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Summer days on Longboat heat up with activity.

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by Robin Hartill | Community Editor

Dogs to get beach access?

Max Goldner is expected to argue his case to the Town Commission.

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Mel Goldsmith, Larry Goldsmith, Jack Goldsmith and Betty Ng

+ Longboat’s longest standing July 4?

“We wouldn’t know what to do if we weren’t here,” said Kristi Goldsmith, referring to the traditional Fourth of July bash held at the bayfront home of her father-in-law, Jack Goldsmith. The family has celebrated Independence Day there every year since the house was built in 1967.

Jack Goldsmith, his sons and their wives, Mel and Jan Goldsmith, of Longboat Key, and Larry and Kristi Goldsmith, of Memphis, welcome 50 to 100 guests depending on who’s in town.

This year, hostess Betty Ng was wearing a gift T-shirt emblazoned with the words “Commander in Chef.”

Max Goldner spends summers on the east end of Long Island, N.Y., where he looks forward to his daily walk on the beach. The 5-year-old Wheaton terrier has some restrictions: He is required to stay on his leash, and on some beaches, he is limited to evening hours.

Max’s owners, Nelson and Laurin Goldner, think he would enjoy

a day at the beach when he returns home to Longboat Key. But, because of current ordinances, his parents have to drive him to a beach in St. Petersburg or Venice, where dogs are permitted, in order for him to enjoy the Florida surf and sand.

So, last week, Nelson Goldner suggested in an email to Vice May-

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or David Brenner a trial period that would allow dogs on the beach — one that could possibly extend from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m., allowing the beach to remain dog-free during the day, and would allow dog owners to prove that they’re willing to clean up after their pets.

SEE DOG BEACH / PAGE 2A

Max Goldner

by Rachel S. O’Hara | Staff Photographer

Measure of Success

SEE OUR TOWN / PAGE 8A

+ Turtle nest scheduled for excavation A turtle nest hatched on Longboat Key and is scheduled for excavation. The excavation is scheduled for 8 p.m.

Wednesday, July 20, at 4949 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Parking is available at the public beach access at 4795 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The event will take place rain or shine and will be canceled only in the event of lightning.

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Jason Berzowski, of Longboat Key Fire Rescue, prepares to drop the tape measure from the top of the cotton plant down to the ground Friday, July 15, at Casa del Mar. This will be the third time that this particular tree has been measured for the Guinness World Records and the sixth time a cotton plant on the Casa del Mar property has secured the title of “World’s Tallest Cotton Plant.”

Casa del Mar’s cotton plant reaches new heights.

Records are made to be broken.

That adage certainly holds true on Longboat Key during the annual cotton plant measuring ceremony for Guinness World Records. This is Casa del Mar’s sixth entry as the World’s Tallest Cotton Plant.

The cotton plant at Casa del Mar underwent its annual height measuring Friday, July 15, by the tennis courts. Longboat Key Fire and Rescue provided a firetruck with a

ladder to allow firefighter/paramedic Jason Berzowski to drop a tape measure from the top of the plant to the ground in order to get a precise measurement.

There was a crowd of about 50 people in attendance, and they enjoyed food and drinks while waiting to learn the new recorded height of the cotton plant.

SEE RECORD / PAGE 2A

Pieces of cotton were visible on the cotton plant that was measured for the Guinness World Records.

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RECORD / FROM PAGE 1A D.M. Williams, general manager of Casa del Mar, has enjoyed growing three different world-record cotton plants on the Casa del Mar property during his 30-year span. When asked why the three plants have grown so tall he said, “We really don’t know. Only God knows that.”

Only one cotton plant remains on the property. One was knocked down by a storm, and the other one froze during a cold snap.

The current plant was being measured for the third time and has already been in the Guinness World Records two times before. At the bottom of the plant, Casa del Mar Assistant Manager Mark Meador held the measuring tape while Ervin Shannon, of the Manatee County Cooperative Extension, wrote down the official height of the plant to send to Guinness World Records.

The cotton plant has grown in the last three years. In 2009, it was 30 feet, 4 inches; in 2010, it measured 31 feet, 7 inches; and this year the plant was measured at exactly 32 feet.

Williams and Meador said they made

DOG BEACH / FROM PAGE 1A

by Robin Hartill | Community Editor

P&Z gears up to address transportation concerns The Planning & Zoning Board directed town staff to look into changes in the Comprehensive Plan to address traffic concerns.

Traffic engineer Bill Oliver told the Longboat Key Planning & Zoning Board that the town’s current Comprehensive Plan and growth-management concessions could pose a roadblock to future development because of transportation issues.

“It’s not really predictable,” he said about the current plan at a Tuesday, July 19 meeting. “It doesn’t really create an environment where a developer really knows what he’s up against.”

Oliver asked Planning Board members if they were in agreement on four points: that viable road-congestion solutions aren’t available in the near to midterm future; that a local circulator/shuttle transit (outside of the Sarasota and Manatee county trolley systems that run through Longboat Key) is worth investigating; that bicycleand-pedestrian facility enhancements are reasonable; and whether the town should press for or financially support improvements to out-of-town congestion locations.

P&Z board member Leonard Garner said that he believed all points “should be challenged significantly.”

“I think considering the seasonality of this community … I would say we’re fine the way we are,” he said.

Board members debated whether residents would use a shuttle system. P&Z board member Al Hixon said that he believes buses and trolleys sometimes contribute to traffic problems, because traffic behind them often becomes jammed as passengers enter and exit, although he said that possibly having a side space in which

Mark Meador and D.M. Williams, of Casa del Mar, wait for the final results. sure to water, fertilize and keep the plant warm during the cold snaps.

“We put those heat lamps on it when it got cold out,” said Meador.

Bonnie Schneider, of Pelican Harbor, has attended the cotton-plant measuring ceremony two times in the past.

“It’s free entertainment!” she said. sional day at the beach, said that she and her dogs, Kirby and Tia, would welcome a trial period for dogs on Longboat Key’s beach.

“I think that would be wonderful,” she said. “When we walk in the park, more than 99% of the time everyone is responsible.”

Laurin Goldner said that she and her husband were pleased that the matter would be discussed at an upcoming workshop. She said that allowing dogs on the beach at least part of the day could ultimately be good for the community, because pet owners look for places where they can visit with their animals.

“Everywhere we travel, we take Max with us,” she said. “We travel to places that are dog-friendly. He’s part of our family.”

buses could pull over could alleviate the issue.

P&Z Board Chairwoman B.J. Webb suggested that improvements to the island’s business climate could improve traffic problems.

“In terms of residents of Longboat, traffic congestion will diminish if we have businesses on the island,” she said, noting that more businesses on the island translates to fewer residents having to get in their vehicles and drive off the island for essential services.

Oliver asked board members multiple questions, including whether there was any limit that could cause the town to deny land-use plan amendments or rezonings that increase traffic intensity and whether the town would be willing to stop development of land that had a proper site plan in place because of roadway considerations.

Board members were generally in agreement that they didn’t want the town to give up the possibility of denying a project that didn’t sufficiently address traffic concerns.

“I think we need to have a tool in the toolbox that says, ‘Yes, you can do this,’” P&Z board member John Wild said.

But board members agreed that they didn’t want to stop the development if the developer had submitted a sufficient site plan for a project.

The board agreed to direct staff to investigate potential modifications to the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Development Code to present at a September meeting.

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“Most people feel that their dogs are integral parts of their family, and their social and physical needs are important to everyone in the family,” he wrote.

Vice Mayor David Brenner, who raised the issue in June of why leashed dogs are permitted in Joan M. Durante Park but not in other town parks, asked Town Manager Bruce St. Denis to put the item on an upcoming workshop agenda in the fall.

“If there is a group of people who really feels strongly about it, we should look into it,” said Brenner, noting that he is not a dog owner.

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by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

St. Denis makes budget reductions The Longboat Key Town Commission was pleased with the town manager’s progress in eliminating a $265,000 budget shortfall and creating a surplus.

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis presented at a Wednesday, July 13 budget workshop a list of budget reductions with which the Longboat Key Town Commission is pleased.

St. Denis presented a list of $265,222 worth of budget reductions that would create a $222 budget surplus for the fiscal year 2011-12, which begins Oct. 1.

St. Denis reduced the attorney budget, made modifica-

tions to training budget-line items and made modifications to employee health-insurance contributions to make the reductions.

Commissioner Jack Duncan called St. Denis’ latest suggestions “fantastic.”

St. Denis also explained that Finance Director Tom Kelley discovered that tourist development tax dollars can be used for beach maintenance purposes, and he allocated

$5,000 in the next fiscal year’s budget for such purposes.

The town attorney’s budget was also reduced $20,000, and St. Denis said town staff would monitor attorney hours closely this year.

“If it turns out we have some major items that our attorney must address, we may come back to you for contingency funds,” St. Denis said.

St. Denis also explained that town employees will be re-

sponsible for paying $25,000 toward the cost of the insurance for employees this fiscal year.

Town staff also eliminated a $25,000 contribution to Solutions To Avoid Red Tide (START).

The recommended budget will be presented to the commission by Aug. 1, and the budget will be adopted on second reading at a special meeting in late September.

Summary Of BUDGET Reductions By Category Reductions at Add Back/ Current Summary Category July 11 Workshop (Increase Reduction) of Reductions Training — Commission ($10,000) $6,000 ($4,000) Training — Staff ($51,797) $30,000 ($21,797) Professional Services (Including Television) ($44,375) $0 ($44,375) In-house Attorney $0 ($20,000) ($20,000) Other Attorneys ($37,500) $0 ($37,500) Employee Health Insurance Contribution $0 ($25,000) ($25,000) Small Tools & Minor Equipment (PC Replacement) ($40,150) $5,000 ($35,150) Books, Pubs, Subscriptions, Memberships ($10,147) $10,147 $0 • Amer. Institute of CPAs, Gov’t Finance Officers Assn GASB Updates • Chamber of Commerce Membership • American Society of Landscape Architects – Membership Renewal • IAAP – Membership Renewal • DBPR – Landscape Architect – State License Renewal • Florida Statistical Abstract – Renewal Grants And Aids (Ad Valorem) ($52,400) $0 ($52,400) Capital From Ad Valorem ($10,000) $0 ($10,000) R/M Beach Access (Partial Operating from TDC) ($10,000) ($5,000) ($15,000) Total ($266,369) $1,147 ($265,222) Budget Shortfall presented ay July 11 workshop...............................................................................................................($265,000) Current Budget Surplus/(Deficit) ...............................................................................................................................................$222

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by Robin Hartill | Community Editor

Renovated Publix will not be GreenWise Market Publix Super Markets Inc. plans to have the renovated Longboat store in operation by December 2012.

This rendering shows what the front of the new Publix store on Longboat Key will look like.

Plans for Longboat Key’s redeveloped Publix call for a store “unique in both appearance and product mix,” with a variety of green products, according to Shannon Patten, spokeswoman for the Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets Inc. But although the store will have plenty of green items on the market — many from the company’s GreenWise label of products — and will offer “many of the upscale features and services of the company’s GreenWise concept,” as described in a letter attached to Publix’s July 6 application submitted to the town signed by Joel Freedman, of the Sarasota-based Freedman Consulting & Development LLC — it won’t be one of Publix’s GreenWise Markets, according to Patten.

“This store will have an outstanding selection of common

items and a large selection of our GreenWise products,” Patten said.

Publix currently lists three GreenWise Markets on its website, publix.com, which states that the markets offer organic items, a prepared food section, curbside pickup at select locations, cooking demonstrations and event planning. According to the website, GreenWise Market products fall into categories of organic, minimally processed and earth-friendly items.

The application submitted to the town calls for a teardown and rebuild of not only Publix, but of the entire Avenue of the Flowers shopping center. According to a Bay Isles outline development plan amendment, the proposal would include a larger, 49,533-square-foot Publix grocery store that would be connected to a 11,700-square-foot

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The 11,700-square-foot retail plaza will connect to the Publix store. retail plaza; a stand-alone, 14,528-square-foot CVS Pharmacy; and a stand-alone 4,000-square-foot office/retail building. The current Publix would close after Easter 2012 and re-open in December 2012 if the application is approved. The plaza will be re-

named the Town Shoppes of Longboat Key. Monica Simpson, director of Planning, Zoning and Building, wrote in an email that staff has not begun officially reviewing the plan for comments and probably would not begin to do so until August.

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by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

Subcommittee will create town roadmap The Longboat Key Vision Planning Subcommittee will form a mission statement that can be the guide for the town’s future.

The newly formed Longboat Key Vision Planning Subcommittee has decided it will create a succinct vision statement for the town that will act as a roadmap for all of its major documents and will shape the town’s future.

Subcommittee Chairman Jack Duncan said Tuesday, July 12 that the subcommittee must form its statement before it can go any further.

“Everything else will flow from this important statement,” Duncan said.

Planning, Zoning and Building Director Monica Simpson told the subcommittee it couldn’t have picked a better time to perform its work.

“Changes at the state level have opened a level of a world of opportunities for us when it comes to dealing with our Comprehensive Plan,” said Simpson, who suggested the vision statement could guide the comp plan moving forward and that timelines for the implementation of certain objectives could now be included in the plan. “I think we need to find a level of specificity that truly guides where we are going with reachable objectives and specific timeframes.”

Simpson pointed out that the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board is already working on amendments to the comp plan, and said the board and subcommittee can work in tandem before amendments are submitted to the commission for review in the fall.

“We have an opportunity to do some major (comp plan) rewrites,” Simpson said.

But Duncan said the subcommittee “must figure out its destination” before it can go any further.

Duncan provided subcommittee members David Brenner, Pat Zunz and Leonard Garner (member B.J. Webb was unable to attend the July 12 meeting) homework that included a list of potential vision and/ or mission-statement words that they can each use to form their own statements.

“To me, a vision statement is what we want to be when we grow up,” Duncan said. “The mission statement is then the road map that’s more specific to show us how we can get there. And then we can start listing specific objectives on how to get there.”

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis told the group he was excited about its plan.

“If you can truly capture a vision statement, it’s huge,” St. Denis said.

“Everything else will fall from that. I see the vision as what you want the town to be and the implementation process is the town staff’s role in how we can help make that happen.”

The subcommittee will put together some vision statements for the commission to review in September.

“This is an exciting challenge for all of us,” Duncan said. “This is the start of the future guide for our entire town.”

The subcommittee will meet again at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8.

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+ Longboat receives water award from U.S. EPA The town of Longboat Key was awarded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 4 2010 Consumer Confidence Excellence Award for the island’s water system supply.

The award was based, in part, on the town’s easy-read drinking water consumer confidence quality reports mailed out

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 Code Enforcement Board Meeting — 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8  Town Commission Special Meeting — Noon Wednesday, Aug. 10  Planning Zoning and Building Special Comprehensive Meeting — 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16 All meetings take place at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.

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Key resident and Mote adjunct scientist Ruth DeLynn, who stored the collection of bones in Mote’s attic for 24 years before it received a new home at Mote’s Ann and Alfred Goldstein Marine Mammal Research and Rehabilitation Center in October 2007.

ASM promotes a greater understanding of the role of DeLynn mammals in the natural world and published a Western Hemisphere director of mammal specimen collections that meet its standards for upkeep, organization, data records, accessibility and more.

The ASM described the DeLynn collection, which includes 650 bone specimens from 17 species of dolphins and whales, as “unsurpassed” in scientific value.

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issue, it should have stated that the standalone, 4,000-square-foot office/ retail building will be located on the southeastern side of the property near Bay Isles Parkway.

Also, Freedman Consulting & Development LLC is based in Sarasota.

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“We feel this is a great honor and look forward to continuing the high level of service and notification to our customers,” wrote town engineer Anne Ross in a July 14 memo to Town Manager Bruce St. Denis.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection selected the town’s 2010 report to represent the state in an Environmental Protection Agency award program.

Communities in the running for the award in District 4 also included Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.

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Catch of the day makes for fish fry Members of Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian USA and residents of Spanish Main Yacht Club enjoyed a festive fish fry Saturday, July 16, at the Spanish Main clubhouse.

Mark Huber and George Rauch caught 35 trout that translated into a feast for the more than 50 people who attended. People also contributed side dishes, including vegetables, fruit salads and cornbread.

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Publix plan fuels optimism It was good timing for Publix Super Markets Inc. to unveil its redevelopment plans for the Avenue of the Flowers shopping plaza in the middle of the summer. That will allow plenty of time for Longboaters — especially the “carpers” and “cranks” — to digest it.

The carpers, of course, already have begun their assessments. We’ve heard some: It could be so much more … It lacks vision … What is Publix going to do to accommodate its loyal customers while its store is shuttered through the summer and fall of 2012? There will be more.

But flip the coin, and keep in mind: Publix doesn’t have to do anything. It could let its existing store and Avenue of the Flowers sit the way they are. It doesn’t have to reinvest millions of its owners’ dollars to redevelop or renovate anything.

If Longboaters want to complain and carp about the designs or block the redevelopment until it suits someone else’s vision, Publix has many choices. One of them is to throw the town the key and walk away.

It’s worth remembering what private property ownership means. As the owner of Avenue of the Flowers, Publix Super Markets has the prerogative to determine how best to use its property for its own self interest.

In that same vein, though, Publix’s self interest is Longboaters’ self interest — to create a center where the buyers find the exchange between them and the seller fair and profitable to both and to create a center that builds value and wealth for its owners and goodwill among its neighbors and customers. Publix gets that. It would not be Florida’s largest supermarket company if it didn’t.

So far as we’ve seen, the Publix proposal looks to be a sensible and Longboat-compatible improvement over what exists. In the spirit of revitalizing Longboat Key, residents, property owners, business owners and taxpayers should feel a sense of optimism and excitement about the future.

+ A disturbing revelation

In a recent conversation about the state of the local economy with Sarasota architect Gary Hoyt, he described current conditions “as 1935.” Said Hoyt: “We have another five years to go.”

And then what — another world war to bring economic growth? he was asked.

To which Hoyt responded: “Think about how much regulation would have to fall by the wayside to deal with another world war.

“Think about how this country responded from, say, 1940 to 1945,” he said. The entire United States marshaled unmatched manufacturing productivity and speed to produce the weaponry and attendant goods to engage in war fought over the entire globe.

The United States officially entered the war in December 1941 and by Aug. 14, 1945, it was over. In three and a half to four years, without the technology and communications that exist today, the U.S. decisively won a worldwide war.

Now here’s the kicker: The Longboat Key Club and Resort has been working for four and a half years to obtain approvals — just the approvals! — for its $400 million expansion project.

What a vivid illustration of how regulation is killing American exceptionalism.

+ 545 irresponsible ‘leaders’

Our hope is the Republican-led U.S. House will not cave and compromise on raising the debt ceiling or on raising taxes (As Margaret Thatcher once said: “There is not an ounce of backbone in compromise.”)

That hope, however, is faint. Here’s why: Retired Orlando Sentinel columnist Charley Reese explained it well in 1985, the first time he wrote: “Looking for someone to blame? Congress is a good place to start” — now a column abbreviated to the title “545 people.” Here’s an excerpt:

“Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.

“Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? …

“100 senators, 435 congressmen, 1 president and 9 Supreme Court justices equate to 545 human beings out of the 300 MILLION are directly, legally, morally and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country …

“Congress is the originator of all government problems and is also the only remedy available. That’s why, of course, politicians go to such extraordinary lengths and employ world-class sophistry to make you think they are not responsible …

“Partisans on both sides like to blame presidents for deficits, but all deficits are congressional deficits. The president may, by custom, recommend a budget, but it carries no legal weight. Only Congress is authorized by the Constitution to authorize and appropriate and to levy taxes. That’s what the federal budget consists of: expenditures authorized, funds appropriated and taxes levied.

“Both Democrats and Republicans mislead the public. For 40 years Democrats had majorities and could have at any time balanced the budget if they had chosen to do so. Republicans now have [a majority in the House] and could, if they choose, pass a balanced budget this year …

“We have annual deficits and a huge federal debt because that’s what majorities in Congress and presidents in the White House wanted. We have troops in various Third World rat holes because Congress and the president want them there.

“Don’t be conned. Don’t let them escape responsibility. We simply have to sort through 260 million people until we find 545 who will act responsibly.”

Only on Longboat: the tallest cotton plant This little island paradise of Longboat Key has many marvels and virtues — the breathtaking views at New Pass and Longboat Pass; the magical sunsets (every day!); the smell and breeze of the sea air; the flocks of birds … in the air, on the ground and on the sea; the lush, tropical foliage; and … oh, yes … the extraordinary people, so many of them worldly and professionally accomplished and generous beyond any expectation.

But one of the greatest treasures of this barrier island is its small-town touches, those little things that are only on Longboat.

Where else, for instance, do you get invited as a local newspaper publisher to witness the annual measuring of the World’s Tallest Cotton Plant?

Cotton plant? Florida? Barrier island?

Why Casa del Mar Beach Resort, of course.

D.M. Williams, Casa del Mar’s general manager, the tall Texan and a Longboat Key treasure in his own right, invited his resort’s guests and residents and members and

dignitaries of the Longboat Key Garden Club last Friday to this third annual milestone event for this particular plant.

Gathered on Casa del Mar’s tennis courts, in banquet chairs and with chips, dips and colas to snack on, they came out to watch this quirky, cute event.

Longboat Key’s Fire-Rescue Department deployed one of its monstrous trucks to raise its ladder more than 30 feet in the air.

Fireman Jason Berzowski climbed to the tip of the ladder, grabbed the tip-top of the cotton plant and then let the measuring tape drop to the ground. Casa’s Mark Meador pinned the tape to cotton tree’s base and announced: 32 feet even.

Another record!

The crowd cheered. The cameras clicked.

Just another day in paradise.

THE CASTAWAY by Jorge Blanco

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From left: Ervin Shannon, official measurer; Mark Meador and D.M. Williams, of Casa del Mar; and Matt Walsh, Longboat Observer.

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Dear Editor: Robert Lincoln, the attorney for the Islandside Property Owners Coalition, claimed at the July 11 Town Commission meeting that the amendments to the comprehensive plan that were approved were “radical” and would change the whole of Longboat Key. Nothing could be further from the truth, which was made clear by staff and special counsel for the town, Nancy Stroud.

The amendments do two things: • They make clear that a mix of uses and clustering is permitted in Islandside and Harbourside. This is how the present comprehensive plan has been interpreted and applied for decades. It clarifies that Inn on the Beach, Town Hall, Publix, the marina, banks and churches and synagogues were and are consistent with the town’s comprehensive plan.

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Dumpster diving 3:40 p.m. — 6800 block of GMD. Found Property. A man told police that one of his employees turned over to him a purse, which was found in a Beachplace dumpster. The owner of the purse, who had reported it missing, was located. All of the contents were still inside the purse except for a camera.

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Dear Editor: Congratulations to Publix for proposing a revitalization plan for the current Avenue of the Flowers that is elegant and properly uses the existing area. It will be a hub that will attract new businesses and provide welcome commercial energy to Longboat Key. The plan is so good that we will probably get protests and legal battles from only a few dozen naysayers and professional opponents of anything worthwhile.

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• They clarify and make more objective some of the provisions regulating the manner in which development may take place and are, in fact, more restrictive, not less so.

For example, there will be height limitations in Islandside, where there are none in the comprehensive plan now. These changes are the result of discussions between town staff and the Florida Department of Community Affairs. The Longboat Key Club and Resort neither proposed nor opposed them, although we believe the comprehensive plan will be an improved document as a result.

Is this radical?

The real radical is IPOC. In its passion to stop the club’s development, it is willing to stop all progress on the island. Imagine the message that would be sent to Publix Super Markets Inc. if the amendments were not passed: You own property that IPOC claims can only be used for residential purposes; you have plans to improve your property; and we can’t be bothered to make it absolutely clear that this interpretation of our comprehensive plan is wrong. That is a message that the town cannot communicate responsibly.

IPOC is not supported by the vast majority of the citizens of Longboat, who are ready to make responsible progress in the revitalization of the island.

So, the question remains: When is IPOC prepared to withdraw its objections and dismiss its litigation for the greater good of the community so that the revitalization may proceed?

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“I thought she was crazy, and then I see all these people and I thought they were crazy, too!” Norma Schneider said.

The Schneider family said they were excited to see how tall the tree would be this and were “keeping our fingers crossed.” See page 3A to read the plant’s official measurement this year.

+ Longboat Key Club and Resort is ‘en vogue’ The Longboat Key Club and Resort is in Vogue — literally. The Key Club was chosen as the place for a Vogue magazine photo shoot July 11, which took place at both the Tennis Gardens at the Longboat Key Club and on the beach at sunset. The subject of the shoot was Ryan Harrison, 19, who played in the 2011 Sarasota Open. Harrison, currently ranked 120 worldwide in singles, is an alumnus of the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy. The feature is scheduled to run in the September issue of Vogue, widely known as the creme de la creme of Vogue issues. Key Club staff reports that everyone had a great time at the shoot.

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Pattigeorge’s Interactive Evening — takes place at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 22, at Pattigeorge’s, 4120 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Chef Tommy Klauber will lead participants through a culinary journey of Mexican cuisine. Cost is $85 per person or $75 for Gulf Coast Connoisseur Club members. For reservations, call 383-5111.

Cancer Support Community Sessions — take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Mondays, at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. The sessions offer support to cancer patients and their family members and friends. Call 921-5539 or visit cancersupportsuncoast.org.

Longboat Library — is open from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The library is located at 555 Bay Isles Road. Call 383-2011.

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Cost is $10 for adults; $5 for children.

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A three-bedroom condo at the Sanctuary sells for $1.1 million.

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See this week’s weather photo contest winner.

by Rachel S. O’Hara | Staff Photographer

Lisa Adams, from Oxford, shows off some of the shells she collected during the day with her friend, Nancy Rogers, from Belleview.

Above: Jackson Sullivan and his wife, Christa, stay on the boat with their son, Elijah, 2, while their daughters, Caroline, 15, Claire, 10, and Cate, 8, have some fun in the water by the town dock, before heading out for a day on the boat.

Lucas Arrand, 7, tries to catch a fish while out on the town dock during his family vacation from Sheffield, England.

Let’s be honest: Every summer day on Longboat is a scorcher. But, that fact doesn’t keep Longboaters and summer tourists inside for long. The beach and bay beckon.

Longboaters swim, boogey board, fish and

Kathy Powers hits the ball during a doubles match at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.

boat. They play tennis, golf or bike down Gulf of Mexico Drive. They treasure their captivating sunsets. They seize the day — especially this one — July 16, when all of these photos were captured.

Left: McKenna Inglett, 10, jumps into the pool at Spanish Main Yacht Club.

Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara

A couple strolls along the beach as the sun begins to set.

People enjoy anchoring their boats in the shallow water by the New Pass Bridge. The shallow water allowed people to play games and cool down on rafts in the calm water.

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Sanctuary unit sells for $1,075,000 Steven and Susan Freedman, of Lutz, sold Unit B-704 at 535 Sanctuary Drive in Unit IV of the 186-unit Sanctuary to Melvyn and Eleanor Glickman, 585 Sanctuary Drive, for $1,075,000. Built in 1990, the 2,590-square-foot unit has three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms. It last sold for $1,425,000 in June 2003.

The sale was the largest of 13 key transactions recorded during the shortened week of July 5 through July 8, at the Sarasota and Manatee county courthouses and the only sale that exceeded $1 million. Of the week’s sales, 11 took place on Longboat Key, including four in Manatee County, while one each occurred on Lido and St. Armands keys.

BUILDING PERMITS These are the building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board for the week of July 8 through July 14, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive) Address

601 Birdie Lane 615 Dream Island Road 601 Golf Links Lane 570 Putter Lane 5393 GMD 1075 Bogey Lane 1560 Harbor Sound Drive 3060 Grand Bay Blvd.

2295 GMD 5757 GMD 540 Neptune Ave. 540 Neptune Ave. 3235 GMD 3010 Grand Bay Blvd.

300 Seabreeze Ave. 727 Dream Island Road 540 Yardarm Lane 6700 GMD 570 Putter Lane 501 Outrigger Lane 510 Birdie Lane 5961 Emerald Harbor Drive 581 Kingfisher Lane 715 Lands End Drive 788 St. Judes Drive North 540 Golf Links Lane 545 Sanctuary Drive 5830 GMD 540 Neptune Ave.

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Gerald and Mary Bernas, of Sarasota, sold the home at 549 Gunwale Lane in Country Club Shores Unit III to Maria Pernas and Astrid Monterroso, both single persons as joint tenants with full rights of survivorship, of Weston, for $725,000.

Built in 1964, the 1,909-square-foot home has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms and a swimming pool. It last sold for $175,000 in November 1988.

Seaplace

Mark Hullinger, 3439 Winding Oaks Drive, sold Unit M1-309-H at 2045 Gulf of Mexico Drive in the 461-unit Seaplace to Richard Kelertas and Julie Belzil, of Beaconsfield, Quebec, for $590,000. Built in 1974, the 1,265-square-foot unit has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It last sold for $480,000 in July 2009.

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Julia Janecko, of Arlington, Va., Megan

Unit B-704 at the Sanctuary, 535 Sanctuary Drive, sold for $1,075,000.

Janecko, of West Allis, Wis., and Stephen Janecko and Margaret Janecko, both of Hartland, Wis., sold Unit 307 at the 54-unit Shore condominium, 5757 Gulf of Mexico Drive, to Andrew and Lisa Weiland, of Orlando, for $550,000. Built in 1974, the 1,561-square-foot unit has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. It last sold for $870,000 in September 2005.

Longbeach Village

Robert and Judith Seeger sold their home at 600 Cedar St. in the Longbeach Village to Joseph and Jill Nemeth, of Sandy Hook, Conn., for $542,000. Built in 1999, the 1,740-square-foot home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a swimming pool.

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Permit Applicant Amount New Cardwell Hill construction House Farm Inc. $1,282,250 Alteration Thomas Mink $58,000 Alteration Richard Meckstroth $54,834 Alteration Janice Cook $41,660 Alteration Mr. Ytferberg $41,000 Addition Enrique Pointe $38,170 Re-roof Jeffrey Hotchkiss $32,000 Alteration Simon Glatz $27,618.26 Alteration Charles Eckert $21,282.50 Alteration Kenneth Brown $20,313.40 Alteration Jeffrey Stewart $20,000 Alteration Jeffrey Stewart $20,000 Alteration Maureen Long $18,000 Alteration David Ross $17,198.65 Alteration Reid Muphy $16,270 Alteration Reid Murphy $13,500 Alteration Keith Pozulp $13,500 Alteration Blanche Abramov $11,045 Demolition Janice Cook $8,586 Demolition Toni Ellingham $8,177 Addition Girard Godin $7,500 Alteration John Summers $7,210 Addition Nicholas Angelastro $6,500 Re-roof Lucia Uihlein $4,815 Addition Robert Kirk $2,497 Addition Janice Cook $2,228 Alteration The Sanctuary $2,200 Alteration Barbara Rodocker $1,856.74 Alteration Jeffrey Stewart $0

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Sunset Beach

Kerry and Diana Helinger, of St. Petersburg, sold Unit 1303 at 2109 Gulf of Mexico Drive in the 65-unit Sunset Beach to Christopher and Carol Sipe, of Lakeland, for $518,500. Built in 1984, the 1,463-square-foot unit has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It last sold for $579,000 in September 2002.

Bayport Beach & Tennis Club

The Cohen Group Inc., a Newfoundland corporation with a mailing address in Windsor, Newfoundland, sold Unit 725 at 725 Bayport Way in the 136-unit Bayport Beach & Tennis Club to Patricia Lambert, of Rockport, Mass., for $395,000. Built in 1983, the 1,456-square-foot unit has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It last sold for $265,000 in March 2000.

Club Longboat Beach & Tennis

Robert Heichel Jr., of Cincinnati, sold Apartment 115 at the 85-unit Club Longboat Beach & Tennis, 5055 Gulf of Mexico Drive, to David and Joan Gwillim, of Oxfordshire, England, for $375,000. Built in 1973, the 1,484-squarefoot unit has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It last sold for $150,000 in January 1987.

Sutton Place

Jerome Tomaino sold Unit PH-1 at 600 Sutton Place in the 80-unit Sutton Place to Frank Carione Jr. and his wife, Madeline, of Mount Sinai, N.Y., for $266,000. Built in 1973, the 696-square-foot unit has one bedroom and one bathroom. It last sold for $250,000 in October 2009.

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort

John Gydosh, of Yatesville, Pa., sold Unit 119-N at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive, to Jamie Whaley, of Tampa, for $45,000. The 705-squarefoot unit was built in 1973. It last sold for $125,000 in August 2004.

Boathouse on Longboat

Robert Schneiders, of Ipswich, Mass., sold Slip 1326 at the 194-slip Boathouse on Longboat, 408 Gulf of Mexico Drive, to Stephen and Judith Manley, of Kemsing, England, for $39,900. The slip last sold for $28,000 in October 1999.

The Manleys then sold Slip 2108 to James Connell Jr., of Plant City, for $30,000. The slip last sold for $36,000 in May 2005.

St. Armands Towers North

Steven and Phoebe Melley, of Rhinebeck, N.Y., sold Unit 35 at St. Armands Towers North, 1 Benjamin Franklin Drive, to Claudie Berteaux and Tiffany Berteaux, of Chaumontel, France, for $345,000. Built in 1968, the 1,389-square-foot unit has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It last sold for $399,000 in October 2007.

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The Longboat Key Public Tennis Center has plenty of challenges during season. Its schedule is filled with events such as the Observer Cup Challenge and the Fidelity Investments Senior Doubles tournaments that challenge tennis players to test their skills in a competitive setting.

But, this summer, the Tennis Center presents a new challenge to residents.

“The Tennis Center is challenging residents to discover why tennis is so popular right here on Longboat Key,” wrote John Mrachek, management advisor to the Tennis Center, in a prepared statement.

Beginning Monday, Aug. 8 and continuing for eight weeks, the Tennis Center will offer a $150 package of five one-hour tennis classes from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday. The classes will focus on tennis basics such as forehand and backhand shots, volleys, serves, basic rules and court positioning. But the lessons aren’t the only net benefit of the package: Participants will also receive a Wilson tennis racket, Tennis Center T-shirt and discounts on private lessons, ball-machine use and user passes for the facility.

According to Tennis Center Manager Kay Thayer, the package is targeted to residents who want an introductory or refresher course on tennis. And there’s currently no limit to how many students can enroll.

“We wanted to do something for the summer to try to see if we could get some new players,” she said.

The program will be possible through a subsidy contributed by the Redgrave family.

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IT’S READ EVERYWHERE The Observer’s “It’s Read Everywhere” photo contest is now online at YourObserver.com. Visit our website, YourObserver. com, to upload your photo submissions from now until Oct. 15; photos submitted directly to the paper will automatically be uploaded to our website. Online voting takes place from Nov. 1 to Nov. 7. Winners will be announced in the Nov. 10 issue of the Longboat Observer. Email your entries to nschwartz@yourobserver.com or mail them to the Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla., 34228.

ENGLAND. Brad Cohen and his daughter, Ally, took a break from Brad Cohen’s tennis game on the grass courts at The All England Lawn Tennis Club to catch up on the hometown news in the Longboat Observer. Cohen was invited to play at the site of Wimbledon two weeks after the championships were completed.

Cohen, his wife, Elisa, and children live in Sarasota.

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By Donna Swan | Contributing Writer

Too much duck When this hand was dealt at a local duplicate game, a number of pairs ended up in the three notrump contract.

Some Wests elected to lead the Jack of diamonds. That gave the declarer a third trick in the suit, because he could finesse East for the queen later, and the contract was easy.

One West hit upon his own suit to launch the attack. Declarer elected to let the king hold and ducked again when East continued with the 10. That was a case of “too much duck.” East shifted to a diamond, and declarer had to lose a diamond and two spades for down one.

Declarer must establish a trick in spades to make the contract, and in view of East’s opening bid, he will have to surrender the lead twice to do so. He can get home if he wins a second club and forces out the ace and queen of spades. Even if East shifts to a diamond after winning the first spade, declarer simply wins the diamond and knocks out the remaining spade stopper to set up his ninth trick.

It might seem that three notrump can be defeated if, after winning the king of clubs, East shifts to a diamond. If declarer guesses the distribution, he can still make the contract.

Play West for the doubleton honor in diamonds — declarer can make the contract by rising with a diamond honor at trick two. He loses a spade to East, and the defenders are helpless. If East continues with a low diamond, declarer ducks, and West has no diamond to return. If East leads a diamond honor, his partner’s Jack crashes, and declarer has his ninth trick in diamonds.

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by Loren Mayo | Community Editor

Loren Mayo

“We’re a very tight family,” says Phil DeNiro, left, with his children, Tony and Teri. “When Brad Wages, the director, asked me to do this, I checked with the kids first.

They were thrilled.”

Breakout performance After a rocking karaoke session, Phil DeNiro was offered a lead role in Venice Theatre’s production of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar.’ He will join his children on stage for the first time.

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here’s little in life that can prepare a teenager for the moment she spots her father wearing a dress, chain-link belt and platform boots with six-inch heels — especially when it’s not Halloween. As soon as Phil DeNiro entered the room, his daughter, Teri, burst

into such an uncontrollable fit of laughter it nearly led to tears.

For 23 years, DeNiro has guarded Sarasota streets dressed in a different uniform — a police uniform.

During a volunteer party at Venice Theatre, the local patrol sergeant reignited a passion from his youth and

proved that it’s never too late to get discovered. Last May, DeNiro, while belting out Frank Sinatra’s “Summer Wind” during karaoke, caught the attention of everyone in attendance.

So much so, in fact, that he was offered a lead role in “Jesus Christ Superstar” without auditioning.

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DENIRO from 1 Although DeNiro may not have prior acting experience, he is no rookie to the performing arts. In his younger days, he dominated the stage as the front man for several rock bands.

“I’ve been to the theater countless times watching my kids in plays, but I never considered acting at all,” DeNiro said. “I love music and that’s a leg-up for this play, because it’s a rock opera. It’s been a fantastic learning experience to see firsthand what it takes to put on a play and to see all of the extra efforts my kids have been doing for the past years.”

What could be more fun than watching your dad take center stage in a crazy costume? Performing along with him, of course. The DeNiro family has been rehearsing together for the past six weeks: Teri dances in the musical; her brother, Tony, plays Judas; and DeNiro plays Caiaphas.

“I’m so proud of him,” Teri said. “I never saw him doing this, and now that he is, it’s just amazing. My dad always plays the good guy, but I think they found in him, though, that he can be dark and scary. Performing with Tony (my brother) is fun because we are super close, and we just always talk about everything. He’s always there for me.”

Every day when DeNiro enters the theater, he drops his good guy morals at the door and transitions into the dark and evil

Tony DeNiro on “Jesus Christ Superstar”

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“We’ve gone to church our entire lives. Most people just go through the motions of being Catholic or Christian. When you actually have to try to get into the characters’ minds, it takes it a step beyond just listening to the Bible. It opens up a new door.

Especially as Judas, when I actually portray him and think about it, it helps me get to know him and helps me to build a better relationship with those in the Bible.”

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high priest, Caiaphas, who sees Jesus as a threat to the Roman Empire and plots to arrange his death.

“I love playing the villain,” DeNiro said.

“It’s very refreshing after being a police officer for 23 years. By the time my 12-hour shift ends and I come in, there are usually cookies on the table, so I get to have whatever I want.”

Because this is his first show, DeNiro refuses to let the actors or the audience down.

He’s doing everything he can to come out on top — not only memorizing his own lines, but also the lines of every actor in the play. He’s embraced the role so completely that when he drives through town, you’re likely to catch him singing along to every

WHAT: “Jesus Christ Superstar”

song on the soundtrack.

“You have to want to learn the part,” DeNiro said. “I see how hard the kids are working and am investing the same amount of time. It’s a real eye-opener to see young people act so responsible.”

When asked how he felt about his chunky platform boots required for the role, DeNiro said, “I fell down like three or four times when I first put them on. I started practicing running up and down the stairs as many times as I could. I sympathize with our heel-wearing population — this will be the last time I wear these.”

Tony DeNiro was impressed with his father’s acting skills from the beginning. He remembers sitting in the audience the first time he watched his father on stage.

Loren Mayo

Teri, Tony and Phil DeNiro goof around together while taking a break from rehearsal.

“It’s an interesting feeling, because I’m always up on stage and my family comes and watches,” he says. “I love doing this with him. He came in modest and did what he had to do. He wasn’t trying to show anyone up. But in the process, people came up to me and told me he’s amazing. It was a natural thing for him.”

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For one night only, The Golden Apple Dinner Theatre is hosting a fundraising event called “An Evening of Lindberg.” Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, with the show at 8 p.m.

Act One stars Jenny Aldrich as Anne Morrow Lindberg, who will share the joy of flying with her husband, Charles, and the flight to the Orient. Act Two finds Steve Carroll playing Charles Lindberg and his flight across the Atlantic and his son’s kidnapping. The theater is asking for a donation of $45. Call 366-5454 or visit www.thegoldenapple.com.

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‘Our Son’s Wedding’:

Currently showing at Florida Studio Theatre’s Gompertz Theatre, “Our Son’s Wedding” runs through Sunday, Aug. 7.

The show features husbandand-wife duo actors Marina Re and Paul D’Amato, who have recreated the roles of Mary and Angelo Lo Presto for the show.

The two last appeared on stage — in the same roles — during the Lake George Dinner Theatre production of “Our Son’s Wedding.”

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Marina Re, Michael Kevin Call 366-9000 or visit www.

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+ Sarasota Opera names its new director of production

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Mickeyy Mendez, Emmanuel Avraham, Leon S. Pitts II, Nate Jacobs, Sheldon Roden, Charles Manning and Porter Anderson

+ ‘Soul Crooners’ means some audience swooners above the title here is WBTT founder and Artistic Director Nate Jacobs, who conceived, adapted and choreographed the show and designed the costumes, as well as performed. James E. Dodge II is music director and production manager; Shane Streight is technical director; and Michael Pasquini lighting designer. The show runs through July 24, at the WBTT Theatre on Orange Avenue at 10th Way. For tickets, visit www.wbttroupe.org or call 366-1505.

stage management, technical administration, scene construction, costume shop and wig and makeup departments. He will also be responsible for the company’s set-rental program.

“I have spent more than 25 years in the support of the arts, working all over the world, but have not been as enthusiastic about any other position, organization or location,” Van Alstyne said. “It just feels like a perfect fit.

I am thankful to Susan Danis and Maestro (Victor) DeRenzi for offering me this opportunity and ... ‘On with the show!’”

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Audience members at Florida Studio Theatre’s Summer Play Festival this season may spot familiar faces in different places, because several Asolo Conservatory students and a member of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will be appearing on the FST stage. It’s yet another example of collaboration and sharing among local arts organizations — and great training for the students.

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The Sarasota Opera Association announced Christopher Van Alstyne has been appointed its new director of production. From 2006 to 2009, Van Alstyne served as the production manager with the Baltimore Opera Company, for which he oversaw the production and technical departments with an annual operating budget of $3.2 million.

In his new position with the Sarasota Opera, Van Alstyne will oversee an annual departmental operating budget of $4.1 million, which includes stage operations, production

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ART CENTER SARASOTA — Through July 30, “Garden: A Collaboration with Nature,” featuring deliquescence-photographs by Richard Creamer and a juried all-media exhibition featuring Florida artists. Located at 707 N. Tamiami Trail; 365-2032; www. artsarasota.org.

ART UPTOWN — Aug. 2-25, third annual “Dog Days Art Show.” Opening reception, 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12. Work being accepted from artists 21 and older; receiving date: July 30. Entry fee: $20. Located at 1367 Main St.; www.artuptown.com; 955-5409.

BOLIVAR ART GALLERY — Through August, small works show featuring 20 local artists.

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DABBERT GALLERY — Through September, “Summer Showcase,” featuring the works

ELIZABETH STEVENS GALLERY — Through August, “Easy Living,” featuring gallery artists. Located at 1945 Morrill St.; 365-4222; elizabethstevensgallery.net.

G.WIZ — July 28, “Archaeology in Action!” with guest speakers talking about Odyssey Marine Exploration’s deep-ocean work, plus a display of shipwreck artifacts. Admission: $20. Through July, Odyssey’s “Shipwreck!

Pirates & Treasure,” an interactive exhibit bringing deep-ocean shipwrecks and pirate history alive. Located at 1001 Blvd. of the Arts; www.gwiz.org; 309-4949.

LOCAL COFFEE & TEA — Through Aug. 17, “Ticki Towne Collection,” featuring works by Maryjo Floryjanski. Located at 5138 Ocean Blvd. in Davidson’s Plaza, on Siesta Key; 870-2671; www.localcoffee.com.

RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN — Through Aug. 3, “Two from the Past: Richard Floethe, Teacher/Ralph Ray Jr./ Student.” Aug. 12 through Sept. 17,

RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART — Through Aug. 14, “Voices of Hip-Hop in Art.” Ongoing: “Crosscurrents of Design: Asian Export Ceramics,” “20th Century Abstract Art from the Ringling Collection” and “The Art of Jade.” From 5 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Art After 5, in the art museum and Circus Museum. Tickets: $10, adults; children, 6 to17, $5; children under 6, admitted free.

Tickets for the museum are $25, or $20 for seniors 65 and up; children ages 6 to17, $10; children 5 and under, admitted free.

Art museum free to all on Mondays.

Located at 5401 Bay Shore Road, 351-1660. Admission includes the Ringling Museum of Art, Cà d’Zan mansion, Circus Museum, Mable’s Rose Garden and grounds.  SELBY GARDENS — Through Oct. 2, sixth annual Selby Instructors’ Summer Showcase, in the Museum of Botany and the Arts. Located at 811 S. Palm Ave.; 366-5731 or www.selby.org.

SIMON’S COFFEE HOUSE — Through July 25, “Images in Good Taste,” giclées and small collages

by Lakewood Ranch artist Janet Mishner. Restaurant located at 5900 S. Tamiami Trail; 9267151.

STATE OF THE ARTS GALLERY — Through Oct. 1, “Dive in to the Art World,” featuring water interpretations

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WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER — Through September, “Te Amo,” an exhibit of artwork

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ARTWALKS FIRST FRIDAY WALKS — From 6 to 9 p.m., downtown galleries of Burns Square, Pineapple Avenue, Palm Avenue and Main Street, featuring live music, refreshments and general merriment. Next: Aug. 5.

TOWLES COURT GALLERY WALK — From 6 p.m., art walks every third Friday of the month. Many galleries and restaurants are open for evening strolls and dining. Live music; 365-8683 for details. Parking on Adams Lane. Next: Aug. 12.

MUSIC FRIDAYFEST — Aug. 12, One Night Rodeo playing country hits. Sept.

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Coolers, weapons prohibited. In the event of rain, the concert moves indoors to the Grand Foyer. Visit www.vanwezel.org; 953-3368.

SARASOTA FOLK CLUB — 7:15 p.m. last Monday of the month open mic; 8:30 p.m., concert. Located at Sarasota Sailing Squadron, 1717 Ken Thompson Parkway, Suggested donation: $6. Call Jean Hewitt, 377-9256 or 320-4774; e-mail jvhewitt2@verizon.net WSLR RADIO — From 2 to 8 p.m., Aug. 7, third annual “Very Merry Jerry

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Day,” celebrating the life and legacy of Jerry Garcia, with bands The Fogt’s Jr. All Stars, Kid Red, Another Roadside Attraction, The Schmitz Brothers Band and Steve Arvey & Friends. Located at Sun-N-Fun RV Resort, 7125 Fruitville Road. Tickets: $10; available at Rocketman, Sarasota Emporium, Sarasota Guitar Co. Fogt’s Music; online at www.wslr.org; and at Sun-NFun on the day of the event; www.wslr. org; 894-6469.

THEATER BANYAN THEATER COMPANY — July 21 to Aug. 7, “Animals out of Paper.”

Aug. 11 to Aug. 28, “Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun,” by Norm Foster. Tickets: $28.50. Located in the Jane B. Cook Theater, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail; 5521032; www.banyantheatercompany. com.

FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE — Through July, “Our Son’s Wedding.”

Aug. 3 to Aug. 28, “The Savannah Disputation.” Located at 1241 N. Palm Ave. Call 366-9000; www.floridastudiotheatre.org.

GOLDEN APPLE DINNER THEATRE — 8 p.m., July 26, special fundraising event, “An Evening of Lindbergh,” with Jenny Aldrich as Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Steve Carroll as Charles Lindbergh. Summer buffet, 6:30 p.m. Donation: $45; dinner, separate. Through Aug. 7, “Stop the World – I Want to Get Off.” Located at 25 N. Pineapple Ave.; 366-5454; www.thegoldenapple.com.

PLAYERS THEATRE — July 21 to July 24, “Undaunted.” July 28 to July 31, “Over The Tavern.” Tickets: $18.

Located at 838 N. Tamiami Trail; 3652494.

VENICE THEATRE — July 28 to Aug. 6, “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Tickets: $24, adults; $12, students. Located at 140 W. Tampa Ave., Venice; www. venicestage.com; 488-1115 WESTCOAST BLACK THEATRE TROUPE - Through July 24, “The Soul Crooners.” Located at 1012 N. Orange Ave. Tickets: $25. Visit www.

WBTTroupe.org; 366-1505.

DANCE Carreno Dance Festival — 5 p.m.

Aug. 27, Festival of Stars performance with special guest artists. Tickets: $15, $35 and $50. Located at the Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave.; www.sarasotaopera.org/Carreno2.aspx; 328-1200.

 SCHOOL OF RUSSIAN BALLET — Noon July 30, Summer Intensive Performance. Free. Located at 8029 Cooper Creek Blvd.; www.schoolofrussianballet.com; 962-6664 or 9626607.

LAZY FAIRY IMPROV TROUPE — Aug. 3 performance. Tickets: $12. Located at The Players, 838 N. Tamiami Trail; For tickets, call 365-2494 or visit www.theplayers.org or www.lazyfairyimprov.com

FILM CINE SELBY 2011 — 5 p.m., July 26, “Chung King Express” (China). Located in Geldbart Auditorium, Selby Library, 1331 First St. Free.

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“Stop the World — I Want to Get Off” features some of the most memorable songs in musical theater, including “What Kind of Fool, Am I?”, “Once In a Lifetime” and “Mumbo Jumbo.” In an entertaining production at The Golden Apple Dinner Theatre, the charming cast delivers the songs with gusto.

Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley wrote the show’s book, music and lyrics. The story is presented as if it takes place at a circus. On a minimalist set, the characters are dressed as clowns and mimes, perhaps to suggest the buffoonery of man’s attempt to glorify himself during his short, frenetic life on Earth and to cast irony on his egoism.

The play, directed by Newley — who also starred in it — opened July 20, 1961, at the Queen’s Theatre, in London, where it ran for 485 performances. The Broadway production opened Oct. 3, 1962, at the Shubert Theatre, eventually transferring to the Ambassador to complete its 555-performance run.

Bob Trisolini directs the smoothly surreal Golden Apple production. He has produced, directed and choreographed many shows on and off Broadway, including Drama Desk and Obie Award winners, as well as Tony-nominated productions.

The main character in “Stop the World” is named Littlechap, a reference to “everyman.”

He makes his way up the ladder of success by first marrying his boss’ daughter, Evie.

Littlechap is most convincingly played by Steve Dawson, who has appeared in many local shows over the years, including lead roles in “Sweeney Todd” and “Sunday in the Park with George.”

Never satisfied, Littlechap wheedles and connives as he makes his hypocritical rise through the ranks of London society and business, eventually landing in both Parliament and the “Snobs Club.” Never really loving or apprecia-

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IF YOU GO “Stop the World — I Want to Get Off” — Runs through Aug. 7, at The Golden Apple Dinner Theatre, located at 25 N. Pineapple Ave. For ticket information, call 366-5454. tive of his family, he has several affairs along the way with women from the exotic locales.

Kyle Ennis Turoff plays Evie as well as Littlechap’s three lovers — Russian Anya, German Ilse and American Ginnie. Turoff is funny in each part, especially as the fraulein.

Mary Burns and Delores Elizabeth McKenzie play the daughters. They also perform in the chorus with Heather Kopp, Ellie Pattison, Kathryn Parks, Aiden Pearson and Vera Samuels.

Other contributors to the production are Musical Director Don Sturrock, set designer Trez Cole, lighting designer Ben Turoff and costume designer Ellie Pattison.

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Sarasota Ballet students set the barre high Sarasota Ballet was filled with students scurrying from class to class Friday, during the company’s summer intensive program. They engaged in supplementary classes, including everything from pointe and jazz to boot camp and character.

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Putting the joy back in cooking Today, I am making spinachand-cheese cannelloni for dinner.

Here’s how. I walk into a brightly lit, absolutely spotless kitchen.

Someone hands me an apron and a cup of coffee (morning) or glass of wine (afternoon). I go to a refrigerated work station where all the ingredients are prepped and ready to go — the spinach washed, dried and chopped, the Asiago cheese grated, the fresh pasta squares rolled and cut, the zesty marinara sauce ready to use.

Following step-by-step instructions and using measuring tools and other implements laid out for me, I mix the filling and assemble the rolls in the container provided. Elapsed time: about eight minutes. After labeling the dish and putting it in my designated refrigerator space, I move on to my next recipe at my next station — leaving bowls and stuff for somebody else to clean up. Cooking like this is fun!

That’s the essence of what goes on at Let’s Eat!. This unique Sarasota shop, located in the University Park Center, is in the meal preparation or meal assembly business, less formally — “fix and freeze.” The concept is about 10 years old, and several brands tried out in Sarasota without success.

But Let’s Eat! happily is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year.

Mark Minton, a British food enthusiast who hails from Yorkshire, England, opened the shop as a retirement business in May 2006. At

Let’s Eat! Sarasota 8445 Honore Ave. (next to Cutting Loose Salon) 351-9898 Sarasota@letseatdinner.com www.LetsEatDinner.com

the time, it was a franchise out of Tampa, but now it is a stand-alone operation and he is a proud parent. Herbs are fresh, lemon juice comes from lemons, and the shop chops its own garlic and onions.

Minton will modify recipe ingredients to customers’ preferences, and he and his staff are there on premises to help.

Let’s Eat! offers a menu of dinner entrées that changes monthly.

The customer selects what she would like to prepare and makes an appointment. When she arrives, everything is ready and waiting. As Minton says, “We’ve shopped, we’ve chopped and we’ll clean up.” It’s a winning proposition; Minton estimates that 75% to 80% of his business is from repeat customers.

Dr. Allison Silver has been coming to Let’s Eat! once a month virtually since the day it opened.

She likes to cook, and she is committed to healthful eating, but with three small children, she is time-challenged — to say the least. The shop modifies ingredients to her specifications (Kosher style, no added salt, organic meats and veggies). Hoisin steak

The ricotta, spinach and seasonings are combined for the filling.

Photos by Molly Schechter

Dr. Allison Silver at one of the shop’s refrigerated workstations. takes less than five minutes, the eight cannelloni not much longer than that. In about an hour-anda-half, she has prepared 12 homecooked dinners, each serving four to six.

“My kids love everything,” she says.

The menu choices at Let’s Eat! include meats, poultry, fish and vegetarian options. Some are lowcarbohydrate, less than 15 grams.

Others marked with a heart contain less than 500 calories, 5 grams of saturated fat and 600 mg of sodium per serving.

Somewhat surprisingly, the luxury of having all the prep work done for you does not come at

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One dish on the present menu is Greek-style chicken and orzo.

Purchasing the ingredients at the supermarket (olive oil, feta, chicken tenders, onion, lemon, fresh dill, garlic, yogurt and dried oregano) came to $24.56. A “Take 2 Tuesday” Sample Session at Let’s Eat! costs $25 per dish; a four-meal session costs $23.50 per dish, an eight-meal session $21 per dish.) Taking into consideration that you will have olive oil for other dishes, the Let’s Eat! way is less expensive than doing it yourself at home. It is unquestionably less work and a great deal more enjoyable!

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