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County Commission discusses banning tobacco products in playgrounds. PAGE 3A.

OUR TOWN

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+ Sexy stilettos are talk of the town Ladies (and some gentlemen) strapped on what they hoped would be the most comfortable “hiking” heels Saturday, July 2, for Sarasota’s first 1 kilometer High Heel Hike to benefit autism. The hike partnered with Suncoast Charities for Children and raised $12,687 in donations. Oh, and in case you’re wondering, the men wore their favorite pair of sneakers.

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by Robin Hartill | Staff Writer

Commission hits the brakes on meters Approximately 460 downtown parking spaces got some change at Tuesday’s Sarasota City Commission meeting — and it wasn’t in the form of coins. The commission voted to bag parking meters until Oct. 1 to allow the city to gather input from downtown business owners.

The 3-2 vote came after commissioners heard from more than a dozen merchants, most of whom said that the meters, which went into effect May 23, have negatively impacted their businesses.

Brooks Brothers associate Susan Seay said that her customers are un-

happy with the meters.

“Our customers who can afford to pay for parking have weighed in,” she said. “They hate it.”

Ken Davis, general manager/proprietor of Barnacle Bill’s, said that dining for early-bird customers — typically the most price-sensitive — was down 55% in June compared the same period in 2010.

And Sergio Barill, owner of Mariposa Design, asked why parking meters are not present in other shopping areas, such as St. Armands Circle.

“The only thing I can come to is we are a group of merchants that are very

BAYFRONT BOOM

In its second meeting, the Police Complaints Committee reviewed complaints against officers and found no fault with police actions.

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+ Farmers Market offers seafood feast Sarasota Farmers Market held its first Shrimp and Lobster Festival from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 2, in the parking lot on State Street. The main vendors under the tent were Maggie’s Seafood, Annalida's and Boothbay Harbor Lobster Direct. Part of the proceeds from the event went to the GAP School.

+ Observer seeks the dish on recipes

SEE OUR TOWN / PAGE 8A

SEE METERS / PAGE 2A

Committee upholds police complaint rulings

Kyle Klante watches as Chef James Besterre, of Annalida's, fries a crab-cake sandwich.

Does your chocolate-cake recipe truly take the cake?

Or, maybe you have a saucy secret to the perfect spaghetti. The Sarasota Observer is looking for your best recipes for a new online feature.

Send recipes and a little information about yourself to Loren Mayo at lmayo@ yourobservercom — and be on the lookout for some new flavor at YourObserver.com.

badly represented,” he said.

But not everyone opposed the parking meters. Garden designer and past City Commission candidate Diana Hamilton said that she believes in the parking-meter system and supports a parking ambassador program.

Sarasota Police Capt. Jeff Karr and City Manager Bob Bartolotta suggested that merchants’ troubles were not solely the result of parking meters.

Karr said that he had spoken to merchants in Burns Court, which does not have paid parking, who had

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Spectators line Sarasota Bay July 4 to watch the bayfront fireworks display.

See more photos on page 5A.

The Police Complaints Committee has reviewed its first cases, and in each one, it determined that the complaints against Sarasota police officers were unfounded.

The first case involved a black woman alleging police did not arrest another woman because she was white.

The black woman’s 11-year-old daughter accidentally ran her scooter into the white woman.

The mother claimed the woman assaulted her daughter, and then when she told a police officer, he said, “It’s a shame that a white woman is assaulted and nobody came to help.”

After interviewing witnesses, the officer and all the people involved in the altercation, the police department determined that the only person who mentioned race was the

mother, who asked police why they wouldn’t arrest a white woman.

Committee member Frank Brenner regretted that the police department had to spend time on what he viewed was a bogus complaint.

“What an extraordinary, colossal waste of resources,” he said.

Another case involved people arrested in a drug bust who claimed that when officers broke into their house, they caused an unnecessary amount of damage.

Investigators determined that the complaint was without warrant, and the complaints committee agreed.

However, two committee members got into a heated debate when discussing that case. Jerry Meketon suggested it

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POLICE / FROM PAGE 1A would be a good idea for police to have someone with them during drug busts, such as that one, to inform the arrestees about the process of breaking into a home to search it.

“Yes, they are drug dealers,” he said. “But it would be nice to have someone there to explain what’s going on.”

Brenner, however, did not like that idea.

“When (drug dealers) are flushing drugs down the toilet, they know what is going on,” said Brenner. “What is there to explain?”

The third case also involved a drug bust, but the complainant was not the arrestee, it was his landlord.

The landlord argued that an undercover officer should have arrested his tenant where the drug sale took place, instead of waiting until the drug dealer got back to his rental home.

As it turned out, the landlord had been cited

Sarasota Police Capt. Jeff Karr presented the following suggested accommodations to downtown parking: • Remove multi-space meters from Gulfstream Avenue and revert 58 spaces to timed parking.

• Reduce hourly rates from $1 to 50 cents from June through August on First Street, State Street and Cocoanut and Pineapple avenues to the north of First Street.

• Establish two, free 15-minute parking spaces on each 100 block of Main Street.

• Reward employees who park in offstreet, permitted areas by reducing costs through a tiered system that would cost $40 per month for one or two months to $25 per month for 12 months.

• Reduce the fine for unpaid meter violations to $22, from $35.

• Add instructional data at pay stations.

• Add two paid, part-time staff members to assist workers and undertake data collection.

by the Nuisance Abatement Board for having too many drug arrests at his home; investigators believed he was looking for a way to eliminate that latest arrest.

And the fourth case under review concerned a dispute between a police officer and his exwife, who claimed that he was threatening and harassing her.

While most of the complaints against that officer were determined to be unfounded, he was guilty of violating some rules, such as leaving work for a few minutes without telling his supervisor.

The officer was given a letter of reprimand.

The committee members said they believed that was an appropriate response.

ONLINE: The Police Complaints Committee wants a new name. www.YourObserver.com

by Robin Hartill | Community Editor

Commission sends charter amendments to voters On Nov. 1, Sarasota voters will head to the polls to vote on 23 amendments to the charter that could impact everything from commissioner pay to bond issues to the citizens’ initiative process. The commission voted at Tuesday’s regular meeting to hold a special November election on the proposed changes to the city’s charter. In addition to 15 minor changes to the charter lumped together in a single ballot question, voters will decide on the following issues: • Allow Sarasota City Commission salaries to increase from the current amount of 66.7% of the amount earned by elected officials in Florida counties similar in size to the city to up to 100% of the amount allowed by state law.

• Require a super-majority vote by the commission to approve an ordinance before granting a franchise a term, lease or contract of more than 10 years.

• Prohibit the city from entering into derivatives in connection with a bond issuance. Mayor Suzanne Atwell said she opposed the proposed ordinance, saying that she didn’t think the commission should put complex financial issues into the charter. Vice Mayor Terry Turner disagreed, saying, “Just ask me what the Greeks think of credit swaps.”

• Lengthen the timeframe allowed to obtain voter signatures on citizens’ initiative petitions from 90 to 180 days. City attorney Robert Fournier told the commission that the ordinance would put the process “in control of the voters” by

clarifying the 180-day timeframe to run from the time signatures are obtained to the time the petition is turned in to the Clerk of the Court’s Office, rather than the date that the commission discusses the issue.

• Delete a provision that requires employers that receive a subsidy from the city worth $100,000 or more with 50 or more employees to pay employees an alternate minimum wage of approximately $3 per hour more above the federal minimum wage. Fournier told the commission the provisions were the result of a citizens’ initiative four or five years ago aimed at a proposed Newtown Walmart.

• Require at-large commission candidates to choose one of the two at-large seats to run for office.

Fournier said that the amendment could reduce so-called “bullet voting” in which voters choose just one, instead of two, candidates for the at-large seats to weight vote totals in favor of their candidate.

• Approve two amendments that would bring the Sarasota Supervisor of Elections into compliance with state laws regarding the mailing of absentee ballots to voters serving in the military. The first amendment would move the run-off election date to the second Tuesday in May from the current date of the second Tuesday in April. The second amendment would change the qualifying period allowed for city elections.

• To prohibit the issuance of certificates of participation bonds without voter approval.

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told him of similar declines in business.

“I think there is an economic downturn, but I don’t see meters as the main source of that downturn,” he said.

“It’s all anecdotal,” Bartolotta said, noting that only sales-tax revenue would provide evidence of a decline in revenue.

Commissioner Paul Caragiulo, who said that he does not oppose the meters, suggested temporarily bagging the meters and reverting to the previous time-limited parking system to allow the city to gather “very specific input” from merchants.

Vice Mayor Terry Turner expressed concern about the possibility of parking meters eventually spreading to other parts of Sarasota.

“I believe this is doing away with good business in a bad market,” he said.

At the end of the meeting, he directed city staff to explore a number of related issues, including what the resale value of the meters could be if the city eventually scrapped the entire system.

But Mayor Suzanne Atwell, who voted against the motion, said that she supports downtown paid parking.

“I think we need to give it more time,” she said.

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Osprey Avenue closure schedule shifts Playgrounds During construction of a new lift station, where U.S. 41 intersects with U.S. 301,

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a stretch of Osprey Avenue will now stay open during the winter months.

The bridge on Osprey Avenue, which spans Hudson Bayou, will undergo needed renovations during the road closure.

Osprey Avenue, the main north-south alternative to U.S. 41 west of the trail, is scheduled to close July 11 for nearly a year for a construction project, which will alter regular traffic patterns.

However, the city is instituting a change to the Osprey Avenue construction schedule to allow it to remain open during tourist season.

The city is constructing a new lift station in Lukewood Park, which is located where U.S. 41 and U.S. 301 intersect.

The nearby Lift Station 7, on Pomelo Avenue, has had a history of leaks, including a major 570,000-gallon spill six years ago into Hudson Bayou.

City officials are building the new Lift Station 87 further away from the bayou to alleviate concerns about future leaks.

It will come with odor control and a back-up diesel system in case of power outages.

That lift station will replace Lift Station 7 and Lift Station 71, which is near the southern terminus of Ohio Place in the Laurel Park neighborhood.

As part of the construction, Osprey Avenue from Brother Geenan Way to Alta Vista Street will be closed for 10 to 11 months, although some local traffic will be allowed to pass during much of that time.

ONLINE: For construction updates, visit www.sarasotagov.com and click on the construction icon in the upper right corner of the page.

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The original plan called for the street to be closed for nine months, beginning in July, which would have spanned all of tourist season.

But a change in the digging schedule has allowed the city to re-open Osprey Avenue around Thanksgiving, and then close it again from March or April until late October.

The city will take advantage of the closure of Osprey Avenue to renovate the bridge over Hudson Bayou.

For about four months, the bridge will be closed for renovation, which will prohibit even local southbound traffic from entering Osprey Avenue at Mound Street.

The entire project will close with the demolition of lift stations 7 and 71. That will occur from approximately September 2012 to October 2012.

Tobacco use is already prohibited at many places around the county — beaches, baseball fields, Sarasota Memorial Hospital and county facilities, such as libraries and the Administration Center on Ringling Boulevard.

County commissioners may soon add another location to that list — public children’s playgrounds.

During a debate June 28 in which the commission urged convenience stores, smoke shops and other vendors to stop the sale of candy-flavored tobacco products, Commissioner Jon Thaxton suggested creating tobaccofree zones around playgrounds.

“In my opinion, there’s good evidence on the effects of second-hand smoke and good evidence that kids at impressionable ages look to model adults’ behavior,” he said.

Thaxton, a former smoker who started smoking in middle school, said a parent asked him to create the tobacco-free zone.

“I got a call from a constituent who was surprised that we didn’t already prohibit it,” he said.

The woman was at Urfer Family Park, off Bee Ridge Road, with her child, and another parent was there with a child. The second parent had a cigarette.

Uncomfortable confronting the smoker herself, she called Thaxton to ask that something be done.

The full commission agreed to explore a tobacco-free zone.

Public input from those on both sides of the issue will be accepted before a resolution is enacted.

by The Observer Staff

Observers named top-three weeklies in Florida The Longboat, East County and Sarasota Observers were named the top-three weekly newspapers in the state in the Florida Press Association’s 2010 Better Weekly Newspaper Contest. The Observer Group Inc. (the Longboat Observer, Sarasota Observer, East County Observer, Gulf Coast Business Review and the Pelican Press) received 30 total awards at the Florida Press Association’s annual convention July 1, at The Vinoy Resort, in St. Petersburg. This year’s contest was the largest to date, with the most number of newspapers participating and more than 1,500 contest entries submitted total.

The Observer Group swept the General Excellence category, taking first (Longboat), second (East County) and third (Sarasota) and the Overall Graphic Design category: first (Longboat), second (Sarasota) and third (East County). The company’s website, YourObserver.com, also won first place in Website Development.

The Longboat, Sarasota and East County Observers and Pelican Press competed in the largest circulation class, 15,000 or more; and the Gulf Coast Business Review competed in the smallest circulation class of less than 7,000.

The Sarasota Observer also won first place in Community History (Loren Mayo) and third place for Spot News Photo (Loren Mayo). Mayo’s winning community history story focused on SemCon 2010, a conference for community

leaders to discuss their vision for downtown Sarasota. The story also featured six downtown properties that had been registered with the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Mayo’s third-place photo was taken at Out-of-Door Academy’s annual “Jump Rope for Heart” event.

The East County Observer won first place in Sports Game Day Story (Jen Blanco), Sports Feature Story (Jen Blanco) and Spot News Picture (Michael Eng).

The Sarasota Observer won first place in Community History (Loren Mayo).

The Gulf Coast Business Review won first place for its special section, Gulf Coast 500, along with three additional awards, and the Pelican Press received seven awards.

Judges comments included: “Wonderful presentation of the historic revival of downtown Sarasota ... The use of the Internet to provide maps and more information makes this an awardwinning story!” — Loren Mayo, Community History; “This newspaper is lovely to look at and easy to navigate,” the Sarasota Observer, Overall Graphic Design; “An area obviously rich in arts and culture has a publication to match.” — Season magazine; “Classic community weekly — people/people/ people,” the Sarasota Observer, General Excellence.

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• First place — General Excellence • First place — Overall Graphic design (Nancy Schwartz) • First place — Religion Writing (Robin Hartill) • Second place — Editorial Award • Third place — Community History (Robin Hartill)  Sarasota Observer

• First place — Community History (Loren Mayo) • Second place — Overall Graphic Design (Nancy Schwartz) • Second place — Special Issue, Section or Supplement (Season magazine) • Third place — Spot News Picture (Loren Mayo) • Third place — General Excellence  East County Observer

• First place — Sports Game Day Story (Jen Blanco) • First place — Sports Feature story (Jen Blanco) • First place — Spot News Picture (Michael Eng) • Second place — General Excellence • Second place — Sports Picture (Jen Blanco)

• Second place — Portfolio Photography (Michael Eng) • Third place — Special Issue, Section or Supplements (15 Years Strong) • Third place — Overall Graphic Design (Jessica Eng)  Gulf Coast Business Review

• First place — Special Section (Gulf Coast 500, Sean Roth) • Second place — General Excellence • Second place — Business Writing (Carl Cronan) • Third place — Education Writing (Jay Brady)  Pelican Press

• Second place — Investigative Reporting (William Mansell and Stan Zimmerman) • Second place — Editorial Page (Rachel Hackney) • Third place — Editorial Award (Rachel Hackney) • Third place — First Amendment Defense (Rachel Hackney) • Third place — Investigative Reporting (William Mansell and Rachel Hackney) • Third place — Education (William Mansell) • Third place — Serious Column (Dr. Peter A. Wish)

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+ A home on Bird Key sells for $4.95 million A Bird Key home at 667 Mourning Dove Drive sold for $4.95 million, the largest amount paid for a home on the island since January 2008. Lawrence and Joan Castellani, of Longboat Key, purchased the 6,520-square-foot home with five bedrooms, five bathrooms, two half-baths and a swimming pool from the Sarasota-based Solent Inc. The home was built by Murray Homes and listed by its sister company, Murray Realty. Judy Kepecz-Hays, of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, sold the home.

The most read stories online last week were: 1. Spirit of America photo contest 2. Katz questions sign numbers (VIDEO) (June 30) 3. Independence Day preparations in full swing (June 28) 4. Photo gallery: Girls Inc. teams up with downtown shops (June 25) 5. ‘Grandma’ pumps iron for circus show (with VIDEO) (June 22)

+ Siesta Key newsrack rules adopted County commissioners approved new regulations on newsracks in Siesta Key Village.

The Siesta Key Village Association had been working for a year to clean up what it considers an eyesore — the clusters of differently sized and differently colored newspaper and magazine boxes.

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newspaper units, like those downtown on Main Street, are being installed on Ocean Boulevard.

The new rules will not allow individual newsracks within 500 feet of those modular units, which essentially forces out those individual units.

The modular boxes will be capable of carrying up to 16 publications in each location.

The first area to see the new units will be Ocean Boulevard and Calle Miramar, where a cluster of 12 publication boxes now stands.

According to Russell Matthes, president of the Siesta Key Village Association, a second location will be near the SunTrust Bank at the north end of the Village.

The cost per rack location is about $4,800, and the participating publications will be responsible for funding them, as well as their maintenance.

+ Sarasota County School District earns an ‘A’ The Florida Department of Education has given the Sarasota County School District an “A” grade for the 2010-

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Thursday, July 7, City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota  County Commission — 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 12, Robert L. Anderson Administration Center, 4000 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice  County Commission — 9 a.m.

Wednesday, July 13, County Administration Center, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota

2011 school year.

That award comes because 97% of the district’s elementary and middle schools received grades of “A” or “B.” “We are pleased that the majority of our elementary and middle schools are ‘A’ or ‘B’ schools, even with the tougher standards of FCAT 2.0,” said Superintendent Lori White. “Our teachers and administrators are dedicated to working to ensure that every student is learning and working to reach his or her highest potential.”

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Cecelia Cosgrove and Tiana Jamieson huddle under an umbrella July 4, at Selby Gardens’ “Tropical Fourth of July” celebration.

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The city of Sarasota is working diligently on a marketing and spending plan to get people to Payne Park, an underutilized city facility. In fact, the city is looking at many ways to attract people to the park, which since its opening four years ago has been a disappointment.

The park has 12 tennis courts, a skate park operated by a non-profit group, walking areas with fountains and a small auditorium.

And it has a great history, opening in 1924 as a smaller version and serving as the home of Major League Baseball spring training for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and New York Giants over the years. Part of it sits on a former mobile home park the city bought and tore down to expand the park in the 1990s, including creating the walking tracks.

But it remains not particularly popular.

So Mayor Suzanne Atwell is making it one of her top priorities to try to increase the number of people going to the park, and the City Commission seems to be on board. The city is adding a playground and more parking at a cost of up to $1.1 million. The city is also considering building a shade structure and is planning to install security cameras.

“I’m really excited about this,” Atwell told Sarasota Observer City Editor Rob Roy. “I’ve been talking about activity in the park for a long time.”

But you see, that is just the problem. Why? Broken record time: Government should only be involved in those things that are necessities and the private sector will not do. Payne Park’s amenities are quite obviously not necessities, and the private sector already provides loads of other — better? — entertainment.

Just maybe the park is underutilized because people do not want to use it. They would rather do other things. If this were private enterprise and private dollars — not tax dollars — it would have been shut down, sold and a higher use found for the land.

Perhaps that is just what should happen with Payne Park. Don’t gasp, you handful of people who use the tennis courts or the skate park. Some will argue the skate park is important because it gives kids something to do — you know, to keep them off the streets or whatever. No. Wrong. That is dad and mom’s responsibility, not the city’s.

This is a good example of what is often referred to as “nanny government.” The city builds a park so bored kids won’t make bad decisions. Where are the parents?

Regardless, the market is not screaming that it wants this facility. As long as all these prime downtown acres are owned by the city, they are off the productive tax rolls — which would help everyone, not a few tennis play-

ers and skateboarders.

By continuing to pour tax money into the facility in capital and marketing, and by keeping it publicly owned, the city continues to create an unnecessary financial hardship on itself, its employees and its citizens — who apparently are not interested in the park.

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That the City Commission feels the need for more security at commission meetings is a sad statement.

But as long as former Mayor Richard Martin trots homeless men with violent tendencies into the meetings to make a point — and the point being made is probably not the one Martin intended — the need is real.

The city currently has one police officer in the meeting, and that oficer rotates. The commission is looking at other security procedures, including having the same officer each time so that person is better prepared.

But it must also be said that Mayor Suzanne Atwell did not use her gavel much during that meeting, and a mayor must maintain control of a meeting. She wanted the job. She has to bang the gavel.

And maybe former officials will discontinue using dangerous tactics to make a political point.

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County got Benderson right The Sarasota County Commission was right to eliminate the Benderson’s affordable-housing provision. But there is a bigger issue involved.

Sarasota County commissioners made the right choice by eliminating the requirement of Benderson Development to build affordable housing first at its huge University Town Center development.

All of the commissioners realized the obvious that managed to escape the entire Planning Commission — people who do not have jobs do not need affordable housing. They need jobs. This development provides that.

Further on the path of the obvious, the real estate market crash has pretty well fixed the affordable housing problem. There are inexpensive, affordable houses all over Sarasota ROD Manatee counties.

THOMSON and But the background of this issue demonstrates a bigger picture of flaws both in system and in thinking.

In 2007, as Benderson was working on development of the retail center anchored by the Super Target on University near Interstate 75, it needed approvals from Sarasota County to develop the rest of its property between that center and I-75.

In the final agreement, Benderson agreed to build 110 affordable housing units for every 350,000 square feet of commercial space it built. This was at the end of the boom years, and Benderson had to bend to the will of politicians. Clearly the company was not interested in building affordable housing near its luxury mall, but too bad. That was needed to get approval.

This dynamic must be understood.

Benderson is a private, taxpaying company.

It owns its land, and it wanted to build a mall that would provide thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in taxes. But Sarasota County, like most all governments today, saw an opportunity in the developer’s anxiousness and relatively deep pockets to strongarm the company into providing affordable housing that the county would pay zero toward but for which politicians would take credit.

By 2010, with the collapse of the housing market and the nation wobbling out of a recession, Benderson and the county reached agreement for the developer to build a hotel and 100,000 square feet of commer-

University Town Center will create thousands of jobs on a plot of land along Interstate 75 that is just plain ugly right now. The Sarasota County Commission voted to eliminate ill-considered affordable housing so the project can move forward. cial space, temporarily avoiding the issue of affordable housing. That deal required Benderson to begin construction within 90 days of the county finishing the $14.5 million extension of North Cattlemen Road paralleling the interstate. The road project is expected to be complete by January 2013, and Benderson must start building within 90 days.

But the construction of that commercial space triggers the requirement for Benderson to build 110 affordable homes.

The company asked that the affordable housing provision be eliminated, and the Sarasota County Planning Commission denied the request 7-0. The Planning Commission’s rationale was that someday, many years out, the real estate market could get expensive again, and there could be a need for affordable housing.

Stunning. With the real estate market collapse, there is really no affordable housing issue left. In fact, given the ongoing foreclosure crisis, prices have kept falling to the point that there is an absolute glut of cheap housing in Sarasota and Manatee. Empty, cheap, affordable housing — if you have a job.

The only thing the Planning Commission and the County Commission should be considering in such cases is whether the project meets zoning, or whether zoning changes are appropriate to the surrounding development. Requiring affordable housing to be built, or cash payments in lieu of it, is nothing short of a shakedown racket.

It is simply blackmail for a property owner to do what he wants to with his property — which in this case everyone agrees would be beneficial.

Affordable housing should never have been arm-twisted into the plan, anyway.

It needs to be mentioned, however, that there is one point on which Benderson opens itself to government leverage — the Nathan Benderson Park rowing regatta complex. It’s a great idea. Just not for government money.

But Benderson persuaded the county to contribute up to $20.6 million to build the park, roads and buildings. Sen. Mike Bennett persuaded the Legislature to throw in another $5 million for the park, which Gov. Rick Scott rightly vetoed.

It’s the game everyone plays. Local governments are far too quick to give money away to favored enterprises, and, naturally, most private enterprises are just as quick to take the money. But you take the money, and you take the strings. And strings can entangle.

It’s an unholy alliance in which a few businesses and politicians win and taxpayers and most businesses lose.

Sarasota County was right to eliminate the affordable-housing provision and would be better to stop blackmailing developers into providing the favorite flavor of service that day. And the county should stop throwing public money at private enterprises.

Rod Thomson is editorial pages editor of the Observers and can be reached at rthomson@yourobserver.com.

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Reality check needed for schools student.

The $382 million budget does not include the $44 million “fund balance,” or the $119 million capital outlay “construction” budget.

The total budget for next year is only $6 million less than last year’s, which represents a tiny 1.5% decrease in spending. Lowering the fund balance to $38 million would have made up for the difference.

So-called “cuts” actually represent a 2011-12 budget that mimics historical —albeit large — rates of growth in spending over the last 20 years. The reductions you are hearing about are the result of a spending spree that came from booming state revenues and a district flush with cash from record referendum property tax dollars. It’s like claiming you are poor, because you have to trade in your Rolls Royce for a Mercedes Benz.

To add insult to injury, schools spent their financial windfall in hard cash, while homeowners watched the equity of their property plummet as the housing bubble burst. Then, to soften and avoid recessionary reality, the district received $28 million in federal “stimulus” dollars over the last two years and will spend an extra $8 million in federal “jobs fund” dollars this year.

Like a myopic hippie at Woodstock, the system spends as much

as it can get its hands on with little regard to long-term budgeting.

When things boom, it’s party time, and yet, when the unavoidable hangover of business cycles begins, administrators claim it’s “devastating.”

The reality is there are never enough dollars for elite educators who work within a system of utopian absolutes, void of such pesky market realities as profit, loss, competition, innovation and productivity. Even at the height of the boom in 2008, when the system had $485 million general budget dollars, you were told the schools needed more money, more referenda, more of everything! Cynics say they’ve perfected the “crisis for the children” game to hide the fact the system is fat, happy and always hungry.

The bottom line is there is no budget crisis; the school system has plenty of revenue; and there will be no noticeable changes or effective reforms. The business as usual “shell game” continues. Unfortunately, the consumers of education keep losing while the public sector monolith keeps laughing all the way to the bank.

Dean Kalahar teaches economics and psychology at Sarasota High School and has authored three books, including Practical Economics.

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So, what happens now? The Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax (TDT) is entrusted to the ACA that distributes the TDT in the form of a TDC/A grant to 501c3 arts-and-cultural organizations for production and marketing of performances, exhibitions and events that attract tourists to Sarasota County.

The ACA created 11 guidelines to qualify for the TDC/A grant and, by most measures, the guidelines appear to support the goals and intent of the TDT and TDC/A. The Sarasota Chalk Festival is an entirely volunteer 501c3 cultural-arts organization that operated as a 501c6 for its 2007

and 2009 season and as a 501c3 for its 2010 season. The festival works with more than 50 local organizations and became the first international street-painting festival in the U.S. It attracted between 50,000 to 80,000 visitors, filled hundreds of hotel rooms and gained Sarasota national and international exposure. The Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau estimated the festival brought $1,910,000 of direct expenditures into the county, with a total economic impact of $3,004,000.

The Sarasota Chalk Festival passes all 11 requirements of the TDC/A grant prior to funding but did not receive the 2011 TDC/A grant because the ACA held steadfast on a specific 501c3 deadline date requirement at time of application. What that means is instead of the ACA goal that requires 501c3 arts organizations to meet a one-year track record to prove success and sustainability, they are forcing the Chalk Festival to meet a two-year standard prior to TDC/A grant consideration.

Now more than ever this glitch deserves a serious discussion so the Sarasota Chalk Festival that is inclusive, free and accessible to all can receive a TDC/A grant this year, its fourth season.

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Listening once again to the yearly cry that the schools are broke is beyond tedious. The superintendent has proclaimed an “unprecedented loss of revenue at the state and local level … hitting the district harder than ever in this third year of budget cuts, staff reductions, unfunded mandates and uncertainty about the future.”

The public is being told teachers will lose their jobs, when in fact, all employees will be placed into open positions and will be employed when the school year begins.

In a nutshell, the Sarasota County School District’s budget has been rolled back to 2005-06 levels, a time prior to the housing collapse when revenue was strong due to a large property tax base and referendum dollars. As far as education quality is concerned, the mediocrity from bureaucracy of five years ago was no different than it is today.

The schools spent $372 million in 2005-06 to teach 41,516 students. In 2011-12 they will spend $382 million, teaching 483 fewer students while spending $349 dollars more per student. Any talk of drastic cuts in programs, salaries, benefits or positions is just disingenuous.

Factoring in for inflation, perpupil operating expenditures have increased $1,689, or 18.6%, between 2000 and 2011 to $10,769 per

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+ New organization seeks to help military families

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Longboat Key residents Joyce Rubin and Sheila Weiser grew concerned as they read the news reports about soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan — many who had depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Rubin, a licensed social worker, and Weiser, a licensed mental-health counselor, worried not only about veterans but also for their family members.

“Our thinking was, ‘What would it be like to have a child coming back and refusing help — hiding under a bed, for instance, never eating?’”

Weiser said. “Or, if a horn blows, they think it’s a shot.”

Approximately two years ago, Rubin, Weiser and approximately a dozen professionals, including therapists, counselors, attorneys and educators, joined together to form Professionals Assisting Military Families & Friends (PAMFF).

The organization is still in its early stages, but members will eventually contribute their professional skills to provide services such as group and individual counseling, alcohol- and drugabuse education, community outreach, referral services and teacher training to help educators identify at-risk students.

For more information on Professionals Assisting Military Family & Friends, call 2241094, email pamffsarasota@gmail.com or visit its website, pamff.org

The Sarasota Scullers recently sent 16 rowers and five boats to compete against the country’s most elite rowers in the U.S. Rowing Youth National Champions, in Oak Ridge, Tenn. More than 1,500 athletes represented 148 teams qualified through wins at the regional level.

The Scullers’ Women’s Lightweight 4+ (with coxswain) won their first gold medal. Arianna Robbins and Cara Rawe won the bronze medal in last year’s championship.

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Casey Key home sells for $3.05 million

These are the largest city of Sarasota, Sarasota County and Siesta Key building permits issued by Sarasota County and city of Sarasota for the week of June 20 through June 24, in order of dollar amounts.

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The following residential real-estate transactions took place between June 20 and June 24. A home on Casey Key tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

Sole Investments II LLC sold the home at 1215 Casey Key Road to Vincent and Donna Hartnett, of Chester Springs, Pa., for $3.05 million. Built in 1962, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,781 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $3,700,000 in 2005.

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Frederick and Trina Turton, of Fulton, Ga., sold their home at 4587 Camino Real to Christopher and Talbot Harris, Sarasota, for $725,000. Built in 1986, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,014 square feet of living area.

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Michael and Sandra Koolkin, Sarasota, sold their home at 1865 Goldenrod St. to William and Maryellen Brackett, of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, for $495,000. Built in 1948, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,429 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $390,000 in 2002.

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Desmond Varady $315,000 Ernest Werlin $56,700 $52,000 Caroline Kaplan $16,500 Charles Starr III, trustee Jeffrey Gregory $5,404 Carlos Nadal $4,995 Charles Brumback, trustee $4,923 William Hardwick $4,500

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James Thompson sold his Unit 1001 condominium at 35 Watergate Drive to David and Patricia Porter, of Darien, Conn., for $2.05 million. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,751 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2,350,000 in 2003.

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This home at 5105 Oxford Drive on Siesta Key sold for $1 million.

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Allen and Bonnie Vanoverbeke, of Cashiers, N.C., sold their home at 5105 Oxford Drive to William F. Kortum III Properties II LLC for $1 million. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,209 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,427,000 in 2004.

Citi Property Holdings sold the home at 5161 Sandy Beach Ave. to PNMAC Mortgage Co. for $306,500. PNMAC then sold the home to Jozsef Meszaros, Sarasota, for $310,000. Built in 1978, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,076 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $399,900 in 2003.

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1:29 p.m. — 3400 block of South Osprey Avenue. Theft. A gas-station manager discovered one of his employees was stealing money from the cash register. When a customer paid for an item, the woman would ring up the transaction like normal but then would go back, void it and pocket the cash. Normally, cashiers will void a few purchases, when customers change their minds about buying a product. This employee voided about 200 transactions during 15 days last month. Those transactions involved more than $2,000.

12:02 a.m. — Main Street and Palm Avenue. Fight. Two acquaintances were having drinks at a restaurant bar. At some point in the evening, a third person told one of the men that he had an attractive girlfriend.

That man’s friend then added that she was much too attractive for him. The two friends began to argue, and the one who gave the backhanded compliment ended up with a torn shirt and a head butt to the face. He wants to press charges against his insulted friend.

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2 p.m. — 40 block of South Palm Avenue. Theft. The executive director of an animal-protection group believes the organization’s bookkeeper has been embezzling money. A recent audit revealed the bookkeeper falsified information to cover up the theft. The bookkeeper recently became aware of the audit and left the office for lunch and never returned.

The dating game 5 p.m. — 1300 Harbor Drive. Suspicious Person. A senior citizen had been dating a man for about a month, when she broke it off with him in April. He called and emailed her for another month and tried to get back together. The man finally stopped contacting her last month. The woman went on a date with another man on the above date, and when she returned home, the former boyfriend was there. She called police, because she didn’t want him stalking her again. Officers told her to seek an injunction against the man.

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The Humane Society United States Senior Director

8:30 a.m. — 3000 block of Divided Creek Drive. Suspicious Person. A neighbor spotted someone milling around inside a vacant home and suspected malfeasance.

Police were summoned, but when they walked inside, they realized the man in the home was a painter hired to spruce up the place.

Not this man’s best friend 8:45 p.m. — 2700 block of Arlington Street. Trespassing. Two women were inside their home, when they saw a man hop their fence and walk into the backyard.

They walked outside to see what he was doing. He approached the women’s dog and told them that it was his dog. They told him it wasn’t, and he began to argue with them. During the argument, he started to run up to one of the women, and the other one told him that she was calling police. He turned and ran the other way.

The women said they believed the man could be a neighbor of theirs, but they’re not sure.

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MOON PHASES

0.01 0.03 1.33 1.55 0.39 1.03 0.09

Month to date: 2011

4.48 in Year-to-date:

THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2011

July 8 First

July 15 Full

July 23 Last

July 30 New

WEEKLY WINNEr: Clouded vision

2010 1.78 in.

2011 2010 21.16 in 20.70 in.

TemperatureS

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Wed., June 29 Thurs., June 30 Fri., July 1 Sat., July 2 Sun., July 3 Mon., July 4 Tues., July 5

Record Temps.

High Low 96 (1998) 67 (1928) 100 (1998) 67 (1973) 96 (1998) 61 (1948) 97 (1998) 64 (1971) 100 (1998) 65 (1971) 100 (1998) 62 (1948) 98 (1998) 64 (1984)

Average Gulf water temperature: 86.1

Laurie Zak submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key.

Sunrise 6:41 6:42 6:42 6:43 6:43 6:44 6:44

Sunset 8:29 8:29 8:29 8:29 8:29 8:28 8:28

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected alongshore or offshore Sarasota Friday, July 1, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.

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Last weeks Cryptograms 1. People started to walk out during his speech. Unrattled, the speaker commented, “that’s what I like - a moving standing ovation.”

2. Here are the property guidelines: pretty much anything that isn’t nailed down is mine. Anything I can pry loose isn’t nailed down.

Thursday, July 7, 2011 Items Under $200 For Sale

Furnishings

ADVERTISE YOUR merchandise with the total value of $200 or less in this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words or less. Price must be included. No commercial advertising. Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks.

Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com or online at: www.yourobserver.com/classifieds

LAKEWOOD RANCH ESTATEAluminum 5-piece patio (cost $1700Restoration Hardware) now $699; Sofa & loveseat (Robb & Stucky) like new $850.

Henredon and Drexel bedroom sets, Stearns & Foster Beds, Stiffe lamps, Stanley Entertainment Center for plasma/LCD ($350@Robb &Stucky) $995.

5-piece Cherry Home Office w/2-lateral files, La-Z-Boy sleeper, much, much, more.

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COLLAGE PICTURE: beautiful, framed, matted, 18x22, $50. G.E. Juicer, excellent cond., clean, $40. 941-952-1097.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

CRIB AND mattress: perfect condition, barely used, shined natural wood. $100.

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DESK & Chair: mahogany, $75. TV component cart, black, 50”x22”, smoked glass front, $30. 941-966-7585.

EXERCISE BIKE: Excel magnetic recumbent bike, model 396r. Excellent shape. $100 obo. 941-925-7690.

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Medical Supplies/Equipment POWER ROADRUNNER wheelchair and heavy Harmar lift, standard heavy duty. $2000. 941-504-9241.

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FOOT SPA - Pedicure Elite Waterpik, like new. $20. 941-321-3248.

SENIOR LOOKING to buy precious metals, time pieces, coins, jewelry and antiques.

Please call Marc, 941-321-0707.

PLAID ENTERPRISES Craft Stencil kits (2), $10 each. 941-822-2517.

Storage

PRESSURE WASHER: gas, Huskey, 2600psi, 2.3gpm, new condition, extra gas can, $200. 941-923-1757.

STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer.

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RATTAN FURNITURE: 2 chairs with cushions & glass top table. Excellent cond. $75.

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Help Wanted

RUG: 9X6, runner, 10x2.5, colorful, 4 yrs., excellent cond., from Rug As Art, $150.

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SHIRLEY TEMPLE dolls: 50’s Shirley Temple, $30 & 70’s Shirley Temple doll, $10.

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Autos For Sale 2006 LEXUS SC 430 Convertible. Excellent condition. Every option. Garage kept. Never wrecked. Non smoker. 941-809-3260.

MERCEDES 300SE: 1990, white, blue interior, very good shape, 150,000 miles. $2500. 941-228-3382.

Autos Wanted AUTOS WANTED! Let me take the hassle out of selling your car. Cash offered today!

Call Mike, 941-713-2277.

Furnishings

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

Condos/Apts. For Rent 1BR/1BA: IMMACULATELY clean, nicely furnished, pool, tennis court, walk to shops, near downtown. No pets. $625/mo. annual.

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COMPLETE IN-HOME PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE is available through ElderCare Services Unlimited.

Companionship/ caregiving, medical and non-medical, meal preparation, light housekeeping, transportation. Medicare/ Medicaid affiliated. 3 hours to 24/7. Lic. #30211372 Bonded/Insured.

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$425mo-1 bed/bath mobile homes.

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Vacation/Seasonal Rentals ASHTON LAKES: 2BR/2BA, $3000/mo.

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BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

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ASHTON LAKES: 2BR/2BA, second floor, annual, furnished. No pets. No smoking. $975/mo. includes water, sewer and cable.

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VILLA: 55+ community: 1BR/1BA, W/D, clubhouse, pool, marina, dock space available. $750/mo. 941-225-3181.

HIDDEN LAKES: Studio, immaculate, balcony, pool, tennis courts, weight room, sauna. $610/mo. annual. No pets. 374-3401.

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“I like weaving beads with lots of small stones to create something big and chunky,” Kimberly Frimel says. “It’s always kind of unexpected, and that’s where the boldness comes in.”

Natural design Kimberly Frimel uses jewelry as her main mode of expression and communication.

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t doesn’t matter where Kimberly Frimel goes — the pool, the grocery store, the mall, on vacation — someone always wants to know where she bought her bling. And, although countless times people have started rattling off a list of possi-

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Frimel has become so accustomed to creating her own wearable art that she’s almost

forgotten what fashions, or lack thereof, adorned her wrists, fingers and neck before she found solitude in creating her own pieces. Small chain necklaces seem vaguely familiar, but she didn’t spend much time on jewelry until about 11 years ago.

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FRIMEL from 1 “I learned how to do pretty much everything from my sisters, Kelly and Kristin,” Frimel says. “They have taken several different courses and artist residencies to learn techniques. I have been fortunate to have learned from them.”

Every time Frimel was home in St. Louis from Miami International University of Art and Design, where she majored in interior design, her sisters would teach her a new method of threading beads or encasing a stone with wire.

“I just always liked working with my hands,” she says. “It’s kind of a fun thing more than anything. I like bright colors and big, chunky, bold pieces. I’m not one for subtlety as far as jewelry.”

Although her sisters’ styles trend toward softer, earthier colors, Frimel puts a little more oomph into her own pieces.

“I think I’m flashier,” she says, opening a glass-topped jewelry case to reveal a tray of glitzy rings. “I put together more bedazzled, sparkly, rhinestone pieces and things that have an iridescent finish.”

The first time Frimel decided to go for the chunky effect, she got her hands on some large pink stones and finger-wove tiny seed beads in between, using a peyote stitch with a needle and thread.

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“I always find it interesting to mix color tones. I like a lot of contrast with materials, whether it’s sizing, going from opaque to iridescent or something dull versus something sparkly.

Maybe that’s what makes it different — I don’t do subtle color changes.” people who were always into the arts, and I found inspiration that way.”

She prefers to have materials she can pick through. As far as beads go, she buys whatever catches her eye in bead stores, thrift shops or vintage shops. Her collection spans from crystals, pearls and quartz to vintage rhinestones and semiprecious stones. She buys metals for wire wrapping on wholesale websites.

“I’m always surrounded by colors and textures,” says Frimel, who is the director of lifestyle design for Paradise Homes — Extreme Remodelers. “I work with clients to assist them in selecting the exteriors

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“I tend to use more teals, turquoises and oranges,” Kimberly Frimel says. “More vibrant, saturated and brighter tones — they could be described as ‘Florida colors.’” and interiors of their homes — it’s a constant thought process to keep consistency throughout the home, but there’s an interesting challenge to achieving my clients’ design goals.”

When it comes to jewelry, she’s most happy letting the creative juices flow without too much restriction and making pieces bold and unusual. She designs custom pieces to an extent, but finds that when clients are too picky about a certain idea, it almost takes away the fun factor.

“I am able to create custom designs of any particular color, stone or type of style,” Frimel says. “My only request for custom pieces is that my customers still appreciate that each piece will come out different and unique. What I am creating is one-ofa-kind, wearable art.”

“I had a piece of mozarkite and a piece of amber, and the color tones worked. The piece is one of my personal favorites, because it has more of a sentimental value of not only been given to me by my sister, but it reminds me of home — it was mined in Missouri.”

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“This is one of my favorites.

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Thompson, of Fuzión Dance Artists.

The public is invited to view the rehearsals from 3 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 8. Two performances will be held at 6 and 8 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at The Studio@620, in St. Petersburg. Tickets are $20 or $15 for students and seniors. For information, call 727-895-6620 or email fletcherdanceproject@gmail.com.

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The Banyan Theatre kicked off its 10th anniversary season with dinner, chaired by Anne Howard, preceding its opening-night performance June 30.

The party was, in Howard’s words, a “comedy of errors” featuring non-working electrical outlets and a board member (who shall remain nameless) who forgot to bring the case of wine he had donated.

“That’s theater,” Howard laughed.

It was a fitting prelude to the Banyan’s first ever season of comedies. In that spirit, all’s well that ends well: A full house laughed heartily throughout the opening production of “Becky’s New Car,” by Steven Dietz, directed

by Gil Lazier and presented in the Asolo’s Cook Theatre. The play runs through July 11.

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Banyan Opening Night Dinner Chairwoman Anne Howard, David Howard, Banyan Artistic Director Carol Kleinberg and Ted Shears

+ ‘Operation Epsilon’ offers up food for thought There was a play-in-development reading of “Operation Epsilon” June 29. It was written by Alan Brody, directed by Andy Sandberg and produced by Ellen Berman and Flora Major. The Sarasota reading was in association with the Asolo Repertory Theatre, made possible

by Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards.

The play is the true story of German nuclear scientists who were interned at Farm Hall, England, by British and American authorities, after the fall of Germany in World War II; their rooms were bugged and all their conversations were recorded. Its meat is the moral responsibility of scientists and the sometimes destructive consequenc-

es of their science.

Brody described “Operation Epsilon” as “a very lumpy play” and thanked a “generous audience,” which didn’t find it lumpy in the least. The reading was originally planned for the Asolo rehearsal hall and about 30 guests; it ended up in the Historic Asolo Theater with an audience of 140.

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Most of the baby boomer generation has fond memories of The Firesign Theatre, a Californiabased comedy troupe comprised of Phil Austin, Peter Bergman, David Ossman and Philip Proctor. Often called “America’s Monty Pythons,” the ensemble produced more than 22 albums and hundreds of live radio shows and still performs sellout shows around the country.

Chef Larry Barrett, of the Sarasota-based catering company Simply Gourmet, has secured exclusive rights to produce and direct a theatrical presentation of The Firesign Theatre’s “Nick Danger: Third Eye” — a parody of vintage radio detective shows — in October at the Powel Crosley Estate.

In addition to 25 years as an executive chef, Barrett has performed on New York City stages, in television commercials and on TV series, including, “General Hospital,” “Days of Our Lives” and “Loving.” A fan of edible historical recreations, Barrett will pair the production with cuisine that was served at the classic American restaurant, Delmonico’s.

“The inspiration for the evening came after reading the history of the Crosley Estate,” Barrett said.

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Four choreographers will come together to consolidate their visions into a dance concert to be conceived in just 48 hours.

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Writer/director Mike Mills has a farfetched story to tell in his new film, “Beginners.” Shortly after his wife’s death, a 75-year-old father announces to his 38-year-old son that he’s gay.

Interestingly, it’s all true, based on Mills’ real-life experience.

When Oliver’s (the excellent Ewan McGregor) father, Hal (the ever-elegant Christopher Plummer), comes out of the closet, the revelation, oddly, makes sense.

Through flashbacks, we witness Oliver’s confusion as a child observing his parent’s lack of interaction. It seems Hal’s wife, Georgia (a delightfully quirky Mary Page Keller), had an agreement during their 44 years of marriage. That’s not surprising given the fact that homosexuality was considered a mental illness in the 1950s.

Hal rejoices in his new lifestyle. He embraces gay pride, embarks on a loving relationship with a man half his age (Goran Visnjic) and finds true happiness.

Even when he’s diagnosed with terminal cancer four years later, Hal’s quiet resolve indicates that it’s all been worth it.

Oliver, on the other hand, lacks the eternal optimism that Hal exudes. He’s sabotaged most of his relationships, which doesn’t go unnoticed by his father.

One night, a few months after Hal’s death, Oliver meets a mysterious woman (“Inglourious Basterd’s” Melanie Laurent) at a party. Will he be able to shed his pessimistic take on relationships and make the life-altering plunge that Hal did?

“Beginners” is a sweet, lovely film, which is masterfully scripted. At times, I felt as though I were watching a Woody Allen movie. Impressive still images (photos, graphics and iconic collages) bring back long-lost visual memories. A toetapping score sporting the likes of Hoagy Carmichael and Jelly Roll Morton keeps the beat of “Beginners” light-hearted when need be.

Mills (“Thumbsucker”) never stoops to sentimentality to ingratiate his audience.

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On the dark Asolo Repertory Theatre stage, a male voice-over from a reporter at a photo shoot speaks about Marilyn Monroe’s life while bright lights intermittently flash on, revealing the icon posing for the camera.

The word “yummy” rings out from a male voice in the audience — it epitomizes his gender’s reaction to the original Marilyn Monroe. But women loved her, too, for her vulnerability and her yearning to be loved, as expressed in Arthur Miller’s symbolic take on his wife, “The Misfits.”

The scene is set appropriately in the Hollywood bungalow where Monroe eventually died. It reveals an isolated Monroe living a life of phone calls and alcohol and dreaming of becoming accepted for herself, not just as a sex symbol.

Sunny Thompson stars as Monroe in “Marilyn: Forever Blonde.” The well-written and well-researched play by her husband and manager, Greg Thompson, was a 20-year labor of love. The witty dialogue is taken from Monroe’s own words, and the songs are ones she sang in her films.

This show has won major awards, including “One of the Year’s Top Ten Productions” and “Best Leading Actress in a Play.” Greg Thompson’s script explores not only motivation; Monroe essentially grew up a fatherless waif spending years with foster parents as well as enduring a period of time in an orphanage two blocks from RKO Studios.

Monroe’s career began in the ’50s; the Equal Rights Amendment for women wasn’t born until the ’70s. Did she sleep with producers to get parts? Didn’t everybody?

Did she yearn for a “Daddy” to love and

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The play explores her major relationships with men, from Joe Skank through Joe DiMaggio, Arthur Miller, Frank Sinatra and the Kennedy brothers.

Thompson, who has performed in musical revues around the world and off Broadway, delivers a touchingly palpable Monroe. She captures the star’s every gesture and nuance and commands the audience’s devoted attention.

Under the direction of Stephanie Shine, Thompson’s performance is flawlessly skillful and lovably amusing. Shine is the artistic director of the Seattle Shakespeare Company.

The costumes, by Mimi Countryman and Alice Worthy, are breathtaking and iconic tributes to the male ideal of the feminine hourglass form. The makeup design by Jimmy James is wondrous.

The set by Jason Phillips, lighting by Woody Woodburn and musical arrangements all create an appropriate ambience. ­— Paula Atwell

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Improv actors prep for playtime Florida Studio Theatre’s funny people are gearing up to make you laugh.

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Florida Studio Theatre Improv Troupe members Steve Turrisi, Tim Beasley, Adam Ratner and Christine Alexander prep for the third annual Sarasota Improv Festival. ple with other styles and different senses of humor. At one time, there could be 30 improvisers on stage.”

The troupe always performs first in the festival, which the actors enjoy because the audience members are fresh and paying attention. They take lots of suggestions from the audience and play between four to seven games, ranging from an emotional genre rollercoaster to perspective games, with scenes running up to five minutes each. Other troupes could take one suggestion and perform a 45-minute play — it could be four actors playing 15 different characters.

“The audience dictates the show,” says Christine Alexander, who plays the stripping grandma. “They could say ‘beach’ or ‘inside a bathroom at a dirty rest stop’

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Laughter has healing powers. If you’re sick, come. But not if you’re coughing.’

“Sarasota Improv Festival is the perfect time to test the waters,” says Christine Alexander, left. “This show is like ‘Whose Line is it Anyway?’ live.”

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Picture this: You walk into a conference room and seated at the table are the following characters.

There’s a man who has mastered the art of falling down anywhere, even if it hurts, and acting like furry woodland creatures (and, on occasion, he morphs into a hippo that attends cocktail parties); a mobster who doubles as a sexy old man after even older women; and a grandma who’s a little too fond of removing her clothing in public. Then, there’s Martin Martinson, a creepy Civil War fanatic in his mid-40s who lives with his mother and borrows her computer for his Internet business — he makes Civil War figures out of old meat.

These are the personalities that make up Florida Studio Theatre’s Improv Troupe. And, with the this group, you never know what’s going to happen. The hippo could turn into a talking tree. Or a dream-analyzing reverend could tell the audience members that a killer is chasing them through mansions because they do bad things at night.

Next month, the troupe is hosting the Sarasota Improv Festival, now in its third year. It has become so popular that last year, two men wound up in a drink-slinging fistfight over seats.

“It’s all professional improv troupes that are coming, and, normally, they don’t do festivals, but they’re so enamored with the way audiences are attracted to this festival that they’re chomping at the bit,” says the mobster, aka Adam Ratner. “We get the opportunity to perform with peo-

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Hot summer nightspots The question was, “What is your favorite restaurant for a hot Sarasota summer night?” The expected answers would have been “waterfront locations with balmy breezes.” But, the responses were surprising, and the choices reflect the diversity of options in our town.

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“The light afternoon/dinner menu at Shoogie Boogies in Towles Court is a hidden Sarasota gem, though they are open in the evening only during the Art Walks (the third Friday of each month). It is the perfect place to eat under the stars, enjoy a homemade iced tea and escape into the old Southern charm of the surrounding gardens. The ambience is magical ... and the food is great, too.”

— Nikki Sedacca

“Bijou Café has a great menu with special summer selections. Everyone knows your name and is professional. Puccini’s is the best new restaurant with superlative food. There’s no liquor license, so bring your own wine. Roy’s summer special in which you bring your own wine and pay no corkage fee is hard to beat.”

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“Two summer dining experiences that are a complete must are Michael’s On East and Salute.

They both have phenomenal menus, the wines are to die for and the service is perfection; both provide ownership detail at every guest table.”

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“We love going to Epicure and sitting outside enjoying a cocktail and a beef carpaccio or ensalata tropicale. Although it’s warm out, it’s still nice to enjoy the fresh air!

It’s also fun to see how downtown is growing and to support a local business.”

— Nicole Kaney and Dustin Stroth

WANT TO GET IN ON THIS ACT? You can volunteer to tell us your favorite restaurants in a future story like this one by sending your name, snail mail and email address to mschechter@ YourObserver.com.

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“ … Selva Grill and Owen’s Fish Camp. Both have a great atmosphere and incredible food.

At Selva, I like eating inside because of the art and decor. At Owen’s, I prefer eating outside on the adorable patio to get the full experience of the restaurant. You can’t go wrong with either restaurant, especially if you are trying to beat the summer heat.”

— Lauren McComb

“I have two favorites — Owen’s Fish Camp and Café Epicure. The atmosphere at Owen’s is wonderful, and I love the oysters and the fried green tomato salad. I am very picky about Italian restaurants, but the pasta at Epicure is delicious, and that olive spread with the fresh bread?

To die for.”

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2BR/2BA split plan condo visit www.PruLWR.com orDelightful call 941-907-2000 in popular resort style development. A3942577 Rayman/Tan 504-9232 Former US Embassy Building $549,000 Sea Twig $2,000,000 Direct Beachfront, Updated kitchen, Turnkey furnished. Opportunity to restore or redevelop to condos/commercial.

Rayman/Tan 724-0519 A3914848 Marty Benson 232-9264 A3940351

$299,000 Bay Watch Turnkey furnished, Covered pkg, Htd Pool & More!

A3941364 Michelle Musto 809-3714

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