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by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Town seeks to pay down debt Town officials want to pay off pension debt totaling more than $25 million through its annual budgeting process.

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+ Key couple celebrates 65 years

The town of Longboat Key may not ask registered voters to approve a bond to pay off more than $25 million in pension liabilities.

That’s because town staff and the town’s Investment Advisory

Committee both say it doesn’t make financial sense to pay off all the debt at once through a bond because of rising bond market interest rates.

The Investment Advisory Committee met Oct. 11, at Town Hall,

to discuss how to fund pension liabilities now that the general employees and firefighters pension plans are frozen. The town is also seeking to freeze the Police Department pension plan.

“We don’t have to borrow any

Not many couples reach their blue sapphire celebration — that is, 65 years of wedded bliss.

But Fred and Jean Carleton did just that when they celebrated the anniversary of their Oct. 9, 1948 wedding in Mount Vernon, N.Y., with family and friends at a dinner party.

The Carletons lived on Longboat Key for 38 years but now reside in Freedom Village in Bradenton.

money or pay any interest,” said Town Manager Dave Bullock.

“What we have to do every year is continue to make our annual required contributions.”

Bullock noted at the meeting the town can continue to budget for the annual required contributions and plan for making more

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STONE-COLD CRAB

+ Colton family makes news Bill Colton was quoted in the Oct. 10 issue of the Longboat Observer (which hit stands and driveways Oct. 9) in a feature about his “Over the Hill Golf Gang.”

His son, an ExxonMobil executive who is also named Bill Colton, was also quoted in a newspaper that day in a New York Times article titled “Oil Shocks Ahead? Probably Not.” The elder Colton pointed out that he, unlike his son, also got his picture in the paper.

+ Turtle nests continue to hatch Turtles wrapped up nesting last month, but it’s still nesting season through Oct. 31.

Nests continue to hatch from Longboat Key to Venice, according to Mote Marine Laboratory — so keep those lights out and those beaches free of furniture and debris.

Mote also asks boaters to be vigilant when it comes to turtles. In September, it received and/or recovered seven boat-struck turtles.

Typically, 25% of turtles Mote examines show signs of human interaction, such as boat strikes or entanglement.

But in September, all seven turtles, two of which survived, showed such signs.

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Alan Moore, co-owner of Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant, says the phone rings constantly the first day of stone crab season, Tuesday, Oct. 15.

Last year offered mostly medium-sized claws; it will be hard to tell what’s in store until a few days into the season. Read more about Moore’s in the Oct. 24 Diversions feature, and visit YourObserver.com this week to view our stone crab video feature.

BANKRUPTY BOGDOWN

by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Colony case lingers into November Bankruptcy hearings for the Colony are scheduled into next month as a bankruptcy judge urges parties to reach a settlement rather than draw the case out in court.

“If everyone wants me to keep making rulings that can be appealed, we can keep doing that.”

The comment from U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May was meant to urge Colony Beach & Tennis Resort parties to reach a

settlement rather than allow the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case to continue.

If May’s wish is granted, the case will be resolved some time in November. But at an Oct. 10 hearing scheduled to review

settlement progress, May heard more of the same from Colony parties.

The two-hour hearing included pleas from the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association to approve a submitted settlement

next month, objections from Colony Lender LLC regarding the settlement and pleas from Colony Lender to liquidate and allow a sale of all the resort’s as-

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DEBT / FROM PAGE 1A than the required amounts to pay down the debt over time.

Investment Advisory Committee member Armando Linde and other committee members think it’s the right approach at this time.

“No one is saying we have to pay it all now and fund the burden all at once,” Linde said. “The bond market is in disarray, and interest rates will continue to rise. I suggest we forget about the bond.”

The Longboat Key Town Commission already has $1.6 million set aside in its budget to pay for rising pension costs, and Vice Mayor David Brenner also suggested the town could continue to budget properly to pay down the debt.

The committee agreed to take the approach to the commission, along with a plan that forces future commissions to continue to address the issue annually.

“How about a policy statement that forces future commissions to reassess the debt every year and vote on the process?” said Commissioner Jack Duncan.

“It forces them to understand what we’re doing and how we should keep going.”

That plan, Duncan said, should include flexibility to obtain a bond if the market becomes an appealing option to pay off the remaining debt.

Bullock explained that, as part of the town budget process, staff could set aside money for pension costs and use a percentage of approximately 20% on top of that amount “to buy down the unfunded liability.”

“As part of this plan, we’re hoping to continue to have increases in property values to generate more revenue to mitigate tax increases and pay down the debt,” Bullock said.

Bullock said he’s comfortable with a budget policy to pay off pension liabilities, but warned if state actuaries ever request the town close the plans and pay off the liabilities, “then that’s what we’ll have to do and a bond would come back into play.”

But, for now, town officials are satis-

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LONGTERM LIABILITIES Existing Liabilities as Amount of Sept. 30, 2012 Facility Improvements Bond..................................$1,850,000 Water and Sewer Capital Projects Bond (2009).........$8,464,300 Water and Sewer Capital Projects Note......................$4,380,815 Fire Rescue Pension Unfunded Liability............$14,949,888 Police Pension Unfunded Liability..............$6,151,883 General Pension Unfunded Liability..............$5,457,726 Other Payables....................$1,735,804 Net OPEB Obligation............. $163,431 Compensated Absences......... $543,257 Total liabilities...................$43,697,104 Total assets.....................$116,944,628 fied with being in control of paying off their own pension debt without paying for interest and agreed to have town staff craft a pension liability-reduction policy for the commission to review.

Last week, PFM Asset Management LLC investment adviser Steven Alexander confirmed he thought that strategy was the right approach for the town at this time.

“I like the idea of paying the debt down each year without having to pay the interest that comes with a bond,” Alexander said. “That approach instills a culture to put extra cash against that obligation and sets the stage for the commission to address it very directly.”

Duncan praised the work of staff and the direction the town is heading to pay off the pension debt.

“The work this committee is doing is exceptional and it’s work that should have been done years ago to stop some of this debt from occurring in the first place,” Duncan said.

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Colony Lender attorney Michael Assaf urged May again to take the case out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy so all of the resort’s assets can be sold.

“Sell everything, sell it all,” said Assaf, who explained it’s the easiest way to get all the pieces of the Colony reassembled as a whole and to get the best price for the assets and property. “Why aren’t we in a liquidation, exploring the sale of the assets? Let the Association and the interested developers bid on all of it.”

Colony Lender owns bank loans on Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber’s property and is seeking to collect on a recent judgment of more than $13 million. Colony Lender already has a foreclosure sale scheduled on Dec. 6, for the liquidation of the assets Colony Lender has obtained.

Assaf also asked May to consider that Orlando-based Unicorp National Development Inc. is the more appropriate choice as the Colony’s future developer, noting the company is willing to give U.S. bankruptcy trustee William Maloney $2.3 million in cash to pay off creditors. The money would be available as soon as May approved the offer.

The settlement reached with the Association, Klauber and the trustee, meanwhile, gives the trustee $2.3 million over five years after a list of conditions are met.

Colony Association attorney Jeffery Warren, meanwhile, urged May to set times in November for a settlement confirmation and to hear appeals of the settlement.

Warren noted that a signed development agreement between the Association and selected developer JHM Financial Group LLC could occur next week at a public board meeting. Warren also explained the town of Longboat Key has set Dec. 31, as a deadline for a settlement before the town considers taking away grandfathered tourism density on the shuttered hotel site.

“If other parties had a better plan, they

had two years to produce it and haven’t done so until now,” Warren said.

U.S. trustee attorney Jordi Gusso told May that discussions with Colony Lender are ongoing regarding a settlement, although Assaf noted Colony Lender has not had one conversation with the Association regarding a settlement.

And Assaf argued there is no valid Chapter 11 reorganization for the three Klauber-controlled entities because there is nothing left to reorganize.

May made it known he’s not willing to convert the bankruptcy case and explained that meaningful settlement talks with Colony Lender must occur for the case to come to any sort of a conclusion.

“A settlement that can maybe be produced from an A-list mediator could bring this case closure,” May said.

Assaf argued another round of mediation wouldn’t work.

Assaf also suggested the Association was seeking to “fix the price” of a settlement in May’s courtroom, by removing the liability of a $25 million judgment against unit owners, at the expense of the creditors.

Klauber would waive the judgment in exchange for a $3 million consulting fee as part of a signed settlement submitted to May. But that judgment, Assaf said, allows the unit owners to be sued and be held “individually responsible beyond the value of their units.”

Colony Lender argues there is value to the judgment against the Association because it’s collectible from unit owners.

“The settlement agreement most egregiously proposes to get rid of the judgment and then cram us (Colony Lender) down,” Assaf said. “It really is a forgiveness plan.”

May isn’t ready yet to convert from a Chapter 11 to a Chapter 7 liquidation.

May and the parties agreed to meet again Oct. 24 and Nov. 7 and Nov. 8, to review motions for judgment, the submitted signed settlement and the arguments and objections that come along with it.

“I think we are making progress,” May said.

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by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Interim P&Z Director plans for Urban Land Institute Alaina Ray, the town’s interim Planning, Zoning and Building Director, said 80% of her time has been spent preparing for the Urban Land Institute.

How does the town of Longboat Key plan for the next 20 years?

Interim Planning, Zoning and Building Director Alaina Ray told the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Oct 10 that’s the most important answer the town hopes to receive from the Urban Land Institute’s future report.

Below is a condensed list of the questions a list of nine ULI panelists (see sidebar) will answer for the town later this month. The questions are followed by Ray’s comments from last week’s Kiwanis Club meeting.

Longboat Key has an adopted Vision Plan. How realistic is it?

We want somebody from the outside who’s not attached to the Vision Plan in any way to take a good, hard look at it and tell us what they think and if it has value.

Who will be the likely future residents and visitors of Longboat Key over the next 20 years?

We need to know who’s coming here and how to plan for future residents. Will things continue the way they have, or will new groups of residents be attracted to the island?

What should be the balance of residential, tourism and supportive commercial services to ensure Longboat Key’s status as a premier residential and visitor destination?

What’s the appropriate amount of land uses? For instance, do we have too much commercial land?

How much tourism does the town need? What do the businesses we have here need to survive?

Much of the building stock on Longboat Key is aging. How should the town encourage revitalization to make properties attractive for the future?

This is a big issue for us. A lot of our buildings were built in the 1970s and are showing their age.

We need outside input to tell us how we should revitalize and/or encourage revitalization.

Do the differences in the north-, mid- and south-Key warrant separate planning efforts?

Estate-sized homes on estate-sized lots

ULI: MEET THE PANELISTS These nine professionals will work for five days to help Longboat Key strategize for the future of the island.

PANEL CHAIRMAN Kamuron Gurol

Gurol has served as assistant city manager and community development director for the city of Sammamish, Wash., since 2005.

His team’s accomplishments include adopting a Town Center plan and new Shoreline Master Program.

Gurol has held positions as manager of the Snohomish County Planning Division, director of the Kitsap County Department of Community Development and corridorplanning manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation Urban Planning Office.

PANELISTS

Angelo Carusi

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Interim Planning, Zoning and Building Director Alaina Ray said that planning for Longboat Key’s future in the next 20 years is crucial.

ULI SCHEDULE • 5:15 to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 — The public is invited to meet the ULI panelists at the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort, 4711 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

• All day Tuesday, Oct 22 — ULI panelists will interview residents and others by appointment only.

• 8:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25 — ULI panelists will present recommendations to the Town Commission.

There’s certainly a difference in these three areas on the Key. Should we be treating them differently from a planning standpoint?

What challenges and opportunities should the town be aware of that are likely to influence our future?

What’s out there that we need to be aware of and prepare for? What do visitors and residents expect from a premier residential community like Longboat Key? What innovations should Longboat Key be developing to address challenges in community infra-

structure?

What approaches can we take to provide the least amount of impacts on our residents? There’s a deficiency of medical services on the Key and does the island need some sort of service like a health clinic on the Key? What are Longboat Key’s most important assets?

We all know the beach and the water are our biggest asset. But what are the town’s other assets and how do we leverage them?

How important is the concept of a ‘town center’ to Longboat Key? Publix is our de facto town center. Do we need something different? And if we keep the Publix area as our town center, how do we maximize its potential?

Should Longboat Key have a community center and, if yes, what attributes should it include?

A community center has been debated and proposed for years.

We want the question to finally be answered for good. Is a community center a difference maker and an attribute that this community’s residents and visitors desire? And if we need one, what kind of activities and classes does our community need?

The Majesty Of

Carusi has spent the past 28 years with the architectural firm of Cooper Carry Inc.’s Atlanta office, the last 20 of which have focused on mixed-use master planning and retail design.

He most recently directed the design of the 1 millionsquare-foot The Shops at Wiregrass in Tampa and The Mercato, a 500,000-squarefoot mixed-use community in Naples.

Bill Clarke

Clarke is a licensed civil engineer and landscape architect with more than 30 years experience who currently provides consulting services to developers, planning-anddesign firms and public agencies in Ross, Calif.

He is a former principal of The SWA Group in Sausalito, Calif., and EDAW Inc.

Greg Cory

Cory served as senior vice president with Economics Research Associates (ERA) until 2009 and went on to found his own company, Land Use Economics LLC. Cory has more than 30 years’ experience in analyzing the demand for hotels, resorts and recreation-oriented facility and has studied more than 450 resorts in more than 45 international markets.

Zachary Greene

Greene is director of commercial properties in the real-estate department at MassDevelopment, Massachusetts’ public economic development and realestate development agency.

Previously, he was a commercial real-estate appraiser with Byrne McKinney and Associates in Boston, where he appraised and analyzed more than $1.5 billion worth of real estate throughout New England.

Jim Hill

Hill is acting director of the Ivory Boyer Real Estate Center at the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business and a partner with East West Partners in Park City, Utah.

Hill has enjoyed a 30-year career in real-estate development and was managing partner-Utah for East West Partners from 2003 to 2011.

Donna Lewis

Lewis is planning director for Mercer County, N.J., the state’s capital county.

She managed the awardwinning restoration of the Louis Kahn Bath House in Ewing, N.J., and is currently a member of the New Jersey Forum Steering Committee and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission.

David Panagore

Panagore is executive director for New Haven Parking Authority in Hartford, Conn. He previously served as chief administration officer for the city of Hartford and chief development officer for the city of Springfield, Mass.

Kenneth Voigt

Kenneth Voigt is a senior traffic engineer at Ayres Associates in Waukesha, Wis., and has more than 40 years’ experience in traffic engineering and transportation planning.

He is the immediate past president of the Institute of Transportation Engineers.

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+ Rajewski qualifies for commission seat Bayou resident Ray Rajewski is the first candidate in the Longboat Key March 2014 general election to turn in all of his paperwork and qualify for a seat.

Rajewski is running for the District 3 seat that Vice Mayor David Brenner will vacate. Rajewski ran two years ago and lost to Rajewski Brenner.

Other seats up for election in March are Commissioner Lynn Larson’s District 1 seat, Commissioner Terry Gans’ at-large seat and District 5 Commissioner Pat Zunz’s seat.

Larson, Gans and Zunz have all picked up paperwork to run for their seats again.

Blue Dolphin Café owner William Robert Ball and James Armstrong have also picked up paperwork.

To qualify, candidates must turn in two sets of paperwork to the Town Clerk’s office and be certified by the county in which they reside.

Deadline to qualify for the March 2014 election is noon Nov. 18.

+ New Longboat Key police cars hit the street

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The town of Longboat Key’s new police vehicles, which include a new paint scheme and a new model, hit the streets Oct. 9.

On Oct. 7, commissioners approved reallocating infrastructure surtax funds to provide the $356,000 needed to purchase three all-wheel drive SUVs and one

Town Commission Regular Workshop — 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21.  Town Commission Regular Meeting — 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4.  Code Enforcement Board Regular Meeting — 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11.  Town Commission Regular Workshop — 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13.

All meetings take place at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, unless otherwise noted. 

patrol car this year, followed by two patrol cars, one SUV and one detective vehicle in 2014. The SUVs will help police patrol neighborhoods during severe flooding and after major storms.

+ Public invited to meet ULI panelists The public is invited to meet members of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) advisory panel that will conduct a planning initiative for Longboat Key. The reception will take place at 5:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, at the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort, 4711 Gulf of Mexico Drive. RSVPs are not necessary.

The panel consists of Chairman Kamerun Gurol, director of community development of Sammamish, Wash.; Bill Clarke, planning consultant, Ross, Calif.; Donna Lewis, planning director, Mercer County, N.J.; David Panagore, executive director, New Haven Parking Authority in New Haven, Conn.; and Kenneth Voigt, Ayres Associates design consulting firm in Waukesha, Wis.

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Sarasota Bay swallows 100,000 juvenile scallops Sarasota Bay Watch released its first juvenile scallops after depositing 50 million larvae in the bay since 2011.

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Sarasota Bay Watch founder Rusty Chinnis, board member Caroline McKeon and Manatee County Natural Resources Director Charlie Hunsicker use a funnel to deliver scallops directly into seagrass beds.

near and far to go scalloping in Steinhatchee, north of Crystal River,” Chinnis said.

But the benefit of a thriving population goes beyond the possibility of some day enjoying a meal of Sarasota Bay scallops.

“They’re really good for the bay because they’re a good food source,” Stults said. “When you have an additional food source at the bottom of the food chain, they help support fish and more diversity in wildlife.”

Scallops also help to clarify bay water because they eat algae and plankton. With clearer water, sunlight hits seagrass more di-

SCALLOP STATS

50 MILLION

The approximate number of scallop larvae Sarasota Bay Watch has released since December 2011.

100,000

The number of juvenile scallops the group released Friday, Oct. 11.

2-3 MILLIMETERS The size of a juvenile scallop.

1 YEAR

The lifespan of a scallop

LESS THAN 1% The likely survival rate of a scallop to maturity.

1/4 MILLIMETERS The size of a scallop larvae

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thriving scallop population until the 1960s.

“Due to construction, dredging and poor water quality, scallops have disappeared from the bay,” said Dr. Larry Stults, president of SBW. “Now that our water quality and seagrasses are healthy again, it’s time to have scallops back in the bay.”

Scalloping has been prohibited in Sarasota Bay since 1994, but SBW founder Rusty Chinnis believes there could be economic benefits if the population replenished to the point that scallop season could resume.

“Ultimately, people come from

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Scallops are tasty.

We humans know it. And so do a wide array of marine life, such as pinfish, crabs, rays and octopi — just a few of the mollusks’ natural predators.

Sarasota Bay Watch believes the latest batch of approximately 100,000 scallops it released Friday, Oct. 11, could be less vulnerable to predators.

That’s because the scallops are juveniles that are just more than 1 month old that have a developed shell and measure in at 2 to 3 millimeters. All of the 50 million scallops the group had deposited around Sarasota Bay since December 2011 as part of a 10-year restoration project were 10-dayold larvae that were a microscopic one-quarter millimeter.

Like all the scallops the group has released, the juveniles were raised at Curt Hemmel’s Bay Shellfish Co., in Terra Ceia. SBW volunteers carried them onto four boats and one paddleboard (to reach areas that are difficult to access by boat) in white buckets with battery-powered bubblers that circulate air.

Then, volunteers released small amounts of scallops at a time to avoid concentrating them in a single location, which could attract predators into shallow seagrasses that are a natural scallop habitat.

Sarasota Bay was home to a

rectly, creating a “virtuous circle” according to Stults, because seagrass is a scallop habitat.

Juvenile scallops are more expensive to release than larvae.

Growing 5 million to 10 million larvae costs approximately $10,000. Growing 50,000 to 150,000 juvenile scallops costs approximately $13,000 — and also requires more time and space.

The ongoing effort is funded solely by private donations and grants. SBW raises money for the effort, while Mote Marine Laboratory collects data.

SBW hasn’t determined how many scallops it will release this year. Seasonal conditions allow releases to continue through January, but the group currently only has enough funds to continue releases through October.

It’s too soon to know the impact of SBW’s efforts over the last two years.

“There isn’t much science around scallop restoration,” Stults said.

A successful restoration effort in Pine Island Sound, located near Sanibel Island, took approximately seven years to achieve.

Red tide or an influx of rays or other predators could also deplete the population.

In the spring, officials from the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute will visit the area to collect data on the 100,000 scallops released Friday.

“The ultimate goal is to have a viable population of scallops in Sarasota Bay,” Chinnis said.

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Whitney Beach Plaza gains first new tenants The shopping center will soon add two new tenants and has leases signed for a restaurant and an attorney’s office.

Move-in dates have been approximately three years in the waiting at Whitney Beach Plaza.

But in the next two weeks, the shopping center will get its first two tenants in more than three years.

Linen Locker, a 24/7 laundry and drycleaning kiosk, will open its first location at 6826 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Customers can create online accounts at thelinenlocker.com, then enter the kiosk by swiping a valid debit or credit card and placing their items in a locker, which operates like a safe. Items will be taken to parent company All Star Laundry’s locations on Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota or Lakewood Ranch and returned within approximately 48 hours.

According to Dave Walstad, who coowns All Star Laundry with his wife, Cheryl, the concept was developed in San Francisco, and his company purchased rights to the concept in Florida.

The company plans to eventually have 1,000 kiosks in Florida, including 50 to 70 in the Sarasota area, and possibly additional kiosks at Longboat Key condos and hotels.

“We’ve been doing quite a bit of work on Longboat Key with All Star Laundry,” Walstad said. “We decided we really need to have a Longboat Key location. Whitney Plaza is situated so that Anna Maria isn’t that far.”

Engel & Völkers Florida also plans to open a second Longboat Key real-estate office at the plaza.

Both companies will likely open in the

BAR? NONE. Is a bar coming to the old Longbeach Chevron station?

That’s the latest rumor flowing through the Key — and there’s no truth to it, according to Richard and Alison Estrin, whose company, Longview Realty, is listing the old station.

Estrin said he’s spoken to parties who are interested in opening everything from a gas station/convenience store to retail to office space at the old station, which has been empty since mid-2007.

“Anything you can think of, somebody’s talked about it,” he said.

The property doesn’t have a liquor license, and Estrin doubts the space is big enough for a bar.

“You could do a bar for maybe 10 people,” he said.

The property is listed for $850,000. next couple of weeks, after new signage is up at the shopping center.

Debbie Anglin, who is listing the property with fellow Ian Black Real Estate agent Nick DeVito II, said that leases have been signed for a breakfast-and-lunch restaurant and an attorney’s office, although she couldn’t yet disclose names of the tenants.

A retailer has signed a letter of intent but hasn’t yet signed a lease, according to Rich Juliani, a principal in the company that owns the shopping center, Whitney Plaza LLC.

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McClash refiles request to rescind groin plan A state permit for three groins to help hold sand on the north end of the Key has been met with objections.

Former Manatee County Commissioner Joe McClash is persistent in his objection to the town’s plan to install three groins on the north end of the Key. Last month, the state’s Department of Environmental Protection dismissed petitions of objection for the groins submitted by McClash, a Bradenton resident, and Longbeach Village resident Gene Jaleski.

Both McClash and Jaleski asked the state’s Office of General Counsel of the Department of Environmental Protection for an administrative hearing for review of the permit, citing they were persons “whose substantial interests are affected by the department’s action.”

Both petitions, which were filed in July, were dismissed in September because they contained allegations of federal environmental claims over which the state has no jurisdiction.

McClash’s petition was also dismissed because it didn’t sufficiently state why McClash had standing to file the petition.

Both McClash and Jaleski had 15 days to address the issues raised and submit an amended petition.

On Oct. 10, McClash filed his second amended petition. The petition states the groins will have adverse impacts on marine life and the coastal area. It also states McClash is an affected person because he “is a longtime boater and Manatee County commissioner for 22 years and was actively promoting protection of the environment during his time in office.”

McClash also objects to a terminal groin

being built on Beer Can Island closest to Longboat Pass, on property Manatee County owns. Town Manager Dave Bullock, however, has noted the town will only build that groin as a last resort. Building two groins on town property near the North Shore Road beach access is the town’s top priority.

The amended petition puts the permit on hold again as FDEP reviews the petition. It took the FDEP approximately two months to review and rule on the previous petitions, which means permits won’t be issued anytime soon.

The town now has an opportunity to respond to McClash’s amended petition. If FDEP determines the amended petition has merit, then the agency can forward the objections to the Division of Administrative Hearing, then an administrative law judge would be assigned to hear the case.

A federal permit Public Works Director Juan Florensa needs from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the groins will also be delayed because of the federal government shutdown.

Once Florensa receives permits from the state and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, he will put the project (installing two of the three groins) out for bid.

It was the town’s hope the project could begin next summer, pending further appeals and permit delays. Florensa said he’s not sure when the groin project could begin now.

“It’s up to the state to render a decision, and we’ll go from there,” Florensa said.

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Welcome to paradise, ULI The drives over the Longboat Pass and New Pass bridges onto Longboat Key — glittering with the blue-green waters where Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico merge — tell you immediately Longboat Key is a special place. Oh, what views.

But when you see this island from the air, the magic is breathtaking.

Welcome to paradise, members of the Urban Land Institute study panel. That’s the way Longboat Key residents feel about this 11-mile sliver of a barrier island — their paradise. Once you get here, it’s difficult to leave.

That, by the way, is one of the interesting characteristics you would find if you stayed long enough. The more Longboaters you meet, the more you find out their roots here go back generations. Today’s residents — many in their 80s — came here on vacation as children and teens with their parents. When they became adults, they kept the family tradition going, eventually keeping their parents’ place or buying condos, first as second-home getaways from their careers, and then as their full-time residences in the next phases of their acive lives. Key word: Active.

While so many of these generational Longboaters may not be island natives, Longboat Key runs deep in their bones and blood. Longboat Key is in their hearts.

There’s a great love and appreciation for this beautful spit of sand.

‘There are no stupid people’

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There is more you should know about Longboaters that the ULI Briefing Book doesn’t tell.

The people here are as special as the environment. Most of them are high achievers; many extraordinary achievers, virtually all living on self-made earnings — signs of their commitment to the goodol’ work ethic and their smarts. There’s a saying from a now-deceased Longboat Key activist, Rainer Josenhanss: “There are no stupid people people on Longboat Key.” Longboaters also are different from what you find in the wealthy enclaves of Palm Beach and South Florida. They’re not ostentatious; they stay below the radar, only willing to share their accomplishments once you get to know them. They’re friendly; they say “hello” to everyone. And for the most part, you’ll find humility here.

Flashy, self-promoters don’t fit in.

And with that humility comes extraordinary generosity. It’s commonplace to find Longboaters among the leading donors to Greater Sarasota’s many notfor-profit charities and arts organizations.

Not because they want the notoriety, but because they live the parable — “to whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.”

Indeed, God and faith are big on Longboat Key. There are four churches and one temple, and those institutions do much to foster the sense of community.

So many came from so little

Residents will tell you the people make Longboat Key; they make it the great little American town that it is. The best sense of that comes on the Fourth of July.

Participants in the annual Freedom Fest like to say it’s the shortest, cutest patriotic parade in America.

Perhaps an appropriate characterization of Longboat Key is that its citizens and residents embody American values. While the physical surroundings might suggest a homogeneous community, the residents are more diverse than they appear — diverse in their heritage, level of wealth, political philosophies, interests and skills.

If there is homogeneity, a common characteristic is that so many of them came from so little, worked hard for what they earned and lived within their means.

Such backgrounds translate into a decidedly fiscal conservatism when it comes to town expenditures. In fact, when Longboat Key’s founders held a referendum to incorporate in 1955, one of the leaders of the movement vowed that if voters approved incorporation and his candidacy for office, he would oppose any additional taxes and deficit financing. Today’s commissioners may not be as strident, but Longboat voters don’t let them go far astray.

Suffice it to say, with the value of their property as valuable as it is, Longboat Key taxpayers pay close attention to how the Town Commission spends tax dollars.

Longboaters value and pay for strong law enforcement and the best in fire-rescue services, but they are wary of such extravagances as $6 million community centers (which they rejected).

This fiscal pragmatism carries through in Longboaters’ view of the environment. They will pay for value. Since 1993, Longboaters have taxed themselves more than $50 million to keep the town’s beaches intact. If you asked Longboaters what they cherish most about their paradise, the beach, the sunsets over the Gulf and the general tropical vegetation would likely be at the top of their lists. Longboaters may not crowd the beach and seldom use it, but they know it’s a priceless jewel.

Longboaters are all environmentalists to a great extent. And they’re wary of anything that might tip the environmental balance in favor of too much commercialization and too many people. This is why voters adopted in 1984 a charter amendment that requires voter approval to increase the town’s density. This is why Longboat Key is notorious for having the most unfriendly and overregulated zoning and building ordinances in the region.

Residents’ opposition to tourism and business worked so well, in fact, the town in the past decade has lost a major Holiday Inn and smaller resorts to condominiums and seen the deterioration and near shutdown of Whitney Beach Plaza and the former Avenue of the Flowers retail centers (now the remodeled Publix).

The economic vitality had contracted so much that even those who opposed commercial activities on the Key reversed course and in recent years have become advocates for a better balance of residents, tourism and commercial activity.

They know: It must move forward

Longboaters recognize the town must revitalize, redevelop and move forward if it is to remain the paradise that it is. They recognize that many of the codes that helped shape the existing Key need modification. But they fear anything too radical.

Longboaters are an obstinate bunch.

What they want is contained in a slogan that has been voiced many times over the past several years: “Keep Longboat, Longboat” — a slightly awkward way of saying they want Longboat Key in 2025 to be as appealing to future residents then as Longboat Key was to them in 1954, 1984 and 2014.

Welcome to paradise. You won’t want to leave.

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TALKING WHILE DRIVING 9:40 p.m. — 1900 block of GMD. Traffic Violation. The driver of a car that was traveling between 25 and 30 mph on Gulf of Mexico Drive said he was driving slowly because he was talking to his passenger. Police found his license had been suspended since March 2011 and issued him a citation.

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5:55 a.m. — 500 block of Bay Isles Road. Suspicious Circumstance. A caller reported a suspicious truck near the post office. The two men inside said they had delivered kangaroo meat to an island restaurant and were preparing to mail the rest to another location.

PARTY’S OVER 10:50 p.m. — 3100 block of Harbourside Drive. Noise. A caller reported loud noises at a resort dining room.

The chef said a corporate party had just ended.

YOU GOTTA GO 9:57 a.m. — 4000 block of GMD. Disturbance. A couple didn’t realize a bathroom at Bayfront Park was occupied, which angered a man whose wife was inside. He told them that they must be from Europe, but in this country, it’s common courtesy to knock before entering. The man admitted to pointing a spray bottle filled with vinegar at the woman because the couple blocked his car in with their motorcycles. Police gave him a trespass warning.

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It’s rewarding knowing that our small contribution is contributing in a larger capacity and making a difference in people’s lives. That’s really important for us. — ALISA PETTINGELL, PHILANTHROPIST

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She says she used this culture as a way to get involved and become connected with her new community.

She was able to find organizations to which she could donate, and she was also able to connect with other likeminded people in the area.

At one event, she remembers receiving a gift bag, which contained a $50 donation gift card from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, and she was impressed with the idea.

“Who wouldn’t want to have $50 to give to somebody?” she says. “It’s brilliant.”

After browsing the website, she says the foundation opened up an entirely new aspect of philanthropy for her, and she was able to learn about a variety of projects in town that needed funding.

“Where I have three or four main organizations I tend to support, Gulf Coast exposes me to things I would never have known about,” she says.

“This is another venue for people to look at and think, ‘Wow, I can do this.’”

By offering donation opportunities at low costs, Gulf Coast Gives makes philanthropy more accessible for people of varying income levels. For Pettingell, philanthropy has

When Alisa Pettingell moved 12 years ago from Fort Lauderdale to Sarasota, one of the first things she noticed was the city’s rich philanthropic culture and its abundance of non-profit organizations.

“I think it’s an anomaly,” she says of Sarasota. “I’ve never seen anything like it. Our community is built on an amazing support system. With regard to philanthropy, we have so many options — whether it’s animals, children, arts or music — there’s something for everyone here.”

become a family affair. She and her husband, Roger, enjoy being as involved as possible, and they’ve even begun to instill their philanthropic values in their two sons, ages 7 and 9. The children divide their allowance into three categories — spend, save and give — and they’ve already become passionate about donating their money to their areas of interest, such as animals and hunger.

“Instilling that value in them is important,” says Pettingell. “They have a great life, and they need to learn that it’s part of being a community.

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by Robin Hartill | News Editor

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Residents are frustrated with boaters and fisherman who they feel are becoming increasingly aggressive.

A group of fishermen got too close for comfort to Tom Mayers and a friend while they swam off Beer Can Island during the first weekend of October.

“They fished closer and closer to where we were swimming until after about a half-hour, there was one man fishing on either side of us, less than 10 feet away and casting close to us, as if to scare us away from someplace we were swimming and that they wanted to fish,” the longtime Lands End resident wrote in an email to the Longboat Key Town Commission last week.

Mayers and other Lands End residents feel aggressive behavior from boaters and fishermen is becoming increasingly common both in their neighborhood and the public Beer Can Island beach located nearby.

Both in Lands End canals and on Beer Can Island, Mayers has noticed illegal spearfishing.

Around Lands End, residents have noticed fishermen coming within just a few feet of their docks and boats, and sometimes becoming aggressive if someone asks them not to come so close.

On Beer Can Island, residents of nearby communities report litter, dogs on the beach, alcohol consumption and boom boxes.

“We’re very aware that for the people who come to Beer Can, there’s been a shift and that there are many more boaters who don’t have any particular regard for the area,” said Commissioner Pat Zunz, a Lands End resident.

A recent incident at Lands End has also caused residents concern.

Irene Vassilaros was on her way to a dentist appointment when she noticed three men with fishing poles on her property — but she doesn’t believe they were fishing. She suspects they were scouting out the area, possibly with the intent of breaking into homes.

“It was in the middle of the day, and it was very brazen,” Vassilaros said. “They had the props but I know nobody fishes in the bayou by the bushes.”

Vassilaros called police before leaving for her appointment. Police were unable to locate the men. The community plans to review surveillance footage from a neighbor’s home after he returns later in the month.

Police Chief Pete Cumming wrote in an Oct. 8 email to the commission in response to Mayers’ email that he reviewed a series of incidents on Lands End and Beer Can Island from the last two weekends with Marine Patrol Dennis Silverio.

He ordered officers to increase patrols around Jewfish Key, Beer Can Island and Lands End. The department is also cross-training two officers for marine enforcement and plans to have two marine patrols deployed at peak times.

Mayers said he would like police to write more citations that might usually result in juat a warning.

“This is going to escalate and we’re going to have problems, but people will get real smart if they get a ticket,” he said.

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Students soar in SOS projects College students designed a new logo for Save Our Seabirds during a creative copywriting class project last semester.

“Have you heard about Save Our Seabirds?”

That’s one of the taglines Ringling College of Art & Design students developed for Save Our Seabirds as part of a project for their creative copywriting class last spring.

The class assisted the non-profit birdrescue facility with a rebranding effort, including designing a new logo and signage.

When they began their projects, many of the students hadn’t heard about Save Our Seabirds.

“None of us really knew what Save Our Seabirds was,” said Meghan Kay-Yun Cole, a third-year advertising design student whose design was chosen for the logo.

“More people should know about this place. The birds have really interesting stories.”

Save Our Seabirds unveiled its new logo and signage Friday, Oct. 11, at a celebration that many Ringling students attended. As he ripped the cover off the new sign at the

front of the facility, Save Our Seabirds CEO David Pilston called it “SOS 2.0.”

The old logo featured five birds in an orange life ring and the letters “SOS.” “We wanted something fresh and clean and new looking,” Pilston said. “The old logo was cluttered, and it was not really clear who we were.”

The new logo depicts the organization’s ultimate goal of releasing birds that can survive in the wild with the image of a single bird flying. It identifies the non-profit as “Save Our Seabirds Wild Bird Learning Center.”

The class came up with other taglines for promotional materials, including “Every bird has its story” and “Be our wingman” — to encourage support from the community.

For many students, the project was the first time they had worked with a client.

“In terms of branding tools, we took inspiration from the birds all around us,” Cole said.

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Old Publix plaza comes down The final remnants of the Avenue of the Flowers plaza are being torn down now, six months after the town expected.

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The new Longboat Key Publix can finally put the past behind it.

On Tuesday, Lakelandbased Publix Super Markets Inc. officially began tearing down the last remaining parcel of the old, dilapidated Avenue of the Flowers plaza.

For the last week, a contractor has worked to fence off the remaining plaza parcel and prepare the building for demolition.

The crew blocked off the west side of the building while completing the work.

The Longboat Key Town Commission originally expected the building to be torn down after Easter, per the company’s original plan.

In a Sept. 13 email to Town Manager Dave Bullock, Commissioner Phill

June 2011 — Publix filed a preliminary application with the town to tear down its existing store and rebuild a larger 49,533-square-foot store.

April 2012 — Demolition of the old Publix store began. The 31-year-old store closed April 7.

May 2012 — By May, demolition was complete, and contractors were beginning work on the new Publix store.

August 2012 — Demolition of the old CVS began after the drugstore opened its new location Aug. 5, nearly two months ahead of schedule.

December 2012 — Publix opened its new 49,533-square-foot store.

October 2013 — Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets Inc. tore down the old Avenue of the Flowers plaza.

Younger expressed his displeasure.

“Given that the original demolition was set to occur last April, five months ago, enough is enough,” Younger wrote.

“This building is an eyesore that should be, and needs to be, remedied now.”

A month later, the demolition permit was filed.

Public officials told Bullock the demolition “ran into some internal rescheduling.”

Per an agreement reached with the town, Publix had until the end of the year to tear down the building. Officials, though, informed town staff it would be torn down before the end of the year.

Publix has plans to install more parking spaces in its place before the Key’s seasonal population returns.

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Gourmet Lawn Party is ticket to education The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key uses the money raised at the event for scholarships and local children’s charities.

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The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key awarded 25 scholarships totaling $42,500 in August.

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Amanda Peebles is a first-year pharmacy student at Lake Erie College of Medicine (LECOM) and a two-time scholarship recipient, having previously received an award while studying at State College of Florida.

Receiving a scholarship this year has been especially helpful because the rigors of pharmacy school typically keep students from working.

“Pharmacy school is really expensive, and it’s definitely helped me to relieve some of the financial burden,” Peebles said.

She plans to apply for the scholarship again next year.

“I think the Kiwanis of Longboat Key is great,” she said. “It’s definitely giving opportunities for people to achieve higher education.”

Jeremy Greenfield is a State College of Florida student who is working toward an associate degree in nursing. His mother and father helped him out with tuition for the current semester because it was due before he received the award, so he will use his scholarship for books and tuition next semester.

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Savannah Schield said she was originally accepted to the University of Florida for the spring/ summer 2014 terms but with the help of the scholarship was able to start this fall.

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SECOND PRIZE is a painting of an Italian village scene by Marco Island artist Malenda Trick.

THIRD PRIZE is a weekend stay at the Useppa Island home of U.S. Rep. Vern and Sandy Buchanan.

A $25 ticket ($30 at the gate) will get you signature dishes from 30 restaurants, along with wine, beer and other beverages at the Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party.

But attending the luncheon will benefit more than your palate.

The event, scheduled for noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Resort at Longboat Key Club’s Islandside golf course, benefits local children’s charities, along with the Longboat Key Kiwanis Foundation, which provides scholarships to students in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Last year, the club provided 15 academic scholarships of $2,000 each and 10 scholarships for technical students of $1,250 each.

Abby Oakes, a junior at New College who is studying natural sciences, said the scholarship has helped her with costs, such as housing, that financial aid doesn’t cover.

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Community built bridges during bridge breakdown When the New Pass Bridge was stuck in semi-open position for two weeks in October 1983, Larry Marthaler arranged for an alternative route. + Man got trashed on Key

When the Aquarius Club manager opened the lid of the recyclable trashcan outside the condominium during the second week of October in 1997, he received a big surprise: A 22-year-old Sarasota man was there, curled up in a ball.

The man appeared dead to the manager. But, in reality, he was sleeping off what was no doubt a night to remember — even though the man had no memory of it at all. He told police he was drinking beer at a party Sunday night in Sarasota and had no idea how he got into the trash bin.

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On Oct. 17, 1983, what had once been a 10-minute commute became an hour-ormore drive.

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Longboat Key resident Larry Marthaler, who was then executive director of the Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau, worked out a plan in which a Le Barge Tropical Cruise Boat would ferry passengers back and forth, with each trip taking between 12 and 15 minutes. Soon, the company added live music and inexpensive refreshments.

Many commuters started their days with a coffee on the boat and ended it with an evening beer while they sailed home.

Looking back on the bridge breakdown five years ago, Marthaler recalled a camaraderie that developed between passengers.

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Philanthropist Leila Gompertz believed she had an obligation to give back to the community through her time and money.

Philanthropist and community activist Robert ‘Bob’ Tate died Oct. 5. He was 89.

Wherever Leila Gompertz went, she Mrs. Gompertz helped to found the shared the beauty of philanthropy.

Community Foundation of Sarasota Like the pool at Seaplace condomin- County in 1980 and spent the next 18 ium, where she and her husband, Mi- years seeing it grow to its current size chael, moved in 1977. and fundraising for the organization. She “She would go around the pool, meet- donated money for the land for the founing people and getting them involved in dation’s headquarters and later doubled the Community Foundation or her contribution toward a buildthe Red Cross,” said Tana Sanding so that it could be constructefur, a former Seaplace resident ed without debt. and one of Gompertz’s early re“Leila just loved the gift of cruits for the Community Foungiving and wanted to let peodation. ple know that the Community Gompertz, whose support Foundation was there to do helped organizations like the that,” said Tom Waters, former Community Foundation of vice president of charitable Sarasota County, Planned Parplanning for the Community enthood of Sarasota, and Flori- Gompertz Foundation. “We really just da Studio Theatre to grow, died had the opportunity to connect Oct. 5. She was 96. people with where their heart was.”

A former Longboat Key resident, she She also donated money for Planned moved to Sarasota Bay Club in 2004 and Parenthood to build its local headquarremained active despite suffering from ters and for Florida Studio Theatre to Alzheimer’s disease. purchase the old Theatre Works building.

Born Aug. 5, 1919, in New Haven, She received the award of PhilanthroConn., she went to Wellesley College at pist of the Year from the Association of age 16 and earned a master’s in math- Fundraising Professionals. ematics from Columbia University. She “She had a sense of dedication all her then lived in Washington, D.C., and life, because she had more money and worked for the Social Security Adminis- more time than other people that she tration. owed it back to the community,” her son, Mrs. Gompertz returned to New Ha- Steven Gompertz, said. ven to have her son, Steven, in 1945. She Mrs. Gompertz is survived by her son, worked for her husband, Mike, in the Steven, and his partner, Deborah FitzgerGompertz printing business. ald, and four cousins.

The couple retired in 1977 and moved A celebration of life will take place in to Seaplace. early December.

Sarasota lost one of its “Old Coots” this week.

Community activist and philanthropist Robert “Bob” Tate died Oct. 5. He was 89.

Tate was one of five founders of “Mobility Now,” a citizens action committee that formed in 2003 to oppose the city’s plans to narrow the downtown highway corridor from four lanes to two lanes.

Four years later, when the group rallied neighbors to oppose the construction of two roundabouts, Andres Duany, author of the city’s downtown master plan, accused city commissioners of succumb- Tate ing to “a little mob” of elderly people born out of “four old coots” (the group actually numbered five) hell-bent on halting plans to connect downtown to the bayfront, according to a 2009 Sarasota Observer story.

The nickname stuck, and the group began calling themselves “the Old Coots Lunch Bunch.”

Asked by the Sarasota Observer in 2009 if he embraced the nickname, Tate said: “I didn’t embrace it. It stuck.”

Fellow Mobility Now founder/Old Coot Bob Johnson — one of two surviving members — said Tate had great concern for the vision and future of Sarasota.

“He always wanted to know what the meeting was going to accomplish and how we were going to accomplish it,” Johnson

said. “He was a bottom line person.”

Said Gil Waters, the group’s other surviving member, “I would describe him as a wonderful person.”

Born June 13, 1924, in Baltimore, he graduated with honors from Tufts University. He was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy and served during both World War II and the Korean War. After receiving his master’s degree in economics from George Washington University, he returned to Baltimore to lead his family’s business, Tate Engineering Inc. He went on to grow the business from a small marine-parts supplier and expand it into a major supplier of engineering components throughout the industry and also founded Tate Andale Inc. and Tate Access Floors.

He retired to Longboat Key and later moved to the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota.

Mr. Tate and his wife, Joyce, actively supported many local charities, including the Ringling Museum of Art, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and the local chapter of the National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders (NARSAD).

“He was very concerned about the future vision of Sarasota and things like the arts and education,” Johnson said. “He strongly believed in education.”

Tate is survived by his wife of 67 years, Joyce; three children, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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Ageless Creativity Exhibition and Awards — takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, 6860 Longboat Drive S. This year’s honorees are Louis Cabot, Sam Gibbon, Peppi Elona, Michele Redwine and Karen Geck. RSVP is required. Call 383-2345 or email lbkca@ringling.edu.

Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours — takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. at Casa del Mar Beach Resort, 4621 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Cost is $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 19 AutoRama on St. Armands — takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on St. Armands Circle. View the latest, greatest vehicles on the market for 2013 and 2014. Call 388-1554.

SUNDAY, OCT. 20 Anatabloc Longboat Key International Triathlon & Duathlon — takes place at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, beginning at the Resort at Longboat Key Club, 301 Gulf of Mexico Drive. For registration information, visit lbktriseries.com.

Evelyn Mader Cote

Evelyn Mader Cote, 103, of Longboat Key, died Oct. 5, one week after celebrating her 103rd birthday.

Born Sept. 27, 1910, in Shelbyville, Ill., she graduated from Illinois State University, in Normal, Ill., in 1932, and married Eugene Mader, of Chicago, in 1937.

The couple and their two children moved in 1946 to Lakeland, where Mrs. Cote was active in Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts and the Methodist Church.

Mrs. Cote was widowed in 1964 and moved in 1969 to Longboat Key, where she built a home that became the hub of many family gatherings.

During the next two decades, she traveled worldwide, owned and operated an art store, became an avid golfer and accomplished watercolorist, and gradually drew many of her family members to the Bradenton area.

She married George Cote in 1985 and converted to Catholicism.

Mr. Cote preceded her in death in 2010.

Mrs. Cote is survived by her children, Diana Fish and Dennis Mader; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews, along with their children and grandchildren, who gathered yearly to celebrate her life.

A service took place Oct. 11, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Bradenton. Memorial donations can be made to Tidewell Hospice, 3355 26th St. W., Bradenton, Fla., 34205.

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Republicans meet at Key Club

Observer readers and

Members of the Republican Club of Longboat Key met for the first luncheon of the season Friday, Oct. 11, at the Resort at Longboat Key Club.

This season, the club has returned to the Key after meeting at Sarasota Yacht Club for the past three years.

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Kathy Dent elects to speak at Democratic Club luncheon The Longboat Key Democratic Club met for a luncheon Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the Resort at Longboat Key Club’s Harbourside Dining Room. Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent spoke about election laws and the upcoming 2014 elections.

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+ St. Armands Circle Association welcomes new part-time assistant

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+ Cannons Marina to showcase new offerings at St. Armands Boat Show Cannons Marina will sponsor the St. Armands Boat show, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26, and Sunday, Oct. 27. The company will display new and pre-owned vessels, including Grady-White Boats, Jupiter Boats and Southwind Deck Boats, all featuring Yamaha motors.

“We have participated in a few other shows and charity functions at St. Armands, and we had such a great experience, we wanted to sponsor an event that would provide a fun, family atmosphere and bring the highest quality in boats to the people of Sarasota,” said Cannons Marina owner David Miller in a prepared statement.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2013

By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $3.25 million The following residential realestate transactions took place between Sept. 30 and Oct. 4.

A home in Longboat Key Gulfside tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Jeremy and Myrna Whatmough, of Sarasota, sold their home at 6171 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Brett Enright, of Longboat Key, for $3.25 million. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 5,015 square feet of living area.

1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,399 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $139,500 in 1994.

Windward Bay

The Beach of Longboat Key

Sherry King sold her Unit 403 condominium at 775 Longboat Club Road to Wade and Ann Harrison, of Attica, Ind., for $1.36 million. Built in 1984, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,122 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.19 million in 2008.

Grand Bay

Kurt Schultheis

This home at 6171 Gulf of Mexico Drive has four bedrooms, three baths and 5,015 square feet of living area. It sold for $3.25 million.

William and Elvira Williams, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 241 condominium at 3040 Grand Bay Blvd. to Mary Mekhjian, trustee, of Columbus, Ohio, for $1,075,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, three-anda-half baths and 2,781 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,525,000 in 2005.

ing area. It previously sold for $1.15 million in 2004.

Cynthia Borbas, of Clifton, N.J., sold her home at 500 Outrigger Lane to Dorothea Bilder, of DeKalb, Ill., for $495,000. Built in 1963, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,795 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $172,000 in 1990.

Country Club Shores

The Castillian

David and Terry Bieker, of Bradenton, sold their home at 561 Chipping Lane to Jeff and Laurie Birnbach, of Sarasota, for $785,000. Built in 1967, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,237 square feet of liv-

LBK Castillian LLC sold the Unit 301 condominium at 4525 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Rebecca Remick for $699,000. Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,738 square feet of living area. It pre-

viously sold for $700,000 in 2010.

Tiffany Place

Dale and Karen Cini, of Holmes Beach, sold their Unit 107 condominium at 7000 Gulf Drive to Donald and Rita Weiss, of Colorado Springs, Colo., for $500,000. Built in 1978, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,259 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $560,000 in 2007.

Spanish Main Yacht Club

Conrad Wilcoxson, of Longboat Key, sold his Unit 93 condominium at 847 Spanish Drive S. to John Corsini, trustee, of Holland, Ohio, for $367,500. Built in

Nancy Martino, of Ontario, Canada, sold her Unit 206 condominium at 4800 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Andrew Locke, Pina Martino and Aurora Martino, of Ontario, Canada, for $345,000.

Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,152 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $340,000 in 2003.

Alvin and Phyllis Lemack sold their Unit 303 condominium at 4500 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Paul and Theresa Nardi, of Huntington, N.Y., for $250,000. Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,312 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $275,000 in 2002.

Charles and Linda Bertine, of Homosassa Springs, sold their Unit 9-V-32-C condominium at 4810 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Daniel Williams, of Longboat Key, for $221,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,422 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $90,000 in 1993.

Sutton Place

Fannie Mae sold the Unit T-2 condominium at 556 Sutton Place to David and Robyn Quattrone, of McLean, Va., for $235,000. Built in 1972, it has one bedroom, one bath and 756 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $105,000 in 1993.

LIDO KEY

The Beach Residences

302 Lido Beach Property LLC sold the Unit 302 condominium at 1300 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Robert and Elaine Lebuhn, of Snowmass Village, Colo., for $1.2 million. Built in 2005, it has one bedroom, two baths and 2,251 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $710,000 in 2005.

L’Elegance on Lido Beach

Fred and Sandra Peterson, of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., sold their Unit A-202 condominium at 1800 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Laurel Florida Inc. for $955,000.

Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,980 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $980,000 in 2005.

St. Armands Towers

Thomas Gallagher and Mark Brill, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 33 condominium at 101 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Olof Franzon and Christina Seguin, of Plattsburgh, N.Y., for $426,500. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,275 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $630,000 in 2005.

Key Towers South

Victor Goodman, trustee, of Irvington, N.Y., sold the Unit 3-I condominium at 1750 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Hedwig Devenyi, trustee, of Sarasota, for $325,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 862 square feet of living area.

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3524 Fair Oaks Ln #A3970247 $895,000 Michael Yawitz

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250 Sands Point Rd # 5401 #A3921919 $699,000 Gail Wittig

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2301 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 23N #A3984508 $699,000 Susan Fox

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411 Burns Ct #A3926009 $645,000 Tak Konstantinou

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The Ritz-Carlton Beach Residences # 809 #A3981649 $2,795,000 Michael Moulton

1100 Benjamin Franklin Dr # 412 #A3983820 $584,900 Barbara Najmy

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6821 Hughes St #A3982781 $575,000 Dana Westmark

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-356-5091

1485 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # A401 #A3980645 $554,000 Christina Landry

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-376-4498

4325 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 406 #A3985818 $545,000 Brigitte Von Kessel

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-266-2174

4485 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 503 #A3979554 $519,000 Steve Magner

Lido Key 941-383-7591 941-928-3559

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578 Bayview Dr #A3978163 $515,000 Bobbi Banan

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50 Central Ave # 17Phd #A3962527 $2,395,000 Stephanie Church

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-350-9799

2109 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 1201 #A3957661 $489,000 Hannerle Moore

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-387-7300

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-724-5448

1350 Main St # 709 #A3981779 $399,000 Ann Martin

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-356-7717

1620 Stella Dr #A3985385 $399,000 Jenifer Schwell

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-780-0968

2301 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 65 #A3985611 $369,000 Robert Lindeman

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-504-2123

2039 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 204 #A3972416 $360,000 Tom Delaney

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-387-3990

1930 Harbourside Dr # 124 #A3982406 $359,900 Saint Cacchiotti

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-809-0787

769 John Ringling Blvd # 36 #A3974912 $341,900 Michelle Ann Wilde

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-544-3813

4234 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # X2 #A3983168 $337,000 Diana Kryszak

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-993-4078

4960 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 202 #A3979213 $309,500 Diane Otis Stirling

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-320-4261

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BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Oct. 4 through Oct. 10, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

6750 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 148 #A3978064 $300,000 Tammy Mast

363 Firehouse Ln #A3953389 $295,000 Maureen Horn

637 Spanish N Dr #A3976185 $244,900 Maruta Miluns

Applicant

2050 Benjamin Franklin Dr # A301 Sarasota #A3974539 $7,800-$8,500/month, 90 day min Diann Thelen 941-552-4200

Amount

Edward Lolodzieski

$1.6 million

Triton Bend VI LLC Alan Graf Meghan Sue Davis Four Winds Beach Resort

$750,000 $382,657 $328,500 $222,607

Re-roof Publix Supermarkets Inc. Alice Harper, trustee David Cuthell Bob Smith Craig Walters Bart Alford Anna Dyer David Jones Rochelle Forster

$174,000 $150,000 $75,000 $50,000 $48,200 $41,607 $25,700 $25,000 $20,000 $18,850

Stanley Gaul Michael Culver Concrete repair Michael White John Cawood, trustee Mark Graff James Curtis Diocese of Venice Edward Lapekas 232 Longboat Key LLC Marsha Hove Dennis Thiergartner Frederick Maibach Louis Lasday Tama Traberman William Bowe, trustee Meghan Sue Davis Nations Bank

$17,170 $16,760 $14,600 $13,000 $12,724 $12,000 $10,000 $9,983.27 $7,500 $7,500 $7,200.76 $6,423 $5,741.98 $5,300 $4,695 $4,293 $3,500 $1,895

Anne Marsland Fousse

$1,074

US Bank National Assoc.

Winding Oaks Condo Assoc.

Portobello Gulfside

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-539-3384

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-374-9702

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4430 Exeter Dr # 107 #A3968147 $269,900 Bruce & Jenine Meyer

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-256-6543

Permit New single family home New single family home Alteration Alteration Concrete repair Privateer North Condo Assoc.

Demolition Alteration Pool Alteration Alteration Pool and spa Alteration Alteration Siding Sliding door and window Siding Alteration Sliding glass door Sliding glass door Alteration Windows Shutters Windows Windows Screen enclosure Sliding glass door Sliding glass door Windows Re-roof Pool cage Dock Alteration Garage door replacement Garage door replacement Shed Alteration

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4540 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 202 #A3979332 $279,900 Sharon Freeman

4340 Falmouth Dr # 304 #A3979534 $239,000 Marianne Lebar

510 Keith Pointe Dr #A3959328 $3,290,000 Eileen Burke

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-266-8949

571 Putting Green Ln #A3984052 $1,995,500 Sylvia Zimmerman

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-350-5022

1281 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 703 #A3982353 $1,849,000 Julie Jordan

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-388-4447

3532 Mistletoe Ln #A3981859 $1,795,000 Marcia Salkin

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-376-6121

572 Gunwale Ln #A3980750 $1,499,000 Jenifer Schwell

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-780-0968

3481 Bayou Sound #A3981543 $1,475,000 Hannerle Moore

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-387-7300

1739 Waldemere St #A3978759 $1,275,000 Leonard Giarrano

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-724-0690

210 Sands Point Rd # 2507 #A3985077 $1,250,000 Ian Addy Pa

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-961-8850

7175 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 24 #A3978960 $1,089,000 Sandi Layfield

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-914-2807

230 Sands Point Rd # 3101 #A3960738 $950,000 Ian Addy Pa

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-961-8850

3010 Grand Bay Blvd # 415 #A3983643 $899,000 Julie Klick

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-780-6001

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-545-0899

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-650-0337

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Address 6550 Bayou Hammock Road

680 Neptune Ave. 6001 GMD 7141 La Lenaire Drive 2605 GMD 1050 Longboat Club Road

525 Bay Isles Parkway 2550 Harbourside Drive 560 Yawl Lane 4825 GMD 690 Hibiscus Way 510 Birdie Lane 4600 GMD 5940 Emerald Harbor 658 Cedars Court

3240 GMD 660 Cedars Court 4621 GMD 350 GMD 1465 GMD 2295 GMD 380 GMD 4280 GMD 340 GMD 350 GMD 512 Halyard Lane 717 Bayport Way 2045 GMD 360 GMD 691 Fox St. 584 Halyard Lane 7141 La Lenaire Drive 2525 GMD

542 Ranger Lane

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1075 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 101 #A3976216 Diann Thelen

Longboat Key $1,500 941-552-4200

VA C AT I O N R E N TA L S 5030 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3980709 $4,980,000 Richard Perlman

Mid Longboat 383.5502 • South Longboat 383.7591 • St. Armands 388.4447 Main Street 951.6660 • Palmer Ranch 966.8000 • Siesta Key 349.3444

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White Sands of Longboat whitesandsoflongboat.com 800.230.2428

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OBSERVER WEATHER

Do you love taking photos? We want your best photos of sunrises, sunsets, rainbows, etc.

Submit your local weather photos for a chance to have your photo published in the paper!

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TEMPERATURES

Record Temperatures High

Low

High

Low

Tuesday, Oct. 8

85

75

97 (1973)

52 (1987)

Wednesday, Oct. 9

80

69

94 (1919)

54 (2000)

Thursday, Oct. 10

87

67

93 (1962)

52 (2000)

Friday, Oct. 11

88

67

94 (2009)

54 (1942)

Saturday, Oct. 12

87

67

94 (1959)

58 (1967)

Sunday, Oct. 13

88

66

93 (1965)

52 (1980)

Monday, Oct. 14

87

67

94 (1925)

47 (1977)

Average Gulf water temperature: 82

MOON PHASES Oct. 18 Full Oct. 26 Last Nov. 3 New Nov. 9 First

SUNRISE / SUNSET

Sunrise

Sunset

Thursday, Oct. 17

7:31a

7:00p

Friday, Oct. 18

7:32a

7:00p

Saturday, Oct. 19

7:33a

6:59p

Sunday, Oct. 20

7:33a

6:58p

Monday, Oct. 21

7:34a

6:57p

Tuesday, Oct. 22

7:35a

6:56p

Wednesday, Oct. 23

7:35a

6:55p

TIDES

 Wayne Johnson submitted this sunset photo, taken near the Star Fish Company in Cortez.

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CRYPTOGRAMS 1. V K I H M W O A D M U I A O E O A C H M W O J J N I U V E E I A M K S N I D Q A . “ C V Q O U I J V J S C - E M J N ,” N I J N V Q S I A .

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66 Some rabbits 8 Uses one of the 68 Santa Claus laughs senses 69 “In a hurry, are 13 Say “I do” again we?”

18 Computer-sharing 73 Mighty small setup 75 Canine “hotel” 19 Pain, or pine 77 Legal confrontation 20 Rocky’s last name 78 Buckwheat grains 21 Bard’s inspiration 80 “I Was a ___ 22 Head-nodder Werewolf” 24 Litmus tester 83 Dandy’s neckwear 25 Leave in the lurch 85 Trail marker?

26 Bed extension?

86 Longtime pal 27 Jewish religious 88 Body of jurors leader 29 Danson or Williams 90 What you feel in the summer 30 Top pitcher on the 92 With the bow, to a staff violinist 31 Munsel or 93 Magritte or Russo Lumumba 94 Key in the sea 33 Use, as coupons 95 Like beauty, so it’s 35 Cliffs said 38 Shoemaker’s 97 “Much ___ About helper, in a fairy Nothing” tale 98 “Away in a Manger,” 39 Actor Baldwin in for one “The Departed” 99 Study at the last 40 Leave minute unmentioned 103 Before of the past 42 “Bingo, ___ Yale” 104 Archer (fight song) 106 Ponzi ___ (illegal 43 Portal to a patio, investment) perhaps 108 Inquisition victim 48 Charon’s 113 Christmas meat destination 114 Gobbled down 50 Like 2, 4, 6 or 8 115 Bout of excessive 51 1/640 of a square indulgence mile 117 Left-hand page 52 Prescription 118 Castle the dancer product 120 Drowsy one, 54 Like a secret perhaps missive 122 Freedom from 55 Vertically, in hardship nautical talk 124 “The Brady Bunch” 56 Positioned mom accurately 125 Prepares to be 58 Buoy one’s spirits knighted 60 “Cinderella” item 126 Support for a swing

127 “Peggy ___” (Buddy 49 Consumer Reports lacks them Holly) 50 Event in Olympic 128 Manicuring fencing material, on a 53 Made a donation board 54 A National League 129 Opening word of baseball division many a toast 55Cessations of 130 Galaxy standout respiration during 131 Gel sleep 57Iron Man portrayer 59Quiz or exam DOWN 61“Pulled” barbecue 1 Manila envelope meat fastener 2 “___ la vista, baby!” 63Fen-___ (controversial diet drug combo) 3 Map of Hawaii, 65Walk-way connector often 67Occasion for holding 4 Like Halloween hands apples 70Pass, time-wise 5 Show piece?

71Every one 6 Start of a 72Arctic Ocean obstacles conclusion 7 Word from a Doris 74Bar before the bench 76Aloha State goose Day song 8 Compound used in 79Great quantity 81Bile-duct blocker streetlights 9 Antlered Canadian 8267.5 degrees, direction-wise animal 84“Courage!”

10 Diminish in 86Shore sidler intensity 87Change the style of 11 One worth 89Make art on glass imitating 91Become winded 12 Gave voice to 94Charged atom 13 Prepare for print 14 “Fanny” writer Jong 96Having more chutzpah 15 What one stranded 98To wit 100Insurgent group on an island sees 16 Tripled, a line from 101One spelling for Arabian chieftains “The King and I” 17 “Boy, am I an idiot!” 102Boys will be these 105Lord’s house 20 Genesis tower 23 “In one ___ and out 107Giver-upper 109“Cant” or “Hallow” the other” ending 28 Protective auto 110Bit of hair accessory 111Put out, as stamps 32 Chunk of earth 112Mathematical 34 Sound reflection grouping 35 Short relative 114Egyptian cross 36 Legal entry 116Comprehends 37 Ruin 118Sno-cone base 41 Famed Florentine 119St. Louis football family player 43 Cookie quantity 121Barely passing grade 44 “I am not ___” 123Whale’s whereabouts (Nixon) 45 Aimless voyage 46 Finely sharpened 47 Stick for guidance

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

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

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer.

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

Autos Wanted WE BUY CARS. TOP $$ PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale BOAT SLIP for sale. Boathouse, S. LBK, fully enclosed, top level, S.W. corner, will accommodate 32/ft. boat. Make an offer. Mark, 941-383-4381 bradtma@yahoo.com BOAT SLIP: bottom level. Make an offer. Dry storage, well managed, 25' length 7.2' height 8.5' beam. South Longboat Key, attached to great restaurant. Call now!!!! Richard, 941-383-7011.

BOATHOUSE ON LBK. High and dry storage, second level. Must sell. Bargain, $20,000.

317-431-9253.

LONGBOAT KEY: Indoor boat slip for rent. Top Level, 30/ft. length x 8/ft 6” beam x 9/ft. 10” height. 941-806-8500.

Boats Boats are selling very well, 85 this year. Gearing Up For Season, Buying Boats. Reputable/ Local 18 Year Resident. I do “Business on a Handshake” Please visit: www.Islandboatsales.net Buy-Sell-Consign-Donate Call Dave, (owner) 941-228-3489.

ChitwoodCharters.com Cruise or Fish Hyatt Sarasota Docks 32’/53’ Yachts - 2hrs./2 months 941-383-5232 SAILBOAT: 20/FT. 1990/95 COM-PAC, Hutchins Brackets 19/3, 8HP Honda, W/27 hours, fully equipped, like new, $6900 O/B/O. Must see.

941-383-3337.

General Merchandise THRIFT SHOP: Longboat Island Chapel, 6140 Gulf of Mexico Dr. Open Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays, 9a.m.-1p.m.

Volunteers welcome! 941-383-6491.

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

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

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

Condos/Apts. For Rent BEACHPlACE, lBk. Casual beachfront living in 2BR/2BA, balcony condo. Olympic pool, health club, tennis courts. Available June through December, $2000/mo. Also available January through March, $5000/mo. Call for info. Contact Elizabeth/NYC. 212-570-2950.

LBK: SANDS POINT 1BR/2BA, annual, unfurnished. Non-smoking, No Pets. $2000/month.

941-383-3702

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Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

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LONGBOAT KEY - FAIRWAY BAY - Two level townhouse available January-April. 2 master bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, two month min/max., no pets. Beautifully furnished. Pool, tennis and exercise room, private beach access. Call 303.440.7009 or 720.440.1779.

3 BEDROOM Longboat Key beach rental.

Seasonal ($3200/mo. includes tax) or Annual (1900/mo). Across from private beach. Garage.

Unobstructed views beach and sunsets. Updated, patio, fully furnished, 55+. 941-232-1357.

ON THE Gulf w/pool. 1BR condo, sleeps 4. Nicely furnished, cable, phone, full kitchen, living, dining area, W/D in building. Weekly or Monthly. May through January. $1600/mo. 941-351-5101.

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Homes For Rent TROPICAL PARADISE on St. Armands: 3BR/2BA, fireplace, formal living room, Florida room, 2 blocks from the Circle and beaches. Annual rental: $2300/mo. +utilities. All other services included.

941-228-1984.

A BEACHPLACE LBK Condo. Beachfront, 2BR/2BA. Elegantly furnished, internet access, heated pool, covered parking, exercise room.

Available December, 2013 & January & May, 2014.

Non-smoking/ pets. By owner. 941-383-1884.

DIRECT GULFFRONT: 2BR/2BA, LBK condo.

New kitchen, washer and dryer, pool, tennis court. Available June though September, 2014.

2 month minimum. Non-smoking, no pets. claytonpride@gmail.com

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WANTED: 2-3BR house/condo. Prefer unfurnished 1+ year lease. LBK resident. 941-383-0007.

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals ''SHORT STORYES''..HOUSE rental.... Longboat Key. 561 Birdie, Country Club Shores. Now opening for Nov., 2013-April, 2014 Season.

One story.. 3 bed, 3 bath, pool, on canal. Turnkey furnished. New kitchen, new furniture. Call Jerry.

KW Real Estate, 941-321-8848.

2BR/2BA LONGBOAT Key (LBK) condo on the bay with ocean/bay views. 2 Balconies, modern and renovated with brand new kitchen. Building has pool, tennis court and private beach access.

1/4 Mile from grocery store and LBK shopping center. Available January-April 2014. $4500 a month for 4 months. One month minimum.

Contact: Shira Sternberg, 802-733-3076 shira.sternberg@gmail.com

LIDO BEACH CONDOMINIUMS Weekly - Monthly - Seasonal Resort Properties, Inc. Licensed Real Estate Broker Full Service Condominium Management

SEAPLACE. BEAUTIFULLY remodeled 2BR/2BA Gulf front unit. Jan. - March, 2014. 2 month min. http://www.flickr.com/photos/44270886@N06/sets /72157628705159179/ Phone: 845-701-1477.

SPACIOUS AND Stunning Luxury on Sarasota Bay. You could toss a pebble from the window into the water (but you wouldn’t). Lawrence Pointe 2BR plus office, 2.5BA, 2200+ sq. ft. Completely renovated 2011; beautifully furnished and equipped.

Walk to downtown, St. Armands, Van Wezel.

3 month minimum Jan-Feb-Mar $7,500/month including weekly maid service plus security, taxes.

No smokering or pets.

Email for photos spaciousandstunning@gmail.com. 941-383-9729.

THE WESTCHESTER GULF FRONT 2BR/2BA, open, direct views, tennis court, 2 heated pools, steps away from the sand.

Recently remodeled.

941-228-5671.

WEEKLY RENTALS. Luxurious, fully furnished 1 - 4 bedrooms. Condominiums and Cottages.

Beach to Bay. On-site management. Pools, tennis, boat slips. Visit: www.FloridaRent.com for information and virtual tours. 800-333-7335, 941-383-3117.

Weekly/ Monthly/ Seasonal Rates Beachfront, Bayfront and In Between Houses or Condos

941-388-3921 - 888-388-3921 941-650-1857 Visit us at: resortproperties.pro

Reservations 941-383-6127 Visa/ MC 800-352-0367

LIDO BEACH Vacation paradise. 1 & 2 bedroom condos overlooking beautiful Lido Beach.

Weekly rates. Lido Dorset. Rental condo.

1-800-734-3370.

5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Suite 101 Longboat Key, FL 34228 Rental office 9a.m. - 5p.m. M-F

LONGBOAT KEY. Gulf front, heated pool on beach, 1BR/1BA condo, full kitchen, dining, sleeps/4, king pillowtop. 617-328-7145, 857-939-1049.

Ask about our special rates!

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LONGBOAT KEY: Sunset Beach condo, Gulffront, beautiful 2BR/2BA, completely updated, 2/mo. minimum. Available December through April.

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Furnished, heated pool, covered parking. 1 mo. min. 941-383-3338.

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Home Improvement/ Remodeling ISLE TILE FOR “QUALITY AND EXPERIENCE” Floors, bathrooms, showers, backsplashes, patio and pool decks.

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Licensed - Insured - LBK Resident References upon request.

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JOHN GUBERNAT SERVICES Residential/ Commercial. Handyman Repairs, Roof Repairs, Coatings, Painting, Power Washing, Property Management, Home Watching. LBK Resident. Lic./Ins. 941-962-4867.

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Auto Transport RETIRED LONGBOAT KEY police officer. Drive your car North or South and back. 941-713-1596.

SHIP YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR SUV anywhere in the United States. Great rates, fast quotes. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Cleaning 30 YEARS experience. We take pride in pleasing customers. Homes, schools, churches, resorts, offices. 941-756-4570.

Computer Services Cmagik - LBK resident, servicing our island year round for over 12 yrs. Bachelors Degree with 20 yrs. experience, PC or MAC. Professional help with computers, iPad/iPhones and tutoring.

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PROFESSIONAL TILE & MARBLE INSTALLATION 20 YRS. EXPERIENCE CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE 726-1802 LIC/ INS

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Painting/Wallpapering CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

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941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

RICK STEAKLEY PAINTING. Interior/Exterior.

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30+/years experience. References available.

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Lic./Ins. 941-228-7605, rlsteakley60@gmail.com

Personal Services YOUR PERSONAL BOOKKEEPER, LLC Gail Sunray, Owner

All Variations of Ceramic Tile Supplied & Installed.

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Expert Marble & Travertine Installation Floor & Walls Grout Cleaning & Sealing Service Available Call Ashdown Flooring, Inc. LICENSED (941) 726-3077 INSURED

Transportation ISLAND SEDAN Serving Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key, West Bradenton and St. Armands Towncar Service Rates: To or From: Tampa International Airport: $80 St. Pete/Clearwater Airport: $75 Sarasota/Bradenton Airport: $35 Call for rates to other locations Local and Long Distance 941-730-8803 islandsedan@gmail.com www.islandsedan.com

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OVER $61 MILLION SOLD OR PENDING SINCE JANUARY 2013 Roger has pending and sold 8 residences in Grand Bay since January 2013 Roger has pending and sold 3 homes in Bird Key since January 2013 Roger has sold 3 Gulf front homes on Longboat Key since January 2013 Roger has sold 4 homes in Country Club Shores since January 2013 For the third time in five years, Roger has been named: #1 Realtor on Longboat Key and Bird Key #1 Realtor for all of Sarasota #1 Single Coldwell Banker agent for all of Florida

ROGER SELLS LA FIRENZA

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“Just reading Poe (builds that eerie feel),” says Gary Mazzu. “It can still affect me every time I read it ... It’s hard to read ‘Annabel Lee’ without choking you up.”

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“People should attend because they’ll find it enjoyable and thought-provoking,” Gary Mazzu says. “And because it’s an example of work from an author who is one of the best classic authors in the history of the United States.” Actress Lauren Wood haunts in the background.

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// ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT Crosley’s theater program, Artistic Director Gary Mazzu, appreciates Poe more as a master of literature than for his horror-filled content. He sits at a table in the great room beneath the pecky cypress beams as he explains.

The windows aren’t yet covered with dark black curtains as they will be for the performance.

“Edgar Allen Poe is one of the most amazing authors in our history,” he says.

Mazzu should know, he read about 50 hours’ worth of Poe to choose the stories they’d read this year: “Mask of the Red Death,” “The Black Cat,” “The Conqueror Worm” and “Annabel Lee.” He reads this much each time he plans a Poe reading — this is the seventh or eighth time; he has lost count.

As artistic director, Mazzu always chooses the work the actors perform — he says they’ve done around 22 or 23 classics but, again, he has lost count: Shakespeare, Dickens, Fitzgerald, Hemingway and Wilde are a few examples he rattles off before pausing to flash a big toothy grin.

“You can guess I love the classics,” he says.

Mazzu started as an actor and director. He was directing Renaissance festivals and performing as a traveling Celtic musician playing guitar and penny whistle. In 2001, he moved here to live seasonally. Shortly after moving here, Mazzu co-produced a Celtic show at the Bradenton Area Convention Center — the Visitor’s Bureau operates a second venue, the Powel Crosley Estate.

Lauren Wood will perform selected Poe readings at this year’s performance.

IF YOU GO ‘Poe at the Crosley’ and the House of Horrors Live theater performance with the Poe’s House of Horrors When: 6:30 and 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 through Thursday, Oct. 24, and Sunday, Oct. 27, through Wednesday, Oct. 30 Where: Powel Crosley Estate, 8374 N. Tamiami Trail

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Mazzu took a tour of the Powel Crosley with two of the tourism directors at the time. He stepped out into the courtyard and re-

marked that it would be the best place for Shakespeare. In 2004, he directed the first theater program: Shakespeare’s “Twelfth

Night.”

Mazzu prefers Christmas at the Crosley the most.

“I love the warmth of working with Charles Dickens,” he says.

When sitting in the great room, it’s easy to picture the grounds decorated in greenery; it would make a picturesque performance space for cheery Dickens. With a knockout view of the water, the grounds are also great for weddings and events.

But, this year — it’s a killer spot for murders.

“It’s going to be a mysterious year,” Mazzu says with a laugh.

In January, he’s planning “Murder at the Crosley” featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s work.

“Not many people know this, but Poe was the originator of the first detective story,” he says excitedly. “(His character) Auguste Dupin, was the first detective; it’s who Sir Arthur Conon Doyle modeled Sherlock Holmes on.”

Mazzu pictures Poe as a personable man — not some deranged author cooped up at late hours of the night getting drunk and smelling of opium.

Although many believe Poe died from alcohol, Mazzu thinks differently. He says Poe loved animals and has read studies that suggest Poe’s death was the result of being bit by a rabid dog.

Mazzu likes to believe Poe led a fairly clean life and harbored his tortures and torments, just like anyone else.

“I think I could have hung out with Edgar Allan Poe and chatted with him,” Mazzu says. “That would have been delightful.”

YOUROBSERVER.COM // See a video with artistic director Gary Mazzu and actress Lauren Wood.

Five things that inspire Gary Mazzu: 1. Actors I work with —Because the actors bring their own creative energies to anything we work on together; whether it’s Shakespeare, Dickens or Oscar Wilde. Everybody brings a sense and sensibility to it that’s just a Shakespeare delight.

2. Authors — The work of authors, most of them who are no longer with us.

3. Music — The wealth of music Poe I’ve had the opportunity to listen to and play is inspiring.

4. Athletes — I’m inspired by people who in sports can attain that highest level of focus, concentration and athleticism.

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Sarasotans celebrate Giuseppe Verdi’s 200th birthday Giuseppe Verdi’s 200th birthday would have been Thursday, Oct. 10 — the day Sarasota Opera hosted a celebration and open house. The normally quiet Selby Public Library was filled with live opera performances. Then, patrons walked the red carpet from the library to the Sarasota Opera House where they could roam freely. There were backstage tours, wig-and-costume demonstrations, performances in the lobby and opera house, and a rehearsal room where attendees learned the familiar music “Va, pensiero” from Verdi’s “Nabucco.” At the end of the evening, guests enjoyed cake and a group singa-long of the song.

In 2016, Sarasota Opera will complete its Verdi Cycle — playing every note Verdi ever published. Sarasota Opera is the only company in the world pursuing such a feat.

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One young patron in line said, “I bet there’s one person for every year Verdi was born.” There were hundreds of people that attended the Sarasota Opera House for the celebration.

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Saint-Saens’ whirling Bacchanale from “Samson and Delilah” was followed by the well-known Hungarian March from Berlioz’s “Damnation of Faust.” And then came a nostalgic performance of part of the “Two Elegiac Melodies” by Grieg, the rollicking “Perpetual Motion” by Johann Strauss Jr., a dated but charming arrangement of Porter’s “In the Still of the Night” and, finally, an energetic reading of the Russian Sailor’s Dance from “The Red Poppy” by Gliere.

See what I mean about a hodge-podge?

Times were different when they programmed that way. Of course, there were also no cell phones to interrupt the music (as there were Saturday night) and there was no air-conditioning to cool the audience and keep the instruments in tune.

There was also probably no clue about the future of this ensemble that grew from a few music-loving instrumentalists to a fully professional orchestra that can stand among the finest in the country. As Confessore said at the conclusion of the planned program, “Back 65 years ago, they did encores.”

And so, we heard two more pieces. At the request of Sarasota Orchestra’s new music director, Anu Tali — who spoke to the audience via video — the ensemble played an excerpt from the slow movement of Dvorak’s symphony, “From the New World.” It was the portion that contains the reflective folk song, “Going Home,” evoking a sense of the new Estonian conductor’s feelings about coming to this new world.

But, rather than ending on that wistful note, the orchestra geared up for a stirring delivery of the finale from Stravinsky’s “Firebird,” proving that our orchestra is, indeed, at home with various styles and has an even brighter future ahead.

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Whether Wiltse chose the music 65 years ago because he thought it made a good program or because the pieces fit the musicians (and scores) he had on hand really doesn’t matter. The important thing to remember is, through his effort, music was born in Sarasota, and we’ve seen a grand evolution of an orchestra that’s grown in size, stature and sound.

Guest conductor Christopher Confessore, who led Saturday evening’s performance, told us he’d heard his first symphony orchestra concert in the mid-1970s, when he attended a program by the Florida West Coast Symphony and now, here he is, not only conducting ensembles around the world but also standing on the podium in front of this very same orchestra.

There were other nostalgic stories told, thanks to various videos shown between the pieces of music. Dan Jordan, the orchestra’s concertmaster since the late 1990s, shared the incredible story of his violin, an instrument more than 300 years old that he spotted in a shop in Boston before he moved to Sarasota. He fell in love with the instrument but couldn’t afford it. But fate stepped in. He won the position as concertmaster in Sarasota and the violin, which had been in the hands of Florida West Coast Symphony concertmasters before him, made its way back to Sarasota and into his hands, thanks to the generosity of Ernest and Alisa Kretzmer, who purchased the violin for Jordan and future concertmasters.

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RINGLING INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL Read excerpts from reviews below and full reviews online at YourObserver.com. // Stephen Prutsman & The Aeolus Quartet This season’s Ringling International Arts Festival was smaller than in past years but still offered some stunning — and unusual — performances that ran the gamut from dance and theater to chamber music and films. The event that came closest to what we think of these days as a concert, was a showing of Buster Keaton’s 1924 silent film, “Sherlock, Jr,” a clever, rollicking, imaginative, creative bit of small-screen movie-making that proves the 21st century doesn’t have quite the lock on innovation we think it has.

Pianist/composer Stephen Prutsman put together a charming score that he and the Aeolus Quartet performed, live, as we were sent hurtling through time to a gentler, funnier and, yes, more ingenious way of life ...

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RIAF INSPIRES:

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 George Adley and Deborah Blue

Co-Chairs Tom and Allison Luzier

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The Ringling International Arts Festival held its fifth annual Opening Night celebration “RIAF Inspires: Timeless Style” Wednesday, Oct. 9. The evening began with a cocktail reception on the newly designed Gatehouse Patio.

Executive Director Steven High made a few announcements before the guests made their way to Mertz Theatre for an Opening

Night performance by Rocío Molina.

“This celebration of contemporary art is truly a unique experience for Sarasota,” says High, expressing the significance of this festival to the guests.

Following the performance by Spain’s renowned flamenco artist, the guests enjoyed dinner in the galleries.

Alan Quinby and Susan Brainerd with Fran and John Lacivita

Dwight Currie and Dr. Matthew McLendon

 Connie and Joe Herbert

Mike and Karen Urette

Co-Chair Cheryl Lee Dupre and Gerogiana Pickett

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Maid of honor Déva O’Donnell, matron of honor Katie Moulton, mother of the bride Mirta Klauber, bride-to-be Molly Klauber and hostess Pam Taylor

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riends and family showered Molly Klauber with love at her bridal luncheon Saturday, Oct. 12, at Marina Jack. Family friend Pam Taylor hosted the party. Seen mingling were Lynn Barrie, Iris Starr, Katie Biter, Graci McGillicuddy and Katie Moulton.

Fiancé Ethan Biter made his romantic debut at the end with flowers for his mother, future mother-in-law and bride-to-be. The couple will be married in the spring at The Ringling.

Sarasota Ballet’s Mary Anne Servian got engaged to John Simon over a romantic dinner Sept. 20. The couple initially met when Servian was mayor and Simon was working on Pineapple Square. They later re-

connected at a DSA meeting, during which Simon announced that Pineapple Square had space on Lemon Avenue for a non-profit to use. Before he finished the sentence, Servian claimed the space for Sarasota Ballet’s Studio 20. The couple will be married May 17, at Church of the Redeemer.

Local news anchor Lauren Dorsett also got engaged Sept. 20 — fiancé Brian McDonnell proposed at Paradise Cove in Malibu, the same spot his father proposed to his mother. The couple has known each other since Dorsett was 16 — they even dated in high school. Sadly, the ABC 7 anchor will be leaving the station next month.

Hayley Wielgus will be her successor.

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Celebrating 41 of 93 birthdays together … Claire Love recalls the moment she met Beatrice Friedman in 1972. They were on the beach on Longboat Key and Bea was with her late husband Allan, who “had an Indian thing on his head and was smoking a pipe.”

Thus began four decades of shared experiences, including birthday lunches, like the one held for Claire’s 93rd Oct. 2, at Michael’s On East. In Photo by Molly Schechter Photo by Heather Merriman addition to Friedman, guests Birthday girl Claire Love and Montana Taplinger and Nikincluded Doris Kaplan and long-time buddy Beatrice ki Sedacca at the 530 Burns Renee Sheade … Season Friedman Gallery season opening opening … Nikki Sedacca’s 530 Burns Gallery reopened for the season the man under the hat was none other than on Friday, Oct. 11. Sedacca had just flown Mikhail Baryshnikov … The calendar calls back from Martha’s Vineyard two hours before … BT is collecting events for the 2013-2014 to join daughter Montana Taplinger for the Black Tie social calendar — if we don’t know opening. Lauren Walsh was seen modeling about it, we can’t cover it! Email the following some of Sedacca’s jewelry … Quick exit … information to stephanie@yourobserver.com: After enjoying the Rocío Molina performance name of your event; group hosting; group at RIAF, one spectator noticed a man making benefiting; time, date and place; ticket price; a quick escape out the fire exit, which then chairperson; contact name; phone number set off the alarm. The spectator then noticed and email; website and event description.

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ocal designer Camilyn Leavitt hosted her first runway collection at New Orleans Fashion Week Sept. 28 through Oct. 5. Leavitt, who launched her first collection in 2012, named Camilyn Beth, featured 23 looks during the show. This is the third collection for the designer, who specializes in dresses.

The setting for Leavitt’s show was a raw abandoned building in downtown New Orleans. The rooftop of the creole-style building was a perfect match for debuting Leavitt’s chic line of dresses, and music by Passion Pit, Robyn and MIA really pulled the downtown fashion week feel together.

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as they arrived and took their seats. The 23 looks were modeled by 12 models, one of whom was Leavitt’s sister, Ashten Weniger.

“It was so important for me to have my sister model the first and last look,” says Leavitt. “She shared my excitement as participating in fashion week together has been our dream.”

Among the attendees at the show was Hattie of Hattie Sparks Boutique — the first boutique to carry Leavitt’s line.

“The entire experience leading up was so much hard work and focus, it almost felt impossible,” says  Leavitt’s Leavitt. “But in the end with the sister, model help of my seamstresses, my Ashley Weniger, husband, family and friends, it models the first was absolutely worth it.” look of the show.

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Above, left: Models line up for the finale at Leavitt’s SS14 fashion show in New Orleans. Above, right: Ashten Weniger, Sarah Tucker, Camilyn Leavitt, Heather Davis and Shannon Kirsten at the fashion show in New Orleans. Leavitt’s friends and family are a huge part of her business, happiness and design inspiration, so it’s no surprise that they are were there with her at that pivotal moment in her career.

Coming out at the end of my runway show and seeing my best friends and family beaming with excitement and seeing the same tears of happiness that I had in my eyes was absolutely priceless. I know they share the same excitement of dreams coming to life, and I share the same excitement every time I see them make big career moves and see them reach their goals.

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