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Developers and residents oppose development proposal. Page 3A.

DIVERSIONS: LITTLE BIG STAR

Cajun Corner

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Sarasota Mardi Gras party draws a spirited crowd.

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SLICE OF THE CITY PEOPLE, PICS & PLACES

Thursday, MARCH 10, 2011

neighborhood impact

Lift station will close Osprey A section of Osprey Avenue will be closed for approximately nine months, while work crews reroute pipes to a new lift station and renovate the bridge over Hudson Bayou.

By Robin Roy | City Editor

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First Step of Sarasota held its eighth annual Caring Hearts Luncheon Feb. 17, at Michael’s On East. The event, which benefits the mothers and infants program, raised nearly $40,000.

Detroit native Paul Welch received the 2011 Caring Heart of the Year Award for his support to the community through programs that benefit children and teens.

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CONSTRUCTION OVERVIEW

HUDSON AVENUE

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For the past six years, residents living around Hudson Bayou feared another disaster at their neighborhood lift station could happen at any time.

In 2005, about 570,000 gallons What is a lift of raw sewage station? leaked out of A lift station Lift Station 7 on is placed at a Pomelo Avenue point in a sewer and into Hudson system where Bayou. water needs to A subsebe pumped, or quent investilifted, to a highgation discover elevation, so ered the city that gravity can did not inform be used to bring residents that a that water to a 500,000-gallon treatment plant. spill from the same lift station occurred just a year earlier.

Residents around the lift station will now be getting some welcome relief.

Construction is scheduled to begin next month on a new lift station with a higher capacity that sits further away from the water.

“The night it was approved, I almost started crying,” said Susan Chapman, Hudson Bayou Neighbor-

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1. Months one to nine: Construction of Lift Station 87 2. Months four to nine: Osprey Avenue closed from Brother Geenan Way to Mound Street 3. Months five to 15: Osprey Avenue closed from Mound Street to Alta Vista Street 4. Months five to 10: Force main placed from Hudson Avenue to Lift Station 87 5. As early as month six or as late as month 10: Bridge repairs for up to four months 6. Months 12 to 16: Gravity sensor placed from Lift Station 7 to Lift Station 87 7. Months 16 to 18: Lift Stations 7 and 71 demolished

CITY ELECTION

Clapp, Caragiulo head to recount The District 2 City Commission opponents were separated by just 11 votes. Meanwhile, District 1 will see a runoff, which leaves District 3 with the only clear-cut winner.

By Robin Roy | City Editor

After counting 3,425 ballots in the District 2 City Commission race, just 0.3% separated incumbent Dick Clapp and his challenger, Paul Caragiulo.

State law mandates any result under 0.5% be subject to a recount.

Caragiulo said he knew the race would be close, just not as tight as it was.

“I thought it would come down to within 200 votes,” he said.

Caragiulo received 1,718 votes to Clapp’s 1,707.

Thirteen provisional ballots that were not part of that total were to be counted Thursday afternoon.

The recount was scheduled to take place Friday morning.

If the candidates are 0.25% apart after the recount, then a manual recount of the overvotes and undervotes would be ordered.

SEE ELECTION / PAGE 2A

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Paul Caragiulo and his wife, Nikki, check ballot totals at their Election Night party at Caragiulo’s Italian-American restaurant on Palm Avenue.

Robin Roy

Dick Clapp and his wife, Marti, shared some lighthearted moments with supporters at his gathering at Carr's Corner Cafe on North Tamiami Trail.

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DISTRICT 2

Overvotes are people voting for both candidates, and undervotes are people voting for neither candidate.

Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent said overvotes and undervotes are less likely in races with two candidates.

An analysis of the precinct-by-precinct results shows Caragiulo taking six of 10 precincts and Clapp capturing four.

Caragiulo received the most votes, 300, in Precinct 1, which is generally downtown from Orange Avenue to the Ringling Bridge and Main Street to 10th Street.

Clapp got 189 votes there.

Caragiulo was also strong in Precinct 11, south of Hyde Park Street and west of Tamiami Trail, and in Precinct 147, which is Osprey Avenue west to the bayfront and Main Street south to Hudson Bayou.

Clapp’s highest vote total, 383, came from Precinct 49, which is in his Indian Beach/ Sapphire Shores neighborhood. Caragiulo received 208 votes in that precinct.

The incumbent’s second-largest margin of victory, 64 votes, came in Precinct 94 — from Bird Key to St. Armands Key. Clapp won Precinct 13 by 54 votes. That precinct encompasses Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Otter Key and City Island.

With four candidates in District 1, it was expected that the race would come down to a runoff election.

Willie Shaw was the top vote-getter with

Precinct 1 11 13 14 18 24 49 94 136 147 Total

Clapp 189 134 231 135 80 85 383 212 46 212 1,707

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Caragiulo 300 224 177 189 50 97 208 148 56 269 1,718

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414 votes, or 42%. He’ll face Linda Holland in the May 10 runoff.

Holland received 218 votes, or 22%.

She was followed by Richard Dorfman, with 201 votes, and Frederick Williams, with 162 votes.

Thirty-four percent of Shaw’s votes came from Precinct 31, which is in North Sarasota, from 17th Street to Myrtle Street.

Holland’s votes were more evenly distributed, but the most she received, 53, was in Precinct 10, which is mostly made up of her Gillespie Park neighborhood.

Shannon Snyder avoided a runoff in District 3 by taking 56% of the vote on Election Day. He received 703 votes, compared to 463 for Diana Hamilton and 88 for Pete Theisen.

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‘discouragement zones’

Developers decry buffer zones A proposal intended to make the approval process easier for the business community and also make it more accommodating for neighborhood residents has angered both groups.

By Robin Roy | City Editor

Sarasota County and its various municipalities have been trying to come up with ways to encourage economic development.

That was the theory behind a proposal to create buffer zones around city neighborhoods, according to Mike Taylor, a city planning and development general manager.

“We were trying to balance two communities — the development community, which we know is important to the vitality of the community — and the neighborhood community,” he said.

But, he said the proposal has actually upset both groups.

Currently, city rules require public hearings for any proposed building more than 5,000 square feet that is outside of the downtown zones.

Taylor said the Planning Board asked the city to come up with an easier approval process, so, as a first step, his team proposed reviews based on location instead of size.

An example of why the planning board felt a new system was needed was the expansion of the city’s water-treatment facility on 12th Street. The addition was going

to be more than 5,000 square feet, which automatically required a public hearing, even though it was in the middle of an industrial area.

Taylor’s team proposed that any project that falls within 250 feet of a city neighborhood would be subject to a public hearing.

Everything else would be eligible for administrative review, which bypasses public hearings.

“We felt it was a good starting point for a conversation,” said Taylor.

Because developers can spend thousands of dollars in the public-hearing process, some in the real-estate community have begun to sarcastically refer to the buffer zones as “discouragement zones.”

That’s a play on Manatee County’s “encouragement zones,” which attempt to speed up the permitting and approval process for new development.

Land-use attorney Casey Colburn believes the new proposal was created without allowing real-estate interests to play a part.

“It was done in secret, and it was a shocker,” he said.

The problem for the business community is that on South Tamiami Trail, particularly south of Sarasota Memorial Hospital,

all commercial properties are within the buffer zone.

Meanwhile, some neighborhood groups didn’t like the fact that they wouldn’t have input on projects outside of the buffer zones.

“It’s not about controlling growth,” said Kate Lowman, a member of the Laurel Park Neighborhood Association. “It’s about having a say in large projects right across the street.”

Lowman said through the public-hearing process, neighborhoods have been able to make several large-scale developments more consistent with the surrounding community.

Taylor stressed that the proposal is a first step and was aimed to get input from neighborhood and development groups.

“It’s not intended to discourage development or take away from neighborhoods,” he said. “We wanted to provide relief for a process that some thought was unnecessary but also protect neighborhoods with a buffer.”

Visit our website to see a map of the “discouragement zone.” www.YourObserver.com

VOLUNTEER EFFORT

Feline fancy Emily Aftandilian, founder of Mimi’s Rescue, has rescued and placed more than 1,000 kittens and cats in permanent homes.

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Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara

Emily “Mimi” Aftandilian holds Sabrina, Sasha and Little Spencer on a recent Saturday afternoon at PetSmart Sarasota.

By Maria Amodio | Staff Writer

It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon and Emily Aftandilian is spending the day the same way she has spent nearly every weekend for the past two-anda-half years. She and the rest of the volunteers from Mimi’s Rescue are at the PetSmart on Tamiami Trail, trying to find homes for foster kittens.

Today, the group is buzzing with excitement over the latest adoption. A local woman who recently took in two kittens, Gizmo and Gwenny, has come back for their sister, a tortoiseshell mix named Gucci.

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Aftandilian immediately breaks into a huge grin when she hears the news.

“The cats are happiest when they’re together,” she says.

“They’re a family, just like us.”

Aftandilian is an avid animal-lover who has been taking care of animals her entire life, but it wasn’t until she founded Mimi’s Rescue in 2010 that her passion for saving animals became a full-time job.

“I’ve always had a weakness for anything with four legs

and a fur coat,” says Aftandilian, who named the rescue after her childhood nickname, “Mimi.”

The organization currently cares for more than 40 kittens and cats, which are fostered in the homes of six volunteers.

The kittens are often malnourished, injured or abused when they come to Mimi’s Rescue and need to be nursed back to health before they can be put up for adoption.

Last year, Aftandilian rescued a domestic short-hair named Beatrice who was so hypothermic that the veterinarian couldn’t get a body temperature reading from

Samantha Fox, a sophomore at Riverview High School, has fostered nearly 200 cats since she and her mother, Sandy, became volunteers for Mimi’s Rescue two years ago.

The Foxes are currently caring for 16 kittens, including four semi-feral cats, which were found in December.

“When I first got them, you had to towel them just to hold them because they would try to bite or scratch you,” says Fox. “Now, you can flip them over and rub their belly and they just purr.” her. Last June, 13 kittens were dumped at the end of Gocio Road.

Aftandilian says that good homes and volunteers are needed now more than ever, because, as a result of the economy, more people are abandoning their cats.

A few weeks ago, a man called Mimi’s Rescue and said that he couldn’t afford to buy food for his five kittens anymore. Mimi’s Rescue is currently at capacity, with some volunteers caring for up to 16 kittens, but Aftandilian couldn’t turn them away.

“I never say no to kittens,” says Aftandilian with a sigh. “I just can’t.”

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SPACE TO GROW

Impact fee helps to fund public parking garages The city offers developers the option of eliminating a parking garage from their private projects.

By Robin Roy | City Editor

Downtown developers will now be able to avoid having to include a parking garage in their projects.

City commissioners approved March 7 a parking impact fee, or “in-lieu-of ” fee, in which a developer will have the option of contributing money to a parking fund in lieu of constructing his own parking.

For any new or improvement project of more than 10,000 square feet downtown, zoning code requires the creation of one parking space per 500 square feet, one space per dwelling unit or one space for every two hotel rooms.

Developers would pay $12,000 for each space eliminated from their projects.

For example, if a 100-room hotel is built next to the Palm Avenue parking garage, the developer would be required to include 50 parking spaces inside his building.

Instead, he could pay $300,000 to eliminate 25 of those required spaces and use 25 spaces in the parking garage next door.

“A hotel doesn’t want to waste two floors on parking,” said City Manager Bob Bartolotta. “They can pay for spaces in the garage next door.”

To qualify, the project would have to be within a quarter-mile of a public parking garage.

The $12,000-per-space fee is likely less than developers have to pay for each space if they constructed them on their own.

The cost for each space in the Palm Avenue garage was $17,000.

“The reason (the cost) is lower is to incentivize development,” said Mike Taylor, a planning and development general manager.

City Hall would determine if there are enough public garage spaces nearby to accommodate a request. If it qualifies, the developer would pay the in-lieu-of fee, as well as a $40 monthly parking permit for each public garage space, which could be passed on to tenants or employees.

The money collected would be put toward the construction of more public parking garages.

In-lieu-of fee For a hypothetical downtown project of 100,000 square feet, 200 parking spaces would be required.

At $17,000 per space, which is what the Palm Avenue parking garage cost, the developer would pay $3.4 million.

With the in-lieu-of fee option, the developer would pay $12,000 per space, or $2.4 million.

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The Police Complaints Committee will advice the police chief on the policies concerning the processing of citizen complaints against Sarasota police officers.

+ City Commission selects police panels chairmen The City Commission selected the chairmen to lead two permanent police panels.

Former Mayor Elmer Berkel is now chairman of the Independent Police Advisory Panel, and Ronald Riffel is chairman of the Police Complaints Committee.

Berkel, a 45-year Sarasota resident, spent 34 years as psychologist in the Sarasota County school system and 10 years as a court mediator with the 12th Judicial Circuit.

Riffel, an 11-year Sarasota resident, is a retired social worker. For 13 years, he was the director of counseling at the University of Denver, and he had a private practice in psychiatric social work for 20 years.

Riffel also worked with the military police, providing consultation and expert testimony.

The permanent Police Advisory Panel was created to ensure police accountability and

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+ Overheard During the discussion about the police panels chairmen, Vice Mayor Fredd Atkins was clearly irritated with Commissioner Terry Turner.

When Turner requested that the commission choose the chairman of the Police Complaints Committee first, because half of its applicants had also applied for the Independent Police Advisory Panel, Atkins appeared angry and said he didn’t know why, but he’d go along with it.

“I have no hidden agenda,” laughed Turner.

Atkins replied: “You always have a hidden agenda.”

Later, when three commissioners were trying to persuade either Atkins or Commissioner Suzanne Atwell to join their vote for Ronald Riffel, Turner said he felt

Riffel would be a good choice and that he even met privately with him.

Atkins said with a smile, “I was getting ready to change my mind until you said you met privately with him.”

Initially, Atkins didn’t change his mind, but after a few minutes he did after asking for more information about Riffel “except what Turner says.”

 County Commission Budget Workshop — 9 a.m. Monday, March 14, County Administration Center, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota

+ Construction on next phase of MURT to begin The city is set to begin construction on the next phase of the Multi-Use Recreational Trail (MURT).

Work is scheduled to begin March 17 to extend a 10-foot-wide concrete trail from John Ringling Boulevard and Benjamin Franklin Drive to just south of the Lido Beach Pavilion.

Trail amenities will include benches, bike racks and crosswalk improvements.

The project will cost an estimated $656,000 and will take about six months to complete.

 Board of Zoning Appeals — 6 p.m.

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SQUAT TEAM

Unbreakable threads The Friendship Knot Quilters’ Guild will host its 13th Biennial Quilt Show March 11 and March 12.

By Loren Mayo | Community Editor

Two years ago, Kay Lynch shuffled into the Bahia Vista Mennonite Church expecting to find 36 little-grandma types arm deep in fabric, quilting away.

She was shocked when greeted by the 300 quirky women who make up the Friendship Knot Quilters’ Guild of Sarasota.

It all began back in 1982.

“There were two groups trying to start a guild, and we wanted to be the ‘Calico Clowns,’” said Joan Hatt. “We met in Skip (Mahaffey’s) kitchen and became the Friendship Knot Guild because Skip had already made a block of friendship knots. She even draped it over the mailbox so we knew which house was hers.”

Within the guild exist several cottage groups, small groups of members who meet regularly to share friendship and the love of quilting — and maybe just as important, yummy desserts.

In 1987, six quilters met at Timmie Stewart’s house for the first time to form their cottage group name: SQUAT Team.

“We started with ‘Six Quilters United at Timmie’s,’” Stew-

If you go What: Friendship Knot Quilters’ Guild 13th Biennial Quilt Show features a boutique, consignment booth and block auction When: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, March 11 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, March 12 Where: Robarts Arena, 3000 Ringling Blvd.

Cost: $7 donation Info: www.friendshipknotquiltersguild.com art said. “We added one more, and then it was seven. Then we opened it up to more, so it was ‘several’ or ‘some.’”

On Monday, nine members of the SQUAT Team selected a few of their most beloved quilts and brought them to Jane Schultz’ house. Within a few moments, most of them were seated. Lynch pulled out a book on quilting and began flipping through it.

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Quilting calamities “One of our members was sitting by a window quilting and couldn’t see the fine stitches, so she had a magnifying mirror. It was time to make dinner, and the sun was coming in and hit the mirror, burning a hole through the center of the quilt.

She put it in a show like that and two years later, fixed it and won a ribbon.” — Doris Moran “I sewed a piece of my quilt to my shirt.” — Karen Brennan “My daughter was expecting a little girl and put ‘Molly Catherine’ on top of the quilt, and ‘she’ turned out to be a boy.

Every quilt someone makes, we say are you going to put ‘Molly Catherine’ on it?” — Joan Hatt

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Front row: Joan Hatt, Sara van Buskirk, Timmie Stewart and Frances Hillier. Back row: Doris Moran, Jane Schultz, Carroll Jenkins, Carol Brown and Kay Lynch chine in the 1930s.

One by one, the ladies bring out their patched works of art and play show-and-tell. On the backside of each quilt is a label that informs future generations of the quilt’s name, its designer, where it was made, the date and anything else pertinent to its history.

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without caring is not enough

Carol Brown, as she holds up a purple-and-green quilt with a funky, zig-zag pattern. “I made this one out of flannel so I can lay down and take a nap. And here’s my problem quilt. This one was sandwiched with safety pins for over two years. I asked everyone, and Timmie finally said, ‘Carol, if that were my quilt, I’d quilt the hell out of it.’”

“Finding a quilt and following the directions and they’re wrong.

Many times the pattern you purchase doesn’t work, and you spend hours redrafting the pattern to make it work or abandon it. I made a quilt twice!” — Kay Lynch “My daughter-in-law was making a mystery quilt for American Patchwork and Quilting magazine. In each edition, the magazine gives directions on how to do something, and you can only do that much.

The magazine was wrong, and they sent her a year’s supply of fabric.” — Carroll Jenkins

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Agenda for the new commission Despite the need for a runoff in District 1 and an automatic recount in District 2, we congratulate new Sarasota City Commissioner Shannon Snyder — and thank all who volunteered to run for office. Political races can be grueling.

But now comes the real test for the winners and winners to be.

How are they going to lead?

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Will the new commissioners’ era be marked by weak leadership that sees the city become a backwater of competing special interests that paralyze the City Commission?

Or will it be marked by a vibrant vision for a strong, growing, opportunity-laden city in which our children and others can thrive? The choice will be in the new com-

city employee pensions

This counts as both a short-term and long-term crisis, so urgent action is paramount.

For the first time, climbing pension obligations for city employees will surpass total ad valorem tax revenues in the city for the next fiscal year. Pensions for police and general employees will cost about $16.8 million, while the city is projecting to collect $14.9 million in property tax revenue for the general fund.

Clearly this is unsustainable. Outgoing Mayor Kelly Kirschner says drastic

measures are needed, and City Manager Bob Bartolotta calls this “the biggest issue the commission will face this decade.”

Poorly negotiated contracts with the public unions by past administrations and commissions put the city in this bind. Police point out they do not pay Social Security taxes and so they need the pensions. That needs to change, so they have Social Security withheld and can contribute to 401(k) plans.

This is politically daunting because of the influence of the police union and

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‘Won’t do’ attitude adjustment

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increased development density

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North Trail redevelopment

For too many years, City Hall has operated under a “won’t do” attitude toward business and development — the engines driving the economy. Slow permitting, ferociously bureaucratic bureaucrats, opposition to growth, anti-development regulations and the periodic hostage crisis by neighborhood associations have combined to make Sarasota the “won’t do” city.

Talk to almost any business owner in the

This should be a no-brainer, but alas …

The city is land-locked by Sarasota County and its utility infrastructure.

There is no reasonable way that the city can expand by annexation. Its borders are pretty well set.

So growth must come within the existing city limits. And that can only happen by allowing more density. Downtown may have enough density for right now but not for the future.

Limiting downtown only to two more 18-story buildings is unnecessary and arbitrary. And the areas where there can be 10-story buildings are few. These put onerous long-term limits on downtown’s

There are three keys to creating an energetic, job-generating North Trail entrance to Sarasota.

First, clean up the crime and create a safe environment for businesses to be willing to risk money on the area. And the long-proven method for cleaning crime out of an area is to punish criminals.

Community policing is good, but it must be in connection with a strong hand.

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missioners’ hands.

There are several major issues facing the city. With at least two new members on the commission, the time is ripe to take the city in a new direction. To that end, the Sarasota Observer offers a five-point agenda for the new commission to take the city in that new direction. In future issues, we will look at prescriptions for each of these.

city, whether existing, new or expanding, and you will hear stories about the time and money spent on the most petty and mundane elements of a code. Some businesses give up, and others never start.

The city has an anti-business reputation that, unfortunately, is well-deserved.

The new commission can change that tone.

If the past four years of a crummy economy hold any lessons for city leaders,

ability to grow and prosper.

The density limits drive up land prices downtown, which make it more expensive and less attractive for developers. A few readers may be saying “great!” right about now. But it is not great. Obstacles to development are destructive. All organizations, businesses and cities need to grow or die. It’s a law of life: If you are not growing, you are diminishing. Sarasota’s downtown will stagnate if it cannot grow.

It has happened before in the city.

But more than downtown needs higher densities. During the boom years, a lot of growth occurred in the unincorporated parts of north county, but not much within

Drug dealers, prostitutes and the homeless check in and out of the county jail like businessmen at a Days Inn. These are the criminal elements whose presence puts up a “Do Not Enter” sign for businesses. Get them off the streets, keep them off the streets, including the Johns looking for hookers.

If the commission throws up its hands and says there is nothing that can be done,

the general good feelings by most of the community — the silent, large majority, we suspect — toward our police officers.

The problem is not caused by police officers, nor is the need to fix it any reflection on their service.

It is a straightforward fiduciary responsibility incumbent on the City Commission to protect taxpayers today and tomorrow from a suffocating debt burden. This can cannot be kicked down the road. Tough choices must be made to reduce the city employees’ benefits.

it is the importance of being business friendly and laying out the welcome mat.

We’ve seen what Sarasota looks like when businesses can’t conduct business and people won’t come.

It’s an ugly picture for our community.

And, as an aside, the anti-growth, antibusiness attitude is self-defeating, because growth and business are what drive tax revenues to city coffers. See: conditions in current recession.

the city. In large part, that is because the county was more attractive from a cost and friendly-to-business standpoint.

Building and living in the city already means an extra layer of taxation — all city residents pay city and county taxes. If we do not offer higher densities everywhere it makes sense — without turning the concept “makes sense” into a synonym for “never” — then the city simply cannot and will not grow.

This takes bold and visionary leadership, because the city has a vocal and organized element opposing growth. But it is necessary if city leaders want to leave a vibrant community to the next generation.

then North Trail will not be redeveloped.

Second, work to change the neighborhoods’ resistance to new development. It seems there is almost no development too small that some neighbors will oppose. This requires a persuasive touch by commissioners, definitely including those outside the district.

And, third, see No. 2 above.

Downtown outside the margins

The city’s biggest revenue-generator is downtown. In addition to increasing development densities mentioned above, city leaders need to think far beyond tinkering at the margins.

Lakewood Ranch and the Benderson commercial areas west of Lakewood Ranch are becoming increasing competitors with downtown. To make downtown Sarasota a competing attraction where people want to live and visit, city commissioners will need to take

visionary leadership.

One idea is to revisit the 1959 Sarasota downtown plan. Almost every element of that plan was accomplished but one: Closing off a portion of Main Street — perhaps from Orange Avenue to Tamiami Trail — to create a pedestrian plaza.

Dozens of cities in Europe have done this, as well as several in the United States, and most seem to be successful.

For cities such as Vienna, the pedestrian mall has become a focal point

of the city.

There are several benefits. One, it adds a unique element to Sarasota as a destination. Two, it accomplishes a more walkable downtown, a universally desired element for downtown. Three, it has international appeal because Europeans are attracted to such malls. Four, it would be of minimal cost to implement.

There are many details to work out — most importantly the length of closure — but the discussion should begin now.

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hood Association president. “For the people there, it’s like breathing a sigh of relief.”

The 18-month construction project, though, is going to impair travel throughout the area, including traffic on one of the city’s main north-south thoroughfares.

Osprey Avenue will be closed at various points during the work project.

“It’s going to be hard,” said Javier Vargas, the city’s utilities director. “It’s going to be disruptive to you.”

As of March 3, the order to begin work was sitting on Mayor Kelly Kirschner’s desk, waiting for his signature.

After it’s signed, it will take about another month before roadwork begins.

The project will happen in a series of stages. (See map on page 1).

The current schedule has Lift Station 87 being built from months one through nine in Lukewood Park, where U.S. 41 and U.S. 301 intersect.

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As early as month six or as late as month 10, the Osprey Avenue bridge over Hudson Bayou will be closed for renovation, prohibiting even local traffic from crossing the bayou.

Bridge repairs are expected to take up to four months to complete.

From months 12 through 16, a gravity sewer will be placed from Lift Station 7 to Lift Station 87, traveling from Pomelo Avenue to Alta Vista Street, north to Mound Street and east to the new lift station.

The project will close with the demolition of Lift Stations 7 and 71, which will occur from months 16 though 18.

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The spring Rosemary Rising event Thursday, March 3 included live music by Michael Miller and Another Roadside Attraction. A majority of the stores, studios and galleries stayed open later, and some people even set up stands with their artwork. Shelia Simmington’s photography studio, Red Panty Press, held its grand opening the same night.

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Purple, green and gold were the primary colors of the inaugural Sarasota Mardi Gras party Sunday, March 6, at Voocaray Cajun Cuisine and Bar. Voocaray incorporated its grand opening into the Mardi Gras-themed benefit, which raised money for Habitat for Humanity.

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Thomas said the party raised $800 for the organization.

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Feb. 28 Tired of it 4 p.m. — 1900 block of South Osprey Avenue. Suspicious Incident. Complainant said when he returned to his car in a parking lot, he noticed someone had let the air out of its right front tire. The man believes an elderly man, who likes to watch the parking lot, is to blame.

signature during the transaction. The card was also used to buy items at a discount store.

Cash and carry 4:04 p.m. — 3500 block of South Tamiami Trail. Grand Theft. A department store employee was busted for stealing more than $1,000 from several cash registers. The head of security started tracking the woman’s cash shortages in November. From that time, the employee credited her own store credit card with $630, without putting any money into her register. She also admitted to taking $200 in cash directly from a register and activating more than $200 in store gift cards.

Adaptation 10:21 p.m. — Beneva Road and Riviera Road. Suspicious Incident. A deputy was behind a car and noticed it had an expired registration. He turned on his cruiser’s emergency lights. The driver slowed down but did not stop. As the deputy continued to follow, the driver could be seen making furtive movements toward the passenger floorboard area. The driver finally pulled over and said he didn’t stop immediately, because he wasn’t sure if it was a real sheriff ’s deputy behind him. He said it was possible that someone had stolen a deputy’s car. The deputy searched the car but found no weapons or drugs. The driver told the deputy that he had been pulled over “enough times that I have adapted and will never get caught.”

March 2

Scooby snack 3:34 a.m. — 2300 block of Margaret Street. Animal Nuisance. A police officer responded to a report of two loose dogs.

When she arrived, she saw the two dogs in a front yard. A woman then poked her head out of her front door and said the dogs lived a few doors down. When the woman appeared, the dogs started growling and barking at her. She and her husband were trapped in their home, and the husband had to go to work. The officer was going to contact the dogs’ owner, but the dogs began growling at her car door. Another officer arrived, gave the dogs a snack and took them back to their fenced yard.

March 1 Good deed is punished

Created from a Dream

9:36 a.m. — 8400 block of South Tamiami Trail. Theft. A woman in a supermarket noticed an item had fallen to the ground. Instead of just walking past it, she decided to pick it up and place it back on the shelf. She turned away briefly from her cart only long enough to pick up the item. But, in that time, a young man stole her purse from the cart. Deputies discovered that the victim’s credit card was used a short time later at a gas station to buy cigarettes, lottery tickets and Pepsi. The gas station clerk said it was a young woman who forged the victim’s

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Crescent Arms condo sells for $525,000

By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

A condominium in Crescent Arms tops all real-estate transactions from Feb. 8 to Feb. 10. Mark Olcott, of Urbana, Md., sold his Unit 602-S condominium at 6312 Midnight Pass Road to Samuel and Janette Petersheim, of Arthur, Ill., for $525,000. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 977 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.2 million in 2005.

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John and Joanne Bradshaw sold their home at 1861 Boyce St. to John Damico and Dora Damico, of Sarasota, for $490,000. Built in 1937, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,750 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $870,000 in 2005.

Present

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ST. PATRICK’S DAY

Arthur and Isa Lambert, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1001 Bayou Place to Elizabeth Lambert, trustee, for $325,000. Built in 1959, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,182 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $550,000 in 2004.

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Michael and Gerry Antonetti, of Sarasota, sold their home at 937 Caloosa Drive to Peter Aiken, of Sarasota, for $285,000.

Built in 1949, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,974 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $203,900 in 2002.

Rachel S. O’Hara

Unit 602-S at Crescent Arms condominium, 6312 Midnight Pass Road, has two bedrooms, two baths and 977 square feet of living area. It sold for $525,000.

SIESTA KEY Siesta Isles

Sidney and Alys Heller, of Bradenton, sold their home at 1033 Shadow Lawn Way to Wells Fargo Bank NA for $388,900. Built in 1960, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,103 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $316,500 in 2001.

OSPREY

Meridian V at The Oaks Preserve

Kim Tilles, of Sarasota, sold her Unit 502R condominium at 3621 N. Point Road to Charles and Valerie Heutschi, of Osprey, for $305,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,545 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $451,000 in 2007.

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WEATHER MOON PHASES

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Month to date: 2011

0.09 in

2010 .1 in.

Year-to-date:

2010 5.38 in.

2011 3.68 in

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March 26 Last

April 3 New

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WEEKLY WINNEr: Side-By-Side SUNSET

TemperatureS

Temps.

Record Temps.

High Low High Low Wed., March 2 81 59 88 (1997) 30 (1941) Thurs., March 3 81 56 87 (1963) 30 (1980) Fri., March 4 82 56 87 (1976) 30 (1943) Sat., March 5 78 60 88 (1997) 32 (1971) Sun., March 6 76 61 88 (1944) 37 (1960) Mon., March 7 69 50 89 (1964) 32 (1920) Tues., March 8 82 51 88 (1921) 35 (1962) Average Gulf water temperature: 69

Gil Weiner submitted this sunset photo, taken at Sarasota’s Bayfront Park.

RED TIDE

Sunrise/sunset

Sunrise 6:46 6:45 6:44 7:43 7:41 7:40 7:39

Sunset 6:36 6:37 6:37 7:38 7:39 7:39 7:40

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Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected alongshore or offshore Sarasota Friday, March 4, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.

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31 Yankee land, postally 33 Pester 34 Goof on the ballfield 36 Isle of ___ (part of Cambridgeshire, England) 37 Profound states of unconsciousness 39 Walked drunkenly 42 Siberian antelope 44 Informed about 45 Word heard in math class 46 Sheepish female?

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6 Tender-hearted soul 71 Summer getaway Tempt a trooper 7 Bit of body art, in 72 Varied mixture Sad interjection slang 73 Title at a wedding, Run-of-the-mill 8 Syracuse University sometimes Utter team 77 Inspirer of Bird’s bill 9 You can bank on it confidence Revealing skirt 10 River that starts in 78 Indicate Butted out? the Swiss Alps 80 The end to the Winter affliction 11 Swiss Greeks?

Adolescent mathematician 81 The latest is outbreak Leonhard breaking Curly-haired pooch 12 Washday machines 82 Economic downturn Sound from a kitty 13 Spanish wine punch 84 Special Forces Without a ___ 14 VIP in the U.A.E. topper (penniless) 15 One bringing home 87 Enemy Standard’s partner the bacon 88 Spring mo.

Fake, as an injury 16 Alcohol type 90 Totem pole’s story, Tribal leader 17 Scatterbrained sometimes Caesar’s last word 19 Common article 92 “Thou ___ not kill” “Go, team!”

20 Run ___ of the law 95 Dime’s partner Nymph of Greek 23 Flowed back, as the 97 More than dislikes myth tide 98 Construct carefully Top of the lingerie 29 Diver’s acronym line?

30 Hundredth of a ruble 99 Warrant officers 100 Make cartographic Word with “bono” 32 Hands-and-knees changes to or “rata” movement Out of the rat race 35 Like some breakfast 101 San Antonio landmark (Abbr.) cereals 103 Leave one’s bed Wed stealthily 38 Worker for a tiny 104 Unflattering type of Grand ___ (wine) queen cap Good indication?

40 Tokyo, once 107 Princes of Punjab Gobi Desert locale 41 Where to get a 110 Pub quantity Suffix with “klepto” corned beef on rye 113 Understanding cries Tarzan 43 Fade, as a color 115 Start for “China” Mixed with 47 Garden path 118 Three-time George Police 48 Join the Army Burns film role accompaniment 50 Plus others, briefly 119 When the plane Passengers without 51 Repudiate should land at LAX seats 53 Train whistle sound 120 Allow ___-cochere 54 Pop’s pop 121 Harry Truman’s (covered driveway) 55 You can part with it middle initialat Yorkshire city 58 Command to Categorizes Bowser

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Thursday, March 10, 2011 Items Under $200 For Sale "6'X3' STURDY breakfast bar or computer desk, formica on plywood, slide out ledges $50. 941-349-2129."

BABY CRIBS- Two baby cribs, white (convertible). Used 3 months. Mattresses and bedding. $200. 941-993-4305 BOOK- "HARRY Potter & The Deathly Hallows" book #7. New, Hardcover.

Reduced to $10. 941-926-4732

Autos For Sale

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

MERCEDES-BENZ 1986 560SL. Rare Teal Color Roadster, Tan Leather interior with sheepskin covers, 8cyl, 227HP, auto, ABS, PW, PS, Cruise, alarm, Allow Wheels, AM/FM/CD Drivers airbag, black convertible top with removable hardtop, 65,000 original miles, well maintained, Must See! Asking $16,900, 908-797-283

  FLEA MARKET. Sarasota Municipal Auditorium. Saturday, March 12, 10a.m.5p.m. & Sunday, March 13, 10a.m.-4p.m.

For info: 954-4165.

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale

BREEZY 510 Adult folding wheelchair, Invacaire Walker with wheels. Both excellent condition. $125 o/b/o. 941-907-6009.

LBK MOORINGS; 45’ slip near bay for rent by owner. Good monthly or longer rates.

941-383-3103.

BURBERRY MEN'S Raincoat, with lining.

Size 42 Long, rarely worn, like new $120.00 941-921-4229

Boats

CHANDELIER- ANTIQUE Designer stained leaded glass $125. Artist Frock Box Easel, $55. Luggage $15. 941-351-2490 LAPTOP WORK station $25. Task chair with arms $35. 941-366-6975 LIONEL, GRAY work caboose, 022 switches, boxed 90W transformer, block signal, all $199.95 941-323-9417 MERCHANDISE- LARGE Table Umbrella $70, Beach chair $20, Schwinn Bicycle $75 Bathroom scale $20. 941-349-5363 MICKEY & Goofy hoodies +Disneyworld 25th anniversary sweatshirt +Disney 75th anniversary shirt, $25/each o/b/o.

941-953-5222.

SOFA SLEEPER- Queen, like new. $195.

941-485-9331 TABLE SAW $70. Basketball goal $40.

Dog cages $25 & $20. 2cf refrigerator $30.

941-302-0447 TOY CHEST with a load of toys 6 months to 2 years. $65. 941-388-0007.

Antiques/Collectibles BUYING OLDER paintings; landscapes, beach, watercolors, any subject. Early furniture, oriental rugs, silver, etc. Quality items.

Terry, 941-349-8560.

18/FT. 4 Winns Runabout 130HP Johnson.

No trailer. Runs well, looks good. $6000 O/B/O. Longboat Harbour 941-387-8786.

Furnishings DREXEL “BOMBE” China Cabinet $699.

Stanley Bar, Marble Top, 4 Stools. 3-piece Robb & Stucky Leather Sofa Group.

5-piece Marble Top Home Office $799.

Henredon Secretary Desk $899; 68” Detagon Aluminum Patio Table & 6 sling chairs $599; 5-piece Rattan Dinette on casters $399; 3-piece White (Cottage) Klaussner Wall Unit $850. Cherry Regency Buffet “Baker” $699; 3-piece Sofa Group (Lloyd Flander) $995. Herman Cherry Desk & Hutch $245. Giant 4-poster Bed with Armoire & 2 marble-top night stands (Collezione).

Manatee Furniture

941-745-2596 3015 1st St. (US Hwy 41) Bradenton EXECUTIVE DESK- White oak, 5 drawer.

Great sturdy desk. New $1500, sacrifice for $300. 941-952-0818 SARASOTA BARGAIN Thrift Store & Consignment Center. 1635 12th St., Sarasota. Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Freezers. Furniture, Beds, Dressers, Sofas, Tables, TV’s, Records, Books, etc. Don’t give your items away, let us sell them for you!

Delivery & pick-up available. 941-812-0587

Pets

ESTATE SALE *** SATURDAY** MARCH 12 - 9:30 - 2P.M. 5622 Golf Point Dr. Fox Point - Palm Aire (located off Whitfield Ave.) Leather sectional, 2 king bed sets, wicker and glasstop patio sets, artwork, china cabinet, bar stools, dining room table and chairs, chaise lounge, sofa bed, wine refrigerator, leather chairs, kitchenware, linens and more!

YORKIE MINI CKC- Adorable Tiny Teddy Bears. Home Raised. SUPER Tiny Teacups Available Meet The Parents. We have a wonderful selection .941-322-6709 $495.-$995.

Sporting Goods GOLF CARTS for sale- 2 Sun Mountain "speed Carts" for sale. Used less than 7 times each. $95 each. (cost $200 new each).

CALL 941-383-7502

Good Things To Eat

A NICE SALE! SALE CONDUCTED BY PALMA SOLA SALES **Numbers given out at 8a.m.

Krystal’s Culinary Delights. Personalized Grocery Shopping and Low Fat, High-Taste Meals Prepared in YOUR Kitchen! Call today and receive a FREE 30 minute consultation with this ad! Contact Krystal at 941-993-7302.

MOVING SALE- Bedroom set-dresser, 2 nightstands & full sized futon, over sized chair, coffee & end table, GE washer/gas dryer & more. Kitchen items, home decorating items, TVs from 13” to 53” and other electronics, bookshelves & computer desk.

March 11, Friday 9-7 and March 12, Sat 8-6.

Tara Preserve-6271 Wingspan Way, Bradenton 34203.

Storage

General Merchandise FUR COATS: Size medium. 1 full length mink, 1 full length silver fox. Mint condition. $2500/ea. 941-445-1515.

MATTRESS AND box springs: Serta Perfect Sleeper, king size. Excellent condition. $300.

941-383-9203.

Medical Supplies/Equipment

STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer.

Secure facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area. 941-809-3660, 941-809-3662

Things To Do KING’S GATE CLUB FAIR- Nokomis, Saturday, March 19th, 9am-3pm. 300-family Flea Market, Food, Crafts. Rain date 3/20 12-5. East Laurel Road to King’s Way www.kgc.cc

Help Wanted Homemakers/ Companions CNA’S/ HHA’S You Can Make a Difference. Help seniors stay independent. We provide: non medical care, personal care, meals, light housekeeping, transportation & companionship.

Flexible hours available- F/T, P/T, Overnight, Weekends and Live-In. Positions available in Sarasota/ Bradenton/ Venice. To work now fax resume to 941-929-7438 or email: joanieck@comcast.net

Positions Wanted

LIFT CHAIR by 'Pride' Brand New. Still in Box!! Free Delivery & Setup. $599.

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Motor Homes/RVs MOBILE HOME: furnished 2BR/1BA, nice park, large lanai, 2 patios, covered carport, pool and clubhouse. Asking $18,000.

941-341-9412.

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OLDER MAN looking for daytime dishwashing, light delivery or courier work. Call after 5p.m. 941-953-3571.

BICHON FRISE PUPPIES- AKC Reg. Adorable- Born Feb 1st. $800. Go to: www.PuppyBump.com to see videos & photos. Email: noldaker@tampabay.rr.com Health Certificates & shots.

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Commercial Property For Rent Homes For Sale

EXECUTIVE SUITES: South Tamiami Trail, Gulf Gate area. Full service conference room. One month free rent. Wireless internet and utilities included. From $250/mo. Call 941-923-6050.

EXECUTIVE SUITES: Tamiami Trail, OPEN SUNSouth 12-3PM Gulf Gate area. Full service conference room. One month free rent. Wireless internet and utilities included. From $250/mo. Call 941-923-6050.

Condos/Apts. For Rent

Condos/Apts. For Rent

1BR/1BA: IMMACULATELY clean, nicely furnished, screened lanai, pool, tennis court, weight room, sauna, on bus stop, walk to shops, near downtown. No pets. $625/mo. annual. Assigned parking. Water, sewer, pest control included. 941-374-3401.

LBK: BAYFRONT, 2BR furnished condo, Longboat Harbour. Spectacular water views from every room, ground floor, end unit.

Covered parking, no trucks/ pets/ smoking.

Gulf/ private beach house access. Boat dock available. Avail. April 2nd. $1300/mo annual lease +utilities. 734-425-8245.

1BR/1BA: IMMACULATELY clean, nicely furnished, screened lanai, pool, tennis court, weight room, sauna, on bus stop, walk to shops, near downtown. No pets. $625/mo. annual. Assigned parking. Water, sewer, pest 6 OPEN HOUSES IN control included.

941-374-3401.

ONE NEIGHBORHOOD! LBK: BAYFRONT, furnished CLUB condo, ROSEDALE GOLF2BR & COUNTRY Longboat Harbour.

Spectacular water views Gated, golf, clubhouse, tennis, No CDD from every room, ground floor, end unit.

Fees. SR70, BRADENTON. Covered parking, no trucks/ pets/ smoking.

STOP AT Rosedale Realty Office at 5415 Gulf/ 87th private house access. Boat St. E.beach for map.

941-751-9070 dock available. Avail. April 2nd. $1300/mo Open House annual lease +utilities.

734-425-8245.

PALM AIRE: 1BR/1BA, upstairs (private entrance), screened patio, W/D, pool/ tennis available. Annual $650/mo. First/ security.

No pets. N/S. 366-3282, 355-3915 evenings/ weekends.

PALM AIRE: 1BR/1BA, upstairs (private entrance), screened patio, W/D, pool/ tennis available. Annual $650/mo. First/ security.

No pets. N/S. 366-3282, 355-3915 evenings/ weekends.

A CLEANING EVEN YOUR MOTHER-INLAW WILL APPROVE! Every time, guaranteed! Licensed/Insured. Bonded. www.CleanTimeServices.com Pamela, 941-320-0023.

SPELL-BOUNDING FULL BAY VIEWS. Location is everything. Walking distance to downtown, St. Armands Circle and the Gulf beaches. Boating and fishing are only steps away. 2 bedroom condo, ground floor, covered parking, furnished, boat dock included. Newly renovated pool. 55 and older community. $1200/mo. for 12 months or $1500/mo. for 8 months. Tenant pays electric. Please call Karin Stephan at 941-504-4435.

SPELL-BOUNDING FULL BAY VIEWS. Location is everything. Walking distance to downtown, St. Armands Circle and the Gulf beaches. Boating and fishing are only steps away. 2 bedroom condo, ground floor, DOWNTOWN SARASOTA covered parking, furnished, BAYFRONT boat dock GULF VIEWS. DOUBLE UNITpool.

- REGENCY included. Newly renovated 55 and HOUSE - 435 GULFSTREAM 3330+ older community. $1200/mo. forAVE. 12 months sq.ft. living area with split 2-3BR/3BA. or $1500/mo. for 8 months. Tenant pays Totally remodeled, parquet granite electric.

Please call Karinfloors, Stephan at kitchen, walk-in closets, office/den with 941-504-4435. built-ins. Hurricane shutters, a 180 degree SaleA must see view of theCondos keys and For the Gulf. unit. Steps to downtown activities and restaurants. OPEN SUNDAY, 1p.m.-5p.m.

Ron Stahl Realty, 941-374-1671.

FREE ESTIMATES! Call Dottie, detailed cleaning. 24 Years Exp. Lic./ Ins. Residential/ Commercial. Dottie, 941-321-6645.

Condos For Sale

Out-of-State Property FRANKLIN NORTH CAROLINA

ENJOY THE Downtown Lifestyle at "1350 Main" the best location in town.

2BR/2BA with pool & city views, 1336 sf, wood floors, custom built-ins, $495,000.

2BR/2BA 1395 sf with dynamic Bay & Marina views, 40' terrace,12' ceilings, bamboo wood floors $559,000 2BR/2BA 13th floor, awesome views of Sarasota Bay & Sunsets $589,000 Call Michael Granston 941-504-8018 Prudential Palms Realty

Homes For Rent LUXOR MHP $425mo-1 bed/bath mobile homes.

55+ community. No Pets.

5811 14th St. W. Bradenton.

Sarasota Real Estate Assoc, Inc. Greg Nowak 941-809-6034

Homes For Sale FAIRWAY BEND, PALM AIRE 3/2/2. Huge Immaculate 2150 sf. villa. Move in ready!

Open plan/Views.

Custom remodeled. $229K. 941-355-4345. Open Sat/ Sun YOUR SOURCE FOR SARASOTA REAL ESTATE

 2BR House, 300’ of Beautiful Creek, Mountains, park like setting, 1.25 +/- acres $250,000.  9½ +/- Acres, Million Dollar Views, several potential homesites, never before on market. $175,000  2000 sq. ft. Commercial Building on ENJOY THE Downtown at ½ Acre, 142’ major 4-lane Lifestyle Hwy. Frontage, "1350 Main" the best location in town. paved parking, also 600 sq. ft antique log cabin withwith frontpool porch, $325,000 2BR/2BA & city views, 1336 sf, sq. ft.

Commercial Building on 2/3  5800 wood floors, custom built-ins, $495,000. acre major Hwy, paved parking, AC Heat, 2BR/2BA 1395 sf with dynamic Bay & Awesome Property with Super Income Marina views, 40' terrace,12' ceilings, $575,000 bamboo wood floors on $559,000 Owner Financing any or all above properties.

828-349-1449 2BR/2BA 13thRick floor,Sellers awesome views of Sarasota Bay & Sunsets $589,000 Vacation/Seasonal Rentals Call Michael Granston 941-504-8018 Palms Realty BEACH Prudential FRONT- Sunset Beach, LBK. 2BR/2BA, Pool, spa, no pets.

2 month rental.

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If you haven’t driven by Ed Smith Stadium lately, we advise extra caution the next time you do. The beautifully refurbished structure is so amazing to behold we don’t recommend driving while distracted—even if pleasantly so.

In just a matter of months the new Spring Training home of the Baltimore Orioles has gone from dated and depressing to new and dazzling.

The debate that once swirled around the need for a rehabbed stadium reminds us of the controversy that once surrounded the creation of the new Ringling Bridge. Now both structures are here, both are engaging symbols of our city; and the storms of controversy attending their construction have given way to extreme civic pride in the extraordinary statement each one makes.

It used to be that many local fans would skip games at Ed Smith Stadium in favor of experiencing play at the other two Spring Training venues in Southwest Florida—McKechnie Field in Bradenton (Pittsburgh Pirates) and Charlotte County Sports Park in Port Charlotte (Tampa Bay Rays).

Die-hard baseball fanatics insisted that each of these stadiums had a much more authentic and enjoyable feel.

Now that the region boasts three imposing temples of baseball, Sarasotans won’t have to travel quite so far to get their springtime fix of Grapefruit League play. Plus it seems only fitting that Sarasota should have such a splendid new venue for its major league play. After all, this community has hosted Spring Training baseball uninterrupted since 1926—the longest such streak in Major League Baseball.

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More than just an exterior makeover, the rebuilt stadium appears virtually brand new, with widened concourses, new elevator towers and an assortment of new conveniences and amenities.

For spectators, there are no bad seats. 7,100 of them, in fact, were recycled from Oriole Park at Camden Yard adding an immediate air of authenticity to the new ball park. There’s a palm-shaded party deck in left field, a small picnic area down the left field line, an inside café, an Orioles Team Store, an HD scoreboard and much more.

For players, the field now plays much better than it did before the makeover.

If last Tuesday’s opening day game is any indication, the new stadium definitely brings out the best in the Birds. With owner Peter Angelos in the front row near his team’s dugout, the Orioles clobbered defending AL East Division Champions Tampa Bay Rays, 12-6, with three home-runs in the first inning alone.

As coincidence would have it, we encountered the new ball park en route to visit another new addition to Sarasota County’s amazing recreational landscape. Like Ed Smith Stadium, the new Nathan Benderson Park has likewise put the world on notice that Sarasota refuses to settle for second best. The 600-acre park wedged between The Meadows and I-75—once little known and vastly under-utilized—has fast become the newest sensation in the world of competitive rowing.

We went to Benderson Park recently to watch the 2nd Annual Sarasota

Invitational Regatta where more than 300 rowers thrilled thousands of spectators with two full days of competitive racing; encompassing more than 65 different events and demonstrations. Coaches and rowing experts are in complete agreement that with just a few more tweaks the venue will very soon be hosting world championships.

According to a recent Sarasota Herald-Tribune, college teams and national rowing clubs are rushing in to take advantage of the new facility. The largest rowing club in the U.S.—Community Rowing of Boston—just completed three-months of training at the park and rowers from the University of Notre Dame also trained there recently. A North Florida team that captured first place in their event last weekend pronounced Benderson Park one of the best rowing venues they have experienced in their four years of national competition.

Much has been written and said about Southwest Florida’s world-class cultural scene. Yet outside our theatres and concert halls and away from our award-winning beaches and golf links exists an amazing system of state, county and municipal parks—not to mention major league sports complexes—that is simply astounding for a community this size.

“Build it and they will come” goes the famous adage from the popular baseball film Field of Dreams. Judging by ticket sales to this year’s Orioles game, it must be true. Plus, with Bradenton’s world-famous IMG Academies also nestled in our own back yard, Southwest Florida not only builds better athletic facilities, but also better athletes.

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“I haven’t figured out exactly what it is I possess,” Will Little says of his acting. “I’m in it, so I can’t see it.”

Little big star

Third-year conservatory student Will Little sizzles as an African dwarf in love with a married queen in the Asolo Rep’s ‘Las Meninas.’

T

he first time Will Little read the script for “Las Meninas,” he laughed out loud.

He wasn’t being flippant. He was just surprised — pleasantly surprised.

Unless you’ve signed on to be one of Snow White’s stout minions or a

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member of Oz’s high-pitched Lollipop Guild, dwarf roles are still relatively uncommon — especially for African-Americans.

Cast as Nabo, a 17th-century African dwarf in Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage’s “Las Meninas,” Little was, in a sense, typecast.

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LITTLE from 1B A third-year student at the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training, the 5-foot-6 actor, along with his two female classmates — Devereau Chumrau and Lindsay Marie Tierce — was handpicked for the production his first year with the graduate program.

“Look, this isn’t a part for Denzel,” Little jokes. “The fact that it’s written for a short, black man means it’s the part for me. I’m the only one in the program. If you’re going to be typecast as an actor, it’s OK if it’s for a part like this.”

When Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards met Chumrau, Tierce and Little in 2008, he knew he had found the three central figures for Nottage’s 2002 play based on a little-known love affair between Queen Marie-Therese, wife of King Louis XIV, and her African court jester.

Little, who showed up this season in the Asolo Rep’s “La Bête” and “Twelve Angry Men,” is challenged and thrilled by the opportunity.

“It’s almost like a part you can’t ask for,” he says. “It just happens.”

Seated in a rehearsal studio at the FSU Center for Performing Arts, dressed in a pair of basketball shorts and a sleeveless undershirt, the muscular 25-year-old doesn’t seem (pardon the pun) little.

A former football player and track star, Little grew up outside of Atlanta, where

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“Las Meninas” opens March 18 and runs through May 15, at the Asolo Repertory Theatre. For tickets, call 3518000 or visit www.asolorep.org. he juggled two opposing roles in high school: class jock and theater geek.

“I was the only athlete who was also in theater,” Little says. “I found it was a nice way to release energy without getting in trouble.”

Sure, his buddies mocked him.

“That’s what athletes do,” Little says.

“They were like, ‘Dude, you’re not serious about this acting thing, are you?’ But I was pretty good, so they didn’t have much to say.”

How good, though, Little wasn’t sure.

It wasn’t until his senior year, when he brought a crowd of theatergoers to tears during a dramatic scene in “The Boys Next Door” that he realized his work on stage brought him more satisfaction than his work on a football field.

That spring he turned down a football scholarship to study theater at Howard University, in Washington, D.C., followed by three more years of training at the FSU/Asolo Conservatory.

“I think Will is on a particular journey as a man and as an actor,” says Edwards.

“He’s funny. He’s appealing. He has a lot

Little’s inspirations Jeffrey Wright

“He’s one of those underrated character actors, but he’s never really been typecast, which is amazing.”

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“He’s got that ability to go seamlessly from role to role, from an African hotel manager or an undercover street cop.”

His family

“They each bring something different to of the qualities I think Nabo must have had. He gets the marginalized aspect of the character.”

Like Nabo, Little has, at times, felt like an outsider in a strange environment.

When he arrived in Sarasota three years ago, he was shocked by how few African-Americans he saw. Even his conservatory class was predominantly white.

“I was Nabo,” Little says. “I grew up in a city and went to college in a city that was diverse. I came here, and I was suddenly a minority. It took a little getting used to.

I felt like an alien on earth.”

Eventually, he settled into a comfort zone, drawing rave reviews for his depiction of a mentally ill patient in last season’s conservatory production of “Blue/

the plate. They support me and guide me and remind me that I’m not alone.”

His conservatory professors

“They’ve motivated me to be the actor I am today.”

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“Sarasota has taught me a lot about community support. It’s beautiful for so many reasons, not just because it’s close to the beach.”

Orange.”

He moved out of his Bradenton apartment and into a place closer to downtown Sarasota. He filmed a part in the local indie flick, “Deadly Closure,” and starred in The Players Theatre’s “Wit” and “Taming of the Shrew.”

He became a father. His 4-month-old daughter, Zhaniya, was in the audience this year during his performance in “La Bête.”

She didn’t cry during the show, which Little took as the ultimate stamp of approval.

“It makes me think she’ll be comfortable in the theater,” he says. “I guess with her dad being an actor, she has no choice but to be entertained.”

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Jordan. The cast includes WBTT veterans Leon S. Pitts II and Porter L. Anderson III and newcomer Mikeyy Mendez. It opens March 11 and runs through April 3. For tickets, call 366-1505 or visit www.wbttroupe.org.

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+ Asolo Rep reveals its 2011-2012 lineup We know you ravenous Asolo Rep theatergoers are dying to get a whiff of the company’s 20112012 programming. So, without further ado, here’s a quick rundown of some of the repertoire you’ll see next season.

The season kicks off Nov. 11 with “My Fair Lady,” directed by Broadway veteran Frank Galati (“Ragtime” and “The Grapes of Wrath”).

The musical has been on Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards’ to-do list for years, but without the perfect director to helm the project, Edwards could only wish and wait.

Enter Galati, who directed this season’s smashing legal drama, “Twelve Angry Men,” and upon falling in love with the Asolo Rep moved into a condo three miles up the road from the theater.

“Having Frank here has presented very interesting opportunities,” Edwards says. “He’s going to direct a defining production of ‘My Fair Lady.’”

As for the rest of the season, the company will produce Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s “Once in a Lifetime” (Jan. 6 to March 1). Directed by Mark Rucker, the play is a breezy, OldHollywood satire about the effect

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the motion pictures had on the early entertainment industry.

Also in 2012: Yazmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning “God of

Carnage” (Jan. 13 to March 30), followed by “Yentl” (Jan. 20 to April 26) and the Edwardsdirected “Hamlet: Prince of Cuba” (March 23 to May 6).

These all sound lovely, but the show we’re most excited to see is the world premiere of Liz Brixius’ “Who the *@*&#*@ is Jackson Pollock?”

Brixius, creator of Showtime’s “Nurse Jackie,” loosely based the script on a documentary about Teri Horton, a 73-yearold, former long-haul trucker who purchased a thrift-store painting for $5 without realizing it might be by Jackson Pollock. Further adding to the quirk factor: Horton had no idea who Pollock was — thus the name of the play.

Camerata Ireland at the Van Wezel: The

Sarasota Concert Association concludes its 2011 winter series with Camerata Ireland, an Irish orchestra led by pianist and conductor Barry Douglas. The chamber ensemble will perform a handful of traditional Irish songs, as well as serve up classics by Rossini, Mozart and Barber. Guest soprano Celine Byrne, winner of the 2007 Maria Callas Grand Prix, will blow you away. The show begins at 8 p.m. Monday, March 14, at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. For tickets, call 9550040 or visit www.sarasotaconcertassociation.org.

+ Author paints town green, white and red You know those guys who tell so many good stories their friends and family urge them to write a book?

That’s Joseph Spinella.

Spinella, who worked for 30 years at Taffy’s Menswear on St. Armands Circle, recently penned a slim memoir (“From Green White and Red to Red White and Blue”) about his childhood growing up in Sicily, Italy.

Published last year by Peppertree Press, the paperback is filled with endearing vignettes and Sicilian quips, including this one: “You could always tell from a block away when a woman got engaged,” Spinella says. “She

got a permanent. Don’t ask me why.

It was what was done.”

The author will sign copies of his book from 5 to 7 Joseph Spinella p.m. Friday, March 11, at Media on Main, 1341 Main St. His son, Joseph Spinella Jr., an opera singer who is currently being groomed by coaches at The Metropolitan Opera House, will also be on hand to sign copies of his new CD, “Spinella, Tenor of Illusions.”

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Grassroots effort

Addie Worth gets paid to play in dirt.The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens horticulturist loves her job.

The enclosed back porch at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens functions as a locker room and a lunch-break area.

Volunteer gardeners and Selby staffers wearing big-brimmed hats trickle in and out of the space to retrieve lunch boxes and bottled water.

The voices of horticulturists can be heard crackling from the speakers of walkie-talkies.

Bumper stickers emblazoned with various eco-friendly proclamations — “Love It and Leaf It” — remind you that you’re in the company of tree-huggers.

It’s hard to believe that within walking distance from the gardens, traffic clogs the intersection of U.S. 41 and Palm Avenue.

How a pocket of botanical bliss can still exist after 90 years of major development is a story in itself, but today the focus is on horticulturist Addie Worth.

The 33-year-old Riverview High School graduate fell in love with plants when she worked part-time in the Selby greenhouses as a teenager.

“Even though I was taking out the trash and washing pots, it was still the best job I ever had,” Worth says. “You could never learn everything there was to know. I knew every day would be interesting. All the people I worked with were so happy.

They actually liked their jobs.”

Worth enrolled in the University of Florida shortly thereafter, graduating in 2003 with a degree in environmental horticulture with a specialization in public-gardens management.

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“My yard is an arid sandpit,” jokes Addie Worth (pictured here in Selby’s bromeliad garden). “I spend all my time working in other people’s yards that I never have time to take care of my own.”

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fulltime as horticulturist at a botanical garden.

Ten years later, after working retail at a Sarasota garden-supply store, Worth was back at Selby, where she says she’s always felt at home.

“I know it’s going to sound cliché,” Worth says. “But it’s like one big family here.”

One of six horticulturists on the Selby property, Worth tends to the nursery and the gardens surrounding the mansion, including the butterfly garden, the bromeliad garden, the tropical fruit garden, the rooftop garden and the fragrance garden.

The fragrance garden — a tiny square plot that looks like it belongs in an English courtyard and smells like sweet almond bush and lemon verbena — is her favorite.

“It’s quaint,” Worth says. “It’s one of the smallest gardens in the whole place, but

Addie Worth is teaching Planting With Color from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. For more information, call 366-5731 or visit www.selby.org.

it makes a big impact.”

Worth grew up near Proctor and Beneva roads. Her parents were hobby gardeners with a backyard that bordered what is now called Red Bug Slough Preserve.

As a kid she considered yard work a chore. Her parents would nag her to rake leaves, weed flowerbeds and trim hedges.

It wasn’t until she studied horticulture in college that she realized the wild vegetation surrounding her childhood home were pine flatwoods.

“I deadheaded so many geraniums in that yard,” Worth says sarcastically.

“Luckily, I loved being outdoors.”

The experience instilled a sense of meticulousness, which Worth says has served her well at Selby.

“There are so many layers to horticulture,” Worth says, “especially here.”

Almost every plant on the 14-acre property is catalogued in a database and mapped into a GPS system.

Whenever a horticulturist wants to redesign something, he must submit a plan, budget and detailed description of each material — living and non-living — involved in the project.

During last month’s Plant and Garden Festival, Worth helped design a new addition to the gardens with the help of festival-goers: a living wall of tillandsia plants leading into the Welcome Center.

“It’s not like we can just willy-nilly stick this or that wherever we want,” Worth says. “We’re maintaining a living collection … like books in a library. The goal is to obviously keep things beautiful, but we’ve got to keep records, too. Some plants might only exist here.”

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RIAF reels in fresh faces and edgy entertainment The Ringling International Arts Festival announces its fall lineup, starting with eclectic acts that defy labels.

The 2011 Ringling International Arts Festival is already surprising us — and it’s still seven months away.

When Mikhail Baryshnikov suddenly stepped onto the stage Saturday night at the Historic Asolo Theater to announce this year’s fall lineup, he drew an audible gasp from the crowd. (His appearance wasn’t on the evening’s bill.)

“This is first and foremost a Ringling Festival,” Baryshnikov said of the six-day festival, now in its third year in Sarasota. “(The Baryshnikov Arts Center) is just here to be helpers and cheerleaders.”

The 63-year-old Russian ballet dancer is obviously much more than just a cheerleader, as each year his name seems to draw more up-and-coming New York City star power to the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. The eight stage productions announced Saturday night were no exception.

The festival, which runs Oct. 11 through Oct. 16, opens with Asphalt Orchestra, a 12-piece street band dubbed by The New York Times as, “part parade spectacle, part halftime show and part cutting-edge contemporary music concert.”

The week rolls on with The Wooster Group performing Richard Burton’s famous 1964 production of “Hamlet” and Ethiopian-born singer/songwriter Meklit Hadero, whose lush voice has drawn comparisons to Norah Jones, singing “Songs of Multiplicity.”

Irish dancer Colin Dunne will tear up the Mertz Theatre with his 65-minute step dance “Out of Time” as Doug Elkins & Friends performs “Fräulein Maria,” a witty Balanchinemeets-Martha-Graham-meets-hip-hop trib-

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According to Dwight Currie, Ringling’s deputy director, “You’ll never be able to see ‘The Sound of Music’ the same again.”

The gender-bending continues with the Hermanos Macana Brothers performing the Argentine tango to music sung by Soledad Villamil, who starred in the 2010 Academy Award-winning foreign film “El secreto de sus ojos.” The men prove the tango can still be sexy even when danced by two brothers from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Meanwhile, in the Historic Asolo Theater, the gripping string quartet, Brooklyn Rider, will perform in rotating rep with the Parisbased dance troupe Stefanie Batten Bland/ sbb birdlegs and the internationally acclaimed piano foursome of Inon Barnatan, Adam Golka, Anne-Marie McDermott and Pedja Muzijevic.

The 60-minute concert will feature four pianists playing the rarely heard “Quatuor Concertant,” by Carl Czerny.

“There’s an incredible variety in this year’s programming,” Baryshnikov said. “Thank you, thank you, thank you for making it happen.”

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Strawberries, sweet strawberries

Rhubarb and strawberry tart Pastry for 9- or 10-inch pie (below) or use prepared 2 cups fresh, young rhubarb cut into half-inch cubes 2 cups fresh strawberries, halved if small, quartered if large 1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom 3 tablespoons flour 2 eggs lightly beaten 1/2 cup orange marmalade (or substitute apricot jam) 1 tablespoon water 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Prepare the pastry and use it to line a 9-inch quiche pan with a removable bottom or a 9-inch or 10-inch pie dish.

3. Combine rhubarb and strawberries in a mixing bowl and add the sugar and cardamom blended with the flour.

Toss. Add the eggs and blend thor-

Pie pastry

Yield: Pastry for a 9-inch or 10-inch pie, eight or more servings

1 1/2 cups flour 2 egg yolks 2 tablespoons confectioner’s (10 X) sugar Salt 8 tablespoons cold butter 3 tablespoons ice-cold water (approximately)

“Those berries,” said a neighhowever, and the U-pick is bor enjoying the bounty of this superior. There are many column’s picking, “they taste reasons. Varieties grown Hunsader Farms like strawberries!” for conventional distribu5500 County Road 675 One of the joys of living in tion are bred to withstand Bradenton, FL these parts is easy access to shipment. They are picked 322-2168 places to pick your own strawearly and often rock-hard, www.Hunsaderfarms.com berries. again in the interest of surHunsader Farms on County viving the journey to pointO’Brien Family Road 675, in Bradenton, has of-sale. A pick-your-own Farms been in the U-pick business situation is an improve16505 State Road 64 for 35 to 40 years, according ment, and the new O’Brien Bradenton, FL to family spokesperson David Family Farms, also in Bra896-4811 Hunsader. Berries here grow denton, is a major one. www.Obrienthe old-fashioned way — in Strawberries (and several FamilyFarms.com the ground. The variety grown other crops) grow here in exclusively for U-pick is camaa Verti-Gro system of pots rosa, selected for its taste and stacked six high on vertisweetness. The season is December through cal columns and fed via an overhead system March and “maybe April,” Hunsader says. of pipes and tubes that provides a continuHe adds that the berries taste best in De- ous supply of water and fertilizer. There is a cember and January, when cooler weather slightly space-age feel to all of this, but the results in increased sugar production, as it strawberry fragrance is remarkably old-fashdoes with citrus. On the other hand, warm- ioned and down to earth. Raul Vasquez runs er weather produces more berries, and right O’Brien’s hydroponic farm. It just opened now they are so abundant that the farm is this season and is presently growing several offering a “BOGO” — buy a pound, get one different strawberry cultivars precisely to free — through at least March 13. see which ones do best. Being able to pick Is it worth it to bend down to pick ber- standing up is a huge advantage for anyone ries from those low-to-the-ground plants? whose back isn’t as young as it used to be.

Hunsader points out that soil influences It’s also an excellent situation for young ’uns. the taste of whatever is growing in it. Think Berry picking is fun at eye level or on the of the endless and exotic discussions of the ground; it is best done early in the day for impact of soil on the flavor of wine grapes. quality of the fruit and comfort of picker.

In taste tests of berries picked on the same Regardless of the growing method, U-pick day at virtually the same time, the differ- berries are sweeter, juicier and typically less ence was clear and unarguable. The taste expensive compared to the supermarket — of the soil-grown fruit was richer and more $2.50 per pound at Hunsader Farms and intense compared to berries grown hydro- $1.75 per pound at O’Brien Family Farms. ponically.

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Rows of hydroponic planters at O’Brien Family Farms. oughly. Pour mixture into pie shell, place on a baking sheet, and bake for 40 minutes or until set. Remove and let cool.

4. Heat the marmalade with the water, stirring until melted. Spoon over the pie and smooth out. Remove the pie from the quiche pan or serve directly from the pie pan.

1. Combine the flour, yolks, sugar and salt to taste in a mixing bowl or, preferably, the container of a food processor.

Cut the butter into fine pieces and cut into flour with two forks then work with the hands to add just enough water so the pastry holds together. Or process by machine, and add the water gradually.

2. Remove the dough

and shape it into a ball or rectangle. Wrap in wax paper and chill until ready to use.

3. Roll the dough out on a floured board, rotating and using a little more flour as necessary to prevent sticking.

4. Line a 9-inch or 10inch tart pan or pie tin with the pastry, crimp if using a pie pan, and trim off any excess.

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“The Crucible,” the operatic setting by Robert Ward of Arthur Miller’s stunning play, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and although it has seen numerous productions around the world, this past weekend marked its premiere performance in Sarasota. The composer, who will be 94 in September, was here to see it.

Certainly one of the greatest 20thcentury American operas, “The Crucible” takes Miller’s play to a new level. In fact, the playwright once told Ward that he liked the opera better than his original play. He knew stagecraft, and, in Ward’s setting, the impact of the Salem witch trials and hangings becomes so powerful the opera stands musically and dramatically with the greatest of works.

From the moment the curtain rises, the Ward/Miller partnership hurtles toward us, like a speeding avalanche, to the inevitable destruction of the lives of people we come to care about. The (feigned) illnesses of a couple of children snowball into horrifying witch hunts and trials that decimate families and, ultimately, lead to the hangings of innocent people. It’s a story that’s still alive today from the historic and horrific McCarthy hearings to the squares of Egypt and Libya. But, because this piece of history has been documented in such a dramatic fashion by Miller and reset to Ward’s passionate, often beautiful and lush music, its musical impact makes this an opera that will stand the test of time.

Director Michael Unger and scenic designer Michael Schweikardt have brought us a traditional production that transports us to the stark realities of the 1690s, when people plowed and seeded a land that seemed “the size of a con-

tinent when you go foot by foot sowing new seed.” Schweikardt’s sets are so solid you could move into them, and Unger’s characters so real they could easily be your next-door neighbors. Ken Yunker’s lighting accentuates the impending doom without being gloomy, and Howard Tsvi Kaplan’s religious and dour costumes look properly homespun and heavy.

David Neely’s conducting keeps every note and nuance in shape; it steps out of the way and allows the power of the score to take center stage.

Sean Anderson and Heather Johnson make a young attractive couple as John and Elizabeth Proctor, whose marriage has been put in jeopardy by the evil machinations of Lindsay Barche’s Abigail Williams. Both Anderson and Johnson give stunning performances as actors and singers, showing a maturity of characters and vocal solidity that we’ve not seen in their previously excellent but lighter roles that included Papageno and Hansel. Barche, a studio artist, is up to most of the vocal requirements of Abigail but has a way to go until she can portray the deviousness of this manipulating young girl whose sexiness is cloaked in innocence.

Nicole Mitchell, another studio artist, is a standout singer as Tituba, the slave from Barbados who has no compunctions about playing whichever side will keep her unscathed, whether it’s accusing the innocent or allying herself with Abigail and leading the young girls in naked dances in the woods. Mitchell’s deep, gutsy, chest voice was pushed a bit opening night, but, with the composer in the audience, the electricity was palpable and understandable.

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Studio artist Lara Michole Tillotson gets just the right touch of fear and indecisiveness into her characterization of Mary Warren, the girl who knows the truth but is too afraid of Abigail to stand her ground in court. Jeffrey Tucker’s Reverend Hale is soundly sung and honed as he is transformed to reluctant hangman (“I signed away the life of Rebecca Nurse this morning and my hand quivers yet...”) and realizes “There is private vengeance working in these trials.” Bernard D. Holcomb’s Ezekiel Cheever, Lindsay Ohse’s Ann Putnam and Dimitrie Lazich’s Thomas Putnam are each viciously poisonous and seductively seething, while Mathew Edwardsen gives such a ringing and resounding tenor cut to

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Judge Danforth and his lack of humility and shame, you know from his first notes this is a “hanging judge.”

Apprentice artists Carolina Castells, Melissa Mino, Leah Kaye Serr, Jennifer Townshend, Rebecca Caliendo and Tania Maria Rodriguez do well as the manipulated but willing followers of Abigail. And Steven Uliana, Kaitlin Bertenshaw, Bradley Smoak and Heath Huberg make fine showings in their smaller but pivotal parts.

“The Crucible” has been long in coming to Sarasota but its fierce message, and passionate, glorious music make it more than an American classic; it’s an operatic masterpiece.

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“The Lesson” truly was the standout piece of the evening. Many people don’t know that Danish choreographer Flindt actually retired on Longboat Key, where he subsequently died in 2009. Flindt staged “The Lesson” on the Sarasota Ballet more than a decade ago, however, his wife, Vivi Fleming, took over her late husband’s role and staged it for the current company.

The basic plot is this: Ballet teacher kills his pupils, and the pianist helps him clean up the mess. Octavio Martin, who played the ballet teacher, continues to shine in dramatic roles. It can’t be easy to play a serial killer, but Martin did so brilliantly. With awkward ticks and painful grimaces, Martin infused his demonstrative movements, taught to his pupil, Sara Sardelli, with the wickedness of Dracula.

Sardelli danced the role of the evereager student with a natural innocence only intensified by her petite frame.

Sardelli showed virtuosity in her transition from sweet échappés to frightened arabesques paired with arms reaching out in desperation. Such a psychologically challenging role requires a certain depth that requires one to reach beyond normal acting abilities. Sardelli was so close to achieving that depth. She is a bright, young star who should be cultivated.

Pianist Amy Wood stole the show. She was absolutely exquisite in a role that really only requires one to walk in patterns and make a few arm movements.

Her sharp sense of movement, paired with her standoffishness, encased Martin’s and Sardelli’s drama and made it whole.

To explain the Bournonville style of dance to the audience, Director Iain Webb did a short demonstration prior to the

start of the show. He leaped and jumped, demonstrating the ballon — a light, elastic quality in jumping in which the dancer bounds up from the floor, pauses a moment in the air and descends lightly and softly, only to rebound in the air like the smooth bouncing of a ball.

Few dancers managed to capture that movement in Bournonville’s choreography. But, Ricardo Graziano, Kate Honea and Logan Learned perfected the Bournonville bounce.

The Bournonville style also requires one to have great speed of the legs — be it small or large movement — with the contrast of eloquent and little arm movement. Honea and Learned had no choice, because the choreography in the “William Tell” pas de deux required them to hold their arms perched at the underarms, which meant that they couldn’t use their arms for force in turns or jumps, making their steps much more difficult.

Even with this predicament, Learned managed to do assembles, traveling almost as far as his own height and landing into grand plié. Honea held her arms close to her chest while she completed sequences of entrechats, échappés and sautés in second position, which looked like she had a secret trampoline under her feet.

Graziano could execute a pas de couru jeté like no other. He and Honea must have used the same secret trampoline!

Graziano also danced petite allegro with exceptional beats, showcasing each one in between perfect fifth positions, an important part of Bournonville choreography.

Other notables from the Bournonville sections included: • Miguel Piquer, who is the king of pirouettes, still managed to astound — even with the Bournonville style that requires one to begin from second position instead of fourth in “Napoli, Act III.” • Simon Mummé and Ricki Bertoni were hilarious as competing jockeys in “The Jockey Dance.” Does anyone know who won that race?

• Ashley Ellis had sissonnes that anyone in the ballet world would covet in “Napoli, Act III.” And, it was a pleasure to see her enjoying the time on stage with a presence that was lacking in previous performances.

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In the new, lopsided love story, “Barney’s Version,” Paul Giamatti (“Sideways”) once again proves you don’t have to be great looking to be a great actor. He possesses that uncanny ability to elevate the role of a schlub to an endearing level.

The film is based on a 1997 novel by Mordecai Richler (to whom the movie is dedicated) and is loosely autobiographical.

The story is told in retrospect, but from the outset we know that Barney Panofsky (Giamatti), a soap-opera producer, may have been involved in a murder. This really isn’t the focal point of the film, though. It’s all about Barney ... his womanizing, his excessive drinking, his debauchery and his surprisingly endearing nature.

Overweight and balding, Barney manages to score well with the women. His first wife kills herself after miscarrying a child whom Barney supposedly fathered.

Wife No. 2 (Minnie Driver, nailing Jewish princess) doesn’t have a fighting chance, because Barney fell in love with another woman (the fetching Rosamund Pike) at their wedding reception.

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took me back to another era and two films which defined it: “The Heartbreak Kid” (1972), in which Charles Grodin fell in love with Cybil Shepard on his honeymoon, and “Goodbye Columbus” (1969), in which Richard Benjamin, after having married Ali McGraw, finds they don’t have much in common. But as “Barney’s Version” progresses, the film begins to feel like “Terms of Endearment.”

Director Richard J. Lewis (“Whale Music”) has assembled a dynamic cast, which includes Dustin Hoffman as Barney’s ex-cop father. Giamatti’s and Hoffman’s scenes together are perfection and a joy to watch. The film sports a great script by Michael Konyves and the soundtrack is sheer heaven — packed with golden oldies from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.

Giamatti skillfully creates a character that the audience loves to hate. We forgive Barney’s indiscretions and, yet, wonder why. He is primarily responsible for making “Barney’s Version” the exquisite little gem of a film that makes you laugh and leaves you crying.

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By Molly Schechter social EDITOR The Sarasota Orchestra “Behind the Mask” gala treated guests to a wide variety of music on Saturday, March 5, at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. There was a pops

concert under the direction of maestro Andrew Lane, with vocal performances

by Nat Chandler, Teri Dale Hansen and Rosena Hill. International ballroom dancing champions Thomas Papkala and Frantiska Yordanova were elegant in two numbers. And finally, the popular band, Double Vision, played for dancing.

Co-Chairwomen Beathe Elden and Anne Folsom Smith carried out the mask theme right down to the dessert (Masked Modern Opera Cake), and orchestra Chief Development Officer Barbara Simon described the process of working with her team as fun and friendly, “almost like a sorority,” she said.

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+ Black Tie Affair Bravo! Best of the Sarasota Ballet — a 20th Anniversary Celebration

5:30 p.m. Friday, March 25 • FSU Center for the Performing Arts • Tickets $200 • Reservations 359-0099, Ext. 110

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The invitation says, “Honoring the contributions and singular vision of our founder, Jean Allenby Weidner.” Here’s what Weidner has to say …

About the beginning: “Leo Rogers, chairman of the opera board, encouraged me to start this. I was reluctant because I had just started a company in Evansville, Ind., and I knew the level of fundraising would be huge. He talked me into it and promised to be my partner, then promptly took ill. My late husband, Ken Weidner, and I systematically went to every bank; Bob LaJoie took me to meet bank presidents, and it was the banks that actually brought the ballet to life. Bob Donlan, of Bank of Boston, was the very first president.”

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2010 and 2011 United States National Pairs silver medalists Mark Ladwig and Amanda Evora are headed to Tokyo for the World Figure Skating Championships, and they are doing a send-off performance from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 12, at the Ellenton Ice & Sports Complex. The event is free; donations will be accepted for the Southwest Florida Figure Skating Club and/or Sunshine from Darkness. For more information visit: www.sunshinefromdarkness.org

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+ Good news, bad news for the ACS Guests at the patron party for the American Cancer Society’s Cattle Barons’ Ball were saddened to learn that event Chairwoman Debbie Plotts will be leaving Sarasota for WinstonSalem, N.C. Hubby Alex Plotts has a new job there. The good news: The event has exceeded its sponsorship goal and is sold out.

Iris Starr, ACS director for leadership giving (and Plotts’ BFF) said, “It was a bucket-list item Molly Schechter for me to sell out a party before Alex and Debbie Plotts at 2010 Cattle Barons’ Ball the invites are mailed.”

Who wouldn’t be nervous following Jane Pauley, who got a standing ovation when she spoke at a recent GenSpring conference in Palm Beach? Betty Schoenbaum need not have worried. The 123 women at the wealthmanagement firm’s event Molly Schechter gave her Betty “Ineffable Joy” Schoenbaum two standing ovations — one after her speech on “The Joy of Giving” and another after the Q&A. Betty’s latest idea is “to change my middle name to ‘Ineffable Joy,’ meaning ‘joy beyond description,’ because that’s what my life is.”

About today: “Over the years, the company has grown and blossomed until it could attract a talent such as Iain Webb.

My two ballet companies are the children that I never had. All the supporters and dancers and teachers are my American family. I see now the opportunity going forward for this community to Courtesy photo sustain a ballet company Jean Weidner and that stands with its head Richard Cragun, Stuttheld proudly next to our gart Ballet other arts luminaries, the Sarasota Opera, the Sarasota Orchestra and the Asolo Rep.” The celebration of all this includes cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, a one-night-only performance and dinner. Black tie is preferred — and warranted!

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Turnabout is fair play …

Planned Parenthood board members picketed the bayfront mansion where a reception was being held for Congressman Vern Buchanan and Speaker John Boehner Feb. 22. The event was nonetheless amazingly successful and raised in excess of $800,000.

The Sarasota County GOP returned the favor by picketing Planned Parenthood’s 45th annual dinner celebration at the Municipal Auditorium, but it, too, was amazingly successful with more than 500 guests. So it’s love-all! Is this a great country or what? … Speaking of love … the Sarasota Coalition on Substance Abuse will honor the Rev. Jim and Nikki Nilon as “Sarasota’s Citizens of the Year” at a luncheon March 24, at Michael’s

On East. For reservations, call 377-7736 … Forgotten but not gone …

Marion Levine was inadvertently left off the list of Courtesy photo Marion Levine models at Beth Israel Women’s recent fashion show but she was very much present and accounted for … Wow! … Laura Breeze at the Education Foundation of Sarasota County reports that its 2011 Evening of Excellence raised more than $210,500, including $29,400 from the auction of student artwork. It recognized the evening’s honorary chairwoman, Caroline Zucker, who has been involved with the event since it was launched 16 years ago.

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Chip Jackson, JP Jackson, Ella Pfeil, Kylie Oddegard, Ansley Jackson and Mary Jane Fortenberry

Maxine Zuckerman, Marylin Wohlman and Alice Berkowitz

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Bernard and Aileen Schuman with Carol Gaskin and Nick Kavoukles

45th Annual Dinner Celebration Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida Inc. Monday, March 1 | Sarasota Municipal Auditorium

Co-Chairwomen Betty Schoenbaum, Judy Cahn and Sally Yanowitz

Keynote speaker John Avlon and Barbara Zdravecky

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Bob and Lee Peterson with Michael Donald Edwards

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Featuring Local Jewelry Artists MK Designs & Golden Image RSVP by March 18, 2011. Cost $65 For information: marlene@sunshinefromdarkness.org or call Marlene Hauck at 941.504.6717

Sunday March 13 Tuesday March 15

LInDA LARSen is a multi-award winning international speaker and best-selling author. As a former professional actress, she has brought humor, entertainment and practical content to such groups as the American Heart Association, Speaking of Women’s Health and the national Association of Healthcare Recruitment.

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Woman of Valor Florence Katz and Chairwoman Ilene Friedman

Photos by Molly Schechter

Women of Valor Luncheon

Jewish Family & Children’s Service | Monday, Feb. 28 Michael’s On East

Women of Valor Gwen MacKenzie and Helen McBean

Wendy Mann Resnick and Ann Virag

Women of Valor Carol Buchanan and Carolyn Michel

Celebrate the Season at Longboat in Keyour CenterGalleries for the Arts!

Currently on Display Durante Gallery

2011 Member’s Exhibition and Student Show Ed Brickman “Legal Forging” December 2 – 16, 2010 Opening Reception | Thursday | December 2 | 5 -7 pm Please rsvp to 941.383.2345 by November 30 for the Dec 2 reception.

MARCH JAZZ CONCERT FEEL THE BEAT

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

7:30 pm

Ed Brickman has been making jewelry since he was a teenager and has never lost his enthusiasm for the creative process. His work can be found in the Featuring: permanent collections of the Newark Museum in Newark, New Jersey, and the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City. Ed has been teaching jewelry for many years at LBKCA. This is the first time Ed will be showcasing over 200 pieces from his collection. You’ll not want to miss this show!

Don Scaletta,Piano; Bruce Wallace, Bass; David Pruyn, Drums; Cultural Media Room and Scott Blum, Percussion ‘Open Trunk’ Holiday Sale by December 2 - 16, 2010

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