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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

What’s in store for residents?

Faced with the possibility of not having an island grocery store for six to eight months, residents say shopping off-island is a small price to pay for a redeveloped Publix.

Courtesy of Admiral Travel International

From left: Louis Sanandres, Judy Toombs, Barbara Sanandres, Cindy Wolfendale, Salvatore and Tini Farragamo and Linda and Mike Burke

+ Longboaters are shoe-in for good time Salvatore Ferragamo, Italian winemaker and grandson of the famed Italian shoe designer of the same name, welcomed Longboat Key residents to his family’s private villa in the village of Il Borro, Italy. Key residents Mark and Cindy Wolfendale, Michael and Linda Burke and Gene and Judy Toombs recently returned from their Italy trip, during which they viewed the historic Palio horse race, in Sienta, Italy, and enjoyed a candlelit dinner on the terrace at the Ferragamo villa.

“Salvatore Ferragamo was the perfect host,” said Linda Burke. “We enjoyed a wine tasting followed by a beautiful, candlelit dinner on the terrace. The light was incredible. It’s a stunningly beautiful landscape. This was truly a trip of a lifetime.”

Sarasota-based Admiral Travel International’s luxury tour division, AuthentEscapes, designed the special excursion that offers experiences usually offlimits to tourists.

Ripe, fresh strawberries cost $1.29 for two pints.

Your choice of bread — Italian or rye — was available for 49 cents per loaf. And the Longboat Key Publix — like Publix stores everywhere — was open Monday through Saturday and closed on Sunday.

Yep, times have changed since Wednesday, June 4, 1980, when then-Longboat Key Mayor Claire Bell cut the ribbon in a 9 a.m. ceremony that celebrated the opening of Publix in what was then the new Bay Isles Shopping Center. One week later, Eckerd Drug Co. opened in the center.

According to Longbeach Village resident Bill Carman, who moved in 1969 to Longboat Key, Publix’s arrival was big news back then.

“People said, ‘We have a Publix now, so we don’t have to leave the Key,’” Carman said.

Publix was the first supermarket on the island but not the first grocery store. According to Carman, the island was home to two grocery stores — the Buttonwood Shopping Center and the Foodway market — when Publix arrived. Now, more than 31 years later, Avenue of the Flowers Acquisition Co., a Publix Super Markets Inc. entity, has submitted a pre-application that would redevelop the shopping center.

The current plans call for the supermarket to be torn down after Easter in 2012 and re-open in December 2012.

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THEN. The Longboat Key Publix opened Wednesday, June 4, 1980, in what was then called the Bay Isles Shopping Center. One week later, Eckerd Drug Co. opened.

NOW. Avenue of the Flowers Acquisition Co., a Publix Super Markets Inc. entity, has submitted a preapplication that would redevelop the shopping center. The new Publix store would be 49,533 square feet.

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Earlier this spring, Windward Bay’s board of directors voted to allow owners two small pets.

Eric Land’s dog, Boobah, used to stay home in Tampa with a housekeeper when her family visited their Windward Bay condominium. The family wanted their 3-year-old miniature Alaskan Eskimo dog to join them, but she was prohibited from spending

time in the community by three words in the condominium community’s rules: “No pets allowed.”

But, since last spring, Boobah has enjoyed trips to Windward Bay because of a change to the community’s rules.

“She loves Windward Bay,” said

Land, who is currently president of the condominium association’s board. “She loves looking out the windows and looking out at the birds and the fish and everything.”

Boobah is now allowed on the property because of a vote taken by the board earlier this year to

change the community’s rules to allow owners to have two pets — dogs, cats, birds or fish — under 25 pounds at full maturity — with approximately two pages’ worth of conditions. Animals can’t be

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PETS / FROM PAGE 1A

The good news is, residents won’t have to survive eight months without a pharmacy. The plan states that CVS would remain open in its existing space until the new site is developed.

But the bad news is this: For the first time in more than a half-century, Longboaters will find themselves without a grocery store.

bred or kept for commercial purposes, and any pet that endangers the health or safety of an individual is prohibited. Pets can’t roam outside and must remain on a leash and can’t be walked near the buildings or walkways unless they’re entering or exiting a unit. Visitors are still prohibited from bringing pets.

But not everyone is happy with the changes.

Beverly Shapiro, who purchased her unit new in 1975, when the community was known as Longboat Harbour North, rather than Windward Bay, said that her issue was more with the process that was followed than it was with pets.

“Ever since the condo was built, when you signed your deed it said that no pets were allowed,” she said.

Shapiro said that owners were not properly notified in advance of the vote. She suggested that the upcoming vote should have been publicized at the monthly meeting before the vote.

“On such a sensitive issue, I think it could have been announced at an earlier meeting,” she said.

“There’s been no huge uproar about it,” said resident Helene Peretz. “My biggest complaint is that there should have been, for an issue like this, more of a community take.”

Land said that the upcoming vote was publicized in an agenda published before the meeting and that the board followed all the rules required by the condominium documents.

“It was a simple rule change,” he said.

“There was plenty of conversation about it before the vote was taken.”

For now, the rule change hasn’t had much of an impact on resident life at Windward Bay. “I haven’t seen that many dogs around,” said resident Marvin Peretz.

Property Manager Fred Gholson said that the change created a spike in interest from potential buyers for the property.

“There were a number of people that stopped sales because we didn’t allow pets,” he said. “They had a big interest in the types of properties that allow pets.”

Gholson also suggested that some residents could benefit from the companionship a pet can offer.

Land said that most residents he has spoken to favored the change, noting that several residents had owned birds but weren’t sure if they were permitted because the wording of the previous rule was vague.

“They didn’t like the feeling of living outside the rules,” he said.

Publix primer

Publix broke ground for its Longboat Key store in June 1979. Town officials, along with officials from Arvida Corp. — the company that developed much of the mid- and southern Key — donned hard hats and held shovels for a photo-op.

According to Ralph Hunter’s “From Calusas to Condominiums,” Arvida’s strategy was to provide the town with a luxury shopping center — one that would include not just a Publix as an anchor but also a post office, land for banks, donated land for Town Hall and a library.

In 1983, the Portland, Maine,based Dead River Properties Inc. purchased the plaza for $5 million.

Later, in 2008, Dead River Properties sold the plaza to Publix Super Markets Inc. But the plaza has aged, and more than half of its spaces are currently vacant. The application submitted

by Publix to the town suggested that the new shopping center could make the plaza a more valuable asset to the island.

“The new design complements the quality found on Longboat Key and will encourage continued reinvestment and redevelopment of property in the town for years to come,” it states.

Most residents contacted by the

Roadmap According to Publix’s website, the following stores are the closest Publix locations to Longboat Key in Bradenton, Sarasota and Holmes Beach: Bradenton: 4621 Cortez Road W. Holmes Beach: 3900 E. Bay Drive Sarasota: 1044 N. Tamiami Trail Longboat Observer say that they were happy to learn of Publix’s plans for redevelopment — even if, as a result, they’ll have to temporarily drive to the mainland for groceries.

Resident John Wild said that he will most likely head north from his midKey home for groceries, possibly to the Publix or Winn-Dixie stores on Cortez Road, in Bradenton. He suggested that in the meantime, CVS could offer a few more food-staple items for convenience.

North-Key resident Jinny Johnson estimated that she does approximately 50% of her grocery shopping at the Longboat Key Publix. For the

eight months of potential construction, she said she will likely drive to the Publix on Holmes Beach, where she does the remainder of her shopping — while she anticipates the renovated Publix.

“We’re delighted,” she said of the plan. “We think that it’s going to be so wonderful.”

Carman, who also lives in at the north end of the island, said that he thinks people can adjust to the inconvenience. Carman, who owned Carman’s Shoes & Handbags on St. Armands Circle, said that in the early days, the Avenue of the Flowers plaza looked promising enough that he considered opening a shoe store there.

“It’s nice that they’re developing the property,” he said.

Stuart Scheyer, who recently praised the proposal in a letter to the Longboat Observer, said that he would most likely drive to the new Publix on U.S. 41 in Sarasota for groceries. He summed up his thoughts on the proposal with an adage his father often repeated: “It’s the price we pay for living a privileged life,” Scheyer said.

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

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Resident offers vision roadmap Lee Riley sent his suggestions for a vision statement this week to Vision Planning Subcommittee Chairman Jack Duncan.

The Longboat Key Vision Planning Subcommittee was created with the goal of crafting a vision statement to serve as a road map for the town’s future. And, recently, a Key resident provided suggestions that Subcommittee Chairman Jack Duncan believes could offer a good starting point.

Lee Riley, who was recently appointed to the Zoning Board of Adjustment, wrote that he has been a full-time voting resident of the island since October and has vacationed on the Key for more than 20 years.

He offered this suggestion for a vision statement in a July 26 email to Duncan: “LBK should continue to develop plans/agreements/ relationships/projects that will stimulate land development/

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redevelopment and encourage service providers to do business on the island that will enhance the property values and achieve a desirable balance of affordable services for residents and tourists with a goal to improve the economy of the island in a manner that satisfies all concerned.”

In his email, Riley laid out six assumptions about Longboat Key, including his belief that Key residents and tourists consist of a mix of people who generally have the means to invest in their properties and have high expectations when it comes to services and amenities. He also noted six considerations, including the importance of highly qualified town personnel, fiscal responsibility and maintaining a balance of

single-family homes, multifamily units and mixed-use buildings.

Riley listed a variety of goals for the town.

He wrote that over the next year or two, the town should make Publix, primary health care, pension-plan shortfalls, a cell tower and becoming a visible part of tourist attractions its priorities.

For the next three to five years, Riley wrote that goals should include redevelopment of Whitney Beach and the Longboat Key Club and Resort, replacing the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort and addressing pension-plan shortfalls and the Bayfront Park Recreation Center.

Riley listed beach renourishment and continued proactive

The Longboat Key Vision Planning Subcommittee continues to seek volunteers, particularly those who have never contributed at Town Hall.

Interested Longboat Key residents should contact Commissioner and Subcommittee Chairman Jack Duncan at jduncan@ longboatkey.org. maintenance and replacement of the island’s public facilities as goals for the next six to 15 years.

Duncan said that Riley’s suggestions offered good direction for the subcommittee.

“I think it shows an understanding of our need for a vision statement and what it needs to involve,” he said.

Town attorney talks pending litigation Longboat Key Town Attorney David Persson recently provided commissioners with an update on the town’s pending litigation. The following chart features updates about ongoing cases — and what they’re costing the town for the current fiscal year.

Case: Deluccio, et. al. v. The Town of Longboat Key, et. al.

Case: James Armstrong v. the

Case: The Town of Longboat Key v. James Armstrong

Origin: After the Save Our Homes amendment passed in 2008, a group of non-resident property owners filed suit against various local government entities. One property owner was a Longboat Key resident and listed the town as a defendant.

Origin: Longboat Key resident James Armstrong has appealed orders issued by the Longboat Key Code Enforcement Board that arose last summer when Code Enforcement officials alleged that he made improvements to his home without obtaining proper permits.

Status: The case is currently in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida.

Armstrong claimed in his appeal that the town failed to show that work was not properly permitted and that fines and costs were improperly calculated.

Cost to town: $12,532.60

Origin: The town filed a lawsuit against Armstrong seeking to inspect his property for alleged unpermitted work and to collect fines.

Status: Discovery is ongoing.

Cost to town: $14,396

Status: The case is currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Cost to town: $1,538.70

Case: Krieger v. The Town of

Longboat Key

Origin: Longboat Key resident Ingeborg Krieger sued the town in January 2009, claiming ownership of a strip of land located across the street from her home in the Longbeach Village along Sarasota Bay near the Town Dock.

Status: Krieger appealed a federal court decision that dismissed her claim with prejudice, according to Persson’s memorandum.

Cost to town: $13,023.20

Case: Advance Properties Ltd. v.

The Town of Longboat Key

Origin: Krieger’s south neighbor filed a challenge claiming ownership of the same strip of land, although the case differs, because Advance Properties acquired title to the property after the town asserted ownership by filing a map in with Florida statutes.

Status: “There have been some settlement discussions,” according to Persson’s memo.

Cost to town: $312.20

Case: Islandside Property Owners

Coalition LLC, et. al. v. the Town of Longboat Key, et. al.

Origin: Three separate cases have been filed related to the Longboat Key Club and Resort’s proposed $400 million Islandside redevelopment project.

According to Assistant Town Attorney Kelly Martinson Fernandez, the first case addresses whether the town followed due process in approving the project, the correct law was followed and the town had substantial evidence. A second case appeals the decision to approve the project; and the third case is an administrative action that alleges that the zoning-code changes made by the town for the project are inconsistent with the town’s Comprehensive Plan.

Status: Oral arguments are scheduled in the first case for Sept. 12. Answers have been filed for the second case, and the town is currently in the process of amending its Comprehensive Plan, which is in the final stages of enactment: Cost to town: The Key Club is paying for ongoing legal costs.

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Case: Smith v. Town of Longboat

Key

Origin: Longboat Key resident Robert Smith appealed the Longboat Key Code Enforcement Board’s assessment of a $4,000 fee.

Status: The Longboat Key Town Commission approved on first reading at its July 11 meeting a settlement between Smith and the town. Smith signed an agreement and paid the town $240, representing satisfaction of the amount owed.

Cost to town: $2,597.95

Case: Livingstone v. The Town of Longboat Key Origin: A man was allegedly injured while riding his bicycle in 2009 when a truck driven by a town employee struck him.

Status: The town’s insurance carrier appears to have reached a settlement.

Cost to town: $869.70

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Originally built in 1912, Mar Vista is one of 12 oldest structures on Longboat Key.

Mar Vista could begin new story The historic restaurant will add a second-floor, open-air dining area and an elevator as part of the renovations.

The next chapter in Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub’s history will begin with a new story.

And that new story, which will be a second-floor, outdoor dining area, could begin as early as next month.

Construction documents are approximately 95% complete for the project, according to Mark Anderson, project manager of development/construction for the Chiles Restaurant Group, which owns Mar Vista, along with the Beach House Restaurant on Bradenton Beach and the Sandbar Restaurant on Anna Maria. The company hopes to secure building permits by next week, which could allow construction to begin by the end of August.

“We’re hoping we can get it pulled off,” said Ed Chiles, owner of the Chiles Restaurant Group.

According to Anderson, construction will likely last 90 to 120 days, so that work will be finished before winter peak season.

“It’s a very aggressive construction schedule,” he said.

The project will add new restrooms to the restaurant along with an elevator, Anderson said.

Mar Vista will remain open throughout the construction period.

Chiles confirmed plans for the second story of the historic restaurant last November. At the time, he told the Longboat Observer that the idea came to him a few months earlier, when he found himself struck by the expansive view of Sarasota Bay from the roof of Mar Vista, which was built in 1912 and is listed with the state as a Longboat Key historic structure.

The Longboat Key Town Commission approved a Mar Vista site-plan amendment and a special-exception request allowing for a second story in January.

Anderson said that plans for the renovated Mar Vista retain its historic charm.

“That area’s so pristine,” he said.

“What we’ve done is maintain that simple, Longbeach, Mar Vista look.”

The Fish Fry factor The Longboat Key Historical Society resurrected the old-time fish fry tradition in 2005, and since then, it’s taken place every year on the third Friday in October, at Mar Vista. But if construction goes as planned, the fish fry might not go on, at least in October.

“If construction is going on, that might be tough to pull off,” Ed Chiles said.

Chiles said that the fish fry could be rescheduled to a different date if necessary.

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+ LLSA Chamber plans for two triathlons The Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce is planning its second triathlon for Sunday, Oct. 23. But, according to Chamber President Tom Aposporos, athletes won’t have to wait a year for the next event, because a May 2012 triathlon is also in the works.

Aposporos said that the October

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Code Enforcement Board Meeting — 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8.

Town Commission Special Meeting — Noon Wednesday, Aug. 10.

Planning Zoning and Building Special Comprehensive Plan Meeting — 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16.

All meetings take place at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.

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triathlon will be roughly Olympic distance, while the May event will be a “sprint” event at approximately half of Olympic distance.

The chamber is currently seeking volunteers for the October triathlon.

For information, call 383-2466.

+ Bird Key Yacht Club to begin facade project Bird Key Yacht Club will begin its façade project at the beginning of August, according to Commodore Bob Baime. The plan includes exterior and interior renovations and the addition of a second story to the building’s lobby. The club, which typically

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closes for three weeks during the month of August, will close Aug. 1 and re-open Sept. 5. Major construction will occur during that period. The project is scheduled for completion in November.

The Sarasota-based architectural firm of Heise Meredith Associates Inc. designed plans for the project.

+ Longboat Arts Center to close for August The Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, will be closed to the public for the month of August. The Arts Center will re-open in September.

4. Longboat Key: Cops Corner (July 20) 5. Just another day at the beach on Longboat Key (July 20)

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How to simplify budget talks The Longboat Key budget process reminds us of nature’s annual course with the Key’s beloved swans.

The birds mate, their eggs cook, cygnets are hatched and then the culling begins. The numbers of cygnets inevitably end up fewer than at the start. It’s nature’s ritual.

At Town Hall, the ritual is similar. Town Manager Bruce St. Denis and his department heads meet. They discuss the next fiscal year’s budget. Town Finance Director Tom Kelley puts the numbers together. The town manager presents a new budget document.

And then the culling process begins.

Town commissioners inevitably tell St. Denis to go back to his office to cut more.

Giving birth is always a painful process.

But in the case of the annual town budget, it doesn’t have to be so. Indeed, you would think Town Manager St. Denis, after 16 years, would be tired of this annual summer gestation process.

It comes down to leadership and direction — St. Denis’ leadership and explicit direction from the Town Commission.

Often times in these lean years, St. Denis has presented the commission with budget options that go like this: Raise millage rates and taxes to balance the budget, or raise rates (less) and spend money from the “rainy fund” to balance the budget. The obvious third option — cut spending — often must be coaxed.

In the commission’s latest rounds of budget discussions, St. Denis presented commissioners with a $265,000 deficit.

What do you want to do, he asked them? No

surprise, they told St. Denis to find $265,000 in cuts. He did.

Commissioner Jack Duncan, echoing his colleagues, said St. Denis’ paring of the budget was “fantastic.”

It could have, should have happened at the start.

It’s obvious St. Denis resists cutting Town Hall expenses. And that’s understandable.

No CEO likes to cut pay or people or conveniences.

But commissioners can shorten this process and reduce its angst by doing two things: 1) create an incentive-based, management-by-objectives measurement plan for the town manager; and 2) in that plan, let it be known commissioners expect the town manager to produce an annual budget that either holds steady or reduces the town millage rate.

Longboat Key’s tax rates have never been onerous in its 56-year lifetime. Nor have they been too stingy. Given the property values on the Key and the fact the town’s population is not growing, there should be no need for government operating expenses growing faster than the combined inflation and population rates.

In the end the commissioners almost always reach a satisfactory, rational outcome on the budget. Getting there doesn’t need to be as complicated as it has been.

+ Outsource, outsource

Our sister newspaper, the East County Observer, has embarked this summer on a series of reports intended to educate

the residents of Lakewood Ranch on the potential consequences of voting to incorporate.

Along the way, the newspaper reported on the experiences of three cities that recently incorporated — Weston, Wellington and Bonita Springs.

Of the three, the most noteworthy was Weston. This is a city of 62,000 residents and a $100 million annual budget — but it has only nine city employees. As the East County Observer reported: “All nine employees are directors of a department of the city but largely act as contract control agents with the 30 major private contractors …”

Weston outsources police services to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office and fire and rescue to the county. It also contracts for everything from planning and zoning down to the receptionist at the desk entering City Hall.

The results: Weston has the lowest tax rates of all municipalities in Broward County.

What’s more, a recent study for Broward County found that when all taxes, fees and other governmental assessments on citizens are combined, Weston is the least expensive place in the county to live — at least as far as government expenses go.

This model is becoming increasingly popular nationally. It’s certainly one that is worth examining for Longboat Key. Just think: No more pension problems. No more fretting about updating office computers and software; paying for health insurance or hassling with unions. All of that shifts to the private sector. Sounds appealing.

Future of the dollar increasingly in doubt William Buckler, the Australian-based editor and publisher of the Privateer, “a private market letter for the individual capitalist,” always produces a cogent and incisive analysis of the world’s economies, especially that of the United States. His thoughts recently on the U.S. debt crisis are worth noting in the following excerpts from his most recent letter.

Buckler’s underlying point is the U.S. dollar is likely not going to be the world’s primary medium of exchange in the notto-distant future. Its value is increasingly declining.

Indeed, if you look at what our national Congress and presidents have done — spent and borrowed and printed more money at ever increasing rates, you have seen the results. Especially Longboat Key retirees who played by the rules and worked and saved for their retirements. Look at what has happened to the value of your dollars.

Pay attention to Buckler. And talk to your financial advisers about what to do as the value of your fiat-money depreciates.

Buckler’s answer: gold.

‘Greatest Economic Boon There Is:’ There is one economic item above all others which is an essential pre-requisite for both political and economic freedom and its corollary, prosperity. That item is a

money which RETAINS its purchasing power over a long period. The usual term for this is a SOUND money. A sound money is the opposite of an “elastic” currency, the only media of exchange which officially circulates in the world today. The problem is that an elastic currency is always stretched to the breaking point … … In the late 19th century in the U.S. and many other advanced nations, the purchasing power of money increased steadily — prices went DOWN. This is a natural result of sound money and of saving.

It allows faster capital accumulation, which in turn makes production cheaper.

Today, money everywhere is losing its purchasing power with ever increasing speed while returns on savings are kept at levels which do not compensate. Today, money is literally not worth saving …

‘Ah, What A Relief!:’

Let us say for the sake of argument that the most cherished dreams of President Obama and the U.S. Treasury and central bank are fulfilled. The U.S. Congress gets down to doing some real “work” and passes a $US 2.5 TRILLION debt limit increase. That is all it does. It signs off on a new Treasury debt limit of $US 16.79 TRILLION with no tax hikes or spending cuts to be seen.

As already stated, the U.S. Congress has

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done this MANY times in the past. And as far as most people can discern, the sky has not fallen or even wavered in the firmament.

A year and a half ago — between December 2009 and February 2010 — the Congress passed a two-stage $US 2.2 TRILLION debt limit increase. Of course, the focus for any “sovereign debt crisis” was in the process of being shifted to Europe — where it remains — so nobody looked at what the U.S. government was doing at the time.

What would happen? Impossible to say, except that the U.S. government could go on borrowing and spending through the election year of 2012. After that, it would have to do it again. In this case, the timing is uncertain, but the future is not. At some point, what is being borrowed and spent would totally lose its utility as a medium of exchange. That dim realization is beginning to dawn, even in Washington, D.C.

‘What Does The World Need NOW?:’ Quite simply, it needs a medium of exchange that retains its purchasing power over LONG periods. Nothing less will do.

Nothing less will EVER pull the world out of the economic morass which money based on debt has created.

The world doesn’t need a gold-backed money. It simply needs gold.

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+ Too many dog owners are inconsiderate in their care Dear Editor: This is a great idea for considerate dog owners. Unfortunately, we humans could care less about consideration. If the evidence left on lawns in my upscale neighborhood and cigarette butts found on the beach are any indication, letting dogs run on our beaches is just another contamination waiting to happen. People could care less about bringing a plastic bag to pick up their dog’s excrement. Five Points Park is a good example of so-called responsible neighborhood dog owners refusing to adhere to common pick-upthe-mess courtesy.

R. James Beam Sarasota

+ It’s crazy for town to consider dogs on Longboat’s beach Dear Editor: Pardon my bluntness in asking, but is the town freakin’ crazy to even contemplate letting dogs on our beaches? In deference to Mr. and Mrs. Goldner, I, too, am a New Yorker (on Longboat for more than 35 years) and a dog-lover and owner. New Yorkers are known for strictly adhering to cleaning up after one’s dog, however, even they cannot “pick up” dog urine! Indeed, would you mind explaining to me how one cleans up dog urine? Because dogs would be freely and liberally urinating on the beach — that is, directly on the sand where we and our children and grandchildren are, of course, barefoot! When

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we walk our dogs in parks neither we nor our fellow dog-walkers are barefoot! Why? Because it’s not a beach!

And as one of your readers pointed out (and she’s a supporter of letting dogs on Longboat beaches) in the parks there is not 100% compliance even picking up dog feces.

Do Longboaters really want to be on our beach barefoot, of course in our bathing suits, with dogs there urinating? Do you really want to have to constantly dodge where you step on our Longboat beaches and hope our grandchildren don’t step on beach sand on which dogs have urinated? To say nothing of that perennial baby indulgence of occasionally eating sand (yummy!) This is, gratefully, not Siesta Key, which may have superior sand, but it’s far dirtier!

Ellie Smith Longboat Key

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9:56 a.m. Theft. A man told police that a neighbor took several weights from his garage. Police found that the weights were returned. The man said that the neighbor made threatening remarks after the weights were returned and had previously offered him an ounce of marijuana in exchange for the weights.

July 20

Where’s the fire(works)?

9:54 p.m. — 2600 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive. Code Enforcement. After police received an anonymous complaint, a man admitted to setting off fireworks with his children on the beach. The incident ended without a bang when the man told police he didn’t know fireworks were prohibited and would comply with a written warning.

Dear Editor: The Longboat Observer has reported that a workshop will be held by the Longboat Key Town Commission on the idea of allowing dogs on Longboat Key beaches.

I would like to comment prior to the workshop that allowing dogs on our beaches is an extremely bad idea.

Small children sit, dig and play in the sand. They should not be exposed to a new source of contamination that comes from dogs urinating and leaving feces and marking their territory.

Urine is impossible to be cleaned out of the sand and most likely will not even be attempted. Feces cannot be totally removed from lose or wet beach sand.

William S. Tow Longboat Key

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Is this the going weight?

+ Allowing dogs on our beaches is a bad idea

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Identity issue 4:17 p.m. — 5400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive. The former city editor of the Longboat Observer reported that a man who identified himself as the city editor called a Longboat Key supermarket to ask about the status of a development project. The supermarket manager who talked to the man said the man on the other end of the phone was rude and that he had to hang up on the man.

N.B. It will be much harder for the rude male caller to impersonate our new female city editor, Robin Hartill.

served using the gazebo at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort to store their belongings while they swam in the Gulf.

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July 23

Lock and key 2:39 a.m. — 4200 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive. Security Check. A man secured the door and reset the alarm of a church office after police found it to be unlocked.

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3:30 a.m. — 1400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive. Property Found. Police placed a bicycle into found property after discovering it parked halfway in the bushes.

Day at the beach 12:34 p.m. — 1600 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive. Trespassing. A man and woman apologized to police after they were ob-

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+ It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Innocently enough, Libby’s Café + Bar owner Steve Seidensticker came to greet a table of ladies who were lunching in his restaurant on a recent summer day. He learned that Beverly Bartner and her guests were there to plan the Asolo Rep’s “Men Who Cook” event, set for April 15, at the Longboat Key Club (which also sponsors it). Before he could escape, Seidensticker had been recruited to be one of the participating chefs at the fundraiser, which features a buffet of dishes created by about two-dozen Sarasota men who cook. There are still a couple of spots open: Interested men who cook should contact Laura Wood at the Asolo, 351-9010, Ext. 4712.

Christmas in July takes on a whole new meaning when the Ladies Guild at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church gets involved.

Guild members meet every Thursday for coffee to enjoy homemade treats and fellowship while working on projects for the Guild’s annual Christmas Bazaar, to be held Saturday, Nov. 19.

In addition, the Guild is searching for “rummage drudges,” which are items that can be donated to the rummage sale. The weekly packing/sorting sessions take place after the 9 a.m.

Mass every Wednesday. Call the church office at 383-1255 for more information.

+ St. Mary, Star of the Sea welcomes two new members

Molly Schechter

Beverly Bartner, Steve Seidensticker and Judi Gallagher

William Enrique Fickes, son of Jason and Kathy Fickes, of North Carolina, was baptized by Msgr.

Gerry Finegan July 17, at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic church. His twin siblings, Evelyn and Lance, were baptized at St. Mary July 25, 2010.

St. Mary also welcomes Daisy Jane Johnson to its community. Her parents are Aaron and Amanda Johnson, of Sarasota.

Starting this week, you might be about their resort. seeing a new — but familiar — face “Some of my favorite memories are around Town Hall. enjoying Longboat's events that disFormer City Editor Kurt Schultheis play the island's small-town character, is now city editor of the Sarasota such as the Old-Time Fish Fry and Observer and will be based out of our Freedom Fest.” downtown office. Former Hartill is one of the Community Editor Robin most versatile writers at Hartill is now the Longboat the Observer Group. From Observer’s newest city edireal-estate trend stories to tor and is ready to tackle all indepth features and comLongboat news. munity history profiles, While covering Longboat’s Hartill always puts her signews beat for the last five nature writing style on everyyears, Schultheis covthing she does. For the last ered everything from the five years, Hartill has been Longboat Key Club and a Jill-of-all-trades, includHartill Resort hearings (yes, he ing taking photos, writing attended every one!), the Web updates, tracking down Colony Beach & Tennis hard-to-find sources who Resort closing and hearings, are preparing to board a all town meetings and a plane — you name it, she’s variety of other news stories. done it.

Schultheis’ trademark is “One of my favorite stohis friendly demeanor — to ries was from 2009, when both sources and co-workers I wrote a feature about — and the ability to write the late Gen. Richard indepth stories on a tight Montgomery and his old deadline. He’s known as the Schultheis GT Bradley car, aka the fastest typist in the office!

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By Jeff Birnbach and John Ryan | Contributing Writers

Scallop Restoration will help repay bay 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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The public is being invited to join efforts to increase the scallop population in Sarasota Bay. scallops in Florida is located about three hours north of us near the town of Steinhatchee.

Recreational harvesting is allowed around those waters, because the Florida Wildlife Research Institute has determined these scallops are sustainable.

Experts believe restoration could be successful in Sarasota by raising scallops in fish hatcheries and releasing scallop larva into local seagrass beds, where the scallops could grow to adulthood. With a multi-year effort of hatchery releases, it is expected enough scallops would eventually be living in our area to become self-perpetuating.

Many coastal communities throughout the country are

working actively to restore scallops and other marine life to their coastal waters. Programs throughout the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, including Virginia and New York, have been successful in starting to restore local scallop populations.

The people in these areas particularly recognized the important role shellfish play in improved water clarity, because the shellfish remove phytoplankton and suspended particles from the water.

In addition, scallops play an important role in the estuarine food web by consuming plankton and becoming food for higher-level predators such as crabs, starfish and game fish. Based

on prior research from Mote 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 a nonprofit group focused on preserving and improving our coastal habitat through shoreline restoration and community education.

Recently, the Sarasota Yacht Club agreed to help sponsor the scallop restoration program being coordinated by Sarasota Bay Watch. During the next few months, club members and the public will have an opportunity to learn more about this pivotal project and get involved at all levels. For example, Sarasota Bay Watch will be hosting the Great Scallop Search on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 13. The 2011 Scallop Search is funded through a grant from The Community Foundation of Sarasota County Inc., made possible through the Robert R. Harlan and Susan H. Lowry Harlan Fund.

This marks the fourth time this study has been undertaken to identify the location and quantity of scallops in our local waters. Boaters are invited to participate in this important event and help gather crucial data.

Volunteers receive basic instruction on how to identify, count and measure scallops; then, they are deployed in the bay for this one-day research project. It’s a family-friendly day of snorkel-

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INFORMATON: www.sarasotabaywatch.org ing in our beautiful and productive seagrass beds, followed by a lunch provided by Mar Vista Restaurant on Longboat Key. All participants also receive commemorative T-shirts.

If you’d like to learn more about Sarasota Bay Watch and how you can support this and other efforts to ensure the health and vitality of our coastal waters, visit www.SarasotaBayWatch. org.

Jeff Birnbach is commodore of the Sarasota Yacht Club.

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Bird Key $1,895,000 Lynne Koy, 941-924-9000 Fabulous 4 bedroom, 4+ bath Bay Isles $749,000 Linda Weber, 941-924-9000 Retreat to this terrific, custom built home on deep sailboat water. SHF#A3936580 Coral Cove $1,880,000 Louis Wery, 941-924-9000 Enjoy the charm of this 4BR/3BA home on waterfront site. Ceiling fans. SHF#A3945935 4BR/4BA with endless southern views of the bay. SHF#A3938814 Lido Regency $625,000 Tracy Eisnaugle, 941-388-3966 Beautiful 2BR/2BA Longboat Key $599,000 Teresa Simmons, 941-924-9000 This unique 1/2 waterfront condo. Elevators. Community swimming pool. SHF#A3934083 acre parcel offers gulf & bay views w/deeded beach access. SHF#A3934342 University Park $999,990 Joe Cinque, 941-924-9000 Tuscan style 4BR/3.5BA Lido Surf & Sand $469,000 Barbara Miller, 941-388-3966 2/2 TKF Condo. Harbor Oaks $599,000 Maggie Hicks, 941-924-9000 Tile-roofed 3BR/3+BA 4030sf “Gem” w/lake & golf course views; gated comm. SHF#A3942755 Gulf-front heated pool and jacuzzi. Walk to St. Armand’s SHF#A3943096 condo in a gated community. Cathedral ceilings. SHF#A3939443 Bay Isles $983,000 Linda Weber, 941-924-9000 Panoramic golf course views, 2600sqft. 3b/3b+den. 11’ ceilings, pool & spa. SHF#A3945489 Lido Beach $439,000 Patrick DiPinto, 941-924-9000 Secure a happy future Beachplace $589,000 Gary McKinstry, 941-924-9000 Welcome the good life with this wheelchair-accessible 2BR/3BA home. SHF#A3945761 in this exceptional 2BR/2BA condo. Gated community. SHF#A3941704 One Hundred Central $675,000 Tony Souza, 941-924-9000 Explore the Lido Harbour South $399,500 Lynn A. Luken, 941-388-3966 Enjoy gulf views many charms of this impressive 2BR/2BA condo. Elevators. SHF#A3945566 Sea Gate Club $579,000 Barbara Miller, 941-388-3966 Exceptional 2BR/2BA and gorgeous sunsets from this delightful 2BR/2BA condo. SHF#A3939763 waterfront condo. Community swimming pool and tennis. SHF#A3928267 Burns Court $459,000 Roger Pettingell, 941-924-9000 Downtown charm Lido Harbour Towers $349,000 Inger Lill, 941-388-3966 Charming 2BR/BA Harbour Oaks $549,000 Linda Weber, 941-924-9000 3B/3B 2200sqft villa on with 2BR/2BA and garage + artist’s studio separate. SHF#A3925345 condo, located directly on the beach. Turnkey furnished. SHF#A3927085 LBK Club golf course w/large lanai & cocktail pool. SHF#A3940430 Green Acres $124,900 Angie Campbell, 941-924-9000 Be first in line for this Lido Key $309,000 Teresa Simmons, 941-924-9000 Large & rarely available; Islander Club Of Longboat $475,000 Kathy Hoonhout, 941-388-3966 Wel- fenced 2-bedroom residence. Central heat/air. SHF#A3944222 turnkey furnished; 1BR w/southern gulf views. SHF#A3940819 coming 2BR/2BA waterfront condo. Community swimming pool and tennis.

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Cancer Support Community sessions — take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Mondays at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road.

The sessions offer support to cancer patients and their family members and friends. Call 921-5539 or visit cancersupportsuncoast.org.

DON’T MISS Scallopalooza: Repay the Bay

What: Enjoy an evening of dinner, drinks, auction and presentations hosted by Sarasota Yacht Club Commodore Jeff Birnbach. The event will benefit Sarasota Bay Watch’s scallop restoration efforts.

Cost is $50. To register, visit sarasotabaywatch.org.

When: 6 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 6 Where: Sarasota Yacht Club, 1100 John Ringling Blvd.

Dolores Ann Kapernarnos

Dolores Ann Kapernarnos, 81, of Longboat Key, died July 18. She is remembered as a loving mother, spouse and grandmother.

Mrs. Kapernarnos is survived by her husband, Louis; daughter, Nan; son, Charles; and two grandchildren.

A funeral Mass took place Monday at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church.

Mary Louise Redding, 99, Longboat Key, died July 16.

Born May 12, 1912, she was a former resident of Mount Lebanon, Pa. Mrs. Redding was preceded in death by her husband, James. She is survived by her children David Redding, Mary Kay Keppel and Elizabeth Barton; and five grandchildren.

A service was held Friday, July 22, in Pittsburgh.

Left: Allie Hueter and Terri West

WORSHIP SERVICES

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All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road, will hold Sunday worship services at 9 a.m. The Rev. David Danner is the rector. 383-8161.

Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian USA, 595 Bay Isles Road, will hold Sunday worship services at 10 a.m. The Rev. Bruce Porter is the pastor.

383-8833.

Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, will hold Sunday worship services at 10 a.m. The Rev. Kenneth Gill is the minister. 383-6491.

St. Armands Key Lutheran Church, 40 N. Adams Drive, will hold contemporary Sunday worship services at 9 a.m. and traditional Sunday worship services at 11 a.m. The Rev. Mark Bernthal is the pastor. 388-1234.

Robyn Gaudiano, Pat Martin and Nancy Taussig

St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive, will hold daily Mass at 9 a.m. Monday through Friday, Saturday Mass at 5 p.m. and Sunday Masses at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Msgr. Gerard Finegan is the pastor.

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Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, will hold Shabbat services at 5:30 p.m.

Fridays and 10 a.m. Saturdays. Jonathan Katz is the rabbi. 383-3428.

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The Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce held a Business After Hours event Thursday, July 21, at the Sports Page Bar and Grille. Members of the chamber who attended the event mingled and socialized while enjoying finger foods and beverages supplied by the Sports Page.

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Longboat Key Public Tennis Center summer specials — run from Aug. 8 through Oct. 7, at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center, 590 Bay Isles Road. The Tennis Center will offer a $150 package of five one-hour tennis classes on tennis basics from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday.

Participants will also receive a Wilson tennis racket, Tennis Center T-shirt and discounts on private lessons, ballmachine use and user passes for the facility. Cost per five-day package is $150. Call 316-8367.

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‘My Architect: A Son’s Journey’ Screening — takes place at 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 2, at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road. The film details the relationship between legendary architect Louis Khan and his illegitimate son. Cost is $5 for non-members.

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Ingredients: One pineapple (peeled and diced) 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup orange zest 4 ounces chopped toasted hazelnuts 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 orange 1/2 lemon 2 ounces Grand Marnier 2 cups whipped crème Buy pre-made crêpes, or make your own.

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David and Marji Osborn team up to prepare their dish of pan-roasted grouper.

Directions: Melt butter and sugar in a heavy, medium-size, nonstick skillet over medium heat and stir constantly. Add liquor and flambé; squeeze in juice from orange and lemon. Add cinnamon and stir until thick and syrupy, about two minutes. Add pineapple and stir just to heat through. Spoon pineapple into crêpes, and garnish with hazelnuts.

Michael McClung and Brenda Banning

All the ingredients for the first course.

Adam Schiffman sautés some pineapple.

The people have spoken.

Tommy Klauber, chef/owner at Pattigeorge’s restaurant, has been organizing popular themed interactive dinners at his restaurant for years.

“All the good stuff happens in the kitchen … that’s where the fun is,” he says. “Because everyone can’t fit into the kitchen we bring the kitchen out to them.”

For his most recent dinner, held Friday, July 22, he said there was an overwhelming request for the night’s theme: a Mexican fiesta.

The interactive dinner included a cocktail hour with a tequila tasting, appetizers and margaritas. People then made their way to their tables to prepare three different Mexican courses over a skillet with an open flame.

“Be careful everyone! Especially those of you with open-toed shoes and sandals. We don’t need anyone catching on fire here,” warned Klauber as he began to show how to create the first course.

The three courses were chicken mole with avocado and tortillas; mero rostizado en pipian verde (pan-roasted grouper in aromatic green pipian); and, for a dramatic finale, la piña crêpes flambé (pineapple crepes flambé). Each course was paired with a specific cocktail to complement the dish.

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Theresa Zupon has been named director of human resources for the Longboat Key Club and Resort. Zupon has worked in human-resource leadership for multiple four-diamond and fivestar properties, including Noble House Hotel & Resorts, Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa, the Beverly Hills Hotel and Westin Hotels & Resorts.

She will focus on develZupon opment-and-retention opportunities and the implementation of new health-and-wellness programs for employees of the resort.

Zupon is a graduate of Duquesne University, in Pittsburgh, and a Lakewood Ranch resident.

+ Edward Jones on the Circle to hold planning seminars The St. Armands Circle branch of Edward Jones will hold a seminar entitled “Key Life Decisions: Are You Prepared?” from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, at Divino Restaurant & Bar, 1766 Main St., Sarasota. The event will include presentations on investment perspective, estate planning, taxes and pre-arrangements. Lunch will be served. For reservations, call Donna Davis at 388-2847.

RSVP by July 29.

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The Longboat Key branch of First Bank, 5390 Gulf of Mexico Drive, is collecting donations for the Food Bank of Manatee.

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Drop off nonperishable food items before Friday, Aug. 12 at the collection bin inside the bank. For information, call 383-6847.

+ Moore’s Restaurant offers ‘Midnight at Moore’s’ specials Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant & Marina, 800 Broadway, is now featuring “Midnight at Moore’s” specials from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays in the Captain’s Lounge, including a new bar menu and happy-hour specials. For information, call 383-1748.

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By Robin Hartill | City Editor

Lido Beach home sells for $2.3 million John and Suzette Lodge, of Osprey, sold the home at 1 John Ringling Blvd. in Lido Beach Division A to JRB LLC, a Florida limited-liability company with a Sarasota address, for $2.3 million. Built in 1973, the 1,511-square-foot home has three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms and sits on more than a halfacre of land. According to the Sarasota County Property Appraiser’s website, sarasotaproperty.net, the last recorded sale related to the parcel was for $10,000 in August 1971.

The sale was the largest Key transaction recorded during the week of July 11 through July 15 at the Sarasota and Manatee County courthouses. Of the week’s seven residential sales, five occurred on Longboat Key, all of which were in Sarasota County, while one took place on Lido Key and one on St. Armands Key. Additionally, two commercial spaces sold on St. Armands Circle.

The Lido Key transaction was the only sale that exceeded $1 million.

Longboat Key Towers Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara

This home at 1 John Ringling Blvd., in Lido Beach, has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms and 1,511 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.3 million.

Bernard Zuckerman, of Atlanta, transferred the general warranty deed of Unit S-402 at the 88-unit Longboat

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Key Towers, 601 Longboat Club Road, to Kennesaw State University Foundation Inc., a Georgia nonprofit corporation, which then sold the unit to Patrick Lombardo and Susan Lemon, as joint tenants with full rights of survivorship, of Huntington, N.Y., for $775,000. Built in 1970, the 1,458-square-foot unit has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It last sold for $290,000 in December 1983.

According to the deed, the foundation accepted the gift of the condominium “for the purpose of partially satisfying a challenge gift from Bernard A. Zuckerman for the construction of Phase II of the College of Arts Museum” in the amount of $1 million. According to Kennesaw State University’s website, web.kennesaw.edu, Zuckerman, a retired carpet-industry leader, pledged to match every dollar donated to the museum phase up to the first $1 million.

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Monika Ditmars, of Monee, Ill., sold Unit 657 at 2120 Harbourside Drive in Phase III of the 288-unit Fairway Bay to Joan Rotenberg, James Rotenberg and

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BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of July 15 through July 21, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive) Address 1115 GMD 2110 Harbourside Drive 551 Golf Links Lane

1570 Harbor Cay Lane

Permit Applicant Amount Alteration V.P. Veluswamy $101,553.11 Alteration T. Challand, trustee $21,000 Alteration Stephen Di Nicolantonio $1,100 Certificate of occupancy Andre Butterfield N/a

The 609-square-foot space at 345 St. Armands Circle is the home of The Spice & Tea Exchange. The commercial space sold for a combined $617,600 with the 541-squarefoot space at 349 St. Armands Circle.

REAL ESTATE / FROM PAGE 17A William Rotenberg, trustees, all of Batavia, N.Y., for $650,000. Built in 1988, the 2,039-square-foot unit has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. It last sold for $748,000 in April 2005.

Also in Fairway Bay III, Penny Kenton, of Barnet Herts, England, sold Unit 533 at 2110 Harbourside Drive to Francois and Marie-Claire Salzedo, of Saint Maur, France, for $450,000. Built in 1988, the 2,031-square-foot unit has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. It last sold for $645,000 in November 2003.

Seaplace

Michael Shoulders, a married person, and Scott Veazey, a married person, as

tenants in common, of Evansville, Ind., sold Unit M1-302-F at 2045 Gulf of Mexico Drive in Unit III of the 461-unit Seaplace to Gloria Long for $325,000. Built in 1974, the 928-square-foot unit has two bedrooms and one-and-a-half bathrooms. It last sold for $290,000 in May 2003.

Islander Club

Carol Harmon, as personal representative of the estate of Sylvia Kalnitsky, sold Apartment 84-S at the 140-unit Islander Club of Longboat Key, 2295 Gulf of Mexico Drive, to Mary Mahoney and Karen Fraser, as joint tenants with full rights of survivorship, of Wheaton, Ill., for $308,000.

Built in 1970, the 1,235-square-foot unit has two bedrooms and two bathrooms.

It last sold for $150,000 in February 1994.

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St. Armands Circle

BRE Limited, a Florida limited partnership with a Sarasota address, sold two commercial spaces at 345 St. Armands Circle and 349 St. Armands Circle in the northwest quadrant of St. Armands Circle to M&I Investment Group LTD., a Florida limited partnership that lists the Sarasota post-office box of IMAR Real Estate Management Inc. as its address, for a combined $617,600.

IMAR President Martin Rappaport signed the deed of the sale. The 609-square-foot space at 345 St. Armands Circle is the home of The Spice & Tea Exchange, which last sold for $484,700 in October 1998. Sperry

Mario and Joan Arcari, of McHenry, Ill., sold the home at 409 N. Washington Drive in the St. Armands Division of the John Ringling Estates to David and Judith Browning, of Sarasota, for $575,000. Built in 1952, the 1,416-square-foot home has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a swimming pool. It last sold for $430,000 in December 2009.

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Fivesome enjoys friendship, fitness and fearlessness Want to give it a try?

Visit www.outdooradventuresinyoga. com and http://SunCityStables.com. ventures’ philosophy of “Challenge by Choice,” the women were encouraged to go beyond their comfort zones, but they were always are in control of when to say, “Enough!” They wore the required safety harnesses, which satisfied their safety criteria, but Johnson reports, “It was scary! And it certainly satisfied our requirement that it be something we didn’t usually do. It got a 10 on that one.”

Since then, the OOTB friends have done other things that are different for them, from taking a long horseback ride through the woods to giving blood to making an excursion to the Hard Rock Café. Their plans going forward include zip-lining outside of Orlando and yoga paddleboarding, another program offered by French, this one in conjunction with Bob McFarland, of Sarasota Paddleboard Co. “My experience with the OOTB girls has been exhilarating, fulfilling and so much fun,” says Weiss. “We are all so much stronger as a group, so together, we are able to conquer our fears and lean on each other so we can grow and explore life. During our adventures, we support each other, listen to each other and understand each other. It’s a hoot, and I love every minute of it.”

Margaret Wallace hangs around at Yoga Adventure Camp.

Mary Lou Johnson does the tree pose on the telephone pole.

Cris Meyers, Jayne Weiss, Mary Lou Johnson and Lynnie Walters wear their Out Of the Box T-shirts.

Molly Schechter is an ACE-certified per-

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The core group numbers five: Mary Lou Johnson, Cris Meyers, Margaret Wallace, Lynn Walters and Jayne Weiss. They are all in their 50s and 60s. Walters and Weiss are snowbirds; the others live fulltime on Longboat Key. They all take fitness classes at the Longboat Key Club, and that’s where they met.

It is also where they decided to do things differently.

Meet the Out of the Box girlfriends, or OOTB friends. At the beginning of the year, MOLLY SCHECHTER they decided to spice up life and challenge themselves by picking and choosing out-of-the-box experiences on a regular basis.

“I love doing things that make one day different from the next,” Johnson said.

“You remember that day very vividly.”

The criteria they established was pretty simple and not limited to fitness activities, though that is the focus here. It was simply doing things they had never done before, or had not done in a long, long time. And the activities had to be physically safe.

Their first excursion in January was a pacesetter. Ami French is the daughter of another Longboat lady, Midge Pescatello. French runs a yoga adventure camp, in nearby Parrish, in conjunction with Mark Lindsay, of Common Ground Adventures. The OOTB and a few additional friends booked a day of activities, including climbing a tree, walking across a horizontal telephone pole, climbing up a telephone pole, standing on top and free falling from it.

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Tastefully furnished 2BD/2BA penthouse with views of the Gulf of Mexico from most rooms. $559,000

SEAPLACE - Direct Gulf views from this stunning 2 BD/2BA furnished condo w/covered parking. $529,000

SUNSET BEACH – Direct Gulf SEAPLACE – Recently updated kitchen SEAPLACE - Enjoy fabulous Southwest Views!

Spectacular gulf views with warm pecan cabinetry and granite and vibrant sunsets from this fully counters in this 2 BD/2BA condominium furnished 2BR/2BA condominium that with gulf views $469,000 has been meticulously maintained. $509,000

THE BEACHES – Tastefully furnished 2 BD/2BA condominium with sweeping golf course views in a Gulf Front community behind the gates of the Longboat Key Club. www.775Beaches204.com $399,000

gulf views from this tastefully updated 2BD/2 BA penthouse level condominium.

www.1925Seaplace406.com

$439,000

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- Turnkey Furnished SEAPLACE - Fully furnished and 2BD/2BA with Southwest Gulf Views ready for you to move right in with and one covered parking space. Priced lovely gulf views. to sell. $329,000

$379,000

SEAPLACE - Enjoy tranquil garden BAYPORT - Fully furnished 2BD/2BA SAND CAY – 2BD/2BA with Gulf & views from this 2BR/2BA 3rd floor condominium w/deeded beach access. Bay views, fully furnished, great rental residence w/light wood floors, plush $329,000 property! carpet and newer tile. www.1935Seaplace302.com $299,000

$324,900

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REAL ESTATE REPORTS

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+ Helmer Hagman joins St. Armands office of Michael Saunders & Co. Helmer Hagman has joined the St. Armands office of Michael Saunders & Co. Hagman was a real estate-andfinance professional in Europe for more than 30 years and has served as an independent investment banker and consultant for private investors, banks and other lending institutions throughout Germany, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom. He visited Florida for the first time in 1978 on a one-year contract for consulting work in the international real-estate department of First National Bank of Palm Beach. He moved in 2004 to the Longboat Key area to specialize in promoting waterfront property to European clients.

Hagman completed a two-year intensive course in real-estate law at the Scandinavian Real Estate Society School. He is fluent in English, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German.

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Pierre – Spectacular Views Gulf, Golf Course, Sarasota Bay, & downtown city lights views from this 2BR + den/3rd BR apartment on the 8th floor with 3 full bathrooms and 2,410 sq. ft. Behind the gates of the Longboat Key Club. $ 1,095,000

Promenade - Penthouse Sweeping Gulf and Bay views with sunsets. 2,612 luxurious sq. ft. w/ 10 ft ceilings, fireplace, wet bar, granite & marble baths, 2 terraces, & 2 valuable garage parking spaces included. $ 999,000

Bay Plaza – Bay & Marina Views Largest two bedroom plus study corner residence beautifully renovated with oak wood & Italian tile floors, specialty lighting, wraparound terraces and higher ceilings. $ 725,000 USE d HO side R N E OP Woodun 1-4 0 S 5 4 2Sat &

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Longboat Key – Boater’s Fantasy 3,435 SF home with 114 feet of DEEP water frontage!

Extra large rooms, with living area on one level and tons of ground floor play space. Covered 45x20 slip and Jet Ski dock included. $ 995,000

Bayport- Sporting Community Beach retreat that lives like a home. Beautifully & freshly remodeled, 3 full BR with sitting areas, and loads of storage, 2 private patios, his/her bath areas. Steps to private beach. $ 649,900 $629,500

La Bellasara – Golden Gate Point Sparkling water views from this amazing 5,585SF Penthouse apartment with 4BR/5BA, private his & hers studies, wine cellar & separate tasting area, media room and large terrace overlooking the Bay and downtown. Private boat dock & 2 car garage. $ 5,950,000

BIRD KEY – Open Bay Front G $2,195,000 IN 3BR + Office/4th BR N Ft. DSq. E 4,467 P RED ROCK TERRACE – OysterE BayD Vacant Lot Lot w/ House Plans DUC $399,000 E R GRAND BAY II – Bay & City Views 4th Floor 3BR/3BA 2,781 Sq. Ft $1,395,000 BEACHPLACE III – Direct Gulf Front #302 3rd Floor 2BR/2BA 1,392 Sq. Ft. $670,000 BEACHPLACE III – Direct Gulf Front #304 3rd Floor 2BR/2BA 1,503 Sq. Ft. $695,000 LA BELLASARA – Bay, Marina & City Views 6th Floor 3BR+ Study/4.5BA 3,370 Sq. Ft. $2,395,000 BAY HARBOUR – Longboat Key Bayfront Developer Corner Apt. 3BR 1,250 Sq. Ft. $349,000

Siestas Bayside – Deep Water Canal Gorgeous waterfront home fully updated with wood & granite throughout, 2,641 square feet, three bedrooms/ two baths and a large tropical patio area with pool/spa, boat dock with lift and floating jet-ski dock. $ 849,900

Lido Shores - Direct Gulf Front Palazzo Combines 200 ft. of seawalled Gulf front with private Dock and Beach access. This 7,415 SF residence built in 2003 has 5BR/8BA, exercise room, his and her bath & studies, 50 ft pool/spa & 5-car garage.

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Longboat Key Duplicate Bridge Club Bayfront Park Recreation Center Overall winners 1. Jim Brown and Marshall Kaufman 2. Jack Wilber and Larry Auerbach 3. Dan and Connie Howard 4. Mary Lou Thomas and Lori Brickman

Grand Bay I – 9th Floor Bay Front Best of both worlds, sunrises on the Bay and sunsets on the Gulf! 3BR/3.5BA with private elevator foyer, 11 ft. ceilings, his & her baths and two large terraces. Many unique interior finishes! 2 garage spaces. $1,150,000

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Ritz Tower – Bay & City Views PENTHOUSE residence with 4,704 Sq. Ft., 4 BR plus family room and 4.5 bathrooms offers incredible views, wood & marble floors, granite & stainless gourmet kitchen, 10’ ceilings. $ 3,595,000

Bayfront Park Recreation Center Overall winners 1. Jack Wilber and Larry Auerbach 2. Mary Lou Thomas and Lori Brickman 3. Don and Connie Howard 4. Helen Schweyer and Jayne Forstenzer

Sea Gate Club - Direct Gulf Front Floor-to-ceiling glass frames the Beach and Sunsets from every room in this 1,470 SF 2BR/2BA with higher ceilings, wood floors and 2 terraces.

Great amenities and on-site management. Walk to shopping. $ 549,000

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A Casey Key Gulf-front estate at 1011 Casey Key Road recently sold for $7,575,000, the highest year-to-date price paid for a home on the island and the secondhighest amount paid for a residential property in Sarasota County this year. Linda Roe Dickinson, of Michael Saunders & Co., listed the property, and John Blutenthal, of Southbay Realty Inc., represented the buyers. Built in 2004, the 10,291-square-foot home has six bedrooms, six bathrooms, four half-bathrooms and a swimming pool.

According to the warranty deed, the buyer was Kenneth Rowe Investment Limited Partnership, a Nova Scotia limited partnership. Sellers were Ermon and Linda Pickard, of Savannah, Tenn.

Key Royale – Holmes Beach Waterfront Remodeled 3BR/2BA home with water on three sides! Spacious floor plan with 2,688 square feet, waterfront lap pool, private dock w/ lift and 2-car garage. $ 949,000 $899,000

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All of Barbara’s listings are linked Internationally in 13 languages.

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Sanctuary III - Behind the Gates Desirable 5th floor Southeast corner 3BR/2.5 BA with wide open Bay, City, and LBK Club Golf Course views. 3rd bedroom doubles as a den with quality built-in’s and renovated kitchen has granite, wood and newer appliances. $ 799,900

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La Firenza - Direct Beach Front Stunning sunsets over the Gulf and partial Bay views from this SW corner 3,521 SF apartment with varying 11 & 12 ft ceilings. Spacious floor plan with 3BR+ family room and den/3.5 BA, full bar and summer kitchen. Oversized private 2-car garage. $ 3,500,000

Photo courtesy of Michael Saunders & Co.

941-953-6000 941-953-6000 941-359-3435 941-359-3435

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Water Club I - Gulf & Bay Views 6th floor 3BR/3 full BA newly designed & furnished apartment with beautiful water views, private elevator, 10’ ceilings and two expansive terraces for viewing nightly sunsets. Gated community with excellent amenities. Furnished. $ 1,599,00

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games | deal us in

By Donna Swan | Contributing Writer

Special skills can aid in bridge win Bunny Roland, of Traverse City, Mich., proves that she has the special skills to win at this duplicate bridge game. Many North/South pairs arrived in a five-club contract, and they all took 11 tricks with a spade lead, and they lost a heart and a diamond. Well, all of them except Roland.

When West led the four of spades, Roland played low from the dummy.

This allowed East to win with the queen. If East had switched to hearts, Roland could have discarded a diamond on the second-highest spade.

East returned a diamond, which was the suit in which dummy had length as well as weakness.

Roland won, drew trump, cashed the king of diamonds and used dummy’s spades to get rid of her last diamond.

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PENNSYLVANIA. This year, Longboat Key resident Weldon Frost celebrated the Fourth of July in Brockway, Pa., and he made sure to bring his copy of the Longboat Observer along. Here, Frost sits on the Toby Creek Bridge waiting for the Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Parade to start. There were more than 35 fire trucks from surrounding area volunteer fire departments, a half-dozen high school bands, a volunteer fire department drum and bugle corps and numerous politicians participating in the two-hour parade down Main Street. This was the 175th Fourth of July celebration in Brockway.

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Making six, a top board helped her to come in first overall in this game.

Donna Swan is a resident of Longboat Key, an ardent bridge player and an American Contract Bridge League certified director who plays “for the fun of it.”

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• Gorgeous New Construction • Almost 1 full Acre • Sweeping Bay Views • 5,400 SF, 4BR/4BA, Den • 4-car Garage • Large bonus room on 2nd level • Spacious Sun Terrace • Deeded Beach Access Directly Across the Street

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Longboat Key SLEEPY LAGOON ON SAILBOAT WATER - 4 bedrooms plus office, pool, dock lift. All set amidst tropical landscaping. .....................................................................................................................................................$885,000 GULF FRONT - Wonderful 5 bedroom, 5 bath home on 1.2 acres with 44 ft. beach side lap pool. Other features include a kitchen with stainless appliances, 4 car garage and abundant fruit trees. ...........................FURNISHED $4,995,000 HARBOUR LINKS - An awesome lifestyle awaits you in this corner villa with 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, a den and a 2 car garage, located on the Harbourside Golf course at the Longboat Key Club. The community is pet friendly and offers Beach Club membership. . ................................................................................................................................FURNISHED $409,000 YOU WILL ENJOY BAY & MARINA VIEWS from the living room, master bedroom & the screened porch of this 2/2 condo located at the south end of LBK. The community offers a heated pool, boat docks, fitness facility. Furnished...........$319,000 BANYAN BAY - Beach to Bay complex. This charming 2 bedroom condo is designed for seaside living. Tennis, pool, fishing pier. Pet Friendly................................................................................................................................................................$269,900 BAY HARBOUR - South end of LBK, 2/2 expertly renovated w/ direct bay and marina views. Amenities include boat docks, fishing pier heated pool. ................................................................................................................PENDING $395,000 LBK 2 bedroom and a den Village home - lovely treed lot - close to beach and bay.......................................... $489,000 UNIqUE 1 bedroom, 2 bath ground floor at Whitney Beach. Great amenities. 2 Pets allowed. FURNISHED $199,500 ARTISTIC Key West style home in historic Long Beach Village at the north end of Longboat Key. Vaulted ceiling, fireplace, 2 bedrooms, den and loft ................................................................................................................................................$425,000 WHITNEY BEACH 1 bedroom condo with an unobstructed view of Bishop’s Bayou. This is a beach to bay community with pools, tennis and boat docks. 2 dogs permitted; no size restriction ..................................................................$225,000

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LONGbOAT VILLAGE - Key West style home overlooking intracoastal waterway. A3934895 $775,000

EN PROVENCE - Exquisitely furnished gulf front condo that feels like a private home on the beach. A3929322 $2,450,000

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COUNTRY CLUb SHORES – New construction 4BR canal front home. A3929970 $995,000

Ambassador’s Circle

VILLA DI LANCIA - Designer furnished 3BR condo w/staircase from your terrace to the pool & beach. A3921064 $1,575,000

LbK bAYFRONT ESTATE LOT - 100’ frontage to build dream home w/deeded beach access. A3937319 $1,975,000

VIZCAYA W/PRIVATE POOL - Tropical paradise spacious gulf front condominium w/private pool & covered 1,200SF terrace. A344892 $2,725,000

440 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL 34228 Office 941.383.7591 | Mobile 941.928.3559 | SarasotasFinestProperties.com

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EL CONQUISTADOR - Water view Spanish style 5BR hacienda estate on 1 acre w/ 2 level pool area with 2nd floor covered terrace. A3946054 $1,375,000

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2. The crowd heard this howler as an opening line for a hapless politician: “I’m sorry I am late. I fell asleep proofreading my speech!”

Thursday, July 28, 2011 Items Under $200 For Sale

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

2 HAMMER Schlemmer deluxe bed loungers (backrests). Like new. Cost $300. Sell $150.

Call 941-383-8733.

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

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks. Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com or online at: www.yourobserver.com/classifieds FIESTA: NEW paprika egg plate, 111/4”, $25.

Disc Pitcher, 671/4oz., $35. Will deliver n/c.

941-953-5222.

GERMAN PORCELAIN creamer/ sugar bowl. $50. 941-795-8734.

PEDAL BOAT - Aqua Toy Seats 4 - with Bikini Top $175. Call 941-322-1001.

ESTATE SALE FRIDAY, JULY 29 - 9a.m.-2p.m.

515 REID ST., SIESTA KEY ACROSS FROM THE OUT OF DOOR ACADEMY OFF HIGEL Large Rose Medallion vase, 20 pcs. of flow blue china, original paintings by listed artists, large group of amber glass, 1840’s drop leaf work table, drop leaf end tables, Haitian andirons, antique silver plate tea set, Staffordshire spaniels, antique stemware & pressed glass, other antique dishes & glassware, prints & books.

Many items not yet unpacked.

See: www.appraisals4u.biz or www.estatesales.net for later additions & photographs.

SALE BY JULIE MCCLURE

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

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale

General Merchandise

BOAT SLIP. High and dry, indoor, for sale or lease.

Southend of LBK at the Boathouse. Owner financing available. For info, call 941-544-5597.

THRIFT SHOP: LORD’S WAREHOUSE. Hours: Summer Schedule: Tues. & Sat. 9a.m. to 1p.m.

Non-profit. Clothes, jewelry, furniture, other items.

6140 Gulf of Mexico Drive. 941-383-4738.

BOATHOUSE LBK: 32/ft. boat slip for sale.

Fully enclosed, top level. 941-383-6748 or 941-587-5896.

LBK MOORINGS Slip Rental, 65’ Open Water View (R/8) Dock, $500/per month annual. (Below My Cost). 813-500-0566.

Boats Are Selling Very Well. Over 60 Boats YTD, many in less than 2 weeks. My location or your dock. Keeping the process simple.

15 year Islands resident, many references. “Let’s talk about selling your boat”. 941-228-3489, Yachtingflorida@aol.com

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

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Condos For Sale BUTTONWOOD COVE, LBK- Beach to Bay Complex. 3BR/2BA, 1700 sq. ft. includes 2 lanai’s.

Furnished, granite kitchen, all new appliances & AC. Boat slips, pool and tennis. $429,000. Steve or Craig Abbott, Michael Saunders & Company.

941-374-3003.

ADVERTISE YOUR 941-383-5549 merchandise Visa/ with MC the total Reservations: value of $200 Fax: or less in this section for FREE! 941-383-7925 Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words or less. Price must be included.

Novideo commercial “Take our tour at” advertising.

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks. Email ad to: www.casadelmar.net classified@yourobserver.com or online at: www.yourobserver.com/classifieds Office Open 7 Days, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

4621paprika Gulf of Mexico Drive111/4”, $25.

FIESTA: NEW egg plate, 34228 Disc Pitcher, Longboat 671/4oz.,Key $35.

Will deliver n/c.

941-953-5222.

WASHER/ DRYER IN EVERY UNIT GERMAN PORCELAIN creamer/ sugar bowl.

BEAUTIFUL KITCHENS $50. 941-795-8734.

LARGE HEATED POOL GULFSIDE PEDAL BOAT - Aqua Toy Seats 4 - with Bikini Top

NURSERY AUCTION

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HOME GROWN by Loren Mayo | Community Editor

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“I grew up in a place where if you see someone you know, it’s like, ‘Whoa,’” says Devereau Chumrau, graduate of the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training master’s program. I think I will miss the stability that Florida can give. I also think I will miss the amazing advantage of having a small town. Having all the good things so close — your friends, the beach, the nightlife, the theater.”

Hollywood bound Where do Asolo Conservatory students end up after they graduate? One graduate, who may also just be your favorite neighborhood bartender, is heading back to her California roots.

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f Devereau Chumrau told you that at one point in her life she dreaded going to the mall, you’d raise an eyebrow at the fashionista sitting before you. Her curly hair is swept into a perfectly messy red-andblonde streaked up-do, and

bangle bracelets mirroring the hues of her sundress dangle from her wrists as she leans back into a chair and crosses her toned, bronze legs.

She remembers that at age 6, her grandma would take her to lunch at Fallbrook Mall, in West Hills,

Calif. They had to pass through Sears to get to the restaurant, located next to the electronics section. One day, just as Chumrau was growing tired of eating at the same place all the time, her eyes met the picture on several TVs and video cameras.

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CHUMRAU from 1 “I could see myself on TV,” Chumrau says. “I’m checkin’ myself out, thinking, ‘Boy, do I look good! Hey! It’s the Devereau show!’”

As soon as she could excuse herself to the bathroom, she would leave the restaurant for playtime and surprise shoppers by shoving an imaginary microphone in their faces and asking them what they thought about current events.

“I was always out there,” Chumrau says. “I just loved to see what it did to other people. At some point in high school, I started doing private coaching, and by 18, I had an agent and a SAG card and was working on commercials.”

Three years ago, Chumrau moved to Sarasota from California to begin a master’s program with the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. She found tranquility driving over the Ringling Bridge and walking the grounds at the Ringling Museum.

“Asolo is one of the only repertory theaters in the country with a master’s program, where you have such a lovely relationship with the people who donate to it,” Chumrau says. “How supportive the community is was really attractive to me.”

But even with spending 10 to 12 hours every day at the theater, she needed more face time — that’s when she took a bartending job at Shamrock Pub. The Shamrock became her second home. She appreciated interacting with her regulars, many of whom were conservatory students who would show up on Sunday nights because they could sleep in the next day.

“Both work and school meant the world to me because I took them so seriously,” Chumrau says. “Customers come in because they want to see you, which is just as awesome as when our audience members stay behind to tell you that you’ve done a really good job and to keep going.”

One of the perks about being a conservatory actor is traveling outside of the country. Last summer, Chumrau found herself thrust into a radically dif-

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? “Well, I returned to the Asolo as a guest artist for three consecutive seasons. After that, my husband, Sam Osheroff, also a grad, and I got pregnant. Our daughter, Stella, was born Dec. 6, 2010. And this coming week, we are all moving to Pensacola to join the faculty at the University of West Florida Theater Department.”

— Kris Danford, FSU/Asolo Conservatory graduate

Loren Mayo

“Ryan (Nance) and I have been doing ‘5 Things I Learned Today,’ and it’s been such a pleasure to be involved with it out here,” Devereau Chumrau said. “I think there are tons of people in L.A. who would love to work on that. I’ll do my part and take that with me as I move and expand it.” ferent thriving environment in London.

She saw some of the best theater she had ever seen — “All My Sons,” “Hair” and “Mrs. Warren’s Profession” — not to mention sitting down to chat with Lynn Nottage, the playwright behind “Las Meninas,” in which she played the role of a nun during the conservatory’s closing show this season.

“Lynn writes these amazing stories that will have you rolling and bawling at the same time; meeting her was out of control,” Chumrau says. “Because of Michael’s (Edwards) drive, he was the first to work on her piece back in the day. No director wanted to work on it because it’s so big and controversial. And 10 years later, he does it again and brings her down to visit.”

In less than a week, Chumrau will pack her bags and head back to L.A. Why? It has both professional opportunities and

IF YOU GO WHAT: Devereau Chumrau’s “Dev Goes to Hollywood” party WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at Shamrock Pub, 2257 Ringling Blvd.

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it’s home — the best of both worlds. She plans to make the trip along with her boyfriend, Ryan Nance, in five days.

“Everybody is asking me what I’m going to do next,” Chumrau says. “I don’t have the specifics drawn out yet, and it’s scary. I’m going to get home, see my family and my best friend, have Mexican food, find an apartment and do something with my art. I’m never really going to leave the Asolo, just like I’m never going to leave Shamrock — I’ll never leave

>> FAST FACT “I’ve always wanted to play Mama in ‘Ruined,’” Devereau Chumrau says. “I’ve seen the role played so incredibly well that it makes me understand how nuanced it is and how fun, exciting, scary, challenging and rewarding it would be. It’s not so much on a checklist, but things that change my view of the world.”

“I’ve been living and working in New York City for two years now. Since I’ve been here, I’ve shot two national commercials for ESPN, had a tasty little role in HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” starred in a few new plays here in the city and recently performed as The Big Bopper in “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” at Riverside Theatre, in Vero Beach; it’s a role I’ll be taking on again this fall at the Flat Rock Playhouse, in North Carolina. I am also a proud founding member of Mad Dog Theatre, a company made up of FSU alums devoted to the development and production of new plays. We just completed our first, and quite successful, season of two plays.”

— Brent Bateman, FSU/Asolo Conservatory graduate “Since graduating (in 2009), I’ve moved to New York City and have found myself busy working in the NYC theater scene. I, along with some fellow FSU/Asolo grads, have created Mad Dog Theatre Company. I’ve also been fortunate enough to work on other premieres in NYC with The Attic Theatre Company. I was happy to join the cast of “The Argument,” a new play by Gregory Moss, which the New York Times called “an adventurous theatrical spirit.” I was also pleased to work on several readings and workshops of other new and exciting pieces here in the city.”

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on sale for the Ringling International Arts Festival. The opening night RIAF Block Party 2011, featuring the Asphalt Orchestra, runs from 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, at the

by Loren Mayo | Community Editor

+ It’ll be fabulous, dah-lings Featuring four feature-length films and three short films, the Fabulous Independent Film Festival is set for Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Florida Studio Theatre’s Gompertz Theatre, 1247 First St. The festival, which celebrates diversity in the LGBT community, is held in association with Sarasota Pride and organized by Broken Rules Productions.

Films include “eCUPID,” a romantic comedy featuring Morgan Fairchild,

Museum of Art Courtyard, 5401 Bay Shore Road. Dress is “block party chic.” Enjoy street fare cuisine and a 12-piece marching band that will trumpet the arrival of the festival. Ticket prices vary. Call 3607399.

“Leave it on the Floor,” an independent feature film musical set in L.A., “Leading Ladies,” a dance comedy starring Benji Schwimmer; and “Mangus,” a campy comedy featuring Heather Matarazzo and Jennifer Coolidge. Short films include “MeteorEYES,” “Baby Cake” and “52.”

Tickets cost $8 and are available at www. fabulousiff.com.

The after party takes place from 10:15 p.m. to 1 a.m., at Selva Grill, 1345 Main St.

The Rubberband-dance Group performed at last year’s Ringling International Arts Festival.

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Houston Rhines, Noah Shuffman and Morgan Fairchild star in “eCUPID.”

+ Calling all Christmas cuties It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, with all sorts of Santa-themed events popping up around Sarasota. This Saturday, July 30, partygoers are encouraged to don red-and-white outfits and head to The Loft Ristobar for “Christmas in July,” which benefits Suncoast Charities for Children.

As DJs Jimi-O and Kconn, of WFLZ 93.3, rock the dance hits in winter wonderland, be sure to check out Santa and his helpers who’ll be roaming The Loft and handing out special surprises. As an incentive for ladies to dress up, the winner of the “Christmas Cutie Contest” will receive $200 at midnight.

The event runs from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at 5911 Fruitville Road. Tickets are $5 or $20 for VIP. Call 312-6994 or visit www.theloftristobar.com.

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+ Ringling student to show latest works Matt Coombs, now in his junior year at the Ringling College of Art and Design, will host his latest solo exhibition, Cinéma Vérité. The exhibition will feature a special previewing from 4 to 6 p.m. July 30, with the opening taking place from 6 to 11 p.m., at 529 Gallery, 529 Pineapple Ave. Coombs was formerly a private student of painter George Benedict, in Syracuse, N.Y. Cinéma Vérité marks his third solo exhibition.

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Theater Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan share one hilarious trip together.

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I can’t recall having seen a film that made me giggle for nearly two hours.

Michael Winterbottom’s “The Trip” managed to do so with such sophisticated wit and downright silliness, I had a difficult time wiping the smile off my face long after leaving the theater.

In Winterbottom’s second collaboration (“Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story”) with the two main characters (Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon), the actors play fictionalized versions of themselves. Steve’s a struggling actor, and Rob’s a loving family man. When Steve is assigned by the Observer (not ours) to go off on a food trip to northern England, he asks Rob to accompany him. Steve makes it clear to Rob that he was his fourth or fifth choice. Thus begins the war of wit.

Both have the uncanny gift of impersonating actors. And they do so with such fierce competitiveness, it’s incredibly hilarious. Their dueling Michael Caines, Sean Connerys and Woody Allens are endless and as delicious as the scrumptious

food they consume. It’s as though they’re on stage, but no one’s listening.

There’s not much of a plot in “The Trip,” but it doesn’t need one. These two blokes and their constant character assassinations are pure genius to watch. At one point Rob asks Steve if he’d rather win an Oscar or have his son be healthy.

There is a huge pause as the camera fixates on Steve’s ruminating countenance.

I laughed out loud, as did the entire audience.

Winterbottom also manages to dispel the myth of British cuisine. The food upon which Steve and Rob dine is exquisite, but the odd couple is so consumed with the uproarious rantings, they barely utter a word about their meals.

At times, the beautiful English landscapes almost go unnoticed due to the incredibly funny discourse between Steve and Rob. Winterbottom lends immense credibility to the adage, “It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey,” in “The Trip.” And what a delightful journey it is.

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What starts out as the familiar battle of the sexes turns into an all-out transgender brawl in this delightful twist on the fatherof-the bride brand of comedy.

The play opens as a middle-aged couple from the Bronx, N.Y., enters an overly decorated, pink hotel room (which turns out to have been designed by the groom).

Mary and Angelo LoPresto have arrived to attend their son’s wedding. Marina Re and Paul D’Amato, who are married in real life, play them to perfection.

A tightly written script by Donna de Matteo bounces its way along with witty dialogue infused with an Italian-American flavor. The pair begins bickering immediately while the wife unpacks her suitcase full of Saran-wrapped clothing. Their lively argument centers on the wedding arrangements but eventually escalates to reveal past issues, all central to the current situation. This results, after many hilarious moments, in an affirmation of the importance of awareness, acceptance, love and marriage.

Angelo LoPresto is the stereotypical male who doesn’t want to have anything to do with psychological or emotional mumbo jumbo, and D’Amato presents him with gusto. Re represents the emotional, feminine side of the marital equation with vigorous strength and appeal.

In a pivotal scene, she admonishes her son, Michael LoPresto, played by Michael Kevin Baldwin, to stand up for himself and assert his own feelings in his relationship.

The second act emphasizes that this play isn’t all talk. Some physical antics expose raw, repressed emotion and underscore the changes these characters are

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Michael Kevin Baldwin, Marina Re and Paul D’Amato star in “Our Son’s Wedding.”

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undergoing. The ante rises for Angelo when he learns he’s not the father of the groom but of the “bride.” He receives a visit from his son’s fiancé, Dr. David Schwartz, played by Gil Brady. “At least he’s a doctor,” Mary LoPresto remarks, because the other parents are upset because the bride’s not Jewish.

The play is not just about same-sex marriage but also about the nature of love.

The script, the directing by Janet Mitchko, and all four actors’ performances combine for a complex and funny take on the kind of growth that sometimes comes when we face a big event, such as a wedding.

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Towles Court gets new gallery on the block Dorie Cronin uses a crystalline glazing technique on her pieces, which are fired in a temperature-controlled kiln to produce crystal-like effects.

When Kathleen Power Johnson noticed the for-sale sign on what was formerly the Katherine Butler Gallery, in Towles Court, she felt a sudden urge to purchase the quaint building and offer Sarasota artists a supportive venue for their work by turning it into a non-traditional co-op. At the time, she was retired.

Artists on the Court (1943 Morrill St.) currently features the works of 10 local artists and will soon begin offering classes in everything from “Magical Mandalas” to “Rocking Chair Mondays.”

“It was as if the designer built it for me,” Johnson said. “I knew immediately I had everything I needed for artists to work, show their work and let the public see them working.”

Patricia Curtis paints with oils, acrylics and watercolor. Be sure to check out the gallery’s bathroom for one of Curtis’ more humorous pieces.

Jill Krasner often uses something she finds and gets compelled to mosaic it. Here, she’s created a mosaic teapot.

Dottie Baker designed this piece with a netting technique that is woven with Japanese seed beads.

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ALLYN GALLUP CONTEMPORARY ART — “Far Horizons,” featuring works by Syd Solomon, John Henry and Melissa Meyer, runs through Aug. 1. Located at 1288 N. Palm Ave. Call 366-2454 or visit www. allyngallup.com.

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

ART UPTOWN — Opening reception for third annual Dog Days Art Show takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12, at 1367 Main St. The show runs from Aug. 2 to Aug. 25. Work being accepted from artists 21 and older; receiving date is July 30.

Entry fee: $20. Call 955-5409 or visit www.artuptown.com.

BOLIVAR ART GALLERY — Small works show featuring 20 local artists runs through August, at 506 S. Pineapple Ave. Call 366-1649.

DABBERT GALLERY — “Summer Showcase,” featuring the works of six sculptors, one printmaker, 23 painters, one pastel artist and one photographer, runs through Sept. 30, at 76 S. Palm Ave. Call 955-1315 or visit www.dabbertgallery.com.

ELIZABETH STEVENS GALLERY — “Easy Living,” featuring gallery artists, runs through August, at 1945 Morrill St. Call 365-4222 or visit elizabethstevensgallery. net.

G.WIZ — “Archaeology in Action!” with guest speakers talking about Odyssey Marine Exploration’s deep-ocean work, plus a display of shipwreck artifacts, runs through July 28. Admission is $20. Odyssey’s “Shipwreck! Pirates & Treasure,” an interactive exhibit bringing deep-ocean shipwrecks and pirate history alive, runs through July. Located at 1001 Blvd. of the Arts. Call 309-4949 or visit www.gwiz.org.

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

RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART — “Voices of Hip-Hop in Art” runs through Aug. 14.

Ongoing is “Crosscurrents of Design: Asian Export Ceramics,” “20th Century Abstract Art from the Ringling Collection” and “The Art of Jade.” Art After 5 takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. every Thursday, in the art museum and Circus Museum. Tickets are $10 adults; children 6 to 17 $5; and children under 6 admitted free. Tickets for the museum are $25; $20 for seniors 65 and up; children ages 6 to 17 $10; and children 5 and under are admitted free.

Art museum free to all Mondays. Located at 5401 Bay Shore Road. Call 351-1660 or visit www.ringling.org. Admission includes the Ringling Museum of Art, Cà d’Zan mansion, Circus Museum, Mable’s Rose Garden and grounds.

RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN — “Two from the Past: Richard Floethe, Teacher/Ralph Ray Jr./Student”

 “Vail of Illusions,” by Barbara Krupp, is part of the Summer Showcase at Dabbert Gallery. runs through Aug. 3. “Hanging in Balance: Ten Emerging Chinese Artists.” runs from Aug. 12 to Sept. 17. Opening reception takes place from 5 to 7 p.m.

Aug. 12. Galleries located one-half block east of 2700 N. Tamiami Trail on Dr. MLK Jr. Way. Call 359-7563 or visit www.ringling.edu/selbygallery.

S/ART/Q — The third annual Print Party takes place from 5 to 10 p.m. Sept. 10, at The HuB, 1413 Blvd. of the Arts. The party is an opportunity to interact with art and artists, including free screen-printing.

SELBY GARDENS — Sixth annual Selby Instructors’ Summer Showcase runs through Oct. 2, in the Museum of Botany and the Arts, 811 S. Palm Ave. Call 3665731 or visit www.selby.org.

STATE OF THE ARTS GALLERY — “Dive in to the Art World,” featuring water interpretations by Sarasota’s legacy artists, runs through Oct. 1, at 1525 State St. An exhibit of gallery artists is also on display. Call 955-2787 or visit www.sara-

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WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER — “Te Amo,” an exhibit of artwork by Anita Wexler, runs through Sept. 30, at 340 S. Tuttle Ave. Call 366-1700.

WYLAND GALLERY — Stephen Harlan will debut his latest digitally created images from July 29 to July 31, at 314 John Ringling Blvd., on St. Armands Circle. Call 388-5331 or visit www.wylandkw.com.

ARTWALKS

FIRST FRIDAY WALKS — Downtown galleries of Burns Square, Pineapple Avenue, Palm Avenue and Main Street will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. and feature live music and refreshments. Next one is Aug. 5.

TOWLES COURT GALLERY WALK — Art walks are held from 6 p.m. on every third Friday of the month. Many galleries and restaurants are open for evening strolls and dining. Live music will also be featured. Parking on Adams Lane. Call 3658683. Next one is Aug. 12.

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PHIL KING’S FILLETS OF BEEF CHASSEUR Yield: Eight servings 3 garlic cloves, crushed 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt or your favorite seasoned salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 8 6- to 8-ounce beef tenderloin filets, one-inch thick 6 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons brandy 3 tablespoons flour

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Combine half of the garlic, the seasoned salt and pepper — rub steaks.

Sauté steaks in two tablespoons of the butter until brown on the outside with center raw.

Arrange steaks in a 9-by-13inch casserole dish.

Cook brandy in same skillet over moderate heat; stir constantly and scrap up the brown bits.

Add remaining four tablespoons butter, and stir in flour.

Reduce heat to low; stir until mixture is golden.

Stir in tomato paste and remaining garlic — mixture will be thick and grainy.

Remove from heat; whisk in wine, chicken broth, beef broth and water.

Bring to a boil over moderate heat and stir constantly.

Reduce heat and simmer

2 teaspoons tomato paste 3/4 cup dry red wine 1 cup chicken broth 1/2 cup beef broth 1/2 cup water 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons currant jelly 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced 10 minutes; stir until liquid is reduced by a third.

Add Worcestershire and currant jelly; when jelly is melted, add mushrooms.

Adjust seasonings to taste; and thin sauce to coating consistency (I never add anything). Cool and pour sauce over steaks.

At this point, steaks may be covered and refrigerated overnight. (I always do and have marinated as long as 48 hours.)

Allow steaks to warm to room temperature before cooking.

Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes for rare, 20 to 25 minutes for medium to medium rare.

Note: If you buy pre-cut filets, they are usually closer to 2-inches thick. I cook them for 30 minutes, and they come out to a nice medium to medium rare.

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King honors tradition A couple of decades ago, it would not have been considered a formal dinner. But at a time when casual and carry-out hold sway, the meal that Phil King prepared in honor of a friend’s birthday was an intentional treat served at a beautiful table with all the traditional trimmings — service plates, embroidered King linen napkins, sparkling crystal and silver, and candles and flowers. The fine china was “Grandma Stover’s good dishes,” inherited by King’s partner, Dennis Stover.

For King, cooking is a creative outlet.

“It is part of the creative gene,” he says. “I like planning, organizing and making things pretty. It’s a creation, like painting … it’s all part of being artistic.”

He spent the day at home preparing for the evening.

“Today was my favorite kind of day,” he said. “I didn’t have to leave the house for anything. I loved getting out the silver and the crystal and doing the flowers and making everything as beautiful as possible. I had my favorite music playing, and I was just having a great time.”

Sometimes King cooks from recipes. Fillets of beef chasseur is one of his signature dishes; he got the directions more than 15 years

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Phil King created a beautiful setting for a summer dinner. ago from a friend and client of the salon and day spa he owned in Indianapolis before moving here.

Sometimes he wings it. To make pretty potatoes, he roasted samesize pieces of baby redskins and sweet potatoes with an Italian herb blend and a bit of olive oil.

King’s eye for color and July’s abundance of mangos inspired the dual-layered chilled soup.

King seasoned the honeydew puree with vodka and lemon juice but felt it needed something to intensify the flavor. He used the juice from the pineapple that was part of the evening’s dessert.

The mango puree was enhanced with Cointreau, a goodly amount of lime juice to cut the sweetness and a shot of white pepper to add zing. All this was done early in the day. To serve, he carefully and simultaneously poured half a cup of each into a serving bowl and added a sprig of mint. Voila! An off-the-cuff creation as tasty as it

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Phil King’s birthday dinner menu for a friend included: • Antipasto of hard salami, bocconcini with tomatoes, assorted olives, cheeses and crackers • Chilled melon and honeydew soup • Fillets of beef chasseur • Snow peas vinaigrette • Herb-roasted redskin and sweet potatoes • Coconut flan with fresh pineapple and crisp wafer was beautiful.

One more beauty of King’s menu is that most of the work was done in advance. Put that together with a partner who is not only willing but terribly good at the cleaning up, and you have a chef who was able to enjoy his own party, as his guests most surely did.

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