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by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

Roundabouts set for season Construction on two Ringling Boulevard roundabouts and a paving project on Fruitville Road will start in November. CRA Advisory Board members questioned the move.

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+ Cardinal Mooney students donate Members of Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School’s Key Club recently organized a school-wide drive to collect items to donate to the Bethesda House of Sarasota, a nonprofit organization that assists families affected

by HIV. The drive collected more than 190 care packages full of new items.

Once the care packages were ready to go, the students personally delivered the boxed-up donations to Bethesda House.

If Ringling Boulevard is under construction, motorists would likely head to Fruitville Road to get through downtown quickly.

And if Fruitville Road is under construction, drivers are likely to use Ringling Boulevard.

So, what happens if both major downtown thoroughfares are under construction at the same

time?

Motorists will find out in November, at the start of tourist season.

At the Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board meeting Thursday, Sept. 22, chief planner Steve Stancel reported that two Ringling Boulevard four-lane roundabouts at Palm

Avenue and Pineapple Avenue will begin construction simultaneously in November. Construction for both roundabouts won’t be complete until July, and although traffic will run constantly through both intersections, delays are likely.

At the same time as the roundabout construction, Stancel re-

ported that Fruitville Road will be repaved just north of the downtown area. That project will take two to three months to complete.

The announcements frustrated CRA board members.

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Six-year-old Faith Chaney throws a hula-hoop around a stuffed dog at the Girl Scouts of Gulf Coast Florida’s 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts festival Sept. 24 at the Gulfcoast Event and Conference Center. Faith has been a Girl Scout for two years, and her favorite cookie is the Thin Mint. For the story and more photos, see page 15A.

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+ St. Martha’s earns designation St. Martha Catholic School was recognized last week by the U.S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School. The honor recognizes high-performing schools or schools that have raised student achievement to high levels. The students gathered for a photo Friday to display their school pride.

DOWNTOWN DISCUSSION

by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

Greenville outlines its success story Sarasota hosted the economic development director of Greenville, S.C., to hear how the city revitalized its downtown core since the 1970s.

The city of Greenville, S.C., may have been unconventional in its approach to revitalize its aging downtown, but it’s economic development director said the

methods paid off in the long run.

Nancy Whitworth, director of economic development for the city of Greenville, S.C., told those in attendance at a Wednesday,

Sept. 29, Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce luncheon that if Greenville can overcome its obstacles, so can any city.

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See Page 3A for Sarasota Main Street project “vibrant” in the 1960s, Whitworth said that it turned into a “boring

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“That makes a lot of sense,” said board member Mark Huey. “Of course, these projects have to be performed during season.”

Stancel, however, reiterated that traffic flow will be maintained on both roads during the construction of both projects.

downtown with parallel parking and nothing to do there” in the 1970s.

The city’s downtown core began its transformation by planting trees that line its Main Street and replacing parallel parking with more motorist-friendly diagonal parking.

Those two decisions paid dividends.

“Believe it or not, the city of Greenville doesn’t have pretty buildings,” Whitworth said. “The trees hid the ugly, vacant buildings, which was the catalyst for a new downtown and occupied buildings.”

Next, Whitworth said, came some controversial decisions from city leaders.

First, the city bought a piece of land and attracted a Hyatt Regency to the site. The city of Sarasota is trying to do something similar with a sliver of land next to the Palm Avenue parking garage.

Next, the city acquired land across from its City Hall and built a performing-arts center there.

The city also bought land and built a public farmers market that Whitworth said “failed miserably.”

“We took a leap of faith and it didn’t work,” Whitworth said. “But we brought in a consultant who helped us transform it into what today has become downtown’s most popular mixed-use development for restaurants and retail shops.”

The city also bought land for a sports coliseum and built a new baseball field for minor league play.

And the city’s most controversial move to date involved Greenville buying lots behind the forgotten Reedy River.

“We have a river that took us 90 years to utilize and embrace,” Whitworth said.

With the promise that a private developer would build a major mixed-use development on the river, the Greenville City Council bought the lots, condemned the properties and cleaned up the river.

“The private sector provided a safety net for elected officials to stick to their guns and follow through on an arduous process that included a costly legal battle,” Whitworth said. “Today, we have a beautiful

U.S. 41 roundabout vetting process begins The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) hosted a U.S. 41 roundabout public workshop Thursday, Sept. 22, at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall to review potential plans for U.S. 41 roundabouts at 10th and 14th streets.

Those roundabouts are the first phase of a bayfront-connectivity plan concept that FDOT has endorsed.

An FDOT study team is evaluating various alternatives to upgrade U.S. 41 in the downtown corridor including installing roundabouts with raised islands for pedestrians at 10th Street and 14th Street.

The project is designed to slow traffic speed, create wider avenues and medians and include more space for bicyclists and pedestrians.

No presentation was made, but the public was asked to provide feedback. FDOT has not made final recommendations for the project yet.

Other future roundabouts planned through the city’s connectivity plan call for future roundabouts at the U.S. 41 intersections of Fruitville Road, Main Street, Orange Avenue and Gulfstream Avenue.

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One of the city of Greenville, S.C.’s most controversial moves involved buying lots behind the Reedy River for mixed-use developments. condo/office/restaurant/retail center that brought us back to the river.”

Whitworth said that without the private sector’s help, Greenville would not be what it is today.

“It’s been controversial, but it’s worked for us,” said Whitworth, who said her city has formed partnerships with numerous organizations, including the local garden club, to help spruce up their parks. “I have often said that the public sector is the spark plug, but the private sector is the engine.”

Today, Whitworth said the city’s only major problem is trying to find more affordable downtown housing for its younger generation.

“The city’s revitalization has priced them out of downtown,” Whitworth said.

To avoid downtown parking problems, the city of Greenville has also built public parking garages and parking lots to coincide with private-sector downtown projects.

And to attract residents who don’t live within the downtown core, the city has created projects such as “Mice On Main,” an interactive sculpture project that spurred city of Sarasota art officials to seek approval for a similar interactive art project.

“You have to do things that don’t take a lot of money like bells in the trees and

installing wayfinding signs and statues to get people interested in walking downtown,” Whitworth said. “The goal is to engage people.”

Whitworth, who received a tour of Sarasota the day before, praised the approximately 50 people in attendance on what she perceives as a city that’s “leaps and bounds” ahead of where Greenville once was.

“We had a dying downtown on our hands,” Whitworth said. “You don’t have that. You have a beautiful downtown that other cities would die for.”

Whitworth urged city residents and officials to think about the best way to connect Sarasota’s assets.

“It’s important to have a vision, but you must be able to convert that vision into reality,” Whitworth said. “In the process, you will connect your downtown neighborhoods back into downtown and receive more revitalization and renovation. You have to have a healthy core before you can spin out.”

Sarasota Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown said Whitworth’s presentation was helpful and helped solidify his belief the city is headed in the right direction.

“We already have many of the assets that Greenville had to work to attain,” Brown said. “I think we’re heading in the right direction.”

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by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

Homeless issue stretches to Selby Public Library Downtown radio host Phil Grande says the city and Sarasota County need to work together to solve problems involving the homeless at both Selby Five Points Park and the Selby Public Library.

The controversial downtown homeless issue has stretched to the Sarasota County-operated Selby Public Library.

Downtown resident and radio host Phil Grande, whose frustration with the homeless led him in July to fund catered meals for transients in front of Vice Mayor Terry Turner’s residence, says the homeless have left Selby Five Points Park and taken over the nearby library.

Without both the city and the county working together to combat the transient issue, Grande says problems will continue downtown.

In a Sept. 5 email to the Sarasota County commissioners, Grande reported that the library is being used “as a homeless shelter.”

Grande noted that transients are hanging around outside the library, especially its entrance, on a daily basis and going inside frequently to use the restrooms.

That type of behavior, Grande said, is not allowed under the county library’s patrons’ code of

conduct.

That code states that the library should be used strictly for “selecting materials, reading, studying, researching and writing” and that personal hygiene procedures for patrons “shall conform to the community standards for public places.”

Many of the transients who enter the library also do not adhere to the library’s dress code, he wrote.

Grande also questioned whether the homeless who come and go at the library are counted as daily visitors on the log used to determine the library’s annual budget, which is designed to reflect the level of patron usage.

“My (radio show) producers counted on average that 80% of the (daily visitors to the library) are vagrants (and only) 20% are real patrons,” Grande said. “It’s my opinion that librarians intentionally do not enforce their own code because if they did the library would be 80% empty.”

Grande told the Sarasota Ob-

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server the homeless issue at the library is both a city and county issue and that it is related to how Selby Five Points Park is operated.

“The problems with the library and park are one,” Grande said.

Although Grande believes the removal of the park benches three months ago started the problem, he said the library has been serving as a haven for for homeless people needing to use a bathroom or to cool off from the heat.

Grande met with interim Sarasota County Administrator Terry Lewis this week. Lewis is investigating the issue, including undertaking a review of the library’s code of conduct.

Lewis told the Sarasota Observer he also would meet with Sarasota Police Department officers who focus on the homeless issues downtown, and he planned to make sporadic visits to the library within the next week to observe the situation and talk with the staff.

“I believe the county should hold back on all further funding for the library until they revisit the patron code of conduct for the library,” Grande said.

Grande also hopes the city and the county will work together in the future to resolve the issues facing the Five Points Park area.

In the meantime, Grande said that since the benches were removed from the park, crime in the area has dropped and more businesses and vacant apartments have been occupied in the neighboring area.

Vice Mayor Terry Turner, meanwhile, also believes the homeless issue revolving around the library and Selby Five Points Park deserves a joint city/county focus. Lewis’ commitment to meet with the Sarasota Police Department also confirms that the county plans to work with the city on the issue, Turner said.

“It’s not just a county issue,” said Turner. “This really affects the city.”

by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

Main Street renovations proposed City of Sarasota residents will be invited to meet next month to select a proposal designed to transform Main Street from Bayfront Drive to U.S. 301 and put the spotlight on the downtown historic district, which stretches along Main Street from Gulfstream Avenue to Orange Avenue and includes portions of Palm Avenue.

The Downtown Improvement District will host a public workshop at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, in the commission chambers to discuss a project that city officials hope will bring continuity to Main Street. Among the proposed Main Street enhancements are widened sidewalks and changes to the streetscape to create a uniform appearance while making the historic district easily recognizable.

During the meeting, members of the public will sit at tables after hearing an overview of the project; they will collaborate on what kind of changes they would like to see.

The city then will host a November meeting to vet a project that will reflect the public’s suggestions.

“The objective is to build consensus as to the design, estimate a cost and come up with a master plan to achieve the changes for the overall project,” said DID Operations Manager John Moran. “By the end of December, we hope to have a plan in place, an estimated cost and the potential timing of when these changes will occur. The first step, however, is finding out what the public wants.”

The city will host two public meetings to ask downtown residents and business owners what renovations they would like to see on Main Street.

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Main Street enhancements include widened sidewalks and changes in streetscape to create a uniform appearance in the historic district.

One concept previously proposed has been the replacement of the asphalt pavement in the historic district with brick pavers.

The idea for the project stems from a June 2010 event called SemCon 2010-I, which provided an overview and the history of Sarasota and highlighted successes in other historic downtowns.

In October 2010, SemCon 2010-II, with the theme, “Building the Future on the Best of the Past,” was a followup city workshop. It welcomed all residents and business owners to discuss different options for downtown.

The goal was to bring citizens, designers and decisionmakers together to build a new

or alternative vision for downtown through teamwork.

Along with the suggestion of brick-paved streets, other proposals called for distinctive streetlights with an antique flair, uniform bulb-outs and landscaping, parallel parking, wayfinding signage and improved downtown walkability.

“The goal is for people to be able to drive into the historic district and know they are there,” said city planner Steve Stancel. “There are a number of suggestions to discuss, but the first step is going to the public and asking them what those changes should be.”

The future main Street project will be divided among four areas: • Bayfront Park to the Five

Points roundabout; • Five Points roundabout to Orange Avenue; • Orange Avenue to Osprey Avenue; • Osprey Avenue to U.S. 301 DID Chairman Ernie Ritz said he was excited about the future of Main Street.

“The historic district has to look different than the rest of Main Street,” Ritz said.

Stancel said the upcoming workshop an exciting time for downtown Sarasota.

“The city’s downtown master plan identified walkability and connectivity as major goals,” Stancel said. “This is all about a consistent vision for downtown, and we continue to need the public’s input for this vision.”

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by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

Parking garage mural project approved A Palm Avenue parking garage mural project will coincide with the Chalk Festival in November.

The city’s first interior public-art project, planned for the walls of the Palm Avenue parking garage, received approval from the Public Art Committee Tuesday.

The project, which now must be reviewed by the Sarasota City Commission at its Monday, Oct. 3 regular meeting, will begin near the end of October if commissioners approve the project and its $25,000 funding request.

Public art board members voted 5-0 to approve the expenditure of $25,000 in public-art funds to create the first downtown public art mural project. The funds will be equally divided among five artists, who will each be responsible for painting one floor of the garage.

The concept for a Palm Avenue parking garage includes painting sweeping, colorful murals, with a different theme planned for each floor.

The mural themes include a dance theme for the second floor, a film theme for the third floor, a music theme for the fourth floor, a theater theme for the fifth floor and an opera theme for the sixth floor.

The Sarasota Chalk Festival will likely be incorporated into the project; the artists will save some mural space for the artwork of local children.

Chris Gallagher, senior planner for Sarasota-based Jonathan Parks Architect, assuaged past concerns that public art should only be placed on the outside of public buildings, by explaining city code allows for it if the inside of the building is accessible to the public.

The city already set aside money for art in the facility. The city’s zoning code requires that for every new project downtown it sets aside a half-percent of the construction cost toward downtown artwork, which means $54,000 was set aside from the garage for future artwork purposes.

The garage officially re-opens Nov. 1, and Gallagher hopes the five artists selected could begin work on the project before the structure reopens.

Chalk Festival Director Denise Kowal told board members that the festival can help promote the mural project and that the public could watch the murals being painted during the festival.

“We feel this is a jewelry box people can keep discovering and will help the public discover the reasons why you do want to park downtown,” Kowal said. “The exposure this will get (through the festival) is 10-fold than it would get if it were (painted) on its own (without festival exposure).”

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+ DSA announces officers for 2011-2012 The Downtown Sarasota Alliance Board of Directors elected the following officers for 2011-12: Chairman John Harshman, Vice Chairman Tony Souza, Treasurer Michael Beitzinger and Secretary Peter Fanning.

+ Sheriff’s Office issues scam alert to residents The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office warned residents about an Internet scam that has been reported in other areas of Florida. The scam involves cyber criminals trying to trick Microsoft users into believing their computers may be vulnerable to an attack.

The scam works like this: Criminals posing as Microsoft computer security engineers contact potential victims on their home phones. The scammer says that “threats” have been reported to Microsoft, and as a courtesy they are providing free security checks to customers who may have unknowingly downloaded a virus or malware.

In most cases the caller will ask the

Some victims have reported the scammer has gained remote access to their computer and threatened they would not release it until they get the victim’s credit card information.

This crime has not been reported yet in Sarasota County. According to Microsoft, the company does not make unsolicited phone calls to fix computers and warns people to never give out their Internet Protocol (IP) address or financial information over the phone.

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Code Compliance Hearings — 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, City Hall, 1565 First St., Room 112, Sarasota. 

 Alta Vista Neighborhood Association Meeting — 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 29, Concordia Lutheran Church, 2185 Wood St., Sarasota.

+ Police arrest murder suspect in Sarasota

 Sarasota City Commission Regular Meeting — 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota.

Newtown CRA Advisory Board — 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, Robert L. Taylor Community Center, 1845 34th St., Sarasota 

victim to go to their computer and follow detailed instructions while still on the phone. These instructions cause computer owners to install malicious malware applications on their machine, which allows the scammer to steal personal and financial information.

A man wanted for a double murder in Pennsylvania was arrested Sunday on Main Street by Sarasota Police Department officers.

On Sept. 25, Sarasota police officers arrested Brandin Lee Kasick, 26, for a double homicide arrest warrant from Fogelsville, Pa. The warrant was issued Sept. 21.

Officers, according to a news release, “flooded the downtown area Sunday searching for Kasick after they were alerted that he was wanted for murder and had been seen in Sarasota.”

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The most read stories online last week were: 1. “Chalk Festival off, back on again” (Sept. 22) 2. “PHOTO OF THE DAY: Sarasota Yacht Club re-opens” (Sept. 20) 3. “Video: Horses bridge public and law enforcement” (Sept. 8) 4. “Selby Library closes temporarily Oct. 1” (Sept. 21) 5. “PHOTO GALLERY: BYOB auction” (Sept. 20)

Sarasota Police Officer John Neri located Kasick in the 1300 block of Main Street in J.D. Hamel Park and arrested him just before 7 p.m.

No bond is available for the double homicide charge.

+ Correction Bee Ridge Presbyterian Church was incorrectly identified in a Sept. 22 article.

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Visiting Chinese teacher learns new lessons Chinese teacher Xiaotian Tang is currently teaching the foreign language at two Sarasota County high schools.

Xiaotian Tang, or “Frank,” as his students and co-workers at Riverview High School know him, went to his first American football game Friday night.

“It was awesome,” he says with a Chinese accent, although his English is impeccable. “I only know a little about the rules, but I could understand what they were doing on the field: the players’ cooperation, their tactic, the grand parades (marching bands).”

Tang is serving as a Chinese language teacher for one year in Sarasota through the College Board and Hanban Institute in China. He teaches in the mornings at Riverview and then in the afternoons at Suncoast Polytechnical High. The program recruits teachers from China to teach abroad under a three-year contract made possible from a state grant.

“I have been teaching for so long in (the same) background, and now I have the opportunity to teach different students in a totally different environment,” he says.

“It’s exciting.”

Tang grew up in the small rural town of Jishou, in the People’s Republic of China. He left to study English in a bigger town, and for the past 18 years he has taught English at the same university from which he graduated. He also spent some time studying English in the U.K. His wife and middle-school aged son still live in Jishou, which is a 12-hour time dif-

ference. He video chats with them on a weekly basis.

Tang calls himself a “techie,” which explains why he can go from teaching on paper flip-charts in China to using smart-board technology in Sarasota. He says the school system is more systematic and rigid in U.S. high schools than at his Chinese university. He also says American students ask more questions. It has been a different and challenging teaching experience, but he likes it so far, he says.

Riverview Principal Linda Nook says the school wanted to add more foreignlanguage options and was already looking for a local Chinese teacher, when the Sarasota County School District asked if the school wanted to be apart of the Chinese Guest Teacher Program.

“He’s very popular with the students,” she says of Tang. “The kids have welcomed and received him so warmly, but when you talk to him, how could you not?

Who wouldn’t love him?”

Tang’s students are just as pleased as their principal. Fifteen-year-old Manuel Montiel takes Chinese 1 with Tang, and it is his favorite class so far this year.

“He’s a really good teacher, and the school made a good choice picking him as a teacher,” Manuel says. “It’s interesting, and I learn new things every day.”

Manuel plans to continue taking Chinese classes and thinks it will help him in

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Xiaotian Tang, or “Frank,” teaches his students how to speak about birthdays in Chinese. the future when he plans to enlist in the military.

“I told him that we should do a class fieldtrip to China,” Manuel says.

Manuel hopes Tang will prepare traditional Hunan food for the class, like Tang and his roommate make when they host dinners at their apartment for new friends. In addition to cooking, Tang loves the beach. He comes from a mountainous region and finds the beach relaxing.

He also enjoys sports and riding bikes.

“I get a lot of support (from the staff and administration), and they even gave

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Tang doesn’t have a car and needed a bike to ride to school. He has two mentors, one in the Sarasota County Induction Program and a Riverview cultural mentor, who helped him settle in and find an apartment when he first arrived.

Tang says he learns as much from his students as they do from him.

“I really appreciate the (time) we have spent so far,” Tang says. “I’ve already learned from them (the students), and I hope they do outstanding in their studies and student careers.”

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

Friedrich Hayek “Road to Serfdom,” 1944

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Fast-track zoning change The new Sarasota City Commission is making real attempts to be more businessand development-friendly, to change the city’s “no” perception. But its own Planning Board is working against that objective, consistently, and that is a problem.

The commission has already eliminated sewer and water-impact fees. Most recently, the commission voted to “fast track” the cumbersome amendment process to change part of the city zoning code.

Right now, any conflict within the zoning code requires the city to take the most restrictive provision. The amendment, which Commissioner Paul Caraguilo proposed in August, would allow the city to take a lesser provision and was moved on to staff for review 5-0.

“It’s not a license to do whatever you want,” Caraguilo said. “If (the code) says you can, you do.” City Manager Bob Bartolotta said the amendment “would give us much more flexibility.”

But the Planning Board, which has a

majority of anti-development members and no developers, voted 4-1 recently to recommend that commissioners scrap fast-tracking the amendment and go the normal, protracted method for zoning amendments. Given the discussion during the Planning Board meeting, it is unlikely that board will recommend in favor of the amendment — which is in line with the Planning Board’s history of recommending against many major developments in recent years.

Caraguilo, part of a family of restaurant entrepreneurs, explains the board’s opposition to fast-tracking the change this way: “They don’t want anything expedited, because they don’t have anything pending.”

The city should move forward with expediting the amendment. And then it needs to reconsider the makeup of the Planning Board, changing city rules to require at least two developer seats. It makes sense to have some balance on that board, and there is none now.

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Bus fares throughout Sarasota County will rise Oct. 3. But the response at several public hearings throughout the county has been one big yawn.

Even in Newtown, which has one of the highest SCAT riderships, eight people showed up at a public hearing and not one spoke against the fare increase. They complained about service and bus shelters.

The fares will increase from 75 cents to $1.25 for a single ticket and $40 to $50 for a monthly pass. A one-day pass for unlimited rides will increase from $3 to $4.

Sarasota County had one of the lowest public bus-fare schedules in the state and nation and had been subsidizing the service with millions in general tax money for years. The rate increases will put the county in the same range as other counties its size in Florida and about the same as Manatee County.

It is the right and necessary choice.

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The new merit-pay law is obviously good for students and provides accountability. Sadly, and predictably, teachers unions feel threatened.

It should not surprise anyone that Florida teachers are suing to block the new state law attempting to de-link teacher pay from years worked and instead link pay to performance.

We have long pointed out the intransigence of government unions toward needed fiscal restraint by governments on behalf of taxpayers and the larger economy, and specific intransigence by teachers unions regarding their members being paid according to how good they are — like most people in the private sector.

The concept of merit pay, such an obviously ROD good idea for student THOMSON outcomes, is antithetical to the largest government unions in Sarasota and Manatee counties, the state of Florida and the nation.

Patricia Levesque, executive director of Foundation for Florida’s Future — former Gov. Jeb Bush’s education think tank — issued a statement in response to the lawsuit, saying that Florida “teachers deserve to be recognized for their effectiveness and dedication with professional-level compensation … Today’s action by the teachers’ union, once again proves they care more about protecting political power than promoting a dynamic, highly skilled workforce of educators.”

As if on cue to prove Levesque’s point, Florida Education Association President Andy Ford said, “The Legislature would love to get rid of the Florida Education Association because we are the only ones [who] seem to stand up to them on a regular basis.” The teacher’s union leader sees this as about power, and apparently his power.

Then he added this jewel: “If they can get rid of us, they can have a free reign over government, which is a scary concept.”

Only to a union leader is the idea of a duly elected Legislature having control of government a scary concept. It’s something the Founders liked to call representative democracy.

The new law eliminates the long-term contracts for teachers, placing newly hired teachers on one-year contracts. Most private-sector workers have no contract. So going from long-term to a one-year contract is hardly a terrible deprivation.

The law also creates a system for evaluating teacher performance. The evaluation system mixes objective with subjective.

Half of a teacher’s performance will be based on student test scores and half will be on a performance-rating level through personal evaluations.

Florida is among many states across the nation trying to balance budgets and realizing the need to rein in the government unions. Wisconsin was the epicenter, and both the courts and the people of Wisconsin backed measures to get control of unaffordable spending on government employees. And new teacher evaluation

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laws already have been enacted in Indiana, Oklahoma, and New York, with teachers unions fighting them there as well.

At least some individual teachers, accustomed to virtual job guarantees, are not happy with the new law.

Christine Mayer, a 33-year teaching veteran at Ashton Elementary in Sarasota, traveled to Tallahassee when the suit was filed so she could speak against the law.

“I’m there to teach the child,” she said.

“They’re there to learn. Now I have yet more hoops to jump through that violate my constitutional rights.”

Well yes, government paperwork is a drag. But it is part of being a government employee. It is doubtful there are constitutional violations. If there are any, then the constitution would need to be changed.

Merit pay is long past due — because school districts must change.

Holding schools accountable, as is done now in the state through funding, is one step. Holding teachers accountable through pay is another step. Far more reform in funding and parental options is needed.

School officials will retort that it is unfair to teachers in failing schools, typically inner-city schools with crummy demographics for student achievement. Perhaps. But it is more unfair for the students trapped in those schools.

More money obviously has not improved student achievement. If school reform does not work, then perhaps school demolition is the answer.

The status quo for too many children in public schools — for their future and the future of our state and country — simply is not acceptable.

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

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by David Merrill

Public amenities are essential The city of Sarasota could reap much needed cash by selling Payne Park and Bobby Jones Golf Course, but should it? How do parks and other public amenities fit into our definition of “essential government services?”

Conservatives make a strong case that government should only provide those essential services that the private sector cannot economically provide. One can argue that developing a little-used park, such as downtown’s Payne Park, is not an essential government service, and we Merrill all know that the private sector routinely provides golf courses. Accordingly, some argue that spending taxpayer dollars on Payne Park and Bobby Jones Golf Course is a misuse of taxpayers’ money.

But that reasoning is based on an interpretation of government’s purpose that is too narrow. While parks and public golf courses may not be essential in the sense that life could not continue without them, they are the type of amenities that are essential for the creation of a community with a high quality of life.

More than 100 years ago, F. Law Olmstead and Daniel Burnham helped tame America’s teaming cities through their leadership in the creation of public parks. Residents of Boston, New York and Chicago can still appreciate their

landscape excellence in Boston Common, Central Park and Grant Park. Few residents in these cities would agree that the provision of parks falls outside of the category of essential government services.

For those who are unfamiliar with the history of New York’s Central Park, it was a ragged, sparsely settled piece of land on the edge of town when it was purchased in the 1850s. But look at it now. Some of the most expensive real estate in the world borders the park.

It’s true that Sarasota’s Payne Park is underutilized today, but give it time.

Development opportunities surround the park, and they will create the demand for the park during the next economic cycle.

Just before the beginning of this recession, the city had approved a major residential development across the street from Payne Park, and when the economy rebounds, Payne Park will again become a magnet for redevelopment on the east side of downtown.

That’s not to say that Payne Park will have the same impact as Central Park. The scale is different. But Sarasota has effectively used parks to add life to the downtown over the last couple decades. In addition to returning Payne Park to public use, the city has added Five Points Park,

Whittaker-Gateway Park, Links Avenue Park and the fountain at Pineapple and Lemon. Each of the parks has revitalized the area around it and added to the character of downtown Sarasota.

Perhaps the operation of Bobby Jones Golf Course should be privatized, but selling the land would be irresponsible if the city wants to keep golf convenient for its residents and tourists. In recent years we’ve witnessed developers close Sunrise, Fox Fire and Forest Lakes golf courses in attempts to develop housing.

While the private sector can provide golf courses, golf courses themselves often provide a form of land banking for their owners, and the courses are subject to being closed and developed when land prices get high enough.

Therefore, the only way to ensure that golf will remain convenient for city residents is for the public to own the golf course land.

Sarasota is blessed to have a large body of citizens that demands that our local governments be efficiently run and another large group that demands that Sarasota’s high quality of life be preserved and enhanced. Let’s hope our government leaders continue to meet in the middle by efficiently providing a high quality of life.

David Merrill is the former mayor of Sarasota, on the Better Government Association Board of Directors and is president of Arox Underground Utilities.

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As long as my family has been in business in this area, more than 60 years, the season for the food and beverage industry has been 100 days and 100 nights.

Our City Commission has now decided that high season runs from Nov. 1 to May 1 — 180 days — and parking meters should be at a higher rate for this period. I don’t know how they came up with these dates, but I do know that December is the second-worst month in the restaurant business right behind September.

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Sept. 14 Identity crisis 11 a.m. — 3800 block of South Osprey Avenue. Lost Property. A woman reported that someone stole the wallet out of her shopping cart at a grocery store. She had to file a police report to obtain a new driver’s license.

Mixed hand signals 11 p.m. — 500 block of North Washington Boulevard. Suspicious Person. A police officer made eye contact with a driver and noticed that the man made a scowling face at him. The same man then drove by the officer again and made a hand gesture “that looked more complicated than just a middle finger” before turning around and making the same gesture with both hands while hanging out of the side of the car. Police made a report, noting that the likelihood of the driver being a local gang member was high.

Sept. 15 Over before it began 12:25 p.m. — 500 block of South Pineapple Avenue. Civil Disturbance. A man told police that his restaurant business partner took all of the restaurant equipment to his house and that their deal fell through before they could open a restaurant. He asked an officer to stand by while he retrieved his equipment.

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2:20 a.m. — 1700 block of Main Street.

Suspicious Person. Police found an intoxicated and confused individual trying to get into what he believed was his hotel.

Sept. 18 The Q-tip of the iceberg

But the building he was trying to get into was a closed commercial building, and the security guard called police for assistance. The man was transported to his correct hotel.

Pound puppy 4 a.m. — Intersection of Fruitville Road and North Tuttle Avenue. Found Animal. A motorist reported a puppy chasing cars on Fruitville Road. Upon arrival, police found a brave puppy trying to scare a moving van. The puppy had no collar, and its owner could not be located. The puppy was transported to the police station and was placed in a holding cell until Animal Services arrived.

A deal’s a deal 9 p.m. — 600 block of Central Avenue.

Suspicious Circumstance. A man told police that he pawned his car for crack cocaine the night before, but wanted to report the vehicle as stolen because he wanted it back. Police advised him that because he entered into an agreement to pawn the vehicle, it was not a theft.

Sept. 17 Who are you calling a chicken?

1:09 p.m. — 1000 block of North Tamiami Trail. Suspicious Person. A gasstation employee reported that a man jumping up and down, wearing a chicken suit and holding a sign was distracting motorists. The chicken was gone before police arrived.

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car dealership reported that a man left on a test drive with a 2006 Mercedes Benz three-and-a-half hours prior and had yet to return with the car. While police gathered information, the man returned with the car and had a lot of explaining to do to the car dealership.

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Noon — Intersection of State Street and Lemon Avenue. Suspicious Person. A man claiming to have worked in China with President Richard Nixon regarding communications equipment told police that he believed his former company was sending undercover operatives to his residence to spy on him. When the man told police he “did not have the liberty to elaborate any further,” police wished him well and decided not to investigate the case any further.

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11:30 p.m. — 1400 block of Main Street. Grand Theft. A woman reported that while she attempted to purchase a drink on the second floor of a nightclub, someone stole her purse that was hanging from the back of her chair. Security found the purse in the men’s bathroom, but it was missing two credit cards, $10 in cash and her driver’s license.

4:30 p.m. — 400 block of South Lime Avenue. Suspicious Circumstance. A woman reported someone firing a BB gun in the area. Police found the suspect — sans BB gun — and he denied ever having one in his possession.

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9:41 p.m. — 1200 block of North Palm Avenue. Trespassing. Police issued trespass warnings to two teenagers riding skateboards in the Palm Avenue parking garage.

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Blackburn Point Park plans move forward The County Commission approved a permit for construction and a water buffer variance. One more meeting is to be held to address remaining concerns.

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The portion of Blackburn Point Park known as Fisherman’s Island will feature fishing piers and a kayak launch. ageable traffic congestion” along the narrow Blackburn Point Road. He thanked the commissioners and staff for the facet of the redesign that would not allow vehicles with motorized vessels to use what staff has named the western node of the park.

However, Doughty said, county officials should make that prohibition clear through “conspicuous display of signage along the Blackburn Point Road” and in the other two park nodes.

He also asked the commission and staff to make sure conspicuous signage goes up directing the public to the beaches at the

south end of Casey Key, instead of the north end, so the public would “not be encouraged to seek beach access over private property and, therefore, trespass.”

Additional discussion Wednesday focused on the fact that patrons of the Casey Key Fish House use the area of the western node for parking.

“I would rather see more of a park there than a parking lot,” Thaxton said. “What we have now is more or less a free-for-all.”

Furthermore, Thaxton said, once the park is complete, the number of spaces for vehicles

undoubtedly will be reduced. “I bet you’re going to cut (the total) in half,” he said.

“You can’t just park willy-nilly all over it,” Patterson said, adding that the restaurant management probably will need to consider other options for customers.

John McCarthy, interim executive director of community, information and parks and natural resources for the county, said that rowing events held in the area also would lead to more vehicles in the parking portion of that node.

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meetings had been held with stakeholders since the county bought the property in 2006, but she asked staff to invite the stakeholders, including those who had spoken Wednesday, to one more meeting, “not to totally revamp this but to look at some tweaks.”

Although the public hearings focused on specific aspects of the park project, the commissioners and public weighed in on a wide range of issues, from concerns about traffic back-ups because of the one-lane swing bridge on Blackburn Point Road to whether county staff could keep people with motorized vessels from using a parking area that has been designed for the launching of watercraft without motors, such as kayaks.

Thaxton also voiced concern about how seagrass would be affected by dredging in the area.

Staff assured him that areas designated for the dredging showed signs of having been dredged in the past.

During the public comments, Dennis O. Doughty, speaking for the Casey Key Association and other neighborhood associations in the affected area, said residents had been concerned about aspects of the park design because of the threat of “unman-

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Commissioner Jon Thaxton, who cast the lone “no” vote, said he could not support the project.

Although the work was within legal parameters, he said, he felt the county was trying to enhance the park beyond the level the property could support.

“I think we’re just biting off far more than we can chew,” he said.

On a second vote, which was unanimous, the commissioners granted a variance for a reduction of the watercourse buffer in one section of the park, which is divided among eastern, central and western nodes. Thaxton said the county was not allowing itself any latitude in that work that went beyond what it allowed for members of the public seeking such variances.

After the votes, County Commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson said she knew numerous

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FST stages enchanting fairy tale Florida Studio Theatre opened its doors to students from IMG Pendleton School and St. Martha’s Catholic School to see “Jack and the Enchanted Beanstalk” Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the Gompertz Theatre.

FST’s Beth Duda and Adam Ratner adapted the classic fairy tale to be a more moral story rather than one about stealing, greed and thievery.

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Murphy receives a bath from camp counselor Kayla McLaughlin.

Bubby enjoys biting at the water that shoots out of a hose during his time in the outdoor play area.

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Liane Khoumphonphakdy refills some bowls with food for the dogs who have kennels at the facility.

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Campers Kelsey Baker unlocks the back door of her car to let out her beagle, Barkley, and ushers him off toward the front door of Camp Bow Wow. Baker and Barkley walk into a large lobby and mini pet store with hardwood floors and large windows that let in tons of natural light.

“I’m here to drop off Barkley,” says Baker to one of the Camp Bow Wow camp counselors, who promptly takes Barkley behind a partial glass door to meet up with the rest of his canine friends. Barkley will spend the majority of his day at the camp while his owner heads off to work.

This pattern continues for about an hour as people drop off their four-legged friends for a day of play, snacks and even a little bit of naptime.

Camp Bow Wow Sarasota owners Bill and Dana Starck opened the business in May 2009.

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“They absolutely love it,” Starck says about his dogs. “All I have to say is, ‘It’s time to go to camp,’ and they run toward the door to the garage.”

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Hundreds of participants also turned out for the 25th annual Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup, observed at various locations the same day. About 30 people came out to clean up around Bayfront Park.

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Robin Adair found a shoe while she was volunteering at Bayfront Park.

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SOULFUL SERIES

by Rachel S. O’Hara | Staff Photographer

by Rachel S. O’Hara | Staff Photographer

Final Friday Fest ends on a playful note The summer’s final Friday Fest on the Bay took place Sept. 16, on the lawn at the Van Wezel. The final band featured in the summer concert series was the Bird Street Players, which played a combination of funk, soul and reggae.

Summer Henderson and Karyn Naylor pose with Charles Brodzinski.

Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara

Above: Rich Light teases the audience.

Right: Tina and Krista Buccione with Debi and Karisti Schalch

Bachelor auctions raises funds to fight breast cancer Going once, going twice, sold! The second “Buy Your Own Bachelor” auction attracted 250 people Tuesday, Sept. 20, to McCurdy’s Comedy Club. The bachelor auction raised more than $18,000 for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

All of the funds were split equally between two fundraising teams: Team Legal Eagles of Norton, Hammersley and Team American

Cocktail Society.

Both teams have been raising money for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and will be participating in the upcoming walk Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Polo Grounds.

In October, both teams will give all of the funds raised throughout the year to the American Cancer Society to benefit Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara

Chet and Wanda Pillsbury dance to the Bird Street Players.

Audra Lange and Danae DeShazer

By the numbers … the most lucrative bachelor — Mike Holderness and his date prize went for the highest bid of $1,700. … in attendance — A total of 260 people came out to the bachelor auction. … those pink bras — 50 pink bras were worn by men and women, bachelors, bidders, waiters and waitresses and even the emcees

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Sydney Prugger, 6, with Piper

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by Mallory Gnaegy | Community Editor

EDC presents 2011 Hall of Fame Awards The Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County hosted approximately 400 individuals from Sarasota businesses for its 2011 Hall of Fame Awards luncheon Sept. 23, at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. The event has been held for 24 years. The presenting sponsor was State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota.

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Doctors Hospital of Sarasota Associate Executive Colleen Cavanaugh accepted the Green to Gold Award on behalf of CEO Robert Meade.

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real estate | transactions

By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Bay Point Park home sells for $1,295,000 Valerie Terris, Sarasota, sold the home in Bay Point Park at 1589 Gulfview Drive to Ralph Miller and Patricia Miller, trustees, Sarasota, for $1,295,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,114 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $925,000 in 2001.

The following residential real-estate transactions, were recorded Sept. 12 to Sept. 16 at the Sarasota County Courthouse.

Of this week’s 15 sales, eight were recorded in Sarasota County, four took place in Palmer Ranch, one was in Osprey, and two were recorded in Nokomis.

Desota Park

Darleen and Peter Ros, trustees, Sarasota, sold the home at 1865 Hibiscus St. to Ronald and Elizabeth Sanders, of Vienna, Va., for $880,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,470 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $775,000 in 2010.

Bay Plaza

RBC Bank sold the Units 1404 and 1405 condominiums at 1255 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Geraldine Aaron, Sarasota, for $825,000.

Built in 1982, the units have three bedrooms, four baths and 3,478 square feet of living area. They previously sold for $1,399,000 in 2005.

Condominium on the Bay

Carmen Rivera, Sarasota, sold her Unit 1515 condominium at 988 Blvd. of the Arts to Antoinette Payne, Philadelphia, for $327,000. Built in 1982, it has two bed-

Easily Distracted Disorganized?

These are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building permits issued

by Sarasota County and city of Sarasota for the week of Sept. 12 through Sept. 16, in order of dollar amounts.

CITY OF SARASOTA Address

Permit

Applicant

Amount

1111 Ritz Carlton Drive 1677 Cunliff Lane 640 47th St. 1823 Flower Drive 1062 Caloosa Drive 1950 Hyde Park St. 301 S. Gulfstream Ave. 2898 Michigan St. 636 Columbia Court

Alteration Re-roof Alteration Alteration Alteration Alteration Alteration Alteration Alteration

Hugh Bishop Albert Bredlau Jr. Jocelyn Van Tuyl Joseph Pepe Janet Robinson Gerald Irwin Daniel Aronson Richard Light Carl Mittelstadt

$25,000 $15,900 $7,830 $7,000 $6,250 $5,719 $5,644 $5,204 $5,125

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SARASOTA COUNTY Address Rachel S. O’Hara

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS

This home at 1589 Gulfview Drive has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,114 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,295,000.

rooms, two baths and 1,555 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $158,000 in 1995.

4052 Las Palmas Way Re-roof Vincent Little 8443 Cypress Hollow Drive Re-roof Leslie Gardier 815 Shadow Bay Way Remodel Meredith Pike 107 Corot Drive Windows/Doors Kenneth Hughes Structure Jerry Taylor 435 Sorrento Drive Joe Murray 6929 Antigua Place Pool/Deck 3223 Village Green Drive Windows/Doors Ryan Dewitt Re-roof Anthony Grasso Jr. 5208 Carmilfra Drive 7130 Bright Creek Drive Enclosure Fern Leimkuehler 3917 Prairie Dunes Drive Re-roof Steven Suchanec

Amount $42,598 $31,000 $25,673 $20,428 $20,000 $18,000 $17,100 $15,610 $12,787 $12,400

Source: Sarasota County; city of Sarasota

Forest Lakes Country Club Estates

Donald and Patricia Hilliard, Sarasota, sold their home at 2024 Riviera Drive to Rick and Carol Vaal, Sarasota, for $260,000.

Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,966 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $399,900 in 2005.

Pelican Cove

S. David Farr, trustee, and Nada Farr, Sarasota, sold the Unit 201 condominium at 1525 Pelican Point Drive to Diamondlake Inc. for $246,500. Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,635 square

feet of living area. It previously sold for $237,500 in 1999.

Donald and Patricia Granger, of Oregon, Ohio, sold their Unit 214 condominium at 1601 Pelican Point Drive to Brian and Valerie Logan, Sarasota, for $240,000. Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,320 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $284,000 in 2004.

The Landings Carriagehouse II

Sandra Roedel, trustee, Nancy Kran-

nich and Cheryl Sudderth, Boston, sold the Unit 23 condominium at 4847 N. Kestral Parkway to Howell and Madge Mayo, of Thomasville, Ga., for $220,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,570 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $146,300 in 1994.

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Wed., Sept. 21 Thurs., Sept. 22 Fri., Sept. 23 Sat., Sept. 24 Sun., Sept. 25 Mon., Sept. 26 Tues., Sept. 27

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Average Gulf water temperature: 84.3

Shirley Blair submitted this sunrise photo, taken in downtown Sarasota.

RED TIDE

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Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected alongshore or offshore Sarasota Friday, Sept.

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Sunset 7:27 7:26 7:25 7:23 7:22 7:21 7:20

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2. Ugly airline math law: when there is an empty seat in between you and another passenger, that seat will be occupied by someone who could use two seats.

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Room For Rent RETIRED LADY wants responsible roommate.

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OFFICE ASSISTANT for in-homecare agency.

Office administration support. Multi-tasking from receptionist to data entry, typing and QuickBooks entries. Organizational skills necessary. Must have good people skills and clear headed under pressure. Experience with MS Word, Excel and QuickBooks essential. Medical background a plus. Part time to possible full time. Salary open.

Call 377-4465.

ROLLTOP DESK, oak, solid wood, locks, 56”wx24”dx43”h, $200. 941-312-6677.

SOFA HIDE-A-BED, queen size, green/beige multiple stripe, perfect condition, $125.

941-349-0079.

You Can Make a Difference. Help seniors stay independent. We provide: non medical care, personal care, meals, light housekeeping, transportation & companionship. Flexible hours available- F/T, P/T, Overnight, Weekends and Live-In. Positions available in Sarasota/ Bradenton/ Venice. To work now fax resume to 941-929-7438 or email: joanieck@comcast.net

941-953-9585 800-955-8771 TDD/TTY Rentals from $427-$588

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Homes For Rent ANNUAL RENTAL: Longboat Key, Twin Shores Mobile Home, 55+, private beach, 2BR/1BA. Call Karen (813)377-6864.

LIDO SHORES: Waterfront home 3BR/3BA. Pool, Dock, Private Beach access. Walking distance to world class shopping and restaurants!

Furnished or unfurnished. Annual rental. $5100/month. Call 941-928-1542.

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$425mo-1 bed/bath mobile homes.

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5811 14th St. W. Bradenton.

Sarasota Real Estate Assoc, Inc. Greg Nowak 941-809-6034 OSPREY: BAYACRES 2BR/2BA/2CG, Great neighborhood, close to Beaches & Shopping.

Fenced back yard. Lawn cutting included.

Non-smoking. $1200/mo 941-586-5834.

SPACIOUS 2000 sq.ft., 3BR/2BA with den, enclosed porch, on partially fenced treed private yard. West of trail. Prestigious Field Rd. neighborhood. Pets okay. Lease, references and deposit required. $2000 negotiable. 941-400-0950.

TOWNHOUSE: OUR house on the beach.

1600/sq.ft. 1st floor, across from Siesta Key Beach, totally renovated, 2BR/2BA, tennis and pool. Reference required. $1925/mo.

609-560-5098.

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LONGBOAT KEY PIERRE CONDO on the beach.

8th floor. 2 bedroom plus den/convertible 3rd bedroom. Garage parking. Furnished. 2,410 sq ft.

Available 10/1/11 thru 9/30/12, or any portion.

Pool, tennis, fitness center. Outstanding Gulf of Mexico and sunrise views. 3 guest suites in bldg. for occasional company. Photos available.

248-310-8308.

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Licensed & Insured. 30% off first cleaning.

371-9869.

HOUSEKEEPER PROFESSIONAL, reliable +17 years prev. employer. Housekeeping, driving, shopping, cooking, house sitting. Live out.

941-323-3336.

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Adult Care Services A LENDING HAND HOURLY OR 24/7 CARE Assistance with Personal Care/ Shopping/ Transportation/ etc. Excellent references, Insured and Bonded. Call 941-809-3725.

EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER: Mature lady will drive, shop, organize, etc. Available 24/7.

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HOME AIDE COMPANION. 6 years experience, CPR trained, bi-lingual, HHA, Certified. Excellent references. Clara Douglas, 407-535-2569.

HOME CARE COMPANION seeking P/T position.

Please call Ellen, 941-924-8443.

IN-HOME CARE/ COMPANIONSHIP/ HOMEMAKING available all hours; days, nights, weekends.

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SENIOR IN HOME CARE: Compassionate care for you or your loved one. Delicious healthy meal preparations, laundry, shopping, transportation, and companionship. Affordable and dependable.

References. Call Louise 941-416-3014.

Auto Transport RETIRED LONGBOAT KEY police officer & associate. Drive your car to the North and back.

941-713-1596, 941-720-0426.

FREE ESTIMATES! Call Dottie, detailed cleaning.

24 Years Exp. Lic./ Ins. Residential/ Commercial.

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GREENMAGIC CLEANING. Residential & Commercial. Great work. Excellent references.

Affordable Rates. Come home happy. Lic./Ins. 941-780-4248.

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MEET ANGHELIKA. She does a fabulous job cleaning my house. For reference, call Dr. K, 941-346-2231. Anghelika, 941-735-3826.

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Home Improvement/ Remodeling HANDYMAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Reliable & Prompt. 25 Years Experience 5 Years in Bradenton Area. Flooring, Masonry, Doors, Carpentry and Water Damage ... etc. Call Scott at 941-536-1770. scottmwoolf1@gmail.com

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MOBILE HOME REPAIRS AND RESTORATIONS. Licensed. Insured. Absolutely excellent references. Everything you need and more!

Call and ask for R.J., 941-586-8996.

BETTY’S HOUSECLEANING Service. High quality cleaning. Reasonable rates. Licensed.

References. Call 941-650-6180.

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You buy the material, we install. 941-586-8996.

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Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable.

Lic./ Ins. 941-400-3342

WATER HEATERS, faucets and small plumbing repairs. Reasonable rates. License #CFC1426756.

941-737-0349.

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941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

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Personal Services CARING COMPANION. Mature, responsible lady, seeking position as a companion. Will prepare light meals, doctor visits, run errands. Hours are flexible. Florida resident over 25 years.

Florida driver’s license. References available.

941-650-5719.

POLISHED COUPLE Available. 10 years experience. We can help executive manage busy life or help senior maintain an independent active lifestyle. Personal Assistant, House Manager, Housekeeper, Companion, Cook, Driver, Handyman, Vehicles (Cars, Boats), Computer Guy. Meticulous housekeeping. Cook delicious meals.

Strong business skills. Live-in position. We can also "prepare" houses for homeowners return: clean, repairs, painting. Current/temporary position waterfront home Siesta Key. Awesome References. 941.840.3497.

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SIGHT-GEIST by Heidi Kurpiela | A&E Editor

Heidi Kurpiela

Janet Mishner, Gail Rubinfeld, Bettina Sego and Susan von Gries meet in Mishner’s Lakewood Ranch studio. “We respect each other’s opinions,” Rubinfeld says.

“There aren’t many people I’d say that about.”

Painted ladies

The members of artinsight-sarasota discuss their diverse work, inspiring friendships and fifth show, ‘Y Not Women,’ which opens next month on Anna Maria Island.

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here’s a lot going on in Janet Mishner’s Lakewood Ranch home.

There are women mingling, a little white dog yipping, a plate of raisin cookies circulating and an assortment of painted canvases accumulating.

It’s the kind of friendly commotion

and camaraderie you don’t get often when you step into an artist’s world.

The vibe is neither solitary nor tortured. There’s coffee brewing, and photos of Mishner’s new grandson line the kitchen counter.

It’s exactly what Mishner, Bettina Sego, Gail Rubinfeld and Susan von

Gries had in mind when they formed their contemporary artist group, artinsight-sarasota, one year ago.

“In all my years of painting, I never had girlfriends who were artists,” von Gries says. “I can’t tell you how nice it is to be surrounded by women who share my passion.”

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‘Y NOT WOMEN’ from 1 The other women nod their heads in unison.

“Creating art can be a very lonely experience,” Rubinfeld says. “When you get together as a group, it becomes more — ” “Of an exchange,” Sego interrupts.

“Because when you’re alone, you’re alone,” Rubinfeld says, finishing the sentiment.

The artists met several years ago in artist Joseph Melancon’s class at Art Center Sarasota. Established painters, each with a rich resumé and decades of experience behind the easel, they were an obvious foursome.

“We came together out of common ground,” Mishner says.

Soon the women were meeting for lunch, meeting to paint and then meeting to discuss the obvious: forming a group.

“As an individual, when you approach a gallery and ask, ‘May I have a show here?’ 2,000 other artists have as well,” Sego says.

“From a marketing perspective, you’re in a better position if you’re in a group.”

They founded artinsight last fall to coincide with Festival sARTée, the two-week arts event that runs concurrently with the Ringling International Arts Festival.

In just one year they’ve

IF YOU GO

“Y Not Women” runs Oct. 7 through Oct. 26, at the Studio at Gulf and Pine, 10101 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria Island. artinsightsarasota will host an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 15 during the Ringling International Arts Festival’s Festival sARTée. For more information, visit artinsightsarasota.com.

held four exhibitions, proving that in a struggling economy there’s strength in numbers.

“So many galleries have closed in the last couple of years,” Rubinfeld says.

“I think art groups are the wave of the future.”

The group’s fifth show, “Y Not Women?” which will run Oct. 7 through Oct. 26, at The Studio at Gulf and Pine on Anna Maria Island, is its biggest exhibition.

An homage to American female artists, the show will include a lecture by Ringling College of Art and Design instructor Kevin Costello and music by an Irish harpist.

To prepare for the event, the women brushed up on the biographies of dozens of 20th-century female artists, including Lee Krasner, an abstract expressionist whose marriage to Jackson

“Contemplation,” by Gail Rubinfeld Pollock often overshadowed her career.

“Women have been painting all along,” Sego says. “But they don’t have their place in history as they should. Ask people to name a female artist, and you’ll get ‘Georgia O’Keeffe’ and that’s about it.”

Despite the focus of this upcoming exhibition and the obvious fact that the group lacks a male pres-

ence, the women of artinsight do not consider themselves feminists.

Rather than labeling the group as “women artists,” Rubinfeld says she’d rather artinsight be referred to as “artists who happen to be women.”

“In the New York art world, if you’re a woman artist over the age of 50, forget it,” Rubinfeld says.

“It’s the kiss of death.”

But this is the Sarasota

art world, and middleaged female artists are in good company, which is why “Y Not Women?” poses much more than a rhetorical question.

Given the area’s demographics, artinsight is almost a better fit for Sarasota than the other (younger) contemporary arts groups making headlines — for instance, s/ART/q, which was founded in late 2008 by a cast of 30- and 40-something artists.

This is not to say that artinsight lacks edge. The women’s paintings, as well as their bios, are colorful and diverse.

Rubinfeld, a Connecticut native who owns the Turtle Beach Resort and Inn on Siesta Key, didn’t start painting until the late 1990s, when she was bequeathed a box of art supplies from her twin sister, an artist who died of cancer 13 years ago.

The German-born Sego worked in marketing for luxury fragrance lines before moving in 2000 to Florida, where she carved out a reputation for painting abstract landscapes using textured acrylics, mixed media and collage.

Mishner, a former elementary school art teacher from Baltimore, was so drawn to abstract figures inspired by psychological metaphors and storytelling that she began bringing her work to psychoanalysis

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And, then, there’s von Gries, who spent 20 years living as an expatriate in El Salvador, Brazil, Venezuela, Belgium, and the Netherlands, where she worked in sculpture before settling down seven years ago in Sarasota.

All of the women have studied art, held solo exhibitions and sold work to private collectors and businesses.

“We each make our own marks,” von Gries says of their four distinct styles.

Von Gries’ marks are bold and spontaneous, the product of whatever music she happens to be listening to at the time.

Mishner’s marks are more purposeful, although lately she says she’s begun to embrace an impulsive style.

Rubinfeld loves to render figures and faces, often in multiples, a touching nod to her twin sister. And Sego’s canvases are heavy with metallic layers, semiabstract icons and symbols that conjure up nature in an elemental and prehistoric way.

“What we all had in common was that external observation was a moot point,” Mishner says. “Our work is the product of interpretation.”

She looks to the other women for approval. They concur.

“And, of course,” she adds, “almost everything we do is personal.”

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+ Sarasota’s bourgeois beckoned for J. Lo film The Internet has been a-Twitter with news that Jennifer Lopez is shooting a movie this week at the Ringling Museum.

And, yes, it’s true — hundreds of Sarasotans will be in it.

The movie, “Parker,” is a thriller based on a series of crime novels by writer Donald Westlake. Directed by Oscar winner Taylor Hackford (“Ray”), it stars Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte and Michael Chiklis.

Last week, R.J.’s Casting and Unique Casting Partners issued a call for 200 extras available for filming Sept. 28 to Sept. 30 at the Ringling Museum’s Cà d’Zan mansion.

Sloppy 20-somethings, however, need not apply.

According to the missive, the movie wants only “high-end, wealthy, Palm Beach-types, ages 30 to 70” for a swanky fundraiser scene.

And, if that’s not specific enough, it goes on to suggest that extras show up in “fulllength ball gowns with coordinating fancy jackets. Shawls, purses that are clutches or small shiny handbags are great. Any undergarments — Spanx, strapless bras — nude and black —

When singer/songwriter Matt Facciolla gets on a writing streak, watch out.

The musician penned 47 songs for his latest album, “Second Chances,” which is slated for release in January. No wonder it took him a year-and-ahalf to finish the project.

Facciolla, the former lead singer of the Electric Bushman, a Buffalo, N.Y.,-based band that in the 1990s opened for the Gin Blossoms and Jewel, is going the extra mile to make sure this album, his second as a solo artist, gains serious traction.

Earlier this year he flew home

to Buffalo to mix his tracks at the Goo Goo Dolls’ studio. This month, he went to Atlanta to master the album at Rodney Mills Masterhouse, a mastering engineer who has worked with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rage Against the Machine and Pearl Jam, to name a few.

You can catch Facciolla at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at The Loft Ristobar. When he played the venue in February (with Dan Toler, former guitarist for the Allman Brothers Band, and Mike Logan, former harp player for Queenie and the King Bees) it was to a packed house.

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Jennifer Lopez on the Miami set of “Parker” should be brought.”

Got that?

Don’t show up thinking there will be Spanx to spare. Even big-budget action flicks have to tighten the belt somewhere.

Bad news: The New York Pops has canceled its December show at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall due to “unforeseen economic and logistical challenges.”

Good news: “Stuffed and Unstrung,” the salty adult-only puppet show by the Henson Alternative is still scheduled to open the fall season Wednesday.

Even better news: The hall has replaced its wornout, 40-year-old seats with contour-padded, steel-supported seats from the same company that furnished the Kennedy Center, in Washington, D.C. Using a grant from the Selby Foundation, the Van Wezel selected a five-person committee to test the quality and

suitability of several seat companies before settling on Seating Concepts, which has also cushioned the rears of patrons at Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center and Fort Lauderdale’s Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

According to a press release issued last week by the Van Wezel, the new seats are 20 to 22 inches wide and have serpentine springs, recessed cup holders, mahogany armrests and aubergine fabric.

(Aubergine, by the way, is a fancy way of saying purple.)

So, get your tickets now. Who needs the New York Pops when you’ve got mouthy Muppets and a soft purple place to land?

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Ballet luncheon with Matthew Hart:

British ballet choreographer Matthew Hart chats with former prima ballerina Margaret Barbieri at the Friends of the Sarasota Ballet’s monthly luncheon. Join Hart and Barbieri from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 3, at Michael’s On East, as they discuss the American premiere of Hart’s “Tchaikovsky’s Ballet Fantasy,” which opens Sarasota Ballet’s 21st season Oct. 28, at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets to the luncheon are $35. Reservations are required. Call 758-3911.

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JEREMY LAMB’S COMEDY ICONS George Carlin

“He’s my first comedic love. What he was saying to me — an all-black-wearing suburban white kid — seemed more like the truth than what I was hearing from my parents and teachers.”

Florida Studio Theatre’s newest long-form improviser likens performing on stage for hours to a unique form of storytelling.

Jeremy Lamb wasn’t always a happy-go-lucky improv comedian with an arsenal of hammy jokes at his disposal.

As a teenager growing up in Austin, Texas, Lamb was withdrawn, surly and serious, a misunderstood youth with an eyebrow piercing and wardrobe of black clothes.

At one point, even his beard was dyed black.

“Improv opened me up and changed my personality,” Lamb says. “It made my relationships with people better. It made me a more positive person.”

It also turned him into somewhat of an improv addict.

After getting a degree in film from the University of Texas, Lamb, 31, studied at Second City in Chicago and at Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles. Both theaters have become breeding grounds for some of the entertainment industry’s most famous sketch comedians, including a slew of “Saturday Night Live” cast members.

In 2002, he founded Austin’s “Out of Bounds” comedy festival.

Three years later, he formed the touring improv troupe, Available Cupholders, which has become a fan favorite at the Sarasota Improv Festival.

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He’s recorded comedy albums, directed and starred in a sketch comedy film and an online comedy series in addition to touring as a solo act under the name Bearded Lamb.

Hired as a guest-teaching artist at Florida Studio Theatre, Lamb, whose first session of comedy classes started this week, has already created a comedy show with Managing Director Rebecca Hopkins.

“Just Desserts,” which opens next week in the Gompertz Theatre, is a hybrid of short-form and long-form improv with a dose of audience participation.

Directed by Lamb, the show is a compilation of short scenes, sketch comedy and games. It stars a cast of four improvisers (Christine Alexander, Adam Ratner, Samantha Stern and Steve Turrisi) who take turns directing one another in different scenes.

At the end of each scene, the audience will get to choose which director did the best job. Those who don’t succeed will be asked to perform an embarrassing task in front of the audience, or as Lamb describes it, “a quick penance to cleanse the palate.”

The show will serve as an introduction to long-form improv, something FST audiences have

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“There’s a huge stigma against improv,” Jeremy Lamb says. “Like it’s disposable, like it’s some dumb gimmick you’d see in a bar, which couldn’t be further from the truth.” seldom seen since Hopkins created the company’s beloved improv program 10 years ago.

Long-form improv is Lamb’s specialty.

The actor is such a fan of the format that he once attempted to break the Guinness World Records for the longest play by improvising with his troupe for 27 hours straight.

Although his efforts proved futile (Guinness wouldn’t recognize the show because it was unscripted), it did cement Lamb’s status as an up-and-coming improviser.

“Long-form is more rewarding,” he says. “There are greater opportunities for character development. There’s more room to move people.”

As intimidating as it might seem to perform a two-hour unscripted show, Lamb says almost anyone can do it.

“It taps into something that’s innate in all of us,” he says. “It’s storytelling. Anyone can tell a story.”

Is that what he tells the shy students who take his class?

“Actually, I tell the shy students

“Just Desserts” runs Oct. 1 through Oct. 29, in the Goldstein Cabaret at Florida Studio Theatre. For more information, call 366-9000 or visit floridastudiotheatre.org. that the most important thing is to be OK at failing,” Lamb says. “If you’re not failing, you’re not being a good improviser. We want people to be comfortable with failure so they take risks.”

And what if they’re not comfortable with stinking?

“Then we ask them to take a giant overblown circus bow,” Lamb says. “We say, ‘That’s fine.

You failed. Now bow like a ringmaster.’”

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Make-A-Wish of Central and Northern Florida hit new heights with its third season-anticipating Handbags and Happy Hour event Sept. 22, at Michael’s On East. Executive Director Michelle Butler announced that the local chapter granted a record 17 wishes in the year that just ended and that supporters donated a record 107 purses for the evening’s silent auction.

Also hitting new highs were the guests’ shoes (Beth Ferguson’s pumps! Susan Jones’ wedges!) and hemlines that were straight out of 1970s miniskirt days. Monica Barth and Kyla Weiner co-chaired.

Wish recipient Hannah Swain, who answers the inevitable age question with “close to being 9,” was there to thank the organization for granting her wish, which was to meet iCarly.

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+ A new page turns for Stephanie Hannum Stephanie Finnan was barely out of college when she came to work as a reporter at the Longboat Observer in 2006 and was quickly promoted into the role she really wanted — Black Tie assistant to Emily Walsh Parry. Only two years later Courtesy photos and married to Max Hannum, she became Advertising Black Tie editor and now she is onward coordinator and upward to the publishing side as Stephanie advertising coordinator, liaising between advertising sales, production and advertis- Hannum ers.

“I am excited to have the opportunity to learn more about the business and the ins and outs of The Observer Group,” Stephanie says. “I love having my personal life back and my new schedule, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, but I will miss working with the non-profits.”

Well, maybe not; she is staying involved on the advisory board for Make-A-Wish Black Tie Foundation, committee for Key to the photographer Cure and is co-chairwoman of SPARCC’s Peter Acker Pirate & Princess Ball. The Black Tie section, however, will miss her a lot.

BT is taking over as Black Tie editor, effective with this issue. Joining the team as Black Tie photographer is Peter Acker, widely recognized as one of Sarasota’s premier event shooters, an associate since 1996 and a dear friend who has pitched in on uncountable projects.

Going forward, please send your calendar listings and other news to mschechter@YourObserver.com. And, please, keep smiling for our cameras!

Newlyweds … Richard Hopkins and Rebecca Langford married in May. There were two weddings July 3: Melissa Jekonski and Dr. Brad Lerner and Shelley Binion and Ed Sarbey, both couples at their respective homes. BJ Creighton’s daughter, Gennifer Robbins, wed Eric Kissinger at the Vinoklet Winery July 30, in Cincinnati.

They have known each other since seventh grade, and BJ reports that when Gennifer’s sons, Brendon, Zach and Sam Robbins, walked her down the aisle and his son, Connor Kissinger, stood up for Eric … there was not a dry eye anywhere.

Next to go down the aisle …

Jean Weidner and Al Goldstein will wed at an unspecified future date. C’mon, guys. Don’t keep your cheering sections waiting! More happiness: Yara Michaels and Dr. David Shoemaker will marry Thanksgiving Day on St. Lucia and celebrate their nuptials locally next spring at the Ringling Museum.

Sunglasses are recommended for viewing her engagement rock, er, ring. Yara popped over to Vera Wang in Miami to select her wedding dress. Ivana Lucic and Renzo Rivolta have set their nuptials for Dec. 23 at the Sarasota Yacht Club. Their original plan was Dec. 7, the day of St. Ambrosio the guardian of Milan, in honor of Piero and Rachele Rivolta, who are Milanese. But some family couldn’t make that date.

Speaking of dates … Montana Ross has set her wedding to Irwin Taplinger for May 19, 2012. The couple is opting for a sunset ceremony at Selby Gardens and a party afterward at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

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Buffalo, N.Y.’s well-known Berger clan — as in the department store. The 30-plus guests gathered at one long table in Michael’s Wine Cellar; Kaya Orlin sang her grandma’s favorite song, “Sunrise, Sunset,” with lyrics created especially for the occasion. All present hoped to be as sharp at 90 as Roz is.

New nonagenarians … Jack Curran, the World War II veteran who donated the “Unconditional Surrender” monument to the city of Sarasota, turned 90 June 13 and celebrated with friends a few days later at Michael’s On East.

And long-time local Roslyn Orlin hit that major milestone Sept.

17. Pretty much her entire family gathered from North Carolina, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York and California. Roz is from

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