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$23 million judgment day

After more than eight years of legal proceedings, the Colony Association wins its second victory in four days. Will the rulings be the keys that unlock a new resort? PAGE 2A ARTS+CULTURE

Mixing art and food at The Ringling.

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PARK Rabbi Jonathan Katz says a wildlife exhibition is a good fit for Five Points Park.

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Animals Rabbi Jonathan Katz has in mind for a potential rotating display area at Five Points Park include a donkey, goat and potbelly pig.

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Mark Meador celebrated his 30th anniversary at Casa Del Mar Sept. 4.

MEADOR RISES TO 30-YEAR MARK When he was 23, Mark Meador came to Casa Del Mar Beach Resort as an irrigation specialist. Today, he’s the resort’s general manager, and on Sept. 4, he celebrated his 30th anniversary at the resort with employees and several resort guests.

“When I came at 23, I didn’t think I would be here this long,” said Meador, who was assistant manager for 12 years before becoming general manager in 2012. “I found out early on that this was another home.”

Shore seats: And then there were 185 A revised Longbeach Village restaurant application eliminates a second story and reduces the number of seats from 299 to 185.

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KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

Restaurant owners Tom Leonard and Mark Caragiulo are folding up plans for the 114 extra chairs they sought for a Shore restaurant concept in the Longbeach Village after hearing backlash from residents and town staff.

“Based on meetings with the town, Shore has decided to remove the proposed second floor of the building and reduce the seating plan to 185 dining seats,” a Sept. 2 Shore news release states.

A site plan and special exception application submitted July 28 sought a 299-seat restaurant as part of a plan “for a banquet suite for private parties located

on the second floor.”

Although Sarasota land-use agent Peter Dailey and Leonard stressed the additional seats would only be used once or twice a month when special events were booked, town staff and Village residents took issue with both the additional seating request and a request for parking waivers.

A revised application submitted Sept. 4 nixes the second floor and reduces the seat count to the existing 185. The new application will also add a few parking spaces underneath the new restaurant, because the new building must be raised a floor to comply with Florida building code standards.

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Will one day in court yield years of progress for Colony?

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association won its second victory Tuesday in four days, and parties agree the rulings could expedite redevelopment of the shuttered resort.

KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

The largest piece of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort’s six-year federal bankruptcy puzzle is now in place. And according to Colony Beach & Tennis Association President Jay Yablon, that piece “means we are probably two to three years closer to having a redevelopment at the Colony than we were 10 days ago.”

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May awarded the Chapter 7 Partnership estate — which includes the coveted $23 million judgment against unit owners — to the Colony Beach & Tennis Association Tuesday, in his Tampa courtroom.

For the future of the Colony, the ruling means the largest piece of the bankruptcy matter is settled, and development might happen sooner rather than later. For the association, the ruling means unit owners can bury a judgment developers could use against them to redevelop the resort.

And even Unicorp National Development President Chuck Whittall, whose company has an agreement to purchase a disputed recreational property on the resort from Colony Lender LLC, had words of optimism.

Whittall expressed a willingness to work with the association to develop the property after the hearing, even though he didn’t win the judgment.

“All along we’ve said we were trying to clear the chess pieces off the table to get the project redeveloped,” Whittall said. “The judgment today was one of the major obstacles in redeveloping

WHERE DID THE CASH COME FROM? The association acquired the cash used to pay for both estates in the form of a loan from developer Andy Adams, who owns approximately 30% of units, and Siggy Levy, a developer whose projects include numerous condominium projects on Longboat Key and some developments with the Four Seasons Hotel Corp. Levy is the senior partner of Longboat Keybased MW Development Group, which the association supports as a development partner.

Unit owners agreed to a special assessment in August for settlements and will have one year to pay them.

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The biggest hurdle left for a future Colony Beach & Tennis Resort redevelopment is a ruling on a recreational lease that Unicorp National Development believes it already owns.

the property.”

An auction that originally attracted four bidders for Maloney’s estate never happened after U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee William Maloney’s attorney, Jordi Gusso, announced Tuesday morning that Maloney reached an agreement with the association over the weekend that he believed was the best offer — even though it wasn’t the highest cash bid.

That’s because only the association had the power to waive approximately $30 million in unit owner claims as part of an offer that also came with $2.5 million in cash to pay estate creditors and an additional $500,000 in escrow for

other claims that may arise.

May approved the settlement even though Unicorp National Development LLC had a $3.5 million bid that it raised to $4.5 million, and representatives from Windermere-based Bluewater Oceanfront Investments LLC, a new Windermere-based corporation that was formed July 17 by registered agent Robert Butler LLC, placed a $4 million bid for the estate. Bluewater officials indicated it was willing to bid higher.

New Hampshire-based Naeco LLC, a company with ties to Ocean Properties LLC, did not attend the hearing, and its bid wasn’t considered.

None of the qualified bids, though, were ever really considered by May in the end.

“This hybrid proposal by the

“While there are still some issues that remain outstanding to be resolved, we have now taken the giant step of settling all of the litigation at the Colony, which began in 2007.”

– Colony Beach & Tennis Association President Jay Yablon

association resolves all claims,” May said. “In the trustee’s view, the proposal brings a higher level of certainty to most parties, even without knowing how high the bidding might have gone today.

I realize it seems discourteous to invite the other bidders to dinner without serving a meal…but that’s what’s happened here.”

May said bidding for the estate could have reached $10 million.

“But then, you would still have litigation for years over the unit owner claims,” May said.

“While there are still some issues that remain outstanding to be resolved, we have now taken the giant step of settling all of the litigation at the Colony, which began in 2007,” Yablon said.

“With these major chunks of litigation behind us, we will be shifting our priority over to redevelopment efforts and cleaning up the miscellaneous minor issues that still remain.”

It was the second estate the association acquired in the past four days that will pay creditors to end the bulk of the six-year bankruptcy case.

The association purchased a triple debtor Colony bankruptcy estate for $3.1 million Sept. 4, that allows creditors to be paid 100% of what they are owed.

‘This settles disputes and doesn’t perpetuate further litigation,” said association attorney Jeffrey Warren.

Whittall said he won’t appeal May’s rulings to award both estates to the association.

Whittall said the ruling works to his benefit even though his attorney, Michael Assaf, argued against parts of the settlement.

The remaining hurdle is a ruling on the rec lease and who owns its.

Whittall said he’ll be reaching out to the association “to figure out a way to develop the property.”

“We’re not giving up the rec property and our lease,” Whittall said. “The property will be ultimately redeveloped by us.”

Yablon said the association “is certainly open to discussions with anyone who can fairly and reasonably aid us to get the Colony redeveloped.”

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Survey says: No hotel for Whitney ‘Location, location, location’ dooms north end hotel plan.

KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

Whitney Beach Plaza owner Ryan Snyder spent more than $10,000 and a good portion of the summer investigating whether a 100room boutique hotel would work on the north end of the Key. The verdict?

“It’s simply not viable,” he said.

Snyder, whose Lakewood Ranch law practice consists 99% of work for the banking and real estate industries, said he reached out to approximately 40 hotel developers to provide input on the viability of a hotel.

“Some of my contacts are heavy-hitters in the hotel industry with flag hotels like Hyatt and Marriott,” said Snyder, who declined to divulge the names of the consultants who offered him hotel advice for the site. “They all said it won’t work.”

The main reason “is all about location, location, location,” Snyder said.

“No one’s interested because there is no sand in the backyard,” he said. “It doesn’t even matter the beach is across the street.”

By comparison, various developers and parties are fighting over 18 acres of prime beachfront real estate with dilapidated structures at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

“I spent millions upgrading the plaza, and the Colony property with broken down buildings is still worth six to seven times more

“My main focus now is trying to get the stinking plaza leased. I told Realtors to do whatever you have to do to get tenants in the plaza.”

— Whitney Beach Plaza owner Ryan Snyder

than Whitney Beach,” Snyder said. “That tells you how much demand there is for beachfront.”

The other reason a hotel won’t work, Snyder said, is the 60% to 70% annual occupancy rates the study estimated for a hotel (see box, right).

“I’ve never dived into the hotel development business,” he said, “and I won’t do it with those recommendations and these numbers.”

Snyder said his only other option in the immediate future is to fill up the plaza with tenants before season.

He says he may have a grocery store-type tenant he can’t disclose for the large vacant anchor space who’s intrigued by his offer of free rent for three years. The tenant, Snyder says, already has six locations, in the Sarasota area.

“My main focus now is trying to get the stinking plaza leased,” he said. “I told Realtors to do whatever you have to do to get tenants in the plaza.”

The town is making code and comprehensive plan changes that could give Snyder more flexibility on the site. But for now, he is worried about how long he can hang onto the property.

“Ultimately, I can walk away from the plaza because I have no personal liability on my loan,” Snyder said. “I don’t want to do that. But I also don’t know what else to do if a sustainable plan for the property isn’t reached.”

Although town officials have been supportive of a hotel for the site, Snyder thinks Longbeach Village residents might support single-family home sites there, surrounded by just one-third of the commercial space of the plaza left standing around the homes.

“If the town is adamant about a hotel, they have to present me a developer that can do it because I can’t find one,” Snyder said.

Condos aren’t a possibility because the number of units that could be built on top of the plaza as part of a mixed-use develop-

COST CLOSE-UP A study examining the viability of a hotel at Whitney Beach yielded the following estimates, leading plaza owner Ryan Snyder to conclude the numbers don’t work:

60% to 70% Annual occupancy

$100,000 to $130,000 Construction cost per room

$170

The amount rooms would generate per night.

ment is too few to sustain such a project.

He believes the north end can only support 10,000 of the approximately 50,000 square feet of commercial space in the plaza.

“The only way I think it’s feasible on the residential side is if you keep an outparcel where the liquor store and a few retail shops remain, and the rest of the site becomes 15 to 18 single-family home sites,” Snyder said.

Snyder said he’s likely to discuss with the town what kind of referendum is necessary for a future project that includes less commercial space and rezoning of some land.

Lands End resident and District 5 Longboat Key Town Commissioner Pat Zunz doesn’t think more homes is the answer. She hopes Snyder will talk with owners of the vacant bank and shuttered gas station parcels to come up with a way to use the three properties as a whole.

“Nothing is going to work until that gas station situation is resolved,” Zunz said. “The properties need to be looked at as one and not separate.”

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Whitney Beach Plaza owner Ryan Snyder says a grocery store-type tenant with six Sarasota area locations is interested in his offer of three years rent-free at the anchor space once occupied by The Market.

St. Armands staple McCarver & Moser is moving to downtown Sarasota.

Roland Moser and Everett McCarver opened their store in 1980, and it has remained a Circle fixture ever since. In 2008, McCarver died, and Moser now runs the store on his own. He plans to move to the Jewel building on Main Street and Palm Avenue after Christmas.

“I think it will be more favorable to be downtown, not to be on the Circle,” Moser said.

“The Circle is Roland Moser going to be more and more restaurants, and there’s only the stores left that are getting more and more tourist-oriented.”

Moser said when he opened McCarver & Moser, St. Armands was not the same shopping destination it is today.

“We used to have customers on St. Armands who came to shop from Tampa, Orlando and Naples, and now it’s the opposite,” Moser said. “People from here are going to Tampa, Orlando and Naples to shop. It’s not what it used to be.”

Other than the new location, Moser doesn’t plan to change the business. Like his store on the Circle, Moser’s new store in Sarasota will be on a corner. He also hopes to retain the same employees and customers.

“Some customers step in, but most of our customers are people who have known us a long time and have been shopping with us for a long time,” Moser said.

“There will be some customers we will miss, but I think it’s a smart move for us. We are destination shopping. Our customers come to shop here because they know us, and that won’t change.”

Moser said that although some of his regular customers don’t want his store to move, most are pleased with the upcoming change.

“A lot of my customers who live on the mainland do not like to come to the Circle in season,” Moser said. “They say it’s way too crowded for them, and there’s no parking. For our customers who live on Longboat Key, they have to go to the mainland at one point or another anyway. It just makes sense.”

Moser is definite about his move to Main Street, but he has not ruled out also keeping his store on St. Armands.

“I may keep both locations, but I don’t know yet,” he said.

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Animal Magnetism As the city prepares to discuss its options for drawing activity to Five Points Park, Jonathan Katz has a wild idea: Put unconventional animals on display downtown.

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Jonathan Katz wants to bring a whimsical experience to downtown Sarasota and hopes the city is willing to get experimental.

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Explaining his vision for a new amenity at Five Points Park in Sarasota, Temple Beth Israel Rabbi Jonathan Katz sums up the logic behind his proposal simply.

“Often, I don’t think our society integrates very well,” Katz said. “We compartmentalize.

You have residential areas in one place, industrial areas, bureau-

cratic areas, parks. I think it’s sometimes nice to see things you don’t expect in certain places.”

Katz is enamored with the idea of creating a memorable, surprising experience for people. Something like, say, an emu in the middle of a small park in the heart of downtown Sarasota.

On Aug. 24, Katz sent an email to Sarasota Vice Mayor Suzanne Atwell inquiring about the viability of his idea. Inspired by a

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lifelong love for petting zoos, he wants to have a display area for a rotating series of unusual animals in Five Points Park.

Once a week for an indefinite period, he suggests, a different animal could be on display — an emu, a llama, a flamingo. He’s ready to start organizing and reaching out to animal owners in hopes of lining up a noteworthy rotation, but first, he wants to know if he should bother investing his time.

Unbeknownst to Katz, the city was already discussing the configuration of Five Points Park.

City Manager Tom Barwin is searching for a potential vendor to operate in a proposed café area in the park on a trial basis.

Atwell is an advocate for returning benches — removed in 2010 in an attempt to discourage the presence of homeless individuals — to the park.

As the city actively pursues its options for making Five Points Park a more active and vibrant

“I thought having an opportunity to experience an animal that one doesn’t normally have interface with might be kind of fun and create some of those ‘remember when?’ moments.”

— Jonathan Katz

environment, Katz’s potentially outlandish proposal is not being dismissed out of hand. Atwell inquired about logistics, and though she’s not taking a stance, she says the spirit of Katz’s plan aligns with the city’s vision.

“That’s where the rabbi is coming from — this would be interactive,” Atwell said. “It’s getting a more enhanced presence in the park.”

According to city staff, nothing in the code at this time would permit the presence of an ongoing animal display. Any petting zoos or animal rides that have been on public property were part of a larger event, such as the New Year’s Eve pineapple drop.

Planning and Development General Manager Gretchen Schneider said the commission has the ability to revise the existing regulations to allow for Katz’s proposal.

As the city continues examining its options for encouraging activity at the park, Atwell thinks the animal display is at least worth a cursory discussion.

“It’s an idea, and I don’t want to let it go unnoticed,” Atwell said.

This isn’t Katz’s first foray into public planning, and he’s always taken an unorthodox approach when it comes to brainstorming.

As a rabbi in Fort Wayne, Ind., Katz teamed with an architect to design a concept for a town square that included a proposed beaver habitat. The animal had historic significance in the area, and even then, he had an appreciation for the unusual.

“If people could come down and see the beavers, they could have a greater sense of investment in the community itself,” Katz

said. “Plus, how often do you see a beaver, in any event?”

Although that idea never came to fruition, Katz didn’t lose his ambition. He pitched a similar concept for a proposed town center on Longboat Key and has taken an active role in attempting to reduce sign pollution in Sarasota. In his email to Atwell, he extols the value of creating a more whimsical community — and he thinks a small, quirky project could produce unquantifiable value.

“It just gives us a friendly, warm atmosphere that softens the edge of the world in which we’re living a bit,” Katz said. “It’s not going to change the world, but perhaps in this one little corner, it might have an impact.”

Katz is still waiting to hear from city officials before he invests himself further into this idea, but he’s confident he could obtain a roster of interesting wildlife if he ever gets the go-ahead. The future of the proposal is unclear, but he firmly believes it would be a worthwhile endeavor for the community.

When he was a schoolchild, outside organizations would bring in exotic animals for the students to interact with; a Tasmanian devil, in particular, sticks out to Katz. His goal is to provide an opportunity for residents to have that same type of memorable encounter.

“I thought having an opportunity to experience an animal that one doesn’t normally have interface with might be kind of fun and create some of those ‘remember when?’ moments,” Katz said.

“Those sometimes provide landmarks in our lives.”

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PETTING ZOO POSSIBILITIES Some of the animals Rabbi Jonathan Katz has in mind for a potential rotating display area at Five Points Park: n Donkey n Emu n Llama n Goat n Potbelly pig n Flamingo n Cow n Pony n Kangaroo

ANIMAL NO-GOS Katz said he doesn’t plan to have any “scary” animals at the park.

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Bob Johnson

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In many roles, Bob Johnson worked to improve Sarasota. The former state legislator, an active supporter of numerous local institutions, died Aug. 31 at 80.

Ask Bob Johnson’s friends to describe him, and you get two distinct pictures of the former state legislator. One is the image he seemed to project to the world; the other the personality he shared with the many people with whom he worked closely.

“He had a relatively gruff exterior, but underneath, he was a marshmallow,” longtime friend Jim Tollerton said.

“He was the kind of person who seemed a little crusty and intimidating upon meeting him early on, but you realized pretty quickly that he was genuine and generous,” former New College President Mike Michalson said.

Beyond the gruff exterior and warm interior, there are other points of consensus: He was opinionated, a direct communicator and a dedicated family man.

He was also a passionate advocate for Sarasota — during his time in the Florida House of Representatives and Senate, but also as an active member or supporter of a laundry list of local organizations.

Former state Sen. Bob Johnson died Aug. 31. He was 80.

Johnson spent 16 years in the Legislature, serving in the House from 1970 to 1976 and 1982 to 1984 before moving to the Senate from 1984 to 1992. Beginning in the ’80s he worked aside former state Rep. Jim Lombard as part of a delegation that sought to

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Lombard moved to Sarasota as a full-time resident in the mid-’70s, and soon met Johnson through a friend of a friend. Johnson helped get Lombard acquainted with the area. One of Johnson’s landmark achievements was the protective designation of the Myakka River as a wild and scenic river in 1985; nearly a decade earlier, he and Lombard would go fishing in those same waters.

Having had the opportunity to work alongside Johnson in multiple capacities — the two were involved with the New College Foundation in the late ’70s — Lombard says Johnson’s focus helped make him an effective advocate for the causes in which he believed.

“He was like a dog with a bone,” Lombard said. “He’s very dogged, hardworking and persistent.”

Johnson was a Republican elected to the Legislature during a Democratic majority, and he had a reputation for being willing to work across party lines. Still, his friends say, that didn’t prevent him from being an opinionated man — or someone willing to bluntly share those opinions.

“He never forgot what it was like to have to try to struggle out of the kind of beginnings from which he started.”

“He was very direct,” Tollerton said. “There was no mystery about what his message was when he was communicating with you.”

That approach served Johnson well in his illustrious and diverse career. After attending Florida State University for undergraduate studies and the University of Florida for law school, he moved to Sarasota in the ’60s. He got to work almost immediately, both professionally and with a variety of local institutions.

He served twice as chairman of the New College of Florida board of trustees and supported the college in other capacities. From the state House in 1975, he helped the private school become a part of the University of South Florida system. Later, he would help it gain its independence as a public institution. School officials say both moves were crucial for the success of New College.

“His dedication didn’t wane, and his involvement wouldn’t wane,” Michalson said.

He spent nearly three decades working with Mote Marine Laboratory, introducing the institution to its namesake benefactor, William Mote. He took an active role in securing Mote’s City Island campus, and after his time in the Legislature served as chairman of Mote’s board of directors.

“I remember one of his friends used to say he’s like a bulldog when it comes to some things,” Mote President Emeritus Kumar Mahadevan said. “He’ll go after it, and he’ll get it for you.”

Johnson found a way to contribute to a number of other local organizations — by dedicating his time, by reaching out to others to help fundraise, by donating money or attending galas himself.

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— Sam Skogstad, friend of Bob Johnson since college

Coming from a poor back-

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Bob Johnson served for 16 years in the Florida Legislature.

ground, Johnson took joy from seeing others succeed.

“He never forgot what it was like to have to try to struggle out of the kind of beginnings from which he started,” said Sam Skogstad, Johnson’s friend since college. “I think that explains his commitment to the civic organizations.”

Johnson worked as an attorney up to and including the day he died. Drew Clayton, Johnson’s former partner, says the same attributes that made Johnson an effective legislator allowed him to succeed in this arena, as well.

“He genuinely cared about his clients, just as he genuinely cared about the community,” Clayton said. “He didn’t put on any airs.”

On a personal level, Johnson’s friends remember him as smart, loyal and funny.

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“To me, that’s always a sign of someone’s true humanity, when they can laugh at themselves and see the funny side of things. He helped me out in tough situations by getting me to laugh.”

Above all, they recall a man steadfast in both his convictions and his values.

“He was a good family man,” Tollerton said. “He doted on his family — loved his new grandson, was proud of his children, loved (his wife) Pat.” For those who were able to get to the core of Bob Johnson, the opportunity to interact with him was an even greater privilege.

“I just enjoyed the guy, and I could deal with the gruffness,” Tollerton said. “He would step on my toes sometimes, but you knew it was not from the heart; it was from the head.”

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“People often say that places like Sarasota County should hire lobbyists to represent them in Tallahassee,” Lombard said.

“Those of us in the Legislature — Bob, as well as myself — felt we were the lobbyists for Sarasota.”

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A deal with the devils HOW SENATORS ARE VOTING ON IRAN DEAL YES VOTES

After 9/11, Americans united in pursuit of justice. They still want it. The Iran nuclear deal and Senate minority defy the people’s wishes and ignore the obvious truth.

“Live in the truth.”

— Vaclav Havel

Come Friday, many of us will replay in our mind’s eye that day … the United States’ Second Day of Infamy. It was 14 years ago, a little more than half of a generation, and that day is still vivid, painful, sobbing with horror and grief.

Especially for the 3,000 innocents and their families whose lives were scorched forever.

Anger still simmers. Justice not served.

We stood together collectively when George W. Bush vowed to pursue justice. Yes, Osama bin Laden, the diabolical leader of al Qaeda, met his end in a rain of Navy Seals bullets. But the Muslim terrorists’ quest for “Death to America” — and that of Western Civilization — persists, a ravaging, deepening, spreading cancer and plague.

Admit it: The world is not better than it was the day before that horrible day.

It is much worse. It is worse than it was during and after George Bush, Congress and a world coalition united on bad information to remove Saddam Hussein and his own reign of terror from Iraq and the Taliban from Afghanistan.

Admit it. Even if you despise George Bush, even if you detest the Republican majority in Congress, admit it: The world is in far more chaos and upheaval today than it was after 9/11; after the invasion of Iraq in 2003; after the departure of Bush and ascendancy of Barack Obama in 2008. In 2015, the world is far worse off.

You know the list: ISIS, al Qaeda, Boko Haram, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Assad, Putin, Ukraine, China; persecution of Christians and Muslims; more than 23 million displaced Syrians, Iraqis and Africans, raging floodwaters of humanity into Europe. And here at home, our own sporadic and deadly confrontations with Muslim terrorists.

In the words of the late Czech president, Vaclav Havel: “Live in the truth.”

And the truth is: growing world chaos and evil.

Yet, amid these plagues and rushing waves of evil, 36 Democrat U.S. senators and two Independent senators — a one-third minority of the U.S. Senate — are on the verge of fueling this plague.

They are unequivocal in giving Barack Obama the authority to disregard the constitutional requirements for treaties and sign an agreement with the world’s leading sponsors of evil, the ayatollahs of Iran, giving them access to $50 billion to $100 billion to fund what they have been funding for 35 years: death, destruction, terror and barbarism.

Obama touts his deal will postpone for 10 years the development of Iran’s nuclear bombs. But if he were to “live in the truth,” this president — the man who scorns his own country and his country’s friends and who yields to U.S. enemies — would see he has negotiated a deal that will do little, if anything, to reverse or stop historical trendlines. There is no evidence whatsoever to think Iranian terrorists will stop what they have done for the past three and a half decades.

And in that 35-year period, they haven’t had or needed a nuclear bomb.

But they have had the money. Bomb or no bomb, over the next 10 years, thanks to the lifting of sanctions, they will have the money to do what they have always done.

“Live in the truth.”

Giving the Iranian mullahs all that they are getting is a profound surrender, if judged by the reaction of the American people. Polls show they oppose the Iran deal by a 2-to-1 margin. But equally as tragic and maddening is how Obama and the Senate minority are proceeding in the face of Americans’ opposition, how they disregard the people they represent and this nation’s 238-year-old governing values: “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” As the Wall Street Journal so aptly stated: They will own whatever the ayatollahs do. They will own the consequences.

No one, of course, knows what those consequences will be. But on this anniversary of 9/11, if we “live in the truth,” we know that justice has yet to be rendered for all of the death and destruction the Iranian terrorists and their accomplices have exacted on the world.

We know, too, the Iranian nuclear deal will not bring that justice.

Justice will come only when everyday people and world leaders show the courage to “live in the truth.”

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Risks of global warming justify regulations In your Aug. 20, 2015 opinion column, “The Dirty Clean Power Plan,” I was quite surprised by your very narrow perspective on the topic of global warming. I think it will be small consolation to you and the rest of us to know that your interpretation of the U.S. Constitution has been complied with when most of Longboat Key and the state of Florida are underwater as a result of the continual warming of the globe.

You note that, “Economists far and wide have been decrying the future costs of the Clean Power Plan.” However, you fail to even allude to the fact that 90-plus% of the scientists who have studied climate change concur that global warming is occurring and that mankind is the greatest cause of it through emitting carbon dioxide, deforestation and other activities. Completely ignoring this puts you in a select group of other enlightened leaders, such as Mitch McConnell, whose position is, science and facts be damned, we have coal in Kentucky, and we’re going to mine it and burn it!

It’s interesting that you select some economic statements from the Heritage Foundation, the ultraconservative group. There are reams of statistics on what will happen to jobs, GDP, human suffering and living costs if global warming continues at its current pace. I believe increased annual energy costs of $887 for a family of four will pale in comparison to the flood insurance expense and eventual property damage. One further challenge: Please look back on the gloom and doom predictions of the Heritage Foundation when every lake in the U.S. was being ruined by acid rain, and regulations were imposed to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions. The regulations were based on science, were totally successful, and few if any of the dire economic predictions came to pass.

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Treat flag with respect Many flags flying on Longboat Key are being desecrated! The American flag must NEVER be flown in the dark. The code reads: “The flag may be flown from sunrise to sunset, when it must be taken down, OR a light must be directly on the flag from sunset to sunrise.”

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Owners of the former Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant site won’t increase seating at the restaurant, but they will seek outdoor dining seats, like the ones above the restaurant had for waiting patrons.

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Lands End resident and District 5 Longboat Key Commissioner Pat Zunz was happy to hear seats for the restaurant won’t increase.

“I’m not quite sure why they asked for the seats,” Zunz said.

“I suspect they thought if they pushed the envelope on seats, they could retreat and get something else by using a bait and switch tactic.”

The new application asks for some of the new one-story restaurant seating to be outdoor seating.

The former Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant, where the restaurant will be located, never had any designated outdoor dining seats — which Leonard was surprised to learn at an Aug. 26 Development Review Committee meeting with town staff.

The application must explain why the restaurant needs outdoor dining seats and why the request is advantageous to the community and surrounding neighborhood. The fact that neighboring restaurant Mar Vista Dockside

Private guards don’t belong on public streets Bird Key deeded its streets to Sarasota so that they (Sarasota) would maintain them. Sarasota has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to do so. n Why is there a guardhouse on a public street? n Why does a guard ask you questions on a public street?

There has been case law in Florida in which guardhouses have been removed and guards asking questions on public streets removed.

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Restaurant & Pub has outdoor dining seats bodes well for the Shore’s request for outdoor seats.

Zunz doesn’t believe a request for some seats to be designated as outdoor dining will be an issue.

“I’m not opposed to outdoor seating as long as it’s screened sufficiently, and the number of seats isn’t rising,” she said. “It has to be done, though, in a way that’s considerate to the surrounding neighborhood.”

“We’ve listened to staff comments and recommendations and feel this plan, if approved, will appease and comply with locals and governing organizations,” Leonard said in the release. “We are excited to become a member of the Longboat Key community and intend to bring good synergy to the surrounding area.”

Planning, Zoning and Building Director Alaina Ray was pleased with changes to the application.

“I was shocked when I saw the original application,” Ray said.

“We knew changes to the application were coming, and I feel much better about this application.”

In October, the application is likely to come before the Planning and Zoning Board, which has the authority to approve or deny it.

BEACH THEME Shore restaurant owner Tom Leonard says in a revised application that the restaurant “will have a woody, surf watch, Old Florida feel to it while keeping traditions like stone crabs.”

Former Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant co-owners Alan Moore and Robert Hicks will act as consultants during stone crab season, when the restaurant is operating next year.

Gift certificates purchased by former Moore’s patrons will be honored when the new restaurant opens.

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OUT OF TOUCH 8 a.m. —500 block of Bay Isles Parkway Public Service: A woman sitting on a bench in front of a grocery store told police her purse was stolen the night before, when she arrived on the Key to visit her father. After arriving, she discovered he had moved off the island three years ago. She declined a ride to the mainland.

YARD CRASHERS 11:18 p.m. —700 block of Longboat Court Property Damage: A woman told police she allowed a tree trimming company to use her yard to gain access to her neighbor’s tree while she was on vacation. When she returned home, she found tire marks and holes all over her yard. She wanted a report on file because the company hasn’t sent a crew to repair her yard.

FIRE TRUCK HAZARD 12:11 p.m. —700 block of St. Judes Drive North Property Damage: A firefighter/ paramedic reported that when he pulled the fire truck to the side of the road to let another car pass on the narrow road, the weight of the truck caused a water meter box that was recessed in the ground to crack. Public Works employees replaced the $100 box.

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SPOTLIGHT STEALERS 4:02 a.m. —500 block of Ranger Lane Suspicious Person: A man told police he saw his home’s motion sensor detector’s rear spotlights come on and two men walking westbound on his seawall. Police couldn’t locate the men. It appears they attempted to steal a boat, and police picked up four fingerprints for processing.

TIME TO BAIL 1:30 p.m. —3700 block of GMD Fraud: A woman reported a man calling her, pretending to be her grandson asking for bail money. She got angry and hung up on him. Police told her she did the right thing.

OPEN MEETING? 11:04 p.m. —500 block of Bay Isles Road Security Check: Police found the back hallway door to Longboat Key Town Hall unlocked and locked it.

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MOVE ALONG 2:46 p.m. —500 block of Bay Isles Road Suspicious Person: A woman reported a suspicious person walking aimlessly on Bay Isles Road. A man dressed in white clothing told police he is homeless and couldn’t find a place to stay in Sarasota. Police told him camping on Longboat Key is illegal and dropped him off on Anna Maria Island at his request.

AUG. 28

LIGHT UP THE GULF 9:02 p.m. — 4600 block of GMD Fire: Police responded to a report of a fire 300 yards away in the Gulf. A property manager told police a couple lit two Chinese paper lanterns and let them drift into the Gulf until the water extinguished them. No further action was taken.

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BLOCKING BUSINESS 2:17 p.m. —5300 block of GMD Suspicious Vehicle: A restaurant manager reported that a disabled black Jeep that was missing a wheel was blocking parking spaces near his restaurant. He arranged to have the Jeep towed.

Born Jan. 12, 1940, in Harrison, Ark., Mr. Bryan grew up on a farm in southern Boone County, raising poultry, showing cattle and harvesting apples.

He was a standout athlete at Valley Springs and still ranks among the state’s top all-time scorers in high school basketball, with 2,792 points from 1955 to 1958.

Mr. Bryan played one season under coach Sam Hindsman at Arkansas Tech from 1959 to 1960 before transferring to Henderson State Teachers College. There, he lettered under coach Morton Hutto, who introduced him to his wife, Ann. An economics major, Mr. Bryan also attended grad school at the University of Arkansas.

After completing ROTC, he was commissioned in the U.S. Army, serving in the Armor Battalion at Camp Roberts, Calif. He was tasked with testing the prototype M60A1 medium tank.

The family moved in 1967 to North Little Rock, Ark. After meeting with Henderson schoolmate Jim Hunter, Mr. Bryan began his career in investment banking with Delta Securities. That career spanned 47 years, and he worked for and led a number of firms until his retirement from Crews & Associates in April.

Mr. Bryan’s son, Chris, assisted him during the past 15 years. His work territory was west central Florida. He developed close personal friendships with his banking clients, traveling the world with Bill and Jeri Crews, attending Olympic games in three continents and enjoying wine

James “Jim” Witt Bryan III, 75, of Longboat Key and Little Rock, Ark., died Sept. 1.

country vacations together.

Mr. Bryan’s passion in the 1970s was tournament bass fishing, with notable finishes in Mr. Bass of Arkansas and BASS. Fishing expeditions took him from Canada to Honduras, Cuba and Mexico.

Mr. Bryan competed in tournament softball as a player, manager and sponsor. He was a 1999 inductee of the Arkansas Softball Hall of Fame. The Bryans followed the Razorbacks to many holiday and SWC/SEC tournaments. He maintained exquisite records of the state’s high school basketball history and was a constant campaigner for Wonder Boy and Reddie inductees into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.

Mr. Bryan was preceded in death by his son, Joey. He survived by his wife of 52 years, Ann Bell Bryan; sons, James Bryan IV and David Christopher Bryan, both of Little Rock; three grandchildren; and brother, John Dearing Bryan, of Tulsa, Okla.

A visitation was held Sept. 3, and a funeral service was held Sept. 4, followed by a private burial.

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Turning 100 is a big deal, but to George Heitler, turning 99 and a half mattered almost as much.

Like a little kid, Heitler spent this past year bragging about his halfand quarter-birthdays.

“He never made you forget how old he was,” Heitler’s son, Jim, said. “But he wasn’t 5 and a half or 5 and three-quarters. He did this when he was 99. That’s just who he is. He’s been walking down the street telling everyone how old he is.”

On Sept. 3, the kid at heart turned 100. He celebrated a day early with family members and friends at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center, where Heitler played until he was 99.

Through the good and the bad, Heitler has always maintained a positive attitude and a smile. At his birthday celebration, he sang “Happy Birthday to Me” and “Old Man Tennis,” a tribute to an old man playing his favorite sport.

“I think what I would say keeps him going is that he keeps going,” Heitler’s son, Dick, said. “He always has plans, keeps up with friends, dinner and everything else. He’s always planning ahead.”

Born in 1915, Heitler grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and discovered his love for tennis at age 12. He took a hiatus during the Great Depression but picked up his racket again at 45 and never looked back.

“When I turned 95, they gave me two bounces when I played, and it was a big help,” Heitler joked. “I was told that if I was ever to return to tennis, I would get three bounces, so I just might have to do that.”

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Plymouth Harbor resident George Heitler, pictured on his 99th birthday last year, turned 100 on Sept. 3. Although he’s given up his tennis racket, his “Just a kid at heart” shirt still fits.

year. In April, he and his wife, Florence, now 96, celebrated their 75th anniversary.

The Heitlers met at the fence on the property where her aunt and uncle lived next to his grandparents. He married her in 1940, when he was 24 and she was 20.

“My fondest memory is meeting up with this gal over the back fence,” George Heitler said.

“We just feel terribly lucky to be together this stage in life,” Florence Heitler said. “It’s a wonderful thing.”

He doesn’t like to brag about it, but in the 1960s, while working for Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Heitler helped draft the Medicare program.

Photo by Kristen Herhold

George Heitler, third from right, with his former tennis partners and friends, David Vaness, Larry Ludwig, Ron Berry, Wayne Freed and Rob Jennings

The couple moved in 1982 to Whitney Beach, where they stayed until 2000, when they moved to Plymouth Harbor. Upon moving to the Key, the Heitlers joined Cedars Tennis Resort. (Florence Heitler is also a longtime tennis enthusiast who played for more than 90 years.)

“George is just amazing in every way,” Tennis Center Manager Kay Thayer said. “He’d still be playing tennis if he could. We miss him here. He’s an amazing man.”

Even though Heitler is no longer active on the court, his son, Dick, has taken his place in his tennis group.

At Plymouth Harbor, Heitler still pursues his other passion: singing. He discovered his love of music when he was 7, singing in his temple’s choir. Since then, he’s been in countless plays and musicals for more than 90 years.

“He loves to sing, whether you want him to or not,” Florence Heitler said.

In addition to acting and singing in Plymouth Harbor productions, Heitler also plays bridge three times a week and enjoys Sarasota’s many performance arts offerings.

Heitler was just getting the party started when he celebrated at the Tennis Center: He said he planned to celebrate every night the week of his birthday with his friends and loved ones.

“He’s one of the best friends I’ve ever had,” said Ron Berry, Heitler’s friend and former tennis partner. “I’m so happy for him.”

TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN’

Throughout his 100 years, George Heitler has enjoyed many technological advances, including the refrigerator and hybrid car, which he still drives today.

However, the former vice president of the Longboat Key Democratic Club doesn’t like some recent changes in politics.

“I’ve seen a zillion different changes, but what I don’t like most is this inactive Congress,” Heitler said. “Nothing is getting done. I’ve never witnessed something like this.”

The Longboat Chamber looks to the east.

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t’s almost impossible to drive down Gulf of Mexico Drive without passing a construction site. Here, we check on the progress of five residential and one resort construction sites on Longboat and Lido keys.

Aria

2251 Gulf of Mexico Drive Number of units: 16 Units sold: 16 Square footage: 3,804 to 3,940 Price range: $3.5 million to $4.2 million

Although Aria construction will not be completed until December or January, all units have been sold.

“It confirms that we built the right product at the right time, and we met the market,” said spokeswoman Amy Drake, of Ascentia Development Group.

“It feels great.”

The units will feature three bedrooms with a den, plus three and a half to four and a half baths.

The 5-acre, Gulf-front site will include a beachside spa and pool, poolside cabanas and a residents’ club in the restored Villa Am Meer, an estate built in 1935.

“We’re so excited about that

Infinity’s amenities include a heated, beachside swimming pool, outdoor entertainment area, private clubhouse, tennis court and fitness center.

historical villa, and that’s a huge selling point,” Drake said. “We have a great location, contemporary architecture with beautiful floor plans and a reputable, successful developer in Jay Tallman.

We’ve created a beautiful new community with wonderful new homeowners.”

Triton Bend

Triton Bend and Neptune Avenue, near the 2900 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Number of single-family homes: 13 Homes sold: Five Square footage: 2,500 to 3,363 Average price: $1,211,000

dential site are completed, and the other eight will be completed periodically throughout the next two and a half years. Each unit will have four bedrooms and three and a half baths.

“We should be putting in stakes as we speak on the next

The first five homes of the resi-

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ZOTA Beach Resort 4711 Gulf of Mexico Drive In addition to the existing 103 newly renovated rooms, the ZOTA Beach Resort will feature 84 rooms in a new tower that’s currently under construction at the site of the former Long-

boat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort.

“It will wow visitors and guests with a modern, stunning design,” spokeswoman Sandra Rios said.

ZOTA is currently slated for a winter

The first five homes of the Triton Bend community are completed.

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Sandwiched between Positano and Club Longboat, each Bonaire home will include private swimming pools, driveways and garages.

TOWLES COURT! Veratile comb. RES/COMM property w/2BR/2.5Ba/1CG+, built 2001, open flr plans, tile, hardwood flrs, SS appls., French doors, built-in office, volume ceil., storage, track & rec lights w/the visibility to flourish in a top ten rated artist colony at Downtown’s edge!

MLS#A4126011 ........................................$509,000

Infinity

4765 Gulf of Mexico Drive Number of units: 11 Units sold: 10 Square footage: 3,300 to 5,500 Price range: $3.3 million to $5.5 million

Infinity’s construction won’t be finished until March, but only one unit remains for sale.

“We had an amazing spring,” said developer Randy Moore, of Crossgate Partners LLC. “We’re progressing well, and we’re supposed to be topped off this month. We’re on schedule for an early spring delivery next year.”

The residences range from three to five bedrooms, plus four and a half baths to five and a

half baths. The condo’s amenities include a heated, beachside Infinity swimming pool, outdoor entertainment area, private clubhouse, tennis court and fitness center.

“We offer a lot of the upgrades and unique amenity packages typical of a much larger project,” Moore said. “But we’re a secluded, private coastal contemporary community.”

Bonaire

5005 Gulf of Mexico Drive Number of single-family homes: Nine Square footage: 2,800 to 5,000 Price range: $3 million to $7 million for completed homes

Sandwiched between Positano and Club Longboat, each Bonaire home will include private swimming pools, driveways and garages. Three of the homes are on the Gulf, and the remaining homes have Gulf views and access.

Developer Shawn Kaleta of Beach to Bay Construction did not return calls for comment.

The subdivision is on 3.48 acres of land and will be gated.

Construction began in January 2014 and is expected to be completed in two and a half years.

DOWNTOWN w/SW BAY VIEWS! 2Br/2.5Ba/2CG w/coveted floor plan, wood flrs, diagonal tile, marble, crown moldings, granite, furn. quality cabinets, built-ins, Murphy bed, jetted tub, open-air balcony & storage rm in Marina Towers; secure bldg. w/full-service amenities!

MLS#A4129992 .................................. $1,100,000

Park Residences 30TH FLR CITY & WATER VIEWS! 2Br/2.5Ba Office Nook/2CG w/Italian tile flrs, built-ins, granite, European cabinets, gourmet kitch. w/ high-end SS appls., automatic window trtmts, AV syst., open-air terrace, premium storage and pkg w/extra rm in Signature St Pete w/amenities! MLS#A4120843 ..............$700,000

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

MLS#A4115541 ......................................$700,000

DOWNTOWN SAN MARCO! 3-4Br/2.5Ba/1CG+1 w/extended terrace, city views & peek of the bay, granite, wood cabinets, diagonal tile & wood flrs, crown moldings, pvt laundry & newer a/c in a secure bldg. w/amenities; fitness ctr, pool & sauna in heart of cultural district!

MLS#A4118575 ......................................$550,000

DOWNTOWN SAN MARCO! 3Br/2.5Ba/2CG w/balcony & flex room, city views & peek of the bay, granite, wood cabinets, diagonal tile, crown moldings, walk-ins & pvt laundry in wellmanaged bldg. w/amenities; pool, fitness ctr & more in the heart of Downtown Sarasota!

MLS#A4122341 ......................................$475,000

DOWNTOWN RENTAL-WATER VIEWS! 6th Flr, 2Br/2Ba/1CG/2 balconies w/custom glass entry, marble & tile flrs, crown moldings, built-ins, mirrored walls, eat-in kitch. w/serv entrance, pvt laundry & hurricane shutters in secure bldg. w/ full service amenities amidst the cultural hub!

MLS#A4130720 ..................................... $3,800/m

BEACHFRONT VIEWS ON SIESTA! Upgraded end residence 2Br/2Ba open plan, diagonal tile, granite, furn quality cabinets, SS appls., den or 2Br w/Murphy bed & built-ins, master w/walk-in, pvt balcony, cov pkg, in Whispering Sands 55+ designated w/amenities!

MLS#A4113198 ......................................$650,000

129 Taft Drive, Lido Key Number of units: 18 Units under contract: 10 Price range: $1,325,000 to $1,599,000 Square footage: 2,452

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MLS#A4122128.............................$615,000

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lot,” said Walter Hackett, of Michael Saunders & Co. “The permit has been issued, and we have another plan that has the architect stamp and the engineer stamp, and we’ll be submitting that permit next week.”

The homes are designed with both West Indies and low country influences, along with a casual, coastal feel. Every residence includes a pool and beach access.

“Our major feature is that they’re all directly across the street from the Gulf of Mexico,” Hackett said. “It’s a tremendous draw. The new home inventory on Longboat is really nonexistent, so there’s such an undersupply for the demand out there.

We’re helping provide that.”

Construction of the Park Residences, which will include 18 three-bedroom, three-bath units, is on schedule to be completed in January.

Of the 18 residences, eight remain for sale.

“We plan to have four completely finished models, where people can come in and buy it as-is,” said contractor Patrick DiPinto, of Seaward Development LLC. “They won’t have to worry about what it will look like. The other four, people will be able to custom finish.”

Each unit is the same size, but two will penthouses have 2,200 square feet of private rooftop terrace.

“We’re the only new product on Lido Key,” DiPinto said.

“Our owners can walk across the street to the Gulf of Mexico, and 50 feet west is a kayak park.

They’re steps to the Gulf and steps to the Bay.”

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Red Rock - “Smart” Mini Estate Advanced single-point technology and complete privacy combine in this 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home featuring 24’x26’ Theater Room and 8 person Sauna totaling 4,045 SF plus a guest cottage with kitchenette and full bath. $1,950,000 NEW

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

Lakewood Ranch - Whitemarsh Maintenance free pool home with private lake and nature preserve views. 2,088 square feet with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths + den. Large screened pool lanai and 2-car garage. $429,000

Islands West – 12th Floor Phenomenal views looking up the beach and panoramic views over Sarasota Bay from this two bedroom two bath home in the sky! $805,000

Grand Bay Building III - 3rd Floor Never lived in 2BR+ study apartment with Gulf & Bay views. Allergy free construction! Excellent amenities, pet-friendly, and deeded Beach Club membership included. $999,950

Sleepy Lagoon - Longboat Key A beach front opportunity of 100 feet of tranquil, pristine beach with endless sunsets. 3BR turnkey furnished ‘South Beach’ style bungalow. Live the Longboat Key dream! $2,850,000

Weston Pointe Maintenance Free Home behind the gates of the Longboat Key Club. 3BR/3BA & an open floor plan with 14’ ceilings. Sparkling pool and large entertaining area. 2-car garage & assigned boat slip. $998,000

Valencia at Prestancia - Maintenance Free Villa Bank owned 3,917 SF 2-story villa with 3 BR, 2.5 BA, separate media room, formal living and dining rooms and a family room.

Screened pool/spa and a 2-car garage. Easy living! $439,000

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Sanderling Club - Siesta Key Coastal residence redone in 2010 has 3 bedrooms plus an art studio/den and forever protected views across the lagoon. High vaulted ceilings, gleaming wood floors, garden room & outdoor spa + 2-car garage and private beach club included. $1,150,000

Ritz Carlton Residences - Downtown Sarasota Spacious 11th floor pied-a-terre in the heart of culturally rich Sarasota has 2,170 square feet, wood and granite, and Bay and City views! $1,075,000

Winding Oaks - Lakefront Villa Largest 3BR single level maintenance free residence with high ceilings, views of a sparkling wide lake, the exclusive Bay Isles Harbourside Golf Course, and nature preserve beyond! $799,000

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. $2,750,000

Laurel Oak Country Club Executive Home situated on a 1 acre lot. 4 bedrooms 6 baths + study and entertainment room built and designed by Arthur Rutenberg in 2002. Beautiful interiors, resort style screened pool with summer kitchen & 4-car garage. $999,998

Bay Plaza - Exciting 9th Floor Location Rarely available high floor apartment with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, wood floors, new kitchen on the Bayside, sharing water views with the Living room and Master bedroom. 2 separate terraces, washer/dryer in unit. $885,000

North Casey Key - Villa Crescendo Gulf to Bay luxury with 6,024 SF, 4BR+ den/5th BR/5BA and water views from every room!

A private tranquil family retreat with quality appointments throughout, 4-car garage and private dock. $4,450,000

Grove Heights - Mediterranean Style Duplex Incredible opportunity to be West of the Trail! Currently set up as a 2 bedroom and a 3 bedroom duplex, this property is in a superb location and has lots of possibilities! $395,000

Aqualane Estates - New Waterfront Construction Gorgeous 5,203 SF home with 5BR/5.5BA, rich mohogany floors, soaring ceilings, downstairs master suite, infinity-edge pool lit with glass fire pits and a 57’ private dock. Built by Platinum Coast Construction. $2,475,000

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ELECTRIFY THE ISLAND What: Kick off National Drive Electric Week at “Electrify the Island.” The event will feature a plug-in electric vehicle expo, test drive sessions and vendors focused on sustainability and energy efficiency. Cost is free. Call 388-4441.

When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 12 Where: Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway

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METABOLIC SYNDROME CLASS Takes place from noon to 1 p.m. at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road. Learn about risk factors for metabolic syndrome and how to manage these factors.

Contact Lisa Silvertooth at 3161999 or lsilvertooth@longboatkey.org.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 17

MIND YOUR MIND Takes place from 1:28 to 3:58 p.m. at the Islands West clubhouse, 2525 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Play challenging word games to stimulate your mind. Cost is free, but participants are expected to bring a snack to share. RSVP at nkovalakides@aol.com.

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Amazing penthouse views of the Gulf of Mexico, Sarasota Bay and the Islandside Golf Course from this top floor corner unit at The Resort at Longboat Key. As part of the hotel program this condo/hotel room has realized over $131,000 in 2014 gross revenue and offers buyers attractive rental possibilities. Explore the benefits of owning at the Resort by calling us for a tour today!

RECURRING EVENTS TUESDAYS

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

Contact Carol Erker at thompsonlaw@msn.com.

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

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LONGBOAT LIBRARY “WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS” BOOK SALES Take place from 9 a.m. to noon through September at the Longboat Library, 555 Bay Isles Road.

Both hardcover and paperback used books will be discounted.

Call 383-2011.

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

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Country Club Shores home sells for $785,000

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

AUG. 24 - AUG. 28

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home in Country Club Shores tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

Compositor Investments Inc. sold the home at 536 Hornblower Lane to Scott and Diane Larue, of New York City, for $785,000. Built in 1965, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,963 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $699,000 in 2012.

LIDO KEY

LONGBOAT BEACH AND TENNIS CLUB

U.S. Bank, trustee, sold the Unit 531 condominium at 5055 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Judy Riley, trustee, of Longboat Key, for $590,000. Built in 1973, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,521 square feet of living area.

U.S. Bank, trustee, sold the home at 1406 Westway Drive to Richard Eason, of Holmes Beach, for $580,000. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,533 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $800,000 in 2005.

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THE PRESIDENTIAL

Dawn Cohan and Enza Cohn, trustees, of Encino, Calif., sold the Unit 1104 condominium at 1000 Longboat Club Road to John and Mari-Jean Landgraf, of Ridgewood, N.J. for $512,500. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,409 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $105,000 in 1979.

John and Jennifer Watson, of Windermere, sold their Unit 105 condominium at 845 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Sean Herlihy, of New York City, for $349,900. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 991 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $265,000 in 2008.

SARASOTA HARBOUR EAST

The home at 536 Hornblower Lane has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,963 square feet of living area.

Kathleen Lauder and Michele Villeneuve sold their Unit 6 condominium at 777 John Ringling Blvd. to Thomas and Marcia Haughey, of Sarasota, for $299,500. Built in 1965, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 938 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $280,000 in 2011.

TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Aug. 27 through Sept. 2, in order of dollar amounts.

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5231 GMD, No. 201 645 Cedars Court 2800 Harbourside Drive 2232 Harbour Court

4805 GMD, No. 105 512 Yawl Lane 541 Bowsprit Lane 781 Binnacle Point Drive

PERMIT Kitchen and bathroom alterations Pool resurfacing Dock Pool resurfacing Sliding glass doors and windows Dock Dock Re-roof

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John Francy Cedars Tennis Resort Wesley Compton Paul Krubiner

$50,000 $40,000 $20,184 $15,000

Roger Brown Dustin Wiechens Stephen Madva Preston Speers

$13,134 $11,994 $7,000 $4,099

Source: Town of Longboat Key

501 Harbor Gate Way A4115384 $2,150,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

435 L Ambiance Drive H202 A4113356 $1,795,000 Klaus Lang

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

705 Jungle Queen Way A4128784 $1,699,000 Jenifer Schwell

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

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

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

25 Lighthouse Point Drive A4108131 $5,200,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

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

535 Sanctuary Drive A102 A4126070 $1,135,000 Maureen Horn

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

560 Wedge Lane A4111450 $859,000 Jonathan Fox

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

541 Chipping Lane A4121363 $825,000 Jonathan Fox

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

711 Binnacle Point Drive A4107147 $815,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

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

695 Marbury Lane A4109609 $798,000 Jenine Meyer

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

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

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615 Dream Island Road 308 A4110859 $475,000 Sylvia Zimmerman

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8 Winslow Place A4130693 $2,279,000 Julia McClung

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The Ritz-Carlton Beach Residences 303 A4115953 $1,098,000 Joan Dickinson & Beth Afflebach

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7125 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 12 A3998052 $449,000 Richard Perlman

2055 Gulf Of Mexico Drive G2-104 A4122832 $396,000 Sharon Freeman

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4900 Gulf Of Mexico Drive PH3 A4128584 $429,000 Sharon Freeman

1900 Benjamin Franklin Drive 6 A4128711 $330,000 Chris Wetzig

503 Forest Way 5 A4107805 $229,000 Sandi Layfield

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4420 Exeter Drive #107 • $275,000

East Meets West at business expo B usinesspeople from throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties gathered Sept. 2, at Robarts Sports Arena, in Sarasota, for the seventh annual East Meets West Business Expo.

More than 90 exhibitors had booths at the event, which was sponsored by the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce and the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance, and guests were treated to food, prizes and networking opportunities.

“It brings two important areas of Sarasota and Manatee counties together,” said Gail Loefgren, president of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce. “It’s a nice thing.”

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BEAUTIFUL BAY VIEWS 2BR/2BA condo is turnkey furnished. Roomy MBR, walk-in shower & cedar lined closet.

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Condos For Sale

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

LONGBOAT KEY Club Junior Suite. Newly remodeled 650/sq.ft. Turnkey. Tennis/ golf course view. $55K+ income. Real Estate Agents welcome to sell. By Owner. $324,900. 708-267-6704.

Autos Wanted

WANTED TO BUY: Condo in Longboat Harbour, top floor with direct view of Bay. Have cash up to $300K. Please no realtors. Chuck, 303-944-8300.

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

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale EXCELLENT BOATING location, high and dry indoor boat slip available for sale or rent. Private owner has best price. Call 941-544-5597.

Boats Boats Are Selling Very Well Over 75 sold to date. We Need Boats!

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Furnishings BEAUTYREST MATTRESS Clearance Sale!

NEW Simmons Sets 50-80% OFF! New sets starting at $150. Everything must go! Call Dan, (941)387-4810.

TOMMY BAHAMA dining set, glasstop, 48” round table, with 4 chairs, like new, $980. 941-927-9486.

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

Announcements DESIGN 2000 SUMMER SPECIAL! Treat yourself to a Mani/Pedi @ $45 and enjoy our relaxing water view. 941-387-9807.

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

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

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Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

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

321-279-3610

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

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

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

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

SALES ASSOCIATE. Olivia Boutique on St. Armands Circle is seeking a fashion oriented, motivated, and dependable individual to join our boutique staff. Part−time sales position available. Evenings and weekends required.

Email resume to annikasand@aol.com or call to schedule interview.

(941)320−4747. www.oliviasfashion.com

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

1500 sq.ft. $649K. Photos: www.tiny.cc/SandsPoint 203-984-8477 or E-mail: garment@optonline.net

DINING ROOM chandelier w/6 lights and shades, beige color, matching small entrance chandelier, $85/both. 941-927-9486.

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

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

4621 Gulf of Mexico Drive Longboat Key, FL 34228

SHARE: 2BR/2BA. $600, negotiable. Includes all.

Private gulf beach and intercoastal water views.

Serenity. No pets. 845-521-5759.

Extra Large Heated Gulf View Swimming Pool!

Homes For Sale

OUR GUESTS RETURN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.

SOUTH LONGBOAT or Lido 2BR/2BA Rental Wanted. Bay or beachfront. January and February, possibly March. 860-233-7831

LIDO BEACH CONDOMINIUMS Weekly - Monthly - Seasonal Resort Properties, Inc. Licensed Real Estate Broker Full Service Condominium Management Accepting New Accounts for Management 941-650-1857 Visit us at: resortproperties.pro

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Wagner Realty Since 1939

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

6-month minimum.

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

WANTED: LBK resident looking for 2BR furnished condo on LBK from Jan. - March 2016. E-mail: arlene@gfhglobal.org FIRST LIDO: Penthouse unit, on Lido Beach: 2BR/2BA, end unit, full Gulf views, nicely appointed, steps from the beach. Available Jan., Feb., March, April. 3/mo. minimum. 941-228-1984, E-mail: kloppenburgberni@aol.com

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

415 L’AMBIANCE DRIVE #B802

3060 GRAND BAY BOULEVARD #196

Stunning Gulf-to-bay views from nearly every room! This south-facing residence at L’Ambiance boasts eighth-floor views of Longboat Key Club’s Islandside golf course, downtown Sarasota, the bay and the turquoise waters of the Gulf. The stylish furnishings are included. Offering polished marble flooring, designer details and floor-to-ceiling walls of glass, this impressive residence is best experienced first-hand.

This spectacular southern exposure will mesmerize you. Immediately fall in love with the ninth-floor luxuries that this generous Antigua residence offers.

Panoramic views of tranquil bay waters, Harbourside golf course and the twinkling lights of downtown. Featuring polished marble floors, cook’s kitchen, 10’ ceilings, spacious bedroom suites, access to the wraparound terrace from nearly every room and a private guest terrace.

List price: $1,695,000 Website: www.LAmbianceB802.com

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2550 HARBOURSIDE DRIVE #321

3060 GRAND BAY BOULEVARD #123

511 PUTTING GREEN LANE

Nestled among the lush, private landscape of Marina Bay, this expansive 3BR/31/2BA is situated on the deep waters of Sarasota Bay. Offering a generous layout that lives like a singlefamily home and two secluded terraces. Deeded beach access.

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Move right into this wonderful, updated home in Country Club Shores. Conveniently offered furnished with an open and inviting three-bedroom layout. Custom updates include a newer kitchen and marble lanai with heated swimming pool.

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415 L’Ambiance Drive #B802

Stunning Gulf-to-bay views! This south-facing Waterfront, single-family living! This impressive Areca residence at L’Ambiance eighth-floor views. Including stylish furnishings, this home home in Queens Harbour is situated on the deep waters of Buttonwood Harbour. Offering is ready for your personal enjoyment.

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3260 Bayou Sound

Completely upgraded home, situated behind the secure gates of Bay Isles. This secluded residence features an open layout, cathedral ceilings, newer kitchen and baths. Also includes private beach access.

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Far-reaching views at every turn! Rarely will you find a high-floor, direct Gulf-front residence at The Water Club. Experience this extraordinary beach getaway first-hand.

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609 Halyard Lane

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524 Halyard Lane 1021 Longboat Club Road

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to design the home of your dreams behind the secure gates of the Longboat Key Club.

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560 Putter Lane

This direct Gulf-front residence at Longboat Key Towers is a wonderful beach retreat. Farreaching views of turquoise waters greet you at every turn. The terrace is the perfect place to enjoy beautiful evening sunsets.

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1211 Gulf of Mexico Drive #108

Beautiful southern Gulf views greet you from this 2BR/2BA beach home, offering lovely updates and a generous layout. Furnishings included, plus secure parking and additional storage.

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2071 Gulf of Mexico Drive #106

Lovely townhome-style, 2BR/21/2BA beach home at Seaplace with its own private one-car garage. This furnished residence offers a generous layout, private garden courtyard and is just a few steps to the Gulf shores.

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245 Bird Key Drive

Every aspect of this beautiful garden home in the exclusive Bird Key community has been upgraded. Featuring new kitchen and baths, new plumbing and electric, new roof, all new windows and much more.

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

7655 Donald Ross Road West

This gorgeous 4BR/3BA home on estate-sized, preserve lot in Laurel Oak, is in a wonderful golf/tennis community and welcomes you with lush landscaping and wooded views.

List price: $719,000 Website: www.7655DonaldRossRoadWest.com

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

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