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Commission Changes

Nine candidates will jockey for three City Commission district seats in the city’s March election. At least two districts will be represented by a new commissioner.

By Robin Roy | City Editor Rachel S. O’Hara

+ Luck be a baby, tonight!

The number “11” will certainly be Dane Russell Edwards’ lucky number. Dr. Wayne Cohen delivered Dane at 11:11 p.m.

Jan. 11 (1/11/11) in room 11 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

Dane weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce and was 19 inches long. The first-time parents are Shanell Edwards, 26, and Derek Edwards, 31 of Sarasota.

The “lucky” birth became a running joke throughout the day once Shanell Edwards’ water broke a week early and she found herself in room 11 in the delivery wing at the hospital.

“We kind of joked about it … as the time got closer, our nurse Charlie said, ‘If you hold out a bit longer, he could be born at 11:11!’ and I was like, ‘I want him out of me now, I don’t think I can wait that long!’”

Shanell Edwards has always had a soft spot for the time 11:11.

“I just remember as a little girl, I was always looking at the clock and it being 1-1-1-1 and making a wish because it was a magical number, so I feel like he is really blessed and a magical little baby.”

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When the March 8 city elections results are tallied, the makeup of the Sarasota City Commission could change radically. Of three seats to be determined, only one incumbent, Commissioner Dick Clapp, is seeking re-election.

Mayor Kelly Kirschner and Vice Mayor Fredd Atkins will

not run again in their districts.

Their departure means two strong neighborhood advocates will be replaced, and in their place some pro-growth and probusiness candidates could be elected.

In addition, Clapp’s opponent, Paul Caragiulo, is a small-business owner who is promising to bring a business owner’s mentality to City Hall, if elected.

In District 3, Kirschner’s district, candidates Diana Hamilton and Shannon Snyder have both been active in their respective neighborhoods, but both have vowed to encourage growth as a way to right the flagging economy.

“I’ll talk to anyone who wants to develop in Sarasota,” Snyder has said.

It’s possible the new com-

mission could lose some of the recent fervor in redeveloping Newtown and North Sarasota.

Clapp, Kirschner and Atkins are all outspoken advocates for those areas.

Although the District 1 successor to Atkins will likely focus heavily on North Sarasota, the rest of the candidates are talking up a primary focus on their own districts.

District 1

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Richard Dorfman

Linda Holland

Willie Shaw

Age: 59 Hometown: Manhattan, N.Y. Family: Divorced Education: Business and communications degrees from American University Occupation: Sports agent

Age: 65 Hometown: East Riverdale, Md. Family: Single Education: Attended Strayer School of Business Occupation: Real-estate broker and property manager

Richard Dorfman first visited Sarasota in the 1970s. When he moved here permanently last year, he looked for a way to give back.

“Sarasota taught me how to smile again,” he said.

As the former director of broadcasting for the NBA and founder of NBA entertainment and sports agent for IMG, he felt that helping with the Baltimore Orioles’ new stadium or the Benderson rowing facility might be a perfect fit.

When Vice Mayor Fredd Atkins announced he would not seek re-election, Dorfman thought he might get more involved in the city.

With a background that includes negotiating multimillion-dollar business deals, Dorfman believes he can help the depressed economy in his district by drawing new business.

Another initiative Dorfman would pursue is requiring construction firms building in North Sarasota to hire a certain percentage of their workers from North Sarasota.

“It’s politics 101,” he said.

Shortly after moving to Gillespie Park in 1980, Linda Holland became fed up with the drug dealers, prostitutes and other criminals, who were ruling that neighborhood.

She and a group of neighbors began a crime-watch program.

“People asked us, ‘Aren’t you all scared?’” she recalled. “I would say, ‘No, we’re mad as hell.’ We were angry (drug dealers) thought they could scare us into staying inside our homes.”

She has served on more than a dozen boards and advisory councils, including being a founding member of the Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations, founder and president of the Gillespie Park Neighborhood Association, founder and president of Sarasota Court Watch, member of the Planning Board and member of the North Trail Redevelopment Partnership.

Holland also ran unsuccessfully for City Commission in 1995.

“My mother taught me that you can’t expect other people to do things for you,” she said. “Hard work never hurt anybody.”

Age: 63 Hometown: Sarasota Family: Married with nine children and 15 grandchildren Education: Degree from Dream Bible College Occupation: Retired postal worker At 63 years old, Willie Shaw concluded his first and only foray into public service.

He hopes to take his second after the city election this spring.

The retired postal worker was an active participant in last year’s Police Advisory Panel, which was tasked with reviewing the Sarasota Police Department’s policies and procedures.

After that experience, Shaw felt a desire to continue public service.

“More than anything, I want to give back what this community has given me,” he said.

As a lifelong resident of North Sarasota, Shaw feels he is better equipped than his opponents to deal with the issues and challenges in District 1 — issues such as revitalization, jobs and growth.

One particular industry Shaw would like to expand into his district is environmental services.

“I’d love to explore green opportunities we have, green technologies,” he said.

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Sarasota Memorial Hospital marks 85 years

By Loren Mayo | Community Editor

In 1982, Sarasota Memorial Hospital gave its patient rooms a face-lift to make them look more like a cozy, private bedroom with wallpaper, complete with a TV. Not only was Alex Quarles the first person to use one of the updated rooms, but she was also the first mother to have a child in the hospital’s brand new labor-anddelivery room.

“I’ve been with the foundation for 17 years — my heart goes back to ‘memorial,’” says Quarles, president and CEO of the Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation. “There’s so much that this hospital does for the community.”

Built in 1925, the hospital is celebrating 85 years of service this year to the Sarasota community. To kickoff its anniversary, Sarasota Memorial staff, volunteers, philanthropists and community leaders will gather Jan. 21, for the official “Breaking Ground” ceremony for the hospital’s new Courtyard Tower.

The $186 million nine-story, state-of-the-art tower, scheduled to open in 2013, will replace the

>> FAST FACT Sarasota Memorial Hospital was renamed from Sarasota Municipal Hospital in the ’50s to honor World War II veterans, who used Lido Beach as a training ground before leaving on their tours of duty.

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Staff members Beds Physicians Yearly outpatient admissions Yearly outpatient and emergency visits

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Sarasota Memorial Hospitals’s new Courtyard Tower, scheduled to open in 2013, will replace the oldest wings of the hospital. oldest wings of the hospital. Designed as a comfortable, healing environment with private rooms, the 235,000-square-foot tower will feature the most advanced hurricane proofing available and an array of patient-centered amenities and technology. The levels of the new building will include Levels 1 and 2: lobby, patient reception, registration, pre-admission, discharge, volunteer office and the security department; Level 3: mechanical and electrical; Level 4: neonatal intensive care unit; Level 5: labor-anddelivery suites; Level 6: medical and surgical; Levels 7 and 8: cardiac; and Level 9: orthopedics.

“When I came to Sarasota Memorial five years ago, if you took a snapshot of the system, it was financially hurting,” says Chief Operating Officer David Verin-

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Sarasota Memorial Hospital, then called Sarasota Municipal Hospital, was built in 1925. In 1924, the year before the hospital was built, a temporary six-bed emergency hospital treated 325 patients, plus emergency cases.

der. “From a patient standpoint, it’s always been a high-quality facility, but the facilities were re-

ally in need of replacement and probably should have been replaced 10 years ago. We put in an aggressive financial plan and now have the ability to build a new patient tower for the community.”

Verinder says one quality that makes SMH stand out is its cardiac programs. The hospital uses the da Vinci Surgical System, a pioneer in surgical capabilities and minimally invasive treatment options used in specialties such as urology, gynecology, cardiothoracic, general surgery and head and neck.

“This is the highest-quality, highest-technical system in the country,” Verinder says. “We are also the only hospital in the county that has a Level 2 NICU (neonatal intensive care unit). If we didn’t have that, any time we had a baby in distress, whether a newborn or 6-month-old, they would have to be taken to Tampa. We’re very proud of our mission services and what we have done for the community.”

Sarasota Memorial recently started a women’s oncology genetic counseling program and there’s been discussion of provid-

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ing a center for nursing research education. One of the hospital’s milestones is reaching its magnet nursing status, the highest level of nursing credentials that a hospital can receive.

“Nurses so adore this hospital that they stay here for 25 to 30 years,” Quarles says. “The fact that there’s such amazingly forward thinking between the physicians, admin and hospital board is very significant for a community hospital.”

Both Verinder and Quarles anticipate that the hospital will become more integrated with its physician offices in the 21st century though electronic medical records, which would allow physicians who travel to pull up their patients’ charts online and review blood and pathology from anywhere in the world without the patient having to be seen by that physician.

“At the end of the day, I love what we do,” Verinder says. “We are there to service the community and have an incredible product. Quite frankly, the fact that we can afford to build a $250 million facility (campus improvement project) is huge.”

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THE GREAT DIVIDE

Bridge over troubled water Gulf Gate residents, who fought against building a footbridge in their neighborhood, say their fears of vandalism have come true.

By Robin Roy | City Editor

The problems started in 2002 for Don Hughes — beginning almost immediately after a pedestrian bridge was completed that linked two Gulf Gate neighborhoods that had been separated by a small canal.

Since its construction, Hughes has had eggs thrown at his house, lawn decorations stolen and his doorbell rung in the middle of the night.

“If you have things out in the yard, they quickly disappear over the bridge,” says Hughes.

Until two months ago, Hughes, 65, and his neighbors had been victims of only minor vandalism.

But Nov. 20, someone threw a firebomb at Hughes’ home.

“I was watching TV, and I heard the metal flex on the screen door,” he said. “I go out and this flame was there.

It landed on the concrete and burned out. To realize if the door was more flimsy, it could have come through. It was very frightening.”

No one was hurt and the incident only left a scorch mark on the ground, but it was the culmination of years of frustration in that part of Gulf Gate.

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Robin Roy

Don Hughes stands atop the pedestrian bridge that links two Gulf Gate neighborhoods. Hughes believes the bridge brought vandalism into his neighborhood. trates them even more is that they warned county officials that this would happen if the bridge were built.

Hughes lives at the intersection of Concord Street and Colonial Drive, which deadends against the canal. He’s been there since 1985.

Canal No. 10-194 had always separated Concord Street and Williamsburg Street on the other side.

But the school board wanted to give students a new path to Gulf Gate Elementary, which is a little more than a half-mile from the canal.

When neighbors heard about the proposal that called for a pedestrian bridge linking Concord Street and Williamsburg Street, they began a petition drive against it.

The neighborhood hosted in Hughes’ garage a meeting with county commissioners to explain their opposition. “(The bridge) was one of those things that was in the machinery, and (the county) wanted to spend the money they had,” Hughes said.

Twenty-six feet long, 8 feet wide and constructed of reinforced concrete, the pedes-

Calls for help The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has been called 11 times in the past year to respond to incidents at and near the pedestrian bridge.

Date Classification Complaint Jan. 7 Suspicious person Drunk person wandering in road Feb. 6 Suspicious incident People using drugs at bridge April 14 Suspicious person Juveniles loitering near bridge April 20 Suspicious person Drunk person wandering in road April 25 Juvenile disturbance Juveniles loitering near bridge May 1 Juvenile disturbance Juveniles loitering near bridge June 12 Juvenile disturbance Juveniles loitering near bridge June 19 Juvenile disturbance Juveniles loitering near bridge July 9 Juvenile disturbance Juveniles loitering near bridge July 9 Suspicious person Person loitering near bridge Oct. 3 Suspicious incident Drunk person taking items from yards

trian bridge quickly became a hangout for kids on the Williamsburg Street side.

Two streetlights illuminate the bridge at night, but someone frequently shoots out the lights, which keeps the area cloaked in darkness.

Hughes said he doesn’t believe he’s targeted for any reason other than his house sits near the bridge and his lights are on at night. He believes the kids are looking more to bother someone than to cause a great deal of damage.

“It’s not personal,” he said.

“Just the luck of the draw.”

Sheriff ’s Office records show that it has responded to 11 calls in the past year, either at the pedestrian bridge or in the immediate area (see box).

The sheriff ’s Crime Prevention Unit inspected the bridge and suggested locked gates be placed on both ends, so only county personnel could access it, but Sheriff Tom Knight said the county was opposed to that plan.

“As with many well-intentioned things, there are unintended consequences,” said Commissioner Jon Thaxton, who corresponds frequently with Hughes about the bridge problems. “Unfortunately, delinquent kids are using it as — for lack of a better term — ‘escape route.’”

The next campaign for Hughes is to try to get the county to install a surveillance camera at the bridge to record any illegal activity.

Thaxton said although that was not out of the question, it was probably unlikely.

“That’s not really the county’s M.O.,” he said. “But I can appreciate for the homeowners that every night is a nightmare.”

Hughes said he just wants to enjoy his home undisturbed.

“This thing is a real pain in the posterior,” he said.

Robin Roy

Regular SCAT buses now serve Siesta Key from Siesta Drive to Stickney Point Road.

By mid-year, only trolley-type vehicles will be seen on all routes on the Key.

FULL SERVICE

Siesta Key trolley receives service boost A $1 million state grant will allow the county to operate a trolley system that will run the entire length of Siesta Key.

By Robin Roy | City Editor

Trolleys will begin traveling on Siesta Key by mid-year, and new Key trolley routes could go into effect within two years.

SCAT is purchasing four trolley vehicles, similar to those that run on Longboat Key, to replace the city buses that serve Siesta Key. The cost is $300,000 each, and the trolleys are expected to be delivered by summer.

Those new vehicles, though, will only travel the existing routes on the Key, which run from the Siesta Drive bridge to the Stickney Point Road bridge.

Thanks to a $1 million grant from the Florida Department of Transportation, SCAT will be able to create a separate Siesta Key trolley system that extends service south to Turtle Beach.

SCAT General Manager Anthony Beckford said the new system could have 30-minute waits at each stop.

Although the grant money is not slated to be delivered until the 2014-15 fiscal year, Beckford is trying to get an advance to possibly have it in hand a year earlier.

Under negotiation now is whether the grant is a matching grant, which would mean that to collect the $1 million, the county would have to come up with a certain percentage of money itself for the project.

The FDOT grant can only be used for operational costs. If new trolleys need to be purchased, which Beckford said is a possibility, that would have to come out of the county’s coffers.

plans in motion

Former trailer park may soon see movement By late spring, dirt could be moved on the former trailer park at the Stickney Point Road gateway to Siesta Key. Two hotels are being discussed for the site.

By Robin Roy | City Editor

More than two years since Benderson Development began demolishing the rundown mobile homes at the former Pine Shores Trailer Park, the property still sits empty.

But a Benderson representative told a group of Siesta Key residents that construction could begin as early as May or June on the site at Stickney Point Road and U.S. 41.

That timeframe is dependent upon the

state of the economy.

Paul Blackketter, Benderson’s project manager, told members of the Siesta Key Association that his company will begin a new due-diligence process to determine the best type of development for that site.

Benderson bought the 25-acre property in 2003 with its 140-plus mobile homes. The development company planned to build a mixed-use development called Siesta Point, which would have consisted of condos, office space, retail and a hotel.

What gets built now depends on market demands.

County Commissioner Nora Patterson said Benderson Development owner Nathan Benderson told her that he’s considering two hotels for the site.

She said although Siesta Key has numerous rental units, a hotel could serve the Key well.

Blackketter said whatever his firm decides to build along Stickney Point Road, it will undergo a thorough vetting process with neighborhood meetings.

Blackketter said nothing will be built unless Benderson has tenants signed and ready to move in once construction is complete.

“There’s no way we’re going to build an empty building,” he said.

Robin Roy

All that’s left in the former Pine Shores Trailer Park is overgrown brush, a few trees and empty streets.

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The ceremony unveiling Selby Five Points Park’s computerized lighting system took place Jan. 7.

+ CCNA thanks the DID for park improvements The Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations likes the way Selby Five Points Park looks these days, and its members wanted to show their appreciation.

The CCNA presented a letter of thanks to the Downtown Improvement District, which spearheaded improvements in the park.

The letter read: “Thank you, thank you, thank you. This is to express our appreciation for the time, money and efforts spent in improving our city park, Selby Five Points Park. It’s beautiful and a wonderful improvement to life in our downtown.”

Representatives of 18 city neighborhoods signed the letter.

The DID conducted a complete makeover of the downtown park, with new landscaping, sod, sculptures, brick walkway, performance stage and computerized lighting system in the trees.

+ Selby Five Points Park sound system discussed

 City Council — 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, City Hall, 1565 First St.

to city staff members a sound system be installed in Selby Five Points Park, the Downtown Improvement District was briefed on the proposal.

Staff said the mayor discussed a $2,000 grant from the city to pay for a speaker system that would pipe music through the park.

The company that installed a lighting display in the tree canopy last week said a sound system could be purchased that would allow the music to coordinate with the lights.

But with a price tag that could reach more than $7,000, DID members wanted to let the improvements they’ve made to the park sink in before adding any new ones.

 Festival Steering Committee — 3:30 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 18, Sarasota County Administration Center, 1660 Ringling Blvd.  Central Cocoanut Neighborhood Association — 6:30 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 18, Roskamp Center, 1226 N.Tamiami Trail  Arlington Park Neighborhood Association — 7 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 18, Waldemere Fire Station, 2070 Waldemere St.  City/County Economic Summit — 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, Venice Community Center, 326 S. Nokomis Ave., Venice

+ City and county offices to be closed for holiday

Residential garbage, recycling and yardwaste collection as well as SCAT bus service will not be impacted.

The regular City Commission meeting will be held the following day, Tuesday, Jan. 18.

City and county government will close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 17.

Libraries will also be closed.

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Erica Reynolds and Kimberly Begin performed several songs for the crowd Saturday, Jan. 8, at G. WIZ — The Science Museum. “Opera Lounge,” an event put on by the Sarasota County Arts Council, aims to inspire the next generation to become involved with the arts.

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This could be a good year for the city of Sarasota.

That’s one of the conclusions to take away from this week’s page-one report

by City Editor Robin Roy on the nine declared candidates for three Sarasota City Commission seats. The reason: Four of the candidates — businessman Richard Dorfman; business owner Paul Caragiulo; retired sheriff ’s deputy Shannon Snyder; and city activist Diana Hamilton — embrace the idea that one of the foremost priorities (actually, it’s the top priority) for the City Commission is creating a climate that attracts and fosters economic and job growth.

Wow, what a turnaround that would be from the commission majority that has done almost zilch on the city’s economy the past two years. In terms of the city’s economic future, consider it a positive step that Mayor Kelly Kirschner and Commissioner Fredd Atkins are not running for re-election. If candidate Caragiulo beats incumbent Vice Mayor Dick Clapp, we’d have a trifecta, almost a clean sweep of the representatives of economic stagnancy that has marked the commission.

The way we read them, at least Dorfman, Caragiulo, Snyder and Hamilton see the city’s precarious picture.

With fallen property values and virtually

no way to expand geographically, pressure continues to mount on the city’s ability to hold off from raising residential property taxes to meet the city’s financial obligations. Simply put, the city needs growth.

It needs the Quay property redeveloped to expand the commercial and residential tax base. It needs Westfield Southgate mall to add a second-story of stores to expand the tax base. It needs a parking garage at St. Armands Circle to accommodate more shoppers, whose

STAGNANT CONDITION Population growth fuels economic growth.

The city of Sarasota hasn’t had much new fuel in the past 30 years.

Sarasota City Population Change 1970 40,237 48,868 +21.4% 1980 1990 50,961 +4.2% 2000 52,715 +3.4% 52,273 -0.8% 2009 Florida Population Change 6,789,447 1970 1980 9,746,961 +43% 1990 12,938,071 +33% 15,982,824 +23% 2000 2010 18,801,310 +17% Source: U.S. Census

purchases would add to the tax base. It needs the downtown property developed on north Fruitville Road between Lemon and Central Avenues to add to the tax base. It needs more hotels, businesses, jobs, retailers and residents in the downtown core to add to the tax base.

And it needs the North Trail redeveloped to add to the tax base.

Little of this will happen, though, unless there is an overall climate in the city — at City Hall, to be exact — that gives businesses and developers the confidence and concrete evidence that the city of Sarasota is a better place to do business than it is in other communities.

Think Gov. Rick Scott. Reverse the obstructionist regulatory climate. Cut taxes (and government in general).

Look for ways to allow and expedite redevelopment and new development (i.e. allow more than two 18-story buildings downtown and allow for more taller buildings on Main Street and other parts of downtown). Market and promote the city; tell the world the city of Sarasota welcomes and is open for business.

This would be a refreshing agenda for a city that already has so much to offer and hasn’t had the leadership lately to capitalize on its strengths.

As they say in Tallahassee, let’s get to work!

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Politically incorrect suggestions The start of the year is the perfect time to identify some cozy relationships in government that benefit the few at the expense of the many.

So here are three ideas to shake up the costly status quo to improve the most lives.

Defang government unions

It does not understate it to say these are becoming one of the great threats to the republic. Just look at California, a state dominated by publicsector unions that are so powerful they hold the state assembly and governor hostage on many issues. The state teeters on bankruptcy and collapse, and the unions demand more.

Government unions ROD are relatively new. The THOMSON feds did not allow them until 1962. Since then, the growth has been astonishing, mirroring the growth in government at the federal, state and local levels.

There are 8 million government-sector union members compared to 7.4 million in the private sector — the first time in history government unions surpassed their private counterparts.

They use forced dues to exert enormous political clout. Just one union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, spent nearly $90 million on just the mid-term elections this past November.

The rest of us are limited to a pittance, but unions can spend as much as they can extricate from members.

There is a voracious cycle at work here.

That money goes to elect politicians who will expand government — thereby expanding government employee unions — and provide greater pay, benefits and security. Those politicians follow through growing government jobs and pay, the government unions get even more money, they effect the election of more politicians to give them more power, and so on.

The only losers are everyone else, and we lose big time as tax dollars work against

taxpayers.

Federal workers earn 22% more in pay than their private-sector equivalents. With benefits, the difference shoots up to 40% more. And during the recession, when millions of Americans lost their jobs, federal employment rose. It always rises, and the unions just get richer and more powerful and more intransigent.

America’s 50 largest cities have underfunded pensions of more than half a trillion dollars to ameliorate their government union monsters, but the unions want more. This is not sustainable.

To defang government unions, take away their campaign financing privileges and begin privatizing more government operations to diffuse their strength. And soon.

Place school blame

On parents and cultures, first. The best teachers in the best educational structures will always be hamstrung by students who are unprepared to learn.

Among the problems: mothers with children from multiple fathers; boys with no male figure to emulate; live-in boyfriends — all of this supported by the tax money of the working culture — drug money instead of food money; little if any training and discipline that would allow children to prosper in school; and, particularly in the black community, a culture that says if a black student tries to excel he is an Oreo.

How does good teaching climb out of that hole?

Cut off the government support systems that have allowed such a horrendous devolution of the family.

On teachers unions, second. Most educational observers and many educators will quietly, and off the record, admit that school unions hamper nearly every serious reform. Getting rid of bad teachers is all but impossible. Shoot, even a criminal record at times is not enough to get rid of losers plopped in front of classrooms.

School unions exist to get more money and more benefits and better job security for their members. That is their function, not educating children. They are so powerful now that they can virtually rig elections,

as they did in the spring by spending enormous amounts of money and getting thousands of voters out to extend the school tax that almost entirely went into union members’ pockets.

To defang them, see previous item.

On a feminized structure and curriculum, third. Little boys were meant to romp and play and wrestle and hunt and conquer and break and repair. In other words, physically do! But schools are set up right from the beginning for them to sit quietly for hours on end, which is much more attuned to girls’ physiology. Check out grades and dropout rates. Boys and girls are different. Get over it. For the younger grades particularly, have boys-only and girls-only schools and class options that are aimed at the gender strengths.

Students, fourth. At some point, we are all responsible for our actions, and can no longer look back and blame upbringing and surroundings. The opportunity is there for all, even those handicapped by the above.

Cut government, be happier!

Examining the newest U.S. Census figures, number-cruncher Michael Barone points out that “growth tends to be stronger where taxes are lower. Seven of the nine states that do not levy an income tax grew faster than the national average. The other two, South Dakota and New Hampshire, had the fastest growth in their regions.”

Altogether, Barone writes, 35% of the nation’s total population growth occurred in these nine non-taxing states, which accounted for just 19% of total population at the beginning of the decade.

People move to places where they think they will have a greater chance at happiness.

The feet have spoken.

Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature need to cut government and cut it some more, reducing government’s ability to take and spend and regulate. And they need to create an atmosphere where businesses and employees can prosper.

In short, you know the mantra: Get government the heck out of the way.

Rod Thomson is executive editor of the Gulf Coast Business Review and can be reached at rthomson@review.net.

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Retired attorney Richard Williams wants to shift the balance of power in City Hall.

“We’ve given all the power to the city manager,” he said. “I want to change that.”

Of all nine City Commission candidates, Williams is proposing the most radical changes to city government.

He wants the police chief to answer directly to the City Commission, instead of the city manager.

Williams also wants to set a spending limit for commissioners, only allowing them to appropriate $100,000.

Creating jobs for his district will be one of Williams’ top priorities, and he wants the Community Redevelopment Agency to help.

To avoid any possible ethical conflict, Williams resigned his post as the chairman of the editorial board of Tempo News.

The North Sarasota community newspaper has often been highly critical of retiring Vice Mayor Fredd Atkins, and Williams continued that criticism.

“Fredd Atkins has not done a damn thing for this community,” he said.

Age: 59 Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.

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Family: Married with three children and three grandchildren Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering from Western Michigan University; master’s degree in interdisciplinary science; doctorate in physical chemistry from Institute of Paper Chemistry Occupation: Retired engineer in the paper industry Commissioner Dick Clapp is the only incumbent running for re-election. He hopes his experience at the commission table will carry him to victory.

“I have close ties throughout the district with businesses and neighborhoods,” he said. “They know me and know I try to find solutions that are best for everybody.”

Clapp believes his consensus-building makes him the best candidate for the job.

“I’m working very hard on civility, trying to get business owners and neighborhood people to understand they have common ground,” said Clapp. “They shouldn’t be so suspicious.”

In his first four-year term, the commissioner cites North Trail Redevelopment Partnership as one of his proudest accomplishments.

“For years, nothing happened on North Trail,” he said. “I encouraged business owners to form a business group to talk to each other and residents, and now (North Trail) is moving toward real redevelopment,” he said.

Restaurateur Paul Caragiulo wants to bring a small-business owner’s perspective to the City Commission.

“No straw poll (of small-business owners) is needed,” he said. “I can tell you first-hand.”

Caragiulo believes too much emphasis is placed on massive business and development projects in town.

“An enormous number of people do things on a mom-and-pop basis,” he said.

“That’s who is really affected by (City Hall’s) policies.”

As a small-business owner himself, who co-owns three Sarasota restaurants, Caragiulo’s Italian restaurant, Owen’s Fish Camp and Nancy’s Bar-B-Q, Caragiulo is banking on small businesses to rejuvenate the local economy.

In his first try at a City Commission seat, the 36-year-old faced eight other candidates. This time around, he faces just one, incumbent Dick Clapp.

He has an important ally in this election. Former City Auditor and Clerk Billy Robinson is serving as Caragiulo’s treasurer.

“Billy is an encyclopedia of what has gone on in Sarasota,” Caragiulo said. “He agrees with me that changes need to be made.”

Diana Hamilton is a regular fixture at City Commission meetings, taking advantage of her opportunity to publicly state her opinion on a variety of topics.

That opinion has included advocating for the creation of an elected-mayor system and the firing of the city manager.

“I want us to be more of a can-do government,” she said. “I want to look for ways to make things work, instead of just saying ‘no.’”

Hamilton unsuccessfully ran for City Commission in 2005.

“The campaign helped me find my voice,” she said.

The garden designer has also served on the board of the Laurel Park Neighborhood Association, Charter Review Committee and Greenspace Policy Committee.

Hamilton plans to continue to push for an elected mayor, and when asked what she would first cut from the budget, she mentions an election-related expense.

The city will spend $129,000 this year to hold its city election in the spring.

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Age: 45 Hometown: Sarasota Family: Married with three children Education: Attended Manatee Community College Occupation: Retired Sarasota County sheriff’s deputy Shannon Snyder believes his past is his best asset as he pushes to succeed Mayor Kelly Kirschner in District 3. Being a former president of the Arlington Park Neighborhood Association and a progrowth former member of the city’s Planning Board, Snyder feels he can bridge the widening gap between developers and neighborhoods.

“There doesn’t have to be two separate camps,” he said. “There just needs to be communication between the two.”

For the ability to foster that communication, Snyder plans to fall back on his past as a 25-year veteran of the Sarasota County Sheriff ’s Office. “(Being a deputy) taught me to step back and listen and not get caught up in people’s demeanor,” he said.

The Sarasota native’s years of local knowledge would be an asset on the City Commission, Snyder said.

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Temple Emanu-El Religious School students in kindergarten through seventh grade learned about the Jewish holiday, Tu B’Shevat, Sunday, Jan. 9. Rabbi Brenner Glickman taught the students about the meaning of the holiday, which celebrates a new year in the lives of trees. The kids took part in several of the holiday’s traditions by eating fruit, decorating flower pots and planting begonias, which many of them planned to give to their mothers.

Sporting leather chaps, jackets and vests, complete with fringe and patches, bikers invaded Sarasota Jan. 6 to Jan. 8, during Thunder by the Bay. Each year, the Thunder by the Bay festival draws about 30,000 people to the Sarasota area. To date, more than $700,000 has been raised to help local children and families. Proceeds benefit Suncoast Charities for Children, a nonprofit agency that supports children with special needs through the Special Olympics, Community Haven and Adult Center, The Florida Center and Loveland Center.

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The Sarasota Garden Club cooked up a feast for its 12th annual spaghetti dinner Saturday, Jan. 8, at the Garden Club.

Garden Club members dressed in matching aprons and ensured that a red-and-white checkered table cloth adorned every table, while the kitchen crew churned out plates of piping hot noodles, savory sauce and garlic bread, with homemade ice cream and snickerdoodle cookies for dessert.

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Dan Wenstrup has completed a goal that leaves him “in rare company,” according to Golf Digest Magazine. In December, Wenstrup finished the Golf Digest Presents America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses – 1987 list, by playing on all 100 golf courses featured.

Although the list has changed over the years, Wenstrup stuck with his 1987 list, and his children bought him a plaque two years ago so that he could keep track of all the courses he had played. His final course was the Riviera County Club, in Los Angeles, which he played Dec. 10.

Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara

Jim Taylor enjoys riding his skateboard Saturday afternoon, at Payne Park’s skate park.

Central Sarasota County Little League Baseball registration begins Batter up! Baseball season is soon, and it is time to sign up for Central Sarasota County Little League Baseball. Registration dates for the spring 2011 season are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15 and 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, at Twin Lakes Park, 6700 Clark Road.

Players who are ages 4 to 9 before May 1 are eligible to play this season. In order to register, CSCLL will need to see a birth

certificate and a utility bill. The fees for the season are broken down into three different age groups: ages 4 to 6, $110; ages 7 to 8, $135; and 9 years old, $160. There is a $20 multiple player discount for families after the first paid player.

For information, call CSCLL at 9240209. Pre-registration is now open online at http://www.cscll.com/.

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When did you start playing golf?

I basically didn’t start to play until after I was in the service because I played football, basketball and baseball through high school, and I didn’t think sports like golf and tennis were very interesting.

When did you start playing courses on the list?

It wasn’t until 1987 that I really got serious about trying to keep track of the courses I had played. I actually played the first course on the list, which was Boyne Highlands, in Michigan, in 1968.

So, it’s taken 42 years to complete playing the top-100 courses.

Do you have a favorite course?

My favorite course has got to be Au-

gusta, where, of course, the Masters is played. That’s the only golf course where the hair stood up on the back of my neck when I stood on the first tee, because of the prestige of Augusta and having the opportunity to play that golf course was really special.

Do you have a favorite hole?

That’s an easy one! In 1980 I was playing one of the top-100 courses — Oakland Hills, in Birmingham, Mich., and I had a hole-in-one on the ninth hole, which is a 205-yard, par 3. So, that is the most special hole in my 100 courses.

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12:57 p.m. — Irving Street and Brewer Place. Miscellaneous. A homeowner called police after she saw a toddler chasing a dog. The little boy was alone, and she didn’t recognize him. Police located the boy and the dog and went door-todoor to find his parents. They eventually did. The mother said she thought the boy was with his father. The father said he thought he was with his mother.

The toddler had been missing for about 25 minutes before his parents noticed he was gone. They said they knew the boy

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The man had not. The driver had left the computer with a neighbor. The man asked the neighbor if he had the computer. Unaware of why the driver did not want to leave an expensive item outside of the man’s front door, that’s exactly where the neighbor left it. The new computer was stolen.

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A homeowner called the sheriff ’s office, because a visitor would not leave. When a deputy arrived, he saw the visitor in the front yard. The visitor said he was leaving but needed to go back inside to get some belongings. The door opened, and the deputy saw a hash pipe on top of the refrigerator. At first, the visitor said he didn’t know anything about the pipe, then he said he was holding it for a friend. He was arrested.

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2:30 a.m. — 6500 block of Gateway Avenue. Disturbance. A deputy responded to the report of a disturbance in a bar.

He spoke to one man involved in a confrontation. The man said he was in an argument with a transvestite and may have been slapped, but he wasn’t sure. The deputy called the complainant, who said he was a transsexual’s boyfriend. The complainant said the first man attacked his boyfriend, but he refused to be interviewed in person and was uncooperative on the phone. When the deputy said he needed to see them to continue his investigation, the boyfriend accused all law enforcement of being “sexist toward transsexuals,” and he berated the deputy, who hung up the phone.

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Robert and Mildred Burnett, of Talmo, Ga., sold their Unit 703-N condominium at 6310 Midnight Pass Road to Donald and Elaine Kincaid, of Fort Wayne, Ind., for $415,000. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 894 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $740,000 in 2005.

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Michael and Leigh Puchalski, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4626 Gleason Ave. to Dawn Olson, of Williamson, N.Y., for $242,000. Built in 1955, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 959 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $225,000 in 2009.

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35+ years experience.

$395mo-1 bed/bath mobile homes.

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ASHTON LAKES 2BR/2BA Clark Road, 2 miles from Siesta Key. Heated pool, tennis courts,walk to shopping. Monthly or Seasonal, December-May. Ashton Realty, Joe, 941-923-1945 or cell 941-356-6356.

DIRECT BEACH FRONT CONDOLongboat Key 1st time rental by Owner.

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LIDO BEACH GULF BEACH RESORT Large studio, sleeps 4, heated pool, private beach, Nightly/ weekly rates. www.gulfbeachsarasota.com/condos/305

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LONGBOAT HARBOR, LBK: 1BR furnished condo, water views. Newly decorated, private parking, 4 pools, walk to beach and much more. Available now. Off Season (May 1st.) $900/mo. No pets. 734-502-7702.

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The White Stuff The day after Christmas, we’d say. Right after Mother Nature dumped as much as two feet of snow from Atlanta to Boston. Adding insult to injury, the snowstorm was too late for a white Christmas; but perfectly timed to create maximum chaos for holiday travelers.

At first, the media called it Snowmageddon. Or Snowpocalypse. Later it would be officially dubbed The Blizzard of 2010.

Oh how quickly they forget. December’s storm was hardly The Blizzard of 2010. It was, in fact, the fourth major blizzard to make headlines in 2010. Last February, three snowstorms of equal or greater intensity occurred in staccato-like succession.

As we sat in Florida watching the news reports on each new blizzard we were reminded of the airline commercials in which people who suddenly find themselves in messy situations are asked the rhetorical question: “Need to get away?”

Luckily, the first things cleared the moment a blizzard subsides are airport runways and interstate highways, the two most practical escape routes to Southwest Florida. Here, in addition to finding their place in the sun, a growing number of winter-weary buyers from up north and countries like Canada and the U.K. are discovering the most actionable home prices in a decade; prices that are often as much as 50% below the peak of the real

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estate boom at a time when mortgage interest rates are also at historic lows.

So a more appropriate question after the final blizzard of 2010 ushers in the winter of 2011 is, “What are you waiting for?”

Even if you absolutely crave the white stuff, you’ll appreciate it that much more when you can escape it at will—whenever you want, or once and for all. As the New Year gets underway, the Southwest Florida lifestyle has rarely been more affordable—inclusive of every property type, neighborhood, lifestyle community and price range.

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Incidentally, for those who might suffer from snow withdrawal, there’s plenty of the white stuff right here in Southwest Florida to help you through the transition. Except our white stuff frequently wins international acclaim and never needs to be scraped off a windshield.

We’re referring, of course, to the magnificent beaches of Southwest Florida.

Stretching from Anna Maria Island to Boca Grande ours are consistently ranked among the most breathtaking beaches in America. As recently as 2010, Crescent Beach—on Siesta Key—was named the best beach in the continental U.S. by Dr. Stephen Leatherman (a.k.a., “Dr. Beach”); due largely to its amazing sand, which geologists have identified as 99% pure quartz. Most beaches are composed of pulverized shells, rocks or volcanic lava. Quartz is pure white, as fine as powdered sugar and always comfortable beneath bare feet.

While we’re on the subject of white stuff, Southwest Florida also boasts its own answer to the “Great White Way” (a.k.a., Broadway). If you won’t miss the snows, but will miss the shows, you’ll find no place under the sun that enjoys a more astonishing range of world-class cultural pursuits.

With our own opera, ballet, symphony orchestra, numerous live theater companies and the state’s official art museum and cultural complex, is it any wonder why the region is called Florida’s Cultural Coast?

Hoping you’ll take time out from shivering and shoveling to explore the best buyers market in our region’s history, we’ll wrap-up today’s column with a little ditty for the snow-weary: Though the weather up north is frightful.

Down here you’ll feel delightful.

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“Many orchestral musicians might find being on the road impossible,” James Ehnes says. “But in the solo world, there’s an intoxicating sense of control and a great deal of artistic freedom.”

Virtuoso reality East County violinist James Ehnes takes a rare break at home before hitting the road with the Toronto Symphony.

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t’s funny. When you walk into the home of a Grammy Award winner you expect to see the Grammy on display in the front foyer.

You think you’ll see the gold gramophone on a pedestal with a small spot-

light illuminating it from the ceiling.

You assume you’ll be introduced to the trophy as if it’s another occupant of the house, which of course is ridiculous, unless you’re dealing with an egomaniac, which James Ehnes is not.

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Attendees of the first HuB Cup at the Sarasota Polo Club donned their best Hollywood-inspired duds Sunday afternoon as HuB founders Rich Swier and Matt Orr announced the A-list lineup for the 2011 Vinyl Music Festival (VMF).

Swier and Orr used the grassy backdrop of the polo grounds to make this VMF news official: the three-day electronic music event, now in its third year, will be held April 8 to April 10 to coincide with the Sarasota Film Festival.

When SFF organizers asked Swier if he’d be interested in moving the popular music festival from July to April, the collaborationhappy entrepreneur immediately jumped at the chance.

“We wanted to create unity and synergy among the two events,” Swier says. “We wanted to go from having our own fiefdoms to brining all the components together.”

Swier says VMF fans can expect 35 DJs at a handful of familiar locations, in addition to a main party at Michael’s On East with four DJs spinning at once.

He says he hopes this year’s acts will draw electronic music lovers

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+ Former Sarasota ballerina’s star rises in Houston Ballet

It should come as no surprise to Sarasota Ballet patrons that Lauren Strongin-Ciobanu is wooing audiences in the heart of Texas.

Strongin-Ciobanu shocked Sarasota dancer-lovers in 2009 when she left her principal post with the Sarasota Ballet to join the corps de ballet at the Houston Ballet.

It was a risky, yet calculated move for the 27-year-old dancer, who yearned to perform for a bigger company in a larger market.

Well, this month it paid off.

Stanton Welch, the Houston Ballet’s artistic director, promoted Strongin-Ciobanu, now in her second season with the company, to demisoloist.

A fan favorite for years, StronginCiobanu returned to Sarasota last

+ Glitz up your weekend at the Five-Star Ball

+ The HuB Cup runneth over with Hollywood glamour

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Lauren Strongin-Ciobanu in Houston Ballet’s “The Nutcracker.”

month to perform two duets with Houston partner Joseph Walsh before a sold-out crowd at the inaugural Carreño Dance Festival.

The ballerina and her husband, former ballet teacher Adrian Ciobanu, will join the Carreño faculty this summer to lead intensive workshops in Sarasota alongside festival founder and American Ballet Theatre principal Jose Manuel Carreño.

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from near and far thanks to these industry superstars: DJs Cosmo, Darude and Honorebel.

If HuB Cup’s attendance is any indication of what’s to come from overlapping the two festivals’ schedules, then Swier and Orr are off to a good start.

Larry Cadman, a dead-ringer for Frank Sinatra, and Lorraine Stanick were among dozens of people to turn out for the announcement last weekend decked out in retro-hip Hollywood garb.

The Sarasota Star Ball — a five-star ballroom competition organized by Sarasota ballroom dancer Sid Pocius— returns to the Hyatt Regency Sarasota for a third year.

The two-day event begins with a red carpet cocktail reception at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, followed by dinner and dance performances by Latin dance champions Misha Valsov and Danielle Wilson and World Smooth champions Slavik Sochacki and Marzena Stachura.

The ball continues through Sunday, Jan. 16 with all-day dance competitions until 7:30 p.m., concluding with a dance extravaganza at 10 p.m.

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LINER NOTES

On his 2008 Grammy win

“It’s flattering, like any sort of award or accolade in this business. I’m proud of the work I do and you never know when or if the industry will pick up on something.”

On meeting his idol, pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy

“I was at a concert in Naples. He was playing in the evening, and I was playing in the afternoon. I’ve since gotten to know him extremely well, but there are still those pinch-me moments. As a little kid, he was like this mythical character that didn’t exist in reality.

He was my superhero.”

On listening to classical music

“It takes a fair amount of concentration. We live in a multi-tasking age, where if you just sit down and listen to music, despite being an intellectual activity, it can feel lazy because you’re not doing something else at the same time.”

On living out of a suitcase

“A lot of people tend to structure their lives. This isn’t the job for that.

You have to learn to roll with the punches and get your work done in a very unorthodox fashion.”

Instead Ehnes, who won a 2008 Grammy for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance for the release of “Barber, Korngold, Walton: Violin Concertos Pour Violin,” keeps his ego — and his Grammy — tucked away inside the music room in his Manatee County home.

“All my music-related stuff is in there,” says the violinist, who recorded the awardwinning album with the Vancouver Symphony in his native Canada five years ago.

“I think it would be a bad idea psychologically to think of it as the peak of my life. I would hope there are a lot of other things to look forward to. But it’s nice when I’m practicing to have it in the corner of my eye, reminding me of past happiness.”

That, in a nutshell, is how Ehnes keeps his hubris in check.

Although he doesn’t take his accomplishments for granted, he refrains from fixating on them. At 34, his glory days have just begun.

Once regarded as a youngster in an industry ruled by veteran violin virtuosos such as Itzhak Perlman, Ehnes, a graduate of The Juilliard School, made his orchestral solo debut at age 13 with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal.

By 25, he had won back-to-back Juno Awards and received the title Young Artist of the Year at France’s Cannes Classical Awards for his “Six Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin” by Bach.

“It’s a world that’s fascinated with young people,” Ehnes says of the classical-music industry. “At this point, I’m not even the young one anymore.”

A highly sought-after soloist, Ehnes is ranked among the world’s top violinists, having performed in more than 30 countries on five continents.

In the last six months alone, Ehnes has played in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Europe, South America, Canada and throughout the United States.

The musician estimates he spends only

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James Ehnes hopes to one day purchase his 1715 “Marsick” Stradivarius, which is currently on extended loan from the Fulton Collection.

six to eight weeks a year at his home in Bradenton, and his 2011 tour dates show no change in that routine.

Earlier this week, Ehnes kicked off a six-city tour of Florida with the Toronto Symphony. His Jan. 10 stop was comfortably close to home — the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. From there he goes to Fort Lauderdale, then West Palm Beach, followed by Orlando and, later, Daytona Beach.

“It would be nice to have more time home,” Ehnes says. “But I realize to do that would mean spending less time per-

forming, which I don’t want either. I guess what I’m saying is, I wish there was more time than there are days.”

Even his downtime is filled with business obligations. On this particular day — an overcast Tuesday after a holiday weekend — Ehnes is juggling back-toback phone interviews as wife Kate, a former dancer with the Sarasota Ballet, sits quietly behind a laptop computer at the kitchen table.

The couple’s home is surprisingly livedin thanks to a bevy of family members who live nearby and pop in often to housesit.

Ehnes, who grew up in Manitoba, Canada, purchased the two-story home on the Manatee River in 2002.

He says Bradenton is as much his home turf as is his hometown in Canada, which he left to attend Juilliard when he was still a teenager.

“In the solo world there’s this intoxicating control,” Ehnes says. “You enjoy a great deal of artistic freedom. Plus, it’s a great way to see the world.”

For the first time in 45 minutes, Ehnes’ wife perks up from her perch at the kitchen table.

She says she gave up dancing a few years ago to travel with her husband, a decision that has brought the two closer.

During a recent stop in Sydney, the couple was invited to go on a sailing trip. The experience took Kate Ehnes’ breath away.

“It was like, ‘Pinch me! Is this really happening?’” gushes the former ballerina.

Ehnes smiles. Australian sailing adventures are what he commonly refers to as “job perks.”

“We’ve had some pretty amazing nonmusical experiences,” he says. “But it’s not like you can party every day on the road like you’re a rock star.”

Kate Ehnes begins to giggle.

“You never party like a rock star,” she says.

With that, her jetsetter, Grammy Award-winning husband nods his head in agreement.

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FST’s ‘Brassy Broads’ get boisterous The women of Florida Studio Theatre’s “Brassy Broads” pay homage to the wild, iconic women of Hollywood who came before them.

Were you familiar with the music before you read the score?

Sadrina Renee: “I grew up with my grandmother, who was a pretty wild woman. We would listen to many of these women’s albums, so hearing the songs brings back memories. There’s this one, ‘Delta Dawn.’ I sing that one for her.”

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What do you get out of performing in a show like this?

Natalie Renee: “It’s the same with any show. I just get up on stage and let everything out. I’m a ridiculous person on stage, so I can be a normal person in real life.”

Sakolove: “It’s like therapy.”

Natalie Renee: “Yeah. It’s better than making everyone else deal with your drama.”

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“I’m excited to be able to play me and be sassy, which is really the only way to be,” says Sadrina Renee, center, with her fellow “Brassy Broads” cast members Natalie Renee, left, and Carly Sakolove. channel anybody. I channel myself.”

What makes you a brassy broad?

Natalie Renee: “I’m sassy and sultry and spicy and basically anything that starts with an ‘s.’”

Sakolove: “I’ve always been someone who puts themselves out there. On stage

and in my personal life, I’ve never been someone who blends in with the world. I was thrilled when I found out I would get to be myself on stage.”

Sadrina Renee: “I keep getting typecast as these saucy characters. I’m normally really shy.”

Sakolove: “Shy? You?”

Who are the brassy broads of current pop culture?

Sadrina Renee: “Madonna, Cher … and I hate to say it, but Lady Gaga. She’s just such a character. Nothing she does surprises me.”

Is it harder to be a brassy broad today than it was 50 years ago?

Natalie Renee: “Yes. It’s more of a challenge to shock people.”

Sadrina Renee: “We’re so desensitized to everything.”

Sakolove: “It’s harder these days to push the envelope.”

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Sadrina Renee: “Eartha Kitt, Marilyn Monroe and a little Tina Turner.”

Natalie Renee: “I don’t really need to

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But, then again, ordinary women are not gracing the Goldstein Cabaret stage in the Dennis Courtney-directed and choreographed “Brassy Broads: The Next Generation” at Florida Studio Theatre.

Actresses Carly Sakolove, Sadrina Renee and Natalie Renee (no relation) were thrilled when they heard they’d be performing iconic numbers by some of the pluckiest female entertainers in Hollywood, including Bette Midler, Sophie Tucker, Ethel Merman, Mae West and Carol Channing.

The revue, which opened Jan. 7, was the perfect fit for all three performers, none of whom seem offended by the term, “broad.”

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Designing woman Kaylene McCaw is a thrift store junkie, skilled seamstress and gifted actress.The costume designer explains how she gets into character.

Kaylene McCaw is having a good clothes day, the kind of clothes day that would send any costume designer into a giddy fit.

Someone delivered a bag of hats, coats and dresses to The Players Theatre earlier in the day. And not just any bag of hats, coats and dresses — these pieces were vintage.

Consequently, McCaw, a costume designer at The Players Theatre for eight years, spent the morning modeling outfits for the staff, parading around the lobby in 1950s derby caps and fur-collared coats.

“One of the perks of the job is getting to play dress-up for a living,” McCaw says. “We get a lot of garbage donations, but it’s worth picking through for the jewels.”

To a woman such as McCaw — an avid Goodwill shopper whose wardrobe mostly consists of funky finds from second-hand stores — the donation was especially exciting.

“I’m frugal,” McCaw says. “It’s a big part of who I am and what I do. A lot of designers come in here expecting to buy everything. Our budgets are basically nothing. My job is to make a nickel look like $500.”

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“I like to think of myself as a fabric engineer,” Kaylene McCaw says. “You give me something soft, and I can make it into almost anything.”

WARDROBE MALFUNCTIONS Kaylene McCaw weighs in on her top-two costume pet peeves.

Velcro

“It’s overrated. I have a personal hatred of Velcro.

It’s not as strong as everybody thinks. It’s a beautiful thing when used properly, but in most cases I use old-fashioned snaps and buttons.”

Inflated egos

“People get insane. I have to keep reminding them that they have to look like their character, even if the character isn’t pretty. Some actors feel since they dress themselves every day, they have the authority to dress themselves in shows.”

ish Edwardian-era gowns of “Titanic” to the drab housecoats and kerchiefs of “Fiddler on the Roof.”

It helps that McCaw is also an actress.

She knows how challenging it is to move on stage in an ill-fitting costume. She knows how a piece of fabric can transform you into a character and transport you to another place and time.

She experienced this as a teen when she was cast as the title character in “Little Red Riding Hood” and when, in 2009, she shaved her head to play the part of cancer-stricken Vivian Bearing in “Wit.” “I’ve had beautiful experiences where someone might be having a hard time feeling a character and they put on the clothes and suddenly get it,” says McCaw, who joined The Players staff eight years ago. “That’s why I wish people would still get dressed up to go to the theater. You take it more seriously. There’s something grand about it.”

McCaw grew up in Walla Walla, Wash., where she served as the president of her high school’s drama club and performed in community theater productions staged in her hometown meeting house.

As a girl, her mother taught her the basics of sewing. The skill served McCaw well as she got older and her personal style became more bohemian.

“I’ve always had tastes that were different,” McCaw says. “If I couldn’t find what I wanted at the mall, I could always hit the sewing machine and make it myself.”

The conversation returns to McCaw’s love of thrift-store shopping — again. Scanning her outfit, she points out that everything, excluding her shoes, came from a Goodwill, the exact location of which she won’t reveal.

“It’s a secret goldmine,” she says of the store. “I want to keep it that way.”

McCaw is currently costuming “Big: The Musical,” which opens Jan. 13, at The Players. According to the designer, the musical is “a simple show,” requiring three costumes for each actor in the 30-person cast.

Her teenaged daughters, both students at Booker High School, are performing in the show.

She gestures toward a heap of colorful Converse sneakers, which she borrowed recently from Florida Studio Theatre for the “Big” kids to wear during ensemble dances.

“I prefer shows where the clothes make the character come to life,” McCaw says. “When the clothes are perfect, people just believe they belong to the actors. It can be frustrating because you want people to notice your work, but you never want the costumes to get in the way.”

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4 small oranges 1 small onion peeled 1/4 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 clove garlic, cut in half 1/4 teaspoon salt Freshly ground black pepper Crisp salad greens 1/2 cup pitted green olives (optional) • Peel oranges and remove membranes. Slice oranges and onion into thin slices and separate onion slices into rings.

• Combine olive oil, vinegar, two tablespoons water, garlic, salt and pepper. Stir well, pour over oranges and onion and refrigerate, covered, until well-chilled — two hours or more. Remove and discard garlic.

• Put greens (and olives, if using) in salad bowl. Add orange/onion/dressing mixture, toss well and serve.

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Tangerines, Ruby Red grapefruits and navel oranges make great additions to recipes.

Winter in Florida is a virtual parade of edible sunshine. First, starting in late fall, come the navel oranges and ruby red grapefruit, followed by tangerines.

In January — and only in January — the much-coveted Honeybells appear. Crimson grapefruit follow for a brief period in February. Then Valencia oranges and golden white grapefruit finish out the season, which ends in May. These are the stars of Florida’s fruit season. Even the names are mouthwatering. The fruit is as healthful as it is delicious, and its season is one of the joys of living here.

Whether you get your citrus in the supermarket, from a grower or from a tree in your backyard, these fruits are virtually guilt-free. They are universally low in calories and sodium (with the peculiar exception of kumquats) and rich in vitamins A, B and C and various other nutrients. They have a decent amount of dietary fiber and zero grams of fat. Sugar content ranges from two to three grams each for a lime or lemon to eight grams for an orange and 11 for a tangerine.

From a nutrition and taste standpoint, they are real winners.

They are also stars in the kitchen with roles to play far beyond juice or the conventional half-grapefruit-sectioned-forbreakfast. That same half grapefruit can take a topping of light brown sugar straight from the package, go under the broiler until the sugar bubbles and emerge as an instant dessert. Got leftover champagne? Martha Stewart pours it over citrus sections in saucer glasses for another instant ending. Or bake a sweet tart base, spread with marscapone mixed with some finely chopped candied ginger, a bit of grapefruit juice and some confectioners sugar, top with perfect grapefruit

sections, and you have a spectacular dessert with little effort.

Citrus fruits shine in salads, in which oranges and onions are especially great companions. One recipe follows. For an intriguing variation, combine oranges with watercress and red onion, pine nuts and an olive oil/red wine vinegar dressing seasoned with a bit of dried marjoram. Individually or in combination, citrus fruits star in sorbets and other desserts, drinks, preserves, cakes, cookies, tarts, spectacular scones and more.

These may well be the most versatile of fruits. Epicurious.com delivers 117 citations for “grapefruit” alone; recipes are that easy to find.

So is great fruit, because Sarasota has a major, local grower — Albritton Fruit Company. It was founded by Karl Albritton in 1880 and calls itself Florida’s oldest family-owned business. And well it might; it buds onto rootstock from a sour orange tree planted during the Civil War. Today’s management is the third generation.

Albritton grows in Sarasota, Arcadia and Hardy counties; its business is roughly 50% wholesale and 50% retail. There used to be multiple Albritton stores, including a sorely missed one on Longboat Key and another on South Tamiami Trail not far from the hospital. Today shipping is 90% of its retail business (they send fruit worldwide), and there is only The Grove on Proctor east of Honore. But you can still get a free taste of its 100% pure orange or grapefruit juice.

If you are a Honeybell fancier, get over there straightaway: The fruit is here, but the season is short. Whatever you are buying, consider this advice from Tom House, Albritton Fruit’s general manag-

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Tom House, general manager of Albritton Fruit Company, displays some of the season’s best.

er, “People buy fruit by look and size,” he says, “and those things don’t really matter. (It’s) better to judge by density; heft the fruit and get a sense of how juicy it is.”

House explains that although wholesale customers buy a year ahead then test the actual crop for sugar and acidity to meet their standards, “What we sell in the store, we select by taste and experience. We eat, pick, ship.”

To experience just how sweet and juicy a fruit of winter can be, take an early tangerine, for example, which can be hard to peel. Split it in half and eat it from the inside out — standing over a sink or wastebasket to catch the juice that runs off your chin. You’ll be doing it kind of like the citrus guys do it in the field. It’s messy, but it sure is fun — and delicious!

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will pay off manifold in the future, and by keeping the selections short, it was hardly an infliction on the ears of the audience.

After a quick stage change, the musicians returned with their real instruments — violins, violas, cellos and basses — to do what they do best. And did they ever do it! Itzhak dubbed their selections a sort of musical menu, starting with an appetizer of Mozart (three movements from a divertimento), followed by a sandwich of a Perlman-constructed chamber work: the first movement of Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” Quartet (transcribed for string orchestra by Mahler); the second movement of Beethoven’s Opus 18, No. 4 Quartet; and the final movement of the Schubert.

With his ample charm and charisma, Itzhak, on the podium, called this the “entrée of the dinner” with the opening Schubert being “a big steak” and the Beethoven “a foie gras course.”

For my taste, the rich, sonorous sounds the orchestra made in the Schubert/Mahler were more like a luscious rib roast (bone in, of course!), while the clarity and beautifully resolved dissonances in the Beethoven were like a palate-cleansing soupcon of sorbet.

There were two surprises. This time, rather than ending with a fun romp through the “Carmen” Suite as they have in past years, Itzhak chose an encore of the Brahms “Hungarian Dance” No. 5. This made a really rich dessert course, complete “mit schlag,” in one of the best Hungarian-style drones (violins leaning into an up-bow crescendo) we’ve ever heard. It was delicious.

The only not-so-good surprise had nothing to do with the performers. It was the packed audience that seemed very unSarasota-like in its understanding of the concert. Applauding at several inopportune moments (including in the middle of a phrase), this seemed to be an audience that turned out because it was the thing to do. Let’s hope those who were attending a classical concert for the first time learned as much as those kids on the stage and that this experience will have them return for more in the future.

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Now in its seventh Sarasota season, the Perlman Music Program has taught us what to expect when we attend its Winter Residency Celebration concert, so there were only a few surprises this past Saturday at the Sarasota Opera House — and they were almost all good ones.

Attending one of these performances is like discovering a great video on YouTube.

The stage is crammed with some of the most talented string players in the world.

The surprise for the uninitiated is that they’re mostly teenagers: focused, brilliant, poised and on the verge of major careers in music.

Their mentors, the violinist and conductor Itzhak Perlman and his insightfuland-inspirational wife, Toby, have a home life that’s been filled with five of their own children. Years ago, in a conversation I had with Toby, she told me the reason they had so many kids is they had so much love to give, and they simply had to spread it among them. This same philosophy seems to prevail in their treatment of the student musicians who participate in the Perlman Music Program.

Itzhak, who has occasionally moonlighted as a baritone in concerts and operas, feels it’s important for instrumentalists to learn to sing. And is he ever right! It’s not so much that they become great singers with beautiful voices, but when instrumentalists sing in an ensemble, like The PMP Chorus, they learn phrasing, breathing, stage deportment and, most importantly, the art of listening to each other. All of this is then translated into their chamber music, orchestral and solo instrumental performances.

So, as in most past years, Saturday’s concert began with chorus master Patrick Romano and The PMP Chorus (including Itzhak and Toby Perlman), using their “original instruments” in singing excerpts from an early Mozart Mass, Mozart’s “Ave Verum Corpus” and a well-known “Coronation” Anthem by Handel. Was it great singing? No. It was strident, thin and, at times, pushed. But the musical and emotional lessons learned by the singers

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If you’ve got a hankering to see “Country Strong,” take a pillow to the theater. It’s the perfect opportunity to catch up on some lost sleep. From beginning to end, this film just rips off other movies, as well as its audience.

In this comeback-kid flick, Gwyneth Paltrow plays Kelly Canter, country-western superstar who’s fallen from grace and landed in rehab. Her husband/manager, James, played by Tim McGraw (who surprisingly doesn’t sing a note), signs her out early, primarily due to greed. He wants Kelly back on the circuit — ready or not. Meal ticket aside, we’re supposed to believe he really loves her.

Rehab orderly Beau (cutie pie Garret Hedlund) quits his day job and goes on tour with Kelly. Ironically, he too, is a country singer. Although Kelly loves James, she also loves Beau (it’s a superstar thing). Beau loves Kelly, until young little upstart Chiles (Leighton Meester) enters the picture. It doesn’t get any sudsier than this even on daytime TV.

“Country Strong” suffers from a syrupy screenplay by its director, Shana Feste (“The Greatest”). Had that not been a major issue, the film may have soared.

Blatantly stealing scenes from “Walk the Line” (the June Carter/Johnny Cash duet) and “Crazy Heart” (heaving into a trash can backstage) detracts from her credibility as a professional. It undermines Paltrow’s fabulous singing voice and some impressive camerawork.

Given Kelly’s propensity for breaking down crying at any given moment, the rivers of mascara running down her cheeks get old, really fast. Waterproof mascara has been around for decades. Minor things such as that add up to bothersome predictability throughout the film.

It’s sad when an amazing cast and superb score are wasted on such a sorry script.

“Country Strong” would have been more effective as the source for a song rather than an endlessly boring movie.

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From the moment more than 250 guests entered a snowy ballroom at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, they experienced a winter wonderland perfectly appropriate for the presence of 1976 Olympic gold medalist ice skater Dorothy Hamill. Hamill, author of “A Skating Life,” was honored with Sunshine from Darkness’ annual Luminary Award, which is presented to those who have done outstanding work combating the stigma associated with mental illness. Sunshine from Darkness’ 14th annual gala took place Saturday, Jan. 8.

Chaired by Lee Peterson and Emily Walsh Parry and Honorary Chairs Bob Peterson and Bob and Joyce Tate, the gala featured an exclusive jewelry bar, presented

by Judith Ripka as the silent auction, and a special appearance by 2010 Winter Olympics pairs skaters Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig. Guests danced the night away (even starting the fun earlier, in between each course) to the sounds of Scott Blum & Friends.

Proceeds benefit mental-health research through the International Mental Health Research Organization.

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+ Black Tie Affair The Catholic Charities Ball 2011

Catholic Charities of Sarasota and Manatee Counties 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29 • The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota • Ticket $200 • Reservations 941355-4680, Ext. 311

by Molly Schechter | Social Editor

It is one of our town’s most established events, formerly known as “The Bishop’s Ball” and still called that by many supporters. The invitation says “Bishop Frank J. Dewane requests the honor of

your presence for a special evening…” and it’s tough to say “no” to the Bishop! The quartet of co-chairs includes Sarasota leading ladies Mary Kenealy-Barbetta, Julie Delaney, Bridget Spiess and Linda Whitacre. Honorary chairs Eileen Donovan and Maria DeSanto, long associated with the event, further strengthen its appeal. The band, Mainstream, will play for the third consecutive year – by popular demand. This year’s auction includes a trip to Australia, along with the always-popular “Dinner with the Bishop.” And the raffle is year’s free tuition at any Catholic school in Sarasota or Manatee County – not a bad bet for a $25 ticket. Pick your reason and make your reservation by calling the number above. And give our best to the Bishop!

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Deva O’Donnell, Rochelle Nigri, Molly Klauber, Vanessa Opstal, Kelly Dowd and Sharon Petrik

+ What were you doing New Year’s?

Getting a spiritual lift from a drum circle in Sanderling … ogling the cookie queen’s sequined boots on Siesta Key … being delighted by a friend’s spectacular new place in Ocala … celebrating with friends at Lan before going out on Main Street for the pineapple plop … enjoying the same dinner (corned beef and cabbage and black-eyed peas with a dime embedded for good luck) with the same friends for a half-century … going off to the beach with a girlfriend to focus on joys and sorrows of the year ending and plans and resolutions for the one ahead … skipping planned stops on a holiday cruise due to worries about pirates(!) … enjoying a progressive dinner when you always thought you hated that format … and, almost universally: “celebrating being alive and, thankfully, healthy.”

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Sarasota Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Corinthian Society of donors of $5,000 or more welcomed 41 new members at a celebration at the Bird Key Yacht Club before the holidays. The event also recognized seven new “Doctors of Philanthropy” who have committed $50,000 or more.

They are: Bank of America Client Foundation, The Bolger Foundation, The Charlotte Geyer Foundation, Jones Family Foundation, KBR Foundation, Inc., Anonymous and Dan, Rob and Mike Snyder, founders of the Patricia Snyder Golf Tournament.

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Lovely and engaged … Over the holidays, Ed Sarbey presented Shelley Binion with an engagement ring. And if BT’s earlier referral to Ivana Lucic and Renzo Rivolta as affianced was, shall we say, premature, a recent e-mail from Ivana says, “Now that all of our families are here ... I can definitely say that we are engaged!”

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included Molly’s mom, Mirta Klauber, aunts Jaymie Klauber and Katie Moulton, and friends Maria Sharoubim, Shelley Binion, Kelly Dowd, Vanessa Opstal, Sharon Petrik, Jennie Famiglio and Rochelle Nigri.

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Mary Ann Robinson will be hosting one of four VIP dinners benefiting the YMCA Foundation. She’s promising to pull out all the stops in terms of romance for “Be My Valentine” to be held Feb. 14, at Michael’s Wine Cellar.

Seating is limited to 34, and tickets are $200 per person at 951-1336 … Party perfect …

Sherman and Joyce Cooper entertained friends to celebrate the new year and the visit of their niece Lindsay Eldredge, who attends Curry College outside of Boston, and her boyfriend, Michael Yormark, a student at Syracuse University …Sailing, sailing …

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‘Perlman and Pearls’ Celebration Gala The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast Saturday, Jan. 8 | Michael’s On East

Photos by Molly Schechter

Sheila and Jules Rose, President of the Perlman Music Program/Suncoast

Co-Chairwomen Liz Barzell, Fran Lambert and Debbie Haspel

Violin autographed by the Perlmans and their “pearls” was an auction item.

Student Valerie Kim with former student Peter Dugan

Toby and Itzhak Perlman

Madge and Bill Berman

John and Mary Ann Meyer

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‘La Bête’ Opening Night Dinner Asolo Repertory Theatre Friday, Jan. 7 | Asolo Repertory Theatre

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Ed Winddancer plays a Native American welcoming song.

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Yara Carvalho, Lais Pfitzenreiter and Artab Pangallo

Jack Dowd stands between two of his sculptures that he made of Andy Warhol in 2007.

‘Looking Into the Crystal Ball’ Selby Public Library Teen Center Friday, Jan. 7 | Selby Public Library

Pat Kaufman was one of the artists who showed off their skills during the Friends of the Selby Public Library event.

Evelyn McFarland Miller shows Don and Linda Bruns her collection of flutes that she had on display.

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SAVE THE DATES! Our Winter Season opens with Celebrate the Season at Longboat Key Center for the Arts!

THE HUMAN FIGURE: REVERED AND REVEALED Durante Gallery sponsored by Ed Brickman “Legal Forging” December 2 – 16, 2010 Opening Reception | Thursday | December 2 | 5 -7 pm Durante Gallery Please rsvp to 941.383.2345 by November 30 for the Dec 2 reception.

LIFE AND STILL LIFE Artist: DavidofLeffel A selection Ed’s work will be for sale to benefit the Longboat Key Center January for the13ArtsFebruary 24 Opening Reception: Thursday, January 13 5-7 pm Ed Brickman has been making jewelry since he was a teenager and has never World renowned painter, writer and “20th Century Old Master,” lost his enthusiasm for the creative process. His work can be found in the Leffel’s portraits and still lifes illuminate their subject creating permanent collections of the Newark Museum in Newark, New Jersey, and dimension, mystery and atmosphere. the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City. Ed has been teaching

David Leffel Workshop February 9:30 amEd– will 4 pm jewelry for many years at–LBKCA. This21-25 is the first time be showcasing $850 over 200 pieces from his collection. You’ll not want to miss this show!

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FASHION by Stephanie Hannum | Black Tie Editor

BETSEY JOHNSON BELT

“Belts make an outfit — I put them outside jackets and around dresses. Anytime I can belt something, I belt it.”

“My style is sophisticated with an urban twist.

I like to wear conservative clothing, but with a modern pop like studs, ruffles or bright colors.”

guestfashioneditor SABRINA CULLEN

Sabrina Cullen, a communications specialist with Coldwell Banker Real Estate, has a young fresh look. The young professional has fun mixing and matching styles, which she discovers while folding and hanging her laundry.

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They add a funky pop to a simple black suit, which is very much my style.”

PINS AND NEEDLESTOP “I can wear this top to work and then go out — it easily transitions from day to night.”

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BETSEY JOHNSON DRESS (Back shown) “From the front, this is just a striped dress, but it has ruffles on the back. I can wear it with leggings, boots or pumps. It’s a great dress to dress up or down.”

ABS COLLECTION DRESS

“This is my party dress — it’s one of those dresses that you see in the store and just know it’s one you’ll love. It reminds me of Carrie Bradshaw from ‘Sex and the City.’”

“This is my Michael Jackson jacket. I like to buy very trendy items at Forever 21, because they are affordable, so it’s OK if they go out of style next year. This is one of those items that people are afraid to pick up but when they see it on me, they realize it is wearable.”

WILLIAM RAST JEANS

“These jeans fit really well and are different; I don’t think a lot of people wear this brand. I like brand names that are stylish and high-end but not what everyone is wearing.”

Today, my mom lost her job and I might have to go live with my grandma.

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“I love the bright color of these shoes — it makes my outfits more playful than wearing just a black heel.”

TORI SPELLING NECKLACE

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