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by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

Parking problem lingers

Some merchants and area officials believe the paid parking program didn’t last long enough to gauge whether its removal is best for the city in the long run.

Easter weekend has come and gone, and the merchants who begged the Sarasota City Commission to eliminate the paid parking meter program got their wish when the program was canceled. The last month of the season brought the return of free parking to Sarasota.

But a month after the paid parking program was eliminated and two-hour parking was restored, some merchants and area officials aren’t sure if the decision made much difference on Main Street. In fact, some merchants say business has dropped since the parking-meter pro-

gram was eliminated.

Jim Sullivan, owner of Patrick’s Restaurant and Tavern, said there was more parking to be had when the meter program was in place.

“Believe it or not, there were merchants on Main Street who liked the meters and benefit-

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LED flashing signs attracts criticism City residents and one city commissioner are concerned about the popularity of bright LED signs that are starting to be installed along U.S. 41 and in areas close to residential neighborhoods.

Vice Mayor Terry Turner is concerned that the city of Sarasota is heading down a slippery slope when it comes to approving modern lighted signs within city limits, especially when they sit close to residential neighborhoods.

Turner, who was the lone dissenter for a new Crime Stoppers flashing LED sign near the courthouse that will flash pictures of wanted fugitives every two minutes, points to another sign issue that arose recently

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ed from them,” Sullivan said.

“There was always a space where my customers could park for an hour and have lunch when the meters were in place.”

Those spaces, Sullivan and others said, are gone now and

in the Hudson Bayou neighborhood.

Donna Simmons, a board certified audiologist and the owner of Physicians Hearing at 1700 S. Osprey Ave., was flabbergasted when she started receiving angry calls from Hudson Bayou homeowners within hours of her new cityapproved LED sign being erected at the corner of Osprey Avenue and Hawthorne Street.

Simmons, a Sarasota

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Hudson Bayou residents were upset when this LED sign promoting an upcoming seminar was erected last month in their neighborhood.

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PARKING / FROM PAGE 1A are once again taken by employees who take advantage of the free parking to be closer to their Main Street employers.

Sullivan said he thinks his own employees are hogging the spaces now, too.

“There are 50 restaurants on Main Street and they all come with employees coming to work,” Sullivan said. “I tell my employees not to park there, but I don’t have time to monitor them because I’m running a business.”

Optometrist Ron Soto, owner of Soto’s Optical Boutique, said his business improved when the meters were in place and fell off when the program was discontinued.

“My customers are stuck driving around the block three times again and coming in frustrated because all they are trying to do is drop off a pair of glasses,” Soto said.

When the meters were in place, Soto said his customers had no trouble finding a space and even balked at parking in one of the few spaces he has behind his shop.

“They told me it was easier to plunk 50 cents for a spot, and they were happy they could actually park on Main Street again,” Soto said.

Now, Soto says it’s a daily occurrence watching waiters park their cars in front of his store before their shifts begin.

“What’s good for my business may not make my neighbors here happy,” Soto said. “But we took two steps forward and three steps back in the minds of many around here when the

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program was canceled prematurely.”

Soto, who recently joined a newly formed city parking advisory committee, said he thinks all the city-owned lots and parking garages should stay free, and it should cost motorists to park on Main Street.

James Derheim, the owner of European Focus and the leader of a “Bag the Meters” rally in February that helped lead to the removal of the meters, admits that downtown merchants have an uphill battle ahead of them.

“We all are guilty of hogging the parking spaces, and it has to stop,” said Derheim, who plans to work with merchants to keep employees off Main Street next season.

In the meantime, what has changed, Derheim said, is the mindset of the downtown customer base.

“The one thing that immediately disappeared was the negativity and the upset customers complaining when they walked in the door,” Derheim said.

“Now we’re back to asking customers how we can help them today instead of apologizing for the meters.”

City and county officials, though, say it’s impossible to gauge whether the removal of the paid parking system bolstered season sales or even was the right move in the long run.

City Parking Manager Park Lyons said he’s observed a packed Main Street since the paid program ended.

“We’ve had some complaints from merchants and individuals who complain they don’t have enough spaces out front

now,” Lyons said. “It’s hard to keep everyone happy.”

With seasonal traffic leaving this week, Lyons said, it will be tough to compare the real effect of the decision to remove the meters until next season.

And the Palm Avenue parking garage, which was only hovering at a 17% usage rate when the paid program was in effect, is being used even less.

“There’s slightly less traffic in the garage now, and it’s only utilized more when the city holds large events,” Lyons said.

Virginia Haley, president of the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau, said that although season numbers for March and April don’t come out until next month, she’s heard positive information about this being a great season — everywhere except downtown.

“The only area where I have heard some conflicting statements was in downtown Sarasota,” Haley said. “Some raved and others said it was terrible because of the meters.”

Haley said the conflicting data concerned her “because everyone else in the county was so strong.”

“It led me to believe that everyone along Main Street needed to be polled to see how the meters were really affecting business,” Haley said.

Haley, in fact, was getting ready to poll every downtown merchant when the commission canceled the meter program. A poll wouldn’t work now, she said.

“We will never know how bad it was because, in my opinion, the meters weren’t in long enough to find out,” Haley said.

SIGNS / FROM PAGE 1A native, said she started receiving nasty voicemail messages and emails from residents who demanded she shut off or dim her sign.

“I never expected people would be so upset about the sign,” Simmons said. “I’m just trying to grow my business.”

Simmons, though, told the Sarasota Observer, there was a glitch with the sign on its first night, and the sign wasn’t dimmed properly, prompting some irate messages from homeowners who could see the light from their front yards.

“We were still fine-tuning the sign and it was fixed the next day,” Simmons said.

Rob Patten, president of the Hudson Bayou Homeowners Association, said, when it first was installed, homeowners couldn’t believe city staff would permit such a sign.

After the sign was fixed, Patten said homeowners realized the lighted sign met city code. The sign sits on an office district parcel a few hundred feet away from a residential neighborhood.

“An LED sign is not your usual sign,” Patten said “It’s like putting a 200-inch LCD television on top of a pole. It’s very bright and the images can change often.”

Patten, however, is quick to point out Simmons was willing to work with the neighborhood immediately.

Simmons has agreed to dim her sign to 6% wattage in the evening, even though city code allows her to have the sign shine as brightly as 40% in the evening.

She’s also agreed to turn the sign

off every night at 9 p.m. and not turn it back on until 7 a.m., even though she’s allowed to run it 24 hours a day.

“I want to be a good neighbor,” Simmons said.

Patten, Turner and Simmons, however, think there’s an underlying issue that needs to be vetted with city staff.

“I think the city needs to take a look at its zoning laws so signs get scrutinized a bit more when they are being placed so close to a residential neighborhood,” Patten said. “This is a sign that motorists are used to on U.S. 41, but not on Osprey Avenue.”

Simmons also believes that after the backlash she received, a new procedure needs to be put in place moving forward.

“Maybe the residents who live close to the sign should have received notice that I received city approval for my sign,” Simmons said. “The city could have helped soften the blow and made people aware through a community workshop or something.”

Turner, meanwhile, wants a complete re-evaluation of LED signs and the city’s sign code.

“I’m not sure a bright, flashing, Las Vegas-style sign is what people really want on Osprey Avenue,” Turner said.

Turner warned commissioners at a meeting last month that he wouldn’t support the Crime Stoppers sign because “it sets a precedent.”

“We need to have a city staff discussion and a review of the sign ordinance in general,” Turner said. “We really need to think about what kind of signs are most compatible for businesses that sit so close to a residential neighborhood.”

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NOVEMBER 20, 1917 — APRIL 7, 2012

‘One of a Kind’

Nathan Benderson, who grew up in the Great Depression, turned a hardscrabble childhood into a lifetime of business success and unbridled philanthropy. He died April 7.

By Pam Eubanks and Mark Gordon | The Observer

When the music played, 1950s swing to slow crooners, Nathan Benderson just couldn’t help himself. He would always get up and dance.

The patriarch of one the region’s most charitable families and successful businesses, Benderson lived like that well into his 90s, say several in his large network of family and friends. Many in his network cited Benderson’s wit, business smarts and humility — in addition to his dancing skills — this week in remembering him. Benderson died April 7, after a brief illness. He was 94.

“Everybody who had a chance to meet him will never forget him,” says Rob Oglesby, president of Honor Animal Rescue in the East County, one of the numerous charities Benderson supported. “He was one of a kind.”

PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS Below is just a partial list of the local organizations Nathan Benderson supported: • Nathan Benderson Park, an aquatic and rowing sports park in north Sarasota County. The park has already hosted several rowing events • The Sarasota Orchestra • All Faiths Food Bank of Sarasota • Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota • Honor Animal Rescue • The Sarasota Manatee Jewish Housing Council • The Benderson Family Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sarasota • Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Sarasota-Manatee

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That goes from non-profits to business.

In non-profits, Benderson championed a range of causes, from the elderly to the poor to animal rights. Jewish-related causes were also important to Benderson, who took 14 trips to Israel in his life.

In business, meanwhile, Benderson, a native of Buffalo, N.Y., was at the helm of the East County-based Benderson Development for nearly 60 years. The firm holds a massive portfolio of shopping malls, industrial buildings, office parks, hotels, housing communities and land. Benderson Development’s holdings encompass 35 million square feet spread through nearly 500 properties in 38 states. His company also plans to construct a high-end shopping mall at the southwest corner of University Parkway and Interstate 75 — a project that, in total, calls for more than 1 million square feet of retail space, 330,000 square feet of light industrial and office buildings, multi-family housing and hotel rooms.

Benderson’s niche, however, was his ability to turn around underperforming properties. Indeed, The Buffalo News, in a Jan. 1, 2000, story called Benderson a “pioneer in the shopping center industry and a pivotal force in western New York.”

The paper named Benderson one of the 20th century’s top business personalities.

That personality resonated with Sarasota-based developer Wayne Ruben, who partnered with Benderson on dozens of projects. Ruben fondly recalls driving around Florida with Benderson, where they chatted about business and families.

“He was a terrific mentor, and he was brilliant guy,” Ruben said. “He was like a second father to me.”

Ruben said Benderson had the uncanny ability to look at a property and calculate financial projections on the back of an envelope within minutes.

The numbers, Ruben said, nearly always

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From philanthropy to business, many who knew Nathan Benderson call him a mentor, with an infectious humble and hardworking approach to life.

One lesson more than a few learned from Benderson: Never procrastinate.

Do your research, but when it’s time to do a deal or a job or a project, don’t put it off.

Rob Oglesby, president of Honor Animal Rescue in the East County, which Benderson supported, recalls it this way: “One of my favorite memories of him was he always said, ‘I don’t buy green bananas.’”

“I realized what it was not to have anything when my parents lost their home when the stock market crashed,” Benderson told the Observer in a January 2009 story. “I was eager to find different ways to try to help my family get along and survive.”

By the time he was 16, Benderson had dropped out of high school and founded his own business, Bison Bottling Co. The company purchased and resold used bottles.

A little more than a decade later, in 1950, Benderson bought his first property, the Schreiber Brewery facility. Benderson sold off machinery and metals, leased unused space and found any way he could to make money. That acquisition was the genesis of Benderson Development.

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Nathan Benderson, founder of Benderson Development, an East County-based developer, died April 7. He was 94. panned out precisely the way Benderson projected.

Like many others who knew Benderson, Ruben has another lasting memory of Benderson: his thrift and sense of consistency, especially when it came to eating out. Ruben ate lunch dozens of times with Benderson, and their go-to spot was the Subway inside the Mobil gas station at Lakewood Ranch on University Parkway. The pair would always split a footlong turkey sub.

Ruben also was part of a small contingent of Benderson confidantes who got together to buy the developer a Rolls Royce for his 85th birthday. Ruben and Benderson’s sons presented the car to Benderson at a dinner celebration at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort on Longboat Key. Benderson, who could have a gruff side, grudgingly accepted — though he always preferred more practical and economical vehicles, such as a Ford Taurus.

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Holiday Rituals

Nathan Benderson fell ill a few days before Passover, one of the most significant Jewish holidays. He died April 7, the first full day of the holiday, which lasts for eight days.

Still, on the eve of his death, Benderson’s family and a few close friends were able to have one last Passover Seder together. The Seder is a ceremonial dinner that marks the beginning of the holiday. This Seder was held during sunset April 6, in Benderson’s room at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, where some of the Passover food staples — matzah, gefilte fish and charoses — were shared.

Benderson died early the next day. ed to his youth. Called Sonny by childhood friends, Benderson saw his family’s business devastated by the Great Depression. His father, Isaac, owned a company that found and sold broken glass.

The firm, after decades of success in Buffalo, relocated to the East County in 2004. It bought the Sarasota Outlet Center, a struggling property just west of the University Parkway exit of Interstate 75.

The company paid $6 million for the center, which is now a thriving business hub, known as the Shoppes at University Center. Tenants include Bonefish Grill, Pei Wei Asian Diner and Marshalls.

Benderson’s corporate headquarters is also in the center, although it will be relocating to a nearby Benderson-owned plaza soon.

Business success allowed Benderson to focus on charitable endeavors. It was in one of those endeavors, at the Sarasotabased All Faiths Food Bank, where Benderson befriended Rabbi Brenner Glickman, of Temple Emanu-El, in Sarasota.

Glickman chairs the capital campaign for the food bank, where he saw Benderson’s commitment to people in need.

“He was a tough man, and he could be famously gruff,” Glickman said. “Yet, when he spoke of people in need, he would always get emotional. I am so grateful for all the kindnesses that he showed me, personally. I miss him already.”

Benderson is survived by his wife, Dora Benderson, three sons, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He’s also survived by longtime companion Anne Virag. A funeral was held April 11, in Buffalo. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be sent to the Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo, 2640 N. Forest Road, Getzville, N.Y. 14068 or Honor Sanctuary Animal Rescue, 8435 Cooper Creek Blvd, University Park, Fla., 34201.

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Monts de Oca assumes overall leadership of the foundation. Current New College Foundation President Andrew Walker is on an extended leave of absence due to a family health issue.

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by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

North Trail Goodwill Superstore breaks ground Sarasota city attorney Robert Fournier said that Goodwill is moving forward at its own risk because a challenge neighborhood residents filed against the store in Sarasota Circuit Court is still pending.

The new store, which will sit approximately 12 blocks away from the site of a new Walmart grocery store, would have approximately 80 employees, compared to the 60 employees at the current location.

Robert Casella, a nearby Sapphire Shores resident, filed a petition against the project Feb. 27; the petition said the project is too massive, has improper zoning and not enough intersection improvements for the site.

Casella believes a store of that size should not have been approved under city codes and shouldn’t be built at an intersection that does not have a traffic signal.

The Florida Department of Transportation, however, signed off on the project.

Sarasota city attorney Robert Fournier, who first told the commission the appeal was filed too late, reversed course last month after Casella claimed he was told conflicting information by the Auditor and Clerk’s Office.

“It’s an argument he was entitled to make, and I thought it best to proceed given the conflicting information,” Fournier said.

The pending petition appeal, which includes a May 22 hearing for a judge to review a motion to

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A permit for the project was issued to Jebco Ventures after Fournier discussed the issue and made it known Jebco was proceeding at its own risk.

“Jebco has pulled a permit with the understanding they are assuming risk in the event the court agrees with the petitioner,” Fournier said.

The greatest risk Goodwill and Jebco face, Fournier said, is the possibility they would have to tear down what’s built if the court sides with Casella.

“I’m not sure I would have moved ahead because one of the risks involves the revocation of the permit and putting the property back the way it was,” Fournier said.

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Goodwill Manasota and developer Jebco Ventures Inc. turned the dirt and held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday on the site of a future Goodwill Superstore on the North Trail. The developer is proceeding with the project while a legal challenge filed by a nearby resident awaits future hearings.

If a Sarasota Circuit Clerk of Court judge overturns the city’s approval of the project, the company would have to tear down the store.

But Tuesday, the one-hour groundbreaking ceremony focused on moving ahead.

“We’re looking at this in a positive light and confident everything will go smoothly going forward,” said Goodwill Manasota spokesperson LuAnn Kirschner.

City commissioners declined to hear an appeal by Citizens for Reasonable North Trail Development in December, upholding its Planning Board’s decision to approve the 29,699-square-foot store at the corner of U.S. 41 and Myrtle Street. The move meant approximately 40 Sapphire Shores residents opposed to the store couldn’t speak at the meeting.

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by Kurt Schultheis | Staff Writer

City wants to clean up Outdoor seating hampers abandoned properties St. Armands pedestrians The city’s Code Compliance Division can now start the foreclosure process on abandoned parcels to clear the property titles, dispose of the properties and get them back on the tax rolls.

City staff received approval last month from city commissioners to take a proactive approach when it comes to abandoned properties within city limits.

In short, the city’s Code Compliance Division can now start the foreclosure process on abandoned parcels to clear the property titles and get them back on the city’s tax rolls.

The move, commissioners and city staff say, will save the city money in the long run because the city is currently paying to keep the properties maintained via monthly lawn maintenance.

“These are properties we’re mowing regularly, and we have no idea who has abandoned the homes and the lots,” Litchet said.

Neighborhood and Development Services Director Tim Litchet told commissioners at an April 2 regular meeting that the move “is beneficial both to us and the taxpayers in the long run.”

Litchet proposed the city foreclose on lots that have one or more of the following characteristics: • The properties are vacant lots or have homes that are vacant.

• There is an indication in the public records that a bank has dropped or ceased its foreclosure action.

• It’s discovered the owner of the property is deceased and no family member has taken control of the property or attempted to open an estate.

• The city is performing ongoing mainte-

nance of the property.

Litchet proposes that if the city is successful in acquiring nine of the properties that meet one or all of the above criteria, the city will dispose of the properties by first offering them to non-profit companies in the area, with provisions they construct new homes or rehabilitate existing homes.

If non-profit partners aren’t interested in the properties, staff plans to see if adjacent neighbors are interested in the properties.

If no interest is garnered, the city would clean the parcels and make plans to sell them.

Assistant city attorney Mike Connolly said the process of acquiring the properties is time-consuming.

“The toughest part is trying to find heirs of deceased property owners that might be interested in the property,” Connolly said.

“Any and all avenues to reach heirs must be exhausted before we can acquire the property.”

Commissioners unanimously approved the new staff recommendation.

Commissioner Shannon Snyder praised the recommendation.

“The banks have written so many loans during the housing boom, they don’t even know where the paperwork to these properties is anymore,” Snyder said. “It’s a problem we will have in this city and across the country for years. This is a good policy to help clean up the mess the banks helped create.”

Business Improvement District board members asked city staff to come back with ways that will allow them to enforce a uniform outdoor furniture policy for St. Armands Circle restaurants.

The St. Armands Circle Business Improvement District (BID) Board of Directors met Tuesday to discuss a problem they all agreed was a good one to have: The Circle and its restaurants are so busy that pedestrians are complaining there’s not enough room to stroll down the sidewalk.

At its regular meeting Tuesday, BID directors told city staff that Circle restaurants are so busy — during the evening hours, especially — that a mismatch of tables and chairs are starting to block sidewalks and extend to the Circle’s curbs. Makeshift bussing stations on sidewalks and in empty handicapped parking stations are also springing up to handle an influx of restaurant patrons.

City planner Alex Davis-Shaw told BID directors that city code does not allow for makeshift bussing stations or additional tables and chairs in the public right of way other than the city has given restaurants permission to utilize. Restaurants are also required to post outdoor seating requirement permits, which includes a map of the outdoor seating that was approved.

Although city staff promised to have code enforcement make a visit to the Circle to make sure restaurants are adhering to outdoor seating requirements, BID board members were more interested in seeing if modifications could be made to the city’s code

to allow for more uniform outdoor seating.

BID Chairman and leading organizer Marty Rappaport told staff he and others are concerned about the quality of the tables and chairs that are popping up around the Circle.

St. Armands Circle Association Executive Director Diana Corrigan called the look of the furniture “a hodgepodge that includes everything from 1950s lawn furniture to chrome tables and chairs.”

“We want to give businesses individuality to make their own statements, but it’s becoming an eyesore if restaurants have too many mixtures of different kinds of tables and chairs,” Corrigan said.

Although city staff said it would not change codes to mandate a restaurant owner have a certain type of furniture inside its restaurant or within its outdoor private property, they were willing to come back to the BID at a later date with suggestions on how to create a furniture standard for outdoor dining in public rights of way.

“If we can control what’s in the public right of way, we can have one type of chair and table there,” Rappaport said. “We just want something that eliminates restaurants from putting beach chairs out there in what’s becoming the No. 1 shopping destination in the country.”

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Corner Hit-and-run reported

Robbery reported 3:53 a.m. — 1500 block of First Street.

Robbery. A homeless man reported that a man wearing gold sunglasses punched him and robbed him, stealing his wallet that contained $350. Police couldn’t get any more information out of the man, who was severely intoxicated and kept passing out at the hospital.

2 p.m. — 1300 block of Main Street. Hit and Run. A woman told police she found a note on her car that explained a Good Samaritan had witnessed an elderly man, driving a blue Lexus, back into her parked car and then drive away. Police provided a case number so the woman could file her insurance claim and plan to further investigate the incident.

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8:07 a.m. — 1600 bock of Main Street.

Suspicious Circumstance. A bank security guard found a backpack with all its contents spewed on the ground on the east side of a bank.

2:09 p.m. — 2400 block of Cocoanut Avenue. Theft. A man told police that when he went to check on his vacant rental home, he noticed a window-mounted air conditioner on the south side of the house had been stolen. Police believe someone broke the window to steal the unit.

April 1 Don’t come back 5:36 a.m. — 1900 block of Main Street.

Trespassing. A security officer showed police where a man had been sleeping on the property and requested he be arrested if he comes back onto the property.

Boat on the rocks 10:54 a.m. — 10 block of Bayfront Drive. Boat. A man reported his boat broke loose during high winds and was grounded against the rocks on the south side of Bayfront Park. Another boater helped the man secure his boat.

April 2 Tip of the problem 2 p.m. — 10 block of Marina Plaza.

Suspicious Circumstance. Restaurant employees reported they suspect an employee may be skimming money from the evening shift and using a tip jar to make the evening money deposit.

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March 30

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Shoplifter caught by customer

1:43 p.m. — 2300 block of Ringling Boulevard. Suspicious Circumstance. A woman told police her ex-roommate continues to badmouth her to employers. Police had been present years ago when the roommate moved out. The day after moving, the ex-roommate called the woman’s work to tell them she was a bad person who tried stealing the ex-roommate’s identity. When the woman got a new job in Tampa recently, the ex-roommate called her new employer and made the same accusations. Police promised to document the woman’s behavior but couldn’t locate her.

5 p.m. — 3800 block of South Osprey Avenue. Shoplifting. A grocery store customer was able to write down the license tag number of a customer who walked out of the store with a shopping cart full of groceries for which she hadn’t paid. Police arrived at her home to arrest her, but because she wasn’t there, they made plans to track her down later.

Storage stand stolen 2:43 p.m. — 50 block of South Beneva Road. Theft. A deli employee told police someone stole an aluminum storage stand behind the deli while it was sitting outside waiting to be cleaned. The employee believes a white pickup truck that pulled away as he came out of the deli stole the stand.

Father searching for son 3:21 p.m. — 2000 block of Adams Lane.

Possible Missing Person. A father told police that he hasn’t been able to contact his son since the son was released from a rehabilitation center the day before.

Just a loaner 3:22 p.m. — 1700 block of Morrill Street. Dispute. A man was upset that his apartment maintenance man took a table and chairs from in front of his apartment.

The maintenance man told police the furniture belonged to him, and he had only left it there until he found a place for it.

Another neighbor verified the furniture belonged to the maintenance man.

April 3 Sent to the hospital 6:03 a.m. — 2800 block of South Tamiami Trail. Suspicious Circumstance.

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Police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked behind a doctor’s office early in the morning. Police found the car running and the man asleep behind the wheel. The man, who was perspiring heavily, didn’t respond well to questions and was transported to the hospital.

No camping allowed 10:33 a.m. — 4600 block of North Tamiami Trail. Trespassing. A property owner showed police where a homeless couple had made a small camp and were living on his vacant property. The couple was issued a trespass warning and sent on

5:50 p.m. — 300 block of North Orange Avenue. Suspicious Person. Someone reported a suspicious person using an electrical outlet that didn’t belong to him to power his scooter.

April 4 Time to get over it 1 a.m. — 1800 block of Morrill Street.

Trespassing. A woman reported that her ex-girlfriend refused to leave her apartment complex and was trespassing because police had warned the ex to stay away. When police found the woman sitting 20 feet from her ex-girlfriend’s front door, she told police she would rather go to jail than leave the area. Police granted her wish.

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An American classic If you wanted to create the national poster symbolizing what America used to be and is supposed to be, the late Nate Benderson should be its model.

Benderson died Saturday, the result of a brain aneurism. The former Longboat Key resident was 94 — a young 94.

Indeed, in the dozen years he lived in Greater Sarasota, Benderson never looked or acted his age. When we last saw him at a recent American Jewish Committee dinner, he practically looked the way he did when we met him more than a decade ago.

His eyes twinkled as they did then. And combined with his short stature and goodnatured wit, those twinkling eyes always made you think of him as a happy, perhaps even mischievous, elf.

He was always up to something — a new deal, new development or new project that he was trying to build. Even at 94, he went to work just about every day at the Benderson Development offices at the University Shoppes on University Parkway. And at the AJC dinner last month, he nudged us again for a big story on his latest project and interest — the not-for-profit Honor Animal Rescue Ranch on Lorraine Road in East Manatee County. “Hey,” he said in his low gravelly voice, “when is that story going to run? We could use it.”

A story for our times

The life story of Nate Benderson is extraordinary. It also is extraordinarily relevant and symbolic today in the context of our nation’s presidential-election rhetoric.

Benderson’s is the story the candidates should be holding up as what America is supposed to be. They talk about opportunity and being given “fair shots” and doing “fair shares.” Nobody gave young, poor Benderson anything. He made his own opportunities.

A poor boy from a poor family in cold, gray Buffalo, Benderson applied drive, determination, hard work and ingenuity, and created and built one of the largest commercial real estate businesses in the nation.

The statistics are impressive. Benderson Development owns and manages 35 million square feet of commercial office and retail space and 500 properties in 38 states with nearly 8,000 employees.

Now frame all of that this way: During the eight decades he worked, Benderson’s efforts — and those of his Benderson Development colleagues — have built (often starting on raw dirt) and contribured countless improvements, conveniences and assets to hundreds and hundreds of communities. All of Benderson’s retail centers, hotels, restaurants, office buildings and residential developments were assets that helped improve the fabric and commerce of communities and improve the standards of living of thousands upon thousands upon thousands of Americans.

And along the way, as Benderson improved his own living standards with the fruits of his labor and fair trade with his customers and vendors, Benderson gave millions of his money to dozens of charities in the United States and Israel (see story, page 1A). He became one of this region’s biggest philanthropists, making donations primarily to organizations that took care of

Nate Benderson last month with Deb Millman, former executive director of the Honor Animal Rescue Ranch in East Manatee.

Nate’s Place / Honor Sanctuary

To donate or adopt an animal, call 914-302-0933, or go to: HonorAnimalRescue.org. The rescue ranch is located at 4951 Lorraine Road, Bradenton, 34211. Nate’s Place is 8435 Cooper Creek Blvd., University Shoppes, University Parkway.

people in need.

This was a man who remembered his roots — his own poverty and poor parents.

When Benderson was 18 and making more money than his father, he gave his parents $500 for a down payment on a house.

This was a man who didn’t seek or want public accolades. To the end, he was quiet, modest and humble.

Frugal, too — a trait that could teach us all, particularly our public leaders, a lesson or two. Two stories: Many years ago, during the lunch hour at Panera Bread on University Parkway, we spotted Benderson standing in a long line with the huddled masses, waiting to order.

Unshaven, he was dressed in a wrinkled golf shirt and bermuda shorts. Here he was, a real-estate magnate probably worth $1 billion, who could have caviar at lunch and delivered to his desk or home every day, waiting to order a sandwich with the rest of the noon-hour slugs. No one had a clue who he was. After he placed his order, Benderson handed the cashier money — and a discount coupon.

Wayne Ruben, another former Longboater and former Benderson Development partner, tells how he and Benderson often drove to the Mobil service stationconvenience store in Lakewood Ranch for lunch. They would buy sub sandwiches.

Ruben told us: “He always asked: ‘Who’s got the coupon?’”

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To be sure, Benderson’s thriftiness contributed his business acumen. Clearly, it was an outgrowth of his upbringing. One of his boyhood jobs was collecting and sorting — piece by piece, color by color — broken beer and soda bottles for his father’s recycling business.

But the trait that propelled him most in his business life was God-given genius. He certainly wasn’t a well-schooled individual.

He was a known truant in Buffalo during his high school years; he dropped out at age 16. But as David Eckel, also a Buffalo native and now owner of Bradenton-based Wagner Real Estate, told our Gulf Coast Business Review in 2001: “Nate just has a feel. It’s an art. We’ll drive around, and he’ll say, ‘That can be a great corner.’ He can envision what that parcel will do 20 or 30 years in advance. He doesn’t have to sit with computers or worry about a lot of scientific details.”

Just take a look at University Parkway and Interstate 75. Twenty years ago, the University Shoppes on the northwest parcel of the intersection was a lifeless shopping center, a remnant of a failed savings-and-loan deal made in the late 1980s. Everything else around it was scrub.

Today, of course, Benderson Development has turned the northwest and southwest sides of University and I-75 into one of the most vibrant retail mega-centers in the region. And it’s not finished yet. Still to come: the big luxury mall, multifamily housing and the completion of the rowing park. Another testament to Benderson’s vision.

His newest vision

A few weeks before he died, Benderson took us on a tour of one of his newest developments and philanthropic efforts, the Honor Animal Rescue Ranch on Lorraine Road. Even though the East County Observer and YourObserver.com had published numerous stories and photos of the new ranch and the construction going on at the facility over the past year, Benderson was urging us to publish another big spread.

“We need to get the word out to people so they will bring us the dogs and cats they can’t care for or come out and adopt one of our animals,” he said.

He walked us around the eight-acre development pointing out details, a proud papa of the new animal shelters and shiny, new playground for children. And he talked of the vision — of turning the two-story home and caged swimming pool on the property into a fully outfitted animal hospital and surgery center.

Asked if he wanted more publicity for the rescue ranch to raise awareness primarily in Sarasota, he turned with raised eyebrows: “No,” he said emphatically, “we want this to be nationally known.”

Small in stature, big in vision.

We’re sorry Nate Benderson didn’t get to see that “big spread” he wanted on the Honor Sanctuary. And he wouldn’t want it this way, but he is the one who deserves the recognition.

Nate Benderson was an American classic, a model for what Americans are supposed to be.

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a fight (which will sometimes happen), it doesn’t matter where it started, it will happen. Someone could go to the bars in the Village and drive the same path the driver in the Mrs. Chen happening did and end up doing the same exact thing again.

It is not a beach alcohol ban that is needed, nor will it fix anything; 2.4 million beach visitors and a few mishaps show that it doesn’t matter where the beverages were consumed it could have happened anyway and there’s all this stink and shouting to ban alcohol at the beach?

It’s not going to change anything because there will still be irresponsible people driving intoxicated and people will just go to the bars first and wind up at the beach later if that’s what they want to do.

Sit back and look at the facts, and you’ll see how small of a problem it really is (again, not downplaying Mrs. Chen ... but that still could have happened if the guy came from the Village bars, too) ... 2.4 million visitors to the beach and 0.3% or less

Dear Editor: I love how everyone keeps pointing out the few things that have happened in relation to the millions of visitors to the beach.

The accident with Mrs. Chen and the “alleged” drunk driver was a tragedy and I’m not playing that down any. But the driver of that vehicle could have just as easily gone to a bar on Siesta and ended up doing the same thing regardless if he did, in fact, drink at the beach or at a bar in the Village.

The St. Patrick’s Day happening with two people out of how many? Probably thousands of visitors to the beach that day.

Again, whether at the beach or in the Village, the same thing easily could have happened.

If people still want to get drunk and still foolishly decides to drive their vehicle, they will do it regardless of where they consume the alcohol. If two people decide to go to the beach or bar and end up getting in

+ Banning alcohol will not prevent drinking Dear Editor: Banning alcohol at Siesta Beach? Sorry, Mr. Thomson, that’s not going to happen.

Tourists in huge droves never returning to Sarasota because of drunk punks everywhere on the beach? Really? You really think that they don’t have DUIs, foulmouthed people and fights at Clearwater Beach, Vero Beach, Daytona Beach, Key West, on and on and on ... Reality 101 ... Lots of people will drink at the beach regardless of whether it’s legal. They will find a way to conceal it. Coolie cup, liter of Coke with rum already poured in it, etc. Brawls at Siesta are not the norm. Over the course of 12 months, Siesta Key averaged only 15% of the total DUIs in Sarasota County each month.

Whenever you have a drinking holiday (St. Pat’s, Fourth of July, New Year’s Eve) falling on a Saturday, that is a recipe for a busy day for law enforcement no matter which beach town

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I loved your wise review of the Thomas Hampson concert. I am a string player and grew up in a musical family of string players. So, I play chamber music mostly and have not had a great interest in vocal music. There was some scorn toward singers in my family because so many of them did not have musical training or solfège, which you need to play a violin. When I

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Dear Editor: I very much liked your My View article on “ Banning the Booze “ on the beaches in Sarasota County. Being a writer, you can write articles every few weeks to keep the pressure on the elected officials and on the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and officers. It’s hard to believe the excesses that both sides have made.

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So, I was not thrilled at the prospect of this concert; however, because I am a subscriber, I went. I have rarely enjoyed a concert as much as I did this one. I am a student of American literature and poetry, which I teach at the Academy. When I saw the research he had done on the early songs and the poems set to music, I was enthralled. And, to my ear, his voice was excellent, and I could hear every word and understand it.

I came home walking on air and told all my students about the concert.

I do remember how many people left at intermission and I could not understand why. I thought that perhaps it was too intellectual for some people.

Your observation was right on, the Van Wezel is not the place for such a concert. I remembered my childhood in Boston.

No one would have considered using Symphony Hall for such a concert. We had Jordan Hall and other locations for such concerts. Why don’t we do that in Sarasota? Do you know why?

Again, I want to thank you for your wonderfully perceptive review of this most excellent concert. (I loved the Joplin rags also; halfway through his playing, Mr. Jones shot a sly smile at the audience as we sat there with our mouths open.) Wonderful!

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Living to be 100 years old is an accomplishment most don’t ever experience.

But thanks to Sarasota resident Marion Koenig, who turned 100 in November, members of future generations may also be able to enjoy longer lives.

Koenig, along with many other centenarians across the country, has volunteered to donate a sample of her DNA to be studied with the hope of determining what types of genetic qualities allow people to live extraordinarily long lives.

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CARVING HIS NICHE Sarasota chainsaw artist Michael Orr comes from a long line of artists. Both his parents were artists, and Orr is related to famed American portrait painter Thomas Sully.

At age 8, Michael Orr’s father challenged him to recreate a picture of an old woman using only an oversized permanent marker. Orr went to work, quickly rendering a near-perfect replica, hardly ever looking at his work.

His father, an accomplished artist in his own right, was stunned and soon was inspired to start an art program, in which he taught Michael and other children basic techniques.

It wasn’t long before Orr was winning prizes for his artwork. He beat out adult competitors to win first place at a state fair at age 12. To this day, he still maintains that he did a lot of his best work in his adolescent years.

It was clear from a young age Orr was a gifted artist, and considering his family history, it’s no surprise.

His parents met in art school, and Orr’s family tree is directly linked the famed American portrait painter Thomas Sully, known for his portraits of U.S. presidents.

Since 1994, Orr has been astounding Sarasota residents with his wood carvings — created entirely by chainsaws.

From trees and dolphins to alligators and bears, the finished larger-thanlife carvings are as astounding as watching Orr create them.

However, despite his artistic heritage and obvious talent, Orr had taken a 20-year hiatus from all things creative — until a near-fatal accident changed his outlook on life.

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Orr has spent much of his life working as an arborist, a dangerous profession, in which he has had more than a few close Right: One of Orr’s first woodcarving projects was an 8-foot dolphin carving, much like this one.

calls. He remembers one instance, in which he fell from a tree to the pavement below. He suffered serious injuries, including a fractured skull. The accident left him in and out of a coma for six months after the fall, and he endured a long recovery process.

“It was bad,” says Orr, pointing out the deep scars on his forehead, forearm and knee. “I only have a third of my kneecap.

I remember actually trying to get up after that.”

But it was another accident that occurred several years earlier, one that nearly took his life, that led him back to art.

In 1994, Orr misjudged the height of the power lines near the tree he was working in and was electrocuted.

“The electricity went in through my foot, crossed my heart and went out through my hand where I was holding the tree,” Orr says, showing the scars where the 7,620-volt charge left his fingers. “I actually died for 15 minutes.”

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Orr says the accident gave him a profound out-of-body religious experience and a new found appreciation for life — especially nature, a theme found throughout his artwork.

“The first thing I wanted to do afterward was carve,” Orr says. “I had never done it before. I made a lot of money doing tree work, but I was no longer inspired to do that.”

His first carving didn’t turn out exactly the way he’d planned, but from there, he was hooked.

“My first project was supposed to be a pelican,” Orr says. “It ended up being an alligator head. Carving is much more difficult than two-dimensional drawing. When I first started, I didn’t like it.”

After the alligator head, Orr went on to carve an 8-foot dolphin diving into the water, which impressed even expe-

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Sarasota woodcarving artist, Michael Orr, stands with a carving of a bard owl in which he is currently working. Orr plans to apply varnish to the carving as a finishing touch. rienced carvers.

“Some of the other carvers were laughing at me, because I started with the tail,” said Orr. “But then I stood it up — they weren’t laughing then.”

Having never been formally trained in woodcarving, Orr developed his craft through trial and error and soon found he could make a living doing something he loved.

His natural artistic talent is immediately evident in his work. Using various sized chainsaws, he shaves wood away from massive tree limbs to reveal the piece of art waiting inside.

Large chainsaws remove the big chunks of wood to form the basic shape, and he uses his trusted Stihl chainsaw he’s had since the early 1980s for the fine details.

Most of his work is inspired by nature, including dolphins, eagles and bears, but he’ll carve nearly anything — he’s currently working on a huge carving of a local bodybuilder.

LARGER THAN LIFE At age 13, Michael Orr experienced a considerable growth spurt — gaining 65 pounds and 8 inches.

It’s a good thing, too, because his artwork would be impossible for an artist of smaller stature.

Orr says the most challenge part of his woodcarving is transporting the massive, several-hundred-pound carvings.

“I have to be very strong,” says the former power-lifting champ, flexing his bicep with a smile.

Orr says more than anything, the positive reactions he gets from onlookers are what keep him inspired. As for his career as an arborist, he hopes to soon be able to spend less time in the field and devote more of his time to the craft he’s come to love.

More examples of Orr’s work can be found at www.woodart-by-michael-orr.webs.com

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Sarasota provides Easter eggs-citement Asher Finke collected eggs at the Children’s Garden.

Kennedy Golm hunted hard for Easter eggs at Trinity United Methodist Church.

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Quinn Sonner participated in the egg hunt at the Children’s Garden.

Children and their parents celebrated Easter in style April 7, at two Easter egg hunts.

Trinity United Methodist Church and the Sarasota Children’s Garden both hosted egg hunts this year. At Trinity, guests also enjoyed a magic show and photo opportunities with the Easter bunny, while at Sarasota Children’s Garden, children climbed, crawled and explored the grounds in search of the 1,600 eggs. Blake Fagan found the golden egg, which earned him a gardening basket.

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Riverview senior Ashlee Linn, 19, is an all-star swimmer for the Rams’ swim team and the Sarasota Sharks. Linn recently won a gold medal in the 200 IM (individual medley) and was the runner-up in the 100 backstroke at the Spring 2012 YMCA Short Course National Championship Swim Meet at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C. Linn has accepted a swimming scholarship to the University of Florida with plans to major in pre-veterinary medicine. Before starting college, Linn will be heading to Omaha, Neb., in June to compete in the Olympic Trials for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Jonathan Chappell Age: 14 Grade/School: Eighth grade at Sarasota Middle School Position: Left field, first base and pitcher Number: 3 What do you enjoy most about baseball?

I love hitting.

Why did you decide to start playing baseball?

Because I liked watching the pros on TV. Who is your favorite baseball player?

Carl Crawford If you could describe The Observer baseball team in one word, what would it be?

Teamwork

How long have you been swimming?

Since I was 5-and-a-half. I tried all the other sports — ballet, soccer, a little bit of basketball and even a little bit of Pee Wee football. My mom just one day threw me in the water, and I just joined a team in Indiana, Pa., and grew to love it.

When did you start on the Sharks?

When I was about 10 or 11.

How do you balance two teams at once?

Our Sharks coach, Steve Brown, gives us leeway when high school season comes around. We don’t have to go to so many club competitions. We start going to more club competitions when the high school season is over. He lets the high school swimming season come first during the season.

What is your best event?

It all depends. My first trial cut was 100 backstroke, but as I’ve grown older, I’ve become better at 200 backstroke and 200 IM and more sprint and freestyle events.

What is your best stroke?

Probably backstroke

Rachel S. O’Hara

What event do you like to swim?

I like the 200 IM or any kind of IM. IM stands for individual medley, where you get to do all the strokes, so you just get that variety.

Is there someone you admire in the swimming world?

Probably Rowdy Gaines and Teresa Crippen. I’ve gotten books from Rowdy, and his poster hangs on my wall, and he has been a good leader throughout his career.

Teresa is a Florida Gator, and she

has this confidence and is always on top of things and someone I want to be.

What is the worst part about your sport?

The commitment, definitely. You know, when you want to go to the beach all day and relax, but you have to wake up at 4 a.m. instead and go to practice. Then during the summer, you have to sleep between practices so you have enough energy to do your second

If you could do another sport, what would it be?

I’m not good at any other sports, and I don’t want do a sport if I’m not good at it.

Do you like to watch swimming on TV? Yes. It’s so much better than golf.

No offense to the golfers.

What are your feelings about the 2012 summer Olympics?

It all depends on what happens at trials. Obviously, every swimmer has the same goal — to make the team. For trials, I am going in open, mentally, and not thinking too hard about making a team but swimming to my maximum potential. I’m not going be a sore loser if I don’t make it; there is always another chance. I’ll still be cheering people on, of course. I swim because I love it, not because my mom forces me or my parents think I will get a scholarship out of it — it just happened that way. I couldn’t imagine my life with out it.

But don’t get me wrong, there are days I don’t want to go.

What do you do in your spare time?

Sleep, lounge on the couch, eat.

Mostly sleep.

If you could listen to music while swimming, what would it be?

I have a range of taste I like — from country to dubstep and techno and then there is hip-hop.

The 200 IM is like a mid-sprint, so probably dubstep because it has a drop.

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By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Savoy on Palm condo sells for $2.15M

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Gil Faccio, of Sarasota, sold his Unit 1102 condominium at 990 Blvd. of the Arts to John and Meriam Matthews, of Lake Toxaway, N.C., for $1,675,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,412 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $730,700 in 2007.

The Residences

Michael Bernstein and Sarah Skebba sold their Unit 1004 condominium at 1111 Ritz Carlton Drive to Valerie Terris, trustee, of Sarasota, for $1.3 million. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms,

Oyster Bay Estates

Franklin and Linda Watkins, of York, S.C., sold their home at 1865 Lake Shore Drive to Hakim and Melissa Morsli, of Sarasota, for $899,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,937 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $795,000 in 2011.

One Hundred Central

Philip and Marta Grande, Sarasota, sold the Unit E1011 condominium at 100 Central Ave. to Terrence Defibaugh, trustee, of Sarasota, for $850,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,173 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $895,000 in 2010.

1350 Main Residential

Ronald Sobotka Jr. and Cynthia Collins sold their Unit 1306 condominium at 1350 Main St. to Monique and Shane Chalke, of Banner Elk, N.C., for $735,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,597 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $825,000 in 2007.

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Richard Goodman and Jody Goodman sold their Unit 302 condominium at 101 Sunset Drive to Dennis Jensen, trustee, of Libertyville, Ill., for $575,000. Built in 1978, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,560 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $990,000 in 2006.

Phillippi Gardens

Dockside Homes LLC sold the home at 2251 Constitution Blvd. to Lennart and Margareta Gille, of Lidingo, Sweden, for $565,000.

Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,910 square feet of living area.

Phillippi Landings

John and Melissa Haggai sold their Unit 301 condominium at 1921 Monte Carlo Drive to Janice Melzer-Langa, of Sarasota, for $415,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,024 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $430,400 in 2009.

Aqualane Estates

Joseph Schwab, of Sarasota, sold his home at 1657 Ridgewood Lane to Francis Barbella, of Somerville, N.J., for $400,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,257 square feet

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It previously sold for $74,800 in 1986.

Darby Plains Dairy Inc. sold the home at 3516 Schrock St. to William Christner Family Limited Partnership for $210,000. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,558 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $395,000 in 2007.

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Richard Stover Jr., Sarasota, sold his home at 2332 McClellan Parkway to J&A Contractors Inc. for $317,000. Built in 1940, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,720 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $105,000 in 1987.

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The following residential realestate transactions took place between March 26 and March 30.

A condominium in Savoy on Palm tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Toby Tanenbaum, trustee, of Toronto, Canada, sold the Unit 1102 condominium at 401 S. Palm Ave. to Richard and Leslie Rivera, of Sarasota, for $2.15 million. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 4,385 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $2,444,700 in 2006.

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Mavai offers chocolate bars crafted from Swiss chocolate with toppings including freeze-dried nuts, crystallized flowers and edible flakes of 23-karat gold.

For more information, visit Mavai’s website at mavaichocolate.com or call 587-1374.

The Suncoast Center for Independent Living recently relocated to the Northeast Plaza shopping center at the intersection of Lockwood Ridge and 17th Street in Sarasota.

Suncoast Center is a non-profit organization that provides services to those with disabilities.

Hoveround Corp., a manufacturer of compact power chairs, has opened its new headquarters in Sarasota, at 6010 Cattleridge Drive.

The company, which was previously headquartered in Manatee County, has relocated to Sarasota and has brought 280 workers to its new location.

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Paul Malton has joined RE/MAX Alliance Group as a team member with Allen Conrad in the Siesta Key office.

Malton enters the real-estate profession after a 40-year executive career, serving as the vice president/CFO of Cadbury Schweppes and vice president of property management for Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. He also is active in the Sertoma Club.

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941-922-5995.

MACHINE-COOKS ESSENTIALS, new $40.00, 941-355-8407.

MARCO FUTON: brown, brand new. Must sell. $185.00 O.B.O. Call 941-400-9099.

PAINTING: GOLD frame, Bird of Paradise, 16x20, $45.00. Round Side table, interior swivel, $75.00.

941-926-0778.

SINGER SEWING machine on cabinet, very good condition. $75. 941-966-0006.

WHIRLPOOL ELECTRIC stove with ceramic cooktop, over range microwave & dishwasher $200 for all. 941-923-1757.

WOOD TABLE w/4 chairs and fold down leaves.

Excellent condition. $100/obo. 941-323-7208

Appliances WASHER/DRYER Good $250/pair 941-349-1682.

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Autos For Sale 1999 MERCEDES SL500, 2 Seat Convertible, Separate Hard Top. Only 34,806 Miles! White/Grey Leather, $15,000. 941-383-6417.

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 SLIP ON Longboat Key. $11/ft Secure environment, scenic Buttonwood Hbr area.

941-302-3440.

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BY NANCY DUNN LLC 941-925-1993 SAT. & SUN. APRIL 14 & 15 9AM-2PM 2318 Sonoma Drive, Nokomis (From US41 Turn East on Laurel and North on Mission Valley and follow signs) Full House - 2 DR Sets, King and Queen Bedroom Sets, 2 Trundle Beds, Lots of Wicker, Livingroom Group, Full Kitchen & Garage For Pictures: www.estatesalesbynancydunn.com

ESTATE SALE 9a.m.-2p.m. - FRI., APR. 13 1590 EAST AVENUE N. 34237 At the Yarnell warehouse Plenty of parking.

Contents of a waterfront home in beautiful condition.

This is not a storage unit but a large area where items are fully displayed.

Large taupe and off-white sectional sofa in excellent condition, glass top (42X72) dining room table with bronze base and 6 upholstered chairs, large glass top coffee table with a contemporary metal base, Mason-Hamlin 6 foot grand piano in excellent condition, 9 X 12 pattern rug, very large custom rug made in shape of palm frons, very contemporary, several TV's (not slim lines), standing grill, off white triple dresser, queen sofa bed with matching side chair, 2 rattan side chairs, several etegeres, plexiglass shelves, many pictures, paintings, sculptures, king size mattress and box springs, another smaller sectional sofa, 2 Plexiglass chairs with contemporary seat cushions, a few pieces of Tropitone patio furniture, set of Lenox, 2 Highwayman paintings, dishes, accessories, set of gold flatware, glasses, wine glasses, kitchen items, pottery pots, large outdoor pots for plants, tablecloths, napkins, & other linens, fireplace set, many miscellaneous items.

Sale by Julie McClure.

All items priced.

No long lines and a large staff to help.

Pictures after Wednesday at WWW.APPRAISALS4U.BIZ OR WWW.ESTATESALES.NET

RETIRED ARTIST SALE: Saturday and Sunday, 10a.m.-4p.m., 4847 Featherbed Lane, Siesta Key between ODA and Village. Framed original watercolors and prints, 50% OFF. 3M and Esterly mat cutters, 2 Ingento 36” paper cutters, 100’s sheets of mat board, blanks and pre-cut mats, wood and aluminum frames, watercolor paper and paint, custom display panels, 2004 box truck (40K miles).

SATURDAY, APRIL 14TH Doors open: 9AM-4PM 104 Monet Drive, Nokomis. Furniture, Lamps, Decorative items, Household items, etc.

HUGE DECORATOR ESTATE SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 13, SATURDAY 14 & SUNDAY 15 Numbers out at 8a.m.

Doors open 9a.m.-4p.m.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales ESTATE SALE 10a.m.-3p.m. - FRI., APR.13 611 MOURNING DOVE DR. BIRD KEY 34236 Beautiful furnishings: queen bed set in light colors, king bed, Tim Cottill bronzes, console, flat top desk, 6 Pompeii bar chairs, set of china for 22, armoire, modern lamps, console table, pair of curio cabinets, 9 X 12 oriental rug, double chaise, large mirrors, lamps, night stands, designer bed linens, upholstered chair, lamps, wrought iron settee, palm tree, refrigerator, potted plants, upright freezer, patio bar chairs, teak chaises, bronze turtle lady, kitchenade mixer, some kitchenware.

Please park only on one side of the road.

Do not block driveways. Everything priced.

Large staff. No long lines to get in.

Sale by Julie McClure.

Pictures:WWW.APPRAISALS4U.BIZ OR WW.ESTATESALES.NET AFTER WEDNESDAY FLEA MARKET. Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.

Saturday, April 14, 10a.m.-5p.m. & Sunday, April 15, 10a.m.-4p.m. For info: 954-4165.

General Merchandise BOWFLEX: VERY good condition, TC 3000. $400.

Call Jackie, 941-360-3582.

FOR SALE: Wine Collection, 90 bottles. Opus 1, 1983-1992. Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, 1983-1989. Chateau Lafite 1987.

941-954-4567.

Lost & Found REWARD $$$. Lost Easter Sunday 04/08 family heirloom, gold charm bracelet. Turtle Beach, Siesta Beach. Please call 941-957-6439.

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1968 Adams Lane (Sarasota, FL - Towles Art District) Large selection entryway mirrors, beach cottage furniture, chandeliers and other lighting fixtures, bar stools, sculptures, lots of art (over 100 pieces), china and curio cabinets, storefront mannequins, household items, kitchen items, many pieces of handpainted furniture, bed, futon, lady’s writing desk, mid-century furniture, 55” flat screen TV, antiques, massage table, jewelry display cases for storefronts, jewelry, bathroom items, bear claw bathtub, many Asian decoration pieces, over 30 lamps, linens, brand new gas grill, art easels, occasional tables, over ten sets of china dinnerware, outdoor patio furniture, over 50 occasional chairs, large selection of area rugs, wind chimes, lots of bric-a-brac.

For information and pictures, visit: Estatesales.net > Sarasota > Decorators Delight Estate Sale conducted by Antiques & Chatchkes 941-356-3318

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SIESTA KEY BEACH HOME FOR RENT 5811 14th St. W. Bradenton.

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KEY BEACH FOR RENT 21x15, 15x14, Screened lanai.

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Freshly KEY: painted.

Bike walk toOld beach andHome village.

SIESTA Great updated Florida on Close Lagoon. to Out-of-Door Academy.

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Mark 203 979-4774.

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Homes Sale 5811 14th St. For W. Bradenton.

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Homes For Sale COREY'S LANDING VILLA 3 BR/3BA- 2,480 sq. ft. Golf Course and Lake View with Southern Exposure, Har-Tru Tennis SIESTA KEY, WOODSIDE ROAD: Refurbished Courts Heated Community Pool -Beach 3BR Splitand plan.

Minutes from Intercostal & Gulf, Club.Lift Offered Furnished @ $529,999 Boat & Extra Dock, Large Screened Lanai & Barbara Shapiro, Broker/Owner, Sarasota Style Pool, Close to School.

REDUCED!! $675,000.

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COREY'S LANDING VILLA 3 BR/3BA- 2,480 sq. ft. Golf Course and Lake View with Southern Exposure, Har-Tru Tennis Courts and Heated Community Pool -Beach Club. Offered Furnished @ $529,999 Barbara Shapiro, Broker/Owner, Sarasota Style Realty, Inc. 941-388-2135.

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

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INTERIOR TRIM, Crown, Buillt-ins, Bookcases, Handyman. Paul 941-238-8033.

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SIESTA KEY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES SOLD Palms Realty 4129 Roberts Point Circle Roberts Point 2 $854,000 6583 Midnight Pass Road, Sarasota, FL 34242 SIESTA KEY CONDOMINIUMS SOLD Ofc.941-349-3131 24Hr 941-923-1813 Fax 941-349-0252 Toll Free 161 888-923-1813 Vista Hermosa Cir #26A Vista Hermosa $230,000 E-mail: homes@gulf2golf.com Peggy A. Wellman PA 941.374.0811 1400 Midnight Cove II PL#11 Midnight CoveII $250,000 www.gulf2golf.com www.bobmoffatt.com 9074 MPR #11 Moorings $269,000 941.232.3370 Bob Moffatt 5830 MPR #92 Jamaica Royale Unit II $319,000 Linda M. Page 941.302.1955 8767 MPR #507F Island Reef II PH 1,2&3 $400,000 9393 MPR #704 Pointe on Midnight Pass $425,000 E-mail: homes@gulf2golf.com 5780 MPR #203B Gulf & Bay Club PH 2 $550,000 24 Hr. 941.923.1813 Toll Free 888.923.1813 19 Whispering Sands Dr. #506 Whispering Sands $665,000 5924 MPR # 503 Sarasota Surf and Racquett $680,000 1001 Bern Creek Loop 1660 Summerhouse LN #804 Summerhouse Cove on Siesta$1,450,000 10 Acres-5BR/3.5BA pool home.

SIESTA KEY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, PENDING SALES Dynamic custom designed 1233 Sea Plume Way Mangroves $469,000 throughout. Brazilian wood, 440 Avenido De Mayo Sarasota Beach $499,000 travertine & hickory floors.

7233 Pine Needle Rd Sanderling Club $559,900 Attached 2-car gar.+36x36’ 560 Commonwealth PL Bayside Waterside East $695,000 garage/barn. 2 motor home 5040 Commonwealth Dr. Siesta Beach $1,349,000 pads. 2 separate pastures, one has pond.Tranquility & beauty!

5525 Azure Way Siesta Isles Unit 6 $1,380,000 $1,150,000 #A3954100 140 Sand Dollar Lane Banyon Club $1,700,000 SIESTA KEY CONDOMINIUMS PENDING SALES 181 Morning Star Road 8779 MPR #402H Island reef II PH1,2&3 $325,000 Waterfront boating 8630 MPR #405A Bay Tree Club $364,400 opportunity. Hatchett Creek 6051 E Peppertree Way #114 Peppertree Bay $395,900 offers quick access to Intra-coastal & Venice. Large 6051 E Peppertree Way #227 Peppertree Bay $399,900 family room, 1BR/1BA plus workshop & laundry room. $125,000 #A3947189

1400 Tarpon Center

Best of Gulf n’ Bay with dock at your door & deeded beach.

Heated pool, clubhouse, shuffleboard, gas grills poolside & beachside. 2BR/2BA w/ add’l storage area. First floor walk-out has carport parking. Updated kit & baths. No bridges to Gulf or Bay. Near Venice jetties between Crow’s Nest & Venice Yacht Club. $284,900 #A3946358

18234 Eau Gallie Dr. Vacant waterfront lot80 x125 Sailboat water 20 minutes from Charlotte Harbor, Gulf access.

Central water & sewer available. Build your dream home here! $29,900 #A3948883

Commercial Sales & Leases

Dan Page, CCIM 941.302.2354

SALE - 2000 sq. ft. Warehouse + 550 sq. ft.

Office space $240,000 SALE - Ofc./warehouse, Laurel Road $599,900 OR APEX ROAD $995,000 LEASE- PROCTOR RD. SET-UP FOR MEDICAL USE. 2400 SF

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MPR #202 Siesta Dunes Beach $425,000 Coquille St. #118 Coquille $445,000 MPR #308 Seashell $469,000 Beach Rd #A-501 Our House at the Beach P1 $475,000 Dockside PL #122 Harbour Towne $489,000 MPR #205 Casarina $499,000 Ocean Blvd #604 Terrace East $750,000 SARASOTA AREA SINGLE FAMILY HOMES SOLD 1255 Westway Dr Lido C $7,100,000 SARASOTA AREA CONDOMINIUMS SOLD 1268 11th St #2203 Broadway Promenade $145,000 170 Roosevelt Dr #14 Pelican Gardens $180,000 500 S Washington Dr #25B Kingston Arms $225,000 888 Blvd of the Arts #807 Condon on the Bay Tower1 $290,000 1001 Ben Franklin Dr. #505 Lido Key $293,000 350 S Polk Dr #308 Lido Shores $325,000 770 S Palm Ave #602 Embassy House $405,000 100 Central Ave #K-818 Onee Hundred Central $570,000 166 Golden Gate PT #42 Golden bay $725,000 1255 N Gulfstream Ave #1408 Bay Plaza $900,000 464 Golden gate Pt #PH9B LaBellasara $4,630,000 SARASOTA AREA CONDOMINIUMS PENDING SALES 988 Blvd of the Arts #1510 Condo on the Bay Tower II $399,800 800 Ben Franklin Dr #311 Lido Ambassador $599,000 1255 N Gulfstream Ave. #806 Bay Plaza $665,000 111 Ritz Carlton Dr #1106 Ritz Carlton residences $775,000

Based on information compiled from the Mid-Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. for the period of 4/02/2012 thru 4/09/2012. This information may or may not include all listed, expired, withdrawn, pending or sold properties of one or more members of the Mid Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

5127 Island Date St. 2BR/2BA , 1057 square feet, completely remodeled includingwood & tile floors, new bathrooms, kitchen with wood cabinets and granite. New A/C. Attached garage $109,900 #A3954926

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Magnificent 7,214 Square foot Masterpiece on Siesta Key situated on 3 Bay front lots totaling 151 ft. of waterfront.

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Expanded 3BR/2BA cottage overlooking Heron Lagoon, Mexican tile floors and original knotty pine ceilings add to the charm and character.

Canoe or kayak from your private deck on the gently flowing waters of the 1.5 mile long lagoon. $499,900 A3952052

Spacious two story home, 4 BR/3.5BA with a gas heated caged pool adjacent to Heron Lagoon.

Formal living/dining and family room with fireplace. Updated eat-in kitchen. Oversized 2nd floor Master with en-suite bath and a separate sitting area/library. $599,000 A3958151

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4 buildable lots.$1,765,000 MLS#A3931414

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1240 Northport Drive - $950,000

5300 Ocean Blvd #903 - $699,000

524 N. Spoonbill Drive - $1,150,000

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“I don’t have too many creative blocks,” Anita Wexler says. “If a drawing isn’t working, I switch to a painting. If a painting isn’t working, I switch to a sculpture.

The idea is the hard part. You always want to be fresh and original.”

Over the Rainbow What better way to celebrate the spirit of ‘Embracing Our Differences’ than to step into the color-crazy world of artist Anita Wexler? The Laurel Park resident shares her fun and freaky influences.

Most of Anita Wexler’s childhood memories are clouded by one color: brown.

Earth tones. Neutral shades. Colors that match everything and offend no one.

Her parents had a brown sofa. White

walls. Wood floors. Her hometown — a Even her adolescent wardrobe was typical Midwestern community in the drab, try as she did to brighten it up. middle of Illinois — was also basked in In eighth grade she asked her mother brown, bordered by fields that grew hay, to take her shopping. Her girlfriend had corn and wheat. a red dress and she wanted one, too.

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The attempt was met with resistance. Wexler was encouraged to pick out a white dress, instead.

She was told red was too loud. It drew too much attention.

“I love my parents,” Wexler says. “They were just into natural tones, and all I wanted was to experiment with color.”

Clearly.

On this particular day, the artist is dressed in a turquoise halter-top, rhinestone-studded jeans and green sneakers with orange laces.

Like many people who rebel against their youth, Wexler has, in adulthood, made a color correction.

Her Laurel Park home is the domestic incarnation of a rainbow.

Psychedelic art, figurative paintings, contemporary furniture, hand-carved chests, scarves, jewelry boxes, glass bottles, candle sticks and found objects collide in a way that is at once disarming and disturbing.

Murals line nearly every wall.

Doors and ceilings are painted with tribal faces and surrealist landscapes. An Egyptian pharaoh stands guard at the kitchen table.

Alphabet letters and Elvis magnets clutter the refrigerator door.

Curious, creature-like sculptures that appear to have manifested in the recesses of Tim Burton’s mind make you feel like you’ve just crashed a party on another planet.

Even the outside of the house is covered in murals; the yard scattered with sculptures. It’s hard to believe Wexler, a mother of three who teaches art at Brookside Middle School, once lived in a pristine East County subdivision.

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When Wexler purchased her home in Laurel Park two years ago, she spent five months painting the doors, ceilings and walls with murals.

“If I ever put a second story on the house, it’ll be a pure space with virtually nothing in it,” she says. “It’ll be a retreat; a way to escape the chaotic downstairs.”

Wexler is at home among chaos.

A painter and sculptor, she has been a bright spot on Sarasota’s contemporary art scene since she left New York City for Florida nine years ago.

“I left kicking and screaming,” Wexler says of her New York departure. “But it’s worked out OK.” Locally, she’s exhibited at Art Center Sarasota, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Selby Gallery at Ringling College of Art and Design, Five Points Collective and the Federal Building in downtown Sarasota.

In addition to her most recent project — a collection of penand-ink drawings that inspired the e-book, “Face It,” by Tampa

poet Russil Tamsen — Wexler has a piece in this season’s “Embracing Our Differences” exhibit on the Sarasota bayfront.

A depiction of freedom and ethnicity, the image is of six arms (some light in color, some dark) bound together with rope. It’s the third time the artist has had a piece featured in the annual outdoor art exhibit.

“I love the idea of big, giant banners,” she says. “It’s accessible to everyone whether they want it or not. It’s like a museum for the people who don’t go to museums. It feels very New York to me, to have art sort of in your face.”

Despite the neon green sneakers and propensity to create wild art, Wexler’s personality is surprisingly subdued. Maybe it’s because she says everything she needs to say in paint or sculpture.

“I was originally going to write

my own book of poetry with art,” Wexler says. “Then I realized it would be way too revealing. I love to leave my work open to interpretation. I keep it vague and mysterious on purpose.”

Born to pragmatic parents with Cherokee roots, Wexler was different than her fair-skinned siblings. She was dark and artistic.

“They used to call me ‘papoose,’” Wexler giggles.

She spent her first three years out of high school serving in the U.S. Navy, a decision she admits was more of an exit strategy than a career move.

Her parents had wanted her to be a nurse or a secretary. Wexler had wanted to be an artist.

When her active duty was up, she headed to New York City to study graphic design at Parsons School of Design — The New School, where she discovered the work of 15th-century Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch, whose bizarre characters and moral commentary run parallel to much of the allegories and motifs in Wexler’s work.

“I didn’t know about Bosch until I went to Parsons,” she says.

“The college was having a book sale at the end of the year, and I found this huge old book in German with these images inside — all the tortured, crazy-looking people! The creatures that looked like birds crossed with humans crossed with fish. I was like drooling. There was so much symbolism in one painting. It was like, ‘Wow, what’s going on in this guy’s head?’”

Some people might say the same thing about Wexler’s art.

Prolific and easily inspired, she is unapologetic in her approach.

DID YOU KNOW? One of Anita Wexler’s earliest assignments as a graphic designer in New York City was to physically track down famous dog photographer William Wegman.

The magazine she was working for wanted to feature one of Wegman’s iconic weimaraners on its cover.

After several unsuccessful attempts to reach the photographer, Wexler was asked to go to Wegman’s house in Manhattan and return with a final answer.

“I was all sweaty and nervous,” she recalls. “The weimaraners greeted me at the door.”

Impressed by Wexler’s chutzpah, Wegman let her inside and the two hit it off like old friends.

Although he failed to grant the magazine permission to use his image, he did stay in contact with Wexler. He even purchased one of her paintings for his personal art collection.

Though she’s drawn to using bright colors, she isn’t afraid to load her work with sexual, animalistic or morbid imagery.

“It’s fun sometimes to fool people with bright colors,” she says. “There’s a doctor in town who loves this one piece, but he’s always like, ‘Dang! Why did you have to put a skull in there? Can’t you put a flower in its place?’ I told him, ‘It’s bones. You’re a doctor. Deal with it.’”

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+ Rivolta tackles metaphysics in new novel When Piero Rivolta began penning fiction filled with romance and adventures on the high sea, no one seemed to bat an eye.

The 71-year-old Italian auto maker-turned-real-estate developer-turned-novelist is not only a sailor, he’s an unabashed flirt, so the topics hit close to home.

But a prophetic novel about what mysteries unfold when the Mayan calendar ends Dec. 21, 2012? Even for Rivolta this is uncharted territory.

Although his last three novels — “Sunset in Sarasota,” “The Castaway” and “Alex and the Color of the Wind” — plumbed the depths of self-discovery, love and healing, the themes running through his newest release are a lot more New Age-y.

“Journey Beyond 2012” chronicles the lives of three people as they prepare for what they presume to be the end of the world.

Rivolta’s Sarasota-based publishing company, New Chapter Publisher, released the 173page hardcover this month, kicking up a lot of buzz over what’s being referred to as a mystical and visionary plot.

Rivolta will host an official launch party for the novel April

About a year ago, I interviewed Stephanie Broche, Rocky Bentley and Midgeann Schotsch about their downtown art gallery/recording studio/retail business on U.S. 301.

Located just outside the boundaries of Towles Court, the friends’ Five Points Collective showcased the work of dozens of local contemporary artists, including this week’s Diversions cover girl, Anita Wexler.

When I sat down with the trio, they said they hoped their 1,100-square-foot space would turn into a hot spot for local musicians and artists. They had hoped their laidback rock ’n’ roll attitude and funky contemporary art tastes would catch on in Sarasota.

To help put them on the map, Bentley, the frontman for a local hiphop dance band, hosted a weekly Internet radio program, streaming live performances from the studio to fans online.

It was a valiant effort. And, like so many valiant efforts in Sarasota, this one has come to an end.

According to Bentley, Five Star Collective will close its doors at the end of this month.

“We’re not getting the support we need,” he says. “It’s time for me to focus on my purpose, and that’s to make music and not sell art or guitars.”

Good news is Schotsch’s bead store, Make It, has relocated to the

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Rocky Bentley, Stephanie Broche and Midgeann Schotsch Rosemary District.

Located in a 6,000-square-foot warehouse at 1143 Central Ave., the studio is part of a collaborative community art space championed by the Uprise Art Collective. It’s slated to open later this spring.

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13, at Ivory Lounge in downtown Sarasota, before embarking on a book tour that will take him from Miami to New York City to Milan.

The author says he was compelled to write about the 2012 prediction after overhearing so many Europeans talk about the date during his many sojourns overseas.

I’m looking forward to hearing Rivolta’s take on the apocalypse. I predict only the beautiful women will survive.

So, how does that expression go?

When one door closes, another one opens?

As Five Points Collective packs its inventory into boxes, Austin Kowal hangs his out to sell at his recently re-opened Clothesline boutique and 529 Gallery on South Pineapple Avenue.

Kowal, the 25-year-old son of Burns Square proprietress Denise Kowal, opened his newly expanded boutique/ gallery March 31 in one of his mother’s vacant storefronts in historic Herald Square.

A commercial screenprinter, Kowal’s T-shirts are popular among young hipsters, and his gallery space, headed up

by ZIGZAG art zine founders Van Jazmin and Brett Lindstrom, has become the must-exhibit locale for budding contemporary artists. (Note this summer’s solo shows for Ringling College students Matt Coombs and Walter Matthews.)

And, yes, even Anita Wexler has a

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Clothesline Tees re-opened March 31 with a gallery space for fresh art. piece at 529. (She’s everywhere!)

The gallery will turn its wall space over to USF senior Evan Lovejoy April 21 to May 12 for the solo show, “Hypnagogia.”

For more on Clothesline, go to its Facebook page. Everything you need to know about this rising class of cool kids is well documented in photos and status updates.

‘Cloud Nine’: Spring is in the air, and sexual liberation is on full display in the Cook Theatre.

Performed by the Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training, Caryl Churchill’s two-act play, “Cloud Nine,” is a genderbending free-for-all that opens with a cast of prudish, upper-crusty British colonialists in 19thcentury Africa and ends with a cast of freethinking hedonistic adults living life to the fullest (and the loosest) in 1980s London.

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Sarasota Ballet prepares to dance ‘its way’ The Sarasota Ballet will be performing three numbers in its upcoming show, “My Way,” April 13 and April 14, at the Sarasota Opera House. The dancers will be performing George Balanchine’s “Serenade,” Dominic Walsh’s “Bello” and Twyla Tharp’s “Nine Sinatra Songs.”

The cast of “Serenade” originally learned the piece in December, during a visit from Sandra Jennings.

During a rehearsal Monday, April 9, Margaret Barbieri, the rehearsal director for the piece, noted that although the company has learned new dances since December, the dancers had no problem falling back into step to dance this piece.

Performances will take place at 8 p.m. Friday, April 13, and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, April 14. For more information, visit http://www. sarasotaballet.org.

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The silent treatment Amanda DiMase was one step ahead of the trend when she shot her silent film on the campus of State College of Florida well before ‘The Artist’ won its Oscar. The short will screen next week at the Sarasota Film Festival.

It’s unlikely that you’re going to catch Amanda DiMase running to the movie theater with her girlfriends to watch the latest romantic comedy.

She’s not that girl.

She’s the girl who gushes about the quick cuts in Steven Spielberg’s obscure 1971 trucker-with-a-vengeance thriller, “Duel.”

She’s the girl who gets giddy talking about the film noir elements of Ridley Scott’s dystopian sci-fi classic, “Blade Runner,” and the use of stunning, disconcerting colors in Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining.”

She’s the girl who’d rather curl up on the couch with a bowl of popcorn and a John Carpenter flick than a box of tissues and a Julia Roberts fairy tale.

“I’m not in a hurry to run out and see ‘21 Jump Street,’” DiMase says, referencing the latest Hollywood reboot of a 1980s TV series.

“My friends told me it’s hilarious, but, to me, that’s not cinema. I’ll watch comedies to laugh, but most of the time it’s about: What’s the next blockbuster? How much money can be made? I think that’s why you see more independent filmmakers.”

Her guiltiest pleasure? Horror movies. And even those have become too “studio controlled” for DiMase’s liking.

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“There’s always that fear you won’t be the next Oscar-winning director,” says Amanda DiMase, a film student at State College of Florida, ManateeSarasota. “If I’m able to make independent films for the rest of my life and still support myself, I’ll be happy.” of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, the 23-year-old cultivated her nongirly/film auteur tastes in a household full of boys. The youngest in a family of five, she grew up in Punta Gorda, watching “Edward Scissorhands” in the company of four older brothers.

When her black-and-white silent film “Just My Luck” was accepted into the Sarasota Film Festival, her brothers were among the first people to know.

IF YOU GO Amanda DiMase’s film, “Just My Luck” screens at 1:15 p.m.

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“I found out the film got accepted in late February,” DiMase says of the six-minute short she filmed last semester on the SCF campus.

“I wasn’t supposed to say anything to anyone until March 20, which killed me. At midnight on March 19, I started calling my brothers. I wanted them to be proud of their little sister.”

DiMase, who works part-time in the festival’s education department, is the only SCF student to have a film in this year’s festival.

A student in the college’s film production program, she entered the project at the suggestion of one of her instructors. It was originally shot as an end-of-semester assignment.

At the time, DiMase, who directed and appeared in the short, hadn’t even seen or heard of “The Artist,” this year’s buzzed-about Academy Award-winning silent film. She just liked the idea of making a silent movie.

“I thought it would be unique,” she says. “I was definitely surprised by the timing of it.”

She thought her script — a comedy about a hapless college student on a mission to return a lost book — was perfect for the genre.

Her biggest challenge was cutting together the final product when her original editor fell through, an experience that served as an important lesson for the aspiring filmmaker.

DiMase, though she would love to direct feature films one day, says she sees herself as more of an editor.

“I don’t mind sitting in front of a computer for 12 hours,” she says. “There’s such a sense of pride when you see the final product.

When my editor fell through, I was like, ‘Just give me the footage and I’ll do it myself.’ It worked out for the best, because I was able to tell the story I wanted to tell.”

WHAT IS SFF@SCF? Amanda DiMase’s short film isn’t the only connection State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota has to the Sarasota Film Festival.

In an effort to broaden its Manatee County reach, the festival formed a partnership this year with SCF and its film program director Del Jacobs, a longtime faculty member.

In addition to hosting several screenings, (“I am a Good Person/I am a Bad Person,” “Otter 501,” “How I Became an Elephant” “Chasing Ice” and the “Your Sister’s Sister”) the campus will host a “Women In Film” panel discussion at 5:30 p.m. April 20, at the Neel Performing Arts Center.

“It’s an opportunity to get our students connected to filmmakers in our backyard,” Jacobs says. “We’ve always had a good relationship with the festival, so it’ll be nice to have it on our turf.”

Film tickets are $12 or $8 for students.

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Sarasota Film Festival selects dazzling picks With more than 200 films being shown at this year’s festival, there are many excellent flicks.

The Sarasota Film Festival is cutting edge. Last year’s attendee extraordinaire, actor Christopher Plummer, scored an Oscar for his elegant work in “Beginners,” which was SFF’s closingnight film. Catching a glimpse of the stars and filmmakers, and attending the events is always a huge rush, but, for me, it’s all about the films. This year’s lineup of more than 200 features, documentaries, shorts and kidfriendly films is downright dazzling. I was privileged to have been able to screen 10 selections, and if they’re any indication of the caliber of films scheduled for 2012, it’s going to be a colossal coup for this year’s Sarasota Film Festival.

 ‘ALPS’ Take a leap and try getting into a bizarre little gem about a group of people calling themselves “Alps,” people who stand in for deceased family members, hopefully, benefiting the bereft. One of the Alps goes rogue,

demonstrating that it’s difficult to know who you are while pretending to be someone else.

Heavy, yet also deadpan.

 ‘THE LONELIEST PLANET’ In the blink of an eye, a relationship can be altered forever.

While hiking in the exquisite Caucasus mountains of Georgia (Russia), two lovers and their guide embark upon a journey of self discovery. This slow-paced, beautiful film is mesmerizing to watch.

commentary on humanity.

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 ‘GOODBYE FIRST LOVE’ We never forget our first love.

This touching and turbulent film explores extreme highs and devastating lows of young love and loss. Fifteen-year-old Camille obsesses over being left by her boyfriend, Sullivan, a twit who’d rather travel. Four years later, Camille has finally moved on in her life. But has she really when Sullivan suddenly reappears?

In this subtle shocker, a seemingly mundane mother sacrifices her soul for the benefit of her children. Elena is married to an older wealthy man, who, after having a heart attack, informs her that the bulk of his estate will be entrusted to his daughter from a previous marriage. Her dreams of helping her impoverished family are dashed. Russia’s class distinction plays heavily in this well crafted character study rife with fantastic imagery.

 ‘OSLO, AUGUST 31st’ The film opens with a young man’s attempted suicide, which

 ‘MONSIEUR LAZHAR’ This bittersweet story of an Algerian refugee who takes over an elementary class (in Montreal) after their beloved teacher commits suicide is simply precious.

Mr. Lazhar is also a victim of a terrible personal tragedy, which he keeps to himself. Together, the children and their teacher heal in this perfectly cast, charming

mimics Virginia Woolf’s. He’s a non-recovering addict in rehab, half-heartedly trying to get it together. Sadly, he doesn’t have the strength to save himself from himself and his only lifeline is unable. Cinematically, the film is brilliantly composed, and, although melancholic, it superbly deals with a touchy subject matter.

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Are we mature enough to harness the power of nuclear energy? Not according to this frightening documentary, which maintains humans are incapable of the responsibly of splitting the atom. Firsthand accounts from cancer victims are gut-wrenching to watch. The fact that eliminating nuclear waste is next-toimpossible is mind-blowing. The most shocking revelation: The NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) is basically run by lobbyists via Congress. A must-see.

‘AMERICAN MAN’

The average professional football player receives 1,000 to 1,500 hits per season.

This head trauma can result in causing ALS (aka Lou Gehrig’s disease), a fatal, debilitating, progressive brain disease. Former fullback Kevin Turner has it, and he’s asking, “Is the NFL bad for society?” At age 41, he’s bankrupt, divorced and dying.

Is it worth it? An immensely emotional exposé.

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 ‘THE SHOW MUST GO ON’ It was in 1962 in Detroit, while performing on the high-wire at the Shrine Circus, that The Flying Wallendas plunged 33 feet to the ground. Two died, and one was paralyzed for life. Despite this enormous tragedy, the family has continued to thrill audiences for seven generations. This documentary, full of wonderful archival footage, is as taut as the wire on which the

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Fact: 20% of female veterans have been sexually assaulted while serving in the military.

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Animated film highlights the power of friendship “Olga,” by Kai Pannen, is playing as part of Sarasota Film Festival’s Shorts 16: youthFEST Animated Shorts III at 12:15 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at Regal Hollywood 20.

The Film Festival’s Shorts 16 will include screenings of: “Bonifacio in Summertime,” by Pierre-Luc Granjon; “Cup of Tea,” by Fernanda Ribiero; “Fitting In,” by Taylor Annisette; “Floyd the Android,” by Jonathan Lyons; “Frogweather,”

by Pauline Kortmann; “Ginjas,” by Zepe and Humberto Santana; “Growing Up,” by Lucas Ridley; “Mechanical Musical Marvel,” by Chris Randall; “ Rumeurs,” by Frits Standaert; “Superdad and Pelé,” by Annette S. Helland; and “Tim & Ted,” by Fernanda Riberio.

Tickets to the screening are $12 for adults and free for children.

Connor Flaherty Seventh grade Pine View School Even the best people have the worst days. In “Olga,” a short film that is cute and full of meaning, Hilke Mayer and Kai Pannen portray a story about alienation, depression and how people who are depressed are not alone.

The film tells the story of an energetic, fun-loving pig named Olga, who normally loves to be around her friends and have fun, but every so often feels a little depressed and lonely. This depression is embodied by a gray howling in her stomach that causes Olga to act almost like a whole different pig. In the end, Olga sees her friend, Ben the dog, who notices something wrong with Olga. She tells him

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about the gray feeling, and she finds she is not alone. Ben, who has also had this gray feeling of depression, reminds Olga that everyone has those days. By the end of the film, Ben shows Olga the “cure,” which is a big hug. When Ben hugs Olga, the gray feeling turns red, and Olga turns back into her normal, fun-loving self.

The film is designed to be a children’s cartoon portraying real-world problems.

Children will love the animated characters, such as Olga the pig and Ben the dog. Although this is a good movie for children, it should be watched by older children who can read well, as the film is in German with English subtitles.

Overall, I think the eight-minute film was great for older children and adults. It portrays real-world problems like alienation and depression in a kid-friendly cartoon.

Micah Gallagher Eighth grade Sarasota School of Arts & Science The film that I watched was “Olga,” by Kai Pannen. Olga and Ben are the main characters. This short film was great! The message portrayed in this film is clear, and the illustrator did a fantastic job.

This film started with Olga out with her friends and having a great time, until this bad feeling in her stomach comes about.

When Olga wakes up the next morning, the bad feeling in her stomach is still there.

When she goes for a walk, she meets her friend Ben. Ben tells Olga about when he had that same bad feeling. While Ben and Olga were talking, Olga had noticed that the bad feeling went away.

The moral was: When you’re

down, go hang out with someone and talk about it, instead of being along and staying upset about it.

The personality fit the animals the directors chose to represent.

The best scene was when Ben helped Olga feel better by being there for her as a friend, having someone to talk to and showing how much he cared about what she had to say.

To have a friend, you have to be a friend.

The music played along to show the mood in the film. When Olga was having a good time, and when she was happy, the music was upbeat. But, when the feeling of being alone and sad came into the film, the music slowed down and had lower tones.

“Olga” was a great short film! My final opinion on the film was that it was wonderful. The illustrations were superb, and the moral behind it was something that everyone can relate to.

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“Red,” by John Logan, is a dynamically intense, thrillingly intellectual dramatization of the intersection between art and ego.

The play won six Tony Awards and numerous other critical acclamations. Logan is the author of a dozen plays, as well as numerous screenplays, including “Hugo,” “Sweeney Todd” and “Gladiator.”

A theatrically perfect biopic of famed abstract-expressionist beat generation painter, Mark Rothko, Asolo Repertory’s production, directed by Lou Jacob, is taut and riveting, a pas de deux of balance between meditation and explosive language before a backdrop of exploding color and light. Jacob’s direction elicits all the facets implicit in the written word, comedy as well as drama.

“The play centers on the tense polarities that exist between young and old, employer and employee, master and apprentice, mentor and mentee, father and son,” Jacob says.

“Rothko warns his assistant Ken, ‘Consider: I am not your rabbi, I am not your father, I am not your shrink, I am not your friend, I am not your teacher — I am your employer.’

Despite Rothko’s blunt disclaimer, he becomes all of these, and we come to understand the combustible energy that existed within Rothko’s studio.”

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It was a beautiful, breezy, sunny day at the tail-end of the Sarasota Orchestra’s season, and the last thing I wanted to do was spend it in a dark concert hall. We’d only recently heard a not very good performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto by a visiting orchestra, so the fact that all 42 minutes of it would take up the second half of this program certainly didn’t thrill me. Fortunately, the music and the performance made up for it all.

The conductor, Mei-Ann Chen, currently music director of the Memphis Symphony and the Chicago Sinfonietta, was teamed with James Ehnes, a violinist who resides in Bradenton but has established himself as a major international soloist. With the Sarasota Orchestra, they provided one of the most mesmerizing and cohesive performances of the Beethoven we’ve heard.

Starting with a well-planned, relaxed tempo, Chen brought out things in the orchestra that made total sense of this lengthy work. She and Ehnes seemed to have the same vision of the Beethoven and, in his cadenzas — which sounded spontaneous as well as intelligently thought out — Ehnes turned his solo instrument into a full orchestra, using the double stops with such ease and fluidity, we felt he was accompanying himself.

The program began with “Too Hot Toccata,” a fun, jazzy and accessible piece

by Aaron Jay Kernis. Bach, of course, was one of the most famous exponents of this form, which was used in the Baroque period to show off the particular performer’s acuity, while bringing out the instrument’s facility. Kernis, who is much beloved in the Midwest because he was composer-

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“Red,” by John Logan, is a theatrical biopic of the famed abstract-expressionist, Mark Rothko. pretty pictures.” Zeisler’s portrayal of the troubled painter contrives to be both overt and subtle.

J.D. Taylor, as apprentice/assistant Ken, displays a vulnerable, sensitive, initially naïve aspiring artist, who is eventually able to challenge, as well as appreciate, his mentor, who declares, finally, “This is the first time you’ve existed.”

The pair co-exists for two years in the monastic confines of a New York City studio, an inspiring set designed by James Kronzer to recreate Rothko’s actual Bowery District high-windowed garret circa 1958 to 1960.

Sound design and original music is provided by Jane Shaw. One stirring scene features a classical overture during which the two characters, with great aplomb, completely paint a large canvas in the symbolically significant color blood red.

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The Asolo Repertory Theatre’s “Red” runs through April 22, at the Historic Asolo Theater. Tickets are $40 to $55. Call 360-7399.

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Left: Violinist James Ehnes has established himself as a major international soloist.

Right: Conductor Mei-Ann Chen is the music director of the Memphis Symphony and the Chicago Sinfonietta. in-residence of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in the early 1990s, wrote this piece in honor of the principal players of that ensemble. And, with its ingenious riffs and agile syncopations, it showed off the individual and ensemble abilities in the Sarasota Orchestra sections. John Adams may have done it with a bit more subtlety in his “Short Ride in a Fast Machine,” but the effect was fun, and “Too Hot Toccata” was a great tribute to the abilities of the Sarasota players and their guest conductor.

Mozart’s Symphony No. 25, known as the “Little G Minor,” was another great testing ground for Sarasota and Chen.

Conducting this well-known score from memory, Chen elicited clean, clear articulation from all the sections, a spare but warm sound, lovely colors and great tonal contrasts. Best of all, she trusted these excellent musicians enough to avoid overconducting them, one of the greatest tributes a leader can pay an orchestra.

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Transitional furnishings grace many areas in the house.

Junior League of Sarasota will present its second annual Simply Sarasota Kitchen and Garden Festival April 13-15.

Clean and simple — that’s the way homeowners Sharon and Donald Lerner, who moved in August from Deland to Sarasota, designed their kitchen. Envisioning art as the focal point of the room, they collected earthy elements that spoke to them — from artwork by Jamali to pieces they picked up during their travels to Miami and North Carolina.

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To a New Yorker like me, moving to Sarasota presented a huge change on the “to-go” front. Dinner talk went from whatever you want to take out or order in to, “Where can I get good Chinese takeout in this town?”

The subject, of course, is ready-to-eat food, and our query went to individuals with a variety of lifestyles.

The question was, “Where do you go for ready-to-eat food for dinner?” Responses show there are plenty of options for those nights when one is home for dinner but cooking, for whatever reason, is not on the menu. Surprisingly, what’s missing includes Morton’s Gourmet Market, a personal favorite for the breadth of selection of entrées and sides. And, of course, Chinese!

I frequently order Nellie’s Deli for board meetings, so when I pick up lunch, I get a ready-made dinner like chicken and rice or meatloaf. The office knows when I’m not cooking, because they find my keys on my meal in the office refrigerator (reminder).

They also have gluten-free choices, a recent lifestyle change. I must add that my daughter and I would be lost without the help of SunniBunni’s smoothies on Bay Road — they give us energy when we get home late for dinner. They are the best and have great customer service! Her favorite is the Jackie Bunny.

Tamara Chapman, director of marketing, Boys and Girls Clubs, and her husband, Todd

It’s simple, I choose Chutney’s on Hillview.

Whether we are in the mood for vegan that day or not, something spicy, something with pizzazz or traditional, they’ve got it all. Owners Ash and Denise (Shukla) make it so easy that it is not uncommon that after a busy day I can call them and say, “Surprise us, order for me.” They always seem to know what we love, and it is always so fresh and delicious. My particular favorite is their stuffed cabbage with ground turkey, an order of hummus and a yummy fresh Greek salad. I think they may even have the best, fresh homemade soups in town.

Melissa Lerner, practice manager, Lerner-Cohen Healthcare with husband, Dr. Brad Lerner

We like Il Panificio on Main Street and Valentino on Clark Road. Coming from New York and Connecticut, we haven’t found much that compares to that area. We would like to discover a good Chinese restaurant for takeout, but have not had much success. The pizza at IL Panificio is as close to New York and Connecticut as you can get. The chicken Francese at Valentino is great, but it is a long trip up Clark Road.

Joe and Carla Ennis

Michael and I eat out a fair amount because we’re emptynesters, and we like variety, but when it comes to bringing something home, we’re pretty predictable. Nancy’s BBQ is our go-to comfort food supplier ... whether it’s brisket or pulled pork, we know we’ll get more than one meal out of their stick-toyour ribs entrées and delicious sides. At least once a month, we order a pizza from Francesco’s because we know it’s going to be toothsome and fresh. The hardest part is agreeing on the toppings, ‘cause Michael likes things hot!

Ruth Lando, freelance writer

Best takeout meal is at Carrabba’s. I order a pan of lasagna that feeds about 12, so there are leftovers and order meatballs and extra pomodoro sauce. Don’t tell anyone though — they think I make it.

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If I’m not feeling well and can’t seem to pull it together to cook, I often will go to TooJay’s for their delicious matzo ball soup. Other favorites are: Whole Foods hot bar and salad bar or take out from Yume Sushi. Chris’ favorite place to eat anytime is Tijuana Flats!

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A hush came over the crowd Tuesday, as Christine Jennings prepped the supporters of Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe for the “surprise” that was about to take over the stage at Michael's On East.

Like most hotshot celebrities, she said, this one was running fashionably late. Did he get his sequins in a bunch? Did his patent-leather dancing shoes need polishing? All of a sudden, a face peered through the hallway curtain, and Little Richard (Westcoast Black Theater Troupe Artistic Director Nate Jacobs) jumped onto the stage wearing enough glitter to light up the whole room. Arms aflailing and voice a-rising, he started belting out “Good Golly, Miss Molly.”

One notable moment of the “April Fools’” luncheon, cochaired by Carol Poteat-Buchanan and Gerri Aaron, was the crowning of Sarasota's beloved Mary Ann Robinson as “Queen for the Day.” Nate Jacobs, Tsadek Porter and Jnana Cooper serenaded her with “You Are Our Pride and Joy.”

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+ Bricks for bag ladies Susan Morin is into bags. So into bags, in fact, that at the Bag Ladies, Baubles and Bonnets Luncheon April 4, at Florida Studio Theatre, she got into one — hands, feet and all.

While shimmying herself down into a pretty blue floral patterned Vera Bradley duffle bag, Susan came across something noticeably colder and heavier than the material of the bag, and, grunting and groaning at the weight of it, pulled out a brick — the very first to be laid on the brick walkway to FST’s new Gompertz Theatre. As the ladies attending the luncheon began to up their bids on the brick, it was suggested that perhaps more than one woman could purchase a brick.

Gaele Barthold, Paula Morrissey, Carol Williams, Sheila Upshaw and Peggy Abt all purchased bricks for the walkway, with funds going directly toward the new theater.

The lively afternoon began with silent and live auctions of stunning jewelry, handbags and gats ranging in style and color, and all graciously donated by Sarasota salons, shops and patrons of FST. Following a delightful lunch prepared by Sarasota Bay Club’s Executive Chef, Mark Traugutt, was a laugh-out-loud presentation

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THE COUPLE: Elizabeth Ellen Cosby, daughter of Pete and Mary Cosby, of Berlin, Md., and Ian Michael Eckert, son of Rick and Patty Eckert, of Sarasota.

BACKGROUND: Elizabeth attended McDaniel College, in Westminster, Md., and graduate from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She is the member relations director at The Field Club. Ian attended Penn State, in State College, Pa., and graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the senior coordinator of collection and exhibition technologies at The Museum of Modern Art, in New York City, and works remotely from Sarasota.

INTERESTS: Elizabeth loves anything outdoors and in the sunshine — boating, kayaking, crabbing, bicycling, wakeboarding and carving seashells. Ian also enjoys outdoor activities, although wakeboarding has not panned out, because he dislikes anything life-threatening.

He enjoys cooking, brewing beer, making mix-tapes, reading and drawing. Painting, screen-printing and their separate Etsy shops — www. elizabethcosby.com and www. ianeckert.com — are common interests.

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Bag Ladies, Baubles and Bonnets Co-Chairwomen Nanci Rand, Susan Morin and Marie Kropp.

+ High tops + high heels = good times A new weekly social gathering inviting the entrepreneurial women of Sarasota to unwind with friends, (in their most fashionable shoes!) begins Wednesday, April 11, at Eat Here.

From 5 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday, High Heels and High Tops will be featured at the rooftop bar. Women can enjoy live entertainment, a free wine tasting, free pizza, $5 martinis, cocktails and house wine, plus a selection of $5 appetizers.

Women are also encouraged to enter the best shoe contest, for which first prize includes a $75 gift certificate to Eat Here. The second prize winner receives a $50 gift certificate from one of the area’s leading salons and boutiques.

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THE PROPOSAL: It was a perfect day at the beach, and Elizabeth and Ian had all of South Lido to themselves. They went out right after work to see the sunset, and little did she know, a diamond ring was packed in the pocket of one of the beach chairs. Ian was taking pictures of Elizabeth relaxing in her chair with the Pocketbooth app, which takes four photos like an old-time photo booth. He asked Liz if she would take a shot of him. For the first photo, he pointed to his eyes; for the second, he put his hands over his heart; for the third, he pointed at Elizabeth; and for the fourth, he got down on one knee and pulled out a ring. The best part — the couple has the moment captured forever in a filmstrip.

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EVENTS/CAMERA READY Pique Nique Sur La Baie Benefiting: New College Foundation When: 11 a.m. Where: Crosley Mansion bayfront Chair: Amy Cogan Contact: Johnette Cappadona, 4874600 Price: $150

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Sarasota Film Festival More than 200 films will be shown at this annual film festival. Tickets prices range from $8 up to $1,000 for the Cinephile Express Pass. Call 366-6200 or visit sarasotafilmfestival.com for information.

12 THURSDAY – 15 FRIDAY Florida Winefest & Auction Events take place at various locations. Ticket prices range from $20 to $250. Visit floridawinefest.org for information.

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Cattle Barons’ Ball Hosted by: American Cancer Society Benefiting: American Cancer Society When: 6:30 p.m. Where: Michael’s On East Chair: Jim Wilson Contact: 3283760 Price: $250

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Men Who Cook Benefiting: Asolo Repertory Theatre When: 6 p.m. Where: The Longboat Key Club and Resort Chairs: Beverly Bartner, Molly Schechter and Margaret Wise Contact: Laura Wood, 351-9010, Ext. 4712 Price: $150

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Friends of the Sarasota Ballet Showcase Luncheon Hosted by: Friends of the Sarasota Ballet Benefiting: Sarasota Ballet When: 11:30 a.m. Where: Michael’s On East Chair: Richard Hurter Contact: Richard Hurter, 780-3311 Price: $35 www.sarasotaballet.org Bobby Bowden Banquet Hosted by: Gulf Coast Fellowship of Christian Athletes Benefiting: Gulf Coast Fellowship of Christian Athletes When: 6:30 p.m. Where: Polo Grill and Bar Chairs: Kevin Kaminski and Jason Golden Contact: Jason Golden or Angela Sabo, 539-6083 Price: $150

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‘Déjà vu’ Benefiting: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Suncoast When: 6 p.m. Where: Hyatt Regency Sarasota Contact: Sharlene Hillier, 488-4009 Price: $175 Lakewood Ranch Community Fund Gala Benefiting: Lakewood Ranch Community Fund Gala When: 7 p.m. Where: Fete Ballroom, Polo Grill Chairs: Barbara Najmy and Ron Masseo Contact: Joan McCaw, 556-5442 Price: $200 www.lwrfund.org

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2012 Children First Celebration Gala Benefiting: Children First When: 6:30 p.m. Where: Michael’s On East Contact: Angie Stringer, 953-3877, Ext. 124 Price: $200

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6th annual 65 Roses Golf Classic Benefiting: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation When: 1 p.m. Where: The Founders Club Contact: Pat Warbritton, 813374-9041 Price: $225

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Sarasota Orchestra Association Spring Luncheon Hosted by: Sarasota Orchestra Association Benefiting: Sarasota Orchestra When: 11 a.m. Where: Michael’s On East Contact: 685-0425 Price: $50 Celebration of Hope Benefiting: Cancer Support Community When: 6 p.m. Where: Michael’s On East Chairs: Dr. Larry Silverman and Molly and David Jackson Contact: Amy Paulishak, 921-5539 Price: $200

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Gems of Philanthropy Luncheon with Cara A. Harris Hosted by: Giving Matters When: 11:30 a.m. Where: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Chairs: Aundria Castleberry Contact: 921-5410 Price: $50 Paws on the Catwalk ‘Animal Magnetism’ Benefiting: Humane Society of Sarasota County When: 11:30 a.m.

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