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Toys for Tots closes Dec. 11

Cars are parked on the street along Broadway in the Longbeach Village neighborhood.

The deadline to donate to the town’s Toys for Tots drive is Friday.

Toys, books and other new, unwrapped gifts suitable for children are accepted at two drop-off locations: Town Hall at 501 Bay Isles Road and the police department at 5460 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

“I love the holiday, so it’s nice to see people in the giving spirit,” said Michelle Lowe, the town clerk’s office administrative assistant.

Anyone dropping off a donation is required to wear a face mask inside Town Hall.

No toys that resemble weapons or food items are accepted.

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Resident-only parking system takes effect Jan. 1.

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Mary Lou Johnson’s “Sun Spice”

Jane Morse, Sandi Love and Debbie White take part in a hula lesson at The Paradise Center.

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Floridian finalist

Longboat Key’s Mary Lou Johnson became a finalist in the 2020 American Book Fest for her recent photography book, “The Lure of Sarasota and Her Islands.”

The book, Johnson’s second, broadens the artist’s focus from Longboat Key, which her first book featured. Johnson takes photos of the area’s landscapes and edits them herself, sometimes also adding a bit of digital painting.

There were more than 2,000 entries across all the fest’s categories, and those were narrowed down to about 400 finalists, according to a news release from the American Book Fest.

Getting to know her new town Police chief pays a visit to Kiwanis Club on a mission to get acquainted.

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Gary Coffin appointed to planning board Coffin fills the vacancy left

by Ken Marsh, who resigned in October.

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The Sage condominium project at 4651 Gulf of Mexico Drive will be considered by the Planning & Zoning Board in the coming weeks.

an odd number, so if for some reason we had a closely divided decision, it would be more of a tie-breaking situation.”

Green said the six-member P&Z Board has not been a problem, though.

Before Marsh’s resignation, the board operated with six members with the departure of BJ Bishop.

She was sworn into the Town Commission in March. Commissioners appointed Jay Plager to the P&Z Board in September to fill Bishop’s vacancy.

Bishop explained Monday why she thinks the commission should wait until March 2021 to appoint anyone to fill the upcoming two

vacancies the board faces.

Current P&Z members Penny Gold and Debra Williams are both considered commissioners-elect.

In March 2021, they will take over for District 2 Commissioner George Spoll and District 4 Commissioner Jack Daly, respectively.

“When they join the Town Commission, I would hope that they would have the opportunity to weigh in on the people who replace them because they will have to work with that board for three years when their term becomes effective,” Bishop said.

The commission agreed to wait until Gold and Williams become commissioners to figure out the

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Vice Mayor Mike Haycock expressed his desire for commissioners to hold either an in-person meeting or a Zoom session with the P&Z candidates.

“I just found that process to be terrific, and I really miss not being able to see everybody and talk to them,” Haycock said.

“Sounds like a good idea,” District 5 Commissioner Ed Zunz said.

Commissioners also appointed Jack Brill and Paul Levine to serve on the Citizens’ Tax Oversight Committee. Their terms expire May 8, 2022.

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ongboat Key town commissioners voted 7-0 Monday to appoint Gary Coffin to fill a vacancy on the Planning & Zoning Board.

Coffin takes over for Ken Marsh, who resigned from his seat in October.

“There’s only one candidate who has actually called me and expressed further interest,” Schneier said of Coffin.

Coffin’s term expires May 12, 2021. He could be sworn in Dec. 15 at the next P&Z meeting.

Schneier said Coffin was also the preferred candidate of P&Z Chair David Green.

Christopher Carman, Gary Ehlers, Leonard Garner, Aaron Kleiner and Margaret Nuzzo also submitted applications for consideration.

For most of the pandemic, the P&Z Board has operated with six members. The Town Commission was unable to hold an in-person event to meet the candidates.

“I would prefer to have a full, seven-member complement attending the meetings and making decisions, so that we have one more voice that could speak up about potential items coming before us and to get their perspective,” Green said. “It also creates

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Longboat Key’s resident-permit parking program takes effect Jan. 1.

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Cars are parked on the street along Broadway in the Longbeach Village neighborhood. Beginning Jan. 1, only residents or their guests can park in most areas of the Village.

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eginning on New Year’s Day, only residents of Longbeach Village and their guests will have access to a wide swath of street parking in their neighborhood, bringing to an end years of discussion and a range of previously enacted traffic-calming alternatives.

Town commissioners voted 6-1 on Monday to approve the plan, which will require the purchase of permits. Jack Daly cast the dissenting vote.

“I think this system has a good chance of working and that everyone should be able to not only survive but thrive,” Mayor Ken Schneier said.

Daly said he was opposed to “privatizing” public parking to Longboat Key taxpayers who might not live in the Village.

“My concern is we’re not continuing the incremental approach,” Daly said. “We’re going all full slope approach.”

A NEW VIEW

Vice Mayor Mike Haycock explained why he supported the permit program on the second reading after voting against it during the first reading in November.

“Last time, I shared my concerns with basically taking public property that is now being used by all the residents of Longboat and restricting it to only a few,” Haycock said. “And I hoped we could come up with some compromise to that, but it’s obvious I think the town attorney had some concerns with changing wording and wouldn’t want to do anything to slow down or stop us fixing the problem.”

The parking area is for residents of the Longbeach Village neighborhood beginning east of Palm Drive with the exception of portions on the south side of Broadway Street and the east side of Lois Avenue immediately

Speed limits were cut from 25 mph to 20 mph in most parts of the Village.

adjacent to Mar Vista Dockside and Shore.

It would cost $30 for either a resident or guest parking permit. Each home can get two of each type of permit. To purchase a guest permit, a resident would have to purchase a resident permit first.

It will cost the town about $5,000 for street signs, decals, placards, informational material and staff work. Permits range from $5-$75 for other municipalities throughout Florida with similar permit parking programs.

‘QUALITY OF LIFE’

Several people attended Monday’s Town Commission meeting both in-person and virtually.

Most of them spoke in favor of the permit program for the Village.

“It has been a really difficult two years trying to deal with the loss of our quality of life,” resident Robert Lopez said. “It’s really about safety, health and the wellbeing of the residents here in the Village. The issue has been known about for over 20 years, and it just seems to keep getting worse.”

Village residents have consistently complained about speed-

ing and bumper-to-bumper street parking since the renovation of Mar Vista Dockside and the construction of Shore at the east end of Broadway Street.

Beach parking became a second focal point during the COVID-19 pandemic when public beach lots were cordoned off.

Chiles Group Chief Operating Officer Robert Baugh, whose company owns Mar Vista Dockside, spoke before town commissioners Monday.

“We still feel that, as written, they’re going to exacerbate the traffic congestion problem,” Baugh said. “You’re now taking public spaces, 415 spaces, and the vast majority are going to be now given to private residents.

We feel that we have no rights as commercial landowners.”

The Chiles Group is moving forward with plans to construct a parking lot at 6920 Gulf of Mexico Drive just north of Whitney Plaza, possibly to be used as employee parking.

A historic cottage purchased from the Longboat Key Historical Society is also expected to sit at the site. Shore has been using parking space in Whitney Plaza

for employees.

“We’re going to great expense to help be part of this resolution and not be part of the problem,” Baugh said.

The town has tried to implement several measures to improve parking and traffic conditions for the Longbeach Village neighborhood.

“We tried incremental steps, [but] they haven’t worked, … so here we are,” Schneier said. “I’d also like to say to the restaurants, we would have liked to have seen you earlier talking about details with this.”

Among the changes was a new formula for determining parking needs for new or renovated restaurants, with the goal of keeping more customer and staff vehicles on site, though it would not apply to the two Village businesses.

In October, commissioners voted to increase fines for illegal parking from $30 to $75. The increase took effect Monday after commissioners voted 7-0 to allow the town special magistrate to hear parking-citation matters.

The town last increased its parking fine in 2014.

OTHER CHANGES

In spring 2019, the commission lowered the speed limit from 25 mph to 20 mph in the Village along with several other parking changes. Parking in alleys was also banned, and other changes were made to allow for greater intersection visibility and overnight parking was banned.

In November 2019, the Longboat Key Police Department even conducted a nine-day study to record the average speed of cars on Broadway Street. The device indicated an average speed on Broadway Street of about 18 mph.

More than 11,000 cars passed the device, with more than 95% operating under 30 mph.

The town did a similar study in March 2019 when the speed limit was 25 mph.

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Town election not required in 2021

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Longboat Key will save thousands of dollars because there are three unopposed races for the Town Commission.

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lection season might have just wrapped up across the country, but three seats were up for grabs in March 2021 on the Longboat Key Town Commission. However, the town already knows who specifically will fill the three vacancies because each candidate is running unopposed. Here’s what Longboaters need to know:

Who will be on the Town Commission in March 2021?

Incumbent at-large Commissioner and Vice Mayor Mike Haycock submitted his qualifying paperwork to retain his commissioner seat. No one is running against Haycock.

As the town transitions to three-year commission terms, the at-large seat is for a singleyear term, after which it will become a three-year term in 2022. Haycock is eligible for two additional terms.

Haycock told the Longboat Observer he would serve as the town’s vice mayor again if that’s what commissioners decide when they select a mayor and vice mayor in March 2021.

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qualified for the District 2 commissioner seat, and Debra Williams qualified for the District 4 seat. Because no one is running against either candidate, they are considered commissioners-elect.

The District 2 and District 4 seats are each three-year terms.

Incumbent District 2 Commissioner George Spoll was eligible for one more term but decided not to run. District 4 Commissioner Jack Daly is ineligible to run because of term limits.

Spoll first served on the town commission from 2005-2011 and again since 2017. He served mayor in 2010 and 2018-2019 and as vice mayor in 2007.

Daly has served on the

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Debra Williams

commission since 2015.

The commission will be composed of four women with Gold representing District 2, Williams in District 4, Sherry Dominick in District 1 and BJ Bishop serving as the town’s other at-large commissioner.

The commission is rounded out by District 5 Commissioner Ed Zunz and Mayor Ken Schneier, who represents District 3.

town’s Planning and Zoning Board.

The P&Z Board currently has six members with the October resignation of Ken Marsh, though Gary Coffin, a resident of Country Club Shores, was appointed this week.

Town commissioners will need to appoint three more board members once Gold and Williams formally join the commission in March 2021. Gold also serves as the P&Z Board’s secretary.

On Nov. 4, Gold attended the Town Commission retreat.

She said she is planning to meet with Town Manager Tom Harmer, Town Attorney Maggie Mooney and other department heads to better learn about the commission.

“In order to hit the ground running, I need to become fully acquainted with the town’s strategic plan and learn more about the major projects on the horizon,” Gold wrote in an email.

“I will also need to have a solid grasp of the town’s budget and

will be studying documents to help in that regard.”

Here’s a cost breakdown of the town’s general elections over the years:

What would have happened if no one qualified or ran to fill the vacant commission seats?

Town Clerk Trish Shinkle said this has never happened to her knowledge.

The incumbent commissioner would remain seated until the certification of the election, which is held at the subsequent statutory meeting.

Then the seat would be considered vacant.

The town charter states that a sitting commissioners can appoint a member. If that can’t take place, a special election should be held to fill a vacant commissioner seat.

“If a vacancy is not filled by the Town Commission within 30 days after the vacancy occurs, a special election shall be held, as authorized by the supervisor of elections, after such a vacancy occurs, and the person so elected shall serve the remaining unexpired term.”

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How much does it cost to run an election?

It will not cost the town any money because Haycock, Gold and Williams are running unopposed.

Last year, it didn’t cost the town any money either because Schneier, Zunz, Dominick and Bishop ran unopposed.

The commission has not had a contested election since 2018, when it had three races.

What happens to the Planning and Zoning Board?

Gold and Williams serve on the

COST SAVINGS

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$0: Three candidates are running unopposed.

2020

$0: Four candidates ran unopposed. Although there were referendum questions on the ballot, it was held in conjunction with the presidential primary, so it did not cost the town money.

2019

$14,494: Three candidates ran unopposed with referendum questions on the ballot.

2018

$23,483: There were three contested races and one unopposed race with referendum questions on the ballot.

2017

$19,993: There were two contested races and one unopposed race.

2016

$5,884: No contested races with one referendum question. The only cost was for advertising.

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Police chief shares plans with Kiwanis Kelli Smith sat down for breakfast and a discussion of the department’s future.

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he Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key got a visit from the police at its Dec. 3 meeting.

No, it wasn’t due to any rowdy club behavior — the speaker for the day was Police Chief Kelli Smith.

After breakfast from the Lazy Lobster, the town’s new chief spoke to the club, sharing a bit about her life story as well as her plans for the department’s future and life on Longboat Key. Smith is eager to become part of the community — Salvation Army bell ringing organizer Chris Sachs even got Smith to sign up for a volunteer slot ringing the bell in front of Publix.

A lifelong Floridian, Smith said she was excited to come back home after serving as police chief at Northern Arizona University.

When she got the call that she got the job, she said she sold two things: her all-wheel drive car and her snowblower. She arrived in late October.

She spoke about her plans and leveraging technology to help fight crime.

“There are things that we can improve our services on, so as I’m becoming acclimated to the

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Above: Kelli Smith addresses the Kiwanis Club.

Left: Jim Burmeister, Joe Walsh and John Wild

department and acclimated to the town, there will be things that I begin trying to advance forward for technology.”

Charity is also high on Smith’s list of priorities, especially breast cancer awareness through the Pink Patch Program, as well as donating to food banks in the area through No Shave November and Double Down December.

Smith fielded several questions from audience members about her ideals and goals for the department, including about extra training, the next hire for the police department and how to

get Longboat Key the best officers available.

“I’m looking to make Longboat Key accredited,” Smith said.

“What that means is my policies will have teeth in them, they’ll have substance in them, but also, I’m going to set the officers up for success. … The policies are going to be clear, [and] the language and the expectations will be clear.”

Transparency is top of mind with Smith. Asked about her thoughts on the “defund the police” movement, she acknowledged it as an emotional push, but that in many departments,

there isn’t a lot of discretionary funding. Educating the public on the workings of the department — such as that when a department gets body cameras, there’s an extra cost for cloud storage — would go a long way.

“Anybody who puts this uniform on with this patch, when they engage with a citizen, the citizen is going to receive a high level of service, and that officer is going to know what they need to do,” Smith said.

Three prongs of her philosophy, Smith said, are that officers must add value to their commu-

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nity, that mediocrity is not the benchmark and that little things matter, especially to community members.

“I have never left a place that was worse [than] when I got there,” Smith said. “I always made it better. I always added value.

That’s my goal here. You guys deserve that.”

The Kiwanis Club hosts meetings at 8:30 a.m. on every first and third Thursday of the month at the Lazy Lobster. Breakfast is $10. Email President Lynn Larson at LynnLarson@comcast.net if interested in attending.

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Grant provides funding for night-vision camera The Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department now has three sets of thermal and night-vision cameras.

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in 2019. After retrieving the gear, the town sent the camera to be cleaned and repaired. It remains in service.

The town is required to match this grant by 50%. It is included in the fiscal year 2021 budget.

Town documents show a November 2019 invoice sent to the town from California-based Tactical Night Vision Co. Inc. It cost $8,109 for a Gen3 Binocular Night Vision Device, a mount with a low profile base, an integrated shroud and a counterweight system.

The second grant is $86,400 for the town’s marine patrols on Sarasota area waters and equipment. It includes boating safety inspections, enforcing boating laws and responding to emergency calls on the water.

The town is not required to match the second grant, which provides funding for a replacement boat and new boat ramp.

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ongboat Key town commissioners agreed to let the mayor execute two West Coast Inland Navigation grant agreements worth $90,454.

The first grant, for $4,055, is to purchase a thermal and nightvision camera for marine operations crews to use during evening and early-morning emergency responses.

“If you’re out there at night on the water, it helps you find and identify potential patients,” Town Manager Tom Harmer said.

Longboat Key Fire Rescue spokesperson Tina Adams said with the purchase, the department will have three sets of thermal and night-vision cameras.

“When we respond to marine calls at night, this will allow for more than one personnel on the vessel to be able to see better,” Adams wrote in an email.

Marine calls have a total of four firefighter-paramedics on board, Adams said.

The purchase of the nightvision camera comes after one of the devices fell into the water

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Stay the course, governor The media can’t stand that DeSantis is an outlier. But he deserves credit for his courage.

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t was only a matter of time.

That is, only a matter of time before one of Florida’s metro daily newspapers would produce what the South Florida Sun-Sentinel published a week ago.

Here’s the headline: “Secrecy and spin: How Florida’s governor misled the public on the COVID-19 pandemic.”

It’s a package of stories with its own spin — revealing facts that show how Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration “suppressed unfavorable facts, dispensed dangerous misinformation (that’s the newspaper’s opinion, the word ‘dangerous’), dismissed public health professionals and promoted the views of scientific dissenters who supported the governor’s approach to the disease.”

To support the charges, the Sun-Sentinel said: “These findings are based on interviews with more than 50 people, including scientists, doctors, political leaders, employees of the state health department and other state officials, as well as more than 4,000 pages of documents.”

To their credit, the three SunSentinel reporters who authored the stories did indeed show suppression, misinformation, avoidance of using public health experts at Florida universities and how DeSantis engaged one of Donald Trump’s COVID-19 advisers, Dr. Scott Atlas, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution who has been an outspoken critic of lockdowns.

When you finish the Sun-Sentinel report, if you’re not a fan of how DeSantis has handled the pandemic, you’ll likely conclude: See, it’s all politics. He has been doing everything for political purposes. The rat.

But if you’re a fan of the way DeSantis has been handling the pandemic — managing for the most vulnerable, doing his best to keep the economy going and

people employed, and letting Floridians have their constitutionally guaranteed freedom to make their own decisions, an approach we endorse — then you’re likely to conclude the same: Of course, it’s political.

That’s what politicians do.

That’s what all 50 governors are doing — acting in their interests, using their office’s powers, often far too excessively, all the while mouthing and trying to show their top priority is acting in the interest of their citizens’ health and safety.

No one who reaches the governor’s office will purposely act in a way to destroy his or her career.

And no politician at that level will ever be completely honest with the public. That’s the way it always has been.

But in the case of DeSantis’ handling of the pandemic — especially since September when he lifted all restrictions — the Observer will be among the few media organizations to give the governor high praise. We will give him high praise for having the courage not to be a sheep and to go against the media and the crowd of experts and to have the courage to open the state and keep it open for the 20.53 million Floridians — 95% of the state’s population — who have not contracted the coronavirus.

Sure, it’s fair to criticize DeSantis for suppression, misinformation and acting politically.

But it wouldn’t have mattered what DeSantis, or any governor, did or does with respect to COVID-19. In a pandemic, particularly one about which little was known in the beginning, managing the crisis was and is a no-win game. The public, which includes the media, will always be merciless and show little appreciation for what these state leaders have faced and are facing.

How would you have balanced the threat of the virus versus the threat of destroying the well-

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being and economic health of 21.6 million people? How would you have balanced fueling fears versus giving them hope and a sense of calm?

In the Sun-Sentinel report, predictably, DeSantis’ critics jump all over him for constantly emphasizing positive or favorable statistics. Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, a Democrat and former state senator, said: “He has these press conferences where he says how great everything is. It’s more like an Amway meeting than an emergency management meeting.

This constant refrain of how well everyone is doing. It’s so the wrong approach.”

What would be better? The media’s fear-fueling approach?

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, coauthor of the Great Barrington Declaration, which says lockdowns are producing devastating effects, wrote last week that the American press “has been unrelentingly negative in its COVID-19 coverage, even when there is good news to tell. That negativity is part of what fuels a culture of fear that affects local, state and federal politicians and the decisions they make.”

He cited “a lot of good news”: “The case fatality rate … has dropped sharply since March.

The infection survival rate is 99.95% for people under 70 and 95% for people over 70. Hospitals are much better equipped to handle patients, with improved ventilator protocols, improved management of outpatients and

new therapeutic strategies to provide relief and recoveries.

Moreover, … there may soon be a safe and effective vaccine.

“Though there has been some coverage of lockdown harms, the media have not paid the same attention to them as they have to COVID deaths. If there is a COVID-death tracker, there should be side-by-side with it a lockdown-death tracker.”

If there were such a tracker, it would show that DeSantis’ anti-lockdown approach is more effective than lockdowns. In a video last week, Ivor Cummins, a noted Irish bio-engineer, presented data showing “the most locked-down 10 states are all worse than Florida for cases, for hospitalizations and for deaths. So lockdowns and masks are proven again and again to do nothing effectively.”

Even Politifact, the selfanointed arbiter of truth, published the following last week: “We found that Florida’s record, at least as of the beginning of December, compared favorably with most states across the country, including those with tighter restrictions. Specifically, in comparisons of coronavirus cases deaths and hospitalizations per capita, Florida ranked among the best, and better than some of the more highly regulated states.”

Florida’s media will continue to beat up on DeSantis for being an outlier on lockdowns. But we will encourage him to resist and stay the course.

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n the end, difficult things have a way of working out as they are meant to be, or as God intends.

His timetable seldom conforms with our own. Sometimes the final outcome or reason something happens doesn’t reveal itself until years later. And often the results might not be what you had wanted. But as the saying goes: Everything happens for a reason.

We’ll ascribe all that wisdom to Michael Drake and the Longboat Key Historical Society’s efforts to preserve the two historic Whitney cottages that were part of the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.

After Ringling College of Art and Design sold the Center for the Arts to developer Jim Clabaugh in June 2017, Drake embarked on a noble effort to preserve the two 80-year-old cottages. And for a while, it looked as if Drake might have found a home for the cottages and a way finally to create a deserved

and permanent home for the Longboat Key Historical Society when he negotiated an option to purchase property near the corner of Broadway and Gulf of Mexico Drive.

The poor historical society.

Ever since its beginning in the 1980s, it has operated like a waif — scrapping for funds, a home and the love it deserved.

Although we always hoped it would survive and thrive as a private, not-for-profit organization and without taxpayer subsidies, we nevertheless thought the Town Commission could have done more than it has to help the historical society.

Why not do for the historical society what the town has done for the Longboat Library and the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center — donate land? With town’s park fund (consisting of money expropriated from developers), the town could have purchased the property in the Village, con-

verted it to a park and leased the land for a nominal amount to the historical society, so it could have the cottages and a museum in perpetuity.

Timing is everything. Instead, commissioners became fixated with an $18 million arts and education center as part of dreamedabout town center. Drake, in turn, couldn’t raise the $400,000 he needed to buy the land under the cottages.

But Drake, the president of the historical society, didn’t give up.

And to his credit and determination, he has found permanent homes to preserve the two cottages.

The smaller of the two will be relocated to the town center site near Publix. And the larger of the two — thanks to Ed Chiles, owner of the Chiles Group (Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant) and CEO Chuck Wolfe — will become an office building for the Chiles Group.

Instead of constructing a new

building on property designated for additional parking for the Mar Vista at 6920 Gulf of Mexico Drive, the Chiles Group will refurbish and renovate the historic cottage.

Perhaps, this is what divine providence is all about. Thanks to Drake’s persistence, the town finally made a commitment to an important part of Longboat Key — its history. Likewise, one of this region’s most community-minded and generous corporate citizens, the Chiles Group, stepped up (once again) to preserve an important part of Longboat history, while at the same time fulfilling its own business needs.

As we said, difficult things often have a way of working out as they should — and for the best. This is a story — long and often frustrating — that has a happy ending. Props to Michael Drake, the Town Commission and the Chiles Group for making it happen.

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As a cost-saving measure, the St. Armands BID could eliminate some design features from its original restroom plans.

“Given the direction of our economy, retail and so forth, I wonder if spending half a million dollars on a restroom is really as important as it was a year or two ago.”

– Gavin Meshad, BID board member

Armands Circle Association.

Even with the proposed enhanced design, Corrigan said she believed the container did not meet the standards of St. Armands.

“Now we’re going backwards,” Corrigan said. “I get the costs, but we’re going backwards. I take a look at this, and this is not St. Armands Circle.”

Others in attendance Nov. 18 were more open to the idea. Earlier this year, BID board member Gavin Meshad expressed some

hesitance to move forward with the restroom project considering the economic environment associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. At last month’s meeting, Meshad said he was increasingly concerned about constructing a permanent structure.

“Given the direction of our economy, retail and so forth, I wonder if spending half a million dollars on a restroom is really as important as it was a year or two ago,” Meshad said.

Meshad wanted the BID to continue its consideration of the initial plans, but he was unhappy with the rising costs and the prospect of losing some design elements. He said it was prudent to explore the shipping container alternative and suggested that alternative solutions to the Circle’s public restroom shortage could arise in the future, eliminating the need for a fixed facility.

BID board member Mindy

Kauffman also thought the preliminary quotes were concerning, but she said St. Armands businesses continue to emphasize their desire for public restrooms.

“I did take the time to talk to a bunch of different merchants on the circle to put my finger on the pulse of how important this is to the different merchants,” Kauffman said.

“I generally found out that it is very, very important.”

At the conclusion of the Nov. 18 meeting, the BID agreed to continue evaluating both the permanent structure plans and the potential viability of the shipping container alternative.

Until the construction bids are unsealed, the group held out hope the costs would be more in line with the budget than the quotes indicated.

“I don’t know what I’m going to do if it comes in at $500,000,” Kauffman said.

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espite merchants’ eagerness to bring public restrooms to St. Armands Circle, the St. Armands Business Improvement District continues to struggle to finalize construction plans for a bathroom structure in the commercial district.

At a Nov. 18 meeting, the BID discussed its long-gestating efforts to build public restrooms, an effort that dates back nearly five years.

The group has produced a design and earned the city’s approval earlier this year to put a facility with three bathrooms in the median at John Ringling Boulevard and South Washington Drive.

As the group sought a contractor to build the project, however, it received some disconcerting news. BID Operations Manager Brandy Wiesner said the initial construction quotes the group received exceeded $500,000 —

well above the $300,000 the BID budgeted for construction.

Wiesner said the city is not scheduled to formally unseal the actual construction bids until early December. Still, officials have already taken some steps to respond to the higher-thanexpected quotes.

The city revised its bid request to ask respondents to provide two alternative prices — one with some design features removed, the other with one of the three bathrooms eliminated.

At the Nov. 18 meeting, the board discussed another possible cost-saving measure: scrapping the selected design altogether and using a shipping container to create a bathroom facility.

Wiesner highlighted examples of other projects that repurposed shipping containers and said the prefabricated structures could be designed to better complement the aesthetics of the Circle.

Wiesner said the shipping containers could save money on construction and flood-proofing.

She estimated the total cost of the project using shipping containers would be around $200,000. If the BID decided to change its plans, the group would have to get new approvals from the city’s Board of Adjustments — and possibly from the City Commission itself.

The shipping container pitch didn’t win over Diana Corrigan, the executive director of the St.

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“There is an epidemic in any waterfront community with vessels that are in extreme disrepair, derelict or cannot operate under their own power,” the MSLC proposal reads. “A recent trend is to solicit vessels in nearly defunct

condition, as a bare boat charter, which more or less becomes a cheap rental to live in on the water.”

Last month, the West Coast Inland Navigation District paid a private contractor $3,800 to remove sailboat debris from a boat that washed ashore in September on Longboat Key. Tropical Storm Eta broke the boat into several pieces with some ending up between a quarter-mile and a half-mile north of where it had last been intact.

The city of Bradenton Beach experienced several boats breaking loose and running into its City Pier. After going through the citation process, the city got back “at best, $90 fines.”

Longboat Key Vice Mayor Mike Haycock asked Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie about which law enforcement agency would enforce the proposed changes for stricter penalties.

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The tree, built from decorated wooden scaffolding, was the centerpiece for holiday happiness as groups, most in face masks, loosely gathered in the inner circle park, on sidewalks and at benches around the area. A light rain fell at times during the evening, but it didn’t dampen spirits at all. Santa Claus tried to keep moving through the crowd, but a gaggle of his admirers was never far behind to slow his progress.

“It’s so wonderful to see people excited,” St. Armands Circle Association President Diana Corrigan said. “I think people needed that tonight.”

Corrigan led attendees in a few Christmas carols before turning the microphone to Sarasota Mayor Hagen Brody, who thanked everyone for coming and reminded that hope can be found, even in 2020. St. Armands Key Lutheran Church Pastor Ken Blyth said a prayer for essential workers, health workers and first responders, and the theme of hope even in dark times rang through.

“This tree will light, and we will light with it,” Blyth said. “May we be beacons of hope.”

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It’s an outstanding sight, President Stuart Sinai said. In 2020, that sight will be seen, like so many other occasions, through the lens of Zoom.

“I think that we will most miss the hugs and warm embraces because it’s truly a community,” TBI member Lee Mirman said.

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bers log on for a Zoom social cocktail hour, and on Dec. 11, they’ll stay on a little longer to sing the Kiddush and Hanukkah blessings and light the candles together. As for dinner, members have been able to pick up Shabbat dinners from the temple on Fridays to re-create some semblance of the gatherings. Hanukkah dinner is a big part of the holiday, with sweets and treats taking center stage, so dinner Dec. 11 will include festive treats, such as latkes and jelly donuts.

“It’s very warm, genuine and authentic,” Mirman said of the usual celebration. “So in absence of that this year, we will do our own thing.

“We’re very cognizant of how fortunate we are, and part of that is getting back to going to our local parks from the bayfront and local amenities that during normal circumstances we may be too busy to access.”

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“Normally, at least some of the family would visit,” Suzy Brenner said. “This year it’s all by Google Hangouts.”

Hanukkah is celebrated whenever the most family is together, usually with a long weekend for the working generation. Sometimes they gather in Sarasota, where Brenner and her mother live, or in Philadelphia, where the family is from.

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Hanukkah begins on the night of Dec. 10 and ends the evening of Dec. 18. It’s the Jewish Festival of Light and symbolizes freedom, the celebration of retaking the temple in Jerusalem when one night of oil lasted eight nights.

“It’s a time where we’re all happy and looking forward to better things,” TBI Executive Director Isaac Azerad said. “A good metaphor would be the light at the end of the tunnel that we see right now with the different vaccines coming into the scene, but the light at the end of the tunnel does not allow us to be sloppy or reckless. … There is still a tunnel to travel through.”

At Temple Beth Israel, it’s the second holiday season its members are spending at home due to the pandemic, the High Holidays being the first. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the two most important holidays on the Jewish calendar, and Rabbi Stephen Sniderman prerecorded his services. He’ll do the same for the Hanukkah service Dec. 11.

Hanukkah is a festival, so the religious aspect isn’t the biggest part of the holiday, but the Shabbat service within the holiday addresses themes of Hanukkah, and they light the Hanukkah candles in addition to the Shabbat candles.

“Unfortunately, the biggest aspect of Hanukkah is togetherness, which cannot be shared this year,” Azerad said. “There’s a strong desire to [come together] with an equally strong understanding that now is not the time, although we’re pining for a time where we’re going to have togetherness.”

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ete Amster knows his way.

The longtime director for the Asolo Repertory Theatre has put on numerous plays and productions and has experienced happiness and heartbreak and every emotion in between.

Lately, though, he’s faced something far worse: boredom.

The 70-year-old director had a handful of shows lined up at the start of 2020, all of which were canceled by COVID-19. Retirement doesn’t suit the man, and he’s been clawing at the proverbial walls looking for a way to return to the theater.

On Dec. 17, he’s getting his chance — just not in the way he first expected. Amster will take the stage as a singing performer as part of the Asolo Rep’s “We Need A Little Christmas” holiday concert. Amster and four other performers will be on the theater’s recently built outdoor stage for an hourlong show full of Christmas tunes and cheer. “[Asolo Rep Director Michael Donald Edwards] asked me how would I like to be in it, and my first response was, ‘Are you out of your

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Amster and his other performers started in-person rehearsals this week.

It’s been a while since Amster has been on the stage as a performer, but he has years of watching actors hone their craft.

He says his process for learning his new role has been to take it slow and steady, learning new lines and letting them settle as he continues to work on his singing voice.

He’s been a producer of a music festival in Michigan for the past 15 years, which has lent some opportunities to sing, so he has some experience there.

It’s a matter of learning to work with directors in a new light.

“I’m looking forward to being on the other side of the desk,” Amster said. “I’m looking forward to listening to these directors, … to make sure that we’re together [and] giving the audience the best moments that we can.”

The Asolo Repertory Theatre recently finished its terrace stage.

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The new terrace stage — at the front of the theater — is large enough to fit five performers 6 feet apart at once. Instead of attempting a full play or musical, the duo decided a concert would be a better fit.

The show will have the performers assembled in a few variations, and all will be on the stage together at one point.

“It’s a celebration of musical theater,” Rosenthal said.

The show pulls from Christmas classics, songs that have been tweaked to reflect the holidays and original songs. Although it’s under wraps, Rosenthal hints the show will have a few guest performers, too.

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Performed by the Asolo Conservatory via Zoom, “Twilight” explores stories of 40 people surrounding the LA riots.

Ajak’s Twilight Bey is riveting.

Smith’s play takes its name from the character, of course.

In Ambush’s production, the ex-gang member also serves as a narrator. Snippets of his monologue frame the tale and put it in context. Ptah Garvin morphs into scholar and polemicist Cornel West. He gives you a sense of a rapid-fire mind at work.

Francisco Rodriguez delivers a harrowing portrayal of Rudy Salas Sr., a Mexican American sculptor and painter. He sports

two huge hearing aids — the legacy of a police beating that shattered his eardrums during the Zoot Suit Riots of the 1940s. His bitterness toward LA’s white power is another legacy. Devereau Chumrau’s Theresa Allison has her own tales of police brutality. She founded Mothers Reclaiming Our Children to push back against a wave of Black and Latino men who had been arrested and imprisoned in LA on false or exaggerated charges.

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as Reginald Denny, a mildmannered truck driver who literally didn’t know what hit him when he was brutalized in the riot. Denny doesn’t dwell on his assailants, but his heart goes out to the four Black people who saved his life.

Garrick Sigl does a deftly comic characterization of Stanley K. Sheinbaum, the former president of the LA Police Commission. He’s a rational mind beating his head against a wall of irrationality. “Come let us reason together” is his approach.

Nydira Adams delivers a fiery performance as Congresswoman Maxine Waters, addressing the congregation of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Waters rejects attempts to dismiss the riot as a crime committed by opportunistic thugs. “Whether we like it or not, riot is the voice of the unheard.”

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nna Deavere Smith’s “Twilight, Los Angeles, 1992” was written for the stage. It’s a work of theater, but it’s also gritty, street-level journalism.

To create “Twilight,” Smith recorded the stories of people caught up in the LA riots following the acquittal of the four white police officers who had beaten Rodney King, who was Black. Her play was originally a one-woman show in which she portrayed all 40 characters.

In this Asolo Conservatory production, 12 second-year student actors and two conservatory alumni bring those characters to life in a streaming video.

The series of film clips works perfectly with the play’s documentary tone. It doesn’t feel like you’re watching a work of fiction. It feels like real people are talking to you.

Director Benny Ambush honors Smith’s intent. There’s no hype, no artificial drama.

Everything flows from the minds and hearts of the people in their own words. The effect sometimes feels like a confessional. At other times, it feels like an encounter group.

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McKay’s outstanding video production design and editing, Aja Jackson’s naturalistic lighting design, and David Wilson and Ryan Blaney’s haunting sound design. Dee Sullivan and David M. Covach’s smart, period costumes help the young actors get into character, even when their characters happen to be old.

Smith wrote a great play, but it’s a tough play. A lazy writer would wrap up the LA riots in a neat, tidy bow.

She doesn’t.

Smith’s authorial intelligence doesn’t go easy on the audience — critics, especially.

In a great work of fiction (even if based on reality) there’s usually a big idea at the heart.

The characters have different viewpoints, but they all flow from the author’s mind.

But Smith’s characters aren’t fictional. Their words are their own. She selected which characters and words she’d include, of course. But the stubborn individuality of the minds behind those words persists. So what’s the point of her play?

There isn’t any. More accurately, there are 40 viewpoints.

Passionate, enraged, terrified, self-justifying, guilt-ridden, often contradictory. Who’s right?

You have to make up your own mind.

That’s the point.

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HULA CLASSES When: 11:15 a.m. on Mondays in December Where: The Paradise Center Cost: Free for members; $10 for nonmembers Info: Email DonnaSharpBlaney@ TheParadiseCenter.org.

MONDAY On the first day of the week, Debbie White brings a different kind of island flair to Longboat Key with hula classes.

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alm trees rustled in the breeze, and grass skirts twirled as a group of students practiced hula to the soft sounds of Hawaiian music. It was a scene you might expect to find on the sands of Waikiki.

But instead, this class took place on the pavement of Longboat Key. Debbie White, a native Hawaiian and now Longboat Key resident, has been leading students in hula classes for The Paradise Center since the beginning of November. She has garnered a good following when the weather is nice, hosting more than a dozen students just before Thanksgiving. One woman brought her granddaughter in for class when she was in town, and they both took to it quickly. “Over Thanksgiving, we got our grass skirts on and did a dance for the whole family,� Deb McGillen said.

White takes her students through a series of slow, gentle hand and foot movements, mimicking waves, gathering seaweed and the sun. She encourages her students to come up with their own moves, their own ways of communicating through hula.

Students just go with the flow. “It allows you to be creative,�

White said. “And with the Hawaiian music, it’s so relaxing. You’re going to feel a lot of joy.�

Photos by Nat Kaemmerer

Hawaiian native Debbie White (top) says she loves teaching hula to fellow Longboat residents (above) Deb McGillen, Sandi Love, Jane Morse and Susan Veshosky.

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White lived in the 50th state until about three years ago, when her husband decided to retire.

She was a kindergarten teacher and also led cheerleading at a school in Honolulu. Hula has always been part of her life, ever since she danced with her cousins as a child. “As a mom, you’re just so used to helping, so teaching is really easy,� White said. “It starts to come naturally, just sharing what you know with others and just doing step by step to make it easy to pick up. �

That same philosophy applies when teaching the adults at The Paradise Center — it’s just a group of big kids. White brings a basket of grass skirts and leis for her students to wear to get into the hula mood. The joy is infectious — a class on Nov. 30 got applause from the neighboring post office. “She reminds us to smile more, and that’s so good for your health,�

McGillen said.

White is outspoken about the benefits of hula. It’s a gentle flow, not too strenuous on any joints, and pairing the motions all together forces you to keep your mind focused. “It doesn’t even feel like exercise, but it’s a great form of exercise,� White said.

To get into the holiday spirit, White has been ending class with some festive tunes including the Hawaiian Christmas song “Mele Kalikimaka,� which she had her students practice saying before they began dancing. “I want to put in a few songs that are in Hawaiian, so that they can learn a little bit of the Hawaiian language, a little bit about the culture,� White said. “It’s really nice that I get to share a little bit about where I’m from and my culture coming from Hawaii with other people.�

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ntrepid explorers set off from the Joan Durante Park pavilion Dec. 5 with masks and maps as they crisscrossed the property for the Longboat Key Garden Club’s annual health walk.

Groups of up to four set out in staggered starts to allow for social distancing, and they returned to a good-natured crew of Garden Club volunteers passing out water and spritzing ankles with bug spray. Walkers strolled the winding paths for up to half an hour, chatting or pointing out interesting sights.

Each walker reserved their spot with a $15 donation to the Garden Club, which will go to its various charity endeavors including scholarships, Longboat Key Turtle Watch’s “Flip a Switch, Make a Move” turtle protection campaign, Selby Gardens and Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium summer camps and beautification projects around the town.

“This event was never a fundraiser, but it’s become one,” Phillips said. “We’re just enjoying it as a social event. It’s the first time we’ve been in each other’s presence [since the pandemic began].”

Photos by Nat Kaemmerer

Above: Linda Ulrich waves from the pavilion.

Left: Zelia Trueb carries a map as she and Kathryn Carr start on the paths.

Above: Walking group Carole Shaw, Mary Callahan and Barbara Bellamente Left: Susan Phillips and Susan Loprete

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n Nov. 17, the Rotary Club of Longboat Key did its best to bring a little holiday happiness to families and children served by Children’s Guardian Fund.

In total, 16 guardians ad litem picked up two bags of food, a few pounds of meat, handmade bags and blankets, a chocolate turkey and a stack of books — a dictionary for every household and another book for each child in the home, based on their age and gender, put together by member and former club President Nancy Rozance. The food was from Publix, and Rozance worked with two employees from the catering department to get the best BOGOs and deals.

“This is the coolest project I’ve ever been involved in for Rotary,” she said. “This was a totally unaddressed community for our club, [and we wanted] to make a difference, especially during this challenging time we live in. We want to make sure they know there are people who want to make sure they’re safe and sound.”

Originally, Rozance had been thinking about doing a Christmas event, but a lot of groups do events like this at Christmas, Children’s Guardian Fund Executive Director Svetlana Kaminsky noted, while Thanksgiving can be overlooked. “There’s a lot of excitement — people feel good doing things like this — and it helps kids [and] helps families,’’ Kaminsky said. “It’s a feel-good type of event.”

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BELL RINGERS Through Dec. 24, the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key will be doing their annual Salvation Army Bell Ringing. Drop donations in the red kettles outside Publix any time. Donations of $20 bills will be matched.

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QI GONG From 10-11 a.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. This class is held outdoors and is taught by Sandi Love. Qi gong is a mind-body-spirit practice designed to improve mental and physical health by integrating posture, movement, breathing techniques, self-massage, sound and focused intent. Wear loose clothing that does not restrict range of motion and flat-soled shoes (not running shoes) to not disturb your balance. Cost is $10.

RSVP to DonnaSharpBlaney@ TheParadiseCenter.org or by phone at 383-6493.

YOGA & MEDITATION From 10-11 a.m. in December at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road, this class is designed to restore balance with your body, mind and breath.

Certified yoga instructor Cheryl Kaiser guides students through a sequence of yoga postures and movement designed for seniors of all levels. Poses can be modified safely using blocks and chairs. Some mats are available, or you can bring your own. Space is limited, so RSVP to maryannbrady@TheParadiseCenter.org or by phone, 383-6493. This class is free for members or $10 per person for nonmembers.

MAHJONG From 1-3 p.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. This class is held indoors, and masks are required. Join other mahjong players for a socially distanced session with the tiles. Cost is $10.

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YOGA AT THE LONGBOAT ISLAND CHAPEL From noon to 1 p.m. at the Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 GMD, take a gentle yoga class led by Cari Aslen. Class will incorporate chairs and yoga mats, both provided by the chapel. To allow for social distancing, class is limited to 10 members. Call 383-6491 for information.

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LORD’S WAREHOUSE From 9 a.m. until noon, shop at the newly reopened Lord’s Warehouse thrift store. All proceeds from the store go to charity and donations are welcome, too.

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BIRD OF THE WEEK A closer look at the feathered friends with which we share Longboat.

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350 Gulf of of Mexico MexicoDr, Dr,#226 #226 $985,000 Representedsellers sellers $985,000 ||Represented 350 350 Gulf Gulfof ofMexico MexicoDr, Dr,#219 #219 $1,060,000 Representedbuyers buyers $1,060,000 ||Represented 340 340Gulf GulfofofMexico MexicoDr, Dr,#114 #114 $1,190,000 || Represented Representedbuyers buyers

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SOLD $430,000 WHITNEY BEACH a beach to bay community. This first floor waterfront 2/2 condo has tile floors, newer kitchen with solid surface counters and is being offered furnished. The community offers tennis, boat docks and 3 pools. A large pet is welcome in this casual, friendly neighborhood. SOLD $370,000

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ith their thick, curved bills and scale-like patches on their featherless heads, the prehistoriclooking wood storks stand out in a crowd. These large and heavy wading birds are the only stork native to North America.

Wood storks mostly eat fish, and forage for food in flooded habitats, including wetlands, swamps, retention ponds and tidal pools.

With their sensitive bill submerged partially open in the water, they walk slowly through wetlands, stirring the bottoms with their sizable pink feet. And when they feel food, they snap their bill shut in as little as 25 milliseconds, which is the fastest reflex known in vertebrates.

A nesting pair of wood storks and their chicks might eat more than 400 pounds of prey during a single breeding season. Wood storks therefore depend on high densities of fish, which they would historically find in Florida as result of the normal hydrocycles of wetlands. Natural flooding of these habitats increases prey population and then concentrates prey in one area, when waters recede.

The draining of wetlands for development and agriculture has been extremely detrimental to our Florida population of wood

The only stork that breeds in North America, wood storks almost became extinct due to habitat loss before being protected by the Endangered Species Act in 1984.

storks, which are a federally designated threatened species. And because wood storks are slow to take off in flight, due to their size and weight, they run a higher risk of being struck by cars when taking off across a road.

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SARASOTA 1155 N Gulfstream Avenue 1802 Francoise Borel & Ken Desautels 941-228-3768 A4485046 $3,950,000

SARASOTA 306 Golden Gate Point 5 Dede Curran 941-928-3255 A4455791 $2,399,000

SARASOTA 1 Benjamin Franklin Drive PH 1 & PH 2 Douglas Parks 941-400-9087 A4481080 $2,399,000

LONGBOAT KEY 3334 Sabal Cove Lane Kelly Quigley 941-356-9954 A4484598 $2,295,000

SARASOTA 2050 Benjamin Franklin Drive B903 Kim Ogilvie 941-376-1717 A4483305 $2,150,000

LONGBOAT KEY 210 Sands Point Road 2807 Ian Addy, PA 941-961-8850 A4470962 $1,950,000

LONGBOAT KEY 775 Longboat Club Road 707 Ian Addy, PA & E. Gail Wittig 941-961-8850 A4453571 $1,349,000

LONGBOAT KEY 399 Firehouse Court Maureen Horn 941-539-3384 A4483174 $1,195,000

LONGBOAT KEY 586 Lyons Lane Jodene Moneuse 941-302-4913 A4482606 $925,000

LONGBOAT KEY 1485 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 104 Kathleen Callender 941-321-3115 A4483591 $925,000

LONGBOAT KEY 565 Sanctuary Drive A203 Ian Addy, PA 941-961-8850 A4481722 $910,000

LONGBOAT KEY 1701 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 604 Michael Moulton 941-928-3559 A4475907 $875,000

LONGBOAT KEY 1914 Harbourside Drive 701 Carol Aviles & Julie Klick 941-356-6777 A4483185 $849,000

LIDO KEY 1750 Benjamin Franklin Drive 3C Linda Thompson 941-400-0805 A4466823 $799,000

LONGBOAT KEY 5635 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 203 Ian Addy, PA 941-961-8850 A4481024 $795,000

LONGBOAT KEY 5461 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 402 Maureen Horn 941-539-3384 A4483717 $760,000

SARASOTA 888 Blvd Of The Arts 1206 Bibi-Ann Allard PA & Kevin Moran, PA 941-685-0422 A4484009 $725,000

SARASOTA 988 Blvd Of The Arts 616 The Collier Group 941-313-1212 A4477340 $699,000

SARASOTA 707 S Gulfstream Avenue 708 Marci Mcfarland 941-961-3390 A4481091 $665,000

LONGBOAT KEY 3240 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 602 Michael Moulton 941-928-3559 A4484014 $649,000

LONGBOAT KEY 2364 Harbour Oaks Drive Jenifer Schwell 941-780-0968 A4484967 $629,000

LONGBOAT KEY 100 Sands Point Road 225 Sandi Layfield & Michael Nink, PA 941-914-2807 A4448551 $450,000

LONGBOAT KEY 6324 Laguna Drive The Walter Group 941-232-2000 A4479329 $400,000

SARASOTA 101 S Gulfstream Avenue 14C Anja Deichmann 941-284-7987 A4484125 $369,900

LONGBOAT KEY 532 Forest Way Bill Anderson 941-313-4059 A4484607 $329,000

LONGBOAT KEY 600 Sutton Place 101 George Zimmerman 941-320-8931 A4479167 $325,000

LONGBOAT KEY 3320 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 103-C Sandi Layfield 941-914-2807 A4477789 $324,900

LONGBOAT KEY 3440 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 14 Susan Smith & Cathy Meldahl, PA 941-302-3440 A4473639 $245,000

LONGBOAT KEY 571 Saint Judes Drive 8 Barbara Dumbaugh & Victoria Lear 941-951-6660 A4480695 $169,000

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NOV. 24 - 27

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condominium in Regent Place tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Sixth Green Properties Ltd. sold the Unit 24B condominium at 675 Longboat Club Road to Daniel Schwartz and Yanan Ding Schwartz, of Las Vegas, for $2.66 million. Built in 1995, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,139 square feet of living area. It sold for $910,200 in 1995.

THE PLAYERS CLUB

Joseph Contorno and Elaine Linker, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 503 condominium at 1485 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Paul and Laura Weisman, of Longboat Key, for $1.66 million. Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,188 square feet of living area. It sold for $940,000 in 2015.

RECLINATA

CJPJ0508 LLC sold the home at 525 Reclinata Drive to William and Donna Tally, of Longboat Key, for $1.45 million. Built in 2019, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,002 square feet of living area.

BAY ISLES

Thomas and Carrie Rodgers sold their home at 3581 Bayou Circle to Michael and Bonnie Dooley, of Longboat Key, for $1.4 million.

Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,472 square feet of living area. It sold for $950,000 in 2009.

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Christine Shore, of Sarasota, sold her home at 499 Partridge Circle to William and Stephanie Sparks, of Sarasota, for $1.35 million. Built in 1970, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,537 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.1 million in 2017.

LIDO BEACH

U.S. Bank Trust, trustee, sold the home at 213 N. Polk Drive to LFI Holding Group LLC for $1.26 million. Built in 1953, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,504 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.15 million in 2007.

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COUNTRY CLUB SHORES

Nancy Cornuke, trustee, and Paul Cornuke, of Longboat Key, sold the home at 511 Birdie Lane to Robert and Deborah Tucker, of Worthington, Ohio, for $1.25 million. Built in 1972, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,119 square feet of living area. It sold for $650,000 in 2002.

Regent Place was built in 1995.

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3 in order of dollar amounts.

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L O N G B OAT K E Y ADDRESS 2110 Harbourside Drive

PERMIT Re-cover roof

APPLICANT Fairway Bay III Assoc.

AMOUNT $384,743

2120 Harbourside Drive

Re-cover roof

Fairway Bay III Assoc.

$384,743

6925 GMD Unit 12

Kitchen and two

Mark and Sarah

South Sarasota

$88,650 NEW MODEL OPEN

baths alterations

Carbone

593 Rountree Drive

Pool

MCE Florida LLC

$84,300

2173 Harbourside Drive #503 Deck

Barbara W. Torrence

$73,593

Revocable Trust

4425 GMD

Re-roof

La Playa

$72,843

2525 GMD #14E

Alter guest bath

Ronald Baire

$65,518

575 Sanctuary Drive #A402 Doors and windows James T. Wasniewski

$55,961

4300 GMD

Re-roof

Sutton Place Assoc.

$39,868

511 Putter Lane

Re-roof

Christopher Young

$38,943

1281 GMD #PH1102

Lighting

Harmony Three LLC

$30,000

708 Jungle Queen Way

Re-roof

Rondal James Whitley

$24,900

3444 Mistletoe Lane

A/C change-out

Lenchner Family Trust

$22,110

771 Binnacle Point Drive

A/C change-out

Daniel E. Schauffelberger $17,910

548 Bayview Drive

Doors and windows Vicki Ogden

$17,663

4141 GMD

Power wash

Continentals I

$15,830

and seal roof

Sea Club II

6669 GMD

Shutters

Robert J. Adams

536 Reclinata Drive

Resurface pool

Richard Andrew Maass $10,520

1485 GMD #308

A/C change-out

WATERFRONT HOMES & HOMESITES

Martyn R. Redgrave

$10,325

3040 Grand Bay Blvd. #224 Lighting

Thomas Jr. and

$10,000

Brandi McLau

754 Spanish Drive S.

Re-roof

Sigita Aldona Zibas

$8,900

524 Outrigger Lane

Resurface pool

Stephen J. Daniels

$8,648

and spa

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Riverside Point | 941.201.8505 Home sites from $229,900 | Homes from the low $600,000s RiversidePointFlorida.com

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AQUARIUS CLUB

SUNSET BEACH ON LONGBOAT KEY

Joshua Stone, trustee, of Phoenix, sold the Unit 3503 condominium at 2105 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Stephen Roach, of Rochester, Mich., for $875,000.

Built in 1984, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,463 square feet of living area. It sold for $659,000 in 2010.

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The Alicea Group LLC sold the Unit M1-208-J condominium at 2045 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Richard and Jean Filarski, of Wheaton, Ill., for $757,000.

Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,532 square feet of living area. It sold for $710,000 in 2015.

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Raymond John Martin and Ann Patricia May Martin, of Somersham, England, sold their Unit 403 condominium at 1115 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Gail Russell and John Mark Smith, of Mechanicsville, Va., for $585,000. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,503 square feet of living area. It sold for $555,000 in 2014.

PORTOBELLO

James and Judith Gordon, of Hampton Bays, N.Y., sold their Unit A-506 condominium at 3235 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Nicola and Allison Nero, of Massapequa, N.Y., for $565,000.

Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,505

Christine Mulligan, of Longboat Key, sold her Unit 1-H condominium at 1701 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Julia Brochocka, of Quebec, for $520,000. Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,551 square feet of living area. It sold for $515,000 in 2016.

FAIRWAY BAY

Alan Zimlicki and Aldona Charlton, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit 1103 condominium at 1922 Harbourside Drive to Alexander and Emilie MacFarlane, of Longboat Key, for $415,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,590 square feet of living area. It sold for $325,000 in 2014.

LONGBOAT ARMS

James McLean and Morang McKinnon Robb sold their Unit 207D condominium at 3330 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Smith Adam Simonds and Hilary Simonds, of Elmhurst, Ill., for $394,500.

Built in 1971, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,106 square feet of living area. It sold for $330,000 in 2007.

WHITNEY BEACH

Frank Doan, of Ontario, sold the Unit 116 condominium at 6700 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Karen Borreson, of Longboat Key, for $390,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,377 square feet of living area. It sold for $260,000 in 2011.

The Tidewell Foundation and Stratum Family of Companies are excited to announce the opening of the Tidewell Foundation building showcasing an outstanding group of health and wellness organizations ready to brighten the lives of the Longboat Key community.

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941.383.6493 TheParadiseCenter.org MONDAYS 10-11am Stretch & Strengthen 11:15am-12:15pm Hula Dance 1-3pm Thinking Out Loud Discussion Group TUESDAYS 10-11am Qi Gong 1-3pm Mah Jongg WEDNESDAYS 10-11am Tai Chi THURSDAYS 10-11am Zumba & Pilates FRIDAYS (no class Dec 25) 10-11am Yoga & Meditation

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127 Chop into bits 128 Large Apple product 129 Name hidden in “sommelier” 130 Attacked by a bee 131 Church official 132 Dorothy’s dog 133 Phone downloads 134 Not to mention

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ACROSS 1 Crow’s nest support 5 Series of picture riddle books 9 Do taxing tasks 13 Senate hearing channel 18 Second stage at a theater?

20 Hawaiian food crop 21 “Go back one step” command 22 Viola’s lower relative 23 Leave the mall before becoming completely exhausted?

26 Provide gear for

27 Title of respect 28 Complete obscurity 29 Running back’s dive, say 30 Elastic fabric 32 Stairway with enough headroom for a tall person?

37 Ho-hum 38 Dusting cloths 40 More extensive 41 Fish get caught in them 42 Harvest goddess 44 :, in an analogy 46 “Measure twice, cut once,” e.g.

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76 Plains dwelling 77 Sites for grain stores 78 Whale food 79 Long part of a giraffe 81 Cardinal and crimson

82 How Dad may have the kids 83 Test for size 85 Working hours 87 Until the first pay raise 90 Profs’ helpers 92 “It’s over for me!”

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DOWN 1 The “m” of Einstein’s equation 2 He had a vulnerable heel 3 Plot development curve 4 Pointer 5 “___ never work!”

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47 “I know you” 49 Horror film street 51 Neighborhood baseball venue 53 Reaction to a spill you want to keep secret?

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1050 Longboat Club Road #304 | Privateer $799,000 | MLS A4485457 Indulge in luxury and privacy in this completely updated residence on the beach within the gates of The Longboat Key Club, Islandside. 2/2, 1,409 sq. ft.

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1050 Longboat Club Road #704 | Privateer $925,000 | MLS A4485456 Better than NEW! Panoramic views of the spectacular beach, city skyline, SRQ Bay, and the mainland! It looks close enough to touch! 2/2, 1,409 sq. ft.

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770 S Palm Ave #1203 | Embassy House $829,000 | MLS A4485426 30 feet of walls of glass with vistas of Sarasota Bay, her Islands, and sunsets into the Gulf of Mexico. Completely remodeled to perfection. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, ready for instant enjoyment.

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1111 Ritz-Carlton Drive #1006 $995,000 | MLS A4143524 Enjoy picturesque views of Sarasota Bay & Her Islands. Elegant 1 BR, 1.5 bath residence with high ceilings in the coveted Ritz-Carlton w/5-star amenities in the heart of the City.

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50 Central Ave Penthouse 16 South Plaza At Five Points $2,499,000 | MLS A4454416 Magnificent and breathtaking views from each and every room in this open design plan with 4,000 sq. ft. Walls of glass to view all of Sarasota & Her Islands. Endless amenities and upgrades in this 3 bedroom plus den. 3 parking spaces.

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1211 Gulf of Mexico Drive #305 | Promenade $749,000 | MLS A4482428 | Furnished This residence is on the sunset side of the building at the Promenade. Lovely 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,600 sq. ft. with captivating views of the Gulf of Mexico and its turquoise waters. Endless amenities, hurricane shutters and split floor plan.

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7107 Hawks Harbor Circle | Hawks Harbor $699,900 | MLS A4458161 This 3 bed/3 bath home resides in the gated enclave of Hawks Harbor with a deeded boat slip on a double lot. Immaculately kept w/stunning hardwood floors, updated kitchen and cozy wood burning fireplace.

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Gabe Buky 941.228.6086 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive #1007 | Water Club $2,875,000 | MLS A4448214 Enjoy panoramic views of the bay, Sarasota skyline and the Gulf of Mexico. Luxurious living on the beach. Enjoy year round exploding sunrises & moonrises from this 3 bedroom plus den/3.5 bath residence. 2 pets welcome, 2 parking spaces.

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775 Longboat Club Road #207 | The Beaches $1,100,000 | MLS A4460803 | Furnished Luxury & leisure found at The Beaches! This almost new corner residence is offered turn-key furnished, designer extraordinaire casual elegance.

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• Orthotropic and Airway Orthodontics for Adults • Orthotropic and Airway Orthodontics for Children • Safe Mercury Removal • Laser Periodontal Treatment with Ozone

Implant Surgery & Restoration

Facial Esthetics

• AII-On-4 • Bone Grafts/Sinus Lifts • Digitally Guided Surgery with On-Site CAT Scan • PRP Platelet-Rich Plasma • Sedation

• PDO Thread Lifts • Erbium and Nd: YAG Laser Treatments • Botox • Fillers

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Sarasota’s Accredited Dentists with Over 30 Years of Expertise

Jill Morris, DMD

Burr Bakke, DDS

Cameron Johnson, DMD

Our team at World Class Dentistry & Facial Aesthetics can treat patients with a multitude of concerns at the Sarasota facility, which maintains quality control and streamlined treatments. With a focus on individualized patient care and connection, Dr. Jill Morris, Dr. Burr Bakke, Dr. Cameron Johnson, and their on-site dental laboratory team offer implant surgery, cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics, biological dentistry, and more. Serving Sarasota since 1987, our team has over 60 years of combined talent and expertise. Call today to schedule your complimentary consultation or visit our website at SarasotaDentist.com.

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