRICE SALE March 6-9 Friends of Fruitville Library Bookstore Fruitville Rd Exit, 1/2 M. East of I-75 10am-5pm Mon-Sat.

CASH FOR Old Military Items. Swords, uniforms, insignia & old guns. Call 941-416-3280.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

KINGS GATE PARK FLEA MARKET & BAZAAR SATURDAY, MARCH 2ND 9A.M.-2P.M. FLEA MARKET FURNITURE, CRAFTS & VENDORS FOOD COURT & BAKED GOODS

RAIN DATE MARCH 3RD SERVICE DOGS ONLY

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

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

Things To Do GULFSIDE MINI-VACATION IN NAPLES JUST $175 PER PERSON ***

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

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

s ,UNCH DAY VOUCHER AT YOUR CHOICE OF LOCAL RESTAURANTS

s !DMISSION TO OF LOCAL ATTRACTIONS 3OME ATTRACTIONS MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FEES s #HECK IN 3UNDAY THROUGH 4HURSDAY FOR ADDITIONAL LUNCH VOUCHER AND DINNER DISCOUNT * Available through December 21, 2012. Holiday weekends excluded.

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

Type of accommodation subject to availability.

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

PALMER RANCH condo: 1BR/1BA, $940/mo.

Gated, W/D, new carpet/ paint, pool, parking, gym, tennis. 941-302-0621.

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

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

Condos For Sale SIESTA KEY End unit w/ Intercostal views.

2BR/2BA, 2nd & 3rd flr. New kitchen & W/D. No furniture, priced for quick sale, $369,900.

941-586-8186.

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.

Fractionals LONGBOAT KEY CLUB FLOATING WEEK, every other odd year. Beautiful large 2 bed/2 bath with private Balcony over looking tropical bay cove/directly across street from Gulf of Mexico.

Price includes this year use Week 28, July 13th.

Only $1000. Sandy, 407-234-9551.

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

Please call 941-504-8818 or 941-400-5626.

LUXOR MHP

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

55+ community. No Pets.

5811 14th St. W. Bradenton.

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

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

www.vanderbiltbeachresort.com

Help Wanted

SIESTA KEY BEAUTIFUL HOME Unfurnished 3BR/3BA, 2700 sq/ft. on Grand Canal. Pool, Boat Dock & Beach. Saltillo Tile Floors, SS Appliances, Lush Landscaping, $3600/mo. Annual Lease, 941-349-8900. SiestaKeyRealtyRentals.com

Homes For Sale

LAWN EQUIPMENT, Christmas, collectibles, sporting goods. Saturday, March 2, 8a.m.-noon.

833 Oak Briar Lane, Osprey 34229.

Merchandise Wanted

LEXINGTON DINING room set: 6 chairs with upholstered seats including 2 master chairs, 70” glass top on pedestal. $1000. 941-355-2410.

Condos/Apts. For Rent FOURTH BAYSHORE CONDO 55+, $700/mo. + deposit. 1BR/1BA, remodeled, fully furnished. w/new furniture. No pets. Pool, screened lanai, laundry, assigned parking. Non-smoking.

941-345-4785.

1500 KINGS WAY IN NOKOMIS NORTH OFF LAUREL RD BETWEEN I-75 & 41

OUR BOOKS 1/2 Price BEE RIDGE BOOKS 4104 Bee Ridge Road Bee Ridge Plaza Trade-In your Paperbacks 941-377-8998

CEDAR FOLDING BAR SET hand-crafted in the US. Includes tile inlay bar w/fold down leaves, six bar stools. Also, umbrella and folding bar cover ($300 options). Interior moveable shelf allows for storage of stools. Fully assembled - new - never used. Current market value: $1900. Asking $1250.

Phone 941-923-6739.

Events

LOCALLY OWNED and operated since 2004 with three locations, America's Super Pawn will pay you top dollar for your estate jewelry, watches, diamonds, musical instruments, computers, motorcycles, cars and other unwanted items.

Call us at 758-PAWN OR...fill our request form on our web and we'll contact you! Walk-ins welcomed, no appointment necessary. www.americassuperpawn.com SENIOR LOOKING to purchase precious metals, time pieces, coins, jewelry and antiques. Please call Marc, 941-321-0707.

Pools/Spas

ALWAYS LBK’S BIGGEST & BEST! ROYAL RUMMAGE SALE VI ST. MARY STAR OF THE SEA 4280 Gulf of Mexico Dr. SAVE THE DATES Friday, March 1, noon to 4p.m. $5 Admission Saturday, March 2, - 9a.m.-1p.m.

Free Admission

HOT TUB seats 5, with lounger, 110 or 220 volt.

Never used. Can deliver. Sacrifice $1895.

941-462-0633.

ANNUAL COMMUNITY SALE. Friday, March 1st at 8a.m.-?. 3901 Bahia Vista at the clubhouse.

Good merchandise, miscellaneous items, furniture, etc.

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

Sporting Goods ENGLISH EQUESTRIAN Sale. Mint condition!

Marlborough Imperial tall field boots, size 7.5, $120. Roma boot bag, $35. Field hat and dress hat, size 7.5, $25/ea. Large tack trunk, vinyl, $85 and more! Call 941-321-0427.

Business Opportunities

ARE YOU.......55 & OLDER? Resident of Sarasota?

Unemployed & of Low Income?

Paid training for Security HHA, Office/Clerical, Food Service, Maintenance.

Must be JOB READY! Call for an appointment: 941-366-9039 NEW COLLEGE OF FLORIDA seeks an Associate in Natural Sciences in Sarasota, Florida.

Provide instructional support to students in Chemistry lab sciences. Assist in planning, presenting laboratory lectures, preparation, and instruction of experiments; lab demonstrations and set up; and training and supervision of student assistants. Must have Ph.D. in Earth & Atmospheric Chemistry or related field.

Please send resume to: Yevette Thornton, NCF, 5800 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota, FL 34243. NCF is an EOE.

LONGBOAT KEY: Waterfront: 2BR/2.5BA, City/Bay Views; elevator; hardwood floors; 2200sq.ft., 2 docks. You will be Surprised!!

Bank approved. $1,247,000. Brokers paid 4%.

941-650-9761.

This week’s Crossword answers

SALES POSITION. P/T. Must be available evenings & weekends. Located on Siesta Key. Retirees Welcome. 727-244-5906.

Condos/Apts. For Rent

HOUSE CLASSIFIEDS LP # 56733

Affordable Senior Housing

JEFFERSON CENTER 930 N. Tamiami Tr., Sarasota, FL 34236

941-953-9585 800-955-8771 TDD/TTY Rentals from $427-$588

Utilities & Cable Included

2013

This week’s Cryptogram answers 1. Don’t limit your challenges. Instead, challenge your limits.

2. It’s a very good bet that in about forty years we will have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos!

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Homes For Sale

Real Estate Wanted

Adult Care Services

Furniture Repair

OWN THE LAND 2BR/2BA Mobile Home, 55+, no pets, walk to Siesta Beach & Gulf Gate shopping. Double carport, $70/mo. pays water, sewer, maint. $55,000. 941-929-8798.

WANTED LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS

NEED HELP?

ALBERTO’S REFINISHING Of Fine Furniture, Antiques, Gold Leaf, Cane, Rush, Upholstery.

Quality Work. Call: 941-296-5427.

Home Improvement/ Remodeling

For Qualified Waiting Clients

STEVE ALLEN FLOOR COVERINGS

Contact - Sarasota Luxury Rentals 941-225-1356

PROFESSIONAL TILE & MARBLE INSTALLATION

email: info@sarasotaluxuryrentals.com Personalized attention with professional honest advice.

25 Years Experience - References available

VILLA: 55+, SARASOTA STRATHMORE RIVERSIDE VILLAS 2BR/2BA Move-in condition.

2 Small pets okay.

Clubhouse, heated pool.

Inland water access at Marina.

Close to shopping and Siesta Key. $119,500 941-735-1668

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

Auto Service

LBK: BAYFRONT, 2BR/2BA, clean turnkey furnished condo, recent upgrades. Spectacular water views from every room, ground floor, end unit. Covered parking, 5 pools, tennis, fitness center. Gulf/ private beach house access.

No trucks/ pets/ smoking. LB Harbour, 4440 Exeter, in #N106. Available April 10th through December 10th: 8 months. $800/mo. +utilities.

Also, 1BR unit, $700/mo. or $12,000 year round.

734-216-6622 or 734-425-8245.

WE WANT TO BUY YOUR VEHICLE!!!

Any Make, Any Model, Any Condition.

No Title - No Problem! Bank Lien - No Problem!

Paying up to $30,000 for Vehicles. Call AJ now at 813-335-3794 for a Free Quote or 813-531-4298.

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

941-366-2919.

Carpentry

Masonry

LIDO BEACH SPECTACULAR GULFVIEW 9th Floor/Balcony Turn-key Furnished 1059sqft 1 Bed/1.5 Bath 60 Day Minimum 941-356-1855 Available 4/1/13 www.VRBO.com/419009 ON BEACH OR BAY!! 1-3 Bedrooms, Weekly or Monthly. Available Immediately.

Seaside Management, 941-923-6077.

CARPENTRY & REMODELING. Serving Sarasota since 1982. Exterior siding and wood rot repairs.

Interior alterations, trim work and doors. Kitchen installations. Drywall repairs. Built-in cabinets and bookcases. CALL RON VOIT 941-228-7601

SIESTA BEACHFRONT 2BR/2BA ground flr.

Condo at Gulf & Bay Club. Available March 2013.

Non-smoking, no pets. Call 349-3000 for more information, Gulf & Bay Club Realty LLC.

$60 FOR 3 1/2 hrs, Residential, Amanda’s Cleaning, 941-705-1654.

SUNSET BEACH, LBK. 2BR/2BA. Pool, Spa, 2+ mo. rentals. No pets. Available May-Dec., 2013, Jan.-March, 2014. 248-330-7675.

WEB: WWW.5850FORSALE.COM, Manufactured Home in 55+ Gated Community, 941-320-0648.

Visit us online at www.yourobserver.com

Manufactured Homes

Waterfront Property

FULLY FURNISHED Manufactured Home 2BR/2BA. Ideal location, attractively priced. Walk across the street to the community swimming pool and clubhouse. Sit in the front lanai and enjoy the lake view and a Sarasota sunset. Located in Park East Club, an active 55+ community. Adjacent to shopping mall, dining and movie theaters. $29,900. Call Carolyn at 941-924-2455.

Mobile Homes 55+ ACTIVE ADULT COMMUNITY Village on the Greens Vacation homes $5,000 & up Co-Op land owned www.villageonthegreens.com Licensed RE Brokerage 941-758-4955

in the

WATERFRONT LOT: 1 Acre, Direct Access to Manatee River. Rare Opportunity. Boating, Fishing, Gulf Beaches. WebPro Realty. Call Robert, 863-602-6413.

Accounting BOOKKEEPING SERVICES for small businesses at reasonable rates. A/P, A/R, Payroll, and financial statement preparation. Quickbooks proficient.

Over 18 years experience.

Email: hilliard_bookkeepingSRQ@yahoo.com

Adult Care Services BONDED PROFESSIONAL GUARDIAN available for Caregiving to Elderly and Dev. Disabled.

Errands, Bill Paying, Companionship Services and Light Housekeeping. Bonded & Compassionate.

Call SueAnn, 941-915-3797.

IT! Classifieds

COMPLETE CARE; non-medical and medical.

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

ACCOUNTING

TAX RETURNS AS LOW AS $45

Pregunte por Andrea, su representante hispana 941-444-9829

2425 Fruitville Road

105254

CPA PREPARED

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

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

BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

Residential/ Commercial. Meticulous Cleaning.

Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable.

Lic./ Ins. 941-400-3342.

EDLA’S CLEANING SERVICES: Residential Commercial, New Construction. Meticulous, deep cleaning top to bottom. We Guarantee. Affordable & Reliable. Excellent References. Free Estimates.

Licensed & Insured. 30% off first cleaning.

941-536-7447.

EUROPEAN HOUSE CLEANING. Honest, Hard working, Experienced. Weekly. Biweekly. Year round. References available. Call Renata at (941)328-2347.

FREE ESTIMATES! Call Dotty, detailed cleaning.

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

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

HOUSE CLEANING, housekeeping, pet sitting, window washing. Excellent services by European couple. 941-350-8072.

Computer Services

(941) 556-9090

www.patriottaxandaccounting.com

VAL’ S

Frank Beck Upholstery

Appliance Repair Reserved Space LP Reserved Space

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103162

ESTABLISHED 1975!

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

MOST REPAIRS Plus Parts $ at Retail

Pressure Cleaning JACK'S DETAILED Pressure Washing.

Specializing in flat work, but not all inclusive.

Will estimate any job. Licensed and Insured.

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

Security

TREE SERVICE Lawncare & Landscaping.

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

Call Andy, 941-504-8190

Classified Ads Bring Results • 941-955-4888

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

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

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

SRQ DOOR REFINISHING Restoring the beauty of your front doors.

Call Anthony Carlson, 941-726-4622 www.srqdoorrefinishing.com

ALTERATIONS/UPHOLSTERY

Allow me to do my very best for you!

Painting/Wallpapering CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

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

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

Tree Services

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

In shop free estimates Pick up and delivery services available

$25 1/Hr. MASSAGE! Until April 1st Celebrating my new Gulf Gate Location; deep tissue, relaxation, prenatal.

2250 Gulf Gate Dr. (1 block east of 41) Call for appointment, 941-539-4385 Elly, LMT MA#53636

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OWN A MAC/IPHONE/IPAD? MacTutor offers 21 years experience. Unlimited free telephone follow up. (941)812-3887 www.FLMacTutor.com

APPLIANCE SERVICE

Home Furnishing Restoration and Upholstery Specialist!

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

Call for free and honest estimates.

941-525-2435

PREPARE TO Protect your property for spring break. Mobile patrol or foot patrol. Hire for 1 day or for 1 year. Armed or unarmed. Fisher Security. Call Steve at 330-506-5119.

APPLIANCE REPAIR

103175

FIND

CARPENTRY & REMODELING. Serving Sarasota since 1982. Exterior siding and wood rot repairs.

Interior alterations, trim work and doors. Kitchen installations. Drywall repairs. Built-in cabinets and bookcases. CALL RON VOIT 941-228-7601

Landscaping & Lawn Service

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ASSET MANAGEMENT

Gary Chmielewski , CFPÂŽ (941) 493-3232 418 S. Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL 34229 2500 N Tamiami Trail, Nokomis, FL 34275 www.gulfcoastadvisory.com Securities offered through Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC

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4568 Woodside Road - $1,100,000

Custom 4 beds/3 baths Siesta Key waterfront pool home. Exquisite appointments, large patio, and outdoor kitchen – perfect for entertaining

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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5229 Cape Leyte Drive - $849,000

Deep boating water on Siesta Key, near the beach with great views. 3 beds/2.5 baths pool home on a large lot

1226 Sea Plume - $735,000

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