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YOUR TOWN

The Longboat Key Center for Healthy Living will open March 31, at the Centre Shops. SEE PAGE 6A

Harold Ronson and Milton Harr

Lazy Lobster honors World War II vets

RALPH HUNTER: The original observer

Remembering the Longboat Observer founder, who started the newspaper in 1978 with four pages, little money and a dream. PAGE 2A

‘The end of litigation’ at Colony?

ROBIN HARTILL MANAGING EDITOR

Could the end of litigation surrounding the shuttered Colony Beach & Tennis Resort be near?

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association’s board will hold a telephone meeting Wednesday night to discuss negotiating a development agreement with Unicorp National Development that will “end all remaining litigation and finally put us on a firm path to redeveloping the Colony” if unit owners approve it, according to an email association

President Jay Yablon sent to unit owners Friday.

Unicorp President Chuck Whittall’s offer includes a global settlement of litigation between the association, Unicorp and Colony Lender LLC, which owns a 95% interest in a 2.3-acre recreational property at the center of the 237-unit resort.

His Orlando-based company seeks to build 360 units — 180 condos and 180 hotel rooms — a project he estimates will cost nearly $1 billion to complete.

Unicorp is under contract to purchase Colony Lender’s resort

assets.

The offer includes $31 million in compensation for unit owners. Most owners would receive $130,800 per unit, although owners of 15 midrise units would each receive an extra $100,000, and owners of 13 beachfront units would each receive an additional $200,000.

Unicorp would also pay approximately $15.2 million to satisfy unit owners’ loans and pay for real estate taxes, insurance and other obligations.

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On Feb. 19, Harold Ronson and Milton Harr, U.S. Marine Corps World War II veterans, enjoyed lunch at the Lazy Lobster. Exactly 71 years ago on that day, the men both landed on Iwo Jima, launching Operation Detachment.

The ensuing five-week battle was one of the fiercest and bloodiest of the Pacific during World War II. General Manager Erick Flanagan led a toast with the entire dining room joining and giving an emotional standing ovation.

“Harold and Milton had a great time,” Flanagan said.

“Many guests went over, shook their hands and conversed with them. It was very touching. The staff all had chills.”

Kristin Chenoweth commends Cheryl Loeffler

When Kristin Chenoweth performed at the Van Wezel Feb. 27, she gave a special shout-out to Longboat Key resident Cheryl Loeffler.

“People know me in this town as a very active Realtor or a philanthropist or through the works I do at the Ringling College as chair of the board of trustees, but very few people know my history of being a very involved mother,” Loeffler said. “When Kristin said from the stage I had produced a wonderful daughter who was a true friend, so I must be a good mother, I really appreciated it. It was great fun.”

Chenoweth and Loeffler’s daughter, Samantha Brenner, spent time as children at the same ballet school in Tulsa, Okla., and have been close friends since meeting again in Los Angeles more than 10 years ago.

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Claire and Ralph Hunter in 1995, when they announced the sale of the Longboat Observer on its front page.

Longboat Observer founder Ralph Hunter gave Key a voice ROBIN HARTILL MANAGING EDITOR

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In 1978, Ralph Hunter was 58, four years into retirement and bored.

His finances were limited, but Hunter, a longtime radio/TV executive and sales broker, saw opportunity on Longboat Key, the island he discovered four years earlier after getting lost en route to visit an old Army buddy in Sarasota.

Although the Key got frequent ink in the Anna Maria Islander, it didn’t have its own newspaper.

Hunter felt the two communities were vastly different. Plus, he thought the Islander was too entrenched, liberal and scandalloving.

On July 28, 1978, a newspaper was born. It had four pages and was produced and delivered by Hunter and his daughter, Janet, his only employee.

“He was always solving a problem,” Janet Hunter said. “They don’t have a newspaper out there?

Well, then he’d start one.”

Longboat Observer founder Ralph Hunter died Feb. 26. He was 95.

He started the paper in July because he thought it best to make his mistakes during the summer slump. By September, he was out of money.

The paper went on hiatus for five weeks, but published again Oct. 13, 1978. It hasn’t missed a week since then.

On Nov. 1, 1978, Ralph and Claire married. They honeymooned at Longboat Key Town Hall that night, covering a commission meeting.

“They were partners in the paper, the Longboat Key community and everything else,” said Ralph Hunter’s son, Bruce.

Hunter founded the Longboat Observer as the Key was on the cusp of an explosion in building. His coverage of Town Hall informed readers about contentious battles over development in the 1980s and early 1990s. The new development itself fueled the newspaper’s advertising.

“Here’s a guy who is a classic entrepreneur in the sense that

when he gets an idea, he goes for it,” said Matt Walsh, CEO/owner of the Longboat Observer’s parent company, the Observer Media Group. “There’s not a whole lot of market research. I referred to him as ‘the plunger.’ He would go for it, just plunge in.”

Asked in 1998, when the newspaper celebrated its 20th anniversary, if he foresaw the boom in new condominium projects and real estate sales, Hunter replied: “Why do you think I started the paper?”

EARLY YEARS

Born March 29, 1920, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Hunter moved with his family to Scarsdale, N.Y., in the late 1920s and went on to attend Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Conn.

Upon graduation, he spent three years enlisted in the Army Air Corps, then became a second lieutenant in the First Cavalry Division in Tokyo.

After he was discharged, he stayed in Japan for four years running Japanese-language radio stations.

Hunter returned to the U.S. in 1949 and earned a master’s degree in radio and television at Syracuse University.

He began his career in television as a studio supervisor for NBC in New York and went on to work at several radio and TV stations, eventually selling time on TV throughout the country and becoming a radio/TV broker.

Hunter moved his family to Cape Cod in the 1960s and started community radio stations WVLC-AM and FM, Orleans, Mass., an experience that would mold him as a newspaperman.

“He had spent a huge amount of time and effort starting from scratch the local radio station and using that as a sort of means to connect the community in a small market,” Bruce Hunter said. “I think he did much the same with the Observer…There was nothing really to connect the community, and the paper began to accomplish that.”

In Cape Cod, he approached every local high school, offering

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ed Michael Saunders & Co., in 1976 and was an early Longboat Observer advertiser, was drawn to the fact that she could reach local people through the newspaper. “(Ralph) was passionate about the community and passionate about a newspaper to serve the community, so it was easy to buy in,” she said.

THE RALPH WAY

each a half-hour radio show. It was great PR, but it also boosted listenership every afternoon as communities tuned in when their schools were on the air.

He embraced a similar model on the Longboat Observer, building a small army of unpaid columnists who wrote mostly because of their friendship with Hunter and passion for their subjects.

Cee Edmundson’s father, the late Gen. Jim Edmundson, wrote a column, “Generally Speaking,” about local and national issues for Hunter for years.

“He was very open to letting people write,” Cee Edmundson said. “In almost every way, it advanced communications on the Key.” He also learned the importance of connecting with the community in Cape Cod by being part of it.

Michael Saunders, who found-

When readers complained about a controversial story, Hunter’s response was, “Write something, and I’ll print it.”

One of his columnists, Jack Khan, drew the ire of many readers and advertisers for his ultraconservative writing.

“Even though Ralph didn’t agree with him, he would publish it because he believed controversy was good,” said retired Longboat Observer advertising executive Wendi Simons, whom Hunter hired in 1981.

He was always willing to print the counter point of view, though.

For several years, Hunter’s nephew, Jonathan Stoffel, wrote a column countering Khan’s column.

Hunter himself refused to write editorials until the Longboat Observer had been published for five years — “What did we know about Longboat Key?” he said.

When he started writing editorials, his pro-development positions caused many to accuse him of being in the pocket of his advertisers, a charge Hunter dismissed.

“I didn’t give a damn if I offended my advertisers,” he said in 1998, reflecting on the newspaper’s 20th anniversary. “Advertisers couldn’t get to first base with us editorially.”

Hunter devised some of the features that remain popular today, including Cops Corner.

“It was the simplest thing in the world just to take items off the police blotter,” Bruce Hunter said.

“He loved that because it was an opportunity to let people see just

how silly some of this stuff was.”

Hunter began asking friends to bring their Longboat Observer with them on vacation and pose for photos holding the paper.

It was the start of the Observer’s “It’s Read Everywhere!” contest that continues today.

Hunter was notoriously picky about everything in his paper — and fired, then rehired daughter Janet after they disagreed on multiple occasions.

On one of those occasions, Janet brought in a full-page, camera-ready ad for a chiropractor.

But she had broken a rule: Hunter, the son of an orthopedic surgeon, insisted that no ads run for nontraditional medical services.

“Everything had to be cleared

by Ralph,” Janet said. “People would get angry, and he was controversial. But he was Ralph.”

Hunter’s rules remained firm as the newspaper grew, room by room in its original Gulf Bay Road location, before moving into its current home at 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive in 1990: Copy was due Friday afternoon, no exceptions. Every employee was expected to read the paper each week and pitch in when someone was out — even if that meant hand-delivering papers.

But the most important rule was, “If you’re not having fun, leave.”

The Hunters took their staffs on trips to places like Disney World and EPCOT and sent unique gifts, like honey from a beehive they visited during a road trip in their RV, to their unpaid columnists when they traveled.

But in March 1995, Hunter broke one of his own rules when he ran a front-page photo of himself and Claire on the Longboat Observer.

The headline read: “The Observer has new owners.”

“Ralph Hunter, editor, publisher and founder of The Longboat Observer, has always believed his newspaper should observe the

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news, not make it. On Monday, March 27, he broke the rule,” he wrote before reporting on the sale.

By then, the paper had grown to 68 pages and nearly 20 staffers.

Hunter had been negotiating to sell the paper to Walsh and his father-in-law, David Beliles since summer 1994, but the decision still shocked Claire.

“I thought we’d die with our boots on,” she said in 1998.

RETIREMENT, TAKE TWO

Hunter, “the original ADHD guy,” according to daughter, Janet, didn’t slow down in retirement.

When he died, he was reading three books simultaneously.

He served as president of the Longboat Key Historical Society, which he co-founded, and wrote “From Calusas to Condominiums: A Pictorial History of Longboat Key” in 2002.

Although the Hunters moved to Westminster Communities in Bradenton in 2010, they remained active on Longboat Key, attending Sunday services at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, and Wednesday bridge games.

Thirty-seven years after Hunter founded the Longboat Observer, his vision is present both in the newspaper and the community.

“I think (the newspaper) certainly brought the community together and promoted community discussion,” Saunders said.

“Ralph left a big footprint on the island, and he was loved.”

Hunter was preceded in death by his wife, Claire. He is survived by his son, George Bruce Hunter, of Miami, and daughter, Janet Hunter, of Sarasota.

A memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Memorial donations can be made the American Red Cross, American Heart Association or Boy Scouts of America.

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The Longboat Observer staff in the 1980s

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An early Longboat Observer Cops Corner item was featured in the New Yorker.

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Dora Walters with Longboat Observer founders, Ralph and Claire Hunter

DORA WALTERS: THE RALPH HUNTER I KNEW It was a sunny morning in October 1987 when I walked through the door at the Longboat Observer office.

It was with some trepidation that I entered the office. I had been working in television for the past dozen years and wasn’t sure I could write a credible print news story.

Greeting me was a booming, “Good morning, Dora. Have a seat.”

That was my introduction to Ralph Hunter.

I joined the staff. I soon found out a lot about Ralph Hunter. He had firm opinions about many things and did not hesitate to state them. If you had a different opinion, he would listen you but rarely changed his mind.

Both he and his wife, Claire, were strict grammarians, and every line of copy was carefully edited.

Ralph loved Longboat Key and took an avid interest in its people, its Kiwanis Club, its government and all happenings on the Key, especially Key politics.

Occasionally, Ralph would get a pie-in-the-sky idea, and it was always Claire who kept this dreamer’s feet on the ground.

I remember how Wednesday mornings, as soon as the papers arrived from the printer, Ralph would grab a bundle and head to the conference room. Already there seated at a long table, was the entire staff from receptionist to ad sales people.

Page by page, Ralph would go over the paper and comment.

Each person at the table not only had the opportunity to make comments but were expected to. Reference was never made to “Ralph’s paper” but “our paper.”

With the last page turned, the meeting was over, but editorial staffers stayed to plan next week’s paper.

But most of all I remember that October morning and still hear that booming “Good Morning Dora, have a seat.”

Dora Walters is the retired senior editor of the Longboat Observer.

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The amount residents with above-ground utilities will pay if voters approve the project.

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$11,649.29 in upfront costs, or $722.70 annually at 4.5% interest, for a total of $21,681 over 30 years.

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To view your estimated assessment, visit longboatkey.org, and click “Undergrounding project” on the left side of the home page.

Then, click “Neighborhood assessment search” to search by business/owner name or partial address.

ers with underground utilities would pay just $518.35 upfront or $32.16 annually at 4.5% interest, adding up to

$964.80 over 30 years.

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QUESTIONS What are we voting on?

The March 15 referendum will determine whether the town can issue bonds not to exceed $23.85 million to bury the remaining above-ground utilities in neighborhoods and on side streets.

How did we get here?

In 2014, town staff proposed burying utilities in response to Florida Power & Light Co.’s plans to replace Gulf of Mexico Drive power poles with larger, more hurricane-resistant poles, after decades of on-and-off debate about the issue.

The commission considered the possibility of an islandwide project but opted to hold a referendum on a GMD project in November and proceed with burying the rest of the Key’s utilities only if voters approved the GMD project.

The commission opted to separate the projects due to concerns about fairness.

A majority of the Key’s utilities are already underground, and commissioners and residents worried the price tag for an islandwide project, estimated at $42.2 million at the time, would cause voters who already have underground utilities to reject it.

The GMD project received 62.6% voter approval in November.

What are the potential benefits and drawbacks of burying utilities?

Benefits include improved aesthetics, safety and reliability, including less damage and fewer outages during severe weather.

Drawbacks include costs and the longer amounts of time required to repair outages. After severe

weather events water must recede before underground repairs can be made, and saltwater flooding can shorten the life of the system and increase maintenance to an underground system.

The project will impact my tax bill, but I’m registered to vote up north. Can I vote in the referendum?

No. To vote in any town election, you must be registered to vote in the town.

Although the deadline to register for the March 15 election has passed, you can register to vote in future town elections through either the Manatee or Sarasota county supervisor of elections, depending on your county of residence.

$23.85 million

The maximum amount for which the town can issue bonds if voters approve the project.

$340,000

$257,797

(1.08%) Referendum preparation and election

(1.43%) Extra contingency

$50,000

$1.2 million

(0.21%) Costs incurred to date

(5.03%) Multiyear inflation costs

Why do voters have to approve the project?

A charter amendment that voters approved in 1998 requires that the town obtain voter approval via a public referendum to issue bonds exceeding $800,000.

$1.4 million

(5.87%) Financing and legal costs

$2 million

(8.39%) Street-lighting replacement

WHAT’S NEXT?

‘YES’

Eventually, no power lines will remain on the Key if voters approve the project. But don’t expect above-ground utilities to disappear any time soon. The town estimates that 2022 is the earliest all utilities could be buried.

‘NO’

Communities could still pursue independent underground utility projects, as Country Club Shores residents have vowed to do if the referendum fails. The upcoming Gulf of Mexico Drive project would not be impacted.

$3.6 million

(15.09%) Fiber-optic line installation

$15 million

(62.89%) Undergrounding neighborhood costs

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UPCOMING INFORMATION SESSIONS 1 p.m. March 2, at Bayfront Park Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive 3 p.m. March 9, at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road

HOW TO VOTE Absentee: The deadline to request an absentee ballot is 5 p.m. March 9. Obtain absentee ballot request forms through the Manatee or Sarasota county supervisor of elections’ websites, votemanatee.com or sarasotavotes.com. Allow sufficient time for the ballot to reach you and to return it by 7 p.m. March 15. Ballots received after that will be rejected.

Early: Early voting takes place from March 5 through March 12. Manatee County early voting times are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sarasota County early voting is from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Early voting is not available on Longboat Key. For a list of locations, visit the town’s website, longboatkey.org.

Election Day: Poll hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 15. Manatee County residents vote at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Sarasota County residents vote at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.

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Medical center opens March 31 KRISTEN HERHOLD COMMUNITY EDITOR

Leaving Longboat Key, especially in the middle of season, has become an unwanted chore, but with the lack of any medical facilities, residents have to go to Sarasota or Bradenton for most of their medical needs.

On March 31, that will change when The Longboat Key Center for Healthy Living opens at the Centre Shops, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

“I have felt strongly for some time that we need the self-sufficiency of having medical facilities on Longboat,” said Bob Simmons, chairman of the Longboat Key Foundation, which created the medical center. “You only have to get caught in traffic a few times going over the bridge to realize how great it will be to go down the street and not have to be at the mercy of going over the bridge.”

AllCare Medical Centers, a family-owned practice with offices in Lakewood Ranch and Venice, will expand to Longboat Key and will offer primary and urgent care, women’s health, behavioral health and on-site laboratory and imaging services.

Dr. Irwin “Irv” Becker, a Longboat Key resident, and Physician Assistant Anne Marie Dozier will be based at the Longboat office.

The centers’ principals are Dr. Matthew Nessetti, a board-certified family physician, medical psychologist and psychopharma-

IF YOU GO

The public is invited to “Meet the Doctors,” a community information session to meet the new staff of Longboat Key Center for Healthy Living.

When: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, March 14 Where: The Resort at Longboat Key Club’s Harbourside Dining Room, 3110 Harbourside Drive Cost is free.

Registration is required by noon March 11. Email longboatkey@cfsarasota.org or call 556-7160.

cologist, and OB-GYN Dr. Doris Ramirez Nessetti.

Many have complained about the health care void left when Dr. Pamela Letts retired from her Centre Shops Family Practice and Urgent Care. The medical center will be in the same location as Letts’ office but in a bigger space.

The center will accept most insurances and Medicare.

“Originally when we moved here, Dr. Matt (Nessetti) worked out there with Dr. Letts during season, and he fell in love with Longboat Key, and he’s always had his heart set on going back,” said AllCare Practice Administrator Kelly Nessetti.

When then-Vice Mayor David Brenner, former Longboat Key

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Dr. Matt Nessetti, Dr. Doris Ramirez Nessetti, Dr. Irv Becker and Physician Assistant Anne Marie Dozier

Chamber of Commerce President Tom Aposporos and then-Mayor Jim Brown founded the Longboat Key Foundation with the goal of improving the quality of life of Longboat Key residents in 2013, one of its first missions was to establish a medical center.

The foundation has since raised $600,000 for the clinic.

“We took a view that said what is the absolute worst case in two years, which would be if no patients show up,” Brenner said.

“If that happens, we would need $600,000 to sustain us over two years. We have patients who are paying, whether through insur-

ance or Medicare, so all the money likely will not be needed.”

After two years, Brenner believes the facility will sustain itself.

In addition to AllCare, the medical center will include the Center for Brain Health, which specializes in identifying and reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

“In a community like Longboat, where the average age is something above 70, mental health in some cases may be more important than physical health,” Brenner said.

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will also bring physical therapists to the center.

S i m m o n s b e l i eve s t h e 2,800-square-foot location in the Centre Shops will be temporary and that the medical center could eventually move to the new town center.

The medical center also announced its board of directors: President Dr. Jack Rozance, a board-certified neurologist; Vice President Cynthia Craig, an attorney; Treasurer Kenneth Gorman, an entrepreneur; Secretary Dale Strohl, a retired executive; and Director Dr. Kenneth Newmark, a retired board-certified physician.

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Ralph Hunter, founder of the Longboat Observer, demonstrated classic entrepreneurism. He filled an unmet need and helped build a proud community.

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It looked like a dream. Or the real-life version of a chapter out of good summer, fictional read.

This cute, two-story, small-town weekly newspaper building on a barrier island in the subtropics of Florida.

Inside, it was just as charming.

Wobbly, homemade shelves (by the proprietor) everywhere. First-generation Apple Macintoshes on desks.

A darkroom (formerly a tiny kitchen) that reeked of the rotten-egg smell of photo chemicals. And a newsroom with floor-to-ceiling mirrors on one wall and hardwood floors. The building’s original owner, who lived on the second floor, used the room to practice his ballroom dance.

And then came the proprietors to greet us — the cheery couple. He a happy, 75-year-old optimist entrepreneur whose blue eyes literally twinkled and conversation had no filter. She the yang to his ying, not quite as chipper, but happy, and there was no question, she was the cautious one. He, the idea machine; she, the grammarian.

This was Ralph and Claire Hunter in November 1994, on the verge of negotiating to sell their baby, The Longboat Observer.

It seemed like a fairy tale. A wonderful dream.

But Ralph Hunter, founder of The Longboat Observer, was for real. A character, a one of a kind.

Ralph died Friday morning, Feb. 26.

He was 95. What makes his age amazing is that when he was a young boy, Ralph wasn’t expected to live. Somehow, he managed to fight through his polio.

But that was Ralph, always bouncing back from setbacks, scrapping to overcome obstacles, exemplifying the characteristics of the classic entrepreneur. Keep plunging ahead.

He was an unusual mix — freewheeling, idea-driven entrepreneur, but also a news hound who paid close attention to details and operated according to steadfast rules (read Robin Hartill’s obituary of Ralph Hunter on Page 2A).

Some of Ralph’s Longboat Observer rules: n “The Longboat Observer observes the news, it doesn’t make it.” During Ralph and Claire’s ownership rarely, if ever, did you see photos of themselves or Observer staffers in the paper. Just as rare: first-person columns. n No jerks. Ralph and Claire (they were inseparable, one), said life was too short to work with people who weren’t pleasant or didn’t fit. n Know everything about Longboat Key. Ralph expected Longboat Observer staffers, especially the receptionist, to be able to answer anyone’s questions about Longboat Key, historical and present day. n Never refer to the paper — in print or otherwise — as just the Observer. It must always be The Longboat Observer, with a capital “T.” (Sadly, a rule that has fallen from strict adherence.)

And here are three rules — make that qualifications — that Ralph required of the buyers to whom he and Claire would sell the paper. The buyer: 1) Couldn’t be a newspaper chain —

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2) Had to have a politically conservative philosophy.

3) Had to live on Longboat Key. At the time of the sale, in March 1995, almost 21 years to the day, our family met Ralph’s rules and qualifications. We hadn’t purchased a home on the Key, but we assured Ralph we would. And we did.

When Ralph and Claire sold The Longboat Observer, you could see it was emotional — selling 16 years of a labor of love and their connection to a place they loved, Longboat Key. And when they sold, they all but ended the chapter in this fairy-tale, island novel about one of its legends.

The Ralph Hunter story of starting The Longboat Observer is an American story of entrepreneurism and building a community.

In the classic sense of entrepreneurism, Ralph saw a vacuum and a need and filled it. As Hartill tells in her obituary of Ralph, he recognized in 1978 that the weekly newspaper on Anna Maria Island wasn’t providing Longboaters with the news about the Key that Hunter believed Longboaters deserved.

So he hustled. He sold his idea to advertisers and plunged ahead. He made his four-page, fledgling newspaper relevant to Longboat residents’ lives and built an audience that advertisers wanted to reach.

He was in the right place at the right time — just when Longboat Key was on the verge of a development boom, just when the developers needed to find buyers. The perfect storm of good fortune.

But at the same time that Ralph was helping sellers and buyers connect through The Longboat Observer, he was providing another important service: He was helping connect Longboaters as neighbors; he was helping build Longboat Key into a community, a sense of place and belonging, a sense of history, a community where its residents developed a special pride in their town.

Ralph Hunter insisted that he and his staff be the observers of the news.

But in his 16 years as publisher and proprietor of The Longboat Observer, the happy optimist helped make this town what it has become.

TIME FOR REGION-WIDE STRATEGY WITH THE FEDS It’s becoming a regular occurrence, almost like an annoying barking dog in the neighborhood.

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced it is going to remove boaters’ navigational aids from the New Pass entrance to the Gulf of Mexico because of the shoaling (buildup of sand) that has occurred there. This essentially will close off this passage way for boaters, especially large boats, to and from Sarasota Bay. Come July, however, when Longboat Key commences its dredging of the Pass to use the sand for beach renourishment, the contractors are expected to create a 100-foot-wide channel for boaters. Not exactly an

open freeway.

Longboat town officials are concerned, too, that the new channel won’t be deep enough and likely will fill in again in a short time.

This has negative implications for an important economic driver.

When it comes to beach renourishment and passes, it seldom appears there is a consistent strategy among the government entities involved — local, state and federal.

Once again, the plea goes out: Perhaps Congressman Vern Buchanan and local government officials can bring the parties together to create a predictable, consistent, efficient and beneficial plan.

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The initiative to bury the power lines on Longboat Key has been considered for years but wasn’t pursued until Florida Power & Light Co. announced it was going to replace the power poles on Gulf of Mexico Drive, and if the town decided on underground utilities at this time, it could reduce the cost by taking advantage of FPL’s cost avoidance.

What appeared to be a unique opportunity to improve our community has perhaps become one of the most divisive endeavors that the town has ever pursued.

Consider the following: To ensure that the proposed referendum cost would be not be exceeded, the consultant provided a conservative estimate, which the town inflated with a 20% contingency, then added an extra contingency on top of that.

In addition, when asked, nobody can tell us how much we are saving by FPL not

replacing poles, or for the expected 25% savings from the government adjustment factor.

The result is that the project cost has become astronomical ($48 million).

For perspective, the Diverging Diamond Interchange on I-75 at University is estimated to cost $74 million.

We got a Longboat Key price quote, and the real cost will be much less. The town will work to minimize the actual project cost. However, the big price tag inflated the estimated assessments. If, for example the entire island could be put underground, including street lighting and dark fiber costs, for little more than the estimated cost of GMD alone, the outlook for the project could have been much different.

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all parcels.

2. The benefit assessments are subjective, have been poorly defined and have not been adequately discussed in an environment that could yield a rationale that all could embrace.

3. Once the estimated assessments were “advertised” any changes like the marina change that reduced an assessment as it did, results in cost that must be shared by all other parcels. Using contingency funding to cover shortfalls due to assessment changes shifts the burden to the rest of the community.

In my mind, the contingencies are to cover unexpected project costs, not problems with the assessment mythology.

4. “Cost sharing” (18% vs.

82%) with neighborhoods with underground utilities gives all parcels an equal vote, even though 70% of parcels face much lower assessments, ($74 vs. $400 to $700 per year for 30 years). If only the overhead neighborhoods could vote, as originally proposed, this would not have been an issue.

5. The guidelines that resulted in neighborhoods that currently have underground utilities — such as Spanish Main Yacht Club, Club Longboat and others — being classified as overhead could have been avoided if the town

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Police, town agree on three-year contract JACK SHORT STAFF WRITER

Negotiations that began approximately six months ago ended Feb. 25 with a tentative three-year contract for Longboat Key police.

If police union members approve the contract, it will go before the Longboat Key Town Commission for ratification.

The proposed contract raises sergeant pay ranges to $65,197 to $81,064, up from the current $47,611 to $73,753.

According to a comparison provided by Longboat Key Human Resources Director Lisa Silvertooth, starting pay for Longboat Key sergeants under the current contract is 30% lower than the average starting pay for agencies in Sarasota, Manatee and Hillsborough counties, and the top pay is 9% lower. The average pay range for sergeants in those agencies is $68,344 to $80,890.

If the contract is ratified, some sergeants will see significant wage increases over the life of the three-year contract, as much 44% in one case.

Officers’ salaries, which currently range from $45,361 to $70,237, will remain relatively unchanged, ranging from $45,361 to $68,490.

Officers and sergeants would also resume annual salary raises, or step increases, that were frozen during the recession.

Though police have received 2% cost of living adjustments since 2013, Town Manager Dave Bullock said, “(Police) wages were pretty well frozen in 2008.”

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Officers and sergeants would reach top pay sooner because for both officers and sergeants, the number of steps, or annual increases employees can receive, in the new contract will be reduced from 19 to 12.

The larger increase in sergeants’ pay, police and town staff hope, will help them offer a competitive package to prospective employees, according to Bullock and Detective Sgt. Robert Bourque, the Police Benevolent Association’s representative in negotiations.

According to Silvertooth, 12 sworn police officers have resigned over the past three years,

Clockwise, Police union representative Sgt. Robert Bourque and attorney Jim Brantley shake hands with Police Chief Pete Cumming, Town Manager Dave Bullock and Town Labor Attorney Reynolds Allen after negotiations.

two of whom were sergeants.

With 18 officers and sergeants, Bourque said that amounts to significant turnover for the department. He estimates that even though Longboat hires police with experience, each new hire requires $11,000 worth of training.

“Hopefully we would see a savings there,” he said.

Officers won’t see the same increases because both Silvertooth and Bourque agreed that officers’ pay is already competitive. Starting pay for officers

under the current contract is 7% higher than the average starting salary for nearby agencies, and the top pay is 4% higher.

For the same agencies the town used to gauge the competitiveness of sergeants’ salaries, it found the salary range for officers was $42,257 to $67,335.

Most recently hired officers would see increases of 11% over the contract life, and some who have been on the force longer would see as much as 21%.

If the contract is ratified, it will take effect Oct. 1. But to address

underpayment, both parties signed an agreement stating that new pay structures for sergeants would be effective immediately upon ratification.

Bullock and Bourque hope to get the new contract on the March 7 commission meeting agenda if union members approve it.

Bourque believes members will approve the contract.

“Our position as a union,” Borque said, “is we’re very grateful to the city manager and commission for having fixed (issues with non-competitive pay).”

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This spring, Longboat Key will begin three projects to renourish eroded beaches, such as this one behind the L’Ambiance condominium.

Town crawls toward turtle solution for beach project As the town reviews the draft issued by the Army Corps for the final permit needed for the southend beach renourishment project, it is also working to accommodate sea turtles.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which must sign off on the project, notified the town about a week and a half ago that the town’s three planned beach projects will require workers to traverse too much of the beach.

“The concern seems to be resulting from the amount of beach we are impacting during both the truck haul and the pass dredgings,” Town Manager Dave Bullock wrote in a Feb. 18 email to the Longboat Key Town Commission. “Affected turtle nests in these areas will require relocation. We are working on ways to minimize the beachfront travel.”

To address concerns, Bullock and Public Works Director Juan Florensa are negotiating with representatives of L’Ambiance and Inn on the Beach to use the properties as access points for getting construction equipment onto the beach at the south end.

The town has secured three other accesses for the project: 6399 Gulfside Road., 100 N. Shore Road and 100 Broadway, all of which are public beach accesses.

The permit issued Feb. 24 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is contingent on the deal, according to Florensa, but he is confident it will be approved.

“For all intents and purposes,” Florensa said, “we have the (final) permit.”

The town is allowed to renourish during sea turtle nesting season, according to Bullock, but it is required by state and federal agencies to relocate sea turtle nests laid in construction areas to a designated area by 9 a.m. daily. The town has contracted with Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium to relocate nests.

Bullock said securing the temporary easement will not add significant costs to the renourishment. In exchange for access, the town will restore the area to its current state and repair any damage related to the project.

The three projects will place a total 750,000 cubic yards of sand on Key beaches.

A $10.98 million mid-Key project will place sand brought in by a convoy of trucks beginning in April.

Because of the extra measures, the other two projects, a $3 million New Pass dredging project and a $3.5 million project to dredge Longboat Pass, will likely be delayed by two weeks, according to Bullock.

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THE ADAMS EFFECT

The Colony association will discuss a $46 million offer from Unicorp National Development that includes a global settlement of litigation.

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Owners could also opt to exchange their units for a fractional deed ownership of “a new unit that is most comparable or better than their current unit at the Colony with respect to size and locational view,” allowing an unrestricted 30-day period.

A LITIGIOUS HISTORY

The board has been negotiating with Unicorp President Chuck Whittall since December, when it considered a proposal from both Whittall and a second proposal from Manfred Welfonder, principal of Longboat Key-based MW Development Group and Naplesbased The Lutgert Cos. In 2014, Whittall sent demand letters to unit owners warning them they could face liabilities of more than $42.3 million stemming from a long-disputed lease of the recreational property and offering $20,000 per unit and a waiver of liability.

Colony Lender then sued unit owners for $5.1 million for unpaid rent and real estate taxes going back to October 2008.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May sanctioned both Unicorp and Colony Lender in April 2015, after ruling that their actions violated an automatic bankruptcy stay.

The Unicorp/Colony Lender chapter is just one in the litigation surrounding the resort that has stretched more than a decade.

The original dispute arose in 2004, when longtime Colony owner Murray “Murf” Klauber and unit owners became ensnared in a dispute over who was responsible for $14.1 million in repairs.

Klauber sued the association in Sarasota County court in 2007. A series of bankruptcy filings led to the resort’s closure in 2010.

Colony Lender purchased and

foreclosed on overdue Klauber bank loans to obtain an 80% interest in the recreational property and purchased an additional 15% interest, bringing its ownership stake that Unicorp will acquire to 95%.

In its proposal to unit owners, Unicorp acknowledges past disputes, stating: “It never is and never has been the desire of our company to be in litigation. We always try to be good community partners. So let me first say I apologize to all for the bumpy paths we have had to reluctantly endure. Nevertheless, it is time to move on and join efforts to create a World Class 5 Star resort destination that will make us all proud.”

Despite the past acrimony, Yablon said unit owner reaction to Unicorp’s proposal has been positive.

“Yes, there’s a history with Unicorp, but in September 2014, they were offering $20,000, and now they’re offering $130,000,” Yablon said.

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“Yes, there’s a history with Unicorp, but in September 2014, they were offering $20,000, and now they’re offering $130,000.”

THE HURDLES

The association needs at least 80% of the resort’s unit owners to proceed the development proposal, which also allows the unit owners to dissolve the condominium association and move forward with a development.

Yablon told the Longboat Observer Monday that the association seeks to hold a unit owner vote in 90 to 120 days.

Whittall said Monday that he is offering to purchase units for prices significantly above market value and is optimistic unit owners will accept his proposal.

“If they look at the economics, it’s a good deal,” he said.

If unit owners reject the proposal, “things just stay status quo,” and litigation remains unresolved, Whittall said.

If a large majority — but fewer than 80% of unit owners — favors dissolving the condominium

— Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association President Jay Yablon

“If they look at the economics, it’s a good deal.”

— Unicorp National Development President Chuck Whittall

Key to any development agreement is the support of longtime Colony unit owner Andy Adams, who owns 73 units and the remaining 5% of the recreational property.

Because Adams owns approximately 31% of units, his votes are needed to reach the 80% approval necessary to dissolve the condo association.

At press time, Adams had not returned a phone call from the Longboat Observer seeking comment.

Colony Beach & Tennis Association President Jay Yablon said that Adams’ role “will be one of the details we work out” as plans proceed.

Unicorp President Chuck Whittall said he has not been in discussion with Adams because he is focusing first on obtaining support from a majority of unit owners.

association, unit owners could ask a judge to dissolve it.

Obtaining unit owner approval isn’t the only hurdle the project faces.

Because the Colony’s 237 units were built on 18 acres before the town created its tourism resort commercial classification that allows for just six units per acre, 129 of the resort’s 237 units are considered grandfathered, or legally nonconforming. If that grandfathered use disappears, only 108 units would be legally allowed on the property.

That means the town’s electorate must approve additional units via a referendum.

A timeline included in the presentation states that Unicorp will submit an application to the town within four months of obtaining unit owner approval. It seeks to hold a referendum between November 2016 and March 2017.

If voters approve the referendum, it seeks to break ground by Thanksgiving in 2017 and open the resort between fall 2019 and spring 2020.

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Plymouth Harbor receives Governor’s Gold Seal Award KRISTEN HERHOLD COMMUNITY EDITOR

Plymouth Harbor’s Smith Care Center added a new honor to its name, receiving the Governor’s Gold Seal Award for Excellence, which is awarded to the top 3% to 4% of skilled nursing facilities in Florida.

“It’s really a tremendous honor for the staff of Plymouth Harbor,” said Vice President of Health Services Joe Devore. “It’s the work of everyone who helps us get this, from great food to clean rooms to great clinical care. It shows we’re doing something right.”

To be eligible for the award, a facility must prove financial soundness, have been licensed and operating for the past 30 months, demonstrate costumer satisfaction and have a stable workforce, among other criteria.

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looking at what’s wrong with health care,” said Field Office Manager Joe Seehawer, of the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration. “It’s a rare opportunity to talk about something good, like this award and Plymouth Harbor.”

Thirty-two nursing home facilities in Florida received the Gold Seal Award, and Sarasota is the only city with three recipients — Plymouth Harbor, Sunnyside Nursing Home and Sarasota Memorial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

This is the second time Plymouth Harbor has received the Gold Seal Award, an honor it will hold until December 2017.

“We really do have something special here at Plymouth Harbor,” President and CEO Harry Hobson said. “When you’re here and walk around and see all the people, you feel it, and that’s very special.

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Eagles land at Triton Bend KRISTEN HERHOLD COMMUNITY EDITOR

From a natural disaster to an accident, contractors and builders always prepare for scenarios that could delay the construction of a building or home.

Less likely on that list, though, is a bald eagle’s nest. But that’s the reason for a delay that has occurred at the construction site of a home on Triton Bend.

The eagles nested in November on a Buttonwood Drive property directly behind the Triton Bend lot.

“The same pair nested at Bayport for 10 to 12 years,” said Walter Hackett, of Michael Saunders & Co., who is co-listing the property with William Van Artsdalen.

“The tree they had nested on there was hit by lightning, so they had to move locations.”

Although the bald eagle is no longer an endangered species, the nests still have federal protection. No construction is allowed within a 330-foot radius, so construction had to be delayed on the home until May 1.

Federal regulations also state that construction must be monitored within 660 feet of a bald eagle’s nest.

“The other home we’re building on Triton Bend is about 400 feet away,” Hackett said. “We had to hire a state monitor. If he is to see something to disturb the

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The bald eagle nest will halt construction at 601 Triton Bend until May 1.

eagles, he’ll shut us down.”

The eaglets hatched last month, and both the male and female adults can often be found near the nest.

“These birds are domesticated pretty much,” Hackett said. “You just don’t spook them. They’ve been around humans too much.”

The site will be protected until May 1 or when the eaglets leave the nest, and construction will resume.

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LONGBOAT KEY HEALTH FAIR Takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road. The event is free for residents who have Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance coverage and $39 for others. The event includes blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes screenings and more.

For information, call 316-1999.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3

‘IN THE KITCHEN WITH SYLVIA’ Takes place at noon at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road.

The event will be a hands-on demonstration by Temple member and “chef extraordinaire” Sylvia Pastor. Call 383-3428.

FRIDAY, MARCH 4

BEN RUBENSTEIN SPEAKS AT SHABBAT SERVICE Takes place at 8 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road.

Rubenstein, a cancer survivor in his early 30s who has written three blogs and maintains cancerslayerblog.com, will speak. At 2 p.m. Monday, March 7, Rabbi Jonathan Katz will interview Rubenstein. Call 383-3428.

SATURDAY, MARCH 5

LONGBOAT KEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS FUNDRAISER­ Takes place from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, 6860 Longboat Drive S. Enjoy food and cocktails from Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant and Pub and a concert by the Rev. Barry and Funktastic Soul Dance Party.

Cost is $75. Call 383-2345.

SUNDAY, MARCH 6

SHIRLEY FEIN TRIBUTE NIGHT Takes place at 6 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road.

The evening will celebrate community activist Shirley Fein.

There will be a cocktail hour with wine and hors d’oeuvres followed by tributes from family, friends and community leaders as well as a musical program. Cost is $50 for general admission; $75 for patron seating. Call 383-3428.

TUESDAY, MARCH 8

LORD’S WAREHOUSE FASHION SHOW AND LUNCHEON Takes place at 11 a.m. at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. This fashion show features clothing and accessories from the Lord’s Warehouse thrift store. There will be door prizes, a silent auction and raffles. Cost is $25.

Call 383-6491.

LONGBOAT KEY DEMOCRATIC CLUB Takes place at 11:30 a.m. at Portofino Restaurant, 2600 Harbourside Drive. Mayor Jack Duncan and Town Manager David Bullock will speak. Cost is $25. Call 383-9893.

LONGBOAT KEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS AFTER HOURS Takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cedars Café and Tiki Bar, 645 Cedars Court. Network while enjoying complimentary appetizers, beer and wine and a cash bar. Cost is $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. Call 383-2466.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9

LONGBOAT KEY GARDEN CLUB HOME TOUR What: See how others live around the island by touring six houses unique in structure and design. Cost is $25. Tickets are available at Exit Art locations, Design 2000, SunTrust Bank and at each home on the day of the tour. Call 3838030 or 383-4818.

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 5 Where: Various homes throughout Longboat Key

SAVE OUR SEABIRDS SUNSET SOIREE Takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. at Mote Marine Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway. The fifth annual event will feature a silent and live auction, photo booth, food, music and live birds. Proceeds will benefit Save Our Seabirds, which rescues and rehabilitates birds.

Cost is $100. Call 388-3010, or visit saveourseabirds.org/ events.

THURSDAY, MARCH 10

‘HEALTH CARE COSTS IN RETIREMENT — PLANNING FOR THE GREAT UNKNOWN’ Takes place from 1 to 3 p.m. at Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Johanna Gustafsson and A TRYTRY ONofON AMerrill Christopher Pinckney, the Penny Hill Group to learn more Lynch, willContact talk about protecting

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Cost is $10. Call 383-6493.

LONGBOAT KEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS COMMUNITY JURIED SHOW Takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, 6860 Longboat Drive S. The exhibit will celebrate regional talent and is open to all artists in the area.

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ENJOY THIS NIGHT OF OUR 2016 CONCERT SERIES by the Bay with live Latin Jazz by Sarasota’s great SHAMAN! Bring a picnic basket with your favorites or purchase preordered box dinners from Harry’s Continental Kitchens.

Beer and wine will be available to purchase courtesy of Gold Coast Eagle Distributors.

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ST. MARY ROYAL RUMMAGE SALE What: Stock up on everything from jewelry to furniture. Cost is free, and there will be a preview sale from noon to 4 p.m. Friday, March 4, which costs $5.

Call 383-1255.

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AGING IN PARADISE’S CINEMA PARADISO GALA Takes place from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at Sarasota Bay Club, 1301 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

Transform into your favorite movie star or character in the black tie-optional evening, which includes a dinner, open bar, a live and silent auction, music and dancing. Cost is $100 per person. Call 3836493.

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ST. MARY FASHION SHOW Takes place at 11:30 a.m. at Sarasota Yacht Club, 1100 John Ringling Blvd. Fashions will be

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TUESDAY, MARCH 15

REPUBLICAN CLUB OF LONGBOAT KEY Meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Club John Ringling Room, 220 Sands Point Road.

Joe Gruters, chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota County, will speak. Cost is $40 for members; $50 for nonmembers. Call 383-5349.

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THURSDAYS

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ZUMBA WITH SUZY Takes place from 10 to 11 a.m.

Cost is $10 per class.

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SARASOTA INSTITUTE OF LIFETIME LEARNING (SILL) LECTURES Take place at 10:30 a.m. The 12-part international SILL lecture series will be shown via DVD. Cost is $8 per individual lecture.

All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Call 383-8161.

MONDAYS

MEMOIR WRITING CLASS Takes place at 10 a.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month. Classes are taught

by David Rice.

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TRANSITIONS SUPPORT GROUP Meets at 10 a.m. Liz Cupo will lead the group.

‘TAKE UP YOUR CROSS’ Takes place at 2 p.m. through March 16. The Lenten Series focuses on different individuals who faced adversity in their personal lives, overcame it and

used their experience to enrich their service to the world. Three lecturers, Professor Warren Roberts, author and journalist Bill Nack and Professor Justus Doenecke will speak on Rembrandt, Beethoven, Muhammad Ali, Roger Ebert, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

FRIDAYS

TAI CHI Takes place at 10 a.m. Cost is free.

Bayfront Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive

MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS

SKELETAL FITNESS Takes place at 11:15 a.m. Mirabai Holland will teach about osteoporosis prevention and management in this bone-loading full-body workout. Cost is $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. Call 201-956-1466.

MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS

PUMPING THE PRIME Takes place at 10 a.m. Mirabai Holland will teach full body strength and core workout.

Cost is $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. Call 201-9561466.

WEDNESDAYS

FEEL GOOD YOGA THERAPEUTICS Takes place at 6 p.m. Cost is $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. Call 316-1988.

FRIDAYS

MOVING FREE Takes place at 11:15 a.m.

Mirabai Holland will teach this yoga fusion, core, balance, fall prevention, stretch and mobility workout. Cost is $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. Call 201-956-1466.

Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Call 383-6491.

TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS

SHIFTING SANDS SUPPORT GROUP Takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Ruth Cushing Room.

This group is open to any adult going through a difficult transition.

SUNDAYS

‘A QUANTUM SPIRITUAL LEAP FOR 2016’ Takes place at 9 a.m. The Rev. Ralph Lebkuecher will highlight the spiritual principles that can transform your life. Call 3836491.

Longboat Library, 555 Bay Isles Road. Call 3832011.

WEDNESDAYS

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS BOOK SALES Take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Gently used books will be discounted by 50%. Paperbacks will be 25 cents, and hardback books will be 50 cents to $2.50.

Call 383-2011.

Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road. Call 3833428.

TUESDAYS

JEWISH ART AND CULTURE Takes place at 2 p.m. Noted lecturer Baila Miller will speak about Jewish art and culture Tuesdays through March 15.

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JEAN MADLEY BURGESS

Jean Madley Burgess, 88, of Longboat Key and formerly of Treharris, Wales, died Feb. 22.

She was preceded in death by her son, Iain Burgess. She is survived by her son, Clive Burgess, and his wife, Barbara; daughter, Claire Peery, and her husband, William; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

and enjoyed playing into his late eighties.

He was loved by all who had been touched by the smile always on his face.

He is survived by his wife, Diane; sister, Eileen Eidelson; sons, Scott and Brett; daughters-in-law, Ava and Nicole; and four grandchildren, who called him PopPop. Services were held Feb. 26, in Wynnewood, Pa. In lieu of flowers, please give a donation to the Guillain-Barre Foundation, gbs-cidp.org or 104 1/2 Forrest Ave., Narberth, PA 19072-2215.

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Tony DeVita, Rick Stauffer and Lenny DiStefano

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he Men’s Club at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church held its monthly meeting Feb. 18.

After a chicken dinner, George Noble, the new president of the Men’s Club, spoke.

Norman Foxman

NORMAN FOXMAN

Dr. Norman Foxman, 89, of Longboat Key and Penn Valley, Pa., died Feb. 22.

Born April 30, 1926, Dr. Foxman grew up in South Philadelphia, Pa., and proudly served in the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) in World War II. He attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He was a respected and beloved optometrist for 63 years, treating several generations of Philadelphia families, a career he truly loved.

The true love of Dr. Foxman’s life was his wife of 65 years, Diane. Each day was a celebration, and they enjoyed every minute to the fullest. They shared a love for travel, art, music and most of all, their family. They had been active members of Temple Beth Hillel for more than 60 years. Dr. Foxman was also an avid tennis player

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Men’s Club President George Noble, Sean McGrath and Mike Frain

Joe Galligan, Don Burbank and Don Richer

ELLEN HAFT

Ellen Haft, 88, of Longboat Key, died Feb. 7.

Mrs. Haft was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Jay Stuart Haft, who died in 1990. She is survived by her son, James; daughter-in-law, Kathy; and three grandchildren.

A memorial service for family and friends will be held Saturday, March 26, on Longboat Key. Contact the family for details by emailing jameshaft@comcast. net.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Brimmer and May School, 69 Middlesex Road, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, or to the Sarasota Orchestra, 709 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236.

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The Episcopal Church on Longboat Key

563 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key

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All are welcome. Please join us in worship!

Sunday Service:

8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.

Website: www.AllAngelsLBK.org

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Sunday 10 a.m.

Worship Service

The Rev. Dr. Vincent Carroll Senior Minister

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

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TOWN HALL 2016 Sarasota’s Premier Lecture Series™

Robin Roberts

Monday, March 7, 2016 To become an RCLA member and receive first opportunity to subscribe to the 2017 Town Hall series, call 941-925-1343 or visit www.rclassociation.org since the 2016 series is sold out.

Morning Lectures: 10:30 AM — Evening Lectures: 7:30 PM

The Robin Roberts lectures are sponsored by:

Thanks to our generous sponsors:

Roberta Leventhal Sudakoff Foundation • Gulf Coast Community Foundation • Robert W. Baird & Co.

Sabal Trust Company • Community Foundation of Sarasota County • Oberndorf Family Foundation

Williams Parker • Observer Media Group • Tidewell Hospice • Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System • Tervis Tumbler • Sun Hydraulics Corporation

Sarasota Magazine • Culp-Henson Private Cardiology and Internal Medicine • Caldwell Trust Company

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LUXURY WATERFRONT GRAND BAY RESIDENCES

3010 GRAND BAY BOULEVARD #461 The marina and city views from this Antigua residence in Building IV at Grand Bay, will mesmerize you. Situated in an ideal sixth-floor location, with no buildings to block the spectacular views, this residence is ready for you to make your own. Two parking spaces available. www.GrandBay461.com

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3040 GRAND BAY BOULEVARD #243

3060 GRAND BAY BOULEVARD, RESIDENCE 196 The light from the southern exposure of this top-floor residence will fascinate you. Immediately fall in love with the ninth-floor luxuries that this spacious Antigua offers. Panoramic views of tranquil bay waters, golfing greens and the twinkling lights of downtown. Featuring polished marble floors, cook’s kitchen, 10-foot ceilings, spacious bedroom suites, access to the wraparound terrace from nearly every room and a private guest terrace.

Enjoy ideal bay breezes from the generous wraparound terrace, with direct access from almost every room. The spacious master retreat features a private vestibule for added privacy, his and her baths, walk-in closets and dressing area. Overnight guests will adore the privacy that the split bedroom plan and secluded guest terrace provides. This impressive home also includes secure, under-building parking.

The premiere community of Grand Bay is nestled on the manicured landscape of the Longboat Key Club’s Harbourside community. Residents are offered first-rate amenities, including 24-hour manned guard gate, on-site management, stylish clubhouse, game room, library, fitness center, four Har-Tru tennis courts, heated swimming pools and spa.

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Immediately begin to enjoy this charming 3BR/3BA Cayman residence on the fourth floor of Building II at Grand Bay. Picturesque bay views, walls of glass, a formal dining room and eat-in kitchen are waiting for you to add your personal touches.

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Meet Mote’s otterly endearing new animals KRISTEN HERHOLD COMMUNITY EDITOR

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ote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium just got a little bit cuter with the addition of three 10-month-old North American river otters.

Mote’s newest exhibit, “Otters and Their Waters,” debuted Feb. 26 and features Huck, Pippi and Jane, otters who were orphaned at a young age and are unreleasable to the wild.

Huck was found last September in Melbourne, and both Jane and Pippi were rescued in spring 2015 and spent time at a rehabilitation facility in South Carolina.

All three otters arrived at Mote in December.

Huck, the least shy and most brave of the three, loves swimming. Jane, the shyest, is the quickest eater and enjoys rolling around in the sand. Pippi doesn’t like sand and didn’t enjoy swimming until she was brought to the exhibit, where she was the first one in the water.

“They interact really well together,” aquarium biologist Amanda Foltz said. “There’s not a dominant one.”

Visitors can experience the new exhibit on two levels, an aquatic area, which provides views of the otters swimming, and a land area.

The exhibit was inspired by the otters’ natural watershed habitat.

“It’s a wonderfully unique exhibit with almost 360-degree viewing,” Mote Aquarium Assistant Vice President Evan Barniskis said. “People can really see what the life of an otter really is like. We’re so excited to finally get it open.”

The exhibit will include narrated training sessions at designated times, when visitors will learn about the otters, who are trained using positive reinforcement.

“This exhibit is unlike anything people have ever seen before,” Barniskis said. “It’s going to be hard for us to get any work done with these guys right here.”

The otters can be seen swimming, sliding and playing every day during Mote’s normal hours of operation. An end date for the exhibit has yet to be determined.

YOU OTTER KNOW ...

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s newest temporary exhibit, ‘Otters and Their Waters,’ opened to the public Feb. 26. Learn a little more about these charismatic creatures before you visit them.

River otters can run as fast as

18 MILES PER HOUR,

Otters have a high metabolism, about

20%

greater than most mammals.

In murky, dark water, otters’ sensitive whiskers, called

or possibly faster.

Male otters are on average.

VIBRISSAE,

17% larger than females,

help them detect prey.

OTTER BOX ...

In the wild, otters live

10-13 YEARS,

13

When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week Where: Mote Marine Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway Cost: included in the price of admission.

Call 388-4441.

EARS AND NOSTRILS

can close to keep water out.

but in human care, they have been recorded to live up to

There are species of otters, including North American river otters.

IF YOU GO:

Forget the goggles and nose plugs.

Otters’

swimming.

8 MINUTES while under water.

By the 1980s, river otters were extinct in

North American river otters have

LAND and in the WATER

WEBBED TOES for

River otters can hold their breath for up to

25.

The anatomy of an otter is designed to allow it to move around well both on

River otters have

WATER REPELLENT fur to keep them dry and warm.

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Information and photo courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory/Graphic by Nicole Thompson

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Terry - 30 years

Steven - 25 years

Brooks - 21 years

Amy - 22 years

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Marty and Lois Hauselman, Tony and Laurie Saggese and Mary and Dan Phelps

Players Club celebrates new clubhouse

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GRAND BAY - 3010 Grand Bay Blvd. #493 2BR+Den/3.5BA, 9th floor home with Gulf, golf, bay and marina views. Two covered parking spaces. $1,649,000

WATER CLUB - 1241 Gulf of Mexico Dr. #407 2BR+Den/4BA corner residence with Gulf & Bay views. 2 underbuilding parking spaces. $1,495,000

HARBOUR COURT - 2254 Harbour Court Drive Furnished, 3BR+ office/3.5BA attached SFH with extensive bay views, docking and attached 2 car garage. $1,449,000

SABAL COVE - 3318 Sabal Cove Lane 3BR+Den/4.5BA pool home on lake setting with soaring ceilings and an oversized garage. $1,399,000

BAYOU- 3281 Bayou Sound 3BR+ Den/3.5BA canal home with pool, 80’ dock, 25,000 lb lift, 2-story lanai and 2 car garage. $1,349,000

LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS - 601 Longboat Club Road #804S - 2BR/2BA updated end residence with open floor plan. Full Gulf to bay views. $1,099,000

PELICAN HARBOUR - 4241 Gulf of Mexico Dr. #302 Fabulously updated 3BR/2.5BA home with direct views over the Gulf. Includes garage with additional storage. $989,000

ATRIUM- 2110 Harbourside Dr #512 Breathtaking panoramic views of Sarasota Bay from this 3BR/2BA condo featuring Seabed Travertine floors, updated kitchen and an oversized walk down Terrace. $859,000

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ISLANDER CLUB- 2295 Gulf of Mexico Dr #45S Furnished updated 2BR /2BA condominium is located on the 4th floor and facing towards Sarasota Bay. NEW A/C, WATER HEATER, WINDOWS AND SLIDERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. $449,000

HARBOUR OAKS - 2115 Harbourside Drive #1004 3BR/2BA with 2 car garage and elevated views over the Harbourside course. $399,000

ISLANDER CLUB- 2301 Gulf of Mexico Dr #74N Priced to sell! 2BR/2BA furnished condominium located on the 7th floor. Islander Club offers many amenities including onsite management. $399,000

HARBOUR OAKS - 2175 Harbourside Drive #504 Elevated 3BR/2.5BA home with views over the Harbourside Golf Course. $389,000

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Longboat Key - ‘Ohana | 6633 Gulf of Mexico Drive $19,900,000

Garden Club welcomes shutterbug

P

hotographer Mary Lou Johnson stopped by the Longboat Key Garden Club’s monthly meeting Feb. 23, at Windward Bay. Johnson spoke about her work and the importance of following one’s passions.

— KRISTEN HERHOLD

Alice Blueglass and Mary Hayes

Lido Shores | 1199 Westway Drive $7,995,000

IMPORTANT JEWELRY

Sarasota Consignment Day Tuesday, March 8 Doyle Specialists will evaluate your Jewelry and Watches for auction consignment or outright purchase.

We invite you to schedule a private appointment.

Samira Farmer, VP, 202-342-6100, DoyleDC@Doyle.com Diamond, South Sea Cultured Pearl and Tahitian Gray Cultured Pearl Necklace. Sold for $68,750

FLAL# AB3403

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Breast Health Sarasota hosts game day

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reast Health Sarasota hosted “Games Day” Feb. 24, at Longboat Key Club Harbourside Dining Room.

Guests enjoyed a buffet breakfast and played a variety of card games through the afternoon.

— HEATHER MERRIMAN SABA

Nancy Jacobson, Fran Orbach and Steffi Gold

Ronni Bernard and Esta Grocer

Susan Scherer and Susie Klingeman

Co-Chairs Lorraine Kaplan and Sylvia Samet

Living and Working on Longboat Key for 40 Years

Cathy C. Meldahl, P.A. Your Longboat Key Community Realtor

Call Tina Rudek (941) 920-0303 Tina@LBKRealEstate.com

“Ich spreche Deutsch”

Michael Saunders & Company Licensed Real Estate Broker

Andree Huffine Coldwell Banker Previews International Property Specialist

Gulf-Front Escape

Offered at $2,297,000

941.724.7228

CathyMeldahl@michaelsaunders.com

LONGBOAT KEY • 3030 Grand Bay Blvd. #311

Exceptional corner unit. Upgraded in a contemporary style, featuring an extended wraparound balcony with panoramic golf course and downtown skyline views, chef’s kitchen, and custom built-ins throughout.

Andree@YourSarasotaRealEstate.com

941.232.4053

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Your Real Estate Connection

www.grandbay311.com $1,500,000

St. Armands • 470 N. Washington Drive

Downtown Sarasota • 2202 McClellan Pkwy

Fantastic opportunity to own this St. Armands waterfront home on oversized lot.

Walk to St. Armands Circle& Lido Beach.

Dramatic Great Room plan has 4BR/#BA, new dock & seawall.

5 BR / 4BA home and guest cottage.

One-of-a-kind Colonial in historic McClellan Park, built in 1927, and tastefully renovated in 2007.

Walk to Southside Village and Bayfront.

$2,150,000

$1,500,000

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Talk to Tina today

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Photos by Heather Merriman Saba

WATER CLUB #506

This 3 bedroom residence in Water Club’s south tower has been masterfully designed to capture water views from all angles including both the Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay. The refined details include marble and wood flooring, crown molding and a one touch shade and Lutron lighting system for owner’s convenience.

BAY ISLES HARBOR SECTION

$5,495,000

LIGHTHOUSE POINT

$5,200,000

COUNTRY CLUB SHORES

$2,150,000

LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS

$1,475,000

$1,950,000

INN ON THE BEACH #2001

$1,150,000

JUST REDUCED!

BAY ISLES HARBOR SECTION

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Christina Meyers Above: Gail Goldrath and Betsy Granite

Michael Saunders & Company 440 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL 34228 PH 941.387.0100

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Luncheon at Tiffany’s

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ongboat Harbourettes hosted “Luncheon at Tiffany’s” Feb. 24, at Longboat Harbour.

Marge Geiger, Pat Marschke and Deborah O’Connor hosted the event. Chico’s and Soma provided the fashions for the show.

— HEATHER MERRIMAN SABA

Event co-hosts Marge Geiger, Deborah O’Connor and Pat Marschke

Denise Nicolosi and Elaine Capaldi

Tracy Chiovari and Jaime Salgado Gwen Wallin, Mary Drugan, Gretchen Burns, Janice Doherty and Heidi Berry

Boaters Dream in Country Club Shores

We’re We’re

MLS#A4144527

BUY BELOW SHARE VALUE! Adorable 2BR/1BA coastal cutie mobile home. 55+ active community. Enjoy the finest beach or fish the bay! Offered turnkey furnished. $94,900

The perfect opportunity to create your dream home in popular Country Club Shores.

Coveted Southern exposure with 100 Ft. on the canal, makes this ideal for boaters. Just 6 lots in from the Bay. Lowest price per sq. ft. in Country Club Shores. The perfect opportunity to enjoy the best of Longboat Key.

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

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BEAUTIFUL BAY VIEWS 2BR/2BA condo is turnkey furnished. Roomy MBR, walk-in shower & cedar lined closet. Heated pool, tennis, boat ramp, boat dock & clubhouse. Includes carport & deeded beach access. $269,000 REDUCED

FAIRWAY BAY 2BR/2BA CONDO w/large private terrace overlooking Sarasota Bay. Remodeled kitchen w/granite counters. Amenities include private beach, tennis & pickle ball courts. Close to St. Armands Circle. $459,000

IMPRESSIVE ONE STORY 3BR/3BA canal front home built on an elevated lot. Deep water canal, outside shower, pool & jacuzzi are some of the fantastic amenities! Come see today! $769,900

3BR/3BA RENOVATED HOME close to the beach and a spacious 1BR/1BA guest suite with separate entrance. Saltwater screened pool, wood burning fireplace & new high impact windows.

Great rental income. $899,900

BUILDABLE LOT DIRECT BAYFRONT in Country Club Shores with southerly aspect. Unsurpassed views of Sarasota and the Bay. $3,100,000

For Longboat Key’s Premier Property Management Services Call 941-383-5577

440 Gulf of Mexico Dr. Longboat Key, Florida 34228

941.266.2848 Kristina von Kessel 941.266.2174 Brigitte von Kessel 941-383-7591 Office

Nightly and weekly rentals available: 941-387-8344

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5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr. Suite 101, in the Centre Shops, Longboat Key | 941.383.5577

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550 Wedge Lane Longboat Key, FL

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BIRD KEY - “Shangri-La” on approx. 1/2 acre of bay front offers 278’ of seawall, lush landscaping and expansive stone terraces overlooking Sarasota Bay. 100SWarblerLane.com $5,730,000

ST ARMANDS KEY - 3,806 sq ft residence with multiple terraces, enclosed pool deck with spa and outdoor kitchen; 110’ of waterfront on Pansy Bayou with dock and two lifts.

414NWashingtonDrive.com $2,850,000

OPEN SUNDAY 1-4!

450 Meadow Lark Drive

BIRD KEY - Fully renovated “Smart House” with the best in features and upgrades. 4 BR, 3.5 BA with 3,800 sq ft of living space and state-of-the-art amenities.

440PheasantDrive.com $1,850,000

COUNTRY CLUB SHORES - Elegant Bayfront residence with 289’ of seawall fronting BIRD KEY - 5BR/4BA 3,137 sq ft canal-front home Sarasota Bay. Sparkling panoramic water views from every room! Majestic living with west facing views. Mexican tile in living areas, space features two Master suites and a Great Room with soaring ceilings overlooking unique coral wall, pool, 40’ dock & 10,000 lb boat lift. $1,249,000 the bay and beautiful pool terrace with water fountain. Two boat docks with lifts, power and water. Tour at 590GolfLinksLane.com $4,950,000

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LONGBOAT KEY - “Acqua Vita - Water of Life,” a masterful collaboration of the award-winning firms Perrone Construction, Clifford M. Scholz Architects & Rowntree Enterprises. More information at AcquaVita-LBK.com $8,400,000

BIRD KEY - Build your Dutch West Indies masterpiece on BIRD KEY - Majestic 3,558 sq ft residence on this 30,000 sq ft Bayfront lot with private beach.Gorgeous Tarpon Bend. Marble and hardwood flooring, 10-12’ bridge, bay & sunset views. 101SeagullLane.com Ceilings, 138’ of Waterfront, Boat and Jet Ski Lift.

496PartridgeCir.com $2,395,000 Lot Only $1,495,000 With 2,967 sq ft residence $2,408,500*

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BIRD KEY - Tuscan-style 4,500+ sq ft garden residence with courtyard entrance and lushly landscaped outdoor living space with heated pool.

Architectural elements and fine details throughout.

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For real estate representation built on trust and your satisfaction call Lynne today at 941.544.5117.

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eaplace kept the Fat Tuesday celebrations going a week later at its Mardi Gras party Feb. 17.

Residents donned masks and beads and ate New Orleans-style food catered by Alpine Steakhouse.

— KRISTEN HERHOLD

Peggy Jelinek, Dottie Pirollo, Mary Del Pup and Kathy Neudorfer

Photos by Kristen Herhold

Bob Chandler and event chairwoman Carol Weis

Vincent Corrado and Gloria Long Gino Del Pup and Darryl Jelinek

Bob and Betty Lou Miccio

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917 MACEWEN DR, OSPREY Custom built 4,068 SF, 3 bed +den (possible 4th BR), 4 bath oversized

3-car garage, in prestigious Oaks Golf and Country Club. Home features open floor plan, Chef ’s kitchen, travertine $1,195,000 flooring, custom pool/spa, full summer kitchen, tranquil views of the lake and more!

136 OSPREY POINT DR, OSPREY This gorgeous home has undergone an extensive $1M dollar renovation & features 7 Bedrooms, 6 Full/3 Half baths, Brazilian cherry wood flooring, renovated chef’s kitchen, customized entertainment area, two master suites, infinity-edge pool/spa, home theater & expansive views of the bay & Gulf of Mexico.

$3,449,900

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1818 ROLAND ST, SARASOTA Amazing opportunity to renovate this wonderful mid-century 5 bed/4.5 bath modern home or build your dream home and take advantage of the incredible views and bay breezes. This property boasts nearly 350 feet of water frontage with spectacular views of Sarasota Bay and Cedar Cove. This $2,295,000 hidden mainland retreat is both rare and beautiful, set on over three sub-dividable acres.

5342 HIDDEN HARBOR DR, SARASOTA Secluded Jewel on Siesta Key! A tropical oasis with almost an acre of land on Roberts Bay. Large private Bayou with mangrove peninsula. Deep water basin on a protected waterway with two boat docks. If you are looking for an opportunity to build an extraordinary new residence, this amazing $3,150,000 property is probably the best kept secret in all of Sarasota!

1707 CARIBBEAN DR, SARASOTA This 4/3.5 has over 5,000 sq ft of move in ready living space. No

1430 POINT CRISP RD, SARASOTA Fantastic opportunity to own nearly 3/4 of an acre on Point Crisp! Stunning views surround this exceptional Siesta Key property with breathtaking open bay views on both the north and south ends. This property boasts nearly 371 ft of open bay frontage. This 1950’s “Old Florida” style home was once the home of author John D. $2,830,000 MacDonald. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a separate guest house with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom.

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RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

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home in Longbeach Village tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Open Minds LLC sold the home at 6909 Longboat Drive S. to Ross and Valerie Schneiderman, of Ridgefield, Conn., for $620,000. Built in 1935, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,619 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,034,700 in 2006.

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Charles and Gretchen Lefferson, of Williamsburg, Ohio, sold their Unit 304 condominium at 4401 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Aaron and Suzanne Kleiner, of Waltham, Mass., for $617,500. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,534 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $725,000 in 2005.

SARASOTA OUTRIGGER

Shelton Bass, of Lakeland, sold the Unit 1 condominium at 5155 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Outrigger Longboat LLC for $305,000. Built in 1977, it has one bedroom, one bath and 782 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $108,500 in 1988.

Michael and Coreen Walther, of Liberty Township, Ohio, sold their Unit 104 condominium at 4350 Chatham Drive to Bruce and Deborah Linick, of Osprey, for $224,000. Built in 1969, it has one bedroom, one bath and 667 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $175,000 in 2011.

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James Ferguson, of Glasgow, Scotland, sold the Unit 11 condominium at 5851 Gulf of Mexico Drive to LB Key LLC for $208,000. Built in 1971, it has one bedroom, one bath and 684 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $180,000 in 2015.

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The home at 6909 Longboat Drive S. has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,619 square feet of living area.

641 Ranger Lane A4138569 $5,850,000 Michael Moulton

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

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

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-2659

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

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5362 Sandhamn Place A4126603 Connie Lyke Brown Pa

Longboat Key $3,120,000 941-951-6660

5060 Gulf Of Mexico Drive A4145711 $8,200,000 Beverly St Hilaire

4975 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 303 A4123393 $3,095,000 Debra Lee Rugh

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-320-0677

584 Gunwale Lane A4146835 $2,850,000 Kathleen Callender

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-321-3115

560 Chipping Lane A4125400 $2,150,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

6540 Gulf Of Mexico Dr A3997271 $1,895,000 Saint Cacchiotti & Marie Monsky

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

435 L Ambiance Drive H202 A4113356 $1,750,000 Klaus Lang

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-504-3303

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-320-1223

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

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

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

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2410 Harbourside Drive 123 A4144772 $1,195,000 Julie Klick

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

360 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 313 A4139706 $999,000 Francoise Borel

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-228-3768

3040 Grand Bay Boulevard 215 A4134596 $899,000 Richard Perlman

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-228-8580

2525 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 10F A4136905 $899,000 Tom Delaney

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

541 Chipping Lane A4121363 $825,000 Jonathan Fox

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1211 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 603 A4142401 $797,000 Marilyn Brown

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-928-7380

2425 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 7B A4144548 $749,000 Mel & Jan Goldsmith

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

1925 Gulf Of Mexico Drive G8-301 A4139360 $749,000 Judy Nimz

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-374-0196

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Ian Addy & Gail Wittig

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

L O N G B OAT K E Y ADDRESS PERMIT 6111 Gulf of Mexico Drive Replacement single

family residence 1485 GMD Interior alterations 5005 GMD Site utilities 855 Spanish Drive South Interior alterations,

entry door and windows 5881 GMD Interior alterations 5393 GMD Interior alterations 3352 Sabal Cove Lane Re-roof 1160 Bogey Lane Re-roof 554 Jessmyth Drive Dock alteration 2850 GMD Bathroom alterations 756 Spanish Drive North Re-roof 508 Bayview Drive Re-roof 50 Lighthouse Drive Point Resurface pool 2525 GMD Replacement of two

sliding glass doors 3416 Winding Oaks Drive Decking replacement

and handrails 540 Yardarm Lane Install boatlift and

boatlift access 585 Cutter Lane Construct dock

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mooring pilings 3710 GMD Window replacement 661 Emerald Harbor Drive Dock and piling construction 2045 GMD Re-roof 2055 Harbor Links Drive Garage door replacement 2047 Harbor Links Drive Garage door replacement

APPLICANT Sidney A Bennett

AMOUNT $750,000

Joseph Contorno Bonaire LBK, LLC Vivian Celeste Wenzel

$207,000 $150,000 $145,953

LB Key LLC $126,828 Jennifer S Tapp $65,000 LSL House Trust $43,861 Mocking Bird Investment Co. $25,600 Scott Charlton $22,000 Keith Dungan $18,444 Timothy B Long $13,300 William W Motyka $12,907 Rajesh K Soin, co-trustee $12,000 Jacqueline P Gadbois $10,000 Stanely Friedlander

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Keith R Pozulp

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

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

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Resort at Longboat Key Club 1405/06 A4145702 $1,269,000

$8,000

Armando S Linde, trustee

Kathleen A McCauley David A Barnette

$7,895

$7,000 $5,000

Seaplace Condo Association $4,968 Jeffrey A Lenchner $1,145 Norman C Bettis (trustee)

$1,145

Resort at Longboat Key Club 3005/06 A4140683 $1,250,000

Resort at Longboat Key Club 2403 A4145705 $495,000

Source: Town of Longboat Key

Sylvia Zimmerman

440 Gulf of Mexico Dr. • Longboat Key 941.350.5022 6701 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 327 A4144725 $717,000 Tina Rudek, Pa

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4725 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 319 A4130274 $699,000 Ian Addy Pa

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2109 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 1501 A4144098 $599,000 Marcia Salkin

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

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

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

1701 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 604 A4146935 $490,000 Emmy Lou Gilbert

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-807-1764

2000 Harbourside Drive 1504 A4119984 $450,000 Tammy Mast

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

Sylvia Zimmerman attributes her reputation as one of Southwest Florida’s most outstanding real estate agents to her extensive business background, as well as her intense focus on customer service.

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

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

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

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5841 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 258 A4143909 $389,000 Terry Goodman

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-374-6442

527 Sutton Place A4119419 $299,900 Anna Kaminski

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-374-3200

6750 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 179 A4146826 $199,000 Maureen Horn

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1621 Harbor Cay Lane A4141405 $2,750,000

615 Dream Island Road 308 A4110859 $475,000

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Items Under $200 For Sale QUEEN MATTRESS, box spring, frame, lovely, $50. 2 Nice desk chairs, $35, $50. 941-778-5947.

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

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

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale DRY DOCK Boat Slip: Longboat Key, Unit-2124. $295/mo. 6/month minimum. Or for Sale $19,900.

708-267-6704.

BOATHOUSE ON LBK − Boat Slip for Sale.

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Garage/Moving/Estate Sales ESTATE SALE Friday - March 4 - 8:45a.m. – 2:00p.m.

4012 128th Street W., Unit #805, Cortez/Bradenton Smuggler’s Landing – off Harbour Landings Dr. Florida style furnishings, wicker, rattan, porch furniture, dinette, sofas, étagères, silk plants, end tables, and collectable china & glass.

See www.estatesales.net for details & pictures Sale by Julie McClure

ESTATE SALE Friday - March 4 - 8:45a.m. – 2:00p.m.

Saturday, March 5 - 8:45a.m. –12:00p.m.

6106 Gulf of Mexico Drive - Longboat Key Large collection of Steiff bears & other artist’s bears (300 or more), Tropitone patio furniture, Wedgwood, set of Hadley china, set of Spode Christmas china, lots of costume & some good jewelry, sofas, dinette set, curio cabinets, coffee & end tables, Bassett bedroom furniture, lamps, desks, orchids, Steck piano, Atelier organ, painted furniture, lots of kitchenware, linens & garage items.

See pix: www.estatesales.net Sale by Julie McClure

ANNUAL FLEA MARKET Saturday, March 5th, 9a.m.-2p.m.

Mt. Vernon Clubhouse, 4701 Independence Dr. South off Cortez Rd. Baked Goods, Clothing, Jewelry, Linens, Books, White Elephants, Furniture.

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

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941-726-2677 West of Trail Home on Deep water yacht basin.

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Atrium #526 - Fairway Bay Desirable apartment with 2 BR + study and sparkling water views. Freshly painted interiors, marble and wood flooring, and the added value of 2 under-building parking spaces. Atrium offers incredible amenities and deeded membership in the Bay Isles Beach Club. NOW $729,000

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Windward Bay - Longboat Key Unobstructed water views from every room of this 2 bedroom / 2 bathroom apartment with enclosed lanai. All new windows. Fitness, boating & tennis, plus boat docks and 2 community pools.

NOW $429,000

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Grand Bay 1 - South-facing 8th Floor Awesome views of Sarasota Bay, city lights and the Gulf of Mexico. 3BR/3.5BA Biscayne Plan apartment with 2,250 square feet, wood floors & Beautiful built-in’s. $1,149,000

Longboat Key. Excellent Amenities, IDEAL Location!

Apartment #204 with 1,551 SF $540,000 Apartment #305 with 1,615 SF $579,000 Apartment #306 with 1,615 SF $599,000

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Villa Di Lancia - Direct Gulf Front Exciting opportunity in high-demand gated community on Longboat Key! Completely furnished move-in ready 3 full BR/3 BA apartment w/ granite kitchen, insulated impact glass windows/doors, and 2 covered terraces for Bay and year-around sunset views.

NOW $1,750,000

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

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Bird Key - Waterfront Chic A boater’s delight, 213 ft of waterfront property with Bay and City views.

Protected boat dock with 20K lb lift and Jet Ski lift!

Disappearing infinity-edge pool, fabulous outdoor entertaining area. Walk to St Armand’s shopping and fine dining. $4,295,000

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Promenade - Direct Gulf Front Now priced with room for imagination! 6th floor furnished Southwest apartment with 3BR / 3BA, updated stainless & granite kitchen. Gorgeous Gulf views from the floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding doors.

NOW $1,295,000

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North Casey Key - Villa Crescendo is the epitome of harmony blending the views and sounds of the beach and bay waters from every room. Top-quality-construction in this Phipps designed 4 bedroom residence on North Casey Key. Gulf-to-bay home with private beach. Tranquility & privacy, the perfect family retreat. $4,450,000

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Grand Bay 1 – Simply Stunning 4th floor Antigua residence with 3BR/3.5BA, private elevator foyer, double glass entry doors, cherry wood floors, a light & bright open floor plan and 2 under-building garage parking spaces. Beach Club membership included along with superior community amenities. $1,795,000

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Bayou Hammock Neighborhood - Oversize 150x236Lot Focus on the lot & build your dream home on Longboat Key! Enjoy ideal boating water and the advantage of being slightly off the protected open bay in Bishop’s Bayou.

Located within minutes of the Intracoastal and the Gulf of Mexico.

NOW $1,150,000

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

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Beaches - Stunning Penthouse Panoramic Gulf, Beach, Bay & Golf Course views from this 3BR/3BA Penthouse apartment behind the gates of the Longboat Key Club. Gorgeous modern interiors. 2 valuable parking spaces. Excellent amenities package including 24-hour concierge & more. NOW $1,749 ,000

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Bay Isles - Longboat Key Club Harborside Custom built 3BR/3.5BA elevated home on an oversized lot ‘behind the gates’ with over 3,100 SF plus an under-building 3+ car garage. New European kitchen, high ceilings, fireplace in family room, and screened pool/ spa. $1,199,000

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Bay Isles - Waterfront classic residence situated on the largest single lot in the exclusive Harbor section. Tranquil setting, deep water dock and access to the Sarasota Bay. Elegant, light and airy living spaces. 4BR, 4209 SF. Oak floors and plantation shutters throughout.

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Atrium #547 – Fairway Bay Beautiful Southwest views of the Bay & Sarasota city lights are featured in this 4th floor turnkey furnished 3 full BR / 2 BA apartment located behind the gates of Bay Isles includes deeded Beach Club membership. $745,000

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Water Club I - Awe Inspiring Views Elegant 7th floor 3BR/4.5BA residence with 10’ ceilings, walls of glass, wood floors and custom cabinetry has amazing views of the Gulf, Beach & Sarasota Bay. Water Club is a 24-hour guard gated community with superb amenities.

Pet-friendly! $2,995,000

941-387-1820

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, LLC • 201 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 1 • Longboat Key, FL 34228

Owned and operated by NRT, LLC

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