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hats in the ring

by Rachel Brown Hackney | Staff Writer

Administrator applicants revealed

The Sarasota deputy city manager, former Longboat Key town manager and the Longboat Key police chief are among the candidates for the vacant Sarasota County administrator position.

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Emily Walsh Parry and Fabiola Beckmann serve up wine at the event.

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Sarasota Deputy City Manger Marlon C.J. Brown; Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle; former Longboat Key Town Manger Bruce St. Denis; John C. Minder, a registered professional engineer who heads up his own firm; and Venice business pro-

cess consultant Lorraine M. Vervoordt all have applied to become the new Sarasota County administrator.

A sixth applicant — Barry R. Lewis Jr., of Rockaway, N.J. — practiced law in Sarasota from 1991 to 1995. Since 1998, he has

held positions in government administration. He has been manager and chief financial officer for the Borough of Mountain Lakes, N.J., since 2009.

Altogether, The Mercer Group, which the County Commission hired as a consultant to under-

take the search, received 45 applications by the end of the day Oct. 21 — the deadline for submitting resumés. The County Commission Nov. 2 will receive the top 15 applications from The

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In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, some of Sarasota’s favorite females shimmied themselves into their brightest pink outfits to bartend for charity.

“Headliners for Hope” took place Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Gecko’s Grill & Pub. Proceeds directly benefit the Cancer Support Community — Florida Suncoast.

+ Sarasota Scullers garner gold The Sarasota Scullers secured a win at the 2011 Head of Indian Creek Regatta, Oct. 23, in Miami.

The rowers took home three gold, one silver and four bronze medals from the 2.7mile race.

In the elite 8s, considered the most prestigious and competitive competition, Conor Davenport, Joseph Pantera, Dan Stegenga, Sam Bretz, Sean Mihm, Calvin Bilder, Tommy Scarpinato and Tommy Kelly (with Emily Deming as coxswain) took the gold in the Men’s Junior 8 Final.

+ Enjoy lunch in the cemetery Enjoy lunch from Derek’s Culinary Casual restaurant and listen to Jeff LaHurd and Pat Ball give a history lesson about the historic graveyard that is home to Sarasota pioneers from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at Rosemary Cemetery, 851 Central Ave. Tickets are $20 (advance ticket is required.)

For more information, contact Deborah Dart at 5871952, or visit owenburns. com.

Just lion around Loren Mayo

Mason Pawloski and Brycen Mohar, little ones who belong to Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s “Mommies and Babies” group, wear cuddly lion costumes to celebrate Halloween a few days early Wednesday, Oct. 26. The group meets every Wednesday at Waldemere Medical Plaza. See more photos online at YourObserver.com.

STREET TEAMS

by Rachel Brown Hackney | Staff Writer

New program emerges to help the homeless The City Commission Monday voiced support for a program called Street Teams, in which groups of homeless people would undertake Public Works Department jobs downtown.

As early as January, the city of Sarasota and the Salvation Army could be collaborating on a new program designed to help members of the homeless population find gainful employment.

Called Street Teams, the con-

cept is modeled on a program that has been under way since January 2009 in Daytona Beach.

During the City Commission’s special meeting Monday, in which it acted as the Community Redevelopment Agency, Vice Mayor

Terry Turner said he recently had discussed Street Teams with Salvation Army officials in Sarasota. “(They) have a very disciplined approach to helping people,” he said.

Commissioner Paul Caragiulo

also had talked with Salvation Army General Manager Bryan Pope, he said.

“It is a remarkable program … there’s quite a lot of literature out

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CANDIDATES / FROM 1A Mercer Group. The plan calls for the board Nov. 8 to whittle that list down to three to five names.

Brown, whom Sarasota City Manager Bob Bartolotta points out is the city’s chief operating officer, told the Sarasota Observer Monday, “I love the community ‌ It’s an opportunity for me to get back into a leadership position.â€?

Brown was county manager of Gadsen County from May 2005 to December 2008. From March 2009 to June 2009, he was the county adviser on economic stimulus for the Florida Association of Cities, based in Tallahassee. He was hired for his current job in July 2009. “I certainly encouraged him to apply,� Bartolotta told the Sarasota Observer Tuesday. Brown “has about 15 to 20 years ahead of him (in his career) and he has tremendous potential. He’s a fantastic administrator.�

Bartolotta added: “The county should be really pleased to consider him.�

In a telephone interview with the Sarasota Observer, Vervoordt, a 10-year county resident, said that although she has no local government management experience, “having the

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correct information and being able to present it to the right peopleâ€? are keys to good government. Her resumĂŠ notes that she worked with the Administration for Children’s Services for New York City to implement successfully more than 33 operational systems, including those for Purchasing, Transportation and Communications, during the Y2K timeframe. “I think I have a unique skill set ‌ and I’d just like to serve (Sarasota County’s) people,â€?

Vervoordt said. “Solutions really have to come from analyzing what we can do.�

The two other Sarasota local government officials applying for the job both have been at the center of recent controversies in the town of Longboat Key. St. Denis sent a formal letter of resignation Sept. 16 to the Longboat Key Town Commission; the commission accepted his resignation Sept. 21. He had been town manager since 1996.

St. Denis was director of facility management for Pinellas County from 1986 to 1996.

In his letter to the County Commission, St. Denis wrote, “My approach to the position of county administrator places a premium on developing and maintaining relationships at

all levels and directions ‌ You should do all you can to solve the current problem and still be able to work effectively with the person/agency when the next challenge arises.�

Hogle had been serving as acting town manager when controversy arose last week over his handling of employee complaints that Longboat Key Planning, Zoning and Building Director Monica Simpson had created a hostile work environment. The Town Commission relieved Hogle of his interim administrative post following emergency meetings Oct. 17 and Oct. 18.

In his letter to The Mercer Group, Hogle wrote, “As a longtime Sarasota resident, I have a strong background and experience in local government.�

Among those qualifications, he added, were “leadership in ethical government management techniques while treating citizens and employees with respect� and “experience in working with both local city and county commissions and staff, stressing collaboration for building strong relationships for solving issues.�

Hogle served as a Sarasota city commissioner from November 1998 to Sept. 3, 2001. He has been the Longboat Key police

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The fifth county resident to apply for the post is John C. Minder, president and owner of Minder & Associates Engineering Corp., in Sarasota, since 1992. He has been a Sarasota resident for 30 years.

His letter says he has been a member of the Metropolitan Area Planning Organization; a member of the Florida Engineering Society (FES) committee that reviewed and made recommendations to county staff on the rewriting of the land development regulations the county is using; and chairman of the FES committee that reviewed and made recommendations to the county for the Gulf Gate Sewer Replacement Program.

He noted in his letter to The Mercer Group that he had met with Jeff Seward, the county’s former chief financial planning officer, “and he reviewed the entire (county) budget with me so I am familiar with existing problems with revenues versus liabilities that Sarasota County government is experiencing at the present time.�

The County Commission timeline calls for the finalists to participate in two meet-andgreet public sessions Nov. 14 and Nov. 15. The initial time-

Candidates from coast to coast The 45 candidates who had applied by the end of the day Oct. 21 to be the new Sarasota County administrator hail from as far away as Everett, Wash., and Newport, R.I. They include applicants from California, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Twelve other candidates, besides those from Sarasota County, are from Florida.

Among them are David Hamilton, the county administrator of Hernando County, and Mike Herr, the former Polk County manager.

According to the list of names provided by Sarasota County staff, only four of the candidates are women. line called for the commissioners to possibly extend an offer to a candidate after interviews Nov. 15. However, a press release county staff issued Tuesday said the commission had scheduled an additional discussion session from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 17, if needed.

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intersection expenditure

by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

City approves extra landscaping for Palm Avenue roundabout The Sarasota City Commission agreed to spruce up the southwest corner of Ringling Boulevard and Palm Avenue after a roundabout is built there.

Times may be tight, but the Sarasota City Commission will spare no expense to upgrade a gateway intersection to downtown that Vice Mayor Terry Turner called “shoddy.”

At its Oct. 17 regular meeting, the five commissioners unanimously approved a $16,000 landscape improvement to be performed at the southwest corner of Ringling Boulevard and Palm Avenue, the site of a future roundabout.

Both Savoy Condominium residents and Church of the Redeemer officials have complained of the landscaping in that corner.

The $16,000 landscaping proposal, which city staff didn’t recommend, called for a more significant landscaping and planting project that would cost more to maintain on an annual basis and included mowing, fertilization and pest-control costs.

The proposal city staff recommended cost $9,000 and didn’t include the southwest corner of the intersection.

Capital project city coordinator Neil Gaines didn’t recommend that project because the city usually doesn’t maintain rights of way, even though they are owned by the city.

Vice Mayor Terry Turner, however, said this shouldn’t be an expense on which the city should skimp.

“We will already be maintaining a roundabout and the approaches to it at this intersection,” Turner said. “I voted for this roundabout originally because it’s a shoddy intersection. I think given what we are trying to do downtown, this is a wise expenditure for downtown.”

Turner also suggested the $16,000 cost to maintain the plot of land was overestimated, because the city will already be maintaining the roundabout.

Commissioner Paul Caragiulo agreed, along with the rest of the commission.

“I think it has value and adds better continuity to the project,” Caragiulo said. “I

agree we should do it the right way.”

The commission also agreed with a proposal to improve the irrigation system near the Church of the Redeemer property on the northwest corner of the intersection, resod the grass and plant flowerbeds around trees on that corner once the roundabout is built.

In exchange for upgrading that corner of the intersection, the church will allow the city to use its parking lot as a staging area for the roundabout’s construction and take over maintenance of the area once it’s upgraded.

The four-lane roundabout construction project at Palm Avenue and Ringling Boulevard is expected to begin some time next month and be complete in July.

Roundabout construction will also begin next month at Pineapple Avenue and Ringling Boulevard. Traffic will run constantly through both intersections, but delays are likely.

The four-lane roundabout construction project at Palm Avenue and Ringling Boulevard is expected to begin next month.

WI-FI UPDATE

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by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

DID manager pushes wayfinding A Delray Beach-based mobile media company that’s proposing a free downtown Wi-Fi system wants to install one for Sarasota starting this month.

Downtown Improvement District Operations Manager John Moran warned the DID Board of Directors that if it doesn’t move forward with a wayfinding Wi-Fi system soon, someone else in the city will.

At its Oct. 18 regular meeting, Moran explained that Delray Beach-based Blueweb Mobile Media, which has proposed a free Wi-Fi system at no cost to the city that includes up to a 20% revenue sharing agreement, is ready to build one for the city by the end of the month.

It would take 14 weeks to install a system, and if the DID

doesn’t commit soon, Moran said Blueweb will move on to a different city or partner with another Sarasota organization to install the system here.

“The vendor can go to any other agency and do this,” Moran said. “There are no government approvals required to build it, and they (Blueweb) have a sense of urgency to start this.”

During the course of the meeting, Moran also divulged that he learned about the free Wi-Fi system with Blueweb at the same time as Sarasota Economic Development Director Randy Welker.

“If we don’t agree to partner with Blueweb, then the chamber of commerce or someone else will,” said Moran. The DID could receive revenue for economic development purposes in its district through the partnership.

The DID board of directors, however, thought a partnership with someone else beside the DID might not be a bad idea, especially after chief planner Steve Stancel explained that the city wouldn’t require a request for proposal bid process for the project if it were proposed by a non-profit group instead of the DID.

When Stancel explained the city couldn’t perform a request for proposals process until January at the earliest, DID Chairman Ernie Ritz suggested the DID consider allowing the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce or the Downtown Sarasota Alliance to act as Blueweb’s partner.

“We could have the system up and running quicker,” Ritz said.

Blueweb is proposing a free Wi-Fi service and virtual wayfinding touchscreens at no cost to the city that would be installed on buildings to help visitors locate businesses and daily deals at city shops within the downtown core.

The DID will discuss the wayfinding system at its Tuesday, Nov. 7 board of directors meeting.

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by Rachel Brown Hackney | Staff Writer

Commission holds off on funding CRA projects Before making any new downtown grants, the City Commission agreed Monday to await a report before year’s end on proposals for Main Street improvements.

Acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency Monday, the Sarasota City Commission agreed to await a report from the Downtown Improvement District on residents’ ideas about redesigning Main Street before proceeding with any major projects utilizing CRA funds.

The commissioners said that would give them more flexibility in providing funding assistance for the streetscape and landscaping projects.

The commissioners also agreed they no longer would distribute the Community Development grants, ranging from $5,000 to $25,000, which had been used by businesses to enhance storefronts. They also will cease the Economic Development and Business Enhancement grants, which have ranged from $25,000 to $99,999.

Those moves drew criticism from Paul Thorpe, organizer of the city’s annual holiday parade and a long-time resident, who told the commissioners, “Economics are down; things are slow downtown … We need to have that support downtown.”

Thorpe added of the decision, “I think it’s a tragedy.”

However, Vice Mayor Terry Turner told the Sarasota Observer after the meeting, “Downtown’s pretty prosperous compared to what it was 15 years ago, and it was pretty hard to justify (continuing those grants).”

Turner also was one of the primary proponents Monday of holding off on the construction of the State Street parking garage, a project the commission agreed last year that it would complete within about four years.

The project is estimated at $7.3 million.

Ernie Ritz, chairman of the DID, told the commission his group will hold another session at 9 a.m. Nov. 1 to discuss options for Main Street. Then from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 14, the public will be able to view renderings of the options on display in the foyer of City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota. Cost estimates for the preferred options should be available for the City Commission by the end of the year, Ritz said.

Turner told Ritz the CRA should have about $6 million for capital projects.

“I have some urgency about getting stuff done,” he said, after talking about projects the past two-and-a-half years he has served on the commission.

The commission Monday also looked at the possibility of funding other new projects, including the removal of the existing left-turn lane into Bayfront Park at the intersection of Main Street and U.S. 41. That lane could be replaced with a pedestrian refuge at a total cost of about $400,000, City Engineer Alex DavisShaw explained.

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+ What about First Street?

During the Oct. 18 Downtown Improvement District Board of Directors meeting, Paul Thorpe suggested the DID create a project to spruce up First Street, especially near U.S. 41 and the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota.

“This is a gateway to the city used by guests of the Ritz-Carlton to enter downtown, and it’s the worst-looking street in downtown,” said Thorpe, who urged the DID to consider a street enhancement project such as the one for Palm Avenue, Main Street and other thoroughfares.

DID Chairman Ernie Ritz liked the idea and urged the board to discuss it during the Nov. 8 DID meeting.

“It’s a great suggestion and it’s worth discussing,” Ritz said.

+ Sarasota Memorial receives high marks A report released Oct. 18 by HealthGrades, an independent source of physician information and hospital quality ratings, awarded Sarasota Memorial Hospital the top five-star grade in 23

earned HealthGrades’ three most prestigious overall quality awards for 2011 — America’s 50 Best Hospitals (top 1% for quality and safety), Patient Safety Excellence Award (top 5% for patient safety) and Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence (top 5% for clinical excellence).

Meetings agendas

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 Regular City Commission Meeting — 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, City Hall, Commission Chambers, 1565 First St., Sarasota.

+ City beats Siesta Key with August tourist tax revenue

St. Armands BID Board of Directors Meeting — 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 8, City Hall, Room 109, 1565 First St., Sarasota. 

After leading the way in Sarasota County tourist tax revenue during June and July, Siesta Key was in second place, behind the city of Sarasota, for August, according to preliminary figures released by the Sarasota County Tax Collector’s Office.

Nonetheless, the Key continues to top the list for collections so far during the 2010-11 fiscal year. The year’s final figures for September are expected by mid-November.

During August, Key businesses collected $189,086.81, compared to $250,224.88 for the city of Sarasota.

Altogether, the tourist tax revenue collected in August was $635,536.94.

The total so far for the year is $10,849,707.24.

 Problem Solving Session with the City Manager — 7:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 9, City Hall, Room 112, 1565 First St., Sarasota.

specialty areas.

“We’re very proud to be awarded five stars in so many specialties,” said Sarasota Memorial CEO Gwen MacKenzie. “It is a testament to the commitment and caliber of our physicians and health-care team who are working hard to save lives every day.”

In addition to the five-star ratings earlier this year, Sarasota Memorial

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The most read stories online last week were: 1. “My View: Occupiers not like tea partyers” (Oct. 12) 2. PHOTO GALLERY: “Welcome home Sarasota Ballet” (Oct. 17) 3. “Sarasota to fly sky high” (Oct. 20) 4. “Bartolotta denies computer scrubbing allegations” (Oct. 20) 5. “Police pensions safe for now” (Oct. 18)

Although the tourist tax rose to 4.5% in May 2010 and to 5% this May, the Tax Collector’s Office provides comparisons at the 4% mark for three fiscal years — what Virginia Haley, president of the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau, refers to as the “apples vs. apples” figures. Those numbers show the county tourist tax revenue for August at the 4% mark was higher this year, at $508,429.55, than the totals for the same month in 2009 and 2010.

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by Mallory Gnaegy | Staff Writer

Historic cemetery stories are unearthed Sarasota is home to little-known cemeteries that house stories from beyond the grave.

St. John’s Memorial Cemetery

Rosemary Cemetery

Florida pines, moss-covered oak trees and a small white church used to sit near the cemetery at U.S. 41 and Bee Ridge, which now backs up to McDonald’s and Saks Fifth Avenue. At first glance, the fenced-in, well-maintained grounds seem like a resting place for only a few people — headstones are far and few between. But in reality, the majority of the plot is occupied by unmarked graves.

These unmarked plots are for people who were only buried with a paper card that Photos by Mallory Gnaegy was used to designate Annie Smith Myers’ grave, right. the person’s remains.

They couldn’t afford headstones or grave markers.

The cemetery used to be called “Crocker Graveyard” but changed names in 1901 with a land deed from Florida Mortgage and Investment Co. Crocker Graveyard dates back to the 1870s but its exact beginning is unknown.

The cemetery has been closed to burial since 1982. Elizabeth “Betty” Yarbrough was the last person buried there in 1975, in a plot next to her husband, Roy. She paid $15 for the plot in 1962. Other graves from the 1900s were dugup and moved toward the front of the cemetery to make room for a six-lane highway in 1985.

Rosemary Cemetery is the resting place of the moversand-shakers of historic Sarasota and is full of recognizable names such as John Hamilton Gillespie, the first mayor; Owen Burns, developer; John and Jane Browning, colonists; and the last names Higel, Pelot, Halton, Stickney, Whitaker and Cunliff. There are approximately 240 people buried on the plot of land at Central Avenue and Ninth Street.

Some are veterans of the Civil and SpanishAmerican wars.

Colonist Tom Booth is noted The Gillespie plot. as having the oldest grave in the cemetery with the date 1887, but it is believed that the first burial was in 1886.

L. H. Cunliff purchased his lot in Rosemary Cemetery from the city for $15. He argued that it was only worth $10, so the city sold him a second lot for $5.

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Whitaker Cemetery 1232 12th St.

On Dec. 14, 1842, William H. Whitaker sailed into Sarasota as the first white settler and became Manatee’s first sheriff. He built a log cabin for himself, his wife, Mary Jane, and their children. The home overlooked the bay near where the Daughters of the American Revolution home sits today. Whitaker Cemetery was his family’s cemetery.

Grace and Carrie Whitaker, daughters of William and Mary Jane, were the first to be buried in the cemetery in 1879. Whittaker was buried there in 1888. Family members cared for the land after that, and in 1910, Charles C. Whitaker fenced the area and put a vault in for the graves of Whittaker and his wife.

In 1925, Furman Chairs Whitaker, the first native-born doctor in Sarasota, sold the family’s land to a Chicago developer. The buyer sold the land for taxes, and the cemetery became inviolate.

In the 1930s, the graveyard was vandalized.

The walls were broken, and the iron entrance gates were stolen. It is believed that the iron was sold for scrap metal during World War II. The D.A.R. acquired the adjacent land, where they established a chapter house. In 1939, the cemetery was deeded to the D.A.R. in exchange for its care of the graveyard. It has been in its care since.

The plot thickens: In 1887, carpenter Elaf Green cut the throat of his wife and three children and drove 20-inch chisels through their necks. He then strolled into Whitaker Hardware Store and announced the brutal acts he had just committed.

William Whitaker and the sheriff took him in a buggy to a place to contain him. En route, Green pushed the sheriff out of the buggy. Whitaker immediately shot him, and Green is buried where he fell. This exact location is unknown. Neighbors near the site of his death reported the area was haunted for years.

Green’s wife and children are buried in Rosemary Cemetery.

The plot thickens: In 1997, Bill Whetzel stumbled across what he thought was a pet cemetery. After learning that humans were buried there, he thought the cemetery deserved some attention. Graves had been vandalized, such as Annie Smith Myers’ grave, whose headstone was recovered in four pieces by the police. It was eventually restored.

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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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City fumbles police pension Politicians are not always noted for making the tough decisions. Still, it was more than a little disappointing to see the Sarasota City Commission stay in character even as it changed characters last fall and punt a necessary change in police pensions to some future commission.

Because of the unsustainable and crushing costs of the police pension program, the commission had been considering weaning officers from the pension plan, for which monthly retirement is guaranteed at taxpayer expense, and moving officers into a defined contribution plan, such as a 401(k).

The defined contribution plan is what the private sector mostly uses.

But at the jammed meeting last week, commissioners unanimously chose to continue the guaranteed pension — something almost no taxpayers enjoy. And, they dropped the ideas of a defined contribution and reducing the annual increase in retirement benefits.

We hope the vote was not caving in to a room filled with police and their families.

The police union packed the commission chambers with about 100 officers wearing T-shirts saying, “Support your police.” (Is this a good moment to point out for the umpteenth time the dangers for taxpayers of government unions?)

Let’s be clear. The Sarasota Observer is a supporter of law-enforcement officers. We stand firmly behind them when we believe they are wrongly under assault. Frankly, we’d prefer cops got paid more, and bureaucrats got paid less.

But this issue is not about supporting police. It is about making the city financially viable and protecting future taxpayers from being crushed under a financial burden they should not have to carry. It is about a fair policy to everyone, not just police — and, again, not just members of a government union.

The police union representative at the meeting said even the commission’s cavein position (rolling back annual pension increases) could make Sarasota “the worst police department in the state.” See, the

government unions fight for their members only, expressly against the financial interests of taxpayers, because it is the elected officials who are supposed to be looking out for taxpayers.

If only …

Commissioners approved rolling back the annual pension increase from the current 3.2% level to 1%. The former was too high, and the latter may be low. But that just goes to the problem of five changing politicians running the financial affairs of city retirees. It’s really a nutty arrangement, and one the commission had the perfect opportunity to jettison.

Alas, after going through nine months of negotiations, declaring impasse and using a special magistrate to get to the point of imposing a contract, the commission blinked and kept the current system. So, actually, it was not a punt. It was a bungled fumble.

The city needs to get out of the pension business, let employees manage their own retirement affairs and get taxpayers off the hook for good.

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The need for reform in higher education is real, and the real issue for debate — not the relative value of anthropologists in society.

Much is being made in the media about Gov. Rick Scott’s move to reform higher education in Florida.

Well, not really broad, important reform, but a comment he made about whether Florida taxpayers should subsidize anthropology majors the way they do business, science and engineering majors.

“While anthropology is really interesting, there are no jobs there.

We don’t tell these kids ROD that,” Scott told the ObTHOMSON server Group’s editorial board recently. “We’re going to put our money into science, technology, engineering and math. So if people want to get degrees in anthropology, that’s great. I just don’t want to take your money to pay for that.”

In an exercise in pointless reporting, the media frenzied almost exclusively on the anthropology remarks, going in knee-jerk fashion to the obvious arbiters of objectivity on the issue — university anthropologists and anthropology associations. As predictable as gravity, they were aggrieved at Scott’s “lack of comprehension.” Again, disagreement from the left — yes, an assumption, but a reasonably safe one — always comes down to name-calling, even when it is polite. Scott’s stoopid. Bush was stoopid. Reagan was stoopid. Perry is stoopid. Bachmann is stoopid. Face it,

conservatives are stoopid.

Of course, considering what we know of university faculties, the chances that any of those cloistered, ivory tower special interests voted for Scott is microscopic. So part of this really is political.

But it is a healthy exercise to question the way things have always been — something that used to be a mainstay of liberalism that has now become largely statist in many ways.

The reporting, smelling like just more anti-Scott hit jobs, is a disservice to the greater issue: the need for dramatic reform in the state university system that churns out too many unemployables at too high a cost while making sure that its own turf is protected.

Scott wants to look at several major higher education issues, such as: • Reconsidering the concept of permanent, untouchable employment by professors, encapsulated in the tenure concept.

No one in the private sector and most in the public sector do not have that kind of job security on steroids. Clearly the weak profs need to go, but do not under the current system; • Reforming university boards so that members will question presidents and other faculty and not just be “yes” members to everything the university establishment wants. That has resulted in ever-escalating tuition costs for students and taxpayers; • Reining in pay. Scott pointed out that more than 2,000 people make more than $144,000 per year in Florida’s universities

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and he is placing public salaries online for transparency. People should know those numbers.

Scott is patterning his proposals after Texas’ reforms known as the “Seven Breakthrough Solutions.” Those reforms look at requiring colleges to quantify their performance by calculating a cost-benefit analysis of teachers. It attempts to let the market of students and parents make better decisions with more information. It rewards success, not mediocrity.

In calculating the cost-benefit analysis for professors, these questions are asked: How much are they paid? How many classes do they teach? How many students?

How do students rate those professors? The data is then compiled into rankings, which students could review before choosing their instructors.

And then professors proving their worth get bonuses.

Another part of the Texas reforms calls for redirecting how funding is done. Right now, public money is given to schools as a tuition subsidy. The Texas plan argues that students make the best decision — not politicians — and that they should get the subsidy directly. Critics say this is a voucher system — as though that would be a bad thing.

And, of course, the government union — United Faculty of Florida — opposes any such changes. Why not? The current system is gravy for its members. Just not for taxpayers and students.

But the way things are does zippo to reward high performers and provides insulation for crummy professors. Those are the real issues, not anthropology’s contribution to modern society.

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

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Dear Editor: As a Tea Party-type person, I want to thank Rod Thomson for pointing out the differences between me and those who are participating in “Occupy ... wherever” all across the country.

I fear their ignorance and misguided message is going to break down the nation I love so much. I feel it in my heart. The average person does not know why these anticapitalist individuals are making a stand, and they’re simply shrugging it off as “the younger generation making some harmless noise.”

After walking among the protesters one day in Tampa and asking questions of them, I would stick my head out and say that approximately 60% of them have no idea why they are even there or what they hope to accomplish. (Just to be different, we passed out more than 200 pocket Constitutions.)

I live in Pinellas County and have attended dozens of Tea Party rallies. In early spring 2010, toward the end of the health-care debate, some of us did camp on the sidewalk in front of the Federal Courthouse in Tampa for six days until the bill was voted on and passed. Each morning about sunrise we put our sleeping bags back in the car and brought them back out about 11 p.m. for the night — nothing like the occupy protesters. Yes, the difference between us is like day and night.

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I am, like most people, really concerned for what is happening to my country. I give U.S. Constitution seminars at my home and I am learning from the DVDs with everyone else. So far I have taken part in two Constitution seminars, “The 5,000 Year Leap” (28 weeks) and “The Making of America” (48 weeks), as well as the Federalist papers, the Anti Federalist papers and the Declaration of Independence given by a local judge.

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Has the current population been wandering with its eyes closed in recent years? The public can get close to the beautiful Burns Court woman painted by Mark Bell (Pineapple Avenue wall of “Little Five Points” building) or the wonderful multi-story mural on the building across from the Hollywood 20 complex. Those artworks have been in place five to 10 years.

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HOMELESS / FROM PAGE 1A there that shows how effective it really is,” he said.

In an interview with the Sarasota Observer, David Sutton, the Salvation Army’s Sarasota director of programs and facilities, said he first learned of Street Teams during a conference a couple of years ago. Last year, he said, he traveled to Daytona Beach to see first-hand how it operates.

In Sarasota, each Street Team would be composed of 10 men who would work four hours every morning, five days a week, picking up trash, cleaning the streets and undertaking other chores under the direction of the city’s Public Works Department, Sutton said. The goal, he said, “is to help people who are capable of work” and provide them a safe environment in which to work.

“They have to be clean and sober and willing to work a program” such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Sutton said.

The Salvation Army would house and feed the Street Teams participants, Sutton said.

Regarding city funding, he said the Salvation Army was seeking just enough money

to cover the cost of providing those services.

Turner suggested Monday that $50,000 a year in Community Redevelopment Agency funds could be awarded for each of the next two years to Street Teams.

“It’s not a very expensive program,” he said. “I think this is a very high priority use for (CRA funds).”

Caragiulo agreed with Turner about funding a local program for two years to see how effective it would be in helping the homeless.

Moreover, he said, the Salvation Army would be able to track the program’s effectiveness.

“I’m in favor of trying to help people,” Commissioner Shannon Snyder said. However, if a homeless person were given several opportunities to participate in the program and refused, Snyder said, a judge should have that information when determining the handling of a case if the person were arrested.

Later, Snyder said he would be comfortable with putting as much as $80,000 a year from CRA funds into the program.

“I think this is fabulous,” Mayor Suzanne Atwell said, adding that she also had talked with Sutton about the program. “What a

great way to start this … because the hue and cry in the community is we’ve got to do something … We’re finally going to do something about this.”

The City Commission Monday directed staff to present a formal proposal to it for the program.

“I think there’s no doubt that there’s five votes there for it,” Turner told the Sarasota Observer after the meeting. “I’d be surprised if there wasn’t something up and running by the start of season,” he said. “It’s my strongly held hope.”

City Manager Bob Bartolotta told the Sarasota Observer Tuesday that he felt that timetable was “probably doable … I think if we try to shoot for having it up and running

by January, that is realistic.”

The real challenge for so many homeless people, Sutton told the Sarasota Observer, is that those past the age of 40 or 45 with no clear work record find it almost impossible to land a job.

“They have an uphill battle,” he said. The Street Teams program, he said, “would give them an opportunity to move forward.”

He added: “When they get out and do

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something physical, they get reorganized emotionally, physically and mentally.”

In Daytona Beach, 38% of the people in the program are able to find other employment and leave homelessness behind them, Sutton said.

The Salvation Army already has staff and programs in place that will enable it to identify potential Street Teams members, he said.

“I know all the homeless (in the city),” Sutton said. “I see them every day in the Salvation Army’s cafeteria. I’m going to look for people who are actually trying to help themselves.”

Not knowing whether the City Commission would be willing to pursue the program, Sutton said he already had been seeking support from the district office for the Salvation Army looking into the possibility of grants. However, he said, without the city’s support, “(the start of the program) probably would be delayed.”

Sutton added that the Sarasota Ministerial Association, which also has been working on solutions for the homeless issues, was scheduled to discuss Street Teams during its meeting this week.

[The homeless] have an uphill battle. The Street Teams program would give them an opportunity to move forward.

— David Sutton, Salvation Army Sarasota director of programs and facilities

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by Loren Mayo | Community Editor

Maggie Sumney uses an EMF detector to search for a ghostly presence at The Players Theatre.

Photo illustration by Rachel S. O’Hara

Paranormal ACTIVITY

After hearing stories about unexplainable occurrences at The Players Theatre, four Observer staffers embark on a ghost hunt.

Four old ladies cloaked in period attire sit within the first few rows of The Players Theatre chitchatting. In the middle of sewing an ensemble for an upcoming production, a costume designer overhears them and peeks through the curtains. She calls out to the women and asks who they are and what they are doing in the audience, but they completely ignore her. When she starts inching down the stage stairs to inquire further, she sees the women have vanished.

About two-and-a-half years ago, Artistic Director Jeffery Kin was standing backstage alone when he saw what appeared to be a child’s hands pressing against the back of the scrim — a curtain that is transparent from one side.

Thinking the hands might belong to one of his co-worker’s children, he questioned him, only to find out the man had not brought his children to the theater that day.

He saw the hands several times

over the next few weeks and also felt a tugging on his clothing below the knee. When psychic Rosemary Altea visited the theater for the opening of “Smile,” the two sat down together. When he told her of the handprints, she informed him that someone in his family had miscarried a child. “My mother,” he answered.

“Rosemary told me that (what would have been) my brother, who was calling himself ‘David,’ came to me in child form because I wouldn’t have been able to make the connection if he came to me as an adult,” Kin said. “I had been overworking myself, and she told me to think of him as my angel.

And in my heart I knew what she was going to say. A sense of wellbeing came over me.”

Altea told The Players Theatre staff that the theater was filled with spirits, but that they were all “good.” They were people who had been patrons of the theater or who had worked there and had

If you dare Join The Players staff and local ghost story author Kim Cool for an inside tour of the haunted theater at 11 p.m.

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by Ghosthunters of SRQ. Tickets cost $15. Call 365-2494. fond memories of their time at The Players.

It’s stories like these that prompted the Sarasota Observer to contact Ghosthunters of SRQ and go on our own quest for an up-close encounter with paranormal activity.

...

It’s 11 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, just minutes before our four-hour ghost hunt begins. Between Maggie and Marko Sumney, co-founders of Ghosthunters of SRQ, and

Rachel S. O’Hara

Marko Sumney shines a small flashlight onto the EMF meter to read the levels of electromagnetic frequency in the vocal room.

the four Observer staffers — Jessica Luck, Rachel O’Hara, Mallory Gnaegy and myself, we’ve got four oversized flashlights, six mini flashlights, four tape recorders, two walkie-talkies, two EMF (electromagnetic field) meters, two cameras and a video camera with night vision. And, just in case, a hot pink blanket, trail mix and holy water.

Managing Director Michelle Bianchi Pingel meets us for a walkthrough of the theater before shutting off the lights and locking us in. While in the rehearsal room — a room that Altea warned the staff that the spirits did not want to be painted black — Pingel notices her watch has stopped. She’s not terribly upset and brushes it off, but we all feel a little chill.

We break up into groups of three. Marko Sumney leads O’Hara and Gnaegy to the back of the theater, with a plan to head upstairs, toward the costumes.

Maggie Sumney, Luck and I head into the theater and tiptoe down a row of chairs.

“That light just went off,” Luck says, pointing to the stage. “There was a light on where the set is, and it just turned off.”

Sumney radios her husband, who starts flipping switches to see if he accidentally turned off that particular light. Nope …

Meanwhile, the other group hasn’t even climbed the first flight of stairs because their ghost meter has spiked. The girls begin asking

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O’Neal’s father, Ozzie, worked as a master plumber and bombardier during World War II and raced motorcycles as a hobby. Once his wife had had her fill of the wind in

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“I’m used to speed,” O’Neal says. “This sidecar is not the one you see on the street, it’s like a sheet of metal. We used to do up to 150 miles an hour. There’s quite a lot of vibration because you’re hanging on for dear life.”

Ozzie O’Neal was a tough Irishman who raised his daughter as a tomboy — mostly. His father was a long-time dance teacher who put his granddaughter straight into ballet as soon as she turned 2.

“It was not a mistake,” O’Neal says. “I loved dancing, because I’m such a creative person. I just never stopped. It’s a way of keeping fit, but when you get on the floor in a competition, it’s exhilarating.

When I dance, I feel like I’m paint-

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Good thing she also happens to be a painter.

Currently, she is painting a wine country mural on the exterior of the Short Stop on Orange Avenue, owned by her daughter and sonin-law, Jane and Ali Molavi. The couple wanted something other than the usual beach-and-palmtree scene.

“We wanted to put something fun in there,” O’Neal says. “The old red truck, wine barrels. At the end of the two niches, there will be a party with musicians and people sitting at tables drinking wine.

We’re trying to make this place stand out.”

O’Neal seems to be reaching her goal; her mural has already caught the eye of Denise Kowal, founder of the Sarasota Chalk Festival. This year, the Short Stop is included as a stop on its must-see artwork list.

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Out-of-Door Academy sixth-grader Dalton Kindt, 12, has already achieved black belt status in Korean taekwondo and has been studying Brazilian jiu-jitsu for the past six months. Dalton is a student at the BJJ Academy of Sarasota/ Venice. In the past six months, Dalton has won a bronze medal at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Florida Championships as well as a silver medal at the COPA (Cup) America Tournament in Lakeland.

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What is the hardest part for you?

Flexibility. I’m not very flexible, and you have to do a bunch of flips and stuff.

Your older brother, Jordan, goes to BJJ Academy as well? What’s that like?

There are a lot of advantages because you have back-ups if you miss a day or

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Number of kills Shelby Lee scored in Sarasota Christian’s win over Lakeside Christian in the semifinal match of the Class 2, District 9 volleyball tournament. The Blazers will play Canterbury Christian Thursday in the district final.

Number of rushing yards for Cardinal Mooney High School junior Anthony Caiazzo against St. Petersburg Catholic High in the Oct. 14 football game. He broke the previous area rushing yard record, held by Mike Ford, who had 368 yards.

Booker High School senior, Cherlinda Polynice, No. 4, prepares to set the ball over the net, Thursday, Oct. 20, during a varsity volleyball match against Bayshore High School at Booker’s gymnasium. It was also “senior night,” and the three seniors on the team, Polynice, Breanna Browning and Danyelle Green, were recognized prior to the game.

Bayshore won 3-0 against Booker.

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It’s very cool. We have an even older brother in Philadelphia who does jiujitsu, too.

What do you hope to accomplish one day?

I hope to go to the Pan-Am Championship in Brazil. It’s the biggest tournament for Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

What do your friends think of your sport?

Most of my friends do jiu-jitsu. Some of my friends don’t think of it as a sport and think of it as a karate school and think I should play football, but I’m sticking with jiu-jitsu.

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Arts and Cultural Alliance hosts awards celebration The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County hosted its 13th annual awards celebration Monday, Oct. 24, at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Grant recipients, award winners and advocates for arts and culture were recognized. There were also performances by the Sarasota Ballet, Sarasota Youth Opera and Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.

The John Ringling Towers Fund was awarded to three artists; five individuals received the 2011 Arts Leadership Awards; and opportunity grants were awarded to six organizations who demonstrated artistic merit.

President of Ringling College of Art and Design and president of the alliance’s board of directors, Dr. Larry Thompson, received the Arts and Cultural Alliance Leadership Circle, Cultural Champion Award.

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the possible ghost questions: “What’s your name?” “Were you in any shows?” “How old are you?” “How did you die?”

“We were in full-on reporter mode and were hoping that somewhere on our recorders or in my pictures, we would hear or see something — anything paranormal,” O’Hara says.

Luck and I start walking as close together as possible without bumping into one another — neither of us wants to be in the back of the group, just in case something scary creeps up on us. We make our way to a room where the ghost hunter group has recorded activity before. We place the EMF meter in the middle of room, next to a recorder, and start asking questions into the air. Then the waiting game begins. But it doesn’t take long.

The other group makes its way to the prop area upstairs, an open space filled with chairs,

couches, props, clothing and mannequins. Marko Sumney’s walkie-talkie suddenly rings, so he radios his wife, who is with Luck and me in the costume room.

“Yeah, what do you need?” he asks.

“I didn’t call you,” she says.

“Well, my walkie-talkie rang,” he says.

“So did mine,” she answers.

Perhaps a spirit is playing tricks on us. Pingel says she can atest to that.

“Years ago, I was up in the costume loft,” Pingel says. “Nothing should be moving on its own.

There’s no vent or air. As I was turning to leave, it was like somebody moved their hand down the rack and all of the clothing moved at the same time.”

We radio the other group and meet in the rehearsal room — the room that the theater painted black, despite what Altea told them. They covered most of the walls with pink satin curtains, though, and the spirits haven’t

seemed to complain too much.

O’Hara holds up the EMF meter, and it spikes. The red light on the end of the meter blinks, speeds up, drops off and then returns. She hands it off to Gnaegy, but the light disappears until she hands it back to O’Hara. It seems to work in my hands or anywhere near me, as well.

“It apparently has a thing for blondes,” Gnaegy jokes.

After countless minutes of blinking lights, we wander into the green room, where the Players cast breaks for snacks. Gnaegy, Luck and I plop down on the leather couch and O’Hara grabs a chair while the Sumneys slip a CD with past investigation recordings into a boom-box.

There’s crackling, various sounds and whispered voices saying phrases such as “I’m cold” and “Go home.”

“I’m glad we didn’t hear that before we started,” Gnaegy says.

It’s nearing 3 a.m., and the six of us form a circle center stage and ask some last questions of

the potential spirits. Marko Sumney holds the dowsing rods in his hands and challenges a spirit to cross the rods. Nothing happens.

The Sumneys say that some nights they get hits and on others, the ghosts are quiet.

Before we leave, we ask any entities that may have been drifting within the walls of the theater not to follow us home.

And there is one more task to do. Marko Sumney places a lamp with a lit lightbulb and no shade in the middle of the stage. As is tradition in theater, a stage manager will leave on the nightlight, or equity lamp, before leaving for the evening. The lamp left on is also known as a “ghost light.”

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A SENSATIONAL MAINTENANcE frEE hOME on MacGregor Lane.3BD/3BA, remodeled kitchen with granite + new appliances, remodeled bath,new carpets,freshly painted,new AC,hurricane shutters,huge heated pool + Spa.Full Minutes from Clubhouse, full golf equity incl., renovated fitness $414,900 center & stunning grill room. cOuNTry cLuB LIVINg AT ITS BEST!! Fabulous water & golf views from this 2BD/2BA Condo on 3rd flr. Extremely well maintained and beautifully furnished & decorated. Brand new appliances & AC system. Full golf equity incl. Steps from heated pool and short stroll to $163,000 clubhouse. Renovated fitness center & clubhouse.

ENjOy gLOrIOuS gOLf VIEwS frOM ThIS 2ND fLOOr, turn-key 2BD/2BA Terrace Condo overlooking the 8th Fairway. Well maintained, tiled floors & lanai, above average furnishings,high ceilings. $165,900 Full golf equity membership incl. renovated fitness Ctr. & Clubhouse, debt free community.

SENSATIONAL gOLf & wATEr VIEwS overlooking the 3rd Green & Lake. 2BD/2BA Carlton Veranda in excellent condition, nicely decorated & furnished, new AC system, cathedral ceilings, large walk-in closets, ample storage space, 1 car garage,steps from htd. pool. Full golf equity incl. $197,900 Renovated fitness Ctr. & Clubhouse.

ShOwS LIkE A MODEL! Fabulous 1661 sq. ft. 1st floor Abbey Veranda. This end unit has remodeled kitchen & bathrooms, Jacuzzi tub,new floating cork floors, berber carpets,enclosed tiled lanai,den/office,faux painting,1 car garage.

Full golf equity incl. renovated clubhouse & fitness Ctr. OPEN hOuSE SuNDAy 9570 High Gate Dr. $1716 $308,000 MAINTENANcE frEE VILLA in Forest Hills Circle 2/3BD +den. Beautifully decorated & furnished. Tubular lighting, enclosed lanai, built-ins, oversized master-suite with Bay Window, Jacuzzi Tub, extra closets, huge lanai.

Full golf equity incl., tennis, fitness, walking trails and clubhouse. $334,000 SPEcTAcuLAr wATEr & gOLf VIEwS from this maintenance free Villa on 5th fairway. 2BD + Den, extremely well maintained, tile,new carpets,soft Florida colors,crown molding,huge walk-in closets, heated pool & spa. Full golf equity incl., $363,000 tennis, fitness ctr., debt free community.

OuTSTANDINg!! 3BD/2BA Single Family Home with gorgeous lake views featuring sprawling tiled flrs, granite counters, vaulted ceilings, massive closet space, central vac,spacious tiled lanai, hurricane shutters, 2 1/2 car garage, gorgeous landscaping, extremely well maintained. Full golf equity incl. $369,000 STONEYBROOK ESTATES STONEyBrOOk ESTATES Fabulous 3BD/2BA + Den updated home with glorious water views,stainless steel appl.,corian,newer AC,new hurricane windows & French Doors,vaulted ceilings,freshly painted,designer fans,beautifully decorated. Spacious lanai,resurfaced solar heated pool. $299,000 Lush Landscaping

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real estate | transactions

By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Southpointe Shores home sells for $950,000 The following residential real-estate transactions took place between Oct. 10 and Oct. 14. A home in Southpointe Shores tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Edward and Michelle Kapreilian, Sarasota, sold their home at 1736 Sandalwood Drive to Philip and Reina Alexander, Sarasota, for $950,000. Built in 1974, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,951 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,175,000 in 2003.

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

by Sarasota County and city of Sarasota for the week of Oct. 10 through Oct. 14, in order of dollar amounts.

CITY OF SARASOTA

SARASOTA Bay Plaza

One Hundred Central

Donald and Georgia Anderson, Sarasota, sold their Unit K-918 condominium at 100 Central Ave. to David Macrae, trustee, Nokomis, for $590,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,707 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $620,000 in 2005.

1350 Main Residential

Humayun Agha and Sita Sarna, New York, sold their Unit 1200 condominium at 1350 Main St. to Faye Ledwick, of Centerville, Ohio, for $500,000. Built in 2007,

Amount

Keith Kaplan Lorna Thomas Michael McCool Jean-Louis Choucard Ruth Golov Althaia Vitikos Jue Axe, trustee Ronald Collier Aaron Kastelik Anastasia Charalambukos

$75,000 $50,000 $41,750 $40,000 $23,000 $18,000 $14,000 $6,976 $6,000 $4,485

SARASOTA COUNTY Address

Permit

Applicant

Amount

404 Bellini Circle

Addition

Daniel Brown

$70,000

3232 Maiden Lane

Remodel

John Dillon

$60,000

2484 Breakwater Circle

Renovations

Betty Blizzard

$42,000

5645 Kosteli Place

Solar Panels

Eresto Renda

$40,000

5780 Swift Road

Remodel

Teresa Thompson

$25,000

6148 Hollywood Blvd.

Roof

Anthony Dillon

$24,500

1802 Field Road

Addition

Robert Avanzo

$21,675

4498 Deer Creek Blvd.

Remodel

Gial Hirsch

$17,500

106 Corot Drive

Deck

James O’Donnell

$16,825

2501 Moorings Lane

Re-roof

David Harmon

$14,760

Source: Sarasota County; city of Sarasota

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Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 523 condominium at 1299 Tamiami Trail to Frances Keane, Sarasota, for $638,500.

Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,790 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $622,000 in 2003.

Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 811 condominium at 1301 Tamiami Trail to Julie Safford, Sarasota, for $508,000. Built in 2000, it has one bedroom, one-and-a-half baths and 1,170 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $400,000 in 2004.

Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 212 condominium at 1301 Tamiami Trail to Mark and Patricia Eisner, Tampa, for $300,000. Built in 2000, it has one bedroom, one bath and 984 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $277,500 in 2003.

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Three units at the Sarasota Bay Club, 1299 Tamiami Trail, sold between Oct. 10 and Oct. 14.

Permit

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John and Donna Engel, Tampa, sold their Unit 901 condominium at 1255 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Adrienne Wagner and John Wagner, trustees, Sarasota, for $725,000.

Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,901 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $599,000 in 2004.

David Marcus and R. Blain Sanford, trustees, Lutz, sold the Unit 406 condominium at 1255 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Demetrios and Raynette Lignos, Sarasota, for $425,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,654 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $610,000 in 2004.

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First Bank sold the Unit 1202 condominium at 1771 Ringling Blvd. to Martin and Patricia Corson, Sarasota, for $315,500.

Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,440 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $454,500 in 2006.

Lynwood Park

Pekka Emdebrant and Martina Woelfinger, of Oberursel, Germany, sold their home at 1614 Hansen St. to Emmons Development of SRQ LLC for $285,000. Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,615 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $472,000 in 2005.

Riverwood Park

Deutsche Bank, trustee, sold the home at 4701 Riverwood Ave. to CMSB LLC for $256,600. Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,190 square feet of living area. CMSB LLC then sold the home to Dan and Sybille Anbar, of South Orange, N.J., for $306,500.

PALMER RANCH Villagewalk

Elinor White and Samuel Grossbart, Sarasota, sold their home at 8428 Jesolo Lane to John and Cherie Sleyter, Sarasota, for $365,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,008 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $300,000 in 2003.

Jane Kalyvas sold her home at 5397 Eliseo St. to Lazo Pipovski, Sarasota, for $212,000.

Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, three

O’Lyn Millar, Sarasota, sold the home at 4532 Deer Trail Blvd. to Sandra DeLaurier, Sarasota, for $247,000. Built in 1995, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,100 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $65,000 in 1995.

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Duke and Susan Hale sold their Unit 2103 condominium at 6989 Prosperity Circle to Pamela Madden, Sarasota, for $200,000.

Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,863 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $208,500 in 2010.

Lakeside at the Isles of Palmer Ranch

Michael and Danette Simons, of Moline, Ill., sold their Unit 202 condominium at 1299 Burgos Drive to Thomas and Leah Neely, of Redwood, N.Y., for $200,000. Built in 2009, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,638 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $207,900 in 2009.

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Ann Lexamiz, North Venice, sold her home at 1247 Thornapple Drive to Edward and Regina Smith, Osprey, for $345,000.

Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,261 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $53,000 in 2003.

Meridian V at the Oaks Preserve

U.S. Bank, trustee, sold the Unit 503 condominium at 3621 N. Point Road to David and Diana Brandenburg, Osprey, for $279,900. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,680 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $603,700 in January.

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Martin and Eileen Entler, Sarasota, sold their Unit 1206 condominium at 888 Blvd. of the Arts to Vicki Cox, of Sacramento, Calif., for $494,500. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,555 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $155,000 in 1990.

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Wed., Oct. 19 Thurs., Oct. 20 Fri., Oct. 21 Sat., Oct. 22 Sun., Oct. 23 Mon., Oct. 24 Tues., Oct. 25

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011

MOON PHASES

0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

WEEKLY WINNEr: ELEGANT ENDING

Nov. 10 Full

Nov. 2 First

Month to date: 2011 2010

1.41 in. 0.00 in.

Year-to-date:

2011 2010 38.98 in. 40.59 in.

Nov. 18 Last

Nov. 25 New

TemperatureS

Temps.

High Low 82 70 73 57 74 54 75 53 81 60 79 57 84 57

Wed., Oct. 19 Thurs., Oct. 20 Fri., Oct. 21 Sat., Oct. 22 Sun., Oct. 23 Mon., Oct. 24 Tues., Oct. 25

Record Temps.

High Low 92 (1971) 47 (1977) 91 (2005) 46 (1996) 91 (1973) 46 (1964) 92 (1993) 46 (1989) 90 (1971) 47 (1961) 91 (1919) 45 (1923) 91 (1971) 44 (1937)

Average Gulf water temperature: 77.1

Jeff Zacks submitted this sunset photo, taken in Osprey.

RED TIDE

Sunrise/sunset Thurs., Oct. 27 Fri., Oct. 28 Sat., Oct. 29 Sun., Oct. 30 Mon., Oct. 31 Tues., Nov. 1 Wed., Nov. 2

Sunrise 7:37 7:37 7:38 7:39 7:39 7:40 7:41

Sunset 6:52 6:51 6:50 6:49 6:48 6:48 6:47

Karenia brevis, the red tide organism, was detected in a low amount in Blind Pass, Monday, Oct. 17, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.

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Not making one’s quota Judge or consider Japanese immigrant “National Velvet” author Bagnold Org. once run by George Bush Highly capable Is able to, biblically Golden Fleece carrier Music genre born in the ‘50s “Peanuts” fussbudget Cheerleader’s cheer Unspecified quantity Former Giants rightfielder, Mel Golfer’s prop Brigadier general’s insignia “That’s gross!”

Victim of Brutus Airport screener’s org.

Capital of Norway Lowly laborer Narrow grooves Food for Fido It might be taken midafternoon Public uproar Raced on foot Started to grow or develop

76 Queen’s Guard workplace 77 In pieces 81 Bakery appliance 82 Emulate Will Smith 84 Has a crush on 86 Book jacket paragraph 87 Disrespectful 88 Mu ___ pork 89 Type of Christmas tree 91 Unmixed, as a drink 92 Many times o’er 93 Misfortunes 94 Stringently enforced, as a rule 97 ___ Romeo (foreign car) 98 The power to make decisions 100 Ignores in a snooty way 101 Ignited 102 “Don’t change!” to a printer 103 String bean’s opposite 105 Air freshener target 107 Skirmish 109 Dangerous squeezing snake 112 Drain opener 113 Not as ruddy 115 Half a score 116 God, start to finish 119 Gullibility 124 Columbo or Monk, e.g.

125 “Maria ___” (Jimmy Dorsey hit) 126 Three-horse Russian carts 127 Snorkel and Bilko, informally 128 Wens and such 129 Villainous looks

dOwn 1 Straggle 2 “Princess ___” (Gilbert

and Sullivan operetta) 3 Doggie doc 4 Dir. from NYC to the Hamptons 5 Like Super Bowl numerals 6 On-ramp sign 7 Tidal flood 8 One seeking what’s rightfully his or hers 9 Pertaining to hearing 10 Taller and leaner 11 Time to remember 12 Chowder server 13 Reproducing without fertilization 14 Place to hang one’s hat 15 Rice Krispies mascot 16 Change the wording of 17 Carvey of “Wayne’s World” 19 Crime-lab specimen 23 Vertically, to a sailor 24 Settles down snugly 29 Face hardship bravely 30 Fill with anger 31 In a domineering manner 32 Witness’ swearing-in phrase 33 Cubes potatoes 35 Weight training partner, often 37 “The Iceman ___” 39 Infamous insecticide 41 Candidate who lost 42 Nitty-gritty 43 Massage locale 44 Greenhorns 46 Bay with gray 47 Pertaining to the largest artery 48 Pastoral places 51 “Land” or “moon” attachment 57 Cruising the Pacific, e.g.

61 Gloomy state

63 Gene letters 64 It shows the real you?

65 Served perfectly, in tennis 67 Pizza perimeter 70 Reversals for the better 71 Most dexterous, as a boat 73 Natasha’s cartoon sidekick 74 Soft palate feature 75 It’s a smidgen in the kitchen 78 ___-of-the-pants 79 Paris tower 80 Reposition, as tires 83 Censure severely 85 Walking ___ (euphoric) 89 The ___ Four (The Beatles) 90 Impudent 95 Market dominance by two companies 96 ___ and fauna 97 Sure-footed work animal 99 In the recent past 104 Indian nurses 106 Ballerina painter 107 Weeping result 108 Group that might strike 109 Barbershop quartet member 110 Mexican stew or jar 111 Imitative artist 114 “My Cup Runneth Over” singer Ed 115 You can have a blast with it 117 Warm welcome 118 Last of the mos.

120 Compete 121 ___ out (just manage) 122 Kind of pitch 123 It’s two steps away from being a dollar sign

Last weeks Cryptograms 1. As a neighbor moved his car out of the garage, my friend wondered why he always called the thing “baby.” I told him it was because it never went out without a rattle.

2. A rich developer loved his car so much that when it blew out he buried it. The tombstone read: “Rust in Peace.”

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Bargains galore with everything priced to sell!

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

Autos Wanted

Merchandise Wanted

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

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371-9869.

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586-744-5488.

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941-383-0993.

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941-953-9585 800-955-8771 TDD/TTY

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

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

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

941-737-0349.

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RELIABLE/REASONABLE over 30 years experience. Residential, Commercial, bi-weekly.

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SIESTA KEY CONDO SALES 1131 LAKE HOUSE CIR # C-114 OUR HOUSE AT BEACH 1315 DOCKSIDE PL # 220 HARBOUR TOWNE 8977 MIDNIGHT PASS RD # 317 SUNRISE COVE 5880 MIDNIGHT PASS RD # 703 CASARINA LONGBOAT KEY CONDO SALES 2600 HARBOURSIDE DR # J-11 LONGBOAT KEY MOORINGS 2425 GULF OF MEXICO DR # 6A SEA GATE CLUB 3155 GULF OF MEXICO DR # 251 DIPLOMAT 4540 GULF OF MEXICO DR # 203 WINDWARD BAY SARASOTA CONDO SALES 5510 ROSEHILL RD # 103 ADMIRALS WALK 5450 EAGLES POINT CIR # 402 EAGLES POINT 5531 CANNES CIR # 506 PHILLIPPI LANDINGS PALMER RANCH CONDO SALES 4065 CROCKERS LAKE BLVD # 2717 VINTAGE GRAND 4065 CROCKERS LAKE BLVD # 2713 VINTAGE GRAND 4236 CENTRAL SRQ PKWY # 917 PLAZA DE FLORES 4489 STREAMSIDE CT. #1803 ARIELLE 8405 KARPEAL DR # 902 PALMER OAKS

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$110,900 $103,900 $151,000 $201,000 $150,000

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SIESTA KEY SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 334 CANAL RD SARASOTA BEACH $825,000 LONGBOAT KEY SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 6989 LONGBOAT S DR LONG BEACH $280,000 551 HARBOR POINT RD BAY ISLES $3,097,000 DOWNTOWN SARASOTA SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 2305 ARLINGTON ST BATTLE & TURNER $159,900 2737 HYDE PARK ST LYNNHURST $108,000 1386 HARBOR DR HARBOR ACRES $2,700,000 2420 HAWTHORNE ST HYDE PARK $120,000 1309 S OSPREY AVE FLOYD & CAMERON $695,000 129 SEAGULL LN BIRD KEY $529,000 SARASOTA SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 3119 LOCKWOOD TER GULF GATE $140,000 7515 STARFISH DR CORAL COVE $256,000 2890 HARDEE DR GULF GATE WOODS $260,000 4033 LISBON PL BROOKSIDE $230,000 3920 MARAVIC PL MOLLER $130,000 7469 MARIANA DR GULF GATE WOODS $149,000 PALMER RANCH SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 8277 SHADOW PINE WAY DEER CREEK $295,000

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BEACH CHALET, Custom Designed in 2009 Air Conditioned 5-Car-Garage. $3.895 Million

HAMPTON COURT VILLA - $399,000

3/2, 1926 sq ft maintenance-free pool home in University Park Golf &Country Club. Just needs an offer, and your toothbrush, as this split-plan TURNKEY furnished home has everything you need to move in and enjoy the country club setting MLS#A3942083

2910 Casey Key Road Marie Monsky,

GRI, RealtorÂŽ

Specializing in Residential Properties in Sarasota and Manatee Counties as well as the Barrier Islands

Direct (941) 350-3245 Office (941) 383-7591

440 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL 34228

3/2, with over 1500 sq ft of maintenance-free living in the PalmAire Golf & Country Club. Sold partially furnished, this villa sits in a lovely area with a park-like setting. Generous rental policy makes this a great investment property. Lowest price in the complex. MLS#A3946658

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Easy bike or walk just 3 blocks to worldfamous Siesta beaches, restaurants and galleries. Move in ready 2BR/2B turnkey furnished unit in bayfront community with tennis, fishing pier, two pools & more. $249,000

Call Stephen P. Stevens at 941.349.6636 Stevens & Salt, Inc. Realtor

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VILLA BELLA ROSA, Neo-Classical Estate Deep Waterfront Property $3.649 Million

504 Casey Key Road

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CAPE COD CONTEMPORARY, Boaters Dream 101 ft. on open Bay, 200 ft. on canal $1.595 Million

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PALM-AIRE VILLA - $139,000

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Christy Neff

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7220 Proctor Road

5415 Azure Way

2.5 acre estate with ponds and pool, 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, 15 minutes to Siesta Key $1,350,000

Siesta pool home 2 blks to beach on Grand Canal, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths + den, rebuilt in 2006 $1,500,000

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Siesta Key, 650â&#x20AC;&#x2122; to the bay, deep water, no bridge. Updated 3 bed/3.5 bath pool home, vaulted ceilings $950,000

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6268 Midnight Pass Road #105 Excelsior Beach to Bay condominutes with 1282tosq.

2BR/2BA on 1/3 acre2BR/2BA on mainland, ft. w/ inside the unit laundry&&dining. undercover parking.

Siesta Beach, shopping $180,000 MLS3943027 $430,000

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by Heidi Kurpiela | A&E Editor

Heidi Kurpiela

“Sometimes we need to let go of things for things to happen,” Michelle Phillips says of her rock-bottom days. “I’m prepared for anything now. I’m grateful for those days, even if I didn’t know at the time that everything would work out.”

A thing of beauty Makeup artist Michelle Phillips is using her love of cosmetics to empower women.

The publication of her first book proves the mission is much more than a vanity project.

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ichelle Phillips is in the mid- kind of interview, the kind that dle of a radio interview that’s causes people to lose track of time. gone 20 minutes over its allotted When she emerges from her office time. clutching a giant mug of tea, she Before we go any further, you apologizes for the holdup, explainshould know that Phillips is that ing that she had no idea the inter-

view would go so long.

“We got to talking and … ” She catches a whiff of the cinnamon candle filling her home with a faint plume of smoke and rushes to the mantle to blow it out.

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PHILLIPS from 1 “Oh my gosh,” she says to her husband, comedian Tim Wilkins. “You’re burning the house down.”

Wilkins shrugs. He hadn’t noticed the smoke. “Men don’t do candles,” he jokes.

Phillips sets down her coffee mug. On the rim of the cup is a big pink lipstick print that matches her shirt.

A makeup artist since the age of 16, she knows a thing or two about matching her lips to her blouse, which on this particular day is coral-colored with a loose boatneck.

“All I ever wanted to do from the age of 6 was be a makeup artist,” Phillips says.

“But I was born in the late ’60s. There weren’t a lot Bobbi Browns and Kevyn Aucoins around.”

She curls up on the couch beside her husband and launches into a story about how when she was a little girl, she used to give her dolls makeovers by coloring their faces with Magic Markers.

“I ruined every one of them,” she laughs.

Phillips has come a long way since then.

A native of Washington, D.C., her career in makeup started the day her mother marched into a Bloomingdale’s store, made a beeline for the cosmetics counter and announced that her daughter would like to be a makeup artist.

“By the time I was 18, I was working as a platform artist for Chanel and Revlon,” says Phillips, 44. “Chanel was my favorite designer, so that was exciting.”

She name-drops a few of the celebrities whose faces she’s dolled up over the years, including Molly Ringwald, Katie Couric, Doris Roberts, CNN news anchor Judy Woodruff and singer Colbie Caillat.

She stops short. These women aren’t the reason why she decided to pursue a career as a life and beauty coach. Ordinary women were her motivation. Women like her.

“When I started to get in touch with

women outside of the celeb world, I realized that was where true beauty was,” Phillips says. “I realized this is what I’m meant to be doing, helping women feel and look their best.”

Her first book, “The Beauty Blueprint,” which comes out in bookstores Nov. 1, is part confessional, part beauty manual and part self-improvement guide.

At 262 pages, the paperback offers eight steps to building the life and look of your dreams. It includes everything from when to toss your old mascara to trusting your intuition and overcoming fear.

Much of the book’s insight was drawn from hard-earned wisdom gleaned from Phillips’ own struggles: her failed first marriage; the loss of her Above: “The Beauty longtime job Blueprint” spent five as a makeup days in a row on artist with Amazon’s bestseller list Channel 10 for beauty releases.

News in Tampa; and her two-year stint as the host of a local morning show that paid so poorly she was forced to fall back on food stamps to feed her three kids.

Published by Hay House — a self-help publishing house that boasts an impressive stable of mega-selling authors, including Suze Orman, Deepak Chopra and Wayne Dyer — the book also comes with an Internet radio show, which Phillips hosts every Monday on Hay House Radio. com.

In addition to coaching women live on the air, she interviews celebrity guests.

Last week it was Donny Osmond and

former “American Idol” contestant Justin Guarini.

“I had been a life coach for years and didn’t even realize it,” Philips says. “When people sat in my chair, they’d tell me their problems and together we’d solve them … in the makeup room.”

She laughs at the memory of it as her husband nods his head in agreement.

He’s her biggest cheerleader.

In 2009, the couple was living in Minneapolis, where Phillips worked as a host on the QVC competitor, ShopNBC. Six weeks into the job, she confessed that she was miserable in the position. So Wilkins asked her what she wanted to do instead. Phillips replied that she wanted to write a book to help women reclaim their beauty.

So, they hopped on the computer and Googled, “how to write a book.”

Thirteen notebooks and two years later, Phillips’ “Beauty Blueprint” was a reality.

“You’ll never see anybody make something happen like Michelle,” Wilkins says.

“She twitches her nose like Samantha from ‘Bewitched’ and before you know it, ta-da … it’s been achieved.”

Phillips blushes a shade darker than her shirt. She explains that there’s more to it than sheer affirmation; that you’ve got to take the action steps to see your goals through.

Take, for example, the assignment she recently gave one of her clients — a middle-aged woman suffering from emptynest syndrome.

“I asked her what she loved to do,” Phillips says. “And she said, ‘I love going to the

PHILLIPS’ BEAUTY TIPS 

Get rid of guilt garments

“These are the clothes that don’t fit or the clothes we think are too expensive to part with. Only keep things in your closet that you actually wear.” 

Grab a necklace

“How we project our personal style is through our accessories.” 

Avoid the bargain booby trap

“A bargain isn’t a bargain if you never wear it or spend your whole life trying to find something to match it.” 

Less is more

“I’d rather a woman wear a little bit of blush and mascara than a whole face full of makeup.” 

Perk up your face

“If your eyebrows are neatly arched and filled in, it’ll frame your face and eyes. You’ll look more awake.”

movies and I love dancing.’ So I told her you’ve got seven days to go to the movies and take a Zumba class. Twelve weeks later she announced that she’s becoming a dance instructor. That to me is beautiful and it had nothing to do with makeup.”

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+ Wannabe TV scribes put on your thinking caps Sarasota County’s “TV ME!” competition is back.

Sponsored by the Sarasota County Film & Entertainment Office, the contest is an excellent opportunity for aspiring screenwriters to get a shot at pitching material to major network executives.

Last year, the nationwide competition received more than 250 entries, including nine different pitches from overachieving grandprize winner Austin McKinley, a freelance writer and artist from Sarasota.

Since jetting off last spring to Los Angeles to meet with big shots at ABC, CBS, Disney and Sony Pictures Television, McKinley, 34, has shot a short film, produced video for the Sarasota Orchestra’s “Journeys to Genius” series, created concept art for a gaming company and developed scripts with a former Fox bigwig.

Geez, Austin, you put us newspaper writers to shame.

The competition is accepting pitches now through Dec. 30. For contest details, visit TVMEcontest. com.

by Heidi Kurpiela | A&E Editor

+ Blues Fest rolls on, Strauss still rocking out Thought you wouldn’t catch a glimpse of Barbara Strauss at this year’s Blues Fest? Think again.

Just because Strauss finally parted with her beloved music festival, it doesn’t mean she quit it cold turkey. How could she?

She’s run the event for 18 of its 21 years.

Even though the no-nonsense concert promoter sold the show to Houston-based ticketing company ExtremeTix, she’s still working her practical magic behind the scenes.

As usual, Strauss has booked a stellar lineup that includes headliner Los Lobos, Georgia soul musician and Grammy nominee Ryan Shaw, former Little Feat vocalist Shaun Murphy and Mississippi blues artist Lightnin’ Malcolm.

According to Strauss, the festival’s new owners have delivered on three key promises: They hired local vendors; they kept the ticket price low; and they grandfathered in Strauss’ favorite charity — All Faiths Food Bank.

“As far as I’m concerned, they saved the Blues Fest,” Strauss says. “You’re still getting a $22 rockstar concert and a $4 beer.”

Ryan Shaw

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For those of you who only know Los Lobos as the band that sings “La Bamba,” you’re in for a real treat. The group has won several Grammy Awards and toured with Bob Dylan, U2 and the Grateful Dead.

The gates open at 11 a.m. Nov. 5, at Ed Smith Stadium. That gives you nine days to practice singing, “Yo no soy marinero,” three times fast.

Austin McKinley

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HOT TICKETS Sarasota Chalk Festival: In case you haven’t noticed, the Sarasota Chalk Festival has gotten huge. It now spans one week and features more than 250 chalk artists from around the world. Now in its fifth year, the festival has spread beyond the pavement of Burns Square.

Drawings are planned for the sides of buildings. There will be dance performances, kid chalk contests and a 24-hour chalk-off inspired by a famous street-painting competition in

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At a Sarasota County School Board meeting earlier this month, board members unanimously approved to transfer ownership from PAL to Circus Sarasota.

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That’s how it was back then, no matter who you were. Even the king of France had his daughters hauled off to a convent. When Nannerl befriends one of the princesses, Louise (Lisa Féret), she becomes enmeshed in a cross-gender morality bender with the wack-o Dauphin (Clovis Fouin).

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The lavishness of the interiors is almost incomprehensible to absorb.

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The master of adaptation Andrei Malaev-Babel, director of the FSU/Asolo Conservatory’s ‘The Brothers Karamazov,’ explains why you won’t see him directing ‘fluffy’ plays any time soon.

Andrei Malaev-Babel’s secondstory office at the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training is filled with so many books you fear grabbing one might cause the entire room to collapse.

There are books about how to perform plays, write plays, direct plays, analyze plays and, when you’ve got the time, watch plays.

There are books by Anton Chekhov, William Shakespeare and Virginia Woolf. There are plays by Edward Albee, Neil Simon and Bertolt Brecht.

Buried among the titles are Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s major works.

“I’m fascinated by him,” says the 44-year-old actor, director and teacher. “I consider him to be one of the most theatrical novelists, not because he’s flashy or in-your-face, but because he condenses the human experience … this kind of existence on the threshold of life and death, good and evil.”

Malaev-Babel has spent much of his career studying the Russian author.

He staged three major adaptations of the novelist’s work during his eight-year tenure with the Stanislavsky Theater Studio in Washington, D.C. In 2000, he was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for directing the company’s production of

“The Idiot.”

“Dostoyevsky’s work is honest and sincere,” he says. “It doesn’t play the kind of games we have to play in everyday life for survival purposes.”

Next week he’ll direct the conservatory’s second-year students in an adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s epic tome, “The Brothers Karamazov.”

Part murder mystery, part morality play, the story follows the complicated lives of three brothers as they struggle to make sense of their strained relationship with their deadbeat father.

Although the book was published more than 130 years ago, the subject matter continues to resonate with audiences today.

“The characters have survived the test of time,” says MalaevBabel, who joined the conservatory faculty in 2006. “Every generation finds something relevant in it. It’s about incredibly passionate people who are put into incredibly difficult situations.”

Some directors would just as soon have a root canal rather than stage a Dostoyevsky adaptation.

Malaev-Babel, on the other hand, gobbles the stuff up — the human tragedies, the Oedipal themes, the existentialism and anguished debates over religion

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“An actor’s instrument is not only his body and voice,” says Andrei Malaev-Babel, “it’s his psychology and emotions — especially if he has to rise to the heights of creative passion needed to perform Dostoyevsky.” and free will.

As a result, he often has a hard time swallowing lighter plays and musicals. They seem shallow in comparison.

“In silly, fluffy plays, we laugh at shallow people,” Malaev-Babel says. “That’s fine. I admire the craftsmen of comedies. I’m more interested in the complex individuals who populate tragedies.”

It goes without saying that you’re not going to find a lot of beach reads in Malaev-Babel’s office.

A graduate of the Vakhtangov Theater Institute in his native Russia, Malaev-Babel has spent the past seven years traveling the world performing his one man-show, “Babel: How It Was Done in Odessa.”

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The play is based on the short stories of his grandfather, Isaac Babel, a revered Russian writer who was executed in 1940 by order of Joseph Stalin.

The production is deeply personal for Malaev-Babel, who never got to meet his grandfather. Even though he’s performed the piece 70 times, he says he still finds something new in the material.

“Actors should constantly evolve and grow,” says Malaev-Babel. “One performance should be different from the next. It should breathe with nuances and subtleties because real life is spontaneous. Try to re-live your life exactly as it happened yesterday. It’s impossible.”

He says this is the key difference between watching a movie and watching live theater. Movies don’t change with each viewing. Live theater does.

He reaches for a copy of the book he just published on Russian actor and theater director Yevgeny Vakhtangov, who was a pupil of Konstantin Stanislavski, father of the first acting system.

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I’ve come to a conclusion. There are three important ingredients that can make or break a performance: personal touch, personality and program. These three “P’s” have become essential to today’s successful concerts, recitals and even operas. And all three of them were present, in heaping portions, when we recently attended two of the Ringling International Arts Festival events.

Brooklyn Rider, a string quartet of smart, talented young men — violinists Johnny Gandelsman and Colin Jacobsen, violist Nicholas Cords and cellist Eric Jacobsen — has found a special niche in the world of music. They speak and perform interactively.

(That’s the personal touch.) They each have their own style reflected in what they wear and how they play (personality). And they program their concerts so we’re entertained and enlightened while they mix the old with the new, the refined with the bristly.

They began with a new work by Jacobsen, called, “Beloved, Do Not Let Me Be Discouraged.” Starting with a moving duet between violin and viola, it was one of the most achingly beautiful, mesmerizing pieces to pass between my ears in years. Folk-like and modal, it was a Middle-Eastern folk song with an Appalachian twist. The only discouraging thing about it was that it was too short.

Next came Beethoven — late Beethoven.

And that means Ludwig was already deaf and struggling with all those crazy sounds running around in his head. The C sharp minor quartet, Opus 131, is jarring, dissonant and, for the most part, unpleasant but fascinating. The guys from Brooklyn, N.Y., put him in his place and gave us a performance filled with color and character,

something stylistically different from most other performances, but one that left us with something to ponder.

Finally, the quartet gave us a pair of gypsy songs that sounded like a “Rumanian Rhapsody” by Enescu turned inside-out.

They were neither Enescu nor inside-out but they were toe-tapping, tambourine-slapping, dancing, sexy fun with the atmospheric cello’s ground-bass slithering and slapping beneath some incredibly virtuosic turns in the upper strings.

A few hours later, we returned to the Historic Asolo for the fearless, formidable Piano Foursome: Inon Barbatan, Adam Golka, Anne-Marie McDermott and Pedja Muzijevic. Again, the important trio of “P’s” were present. Muzijevic took the role of emcee, introducing each pianist and piece with scholarly entertainment. The idea was for each artist to perform individually and then for them all to come together for a grand finale of 40 flying fingers on the four Yamaha grands.

Golka’s performance of Chopin’s “Barcarolle” was deliciously lilting with textured harmonies and dynamics that were enhanced by his beautiful phrasing.

Muzijevic took a turn with a trio of short pieces — Liszt’s “Sleepless! Question and Answer,” a linear, almost Scriabin-sounding work the pianist pulled off with finesse; Feldman’s “Intermission,” a pointillistic piece plummeting huge schisms and leaps; and Aleksander Michalowski’s wonderfully fun “Paraphrase on Chopin’s Valse” (aka “Minute Waltz”) performed with a lightness and humor that made the paraphrase’s flourishes sound easy.

The grand finale featured all four piano personalities giving us quadraphonic Czerny (Opus 230, if you’re counting), and tossing out bits and pieces of melodies from Mozart to Liszt in a trilling, thrilling 23-minute crowd-pleaser that added “powerful” to the other “P’s.”

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Everything came up roses for Key to the Cure — The Pink Party benefiting women’s cancer programs at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, held Oct. 20 at Saks Fifth Avenue. A record-breaking 670 guests showed up in unimaginably diverse shades of the color of the month.

The highlight of the evening was the “Breast in Show” competition. Paula Lambert won the women’s category with “Shabby is Chic in Sarasota” and again in the shoe category with “Steppin’ Up for the Cure.”

Massimo Nigri wore pink camo to win the men’s category. Suzy Kalin stole the cosmetics category with her daughter modeling a body-painted dress called “Paint It Pink.” And Miqui Lora won best overall; her daughter, Daisy, modeled “Little Bow Pink,” which was anything but small.

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Now the center is honoring its original benefactor for her in-going and ongoing support with a fun-not-formal evening, the complete title of which is, “Celebrating Promises Kept and Dreams Fulfilled … a Big Hug Back to Betty.” Dr. Lou Bertha McKenzie-Wharton and Bunny Skirboll are co-chairs; Gerri Aaron, Beatrice Friedman and Sally Yanowitz are honorary co-chairs. A lovely opportunity to pay homage to one of our community’s and our country’s pre-eminent philanthropists.

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Hill and Jackie Rogers co-chaired the sellout event. Photos on page 8 and online at www.YourObserver. com. accordingly, inviting a condo full of her nearest and dearest to “get smashed” at the “final bash.” Then she, hubby Merrill, neighbor and fellow food fiend Sylvia Pastor and best buddy Linda Federici made sure nobody would go hungry with enough food for the next lifetime.

Two days after the Key to the Cure “Pink Party,” eight ladies threw an even pinker one — a bridal shower honoring Montana Ross, who will marry Irwin Taplinger in May. The hostesses were Margaret Wise, Nancy Blackburn, BJ Creighton, Sharon Black Floyd, Mollie Nelson, Mary Ann Robinson, Joy Rowe and Susan Benson Steenbarger. Held at the Wise home on a picture-perfect day, it had to be one of the prettiest parties of the year, thanks to Margaret’s secret weapon, designer Raul Molina, and hostess Susie, the girl-with-the-glue-gun. Forty-five guests enjoyed the view of the bay from one long, extremely pink table on the Wise porch. The cake was made by a pastry prodigy, 13-yearold Falon Katz.

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by Rachel S. O’Hara | Staff Photographer

Interior angles Holly Dennis’ son’s room includes a themed sample-room headboard decoration, an old copy of Boys’ Life magazine and a chest of drawers with a secret agent theme.

A Widdicomb magazine table holds old and new magazines as well as a few fun books in Dennis’ living room.

Interior designers Holly Dennis and Carmen Christensen were two of eight local interior designers who opened their homes to the public Saturday, Oct. 22, and Sunday, Oct. 23 as part of the Florida Christensen West Coast Chapter Dennis of ASID’s “Designer Digs” event to benefit modern look by restoring the terrazzo floors, Habitat for Humanity.

Dennis has been a furnishing the house professional interior de- with vintage furniture signer since 2002 and has and keeping the original lived in Sarasota since turquoise GE oven in the 2004. Her home was built kitchen. Dennis says she in 1956, and when she likes that her home is a moved in, she was deter- “little time capsule.”

Christensen now has mined to keep the house true to its mid-century her dream kitchen —

thanks to an incentive to finish it after signing on to participate in the ASID “Designer Digs” tour.

Christensen graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design in 1989 and took a job working in cabinetry. Her new kitchen is her favorite part of her house. The kitchen includes mahogany cabinets, a solid walnut island and crema marfil marble countertops. Her sink includes a Brizo touch technology faucet, and the main light over the island was designed by one of her favorite lighting designers, George Kovacs.

The George Kovacs light fixture hangs above the island in Christensen’s brand-new kitchen.

Christensen’s guest bedroom includes a window seat with plenty of books to read.

Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara

Dennis kept and still uses the home’s original GE oven.

Dennis’ living room includes restored terrzzo flooring, a vintage sectional couch and a Warren Platner table.

Carmen Christensen’s new kitchen includes crema marfil marble countertops and a Brizo touch technology faucet.

A secret hiding space for spices was built into Christensen’s island.

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