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Planning a beach day this time of year can be tricky. Summer storms and algae blooms come and go. So before packing the cooler, check a website that has all the details for you. Mote’s Beach Conditions Reporting System offers daily updates on crowds, beach amenities, surf conditions, currents, drift algae, water temperatures and the presence of respiratory irritations. Data can be accessed online at VisitBeaches.org/map or through a phone application. More than 50 beaches between Folly Beach, South Carolina and Islamorada in the Florida Keys are monitored, however, most of the reports are coming from beaches on the west coast between Tarpon Springs and Marco

Back to sea with you Waves had seen better days. In May, the green sea turtle was found tangled in fishing line near the Seafood Shack Marina in Cortez and was rescued for treatment at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital.But on Tuesday, Waves headed back to the sea. Three months ago, Waves was found missing its left rear flipper and couldn’t move its front flipper on the left side, either. The fishing wire had cut its mouth and further examination found a fishing lure in the turtle’s digestive tract. After regaining use of its flipper, passing the hook and undergoing surgery to remove tumors, Waves was released from Lido Beach.

Longboat Key’s weekly newspaper since 1978 LONGBOAT Aug.LONGBOATtracksTurtle21-27 2022 2021 Nests 1 1 False crawls 0 0 Totals since April 24 2022 2021 Nests 1,300 1,032 False crawls 1,521 1,440 Source: Mote MarineLesleyLaboratoryDwywer Lesley Dwyer More evidence of love on the boardwalk at City Island, Stop 11 on the watershed audio tour. Voters go their own way Sarasota residents favor bloc of School Board candidates who ultimately lost. PAGE 3A A+E City Island walk guides you Audio tour is part of a statewide trail network. PAGE 6A PAGEdressPlayingup.11A Lesley Dwyer Dedrea Greer enjoys weaving in her Whitney Beach condominium. Former alpaca farmer still finds serenity while weaving. PAGE 1B Sweet stop. PAGE 10A

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League’s certification adds expertise to Town Commissioners’ resumes Elected officials with a limited background in local government can earn certificates for continuing their education.

File photos Commissioner Penny Gold, who was elected in 2021, will join the program.

“If they want to go beyond and add some other components, they can take additional classes or attend other things,” Harmer said. “It rec ognizes a broader effort to be as knowledgeable as possible when they are serving the community.”

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Point accumulation is tracked by league staff through event registra tions through the membership data base.Points are accumulated from August through July in line with the annualCommissionersconference. will be able to track their progress of certification through quarterly reports sent out by the organization.

“It recognizes a broader effort to be as knowledgeable as possible when they are serving the community.”

“This is a great way for them to be able to show what they have learned and the efforts they put in,” Miller said. “We got a great response from (the announcement), and we already have a ton of people signed up for it.”

Key Commissioner Penny Gold is among those plan ning to take part in a new Florida League of Cities certification pro gram that provides opportunities for elected officials to become more familiar with state and federal issues that might affect local government, trends and best practices.

FLC Associate Director of Com munication James Miller said the league is made up of 411 cities in Florida and provides them with advocacy tools and training pro grams designed for municipal offi cials.“Someone who is newly elected and may not have a background or experience in local government, which is typically not one of the requirements, has this opportunity to go through some formal education and learn more about the role,” Town Manager Tom Harmer said. “I think it is really Harmerhelpful.”expects a few commis sioners will sign up for the program, but it is unlikely all of them will par ticipate.Goldalready has signed up for the program.“Ithought it was a good way, an incentive to keep me up to date on state and federal laws and regula tions and things that are going on in local government administration,” said Gold, who was elected to the commission in 2021 after serving on the town’s Planning and Zoning Board.Theprogram, which she signed up for at the annual conference, is likely to increase her participation in class es and events that she might not have attended otherwise, she said. “I think it will be a good incentive for me and other commissioners as well,” she said. Levels of certification include bronze, silver and gold. Each requires a certain number of points to be accrued to obtain the certificate. To achieve the bronze certificate of merit, commissioners must earn 10 points through continuing edu cation classes. Silver certificates of leadership require 20 points; gold certificates of excellence require 30 points.Alist of events and training pro grams for each certificate are pro vided and point values vary. The courses are voluntary, and participants can choose their own paths toward certification levels. The program costs the town noth ing.“We thought this was the best way to go ahead and promote their success and the stuff that they had learned over the past year,” Miller said.Officials who have completed the Institute for Elected Municipal Offi cials and who earn their gold certifi cate only need to accrue 15 points in subsequent years to retain their gold certification.Forexample, the institute levels one and two and the annual con ference are all worth 10 points. FLC webinars are worth one point for each completed and legislative conference participation earns six points.Officials who attend webinars vir tually also are eligible for the same number of points earned through in-person attendance.

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Joseph DeVirgilio Jr. 25.85% 33.53% (454)

Southern Seat 2 CANDIDATE OVERALL LONGBOAT Gregory Carter 51.85% 59.55% (786) Joseph Chirillo 48.15% 40.45% (534)

Jason Bearden 61.54% 51.66% (202) Carol Whitmore 25.33% 36.32% (142)

OPPOSING VIEWS President of the Longboat Key Democratic Club Ed Sabol said he was not surprised by Key residents’ selections as most of the individuals he spoke with were pleased with the way the school board was being run in the past while being governed by mostly Democratic-leaning mem bers.“It’s not shocking to me because most people I speak with feel that the Sarasota County school system is doing a very good job, and it has a very good reputation,” he said. The club endorsed Kurnov, Single ton and Cietek in the race as state ments emailed to Sabol, who decided which candidates to endorse, aligned most closely with the views of club members.However, Sabol believes the view points of the liberal candidates in the nonpartisan race aligned with what residents viewed as important to them and the students of the county.

SCHOOL BOARD: DISTRICT 1 CANDIDATE OVERALL LONGBOAT Bridget Ziegler 56.34% 49.77% (879)

Bridgette Fiorucci 39.82% 21.20% (287)

Hagen Brody 34.24% 41.20% (281)

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SCHOOL BOARD: DISTRICT 4 CANDIDATE OVERALL LONGBOAT Lauren Kurnov 47.16% 57.94% (1,007) Robyn Marinelli 52.84% 42.06% (731)

Brad Baker 57.48% 56.3% (744)

Patricia Maraia 54.43% 44.17% (591)

In contentious Sarasota School Board race, town leaned toward opponents of all three countywide winners.

COUNTY COMMISSION District 2 CANDIDATERepublican OVERALL LONGBOAT

Lourdes Ramirez 42.23% 31.22% (222) Mark Smith 57.77% 68.78% (489)

Jim Meister 42.52% 43.7% (583)

Richard Rehmeyer 29.23% 31% (195)

Thomas Dart 34.33% 45.27% (613)

Andre Hoefer 8.6% 7.1% (45)

SURPRISING RESULTS Unlike the Democratic club, conser vative residents of the Key said they were shocked by the revelation that residents opted to vote in favor of left-leaning candidates as opposed to the candidates who won the over allFormerrace.

At an April meeting of the Republican Club of Longboat Key, school board member Bridget Ziegler, center, was joined by candidates Robyn Marinelli and Timothy Enos.

File photos Former Town Commissioner Lynn Larson was surprised by how Longboat residents voted for school board candidates.

HOW LONGBOAT VOTED (SARASOTA)

COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 2 REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE OVERALL LONGBOAT

HOW LONGBOAT VOTED (MANATEE)

Northern Seat 1 CANDIDATE OVERALL LONGBOAT

Victor Rohe 34.44% 12.9% (81)

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LAUREN TRONSTAD STAFF WRITER Longboat Key’s Saraso ta County voters leaned against the winning grain in a nonpartisan School Board of Sarasota County election this past week in three races that drew broad attention in a heated politicalConservativeclimate.residents of the Key said they were surprised by results that differed from the overall popular vote. Longboat Key Democratic Club representatives were not shocked by thePartydata.ties quickly emerged in the school board race that focused on issues as state mandates, parental access to curriculum, requirements on how educators teach civics and history and more. County voters re-elected Bridget Ziegler into the District 1 seat. Robyn Marinelli was voted into the District 4 seat, and Timothy Enos was select ed for the District 5 seat. However, Longboat residents voted in favor of each winning can didate’s opponent. Countywide, the losing trio carried about a third of Sarasota’s 99 voting precincts. Just over 50% of Longboat voters preferred Dawnyelle Singleton in the seat over Ziegler. Singleton received 887 votes over Ziegler’s 879 in the closest island vote. About 58% of voters cast their bal lot for Lauren Kurnov instead of win ner Marinelli. Kurnov received 1,007 votes over 731 cast for Marinelli. About 45% of voters were in favor of Enos. The majority voted for Nora Cietek. Enos received 772 votes, whereas Cietek received 953. “The community has spoken and it is crystal clear: They are demand ing a reset of the school board, and that’s exactly what they are going to get,” Ziegler wrote in a statement. “Taxpayers will be appreciated. Par ents will be respected and involved. Teachers will be respected and sup ported. Kids will be protected and served. And our school district will get the focus back to our mission: educating our children.” Ziegler, Marinelli and Enos were guests of the Republican Club of Longboat Key in April, an event at which Manatee County Commis sion candidate Jason Bearden also appeared.Bearden pulled off an upset, defeating Carol Whitmore for her seat. In that race, north-end resi dents of Longboat Key supported the U.S. Marine Corps veteran over the incumbent, but with a smaller mar gin that the countywide vote. In his new Congressional district that no longer includes the Sarasota County portion of Longboat, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) defeated Sarasota businessman Martin Hyde in Manatee County voting by more than 4-1, a ratio nearly matched among Longboat Key’s Manatee CountyDemocratsresidents.on Longboat Key favored Sarasota City Commission er Hagen Brody in a County Com mission primary over winner Fredd Atkins.Town Commissioner BJ Bishop said that while she was expecting different results in the school board race, she was not entirely shocked by the outcome, either. She attributed the outcome to con cern of citizens on the Key regarding teacher retention and support. Bish op cited a number of former educa tors living on the Key who may have identified left-leaning candidates aligning with what they hoped to see in the “Onedistrict.ofthe really good things about Longboat voters is they are well educated,” she said. “They are usually pretty prepared when they go to the polls.” In Longboat Key’s Sarasota Coun ty voting precinct, 1,848 of 4,686 registered voters cast ballots, a turn out of 39.44% against a countywide turnout figure of 36.76%. In Mana tee County’s Longboat Key voting precinct, 538 of 2,255 registered vot ers cast ballots, a turnout of 35.7% against a countywide overall turnout of Residents31.28%. of Longboat Key are typically retired with only about 75 students on the island attending Manatee County or Sarasota County schools.

Commissioner Lynn Lar son, who serves on the island’s Mir acle on the Key group — a gathering of Republicans and Democrats — was surprised by Longboat voting out comes as individuals she had spoken with prior to the election were hop ing for change on the board. “I think there needed to be change and the way some of the parents were being silenced when they showed up at meetings,” she said. “... Even if you don’t agree with people, they have the right to speak.”

Northern Seat 2 CANDIDATE OVERALL LONGBOAT Nick Altier 27.7% 49% (309)

It is likely that those who voted for the winning candidates have students in the school system and a desire to see change in the board and district, he said. “I think the other candidates were really putting forward that they wanted major changes,” he said.

HOSPITAL BOARD SEATS Central Seat 2 CANDIDATE OVERALL LONGBOAT

Carol Ann Felts 13.13% 12% (160)

District 2 CANDIDATEDemocratic OVERALL LONGBOAT Fredd Atkins 35.30% 31.96% (218)

U.S. CONGRESS, DISTRICT 16 CANDIDATE OVERALL LONGBOAT

Mike Cosentino 30.47% 26.83% (158)

Martin Hyde 14% 13.6% (210)

Dawnyelle Singleton 43.66% 50.23% (887)

“I think there needed to be change and the way some of the parents were being silenced when they showed up at meetings.” — Lynn Larson

Vern Buchanan 86% 86.4% (1,330)

Larson is under the impression that if less negative campaigning was done by a third party group, Long boat voters may have been more inclined to vote for conservative candidates.BothLarson and Sabol were in agreement that the contentious nature of the school board election led to the end result of who Long boat residents selected to represent the interests of county residents. In the majority of races in Sarasota County, Longboat Key residents cast their vote for another individual other than who ultimately won the popular vote. In Manatee County, the same dif ference did not exist. The individu als who won the popular vote was the same as the individuals the majority of residents on the Key selected. Not all of the election results are final. Some individuals will reappear on the Nov. 8 ballot.

SCHOOL BOARD: DISTRICT 5 CANDIDATE OVERALL LONGBOAT Nora Cietek 47.26% 55.25% (953) Timothy Enos 52.74% 44.75% (772)

Southern Seat 1 CANDIDATE OVERALL LONGBOAT Darryl Henry 45.57% 55.83% (747)

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LAVILLA MEXICAN RESTAURANT LaVilla Mexican restaurant is the first Mexican restaurant on the Key. Located at 5610 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 5, it features authentic regional Mexican cuisine. All dining seating is “Everyoneindoors.hasbeen pretty excit ed,” owner Estella Villegas said of the resident reaction to the new restau rant. “I have had people calling me to tell me they want us to open already.” She predicts their smothered bur ritos will be among their most popu lar menu items due to their creamy jalapeño sauce. “It really is so delicious,” she said. Menu items are prepared fresh and the location rarely uses anything canned or processed, Villegas said. The family owned business has another location in Valrico that has been open for about eight years. Vil legas said it is likely that that loca tion will close after the restaurant on the Keys gets up and running.

LaVilla Mexican Restaurant will open Saturday. Both restaurants tout the use of fresh ingredients prepared in-house.

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LAUREN TRONSTAD STAFF WRITER Two restaurants have popped up on Longboat Key in recent months. Hugo II, which is located in Cedars East Tennis Court, has been open since April.

HUGO II Hugo II is a new European restaurant on the Key, which opened April 8 in the clubhouse at Cedars East Tennis Court; 645 Cedars Court. Menu offerings, which change every 10 days, include a mixture of American and European favorites for lunch and dinner and breakfast on Sundays, owner Denisa Guttman said.Guttman runs the restaurant with the help of her mother and father Kika and Thilo Pietsch. The trio maintain a focus on the family like atmosphere of the restaurant. “The people feel very welcomed and very warm because here we are like a family,” Guttman said. “We have always been very family ori ented.”After a break in September, Gutt man said they plan to operate noon to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays. The restaurant is closed Monday and Tuesday.Allofthe food is locally sourced and made fresh on site by Guttman’s mother. Fine wines, spirits and sig nature cocktails also are available. Restaurant staff encourage a drink from the Tiki bar overlooking the junior Olympic-sized pool of the resort before dinner. Hugo II’s most popular dishes include schnitzel, soups and burg ers, Guttman said.

Hugo II has been serving guests since April. LaVilla Mexican Restaurant will opened its doors Saturday.

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Leonard pressed Burns on the commission’s urging for an earlierthan-usual lighting date while Burns pushed back that a number of factors outside the organization’s control could interfere with that timeline. Chief among them is the delivery date of the new tree, which com missioners approved to replace the 20-year-old artificial tree that had fallen into such disrepair that it was no longer viable. In prior years, Burns told the board, the lighting occurred on the first Friday in December. “The tree goes up typically the third week of November. It’s a matter of the company being able to install it early,” Burns said. “Once the tree is installed, the tree lighting event is what I am working on now because it is a permitted event and there are permit ordinances in the area, so there’s a little more to it.” In addition to the city, permit ting must be secured from the Flor ida Department of Transportation because the event requires some interference with traffic on a statemaintained road. Additionally, there are other events scheduled in the center of the circle on weekends in November that pose logistical chal lenges.“Let’s be very clear here,” Leon ard said. “The commission was very clear that they want to see that tree lit in November, before the Thanks giving weekend. … We want that tree up earlier than later. We want to market that tree earlier than later. It’s a lot of money. It’s going to get a lot of great public input, and why not use that to our city’s advantage?” A exact date, Burns insisted, can not yet be set. “There are more factors to it than just lighting the tree. It’s not just simply cut-and-dried. It’s some thing that we’re working on,” Burns said. “I have to first get approval of the city to then submit my right-ofway permit from the city to the state, and then work with them. It’s more than just saying, ‘Tomorrow we’re going to do this.’” The BID board suggested Burns survey the shopping district’s mer chants to ask when they would like the tree to be lighted. She responded that she will do so, but not until she knows when the tree will be deliv ered by the vendor. Leonard said he is pushing for that to happen by early November, but no date has been promised.Burnssaid she’s not saying no to lighting the new tree earlier than in years past — only that at this time, she can’t say yes, either. The grant agreement was working its way through the city’s legal department last week, and Business District Manager Julie Ryan said she expects that to be complete soon. “Just to be clear,” said Ryan, “the grant is contingent upon everything that the commission had stated.” What the commission did not state in its motion, however, was that the tree must be installed and lit before Thanksgiving, but as a city tree — not only a St. Armands tree — it sure would be nice. No scheduling progress can be made until the grant agreement is executed and the tree’s delivery date known. Then, Burns said, she can begin seeking permits, which are date specific, from the city and state. “I’m not telling you no,” she said. “I’m just saying let me get through steps A, B and C first.”

Andrew Warfield Because the holiday tree lighting at St. Armands Circle impacts traffic on State Road 789, event organizers must seek a permit from the Florida Department of Transportation.

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Winding through the mangroves on City Island is a hidden gem of a trail. Not only is the walk beautiful, it comes with narration. Go to the end of Ken Thompson Parkway; the entrance is next to the playground. It’s marked with a few signs and one tall pole, which provides a phone number for the Science and Environmental Council’s watershed audio tour. Started in 2009 with 15 stops, Stop 11 on Ken Thompson Parkway is now one of 40 stops that run from Lemon Bay in Venice up to Emerson Point Preserve in Palmetto. There are two other stops on City Island and one on Longboat Key. Stop 11 focuses on the preservation of estuaries, which act as nurseries for young animals. Healthy seagrass meadows and mangrove roots provide places for them to hide from predators. Watersheds affect water quality. A watershed is the area of land where storm water runs off into the surrounding bodies of water. The Sarasota Bay watershed is 161.4 square miles of urbanized land, making pollution a major concern. “Storm water runoff from our yards, neighborhoods and businesses is the largest source of pollution to Sarasota Bay,” says Sarasota Bay Estuary Program’s Darcy Young on the recording, “Pollution degrades the habitats that bay wildlife depend on.”

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What will they produce: n A regulatory environment that will bring a greater supply of housing for the working class? n A funding strategy for future road infrastructure without raising taxes? n Lower property tax rates and smaller county government? And can they do all that in the face of a growing population and outspoken residents who don’t wantOnegrowth?clearmessage that came through in the primary: Republican voters want less government spending.ForManatee’s school board, voters simply replaced the veteran Democrat politician James Golden with a conservative retired Air Force colonel, Richard Tatem — tried and true, old ideas versus new ideas. The Manatee school board could use the new energy — as long as it used to improve the schools, not for political causes.

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SARASOTA COUNTY Post-election attention has focused primarily on the sweep of the three Gov. DeSantis-supported school board candidates. It was a longsought victory for conservative Republicans. They at last ended 14 years of an increasingly leftleaning majority, culminating with its embrace of mask requirements in spite of strong opposition from parents and Florida’s governor. The voters’ message was clear: Sarasota County Republicans and independent voters rejected, in particular, the way the board majority treated parents during and after the pandemic. The majority ruled as if it was in charge and parents were theTheservants.newboard members campaigned on flipping the dynamics — putting parents and taxpayers back in charge, with board members where they should be — public servants.Thenew board members’ first order of business will be reverting the board’s public comment policy. From there, voters can expect the whole tenor of the board to change from one of constant strife and obvious disdain toward each other to constructive consensus. Every board member — new and old — knows maintaining the district’s A-rating is a priority, as well as assuring parents the district is indeed free of divisive CRT and LGBTQ-gender influences. Meantime, while the school board’s new conservative majority captured most of the media attention, the most surprising and stunning results occurred in the races for the Sarasota County Hospital Board. Unheard of in hospital board history, four of five incumbent board members lost. Three of the victorious candidates were part of the four-candidate slate that campaigned on their objections to the way Sarasota Memorial Hospital treated patients and families during the pandemic. Apparently, that resonated. You can also conclude voters were dissatisfied with the incumbent board members’ awarding a 10-year employment contract to SMH’s CEO David Verinder — also unheard of in the hospital system’s history and the industry at large. To make the hospital board election results even more startling is that three of the four new board members — Bridgette Fiorucci, Patricia Maraia and Victor Rohe — were all first-time candidates for public office and essentially unknowns to most Sarasota County residents. The fourth, Brad Baker, has been a well-known and successful entrepreneur in Sarasota for the past 30 years, including extensive experience serving on corporateFiorucciboards.and Maraia have been registered nurses for 30 years and regard themselves as patient advocates. Rohe is a former New York City police lieutenant and Realtor. Their commonality is their dissatisfaction with SMH during the pandemic.Forthehospital system’s sake and the sake of Sarasota County taxpayers, surely these three recognize their responsibilities will be much greater and broader than advocating for changes in patient care. Sarasota Memorial Healthcare is a complex $1 billion enterprise. It also is a top-flight healthcare system — financially and in the services it provides. During the tenure of CEO David Verinder, the hospital system has doubled its annual revenues; built the Jellison Cancer Center and a Venice hospital; become a graduate teaching hospital; is a short time away from breaking ground on a North Port hospital; and is recognized as a top hospital nationally in a multitude of rankings. Serving on its elected board will require new members to take a year-long crash course in all the hospital system does and the issues management constantly confronts. While they may have a high interest in what motivated them to run for their seats, their job is not to create chaos and disruption to achieve a narrow agenda. It is to help and challenge management to do what it has been doing — striving to deliver the best healthcare possible for the citizens and taxpayers of Sarasota County.

MANATEE COUNTY Manatee Republicans continued the sweeping out of the County Commission that voters decisively began in 2020. They routed, trounced and gave a resounding boot to moderate Republican incumbent Misty Servia and liberal Republican and longtime Commissioner Carol Whitmore. First-time candidate Michael Rahn, a longtime leader in the region’s real estate industry, won 62% of the vote to Servia’s 37%. For Whitmore, it was worse. First-time candidate Jason Bearden won 61% of the vote to Whitmore’s 25%. Carol Ann Felts won the other 13%. Rahn and Bearden will join the conservative coalition of Vanessa Baugh, Kevin van Ostenbridge, George Kruse and James Satcher, forming the most fiscally conservative, limited-government, lowtaxes-oriented commission in the 2000s. The only philosophical foil and lone voice to these six commissioners will be Democrat Reggie Bellamy.Nowthat this coalition has such dominance, plus the conservative county administrator, Scott Hopes, voters will be watching closely.

• Democrats typically beat Republicans when it comes to vote by mail and early voting.

OPINION / OUR VIEW Voters spoke: They’re PO’d

DEMOCRATS RALLIED, BUT TO NO AVAIL Registered # Voted % of Party

Sarasota Republicans 24,394 9,683 28,401 Democrats 34,641 3,912 8,865 Other 10,612 1,846 6,179 Manatee Republicans 22,782 4,861 18,997 Democrats 21,073 2,309 6,630 Other 6,906 458 2,410 Totals 69,647 15,441 43,445

The Democratic Party of Sarasota County rallied its voters more so than the Republican Party, generating a 46.7% turnout among Democrats compared to 40.9% for Republicans. They just didn’t have enough voters to overtake the Republicans. Same for Manatee County. The percentage turnout for Republicans and Democrats was almost identical. But it wouldn’t have mattered. As in Sarasota, Republicans far outnumber Democrats in Manatee.

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The simplest assessment of the Aug. 23 primary election results in Sarasota and Manatee counties is Republican voters are ticked off. They don’t want any more of what they have been getting, and they have spoken.

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Two conclusions from the above results:

Primary election turnout typically is about a fourth to a third of general election turnout. So when you examine turnout for Florida’s Aug. 23 primary, statewide turnout was in line with five previous primaries. But there was an aberration: Sarasota County. Sarasota County turnout increased 4.3 percentage points — enough of a jump to conclude voters were charged up more than usual. The voting for Sarasota County School Board illustrates the point: The three seats recorded 122,000 votes each compared to 45,000 to 95,000 votes cast in the Sarasota County Hospital Board races.

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Sarasota 351,137 Republicans 152,721 62,478 40.9% Democrats 101,394 47,418 46.7%% Other 97,022 18,637 19.2% Manatee 277,740 Republicans 122,522 46,640 38.0% Democrats 79,388 30,012 37.8% Other 75,830 9,774 12.8%

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Politicians take note: The results in Sarasota’s school and hospital board elections and Manatee’s commission elections sent a clear message.

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SARASOTA TURNOUT ABOVE NORMAL Florida Sarasota Manatee 2012 21% 16.4% 21.0% 2014 18% 21.3% 20.6% 2016 24% 26.1% 26.8% 2018 27% 31.9% 32.2% 2020 28% 32.3% 28.3% 2022 25.8% 36.7% 31.3%

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The other counties with the highest turnout primarily are in Florida’s panhandle, where population is under 20,000 and residents are loyal voters. Monroe County, of course, is Florida’s southernmost county.

Sarasota County was the most populous county among the counties with the highest voter turnout. Jefferson County, which is just east of Tallahassee, has about 15,000 population.SumterCounty is home to the Villages, the popular senior-citizen development. Its turnout is always high. Sumter’s population is about 130,000. Sarasota County’s population is estimated at 440,000, according to the Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

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MONDAY, AUG. 22 MAYBE XL NEXT TIME? 5:44 p.m., 500 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Citizen assist: A driver for a longerandofficerbeproblembetterhopedpeople.seatsintoattemptingtoserviceride-sharingalertedpoliceafamilyofseventosqueezeavehiclewithoutforthatmanyThecalleranofficercouldexplainthetothewould-riders,butwhenanarrived,thecarthepeoplewerenothere.

BOOM TIMES 5:30 p.m., 500 block of Bay Isles Road Alarm: Officers responded to an intruder alarm but surmised it might have been triggered by the effects of a passing thunderstorm. Nothing appeared out of the ordinary.

DAY AT THE BEACH 8 p.m., 2600 block of Harbourside Drive Boating call: Police notified the owner of a cabin cruiser that either dragged its anchor or broke free from its mooring and beached itself near the Longboat Key Moorings. The owner said he would have the vessel removed in a day or two.

THURSDAY, AUG. 18 IT CAME FROM THE SKY 10:30 a.m., 6800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Found property: A caller who originally reported finding a drone on the beach subsequently alerted police that she no longer wanted to meet with an officer and would keep the drone until someone reported it missing. A day later, someone did just that. Once police reconnected with the original caller, a Bradenton woman, officers learned the found property was now at a relative’s home several states away. After some back and forth trying to connect with Longboat police, the relative asked for a make, model and serial number of the found article to compare with the property in her possession. Once convinced all the information matched, the original caller’s out-of-state relative four days later agreed to send the flying machine back to its rightful owner on Longboat Key. By mail.

FRIDAY, AUG. 19 THIS LETTER IS TO INFORM . . . 8 a.m., 500 block of General Harris Street Found property: A resident informed police she had found a wallet with cash, credit cards and more in the middle of the street, not far from a town office. An officer took possession of it, and a police department employee mailed a notification letter explaining the wallet’s whereabouts to an address connected to the possessions. Additionally, police repackaged the wallet in a bag to ward off effects of condensation.

SATURDAY, AUG. 20 WATER? PLENTY. 9:55 a.m., 4000 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Citizen assist: Police called the town’s Public Works Department for help in shutting off water spraying from a broken hose valve on the side of the restrooms at a town-operated dog park. An on-call staffer from Public Works came to shut off the water.

MIGHT AS WELL JUMP 3:30 p.m., Longboat Pass Bridge Citizen assist: Only juveniles walking on the bridge were seen in the area following a caller report of youth jumping from the span into Longboat Pass below. No violations were noted.

TUESDAY, AUG. 23 TAKING A BREAK Noon, 3200 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Citizen assist: The driver of a car police found pulled off the road with emergency flashers activated told the inquiring officer he had stopped because a relative in the car with him was experiencing a dizzy spell. The passenger was asked if she wanted an ambulance to respond, but she said she was OK and refused medical treatment.

SO LONG, BUDDY 8:13 p.m., 2800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Animal complaint: Following up on a call about a dog on the beach, an officer learned the dog had cancer and his owner brought him to see the water for the last time. The owner and dog left the beach in accordance with town regulations banning such canine visits to the shore.

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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24 OLD, BUT NOT MOBILE 9:20 p.m., 1200 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Abandoned vehicle: An officer stopped to investigate why a 25-year-old vehicle was parked in a turn lane with no one around. Using the vehicle’s license plate number, the officer reached the owner who said he parked it there, with its keys inside, then contacted a roadsideauto service provider to pick it up and take it to a Sarasota-area GM dealership.

THURSDAY, AUG. 25 LIGHTING THE WAY 9:43 p.m., 3100 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Suspicious person: Police attracted the attention of a group of people they saw walking on the beach after dark with flashlights. Though there was a language barrier with some of the people, one man was able to communicate with an officer, who explained the town’s turtle-nesting regulations as they pertained to flashlights. The Bradenton man said he was unfamiliar with the regulations, gathered his family and left the beach.

FRIDAY, AUG. 26 BRANCHING OUT 12:39 a.m., 6600 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Traffic hazard: Following a round of storms, a police officer on patrol removed a large tree branch blocking southbound lanes.

SUNDAY, AUG. 21 LOST HIGHWAY 2:09 a.m., 6100 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Suspicious vehicle: An out-of-town man who had stopped his vehicle in the bike lane told an inquiring officer he was lost and was working out the best path to Tampa. With his course plotted, the man pulled away with no violations noted.

NO PROBLEM 11:19 p.m., 4800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Alarm: Police responded to a home on the basis of a panic-alarm alert. When they arrived, they learned the man had been changing a battery in the alarm button device and accidentally pressed the button. The man went on to say there was no emergency and that the police were not required. Officers reported the man did not appear to be in distress, confirming the false alarm.

ERRATIC? WHO SAYS? 4:28 p.m., Pine Street Suspicious vehicle: Police arrived in a neighborhood on the lookout for a golf cart a caller said was being operated erratically. An officer spotted a golf cart in the same color as described in the call with one main difference . . . it was not operating erratically. The officer pulled alongside the cart and relayed the gist of the complaint to the driver. No other action was required.

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An Ecumenical Church that Welcomes all People Founded in 1956 directory Savannah pralines have taken over the country and now St. Armands Circle. Stephanie Streeter’s eyes closed in response to biting into one. She murmured through a full mouth, “creamy, buttery and sweet.” River Street Sweets Savannah’s Candy Kitchen opened its 24th store in the Circle on Thursday, Aug. 25. Owner Tim Strickland and his staff celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, while shoppers celebrated with free samples. “We’re known for our pralines. We’re the largest praline manufacturer in the country,” said Strickland. “We’re from the New Orleans/Baton Rouge area, so that’s why we have that kindred spirit with the Beyondpraline.”thepralines, which are made fresh daily, the store offers fresh-churned ice cream and candy — barrels full of candy. From basic jelly beans to gummies that look like tacos, the candy shop is a mecca fit for Willy Wonka.

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The candy shop chain sprawls the east coast from Asbury Park, New Jersey, to Key West and heads as far west as San Antonio, Texas. For right now, the focus is on Florida. “It’s in our backyard,” Strickland said. “I would like to go 25 to 35 stores in Florida in the next five years.”Theshop on St. Armands Circle opens daily at 11 a.m. Closing hours vary between 9-10 p.m. For information, visit RiverStreetSweets.com.

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Strickland wanted to open on St. Armands five years ago, but without a lot of vacancies to choose from, he waited it out. Before deciding on the location at 318 John Ringling Blvd., he researched his neighbors: Wyland Galleries, Kilwins and Tommy Bahama. “Those are all the top one or two or three within their chains, so I knew if they were doing that well that we would do really well too,” Strickland said. “That’s the reason why we picked this area.”

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— David Covach Costume shop manager David Covach is presiding over the Asolo Repertory Theatre’s attempt to inventory all of its wardrobe items.

“I can tell you that every single costumer that I’ve ever met has that mentality. They will save three beads in a Ziploc bag.” Covach says he expects the inventory process to take a number of years, and he’s not going to inventory every single sock and shoe.Year by year, though, he wants to get a bet ter picture of everything he has on record, not just in his mind. “My job before the internet was 10 times worse,” he says. “Or 10 easier because you just went to Jo-Ann’s and got it. If it wasn’t at Jo-Ann’s, the show didn’t have it.”

The Asolo Repertory Theatre spent this summer in the early stages of an inventory process that could take years.

SPENCER FORDIN A+E EDITOR The curtain is down and the seats are empty. But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing going on at the Asolo Reper tory Theatre. The summer has been a busy time of prep aration for upcoming shows, and it’s also provided a chance for the Asolo Rep to come to grips with its overflowing supply of props andDavidcostumes.Covach, the Asolo’s costume shop manager, has been presiding over a digiti zation of the company’s wardrobe holdings so they’ll have a permanent record of what exists in their closets. It’s like your own personal spring cleaning, but only if you had more than 70,000 items of Theclothing.Asolo’s warehouse-like Koski Pro duction Center — which was originally a Wilson Sporting Goods distribution center — houses decades’ worth of clothing worn in various productions, and Covach has to keep mental inventory of items he hasn’t used for decades.“We’ve got every single corner legally that the fire marshal will allow me to cram with something,” says Covach. “There are some costumes in our stock made by artists 60 years ago that are still hanging there and haven’t been used for 60 years.” Think about it.

The Asolo Repertory Theatre has put on countless shows over the decades. And if there’s a potential use for a costume down the road, it hasn’t thrown it out. Covach and his assistant have had the hard job of keeping all of that in their mind. That means vintage suits and dresses and denim distressed in every form and fashion. Do we have a pink frock from the 1940s? Yes, Covach might say, but then he’d have to go and find it. So this summer, he assembled a four-per son team to begin digitizing their inventory. One person would bar code the item, and another would write down a description. A third person would photograph the item, and then a fourth would do the data entry. If the clothing were related, they’d be entered in together. “This summer, I had hoped that we would get close to 20,000 items in, being the first year,” said Covach. “We didn’t have quite as much time as I thought we’d have, and we didn’t have quite as many people as I thought. Once we got into the job, it takes much longer to do than I ever thought. We ended up prob ably inputting about 3,000 pieces.” That’s a lot of clothing. But what does it represent in the grand scheme of things? “Oh my god, it’s a drop in the bucket,” says Covach. “That’s like one row in our stock.” The interesting part is that Covach is in the process of creating more costumes. He recently spent $20,000 on fabric for the 2023 production of Three Musketeers, which hasn’t been performed by the Asolo Rep since 1995. Covach’s team will make dozens of costumes for the venerable classic, even though they still have stuff lying around from the last time they performed it. Is there irony there? Not really, says Covach. Even if it’s the same show, a direc tor may want to see a completely different aesthetic.Costumes are sized precisely for the actor that wears them, so they may not have util ity to ever be used again for the next cast. If that’s the case, then why are they hanging onto 60 years worth of clothing? “It may not be relevant,” Covach says. “But if we can make it look different or add a dif ferent feather, it’s gonna save us $150 here or there. We have all of the raw materials. And that’s usually the reason for me saving something if it has the potential. But that’s, of course, what every single hoarder says. ‘I’ll do something with it some day.’

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The Asolo Repertory has accumulated more props and costumes than it knows what to do with over the last half-century, and now it’s trying to inventory them all. “We have all of the raw materials. And that’s usually the reason for me hoarderButifsomethingsavingithasthepotential.that’s,ofcourse,whateverysinglesays.”

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The Koski Production Center includes tools of many varieties, and it’s basically a shop class on steroids. The Asolo doesn’t just create sets for its own productions; it also contracts to make sets for other companies.

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PROP DEPOT If there’s chaos it’s bit wild manager Mike Rodgers recently led the Observer on a tour of the facility, and workers were toiling to create sets for Opera Colorado. One worker sat inside a boat as he built it out, and others were busy reupholstering furniture. It can take a year for a set to go from concept to reality, says Rodgers, and that furniture is frequently cus tom-made for a particular produc tion. But still, the Asolo Rep keeps rows and rows of couches, chairs and other furniture items. “My boss likes to say that it’s organized like Walmart; there’s a chair aisle, a couch aisle, a toaster aisle,” says Rodgers. “It would take probably years to get it all digitized and catalogued. And tracking it would still be a nightmare.” For now, the staffers are on the honor system, he says. Put every thing back where you found it.

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Photos by Spencer Fordin Bill Atkins is hard at work constructing a boat for a future production.

Frank Paul, the Asolo’s senior property master, spent the time dur ing the COVID-19 shutdown trying to familiarize himself with every thing in the inventory, and he esti mates it will be a six- or eight-year project to make a detailed list. “You can’t put a barcode on a fork,” he says. “We have vases and forks and cutlery and dishes for days. I mean, there are just so many things that are parts of so many things. We have lamp parts, I can’t put a bar code on a lamp part. When I started with Sweeney Todd, I took two coffee cans and two gooseneck lamps, and I made train lanterns out of them. “Now, I don’t have two gooseneck lamps or two coffee cans; I have two train lanterns I may never use again.” Paul says he’ll never know every thing that’s in the inventory, but he wants to make sure that if he lets another organization borrow some thing that he has a perfect record of what’s gone out the door. So they take pictures and they make a list, and then they make a packet both for themselves and for the organization borrowing the items. Part of his job, says Rodgers, is taking the set and making it exactly like the director wants it. That could mean taking an old prop and turning it into something new, or it could mean making something smaller or putting wheels on it. That process is never-ending, and it could literally be an ongoing con cern all the way until the opening curtain. That’s why it helps to have a large treasury of things, because you never know what will come in handy next.Down the line, when the next phase of the Koski Center expansion happens, Covach’s clothes will be moved to a different space. Paul is already eyeing those rows and hoping he’ll get to place more props in “Davidthem.was like, ‘What are you gonna do with all that space once all the costumes move out?’” says Paul. “We’re gonna get more stuff. I don’t have to play Jenga down here. I feel like that game Parking Lot where you like take this and move it over here so that you can get the thing behind it, then you have to move that back into that spot so that you can pull it out.”

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IF YOU GO JESSE CLARK: EVERGLOW When: Exhibit runs through Sept. 30; Artist talk at 6 p.m. Sept. 15 Where: Art Center Sarasota, 707 N. Tamiami Trail Tickets: Admission to the gallery is free; registration for the artist talk is $5 Info: ArtSarasota.org.

This is stuff that I would’ve liked to see more of when I was younger. I want to produce that for the next generation as sort of a role model to look up Clark’sto.”oeuvre isn’t just any old point-and-shoot.Hesayshisphotographs always start from an image in his head, and he studiously writes it down when he has an idea he’d like to pursue. Then, from there, he has to figure out how to put his idea into motion. That means thinking not just about the model but about the lighting, the location and the costuming to boot. “With ‘Everglow,’ I had the idea of what I wanted already laid out in my mind,” he says. “If I’m trying to create these nar ratives, I have to find just the right people for these images. The right locations, the costuming, and that kind of curates together in itself.” Clark’s work was first exhibited at Art Center Sarasota in February as part of a show with the Suncoast Black Arts Collaborative entitled “Visions in Black,” and that’s where the seeds of “Everglow” were sown. Kinsey Robb, the executive director of Art Center Sarasota, was taken with his work, and she says that his vision is mature for an artist of his age and experience. “I think what separates a great art ist from lots of other artists is a sense of purpose,” she says. “Consistency, and also being able to kind of strike a chord with the viewer. “To be able to look at his work and see a thesis without it being explained is pretty remarkable. It’s an identity he knows within him self and his artistic practice, which sometimes takes decades to find.” Clark says he’d like to pursue a career as a fine art photographer, and he’s excited about using his skills in some form or fashion after gradua tion. But his message is one that he hopes will resonate. Clark says he’s thankful not just for the chance to show his work but for a chance to interact with the pub lic and tell them about it. He’ll be part of an artist’s talk Sept. 15 at the Art Center, and he hopes to underline some of his themes in per son.“I think I’m excited to be able to have the artist’s talk and give a lit tle more insight and background to those pieces,” he says. “It really creates that dialogue so people that are outside the Black community can have a little more of an understanding of what those themes and symbols are in the work.”

Photo courtesy of Jesse Clark Clark’s “Everglow” compositions burst to life with pastels and floral imagery.

Jesse Clark was distressed by the way media portrays Black subjects. So he created art of his own.

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OUR PICK MEET THE ARTIST: SHIRLEY RUSH DEAN Shirley Rush Dean is Island Gallery West’s Featured Artist for September, and you’ll be able to view her work all month. But if you want the opportunity to meet the artist and ask her questions, you’ll have a great chance to do that on Sept. 7. Dean, a former professor at the University of Maryland, mainly works in acrylics, and she’s a signature member of the Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society.

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Dedrea Greer shows off the layers in one of her woven pieces.

Dedrea Greer helps her granddaughter, Aven O’Shaughnessy, figure out a weaving problem.

Bill died of prostate cancer eight years ago. Having always been a joint venture, the business was too much for Greer alone. She continued living on the farm but sold the alpacas.

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Yarn was at the heart of the original plan: Greer being a weaver and only using alpaca yarn. But in the end, the Greers were running five businesses from breeding to continuing educa tion classes. The couple even invent ed and produced their own loom.

Weaving her life story

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She bought her Whitney Beach condominium four years ago in a similar fashion to how the farm was purchased. Her son, Devon, laughed and called his mom a crazy woman, “Lo and behold, I go back to the UK, and here she’s, you know, bought a placeThehere.”family owned a condominium at Club Longboat so many years ago that according to Greer, Sarasota Bradenton International Airport was tiny back then. “We had to pick up our luggage outside of the building on a conveyor belt under a tin roof,” she said.

Whitney Beach is a far cry from an alpaca farm. Yet, Dedrea Greer, 74, spent 15 years tending to one in Virginia before retiring to Longboat Key. She and her husband, Bill Greer, ran a thriving business breeding alpacas and turning their fleece into yarn. The enterprise was called Rivanna River Alpacas. Greer sheared. She delivered the babies, and she wove. She no longer preps the fleece and dyes her own yarn, but Greer will never give up weaving. Wooden shafts were splayed across the floor of her workroom recently because a larger loom was delivered days ear lier.Her looms and style have evolved over time. Greer’s intricate, multi colored designs accent the walls of her sunny first-floor condominium. “This is a deflected double weave. What’s cool about this, and this is my passion now, is that one side is com pletely different from the other,” she said, pointing to one of her works. “This is my forever weave structure now.”Greer creates her designs using a computer. The actual weaving is the quick and easy part. Designing pat terns and setting up the loom to pro duce them take time and patience. Greer is a member of the Manasota Weavers Guild and holds a master’s degree in weaving from Olds College in Canada.

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The first time Dedrea Greer saw a loom, she said it looked like serenity.

She’s fully retired, with the excep tion of volunteer teaching. Greer taught a beginners weaving class at Adult & Community Enrichment at Suncoast Technical College. She trades lessons for dog walking with her 13-year-old neighbor, Lark Rip py. And her 9-year-old granddaugh ter, Aven O’Shaughnessy, learns a little more about weaving on each visit from London. “I am an educator by my heart,” GreerGreersaid.was born and raised near Chicago. Her affinity for weaving pre-dates the alpaca farm. She was a stay-at-home mom in her late 20s. Her husband ran a business that catered to stranded airline pas sengers. That was when she saw an old barn loom for the first time at a friend’s house. “I had been an art major in school. I’d been knitting since I was 7, and all these things. So I just said, ‘Well, this is it. This is how I’m going to become serene sometime,’” she said. She and Bill always liked the idea of living on a farm. Greer once rode horses competitively and also raised and showed Cavalier King Charles spaniels. After a trip to Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home in Virgin ia, they bought a nearby house with enough land for a farm. Both in their early 50s, the couple went from city slickers to alpaca farmers in three months. There were no animals or a barn yet, but they had a house and a plan. Greer went on to become an alpaca midwife. “I could go in, turn the baby and deliver the baby,” she said. Alpaca babies are called crias and have longer necks and legs than the average four-legged farm animal. She worked closely with her own veterinarian and invited others to speak at seminars on the farm. At its peak, the farm housed 36 alpacas, many of which won awards for the color of their fleece. Breeding also required Greer to get an education in genetics. She learned how to match pairs to improve the herd and, in turn, create high quality finished products.

“I am an educator by my heart.” — Dedrea Greer Dedrea Greer won an award for this needlework piece she created.

Once again, Greer was the proud owner of a new home. Last year, she made the leap to full-time resident and is already the secretary of her condoBeyondassociation.weaving, Greer paints watercolors and does needlework. But she doesn’t sell anything any more. Everything Greer creates now are gifts made with love.

About 40 members and prospective members wanted to play bingo, some more competitively than“Peopleothers.get competitive, man,” Brenner joked. “You give them a contest, and they’re like, ‘Where were you born?’” Unlike traditional bingo, where players sit in one place, this was networking bingo. Players worked the room to find someone who was born in the same state, owns a cat or has blue eyes. One square read, “Has been in the Observer.” Even the door prizes proved this was not your average networking event. Tim Wirt with Frontier donated a giant bottle of tequila. “They don’t make a bigger bottle,” he said. The crowd cheered when Zach Easton from Panhandle Cleaning won. Some business was still required: The chamber ushered in three new ambassadors, Tryla Larson, Brandon Solon and Deanna Mesghali. Peter Birch is a new member and attended with his wife, Kirsten. “I grew up here and dragged her with me coming back,” he said. “I’m trying to start a chiropractic business out on the island.”

Kim Migaiolo and Gabriella Giordano from Fitness Quest have been chamber members for four years, but this is their first time attending an event.

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“We sort of pride ourselves on being a fun place to come and do stuff, thus the bingo,” Executive Director of The Paradise Center Suzy Brenner said. The Longboat Key site hosted this month’s Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce’s after hours event on Aug. 23. What was called Business After Hours has been revamped to Off the Clock. “Business After Hours is a nationwide thing chambers use,” chapter President Gail Loefgren said. “If you’re off the clock, you don’t necessarily want to do business, but you’re off the clock, so you can do whatever you want.”

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The new chiropractic office is located near Christ Church on Gulf of Mexico Drive. A soft opening took place this week. The next chamber event will be sponsored by Hearing Aids of Sarasota and will be held Sept. 15 at the Lazy Lobster. “You need to make your reservation soon because it sells out,” event emcee Andrew Vac said.

Game night Photos by Lesley Dwyer Lahni keeps an eye on the snacks.

Tryla and Earl Larson get to know new members Kirsten and Peter Birch better while playing networking bingo. Gail Loefgren of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce and Suzy Brenner of The Paradise Center host networking bingo. Zach Easton CleaningPanhandlefromwonabottleoftequila.

Nancy Taussig, right, chats with Kim Bouchard of Jack Dean Flooring. Taussig’s business, Hearing Aids of Sarasota, is the scheduled host next month’s chamber event at Lazy Lobster.

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THINKING OUT LOUD: TIMELY TOPICS WITH MIKE KARP From 1-2:30 p.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. Topics will include U.S. and world current affairs, popular culture and topics relevant to seniors. Cost is $10. Walk-ins welcome. Call 383-6493.

MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND LORD’SSATURDAYSWAREHOUSE THRIFT STORE The thrift store will be open 9 a.m. to noon at 6140 GMD. Donations are accepted during business hours. Call 383-4738.

QIFRIDAYSGONGAND MEDITATION From 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road, take qi gong and meditation with Sandi Love. Free for members, $10 for nonmembers. Call 3836493.

TUESDAY AND THURSDAY BREATH BALANCE AND BLISS YOGA From 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Bayfront Park Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Cost is $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers. Call 361-6411 ext. 2212.

TUESDAY AND FRIDAY LONGBOAT LIBRARY The Longboat Library is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays at 555 Bay Isles Road. Call 383-2011 for information.

ST. ARMANDS KEY LUTHERAN CHURCH BRIDGE CLUB Every Thursday beginning at 1 p.m. at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church, 40 N. Adams Drive, join an ACBL-sanctioned game of contract bridge with a certified teacher. There is an $8 suggested donation for each session. Refreshments will be provided. RSVP to 952-9251.

BEGINNERWEDNESDAYSTAICHI From 10-11 a.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. Class is outdoors, weather permitting. Cost is $10. Call 383-6493.

ROTARY CLUB Meets at 5 p.m. on first and third Tuesdays in All Angels Parish Hall, 563 Bay Isles Road. To learn more, call Nancy Rozance at 203-6054066 or email Info@LongboatKeyRotary.org.

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From 10-11 a.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. Qi gong is a mind-body-spirit practice designed to improve mental and physical health. The class will be held outdoors, weather permitting. Cost is $10. Walk-ins welcome. Call 383-6493. MAH JONGG From 1-3 p.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. Fun time for experienced players. To check availability at the tables, email eCenter.org.MaryAnnBrady@TheParadis-

KIWANISTHURSDAYSCLUB OF LONGBOAT KEY At 8:30 a.m. at Lazy Lobster, 5350 Gulf of Mexico Drive. This service organization meets every first and third Thursday of the month for breakfast and a speaker. Breakfast is $10. Email Lynn Larson at lynnlarson@comcast.net to register.

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RECURRING EVENTS STRETCHMONDAYS& STRENGTHEN From 10-11 a.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. Focus is on strength training and flexibility for balance. Suzy Brenner leads the class. Fee is $10. Walk-ins welcome. Call 383-6493.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 BREAKFAST WITH THE SHARKS 8-9:30 a.m. at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway. Enjoy a continental breakfast while learning about sharks. Cost is $36 for member adults and $27 for member children, $40 for nonmember adults and $30 for nonmember children. Call 388-4441 for information. File photo

ZUMBA AND MAT PILATES FOR SENIORS From 10-11 a.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. The class, designed for active seniors, starts with zumba and shifts to all-level mat Pilates at 10:30 a.m. Come for 30 minutes or the full hour. Cost is $10. Walk-ins welcome. Call 383-6493.

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AJC West Coast Florida Director Brian Lipton had a strong message about confronting hate during the organization’s final Lunch and Learn event of the summer on Aug. 16.

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Photos by Harry Sayer Clergy members from a variety of faiths and places of worship attended the AJC event and supported the group’s message.

Donald Serot and Barbara Brizdle took part in the Aug. 16 event.

“If haters come after me because I’m a Jew, they will feel empowered to come after Blacks, Hispanics, gays, Christians, Asians, Muslims. “ Lipton said. “We must come together, and we must stop hate.” It was a statement that drew applause from the crowd. And the support didn’t end there. The event featured clergy members from different faith institutions joining AJC in support. Representatives from Catholic Diocese, the Lutheran Church, the Episcopal Church, the Unity Church of Sarasota and several synagogues attended in a show of solidarity with AJC. The event’s speaker was AJC’s U.S. Director for Combating Antisemitism Holly Huffnagle, who has led AJC’s response to antisemitism in the U.S. since early 2020. After Lipton addressed the crowd, the audience enjoyed lunch before hearing Huffnagle speak on the importance of confronting a rising wave of antisemitism in the U.S.

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Patricia Kirkpatrick Walsh Hunziker died on July 3, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida where she had lived for a number of years. She wasPat92.was born at Fort Sam Houston, in San Antonio, Texas, on June 24, 1930, the first child of Elmer E. Kirkpatrick, Jr. and Edith Louise Koelsch. Her father was an Army engineer and the family moved frequently while she was growing up. By the time she turned ten she had lived in eight states as well as Alberta, Canada andPatPanama.graduated from the University of Maryland in 1953 and went to work in the entertainment industry in New York City and Holly wood. While raising her two children she received a Masters degree in Library Science and began her career as a librarian. She lived in Rye, New York for close to 40 years and worked as a reference librarian at the Rye Free Reading Room. In the summer of 1955, Pat married Edward Walsh, a Brooklyn native who was an Emmy award winning television writer, producer and director. Their union produced two children, Catherine Breslin of Wilton CT and Christopher Walsh of Saratoga Springs, NY. In the spring of 1984, Pat married Fredrick Hunziker, then the Mayor of Rye, NY. She and Fred lived together in Rye and later in Longboat Key, FL for many years before Fred passed away in 2014. They enjoyed taking boat trips on Long Island Sound and traveling. Pat will be lovingly remembered and missed by her brother, Col. William Terry Kirkpatrick of Turnwater, Washington, her two children, her three stepchildren and her eight grandchildren.

Vera H. Freeman 91, of Longboat Key passed peacefully on Aug. 11, 2022. Formerly Vera Alder, she succeeded her husband Lt. Colo nel R. S. (Bud) Freeman. She is survived by two sons, Mark and Michael. A graduate of Sarasota High School 1948, she traveled extensively but Sarasota was always home.Vera in the Armenian language means faith/hope. Vera (Faith) Hope Freeman: Did they name her perfectly, or did she fill the giant shoes she was given? We believe she earned her name by bringing hope to us all. Con text changes over time as words change but we must look back at her origin. Her father’s family, Aldermishian, were Arme nian immigrants fleeing the Turkish Jihad. They escaped genocide with little more than their lives. What they did have was faith in God and hope that life in America would be better. Vera lived her namesake: the H is honor; the O is optimist; the P is pride; the E is excel lence. Vera never brought any shame to the family, that is honor. Vera always saw a bright future, never a nega tive word. Vera was proud to be an American. She loved and protected our country. Vera completed every task withDuringexcellence.herhusband’s military career, Vera and the family were his number two priority. On any given day he would accept any mission no matter how dangerous to protect America. Her husband was able to focus under incredible pressure because he knew Vera had the ability to maintain the family. The family name Freeman was the purpose of life. He knew Vera would prevail if he did not return home. Vera’s mother, Edith Adams, came to America on the RMS Carpathia. Two hours after the Titanic went down, RMS Carpathia arrived on scene and rescued 705 survivors. I am confident that every soul was filled with faith, hope, and a drive for freedom. Later when Vera was born, they named her in the context of theirAfterlives.the military service, Vera’s husband made her and family priority one. Mom used any spare time to serve America. In our grade school she was the school “nurse.” She is buried in that uniform as it exemplifies her dedication. The uniform also bears USAF Senior Aircrew wings she earned supporting the missions. There is also a service pin from the Republic of Vietnam, any wife who watched the evening news while their husbands died on TV knows how this was earned.Wewere blessed with two wonderful Americans who raised us to love God and country. We owe everything to their sacrifices. There are no words to express the depth of our Conservativegratitude.values and prudent living allowed them the reward of a comfortable, and safe home. They were married 72 years, through cold wars, hot wars, political upheaval and the final insults of COVID. Mom passed peacefully at home in our arms and avoided the indignity of the hospitals. Faith, hope and freedom exist in America today courtesy of their selfless sacrifices.Shewas interned at a graveside ceremony attended by her family at Sarasota National Cemetery to rest in peace with her husband. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Air Commando Association that supports orphans of our fallen war fighters, at AirCommando.org DONATIONS: In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Air Commando Association that supports orphans of our fallen war fighters, at AirCommando. org

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These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of August 19-25 in order of dollar amounts. LONGBOAT KEY ADDRESS PERMIT APPLICANT AMOUNT($) 582 Juan Anasco Drive New construction - Markus Waite $950,000 single family 1211 GMD #401 Interior alterations Albert R. Thigpen $220,000 545 Sanctuary Drive Windows and doors Deborah J. Milliken $198,000 #A703 Revocable Trust 1561 GMD Wiring install Unicorp Acquisitions $185,000 II LLC 1571 GMD Wiring install Unicorp Acquisitions $185,000 II LLC 1581 GMD Wiring install Unicorp Acquisitions $185,000 II LLC 1591 GMD Wiring install Unicorp Acquisitions $185,000 II LLC 1601 GMD Wiring install Unicorp Acquisitions $185,000 II LLC 5211 GMD Unit 102 Remodel NORBAN $165,000 455 Longboat Club Master bath Richard Trumpler $139,082 Road #5PH alterations 571 Putter Lane New pool Kristin B. Herendeen $133,545 1561 GMD Fire alarm Unicorp Acquisitions $120,000 II LLC 1571 GMD Fire alarm Unicorp Acquisitions $120,000 II LLC 1581 GMD Fire alarm Unicorp Acquisitions $120,000 II LLC 1591 GMD Fire alarm Unicorp Acquisitions $120,000 II LLC 1601 GMD Fire alarm Unicorp Acquisitions $120,000 II LLC 639 Bayview Drive Construct seawall Phillip Bolles Burke $114,663 5950 GMD Pool Renee D. Dillon $104,350 1109 GMD Pool resurfacing Beachplace Association $103,670 510 Bowsprit Lane Interior alterations Rachel Diane Ghormley $100,000 1065 GMD #505 Windows and doors Tom Wanat TTEE $85,576 501 Harbor Point Road Installing A/C system Glass Family Living Trust $80,000 783 Tarawitt Drive Enclosure & Timothy G. Belew $79,528 alterations 2319 Harbour Oaks Drive Bathroom renovations George Y. Press $70,000 1085 GMD #604 Windows and doors Sam G. Bala $58,779 TOP BUILDING PERMITS Source: Town of Longboat Key Sales galleries open and available for virtual or in-person presentations. Virtual home tours | OnDemand local experts | Interactive site and floorplans St.DowntownLongboatKeyPetersburgDowntownSarasotaThe Residences at the St. Regis | 941.213.3300 | From $2.4MM to $10.9MM | Call for appointment | SRResidencesLongboatKey.com 400 Central | 727.209.7848 | From the $1MM’s | Call for appointment. | Residences400central.com The Collection | 941.232.2868 | From the $2MM’s | Call for appointment. | thecollection1335.com NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW TAKING CONTRACTS 2 UNITS LEFT MichaelSaunders.com/New-Homes | 844.591.4333 | Sarasota, Florida Licensed Real Estate BrokerPrices as of February 2022. In with the new 373668-1

THE PRIVATEER Jordana and Lee Parker, of Wyckoff, New Jersey, sold their Unit 702 condominium at 1000 Longboat Club Road to Zachary Stinson and Leah Gross, of Orlando, for $1.05 million. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,290 square feet of living area. It sold for $650,000 in 2005.

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CEDARS EAST E. Belinda Bauer, trustee, of Fontana, Wisconsin, sold the Unit 1 condominium at 852 Evergreen Way to John and Caroline Chambers, of Chicago, for $652,000. Built in 1991, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,440

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WHITNEY BEACH Deborah Burns, trustee, of Rockford, Illinois, sold the Unit 307 condominium at 6701 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Tiffany Ann Maurycy and Christopher Lesser, of Denver, for $905,000. Built in 1971, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,449 square feet of living area. It sold for $585,000 in 2018.

SEAPLACE Arlene Delloro, of Otisville, New York, sold the Unit M1-614F condominium at 2045 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Bradley and Susan Smith, of Longboat Key, for $640,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 928 square feet of living area. It sold for $139,500 in 1993.

LONGBOAT HARBOUR Bradley and Susan Smith, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit 108 condominium at 4350 Chatham Drive to Anthony and Kristy Holland, of Longboat Key, for $719,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,092 square feet of living area. It sold for $385,000 in 2021.

ADAM HUGHES RESEARCH Ahome in Weston Pointe tops all trans actions in this week’s real estate. George Volinn and Marc Elfman, trust ees, sold the home at 605 Weston Pointe Court to Roger Lane Sifferman, trustee, of Springfield, Missouri, for $2.05 million. Built in 1993, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,806 square feet of living area. It sold for $468,800 in 1994.

PORTOBELLO Louise Graham sold her Unit B404 condominium at 3240 Gulf of Mexico Drive to AERC INVESTMENTS FL LLC for $600,000. Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,260 square feet of living area. It sold for $176,900 in 19979.

Photo courtesy of Ryan Ackerman, Coldwell-Banker Realty Built in 1993, the home at 605 Weston Pointe Court has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,806 square feet of living area.

CHATEAU VILLAGE Magnavent LLC sold the Unit 204AR condominium at 722 S. Blvd. of the Presidents to Charles and Karen Haff, of Edina, Minnesota, for $420,000. Built in 1972, it has one bedroom, one bath and 657 square feet of living area. It sold for $240,000 in 2017.

LIDO REGENCY Roy and Linda Kinnan sold their Unit 2-A condominium at 1700 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Donald Erwin and Patricia Provenzano, of Sarasota, for $1,511,000. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,492 square feet of living area. It sold for $101,700 in 1980.

Weston Pointe property sells for more than $2 million

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