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Thursday, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

candidate clash

by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Key’s future at center of race Vice Mayor David Brenner disagrees with many of the claims in a mailing from District 3 challenger Ray Rajewski.

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+ Chapel members jazz up services It was a toe-tapping, handclapping good time at the Longboat Island Chapel’s 19th annual jazz worship service Sunday, Feb. 12.

Once again, a band organized by Al Hixon presented several well-known jazz classics. Tony Swain, clarinetist, added remarks on the history of jazz. And vocalist Diane Keeton sang an emotional, “Have I Stayed Too Long at the Fair?” and dedicated it to her late husband, Gary Deary, a member of the band who died recently.

The program closed with the usual spirited rendition of “When the Saints Go Marchin’ In,” accompanied by audience members strutting in the aisles.

The race for the District 3 seat of the Longboat Key Town Commission will center on the future of Longboat Key. Vice Mayor David Brenner, who holds the District 3 seat, and challenger Ray Rajewski agree on that.

But a recent mailing Rajewski’s campaign sent to just more than 1,000 registered voters on the

Key suggests that they might not agree on much more.

Rajewski wrote in the mailing: “The current commission seems intent on remaking Longboat as a major tourist destination, all under the guise of ‘progress.’”

He described the Longboat Key Club and Resort’s $400 mil-

lion renovation-and-expansion project in the letter, writing that “the commission, led by my opponent, approved a development which included the largest meeting facility in the area, one with a capacity of 1,000 people or more … in a residential area no less!” He points out that the development order was recently

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Businesses stock up for Publix closure Local merchants plan to increase their offerings during the eight months in which the island will be without a supermarket.

Edward Pick, reverend emeritus of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, has recently undergone a successful knee surgery. And he seemed to be in good spirits — enough to serenade the nurses. One nurse said she had attended a Mass during which Pick was discussing show tunes, and to this he replied by singing “I’m Henry the VIII,” and “Come to the Cabaret.” He’s now receiving physical therapy and should be recovered soon.

+ Younger remains hospitalized

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+ Father Pick sings a happy tune

Commissioner Phill Younger remained hospitalized at press time at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Younger’s wife, Fanny, said that the couple is grateful for the many kind words the public has shared. To send thoughts and well-wishes to Younger, email him at pyounger@longboatkey.org.

overturned in Circuit Court.

Brenner disagrees with the statement that he “led” the commission when it approved the Key Club development order.

“I was one of seven,” he said.

“George Spoll was the mayor, Bob Siekmann was the vice mayor.”

Rajewski told the Longboat Observer that Brenner was the “most vocal” commissioner to

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Contestant Milan Adrian makes sure his ribs pass the taste test at the annual Friends of Tennis Center fundraiser, “Ribfest.” For the story and more photos, see page 16A.

A new Longboat Key Publix is now officially in the bag.

But, before residents can check out the new store — slated to open in December — they’ll have to pay a price: eight months with no grocery store.

From the time the Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets Inc. announced plans last summer to tear down its existing store, leading up to the Longboat Key Town Commission’s approval of three outline development plans and site-plan amendments, residents have asked a lot of questions. One frequent inquiry: Will CVS (which is also located in Avenue of the Flowers and is getting a new store, scheduled to open in September, but will remain open throughout construction) offer grocery items?

The short answer: no.

“In the current store, we don’t have the room,” Mike DeAngelis, CVS public relations director, said.

“The main reason we’re moving from the existing location is to offer an enhanced product selection.”

DeAngelis said that when the new CVS opens, it

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RACE / FROM PAGE 1A support the Key Club project.

He went on to write: “The commission, spurred on by David Brenner, whose background is in ‘economic development’ and casino management, wants to pace the way for more expansive development, more tourists and … casinos?? Don’t rule it out, bills have been introduced to the state Legislature to legalize casinos in Florida and with pressure from the gaming industry and the right ‘clarifications’ of the zoning code it’s not as farfetched as it seems.”

Brenner told the Longboat Observer that he served on the board of the Claridge Atlantic City in the 1990s and early 2000s, eventually becoming chairman.

During that time, Brenner said that the hotel had the smallest casino in Atlantic City, making it difficult to be competitive with major resort-casinos. The Claridge entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and was acquired by the larger Bally’s Atlantic City — a move that Brenner said ultimately saved approximately 2,000 jobs and 70% of investors’ capital.

But he dismissed any notion that he or the public would support casinos on the island — or that his serving on the board has any implications for the Key. “It’s about as relevant to the Key as the man on the moon,” he said.

But Rajewski argued that the background is relevant, because Brenner has advocated increasing tourism on the island.

“What I’m saying is, don’t rule it out,” Rajewski said. “There were bills introduced, and they will come back with pressure from the gaming industry.”

Brenner said that he was surprised by the fact he received the letter in the mail — but not by its content.

“I was more surprised than anything that I was on their mailing list,” he said.

“The campaign doesn’t seem to want to run on what the issues are but wants to go after my background.”

Candidate forum The Longboat Observer and the Longboat Key Public Interest Committee (PIC) have invited both David Brenner and Ray Rajewski to a Candidate Forum at 7 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 20, at Bayfront Park Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Rajewski, however, does not plan to attend the forum.

Although he declined to address specifics as to why he wouldn’t be attending, he said, “If it was just the newspaper, I probably would accept,” and said that he has “a problem with PIC’s agenda.”

Brenner, however, said he plans to be there.

The forum is open to the public.

Coffee and light refreshments will be served. For information, visit lbkpic.com or call 383-5509.

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Quik-n-Easy opened over the weekend with typical convenience store fare but will temporarily increase its grocery offerings.

PUBLIX CLOSING / FROM PAGE 1A won’t offer items such as meat or produce. But it will carry a wider selection of its typical product offering, including bread, dairy, canned goods and other perishable items.

But local businesses are cashing in by enhancing their grocery offerings in hopes of getting a piece of the Publix pie.

Reed Savidge’s Quik-n-Easy opened over the weekend in the former 7-Eleven location at 4032 Gulf of Mexico Drive, which Savidge owns. The store currently sells standard convenience-store offerings such as small grocery items, coffee, beer and snack foods but will temporarily increase its grocery selection during the time Publix is closed to include items such as produce and hot soups.

“We’re going to listen to people and find out what they want when they come in the store,” Savidge said. “Obviously, we’re not replacing Publix, but you’ll be able to come in here and at least make dinner for yourself.”

Harry Christensen, co-owner of Harry’s Continental Kitchens and Harry’s Cornerstore, is also hoping the closure will bring

Both candidates say the race is about the future of Longboat Key, but there is one more thing they agree on: The March 20 race is important. But just how important?

Rajewski described it in his mailing as “the most important election in the past two decades for Longboat Key.” He told the Longboat Observer why: “The future of Longboat Key hangs in the balance,” he said. “We have our town attorney suggesting that we redo the codes, the Key Club issue is in the courts, the issues at Whitney Beach are up in the air and the amount the town is liable for beaches and pensions, and now the commissioners seem to want to build a community center that we can’t afford.”

Although Brenner agreed that the race is important, he was skeptical of Rajewski’s description.

“Who is he to say that it’s the most important election in two decades?”

Brenner said. “That’s pretty arrogant if you don’t mind my saying so. This is one commission seat, not all seven of them.”

new customers his way. He plans to make the restaurant’s deli more like a Publix deli by offering pre-sliced meats and additional bakery items. At Harry’s Cornerstore, Christensen will offer more grocery items, including enhanced produce and meats, while cutting back on its souvenir selection to make room.

“People who need to fill up their carts will go into town, but people who need some toilet paper or a head of romaine and a tomato can come to me,” he said.

Nazeela Rahman-Shaw, co-owner of BP Longboat Key, said that she is exploring the idea of expanding the convenience store’s grocery selection, possibly offering an enhanced dairy selection and freshly baked goods.

“We already have a lot of dry goods but right now we are giving thought to some new things,” said Rahman-Shaw, who has gotten several suggestions from customers. “We’re making a list of things that people are suggesting, and we’ll be happy to offer those things.”

But, for now, residents still have time to stock their refrigerators at the Longboat Key Publix: The store won’t close until after Easter.

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set in sand

by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Town, county commissioners study Longboat Pass issues Longboat Key and Manatee County commissioners held a joint work session Tuesday to discuss the findings of the jointly funded Longboat Pass Inlet Management Study.

The Longboat Pass Inlet Management Study suggests that a single terminal groin on Beer Can Island and two permeable adjustable groins are key parts of the solution to stopping the southward movement of Longboat Pass and stopping north-end erosion.

Longboat Key commissioners had already heard the technical reasons why Coastal Planning & Engineering Inc., which conducted the jointly funded study, recommends construction of the groins in conjunction with many other steps, such as extending an Anna Maria Island groin and dredging a cut of the pass. Town commissioners heard the results

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of the study in a November workshop and reached consensus to direct town staff to proceed with the permitting process for the structures, which takes at least a year, but didn’t commit to building the structure.

But for Manatee County commissioners, a joint meeting held Tuesday, Feb. 14, with the town commission was the first time the study was formally presented.

Commissioners from both boards, along with members of the public, had concerns about the structures.

Manatee County Commissioner Joe McClash worried that stakeholders for the project — including beachgoers and boaters on Beer

Can Island — have been left out of the process. He also worried about the impact of groin construction on nearby wildlife. About a half-dozen residents of Longbeach Condominium, located near the proposed site of two groins, attended the meeting to express concerns about the impacts on their properties.

But some commissioners had concerns about the amount of time being spent on the discussion — particularly because of the threat of erosion to 360 North Condominium.

“We can model until the cows come home around here but we have homes that are going to be in the beach,” Commissioner Lynn Larson

said, pointing out that other alternatives, such as sand placement, had not been effective. “It’s time to make a decision.”

Although the study calls for the simultaneous construction of all three structures, Longboat Key Public Works Director Juan Florensa told the commissions that the town will seek flexibility when it comes to permitting.

Because Tuesday’s meeting was a work session, commissioners couldn’t vote or give staff direction. However, in March, county staff will seek direction from commissioners to proceed with the final design and permitting of the study’s recommendations.

by Mallory Gnaegy | Community Editor

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The Arts Advisory Council and Center for Applied Creativity and Innovation members participated in group brainstorming exercises.

Advisory Council gets creative for future The Longboat Key Center for the Arts hosted its Arts Advisory Council for a weekend-long brainstorming retreat.

The Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, has launched an Arts Advisory Council, which will oversee and innovate the future advancement for the center.

The group consists of professional leaders of various backgrounds to assist the Ringling College administration in creating programming, advocating the arts and creativity and helping in strategic planning to encourage economic development opportunities.

“This incredible group of volunteer leaders represents a multitude of professional backgrounds and a wealth of experience that the college and LBKCA is tremendously grateful to have,” said Dr.

Larry R. Thompson, Ringling College president, in a press release. “We expect the combination of business and creativity in these new council members will act as a springboard for ideas we have yet to imagine.”

The council members are: Tom Aposporos, David Brenner, Ed Brickman, Muffie Cabot, Carol Camiener, Thomas Carabasi, Ed Chiles, Christine Eisner, Claude Engle, Robert Gault, Mary Lou Johnson, Ron Johnson, Barbara Kerwin, Susan Landau, Christine Meeker Lange, Dianne Muir, Christopher Osborne, Joan Partridge, Drayton Saunders, Larry Thompson, Andrew Vac, Lisa Walsh and Michael Welly.

The group kicked-off its du-

ties with a two-day creativity retreat led by Ringling’s newly formed Center for Applied Creativity and Innovation.

This is a start-up group aimed at businesses, non-profits and other organizations to jump-start creativity among individuals through applied learning. It works with executives and their employees and teaches them how to tap into their creativity using a studiobased arts approach — much like the retreat the Longboat Key Center for the Arts Advisory Council underwent.

The group was challenged to think outside the box. The members participated in group brainstorming in many different ways, such as handson artful thinking using paint and canvases with Kyu Yamamoto, and think-tanking with Sylvie Geneau of Cirque du Soleil.

“Through this retreat, there were (ideas) that came up for future programming, in that

the programming needs to be quality-based and unique in order to attract the audiences — not only of Longboat Key but around the region and elsewhere,” Arts Center Executive Director Jane Buckman says.

On Thursday, there will be a community meeting to discuss the site plan as a continuation of the 2003 plan for the Arts Center.

“It will be more about the vessel and less about what will be going on inside of the vessel itself,” says Buckman.

The goal of the meeting is to gain feedback from the surrounding neighborhood and town residents.

The public is invited to attend the meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, 6860 Longboat Drive S. For more information, call 3832345.

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report card

by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Commissioners give high marks to town manager David Bullock received mostly fours and fives on his first quarterly evaluation.

Longboat Key Town Commissioners gave Town Manager David Bullock high marks in his first quarterly evaluation. Although commissioners wrote that it was too early to evaluate Bullock in many categories, the town manager received mostly fours and fives, on a scale of one to five with five being the highest. There were 49 categories in the evaluation.

Mayor Jim Brown gave Bullock a rating of four out of five in all 49 categories. “My comments so far have all been above average,” Brown wrote. “Mr. Bullock has not been on Longboat Key long enough to be completely evaluated. On the other hand, I have been very pleasantly pleased with the professional approach he has brought to everything he has tackled.”

Vice Mayor David Brenner gave Bullock fives in 27 categories, fours in 11 categories and didn’t rate Bullock in 11 categories. Brenner’s comments included, “Working hard to get his subordinates to work as a team,” “I know what he’s doing — no surprises,” and “Doesn’t hesitate to move ahead after he has thought through the issue at hand.”

Brenner wrote that it was too soon to rate Bullock on many categories.

Commissioner Jack Duncan gave Bullock ratings of fives in 29 categories and did not evaluate Bullock on 20 categories. Duncan wrote that he had no examples so far of the qualities listed in many categories. He wrote that Bullock “seems to be everywhere” and “seems to have a solid handle on the budget” and credited Bullock for meeting with approximately 100 citizens in his first 100 days.

Commissioner Lynn Larson gave Bullock ratings of five in 44 categories and did not rate him on five categories.

Larson wrote: “I feel we have a town manager who ‘works for the town.’ He is open-minded and implements decisions made by commissioners elected by the citizens of this town. I look forward to working with Manager Bullock and trust his judgment until he gives me reasons not to trust that judgment.”

Commissioner Hal Lenobel did not evaluate Bullock but provided a written explanation: “I don’t think enough time has elapsed to render a fair judgment on the town manager’s performance evaluation. My personal association and relationships with Mr. Bullock makes tendering an assessment too premature to be of any value at this time.”

Commissioner Phillip Younger gave Bullock fives in 40 categories, fours in six categories and threes in three categories (for each of the “three” ratings, Younger wrote “insufficient info”).

Younger described the town manager as self-confident without being arrogant and analytical and wrote that he has “effectively leveraged local non-LBK resources for the betterment of LBK.” Commissioner Pat Zunz gave Bullock fives in 20 categories, fours in 24 categories, threes in four categories and didn’t rate him in one category.

“Mr. Bullock’s style is to observe and listen,” Zunz wrote. “He speaks up when necessary.” Zunz wrote that she has had more meetings with Bullock in his first 100 days than she had had previously and also credited him with making use of his Sarasota and Manatee county contacts.

Bullock’s contract, which runs through Sept. 15, calls for quarterly evaluations by the commission. The evaluation will be discussed at a workshop at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16.

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+ Voter registration deadline Feb. 21 The deadline to register to vote in the town’s General Municipal Election March 20 is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21.

The only contested race on the ballot is for the District 3 Longboat Key Town Commission seat. For registration and absentee ballot information, contact the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections at 741-3823; Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections at 861-8600; or the Longboat Key Town Clerk Office at 316-1999.

+ Longboat Key man airlifted after fall An 88-year-old man was airlifted to Blake Medical Center in Bradenton Wednesday, Feb. 8, after Longboat Key firefighters/paramedics found him on the roof of his residence on Edlee Lane. The man fell more than 10 feet, sustaining possible head and injuries, while trimming trees from a ladder on his roof. He was transported via Bayflite helicopter and was in stable condition yesterday.

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+ Mote, USF announce new partnership

Leaders of Mote Marine Laboratory and the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee signed an agreement Feb. 10 that will allow Mote scientists and USF faculty to work together at Mote in research and undergraduate education. The agreement will complete the build-out of classrooms and teaching laboratories at Mote and will create new joint appointments for Mote researchers who will serve as faculty.

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Wednesday, Feb. 15 (Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach)  Neighborhood meeting to discuss plans for Arts Center — 2 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 16 (Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, 6860 Longboat Drive S.)  Town Commission regular workshop — 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16  Planning & Zoning Board meeting — 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21  Police Officers’ Pension meeting — 8 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22

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Bullock outlines Key issues at PIC forum The new town manager spoke about key issues and his first 100 days on Longboat Key at a Public Interest Committee forum held Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Bayfront Park Recreation Center. Read on to learn what Bullock had to say about issues that affect the island. … Pensions …

The cost of the town’s pension obligations have continued to increase over the years, but funding didn’t continue to increase, which created an unfunded liability — one for which the town is on the hook.

“Once you incur that liability as an employer, you don’t have the liberty to walk away from that liability,” Bullock said.

Now, the goal is to stop making promises that it can’t afford and start making ones that it can afford. The town will address each of its three pension funds but will begin with the firefighters’ fund because contract negotiations are ongoing with the firefighters’ union. A negotiation session with the firefighters’ union will most likely take place in several weeks, Bullock said.

… Publix …

The audience applauded when Bullock announced that the Longboat Key Town Commission had approved plans for a new store the night before. Bullock said that the town has been informally reviewing for the past four weeks construction plans for the project that couldn’t be formally submitted until the project was approved.

“The town’s side is to review the drawLBK 2010 - J ings completely,” Bullock said. “It’s our objective that nothing that’s in the town’s

spots” for erosion — near the 6600 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive, just south of the Islander Club, and near L’Ambiance. The earliest the placement could occur is late 2012 because two federal agencies have to first come together and jointly produce a report.

The other project involves finding a long-term solution for severe erosion at the north end — a problem for which three groins have been proposed.

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Publix will close in April and re-open in December. purview falls through the cracks.”

… The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort …

The town has two roles in the Colony.

One is determining whether the use of units can continue; the buildings (except for one) aren’t occupied, and for all intents and purposes, the use has stopped.

The clock for the occupancy deadline begins to tick once that use has stopped.

The second role is addressing any health/ safety issues; the town must address any public hazard or nuisance issues should they occur.

“You don’t see the town getting involved in the disputes that are occurring,” Bullock said.

… Beaches …

The town is looking at two major beach projects.

One involves placing sand in three “hot

One erosion hot spot is near the 6600 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive.

… Dogs on the beach …

Bullock said that the discussion about allowing dogs on the beach that is currently taking place is a community-level discussion in which the town isn’t currently involved.

“There is nothing pending, there’s no ordinance, and town staff is not spending any time on this, except reading some of the correspondence,” Bullock said.

He described community-level discussions that don’t involve the processes re-

quired by government as a good thing, leading one resident to ask: “Is it fair to say you’re not ready to unleash the power of government on this?”

“You may be barking up the wrong tree,” Bullock said.

… Wireless communications …

TE Connectivity Networks Inc. is beginning its wireless communications study for the town that will seek “reliable, objective, technical information about telecommunications inadequacies or shortfalls” on the island, Bullock said.

The week of Feb. 20, the company will perform a signal-strength test, and soon residents will be asked to complete a survey on the town’s website, longboatkey. org, about their experiences with wireless communications on the island. The company’s report will be available in April.

Bullock also told the audience that the town is currently not in possession of a completed cellular tower application

… Planning Zoning & Building Department leadership …

Bullock said that the town received 62 applications for the Planning Zoning & Building Department director — including four from Alaska candidates. The pool has been narrowed to 24, and P&Z directors from Sarasota and Manatee counties will rank the candidates. Once the pool is whittled to 10, Bullock said that a committee will be appointed to narrow it down to three candidates. Those three individuals will then be brought in for a public reception so that the committee can observe how they interact with different interested parties.

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Officer was key to break Board hears the case in auto burglaries case for code changes The Longboat Key Code Enforcement Board discussed possible changes to the town’s property codes.

If the town adopts new property codes to address aesthetic and maintenance issues beyond the scope of town codes, the Longboat Key Code Enforcement Board could see its caseload increase.

That’s why Town Planner Steve Schield sought feedback from the board at its Feb. 13 meeting about the possibility of changing the town’s code.

“You’re the board that’s going to inherit these kinds of decisions,” he said.

Board members were generally on the same page as the approximately 40 members of the public who attended a Jan. 24 community workshop in which code issues were discussed. One solution that town staff has researched is the adoption of the International Property Maintenance Code, which addresses issues such as maintenance of swimming pools, doors, windows and garage doors, along with aesthetic issues such as parking, dead vegetation and items stored outside.

There wasn’t much enthusiasm at either meeting for regulating carports or parking, although some board members and workshop attendees thought that the town should try to limit the number of boats that can be parked in drive-

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Longboat Key Police Officer John Thomas has served in law enforcement since 1987.

he wanted to help people and fight crime. But after serving in the U.S. Navy, he began to consider becoming a firefighter but was unable to do so because of his eyesight. He joined the Bradenton Police Department in 1987.

Thomas responded to and investigated many violent crimes in Bradenton, including homicides, sexual assaults and robberies. He spent much of his time as a detective working behind a desk. But he likes the fact that Longboat Key’s low crime rates along with his duties as a patrol officer give him the chance to interact with citizens and also follow up with cases.

“Here, you get to have more of an active part,” he said.

Thomas said that as the result of the summer auto-burglary investigation he was able to reunite people with their property. Some of the items were monetarily valuable, but other items were priceless, such as photographs.

“The best thing is to be able to help people get back to the normal part of life,” Thomas said.

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Board member Joel Mangel, who said he has worked with similar codes, worried about the adoption of the IPMC as a whole.

“The people who write these codes are usually enthusiasts,” Mengal said. “I prefer going through the code and determining what should be adopted that’s specific to the community.”

Other board members, along with members of the community at the Jan. 24 workshop, worried that changes could result in “Big Brother” enforcement.

Schield told the board that he doesn’t expect the IPMC to be adopted in full, but, rather, possibly adopted in portions to address the town’s needs. He also said that the way that the town enforces its codes is unlikely to change significantly.

“We’re still not going to be proactive, meaning that we’re not going to have staff running around enforcing these things,” Schield said.

“We’ll be complaint-driven, meaning that when a complaint comes in, we’ll respond to it.”

Town staff will present its recommendations to the Longboat Key Town Commission at its March 15 workshop. The commission will need to approve any changes to town codes.

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Last summer, Longboat Key police got an unexpected break in a string of auto burglaries that occurred at beach accesses: A 42-year-old man was arrested by St. Lucie County sheriff’s deputies Aug. 7, on outstanding Sarasota County warrants for dealing in stolen property.

During their investigation, deputies found a stolen credit card from a Holmes Beach case.

Deputies notified the city’s police, which relayed the information to Longboat Key police.

Longboat Key Police Officer John Thomas followed up with the case. He and Capt. Kristina Roberts interviewed the suspect in jail, where he eventually confessed and eventually agreed to go with them to the scene where some burglaries had occurred. The effort resulted in charges for five Longboat Key and three Holmes beach break-ins — and the recovery of many stolen items.

“Officer Thomas worked diligently following up with those cases,” Police Chief Al Hogle wrote. “He utilized numerous resources including his unique skills/abilities with interview techniques.”

Thomas, 49, is the 2011 Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Police Officer of the Year.

According to Hogle’s nomination letter, Thomas has been instrumental in several cases involving employee theft from local businesses. In addition to investigating criminal cases, Thomas has also managed several death incidents that required investigation and documentation.

“His expertise with contacts, interviews and documentation fully leaves no stone unturned,” Hogle wrote.

Thomas, who joined the Longboat Key Police Department in November 2009 after 22 years as a Bradenton police officer and detective, wanted to be a police officer as a teen because

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by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

BID board proposes 10-year extension

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St. Armands Business Improvement District Chairman Marty Rappaport is proposing a 10-year extension of the BID more than two years after a referendum for such a measure failed.

Making an impact The St. Armands Business Improvement District (BID) has made the following improvements to St. Armands Circle in the past 10 years: • New street lighting with outdoor music provisions • New and repaired sidewalks • Installation of 122 Bose outdoor speakers for music and emergency public address system • Funded a city-approved St. Armands Master Plan • Constructed new neck-out medians and brick-paved crosswalks • Partnered with the city to provide path lights in center park • Partnered with the city to obtain an easement for angled parking  Donated John Ringling statue • Partnered with the city to provide needed benches and trash containers • Partnered with the city to remove newspaper racks and replace with new models • Sponsored a Circle study that was presented to merchants by a planner • Renovated all four medians with a park-like setting that provided curbs, sidewalks, sitting areas, new lighting and enhanced landscaping • Participated in workshops to create stormwater improvements to correct Circle street flooding • Provided financial assistance for the installation of Christmas decorations • Worked with city staff to amend outdoor dining requirements and create signs and wayfinding signs • Worked with city officials and downtown merchants to help create the Downtown Improvement District (DID) forward with city discussions in an attempt to garner support for the changes and hold a future discussion with the commission.

Rappaport, meanwhile, suggested the BID, the merchants and the Circle residents must all work together with the city to discuss a future Circle parking garage.

Rappaport and St. Armands Circle Association Executive Director Diana Corrigan said the Circle’s landowners and merchants are working well together right now and agreed that all future discussions regarding the garage should occur at future Circle Association meetings and not at BID meetings until more input from all parties can be received.

In the meantime, the BID agreed the last 10 years of taxing its Circle property owners an extra 2 mills has been beneficial, funding a dozen projects and helping to create more than $2.5 million worth of improvements over the past 10 years (see sidebar).

“It (the BID) could not have worked out better with what we have been able to accomplish so far,” said DID board member Michael Valentino.

Rappaport said the garage and future projects could take the Circle “to the next level,” and Corrigan said that there’s now a waiting list for “A-level” retailers that are waiting for space to open up on a Circle that’s completely leased out. She said the Circle is having its best season since 2007.

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The St. Armands Business Improvement District (BID) Board of Directors wants a 10-year extension of the organization in an attempt to further enhance the Circle.

The BID’s goals for the next decade include gathering funds for a parking garage on the Circle, creating public bathrooms, burying power lines, enhancing the landscaping and creating Circle entrance signs for motorists.

The BID is a special taxing district that St. Armands Circle property owners voted to create to help pay for improvements on the Circle. The BID, which imposes a 2-mill tax on nearly 80 properties, expires in 2013.

But the BID doesn’t intend to move forward with the 10-year extension and a $15,000 referendum effort until it can clarify some issues with the city of Sarasota. At its Tuesday meeting, the BID agreed to engage a law firm to begin discussions with the city attorney’s office on some proposed changes to the BID prior to moving forward.

That’s because in May 2009, after ballots for a referendum to extend the district were mailed out, the BID became aware that two St. Armands merchants had challenged the interpretation of the state statue under which the BID was formed. Rappaport said the challenge was an attempt for Circle merchants to gain more representation on the board. The referendum ultimately failed.

At the time, deputy city attorney Mike Connolly concluded the statute wasn’t definitive as to who was eligible to serve on the board.

Currently, the BID consists of a merchant landowner and two landowner investors. Rappaport is worried that if a majority of the three-member board was merchants or merchant landowners, the board could then choose to use the BID monies to fund special merchant events and pay for a BID executive director salary instead of funding capital-improvement projects.

Currently, the BID doesn’t have an executive director and Rappaport said that 100% of the funds collected are poured back into the Circle for capital improvement projects, advertising, enhanced maintenance and minor BID expenses.

Rappaport presented the desired changes for BID board requirements at Tuesday’s BID meeting. The changes mandate a board member must be an owner and taxpayer of property within the district. To avoid conflicts of interest, Rappaport also suggests no two board members can serve if they share ownership on one or more properties within the district.

And to ensure the BID remains a landowners association, Rappaport proposes that there can never be more than one board member who is both a landowner and a merchant within the district.

Without those changes, Rappaport said the BID does not have the support of the Circle landowners for a simple majority vote of district members to approve an extension of the BID. “If we don’t get a clear-cut interpretation, it’s not going to go through,” Rappaport said.

What created tensions between Circle merchants and landowners in 2009 was Connolly’s interpretation that the Sarasota City Commission could change the requirements of the board members at any time.

“The landowners are wrestling with this bone in their throat that the rug can be pulled out from under them at any time,” Rappaport said.

The board unanimously agreed to move

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This is America?

Most weeks, we prefer to devote this space to matters directly affecting Longboat Key. Now and again, though, as many of our readers know, our comments will go beyond the Key’s island borders.

This week is another of those occasions, particularly in light of the surreal events of last week. We’re referring, of course, to the Obama administration’s assault on religious rights and then its announcement that it is confiscating $26 billion from American banks as punishment for sloppy legal work.

Help us out: Is this America? It seems so surreal.

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Last week, we devoted this space to Obama’s tyranny against the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of the right to religious freedom. And we were just one small pebble of an overpowering avalanche of dissent that caused the administration to alter its Obama-imposed rules concerning the forced dispensing of free contraceptives and abortion-inducing drugs.

Obama may have assuaged the Catholic church by removing the requirement from religious organizations to be forced to provide contraceptives, et al, in their health insurance policies. But he still misses the overall confiscation of your freedoms that he is imposing, similar to way the feudal European kings of the 15th and 16th centuries enslaved their countrymen.

Let’s just use our little company, The Observer Group Inc., as an example. It used to be in our self-interest to subsidize, at a high cost to the company, health insurance for our associates. For decades, American companies used this perk to help them attract good employees.

(Many of you probably remember that company-provided health insurance became prevalent during World War II. It was a work-around to another federal government confiscation of freedom. To stem rising wages during the war (because of a shortage of labor), the Roosevelt administration capped raises that employers could give to employees. In response, employers figured a way around this was to offer to pay for employees’ health insurance — an indirect increase in an employee’s pay.)

But as government always expands, state and federal legislators, and more recently Obamacare, increasingly have mandated that insurance companies provide a wider and wider array of services in their policies.

Mental health counseling, chiropractic care, physical therapy, physicals, X-rays, discounted prescription drugs and now free contraceptives and abortion-inducing drugs all must be included in the group health insurance policies that companies purchase for their employees.

So now let’s say our company’s owners disagree on moral and religious principles that they must pay for insurance policies that must include free contraceptives.

Obama’s back-pedaling for the Catholic church does not cover this. King Obama and the federal government have confiscated freedom yet again.

Indeed, this is the larger point so many Americans miss: We are losing our liberty.

The federal government essentially is walk-

TAXING THE TEACHERS Susan Goldfarb, longtime executive director and operator of the Longboat Key Education Center, informed us recently of a visit she received from one of the town’s dutiful employees.

The town apparently decided the teachers at the Education Center — many of them one-time lecturers — are independent contractors, therefore making them business entities that must pay the town’s annual business tax of $82 a year.

This, mind you, is to be imposed on some teachers who receive as little as $75 as an honorarium for the one lecture they provide during the year.

What makes this idea even more preposterous is that it has taken the town 26 years (the time the center has operated) for the town to make this decision.

Goldfarb rightly notes if this ruling sticks, it will deter lecturers from coming to the Education Center.

Yet again, another senseless business disincentive that would hurt the Key. ing into your home, with a gun pointed at your head, and taking away your freedom.

Consider the ignorant urging last week that came from Stephanie Schriock, president of Emily’s List, a group that describes its mission as “dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women.” Wrote Schriock: “We need your help right now. Rightwing extremists are up in arms, deluging the White House with messages telling President Obama to reverse his (correct!) decision to ensure that all women have access to contraception, without a co-pay, no matter where they work.

“President Obama is under tremendous pressure to revise his decision, and we cannot allow conservative activists and Catholic church leaders who oppose access to contraception to be the loudest voices in the room. We must make sure that he knows we are standing strong with him …

“Contraception is health care, and no one — certainly not our employers — should get to pick and choose the health care we have access to. We can respect the beliefs and personal choices of those who disagree with us. But respecting religious beliefs does not mean letting others decide for us what kind of health care we get.”

If you read this the way we do, Schriock believes with all her heart and soul that employers must be required by force of a gun to offer health insurance coverage to their employees that includes free contraceptive products for women.

Schriock is like Obama. They are “prochoice.” But only for some. Neither of them, it is clear, believes in the cherished founding principles that we are endowed by our Creator with the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

This is so surreal and unbelievable.

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Journal aptly dubbed the “Immaculate Contraception” fiasco came the second surreal event late last week — the Obama administration and liberal state attorneys general’s $26 billion settlement with five major banks over sloppy legal work on foreclosure documents.

In most places, especially among the world’s Mafiosi, this “settlement” would be called a shakedown. A more precise description is theft.

In a larger context, King Obama and his court of AGs essentially have declared the rule of contractual law in America dead.

Apparently, it no longer matters when two parties voluntarily enter into a contract to perform mutually agreed upon services in exchange for payment. If one welches, it is now OK to do that. What’s more, the federal government will come help the party that didn’t live up to the contract’s terms — at the expense of the other party in the contract.

Let’s put this in terms you can see: Imagine you own a bank. And your bank made loans to some people whom you knew were on the edge of being able to pay for the house they wanted to buy with the loan your bank provided. Nonetheless, both sides signed contracts explaining the terms of what each party was expected to do for the life of the agreement.

You, the banker, weren’t too worried if the shaky party couldn’t pay back the loan because the terms of the loan said your collateral was the house. You would take back possession of the house if the borrower defaulted.

All is fair. Two parties entered an agreement voluntarily. This is free and fair trade.

But several months later, the borrower stops his loan payments. You the banker decide to execute the portion of the contract that says you can foreclose on the borrower and remove him from the house.

It takes two years to bring this action to court. In all of that time, the borrower has not paid a dime. He has lived in the house for free.

When you go to court to take back the house, a judge discovers you, the bank, and your lawyer didn’t submit all of the proper documentation. The judge rules the foreclosure procedure must start over.

Meantime, the borrower has moved out of the home.

Let’s say this happened to 10 of the bank’s borrowers.

The next thing you know a gun-toting federal officer comes to your home and announces: “Mr. Banker, because your bank and lawyer submitted sloppy paperwork in those 10 foreclosure suits, and even though none of those 10 borrowers paid you what they agreed to pay you, we are here to take $2 million out of your bank and shareholders’ money as punishment for the sloppy paperwork.

And, we’re going to give 6% of that $2 million, or $120,000, to those 10 borrowers who defaulted on their contracts. We’re going to give the rest of your money — $1,880,000 — to other people around the country who are either behind on their loan payments or who aren’t making their loan payments.

This is America?

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by George Rauch

‘Thou shalt not covet’ The Decalogue’s 10th precept taxes and government deficits inis “thou shalt not covet (another creasing, the velocity of our probman’s wife or property).” This com- lems is likely to increase. mandment is at the heart of all free

governments. It’s wrong to take What is meant by velocity? what is rightfully another Average family income person’s property. Only continues to decrease. socialist governments Average family income (“from each according is the primary source of to his ability; to each acincome-tax revenues. cording to his need”), take Government expendiproperty from us that they tures are increasing while have not owned. Our “sotax revenues are decreascialist” government taxes ing. To continue to pay GEORGE us way beyond the needs for government expendiRAUCH of the federal government, tures that are not covered as set forth by the Constiby taxes, the government tution. (through the Fed) prints money.

The trick is to keep the socialists That’s awesome power. And it confrom taking over the government, tinues to be abused. Why should and that is why we are failing in the government be allowed to America. Most of our politicians, borrow money for current expenand most of our federal workers, ditures so the taxpayer can pay are socialists. Socialism will never interest on the borrowings forever work because it can only be ad- (because there’s no plan to pay vanced by government. Govern- anything back)? ment is not the Good Samaritan.

Government is force, not compasIs it the conservatives or the libsion. Since 2009, the federal gov- erals that are causing this probernment has borrowed $4.2 tril- lem? lion, after the Fed printed it, which The terms, “liberal” and “conserwas used to redistribute to “people vative,” are misused. Liberals are in need.” That’s one-third of the stereotyped by the media as peocountry’s entire annual produc- ple who want to help others and tion. It will take years of income for are generally portrayed as Demous to pay it back. We have no plan crats. Conservatives are characto pay it back. We have no plan to terized to be less compassionate, keep the deficit from increasing more pragmatic, and they are gendramatically. erally portrayed as Republicans.

Congress appointed a Super- Those terms are simply posturing Committee to help figure this out. and misleading. A conservative We have sent this SuperCommit- believes the Constitution repretee on millions of dollars worth sents the best way to govern the U. of fact-finding missions, and it S. They believe success or failure in has spent hours in front of the TV life should be based upon individwith these results: The SuperCom- ual efforts. The conservative bemittee could find nothing to cut lieves in limiting the powers of the out of current spending; the Su- federal government so that govperCommittee then concentrated ernment cannot get big enough to upon proposed future budgets limit our individual liberty. That’s a and tabled that for two years until political conservative. A liberal beafter the next election; and, finally, lieves in redistributing wealth by the SuperCommittee was unable taxing the middle and upper classto agree upon reductions of pro- es in order to provide for those posed future spending increases who are “underprivileged.” That, in proposed future budgets. With by definition, is the antithesis of national income going down, and believing in individual effort and

liberty. That is socialism, and there are a huge number of elected officials and government department heads who are socialist. And they are not “party specific” — they are both Democrats and Republicans.

Isn’t that an all-encompassing and radical statement?

No, it’s the reason we can’t get this mess straightened out. Have you ever met a politician who was in favor of, or who was going to vote for, deficit spending? No! We know of no such politician. Then why have we had years of trilliondollar deficits? Both the Democrats and the Republicans love government. They make their livelihoods from government. If either one of those two parties wanted to balance the budget, it would have been done.

The problem is further exacerbated by the position the Congress and Senate currently find themselves in. They run the world: awesome power, prestige and financial rewards. To re-examine their oath of office and sworn duty to uphold the Constitution, and to vote accordingly, they would have to drastically reduce their own importance and power. They would then really be “serving” us. The majority of our elected officials, however, are serving themselves, not us.

How does Market Watch think the markets will react to our current economic problem?

Politically these are unstable and uncertain times, and that affects economics. Market Watch wrote 20 years ago that the decrease in tax revenues coupled with the increase in government spending that resulted in printing money to cover the government’s bills “could not be sustained.” We are in the same situation today, and our risk of a currency crash is greater than ever. When such an event may occur it is not known.

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Uncertainty is bad for investments. It fuels anxiety, and anxiety provides volatility to the stock and bond markets.

The wise investor will continue to accumulate cash, will have a nice position in gold and silver and will own AAA-rated stocks that pay a good dividend. If an investor adds to his AAA stock holdings, it’s wise to purchase additional stocks only if his dividend exceeds 3% of the cost of the stock, and only if those stocks are selling for less than their long-term price earnings ratio, and only if the companies have strong cash flow that can be sustained to pay dividends.

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This week we read in great detail about “how consumer borrowing was up $19 billion last month.”

This was portrayed as good, and, generally, it can be good. However, the news left out the fact that last month the federal government spent $119 billion more than they taxed the people, and, therefore, had to borrow another $119 billion to “get through the month.”

This far offsets the good consumer news. Government borrowing of that magnitude soaks up the economy’s cash. The cash would have been better used by putting it back into businesses that create permanent jobs, not borrowing trillions of dollars to keep government employees employed in programs that are losing hundreds of billions of dollars annually.

Finally, uncertainty will exist as long as the government “covets” our money. Investors are smart enough to realize that the gap between the government’s spending and the government’s income is so great, that the only way it can be brought under control is by drastically reducing spending (which the government refuses to do) or by taxing the middle- and upperincome classes more than they are already taxed. The latter doesn’t work because the middle- and upper-income classes are already struggling, and their income has also been drastically reduced.

The Revolutionary War was fought over an unfair distribution of wealth; the Civil War was fought as a result of uneven and unfair distributions of labor and income; and we are now facing another revolution because the government covets our money in order to improve their power and position, and in order to redistribute that money to their voting base of people on welfare who do not want to work. This economy is beyond the point where we can continue to absorb the cost of our federal government without severe downward pressure on the stock and bond markets.

Caveat Emptor.

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relieve the central government of the real cost of our debts in future years. Our question should be: Do we trust the college professors and politicians who run the Fed to continue to manipulate inflation so that it does not get out of hand?

The Fed’s efforts since its creation in 1913 have reduced the value of the dollar to 1/50th of the 1913 value. With so many uncertainties, and absolutely no evidence that any political body is trying to reverse the trend, the stock and bond markets are likely to remain volatile.

How long will this volatility last?

Until the uncertainty is removed from major structural economic cash drains that cause the government to borrow money. These are some of those programs: Social Security, broke; Medicare, broke; Medicaid, broke; U. S. Postal System, broke; and the U. S. Federal Reserve System (and the too big to fail U. S. banks they “regulate”), broke. Obama-Care was broke and underfunded from the first day the legislation was passed.

With all of these programs broke, why would any sane American want health care, or anything else, to be managed by the government? Indeed!

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Jan. 31 Is this thing on?

9:05 a.m. — 500 block of Schooner Lane.

Civil Disturbance. A Public Works employee showed police a water meter that was locked and in the “on” position after having been locked in the “off” position for several years. The owner of the home where the meter is located told police that he thought the lock was his because a long time ago, he paid someone to lock the meter while he was away. The man, who is from another country, said that he owned the house for several years but moved in just two weeks ago. Police told the man that he does not own the water meter and that is illegal to turn it on, and the man agreed to go to Town Hall to get the water turned on properly.

Lost at sea 3:56 p.m. — 1200 block of GMD. Assist Other Agency. A man reported that his $4,000 gold-and-diamond shirt cuff links and $3,000 silver watch went missing sometime between Dec. 27 and Jan. 6 from his room during a cruise out of Fort Lauderdale.

Undocumented work?

6:27 p.m. — 3500 block of Fair Oaks Lane. Code Enforcement. Police told a man doing tile work that town ordinances prohibit construction after 5 p.m. and asked the man if there was a permit listed for the work. The man was unable to find the document but said he believed a permit had been pulled.

Feb. 1 Unlocked door 12:44 a.m. — 5300 block of GMD. Security Check. Police found the door of a flower

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Corner shop unlocked but were able to lock the door without a key.

Bush man?

2:09 p.m. — Intersection of GMD and Buttonwood Drive. Suspicious Person. A woman who was walking her dog called police after spotting a man lying in the bushes. Police noticed a man who matched the woman’s description sitting at a nearby bus stop but continued searching bushes and trees in the area. The man was no longer at the bus stop when police returned.

Feb. 4 Familiar scene 2:22 p.m. — 2400 block of GMD. Traffic Violation. Police recognized a man driving a moped who they knew had a suspended driver’s license. They issued him a citation. The man had six current suspensions on his license and was warned the night before for not having a tag attached to a vehicle he owns.

1:52 p.m. — 4000 block of GMD. Traffic Violation. After police stopped her because of the improper tag, a driver said that she took the tag from her truck that was repossessed and placed it on the car she was buying from her daughter. Police found that the vehicle was registered to the woman’s daughter, but the proper tag expired in August. The woman received a citation.

11:39 p.m. — 500 block of Bay Isles Road. Security Check. Police found an unlocked door at a town office and engaged the door’s push-bar lock.

Feb. 4 7:08 p.m. — 4200 block of GMD. Traffic Accident. Police cited a man for leaving the scene of a crash with property damage and improper backing for allegedly striking a Lexus parked in a church lot with his GMC. The man denied knowingly striking the Lexus but agreed to return to the scene so that the investigation could be completed.

Damage control

Tag team

Unlocked door

Crash report

Feb. 3 9:12 a.m. — 700 block of Marbury Lane. Property Damage. A woman told police that a construction company used large equipment to demolish a nearby house in December, causing her home to shake and resulting in damage to her driveway, porch and the house itself. The woman reported that another incident occurred Feb. 2, when a contractor working on the same property dumped concrete onto her porch and tore her screen in the process. Although the contractor cleaned the concrete and repaired her screen she didn’t feel that he did a professional job.

The woman said that she was working with her insurance company to address previous damages to the home.

room from the beach. The room had been cleaned while she was gone, but she told police that she would check her room and vehicle again and had already canceled her credit cards.

Who’s got the key?

Mystery man 2:33 p.m. — 6800 block of GMD. Suspicious Person. An anonymous caller reported a white male riding a bicycle who “didn’t look like he belonged.”

No tag 5:39 p.m. — 400 block of GMD. Traffic Violation. A man provided paperwork for his vehicle, which had no tag attached, but said he thought that he had 30 days to transfer the title and get the vehicle registered. Police gave the driver a verbal warning and told him not to drive the vehicle again until it was properly registered.

Missing wallet 10:13 p.m. — 5800 block of GMD. Missing Property. A woman was unable to find her wallet when she returned to her hotel

11:38 p.m. — 6800 block of GMD. Security Check. Police found the back door of a salon unlocked during a security check and were unable to locate a key holder.

Feb. 6 Cracking the codes 6:09 p.m. — 600 block of Marbury Lane.

Code Enforcement. After receiving a complaint, police informed a worker that town code prohibits construction work before 8 a.m. and after 5 p.m. Police also advised a truck driver preparing to deliver concrete block about town codes.

Airing out the issue 8:52 p.m. — 600 block of Jackson Way. Noise Disturbance. A woman told police that noise from an air-conditioning unit in a nearby condominium complex has been a problem for four years. Police referred the woman to Code Enforcement for follow-up.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, Feb. 15 Wine Tasting for Marine Life at Harry’s on Longboat Key — takes place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Harry’s Continental Kitchens, 525 St. Judes Drive. Guests can sample a variety of wines from three vendors and enjoy light bites provided

by Harry’s. Tickets are $10, with $5 benefiting Mote Marine Life. Call Stacy Alexander 388-4441.

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Wendy Wasserstein: The World of Her Women (and Some Men) — starts at 2 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road. This Miniversity session, taught

by Diane Steinbrink, covers contemporary Jewish American playwright Wendy Wassertein. Free. Call 383-3428.

Don’t Miss

‘Masquerade’: Mardi Gras at St. Armands What: There will be a Mardi Gras parade, dog costume contest parade, tarot card reader, street entertainers, henna tattoos and more.

When: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 Where: St. Armands Circle Cost: Free Info: Call 388-1554

Thirsty Thursday — takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. at Lido Beach Resort, 700 Ben Franklin Drive. The Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce will host this after-work happy hour with specials on food and drink.

Register online at longboatkeychamber. com or call 383-2466.

Friday, Feb. 17 Sound of the Sea — takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at The Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive. A 10-minute play written by Marvin Albert about how the life of a young man is changed from despair to hope by a total stranger will be presented by Tom Aposporos. A discussion with the playwright, director and actors will follow the play. Cost is $15 for members; $20 for non-members. Call 383-8811 for reservations or email info@lbkeducationcenter. com.

Saturday, Feb. 18 30th annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival — takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 and Sunday, Feb. 19 at 4415 119th St. W., Bradenton.

This is a family-oriented day of fun and educational activities at a historic waterfront fishing location featuring live music, dancing, arts and crafts and seafood. Cost is $2. Call 708-6120.

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Sunday, Feb. 19

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Ring Sarasota — takes place at 4 p.m. at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church, 40 N. Adams Drive. Rick Holdsworth will direct handbell ringers performing a variety of music ranging from Bizet and Mussorgsky, Americana music and original compositions written for handbells. Cost is $10.

Contact Jane Lautner at 388-1234.

If you have ever wondered what it’s like to have dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, we invite you to join us at Horizon Bay for the Virtual Dementia Tour. For ten minutes of your life, you will feel what it’s like to have dementia or a related memory challenge. This life-changing tour will take you into the world of dementia patients and help you gain a

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valuable new perspective on Alzheimer’s and dementia. It is sure to be

Sarasota Exotic Car Fest — takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Armands Circle Park. The 11th annual Sarasota exotic Car Fest will display more than 80 exotic cars, including featuring Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Rolls-Royces, Bentleys and more. The event benefits the Child Protection Center.

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Monday, Feb. 20 Mote Lecture Series: Juliet Eilperin­­— starts at 7:30 p.m. at Immersion Cinema at Mote Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway. Juliet Eilperin, environmental science journalist for The Washington Post and author of the book, “Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks,” will discuss ways individuals and cultures relate to sharks. Cost is $15 members; $12 non-members. Call 3884441or register at www.mote.org/lecture.

Tuesday, Feb. 21 All Angels by the Sea, Episcopal Men’s Group Meeting — starts at 12:30 p.m. at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Bill Vernon will review the book, “In the Garden of the Beast,” a book about Hitler’s regime in the 1930s. Free. Call 383-5259.

Miniversity Session: Stanley Kolodkin — starts 2 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road. Stanley Kolodkin’s discussion will cover social, moral and political issues affecting the Jewish community.

Free. Call 383-3428.

Longboat Key Historical Society Speaker Kent Chetlain — starts at 7 p.m. at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, 6860 Longboat Drive S. Kent Chetlain is a local historian who will be speaking on early pioneers and settlers of the Longboat Key area. Recommended donation is $10. Call 387-8323.

Wednesday, Feb. 22 On Island Thyme — takes place from 10:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Euphemia Haye, 5540 Gulf of Mexico Drive. This cooking class will feature dishes such as escovitch, arroz con pollo and pineapple fool. Cost is $60. Call 383-3633 to make a reservation.

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Thursday, Feb. 23 Mary Lou Johnson Master Class — takes place from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Feb. 23, and Friday, Feb. 24, at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, 6860 Longboat Drive S. Mary Lou Johnson, of Mary Lou Johnson Photography, will be teaching an “Introduction to Adobe Lightroom,” during which attendees will learn how to digitally manage and edit all of their photos in one program. Cost is $150. Call 383-2345.

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LOcaL LuXury. intErnatiOnaL cLOut. Here is what Hannerle’s clients are saying about her....

unbelievable buy!

Best priced property on the Bay front Consisting of almost an acre with 131' on the Bay, this charming Spanish style home w/brick paver courtyard entry and fountain is set within a secluded "Old Florida" tropical garden paradise with gorgeous views of the Bay, Sister and Jewfish Keys. Only 3 minutes by boat from your 100' dock to the Gulf and just a short walk to the beach. MLS A3949268

When it came time to sell our Emerald Pointe North residence on Longboat Key, we turned to a person we consider to be a consummate professional. A number of years ago she sold our Penthouse at L'Ambiance, setting a record price at the time, with her innovative marketing plan and internet reach. Hannerle now has sold our Emerald Pointe North residence in only 6 weeks in this depressed economy at a price we were happy with. Hannerle Moore's performance speaks for itself.

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Expansive terraces and Gulf views from every room Opportunity knocks! 3 bedroom, 3 bath Pierre condominium with 2 expansive terraces and great square footage behind the gates of the beach side Longboat Key Club. This condominium is ready for you to add a kitchen, flooring, paint colors and window treatments all just the way you want it. And this price reflects you doing it your way and still getting a fabulous buy. MLS A3953771

Edward and Martha... L'Ambiance Penthouse and Emerald Pointe North Thank you for all your help and expertise. All the work you did on staging and photography prior to listing our beach front estate property paid off with a sale in only 11 days. We believe we priced it well with regards to the market, albeit less than the others, but then again, as you know the other 15 beachfront properties are still for sale and we are sold. It has been wonderful working with you.

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We have a combined 70 years in the Real Estate business as a Broker and Realtor and never have we seen the professionalism that has been exhibited by Hannerle Moore. She has taken the marketing of our L‘Ambiance condominium to a new level.

Located with a sunny southern exposure behind the gates of the Longboat Key Club Harbourside, this 2,732 sq. ft residence features a wonderful pavered courtyard entry full of colorful flowers and shrubs. The interior features 3 bedrooms and 3 full baths with vaulted ceilings, interior atrium space, open living and dining room floor plan and gas burning fireplace... this villa lives like a single family home. MLS A3954880

Donna and Jim... L ‘Ambiance The sale of my family home on Longboat Key turned out to be a very satisfying and stress free transaction. This was due primarily to the expertise and professionalism of Hannerle Moore. Hannerle has an excellent knowledge of the real estate market and her effective utilization of various advertising and promotional outlets provided an extraordinary result. I was so fortunate to select Hannerle as my agent.

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Taylor Family....Longboat Key Bayfront Home After unsuccessful experiences with other real estate agents Hannerle Moore was recommended to me by a friend. Her expertise and extraordinary investment in time, marketing and advertising gave me the results I was looking for... the successful sale of my beach front home.

You can't see another neighbor from this 3 bedroom + den, Positano residence...just the white sand beach and the turquoise Gulf waters. The stunning, 3343 sq. ft. villa has an enormous wrap terrace, private stairs to the beach and an additional private 1900 sq. ft. paver garden area.

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This is a truly unique 2678 sq. ft., 3 bedroom Gulf front penthouse with an additional wrap Gulf front 2054 sq. foot roof top terrace. MLS A3951882

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We had no doubt after meeting Hannerle that she should be the Realtor to sell our home; her expertise was clearly evident, her knowledge expansive and vast, and her attitude positive, sunny yet focused. Highly efficient and totally charming, her commitment was always evident, something the previous two realtors never managed to master, even when the market then dictated we should have easily found a buyer.

In this currently difficult market, Hannerle advised us wisely and attracted multiple viewings, and our buyer was found. The best Realtor is not always easy to find, but we feel lucky to have found Hannerle, and to have been in such professional hands..

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NEIGHBORS

MURRAY BROOKS In 1978, New Jersey snowbirds Murray and Lorraine Brooks started taking frequent walks four to five miles north of their Longboat Harbour home; they went as far as Beer Can Island.

During one of these walks, Murray Brooks, now 91, spotted something that caught his eye, but he didn’t immediately know what it was.

“The more I thought about it, the irregularity and the brass — I knew it had to be bullet fragments,” he says. It was something he was familiar with after serving in the Air Force for four years.

From 1978 to the beach renourishment in the early ’90s, the Brookses collected 30 pounds of the corroded bits of metal.

Most of it surfaced after storms, and most of the casings were uncovered when Brooks would go out clam digging. He never used a metal detector to find it.

Most of the bullets, marked with “42,” “43” and “44,” to signify the years they were manufactured, were from 50-caliber machine guns that were shot out of airplanes at targets on the

beach when Longboat Key was used as a bombing and gunnery range. During World War II, the military would gate off a section of the Key for military drills for fighter pilots in the 717th base unit at Sarasota Army Airfield.

The retired principal collected the bits of metal like some people collect seashells. He brought them back to his home in New Jersey, where the collection would sit for 30 years. He didn’t know what to do with all of the fragments.

After the ’90s beach renourishment, fragments stopped washing up on the beach, so Brooks focused on a new hobby. Before becoming a principal, he taught industrial arts and wood shop and machine shop.

In 1981, when he retired, he started woodcarving.

Today, his Longboat Key apartment is like a museum of his carvings. It’s full of dancing frogs, ducks carved on recycled wood, elephants and decorative dishes.

“It takes me a whole morning

This collector uncovers unique pieces of history and gives them new meaning.

to dust,” his wife says. “He’s been busy for all these years!”

A few years ago, Brooks felt inspired. He took each of the salt-and-sand packed, corroded brass bits and wire-wheel polished them individually until they shone bright.

“I decided to use these pieces of brass to help design and create sculpted works of art,” he says.

He started stacking them on rods in intricate ways leading up the sides of a smooth sandedand-stained base to another tier, and then topped them off with a casing. He has about seven sculptures completed.

He’s planning on making more by bringing the rest of his brass collection from New Jersey to Longboat Key. “The only way to get it is to have a gunnery range over salt water,” Brooks says of his unique material.

Brooks assumes some fragments that haven’t fully deteriorated could be uncovered with enough digging, but he isn’t planning to pursue a search.

Fragment-finding is a thing of the past for him — he still has bags full of bullets to work with in the future.

— Mallory Gnaegy

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Murray Brooks preserves history in a unique and artful way.

Longboat Key Town Commission

Candidate Forum

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with

InnovatIons In antI-agIng MedIcIne

Vice Mayor David Brenner*

Incumbent candidate for District 3 Seat

As a committed community partner, Longboat Key Club & Resort would like to invite the public to participate in this upcoming Wellness Reception.

This is your opportunity to gain valuable insights and to learn more about incorporating Wellness into your every-day routines.

• Learn about the Key issues.

• Questions from the audience.

What:

All Longboat Key registered voters will cast ballots for this island-wide race.

When: 5 to 7pm Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Where: Harbourside dining Room, Longboat Key club & Resort

Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Date: Monday, Feb. 20 Place: Bayfront Park & Recreation Center

cost:

$20 – Includes cocktails, appetizers and Lecture

Dr. Daniel Watts

to reserve your seat please contact us via email, danyelle.sanchez@longboatkeyclub.com or by calling us at (941) 387-1602.

Free & open to the public. Refreshments served.

Presented by

Our 2012 “Passport to Wellness” campaign is designed for individuals who wish to maintain a healthy, stimulating lifestyle through an interactive and inspirational approach to well-being.

Longboat Key PubLic interest committee and the Longboat Observer

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* Candidate Ray Rajewski was invited. He declined to attend.

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+ Look inside for map of Longboat Key

2012 STREET MAP CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The 2012 Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce map was released this week and can be found in the Feb. 16 edition of the Longboat Observer. The map includes notable places on the Key and a detailed map of each street and beach access point on the Key.

Courtesy photo

Marvin Frank, Rabbi Joel Mishkin and Marsha Frank

+ Longboaters host Torah on the Key An afternoon Torah on the Key program was hosted in January by Marvin and Marsha Frank and was attended by 22 Longboat Key residents. The event was presented

by Rabbi Joe Mishkin, of Temple Beth Sholom.

+ Arts Center: Calling all artists!

Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, is calling for artwork for the annual juried exhibition, “Illuminated Nature.”

The gallery is looking for 2D/3D work incorporating the theme of water, light or nature. Entries are limited to four per person and cost $17.50 for members; $25 for non-members. The receiving date is Monday, March 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The opening reception will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 8. Call 3832345 or visit lbkca.ringling.

VATIONS

CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER

+ 60-year anniversary

I make sure the water is clean, for all of us.

John and Kathryn Himmelspach have been married for 60 years as of this week. They were married Feb. 16, 1952, in Jamestown, Ill., and currently live on Longboat Key and on Cedar Lake in Greenbush, Mich.

Congratulations to the happy couple!

I am Mosaic.

As we mine the phosphate needed to help grow the world’s food, it’s no coincidence that we preserve

+ Dean’s list

the water quality of nearby creeks and rivers. As an

Kathryn Elise McGinn, of Longboat Key, was named to the Clemson University Dean’s List. She achieved a grade-point average between 3.50 and 3.99 on a 4.0 scale.

these bodies of water to ensure that the water quality

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

by Dora Walters | Senior Editor

Ribfest participants hungry for competition For the second year in a row, Tim Fitzpatrick’s spicy and succulent ribs took top honors in the annual Friends of Tennis Center fundraiser, “Ribfest.”

According to Fitzpatrick, the secret is not in the sauce, but in the rub. In addition to the usual rub ingredients, Fitzpatrick adds several spices, including cinnamon, ginger and cayenne pepper.

Also competing were Trevor Gillott, Dorian Irizarry, Mayor Jim Brown, Milan Adrian, Walter Hackett and Scott Haase. The competitive spirit

Winner Tim Fitzpatrick

ran high, but the contestants did share some of their secrets. One added ground-up toasted cumin seeds; another was liberal with the use of a well-known brand of sauce; and slow cooking at a low temperature was another’s strategy.

Although the contestants had fun, the occasion was also enjoyed by the rib-lovers who attended. It was an all-you-can eat event!

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Larry and Paula Jacobson sample the offerings.

Mayor Jim Brown serves his ribs to the hungry crowd.

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Go For the Cure Game Night is a sure bet

Photos by Mallory Gnaegy

Maureen Curtin and Alan Stone

Tables of roulette and blackjack were scattered around the Island House Dining Room at the Longboat Key Club and Resort. Each table was full of patrons raking in the chips for the Go for the Cure casino night fundraiser Wednesday, Feb. 8. Some guests dressed in their finest pink, matching the pink décor for the evening of dinner, dancing and gambling.

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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Please take notice that the Town of Longboat Key will hold a public hearing on ADOPTION PUBLICamendments HEARING to the Longboat Key the following Ordinance to adopt proposed FEBRUARY 21, 2012 Comprehensive Plan:

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AMENDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT – STORMWATER; AMENDING THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT; A Public Hearing before the Planning and Zoning Board on the proposal will beAND AMENDING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT; held on February 21, 2012, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter asPROVIDING may be heard,FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR ANTown EFFECTIVE DATE. at the Town Commission Chambers, Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, Longboat

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A Public Hearing before the Planning and Zoning Board on the proposal will be held on February 21, 2012, at 9:00may a.m., or as and soonbethereafter asrespect may betoheard, at the Town All interested persons appear heard with the proposed Commission Chambers, Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, Florida. amendment. Copies of the proposed amendment and related material may be viewed at the Planning, Zoning & Building Department, 501 Bay Isles Road, All interested persons may appear and be heard with respect to the proposed between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays. Questions may be directed to amendment. Copies of the proposed amendment and related material may be viewed at the Planning, Zoning & Building Department at 316-1966. The proposed the Planning, Zoning & Building Department, 501 Bay Isles Road, between 8:30 a.m. amendment will affectQuestions property may within corporate of the &Town and 5:00 p.m. weekdays. bethe directed to theboundaries Planning, Zoning Building of Longboat Key as shown on the map appearing at the bottom this the Department at 316-1966. The proposed amendment will affect property ofwithin advertisement.

No verbatim record by a certified court reporter is made of these corporate boundaries of the Town of Longboat Key as shown on the map appearing at proceedings. anyNo person who record may seek to certified appeal any decision the bottom of this Accordingly, advertisement. verbatim by a court reporter is matters noticed herein willany be person responsible making madeinvolving of thesethe proceedings.

Accordingly, who for may seek atoverbatim appeal any record of the the testimony evidence these proceedingsforupon which any decision involving mattersand noticed hereinatwill be responsible making a verbatim appeal to be based Section Florida Statutes.).

In accordance record of theistestimony and(see evidence at 286.0105, these proceedings upon which any appeal is to be based (seeAmericans Section 286.0105, FloridaAct Statutes.).

In accordance with the Americans with the with Disabilities and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, with persons Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons needing a special needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the Town Clerk’ s office should contact the Town Clerk’s office at 941-316-1999 forty-eight (48) at 941-316-1999 forty-eight (48) hours in advance of this proceeding.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

by Dora Walters | Senior Editor

Longboat Harbour residents model the latest fashions Longboat Harbour residents enjoyed a preview of spring and summer fashions at a Feb. 8 luncheon and fashion show, themed “Crystal and Ice and Fashions So Nice.” Narrator of the show, which featured residents as models, was Beth

Waldman, who added humor to her remarks. The fashions were from Bealls, and the emphasis was on colorful, casual and easy-to-care-for attire.

Models were residents Elvina Avalone, Sheila Cyr, Marlene Carey, Diane Della Peruta, Glenn Hamilton, Kathy Lee, Emily Chauvet and Sheila Weiser.

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Casa Del Sol $117,500 Anita Caravello, 941-716-0381 Totally upgraded & inspired estate. 6,193 sq ft of majestic luxury. SHF#A3930363 Steps from beach & clubhouse. Sunset side of building. SHF#A3949328 remodeled 2BR/2BA close to shopping & beaches. SHF#A3952395 Lido Beach $2,500,000 Barbara Miller, 941-388-3966 Beautiful 3/3 home on Country Club Shores $899,000 Roger Pettingell, 941-387-1840 Big bay deep wide boating water. Partial bay view. Pool. SHF#A3953693 Manatee views, vaulted ceilings and easy beach access from this 3/3. SHF#A3951482 Lido Key $2,395,000 Don Vercauteren/Patrick DiPinto, 941-228-3894/ Riverview $2,895,000 Kathy Hoonhout, 941-388-3966 Richly appointed 941-323-0033 5BR/5+BA/1C garage Key West style home situated on Lido Islander Club of Longboat $799,000 Jeff Mann, 941-388-3966 Set your sights 4BR/5+BA riverside home. Elegant setting and so much more! SHF#A3954599 on luxury in this exceptional 2BR/2BA condo. Lovely details. SHF#A3953344 Key. Grmt kitchen w/SS appl. SHF#A3907921 Bollettieri $965,000 David/Wendy Leventhal, 941-387-1877/941-387-1843 Beaches of Longboat Key $780,000 Barbara Miller, 941-388-3966 Bird Key $1,899,999 Barbara Ackerman, 941-387-1820 Long, wide bay Exquisite 3/3 condo in a gated comm. A gorgeous ambiance and so much Live where dreams come alive! 4+BR/3BA, 2 story villa w/over 3500 sq ft. views from this beautiful 4000 A/C sq ft 4BR/4BA residence. SHF#A3947999 more! SHF#A3945194 SHF#A3951825 The Beach Residences $1,700,000 Carolyn Donnelly, 941-350-9900 Beachplace $695,000 Barbara Ackerman, 941-387-1820 Direct gulf front University Park $689,900 Michael/Mary Nell Moore, 941-383-6411 3BR Ritz condo w/bay views. Beach access & Ritz membership included. 2bedroom/2bath residence on the third floor. SHF#A3939568 Private 3BR/3BA w/LR/DR, office, pool/spa in gated golf course community.

SHF#A3948400 SHF#A3950549 Beachplace II $549,000 Taube Levitt, 941-388-3966 Dramatic condo.

Key Tower South $750,000 Judy Kepecz-Hays, 941-387-1825 Southwest Beautiful 2BR/2BA residence. Walk-in closet, central air. SHF#A3951722 Palms at Shorewalk $115,000 David/Wendy Leventhal, 941-387-1877/ corner on the beach. Magnificent gulf views. Almost new. 2BR. SHF#A3951998 941-387-1843 2BR/2BA 1st Floor condo overlooking the tropical lakes & close Sunset Beach $529,000 Judy Kepecz-Hays, 941-387-1825 Penthouse! to the pool. SHF#A3931387 Lido Beach Club $700,000 Angie Campbell, 941-320-1834 Be struck by Furnished 2BR on the beach with spectacular views. SHF#A3946534 panoramic gulf views the minute you enter this 2BR/2BA updated. SHF#A3951921 Seaplace $483,000 Lynne Koy, 941-387-1803 2BR/2BA Furnished condo- Siesta Key Lido Ambassador $625,000 Kathy Hoonhout, 941-388-3966 Beach front minium w/direct gulf views & covered parking. SHF#A3948043 condo with full gulf views. Renovated 2/2. Walk to St. Armands. SHF#A3951810 Roberts Point $3,299,000 Patrick DiPinto, 941-323-0033 7,214SF MasterPrivateer North $449,000 Bruce Myer, 941-387-1859 2BR/2BA Furnished piece on Siesta Key. 3 Bayfront lots, 151 ft of waterfront!! SHF#A3951470 Open 1-4pm. 1750 Ben Franklin Dr #8E, Sarasota. $499,000 Lynne Koy, home w/bay views from the 8th floor of Privateer North. SHF#A3954713 941-387-1803 Stunning views of the gulf to downtown Sarasota from 2BR/2BA Siesta Key $2,195,000 Roger Pettingell, 941-387-1840 Contemporary 3 BR Inn On The Beach $439,000 Bruce Myer, 941-387-1859 Newly updated gulf plus den directly on Siesta Key beach. SHF#A3951503 updated condo! SHF#A3950732 front club suite at the world famous Longboat Key Club. SHF#A3951410 Lido Surf & Sand $448,500 Barbara Miller, 941-388-3966 2/2 TKF Condo.

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by Mallory Gnaegy | Community Editor

Bowling showdown right up their alley

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Congressional candidate Keith Republican Club takes a Fitzgerald visits LBK Dems trip down the campaign trail The Longboat Key Democratic Club wasn’t seeing “red” at its Valentine’s Day meeting. With 2012 elections nearing, U.S. Congressional candidate Keith Fitzgerald was the group’s guest speaker Tuesday, Feb. 14. The group listened to his speech following lunch at the Longboat Key Club and Resort Harborside Dining Room.

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Please join MD Anderson Cancer Center for two unique Sarasota events Saturday, March 24, 2012

Making Cancer History® Seminar

Sarasota Polo Club under the palms at Lakewood Ranch

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Individual tickets at $175. Tables beginning at $2,500.

Proceeds support programs at MD Anderson.

1000 Boulevard of the Arts 8:30 a.m. Doors open. Breakfast is served.

9 a.m. Program on the latest in cancer care followed by a panel discussion with presenting doctors.

Free to the public. Seating is limited.

3 p.m. Gates open. *4 p.m. Polo match begins.

6 p.m.Post-game soiree and silent auction bidding begin. * General admission tickets to the polo match are available at the gate for a $5.00 minimum donation per person. Children 12 and under free.

To RSVP to the seminar and/or purchase tickets to Polo Under the Palms, email events@mdanderson.org or call 866-262-9029.

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Democrat Club President Murray Blueglass, U.S. House District 13 candidate Keith Fitzgerald and Andy Maass

The Republican Club of Longboat Key met for its monthly meeting Friday, Feb. 10, at Sarasota Yacht Club. Instead of having just one speaker, it was an open candidates forum featuring various races: Sarasota County Commission, Longboat Key Town Commission, State Attorney, Sarasota County Sheriff and representatives from the Mitt Romney and Ron Paul camps. Those running for office answered questions from the audience.

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by Dora Walters | Senior Editor

Christ Church ladies model fashionable ensembles The Feb. 13 meeting of the Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian Women’s Group featured a fashion show with clothes from Patchington’s. Narrated by Michelle Forbis, store manager, the fashion show included cruise wear, ladies luncheon wear and casual evening wear.

Congregation members served as models. Taking part were: Bennie Dodds, Sue Borgelt, Evey Huntington, Lutie Uihlein, Vivian Chester, Joyce Fox, Barbara Grimes, Kay Tschannen and Patty Buck. Light refreshments were served at the show.

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OBITUARIES

by Mallory Gnaegy | Community Editor

Gloria Tessaro Fiorelli

Gloria Tessaro Fiorelli, of Atlanta and formerly of Longboat Key, died Feb. 9. She was 91.

Mrs. Fiorelli was born March 7, 1920, in Wyano, Penn., to Jenny and John Tessaro. She received her bachelor’s degree in Italian language and history from Duquesne University and taught high school civics briefly during World War II. Her affinity for languages and intellect drew her to government work in Washington, D.C., decoding Japanese messages. She contributed to the war effort in her own unique way.

On April 21, 1945, Mrs. Fiorelli married the love of her life, Ralph Fiorelli, upon his return from the Pacific Theater as a Marine Corps navigator bombardier. He later worked as a flight instructor in Cherry Point, N.C. They had four children and moved around extensively, living in Pennsylvania, on Long Island, N.Y., in Upstate New York and later New Jersey. Their last home was on Longboat Key. Mrs. Fiorelli was a multi-faceted woman, a sports enthusiast, demon Scrabble player, voracious reader, theater-goer, opera- and ballet-lover, worldwide traveler and quite the shopper. She loved dining out and loved her vast network of friends and family.

Mrs. Fiorelli was preceded in deather by her husband, Ralph, and daughter, Ada Waddell.

She is survived by daugthers, Gloria Pollock and Linda Fiorelli; son, Paul Fiorelli; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren At 10 a.m. March 17, a celebration of life will be held in her honor at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, on Longboat Key. In memoriam, contributions may be made to: Catholic Charities.org Catholic Charities USA P.O. Box 17066, Baltimore, Md., 212971066.

Photos courtesy of Pat Anderson

Lynda Kunkin, Melanie Simonsen, Lana McDonald, Sandy Wood and Pat Anderson

All Angels members gather for annual meeting All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church held its annual meeting Sunday, Feb. 5, at Bird Key Yacht Club. The Rev. David Danner, Rector Bill Race, Senior Warden Don Judd Jr. and Warden and Treasurer

Wafa and the Rev. David Danner

Sandy Wood made statements during the meeting. Danner thanked the vestry members whose terms were up. The new members of the vestry were elected during the meeting.

Geraldine R. Jenkins

Bill Race, Fred Emrich and David Langhaug

Geraldine R. Jenkins, of Longboat Key and

All Angels by the Sea

Edward Lill, of Longboat Key and formerly of Madison, N.J., died Feb. 6. He was 79.

Mr. Lill grew up in West Paterson, N.J., then moved to Madison, N.J., where he and his wife, Dorothy, raised their three sons: Edward, Kenneth and Stephen. For the last several years, the Lills resided on Longboat Key. After graduating from Seton Hall University, Mr. Lill spent the majority of his career as a CPA at Deloitte, formerly Haskins and Sells, serving as vice chairman at his retirement. He also served as CFO of EF Hutton for three years.

Mr. Lill served as the first non-attorney on the board of the Practicing Law Institute.

He was also on the board of Pace University.

He was an active member of the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club for more than 40 years, serving in a number of positions, including commodore from 1992 to 1993. Since moving to Florida, he had been active in the L’Ambiance Condominium Association, serving in positions of treasurer and president. He was also a member of the Morris County Golf Club and the Longboat Key Club.

He was preceded in death by his son, Stephen.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; brother, Jack Valle; sons, Edward and Kenneth; and three granddaughters.

The funeral was held in Madison, N.J. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society.

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formerly of Fairfax, Va., died Feb. 1. She was 94.

Mrs. Jenkins was born April 9, 1917. Mrs. Jenkins was preceded in death by her husband, Harold O. Jenkins.

She is survived by her step-daughter, Carol A., of Honolulu; and several nieces and nephews.

Services were private. Arrangements were made by Toale Brothers Funeral Homes.

The Rev. David L. Danner, D. Min., Rector

Tuesdays 11:30 a.m. and Thursdays 3 p.m.

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Sunday Worship Schedule

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Contemporary Service of Joy • 9:00 a.m.

Sunday School (Youth & Adult) • 10:00 a.m.

Traditional Worship Celebration • 11:00 a.m.

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isles

Located in the bayside community of Bay Isles, these single-family homes offer a wonderful lifestyle in a true neighborhood setting. Membership to the private Bay Isles Beach Club is included.

561harborcovecircle.com In Bay Isles, full-bay view with over 185’ of water frontage. Open floor plan. $1,995,000 harbour links

521harborcaylane.com 3BR/3.5BA plus den in Harbor Section.

Recently updated, elevated ceilings.

Wonderful waterfront. $1,525,000

bird key 611mourningdove.com Direct bay view! Four bedrooms, open floor plan, upscale finishes and soaring ceilings. $3,295,000

3440bayousound.com Lovely and ready to enjoy! New kitchen with family room; sunny pool area. $699,000

520harborcaylane.com Deep water dockage for your boat.

4BR with sunny southern exposure. $1,195,000

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Grand bay grandbay466.com Ideal location in Bldg 4; marina, bay, city and Gulf views!

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Exquisitely finished and furnished, direct Gulf and bay views. 2 car garage. $2,895,000 waterclub204.com Delightful 3BR Brighton plan with over 3,000 sf. Furnished.

Sunset Gulf views. $1,275,000 waterclub-208.com Incredible value! Dover 3BR/3BA plan with wood floors. Expansive garden views.

Furnished. $899,000

▲ promenade402.com Wrapping around the southern corner, this 3BR/3BA is turnkey furnished and has views of the Gulf, bay and city. $829,000

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▲ 280northshoreroad9.com Direct Gulf, 3BR beach house in small, private community on north Longboat Key. Comes with it’s own swimming pool and elevator. $1,095,000

▲ 485eroyalflamingodrive.com 5BR waterfront home with high ceilings and open floor plan. $1,199,000 432partridgecircle.com 4BR/3BA garden home in Sarasota’s most popular community. Vaulted ceilings in family room overlooking pool. $659,000 seaPlace seaplaceg109g7.com Completely renovated, 2BR/2BA with walk-out to beach. Ready to enjoy. Furnished. $349,000 seaplaceg4204.com Terrific value, this 2BR is located in the popular G-4 building. $299,000

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▲ 1857morrillstreet.com Downtown Sarasota. Studio, residence, or commercial venture. 2BR/2BA plus garage; ample parking. $424,000

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More than 3,200 sf. $895,000

▲ grandbay446.com Furnished; overlooks marina, downtown, golf course; 2 parking spaces. $1,495,000 grandbay261.com 3BR/3.5BA, Antigua with views of bay, pool, golf course, and downtown from wraparound terraces. $1,095,000 grandbay172.com Biscayne residence with endless views of Sarasota Bay... no buildings in your way! Beautiful finishes. $899,000 grandbay626.com Direct bay 2BR/2BA Aruba floor plan with lovely southern city, golf course and bay views. $549,000

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Country Club Shores is a lovely waterfront community on the southern end of Longboat Key. The community was originally created in the 1960s, with most homes on deep water canals and along the open bay front; today, many of the properties have been renovated or replaced by beautiful new homes. Access to Longboat Key’s private beaches is just steps away.

601yardarmlane.com Just three in from the bay, this 3BR/3BA has vaulted ceilings, glorious outdoor living and big views of the bay. $899,000

1125bogeylane.com Tuscan-style home looking down the canal toward the bay.

Major landscaping and interior renovation. $799,000

512cutterln.com Charming 3BR/2BA on deep water canal has been lovingly updated. $599,000

530wedgelane.com Great value. Spacious waterfront home, pool overlooks canal. $599,000

552rangerlane.com Incredible value for this southern facing, deep water 3BR/2BA home! $549,000

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Marcia Gutridge sticks to a daily fitness routine.

Three-bedroom Water Club II condo sells for $2.2 million.

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WOWING THE CROWD

See this week’s weather photo contest winner.

by Mallory Gnaegy | Community Editor

Margo and Roger Drewis

Nancy Bremble, Mary Ann and Jim Maclellan, and Ted Bremble

Ozanda Gray croons for the crowd.

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Sharon E. Scott turned up the volume on her performance.

Hot jazz

cool night John and Sally Martell with Maxine and Tom Kenny

Mark Neuenschwander and Rodney Rojas

Singer Sharon E. Scott doesn’t need a red dress to capture the audience’s attention; she’s vivacious and loud, and it wasn’t just the volume of the performance she was turning up. Between a phrase of perfectly-timed raucous scats Tuesday, Feb. 7, she yelled to saxophonist Rodney Rojas, “You better play!”

Rojas, who had been easing in to a smooth solo, took the challenge. He abruptly crescendoed and made his sax roar with as much sass with which Scott had ended. Their back-and-forth solos charged through the Durante Gallery at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art, bounced off the back wall and sent tingles up the audience members’ spines.

The “Hot Jazz for Cool Nights” band was composed of talented musicians: Rojas, Scott Blum on drums, Don Scaletta on keys and Mark Neuenschwander on stand-up bass. After about every three songs, they would jam, reminding the audience they weren’t just playing in the background — as if the attendees needed the reminder.

Mixed in with Scott’s covers, such as Nat King Cole’s “Orange Colored Sky,” was sophisticated singer Robert Warren sailing through the show tune, “Life is a Cabaret,” before jumping into Lena Horne and Eric Clapton covers, showing much versatility in style.

If you go ‘Rat Pack’ Re-imagined WHAT: Frank, Dino and Sammy will come to the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, in the form of John Rinell, Anthony Castellano Jr., Bruce Wallace, Scott Blum, Gary Listort and Glenn Listort.

When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 13.

Where: Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, 6860 Longboat Drive S. Cost: $20 in advance; $25 at the door Info: 383-2345 Then, Ozanda Gray, in his red-leather shoes, took the stage and showcased his crooning tenor voice. He’d wail in falsetto and quickly sink into low notes, showing an impressive control over his vocal range as he scatted up, down, right, left and backward.

Jane Buckman, Arts Center executive director, started off the night explaining why there were only two jazz concerts this season — so that there would be two “wow” performances. Based on the happy-feet tapping, arm-waving, smiling and swaying of the audience, she surely nailed her mission.

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By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Three-bedroom Water Club II condo sells for $2.2 million

Construction & Design

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Laurie Brandenborg, of Wayzata, Minn., sold her Unit 602 condominium at 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Steven Bush, Longboat Key, for $2,212,500. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, four-and-ahalf baths and 3,435 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2.45 million in 2002.

This week’s residential real-estate transactions took place between Jan. 30 and Feb. 3. Of this week’s 10 sales, nine took place on the Sarasota County side of the island; one was recorded on the Manatee County side. Three sales were for more than $1 million.

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Marina Bay

Alice Bisca, trustee, sold the Unit 152 condominium at 2410 Harbourside Drive to Dennis DeWitt, trustee, Longboat Key, for $925,000. Built in 1993, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,382 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $710,000 in 1995.

EMERALD HARBOR NEW HOME on wide canal.

4 BD/Master bedroom downstairs, plus 3 suites upstairs. Top of the line finishes. Exercise rm., kayak launch pad, deepwater dock & pool. Lots of privacy w/bay views, plus deeded beach access. $2,395,000

Longboat Key Towers

Michael and Vivian Chester sold their Unit N-603 condominium at 603 Longboat Club Road to Michael Pugliese and Brenda Pugliese, trustees, of Oklahoma City, Okla., for $865,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,458 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $987,500 in 2005.

EXQUISITE CUSTOM Open floor plan flows to BEST BUY BEACH GULFFRONT ESTATE 1+ acres w/gated pool w/outdoor living area & private water views. Lg. entrance & private boardwalk to beach. 5 BD plus large family/game room downstairs master plus 3 guest suites upstairs - 2 w/ area. Kitchen, living area & downstairs master open to beachside pool & private terraces overlooking water views. Exceptional deck - spectacular Gulf, beach & sunset views. Gorgeous wood & railings. architectural details. Great boat dock. $4,450,000 Total privacy. 8 car garage!

Bring Offers $4,700,000

110 FT. BEAUTIFUL WHITE BEACH with four

BAYFRONT ESTATE Gated, Private, 1 acre

BAYPORT 3 BD Gulf view corner condo - split floorplan.

3 terraces. Totally private, no one above this fabulous corner location. Tennis, large pool, bayside pier and beach. $595,000 SEA GATE Gulf Front Split Floor Plan 2BD/2BA. Sunsets, tennis & beach. $749,000 HARBOUR VILLA CLUB Fantastic 2/2 Bayfront penthouse. New windows & decorating. Fabulous views. 40 ft. boat dock. $550,000, 2/2 end unit $495,000 OLD FLORIDA CHARMING 4,400 sq.ft. Home w/193 ft. unobstructed Bay vista. Dock your boat and launch your kayak from your own private beach. $3,250,000 WIDE CANAL WITH NEW BOAT DOCK 3 in from Bay. Great 3 bedroom home with new finishes.

Large pool. $895,000 ORCHID BEACH GULF FRONT SPECTACULAR! 7th Floor Gulf, Beach and Sunsets. 3BD/3.5 BA. Decorator finished. Private 2 car garage. $2,370,000

WESTON POINTE Stunning 3 bedroom home with boat dock! Living area is centered around pooltotal private outdoor living area. High ceilings, lots of windows - bright and open with beautiful finishes. Located behind the gates near tennis with beach access. $1,074,900 RITZ CARLTON TOWER RESIDENCE 10th floor views of Sarasota Bay to Big Pass, and views of Marina Jack. Southeast corner with two large terraces and morning sun. $2,595,000 WESTWAY ESTATE – 210 FT. DIRECTLY on New Pass, views to Gulf, outstanding sunsets. 4 BR main home plus 4 BR guest house. Gorgeous courtyard pool, dock, private beach access. The ultimate in designer finishes! $8,900,000 DIRECT BAYFRONT NEW MEDITERRANEAN 5BR MASTERPIECE Magnificent pool/patio bayside, plus a large patio off master suite. Designer finishes.

Gated with BOAT DOCK. $8,700,000

The Beaches of Longboat Key-South

LBK775 LLC sold the Unit 402 condominium at 775 Longboat Club Road to The Hicks Family Partnership for $860,000.

Built in 1984, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,842 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $298,000 in 2006.

La Playa

Michael and Barbara Wolfe sold their Unit 105 condominium at 4425 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Innovative Investors LLC for $520,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,264 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $560,000 in 2003.

Fairway Bay II

Harold Fleming and Arlene Fleming, trustees, of Great Falls, Va., sold the Unit 2001 condominium at 2010 Harbourside Drive to Patricia Wermuth, Longboat Key, for $480,000. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,239 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $580,000 in 2004.

Bay Harbour Apartments

Sharon Swartz, of Des Moines, Iowa, sold her Unit 107 condominium at 450 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Virginia Andersen, Longboat Key, for $359,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,250 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $341,000 in 2002.

Visit our website to read more transactions and to see a map. www.YourObserver.com

These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Feb. 3 through Feb. 9, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive) Address 615 Marbury Lane 573 Gunwale Lane 4311 GMD 3451 Bayou Sound 777 Old Compass Road 3633 Fair Oaks Place 3281 Bayou Road 3611 Fair Oaks Place 5000 GMD 455 Longboat Club Road

estate on deepwater channel. Spectacular Bay vistas. Private beach access. Boat dock & lift - BAYFRONT LIVING AT ITS BEST! Bring Offers. $2,595,000

Developers Realty Inc. Lic. R.E. Broker • 1266 1st St., Suite 9, Sarasota, FL 34236

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Unit 602 at the Water Club II, 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive, sold for $2.2 million.

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income producing cottages on 1.4+ acres nestled among native palms and pine trees. Continue as rental property; private family enclave; or build a beachfront estate. $3,590,000

Robert Katzman and B/K/G Investors LLC sold the Unit A-702 condominium at 535 Sanctuary Drive to Roger and Josephine Weeks, Washington, D.C., for $1.17 million. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,580 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2.2 million in 2007.

Samuel Seager, trustee, Longboat Key, sold the Unit 211 condominium at 3040 Grand Bay to Merrill Bonder, Longboat Key, for $925,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,781 square feet of living area.

$1,600,00 to $2,500,000

front w/private beach plus Gulf side pool. 5 BD/ master downstairs. Incredible design finishes, high volume windows maximize water views.

Boat dock & private sitting beach. $8,900,000

Sanctuary IV at Longboat Key Club

Grand Bay

12 New luxury condos remaining in gated deep-water, naturally protected yacht harbor. Slips up to 80 feet with all amenities.

LIGHTHOUSE POINT GULF SIDE 196 ft. Gulf

Christine Schoeb, of London, sold her Unit B604 condominium at 2050 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Barbara Maibach, trustee, of Farmington, Mich., for $1,375,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,936 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.12 million in 2005.

Permit Applicant Amount Re-roof Sumac Investments Ltd. $11,210 Alteration William Cook $8,900 Alteration Michael Welch $7,840 Alteration Kevin Geary $7,500 Alteration 777 Old Compass Road LLC $6,140 Alteration David Burke $4,200 Alteration H.W. Herring Jr. $1,745 Alteration Joseph Nicolato $984 Alteration Hoyt Barnett n/a Alteration Mario Di Lallo n/a

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Promenade - Penthouse Sweeping Gulf and Bay views with sunsets. 2,612 luxurious sq. ft. w/10 ft ceilings, fireplace, wet bar, granite & marble baths, 2 terraces, & 2 valuable garage parking spaces included. $849,000

Grand Bay I – 9th Floor Bayfront Penthouse Best of both worlds, sunrises on the Bay and sunsets on the Gulf! 3BR/3.5BA with private elevator foyer, 11 ft. ceilings, his & her baths and two large terraces. $999,000

Sorrento Shores - Rancho del Sol Sprawling waterfront estate fully furnished on 1.24 acres and 224 feet of Sarasota Bay front!

5 BR/4.2 BA with separate 2 BR renovated historic guest house. Includes 350 foot deep water dock w/18,000 lb. lift. $2,495,000

Longboat Key – Direct Beach Front “The Johnson Estate” Gated privacy on 2+ acres w/150 ft. of Gulf front. 10,000 SF. 7BR/6.5BA with attached guest wing. New in ‘07. www.

Johnsonestatelongboatkey.com $11,500,000

Longboat Key – Boater’s Fantasy 3,435 SF home with 114 feet of DEEP water frontage!

Extra large rooms, with living area on one level and tons of ground floor play space. Covered 45x20 slip and Jet Ski dock included. $995,000

Sanctuary III - Beautiful Views South facing 4th floor apartment with 3BR plus den /2.5BA & wraparound terrace w/ views of Gulf and Golf Course. Incredible opportunity! $899,000

The Bougainvillea House - Tudor Revival Renovated in 2006 on 3 lots with 4BR/3.5BA + separate guest house totaling 4,857 square feet. Home exudes old world charm while offering today's modern conveniences. Wood floors, marble, pool, & 2-car garage. $1,290,000

Lido Shores - Direct Gulf Front Palazzo 200 ft. of sea-walled Gulf front with private Dock and Beach access. This 7,415 SF residence has 5BR/8BA, his and her bath & studies, 50 ft. pool/spa & 5-car garage. $7,900,000

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Grand Bay III - Beautiful Water Views Light and bright 3BR/3.5BA residence in Building 3 with nine foot ceilings, spacious floor plan and wrap around terraces for enjoying views of Sarasota Bay. $829,000

Water Club I – Direct Gulf Front Gorgeous 7th floor “Island Style” apartment with 3BR/5BA and 3,400 sq. ft. Amazing water & sunset views from almost every room! Oak wood floors, unique interior finishes, 2 parking spaces & excellent amenities. $2,700,000

Ritz Tower Residences – Incredible Opportunity One of a kind 4th floor walk-down to amenity level with four bedrooms, 4 baths and 3,659 square feet of easy living space. Sought-after floor plan, marble floors, wood cabinetry and stainless appliances throughout.

2 valuable parking spaces incl. $1,595,000

San Remo Shores - Deep Yacht Basin On 160’ of waterfront has 5BR/5.3BA & 7,582 SF of luxury. Home theater, office, media room and rooftop widow’s walk. Private dock & 4-car garage. $4,150,000

Bird Key – Waterfront Opportunity Long wide views of Sarasota’s Bayfront from almost every room! 4BR/4BA 4,000 sq. ft. home with many upgrades. Screened pool/spa, deck, large dock & boat lift, hurricane protection. $1,899,999

La Firenza - Direct Beach Front Stunning sunsets over the Gulf and partial Bay views from this SW corner 3,521 SF apartment with varying 11 & 12 ft. ceilings. Built in 2007 with 3BR+ family room and den/3.5 BA, full bar and summer kitchen.

Oversized private 2-car garage. $2,998,000

Ritz Tower – Bay & City Views PENTHOUSE residence with 4,704 Sq. Ft., 4 BR plus family room and 4.5 bathrooms offers incredible views, wood & marble floors, granite & stainless gourmet kitchen, 10’ ceilings. $3,595,000

Marina Bay - Gorgeous Bay Views Three bedroom, three and 1/2 bath apartment located in sought after building one with 3,382 square feet lives like a home with private elevator lobby. $1,085,000

Ritz Hotel Residences - 12th Floor Water views from all rooms! 2,011 SF w/ wood floors, custom-fitted closets, & unique Venetian plaster walls. Large master suite with sitting area & marble bath. $1,098,500

SIESTAS BAYSIDE - Deep Water Canal Updated waterfront 3BR/2BA 2,641 Sq. Ft. $849,900 OYSTER BAY - Vacant Lot West of the Trail" Red Rock Park 80' x 197' $299,000 BEACHPLACE - Direct Gulf Front #304 2BR/2BA, 1,502 Sq. Ft. $695,000 GRAND BAY II - Bay, CIty & Golf Course Views $1,289,000 4th floor 3BR/3BA South-facing corner UNIVERSITY PARK - Custom Lakefront $469,000 3BR + Den with 12 Ft. Ceilings

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+ Sarasota Open continues to grow

It’s not just the water.

It’s all we add to it.

Now in its third year, the Sarasota Open has attracted notable players such as: James Blake, 2011 winner; and Kei Nishikori, 2010 winner. This year, the tournament isn’t just for leading male players. The 2012 tournament will included a Ladies Invitational Tournament.

“With the addition of this invitational tournament, we bring the tennis audience a rare opportunity to see some of the top ranked male and female talent in the game today playing at one event,” tournament director Tony Driscoll says.

This year, additions to the tournament not only include a Ladies Invitational Tournament, but an increased prize purse of $100,000 for the men’s tournament, increased hospitality offerings and increased sponsor participation.

With the popularity and growth, the Sarasota Open has welcomed a new codirector, Dickie Herbst. Herbst is an ATP and WTA veteran and will oversee management responsibilities in tandem with Driscoll.

“I have confidence that working together we will create an event that exceeds all expectations for the fans and players alike,” Driscoll says.

Advance tickets for all events can be purchased at www.sarasotaopen.org.

+ Longboat Key Club and Resort focuses on health Longboat Key Club and Resort announced a “Passport to Wellness” campaign, which started in January. Club members, resort guests and associates will be offered a host of events, receptions, educational seminars and healthrelated classes throughout the year.

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+ Longboat Key Club ranks among top tennis resorts Tennis magazine’s rankings of the 50 top American resorts are in. The destination resorts were divided into regions, and No. 1 on the Gulf Coast was the Longboat Key Club and Resort. The 20-court club was mentioned for its HydroGrid watering system, which keeps the courts in top condition; the tennis concierge; the USTA-certified stadium with seats for 2,500 spectators (where the Sarasota Open is held); and the nearby beach.

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Local businesses network on lunch break

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Darren Inverso, Allie Hueter, Joe Landolfi and Jerei Ellen Parks

The Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce hosted its Networking at Noon luncheon Thursday, Feb. 9, at Holiday Inn Lido Beach.

The group enjoyed lunch overlooking Lido Beach from the seventh-floor dining room at the hotel. The speaker was Nancy Taussig, of Barefoot Weddings.

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athlete of the week

By Mallory Gnaegy | Community Editor

Marcia Gutridge retired five years ago from being a junior high principal in Ohio.

She started exercising because she finally had the time. Now, Gutridge takes two to five classes daily from the Mind and Mo-

tion Studio at the Longboat Key Club and Resort, such as: stretch, yoga, step, Zumba, lifting and body sculpt. Eight months ago, she started playing tennis, and she recently joined the Key Club’s wellness program.

MARCIA GUTRIDGE

What got you into tennis?

Eight months ago, my husband, David, was playing and I was watching, and I said I wanted to play with him. I joined the 3.0 women’s tennis team and the 50s and 60s 3.0 women’s team. This past weekend, I was willing to play with my husband in the mixed-doubles club championship.

What’s a typical day like for you?

Today I took classes at 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30, then played tennis from 10:30 to 11:30. Then, I’m going to watch the team match and meet with the gals.

is that I’ve strengthened my relationship with my husband.

What’s the most difficult part about maintaining your workout routine?

When we travel. And grandkids.

What keeps you motivated?

The feeling of fitness and all the friendships.

What is the breakfast of champions?

I have blueberries and five-grain toast with chunky peanut butter served by my husband every day at 6 a.m.

What’s your favorite fitness class to take?

“Body Architecture” because you work each of the muscles in your body and (it is taught by) a good instructor, Karen Shapiro, who makes you use proper form.

If you could work out with anyone in the world, who would it be and why?

I’d bring my husband because he needs to stretch more!

How has this fitness schedule impacted you?

It’s made a difference (in so many ways). The first, is that I feel very fit and in shape.

The second is that I met so many wonderful women and formed many friendships in exercise classes and tennis. And the third

If you could have any superhero power, what would it be?

I’d have the speed of light so I could get more done in a day.

If you know someone who should be featured as an Athlete of the Week, please call or send the suggestion to Mallory Gnaegy at 366-3468, Ext. 360 or mgnaegy@yourobserver.com.

JUST THE STATS

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Number of pins Sarasota Yacht Club bowled over Bird Key Yacht Club to win the second annual bowl off Wednesday, Feb. 8.

Arlene McKitrick’s score at the Men’s and Ladies’ Club Championship Friday, Jan. 27, at the Longboat Key Club and Resort. This is McKitrick’s 35th consecutive club championship.

6,394 Number of pins Bird Key Yacht Club took down in the second annual bowl off against Sarasota Yacht Club Wednesday, Feb. 8.

29.7 14:31:25 Finish time for Non-Spinnaker Hot Tuna in the 2011/12 Sunday Winter Series Race No. 4, held Feb. 5, at Sarasota Sailing Squadron.

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Number of points winners Bryan Langton and Sylvia Langton made in the second annual “Banditos and Bandettos” golf event held Jan. 29, at the Longboat Key Club and Resort.

2,140

Score Jim Olson and Sherry Stuckey recorded Tuesday, Feb. 7 at the Couples Party Bridge Club at Sarasota Yacht Club.

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BRIDGE HAND

games | bridge bites By Brian Gunnell | American Contract Bridge League

A double order of duck West leads the Q♠ and, when Dummy goes down, Declarer can see that his 6♥ contract is quite hopeless. The A♣ must be lost, and there is no way to avoid a Diamond loser. Declarer will win the opening Spade, draw trumps and then cash the K♦ and A♦ before conceding the third round of Diamonds. When West wins the J♦, he will quickly shift to a Club, and East’s A♣ scores the setting trick be-

fore Declarer’s Clubs disappear on the long Diamonds.

Down one.

But that’s not what happened! It’s true, looking at all four hands, that 6♥ should go down, but West was looking at only two hands. Taking advantage of that, Declarer came up with a truly brilliant deception.

He ducked the opening lead in both hands! The defense can now cash the A♣ to beat the contract, but it

Vulnerable: None

to pitch his losing Clubs, making 12 tricks!

A most unusual hand!

Declarer started out with an inescapable loser in Diamonds and another in Clubs. But, thanks to that lovely first round double duck, he ended up losing a Spade but nothing else!

never occurred to West that his partner might have the A♣ and not the A♠. So, naturally enough, West persisted with Spades. Imagine West’s surprise when Declarer’s Ace won the second Spade trick! Next, trumps were drawn, a Diamond was pitched on the K♠, the K♦ was cashed, then the A♦, and a Diamond was ruffed. Now there were two good Diamonds in Dummy on which Declarer was able

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IT’S READ EVERYWHERE HONG KONG. For their 57th wedding anniversary, Longboat Key residents Dick and Connie Grace celebrated in January by sailing on Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas to Cozumel, Mexico. They posed with a copy of the Longboat Observer, and said that the trip was a “great party.”

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Items Under $200 For Sale

Furnishings

Positions Wanted

Condos For Sale

ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE with the total value of $200 or less in this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words or less. Price must be included. No commercial advertising. Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks.

Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com (Please provide your name and address) Or Online at: www.yourobserver.com/classifieds (No phone calls please.)

ROBB & Stucky white armoire. 2 dark rattan chairs with banana leaf pattern, red and beige.

Seagrass queen size headboard & footboard.

Queen size Tommy Bahama banana leaf headboard & footboard. Seagrass headboard, twin.

Brown leather stressless recliner and ottoman.

AMF pool table. Bowflex Extreme. Rebounder.

Coral and blue print wool rug, 8’x10’. Free-standing center island, black with butcher block top.

Beige, green and black banana leaf rug, 6’x8’. 2 Silk banana trees, 8/ft. tall. 2 off-white woven chairs. Beige Boyhill couch. 941-587-9391.

CAM WITH CMCA, AMS, PCAM designations seeking Condominium Association to manage.

Excellent references.

Please contact: resumepnb@yahoo.com or 941.685.0500

SUNNY SOUTHERN exposure, water views, boating and beach access. 2BR/2BA, new a/c & more in amenities-rich Longboat Key complex. $284,900. Sharon Freeman, 941-545-0899 Michael Saunders & Company.

RATTAN SIDE Table w/Glass & Mirror, $100.

Antique European Pine Side Table, $100.

941-383-3037.

WINE ENTHUSIAST Refrigerator, Temperature Controlled. 50 Bottle Capacity, $199. Call 941-383-5346.

Autos For Sale

General Merchandise THRIFT SHOP: LORD’S WAREHOUSE. Hours: Mon., Weds., & Sat., 9a.m. to 1p.m. Non-profit.

Clothes, jewelry, furniture, other items. 6140 Gulf of Mexico Drive. 941-383-4738.

Health/Fitness/Beauty BEACH FITNESS 24/7. Senior personal training in facility and in home. Next to the Lazy Lobster!

941-778-0120.

PROARGI-9+ BY SYNERGY. Powerful antioxidant. Enhances production of nitric oxide which dilates arteries, enhances blood circulation, reduces triglycerides, lowers blood pressure and cholesterol. Promotes healthier cardiovascular function, greater mental clarity and energy. Call Bill Spence, 941-993-7994. BillMyCaregiver.com

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

2006 LEXUS SC 430 Convertible. Perfect Condo Car. Black/Camel Leather. Every option. Garage kept. Never wrecked. Non smoker. Senior Daily Driver. 70000 highway miles. 941.809.3260.

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

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale BOATHOUSE ON Longboat unit for sale on east end, second level. $35,000, reasonable offers welcomed. Call Mike, 941-952-0308.

BRADENTON BOAT CLUB celebrates great success with their state of the art Cat 5-300 boat capacity. High and Dry Boat Storage and Marina.

Wow! Only $11 Per ft. Unlimited use. “Snow Birds, 6 Mo. Term OK” Excellent location.

Extremely friendly service. Our Customers say "The Best Place To Keep Our Boat On The Planet" We also offer Unsurpassed Mechanical Service-Detailing and Consignment Display with "Island Boat Sales." We invite you to stop by and take a look. 12160 Cortez Rd. 2/10ths mile over the bridge. ** Join us by MARCH 1st & 1st month $200, any size boat.** 941-795-3625, doug@bradentonboatclub.com

Plants/Trees ORNATE PLANTERS: cast metal, 4/ft.-8/ft.

941-587-9391.

Sporting Goods STATIONARY SCHWINN Spinning Bike (Evolution - SR). Like new. $350. 941-387-0496.

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

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

Help Wanted CNAS HHAS RN/LPN Seeking experienced I/C for private duty care. All positions available. All shifts available.

Email resume to: busynurseregistry@gmail.com.

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Boats Boats are selling very well at my new office, Island Boat Sales in the Bradenton Boat Club High & Dry Marina. A fantastic location to display your boat, 12160 Cortez Rd. just over the bridge. 2012 is very busy and I need more boats. Many boats sell in less than 2 weeks. "Business on a Handshake". Let’s talk about selling your boat.

941-228-3489. Dave.

Furnishings

Director of Club Membership Sales w/ 3 years of supervisory and club or resort sales experience!

If you have top sales experience, are an extremely organized and enthusiastic team-player, enjoy golf and tennis, and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills email your resume and cover letter with salary history and current expectations to HR@longboatkeyclub.com Competitive salary – commensurate with experience.

The Director of Club Sales reports to the Director of Marketing and is responsible for generating new Club membership sales and maintaining existing Club membership levels.

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ENTERTAINMENT CENTER: Broyhill, 6’4”hx3’2”wx21”d, as new. $650. Also, assorted pictures, tables and lamps. 941-383-7771.

NATURAL RATTAN Queen Bedroom Set: 2 Nightstands/Dresser with Mirror, $400. Lamps & Other Furniture for Sale! 941-383-3037.

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Other openings include: Engineering Supervisor Housekeeping Staff Cooks, Servers, Bussers Event Manager/Banquet Captain Front Desk Agent Bell Staff, Door Person Spa Nail Technicians

CANALFRONT LBK: Old Florida charm, 2BR/2BA, porch, fenced yard, serene neighborhood. Pets welcome. $3500/mo. annual.

941-232-2000.

BEACH-TO-BAY CONDO at Bayport BTC Newly decorated 2bed/2bath. First floor, end unit.

Free local phone, cable, Wi-Fi. Monthly rentals beginning May 2012. Contact owner at 615-376-9448.

SARASOTA RANCH CLUB: 3BR/4BA, Brand New! Turnkey Furnished, 5,000 sq/ft., 4/5CG, Theater Room, 10 Acres, Call for more details! $2,950/mo. Call 941-928-1542.

LBK/SEAGATE Fabulous Gulf views; 2bd, 2 ba, 2 balconies, steps from beach, pool, tennis courts, other amen; avail May-Oct., 3 mo. minimum, $3500-$4500 + tax/mo; 941/383-5469 or email rcharnes@ix.netcom.com LBK: APARTMENT for rent. Surrounded by Durante Park. 941-758-8859.

LBK: ISLANDER CLUB: First floor condo, beach walk-out, Gulf view from every room, 2BR/2BA. Photos of unit: http://longboatcondo.webs.com Available Jan. thru March, $5500 per month, 2 month minimum. jaelser@bellsouth.net or 770-426-5965, Jim/Ann LONGBOAT KEY - ON THE BEACH AT THE PIERRE: Fabulous views. 2,410 sq/ft. 2 bedroom plus den/convertible 3rd bedroom. 3 baths.

Available 8/16/12. 3 month min. Looking for Fall Rental. Annual available. Photos: 248-310-8308 or ebstulberg@gmail.com LONGBOAT KEY CONDO FOR RENT. Penthouse 1,482 sq/ft. 2BR/2BA, Bay and Gulf views, Boat Access, Pool, Tennis Courts and Fitness. On the water, across from beach. Call Jon at 908-727-4275.

SPELL-BOUNDING FULL BAY VIEWS. Location is everything. Direct on the bay overlooking Ringling bridge and downtown Sarasota. Walking distance to downtown, St. Armands Circle and the Gulf beaches. Boating and fishing are only steps away.

2 bedroom condo, ground floor, covered parking, some furniture is available/unfurnished, boat dock included. Newly renovated pool. 55 and older community. No pets. $1200/mo. annual. Tenant pays electric. Karin Stephan at 941-504-4435.

Condos For Sale BEACHPLACE: 2BR/2BA walkdown. Partial Gulf view, exquistiley furnished by a designer decorator. Coldwell Banker Residential R.E., LLC. Call Taube Levitt, 941-356-0743.

Annual, Seasonal & Vacation Rentals Available Dependable rental & property management services.

Longboat/St. Armands 941.383.5502 Bradenton/Lakewood Ranch 941.907.9595 Sarasota/Siesta Key 941.966.8000 IMG Academies 941.752.2682 Heritage Oaks 941.926.8844 michaelsaunders.com/rentals Homes For Sale

BUTTONWOOD COVE. Lovely water views from beach to bay complex on LBK. 3BR end unit, 2 enclosed lanais, under building parking, deeded boat slip, pool and tennis. Just steps to Gulf and private beach park. Just listed. Priced to sell, $365,000. Michael Saunders & Co., Craig Abbott, 941-383-1990 or Sharon Freeman, 941-545-0899.

LAUREL OAK ESTATES & C.C. Golf course home with lake view, 4BR/3.5BA, spacious kitchen, dining room, family room with fireplace, office, 3 car garage, outdoor kitchen, large pool, By owner. $875,000. Many extras. 941-374-0060.

DIRECT GULFFRONT: Longboat Key, 2BR/2BA, tastefully decorated beach condo. Updated with many fine features. Call for details and view photos on seaplace.net, M2-Unit 111. $499,900.

A MUST SEE! 941-383-9578 or 248-640-5230.

LOT FOR SALE. Single Family homesite for sale.

5500 block of GMD. Deeded beach access and deeded canal access 1/2 block down the road.

FSBO. Year Round LBK resident. $208,000.

Call 704-8913.

DISCOVER THE OTHER ISLAND, Tidy Island in Sarasota Bay. Great Bay front townhouse, 2/2/2 plus loft. Pet friendly. $390,000. Katharine Pepper, Rosebay Real Estate. 802-363-9973.

NEW ON MARKET Beachplace - Large 2BR/2BA + Unique Home Office - Nice Views Under Building Parking. Offered at $499,500.

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Real Estate Wanted WANTED SEASONAL Rental: 3 months December 15th, 2012 through March 31, 2013.

2BR/2BA, Internet, land phone. No smoking, no pets. mbfleming1996@sbcglobal.net

Grand Bay Penthouse - Panoramic Water Views of Sarasota's Skyline and Gulf of Mexico Sunsets. Over 9,700 sq. ft. of interior/exterior space. Offered at $2,999,999.

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Barbara Shapiro, Lic. RE Broker/Owner-Sarasota Style Realty, Inc. Call for Photos/Details 941-388-2135.

SEA CLUB 3 Units available from $209,000.

Wonderful beachside boutique resort with Gulf views.

Nightly rentals and on-site management.

Cindy Migone Signature Sotheby’s International Realty 941-812-7438

To apply, visit 442 Gulf of Mexico Drive, 1st Floor Longboat Key, FL 34228 Open Mon. – Thurs from 9a.m. to 4p.m. www.longboatkeyclub.com/careers

SEAPLACE: 2BR/2BA, full Gulf view, completely furnished, fitness center, pools, spas, tennis. $487,500. 502-552-1594. bsjohnsonky@insightbb.com

DRIVERS-EXPERIENCED OTR: $1500 Sign-On. 7-10 days out. Apply Online: www.heyl.net 800-973-9161. Heyl Truck Lines, Inc.

SEAPLACE: 3BR/2BA, RARE first floor corner unit. Beautiful Gulf and Garden views from every room, furnished, turn-key unit, new paint, new carpet, updated kitchen. Covered parking and another uncovered parking, 10/ft. ceiling in master BR. Lots of new furniture. $419,000. Mark, 941-383-4381, bradtma@yahoo.com

PART-TIME HOUSEKEEPER needed for Longboat Key Condo Resort. Call 941-383-2431 for information/ interview.

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BAYFRONT CONDO- PANORAMIC VIEWS: LBK 3BR/ 2BA Pelican Harbour & Beach Club Available Seasonal or Yearly. Private Beach, Pool, Tennis, Dock. Call: 513-608-4320. richwoodkids@hotmail.com

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MALE BICYCLE: 21", TREK18 Speed, All Terrain Mountain Track. Little used excellent condition, $95. (941)383-0167.

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HOUSE CLASSIFIEDS LP # 56733

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THE LONGBOAT THURSDAY, FEBRUARY OBSERVER 16, 2012 Thursday, February 16, 2012 Real Estate Wanted WANTED LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS For Qualified Waiting Clients Contact - Sarasota Luxury Rentals

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941-356-5610 email: info@sarasotaluxuryrentals.com

Reservations: 941-383-5549 Visa/ MC Fax: 941-383-7925

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WASHER/ DRYER IN EVERY UNIT BEAUTIFUL KITCHENS LARGE HEATED POOL GULFSIDE FREE Wireless High Speed Internet

“Where People Return Year After Year” “INTENTIONALLY BETTER” RESERVE YOUR VACATION NOW!!

LUXURY BEACH RENTALS…COTTAGES TO CONDOS…ONE TO FOUR BEDROOM…LOOK NO FURTHER THAN FLORIDARENT.COM DISCOUNTED RATES 20-40%...CALL TODAY!!

PLEASE MENTION CODE OBS2011 941 383 3117 800 331 7293 392 FIREHOUSE Lane, LBK - Newer upscale Island home. Steps to beach & pool. Furn. 2BR + Loft. Annual or short term. No pets. No smoking.

Owner Agent. 941-544-0214. www.LuxuryHomes-Condos.com BAYFRONT CONDO, Longboat Arms, Mid-key, 2BR/2BA, newly remodeled, very clean and beautifully furnished, heated pool, tennis, fishing, boat ramp, private beach access just steps away, fantastic views from 30ft wide screened lanai.

Available May to Dec. 2012 one month min.

Available 2013 winter season, 3 month min.

Rates from $2500 to $3850/month. For pictures and details, E-mail: saf3009@gmail.com or call 603-692-6445.

BEACHPLACE 3BR, UPDATED, TASTEFULLY DECORATED. GULF & BAY VIEWS. CALL CYNTHIA 407-492-5749 DIRECT GULF FRONT at Beachplace: 2BR/2BA, nicely furnished, wireless internet. Available starting November 2012 through April 2013. 6 month minimum. Non-smoking. Call Diane or Mike 847-913-4562.

Exceptional Vacation Rentals Since 1994 Homes & Condominiums Studios to Six Bedrooms Beachfront, Intercoastal or Garden Excellent Service & Staff FLORIDA VACATION CONNECTION www.FLvacationconnection.com 941-387-9709 877-705-2460 LBK: BAYFRONT, 2BR/2BA, clean turnkey furnished condo, recent upgrades. Spectacular water views from every room, ground floor, end unit. Covered parking, 5 pools, tennis, fitness center. Gulf/ private beach house access. No trucks/ pets/ smoking. LB Harbour, 4440 Exeter.

Mid April through November: 8 months $800/mo. +utilities. Also, 1BR unit, $700/mo. or $12,000 year round. 734-216-6622.

LBK: BOOK NOW for your next season rental.

1BR & 3BR condos. Starting at $1000. The Outrigger Resort, 941-383-3844.

LBK: SEASONALLY OR ANNUALLY: DROP DEAD GORGEOUS GULF VIEWS from every window of large, updated, handsomely decorated, 2BR/2BA condo right on beach.

Plasma TV. No Brokerage Fee. Available starting 2013 Season. Call 941-349-0432 or 941-284-2002.

LBK BEACHPLACE Condo. Beachfront, 2BR/2BA. Elegantly furnished, heated pool, tennis court, covered parking, exercise room. Available May-Dec., 2012 & Jan., Feb., March 2013.

Non-smoking/ pets. By owner. 941-383-1884.

LIDO BEACH Vacation paradise. 1 & 2 bedroom condos overlooking beautiful Lido Beach.

Weekly rates. Lido Dorset. Rental condo.

1-800-734-3370.

LBK, C.C. SHORES. Lovely remodeled home, 3/2/2, lanai, dock, heated pool, W/D, high speed internet, cable, phone, electric. Walk to beach. No pets/ smoking. Sleeps 5. Owner, 941-504-1492.

LONGBOAT KEY. Gulf front, heated pool on beach, 1BR/1BA condo, full kitchen, dining, sleeps/4, king pillowtop. 617-328-7145, 857-939-1049.

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LIDO BEACH CONDOMINIUMS Weekly - Monthly - Seasonal Resort Properties, Inc. Licensed Real Estate Broker Full Service Condominium Management 941-388-3921 - 888-388-3921 941-650-1857 Visit us at: resortproperties.pro LONGBOAT KEY/FL: SEAPLACE, SPECIAL OFFER. Ask: mandalka@gmx.de 2BR/2.5BA luxury Town House for $1500 monthly. April to December. Nicely furnished, lanai +terraces, full kitchen, living, dining area, beach club access (sauna, gym, tennis, w/pool), walk out to the Gulf beach, breathtaking sunsets.

ON THE Gulf w/pool. 1BR condo, sleeps 4. Nicely furnished, cable, phone, full kitchen, living, dining area, W/D in building. Weekly or Monthly. May through January. $1600/mo. 351-5101.

RARELY AVAILABLE RESORT STYLE LIVING Private beach, tennis, heated pools, 2BR/2BA, Whitney Beach, Longboat Key, downstairs, Bayou/ dock frontage.

941-724-3519

OYSTER BAY LANDING WATERFRONT HOMESITES Sarasota's Most Exclusive Gated Waterfront Community Open Saturday & Sunday - 2p.m.-4p.m.

Completely Private Priced from $1.250 Dock Included Non-waterfront from $600k w/dock.

14 community homesites. Only 6 remaining.

Direct Bay Access Appointment Only Rita Ferrell Lasky 941-780-3579 Ferrell-Lasky-Team Prudential Lakewood Ranch Realty

THE WESTCHESTER GULF FRONT 2BR/2BA, open, direct views, tennis court, 2 heated pools, steps away from the sand, breathtaking sunsets.

941-228-5671.

WEEKLY RENTALS. Luxurious, fully furnished 1 - 4 bedrooms. Condominiums and Cottages.

Beach to Bay. On-site management. Pools, tennis, boat slips. Visit: www.FloridaRent.com for information and virtual tours. 800-333-7335, 941-383-3117.

Weekly/ Monthly/ Seasonal Rates Beachfront, Bayfront and In Between Houses or Condos Reservations 941-383-6127 Visa/ MC 800-352-0367 5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Suite 101 Longboat Key, FL 34228 Rental office 9a.m. - 5p.m. M-F Ask about our special rates!

Wagner Realty Since 1939 www.wagnerrentals.com

PALMA SOLA BAY LAND: 3.9 acres of waterfront approved for 7 homes and 5 docks or use as a single estate. $1,499,000. Will consider exchange for income property or Sarasota waterfront home.

Marcia Wood, Broker, 941-350-2285.

SINGLE FAMILY VILLA BOATERS DREAM! Deep Water, Extra Wide Canal w/Dock. 1,516 SF 2/2 in Active 55+ Community on LBK. $469,000 OBO. 941-383-9236.

Adult Care Services A LENDING HAND, INC. Caregivers/Companions, Hourly 24/7 Care, Transportation, Social Outings, Dr. Appts., Housekeeping, Meal preparation, Respite Care.

Phone: 941-809-3725 ALTERNATIVE TO NURSING HOME Beautiful room and bath available in a private care home in Sarasota. Bed bound, Alzheimer’s & Hospice patients welcome. Also offering Respite Care, daily and weekly. Excellent local references.

941-720-8840.

COMPANION CARE. General companionship.

Meal planning, shopping, transportation to doctor appointments/ social events, light housekeeping.

Experienced. References. 941-462-9306, 941400-3940.

MATURE, RELIABLE, caring, friendly woman available as companion, aide, nanny for your needs. Experienced. Reasonable. Let me help.

Marcia, 941-955-2225.

PRIVATE CAREGIVER with references from Longboat Key. Flexible hours. Call Lucy at 941-539-0421.

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“In Sarasota, people know who I am,” Victor DeRenzi says. “I’m out all day. I head to the opera in the morning and get back late at night. In New York, I never leave home. I could die in the middle of Broadway and somebody might push my body aside to let traffic through.”

Man of the opera Maestro Victor DeRenzi wields more than just a baton — he wields power. For 30 years, the uncompromising artistic director has brought Verdi, verve and distinction to the Sarasota Opera House.

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ictor DeRenzi has a postcard of Liberace hanging in his office window. It says, the “Maestro is in.”

Though DeRenzi couldn’t be further from Liberace in personality

and style, his colleagues at Sarasota Opera have grown accustomed to seeing the famous singer’s mug in the maestro’s office.

DeRenzi actually makes a point

of moving it to indicate his whereabouts: For three decades he has split his time between a home in New York City and a home in downtown Sarasota.

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Cast aside the performance tuxedo, the dark arching eyebrows, the distinguished saltand-pepper hair and the label one former studio artist gave him (“The Godfather”), and you’ve got a guy who grew up on Staten Island, N.Y., the son of a dockworker, who discovered opera one day by helping his seventh-grade teacher build sets for a small New York opera company.

Although the set was primitive, the stage was dinky and there was no orchestra or chorus, DeRenzi was hooked.

“I fell in love with opera,” he says. “And I’ve never looked back.”

Fast-forward to today: a Monday at the Sarasota Opera House, where DeRenzi is celebrating his 30th season as artistic director.

Making his way through the courtyard, he chats with passing staff and singers. Backstage, he engages with the stage hands — a boisterous group of men in scruffy jeans and T-shirts who seem unfazed by the maestro’s commanding presence.

DeRenzi is in a playful mood.

Maybe it’s because he’s gearing up to hit the road for the opening night of “Carmen” at the Naples Philharmonic, a touring production made possible thanks to a hefty grant from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice.

Maybe it’s because he wasn’t up late the night before drinking beer and watching the Super Bowl, an event that ranked so low on his radar that he had no idea his hometown team had won.

Or maybe DeRenzi is always

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IF YOU GO Sarasota Opera’s production of “Carmen” kicked off the company’s winter opera season. The production runs now through March 24. For tickets, call 366-8450 or visit sarasotaopera.org. this way: fun.

“Fun?” he asks. “We set too high a price on having fun. People are always asking me, ‘Are you having fun? You look like you’re having fun.’ I don’t know what that means. It’s not about having fun. It’s about serious work and having a responsibility to the composers. I’m not saying it’s like drudgery. It’s just more complicated than that.”

Over lunch at Café Americano, the maestro elaborated on those complications.

He is admittedly demanding and especially dogmatic when it comes to directing the resident company.

No, he doesn’t allow the singers to lug around water bottles.

“It’s a crutch,” he says. “And it’s the biggest hoax perpetuated by society. What did we do before bottled water?”

The same goes for cell phones and laptops. It’s not that he’s technology-phobic, he just refuses to waste his life sending text messages and surfing the Internet.

He only listens to classical music. Pop music, he says, is “sociological destructive.”

And he avoids the beach at all costs.

“Sand,” he says, “is a form of

“In our society, we’re taught to be cautious and to take it easy,” Victor DeRenzi says. “In opera, it’s the emotional and musical risks that make a performance. ‘Safety last’ is one of my favorite terms.” torture. I’m a city guy. I like asphalt and concrete.”

He’s also aware of the fact that his long tenure at Sarasota Opera is unusual. Most directors would have used the platform as a means to advance their careers.

“Many years ago, I was talking to the director of a similar-sized company and he said, ‘Don’t make the mistake of sacrificing your career for your company,’” DeRenzi says. “I thought, ‘Well, this is my career and my company, so what’s there to sacrifice?’”

At 62, he’s spent almost half of his life conducting the Sarasota Opera. His daughter, now 30, grew up backstage. His wife

of 33 years sang in many of the company’s early productions.

In 1983, the same year he was hired by the organization, he founded the company’s Apprentice Artist Program, a seasonlong, intensive training residency that has helped prepare hundreds of the country’s opera singers for careers on the stage.

“I don’t want to conduct big companies all over the world,” DeRenzi says. “When I’m here, I get to make music the way I want to make music. I have a say in what happens on stage.”

He enjoys his influence and notoriety in Sarasota.

A creature of habit, he walks to Americano every day, greets the

wait staff in fluent Italian, orders his favorite sandwich and makes small talk with the scores of opera buffs who recognize his face.

DeRenzi is what Executive Director Susan Danis calls “a person of the people.”

“He’s the only artistic director I know who walks up and down the aisles talking to patrons before a show,” says Danis. “He’s so accessible. And he’s funny. One of the best-kept secrets about Victor is that he has a wicked sense of humor. He’ll pull out a joke and say he heard it as a kid from his dad, but, really, it’s him.

He’s just darn funny.”

DeRenzi says he feels like he leads a double life.

At the end of the season, when he returns home to Manhattan, he goes underground for the summer. He spends his days researching composers, studying music and poring over the historical context behind the company’s upcoming repertoire.

This year, he’ll conduct “Otello” — opera No. 28 in the exhaustive Verdi Cycle he launched 23 years ago.

The company will finish the series in four years, capping off one of DeRenzi’s greatest claims to fame: presenting all of Verdi’s work in a consistent and cohesive fashion.

Ending the cycle will be bittersweet for the maestro, who has never tired of presenting the composer’s work.

“How could I tire of great music?” he asks. “If I love the music, I can conduct it over and over.

Judy Garland can be greater than ‘Ding, Ding Goes the Trolley,’ but no one will ever be greater than Mozart or Beethoven or Verdi.”

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+ Boca Grande actors give WBTT some love OK, so they’ve missed the Valentine’s Day cutoff, but it’s never too late for a little romance, right?

Boca Grande actors Ann Fletcher and John Shaw will bring their production of the two-person romance, “Love Letters,” this month to Sarasota as a fundraiser for the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.

Fletcher has been itching to perform the show for charity since she and Shaw first appeared in it two years ago at the Royal Palm Players in Boca Grande.

The play, which follows the lives of two characters as they recite letters they wrote to one another over the course of 50 years, earned Fletcher critical John Shaw and Ann Fletcher in “Love Letters.”

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acclaim during its sell-out run at the Royal Palm.

A Sarasota resident for 30 years, Fletcher ran an interior design business before retiring 10 years ago to Boca Grande with her husband.

Lucky for WBTT, the actress’ BFF is Christine Jennings, who introduced Fletcher to the theater company when she came on as the troupe’s executive director a few years ago.

“You may have seen ‘Love Letters’ done by very famous people,” Fletcher says. “But you’ve not seen it done the way this director (Orlando’s Tad Ingram) has interpreted it.”

The play opens at 2 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 26, at The Glenridge Performing Arts Center. For tickets, call 5525325. All proceeds benefit WBTT.

+ Hollywood choreographer scouts Sarasota for ‘East Side Story’ David Winters’ name might not sound familiar, but his credits will: “West Side Story,” “Gypsy” and “A Star Is Born” to name a few.

The British-born dancer/actor/choreographer appeared as Baby John in the original Broadway production of “West Side Story,” as well as the film version of the musical.

The 72-year-old shot to superstardom after nabbing that role.

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Dayle Hoffman and David As an actor, he Winters appeared on “Perry Mason” and “The Milton Berle Show.” As a director, he worked with Paul Newman, Alice Cooper, Kirk Douglas and The Monkees.

Have I made my point?

He’s a big deal, and he was in town last month scouting locations for his feature film, “East Side Story.”

With Sarasota actress and producer Dayle Hoffmann as his guide, he dropped in on various locations, including the Van Wezel, the Lakewood Ranch Country Club, the Sarasota Opera House, Apple Jelly Dance Studio and the Longboat Key Club, and scouted nearby attractions and amenities that might work within the movie.

Hoffmann estimates the project will employ 300 local cast and crew members, in addition to luring notable actors to the area. She says production could start as early as May. According to the film’s Facebook page, “East Side Story” is a coming-of-age dance/musical in the spirit of “Dirty Dancing” and “Viva Las Vegas.”

Dubbed the “hip-hop dance film of the century,” it follows the life of a young girl who falls in love with a street dancer while visiting her wealthy father in Miami.

Will Sarasota fit the bill? Only our incentives will tell.

Hey David: We’ve got plenty of dance doubles in this town. No need to look further.

HOT TICKETS Bora Yoon at the Historic Asolo: It’s hard to pin down Bora Yoon’s work. She’s a musician, composer, performance artist and singer/songwriter. Her Wikipedia page refers to her as a “multiinstrumental sound architect.” So, there ya have it. She composes experimental music using her viola, Tibetan singing bowls, cell phones, walkie-talkies and shortwave radios.

She’s performed in everything from a Samsung commercial to the Guggenheim Museum, plus she’s the only Hermitage fellow to nab a residency this year at the Ringling Museum. The 31-year-old artist will discuss her latest project during a special program at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16, at the Historic Asolo Theater. Tickets are $5. Students with ID are free. For more information, call 360-7399.

+ Sarasota Opera Association hatches ‘Pot of Gold’ fundraiser I preface this item by saying I think the Sarasota Orchestra Association’s latest philanthropic enterprise sounds like a good idea. It’s simple, to-the-point and doesn’t require a cocktail gown.

Dubbed the “Pot O’ Gold” fundraiser, the concept sounds fancy and appropriately themed for St. Patrick’s Day, but it’s really just a hybrid raffle/lottery drawing.

Cooked up by SOA as a way to raise a fast $50,000 for the Youth Orchestra, the fundraiser will sell 1,000 contest entries priced at $100 each.

The contest ends March 17, or when 1,000 entries have been purchased. The winning ticket will receive half of the “Pot O’ Gold.” The rest of the cash will fill the coffers at the Youth Orchestra.

Remember: You’ve gotta be in it, to win it. To buy an entry, visit soassociation.org.

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MUSIC >> Sarasota Opera: ‘Carmen’ The gypsy, Carmen, believes in fate. She sees her own death with every card she deals at the smugglers’ rocky hideout and believes, because of an ominous confluence of circumstances, that she is doomed.

A similar confluence seemed to hover over Sarasota Opera’s opening night of Bizet’s “Carmen.” First, Carlos Monzon, the baritone slated to sing Escamillo, the toreador, was “indisposed,” and Kevin Wetzel, a Studio Artist in his Sarasota Opera debut, stepped in for him.

After the curtain rose, we heard Antonio Nagore, in the role of Don José, struggling mightily with the top of his tenor, leading us to wonder if he, too, was ill. (We were informed before the third act that he was, indeed, suffering from the after-effects of bronchitis.)

Attending any opening night can be a mixed blessing. There’s all the glamour of gowns and flash of excitement. But there are also opening-night jitters, pitch going too high with excitement and too low with fear, curtains getting caught on scenery, costume malfunctions and singers getting ahead of or behind the orchestra.

Whatever the cards dealt Sarasota Opera’s opening night of “Carmen,” there were several auspicious signs that offset the beleaguered performances and stressed performers.

There was the orchestra, which, under the direction of Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Victor DeRenzi, was positively unblemished. In fact, there were moments of such crystalline playing, it was tempting to close your eyes and simply bask in the gorgeous orchestral sound emanating from the pit. From the spirited overture to the gorgeous duet between flute and harp before the third act, this was a spectacular instrumental performance.

David P. Gordon’s scenery, matched by Ken Yunker’s lighting, brought us a brilliantly colorful, stylistically authentic town square in Seville, a flamboyant gypsy inn and a mountain pass so craggy, we wondered if the smugglers would actually find their way to it. There was a charming moment when the tips of the gypsy girls’ cigarettes glowed and flickered like a flight of fireflies in the darkness. And the twinkling of the stars, as night came on during Micaela’s aria, seemed to glow as Danielle

Walker’s lovely soprano came to life in the mountain pass. Micaela, a part that carries with it some of the most beautiful music in the opera, is sung by a character that can be interpreted as simple but was saved from true wimpishness by Walker’s beautiful voice and unpretentious character.

“Carmen” has come to operatic stages in many guises. It began its life at the OperaComique, complete with spoken dialogue.

Later, possibly because “Carmen” is as far from a comedy as opera or music theater can get, a grand opera version was created, cutting the dialogue and incorporating it as sung recitatives. Sarasota Opera went back to the original, using the spoken dialogue and, much to the credit of the singers and some excellent French diction coaches, the spoken portions were strikingly seamless.

What didn’t work was the staging.

Martha Collins’ direction came off as blocking without motivation. There was too much full-frontal singing without any impetus for the action. Fredrika Brillembourg’s Carmen stopped short of being the fiery, life-loving, fearless, fearsome, audacious gypsy who knows the power of her body and mind over men of all shapes, sizes and backgrounds. Although her sizable and rich voice provided an excellent vehicle for the music, her persona was often monochromatic and somewhat superficial. Still, she came across as sexy and passionate, giving the impression that, with a different director, she could be a full-blooded, lusty and engaging Carmen.

Nagore’s Don José, struggling with vocal problems, actually got deeper into his character, but there was still an air of oldfashioned, stilted role-playing, rather than convincing characterization. And, although Wetzel’s Escamillo was more strut than flair, he made a courageous attempt to get into his part, possibly without sufficient rehearsal and preparation.

Dimitrie Lazich, as Morales, the first solo voice heard in the opera, set an auspicious tone for the future. Sarah Asmar’s Frasquita and Vira Slywotzky’s Mercedes were both convincing and well sung, while Stephen Fish, as Zuniga, had some problems with intonation that may be chalked up to opening-night nerves.

The stars may not have been aligned for this “Carmen” on opening night, but Bizet’s spirit got them through, as did his beloved and well-known arias and an orchestra and conductor that were at the very top of their game.

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Eight years ago, Gregg Senko quit his training with the Secret Service to study Irish dancing.

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It wasn’t easy finding an Irish dance school in Cleveland that took adult students, so Senko studied tap for two years.

Like any diehard fan, he began stalking the message boards on “Lord of the Dance” websites, where he met Justin Boros, an Irish dancer from Akron, Ohio, who would later land a spot on tour with Flatley.

In 1998, they met in person for the first time at a “Lord of the Dance” performance in Las Vegas.

Their dream of forming an Irish dance troupe was still a decade away, but the seeds were planted that day as they watched Flatley flit shirtless across the stage, pounding out 28 taps per second.

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The gamble is paying off.

Two years ago, he and Boros launched “Rhythm in the Night,” an Irish dance troupe based in Sarasota. And, unlike “Lord of the Dance,” the show’s musical plot revolves around a villain, not a hero.

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In November 2010, the company made its debut to a standing room-only crowd at the Irish Rover Pub. They followed up the gig with a performance at the 2010 Downtown Sarasota New Year’s Eve celebration, followed by a spot on the Sarasota Highland Games and a show at Sahib Shrine Auditorium.

Since then, they’ve stepped up production in preparation for their biggest dance yet: the premiere of an all-original dance showcase at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

“We’re not shooting for mediocrity,” Senko says. “We looked at a lot of venues, and the Van Wezel was obviously top-notch.”

Over the course of last year, Boros and Senko auditioned dozens of professional dancers from all over the world.

They disseminated choreography via the Internet, hired a scene shop in Clearwater to build the set, commissioned a Clevelandbased music duo to compose the soundtrack and designed costumes that they hope will shatter all frilly Irish dance stereotypes.

Both men will perform in the show — Boros as the lead villain and Senko as a member of the ensemble.

“I think people are in for a big surprise,” Senko says. “There’s nothing mundane about it. We’ve seen enough Irish dance to know what works and what doesn’t.”

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Rhythm and moves When Gregg Senko talks about Irish dancing, his whole demeanor changes. He gets wide-eyed and dreamy.

When he talks about Michael Flatley, the lord of all lords of the dance, he sounds like an Irish dance scholar. He’s a fervent Flatley fan who can recall the exact date he spoke to the famous hoofer from Chicago.

It was Sept. 19, 1997.

Senko interviewed the dancer for an entertainment website.

“It was the most inspiring conversation I ever had,” Senko says.

“The guy is basically a rock star on stage.”

A native of Cleveland, Senko, grew up playing hockey and soccer, traditional boyhood pastimes.

At 20, he got his first taste of Irish step dancing when he saw his first “Riverdance” performance on PBS. A few weeks later, he caught Flatley’s “Lord of the Dance.”

At the time, an Irish dance phenomenon was sweeping the country. Although Senko knew little about the art, he knew Flatley’s production, with its bad guy/ good guy plot and rock-and-roll attitude, was unlike anything he’d seen before.

He bought his first pair of hard shoes shortly thereafter.

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Bjaland may be leaving these parts after 15 extraordinary years as artistic director of the Sarasota Orchestra, but his presence will be felt for a long time to come in the music we hear, the people we speak with and even the food we eat.

Bjaland, who will be conducting his final Masterworks set of concerts with the Orchestra this weekend, has been a big presence in town since first arriving here in the latter part of the 20th-century. One of the first things I remember, before I even heard him conduct, was seeing a life-sized cutout Leif sitting in the passenger seat of then-Florida West Coast Symphony Marketing Director Gayle Williams’ car. That out-to-know-you, friendly, music-is-fun, great-music-is-best Bjaland persona took Sarasota by storm, and, from informal commentaries to scholarly annotations, the conductor’s larger-thanlife image has made an indelible impression on all of us.

What some may not know, though, is that Bjaland is also a “kitchen classic,” a cooking character, a chop-and-prep personage who loves eating as much as he loves cooking.

What’s most important to him about his kitchen space?

“That it’s a joyful place and that the food is good,” he says.

All that upper-body exercise on the podium keeps him svelte enough to really enjoy his food. Still, he’s relatively careful about what and when he eats on the day of a performance.

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low the score and work with what’s there, but they also reinterpret. That’s why the same symphony can sound so different in the hands of different conductors. So, we wondered how Leif is with recipes. Does he follow them, do them “as written” or ornament and make them his own?

“All of the above!” he replies with an emphasis like a downbeat. “Mostly, I vary recipes that I know well. When I’m trying something new from the food section of the newspaper, I try to follow the recipe carefully. In baking, I use less sugar and more spices. Adding cinnamon is a great way to reduce sugar, and Splenda works really well in some desserts.

“I’m very into colors,” he adds. “(Recently) I made a green salad with a Meyer lemon vinaigrette, and the pure white of the sliced pear and scarlet of the pomegranate seeds I put on top made it absolutely beautiful — and fun to eat.”

Bjaland shares much of the cooking (and eating) with his long-time partner, the conductor Emil De Cou, who straddles the country from Washington, D.C., where he’s associate conductor of the National Symphony, to Washington state, where he’s music director of the Pacific Northwest Ballet.

“We both like to cook and we work really well together in the kitchen,” Bjaland says.

Their culinary, as well as musical offerings, have made for some interesting memories of receptions and other events.

“When Emil was conducting for ABT (American Ballet Theatre), there was a huge reception following an anniversary gala,” Bjaland recalls. “Martha Graham — looking remarkably life like — was there and so was Agnes deMille — cantankerous, as usual. I remember that when deMille addressed the audience during the performance, all she said was, ‘Beauty.

Beauty. Beauty.’ We waited for the rest, and when 10 seconds later it still hadn’t come, everyone burst into applause, even for a sentence fragment.

“I saw Jackie Onassis at a table below in the foyer of the State Theatre. She was a living cover of Look magazine — unbelievably elegant but girlish. I was starstruck.”

Here in Sarasota, one of Bjaland’s favorite places to dine out is Morton’s Gourmet Market.

“I know it’s not a restaurant per se, but during the busy part of the season I eat there seven or eight times a week,” he says. “I know all the girls at ‘The Island,’ and the food there is absolutely fantastic!”

Of course, being on the road (and on the podium) as much as Bjaland is, he loves being home, cooking and relaxing with some of his other favorite music: Oscar Peterson and Thelonious Monk, ’20s era and big band jazz, folk rock and Burt Bacharach.

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“It’s probably my Norwegian roots, but I love rhubarb,” says Bjaland.

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Come on, shake your body, baby, do the conga!

Now that you know how guests at the New College Foundation Gala closed down Fête Ballroom — with a full-on conga line charging across the dance floor — here’s how the evening started.

Co-Chairwomen Lisa Walsh and Emily Walsh welcomed everyone to the affair honoring New College President Dr. Gordon “Mike” Michalson, who is as loved by the foundation’s board members just as much as he is by the students and faculty. So much so, in fact, that Michalson’s students got together and created a comical video roast of just how much the president means to them. The biggest laughs from the video came when Thayer Warne showed his admiration for the present by saying, “I drink, sleep, eat and breathe Dr. Michalson.”

Also at the event, the Walshes presented Michalson with a framed photo collage of his memories at New College.

A dormitory was also named in Michalson’s honor.

Guests raced to the dance floor and formed a conga line.

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On Friday afternoon while frantically formatting blacktie events for The Observer’s spring SEASON magazine, I realized I was missing the ticket price for the Ringling College of Art and Design’s “An Evening at the AvantGarde.” Intending to email Christine Meeker Lange, special assistant to the president for media and community relations, my address book pulled up Christine Alexander, of Lazy Fairy Improv, without my knowing.

Even though she seemed confused as to her involvement with the event, she assured me she would help.

She sent out a mass email, which resulted in my trading emails back-and-forth with Gayle Williams, of Vision Marketing. It was then that I noticed the list of people Gayle had copied on her email — CHRISTINE ALEXANDER! After another 12 emails, I received the ticket cost.

Christine Alexander’s final words to me: “Don’t ask me a question I don’t know! I’ll find that freakin’ answer! ;)”

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Emily Walsh’s birthday hat created the tip of the Bermuda triangle at the SPARCC 25th annual Second Hand Rose Fashion Show and Luncheon Thursday ... And don’t miss a video on YourObserver.com of Marcy Downey belting out a revamped rendition of “Second Hand Rose.”

Allen and Stephanie Hochfelder invited friends to “bring your favorite sweetheart,” fed them filet and crab cakes under the supervision of Shannon Lugannani, of Word of Mouth, and entertained them with “The Hochfelder Sweetheart Quiz” created by Stephanie. Can you name a crooner from the ’40s whose brother’s name is Bob? What about the conductor of “Yellow Rose of Texas?”

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“I saw it in the winLoren Mayo dow and said, ‘That’s Louanne Roy mine!’” Roy said.

It was high-fives all around, when Diane McNeel convened the Stewards of the Mad Hatter Teas benefiting the local chapter of the American Red Cross Feb. 9, at the Ritz-Carlton. The stewards are the individuals Diane recruited for the start-up, plus new inductee Nikki Sedacca. Ms. McNeel treated her powerhouse

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people to a mid-day high tea to celebrate the success of their two inaugural parties: in spring at the home of Dr. Fritz and Ping Faulhaber and holiday time at the home of Bill and Margaret Wise. The events raised $35,000-plus, and the Red Cross attributes a whopping $250,000 to donations resulting from them.

Saturday night and the lights were low A man in a suit knew the place to go Fête Ballroom played the right music Getting him in the swing, He was the dancing king.

I can’t tell you his name, for no one I’ve asked seems to know, but there was a gentleman at the New College Gala who had the most energy of anyone I’ve ever seen on the dance floor. His arms went left, his body went right, and somehow his legs spun around without him twisting an ankle — or needing a knee replacement. Not a soul could take their eyes off him. The woman with whom he was dancing appeared to be having a jolly workout as well, for every time he flung her around, she exploded into laughter and smiles.

If you’d like to burn a good 12,000 calories on the dance floor, I highly recommend attending next year’s gala.

the others. B.J. went to Mollie Nelson’s for help getting into the gown, but the zipper broke. So it was off to connect with Raul I-CanFix-Anything Molina at Margaret Wise’s house. His solution: sew on a red rose Christmas tree ornament.

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February 23–26 A fabulous four-day celebration of flowers, fashion & fine art Buy 3 events and save*

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NoN-MeMBers $204.00 / MeMBers: $172.00

Designer Preview*

February 23, 5:30pm–8:00pm Opening night preview in the Museum of Art Galleries and Courtyard with floral designers. $85/$75 for Museum members. Museum of Art closed 10am–5pm in preparation for this event.

Lecture and Demonstration with Master Florist Remco van Vliet*

February 24, 10:30am or 2:00pm Learn today’s floral trends and techniques from this celebrity floral designer. $50/$40 for Museum members.

Includes Museum General Admission.

Susan and Tim Clarke

Special Hours: Museum of Art open 10am–8pm

Fashion, Flowers and Food: Lilly Pulitzer ® Fashion Show and Luncheon*

February 25, 11:30am–1:30pm Preview Lilly’s Spring collection in the Museum’s Courtyard garden. $120/$100 for Museum members. Includes Museum General Admission.

Flower Arranging Workshops

February 26, 10:30am–12:30pm or 2:00pm–4:00pm Enthusiasts at all levels receive hands-on instruction from celebrity floral designer Remco van Vliet. $200 per person.

Fee includes flowers, container and mechanics.

Tickets: 941.360.7399 or Ringling.org/InBloom Proceeds from Ringling In Bloom events benefit Museum exhibitions, programs and operations.

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Jeanne Auten and Sam Fichera

Above: Margaret Word Burnside and Aaron Fodiman

WE’RE BACK ON THE COURT AND BACK ON THE COURSE!

Dee Stottlemyer, Scott Bushey and Ellyn Drummond

Judy and Allen Freedman

ER Mainstage V O LD E H Barbara Broughton and David S. Howard. Photo by Maria Lyle.

“Perfect” -Sarasota Magazine

OUR PATIENTS - FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

Mike Wilton, Bud Polley and Arnie Vance

Thanks to the successful treatment of our rotator cuff injuries, we are all actively enjoying our passion for SPORTS once again.

Rotator cuff muscle injuries are very common. Due to the function of these muscles, sports which involve shoulder rotation such as tennis and golf, often put the rotator cuff muscles under great stress, resulting in an inability to play. A variety of treatment options are available.

YOUR SPECIALISTS FOR SHOULDERS • ELBOWS • WRISTS • HANDS ASK ABOUT ARTHRITIS • CARPAL TUNNEL

By Joe DiPietro

FRACTURES • JOINT REPLACEMENT

“Charming, lovable and touching” -Sarasota Herald-Tribune

PEDIATRICS • ROTATOR CUFF DISEASE SPORTS INJURIES • SPORTS MEDICINE TENDONITIS • TENDON INJURIES

1241 N. Palm Avenue Downtown Sarasota

IMPROV ON TUESDAY NIGHTS

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Richard Hopkins, Artistic Director

366-9000 floridastudiotheatre.org

CHRISTOPHER R. SFORZO, M.D. Director of Sports Medicine of the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch

CHRISTOPHER L. DILLINGHAM, M.D.

CONSULTANTS FOR IMG ACADEMIES, THE OUT-OF-DOOR-ACADEMY, AND THE SARASOTA ORCHESTRA

THE ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, PLLC

941.378.5100 • orthocenterflorida.com

5831 Bee Ridge Road • Suite 200 • Sarasota, FL 34233

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“Finely tuned performance” -Sarasota Magazine

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Designing Women Designed to Give 10th Anniversary Cocktail Party Friday, Feb. 10 | Home of Susan Blais and Alen Kasow

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Mercedes Durso, Marsha Ritter and Nancy Cameron

www.PeltzShoes.com |

www.facebook.com/PeltzShoes

Pamela Day and Laura McCabe

Inna Snyder Renee D’Amico

www.twitter.com/PeltzShoes

MASHIAH Trunk Show

with Designer Personal Appearance

Chris and John Sancin

Hosts Susan Blais and Alen Kasow

Photos by Loren Mayo

Join us

Friday and Saturday

Feb. 24-25 10am-6pm

For a seasonally based Sarasota dining experience that’s easy on the wallet, featuring Modern American Cuisine served in both small and large plates.

Cocktail Reception with Designer Mashiah Thursday February 23 6-8pm

Named among Zagat’s Top American Restaurants

• Sarasota’s best happy hour daily from 4-7pm • Early dining specials daily from 5-6pm • Wine Wednesday featured values • Our famous Sunday Brunch 10:30am -3pm

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Visit www.libbyscafebar.com and join our E-club or like us on Facebook for great member deals all-year long!

American Original Art Couture

364 St. Armands Circle • 941-388-1974 • www.dreamweavercollection.com

1917 South Osprey Ave. (at Hillview) (941) 487-7300

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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Petie Brown

Julie Avins and Arika DeLazzer

SPARCC Second Hand Rose Fashion Show Thursday, Feb. 9 | Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota

2:00 p.m. - Polo Grill & Bar, Lakewood Ranch a baseball Panel with rich Michelson, Lipman Pike: America’s First Home Run King; aaron Pribble, Pitching in the Promised Land: A Story of the First and Only Season in the Israel Baseball League; and John Thorn, Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game. The event will include free ballpark snacks and a silent auction of sports memorabilia.

Tickets: $10

EvEnt proudly SponSorEd by

Nikki Baldun

Sunday, February 26, 2012

7:00 p.m. - Beatrice Friedman Theater, Federation Campus an evening with deborah Lipstadt, The Eichmann Trial Tickets: $10

Monday, February 27, 2012

Marcy Downey

7:00 p.m. - Beatrice Friedman Theater, Federation Campus Joseph braude - The Honoured Dead: A Story of Friendship, Murder and the Search for Truth in the Arab World Tickets: $10

TueSday, February 28, 2012

7:00 p.m. - Beatrice Friedman Theater, Federation Campus Lorraine abramson - My Race: A Jewish Girl Growing Up Under Apartheid in South Africa Tickets: $10

WedneSday, February 29, 2012

Photos by Loren Mayo

12:00 p.m - Lido Beach Resort – Sarasota Fiction Luncheon with Talia Carner, Jerusalem Maiden; ellen Feldman, Next To Love; and nadia Kalman, The Cosmopolitans.

Cheryl MacLauchlan and Glo Reber

Complete Home & Condo Renovators • Furniture • Kitchens • Bathrooms • Built-ins • Design Consultation

Tickets: $36 (includes lunch)

WedneSday, February 29, 2012

7:00 p.m. - Temple Beth Israel, Longboat Key Charles Fox, Killing Me Softly: My Life in Music

SHOWROOM CLEARANCE IN PROGRESS!!

We’ve been pleasing Longboat Key, Siesta Key and Sarasota condo and home owners for over 26 years.

Tickets: $10

ThurSday, MarCh 1, 2012

Storewide Sale

70

%

Tickets: $10

OFF

For TiCKeTS & CoMPLeTe inForMaTion:

artwork • furnishings • accessories

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7:00 p.m. – Beatirce Friedman Theater, Federation Campus rabbi Goldie Milgram and Peninnah Schram, Mitzvah Stories

FeSTivaL PaSS: $75 - Includes all Book Festival events.

no job too big or small ...

Siesta Construction Company, INC.

we do it all!

Celebrating 25 years in service

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2095 Siesta Drive | Across from Dillards

941-951-1822 cell: 941-724-2353 siestainteriorsfl.com

Visit www.jfedsrq.org or call 941.371.4546 ext. 119 Federation is seeking Book Festival single or multi-event sponsors!

Contact Len Steinberg at 941.371.4546 ext. 106 or lsteinberg@jfedsrq.org.

The Klingenstein Jewish Center 580 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota FL 34232 941.371.4546 • www.jfedsrq.org

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• Flooring – Carpet / Tile / Wood • Accessories • Hunter Douglas Window Treatments

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Historic Spanish Point Annual Luncheon ‘Pearls and Palate Pleasers’ Wednesday, Feb. 8 | Michael’s On East

Nels Gustafson and Gay Townsend

Victor and Marcia Scully

YMCA Foundation of Sarasota VIP Dinner ‘Comedy at the Cabaret’ Monday, Feb. 6 | Florida Studio Theatre

Kristi Bundrant, Betsy Shindlebower and Cindy Stuhley

Dan Dannheisser and Ester Pilston

Tom and Kathy Cook with John Ross

Victor DeRenzi, Artistic Director Susan T. Danis, Executive Director

“…one of the finest venues for opera in America” - Musical America

Winter Opera Festival February 11 - March 25, 2012

Carmen Lucia di Lammermoor Otello Vanessa Georges Bizet

Gaetano Donizetti

Giuseppe Verdi

Samuel Barber

English translations above the stage at all performances

www.sarasotaopera.org 61 North Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota

(941) 328-1300 73972

Margarete van Antwerpen and Edith Barr Dunn

Photos by Loren Mayo

Elizabeth Nace and Julie Delaney

This ad paid for in part by Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax revenues Image: Gitana by Fabian Perez

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Co-Chairwoman Mary Evelyn Guyton, Judi Gallagher and Co-Chairwoman Laura Peters

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CAMERA READY Lion of Judah Luncheon Tuesday, Feb. 7 | Sarasota Yacht Club

Photos by Loren Mayo

Co-Chairwoman Vlatka Ivanisevic, Ann Gray, Reva Van Der Heym, President Mary Cook and Co-Chairwoman Carol Von Allmen

Sarasota Opera Guild Sweetheart of the Opera Luncheon and Reception

Above: Flori Roberts, Claire Levin and Lynne Prager

Tuesday, Feb. 7 | Michael’s On East

Right: Cynthia Wright

Micki Sellman and Anne Grant

Joey Frye and Patty Hull

Honoree Johanna Meier

Betty Schoenbaum and Sarah Wertheimer

Photos by Loren Mayo

Lois Marcus, Nancy Jacobson and Lois Cohodas

S A R A S OTA

POLO

CLUB

2012 SEASON TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE GATE Public Always Welcome Every Sunday at 1:00 pm Now through April 8th Gates Open at 10:00 am Admission: $10 each Under 12 Free

941.907.0000

sarasotapolo.com Take University Parkway 3.5 miles east of I-75 and turn right on Lorraine Road.

No riding experience needed to play. To learn more please call Juan Martinez-Baez at 314.496.5481.

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Do you want a new and exciting experience?

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Phil Trussell, Marnee Smith, Tom Mearer, Michelle Crabtree, Nannette Maxson, Annette Hollister and Kemp Hetzler

Suncoast Porsche Cup Sunday, Feb. 12 | Sarasota Polo Club

Erica Elliot, Paul Semenec and Elizabeth O’Connor

Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara

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Left: Polly and Rick Peace

This Blonde Knows Alot About SARASOTA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION PRESENTS

MASTERWORKS

Full–service luxury and coastal residential design

A TOUR OF LUXURY HOMES

DESIGN: TOBY THOMPSON

ENCORE OUT EAST

75 Cocoanut avenue, Sarasota ~ 941.953.4418 ~ www.sallytroutinteriors.com Please visit our showroom CurrenT for art, accessories and Furniture

FL License #0002504

Sally a. TrouT InTerIor DeSIgn

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SHOWCASE THE BOOKER HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT Presents....

Friday, March 2, 2012 and Saturday, March 3, 2012 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Lake Club, The Concession, University Park

AN

EvENING Of

Classical Music

A MASTERWORKS CONCERT

Tour 5 magnificent homes in the area’s most prestigious neighborhoods and support our Sarasota Orchestra and its Youth Orchestra Program.

Featuring:

Tickets $30 pre-event at www.SarasotaOrchestra.org, 941.953.3434, the Sarasota Orchestra Box Office and other outlets.

Tickets $40 at the event.

John Rutter’s

Gloria

For information and a list of ticket outlets, go to www.SOAssociation.org.

All proceeds benefit the Sarasota Orchestra and its Youth Orchestra Program.

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Dan Forrest’s

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Wednesday, Feb. 22nd 7:30 PM

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Admission $5

For Tickets Call: 941-355-2967 ext. 65032 • www.vpabooker.com/tickets

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By Loren Mayo | Black Tie Editor

guestfashioneditor

Boutique purse

“My husband bought this for me at a boutique on St. Armands Circle. It’s one of my favorites because it is different. I wear it and everybody tells me they love it.”

Frederique McCrery If it’s not a little offbeat and unique, you won’t catch Frederique McCrery wearing it. A native of France and the director of operations at Ana Molinari Salon and Spa, McCrery is always on the lookout for ways to add inspiration to her wardrobe — including wearing her wedding dress to her favorite parties.

Wild shoe

“They sparkle when I wear them.”

MissonI top and pants

“I bought this top and pants in New Orleans and wore them to Mardi Gras.”

BCBG purple coat

“I love purple. As soon as it starts to be cold out, I put this on.”

I.C. by Connie K red coat

“I love the design and angled pocket. It’s very different than anything else. I can also wear it as a dress, as well.”

HermÈs necklace

STEVE Madden heels “Sometimes I just look at things and the color calls my eyes.”

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“One of my favorite things is my wedding dress. I have worn it three times — my wedding, a blackand-white party in Orlando and a hair show. It came from Spain.”

Prada purse

“I love Prada. This was my first wedding anniversary present from my husband.”

Something Public Jean Paul Gaultier tie blouse

“He is one of my favorite designers. This looks very flamenco.”

Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow March 2 & 3 8:00pm Ira Sullivan, Jazz Horn Legend March 24 8:00pm Ring Sarasota, Sarasota’s handbell choir March 31 8pm Jazz Juvenocracy April 13, 14, 27, 28 8pm Sarasota Concert Band - Russian Romance April 21 8pm

Call 552-5325 to reserve your seats!

7333 Scotland Way - Sarasota, FL 34238

www.GPACTIX.com

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“We call this the ‘six-way dress.’ I love the blue, and I love the material.

It’s flattering.”

La MariÉe wedding dress

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Mai Tai 6 way dress

“I always buy my clothes in boutiques.

I look for unusual items that I won’t see on 20 people when I go out.”

“This was my first present from my husband when we started dating.

Our date was three weeks before Valentine’s Day at the Christopher restaurant on Lido Beach.”

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