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County: Brown didn’t follow rules The county contends Village property owner Chris Brown didn’t take the proper recourse in appealing his 2011 parking assessments.

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In an Oct. 27 answer to a lawsuit filed Oct. 4 by Village property owner Chris Brown, a Sarasota County attorney said Brown did not pursue the appropriate recourse in contending the county had charged him excessively high parking assessments for

three of his businesses.

The attorney also said Brown’s complaint that the county violated his Fifth and 14th Amendment rights does not adhere to a federal law requiring “something more than naked assertions or legal conclusions framed as fac-

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tual assertions that only create a suspicion” of a right to legal recourse.

Because of Brown’s allegations that his constitutional rights were violated, the county was able to move the case to the U.S. District Court in the Middle Dis-

trict of Florida in Tampa. Brown’s attorney, Morgan Bentley, of Bentley & Bruning, filed the suit in the 12th Judicial Circuit, in Sarasota.

Writing for the county, Deputy County Attorney David M. Pearce asked that the court dismiss all the counts for “lack of subject matter jurisdiction” un-

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By Rachel Brown Hackney | Managing Editor

Legal action pending on term limits A Sarasota attorney is considering legal action against the County Commission because of its proposed charter amendment on term limits.

Sarasota attorney Andrea Flynn Mogensen is considering legal action against Sarasota County on behalf of several parties upset with the County Commission’s plans for a charter amendment that would change term limits for the commission-

ers, she said Wednesday.

The commission’s 4-1 vote last week to pursue a public hearing on the charter amendment, and a special election Jan. 31, “really seems to be about trying to get another reset button,” Mogensen said. “My clients’ interest univer-

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The county charter was amended in 1998 to limit the commissioners to two terms; subsequent court action rendered that moot.

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decision in the Broward County case, county officials have said, the decision could force Sarasota County to adhere to the two-term limit.

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The Cottage is one of three properties owned by Chris Brown in the Village that he contends were assessed excessive amounts for parking. His 2011 assessment for The Cottage rose to $6,382.95, from $3,351.41 in 2010, a 100% increase. (afforded under state statutes) to challenge taxes do not apply” to the Siesta Village Parking Improvement District.

“On the merits, (the answer) might raise some interesting legal issues,” Bentley said. “The county’s position is that (Brown) should have filed a … petition (contesting the assessments), but that would be directly contrary to the (Value Adjustment Board’s) ruling last year that it had no jurisdiction over this dispute.

Another Catch-22 situation for (Brown).”

Brown said this week Bentley had written Pearce in July to complain about the latest parking assessments, but Pearce

had not advised Bentley to go to the VAB before pursuing legal action.

In the answer, Pearce also writes the factual allegations in Brown’s third lawsuit had been the basis for the two previous lawsuits against the county, the first of which also involved the U.S. District Court in Tampa. Pearce pointed out that the county settled that suit through mediation. The county paid Brown $35,000, and the County Commission approved other stipulations, including the vacating of its portion of the right of way along Ocean Boulevard necessary to accommodate the patio and railings at The Hub.

As part of the settlement, Brown also signed a release of further claims against the county. That release, dated Jan. 11, 2010, is attached to Pearce’s answer.

Pearce further notes the settlement of the parking issues in the second lawsuit.

In the answer, Pearce said the five counts of the third lawsuit “are a commingling of more than a single set of circumstances, which are not separated by occurrence …”

“No matter what the court does with this, we will proceed under whatever avenues are open,” Bentley said. “It is just too egregious not to.”

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der federal rules or order Brown to provide a more definitive statement under federal rules.

Brown filed his third lawsuit against the county about four months after the county paid him $2,500 to settle a claim in his second lawsuit against the county. That second suit, filed Jan. 31, contended the county had overcharged him for parking assessments. The third suit said the county again had charged him too much for parking, this time, for three of his Village properties. Conversely, the third lawsuit asserts the assessments for 74 other properties in the Village’s Parking Improvement District went down.

As part of the third lawsuit, Brown claims one of his properties, Blu Smoke on Avenida Messina, saw its parking assessment rise almost 1,500% from 2010 to 2011.

The third lawsuit also points to a pattern of discrimination against Brown, going back to the fall of 2007, when disputes among county officials over parking for The Hub Baja Grill forced Brown to delay opening the restaurant for three months.

The answer provided by Pearce said the Sarasota County Commission certified the 2011 parking assessments following a Sept.

12 public hearing. Although Brown had 20 days by law to contest the assessments, the answer says, Brown did not file his complaint until Oct. 4, after the deadline.

“There is no mention (in the complaint) of (Brown’s) protesting the tax or special assessment at public hearing, which (Brown was) required to do in order to bring suit,” the answer stated. “The Uniform Assessment Collection Act provides the right to appear at a hearing and to file written objections prior to the adoption of the non-ad valorem assessment roll.”

Further, the answer states, courts have upheld the right of counties to implement time periods for appealing assessments, “to protect themselves from untimely attacks.” The answer also points out that “special assessments are not considered to be taxes, and therefore the remedies

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Village merchants interested in electric-vehicle charging stations The president of the Siesta Key Village Association proposed the Village install a charging station for electric vehicles.

The president of the Siesta Key Village Association Nov. 1 proposed the organization look into installing an electricvehicle charging station in the Village in the near future, and Sarasota County Commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson suggested the county may help fund the cost.

Russell Matthes, co-owner of the Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar, said Venice officials already have been discussing the possibility of installing charging stations in that community.

“It’s something we need to address at some point,” he said.

Because the cost of a charging station could be as little as one-fourth the equivalent cost of a new parking space on the Key, Patterson said she would introduce the idea to the commission.

“It may be that the county really should climb on board that (idea),” Patterson said.

During the association’s monthly meeting, Matthes suggested a charging station could be installed by the gazebo, at the intersection of Canal Road and Ocean Boulevard.

Troy Syprett, another co-owner of the Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar, suggested an alternative location would be the public parking lot between Avenida Madera and Avenida de Mayo.

Matthes reminded the group that Briana O’Brien, owner of

The Green Hopper free taxi service, addressed the members during their Oct. 4 meeting about her efforts to provide the electric vehicles as a transportation alternative in the Village and on other parts of the Key. His research, Matthes said, revealed charging stations ranged in cost from $2,500 to about $8,000. Dual-charging stations are the more expensive models, he added.

Patrons of the stations would pay for the service, which would cost about $2 per hour. It takes typically from 30 minutes to three hours to charge a vehicle, Matthes said.

A tourist in the area would be able to use his smart phone to learn where the closest charging station was located, Matthes said.

“I’d love to have more electric vehicles coming out here,” Matthes said, adding that he would find an expert on the charging stations to make a presentation to the members during a future meeting.

When Michael Shay, a Siesta Key Association board member, asked whether federal money still was available for help in installing charging stations, Matthes said he had learned that aid ended about a month ago.

In another matter, Matthes said although the Safe Treats Halloween observance went well Monday, the number of

participants on the Key was small compared to the crowd he had seen at Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.

Matthes and Syprett opened a Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar on St. Armands about a year ago.

“Wow, what a turnout,” Matthes said of the number of people attending Fright Night. “It kind of challenges us on Safe Treats.”

Fright Night included a performance of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” by Sarasota High School Drama Department students.

Matthes said the SKVA would need more volunteers to create a bigger Safe Treats event in the future.

Syprett also said Fright Night began at 6 p.m., when Safe Treats was ending.

“We might look at starting (Safe Treats) later and running it later,” he added, pointing out that middle-school students with after-school activities, including one of his children, have trouble reaching the Key before Safe Treats ends.

“That’s been a discussion,” Matthes said of later hours for Safe Treats. “One problem in the past has been the shops not staying open,” he added.

Village merchants should be encouraged to stay open later on Halloween, Syprett said.

“You would think it would be a no-brainer,” Matthes said.

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Master sandsculptor Bert Adams works on his creation, “Ying Yang,” during the inaugural Crystal Classic in 2010 on Siesta Public Beach.

Crystal Classic VIP fundraiser planned Nov. 8 During the Nov. 1 Siesta Key Village Association meeting, Cheryl Gaddie, president of the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce, invited everyone to participate in a VIP meetand-greet reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 8, for the international participants coming to

the Key for the second Crystal Classic Master Sandsculpting Competition.

The Hyatt Siesta Key on Crescent Beach will host the VIP event, she said, which will allow the sculptors to preview their skills during mini competitions.

Tickets are $125, with proceeds going toward the expenses of the Crystal Classic, which will be held Nov. 10-14 on Siesta Public Beach.

Anyone interested in attending the VIP event may contact the chamber at 3493800.

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Although county staff has been doing a good job of maintaining Siesta Village, property owners say, questions have been raised about how the county’s expenses compare to those of a private vendor that earlier handled the work.

Village maintenance RFP moving closer to completion A few more tweaks by county staff and the Siesta Key Village Maintenance Corp. are expected before a bid goes out for a new Village upkeep contractor.

The request for proposals for a new maintenance vendor in the Village is not far from completion, Tom Maroney, Sarasota County general manager of business operations and public works, said this week.

“We’re real close,” he said. “It’s a slow process. We’re trying to be as careful as we can.”

Maroney earlier said new staff and leadership in the Procurement Department, in response to the scandal that erupted earlier this year, had been the primary reason the work had been going slowly.

Mark Smith, a member of the Siesta Key Village Maintenance Corp. Board of Directors, said last week that when he and Village property owner Chris Brown met with Maroney and two other county officials about the RFP and the revised ordinance governing Village maintenance, “(the county officials) brought out a new document, fresh off the press from Procurement.”

Smith said he planned to examine those documents carefully before Nov. 2, because he had scheduled a meeting of the SKVMC board that afternoon.

The RFP will need Sarasota County Commission approval, too, before the county can post it.

So far, he said, it had not been put on a commission agenda.

Regarding the revised ordinance, Smith said, “It looks pretty good.” He had a couple of comments on it, he said, but they focused on “little things … wordsmithing.”

He did point out to the county staff, he said, that the ordinance did not include the requirement for quarterly meetings to review expenses, an item he deems necessary.

Smith also praised the work county maintenance has done in the Village since the contract with JWM Management expired Aug. 15 but questioned the cost. Village property owners are paying a special assessment to cover the upkeep.

Part of a lawsuit Brown filed against the county Jan. 31 focused on what he felt were unreasonable expenses for work, such as pressure-washing the sidewalks.

No figures are available yet for the county’s expenses, Maroney said. He had promised Smith those would be available in December, he said.

During the Siesta Key Village Association meeting Nov. 1, Smith said the Maintenance Corp. contract with JWM Management was for $118,000 a year.

However, James W. Harriott, the county’s executive director of Public Works, had told the County Commission during a July 26 meeting that the contract with a new vendor probably would be about $200,000.

“I don’t know how we went from $118,000 to $200,000,” Smith told the SKVA. JWM Management informed Smith in advance it would not bid again on the work, as it had been one focus of Brown’s complaints in the lawsuit.

JWM Management’s owner and president is John Meshad of Sarasota, a law partner of Jim Syprett, father of Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar co-owner Troy Syprett. Jim Syprett also is a property owner in the Village.

Brown said this week he also felt the meeting with county staff had gone well. Brown’s lawsuit against the county, filed Jan. 31, led to the county’s reworking the ordinance and making sure it and the RFP are in alignment according to what entity is responsible for what work in the Village upkeep.

“I truly feel as though the county has spent a lot of time and effort to make sure it does it right,” Brown said of the RFP. Brown added he was pleased Maroney seemed knowledgeable about the work in the village. He said the county officials had assured him that once the maintenance contract was awarded to a new firm, the county would make sure the vendor was handling the work appropriately and keeping the Village clean.

“There’s still going to be accountability, so I like that,” Brown said.

Brown also agreed with Smith’s and Maroney’s assessment that the Village was being maintained well by the county. “I wish they would continue to do it,” he said.

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+ City beats Key with August tourist tax revenue 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 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.

Those are preliminary numbers, however. According to the Tax Collector’s Office, reporting circumstances can result in businesses modifying their final reports for a particular month.

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

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

Although the tourist tax rose to 4.5% in May 2010 and to 5% in May this year, the Tax Collector’s Office

Turtle Rock Community Association; and Tiffany Cox, a community association manager with Argus Property Management.

During this event, businesses that specialize in serving the community association industry also will be available for a “mini trade show” to display their products and services and answer questions.

The check-in process will begin at 8 a.m.; the program will conclude at 10:30 a.m.

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provides comparisons at the 4% mark for three fiscal years. 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. In August 2009, the figure was $425,287.02; in August 2010, it was $386,856.40.

+ Seminar to focus on rules enforcement

The West Florida chapter of Community Associations Institute will sponsor a free program Nov. 10, at the Pine Shores Presbyterian Church Community Center, 6120 Crestwood Ave., Sarasota, to discuss rule enforcement in associations.

The seminar, designed for condominium, co-op and homeowner association members, will address what homeowners and board members can do to ensure violations are handled in an appropriate manner with the use of reasonable strategies. The panel will include Dan Lobeck, an attorney with Lobeck & Hanson; Brian Hartsell, a community association manager for

+ Meeting to address anchorage options A public meeting to discuss anchoring options outside the Bayfront Mooring Field will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in the City Commission Chambers, Sarasota City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota.

The meeting will focus on where boats will be allowed to anchor legally once the Bayfront Mooring Field, near

Meetings & agendas  Siesta Key Association — 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, St. Boniface Episcopal Church, Room F, 5615 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key.  Sustainable Sarasota Community Partnership — 2 p.m. Nov. 7, County Administration Building, Second Floor A/B Conference Room, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota.  County Commission — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 8, R.L. Anderson Center, First Floor, 4000 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 9, Administration Center, Commission Chambers, 1660 Ringling Blvd.

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Commissioner Jon Thaxton said he also was disappointed by the poor attendance record of the STAC members.

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In response to a flurry of negative comments, the Sarasota County commissioners voted 3-2 last week to re-advertise openings on its Sarasota Tree Advisory Council and maintain its Environmental Policy Task Force, instead of combining the two groups into a new Natural Systems Advisory Board.

Commissioners Joe Barbetta and Christine Robinson cast the dissenting votes.

They said the county should move on, especially after long-term difficulties in filling the open Tree Council seats.

Sarasota attorney Dan Lobeck, who had addressed the commissioners before they voted Oct. 25, said ultimately he was pleased with the vote.

“I was disappointed it was only a 3-2 vote, since it was such a terrible proposal,” he said.

Cathy Antunes, representing Sarasota Citizens for Responsible Government, also had protested the creation of the new board.

“I think it was wise of (the commission) to give time (for the Tree Council) to become fully staffed,” she said.

Antunes said the problem with the council’s seats not having been filled was a reflection on former County Administrator Jim Ley’s unwillingness to listen to recommendations from county advisory boards.

In an Oct. 25 memo to the County Commission, John McCarthy, the county’s interim executive director of the Community Services Business Center, wrote that the commission between May 10 and June 7 had “discussed the concept of a new advisory board that would address environmental policy issues using a systems approach. As a part of this concept, the (board) would carry ahead the mission and responsibilities of the existing Sarasota Tree Advisory Council and the Environmental Policy Task Force but would also focus on an expanded suite of ecological planning issues.”

In his public comments Oct. 25, Lobeck said the plan to create the new advisory board put “the integrity of environmental protection in Sarasota County … very much at risk.”

“It is suspicious that this move to abolish the Street Tree Advisory Council came shortly after the council recommended new protections from developers for baby

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Pull the rapid-transit plug The Sarasota County Commission continues to take steps toward a massively expensive, unnecessary and likely doomed bus rapid-transit system.

Last week the commission agreed to a workshop on the proposal which, like all such proposals, has ballooned in cost from $82 million to $100 million. More upward cost “adjustments” are all but certain.

The rapid-transit line would run from the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport south to Sarasota Memorial Hospital and require a dedicated, expanded lane of travel and stops. The idea is to help reduce northsouth traffic congestion.

The Federal Transit Administration has funded most of a $1.5 million analysis of alternatives. The county pitched in about $300,000 of that. The mass of government bureaucracy will eat up a portion of the overall expenses. A study to meet the needs of the National Environmental Policy Act will also have to be done, along with all those at the myriad local, state and federal agencies.

Of the currently estimated $100.7 million cost, a maximum of $75 million could come from the FTA, leaving more than $25 million to come from Sarasota County and the

state. The county report rosily expects the state DOT to come up with half of that.

There are at least three reasons against even continuing to spend county staff time and public dollars pursuing rapid transit: • No one will ride it. That is the history of mass transit everywhere outside of the most densely populated areas, such as Manhattan. Sarasota’s experience with its normal SCAT buses is that they are lightly used and heavily subsidized. And some of the rapid-transit riders will be those who would otherwise ride SCAT. • It is too expensive. Total estimated cost of the project now is at $100.7 million. It has already gone up and, again, the experience of other locales is that the prices of these systems continue to inflate. (Look up how the cost of California’s high-speed rail project is now estimated at $98 billion, up from the original $43 billion.)

• The subsidy required annually is $1.56 million. That amount would be built into all future budgets, which will rise each year, and is on top of the existing, heavily subsidized SCAT budget. It will require more in taxes or less in other services.

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The County Commission’s choice to reduce the speed limit on Beach Road from Midnight Pass to the Village was the right choice and should point the way to an easy and less expensive solution to the Midnight Pass Road.

The Florida Department of Transportation wants to build pedestrian islands on portions of Midnight Pass Road that would be expensive, inconvenient and overkill.

The state is planning a public meeting Dec. 6 on the pedestrian islands. A reduced speed limit combined perhaps with some enhanced crosswalks is a superior solution to the intrusive pedestrian islands.

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Postal decisions were good politics Hundreds of local postal workers are protesting proposed cutbacks.

Those cuts, being considered by a divided Congress now, include closing the Manasota Postal Center next to the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport and eliminating somewhere between 128 and 300 jobs, depending on whom you believe.

Local postal workers are tiny cogs in the vaster postal service, and also cogs in the vaster battle over the future of the post office. And they can do almost nothing to change the dynamics against them other than ROD accept sharp reductions THOMSON in their numbers and benefits — a bitter pill, to be sure, and something that their unions are unwilling to accept.

The U.S. Postal Service is squeezed on the two most basic elements of any business: revenues and expenses.

On the revenue side, anyone not in a coma knows that revenues have taken a mammoth hit with the advent of email, online bill paying and the Internet in general. Postal employees are handling 22% fewer items than just five years ago, and the decline continues. Projections are for that volume to fall another 30% by 2020.

The expense side is more self-inflicted.

A long history of unaffordable contractual promises made to unionized workers —

including no-layoff clauses — has made the post office too expensive.

Yet postal service management just approved a contract in May that includes a new no-layoff provision while also offering better benefits than other federal workers, which is saying something. No business can handcuff itself like this. It would be suicide. In fact, that is just what it is.

The post office will run a $9.2 billion deficit this year, growing steadily from previous years. It is about to miss its payment into its employee health care plan, and if major changes are not made, it could actually close by the end of the year. It appears to be that dire.

There is no real discussion of stamp increases. Increasing revenue is possible through advertising on trucks and letting the postal service into other areas — but a government entity should not enter into competition with private, tax-paying companies already providing those services just to protect itself.

Cost containment must come from employees because of this stat: The post office’s biggest competitors are UPS and FedEx, which respectively have 53% and 32% of their costs in labor while the Postal Service stands at 80%.

But herein lies a huge problem, which shows up at the city, county, school district and state levels: These employees are members of deep-pocket unions organized for political power, and can vote their self interests. This is not lost on politicians ultimately making these decisions.

It is why U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings,

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ing BRT over libraries.” But that is the type of choice that will have to be made.

Here is how this likely will play out: The county will continue studying and holding meetings, spending thousands of dollars locally and millions in federal funds, but in the end will determine that it is unaffordable and unworkable. And the money spent on the studies will be wasted.

The only worse option would be for the county to move ahead with a project that is doomed to be a financial black hole.

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D-Md., said, “These people have given their blood, their sweat, their tears to make sure our mail has been delivered for years.” His party opposite, U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., constantly refers to the “hard-working men and women” of the postal service.

OK, a little non-suck-up reality: Postal workers don’t work any harder than other people. And if the window service at the local post office is compared to the checkouts at Walmart or Publix, they may not work as hard as people in the private sector paid a third as much.

And they are not more important. Bank of America just announced the layoffs of 30,000 people. Those people losing jobs are just as important as government workers losing jobs or being transferred. But BofA employees are not unionized and do not have paychecks tied to Congressional votes.

Somehow, Congress must realize that its first responsibility is not to government employees, but to all constituents.

It stinks for those postal workers who may be laid off or reassigned. But the blame falls on the political leaders who have for many decades catered to their own political cravings and given contracts too rich in goodies. A leaner postal service would be more competitive without the pain.

Unfortunately, the workers will have to pay for previous politicians’ craven acts, because there is no choice. It is just played out over and over.

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

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After three years of investigation, U.S. Rep Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat, has been cleared of any campaign violations by the Federal Election Commission.

Now the U.S. Department of Justice has decided to re-plow the same old field. Not only is this a waste of time and taxpayers’ dollars, it has all the appearances of vindictive politics. Even the group in Washington (CREW) that pushed the issue admits it doesn’t expect anything to come from it. Clearly, it’s time to move on to important issues such as jobs and the economy.

Belinda Aubuchon Nokomis

+ Writer misrepresents tea party movement Dear Editor, I was amused while reading Art Ginsberg’s letter (Oct. 20). Why did I smile? Because Art, as a true progressive/liberal, soundly demonstrates in his writings how “it’s the future that is certain, while the past is always changing.”

I called friends from Charleston, S.C., and told them if they still had their receipts for gas, food, and lodging in Washington, D.C., during the tea party demonstrations, they should send same to the Koch brothers to be reimbursed — or, in the alterna-

tive, they should send them to George Soros or Richard Trumka or possibly Cass Sunstein.

While tea party demonstrators left the Washington Mall as clean or cleaner than they found it, a New York Occupy Wall Street protestor was caught on camera defecating on a police car. His “partners in crime” took possession of a private park and refused to leave for one day so the park could be cleaned. They probably would have expected the cleaning bill to be handed to that millionaire developer who owns the park.

Then there is Oakland, Calif., where occupiers were pushed away from the front of City Hall because of the rats and controlled substances creating a health hazard. But of course, the Occupy Wall Street participants said they were the victims of a police riot: shades of the 1968 Grant Park riots in Chicago.

Then Art goes on to chide the tea party, saying the members “want their country back from the people with dark skin and Latinos.” However, Art never sent that memo to Republican U.S. Rep. Alan West of Florida or U.S. Rep. Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican, or our own U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio or even to Herman Cain, who is leading in the polls regarding Republican presidential candidates.

A news reporter interviewed a Los Angeles teacher/occupier

+ Solyndra investment was a good one It might seem strange to some but when Solyndra, the solar panel manufacturer, went bankrupt, it proved that the U.S. government had made a solid investment. How so?

First, the government did not just loan $527 million to Solyndra, it loaned $4.7 billion to 650 solar and 17 biomass projects to promote clean energy. This loan was just one of 667. The fact that one (and maybe a couple more that have not made the headlines) has gone belly up is not a bad record, with the rest of the loans mostly on track to be repaid. Remember how everyone complained that Obama had taken over the American automobile

— with a little help from government. And isn’t government helping capitalism what America has been doing since 1776?

Rodger Skidmore Siesta Key

+ Pure voucher system is best school reform Dear Editor: The editorial on “Fatal flaws in public schools” was excellent as far as it went. However, the real purpose of the government is to insure the right of children to an education. The real problem is that the government tells teachers what to teach. When it becomes obvious to teachers that one size does not fit all, they are faced with the moral dilemma of teaching something they do not believe in or lose their jobs. This mode of operation gets passed on to the children (who always know what’s really going on), and thus learn to take jobs whether they believe they are doing the right thing or not. That’s the attitude that has created our current political, economic and educational system.

Secondly, no school should ever be operated by a for-profit business because businesses put making a profit before everything else. What we need is a pure voucher system with independent nonprofit schools and to let each family choose the education it wants for its child.

Joe Savage Sarasota

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One criticism of solar panels as a source of alternative energy has been that the cost of the panels has been too high. The reason that Solyndra and a few other manufacturers have gone bankrupt is that the price of panels has been dropping and they could not compete.

This is good news, because the lower the cost of solar panels, the more attractive they are as a source of alternative energy.

While this may have been bad news for Solyndra, it is great for the country — and for investors who wish to make a profit, the theory being that with panels costing less, more people will buy them. With higher sales, the panels become less of a status item and more of a commodity; thus, prices will go even lower.

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who blamed the Jews of Wall Street for causing our pain. AntiSemitic comments are rising as well in New York. But of course, we all know that Bush did it.

Since Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid took over Congress in 2007, and Obama took the White House in 2009, we all agree the “unfeeling” Republicans thwarted every bill proposed and passed.

Art, have you told your grandchildren about their share of the debt that seems to continue to increase? If not, maybe Joe the Plumber can explain the redistribution concept, as explained to him by the master.

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Barfield added, “In the event you disagree with this assessment, please inform me immediately as I am perfectly comfortable seeking an expedited judicial resolution to resolve any differences of opinion.”

The following day, Barfield sent another email to DeMarsh, saying that although DeMarsh would not respond to Barfield’s assessment of the law in that Oct. 30 email, “I would like to discuss the next step of seeking a judicial decision as to whether the Snipes case is binding. If, as commissioners have indicated, the desire is to have a constitutional term limits provision then

it makes more sense to seek an expedited judicial determination of whether the existing charter provision is constitutional in light of the Snipes decision. This would avoid a costly referendum and provide an opportunity for the county to seek clarification of the constitutionality of the existing charter provision.”

DeMarsh responded the same day: “The (County Commission) has not authorized the Office of the County Attorney to file a lawsuit. Absent that direction, the Office of the County Attorney will not file any action seeking an expedited judicial determination of the issues that you have presented. We have indicated to the board that we will continue to monitor the docket in the Supreme Court … and we will report to the board as to any developments in either court.”

provide that term limits shall be applicable only to future terms rather than to current or prior terms? These terms limits would be enforceable if a court’s ruling results in Sarasota County Commissioner term limits being found constitutional.”

Cathy Antunes, a representative of Citizens for Responsible Government, said this week she questioned why the County Commission was determined to have the voters consider a charter amendment in January.

“Whether you want term limits or not, the most important thing is that the will of the voters be respected,” she said.

Mogensen represented CRG in the 2010 lawsuit against Sarasota County regarding the negotiations that led to the Baltimore Orioles coming to Sarasota for spring training. After losing its case in the 12th Judicial Circuit, the group appealed to the Florida Supreme Court, which also ruled in favor of the county.

Mogensen declined Wednesday to identify any of the individuals or groups with which she is working on the term limits matter.

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She also felt the County Commission should not be pursuing a special election for the charter amendment. A general election would be preferable, she said, because voter participation traditionally is higher in general elections.

Asked how soon she might take action against the county, Mogensen said discussions were continuing with her potential clients about the appropriate means of addressing their concerns. With a public hearing set for Nov. 15 on the charter amendment, she anticipated a move, she said, “in the next few days, hopefully early next week.”

With Commissioner Joe Barbetta casting the only negative vote, the County Commission Oct. 25 voted to set that Nov. 15 public hearing on the proposed charter amendment. The public hearing will be part of the regular commission meeting that day, Curt Preisser, a county spokesman, said.

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The proposed amendment includes the provision that no county commissioner’s previous term or a term in progress as of Jan. 31 would be considered a term of service for the purposes of the amendment.

DeMarsh had pointed out during the Oct. 12 meeting that if the Supreme Court ruling came down after a County Commission filing period closed, a candidate’s name might be forced off the ballot.

Commissioner Jon Thaxton, who is serving his third term, is seeking re-election in 2012. Additionally, Commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson is serving her fourth term.

“It isn’t political,” Mogensen said of the pending action.

Michael Barfield, a paralegal who works with Mogensen, sent DeMarsh an email Oct. 30, copying the commissioners, saying, “As I understand it, the Snipes (Fourth District Court of Appeal) decision is binding on any judge in the 12th Judicial Circuit at the present time. It is a well-established principle of Florida law that a decision of an appellate

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Bayfront Mooring Field meeting announced

You don’t need a GPS to find a cheaper rate.

Sarasota is seeking public input for a long-awaited mooring field in Sarasota Bay, with construction set to begin in December.

The city of Sarasota wants That ordinance is crucial to comments from city resithe city’s efforts to regulate If You Go dents and boaters on its the field and control boating The city of Sarasota plan for a Bayfront Mooring code enforcement issues in is inviting Sarasota Field near Marina Jack.

Sarasota Bay. boaters and other The City Commission in Sarasota is one of five loresidents to a Bayfront August 2010 approved a procations throughout the state Mooring Field public posal calling for the installaselected by the FWC to parmeeting from 5 to tion of 35 mooring balls that ticipate in a mooring field 7:30 p.m. Thursday, would be secured by chains pilot program, which allows Nov. 3, in the anchored on the bottom of the city to craft its own ordiCommission Chambers Sarasota Bay. nance, including the regulaat City Hall, 1565 A public meeting is schedtion of legal anchorages outFirst St., Sarasota. uled from 5 to 7:30 p.m. side the mooring field.

For more informaThursday, Nov. 3, in the Plans call for Marina Jack tion, contact project Commission Chambers at to manage the harbor area, manager Tony Russo at City Hall to discuss that plan. where vessels will hook up 365-2200, Ext. 6367.

The meeting’s focus will to the mooring balls. Marina be on where boats will be alJack staff will collect rent, lowed to anchor legally once the Bayfront provide restrooms and shower and launMooring Field is operational; the plan calls dry facilities and pump out sewage holding for the field to open in the spring of 2012. tanks, as well as ferry ashore boaters who Construction is scheduled to begin in have moored in the field.

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The mooring field is a long time coming.

City staff and Florida Fish and Wildlife The city has wrestled with a bayfront Conservation Commission officials plan to mooring field for more than 20 years; many use the public’s input to help craft the city’s local boaters have voiced strong opposition ordinance for the future mooring field. to the concept of a managed field.

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But Wednesday, the Scottsdale, Ariz.,based restaurant chain’s plans for a downtown Sarasota location took a big, bureaucratic step forward when the city’s Development Review Committee recommended the restaurant’s completed application be forwarded to the Planning Board for its review Dec. 14.

In November 2010, Kauffman’s land-use consultant, Joel Freedman, submitted a proposal to the city to develop the restaurant in place of an office building at the northwest corner of Osprey Avenue and U.S. 41.

The 4,164-square-foot structure, at 766 S. Osprey Ave., is used for executive suites.

The proposal calling for an approximately 7,000-square-foot restaurant requires the city to approve both the site plan and a property rezoning.

The application took longer than expected to process, in part, because of the company’s delays in resubmitting request-

ed materials and working with nearby residents and business owners to make sure the future building, which will be designed

by P.F. Chang’s in-house architectural team, would win neighborhood approval.

City planner Courtney Mendez said the Planning Board will review the application next month, before the Sarasota City Commission makes a decision on the restaurant. That action most likely will come in January.

“There’s been a lot of interest in this restaurant application,” Mendez said. “We’re pleased to say it’s now moving forward for review by the Planning Board and the City Commission.”

A call to P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc. was not returned Wednesday.

P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc. operates two restaurant chains: the full-service P.F. Chang’s China Bistro and the quick-casual Pei Wei Asian Diner.

The company already operates a Pei Wei on University Parkway just west of Interstate 75. The closest full-service P.F. Chang’s China Bistro restaurants are located in Fort Myers and Tampa.

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The maximum fee for one hour of parking is $1 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday; parking is free on Sundays and holidays. A person paying with coins is not required to pay for a full hour.

The seasonal rates will be in effect through April 30, 2012. From May through October, the maximum fee for parking is 50 cents per hour.

Disabled drivers with a valid disabled parking license plate or placard are not required to pay on-street parking rates. However, city staff said payment is required in public parking garages and lots.

The City Commission implemented paid parking May 23, after city staff pointed out that the revenue from the meters was necessary to cover the expense of parking enforcement downtown. However, despite a public relations campaign that included Mayor Suzanne Atwell as a “parking ambassador,” helping residents and tourists learn how to use the meters, complaints from the public and especially businesses led the City Commission to backtrack on the meter plan in July.

Business owners told the City Commission their customer traffic had diminished greatly during the time the meters were operational during the summer.

After the city bagged the meters, it also adjusted their placement around town. Meters were removed from State Street as well as the 1300 and 1500 blocks of First Street, Cocoanut Avenue and Gulfstream Avenue. Those meters were relocated to Main Street, Adams Lane, East Street and east of U.S. 41 on Ringling Boulevard, principally the city’s judicial district.

The city also created six free, 15-minute parking spaces on Main Street between the 1300 and 1500 blocks.

For more information, including a map detailing free and economical parking in downtown, visit www.sarasotagov.com or contact the Parking Division at 954-7057.

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9:56 p.m. — Intersection of Stickney Point Road and Gateway Avenue. Driving Under the Influence. A deputy stopped an SUV after he observed it matched the description of a vehicle that reportedly had been involved in an altercation in the 9100 block of Midnight Pass Road. The deputy reported that the occupants admitted to having been in the fight. While the occupants were talking, the deputy said he was overcome by the odor of alcohol coming from the driver. A second deputy who came to the scene as backup said that when he arrived, the first deputy was talking to the driver outside of the SUV. The driver was swaying heavily, the second deputy reported, adding that he also smelled the strong odor of alcohol. When the second deputy asked where the driver had been, the driver said he had been at a restaurant on the Key. The driver

then volunteered that he had had three or four mixed drinks.

When the second deputy asked whether he had any physical disabilities or was taking any prescription medication, the driver then pointed to one of his knees and said he had had surgery on his right leg. However, the driver said, it affected his range of motion only when he was bending that knee backward. The second deputy then asked if the knee problem was causing the driver to exhibit difficulty in performing the sobriety exercises. The driver said, “No,” and he slurred the word, the deputy reported.

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St. Denis only Sarasota County semi-finalist who remains

• Jim Chisholm, city manager of Daytona Beach since 2004. From 2000 to 2004, he was the DeSoto County administrator. He wrote in his letter to The Mercer Group that he had 32 years of experience in county and city government. “My record in economic development will demonstrate a vision to solve issues that hinder progressive growth initiatives,” he added.

His resume says, “My management style is open, approachable and visionary.”

The Mercer Group pared its original list of 45 applicants for former Administrator Jim Ley’s replacement down to eight. The former Longboat Key town manager remains the only local left.

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The Sarasota County Commission Nov. 8 will discuss the semi-finalists for county administrator and pare the list to three to five names. That regular meeting will be held at the Anderson Center, 4000 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice.

Public meet-and-greet sessions with the candidates will be held at 4 p.m. Nov. 13, at the Venice Community Center, 326 S. Nokomis Ave., Venice, and at 6 p.m. Nov. 14, at the Potter Building at Robarts Arena, 3000 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota.

Nov. 15, the commission tentatively plans to settle on its choice and extend an offer to the candidate. If needed, the commission has set aside Nov. 17 for further deliberation.

James L. Mercer, president and CEO of The Mercer Group, wrote that after evaluating all the candidates according to criteria established by the County Commission, “and conducting a preliminary evaluation of each candidate,” the firm had narrowed its pool. However, he added, “We are continuing to investigate some allegations made against some of these nine candidates.”

The Mercer Group came under fire in Sarasota when it conducted the search for a new city manager that resulted in Robert Bartolotta winning the position. After Bartolotta was named a finalist, allegations arose that he had attempted to smother his critically ill wife several years earlier. A nurse had

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• Randall Reid, of Gainesville, county manager of Alachua County since 1999.

He pointed out in his resume that he had had more than 36 years of professional managerial experience in city and county jurisdictions, serving populations up to 250,000.

He added that he puts focus “on creating resilient, sustainable communities, exhibiting concern for the natural and asbuilt environments, emphasizing local business expansion, secure neighborhoods and civic and economic vitality through community festivals, heritage tourism and the arts.”

• David Hamilton, of Spring Hill, county administrator of Hernando County since 2008.

As president of the Suncoast chapter of the American Association of Public Administration, Hamilton wrote in his letter, “I am familiar with the challenges and opportunities Sarasota offers.” He added that his continuing graduate work had been “focused on sustainable urban land use and regional geography.”

The two candidates from outside Florida: • James Baker, manager of York County, S.C., since 2007.

From 1991 to June 2007, he was director of administration and chief of staff to the county executive in St. Louis County, Mo. In his letter to The Mercer Group, Baker wrote that he was proud of his association with St. Louis County when it attained the AAA credit rating from all three major credit rating agencies.

• Eric Johnson, of Tampa, director of strategic planning and enterprise resource planning for Hillsborough County; he was assistant county administrator from 2008 to 2011 and the county’s director of management and budget from 1993 to 2008.

In his letter to The Mercer Group, Johnson wrote, “The current and future challenges that face the Sarasota County government are well-aligned with my experience in fiscal management, procurement, community, ethics and customer service at Hillsborough County.”

• Fred Russell, administrator of the city of Augusta, Ga., since January 2005. He was deputy administrator from January 2002 to December 2004. In his resume, Russell said he has more than 35 years of “result-oriented government experience,” with expertise in such areas as customer service, financial operations and budget, communication skills and strategic planning.

• Edward Mitchell, city administrator for West Palm Beach for more than 12 years.

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Nonetheless, when The Mercer Group held its focus groups in Sarasota in September to learn what attributes the public wanted in a new county administrator, Susan Chapman, a member of the city Planning Board, told John T. Maxwell of The Mercer Group that she hoped the firm would be more diligent in background checks this time.

Regarding the number of semifinalists, Patterson said Wednesday, “I’m surprised it’s such a small list.”

She added, “I still feel, based on my conversations with Mr. Mercer, that the search period was too compressed.”

Mercer had proposed closing the application period Oct. 28; instead, the commission agreed on Oct. 21, saying electronic communications would not hinder those interested in the post from applying in time.

Patterson said she was going to compare The Mercer Group list against her own list from the group of 45 names forwarded to the county last week.

And although The Mercer Group had indicated it would be able to provide a list of 15 semi-finalists, Patterson said she could not come up with that many herself from reviewing the resumes.

However, Commissioner Joe Barbetta said he felt the economy and the scrutiny candidates undergo were the primary factors in the number of semi-finalists. “I still don’t equate (the number) to the time constraints at all,” he said Wednesday.

Candidates typically end up with hometown newspaper exposure, he added, so they worry their current employers will let them go.

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The Mercer Group, the consulting firm hired by the County Commission to conduct the search for former Administrator Jim Ley’s replacement, pared its original group of 45 applications to nine this week.

However, one of those candidates, John Eskilson, county administrator of Sussex County, N.J., subsequently withdrew his name.

Among the other seven candidates, five are from Florida, one is from York, S.C., and the other is from Augusta, Ga. “I’m glad to be on the list,” St. Denis said Wednesday morning. “We love this community, and I’d like the chance to continue serving it.”

St. Denis resigned in September after 14 years as Longboat Key town manager. His action followed news that he would receive a negative evaluation.

St. Denis said he plans to attend the County Commission discussion Nov. 8, when the board is scheduled to narrow the list of semi-finalists down to three to five names. He already has been attending County Commission meetings, he said, and talking with people about county issues.

The four county candidates who did not make the list were Deputy Sarasota City Manager Marlon C.J. Brown; Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle; John C. Minder, a registered professional engineer; and Lorraine M. Vervoordt, a Venice business process consultant.

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Public ceremony to mark opening of trail’s overpass At 9 a.m. Saturday, at the Venice Train Depot in Venice. Sarasota County officals will gather with other community representatives — and, undoubtedly, more than a few cyclists — to celebrate the opening of the Legacy Trail pedestrian overpass.

The event will be held at 303 E. Venice Ave. Then, everyone will head out to the overpass itself for an official ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The construction of the overpass, which connects the Legacy Trail on the north and south sides of the U.S. 41 Bypass, began in late fall 2010. The bridge Photos by Norman Schimmel provides a 12-foot-wide path over the road, with access to and from the existing sidewalks along the bypass. The overpass is about 900 feet long.

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Business owners push First Street renovation Downtown business owners want downtown renovation dollars to be spent to upgrade a rundown First Street near U.S. 41.

Downtown business owners feel slighted with talk of a Main Street renovation project and want to know when renovation dollars will be earmarked for what they perceive as a neglected First Street.

Bijou Café chef/owner Jean-Pierre Knaggs told the Downtown Improvement District Tuesday that he’s frustrated that one of the downtown core’s gateways has received no attention and that the city’s main focus seems to be on Main Street.

Knaggs noted that the street is a pedestrian thoroughfare for guests of the RitzCarlton Sarasota; he said hotel guests cross U.S. 41 and walk down First Street to come to downtown.

“The problem with that is First Street is the worst-looking street downtown,” Knaggs said. “We are essentially giving off a bad first impression of downtown to RitzCarlton guests.”

Knaggs said he’s fed up with old, rusty street lamps and sidewalks and landscaping that need attention.

“We feel like a step-child and we are ignored,” Knaggs said. “I think it’s time we realize First Street is the gateway to downtown from the Ritz-Carlton. We need nice lampposts, safe sidewalks and would greatly appreciate you doing something about it.”

Knaggs noted that his café at 1287 First St. has survived and prospered, even though he was warned by others not to open up on First Street.

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Sarasota merchant Paul Thorpe has also suggested the DID create a project to spruce up First Street.

“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 as it’s doing for Palm Avenue, Main Street and other thoroughfares.

DID Chairman Ernie Ritz and the rest of the DID agreed to put out a bid for a company to create potential enhancement projects for First Street.

“This needs to be done,” Ritz said. “This is a gateway to our city and we need to make it more appealing.”

However, there may be a hurdle to a potential project funded with DID dollars.

The DID boundary map does not include an approximately 500-foot section of First Street from Cocoanut Avenue to U.S. 41.

Any renovation plan must include an agreement from the city to extend the renovation to that portion of the street as well.

Also, the city will not be able to modify the island median on U.S. 41 that pedestrians cross over to access First Street, because it’s a state-operated road.

“The median can’t be touched, but we may be able to beautify the street and enhance a walkway there,” said DID Operations Manager John Moran.

Moran also noted that there are some other beautification projects on First Street in the works, such as a sidewalk.

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Palmer Point Park project awaiting one more permit The county needs a Florida Department of Environmental Protection permit before a contractor can use state right of way by the north Siesta bridge.

Sarasota County officials have obtained a permit from the Florida Department of Transportation to allow a contractor to offload material dredged from Palmer Point Park and transport it to the contractor’s property in Palmetto, Public Works Project Manager Paul Semenac said Monday.

“It looks like the project will go forward,” he said.

However, the county still needs a permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection before the contractor can proceed as planned.

Last week, Semenac learned the FDEP staff member charged with reviewing the permit application would get to it this week, he said.

Therefore, the work at the Siesta bridge could begin soon.

Semenac reported to the Siesta Key Association Oct. 6 the contractor had begun removing non-native trees from Palmer Point Park, on north Casey Key, and burning them on the site. However, the contractor also needed to remove from the park spoil material consisting of sand, shell and rock. That material was dumped onto a shallow portion of the bay in the 1960s when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was dredging the Intracoastal Waterway. The county is working to restore the resulting spoil island and improve the quality of bay water in that area.

Sarasota County Commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson told the members of the Siesta Key Village Association Nov. 1 the restoration project “is a very positive thing.” She also added that Key residents long had objected to proposals to undertake similar restoration efforts on Skier’s Island and the Edwards Islands in Roberts Bay. “The good thing about it is people will be able to see what one of these projects is about without having to go far,” Patterson said.

The contractor had planned to remove the material by truck, but objections from two different neighborhoods had led county staff and the contractor to propose transporting the material by barge to the FDOT right of way by the north bridge. There, if the FDEP gives its approval, the material will be removed from the barges and loaded onto trucks.

No flag personnel would be used to stop traffic going on or off the Key, Semenac had assured the SKA board and audience Oct. 6. The FDOT right of way is on the mainland, almost beneath the north bridge, he said. Patterson did not expect the work to disrupt traffic.

Still, Patterson, who lives on the north end of the Key, asked Semenac to hold a meeting with Bay Island Association residents before proceeding with the proposal for using the FDOT site.

Patterson sent an email Oct. 13 to county officials involved with the project, to let them know the Bay Island Association meeting had gone well.

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The Florida Department of Transportation has given county officials a permit to use its right of way at the north Siesta bridge for offloading spoil material from Palmer Point Park.

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Teen builds stage at preschool for Scout project

Kat Wors, Linda Harris, Katya Sommer, Logan Lutz, Noah Taylor, Liam Lizotte, Franki Magnotti, Claire Macaluso, Chloe Macaluso, Makenna Geach and Giovanna Hansen

The idea for an outdoor stage at the St. Boniface Episcopal Church Preschool on the Key emanated one day from the children’s pretending they were performing in a circus.

Preschool Director Richard Aubry’s wife, Mo, designed a 9-foot by 12-foot structure upon which the youngsters could perform and have fun being creative.

Associate Rector Andi Taylor nominated her 16-yearold son, Noah, to take on the fundraising and construction of the stage for his Eagle Scout project. He raised $1,200 in one day by selling parking spaces for beachgoers. He started building the structure in early September, and with the help of some friends, fellow Scouts and adults from the church, completed the project Oct. 16.

Noah added cable to the structure so curtains could be hung from it, and he added a removable canvas roof.

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Aubry says the children have utilized the stage daily since it was finished.

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Rainer Dornemann plays the “Orchard Man” in the fantasyland created by Waldorf Sarasota for its Halloween Fest and Lantern Walk.

Hana Knowlton, 6, had help from her dad to look like a leopard.

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The focus was on fantasy, as Waldorf Sarasota school hosted its annual Halloween Fest and Lantern Walk Sunday, Oct. 30, on its campus on the grounds of Pine Shores Presbyterian Church.

The event was produced and created by teachers and parents of Waldorf Sarasota. The school wanted to promote the soft, fantasy aspect of Halloween by letting people walk through four rooms, each with a story — the Labyrinth, the Orchard Man’s farm, the Crystal Queen’s home and the Fairy Queen’s home.

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Ella Schaefer, 7, is an Indian princess.

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Legoman puts international spotlight on Siesta Key From coast to coast and across up. My attempts later in the week Europe, it appears Legoman has to call him and email him failed drawn even more attention to the as well. Hmmmm.

Key than the No. 1 beach ranking

By Oct. 27, the suspicion had this year. grown that Legoman was linked As I write this, many questions to one of the Dutch master still remain, but thanks sandsculptors coming to to the Sarasota Visual Siesta Key for the Crystal Art team (http://saraClassic Nov. 10-14. To sotavisualart.com) and nail down that rumor, I Virginia Haley, president called Brian Wigelsworth, of the Sarasota ConvenSiesta’s own master sandtion and Visitors Bureau, sculptor, who came up it seemed pretty clear with the idea of the Cryslate last week that the tal Classic. “No,” Brian 8-foot-tall Legoman told me. “(Legoman is) that reportedly washed actually linked to one of ashore on Siesta Key RACHEL the Chalk Festival artists.”

Public Beach early on Nonetheless, Brian said, BROWN the morning of Oct. 25 HACKNEY “It is a nice little boost for had been definitively us, too.” linked to a Dutch artist Brian referred me to participating in the 2011 Chalk Tim Jaeger, one of the Sarasota Festival.

Visual Art collaborators, who also I use the word, “reportedly,” be- is known as one of the artists/ cause I remain among the skeporganizers of the s/ART/q events. tics that the 100-pound fiberglass Tim told me Oct. 28 it had not creation actually came ashore been difficult to trace the Legofrom the Gulf of Mexico. The first man to Dutch artist Leon Keer. email with photos of Legoman Tim pointed me to the SVA webwent out just before 8:15 a.m. Oct. site, which notes that Keer was 25, from a person calling himself born in Utrecht, The Netherlands, Jeff Hindman. In his photo, which where a similar Legoman “mystewas published by a number of loriously appeared on the Zandcal media, Legoman still was lying voort beach” in 2007. The website in the surf. added Keer “is an enthusiastic 3D However, when I tried calling street painter, and 2D artist.”

Hindman — at the phone numKeer had refused to confirm the ber he provided in the email — I link, but Tim said it seemed pretty heard a standard message that his clear to the Sarasota Visual Arts voice mailbox had not been set group.

In the meantime, I also had been able to reach Haley at the SCVB. “I had the evidence sitting on my desk,” she said.

As the SCVB had partnered with the Chalk Festival so the festival could secure a $25,000 city of Sarasota grant that had been in jeopardy, Haley said the paperwork her office had received included information about the artists’ flights to Sarasota. Therefore, she said, she knew Keer already was in Sarasota when all of this was taking place.

Another obvious link with Keer was the design he submitted for the 2011 festival. It depicts the Terracotta Army, a collection of sculptures representing the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. The third-century sculptures were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in China’s Lintong District. In Keer’s version, the images bear a distinct resemblance to the Legoman.

Keer also says in material he submitted to the Chalk Festival that his design would represent Planet Streetpainting, “a collaboration of street artists based in the Netherlands.” Keer is the group’s art director.

Oct. 25, Joel Fried, a Siesta resident who also saw Legoman on the beach that morning, did some sleuthing of his own and found the Ego Leonard website with images similar to the Legoman

Right: Wherever he came from, Legoman/Ego Leonard has drawn plenty of attention to Siesta Key. (www.egoleonard.nl). That website includes links to the Street Art Gallery in The Netherlands, which, it says, gives exposure to the Street Art movement in The Netherlands.

Nonetheless, Haley told me, rumors ran rampant on Facebook the night of Oct. 27, indicating Keer might just be imitating the artist who created Legoman aka Ego Leonard.

“It’s the most bizarre thing, but as you can imagine, I am not complaining,” Haley said of the stunt. Since summer, Haley has been just absolutely thrilled with the tourist tax revenue adding up in Sarasota County as a result of that No. 1 beach ranking. The

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CARY COHENOUR Cary Cohenour, founder and head coach of Sarasota’s Celsius Tennis Academy, was recently named the United States Tennis Association’s Florida Junior Competitive Coach of the Year. Of the 500 players he has helped get involved in tennis, more than 300 have become competitive tennis players.

What got you into tennis?

It was kind of the thing to in my neighborhood. I grew up in Bradenton and started going to Bollettieri at about 9 or 10 years old. One of my first coaches basically told my dad it was going to be a good sport for me, and I should get into it and take it seriously. With tennis, it’s not a sport where you can be seasonal.

You have to dedicate yourself full-time if you want to compete at a high level.

Who was your first coach?

Doug Smith, then it was Nick Bollettieri from age 10 to 17 — that’s when I went off to college on scholarship to University of Tennessee. After that, I played on tour for four to five years professionally and got up to (the rank of) 270 in the world. It helped me as a coach. Having had that experience and having traveled and done those things helped me to understand what these kids are going through.

Who is your tennis idol?

Nick Bollettieri. I was one of first groups that came through the academy.

Everybody was fighting for his attention.

Now that I’m a coach and have my own tennis academy, I appreciate what he went through. He’s still working so hard

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Number of gold awards the Sarasota Scullers won at the 2011 Head of Indian Creek Regatta Oct. 16, in Miami. The team also took home one silver and four bronze medals.

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Sarasota Crew rowers Grant Golub, Travis Taaffe, Andrew Konecny, Carson Green and Ryan Hails accept the firstplace trophy at the Head of the Charles Regatta.

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What keeps you playing?

The great part of tennis is that physically and mentally it’s a great sport and really challenges you. Physically, it’s one of the better sports as far as working all of your body parts. It keeps you fit, and it’s exciting. I see kids putting it on the line in every match. You’re alone, so that makes it more demanding. I try to instill this in kids and players that it’s going to help them more in life to become competitive in whatever field they decide to go into — it’s a great stepping stone for that.

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Number of seconds by which Sarasota Crew Boys 4+ bested 76 boats to win first place in the Head of the Charles Regatta, held Oct. 22 to Oct. 23, in Cambridge, Mass.

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Number of goals Cardinal Mooney High School Junior Hannah Howard scored Nov. 1 against Sarasota Christian to lead her team to a 5-0 victory.

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Gulf and Bay Club condo tops sales at $600,000 The following residential real estate transactions took place between Oct. 17 and Oct. 21.

A condominium in Gulf and Bay Club tops all transactions in this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real estate. George Dyer Jr. and Selma Dyer, trustees, Sarasota, sold the Unit 409 condominium at 5790 Midnight Pass Road to David Gubler and Ellie Foster, of Ontario, Canada, for $600,000. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,335 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $273,500 in 1992.

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George Fairgrieve, of Ontario, Canada, sold his Unit 118 condominium at 1025 Peppertree Drive to Todd Creech and Heather Roberto, Tampa, for $590,000.

Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 975 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $680,000 in 2008.

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Michael Young, trustee, of Sioux Falls, S.D., sold the Unit 703 condominium at 5880 Midnight Pass Road to Daniel and Andreia Koch, of Richfield, Wis., for $565,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,498 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $195,000 in 1986.

Cozy Cove

Donald and Nancy Lester, trustees, Sarasota, sold the Unit 1 condominium at 9024 Midnight Pass Road to Fabrice Denizet, of Toulon, France, for $355,000. Built in 1978, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,797 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $98,500 in 1979.

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Albert and Maylina Lee, Sarasota, sold their Unit 219 condominium at 5855 Midnight Pass Road to Lai and Amy Yam, Sarasota, for $350,000. Built in 1976, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,404 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $245,000 in 2000.

BUILDING PERMITS These are the Siesta Key building permits issued by Sarasota County and city of Sarasota for the week of Oct. 17 through Oct. 21, in order of dollar amounts.

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Billy King $102,395 Bill Saggio $50,000 John Farmer $40,000 Virginia Heidersberger $25,420 Michael Lamensdorf, trustee $15,961 $14,310 Rick Koenig David Turner $13,270 $11,765 Virginia Heidersberger Dan Kock $10,220 Darrin Fedder $10,000 Jerry Horton $10,000 $8,960 Frank Goodwin $8,558 Keith Nusekabel, trustee Harry Kinney, trustee $5,718 Samuel Ward $5,100 Tinothy Woods $5,000 Carol Cadwell $4,886 Marion Bartholf $4,200 Elizabeth Helmer $3,820 William Staehlin, trustee $3,795 $3,690 Marcia Kelly, trustee David Hughes $2,095 Dennis Brock $2,035 Ted Helwig $1,000 $950 Anna Votava, trustee

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Deborah Pennington, Joseph Kundla and Patricia Maitland, of Cantonsville, Md., sold the home at 350 Avenida Leona to Windsor Property LP for $347,000. Built in 1970, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,620 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $115,000 in 1988.

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Wed., Oct. 26 Thurs., Oct. 27 Fri., Oct. 28 Sat., Oct. 29 Sun., Oct. 30 Mon., Oct. 31 Tues., Nov. 1

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High Low 92 (1971) 45 (1937) 90 (1960) 43 (1968) 90 (1984) 43 (1957) 92 (1993) 46 (1989) 90 (1965) 40 (1944) 90 (1959) 47 (1953) 91 (1971) 40 (1993)

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Sunset 6:46 6:45 6:45 5:44 5:43 5:43 5:42

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Karenia brevis, the red tide organism, was not detected onshore or offshore Sarasota County, Monday, Oct. 28, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.

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burdens 4 Spielberg TV anthology 5 157.5 degrees from N 6 Companion of drabs 7 Feed for horses 8 Bullring “Bravo!”

9 Abbr. at the head of a letter, sometimes 10 Criminal deception 11 An arm or a leg 12 Whitney who invented the cotton gin 13 Catching Z’s 14 Gangster’s gun 15 Iridescent gemstone 16 Wise trio in Bethlehem 17 Atlantic food fish 20 From the beginning 23 Workplace where white is worn 25 Mongolian tent 29 Wendy Wasserstein play (with “The”) 32 Cargo area 33 Tree ring material 34 Feelings of indecision 35 Gooey mass 36 Wife and sister of Zeus 37 Unwritten, as a contract 38 Part of an eagle’s flight 39 Defeat overwhelmingly 40 “___-oo!”

41 Swirled, as a whirlpool 43 Most powerful members of a society 45 Like one, 11, 111 and 1,111 49 Ring-shaped roll 51 Voice between alto and baritone 52 Hawthorne collection of previously published stories 54 Every last bit 59 Performed, in a Shakespeare play

61 Command to an attack dog 64 Apple co-founder Jobs 65 Midwest capital 66 Mountain crests 68 Springsteen, to fans 70 Drink you may have a spot of 73 Color of ripe corn 78 Understood, as a punch line 80 Bombs that don’t go off 82 NBC’s peacock, e.g.

83 “Space” or “nautical” prefix 84 A horse of a different color?

91 Barnum “attraction” 93 Soup container 95 Some rabbits 96 Raven-colored, to Poe 97 Adviser of the Greeks at Troy 99 Bed bivalve 102 “I thought ___ never leave!”

103 Astute and shrewd 104 Coin-___ (laundromats) 105 Campaign-backing orgs.

106 Like many rumors 107 Admit openly 108 Start of some fruit drink names 109 Earthy soil fertilizer 111 “Measure twice, cut ___” 112 “Little of this, little of that” dish 114 Luau instrument, informally 116 ____ Dawn Chong of “Commando” 117 “Every child. One voice.” org.

Last weeks Cryptograms 1. A pig was well-known for his fearless karate. After winning the farmyard trophy, he gained a very much deserved reputation as the Pork Chop.

2. As the hens came into the yard, my mother veered into the kitchen. She said, “The chickens have come home to roast!

Thursday, November 3, 2011 Thursday, November 3, 2011 Thursday, November 3, 2011

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Garage/Moving/Estate Sales COMMUNITY WIDE Garage Sale, Saturday Nov. 5 Garage/Moving/Estate Sales 8am-1pm. Glen Oaks Manor Dr. -12th & Beneva.

COMMUNITY WIDE Garage Sale, Saturday Nov. 5 8am-1pm.

GlenAUCTION Oaks Manor & Beneva.

ESTATE ARTDr. & -12th ANTIQUES ESTATE AUCTION ART & ANTIQUES SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH @ 1PM Inspection Sunday Day of Sale 11am-1pm NOVEMBER @ 1PM The SUNDAY, sale will be held at our6TH Auction Gallery Inspection Sunday Day ofcorner Sale 11am-1pm located on the Southwest of 301N & The sale willUniversity be held atParkway. our Auction Gallery located on the Southwest corner of 301N & CONTENTS OF A SARASOTA HOME University Parkway.

Quality Auction Featuring: CONTENTS OF A SARASOTA HOME Victorian and Custom Furniture, Art, Pottery, Quality Auction Featuring: Collectible Glass & China, Sterling Silver, Victorian and Custom Furniture, Art, Pottery, Jewelry, Oriental Rugs, Collectible Glass & China, Sterling Linens, Quilts & Lots more! Silver, Jewelry, Oriental Rugs, 13% Buyer’s Premium Quilts Lotsor more!

3%Linens, Discount for &Cash Check 13% Buyer’s Elliott Bernstein AuctionsPremium AU3504 - AB2545 3% Discount for 941-351-3002 Cash or Check Gallery Phone: Elliott Bernstein Auctions AU3504 - AB2545 Photos & more: www.auctionzip.com Gallery Phone: 941-351-3002 Auctioneer ID#8290 Photos & more: www.auctionzip.com Auctioneer ID#8290 FLEA MARKET. Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.

Saturday, November 5th, 10a.m.-5p.m. & Sunday, FLEA MARKET. Sarasota For Municipal Auditorium.

November 6, 10a.m.-4p.m. info: 954-4165 Saturday, November 5th, 10a.m.-5p.m. & Sunday, MULTI FAMILY Garage Sale.

Sat. 954-4165 8a.m.-1p.m.

November 6, 10a.m.-4p.m.

For info: Multi Family Sale at the Clubhouse at Camelot MULTI FAMILY Garage Sat. 8a.m.-1p.m.

East MHC. East of I75 on Sale.

Clark Rd. Multi Family Sale at the Clubhouse at Camelot SHOPPE-A-LOTTE. Boutique East MHC. East of I75Aon Clark Rd.Sale. Saturday, November 5th from 9a.m.-1:30p.m., St. Andrew SHOPPE-A-LOTTE. A Boutique Sale.

Saturday, Church, 6908 Beneva Rd. Bake shop, gifts, November fromtheme 9a.m.-1:30p.m., St. Andrew collectibles,5th jewelry, baskets, holiday items.

Church, 6908 Beneva Rd. Bake shop, gifts, Lunch available 10a.m.-1:30p.m. Raffle of Kindle collectibles, jewelry, theme baskets, holiday items.

3G Wi-Fi at 1pm.

922-7595.

Lunch available 10a.m.-1:30p.m. Raffle of Kindle YARD SALE - Huge 5 family. Furniture, tools, TVs, 3G Wi-Fi at 1pm.

922-7595. electronics. Everything imaginable. 3633 Mary YARD Hugeof 5 family.

TVs, Lane (1SALE block-south BenevaFurniture, & Clark). tools, November electronics.

Everything imaginable.

3633 Mary 5th and 6th, 8a.m.-3p.m.

No early birds.

Lane (1 block south of Beneva & Clark). November 5th and 6th, 8a.m.-3p.m. No early birds.

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Events Events

CNA’S/ HHA’S

Homemakers/ Companions You Can Make a Difference.

Help seniors stay HHA’S independent. CNA’S/ We provide: non medical care, You Can Make Difference. seniors stay personal care, a meals, lightHelp housekeeping, independent. provide: non medical care, transportation We & companionship.

Flexible hours personal care, P/T, meals, light Weekends housekeeping, available- F/T, Overnight, and transportation & companionship.

Flexible hours Live-In. Positions available in Sarasota/ availableP/T, ToOvernight, Bradenton/F/T, Venice. work nowWeekends fax resumeand to Live-In. Positions available in Sarasota/ 941-929-7438 or email: joanieck@comcast.net Bradenton/ Venice. To work now fax resume to FL Reg #HCS227965, HCS228619, HCS228620 FL Lic 941-929-7438 or email: joanieck@comcast.net #HHA299992670 FL Reg #HCS227965, HCS228619, HCS228620 FL Lic SALES POSITION. P/T. Must be available #HHA299992670

THE NOWHERE BAND - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES! Come see the best on the Planet!

THE NOWHERE BANDArts - A Center, TRIBUTE TO 13th.

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Storage STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Storage facility, low monthly rentals, STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ 941-809-3660, 941-809-3662. facility, low monthly rentals, 941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

HAIRSTYLIST WANTED Rental, Salon Capelli, Help Wanted Siesta Key Village. Must have clientele.

HAIRSTYLIST Rental,941-320-2356.

Salon Capelli, 941-349-5257 orWANTED leave message Siesta Key Village. Must have clientele.

941-349-5257 or leave message 941-320-2356.

Homemakers/ Companions

Trailer. Secure Clark Rd area.

Trailer. Secure Clark Rd area.

Things To Do Things To Do GULFSIDE MINI-VACATION

IN NAPLES GULFSIDE MINI-VACATION JUST $175 PER PERSON *** IN NAPLES JUSTMini-Vacation $175 PER PERSON *** Your Includes: s 'ULFSIDE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR NIGHTS

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s $INNER EVENING VOUCHER AT YOUR CHOICE s #ONTINENTAL "REAKFAST "UFFET OF LOCAL RESTAURANTS

s $INNER EVENING VOUCHER AT YOUR CHOICE s ,UNCH DAY VOUCHER AT YOUR CHOICE OF OF LOCAL RESTAURANTS

LOCAL RESTAURANTS

s ,UNCH DAY VOUCHER AT YOUR CHOICE OF s !DMISSION TO OF LOCAL ATTRACTIONS 3OME LOCAL RESTAURANTS

ATTRACTIONS MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FEES s !DMISSION TO OF LOCAL ATTRACTIONS 3OME s #HECK IN 3UNDAY THROUGH 4HURSDAY FOR ATTRACTIONS MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FEES ADDITIONAL LUNCH VOUCHER AND DINNER DISCOUNT s #HECK IN 3UNDAY THROUGH 4HURSDAY FOR * Available April 24 to December 21, 2011. Holiday weekends excluded.

ADDITIONAL LUNCH VOUCHER AND DINNER DISCOUNT

evenings & weekends. Located on Anna Maria SALES POSITION. P/T. 941-840-4235.

Must be available Island. Retirees Welcome. evenings & weekends. Located on Anna Maria SALES Retirees POSITION. P/T. 941-840-4235.

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Welcome. evenings & weekends. Located on Siesta Key SALES POSITION. P/T. Must be available Retirees Welcome.

727-244-5906. evenings & weekends. Located on Siesta Key SALES needed for busy retail Retirees PROFESSIONAL Welcome. 727-244-5906. store. The ideal candidate is energetic, has retail SALES PROFESSIONAL needed for abusy retail sales experience, & possesses working store.

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Commercial Property For Rent

EXECUTIVE SUITES: South Tamiami Gulf Commercial Property For Trail, Rent Gate area. Full service conference room. 3 Room EXECUTIVE SUITES: South free Tamiami Gulf Suite available.

One month rent.Trail, Wireless Gate area. service conference 3 Room internet andFull utilities included.

Fromroom. $250/mo.

Call Suite available. One month free rent. Wireless 941-923-6050. internet and utilities included. From $250/mo. Call LONGBOAT KEY CONDO FOR RENT. Penthouse 941-923-6050.

1,482 sq/ft. 2BR/BT, Bay and Gulf views, Boat LONGBOAT CONDO FOR Penthouse Access, Pool,KEY Tennis Courts andRENT. Fitness.

Looking 1,482 sq/ft. 2BR/BT, Bay and Gulf views, Boat for Seasonal renter- Call Bob at 773-405-6553.

Access, Pool, Tennis Courts and Fitness. Looking PSYCHOTHERAPY OFFICE 2-3773-405-6553. days per week. for Seasonal renter- Call Bob at Downtown office share, lovely waiting room and PSYCHOTHERAPY OFFICE 2-3941-362-3186. days per week. other office amenities. $300/mo.

Downtown office share, lovely waiting room and other office amenities. $300/mo. 941-362-3186.

Condos/Apts. For Rent 2BR/2BA CONDO Walk out For to Beach & Heated Condos/Apts.

Rent

Pool, Tennis Courts on LBK, Dec. & Jan., 2BR/2BA CONDO Walk out to Beach & Heated 352-391-1606.

Pool, Tennis Courts on LBK, Dec. & Jan., SIESTA KEY Condo for Rent to Own. 1BR at Bay 352-391-1606.

Oaks, $800/mo. Call Mary 941-586-8186.

SIESTA KEY Condo for Rent to Own. 1BR at Bay SIESTA KEY condo: 1BR, furnished, walk to Oaks, $800/mo.

Call Mary 941-586-8186. beach, shopping, restaurants. Pool, laundry, on SIESTA KEYAvailable condo: Jan., 1BR,Feb., furnished, walk to ground floor.

March and April. beach, shopping, restaurants. Pool, laundry, on 586-744-5488. ground floor. Available Jan., Feb., March and April.

586-744-5488.

Affordable Senior Housing Affordable Senior Housing

Based on double occupancy. Tax, tip & resort fees extra. *Type Available April 24 to December 2011. Holiday weekends excluded. of accommodation subject21, to availability.

Based oncondominiums double occupancy.

Tax,at tipdifferent & resortrates. fees extra.

Bayside available Type of accommodation to availability. ** An 18% gratuity will besubject added by lunch and dinner vendors.

Bayside condominiums available at different rates. ***Limited to one per customer. ** An 18% gratuity will be added by lunch and dinner vendors. ***Limited to one per customer.

JEFFERSON CENTER 930 N. Tamiami Tr., JEFFERSON CENTER Sarasota, FL 34236

9225 Gulfshore Drive North, Naples, Florida 34108 CALL (800) 243-9076 or (239) 597-3144 www.vanderbiltbeachresort.com 9225 Gulfshore Drive North, Naples, Florida 34108

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

FOR RESERVATIONS, CALLFOR (800) RESERVATIONS, 243-9076 or (239) 597-3144 www.vanderbiltbeachresort.com

Business Opportunities Business Opportunities

ABBEX, INC 941-365-3833 ABBEX, INC Wholesale Retail 2 locations Nets 240,000 941-365-3833

Price 400,000 +inventory Wholesale Retail 2 locations Nets 240,000 Sales and Installation Company Tampa Price 400,000 +inventory Nets 102,000. Price 250,000 Sales and Installation Company Tampa New territories available FL. Each can net Nets 102,000. Price 250,000 100,000+ 80,000 total investment New territories available FL. Each can net WWW.ABBEXINC.COM 100,000+ 80,000 total investment

Steve Alexander WWW.ABBEXINC.COM SALES ROUTE: 41 Alexander accounts. Local & estabSteve

lished, a 3 month business. Nets 13K, inventory SALES 41 accounts.

Local & estabincluded.ROUTE: Price $24,500.

941-358-5313. lished, a 3 month business. Nets 13K, inventory SEASONED R/E INVESTOR is included.

PriceSARASOTA $24,500. 941-358-5313. looking for private funds – loans, joint ventures, SEASONED R/Eat INVESTOR is equity partners.SARASOTA Please call John 941-724-5907. looking for private funds – loans, joint ventures, equity partners. Please call John at 941-724-5907.

Help Wanted ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL Help Wanted

needed for busy Client Services Department. The ideal ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL needed for candidate is proficient with MS Office; spec MS busy Department.

The must ideal Word, Client Excel,Services & Outlook.

Candidate candidate is proficient with MS Office; MS demonstrate impeccable written andspec verbal Word, Excel, skills. & Outlook.

Candidate must communication Immediate FT employment demonstrate written and verbal is available. impeccable Salary is commensurate with communication skills. Immediate employment experience Please send a FTcover letter, is available. is with commensurate including your Salary salary req, your resume'with to experience Please send ora viacover hr@totallywicked-eliquid.com fax to letter, (941) including 295-7174.your salary req, with your resume' to hr@totallywicked-eliquid.com or via fax to (941) 295-7174.

930 N. Tamiami Tr., Sarasota, FL 34236 941-953-9585

$427-$588 Rentals from Utilities & Cable Included $427-$588

Utilities & Cable Included

Condos For Sale TREGATE MANOR Condo: 55+, 2BR/2BA, Newly Condos For Sale

remodeled. New air & water heater. Heated pool, TREGATE MANOR Condo: 2BR/2BA, Newly end unit. Enclosed lanai, 55+, 1.5 miles to beach. remodeled.

New air & water heater. Heated pool, $76,900. 941-923-3184, sidell61@hotmail.com end unit. Enclosed lanai, 1.5 miles to beach. $76,900. 941-923-3184, sidell61@hotmail.com

Homes For Rent ANNUAL RENTAL - Longboat Key Twin Shores, Homes For Rent 55+, newly decorated, private beach, 2B/1B, call

ANNUAL RENTAL - Longboat Key Twin Shores, Karen (813) 377-6864.

55+, newly decorated, private beach, 2B/1B, call DOWNTOWN DUPLEX HOUSE: Across from Karen (813) 377-6864. park, 2BR/1BA, $900/mo. (includes utilities) DOWNTOWN DUPLEX No HOUSE: Across from +security. Non-smoking.

Pets. See to apprecipark, 2BR/1BA, $900/mo. (includes utilities) ate. 941-586-5672 or 955-7693. +security. Non-smoking. No Pets. See to appreciate. 941-586-5672LUXOR or 955-7693.

MHP $425mo-1 bed/bath mobile homes.

LUXOR MHP 55+ community.

No Pets. $425mo-1 bed/bath homes.

5811 14th St. W. mobile Bradenton.

55+ community.

Pets. Inc. Sarasota Real EstateNo Assoc, 5811 St. 941-809-6034 W. Bradenton.

Greg 14th Nowak Sarasota Real Estate Assoc, Inc. SPACIOUSGreg 2000 sq.ft., 3BR/2BA with den, Nowak 941-809-6034 enclosed porch, on partially fenced treed private SPACIOUS sq.ft., 3BR/2BA den, yard. West of 2000 trail. Prestigious Field Rd.with neighborenclosed porch, partially fenced treed private hood. Pets okay.on Lease, references and deposit yard.

West$1900 of trail.

Prestigious Field Rd. neighborrequired. negotiable.

941-400-0950. hood. Pets okay. Lease, references and deposit required. $1900 negotiable. 941-400-0950.

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Vacation/Seasonal Rentals Vacation/Seasonal Rentals CASA DEL MAR BEACH RESORT CASA DEL MAR BEACH RESORT RENTALS 4 NIGHT MIN. GULF FRONT/ GULF MIN. VIEW RENTALS 4 NIGHT GULF FRONT/ GULF VIEW Reservations: 941-383-5549 Visa/ MC Fax: 941-383-7925 Reservations: 941-383-5549 Visa/ MC Fax:our 941-383-7925 “Take video tour at” www.casadelmar.net “Take our video tour at” www.casadelmar.net 7 Days, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Office Open 4621 Gulf of Mexico Drive 7 Days, a.m. - 5 p.m.

Office Open Longboat Key934228 4621 Gulf of Mexico Drive Longboat Key WASHER/ DRYER IN 34228 EVERY UNIT BEAUTIFUL KITCHENS WASHER/ DRYER IN EVERY LARGE HEATED POOL UNIT BEAUTIFUL KITCHENS GULFSIDE LARGE HEATED POOL GULFSIDE FREE Wireless High Speed Internet FREE People WirelessReturn High Speed Internet “Where Year After Year”

“Where People Return Year After Year” “INTENTIONALLY BETTER” “INTENTIONALLY BETTER” LIDO KEY. Seasonal rental on beach. Months flexible, 3 month minimum. 3BR/2.5BA, large LIDO Seasonal beach.

Months terrace,KEY. direct view ofrental city/onbay/ Siesta Key. flexible, 3 month minimum. large Tennis, Olympic pool, spa, gym.3BR/2.5BA, 215-833-5967. terrace, direct view of city/ bay/ Siesta Key. LONGBOAT KEY - MILLION CONDO Tennis, Olympic pool, spa, gym.DOLLAR 215-833-5967.

ON THE BEACH. 2,410 sq/ft. 2 bedroom plus LONGBOAT KEY MILLION 3DOLLAR CONDO den/convertible 3rd- bedroom. baths. Beautifully ON THE BEACH. 2,410 sq/ft.

2 bedroom plus furnished.

Pool, tennis, fitness center.

Outstanding den/convertible bedroom. baths.ofBeautifully Gulf and sunrise3rd views.

Enjoy 3quality life while furnished. tennis, fitness Outstanding you are atPool, it. Available now center. through 10/31/12.

Gulf and min., sunrise views.

Enjoy quality of life suites while 3 month annual avail.

Special: 3 guest you are at for it. Available nowcompany. through 10/31/12. in bldg. occasional Photos.

3 month248-310-8308. min., annual avail. Special: 3 guest suites Ownerin bldg. for occasional company. Photos.

Owner- 248-310-8308.

Adult Care Services

HOME AIDE COMPANION. 6 years experience, Adult Care Services CPR trained, bi-lingual, HHA, Certified. Excellent HOME AIDE COMPANION. 6 years experience, references.

Clarita Douglas, 407-535-2569.

CPR trained, bi-lingual, HHA, Certified. Excellent references.

ClaritaCOMPANIONSHIP/ Douglas, 407-535-2569.

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

IN-HOME CARE/ for COMPANIONSHIP/ HOMEMAKCall 377-4465 more information or visit ING days, nights, weekends. our available website all@hours; www.eldercaresarasota.com Call 377-4465 Bonded for more information or visit Lic. #30211372 & Insured. our website @ www.eldercaresarasota.com Lic. #30211372 Bonded & Insured.

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

RETIRED LONGBOAT KEY police officer & 941-713-1596, 941-720-0426. associate. Drive your car to the North and back.

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

Child Care Services FORMER Child AIRLINECare Nanny;Services Retired teacher, will care for your Children & Pets. F/T, P/T, weekends, FORMER AIRLINE Nanny; Retired teacher, will or Nights. Recession rates, $4/hr.

West Sarasota, care for your Children & Pets. F/T, P/T, weekends, 216-577-2278. or Nights. Recession rates, $4/hr. West Sarasota, 216-577-2278.

Cleaning EVEN YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW Cleaning

67857 67857

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

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale

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

Auctions

67858 67858

2 ADORONDAK style beach / patio chairs. Dark Items Under $200 For Sale green durable plastic. Pair $30.00. 352-509-1480.

22 ADORONDAK ADIRONDACK style style beach beach // patio patio chairs. chairs. Dark Dark ABYSSINIAN CAT: Pair Papers/Spayed $175. green $30.00. green durable durable plastic. plastic.

Pair $30.00. 352-509-1480.

352-509-1480.

941-358-3837.

ABYSSINIAN CAT: Papers/Spayed $175.

ADVERTISE YOUR merchandise with the total 941-358-3837. value of $200 or less in this section for FREE! ADVERTISE YOUR merchandise the Price total Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words with or less. value or less this section advertising. for FREE! must of be $200 included.

Noincommercial Limit 1 ad2 per month, 15weeks. words or less.adPrice Ad runs consecutive Email to: must be included. No commercial advertising. classified@yourobserver.com or online at: Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks. Email ad to: www.yourobserver.com/classifieds classified@yourobserver.com or online at: ANTIQUE SONY Radio, Historic Newspapers/ www.yourobserver.com/classifieds Publications, Civil War, WW1 WW2, $40/each, ANTIQUE Radio, Historic Newspapers/ $200 for all.SONY 941-925-3054.

Publications, Civil War, WW1 WW2, $40/each, BEDSIDE COMMODE: (toilet), $85. 941$200 for all. 941-925-3054.

966-9561.

BEDSIDE COMMODE: (toilet), $85. 941CHAIR AND ottoman: wicker with pillows. Nice.

966-9561. $20.00. St. Armand's. 724-846-1739.

CHAIR AND ottoman: wicker with pillows. Nice.

FLORIDA ROOM: 724-846-1739.

Perfect, Comfy Chairs, $20.00. St. Armand's.

Matching glass top table, $75. 941-377-2255.

FLORIDA ROOM: Perfect, Comfy Chairs, GARMIN glass NUVI top GPS 350 $75. w/case & power cord, Matching table, 941-377-2255. $35. Toyota Cabin Air Filter $10. 941-358-7464.

GARMIN NUVI GPS 350 w/case & power cord, HANGING Light: black trim, 3 $35.

ToyotaENTRYWAY Cabin Air Filter $10.New, 941-358-7464. bulbs. $20. Nonstick frying pan w/lid $12.

HANGING ENTRYWAY Light: New, black trim, 3 941-966-0618. bulbs. $20. Nonstick frying pan w/lid $12.

HIGH CHAIR; somewhat vintage 1973. Yellow 941-966-0618. wood. $35.00. 941-921-4229.

HIGH CHAIR; somewhat vintage 1973. Yellow JEWELRY & Crafts Canvas Carrier. Used twice. wood. $35.00.

941-921-4229.

Black. Case only. Standard size. $20.00 941JEWELRY 925-0970. & Crafts Canvas Carrier. Used twice.

Black. Case only. Standard size. $20.00 941LAWN MOWER: Toro Power: 21 inch. Model 925-0970. #20036. $200. 941-342-1940.

LAWN MOWER: Toro Power: 21 inch. Model LEATHER JACKET: Phase 2, XL, New! $200. #20036. $200.

941-342-1940.

941-549-0407.

LEATHER JACKET: Phase 2, XL, New! $200.

MALIBU PILATES Chair, New $340. Selling for 941-549-0407. $120/obo. Knee Replacement forces sale.

MALIBU PILATES Chair, New $340. Selling for 941-758-0912. $120/obo. Knee Replacement forces sale.

MEN’S BIKE: 28” Raleigh $70. Yahama Keyboard, 941-758-0912. $70. Guitar AMP, $20. Estaban Guitar, $10.

MEN’S BIKE: 28” Raleigh $70. Yahama Keyboard, 924-8244. $70. Guitar AMP, $20. Estaban Guitar, $10.

NEW TAN Robert Preston Leather Jacket 924-8244. w/tags. Size 44L. Original $700, Asking $150.

NEW TAN Robert Preston Leather Jacket 941-224-1244. w/tags. Size 44L. Original $700, Asking $150.

OUTDOOR TABLE & 4 chairs with cushions. $40, 941-224-1244.

Dog carrier $40, Doggie door $40. 941-383-1614.

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Geoff Rossman REALTOR® (941) 544-3232 www.SiestaKeyTropicalCondos.com geoff@geoffrossman.com

Geoff Rossman Sold More Siesta Key Properties RE/MAX Tropical Sands in 2008, 2009, 2010, & 2011 to date 1211 Old Stickney Pt Rd. Siesta Key FL 34242 THAN ANY OTHER AGENT OR BROKER

ZIP CODE ADDRESS 34242 34242 34242 34242

VILLA TOSCANA. Infinity pool with Bay Views Casual Elegance in a Tropical Garden $5.2 Million

1500 Casey Key Road

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SUBDIVISION SOLD PRICE ZIP CODE ADDRESS SUBDIVISION SOLD PRICE SIESTA KEY CONDO SALES SIESTA KEY SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 414 1600 COVE II PLACE # 414 MIDNIGHT COVE $255,000 34242 601 LOTUS LN SIESTAS BAYSIDE $454,000 6342 MIDNIGHT PASS RD # 413 MIDNIGHT COVE $665,000 34242 3931 ROBERTS POINT RD SIESTA REV $640,000 8625 MIDNIGHT PASS RD # 303B BAY TREE CLUB $200,000 LONGBOAT KEY SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 19 WHISPERING SANDS DR # 202 WHISPERING SANDS $450,000 34228 3522 FAIR OAKS LN QUEENS HARBOUR $722,500 LONGBOAT KEY CONDO SALES DOWNTOWN SARASOTA SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 3808 GULF OF MEXICO DR # 301 BEACH HARBOR CLUB $171,666 34239 1661 BONITA LN GRANADA $950,000 2109 GULF OF MEXICO DR # 1404 Sunset Beach $530,000 34239 2365 BAHIA VISTA ST AVON HTS $54,900 585 SANCTUARY DR # B503 SANCTUARY $835,000 34239 1222 POMELO AVE SEMINOLE HEIGHTS $278,000 DOWNTOWN CONDO SALES 34239 1728 ARLINGTON ST NICHOLS $335,000 435 S GULFSTREAM AVE # 1001 REGENCY HOUSE $700,000 34239 2312 SUNNYSIDE PL SUNNYSIDE PARK $104,500 1064 N TAMIAMI TRL # 1514 BROADWAY PROMENADE $235,000 SARASOTA SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 605 S GULFSTREAM AVE # 3C VERSAILLES $275,000 34231 1727 N LAKE SHORE DR OYSTER BAY ESTS $475,000 1064 N TAMIAMI TRL # 1427 BROADWAY PROMENADE $200,000 34231 3345 PLANTATION DR SOUTH POINTE WOODS $90,000 500 S WASHINGTON DR # 1B KINGSTON ARMS $347,500 34231 3320 ROWENA ST SHADOW LAKES $85,000 101 S GULFSTREAM AVE # 8H DOLPHIN TOWER $109,000 34231 3013 WILLIAMSBURG ST GOLDEN ACRES $110,000 101 S GULFSTREAM AVE # 12B DOLPHIN TOWER $125,000 34231 1729 LANDINGS WAY LANDINGS $632,000 SARASOTA CONDO SALES 34231 2528 MOORING LN GULF GATE $120,500 3903 MEDITERRANEA CIR # 313 MEDITERRANEA $85,100 PALMER RANCH SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 5800 HOLLYWOOD BLVD # 117 BAYWOOD COLONY $37,100 34238 3642 DORST LN CLARK LAKES $65,000 1637 BROOKHOUSE CT # BR141 PELICAN COVE $140,000 34238 8503 CYPRESS HOLLOW DR DEER CREEK $390,000 PALMER RANCH CONDO SALES 34238 7359 RIDGE RD STONEBRIDGE $409,000 4484 STREAMSIDE CT # 1503 ARIELLE $174,999 Based on information compiled from the Mid-Florida Regional Multiple Listing 5122 NORTHRIDGE RD # 305 SERENADE $63,000 Service, Inc. This information may or may not include all listed, expired, 5146 NORTHRIDGE RD # 103 SERENADE $65,000 withdrawn, pending or sold properties of one or more members of the Mid Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

VILLA MEDITERRANO, Gulf-to-Bay Estate 6 BRs, Separate Guest House $4.2 Million

741 Binnacle Point Dr. Longboat

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY NOV. 6TH, 1-4PM 5600 Beach Way, Unit 202 Delightful Condo with Gulf Views! w Ne ing! t Lis

YACHTSMAN’S PARADISE IN EMERALD HARBOR, On Wide Canal, Dock with Lift $1.6749 Million

1214 Casey Key Road

Enjoy this condo located directly across from the Siesta Key Public Beach...#1 Beach in the U.S. Nicely updated with 18” diagonal tile floors throughout, newer SS appliances, kitchen has been opened up and a breakfast bar added. New windows in 2007, and AC in 2011. Condo is being sold furnished, and is in a Pottery Barn style for a relaxing, comfortable feeling. Pleasant views of the community pool and grounds, with the beautiful beach and water views beyond.

MLS A3950809

$395,000

To View, Call Stacy Liljeberg at 941-544-6103 Michael Saunders & Company Licensed Real Estate Broker

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CASA DE LA LUZ, Spectacular Vistas On a Bayfront Peninsula $1.575 Million

1166 Casey Key Road

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Judie Berger Trust

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761 Siesta Key Circle

No bridges - deep water sailboat slip, plus dock & lift on .78 tropical acres, 4 beds, den, 2.5 baths $1,199,000

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Fabulous 7th floor 2BR/2BA unit, views of the GULF & the #1 BEACH in the US. 2 BEACHSIDE pools, 3 tennis courts, BBQ area, fitness center & private access to the beach. SPLIT PLAN, TURNKEY FURNISHED & UPDATED! NOW $549,900 A3942862

5586 Siesta Estates Ct. Light an bright 3BR/2BA, one block to Siesta Beach in single family home community.

MLS#3949005 $820,000

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1240 Northport Drive

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

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Call Stephen P. Stevens at 941.349.6636

2BR/2BA on 1/3 acre on mainland, minutes to Siesta Beach, shopping & dining. $165,000

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436 Beach Road

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“I think a lot of artists ask themselves if what they’re doing is substantial,” Cheryl Losey says. “Sometimes, you just have to put on your blinders and trust that your work is valuable.”

Harp’s delight

Last year Cheryl Losey appeared in a PBS documentary. This year she cut an album.

Meet the Sarasota Orchestra harpist landing major grants and making a beautiful racket.

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n a row of identical townhouses in a little wooded neighborhood on Siesta Key, there’s no mistaking where Cheryl Losey lives.

Her harp can be heard from the parking lot.

The sound of the strings is so soft and light, airy and calming, you half expect white doves to flutter out the front door when Losey opens it.

“I hope it’s not too loud,” Losey says sheepishly. “I always worry that I’m an-

noying my neighbors.”

If ever there existed a musical instrument incapable of annoying neighbors, the harp would probably be it. The 27-year-old Losey doesn’t realize she could be making a much more offensive racket.

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LOSEY / FROM PAGE 1 The Sarasota Orchestra’s principal harpist since 2008, Losey has spent the past few weeks engrossed in the music for “Madama Butterfly.”

The opera, which opened last week at the Sarasota Opera House, marks the orchestra’s fourth collaboration with the Sarasota Opera.

“I’m loving it,” Losey says of Puccini’s famous three-act love story. “It’s gorgeous, and there’s tons of harp.”

By “tons of harp,” she means 70 pages.

Most orchestral harp parts are 10 pages or less.

Losey is grateful for the challenge. A perfectionist, she tends to throw herself into a piece until she’s mastered every chord.

She’s this way with most things.

When she’s cleaning, she scours the house from top to bottom. When she’s reading, she wants to finish the book in two days.

Losey is sure the compulsion comes from years of practicing her harp, which she began playing at the age of 5.

“When you devote so much time to one thing,” Losey says, “You end up with a little bit of a one-track mind.”

In September, the harpist — a native of Maine and a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music — was awarded an individual artist grant from the John Ringling Towers Fund.

One of three Sarasota County artists to receive the $5,000 award, she applied for the grant this summer, hoping to receive funding to record her first full-length solo album, a project she’s thought about for years.

“It always seemed so daunting,” Losey says of recording a CD. “I was worried I didn’t have the skills to do it, but as more and more people started asking me, I realized now is the time.”

She devoted the off-season in Sarasota to researching and rehearsing the repertoire.

As she began collecting music for the album, she started to notice an over-arching theme.

“I won’t be offended if people put it on as background music,” Cheryl Losey says of her album. “I wanted to create something classical musicians could appreciate, but also something pretty that people could clean their house to.”

Many of the pieces — the theme from Bellini’s “Norma,” “Une Chatelaine en sa Tour,” (A Princess in Her Tower) and “Girl With the Flaxen Hair” — were all based on old European folktales or poems.

Without realizing it, she had developed a kind of storybook theme. To add further depth to her grant proposal, she added an educational element to the project by offering to perform the pieces at area schools af-

ter students had read the literature.

“It’s a way to show how music can represent something larger,” says Losey, who has yet to title the album.

She recorded the album at The Cleveland Museum of Art with a well-known classical music producer. It took three days to lay down the tracks.

“We were in the auditorium, which has great acoustics,” Losey says. “We’d work at night when the museum was closed. They’d turn off all the air so it was perfectly still.

The first edit should arrive any day now. I’m watching the mail.”

The harpist’s giddiness is palpable. She’s been so absorbed in rehearsals for “Madama Butterfly” that she hasn’t had time to celebrate her first grant win.

Last week she missed the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County’s Annual Awards Celebration, at which she was honored for receiving the award.

She doesn’t mind dodging the attention.

Even though the spotlight loves her, Losey doesn’t love the spotlight.

In 2007, she was one of a handful of harpists whose participation in the prestigious USA International Harp Competition was filmed for the documentary “Harp Dreams.”

It was directed by Emmy Award-winner Susanne Schwibs and narrated by actress Blythe Danner. After spending three years in post-production, the film aired in June 2010 on PBS. Losey was staying at a hotel in Kansas, en route to the Aspen Music Festival, when it came on TV. She curled up on the hotel bed, trepidation rising in her throat. The film opened with her shopping for the perfect competition dress at a store in Cleveland.

Halfway through the documentary, however, Losey was eliminated from the competition.

“I got so sick to my stomach watching it,” Losey says. “It was like I was experiencing it all over again. I was just as nervous as when I was there. I ordered in pizza, and I couldn’t eat any of it.”

A harpist’s secret weapons: screwdrivers and calluses Sure, the harp sounds pretty, but as Cheryl Losey points out, it takes a lot of elbow grease and finger calluses to make music sound so heavenly.

“You do have to be a bit of a mechanic to play the harp,” Losey says. “I have a tool kit with all these spare parts and screwdrivers. If I hear a weird rattle or a buzz, I get out my screwdriver and start fixing.”

And then, of course, there’s the art of maintaining perfect finger calluses.

A harpist’s fingertips are as important as a violinist’s bow.

Calluses help produce a desirable sound.

To prevent her calluses from softening, Losey wears rubber gloves when she’s doing the dishes. She’s so fastidious when it comes to keeping them tough that she avoids soaking in hot tubs.

The key is to keep them rough, but not too rough, says Losey. When her calluses get too big or too hard, she shaves them down with a callus file.

“It probably sounds gross to people,” Losey says, “but my calluses are a source of pride for me.”

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+ Olivia Thorning Little’s star continues to rise Last we heard from budding country singer Olivia Thorning Little, she had traveled to Nashville, Tenn., to record a single with Jamie O’Neal.

That was more than a year ago.

Who knows, by now Little could be opening for Taylor Swift.

Well, not yet.

The 14-year-old Little, now a freshman at Cardinal Mooney High School, did just return from another trip to Nashville, where she co-wrote three songs with superstar songwriting team Keith and Adrienne Follese.

Keith Follese wrote Tim McGraw’s “Something Like That” and Faith Hill’s “The Way You Love Me,” among other hits.

“When the time is right, all the

stars will align for us,” says Little’s mom, Sarasota jeweler, Tina Little, owner of Queen’s Wreath Jewels.

“We’ve got the luxury of being in the right hands. She’s still developing as an artist, and we’re not pushing her to be a star.”

In the meantime, Little will headline a concert at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre.

The event, which is sponsored by Queen’s Wreath Jewels and Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry, will feature a panel discussion with Little’s vocal coaches, soprano Jeanette LaVoy and rocker Twinkle.

Those of you who are countrymusic buffs should check it out.

Little and guitar player Bo Gilmour will debut the three songs the singer penned last month with the Folleses in Nashville.

+ Asolo Rep’s ‘My Fair Lady’ serenades the press

+ Florida Studio Theatre pulls last season’s skeletons out of its closet

Last year, the Asolo Repertory Theatre kicked off its fall season with a splashy (and bloody) new musical about Depression-era outlaws.

This year’s season-opener, “My Fair Lady,” is decidedly less gritty, although no less splashy, because it packs an impressive cast and an even more impressive director –– Tony Award-winner Frank Galati.

Galati, who staged “The Grapes of Wrath” and “Ragtime” on Broadway, also directed last year’s “12 Angry Men.” Lucky for Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards, the veteran stage director now lives in Sarasota, which makes it easier to snag him for local productions.

Galati discussed the show alongside a dozen cast and crewmemHeidi Kurpiela bers at a media Andrea Prestinario will luncheon held play Eliza Doolittle in last week at the “My Fair Lady.” theater.

“It’s about a girl who’s practically homeless, incredibly poor and desperately needy,” says Galati. “Yet she has a sense of herself and a sense of ambition that drive her to become what she really is all along.”

There was nothing desperate or needy about actress Andrea Prestinario’s starryeyed performance of “I Could Have Danced All Night.”

The singer broke into song just before lunch was served, proving that Eliza Doolittle is just as endearing today as she was when Julie Andrews first played her in 1956.

Florida Studio Theatre, how dare you wait so long to share your paranormal activity! You know I’m a sucker for backstage gossip and even more of a sucker for ghost stories.

So, in the spirit of Halloween, I’m leaking some of the creep-tastic things I heard that happened in the spring on the set of Michael Hollinger’s “Ghost-Writer.”

The play, which was about a ghostwriter who continues to write the book of a New York novelist even after he dies, called for a typing chair, desk lamp, bookshelf and teacup. All of these pieces inexplicably broke during the production.

What’s more, a gramophone trumpet, barn door and bathroom sink all fell during performances. And on closing night, a flash of light was seen upstage center followed by an eerie humming sound.

Um, it sounds like FST needs to get its hands on an EMF meter. Either that or the scenic carpenters totally botched the set.

+ Lego artist rumored to pop in for Sarasota Season of Sculpture Enough about Lego Man, already.

Have we all turned in to 8-year-old boys?

Because all anyone seems to be talking about lately is the 8-foot-tall “Ego Leonard” that washed up on Siesta Key Beach last week, I thought I’d inform you that the Dutch rabble-rouser responsible for creating the fiberglass behemoth has requested to attend the Nov. 11 Sarasota Season of Sculpture ribbon cutting.

According to SSOS Board President Susan McLeod, “On behalf of all of us at Sarasota Season of Sculpture, we welcome him to our area and invite him to apply for our 2014 exhibition.

Maybe we can save him a spot.”

“Unconditional Surrender” never looked so inconspicuous.

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THEATER >> Florida Studio Theatre: ‘That’s Life, Again’ A sophisticated strut through the 1950s and ’60s, “That’s Life, Again,” Florida Studio Theatre’s opening cabaret season production, is a crowd-pleasing croon-fest.

Developed by Richard Hopkins, Rebecca Hopkins and pianist Jim Prosser, the show treats us to an eclectic selection of some of the era’s best-known songs, opening with Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York.”

The music zigzags the “Hit Parade” to include such diverse selections as “Nature Boy,” “Route 66,” “Me and My Shadow” and “I Got Rhythm.” Then, for a finale, Sinatra, of course, and an oh-so-satisfying, “That’s Life.” The talented cast swings, hoofs and sways its way through one lively number after the other with the aid of the clever choreography and direction of Dennis Courtney.

Musical Director John Franceschina brings forth a marvelous nuance of notes in

the musical arrangements, turning many of the numbers from the familiar to the pleasantly unexpected.

Eric Collins is even better than I recall from seeing him in the big cabaret hit, “The Wanderers,” last year at FST. His fabulous voice shines in solos and in lilting harmony, especially in “Once Upon a Time.”

Stephen Hope, the only actor who wasn’t in the original production, is also the only actor to evoke echoes of the suave, sophisticated Rat Pack era. He portrays that insouciant, “Don’t bother me; I’m drinking,” attitude of Las Vegas crooners such as Dean Martin.

Arthur W. Marks displays an abundance of smooth moves and a haunting voice. His “Mr. Bojangles” stands out as original and poignant.

Stacey Harris has a big, exciting voice and a stunning silhouette to boot, artfully shown off by costume designer, Susan Angermann. In keeping with the social mores of the ’50s, the only female gets all the “cutesy-wootsy” tunes oozing with sexual innuendo. She’s either offering kisses or food, as in the Italian “Botch-A-Me” (kiss me) and “Never on a Sunday.”

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We naturally assume it has to do with the impending crash. In actuality, his beloved dog is dying. Spacey spectacularly pulls it off as only he can do. It’s an Oscar-worthy performance on every level.

An ironic bit of timing for the film’s release coincides with the Occupy Wall Street movement. These protesters would revel in the corruption that the film exposes. In the end, when the market was crashing, the firm is still frantically trading worthless commodities. One employee comments to another, “What about the normal people?” His reply: “**** the normal people.” And that they did.

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The museum underwriters Longboat Key couple Dan and Litten Boxser had no idea that underwriting an exhibit at the Florida Holocaust Museum could generate so much buzz in the African-American community.

Like many underwriters, Dan and Litten Boxser are press shy.

They’re accustomed to making things happen behind the scenes, not sitting down to discuss exhibit openings with prying reporters.

“It’s not that we don’t want to talk about ourselves,” says Dan Boxser, who runs an international business based in London. “We would just rather the story focus on the exhibit.”

Fair enough. So, here’s the scoop: The Longboat Key couple is responsible for bringing an exhibit to the Gulf Coast that’s piquing the interests of people in both the Jewish and African-American communities.

“Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges,” which runs through Jan. 21, at the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg, is based on a book by Gabrielle Simon Edgcomb and a PBS documentary by Joel Sucher.

It offers a rare glimpse into a little-known cultural exchange that took place in the United States years before the civilrights movement swept through the deep South.

The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City developed the touring exhibit as a vehicle to showcase the unlikely bond that developed between Jewish teachers and African-American college

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“We knew nothing about (organzing) museum exhibits when we got involved in this project,” says Dan Boxser with his wife, Litten.

“There’s no question, this whole thing has enriched our lives.” students during and immediately after World War II. It includes artifacts, films, interviews and photos documenting a time when Jewish scholars, dismissed from their teaching positions by Nazis in 1930s Germany and Austria, fled to the United States to find work at American colleges and universities.

It includes firsthand accounts of how these displaced scholars,

when faced with few job opportunities at white colleges, sought work at black educational institutions in the segregated South.

At the heart of the exhibition is the bond that formed between students and professors.

“They shared similar experiences with discrimination,” says Litten Boxser. “These two diverse groups of people understood and benefited from one another.”

The Littens, who three years

ago relocated from Europe to Longboat Key, were inspired to bring the exhibit to Florida after having dinner recently with 12th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Charles Williams.

Williams mentioned that one of the students featured in the “Beyond Swastika” documentary –– civil-rights activist and author Dr. Joyce A. Ladner –– happened to live in Sarasota.

Soon, a dinner was arranged with Ladner, who suggested the exhibit be brought to Sarasota.

“The only place in Sarasota that could accommodate it was the Ringling Museum,” says Dan Boxser, whose parents, Herman and Sally Boxser, founded a diversity initiative in 2004 at Temple Beth Sholom.

The Ringling Museum wasn’t the right fit, so the couple contacted the Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg.

The museum was thrilled to get it. In the two years since the exhibit launched, it’s only traveled as far south as North Carolina.

Nearly 300 people turned out for the Oct. 22 opening reception, which featured a panel discussion with former students and scholars.

The Boxsers were blown away by the response –– and the diverse turnout. Fifty percent of the audience was African-American.

IF YOU GO The Herman and Sally Boxser Diversity Initiative and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) will host a free program at 6 p.m. Nov. 14, at Temple Beth Sholom.

The evening will include guest speakers and a performance by the Hazzan Diane Nathanson and the Gulf Coast Community Choir. For more information, call 955-8121 or visit templebethsholomfl.org.

One of the panelists even called the next day to say the event was better attended than the original opening in New York.

Now the couple has organized a free program this month at Temple Beth Sholom to help drive more Sarasota residents to the exhibit.

On Nov. 14, the synagogue will host a panel discussion with Bonnie Gurewitsch, archivist and curator at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City; Carolyn Bass, executive director of the Florida Holocaust Museum; and Bill Watkins, president of The Association for the Study of African American Life and History.

The Boxsers say they’ve been so energized by the experience they’re open to bringing more diversity exhibits to the area.

“Living on Longboat Key, you tend to meet the people you play golf and bridge with,” she says.

“It’s been a wonderfully rewarding experience. It’s expanded our circle.”

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EVENTS ALLYN GALLUP CONTEMPORARY ART — “Hugh Davies: Paintings” will be on display through Nov. 26. Opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.

Nov. 4. Located at 1288 N. Palm Ave., Sarasota; www.allyngallup.com; 3662454.

ART CENTER SARASOTA — “Material Matters,” featuring the use of modern materials in the visual arts, will run Nov. 3 through Dec. 31. Opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 3.

Located at 707 N. Tamiami Trail; www. artsarasota.org; 365-2032.

ART UPTOWN — “Divas Go Pop” runs through Nov. 26, with works of digital pop art by Janine Hoffman. Located at 1367 Main St.; www.artuptown.com; 955-5409.

DABBERT GALLERY — “Season of Color,” featuring works of seven artists, runs through Nov. 29. Located at 76 S. Palm Ave.; 955-1315; www.dabbertgallery.com.

ELIZABETH STEVENS GALLERY — “Fall Fest,” featuring artwork by Marge Bennett and Debbie Dannheisser, runs through Nov. 15. Located at 1945 Morrill St.; 587-9851.

RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART — “Josef Albers: Colors” will run through Jan. 16.

“The Amazing American Circus Poster: The Strobridge Lithographing Company 1878-1939” runs through Jan. 29.

“20th Century Abstract Art from the Ringling Collection” is an ongoing show.

Art After 5 takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. every Thursday in the art museum and Circus Museum. Tickets: $10, adults; children, 6 to 17, $5; children under 6, admitted free. Tickets for the museum are $25, or $20 for seniors 65 and up; children ages 6 to 17, $10; children 5 and under, admitted free. Art museum

free to all on Mondays. Located at 5401 Bay Shore Road; 351-1660. Admission includes the Ringling Museum of Art, Cà d’Zan mansion, Circus Museum, Mable’s Rose Garden and grounds.

“The Brothers Karamazov” will be performed through Nov. 20 at the FSU/Asolo Conservatory.

RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN — “Fairy Tale Art: Illustrations from Children’s Books” will be on display Nov. 4 through Dec. 9. Galleries located one-half block east of 2700 N. Tamiami Trail on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way; 359-7563; www.ringling.edu/selbygallery.

SELBY GARDENS — “Batiks Botanicos: A Painter’s Garden,” with hand-painted batiks by Angela Maria Isaza, will be on display through Nov. 17. Located at 811 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota; www.selby.org; 366-5731.

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TOWLES COURT ART ASSOCIATION — “Small Works,” an open juried show, will be presented Nov. 18 through Dec. 10. Located at Towles Court Art Center, 1938 Adams Lane, Sarasota; www.towlescourt.com.

ARTWALKS FIRST FRIDAY WALKS — Downtown galleries of Burns Square, Pineapple Avenue, Palm Avenue and Main Street feature live music and refreshments.

Event takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. The next art walk will be held Nov. 4.

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SUNCOAST CONCERT BAND — “Let Freedom Ring,” featuring a salute to America and its veterans, will be performed at 3 p.m. Nov. 6, Payne Park Auditorium, 2100 E. Laurel St. Admission: $5 at the door; 954-4165.

THEATER ASOLO REPERATORY THEATRE — “My Fair Lady” runs Nov. 18 through Dec. 23; www.asolorep.org; 351-8000.

FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE — “Just Desserts” runs through Nov. 5 in the Gompertz Theatre. Tickets: $12. “Next to Normal” runs through Jan. 1. “That’s Life, Again” runs through Jan. 1, in the Goldstein Cabaret. Located at 1241 N. Palm Ave.; www.floridastudiotheatre.org; 366-9000.

MUSIC JAZZ AT TWO — The Mike Markaverich Trio will perform at 2 p.m. Nov. 4. All concerts at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota, 3975 Fruitville Road. Tickets: $5 for Jazz Club members; $10 for non-members; www.jazzclubsarasota.com; 366-1552.

SARASOTA OPERA — “Madama Butterfly” will be performed through Nov.

FSU/ASOLO CONSERVATORY — “The Brothers Karamazov” will be performed through Nov. 20 in the Cook Theatre, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Tickets:

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GLENRIDGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER — “The Marriage-Go-Round” will be performed through Nov. 5. Tickets: $12.50 GPAC members and students; $17.50 non-members. Located at 7333 Scotland Way; www.theglenridge.com or call 552-5325.

GOLDEN APPLE DINNER THEATRE — “Mr. Broadway,” featuring Michael L. Walters, will be presented Nov. 5 to Nov. 6. Tickets: $38, with full buffet. Located at 25 N. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota; thegoldenapple.com; 366-5454.

THE PLAYERS THEATRE — “It’s A Wonderful Life” runs Dec. 1-12. Located at 838 N. Tamiami Trail; www.theplayers. org; 365-2494.

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MUSIC >> Sarasota Opera: Puccini’s ‘Madama Butterfly’ I have wept through many a moving “Madama Butterfly,” from the Met and New York City Opera to companies abroad and cinematic versions that broke my heart, but the fall production mounted by Sarasota Opera is the most convincing, honest, moving and beautiful I’ve seen yet. Giving us just the right mix of truth to the score and truth to the story, this “Butterfly” does Puccini, a true man of the theater, proud.

We saw this production here only four years ago, but this was like a brand-new, sparkling version. The set by David P. Gordon is the same, but in the new lighting design by Ken Yunker, the Japanese house, gardens and view of the bay have come alive.

Yunker has recreated dusks, dawns, shadows, stars and sunlight so beautiful that Homer’s “Rosy Fingered Dawn,” written some 3,000 years ago, seems to have been the inspiration. Yet the exquisiteness of this production doesn’t detract from the other important things happening on this stage.

In fact, what makes this “Butterfly” special is that every element goes toward furthering the drama, from the beautifully crafted sound Artistic Director and conductor Victor DeRenzi elicits from the Sarasota Orchestra, to the elegant stag-

house, for 999 years — with an option to cancel every month.

Marco Nistico’s Sharpless is sympathetic and gorgeously sung, portraying a man who may have been born in the USA but has come to understand and admire the Japanese culture.

There’s little one can do to make Goro, the pimp-like marriage broker, or Butterfly’s uncle, Bonze, more than the superficial stick figures they represent, but Jamin Flabiano (Goro) and Jeffrey Beruan (Bonze) did admirably.

Suzuki, as portrayed by Nina Yoshida Nelsen, was a warm, empathetic, nanny-type servant whose very posture on stage gave her character a history. Nelsen, in real life, is a young woman, but her makeup, designed by Georgianna Eberhard, turned her into an elderly servant with a deep love for her charge, whom she probably served since Butterfly’s birth. In this account, she has the wisdom to know this “marriage” to the American is doomed, but, like a loving mother, she serves her well.

Cio-Cio-San, also known as Madama Butterfly, is only 15 when we meet her. Her death, by her own hand some three years later, is all the more poignant, because it could have been avoided had Pinkerton been different. But that’s what makes this a true tragedy, drawing tears from audiences who have seen it dozens of times.

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Tenor Rafael Dávila, as B.F. Pinkerton, and soprano Asako Tamura, as Cio-Cio-San, in Sarasota Opera’s 2011 production of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” ing Martha Collins has given the performers.

Of course, everyone involved in this production has to give credit to Giacomo Puccini’s music drama, which he based on a story by John Luther Long, a play by David Belasco and a libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica. Puccini’s first version was quite different from the one we’ve come to know. It was originally even harsher in its drawing of Lt. B.F. Pinkerton and his ugly American attitude toward Japanese culture. The original didn’t go over well with audiences, and Puccini tempered

the lieutenant’s arrogance, making him somewhat sympathetic to early 20th-century audiences.

Rafael Dávila’s Pinkerton is brash without being insolent.

His ringing but hard-edged tenor shows us that this is a man who simply doesn’t consider another person’s feelings, especially if they belong to a woman of a different culture that he’s loathe to understand. Even when Sharpless, the United States consul, warns him that Butterfly will take their “marriage” seriously, he brushes it off, saying he’s leasing a Japanese wife, just like he’s buying a Japanese

Great singing and acting are also necessary in this work, and Asako Tamura, as Butterfly, grew into the role with her large, focused soprano portraying her character as beautifully as her superb acting. Tamura’s top loses focus occasionally, but the rest of her voice shimmers with tension, emotion and a Puccini sound reminiscent of a young Scotto. Her “Un bel di” was both sympathetic and beautiful, woven into the texture of the scene rather than standing alone. And her simple gesture, motioning toward her son (the blond and beautiful child known as Sorrow, played by Christian Pangallo) while she drew her last breath so Pinkerton would know she was giving him her most precious gift, was one of the most touching and heartbreaking bits of stagecraft to come to this opera.

In the details: Tamura and Nelson give a gorgeously blended sound to the Flower Duet, and Kate Pinkerton, the real (American) wife of the lieutenant, as played and sung by Apprentice Artist Lindsay Barche is, for once, a sympathetic person. Adding to the dramatic appeal of this production are the finely written surtitles by Stephanie Sundine that add insight and understanding. There are still performances left, and this is a “Butterfly” to catch.

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DANCE >> Sarasota Ballet: ‘Shostakovich Suite,’ ‘Othello’ and ‘Tchaikovsky’s Ballet Fantasy’ Sarasota Ballet’s “Season Opener” certainly started off the season in the right direction.

The choreography, costumes, dancing and lights evoked a smile that remained plastered on this critic’s face throughout the entire evening. The true joy resulted from two of the three pieces on the program — Ricardo Graziano’s “Shostakovich Suite” and Matthew Hart’s “Tchaikovsky’s Ballet Fantasy.”

This weekend’s performances proved that principal dancer Graziano is a prize gem in the Sarasota Ballet’s treasure box.

Director Iain Webb might want to go run out and purchase a giant lock. Not only is Sarasota Ballet fortunate to have a male danseur of his technical prowess and commanding performance presence, as he demonstrated in Hart’s “Tchaikovsky’s Ballet Fantasy” as Tchaikovsky, but his choreographic talents could make someone like renowned choreographer Christopher Wheeldon shake in his ballet shoes.

Drawing on inspiration from George Balanchine’s large-scale, plot-less, neoclassical ballets such as “Divertimento No. 15,” “Theme and Variations,” “Symphony in C,” and “Jewels” (and surely being immersed in performances of Balanchine’s “Diamonds” influenced this), Graziano demonstrated that he, like Balanchine, has great musicality, and his choreography naturally emphasized long lines and clean technique in each and every dancer. The gorgeous pinkand-black tutus designed by Bill Fenner further accentuated the dancers’ flawless performance.

Naturally, being a member of

the company also gave Graziano the expert knowledge of his colleagues’ strengths, and he used it to both his and the dancers’ advantages by incorporating those strengths in the choreography. For example, Miguel Piquer is an expert turner. Graziano showcased his abilities during the men’s dance, during which Piquer completed excellent pirouette and tour en l’air sequences.

Graziano also demonstrated the differences in style and abilities among the three principal female dancers in their variations. He showcased Kate Honea’s athleticism with a series of jumps.

Victoria Hulland’s port de bras was highlighted during bourrées, and Danielle Brown pulled off multiple pirouettes.

These differences and strengths were emphasized again in Brown’s fluid and lyrical pas de deux with Ricardo Rhodes, while Hulland remained elegant with Ricki Bertoni in a pas de deux, which contained smooth attitude and arabesque promenades. Honea and Piquer pulled off the harder tricks in the finale, with Honea performing fouettés and Piquer doing grande pirouette à la seconde.

The entire piece was a fabulous spectacle to behold with numerous complicated formations giving the ballet a beautiful 4D-effect that ended with a fabulous three-tiered pose at the end. Bravo.

Hart’s “Tchaikovsky’s Ballet Fantasy” was also an excellent production that brought the classic Tchaikovsky story ballets, “Sleeping Beauty,” “Swan Lake” and “The Nutcracker,” to life with a charming, comedic storyline that involved its composer, Tchaikovsky, himself, who was danced, as previously mentioned,

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Tchaikovsky aims to help each of his main characters avoid the plight that befalls them in their respective ballets, but ends up creating chaos, which eventually turns into happily ever after in the end.

This piece was fantastic and incredibly entertaining to watch, but that might not have happened if it were not for the tremendous right-on casting done

by Hart.

“The Sleeping Beauty” cast was decidedly different with each of the leads having expert acting abilities and sly, comedic skills. The spritely Sara Sardelli was terrific as Aurora along with her perfectly matched prince Florimund, Logan Learned. The ever-expressive Emily Dixon was excellent as the Lilac Fairy. Honea stole the show as Carabosse.

Christine Peixoto and Jamie Carter were always graceful, and the sinister drama displayed

by Rita Duclos as Odile was definitely welcomed (as well as her evil-counterpart Rothbart danced by Piquer) in the “Swan Lake” section. Finally, in “The Nutcracker,” Elizabeth Sykes was simply sweet as the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Caitlin Kirschenbaum was a definite standout as Clara.

Students from the Sarasota Ballet School rounded out the cast performing as the swans in “Swan Lake” and the mice and solders in “The Nutcracker.”

Also performed on the bill was Peter Darrell’s “Othello,” which was first performed by the Sarasota Ballet in 2010. This version of “Othello” combines classical choreography combined with more contemporary modern movements and hand gestures. The cast performed the piece with ease. Most notable was Piquer as the evil Iago and Amy Wood as a tortured

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Principal dancer Danielle Brown wears a costume designed by Bill Fenner for the premiere of Ricardo Graziano’s “Shostakovich Suite.”

Emelia. Unfortunately for this piece, it was definitely overshadowed by the larger productions

of “Shostakovich Suite” and “Tchaikovsky’s Ballet Fantasy.”

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+ The 11/11/11 phenomenon Ready or not, here it comes: the most psychic of all numbers and a date strongly associated with spiritual awakenings of an unspecified nature. In Hollywood, there’s an eponymous horror film scheduled for release. And in Sarasota, a plethora of activities, many drawing inspiration from this master number of numerology …

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Nuovo Salon is sharing its 25th znniversary (silver!) with Saks Fifth Avenue’s 15th anniversary at a party benefiting the Sarasota Museum of Art. Contact Reba Evans at 3645398. And there’s a benefit for the Sarasota Youth Sailing program at the Sarasota Yacht Club. Contact David Livingston at 504-4236.

The Nov. 10 full moon inspired the theme of the Cancer Support Community’s Night of Hope Gala Nov. 11, which will begin with cocktails in the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota courtyard. It may well have figured into Chairwoman Beth Knopik’s selection of a long, silver dress, as well. Honorary co-chairs are Art and Peggy Wood. Contact Amy Paulishak 921-5539.

Love at first sight … Tana Sandefur speaking about her new condo downtown: “I loved it instantly” … Thank you, Judge Adams … the Children’s Guardian Fund will honor retired 12th Judicial Circuit Judge Durand J. Adams at its 13th annual luncheon Nov. 9, at Michael’s On East. Honorary chairman of the event is Dr. Hal Hedley, recently retired president of the Child Protection Center. Co-chairs are Nancy and Chuck Parrish and Carol and Mort Siegler.

The fund provides for educational and other needs of the 1,200 abused, abandoned or neglected children who are in state-ordered foster care. Contact Tonya Schrott, 504-9515 … “WHAT A DEAL!!!!!!!!” … that is a direct quote (including capitalization and punctuation) from a friend in University Park who discovered dancing to a live band close to home for $7 per person. You can, too, from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays, starting Nov. 3, at the Sahib Shrine Center on Beneva just north of Fruitville.

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High Tea at High • Noon, Thursday, Nov. 10 • Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall foyer • Ticket $60 • Sharon Kunkel, 365-3913, Ext. 1105 Some events just get better with age, and this is one of them. Created 15 years ago by Anita Holec, Cornelia Matson, Nancy C. Reinheimer and Lelia H. Windom, it has developed an impressively large and loyal following of committee members, patrons and sponsors. For most of the last 10 years, Pratt-educated artist Linda Solomon has created the artwork for the invitation, progressing from black-and-white, pen-and-ink drawings in the early days to today’s colorful, multi-media illustrations but always portraying the ladies sitting and sipping and enjoying the show. This year the fashion show, produced by Marsha Panuce, features styles from DreamWeaver, Foxy Lady, June Simmons Designs and L. Kids. There will also be a performance by the Sarasota Ballet. Co-chairs are Peggy Abt, Kathy Bush, Mindy Mast and Carol Williams.

+ It’s a wrap Breast-cancer awareness month has just ended, and before it is forgotten, a quick salute to Saks Fifth Avenue for 11 years of the Key to the Cure event, including producing and selling an original T-shirt design. Sarasota General Manager and KTTC cheerleader Sally Schule has the entire collection, modeled here by her team.

+ Lest we forget — it’s also Veterans Day There will be a program at the Senior Friendship Center starting at 12:45 p.m. and featuring Kurt Piehler, director of FSU’s Institute on World War II and The Human Experience; a Girl Scout Color Guard; the Sarasota Military Academy and much more. Free but please reserve via 556-3214. The tribute at the Sahib Shrine Center at 7 p.m. includes speakers, a memorial service and rousing, patriotic music performed by the Sahib concert band. Also free, no reservation required.

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EVENTS 2 Wit and Wisdom of Aging Luncheon Benefiting: Pines of Sarasota Foundation When: 11:30 a.m. Where: Michael’s On East Chairs: Kim Bald and Joan Geyer Contact: Jane Lautner, 955-6293 Price: $75 3 Wine, Women and Shoes VIP Patron Reception Benefiting: Forty Carrots Family Center When: 5:30 p.m. Where: Michael’s Wine Cellar Price: By Invitation Only A Taste of Friendship Benefiting: Senior Friendship Centers’ Center for Healthy Aging When: 5:30 p.m. Where: Christy Payne Mansion at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Chairs: Sunny O’Flynn, JoAnn Nevins, Ingrid Bookbinder-Keating Contact: Jane Icely, 556-3215, Price: $50 Celebrity Bartending for Goodwill Benefiting: Goodwill When: 6 to 9 p.m. Where: Polo Grill and Bar Contact: Molly Klauber, 320-9406 Price: Complimentary

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Dr. Arthur and Lynn Guilford at last year’s Brunch on the Bay.

The Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center Gala honoring Betty Schoenbaum Benefiting: The Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center When: 5:30 p.m.

Where: Hyatt Regency Sarasota Chairs: Bunny Skirboll and Dr. Lou Bertha McKenzie Wharton, Honorary Chairs Gerri Aaron and Sally Yanowitz Contact: Phil King, 365-4545 Price: $150 Sugar Bowl Show of Shows Hosted by: Catholic Charities, Diocese of Venice, Inc. and the Knights of Columbus Benefiting: Financial Assistance Program of Catholic Charities of Sarasota and Manatee Counties When: 2 p.m. Where: Venice Community Center Chairs: Bob Sullenberger and Dick Maier Contact: Bob Sullenberger, 497-5422 Price: $20

7 Starry Night Dinner, highlighting ‘My Fair Lady’ Benefiting: Asolo Repertory Theatre When: 6:30 p.m. Where: Home of Stanley Kane Chairs: Katherine Harris, Lee Peterson and Margaret Wise Contact: Laura Wood, 351-9010, Ext. 4712 Price: $250 9 New England Clambake Benefiting: New College Foundation When: 6 p.m. Where: New College bayfront Chairs: Robert Lincoln and Stacy Dillard-Spahn Honorary Chairs: Phil and Julie Delaney Contact: Johnette Cappadona, 487-4600 Price: $150 10 High Tea at High Noon Benefiting: Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, Inc. When: Noon Where: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Chairs: Peggy Abt, Kathy Bush, Mindy Mast and Carol Williams Contact: Sharon Kunkel, 3653913, Ext. 1105 Price: $60

Sally Dickinson and Dee Stottlemyer at last year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards Dinner benefiting the Argus Foundation.

Benefiting: The Argus Foundation When: 6 p.m. Where: Hyatt Regency Sarasota Chair: Eddie Morton Contact: Sharlene Hillier, 365-4886 Price: $125 Ringling College of Art and Design 11th annual Golf Tournament Benefiting: Ringling College of Art and Design When: Noon Where: Longboat Key Club and Resort Contact: Sarah WalcuttFebish, 359-7589 In the Pink: A Taste of New Gate School Benefiting: New Gate School Scholarship Fund When: 6:30 p.m. Where: New Gate Montessori School, Ashton Road Contact: 922-4949 Price: $30 Bleus, Brews and Schmooze Benefiting: GWIZ and Gulf Coast Cheese Fest When: 6 to 10 p.m. Where: Polo Grill and Bar Contact: Molly Klauber, 320-9406 Price: Complimentary

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by Molly Schechter | Food Editor

Favorites: the restaurants you’d miss the most Here’s the question put to our respondents: ‘What Sarasota restaurant would you be heartbroken without … the place without which your lives wouldn’t be quite the same, the place you count on to always be there for you?’

‘Takeout’ is now part of my everyday vocabulary, so with that said, our family loves Chipotle (“beans and rice,” my 3-year-old calls it) and Bangkok. Bangkok is always a wonder … something close to our house and made fresh to order. If Bangkok were not here, I can safely say I do not know what I would do without it.

— Stacey McLeod Anderson

I would be devastated if I couldn’t order a caramelized onion and brie chicken sandwich from Shakespeare’s. I’m British, and settling in for a few pints of cider there is the closest I’ve ever come to being back in a pub in Brighton, England. Their food is fantastic … the ambience is awesome: laid-back and come-as-you-are … and the beer menu is only barely exceeded by that corporate place in Lakewood Ranch!

— Natalie Chambers

I can’t imagine my life in Sarasota without Michael’s On East. I am there frequently, especially for lunch. I love that any time of year, even in the dead of summer, I always see several friends and acquaintances I can hug and kiss, or just wave hello to as I walk in or leave. It makes me feel like I’m in my own private club.

— Debbi Benedict

Our No. 1 favorite local restaurant is Beach Bistro. The atmosphere is charming, and the food is always delicious and creative. The staff always makes us feel special and welcome. Kudos to Sean Murphy for creating a dining experience second to none!

— Jerry and Wendy Feinstein I rely on Sarasota’s own Old Salty Dog. Both locations are consistently patronized by seasonal guests and treasured by locals like myself. Sometimes you just want to cast off all posturing, linen napkins and fancy dress, escaping to a ‘Honah Lee’-like atmosphere, where you are greeted by an amiable staff serving ice cold beer, generously poured tropical drinks and fish sandwiches the size of lamp shades.

— Travis Garner

Hyde Park Steak House … it is always open when we come in late at night. The people are nice, and the food is what we like — high-quality, simply prepared, and the fish is always fresh.

— Bob and Beverly Bartner

I would be totally heartbroken without Café Epicure.

My friends and I who frequent it joke that it’s our dining room, because we eat there four out of seven days a week at least. The menu is filled with all the basics and Italian favorites with the freshest ingredients. You can add-on or make your own dish without any fuss. You feel like everyone is family … it’s a gem to downtown and certainly the go-to place when you need to have some good nosh.

— Tatyana Sharoubim

HEARTBREAKERS Bangkok 4791 Swift Road, Sarasota 922-0703 Beach Bistro 6600 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach 778-6444 Café Epicure 1298 N. Palm Ave., Sarasota 366-5648 Chipotle Grill 1707 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 957-6406 Hyde Park Steak House 35 S. Lemon Ave., Sarasota 366-7788 Michael’s On East 1212 S. East Ave., Sarasota 365-0543 Old Salty Dog 1601 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota 388-4311 5023 Ocean Blvd., Siesta Key 349-0158 Shakespeare’s English Pub 3550 S. Osprey Ave., Sarasota 364-5938 If you’d like to be in a future column like this, raise your hand. Send your email address and a headshot to mschechter@ YourObserver.com

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The married life of two college professors is set spinning by the arrival of an old friend’s twenty-five year old daughter, a knockout with only one thing on her mind!

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