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evaluating evaluations by David Conway | News Editor

Barwin awaits new process For Tom Barwin’s first evaluation since taking over as city manager, commissioners will have to navigate a different process than the one used for his predecessors.

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+ Royal treatment Four–year-old Teeja Johnson was unaware when she arrived at the RitzCarlton, Sarasota, Oct. 25— to a red carpet rolled out just for her — that Make-AWish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida would be granting her wish to be a princess.

After being shown her royal room at the Ritz, Princess Teeja and her family enjoyed a day at the Ritz-Carlton Members Beach Club on Lido. Following her day of royal treatment, Cinderella made a surprise appearance and escorted Princess Teeja to the Spa Terrace and Healing Garden where the Princess’s family and friends awaited her arrival.

Wish granter Sarah Robbins shared the news with Princess Teeja that she and her family would be traveling together on a Disney Cruise.

For years, Sarasota City Commissioner Suzanne Atwell criticized the process by which the commission evaluates its charter officials, particularly the city manager.

Commissioners rate the city manager, city attorney and city auditor and clerk in

several categories on a numeric scale that corresponds to “below expectations,” “meets expectations” and “exceeds expectations.” For five years, Atwell has pushed for evaluation proceedings that encouraged more of a dialogue between commissioners and officials.

“I think, historically, our evaluation process seemed to me to be kind of metricoriented, quantitatively oriented, rather than perhaps more qualitatively oriented,” Atwell said. “That’s what I wanted all these years, to have a facilitator come in who can bring in

objectivity.”

This year, Atwell will get her wish when it comes time to evaluate City Manager Tom Barwin. A provision in Barwin’s contract stipulates a third-party specialist must be brought in to help facili-

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+ Gift of knowledge Pine View School celebrated the dedication of its Confucius Classroom Tuesday, Oct. 29.

During the dedication, USF Confucius Institute Director Kun Shi and Dr. Roger Brindley, associate vice president of USF World, told the Chinese students how important it is to continue their education of Mandarin.

Principal Dr. Stephen Covert shared some closing thoughts, and with the help of members of the school board, Brindley and Shi, unveiled the Confucius Classroom plaque.

David Coffee and his son, Nick, learn about the plants Tuesday, Nov. 5., at the Ann Goldstein Children’s Rainforest Garden at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Families from Selby’s Little Sprouts program were invited to explore the recently finished rainforest before its grand opening Saturday, Nov. 9. To see more photos from the event, visit YourObserver.com.

COMING UP ROSEMARY by David Conway | News Editor

Optimism remains intact in Rosemary The Rosemary District hasn’t developed as quickly post-recession as some hoped it might, but the prevailing attitude throughout the area is that growth is inevitable.

The Rosemary District was poised to be a hotbed of development in Sarasota. Then, the recession hit.

That widespread belief, disheartening as it may have been a few years ago, eventually became

a source of optimism. With economic conditions growing more favorable, many believed it was just a matter of time before the Rosemary District became what it was always destined to be.

Eleven months after a Sara-

sota City Commission meeting at which residents and city officials shared their hope about the future of the district, development in the area hasn’t taken off as quickly as many hoped it might.

Some new businesses have

opened, but others have left, and land throughout the district remains unoccupied.

City Manager Tom Barwin says

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tate the evaluation process; one must be identified before the commission can evaluate the city manager for the first time since he took office in September 2012.

“The basic requirement for my evaluation is to utilize an outside specialist to strive to make the process a constructive, positive and team-building exercise,” Barwin said in an Oct. 28 email to Commissioner Paul Caragiulo.

Caragiulo had inquired about the schedule of charter official evaluations in an email earlier that day. Caragiulo recently criticized the city manager for his handling of the state Sunshine Law. In an interview with the Sarasota Observer just more than an hour before sending the email about evaluations, Caragiulo suggested Barwin’s persisting Sunshine issues could be grounds for dismissal.

“We’ll end up paying three times the amount in lawsuits that we’re paying him,” Caragiulo said. “He is not getting it.”

Still, Atwell believes the new process will be devoid of the contentiousness that plagued previous discussions and allow for more constructive criticism and dealing less with personal issues.

She said what the city manager does outside of City Hall is a crucial part of the job, but internal minutia frequently bogged down previous commissions.

“In the past, it was just too insulated for me,” Atwell said. “Yes, there are a lot of things you need to do internally, but reaching out into the community is something that Sarasota demands.”

Mayor Shannon Snyder was less enthusiastic about the new process. He criticized the lack of direct feedback the city manager would get from commissioners.

“I think he ends up with a buffer,” Snyder said. “This way, he speaks with an intermediate who soft sells the issues instead of having the face-to-face evaluation.”

Snyder, an outspoken critic of Barwin, questioned the relevance of the evaluation process. Although he has several ar-

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eas where he’d like to see Barwin adjust his managerial style, Snyder doesn’t believe his criticism would have an effect.

“When people reach a certain age, I don’t think they’re going to change,” Snyder said.

Rather than hold formal meetings to gauge the commission’s mood, Snyder said the city manager should constantly be in communication with commissioners, and make adjustments accordingly.

Still, Snyder briefly summed up his assessment of Barwin’s first 14 months in office. “‘Unimpressed’ would be the politest term,” Snyder said.

Commissioner Susan Chapman is concerned about conducting evaluations in the wake of an ongoing Sunshine lawsuit against the city, which she believes has implications for all three charter officials.

“I don’t think that I can be deposing people in defending my case and evaluating them at the same time,” Chapman said. “I think that will be unfair to everyone.”

At a Nov. 1 commission meeting, city staff identified a potential mediator in Larry Ross, a business professor at Florida Southern College who has facilitated evaluations of Polk County officials. If selected, Ross would meet with commissioners individually to get their evaluations before publicly presenting a report.

Chapman, however, believes there should be no rush to begin the evaluation process as long as the litigation remains unsettled, or else the lawsuit might have an undue impact on the proceedings.

“I think there are some people who have very negative agendas who have gotten in the middle of this,” Chapman said. “We need to have cooler heads prevail and recognize that you should not do these sorts of things in crisis mode.”

Chapman also joined Snyder in questioning the amount of time devoted to evaluating the charter officials.

“Most citizens do not want us to spend all our time on this sort of stuff,” Chapman said. “They want to have toilets that flush, adequate stormwater — they want their problems that government is good at solving solved.”

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more than meets the eye by Nolan Peterson | News Editor

Homeless debate shifts focus SKVA debates Homelessness expert Dr. Robert Marbut said his upcoming report makes addressing the ‘crisis’ of homeless families and children a top priority.

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HOMELESSNESS BY THE NUMBERS The Sarasota YMCA School House Link compiled data on Sarasota County families and youth who were homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless since school started this year (Aug. 20 to Oct. 20). The results are as follows:

348 Total number of homeless families in Sarasota County

637

Total number of homeless children and youth in Sarasota County

20% of youth facing homelessness in Sarasota County are age 0-5

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But, according to Marbut, the shelter debate only addresses the needs of the chronically homeless — those who choose homelessness as a lifestyle. The circumstantially homeless, people homeless due to financial hardship or other personal problems, have different needs and require different programs and facilities, Marbut said.

“Homelessness is not monolithic,” Marbutt said. “Each group has its own triggers and treatments.

Once you understand the triggers are different, you realize you need different solutions.”

Marbut said the top-three recommendations in his report will address the circumstantially homeless population, specifically addressing the needs of the area’s homeless children.

“Children are my top concern,” Marbut said. “Much more so than the chronic male and female populations.”

Marbut’s top recommendation will be the construction of two family crisis centers (one for south county and one for the north), similar to an emergency room, where families who unexpectedly become homeless can go in an emergency while waiting for a long-term solution.

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Average age of an unaccompanied homeless youth in Sarasota County

Other area family shelters, such as the Salvation Army’s Family Dorm and the Families in Transitional Housing Program are designed to provide more long-term solutions to the conditions that cause homelessness, leaving a need in the area for emergency family shelters that can receive families 24/7.

These emergency shelters can help keep kids in school, a crucial step in stabilizing the family, Marbut said.

One of the leading criticisms of homeless services in Sarasota County is they are too enabling, making homelessness an attractive lifestyle by not linking assistance to programs intended to get people off the streets and back into the workforce.

The greatest impediment to providing care for the circumstantially homeless, however, is overcoming the reluctance of those in need to come forward.

“With families and children, they usually do everything to avoid you; they’re afraid of getting turned in,” Marbut said. “Enabling is not the problem with families. The challenge is encouraging them to come in and ask for help.”

Marbut’s report will be released Nov. 25 in a series of three public meetings.

outdoor displays and dredging New twists on familiar debates drove the discussion during Siesta Key Village Association’s Tuesday meeting.

A ban on outdoor displays and a controversial project to mine Big Pass for Lido Beach sand topped the agenda at Tuesday’s Siesta Key Village Association meeting.

SKVA President Cheryl Gaddie announced that a forum will be held Nov. 12 to discuss potential changes to a county ordinance banning the display of merchandise outdoors.

The meeting’s intent will be to collect input from Siesta business owners to gauge what changes should be made to the existing rules and how to uniformly enforce what currently exists. Gaddie encouraged all Siesta Key business owners to attend, stressing the importance of community input in creating any changes to the existing regulations.

She emphasized the ban is a county ordinance, not a Siesta Key Overlay District (SKOD) zoning code rule.

“We don’t want to count on the county to enforce this by coming in to tax and penalize,” Gaddie said. “We all need to agree on something before any changes can be made. This is very much a democracy, we want everyone to be happy with the rules.”

Also on Tuesday, Siesta Key Association Board Member Peter van Roekens presented a petition calling for an independent peer review and public hearings to better analyze plans to mine Big Pass for Lido Beach sand. Van Roekens said independent researchers have not properly vetted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ project, leaving too much margin for error in predictive models and an unacceptable degree of uncertainty

on how the project could impact the health of Siesta Key beaches.

“One of the biggest threats we face on Siesta Key is the dredging of Big Pass,” van Roekens said.

“I’m not against Lido Beach being renourished, but I am if it impacts Siesta Key.” Van Roekens also said the discussion at a recent West Coast Inland Navigation District meeting revealed that one of the dredging project’s proposed groins is scheduled to be built on county property at the southern end of Lido Beach. This development will give the county the ability to stall a key component of the Corps’ plans, which, according to the project manager Milan Mora, would likely require shelving the entire operation.

SKA President Catherine Luckner and board member Michael Shay both emphasized that the association has not yet taken an official position on the dredging plans, but is calling for more public input.

“Regarding whether this should or should not go forward, SKA is still gathering information,” Shay said.

“We have money put aside to commission an independent review if we need to do so,” Luckner said. “But we believe this is a county process … we would like to see more public input.”

The Siesta Key Village Association’s public meeting to discuss changes to the ordinance banning outdoor merchandise displays will be held at 3:45 p.m. Nov. 12, at St. Boniface Church, 5615 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key.

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The debate on homelessness in Sarasota County has largely overlooked what experts consider the area’s most pressing homelessnessrelated question — how to care for the 907 homeless children identified in Sarasota County schools last year, including 90 with no adult in their lives.

“So many people think that the homeless are the guys living under the bridge or panhandling on the street corner because that is the most visual part of the problem,” said Dr. Robert Marbut, a homelessness expert the city of Sarasota and Sarasota County hired to survey the area’s homeless population and recommend a plan of action.

“What you see and what you know are very different things in this county. There is a huge amount of homeless children, you just don’t see them.”

Marbut’s findings will be published in a report, set for release Nov. 25, which compiled data generated by the YMCA Schoolhouse Link’s homeless outreach program, along with Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data and findings from other area agencies, such as law enforcement, which compile statistics on homeless populations. Homelessness was defined as the loss of primary nighttime residence.

In a discussion about his upcoming report, Marbut said it will also indicate that previous estimates of Sarasota County’s homeless population underestimated the population by as much 400%.

“I think Sarasota is at an absolute tipping point,” Marbut said. “There is now a crisis with homeless families and children. The scale of the problem was grossly underestimated for a long time.”

The debate out of City Hall and the County Commission chambers in the run up to the release of Marbut’s report has focused on the location of a proposed homeless shelter to provide long-term food and shelter services.

Marbut said he will recommend the shelter be built downtown, close to the homeless population’s center of mass, facilitating the engagement of homeless in programs that might graduate them from the streets.

Downtown business owners and residents largely oppose a downtown shelter, claiming such a facility would likely attract more homeless downtown, potentially compromising the area’s image as an artistic

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NEWSBRIEFS + Closures planned for Veterans Day All Sarasota County government offices, including libraries, recreation centers and the Sarasota County History Center will be closed Monday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. City of Sarasota administration offices will be closed as well, including City Hall, Public Works and the Federal Building.

Road closures for the Veterans Day Parade will also take place throughout the morning, with all roads scheduled to reopen at 12:30 p.m.

At 6 a.m., Gulfstream Avenue will be closed from Cocoanut Avenue to McAnsh Square.

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+ City Commission to extend Street Team program The Sarasota City Commission directed staff to bring back an agreement that could keep the Street Team homeless outreach program in place through 2016.

During a meeting Monday, commissioners asked staff to prepare an agreement that would fund the Street Teams through September of next year, with two additional one-year extension options. To support the program until September 2014, the city will

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pay an additional $13,500.

The program, which began in March 2012 and is set to expire after February, is designed to help volunteers develop experience and skills that will assist them in the search for a job.

+ Broken Egg closes in Siesta Key Village Siesta breakfast joint Broken Egg shuttered its doors this week.

Restaurant owner Bob Kirscher sold the Siesta Key and Lakewood Ranch locations of the restaurant to Destin, Fla.-based Another Broken Egg of America Inc., and the Clark Road location to longtime managing partner Dawn Hair. The Broken Egg on Clark Road will continue to operate with the same menu, Hair said in a Wednesday interview with the Sarasota Observer.

Another Broken Egg has closed the Siesta Key location for renovations. The last day of service was Tuesday. The company will continue operations as normal at the Lakewood Ranch restaurant, but could change the menu later this month, Hair said.

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WORDS OF WISDOM by Nolan Peterson | News Editor

RETURN with HONOR Three area veterans reflect on their military service, the challenges of transitioning to civilian life and the how lessons from war shaped their lives in peace.

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MICHAEL RICHARDSON // AIR FORCE/VIETNAM

Take advantage of what’s out there so that you can do something fulfilling with the rest of your life.”

There is a common set of values and ethics throughout the military community that is hard to find in the civilian world.”

Kay, 49, served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1982 to 1986, and then served as a staff sergeant in the Army National Guard from 2007 to 2013. He deployed to Afghanistan on a 10-month tour in 2011 as an intelligence collector.

Kay was a Marine when the U.S. Embassy in Beirut was destroyed in a terrorist attack in 1993; 241 U.S. servicemen, including 220 Marines, were killed.

“We were incensed by Beirut, but could never do anything about that anger,” Kay said. “I always wondered how I would do in combat.”

His first firefight in Afghanistan gave him his answer.

“I was as calm as I wanted to be, but calmer than I expected to be,” Kay said.

While on a two-week mid-tour leave during his Afghanistan deployment, Kay met his wife and daughter in Germany. The trip inspired a business idea that charted the next chapter of his life.

In April, Kay and his wife Debbie opened Vom Fass — a gourmet shop on Main Street in Sarasota that sells culinary oils and vinegars, liquors, wines, brandies and whiskeys from around the world.

Vom Fass, located at 1469 Main St., will offer special discounts to U.S. military veterans on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

Richardson, 73, is a graduate of the University of Omaha and received his commission through the Air Force ROTC program. He trained as a navigator-bombardier/weapon systems operator and spent approximately 15 years in flyingrelated positions — crewing in the T-29C/D, the F-111A, the B57G, the OV-10A and the C-130.

He is a distinguished graduate of both the Air Force’s Squadron Officers School and the Navy’s Command and Staff College.

“I was always impressed by leaders who could blend taking care of the job at hand with taking care of their people,” Richardson said.

Richardson is uplifted by the treatment of veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“There might be people who disagree with military actions, but they can separate their opinions about the wars from their opinions about the troops. We didn’t have that separation in the Vietnam era,” Richardson said.

Richardson now serves as president of the recently formed Sarasota-Manatee chapter of the Air Force Association (AFA), which will participate in Monday’s Veterans Day parade in downtown Sarasota.

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HAROLD RONSON // NAVY/WORLD WAR II

When you’ve got a gun in your hand in combat you can’t be selfish. You can’t always do what you want to do; sometimes you do what has to be done.”

Ronson, 87, served in the Navy as a seaman second class aboard Landing Craft Infantry 1012 in World War II. He participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima — a 36-day battle in 1944 that resulted in 26,000 U.S. casualties, including 6,800 deaths.

“In my senior years, I’ve started to reflect a lot on what I did,” Ronson said. “But during my life I mostly tried to put it all behind me.”

Ronson grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946. He chose the Navy on the advice of his older brother, an Army Ranger in World War II, to stay out of the infantry.

But, Ronson ultimately served in some of the bloodiest and fiercest fights of the war, including the battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

Ronson said the combat on Okinawa was the most frightening experience of the war. He recalled an instance when a torpedo launched from a Japanese dive-bomber passed directly under the landing craft he was on, exploding just seconds later on a nearby beach. That happened April 12, 1945 — the day President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died and Ronson’s 19th birthday.

“The air attacks were terrible on Okinawa,” Ronson said. “Every night as the sun was setting, out of the sun would come these kamikazes.”

Ronson went to college on the G.I. Bill and worked in the textile industry. He said his military experiences shaped his personality and work ethic for the rest of his life.

“My experience in the military drove me to work hard and to achieve my goals,” said Ronson.

Ronson lives on Longboat Key.

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If Sarasota County voters choose to extend a 1-mill property tax for the Sarasota County School Board next year, the Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations wants to know exactly where that money goes.

At its meeting Saturday, CCNA encouraged the school board to include the creation of a citizen oversight board in the ballot language for the upcoming tax referendum, scheduled for March 2014.

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Originally, Kirschner said, the 1-mill tax was targeted toward excellence in the schools — particularly the arts and sciences. The tax was approved again in 2006 and 2010, but the wording of the referendum changed. The last referendum, from 2010, said the tax would pay for “operating expenses necessary to maintain academic programs and teaching positions.”

That shift, Kirschner said, means it’s more difficult for voters to ascertain what it is their money is funding; he believes the oversight board would help address that problem.

In a recent interview with the Sarasota Observer, school board member Jane Goodwin said the 1-mill levy funds about 12% of the schools’ operating budget.

CCNA Chairman Bob Easterle said asking for the oversight board was likely a losing battle, but he wanted the school board to know that the proposal had some support behind it. He said the school board should view the extra responsibility as a necessary step toward enlightening taxpayers rather than a burden.

“We don’t want another bureaucracy,” Easterle said. “We want good transparency and oversight that we don’t think we’re getting right now.”

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Scott Woolridge, co-manager of the Cabana Inn since January, has a radical vision for the future of the property: He wants to maintain its image. two-story rear building, made up of smaller rooms. In its place, he’d build a three-story structure, with two floors of suites and a third floor of smaller units.

The final product would require no density adjustments, Woolridge said, but could better attract customers.

“It needs to be for hospital stays; it needs to be for business travelers; it needs to be for vacationers who want to stay between the Keys,” Woolridge said. “It needs to be operated as a motel, not to have a bunch of full-time residents.”

Rodney Dessberg, owner of the Cabana Inn property, wanted a larger hotel on the land, but density regulations have hindered the idea. Under the form-based code, a hotel in line with Dessberg’s plans is more likely to be approved — and the progress Woolridge has made is more likely to disappear.

“It’ll be another chain motel, and another piece of Sarasota history has been bulldozed over,” said Woolridge.

Woolridge made it clear there’s no animosity between himself and Dessberg, but he’d prefer to see his plans come to fruition.

He’s working on finalizing drawings and securing funding, and hopes to present his plans to the city by March.

If people question the preservation of the Cabana Inn, Woolridge hopes they’ll consider the legacy of the building.

“This hotel and bar was, once upon a time, a family vacation destination,” Woolridge said. “It may not be a historic landmark building, but it’s definitely a piece of Sarasota history after more than 60 years.”

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The city’s Urban Design Studio team made a presentation at the meeting, and both designers and residents agreed the property was problematic. Under the upcoming form-based code, the building could undergo a transformation that would make the property more neighborhoodfriendly and walkable.

“Maybe, instead of having as much parking in the front, instead you would have a high-quality building that’s closer to the street,” principal urban designer Andrew Georgiadis said.

Scott Woolridge, co-manager of the Cabana Inn since January, doesn’t view the motel the same way. He agrees improvements need to be made, but his vision for the property is counterintuitive, in that he doesn’t want to change much.

Woolridge, whose management contract includes a purchase option, sees the Cabana Inn as a building with a history worth preserving. He wants to keep the motif of an “Old Florida motel,” rebuilding and rehabbing parts of the property while maintaining the same general feel.

As the Cabana Inn’s reputation as a music venue has made progress this year, his attention is moving now to the surrounding motel rooms. The motel can also thrive, Woolridge said, with a bit of an image change.

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Gee whiz, just sell it Watching the city of Sarasota negotiate real estate deals always reminds us of a prime-time TV, jungle-survival reality show. The participants never know what to expect as they traverse the city’s political and bureaucratic forests. But one thing is for sure: At the end, the process has thoroughly exhausted them.

And rarely, if ever, do any of the participants win.

This comes to mind as the city and City Commission — let’s call them City of Sarasota Realty Inc. — negotiate to develop another parking garage, this time on the city’s State Street lot just east of Lemon Avenue.

It’s adventure, all right.

As soon as that show is over, however, the series will continue with a new set of contestants and bigger stakes. This adventure will be for anyone who has the persistence and patience to bid on what to do with one of the city’s choicest Sarasota Bay properties: the site of the now-shuttered GWIZ science museum.

Two weeks ago, the City Commission instructed city staffers to create an invitation for proposals on what to do with the property. Commissioner Susan Chapman said she is interested in a project that would fit in with the city’s local identity, perhaps an art, maritime or children’s museum.

Please, no; none of the above.

We know it’s difficult for city officials to see through their forests and jungles sometimes. But the fact is the city is really lousy when it comes to developing and managing real estate. The best plan: Sell it to the highest private bidder, who will turn it into a signature development that generates increasing value and tax revenues for the city.

+ Scott-Crist: Freedom-State

Charlie Crist just can’t hold a job.

Morgan & Morgan? It was the perfect place for him. It’s “for the people.”

But it’s work. It’s not the thrill of being the center of attention in a crowd and rambling off the populist platitudes of the day to cheering throngs.

No, Charlie Crist is born to run.

Unfortunately, we are all going to suffer.

For the next 12 months, Floridians will be inundated with incessant TV and radio commercials of Democrats slamming incumbent Gov. Rick Scott and Republicans slamming Crist. By the time the two parties have spent their hundreds of millions, we’ll all be defeated — beaten to a political pulp, sick to death of the character assassinations.

Would that it would be thus: That voters would measure the candidates on their records, judging them on the basis of which one most pursued the policies that fought to preserve and expand your freedom (individual and economic) versus the policies that fought to contract your freedom and expand the role of the State.

In that contest, it’s no contest.

+ Democrat dilemma

Party graybeards and wise owls are pining for the good, old days.

Charlie Crist’s announcement to run for governor as a Democrat brings to mind 1989 and 1990.

The Democrats didn’t have a strong front-runner to oppose then-Republican Gov. Bob Martinez. In stepped Congressman Bill Nelson, another career politician who had served in the Legislature and Congress from 1972 to 1990.

But Nelson was so widely viewed in his own party as an empty suit — devoid of substance and full of populism (sound familiar?) — that newly retired U.S. Sen. Lawton Chiles came out of retirement and ran for the Democratic nomination to save the party.

Chiles crushed Martinez, by 13 percentage points.

It makes you wonder: Is candidate Crist — Republican turned Independent turned Democrat — enough to spur the party loyalists that try to bring such Democratic icons as retired U.S. Sen. Bob Graham (turning 77 on Nov. 9) or former Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth (now 71) out of retirement?

+ Extreme? Extremely wrong

Once again, the Tea Party is maligned as being extreme.

In Associated Press political reporter Brendan Farrington’s story this week on

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Help us understand. What is extreme about this? If you’ve paid attention to Scott’s governorship, you would know he has focused on four things: making Florida’s business climate more attractive to employers; using that better climate to help spur job creation; reducing regulations and the cost of state government; and making public education more affordable and with more choices.

Extreme?

Now look at the missions of two highly visible “Tea Party” organizations — FreedomWorks and Tea Party Patriots.

Here’s for what FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe says it stands: “Our members all share two common traits: A desire for less government, lower taxes and more economic freedom. A personal commitment to get involved and active in changing public policy.”

Tea Party Patriots, meanwhile, an organization that formed in 2009 in response to the federal government’s “stimulus spending, bailouts and takeovers of private industry,” describes its mission as supporting “the millions of Americans seeking to improve our great nation through renewed support for fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government and free-market economic policies.”

Extreme?

To the contrary, those organizations and Gov. Scott stand for what used to be, and we hope still are, bedrock, mainstream American values.

If anyone is extreme, it’s the mainstream media. Its unabashed and incorrect narrative that standing for freedom is somehow extreme and radical is extremely and radically wrong.

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FLORIDA’S CHARLIE CRIST

1986 — Ran for Florida Senate (not elected) 1992 — Elected to Florida Senate 1998 — Ran for U.S. Senate against Sen. Bob Graham 2000 — Elected commissioner of education 2002 — Elected attorney general of Florida 2006 — Elected governor of Florida 2010 — Ran for U.S. Senate (dropped out of race) 2013 — Declares candidacy for Democratic Party gubernatorial nomination

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he is as positive as ever regarding the future of the area, but the timing of development is largely out of the city’s hands.

“What we have to remember in dealing with government and its systems is it’s not like you can control it like the remote control on the TV,” Barwin said. “Some things take a little while to achieve.”

Still, certain places of interest have been pointed to as signs development could pick up soon. Several people in the area are more than optimistic — they believe growth is inevitable.

Room to experiment

The Blue Rooster, a restaurant and livemusic venue located at 1525 Fourth St., is perhaps the most significant addition over the past year. Co-owner Devin Rutkowski is bullish on the district’s future, saying it offers strengths the Main Street area can’t.

“This area really has the most potential for downtown in terms of being a real lively mixed-use entertainment/living area,” Rutkowski said. “A place where folks can live, work and play.”

Rutkowski is excited about the district’s status as a blank slate. He imagines, for example, the possibility of a brewery district growing north of Fruitville. The only problem, he said, is that the city code doesn’t allow for breweries in the area.

Rutkowski would like to see the city relax zoning regulations in the Rosemary District and embrace experimentation.

the café. In an April interview, co-owner Christophe Coutelle said the area was “going to bloom.”

The city recently received one proposal for a public/private development at 1440 Boulevard of the Arts, a long-vacant cityowned property where Barwin wants to see a “catalyst” project. City staff is still reviewing the proposal from Mindy Kauffman. Kauffman, who owns property adjacent to the city land, said her plans call for a mixed-use project with apartments, office and retail space.

Although new developments are sprouting up, they’re often located at different points of the district. Barwin said there’s still unoccupied space in between the areas where progress has been made. Filling much of that space remains a challenge.

“There are several moving pieces, but they all seem to be picking up momentum,” Barwin said.

The movement hasn’t been all positive.

In April, Derek’s Culinary Casual relocated to Bradenton after operating in the Rosemary District for seven years; owner Derek Barnes specifically cited a lack of development in the district as a main factor.

“This is where it gets so difficult with the city, because if it’s not in their little black book, you can’t do it,” Rutkowski said. “Or you can do it, but you gotta spend a lot of money to roll the dice.”

Darwin Santa Maria, owner of Darwin’s on Fourth, is opening a brewery in Bradenton due to those zoning regulations. The restaurant is staying, though, and Santa Maria was thrilled to see the Blue Rooster move next door. With that stretch of Fourth Street beginning to thrive, he called on the city to help mitigate any negative perceptions people have of the neighborhood so momentum keeps building.

Santa Maria wants the city to help change the minds of people who remain averse to traveling north of Fruitville.

“They feel like it’s not safe — like they’re going somewhere else,” Santa Maria said.

“The city can draw some attention to the potential of the uniqueness of the businesses that they have in this area.”

Connecting the dots

Santa Maria is also excited about The Ice House, an art gallery run by Alfstad& Productions at 1314 10th St. Owner Sam Alfstad said the district was a natural home for the gallery, set to open Nov. 14.

“The new and developing areas are the kinds of places that always fostered the new arts,” Alfstad said.

Lolita Tartine, a French café and bakery next to Alfstad’s office at 1419 Fifth St., opened last month. Owners of the Main Street restaurant C’est La Vie operate

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One Rosemary District development that has been pointed to as a triumph is Citrus Square, the retail and residential complex at Orange Avenue and Fourth Street. Although the project, completed in 2010, was opened in the immediate wake of the recession, developer Mark Pierce

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Combined with the building’s architecture, Pierce said, it became a natural draw.

“I think that the fact that we started off doing the highest quality we could made a difference,” Pierce said.

Like others in the area, Pierce believes the empty buildings nearby will soon find occupants. If nothing else, he said, the lack of space and cost of property near Main Street would force development outward.

“I think it’s a natural direction for the city to have some growth,” Pierce said. “It just seems like there’s almost no choice about the fact that would happen.”

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Sarasota Medieval Fair — runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Sarasota Fairgrounds, 3000 Ringling Blvd.

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75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht — starts at 3 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave. The interfaith commemorative program will include music, readings and guest speaker Dr. Sigmund Tobias. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, which refers to a wave of violent, antiJewish pogroms that took place throughout Germany and Austria in 1938. For more information, visit templebethsholomfl.org.

Jazz at First Church — runs from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 104 S. Pineapple Ave. This is the kick-off event for the free series and will feature the church’s own Jazz Trio and special guests for a Dixie and swing special. For more information, call 955-0935.

MONDAY, NOV. 11 Veterans Day Parade — begins at 10 a.m. at Main Street and Osprey Avenue. Hosted by the Sarasota Patriotic Observance Committee, this annual parade takes place at the heart of Sarasota’s downtown. The parade will end with a ceremony at J.D. Hamel Park.

Veterans Day Mass — the opening ceremony will begin at 2:45 p.m.; a Mass will follow

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The Argus Foundation 2013 Lifetime Achievement Awards — starts at 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency, Sarasota, 1000 Blvd. of the Arts. Frederick Derr, Frederick Derr & Co., will be honored at this awards dinner.

Tickets are $200. For more information, call 365-4886.

THURSDAY, NOV. 14 THROUGH SATURDAY, NOV. 16 Christmas Ornament Sale — runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1031 S. Euclid Ave. More than 60,000 Christmas ornaments and items will be for sale during this event. All items are part of a personal collection that includes rare ornaments dating back to the late-19th century. On Nov. 14, doors open at 8 a.m. for collectors and at 10 a.m. for the public. For more information, call 953-7044.

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The Sarasota High volleyball team upset Clearwater 3-2 in regional quarterfinal action Oct. 29 to advance to the regional semifinals Nov. 5.

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Cardinal Mooney freshman Vince Sellers scored a 5-yard touchdown, and had an interception in the Cougars 35-10 victory over Fort Myers Bishop Verot Nov. 1.

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The Cardinal Mooney boys 200-yard medley relay team qualified for the Class 1A state meet with a time of 1:43.05, breaking a school record that had been in place since 1996.

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Cardinal Mooney senior Grace Casagrande crossed the finish line in 18 minutes, 19.53 seconds to finish second at the Class 1A-Region 3 crosscountry meet Nov. 2.

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Sarasota High runner Zack Summerall finished second at the Class 3A-Region 3 meet Nov. 2 to lead the Sailors to a thirdplace finish overall.

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Sarasota coach Ed Volz celebrates following his team’s district championship victory over Lakewood Ranch.

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PICTURE Their journey together began four years ago.

The Sarasota High seniors were freshman at the time, and Ed Volz had just returned home to Sarasota to tackle his new job as the Sailors’ head football coach.

The players didn’t quite know what to expect early on; but as time passed, Volz and his coaching staff tried to instill a philosophy centered on family and holding one another accountable.

The Sailors went through their fare share of growing pains, finishing 11-19 over the past three seasons.

But Volz believed if his players continued to buy into the program, eventually their time would come.

After winning its first two games of the season, Sarasota lost its next four games, including a district game versus Braden River.

Shortly thereafter, Volz announced he would be resigning at the end of the season to spend more time with his family — much to the shock of his players.

At that point, the players dedicated their season not only to one another, but also to their coach.

“Personally, for me, Volz said it’s his last year, so I’m trying to make it a special one for him,” senior Dominique Austin says. “I’m just playing my heart out right here, as is the rest of the team.”

Wide receiver Shawn Bane Jr. agrees.

“I’m kind of shocked about his decision, but I guess it kind of made us come together as one, actually,” Bane says. “It created a bond.

And that’s been his goal.”

The Sailors won their next two district games, including a stunning victory at Palmetto Oct. 25. Sitting at 2-1 in the district

The Sarasota, Cardinal Mooney, Riverview and Booker High football teams all earned Sarasota defensive lineman Dominique berths in the play- Austin wraps up Lakewood Ranch running back James Jeffcoat. offs this season.

The Cardinal Mooney High football team captured its first district title since 2006 with a 35-10 victory over Fort Myers Bishop Verot Nov. 1. standings, Sarasota controlled its own destiny heading into its final district game Nov. 1. A win and the Sailors were in the playoffs. A win and a Braden River loss and Sarasota would clinch its first district title since 2006.

Clinging to a 17-14 halftime lead, Austin intercepted the ball on the opening play of the second half and returned it 62 yards for a touchdown to give the Sailors a 24-14 lead.

“He’s unbelievable,” Volz says of Austin. “He makes plays all of the time. You can see what he does. He makes up for a lot of things. He’s a great player. We just can’t over coach him.”

It was the game-changing play the Sarasota needed. The Sailors picked the ball off three times and held Lakewood Ranch scoreless in the second half to walk away with a 41-14 victory and the Class 7A-District 10 title.

“It’s kind of hard to wrap your head around it,” Bane says. “We finally bought in. We just executed and played to the best of our abilities.

That’s all we needed. The scoreboard says it all.”

“We’ve had some great kids along the way, so this is a celebration of all of those guys over the last four years,” Volz says. “Those early guys really had an impact on what we wanted the program to become, and these guys have just been (ingrained) in the program. So, it’s just great to see it come full circle and in four years we’ve been able to go from a 1-9 (record) to a district champion.

“I think that this senior class has left a legacy for the program to continue to grow,” Volz says. “It’s more about what they’ve done

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The Cardinal Mooney High football team knew what it was up against — a feat that hadn’t been accomplished in seven years.

The last time it happened, the players on the Cougars’ varsity roster were still in elementary school.

But it hadn’t been for a lack of trying.

Over the past couple of years, Cardinal Mooney had been hampered by injuries and missed opportunities — something the Cougars hoped to avoid this season.

Well before the season began, the Cougars gathered to make sure everyone was on the same page. They were going to win the district title.

With only two district games on its schedule, Cardinal Mooney set out to take each game as it came, trying not to focus on the future or what could possibly be.

Cardinal Mooney opened its district season with a 62-0 victory over rival ODA Oct. 18. With the win, the Cougars secured a berth in the postseason for the first time since 2008.

But the Cougars weren’t done yet.

On Nov. 1, the Cougars traveled to Fort Myers for their final district game of the season against Bishop Verot. The winner would clinch the Class 3A-District 10 title.

Trailing 3-0, Cardinal Mooney scored 21 unanswered points to take a 21-3 lead into the fourth quarter. Bishop Verot opened the fourth quarter with a double pass for a touchdown to pull within 21-10.

It wasn’t until Cardinal Mooney responded with a pair of touchdowns later in the fourth quarter and the final minute wound down, that the Cougars could finally celebrate their accomplishment — a 35-10 victory and a district championship.

“It’s been our goal since day one,” junior left guard Kevin Barker says. “All spring this is what we looked forward to, so it feels good to get one big accomplishment down.

We still have a lot to look forward to, but this is definitely the start of something.”

“It obviously feels good, but it’s more important for the kids,” says coach Josh Smithers. “It’s not just for the guys in 2013, but for the guys who were here the last couple of years and got us closer to getting over the hump. These kids deserve it.”

Running back Demardre Patterson carried the ball 36 times for 257 yards and three touchdowns. Quarterback Reese Vita and running back Vince Sellers each added a rushing touchdown. Alex Sobczak had a pair of interceptions and Sellers had an interception — all three of which resulted in touchdowns for the Cougars.

“The satisfaction of seeing my family succeed is what drives me,” Barker says.

“It’s what we strive for. We’re the hogs, and we ground it out for our brothers.”

Following the win, Smithers received text messages from former players expressing how proud they were, not only of this year’s team, but to have been a Cougar.

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There are no guarantees when it comes to the playoffs, especially when you land in a district alongside Manatee — a national powerhouse.

But with Manatee the likely district champion, the Riverview High football team focused on the other two district games on the schedule. Two games that would determine whether Riverview would finally return to the playoffs — a spot it hadn’t been in since 2008.

The Rams knocked off Palm Harbor Oct. 18 to set up a showdown with St. Petersburg for the runner-up spot in Class 8A-District 7.

Quarterback Richie James rushed for two touchdowns and threw for a score, as the host Rams defeated St. Petersburg 29-3 on homecoming.

After closing out the regular season Nov. 8 versus rival Sarasota, the Rams will travel to Fort Pierce Central for a regional quarterfinal game Nov. 15.

“The team has bought into what we are doing and stuck together as a team,” Riverview coach Todd Johnson says. “And when they have had the opportunity to make plays, they have been coming up with them.

“This group of guys has battled for a long time to get us back in the playoffs,” Johnson says. “They are very proud of this accomplishment but also looking forward to the challenge.”

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Powered by senior standout Marlon Mack, the Booker High football team defeated Southeast 24-0 in Class 5A-District 13 action Nov. 1 to earn a berth in the playoffs for the first time since 2007.

Mack rushed for 183 yards and three touchdowns, and quarterback Jeremiah Henderson connected with Shamyren Waters for a 62-yard touchdown.

Booker will close out the regular season Nov. 8 versus Cardinal Mooney before traveling to Island Coast for a Class 5ARegion 3 quarterfinal Nov. 15.

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Cardinal Mooney will begin its playoff run Nov. 15 versus St. Pete Catholic in the Class 3A-Region 3 semifinals.

The Cougars beat St. Pete Catholic 1412 earlier this season on the road, but the players know that anything is possible in the playoffs. A win during the regular season doesn’t automatically mean a win in the postseason.

Cardinal Mooney is simply planning on taking each game as it comes.

But that doesn’t mean that the players aren’t aware of what happened the last time the Cougars won a district title — an eventual regional championship and berth in the Final Four.

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COMMUNITY Sarasota’s St. Martha Catholic Church celebrates 100 years of family worship and service to the community.

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1913 First public Mass was conducted in the Adelia Street structure.

1927 The parish created its first ministry, the Council of Catholic Women.

1931 The parish bought a plot of land on Orange Avenue for $5,500.

1941 The church held its first Mass in the new church.

1951 “The Greatest Show on Earth” reenacted the Rev. Charles Eslander’s annual blessing of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s circus train.

1950 The first wing of St. Martha’s School opened Nov. 15.

1974 The church was remodeled.

Renovations included combining the three arches behind the altar into one and painting over the sky blue walls.

1984 St. Martha Parish was included in jurisdiction of new Diocese of Venice.

1993 The parish’s first two permanent deacons were ordained.

Martha Catholic Church started like many other religious institutions: with a gift. In 1911, Martha Burns asked her son, Owen, to donate two adjoining lots on Adelia Street for a Catholic church. Despite Owen Burns and his brothers being Episcopalian, he followed his mother’s wish, giving the lots as a gift in her honor. The church is named St. Martha after her patron saint.

Two years later, in February 1913, the first public Catholic Mass in Sarasota took place in a small, unnamed structure erected on the Adelia Street lots off present day Fruitville Road. In attendance were all the five Catholic families living in Sarasota.

Those families had no way of knowing that inaugural gathering would light the spiritual spark that has grown into a church of more than 4,000 parishioners.

St. Martha is now the mother parish of more than a dozen Sarasota parishes.

“It’s a big extended family,” St. Martha Knights of Columbus Grand Knight Michael Deering says.

This month, the church celebrates its 100th year of service in Sarasota.

Humble beginnings

The spirit of St. Martha began in 1889, long before the Burns family’s donation. As a small mission of the Sacred Heart Church in Tampa, Diocese of St. Augustine, Jesuit pastors would make the trip south to Sarasota to perform baptisms, marriages and Masses once a month in the local Catholic families’ homes.

One year after the Burns family donated the land, the Rev. Aldred Latiolais, of Sacred Heart, and his fellow pastors began construction on the first Catholic church in Sarasota, which, when finished, held 100 people and featured 10 stained-glass windows — another gift from the Burns family.

The first public notice of Mass appeared in February 1913. Fourteen years later, the church became its own parish. The Rev. Charles L. Eslander held the parish’s inaugural Mass Oct. 1, 1927, to a packed church of 131 parishioners. Eslander, who was assigned as pastor for all Sarasota County parishes, remained

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In 1991, the church received a special donation — a Walker organ. The organ, which was valued at $500,000, was handmade in England and reassembled at the church. The tracker organ features 3,000 pipes, some as small as 1 or 2 inches and some up to 12 feet.

Sarasota was like a second home for Beth Cannata — as was St. Martha Catholic Church. Cannata grew up spending winters in Sarasota with her family, and they would attend church together.

In 1991, Cannata moved from Farmsville, Ill., to Sarasota full time. Two of Cannata’s children attended St. Martha’s school, and Cannata is now head of the hospitality ministry at the church.

Cannata’s grandmother, Darlene Hendricks Fuchs, was also involved in the church. Cannata keeps two rosaries Fuchs made with the rosary-making ministry in a safe deposit box — one is sterling silver and the other is made of mother of pearl. Fuchs gave them to Cannata during one of Cannata’s visits as a little girl.

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In 1931, when the parish acquired an empty lot at the corner of Orange Avenue and Fruitville Road, it found itself in financial hardship; the hope of building a new church was stifled thanks to the Great Depression. But, four years later, with the church still seeking funds for the new building, a talented group of parishioners came to its aid. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus had moved its winter headquarters to Sarasota in 1927, and, in the process, the circus performers had become members of the congregation. To help raise funds for the building of the new church, the circus staged two shows on parish property.

Easter Sunday 1941 marked the day of the first Mass in the new church — the same brick building that stands today.

The circus shows were so successful, they continued annually until 1941.

Beyond its walls

The current church holds about 400 people, but the parish’s reach goes well beyond the walls of the church building.

Since its founding 100 years ago, St. Martha parishioners have spread the sense of community within their church to the Sarasota community. The church currently offers two dozen parish ministries. AccordStampiglia ing to Louie Faustino, head of the parish’s Jail Ministry, the Rev. Fausto Stampiglia has had much to do with these efforts. Stampiglia was appointed pastor in 1991.

Part of Stampiglia’s early efforts included the ecumenical Thanksgiving service with Temple Emanu-El and Bahia Vista Mennonite Church, which took place from 1992 to 2006. Today, the Feast of Abraham, an ecumenical free meal that takes place in the spring, brings together local Christians, Jews and Muslims.

“Father Fausto has really been the moving sprit of getting such an active ministry,” says Faustino. “The beautiful things he does there … He’s busy moving the spirit behind it and the rest of us go along.”

Deering says the sense of an extended family at St. Martha and Stampiglia’s community-orientated missions make giving back to the community a part of a parishioner’s duty. The Knights deliver meals to the homeless and donate funds to many local charities. Last Thanksgiving, more than 650 local homeless men and women received a Thanksgiving meal.

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Stampiglia has played a special part in many of the lives of his parishioners.

“Father Fausto gave us our first family Bible a little more than 20 years ago,” parishioner Stacy Izzo says. Since then, Stampiglia has married Stacy and her husband, Anthony, as well as baptized their three children. “(Father Fausto) has always been there for us in so many ways,” Izzo says. “He’s just a very good example for everybody… he’s all about family and, being Italian, we understand that.”

Stampiglia’s message of family and devotion keeps parishioners, such as Izzo and her family, returning.

“You definitely leave feeling good about yourself and that we are all on the same path together,” Izzo says.

As for Stampiglia, he says St. Martha’s family atmosphere is due to its parishioners.

“It is because the people are happy to be with God; that is why it feels like a family,” says Stampiglia.

The parish is preparing to celebrate its 100 years with a dinner gala Nov. 9, at Michael’s On East. The St. Martha family, now 4,000 parishioners strong, has grown up alongside the community it serves.

And, as for the church’s future, Stampiglia hopes to continue to serve his parishioners by leading by example — with his trademark good humor.

“A smiley priest means really smiley parishioners,” he says.

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Home in San Remo Estates sells for $3,725,000

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

A home in San Remo Estates tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

Bart and Karin Leereveld, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1447 Tangier Way to Richard and Melissa Hall, of Sarasota, for $3,725,000. Built in 2008, it has four bedrooms, four baths, one half-bath, a pool and 5,040 square feet of living area.

Built in 1957, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,218 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $525,000 in 2007.

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Owen Mellon, of Ontario, Canada, sold his Unit 108 condominium at 199 Whispering Sands Drive to Brian Long, trustee, of Bethel Park, Pa., for $350,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,271 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $380,000 in 2005.

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Patrick and Linda O’Brien, of Sarasota, sold their Unit G1013 condominium at 100 Central Ave. to Thomas and Cheryl Walker, of Sarasota, for $887,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two baths, one halfbath and 1,691 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $844,600 in 2008.

The Enclave at Eagles Point

William Zinn, trustee, of Bradenton, sold the Unit 5455 condominium at 5455 Eagles Point Circle to Edward and Kathleen Levins, of Sarasota, for $505,000.

Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,460 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $379,900 in 1999.

Kentwood Estates

Geoffrey Proffitt, Laurence Proffitt, Marjorie Herbert and Deborah Proffitt sold their home at 4113 Camino Real to Leo Millstein and Linda Finkelman, of Sarasota, for $455,000. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,970 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $157,500 in 1995.

Landings

Richard and Debra Booth, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1769 Pine Harrier Circle to Ramsey Frangie, of Sarasota, for

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This home at 1447 Tangier Way has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 5,040 square feet of living area. It sold for $3,725,000. $425,000. Built in 1983, it has four bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath, a pool and 2,778 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $669,900 in 2005.

Emerald Harbor

James and Julie McLaughlin, of Sarasota, sold their home at 6319 Hollywood Blvd. to Jennifer Weil, of Traverse City, Mich., for $365,000. Built in 1951, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,161 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $229,000 in 2002.

Castel Del Mare

Joseph and Susan Perdew, of Hennepin, Minn., sold their Unit 1624-404 condominium at 1624 Stickney Point Road to Austin Grippo, of Sarasota, for $364,000.

Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,432 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $418,000 in 2004.

The Boatyard

Alan and M. Murphy Stevens, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 502 condominium at 1542 Stickney Point Road to Nancy Bradley, trustee, of Sarasota, for $330,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,270 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $135,000 in 1989.

Indian Beach

Ramsey and Joyce Mills, trustees, of Grandy, N.C., sold the home at 686 Beverly Drive to Craig Johnson, of Sarasota, for $270,000. Built in 1952, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,750 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $199,000 in 2000.

Pine Ridge

Wells Fargo Bank, trustee, sold the home at 2330 Roselawn Circle to Jonathan Collazo, of Sarasota, for $226,600.

Frederic Goeddel, of Jacksonville, and Susan Brooks, of Cincinnati, sold the Unit 102 condominium at 1300 N. Portofino Drive to Peter and Carole Benequista, of Tubac, Ariz., for $270,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 929 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $380,000 in 2004.

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June Haase, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 8419 Cypress Hollow Drive to Robert and Vivian Mockett, of Sarasota, for $455,000. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,750 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $299,900 in 1996.

Villagewalk

Russell and A. Joan Delaney, of Sarasota, sold their home at 5520 Carmona Place to Kenneth Elsemann, trustee, of Brighton, Colo., for $410,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,008 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $268,200 in 2001.

Thomas and Beverly Crafts Living Trust sold the home at 7776 Andora Drive to

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4782 Watermark Ln #A3986759 $569,900 Sarah Mcguire

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5430 Eagles Point Cir # 205 #A3986490 $465,000 Tara Lamb & Judy Greene

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4237 Sarasota Ave #A3976532 $314,900 Annette Bentley

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409 N Point Rd # 403 #A3974184 $299,000 Anja Deichmann

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2084 Clematis St. 1240 Hillview Drive 1111 N. Gulfstream Ave. 1350 Main St. 1233 N. Gulfstream Ave. 2427 Wisteria St. 4907 Eastchester Drive 852 Freeling Drive 1536 Sandpiper Lane 1823 Boyce St.

Addition Windows/Doors Renovations Alterations Remodel Re-roof Pool Cage Door Mechanical Pool Cage

Lori Hellstrom Mollie Nelson Brenda Madison W. Carey Mary Jo Deckro, trustee William Godson III Joshua Johnson Alexander Paderewski Geoffrey Liss, trustee Harold Tucker

Amount $118,000 $77,764 $60,000 $41,836 $37,000 $15,850 $14,875 $13,700 $10,081 $9,018

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555 Commonwealth Place 555 Commonwealth Place 3042 Spencer Lane 1217 Carter Ave. 907 Mac Ewen Drive 439 E. Mac Ewen Drive 2715 Herwald St. 4178 Roberts Point Circle 4770 Watermark Lane 222 St. James Park

Addition Renovations Addition Addition Re-roof Re-roof Remodel Windows/Doors Re-roof Re-roof

Nancy Potter Kevin Swint Maren Simmons Leonard Yoder, trustee Robert Brown Joan Brofazi, trustee Gary Lafferty Paul Elmes Alfred Hofstadter George Rice

Amount $175,000 $150,000 $117,000 $84,000 $63,910 $52,900 $40,000 $40,000 $38,735 $39,500

1441 Rebecca Ln #A3977594 $3,599,000 Linda Dickinson & Kelly Quigley

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-350-3304

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165 Tyler Dr #A3952310 Diann Thelen

220 Tenacity Ln #A3986848 $4,950,000 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

271 Lewis Cir #C7048714 $200,000 Jennifer Calenda

562 Fallbrook Dr #N5781140 $174,850 Susan Brooker

Sarasota $4,800 941-552-4200

2945 Woodcrest Dr #A3966345 $3,000 Lisa Gullick

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-544-4919

1530 Hansen St #A3977046 $1,249,900 Harvey & Ethel Lovelace

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-586-7390

1921 Monte Carlo Dr # 802 #A3971049 $1,195,000 Pat Mudgett & Mackenzie Mudgett

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-320-7758

7950 Midnight Pass Rd #A3975852 $1,125,000 Elaine Adair

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-993-3334

4829 Featherbed Ln #A3986812 $1,095,000 Anka Eshak PA

Siesta Key 941-951-6660 941-504-6374

500 Webbs Cv #A3986980 $1,075,000 Rosalie Phillips

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-544-4430

5880 Midnight Pass Rd # 808 #A3978561 $925,000 Sandy and Jerry Strom

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-650-8297

8600 Midnight Pass Rd # 602 #A3975483 $895,000 Mark McCann

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-685-7624

6100 Jessie Harbor Dr # 302 #A3979271 $895,000 Michael James

Osprey 941-951-6660 941-724-4034

5589 Siesta Estates Ct #A3986816 $890,000 Kristina Rain

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-320-2639

845 Macewen Dr #A3976087 $849,500 Betty Mullinnix & Steve Abbe

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-928-3441

1240 Dolphin Bay Way # 402 #A3980063 $799,000 Jane Rees

Siesta Key 941-388-4447 941-586-3970

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Punta Gorda 941-505-5555 941-916-0798

Venice 941-493-2500 941-223-6055

232 Pocono Trl #A3986908 $195,000 Betty Knight

829 E 5Th Street #N5781528 $139,900 Martha Pike

Nokomis/North Venice 941-966-8000 941-928-3019

Englewood 941-485-5421 941-716-4392

Sarasota 941-552-4200 941-321-6973

153 Southampton S Pl # 338 #N5778951 Robin Sullivan

Venice $2,400 941-485-5421

Siesta Key 941-951-6660 941-376-1717

Mid Longboat 383.5502 • South Longboat 383.7591 • St. Armands 388.4447 • Main Street 951.6660 Palmer Ranch 966.8000 • Siesta Key 349.3444 • Venice 485.5421 • Englewood 473.7750

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7484 Cass Cir #A3986687 $179,900 Don Hughes, PA

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-266-5900

6326 Midnight Pass Rd # 509 #A3961555 $1,999,000 Karen Chandler

Federal National Mortgage Association sold the home at 6287 Buckingham St. to Erwin Ortaleza and Marilyn Banalagay, of Sarasota, for $271,500. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,698 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $286,700 in 2012.

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Charmaine Strieb, trustee, of Sarasota, for $285,500. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,846 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $227,800 in 2004.

Morton and Dorothy Polsky sold their home at 5524 Avellino Place to William Doherty, of Sarasota, for $265,000. Built in 2001, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,534 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $234,900 in 2004.

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Sue Nielsen and Rico dressed as ladybugs at the Humane Society of Sarasota’s HowlO-Ween doggie costume parade.

Tony and Alahana Ashman with their son, Bently, 7 months, go “batty” at the Siesta Key Village Association’s Safe Treats for Kids Thursday, Oct. 31, in Siesta Village.

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Wednesday, Oct. 30

87

67

91 (2009)

45 (1952)

Thursday, Oct. 31

86

66

90 (1959)

47 (1953)

Friday, Nov. 1

85

69

91 (1971)

40 (1993)

Saturday, Nov. 2

80

67

92 (1971)

40 (1993)

Sunday, Nov. 3

78

62

89 (1995)

41 (1963)

Monday, Nov. 4

83

59

90 (1992)

36 (1966)

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11-07-13

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Items Under $200 For Sale A STEAL: Treadmill, Health Rider. Excellent condition. $200 firm. 941-355-0127 ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE with the total value of all items $200 or less in this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words or less. Price must be included next to each item. No commercial advertising.

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer.

(No phone calls please.)

(Please provide your name and address) Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: The Observer Group P.O. Box 3169 Sarasota, Fl 34230 BOOKCASES (2), $15. TV Credenza, wood, $40.

Dell color printer, $75. Fica tree, $20. 941-320-6183 COUCH: LIKE new, 80"L Regency style, light cream and seafoam color striped fabric. $195.

941-921-3223.

COUCH: WHITE leather, great condition. Sacrifice for $200. 941-586-7037.

FUTON: DOUBLE. Excel. cond., teakwood frame. $165.00/ OBO. (941)549-4290.

KEY BOARD: Yamaha YPT-300, like new, $85.

941-379-4102.

MASSAGE CUSHION: Homedics Portable, excellent cond., $38. Weber vented table grill w/cover, $14. 941-377-4522.

MIRROR, 7’X4’, $25. Pet wire fence, $25. Queen bed rails, $10. Floor fan, $20. 941-266-9834.

MITER SAW: Craftsman 10” compound. Excellent condition, $85. Call 941-922-1642 after 12 noon.

NAVIGATOR POOL Vacuum with all hoses, like new. $200. 941-735-1452.

NORDICTRACK VERTEX Weight System 670.

Lightly used, U disassemble and move. New AbLounge2, $50/all. 941-914-0558.

PALM TREES: Eight large Queen, $25.00 each. U dig and move. 941-924-5093.

PAUL DETLEFSEN 1950's, "The Smithy", 19"x2" framed canvas art print. Good condition, $45.

(941)504-0165.

PING PONG table: collapsible, with net, paddles,$50. 35" square white card table, $25.

941-927-4404.

POWER JUICER: Jack Lalanne’s w/operating manual and recipes. Like new, $50. 941-822-7566.

WICKER SETTEE, $100, rocker, $75 1920's vintage, sturdy condition. Brand new umbrella stroller, $10. 941-921-6043.

WORK BENCH, $50.00. White Parsons Chair, $15.00. Yellow Upholstered Chair, $35.00. Call 941-539-8136.

Autos For Sale 2008 TOYOTA Solara Convertible, 75K, clean. $14,980. 2004 Ford Focus, clean, good shape. $3,900/obo. 941-536-5739.

OVER 30 VEHICLES IN STOCK $10K OR UNDER 2003 Nissan Xterra XE, 70/K miles, only $8988 2011 Ford F150 XL, WT, like new, 81K/miles, $11,988 2006 Toyota Corolla, 5/speed, 43K/mi., $9988 2005 Chrysler 300 LTD, CLEAN, $9988 2008 Smart Fortwo Cabriolet, 33K/miles, like new, 33MPG city, $9988.

2008 Ford Fusion SEL, 78K/miles, loaded up, $10988 2003 Nissan Altima SE, 75K/mi., $8988 2010 Nissan Versa, 53K/mi., $9988 2005 Ford 500 Limited, leather, all the options, $8988 Hawley Motors II 5741 Pinkney Ave. (1 block west of MacIntosh, off Clark) 941-312-5890

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

Merchandise Wanted

Business Opportunities

AUCTION MID-CENTURY DESIGN SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH @ 1PM Inspection Sunday Day of Sale 11am-1pm The sale will be held at our Auction Gallery located on the Southwest corner of 301N & University Parkway. *****FEATURING: Danish Modern Furniture, Lucite, Heywood-Wakefield, Signed Modern Art, Retro Lighting Fixtures, Jewelry, Signed Sculptures, Rugs, Glass and Pottery from several local Estates.***** 13% Buyer’s Premium 3% Discount for Cash or Check Elliott Bernstein Auctions AU3504 - AB2545 Gallery Phone: 941-351-3002 Photos & more: www.auctionzip.com Auctioneer ID#8290

CASH FOR Old Military Items. Swords, uniforms, insignia & old guns. Call 941-416-3280.

JAN PRO CLEANING FRANCHISE: $950 Down Required, Financing Available for growth, Includes customers. Earn up to $10,000 Month+.

Call 941-907-8141.

AUNT’S ESTATE SALE. 3816 Countyside Lane, Country Place, off Beneva Saturday 8am-2pm.

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

Events HOLIDAY FAIR. Presbyterian Church of The Covena t. Saturday, November 9th, 9a.m.-1p.m.

7950 S. Tamiami Trail. Gifts, plants, baked goods and more!

Personals ADOPTION: CARING and understanding Teacher and Physician Assistant promise unconditional love and education to child. Expenses paid. Sandy and Clint, 1-800-968-9851. www.sandyclintadopt.com.

FL Bar #0474835.

Storage

Sofa, rocker, wash stand, tea cart, bamboo dining set, small tables, chairs, daybed, cups and saucers, antiques, set of Mikasa china, lamps, pictures, full kitchen, patio and garage items.

ESTATE SALE Saturday, November 9 - 8:45a.m.-2p.m.

6736 Deering Cir. - Sarasota Deerfield off Porter Rd. Opposite The Paddocks E. Oak dining set, bow front china cabinet, 136 dolls, sofa table, sofa/love seat, full bed, dinette, 3 curio cabinets, Fenton milk glass, nice accessories, electric typewriter, sofa bed, lamps, end tables, coffee table, patio chairs, lots of holiday decorations, linens, full kitchen.

Sale by Julie McClure Pix: estatesales.net ESTATE SALE: Saturday and Sunday November, 9th and 10th from 9a.m.-3p.m. 7719 Broadmoor Pines Blvd., Palm Aire area.

HOLIDAY FAIR Spanish Lakes MHP, Saturday Nov. 9th, 9AM-1PM. 1340 North Tamiami Trail, Nokomis. Christmas, Next to New, Raffles, Jewelry, Baking, Lunch, and Misc.

TRIPLE HIT joint Community Sale. Saturday 8am3pm. Residents in Stonebridge, The Hamptons and Wellington Chase. Enter from Palmer Ranch Parkway East, Honore Avenue or Northridge Road. Center point for easy access or GPS - 5051 Bridgehampton Blvd. 34238.

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

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

Help Wanted ACT! MODEL! NOW! Looking for new faces for print, motion pictures, TV commercials. Children, adults, senior. 813-902-1722.

LIMO DRIVERS: 100% clean driving record, full-time, non smokers, $500-$1000 week.

Call 941-792-3400.

Positions Wanted HOLIDAY HELPER /Personal Assistant. I can help you plan, organize, prepare and implement any or all of your holiday needs. Detail oriented, dependable, honest and responsible. Call Kathy 941-780-8065.

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

Things To Do GULFSIDE MINI-VACATION IN NAPLES JUST $179 PER PERSON ***

Your Mini-Vacation Includes: • Check-in Sunday through Wednesday only • Gulfside accommodations for 2 nights* • Continental Breakfast Buffet • Dinner 1 evening ($27 voucher) at your choice of 7 local restaurants plus additional 10% off 2nd evening dinner at The Turtle Club.** • Lunch 1 day ($12 voucher) at your choice of 7 local restaurants plus additional lunch per person at The Turtle Club.** • Admission to 1 of 7 local attractions (Some attractions may require additional fees) * Available through December 18, 2013. Holidays and weekends excluded.

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

Type of accommodation subject to availability.

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

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

www.vanderbiltbeachresort.com

Find Treasure!

Want to find a great deal on something you’ve always dreamed of?

Condos/Apts. For Rent ASHTON LAKES: 2BR/2BA, garage, lake view, 2nd floor, end unit, cathedral ceilings.

Non-smoking. $1250/mo. Annual. Unfurnished.

Call Ashton Realty, Inc. Joe Bonsall, 941-923-1945 or 941-356-6356.

BEE RIDGE. Large studio, furnished. Full tile, immaculate, full kitchen, full bath, pool, cable, on #5 bus line. No pets. $695/mo. Annual. 941-374-3401.

BENEVA & CLARK RD.: 55+, 1,425 sq/ft.

2BR/2BA, lanai +carport. 1st floor, W/D, pool, clubhouse w/gym. Close to bus line, shopping, & walking trail. N/S. $975/mo. includes water, sewer, cable, trash, pest control. Small pet ok.

941-244-7825, 941-373-5770 Cell.

SIESTA KEY Condo: 1BR, furnished, walk to beach, shopping, restaurants. Pool, laundry, on ground floor. Available January thru April.

Pictures available. 586-978-8123.

Condos For Sale FREE! What every Real Estate buyer or seller needs to know!

Go to: www.yourmarketupdate.com LONGBOAT KEY CLUB COMPLEX. Investors Special! 3 Club Suites. Turnkey, tennis, Gulf view, 650/sq.ft. $999,000. 708-267-6704.

NEAR SIESTA BEACH. Castel del Mare Large furnished, renovated 1BR garden unit with water views, double width lanai. $158,000. Owner 847-651-1929.

4 EASY WAYS To Place Your Classified Ad Call 941-955-4888 Fax 941-362-4808 Email classified@yourobserver.com Online at

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Reserved Space LP Reserved Space

Autos Wanted WE BUY CARS. TOP $$ PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Boats ChitwoodCharters.com Cruise or Fish Hyatt Sarasota Docks 32’/53’ Yachts - 2hrs./2 months 941-383-5232

You never know what you’ll find in the classifieds!

2013

This week’s Cryptogram answers

General Merchandise CHINA: LIMOGE service for 12, many serving pieces. Will E-mail pics. Sacrifice for $800.

941-379-3790.

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WANTED LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS Contact - Sarasota Luxury Rentals 941-225-1356 email: info@sarasotaluxuryrentals.com Personalized attention with professional honest advice.

25 Years Experience - References available

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

Homes For Rent

AAA SUNSETS, Space, Luxury on Sarasota Bay. You could toss a pebble from the window into the water (but you wouldn’t). Lawrence Pointe 2BR plus office, 2.5BA, 2200+ sq. ft. Completely renovated 2011; beautifully furnished and equipped.

Walk to downtown, St. Armands, Van Wezel.

3 month minimum Jan-Feb-Mar $7,500/month including weekly maid service plus security, taxes.

No smoking or pets.

Email for photos spaciousandstunning@gmail.com. 941-383-9729.

LUXOR MHP $450/mo-1 bed/bath mobile homes.

55+ community. No Pets.

5811 14th St. W. Bradenton.

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

LIDO KEY Beachfront condo: 3BR/2BA, covered parking, nicely furnished. Seasonal rental: $3500/mo. or yearly lease at $2750/mo.

613-722-7767.

E-mail: lainecooper@cooperhr.com

Homes For Sale $109,500 BUYS COTTAGE

STONEYBROOKE CONDO: 2BR/2BA, furnished, lake view, 1st floor, golf, pool, tennis, gym.

Available Dec. to Feb. Call 941-966-7061.

with Loft, amongst fruit & flowering trees.

Adult Care Services

Laurence Atkins & Co. Licensed Real Estate Broker 941-955-8692

Open House LONGBOAT KEY: OPEN HOUSE. Sunday, November 10th, 12:30-4p.m. 840 Tarawitt Dr. Waterfront: UNBELIEVEABLE VIEW OF CITY. Elevator; hardwood floors; 2200sq.ft., 2 docks.

Must see. You will be Surprised!! Bank approved. $1,230,000. Brokers paid. 941-650-9761.

ND SPARKLE. We are a family business experienced in both home and office cleaning great rates. Call for a quote. 941-330-4466. Email: norgrasi@hotmail.com

Computer Services COMPUTER TECHNICAL Support. H/W & S/W problems solved. Virus/Malware removal; data recovery; Networking/ Internet Issues; Upgrades; A+, Network+ Cert. Tech. Navy trained electronics tech veteran. 941-225-0046.

OWN A MAC/iPHONE/iPAD? MacTutor has 21+ years experience teaching Apple products.

I speak English, not “Geek”! (941) 812-3887 www.FLMacTutor.com

Furniture Repair ALBERTO’S REFINISHING Of Fine Furniture, Antiques, Gold Leaf, Cane, Rush, Upholstery.

Quality Work. Call: 941-296-5427.

General Contractors

SHIP YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR SUV anywhere in the United States. Great rates, fast quotes. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Carpentry CARPENTRY & REMODELING. Serving Sarasota since 1982. Exterior siding and wood rot repairs.

Interior alterations, trim work and doors. Kitchen installations. Drywall repairs. Built-in cabinets and bookcases. CALL RON VOIT 941-228-7601

AIR CONDITIONING

BANYAN TREE Construction, LLC Design Build - 941.724.9633 High Quality remodel, additions, & new Fairfax Corp. CGC02495

Home Improvement/ Remodeling MITCHELL HANDYMAN. Painting, Carpentry, Tile, Pressure Cleaning. Total Home Improvements, Repairs. Small and large! 941-284-8488.

MAKE YOUR PHONE FIND IT!RING 955-4888 Classifieds

call: 955-4888 • Email: classified@yourobserver.com online: www.YourObserver.com

AUTO SERVICE

Full Service Scratch & Dent or Collision Service We do it all. We get it right!

Insured

15505 Lemon Fish Dr. Dustin Yoder Bradenton, FL 34202 yoderaluminum@gmail.com Office 941-650-9790

ALTERATIONS/UPHOLSTERY

Law Office of

Home Furnishing Restoration and Upholstery Specialist!

Sharon M. Guy

Hours: Monday-Friday 9am - 3pm • Weekends by appointment 123716

ESTABLISHED 1975!

Office in Palmer Ranch 8586 Potter Park Drive, Sarasota, FL 34238

Team Up Today With Classifieds 941-955-4888

Mercy’s Cleaning Service 724-1395

Cell (941)

Licensed • Free Estimates

Unique Cleaning Service 123685

Allow me to do my very best for you!

CLEANING

We Use Organic Products

552-5766

In shop free estimates Pick up and delivery services available

DOCKSIDE BOAT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

Commercial and Residential Best Prices in Town

Sharon M. Guy, P.A.

Honesty • Integrity • Quality • Value

BOAT SERVICES

CERTIFIED & INSURED

WILLS, TRUSTS, PROBATE, ELDER LAW

Frank Beck Upholstery

941-923-2564

SMS Mobile Marine Service GPS/Fishfinder Installation • Outboards I/O’s • Inboards Call for appointment • 941-232-3523

ATTORNEY

Call 955-4888 to reserve your space.

4541 Clark Road, Sarasota

124575 124988

124960

Call Gary Auto Body & Paint Inc.

Yoder Aluminum Inc. “Specializing in 6” Seamless Gutters”

WorkS for you!

941• 925 • 2447

cLassifiEd LinE ad PricE

First 15 words ........................................... $15 per week Each Add’l word .......................................................50¢ 15% discount for 4 week Run Yellow color $5 per Week • Border as low as $3 per Week

Paintless dent repair & detailing too!

The Service DirecTory

Gulf Gate Village 6568 Superior Ave., Sarasota, FL 34231

JACK'S DETAILED Pressure Washing. Homes and flat work, window washing, pool decks. Free estimates. Licensed and Insured. 941-979-7095.

E-mail: kwantj@yahoo.com PRESSURE WASHING: Residential and Commercial. ECO Cleaning. Roofs, lanais, pool areas, etc. Roof coating also. 941-756-4570.

Your sourcE for LocaL cLassifiEd ads

ALUMINUM

225000

941-465-5208

Personal Services

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Commercial & Residential

Painting/Wallpapering CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

Interior/ Exterior painting including drywall repair and retexturing. Wallpaper installation & removal, pressure washing. Residential & commercial, condos. Honest & reliable. Free estimates.

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

CUSTOM PAINTING, Wallpaper Removal.

Quality work at a reasonable price.

Free Estimates. Established 1978. Call Daniel at L.L. Armstrong Contracting. Lic./Insured.

941-323-5074.

RICK STEAKLEY PAINTING. Interior/Exterior.

Pressure Washing. Wallpaper Removal. Drywall Repairs. Reasonable. Reliable. Professional.

30+/years experience. References available.

Free Estimates.

Lic./Ins. 941-228-7605, rlsteakley60@gmail.com

Pressure Cleaning

Complete Systems Starting at

Insured • License #CACA44874

ALL TYPES OF MASONRY Specializing in concrete driveways, pavers, decorative concrete, stone work, patios.

Call for free and honest estimates.

941-525-2435

Pet Services

Service, Sales, Installation

www.integrityiscool.com

Masonry

DOGGY HOTEL/GROOMING. 24 Hour Daycare.

FREE Daycare with groom (we are the best).

3925 Brown Avenue behind Sleep King. doggyhotel.net 941-554-4620.

Air Conditioning

Auto Transport

CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE 726-1802 LIC/ INS

CAREGIVER HHA, companion provides meals, meds., bookkeeping, pet care, personal shopping.

Will travel. Please call 941-284-8551, leave message.

CUSTOMIZED INDIVIDUAL CARE. Offering nonmedical and medical care plans developed and designed to fit individuals needs. Includes homemaking, errands, doctor visits, transportation, meal prep. with special dietary needs, and medication supervision. To customize a plan for your loved one and for details, call 377-4465 or visit our mobile or online website at eldercaresarasota.com Lic. #30211372. Bonded and Insured.

GULFSIDE A/C & Heating, LLC. SALES & SERVICE, FREE ESTIMATES! 10 MINUTE RESPONSE. Visa/MC/Disc. Lic. #CAC1816929 941-962-6863.

SARASOTA: GATED, move-in condition, 3BR/2BA. House to be sold Sunday night to highest bidder. Best offer over $101,000. By appointment only. Ask for Steve, 941-360-1220.

HOUSE CLEANING, housekeeping, pet sitting, window washing. Excellent services by European couple. 941-350-8072.

20 YRS. EXPERIENCE

124962

1 Block East of Shade & Webber Ave.

CAREGIVER IS available for traveling, baths, meds. Possible live-in. Full time or part time.

References. 941-545-5992.

BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

Residential/ Commercial. Meticulous Cleaning.

Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable.

Lic./ Ins. 941-400-3342.

FREE ESTIMATES! Call Dotty, detailed cleaning.

24 Years Exp. Lic./Ins. Residential/Commercial.

Looking for year-round customers! We accept all major credit cards. Dottie, 941-321-6645.

PROFESSIONAL TILE & MARBLE INSTALLATION

124178

Drive by, 2712 Blossom Dr.

ADULT & SENIOR Help at Home. Tell me your needs. I have excellent references. Louise 941-952-8090.

STEVE ALLEN FLOOR COVERINGS

Call Liz for the Best Price

Free

941-724-4278 Estimates

• Move Ins/Move Outs House/Condo/Office Cleaning/Carpet & Floor Care Lic. # 46264

124179

Metal roof, total building area 1342 Sq. Ft.

Home Improvement/ Remodeling

BETTY’S HOUSECLEANING Service. Residential and Commercial. High quality cleaning.

Reasonable rates. Licensed. References. Call 941-650-6180.

BLUE FISH CLEANING INC. 941-705-3812. Insured, Bonded. Affordable reliable home cleaning, introductory offer $60 3 hours.

For Qualified Waiting Clients

SIESTA TOWER: Seller has spared no expense, the most desirable 3BR/3BA, end unit condo with spectacular views of the Gulf, has all the bells and whistles. Parquet flooring and crown molding thru out. Kitchen has Corian counters and marble floors. Master suite with Jacuzzi, $20k remote control hurricane shutters. Within walking distance to Siesta Village and minutes to the #1 beach. Call Debra Villari at Berkshire Hathaway, formerly known as Prudential Florida Realty. “Warren Buffet liked us so much he made us a part of the family.”

609-458-4627 or 941-207-5055

Cleaning BEST Home CLEANING in PALMER RANCH by GRACIE of PALMER RANCH. Affordable, Honest, Reliable. 941-312-1485.

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CLEANING

ELECTRIC

ADDY’S CLEANING SERVICE

LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRIC

• One Time, Weekly, Monthly • Res./Comm. • Move Ins/Outs • Carpet Cleaning • References • Free Est. ★ Very Affordable Rates ★

A FULL SERVICE IRRIGATION COMPANY

of Sarasota

Maintenance - Repair -Installation

124576

3687954-01

3690387-01

Franklin Kenny • Electrical Contractor

Ph. 376-4228 singleturtle@aol.com

IRRIGATION

377-2272

Lic. #ER0013984

COMPUTER

15% OFF

124181

rain sensors 124965

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013

20 any irrigation $ OFF repair over 100 $

CALL 24/7 • RESIDENTIAL SPECIALISTS FOR ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL NEEDS! 941.538.7274

941-888-2988 FREE ESTIMATES rainscapefl.com

KITCHEN/BATH REMODELING

123686

124469

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EXPANSIVE GULF FRONT ON SIESTA KEY!

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Built in 2003 - 5,033 SF Anchor built Home with Custom Quality Amenities, 4BD/4BA +2 Half Baths, Summer Room/Outdoor Kitchen with Fireplace, Office, Elevator, Open Floor Plan, 5 Balconies, Central Vacuum, Wine Room. Heated Pool/Spa, Fire Pit, 10+ Car Garage, Crown Molding, Elevated Ceilings, Built-ins, Private Deeded Beach Access, Tropical Plantings, Panoramic view of the Gulf. Seeing is Believing!!

Ron Stahl

941 374 1671

Offered at $7,900,000

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DEEDED BEACH ACCESS

Spacious 4BR/4BA on Palm Island. New Only 45 steps to the BEACH!!! Large rooms kitchen, master bedroom & bathroom. New and volume ceilings. Extensive wrap boat lift on Grand Canal. Heated pool and around decks. The top floor elevation of spa, private Waterfront Tiki Bar. Lovely tropi- 16.28 ft allows for very reasonable insurcal view across the canal. Huge bonus area ance premiums. You are walking distance on lower level. Palm Island is an Island on a to renowned local dining and a marina.

Island and a short walk to World Famous Si- Next door is Turtle Beach Park with kayak esta Beach & Siesta Village. The Perfect Home and boat launch facilities. This home is a or Investment property for the discerning must see. Check out your private beach buyer. $889,900 MLS#A3979580 access!!! $799,000 MLS#A3986065

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Open Sunday, 1-4 pm Almeria on the Bay - 6470 Hollywood Blvd. #102

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Siesta Key’s Premier Condominium Community Gulf & Bay Club is a gulf front, gated community located on over 30 acres with 780 feet of Siesta Key Beach frontage.

Amenities include 3 heated pools, 8 tennis courts, a fitness center with spa, a clubhouse with library and multiple barbeque areas.

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5760 MIDNIGHT PASS RD,#D-602 Fully furnished 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo with beautiful views of the beach and courtyard. New A/C. Priced at $639,900

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Priced at $649,000

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140 Avenida Veneccia

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• 2,560 SF, 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths, 1 Car Garage.

• Outdoor shower to wash off sandy toes.

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• A short walk to SK Beach and SK Village!

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• 2,491 SF, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, 4 Car Garage.

• 1 of 3 freestanding condos that make up Siesta • Community pool and private walkway to beach.

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MLS A3983728 $1,999,000

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The Pointe 9393 Midnight Pass Rd., #702

Harbour Towne Yacht Club 1303 Dockside Place 1211 Dockside Place

Gulf & Bay Club Bayside 1275 Siesta Bayside Drive

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Enjoy the best of Siesta Key in this 3/2½ with great outdoor living on 2 balconies.

All that you would expect in one of the newest developments on Siesta Key. MLS#A3985197 $875,000

Exclusive Royal Palm Harbor

Ideal location!!! Short walk to Siesta Beach and minutes to the Gulf via your boat from this charming 3/2½. Large lot with deep water dock and pool.

MLS#A3969984. $1,049,000

Harbour Towne Yacht Club

Rarely available true 3 bedroom/3 bath unit with 2 master suites. Located just a short walk to Siesta Beach with its own private 30’ boat dock.

MLS#13985461. $849,000

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Gulf of Mexico views. Furnished, luxury 2377 sq feet End Unit with North West views. Pull onto the new pavered drive behind the Ocean Blvd landscaping right into your PRIVATE 2 car garage, (with the kayaks on the roof of your vehicle) shut the door and walk thru the beautiful, secure, secluded, lobby and ride upstairs to your postcard home. Have an Olympic spirit -- swim 250 strokes across to LIDO Park. Or slip your kayak into the water and go birding or BBQ on the sandbar. $965,000

Pet friendly, panoramic Gulf & Bay view, private beach, covered parking, peaceful pool and perfect pleasure. Lanai, living and master bedroom with sunset views. Turnkey furnished with refreshed kitchen. See how the clouds and sky sing together with the water? Let this exhilerating lifestyle welcome you every day. Feel regenerated and rejuvinated. Move-in ready. Open and easy living. This airy, spacious, clean, bright and welcoming place is a perfect match to the flowing water views. $549,000

Architect owner changed this two Bedroom, two Bath end unit thru-out: New Roof with structural foam insulation, New Bay Window, New Ceramic Tile Floors, Fireplace, New Cabinets in the contemporary feeling kitchen! All in a very active community in the heart of business and fun! Beautiful move-in ready Villa home in the most VALUE-able private marina near Siesta Key with easy access to the Gulf of Mexico. A Boaters Dream with the yard work removed. $200,000

This very appealing home will surprize you upon inspection with its new floors, new landscaping and new interior painting that enhance this clean fresh 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath that is conveniently located within walking distance to South Side School. Entry hall, lounge and dining, fully equipped kitchen. Sheltered outdoor entertaining alfresco are overlooks a pleasant back yard with low maintenance gardens, extensively paved areas and front curb appeal. $195,000

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Located on world famous Siesta Key beach where the sand is white like powdered sugar. Direct views of glorious sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico.

Gated for privacy, solidly constructed and meticulously maintained by a perfectionist, this home can accommodate large beachside gatherings. Hardwood floors, 3 stop elevator, 5 car garage, walk to the village! $4,950,000

PINNACLE PROPERTY IN PRESTANCIA

A magazine worthy contemporary home with its big personality and looming presence sits on over 186’ of the golf course between the 2nd hole & the 3rd tee with forever views of the lakes & greens. Resort style living with multi-level 6,400 sq. ft. of screened outdoor pool & terraced decking creating multiple viewing & entertainment venues. $1,350,000

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5330 Siesta Cove Drive - $2,500,000

13211 Palmers Creek Terrace - $1,895,000 Luxurious furnished country club estate pool home on private preserve lot. 5-6 beds/5.5 baths

Remodeled Siesta Key waterfront home near the beach on the Grand Canal. Coastal-inspired interior with 3 beds/2 baths

under contract in 4 days

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Bayfront pool home in popular neighborhood by Siesta Beach.

Great views, dock and lift. 4 beds/3 baths and offices

8528 Woodbriar Drive - $589,000

Beautifully remodeled pool home with an amazing kitchen. 3 beds/2 baths on huge lot in gated community

452 Canal Road - $1,140,000

Partial gulf views - Newer Siesta Key pool home within blocks of Siesta Beach and Siesta Village. 5 beds/3.5 baths

5450 Shadow Lawn Drive - $795,000

709 Treasure Boat Way - $1,550,000

x 1229 Point Crisp Road - $2,850,000 x 7508 Midnight Pass Road - $2,275,000 x 709 Treasure Boat Way - $1,550,000 x 701 Treasure Boat Way - $1,390,000 x 1718 Bayview Drive - $1,175,000 x 1245 Sea Plume Way - $1,150,000 x 524 N. Spoonbill Drive - $1,150,000 x 452 Canal Road - $1,140,000 x 5415 Azure Way - $1,100,000 x 7220 Proctor Road - $1,000,000 x 1529 Eastbrook Drive - $999,500 x 222 Osprey Point Drive - $950,000 x 1240 Northport Drive - $935,000 x 631 Waterside Way - $925,000 x 1529 Key Royale Drive - $890,000 x 757 Siesta Key Circle - $880,000 x 625 Tremont Street - $820,000 x 618 Owl Way - $800,000 x 1919 Grove Street - $745,000 x 5440 Avenida del Mare - $745,000 x 757 Tropical Circle - $730,000 x 1226 Sea Plume Way - $680,000 x 550 Commonwealth Drive - $670,000 x 5585 Contento Drive - $665,000 x 3210 Old Oak Drive - $665,000 x 5505 Cape Leyte Drive - $655,000 x 5300 Ocean Boulevard #903 - $650,000 x 5128 Windward Avenue - $500,000 x 1008 Glebe Lane - $440,000 x 2978 Bravura Lake Drive - $437,250 x 823 Edgemere Lane - $435,000

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Building Bridges ...between European and U.S. Buyers and Sellers 8 Winslow Place Buttonwood Harbor Longboat Key

Stunning 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath, light & bright home with huge windows to bring awesome water views from every room. Resort style pool with spa and pergola and wonderful tropical landscaping on beautiful Cranes Bayou.

Large boat dock with excellent boating water. Only minutes to the Intracoastal and no fixed bridge to the Gulf. Beach access across the street. Close to the new Publix and only minutes to St. www.8Winslow.com Armands and downtown Sarasota.

Price: $2,600,000

2024 Alameda Ave Whitaker Bayou Sarasota

Exquisite, newly built custom home. The influence of the West Indies combine with the finest materials gives this home truly a one-of-a-kind feeling. Whitaker Bayou offers wonderful water views and great boating water.

Built with the highest quality it offers 4 Bedroom, 4 ½ Baths plus den. The Master bedroom is on the upper level with a private sundeck. Pool & spa, boat dock and ramp, plus a garage for jet skis and kayaks and more.

Price: $1,925,000

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1700BenjaminFranklinDr. #9-D, Lido Key

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GLASS HALF FULL The emphasis on contemporary art led Philip and Nancy Kotler to donate their collection as the first contemporary studio glass in The Ringling museum’s collection.

“Imminent Fear” by Mark Bokesch will be on display from Nov. 18 through June 29, at The Ringling.

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“He’s going with me even if he’s really jet lagged,” Nancy Kotler says with a chuckle. “He made sure he got in just in time for opening night because it’s too fun to miss.”

The Kotlers, contemporary glass art collectors, recently made a large donation of their collection to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Twentyfour works, a portion of the initial donation, will be featured in a studio glass exhibit opening Nov. 18. The Kotlers have promised almost all of the other pieces they own and continue to actively collect. SOFA is where they do most of their shopping.

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// ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT Oct. 31. All of the friends the Kotlers have made through The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass will be in attendance, including some Sarasotans who make up the Southwest chapter. The Kotlers spend six months of the year on Longboat Key, and they’ll arrive just before The Ringling exhibit opens this month. They spend the summers at the Chautaqua Institution, in New York, and falls in Chicago.

The Kotler collection includes artists’ names you recognize (or will soon recognize) if you’re in the know on contemporary studio glass: Karen LaMonte, Harvey Littleton, Nicolas Africano, Peter Hora, etc. The couple’s glass collection is so extensive they completed an addition to their Evanston, Ill., home to utilize as a gallery space. When they outgrew that, they had a new home designed around the collection.

They once needed a structural engineer to evaluate how to accommodate a 450-pound Karen LaMonte sculpture.

The couple started collecting glass pieces in 1986 — nearly 30 years ago.

Leading up to the first glass purchase, Philip Kotler had been collecting art when he traveled for business. As an authoritative voice on marketing, he has penned more than 40 books and is currently the S.C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He frequently travels the world for speaking and consulting work.

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HOW THEY MET Long before they were the grandparents of nine grandchildren, Philip and Nancy Kotler were not Mr. and Mrs. Nancy Kotler was an 18-yearold freshman at Radcliff

Institute for Advanced Study.

Her dorm hosted a jolly-up and 23-year-old Philip was there.

They met and the rest is history.

They will be married 59 years this January.

miniature carved ivory figure that caught her attention. He learned it was a Japanese Netsuke, and it sparked an interest in learning about Japanese mythology and culture. He began collecting the precious sculptures. He became fascinated with Japanese culture, specifically the Samurai tradition.

“Nancy did not want me to buy and bring home Japanese swords,” he says in an email. So he settled on the ornate metal work of the Tsubas, or sword guards. This comprises one of his other collections.

So, when the beauty of glass

paperweights struck him, it was only natural he start collecting them, too, ultimately leading him to the collection of studio glass.

In conjunction with her husband’s love of art collecting, Nancy Kotler was attracted to studio glass on her own in the ’80s, when she practiced law in Chicago. A partner in her law firm, Paul Lurie, had an office full of art she admired, including works

by Dale Chihuly, Dick Huss and Michael Pavlik.

“I had never seen work like that before,” Nancy Kotler says.

Lurie also influenced Nancy

Kotler’s involvement in the Illinois art scene. She joined the board of The Northflight Theater, became chairwoman of the public art committee, as well as the chairwoman of the Arts Council in Evanston.

The first piece the Kotlers bought Nancy Kotler refers to as “bags within bags” by Littleton Vogel Glass (artists John Littleton and Kate Vogel). The technical work to create the piece intrigued the Kotlers. It wasn’t long before they bought the second piece.

“At the beginning we might have been a little obsessive about the collecting,” Nancy Kotler says. “… We bought a lot of work because we were interested in a great many artists and didn’t own anything.”

Nancy Kotler explains they made a conscious decision early in their collecting to pick pieces that spoke to both of them. At first, their focus was on form and color, and then it evolved to emphasize narratives.

Philip Kotler explains: “One sculpture shows a man and woman seated in separate chairs facing each other,” he says. “Is this a psychiatrist and a patient?

Or is this a husband and wife?

One is talking to the other? About what?”

Nancy Kotler finds narrative pieces more emotionally satisfying than strictly abstract work.

The Kotlers knew from the beginning that, aside from a couple of pieces gifted to their three daughters, they would eventually donate the whole collection to a museum. They wanted to share their love of the work with others, something they started with the previous donation of a few pieces

to places such as the Racine Art Museum, in Wisconsin, when it opened; and to the Museum of Arts and Design, in New York City, when it was moving locations.

“We were looking to make a decision, and we had looked at other places,” Nancy Kotler says.

“But, there was no question in our mind that The Ringling was ideal.”

The Kotlers were struck with The Ringling’s initiative to grow its contemporary collections.

The glass art will be on display in the new contemporary wing, near Bird Key residents Warren and Margot Coville’s photography donation and other contemporary works. And with the construction of a new Asian Wing with tentative completion in 2015 — it’s an exciting time to be part of the museum’s growth. The Kotlers’ donation is the first contemporary glass in The Ringling’s collection, and as they see it, the glass is half full.

IF YOU GO The Philip and Nancy Kotler Glass Collection When: Opens 10 a.m. Nov. 18 and runs through June 29 Where: The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art (Searing Wing); 5401 Bay Shore Road Admission price: Members free; $25 adults; $20 seniors 65+; $5 students and children age 6 to 17 Info: Call 359-5700 or visit Ringling.org

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PAYING IT FORWARD Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s initiative to mentor becomes the song that never ends.

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Henry Porter teaches five A’s to his congregation: affection, approval, achievement, acceptance and appreciation.

He’s never felt like he needed to seek acceptance because there was someone who helped keep him in the loop.

Bishop Henry Porter replays a voicemail he saved from March.

The bishop and founder of the Westcoast School for Human Development wears a proud smile as Nate Jacobs’ voice sounds aloud: “I wanted you to be the first to know that we own the property we’re on,” the message says. It’s big news that the group now has its own theater.

Porter remembers Jacobs long before Jacobs was even a performer. And, if it weren’t for Porter’s mentorship, there would not be a Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe (WBTT).

Just as Porter did for him, Jacobs lights the way for the troupe members he mentors, and they proceed to illuminate the lives of the people they touch.

son, that Porter was a fine Christian boy who needed a little money for school. Porter became one of the first Selby Scholars.

“That opened the doors,” he says. “I’m in the loop.”

Porter keeps referring to the “loop.” He says some people want to do well but don’t know how. And if someone else has the ability to help that person, then they should bring him or her in the loop.

“That’s what we have to do to connect the community,” he says.

“We can do more together than any one of us can do alone.”

Under this notion and as a service to the community, Porter founded the Westcoast School for Human Development. He had an organ, a front porch and put a listing in the paper.

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Igniting a fire

When Sarasota-born Porter was in seventh grade, he asked to help grade teacher Janie Poe’s papers.

She became his homeroom teacher and took extra time to help him.

Back then, Porter wanted to go to France, become a mathematician and return to America to become the only black professor with a French accent. But as he matured, he decided he wanted to attend Yale and become a mathematics professor.

In response, Poe took him to First National Bank after hours and told the then-secretary of the Selby Foundation, Richard Jack-

Five dollars put Nate Jacobs in the loop. In 1979, Jacobs was in a prayer group Porter founded at Florida A&M University, in Tallahassee, where Porter had been a professor. Porter and Jacobs knew of each other, but Porter had never seen Jacobs perform. Jacobs, then 19, was hanging out with a group of peers who’d prodded him to give an impromptu performance — and Jacobs created the character Sarasota now knows as Aunt Rudele on the spot. The group was roaring with laughter when up walked Dr. Porter. Jacobs saw him as esteemed and became embar-

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“I enjoyed being under the lights,” Earley Dean says. “More so, I liked the attention. And Nate Jacobs was the one who put the idea of taking it seriously on my mind.”

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One day, he and Porter began talking about Sarasota’s needs — diversified theater performances. A black theater troupe, Jacobs stated. It’s something Porter would never let him relinquish.

“He said, ‘You got a lot inside of you, but you will not step out, but you know what I’m going to do?’”

Jacobs says in his Dr. Porter voice. “‘I’m going to kick you out there.’”

When Jacobs received two offers to fund his quest to become a New York-based performer, Porter encouraged him to turn it down.

Sarasota was his stage, Porter reassured him. One day, Porter set up a meeting with an attorney and told Jacobs to make his theater happen. Jacobs says he might have become resentful at times, thinking staying in Sarasota would

trump him having a successful performing career. But Jacobs has been successful without New York.

“I didn’t see an organization living inside of me that I had to birth into existence,” Jacobs says. “Now, it’s clear as day: I was a door for other people.”

Passing the flame

Earley Dean, the lead in WBTT’s upcoming performance of “Purlie,” says he was horrible as a child.

“Wait, don’t say horrible — let’s say ‘active,’” he says with a laugh.

Dean was 5 years old when he became a student at the Westcoast Center. The first production of Jacobs’ he was in, he played a blue bird and because of nerves, threw up on stage. But when Dean got

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rassed of what Porter might think.

“He looked shocked,” Porter says before giving a gaped mouth demonstration and laughing. Following the performance, he gave Jacobs $5 to buy a notebook and pen and told him to write it down.

“I could see all of his raw potential,” Porter says. “Like a mountain of coal and all it needed was fire.

With the proper fire, he could light the world.”

Porter enlisted Jacobs’ help as the art teacher at his Sarasota church’s K-12 school upon Jacobs’ graduation of Florida A & M University. Jacobs thought the move would be temporary. Jacobs settled into his job and created elaborate Christian-themed musicals for the children, who performed to a standing-room only audience.

over his nerves, Jacobs cast him as the lead — a tiger. From then on, Dean was always the lead; Jacobs saw his raw potential, and Dean fell in love with performing.

“You can’t take your eyes off him,” Jacobs says.

Dean grew up in a single-parent home and when he reached his full stage of teenage angst and rebellion, his mom dropped him on Jacobs’ doorstep to straighten him out with some male influence.

In turn, when a friend of Dean’s got in a troubling situation, Dean brought him to Jacobs’ home, sat him down and advised him.

Dean sounded like a professional psychiatrist. His leadership was strong, and he was maturing.

Dean would return from Florida A&M University to perform in

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.

He performed with his sister, Jnana Cooper, a founding member.

Jacobs still works with Dean to hone the 30-year-old performer’s leadership and craft. Jacobs decided to give him the lead role in “Purlie,” as an opportunity.

“I can already see what this is doing for him,” Jacobs says of his mentee. “It’s his time.”

Aside from acting, Dean teaches theater in an after-school program at Ward Temple AME church — lighting the way for his own students.

“If it weren’t for Bishop Porter and Nate, I wouldn’t be working with children today,” he says. “I’d probably be on the streets somewhere, with no direction, doing whatever I could to get by.”

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“Dr. Porter helped Nate Jacobs believe in Nate Jacobs,” Nate Jacobs says. “For him to validate me, to tell me I had worth and that it got his attention — he gave it value… sometimes other people have to believe in you until you learn to believe in yourself.”

‘Purlie’ This musical follows traveling preacher, Purlie, who returns to his small hometown in Georgia to save the town’s church, Big Bethel. His family is owed inheritance from the plantation owner, money necessary to Purlie’s cause. The only way to get the sum is from the family member to whom the money was left. And that family member is deceased.

When: Opens Nov. 13 and runs through Dec. 15 Where: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Theater, 1646 10th Way Cost: Tickets $28 Call: For more information, call 366-1505 or visit wbttroupe.org

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Conservatory dancers present show in which to fall in love On Oct. 29, the students of The Margaret Barbieri Conservatory hosted a fall program. The programs are the final product of what they work on in class and rehearsals each day. The students showcased their growth as dancers, simultaneously showing the growth of the program.

In its second year, the number of students in The Margaret Barbieri Conservatory doubled. Twentythree dancers from as far as Canada, Panama, Japan and Hong Kong have come to participate in the classical ballet educational opportunity.

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Players host a night to remember The Players Theatre hosted its annual gala Nov. 1, at Michael’s On East. This year, there were 12 honorees recognized for their work on and off stage from 1990 to the present. These heavily involved individuals include: Honorary Chairwoman Eve Caballero, Tim Minar, Bob Trisolini, Steven Vincent, Ellie Pattison, Kathryn Parks, Bill Sarazen, Garry Breul, Steve Dawson, Diane Dawson, Karen Koblenz and Julie Milton.  Lauren Labossiere and Shelley Cairo  Allie Freedman, Honoree Steven Vincent, Lynne Bernfield and Honoree Gary Breul

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THEATER // ‘The School for Lies’ Hypocrisy is the glue of civilization. If the hero of Moliere’s “The Misanthrope” had his way, it would all come unglued. You can see him in action in the Asolo Conservatory’s production of David Ives’ “The School for Lies.”

The misanthrope has a new name: Frank, not Alceste. But he’s still a prophetic bad boy speaking harsh truths that civilized sheep keep to themselves. He does so in 17th-century France where oversharing could get you jailed. The stick of society won’t shut him up — but the carrot of love will. I could say more, but spoilers are uncivilized.

Ives has adapted Moliere’s original, fivehour carriage ride into a crisp, 100-minute jaunt. And, just to make the trip a bit more interesting, Ives amped it up with hilarious rhyming couplets. While he was at it, Ives changed Moliere’s ending. And made it better. It’s perfect text for comedy theater — but a perilously high level of difficulty. Director Greg Leaming, crew and cast (nearly all of the conservatory’s second-year class) make it look easy.

Leaming’s direction is the full-on assault that Ives’ text demands. It’s a smart, funny play, but it isn’t nice. The director never flinches from Ives’ intellectualized offshoot of insult comedy.

Matthew R. Olsen brings the necessary edge to the misanthropic lead role. He comes on like a verbal hurricane, reminding you of every avant-garde Jeremiah you wouldn’t invite to your garden party. The rest of the cast parties like it’s 1666. There’s Olivia Williamson’s Celimene — the yin to Frank’s yang. She also sneers at hypocrisy, but responds with satire, not spittle, in a warm, bubbly comic performance. Andrea Adnoff’s Eliante burns with righteousness — and lust for Frank. (As cartoonist R. Crumb pointed

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Oronte (Matthew Andersen), Clitander (Paul Herbig) and Acaste (Jory Murphy) don’t have this problem. They’re feckless fops: a bad poet, a bad lover and a moron.

Such (based on the play’s evidence) was the cream of France’s elite. Gracie Lee Brown’s Arsinoe is sexy and side-splitting as a thumbscrew Christian who missed that “judge not” passage. Brian Owen’s Philinte is a goodnatured fellow, dodging rumors of transvestism started by Frank. Michael Frishman (in a dual role as porter and long-suffering canapé wrangler) is a deadpan working-class hero. As partygoers go, it’s a great bunch.

The partygoers have a rocking party palace thanks to Chris McVicker, the set and lighting designer. Thanks to David Covach, the party isn’t naked. His lush, lurid costumes create a colorful mash-up of Louis XIV and Louis CK. “The School for Lies” is great theater — brainy text, brilliantly realized and entertaining from start to finish. It’s as sweet and satisfying as a fresh petit fours. When the play ends, you don’t want it to. The sweet taste stays with you when the experience is over. Good plays, parties and pastries have that in common.

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There is no back story. Redford’s nameless character (credited as “Our Man”) wakes up as seawater is pouring into the cabin of his 39-foot sailboat. A drifting shipping container has punctured his port side. Methodically, he addresses the problem, demonstrating his vast aptitude as a seasoned sailor. But when a devastating storm adds insult to injury, his ship sinks.

Without electronics, potable drinking water and little protection from the elements, he’s forced to rely solely upon himself and the sheer will to survive. For eight days he endures passing cargo ships, raging seas and a life raft in constant need of repair. He’s fighting the good fight, but he’s losing the battle.

Writer-director J.C. Chandor (“Margin Call”) had a “dream come true” when Redford agreed to sign onto this risky project. After all, there’s virtually no dialogue, scant scoring and a singular character...not quite the formu-

la for box office ballyhoo. But Chandor’s “existential action movie” (which is how he pitched it to investors) exceeds all expectations.

Meticulous camerawork provides spare yet exquisite visuals. Through Chandor’s lens we become not merely spectators but participants in Redford’s excruciating experience. His determination is ours, his disappointments evolve into personal pain. As he becomes one with the sea, so do we.

But without Redford’s flawless performance, the audience may not have been so ready to go there. His minimalist approach to his character’s psyche is monumentally successful. His instinctive resolve to fight back seems second nature. It’s not acting. It’s being. And at age 77, it’s his best move, ever.

At the very beginning of the film, there’s a voice-over by Redford intended for those he may have left behind. He states that he is sorry and goes on to further comment he’s always tried “to love, to be good, to be right and that I fought to the end. All is lost.” Don’t be too sure.

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OPERA // Sarasota Opera: ‘Die Fledermaus’ When describing operettas, Victor Borge said: “Operettas are just like operas, only not so much. Sometimes they are called light operas, because they’re shorter and the prima donnas weigh less.” He went on to tell us, “Half the time you’re not sure whether you’re supposed to laugh or cry until it’s too late. The way to tell is to look at the stage just before the curtain falls. If anybody’s left standing, it was a comedy.”

“Die Fledermaus,” by Johann Strauss Jr., leaves no doubt in our minds and, in the current production at Sarasota Opera, it’s hilarious. This comedy, based on two sources, “Das Gefängnis” (The Prison),

by German playwright Julius Roderich Benedix, and a French vaudeville play, “Le réveillon,” by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, was adapted by Richard Genée after a translation back into German by Carl Haffner. Popular since its premiere in 1874, it’s become an operatic comedic staple in houses around the world with productions ranging from the more sedate to the purely slapstick. One way or another, it’s the music and singing that win our hearts and transport us to a time when revenge was funny, friendships were paramount and paramours were assumed.

The plot is based, loosely, around a trick that was played on Dr. Falke, a friend of Gabriel Von Eisenstein. It seems the two had been at a costume party and Eisenstein left his inebriated doctor friend to sleep the night away on a park bench, only to have to walk home, publicly, through the streets the next morning still dressed as a bat (aka Fledermaus). Although this happened a few years before our opera begins, Falke has been seeking revenge ever since and we are, in the three acts of operatic twists,

turns, deceptions and duplicities, treated to his good-humored plan to get even with his friend.

Eisenstein, sung with tremendous skill and appeal by Sean Anderson, is by far the star of this production. We’ve heard him in roles as varied as George in “Of Mice and Men,” John Proctor in “The Crucible” and Papageno in “The Magic Flute,” and he’s always made an excellent impression.

But his performance in “Die Fledermaus” was the best, yet. Originally conceived for a tenor but generally performed by a baritone, Anderson’s upper range has come into full bloom, ringing like a tenor with baritone heft.

He pretty much owned the evening.

Matthew Hanscom’s Falke, on the other hand, was rather weak. It’s the good doctor who really runs the show by maneuvering the others like a puppet-master, but Hanscom comes off in this production as a somewhat secondary character, without the necessary cleverness in his portrayal or the important vocal strength needed to put him in the spotlight.

Rosalinda, Eisenstein’s beautiful but devious wife, was portrayed by Danielle Walker with a shimmering voice that easily surmounted the enormous range Strauss wrote into her part. Angela Mortellano as Adele, her maid, had just the right “bow-on-thebackside soubrette” insouciance and flexibility in her voice to carry off her part while singing. In fact, her Laughing Song was so well sung, it sent the audience into spontaneous paroxysms of laughter the way a giggling baby brings instinctive joy to any adult in range. But both women, when giving their lines as speakers, were much too coarse for my taste. Perhaps it was the marked difference between their beautiful singing diction and their obviously regional American speaking accents, but someone needs to train singers to speak as well as they sing when the score calls for dialogue.

Much more attuned to acting, speaking and singing was Blythe Gaissert as the eccentric young Prince Orlovsky. Gaissert, whom we heard recently in a chamber

Sarasota Opera’s 2013 production of “Die Fledermaus” concert with members of the Sarasota Orchestra, seems made for this trouser role, singing it with a full, rich mezzo and inhabiting her bored, boyishness with charm and finesse. And Joshua Kohl as Alfred, Rosalinda’s paramour, has a clarion tenor that would make anyone swoon with passion.

Steven Condy’s Frank, the prison warden who arrests the wrong man but keeps his good humor, has the vocal power and acting presence to convince us of nearly everything he does. Constandinos Tsourakis is a convincingly drunken Frosh, the jailer, and Briana Elyse Hunter as Ida, Adele’s sister, and Gage Herrmann, as the lawyer, Dr. Blind, handle their roles well.

This is an enjoyable, fresh Fledermaus with beautiful costumes by Howard Tsvi Kaplan, well-designed scenery by David P. Gordon and excellent lighting effects by Ken Yunker. I’d have preferred a different English translation to the one offered by Marcie Stapp which, at best, I found corny and, at worst, befuddling. Why, for example, would

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The excellent instrumental ensemble under Victor DeRenzi’s direction was the Sarasota Orchestra, proving its dexterity and versatility from stage to pit. DeRenzi held all his forces together with strength and musicality, but there were moments when this charming Viennese operetta became an equally charming Italian opera buffa.

Stephanie Sundine’s staging was both stylish and clever, incorporating broad comedy with intelligent movement that always held our attention. The fun addition of a bit of Beethoven brought a surprise delight to the third act’s prison scene, adding a nice twist to an already twisty story.

A friend summed up the evening in an email I received the morning after. She wrote, “We loved the orchestra, the singing, the staging, the colorful clothes; it was fun and no one died. A wonderful way to spend an evening.”

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// HOME&GARDEN: WINE O’CLOCK by Heather Merriman | Black Tie Assistant Editor

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First things first, Michael’s Wine Cellar’s Michael Klauber says if you are going to have a wine cellar in your home, there needs to be two sections: wines to lay down to age and wines you will drink immediately.

“You need to have a ‘drink me’ section,” he says.

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The idea for Joel and Diane Schleicher’s wine cellar was for it to be an artistic focal point of the home.

“The bottles are beautiful, and the labels are gorgeous. We wanted them to be displayed,” says Diane.

Standing in the kitchen and looking into the left side of the cellar, Diane points to the racks.

“As you can see, the labels are sideways to see as you are walking by on either side of the cellar,” she says.

A lot of time went into designing the racks, for the utilization of space as well as the purpose of featuring the artistry of the bottles.

Every inch of the space is used — even the wall above the cellar door has cabinetry for bottles. The drawers in the cellar were designed so that they can hold entire wine crates, if needed.

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When Mitchell and Dawn Epstein were designing their home wine cellar, their focus was on the functionality of the cellar, because their last cellar wasn’t big enough. The cellar can hold up to 3,000 bottles, and is filled to capacity again when his new shipment arrives.

Epstein receives shipments at the end of October and in the spring.

“You work hard to work it down and then to build it up again. And you have a fun time doing both,” says Mitchell.

The Epsteins’ cellar is tailored to their taste. The space is well utilized, mainly for mass storage capacity — the cellar racks are double stacked.

Michael Klauber gives tips on how to best stock your wine cellar.

“It’s about having a diverse collection of wine and sharing it with friends,” Klauber says.

• Go to wine tastings — “Start exploring what you like, not what people tell you you’re supposed to like.”

• Buy an assortment when shopping for wines, other than what you think you like.

• Once you figure out what you like, work with a merchant. They can recommend new wines to try based on your preferences.

Closet case Kip Schoonover decided to transform his home office closet into a wine cellar.

“The main focus was utilizing the space and creating an area that you could walk into and enjoy the presence of the wine,” says Schoonover.

The entire closet remodel took about three months — he would sometimes spend 12 hours a day on the weekends working on it. He tore out the dry wall, wrapped everything in plastic, added heavy insulation and rebuilt the walls. The interlocking cedar planks on the walls and the ceiling, along with the stained-glass window and door he found at Sarasota Architectural Salvage, brought together Schoonover’s rustic wine cellar idea.

Most of the wines in Schoonover’s cellar come from the Central Coast of California, where he and his wife frequently visit wineries and explore their wine interests.

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// FOOD&COOKING: DOG BITES by Mallory Gnaegy | A&E Editor

Restaurants that go to the DOGS “A dog walks into the bar” isn’t far from par in this town. In this case, however, there’s no punch line — Sarasota is relatively dog friendly. Pull a seat nearby and treat your best friend (with a tail) to some dog-friendly spots — or even an $18 filet mignon if he’s into that kind of thing. Here are some top-dog places to have a tail-wagging good time: The Old Salty Dog 1601 Ken Thompson Parkway, 388-4311 It says it in the name. Although they’re more famous for the Salty Dog hot dog than for a place to bring your pup. Old Salty Dog has two locations, but the one we’re referring to is on the water at City Island and has great seafood and cocktails.

It’s a great spot for sunset — whether it’s for happy, rather yappy, hour or for dinner. The atmosphere is equally as great as the food.

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// BLACK TIE: CAMERA READY FLIP FLOPS AND FASHION LUNCHEON Benefiting Children First Friday, Nov. 1, at Sharky’s on the Pier

Co-Chair Jennifer Rust, Jennifer Steube, Ashley Dooley, Chris Wilkinson and Susan Brennan

Doris Berkey, Carol Butera, Denise Mei, Paul Bowman and Lea Mei

Co-Chair Debbie LaPinska and Sandy Wilson

Michelle Kapreilian, Co-Chair Jennifer Horiuchi, Tracy Deramo and Daria Ferreira

Katie Hollingsworth, Lesley France, Retta Wagner, Ariane Dart and Alison O’Donoghue

Photos by Heather Merriman

Co-Chair Leslie Jones with her daughter Madeline

Diane Banyard, Dr. Heidi Anderson and Colleen Shoemaker

Meet Clyde Butcher BuRNs CouRt CINEmA

Saturday, Nov. 16 • 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

“Across the West” PowerPoint Presentation by Clyde Tickets $25 | Reservations: 941.486.0811 clydebutcher.com

Peter & Susan Migliaccio invite you to experience the

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Saturday, Nov. 23 • 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

at their NEW, downtown Italian Restaurant.

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Annual Open House • 237 Warfield Ave, Venice, FL

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013

// BLACK TIE: CAMERA READY 22ND ANNUAL CURTAIN RAISER Benefiting Sarasota Opera Sunday, Oct. 27, at Michael’s Wine Cellar Photos by Heather Merriman

 Isabelle Wright, Wally Kraemer and Joan Lovell

Moderator Ray Collins, panelist Roxie Jerde, panelist Dr. Mitch Maidique, Co-Chairwoman Dr. Laura Wazen, panelist Mike Davies, Estelle Crawford and Co-Chairwoman Melissa Lerner

THE WIT AND WISDOM OF AGING LUNCHEON: PINES OF SARASOTA 65TH ANNIVERSARY Benefiting Pines of Sarasota Foundation Wednesday, Oct. 30, at Michael’s On East  Janet Hunter and Gloria Moss

Lois Stulberg, Joan Morgan, Sally Yanowitz and Edie Chaifetz

Les and Carol Brualdi with Cynthia Russell

Anne Virag, Sue Jacobson, Dorothy Jacobson and Dr. Brad Lerner

Maestro Victor DeRenzi, Elissa Soyka and Bud Borax

Photos by Heather Merriman

Sue Biter and Vivian Browning

FSU/ASOLO CONSERVATORY FOR ACTOR TRAINING PRESENTS PHOTO BY FRANK ATURA

David Ives’ edg y adaptation of Moliere’s comic classic The Misanthro pe

“Run, don’t walk, to get your tickets to this life-affirming show”

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Die Fledermaus Johann StrauSS, Jr.

nov. 7, 13 (8pm) | nov. 15 (1:30pm) Tickets: $19–$125

Don't miss the fun and laughter of the world's most popular operetta at the Sarasota Opera House, performed in English with the

The Operetta Concert nov. 12, 8pm | Tickets: $15–$40

The entire cast of Die Fledermaus performs the music of Jacques Offenbach, Gilbert & Sullivan, Franz Lehár, Victor Herbert, Noël Coward & other great operetta composers. Piano accompaniment.

“A delightfully en tertaining evenin g of theatre.”

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// BLACK TIE: CAMERA READY NIGHT OF HOPE GALA Benefiting The Center for Building Hope Friday, Nov. 1, at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota

John Freeman and Dr. Jennifer Swanson

Megan and Matt Otto

Liebe Gamble and June Simmons

Carol and Carl Ritter

 Katie and Michael Moulton

Dave and Kate Shaver with Les and Pam McCurdy

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 Chairwoman Beth and Steve Knopik

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 Hugh and Karen Miller

 Honorary CoChairs Margo Rey and Ron White

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013

// BLACK TIE: CAMERA READY WESTCOAST BLACK THEATRE TROUPE PRE-SEASON KICK-OFF PARTY Benefiting Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Wednesday, Oct. 30, at Michael’s On East

Co-Chairwomen Audrey Coleman and Julie Leach

Eva Slane and Jean Adelson

Christine Jennings with Sy and Shelley Goldblatt

Laura Proctor and Deborah Bill

Jennifer and Rep. Greg Steube, Debbie and Bill Partridge and Drs. Kameron and Bart Hodgens

Mark and Penny Jackson

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Katie Petri, Veronica Woodbury, Sarah Gentry and Judy Sperling

SILVER LINING SOCIAL Benefiting Brandi’s Wish Friday, Nov. 1, at The Francis

Todd Linehan, Maurice Dentici and David Chessler

Watch Master Sculptors create sand masterpieces on America’s #1 Beach November 15 – 18, 2013, Siesta Key Beach • 9am to 5pm

Sand Sculpting Lessons • Live Music • Amateur Competition on Saturday Vendor Village • Jr. Volleyball Tournament • Fashion Show *New* Park & Ride - $5/Car Load from Riverview High School - Sat & Sun

Rebecca Bizick, Angie Nutter and Tammy Dentici

Photos by Heather Merriman

Hagen Brody and Lisa Brandy

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013

// BLACK TIE: CAMERA READY OCEANIC EVENING ‘EXPLORING THE FUTURE’ Benefiting Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium Saturday, Oct. 26, at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota

Photos by Heather Merriman

David and Jennifer Otterness with Fran and John LaCivita

Rebecca and Arthur Reilly

Andrew and Shannon Haddad with David Dickinson

Sally Crowell, Glenda Miller, Dr. Tom Cail and Tracy Seider

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