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Crosswalk examination Gulf of Mexico Drive pedestrian crosswalks offer the long road to safety improvements.

But many say there’s a steep learning curve before motorists and pedestrians adjust. PAGE 4A

YOUR TOWN

Light up the Key ‘Tis the season for the Longboat Observer’s “Light Up the Key” contest.

Each year, our staff searches for the best and brightest holiday decorations, and this year, we’re making our list and checking it twice.

Judging will take place frDec. 9 to Dec. 11, and the top five properties will receive a prize.

To nominate a property, contact Kristen Herhold at kristenh@yourobserver.com.

Winners will be announced in our Dec. 17 issue.

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Capt. Wayne Genthner of Wolfmouth Charters with his wolf-collie mix, AbuJuju, 6, at the Bridgetender Inn on Bradenton Beach. Genther hopes the Longboat Key Town Commission to pass a doggy dining ordinance so he and AbuJuju can dine together on the Key.

BARK AND A BITE TO EAT Should dogs get a seat at the table at Longboat Key restaurants? SEE PAGE 12A Garey chairing Lawn Party second year. PAGE 10A

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‘Everybody wanted to be like Mike’ Former pro racer Michael Corbino Jr. died Sunday. He was 27.

KRISTEN HERHOLD COMMUNITY EDITOR

Michael Corbino Jr. never wondered how he wanted to spend his days working and living.

Since age 4, Corbino knew he wanted to spend his life riding and racing motorcycles when his father, Michael Corbino Sr., who raced motorcycles as a hobby, introduced them to him.

“When he was old enough to be able to sit on a bike, he was,” Montana Taplinger, Corbino’s sister, said. “It started out as a fun sport SEE PAGE 14A

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Michael Corbino Jr. raced motorcycles professionally from 2006 to 2013.

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LUTGERT LUXURY Naples-based The Lutgert Cos. has ample experience developing high-end properties. Below is a sampling of its projects.

ESTUARY AT GREY OAKS This 350-acre, gated golf course community in Naples contains 179 single-family home sites — with homes from 3,883 square feet to more than 7,500 square feet — and features three golf courses, a pair of clubhouses and other amenities. Priced from $2.3 million.

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Manfred Welfonder, principal at MW Corp., has been hoping to redevelop the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort on Longboat Key for more than five years. His plans call for 350 new residences within the 18-acre resort and other amentities, valued at roughly $200 million.

‘Tremendous opportunity’ Lutgert Cos. is lending its stellar reputation and experience to a plan to bring the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort back to life.

Will it be enough?

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ongboat Key resident Manfred Welfonder and his MW Corp. have been pitching a redevelopment plan for the longshuttered Colony Beach & Tennis Resort for the better part of a decade.

But thanks to a recently unveiled agreement with the Lutgert Cos., one of Naples’ premier real estate firms, MW Corp.’s proposed $200 million revamp of the 18-acre Longboat Key resort is gaining new traction and credibility.

In addition to building some of Naples best-known luxury high-rise residential towers in the 760-acre Park Shore beachfront community and elsewhere — including Enclave and Aria, two of 25 projects containing more than 2,500 upscale units — Lutgert has a long track record of commercial success.

Earlier this year, the firm sold the Mercato retail and office complex in Naples, a joint venture with the Barron Collier Cos., to Prudential Real Estate Investors for roughly $240 million.

Lutgert is more than an experienced developer, however. It also owns the Premier Sotheby’s

International Realty residential real estate brokerage and a commercial counterpart, a wellestablished insurance operation, construction arm and a title company.

“We have considerable expertise in luxury development, and we like to build on the waterfront,” says Howard Gutman, Lutgert’s president. “And the Colony represents a tremendous, excellent site. We realize a lot of issues would need to be cleaned up there, but we’d welcome the opportunity to be part of the development there.”

MW Corp.’s proposal calls for 350 new, four-star rental and residential units at the Colony, with a 190-seat restaurant and amenities ranging from tennis courts to swimming pools.

In three years, it hopes to reopen the famed resort, which closed in 2010 following a legal dispute between the Colony’s unit owner association and its developer and manager.

“We see the tremendous potential and opportunity there,” says Judy Green, president and CEO of Premier Sotheby’s, adding the company has been working with MW Corp. for “a few years.”

Although Lutgert and Premier have become well-known to MW Corp., the companies are less familiar to many Colony stakeholders — including the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association that represents the dozens of unit owners there.

“We did not know who they were until Manfred brought them to our attention,” Jay Yablon, president of the association, says

“We see the tremendous potential and opportunity there.”

– Judy Green, president and CEO, Premier Sotheby’s

“We did not know who they were until Manfred brought them to our attention.”

– Jay Yablon, president of the Colony Association on Lutgert

of Lutgert. “But we hope to get a much better sense of who they are by the time of our annual meeting on Dec. 15.”

But even with its cache and sterling reputation, Lutgert’s involvement does not ensure that MW Corp.’s plan will clear the significant hurdles it faces.

Chief among them are ongoing lawsuits over ownership and financial responsibility.

And then there’s Unicorp National Developments Inc., an Orlando-based company that has an agreement to purchase a substantial portion of the Colony property — including its nowdormant amenities. Unicorp also maintains it controls a lease that essentially gives it rights to recreational property at the Colony.

However, unit owners argues the lease is null and void and continue to fight Unicorp’s claims in court.

Unicorp also has redevelopment plans for the Colony.

“The Colony can’t be redeveloped without us,” Unicorp President Chuck Whittall says. “We’re the ticket to the future there.

Others are really just spinning their wheels.”

Like Yablon, Whittall says he had never heard of Lutgert before.

Gutman, too, acknowledges that his company is not positioning itself for a prolonged legal battle over the Colony.

“If Manfred can bring us a site that is lien-free and development-ready, then we’re interested and would like to go forward,” he says. “But we’re not getting involved in any of the lawsuits or anything else at the Colony. We’re developers.”

THE RESIDENCES AT MERCATO This residential community contains 52 single-family homes and villas, measuring 2,830 square feet to 6,225 square feet. Priced from $1.32 million.

MERCATO This mixed-use development contains 440,000 square feet of high-end retail shops and Class A office space. Built in 2008, the complex was sold earlier this year to Prudential Real Estate Investors for $240 million.

AZURE This 25-story luxury condominium tower, completed in 2006 in Bonita Bay, features 69 residences and eight carriage homes. The project is near the upscale Bay Island Golf Course and the Estero Bay Park, and residences initially sold for more than $1 million.

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Country Club Shores resident Joanne Assaly activated the flashing lights at a new crosswalk near her home by pressing a button.

But before she could step into the roadway, 10 cars traveling southbound whizzed past her and her dog, Toby.

Southbound traffic eventually stopped, allowing her to venture into the road back toward Country Club Shores.

But Assaly and her dog only made it to the middle of Gulf of Mexico Drive, where they had to stop again until northbound traffic stopped a few seconds later.

Assaly’s experience illustrates why, for many pedestrians, even crosswalks don’t make traversing Gulf of Mexico Drive especially easy or safe.

“It takes a few minutes to get noticed even when the lights are flashing,” Assaly said. “And they only stop if I walk close enough out to the edge of the road so they know I’m serious about crossing.”

Town Manager Dave Bullock and Mayor Jack Duncan said the four crosswalks aren’t totally complete, noting they will be more visible to motorists driving 45 mph down the road more aware once striping is complete.

According to officials on Siesta Key, where crosswalks were built in 2013 on a beach road similar to Gulf of Mexico Drive, the cross-

ings will improve safety in the long run. But in the short term, it will take time for both Key pedestrians and motorists to get used to the crosswalks this season.

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Six crosswalks were constructed on a busy section of Midnight Pass Road between a Sarasota County Fire Station and Stickney Point Road in 2013.

Mark Smith, an architect and the chairman-elect of the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce, said crosswalks took time to get used to on Midnight Pass Road.

“It’s a matter of people being conditioned,” Smith said.

Smith said both pedestrians and motorists need to adapt.

For starters, pedestrians need to realize the light activation doesn’t mean they should start walking as soon as they activate the crosswalk lights, Smith said.

“Because people are used to moving down Gulf of Mexico Drive at a pretty decent clip,” Smith said, “they’re not all going to remember to stop right away.

The lights and the crosswalks will take some getting used to.”

Smith estimates it could take an entire season for motorists and pedestrians to use the crosswalks correctly.

“It takes longer for seasonal residents that don’t drive the road year-round to get used to the crosswalks,” Smith said. “And residents that drive the road year-

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round have to adapt, too.”

Another important element to the new crosswalks, according to Siesta Key Association President Michael Shay, is the education of residents and pedestrians.

“The crosswalks themselves are great and visible,” Shay said.

“But that doesn’t mean people are going to use them.”

Shay said he’s still baffled when he sees pedestrians crossing Midnight Pass Road when they are just 50 feet away from a crosswalk.

“You’re always going to have people crossing in front of their condos rather than walk an extra 50 feet,” Shay said.

Smith said motorists get agitated when they have to stop at the crosswalk — and then stop again 50 feet later for someone crossing outside of the crosswalk.

“You’ll actually see cars gunning at them to try and scare them so they will use the crosswalk next time,” Smith said.

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Joanne Assaly, of Country Club Shores, and her dog, Toby, 10, brave the crosswalk at the beach access at Longboat Club Drive in the 1000 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Nov. 24.

They had to wait for 10 cars to whiz by them before they could cross safely.

safe alternative for pedestrians.

“Unfortunately, the crosswalks aren’t moron-proof,” Smith said.

“But once they’re in place for awhile, they’re safer than not having them.”

Shay agreed that the crosswalks are an improvement.

“There’s no question that I’d rather have the crosswalks than not have them,” he said.

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when they are fully functional as motorists and pedestrians adapt to crosswalks.

“When our officers are not patrolling, they will be in those areas addressing violations and educating motorists,” Cumming said.

Smith, though, warns that all the education in the world won’t make the crosswalks a completely

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Mayor Jack Duncan said the town needs to create “a full education process” that involves reaching out to Key association boards and area churches.

He plans on adding a discussion about education to December’s regular workshop agenda.

“If the crosswalks are going to go through this transition period, I believe we need to be more proactive and talk with FDOT about how we can enhance the crosswalks temporarily and get people to stop,” Duncan said.

Duncan also said the town needs to craft a brochure for area inns and hotels to urge Key visitors to use the crosswalks.

Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming said his officers will be in the vicinity of the crosswalks

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Forget four calling birds. As Christmas approaches, the Longbeach Village has 150 calling birds — i.e. peacocks — and they’ll probably still call the Village home for the holidays this year.

But Town Manager Dave Bullock informed approximately 75 Villagers Monday night at the Longboat Key Arts Center that trappers will descend on the Village soon to trap peacocks that are a-leaping this holiday season and that by next spring could be a-laying eggs. Although he couldn't give a specific timetable, he said 2016 will be the year most peacocks are removed.

Peacocks have made 2015 a year many Villagers would rather forget as the population grew to a number many Villagers perceive as unwieldly. Bullock told residents the Town Commission has decided to thin the flock to 12 males.

Bullock said the town is close to finalizing an agreement with Palmetto-based Nuisance Wildlife Removal, which reduced the peacock population eight years

ago in the Village and is familiar with trapping and relocating birds throughout the state.

During the last week of December or in early January, the contractor will set up round pens on private properties that the town has permission from owners to use and lure birds into the pens for feeding.

When a resident who’s new to the Village, and declined to give his name, asked why the town would worry about 150 peacocks, Bullock said the town received enough citizen complaints to take action.

“A community is not beaches alone or safety alone at the expense of everything else,” Bullock said. “It’s a complex web of the desires of the people that live there. I understand it’s not the biggest issue, and we do like to joke about it from time to time, but we heard from enough citizens to know this is important to the citizens of this community.”

Bullock’s response was met with applause from the audience.

No other Villagers in attendance voiced opposition to the plan to cull the flock. The future destinations for the birds won’t be dis-

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Are you interested in helping trappers by allowing your private property to be used for trap sites? Call Longboat Key Streets, Facilities and Parks and Recreation Manager Mark Richardson at 316-1988, or email him at mrichardson@ longboatkey.org.

“Peacocks don’t read directions or line up and count off during roll call, so I don’t know how it will work.”

closed. The state mandates birds must stay in captivity for at least 90 days before they are released to their new forever homes.

The contractor will charge a $1,500 setup fee for traps and cracked corn plus $200 to catch the first 10 birds. Additional birds will cost $150 each to catch.

The savviest birds that hide in trees to evade capture will cost the town $275 each to be trapped via flying nets or stunned from above with tranquilizer gun darts.

When Bullock asked those in attendance who would be willing to allow the town and trappers to use their properties during the trapping period, almost everyone raised their hands.

Bullock, though, warned that he wouldn’t put a timetable on how long it will take to reduce the flock and achieve the goal of 12 male birds.

“I’ve never had luck counting wild animals, and I won’t become crazed if a female pops up,” Bullock said. “But at some point, we will reach a size that’s not a nuisance to the community and is the best we can do within the resources we have.”

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Refugee Rule of One Before you become part of the chorus of altruists chastising Florida Gov. Rick Scott for wanting a pause on Syrian refugees, you should apply Arthur Laffer’s Rule of One. GOP GOVERNORS’ LETTER ON REFUGEES

MATT WALSH

When noted economist Arthur Laffer explains economics and the idiocy of subsidies and corporate welfare, he says the easiest way to understand the economics of subsidies is to apply the Rule of One. Here is Laffer’s Rule of One test on whether a subsidy makes economic sense: Let’s say the CEO of an out-ofstate corporation knocks on your front door. He says: “I want to move my company to Florida. Would you be willing to pay higher taxes so I can have lower taxes than I otherwise would without your subsidy and move my company here?”

Or how about this one: A wealthy Florida sugar farmer knocks on your door and says: “Dominican Republic sugar farmers want to sell their sugar to you. Their sugar costs less than mine. Are you OK with putting a tax on their sugar to make it more expensive than mine and paying me more for my sugar so I can stay in business?

That would help me a lot.”

Of course you would say “no” and slam the door in both instances. Why would you want to pay more in taxes and more for products to help someone else prosper at your expense?

Now extrapolate that to all corporate relocation and expansion subsidies and to all farm subsidies. If the Laffer Rule of One shows the inequity and fallacy of a subsidy for one, the same applies in greater numbers.

Now recast Laffer’s Rule of One to Syrian refugees.

As we all know by now, the always petulant Barack Obama and Florida’s collectivist leftist daily newspaper editorialists went gonzo over Florida Gov. Rick Scott and other governors saying the federal government should take a pause before admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees into the country.

“Apparently they are scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America,” said Obama in his cutting, condescending tone. “To bar the door against Syrian refugees in their states represents a shameful, knee-jerk reaction to the immigration and terrorism crises

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Dear Mr. President: Our country has long served as a welcoming beacon to individuals and families who seek safety and refugee status within the borders of the United States. For years we have been proud to welcome refugees into our communities in their pursuit of a better life and future.

However, we are deeply concerned that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria may have exploited the generosity of the refugee system to carry out Friday’s terrorist attack in Paris. While the tragic event was a direct assault on the European Union’s refugee system, the potential for this situation to arise in the United States is escalated by information revealed by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, James Comey. In testimony before Congress, he admitted to certain inadequacies in the system that would prevent the thorough vetting of the 10,000 refugees your administration has pledged to admit into the United States.

As governors, we are charged with ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our citizens. In order to adequately fulfill this duty, we request that you immediately review the process by which you conduct

background checks on all individuals applying for refugee status and address the gaps acknowledged by your director of the FBI. In the wake of this recent tragedy, and until we can ensure the citizens of our states that an exhaustive review of all security measures has been completed and the necessary changes have been implemented, we respectfully request that you suspend all plans to resettle additional Syrian refugees.

Sincerely, Governors Robert Bentley, Alabama; Doug Ducey, Arizona; Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas; Rick Scott, Florida; Nathan Deal, Georgia; Butch Otter, Idaho; Bruce Rauner, Illinois; Mike Pence, Indiana; Terry Branstad, Iowa; Sam Brownback, Kansas; Bobby Jindal, Louisiana; Paul LePage, Maine; Pete Ricketts, Nebraska; Brian Sandoval, Nevada; Chris Christie, New Jersey; Susana Martinez, New Mexico; Pat McCrory, North Carolina; Jack Dalrymple, North Dakota; John Kasich, Ohio; Mary Fallin, Oklahoma; Nikki Haley, South Carolina; Dennis Daugaard, South Dakota; Bill Haslam, Tennessee; Greg Abbott, Texas; Gary Herbert, Utah; Scott Walker, Wisconsin; and Matt Mead, Wyoming

To read how Secretary of State John Kerry and Jeh Johnson, secretary of Homeland Security, responded to the governors’ request for refugee transparency, go to: YourObserver.com/Opinion. Click on “Kerry explains how refugee vetting works.”

in Europe,” said the Miami Herald.

“This is a time for reason and altruism to carry the day, not the politics of bigotry or fear,” said the Tampa Bay Times.

Knee-jerk? Bigotry?

Fear? You bet.

REFUGEE OF ONE RULE

You saw almost in real time the terror that occurred in Paris and the subsequent news reports that identified at least one of the terrorists as a Syrian — one with a Syrian passport.

You saw the guns-loaded alarm and lockdown that swept over the city of Brussels. And over the past several months, you have seen the television news reports showing crowds of Syrian refugees — many of them males in their 20s, 30s, 40s — flooding into Europe. Common sense made you wonder how many are terrorists pretending to be refugees.

Now for the Refugee Rule of One: Say a male Syrian refugee in his early 30s knocks on your front door seeking shelter in your home. What would you do?

You would want to know who this person is, his background, his story — every detail. And you would be suspicious of taking his word. You would want evidence and corroboration, second and third trusted sources to verify that this man is who he says he is.

You wouldn’t be hasty or impulsively trust this person on first meeting. You would want as much definitive assurance as possible.

And what is wrong with that? It’s common sense and for your own protection.

If that’s what you would do with one refugee — the Refugee Rule of One — then common sense says the same should be applied to 10,000.

GOVERNORS ASK FOR A PAUSE

And that’s why Gov. Scott and other Republican governors asked the president to halt temporarily the Syrian refugee program. They wanted assurances and reassurances.

After all, their top responsibility is to protect their states’ citizens from harm. If just one Syrian refugee enters their state and commits terrorism, the hounding would be merciless. Fingers pointing, raging flames of blame.

So given the events in Paris and the governors’ responsibilities, if you were governor, surely you would want assurances and would want to know the details of how the vetting process works. The buck stops with you.

But when Scott asked the president to take a pause with Syrian refugees in a conference call with Republican governors, the president declined to be transparent.

As Scott told Fox News the day after the call: “They’re not going to pause.

They couldn’t explain to me how the U.S. vetting process is any better than the French vetting process … They’re not going to give me or any of our law enforcement in Florida the background checks … That’s why what I ask is: Let’s take a pause.”

On Nov. 20, 27 Republican governors formally requested in a letter the president suspend the Syrian refugee program until the president could assure them of the vetting process.

On Monday, the White House finally acquiesced. Secretary of State John Kerry and Jeh Johnson, secretary of Homeland Security, issued a five-page letter detailing the federal government’s refugee vetting process.

The governors were not being bigots or knee-jerks. What they wanted was transparency and reassurance. The common sense of the Rule of One.

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IDENTITY THEFT 10:17 a.m. — 5400 block of GMD Fraud: A man told police his bank notified him that someone pretending to be him made a charge to his credit card and also had his date of birth, Social Security number and mother’s maiden name. The charge was voided, and he canceled his credit card.

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Both parties agreed to stay away from one another until a friend arrived to pick up the woman.

STRIKING BACK 12 p.m. — 600 block of Tarawitt Drive Disturbance: A homeowner complained that a contractor was using an empty lot across the street from him to repeatedly make U-turns with his trailer. The homeowner backed his car into the contractor’s truck to block him. There was no damage, and neither party wanted to make a report. It’s unknown who owns the vacant land, and police urged both parties to let it go.

NOTHING FISHY HERE 2:48 p.m. — Off the Key Boat Violation: Bradenton Beach police officers advised Longboat police that marina employees were about to illegally dump items from a basin into the bay. The employees were dumping dead fish from a red tide outbreak that entered the basin back into the bay.

There’s no state statute governing this act, and employees were told they could proceed with dumping the fish.

SIDEWAYS SAILING 3:32 p.m. — 700 bock of Tarawitt Drive Boat: Police found a boat floating sideways in a canal that was blocking navigation. Police boarded the boat and secured it safely to the seawall. Police contacted the owner, who promised to take care of the boat.

MYSTERY SCRAPE 3:34 p.m. — 300 block of GMD Property Damage: A woman discovered a scrape to the passenger side front fender of her car in a condo parking lot. No cars were parked next to her when police arrived.

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ART PATROL 3:27 a.m. — 200 block of GMD Security Check: The front door to an art store was unlocked.

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HEEL HEIST 8:52 p.m. — 2400 block of GMD Burglary: A woman reported that someone stole two pairs of shoes valued at $2,200 and a black oval makeup bag containing various medications from her closet. She believes other items could be missing because her closet and kitchen were in disarray.

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ichael Garey, owner of Lazy Lobster of Longboat, is chairing the Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party for the second year. With a record 36 restaurants participating, Garey hopes to net a record $80,000 for the Longboat Key Kiwanis Club’s scholarships and local children’s charities.

Why did you become event chairman last year?

We felt we could reach more people with more technology, with the website, social media and other promotional aspects.

We felt we could expand the event further than Longboat Key and St. Armands Circle. We now have participants from Bradenton, Anna Maria and Sarasota.

What is your day like during the Lawn Party?

We actually start the setup process at 3 p.m. the day before and work until it’s done. Last year, we worked until 9:30 p.m.

The day starts at 6:30 a.m., and I walk the grounds early and make sure everything from the night before is in place.

Steve Branham heads up the parking situation. Susan Phillips coordinates the admission process for 1,200 people. My wife, Catherine, heads the seating process in the tent. Our restaurant chairwoman, Michelle Waldron, makes sure all the restaurants and beer and wine purveyors are ready to go. Brenton Cloud coordinates a team of volunteers, and my daughter, Jenna, helps record raffle sales.

It’s my job to support the committee and wear an obnox-

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Saturday, Dec. 5 Where: Longboat Key Club Islandside driving range, 301 Gulf of Mexico Drive Cost: $50 per ticket; $450 for a table of 10. Raffle tickets are $25 per ticket; $100 for five Website: lbklawnparty.org

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How will this year’s be even better than last year’s?

Instead of tickets to the event being $25 or $30 and raffle tickets being $100, we combined them for $50. You can also buy a raffle ticket individually for $25. Every year, we had a huge demand for the event but not the raffle tickets. It was a challenge to meet our raffle goals, so our course of action this year was to balance it.

Even with the price increase, we are at well over 1,000 tickets sold. We are anticipating a sellout at 1,200. We’ve sold more than 750 raffle tickets and have 2,000 to sell.

Kristen Herhold

Michael Garey hopes to sell 1,200 event tickets and 2,000 raffle tickets for this year’s Gourmet Lawn Party Dec. 5.

The raffle features five prizes, including a grand prize of $20,000 cash.

What about the Lawn Party do you look forward to most?

What I look forward to most is the day going well and people having a great time. Then, we get our reward in August when kids come to breakfast and get their scholarship money. It’s a community effort. I get way too much credit.

How has the event evolved over the years?

It has gone from a very nice

Longboat Key-centric event for 400 to 500 people to Longboat Key’s signature event with an expanded outreach that this year will have more than 1,200 attend. I was at the very first St. Jude Gourmet Luncheon in the Temple Beth Israel parking lot in the early ’80s...The event outgrew its capacity there, and it’s in its fifth year as the Gourmet Lawn Party at the Key Club.

How will you fill the void without Edith Barr Dunn’s 50/50 raffle?

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KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

Capt. Wayne Genthner fishes along the shores of Longboat Key almost seven days a week. But you won’t catch him dining much on Longboat Key. That’s because the town of Longboat Key doesn’t currently have an ordinance that allows diners to officially bring their dogs to Key restaurants for a bite to eat with their masters.

And because Genthner, owner of Wolfmouth Charters, rarely fishes or dines without his wolf collie mix AbuJuju, 6, by his side, he leaves the Key for a late afternoon lunch either in downtown Sarasota or Bradenton Beach, which have ordinances allowing doggy dining.

In an Oct. 20 email to Mayor Jack Duncan, Genthner wrote “Longboat Key shouldn’t be missing out on this” and asked the town to implement a doggy dining ordinance.

In 2006, the Legislature authorized local municipalities and counties to decide if they want to create ordinances that allow

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SOME NEARBY PET-FRIENDLY PLACES TO DINE Is your dog barking for a bite to eat? Here are a few nearby dining spots where he or she can legally eat.

ST. ARMANDS CIRCLE/ CITY ISLAND The Old Salty Dog Café L’Europe (doggy dining item on menu) The Shore Diner BRADENTON BEACH The Bridgetender Inn (doggy dining item on menu)

dogs in restaurants. If the local municipality doesn’t have a doggy dining ordinance, it falls under state regulations, and dog dining is prohibited.

Longboat Key is the only municipality in the area that doesn’t have such an ordinance.

Manatee and Sarasota counties enacted ordinances in 2007, and several municipalities followed suit in 2008.

Although several restaurants allow man’s best friend to accompany their guests, that doesn’t make the island pet-friendly for restaurants, and it doesn’t make dining with dogs legal.

“If you fall to the state, you can’t officially allow Fido into

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your restaurant,” Genthner said.

The ordinances allow restaurants to purchase a permit that allows them to offer a separate area where dogs are welcome with their owners. The ordinances mandate hand sanitizer be available for patrons and staff. Restaurant staff also isn’t allowed to pet animals while working.

At the Bridge Tender Inn in Bradenton Beach Nov. 18 with AbuJuju, Genthner explains that his request isn’t just for him and his dog. When visitors ask him where they can eat lunch with their dogs, he’s disappointed when he has to send them off the Key. “This island becomes a tough place for animals when it comes to accommodations and places to eat,” Genthner said. “Why send visitors off the Key just because their dog is with them?”

Duncan discussed the matter with Town Manager Dave Bullock in October, and Bullock said he plans to bring the matter before the Town Commission at a workshop in 2016.

“It just seems like a no-brainer we can resolve in time for season that might convince other Key restaurants to allow dogs,” Genthner said. “I would like to see Longboat Key bark less and wag a little more.”

“It just hasn’t reached the top of the priority list yet,” Bullock said. “But we’ll be gathering up the other local ordinances around us and coming before the commission next year.”

LAHNI BRENNER Lahni Brenner is a 3-yearold boxer and pit bull mix who lives in Windward Bay with his mother, Suzy Brenner. Twice a week, the Brenners can be found dining together at a restaurant where Lahni receives a dish of water.

Fun Fact: Lahni Brenner’s grandpa is former Vice Mayor David Brenner.

SAMMY LANDAU (PICTURED) Sammy Landau, 3, hasn’t had the pleasure of being invited to lunch or dinner yet by parents Lenny and Susan Landau. But that’s about to change soon.

“We haven’t taken him yet, but we should and we will,” Lenny said.

Sammy’s first lunch date initiation will likely be at Café L’Europe.

“We heard they have good food for dogs there on the menu,” Lenny said.

Fun Fact: Sammy Landau was one of only a few dogs registered legally with a pet license at Town Hall. The commission eliminated the requirement in March.

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227 Seagull Lane $899,000 | Web ID A4104855 Hoyt Beaty 941.232.9333

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1343 4th Street #101 $699,000 | Web ID A4103095 Frank Lambert 941.920.1500

5611 Gulf of Mexico Drive #203 $689,000 | Web ID A3983944 Erin McWhorter 941.228.1405

721 Bayport Way #721 $625,000 | Web ID A4118981 Leslie Russell 941.330.7006

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710 North Shore Drive $474,000 | Web ID A4131161 Terry Hayes 941.302.3100

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CHARLOTTE GRAVER

Charlotte Florence Graver, 87, of Longboat Key, died Nov. 22.

Born Aug. 6, 1928, Mrs. Graver was a “child of the Depression,” as she frequently reminded her family and grew up with a love of books and education.

She attended James Monroe High School, in Bronx, N.Y., and Hunter College, in New York City. She earned a degree in psychology, an accomplishment she was proud of because her parents were unable to obtain advanced education.

She met Hyman Harry Graver, of Brooklyn, N.Y., when they were counselors at a summer camp in upstate New York. They married in 1949 and moved to Buffalo, N.Y. area, where they settled in Hamburg, N.Y. in a small home and office.

Mrs. Graver was a selftaught stock investor and avid reader. Pushed to higher achievement by her husband, she remained active in the community and in later years became a guidance counselor at Rosary Hill College and SUNY-Buffalo and an investment advisor and broker at Advest Group. Both were successful applications of her coveted degree. Among her accomplishments, she studied for and passed the Series 7 exam at age 55.

The Gravers bought vacation property on Siesta Key in the early 1980s, and when Mr. Graver died — almost 30 years to the day before Mrs. Graver — she moved full time away from the cold winters of western New York. She resettled on Longboat Key and found her friends and purpose in the Sarasota Jewish community.

She enjoyed the arts and was a generous contributor of both her time and money.

Besides savvy investing, reading and charity, she had

a flair for home decorating, immaculate housekeeping and cooking and baking. She was known, too, among friends for the self-catered annual High Holiday party at her home. She was a generous donor later in life to causes relating to elder care, Jewish family services, cancer research, the arts and community health care.

Mrs. Graver’s husband, Hy, preceded her in death. She is survived by her three children, Nancy, Michael and Jane, and three grandchildren.

A celebration of her life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 13, at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road.

Donations in her memory can be made to Jewish Family & Children’s Service in support of the Senior Outreach Services Program, 2688 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34237 or JFCS-Care.org.

EDWARD KNOLL

Edward “Eddie” Knoll, 87, of Longboat Key and Cincinnati, died Nov. 25.

Mr. Knoll was the former owner of Knoll Katzer Refrigeration Products and a longtime active member of White Oak-Monfort Heights Kiwanis Club and White Oak-Monfort Heights Community Association.

Mr. Knoll was preceded in death by his wife, Jean, and sister, Thelma Knoll; he is survived by several cousins and many friends.

A visitation was held Nov. 29; a Mass took place Nov. 30.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be mace to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 3949 Colerian Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45223.

Corbino and hobby, and Michael happened to be really good at it. He decided to do that with his life, and that’s what he did.”

Corbino, who raced professionally from 2006 to 2013, died around 3 a.m. Sunday, after he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a tree while traveling northbound on South Tamiami Trail. He was 27. His passenger, Jasmine Fraser, 22, of Bradenton, was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital. At press time, she was listed in critical condition. The crash remains under investigation.

Corbino grew up on Longboat Key and attended the Out-ofDoor Academy before moving to Mill Valley, Calif., and attending Tamalpais High School. He then went to Chico State University, in Chico, Calif.

Corbino, who also managed properties in the Southgate area of Sarasota, first became a professional racer with Supermoto in 2006 and 2007.

“When he had something he wanted to do, he would go do it,” said Matthew Ball, a friend of Corbino’s since they were 14.

“He lived right then and there, right in the moment.”

Corbino was injured in 2008 and 2009, but in 2010, he joined the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Pro Road Racing. He also raced throughout Europe.

He took a break competitively from the sport in 2013, due in part to an injury, but told his family he planned to return.

“He was just always a really happy and full-of-life type of person,” said fellow racer Patricia Fernandez. “Even if he didn’t do well in a race, he’d always get off the track with a smile on his face.”

“Everybody wanted to be like Mike,” said Dex Honea, who knew Corbino through the Sarasota motorcycle community. “Here, everyone looked up to

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him, even the older guys. He was the hometown hero who made it to the AMA.” In 2012, Corbino told the Longboat Observer that his proudest accomplishment was placing third in a race at the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR 1200 Series at the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix. When Corbino wasn’t riding his motorcycle, he was surfing.

“He spent some time in Malibu and just packed up all his belongings in a big van and lived out of it and surfed every day,” Taplinger said.

Last year, Corbino traveled by himself to surf in Bali for several weeks.

Corbino’s travels through his motorcycle racing and surfing allowed him to make friends around the world.

“He was so open-minded to different people and different cultures,” Taplinger said. “He just accepted people for who they were.”

Although he had close friends around the world, he stayed close to those in Sarasota.

“He was a great guy with a great heart,” said Francis Zamora, his friend of 10 years. “He always had my back and made sure that everyone felt special in their own way.”

Corbino told the Longboat Observer that none of his accomplishments would have

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been possible without his biggest fan and occasional riding buddy: his dad, whom he thanked after each of his races.

He remained close to his other family members, as well.

“My daughter, Annabelle, is 2, and he was Uncle Mikey to her,” Taplinger said. “He lit up her face, and she was mesmerized by him.”

Corbino’s proudest possession wasn’t a bike; it was his dog, Harley, a boxer, who always joined him on his adventures.

He even paid Ball to drive the dog from Sarasota to California because she couldn’t fly. “...If you look at his pictures, Harley was always in there with him,” Taplinger said. “They were the best of friends.”

Corbino is survived by his father and stepmother, Michael and Carolyn Corbino; his mother and stepfather, Nikki and Jeff Sedecca; his sister and brother-in-law Montana and Irwin Taplinger; niece, Annabelle Taplinger; and his beloved boxer, Harley.

Taplinger said she’s amazed by the hundreds of Facebook posts her brother’s honor.

“I’m so proud he’s my brother,” she said.

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Sandy is now 6 months old.

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Msgr. Gerry Finegan, St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church; the Rev. Vincent Carroll, Longboat Island Chapel; the Rev. Norman Pritchard, Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian; Pastoral Care Assistant MiMi Horwitz, Longboat Island Chapel; Vicar Kyle Bates, St. Armands Key Lutheran Church; the Rev. Frederick Emrich, assisting clergy at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church; Rabbi Jonathan Katz, Temple Beth Israel; the Rev. David Danner, All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church; and the Rev. Mark Bernthal, St. Armands Key Lutheran Church

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embers of six congregations gathered for the 35th annual Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Nov. 24, at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church.

The service rotates annually between worship centers and preachers. The Rev. Norman Pritchard, of Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, delivered this year’s sermon.

Proceeds from this year’s offering will benefit All Faiths Food Bank and the Food Bank of Manatee.

The Rev. Norman Pritchard, of Christ Church, Presbyterian, delivers this year’s sermon.

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Members of each participating congregation give thanks through song in the interfaith service choir.

Last year, the offering from the Interfaith Thanksgiving Service benefited Southeastern Guide Dogs, but the congregations didn’t stop there. The worship centers continued to raise enough money the following months to sponsor a guide dog, whom they named Sandy.

Now 6 months old, Sandy visited Longboat Key at this year’s service. She now lives in The Villages with her new puppy raisers, Ron and Joyce Landbeck, who welcomed her about two weeks ago because her original family couldn’t take on the responsibility of raising a guide dog.

“She is doing great,” Joyce Landbeck said. “In many ways, she is more advanced than other dogs I’ve seen at her stage.”

Sandy is the eighth dog the Landbecks have trained, and they are also currently raising a 10-month-old dog, Julie.

“It’s nice for her to have a slightly older dog,” Ron Landbeck said. “Sandy really follows the lead of the other dog and is learning from her. She’s great, and everyone just loves her.”

“It’s a wonderful occasion when all the members of the community can come together for a common purpose and realize how fortunate we are and to give thanks.”

— The Rev. Norman Pritchard, of Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian

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Holland’s healthy approach fits all ages Mirabai Holland helps people stay fit on Longboat Key and beyond through her fitness DVDs and programs.

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Mirabai Holland doesn’t follow health and fitness trends; she starts them.

“My dad had bad rheumatoid arthritis in the late 1970s, and he got a knee replacement and was having trouble rehabbing his knee,” Holland said. “I started moving him in the pool, and he felt so much better. I realized how powerful movement and exercise can be and (how it) can help mitigate all the problems with aging.

It set my path, and I’ve been developing fitness techniques ever since.”

Holland, a Longboat Key resident since 2009, has become an influential figure in the health and fitness world. She currently teaches fitness classes at Bayfront Park three times a week, and since 2013, she has worked with Manatee County on its Your Choice health program, which teaches more than 7,000 county employees how to lead a healthy lifestyle.

“It’s a program to help people mitigate age-onset problems,” Holland said. “Since we’ve implemented it, these people are lowering their blood pressure and their bad cholesterol and raising their good cholesterol. We’ve had

good results.”

Holland has created several fitness DVDs, which are sold on QVC and Amazon and are also available for streaming on Amazon. Several more videos are planned, and she has her own YouTube channel.

Holland discovered her love of exercise through dance.

“As a young kid, I was active, but I didn’t really like sports,” Holland said. “I had a physical education teacher who was trained as a modern dancer and had us do it. I loved doing that, to create movement within.”

Holland received her degree in education from the University of Denver and attended the Boston Conservancy, where she studied ballet.

“I realized very quickly I didn’t like to be conservative with my dancing,” she said. “It was very strict, and that wasn’t me.”

Holland opened her own dance studio in New York that focused on movement for non-dancers.

She earned her Master of Fine Arts from New York University, while helping her arthritisstricken father during a summer break. She then received a degree in exercise physiology from Columbia University.

Holland developed a consulting company and worked with many people in New York City and throughout the world. One of her projects was developing Indonesia’s first destination health spa.

She also served as director of the fitness and wellness program at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Her proudest achievement,

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however, is her work in the medical fitness industry.

“My biggest accomplishment is bringing the possibility of good solutions to people with ageonset problems,” she said. “Some of these people went from hardly being able to move to stepping and walking around.”

In the 1980s, Holland developed the first osteoporosis exercise program in the U.S., which is still used today by the National Osteoporosis Foundation. Prevention magazine named it the best workout for bones.

“Exercise is good, but you also

need to eat better and figure out how to manage your stress,” she said. “I try to teach people that.”

In addition to teaching fitness classes at Bayfront Park and developing Manatee County’s healthy living program, Holland writes for the Huffington Post’s healthy living section for those over 50.

“We’re right at the very beginning of the baby boomers really aging,” Holland said. “We don’t look as old as the people a generation ahead of us did at our age.

People are wanting to stay active and healthy longer and longer, and that’s very possible.”

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PRESIDENTIAL HEALTH AND WORLD POLITICS Takes place at 2 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road. In the first of a two-part series, Allan Schwartz will discuss President Lyndon Johnson. Free for members; $5 for nonmembers. Call 383-3428.

FRIDAY, DEC. 4

HOLIDAY NIGHT OF LIGHTS Takes place from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on St. Armands Circle. Kick off the holiday season when St. Armands lights up its Christmas tree. The Sarasota High School theater and drama departments and the Sarasota Cuban Ballet School will perform. A Christmas carol sing-a-long and an appearance by Santa will follow. Call 388-1554.

SATURDAY, DEC. 5

TOY AND FOOD COLLECTION Takes place from 9 a.m. to noon at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Bring unwrapped toys, books and bikes for Turning Points and canned goods for Our Daily Bread. Gifts will be distributed to homeless children or those at risk of becoming homeless in Manatee County.

Call 383-1731.

SUNDAY, DEC. 6

HOLIDAY BRUNCH AND MINI BAZAAR Takes place at 11 a.m. at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Enjoy a brunch, and purchase various Christmas products and gifts. For brunch reservations, call 383-6491.

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TUESDAY, DEC. 8

LONGBOAT KEY DEMOCRATIC CLUB Meets at 11:30 a.m. at the Portofino Restaurant, 2600 Harbourside Drive. David Verinder, president and CEO of Sarasota Memorial Hospital, will speak. Cost is $25.

Call 383-4899.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 10

LONGBOAT KEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOLIDAY BUSINESS AFTER HOURS Takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. at Harry’s Continental Kitchens, 525 St. Judes Drive. Network while enjoying complimentary hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and door prizes. Cost is $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. Call 3832466.

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LONGBOAT KEY GOURMET LAWN PARTY What: Enjoy samples from more than 30 local restaurants and beverages. Organized by the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key, the event will benefit local children’s charities and scholarships.

Tickets are $50 and include a raffle ticket. Visit lbklawnparty.org.

When: Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 Where: Longboat Key Club’s Islandside driving range, 361 Gulf of Mexico Drive

ROTARY CLUB OF LONGBOAT KEY Meets at 5:15 p.m. at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Cost is $8. Contact Sydelle Pittas at sydellelaw@ aol.com.

TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS

FEEL GOOD YOGA THERAPEUTICS Takes place from 10 to 11 a.m. at Bayfront Park Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Cost is $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. Call 316-1988.

WEDNESDAYS

LONGBOAT LIBRARY WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS BOOK SALES Take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the Longboat Library, 555 Bay Isles Road. Both hardcover and paperback used books will be discounted. Call 383-2011.

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ZUMBA WITH SUZY Takes place from 10 to 11 a.m. through Dec. 10, at Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. A $10 donation is suggested. RSVP to maryannbrady@aginginparadise.org or 383-6493.

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LINE DANCING Takes place from 2 to 3 p.m. at Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

People with all levels of fitness can learn line dancing. Cost is $10 per lesson. Call 383-6493.

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SATURDAY, DEC. 12

SAVE OUR SEABIRDS RUN WITH THE BIRDS Takes place from 8 to 11 a.m. at Ed Smith Stadium, 2700 12th St., Sarasota. The 5K and one-mile fun run will begin in the stadium parking lot and finish at home plate. An eco-friendly festival with food, beer and music will follow. Proceeds benefit Save Our Seabirds. Cost is $30 for the 5K; $25 for the one-mile fun run. Call 388-3010.

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KIWANIS CLUB OF LONGBOAT KEY Meets at 7:30 a.m. at the Longboat Key Club’s Tavern & Whiskey Bar. Cost is $10 and includes a breakfast buffet. Call Donna at 388-2847.

SHIFTING SANDS SUPPORT GROUP Takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Ruth Cushing Room at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. This group is open to any adult going through a difficult transition. Call 383-6491.

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Bird Key Yacht Club honors its commodore

“I’m just really excited and honored by the lovely turnout for this year’s Commodore’s Ball.”

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The gala paid tribute to Commodore Martha Schantz and her husband, Curtiss.

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DESIGNER FURNISHED PENTHOUSE with 2BR/2BA and views of the Intracoastal AND the Bay! Deeded beach access, beach cabana, two heated pools and more. Pets welcome. $379,900

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GREAT GULF TO BAY, pet friendly community! Spacious 2/2 condo with lots of updates and nice Bay View. Heated pool, boat slips, tennis courts, kayak launch, beach access and more! $440,000

L’AMBIANCE $1,695,000 to $6,750,000

LOVINGLY WELL MAINTAINED, completely updated, beach inspired single family canal front home. Launch your kayak, jet-ski or small boat in your own backyard. $789,900

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1-3PM 5270 GULF OF MEXICO DR. #503 Longboat Key on Sarasota Bay w/full views! 2BR/2BA condo in Banyan Bay Club. Pvt. Beach access across the street. Tennis court, heated pool & clubhouse. Carol Codella 941-224-3129 #A413514 $385,000

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Beachplace – Building 6 Turnkey furnished residence on the 5th floor with Gulf & Bay views. Neutral ceramic tile and carpeting, updated bathrooms and a flexible rental policy.

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The Oaks - Vacant Lot Bank owned lot #76 in the beautiful, gated Oaks golf community.

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Water Club I 4th floor Dover model with 2,965 SF and large eat-in kitchen. Gulf to Bay and City skyline views. Three terraces and two valuable under-building spaces. Impressive Master suite with 2 private marble bathrooms.

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Islands West – 12th Floor Phenomenal views looking up the beach and panoramic views over Sarasota Bay from this two bedroom two bath home in the sky! Pet-friendly community with beach front pool,tennis, fitness center and party room. $805,000

N. Manasota Key-Gulf to Bay Make your dream home become a reality on this 1+ acre lot in a private gated community. Create your idyllic family beach estate. Live and play on this seven mile barrier island, only 30 mins south of Sarasota. Manasota Key is the perfect old Florida paradise. $2,500,000

Bay Plaza - Exciting 9th Floor Location Rarely available high floor apartment with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, wood floors, new kitchen on the Bayside, sharing water views with the Living room and Master bedroom.

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Lakewood Ranch Country Club Private lake and nature preserve views from this maintenance free pool home in the Whitemarsh neighborhood. Two bedrooms, two baths, plus den. High ceilings, tile floors, open floor plan. $415,000

Promenade – Direct Gulf Front Rarely available 6th floor furnished Southwest apartment with 3BR / 3BA, updated stainless & granite kitchen. Gorgeous Gulf views from the floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding doors. $1,395,000

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West of the Trail - Mini Estate on Red Rock Lane Private cul-de-sac canopy road in one Aqualane Estates - New Construction Gorgeous new 5,203 SF waterfront model home of Sarasota’s finest neighborhoods close to everything. Completely renovated in 2006. Main house, with 5BR/5.5BA, rich mohogany floors, soaring ceilings, downstairs master suite, infinity-edge pool separate guest cottage with kitchenette and theatre room total over 4000 a/c sq ft. Located between lit with glass fire pits and a 57’ private dock. Built by Platinum Coast Construction. $2,475,000 Oyster Bay and Camino Real just moments from downtown and Siesta Key. $1,695,000

Atrium-Bay Isles Beautiful Southeast views of the Bay and City. Three full bedrooms, two bathrooms. Being sold turnkey furnished, just waiting for the new owner’s personal touches!

Includes deeded private beach access to the Bay Isles Beach Club. Valuable under bldg. parking, resort style pool, tennis, walking and bike paths. $799,000

Bay Isles - Longboat Key Waterfront Located in the exclusive gated Harbor Section and featuring classic, timeless architecture, this Guy Peterson original designed masterpiece will wow you with its 3,172 square feet of luxury in 3BR/5BA, and walls of glass overlooking the water with views of Sarasota Bay. 2-car garage, boat dock. $3,150,000

Vista Bay Point - On Golden Gate Point Enjoy supreme elegance, tranquility and privacy combined into four stunning full bedrooms, four bathrooms, a private elevator foyer and gorgeous Sunset and Bay views.

Become a part of the cultural, dining and social energy of downtown Sarasota! $1,450,000

Eagles Point – The Landings Water views from every room of this South-facing three bedroom, two bath residence with washer/ dryer, oversized terrace, private enclosed garage + extra parking space. $739,000

Lakefront-Stoneybrook Country Club Updated 2-story, 4 bedroom, 3 bath home, newer gourmet kitchen w/granite counters. Three guest suites, one used currently as a theater room. Minutes to shopping, dining and the #1 rated Siesta Key Beach. $447,000

Windward Bay Unobstructed water views from every room of this 2 bedroom / 2 bathroom apartment with enclosed lanai. All new windows.

Fitness, boating & tennis, plus boat docks and 2 community pools. $439,000

Bird Key-Waterfront Dream All on one level! 4 bedrooms + Den & Theater Room totaling almost 6,000 square feet. 14 foot ceilings, marble floors, and a 25x40 protected garden patio with fountain. Beautiful open 25x40 patio with a waterside pool & spa and private boat dock, with boat and Jet-ski lifts. Close to downtown and St. Armands. $2,495,000

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Bird Key | 6/6.2 | $6,250,000 | Judy Kepecz-Hays 866.600.6008 552 S Spoonbill Dr | Search A4127436 on CBHomes.com

Bay Isles | 3/3.2 | $3,150,000 The Ackerman Group 866.600.6008 1530 Harbor Sound Dr Search A4133437 on CBHomes.com

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Bird Key | 4/4.1 | $2,100,000 Lynn & Michael McDonald 866.600.6008 Open Sun 1-4 | 436 Pheasant Way Search A4136697 on CBHomes.com

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Longboat Key Estates | 3/3.1 | $1,750,000 Lynn Robbins 866.600.6008 477770 593 Kingfisher Ln Search A4118335 on CBHomes.com

Water Club | 2/4 | $1,695,000 Bruce Myer 866.600.6008 469329 1241 Gulf Of Mexico Dr, Unit #407 Search A4131060 on CBHomes.com

Promenade | 2/3.1 | $1,495,000 Roger Pettingell 866.600.6008 469904 1211 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #904 Search A4134297 on CBHomes.com

Bird Key | Lots/Land | $1,349,000 Lynne Koy 866.600.6008 469502 629 N Owl Dr Search A4133895 on CBHomes.com

Pierre | 3/3 | $1,289,000 Michelle Musto 866.600.6008 486953 455 Longboat Club Rd, Unit #907 Search A4125742 on CBHomes.com

Bimini Bay Estates | 3/2.1 | $797,500 Gabe/Charles Buky 866.600.6008 489479 229 Chilson Ave Search A4126033 on CBHomes.com

Bailey Dobson | 3/2 | $750,000 Valentina Pippin 866.600.6008 469297 700 Gulf Bay Rd Search A4124067 on CBHomes.com

Bay Isles | 2/3 | $699,900 Bruce Myer 866.600.6008 469325 3181 Bayou Sound Search A4104042 on CBHomes.com

Pierre | 3/3 | $1,500,000 Judy Kepecz-Hays 866.600.6008 468899 455 Longboat Club Rd, Unit #406 Search A4130842 on CBHomes.com

Tiffany Plaza | 3/2.1 | $1,499,000 Janice Langa 866.600.6008 497005 4325 Gulf Of Mexico Dr, Unit #604 Search A4135878 on CBHomes.com

Laguna Yacht Village | 3/3 | $949,000 David/Wendy Leventhal, P.A. 866.600.6008 493825 6330 Laguna Dr Search A4131668 on CBHomes.com

Islands West | 2/2 | $805,000 The Ackerman Group 866.600.6008 2525 Gulf Of Mexico Dr, Unit #12D Search A4112507 on CBHomes.com

Bird Key | Lots/Land | $675,000 Lynne Koy 866.600.6008 469533 209 Bird Key Dr Search A4130417 on CBHomes.com

Westchester Condos | 2/2 | $649,000 Judy Kepecz-Hays 866.600.6008 479135 4805 Gulf Of Mexico Dr, Unit #304 Search A4119048 on CBHomes.com

Islander Club Of Longboat | 2/2 | $649,000 Bruce Myer 866.600.6008 469836 2295 Gulf Of Mexico Dr, Unit #61S Search A4132311 on CBHomes.com

Sleepy Lagoon Park | 3/2 | $645,000 Lynn McDonald 866.600.6008 493104 543 Juan Anasco Dr Search A4134146 on CBHomes.com

Longboat Key | Duplex | $589,900 Mirta Klauber 866.600.6008 468939 767/769 Saint Judes N Dr Search A4130142 on CBHomes.com

Lakewood Ranch | 2/2 | $415,000 The Ackerman Group 866.600.6008 478038 7076 Whitemarsh Cir Search A4130659 on CBHomes.com

Seaplace | 2/2 | $379,000 Lynne Koy 866.600.6008 468914 2089 Gulf Of Mexico Dr, Unit #G1-103 Search A4133560 on CBHomes.com

Palmer Oaks Estates | 3/2 | $312,000 William Gregory 866.600.6008 494495 8475 Karpeal Dr Search A4132638 on CBHomes.com

Sarasota Golf Club | 4/2 | $294,000 Babette Paige 866.600.6008 496952 7224 S Leewynn Dr Search A4135691 on CBHomes.com

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ird and music lovers flocked to Save Our Seabirds’ third annual Arias In Flight Nov. 21, at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

More than 70 people attended the event, which featured opera singers Randolph Locke, Carol Sparrow, Johanna Fincher and Robyn Rocklein.

“We have 70 people here who are passionate about birds and the environment,” Save Our Seabirds CEO David Pilston said.

— KRISTEN HERHOLD Event co-chairwomen Denise Colosimo and Nisey Wilterding

“We love animals, and we love birds, and we’re always willing to do our part to help them.

We’re happy to give to people with like minds and like hearts for helping animals.”

— Singer Carol Sparrow

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME ON LONGBOAT KEY Wide canal lot on Dream Island Rd. Direct bay access.

A boater’s paradise! $875,000

MAGNIFICENT LBK BAYFRONT $4,495,000 Magnificent Bayfront Spectacular Skyline Views Deep Water Dockage & seven car garage.

LUXURIOUS KEY WEST STYLE $1,249,000 3BR/3.5BA home in private enclave mid-LBK. Deeded beach. Private pool & spa. Gorgeous sunsets from the decks.

STUNNING BAYFRONT HOME $5,200,000 Custom Built w/ amazing views extraordinary finishes.

Boat dock & deeded beach access on LBK.

Carla Malachowski, Jim Roque and Jeannette and Carol Malachowski L’AMBIANCE ROYAL BEACHFRONT $2,550,000 Casully elegant beachfront with southern exposure, spectacular views & superior ammenties!

BEHIND THE GATES - BAY ISLES $1,895,000 Distinctive 4BR/4BA Deepwater wide canal w/dock for large yacht. Water & sunset views w/ many extras.

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ixty-seven members attended All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church’s welcome back brunch Nov. 8, at the Seafood Shack in Cortez.

Guests enjoyed a brunch and catching up with their friends.

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Approximately 50 neighborhood residents attended and enjoyed bluegrass music played by four of their neighbors.

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Meet your match at the Observer Challenge The 16th annual Observer Challenge is Dec. 11 to Dec. 13.

KRISTEN HERHOLD COMMUNITY EDITOR

Take a break from the hectic holiday season, and enjoy a weekend of tennis at the 16th annual Observer Challenge from Dec. 11 to Dec. 13.

The event kicks off Dec. 10, the day before matches begin, with a cocktail party catered by Harry’s Continental Kitchens. At the party, players will find out their opponents and play times.

Each team consists of four players, two men and two women. Teams are grouped into four or five different levels based on overall skill level. Those without a team can sign up individually, and Tennis Center Manager Kay Thayer will place them on teams.

“If somebody doesn’t have a team or there’s only two players to a team, we still encourage them to sign up, and we can try to get them on a team,” Thayer said.

Unlike most tennis tournaments in which participants play either singles or doubles, players at the Observer Challenge will compete in both in this unique format.

“The format is something people look forward to because it’s different from any tournament they’ve ever played,” Thayer said.

In many tennis tournaments, participants compete against

IF YOU GO COCKTAIL PARTY 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10. Cost is free for tournament participants; $10 for others.

TOURNAMENT Preliminary rounds, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11; semifinals and finals, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 12, and Sunday, Dec. 13. Cost is $35.

Both events take place at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center, 590 Bay Isles Road. Call 316-8367.

players they’ve never met. At the Observer Challenge, however, players compete against people they know. Of the more than 100 players who compete annually in the tournament, most are from Longboat Key. “It’s open to people off the island, but it tends to be a good tournament for the residents of Longboat Key,” Thayer said.

“People look forward to it because it’s a nice way to bring all the tennis players on the island together, no matter where they normally play. It’s a great tournament for the Longboat Key tennis community.”

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RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

NOV. 16 - NOV. 20

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home on Lido tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Modus Operandi Partners LLC sold the home at 1435 Westway Drive to 1435 Westway LLC for $5,475,000. Built in 2013, it has five bedrooms, six-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,566 square feet of living area.

HARBOUR OAKS AT LONGBOAT KEY CLUB

Jacques Forton and Mary Thompson, trustees, of Laguna Niguel, Calif., sold the Unit 205 condominium at 2231 Harbourside Drive to James and Lynn Brandolini, of Longboat Key, for $730,000. Built in 1984, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,219 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $670,000 in 2013.

WESTCHESTER CONDOMINIUM APARTMENTS

It previously sold for $630,000 in 2003.

TIFFANY PLACE

Ronald Arder, trustee, of Bradenton, sold the Unit 212 condominium at 7000 Gulf Drive to Faith Micho, trustee, of Grand Rapids, Mich., for $485,000. Built in 1978, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,259 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $350,000 in 2003.

WHITNEY BEACH

James Musel, of Sarasota, sold his Unit 501 condominium at 4825 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Bradford and Debra Schinbeckler, of Longboat Key, for $627,500. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,393 square feet of living area.

Palm Shadows One LLC sold the Unit 182 condominium at 6800 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Chad and Laurel Schmitt, of Bartlett, Ill., for $235,000.

Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 990 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $119,000 in 1999.

The home at 1435 Westway Drive to 1435 Westway LLC has five bedrooms, six-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,566 square feet of living area.

BIRD KEY William Fuller III and Martha Nikla, of Sarasota, sold their home at 316 Bobwhite Way to Jeffrey and Leslie Murphy, of South Hamilton, Mass., for $865,000. Built in 1968, it has three bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths, a pool and 2,536 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $283,500 in 2004.

LIDO KEY

LIDO BEACH CLUB

Kenneth and Mary Rice, of Sarasota, sold their units 1204 and 1206 condominiums at to Grant and Alma Bruce, of Sandy Springs, Ga., for $710,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, three-and-ahalf baths and 2,842 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $200,000 in 1997.

5444 Gulf Of Mexico Drive A4125756 $4,250,000 Richard Perlman

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6695 Gulf Of Mexico Drive A4128398 $3,995,000 Bobbi Banan

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1425 Westway Dr A3993944 $3,990,000 Stephanie Church

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6051 Gulf Of Mexico Dr A3983113 $3,950,000 Ann Martin & Joanna Benante

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3331 Gulf Of Mexico Drive A4136079 $6,395,000 Tom Delaney

529 Putter Lane A4136340 $3,495,000 Michael Moulton

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4975 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 303 A4123393 $3,250,000 Debra Lee Rugh

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625 Dream Island Road A4126153 $3,000,000 Rinat Sikdar

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741 Hideaway Bay Drive A4103504 $2,650,000 Saint Cacchiotti & Marie Monsky

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535 Sanctuary Drive C706 A4135097 $2,599,990 Carol Cohen Pa

THE RIVIERA OF LIDO BEACH

Michael Post and John Post sold their Unit 4-B condominium at 131 Garfield Drive to James Post and Martine Trahan, of Sarasota, for $375,000. Built in 1978, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,215 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $385,000 in 2002.

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LOCAL LEGACY. GLOBAL VISION. 6540 Gulf Of Mexico Dr A3997271 $1,895,000 Saint Cacchiotti

96 N Washington Drive A4102525 $5,950,000 Eileen (Dee Dee) Burke

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

572 Gunwale Lane A4112296 $1,599,000 Jenifer Schwell

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

St. Armands 941-388-4447 941-266-8949

415 L Ambiance Drive E707 A4136964 $1,595,000 Marie Monsky

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-350-3245

720 Penfield Street A4137120 $1,395,000 Cathy Meldahl

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-724-7228

3563 Fair Oaks Lane A4109427 $1,200,000 Brigitte Von Kessel

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

2450 Harbourside Drive 242 A4133323 $1,125,000 Carol Cohen Pa

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-356-3829

3010 Grand Bay Boulevard 415 A4137531 $859,000 Julie Klick

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

541 Chipping Lane A4121363 $825,000 Jonathan Fox

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-544-6649

1145 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 402 A4119959 $789,000 Jenifer Schwell

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

695 Marbury Lane A4109609 $750,000 Jenine Meyer

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-266-8303

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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. 19 through Nov. 25, in order of dollar amounts.

APPLICANT AMOUNT Jerald Aaron $65,014 Jeffrey Johnson $65,000 Gregory Ciccolo

$56,637 Darryl Levine

$55,000 Sea Grape Inn

$51,590 Michael Stringer

$44,400 Wilder Graves Penfield III $25,351 Cheryl Boyle

$22,932 Todd Callahan

$22,000 Phyllis Barth, trustee $12,750 Mason Martin LLC $10,000 Brian Landry

$7,200 Stephen Coyle

$7,080 Wendy Lipstein

$5,400 Gregory Ciccolo

$4,199 William Montgoris

$3,446 JoAnn Nowak

$2,870 Brigitte Burdick

$2,475 John Curp

$2,450 Anthony Paul $1,158 Joseph Scarpo Jr.

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Sylvia Zimmerman

440 Gulf of Mexico Dr. • Longboat Key 941.350.5022 Sylvia Zimmerman attributes her reputation as one of Southwest Florida’s most outstanding real estate agents to her extensive business background, as well as her intense focus on customer service.

A longtime Sarasota-area resident, Sylvia builds enduring client relationships, possesses a profound facility for bringing buyers and sellers together and offers an intricate knowledge of the many unique communities that beckon newcomers to both Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Drawn to Sarasota by its natural beauty, exciting culture and remarkable weather, Sylvia’s love for tennis and golf found the perfect fit. Having lived on the bay (Siesta Key), on the beach (Casey Key), on a canal (Bird Key) and in two golf course communities (Lakewood Ranch Country Club and Laurel Oaks Estates), she can personally identify with the variety of opportunities available on Florida’s Gulf Coast—a unique advantage she passes on to her clients.

With her years of experience in real estate sales, no one knows the area better!

L O N G B OAT K E Y ADDRESS PERMIT 3560 Bayou Circle Pool and spa 6328 Laguna Drive Interior alterations 561 Ed Lee Lane

Boat lift and seawall 5144 GMD

Dock and seawall 5125 GMD

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605 Sutton Place Kitchen alterations 640 Longview Drive

Sliding glass doors 536 Ketch Lane

Pool and spa

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570 Broadway

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3429 Winding Oaks Drive Pool cage

532 Spanish Drive S. Re-roof

521 Harbor Point Road Re-roof

561 Ed Lee Lane

Dredge maintenance 3582 Fair Oaks Lane Dock

1925 GMD, No. 208 Windows

592 Juan Anasco Drive Solar panels 541 Putting Green Lane Solar panels

545 Rountree Drive Garage door

355 Firehouse Court Certificate of ccupancy

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Harbor Villa Club Longboat Key 615 Dream Island Road 308 A4110859 $475,000

200 ft on Gulf of Mexico Dr Source: Town of Longboat Key

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Longboat Key 5610 & 5620 Gulf of Mexico Drive $1,950,000 A413503

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Lakewood Ranch 7101 Whitemarsh Circle A4134633 $509,900

Ian Addy & Gail Wittig

440 Gulf of Mexico Drive • Longboat Key 941.961.8850 | 941.228.1985 #1 Longboat Key Real Estate Team

2425 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 5 A3995790 $735,000 Mel & Jan Goldsmith

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-6673

1701 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 303 A4132284 $619,000 Bruce Meyer

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-266-8152

560 Broadway Street A4134821 $579,000 Ingrid Caruso

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-539-6233

1000 Longboat Club Road 603 A4121022 $549,000 Catherine De’Ath

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

1 Ben Franklin Drive 21 A4137924 $535,000 Douglas Parks

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-400-9087

2000 Harbourside Drive 1504 A4119984 $450,000 Tammy Mast

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

The Addy & Wittig team has garnered recognition as the top sales team company-wide with Michael Saunders & Company and top sales team on Longboat Key for the last five consectutive years. As a consistent top producing Realtor® and Sarasota native, Gail has more than 33 years of local real estate experience. Ian brings a robust financial management background focused on valuation to complement his abilities as a skilled negotiator.

Luxury Service. Strategic Marketing. Benchmark Results. This is what sets Addy Wittig apart from the competition. Luxury service includes personally accompanying on ALL showings and hiring a team of professionals dedicated to customer needs. Their strategic approach to marketing is always customized and focused on bringing the best results. Benchmark results.

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4900 Gulf Of Mexico Drive PH3 A4128584 $409,000 Sharon Freeman

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

448 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # A305 A3965898 $389,000 Diana Kryszak

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

6800 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 190 A4137167 $349,900 Tina Rudek, Pa

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-920-0303

25 Lighthouse Point Drive A4108131 $5,200,000

1560 Harbor Cay Lane A4128433 $5,495,000

VA C AT I O N R E N TA L S 6633 Gulf Of Mexico Dr A3989550 $22,000,000 Deborah Beacham

Mid Longboat 383.5502 • South Longboat 383.7591 • St. Armands 388.4447

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MLS A4125400 $2,150,000

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

Andrew Vac, Daniel Matusiak form real estate group

IT’S READ EVERYWHERE

After 25 years in the RE/MAX system, Andrew Vac formed Matusiak/Vac Real Estate Group with Daniel Matusiak.

Vac and Matusiak were business partners in the early 1990s and will each own 50% of the company.

“I am very excited to have our own company again, and Daniel will make an excellent partner,” Vac said. “We are very excited and looking forward to a great partnership together and working as one.”

Vac and Matusiak will retain their current office locations, and their contact information has not changed. The company will operate under Matusiak’s brokerage, Action Realty of Sarasota.

Weber closes $6 million in a day Linda Weber, of Coldwell Residential Real Estate’s Longboat Key office, closed on two properties totaling $6 million.

On Nov. 11, Weber sold her listing at 3550 Mistletoe Lane for $3.55 million — a record for the Corey’s Landing neighborhood.

The same day, she sold a Grand Bay penthouse for $2.45 million.

Roger Pettingell, also of Coldwell’s Longboat Key office, was the listing agent.

“Timing is critical in a situation like this,” Weber said in a news release. “Everything had to be completed on time and without loose ends, as the sellers of one property were the buyers of the second closing.”

Headed on a great trip? Make sure to take your Observer along! Snap a photo of you holding your Observer on vacation, then submit it to Meghan Sasser at msasser@yourobserver.com.

AT THE GATES: Michael, Sayre and Jamie Balk took their Longboat Observer to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

AMAZING RACE: Longboat Key native Michelle Bianchi Pingel, who is managing director and CEO of The Players Theatre, took along the Longboat Observer when she completed her first Savage Race.

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Roger Pettingell, center, with sons Max, 9, and Jake, 11

Pettingell sweetens Thanksgiving for customers Roger Pettingell, of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, continued his tradition of giving customers Thanksgiving pies from Yoder’s Restaurant in Sarasota for the eighth consecutive year.

Pettingell and his sons, Jake, 11, and Max, 9, distributed more than 100 pies Nov. 25, from his office in the Chart House building on Longboat Key. Out-of-town customers had the option of donating their pies to Sarasota food charities.

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

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer.

941-955-4888 Or Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com (Please provide your name and address) Or Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: The Observer Group P.O. Box 3169 Sarasota, Fl 34230

Antiques/Collectibles PURCHASING EAMES, Knoll, Danish, Dunbar, Evans, Laverne, Nakashima, Parzinger furniture, glass, pottery and designer clothing. Tommy McDonnell 772-643-3209.

Autos For Sale

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

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

Business Opportunities JAN PRO CLEANING FRANCHISE: $950 Down Required, Financing Available for growth, Includes customers. Earn up to $10,000 Month+.

Call 941-907-8141.

Condos/Apts. For Rent L’AMBIANCE: LBK. Luxury beachfront 2BR/3BA. See details under Seasonal/Vacation rentals. View at: www.thephotos.smugmug.com LBK: 1BR+DEN, 1.5/BA on the beach, W/D in unit, No pets. Annual lease, unfurnished. Available Jan, 1st 2016. Call 941-383-5309.

LONGBOAT KEY: small unfurnished 2BR/1BA cottage apartment near Centre Shops, $1000/mo. annually. Call 941-350-4604.

WATERFRONT LBK: beautiful, large, 3BR, fully renovated, pool. Close to St. Armands. Rent/Sale.

941-961-4981.

2BR/2BA ACROSS from Sarasota Yacht Club Beautiful water and city views. Walk to Sarasota or St. Armands Circle. Over 55 community.

Unfurnished. Pool/clubhouse. Upper level. No pets or smokers. Two year lease preferred.

Available Jan./Feb. 2016. Boat slip and kayak storage based upon availability. $1800/mo.

Call 508−801−1940.

1989 560SL, MERCEDES. Silver with blue top, 60,500 miles, garage kept, perfect condition, $16,000. Call 610 220 8530.

2004 CHRYSLER Pacifica: front wheel drive, 3 row seats, 99,000 miles, good condition, $3900 o/b/o.

941-962-2469.

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

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale BOAT SLIP for rent, Third level LBK Boathouse.

Up to 29ft./6”. 941-444-7181.

BOAT SLIP on Longboat Key, Boat House.

Unit-2124, on first level. REDUCED $24,950.

708-267-6704.

FOR RENT: Dry dock boat slip at the Boathouse (dockside LBK). Accommodates 25’ powerboat.

Annual rental $3400 (less than market). Call 708-220-8888, E-mail: jstone@petitami.us PRIVATE DOCK near north end Gulf bridge, $300/mo. 941-383-3541.

Boats Season Has Started - Boats Needed.

Excellent Location - Cortez We Also Buy Boats www.Islandboatsales.net 941-228-3489

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales CHRISTMAS COOKIE SALE. Mix and match homemade specialty cookies. Sold by the pound.

Saturday, December 5th., 10:00a.m.-1p.m.

Faith Lutheran Church, 7750 Beneva Rd., Sarasota 34238. We accept credit cards.

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

COINS, STAMPS, GOLD & SILVER WANTED. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT. Suncoast Stamp Company, 8520 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

941-921-9761. Open Monday thru Friday 10-5.

WANTED signed and numbered prints

by Keith Haring or Damien Hirst.

Top Prices Paid. acposter@acposter.com

Personals *ADOPTION*: Affectionate Financially Secure Family Joyfully awaits Miracle 1st baby. Excited Grandparents too. FLBar 42311. *Expenses paid* *1-800-552-0045*

2BR/2BA SARASOTA High floor luxury water front condo for rent overlooking Sarasota bay. Available 12/1 One year minimum lease. $3000/mo.

(315) 440−1611

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals 2016 SEASONAL GULFFRONT CONDO. lonGBoAT TERRACE 2BR/2BA condo. Tastefully decorated.

321-279-3610

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals WANTED: LBK resident looking for 2BR furnished condo on LBK from Jan. - March 2016. E-mail: arlene@gfhglobal.org

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

L’AMBIANCE, LONGBOAT KEY Beach front 2BR/3BA condo on high floor with wrap-around terrace, 270 degree views over the Gulf, Sarasota Bay and LBK Club. Sunrises, sunsets through floor to ceiling windows.

View at: www.thephotos.smugmug.com Call John at: 203-984-8477 or E-mail: garment@optonline.net

Reservations 941-383-6127 Visa/ MC 800-352-0367 5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Suite 101 Longboat Key, FL 34228 Rental office 9a.m. - 5p.m. M-F

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

Ask about our special rates!

Wagner Realty Since 1939 www.wagnerrentals.com

Accepting New Accounts for Management 941-650-1857 Visit us at: resortproperties.pro

LONGBOAT FULL−ON Water View! Sutton Pl. 2−mth min. End unit, on the Bay! New stainless appls, Professional renovation. Quality furnished (our seasonal home). Every amenity!

Dec., Jan., Feb. $5250/mth (314) 324−8700.

Adult Care Services CAREGIVER PLUS! Concierge/ exercise motivator, CNA, errands, light housekeeping, etc.

“Let me do it for you”.

Please call Jeff, 941-302-6193

“Your Home by the Sea” www.casadelmar.net

2BR/2BA SARASOTA Water front condo, Sarasota bay. Available now. Furnished. High floor. $3000/M. One year lease. 315−440−1611.

Condos For Sale LONGBOAT KEY CLUB. Newly remodeled club suite, 650/sq.ft. Turnkey. Tennis/ golf course view. $66.5K+ gross revenue. REDUCED $299,950. Info on Zillo. 708-267-6704.

Homes For Sale DISTRESS SALE HOMES Sarasota and Siesta Key Bank Foreclosures.

Receive a free list w/pics of foreclosure properties www.SarasotaDistressList.com Free recorded message 888-602-0210 RE/MAX Platinum Realty

PHILANTHROPISTS, PURCHASING a Home or Condo? Brooke O'Malley gives closing rebates from CLUB REALTY to make a Donation from $2,000.00 - $50,000.00, to the charity of your choice. Call to interview 941-726-2677.

WATERFRONT HOMES Luxury homes, affordable financing, premium locations.

Receive a Free list w/pics.

10 Best Waterfront Buys Free recorded message 941-800-2802 www.DailyHotList.com Re/Max Platinum Realty

Open House OPEN HOUSE Sunday, December 6 - 1p.m.-4p.m.

840 Tarawitt Dr., Longboat Key 34228.

City and bay waterfront views, protected dock, Key West style, 3BR/2.5BA, hardwood floors, elevator, many extras.

For information 941-650-9761 Priced reduced.

Weekly/Monthly Condominium Rentals 4 Night Minimum Reservations: 941-383-5549 Fax: 941-383-7925

CAREGIVERS, COMPANIONS, HOMEMAKERS. Our rates start at $16/hr. Call Perfect Solutions For Seniors. 941-378-5553.

Office Open 7 Days, 9a.m. - 5p.m.

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

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

SEAPLACE 2BR /2BA ground floor unit, sleeps 6, completely remodeled, screened in lanai.

Unit is fully equipped with all new beautifully appointed furnishings - never been used!

Available Dec. thru winter of 2016 2 Month Minimum 941-228-5671

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ON THE Gulf w/pool. 1BR condo, sleeps 4. Nicely furnished, cable, phone, full kitchen, living, dining area, W/D in building. Weekly or Monthly. May through January. $1800/mo. 941-351-5101.

LONGBOAT KEY: Beachfront Condos, 1st floor, 2BR/2BA, W/D in units, free Wi-Fi, heated pool, covered parking. Available for 2016 Season.

Minimum $5600/mo. 941-383-3338.

LONGBOAT KEY, FL. Waterfront 2BR/2BA Condo.

Pool, tennis, beach, beautiful views, 5th floor.

Available Jan-April. 631-332-1509 LIDO TOWERS, 1BR/1.5BA. January 2016 only.

Heated pool, parking and beach. $3000/mo.

716-310-4220 LIDO BEACH Cottage: 2BR/2BA, across from Gulf, walk to St. Armands. No pets. Available immediately. Long term/Seasonal. 703-447-3828.

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New Construction. 941-400-2866.

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ROGER SELLS LUXURY WATERFRONT PROPERTIES

ROGER PETTINGELL IS THE #1 REALTOR IN SARASOTA FOR THE 5 TH YEAR

1232 NORTH CASEY KEY ROAD

584 HORNBLOWER LANE

The luxuries offered at this Casey Key Gulf-to-bay estate will astound you. This Tuscan-inspired home rests on more than one-acre of property that fronts to the Gulf of Mexico and rests along Sarasota Bay (100-feet of frontage on both sides). Beautifying every room are the highest quality finishes including coffered ceilings, custom millwork, faux-painted walls, stone pillars, travertine and marble flooring. Contact Roger today for an exclusive tour!

New on the market! Spectacular views of Sarasota Bay and the twinkling lights of downtown greet you from nearly every room of this direct bayfront four bedroom home in Country Club Shores. Perfectly situated on the deep waters of the bay, this is a boater’s paradise offering a generous split-level layout. The boating enthusiast will love the 240-feet of water frontage and almost 90-feet of dockage with a 27,000-pound lift.

List price: $7,500,000 Website: www.1232NorthCaseyKeyRoad.com

List price: $3,100,000 Website: www.584HornblowerLane.com

530 HARBOR GATE WAY

1211 GULF OF MEXICO DRIVE #904

1945 GULF OF MEXICO DRIVE #512

Immediately fall in love with all of the richness that Murray Homes’ new construction offers. This brand new, never-lived-in estate rests on an 18,000 SF parcel, offers an amazing 200-feet of water frontage, with a modern contemporary decor.

Promenade penthouse offering 2,600 SF of stunning Gulf-tobay views! The extensive upgrades in this 9th-floor residence are immaculate. Located on the south side of the building, offering high-end finishes in every room.

Upgraded from top to bottom! Move right into this three bedroom direct Gulf, top-floor residence. Featuring designer kitchen, new windows, crown molding, custom built-ins and superb views of the Gulf and community at every turn.

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List price: $1,495,000 Website: www.PromenadePenthouse904.com

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3590 Fair Oaks Lane

Impressive 4BR/4BA, waterfront home in Queens Harbour, a maintenance-free community.

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3588 Fair Oaks Lane

The beautiful upgrades garnishing every room of this 4BR/31/2BA waterfront home create a perfect setting for you to move right into.

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3340 Sabal Cove Lane

This waterfront home is a unique chance to enjoy a single-family lifestyle, offering tranquil lake views.

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GRAND BAY 3060 Grand Bay Boulevard #196

LONGBOAT KEY 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive #801

Panoramic Gulf views! This spectacular three bedroom Arlington residence features amazing sunrise and sunset vistas. Two secure parking spaces.

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1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive #508

This excellent, fifth-floor Water Club Dover residence is in a prime location to offer stunning, panoramic Gulf-to-bay views from every room.

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1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive #104

Delight in the comfort that this modified 2BR+den lobby-level residence at The Water Club offers.

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415 L’Ambiance Drive #B802

This spectacular southern exposure will mesmerize you from this lavish, 9th-floor residence with panoramic views and custom finishes.

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Stunning Gulf, bay and city views! This south-facing 2BR + den residence is move-in ready. Includes stylish furnishings and under-building parking.

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3060 Grand Bay Boulevard #223

638 Bayview Drive

This 2BR + den residence features beautiful updates, solid wood built-ins, newer kitchen and baths.

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3060 Grand Bay Boulevard #123

You will appreciate the direct bay views offered at every turn from this Cayman residence. Walls of glass, and recent updates include a newer kitchen and den.

List price: $849,000 Website: www.GrandBay123.com

Immediately begin to enjoy this new, bayfront home year-round. Boasting 157-feet of water frontage on serene bay waters, built to the highest standards.

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571 Wedge Lane

Third home in from Sarasota Bay! This beautiful 4BR/3BA waterfront home is ready to enjoy.

List price: $1,195,000 Website: www.571WedgeLane.com

511 Putting Green Lane

Wonderfully updated throughout, this light and open 3BR/2BA home features newer flooring, an upgraded kitchen and lap pool.

List price: $825,000 Website: www.511PuttingGreenLane.com

609 Halyard Lane

Charming waterfront opportunity. This 3BR/2BA home offers a new seawall cap and new roof.

List price: $749,000 Website: www.609HalyardLane.com

536 Lyons Lane

Ready for your personal enjoyment, this inviting 2BR/2BA home features many impressive updates.

List price: $739,500 Website: www.536LyonsLane.com

603 N Longboat Club Road #503N

This two bedroom beach retreat features direct Gulf and breathtaking sunsets views. Covered parking.

List price: $879,000 Website: www.LongboatKeyTowers503N.com

BIRD KEY

604 Mourning Dove Drive

Featuring over 5,200 SF of immaculate living space, this waterfront residence is a flourish of designer finishes and offers beautiful updates.

List price: $2,995,000 Website: www.604MourningDoveDrive.com

646 South Owl Drive

A rare find, this beautiful home is located on deep sailboat waters that open to the Gulf and Sarasota Bay. Offering custom updates, an open layout and lovely water views.

List price: $1,699,000 Website: www.646SouthOwlDrive.com

245 Bird Key Drive

Every aspect of this three bedroom garden home has been redone, from the new roof to the entire interior.

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List price: $1,095,000 Website: www.245BirdKeyDrive.com

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1211 Gulf of Mexico Drive #108

1111 Ritz Carlton Drive #1702

Beautiful southern Gulf views greet you from this 2BR/2BA beach retreat. Furnished.

List price: $729,000 Website: www.Promenade108.com

Relish opulent penthouse living at the renowned Ritz Carlton. Expansive layout features bay and city views.

List price: $3,295,000 Website: www.RitzPenthouse1702.com

5757 Gulf of Mexico Drive #202

1800 Ben Franklin Drive #PH-A02

Walk to the beach from this direct Gulf-front, updated 2BR/2BA residence. Furnishings included.

List price: $699,000 Website: www.TheShore202.com

Gulf-to-bay penthouse residence! Featuring walls of glass, panoramic views and lovely updates.

List price: $1,999,000 Website: www.LElegancePHA02.com

4600 Gulf of Mexico Drive #PH4

555 South Gulfstream Avenue #901

This top-floor retreat features panoramic vistas of tranquil bay waters and downtown. Furnished.

List price: $449,000 Website: www.WindwardBayPH4.com

The direct bay and marina views will astound you from this downtown three bedroom residence.

List price: $999,000 Website: www.RoyalStAndrew901.com

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