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By Rachel Brown Hackney | Managing Editor

Faster work plans unveiled The County Commission has set in motion a plan that could lead to the completion of all Siesta Beach improvements by late 2014.

The Sarasota County Commission Tuesday unanimously approved a $1,377,421.85 contract for design and permitting services that sets the stage for the Siesta Beach improvements to be completed by the end of 2014 —

10 years earlier than the original timeline.

However, the commission asked James Harriott Jr., executive director of public works, and other staff to provide detailed information about how freeing up fund-

ing for a fast-track beach project would affect other construction plans, including the planned new Gulf Gate Library. Harriott said he would make such a presentation in January or February.

Harriott said he was optimistic

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staff would be able to find sufficient funding options.

Chairwoman Nora Patterson also asked for tweaking of the parking plans in the compressed construction schedule.

“It looks to me like (in) 2014, during high season, you’re going to have more of a deficit of park-

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Key Oyster 13A Siesta Bar staff efforts to raise funds for Mote Marine culminated in a big Village bash Dec. 2.

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Condominiums on Siesta Key are getting even more creative with their holiday decorations this year. This ‘Santa Pig’ stands proudly on top of the sign at Beachaven Condominiums on Midnight Pass Road.

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Poll shows opposition to pedestrian islands plan The majority of Key residents attending a public meeting Tuesday indicated they preferred no action out of five options for improved pedestrian safety on Midnight Pass Road.

A straw poll conducted Dec. 6 by representatives of the Florida Department of Transportation showed 51% of about 120 island residents attending a public meeting preferred the state do nothing instead of installing new pedestrian safety measures along a 1-mile stretch of Midnight Pass Road.

During the vote, conducted with electronic devices distributed by FDOT personnel, 39% favored a new option FDOT unveiled during the three-hour meeting at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church. That option calls for four crosswalks with flexible, “paddle” signs warning motorists that pedestrians would

be crossing the street. Emergency responders would be able to drive over the signs, FDOT staff said, although it is against the law for regular vehicles to do so.

Those crosswalks, which would include flashing lights activated by pedestrians as they prepared to cross the street, would be placed at the Palm Bay Club, Pep-

pertree Bay, Excelsior and Siesta Royale condominium complexes.

Brian Bollas, planning and environmental manager for Parsons Brinckerhoff, an FDOT consulting firm, said those locations had been chosen on the basis of a pedestrian crossing count FDOT

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The Sarasota County Commission Tuesday approved a contract that could lead to the sequencing of Siesta Public Beach improvements from the summer of 2012 through the fall of 2014.

BEACH/PAGE 1A ing than you actually have today,” she said. “That needs a little work. … I can hear the screams now.”

Patterson also asked whether the county would be losing money by approving the permitting services aspect of the contract Tuesday, if staff could not work out a funding plan for a 14-month or 16-month timeline.

“The contract is predicated on the idea that we would be making the run (in a shorter time), and we would need all those permits,” said Project Manager Curtis Smith.

However, if the compressed

timetable did not work, Smith said he would return to the commission to make adjustments in the contract with the firm KimleyHorn and Associates.

Harriott added: “The permitting work … would be more expensive if we didn’t plan for the 14-month construction time frame and had to redo these plans to get there.”

In his presentation on the new proposed project phases, Smith said the stormwater drainage work is set to begin in the summer of 2012 and be completed by fall. The Southwest Florida Water Management District was willing to work with staff on extending a $990,000 grant to cover about

half the cost of that work, Project Manager Spencer Anderson reported last week.

Phase 1 of the beach improvements would start after Easter in 2013, Smith said. It would include renovations of the eastern area of the parking lot and the playground/picnic area. A temporary picnic area would be placed on the beach, approximately at the midpoint in the length of the beach park.

During public comments before the discussion, former Siesta Key Association President Lourdes Ramirez said the picnic/ playground area was a key component of the layout for the an-

nual Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master Sandsculpting Competition, held in November. When Patterson asked if Smith had considered the Crystal Classic in the planning, he said staff had not done so.

“We will make sure we come up with a workable solution,” Smith said.

That first phase also would include the construction of the new tennis courts and maintenance facility; the current tennis courts would not be demolished until the new ones were ready for use, Smith said.

The new restrooms and concession area on the eastern side

of the park would be built in that phase as well.

Phase 2, which would start in the fall of 2013, would focus on the middle of the main parking lot, Smith said. The work would be finished in the spring of 2014.

The third phase, with work under way from the spring to the fall of 2014, would include the last parking lot renovations and the restoration of the beach pavilion, along with the construction of a new concession area and the new public safety facility, Smith said.

Commissioner Joe Barbetta made the motion to approve the design and permitting services contract.

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charging versus parking By Rachel Brown Hackney | Managing Editor

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CLEAN BEACHES

By Rachel Brown Hackney | Managing Editor

Groups could collaborate on trash collection Two Key organizations may partner to supply trash bags at beach accesses.

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Village business owners say that with parking at a premium during season, people would not be inclined to move their electric vehicles after charging them, if other spaces were not visible.

Parking worry arises over charging-station proposal Village business owners say people using electric-vehicle charging stations might be reluctant to give up those spaces.

While members of the Siesta Key Village Association Tuesday morning showed interest in the idea of electric-vehicle charging stations in the Village, they also were concerned about whether people using the stations would be willing to give up their parking spaces as soon as the charging was completed.

During a presentation by Ken Stokes, an energy consultant with the Sarasotabased company EcoTechnologies, SKVA Treasurer Roz Hyman asked how many parking spaces would be needed per charging station.

After Stokes told her at least two spaces would be necessary, Hyman responded that that could create a problem during season. She questioned whether a driver would move his or her car when no other spots were available.

Stokes told Hyman he believed a driver of an electric vehicle would move the car after finishing the charging.

SKVA President Russell Matthes joked, “Either you’re plugged in, or you’re towed.”

Stokes suggested signage making it clear a vehicle could stay in a space at the station for a maximum of two hours, for example. He acknowledged that parking

on Ocean Boulevard is premium parking.

However, he cautioned against the towing option.

“What you want to do is make it friendly,” he said. “You don’t want the towing option.”

“But every parking spot in the Village is premium,” Village Café co-owner Kay Kouvatsos said.

“During season, people would pay $1.50 (an hour) for parking,” Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kevin Cooper said.

Stokes previously had told the members they could require payment for use of the charging station to cover their cost of the electricity. For example, he said, the city of Bradenton was planning to charge $1.50 per hour for its stations.

“I’d rather pay $1.50 an hour than $300 for towing,” Kouvatsos said.

The SKVA would research the matter further, Matthes said, before making a decision.

Earlier in his presentation, Stokes told the 20 people present that the United States has about 200,000 electric vehicles already on the road. By 2040, he said, about 70% of all the vehicles would be electric.

Drivers of electric vehicles use GPS and smart phone technology, he added, to find out where charging stations are located. Therefore, a person driving such a vehicle on Interstate 75, he said, would know if Siesta Village had such a station and even whether it was in use. In fact, Stokes said, a driver could reserve space at the station by using a smart phone app.

If the Village had a charging station, Stokes said, more people may be drawn off the interstate to explore the shops and dine in the restaurants while they charged their cars over a one- or twohour period.

“What you’re providing is an amenity for the (Village) and attracting people,” Stoke said.

At present, no other business or group on the Key is looking into the option of installing a station, Stokes said. If the SKVA placed one at the gazebo at the intersection of Canal Road and Ocean Boulevard, that would bring a lot of publicity to the Village, he said.

The least expensive type of station, he said, costs between $6,000 and $9,000, plus about $500 for installation. The expense for the electricity, he added, runs about $25 to $30 per month.

Parade proves a success The holiday parade that kicked off the Light Up the Village event Nov. 26 drew about 30 entries, Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce President Cheryl Gaddie told the Siesta Key Village Association members Tuesday.

“This thing is growing,” said SKVA President Russell Matthes.

People lined the road from the Siesta Key Public Beach, where the parade began, all the way into the Village, Matthes and other members reported.

Troy Syprett, co-owner of

the Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar, said the parade lasted about 15 minutes. Next year, he said, the SKVA needed to work to make it bigger.

“Keep in mind, you’re doing it for the little kids,” Mark Smith said. “Kids’ faces absolutely lit up.”

Helene Hyland said every business she visited after the parade was packed with customers.

“Everybody was just very pleased,” she said.

Roz Hyman agreed.

“There were already people waiting for Santa Claus (two hours early),” she said.

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Costantino Toth, Mika Mancini and Sean Mihm are all smiles during the Light Up the Village event Nov. 26.

The Siesta Key Association and Siesta Key Village Association soon may collaborate on an effort to keep the Key’s beaches cleaner.

SKA President Catherine Luckner and SKA Vice President Peter van Roekens suggested the groups discuss a proposal to make trash bags available at all 14 accesses on Siesta Key and look into the possibility of obtaining a grant to fund the initiative.

During the Dec. 1 SKA meeting, board member Helen Clifford said someone recently suggested to her that if such trashbag stations were available at the beach, people might be more inclined to pick up after themselves.

The SKA already has stations located around the island where residents can grab bags to use in picking up pet waste.

Audience member Katherine Zimmerman told the SKA board she did not believe making the bags available would result in any improvements. She predicted only two people out of 200 might take advantage of the availability of the bags.

She and her husband, Detlef, walk the beach every day at 5 p.m., she said, and they always carry a bag to collect any trash they find. One day, she said, a woman walked up to her husband and tried to give him her trash. He refused to take it.

When Zimmerman complained about the amount of garbage on the beach, Van Roekens, who lives at Terrace East, on the west end of Ocean Boulevard, told Zimmerman, he finds the beach “amazingly clean.”

“Maybe it’s because you’ve been there earlier,” he joked.

Zimmerman disagreed with his assessment. “(People) just don’t care,” she said.

However, Jonathan Poyner, the events manager at Siesta Public Beach, agreed with van Roekens.

“I’m amazed (at the cleanliness on Siesta),” Poyner said. “I’ve been to some very dirty beaches.”

Russell Matthes, SKVA president, suggested no negative results would come from making trash bags available at the beach. He added that Village businesses and others on the Key may be willing to pay for the bags, because they could advertise by putting their logos on the bags.

“That’s a great idea,” said Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson, who lives on the Key. “I think even if you got three or four people a day who decided to (pick up beach trash) … that would be very useful.”

SKA board member Deet Jonker proposed the SKA sponsor the project, with trash bags available at each of the Siesta beach accesses, as long as the county zoning code would permit the initiative.

SKA Secretary Joyce Kouba suggested the bags could be available at the posts at every access that explain rules for the beach, such as the prohibitions on smoking and dogs.

Jonker recommended the SKA board pay for the purchase of the bags if the county would put up posts at the accesses.

SKA board member Beverly Arias said new visitors to Siesta Public Beach do not realize they will find no trashcans on the beach itself. She suggested county signage at the accesses inform people.

“People actually … were complaining about the ugliness of the trashcans on the beach,” Patterson said of the trashcans’ removal from the beach.

“And I’m sure there is some savings (in county costs by having them just at the accesses),” she said.

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+ New fence installed

by Treasure Boat Way Barring any unforeseen developments, the new fence along Ocean Boulevard at Treasure Boat Way was to be completed this week, Tom Maroney, the county’s general manager of business operations and public works, said.

“I’ve got my fingers crossed,” he said, after visiting the site Tuesday morning to check on the progress.

The wrought-iron design is replacing a wooden fence that had been vandalized numerous times over the past year.

“Hopefully, it will last a long time,”

Maroney said of the new fence.

During the Siesta Key Village Association’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday, President Russell Matthes pointed out that the new fence was being erected. Although the design “is not the best,” he said, “I think it will look OK once (the work is) all done, and it didn’t cost us any money.”

The county is covering the cost.

Workers began digging posts for the new fence Nov. 16, when they hit a TECO Energy natural gas line.

Maroney decided to halt the work at that point, until county staff could verify with the utility company the exact

show off your inner Griswald From Dec. 8 through Dec. 13, Pelican Press staff will be looking for the most festively decorated single-family homes and businesses on the Key. This competition, sponsored

by The Observer Group, will serve as a complement to the Siesta Key Condominium Association’s annual

location of the gas line.

Although county officials had checked with the company before starting the post work, Maroney said, the information had proved inadequate, as evidenced by the gas line rupture.

Along with the new fence, the county is installing a synthetic boardwalk to replace the wooden one that was laid with the original fence. The synthetic material is composed primarily of recycled plastics, Maroney said.

“It holds up a lot better than regular wood,” he said.

+ Gulf Gate Library plans win commission approval

The Sarasota County Commission Tuesday approved a $740,750 contract with Harvard Jolly Inc. of Punta Gorda for the next phase of work on the new Gulf Gate Library.

The facility will be built on the site of the existing library, 7112 Curtiss Ave., LBK -Sarasota.

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The new library will be a two-story building with about 22,000 square feet of space. It will have drive-through book

Christmas Lighting Contest for Condominiums. The condo complexes will be judged the evening of Dec. 16 by a group of representatives from various Key organizations.

Winners of the Pelican/ Observer contest will be announced in the Dec. 15 issue of the Pelican Press.

Meetings & agendas County Commission — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 13 and Dec. 14, Administration Center, Commission Chambers, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota.

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The design phase is set to be complete in November 2012, with construction expected to begin in early 2013.

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Nov. 6

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4:04 a.m. — 5300 block of Ocean Boulevard. Impaired Person. A caller complained that when he woke up, a man he did not know was in his hotel room. When a deputy arrived, the deputy found the man sleeping in a chair in the room. The man appeared to be intoxicated; the deputy had difficulty waking him. Once he was awake, the man didn’t know where he was or how he had ended up there. He also told the deputy he had no idea where he was staying in Sarasota, and he could provide no phone number for the deputy to call, to reach someone to take care of him. The man said he had drunk 24 beers the previous night, but he would not say whether he was an alcoholic.

He did tell the deputy he drinks every day.

The deputy invoked the Marchman Act and transported the man to Sarasota Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Nov. 14

A practice run, perhaps

4 p.m. — 4700 block of Gleason Avenue.

Residential Burglary. A woman told a deputy someone had burglarized her home between 2 and 4 p.m., while she was away.

Someone had forced open the locked bathroom door window, breaking the glass.

The deputy also found pry marks on the

doorjamb. However, no items appeared to be missing. The deputy contacted the adjacent neighbors, but they said they had heard nothing suspicious.

Nov. 16

Better than a beach chair

9:30 a.m. — 300 block of Calle Miramar.

Petit Theft. A man called the Sheriff’s Office to report that someone had taken a futon mattress and assorted pillows from an area beside a house. No witnesses were reported.

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12:45 p.m. — 1200 block of Big Oak Lane.

ID Theft. A woman reported that someone had used her personal information to open a line of credit at the Pentagon Federal Credit Union in Alexandria, Va., and $500 had been taken. The Sheriff’s Office had no suspect in the case.

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7:51 p.m. — 900 block of Beach Road.

Petit Theft. A woman reported that she was on a date at the Siesta Public Beach when she left her purse on a towel and went for a walk. When she returned, the purse was missing; it contained her cell phone, her driver’s license and credit cards. The responding deputy walked up and down the beach and checked the trashcans and

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2:47 p.m. — 6000 block of Midnight Pass Road. Suspicious Incident. A man reported that a contractor hired by one person had stolen property of another person, and the incident had been recorded on video. The contractor was confronted, and the property was returned to the owner. The complainant said he wanted the contractor warned not to trespass on the property. The deputy informed the contractor, who said he understood and would not return.

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From bad to worse

12:40 a.m. — 5100 block of Ocean Boulevard. Resisting Arrest and Disorderly Intoxication. A deputy working a security detail at a Village bar heard a fight was taking place outside. After he found two men arguing, a second deputy helped the first deputy separate the two men. One man alleged that the other had taken his wallet earlier and refused to return it, saying the man owned him money. As the deputies were talking with the first man, the second man began walking toward them in a threatening manner and yelling profanity at the first man. The first deputy ordered the second man to turn around and put his hands behind his back. The man did so, but when the deputy reached for the man’s arm, he began to pull away and whirled around to

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Taking the tools, too

11:50 p.m. — 5100 block of Jungle Plum Road. Civil Disturbance. A man contacted the Sheriff’s Office to complain that he had hired a subcontractor to complete work between Oct. 25 and Nov. 11 at a single-family residence. However, the complainant said the work had not been completed in that time frame; in fact, it hadn’t even begun. The complainant provided documentation of the contract he had signed with the subcontractor. As a result of the circumstances, the contract allowed the complainant to use the subcontractor’s equipment, so he had taken possession of it. The complainant also notified the deputy he had requested the subcontractor return the complainant’s deposit in the amount of $12,240.

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Halt downtown streetscape There is a lot wrong with the city’s proposed streetscape project along downtown’s Main Street historic district.

Let’s count the ways.

• Concept. The plan calls for removing 48 parking spaces along Main Street, narrowing the street with new parallel parking and widening sidewalks. The concept alone is enough to derail the plan.

Parking is at such a premium along Main Street that the city recently installed parking meters to open up more spaces. That controversial decision has roiled merchants and customers, but this plan then goes in the opposite direction by taking parking spaces off Main Street.

• Construction disruption. The construction called for in the streetscape plan is extensive — tearing up streets and sidewalks and re-laying them in a different configuration. Construction projects are well-known business killers, and given the questionable advantages coming from the final product, it looks like a bad bet for businesses.

• Timing. All of this upheaval comes just after the city built the roundabout at Five Points. The result is pleasant, but it cost a lot of businesses a lot of money. Some barely survived it.

• Timing II. Has the city noticed the economy stinks? Add it up. Merchants along lower Main Street particularly — those that have survived — have struggled through four years of economic downturn and the disruptions of parking meters and roundabout construction. And now the city wants to tear everything up?

The cost-benefits of this are so alarmingly bad, one could almost ask if the city gives any real consideration to the plight of its merchants. But we’ll let the merchants themselves make the case.

• Ron Soto, owner of Soto’s Optical:“If they do this, they will take half of my parking away.”

• Dan O’Connor, owner of Irish Pub: “All we ask is that they leave us alone for a while.”

• Liz Avis, manager of Barnacle Bill’s:“First,

they put in parking meters, and now, they want to tear up the street? It’s so unbelievable, it’s almost comical.”

• Jim Sullivan, owner of Patrick’s: “The roundabout construction decimated our business, so imagine what tearing up the whole street will do.”

• Tom Friend, owner of Friend’s Jewelers: “It will destroy businesses just trying to make ends meet. … Just leave us alone for at least a couple of years.”

Those businesses that survive the construction phases will be faced with reduced convenient parking for patrons, adding to the reasons why some people will choose more accessible shopping venues.

City planners and some others complain that they have held a bunch of public meetings for input. Frankly, these folks need to wake up to a reality: Merchants spending 60 or 70 hours a week trying to stay in business do not have time to keep attending public meetings on the next disastrous idea cooked up at an out-of-touch City Hall.

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Time to balance the field Although it will appear as piling on, the Legislature is going to have to look at the health insurance programs of state workers in the next session.

The state is facing another budget shortfall for next year of about $2 billion. The biggest expense by many multiples is employees. And, as it enters this fifth year of budget cuts, legislators will have to look at reducing employee costs again to close the gap.

This time, it will be the soaring costs of healthcare benefits. All the same dynamics are in play that were present during last year’s battles over pension benefits — painful, personal, political and ultimately ROD necessary.

THOMSON And fair. A Kaiser Family Foundation study found that most state workers — those in the “career service” group — pay about $2,160 in annual insurance premiums for family health-care coverage. That compares to about $4,000 average nationally. In other words, state workers are paying about half for healthcare coverage that the rest of us are — the rest being picked up by taxpayers. And those state plans have lower deductibles and better coverage than most privatesector plans.

Buck Consultants, hired by the Legislature to review the health-care benefits system for public employees, reports that state employees have more generous coverage than almost anything in the private sector. Buck further spells out some stark

math. The state spent $1.9 billion last year on health insurance for 177,000 active and retired employees — a cost that will rise to $3.1 billion in 2014 if nothing is done.

So, if the state does nothing to change how it pays for health care for its employees, it will need to come up with another $1.2 billion in two years just for that expense. In short, health-care costs are an annual wrecking ball on the state budget.

Legislative leaders looking at that reality rightly conclude that it is better to attack the problem now rather than wait until, inevitably, it becomes worse — much more expensive and more politically difficult to reform.

The biggest obstacle to getting the math to work will be the same as last year and the same as in most government jurisdictions facing unsustainable employee benefit costs. That obstacle: powerful government unions.

Remember: When government unions fight against management, they are not really fighting Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature. They are fighting taxpayers.

This isn’t Ford that must come up with money to appease the United Auto Workers. This is the government that is being pushed to come up with more taxpayer money for union members. The unions are fighting to take more money out of your pocket.

The fix will not be easy to accomplish.

Part of the proposal probably will be higher employee contributions to their health insurance and perhaps higher deductibles.

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But Scott and legislators also are looking at using basic consumerism instincts to help rein in the costs by reconnecting the user with the payer more directly.

The Buck report concluded that the current “paternalistic” system creates a dynamic that allows employees to be “passive and perhaps even entitled, with little concern about costs.” That is one of the underlying drivers of health-care costs nationally.

The cost of health care has been increasing far too fast, in part because of this separation, which also leads to higher utilization of health care. That combination is a financial killer.

The thinking on using consumerism goes like this: Whether it is car insurance or home insurance, we all generally shop around for the best insurance deal and take care of what we have to limit claims and higher premiums. We do that unless someone else is paying the bill, which is how it works now.

So an additional way to change the dynamics of ballooning costs is to have a low-premium, high-deductible option that includes a health-savings account. The state would chip in $1,000 annually into the HSA for family coverage and in a young family’s healthy years, the money would pile up tax-free to be used in later years.

So younger, healthier people save money for when they need it and have an added incentive to live healthier lives.

That plan is already available, thanks to former Gov. Jeb Bush, but only about 1,400 state employees use it. That’s because the other option is just so good. Too good to afford. And unfortunately for state workers, that will have to change.

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

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Mooring regulation moves ahead City commissioners agreed with recommendations from staff on regulations for boaters anchored outside a proposed mooring field.

During its regular meeting Monday, the Sarasota City Commission directed staff to draft an ordinance that will require boaters who want to anchor to stay 150 feet away from the perimeter of a proposed mooring field that is scheduled to be operational next summer.

To protect the privacy of waterfront homeowners, boaters are allowed to anchor 150 feet or more from the mainland, and the vessels will be allowed to stay in one place for no more than 12 hours.

The language proposed also states boats can’t sit in the water for more than 90 days before finding another anchorage — a measure city officials hope will help them determine boats that have become derelict or unable to move under their own power.

Although Commissioner Shannon Snyder called the ordinance language “common decency,” some boaters in attendance said it was overregulation.

“Why is it needed and why alienate the boating community?” asked Ken Boehme, who lives on his 45-foot sailboat in Sarasota Bay. “There are no problems now.”

But mainlanders suggest the city should do more to regulate boaters they believe take advantage of the current mooring field and pollute the bay, while blocking their bayfront views.

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+ Scott rail rejection was obviously right Dear Editor: Rod Thomson’s article on the high-speed rail project was good. The long-term consequences far outweighed the immediate effects of approving that project.

We would have had federal funds to assist in the construction costs and temporary construction jobs. The result would have been a white elephant for the Florida taxpayers to subsidize for years into the future. Those are not going to be years when we need more costly and ineffective good ideas.

From the minute I heard the proposal, I thought the same thoughts Thomson expressed in the article. One of the main reasons we are in the fiscal position in which we now find ourselves is the application of short-term thinking to longterm projects.

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the future Bayfront Marina and the current Sarasota Sailing Squadron mooring field.

The pilot program allows the city to craft its ordinance.

Plans call for Marina Jack to manage the harbor area, where vessels will hook up to the mooring balls. Marina Jack staff will collect rent, provide restrooms, shower and laundry facilities and pump out sewage holding tanks, as well as ferry ashore boaters who have moored in the field.

The city has wrestled for more than 20 years with the concept of a mooring field off City Island, trying to decide how to establish a field that many local boaters vigorously oppose.

Boaters and other members of the public will have an opportunity to express their concerns of the ordinance at two more public hearings, which will be scheduled next year.

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“Some boaters simply don’t want to pay their load,” said Golden Gate Point resident Ronald Ward, who said that many vessels discharge their waste directly into Sarasota Bay. “We don’t want any of these boaters out there that close to shore now.”

By next summer, construction of a mooring field is scheduled to be complete, with 35 anchorage balls secured by chains at the bottom of Sarasota Bay near Marina Jack.

Currently, cities and counties in Florida have no control over where boats can anchor and for how long. But the city of Sarasota is one of five local governments picked to be part of a state pilot program designed to produce new regulations for boat mooring.

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If we have not strived to leave the world a better place, we must question the justification for our having lived.”

Do you think Einstein meant that we must strive to leave the stock market at a higher level or to see the wealthy pay lower taxes? I don’t think so.

The difference in the two major political parties today has never been more striking and transparent. It is obvious that one party is on the side of the vast majority of Americans, while the other party has become shockingly callous toward American people in general.

Republicans favoring large corporations and the wealthy has taken precedence over responding to and supporting the rest of us. Forty years ago, Republicans were very different. Back then, they seemed to be much more attuned to basic American values. What changed?

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Input from the AUDIENCE About 20 people signed up Dec. 6 to speak about the Florida Department of Transportation’s proposals for improved pedestrian safety on a 1-mile stretch of Midnight Pass Road. Among the comments were the following: • Jacqueline Ekgren: “A pedestrian one day may be a driver tomorrow. …

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• Lee Brockman: “I hope you do away with the island idea … I think we’re doing too much to hinder tourists coming (to the Key).”

• Aurelia Grossman: “I think this (pedestrian island) project is so important … I thank you very much for the proposal.”

• Steven Herb: “Some (paddle) signs (in the proposed crosswalks) at some point are going to become dislodged … which is going to cause another problem.”

• Nancy Wilson: “My convenience as a driver is a selfish point of view. …

I really feel strongly that doing nothing is not an option.”

During the straw poll, the option for the four pedestrian islands garnered 1% of positive responses, while the option for the overhead signs won approval from 7% of the audience. Only 2% of the audience members favored the proposal for the 10 pedestrian islands.

Bollas cautioned the audience members to keep in mind that the straw poll was not an official response. Because of the decision to mail out new postcards, he said, it probably would be late January before FDOT could tally all the responses from condo residents.

L.K. Nandam, district traffic operations engineer for FDOT, explained that the proposal for the 10 pedestrian islands had been generated in 2006, after a pedestrian was killed on Midnight Pass Road. However, when FDOT came up with the proposal, he said, funding was not available for it. When that money became available in June, Nandam added, FDOT once again began pursuit of the project.

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Peter van Roekens, vice president of the Siesta Key Association, said he had contacted FDOT staff Monday to request an option with crosswalks. The SKA earlier had sent a letter to FDOT detailing its board’s vote in favor of crosswalks and the lowering of the speed limit from 35 mph to 30 mph on the affected portion of Midnight Pass Road. Otherwise, the SKA members had agreed, they preferred FDOT took no action.

When he addressed the FDOT representatives and audience Tuesday, Van Roekens noted that position. Although he was pleased to see a fifth option, he said, “I might do without the sign in the middle (of the crosswalk).”

The Siesta Key Condominium Association also supported an option with crosswalks and the lower speed limit. SKCA Vice President Walt Olson reiterated that point during his remarks. Olson also said he had received letters of support from 32 of the 34 condominium complexes along the affected portion of Midnight Pass Road.

Olson said he also did not like the idea of the paddle signs in the crosswalks, adding that they could create problems.

“We need the center lane (of Midnight Pass Road) for vehicular traffic,” he said.

Especially during season, residents driving out of the condo complexes use that center lane to be able to make left-hand turns, he said.

Bollas told the audience Tuesday that because the fifth option was new, all residents in the 34 condominium complexes would receive a second round of postcards asking them to indicate their preference among the proposals for improved pedestrian safety.

An earlier postcard mailing indicated three options along with the choice of FDOT doing nothing. The first option is to install 10 pedestrian islands along Midnight Pass Road, between the Beach Road and Stickney Point Road intersections. The second is to install four pedestrian islands at locations along the road where FDOT counts show the greatest number of pedestrian crossings. The third option calls for the installation of overhead signs facing northbound traffic at the Stickney Point Road intersection and southbound traffic at the Beach Road intersection, warning drivers to watch for pedestrians.

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The rest of the Sarasota County Commission doesn’t want anything to do with a proposal by Commissioner Christine Robinson to create county-run Facebook pages for all commissioners.

During a Dec. 1 board retreat at the Sarasota County Administration Center, Robinson expressed frustration with a county-operated Facebook page, explaining it took six hours recently to get staff to post something about a grand opening she had attended.

“I think (Facebook is) an area of information we can utilize,” Robinson said. “If there’s important information we want folks to know about, we can pass it along in that venue.”

County Attorney Stephen DeMarsh asked the commissioners if they wanted to propose a policy for Facebook usage, noting that most counties and cities don’t handle that type of social media.

County Communications Operations Manager Crystal Pruitt said if commissioners wanted county Facebook pages as a platform for discussing county business, each would be responsible for his or her site and its

content; the county would back up the data on a county server.

Florida’s Sunshine Laws require full disclosure of any discussion that involves county issues or policies, she explained, so any such correspondence must be backed up on the county’s server.

“If you have your own site, you are using it at your own risk and taking full responsibility for what’s on it,” Pruitt said.

Chairwoman Nora Patterson and Robinson said they have personal pages, but they don’t discuss county issues on them.

Nonetheless, DeMarsh warned that even personal pages pose potential problems for commissioners.

“The issue is if something is posted on your personal Facebook page about county business, it would become a public record that needs to be backed up,” DeMarsh said.

When DeMarsh recommended the commissioners not have individual county Facebook pages, all but Robinson concurred.

“I don’t think we should take the risk,” said Commissioner Joe Barbetta. “Post on your personal page and

back it up and be responsible for it if you want to do it.”

Commissioner Jon Thaxton agreed.

“This is something where I would not prefer to be on the leading edge or the trial-court case to determine how to use new social medias in government,” he said. “It’s too risky …

We’re vulnerable enough just sitting here right now and responding to emails.”

The comments prompted Commissioner Carolyn Mason to say, “This is why I don’t even have a desire to have a Facebook page.”

Still, despite their criticism, commissioners said they were pleased Robinson had raised the issue.

Patterson also urged county staff to post information more quickly on the county’s official Facebook page and especially to post more updates about county business news.

Thaxton urged staff to be more personal with the updates.

“The personal side of it is what makes Facebook work,” Thaxton said.

“Let’s tell the residents which commissioners attended (an event) and provide a funny story from the event, if there’s one to be told.”

In other business, during the retreat, Robinson was elected chairwoman of the commission, effective Jan. 1, 2012.

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A Main Street streetscape project that has merchants worried about how construction will affect their businesses now is garnering concerns from City Manager Bob Bartolotta.

At Tuesday’s Downtown Improvement District Board of Directors meeting, Bartolotta expressed concern about the timing of a project that’s expected to cost millions of dollars.

Public workshops have been held since April 2010 to formulate a project that involves a Main Street renovation that stretches from Bayfront Drive to U.S. 301 and will highlight the street’s historic district.

Wider sidewalks and a smaller street with less parking (in the form of parallel parking spaces) have been proposed as ways to promote more pedestrian activity downtown. The historic district of Main Street, from Palm Avenue to Orange Avenue, will likely be replaced with a brick street.

At the meeting, Bartolotta suggested the DID should be prepared to make a recommendation to the Sarasota City Commission Tuesday, Jan. 17 about the future of the State Street parking garage, as well, and how it coincides with the Main Street project.

“Commissioners will want to know whether you think the garage should be built before or after the project begins,” Bartolotta said.

Bartolotta also warned that once the

cost of the future project is announced at the DID’s Dec. 15 special meeting, backlash most likely will ensue.

“I suspect there will be some sticker shock,” Bartolotta said. “Cost alternatives and how this project is going to be implemented are critical pieces of information for the commissioners to review.”

Merchants who reside in the historic district of Main Street have made it known they think the project is at least two years too soon and will destroy their business.

Lotus fashion boutique owner Wendy Getchell also urged the DID to reconsider the project.

“We just really do need a break after going through a rough time the last few years,” Getchell said.

The project will be unveiled to the DID Dec. 15 and will include an implementation plan, preliminary costs and alternatives for each section of the project.

Although the majority of those polled voted in favor of wider sidewalks and parallel parking, even DID Chairman Ernie Ritz questioned the feasibility of some portions of the project.

“I can imagine the horrors of parallel parking and how that’s going to slow down traffic,” Ritz said. “And I don’t see any reason to tear up the sidewalks.”

The DID will discuss the project further at meetings planned for Dec. 15, Jan. 3 and Jan. 10, before the commission reviews the DID’s recommended project at its regular meeting scheduled for Jan. 17.

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Sanctus Pax: a Wednesday evening prayer service, 6:15 to 6:45 p.m.

St. Boniface Episcopal Church 5615 Midnight Pass Road; 349-5616; www.bonifacechurch.org Sunday morning worship services: 7:45 a.m., 9 and 11:15 a.m.

Church School: 9 a.m., for ages 3 to 12; adult classes, 10:15 a.m.

Wednesday: Evening Prayer, 5:30 p.m., followed by potluck supper in the parish hall Tuesdays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. worship service Cookies and Carols: 4 p.m. Dec. 11, a gathering of song and fellowship in the parish hall. All participants are asked to bring a plate of cookies to share and plan on joining the old-fashioned sing-along of favorite carols. Beverages will be provided.

Taize Vespers: 8 p.m. Dec. 11, a Vespers service in the style of the famous French monastic community at Taize, including the repetition of melodious chants sung in many languages, as well as contemplative prayer.

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Rescue Raffle Siesta Key Oyster Bar and Mote Marine teamed up for a good cause throughout the month of November. SKOB employees sold raffle rickets at work from Nov. 1 through Dec. 2, to help raise money for the whale, dolphin and sea turtle hospitals at Mote.

On Friday, Dec. 2, volunteers, employees, interns and friends of Mote came out to the Village to celebrate SKOB’s Rescue Bash. SKOB met its goal of raising $5,000 for the hospitals.

The prizes in the raffle included a private visit to see the blackfooted penguins; an “on-the-water” experience with a Mote scientist or educator; an original watercolor painting by Mote’s dolphin, Moonshine; a private tour of Mote’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital, with the privilege of naming a turtle patient; and a “morning rounds plus” tour, during which the winners could help Mote’s scientists with their daily routines in the aquarium.

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Not only has Siesta Public Beach been He did mention, as the Pelican Press attracting its share of regular tourists, reported in an article last week, that the but it also has had a number of homeless Nov. 23 Turkey Trot pub crawl was “probpeople camping out, Sgt. Scott Osborne, ably the rowdiest night for the Village for who heads the Key’s Community Policing the entire year.”

Station, has told Siesta Key Association Ocean Boulevard apparently wasn’t the members. only rowdy place where people were celAlthough that information ebrating the recent holiday pedoesn’t seem at all improbriod, according to SKA member able given the generally warmer Dave Thomas. weather of Florida’s Gulf Coast, During that Dec. 1 SKA meetwhat has made the situation odd, ing, Thomas thanked Osborne Osborne said, has been the profor the regular patrolling of pensity of homeless people to the Grand Canal over the past bury their belongings in the sand. couple of months. However, People who ply the beach with Thomas said, he had seen a lot metal detectors have brought the more boaters in the canal, many matter to the Sheriff’s Office’s atof whom apparently were not RACHEL aware of the no-wake provision tention, Osborne added. One person found a buried bag that confor vessels’ speed.

BROWN tained a laptop computer as well Osborne said the Sheriff’s OfHACKNEY as clothing. fice installed a video camera on a “So, they’re getting pretty crecanal dock about four weeks ago. ative,” Osborne said of the “campers.”

Out of all the boat traffic it recorded in a Some of the bags found beneath the two-week period, Osborne said he didn’t sand have been brimming with belong- think any of the vessels were caught up on ings, he added. a plane.

Of course, Osborne pointed out, it is a Thomas responded that most of the violation of county code to camp over- violations he had observed had occurred night on the beach. That may explain why between midnight and 4 a.m., and the ofsome of the homeless people have been fenders typically were young people. trying to bury the evidence.

Eliciting laughter, Thomas said, “I can’t get out of bed and get down to the dock with a flashlight” fast enough to get the The lull As far as general crime on the Key, Os- registration numbers from the boats, so borne told the Siesta Key Association he could report them.

Osborne promised to pass along Thomboard members and about 20 audience members Dec. 1 that things have been as’ comments to the marine patrol depurelatively quiet — in every sense of the ties.

Then, SKA board member Deet Jonker word — since the end of Thanksgiving reported that one night about two weeks weekend.

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Lally recently had had a discussion with a new Realtor on the Key. “(The Realtor) told me I was all wrong and that (Gov.) Rick Scott changed the law and they can rent their property out any time they want,” he said.

Although the Legislature this spring passed a law making that the situation for most counties, County Commissioner Nora Patterson explained to the audience that Sarasota County’s lawmakers had worked hard to make sure local ordinances governing short-term rentals could be grandfathered in; therefore, the shortterm rental situation had not changed in Sarasota County.

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Turtle Beach Resort is marking the opening of a new fine art gallery featuring works by the father of innkeeper Gail Rubinfeld and her identical twin sister, Miri Rosenfeld, including “Reflection.” The resort is located at 9049 Midnight Pass Road. ago, he had had a guest staying with him, and the guest had gone into the backyard about 1 a.m. When the guest turned on lights, he saw a boat running dark in the Grand Canal. The driver “gave it full power and got out of the way” immediately, Jonker said. “What they were doing and what they were casing … I don’t know, but it was suspicious.”

“That’s very suspicious,” Osborne said, adding that whenever anyone witnesses an incident like that, he should call the Sheriff’s Office immediately.

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John Lally, the county’s code enforcement officer on the Key, reported to the Siesta Key Association Dec. 1 that he still was working to make people — including Realtors — aware of the county provision

As of early November, Siesta beachgoers have had a new option for settling themselves comfortably on the crystal sands: Jim and Amy Delaney opened J.A.C.K.’s Beach Chair Rental.

The company name, Jim Delaney told me, comes from the first letters of his and his wife’s names and the first initials of the names of his daughters, Claire and Kate.

However, it has created a bit of confusion, he confessed.

“Everyone comes up to me and calls me ‘Jack,’” he said.

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Nathanson honored as first female member of clergy Temple Beth Sholom recognized Hazzan Diane Nathanson, the first woman in the temple’s 78-year history to serve as a member of the professional clergy, with a tribute dinner. the first female cantor to serve on Florida’s west coast and the first woman in the temple’s 80-year history to be a professional member of the clergy.

In 1992, she received membership into the clergy, which required rigorous testing — an oral chanting quiz before six cantors.

“It was a thrill when I got accepted into the cantors’ assembly,” Nathanson said.

“It was during one of our yearly conventions in Israel. We were at the hotel, and they just announced three to four people who received membership. They actually sent out an, ‘Is there any reason this person should not be accepted?’ letter, similar to what happens at weddings when the guests are asked if they object.”

Three years later, she became a Hazzan minister within the Jewish faith. She received her diploma at the World Trade Center in New York.

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Her biggest joy in her involvement at the temple is working with the children and making pastoral visits to hospitals, nursing homes and assisted-living facilities.

At one point in High Holiday services, temple members were chanting a prayer, which, at the end, requires everyone’s participation. There were 1,200 people present that day, and Nathanson was able to present the last of the prayer in a way that elicited a sizable response.

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Voiceover Basics Workshop — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 10, conducted by professional voice coach and audio engineer/producer John Burr, in his studio, 7825 Kavanagh Court, Sarasota. Fee: $100; register online at www.johnburrvoice. com/signup/. For more information, call 378-0021.

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Free Exercise Classes — 9 a.m. every Thursday, Siesta Key Physical Therapy, 5147 Ocean Blvd. Space limited.

For details and to register, call 870-5811.

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

and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 11. Admission: $1. Proceeds benefit Community Youth Development. For details, visit cydonline.org or call 9225126.

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Chamber After Hours Business Card Exchange — 5:30 to 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at A’Tu Jewelry & Clothing Outlet, Building O S, 3900 Clark Road, Sarasota (next to Millie’s Restaurant).

Cost: $5 for members; $10 for non-members. RSVP by noon Dec. 14 to 349-3800 or by email to tess@siestakeychamber.com.

Trail. Guests welcome. Cost: $15. Dec. 14: Special Guest Day, featuring Les McCurdy of McCurdy’s Comedy Club; prospective members welcome.

For more information, call 923-0272.

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By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Rachel S. O’Hara

This Crescent Royale home, which has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,181 square feet of living area, sold for $455,000.

Bay Island Shores home sells for $800,000

Crescent Royale

Blaise and Kathleen Castellano, Michael and Pamela Mosolino, Ronald and Linda Defina and Dannie and Victoria Rutkowski, Englewood, sold their Unit 500 condominium at 757 Beach Road to 757 Beach Road #500 LLC for $455,000.

Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,181 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $460,000 in 2002.

Sarasota Beach

Serge and Raphaelle Sondak sold their home at 239 Island Circle to Robert and Maryann Richter, of Woodridge, Ill., for $430,000. Built in 1975, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,619 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $360,000 in 2009.

Siesta Beach

Thomas and Barbara Connors, Punta Gorda, sold their home at 718 Treasure Boat Way to Jerry and Kathy Robinson, Sarasota, for $365,000. Built in 1966, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,523 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $90,000 in 1987.

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The following residential real estate transactions took place between Nov. 21 and Nov. 25.

A home in Bay Island Shores tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

Night Hawk Properties LLC sold the home at 775 Freeling Drive to James and Anne Westman, Sarasota, for $800,000.

Built in 1960, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,793 square feet of living area.

Visit our website to see map of this week’s real estate transactions. www.YourObserver.com

BUILDING PERMITS These are the Siesta Key building permits issued by Sarasota County and city of Sarasota for the week of Nov. 21 through Nov. 25, in order of dollar amounts.

Address Permit Applicant Amount 99 Beach Road 6269 Midnight Pass Road 797 Beach Road 447 Avenida De Mayo 1215 S. Portofino Drive 108 Garden Lane 5770 Midnight Pass Road 350 Avenida Leona 631 Waterside Way 5600 Beach Way 6208 Midnight Pass Road 346 Avenida De Paradisio 704 Tropical Circle 5966 Midnight Pass Road

Renovations Re-roof Renovations Re-roof Windows/Doors Re-roof Windows Seawall Re-roof Mechanical Mechanical Mechanical Mechanical Plumbing

Christy Ramsey Alice Rau, trustee Ibrahim Ibrahim, trustee Gregory Olson James McGehee Lori Stone James Batten Paul Wilson Drew Sterling Eleanor Lucco, trustee Richard Halstead Gwen Dinicola Corriden Barnard Betty Bristol, trustee

$75,924 $33,500 $24,000 $8,950 $8,758 $8,299 $8,086 $7,800 $7,000 $6,022 $6,000 $5,905 $5,872 $4,676

Source: Sarasota County; city of Sarasota

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Wed., Nov. 30 Thurs., Dec. 1 Fri., Dec. 2 Sat., Dec. 3 Sun., Dec. 4 Mon., Dec. 5 Tues., Dec. 6

Record Temps.

High Low 87 (1994) 30 (1959) 88 (1991) 34 (1979) 88 (1991) 35 (1963) 87 (1991) 36 (1935) 86 (1994) 31 (1989) 86 (1994) 33 (1974) 86 (1994) 38 (1987)

Average Gulf water temperature: 65

Carolyn Bistline took this photo of the sun setting into the Intracoastal Waterway.

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Thurs., Dec. 8 Fri., Dec. 9 Sat., Dec. 10 Sun., Dec. 11 Mon., Dec. 12 Tues., Dec. 13 Wed., Dec. 14

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Sunset 5:36 5:36 5:36 5:37 5:37 5:37 5:38

Karenia brevis, the red tide organism, was not detected onshore or offshore Sarasota County, Friday, Dec. 2, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.

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P E L I C A N P R E S S C RO S S WO R D Edited by Timothy E. Parker

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43 Word repeated in a Doris Day title 44 Baseball great Gehrig 47 Skilled fighter pilot 48 CBS logo 49 Well-liked president?

50 Sound made by Big Ben 51 Bottled or canned drink 55 Reason to wear shades 59 Affirm as true 61 Like Dolly Parton 63 Work toward a new contract 65 They can occur during some sleep

stages 67 Necessity 68 Dating from 69 Bobby’s wife on “Dallas” 70 Rather cautious 71 Catherine the Great was one 75 During 76 Born, in wedding columns 78 Transportation to school 80 Tango move 81 M/F determination 82 Walk of Fame piece 83 Surgery tool 86 Monarch’s seat 89 Paul McCartney played it for the Beatles 90 Gibbon, e.g.

91 “____ : The Bronx” (medical show) 92 “Cathy” or “Garfield” 95 Better-tasting 97 Limerick’s land 98 Rent-a-car company 99 Like stock without face value 100 Winter malady 101 “I ___ afraid of that!”

104 Ambitious course 108 Short time period 112 Forever 113 Tardy 114 Soviet newspaper 115 Group of viruses with shared antigens 116 Grandson of Adam 117 One of Joan of Arc’s alleged crimes

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8 “What a pleasant surprise!”

9 Gardener’s soil hauler 10 Palm Sunday shout 11 “___ Line Is It Anyway?”

12 Snakelike fish 13 “... how I wonder what you ___” 14 Dad’s boy 15 Goes overboard with the acting 16 River of Tours 17 Rear-___ (car accident) 18 Classroom furnishings 21 Sacred song 23 ___ of Galilee 28 Poker variety 30 Common tattoo location 31 Single time around the track 32 Tempo 33 Tech whiz 34 Fluffy neckpiece 35 Health resorts 36 With the bow, musically 37 Two- ___ sloth 38 Blue blanket baby 40 Makes larger in number or stature 43 Major military attacks 44 Oafs 45 Not to be repeated 46 Exclamation of disgust 48 Kind of lyric poem 50 Wide-brimmed hat 52 Brought down 53 Student 54 Substances that remove electrons 55 Actress Garbo 56 Ring-tailed primate 57 Breakdown of societal norms 58 Prepare to drag race 60 Common ground cover 62 “Moon River” lyricist

Johnny 64 Leaves out 65 Dance version of a pop song, e.g.

66 Oft-repeated word in “Fargo” 67 Title for Agatha Christie 69 Faux ___ (social misstep) 72 Golden Calf, e.g.

73 Workday start, for many 74 Mime 77 Not difficult at all 78 Grizzly, for one 79 Extra-large coffee container 82 Cul-de-___ 83 Walk with a wobble 84 Easy to get along with 85 Certain environmental club member 86 Win 87 Woman treated as an object?

88 “Norma ___” 89 Small eatery 90 Great ___ Mountains 92 Alfresco eateries 93 Egg-shaped 94 Big spender’s opposite 96 Your dad’s brother, to you 97 Keebler cookie maker 100 Airfare add-ons 101 “___ Got Tonight” (Seger tune) 102 “No ifs, ___ or buts!”

103 “Don’t move a muzzle!”

105 Demolition stuff 106 Barb-tailed fish 107 Tour de France peak 109 “What was ___ think?”

110 Bauxite, for one 111 Leave scratches on, e.g.

Last weeks Cryptograms 1. Hanukkah is a safe holiday: There’s no roof damage from frisky reindeer or trouble with Santa getting blocked in the chimney.

2. At the Arctic circle, with venison sizzling on the fire, the holiday revelers sang with joy, “Freeze a jolly good fellow!”

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General Merchandise

Furnishings

2 RECLINERS w/ottoman black $100.00 each.

941-366-5831

5-PC RATTAN DINING SET: 48” round beveled glass top table and base. Honey finished rattan and woven with leather wrapped joints. Cotton seat cushions, $450. Please call 918-1329.

DINNER BELL: O.S. Bell & Co., manufactured 1886, Hillsborough, Ohio. $225. 941-356-3284.

ENTERTAINMENT WALL Unit: beautiful, cream, contemporary, 4 pieces, lit display shelf, $1100 o/b/o. 941-387-8820, 502-767-4082.

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

AIR COMPRESSOR: High pressure, one cylinder, military, pump only. $100. 941-371-7384.

ANTIQUE DINING Table with 4 chairs. Mahogany wood, $200. 941-922-2046.

BANDSAW WOODCUTTING, $175/obo. Call 941-234-3530.

BRUSHED METAL Lamps for sale: Dining room and hall $100 for both. 941-923-3386.

CAR COVER: Custom Lincoln Navigator used one summer, very good condition. New/$350. Asking $150. 727-271-3749.

CASH REGISTER: large, heavy metal/marble 40's (NCR). Wood cash drawer,1st $35. 966-8749.

COMPUTER: 2.5GHZ Dell Dimension 4550 with newly loaded Windows XP, $120. 941-756-6728.

DESK CHAIR. Executive, leather, high back, good condition. Asking $30.00. (941) 922 9745.

FISH TANK: 20/gal. with fresh water fish, castle, light, pump, food. Cost $100's. All $50.

941-488-1853.

FLIP VIDEO: Large print. 120 minutes, Ultra Compact Camcorder 4GB. New in box, $88.

941-922-7422 GEORGE FOREMAN grill GR20, $10. Mexican planter, 17.5x9.5, $50. Electrical travel cooler, car/motel, $50. 941-966-3878.

GOLF CLUBS: Lady’s. 4 woods, 7 irons, putter, handmade Izett, bag. $190. 941-416-3014.

POOL TABLE. Outstanding condition, Olhausen, 2’8”hx4’10”wx8’9”l, $899. 941-907-9858.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales BUSINESS CLOSING, MUST SELL! CRA Marketing, 1401 2nd Street. Thurs., Fri., Sat. 10AM-3PM. Cherry desk, File cabinets, Bookcase, Chairs, Floor mats, Folders, Copiers, Tables, Pharmacy shelving, TV, Refrigerator, 10 ft. Portable display.

CARPORT SALE! This Friday, 7a.m.-4p.m. and Sat., 7a.m.-3p.m., 7360 Point of Rocks Rd. Household items, designer cloths, books, small furniture, costume jewelry. Parking on premises.

ESTATE AUCTION ART & ANTIQUES

GULFSIDE MINI-VACATION IN NAPLES

SAILFISH - 8 foot mounted. I believe it is a skin mount. Needs minor work. $200. 941-349-4340.

SIDE TABLE: vintage drum style, solid wood, $95.

Rocking chair, oak, handmade Amish, $75.

941-926-0778.

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SALES ASSOCIATE/CASHIER Lakewood Ranch area. Upscale retail apparel store looking for energetic, outgoing personality, fast learning individual for fast paced retail sales.

Past retail apparel experience a MUST. MUST know computer programs, cash register, etc. MUST be flexible on hours and MUST be able to work weekends. Think you are a fit!

Send resume: clearwater4us@gmail.com Full-Time and Part-Time position available.

EXECUTIVE SUITES: South Tamiami Trail, Gulf Gate area. Full service conference room. 3 Room Suite available. One month free rent. Wireless internet and utilities included. From $250/mo. Call 941-923-6050.

PSYCHOTHERAPY OFFICE: Per Hour or Per Day. Downtown office share, lovely waiting room and other office amenities. 941-362-3186.

Condos/Apts. For Rent

Affordable Senior Housing

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

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

Utilities & Cable Included

DOWNTOWN 1BR/1BA: Pool, Tennis, Laundry, Water & Sewage included. Quiet well kept area, $625/mo. 941-926-1368.

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

Business Opportunities

SIESTA KEY: BEACH, WHISPERING SANDS Seasonal Rental. On the Lagoon, short walk to shopping & rests. 55+, turnkey furnished, 2BR/2BA, tiled, enclosed lanais (2) covered parking, more... 941-320-2008.

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ABBEX, INC 941-365-3833 Wholesale Retail 2 locations Nets 240,000 Price 400,000 +inventory Sales and Installation Company Tampa Nets 102,000. Price 250,000 New territories available FL. Each can net 125,000+ 85,000 total investment

Sale by Julie McClure Pix: www.appraisals4u.biz ESTATE SALE: Fri., Sat., Sun., 8a.m.-2p.m.

Harbor Dr., off Orange Avenue. Credenzas, end tables, tiffany style lamps, porcelain and fine china, crystal pieces, bronze and silver statues and pedestals, ornate mahogany bed, Oriental and Asian pieces, oak table set, fish bowls, pots and stands, silk trees and plants, Cannondale bike, Cybex Arc trainer, Xerox copier, mechanics tools, snap-on tool chest, outdoor furniture, lawn and garden tools, pool table and light, holiday decorations, full size pre-lit Christmas tree, knick knacks galore. Holiday shop here!

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* Available April 24 to December 21, 2011. Holiday weekends excluded.

Based on double occupancy. Tax, tip & resort fees extra.

Type of accommodation subject to availability.

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

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DIVORCE FORCES sale of prime downtown Sarasota retail/ office building, 2700 sq.ft. $499,000. Quick close. 941-350-2285.

JUST $175 PER PERSON ***

Sofa, loveseat, queen bedroom set, wing chairs, table & chair set, corner grandfather clock, pedestal, bookcases, books, TV, end tables, cabinet, lamps, mirrors, rugs, desk, nice paintings, printer, linens & kitchenware. All nice.

ROYAL DOULTON Retired Ladies of Month Figures - Feb., March, Dec. $60/ea. 941-349-6274.

Autos Wanted

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FOR RESERVATIONS,

PET CARRIER/BED: Sturdy Pet Carrier/Bed w/removable top to convert into bed. Excellent condition, $40. 941-355-8631.

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

STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Secure facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area.

941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

ESTATE SALE Friday, December 9 - 9a.m.-2p.m.

4032 Roxane Blvd. V#42 Off 17th Street - E. of Beneva in Strathmore Village N. on Prudence

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LADY SCHWINN: basic, barely used, same as new $125. 941-922-2471.

TABLES. FOLDING Table: 29x96x30, $30. Table 29x48x24, $15. Like New. 941-966-5905.

WATER BED: King size. Frame, mattress, liner, heater and padded rails. $200. 941-923-5354.

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KODAK 9.2 mega pix Digital: nearly new $45.

Homedics back/chair Massager & remote, $40.

941-924-2431.

STARTER NEW! Fits 96 Astro Van V8 $50, 941-981-5499.

Merchandise Wanted

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Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks. Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com or online at: www.yourobserver.com/classifieds

You Can Make a Difference. Help seniors stay independent. We provide: non medical care, personal care, meals, light housekeeping, transportation & companionship. Flexible hours available- F/T, P/T, Overnight, Weekends and Live-In. Positions available in Sarasota/ Bradenton/ Venice. To work now fax resume to 941-929-7438 or email: joanieck@comcast.net FL Reg #HCS227965, #HHA299992670

Items Under $200 For Sale 4 FIRESTONE Tires: P205/50 R16 - Lots of rubber left. $60/for all. Call 941-266-8896.

Homemakers/ Companions CNA’S/ HHA’S

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9a.m.-3p.m. Luggage, toys, handbags, jewelry, Dec. 22nd 24th Service Directory deadlines Dec. 14th, 16th, 3pm 12pm paintings, electronics, furniture, etc.

Classified Ads deadline Dec. 14th, 17th, 4pm OUR BOOKS 1/2 Price. BEE RIDGE BOOKS 4104 Bee Ridge Rd. - Bee Ridge Plaza. Trade-In OBSERVER GROUP Dec. 29th 31st your Paperbacks. 941-377-8998.

LP # 70467 Service Directory deadlines Dec. 14th, 16th, 3pm 12pm Classified Ads deadline Dec. 14th, 17th, 4pm SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10th, 8A.M.-noon 3013 Clark Rd., Los Lagos. Jewelry, Lenox, unique Jan. 5th 7th Christmas gifts, old match box cars, metal trucks, Service Directory deadlines Dec. 21st, 23rd,12pm 12pm and metal toy soldiers. Lots of vintage items, most Classified Ads deadline Dec. 21st,12pm 4pm (no change) under $10.

Jan. 5th,

Help Wanted GOOD LIFE CARE provides quality FT, PT, weekend, overnight and LIVE-IN non-medical companion care for Seniors. If interested in a rewarding career as a caregiver, please email or fax resume and/or qualifications (personal or professional) to walz.diane@gmail.com or 866-456-7959. HCS#232400

THE OBSERVER GROUP LP # 56733

WWW.ABBEXINC.COM Steve Alexander BARBER SHOP in Osprey area. Excellent profits.

20 years established. Price: $49,000. Terry Williams, Sun Business Brokers, 941-400-3927.

CAR WASH with Real Estate. 1 Touchless, 5 Self-Service Bays, 6 Vacuums, 39,000 sq/ft Lot. US41, Asking $875,000. 941-525-0781.

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26A Classifieds GREAT BAY VIEW - LBK!!

2/2 in Fairway Bay. 1,192 For sq/ft. Rent living area, Condos/Apts.

220 sq/ft. oversized patio w/1st walkdown Condos/Apts.

Forfloor Rent LONGBOAT KEY Just - MILLION DOLLAR CONDO to jogging path. steps from tennis, fitness LONGBOAT KEY MILLION DOLLAR CONDO ON center, THE BEACH. 2,410hot sq/ft.

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3 baths.Outstanding Beautifully furnished. Bring Pool, tennis, fitness center. toothbrush & small pet. furnished. tennis, fitness center.

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248-310-8308.

SARASOTA: LIDO Key.MHP 2BR/2BA, across LUXOR SARASOTA: LIDO Key. 2BR/2BA, from Gulf, modern kitchen/bath, 2 across lanais, $425mo-1 bed/bath mobile homes. from modern kitchen/bath, pool, Gulf, unfurnished. $1200/mo.

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55+ community. No Pets. 2 lanais, pool, unfurnished. $1200/mo.

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941-388-2296 973-763-0314.

5811or14th St. W. Bradenton.

941-388-2296 or 973-763-0314.

Sarasota Real Estate Assoc, Inc. Greg Nowak 941-809-6034

Condos Condos For For Sale Sale

MAGNIFICENT LUXURY Home Villa. approx.

6,000 FOR SALE 2BR/2BA Deluxe 1BR/1BA FOR SALE Deluxe sq/ft. on Open2BR/2BA Bay. Brand New, Villa.

4BR/4BA, Pool, Condo, Large Heated Pool, Fishing1BR/1BA Dock, Condo, HeatedWine Pool, Library, Large Media Room, Cellar,Fishing and 941-586so Dock, much $165,000/obo.

Owner financing.

Mary $165,000/obo.

Owner Mary more! tourfinancing. and pictures, 825941-586Tropical 8186. Call for virtual 8186.

Circle. $10,000/mo. lorry0205@mac.com or 941-376-5001 GREAT BAY VIEW - LBK!!

GREATBay. BAY1,192 VIEWsq/ft.

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2/2 in Fairway living area, 2/2 inKEY: Fairway Bay.patio 1,192 sq/ft. living area,Feb. SIESTA $3,300 Annual Unfurnished, 220 sq/ft. oversized w/1st floor walkdown 220 sq/ft. oversized w/1st walkdown 1st.

346-0981, 927-3164. to jogging path.

Justpatio steps fromfloor tennis, fitness to center, joggingheated path. Just from& tennis, fitness pool,steps hot tub clubhouse. center, heated pool, hot tub & clubhouse.

SPACIOUS TURNKEY 2000 sq.ft., 3BR/2BA with den, FURNISHED! TURNKEY FURNISHED! enclosed porch, on partially treed private Bring toothbrush & fenced small pet. toothbrush & small yard. WestBring of trail.

Prestigious Field pet.

Rd. neighbor$343,000 $343,000 hood. Pets Call okay.Owner Lease, references and deposit 941-228-8040 Call negotiable.

Owner 941-228-8040 required. $1900 941-400-0950.

$329,000 Call Jill Johns, Realtor, Re/Max Alliance, 941.266.8815.

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Walk to Siesta Key Beaches...

Selling the Best of Sarasota...

Sandy and Jerry Strom Siesta Key Bayfront

Bay Front 3BR/3.1BA sits on tropical setting. Hardwood floors, newer kitchen and each bathroom has its own updated full bath. New 3 zone A/C in 2011, private gas-heated pool and refurbished deck.

MLS# A3939501 Offered at $ 1,395,000

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3BR/3.1BA has full Gulf views of #1 beach in the USA. This end unit has many upgrades, updated kitchen and baths, walk-in closets and large utility room.

MLS# A3948580 Offered at $1,690,600

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Palm Bay Club

Island Decor Turnkey Furnished 1 BR/1BA in Tower building with Gulf views and Crescent Beach. Updated kitchen with granite, extended great room, and porcelain tile.

MLS#A3952558 Offered at $499,000

Sandy: 941.650.8297 Jerry: 941.650.8294

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

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

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SIESTA KEY: Condo and Home Sales November 1-30, 2011

Geoff Rossman REALTORÂŽ (941) 544-3232 www.CondosOnSiestaKeyCondos.com geoff@geoffrossman.com

Geoff Rossman Sold More Siesta Key Properties in 2008, 2009, 2010, & 2011 THAN ANY OTHER AGENT OR BROKER

SIESTA KEY CONDO SALES SUBDIVISION ADDRESS *PALM BAY CLUB 5966 MIDNIGHT PASS RD # G-25 CRYSTAL SANDS 6300 MIDNIGHT PASS RD # 606 FISHERMANS COVE 8900 BLIND PASS RD # A203 SIESTA BAYSIDE SOUTH 9211 MIDNIGHT PASS RD # 6 SIESTA DUNES BEACH 6208 MIDNIGHT PASS RD # 106 LA SIESTA 925 BEACH RD # 210 MIDNIGHT COVE II 1600 MIDNIGHT COVE II PL # 411 ANCHORAGE 6415 MIDNIGHT PASS RD # 305 SUNRISE COVE 8911 MIDNIGHT PASS RD # 210 *MOORINGS 9084 MIDNIGHT PASS RD # 14 ISLAND HOUSE 6150 MIDNIGHT PASS RD # 17 JAMAICA ROYALE 5830 MIDNIGHT PASS RD # 27 OUR HOUSE AT BEACH 1055 BEACH RD # B-201 CRESCENT ROYALE 757 BEACH RD # 500 *VISTA HERMOSA 113 VISTA HERMOSA CIR # 113 VILLAGE WEST 5238 AVENIDA NAVARRA # 113 *SARASOTA SURF & RACQUET 5912 MIDNIGHT PASS RD # 103 C *MOORINGS 9070 MIDNIGHT PASS RD # 13 HARBOUR TOWNE 1341 DOCKSIDE PL # 225

DATE SOLD SOLD PRICE 11/3/2011 $500,000 11/4/2011 $775,000 11/7/2011 $330,000 11/7/2011 $547,000 11/9/2011 $690,000 11/10/2011 $285,000 11/11/2011 $265,000 11/15/2011 $315,000 11/15/2011 $320,000 11/15/2011 $300,000 11/17/2011 $380,000 11/18/2011 $235,000 11/21/2011 $349,900 11/22/2011 $455,000 11/28/2011 $215,000 11/29/2011 $394,000 11/30/2011 $285,000 11/30/2011 $305,000 11/30/2011 $650,000

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SIESTA KEY SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES SUBDIVISION ADDRESS DATE SOLD SOLD PRICE SIESTA BEACH 4651 HIGEL AVE 11/1/2011 $950,000 HARMONY 4940 PEACEABLE WAY 11/3/2011 $531,387 *SARASOTA BEACH 601 AVENIDA DE MAYO 11/4/2011 $820,000 SIESTA REV 3911 ROBERTS POINT RD1 1/11/2011 $292,400 SIESTA KEY VILLAGE 165 ISLAND CIRCLE 11/15/2011 $285,000 Sarasota Beach 239 ISLAND CIR 11/16/2011 $430,000 Bay Island Shores 775 FREELING DRIVE 11/21/2011 $800,000 *SANDERLING CLUB 7222 MELALEUCA WAY 11/22/2011 $610,000 SARASOTA BEACH 5515 CALLE DEL VERANO 11/22/2011 $300,000 SIESTA BEACH 718 TREASURE BOAT WAY 11/22/2011 $365,000 MIRA MAR BEACH 125 BEACH RD 11/23/2011 $700,000 OCEAN BEACH REPLAT 4638 GLEASON AVE 11/23/2011 $340,000 SARASOTA BY THE SEA 1140 SUN N SEA DR 11/29/2011 $435,000 * Geoff Rossmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sales Based on information compiled from the Mid-Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. This information may or may not include all listed, expired, withdrawn, pending or sold properties of one or more members of the Mid Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

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Units for Sale - All Furnished: B-309 2B/2B - Water Views ....$799,000 A-302 2B/2B - Water Views ....$779,000 A-707 2B/2B - Penthouse .......$759,000 C-107 2B/2B - Lk & poolViews ....$509,000 Other information upon request

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“Teresa (Stanley) sees things differently than a lot of people I’ve worked with,” says WBTT Artistic Director Nate Jacobs. “She ran all over town breathing this vision into existence and now she’s been to the mountaintop.”

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Four years ago, Teresa Stanley left the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe to perform in ‘The Color Purple’ on Broadway. This winter she’s back to perform with the company that launched her career.

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eresa Stanley is sitting in the lobby at the new Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe building, wiping tears from her eyes.

“I swear I’m a strong person,” she says. “If you write that I’m crying all the time, people are going to think I’m weak. I’m not weak!”

Stanley throws her hands to her chest and squeaks out an apology.

In Stanley’s defense, she’s shedding happy tears.

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STANLEY’S TOP 3 ARETHA TUNES ‘Look Into Your Heart’ “It forces you to take selfinventory. When I’m at a transition in my life, that’s the song I’m hearing. ”

‘Rock Steady’ “This is one of those just-forfun songs that’s about moving to the things that make you happy.”

‘Dr. Feelgood’ “I saw a performance once where Aretha turned it into a song about God. You know Aretha. She’ll take it to Jesus in a minute.”

The actress and singer can pull off Diana Ross hair and Aretha Franklin vocals, but diva behavior? She’s too lovable for that.

“I’m just so happy to be here,” she says, her eyes fixed on empty seats that in one week will likely be sold out. “The first day of rehearsal, I walked on stage and, oh my God, it was so overwhelming. I was standing there crying. I kept saying to the cast, ‘You just don’t know what I’m feeling.’”

Here’s what she was feeling: Joy. Relief. Gratitude. Purpose.

Surrounded by the cast of “Love, Sung in the Key of Aretha” — the WBTT season-opener, penned by Artistic Director Nate Jacobs –– the 29-year-old performer, in one tearful moment, returned to her roots.

An original member of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe,

Stanley hasn’t been on the bill for a regular season show since she left the troupe in 2007 to perform in “The Color Purple” on Broadway.

“I’m looking for a little balance in my life right now,” Stanley says, “before the next wave hits.”

After coming off two national musical tours — “Rock of Ages” and “Ain’t Misbehavin’” — Stanley was ready for a breather and ready to give back to the people who helped groom her for Broadway.

She kicked off her break by taking her mother to Jamaica.

Rosa Stanley was a single mother and working as a certified nursing assistant when she moved Stanley and her younger brother from Panama City to Sarasota so they could study at Westcoast School for Human Development.

“When you’re a teenager, you can’t see what your mama is going through,” Stanley says. “But when I experienced some life, it began to unfold. After ‘Rock of Ages,’ I came home and said, ‘Mama, we’re gonna go live it up.’”

Next, she agreed to perform in the full run of “Aretha,” under the direction of Jacobs, the man whom she credits with giving her the tools to perform on Broadway.

She was a kid when she met Jacobs, then an actor on the local theater circuit and an art teacher at her school.

Within months of arriving in Sarasota, Stanley was cast as Luttibelle in Jacobs’ production of “Purlie” at the Players Theatre.

“I gave her a CD of songs from the show and I said, ‘Learn to sing these,’” Jacobs says. “She

didn’t know head nor what we had started.” Stantail of what was going ley says. “All I knew was I on. I asked her to come wanted to be there for it. “ to our church sanctuAs she and Jacobs sit ary and sing them for side-by-side exchanging me and, by God, if I old stories, it becomes clear hadn’t found my Lutthat the two share a kind of tibelle. She opened the father-daughter bond. And show at 13 years old.” therein lies the real reason Six years later, when Stanley is so emotional.

Jacobs announced that “What Nate is doing here he was forming an Afriis training Broadway stars,” can-American theater Stanley says. “I’ve had to troupe, Stanley signed call him many times in my up immediately. career to thank him.”

“Everything I needed Jacobs remembers one to use in my life, I got of those phone calls. It here,” she says. came from backstage at the Stanley means Broadway Theatre in Man“here” in the metahattan, N.Y. phorical sense. The Even though cell-phone WBTT building didn’t use was forbidden, Stanley exist when she was 20 couldn’t resist the urge to years old and singing call. jazz standards in handHired as a swing actor in me-down costumes “The Color Purple,” she had on borrowed stages memorized several parts throughout Sarasota in the show. However, less County. than an hour before curtain “We were so dedicall, she was called in to Heidi Kurpiela cated to Nate’s vision. “I realize it now more than ever that it is my learn a new role.

How could the troupe purpose to perform,” Teresa Stanley says. “If Rather than freak out not soar?” Stanley asks. I’m not performing, I’m not happy.” over the change, she flash“We paved the way for backed to a memory of a this stage, and now here it is 11 high school production in which years later. Living in New York she was forced to improvise the and seeing African-Americans end of the play, because Jacobs “Love In The Key of Aretha” trying to start theater troupes, had failed to finish writing the opens Dec. 16 and runs they don’t know where to begin. script. through Jan. 16, at the Nate has done it and is still doJust when Stanley was losing Westcoast Black Theatre ing it. It’s beautiful.” confidence, she remembered JaTroupe Theater, 1646 10th She can’t stop reminiscing cobs rallying her and her classWay, Sarasota. For more inforabout the early days of WBTT: mates at intermission to dole mation, call 366-1505 or all the times Jacobs would wake out cues and directions. visit wbttsrq.org. her with a 9 a.m. phone call to “I had to call him,” she says. tell her she had to be ready to “The memory of that high school perform in 30 minutes for a loplay pulled me through. I had to cal news station, or all the times tumes or helped break down tell him that everything he ever she and fellow troupe members makeshift stages. taught us was golden. I’ve used “I don’t think any of us knew it all.” scoured thrift stores for cos-

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+ ‘Beautiful Noise’ filmmaker shoots next project Local indie filmmaker Steve Tatone is on a creative hot streak.

Less than one year after premiering his 2010 labor of love, “Beautiful Noise,” Tatone has begun work on another Sarasota film project.

The writer/producer and his Midnight Pass Productions crew began principal photography last week on the thriller “Blind Pass,” which stars Bradenton actress Danielle White.

White, a graduate of Booker High School, played a starryeyed singer alongside veteran Neil Diamond performer Jay White in the musical drama “Beautiful Noise.”

In fact, the 19-year-old brought so much energy to the “Beautiful Noise” set that Tatone decided to make her a co-producer on “Blind Pass,” which is set to film in Italy and Ireland in addition to Sarasota.

Although many of the movie’s supporting cast members aren’t household names, their credits are certainly titles you’d recognize.

Leading man Armand Assante won an Emmy in 1996 for playing John Gotti in the HBO

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biopic “Gotti.” Chris McKenna is a recurring character on the CW’s “90210.” And Michael McGlone made a name for himself in the 1990s when he starred in two back-to-back Edward Burns’ films: “The Brothers McMullen” and “She’s the One.” Character actor Ed Lauter had a small part in this year’s “The Artist,” a silent film that’s generating a lot of Oscar buzz.

And Tampa actress Mary Rachel Dudley was in the sappy chick flick “Dear John.”

Then, there’s precocious child star Sydney Rouviere, who played the daughter of Jason Bateman and Leslie Mann in “The Change-Up.” Sounds like a pretty good lineup to me. Now, if only Tatone could work a Neil Diamond number into the soundtrack. Can I get a little “Holly Holy” in a car-chase scene?

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+ Booker High tuxedo thief still on the lam

Tom Hall continues to move up the rungs at the Sarasota Film Festival.

Hall served as the festival’s director of programming for five years before getting promoted to artistic director in 2009.

Last week the festival announced that, Hall, who splits his time between Sarasota and Brooklyn, N.Y., will step up as director of the 14-year-old film festival.

Hall is a film buff who has served as the artistic director for the Newport International Film Festival in Newport, R.I., programmer at the Nantucket Film Festival in Nantucket, Mass., and director of new media for Bravo/The Independent Film Channel.

A graduate of the University of Michigan, Courtesy photo he is a nominating and voting juror for The Cinema Eye Honors for Non-Fiction Filmmaking and a former blogger for indieWIRE, a daily news site for the indie film community.

If you attended last season’s staged reading of the adaptation of the William S. Burroughs’ “Queer,” then you’re familiar with the kind of programming of which Hall is capable. He helped organize the event, which included dialogue readings by actors Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, Ben Foster and Lisa Joyce.

His promotion bodes well for SFF. Hall is well connected, and if his indieWIRE blog archive is any indication, he has impeccable taste in film.

If someone walked off with the concert tuxedos and gowns that belong to Booker High School’s jazz ensembles, please, by all means, return the garments.

For seven years the school has sent its jazz musicians to Boston to participate in the Berklee High School Jazz Festival. The competition has earned the school 11 firstplace wins.

To help pay for the February trip, the music department has always hosted an annual fundraiser, but now it’s organized a benefit concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 14, at the school’s Visual & Performing Arts Center to help cover the cost of the missing concert attire.

According to Assistant Principal Joshua Leinweber, the outfits have been missing for months. School authorities have reviewed hours of video footage trying to identify the clothing thief, but so far nothing has turned up.

Says Leinweber: “We don’t want to send our kids to compete at this festival not looking the part.”

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Dancers skate through a winter wonderland Every time Logan Learned has tried ice skating, he’s wound up on his tush.

The last time Kate Honea laced up her ice skates, she was 9 years old and failed miserably, eventually landing in the same cheek-to-ice position.

It’s probably a good thing, then, that the two Sarasota Ballet dancers have stuck to ice skating only in their ballet shoes — sans ice, of course.

Learned and Honea last performed in 2008 as the Blue Boy and the Blue Girl in Sir Frederick Ashton’s “Les Patineurs.” They’ll take the stage again in the same roles during the Sarasota Ballet’s “Parks to Prairies” show Dec. 9 and Dec. 10, at the Sarasota Opera House.

“Making it look like we’re gliding is more different than you think,” Honea says. “We hop-slide, do a lot of jumps en pointe and make our body angle lean forward, so it looks like we’re pushing off. When we watched the DVD of last time and put it on fast forward, it really does look like we’re ice skating.”

According to Honea, Ashton choreographed the ballet in a way so that the dancers are leaning and using their bodies at all times. Although they appear to be skating when traveling across the stage, they are actually sliding and skidding across the floor, which is not the usual tacky marley flooring.

“With the floor cloth that is painted to look like an ice-skating rink, it’s a different texture we’re not used to,” Honea says. “With turns, we have to add more force, because it kind of catches you. Both Logan and I had holes in our shoes, and my pointe shoes were worn down to a layer I’d never seen.”

Set in the 1930s, the ballet features scenes commonly found in an ice rink during the holiday season — a romantic hand-in-hand couple skating; be-

Q&A with Logan Learned and Kate Honea If you weren’t ice skating in this ballet, would it still be fun?

Honea: If there weren’t any skating, we’d just be thinking about the steps and how hard they are. I don’t think we’d enjoy it as much.

Learned: It’s almost as if we fool ourselves into thinking, “Oh, it’s not that hard, we’re just skating.” But it’d be a daunting amount of work — almost like DUN, DUN, DUN! — if there was no skating.

What makes this ballet fun for the audience?

Honea: Logan does things you would never normally see him do on stage. He goes upside down. Not many people can do that. It’s something the audience gets shocked by.

Learned: It’s something I get shocked by!

Honea: In a normal ballet, we would walk on stage and prepare. Whenever we walk on or off stage, you’ll always see us skating. Sometimes, we joke around and speed skate on the side. We try to be Apolo Anton Ohno.

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Sarasota Ballet Assistant Artistic Director Margaret Barbieri on 'Les Patineurs'

Logan Learned and Kate Honea will star as the Blue Boy and the Blue Girl, respectively, in Sir Frederick Ashton’s “Les Patineurs.”

“It is often performed at Christmas as a special Christmas treat. It's all about skating and snow and what people used to do — and still do — at Christmas-time. It's set in this Victorian Christmas party in the park, in the middle of London. Certainly in Florida, the ice-skating doesn't resonate. Nevertheless, in England, very much so. Even today in London, they put up this ice rink in the center of London, and everyone goes ice skating.”

ginners clinging onto their surroundings to avoid falling; and the Blue Boy whizzing by in an Edwardian-trimmed fur ensemble while completing his dare-devilish spins.

“I’m a good faller-on-the-butt type of skater,” Learned says. “But ballet is the main form of skating I should do.”

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Honea: Especially for the Blue Boy and the Blue Girl, it’s so technically hard, that as you’re doing it, you feel a sense of accomplishment.

Learned: You think, “Wow, I just performed a really tiring, taxing ballet,” but there’s a sense of happiness because you’re making it look easy. Knowing you’re doing something so difficult makes you enjoy it.

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The accidental set designer Michael Bush has turned Home Resource into an unlikely stage for intimate theater.

The contemporary furniture store has become one of Sarasota’s best-kept theater secrets.

“I don’t want it to get too big,” Michael Bush says of his store’s theater offerings. “At the end of the day, I’m still in the furniture business.”

West End shows, which are effec- idea, using London’s fringe contively your Broadway shows. You cept as his model. had your Off-West End shows The store now hosts about eight and then you had fringe theater. shows a year.

Fringe is like off-Off Broadway.

In the evening after the store This was where we had some of closes, Bush will pick a showroom our most memorable experienc- set that jives with a particular es.” show. He’ll rearrange furniture to When Bush, a former Exxon accommodate an audience, reMobil executive, purchased hang artwork, lighting, switch out Home Resource eight years ago, pillows, blankets and other decor. the business was struggling to “People love to have a chance stay afloat. to sit on the furniture,” Bush says.

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It was never intended to be a marketing ploy.

In fact, Bush can’t think of one person who’s seen a show at Home Resource only to return later to purchase a piece of furniture.

“Many of the people who come in here don’t have taste in contemporary furniture,” he says.

“There’s never been a direct connection between the shows and (furniture) sales. It’s not even about Home Resource. It’s about coming into our home and spending an evening with us.”

An avid supporter of Sarasota’s arts organizations, Bush has served on the boards of the Sarasota Film Festival, the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe and Sarasota Season of Sculpture. He says he sees the store’s nighttime entertainment as an extension of that support.

Local performers love the venue because it’s intimate, affordable and not afraid to present cutting-edge material. Not to mention ticket sales go directly to the performers.

“We’ve never had any furniture broken or spilled on,” Bush says.

“It helps that we only serve white wine.”

Naturally, since turning his sales floor over to actors, the 57-year-old business owner has

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“Nobody expected me to run out in my underwear,” Bush says.

“It was done for shock value, but my wife wasn’t pleased. She said, ‘That’s it. No more acting.’ Now it’s up to my understudy.”

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There’s no marquee, no concession stand, no ushers and no real stage to speak of. The shows aren’t heavily advertised, and the seating is neither assigned nor organized in tidy rows.

The line between actors and audience is so blurred that performers often sit among the crowd undetected until it’s their turn to rise and deliver a line.

Sometimes a show is staged in a living room, sometimes a bedroom. The experience is so intimate and so comfortable that the owner of the venue is in no hurry to boost ticket sales. Too many people would kill the cozy atmosphere.

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By Bobby Hill | Contributing Columnist

Xeriscaping highlights best plants for the area What in the world does the word “xeriscaping” mean? Pronounced as if it begins with a “z,” the use of xeriscaping originated in 1981 with the Denver Water Department. “Xeri” is derived from the Greek word “xeros,” meaning dry, and “scape,” meaning scene. In landscaping, it means creating a landscape design that has been carefully tailored to withstand drought conditions. The end result will require less water, fertilizer, maintenance and pest control than the traditional landscaping. One of the best features is the homeowner will be using less of all these, which will save him time and money.

One of the ways you can approach xeriscape is to take your existing plants and adjust them to be more water-wise and drought tolerant. The other way is to design and construct an entirely new water-wise landscape. The whole idea is to create a design that is tailored to withstand drought conditions and to use the best-suited plants for your area or use native plants. Following are the main fundamentals of creating xeriscape.

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PLANT SELECTION

Try to use Florida native plants whenever possible because they are proven winners in our area. A reasonable knowledge of plants is an essential key to a successful water-wise garden or any landscape design. A few plants to consider that are low-water users would be bougainvillea, oleander, Texas sage, lantana, fountain grasses, junipers, liriope, bird of paradise, Asiatic jasmine, palms and cactus. The Sarasota hardiness is zone 9B.

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WATERING

If plants had their way, they would want infrequent deep watering much more than quick, shallow watering. The xeriscape plants like the same. If you don’t have an automatic irrigation or drip system, this is something you can do yourself. As always, water on the days the county allows you to water with manual sprinklers.

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PROPER GROUPING OF PLANTS

The idea of xeriscaping is grouping plants with similar water needs together This will allow them to be watered with little waste. By planting higher water-use plants in another area, you can regulate the low water-use plants more accurately. Your irrigation system can be adjusted according to the plant needs, which will save resources and money.

PROPER GRADING AND SOIL CONDITION

This allows water to soak into the soil and be used by plants rather than being allowed to run off. If you have slopes or varying terrain, you can terrace or create wells around each plant. Using good garden soils and natural ingredients, such as cow manure or compost, will allow the water to go into the ground more evenly.

To be successful in xeriscaping, mulching has several benefits for the soil. It will retain the water much longer than dirt, reduce the temperature of the soil, support and increase essential bacteria, give the beds a fresh look and reduce the amount of weeds. Rock beds are nice but will absorb more heat onto the plants, so pick plants that can withstand higher temperatures.

Think of xeriscaping as being more about plants than anything else and don’t feel you have to do major changes in your landscape to be more waterwise. It may just mean relocating and adapting the plants you already have and adding some of the more beautiful native plants that Central Florida has to offer. Last, fertilizer is important with our sandy soil conditions.

Try to fertilize at least three times per year with a slow-release (granular) or water-soluble fertilizer.

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Transitional Space Dick June, of Siesta Interiors Inc., has been designing spaces in Sarasota and Manatee counties for 26 years. One trend he is seeing is a move toward a light, transitional look — a Manhattan feel — as opposed to heavy, Tuscanyinspired looks that have been popular in the past. A transitional interior creates an inviting space through the use of a neutral color scheme and light and warmth. A recently completed interior design of a villa in Sarasota County reflects that lighter look.

When designing villas and condos, which are generally smaller in size as compared to homes, June says the key is using lighter tones so the unit doesn’t feel closed in.

The golden-hued walls were used throughout for continuity, and the lighter color allows the contemporary artwork that adorns the walls to stand out. Each piece of art was selected based on the room in which it hangs.

Color palettes are also lightening up, according to June, which is evident in the warm, golden hues and teal accents.

Above: Teal accents were used throughout the home, including the throw pillows and the artwork in the living room.

Right: A platform mahogany wood bed is the focal point of the master bedroom. The gold bedspread is a darker hue than the gold walls, which continues the continuity of the color scheme but adds some contrast.

The round glass-top pedestal table with camel-colored leather Parsons dining chairs maximizes the space in the dining area.

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The kitchen features cherry cabinets and white Corian countertops, which are offset by a teal accent wall.

The color scheme in the guest bedroom is the reverse of the master bedroom, with a teal-colored bedspread and a textured woven upholstered headboard, which features teal and brick colors.

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Watching and listening to the Sarasota Orchestra this past weekend in its Masterworks concert of music by Hindemith and Brahms under the direction of Leif Bjaland, we couldn’t help thinking, “Ah, Daddy’s home.” This is one of the last concerts Bjaland will be conducting with the orchestra after 15 years at its helm, so there was a certain poignancy to the performance we heard Sunday.

But, as it should be, the music was put before the sentiment.

Bjaland’s reading of the Germanic program was more like a chamber concert than a full-blown orchestral experience. Hindemith’s Symphony, “Mathis der Maler” (Mathis the Painter), is a programmatic piece that was banned in Nazi Germany and got its composer on a list of “degenerate” musicians along with Mendelssohn, Stravinsky and Louis Armstrong.

The work, which depicts a trio of panels from a magnificent alter piece in Alsace, France, by Mathis Gothart, is an instrumentally colorful and rich work that put the spotlight on the orchestra-as-soloist. And the members of the Sarasota Orchestra, from the sonorous strings and brilliant horns to the shimmering winds, came through like superstars.

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After 15 years, Leif Bjaland conducted one of his last performances at the helm of the Sarasota Orchestra. ond movement, the shimmering violins in the third and the final brass chorale showed us the kind of playing that takes excellent individual musicians and turns them into a cohesive ensemble.

Bjaland is particularly good at programming works that, at first glance, seem unconnected.

But, hearing a snippet of an unassuming ascending scale in the first movement of the Hindemith reminded me why Bjaland paired this piece with the Brahms Fourth Symphony, which has a similar ascending scale as the main theme of its fourth movement. It’s fascinat-

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He also knows how to bring out the best in his players. In his hands, the Brahms, an old and beloved friend, became a new piece. Rather than giving it the stolid, vertical, Germanic reading we’re used to hearing, this performance had a chamber-like clarity that concentrated on the contrapuntal, linear lines, making this symphony both stately and pastoral. The emphasis was on transparency, which made it a memorable reading.

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Is George Clooney for real? Does he not continuously prove one can improve upon perfection? In director/ writer Alexander Payne’s new film, “The Descendants,” Clooney’s performance doesn’t seem like one at all. It feels as though you’re living in his skin.

The film opens with a huge smile emanating from a woman’s face.

It’s a brief shot, and we soon learn that the woman is Matt King’s (Clooney) wife, who’s now comatose following a boating accident. Father to two daughters, Matt admits he’s always been “the back-up parent, the understudy.” And his children have paid the price.

It gets worse. Blindsided when he discovers that his wife isn’t going to make it, Matt informs his 17-year-old daughter, Alex (Shailene Woodley). She, in turn, informs Dad that Mom’s been cheating on him.

They are gloomy revelations, which, in the hands of the talented Payne, become a springboard for some hilarious situations as the film unfolds.

In an unlikely move, Alex, who has little regard for her father, teams up with him to find the boyfriend.

In their quest, the two develop a mutual respect for one another. Matt realizes just how much he loved his wife as his daughters grow close.

“The Descendants” is full of little twists. Matt is the descendant of one of the first, white land-owning families in Hawaii. In charge of a trust that includes 25,000 acres of spectacular virgin beach, he’s at

Matt King (George Clooney) and his daughter Alex (Shailene Woodley) strengthen their relationship while searching for King’s wife’s lover. odds with some greedy cousins as to its development. When he uncovers a link to his wife’s lover and the land deal, Matt sees everything in a different light.

Payne is an expert at accessing the essence of his characters by casting his films wisely (think: “Sideways” and “About Schmidt”).

In “The Descendants,” the cast is simply standout. Small parts by Robert Forster, Beau Bridges and Judy Greer leave lasting impressions.

Alex’s stoner boyfriend (Nick Krause) and feisty, foul-mouthed little sister (Amara Miller) provide a significant amount of snickers. But it’s Clooney, in his best performance ever, who owns this delightful film.

Payne has the unique ability to make his audience laugh at the most inopportune moments and cry when it’s least expected. In “The Descendants,” he makes us truly care about the connections of his characters ... because they’re just like us.

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Toasty takes Tamiami Trail You have to admit, it’s an attentiongetter. Not every day do you encounter what appears to be a mango wearing sunglasses enjoying a cup of java while swinging in a hammock suspended between two palm trees on an island that’s a fried egg — sunny side up. No, you are not seeing things. Meet “Toasty,” Sarasota’s brand character in the genre of the Pillsbury Dough Boy or the Jolly Green Giant.

Toasty is the creation of Kimberly Duffy and Sandi Wagner, owners of the Toasted Mango Café, a breakfast-andlunch spot that opened two months ago in the small strip center on North Tamiami Trail at Fifth Street in the space formerly occupied (twice, in fact) by Etrusco. The duo discovered the space was for rent while commuting to their former jobs at the Blue Dolphin Café on St. Armands Circle. Its availability inspired them to start their own venture.

Duffy and Wagner have conceived pretty much every aspect of their new spot. The name is intended to convey “tropical” and “breakfast.” They dreamed up Toasty while walking the Ringling Bridge one day and got Sarasota artist Michael Blunt to draw him.

They designed the interiors themselves, as well, and persuaded friend and customer Mary Lou Johnson to display her artful photographs.

The owners identify themselves on their shared business card as “proprietors/servers,” which says a lot. Two people on one card communicates “team” as much as cost conscious. And they are clearly placing a great deal of emphasis on service. The two “40-somethings” (how they describe themselves) have been serving customers in restaurants for 25 years. They feel it’s important for

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Toasted Mango Café owners Kimberly Duffy and Sandi Wagner customers to know they are present as owners, and Wagner says it’s also important “to see what comes out of the kitchen and what comes in the door.”

What comes out of the kitchen is a nice selection of daytime favorites, several featuring the eponymous fruit. Breakfast options include a waffle topped with chopped mango and mango butter, mango muffins and a breakfast banana split. At lunch, there is gazpacho and a roasted turkey mango wrap, among other options. They expect their signature dish to be the Toasted Mango Blackened Chicken Salad, which includes fresh mango. There is even a three-bean mango salad. The kitchen is the domain of Carlos Moran, and the owners recruit

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Of course, there are abundant nonmango options as well. One friend deemed the blueberry pancakes “awesome.” And tourist friends who had eggs for breakfast there last week said everything was exceptionally fresh and delicious.

The café is sunny and bright, like the food. It serves breakfast and lunch all day, every day. There is an outside fullservice patio for doggie dining. The lot in front is small, but there is plenty of parking on both sides of Fifth Street. You could say the whole experience is sunny side up.

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The Humane Society of Sarasota County held its annual “Hot Dogs and Cool Cats” fundraiser Dec. 3, at the Sarasota Yacht Club for the first time, and 250 guests got to enjoy the venue in full Christmas mufti. One star of the program was Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald, of Animal Planet’s “Emergency Vets.” He not only shared war stories but dropped his drawers to reveal his dance pants and entertained the audience with a little holiday gigue.

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Even with his entertaining antics, he had tough competition from Rudolph, a beautiful black lab-mix puppy that was sold via auction. Jeff Roberti bought him for $1,700 as a gift for lucky Ron and Kim Soto. HSSC, the area’s largest no-kill shelter, is in the middle of its annual Iams-sponsored “Home for the Holiday” promotion, something to consider if a pet is on your gift list.

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+ Success stories According to Payton Wright Foundation President Patrick Wright, the net from his organization’s first gala was expected to be upward of $80,000 to $100,000. “One of the greatest things from the night is that four different supporters donated $500 a month in gas cards,” he said. “We can now give out $2,000 a month in gas cards to families caring for a child with brain cancer. That is huge for a small foundation like Payton’s.” Also huge, according to Community AIDS Foundation President Mike Cuffage, is that the net from “CAN Dance — Dancing with Our Stars” not only broke the $100,000 mark but reached $128,000. The “Wit and Wisdom of Aging” luncheon for the Pines Foundation,

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Janet and John Hunter with Betty Schoenbaum co-chaired by Joan Geyer and Kim Bald, raised $163,000, more than double last year’s proceeds. And at an after-party for the recent Glasser-Schoenbaum Human Services Center gala honoring Betty Schoenbaum, Executive Director Phil King was able to tell supporters and committee members that their event had achieved $200,000. What a town we live in!

+ And success in the making They may be new to fundraising leadership in Sarasota, but Carolyn Keystone and her husband, Jim Meekison, are off to a great start as co-chairs of Ragtime Revisited, this season’s major fundraiser for the Asolo Rep set for March 17, at the Ringling Museum. At a recent kick-off gathering, they announced that 400 tickets have already been sold. Better get yours now from Laura Wood at 351-9010, Ext. Carolyn Keystone and 4712 or Laura_Wood@Asolo.org Jim Meekison

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“Lionel Bill” Clark started playing with model trains when he was 4, got serious about collecting after he returned from Korea, hooked up with the Sarasota Model Railroad Club about 1970 and started participating in the Crosley Festival of Trees several years ago. His layout there this year had three trains running, an estimated 400 pieces of scenery and a small Christmas tree decked out with authentic mid-century ornaments, including bubble lights — all from his private collection. It took eight hours to set up and provided a week’s-plus worth of delight.

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College of Art and Design board According to director of women’s member. Her son, Jeffrey Camiener, philanthropy Ilene Fox, the Dec. 5 died Nov. 28 after a long illness, his “Women’s Day” event for Jewish mind sharp until the end. May his Federation of Sarasota-Manatee memory be for a blessing.

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Ballet Showcase Luncheon Hosted by: Friends of the Sarasota Ballet Benefiting: Sarasota Ballet When: 11:30 a.m. Where: Michael’s On East Chair: Richard Hurter Contact: Richard Hurter, 780-3311 Price: $35

YMCA Foundation of Sarasota VIP DINNER ‘A CURRIER & IVES CHRISTMAS’ Thursday, Dec. 1 | The Field Club

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Benefiting: Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Sarasota-Manatee, Inc. When: 6 p.m.

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19 ‘Winter Variations’ Hosted by: Friends of the Sarasota Ballet Benefiting: Sarasota Ballet When: 6:30 p.m.

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Together This Christmas

A HOLIDAY CABARET

DECEMBER 16 &17 AT 7:30 P.M.

DECEMBER 17 &18 AT 2 : 0 0 P. M .

Historic Asolo Theater at the Ringling Museum of Art

Treat yourself and your family to a gift of live musical entertainment... the best of the season’s favorites melodies!

Tuneful, joyous, colorful and memorable live musical performances by five of New York’s outstanding Broadway, cabaret, and recording artists....

Made possible with generous support from

FOR TICKETS CALL 941.360.7399 or online 24/7 at www.artistseriesconcerts.org All seats reserved - $35/$40 – Children 12/under $15 at all performances

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2011