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Siesta says good-bye to Sunsets on the Key

A Village resort owner has offered to sell the county his property to create new Key parking spaces.

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The owners of a nine-unit resort a block from Ocean Boulevard have proposed selling it to Sarasota County for the creation of new parking spaces.

Although two county com-

missioners say the funding can’t pansion of Key parking. be found for the purchase, one Paul Kepes emailed all five commissioner has suggested the county commissioners Aug. 5, owners work with Village com- regarding his plans for Sunsets mercial property owners on a venture that would lead to an exSEE SUNSETS / PAGE 8A

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Sunsets on the Key, on Avenida Navarra, is practically just around the corner from the Ocean Boulevard bustle, and it’s a short walk from Siesta Beach.

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His travels in pursuit of water competitions have taken him as far as Hawaii and Australia, but Robert Martini is most at home on the Key.

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The sun peeks out from behind the thunderheads over Siesta Village Wednesday morning, trying to offer a little glow in squally weather.

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Waterfalls and an outdoor pizza oven add distinctive touches to a Siesta landscape.

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By Rachel Brown Hackney | Managing Editor

Manatees in Grand Canal threatened by fast boats Residents along the Key’s Grand Canal long have contended with property damage from fast boat wakes, but new concerns have arisen about the boats’ threats to a pod of manatees.

Not only can speeding boats cause property damage in Siesta’s canals, they also pose a threat to a pod of manatees that has been making its home in the Grand Canal for the two years, Siesta Key Association members learned at their Aug. 4 regular meeting, at St. Boniface Episcopal Church.

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Sarasota County Commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson has contacted staff to determine whether the county can improve the situation by posting a new sign at the mouth of the canal to caution boaters about their speed.

Following up on a discussion during the July meeting, SKA

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The stipulation simply means a boat can move as fast as possible without producing a wake, she said. “It’s going to be different depending upon the watercraft.”

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Siesta residents who live along the Grand Canal worry that speeding boaters will end up harming manatees that have become regular visitors in the waterway.

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Key residents long have spotted individual manatees in the Grand Canal. serving, Thomas said, “come (into the Grand Canal) in the morning, and they go up to the end for lunch. They have some grass, then they come back out in the afternoon.”

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his kayak, he told the SKA board and the 10 audience members.

“I’m amazed that they know their way … I was lost,” he said.

Thomas added that the lack of signage alerting boaters that the canals are no-wake zones and

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“But I think the most effective thing, really, is to put (a sign) at the mouth of the Grand Canal (saying) it’s all idle speed in here,” she said.

“If we could put up something fresh,” Thomas said, “it would at least wake up everybody for the moment.”

“No guarantees,” Patterson told the group, “but I will send off an email to staff that this was a good idea.”

In her email, Patterson wrote Amy Meese, the county’s general manager of natural resources that regarding the signage request, “ … nobody, including myself, really knows what the county is or is not allowed in this respect.”

In the meantime, SKA board member Beverly Arias suggested someone contact local boat clubs and rental organizations to gain their cooperation in educating tourists about manatees in the canal. She wouldn’t have known what a manatee looked like in the water before taking a trip with a friend to see large numbers of them, she added. “They look like rocks.”

SKA board member Bob Waechter also suggested residents along the canal send donations to the Save the Manatee Club (www.savethemanatee.org). In return, he said, the club would send them signage.

“Get people to put some of those signs on their own pilings,” he said, adding that a door-todoor campaign could encourage participation in such an effort.

Thomas drew laughter when he said the ideal sign for the Grand Canal would be one featuring “a big inflatable manatee with a light on top.”

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Dave Thomas, a new member of the SKA’s Environmental Committee, said that although state law stipulates boaters stay at least 70 feet away from a manatee, Mote Marine staff told him manatees typically swim to the deepest part of the water they’re in when they hear boats approaching.

Unfortunately, Thomas said, the deepest water in the Grand Canal is right in the middle of the channel, “where the boat is.”

Besides, he pointed out, the canal itself is no more than 40 feet wide in some places. When a boater cannot achieve the 70foot limit, he added, the law says the vessel must come to a full stop until the manatees have moved far enough away.

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that manatees may be present compounds the problems. The only sign he had seen about the speed limit, he said, is at the entry into the Grand Canal. He questioned how many people notice it.

Moreover, he said, as boaters travel through the canal, “They’re talking on the cell phone, listening to the radio, socializing, drinking, getting some sun … They’re doing everything but watching for wildlife.”

Thomas suggested the county put up temporary signs to alert people to the manatee population. Perhaps the best prospect for educating boaters, he said, would be a temporary floating buoy in the middle of the lagoon at the entrance to the Grand Canal. That lagoon is wide enough, he added, that boaters could maneuver easily around the buoy, but the sign would be visible.

Still, he said, “I don’t think we’re ever going to get people to stop going beyond idle speed … unless you sit in the Grand Canal and police it constantly.”

Audience member Nancy Deckard suggested county officials look into the use of motion detectors in the water to trigger flashing lights along the canal when manatees are swimming nearby. In areas up North, she said, where deer crossing highways can imperil themselves and drivers, the use of such motion detector/flashing light systems have proven effective.

“There is probably some sensor that they could put underwater,” SKA Vice President Peter van Roekens said.

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village maintenance By Rachel Brown Hackney | Managing Editor

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Village business owners target fence replacement The fence on the north end of Siesta Village was part of the 2009-10 beautification project. Lately, the fence has been a focal point for vandals.

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Property owners want to make sure that whatever firm wins the next Maintenance Corp. bid for the Village can handle problems faster than they say the county does, including getting replacements for benches run over by distracted drivers.

Siesta Village maintenance responsibilities to be specified As Sarasota County staff and the Siesta Key Village Maintenance Corp. work on revising the ordinance governing Village upkeep, the parties have agreed the changes will spell out clearly which entity does what.

While the Sarasota County Commission is on its traditional August break, members of the Siesta Key Village Maintenance Corp. are working with county officials to modify the ordinance governing the work for which a new vendor will be responsible.

“We need to revise the ordinance to actually jive, line up, mesh, synch with the actual maintenance list out here,” SKVMC Board Chairman Mark Smith recently told members of the Siesta Key Village Association.

Several county officials working on the ordinance and a new request for proposals for a vendor have walked through the Village, Smith told the Pelican Press Tuesday, to get a sense of the issues that must be addressed.

They also had emailed him a copy of the draft RFP, he said.

“They’re hoping to get the RFP out on the streets next week.”

Nonetheless, he said, the county does not expect to employ a new vendor before October.

JWM Management had informed Smith last month that it would not bid on the new RFP,

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because JWM has been one focus of criticism stemming from a lawsuit Village property owner Chris Brown filed against the county Jan. 31 regarding Maintenance Corp. assessments. JWM Management is owned by John Meshad, law partner of Jim Syprett, who is the father of Maintenance Corp. board member Troy Syprett. Meshad also is Troy Syprett’s godfather.

Smith told the Pelican this spring that Troy Syprett recused himself from voting on awarding the maintenance contract to JWM because of the family connections.

A related issue that has drawn attention has been the Maintenance Corp. budget for the 2012 fiscal year.

Brown’s attorney, Morgan Bentley, of Williams Parker, pointed out in June correspondence related to the lawsuit that Jeff Seward, then the county’s chief financial planning officer, had figures showing the Siesta Key Village Public Improvement District raised $189,521.33 in fiscal year 2010, with $53,146.07 spent, leaving a

balance of $136,375.26.

During a July 26 presentation to the County Commission, James Harriott, the county’s executive director of public works, said the fiscal year 2011 maintenance and water bill “is trending to $162,381 over all the expenses in the (PID).” That had led him to set the fiscal year 2012 budget at $200,000, he said, but he did not anticipate expenses being that high.

According to Smith’s figures, 60 Village property owners — individuals and groups — own the 92 parcels that make up the PID. Each of those properties is assessed a tax to cover the Village upkeep, as the property owners had requested before completion of the Village Beautification Project in spring 2010. (In filing his lawsuit, Brown not only contended that the Maintenance Corp. had not adhered to the ordinance in its operations, he also said the county should be able to handle the upkeep out of its regular budget.)

“I’m still not convinced that $200,000 is a good number,” Smith told the Pelican.

Village property owners already have begun working with Sarasota County staff to replace a decorative wooden fence on the east side of Ocean Boulevard that borders a ditch from the north end of the Village to Treasure Boat Way. Although the fence and its adjacent boardwalk were among the features added during the major county beautification project completed in March 2010, in the past months the fence has lost some of its boards.

“We don’t know if it’s kids or bar patrons,” Lt. Tom Stroud, of the Sheriff’s Office, told the Pelican Press after the Aug. 4 Siesta Key Association meeting.

The fence topic arose again after deputies responded to reports of vandalism late on the night of July 26 or early July 27, at The Old Salty Dog Restaurant. Sgt. Scott Osborne told the Pelican at that time that officers had recorded several recent reports of boards being kicked out of the fence, which is just down the street from the restaurant.

During the Aug. 4 SKA meeting, he added, the incidents always seem to happen late at night. “It’s so flimsy,” he said of the fence, which makes it an easy target.

“Next, there’ll be a rescue call for somebody in the ditch,” SKA President Catherine Luckner responded, drawing laughter.

During the Aug. 2 Siesta Key Village Association meeting, ar-

chitect Mark Smith suggested more lighting for the north end of the Village.

“That’s a good idea,” Sarasota County Commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson agreed.

“A little bit of lighting goes a long way,” SKVA President Russell Matthes said.

Once The Old Salty Dog Restaurant closes, generally no later than midnight, Smith said, no people are out on that end of the Village to serve as a deterrent to someone thinking about committing vandalism. “I tried to get the Salty Dog to put a security camera up,” he said, but he had no luck.

In the meantime, Smith and Matthes said they are working with James Harriott, executive director of public works for the county, on putting up a sturdier fence along the boardwalk near Treasure Boat Way. Smith had suggested an aluminum railing in an email to Patterson in July adding, “It won’t look as nice, but it will hold up and is low maintenance.”

The county will get estimates in September for the replacement fence, Patterson told the Village Association group.

It also will replace the wooden decking of the boardwalk with a composite that won’t warp, Smith said.

Stroud said the Sheriff’s Office will keep monitoring the north end of the Village.

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The wooden fence between the north end of Siesta Village and the intersection of Treasure Boat Way and Ocean Boulevard has become the target of vandals during the past couple of months.

By Rachel Brown Hackney | Managing Editor

Siesta beaches so far see few seaweed problems A July incident sparked complaints from one condo complex, but county officials so far are grateful for a quieter season.

Except for one incident in midJuly, Siesta Key Public Beach has remained generally free of seaweed this summer, county officials report.

And that incident “was really nothing,” George Tatge, a Parks and Recreation manager, told the Pelican Press, especially compared to a three-year period, ending in 2007, when the beach was bombarded with red drift algae.

“The good news is that we have not had anything like that,” Tatge added.

Vicki Richardson, general manager of Sarasota Surf & Racquet

Club, was nonetheless upset July 11, when she emailed County Commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson, who lives on the Key. “We have had lots of seaweed along the waterline on the public thoroughfare since (July 9),” Richardson wrote. “As of yet we have not seen any county trucks doing cleanup.”

Richardson added, “With much thanks going to the Dr. Beach designation of this beach being No. 1, we are filled to capacity with many unhappy guests complaining no one is cleaning up the mess. I had my entire crew come in at 6 a.m.

this morning to try to make a dent in it … ” Lucille Vaillancourt-Kreider, county operations manager in Surf & Turf Maintenance, emailed county officials July 13 to report that she and her crew had spoken with one visitor and one employee from Surf & Racquet Club.

“We explained that (the seaweed) was not harmful and … most will go out with the tide,” she said. “Mother Nature is doing her job.”

County maintenance crews collected enough seaweed from that event to fill a 3-ton truck, Jerome

Dillon, operations manager of the north Sarasota County beaches, told the Pelican. The seaweed was localized in front of the Surf & Racquet Club complex, he added.

Dillon remembers well the period from 2005 to 2007. The seaweed on the beach seemed a never-ending problem, he said. “I just couldn’t take care of Siesta Beach (sufficiently).”

In an email responding to Richardson’s July complaint, Patterson said of that previous problem, “I will bet we spent about $1 million cleaning it up in front of all of our condos.”

County staff has learned more about seaweed since then, Dillon pointed out. For one, there are microorganisms in the seaweed

on which shore birds feed. Additionally, sand accretes around the seaweed, which is good for beach renourishment.

County policy regarding seaweed also has evolved over time, Dillon said. Staff now waits a full tidal cycle before picking up any material from the beach. “The next tide might take it back out.”

Beyond that, Tatge said, “We don’t go off the public-owned beach unless there’s enough seaweed to justify it …”

Tatge said the seaweed he does see this time of year typically comprises dead seagrass. “In summer, (seagrasses) grow long and shed.”

Tatge said he is hopeful the rest of the 2011 hurricane season will be a quiet one for Sarasota County.

Dillon agreed. This summer “has been like a godsend … It’s been real good.”

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+ Sheriff cracks down on metal thefts A two-week campaign meant to thwart the theft of metal to be sold as scrap has resulted in 62 arrests and recovery of more than 2,100 pounds of metals.

Operation Meltdown focused on metals stolen from air conditioners, light poles, home siding and other sources, then taken to recycling centers and sold for cash.

It also cracked down on stolen jewelry sold to pawn shops and gold buyers.

Sheriff Tom Knight said the primary reason for the theft was to support drug habits.

“It’s not the bad economy for them,” he said. “None of these people want to get jobs. They just want to steal from people in lieu of going to get a job.”

+ Scallop Search seeks volunteers Sarasota Bay Watch is looking for volunteers to assist with the fourth annual Sarasota Bay Great Scallop Search.

Boat owners are encouraged to participate, but those without boats are also welcome to sign up as crewmembers. Kayakers

are welcome, too.

The event helps monitor the number of scallops in bay waters and supports the scientists at the Florida Wildlife Research Institute.

Scallops will not be harvested, just observed.

The event runs from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13.

For more information, call 953-5333 or visit www.SarasotaBayWatch.org.

Classic this year, as in 2010.

Based on last year’s success, the chamber has already received inquiries from vendors wanting to participate again this year, and it has opened up more even vendor space.

For more information, contact either Kevin Cooper at 349-3800 or Kevin@ siestakeychamber.com, or Maria Bankemper at 924-4900 or mbankemper@hiexsarasota. com.

+ Vendors sought for sand sculpture event

+ YMCA selects 2011-2012 board of directors

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications from vendors wanting to take part in the Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master Sand Sculpting Competition.

The second event, scheduled for November, draws some of the world’s top sand sculptors.

The chamber anticipates more than 40,000 people will attend the Crystal

The Sarasota YMCA has elected its board of directors for 2011-2012.

Ed Landis remains chairman for another one-year term. Rick McDaniel was named treasurer, and Fred Jacobs was selected as secretary.

General board members are George Augustin, Lynn Bonnett, James Bos, Veronica Brady, Kathy Coffey, Sharon Goodman, Lee Hawthorne, Rod Hershberger, John Hogan, former state Sen. Bob Johnson, LaRue Merrill, Louis Robison, Chris Rolle, John Ross, James Sartori, Angelo Sifakes, Vic Scully and P. Burt Veazy.

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Association acts as homeless feedings facilitator The Sarasota Ministerial Association will work this fall to hold discussions with all groups involved in the controversial homeless feedings issue at Selby Five Points Park.

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“We were able to bring together both the merchants and providers of food,” Pfaff said. “Just like then, this is an opportunity for everyone to talk about the best way to have the downtown thrive while caring for the community at the same time.”

Pfaff approached Mayor Suzanne Atwell and City Manager Bob Bartolotta in July to discuss the concept. It’s the goal of the Sarasota Ministerial Association to report back to the Sarasota City Commission by the end of the year with its findings.

“Of course, we have a heart for the caring of anyone in need, but we also want merchants to thrive and the residents to enjoy the beauty we have here in this city,” Pfaff said. “We clearly have resources to help the homeless in an

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The Sarasota Ministerial Association has approached city officials, seeking to become a facilitator among Selby Five Points Park area residents and business leaders and groups feeding the homeless in the park.

Sarasota Ministerial Association President and Goodwill Industries of Sarasota Chaplain Tom Pfaff said his organization would hold two separate, independent meetings this fall to address the issue.

One meeting will be held with city residents and merchants to address how the homeless feedings in the park have disrupted the community. The other meeting will be held with area churches and associations that have held feedings in the park.

Downtown residents object to the large number of homeless who loiter in the park after the feedings, saying the homeless begin drinking, doing drugs, fighting and panhandling.

Pfaff noted that in 2001, the

Sandy Gallagher, manager of St. Martha Catholic Church’s Bethesda House, said an argument could be made that enough places already exist where the homeless can be fed downtown.

“For instance, people can eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Salvation Army every day,” Gallagher said. “A discussion needs to be had about where downtown should put its focus on homeless feedings.”

City leaders say they were happy to discuss the issue with the Sarasota Ministerial Association, that they welcome the group’s involvement with open arms.

“The goal is to get Five Points residents and business owners involved,” Atwell said. “Holding faith-based meetings about how to work together is a great way to begin moving in the proper direction.”

Bartolotta agreed. “They really just want to be a facilitator and bring the sides together in a meaningful way,” he said. “They have no agenda except to bring the divergent opinions together.

That’s a good thing.”

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Wave the No. 1 ranking Siesta Key Beach has been named the top beach in the country. No news there.

The designation was snagged last month when Dr. Beach — nationally recognized Dr. Stephen Leatherman, director of Florida International University’s Laboratory for Coastal Research — named our white-sand attraction as tops.

Naturally enough, Siesta Key hotels, restaurants, other merchants and leaders want to let the world know. They will be doing so in marketing campaigns at every opportunity. They also rightly want to let people know upon arrival.

The Siesta Key Village Association and Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce want banners to be flying from both approaches to the island, loudly proclaiming that drivers are entering the home of the best beach in the nation. Rightly so. Everyone should be proud that we have such a jewel.

Alas, the problem being run up against — and this cannot be a surprise to anyone — is government regulations at the county level.

Sarasota County has strict zoning regulations for signage. Some of those regulations are clearly over the top and even danger-

The County Commission should erect permanent signs proclaiming Siesta Key’s No. 1 beach designation on both bridges. ous. Those looking for a retailer for the first time and trying to find it among the small monument signs, which commissioners and bureaucrats have grown so fond of, is apt to cause problems for others by having to drive so slowly to find their destination.

Among the sign regulations is a general ban on banner signs, except for special occasions, such as temporary community events.

Apparently they are too gaudy. Whatever.

The thing is, county officials seem to want to accommodate Siesta Key’s desires. But they are going to have to massage their own rules to make it happen.

Honestly, this should have been an easy

action, except for the constant trip wires of government regulations. It is always interesting to watch how government deals with getting around the same rules it is less inclined to let private citizens get around.

Nonetheless, Sarasota County needs to find a way, and swiftly, to allow banner signs to be put up for this year. Find a zoning loophole such as community events that last most of a year, or some sort of emergency exception. Once a beach reaches the No. 1 designation, it is retired from the list. So maximum exposure this year counts and time is ticking away.

However, Siesta Key and county leaders should find a way to more permanently memorialize the designation. One suggestion might be for a plaque or other sign on the north and south bridges that would let everyone know they are entering the Key with the No. 1 rated beach in 2011. Or perhaps leave off the date.

Maybe a sign reading: “Welcome to Siesta Key, home of the No. 1 beach in the nation.”

It has a nice ring to it. Let it ring out for a lot of years.

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Government debt is a moral failure The moral compass for the majority of our political leadership in both parties is what is right for re-election, not the country’s future.

The budget deal last week that averted a possible default by the federal government completely dodged the underlying monster that must be slain before it slays us.

We have been living beyond our means for a long time.

Every level of government is bigger than we can afford and still maintain a standard of living beyond Argentina.

That reality clearly has not set in, not in Washington, Tallahassee or locally.

Florida and her cities and counties must balance their budget every year, so pushing ROD off tough decisions is not THOMSON an option. Yet even in an economy that in reality is in a four-year recession, Manatee County schools increased their taxes, and Manatee County jacked up impact fees and has tentatively approved a property tax increase.

State College of Florida increased tuition 8% to cover spiraling expenses, yet planned to buy a $71,000 Cadillac SUV for officials (replacing a 2008 Lexus), that is, until the Bradenton Herald outed them.

Gov. Rick Scott is trying to ratchet down state government but meeting resistance at every level and from every party, including his own. His success so far has been limited,

but is a start.

Washington, D.C., however, is rapidly destroying our children’s hopes for prosperity, because the compass for the majority of politicians in both parties points toward what is right for the next election, not right for the future of the United States.

The numbers tell the story, and they are not the numbers you read about. The media always tend to tell the horse-race story, who is winning and the he-said-she-said of the moment, without providing ongoing factual context that could change the minds of Americans. As a result, more and more Americans simply get frustrated and call down a pox on both parties.

The $14.3 trillion debt ($14.4 trillion, $14.5 trillion, depending on what day you read this) is the one looking in the rearview mirror, the one already outstanding to creditors, the one yet to be paid off. All last week’s deal did was lift the cap to borrow more from our children to pay today’s bills, not the debt.

The cuts are incredibly tiny, and somehow you just know Congress will find a way to slither out of them.

The institution containing our U.S. senators and representatives is incapable of controlling itself.

The real debt is what we have by law promised to pay in the future minus the revenues we expect in the future. Boston University economist Laurence Kotlikoff put that number at $211 trillion. It is called the fiscal gap, the net present value of all future

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expenses minus all future revenue.

That $211 trillion was not on the table in these debates, because it includes the enormous financial and political liabilities of Social Security and Medicare payments. That means senior citizens. Senior citizens are organized, and they vote. Re-election trumps future hopes. Moral failure.

There are three ways to deal with the fiscal gap between future revenues and expenses: Raise revenues, cut spending or a combination of both.

• Raising revenues. Theoretically this could be accomplished through economic growth. Unfortunately, economic growth is included in Kotlikoff’s assumptions already.

So that gap exists with economic growth.

The other revenue source is to increase taxes. The brazenly political way to do that is increase taxes on the rich — the majority voting to take from the minority — who already pay far more than their fair share. The top 1% of income earners pay nearly 40% of all income taxes. But beyond that, there just aren’t enough rich with enough money to make a dent in the gap.

According to the IRS, about 2% of U.S. households have an income of $250,000 and above. If Congress taxes 100% of income above that, it would raise $1.4 trillion. One time. People don’t work for free.

Spurious tax increases on corporate jets and yachts would raise laughably paltry amounts, if anything, and hurt workers in those industries as a luxury tax did in the 1990s. That is heinous politicking to the ignorant. Immoral.

Corporate taxes are already some of the highest in the Western world. But if we took

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Recycling as religion Every week in Sarasota a green army fans out to pick up “recyclables.” Most residents never question the appropriateness of such an undertaking and work diligently to support the war against waste.

The cult of saving trash — paper, plastic and glass — has become religion in our culture, the faithful assuming waste is bad so recycling has to be good. Unfortunately, environmentalists who blindly follow conventional wisdom in Kalahar order to feel good about themselves do not think about the costs of their moral adventures. Let’s take a look at the county’s recycling program.

In 2010, Sarasota made slightly more than $1 million selling the recyclables you donated at the curb in those fancy red and blue bins. Unfortunately, it spent $8.65 million in tax dollars on recycling.

In a lame attempt to command the market, the recycling program, guided by 52 pages of regulations, increased collection rates, mandated residents to divide their trash or be fined, was more destructive of scarce

resources and resulted in a loss of at least $7.5 million for the county. By any measure, that’s government waste at its finest. By these accounts, Sarasota’s public enemy No. 1 is not a murderer; it’s an empty milk jug.

There’s nothing wrong with recycling when it’s approached from a perspective of sound economics. People recycle all sorts of stuff that takes a large degree of labor, time and resources to produce, such as cars, homes and pianos, without even thinking twice about it. Why? Because the free market, incentives and voluntary exchange guide scarce resources to their most valuable uses.

If it is profitable and efficient to recycle a resource, rest assured it was economized by the private sector long ago. Hypocritically, however, to the “green demigods,” only when an individual is forced to do so by government compulsion or political correctness is he said to be engaged in recycling.

If the county is bent on tithing to Mother Earth, it should focus

on aluminum with direct payment drop-off centers for residents. Profit-driven mechanisms for the collection of aluminum cans emerged without government mandates long ago because recycling drink cans requires 10% less energy than transforming bauxite into aluminum.

Other compassionate reasons to recycle also don’t stand up to research.

• We are running out of landfill space. The U.S. has more landfill capacity then ever before. A landfill that would hold all of America’s garbage for the next 100 years would be only about 10 miles long on a side. Ironically, 40% of the recyclable waste is not of suitable quality so it ends up in the landfill anyway, while “good?” recyclables are often piled to the ceiling in warehouses with no market for sale.

• Trash is harmful to our health and environment. Today landfills pose absolutely no hazard to the environment, employ hundreds of workers and can produce electricity. The EPA says risks from modern landfills are virtually nonexistent and can be expected to cause only 5.7 cancer-related deaths over the next 300 years.

Naturally occurring carcinogens found in fruits and vegetables are more dangerous to humans than modern landfills.

• We’re running out of trees and other raw materials. The total area of forestland in the U.S. is all but the same as it was 75 years ago, while tree density per acre has increased dramatically. Three million acres of trees are planted every year by private landowners, while the amount of new growth that occurs each year in forests exceeds by a factor of 20 the amount of wood and paper that is consumed by the world each year.

Since 1845, the average inflation-adjusted price of raw materials has fallen more than 50%.

Remember, price is inversely related to supply. The “running out of” argument becomes nothing more than a mystical sermon, preaching that paper does not grow on trees and glass is made from diamonds.

• Recycling reduces pollution.

It’s not clear whether secondary manufacturing (recycling) produces less pollution than primary manufacturing. Simply changing the nature of pollution through recycling does not make pollution any less polluting.

• Recycling saves energy. More energy and resources are spent than saved in the process of mandatory recycling. Curbside recy-

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tax-increasers want. The middle class. En masse, that is where most of the country’s wealth is. And even the most fervent tax-raiser will not propose broad middle-class tax hikes because that is a sure method to losing re-election.

There is no way to slice it. Revenues cannot solve the fiscal gap.

• Cutting spending. This is the heart of the matter. To win political points and the next election, Congress and presidents from both parties have for decades promised huge entitlements they have not funded. Entitlements they cannot fund because they are simply too big.

The problem here is moral, also. And not just in Congress but among senior citizens. They demand their current level of services, including built-in increases, even though it comes on the backs of their children and grandchildren. There is no nice way to say it.

I wrote a column about a decade ago saying the Greatest Generation was becoming the Most Selfish Generation because it demands entitlements far above what it paid for. In our community, I was angrily hooted for that. But has it not been borne out? And we can be confident that my generation of boomers

will far surpass our parents in selfish demands from others.

And that will be our ruin. And our children’s.

We probably have already reached the point at which senior citizens and those nearing their benefits have the numeric clout to vote themselves representatives who will give them benefits at the destruction of their own children.

There is one glimmer of hope: A balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow for deficits only in times of emergency decided by some supermajority of Congress.

The federal government must

100% of all the profits of the Fortune 500 companies, we would raise $400 billion. One time.

Companies don’t work for free, either.

Without ever making the argument that tax increases hurt economic growth, which itself is an economic truism on which both parties largely agree, it becomes obvious that increasing taxes on the rich will not close the gap in any appreciable way.

It only helps re-election chances.

Moral failure.

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Mandated recycling efforts come at the cost of wasting more resources to actually recycle the product than would be used if recycling did not take place. As such, recycling programs misallocate scarce resources and inhibit economic growth, which lowers our wealth level and standard of living. This is counter to the gospel of “sustainability.”

The moral tragedy is that we see recycling and think “good,” but we fail to see are the people whose pain and suffering could have been lessened had the resources been allowed to serve more economically efficient purposes.

Recycling abundant resources allows the self-righteous to feel superior while they blindly promote the suffering of others they so piously claim to have compassion for. Maybe it’s time to recycle the way we think about recycling.

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have a legal blockade on spending, because Congress is indisputably incapable of stopping.

Our highest political leadership is like a raging alcoholic with a bottle of Jack Daniels climbing into his Cadillac SUV. The bottle must be taken forcibly and the drunk sent to rehab before he kills himself and others.

A coalition of thinking, productive Americans needs to force a dramatic re-evaluation of government’s role — one that is affordable now and for generations. That will be needed for any chance of a constitutional amendment, for a sharp change of D.C. leadership and for hope.

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It is in the heart of the Village, he pointed out, adjacent to a footpath to Ocean Boulevard to the south and Columbus Boulevard to the north, with road access from both Ocean and Columbus as well as Beach Road.

In a telephone interview Tuesday with the Pelican Press, Kepes said, “That sugar-sand beach is actually 6 miles in length. The north portion of that is arguably underutilized,” he said, and it is only about 200 steps from Sunsets on the Key. People who park at the far end of the lot at Siesta Key Public Beach probably walk further than that to reach the sand, he said.

“As another idea,” Kepes wrote in the email, “perhaps the local restaurants and businesses could fund or help fund … the project, and in turn enjoy certain parking privileges and increased patronage.”

“I don’t see that we have the dollars to buy the property,” Sarasota County Commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson told the Pelican Aug. 8. “The county just doesn’t have a few million to spare … It’s too bad …

Actually, I would love to be able to do that.”

Commissioner Jon Thaxton had responded to Kepes by email Aug. 5, concurring with Patterson.

“The county has no dedicated or budgeted source for such an enterprise,” he wrote. “The commission could reallocate monies from another project, but the list is pretty slim already.”

Thaxton told the Pelican Aug. 8 he felt the county’s Environmentally Sensitive Lands fund normally

would be the appropriate funding source for purchasing the Sunsets property. However, he pointed out, because of that fund’s recent bond rating downgrade, the county had had to buy down some of the principal to try to raise the bond rating and preserve the county’s overall AAA bond rating.

Still, Thaxton said, the commission could look at other ways to work with Kepes on the sale.

“It’s not that I have high hopes,” he added, but “you never know; you just never know.”

Patterson said she suggested Kepes talk with the commercial property owners in the Village to see if he could work out a deal with them.

Kepes said he felt the county should explore the option of charging drivers to park in a new facility on the site, with the income paying for the project. However, he said, “That’s really a question for others down the road.”

Both Kevin Cooper, executive director of the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce, and Catherine Luckner, president of the SKA, said they were sad to hear of Kepes’ reasons for wanting to sell the property.

“However, the concept presented is interesting, given that parking is one of the more problematic issues here on the Key,” Cooper responded in an email. “Because of the overwhelming need for more parking, I would trust that the county would exhaustively consider any opportunity that would potentially aid in fulfilling this need. Of course, my preference would be to retain business owners, such as Paul and his wife, who have long since maintained a local gem.”

“What an idea!” Luckner said. With its access to both the beach and the Village, she said, “(the property) would certainly be a prime location” for a parking lot.

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Freed met individually with city commissioners Aug. 4. His plan will get its first public airing during the Aug. 15 City Commission meeting, when commissioners will decide whether to include low-speed vehicles, such as Freed’s, in the pedicab ordinance, a necessary step in the process.

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Jonathan Freed’s electric cars are street-legal and can be used on roads that accept speeds up to 35 mph. The cars themselves top out at 25 mph.

The plan is for the cars to operate the length of Main Street, which would have them crossing U.S. 301 and U.S. 41, both posted for speeds exceeding 35 mph.

The law states that low-speed vehicles such as Freed’s are allowed to legally cross roads that have speed limits higher than 35 mph.

Freed is proposing that he store and charge his vehicles in the Palm Avenue parking garage, which has electric-car charging ports.

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City and county officials have discussed the possibility of creating a public-transportation circulator system, either a bus or trolley, to ferry people to various attractions and businesses in downtown Sarasota.

Each plan would cost the city millions.

But a new player is beginning to make the rounds at City Hall, pushing a publictransportation plan that would be free for riders and would not cost taxpayers a dime.

For the past year, Jonathan Freed, with business partner Brenda Anderton, has been running a free transportation service on Siesta Key called Jonny’s Free Beach Rides. The company’s six-passenger electric cars run up and down the Key from The Old Salty Dog restaurant in the Village south to Turtles restaurant.

Freed’s service has become quite popular. “We’ve gone 22,500 miles in just under a year,” he said.

His drivers pay to drive the vehicles, similar to the manner in which a hairdresser rents a chair in a salon; the drivers make their money in tips.

The business doesn’t charge customers for the rides. It earns its income by charging businesses to place advertisements on the cars.

The same business model is being proposed for downtown Sarasota.

John Moran, operations manager for the Downtown Improvement District, is a big believer in the concept. He is facilitating meetings with the city’s top brass.

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The control tower at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport was built in the early 1980s. “It’s outlived its usefulness,” said airport President and CEO Rick Piccolo.

Sarasota International seeks funding for new control tower With its existing control tower about 30 years old, SRQ airport is designing a new one. However, problems at the FAA threaten to throw a wrench into those plans.

Uncertainty at the Federal Aviation Administration is causing a bit of uncertainty at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

The airport is in the midst of a $1.2 million design of a new control tower, which will have a total project cost of $16 million to $20 million.

Airport President and CEO Rick Piccolo said about two-thirds of the total funding is already in place, but the airport needs the rest from the FAA to build the new tower.

“The only issue is the FAA reauthorization,” he said. “But I’m reasonably confident we’ll get the funding.”

Congress has yet to fund the FAA, which has put many airport projects on hold throughout the country.

The current tower was built in the early 1980s; Piccolo said it needs to be replaced.

It’s 85 feet tall and on the extreme northern end of the airport property. It could have line-of-sight issues if the airport goes ahead with construction of a new building planned for an aviation-related function, possibly maintenance.

A new tower would be about 140 feet tall and would be built closer to the airport’s terminal.

The tower’s design is scheduled to be complete next spring.

Piccolo said that provides plenty of time for the FAA funding questions to be answered.

He hopes to begin work on the new tower shortly after design is complete. Tower construction would take about 18 months.

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She told a deputy she believed some of the furnishings had been stolen; however, she could not say what those items were. The deputy told her he could not write a theft report without knowing what was taken. The woman said she just wanted a report to give to the insurance company. The deputy complied.

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10:31 p.m. — 5000 block of Ocean Boulevard. Driving Under the Influence and DUI Property Damage. A man started an argument with a restaurant owner about his bar tab. After the dispute was settled, the manager asked the intoxicated man if he needed a cab. The man refused and got into his car. The next thing the manager heard was the man crashing his car into the restaurant’s wooden railing. When a deputy arrived, the man refused to take a breath test or a sobriety test. He was arrested and asked again at jail if he would take a breath test. His response: “%#$! you.” The man was asked three more questions. His answer to all three: “%#$! you.” The deputy wrote in his report, “I interpreted his responses as a refusal to submit to a breath test.”

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Vehicle Burglary. A man arrived home in the early morning hours, unloaded some items from his Jeep and took them into his condo. He left some other items

Corner in the vehicle and did not lock it. What happened next was no surprise. The following morning, the man discovered that someone had completed the unloading of his Jeep. Stolen were three microphones and a $450 speaker.

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8:40 p.m. — 5600 block of Midnight Pass Road. Vehicle Burglary. A woman had been driving around in her car for a full day before realizing it had been burglarized. She had noticed that the passenger-side door was slightly ajar, but she thought that was because beach chairs on the seat kept it from closing completely. She finally realized a GPS and battery charger that belonged to her employer had been stolen. There are no suspects, but several fingerprints were found on the car.

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7:20 p.m. — North Shell Road and Higel Avenue. Suspicious Person. The parent of a young teenage girl witnessed the following: A man in a car, with dark, tinted windows, honked his horn at the girl and her friend, who were walking down the road. The man then tried to block their path with his car. He rolled down his window and asked the girls to approach his car. The girls tried to get his license-plate number, before they turned to run, but were unable to do so.

When the parent began to drive toward the man, he stepped on the gas and squealed his tires as he sped away on Higel Avenue.

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The weeklong program has four age groups of youngsters divided according to names of animals found in the Everglades: raccoons, herons, alligators and panthers.

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A lifeguard’s calling

His travels in pursuit of water competitions have taken him as far as Hawaii and Australia, but Robert Martini is most at home on the Key. Robert Martini’s place on Siesta Beach is the yellow lifeguard stand.

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As the principal instructor of the Sarasota County Junior Lifeguard Program, Martini is following in the footsteps of those Hawaii lifeguards he knew: he is helping children and youth understand the wonders and dangers of the water. He points out that he is able to provide insights to young people who may one day be his co-workers.

Martini and Ann White, the program coordinator, along with many others, have worked hard to make the Junior Lifeguard Program into an impressive one, with 72 young people having participated to date, Martini says. Each junior lifeguard becomes certified in CPR, thanks to the efforts of Roy Routh, the county’s lifeguard operations manager.

In 2009, Martini and his friend, Abe Uccello, a Siesta Re-

altor, went door-to-door, asking people and businesses to donate to the Junior Lifeguard Program. To spark extra attention in their fundraising efforts, Martini and Uccello promised to paddle on their prone paddleboards all the way down the Sarasota County coastline, from Longboat Key to Port Charlotte, a total of 36 miles.

“It’s more than a marathon and with your arms only!” Martini says. I thought that would be something (that would make) people (say), ‘Wow! That is crazy!’”

People were impressed and donated to the program. The men raised $4,000, which helped pay for boards, tents and buoys for junior lifeguards.

Martini has been showing off his own lifeguard skills and his prone paddleboard capabilities a lot in recent months.

In July, he competed in the 2011 James “Mac” McCarthy Southeast Regional Lifeguard Competition on Siesta Public Beach, where his team did well..

Two weekends ago, Martini traveled to Hawaii, where he paddled in the 15th Annual Molokai-2-Oahu Paddleboard World Championship.

That event encompasses the 32-mile Ka’iwi Channel, also known as “crossing of bones,” which separates the islands of Molokai and Oahu. The trip was also Martini’s first time back in Hawaii since 2004. “(Hawaii) is a very magical place I had been dying to go back to,” he says.

Martini had wanted to be a race participant for the previous five years, but he had been unable to travel to Hawaii. This year he not only made it to the

Aloha State, he reached the finish line with a time of 6 hours, 24 minutes.

“Once you get in the middle of the crossing,” he says, “it is a life-changing moment.”

Martini described what he called the amazing feeling of being in water 2,300 feet deep, with sea creatures all around and fish flying in the air. “It was absolutely gorgeous, and I am definitely fortunate to have been able to see all that. It was a blessing.”

Now that Martini has returned from Hawaii, he is back on duty in his lifeguard stand, the yellow one, on Siesta beach.

“It means so much to my family for me to be living and working out here,” he says.

“We put (my dad’s) ashes right in front of the yellow lifeguard stand … and now I work the yellow stand. I feel like he is watching over me and protecting me and making sure I can save people’s lives whenever they need it.”

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He was living in Fort Lauderdale at the time.

“I was always a beach bum, and my grandma said that I might as well work as a lifeguard. I thought it was pretty clever,” he says Almost a decade later, Martini is still heeding his grandma’s career advice.

Born in Stone Mountain, Ga., Martini moved to Sarasota with his parents when he was 2. Martini’s father was a big fan of Sarasota and an even bigger fan of Siesta Key. “He would always run to Siesta Beach. He was a crazy marathon runner,” Martini says of his dad.

When Martini was 10, his father died. The memorial service was held at the concession stand at Siesta Key Public Beach, and the ashes were scattered by the yellow lifeguard stand, because his father’s favorite color was yellow. After that, Martini and his mother moved to Fort Lauderdale, where Martini began to surf and hang out a lot at the beach.

Martini really began to embrace his love of the water and the waterman culture during a brief period when he lived in Hawaii. While he did not work as a lifeguard there, he did get to know lifeguards who took him under their wing and taught him all about paddleboarding, prone paddling and the waterman culture.

“I didn’t understand it until they told me all about it,” said Martini. “It’s all (about being) one with nature, you with nature. Going against whatever she throws at you and being respectful. Be one with the water.”

Once he completed his training as a lifeguard, Martini bounced around different parts of Florida. During one stint, he worked for the Manatee County Marine Rescue Division, but he finally ended up back in Sarasota in 2006 and back on the beach his father had loved so much.

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BROWN electronics and purses are prime Beach Road LLC paid 221 Beach HACKNEY LLC, targets for thieves. a firm managed by Cheryl Gaddie and Dave Magee, $925,000 Quash those rumors! for the property, according to Sarasota A couple of weeks ago, a good source told County Clerk of Court records. me that the Hyatt Siesta Key Beach Resort Gaddie owns CG Designs in the Village; had lost its Hyatt affiliation following a Magee runs the UPS Store, which will rechange of ownership in June. main open.

“Shame on those individuals” who are Gaddie and Magee’s firm paid $1,005,000 spreading that news, Ed Braunlich, the re- for the store in January 2008, records show. sort manager, told me last week.

Attorney Peter T. Currin, of Williams “Hyatt” is still up on the sign, he said; he Parker, represented new owner Beach Road was looking at it while speaking with me on in the transaction. the phone. And the resort is still listed as a Hyatt property at www.siestakeybeach. Change of mind hyatt.com During the Aug. 2 Siesta Key Village AssoAccording to news reports, The Carlyle ciation meeting, President Russell Matthes Group sold the Hyatt Siesta Key Beach told the group he had had a change of heart Resort for $32.3 million to NS/CSE Siesta about the 15-foot esplanade that is part of Key LLC early this summer. The fractional the new design for Siesta Key Public Beach. ownership complex is located on Crescent Matthes explained that he had participatBeach. It has 44 two-bedroom units rang- ed in a late-July stakeholders meeting about ing from 1,865 feet to almost 3,000 feet. the beach plans. During that session, he said, county staff made a good case for the All the news that fits esplanade as an improved safety feature.

After more than a year’s worth of meetIn fact, when John McCarthy, the counings and phone conversations, John Lally, ty’s manager of recreational tourism develthe county’s code enforcement officer on opment, addressed the annual meeting of the Key, told the SKVA members last week the Siesta Key Association in February, he that he finally had overseen the move of said one primary goal in the redesign was almost all the available publications from “to create some safer walking areas.” freestanding racks on the island into the As it stands now, McCarthy said, after new modular units. people park, they wander haphazardly toAs of Aug. 1, he had been unable to con- ward the beach, dodging cars. (Of course, tact responsible parties for only two of the as deputies readily point out, visitors also old boxes. “I removed (them) myself yester- can dodge a few fistfights on their way to day,” he said Aug. 2. the beach, especially during the height of “USA Today really made a mistake by season when folks are prone to fight over not getting back with the St. Pete Times” parking spaces as they come open.) regarding space in the new modular racks, The esplanade, McCarthy said in FebruLally said. (Staff at the St. Petersburg paper ary, would enable someone to walk safely had coordinated efforts for the switch to the from one end of the beach park to the other new units as replacements for individual on an attractive pathway. The esplanade publication boxes on the Key. The Sarasota would hug the west end of the parking lot.

County Commission approved the change “This is something that has had fantastic to improve the appearance of the island.) results up in Clearwater Beach and other No space remains in the modular units places,” he added. for USA Today, Lally added, but the two As for the ongoing parking discussion freestanding boxes will have to be moved. regarding the beach plan, County CommisLally said the new county ordinance sion Chairwoman Nora Patterson told the stipulates that a publisher’s unwillingness group she is hopeful the county will be able to pay for putting his product in one of the to accelerate the expansion of spaces.

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Siesta Key Chamber After Hours Business Card Exchange — 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 18,The King George Pub, 6525C Superior Ave. Cost: $5/members; $10 non-members. RSVP by noon, Aug. 17, to 349-3800 or tess@siestakeychamber.com Free Exercise Classes — 9 a.m. every Thursday, Siesta Key Physical Therapy, 5147 Ocean Blvd. Space limited. For details and to register, call 870-5811.

Yoga on Siesta Key Beach — 8 to 9:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Free. For more information, email avanandamaui@ yahoo.com YES — 11:30 a.m. every Tuesday, Young Entrepreneurs of Sarasota share success strategies at Clayton’s Siesta Grille, 1256 Old Stickney Point Road. Cost: $12 at the door, including lunch. Visit www.yes941.com.

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

Silver; 6 to 8 p.m., featuring authors Lynne Revo Cohen, Dorothy Conlon and Dr. R. Garth Kirkwood. Located at Bookstore1Sarasota, 1359 Main St. For details, visit www. bookstore1sarasota.com or call 365-7900.

Women’s Equity Luncheon — Aug. 20, celebrating the 91st anniversary of women’s right to vote, hosted by the Sarasota and Manatee Commissions on the Status of Women and the Sarasota and Manatee Leagues of Women Voters.

Located at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts. 11 a.m., registration and exhibits; noon, luncheon.

Tickets: $30; reservations required. For details, call Carol Newman, 488-5082 or email carolnew@verizon.net; or call Dr. Mona Jain, 758-5005 or 320-6048.

Community Wellness Workshop — 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 23, Venice Area Board of Realtors Office, 680 Substation Road, Venice, with speakers addressing how a person’s phys-

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Every Child Inc. Fundraiser — Noon Aug. 27, Carrabbas restaurant, 5425 University Parkway. All proceeds to go towards programs such as backpack giveaways, food pantries, holiday parties and after-school programs for lowincome children. Every Child is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Tickets: $45; on sale at www.everychildsarasota.org and at Spice Girls, 1821 Hillview St.; Amber Bridal, 1662 Main St.; and First Federal (126 Osprey Ave.) For more information, call Judy Alexander, 376-2663.

Public Hearing on Redrawing Districts — 6 to 9 p.m.

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Celebration of Self-Publishing — 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 16, featuring authors Grace Banta, Donn Fleming and Howard

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PROGRAMS/CLASSES EDC Investor Update Breakfast — 7:45 a.m. Aug. 16, TPC Prestancia, 4409 TPC Drive, with keynote speaker Mark Huey, new president and CEO of Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County. Cost: $25/ investors; $30/all other guests.

Register online at www.edcsarasotacounty.com/calendar.asp or call 309-1200, ext. 103.

American Littoral Society Kayak Trip — 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Aug. 17, Little Sarasota Bay. Enjoy a quiet-water trip that starts before sunset and concludes in moonlight. All kayak equipment provided. Short course on kayaking given before trip. Cost: ALS members/$20; non-members/$25.

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From left, Mark Huey, CEO of the Economic Development Corp.; Allan Lane, economic-development manager for North Port; Randy Welker, economic-development coordinator for the city of Sarasota; and Allen Carlson, CEO of Sun Hydraulics.

Asked how best to revitalize Sarasota County’s economy, the area’s top economic-development officials responded with two predominate themes — getting government out of the way and fostering teamwork among communities.

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Business experts: Get the government out of the way

The panelists agreed that government’s role should be to provide an environment in which business can thrive.

“Let free enterprise and capitalism work,” said Carlson.

Government needs to make the business climate attractive to a company looking to move, Lane said.

“Give (the business) something it needs,” he added.

All municipalities and areas in Sarasota County need to work together to ensure the economy rebounds, Huey remarked. “There is not one organization that makes economic development succeed for a community,” he said. “It’s a team sport.”

Lane concurred. “Regionalism is important,” he said. “If Sarasota has an amenity (attracting a new business) that we don’t have, that’s fine, because North Port residents will have a chance to get those new jobs.”

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real estate | transactions

By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Seagrove condominium tops week’s sales at $2.3 million The following residential real estate transactions took place between July 25 and July 29. A condominium in Seagrove tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. James and Jean Ball, of Orchard Park, N.Y., sold their Unit BH3 condominium at 1010 Seagrove Lane to Dennis and Sandra Martin, of Elma, N.Y., for $2.3 million. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, three-and-onehalf baths and 3,071 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2.9 million in 2007.

Royal Palm Harbor

Joseph and Clare Walker, trustees, sold the home at 1291 Southport Drive to Richard and Jeanne Hamm, Sarasota, for $2.2 million.

Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, six baths, a pool and 3,896 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2 million in 2002.

Ralph S. Twitchell

Michael and Nancy Riney, trustees, sold the home at 137 Big Pass Lane to John and Susan Zenga, Sarasota, for $1,737,500.

Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths, a pool and 4,486 square feet of living area. The property previously sold for $950,000 in 2003.

Crystal Sands

Carl and Patricia Cooper, Sarasota, sold their Unit 809 condominium at 6300 Midnight Pass Road to Robert and Brenda Packman, of Ontario, Canada, for $740,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,271 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $685,000 in 2003.

Rachel S. O’Hara

Seagrove Unit BH3 has three bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,071 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.3 million.

Sandy Hook

Bryan and Kate Eible, Sarasota, sold their home at 6 Sandy Hook Road to Robert Portheine and Corinne Portheine-Hartog, Sarasota, for $510,000. Built in 1976, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,949 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $785,000 in 2004.

Gulf and Bay Club

American Community Bank & Trust sold the Unit 107 condominium at 5790 Midnight Pass Road to Catherine Everett and Robert Everett, of Winnipeg, Canada, for $500,000. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,335 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $925,000 in 2007.

The Pointe on Midnight Pass

William and Wilma Thornton, trustees, of Keller, Texas, sold their Unit P2 condominium at 9397 Midnight Pass Road to Glen and Marilyn Townley, of Harbor Beach, Mich., for $389,000. Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,029 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $399,000 in 2003.

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Address 8600 Midnight Pass Road 850 Siesta Key Circle 5049 Higel Ave. 6334 Midnight Pass Road 532 Commonwealth Lane 840 Edgemere Lane 5011 Commonwealth Drive 2209 Cass St. 724 Treasure Boat Way 4121 Roberts Point Road 5780 Midnight Pass Road 5780 Midnight Pass Road 740 Tropical Circle 119 Avenida Messina 1257 Portofino Drive 6310 Midnight Pass Road 5519 Azure Way 19 Whispering Sands 4660 Ocean Blvd.

30 Sandy Cove Road 6310 Midnight Pass Road 1007 Contento St. 8625 Midnight Pass Road 6150 Midnight Pass Road 51 Beach Road 5125 Calle Minorga 259 Cedar Park Circle 8750 Midnight Pass Road 625 Beach Road 5140 Windward Ave. 516 Avenida De Mayo 6020 Midnight Pass Road 5104 Oakmont Place 816 Idlewild Way 1241 Oyster Cove Drive

Source: Sarasota County; city of Sarasota

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Robert Spark Jr. and Bonnie Spark, trustees, of Glen Ellyn, Ill., sold the Unit 7 condominium at 5858 Midnight Pass Road to Joy Murphy, Cincinnati, for $210,000. Built in 1966, it has one bedroom, one bath and 693 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $69,000 in 1981.

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THURSDAY, august 11, 2011

RAINFALL

Sarasota

Wed., Aug. 3 Thurs., Aug. 4 Fri., Aug. 5 Sat., Aug. 6 Sun., Aug. 7 Mon., Aug. 8 Tues., Aug. 9

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2011 2010 27.68 in 28.24 in.

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Wed., Aug. 3 Thurs., Aug. 4 Fri., Aug. 5 Sat., Aug. 6 Sun., Aug. 7 Mon., Aug. 8 Tues., Aug. 9

Record Temps.

High Low 98 (1925) 65 (1976) 97 (1989) 66 (1971) 96 (1993) 70 (1971) 95 (1970) 69 (1947) 97 (1989) 62 (1982) 96 (1973) 67 (1916) 96 (1993) 68 (1971)

Average Gulf water temperature: 88.5

RED TIDE

Sunrise/sunset Sunrise 6:59 7:00 7:00 7:01 7:01 7:02 7:02

Sunset 8:12 8:11 8:10 8:09 8:08 8:07 8:07

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected alongshore or offshore Sarasota Friday, Aug. 5, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.

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Gulf Gate resident Stewart Green took this photo of skimboarders at sunset on Siesta Key Beach.

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22 Carson’s sidekick 23 Seafood entree 25 Running off at the mouth 26 Like a sauna occupant 27 Cheap cigar 28 Pol with a six-year term 29 “___ the ramparts we watched ...”

30 Joe-___weed (perennial herb) 31 Marine snail 33 Be victorious 35 Gym climbing material 38 “Good Times” actor John 41 Clown’s height enhancer 43 Ajar 47 Lennon’s bride 48 Mortise’s woodworking mate 50 Zodiac lion 51 Nerve network 52 Intimate talk 54 Flirt with 57 Petty clash 58 Radioactive element 59 “The House of the Seven Gables” locale 61 Vitality 62 Memo 63 “How ___ this happen?”

65 Tokyo “ta-ta!”

69 Mommy’s triplets?

72 Singing twosome 73 Boyfriend 74 “The ___ Who Loved Me” 75 “Who’s Who” entries

76 Sleep-clinic study 77 Mule’s parent 78 Give one’s approval for 80 Get misty-eyed 81 It’s deserted in fantasies 82 Do simple math 84 Two-time National League batting champ Lefty 86 Annapolis, for Maryland 88 Nabors role 90 Attach a yoke or harness to 93 Having a soothing effect on the skin 95 Sorrel-colored horse 96 ___ Tome and Principe 97 Foolish or scatterbrained 98 Get older 99 Concludes 100 Egg-hitting-the-floor sound 103 Monk’s head covering 104 Barely squeezed (out) 105 ___ de cologne 107 Boise’s state 109 In the doldrums 111 Words that end bachelorhood 114 Moving aid 116 Humiliates 119 Like some screams 123 Rotary engine 125 Shine some kielbasa?

127 Greet warmly 128 The “T” of MTA 129 Warship warrant officer 130 Used bricks 131 Housemate of Bashful 132 Kicked off the poker betting

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12 Problems for parents and babysitters 13 Soda bottle feature 14 Muscat citizen 15 Body art, in slang 16 Cincinnati’s state 17 Fried cornbread 18 MIT grad, perhaps 21 Wheat used for livestock feed 24 Deli bread 32 Bagpiper’s attire 34 From Oslo 35 Capitol feature 36 Burdensome 37 Picnic favorite 38 Deficiencies of red blood cells 39 Bon ___ (clever remark) 40 Change for a five 42 Romanian monetary unit 44 Sauteed entree 45 Greek letter 46 The Wallendas don’t use one 48 Skater Babilonia 49 Musical practice pieces 53 NYC-Boston direction 54 Rocker Eric 55 Attention-getting shout 56 “I love”, in Latin 60 Member of the prosecutor’s office (Abbr.)

61 Faux ___ (social missteps) 64 Owing, as a debt 66 TV network with a peacock logo 67 Remove heat via currents

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68 Kansas City baseball team 70 Hodgepodge 71 Extracted metal from 73 Scolding word to a dog 79 Queue before Q 81 “Rocky ___”(film with Mr. T) 83 Hard to see through, as fog 85 Toy building block brand 87 Tissue layer 88 “Post” opposite 89 Hither’s partner 90 Distribution 91 Forty winks 92 Performances for one 94 Trim, as a lawn 101 Suit to the circumstances 102 Fifer’s drums 103 Trig function 104 Phonograph innovator 106 Birdlike 108 Fit for use, in Islam 109 Mineral spring site 110 Resort isle near Venezuela 111 Gossip column tidbit 112 Russian assembly 113 Spheres 115 Scholarship consideration 117 Latin being 118 Drop off at FedEx, perhaps 120 Sail support 121 Flu symptom 122 Give for a while 124 Sis’s sib 126 Sow’s quarters

1. Fish in the water eat other fish and sometimes grow as much as an inch a month. Yet, once caught, they grow an inch a minute!

2. It was quite a problem. We all knew the team needed a good makeover. Our offensive line was so bad the quarterback used to signal for a fair catch on the snap!

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

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 CANVAS BOAT Cover. New for 25’ Wellcraft 230/OB center console, never used, $199.

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AUCTION MID-CENTURY DESIGN SUNDAY, AUGUST 14th @ 1PM Inspection Sunday Day of Sale 11am-1pm The sale will be held at our Auction Gallery located on the Southwest corner of 301N & University Parkway. *****FEATURING: Danish Modern Furniture, Lucite, Signed Modern Art, Retro Lightning Fixtures, Signed Sculptures and Modern Design Collectibles from several local Estates.***** 13% Buyer’s Premium 3% Discount for Cash or Check Elliott Bernstein Auctions AU3504 - AB2545 Gallery Phone: 941-351-3002 Photos & more: www.auctionzip.com Auctioneer ID#8290

CRYSTAL: WATERFORD, 12 pieces. Lizmore pattern, $150. 941-925-7079.

FILE CABINETS: 1-4 drawer, 1-2 drawer, legal, $45/ea. Lounge chair, $70. Desk, wood, $40.

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POOL SOLAR reel aluminum manual crank. Fits 17/ft. wide blanket locking wheel ability, $50.

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RATTAN FURNITURE: 2 chairs with cushions and glass top table. Excellent cond. $70.

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SEWING MACHINE: Antique Singer with table (cabinet). Asking $150 O/B/O. Call 386-585-4290.

TELEVISION: 36" JVC. Great picture! Would be good for student heading to school! $50.00.

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TIRES (2): Potenza G019P205/60R1691H. Good condition. $20/ea. 941-359-0408.

ESTATE SALE: 2852 Hardee Dr., Gulfgate Woods.

Friday and Saturday, 8a.m.-2p.m. Tools galore, furniture, kitchen items, office furniture, IBM Selectric III, teacher supplies, clothing, electronics and more!

OUR BOOKS 1/2 Price BEE RIDGE BOOKS 4104 Bee Ridge Rd. - Bee Ridge Plaza Trade-In your Paperbacks 941-377-8998

General Merchandise GRANDFATHER CLOCK: Howard Miller Company, excellent cond. $450. 941-925-7079.

Furnishings

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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.

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BUYING COLLECTIBLES Jewelry, Coins, Silver, Watches, Clocks, Stamps, Deco Porcelain & Figurines or Entire Estate.

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

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941-925-1993 ---------------------------4 Ekornes Stressless Chairs & Footstools, 6 pc.

Sectional, Henredon King BR Suite, DR Table & 6 Chairs, Sleeper, Two Desks, Chinoiserie China Cabinet & Server, Grandfather & Banjo Clocks, Bronzes, Artwork, Wedgwood-SpodeWaterford-Royal Doulton-Lalique-Boehm-Lladro & more, Designer Clothing-Costume Jewelry & Great Purses and much more!!!!

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Condos/Apts. For Rent

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Commercial Lawn Co nets $140,000.

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When Sarah Lane watched Amanda McKerrow dancing “Giselle” at The Metropolitan Opera House, that moment inspired her to dance with the American Ballet Theatre. In the photo above, Lane dances a peasant pas de deux in ABT’s “Giselle,” at the Met.

Dancing queen Look out, Sarasota. Natalie Portman’s famous dancing double will pirouette her way to town this month for the Carreño Dance Festival.

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Portman’s double in the 2010 feature film, “Black Swan.”

Lane, a soloist with the American Ballet Theatre, in New York, will join Artistic Director José Manuel Carreño in the Car-

reño Dance Festival this month, at the Sarasota Opera House.

Last week, while on vacation in Spain with her husband, Luis Ribagorda, Lane agreed to an email Q&A with The Observer.

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What’s in your ballet bag?

Extra shoes, lamb’s wool, bunion spacers, leg warmers, Thera-Band, foot roller, massage ball, bobby pins, sewing stuff (needle, floss, extra ribbons, elastic and scissors), iPhone, gum, a snack and perfume.

What kind of little girl were you?

I was definitely a very girly girl. I loved my Barbies, doing my hair, dressing up, singing and writing poems. I liked to play house with my two little brothers and I usually tortured them by dressing them up. I loved my cat, M&M, and, of course, she got dressed up once in a while, too.

IF YOU GO

Did you grow up prancing around in a tutu or were you more of a tomboy?

Yes, I loved to dance around — tutu or not. I would drive my mom crazy by twirling around the kitchen while she was trying to cook.

Where did you grow up?

We lived in the country outside of Memphis, so I didn’t mind getting dirty. I liked to pretend to cook with grass, flowers and mud. Our neighbor was a real cowboy, so we got to go horseback riding.

Which dancers did you idolize as a girl?

Only my teachers and classmates, because I didn’t see my first professional fulllength ballet until I was 16. Then, I went with a friend and her family to see Amanda McKerrow in “Giselle,” at the Met. That’s the first moment that I was inspired to dance at American Ballet Theatre.

Do you have any dancing superstitions or rituals?

Well, I have my faith, which conquers any silly superstitions. I grew up in a Christian family, and it’s always been an important part of who I am. As for rituals, I guess all professional dancers have their own process to prepare for a show. We know when to sew and break in our shoes, do our hair/ makeup, stretch, warm up, put on our costume, go over choreography and rosin our shoes. I like to listen to music while I get ready. Having that consistency helps me to feel calm and focused.

WHAT: The Carreño Dance Festival

and Summer Intensive programs

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Sarah Lane joined American Ballet Theatre in 2003 and was appointed a soloist in 2007. Here, she dances in “The Sleeping Beauty.”

What music do you listen to before performing?

I like U2, Coldplay, Linkin Park, One Republic, Casting Crowns, Mercy Me, Jeremy Camp, Natalie Grant, Crystal Lewis — I like everything. I like to mix it up, because I get bored.

Is the life of a ballerina realistically portrayed in the movie “Black Swan”?

No. There are some things that do exist, but in the movie they are completely extreme and ridiculous. Those things happen in many other professions, as well. The dancers who have endured to become professionals and have long careers are smart, healthy and love what they do. We enjoy creating beauty and emotion. That is ballet — and it wasn’t portrayed at all in “Black Swan.”

How did you land the Natalie Portman dance double job?

The casting people, or one of the costume ladies, saw me in class at ABT. The director and producer asked to be introduced to me after a performance.

WHEN: Summer Intensive programs

are currently being held at the Sarasota Opera House. “Festival of the Stars” final performance takes place at 5 p.m. Aug. 27.

COST: Summer intensive per-session admission passes start at $10; four sessions are $36. Final performance tickets range from $15 to $50.

INFO: 328-1300 or www.carrenodancefestival.com

Have you ever dance doubled in any other films?

No.

What are your favorite ballets and roles?

My favorite is MacMillan’s “Romeo and Juliet.” I love “Giselle,” too. I, also, love many Jiri Kylian works.

for the Carreño Dance Festival, at the Sarasota Opera House. How did you get involved?

José (Manuel Carreño, artistic director) asked me to be a part of his summer program.

Are you close with José?

We have danced together several times, and it’s always been a treat. He is such a great partner. He makes all the steps feel so much easier. He has a wonderful personality and energy onstage to connect with.

Such an artist is rare to none.

What dances will you be doing?

I am doing the Black Swan pas de deux with José.

Have you ever been to Sarasota?

I believe once when I was in ABT Studio Company and once to do a “Nutcracker.”

Will you have any time to sightsee while you’re here?

I’m not a huge fan of the dance movies that have been made, but I have friends in “Center Stage.” “White Nights” and “Mao’s Last Dancer” were very good.

I guess we’ll see. I’ve been traveling a lot, so I’m pretty content just being there, teaching and dancing. I think that my husband, (Luis Ribagorda) corps de ballet dancer in ABT, will accompany me. He is friends with José as well.

If you weren’t a dancer, what career would you have chosen?

Is there something you’ve been looking forward to doing once you arrive?

What is your favorite dance movie?

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+ Gloria Musicae artistic director seeks singers for musical commemoration The Sarasota Orchestra has asked Joseph Holt, artistic director of Sarasota’s professional vocal chamber ensemble, Gloria Musicae, to select singers in the Sarasota, Bradenton, Tampa, Venice and Fort Myers area to participate in a musical commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Singers should be currently or recently affiliated with one of the area’s vocal organiza-

tions. Gloria Musicae, Key Chorale, Florida Voices, Belle Canto and other local community church and synagogue groups have also been contacted to find singers for these special placement auditions.

The goal is to find 75 singers to form a chorus to represent every singing group in the area.

For information on auditions, rehearsal times and performance calls, contact Rachel Assi at 551-206-3919.

+ Night of comedy to benefit homeless youth McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre owners Les and Pam McCurdy and the Y Angels, led by Debbie Dannheisser, have partnered to host a night of comedy to benefit Sarasota County’s homeless youth. The awareness event will raise donations to help homeless students with their back-to-school needs — backpacks, calculators, writing materials, shoes, uniforms, etc. The Y Angels are members of the Y Foundation of Sarasota’s Community

Coalition for Children. This year the group has selected the School House Link, a collaborative venture of the Sarasota Family YMCA and the Sarasota County School District. The pre-show meet and greet starts at 6 p.m. with the curtain rising at 7:30 Thursday, Sept. 8, at McCurdy’s, 3333 N. Tamiami Trail. Tickets are $20 per person, and premium tables of four are $100. Call 9253869 or visit www.mccurdyscomedy.com.

HOT TICKETS Naarai Jacobs to serenade at scholarship concert: Naarai Jacobs,

daughter of Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s founding Artistic Director Nate Jacobs, will present her first scholarship concert 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota, 3975 Fruitville Road.

Jacobs, who has appeared in numerous WBTT productions, will

sing some of her favorite pop, R&B and show tune songs. Most recently, she has starred in the company’s “The Motown ’60s Revue.” She is entering her sophomore year at Howard University’s School of Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the door (checks or cash only). Scholarship opportunities are also available. Call 371-4974.

+ Sarasota Ballet appoints new development director On Monday, the Sarasota Ballet announced the appointment of Noreen Delaney as development director. Delaney joined the ballet staff for the 2009 and 2010 seasons before joining Sarasota magazine and has been an account executive for Vanity Fair and Allure magazines.

In her role as development director, Delaney will be responsible for individual gifts, donor relations and related development initiatives.

“I am thrilled to be rejoining the Sarasota Ballet as development director and to be part of such a growing, dynamic and innovative dance company,” said Delaney in a prepared statement.

Michael Scott, former development director, is now business manager and will be responsible for events, corporate sponsorships and special projects.

“Noreen will bring her enthusiasm and passion for the Sarasota Ballet to her position as development director,” said Sarasota Ballet Director Iain Webb. “We welcome her to our team.”

Gabrielle Ayala, 12, Carson Sandiford, 17, Tanner Bleck, 13, William Dugan, 14, Alexandra Burman, 13, Gabrielle Mengden, 12, Rachel Mengden, 15 and Michael Mengden, 15, participated in summer intensive classes on Monday.

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+ Carreño Dance Festival kicks off with intense summer programs The Carreño Dance Festival and Summer Intensive began Aug. 4 and will run through Aug. 27. Intensive dance classes led by heralded leaders in the dance world, such as Loipa Araujo, José Carreño, Rinat Imaev and Liz Bergmann, are being offered during the next few weeks. Dance enthusiasts can purchase observer passes for $10 per session; or four sessions for $36.

The special closing performance, “Festival of the Stars,” takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 27 and features international stars such as Sarah Lane (see this week’s Diversions cover story on Pages 1 and 2), who is known for her role as Natalie Portman’s dance double in “Black Swan,” Carreño and others. Tickets range in price from $15 to $50. Call 328-1300 for ticket information.

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Alter ego It was just another Friday morning in Sarasota, when Marie Antoinette waltzed out of the John Carl Spa & Salon, frolicked through the library parking lot in flip-flops, pressed one palm against the nearest column and the other on her hip and struck a pose.

The now glittery flower-adorned turquoise coat started out as a $3 tablecloth from a yard sale three years ago at the Marie Selby Public Library. Even then, Ray Peper knew it would become a French coat, and he knew that he’d need a hat complete with a clock to complement it. Both will be on display in Art Center Sarasota’s exhibition, “The Other Persona,” which opens Aug. 25. Peper’s display is titled, “Out of Mind: Costumes and Ephemera.” Other artists showing their works in the exhibit are Joe Proietti, Vicki Chelf and Jeff Schwartz.

“The only pattern I had was a Johnny Depp pirate coat, so that’s what I used,” Peper says, fluffing the coat and stretching the material out as if he’s about to curtsey. “I enhanced it with Dollar Store flowers brushed with silver paint and added a glaze of sparkle glue to make it shimmer.”

The sparkle glue has left its dusty mark in the shower, all over Peper’s Sarasota apartment and in Key West, where he used to live.

He’s entered nearly 250 broaches in the exhibition, in addition to 15 items, spanning from hats to masks.

“It’s amazing what sparkle glue and Dollar Store flowers and paint will do,” Peper says.

“I’m making this because it’s a little more spectacular than what I had in the closet.

Three of my best costumes are in Baltimore at the American Visionary Art Museum.”

One of his hats, inspired by “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” features airplane wings found at the flea market on the Circus Sara-

Art-lovers will have the chance to chat with Ray Peper while he works his magic on a costume made of Barbie dolls for Circus Sarasota’s gala and a Halloween costume titled ‘Ghosts of the Titanic.’

IF YOU GO WHAT: Community opening reception for

“The Other Persona” WHEN: Reception runs from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25; exhibition runs through Oct. 22. Ray Peper will be onsite from 1 to 3 p.m. most Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Aug. 30 to Oct. 1 to chat as he works on two costumes.

WHERE: Art Center Sarasota, 707 N. Tamiami Trail INFO: Call 365-2032 or visit www.artsarasota.org sota lot, a bird made from a fabric pillow and a safari-helmet nest.

“I’ve taken a whole rack of stuff over to the art center,” Peper says. “A Davy Jones costume made out of commercial fishnet, a golden dragon costume that’s double-faced — the front is a Thai dancer princess and the back is a golden dragon made of cupcake foil and a Jackson Pollock wedding dress. It’s 8 1/2 yards of fabric collaged with yarn and fabric to look like thrown paint, and the bridal veil is topped with a paint can.”

Also on display is a piece that resembles a lacy pirate coat, but is actually leopard fabric underneath sheer fabric, which Peper once paraded around in while wearing a pirate ship hat.

“I had to make a political statement,” he says. “I was a pirate in the rose garden. All of this started with Fantasy Fest, in Key West.

Last time I was there, I was Marie Antoinette in underwear.”

OTHER PERSONAS Vicki Chelf calls the series of paintings to be displayed at Art Center Sarasota “Food is Sacred.” It is her reaction to how she sees society’s tendency to take food for granted. She wants to inspire viewers to reconsider their relationship with food.

Jeff Schwartz’s works explore gathering places. One of his pieces features the Hob Nob, one of his usual lunch spots, where he likes to people watch.

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“I wake up some mornings at 1:30 a.m.,” Ray Peper says. “When I wake up with an idea, I have to get sketchbook and write it down. I have a studio on the second floor of the apartment. I go up there to sew or do whatever. A lot of it has been therapy.”

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If you haven’t been “saved” yet, you’ll feel holier than thou after you’ve seen “The Savannah Disputation” at Florida Studio Theatre.

Director Kate Alexander, who describes the play best as reflective of a “dogma eat dogma world,” energetically and shrewdly referees this hilarious smackdown between two Christian super sects. Although it initially opened to mixed reviews in New York and has been dismissed by highbrow critics as a funny but silly and insubstantial sitcom, the play has undergone a recent, highly successful revival.

Playwright Evan Smith was inspired to write a religious satire during the 2002 midterm elections, while he was living in Savannah, Ga. He was intrigued by the sudden intrusion into politics of the religious right, so he launched into a study of the Bible and the views of Protestant evangelicals and their detestation of the Roman Catholic Church.

Even funnier than the skewering of fanatically held beliefs are the characterizations Smith contrived to represent those beliefs. He’s accomplished the seemingly impossible task of bringing to life characters simultaneously stereotypical and vulnerably believable. They are empathydeserving beings doing their best to find comfort in the face of their own mortality.

FST has a brilliant and beatifically entertaining cast for this production. The main characters in the ensemble are two Catholic spinsters, in whose living room the action takes place. Like so many sisters, Margaret and Mary can be described as a salt-and-pepper pair.

Susan Greenhill fabulously captures

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every nuance of Margaret, a kind, loving, naive, wouldn’t-hurt-a-fly innocent who declares, “I’m smart enough to know I’m stupid.” Greenhill is an FST veteran who has appeared in numerous TV shows.

Lisa McMillan, recently seen in “Sheer Madness” at FST, provokingly plays Mary, self-satisfied, strong-willed and outspoken, to perfection. Her Broadway credits include “La Cage Aux Folles.”

Lindsey Wochley plays Melissa, the door-to-door evangelical who comes calling at the sisters’ home. Wonderfully unexpected, her character is more of a hot babe than a card-carrying missionary, and her approach to her messianic calling is more reminiscent of a well-organized vacuum salesperson working her way through college.

Sheffield Chastain as Father Murphy successfully straddles a fine line between prototypical Irish priest and realistic, lonely individual. Chastain made a hilarious appearance in “The 39 Steps” this year at FST. April Soroko captures the visuals in both scenic and costume design. David M. Upton provided the lighting design, with stage management by Will Willoughby.

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Caesar, an intelligent chimpanzee played by Andy Serkis, is fostered by neurogeneticist Will Rodman, played by James Franco, in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.”

of the Planet of the Apes’

If animal abuse tears at your heartstrings, you better skip “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” Although the apes are not living creatures, the film’s astounding effectiveness at portraying them as such can be difficult to watch.

Last year’s Oscar nominee, James Franco (“127 Hours”), stars as Will Rodman, a neurogeneticist who’s involved in creating a drug to eradicate Alzheimer’s disease.

Working for a drug company greedier than hedge-funders, Will is forced to test it on chimpanzees. The effects are startling. The chimp’s IQs soar. The experiments are halted when one goes berserk, and Will fosters her baby, Caesar.

Caesar (Andy Serkis, in an Oscar-worthy performance) has inherited the genetic alteration from his mother. As he ages, he becomes intelligent enough to play a “decent game” of chess. But as we all know, chimps become apes — and apes become dangerous. So, when Caesar gets busted for biting a neighbor, he lands in a shelter for simians. This is when the film becomes disturbing. Caesar and his cell-

mates are brutally abused by their “caretakers.”

The first half of “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” is mildly tiresome. But when the apes organize and decide to exact revenge, all hell breaks loose on the streets of San Francisco. Incredible camerawork (by cinematographer Andrew Lesnie) captures apes defying gravity and reeking havoc on the Golden Gate Bridge. One can’t help but to cheer them.

Director Rupert Wyatt (“The Escapist”) deserves credit for concocting wizardly computer technology that makes apes out of human beings. It’s mind-blowing to behold. But on so many other levels the film falls short. Lame dialogue, a flimsy plot and bad acting keep “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” from being the great film it should have been.

Aside from its shortcomings, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” is a visual treat and definitely a prerequisite for the probable upcoming sequel. Let’s hope they do the franchise justice in the future.

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

ALLYN GALLUP CONTEMPORARY ART — “Florida Landscapes: Another Look,” featuring works by James Couper, Heidi Edwards and Bruce Marsh, runs Aug. 11 through Oct. 1. Located at 1288 N. Palm Ave.; 366-2454; www.allyngallup.com.

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., with exhibit of gallery artists. 955-2787; www.sarasotafineart.com.

ART CENTER SARASOTA — “The Other Persona,” featuring artwork ranging from fantastic costumes to assemblages, by artists Ray Peper, Jo Proietti, Viki Chelf and Jeff Schwartz, runs from Aug. 25 through Oct. 22. Opening reception takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 25. Located at 707 N. Tamiami Trail; 365-2032; www.artsarasota.org.

ART UPTOWN — Third annual Dog Days Art Show runs through Aug. 25. Opening reception takes place from 6 to 9 p.m.

Aug. 12. Located at 1367 Main St.; 9555409; www.artuptown.com.

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 at 5138 Ocean Blvd. in Davidson’s Plaza on Siesta Key; 870-2671; www.localcoffee.com RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART — “Voices of Hip-Hop in Art” runs through Aug. 14.

Ongoing exhibitions are “Crosscurrents of

to 7 p.m. Aug. 12. Galleries located onehalf block east of 2700 N. Tamiami Trail on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way; 359-7563; www.ringling.edu/selbygallery.

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

ART WALKS

“The Wave,” by D.L. Steiner, can be viewed at the State of the Arts Gallery.

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, admitted free.

Tickets for the museum are $25, or $20 for seniors 65 and up; children ages 6 to 17, $10; children 5 and under, admitted free.

Art museum free to all on Mondays. Located at 5401 Bay Shore Road; 351-1660.

Admission includes the Ringling Museum of Art, Cà d’Zan mansion, Circus Museum, Mable’s Rose Garden and grounds.

RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN — “Hanging in Balance: Ten Emerging Chinese Artists,” runs from Aug. 12 to Sept.

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TOWLES COURT GALLERY WALK — Art walks take place at 6 p.m. every third Friday of the month. Many galleries and restaurants are open for evening strolls and dining; live music is also featured. Parking on Adams Lane; 365-8683. Next art walk will take place Aug. 19.

MUSIC

FRIDAYFEST — One Night Rodeo playing country hits takes place Aug. 12. Bird Street Players performing funk, soul and reggae takes place Sept. 16, at the Van Wezel, 777 N. Tamiami Trail. Guests invited to bring blankets or lawn chairs; vendors to offer food and beverages. Coolers, weapons prohibited. 953-3368; www.vanwezel. org.

GLENRIDGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER — “Songs, Stories & Mr. Chatterbox,” featuring Roberta MacDonald, takes place at 8 p.m. Aug. 20. Tickets: $15 or $10 for GPAC family. Located at 7333 Scotland Way. 552-5325; www.gpactix.com.

HERMITAGE ARTIST RETREAT — State Teachers Artist Residency artists will do readings and performances from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12. Located at 6660 Manasota Key Road, Englewood. Free; 475-2098.

THEATER

ART CENTER SARASOTA — “Clay’s Life,” featuring Frank Colson in a melodramatic comedy about Carla O’Brien’s philosophy regarding how the creation of ceramics parallels transitions in human life, takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 23. Admission is $5 for ACS members; $8 for non-members.

Located at 707 N. Tamiami Trail; 3652032; www.artsarasota.org.

BANYAN THEATER COMPANY — “Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun,” by Norm Foster, runs Aug. 11 to Aug. 28. Tickets: $28.50.

Located in the Jane B. Cook Theater, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail; 351-2808; www.banyantheatercompany.com.

FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE — “Our Son’s Wedding” runs through Aug. 14. “The Savannah Disputation” runs through Aug. 28. Located at 1241 N. Palm Ave; 3669000; www.floridastudiotheatre.org.

GOLDEN APPLE DINNER THEATRE — “Stop the World — I Want to Get Off” runs through Sept. 4. “Drag Queen Bingo Bonanza: The Show” takes place at 6:30 p.m. every Friday. Tickets: $5. Located at 25 N. Pineapple Ave.; 366-5454; www.thegoldenapple.com.

VENICE THEATRE — “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” runs Aug. 12 to Aug. 28. Tickets: $12 to 27. Located at 140 W. Tampa Ave., Venice; 488-1115 www.venicestage.com.

WESTCOAST BLACK THEATRE TROUPE — “Dynamic Duets of the ’70s” runs Aug. 16 to Aug. 28. Tickets: $25. Located at 1012 N. Orange Ave. Call 366-1505; email wbtt@comcast.net.

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by Molly Schechter | Food Editor

Kitchen remodel: from ‘whew’ to ‘wow’ Carolyn Michel and her husband, Howard Millman, love their St. Armands home, which has a large kitchen (304 square feet) with wonderful light. But it was original to the 1970s house and had not been updated. The room was functional and familiar but tired — and they were tired of it. So, Michel put together a team for a major remodel.

She knew she wanted contractor Gregg Kaplan, of LBK Contractors and Design, who had redone the home’s bathrooms. She considered many options and portfolios before choosing David Asher, of Eurotech Cabinetry, and Ginny Galer, of Tradewinds Interiors. She also knew what she wanted and told her team: “More contemporary, but not ultra, and we need to find a home for everything.” She wanted to be sure that the kitchen remained warm and inviting and a reflection of her.

The process took two years, though the actual build (from bare studs) was accomplished in only seven weeks.

Two decisions were difficult. Relocating the refrigerator took a lot of persuasion. And the choice between a stainless steel or black composite sink was only made when both were viewed on-site.

The Michel-Millman kitchen not only meets but exceeds the couple’s expectations. There is more efficient use of space and more storage.

“Before, a lot of stuff was outside

David Asher, of Eurotech Cabinetry, and Gregg Kaplan, of LBK Contractors and Design, and their client, Carolyn Michel. because there was no room for it in the kitchen,” Millman said. “Now, it is all in — and we have empty drawers.”

He is the one who argued for the bold and stunning “Blue Bahia” granite.

The beauty of this makeover is that when it was done, there was not one thing that Michel and Millman wished they had done differently — remarkable in any remodel and especially so with a kitchen. And it is testimony not just to the creativity and skill of both the clients and resources but to their patience, communications and collaboration, as well.

Most tellingly, Michel says, “I wanted it to be, ‘Wow! I love my kitchen.’

And I got, ‘Wow, I love my kitchen.’”

EXPERT ADVICE Here’s what Carolyn Michel’s team would recommend to those considering a kitchen makeover.

David Asher

“The client should be heavily involved in planning the kitchen. The homeowner is always the best designer.”

Ginny Galer

“The client should really know their living and cooking habits and keep the ‘walking triangle’ (stove to refrig-

Above: A wall of essentially dead space, right, became wall-to-wall storage and display space. A same-size picture window replaced a three-panel one to great effect.

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Above: Interior designer Ginny Galer cites the removal of the suspended upper cabinets over the peninsula as the most outstanding feature of the new kitchen.

Above: The designers recessed the full-depth French door refrigerator to give it a built-in look. The decision to move it was one of the toughest for the owners to make.

erator to sink) to no more than 17 feet total. It is practical to have deep drawers for pots and pans and as many roll-outs behind doors as possible so one doesn’t have to stand on one’s head to get things.”

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“The quality of the end result will parallel the quality of communications between client and team members; the better the communications, the better the outcome.”

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