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City to resurface Drive

After almost a year of complaints about a groove that developed in the roadbed, city officials have worked out a plan for resurfacing a section of Siesta Drive the night of July 25. ment of Transportation, Siesta Drive from the north bridge to the Henson Bayou Bridge (commonly known as the “hump bridge”) will be reduced to one-lane traffic from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. July 25 for milling and resurfacing.

No signage will be put up on Siesta Drive until that day to alert motorists to the work, Mary Ellen

Maurer, the project manager, told the Pelican Press Monday. “We’re just anticipating it being a onenight event.”

The Pelican first received a complaint about the asphalt when the city completed the $1.26-million drainage improvement and resurfacing project in late September 2010. At that

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Village property owners demand upkeep oversight With county staff proposing to take over Siesta Village maintenance, property owners insist they need to keep control.

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Sarasota County lifeguard Robert Martini scrambles through the water with his colorful board during the rescue board race. Martini participated in the 2011 James “Mac” McCarthy Southeast Regional Lifeguard Competition, Thursday, July 14. See story and more photos on Pages 13A and 14A.

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The members of the Siesta Key Village Maintenance Corp. were surprised last week to learn that Sarasota County staff had suggested the county take over Siesta Village upkeep instead of allowing the SKVMC to continue to handle it.

One member has threatened a lawsuit if the county pursues that action.

And a Village property owner who already has brought suit over Maintenance Corp. operations says he was surprised to learn he had been elected to the organization’s board last week.

A more immediate concern, though, SKVMC board Chairman Mark Smith told the Pelican Press, is finding out who the organization’s point of contact with the county will be in the wake of Chief Financial Officer Jeff Seward’s resignation on Monday. Seward tendered his resignation two business days after being put on administrative leave, and that leave was forced upon him just a day after he broached to the County Commission the idea of changing the maintenance control.

“I called and left a message for (Interim County Administrator) Terry Lewis” on July 14, Smith said. “Time is running out for the 26th of July.”

That date is the next time the Maintenance Corp. issue is to come before the County Commission.

On July 15, Commission Chair Nora Patterson told the Pelican she did not

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“I would have a real difficult time accepting that the county know whom Smith should speak could do anything even remotely with about issues left to be reas close as good as you guys,” Arsolved before July 26. “Certainly naud said. (the situation) is going to have Board member Troy Syprett, to get untangled quickly,” she co-owner of the Daiquiri Deck said, “and I will get (Smith) an anand Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar, swer.” regularly walks the Village to Smith and other board memdetermine problems that need bers addressed the latest round of addressing, Smith said during issues with the county, when the the meeting. Smith reviews the corporation held its annual meetinvoices from the contractor ing July 13 at Sun Garden Cafe in hired to handle the upkeep — the Village.

JWM Management — and Roz “It was the first time we had Hyman, of McGillicuddy Properheard it,” Smith told them, referties, deals with the county’s payring to Seward’s suggestion about ments for the contractor out of the county’s bringing the maintethe special tax collection. In an nance in-house. average month, Smith said the “That would be a real problem three of them spend six to eight for us,” said board member Ranhours on Maintenance Corp. dy Arnaud of McGillicuddy Propwork. They are not reimbursed erties. “That changes the whole for their time, he added. philosophy of what we’re trying If the county revises the ordito do out here. ... “If (taking over nance to take away the property the maintenance) is the way the owners’ control, Arnaud reitercounty is going with it, they can ated, “it’s going to be an issue. expect a lawsuit from us.”

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“They have been taken to task Look at how sloppy the county is at every (County Commission) at everything.” meeting” about oversight of the In other business, the corporaRachel Brown Hackney payments for the work, Smith tion members voted to increase Siesta Village property owners have been waiting for said. the number of board members Village property owners had months on county maintenance staff to address problems, from five to seven. Syprett nomiasked the county to allow them including the removal of dead palm trees in front of the nated Chris Brown as the new to oversee the Village upkeep af- Michael Saunders office on Ocean Boulevard. board member. Hyman seconded ter a major beautification project the motion; all voted in favor of it. was completed in March 2009. Many ers, Chris Brown, filed a lawsuit against Smith notified Brown that he had been were fearful, they said, that if the county the county Jan. 31, claiming in part that elected to the board, but Brown told the handled the upkeep, the new look would he should not be assessed extra taxes for Pelican he had had no notice that he was fade rapidly. In response, the county the upkeep. The lawsuit also alleged the going to be nominated. “It was a big surcreated the Siesta Key Village Public Im- Maintenance Corp. had not complied prise to me,” he said. provement District to assess a special tax with facets of the ordinance that created “There are a few liability issues perof Village properties to pay for a higher the PID. Since then, the commission has taining to the maintenance organizalevel of maintenance than the county had several discussions with staff about tion and the management that would could provide. the matter. need to be addressed before I would The SKVMC was created to oversee the Smith told his board that he had called consider participating,” he said on July upkeep. All the Village property owners, Seward after the July 13 County Commis- 20. “ I can’t accept that nomination or according to county ordinance, are con- sion meeting to tell him the higher level election without addressing (them),” sidered members of that corporation. of Village upkeep remains a critical con- he added, though he declined to specify However, one of those property own- cern for the property owners. the issues.

Bills and parcels In examining Siesta Key Village Maintenance Corp. issues since midMarch, the County Commission has focused on three issues: the payments to vendor JWM Management for its Village upkeep; the level of the tax assessments parcels are paying for that upkeep; and whether all the properties that should be assessed are getting tax bills.

During their most recent discussion July 13, county commissioners said they would meet independently with staff to go over bills for such work as pressure washing and irrigation in the Village.

Morgan Bentley, of WilliamsParker, the attorney for Village property owner Chris Brown, has contended on Brown’s behalf that the county should not have been paying bills without looking at what other companies would charge for the same work, to determine whether JWM has been overcharging the Maintenance Corp.

Bentley also has questioned whether the property assessments in the Siesta Key Village Public Improvement District are too high. By his accounting, Bentley has said, the county raised $339,521.33 from the property owners in fiscal years 2009 and 2010, but the maintenance bills totaled only $33,181.98.

Finally, Mark Smith, chairman of the Maintenance Corp. board, said his research showed that six parcels in the district are not being assessed for the PID tax. They are all on the same property, he wrote the Pelican in an email, but they are six separate condominiums. When the improvement district was established, he added, the property owners decided that all commercially zoned parcels in the Village would be included in the district, regardless of their current use, because that use could change in the future.

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City of Sarasota marks Lido Pool as an asset The Sarasota City Commission believes the Lido Pool can be a marketing focal point for visitors to the area.

Code Enforcement updates SKVA: parking, housing rentals A county code enforcement officer says Siesta Key property owners are charging drivers up to $20 a day to park illegally in residential areas. Some property owners are violating a county ordinance that supersedes a state law on short-term rentals.

Illegal use of residential property for parking and short-term housing rentals prompted considerable discussion July 19, during the regular meeting of the Siesta Key Village Association.

That illegal parking is one of the biggest headaches he has had recently on Siesta Key, Sarasota County Code Enforcement Officer John Lally told the 15 SKVA members meeting at the Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar. “You write ’em up; it goes away. A month later, they’re back doing the same thing,” Lally said of people charging beachgoers $10 to $20 a day to park on residential lots.

“We are working on a citation program that is going to encompass a lot of these little issues that keep getting drawn out,” Lally said. Once that program goes into effect, he said he will be able to give an offender a 15-minute warning to “cease and desist.” If the illegal action continues, then Lally can write a citation.

Asked to elaborate on the parking matter, Lally replied, “There is such an overflow.”

He laughed and added, “Siesta Beach is No. 1, if you didn’t hear.

There’s an overflow of parking with all the residential neighborhoods over here.”

This year, Lally said, he has written up approximately 25 people for violating the Key’s parking rules.

“Quite often, the tenant is doing it,” he said. “The owner is up North or somewhere, and he has no idea that his tenant is even charging for parking.”

The only legitimate parking areas for overflow beach traffic, Lally said, are the municipal lot behind Village Café and the lot next to the UPS Store on Beach Road, which are both zoned for commercial use.

Yet another problem has

been illegal, short-term housing rentals, Lally said. He said people seem unaware that the county ordinance supersedes the new state law that allows daily rentals. “ … People out here have read what they want to read, and (violations) are kind of rampant here lately,” he said.

He has to build a case against someone he suspects of renting property illegally. “ … You have to prove that there’s some type of exchange of money or barter,” he said.

In one example, on Avenida de Mayo, Lally said, a property owner “keeps claiming, claiming, claiming that it’s only friends and family he lets stay there. I can’t prove an exchange of money, even though I keep seeing an exchange of people.”

Once he can make a case, he takes it to the special magistrate.

He also has been working in partnership with the Sarasota County Tax Collector’s Office. If someone rents property for less than six months and one day, the rental agent has to charge the resort tax and pass the money along to the tax collector, Lally said. Forgoing that tax collection has been one way to catch people in violation of the zoning code.

When SKVA President Russell Matthes asked how soon the citation program would go into effect, Lally said he was not sure.

“The ball’s been dropped on it a couple of times,” Lally said.

The draft had been reviewed by county staff and the County Attorney’s Office and by staff once again, he said.

Regarding the beach-redesign issue, Matthes called on Lourdes Ramirez, former president of the Siesta Key Association.

“My little pet peeve is the boardwalk (the county is) plan-

ning,” she said, referring to the proposed 15-foot esplanade between the parking area and the beach.

The design released in 2009 called for a 5-foot boardwalk, she said. The 2011 version, she said, would allow not only pedestrians, but people on bicycles and skateboards. However, it will displace about 100 parking spaces. County staff has maintained the new beach-parking plan will add 100 spaces because it includes extra parking on the side next to the Gulf and Bay Club, she pointed out. Yet, because parking is in such demand at the beach, she asked, why any spaces would be eliminated.

“It’s not a boardwalk like South Beach,” Matthes said, drawing laughter.

“Parking, parking, parking is what we hear all the time,” Ramirez said.

“I didn’t know anything about (this) until Lourdes brought it up,” Matthes said. “Even our commissioner (Nora Patterson) wasn’t 100% aware of what was coming up.”

Referring to the plans for the esplanade, SKA member Roz Hyman said, “It is actually combining too many usages in one area.”

Matthes drew more laughter when he said that if the esplanade were built as proposed, the county probably would have to end up banning skateboarders because of accidents with pedestrians.

Ramirez said she planned to attend a July 22 meeting between county staff and stakeholders to discuss various aspects of the beach plan, before the design is brought back to the County Commission July 26. She said she not only would emphasize the need for parking, but the need for the parking area improvements to be a top priority in the project.

which would save the city $30,000.

The savings include staff time and lower utility costs.

Bartolotta told the commission he has heard the sentiment expressed that Sarasota County hasn’t marketed the facility well in the past. He said the new Robert L. Taylor Community Complex provided a great opportunity to market both the pool and the community complex.

The city inherited the operation of the Lido Pool after the

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We need to start bragging about our Lido Beach Pavilion and pool the way that Sarasota County brags about Siesta Key. We don’t use this asset like we should.’

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The municipal parking lot between Avenida Madera and Avenida de Mayo is one of two commercial lots on Siesta not linked to specific businesses.

The Sarasota City Commission made it clear at a Tuesday budget workshop that the Lido Pool is underutilized and gave staff a glimpse of what it expects for the pool’s future.

Commissioner Shannon Snyder called the pool “an underperforming asset on the beach.”

“We need to start thinking bigger here,” Snyder said. “This could be a destination for this community. We need to start looking at this as a high priority for our city.”

Mayor Suzanne Atwell agreed.

“We need to start bragging about our Lido Beach Pavilion and pool the way that Sarasota County brags about Siesta Key,” Atwell said. “We don’t use this asset like we should.”

At the budget workshop, city staff presented a budget for the pool that shows it has $180,000 in expenditures but only brings in $78,000 worth of revenue.

City Manager Bob Bartolotta also explained that it was just brought to the city’s attention that the pool’s current concession operator is opting to terminate its agreement, effective Oct. 1.

“The city is scrambling to put together a request for proposals for concessions,” Bartolotta said.

The news prompted staff to discuss additional opportunities, with the possibility of replacing a concession operator with a waterfront restaurant.

“We need direction for a model, whether it be a non-profit operator or a long-term lease, for someone to put capital into the site,” Bartolotta said. “I can tell you there are very few restaurant bars anywhere in this community, and that might be an opportunity for the city to consider.”

Bartolotta suggested the city find a short-term tenant to operate the concessions, while looking for a long-term tenant that would be willing to sign a 10-year lease.

City staff, meanwhile, proposed two partial closing options to save the city money in the 2012 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.

In one option, the city can close the pool for three months each year from Dec. 1 through Feb. 28. Those three months are considered the pool’s lowest usage months, and the move would save the city $17,000.

The city also has the option of closing the pool for six months from Nov. 1 through April 30,

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county turned it over to the city in a wide-ranging reshuffling of parks funding.

Although Commissioner Paul Caragiulo believes a waterfront restaurant might be a tough sell for residents and the Lido Key Residents Association, he believes the city is on the right track.

“They don’t want the pool to be closed, and they want it to be treated with more of the respect that we all believe it deserves,” Caragiulo said.

The Lido Key Residents Association has created a committee with a mission to eliminate the need to close the pool and plans to discuss the matter with the commission in August.

Caragiulo met with Lido residents earlier this month to discuss the pool.

“The pool can’t keep functioning the way it is now,” Caragiulo said. “What needs to be looked at is figuring out how to allow for an attractive deal for a concession operator.”

Carl Shoffstall, a Lido Key Residents Association board member, was glad to hear the commission discussed marketing opportunities for the pool.

“Our main objective is to find ways to try and keep this pool open,” Shoffstall said. “It’s one of the few amenities we have on the island and we need to start using it correctly.”

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The Lido Pool is open daily except for Mondays. Passes to use the pool can be purchased daily, seasonally or annually.

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More than 1,400 Siesta Key customers could be affected by temporary water-service interruption Thursday.

Sarasota County utilities scheduled repairs to a water valve at Midnight Pass Road and Sarasea Circle. The work is expected to begin at 11 a.m.

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PARKING PLANS

By Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

Construction Timeline

State Street garage plan moves forward The city of Sarasota will begin a two-phase plan to build a State Street parking garage that could be completed by October 2013.

The Sarasota City Commission on Monday moved forward on a split vote with a plan to build a State Street parking garage but warned staff it doesn’t want to deal with anticipated headaches from trying to lease commercial space on the structure’s first floor.

Incorporating an affordable housing component into the garage project also worries commissioners.

Chief Planner Steve Stancel tried to assuage the commission’s concerns by explaining that staff learned a lot from the mistakes made when the city built the Palm Avenue parking garage. In short, the city plans to solicit bids for potential retail and commercial entities much earlier in the planning process, to make sure the first-floor retail space doesn’t sit empty for long periods of time after the project is complete.

During his presentation, Stancel explained that the agreement the city reached with Pineapple Square developers last year, when it acquired the 43,700-squarefoot lot, includes the requirement that the city build a garage with at least 300 spaces on the site within four years. The city’s parking master plan in 2005 did identify the State Street lot as a priority designation for a garage, he said.

The site is the current home to a 139-space parking space lot.

“We suggest the goal is to design a 300-space garage/mixed-

use project,” said Stancel, who added the garage might be built to accommodate closer to 400 spaces depending on how much retail area is included. “The goal is a high-quality, cost-effective and user-friendly project.”

The commission agreed by a 3-2 vote to proceed with a twophase project. The first phase includes quickly going ahead with putting out a request for proposals for a design team.

Mayor Suzanne Atwell and Commissioners Paul Caragiulo and Willie Charles Shaw approved the request to move forward. Vice Mayor Terry Turner and Commissioner Shannon Snyder opposed it.

The first phase also involves a series of public hearings to gauge what types of retailers the public would like to see in the project.

Site designs would be created during this phase, with potential tenants allowed to approach the city.

“At the end of this phase, we hope to come up with a guaranteed maximum price for the cost of the garage that the commission must agree upon before moving forward,” Stancel said. The city would reserve the right to bid out the project again if it was not satisfied with any of the bids.

Phase two involves building the project, with staff proposing the groundbreaking in October 2012 and completion a year later.

Stancel told the commission that low current construction costs, the looming deadline for using the site and the need for the garage are all reasons city staff believes the project should begin.

But not everyone agreed with staff.

Turner said he was concerned the initiative was moving too quickly, adding the city could save some money if it put the plan on hold for a year.

“The sooner the garage comes online, the sooner we incur operating costs,” said Turner, who also expressed worries about the project’s retail and affordable housing components. “If we went without retail space and workforce housing, we could get something done more cheaply. I think this is a Cadillac when something a little less expensive might be necessary.”

Commissioner Shannon Snyder agreed. “We have enough affordable housing to last us 15 to 20 years,” Snyder said. “Whatever goes in the bottom (of the garage) needs to be what our biggest return will be. Don’t try and hit the homerun when you can hit a good double.”

While City Manager Bob Bartolotta said the project could be delayed for another year, that would be cutting too close to the use-ofsite deadline.

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City of Sarasota staff proposed the following timeline for completion of a State Street parking garage.

community discusses in public hearings what it wants on the site,” Bartolotta said. “We aren’t closing the door on anything and have already heard about a farmers market and potential drugstore interest or even high-end retail to complement Pineapple Square.”

Michael Beaumier, project executive for Mills-Gilbane, confirmed for the Sarasota Observer that he’s trying to bring a national pharmacy chain store to the future garage.

Downtown Sarasota Farmers Market representatives also told the commission they would like to be considered for space in the future garage.

Randy Walker, executive director of the Sarasota County Economic Development Corp., told the commission he was pleased with its decision. “There is an interest in this particular location, based on market conditions,” Walker said. “I wish we could cut the timetable. It’s a great time to invest in our community and this is really exciting for us.”

Commissioner Paul Caragiulo agreed to move forward, as long as the city stays out of the development portion of the garage.

“An architect has to tell us how to fit things on that site,” Caragiulo said. “The city shouldn’t be the developer on this and should create ways for Jother entities to shape this project.”

Sept. 14, 2011 — Request for proposals would be ready for distribution to potential design teams and contractors.

Oct. 17, 2011 — All proposals must be submitted.

Jan. 16, 2012 — Staff would select a design construction team and begin phase 1 of the project, which includes talking with potential retail/commercial tenants.

May 25, 2012 — Phase 1 completion deadline.

July 23 2012 — City approves a contract to build the garage.

Oct 29, 2012 — Garage construction begins.

Oct. 25, 2013 — Garage constructed completed.

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Pelican Press opinion | our view “If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

Friedrich Hayek “Road to Serfdom,” 1944

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Village should retain control A great truism is that government closest to the people is the best government. And that is doubly true for Siesta Key, one of Sarasota County’s great tax revenue generators, but one which does not receive as many resources.

So, businesses in Siesta Key Village want to be in control of maintaining the beautification project the county completed in March 2009. The county obliged, creating the Siesta Key Village Public Improvement District to assess property owners within the district an extra tax to pay for higher maintenance levels.

That district is controlled by a board of local business owners in the Village, which runs the bill-paying through the county.

County staff has since questioned some of the costs billed by the contractor — JWM Management — for maintenance work and, most recently, has suggested the county take back oversight of the mainte-

nance work in the Village.

That is the nightmare scenario for the Village business owners. They would have the higher assessment fees they agreed to pay, but then would not have control, ceding it to the more distant county that is completely absorbed in its own scandals in, of all things, procurement.

It is hard to imagine that the county would do anywhere near as good a job on the maintenance of the Village as those businesses with personal, vested interests. And those businesses have the same interests in keeping costs in line, so the money can be used for more maintenance.

The county has proven itself weak, to put it mildly, in the area of procurement, and it wants to take over the Village’s procurement of maintenance services? That’s a bad idea for everyone.

The idea of the county running the district was presented to county commissioners

recently by Jeff Seward, the county’s chief financial officer. However, because he resigned Monday, there is not even a point person with whom Village leaders can talk.

Commissioners should pull the plug on this idea at their July 26 meeting, when Village maintenance will be on the agenda.

CANAL CONFLICTS Boats speeding through Siesta Key canals have always been a problem. A plan to lower the speeds by changing the signage from “slow” to “no wake” and adding more signs has apparently stymied other government regulations blocking more signage. Sigh ...

One benefit of less government might be fewer opportunities for government regulators to trip over each other and fumble an otherwise useful change.

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It’s not a ‘drain,’ it’s a wash A recent news story reveals a misunderstanding of how the economics work. Employees contributing to their pensions doesn’t lessen the economy.

It was too much to ignore.

A Page One story in a recent edition of our Sarasota daily newspaper purported to show how requiring public employees to contribute 3% of their income toward their pensions — effectively meaning a 3% pay cut — will hurt Sarasota’s economy.

It said: “State budget cuts will begin draining millions of dollars out of the local economy this month as government employees see their paychecks shrink.

ROD “The average THOMSON government worker in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties will lose $1,151 annually to the state … In the Sarasota area alone, the nearly 21,000 workers who participate in the Florida Retirement System will lose a combined $24 million a year.”

The story goes on to say all of this “draining” of money will “drag” down the economic recovery.

Let’s set aside the rather revelatory fact that Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties alone have 21,000 state and local government workers — not even including federal employees. Instead, let’s look at the fuzzy economics in this report.

There were three ways to fill the $3 billion gap in the state’s budget this year:

Raise taxes, cut spending or a combination of both. Florida is not the federal government. It cannot print money. And it cannot operate with a deficit. By state constitutional mandate, the Legislature must balance its budget every year.

The Legislature wisely chose to cut spending and not increase taxes. And one way it did this was to stop funding 100% of government employees’ pension plans with your tax dollars. It chose to require state employees to begin contributing 3% of their income toward their own pensions.

This choice, in turn, eliminated the need to require other taxpayers — residents, tourists and businesses — to pay more. In fact, in theory, they will be paying less in taxes than the year before.

Look at it this way: Every dollar of taxpayer money the Legislature spends on state employees, it collects in taxes from elsewhere in Florida.

If the Legislature had decided to raise taxes to close the budget gap, it would have taken more money from you to give to state employees’ pension plans.

The winners in the tax-raising scenario: state employees. They would earn the same as before and have the same amounts going into their pension plans — but paid by others.

The losers: taxpayers. Higher taxes mean they would have even less to spend on their own needs than before; they would be contributing to the pension plans. This

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would be the “drain.”

The pension plans, meanwhile, would still have the same amount of money coming in to invest elsewhere and help spur the economy.

Now flip the scenario to what actually is about to happen: State employees will contribute 3% of their earnings to the pension plans.

Are they losers? To the extent they have less immediate spending money, but they are still winners because that 3% of income is still theirs. They traded spending today for savings for tomorrow.

The winners: taxpayers. They will have more money than before and will not have to subsidize or transfer their earnings to state workers’ pension plans.

As for the state pension plans, they will still have the same amount of funds coming in to invest in the economy.

So, while some may call the 3% pension contribution by state employees a “drain” on the economy, it isn’t a drain at all. The 3% state employees contribute to their pension plans stays in the economy.

That money is savings. And those savings — in the form of pension funds — are invested in the economy, increasing economic activity and, presumably, increasing the wealth and net worth of the state employees who one day will receive those pensions.

This reminds us of the French economist Frederic Bastiat, who coined the phrase “the seen and unseen.” It’s easy to see state employees will have 3% less to spend today. The unseen — the fuzzy part to many — is that money is still theirs and still in the economy. There is no “drain.”

Rod Thomson can be reached at: rthomson@yourobserver.com.

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LETTERS

TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor: It is not news that another congressman — Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. — wants to introduce “postal reform.”

This has happened only about 100 times or so. His plan isn’t too great, either: Cut Saturday delivery.

I disagree with it because people love their mail six days a week, and so do credit card companies, magazines and local businesses advertising their goods.

I do agree with closing the non-earning post offices and those off the beaten track that don’t generate enough to pay the rent.

Rep. Issa stated in a recent news article that “more regulation is necessary to prevent another taxpayer bailout.”

There never has been a taxpayer bailout. The U.S. Postal Service has paid for wages of its employees from the sale of stamps. Taxpayer dollars have nothing to do with the Postal Service. We are self-sufficient and have been since 1970.

USPS has been encumbered by law since 2006 to overpay the pensions of two types of postal employees. One fund has a surplus as large as $75 billion (all from selling stamps!); the other fund has been paid $115 million every two weeks since 2006. That fund has a surplus of $7 billion.

Your taxes do not pay my salary.

My suggestions for reform: • Pay all the carriers as rural carriers are paid. Pay them for the day, whether they have 2 feet of mail or 25. They are not paid by the hour, as the city carriers are. Challenge the labor contracts for a reality check.

• Close the offices that are not meeting financial goals.

• Leave delivery at the sixday level. If you realize the carriers will be out only a few hours because of lower volume and the new pay scale, it makes sense to prorate their hours instead of paying them by the hour.

• Continue to trim management positions that are of little value, leaving only those that are involved with the actual nuts and bolts of moving the mail every day.

In summary, the number of routes continues to decrease.

New territories for the routes are determined by computer to save money.

Six years ago, the USPS had the largest number of workers in the U.S. — more than a million.

At the same time, Walmart had 700,000. Walmart has surpassed us, and our numbers have declined to half the level we had. Walmart has grown to more than a million workers, while we have 500,000 or so.

Slowly but surely, the workforce number drops with the decrease of mail.

I know I am prejudiced because I work for the Postal Service, but I can tell you this: The

Downtown homeless battle continues After a downtown resident bused in homeless people to dine in front of the vice mayor’s house, Mayor Suzanne Atwell attacked the stunt.

Catering meals for the homeless in front of the vice mayor’s house and accusing the city attorney of not knowing the law was too much for Mayor Suzanne Atwell to take.

She took the unusual step of opening a City Commission meeting with a statement criticizing the person behind those stunts, downtown resident and radio host Phil Grande.

“It’s time to respond to the vitriolic emails,” said Atwell Monday.

“It has gone beyond reasonable standards.”

Grande began July 11 by paying for bus rides for the homeless to eat and hang out in front of Vice Mayor Terry Turner’s house in the upscale Cherokee Park neighborhood.

On July 12, he chartered a bus and catered a meal from Sonny’s Bar-B-Q for about 40 homeless people.

Again, on July 15, he provided bus fare and food for homeless to visit Turner’s neighborhood.

Grande opposes the organized homeless feedings outside his condo at Selby Five Points Park. For a while, Turner shared that view.

But Turner said he began to feel the measures the city was taking to keep the homeless out of the park were becoming overkill.

That angered Grande, who accused Turner of caving to political pressure.

The radio host has turned on his own pressure ever since.

“Terry is a fine public servant who should not be subject to violations of his privacy,” said Atwell.

“What they don’t like is the truth of it,” Grande responded, referring to his stance on homeless issues.

“Nobody’s ever had the guts to stand up to them. I came up with a solution that they don’t like ... ”

+ Respect traditions by supporting museum Dear Editor: For more than 236 years, we Americans have owed our freedoms to the men and women of the United States Army. Now, at long last, the American soldier will be honored with the National Museum of the U.S. Army near our nation’s Capitol.

Many members of our community have proudly worn the uniform of the U.S. Army.

As a founding sponsor of the museum, I ask that you help make everyone in our community aware of this long overdue national project, which is designed to be opened to the public on June 14, 2015, the Army’s 240th birthday.

For more information, please contact the Army Historical Foundation by calling 703-5624173 or visit www.armyhistory. org.

Jerome B. Hilmes U.S. Army (retired) Sarasota

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Grande had offered to buy a North Sarasota property for $573,000 and turn it into a combination homeless shelter/gathering place, then sell it back to the city for $1.

Turner and other city officials have not pursued that offer. They said it was not well defined.

“It’s very defined,” said Grande.

“I gave them a $573,000 building to have one place for (homeless) feedings, but they won’t do it because it’s too political, and they’re just worried about being re-elected.”

Grande was also perturbed when City Attorney Bob Fournier said the problem at Selby Five Points Park needed to be better documented. Fournier explained that any further measures to limit feedings there would likely be challenged in court, so a paper trail would be needed to defend any lawsuit against the city.

Grande saw that as failing to heed all of the complaints the city has already received from downtown residents about the park activities.

Said Atwell: “(Fournier) has done a brilliant job. To accuse him of being coached by others and not knowing the law is frankly ridiculous and has no place in civil discourse.”

Grande, however, does not appear to be backing down. He has vowed to continue sending the homeless to Turner’s neighborhood each Friday, and he says he soon will be sending them to St. Armands Circle and Bird Key, where Atwell and City Manager Bob Bartolotta live, respectively.

As for criticism that he’s using the homeless as pawns, Grande said: “I’m not using them. They’re getting the best meal of their lives.”

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Postal Service has been voted the most trusted government agency for years. The people who work to deliver your mail and packages really appreciate the great jobs they have, serving the American people.

I know people may laugh at this, but we are a business, and many of us who work in the Postal Service feel that way.

There are so many new stamps you won’t believe it. And they are forever!

Yes, reform is needed. Let’s just be careful we don’t bite off our nose to spite our faces.

Ask the people who work in the trenches for some ideas for once. We may have a good idea or two!

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SEARCH IS ON by Robin Roy | County Editor

Sarasota County hires embattled search firm Sarasota County will enter into a contract with a managementrecruitment company, in spite of concerns that have been raised about that company’s effectiveness.

Interim County Administrator Terry Lewis said July 18 he would sign the contract with Mercer Group, so it can begin a search for a new county administrator to re-

place former County Administrator Jim Ley. “We went to its last 10 clients, and the responses were very favorable,” said Lewis. “They all said they would hire (Mercer Group) again.”

Nonetheless, the company came under fire during the 2007 search for a city manager.

Mercer Group did not know that

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Although the FDOT representatives were not familiar with the problem, Jonathan Sands, district construction engineer for District One, offered to investigate and report back to the SKA. Last week, Sands emailed Catherine Luckner, SKA president.

“When we looked into the issue, we found that the city of Sarasota managed this asphalt paving project using federal funds through FDOT’s Local Agency Program (LAP),” he wrote. “The asphalt pavement hasn’t been corrected yet because the prime contractor, EHC, and the subcontractor who actually paved the road, Pro Way Paving, are in a dispute. Pro Way alleges there are monies due to them by EHC from a previous unrelated project and won’t repave the road until EHC pays them what they believe they are owed. The city of Sarasota is currently reviewing its options on how to resolve the deficient asphalt issue. We are confident the city will resolve this issue to everyone’s satisfaction very shortly.”

phalt “was basically laid put in four layers,” a groove ranging from about a half-inch to threeeighths inch deep had developed toward the outer edge of both the northbound and southbound lanes.

“I put a straight edge across it” to measure it, he added.

When he’s headed northbound, Volpe said, “I can actually take my hand off the (steering) wheel and feel the car tracking.”

Just to be sure, he took photos of the problem and emailed them to friend, who is a civil engineer, in Michigan. His friend concurred with him, Volpe said.

The city tried later to re-roll the surface, Volpe added, but “that’s like trying to re-roll the dough on a pizza after it’s cooked.”

“We only received two complaints,” Maurer told the Pelican Monday. “I don’t know how many people called (FDOT).”

When FDOT officials finished a July 7 update for the SKA on the Siesta north bridge project, Volpe asked them about the groove.

then-candidate Bob Bartolotta had been accused of domestic violence and that another finalist had filed for bankruptcy.

The city was forced to conduct its own investigation. It determined that the allegations against Bartolotta were false, and he eventually was hired for the job.

Former Sarasota Vice Mayor Ken Shelin traveled to Bartolotta’s

former town of Jupiter to conduct that investigation.

He said unless the county has reassurances the same mistakes won’t be made, he wouldn’t advise using Mercer Group.

Lewis said he’s confident company will not make the same mistake again.

“I spoke directly to Mr. Mercer, (the company’s owner),” said

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A groove that appeared in a section of Siesta Drive after a 2010 resurfacing project is to be eliminated by resurfacing July 25. The groove is most noticeable a few feet from the edge of both the north- and southbound lanes.

With FDOT’s cooperation, Maurer said, the city tested the asphalt. A seam is allowed in paving, she said, but “it’s a matter of where the seam is (in this case) — right in the wheel path.”

The city sent a letter in late June to EHC, based in Naples, to tell the company it would be in default on the project unless the

paving problems were corrected.

“It is their responsibility to make the corrective work happen,” Maurer said.

The city had been withholding about $126,000 in its final payment to EHC, she added, “which is more than enough to cover the work.”

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By Robin Roy | County Editor

Meters blamed for restaurant’s demise

The owner of First Street Chop House was forced to close up shop, after he failed to pay this month’s rent. He blames the shortfall on parking meters, which he said severely hurt his business.

When Sarasota installed parking meters in May, the owner of the First Street Chop House said he knew things were going to be tough; he just didn’t know how tough.

“I never figured I would be the first one to go,” said David Arnold. “I just thought I’d have to fight a little more.”

The Chop House, at 1296 First St., abruptly closed its doors July 11, after failing to pay its July rent.

Arnold lays most of the blame on downtown parking meters.

He posted a message on his website and on Facebook detailing the decline in business he said he experienced beginning May 23, the day the meters went online (see box).

That first day of downtown meters was also the first day he had no customers at lunch, he said. Previously, he had averaged about 25 each day.

“I thought, ‘Holy smokes, (the city) has made a grievous error,’” said Arnold.

Although many business owners gave their blessing to the parking meters, which charge as little as 50 cents per hour, some of those same people changed their minds just a week into the program.

They bombarded City Hall with phone calls and emails and showed up in large contingents at commission meetings, telling city leaders that meters were driving away customers.

There was, however, a group of downtown retailers who felt some business owners were panicking a little early; these people attributed empty parking spaces to employees who no longer parked all day in front of stores, along with the normal summer slowdown.

Arnold was not one of them.

And to make matters worse for him, he said he was dealing with an unsympathetic landlord.

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David Arnold said he was threatened with arrest if he tried to enter First Street Chop House, the restaurant he owned for nearly two years, to retrieve his belongings.

When the meters were taken offline and bagged July 6, Arnold said business immediately returned. He told landlord Larry Goichman that he would be able to pay his rent by the end of the month, but Goichman wouldn’t budge.

“It was one of the hardest phone calls I had to make,” said Arnold. “But even harder was telling my 15 employees that they didn’t have a job anymore.”

Arnold said he was given two hours to leave the restaurant. He also was told that if he tried to take any of his belongings after that time, the police would be called.

Goichman could not be reached for comment. During the six-week period the parking meters were online, Arnold claims his receipts were down 60% compared to the same period last year.

“I put $300,000 of my own money into the Chop House, and now it’s all gone,” said Arnold. “It’s a sickening feeling.”

As for what he’ll do next, Arnold said he has a couple of opportunities to open a new restaurant, but only if he can find some investors.

“You poured two years of your life and had people pour their lives into it,” he said. “It’s hard.”

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There were many things that led up to this, however, one recent item was our death nail (sic): Seven weeks ago, parking meters were put in the downtown area which immediately resulted in a 60% reduction of revenue yet our fixed costs stayed the same. To my loyal employees, I say a heartfelt thank you. To my ever loyal guests who believed in our concept, week after week, I thank you for your support. To my loyal vendors who found a way to help me through these last two years, I am humbled and thank you. Lastly, to those who find joy in what has happened, I am truly sorry for you.

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Part of the Siesta Key Public Beach was roped off Thursday, July 14, for the 2011 James “Mac” McCarthy Southeast Regional Lifeguard Competition.

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About 200 professional lifeguards, including several from Sarasota County, and approximately 300 junior lifeguards competed last week in the 2011 James “Mac” McCarthy Southeast Regional Lifeguard Competition at Siesta Key Public Beach. The three-day event featured lifeguards running, swimming, paddling and rowing as they tested their lifesaving skills in 13 different categories.

The Southeast Region includes Florida, Alabama and the Islands.

There were 18 teams in total who competed.

Those who earned the highest scores from the weekend were Destin, Volusia County, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and Miami Beach. Those teams will most likely continue on to Nationals, which will be held the first weekend in August, in Cape May, N.J. Siesta Key hosted this event once before, in 2007.

It was a close call among three of the lifeguards in the men’s rescue board race.

Lindsay Kenney, of Delray Beach, keeps ahead of her fellow lifeguard competitors to come in first in the ladies’ surf swim event.

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Junior lifeguards from Argentina traveled all the way to Siesta Key to see, learn and be part of the lifeguard competition. This group, which is the only junior lifeguard group in all of Latin America, was established about five years ago.

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So far this summer, turtles seem to be this is a problem,” Luckner said. “I do know nesting in greater numbers on Siesta Key, that there are turtle nests in areas where according to Catherine Luckner, president there is railroad vine.” of the Siesta Key Association.

Nonetheless, she said, anyone who sees In the wake of the 2010 BP oil spill, Luck- an obstruction to nesting turtles or hatchner told the July 7 SKA audience, many lings should report the matter to Mote. people were worried about the future of the Sarasota County Commission Chairlarge turtles that make the Gulf of Mexico woman Nora Patterson pointed out that their home. one of the most pressing issues However, Mote Marine Laborawith Turtle Beach is the rate of erotory has reported a 30% increase in sion; yet, “it takes quite a while (for total turtle nests this year in Sarathe county) to put a renourishment sota County, she said. “This is re(project) together.” She added, ally outstanding. It’s good news to “Obviously, you come closer to the share.” railroad vines as the beach erodes.”

Many of the Siesta nests have Nancy Deckard, a Gulf and Bay been found behind condos that Club resident, said she had seen are closer to the beach, she added. railroad vines going up to turtle As of the week of July 10 to July 16 nests by Point of Rocks. The adult — the last week for which I could turtles had not appeared hamRACHEL pered by it, she added. find statistics on the Mote website BROWN (www.mote.org) — the total numIf the turtles can make their way HACKNEY around the furniture people leave ber of loggerhead nests on Siesta was 129; for green turtles, two. out on the beach, Deckard said, Concerns have been raised as “railroad vines are a piece of cake.” well about a plant called railroad vine that Then Deckard reported a recent incident Key residents have been seeing in larger in which a turtle had climbed over a homnumbers on Turtle Beach, Luckner said, es- eowner’s wall and ended up on its back. pecially regarding the impact it might have People righted it, she said. “The turtle was on the turtles. pretty resilient.”

As its name implies, Luckner said, the Luckner reminded everyone that turtle vine makes a track along the beach, essen- patrol volunteers always are welcome. “We tially grabbing hold of the sand. It is called a never have too many watchers.” “pioneer plant” because it sets the stage for other plants to start growing in an area, she Call the bank added.

After Sarasota Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Mc“Railroad vines are native to our area and Gregor’s July 7 report during the SKA meetare a natural species,” SKA board member ing, discussion arose about litter in the vaBob Waechter told the group. cant lot at the corner of Ocean Boulevard “It helps shore accretion,” Luckner said, and Treasure Boat Way. so state regulations say it cannot be cut exKatherine Zimmerman, an audience cept in special circumstances. member, said she sees a lot of beer cans The increase in its presence mostly has dumped there on the weekends. been noted behind the condominiums on “We’ve never had too many problems Turtle Beach, Luckner said. Residents have out there,” McGregor said. Getting the lot’s worried that the vine will hamper turtles owner, a bank, to post it against trespassing coming ashore to nest or, especially, the is not easy, he added. hatchlings trying to make their way out to Lourdes Ramirez, former SKA president, the Gulf. said that the bank used to have a chain-link Experts she has consulted “do not believe fence around the property. However, because such fences are not permitted in the Key’s zoning district, the bank had to take it down.

“I called the bank and asked them to please put some barricade there on Treasure Boat,” said SKA board member Ann Kaplan.

The person she spoke with said the bank would not take such action, Kaplan added.

“So if a lot more people called and complained ... that would really help keep peoTatiana Staats ple from going in there and partying.”

My trusty Key critter watchers David Kaplan said she thought the bank was and Tatiana Staats emailed last week to Iberia. She was correct. The sign on the say they had read my report about the property lists a phone number — 487-3070 island’s iguana population having practi— and a website: www.iberiabankpropercally disappeared. “We would submit ties.com that notice of the eradication of these SKA board member Joe Volpe, who lives pests may be premature. Please see the in the Treasure Boat neighborhood — along attached photo taken on July 13, 2011, with Kaplan and Ramirez — made a motion on south Siesta Key of a predatory iguathat the association send a letter to the bank na.” In other words, don’t throw away asking it to address the lack of barricade on your recipes for iguana stew. the site. It passed unanimously.

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Scallop Restoration will help repay bay Marine Laboratory, the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission and several universities, a new scallop restoration project is being coordinated in our area

by Sarasota Bay Watch. This is SCALLOPOLLOOZA a nonprofit group focused on — REPAY THE BAY preserving and improving our WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday, coastal habitat through shoreAug. 6 line restoration and community WHERE: Sarasota Yacht Club, education.

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Recently, the Sarasota Yacht Club agreed to help sponsor TICKETS: $50 per person the scallop restoration program BENEFITS: Half the proceeds being coordinated by Sarasota will benefit scallop hatchery Bay Watch. During the next few restoration and help repay months, club members and the the bay. public will have an opportunity INFORMATON: www.sarasoto learn more about this pivtabaywatch.org otal project and get involved Courtesy photos at all levels. For example, SaraThe public is being invited to join efforts to increase the scallop sota Bay Watch will be host- ing in our beautiful and producpopulation in Sarasota Bay. ing the Great Scallop Search on tive seagrass beds, followed by scallops in Florida is located tively working to restore scal- the morning of Saturday, Aug. a lunch provided by Mar Vista about three hours north of us lops and other marine life to 13. The 2011 Scallop Search is Restaurant on Longboat Key. All near the town of Steinhatchee. their coastal waters. Programs funded through a grant from participants also receive comRecreational harvesting is al- throughout the mid-Atlantic The Community Foundation of memorative T-shirts.

If you’d like to learn more lowed around those waters, and Northeast regions, includ- Sarasota County Inc., made posbecause the Florida Wildlife Re- ing Virginia and New York, have sible through the Robert R. Har- about Sarasota Bay Watch and search Institute has determined been successful in starting to re- lan and Susan H. Lowry Harlan how you can support this and other efforts to ensure the these scallops are sustainable. store local scallop populations. Fund.

Experts believe restoration The people in these areas particThis marks the fourth time this health and vitality of our coastal could be successful in Sarasota ularly recognized the important study has been undertaken to waters, visit www.SarasotaBayby raising scallops in fish hatch- role shellfish play in improved identify the location and quan- Watch.org eries and releasing scallop larva water clarity, as the shellfish re- tity of scallops in our local wa7/20 InsertionJeff Date: Birnbach is commodore into local seagrass beds, where move phytoplankton and sus- ters. Boaters are invited to parKeiser University Sarasota Client: the scallops could grow to adult- pended particles from the water. ticipate in this important event of the Sarasota Yacht Club. John Job Number: 231-1267-PP-Evidence-5x4 hood. With a multi-year effort of In addition, scallops play an and help gather crucial data. Ryan has been an environmental Product/Pub: Pelican Press hatchery releases, it is expected important role in the estuarine Volunteers receive basic instruc- scientist for Sarasota County for Revision 1 Revision 2 Revision 3 Revision 4 Size: 5x4 and is an active parenough scallops would eventu- food web by consuming plank- tion on how to identify, count many years JM Production: Creative 1: ticipant 7/6 in three national estually be living in our area to be- ton andProofer becoming food for high-AS Proofer and1:measure scallops; then, theyWork Date: come self-perpetuating. er-level predators such as crabs,AS Proofer are 2:deployed in the bay for this ary programs in the region. He is Creative Proofer 2: Many coastal communities starfish and game fish. Based one-day research project. It’s a a founding member of Sarasota throughout the country are ac- on prior research from Mote family-friendly day of snorkel- Bay Watch.

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Since its formation in 1926, the Sarasota Yacht Club has been a strong advocate for recreational boating activities and marine stewardship. Club members have long recognized that they have an obligation to support and foster a healthy boating environment throughout the region.

Over the past 85 years, Sarasota’s coastal environment has changed considerably. At one time, a wide variety of marine life was abundant in our coastal area. Shellfish of all types flourished, and bay scallops were prevalent throughout our waters. Locals tell stories from when they were youngsters of harvesting scallops in the seagrass beds common along the shoreline.

Over the past few decades, scallops in our local water have declined greatly. In 2010, a report from the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission noted the scallop population in Sarasota Bay had been dramatically reduced and was “an area of concern and a focus for enhancement.”

Scientists aren’t positive what caused the decline, but they think it was a combination of over-harvesting, declining seagrass habitat, turbid water and red tide. The remaining individual scallops were too isolated to reproduce successfully and restore a vibrant, self-sustaining population.

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Turtle Beach was the beautiful setting, as more than 100 members and guests of Temple Emanu-El gathered on June 18 for the third annual Beach Cookout and Havdalah.

Sponsored by Temple Emanu-El’s Brotherhood and Sisterhood, the event brought every generation together to kick off Temple Emanu-El’s summer programming. Attendees enjoyed freshly grilled burgers and hot dogs, homemade side dishes, desserts and fresh fruit. They socialized under the shaded pavilion and on the beach, frolicked in the ocean and played lawn games.

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The following residential real estate transactions took place between July 4 and July 8 on Siesta Key. A home in the Mira Mar Beach subdivision tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Brent Cooper, trustee, of Rockville, Md., sold the home at 99 Beach Road to Christy Ramsey, of Bristol, Ind., for $1.8 million. Built in 1940, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,742 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.65 million in 2009.

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Elinor Perretta, trustee, Sarasota, sold the home at 105 Island Circle to Martha Creath, of Annapolis, Md., for $550,000. Built in 1954, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 2,499 square feet of living area.

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Richard and Fran Hofstetter sold their Unit 203 condominium at 8710 Midnight Pass Road to Stephen and Laura Curran, Cincinnati, for $450,000. Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,365 square feet of living area.

Anthony Pasquesi, trustee, of Addison, Ill., sold the Unit 206 condominium at 8710 Midnight Pass Road to Francis and Kathryn D’Agata, of Syracuse, N.Y., for $370,000.

Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,365 square feet of living area.

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their Unit 202 condominium at 9000 Blind Pass Road to Nassib and Reema Habayeb, of Manlius, N.Y., for $388,000. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 969 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $100,000 in 1998.

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Hugh and Kathleen Detzler, of Ontario, Canada, sold their Unit 110 condominium at 8911 Midnight Pass Road to John and Vicki Ragle, of Terre Haute, Ind., for $335,000. Built in 1973, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,093 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $500,000 in 2005.

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Ian and Jennifer Buchanan sold their Unit P5 condominium at 9397 Midnight Pass Road to Jean-Michel and Chantal Duquenne, Adrien Duquenne and Carole Duquenne, of Labbeville, France, for $315,000. Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,029 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $398,000 in 2003.

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Jon and Antoinette Halsted, of Hamilton, Ohio, sold their Unit 337 condominium at 5963 Midnight Pass Road to James and Holly Graham, of Celebration, for $280,000.

Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,012 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $277,000 in January.

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Foyer James Raybon Windows John Darling Electric System Marilyn Romanus Shutters Sandra Frush Alterations Warren Hudson Windows George Dyer Jr. Re-roof Margaret Hollinger Seawall Richard Hall Windows Gerald Kempson Doors Victor Wasiliw Mechanical Robert Slayden Windows Marjorie Harper Windows Patricia Rinella Mechanical Larry Greenwalt Mechanical Timothy O’Donnell, trustee Electrical Dennis Ondercin Den James Raybon Boatlift William Dodds Garage Door Boies Coppinger Jr., trustee Sewer Elizabeth Ross Shower Bradford Butler Electrical Denise Hetrick

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Teenager hooks winning tarpon

It was Trevor Cowieson’s turn to tussle with muscle.

The 17-year-old and his partner, Alex Kompothrecras, had been fishing for five weeks in the Sarasota Sportfishing Angler’s Club 81st annual Tarpon Tournament.

With two years of experience under his belt, Cowieson knew that catching a tarpon takes more than just casting a line in the water — it requires plenty of patience, a strong arm and a couple friends to provide some entertainment.

On the final day of the tournament, the Fish Off, held Saturday, July 9, Cowieson could feel the adrenaline pumping. He fought his first tarpon for nearly an hour, but it managed to get away. After 30 minutes, he hooked a second and struggled for two hours bring it in.

“It was hard; they jump a lot and the fish is pretty much all muscle,” Cowieson said. “They just fight until they’re pretty much out of breath. You have a hard sponge you rub on the lip, then we revive the fish and let it go.”

When the guys brought the fish onto the boat, they took its measurements and a DNA sample.

The girth of the fish was 34.5 inches and it weighed between 125 and 130 pounds. They released the tarpon at 11:58 a.m., at Point of Rocks.

The tournament’s prizes for catching the biggest tarpon are $1,000, a painting and two tarpon rods and reels.

Cowieson is the youngest person to capture top honors in the event.

“When you hook a fish that weighs as much as you and you get to reel it in, it’s not an easy fight, and it’s challenging, he said. “Coming into it, I didn’t even think we were going to catch a fish. I guess we just got lucky.”

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Siesta Events Ambassadors Breakfast — 8 to 9 a.m., July 27, Sun Garden Cafe, 210 Avenida Madera. Cost: $10.

Make checks payable to Sun Garden Cafe. RSVP by noon, July 26, to 349-3800 or tess@ siestakeychamber.com Kids’ Summer Beach Runs — Every Tuesday through Aug. 3, Siesta Key Public Beach, 948 Beach Road. 5:30 p.m., registration; 6:30 p.m., 1-mile run.

Cost: first-time fee of $1.

YES — 11:30 a.m., every Tuesday, Young Entrepreneurs of Sarasota share success strategies at Clayton’s Siesta Grille, 1256 Old Stickney Point Road. Cost: $12 at the door, including lunch.

Visit www.yes941.com.

Alcoholics Anonymous — 8 a.m., Monday through Friday, Siesta Key Men’s Group meets at Siesta Beach Shelter, south side of beach; open to all. Call 951-6810.

Blvd. Free. Space limited. For details and to register, call 8705811.

Public Events Save Our Seabirds Fundraiser — 2 to 5 p.m., July 23, fish fry at The Old Salty Dog Restaurant, 1708 Ken Thompson Parkway, with music by Noel Harris, face painting and a silent auction.

All proceeds benefit Save Our Seabirds, a nonprofit organization. For details, email saveourseabirds@gmail.com.

Poetry Open Mic — 6 p.m., July 25, Bookstore1Sarasota, 1359 Main St. Bring your own poetry to read aloud or be part of the audience. Details at www. bookstore1sarasota.com or 3657900.

Book Signing — 6 p.m., July 26, Bookstore1Sarasota, 1359 Main St. Poet Collier Nogues will read and sign her work.

Details at www.bookstore1sarasota.com or 365-7900.

Senior Exercise Classes — 9 a.m., every Thursday, Siesta Key Physical Therapy, 5147 Ocean

Farmers Markets — 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., every Saturday, down-

Friday, Sarasota Fairgrounds at Tuttle and Fruitville, arts & crafts included; 239-287-0890.

BEST BET Evening with the Authors Fundraiser — 5:30 p.m., July 30, Mark Billingham, author of the best-selling Tom Thorne crime novels, and Michael Connelly, bestselling author of the Harry Bosch novels, to talk about their work and sign books at Selby Public Library, 1331 First St.; fundraiser for the library and its new Teen Center. Cost: $20; payable in advance. Cost includes hors d’oeuvres; cash bar.

Limited seating. Visit www. selbylibraryfirends.org

Programs/Classes Cat Depot Volunteer Training — 2 p.m., July 24. Located at 2542 17th St. Call 366-2404 to register or email maryb@catdepot.org Safe Boating Course — 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., July 23, McClure Auditorium, SarasotaBradenton International Airport, conducted by USCG Auxiliary, Flotilla 83. Cost: $40; all materials included. Bring a friend for only $20 extra. For details or registration, call 752-6273 or email F83PEduc@aol.com.

Active Stretch Class — 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., July 22, Gulf Gate Library meeting room, 7112 Curtiss Ave. Beginner class focusing on range-of-motion exercises that encourage active participation. Weekly classes through Aug. 26. For details call 861-1110.

town Sarasota on Lemon Ave. between First and State streets.

8 a.m. to 1 p.m., every Sunday, Siesta Key Organic Market on Ocean Blvd. at Davidson’s Plaza.

Visit www.siestafarmersmarket. com. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., every Saturday, Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Visit www.lwrmainstreet. com. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., every

details, call 923-2431 or visit www.sarasotascd.webs.com.

Watercolor Classes — 1 to 3 p.m., every Monday, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Hall, 5659 Honore Ave. Beginners welcome. For information call Shirley Tabory, 966-7928.

American Colonies Video Lecture Series — 2 to 3 p.m., July 22, Gulf Gate Library, 7112 Curtiss Ave., Professor Robert J. Allison of Suffolk University examines various colony relations that led to resistance, rebellion and revolution. For details call 8611110.

Masters and Masterpieces of Music — 10:30 to 11:40 a.m.

July 27, Geldbart Auditorium, Selby Public Library, 1331 First St. Dr. John Goodman presents “Program Music in the 19th Century – Program Music & Nationalism.” Free. No ability to read music necessary.

For details, call 861-5000.

Scottish Country Dancing — 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Thursday, John Chidsey Bayfront Community Center, 803 N. Tamiami Trail. All dances are walked through; no partners needed. Cost: $5. For

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ESTATE AUCTION ART & ANTIQUES SUNDAY, JULY 24th @ 1PM Inspection Sunday Day of Sale 11am-1pm The sale will be held at our Auction Gallery located on the Southwest corner of 301N & University Parkway.

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LUGGAGE: AMERICAN Tourister. 3 sizes, fits inside & 1 shoulder bag, black. $50 obo.

941-924-8477.

PATIO SET: white, 4 chairs, w/cushions, 40” round glass top table. Like new. $100.

941-359-3831.

QUALITY COPIER: $200. 941-954-5988.

REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER: Kenmore Coldspot, ice and water dispenser, good condition, no damage, large 36x69, $195. 941-378-3848.

SEWING MACHINE: Pfaff Creative 1475 CD. Cost $1800. plus. Attachments. Rarely used. $200.

Call 941-966-5161.

SOFA 50’S: pale gold, $125. Desk: wood, $45.

941-922-2046.

STOVE: APARTMENT size, 20”, almond, $75.

Chair, Ethan Allen, $85. Desk: all wood, $40.

941-922-6859.

STUDIO EASEL #500, Stanrite aluminum USA. Like new. $40. 941-751-2087.

TV: 7" LCD. Under counter/desk top radio/tv. $50. 360-0612.

TV: JVC 36" color, $75.00, Call: (941)400 - 4435 WHEELCHAIR (INVACARE) with leg lifts & cushion. Good cond. $80. 941-359-0408.

ESTATE SALE Beautiful Home in Emerald Gardens FRIDAY & SATURDAY - July 22nd & 23rd 9a-2p 4584 Topez Court McIntosh Rd to Wilkinson Rd. East on Wilkinson to Jade Avenue. Left on Diamond.

Complete Household Furniture by “Stanley”, “Dixie”, Leather “La-ZBoy’s” + Henredon Furniture, Antique Icebox, Butter Churn, “Nancy Calhoun” China, Lu-Ray Pastel China, Limoges, Wicker, Rattan Dinette w/4 Chairs, Patio Swing, Art by: John Dineen, Floyd Compton, St. Clair, Cookbooks, Collection of Birdhouses and more!

Sign up after 5pm Thursday.

Conducted by McMillen & Co. mcmillenandco@aol.com

Autos For Sale

ESTATE SALE OF LEADING SARASOTA PHILANTHROPIST

2006 LEXUS SC 430 Convertible. Excellent condition. Every option. Garage kept. Never wrecked.

Non smoker. 941-809-3260.

Friday 7/22: 9a.m. – 2:00p.m. (#’s at 8) Saturday 7/23: 9a.m. – 1:00p.m.

Autos Wanted AUTOS WANTED! Let me take the hassle out of selling your car. Cash offered today! Call Mike, 941-713-2277.

Furnishings LAKEWOOD RANCH ESTATE- Aluminum 5-piece patio (cost $1700-Restoration 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.

Manatee Furniture 3015 1st St. Bradenton, 10 Blocks north of DeSoto mall on US Hwy 41.

941-745-2596

Airport Mall 8251 West University Parkway (Old US 301 east of airport) A do-not-miss huge sale of exquisite furniture in Italian, French Provincial & Queen Anne styles. Several hundred pieces very fine costume jewelry; paintings & sculpture by DiNapoli; G. Closson; Bentley; Mark Christopher Weber; Wendy & Kevin Schaefler/Miles & Lucien DeLarue. Stunning decorative items: large silver eagle by A. Giannalli; gorgeous mirrors; lamps; porcelains; Baccarat;Waterford & Daum crystal; Armani; Lladro; jade; lazuli & quartz figurines. Sterling silver Reed & Barton Diamond flatware; flatware by Waterfor & other silver pieces, fine china.

Everything in immaculate condition.

Do not miss this sale!

SARASOTA BARGAIN Thrift Store & Consignment Center. 1635 12th St., Sarasota. Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Freezers. Furniture, Beds, Dressers, Sofas, Tables, TV’s, Records, Books, etc. Don’t give your items away, let us sell them for you!

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

Photos: www/thesarasotay.org Sale by: PREMIUM ESTATE LIQUIDATORS To benefit Y programs for at-risk children

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

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by Nancy Dunn LLC 941-925-1993 Saturday, 7/23 9am-3pm 4833 Higel Avenue - Siesta Key ---------------------------Thomasville Chippendale Style DR Table & 8 Chairs, Chine Cabinet & Buffet, Marble Top Console Table, Tommy Bahama Couch-Coffee Table and Sideboard, Bar/Desk, Kittinger Library Table, Round Marble Top Table, 2 Queen BR Sets, 2 Bronze Greyhounds, 2 Moreau Bronzes, 3 Designer Bird Cages, S. Dal-I M. Chagall & PIcasso Signed Lithos, Original Oil Paintings, Rosenthal-Haviland-Bavarian-Noritake & 2 Sets English China, 2 Alligator Briefcases, Clothing Furs, Jewelry, and many more fine objects.

---------------------------#’s out at 8am - for pictures go to www.estatesalesbynancydunn.com

DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA, bay view, large lanai. No pets/ smoking. By owner/ agent. $950 month.

941-914-1759.

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

Owner occupied residency only Reasonably good credit score Ready to make your move in 0 to 6 months Program applies to renters and owners.

Max home price based on income and household size.

Go to: HomeOwnershipisEasierThanYouThink.info

VILLA FOR rent. Near Siesta Key. Large 2/2 in 55+ Comm. Includes cable, water, clubhouse, large pool. Small dog ok. Yearly/unfurnished/$875 per month. 941.926.4443.

Affordable Senior Housing

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

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

STORAGE: BOAT: RV, TRAILER. Secure Facility.

Low Monthly Rent. Clark Road Area.

941-809-3660 or 941-809-3662

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Based on double occupancy. Tax, tip & resort fees extra.

Type of accommodation subject to availability.

Bayside condominiums available at different rates. ** An 18% gratuity will be added by lunch and dinner vendors. ***Limited to one per customer.

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Business Opportunities Distributor Sarasota Nets $98,000.

Price $350,000.

Commercial Lawn Co nets $140,000.

Price $200,000.

20 Commercial acres with 2 nice homes Punta Gorda nets $144,000. Price $1,100,000.

EDUCATORS/NURSES $25K-100K. Free car.

Exotic trips. Residual income. Ongoing Training.

Fastest Growing Industry. Listen 941-366-4586.

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Les 941-780-1705 SENIOR LOOKING to buy precious metals, time pieces, coins, jewelry and antiques. Please call Marc, 941-321-0707.

Homes For Rent 3 BEDROOM 3 BATHS, plus Den. Multi-level townhome with garage & elevator to all floors.

Boat slip will accommodate large boat, pool, deeded beach access, bay & gulf views from roof top deck. Totally updated & beautiful. Annual lease $3,500/mo. Call Bobbie Vincent, Waterside Accommodations 941-544-3223.

LUXOR MHP

$425mo-1 bed/bath mobile homes.

55+ community. No Pets.

5811 14th St. W. Bradenton.

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

Homes For Sale JUST LISTED at Midnight Cove! 749k. Gorgeous 2BR/2BA w/Gulf Views! Nicely Updated, Great Rental Community. TKF, Pets ok. Call Tom Ward, Broker. 941-350-2463. ERA Waterside Realty.

NORTH SARASOTA. 2 BR/1 BA, Eat-In Kitchen, Terracco floors, Screened Lanai and Fenced backyard. Close to College and Airport. $55,000.

Call Poldi at FL Budget Realty. 941-355-0127.

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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.”

WHERE: Venice Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave. WHEN: Performances start at 8 p.m.

Thursday, July 28 and run through Saturday, Aug. 6.

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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.

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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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HOT TICKETS ‘An Evening of Lindberg’:

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.”

Courtesy photo Tickets cost $29 to $34.

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

Baldwin and Paul D’Amato star FloridaStudioTheatre.org. in “Our Son’s Wedding.”

+ 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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+ Share and share alike …

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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Soul music, it seems, knows no generation; audience members of all ages tap feet and clap hands from beginning to end. The name

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.

Located at 506 S. Pineapple Ave.; 3661649.

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

by Sarasota’s legacy artists. Located at 1525

State St., with exhibit of gallery artists. Call 955-2787 or go to www.sarasotafineart.com.

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

by Anita Wexler. Located at 340 S. Tuttle Ave.; 366-1700.

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.

16, Bird Street Players performing funk, soul and reggae. At the Van Wezel, 777 N. Tamiami Trail. Guests invited to bring blankets or lawn chairs; vendors to offer food and beverages.

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-

Courtesy photo

Steve Dawson and Kyle Ennis Turoff face off in front of their castmates.

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

a huge cost premium — if any.

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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