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THE AMAZING RACE Which is faster to get off the Key during rush hour traffic: bike or car?

Managing Editor Robin Hartill puts the question to the test. PAGE 3A

Q+A WITH DAVID MILLER 12A Cannons Marina celebrates 60 years on Longboat Key.

Dispatch calls for help

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The Town Commission will dial into Sarasota County’s dispatch service.

KURT SCHULTHEIS OBSERVER STAFF

Spanish Main seeks rebuild options The 212-unit community isn’t waiting for a storm to strike to determine how it would rebuild.

KURT SCHULTHEIS

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Longboat Key Deputy Police Chief Frank Rubin, Dispatch Supervisor Tina Gohl, Police Chief Pete Cumming and Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi listen to a report on future dispatch options for the island.

The town of Longboat Key will abandon its in-house police dispatch service and dial into the 911 service Sarasota County offers.

The majority of the Longboat Key Town Commission gave Town Manager Dave Bullock consensus Monday at its workshop to take Sarasota County up on an offer it made two years ago to provide dispatch service for the island.

But the cost savings of $293,600, which would come with eliminating the police department’s five dispatcher positions, no longer exists.

That’s because the commission’s consensus came with a caveat that the town will staff the SEE DISPATCH PAGE 6A

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The long and daunting task of revamping the town’s codes and comprehensive plan at Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board meetings is tough for some people to sit through. But Planning, Zoning and Building Director Alaina Ray promises there are 212 property owners who are watching closely behind the scenes.

Ray told the planning board at its March 17 meeting that creating a new planned development option for properties to rebuild has piqued the interest of Spanish Main Yacht Club property owners and, most likely, other property owners on the island.

Currently, property owners can only rebuild in the event of a hurricane or other natural disaster in the buildings’ current form.

But Ray points out that’s an impossible task, especially for Spanish Main property owners who have single-family villas on the ground level of a low-lying elevation area of the Key. Flood regulation guidelines would require new homes to be built on stilts, with parking on the first floor under the stilts and living SEE SPANISH MAIN PAGE 2A

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The Kiwanis Club Pancake breakfast was missing one key figure Saturday: the late Edith Barr Dunn. Barr Dunn was always recognizable in her trademark Stetson hat and yellow apron selling 50/50 raffle tickets. Sylvia Babineau, left, whose friend made the original yellow aprons 15 years ago, collaborated with Susan Randall, right, and Observer CEO Matt Walsh to continue the raffle tradition — renamed Edith Bar Dunn 50/50 — at the pancake breakfast. “She was so supportive of the charities in Sarasota and of Kiwanis, and we thought it would be a great way to honor her,” Babineau said. “All of the Kiwanians loved Edith. We’ll never, ever forget her.” MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 1B

Longboat Key resident Stanley Brown snapped this photo of a pair of nesting bald eagles located mid-Key.

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SPANISH MAIN: Future planning quarters starting on the second floor. And that concept is not visually appealing to residents.

“Spanish Main can’t build the same number of units they have now in any feasible way,” Ray said.

“Their desire is to rebuild in a way that makes economical sense and for everyone who currently lives there to still have a unit. But they would look different, have a different height and different configurations. They are very interested in new concepts.”

The community is not just interested in the concepts. It’s making plans to be first in line at the planning department for a pre-approved concept plan at both the state and town levels for when the time for redevelopment approaches.

More than a year ago, Spanish Main resident Charlie Czech spearheaded the Spanish Main Rebuild Committee, which has already hired Gary Hoyt, president of Sarasota-based Hoyt Architects, to create renderings and a concept plan for a new Spanish Main. One of the concepts that was priced out is estimated to cost $53 million.

The committee was formed with a budget of $14,000 ($6,725 has been spent so far) to investigate the matter and has discussed the issue with Florida Department of Environmental Protection, which controls the lake and marine, and the Southwest Florida Water Management District.

Spanish Main resident and committee member Tom Freiwald, who acts as the spokesman, said the plan was revealed to residents in January.

“Everybody is happy we’re preparing for the future,” Freiwald said. “Spanish Main has the opportunity to be first in line in the event of a major rebuild of Longboat Key.” Freiwald said residents decided they don’t want a mess or a fight on their hands in the event a storm hits.

“We’d rather hash it out now and agree to a concept,” Freiwald said. “We don’t want to end up like the Colony. That mess was the catalyst for this.”

Freiwald said they don’t need a site plan or blueprints prepared for the concept until the time comes to rebuild. And he said it’s a waste of money because those plans could change depending on what future residents want.

“We know we have a reasonable concept plan for what the state and town will approve, and that was our goal,” Freiwald said. “We can get preapproval for a concept and be ready to go and save a lot of time.”

That concept involves several multifamily buildings with two stories to allow for more living space and a modern clubhouse. All the units would have water views and would sit closer to Sarasota Bay. More open space would exist closer to Gulf of Mexico Drive.

To rebuild Spanish Main, the condo association needs a twothirds approval vote (142 votes in favor) within 180 days of a natural disaster to terminate the declaration of condominium documents to begin the path to rebuilding.

Individual owners could also still sell their units during this time.

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The Spanish Main committee is suggesting a layered lottery to determine which owners get to live where in a new concept plan.

Residents could be ranked for better locations based on location of their current villa, size of their villa, fair market value of their villa and how long they have been a resident.

Freiwald said residents’ biggest concern is a partial destruction in the event of a storm, noting the property would look disheveled if some units were destroyed or rebuilt while others remain the same.

“We’re probably the only condo that’s hoping for either no hurricanes or total destruction,” Freiwald said.

Ray, meanwhile, said property owners currently have no incentive to rebuild under current codes.

“We’re trying to loosen the box,” Ray said.

Ray said it could take two years

to get approvals for a new development if a place like Spanish Main was destroyed by a hurricane today.

“What they’re doing is not a bad idea at all,” Ray said. “It will save them time when the time comes.”

Ray expects other property owners to come forward once code changes are made within the next year, too.

Planning staff will bring the planning board 3D concepts and renderings of existing island buildings to a 9 a.m. March 31 workshop for the planning board to get a glimpse of what buildings fall into certain future redevelopment categories.

“There are 60- to 70-year-old buildings on this Key and owners will have to make a choice in 10 to 20 years on what to do,” Ray said.

“These existing buildings won’t last forever, with or without a natural disaster. Planning ahead is crucial.”

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Town Planner Maika Arnold bikes, and Longboat Observer Managing Editor Robin Hartill drives in a race through afternoon traffic gridlock. GUESS WHO WON BY 11 MINUTES.

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t 5 p.m., you can hear grumbling in offices across the Key as employees prepare to get in their vehicles — and then sit in traffic for sometimes more than an hour in peak-season traffic.

But for Town Planner Maika Arnold, that meant there was a good chance she would be passing her coworkers as they sat in traffic. That’s because she had ridden her Giant Alight bicycle to work at the Planning Zoning and Building Department and would ride it back to the Palm Avenue Parking Garage in Sarasota to load it onto her car before heading home.

Arnold isn’t the only town employee who has found an alternative way to beat peak-season traffic in his or her commute.

Mark Kerr, a Public Works crew leader, rides an electric bike to and from work.

Mark Richardson, Longboat Key Public Works facilities and recreation manager, rides his bike north over the Longboat Pass Bridge back to Coquina Beach, where he parks in the morning.

One day last week, he made it back to his car in 30 minutes; it took his colleagues an hour and 10 minutes to get off the island at the north end.

“We always joke that the bike lane is wide open,” Richardson said.

While Arnold, Kerr and Richardson are soaring past traffic by bike, police evidence technician Kevin Mimbs has found an alternative route: Sarasota Bay, which he traverses on his boat during heavy traffic.

“It’s a good way to start a day and a good way to end a day,” said Mimbs, who also gets in some fishing while commuting.

To find out whether one of these alternatives could save time on the road, I challenged Arnold to a bike vs. car race on Wednesday, March 18.

Could Arnold and her new bicycle beat me and my 2009 Kia Rio from the Planning Department building to the Palm Avenue Garage?

TIME CRUNCH

4:57 P.M. I arrive at the Longboat Key Planning, Zoning and Building Department ready with my game face on. Maika Arnold is still gearing up for the ride.

Then, the department’s director, Alaina Ray, makes an announcement that shakes my confidence: “I just looked at the traffic map,” Ray said. “It’s red all the way back to Country Club Shores.”

The map that Ray was referring to is a Google map available on the town’s website, longboatkey.org, that shows how traffic is flowing in real time.

The fact that it was red beginning at Country Club Shores meant that traffic was already backed up onto the south end of the Key. Arnold enters the room wearing her bicycle gear, ready to hit the road.

When she biked to work that morning, her time was 43 minutes, but that’s because she had to stop for water. Usually, it’s more like 37 or 38 minutes.

“I do think that I’ll beat everyone today,” Arnold said.

“I’m feeling very confident.”

5:09 P.M. Arnold takes off on her bike, while I head to my car.

She’s listening to a hip-hop playlist; I’m listening to an episode of the Freakonomics podcast. The race is on.

I drive out of the Town Hall parking lot onto Bay Isles Road, then hang a left onto Gulf of Mexico Drive just in time for a red light.

As I sit at the light, I see Arnold surge past me on her bike to the left and fade into the distance.

Then, the light turns green, and I hit the gas pedal. For a few minutes, I’m cruising dangerously close to Gulf of Mexico Drive’s 45 mph speed limit.

I catch up within a few minutes, and soon, I charge past her, because there isn’t much traffic mid-Key. Soon, I’m thinking Arnold doesn’t stand a chance against me and my 1.6-liter engine.

Meanwhile, Arnold is starting to have doubts.

“When there wasn’t much traffic, I started to think that maybe I wouldn’t win,” she said.

Photos by Robin Hartill

Traffic backs up on the John Ringling Causeway, allowing Town Planner Maika Arnold to soar past Managing Editor Robin Hartill on her bicycle.

Yikes. That traffic map that Ray mentioned? It’s pretty darn accurate. Sure enough, traffic slows to a trickle around Country Club Shores Unit V, but I keep my comfortable lead.

I check my rear view mirror, and there’s no sign of Arnold.

5:15 P.M.

I’ve made it off the Key and Arnold is far behind me. I don’t see it, but Arnold also gets even farther behind when she waits a couple minutes to cross Gulf of Mexico Drive at the crosswalk near the Longboat Key Club’s Islandside location.

As I approach St. Armands Circle, I think strategically: Should I use the side streets surrounding the Circle to bypass traffic— that in the past, have actually added to my commute time because it involves a left turn that can sometimes take several minutes to make?

Or do I brave Circle traffic?

I opt for the latter and find myself hitting my brakes more than the gas pedal.

Meanwhile, Arnold bypasses St. Armands by heading right onto North Washington Drive like she’s headed to Lido Key, then circling around to South Washington Drive, headed to the John Ringling Bridge.

5:25 P.M.

5:37 P.M. I’m just through the Circle and am at a standstill near Plymouth Harbor. I see Arnold in her pink shirt emerge from a distance. My Kia and I haven’t budged when Arnold surges past us and fades away in the distance. As she and her bike vanish, my podcast episode ends. I put my car in park — hey, I’m not going anywhere — and shuffle around to find another episode. As traffic starts trickling along again, I struggle to accept the harsh reality: I’ve lost the race.

After puttering over the John Ringling Causeway and down a couple blocks of U.S. 41, I arrive at the Palm Avenue Garage. Sure enough, Arnold is there waiting.

5:57 P.M.

I approach Arnold to congratulate her on her victory.

“Thirty-six minutes and 30 seconds,” she says — her best time yet.

5:59 P.M.

36 minutes, 30 seconds Town Planner Maika Arnold’s time on Wednesday, March 28 for riding from Town Hall to the garage on her bike — her best time yet.

47 minutes Longboat Observer Managing Editor Robin Hartill’s time driving from Town Hall to the garage — definitely not her best time.

My time: 47 minutes — definitely not my best time.

An added bonus: According to Arnold’s heart monitor, she burned 296 calories riding home in addition to the 303 she burned riding earlier that morning.

Although I lost the race, I take comfort in two things: Having recently moved to Sarasota from Bradenton, I can honestly say that my commute over the John Ringling Causeway is still a relative breeze compared to the logjam my friends to the north face when they head over the Longboat Pass and Cortez bridges and the Bradenton Beach traffic circle in between at rush hour.

And secondly: Easter is almost here, and I’m already seeing car-carriers.

BY THE NUMBERS

7.52 miles

The distance from Longboat Key Town Hall to the Palm Avenue parking garage

14 minutes

The time MapQuest estimates it typically takes to drive from Longboat Key Town Hall to the Palm Avenue Parking Garage.

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Colony Association files dismissal Armed with U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May’s March 18 order stating Colony Lender LLC violated an automatic bankruptcy stay, Colony Beach and Tennis Resort Association attorney Jeffrey Warren filed multiple motions March 20 in Sarasota County, asking a judge to dismiss lawsuits filed by Colony Lender against unit owners seeking more than $5 million in damages for unpaid rent plus interest on a disputed recreational facilities lease.

May has scheduled an April 14 hearing in Tampa for parties to argue for or against appropriate sanctions against Colony Lender.

Pipeline pullback The Longboat Key Town Commission wants Town Manager Dave Bullock to assess the health of a 42-year-old wastewater pipe that funnels the town’s wastewater under Sarasota Bay to Bradenton before it signs off on a $16 million project to replace it.

At its regular workshop Monday, commissioners agreed to allow Bullock to proceed with phase one of the project, a $293,500 expense that gives the town preferred route selections and recommendations for a new pipe and a cost estimate for the project. Commissioners also directed Bullock to come back with research for a future assessment of the existing pipe using sonar technologies that can detect the current condition of the existing pipe.

The decision was made after Key resident Lenny Landau

presented a saltwater intrusion presentation to the town and noted he’s done research on the pipe, which suggests the pipe’s life span may be longer than the town thinks.

One of the reasons Bullock has recommended replacing the pipe involves future housing developments in west Bradenton known as Long Bar Pointe and Lake Flores. They’re being developed on land that’s currently used for agricultural purposes. The developers have noted they would prefer the new pipe’s relocation to be performed before they build houses on the property.

Shredding event rescheduled The free shredding event scheduled for the town’s Open House last weekend did not occur because the vendor was unable to make it.

To allow residents to shred documents, an alternate vendor will be at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 25.

Corrections The March 19 issue of the Longboat Observer incorrectly stated the name of Bob Klosterman’s company, White Oaks Investment Management. Klosterman spoke to the Republican Club of Longboat Key March 13.

The March 19 issue incorrectly quoted Larry Grossman. Grossman said that the same individuals were present in the two newspaper debates and cited the Longbeach Village Association as the only neighborhood debate during election season.

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St. Armands highlights vision of city’s new code After weeks of working with residents on Sarasota’s barrier islands, the Urban Design Studio illustrated what a form-based code may look like in those areas.

DAVID CONWAY OBSERVER STAFF

As the Urban Design Studio prepares to unveil a new zoning code for the city of Sarasota within a year, residents of the city’s barrier islands are getting their first glimpse of how the changes might affect their neighborhoods.

The Urban Design Studio, tasked with rewriting the city’s zoning regulations to be more predictable and incorporate new urbanist principles, is visiting with residents of the city to gather information for the new code. In March, its attention has been devoted to the city’s barrier islands, extending from Golden Gate Point to Lido Key. For most of the month, that information gathering came in the form of small walking tours with residents of each individual area. The goal, according to Urban Design Studio Director Karin Murphy, is to get a sense of what residents like and don’t like about their neighborhood so the code can reflect those desires.

On Saturday, however, the Urban Design Studio invited all the neighborhoods throughout the area to a presentation at Mote Marine Aquarium — an opportunity for barrier island residents to see how the new code could function in conjunction with their surroundings.

Although the neighborhoods

each come with their own specific needs and wants, there are some elements uniting them that the Urban Design Studio plans to target in the new code. Perhaps most significant among those is the entryway to the barrier islands along the John Ringling Causeway and John Ringling Boulevard.

At Saturday’s meeting, the Urban Design Studio showed attendees a concept plan that significantly reimagined the roadway from Bird Key to St. Armands Circle.

The reimagining was done with one substantial goal in mind: getting cars off of the roadway to reduce the burden on the congested corridor. Murphy highlighted a multifaceted approach to achieving that goal, with provisions for walkers, bikers and people using public transit included in the conceptual images.

Between St. Armands Circle and the Coon Key Bridge, the plans also imagined up to 200 additional parking spaces. Principal Urban Designer Andrew Georgiadis has explained that the potential parking along John Ringling Boulevard would serve several purposes: One, it would mirror the other spokes coming out of St. Armands Circle, along which parking extends. Two, it would slow traffic going into and coming out of the Circle, with drivers forced to adjust to the friction created by the parked cars.

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A concept drawing of John Ringling Boulevard highlights several goals of the new code, including more native landscaping, more multimodal transit options and stronger connections between neighborhods.

Third, it would help alleviate some of the parking and congestion issues around St. Armands Circle without having to construct a parking garage.

“We’ve seen that, if it’s a good walk, people are willing to walk,” Murphy said. “The goal is to intercept cars before the Circle to reduce pedestrian conflicts.”

The vision also included a water taxi stand, wider sidewalks and separate bike lanes along John Ringling Boulevard. One particular area of concern for pedestrians and bikers is the Coon Key Bridge, especially its narrowness.

Murphy said the bridge is at the end of its lifespan, and that when it is replaced, it could be widened to include amenities mirroring those imagined for the rest of the corridor.

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DISPATCH: Town aligns with Sarasota County FROM PAGE 1A

police department 24 hours a day with administrative staff in case residents call the department in the evening or stop by with a problem.

Mayor Jack Duncan, Vice Mayor Terry Gans and Commissioners Jack Daly, Lynn Larson and Phill Younger gave Bullock consensus to continue to work toward the Sarasota County transition.

Commissioner Irwin Pastor voted to stick with the current Manatee County 911 dispatch service that included keeping the town’s dispatchers. Commissioner Pat Zunz did not weigh in on the recommendation at the advice of Town Attorney Maggie Mooney-Portale because her son is currently training to be a town 911 dispatcher.

Town staff has been holding discussions with Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office officials since

“I’ve been on this job for 35 years and I have never seen a community served the way we serve on a personal level. We’re a concierge department that takes care of our people. Period.”

— Police Chief Pete Cumming

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The Longboat Key Town Commission wrestles with picking a 911 dispatch option for the Key.

2013 about its offer to consolidate the 911 dispatch services. Sarasota County consolidated and updated its system in the 1990s.

Manatee County announced in September it is transitioning to the NextGen 911 system, which will allow dispatch to handle digital technology. The change would mean mandatory upgrades to the town’s system.

The annual cost to stay with an upgraded Manatee County service is $495,039. The annual cost to consolidate with Sarasota County is $366,930. However, over the course of 10 years, the annual estimated cost for Sarasota County’s service is $168,420, compared with $418,361 for the Manatee County service.

Town Manager Dave Bullock told commissioners a decision had to be made Monday.

“Three of our five dispatchers have left, and we’ve had a very difficult time employing new ones because of the uncertainty

surrounding the service,” Bullock said.

Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming spoke in support of sticking with Manatee County and keeping his dispatchers.

“Since its inception, this department has had dispatchers and we’ve taken every call and talked to our residents and visitors, regardless if it’s an emergency or not,” Cumming said.

Cumming cited his biggest concern was “the 91% of calls we get at all hours of the day and night that may not be an emergency for everyone but it’s a quality-of-life emergency for the ones making the calls.”

His other concern was only having the police department building staffed for 12 hours during the day.

“A few months ago, a woman banged on the door of the station and told us her husband was having a heart attack in the parking lot,” Cumming said. “If we hadn’t

been there … I don’t think he would have made it. It’s all about personal service.”

Pastor told commissioners he was concerned about too many changes for residents and said the town’s local dispatchers know the geography of this island better than mainland dispatchers.

Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi, though, had a different take on the options available. He said Sarasota County was a better option for firefighter paramedics because the town’s operations and medical procedures are identical to Sarasota County’s.

Bullock said the dispatch recommendation “is one of the hardest I’ve ever had to make.”

“There’s no wrong choice,” Bullock said. “But I give the edge to Sarasota. There are some modest cost savings that I think will increase over time, and I believe we’re a little better served over time.”

One of the biggest concerns

discussed was the transfer of calls when dialing 911. Key resident and All Angels Episcopal Church Senior Warden B.J. Bishop told commissioners a parishioner had a heart attack during a service Sunday. Bishop said it took more than nine minutes for a Sarasota County 911 operator to take down information before transferring the call to a Manatee County dispatcher, who then asked for more information before the call was dispatched to the south end fire station. Bullock said he expects “fewer transfers of emergency calls with the Sarasota option.”

Younger said he supported Bullock, stating “time is of the essence.”

Younger suggested the town go with the Sarasota County option but keep 24-hour staffing at the police station without dispatch services if that was a sticking point for commissioners. The commission also gave a consensus for 24-hour staffing.

Bullock said the police department will need five employees to staff the building 24 hours a day and the town would come back to the commission with a set of staffing options.

Bullock asked the two remaining dispatchers “to hang in there with us” and praised Cumming and Dezzi for presenting opposing viewpoints.

“You can see the passion Pete (Cumming) and Paul (Dezzi) have for this town,” Bullock said. “I’ve never brought a commission a more difficult issue to resolve. I think you did all the right things to figure out how to get here.”

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Pedestrians, bicyclists and roundabouts.

Those are the three top priorities right now for the Florida Department of Transportation.

Knowing this, a consultant the town of Longboat Key hired to create preliminary designs for roundabouts on Gulf of Mexico Drive at Broadway and Longboat Club Road thinks the island has a good chance of getting roundabout approvals.

“These roundabouts incorporate all three of these top priorities,” said roundabout consultant Michael Wallwork of Alternate Street Designs. “It would put your roundabouts high up on the desirability list.”

Using traffic count data the Florida Department of Transportation obtained in January, Wallwork believes a one-lane roundabout at both Broadway and Longboat Club Road on Gulf of Mexico Drive will provide an acceptable level of service.

Wallwork said the intersection at Broadway and Gulf of Mexico Drive is dangerous.

“I observed pedestrians and bicyclists trying to cross several

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Longboat Key officials are concerned about pedestrians crossing Gulf of Mexico at Broadway. A roundabout at the intersection, a consultant says, will make it safer for pedestrians.

times, and there were several close calls,” Wallwork said. “One time I wondered if a bicyclist was actually going to make it across.”

A roundabout at Broadway is the safest option, Wallwork said.

Wallwork recommends the Longboat Club Road roundabout, though, include a southbound right-hand turn lane to reduce delays. Another left-hand turn lane into the club is also recommended for peak traffic hours.

Bob Goodman, president of the Longboat Key Association, which manages Longboat Club Road, told commissioners there are a lot of variables for the roundabout.

“We’re talking about 400 more residents coming over the next couple of years, in the form of visitors or new residents, increasing road usage by 40% (if a new club project is eventually submitted

and approved),” Goodman said.

“You have to look at the whole picture of Longboat Club Road.

It’s a safety issue, and right now cars are lined up 10 deep to turn north or south at the intersection.

Don’t do something too late, like at University Parkway.”

Town Manager Dave Bullock said the purpose of Wallwork’s work was to see if roundabouts are a good option. The commission unanimously directed Bullock to begin discussions with FDOT regarding the roundabouts.

Price estimates for the roundabouts will also be performed as a part of the next step.

Bullock said he believes funding partnerships exist with Ocean Properties for a Longboat Club Road roundabout when it submits a future Islandside renovation project to the town.

“You have to look at the whole picture of Longboat Club Road.

It’s a safety issue, and right now cars are lined up 10 deep to turn north or south at the intersection. Don’t do something too late, like at University Parkway.”

— Bob Goodman, president of the Longboat Key Association

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Amendment 1: Bad deal for you Floridians should be alarmed at how much land the state already controls — nearly 60% of Florida’s 53,000 square miles. Buy more? Since when is the state a better steward than you?

It’s never enough. And they will not be happy until we are all walking around in caveman loincloths, and every developer has been run out of the state.

These are the Amendment 1 fanatics and their news media brethren. They have complained the past two weeks — and are still complaining — that Florida lawmakers essentially are flipping off Florida voters.

You recall no doubt that 75% of Floridians who voted in November said “yes” to Amendment 1. The amendment requires 33% of the state’s documentary-stamp tax collections be appropriated “to finance or refinance: the acquisition and improvement of land, water areas and related property interests.”

In the current legislative budget talks in Tallahassee, those doc stamps are expected to generate $742 million for the environment — $442 million more than was authorized to be spent each year under the Florida Forever program.

But instead of earmarking that money to acquire a long list of “environmentally sensitive” land, a House budget proposals so far is designating 60% of the funds for debt payment and land management, 39% for land acquisition. As they point out, the amendment did say “acquisition and improvement.” (emphasis added).

To no surprise, Florida’s daily newspapers were blaring with headlines, news stories, editorials and columnists, all excoriating lawmakers, accusing them of ignoring voters’ wishes. And dutifully, these reports quote the standard protests from the Amendment 1 sponsors and leading environmental spokesmen.

It must be springtime, right? Isn’t that what we hear at this time every year — those awful Republicans and developers are choking and raping and pillaging Florida’s environment? Every year, you get the impression from the Tallahassee news reports that lawmakers are on track to remove all barriers to development and turn Florida into a free-for-all to develop all 53,000 square miles of the state into strip malls, high-rise condos, stucco homes and trailer parks.

But if truth be told, Floridians should be more alarmed by the opposite — by what the environmentalists have achieved over the past 30 years and how they are intent on not stopping, on using “the state” (i.e. your money) to buy, own and forever forbid development on as much land as possible.

Using that warm-and-fuzzy pretext of “preserving Florida for future generations,” along with the alarmist harangue of “climate change” (sorry, Governor, we said it), the state’s activist environmentalists have persuaded taxpayers and federal, state and local lawmakers to use $7 billion of taxpayer money over the past 30 years to buy up 28% of the state’s land mass and remove 30% of the state’s land from future development.

Let’s be more explicit: Nearly 60% of Florida’s land mass is under government control.

Emotionally, a large majority of Floridians probably would applaud that. They think it’s good when the government owns land for “preservation.”

But what Floridians failed to get before they voted for Amendment 1 was an honest picture of what already existed. The supporters of Amendment 1 harped on how lawmakers during the recession did not appropriate or spend up to the $300 million a year they were authorized to under the Florida Forever land-acquisition program. They led Floridians to believe the past decade of Republicancontrolled Legislatures turned against the environment and preservation.

If lawmakers won’t spend $300 million a year on land buying, the amendment supporters decided, they would force them to do it with a constitutional

The “state” controls 57% of the land of Florida

FACTS ON STATE LAND OWNERSHIP HOW MUCH THE PUBLIC OWNS

• Florida’s Total Land Area: 34.32 million acres • Total federal, state, local government ownership: 9.7 million acres, 28% of total state • State ownership: 3.3 million acres, 9.6% of total • Land preserved through state and local conservation easements: 9.9 million acres, 29% of total Total Preserved Acreage: 19.6 million acres, 57% of the state

HOW MUCH TAXPAYERS HAVE PAID Year / Program Bonds authorized 1963 / Land Acquisition Trust Fund...............................$20 million 1972 / Environmental Endangered Lands...................$240 million 1979-1990 / Conservation and Recreation Lands......$365 million 1981 / Save Our Coast................................................... $275 million 1991-2000 / Preserveration 2000.................................... $3 billion 1999- / Florida Forever....................................................... $3 billion Total............................................................................. $6.9 billion 2015 / Amendment 1.......................................... $742 million/year* * 33% of doc stamp collections; will fluctuate some; to be paid until 2035

LOCAL TAXES ADD MORE Since 1972, 29 of Florida’s 67 counties, eight municipalities and the Lake County Water Authority have developed their own local land-acquisition programs through sales or ad-valorem taxes. Local governments in Florida have raised more than $2 billion and have been responsible for the purchase of about 375,000 acres.

WHAT TAXPAYERS BOUGHT Florida Forever replaced Preservation 2000, the largest public land acquisition program in the United States. With 9.9 million acres managed for conservation in Florida, more than 2.5 million acres were purchased under the Florida Forever and P2000 programs. Since 2001 to present, the Florida Forever has acquired more than 707,740 acres of land with $2.89 billion and has protected: • 610,270 acres of strategic habitat conservation areas • 575,070 acres of rare species habitat conservation areas, including 962 sites that are habitats for 329 different rare species, 128 of which are federal or state-listed as endangered, 59 federal or state-listed threatened and 18 species of special concern • 696,240 acres of ecological greenways

amendment.

Unfortunately, in spite of a few of us warning against approving the amendment, it’s safe to say few Floridians knew the facts of just how much the state already controlled (see the box).

Nor did they think of consequences.

Start with this: When you think of nations that have had the worst environmental management disasters, the former Soviet Union and China top the list — communist countries where the government controlled the land.

And think of this: Who is most likely to be a better steward of the environment — an individual who owns his property, or a collective group, many of whom have no hands-on or financial stake in properties they will never see or step foot on?

It’s another Tragedy of the Commons.

When the Pilgrims came to America, they started out as a collective. Everyone owned everything and each was taken care of according to his needs. For two years, the Pilgrims nearly starved to death. And then Col. William Bradford and the elders made a dramatic shift.

They gave every family in the community his own piece of property for his own

• 127,580 acres of under-represented natural communities • 482,300 acres landscape-sized protection areas • 384,380 acres of natural floodplains • 713,420 acres important to significant water bodies • 386,040 acres to minimize damage from flooding • 9,470 acres of fragile coastline • 305,590 acres of functional wetlands • 686,370 acres of significant groundwater recharge areas • 370 miles of priority recreational trails • 351,180 acres of sustainable forest land • 818 archaeological/historic sites • 13,450 acres in urban service areas Sources: 2010-2011 Florida Public Lands Inventory; Florida Department of Environmental Protection

subsistence. The results? Annual surpluses of food.

Moral: Private ownership is far, far better than collective, public ownership.

Indeed, when everyone knows the public sector is less competent than the private sector in almost everything, it’s counterlogical to continue spending taxpayer money to buy more and more land.

Another bad part to this amendment: As Florida continues to grow in population, doc-stamp revenues will continue to grow. If the state is awash in close to $1 billion a year in land-acquisition funds, as it is this year, there is no upper limit to how much the state can and will spend.

With the pressure to buy, the government inevitably will make inefficient, wasteful and poor purchases. This is as true as the sun rising in the east.

And Amendment 1 guarantees this for 20 years — $20 billion more for land buying and maintenance.

Criticize lawmakers if you will for not budgeting the purchase of more land this year. But we’ll argue they are being good stewards of your dollars and the environment. Take care of what you have before you succumb to the urge to buy more.

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Enough with the SeaWorld bashing

Bob Gault

With all due respect to Dr. Stephen Spotte’s marine science career, I respectfully take issue with his comments that, “We are well past the point in our culture where we have to keep whales and dolphins in captivity” and “SeaWorld produces very little research” in the March 19 Longboat Observer.

This, along with the negative spin from the recent SeaWorld-bashing, overtly biased “documentary” “Blackfish” compels me to briefly set the record straight with FACTS. I was privileged to be involved with SeaWorld during the first 30 of its 50-year history beginning in 1964 and in the later years as president of the original SeaWorld in San Diego, SeaWorld of Florida and the Ohio facility.

First, regarding our culture: There is little doubt that — given our expanding fixation with all the high-tech devices in our lives, especially in our youth, creating estrangement from the natural world — that well-run zoos, aquariums and SeaWorlds are even more important today than ever.

They introduce the wonders of the natural world to people

with their noses buried in their iPhones, reinforcing the importance of protecting and conserving our critical animal and marine environments.

Second here are just a few facts about SeaWorld’s contributions to marine education, science and conservation: n Hundreds of millions of landlocked visitors from around the world have been introduced to the wonders of sea and marine mammals over the past 50 years and the need to protect them. n Millions of school children have gone through the structured school group education programs with pre- and post-visit curriculum guides provided to teachers. n SeaWorld helped Congress write the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. A major outcome of this prevented commercial fishermen from shooting killer whales, which was a common practice. n Thousands of dolphins, whales, seals, sea lions, manatees and turtles, not to mention sea birds, have been rescued, rehabilitated and returned to the wild — the most famous being Gigi, the California gray whale rehabilitated for more than a year and returned off the coast of San Diego.

Regarding just a few of the multitude of marine science research contributions: n Sea World has done more than any other institution to contribute to the understanding of marine mammal medicine and behavior for more than 50 years.

n Sea World, a for-profit corporation (Oh NO!), established the independent nonprofit Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, HSWRI. org, in 1964 focusing on marine ecology, conservation, physiology, bioacoustics and aquaculture with Sea World providing millions in funding annually, and HSWRI often benefiting from Sea World facilities and world-class marine mammal veterinarians in this living laboratory. The huge aquaculture research and functioning operation is focused on restocking a depleted fishery important to commercial and recreational fishing as well as helping to maintain a healthy off shore marine ecology.

Last but not least, for those of us who are dedicated conservationists, SeaWorld has not collected a marine mammal from the wild in more than 30 years. All of its mammals are born captive, using a careful genetic pool management program.

For all those who, along with their kids, grandkids and great-grandkids, have enjoyed and learned about our precious marine environment from the SeaWorld experience, rest assured that these beautiful and loved marine creatures have been and are in good hands to the benefit of future generations.

Bob Gault is a Country Club Shores resident and a former president of SeaWorld in San Diego, Florida and Ohio.

Hundreds of millions of landlocked visitors from around the world have been introduced to the wonders of sea and marine mammals over the past 50 years and the need to protect them. BOB GAULT

MARCH 13

RIDING DIRTY 8:29 a.m. — 5300 block of GMD Traffic: When police stopped a vehicle with expired tags, the driver told police: “I’m screwed.

I knew you were after me. I normally don’t drive. I had to go to work.” The driver admitted his license was suspended and asked police not to take him to jail. He said he was using the car of his ex-girlfriend, who is in jail, and told police they would find drug paraphernalia inside.

Police found 19 syringes and five baggies containing heroin.

The man said he used to use heroin but now takes subutex, a medication for opiate addiction. Police arrested the man and transported him to the Manatee County Jail.

DON’T COME BACK 1:53 p.m. — 500 block of Bay Isles Parkway Suspicious Person: A drug store employee saw a man in the parking lot asking customers for money. When she asked the man to leave, he argued with her before leaving the property. Police found the man walking nearby. He confirmed that he had gotten to an argument with management before leaving and said he was headed for the closest bus stop to ride back to Sarasota.

The employee said no crime occurred but did not want the man to return or disturb customers.

NOTHING TO SEE HERE 3:51 p.m. — Linley Street Boat: Police responded to a complaint of a dinghy pad locked to a bench near the beach. Police had not seen the vessel in the area before but did not observe any violations.

MARCH 14

CALL OF THE WILD 1:53 p.m. — 600 block of Magnolia Road.

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Q+ A WITH DAVID MILLER

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hen David Miller moved to Longboat Key in 1955, there were more wild hogs than residents.

He was 4, and his father, Paul Miller, had purchased Cannons, a former fishing camp and bait shop.

Cannons still sells bait, but now it’s better known as a boat dealer, and David Miller and his wife, Lucile, own the business.

Cannons Marina is celebrating its 60th anniversary of uninterrupted Miller family ownership.

Here, Miller explains early Longboat life.

Q: Do you know of anyone who has lived on Longboat Key longer than you?

A: I’m not the oldest resident here, but I think I’m the person who’s lived here longest. Maybe there’s someone who’s been around here longer.

Q: How did your father become the owner of Cannons?

A: He decided to explore Florida in the summer, and we stayed at the Sandcastle on St. Armands.

He wanted to go fishing, so he drove here and needed to buy bait. Ernie Cannon, who also built the (Cannons) cottages was here, and he had closed his business down. His wife had gone back to Memphis, Tenn., and he wanted to see if he could find her. My father bought the business with a handshake, and away we went.

Q: What did you do for fun as a kid on the Key compared with living on the outskirts of Detroit?

A: A lot. I got to spend a lot of

time with my father. He left his job dredging on the lakes because he wanted to spend time with his young son, and his job kept him away for long stretches of time. For fun we’d go boating, fishing, swimming in the Gulf of Mexico, crabbing at night. Back then, we could take a washtub with us and walk the flaps and catch 100 scallops in an hour.

Q: Did you ever hang out at the old John Ringling Hotel?

A: I did go there a few times. It was not considered safe. At least one person died there. I did help the Longboat Key Volunteer Fire Department put out a fire there, though.

Q: Were you part of the Volunteer Fire Department?

A: I was, but then my hair was too long, and it got in the way of the mask. I had the choice between keeping my hair or being a volunteer firefighter. I chose my hair.

Q: How long did it take you to get off the island before the

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David Miller stands on the dock of Cannons Marina with his wife, Lucile. He grew up at nearby Cannons Cottages by the Sea, which his family also owned.

Longboat Pass Bridge was built in 1959?

A: Not that long, but until I was in second grade I had to go to school in Sarasota, and if I wasn’t by the county line by the time the bus was there, I would have to go home because they wouldn’t go any further. But the speed limit was higher, and it was even higher at night. Maybe it it was 60 mph at night and 55 mph during the day.

Q: What was your first job at Cannons?

A: My father sat me down at the bottom of the dock when I was 5 with a bucket of shrimp and told me to count the shrimp and put them into another bucket. The first paid job was when I was 8,

working on the marina Saturdays renting boats, counting shrimp and taking care of customers.

Q: Did you ever consider working anywhere other than Cannons?

A: I went off to college at Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville and Georgia Southern College. It was too much fun being here, though.

Q: How many staffers did you have at the beginning and how many do you have now?

A: To start with, it was only me and my dad, and we had one helper who was only employed during the winter. Now, we have about 20 employees.

Q: You’re an avid fisherman.

How big was the largest fish you’ve ever caught?

A: Probably a marlin that was around 500 pounds in Costa Rica on the Osa Peninsula. To catch a fish like that, you need a good captain and a good guide.

Q: You’ve also traveled the world. Have you found any islands that compare to Longboat Key? A: I certainly haven’t found one I’d rather live on year-round than Longboat Key, but I would love to stay on Bora Bora for four or five months out of the year.

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CHRIST CHURCH PALM SUNDAY CANTATA SERVICE Takes place at 9 and 10:30 a.m. at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The cantata “The King is Coming” is arranged and orchestrated by Russell Mauldin and will be presented with audio and video accompaniment. Call 383-8833.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1

‘LATE LIFE LEGAL DECISIONS’ PRESENTATION Takes place at 2 p.m. at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road.

Sarasota elder law attorney Andrew Boyer will speak about legal concerns such as medical directives, guardianship, long-term care financing and Medicaid. Call 383-8161.

DON’T MISS ROTARY KIDS CLUB What: Longboat Key children ages 6 to 12 are invited to join the Kids Club. The first gathering will feature games, crafts and light refreshments. The new group will allow the island’s children the opportunity to get to know each other. For information, email Janet Shapiro at rrs31749@hotmail.com.

When: 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 27 Where: Bayfront Park Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive

GARDEN CLUB ANNUAL MEETING Takes place at 11:30 a.m. at Joan Durante Park, 5550 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The Garden Club will present its grant and scholarship awards during a picnic.

Email programs@lbkgardenclub.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 10

LONGBOAT KEY REPUBLICAN CLUB LUNCHEON Takes place at 11:30 a.m. at Portofino Restaurant, 2600 Harbourside Drive. Cost is $25 for members; $30 for nonmembers. For reservations, visit RCLBK.org or call Ruth Strauss at 383-5349. Send checks to RCLBK, P.O. Box 8181, Longboat Key, FL 34228.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 4

MAR VISTA EASTER EGG HUNT Takes place at 10 a.m. at Mar Vista, 760 Broadway. Children 10 and under can participate, and the Easter Bunny will be making an appearance at the 27th annual egg hunt. Refreshments will be served. Call 383-2391.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7

TURNING POINTS ‘WALK A MILE IN THEIR SHOES’ Registration begins at 4 p.m., and a 1-mile family fun walk is at 5:30 p.m. at Coquina Beach.

The event raises money for homeless children and includes a sand blast competition, activities, music, a post-walk party and more. Cost is $20 for adults; $10 for students and children; $45 for families; and free for children under 5. Register at turningpointswalk.org.

FLORIDA ARTISTS GROUP INC. OPENING Takes place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, 6860 Longboat Drive S. Celebrate Florida artists at the mixed-media show with art by the members of the Florida Artist Group Inc. The group consists of artists whose work has achieved both national and statewide recognition. Call 383-2345.

TUESDAY, APRIL 14

LONGBOAT KEY DEMOCRATIC CLUB LUNCHEON Takes place at 11:30 a.m. at Portofino Restaurant, 2600 Harbourside Drive. Cost is $25.

Reservations are required. Send checks to: LBK Democratic

Club, P.O. Box 8025, Longboat Key, FL 34228. Contact Lois Barson at 383-9893.

THURSDAY, APRIL 16

LONGBOAT KEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOB NOB Takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Club’s Spike ’n’ Tees, 361 Longboat Club Road. The event gives business members, elected officials and town department heads the opportunity to meet and mingle. Cost is $15 for members; $25 for nonmembers. Call 383-2466.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17

‘WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PROMOTE HEART HEALTH’ Takes place at 9:30 a.m. at Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Interventional cardiologist Dr. Enrique Rivera will provide free heart screenings and a workshop. There will be a complimentary light lunch. A $5 donation is suggested. Call 383-6493.

FRIDAY, APRIL 24

DINNER AND A MOVIE Takes place at 6:30 p.m. at Longboat Key Islandside Driving Range, 361 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The first fundraiser sponsored by both the Longboat Key Kiwanis Club and Longboat Key Garden Club, the event will feature dinner, a putting contest and the movie “Tin Cup.” Guests will be given a golf cart for this “drive-in” movie.

Call 387-1909.

RECURRING EVENTS MONDAYS

MEMOIR WRITING CLASS Takes place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. every other Monday, at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road.

The next class meets April 6.

Classes are taught by David Rice. Call 383-8161.

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 $10.

Contact Sydelle Pittas at sydellelaw@aol.com.

THURSDAYS

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.

FRIDAYS

TAI CHI CLASS Takes place from 10 to 11 a.m. at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road.

Call 383-8161.

TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS

SHIFTING SANDS SUPPORT GROUP Takes place from 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays, in the Ruth Cushing Room at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Call 3836491.

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Mote parties on the Pass to raise money for hospitals

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Local restaurants served food and drinks at the event, which raised money for Mote’s animal hospitals. Since 1992, the hospitals have rehabilitated 70 dolphins and whales and more than 450 sea turtles since 1995.

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Steven Chanos, of Longboat Key, died March 18.

Mr. Chanos was the son of immigrant parents and was a 1942 graduate of Lincoln High School in Milwaukee, where he was a star athlete and captain of the cross-country team.

He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945, where he saw action in the Pacific Theater.

After attending the University of Wisconsin, he joined the family business, and in 1972 became a corporate executive of the BASF Corp. He retired at an early age to Longboat Key, where he enjoyed golf and world travel.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Catherine Sullivan, and brother, Arthur.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy Wussow Stover Chanos; children James, Thomas and Steven; stepchildren Gordon and Grant Stover; brother, George; nine grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held March 25 and 26, in Milwaukee, and a funeral service will be held March 26.

ROBERT O’BRIEN Robert O’Brien, 96, of Longboat Key, died March 19.

Born March 19, 1919, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. O’Brien

graduated from Villanova University in 1940. A veteran of World War II, he was a junior naval officer aboard the USS Chemung; he survived its collision with the USS Ingraham.

He came in 1984 to Longboat Key from Smoke Rise, Kinnelon, N.J., after retiring as president and CEO of MooreMcCormack Lines in 1983, where he had a 40-year career.

In 1982, the president of Brazil awarded him with the Brazilian National Order of the Southern Cross with the rank of commander for his services through four decades of close harmony with Brazilian ship owners in the development and stability of maritime commerce between Brazil and the U.S. An avid golfer and devout parishioner of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, he was also a knight commander with star of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Rosemary, and sons Robert Jr., Dennis and Barry.

He is survived by his sons Kevin, Gerald and Michael; daughters Maureen, Susan and Kathleen; 16 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.

A Catholic Mass to celebrate his life will be held at 10 a.m.

March 25, at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages contributions in his honor to local charities that support families and children.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015

10 a.m. Palm Sunday Worship Service

Maundy Thursday, April 2, at 5 p.m.

Simple Supper and Communion The Rev. Dr. Vincent Carroll Senior Minister

6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive • Longboat Key, Florida 34228 Telephone: 941-383-6491 • web: www.longboatislandchapel.org

The Lord’s Warehouse

THRIFT SHOP open Mon., Wed. and Sat. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

St. Mary, Star of the Sea, CATHOLIC CHURCH Welcomes You to Mass MASS SCHEDULE HOLY THURSDAY: Mass at 5:30pm • Adoration until 9:00pm GOOD FRIDAY: Stations at Noon/Passion Service at 3:00pm SATURDAY EASTER VIGIL: Mass at 8:15pm EASTER SUNDAY: 6:30am, 8am, 9:45 am, 11:30am APRIL SCHEDULE: Saturday 4:00pm & 6:00pm SUNDAY: 8:00am, 9:30am & 11:30am 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive MONDAY - FRIDAY: 9:00am Longboat Key, FL 34228

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Msgr. Gerard Finegan, Pastor

Temple Beth Israel

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A Center of Jewish Life and Learning in the Sarasota Area Share Shabbat and more: Friday Evening, 8:00 pm

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 To become an RCLA member and receive first opportunity to subscribe to the 2016 Town Hall series, call 941-925-1343 or visit www.rclassociation.org Morning Lectures: 10:30 AM — Evening Lectures: 7:30 PM

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Thanks to our generous sponsors:

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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015

WATERFRONT LUXURY LIVING BAY FRONT LUXURY LIVING

530 HARBOR GATE WAY This brand new, never lived-in home in the secluded Harbor community of Bay Isles is simply waiting for your personal touch. Offering an immaculate contemporary design with spacious bedrooms, imported Italian porcelain flooring throughout, designer finishes, 160-bottle wine cooler and much more. Built by Steve Murray, this custom home is also equipped as a “smart home,” with a computer-controlled system by Wicked Smart.

Disappearing glass walls allow you to enjoy the impressive outdoor entertaining areas, which feature more than 1,500 SF of space, an infiniti-edge heated swimming pool and spa with a unique fire pit, plus a Teak summer kitchen. Immediately fall in love with all the luxuries that new construction offers. Truly a must see! Also includes private Bay Isles Beach Club membership.

• Longboat Key, Florida • $4,200,000 • 4,976 SF under air-conditioning and 1,576 SF of outdoor entertaing space • 4 bedrooms plus family room. 41/2 baths • www.530HarborGate.com

CONTEMPORARY LUXURY LIVING GULF FRONT LUXURY LIVING

1211 GULF OF MEXICO DRIVE, RESIDENCE 510

Bay front, contemporary gem! Upgraded from top to bottom, this immaculate residence at Corey’s Landing includes designer, custom furnishings and is move-in ready.

Offering stunning bay and city views from nearly every room. The expansive layout features three generous bedroom suites, a cook’s kitchen overlooking the living/dining room and a loft-style family room with an office area. Also includes a bay front lanai, sun deck just off the family room and a deep-water dock with unobstructed access to the bay.

This furnished, Gulf front residence at the Promenade is a wonderful beach retreat.

Simply waiting for your personal touch, this home welcomes you with floor-to-ceiling glass walls and breathtaking views of turquoise Gulf waters. The terrace is a great place to enjoy Gulf breezes and city views.The Promenade is an amenity-rich community offering residents 24-hour manned guard gate, first-rate concierge services, on-site manager, two social rooms, fitness center, four Har-Tru tennis courts, heated swimming pool and spa, plus a gazebo area with barbecue grills and lounge area.

Longboat Key, FL • $1,795,000 • 3,728 SF interior • Bay-front terrace and open pool deck • 4 bedrooms plus family room • 31/2 baths • www.3440MistletoeLane.com

Longboat Key, FL • $879,000 • 1,827 SF interior • Wraparound terrace • 2 bedrooms • 2 baths • www.Promenade510.com

201 Gulf of Mexico Drive • Suite 1 • Longboat Key, Florida 34228 office: (941) 387-1840 cell: (941) 586-6668 fax: (941) 827-9444 website: longboatrealestate.com e-mail: roger@longboatrealestate.com

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MARCH 26, 2015

YOUR NEIGHBORS SERVE’S UP

Club Longboat owners and renters ace mixed doubles tournament.

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Above: Jack, 7, Jimmy, 4, and Teddy Buresh, 2 Right: Kiwanis Club President Armando Linde and Richard Crawford

Kiwanis Club

FLIPS FOR PANCAKES

BY THE NUMBERS

400

People who attended the breakfast

$980 Photos by Kristen Herhold

Marie Privik and Rianna Rawson serve pancakes.

The amount Kiwanis Club spent on pancake batter, syrup, butter, milk and sausages

$3,762

Preliminary amount raised

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he Longboat Key Kiwanis Club held its annual Pancake Breakfast Saturday, at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church.

“This is something people like to come to,” Kiwanis Club President Armando Linde said. “It’s a tradition that’s been around for many, many years.”

In addition to the $7 tickets for the breakfast, there was also a 50/50 raffle that honored the late Edith Barr Dunn, who was instrumental in the Kiwanis 50/50 raffles on the Key. The winner of the raffle, Mick Callaghan, donated back half of his winnings. The total amount the event raised for charity was $2,800.

ST. PAT SPIRIT

Whitney Beach residents go green for the holiday.

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KEY BUSINESS Cannons Marina celebrates 60 years.

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— KRISTEN HERHOLD

$1,135

Amount raised from the 50/50 raffle

$2,800

Amount to be donated to charity after expenses

Tony and Julie Johnson

Sophia, 3, and Mia Chacon, 6

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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015

Talk to Tina today

Club Longboat aces tourney on St. Patrick’s Day

Enchanting Bayfront Estate

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hirty-two Club Longboat owners and renters took a break from St. Patrick’s Day festivities to play in the condominium’s annual mixed doubles tennis tournament March 17.

Each participant played three rounds of tennis.

“It’s competitive, but it’s not,” tennis teaching pro Steve Miller said. “They all want to win, but it’s more important to them to have fun.”

Dan Herz serves the ball during the Club Longboat annual mixed doubles tournament.

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Jane Churchill returns the ball with a backhand.

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The yellow team: Don LeWin, Jane Churchill, Ron Emmerman, Sam Madan, Sharon Arendshorst, captain Jack Paterson, Nancy Rosman and Marylou Willings

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BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME ON LONGBOAT KEY 3BR PENTHOUSE CORNER LOCATION $314,000 Wide canal lot on Dream Island Rd. $849,000 Two large private porches, no shared walls in Gulf to Deep water canal in Sleepy Lagoon $600,000 Bay community w/ beach, boat dock & fishing pier.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015

St. Patrick’s Day spirit continues at Whitney Beach

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t. Patrick’s Day came a day late at Whitney Beach’s annual Conservancy Party March 18.

The party featured outdoor games such as horseshoes, darts, cornhole and golf, and guests enjoyed a barbecue dinner.

“We do a party like this every year,” Whitney Beach Conservancy President Neil Blume said. “We do it to make sure we all get together to get to know one another,” — KRISTEN HERHOLD Maruta Miluns and Faruk Soydan

Al and Cindy Lees

Photos by Kristen Herhold

Steve Federline, Joyce Tankersley and Dale Hutchison

Harold Goldstein, Ed Lord, Whitney Beach Conservancy Vice President Jack Crain, President Neil Blume and Dick Mott

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LONGBOAT KEY GULF FRONT - Rare 1.55 acre lot COUNTRY ESTATE - Gated five acre estate east of I-75 spanning 428’ of beautiful sandy beach & gulf. $4,350,000 with six bedroom renovated main residence. $1,995,000 A4105476

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Offered at $2,490,000

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440 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL 34228 Office 941.383.7591 | Mobile 941.928.3559 | SarasotasFinestProperties.com Sotheby’s International Realty® and the Sotheby’s International Realty logo are registered service marks used with permission. Each office is independently owned and operated.

Equal Housing Opportunity. Property information herein is derived from various sources including, but not limited to, county records and multiple listing services, and may include approximations. All information is deemed accurate and neither suggests nor infers that Sotheby’s International Realty participated as either the listing or cooperating agent or broker in the sale or purchase of the properties depicted.

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GOLDEN GATE POINT SARASOTA AQUA offers eight beautifully appointed full-floor residences directly on Sarasota Bay ranging from 3,400 to 5,700 square feet, each with a private two-car garage and individual boat slip. With a full-time concierge, luxurious stateof-the-art amenities and proximity to downtown, AQUA redefines elegance, prestige and gracious living.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015

Gulfshore, Twin Shores celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

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he streets of Gulfshore and Twin Shores were filled with the color green, laughter, music and cheer during the residences’ annual St. Patrick’s Day parade March 17.

The parade included bagpipers and a kazoo band, and marchers tossed candy to parade attendees.

— KRISTEN HERHOLD

Carla Ogburn, Rita Draveling, Noreen O’Malley and Marilyn Chapin Kai, Ryan and Cooper Linneweber

Photos by Kristen Herhold

Gary Reinstrom and J.D. Ellsworth

Bob and Kathi McCauley Elaine Rufener and Jim Lee

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OR CAR O D IN ORAG MANOR ON NEARLY 4-ACRES! Palatial 6,000+SF main residence & sep 1500+ SF guest cottage, one of a kind, gated & walled w/fine finishes, custom craftsmanship & architectural features in an area surrounded by water & FL’s natural amenities! 2 parcels offered as one sale at $1,595,000

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DOWNTOWN BAYFRONT VIEWS! 1Br/1Ba great rm plan w/tile, white cabinets, neutral finishes, kitch.w/bkfst bar, mirrored walls & plantation shutters in bldg w/amenities; on flr laundry, fitness ctr, & lg heated pool, across from Marina Jacks & close to cultural activities!

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UPDATED W/DIRECT BEACH VIEWS! 2Br/ 2Ba/1CG open plan, wood look tiles, eatin kitch w/granite, modern cabinetry, Gaggeneau & Sub Zero, pvt laundry, wraparound balcony, in secure bldg. w/amenities; htd pool/spa, fitness & more on Lido!

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OUTSTANDING INVESTMENT! 2B/2Ba, live in or rent, open plan w/custom tile, pvt laundry & lanai in gated comm. w/amenities; pool, spa & fitness ctr, great location next to Payne Park and Bay St. Publix, in the Downtown SRQ vicinity close to area beaches, the airport & more.

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Luxury Service • Strategic Marketing • Benchmark Results Country Club Shores Unit V Treasurer Frank Cook, President Stew Cloud, Vice President Steve Koziak and board member Mike McAdaragh

# 1 LO N G B OAT K EY R E A L E S TAT E T E A M FEATURED LISTINGS

Country Club Shores residents meet their neighbors at dinner

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ountry Club Shores Association Unit V held its annual membership meeting and dinner March 18, at Sarasota Yacht Club. Nearly 65 residents attended the event.

“We have a lot of turnover and about 10 new families each year,” Association President Stew Cloud said. “This is a chance to meet new members and new families.”

— KRISTEN HERHOLD

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This sophisticated 4 bedroom/6.5 bathroom residence offers tranquil lagoon views, soaring ceilings, a gourmet kitchen and a dock outfitted with mulitple lifts just a minute from the open Gulf waters.

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Nonagenarian Beatrice Friedman sets fitness example

Peter Acker

MOLLY SCHECHTER CONTRBUTING WRITER

Beatrice Friedman has given a great deal to Sarasota over the 40-plus years in which she has spent time here: gifts of money and leadership to arts and human services organizations including the Sarasota Orchestra, Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, Jewish Family & Children’s Service and the Women’s Resource Center, to name just a few. Now halfway through her 10th decade, she is giving a remarkably different kind of gift: She is sharing what she does to stay in the best possible shape.

This is a column about fitness including personal training. Was I surprised to be invited to see Friedman work out with her trainer and to write about it?

Yes, I was — until I remembered what she has said so often about her philanthropy. She has counseled others to give publicly as she does: not for the notoriety — which, in truth, is as much of a nuisance as it is an honor — but

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Beatrice Friedman works out with her trainer, Kellie Childers.

to set an example and encourage others to give. That’s what she is doing by sharing her fitness routine: encouraging her contemporaries to stay as active as possible, as long as possible.

Friedman exercises with her personal trainer, Kellie Childers, who has 15 years of experience.

She is a good half-century younger than Friedman and, somewhat surprisingly, she has clients of

all ages and does not particularly specialize in working with older adults. Having watched the two working together, however, it is clear they are a good fit.

They have been working together for seven years — the first five using the gym in Friedman’s building and, most recently, working out in Friedman’s condominium. There, Childers keeps a generous but simple array

of equipment including assorted exercise bands, medicine balls in 2- and 4-pound sizes and a set of 3-pound weights. The size of the weights surprises visitors, but Friedman curls them with remarkable ease.

The goal of Friedman’s exercise program is simple: to maintain as much strength and mobility as possible, allowing her to get around and to enjoy the events and activities that she is part of.

She has the inevitable orthopedic and balance issues associated with her age, and Childers has devised functional exercises to address them.

Functionality really is key here: For example, Childers works with Friedman on sitting down using the quadricep muscles of the upper legs to control lowering down into the chair gently without jarring the bones. It is one of the things that they work on every time they meet, because it is one of the things Friedman does every day.

Functional exercises can be challenging as well as useful, and Childers does not hesitate to put her client through her paces. One way she does that is by laying out a mini obstacle course that makes Friedman anticipate what she has to do next. For example,

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a path from a starting point to a destination with an unavoidable barrier placed somewhere along the route — something Friedman must go over or around to reach the end point. It is an effective simulation of the real world in a controlled, safe environment.

Many of the moves in Friedman’s routine are the classics, cleverly and creatively adapted for her age.

“Posture is a challenge,” notes Childers, “and we use the medicine ball to strengthen the core abs and lower back. We do seated rows with retraction for posture.

We don’t do it all in every session, but we always do walking knee raises in the walker, and Mrs. Friedman does a fantastic job with those every time.”

Only weeks shy of her 95th (yes, 95th) birthday April 12, Friedman is still learning. She is working hard on her health and generously sharing her experience — and her characteristic determination.

Her demonstration of the value of staying as active as one can for as long as one can and taking every possible step to improve one’s physical and mental agility is, perhaps, the greatest of the many gifts she has made to the community, and I, for one, deeply appreciate it.

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Tiffany Plaza | 2/2.5 | $1,750,000 Janice Langa 866.600.6008 38066 Open Sun 1-4 | 4325 Gulf Of Mexico Dr, Unit #604 FloridaMoves.com/A4115194

Bird Key | 4/3.5 | $1,599,000 Lynne Koy 866.600.6008 469502 Open Sun 1-4 | 447 Bird Key Dr FloridaMoves.com/A4105450

Siesta Properties | 3/3.5 | $1,150,000 The Barbara Ackerman Group 866.600.6008 79265 7208 Pine Needle Rd FloridaMoves.com/A4114191

Emerald Pointe North | 3/3.5 | $879,000 Lynne Koy 866.600.6008 78638 Open Sun 1-4 | 2067 Harbour Links Dr, Unit #4 FloridaMoves.com/A4115703

Country Club Shores | 3/2 | $859,900 Judy Kepecz-Hays 866.600.6008 73036 521 Wedge Ln FloridaMoves.com/A4114017

Beachplace | 2/2 | $750,000 Judy Kepecz-Hays 866.600.6008 1055 Gulf Of Mexico Dr, Unit #203 FloridaMoves.com/A4115501

Key Tower South | 2/2 | $749,000 Nathalie Nolander 866.600.6008 95167 1750 Benjamin Franklin Dr, Unit #6B FloridaMoves.com/A4110941

Waterfront | 4/2 | $599,000 Mirta Klauber 866.600.6008 469394 Open Sun 1-4 | 767 Saint Judes N Dr FloridaMoves.com/A4104862

Fairway Bay | 2/2 | $499,000 Bruce Myer 866.600.6008 468891 1932 Harbourside Dr, Unit #235 FloridaMoves.com/A4115856

CC of Sarasota | 3/3.5 | $469,500 Bennitt Bates 866.600.6008 469003 3668 Torrey Pines Boulevard FloridaMoves.com/A4112421

River Dance | 3/2 | $450,000 Scott Norris 866.600.6008 470424 808 3rd W Ave, Unit #512 FloridaMoves.com/A4114530

Lido Harbour South | 2/2 | $444,900 David/Wendy Leventhal, P.A. 866.600.6008 469437 2110 Benjamin Franklin Dr, Unit #204SEA FloridaMoves.com/A4105113

Harbor Oaks | 3/2 | $429,000 Bruce Myer 866.600.6008 77453 2223 Harbourside Dr, Unit #702 FloridaMoves.com/A4115679

Huntington Pointe | 3/2 | $424,900 Dean Schmitt 866.600.6008 45212 Open Sun 1-4 | 8948 Huntington Pointe Dr FloridaMoves.com/A4106719

Just Reduced | 3/2 | $399,000 Mirta Klauber 866.600.6008 468942 Open Sat 1-4 | 127 Bishopscourt Rd FloridaMoves.com/A3991915

Hudson Harbour | 2/2 | $350,000 Tina M. Johns 866.600.6008 476210 800 Hudson Ave, Unit #102 FloridaMoves.com/A4116317

Longboat Harbour | 2/2 | $334,900 Carolyn Donnelly 866.600.6008 469689 4380 Exeter Dr, Unit #206-H FloridaMoves.com/A4106758

Essex House | 1/1.5 | $329,900 Barbara Standish 866.600.6008 91337 707 S Gulfstream Avenue Unit 606 FloridaMoves.com/A4110733

Lakes Estates | 3/2.5 | $329,000 Linda Ann Remley, P.A. 866.600.6008 Open Sun 1-4 | 1348 Cottonwood Trl FloridaMoves.com/A4105203

Mira Lago | 2/2 | $250,000 Cindy Taliaferro 866.600.6008 473712 4008 Jardin Ln FloridaMoves.com/A4113619

Village Oaks | 2/2 | $184,500 Scott Langa 866.600.6008 476242 Open Sun 1-4 | 4629 Oak Hill Dr, Unit #11 FloridaMoves.com/A4116215

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Bay Isles | 3/3.5 | $1,399,000 Lynne Koy 866.600.6008 469126 Open Sun 1-4 | 3231 Bayou Sound FloridaMoves.com/A4101232

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Seaplace | 3/2 | $749,900 Sandy Endres 866.600.6008 469876 2045 Gulf Of Mexico Dr, Unit #M1-208 FloridaMoves.com/A4114593

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YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

Kristen Herhold

Cannons celebrates

60 YEARS

Cannons Marina holds a special designation: the oldest family-run business on Longboat Key. Its owners say success comes from their focus: the customer.

KRISTEN HERHOLD STAFF WRITER

Many businesses have come and gone on the island. One business, however, has thrived as long as the town of Longboat Key itself: Cannons Marina.

The town of Longboat Key was incorporated in 1955 — the same year Paul Miller established Cannons Marina.

“Back then, there was nothing here,” current Cannons owner David Miller, Paul Miller’s son, said. “There wasn’t even a bridge on the north side of the island. It was the end of the world.”

Sixty years and one north-end bridge later, the business is still going strong.

Miller said it all started when his father was on Longboat Key

“My wife and my employees are what make it so special. They do such a wonderful job.

Our wonderful customers, too, are what keep me, what keep us, going.”

— David Miller

David Miller, middle, and Ben Parrish, right, of Cannons Marina, receive an award in August 1985 from Ed Smith of Grady-White Boats.

one day and stopped to buy bait.

When he couldn’t find any, he decided to run his own bait shop.

In 1968, Cannons Marina began to rent boats, and several years later it began selling boats. Today, it rents and sells new and preowned boats.

“It’s really awesome to me that we are older than some popular boat manufacturers,” co-owner Lucile Miller said. “It’s an awesome feeling.”

The marina is now consistently ranked as one of the best boat dealers in the country, most recently making Boating Industry Magazine’s list as one of North

America’s top 100 boat dealers in 2014.

“It’s an amazing place to work for,” Assistant General Manager Jim Gallagher said. “David and Lucile are great people. We’re like a big family.”

Gallagher, who has worked at Cannons for 29 years, said that although Longboat has drastically changed, the marina has not.

“Longboat is definitely a lot busier with crazy traffic now,” Gallagher said. “The boats have gotten bigger, faster and a lot more expensive, but we’ve always been about making people happy and having fun. It’s a happy place to

David Miller shows off his catch with his father, Paul, in the late 1950s on Longboat Key. David Miller took over the Cannons Marina business from his father in 1972.

work, and it’s always been a happy place to work. We’re trained to smile.”

Like Gallagher, General Manager Benny Parrish has been with Cannons for several decades. He began working for the marina in 1982.

“It feels good, and it feels rewarding to have been a part of something for so long,” Parrish said. “It’s a very enriching experience to stay at one place and work at one place for so long. It’s been a wonderful trip.”

The owners believe the reason the marina has flourished over the years because the business’s priority is its customers.

“It’s the customer experience that makes us possible,” Lucile Miller said. “Marinas and boat dealers come and go, but what makes us unique is that we believe a customer’s experience with the dealership is as important as the experience with the boat and the product itself.”

Parrish said the company has lasted because of its strong values and principles.

“We’ve had the perseverance to make changes where we need to and to change with the changing markets, the changing technology and new trends and fads,” Parrish said. “It’s changed in that we do a lot more, but we still keep our core values. We’ve been able to keep our original form. That’s

CANNONS PARTIES LIKE IT’S 1955 14B See photos from the marina’s 60th anniversary party.

David Miller with his wife, Lucile

important to us.”

Cannons Marina celebrated its 60th anniversary Saturday. Staff members, customers and locals attended the party.

“The place is fabulous,” David Miller said. “My wife and my employees are what make it so special. They do such a wonderful job. Our wonderful customers, too, are what keep me, what keep us, going.”

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Four-bedroom Gulfside home sells for $800,000 ADAM HUGHES RESEARCH EDITOR

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home in Longboat Key Gulfside tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

P.E.P.P.M. Ltd. Partnership sold the home at 5861 Gulf of Mexico Drive to LB Key LLC for $800,000. Built in 1950, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,409 square feet of living area.

Fairway Bay Abner and Ilse Delman, of Longboat Key, sold their Units 344 and 345 condominiums at 2016 Harbourside Drive to Richard and Deborah Cronin, of Longboat Key, for $775,000. Built in 1984, they have three bedrooms, three baths and 2,462 square feet of living area. They previously sold for $875,000 in 2005.

Steven and Paula Posar, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit 326 condominium at 2016 Harbourside Drive to Lisa Pollack and Mark Milchman, of Demarest, N.J., for $403,000. Built in 1984, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,270 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $340,000 in 2012.

Cabana Beach Club Larry Diemand and Beth Yauman, of Concord, Ohio, sold their Unit 2 condominium at 5851 Gulf of Mexico Drive to James and Elizabeth Pellnat, of Getzville, N.Y., for $500,000. Built in 1971, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 990 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $645,000 in 2004.

Tern of Longbeach Mary Naimo, trustee, of Grand Rapids, Mich., sold the Unit 13 condominium at 7165 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Richard and Carole McLaughlin, of Loudon, Tenn., for $390,000. Built in

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

MARCH 9 - MARCH 13

Kristen Herhold

This home at 5861 Gulf of Mexico Drive has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,409 square feet of living area. It sold for $800,000.

1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,170 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $645,000 in 2004.

Windward Bay Donald Hase, of Longboat Key, sold the Unit PH4 condominium at 4900 Gulf of Mexico Drive to John and Marian Bankemper, of Fort Thomas, Ky., for $330,000. Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,096 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $218,500 in 1998.

John and Mary Hartigan, trustees, of Omaha, Neb., sold

the Unit 303 condominium at 4540 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Marc Micozzi and Carole O’Leary, of Longboat Key, for $230,000. Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,096 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $157,500 in 1999.

Cedars East U.S. Bank, trustee, sold the Unit 18 condominium at 529 Forest Way to Debora Lament and Mark Adler, of Lake Placid, N.Y., for $205,000. Built in 1990, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and

741 Hideaway Bay Drive A4103504 $2,695,000 Saint Cacchiotti

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

1241 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 202 A4109339 $2,685,000 Michael Moulton

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-928-3559

535 Sanctuary Drive A701 A4115745 $2,150,000 Marie Monsky & Saint Cacchiotti

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

455 Longboat Club Rd # 508 A3996566 $1,395,000 Michael Moulton

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-928-3559

5444 Gulf Of Mexico Dr A3997003 $3,999,500 Richard Perlman

210 Sands Point Road 2001 A4107506 $1,142,500 Ian Addy Pa

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

560 Wedge Lane A4111450 $895,000 Jonathan Fox

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

3010 Grand Bay Boulevard 415 A4108819 $859,000 Julie Klick

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

392 Firehouse Lane A4106562 $839,900 Mary Defrank

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-544-0214

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

1,440 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $255,000 in 2003.

LIDO KEY

Lido Surf and Sand James and Barbara Stainbrook, of Bloomington, Ind., sold their Unit 608 condominium at 1102 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Jewel Benson, of New Albany, Ohio, for $460,000. Built in 1976, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,213 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $363,800 in 2002.

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1910 Harbour Links Cir # 12 A3999366 $729,000 Jenine Meyer

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545 Rountree Dr A3996752 $699,000 Michael Yawitz

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Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-951-6660

614 Buttonwood Drive A4108833 $650,000 Tak Konstantinou

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1000 Longboat Club Road 705 A4115299 $590,000 Jenine Meyer

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

2525 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 5B A4116689 $585,000 Tom Delaney

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

7001 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 23 A4108442 $575,000 Maureen Horn

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

230 Sands Point Road 3304 A4104807 $515,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

448 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # A305 A3965898 $435,000 Diana Kryszak

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

3440 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 6 A3996889 $420,000 Susan Smith

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-302-3440

1770 Benjamin Franklin Dr # 206 A3986006 $389,000 David Simon

Lido Key 941-388-4447 941-400-8764

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Jenifer Schwell

These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of March 12 through March 18, in order of dollar amounts.

61 S. Boulevard of the Presidents • St. Armands

L O N G B OAT K E Y ADDRESS

PERMIT

APPLICANT

4320 Falmouth Drive

Interior

Donald Schwing Living Trust $50,250

580 Putting Green Lane

Pool

Glen Hogan

$42,080

540 Chipping Lane

Re-roof

Willard Foley III

$29,259 $26,993

3460 GMD

Pool

Rick and Diana Lott

$24,000

2045 GMD

Kitchen

Donald and Betty Rimbey

$21,258

100 Sands Point Road

Bathroom

Andrew Horner

$18,626

3440 GMD Window

Manchester LBK Holdings LLP

$16,000

4500 GMD

Windows

Michael Murdoch

$13,820

580 Linley St.

Re-roof

Christopher Shinn

$13,314

4540 GMD

Window

Steven Keller

$13,100

601 Birdie Lane

Garage

Keith Lowe

$12,600

Emergency 5055 GMD water repairs

James Zavoral

100 Sands Point Road

Window and door

Ian Crawford

$11,943

5655 GMD

Sliding glass doors and windows

Peter Aden

$11,352

7181 Longboat Drive N.

Door

Wayne Murray

$9,950

560 Putting Green Lane

Demolition

Barry and Gail Finn

$9,500

5270 GMD

Sliding glass doors

William Kuipers

6960 Poinsetta Ave.

Re-roof

Theodore Smith

$7,800

6120 GMD

Dock

Thomas Snouffer

$6,229

5461 GMD

Sliding glass door

Lana McDonald

$6,000

2020 Harbourside Drive

Alteration

R. Lee Stucky, trustee

$4,500

513 Sloop Lane

Re-roof

Ronald Krum

$4,000

3584 Fair Oaks Lane

Re-roof

Norman Samet

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5961 Emerald Harbor Drive Sliding glass doors

$12,345.17

$8,514.88

$3,350

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Siesta Key MLS A4114360 $4,250,000

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440 Gulf of Mexico Dr. • Longboat Key 1926 Harbourside Drive 1302 A4108601 $385,000 Julie Klick

941.780.0968

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

740 Fox Street A4109613 $359,000 Bruce Meyer

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

535 Sutton Place A4113738 $299,900 Anna Kaminski

941.356.3829

With 17+ years in real estate, Carol Cohen offers the trust, integrity and high level of service that she herself would expect from a Realtor.

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n Ranked in the top 4 individual agents in volume for Michael Saunders Longboat Key offices in 2014. n 30-year background in sales, marketing, management & real estate 250 Sands Point Road 5102 A4115164 $299,000 Thomas Cinquegrano

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4440 Exeter Drive 205 A4104012 $290,000 Sharon Freeman

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4440 Exeter Drive 103-N A4106919 $285,000 Sharon Freeman

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4330 Falmouth Drive 108 A4116403 $278,900 Sandi Layfield

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

4235 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # G203 A3936274 $239,000 Eileen (Dee Dee) Burke

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-266-8949

4130 Central Sarasota Pkwy # 1825 A3991995 $139,000 Thomas Cinquegrano

Sarasota 941-907-9595 941-284-5049

SANCTUARY PENTHOUSE 535 Sanctuary Dr A-801 MLS A4114806 $2,195,000

LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS MLS A3987049 $1,495,000

VA C AT I O N R E N TA L S 25 Lighthouse Point Drive A4108131 $5,200,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

Lighthouse Point 941-383-7591 941-961-8850

MLS A4107147 $815,000

White Sands of Longboat whitesandsoflongboat.com 800.230.2428

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Veranda Beach Club verandabeachclub.com 800.411.5511

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annons Marina celebrated its 60th anniversary Saturday.

Staff members, customers and locals attended the party, which Harry’s Continental Kitchens catered.

“It’s wonderful to be here with so many people and to share this with them,” owner David Miller said. “It’s a great feeling.”

Bonnie Bement and Blaine Burdick

— KRISTEN HERHOLD

Michael Drake, Bob Thill and Andrew Vac Owners David and Lucile Miller

Left: Robert Hinds and Mary Ann Brockman with Carolyn and Thad Masters Photos by Kristen Herhold

General Manager Benny Parrish and Assistant General Manager Jim Gallagher

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57 Poet’s dusk 58 Some snack cookies 59 Hawaiian gift 61 ATM bill 62 Word with “motion” or “smoke” 65 Borgnine’s “From Here to Eternity” role 67 Not tricked by 68 Banned military tactic 72 Farmer’s storage unit 74 “Friends” star Matthew 75 Nocturnal bug-eater 79 Rogue or scoundrel 81 Legendary elephant eater 82 Word in two Steven

Seagal movie titles 84 Seven on a sundial 85 Current that goes with the wind 87 Condition of having no offspring 91 Provide with weapons 92 Emmy-winning Ward 94 Baseball’s Maglie 95 We all live here 96 Propaganda pamphlet 98 State of unhappiness 104 “God’s Little ___” 105 “Billy Don’t Be ___” (1974 hit song) 106 “Desperate Housewives” lane

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

Items Under $200 For Sale

Furnishings

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

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer.

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

BRAND NEW King, Queen & Full Mattress Sets 50-80% OFF - Gel Memory Foam, Pillow Top & More. Call Daniel. (941)387-4810.

FRAMED LITHOS, Gladys Emerson Cook: Doberman, Scottish, Boston Terriers, Irish Setter $35/ea.

Boxer $45. 941-953-5222

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

STEFF’S STUFF CONSIGNMENT Longboat Key - 5380 Gulf of Mexico Dr. 941-383-1901 steffstufflbk.com

Autos Wanted GOTTA CAR You Wanna Sell?

The good, the bad, or the ugly.

Call now!

727-400-1910.

SELLING YOUR CAR Top $$$$$ Paid, 2000 or Newer SarasotaCarBuyers.com 941-915-0522 WANTED PRIVATELY. Small or mid-size car with low mileage. Cash. No dealers. 941-387-9751.

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

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale BOAT SLIP on Longboat Key, Boat House.

Unit-2124, on first level. For Rent/Sale. $250/mo.

Minimum 6/mos. 708-267-6704.

Outstanding collection on Llardo incl. many rare retired pieces. Amsterdam Sauer carved birds with semi-precious stones, Navajo pottery, art-work by listed artists, mid-century desk & chair, John Deere riding lawn mower 100 series like new, collection of beautiful Persian rugs, tools, garden tools, leaf blower & misc. garage items & a house full of bric-a-brac.

Please contact Ken at: 941-356-3318 for any additional information Estate Sale conducted by Antiques & Chatchkes.

Pictures & more info visit: estatesales.net - look under (A Collectors Dream Estate Sale)

LONGBOAT KEY. Gulf front, luxury 2BR/3BA, turnkey furnished. Available 5/1/15 through 12/31/15, or shorter, dates flexible. Minimum 3 months. ebstulberg@gmail.com.

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Go to: www.yourmarketupdate.com

LIDO BEACH CONDOMINIUMS Weekly - Monthly - Seasonal

LONGBOAT KEY Club Suite. 650/sq.ft. Studio, turnkey. Tennis/ golf course view. Sale agents welcome. By Owner. $314,900. 708-267-6704.

LONGBOAT KEY: Bay Isles villa. Gated community. Pool and beach access. Furnished and remodeled 2014. 3BR/2.5BA, den, 2 car garage, 2451/sq.ft. +500/sq.ft. screened lanai. $649,000.

By Owner, 941-387-0070.

NEAR DURANTE Park,1BR/1BA. Updated stucco Villa, end unit. Perfect Getaway. Pets ok. $139,900.

Brooke O’Malley, CLUB REALTY 941-726-2677

COINS, STAMPS, GOLD & SILVER WANTED. Paying Spot on Gold Bullion. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT. Suncoast Stamp Company, 8520 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 941-921-9761

3BR/2.5BA: CORTEZ/BRADENTON. WATERFRONT. Escape the Island/Key Traffic, High Taxes and Flood Insurance Costs, and move just across the Cortez Bridge to the upscale community of Coral Shores and our upscale home at 4502 Nassau Road. www.4502Nassau.com $489,000. OPEN HOUSE-SUNDAYS 1-4.

(941)795-5225.

Pools/Spas HOT TUBS, Swim Spas, Fiber Glass Pools. Direct from local manufacturers at wholesale pricing.

Save $$$$! 941-462-0633.

Personals *ADOPTION:* ADORING Doctor, Devoted, Financially Secure Family, Music, Theatre, Sports, Travel, Education awaits 1st baby.

FLBar 42311. 1-800-552-0045. *Expenses paid.*

Storage

Business Opportunities

WANTED: LIFT or davit on Longboat Key for 800/lb., 19/ft. sailboat. If interested call 513-375-6840.

BEACHPLACE, LONGBOAT KEY: 2BR/2BA, 1503/sq.ft. condo, beautifully maintained with updates. May rent this unit 12 times per year, minimum 1 month. Offered at $519,000. Babette Paige, Coldwell Banker. 941-587-1045.

Homes For Sale

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

ChitwoodCharters.com Party/ Real Estate/ Wedding Cruises Hyatt Sarasota Docks 32’/53’ Yachts - 2hrs./2 months 941-383-5232

LONGBOAT KEY. Gulf front, pool on beach, free Wi-Fi, 50” TV, 1BR/1BA, kitchen, dining, sleeps/4, king pillowtop. 617-328-7145, 857-939-1049.

Merchandise Wanted

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

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

Boats

LONGBOAT KEY: 2BR/2BA 10th floor, completely remodeled, excellent view of Gulf, Bay, beach, pool & tennis courts. Non-smoking. Available Sept., Oct., Nov. & Dec. 3 Month minimum.

941-377-4177.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales COLLECTORS DREAM ESTATE SALE March 27 thru 29th. - 9a.m.-5pm.

Numbers out Friday - 8a.m.

2435 Landings Circle.

Bradenton FL 34209

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 FAIRWAY WOODS: gated community, townhouse.

Attached garage, 3BR/2.5BA, main floor master suite, furnished or unfurnished. Board approval.

Non-smoking/pets. Annual lease only. $2500/mo.

Utilities extra. Further info call Lisa Beach, Agent, 941-374-9133.

Condos For Sale LONGBOAT KEY BEACH FRONT, 2BR/2BA remodeled, furnished condo behind gates of LBK Club, Gulf views from great room and master.

1500 sq.ft. $595k. Photos: www.tiny.cc/SandsPoint 203-984-8477 or E-mail: garment@optonline.net

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals LONGBOAT KEY: Beachfront Condos, 1st floor, 2BR/2BA, W/D in units, free Wi-Fi, heated pool, covered parking. Available through Jan./2016 Minimum $5000/mo. 1/month. minimum.

941-383-3338.

SOFA BED: Queen size, red, high quality cover, excellent condition, $350. 941-387-9751.

EXCELLENT BOATING location, high and dry indoor boat slip available for rent. Private owner has best price. Call 941-544-5597.

Boats Are Selling Very Well.

Seasons In Full Swing - Busy - Busy - Busy www.Islandboatsales.net We Also Buy Boats.

941-228-3489

Condos For Sale

Resort Properties, Inc. Licensed Real Estate Broker Full Service Condominium Management 941-388-3921 - 888-388-3921 941-650-1857 Visit us at: resortproperties.pro

This week’s Cryptoquiz answers 1) Juilliard 2) Omnivorous 3) Appalachian Journey 4) Silk Road 5) Soundtracks. Yo-Yo Ma

This week’s Sudoku answers

HOLMES BEACH. 2 Bedrooms, granite and stainless. Near beach, boat ramp, tennis. $339,000, Brooke O’Malley, CLUB REALTY, 941-726-2677.

Open House OPEN SAT. 3/28 & SUN 3/29 11a.m.-2p.m.

430 North Shore Road & 6449 Gulf of Mexico Dr. Info: 773-0191

Real Estate Wanted

This week’s Crossword answers

DREAM TENANTS, professional couple seeks Longboat Key rental 3-6 months, winter 2015/2016. Perfect credit and references.

Meticulously clean. No pets. 2BR/2BA. 414-732-0216

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals 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, light all day through floor to ceiling windows.

6-month minimum.

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

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SPRING SPRUCE UP THEME PAGE Make sure they know who to call as they check off their Spring “To Do” list.

Publishes April 16 in Longboat Observer, East County Observer, Sarasota Observer and the Siesta Key Observer Deadline for ad space is: April 8.

To Advertise in Theme Page, Call 941-955-4888

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Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

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

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.

Adult Care Services

Cleaning

PERSONAL ASSISTANT AVAILABLE after March 31st. Excellent reference from present employer. Certified nursing assistant.

Excellent exercise/activities motivator.

Cheerful, energetic and polished.

Please call Jeffery, 941-302-6193.

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

Air Conditioning GULFSIDE A/C & Heating, LLC. SALES & SERVICE, FREE ESTIMATES! 10 MINUTE RESPONSE. Visa/MC/Disc. Lic. #CAC1816929 941-962-6863.

5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Suite 101 Longboat Key, FL 34228 Rental office 9a.m. - 5p.m. M-F Ask about our special rates!

Wagner Realty Since 1939

“Your Home by the Sea” www.casadelmar.net Weekly/Monthly Condominium Rentals 4 Night Minimum

www.wagnerrentals.com WANTED: WE have been excellent tenants for 12 years at LBK condo. Owner’s plans to move here has us looking for 2BR, 1 or 2BA condo for Jan., February and March. Call Jan, 610-823-0488.

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

Exceptional Vacation Rentals Since 1994 Homes & Condominiums Studios to Six Bedrooms Beachfront, Intercoastal or Garden Excellent Service & Staff

Auto Transport

CHARMING TURNKEY 2BR/1.5BA house.

December 15-February 15 or TBA. Steps to Gulf & Bay. 941-387-8538.

Health Services

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

CAREGIVER: EXPERIENCED caregiver for elderly person. Hourly, weekly or monthly.

Impeccable credentials, local references avail.

Please contact Ann Northrup, (941)749−1446.

Catering

Reservations: 941-383-5549 Fax: 941-383-7925 Office Open 7 Days, 9a.m. - 5p.m.

4621 Gulf of Mexico Drive Longboat Key, FL 34228

Home Improvement/ Remodeling

BLUE DOLPHIN CAFE

FRIDAY NIGHT DINNERS ARE BACK AT OUR LONGBOAT KEY CENTRE SHOPS LOCATION!!

Fully equipped 2BR/2BA condos with washer and dryer, and wireless internet in each unit.

Extra Large Heated Gulf View Swimming Pool!

FRIDAY **MARCH 28**

OUR GUESTS RETURN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.

4 LIVE MAINE LOBSTER 4 BLUE FIN CRAB CAKES 4 PRIME RIB 4 GROUPER OSCAR

LONGBOAT KEY: Sunset Beach, 2BR/2BA professionally designed with gulf views, beautiful sunsets, double terrace, private steps leading to beach, pool and jacuzzi. Designated underground parking. No smoking. Available January, February, March and April 2016. 3 Month minimum, $6,600.00/mo. (917) 453−8511

ALL ENTREES SERVED WITH CHEF’S CHOICE STARCH & VEGETABLE

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PET SITTER/BABY Sitter. Responsible and reliable. Longboat Key teen with great references! (941) 773−0943.

Pet Services DOGGY HOTEL/GROOMING. 24 Hour Daycare.

FREE Daycare with groom (we are the best).

3925 Brown Avenue behind Sleep King. doggyhotel.net 941-554-4620.

383-3787 CALL FOR RESERVATIONS BEER & WINE AVAILABLE

First 15 words ............. $17.50 per week Each Add’l word ...............................50¢ 15% DISCOUNT for 4 week Run Yellow color $5 per Week Border as low as $3 per Week

Cleaning BLUE FISH CLEANING INC. 941-705-3812.

Insured, Bonded. Affordable reliable home cleaning, $80, 2 cleaners, 2 hours.

KATHERINE AND KEN, your clean dream team.

Houses, condos, interior painting. Bonded and Insured. References include Larry Cohen, LBK/ Sleep King. Call 941-737-1116.

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Painting/Wallpapering CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

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

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

RICK STEAKLEY PAINTING. Interior/Exterior.

Pressure Washing. Wallpaper Removal. Drywall Repairs. Reasonable. Reliable. Professional.

30+/years experience. References available.

Free Estimates.

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

FRIDAYS NOW OPEN 8A.M.-8P.M. FULL MENU AVAILABLE BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER

NEED A House Cleaner? Experienced, dependable and ready to begin! Monthly, Weekly, Bi-weekly, or One Time Job. Excellent references. Claudia C. Cleaning Services 941-773-6895

AIR CONDITIONING

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

Personal Services

HOMEMADE PIES! AND MUCH MORE... JUST ASK...

PLACE IED MARKET IF S S A L C E IN 888 ONL CALL 955-4 R RE VISIT THE O O M M N O R .C A R E L TO BSERVE DS.YOURO CLASSIFIE

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

References upon request.

Call Cort: 383-3878, 587-5588 cmagik.com OWN A MAC/iPHONE/iPAD? MacTutor has 21+ years experience teaching Apple products.

I speak English, not “Geek”! (941) 323-2363 www.FLMacTutor.com

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

FloRIDA VACATIon ConnECTIon www.Flvacationconnection.com 941-387-9709 877-705-2460

RESIDENTIAL CLEANING. 10 Years Experience.

Reliable. Dependable. Professional. Friendly Service. Call 860-333-4574.

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ServiceMaster of NW Sarasota & The Meadows Proudly serving Sarasota since 1987 Bill & Fonda Davies, Owners/Managers

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Laurel Oak Country Club Executive Home situated on a 1 acre lot. 4 bedrooms 6 baths + study and entertainment room built and designed by Arthur Rutenberg in 2002. Beautiful interiors, resort style screened pool with summer kitchen & 4-car garage. $1,100,000

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Siesta Cove - Siesta Key Waterfront 3 story coastal home located on a quiet cul-de-sac with 4BR/5BA has glorious water & tropical views from each level. 4,764 SF with private dock. $1,290,000

Country Club Shores - Direct Bay Front 3,700+ SF home with 3 BR+ study/4th bedroom, stunning open Bay views, infinityedge pool, protected boat dock & 257 feet of seawall. $3,500,000

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! $805,000

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Grand Bay Building I - 8th Floor South facing turnkey furnished 3 bedroom apartment with wood floors, panoramic views. Excellent amenities, pet-friendly, and deeded Beach Club membership included. $1,129,000

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Bird Key Perfection - Tropical Pool Home 3 sunlit bedrooms + den Anchor built home set in a tropical paradise. Flowing floor plan, 12’ ceilings, new gourmet kitchen. $1,495,000

Longboat Key Club - Inn on the Beach Ownership rental program. Four-Diamond rating resort. Junior suite direct Gulf views in desirable building 3 on the 4th floor. Hotel managed. $495,000

Ringling Pointe - Historic Sapphire Shores Stunning Direct Bay Front On 145 feet of deep water with 5BR/3.5 BA, a 2,200 SF master suite, 1,000 bottle wine room, private dock. $3,740,000

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