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The Morean Arts Center is home to 16 Chihuly installations.

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NEIGHBORHOOD Harry Potter event draws wizards and muggles to G.WIZ. PAGE 13A.

by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

Ed Smith a homeless shelter ?

A paralegal has found a state law that requires publicly funded pro sports stadiums to be used as homeless shelters. He’s suggesting the local home of the Baltimore Orioles comply.

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Marilyn Rickman, Jim Helmich and Gloria Moss

In researching how best to address the homeless issue in Sarasota, legal consultant Michael Barfield discovered an obscure state law that prompted him to make an unusual suggestion — use Ed Smith Stadium as a homeless shelter.

Barfield was among a group of residents who met recently with City Commissioner Paul Caragiulo to discuss homelessness.

In his research, Barfield found Florida State Statute 288.1166, which states that publicly funded professional sports facilities,

such as Ed Smith Stadium, “shall be designated as a shelter site for the homeless” (see box, Page 2A).

Barfield was part of the legal team that sued the county over what it claimed were out-of-sunshine negotiations with baseball teams wanting to use the sta-

+ Dancer kicks off 50th on right foot

by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

City mulls impact fee suspensions City Commissioner Shannon Snyder suggested the city needs to examine closely the county’s impact fees.

A week ago, Sarasota city commissioners agreed to suspend sewer and water impact fees for 10 years. In part, the city agreed to suspend the fees because they are the only two fees of which the city has complete control.

But commissioners might consider suspending other impact fees in the future. The move would make the city more pro-development.

At an informal City Commission meeting July 26, Commissioner Shannon Snyder suggested the city needs to take aim at other county impact fees from which the city isn’t seeing any direct benefit.

Snyder suggested the city start by eliminating park impact fees.

“We are currently collecting park impact fees for the county when we have our own parks,” Snyder said. “That money should be allocated back to us so we can use it on our own park issues.”

Snyder told commissioners and those in attendance that because the city is virtually built out, there’s no need for the county to collect many of its

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Thirteen-year-old Harris Bockler was named as the year’s ba’al shofar, or shofarblower, at Temple Emau-El. Harris will blow the shofar at this year’s High Holy Days services. The role is considered an honor in the Jewish community. He is also the youngest person in the temple’s history to hold the position. Historically, the shofar was sounded to announce holidays and war and is now used in temples for celebrations.

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MAKING AN IMPACT

Friends threw a 50th birthday party for Jim Helmich July 28, at Michael’s On East. His 51st year will get off to a big start this week during the 2011 Florida State DanceSport Championships that run through Saturday at the RitzCarlton, Sarasota. Helmich will be dancing 283 times total with four students from his Ballroom City Studio: Kathy Albrecht, Denise Barth, Gloria Moss and Mary Reiling. They were all at the birthday bash, and Helmich and Moss previewed their rumba-and-swing showdance routine. Other partiers included Helmich’s aunt, Marilyn Rickman, Dolly Jacobs and Pedro Reis, Gary Hackenberg, and Jewel and Mike Ash.

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dium.

“My initial reaction: I laughed,” he said of the homeless shelter prospect. “But after thinking about it more, it made sense.

(The stadium) has showers, food

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WHAT ARE IMPACT FEES? Rachel S. O’Hara

Steve Litwack twirls his partner, Denise Barth, around the dance floor Wednesday, Aug. 3, during the Florida State DanceSport Championships at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. For more photos, see page 17A and YourObserver.com.

Impact fees are charges assessed against newly developed property to recover the cost incurred by a local government in providing the community with public facilities.

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SHELTER / FROM PAGE 1A preparation areas, and it’s only used a few weeks out of the year.”

The statute was part of the rule written as a result of local governments using state funds designed specifically to build stadiums to keep spring-training baseball in Florida.

Millions of dollars have been poured into Ed Smith Stadium during the past year to upgrade it for its new tenants, the Baltimore Orioles.

An Orioles spokesman did not return messages seeking comment.

Caragiulo said he’s not yet sold on the idea, but he’s not shying away from it, either.

“Once you get over the initial shock, it’s very intriguing,” the commissioner said. “I don’t know if it could work, be-

IMPACT FEES / FROM PAGE 1A impact fees from city residents.

“When you start looking at governmental impact fees and the amount of money we are raising for Sarasota County, we have to start asking ourselves how that really impacts the city,” Snyder said. “I’m having a hard time understanding why these fees need to be collected for things that don’t impact us.”

Snyder explained the city hasn’t had any major growth since 1987.

“For the amount of money we are raising for Sarasota County, where is our impact?” Snyder asked.

Clarke Davis, Sarasota County general manager of Public Works and Planning, told the Sarasota Observer the City Commission has the right, according to interlocal agreements crafted with each impact fee, to request the termination of county impact fees.

The Sarasota County Commission would then hold a public hearing 30 days after the city requests an impactfee termination, to hear the city’s evi-

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The law Florida Statute 288.1166 Any professional sports facility constructed with financial assistance from the state of Florida shall be designated as a shelter site for the homeless in accordance with the criteria of locally existing homecause it’s all in the logistics.”

Barfield suggested just a small part of the stadium be designated as a shelter, so the Orioles’ operations are not impacted. He also said a full-time security guard would be needed.

County Attorney Steve DeMarsh is not sure that the state statute will require that use in Ed Smith Stadium.

dence on why the impact fee should terminated.

But whether the county agrees with the city’s termination request doesn’t matter.

“Once the county makes its recommendation to the city, at the end of the day it’s up to the city to decide whether it wants to terminate the fee,” Davis said.

Davis said if the commission decides to terminate impact fees, they would be the first municipality in the county to request such an action.

City Manager Bob Bartolotta suggested the city review impact fees one at a time beginning this fall at commission meetings. City staff will provide an analysis of each impact fee and give a recommendation to the commission about whether it believes that impact fee is necessary.

Commissioners agreed with Bartolotta’s recommendation and believe an analysis of all the fees is necessary.

Snyder was glad to hear it.

“At what point do we no longer have to pay for the growth of the county?”

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less shelter programs, except when the facility is otherwise contractually obligated for a specific event or activity. Should a local program not be in existence in the facility’s area, such program shall be established in accordance with normally accepted criteria as defined by the county or its designee.

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Said Interim County Administrator Terry Lewis: “At first blush, (DeMarsh) said it may not apply. But he’s going to research it a lot more.”

Barfield said he hopes the Orioles will see a benefit and not dismiss the idea without giving it some thought.

“Sarasota helped out the Orioles when they were homeless,” he said.

IMPACT FEE SCRUTINY The city of Sarasota has complete control over city sewer and water impact fees, which it agreed to suspend last month for 10 years.

This fall, commissioners will examine closely the following Sarasota County impact fees to see how necessary they are for city residents: • Road impact fees • Park impact fees • Library impact fees • Fire/Rescue impact fees • EMS impact fees • Justice impact fees • General government impact fees • Education impact fees (currently suspended through Dec. 2012) Snyder asked. “I have a problem paying for something we’re not getting.

Some of these impact fees are flat out not good for our city.”

Changes may be near for Osprey intersection After receiving continuous complaints from Osprey residents, the Florida Department of Transportation has reversed a decision it made just two weeks ago, in which it determined no changes were needed at the U.S. 41 and East Bay Street intersection.

Osprey citizens had complained about long waits at U.S. 41 trying to enter East Bay Street.

An FDOT representative told residents last month that the left-turn signal on U.S. 41, heading to East Bay Street was working properly. An inspector timing the signal said the red turn signal lasted only about two-and-a-half minutes.

But a Sarasota Observer inspection found instances in which the red turn signal lasted more than five minutes and the green only lasted seven seconds.

Due to those long wait times, some drivers in the turn lane have resorted to the potentially dangerous practice of pulling back out into traffic to do a U-turn further south on U.S. 41.

FDOT officials informed the county Aug. 1 that they would once again inspect the traffic light.

They will research changing the intersection from one that only allows turns on a green arrow to one that allows turns on a green arrow and also when the other U.S. 41 lanes have a green light.

FDOT will monitor the number of cars turning left during the day, the number of cars in opposing traffic and the crash history of the intersection.

That data collection will occur next month and FDOT expects to make a decision by the end of September on whether changes are required at the intersection.

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by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

Median project to begin soon

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by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

Work will begin soon on a $450,000 St. Armands Circle median project that will enhance the district while improving safety for pedestrians.

A $450,000 St. Armands Circle median enhancement project will begin soon, but isn’t expected to create any traffic problems for motorists.

The St. Armands Capital Improvement Project officially began July 1; physical work is expected as soon as the contractor receives official notice from the city to proceed.

Sarasota-based contractor John F. Swift Inc. is currently receiving permits from the city to begin the work.

The project will install sidewalks along the Circle’s four medians, allowing motorists to exit there and walk down the center of the median to the pedestrian crosswalks near the center of the Circle.

This feature is expected to address concerns expressed at traffic workshops about pedestrians exiting their vehicles and jaywalking, which could create potential hazards.

It’s now expected that two medians will be complete before Thanksgiving and two

Median Makeover A St. Armands Circle median project contains the following components: • Refurbishment of medians • Sidewalk installation for safer pedestrian crossing • New benches • New landscaping with shade trees • A different theme for each median medians will be complete before Christmas.

“All the medians are being uprooted and refurbished,” said St. Armands Circle Business Improvement District Chairman Marty Rappaport.

“The medians themselves will have new benches and new landscaping that includes shade trees.”

The medians of each quadrant will also have a different theme.

Overall, the project is aimed

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at enhancing the appearance of the district while improving safety.

The $450,000 project is being performed through a partnership between the city of Sarasota and the St. Armands Business Improvement District (BID).

Approximately $50,000 came from BID funds and the city came up with the rest of the funds.

“This project is being staged in such a way it will not affect the Circle,” Rappaport said.

Diana Corrigan, executive director of the St. Armands Circle Association, expressed optimism about the planned project.

“Both for beauty and for safety, it’s going to be a fabulous thing,” she said.

Once it’s complete, Rappaport said the Circle would have one last stage left for its capital improvement project.

“The next stage is landscaping for the Circle, removing the exposed power lines and building a multi-story parking garage,” Rappaport said.

The city’s master parking plan, Rappaport says, has a shortage of more than 1,000 parking spaces during season.

That last step could take years to complete, Rappaport said, and depends upon when city funds are earmarked toward a garage that could be built near the Circle’s fire station.

“Once it’s all done, it will satisfy all the Circle’s stakeholders and residents and vault the Circle from a topfive destination shopping center to the No. 1 destination shopping center,” he said.

Rappaport said the Circle has already fielded calls from other destination shopping centers in Scottsdale, Ariz., Aspen, Colo., and West Palm Beach.

“All of them are asking us how to bid improvement projects and how to create the projects we are undertaking,” Rappaport said. “That tells us we are making tremendous progress and are heading in the right direction.”

by Robin Roy | County Editor

Egret addicted to fast food?

The same cattle egret has been visiting a McDonald’s restaurant for more than a year, because customers were regularly feeding it. Now wildlife officials are warning people that an unnatural diet could harm the bird.

The average cattle egret dines on insects and lizards, but one of the birds has become hooked on McDonald’s french fries, thanks to customers at the restaurant franchise on U.S. 41 near Stickney Point Road, where the bird has been hanging out regularly.

Employees at the fast-food establishment say the same cattle egret has been visiting their McDonald’s location for more than a year, but last month its visits became much more frequent.

“Since July, it’s like he works here,” joked Manager Fernanda Lima.

The egret has two favorite resting spots — an outdoor table, where it can stare through the window at two indoor tables filled with diners, and on the ground outside the front door.

The bird has been visiting the restaurant every day, because customers feed it.

French fries are the snack it wins most readily through its begging.

Lima said one senior citizen bought a small order of fries each day specifically to give the bird. “(The customer) came one day during breakfast, when we didn’t have fries, and he said, ‘The bird’s not going to be happy with me today,’” Lima said.

As frequent feedings made the egret more comfortable around humans, restaurant

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The cattle egret appears to try to guilt customers inside a McDonald’s into feeding it by staring at them through the window. The bird has been meeting great success with its ploy. employees began to fear it would get hit in the parking lot, because it freely weaves in between cars.

The restaurant’s owner called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to see if it would take the bird to a safer location.

The agency refused but asked the owner to post a letter on the restaurant doors, warning

patrons that the bird would die if it is fed an unnatural diet.

Since that note went up a few weeks ago, Lima said fewer customers are feeding the bird. As a result, the egret is visiting less often.

Is it going to the Burger King a couple of blocks away?

“Hopefully, not,” Lima said with a laugh.

Warning letter Please Help: Florida Fish and Wildlife has asked that we discourage patrons from feeding the cattle egret.

This bird will become sick and die on an unnatural diet. The bird’s natural diet is bugs, lizards, etc. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Ofra Friedman’s “Freedom-Sky,” located in Selby Five Points Park, is one of the 12 pieces featured in the “Intersections” publicart project.

New art projects announced The Public Art Committee is planning two new art projects for Main Street and the historic Federal Building.

The city of Sarasota’s volunteer publicart coordinator has plans for two new downtown public art projects.

Virginia Hoffman, who has served as a member of the city’s Public Art Committee for eight years, is proposing a large interactive public-art project on Main Street.

Hoffman is working with Dr. Clifford Smith, who oversees the public-art program, to start the project.

Once it’s accomplished, it will be the city’s largest public-art project and could take more than a year to complete.

Hoffman is working with the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sarasota Art Alliance, the Sarasota County Economic Development Corp., the Downtown Sarasota Alliance and Downtown Improvement District to create the project.

“We would be calling all artists to create works of art to display all over historical Main Street,” Hoffman said. “All of these organizations will be working with us to provide input on what type of project this could become.”

Hoffman said it would take at least a year to go through the city’s approval process and to obtain new works of art from area artists.

“This will be our most involved art project to date,” Hoffman said. “We are very excited about it.”

Hoffman is also currently issuing a call to all local artists to showcase works of art on a quarterly basis at the historic Federal Building, 111 S. Orange Ave. “We plan to have four cycles of artwork a year, with artists selling their work without any commissions being taken,” Hoffman said. Artwork opening receptions will also be available for artists at the Federal Building.

“We believe it’s a great fit for a wonderful, historical building,” Hoffman said.

“The art showcases should complement the building well.”

The announcements come six months after the Public Art Committee created a program that placed one-dozen sculptures throughout the city’s five shopping districts.

The committee chose the 12 works of art that are featured on Main Street and Palm Avenue and in Burns Square, Towles Court and the Rosemary District.

Those 12 sculptures, part of the “Intersections” public-art project, will remain in place for a year, after which one of the 12 will be chosen as the recipient of a $20,000 award. That sculpture will then become an permanent art fixture downtown.

“We hope these new projects will be as successful as the 12-sculpture project has been,” said Hoffman, noting that a walking tour map of the 12 sculptures has also been published. “It’s an element of the community that has done wonders to promote downtown.”

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+ Downtown roundabout projects go out to bid Roundabouts at Ringling Boulevard and Palm Avenue have gone out to bid.

The roundabouts are expected to be built within the next eight to 10 months.

One lane of traffic is expected to stay open during the construction of both roundabouts to allow for some traffic flow.

The projects will turn Ringling Boulevard into a two-lane road from Orange Avenue to Gulfstream Boulevard.

It’s currently four lanes in that section.

The city wants to construct both roundabouts at the same time.

+ County names Tobias as its new fire chief

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Newtown CRA Advisory Board Meeting — 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, Sarasota Police Department, 2099 Adams Lane. 

The most read stories online last week were:

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Historic Preservation Board — 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota. 

3. Hollywood Bound (July 27)

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Planning Board Regular Meeting — 6 p.m. Aug. 10, City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota. 

+ Mote Marine seahorses receive notoriety

City Commission Regular Meeting — 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota. 

“(Mike) has a record of commitment to our community and the safety of our citizens,” Lewis said.

Tobias is a 32-year veteran of the Sarasota County Fire Department. He replaces Ken Ellerbe, who resigned after one-and-a-half years on the job.

Mote’s Seahorse Conservation Laboratory has now shipped seahorses to 50 zoos and aquariums around the country. The seahorses are used in educational displays; the latest shipment went to Chicago.

Mote’s Seahorse Conservation Laboratory raises lined seahorses, which are often kept in aquariums, as well as pygmy seahorses, which are used for conservation purposes.

“I’m proud that our lab has been able

4. Make him an offer he can’t refuse (July 27) 5. Palmer Ranch park donation approved (July 26)

to do so much for seahorse conservation,” said Shawn Garner, Seahorse Conservation Lab supervisor, in a prepared statement. “It’s also really cool that I’ve been able to check in on my seahorses when I’m traveling in Texas, California, and other locations in the U.S.” Mote visitors can visit the Seahorse Conservation Lab at Mote Aquarium, and they can also sign up for behindthe-scenes tours with Garner. Tours are offered on most Thursdays.

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Mike Tobias, Sarasota County’s assistant fire chief, has been named the fire department’s new chief.

Interim County Administrator Terry Lewis made the appointment Monday.

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Cattle ranchers to watch government-owned land Sarasota County is gauging the merits of a pilot program that gives ranchers the opportunity to let their cattle graze on government-owned property.

JORDYN PARCEL Nearly 200 acres of the vacant county-owned property called the Jordyn Parcel is being used as cattle-grazing land. The Jordyn Parcel is just north of Interstate 75 and south of Myakka River State Park.

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The developer of The Isles on Palmer Ranch has deemed the community a success.

The five-year-old development is 80% complete.

Palmer Ranch community wants to expand 38 acres

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As a result of its previous success, The Isles on Palmer Ranch is exploring a possible expansion on 38 acres of vacant land between its property and Interstate 75.

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According to a 2008 survey of its 35,000 acres of environmentally sensitive land, the county determined only about 600 acres were suitable for cattle grazing.

For that reason, that activity will most likely not be a significant revenue generator for the county, so land management will be the program’s most important goal.

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Lot sizes would most likely remain consistent with the others in the Isles, he said, so the company would need to determine how the extra land would be used.

The Isles on Palmer Ranch is 80% complete. The community’s popularity has propelled DiVosta to look into expansion.

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The community’s developer, DiVosta Homes, is in the process of buying 38 acres of vacant land to the east of The Isles.

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County commissioners are expected next month to receive an update on a pilot program they authorized, which is intended to better manage the 35,000 acres of environmentally sensitive land the county owns.

Advocates of the cattle-grazing program, which is six months old, say it is working well. “(The county) wanted to show that cattle grazing could help us with (property) management and provide a needed source of cattle-grazing agreements with the county,” said Belinda Perry, a natural resources manager with the county.

The three-year pilot program calls for cattle ranchers to bid on placing up to 35 cattle on a plot of county land and agree either to pay a fee or perform in-kind services on the property.

A single rancher has his cattle grazing on 190 acres of land, known as the Jordyn Parcel, in the county’s Deer Prairie Creek site, which is near the Carleton Reserve, close to North Port.

In exchange for the opportunity to let his animals feed there, the man performs tasks such as keeping the trails mowed and monitoring exotic species.

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Institute yes, tax support no There is a lot to like in the Institute for the Ages. It draws on one of our area’s strengths that is not well-utilized. Although we do a pretty good job with the beaches and tourism, construction and retail, there never has been a great avenue for capitalizing on the demographic of being the oldest metro area in the country.

The United States will look similar in the future to what Sarasota County looks like now because of the rolling tide of aging baby boomers. In fact, projections show that Sarasota today reflects almost exactly what the entire developed world will look like in 2050.

In a way, we are a petri dish for the future.

And that makes us the perfect opportunity for a range of disciplines and industries.

Hence, the Institute for the Ages, born from a SCOPE study over the past five years.

It’s a concept that will pull together foundations, companies and individuals to test new ideas for everything from disease treatments to social interactions and do it cost effectively. The institute would provide infrastructure to help with managing projects, linking partners, finding funding and offering it all in a community laboratory.

A large laboratory. About 30% of Sarasota’s

388,000 residents are over age 65.

The idea has great potential, although it is mostly potential right now.

So it is encouraging to see the financial support for the Institute for Aging within the community. The goal is to raise $900,000 in private money, and the group is nearly there.

The Patterson Foundation has given $25,000 unconditionally and committed to $375,000 more during the next three years.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital is providing office space valued at $100,000 and national research institute RTI International has pledged $200,000. Another $180,000 has been promised by other groups.

But here is the Godzilla-sized catch: All of that private pledged money — $855,000 — is contingent on Sarasota County plunking down $1.2 million over three years. No, not Sarasota County: taxpayers. The county only has money it takes from taxpayers — many of whom continue to struggle in this economy and would not choose to roll the dice on something only with potential.

The County Commission, however, didtake the politically expedient route when it unanimously approved the request last week — despite going through four years of

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+ Eating the Golden Apple

The Golden Apple Dinner Theatre wants to convert to a non-profit corporation so it can queue for taxpayer money that is so common among arts organizations.

Actually, if it were not for those ubiquitous tax funds given away each year to every other arts organization under the bright Sarasota sun, the Golden Apple would not be tempted to go non-profit.

But you can understand the motivation if you’re the Golden Apple. Why pay 35% tax rates on profits and try to compete against other similar arts groups that pay no taxes — and receive charitable contributions and taxpayer subsidies? If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.

my VIEW

Give school boards more control The nearly 40-year-old school funding program de-links those who set tax rates with those who spend the money. This erases accountability.

The different directions of school tax rates in Sarasota and Manatee counties demonstrate the dysfunction that has long been a part of school funding.

This problem has nothing to do with how much money is spent or even who benefits.

The dysfunction is that the Legislature sets the property tax rate for schools, but the 67 local school boards decide how most of the money is spent.

This creates a disconnect by de-linking accountability to the taxpayer and generates bizarre rituals in a funding formula that is more ROD complex than quantum THOMSON theory.

It also explains why school tax bills will fall next year in Sarasota County as the tax rate declines about 3% while Manatee County school tax bills will remain the same as the tax rate actually increases 5%.

Neither of those decisions was made by the Sarasota or Manatee school boards. They were made by legislators in Tallahassee last April, along with 65 other tax rates in the state.

It’s a system where taxpayers are left clueless about whom to hold responsible. School boards blame Tallahassee for cutting money and mandating certain programs, while legislators say school districts are getting plenty of money and need to do a better job living within their means.

The reason Tallahassee sets school-tax rates is in pursuit of a Utopian idea of providing equal education to every student in the state — and fear of lawsuits over unequal education if each school district is allowed to set its own. In the opening overview to school-district funding in this year’s statistical report, the Florida Department of Education wrote: “In 1973 the Florida Legislature enacted the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) and established the state policy on equalized funding to guarantee to each student in the Florida public education system the availability of programs and services appropriate to his or her educational needs that are substantially equal to those available to any similar student notwithstanding geographic differences and varying local economic factors.”

The FEFP takes a head-spinning number of inputs, from race and ethnicity to special needs to cost of living in a district to students who speak other languages to poverty to

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budget cuts with more on the horizon. There was a lot of power arrayed for this.

The defense will be that this will create jobs, spur the economy and generate more taxes. Perhaps. Perhaps not. Hence the dice.

It is just simply not the role of county government to invest in startups, no matter how good the idea appears. The private sector could invest that money, and much more, without shaking down taxpayers.

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rural or urban and so much more and plugs them in. The formula then spits out tax rates for each school district in an attempt to make funding as equal as possible considering it costs more to do the same thing in some counties.

In this way, the state takes all the money and then spreads it around, so wealthier school districts subsidize poorer districts.

But part of the funding law keeps district’s from contributing more than 90% of the cost of running their district. The state average is 54%. Sarasota went over that 90% cap, and so its tax rate had to be reduced 3% — something the school district would never have chosen to do.

And because of the decline in property values, Manatee’s tax rate was increased — which in Tallahassee educrat-funding-speak is called a “rollback.”

The solution is simple and grounded in reality and accountability. Get the state of Florida out of the business of setting local school-tax millage rates and let each school board set the rate and spend the money.

Only then will we know exactly whom to hold accountable for getting our money’s worth and eliminate the blame game.

If the Legislature wants to give more money to poor districts, let it do it from the state lottery, that piggybank that supposedly was designated for education.

Unfortunately, there is a degree to which both sides benefit politically by being able to blame the other. They do not have to take responsibility, and that is sweet music in a politician’s ears.

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Dear Editor: It continues to amaze me how Rod Thomson can twist the truth to pit the members of the middle class against each other. He argues that by having a 3% cut in state payments for retirement, such workers “are still winners because that 3% of income is still theirs.” The fact is that such 3% cut to payments into pensions is a cut, not a win. Workers, in fact, are forced to use their income to patch up that cut, and then he wants to call that a win? I wonder who really thinks that 3-3=6.

He argues it helps the economy because the pension funds are invested. The problem in this argument is that prior to July 1, there was 3% from the state being invested into the pension funds and the full income of the workers spent as a consumer or other investments. Now, 3% of income is going into the pension fund, but there is less money with which to buy things, including the goods and services advertised in this newspaper.

There is no way around the fact that: 1.) The majority of state workers are not overpaid, they are in the middle class or lower; and 2.) A 3% reduction in take-home income is not a gain; it, rather, is a tax on one sector of the middle and lower class. Furthermore,

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County official makes charge of poor follow-up on trees in developments

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+ A 3% cut is a 3% cut

According to a county sustainability official, once commercial developments have been completed, county staff does a poor job of ensuring trees stay healthy and thriving in the landscaping.

state workers pay taxes, including property taxes. I would rather not get tax cuts. I get more per dollar by investing in public education than on a video game for Christmas or outings to the theater. If you think you can get more for less, consider why most politicians and wealthy Americans pay dearly for their children’s private school? You get what you pay for.

Sarah Hernandez Sarasota

Sarasota County does a poor job of following up on the health of trees that it requires in the landscaping of commercial development, the head of the Sustainable Sarasota Community Partnership told about 20 people attending the group’s monthly meeting Tuesday at the County Administration Building.

“We don’t go back and police it once a project is done,” Nina Powers said.

Many of the trees die, she added, and others are trimmed to make signs more visible.

A national survey, Powers said, has shown that trees normally flourish for just seven to nine years in urban development settings, unless porous concrete has been used over their root systems.

Earlier during the meeting, Powers pointed out that if impervious concrete is poured over the roots, in a parking lot, for example, the trees die because they cannot absorb the nutrients they need.

Powers said she was involved in the design of the first porous concrete parking lot in the county; it is used by the Sarasota County Fire Department and

+ Deep changes needed in Washington, D.C. Dear Editor: The talk and noise in Washington, D.C., should remind us of the warning by George Washington about political parties and the division they cause.

The issues today are not about good government and sound economics but are about who will prevail and who can make the others look worse.

Basic economics tells us that our spending binges and votebuying must stop. Excessive taxation and low morality are undermining the character of our nation. Those who caused our crisis now want to give us more of the same.

Will we allow it?

John Lewis Venice

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There’s no water going into the street in periods of heavy rain, because the water can seep into the ground. Furthermore, she said, the trees in that lot have not died.

County regulations call for regular surveys of the trees, Martha Horton, a retired county employee, said, because the trees should remain alive.

Before she retired in 2008, Horton reviewed landscaping plans for every commercial project submitted to the county.

If she received any complaints about tree health after a project was completed, she took a code-enforcement officer with her to check out the site. In most cases, they gave property managers and owners warnings.

“Unfortunately,” Horton said, when she retired, “they didn’t replace me.”

“Honestly,” Powers told the group, “business does not like Sarasota County coming out and saying, ‘We don’t like how your place looks.’”

However, Powers noted, an abundance of trees in a commercial area prevents heavy stormwater runoff. “All those leaves are taking up the water”

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So, she created SRQvolunteen. The website has tabs organized by topic, where viewers can choose what kind of volunteer work they would like to do. A page will then open featuring nonprofits that fall under that category; the organizations’ contact information is included.

The main requirement for organizations to be listed on the website is that they provide a contact person. Finding the right person to get in touch with was one of the biggest struggles Moore faced when searching for a place to volunteer.

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Wrong move. The deputy found a glass pipe and a bag of clear crystals. The man said, “That’s not good.” The deputy asked what the substance was, and the man admitted it was methamphetamine. He was placed under arrest. The gambler should always know when to fold ’em.

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A Gov. sheriff’s deputy Key Rick Scott waspatrolling the featuredCasey speaker for noticed a motorcyclist the luncheon during the standing meeting. in the driveway of a home closed hurricane The Pelican andwith the Observers all were shutters on it.inBelieving thecirculation homeowner competing the largest category in the contest. The FPA reported a record-breaking number of entries this year, thanks to the fact that it allowed electronic submission of entries for the first time.

County government reporter Stan Zimmerman and former Pelican reporter William Mansell took second place in

6:17 p.m. — 2100 block of South Tuttle Avenue. Suspicious Person. A man called Dr. Feelgood 11:40 p.m. — Bahia Vista Street and police when he discovered a woman sitting on his porch. The woman appeared Tamiami Trail. Possession of a Controlled confused. She told the man she was look- Substance. A man approached another Observer,parking East County his for “Read All About It” column regarding man Longboat in a supermarket lot and ing a specific address in the 2100 block The Observer and Sarasota Observer finished the area’s homeless.

Judges wrote of that asked him if he had a cigarette.

Man No. of Browning Street. She told the respondsecond andhe third, in the column thatthat it was ... withtoana first, 2 replied that hadrespectively, only the cigarette ing officer she“eye-opening recently moved Excellence category.

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Editor and CEO Matt Walsh won second the group, the East County Observer won for Sports Game Day Story, Sports place in the Editorials category.

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It reported a net loss of $340,713 and negative cash flow from operations of $253,833 for the nine months ended May 31, according to a July 13 Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

The firm also had negative working capital of $249,785 as of May 31.

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The possibilities are nonetheless glittering. Stark-Cappelli’s designs, now only for women, comprise jeans and shorts highlighted by shiny metallic mesh details woven into the fabrics.

The jeans are expensive to produce. Stark-Cappelli says for one design, for which she recently traveled to Italy and Turkey, the cost of the metallic materials was twice the cost of the denim.

The jeans are expensive to buy, too. The retail price will

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Adds Stark-Cappelli, in a company statement: “Our brand is for women who want to look hot wearing jeans no one has seen before.”

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It was pure opulence meets humdrum function.

The image resonated with Stark-Cappelli, a Staten Island, N.Y., native who moved in the early 1990s to Italy, soon after college. Stark-Cappelli relocated to Florence, Italy, where she embarked on a career in luxury fashion design and sales.

That unique use of denim never left Stark-Cappelli, both in Italy, and, more recently, back stateside.

“I believe you can be sexy and elegant at the same time,” says Stark-Cappelli, 42.

“There is still a need for highend jeans.”

Stark-Cappelli is about to test her theory. She’s the lead designer behind an ambitious, albeit rather risky, business venture: Obscene Jeans.

Sarasota-based Obscene Jeans aims to sell luxury worldwide amid a crushing recession. The firm, founded in late 2009, is publicly trad-

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“I truly love and believe in elegant jeans,” says Obscene Jeans lead designer Rachel Stark-Cappelli. first major step toward success, if not sheer survival, will come in mid-August.

That’s when it will debut the initial Obscene Jeans line for women at the annual WWDMAGIC fashion trade show in Las Vegas. It’s a Super Bowl-like event, filled with industry distributors, buyers and shoppers.

“We can’t wait to get out there,” says Federowicz. “I’m super-happy, but I’m also a little scared.”

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Although Federowicz’s fears refer to feedback on the Obscene Jeans line, there could also be some lingering anxiety on the business itself.

To be sure, Federowicz oozes optimism.

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It also needs cash.

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The second phase, $350,000, would go partially toward production, sales and marketing.

Federowicz, who was born in Poland, has spent most of his recent time courting investors. He says the luxury industry data combined with the design of the jeans have impressed potential investors.

But he’s not hiding from the gamble, either.

“We are not sugarcoating this,” Federowicz says. “Investors know the risks.”

Stark-Cappelli, meanwhile, has risked her design future on Obscene Jeans. The designer has been there before, to a lesser extent, when she launched a luxury jeans company in the late 1990s in Italy. The company eventually grew to 14 sales agents and six employees.

“It was a huge boom in jeans,” says StarkCappelli. “They were exploding in the European market.”

Stark-Cappelli moved with her family in 2005 to Sarasota. She worked in sales of promotional products for a few years. Then she met Federowicz, and the pair found several common interests, especially when it came to denim done right.

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By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Home in The Oaks sells for $1.8 million Palmer Ranch

A home in the Oaks II subdivision tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

Russell and Vivian Beckwith, Osprey, sold their home at 468 Walls Way to John and Suzette Lodge, Sarasota, for $1.8 million.

Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, fourand-two-half baths, a pool and 5,698 square feet of living area. The property previously sold for $435,000 in 2003.

Of the 22 real-estate transactions that took place between July 18 and July 22, three reached $1 million or more.

Villa Mirada

Harry and Phyllis Moore, of Clark, N.J., sold their Units 38 and 39 condominiums at 4634 Mirada Way to Russell and Vivian Beckwith, Sarasota, for $300,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,199 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $335,000 in 1994.

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Terence and Gloria Cartwright, Bradenton, and Marilyn Cartwright, Sarasota, sold their home at 6389 Hollywood Blvd. to John Dapello, Bradenton, for $1 million. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,216 square feet of living area. The property previously sold for $1.4 million in 2001.

City of Sarasota

Hannerle Moore, Sarasota, sold her home at 1647 Laurel St. to John Buhsmer Jr., Sarasota, for $630,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,674 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,159,200 in 2007.

Oyster Bay Estates

Robert Brown, trustee, Sarasota, sold the home at 4422 Westwood Lane to Ronald Kendall, trustee, Sarasota, for $475,000. Built in 1965, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,415 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $150,000 in 1978.

Poinsettia Park

Susan Chapman, trustee, sold the home at 1870 Rose St. to Steven Wieder, Saraso-

Rachel S. O’Hara

The home at 6389 Hollywood Blvd., in Sarasota, has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,216 square feet of living area. It sold for $1 million. ta, for $360,000. Built in 1956, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,033 square feet of living area.

Phillippi Gardens

Steven and Maria Korn, Sarasota, sold the home at 5605 America Drive to Geraldine Breedlove, Sarasota, for $325,000.

Built in 1978, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,648 square feet of living area. The property previously sold for $22,500 in 1976.

Coral Cove

Private Equity Capital LLC, trustee, sold the home at 1833 Pandora Drive to Robert Steinway, Sarasota, for $269,900. Built in 1961, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,983 square feet of living area. It

previously sold for $76,500 in 1980.

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Marsel and Darce Mandil sold their Unit 203 condominium at 5277 Heron Way to Stephen and Mona Poyta, of Burke, Va., for $257,500. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,775 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $140,000 in 1997.

Gulf Gate Woods

Frank Grieco, Sarasota, sold his home at 6263 Sturbridge Court to Phillip and Paula Scruggs, Sarasota, for $282,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,081 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $234,000 in 2002.

GTE Federal Credit Union sold the home at 5188 Highbury Circle to Mark Kathleen DiGregorio, of Oakdale, N.Y., for $243,000. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,824 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $220,000 in 2002.

Patrick Cauley, of Winthrop, Mass., sold his home at 7358 Ridge Road to Andre Thomassy, of La Perriere, France, for $280,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,420 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $282,500 in 2001.

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Elwin and Diana Lissone, Sarasota, sold their home at 7315 Bounty Drive to Barry Savill and Sharon Torosian, of Plymouth, Mass., for $216,000. Built in 1971, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,528 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $127,000 in 1994.

Robert Clayton, trustee, Bradenton, sold the Unit 504 condominium at 236 Hidden Bay Drive to Carol Marchetto, Venice, for $410,000. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,100 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $495,000 in 2002.

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John and Carol Kompare, Osprey, sold their home at 1361 Thornapple Drive to Mary Cawthorne, Osprey, for $290,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,883 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $270,700 in 2004.

Sorrento Shores

Justin Jordan sold his home at 406 Cezanne Drive to Antonio and Patricia Joaquim, of Sandy Hook, Conn., for $287,500. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,081 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $266,500 in 2003.

Blackburn Harbor Residences

Community Bank and Co. sold the Unit 5203 condominium at 5100 Jessie Harbor Drive to DeSotoBrazil LLC for $270,300. Built in 2004, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,143 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $610,000 in 2005.

Rivendell

Deborah Larison, Osprey, sold her home at 702 Anna Hope Lane to Todd Sweet and Claudia Shea-Sweet, Sarasota, for $242,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,814 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $213,800 in 2001.

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4950 OLDHAM ST. 4950 OLDHAM ST. WELLINGTON CHASE – PALMER RANCH WELLINGTON CHASE – PALMER RANCH 3 recliners, sofa, dining set, china cabinet, 3dressers, recliners,chest, sofa, dining china2 cabinet, men’s set, clothes, desks, dressers, chest, men’s 2 desks, bookcases, kitchen set, clothes, queen wicker bed bookcases, kitchen set, queen wicker set, tools, TV, mirrors, pictures, coffee &bed end set, tools, tables, TV, mirrors, pictures, coffee & end linens & kitchen. tables, linens & kitchen.

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BROADWAY PROMENADE: 3BR/2BA, unfurBROADWAY PROMENADE: 3BR/2BA, nished. $1500/mo. with annual lease. unfur941nished. $1500/mo. with annual lease. 941504-0398.

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HIDDEN LAKES: Studio, immaculate, balcony, HIDDEN LAKES: immaculate, balcony, pool, tennis courts,Studio, weight room, sauna. $610/mo. pool, tennis courts, weight room, sauna. $610/mo. annual.

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OSPREY: HIDDEN Bay, 3BR/2BA/2CG, 1500 OSPREY: HIDDEN Bay,view, 3BR/2BA/2CG, 1500 sq.ft. Charming water gated waterfront sq.ft. Charming water view, gated waterfront community. $1400/mo.

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In 1990, Dale Chihuly toured a glass school on the island of Niijima, China. While there, he was reminded of Japanese fishing floats, which he collected on the beach when he lived in Washington. He started creating a series of round balls — the idea was to make them large and to use an abundance of color. The space has since become one of the most meditative areas of the Chihuly Collection, at the Morean Arts Center, in St. Petersburg.

Color Explosion Warning: You’ll have to resist running your fingers along the sleek surfaces of the enchanting and stunning Dale Chihuly glass collection.

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The Chihuly Collection opened to the public July 10, 2010. One of the newest jewels of St. Pete’s vibrant artsand-culture scene, it features 16 stunning installations ranging from small vessels to room-size installations.

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ADDITIONAL ARTS ATTRACTIONS St. Petersburg offers a variety of familyfriendly venues. Here are some noteworthy places to check out when visiting.

AMERICAN STAGE THEATRE COMPANY

163 Third St., St. Petersburg 727-823-7529 American Stage started out in an old cinema house in downtown St. Petersburg with 179 seats. In 1984, it moved to an alternative site, an intimate 130-seat space with a lobby, costume shop, rehearsal hall and office space, where it flourished for the next quartercentury. In the 2006-2007 season, the theater entered into a partnership with St. Petersburg College to build a new state-of-the-art building in the heart of downtown St. Pete.

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Dale Chihuly was born in 1941 in Tacoma, Wash. His fascination with glass began as a weaving student while studying interior design at the University of Washington. After graduating in 1965, he enrolled in the first glass program at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he later established the school’s glass program and taught for more than a decade.

In 1968, Chihuly received a Fulbright Fellowship to work at the Venini Factory, in Venice, Italy. It was there that he learned well the team approach to blowing glass, which he continues to this day. In 1971, he co-founded Pilchuck Glass School, in Washington, where he has paved the way in the development of glass as a fine art.

Chihuly is perhaps better known for his vessels, which he began developing in the mid-1970s, focusing his interest in sculpture on the vessel to create individual pieces that gradually increased in size and color. He has worked on several temporary outdoor projects, such as “Chihuly over Venice,” during which he worked in glass factories in Finland, Ireland, and Mexico, and “Chihuly in the Light of Jerusalem 2000.”

The Chihuly Collection at the Morean Arts Center includes large-scale installations for which he is celebrated, such as the stunning Ruby Red Icicle Chandelier, created specifically for this collection, along with popular series work that includes Macchia, Niijima floats, Persians and Tumbleweeds.

Museum of Fine Arts

255 Beach Drive N.E., St. Petersburg 727-896-2667 www.fine-arts.org This museum is on the water and surrounded by a shady park, restaurants and shops. The collection encompasses more than 14,000 objects from antiquity to present day, and features French impressionist paintings, plus galleries of Steuben glass, decorative arts and preColumbian objects. Make sure to take a walk through two interior gardens and the second-floor gallery, where paper and photographic works are displayed. Not to miss is the museum’s photography collection of more than 10,000 images.

The Dali Museum

1 Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg 727-823-3767 www.thedali.org The permanent home of the world’s most comprehensive collection of Salvador Dalí’s work, The Dali Museum boasts 96 oil paintings, more than 100 watercolors and drawings, 1,300 graphics, photographs, sculptures and objects, plus an extensive archival library. The event calendar for August features Yoga + Dali every Sunday; Dillydally with Dali,

The Dali Museum where children can learn via storytelling, puzzles and games; Dali and Beyond Film Series, a documentary that surveys the life and art of Dali; Get Social @The Dali, a social media event for Tweeters and Facebook followers; and more.

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620 First Ave. S., St. Petersburg 727-895-6620 This quaint little studio in downtown St. Petersburg is home to both the visual and performing arts. The brainchild of Artistic Directors David Ellis and Bob Devin Jones, the studio’s calendar is jam-packed with movement and dance classes, summer repertory, film screenings and concerts.

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TRAVEL LOG WHAT: The Chihuly Collection

Chihuly created the Ruby Red Icicle Chandelier as the Morean Art Center’s signature piece.

The original Persian Ceiling is large enough for viewers to lie down on the floor and watch the lights. If you see this exhibit, try to spot Cupid and the crab.

This set of paintings is called the Drawing Wall.

This installation is entitled “Mille Fiori” — a thousand flowers.

In his Macchia Forest, Chihuly used a special opaque layer in between the colors. The pieces weigh up to 50 pounds each.

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ART UPTOWN — Third annual Dog Days Art Show runs through Aug. 25. Opening reception takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12, at 1367 Main St.; 955-5409; www. artuptown.com.

BOLIVAR ART GALLERY — Small works show featuring 20 local artists runs through August, at 506 S. Pineapple Ave.; 3661649.

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

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

LOCAL COFFEE & TEA — “Ticki Towne Collection,” featuring works by Maryjo Floryjanski, runs through Aug. 17. Located

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

The ongoing exhibitions are “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: $10, adults; children, 6 to 17, $5; children under 6, free. Tickets for the museum are $25, or $20 for seniors 65 and up; children ages 6 to 17, $10; children 5 and under, free. Art museum free to all on Mondays. Located at 5401 Bay Shore Road; 351-1660. Admission includes the Ringling Museum of Art, Cà d’Zan mansion, Circus Museum, Mable’s Rose Garden and grounds.

RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN — “Hanging in Balance: Ten Emerging Chinese Artists,” runs through Aug. 12 to Sept. 17. Opening reception takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 12. Galleries are located one-half block east of 2700 N. Tamiami Trail on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way. 359-7563; www.ringling.edu/selbygallery.

SELBY GARDENS — Sixth annual Selby Instructors’ Summer Showcase, runs through Oct. 2, in the Museum of Botany and the Arts, 811 S. Palm Ave.; 366-5731; 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. Located at 1525 State St.,

“Yellow Marsh,” by Heidi Edwards, is on display at the Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art Gallery. with exhibit of gallery artists. 955-2787; www.sarasotafineart.com.

ARTWALKS

GLENRIDGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER — “Songs, Stories & Mr. Chatterbox,” featuring Roberta MacDonald, takes place at 8 p.m. Aug. 20. at 7333 Scotland Way. Tickets: $15 or $10 for GPAC family. 5525325; www.gpactix.com.

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HERMITAGE ARTIST RETREAT — Readings and performances by the first State Teachers Artist Residency artists in residence takes place from 6 to 9 p.m.

Aug. 12, at 6660 Manasota Key Road, Englewood. Free. 475-2098.

FIRST FRIDAY WALKS — Downtown galleries of Burns Square, Pineapple Avenue, Palm Avenue and Main Street from 6 to 9 p.m. feature live music and refreshments.

Next artwalk will be held Aug. 5.

FRIDAYFEST — One Night Rodeo plays country hits Aug. 12. Bird Street Players perform funk, soul and reggae Sept. 16.

At the Van Wezel, 777 N. Tamiami Trail.

Guests are invited to bring blankets or lawn chairs; vendors offer food and beverages.

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

SARASOTA FARMERS MARKET — Performance by The Fantum Brothers Jazz Orchestra of New York City, featuring former Sarasota resident Jake Pinto, takes place from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 6, in downtown Sarasota between Lemon Avenue and Main Street; 504-1077.

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+ Landscape paintings evoke light and color Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art Gallery presents “Florida Landscapes: Another Look” Aug. 11 through Oct. 1, at 1288 N. Palm Ave. The exhibit showcases Florida through diverse paintings by Bruce Marsh, Heidi Edwards and Jim Couper.

Marsh’s large-scale, photorealistic oil paintings hang in museums and corporate collections around the state, including the Ringling Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, in Washington, D.C., and the Museum of Fine Arts, in St. Petersburg. Edwards, who has been painting landscapes for 40 years, has yet to tire of the inspiration that Florida’s flat topography provides. Couper’s works explore

The Hermitage Artist Retreat is hosting open studios to present the work of its first five STARS — State Teachers Artist Residency — artists-in-residence. The event, which marks the culmination of the Hermitage’s first residencies for Florida arts teachers, runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12, at 6660 Manasota Key Road,

Roberta McDonald as she reminisces about her life in New York at 8 p.m.

Aug. 20, at 7333 Scotland Way. There will be a Q&A following the performance.

Tickets are $15. Call 552-5325 or visit gpactix.com.

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“Ruskin Sky,” by Bruce Marsh nature’s wild side, showing Florida’s natural landscapes through beauty and grace.

For information, visit www.allyngallup.com.

The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County is searching for those who have made significant contributions to the arts and are actively engaged in the cultural life of the community. The most recent recipients include Christine Jennings, Michael Martella, Betty and Bert Morris, Joseph Arnegger, Tim Jaeger and Jeff Schwartz.

Nominations can be made in the following categories: philanthropy, management, government, arts education, media, artistic achievement and volunteer. Forms are available at

+ Public invited to meet the stars in Englewood. The artists will participate in open studios, readings and a musical performance. Call 475-2098 or visit www.

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Abraham Feder performs a cello solo as part of the tribute in memory of Virginia Toulmin at last year’s 12th annual awards ceremony. www.SarasotaArts.org, by calling 365-5118 or emailing bnorwood@SarasotaArts.org.

Maria Wirries takes a bow as Ti Moune in “Once on this Island.”

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The Manatee Players Boot Camp production for 2011 just wrapped up four performances of “Once on this Island.” The story of Hans Christian Anderson’s “Little Mermaid,” adapted to a Caribbean island, was presented by a cast of about 60 campers ages 8 to 17 in a fully staged production realized in just three weeks. The lead female part of Ti Moune, Creole for “little orphan,” was performed

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Craig plays Jake Lonergan who has a Jason Bourne thing going for him when he wakes up in the desert with amnesia.

There’s also a strange metal cuff on his wrist. When he wanders into the town of Absolution, Jake’s identity is revealed to him on a wanted poster. Like Bourne, he discovers he has an incredible ability to kick butt.

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Favreau (“Iron Man”) has constructed a Western, aliens aside, on a par with “3:10 to Yuma” (2007). It’s spectacularly shot and sports a soaring adrenaline-pumping score. The casting could not have been any better. Ford gives his best multi-layered performance since “What Lies Beneath.”

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Relationships rule at Libby’s Café Libby’s Café + Bar

1917 Osprey Ave. 487-7300 www.libbyscafebar.com Owners: Steve, Patrick and Joe Seidensticker Hours: Open seven days a week.

Lunch and dinner Monday to Saturday, brunch and dinner Sunday. sticker expressed a yearning for a White Castle burger. Libby’s version is called “Shades of White Castle,” pun intended. It is a big half-pound prime beef burger with Berkshire ham and a wedge of fried Velveeta cheese. (Note here, please, the good-natured relationship between chef and owner.) Another example is the Karubi pork belly ribs small plate — a fork-tender rib that’s not a rib at all. To call it whimsy doesn’t do justice to the culinary artistry involved. What’s intriguing is the undeniable and deliberate element of fun in Libby’s food.

Casciato says that the restaurant’s giant, baked-to-order, chocolate-chip cookie “sums up the concept of the restaurant — great ingredients and the appeal of simplicity.” It also exemplifies the restaurant’s priority on relationships, because about a year ago, Libby’s took the classic off the menu.

This caused a furor. Taking the kids for a cookie had become a ritual for Southside moms. They organized a petition drive; the cookie was quickly reinstated; and the neighborhood and its café appear to be living happily ever after.

RECIPE

Libby’s cedar-wrapped sustainable salmon with a maple-dijon crust Four servings

Ingredients DIJON CRUST 1/2 cup Dijon mustard 1/2 cup maple syrup 1/2 cup fresh panko breadcrumbs

CEDAR-WRAPPED SALMON 4 each shaved Georgia sustainable cedar wraps 9.5-inch-by6-inch 4 each 8-ounce centercut salmon fillets

Executive Chef Fran Casciato has run the kitchen since Libby’s opened in October 2008.

METHOD

1. Soak the cedar wraps in water for an hour before grilling. This allows the cedar to become more pliable and helps to release steam during the cooking process, which keeps the fish moist.

2. Lay one salmon fillet on the work surface and evenly spread about two tablespoons of the Dijon crust across the top of the fillet.

Repeat with each fillet.

3. Remove the cedar wrap

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The cedar-wrapped salmon with a maple-Dijon crust is one of Libby's signature dishes.

from the water and pat dry. Lay cedar wrap down lengthwise from left to right. Position the prepared salmon fillet in the center of the wrap in a north-to-south fashion.

4. Lift the sides of the cedar up and around the fillet, allowing the sides to overlap on the top center of the fillet. Use a small pinch of leftover Dijon glaze to secure the cedar flaps together.

5. Place the wrapped salm-

on seam-side down on a preheated barbecue grill. Cook for three to four minutes until the cedar takes on a lightly charred color. Turn the wrap over and continue to cook two to three minutes more until the bottom is charred as well.

Cover the grill and reduce the heat or move the wrap to a cooler spot and cook four minutes more.

6. Serve the salmon in the wrapper. Lift the top seams away from the fish and enjoy.

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Fran Casciato, the executive chef at Libby’s Café + Bar in Southside Village, has an unusual world view for a chef.

It is a strong focus on relationships — with customers, kitchen staff and owners. His passion for food and a commitment to running a successful business guide how he runs the kitchen of what has become a Sarasota institution in a little less than three years.

In the interest of building ongoing relationships with customers, the Libby’s menu is designed so customers can create the dining experience they want, from a light meal on a weeknight to a big night out for a major occasion.

The menu is large with lots of small plates — 20 items are under $10 on the new summer menu. But they are not small; most are two servings. And a popular choice is to order two and share them for a light meal.

There are regular entrées, as well.

One of Libby’s signature items in that category is the cedar-wrapped salmon (see box for recipe). Another is wasabi-crusted tuna. The popular Kobe meatloaf is never on the menu, but it’s always available as a verbal special offered by waitstaff.

Casciato describes his food as “creative comfort food” and believes that ongoing success means “being chameleon like, anticipating what customers will want and continually developing and changing the menu.” A tongue-incheek sense of humor is at play in his approach.

“The restaurant offers serious food without taking itself too seriously,” he says.

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