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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Consultant recommends options A TE Connectivity Networks representative didn’t give a ringing endorsement to any one solution but found that both a DAS system or cell tower could improve north-end communications.

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+ 85 pounds of trash collected from beach

The idea “towering” over the town’s $36,000 wireless communications study was a proposed 150-foot cellular tower on the Longboat Island Chapel property.

The findings of the study were presented at the Longboat Key Town Commission’s Thursday, April 19, regular workshop.

Scott Wierson, project manager for TE Connectivity Networks Inc.’s island-wide study, didn’t sound off on whether small-cell technologies, such as an outdoor Distributed Antenna Solution (DAS) system or a cellular tower, would best serve the island but instead made recommendations

about implementing each option.

Wierson presented findings suggesting that a DAS system could be a viable option for improving Key-wide communications. And, although he also found that a cell tower would bring major improvements, he

by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Town settles Armstrong case The commission has agreed to settle a 2010 code enforcement dispute, but Mayor Jim Brown had strong words for resident Jim Armstrong.

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+ Sailing Squadron hosts pig roast The Sarasota Sailing Squadron on City Island held an open house Saturday, April 14. A pig roast was the special attraction. It was presented by sailmonster. com, a social network that unites sailors. Jason Roznos, of sailmonster.com, is also commodore of the Cortez Yacht Club.

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CASE CLOSED

Volunteers collected 85 pounds of trash from the county line to Greer Island the morning of Saturday, April 21. Twenty-one people participated in the beach clean up. The Longboat Key Turtle Watch worked alongside the Adopt-a-Shore program through the Keep Manatee County Beautiful organization as part of the Great American Clean Up.

Longboat Key Commission candidates, Ray Rajewski and Vice Mayor David Brenner have both contributed their remaining campaign funds to the Longboat Key Library.

Unused campaign contributions will be returned to donors or given as charitable donations. These funds will help sustain the continued growth of the library collection and the services provided by the non-profit, volunteer-run organization.

said that the Longboat Key Public Works site would be a better location than the proposed chapel property.

He said that the Public Works property would be a more strategic location than the chapel

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Sam Querrey reaches out to hit the ball back over the net during the Sarasota Open Men’s Finals match, Sunday, April 23, at the Longboat Key Club Tennis Gardens. Querrey won the 5th annual Sarasota Open by defeating Paolo Lorenzi 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-3. For more on the Sarasota Open, see page 1B.

The town spent $25,068.15 on legal fees in the case against resident Jim Armstrong. But in the end, it took just $650, a $2,117.50 non-interestbearing lien against Armstrong’s home and an agreement to bring in a third-party inspector to settle the case.

The Longboat Key Town Commission voted unanimously to accept a settlement agreement that Armstrong had already signed at a Thursday, April 19 special meeting.

Town Manager David Bullock told the commission at its regular workshop, held immediately before the special meeting, that he tried to separate the issue — achieving compliance with town codes — from the many stories he heard about the Armstrong case when he assumed the role of town manager.

Bullock told the commission that it would gain compliance through a settlement but give up fines, which, at $50 a day since August 2010, exceeded $30,000.

The case against Armstrong stemmed from a phone call to the town’s Code Enforcement Department in April 2010 from an electrician who had performed work on the Armstrong home and wanted to know if permits had been obtained. Town staff found no active permits and visited the home to collect evidence of unpermitted construction.

Armstrong appeared before the Longboat Key Code Enforcement Board in July 2010 and said he planned to obtain permits but argued that town staff had given him misleading information and accused the staff of violating his rights as a property owner.

Armstrong still hadn’t obtained permits when the board met Aug. 9, 2010, and the board voted to fine him $50 for each day of noncompliance.

The commission authorized Town Attorney David Persson to file a lawsuit against Armstrong, after Persson told commissioners that the

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RECEPTION / FROM PAGE 1A property because it would provide better coverage to the entire north end, including the farthest north areas.

Wierson also presented data that estimated north-end coverage for a cell tower of varying heights at the chapel property: A 60-foot tower yielded 2.1 miles of coverage.

Coverage rose to 2.6 miles at 80 feet; 2.75 miles at 100 feet; 3 miles at 110 feet; 3.25 miles at 120 feet; 3.35 miles at 140 feet; and 3.5 miles at 150 feet.

Wierson said the study would recommend the DAS system as a small-cell technology, but the system would require the installation of multiple hub stations on FPL lines to send signals through fiber-optic cables.

Wierson estimated that a tower would be cheaper to construct, with costs estimated at $400,000, compared to $590,000 for a DAS system, but would come at a higher environmental impact. The DAS equipment would be approximately 38 feet high, compared to 150 feet for the proposed tower on the chapel property.

Wierson also discussed emerging technologies, such as the Alcatel-Lucent lightRadio, which could improve capacity but isn’t available yet.

Wierson recommended placing equipment on condominium rooftops to improve southend service. The north end, however, lacks the high-rise condominiums that would make a similar solution possible.

The study concluded that T-Mobile, AT&T and Metro PCS should expand their service on the island; while Sprint needs to improve service to the southern most two miles of the island. It also found that all operators need to improve their service to the northern three miles of the island and that LTE should be expanded and optimized throughout the Key. Alpha-Omega Communications Inc. owner Jim Eatrides and his business partner, Kevin Barile, president of the Tampa-based Ridan Industries II, spoke to the commission after the presentation.

Barile said that the DAS network cost presented was likely a low estimate.

Eatrides said, however, that they were generally pleased with the study.

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Potential solutions Solution: Tower

Cost to construct: $400,000 Number of carriers: Five Number of remotes or sites: One Availability: Now

Solution: Distributed Antenna Solution (DAS) Network

Cost to construct: $590,000 Number of carriers: Three (can be configured for more) Number of remotes or sites: Four Availability: Crown Castle currently negotiating with FPL to place equipment on poles in several Florida sites

Solution: lightRadio

Cost to construct: Currently not available Number of carriers: One Number of remotes or sites: Multiple Availability: In trial for LTE (4G) “For the most part, it confirms and validates the work we’ve done in the past four years about the problems we have here,” he said.

Eatrides told the Longboat Observer that he didn’t want to discuss specific technological aspects of the presentation, having only received the report the Tuesday night before the Thursday afternoon workshop. But Eatrides and Barile, who develop DAS systems as well as cell towers, reiterated that they didn’t believe that such a system was viable for the Key. Attorney Charlie Bailey, who represents Grand Mariner condominium principals Ralph and Sheri Trine, told the commission to consider what level of service the town needs to achieve — such as the -85 dBm standard often used in other communities — and determine the easiest way to reach it.

Attorney Michael Furen, who represents Gus Sclafani and Doreen Erickson, whose home is adjacent to the site of the proposed tower, urged the commission to include a provision in its cell-tower ordinance stating that a tower is a last resort.

LAWSUIT / FROM PAGE 1A town was unable to enforce its own codes.

Persson told the commission that the alternative to a settlement was to continue the lawsuit, which could cost additional tens of thousands of dollars.

After approximately 15 minutes of discussion, Mayor Jim Brown admonished Armstrong, who attended the workshop and special meeting but did not speak.

“I’m angry,” Brown said. “I am going to support us moving to the next step. But within a civilized society, you have one person who thinks they’re above the rest and decides to go outside and do what they want to do, no matter what, knowing the laws, full-well knowing the laws, and then puts the burden on the taxpayers.

“We’re not forgiving $25,000 worth of legal fees alone … we’re also forgiving fees for I don’t know how many staff people who have worked I don’t know how many hundreds of hours … I would say this is the most ruthless thing I have observed in my 67 years in this world.”

Brown then asked for consensus from fellow commissioners, who agreed to move the settlement forward.

The commission had to finish its regular workshop, which included town manager and town attorney comments, before it could begin the special meeting. After Brown called the meeting to order, the commission immediately voted in favor of a settlement.

But Brown hadn’t heard the last from Armstrong.

The next day, Armstrong sent an email to Brown, accusing him of a “public character assassination” and “personal attacks.” (See side-

Last word?

Resident Jim Armstrong sent the following email to Mayor Jim Brown, Friday, April 20, the day after the Longboat Key Town Commission agreed to a settlement.

Dear Mr. Brown: No sooner than you read the civility policy at Thursday’s workshop did you begin a public character assassination on me in violation of your policy and the spirit of our agreement.

What you said was both unwarranted and untrue. As citizens of this community, my family and I do not appreciate the personal attacks made by you in a public forum and while acting in your official capacity as mayor of this town.

I only know you as mayor and you do not know me personally, nor do you have an accurate chronology of events that took place in my case. If you are interested in learning all of the facts, I would be more than happy to sit down at a mutually convenient time and place and explain them to you.

I am looking to put this horrible experience behind me as I hope that you are.

Sincerely, James Armstrong bar.)

Armstrong declined to comment further about Brown’s comments to the Longboat Observer.

“I don’t want to keep beating a dead horse,” he said. “I spent two years of my life on this. I think it’s gotten out of hand.”

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Rising costs add up in budget Upcoming budget discussions could get ‘down and dirty’ due to increasing pension and health-insurance costs.

The town is considering collectively buying employee health insurance with Sarasota County and other municipalities in the county as a way of saving on healthinsurance costs. These costs are projected to rise by 10% or $100,000 in the next fiscal year according to what Town Manager David Bullock told the Longboat Key Town Commission at its Thursday, April 19, regular workshop.

The town will also see its required pension contribution increase by 12.7% in the 201213 fiscal year to more than $3.2 million from the current year’s total of $2,855,980.

Those rising costs will likely come in the face of declining revenue.

Bullock said that the estimated 3% drop in ad valorem

TASK FORCE

revenues on which town staff is basing its preliminary budget is “fairly real.”

“Those are very real and those will drive some adjustments in the way we do business,” he said.

However, he said the drop in other sources of revenues for the current fiscal year, such as franchise fees and sales-tax revenues, can vary and could still experience an upswing before the end of the year.

Town Finance Director Tom Kelley laid out options for increasing revenue in a memorandum earlier this month: The town could levy a public-service tax on the purchase of electricity, metered natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas and water service at a rate of up to 10% of pay-

ments received by the seller of the taxable item, which could generate approximately $400,000 annually if levied on electricity. The town could also bring in approximately $500,000 a year by requiring the water-and-sewer utility system to pay a franchise fee and for use of the town’s rights of way.

Bullock said the revenue possibilities were presented to inform commissioners about options available to them but, at this point, are not recommendations.

Commissioner Lynn Larson said she was grateful for the options presented but expressed reservations about alternatives to generating revenue, which could increase the prices that utility users pay.

“That is still a tax, even if

we’re going to shove it a different way,” she said. “It looks like maybe we’re trying to slip it through the door.”

Former Mayor George Spoll pointed out that utility taxes aren’t tax deductible.

“Sometimes biting the nasty bullet and increasing tax revenues is best for your citizens,” he said.

Vice Mayor David Brenner suggested a setting for the workshop in which the commission would be seated in a circle and able to look at one another. He said the discussion could involve looking at line items along with questions about why they changed.

“The nature of the budget this year is going to be a down-and-dirty type of discussion,” he said.

Bullock plans to hold the fiscal year’s first budget workshop during the first half of May.

by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Next phase: More discussion on options for community center Commissioners agree to appoint a committee to explore options for a community center at the Bayfront Park Recreation Center.

The next phase of community center discussions will include the creation of a committee and poll of residents to determine how to move forward.

The Longboat Key Town Commission considered a suggestion made last month by Commissioner Phill Younger to move forward with Bayfront Park’s redevelopment in two phases. But commissioners decided that they needed to gauge community opinion of a community center and determine more specifics before moving forward.

The discussion of the park’s future began with a presentation about the two-phase approach by Longboat Key Public Works Director Juan Florensa at the commission’s Thursday, April 19, regular workshop.

The first phase would involve keeping the current recreation center building while moving forward with various site improvements, such as improving recently acquired parcels to the north and south of the current park site, creation of a new internal drive with parking and relocation of two existing tennis courts to make room for a future community center. Town staff estimated the cost of improvements at $1,781,594.20.

The second phase would involve demolition of the existing building, construction of a new community center, and shifting the internal drive and parking area west at an estimated $5,394,557.34 cost.

Commissioner Jack Duncan asked what the cost would be to bring the exist-

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Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber donated the current Bayfront Park Recreation Center building to the town in the early 1980s. The building once served as the activity center for the former Far Horizons resort. ing recreation building up to code only to tear it down a few years later. Florensa said that the cost would be between $125,000 and $150,000.

Madelyn Spoll spoke against phasing at the workshop.

“We have Durante Park and we have Quick Point Park,” she said. “What we need is not another park but a building, and if you can’t afford to do the building or don’t want to do a building, please don’t do the grounds.”

Her husband, former Mayor George Spoll, said that delaying a building could result in missing out on today’s low construction prices.

Younger, however, worried about the impact of packaging the costs of combining the park improvements, which likely would be necessary given the acquisition

of currently vacant parcels to the existing park site, with the costs of a new community center.

But Mayor Jim Brown argued that the community needs more information, saying that people, who, in the past, had opposed a community center, have expressed support for forming an inclusive committee, which could assist with the development of a community poll.

“I believe we would then have an understanding of all of the things, all of the issues that we are trying to put into this community center,” he said.

Brown said the commission wasn’t ready to make a financial decision but could still move forward through the establishment of a committee.

Vice Mayor David Brenner

said that one goal of the task force should be to conduct an inventory of what activities currently take place at the recreation center and what activities take place Key-wide that could be more community-centered. In the meantime, he said that the town needs to find a way to fix the existing building and worried that its existing state could create a liability for the town.

“No matter what happens, that building’s going to be there for the next couple years, and I don’t want to be there when somebody goes falling through the stairs, and, then, we really have an obligation,” Brenner said.

The commission is tentatively scheduled to discuss appointments to the committee at its 7 p.m. Monday, May 7, regular meeting, according to a draft agenda.

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LAND USE

by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Request could send two parcels to referenda zone A land-use consultant is asking the Longboat Key Town Commission to consider an ordinance enabling voters to allow density creation on two parcels.

Peter Dailey, a land-use consultant, requested two referenda questions be placed on a near-future ballot, allowing the addition of six new single-family homes on two parcels currently zoned for commercial use during the “public to be heard” segment of the Longboat Key Town Commission workshop Thursday, April 19.

Dailey told commissioners that if they allow the questions to go on the August election ballot, it would come at no cost to the town. If the questions go to voters in the November election, the town would need to add a page to the ballot at a cost of $1,800, and if a special election were to be held, it would cost the town between $15,000 and $18,000, Dailey said.

“If you allow ... the placement of the referendum language in August by ordinance, you would, in my estimation, be doing the fiscally responsible thing for the taxpayers of Longboat Key,” Dailey said.

One property is a vacant parcel owned by First America Bank at 521 Broadway located east and adjacent to Barrier Island Realty Group. The owner seeks to change the zoning of the property from commercial to residential to allow for the construction of two single-family homes.

The other property is the vacant parcel at 5440 Gulf of Mexico Drive, located between the town’s public safety complex and the Centre Shops.

Owner Victor Levine hopes to change the property’s zoning from commercial to residential to allow for the construction of four single-family homes.

Town Attorney David Persson said that a referenda allows the town to change its Comprehensive Plan to create density where density doesn’t exist.

Persson suggested that Dailey put his request in writing to Town Manager David Bullock who would then give the request to Planning Zoning & Building staff.

The commission could adopt ordinances that would place the questions on the ballot. If the commission doesn’t adopt ordinances, the applicants have the right to have the items placed on a ballot within six months provided they collect 600 petition signatures.

Commissioners agreed they needed more information before they could make a decision.

“It’s not that we object to what you’re requesting, it’s just that we don’t have the information we need to make a decision,” Mayor Jim Brown said.

Bullock plans to hold the first workshop for the upcoming fiscal year during the first half of May.

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+ MW Development continues to pitch plan MW Development Group wrote in a Monday, April 23, email to Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners that it has the support of InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) to brand the Colony with the upscale Crowne Plaza Resorts and Hotels flag.

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by Longboat Key resident Manfred Welfonder who has partnered with Sarasota developer Jay Tallman, to pitch their redevelopment plan to unit owners. The company was one of six finalists competing for redevelopment of the resort before its proposal was eliminated in August.

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association Board announced Club Holdings Ventures LLC as its development partner in September.

+ Key Club oral arguments scheduled The Second District Court of Appeals has scheduled oral arguments in the town and Longboat Key Club and Resort appeals of a writ of certiorari granted to the Islandside Property Owners Coalition (IPOC) in their challenge of a development order approved by the Longboat Key Town Commission for the Key Club’s proposed $400 million Islandside redevelopment project.

The cases are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 5, at the Lawton M. Chiles Jr. Courthouse, 1005 E. Memorial Blvd., Lakeland.

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Saturday morning after Pace allegedly began knocking on doors on the fifth floor of the Longboat Key Club and Resort in an attempt to locate a guest, whom a witness confirmed was actor Dominic Monaghan. Pace is a former blogger for This Week in Sarasota, a partner of The Observer Group Inc. A Longboat Key police report states that Pace, 35, said she had been with the guest earlier that evening. Police asked Pace, who appeared to be intoxicated, to call a cab or a friend for a ride home but arrested her after she continued to talk about going to the fifth floor to find a friend.

Pace was booked into Sarasota County Jail and released on $250 bail. Pace was photographed with Monaghan in the hours before the incident at a Sarasota Film Festival event.

+ New smartphone app tracks area attractions A new Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau application allows visitors to Longboat Key, Anna Maria Island, Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch to book their vacations via their smartphones. The application uses a geotracking device to provide information about area attractions, hotels, events, restaurants and more. To download the free application, search “Bradenton area” in the iTunes Store.

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TOP HONORS by Robin Hartill | City Editor

by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Town honors two Publix demolition, site work under way 25-year employees Say goodbye to the old Longboat Key Publix. Demolition of the existing store was under way Monday, April 23, just two-anda-half weeks after its April 7 closing. Construction of the new CVS is also ongoing: A concrete pour was completed earlier this week.

Town Manager David Bullock updated the Longboat Key Town Commission about the site’s progress at the Thursday, April 19, regular workshop.

Contractors are currently setting vertical beams, which could make it look as though a “really big building” is going on the site, when, in actuality, the elevation of the site has gone up but screening hasn’t been put in yet, Bullock said.

Bullock told the commission that the site’s generator is in the process of dewatering and will have to run 24/7 until the process is completed.

The new, 49,533-squarefoot Publix is slated for completion by the end of the year. The old CVS will remain open until the completion of the new, 13,000-square-foot store, scheduled for September.

Hawkins Construction Inc. is the contractor for the project.

The Longboat Key Town Commission honored Planning Zoning & Building Office Manager Donna Chipman and Chief Accountant Sandy Moutoux for 25 years of service to the town at the Thursday, April 19, regular workshop. Town Planner Steve Schield said that Chipman’s responsibilities include preparing agendas, meeting minutes, organizing town files and dealing with the public.

“She’s a detail person,” he said. “She’s very thorough and we can always depend on her to keep us on the right track.”

Finance Director Tom Kelley said that Moutoux has been with the town 25 of the 29 years it has received a Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting and said that he hopes to present her with a certificate honoring 30 years of service in another five years.

Demolition of the old Publix building was under way Monday afternoon. The store first opened in June 1980.

Finance Director Tom Kelley and Mayor Jim Brown thank Sandy Moutoux for her service to the town.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012

in the dark

by Mallory Gnaegy | Community Editor

by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Kiwanis Club bestows Nesting season hatches annual service awards May 1 on Longboat Key sign and research of equipment and urban search-and-rescue teamwork.

Police Chief Al Hogle presented officer John Thomas with his award. Thomas is responsible for solving several cases including auto burglaries, criminal cases and theft from businesses. Both men were awarded with certificates for their outstanding service.

Photos by Mallory Gnaegy

Above: President John Wild presents a certificate and coffee mug to firefighter Jim Reynolds, with Dep. Chief Sandi Drake standing by.

O Right: John Wild presents a certificate of appreciation to officer John Thomas.

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Turtle lighting isn’t a matter to take lightly. Bright lights can disorient nesting sea turtles and result in a $250-a-day fine.

An insert in this month’s utility bill will shed some light on turtle-nesting season: Specifically, that sea turtles shouldn’t see any light.

Beginning May 1, the start of the sixmonth turtle-nesting season, all lights visible from the beach should be turned off or replaced with low-wavelength lighting that turtles can’t detect.

“You have to stand at the water’s edge, and any white light that is visible is a violation,” Longboat Key Code Enforcement Officer Amanda Nemoytin said.

It isn’t a matter to take lightly.

Code Enforcement will first ask residents to address a violation, however, if lighting isn’t fixed, it could result in a $250-a-day fine for noncompliance.

Noncompliance can have deadly consequences for loggerheads. According to FPL materials, turtles have an innate tendency to wander in the brightest direction away from the ocean. A single light visible from a nesting spot can misdirect hundreds of turtles, causing them to die from attacks by predators, exhaustion, drying in the morning sun or being struck by automobiles. Lights can also disorient nesting females attempting to return to the sea.

In order to avoid disorienting turtles, all outdoor lights visible from the beach should be shut off or shielded. After dark, drapes must be closed, and furniture should be removed from the beach.

Beachgoers can also help sea turtles by filling in holes and knocking down sand castles that could entrap or block hatch-

>> Fast fact If you ever feel left in the dark in nesting season, be grateful you live on Longboat Key. Like many Florida coastal communities, nesting season spans May through October. But in Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach and Broward counties, nesting season begins March 1 — resulting in an eight-month nesting season. lings, putting trash in its proper place and avoiding use of flashlights, fireworks, fishing lights and campfires on the beach.

As usual, Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteers and Mote Marine Laboratory patrols will walk the beaches every morning in search of new nests.

If 2011’s trends continue, turtle watchers could be in for a busy season: Two nests were found on Longboat Key on the first day of turtle nesting season last year.

Nests during the six-month season were up slightly on the Key with 275 nests, compared to 270 in 2010.

Researchers believe that warm water temperatures act as a cue, prompting turtles to begin nesting. Water temperatures are currently close to average levels, which could mean that turtles begin nesting right on schedule.

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Pig on the beach 4:04 p.m. — 110 block of N. Shore Road. Code Enforcement. Police warned a woman who brought a pig onto the beach. No word as to the formation of the Pigs on the Beach Feasibility Committee.

7:28 p.m. — 5400 block of GMD. Larceny. A man reported that his kayak, which he keeps chained to a tree, was missing.

April 11 Hide and seek 6:29 a.m. — 2000 block of GMD. Suspicious Person. A condominium manager saw a woman near the property’s dumpster who began playing a “cat-and-mouse game,” disappearing in and out of buildings and eventually hiding behind a sand dune. Police were unable to find the woman.

A dog’s right to be heard 6:38 p.m. — 300 block of N. Shore Road.

Animal Nuisance. A woman told police that she listened to a neighbor’s dog bark all year but that day she had enough and shouted over her fence that she was going to call police. She followed through and called police.

Police told her that intermittent barking isn’t a violation of town ordinances but told her to call again if the barking becomes excessive.

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Taxi duty 9:19 p.m. — 4000 block of GMD. Public Service. Police gave a 77-year-old woman a ride home. The woman appeared intoxicated and told a taxi driver that she didn’t have any money to go further.

April 15 Under control 1:56 a.m. — 2300 block of GMD. Disturbance. A man who claimed his girlfriend was intoxicated and out of control called police requesting help. By the time police arrived, the man and woman said there were no problems and that they would go to bed.

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Reviewing codes long overdue Longboat Key commissioners don’t get much credit, but for this we want to encourage them to forge ahead. Reviewing the town’s zoning codes and comprehensive plan is a task that is long overdue.

It must be done.

We know that Bob White, founder of the Islandside Property Owners Coalition and steadfast opponent to the Longboat Key Club and Resort’s expansion, believes this idea of reviewing the code and comp plan is something of a sop to the Key Club and was triggered only because a 12th Circuit judge ruled in IPOC’s favor and against the Key Club earlier this year. But allow us to provide a little context: This subject has been on the public agenda and put off since 1999. Some longtime Longboaters might remember that a Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce task force — sanctioned and encouraged by the Town Commission — recommended this idea 13 years ago. Even then commissioners and town leaders were worried about the future of Longboat Key’s commercial enterprises and properties.

Commissioners asked the chamber task force to present suggestions on what could be done to spur the upgrading of commercial properties and make the town’s regulatory climate less antagonistic toward business.

After months of meetings, the chamber task force recommended the town simplify its zoning code, especially by combing through it and throwing out a lot of the outdated codes that were written for a different era.

Commissioners did, indeed, adopt a few minor code changes, but as evidenced by what has occurred and not occurred on the Key in the past 15 years, the changes didn’t amount to much. The big recommendation — to review the entire code book — died a quiet death.

And, yet, the need remained and still does.

This task should not be viewed as an attempt to help any special interest. It should be viewed the same way the town convenes a charter review commission every decade; or the same way the state of Florida convenes a constitutional revision commission and tax revision commission every 20 years. Laws get old; many live beyond their usefulness.

When many of the town codes were written, they were crafted to address a period of explosive growth and development. Today, Longboat Key is built out. Its future is one of redevelopment; and that creates a need for a different set of guidelines and rules.

So while we applaud the Town Commission for moving forward on this important task — for Longboat Key’s future, we also want to caution them on the idea of hiring outside consultants to complete this job.

There are plusses and minuses to consultants. Two plusses: They can be agnostic and uninfluenced by the town’s politics and special interests, and they bring in fresh perspectives.

A minus: They are outsiders. Think of them as guests telling you how to decorate the home with which you are plenty happy.

Often times that doesn’t go over so swell.

We’ve noted the following before: Longboat Key is full of extraordinary and

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“… Whatever the ultimate outcome of the case against George Zimmerman for his shooting of Trayvon Martin, what has happened already is enough to turn the stomach of anyone who believes in either truth or justice.

“An amazing proportion of the media has given us a painful demonstration of the thinking — and lack of thinking — that prevailed back in the days of the old Jim Crow South, where complexion counted more than facts in determining how people were treated.

“One of the first things presented in the media was a transcript of a conversation between George Zimmerman and a police dispatcher.

The last line in most of the transcripts shown on TV was that of the police dispatcher telling Zimmerman not to continue following Trayvon Martin.

“That became the basis of many media criticisms of Zimmerman for continuing to follow him. Only later did I see a transcript of that conversation on the Sean Hannity program that included Zimmerman’s reply to the police dispatcher: ‘OK’ “That reply removed the only basis for assuming that Zimmerman did in fact continue to follow Trayvon Martin.

At this point, neither I nor the people who assumed that he continued to follow the teenager have any basis in fact for believing that he did or didn’t.

“Why was that reply edited out by so many in the media? Because too many people in the media see their role as filtering and slanting the news to fit their own vision of the world. The issue is not one of being ‘fair’ to ‘both sides’ but, more fundamentally, of being honest with their audience … ” Thomas Sowell April 24, Creators Syndicate

talented minds. We hear raves about some of the thinkers who serve voluntarily on the Longboat Key Revitalization Task Force.

It would seem to make sense to tap such minds to address this challenge. It’s akin to writing a new town charter or new constitution. Draw on the people who have a vested interest and love for the Key. Many of them were visionaries in an earlier era.

We should tap their vision again.

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And so the cycle begins yet again…

That is, the town of Longboat Key’s annual budget discussions. And just as they have the past half-decade, they are beginning again with the town administration signaling to the Town Commission that declining property values will lead to lower property-tax collections, which will lead to another budget deficit.

Either taxes must go up, or expenses must go down, or a combination of the two.

At first glance, it appears the town administration is — surprise — leaning toward increasing what taxpayers are required to pay.

THE CASTAWAY by Jorge Blanco

It’s interesting how this process works — how business and government respond to revenue shortfalls. In business, the first thing a CEO does when confronted with higher expenses than revenues is look for ways to cut expenses. In government, the response most of the time is the opposite — look for ways to raise revenues. Not by selling more, but by forcing taxpayers to pay more.

Longboat taxpayers received a big hint toward that approach last week in a memo from Longboat Key Finance Director Tom Kelley. The memo alerts commissioners to a predicted decline in property values and tax collections, and also lists two potential revenues sources to make up the shortfall: • A public-service tax on utilities.

• Requiring the town-owned water-andsewer utility system to pay a franchise fee, the same way Florida Power & Light Co. pays a franchise fee to use the town’s rights of way.

Commissioner Lynn Larson, one of the group’s more vociferous budget hawks, essentially called these ideas the “acts like, walks like a duck” — a tax is a tax. And former Mayor George Spoll noted that if you’re going to raise taxes, then raise taxes.

That way, property owners can include the higher taxes in their federal-tax deductions; only the utilities would get to deduct the franchise fees and public-service tax.

What seemed to lack emphasis, though, was the David Brenner approach, which ultimately led to the departure of the previous town manager. In each of the past two budget cycles, Vice Mayor David Brenner had asked the town manager to do what business executives do when confronted with a serious financial challenge: Look ruthlessly at the company’s operations and expenses and present a plan that accomplishes the mission — however painful it might be. Take the entire organization out of its comfort zone. Explore options to reinvent. Cut costs.

The standard line in government these days is “been there, done that” — for the past five years. There is nothing left to cut without seriously downgrading the services taxpayers demand or demoralizing the town staff.

But surely they jest.

This is a good test of Interim Town Manager David Bullock’s mettle. He can go the route of his predecessor and ask commissioners to make the tough choices, to go line-by-line through the town budget to help him balance the budget. Or, he could do what most of his private-sector counterparts do with their directors: Recommend a plan requiring himself to make some tough but necessary decisions.

This is the part of the job every leader hates — deciding the fate of some employees. But, as all Longboaters know, in every company and organization, there is always someone not measuring up, someone dampening morale. Start there.

And then keep looking.

It may turn out, indeed, the property-tax rate must be increased. But taxpayers will be much more accepting of that if they know the town manager and staff have done all they can to cut the proverbial government fat.

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LOU SCHNEIDER plans for the 25-story continuing care retirement community that would be known as Plymouth Harbor.

The building was constructed, as designed by Schneider, the following year. Construction was completed in 1966.

It was within Schneider’s office that 37 architectural working drawings, the specifications and the mechanical and electrical engineering for the Tower and the east and west garden apartments were produced.

“It is unique,” Schneider explains, ”It was two times as tall as the tallest building down town at the time.”

The building was designed as a colony system; instead of hallways and corridors, nine colonies, three floors each, are grouped around one gathering room, giving the space a very open feel.

“I haven’t seen [this system] duplicated anywhere else,” Schneider says.

In 1966, Schneider and his family moved to Tallahassee so he could teach urban and regional planning and development at Florida State University.

During his time there, he got a master’s and doctorate and continued to practice architecture on the side. He stayed there for five years, then went on to work as state planning director for

Gov. Jimmy Carter. Following this position, Schnieder went back to teaching for another 10 years at Georgia State. He also taught architecture in Saudi Arabia for a couple of years.

“When I left Sarasota in ’66, my career kind of exploded. It only broadened with my teaching,” Schneider says.

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Developer and general contractor, Paul Wade, vice president of Robert Chuckrow Co. hired the architects and ultimately called the shots.

Recounting an interaction between Wade and the architects, Schnieder explained at one point in the project Wade stated, “If you don’t have anything to show me by Friday, then you’re fired!”

A few months prior to this threat, a new architect in town, Frank Folsom Smith, had brought Schneider onboard to help develop the plans to win the project. According to Schneider, Smith had the idea to draft the designs for the building but wanted a more experienced architect to join his venture.

At the time, Schneider was working on several miscellaneous projects with the firm he started in 1958, Lou Schneider and Associates, which was located in Manatee County.

“It seemed like an important project that would be well worth my time.” Schneider says.

He signed the contract and agreed to help as associate architect with the project.

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The event, chaired by Karel Beck and Eileen Massaro, included demonstrations of ballroom dances, including the Bolero, Viennese waltz and the Tango. After the demonstrations, members enthusiastically took to the dance floor to participate.

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Thursday, April 26

SAF Lido Home Tour ­— takes place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Fishman residence, 1070 Westway Drive. Join architect Guy Peterson, FAIA and interior designer Wilson Stiles in a talk and home tour at the modern home on Lido shores. $12 for SAF members; $15 for non-members.

Register online saf-srq.org/events or call 364-2199 for more information.

Saturday, April 28

Behind the Science Snorkeling — takes place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway. Put on a mask and snorkel and encounter the animals that call Sarasota Bay’s seagrass beds home. All gear will be provided

by Mote. Cost is $8 for members; $10 for non-members. Call 3884441, ext. 514 for more information.

Sunday, April 29

Ski-A-Rees Performance — starts at 2 p.m. at the Ski-A-Rees Stadium, 1602 Ken Thompson Parkway. The Ski-A-Rees Water team will perform its weekly show. Free. Call 3881666.

Tuesday, May 1

Behind the Science — takes place from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway. Learn about groundbreaking research taking place at Mote during a program geared toward all ages.

All gear will be provided by Mote.

Cost $8 for members; $10 for nonmembers. Call 388-4441, Ext. 514 for more information.

‘Jersualem Post’ Chief Political Correspondent Lecture — starts at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road. Gil Hoffman, who has interviewed major figures across the Israeli political spectrum, will speak about “Peace, Politics, and Plutonium.” Cost is $15. Call 3833428.

Wednesday, May 2

The Gulf Coast Writers Meeting — starts at 1 p.m. at Central Library, 1301 Barcarroto Blvd. West, Bradenton. Non-members of all ages are welcome. Please bring your latest story to read. Cost TK. Call TK. Buskers on St. Armands — takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. on St. Armands Circle. Street performers will be in different locations around the circle as part of “Wonderful Wednesdays on St. Armands.” Free.

Call 388-1554 for more information.

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+ Luffing Lassies host sailors at regatta Luffing Lassies, the female sailing group of the Sarasota Sailing Squadron, played host to female sailing groups from all over the Gulf Coast in the Rainbow Regatta, Monday, April 16. The sailors ranged in age from their 30s on up to their 80s and represented 10 different sailing clubs. Following the races in the regatta, they enjoyed a luncheon at the Sailing Squadron.

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Saturday, May 5

Classic Corvettes on the Circle — takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Armands Circle Park. In its 13th year, this show is the third largest classic corvette car show in Florida.

Over 200 corvettes from 1953 to the present will be on display. Free. Call 388-1554 for more information.

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A new elevator provides access to the community room that will be used

by Aging in Paradise.

The Longboat Island Chapel hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sunday, April 22 for the newly installed elevator. The elevator allows for increased use through better access to the church’s second floor. The upstairs rooms will provide a location for Aging in Paradise programs, classes, offices and other activities.

TOWN OF LONGBOAT KEY PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD TOWN OF KEY NOTICE OFLONGBOAT PUBLIC HEARING PLANNING MAY AND 1, ZONING 2012 BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Please take notice that the Town of Longboat Key will hold a public hearing on the 1,amendments 2012 to the Longboat Key Zoning following Ordinance to adoptMAY proposed

Code: Please take notice that the TownORDINANCE of Longboat 2012-08 Key will hold a public hearing on the following OrdinanceAMENDING to adopt proposed amendments to the Longboat Key Zoning AN ORDINANCE CHAPTER 158, THE ZONING CODE, OF THE CODE Code: OF ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA; AMENDING ORDINANCE 2012-08 SECTION 158.006 DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTION 158.008, ESTABLISHMENT AN 158, THE ZONING CODE, THE CODE OFORDINANCE DISTRICTS; AMENDING AMENDING CHAPTER SECTION 158.009, DESCRIPTION OF OF DISTRICTS AND OF ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OFSECTION LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA; DISTRICT POLICIES; AMENDING 158.065, PURPOSE;AMENDING AMENDING SECTION 158.006 DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTION 158.008, ESTABLISHMENT SECTION 158.066, PREAPPLICATION CONFERENCE; AMENDING SECTION OF DISTRICTS; AMENDING 158.009, DESCRIPTION OF DISTRICTS AND 158.067, REVIEW AND SECTION APPROVAL PROCEDURE; 158.070, RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT SECTION 158.065, PURPOSE; DENSITY;POLICIES; AMENDINGAMENDING SECTION 158.071, PROPOSED LAND USES;AMENDING AMENDING SECTION CONFERENCE; AMENDING AMENDING SECTION SECTION 158.066, 158.097, PREAPPLICATION APPLICATION FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL; 158.067, APPROVAL PROCEDURE; 158.070, RESIDENTIAL SECTIONREVIEW 158.125, AND SCHEDULE OF USE REGULATIONS; AMENDING SECTION DENSITY; AMENDING SECTION 158.071, PROPOSED LAND USES; AMENDING 158.128, OFF-STREET PARKING; AMENDING SECTION 158.145, SCHEDULE OF SECTION 158.097, FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL; AMENDING LOT, YARD ANDAPPLICATION BULK REGULATIONS; AMENDING SECTION 158.180, SECTION 158.125,OF SCHEDULE OF USEUNITS; REGULATIONS; AMENDING DISTRIBUTION 250 TOURISM AMENDING SECTIONSECTION 158.200, 158.128, OFF-STREET PARKING; SECTION 158.145, OF PERSONAL WIRELESS SERVICEAMENDING FACILITIES; PROVIDING FORSCHEDULE SEVERABILITY; LOT, YARD FOR AND REPEAL BULK REGULATIONS; AMENDING SECTIONHEREWITH; 158.180, PROVIDING OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT DISTRIBUTION OFAN250 TOURISM UNITS; AMENDING SECTION 158.200, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. PERSONAL WIRELESS SERVICE FACILITIES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR before REPEAL ALL and ORDINANCES IN on CONFLICT HEREWITH; A Public Hearing the OF Planning Zoning Board the proposal will be held PROVIDING on May 1, FOR 2012,AN at EFFECTIVE 9:00 a.m., orDATE. as soon thereafter as may be heard, at the Town Commission Chambers, Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, Florida.

A Public Hearing before the Planning and Zoning Board on the proposal will be held onAllMay 1, 2012,persons at 9:00 a.m., or as soon mayrespect be heard, Town interested may appear andthereafter be heardaswith to at thethe proposed Commission Chambers, 501 Bayamendment Isles Road, and Longboat Key, Florida.may be amendment.

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TOWN OF LONGBOAT KEY PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD TOWN OFOF LONGBOAT KEY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING PLANNING AND MAYZONING 1, 2012 BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Please take notice that the Town of Longboat Key will hold a public hearing on the MAYproposed 1, 2012 following Ordinance to adopt amendments to the Longboat Key

Comprehensive Plan: Please take notice that the Town of Longboat Key will hold a public hearing on the 2012-09 to the Longboat Key following Ordinance to adopt ORDINANCE proposed amendments AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA, Comprehensive Plan:

ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO POLICY 1.1.10 OF THE FUTURE ORDINANCE 2012-09 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE TOWN’S AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF KEY, FLORIDA, THAT ADDS A REFERENCE LONGBOAT TO STRUCTURAL HEIGHT ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO POLICY 1.1.10 OF REGULATIONS; THE FUTURE RESTRICTIONS IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE TOWN’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THATDATE. ADDS A REFERENCE TO STRUCTURAL HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS; A Public Hearing the Planning and Zoning Board on the proposal will be held PROVIDING FOR before SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE on May 1, 2012, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard, at the Town DATE. Commission Chambers, Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, Florida.

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NASA speaker talks human body in space “How the Human Body Acts in Space” was the topic at the Wednesday, April 18 meeting of All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Churchs Women’s Group. The speaker was Frank Sulzman of NASA’s Biomedical Research Program. Sulzman spoke about the effect gravity has on astronauts and how it results in loss of bone and muscle.

“Most affected are the postural muscles,” said Sulzman, but counter exercises have been developed to lessen the loss.

Some astronauts also suffer vision problems, which can be permanent. Research on the long-term effects of flight on the human body is ongoing, but Sulzman relayed that there aren’t many aging astronauts to study.

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can’t learn any other way.” Sulzman then added, “The first drug for bone loss was developed in the space program.”

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All Angels speaker talks ‘myths and realities’ Justus Doenecke, a retired New College history professor, took members of the All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church Men’s Club back in time during his lecture at their luncheon Tuesday, April 17.

The topic was “Adolph Hitler, Myths and Realities.” “Hitler was a man who on the surface could be absolutely charming but

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really was a loner, anti-social,” said Doenecke. He added that it was this characteristic that shaped Hitler’s life and because of it “he would not listen to anybody. (In his eyes) he was always right.”

Doenecke was on the New College faculty from 1969 to 2005. Luncheon meetings will resume in the fall.

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Mainland Sarasota Sarasota, Indian Beach. $1,995,000 George Mitchell, 941-387-1867 Spectacular views from this 3/4 acre bayfront home in historic Indian Beach MLS#A3957644 Sarasota, Ritz Carlton. $1,399,000 Barbara Ackerman, 941-387-1820 Seller will finance! 3BR/3BA, beautiful views, 2799sqft. MLS#A3948712 Sarasota, Pelican Gardens. $219,000 Jonas Forslund, 941-266-1761 Updated studio villa across from Lido Beach, near Lido park & St. Armands.

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Longboat Key, Harbour Links. $699,000 Roger Pettingell, 941-387-1840 Views abound in this 3BR+den/3BA villa in secluded & secure community.

MLS#A3955426 Sarasota, Lido Ambassador. $599,000 Kathy Hoonhout, 941-388-3966 Beach front condo with full gulf views. Renovated 2/2. Walk to St. Armands MLS#A3951810 Sarasota, Lido Beach Club. $495,000 Bruce Myer, 941-387-1859 Furnished 2BD/2BA condominium on Lido Beach with partial Gulf views!

MLS#A3955217 Longboat Key, Inn On The Beach. $495,000 Judy Kepecz-Hays, 941-3871825 Magnificent Gulf and Beachfront views. Wonderful buyer rental opportunity. MLS#A3956180

Open Sat 2-5pm 704 Riviera Dunes Way University Pk, University Park. $1,549,000 4/4.5 MLS#A3954230 Joe Cinque 941-387-1805

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until next season

by Dora Walters | Senior Editor

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Sandi and Ev Randlett with Ginny Dreher

Christ Church says goodbye to its snowbird members It happens every year. The snowbirds pack up and return to their homes up North, but not before the chance for one more gathering before they depart. Members of Christ Church of Longboat Key

met Sunday, April 22, at the Spanish Main Clubhouse, to say their farewells, exchange email addresses and promise to stay in touch. Sue Wertman and a committee of several volunteers organized the event.

Merle Huntington and Karolyn Capps

Eleanor and Steve Cloud

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CHURCH COOK-OUT

by Dora Walters | Senior Editor

Men club hosts final meeting of season

Msgr. Gerry Finegan gets a club shirt from Dave Carter.

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Jim McGuire grills the hot dogs.

by Dora Walters | Senior Editor

Women’s Guild installs new officers Following tradition, the new officers of the St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church’s Women’s Guild were installed after mass at the church on Tuesday, April 17, followed by a luncheon in Stella Maris Hall. The slate of officers for the coming year is Michaele McKenna, president; Vivian Leahy, vice president; Gerri Nagle, recording secretary; Mary Ann Fair, corresponding secretary; and Rhonda Browning, treasurer.

Outgoing President Carole Fischbein and Joan Webster, corresponding secretary, were recognized for their service.

Sister Noelle of Stillpoint House of Prayer in Bra-

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Carole Hammer adds her food donation.

Outgoing Corresponding Secretary Joan Webster and outgoing President Carole Fischbein

denton was the guest speaker. The Stillpoint House of Prayer is one of the organizations the guild supports. Sister Noelle was presented with a $1,000 check.

The next meeting of the Guild will be Tuesday, President Michaele McKenna and Sister Oct. 16.

Noelle of Stillpoint

Ruth S. Gluck

Ruth S. Gluck, of Longboat Key, and New York City, died April 16.

She was 97.

Mrs. Gluck was born in Philadelphia to Walter and Anna Simon, who after her husband’s death married Dr. Richard Francis Taylor.

Mrs. Gluck was strongly influenced by her beloved stepfather, who had a general practice in medicine in Philadelphia until his death at the end of age 82. After graduating from college in 1937, she married W. Howard Gluck and in 1960 they moved to New York City. Following the death of her husband in 1986, Mrs. Gluck began spending winters on Longboat Key. From an early age, Mrs. Gluck was immersed in theater, symphony and ballet. She became a theater critic while in college. After her marriage, she regularly attended plays, concerts and dance performances in New York City and was a patron of the performing arts in Sarasota, as well. She had a particular love for Florida Studio Theatre, co-producing cutting-edge productions there for many years.

She also read and critiqued plays, generally being involved in all aspects of the theater. Mrs. Gluck was a true friend of Florida Studio Theatre and the actors in her plays.

Mrs. Gluck is preceded in death by her husband, Howard, and brother, Robert Taylor. She is survived by her daughter, Carol G. Rickard; son, Peter; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and a niece.

Memorial donations may be made to Florida Studio Theatre, 1241 North Palm Ave., Sarasota, Fla., 34236.

Virginia F. Linscott

Virginia F. Linscott, of Longboat Key, formerly of Scarsdale, N.Y., died March 20.

Mrs. Linscott was born in Milwaukee, and was the daughter to Marie Tolleson Frey and Frank A. Frey. She graduated from Milwaukee Downer Seminary and Connecticut College.

All Angels by the Sea

Carolyn Carol Plunkett

Carolyn Carol Plunkett, of Longboat Key, and formerly of Moline, Ill., died April l17. She was 73.

Mrs. Plunkett was born Oct. 13, 1938, in East Moline, Ill. Mrs. Plunkett dedicated her life to raising her three sons and providing a loving and fun household for her family.

She was an avid golfer, bridge player and active member in numerous community activities.

Mrs. Plunkett loved Longboat Key and lived there since 1991.

She is survived by her husband, Mike of 52 years; three sons, Tim, Todd and Doug; and four grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Toale Brothers Colonial Chapel, 40 N. Orange Ave, Sarasota, Fla., 34236 .

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either: Alzheimer’s Association of Sarasota, 3277A Fruitville Road, Suite 1, Sarasota, Fla., 34237 or Tidewell Hospice, 1751 Mound St., Sarasota, Fla., 34236.

The Episcopal Church on Longboat Key

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Sermon “Two Friends, One Spirit”

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

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In 1943, she married Rolliston, a flight instructor in the U.S. Army Air Corps, and they moved throughout the South for the duration of World War II. In 1951, the family moved to Scarsdale, N.Y., where she became active in the community, setting up the Scarsdale Junior League’s first Preschool Vision Screening Program. She served on the boards of the Scarsdale Junior League, and the Westchester Connecticut College Club. She was also a member of the Scarsdale Woman’s Club and the Altar Guild of the Church of St. Joseph of Armathea in Elmsford, N.Y. Mrs. Linscott retired, with her husband, to Longboat Key in 1991 and joined the Sarasota Junior League. She loved to travel and enjoyed the theater, ballet, music and the arts.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Rolliston W. She is survived by two sons; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Memorial gifts may be directed to the Ringling Museum, the Sarasota Orchestra, or Sarasota Ballet of Florida.

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Carl Meyers and President Barry Napiecek

St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church’s men’s club had an informal burger and hot dog dinner Thursday, April 12, as the final meeting of the season. At the brief business meeting, Barry Napieck, president, announced the club’s biggest fundraiser of the year was the St. Patrick’s Day party chaired by Dave Carter.

The party raised $4,200.

Funds will be distributed this summer to several selected organizations. Msgr. Gerry Finegan was presented a club T-shirt making him an official member. The monthly club meetings will resume in the fall.

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RogeR’s 2012 Activity (JANUARY 1 - APRIL 23)

sales 1. 100 South Warbler Lane 2. Water Club 602 3. 9250 Blind Pass Road 4. 200 Bird Key Drive 5. 604 Mourning Dove Drive 6. L’Ambiance #H802 7. 658 Mourning Dove Drive* 8. Grand Bay 211 9. Tangerine Bay 512 10. 1930 Wisteria Lane 11. 8419 Midnight Pass Road 12. Seaplace #412 13. 551 Yardarm Lane 14. 530 Wedge Lane* 15. Grand Bay 626 16. 552 Ranger Lane

RogeR sells GRAND BAY

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sold Price $3,300,000 $2,212,500 $1,900,000 $1,675,000 $1,650,000 $1,500,000 $950,000 $925,000 $856,250 $815,000 $750,000 $650,000 $592,500 $562,500 $560,000 $475,000

Pending Contracts 1. 611 Mourning Dove Drive 2. Grand Bay 466 3. Water Club North 204 4. 520 Harbor Cay Drive 5. 485 East Royal Flamingo* 6. 658 Mourning Dove 7. Water Club South 208 8. Grand Bay 172 9. Promenade 402 10. 432 Partridge Circle 11. 512 Halyard Lane

list Price $3,295,000 $1,395,000 $1,275,000 $1,195,000 $1,095,000 $1,095,000 $899,000 $899,000 $829,000 $659,000 $599,000

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regencyhouse404.com Terrific downtown oversized 2BR/2BA in the heart of Sarasota. Walk to Marina Jacks.

Spacious rooms, lots of storage. $379,000

waterclubnorth1102.com Rarely available 4BR penthouse, direct Gulf and bay views. Exquisitely finished and furnished. 2 car garage. $2,895,000

Grand Bay is a wonderful community, with warm people who are pet friendly! The views of the bay, city, new bridge, marina and golf course are truly amazing! There are seven different floor plans, ranging from well-appointed two bedrooms to spectacular penthouses. The amenities include pools, jacuzzis, private club with bayfront workout center, tennis and a wonderful Beach Club.

561harborcovecircle.com Full-bay view with over 185' of water frontage. Open floor plan. $1,995,000

SANcTuARY 545sanctuarydrivea201.com Ascot plan offers Gulf and pool views.

3BR/3.5BA plus bonus room. $1,599,000

SEAPLAcE grandbay446.com Furnished; overlooks marina, downtown, golf course; 2 parking spaces. $1,495,000

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

Recently updated, elevated ceilings.

Wonderful waterfront. $1,525,000

cOuNTRY cLuB SHORES 601yardarmlane.com Just three in from the bay, this 3BR/3BA has vaulted ceilings, glorious outdoor living and big views of the bay. $849,000 1125bogeylane.com Tuscan-style home looking down the canal toward the bay. Major landscaping and interior renovation. $759,000 512cutterln.com Charming 3BR/2BA on deep water canal has been lovingly updated. $599,000

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seaplaceg7109.com Completely renovated, 2BR/2BA with walkout to beach. Ready to enjoy. Furnished. $359,000

grandbay466.com Ideal location in Bldg 4; marina, bay, city and Gulf views! Furnished. $1,395,000

PENDING

3386bayoulane.com Overlooking Harbourside Golf Course and its lakes, this 4,500+ sq. ft. home is ready for you and your family! $875,000

2023harbourlinksdrive.com Secluded southwest facing golf course villa with 2 car garage! 3BR plus den, lovingly updated. Pet-friendly. $699,000

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3440bayousound.com Lovely and ready to enjoy! Family room, new kitchen and sunny pool area. $699,000 grandbay261.com PROMENADE 3BR/3.5BA, Antigua with views of bay, pool, golf course, promenade402.com and downtown from wraparound terraces. $1,095,000 3BR/3BA has views of the Gulf, bay and city. Turnkey furnished. $829,000

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seaplaceg1211.com Spacious 2BR/2BA with separate upstairs living area. Light and bright and literally steps to the beach. $349,000 seaplaceg4204.com Terrific value, this 2BR is located in the popular G-4 building. $299,000

360 NORTH 280northshoreroad9.com Direct Gulf, 3BR beach house in small, private community on north Longboat Key. Swimming pool and elevator. $1,095,000

3969robertspointroad.com On one of Siesta’s most coveted streets, this deep-water home offers lovely views and great space. $1,495,000

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

BIRD kEY 485eroyalflamingodrive.com 5BR waterfront home with high ceilings and open floor plan. $1,095,000

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Three bedroom Country Club Shores home sells for $1 million. PAGE 2B

Women’s Golf Association ends the season with a tee off and luncheon.

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sarasota open by Rachel S. O’Hara | Staff Photographer

Ladies’ Finals Champion Alexandra Stevenson goes for a forehand shot. Stevenson defeated Gabriella Dabrowski 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Johan Brunstrom and Izak Van der Merwe pose with their trophies after defeating Martin Emmrich and Andreas Siljestrom 6-4, 6-1.

Paolo Lorenzi tries for a winning forehand shot.

Game, Set, Match

Sarasota Open Champion Sam Querrey signs a ball after defeating Paolo Lorenzi 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-3 in the Men’s Single Finals.

Sam Querrey and Paolo Lorenzi shake hands after Querrey defeated Lorenzi to become the 2012 Sarasota Open Champion.

The fifth annual Sarasota Open was once again a smash hit out at the Longboat Key Tennis Gardens.

This is the fourth year the tennis tournament has been held at the Tennis Gardens.

James Blake was back to defend his 2011 title but was unable to do so after losing to Paolo Lorenzi on Saturday, April 21.

The men’s finals on Sunday came down to Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi and United States’ Sam Querrey. The match went three sets with the second set ending in a tiebreaker. Though Lorenzi played well, Querrey went home with the title of the

2012 Sarasota Open Champion. The men’s doubles winners were Johan Brunstrom and Izak Van der Merwe who defeated Martin Emmrich and Andreas Siljestrom in two sets.

This was the first year that the Open featured a ladies’ invitational tournament that included 16 ladies from all over the world. Though many thought that Dasha Sharapova, Maria Sharapova’s cousin, would be in the finals, she was defeated on Saturday by Alexandra Stevenson. Alexandra Stevenson continued her winning streak by defeating Gabriella Dabrowski in the finals on Sunday.

Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara

Jermiah Victor, 9, Jillian Herbst, 8, and Tamara Clemann, 10

Gabriella Dabrowski reaches for an overhead ball.

Alexandra Stevenson digs deep for the return.

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Construction & Design

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Mallory Gnaegy

This home at 301 N. Shore Road has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,842 square feet of living area. It sold for $864,800.

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Ruth O’Bryon, trustee, and Roger O’Bryon, Longboat Key, sold the home at 301 N. Shore Road to Maureen Merrigan and Wendisue Bundy, Chicago, for $864,800. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,461 square feet of living area.

New 3 Bedroom, 3,200 to 3,400 sq.ft.

Bayside condos with terraces and outdoor grills. Each condo comes with a private 2 car garage. Amenities include boat docks, clubroom, exercise room, plus bayside pool/spa. $1,700,000 to $2,400,000

The Beaches of Longboat Key-South

John and Agnes Hearn, of Ontario, Canada, sold their Unit 807 condominium at 775 Longboat Club Road to James and Lois Elliott, of Brentwood, Tenn., for $737,000.

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

It previously sold for $690,000 in 2000.

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MAGNIFICENT BAYFRONT ESTATE 4/BR main house + 2/BR guest house. 1+ acres 75 ft. bayside pool 2 docks w/ lifts. $8,400,000

Fairway Bay II

EXQUISITE CUSTOM Open floor plan flows to outdoor living area w/ private views. LG Master + 3 guest suites. $4,250,000

Harold Falls Jr., trustee, of Nashville, Tenn., sold the Unit 313 condominium at 2016 Harbourside Drive to Alan Goldman and Madeline Rubenstein, of Sea Cliff, N.Y., for $520,000. Built in 1984, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,905 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $336,000 in 1997.

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EXQUISITE TROPICAL BEACH HOUSE 3/BR home + 3/BR guest house. Tropical pool, lush landscaping. $6,895,000

HIDEAWAY BAY HOMES Exceptional home, full bay views. $2,249,000 Custom 5,000 sq. ft. canal home.

Deep water dock accommodates 50 ft. boat. A great family home. $1,995,000 SEA GATE Gulf Front Split Floor Plan 2BD/2BA. Sunsets, tennis & beach. $749,000 LONGBOAT KEY CLUB - INN ON THE BEACH Gulf front 2BR $995,000; Gulf front Club Suite $445,000 SABAL COVE Spacious 4BR w/first level master suite.

Exquisite lakefront! Bay Isles subdivision, deeded beach. Close to tennis. $1,695,000 LIGHTHOUSE POINT GULF SIDE 196 ft., Gulf front with private beach plus Gulf side pool. 5 Bedroom/master downstairs. Incredible design finishes, high volume windows maximize water views. $8,900,000 BAYFRONT ESTATE Gated, Private, 1 acre estate w/5,000 square foot 5 bedroom home on deepwater channel.

Spectacular Bay vistas. Private beach access. Boat dock & lift. BAYFRONT LIVING AT ITS BEST! $2,500,000 OLD FLORIDA CHARMING 4,400 sq.ft. Home w/193 ft. unobstructed Bay vista. Dock your boat and launch your kayak from your own private beach. $3,250,000 ORCHID BEACH GULF FRONT SPECTACULAR! 7th floor. Gorgeous Gulf, Beach and sunset views plus bay vistas. 3,600 sq. ft. 3BR/3.5BA Master suite beach side. Incredible designer finishes throughout. Walk to St. Armands. Private 2 car garage. $2,675,000 UNIVERSITY PARK NEW LISTING Former Dan Najjar model. Gorgeous 3BD/3BA in private lakefront setting.

Many custom upgrades. $950,000

BEST BUY ON THE BEACH Gulf front estate 1+ acres. Gated w/private boardwalk to beach. $4,500,000

BAYFRONT ESTATE 100 ft. on the bay and along one side, plus guest house. $1,995,000 DIRECT BAYFRONT NEW MEDITERRANEAN 5BR MASTERPIECE Magnificent pool/patio bayside, plus large patio off master suite overlook Sarasota Bay vistas plus Sarasota skyline.Terraces offer multiple areas for enjoying the outdoors plus fireplace and kitchen. Designer upgrades and special treatments throughout this BAYFRONT BEAUTY. $8,700,000 WESTON POINTE Stunning 3 bedroom home with boat dock! Living area is centered around pooltotal private outdoor living area. High ceilings, lots of windows - bright and open with beautiful finishes. Located behind the gates near tennis with beach access. $995,000 RITZ CARLTON TOWER RESIDENCE 10th floor views of Sarasota Bay to Big Pass, and views of Marina Jack. Southeast corner with two large terraces and morning sun. $2,595,000 SARABANDE 8th FLOOR Gorgeous corner condo w/ panoramic views of Sarasota Bay, the Marina, city skyline plus Gulf sunsets. Luxurious finishes & amazing amenities! $1,595,000 WESTWAY ESTATE – 210 FT. DIRECTLY on New Pass, views to Gulf, outstanding sunsets. 4 BR main home plus 4 BR guest house. Gorgeous courtyard pool, dock, private beach access. The ultimate in designer finishes! $8,900,000

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Putting Green Properties LLC sold the Unit 436 condominium at 2020 Harbourside Drive to James Barbee, Jennifer Barbee and Gretchen Turnbill, Longboat Key, for $365,000. Built in 1984, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,270 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $475,000 in 2007.

Carl and Lynette Bertolotti sold their Unit 342 condominium at 2016 Harbourside Drive to Robert Boernstein and Helena McGhie, New York, for $330,000. Built in 1984, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,192 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $239,500 in 1999.

Whitney Beach

John and Barbara Thurston, of Ontario, Canada, sold their Unit 101 condominium at 6700 Gulf of Mexico Drive to John and Trudy Nelson, of Castle Rock, Colo., for $260,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,361 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $310,000 in 2009.

Kingston Arms

Tri-Key Development Co. LLC sold the Unit 25B condominium at 500 S. Washington Drive to Timothy Bokor and Waunita Sawler, of Ontario, Canada, for $225,000.

Built in 1963, it has one bedroom, one bath and 770 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $195,000 in 2004.

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PAMPER YOURSELF and live on the beach at the Beach Residences, a Ritz Carlton managed property. This 4100+ sf residence has 3 bedrooms, a family room, formal living room and dining room. It is exquisitely finished and decorated and has remarkable views of the Gulf, the Bay, and downtown Sarasota.....................................................Furnished $3,895,000 SLEEPY LAGOON, SAILBOAT WATER - 4 bedrooms plus an office and a loft, caged heated pool, dock with lift. Beach access. ................................................................................................................................................$845,000 WINDWARD BAY - 2 penthouses with amazing bay views, tennis, 2 pools, boat docks, deeded beach access. 2 pets allowed ................................................................................................................$269,000 and PENDING $239,000 MARINA AND BAY VIEWS at Bay Harbour on the south end of LBK – just minutes to St. Armand’s Circle. 2/2 with screened porch ...................................................................................................................................................................................$319,000 WhITNEY BEAch - a 1/1 with views of Bishops Bayou and a 1 bedroom, 2 bath with a view of the beautifully landscaped grounds. Beach, bay, tennis, boat docks, fishing pier. Pets allowed.......................... $225,000 and $199,900 BANYAN BAY - a very relaxed atmosphere for this ground floor 2/2 designed for island living. Tennis, pool, beach, fishing pier, pet friendly. ..................................................................................................................................PENDING $259,900 hARBOUR LINKS - 3/3 corner villa with double garage on the golf course at the LBK Club. Beach Club membership.

Pet friendly.........................................................................................................................................................SOLD $379,000 LONG BEAch - 2 charming homes in historic Longboat Village. This is truly a family neighborhood in walking distance to the Art Center, beach, fishing pier and restaurants................................................................. $395,000 and $399,000 BAYPORT 2/2 in beach to bay community with tennis, Olympic size pool and 27 acres of tropical landscaping..$339,500 hARBORAGE ON BRADEN RIVER 2/2.5 town home with courtyard and double garage. .....PENDING $157,900 WILDEWOOD SPRINGS 2/2 updated lakefront villa in wooded setting. 15 minutes to the beach.. ..........$119,500 BOBBIE BANAN, REALTOR® 356-2659 • 383-2659

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The following residential real estate transactions took place between April 9 and April 13. A home in Country Club Shores tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Ceasar and Patricia Millas, Longboat Key, sold their home at 591 Golf Links Lane to Vernon and Liliana Chalfant, Sarasota, for $1 million. Built in 1969, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 3,070 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $182,000 in 1985.

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BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of April 13 through April 19, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive) Address

Permit Applicant Amount

535 Sanctuary Drive

Alteration

John Salpietra

$318,980 $200,000

1425 GMD

Alteration

Dan Phelps

6633 GMD

Re-roof

Robert Hutcheson

$98,600

4825 GMD

Alteration

Marjorie Lobdell

$60,996

440 GMD

Re-roof

Michael Saunders & Co.

$49,970

511 Harbor Gate Way

Re-roof

Daniel Kane, trustee

$48,400

4280 GMD

Re-roof

Diocese of Venice

7 Winslow Place

Alteration

Eric Warneke

$40,450

4515 GMD

Re-roof

Castillian condominium

$34,000

The Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce took its members to the mainland for a happy hour at Sports Page Bar and Grille on Thursday, April 19. Participants could relax, network and enjoy cocktails with their friends and fellow chamber members. Even business competitors were having laughs with each other.

$43,471.09

4390 Exeter Drive

Alteration

Suzette Knittl

$14,000

5201 GMD

Alteration

James Fleming

$13,388

532 Ranger Lane

Re-roof

James Eccleston

$13,200

615 Dream Island Road

Alteration

Thomas Mink

$13,000

2018 Harbourside Drive

Re-roof

Fairway Bay 11 Association

$11,375

2018 Harbourside Drive

Re-roof

Fairway Bay 11 Association

$11,375

615 Dream Island Road

Alteration

Robert Woelfling

$9,000

515 Sutton Place

Alteration

Peter Daigle

$8,668

4420 Exeter Drive

Alteration

Robert Mazurek

$8,471

615 Marbury Lane

Alteration

Sumac Investments Ltd.

$7,999

3440 GMD

Alteration

Susan Mayes

$7,000

775 Longboat Club Road

Alteration

Harvey Sheldon

$6,621

775 Longboat Club Road

Alteration

Alan Tarter

$6,621

580 De Narvaez Drive

Alteration

Glen Boodram

$6,500

3250 Bayou Road

Alteration

Roberta Straff, trustee

$5,500

4350 Chatham Drive

Alteration

Elaine Kaufman

$5,000

225 Sands Point Road

Alteration

James Clabaugh

$4,500

530 Wedge Lane

Alteration

Patricia Wrightson, trustee

$2,450

6661 GMD

Alteration

Tony Fernandez Enterprises Ltd. $1,750

525 Bay Isles Parkway

Demolition

Avenue of the Flowers Acquisition

$0

448 GMD

Alteration

Susan Peifer

$0

DOWNTOWN W/DIRECT BAY VIEWS! 3-4Br/3Ba/2CG w/pvt elevator, detailed & high ceil, crown molding, marble, builtins, gas fp, granite, imported cabinets, MBa w/jetted tub & bidet, state-of-theart sys, 2 balconies in secure bldg w/ amenities! MLS#A3943537 $1,375,000

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LLSA Chamber hosts an off-the-clock event

Left: Andrew Vac, of LLSA Chamber of Commerce, and Kenny Barr, owner of The Sports Page

Competitors and friends Sharon Viner, with CNL Bank, and Lysa Pelus, with BB&T

FURN W/PANORAMIC BAY VIEWS! Downtown/2-3Br/2Ba/1CG w/faux & artisan finishes, crown moldings, wood cabinets, ceramic tile, granite, plantation shutters, walk-in closets, open-air balcony & pvt laundry in secure building w/ amenities! MLS#A3929596 $450,000

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SIESTA KEY, REMODELED & FURN! 2Br/2Ba/1CP w/bonus rm, den, raised ceil, tile, plantation shutters, granite, crown moldings, wood cabinets, & w/d included in Island Reef w/resort-like amenities; pools, tennis courts, docks, beach access & more!

MLS#A3943588 $399,000

BEAUTIFUL BAY VIEWS! 3Br/3Ba/2CG w/upgrades; ceramic tile, granite, raised panel cabinets, quality appls., ceiling details, MBr w/2 walk-ins & jetted tub plus pvt balcony in gated comm. w/amenities; pool, tennis, kayak, dock/fishing pier & more! MLS#A3947207 $345,000

DOWNTOWN BAY VIEWS! 2Br/2Ba/1CG corner unit w/2 pvt balconies, tile flrs, Lr, sep. Dr, kitch. w/breakfast bar, MBr w/ walk-in closet and pvt bath; dual sinks & soaking tub, hurricane shutters & pvt laundry in secure building w/full service amenities! MLS#A3950907 $465,000

DOWNTOWN END UNIT W/BAY VIEWS! Updated 2Br/2Ba/1CG w/open plan, Lr, Dr + den/study, wood flrs, ceramic tile, built-ins, mirrored walls, Corian, raised panel cabinets, jetted tub in MBa & 2 pvt balconies in Bay Plaza w/full service amenities! MLS#A3958024 $800,000

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PENTHOUSE W/WATER VIEWS! 3-4Br/3.5Ba/2+CG w/travertine & marble flrs, high ceil., crown moldings, plantation shutters, built-ins, furniture quality cabinets, granite, Corian, MBr w/lg walk-in + 2 baths & pvt balcony in gated comm. w/amenities! MLS#A3958973 $925,000

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9th FLOOR WITH BAY VIEWS - DOWNTOWN! Custom remodeled 2Br/2Ba/1CG w/ wood laminate flrs, tile, modern cabinets, built-ins, crown moldings, 2 pvt balconies, hurricane shutters & personal laundry in secure building with full service amenities! MLS#A3951357 $775,000

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On Sunday, USA National Miss Florida Pre-Teen Madisyn Mays made an appearance promoting the Warren Backpack Foundation, which provides supplemental food to area children, picking up where state-funded programs leave off. Visit warrenbackpackprogram.com or call 727-560-0095 for more information.

Th Destiny the Panda represented The Panda Foundation at a booth set up at the event. The Panda Foundation uses sports, mainly tennis, as a vehicle to help at-risk children look beyond their immediate circumstances toward a brighter future. Visit pandafdn.com or call 5387115 for more information.

During the open, Taking Back Lives hosted a silent and online auction. The organization provides opportunity and empowerment, through education projects, to the people of Malawi, Africa—one of the world’s poorest nations. Visit takingbacklives.org or call 4045825 for more information.

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www.barbaraackerman.com Grand Bay-Bay, City, & Golf Course Views Sought-after south facing corner residence with 3BR/3 Full Baths, private elevator foyer, wraparound terrace, wood floors, stainless appliances, granite wet bar. $1,050,000

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

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

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San Remo Shores - Deep Yacht Basin On 160’ of waterfront has 5BR/5.3BA & 7,582 SF of luxury. Home theater, office, media room and rooftop widow’s walk. Private dock & 4-car garage. $3,995,000

Water Club II - Gorgeous Views Gulf, Bay & City lights views from this premier 9th floor Dover model. 3 full BR+den/4.5BA, 10’ ceilings, Saturnia marble floors, private elevator foyer. 2 parking spaces. $2,395,000

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Siesta Bayside – Deep Water Canal SHORT SALE, Gorgeous waterfront updated home.

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Coral Cove - Bay Front Beauty Mainland Mediterranean Perfection with 130’ of waterfront, 5BR, theater, library, family room, infinity edge pool/spa, dock, jet-ski lift and 4-car garage. $3,195,000

The Bougainvillea House - Tudor Revival Renovated in 2006 on 3 lots with 4BR/3.5BA + separate guest house totaling 4,857 square feet. Home exudes old world charm while offering today’s modern conveniences.

Wood floors, marble, pool, & 2-car garage. $1,290,000

Grand Bay III - Beautiful Water Views Light and bright 3BR/3.5BA residence in Building 3 with nine foot ceilings, spacious floor plan and wrap around terraces for enjoying views of Sarasota Bay. $799,000

BANK OWNED Bird Key - Outstanding Waterfront Opportunity Built in 2007 on a wide protected boat basin. Home has 8,071 square feet, 5BR/5.5BA, guest wing with separate entrance and more! Infinity edge pool, boat dock, and 4-car garage. $3,850,000

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Water Club I –-Gulf South facing 3 Prestancia VillaViews D’Este Beautifully two bedroom den bedroom, 4updated bath apartment on the plus 4th floor maintenance villa featuring paint has an openfree & spacious floornew plan, oak& carpet, floors, high ceilings, bamboo flooring, upgraded kitchen plantation wet bar furniture&wood master bath. shutters, 2-car garage.

Golfandcommunity. quality built-in’s throughout. $349,000 $1,595,000

University Park - Custom Lakefront Beautifully maintained 3BR + Den home with 10ft ceilings, his & her bath, quality built-in’s, & expanded great room overlooking the pool/spa and lake. Two car garage. $449,500

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

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furnished condo on beautiful Longboat Key. 40ft deeded boat slip, updated master bath, heated pool, tennis courts, community boat ramp. Marcia Bayard $350,000 #M5818656

3BR/2BA, den, 3+ car garage, on the water. Mint condition, open floor plan, only $789,713. Close to the beach.

Jerry Cunningham #A3952755 $789,713

“Short StorieS” WaterFroNt GateD eState 3BR/2BA with guest

house, dock, boat house & beach, 3100 sq. ft. home on Snead Island. Owner will trade for another property. Agent told to “get it sold”!

Jerry Cunningham $1,111,071 #A3956947

Sanctuary II – One of a Kind! Direct Gulf front walk down with private stairway to beach. View gives the feel of living on a Caribbean island.

Largest 3BR with 3,115 sq. ft. Gulf/beach $1,985,000 views. Unique opportunity.

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

La Firenza - Direct Beach Front Built in 2007, private southwest corner 3,521 SF residence with 3BR + den/family room and varying 11 & 12 ft. ceilings has endless unobstructed Gulf views and sought-after $2,795,000 enclosed two-car garage.

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Wine tasting benefits library

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Anne Flinter, Shari Dinapoli, Linda Burke, Lauren Pike, Sandy Dixon and Blenda Ontiveros

Women’s Golf Association closes its season on par bread and putter. They teed off and had a closing luncheon to celebrate. While some might stick around the Key for the summer months, others will be absent-tees.

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COuntry CLub ShOreS – Canal front new construction residence will contain 3,300sf, 4BR, office and all the upgrades. A3958487 $1,395,000

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CLub LOnGbOAt - Completely remodeled furnished 3BR including kitchen & baths. A3958419 $399,000

360 nOrth - North end of LBK 3BR townhome overlooking the beach and gulf. A3956001 $995,000

the GrAnDe - Exquisitely appointed gulf front Penthouse residence, 3260sf 3BR, 1450sf terrace w/ a two car garage. A3955033 $1,950,000

VILLA DI LAnCIA - Designer furnished 3BR condo w/ staircase from your terrace to the pool & beach. A3950629 $1,575,000

WAter CLub - Dir R furnished 3400sf condo in sought after LBK building w/ great amenities. A3957287 $2,650,000

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A wine tasting held April 18 at Harry’s Continental Kitchens benefited the Longboat Library. Members of the library were present to share information about the library located adjacent to Town Hall. There was a table of books available for sale. The library has no paid staff and operates on donations with some assistance from the town.

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Direct Bay Front Estate-Size Property Comprised of Three Buildable Lots. $3,249,000

Captivating Gardens and Mesmerizing Water Views Surround This Architecturally Significant 4 Bedroom Home in Sanderling Club. $750,000

SIESTA KEY

Award-Winning, Florida Green Certified Contemporary Masterpiece on Cocoanut Bayou w/ Over 6200 SF of Amazing Living Space Plus Guest Apartment. $4,900,000

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CASEY KEY

Very Impressive Conrad Beach Beauty Just Steps to the Beach. $999,000

Great Little Beach Getaway with Bay Access $1,850,000

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Bayfront Elegance! Almost 4,000 SF of Open Living Space in This Fabulous Sarabande Residence. Dramatic Sunset Views!

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Exquisite Alinari 15th Floor Unit w/ Magnificent Views of Bay Out to Gulf! $499,000

Tranquil and Private Resort-Like Beachfront Estate on Longboat Key. $4,495,000

SIESTA KEY

Peacock Bay Estate w/ 5 En-suite Bedrooms, Guest Suite, Superb Views and Unparalleled Architectural Finishes! $8,595,000

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LONGBOAT KEY

Beautifully Updated 3 Bedroom Island Getaway w/ Tranquil Bay Views and Boat Dock. $1,699,000

Nicely Updated Direct Gulf Front Beachplace Unit. Bring Offers! $629,000

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Modern Luxury Four Bedroom w/ over 4,000 SF of Brilliant Living Space and Sweeping Water Views. Very Private! $2,895,000

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Ian Addy & Gail Wittig Longboat Key Club & Resort | From the low $200’s to $1,000,000’s

565 Sanctuary Drive, #A302 | Longboat Key | PENDING

816 Idlewild Way I Sarasota I $799,000

5251 Gulf of Mexico Drive | Longboat Key | SOLD

240 Sands Point Road, #4605 | Longboat Key | $899,000

3315 Gulf of Mexico Drive | Longboat Key | $3,800,000

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Tom Manson, with Manson Roofing, Joe Landolfi, with Manson Roofing, and Sandee Davis, with Grimefighters

Chamber focuses on memory skills at networking lunch The Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce members and guests met Thursday, April 12, at the Holiday Inn Lido Beach for a Networking at Noon luncheon. Alan Mong with Freedom Personal Development gave lecture on discovering the power of your memory and reading smart.

Speaker Alan Mong, with Freedom Personal Development, and Larry Hibbs, with Serv Pro

Michael Saunders & Company Licensed Real Estate Broker

440 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Longboat Key, FL 34228 GailWittig@michaelsaunders.com

• Leading Specialists at Longboat Key Club & Resort • 61+ Years of Combined Real Estate Sales Experience • Team Sales Exceed $195 Million Since 2005 • 2010 & 2011 Top Sales Team Michael Saunders & Company, Longboat Key

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We invite you to take advantage of our team’s experience and allow us the opportunity to present you with a complimentary

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After receiving a B.S. in education from University of Pittsburgh, Audrey made the simple transition from teaching to real estate. With over 25 years as a Realtor she has cultivated an extensive referral network & will exceed your expectation because she’s committed to providing a positive & professional experience.

Call:(941) 587-5060 | Email: Audrey@AudreyMarten.com

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3343 saBal cove Place - 3B/3B+den estate home w/private setting. Great pool/lanai for entertaining. $999,000

3314 Bayou roaD - Water & golf course views that rival the best. 5200sf, A/C w/4B/5B/8car gar. $1,949,000

3610 fair oaks Place - 4BR/3+BA, pool, private dock & Bay views in this Queens Harbour home. $2,150,000

250 saNDs PoiNT roaD #5103 Outstanding golf course view from this club suite at the Longboat Key Club. $239,000

2399 Gulf of mexico Drive #3B2 Stunning 2BR/2.5BA Gulf oasis located waterfront with amazing views! $1,795,000

1064 N Tamiami Trail #1614 Fabulous downtown 2B+den, beautiful courtyard views & terrific floor plan. $259,000

3550 fair oaks laNe Must see work of art waterfront with exquisite details throughout. 4BR/5+BA $1,899,000

1064 N Tamiami Trail #1227-Live in style & elegance!

Charming 2BR/2BA with views of Pioneer Park. $224,900

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3388 Bayou laNe 3B/3.5B custom southwestern home of 3008 sq.ft. on LBK club golf course. $839,000

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games | bridge bites

By Brian Gunnell | American Contract Bridge League

Stuff that doesn’t happen Last week, our astute Declarer remembered that his opponent had opened the bidding, sensibly deduced that said opponent must have the missing high cards and then played the hand accordingly. This week’s deal is a bit more difficult, because Declarer must be alert to something that did not happen!

N-S stumble into 4♠ after

a Stayman auction, and West leads the J♣. It looks like a simple enough hand, and so it is. Declarer loses two trumps and must avoid also losing two Heart tricks. How would you play the hand?

You win the first trick with the K♣ and lead the Q♠.

East wins that, then cashes his second-high Spade and exits a Spade. You can cash some minor suit winners

HCP, and enough to open.

So, you cash the A♥ and lead low toward the board.

West is an expert and nonchalantly plays low, perhaps while stifling a yawn. But you are having none of that malarkey! You confidently call for the Queen, and it’s 10 tricks for the good guys!

if you like, but you already have all the information that you need to make the contract a virtual certainty.

What was it that “did not happen”? That’s right, East did not open the bidding! He has already shown up with the AK♠ … and West’s lead of the J♣ denied the Queen.

That gives East 9 HCP, so surely he cannot also hold the K♥; that would be 12

BRIDGE HAND Vulnerable: East, West

North

West

♠ 86 ♥ K986 ♦ J952 ♣ J 10 8

Visit www.acbl.org for more about the game of bridge or email marketing@acbl.org.

Contact Brian Howard, owner/ director of the Bridge Center of Bradenton, at 795-8981.

IT’S READ EVERYWHERE

Bidding: West Pass Pass Pass Pass

LATVIA. Ed and Cindy Adams pose with their copy of the Longboat Observer and their new dragon friend in Riga, the capital and largest city in Latvia. Ed was teaching Comparative Business Bankruptcy law at the Turiba School of Business.

♠ 9542 ♥ Q 10 3 2 ♦ K43 East ♣A4 ♠ AK7 ♥ J4 ♦ 10 7 6 South ♣ Q 6 5 3 2 ♠ Q J 10 3 ♥ A75 ♦ AQ8 ♣ K97 North Pass 2 ♣ 3 ♠ Pass

East Pass Pass Pass Pass

Solve the puzzle by placing the numbers 1 through 9 in each row, column and box. See answers on page 10B.

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Talk to Tina Today - Longboat Key’s International Connection

$102,500 on LongboAt Key? Where else will you find a 1BR/1BA with a gulf view for this price? At Twin Shores, that’s where! Here’s your Longboat Key getaway cottage with a sailboat water marina with no bridges to the Intracoastal and deeded private beach access in a very friendly 55+ community. Bayfront clubhouse and patio overlooking the marina and Buttonwood Harbour/Sarasota Bay w/ planned activities including shuffleboard court, additional parking space may be available for rent, and on-site laundry facilities.

Longboat Key Realty

595 Bay Isles Road, Suite 120 E, Longboat Key GRI, TRC, CPC • 941-920-0303 • Tina@LBKRealEstate.com

3174 Gulf of Mexico Dr. Longboat Key, FL 34228

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2040 Oriole Dr. Sarasota, Fl Behind ivy covered walls, this charming 4BR/4BA direct bay front residence is waiting for a new owner. The home was completely renovated in 2002 with exquisite quality and attention to detail and is close to Southside Village, downtown and the beaches. Direct bay views from your patio with spectacular sunsets. A protected boat basin and a 10,000 lb. lift provide the ideal place for your boat. $1,995,000

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Michael Saunders & Company Cathy C. Meldahl P.A. Licensed Real Estate Broker

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Cathy Meldahl 941-724-7228 or Dee Dee Burke 941-266-8949

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ONE PROPERTY, TWO OPPORTUNITIES Spectacular 100’ x 238’ beachfront parcel offering full Gulf and gorgeous sunset views with approved plans for a 5300 sq. ft. custom residence. Currently zoned for short term rentals with 2 updated beach bungalows producing great income until you’re ready to build your own dream …

Offered at $1,799,000.00

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Items Under $200 For Sale

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale

Merchandise Wanted

Condos/Apts. For Rent

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

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

BRADENTON BOAT CLUB -- HIGH AND DRY STORAGE LONGBOAT AMENITIES WITH CORTEZ PRICING. Only $11.00 per ft., per month 12 months, $11.50 per ft, per month 6 months.

Located on Cortez Rd, 1600 ft. of the most beautiful, peaceful canal in West Florida, lands you in the Intercoastal waterway. Unlimited daily use of the facility and launching to include: engine flushing and boat washdown. Full mechanical service, Detailing Service and boat sales. COME SEE US NOW, 1st month $200.00 regardless of size of boat. We have grown 250% in the last year and will soon be at full capacity. Call 941-795-3625 doug@bradentonboatclub.com

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

BEACHPLACE CONDOMINIUMS for Rent, special summer rates on Longboat Key! Units are: 2 bedroom, fully furnished, with covered parking, WiFi and cable included. Seeking tenants looking for a Summer or Fall-stay, rates are negotiable. Steps to the beach and minutes from St. Armand's Circle. To view the properties, please email kimberley@kpaa.ca

Boats

TEACHERS, CONCERNED about cutbacks? Not paid your worth? $300 to $1K mo. PT Cars, trips, bonuses, training. 941-366-4586.

BRIDGE SETS: Samsonite (2): table and four chairs. Blue! $100 for each set! 941-383-2120.

FAX MACHINE: Brother, $30. New sofa bed, white, $169. 941-383-8733.

TWIN BEDS (2): box springs, frames, bed linens, comforters like new. $200. 941-799-0091.

Antiques/Collectibles CHINESE WEDDING Bed: 300 Years Old. Double canopy with teak and rose wood, cypress inlay. Headboard inlayed Tai Chi figure forms and meditation, 10K. Solid wood carved 5 foot tall Laughing Buddha, Enlighten your home, 2K. 941-961-0918.

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 BOAT SLIP: Longboat Key Marina, 58x20, $122,000. Call Bob Baker, 941-704-4628.

BOATHOUSE ON Longboat unit for sale on east end, second level. $30,000, reasonable offers welcomed. Call Mike, 941-952-0308.

FOR SALE OR RENT, fantastic high and dry boat slip, superb S. Longboat location. Call 941-371-1866.

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

941-302-3440.

This week’s Sudoku answers

HOUSE CLASSIFIEDS LP # 56736

Boat Cleaning. *Wash, Hand Wax Interior.

Stainless, Upholstery+, $100-$200 or Full Detail “The Works” available. 941-228-3489. We actually show up!

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

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

Business Opportunities FOR SALE: Established HEALTH FOOD STORE with Coffee Shop in back, on Anna Maria Island.

Call for more information, 941-778-5015 or 941-565-2399.

Positions Wanted

Boats are selling very well, many in less than 2 weeks. Let’s talk about selling your boat.

10K - 100K+. I buy boats too. Keeping it simple.

“Business on a Handshake”. Island Boat Sales.

941-228-3489.

BEACHPLACE, LBK. Casual beachfront living in 2BR/2BA, balcony condo. Olympic pool, health club, tennis courts. Available April through December, $2000/mo. Also available January through March, $5000/mo. Call for info. Contact Elizabeth/NYC. 212-570-2950.

LONGBOAT HARBOUR: Fall 2012 through Feb. 2013. 2BR/2BA, Bay View, Private Beach, Second floor. Non-smoking. No pets. 410-984-4435, andytanchel@verizon.net LONGBOAT KEY - ON THE BEACH AT THE PIERRE: Fabulous views. 2,410 sq/ft. 2 bedroom plus den/convertible 3rd bedroom. 3 baths.

Available 5/1/2013 (not 2012) and thereafter.

3 month min. lease req'd. Annual lease from 5/1/13 also avail. 8th floor. Rare amenity- bldg has 3 guest suites on 1st floor rentable for tenant's overflow company. Photos: ebstulberg@gmail.com

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

Condos For Sale

(LADIES & THEIR STUFF). Big sale, great bargains! Sat. April 28, 9a.m.-6p.m. 540 Neptune Ave., Unit 10, Longboat Key.

2 BEDROOM Unit Colony Beach Resort. Great Opportunity to be "Grandfathered In" for New Colony Project. Best Offer 440-479-2271.

ESTATE SALE 9a.m.-2p.m. - Fri. Apr. 27 1684 Spring Creek Dr Off Osprey Ave. Just S. of Cherokee Park Sarasota 34239 Retired antique dealer Lily Wilkinson: Antiques: 19th C. Hobby horses, slag glass lamp, Mission oak library table, desk, Norwegian bowl & chair, oak potty chair, trunks, church pew, wagon seat, silver, paintings, teddy bears, decoy, wall fountain, 50s dining set, cabinet, & lamps, oak blanket chests, Scandinavian items, carvings, dishes, 2 flat panel TVs, bird feeders, 2 ferns, oak theater seats, front gate air mattress, bike, generator, shop vac, lawn mower, yard tools, ladders, redwood bench, antique tools, kitchenware & linens.

Sale by Julie McClure Pictures: www.appraisals4u.biz

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

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

This week’s Crossword answers CHRISTIAN COUPLE Seeking Live In Position. 10 yrs. experience helping busy executive, senior couple, seniors who have lost a spouse, and people going through physical therapy, cancer treatments, vision problems, Dementia, Parkinson's. Excellent References. Cook, Housekeeper, Companion, Personal Assistant, Driver, Handyman, Gardener.

Available Immediately. Willing to travel. Strong computer and business skills. 941.330.5882

Classified Ads Bring Results 941-955-4888

HOUSE CLASSIFIEDS LP # 56733

Commercial Property For Rent COMMERCIAL LOT with boat dock. 407 Pine Ave Anna Maria $399k or build to suite 2000/SF commercial space @ $4/month and/or 3BR/2BA apartment $1,900/month. Great investment on best street in Anna Maria. 813-340-4420.

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

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

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Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

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

BEACHFRONT LONGBOAT KEY CONDO Rare 3BR/2.5BA with beautiful views of Gulf of Mexico. Remodeled kitchen and baths, W/D, pool, tennis, spa, photos available. lburton177@aol.com or 941-953-3438

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

Homes For Rent 3 BED 3 bath Home, 900 feet from Siesta Beach access. $2900.00 month. 1st, last, and security.

Annual 941-320-6000.

3BR/2BA Longboat Key canal front home with boat dock. Unfurnished. 5 minute walk to beach/ restaurants. Annual rental: $1800/mo. dwestbamberg@aol.com 941-778-6601.

Homes For Sale

BEACHPLACE 3BR, UPDATED, TASTEFULLY DECORATED. GULF & BAY VIEWS. CALL CYNTHIA 407-492-5749

RENTALS 4 NIGHT MIN. GULF FRONT/ GULF VIEW

LONGBOAT KEY. Beautiful full view, 2BR/2BA, on bay, across street from beach. Prefer 3 or 4 month rental. Call Bob, 502-216-5255.

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

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

UNIVERSITY PARK C.C. Upscale renovation on unique custom courtyard home w/separate guest suite & 3 car garage. Gutted in 2007 & rebuilt with quality finishes. Ray Routh custom cabinetry, 24" travertine thru out, exotic granites & marble. Private courtyard pool/spa. $799,900.

Owner/Agent 941-544-0214.

Mobile Homes

“Where People Return Year After Year” “INTENTIONALLY BETTER” DIRECT GULF FRONT: 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo in small upscale building. Full Gulf views from every room. Nicely furnished, washer & dryer.

Available: Summer/Fall 2012 from July 1-Nov. 30, 1 month minimum. Winter Season Dec. 10, 2012 May 1, 2013, 4 month minimum. No Smoking. No Pets. 201-694-9222.

Exceptional Vacation Rentals Since 1994 Homes & Condominiums Studios to Six Bedrooms Beachfront, Intercoastal or Garden Excellent Service & Staff FLORIDA VACATION CONNECTION www.FLvacationconnection.com 941-387-9709 877-705-2460 LBK BEACHPLACE Condo. Beachfront, 2BR/2BA. Elegantly furnished, heated pool, tennis court, covered parking, exercise room. Available May, Oct., Dec. 2012 only. Non-smoking/ pets. By owner. 941-383-1884.

LBK SEAPLACE - Available January-April.

Lovely 2BR, fully equipped, W/D in unit, lanai, garden view, steps to beach, pool, tennis, full clubhouse amenities. Great! Non-smoking/pets.

770-314-6321.

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Ricki Bertoni, Octavio Martin, Kate Honea, Jamie Carter and Ricardo Graziano create their own ballets for the 2011 to 2012 season closer “Theatre of Dreams.”

Dancing a New Role Five Sarasota Ballet dancers try out new positions, as choreographers.

Three men are walking with unfolded Observers under their noses while they are taking in the day’s headlines.

They turn the page in sync, when a little blonde wearing red twirls in front of them. They do a few double and triple pirouettes then leap away after her.

Leave it to Kate Honea, whose entire family works in the newspaper industry, to choreograph “Headlines,” a ballet that is black, white and red all over.

She is one of five Sarasota Ballet company dancers, along with Ricki Bertoni, Octavio Martin, Ricardo Graziano and

Jamie Carter, who have taken direction all season. For the final program, “Theatre of Dreams,” these five dancers have been able to play a different role by choreographing a piece of their own, a tradition that Sarasota Ballet Artistic Director Iain Webb began two years prior.

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Theatre of Dreams When: 8 p.m. April 27; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. April 28; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 29 Where: FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail Sarasota Cost: $25 to $85 Info: Call the Box Office 359-0099, Ext. 101 “I’m very pleased that Iain gives us this opportunity to do this Theatre of Dreams production,” Honea says.

Honea is the only female choreographer, and her ballet’s ’60s-era, Mad-Men-style narrative keeps in toe with leading ladies – by following headlines a Sarasota female might encounter: a single female looks for a man, a woman stands by her man regardless of his criminal behavior, and a woman confronts a three-timing lover.

“I’m trying to give back to the community that I love, and that has inspired me,” she says.

It’s jazzy, fun and puts a Broadway style spin on classical ballet.

It’s a crowd-pleaser, much like her previous ballet, “Percolator.”

“I love to dance knowing that everyone is having a good time,” Honea explains. She hopes to leave the audience smiling.

Honea, Graziano, Octavio and Carter have all previously choreographed.

“I hope they keep giving me this opportunity so I can explore more of the world that is this creation,” Martin, who has been in the company for six years, says. This time around he hopes to “clean up and

polish all those details he wasn’t 100% happy with,” he says, but the audience can still expect some passionate tango.

Six couples will perform his Latin-inspired “On the Outside.”

Artist Marthann Masterson’s warm-colored painting featuring a group of chairs on one side, and an isolated chair on the other, inspired him.

“It brings a feeling of love, but at the same time of loneliness,” he says of the powerful piece: “I would like to bring it to life.”

Ricki Bertoni’s “Hip to Be Square,” was also inspired by artwork — Miami artist Ernesto Barreto. It is Bertoni’s first time choreographing.

“I found a lot of inspiration from things that had nothing to do with dance,” he says. He drew inspiration from sports; his piece is athletic, energetic and bold and is accompanied by modern electronic music.

Like the other choreographers, he didn’t find it challenging to direct his peers: “I knew what everyone’s strong points are and how they move, and I could use (these) to my advantage,” he says.

Ricardo Graziano drew inspiration for his all-female contemporary ballet, “Symphony of Sorrows,” from music, and spent a sleepless night trying to find the prefect song.

“It’s about a woman who lost her son,” he says. It’s depressing, but beautiful and hopeful.

The choreographer says the process has been great, but challenging. “I love seeing my ideas come to life!” he says.

Jamie Carter’s “Holiday Overture” was also inspired by music.

To prepare, he listened to his mu-

Sara Sardelli is lifted into the air by Jamie Carter during “Headlines.”

Dancers practice for Jamie Carter’s “Holiday Overture.” sic three times a day. The song is from a CD he bought eight years ago because the composer, Elliot Carter, had the same last name. It celebrates the liberation of Paris in World War II. These dancers not only choreo-

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graph and direct their peers, but they also have a hand in the lights, music and set. Carter went as far as hand-making garrison-style military hats for his dancers to wear. These pieces have occupied a lot of their time and energy.

As uniform as these dancers have to be at times, their individual dances couldn’t be more different.

Bertoni puts it best: “The diversity of this program is (incredible).”

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+ One-man Truman play shoots from the lip You gotta love a play with a title that tells it like it is.

“Give ’Em Hell, Harry,” a one-man show about President Harry S. Truman, is stirring up such excitement in South Florida that the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Mo., has gotten wind of the production and requested to bring it to the president’s hometown.

Lucky for Sarasota, the show’s creators, Venice actor Jack Paul Rabito and Port Charlotte director/producer Larry McGee, will present the two-act play at 2 p.m. May 6,

at the Cook Theatre at the FSU enter for the Performing Arts.

You’ll probably never meet more ardent Truman fans than Rabito and McGee, who named their Whistlestop Productions after Truman’s 1948 whistle stop train campaign.

The men spent months rehearsing the drama, which chronicles the life and politics of the folksy 33rd president, in McGee’s garage before taking it on the road. Let’s just say the buck stops with Rabito and McGee. For tickets, call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

I’ve interviewed a lot jumped at the opportuof people for this newsnity to play Claudius. paper, including Yoko “Theater is my first Ono and Jared from love,” Delgado says.

Subway. Yes, I know, “It’s the most immethe cornerstones of our diate process for an society. actor. There’s nothing Yet it was Emilio like it.”

Delgado, an actor Yeah, but there’s also whose name might not nothing like “Sesame sound familiar, but Street.” whose face should, for “For an actor to have some of you, conjure a day job for 42 years up warm and fuzzy is pretty good,” Delgado Courtesy photo childhood memories. says. “It’s been a beauEmilio Delgado For 41 years, tiful project.”

Delgado has played Of course, this lovable Fix-It Shop owner Luis on quote wasn’t enough for me. I “Sesame Street.” I grew up watchneeded more. I needed to know if ing him rub elbows with Big Bird. I the Cookie Monster had cavities or even remember the episode in which if Oscar The Grouch was actually he and Maria got married. (It was so cheerful or if Kermit the Frog was a romantic. Elmo was the ring bearer.) diva. (For these answers and more I So you can imagine my delight suggest you check out my Q&A on when I learned he was performing YourObserver.com.) in “Hamlet, Prince of Cuba” at the Delgado will host a free bilingual Asolo Repertory Theatre.

Early Stages program for children The 71-year-old actor, who’s still ages six and under, at 10 a.m. a member of the “Sesame Street” Saturday, April 28, in the Asolo Rep cast, got his start in theater.

Rehearsal Hall at the FSU Center for When I spoke to him last week the Performing Arts. Enter through about his return to the stage in the stage door at the back of the Michael Donald Edwards’ Cubanbuilding. For more information, call flavored “Hamlet,” he said he 351-8000 or visit asolorep.org.

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When was the last time you saw a film and helped save an endangered species?

In the new film, “Chimpanzee,” Disney has partnered with the Jane Goodall Institute and is donating 20 cents for every ticket sold opening week. Aside from that noble gesture, you will have seen one of the most beautiful and touching films ever made about animals.

Filmed entirely in the wild (Ivory Coast) over the course of four years, “Chimpanzee” lets us get up close and primately personal with chimps. And there’s a story. It’s centered around an adorable newborn named Oscar whose sweet interactions with his mother are precious to behold. But as we begin to see so much of ourselves in these intelligent creatures, there’s evil lurking in the jungle.

A rival pack of chimps that covets Oscar’s territory because of its food source, viciously attacks Oscar’s band.

Freddie, the alpha male leader of Oscar’s group, scores a military-like coup and the invading chimps retreat. Sadly, one of the fatalities incurred in the raid is Oscar’s mother. It’s a “Bambi” moment but, thankfully, implied and not visual.

When directors Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield were uncertain of Oscar’s fate, they decided that the film was over.

The two were actually planning to call Disney and say, “Guys, we haven’t got a movie.” And, then, the most amazing sequence of events took place. In an unprecedented move, Freddie adopts Oscar who, in all likelihood, would have perished. This act of kindness defied all previous known characteristics of the alpha male chimpanzee, startling experts as well as the film crew.

‘Salmon Fishing In The Yemen’ Genre: British, Drama / Romance Cast: Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas, Amr Waked, Tom Mison Director: Lasse Hallstrom Rating: PG-13 Comment: A creative love triangle story but a bit tedious at times. Emily Blunt is captivating as usual. Enjoy the salmon!

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Aside from a sometimes annoying and corny narration by Tim Allen, “Chimpanzee” is a masterful piece of filmmaking. The jaw-dropping cinematography (Martyn Colbeck) is artistically astounding.

Spiders weaving fluorescent webs, raindrops plopping onto delicate mushrooms and brilliant sunrises are images so exquisitely shot it’s breathtaking to witness.

A grandiose, sweeping score (Nicholas Hooper) is peppered with fun tunes, such as “That Man” and “Rize” which enhance the delightful playfulness of the young chimps. I actually found that the narration was unnecessary.

The enormous undertaking by the filmmakers is evident in every shot. Be sure to stay as the credits roll when they comment on their trials, tribulations and immense joys while making “Chimpanzee.” We also learn that poaching, habitat destruction and fragmentation have reduced the Chimpanzee population by 80% since 1960.

And that is exactly why everyone should see this thoroughly entertaining and educational documentary. chimpanzees stand to benefit by the “increased awareness of their plight.” So do something important for all of the baby Oscars and see “Chimpanzee.”

— Pam Nadon

‘The Kid With A Bike’ Genre: French (subtitled), Drama Cast: Cecile De France, Thomas Doret, Jeremie Renier, Fabrizo Rongione, Egon Di Mateo Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne Rating: NR Comment: A painful but masterfully performed story of a motherless boy abandoned by his father.

‘Mirror Mirror’ Genre: Fantasy Cast: Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Armie Hammer, Nathan Lane, Jordan Prentice, Mark Povineli Director: Tarsem Singh Rating: PG-13 Comments: Kind of a dark Snow White spinoff. Nathan is a show stealer. Julia is still the fairest of them all.

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Variety may be the spice of life but sometimes it’s also what flavors a concert.

When La Musica programmed works by Michael Haydn, Faure and Bruckner, the colors of different periods and styles must have looked great on paper. What rose from the pot, however, was a little different.

Haydn, the brother of the more famous Franz Josef, put together a divertimento for three instruments rarely heard together: violin, cello and double bass. Those were probably the only available players at the time, and keeping in mind that a divertimento is a diversion (possibly for a high tea or an intimate soiree), this is a pleasant piece that’s more background music than concert hall showstopper. But Laura Zarina and Julie Albers played its pretty melodies with clarity, while Dee Moses provided the simple figured bass with stylistic crispness.

The closing work, Bruckner’s String Quintet in F, performed by violinists Federico Agostini, Laura Zarina, Daniel Avshalomov and Bruno Giuranna and cellist Eric Kim, is probably one of the most boring, disjointed works I’ve heard in a while. Bruckner, in his attempt to be innovative, stuck the players and listeners with bland predictability, from banal modulations to some lovely themes that fizzled like duds at a Fourth of July fireworks show in the fog. There was little these fine musicians could do to make this Germanic piece of fragmented heaviness come to life but, like people making the most of a losing proposition, they did their best.

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Kuznetsova has a large voice that never goes beyond beautiful, yet manages to incorporate hues and colors that clearly delineate the music. Even more fascinating was this setting of a cycle usually heard with voice and piano. Adding strings was the composer’s afterthought and, although he wasn’t sure they were necessary, we felt they added a texture that made the songs even more tangible.

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Under the Sea: Triton’s Castle The nautical theme throughout Terri Young’s Siesta Key home stems from her love of the water, diving and underwater photography. Although many of her treasures were brought locally, most were collected during her travels throughout Florida and to the Caribbean, Mexico and Honduras.

The idea for her sea life-inspired guest bathroom started with a mosaic reef of tile, shells and glass mosaic water around the bottom of the walls and expanded to hand-painted water with a plethora of fish swimming about. Young’s Keys room is decorated with a mosaic tile bench overlooking the water. Hanging from the ceiling is netting with shells, glass channel marker balls, floats and a fish wearing diving gear.

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A Rosey Disposition Ron Mallory’s love for roses started in the late 1940s when victory gardens were all the rage. His mother and grandmother instilled his love for this thorny beauty in him at an early age. His grandmother would have him take care of the roses in the victory garden when she wasn’t planting vegetables and his mother would have him help her with the propagation of roses. Mallory has grown roses for more than 50 years and even created his own hybrids including his current favorite, Anne Paul.

Prior to retirement in 2007, Mallory served as the curator of the Mable Ringling Rose Garden at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art for 20 years. “My favorite part was sharing it with others,” recalls Mallory, “I would give the history of the garden and how it came to be and even give history on individual roses.”

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Out of Bounds

For her role in this month’s Fuzión Dance Artists/Jazz Juvenocracy collaboration, performer Caitlin McMullen is using her strengths as a modern dancer to help call the shots off stage.

Caitlin McMullen was Sarasota six years ago to never the ballerina type. study at New College of As a child, she had a Florida that she discovlot of energy and a strong ered a world of opporbuild. When her friends tunities beyond ballet began shuffling off to and ballroom: modern pointe class, McMullen dance. enrolled in gymnastics.

At New College, she At six, she started trainstudied under Leymis ing. At nine, she started Bolaños Wilmott, the cocompeting. By 14, she founder and artistic diwas ready to move on to rector of Fuzión Dance something else.

Artists, who exposed “I had to make a deciMcMullen to some of sion,” McMullen says. “I her flowing African inwas a point where if I confluences. tinued with gymnastics it The experience was was going to be my whole liberating.

McMullen life, and I was getting too thrived off the spontatall.” neity and looseness of She’s five-foot-seven Wilmott’s choreography.

–– giant by gymnast stanFrom there she studdards. ied experimental moveSo she dabbled in swing ment under New Coldancing, an outlet that lege theater and dance suited her natural athletiinstructor Margaret cism and acrobatic trainEginton, who currently ing, and enrolled in ballserves as an associate room dance lessons with professor and head of Heidi Kurpiela a male friend, who at first movement and dance at seemed genuinely inter- “I think some of the most interesting performances the FSU/Asolo Conserested in being her partner. are the ones that cause people to think about what vatory for Actor TrainHis true intentions were they saw for a long period of time,” says Caitlin ing. revealed halfway through McMullen, an apprentice with Fuzión Dance Artists.

Under Eginton’s tuthe studio’s eight-month telage, McMullen percourse. He had a crush on McMul- self-discipline, she’s just not com- formed in several contemporary len. fortable with the kind of restraint abstract theater projects in conThe 24-year-old Tallahassee that’s required of ballerinas. junction with New Music New native has always had a captivat“When I thought of dance, I al- College, an extension of the coling stage presence, though as she ways thought of ballet,” McMullen lege’s music program that serves often admits, her formal dance says. “It didn’t appeal to me. The as a platform for new avant-garde training is limited. movements and the culture sur- compositional and performance A student of tai chi and yoga, rounding it just seemed too rigid.” pieces. she understands the merits of In 2010, McMullen, who for It wasn’t until she moved to

six years has manned an organic produce stand at the Sarasota Farmers Market, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary performance. Now an apprentice with Fuzión, she danced in last season’s Butoh performance at the Ringling International Arts Festival.

She says it was among one of her strangest and most arresting performances yet.

“People were mesmerized by it because it was so out of the ordinary,” McMullen says. “The movements were so slow and exaggerated and we were so aloof. A lot of people had really intense personal experiences with that performance.”

Her latest project –– “Ritmo Caliente: Hot Rhythm and Dance from Another Land” –– is a bit more accessible. A joint collaboration with Sarasota-based student jazz ensemble Jazz Juvenocracy, the program is a mix of Afro-Cuban, Latin, African and gypsy music and dancing.

Choreographed by Wilmott, the piece, which debuted earlier this month, runs through April 28, at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center.

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McMullen was especially nervous on opening night, more nervous than usual.

Although she had understudied one of the roles, her job required a different kind of concentration: backstage concentration. Tasked with calling light cues and sharing stage management responsibilities with GPAC Manager Ben Turoff, McMullen was afraid she’d miss a beat.

She had never called a show before, much less a two-hour show in front of a packed house.

“It was exciting and stressful,” McMullen says. “I was anxiety-ridden. Thankfully, I knew the piece and had been to all the rehearsals.”

MCMULLEN’S DANCE IDOLS Pilobolus: “They have this incredibly physical acrobatic base of movements. A lot of what they do is mind-boggling. Three or four people will share weight to become this single moving body.

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Guest Food Editor: Chris Cogan There are as many ways to make chili as there are cooks who prepare it. Chili con carne is basically meat slowly simmered in a chili-spiced liquid. Conventionally, the meat is beef, pork or poultry alone or in combination, ground or shredded; more exotically it can be venison or wild boar. And while Texans insist that chili can never be made with beans, it frequently is –– again with one or several kinds. (The penultimate would be Anne Rosenzweig’s Arcadian Eight-Bean Chili with dried kidney, white, pink, black, red, pinto, cranberry and navy beans.) There are even some surprisingly successful chili mixes, such as Carroll Shelby’s Original Texas Chili Kit. An unquestioned star in this mammoth galaxy is Chris Cogan’s “Military Mess Hall Chili,” one of the dishes featured at the recent “Men Who Cook” fundraiser for the Asolo Rep. Chris’ isn’t the easiest recipe in the genre; you need to know your way around the supermarket to find all the ingredients and it takes a couple of hours of watchful prep and cooking. The result is well worth it, enormously tasty, strong and subtle at the same time. As with most braises, the chili is better after it sits in the refrigerator for a day or two.

Chris Cogan was born in Louisville, Ky., perhaps accounting for the unusual inclusion of okra in his chili. One of nine children, he learned to cook in quantity, ergo the recipe’s military name. With an entrepreneurial bent inherited from his parents, he founded his first company at age 18 and after moving to Florida in 1984, he spent a couple of decades as a bachelor build-

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Chris was recruited to Men Who Cook by the event’s founder, Beverly Bartner. She and her husband, Bob, hosted the Cogans at their table and accoutered it with camo shirts and hats and on-message gifts — Nerf guns for the gents and high-end water pistols for the ladies.

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Cogan’s ‘Military Mess Hall’ Chili Serves 4-6

Ingredients: • 1 pork tenderloin (total 1 to 1.5 pounds) • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts • 3/4 to 1 pound ground chuck • 1/2 can chili beans (with juice) • 1/2 can great northern beans (drained) • 1/2 can navy beans (drained) • 1 large can whole peeled tomatoes (with juice) • 1/2 bottle of pilsner beer • 1/2 large sweet onion • 3 peppers (one red, one green, one yellow) • 5 to 10 pickled okra spears • 5 to 10 large green Spanish pimento-stuffed olives • 2 tablespoons ground chili powder • 1/2 tablespoon paprika • 1 1/2 tablespoons salt • 2 tablespoons ground cumin • 1/2 tablespoon dried, ground oregano • 1 1/2 tablespoons corn masa flour • 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper • Olive oil • Stubbs or similar chicken or pork marinade sauce

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teaspoon of cayenne pepper to pot, leaving balance of each for later upon tasting.

Trim both ends from the pickled okra spears and slice spears into 1/4 inch thin slices and add to pot.

Finely chop olives and add to pot.

Gently pour bottle of beer down a spoon into pot to avoid foaming.

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At this point the pot should have been simmering for about two hours, allow to simmer for another 30 minutes then, add the beans and allow to simmer for another 30 minutes.

Add the remainder of the cumin and cayenne pepper (to taste) along with 1to 1 ½ Tablespoons of corn masa flour to desired thickness and taste.

Allow all ingredients to simmer together for 30 minutes (a total of at least 3 hours), then turn off heat and allow to cool.

Best if reheated and served the next day or at least after a few hours of resting. Additional masa corn flour may be added upon reheating, depending on desired thickness and taste.

Directions: Start with an 8-quart pot (with lid) and at least one large skillet.

Lightly cover bottom of pot and skillet with olive oil.

Dice the onion and peppers and add to pot on low to medium heat. When onion begins to turn translucent, add ground chuck and stir/ chop regularly until meat is browned.

Reduce heat to simmer.

Add salt to pot.

Cut tenderloin in half then slice it long-ways into quarters such that you have four long strips.

Add 1/4 cup of marinade sauce to olive oil in skillet, turn on medium heat and add tenderloin strips, brown until medium, remove to cutting board.

Cut chicken breasts lengthways into ½ inch wide strips and repeat directions in step #6 until chicken is cooked.

Shred/chop chicken and pork and add to pot with browned ground chuck, onions and peppers.

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By Loren Mayo | Black Tie Editor From the elaborate fabric archways and shady palm trees to cigarette girls and the Latin music of Big Night Out, guests attending Children First’s “Meet Me at the Tropicana” must have thought they had been transported to back to Cuba, circa the 1950s.

The sold-out event with 300 people in attendance took place Saturday, April 21, at Michael’s On East.

At one point during the evening, CoChairwoman Gerri Aaron presented a $10,000 challenge to the guests. The challenge was met with a $10,000 donation from Kristine and Steve White, with an additional $15,000 donation from other generous guests.

Michael Klauber led a fun-filled live auction, auctioning off pearls, a goldand-diamond bangle, a Michael’s On East wine tasting and trips to Costa Rica and Colorado.

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+ Never say never to Eva

by Loren Mayo and Molly Schechter | Observer Staff

+ Big reunion, big success Bob and Dottie Garner had lots of company last weekend. Fifty-four members of the Baer-Loewenstein family, from Philadelphia, New York, London, Atlanta, Aspen, Boulder, Charleston, Courtesy photo Columbus, Memphis, St. Louis, Oliver Baer, Elisa Baer and two of their Kansas City, Pittsburgh, and cousins: Cameron Louie and Rob Wyant Washington, D.C. convened at the Ritz-Carlton. The youngest attendee was under two and the oldest was 91. Their agenda included a Saturday morning meeting at which each branch of the family had six minutes to give an update — not a lot of time to cover the years since the last reunion. Bob and Dottie’s grandson, Rob Wyant, kidded his grandpa about outdoing him on kayaking expeditions and talked about how “cool” his grandma is for using for using technologies including Facebook and iPad.

In the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s new production of “Blackbird, The Story of Josephine Baker,” the lyric is “Never say never to Josie.” It applies equally well to Eva Slane, a loyal supporter of WBTT since its inception. She first saw the show in 2003 at Stages, a Chicago workshop program for musicals in development. Sherman Yellen wrote the book and the lyrics; the late Wally Harper was the composer. Slane immediately commenced a campaign to get WBTT to do it but it was a largecast show and really beyond their reach. Sherman Yellen has since rethought it and reduced it to a cast of five. Slane pitched it to WBTT chief Nate Jacobs again last year. She also mentioned it to Howard Millman and according to Slane, “All Howard needed to know is that the same person who wrote “The Rothschilds” did this show.”

Yellen was in town for the week leading up to the April 20 opening, along with Allan Gruet, his business partner, and Harper’s long-time partner and musical heir. Director Harry Bryce was in the audience for the first performance, in a full house that also included Gerri Aaron and Marvin Albert,

Ron and Rita Greenbaum, WBTT Board President Julie Leach and her husband, Brock, Jane Johnson, Debra and Walton Beecham, Kay Delaney and Murray Bring, Scott and Candy Greer, Scott Anderson, Judy Cuppy, Mark and Janet Hammer and Millman. Slane considers the show “my baby,” and she is clearly off to a healthy start; the run was extended before it opened.

+ Big sisters get superstar recognition for volunteer efforts

+ Tidbits Be on the watch for new jewelry … Chatting it up and buying beads at the Gem and Jewelry Show in the Municipal Auditorium April 21: Betty Schoenbaum, her niece, Susan Cruikshank, a professional jewelry artist, and Claire Levin, a long-time hobbyist … Such a natural … Scott George, who has raised literally millions for diverse AIDS charities, has joined the board of Community AIDS Network … He will be missed … Marty Fine, a larger-thanlife figure in our community as a board member and supporter of the Perlman Music Program Suncoast and other nonprofits, died April 10. BT extends our sympathies to Mickey Fine and his entire family … A busman’s holiday? …

Was that not Michael and Teri Klauber attending the Asolo Rep’s recent “Men Who Cook?” They were guests of participant Dr. Brad Lerner and his wife, Melissa. Wonder which dish Michael most enjoyed? Probably Lerner’s “On Call of the Wild” Bobotie, which doc discovered on a trip to Africa with — you guessed it — Michael Klauber and the Connoisseur Club …

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Allan Gruet, Eva Slane and Sherman Yellen

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The Observer’s Nancy Schwartz, Audrey Leihser and Rachel O'Hara received shout outs at the Big Brothers Big Sisters Suncoast “Déjà Vu” event Friday, April 20. The three Observerites have volunteered their time to the organization by each taking on a “little sister.”

O’Hara became involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters during college.

“I found it to be a rewarding experience and got back into it when I moved to Sarasota,” O’Hara said. “Myniea is 8 years old and has been my little sister since December. We have a lot of fun going bowling and watching Circus Sarasota, but our favorite thing to do is go to Yogurtology. This is a way to help a younger generation see all sorts of different things and get involved in opportunities that they may not have had the chance to participate in.”

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Chef’s kitchen w/stainless Viking refrigerator & gas range, Caesarstone counters, custom cabinets.

Bamboo flooring in den. Plantation shutters. Gas heated pool. Preserve view.

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Stunning Lee Wetherington 4BR/4BA home fully appointed! Tile & wood throughout. 3,423SF. 2-way fireplace with stone & tile. Gourmet kitchen with granite, custom cabinets, mirrored backsplash. Crown molding & tray ceilings. Beautiful pool & spa. Pavered lanai & outdoor kitchen. 3 car garage. Private serene lot. A Hidden GEM!

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Private preserve setting. This masterpiece 4BR/3.5BA home with 3,963 SF of beautiful features throughout. Crown molding, tray ceilings, gas stone fireplace, surround sound, wood flooring, large porcelain tile, custom built-ins. Chef’s gourmet kitchen. Complete outdoor kitchen. Salt water pool. 3 Car garage.

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Magnificent Award Winning 2-story 5BR/4.5BA home with a fabulous golf course and lake views. 5,070 SF. Living room w/stone fireplace. Gourmet kitchen. Game room off lanai.

Huge lanai w/bar, outdoor kitchen & fireplace. Charming master bedroom w/grand master bath. 4 Car garage. Pool & spa w/pop up cleaners.

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Custom build 4BR/4BA home with office, game room & upstairs bonus room. 3,999 SF. Decorative ceilings, crown molding, wood flooring, built-ins & niches. Kitchen has quality wood cabinets, tiled backsplash, granite, center island & stainless appliances. Very large screened lanai & heated pool & spa. Outdoor kitchen. Lake view. 3 Car garage.

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Beautiful 5BR/4BA & 2 half baths with office John Cannon home. 5,291 SF of living space. Tile throughout. Features include tray ceilings, designer lighting, crown molding, plantation shutters, central vac & surround sound. Gourmet kitchen with granite, stainless appliances & large island. Upstairs bonus room. 4 1/2 car garage. Salt water heated pool & spa w/outdoor kitchen. 4 AC units. Pet Free Home.

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7316 desert Ridge Glen

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Magnificent 4BR/5BA home that boasts many appointments throughout. 4,990 SF. Crown molding, wood trim & pillars, fireplace. Chef’s gourmet kitchen w/island. Exquisite cabinetry. Marble & stone floors.

Pool & spa overlooking long lake view. Amazing outdoor kitchen.

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7321 Wexford Court

$329,000

Maintenance free living at its best! Immaculately maintained 2BR/2BA home plus a den. Designer details throughout.

Gorgeous imported Italian tile and designer carpet. Upgraded kitchen with wood cabinetry, Cambria counters & stainless appliances. Expanded lanai with private preserve view.

Neighborhood community pool. This home is a must see!