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Kayak launch worries residents A forthcoming multiuse recreational trail in Laurel Park — and particularly a kayak launch — has some residents worried about the neighborhood getting too crowded.

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Patricia Picchi enjoyed lunch at the celebration.

At a Nov. 12 Laurel Park Neighborhood Association meeting, some residents voiced concerns that a planned multiuse recreational trail could bring traffic into the neighborhood and cause parking issues.

Bill Nichols, the project manager

with the city’s public works department, spoke at the meeting to provide an update on the construction efforts, which have currently reduced Brother Geenen Way to one lane.

In addition to establishing a 10-footwide recreational trail across Osprey

Avenue and the Hudson Bayou that will connect Laurel Park to Burns Square, the city is installing two new pipes for drainage improvements in the area. Nichols

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The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch celebrated 10 years of being a community, Monday Nov. 18. Residents spent the day celebrating with a dedication of a new 60-foot flagpole, a program in the theatre and sealing a time capsule. In between the activities, lunch was served with cake. Patricia Picchi has lived at The Glenridge for almost 10 years and says that there is no place like it.

+ Observer papers win contest Local Media Association, a nonprofit, professional trade association comprising more than 2,000 newspapers in the United Stares and Canada, announced the winners of its 2013 Newspaper of the Year contest. LMA honored six newspapers — four weeklies and two dailies — as the top newspapers in their respective divisions.

For the second consecutive year, the Longboat Observer (circulation between 10,001 and 22,500) and Sarasota Observer (circulation between 22,501 and 37,500) won first place in their divisions.

Judges comments for the Sarasota Observer included: Editorial: “Strong mix of news, public service and features. Well-written and strongly edited. Amazing amount of ‘refrigerator news’ for readers to clip. ‘SEASONS’ magazine is a special treat.” Other comments: “Much to read and savor here. Everything about this publication is well though-out.”

The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Mo., judged the contest.

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Abe Waterman works on his sculpture during the annual Crystal Classic Master Sand Sculpting competition, which took place on Siesta Beach Saturday, Nov. 16 through Monday, Nov. 18. Visitors from around the world came to witness the local and international sculptors at work. For more photos and for a wrapup of the weekend, see pages 12A and 2B.

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by Nolan Peterson | News Editor

County sees silver lining in project’s delay County officials say two construction projects at Siesta Beach will have little impact on beach access and may ultimately lead to increased efficiency and cost savings.

The Beach Road Drainage Improvements project, now projected to be complete in April, will overlap construction work with the Siesta Beach Improvements by more than three months — a development that

may ultimately save the county money, officials said.

The $4.5 million Beach Road Drainage Improvements project is designed to collect rainwater runoff from the Siesta Beach parking lot in a retention pond,

and then pass the runoff through ultraviolet-light filtration units before being pumped through a 2,000-foot underground pipe into the Gulf of Mexico. The project’s intent is to protect Gulf water from contaminated run-

off; it is not expected, however, to alleviate flooding on Beach Road.

The $21.5 million Siesta Beach Improvements, a separate proj-

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Laurel Park resident Dennis Kowal said, due to the increasing popularity of kayaking and the relative shortage of kayak launch sites, it seemed inevitable that kayakers would park in residential areas to access the bayou.

“I don’t think someone has paid

DRAINAGE / FROM PAGE 1A ect from the drainage improvements, will include expanded beach parking lots and a renovated concession stand.

The drainage improvements project was originally projected to be complete

by December, but heavy rainfall in September stalled the project, ultimately leaving project managers scrambling to find a way to dewater the flooded construction site and get the project back on track.

Sarasota County Manager Alex Boudreau said construction at the Beach Road Drainage Improvements is now scheduled for completion by March 8;

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attention to how popular kayaking is becoming,” Kowal said. “It’s going to become a really serious issue immediately.”

Currently, Nichols said, a kayak launch on Sun Circle in the Sapphire Shores neighborhood is the only public launch site on cityowned land. Sarasota County has five kayak trails between Univer-

with cleanup at the site set to be done by April 8.

The Siesta Beach Improvements, which technically began Nov. 18, will break ground at the end of January, Sarasota County Public Works Project Manager Brad Gaubatz said.

The revised completion date for the drainage improvements has set the two Siesta Beach construction projects up for at least three months’ of overlap, which will likely result in cost-saving opportunities, both Boudreau and Gaubatz said.

“The Beach Road project is looking to cut costs,” Gaubatz said. “And we can save costs by coordinating with the beach improvements.”

The biggest cost savings will come from

sity Parkway and Clark Road, with nine launch sites to access them.

Residents on Ohio Place, a narrow street near the bayou that’s perpendicular to the proposed trail, were particularly concerned about a parking issue arising from the opening of the kayak launch.

Kowal said the city should reevaluate the project in light of the issues raised at the neighborhood meeting, but Nichols said any action would be premature.

“We don’t know if we’re going to have a problem or not,” Nichols said. “If you did something at this point in time, it’d be pure conjecture.”

Nichols said the city would monitor the situation and, if a problem arose, look into a possible solution for any parking woes.

He emphasized that the city would be in constant communication with the neighborhood during and after the construction period.

“This is attendant to the project,” Nichols said. “We have to

coordinating the earth-moving components of the two projects, officials said, allowing contractors to take advantage of equipment already on-site for the beach drainage project to be used on the initial phases of the beach improvements.

According to Boudreau and Gaubatz, contractors for the two projects are already meeting weekly to discuss how to best use resources and coordinate efforts to stay out of each other’s way.

“We’re looking to find the efficiencies to have one contractor perform what two could have done,” Boudreau said.

Asked if having two active construction sites at the area’s top tourism draw during the height of season could cause any logistical headaches for visitors and

maintain an awareness of what’s going on and what develops after it’s done.”

Laurel Park Neighborhood association President Kate Lowman acknowledged the legitimacy of the resident’s concerns, but said they had to wait and see how things played out before anything could be done.

“Hopefully, there will be some good things that come out of (the trail),” Lowman said. “If there are unintended consequences, we will have to deal with it. I don’t see how we can deal with them ahead of time.”

Although he again said the city would make sure it took action if any issues arose, Nichols suggested it would be better for the kayak launch and trail to be overused rather than underused.

“If this becomes that popular and well used, that’s the kind of problem to have,” Nichols said.

“It’s going to be quite a structure; if nobody used it, it’d be an utter failure. We want people to use it.”

residents, Gaubatz said the two projects overlapping would not impact the public.

Boudreau pointed to the recent Siesta Key Crystal Classic, held Nov. 15 to Nov. 18 while work was ongoing at the Beach Road Drainage Improvements site, as an example of ongoing construction at the beach having little impact on tourism activities. Sarasota County Parks and Recreation staff coordinated with Crystal Classic organizers to minimize the impact on the annual sand-sculpting event.

“We were out of their way; we didn’t have any problems,” Boudreau said.

Asked if there was anything else he needed to get the Beach Road Drainage Improvements done by the new deadline, Boudreau replied, “good weather.”

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Some Laurel Park residents told Nichols they were worried about people traveling to the neighborhood simply to use the multiuse recreational trail. Others voiced concern about residential trail access points, which they said could possibly draw homeless people and others into the neighborhood when they otherwise wouldn’t be there.

A particular point of controversy was a kayak launch into the Hudson Bayou near Alderman Street. Only two parking spots, including one handicapped-accessible space, will be added to accommodate the launch site.

Nichols said the kayak launch was intended to be largely for residential use. Still, several people were worried that it would draw people into the neighborhood and make what they say is al-

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by David Conway | News Editor

Commission fails to act on paid parking request Despite a request from the owner of Louies Modern — and the apparent interest of three commissioners in delaying the start date — a paid parking program at the Palm Avenue garage remains slated to begin Jan. 6.

Steve Seidensticker is opposed to the most recent effort to institute paid parking in the city, and his concerns extend beyond spending a few dollars to leave his car in a garage.

Seidensticker, the owner of Louies Modern, recently requested via email that the City Commission consider postponing the implementation of paid parking at the Palm Avenue garage until after the season. Downtown merchants — including Louies Modern, the restaurant that occupies the ground floor of the garage — would be negatively affected if the change was made in season, Seidensticker argued.

After a motion to preserve the scheduled Jan. 6 implementation of paid parking at the Palm Avenue garage failed to receive the support of a majority of commissioners at their regular meeting Monday, it seemed the commission was destined to honor Seidensticker’s request.

Vice Mayor Willie Shaw and Commissioner Susan Chapman sided with preserving the scheduled start date, moving that the current timeline for implementation be maintained.

Chapman and Shaw argued the cost of maintaining the garage and a $500,000 parking-fund deficit demanded the creation of a new revenue stream.

“I realize what we’re looking at both ways, but I know the deficit continues to grow if we don’t do something to address it,” Shaw said.

That motion was defeated in a 2-3 vote, which appeared to be a sign the commission was interested in postponing the start date.

Mayor Shannon Snyder and Commissioner Paul Caragiulo both voted against the paid parking program in September when it was first approved. At Monday’s meeting, Snyder argued that the city should privatize the parking garage to help offset the debt in the city’s park-

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Steve Seidensticker’s request to postpone paid parking at the Palm Avenue garage until after the season wasn’t honored at Monday’s City Commission meeting, but Commissioner Paul Caragiulo said the proposal could still be reconsidered in the future. ing fund and that paid parking would be unpopular with both shoppers and retailers.

“The only person who’s going to be happy about our paid parking if we bring it back is Randy Benderson,” Snyder said, referring to the president of the development company behind The Mall at University Town Center, among other projects.

Caragiulo also argued against the current timeline, and said the city should be taking a more holistic approach to managing parking rather than approving piecemeal changes.

Commissioner Suzanne Atwell, an advocate for paid parking in the city, agreed with Caragiulo. She said if the parking division came back with a comprehensive plan next year, she could support the shortterm delay of paid parking at

the garage.

Seidensticker called the city’s approach backwards. He said paid parking should be implemented on the streets, and garages should serve as a resource for people who want to avoid those spots. In keeping with Atwell and Caragiulo, he said the city’s parking committee should devise a more thorough plan for parking throughout the city.

“Our request was to allow their committee to review how the entire parking system should be handled, rather than having a knee-jerk reaction to try to charge for parking in the garage,” Seidensticker said.

In the end, however, no commissioners made a motion to delay the paid parking start date, which means the program is still on track to begin Jan. 6.

Snyder, who presided over the meeting, was flummoxed when

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nobody responded to his request for another motion to direct city staff on how to proceed with instituting paid parking at the garage.

Seidensticker, who was out of town and unable to attend Monday’s meeting, said he would continue to try to get commissioners to delay the paid parking program, and Caragiulo said he thinks the issue will come back before the commission. Although he hadn’t had a chance to speak with other merchants in the area, Seidensticker believes he’s not the only person who is opposed to the current timeline.

“It does affect everyone in this stretch of Palm Avenue, after a particularly tough summer — particularly with the Main Street businesses — due to construction,” Seidensticker said.

Warren Buffett’s firm to sell homes locally Berkshire Hathaway, the $162 billion conglomerate run by Warren Buffett, has entered the residential real estate market in East Manatee County and Sarasota.

The Omaha, Neb.based company, through Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, has been buying and partnering with real estate firms nationwide for the past four months.

Sosso Its latest partnership is with WCI Communities, a Bonita Springs-based real estate development firm.

WCI, through subsidiary Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty, acquired Elite PreMesa ferred Realty, which has about 40 agents in Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty is a new flag of what was formerly Prudential Florida Realty.

Prudential, an insurance and financial services firm, recently began exiting the residential real estate business.

That left an opportunity for Berkshire Hathaway to get into the industry.

Berkshire Hathaway acquired Prudential Florida Realty in July, and it made the name change official in October.

Terms of the deal for Elite weren’t disclosed. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty President and CEO Rei Mesa said the firm, based in Sunrise with 39 offices statewide and more than 1,300 agents, focuses on high-end homes.

“We want to be in luxury markets with second-home buyers where there’s a higher sales price,” Mesa said.

“We are confident we will be able to come into this market and increase market share in a short time.”

The acquisition of Elite also reunites Mesa with Helen Sosso, who runs Elite.

Sosso headed Prudential Palms Realty in Sarasota and Prudential Lakewood Ranch in East Manatee County for nearly a decade, until she founded Elite last year.

“I was thrilled that Berkshire Hathaway chose our company to make its entrance into Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota,” said Sosso.

Prudential Palms Realty grew to seven offices in Sarasota and Manatee counties in the 2000s before downsizing in the downturn.

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NEWSBRIEFS + Sarasota think tank partners with Georgia Tech The Institute for the Ages, a nonprofit that studies how to connect businesses with seniors, has formed a partnership with Georgia Tech to help bring aging-care products to market.

The partnership, according to a release, also includes InnovateLTC, a Louisville, Ky.-based business accelerator that helps deliver products and services to the aging population.

“In doing this partnership, InnovateLTC becomes a new business development partner for us, and Georgia Tech becomes a new professional research partner,” Institute for the Ages President Tom Esselman said.

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The City Commission agreed to fund Commissioner Susan Chapman’s legal fees in a Government-in-the-Sunshine Law suit through Dec. 2, the date of the next commission meeting.

Chapman is the last remaining defendant in a lawsuit that also named Commissioner Suzanne Atwell and the city as defendants.

The other two defendants have both settled with the plaintiff.

According to City Attorney Robert Fournier, the city will pay $17,000 in legal fees to Citizens for Sunshine as part of its settlement. Through the settlement, the city admits to violating the Sunshine Law, and that a meeting attended by Chapman, Atwell and City Manager Tom Barwin regarding homelessness issues should have been publicly noticed.

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Chapman and Atwell both maintain they didn’t personally violate the Sunshine Law. The commission will decide at the next meeting whether to continue to pay for Chapman’s defense going forward.

+ Pine View ranks among nation’s best, again Pine View is continuing its “tradition of excellence.” The Osprey school, which draws students from throughout Sarasota County, came in No. 17 in a Newsweek ranking of the country’s best high schools.

The rankings determined which high schools best prepared their graduates for college by comprising such metrics as graduation rate, college acceptance rate, standardized test scores, and the percentage of students enrolled in advanced collegepreparatory courses.

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Barbetta questions restaurant’s compliance Noise complaints pertaining to Bob’s Boathouse from a nearby neighborhood spurred an investigation into the legitimacy of the restaurant’s liquor license.

Just weeks after a reopening 12 years in the making, Bob’s Boathouse has sailed into a storm of noise complaints from a nearby neighborhood and renewed inquiries from county commissioners into the legal basis for the restaurant’s liquor license.

The original Bob’s Boathouse restaurant, which was located along the Intracoastal Waterway next to the Stickney Point Bridge, closed in 2001 and was replaced by a condominium complex. The popular restaurant’s much-anticipated comeback came Nov. 3, when owner Tom LeFevre opened the doors to its new location at the former Royal Oldsmobile site on Phillippi Creek — noise complaints from a nearby neighborhood immediately followed.

“Most surrounding residential homeowners had disagreed with your decision to allow this new business,” Jim McWhorter, president of the River Forest Civic Association, wrote in an Oct. 30 email to the County Commission. “The main concern has been its outdoor music and potential for high decibel noise levels infringing upon our previously serene environment.”

But, the rash of five noise complaints in two weeks with no violations from the River Forest subdivision, located 1,000 feet north of the restaurant, spurred County Commissioner Joe Barbetta to seek clarification from County Attorney Steven DeMarsh about a potential legal loophole the restaurant used to skirt a separation requirement from the nearby South Trail Church of Christ, which neighbors the

Bob’s Boathouse property.

A county ordinance prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption on properties within 800 feet of an established school or church in the unincorporated area of Sarasota County, calling such practice “a threat to the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the public.”

Barbetta questioned whether Bob’s Boathouse owners purposefully built a sidewalk at the north end of the property to establish what technically qualifies as the shortest pedestrian route possible from the restaurant’s front door to the front door of the church, even though the actual straight-line distance is much shorter.

According to county records, Bob’s Boathouse’s liquor license was approved in February. Code Enforcement Officer James Holderby performed the measurement with a measuring wheel and set the distance from the restaurant to the church at 873 feet — exceeding the 800-foot threshold for code compliance.

Sarasota County Public Information Officer Curt Preisser said that the final measurement used to approve the liquor license was not based on a straight-line measurement from the restaurant to the church, but followed the sidewalk built in the Bob’s Boathouse parking lot up to and along U.S. 41 and then back to the church.

Barbetta said he first raised concerns about the legality of the separation measurement more than a year ago.

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shortest-distance rules states: “Such distance shall be measured by following the shortest route of ordinary pedestrian travel along the public thoroughfare from the main entrance of the vendor’s place of business to the main entrance of the nearest church.”

“Admittedly, it appears the applicant put a sidewalk in at the far northern corner of the parcel, which doesn’t appear to meet the definition of the ‘shortest route,’ and probably did so to establish the required distance,” Barbetta wrote in an email, referring to the pedestrian walkway built at the Bob’s Boathouse site.

In an email to Barbetta Wednesday afternoon, McWhorter, on behalf of River Forest Civic Association, asked the county

to re-examine the measured distance: “Even if a pedestrian were to walk out to the Tamiami Trail road right of way and then around, we scale that distance to be under 800 feet! Taking the shortest available distance, a pedestrian would likely walk through the unsecured fence section often left open during business hours between the church parking lot and the bar entrance, which is only a walk of 500 feet.

“We feel that Code Enforcement may have either inadvertently misapplied the spirit of the ordinance or miscalculated its 873-foot determination. As such, nearby homeowners are asking for a complete review of this distance determination.”

Bob’s Boathouse management could not immediately be reached for comment.

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Anders Ebbeson revered as affable man The Swedish businessman and husband of Katherine Harris suffered several medical conditions. He was 68. married to his first wife, Margita, for 16 years before the couple divorced in 1990. They had one daughter, Louise, who was born in 1982.

He built his home in Bay Isles on Longboat Key in 1989, according to property records. He and Harris had lived in the Sarasota home they completed last year but still owned their Longboat Key home.

Ebbeson and Harris met on a blind date at the opera in the 1990s.

Graci McGillicuddy said she first met Ebbeson at Michael’s On East shortly after the couple’s first date so she could size him up and determine whether he was a good fit for Harris, her close friend.

“I just think they were very complementary,” McGillicuddy said. “They were both totally different people but together they really complemented one another.”

The couple married in 1996, first in a civil ceremony, and then in a religious ceremony a Swedish church in Paris on New Year’s Eve of that year.

Ebbeson remained close to many of his childhood friends in Sweden, according to his friend, former Longboat Key resident Bob Sewell. “(They were) just warm, nice wonderful people who were a reflection of who Anders was,” Sewell said.

On more than one occasion, Ebbeson and Harris renewed their vows in the Paris church where they married with other couples both from Sweden and the Sarasota/Longboat Key area.

Harris’ political career brought her into the spotlight, particularly following her role as Florida secretary of state during the 2000 contested presidential election, and later when she became congresswoman, then launched an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate in 2006.

Ebbeson was always by Harris’ side but generally avoided the limelight.

“Anders was one of the most reserved, quiet, charming gentlemen one could ever meet,” wrote longtime Colony Beach & Tennis Resort owner Dr. Murray “Murf”

Anders was one of the most reserved, quiet, charming gentlemen one could ever meet.

— Longtime Colony Beach & Tennis Resort owner Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber and his wife, Sue, in an email to the Longboat Observer.

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“He was a private man. He preferred to be in the background,” said Ebbeson’s close friend, Charles Jennings, who described his friend as easygoing, affable and “just a really nice gentleman.”

Jennings played golf every Saturday with Ebbeson, usually at the Resort at Longboat Key’s Islandside golf course.

“You learn a lot about a person while playing golf,” Jennings said. “He was an extremely honest man.”

In addition to golf, Ebbeson enjoyed traveling and cooking.

“Their Christmas meals were just unbelievable,” McGillicuddy

said. “He would prepare all this Swedish food and all his Swedish relatives would be there.”

Friends expressed shock as news of Ebbeson’s death broke Tuesday.

Jennings said that he was aware that Ebbeson had been hospitalized earlier this year, although he was usually “pretty private with his health concerns.” Ebbeson didn’t seem depressed, according to Jennings.

“Anders was so incredibly special and none of us can understand,” McGillicuddy said.

Funeral arrangements were not available as of press time.

Digital Content Producer Alex Mahadevan contributed to this story.

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Sven Anders Axel Ebbeson, husband of former Florida Secretary of State and U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris, was found dead in what Sarasota police say was a suicide. He was 68.

Police were dispatched around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday to the couple’s home in the 1400 block of Bay Point Drive in Sarasota.

About 10 a.m., Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino, alongside the Rev. William Hild, of First Baptist Church, addressed reporters.

Speaking for the family, Hild said that Ebbeson had “taken his own life” and asked for privacy and respect from the community.

Hild said Ebbeson had suffered from medical conditions that may have contributed to his suicide.

“He’s no longer suffering,” DiPino said, quoting Harris.

Born March 16, 1945, in the coastal city of Halmstad, Sweden, he was the second of three sons. He graduated with a degree in business administration from Lund University, in Sweden, then worked in his family’s business, which was later sold to Electrolux, the Swedish appliance manufacturer.

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How 2050 ties to homeless It’s so easy to get in our cocoons and silos, and block out reality.

Separate scenes: Scene 1: Talk to Rose Chapman, executive director of Jewish Family & Children’s Service Sarasota-Manatee Inc. She will tell you how important it is for our region to be able to help those families that straddle the edge. That need a place for at least a year — a year — where they can have the time and security of retraining themselves or improving their skills and not have to fret and stress over where they and their children are going to sleep each night. Three months, six months doesn’t cut it, Chapman says.

And they need to be able to find jobs.

Phil Tavill, president and CEO of Children First, will tell you how his organization is able to take care of 500 of Sarasota County’s most vulnerable children, age birth to 5, for those families that cannot afford day care. He says he has a waiting list of 300.

Like Chapman, Tavill says, one of the keys to helping these families is having living-wage employment. More and better jobs here.

Scene 2: At the Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations panel discussion Nov. 11, CONA President Lourdes Ramirez and Vice President Cathy Antunes articulated that organization’s opposition to easing any of the county’s development restrictions in its infamous 2050 plan. That’s the plan that imposes high-hurdle restrictions on development east of Interstate 75.

CONA is adamant that new development should happen first in urban areas closer to the coast. That area already has utilities infrastructure that can absorb population growth with no additional cost to taxpayers.

In other words, they hold on to the battle cry that opposes “suburban sprawl.”

Meanwhile, there’s the city of Sarasota, where city zoning laws put tight caps on housing densities and building heights.

Together, the 2050 plan and the city’s density restrictions are impediments to population growth, economic growth and job growth.

Now put the above two scenes together. You have leaders of organizations that serve the poor calling for more job opportunities for their clients so they can have a better chance of avoiding homelessness and living more productive lives.

And then you have the leaders of neighborhoods calling to continue tight development restrictions that limit growth out east, while at the same time saying they want development pushed to the urban core where city ordinances prohibit increased densities, which in turn raises the cost of housing development downtown.

What’s more, let’s be honest. Although Ramirez and Antunes will say there are plenty of places for new “infill” development in Sarasota proper (west of I-75 and east of Tamiami Trail), there is a reason it

WHY RELIGION ISN’T THE CAUSE OF THE WORLD’S ILLS For more than 15 see every day across million American TV the street.” and newspaper fans, But Gellman remindhe has been known ed his audience: That as the Jewish half of Mr. Nobody “is the the Catholic-Jewish image of God walking “God Squad.” across the street.”

Rabbi Marc Said Gellman: “Ask Gellman and yourself if there is a Catholic Msgr. Tom greater feeling in life Hartman — “the than finding your best God Squad” — since friend. The love you 1995 appeared regufeel in that.” And then larly on ABC’s “Good he said, “Ask yourself, Morning America,” ‘Do I have a dear, close the “Imus in the friend of a different Morning” radio show, religion, a different their weekly cable race, a different nationTV program and in a ality?’ nationally syndicated “Interfaith dialogue newspaper column. that matters in our Gellman and world is when you look Hartman filled a across the fence and media vacuum that talk to someone who is addressed God, not like you,” he said. religion and ethGellman also told Rabbi Marc Gellman ics far different his audience what he than the approach believed to be “pure of the Sunday morning TV evangelists. charity.”

For them, it wasn’t showbiz or all about “It doesn’t involve any self-interest,” money. It was to educate in a thoughtful he said. “When you give to a charity that way — spiced with clever humor. cannot possibly help you, you get a sense One of their overarching themes: We of a true act of selflessness.” know enough about how we are all differWhen an audience member asked ent but not enough how we are the same. Gellman how he responds to people Gellman brought his message to who blame the world’s ills on religion, Sarasota Monday morning, Nov. 18, as Gellman told how he and Msgr. Hartman the keynote speaker of the Jewish Family always handled this question the same & Children’s Service of Sarasota-Manatee way. They asked their audience members Inc.’s annual Grace Rosen Magill Lecture to write down the names of the five peoat Michael’s On East. ple whom they believe contributed the Rarely will you see such a gifted most good to the world and the five who speaker. With his white hair, round speccontributed the most evil to the world. tacles and bow tie, he could remind “The answers are always the same,” you of a modern, albeit rabbinical, Gellman said. Mother Teresa, Martin Mark Twain. The real-life stories that he Luther King Jr. and Gandhi are three weaves through his lecture are the giftnames that almost always are on the wrapping around his thought-provoking good list. Hitler, Stalin and Mao Tse Tung messages. always end up on the evil list.

Gellman told his Sarasota audience, What does that tell you about religion? for instance, of the poor man across the he said. street. Gellman said when he asked his Osama bin Laden, said Gellman, was a students who that man was, they replied: bit different. “Bin Laden used religion to “He’s nobody. He’s just the poor guy we motivate people to be terrorists.”

doesn’t occur. Obviously, it’s not economically attractive or viable; otherwise, Neal Communities would be building there.

Here’s the point: It’s likely not going to matter much what homeless expert Robert Marbut recommends be done to address Sarasota’s vagrancy/homeless problems. If you believe, as we do, that a rising tide lifts all boats, then Sarasotans need to come out of their cocoons and silos and realize that this community needs a larger middle class. It needs a pathway for those at the bottom to move up; to be able to obtain an entry-level job and move up to living-wage jobs and have the opportunity to move up to highpaying jobs.

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But this cannot be done without a growing economy. And in Florida, the most fundamental ingredient required to have a growing, expanding economy that offers a variety of level of jobs is population growth.

Population growth brings economic growth. It brings more choices, more jobs and more opportunities.

When CONA’s leadership and members stand firmly against growth (they call it sprawl), and when the city of Sarasota stands against higher densities, they are sentencing this region to what it is now — a community of largely have and have nots, with nary a middle class in between. Homelessness will not go away.

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A day after the conclusion of the 2013 Sarasota Chalk Festival, founder and Chairwoman Denise Kowal emphasized how well the event went this year.

Apart from some rain on Friday and Saturday, Kowal said things ran smoothly.

She was pleased with everyone from the artists to the volunteers to the visitors who attended the festival.

“We’re finally kind of getting things organized and getting a good group of people who are in tune with what we’re doing,” Kowal said. “I couldn’t be more happy.”

Embedded in all of this good news, there was a dour footnote: Kowal said this year’s chalk festival could be the last one held in the city of Sarasota. Kowal said she was eyeing Venice and other locations as a potential new home for the festival if Sarasota doesn’t show more interest in financially supporting the event next year.

Earlier this year, Kowal requested the city waive about $13,000 in city services; the commission approved a waiver of $2,780. She believes the commission should place a greater value on the exposure the chalk festival brings to the city.

“They’re the No. 1 benefactor,” Kowal said. “I named it the ‘Sarasota Chalk Festival’; people all around the world are saying ‘the Sarasota Chalk Festival.’ Nobody’s saying ‘the Denise Kowal Chalk Festival.’”

A potential hiccup arose on Dolphin Street before the festival. Although festival organizers didn’t request a closure, the

At a City Commission workshop held Friday, city staff and a consulting group outlined some proposed changes stemming from an ongoing mobility study.

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Artists draw sidewalk art at this year’s Chalk Festival, which founder Denise Kowal says could be the city’s last.

city decided to close a portion of the road near Pineapple Street to vehicular traffic without notifying local businesses until this month, leading to some complaints.

David Shafer, the property manager of the building at 1530 Dolphin St., said he wasn’t concerned about the closure. He thought the Chalk Festival was good for Burns Square businesses.

“She’s basically creating a heart and soul for Burns Court,” Shafer said.

Although that heart and soul could soon be gone, Kowal said the festival would ideally stay in the city.

“I love Burns Square — this is my home,” Kowal said. “I think where it’s located is the perfect spot for the festival, but I can’t fight against the government here.”

The process by which the city measures how developments affect traffic could be significantly different next year, as the city begins to look at implementing aspects of a mobility study that began in 2010.

That process picked up last Friday, as the City Commission heard a presentation from city staff and the consulting firm Tindale-Oliver and Associates, which conducted the mobility study.

One of the major changes Tindale-Oliver outlined would be the creation of three different mobility districts in the city, each of which would have different standards for the acceptable maximum level of traffic generated by new developments. Projects below each threshold would no longer have to carry out a full traffic study.

In the downtown district, that standard would be 250 or fewer trips during the peak afternoon hours; a 400-unit condo or a 40,000-square-foot supermarket were listed as examples of developments beneath that threshold. For the three mixeduse corridors that extend north and south along U.S. 301 and east along Fruitville Road, the standard would be 100 peak hour trips. For the remaining residential districts, the limit would be 50 trips.

Projects above that threshold would not be barred from going forward, but developers would have to conduct a technical traffic study and go through a more rigorous administrative review. The city would have to approve any plan to mitigate the

traffic beyond the established thresholds.

“We'd be offering developers more predictability than the current system,” said Demian Miller, a planner with TindaleOliver. “At the same time, it still enables and requires developers to contribute to the overall mobility needs of the system.”

Allowing developers to contribute to overall mobility needs, rather than just street improvements, is the other significant proposed change. If approved, the impact fees from new projects would be allowed to go toward other transportation improvements, such as bike lanes or a bus shelter, depending on what is most compatible with the area of the development.

The city’s Urban Design Studio was formed after the mobility study was well underway, but director Karin Murphy said the current plans fit with the initiative to write a form-based zoning code for the city. Although she called the level-of-service standard, which is based on vehicular traffic, “outdated,” she said the changes would be a move in the right direction.

City Engineer Alex DavisShaw said public hearings could be held in spring to begin the process of approving proposed changes. Commissioner Suzanne Atwell enthusiastically outlined the impact she believes the mobility plan could have.

“It will guide the market; it will focus on the future; it will be predictable, fair and efficient,” Atwell said. “It'd be exactly what we need for downtown.”

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5:51 p.m. — 1500 block of First Street. Dispute/Fight. A transit operator said he was in a verbal dispute with a man who was causing a scene on one of the buses. When the operator asked the man to leave, he refused. Instead, the man started to yell and took pictures of the operator. The man said he had had a few beers that day and just wanted to go home, and that he felt the operator disrespected him. The man was allowed to stay on the bus and go home.

9:16 a.m. — 400 block of John Ringling Boulevard. Suspicion Person. A man was observed break dancing and behaving erratically.

The man was also dancing with vulgar motion, “humping” cars, throwing himself against street signs and saying inappropriate things to children. Other officers advised the man had also been observed downtown.

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The vendor said the ex-boyfriend yelled at him before grabbing and scratching him. The ex-boyfriend, who is the father of the woman’s child, said his daughter’s friend told him the vendor had been making disparaging comments about the ex-boyfriend in front of the daughter.

The ex-boyfriend said the vendor was the aggressor, and that he shouldered the ex-boyfriend and grabbed him as well.

12:17 a.m. — 1900 block of Main Street. Other Disorderly Conduct. A man called 911 to report the manager of a restaurant took his scooter keys from him.

The manager told police she took his keys to prevent him from driving drunk. The man originally said he would take a taxi home, but became more uncooperative.

He said he was being unfairly detained, and pointed his cell phone at officers and told them he was recording them. The officers told him he was free to go; he was just not allowed to drive his scooter drunk. The man threatened to call 911, was told that 911 was only for emergencies, and proceeded to call 911 twice anyway. His uncooperative behavior escalated, and he was placed under arrest. In his holding cell, the man urinated on the wall, stood on the bench and took his clothes off.

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by Nolan Peterson | News Editor

Landscaping effort focuses on beautifying city gateway

Crystal Classic finishes strong after rainstorm

Maintenance costs for the landscaping project will total $48,237 in the first year.

Starting next year, the city will have to foot the bill.

Siesta Key’s annual sand-sculpting competition rebounded from an soggy opening day for a successful weekend that brought tourism revenue to the area for a third year.

For the past few weeks, drivers near U.S. 301 and Mound Street have seen construction crews remove palm trees, only to replace them with different palm trees.

Those landscaping efforts are the conclusion of a project that began three years earlier, when U.S. 301 was widened from Myrtle Street to Mound Street.

The construction is part of a joint participation agreement between the city and the Florida Department of Transportation. Altogether, the project’s landscaping and irrigation costs total $842,640.

FDOT is providing $448,851, while the remaining $393,789 comes from the county penny tax.

Project manager Neil Gaines said the landscape designs were selected through community meetings, and residents placed a high priority on beautifying the gateway to the city at U.S. 301 and Mound.

As part of that process, trees already present near the intersection were removed due to poor health and replaced with trees that match FDOT guidelines and are better suited to live in that environment. Washingtonian palms in Luke Wood Park, which had already been moved from Osprey and Mound Streets, were struggling to survive, which led to the decision to replace them, Gaines said.

“A lot of them had penciled out, and a lot of them were dying of disease,” Gaines

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Palms on U.S. 301 cost about $90,000.

said. “Native species palms will be installed that can handle the cold and are allowed to be planted closer to the highway.”

Other trees are being shuffled around.

Sylvester palms were removed from in front of Sarasota Ford and placed near the Senior Friendship Centers on Brother Geenen Way; Royal palms are being installed in place of the Sylvester palms.

Altogether, the new palm trees along U.S. 301 from Mound to Myrtle will cost about $94,000. Maintenance costs for the entire landscaping project will total $48,237 in the first year. That cost is covered in the overall project price tag, but, going forward, the city will foot the bill.

Gaines said the input the city received regarding the landscaping efforts indicated any increased maintenance cost was a price many people were willing to pay.

“It's part of the budget for the city of Sarasota to maintain our roadways and our gateway entrances,” Gaines said.

“There will be some increased costs, but the public has wanted that gateway enhanced for a long time now.”

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Despite a sluggish opening day due to rain, organizers of the Siesta Key Crystal Classic called this year’s edition of the annual sand-sculpting competition a success.

“Overall, operationally it went fantastic, with the exception of the weather sort of hindering us at the beginning,” said Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kevin Cooper, who oversaw this year’s Crystal Classic Steering Committee.

The Crystal Classic, which first took place in 2010, has drawn about 30,000 to 50,000 visitors to Siesta Key each year, with more than half traveling from outside Sarasota County. Siesta business leaders tout the event, which ran from Nov. 15 through Nov. 18 this year, as a valuable opportunity to promote Siesta Key as a tourist destination.

“Continuing to introduce people to the island is vital to us,” Siesta Key Village Association President Cheryl Gaddie said at a recent SKVA meeting while discussing the Crystal Classic. “We want people to know about Siesta Key.” As of Wednesday, official attendance data have yet to be compiled, but Cooper said the 2013 numbers would be “markedly lower” than previous years due to rain in the opening hours, which initially kept the crowds smaller than anticipated.

By Sunday and Monday, however, the event had “regained its momentum,” Cooper added.

“The event is only open for 32 hours, and we lost four hours on Saturday morning,” Cooper said. “So you’re talking about 15% of your revenue stream that is cut off.”

The decrease in attendance not only affected ticket revenue, but also had a ripple effect on other revenue-generating components of the event, such as food concessions and souvenir sales.

Despite the slow start, this year’s decision to provide parking and free transportation to the event at Riverview High School was a “big success,” event organizers said.

“The parking at Riverview went really well,” Cooper said. “Folks found that much easier to navigate.”

In the run-up to the Crystal Classic, county officials and Siesta Key leaders expressed concerns about how the ongoing Beach Road Drainage Improvements project could potentially impact event logistics, and if an active construction site so close to the beach would leave tourists with a negative impression of the area’s top tourism draw.

“The event is a big event, and there’s no doubt it will be impacted by the construction,” Sarasota County Parks and Recreation Manager George Tatge said in October.

Despite those misgivings, Cooper said the drainage project had no effect on the Crystal Classic.

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Lido Key residents dig in on beach renourishment Lido Key Residents said their support must outweigh Siesta Key residents’ opposition to the Lido Beach renourishment efforts and to Big Pass dredging.

The first Lido Key Residents Associa- 7 to speak to groups on Lido and Siesta tion meeting of the season was less of keys. a “welcome back” and more of a call to Sarasota County Commissioner Joe arms, as residents prepare to rally sup- Barbetta, who attended Saturday’s meetport for the biggest renourishment proj- ing, voiced his support for Lido Beach ect in Lido Beach’s history. shoreline preservation. He discouraged The city, along with the Army Corps of the idea of engaging in a battle with SiEngineers, is working on a $22 million esta Key, suggesting that Lido residents project that could renourish Lido Beach focus their efforts on education and on with sand dredged from Big Pass, off Si- lobbying their commissioners. esta Key, and New Pass, off Longboat Key. “We’re the ones who are going to vote Three groins, extending from the shore on this down the line,” Barbetta said. “We into the water, would be installed in the know this has to be done — Lido Key is sand to slow erosion. a huge asset to the county and the city.”

City Engineer Alex DavisShaw said City Commissioner Susan Chapman, a details are still fluid at this point, but al- supporter of the project, told the group ready, questions have been raised to not only explain why the renourabout aspects of the project. ishment was essential Members of the Lido Key Resito preserving Lido dents Association Board Beach, but why it were well aware of that wouldn’t be detriskepticism and were mental to other areas. determined to overcome DavisShaw made a it to ensure the project’s similar presentation to completion. the St. Armands Circle Asessentials Siesta Key, in particusociation Tuesday. Diana esenciales para tus fiestas navidenas lar, was singled out Corrigan, the associaas a looming option’s executive direcposing force. Sitor, raised a concern esta Key residents about how construction have raised quesmight affect business tions about the efon the Circle. DavisShaw Churned fectsWylwood the dredging said environmental ¢ So-Cheezy 29 Home 99 Imperial ¢ Kaskey’s 2con$ Vegetables Mac & Cheese Spread Spread Quarters Cream Soups and the groins would have siderations could for force ea Dinner ea ea ea on Siesta Beach, which lies to the the project to begin during south of Big Pass and Lido Beach. Big season, and the construction Pass has never been dredged, which adds time would probably total three to four to the uncertainty about the impact of weeks. the project.

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DavisShaw said the project was still “Siesta Key is energizing to defeat this three to five years away from moving forplan,” Kirker said. “We, as a residents as- ward while the city waits for federal fundOne Gallon sociation, have to come up almost 100% ing, but Lido Key Residents Association Tipton Grove Evans Fair Grissom’s Stuffing Cranberry Ready To Bake Ice Cream Brown & Serve on the Side Broth ¢it’sKaskey’s ¢ Ginger 99 World’s 99 19project in favor of this once ea ready 2 to$ board member John Lambert said the Sauce Rolls for ea Pie Crusts ea ea ea Stuffing go, because we have a big fight on our group was going to continue to ramp up hands with them.” its efforts in the short term.

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SATURDAY, NOV. 23

Kiltie Band Fall Concert — runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Riverview High School, 1 Ram Way. The Riverview High School Kiltie Band will perform the first concert of the year with proceeds supporting the high school’s music education. A $5 donation will be collected at the door. For more information, call 539-5383.

Freehand Art for Kids — runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Children’s World, 4525 Bee Ridge Road. Event is free; everything is supplied for this afternoon of art and fun for kids. For more information, call 955-6999.

FRIDAY, NOV. 22 Sorting Day — runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ed Smith Stadium’s east lot, 2700 12th St. Help the Orioles and the Mayors’ Feed the Hungry Program organize the nonperishable food items donated for Thanksgiving.

Those interested in donating can do so from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, at Ed Smith Stadium’s Euclid Avenue entrance. For more information on volunteering and/or donating, visit mayorsfeedthehungry.org.

All Night Skate Party — runs from 7:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. at Stardust Skate Center, 2571 12th St. Come dressed up for this beach/luau-themed allnighter. A free breakfast will be served between 1 and 2 a.m. Those dressed up can compete in a costume contest. A parent must supervise children under the age of 9. Cost is $20 plus skate rental. For more information, visit StardustSkateCenter.net.

‘Tree of Life’ Community Project Kick-off Party — takes place from 1 to 3 p.m. at Art Center Sarasota, 707 N Tamiami Trail. The kick-off party for this year-long project committed to educating and improving the welfare of our community will include barbecue, live plants for purchase, music and booths highlighting community organizations and local businesses offering discounts. Admission is free. For more information, call 685-3172.

Second annual Fall Extravaganza featuring the ‘Great Food Truck Cook-off’ — starts at 4 p.m. at Flight Source Studio, 1244 Clyde Jones Road. This event will feature music, shopping, gourmet food and drinks. Admission is $25 in advance and $35 at the door. A portion of the proceeds benefits All Faiths Food Bank. Bring a canned or non-perishable food item and receive one raffle ticket for each item brought. For more information, call Carol Prokap at 239-410-8261.

FRIDAY, NOV. 22 THROUGH THURSDAY, NOV. 28 Sarasota Thanksgiving Cricket Festival — Takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sarasota International Cricket Club, 7401 University Parkway, Bradenton.

Fifteen teams from overseas and around the U.S. will compete for four days. The tournament is an annual celebration of cricket, as well as the cultural heritage of all cricketing nations. Cricket coaching will be available to any children interested in learning more about the game. For more information, contact Laurence Parry at 232-9956.

SATURDAY, NOV. 23 AND SUNDAY, NOV. 24 Sarasota Medieval Fair — runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Sarasota Fairgrounds, 3000 Ringling Blvd. The Sarasota Medieval Fair returns for a third weekend with jousting, sword fighting and turkey legs. There will be battle reenactments and medieval merchants at the fair. Re-live history by crossing paths with royals, maidens and knights at the 10th annual fair. For more information, visit sarasotamedievalfair.com.

SATURDAY, NOV. 23 AND SUNDAY, NOV. 24 Sarasota Fall Fine Arts Festival — runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on South Gulfstream Avenue. Artists from across the country will display their original work at this “virtual gallery.”

The handmade fine art includes jewelry, sculptures, photography, ceramics, woodworking and more. Visitors can interact with artists and learn more about their work. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit paragonartevents. com/sarasota/.

SUNDAY, NOV. 24 Sun Coast Exotic Bird Fair — runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sahib Shrine, 600 Beneva Road. For bird-lovers everywhere, this fair will include exotic birds, live entertainment and food.

Bird vendors will be selling bird seed, cages, toys and more. Admission is $4, and children 12 and under are admitted for free. For more information, visit suncoastexoticbirdfair.com.

MONDAY NOV. 25 From Russia with Love — runs from 1 to 3 p.m. at Twice’s Nice Furniture and Collectibles, 1480 Fruitville Road. This free, open-to-the-public program includes solos, duets and piano music, including a two-piano performance by Russian composers of the Contemporary Era. For more

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27 13th annual Sarasota Ministerial Association Luncheon Comedy Play — runs from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Martha Catholic Church, 200 N. Orange Ave. Enjoy a complimentary turkey meal at this theater luncheon that will include clowns and comedy acts. The event brings together local government representatives, faith and other community leaders to dine with the county’s homeless while enjoying the play and a special event that happens once every 1,400 years: Hanukkah falling on Thanksgiving.

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+ Compeer program celebrates its volunteers at appreciation tea Board members and staff of Coastal Behavioral Healthcare held an appreciation tea Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Glasser Schoenbaum Center, for the volunteers in the Compeer program — a way to thank volunteers for their gift of friendship.

Prior to the program, guests enjoyed scones and tea in the Loevner room of the Glasser Schoenbaum Center, while enjoying live music from flutist Evelyn Miller. Sandra Hanna, vice president of emergency services and managed care at Coastal Behavioral Healthcare, welcomed guests, and Compeer founder Bunny Skirboll recognized the volunteers.

The Compeer program at Coastal Behavioral Healthcare matches community volunteers with people receiving mental health care at the center.

GREECE LIGHTNING. Ashley Munroe, Suzanne Munroe and George Bradicich took their Sarasota Observer along on a trip to Rhodes, Greece, recently. The acropolis of Lindos sits behind them.

The YMCA of Sarasota needs volunteer guardian angels as part of its Holiday Meal Gift Card Drive. Each volunteer, or angel, will sign up for a specific restaurant and help organize a donation from the restaurant to the YMCA. Merrill Bonder, YMCA Foundation Board of Trustees member, has committed to match dollar for dollar every gift certificate collected. Gift cards will be distributed to families participating in the YMCA’s School House Link/ CLASS program. For more information and for a list of restaurants, call 951-1336.

+ Tots enjoy traditional fun Temple Emanu-El children began preparation for Hanukkah with a special Tot Shabbat program Saturday, Nov. 16. The children enjoyed Hanukkahthemed activities, such as playing dreidel and sampling traditional Hanukkah desserts. Then, on Saturday, Nov. 17, the temple’s religious school students created Hanukkah cards for senior Jewish residents. The students’ greeting cards will be distributed in partnership with Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Sarasota-Manatee.

IT’S ALL GREEK TO ME. Sherry and Fred Bargar took their Pelican Press along to Greece this year. They are pictured catching up on their hometown news in front of the Parthenon in Athens.

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GURU It’s lunchtime on a Monday and Morton’s Gourmet Market is full of life. Some customers are in search of their family’s dinner, while others are on their lunch break hunting for their midday meals. In the middle of all this hustle, standing behind the hub of the neighborhood market, self-proclaimed “gourmet specialist” D.K. Morton helps a new customer decide what to put on her sandwich. Through a series of questions, he gets to know her and hones in on her tastes.

“Do you like spicy food? Cheese? Turkey, chicken, beef or ham?” asks Morton. After familiarizing himself with her palate, he claps his hands in excitement.

“I know exactly what I’ll make you,” he tells her.

The customer is pleased with Morton’s customized creation and promises to say “hi” the next time she comes in. It’s clear Morton has added a new member to the Morton’s family.

Family and the market go hand in hand for Morton. This week, Morton celebrates 30 years working in the family business.

Morton’s father, Ted, began working at the market in 1952. Back then, it was known as Marble’s Market. In 1969, Ted Morton bought the market, renaming it Morton’s in 1978.

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After 30 years of working at Morton’s Gourmet Market, D.K. Morton can truly say there’s no place like home. specialty grocery store helping. On Sundays, Ted Morton would check the refrigerators, and Morton would help by sweeping sawdust off the meat locker’s floor. As he got older, Morton and his brother, Eddie, would play hide-and-seek throughout the store in the mornings and evenings. Although a future in the market seemed like a natural fit for Morton, it wasn’t necessarily a straight path to his current position.

When Morton — who still sports his trademark black beret — was 5 years old, he would draw his mother something new every day and talk to her about his future as an artist. In the early ’70s, after years of helping with the family business, Morton pursued his dream and attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

It was during his time studying fine art, first at the Museum of Fine Arts and then at Tufts University, that Morton began his 13-year journey around the world. Morton traveled for both his love of art and his love of adventure. He traveled across Europe, to Africa, and he once took a train from Istanbul to Afghanistan to help a friend buy scented oils.

During all of his travels, Morton still felt the pull of his market roots. He missed his family, and eventually he knew it was time to come home.

“It was the best decision I ever made,” he says.

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D.K. Morton spent 13 years traveling around the world, and says moving back to Sarasota in 1983 was the best decision he ever made. This year, Morton celebrates 30 years working at Morton’s Gourmet Market. working in the produce section, but has since been a part of almost all of the departments in the market from meat and seafoods to the deli, and eventually the bakery.

Now Morton works at his favorite location — the middle of the market. From his center stage, Morton is in constant contact with his customers. His position allows him to connect with everyone who walks through the double-glass doors and has garnered him the title of the “face” of the market by some customers.

After 30 years on the floor, Morton takes customer service to a different level. When an item is out of stock, Morton has been known not only to order a new shipment

but hand-deliver it to his customer.

Recently the market’s parking lot was so packed that a customer had to park down the street. After she mentioned how busy the parking lot was, Morton not only helped her with her groceries, he also fetched her car for her.

“He’s a real gentleman,” Edye Morton says about her husband, whom she met in the mid-’90s while shopping at Morton’s Market. “And you know you don’t find a lot of those anymore.”

His kindness kept her coming back to the store.

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FAMILY AFFAIR Fifteen-year-old Chance Sharbono is in his first year wrestling at Sarasota High, where his dad, Cezar, is the head coach.

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The Cardinal Mooney High boys basketball team defeated Manatee and Braden River to go undefeated in its preseason classic last week.

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SARASOTA — Chance Sharbono, a Sarasota High freshman, has spent 11 years on the wrestling mat perfecting his craft.

He has grown from a tiny preschooler to one of the top wrestlers in the state at 113 pounds.

In many ways, wrestling is all he’s ever known.

On Nov. 16, Sharbono took the mat for the first time as a member of the Sarasota High wrestling team.

As has been the case for more than a decade, his father, Cezar, was right there by his side. Only this was the first time his father, who is the head coach for Sarasota High, would be coaching his son at the high school level.

“It’s kind of strange,” Sharbono says. “I feel like in whatever we do, he not only pushes me, but he pushes everyone in the room. I just get that extra push at home.”

Sharbono was 4 years old when he began wrestling. His father, a former college wrestler, wanted to get back into wrestling at the time and decided to serve as a volunteer coach for the East Manatee Kids Wrestling Club.

Cezar Sharbono brought his son with him to practice every week, hoping his young son would develop the same passion for the sport that he had growing up.

“I got 10 minutes of focus out of him and then he would go roll around in the corner of the mat with his friends,” Cezar Sharbono says.

Sharbono continued to play around on the mats, but it took awhile for him to realize how much he enjoyed wrestling.

“I actually contemplated quitting,” Sharbono says. “I was sick and tired of not learning and just doing what I felt like.”

It wasn’t until he father took him to a wrestling camp when he was 7 years old that Sharbono’s outlook began to change.

Once a .500 wrestler in the middle of the pack, Sharbono improved to come back the following season to win nearly 80% of his matches.

“At first, he wasn’t winning

enough,” Cezar Sharbono says.

“He didn’t like losing. I told him it was time for him to start paying attention in practice. We did the camp, and he really loved it and never looked back.”

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Wrestler Chance Sharbono hopes to record 60 wins each season until he graduates from Sarasota High School.

From there, Sharbono joined the elementary school national team. As a seventh- and eighthgrader at the Imagine School of Lakewood Ranch, Sharbono competed on the high school national team.

This past summer, Sharbono went 11-3 against all high school competition to earn AllAmerican status at the AAU Wrestling

Scholastic Duals, at Walt Disney World.

“I like the feeling of being able to take someone on head-tohead and win,” Sharbono says.

In his first season at Sarasota, Sharbono is ranked No. 9 in the state in the preseason rankings for the 113-pound weight class.

Now, he is hoping to advance to the state finals and make his own mark on the Sailors’ program.

“The only rankings that matter are at the end of the season when you get onto the podium,” Cezar Sharbono says. “I’ve been coaching him for so long that the biggest problem I have is knowing what he’s capable of and seeing him only work at a certain level.

“It’s frustrating not seeing him work as hard as he has in the past,” Cezar Sharbono says. “I want him to succeed at the next level and push himself to be selfmotivated.”

Sharbono says he also wants to eventually break the school record of 160 wins and has aspirations of recording 60 wins every season until he graduates.

“To see my name hanging in the rafters, it would mean a lot,” Sharbono says. “It’d give me something to be known as in a school that I’m new to.”

Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@ yourobserver.com.

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1 — The number of years Sharbono has been on the Sarasota High wrestling team.

11 — The number of wins Sharbono posted to earn AllAmerican status at the AAU Wrestling Scholastic Duals this past summer.

9 — The place Sharbono was ranked in the state preseason rankings for his weight class.

4 — The age Sharbono was when his father, Cezar Sharbono, took him to his first wrestling practice.

Sarasota High wrestling coach Cezar Sharbono began coaching his son, Chance, when Chance was 4 years old. On Nov. 16, the Sarasota High freshman wrestled his first regular season match as a member of the Sailors program.

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The second group of the Plant High School rowing teams prepares to compete in the Sarasota-Bradenton Head Race Saturday, Nov. 16, at Nathan Benderson Park.

Annika Lange maintains possession for ODA.

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Right: Sarasota Military Academy’s Vincent NiglioParein and Out-of-Door Academy’s Trevor Gorji battle for possession in the first half of the game Nov. 14.

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Burns Court transformed into a tribute to veterans and freedom Wednesday, Nov. 13 through Monday, Nov. 18, for the 2013 “Legacy of Valor” themed Sarasota Chalk Festival.

Art enthusiasts flooded the streets to admire the work of 500 international and local chalk artists. Thai native and Safety Harbour resident Kumpa Tawornprom’s “A Statue of Liberty” drawing served as the centerpiece for the patriotic artwork.

The five days of street art was kicked off with the “Re-Imagining Sarasota Chalk Artists Art” show opening gala Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Ice House art gallery.

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Paxton Hey and his brother, Conner, create their own sand masterpiece.

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The Crystal Classic Master Sand Sculpting competition returned to Siesta Key Beach Saturday, Nov. 16 through Monday, Nov. 18.

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For the past 18 years, the fourth- through sixth-graders of NewGate International Montessory School have put their acting skills to the test as they perform a Shakespearean comedy for their friends and family. On Friday, Nov. 15, the 9- to 12-yearolds performed Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night, or What You Will” on an outdoor stage at the school.

“It feels pretty cool,” said Andrew Halperine when asked how it feels to be a part of the tradition. Halperine played Valentine in this year’s Shakespearean comedy.

At the dress rehearsal, students shared tips for aspiring actors like themselves: “Practice … a lot,” said Matthew Bogard, who plays Sir Toby.

“Also, put your heart into it … if you try your best, you’ll do good.”

And, although some students took center stage, other students played important roles behind the scenes. Stage Manager Camille Farris says her role was tricky because she had to make sure everyone was in place.

NewGate’s past productions include “The Taming of the Shrew,” “The Comedy of Errors” and a “Midsummer Night’s Dream.” However, this year’s cast and crew said this has been their favorite production. As for their favorite part, everyone agreed on the scene with Molvolio’s (Aiden Pearson) yellow socks.

Skyler Vargas as the scene announcer.

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Home in Southpointe Shores sells for $883,800 The following residential real estate transactions took place between Nov. 1 and Nov. 8.

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

Thomas Rao, of Sarasota, sold his home at 7656 Peninsular Drive to John and Doris Kennedy, of Sarasota, for $883,800. Built in 1964, it has three bedrooms, two halfbaths, a pool and 2,768 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.6 million in 2005.

for $330,000. Built in 2001, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,180 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $379,000 in 2005.

Donald and Patricia Campbell, of Newtown, Pa., sold their Unit 613 condominium at 750 N. Tamiami Trail to Anne Pfitzenreiter, of Sarasota, for $209,000. Built in 2001, it has one bedroom, one bath and 705 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $198,000 in 2001.

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Ronald and Janet Thompson, of Sarasota, sold their Unit PH-05 condominium at 100 Central Ave. to Diane Blinn, of Norfolk, Neb., for $820,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two baths, two halfbaths and 1,707 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $837,500 in 2006.

Pomelo Place

Cassandra Allen, of Eastpoint, sold the home at 1766 Loma Linda St. to William Bernhart and Elizabeth Macaulay, of Sarasota, for $645,000. Built in 1949, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,712 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $575,000 in 2004.

1350 Main Residential

Stephen and Judy Taylor sold their Unit 1500 condominium at 1350 Main St. to Henry and Ann Terk, of Albany, N.Y., for $622,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,268 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $592,600 in 2007.

Sarasota Bay Club

Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 205 condominium at 1301 Tamiami Trail to John Hollingsworth and M.D. Holling-

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This home at 7656 Peninsular Drive has three bedrooms, two half-baths, a pool and 2,768 square feet of living area. It sold for $883,800. sworth, of Sarasota, for $525,000. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,546 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $595,000 in 2007.

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Wesley and Annie Scheufler, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 8 condominium at 1730 Assisi Drive to Robert and Christine Taliaferro, of Branson, Mo., for $503,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths, two half-baths, a pool and 2,959 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $595,000 in 2004.

Embassy House

Yang Sun Kim sold the Unit 801 condominium at 770 S. Palm Ave. to Martin and Nance Liebgott, of New York, for $495,000.

Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,408 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $137,500 in 1987.

Regency House

Belinda Funkhouser sold her Unit 1004 condominium at 435 S. Gulfstream Ave. to Theodore Wilson and Valerie Wilson, trustees, of Bloomfield, Mich., for $480,000. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,537 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $331,000 in February.

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Marvin Kaplan, of Sarasota, sold his home at 6265 Parmeron Lane to Bradd Kaplan, of Sarasota, for $335,000. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, two baths, one halfbath and 2,719 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $342,000 in 2007.

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Craig Kobrin, of Westfield, N.J., sold his Unit 804 condominium at 750 N. Tamiami Trail to Harry Pollak, trustee, of Sarasota,

Betty Wildgrube, of Sarasota, sold her home at 2130 Ivory Place to Packianathan and Kasthuri Jayaraj, of Green Brook, N.J., for $271,000. Built in 1961, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,512 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $138,000 in 1998.

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Donald and Renee Williams sold their home at 823 Paradise Way to Nathalie Angers, of Quebec, Canada, for $865,000.

Built in 1961, it has four bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath, a pool and 2,126 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $775,000 in 2011.

Hamilton Club

David and Patricia Ogilvie sold their Unit 18 condominium at 3994 Hamilton Club Circle to David and Jan LeRoux, of Florham Park, N.J., for $785,000. Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,544 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $844,000 in 2004.

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Heather Gilmore, of Mequon, Wis., sold her Unit 201 condominium at 1240 Dolphin Bay Way to Laird and Blanca Boulden, of Geneva, Ill., for $700,000. Built in

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2395 Hyde Park St. 35 Watergate Drive 1122 Pomelo Ave. 33 S. Gulfstream Ave. 1666 Spring Creek Drive 1954 Datura St. 1331 Rhodes Ave. 2185 Rose St. 1391 Harbor Drive 2637 Cheryle Lane

Addition Alterations Alterations Alterations Deck/Enclosure Pool Cage Re-roof Re-roof Fence Re-roof

Ann Sommers R. Easterle Mark Bernthal Lucia Garcia Mark Baldwin Patricia Duncan Randy Miller Kendall Smith Priscilla Stowe, trustee Edith Hajdu

Amount $175,000 $75,000 $30,813 $20,000 $13,222 $12,120 $9,500 $9,000 $8,000 $7,500

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333 Edmondson Ave. 6969 Point of Rocks Road 4644 Higel Ave. 2423 Tulip St. 1621 Boathouse Circle 1408 Cedar Bay Lane 8045 Via Fiore 839 Siesta Key Circle 1029 Crescent St. 236 St. James Park

Alterations Renovations Windows/Doors Addition Remodel Remodel Re-roof Spa Pool/Deck Roof

Avigale McLoughlin Therese Liebentritt David Howard Miriam Zeigler Daniel Ellenberger Derek Cuff Frederick Soto Donald Williams Wayne Lambright, trustee George Slipp

$94,000 $90,000 $89,766 $62,000 $45,000 $45,000 $33,990 $32,665 $28,000 $26,000

853 Siesta Key Cir #A3981654 $4,500,000 Karen Cash Greco

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-504-6927

Source: Sarasota County; city of Sarasota

Karen Zdurjencik, of Selbyville, Del., sold her home at 330 Avenida De Paradisio to Franklin and Sandra Tugwell, of Falls Church, Va., for $615,000. Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,346 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $900,000 in 2005.

Venice 941-966-8000 941-228-8429

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1921 Tradewinds Cir #A3984023 $222,500 Kathleen Carbone P.A.

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-266-9622

3444 Jaffa Dr #A3987111 $3,900 Lisa Gullick

1436 John Ringling Pkwy #A3962144 $6,799,000 Harvey & Ethel Lovelace

1708 Boca Raton Ct #C7049336 $250,000 Genevieve Ramachandran

5625 Afton Pl #A3987305 $154,900 Robert Agnello

Sarasota 941-552-4200 941-321-6973

435 Bellini Cir #N5782390 $2,800 Karen Fox

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-809-1478

5167 Dewey Pl #A3986044 Dan Freed

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Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-735-0770

1624 Casey Key Rd #A3972661 $1,750,000 Denise Mattmuller & Linda Driggs

Casey Key 941-951-6660 941-232-8055

213 N Polk Dr #A3938053 $1,495,000 Sylvia Zimmerman

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-350-5022

3603 N Point Rd # 801 #A3938726 $1,395,000 Barbara McDonald

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-356-5367

7724 Alister Mackenzie Dr #A3987696 $999,990 Melba Jimenez PA

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-356-3970

$985,000

Nokomis/North Venice 941-966-8000 941-320-0389

1957 Lincoln Dr #A3984019 $899,000 Sara Chester

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-737-8234

813 Hudson Ave #A3976540 $889,000 Julia Mcclung

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-356-6499

409 E Macewen Dr #A3977912 $869,000 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

Osprey 941-951-6660 941-376-1717

5300 Ocean Blvd # 502 #A3962233 $865,000 Mark McCann

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

8012 Midnight Pass Rd #A3987437 $850,000 Elaine Adair

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

Steven and Denise Lose, of Sarasota, sold their home at 5164 Windward Ave. to Timothy and Alexandra Hearon, of Sarasota, for $607,500. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,862 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $217,000 in 1996.

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Punta Gorda 941-639-0000 941-639-0000

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-928-1328

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2640 Moss Oak Dr # 48 #A3987798 $259,900 Pam Sweeney

546 Freeling Dr #A3986351 $1,975,000 Sarah Mcguire

1656 Juniper Dr #A3986814 $249,000 Denise Mattmuller

2047 Pinehurst St #A3987231 $125,500 Kristine Niehaus

Venice 941-951-6660 941-232-8055

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-376-4950

Nokomis/North Venice 941-552-4200 941-485-5421

1750 Country Meadows Dr #A3986067 $1,900 Lisa Shope

Sarasota 941-552-4200 941-320-8022

304 Sunrise Dr #A3978266 Terri Healey

Lido Key 941-349-3444 941-586-7390

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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TEMPERATURES

Record Temperatures High

Low

High

Low

Wednesday, Nov. 13

70

55

92 (1972)

38 (1968)

Thursday, Nov. 14

80

53

89 (1964)

36 (1968)

Friday, Nov. 15

77

63

88 (1957)

37 (1969)

Saturday, Nov. 16

80

70

89 (1993)

34 (1969)

Sunday, Nov. 17

86

71

88 (1957)

34 (1940)

Monday, Nov. 18

82

69

89 (1988)

35 (1970)

Tuesday, Nov. 19

84

71

89 (1960)

36 (1923)

AVERAGE GULF WATER TEMPERATURE: 69 RAINFALL

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22 Cut and dried 5 On the bus 75 “How was ___ thing 6 Does some know?”

23 Where an elated bookmaking 76 “___ Tu” (1974 hit) 7 “Crikey!” person walks 77 Fleshy seed 8 Put in long hours 24 Fluorescent bulb 9 Close overlap of wrapper filler fugue voices 78 Move like the Blob 25 Wound from a 10 Buenos ___ 79 Emulate a marmot boxer 11 Place to request to 80 Words before 26 Simple swimming get hit “snail’s pace” stroke 12 “Frankenstein” 81 Flexible type of 28 Apply pressure to flunky desk lamp 13 Bitter feud 30 Wet behind the ___ 85 Annoyance 14 Fly trap (inexperienced) 86 Bush-cricket 15 Anagram for “nail” 31 Lock 89 Highly constructed 16 Bus driver on “The 33 Preceding night Simpsons” home?

34 Harmony 17 “And ___ some!”

90 Made a 37 Highly praise 20 Mailing stickers connection, as 39 Employed a shiv 27 Golf standards father and son 43 Events with roast 29 Reproductive cells 91 Word between two 32 Spreadsheet line pigs dogs?

34 Burglar’s bane 44 Some wrinkles 92 Rocky debris 35 Antique shop item 47 Geneva-based 36 Advantageous 94 Untethered workers grp. position 95 Good news for 48 Liberal ___ 37 Parisian school Wall Street 49 Portico in Greek 38 Revealing photo? investors architecture 39 Shipped away 99 Pet store buy 51 Turner of filmdom 40 Silly 104 Birthstone for 52 Worry 41 Pensive piece of some Scorpios 53 Adam’s donation poetry 42 Shower affection 54 One who believes 105 One of the senses 106 Ran out of steam (on) in a plurality of 45 Goes by jet 107 Public pair gods 46 “No problem” 109 Nickname for 58 Stop being 49 Veggies in a sack Conan O’Brien stubborn 50 Sped madly 110 Perry of fashion 59 Dampness 52 Colossal design 62 Unable to hold commotion 111 Draw out water 55 100,000 Btu 112 Walking stick 56 Sharpens 63 Kentucky 113 Had down 57 Escape detection attraction

58 Antarctic cruise sight 60 Recoils (with “away”) 61 Very young children 63 Edible red seaweed 65 Scottish Highlanders 66 Archie Bunker oath 67 Way from a man’s heart 68 State with a fivesided flag 69 Stir up, as memories 70 Part of a barrel 71 Spread around, as seeds 72 Security breach 73 Walked all over 74 Centers of great activity 77 Worked up 79 Science of heredity 82 “At the ___ Core” (Edgar Rice Burroughs novel) 83 Word between two surnames, for women 84 More upright 85 Versifier 87 Canary hue 88 Hydroelectric power site 90 Wedding day women 92 Crossbones partner 93 Beany’s cartoon pal 94 Dandruff bit 95 Strong, dark beer 96 Informed about 97 Shoestring 98 Film opening?

100 Paraprofessional, among others 101 “That is correct” 102 List-lengthening abbr.

103 “The Biggest Little City in the World” 108 Plaintive sound

11-21-13

Thursday, November 21, 2013

EARLY DEADLINE NOTICE For the issue of November 28, 2013 THE OBSERVER OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY NOVEMBER 28.

EARLY DEADLINE FOR CLASSIFIED ADS IN THE SARASOTA/PELICAN PRESS OBSERVERS WILL BE ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25 @ NOON

Items Under $200 For Sale 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 AUDUBON PRINT/FINCHES on thistle quality framed, 2wx27h, $50. Oster oj juicer, $10.

941-922-6468.

BABY/TODDLER BED $55. Changing table, $15.

Car seat, $50. Children's/playtable, chair, rocker, toys, $35. 941-918-1329.

CERAMIC CHRISTMAS Village + Accessories.

Like new; still in original boxes; numerous pieces. $150/OBO 356-6355 COMFORTER; KING, still in package. 3 King Pillows, Ralph Lauren. $50/all. Both never used.

941-925-7079 COMPUTER: DUAL 2.8GHz HT Dell, refurbished, $75, 941-756-6728.

DINING ROOM Set, 4 upholstered chairs. Table 54”Lx38”W with a 12” leaf. $120/obo 941-921-1261 G.E. CLOTHES dryer: Natural gas, 7.0/cu.ft., 8 cycles, used sparingly, manual, $75. 941-907-6009.

KEURIG COFFEE maker, large, $45. Large outdoor water fountain, $65. 941-922-0765.

LEATHER JACKET: new ladies Harley Davidson XL with zip out liner. $80. 941-356-2923.

LOVESEAT AND matching recliner: cream fabric. Excellent condition, $175 or separately.

309-212 6205.

MANTLE PIECE: light oak, 57.5”lx7.5”x6” deep, $50. Rocker Panel for Chrysler 300 2005, $50.

941-926-1978.

NATUZZI RECLINER: no rips, scratches, gold, nice, $175. 941-302-0447.

PETMATE Taxi Cat Carrier, $25. G.E. Juicer, works great, $45. Unique collage, $55. 941-952-1097.

POTTERY BARN doll house and furniture, $75.

941-702-8358.

RIDING MOWER: Small John Deere. Runs excellent. $200. 941-923-8937.

RIDING MOWER: Snapper. Mulching kit and bagging attachment. New battery. $175 or best offer. 941-922-7958.

SHEET MUSIC: 30 pieces for $30.00.

(941)358-8511, (941) 730-1776, (941) 730-8252.

SHOP VAC: 30 HSP, 20 gallon, $25. 2 executive office chairs, $20 ea. 941-371-3376.

SIDESTEP BARS: 2004-2008 Ford F150 standard cab, $99. 941-377-6383, leave message.

SOFA: 7’ cloth, gold $125. 2 Wood end tables $30 all. Good condition. 408-472-4842.

TABLE CLOTH: Quacker, lace. $50. Copper Kitchen accessories. $60. Churchill’s, WWII, 2 volumes. $50. 941-366-3019 VACUUM CLEANER: Orick Upright XL, $200 or best offer. Call 941-927-48547.

Autos For Sale OVER 30 VEHICLES IN STOCK $10K OR UNDER (FINANCING AVAILABLE) 2002 Cadillac Deville, 50K/miles, clean, $5988 2008 Smart Fortwo Cabriolet, 33K/miles, like new, 33MPG city, $9988.

2000 Lincoln Town Car, 75K/miles, $4988 2005 Chrysler 300 LTD, CLEAN, $9988 2005 Ford 500 Limited, leather, all the options, $8988 2006 Mercury Monterey, 7 passenger van, all power 62K/miles, $8988 2003 Nissan Xterra XE, 70/K miles, only $8988 1990 Mazda Miata, 148K/miles, $2988 2002 Chevrolet Malibu, 45K/miles, $6988 Hawley Motors II 5741 Pinkney Ave. (1 block west of MacIntosh, off Clark) 941-312-5890

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

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 SAILBOAT: 20/FT. 1990/95 COM-PAC, (Hutchins) 19/3, 8HP Honda, with 27 hours, fully equipped, like new, $6900 O/B/O. Must see. 941-383-3337.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales ESTATE AUCTION ART & ANTIQUES SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH @ 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.

Quality Estate Auction Featuring: Victorian, Country, and Custom Furniture, Jewelry, Paintings & Sculptures, Pottery, Oriental Rugs, Asian Decor, Collectibles and lots more!

13% Buyer’s Premium 3% Discount for Cash or Check Elliott Bernstein Auctions AUG3504 - AB2545 Gallery Phone: 941-351-3002 Photos & more: www.auctionzip.com Auctioneer ID#8290 ESTATE SALE Friday, November 22 - 8:45AM–3PM 1366 Harbor Dr.- Sarasota - off Orange Ave. 19th century: 4 drawer chest, blanket chest, mirror, Ithaca calendar clock, Regina Imperial Symphonic disk player with 20+ disks, tiger maple chairs, quilts, mahogany drop leaf table, flow blue china; Other: oriental rugs, Russell Wright, depression glass, sled, silver, etched glassware, set of Vintage pattern silver plate, Christian Liagre coffee table, new Haviland china, framed art, patio chair set, wicker patio set, easy chair, mah Jong set, teak wall unit, Bose radio, Luminiere lights, queen bedding, Room & Board king bed, Pottery Barn king headboard, lamps, Inversion table, Yamaha PA system, cameras, DVD player, Singer sewing machine, desk, fireplace screen, Hornick Bros. goose decoy, coffee & end table set, Ciaobella scooter with 58 miles, 9.9 four stroke Mercury engine, Sea Worthy dinghy, Super Blaster inner tube, Meade telescope, mans bike, tools, boating supplies, kitchenware, new sinks, golf clubs, moving blankets, vintage linens, bed & table linens.

ESTATE SALE

YOUR SOURCE FOR LOCAL CLASSIFIED ADS

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

Motorcycles

CLASSIFIED LINE AD PRICE

Call: 955-4888 Email: classified@yourobserver.com Online: www.YourObserver.com

TERRIFIC GARAGE SALE. Wonderful things, vintage, Asian, Nikon, Coach, antiques, designer clothing, artist supplies, jewelry, much more. Not the same old stuff. Follow the Palm Tree arrows.

1515 Firethorne Lakes Dr., opposite old Sarasota Golf Course parking lot. Saturday, 9-3.

ELECTRIC SCOOTER: for senior and/or handicapped person. Like new. Charge good for 30 miles, barley used. Paid $1750. Sell $750.

941-227-3149.

WOMAN’S CLOTHING: size 2/medium. Full box of clothing, $180. Cash only, 941-735-2536 (11a.m.-3p.m.)

Yellow color $5 per Week • Border as low as $3 per Week

OUR BOOKS 1/2 Price BEE RIDGE BOOKS 4104 Bee Ridge Road Bee Ridge Plaza Trade-In your Paperbacks 941-377-8998

Autos Wanted

Sale by Julie McClure. Pix: estatesales.net

First 15 words ............................ $15 per week Each Add’l word ........................................ 50¢ 15% DISCOUNT for 4 week Run

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

Saturday, Nov. 23rd - 8:45a.m.-2:00p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 24th - 8:45a.m.-Noon 3439 Tobero Lane – Sarasota 34235 Entire household of a lifetime collector: mainly Asian items; includes lots of cloisonné, bronzes, Chinese bed, 2 carved screens, cabinets, chairs, round table, Garuda, cloisonné plant stands, candelabras, pictures, books, & too much else to list.

Sale by Julie McClure Details & pictures www.estatesales.net FLEA MARKET. Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.

Saturday, November 23, 10a.m.-5p.m. & Sunday, November 24, 10a.m.-4p.m. For info: 954-4165.

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

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

Things To Do

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.

Condos/Apts. For Rent BENEVA & 17th St.: 55+ community, 2BR/2BA, 3rd floor, elevator. $1000/mo. includes water. No pets. 941-228-4183.

SIESTA KEY $500 and up. Reserve Vacation Rentals, NOW! 1, 2, & 3 bedroom units.

Weekly, Monthly, Seasonal and Annual.

Furnished/Unfurnished.

Call Siesta Key Realty, 941-349-8900 or visit siestakeyrealtyrentals.com 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, Golf course view, 650/sq.ft. $999,000. 708-267-6704.

WHISPERING SANDS: 2BR/2BA Siesta Key Gulfside, 55+, 1,575 sq/ft., 2nd flr. Enclosed Lanai, 36’x8’. Steps to Elevator, Laundry, Pool, Clubhouse & Gym. Recent New Heat/AC/ Refrigerator. Walk to shops and dining. Reduced $19K, $305K firm. 199 Whispering Sands Dr. #205.

941-346-0514.

Homes For Rent

GULFSIDE MINI-VACATION IN NAPLES

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

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

VENETIAN PARK ESTATES MHP $700/mo. - 2BR/1BA mobile home.

55+ Community. Small pet. Non-smoking.

2209 Gondola Dr., Sarasota.

Call Greg Ryan, 860-712-8321

Homes For Sale SORRENTO EAST Looking for the perfect vacation home or just a new home? Look no further!

This 3BR/2BA split plan pool home has been lovingly cared for. Updated with granite kitchen, tile roof, new windows, doors, A/C and so much more.

Quiet neighborhood yet close to everything.

Call 941-356-2131 or drive by 316 Signorelli Dr, Nokomis.

Priced right at $298,000.

' / 2 6

www.vanderbiltbeachresort.com

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

Call 941-907-8141.

955.4888

Help Wanted

www.yourobserver.com

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

This week’s Crossword answers

OSPREY AREA, P/T janitorial, 9-1 M-F. $12 per hr. Fax info to 941-926-7997 or email to office@mmisrq.com.

TECHNICAL SALES Manager sought by Royce International LLC. for its offices in Sarasota, FL. Direct R & D efforts for new product dvlpmt & product reformulation, as well as reverse engg & product testing to meet customer needs; manage documentation such as product formulas, packaging specs, & bills of material; lead qlty function w/ approach towards continuous process improvement by performing root cause analysis, dvlpg solutions, & implmtg preventative action plans to reduce future risks; liaise w/ sr. executive team & dept mgrs to ensure that tech'l services function is aligned w/ongoing needs of bus; manage dept budgets & bus plans & ensure all projects are completed on time; maintain current knowl of emerging technology & product advancements & manage vendor relationships; recruit, dvlp, retain, & promote employees to strengthen departmental capabilities. Position reqs Bach's deg in Chemical Engg w/ at least 5 yrs exp in field of specialty chemical product dvlpmt w/ good understanding of product life cycle, dvlpmt activities & regulatory framework for chemical product compliance. Mail all resumes to Royce International LLC., 3400 S Tamiami Trail, Ste 300, Sarasota, FL 34239

HOUSE CLASSIFIEDS LP # 56733

2013

This week’s Cryptogram answers

1. The picnic was a very regal affair. We had cucumber tarts, great scones, butter, cream and mugs of tea, and it was presided over by the Earl of Sandwich.

2. The picnic fare was perfect: lots of spicy meatballs, hot peppers, tomatoes and brownies, with a tasty side of antacid!

10B YourObserver.com 10B Classifieds

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General Contractors

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

Cleaning

LANDLORD ALERT!! We have Tenant’s!!!

Wanted: 1-3BR Homes/Condos, Furnished or Unfurnished. Siesta Key Realty Incorporated, 941-349-8900, www.siestakeyrealtyrentals.com 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 PEPPERTREE BAY, Siesta Key: 2BR/2BA, upstairs unit, Gulf views. Turnkey furnished, garage. Available January and April only. Reduced rate. Lisa Beach Agent, 941-374-9133 or E-mail: llblab@aol.com

Adult Care Services COMPASSIONATE, FEMALE caregiver from Japan, 10+ years experience w/bathing, cooking, cleaning. Let me care for your loved ones. Yasuko: 941-323-3538” IN-HOME ASSISTED LIVING. Why leave the safety, beauty and comfort of your own home to receive professional, affordable and compassionate care? You don’t need to! ElderCare Services provides complete customized care perfectly tailored to suit your needs and lifestyle. Services include, but not limited to, homemaking, transportation, running errands, meal prep., medication supervision, 24/7 medical staffing, and more.

Please call 377-4465 for more info. or visit us on the web @ eldercaresarasota.com. Licensed, bonded and insured. Lic.#30211372

Home Improvement/ Remodeling

STEVE ALLEN FLOOR COVERINGS

CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE 726-1802 LIC/ INS

Masonry

LOCAL

Classifieds

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

Call for free and honest estimates.

941-525-2435

You. Your Neighbors. Your Neighborhood.

ATTORNEY

225000

941-465-5208

Sharon M. Guy, P.A.

ALTERATIONS/UPHOLSTERY Sharon M. Guy

Home Furnishing Restoration and Upholstery Specialist!

Honesty • Integrity • Quality • Value

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

Classified Ads Bring Results 941-955-4888

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

AUTO SERVICE

ESTABLISHED 1975!

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

125718

Allow me to do my very best for you!

Paintless dent repair & detailing too!

941-923-2564

On Site or In Shop

DOCKSIDE BOAT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

ALUMINUM Insured

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

VIRUS & SPYWARE EXPERTS! LAPTOP REPAIR SPECIALISTS 124962

Call 955-4888 to reserve your space.

3204 Gulf Gate Dr., Sarasota (Across from the Library)

CONCRETE

ADDY’S CLEANING SERVICE

R & B Concrete Construction Inc.

New Install or Repairs Both Traditional & Decorative • 25 Years Experience

singleturtle@aol.com

3687954-01

COMPETITIVE PRICING

Call Mark for FREE ESTIMATE

124576

Ph. 376-4228

484-459-6350

Unique Cleaning Service Call Liz for the Best Price

941-724-4278

DECORATIVE SURFACES FOR: PATIOS, POOL DECKS, DRIVEWAYS, ENTRYWAYS

Free Estimates

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

Custom Surfaces Inc. 126474

124988

SALES & SERVICE NEW & REFURBISHED NETWORKING DSL AND CABLE SETUPS TRAINING BACKUP & RECOVERY SETUP, INSTALL, UPGRADE AFFORDABLE RATES

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

Yoder Aluminum Inc. 15505 Lemon Fish Dr. Bradenton, FL 34202 Office 941-650-9790

4541 Clark Road, Sarasota

BOAT SERVICES

WorkS for you!

Licensed • Free Estimates

PC & LAPTOP REPAIR

Call Gary Auto Body & Paint Inc. 124575

The Service DirecTory

724-1395

Cell (941)

COMPUTER

In shop free estimates Pick up and delivery services available

“Specializing in 6” Seamless Gutters”

Commercial and Residential Best Prices in Town

552-5766

Frank Beck Upholstery

941• 925 • 2447

Mercy’s Cleaning Service We Use Organic Products

Law Office of

124960

Commercial & Residential

CLEANING

WILLS, TRUSTS, PROBATE, ELDER LAW

$

Dustin Yoder yoderaluminum@gmail.com

Your Source for

Computer Services

Complete Systems Starting at

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.

20 YRS. EXPERIENCE

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

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

Pet Services 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.

Pressure Cleaning

PROFESSIONAL TILE & MARBLE INSTALLATION

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 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.

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.

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

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

Service, Sales, Installation

Insured • License #CACA44874

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

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.

AIR CONDITIONING

www.integrityiscool.com

Personal Services

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, $60, 2 cleaners, 2 hours.

126475

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

125724

Personalized attention with professional honest advice.

25 Years Experience - References available

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

126493

email: info@sarasotaluxuryrentals.com

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

124697

Contact - Sarasota Luxury Rentals 941-225-1356

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

Quality Work. Call: 941-296-5427.

125722

For Qualified Waiting Clients

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

Licensed • Insured Lic. #25393

3675768-01

• POLY-PEBBLE / EPOXY • TEXTURED CONCRETE • RESEAL & REPAIRS • INTERLOCKING BRICK PAVERS Free Serving Sarasota 355-1148 Estimates Since 1979 SARASOTA • BRADENTON • VENICE

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A View of what is developing at Southpoint Shores...

Construction is underway on this beautiful cul-de-sac home by Voight Brothers Construction in Exclusive Southpoint Shores.

Bay views, deep waterway, adjacent to open bay and the Intracoastal.

This 2-story, 4 bedroom, 4 full baths plus 2-½ baths, plus Bonus Room and Flex-Room has 3915 sq. ft. under air and 5,407 sq. ft. overall plus a 3-car garage! Master Suite and 1 Bedroom are located on the first floor just steps to a huge patio drenched in sunlight. Second floor bedrooms and Bonus /Media Room all have access to a 49’ covered outside terrace with full views of the bay. It is recommended that you watch all of this as you relax in your southwest facing pool.

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DISCOVER A HIDDENWATERFRONT GEM...close to downtown Sarasota yet a world away. One of the great estates on Bay Shore Road, a neighborhood of exceptional residences spanning the architecture of the Ringling era to today’s contemporary style.

This sophisticated bay front property of 2.5 acres with 240 ft on Sarasota Bay offers a resort lifestyle in the middle of the city including an oversized pool, professional tennis court, and kayaking on the bay. Built in 1987 as a palatial palace, the home was completely redesigned in 1993 by the architect who built the Bill Gates estate in Seattle. Recently updated again, the home boasts a quality of design and construction superior to many other residences of similar size. The 11,000+/- square-foot residence with guesthouse and pool house encompasses Moorish architectural style with contemporary elements. The grounds are a tropical oasis with exotic tree species hiding the mansion from street view. MLS#A3973036 $9,990,000

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BOB RUIZ & SHERI LASLEY EXCLUSIVE HARBOR ACRES Priced to Sell Located in Sarasota’s premier neighborhood, this 7 bedroom, 6½ bath ESTATE property could be updated to make the best use of the existing home or construct a new home of your dreams to maximize the value in the land. This is the most desirable currently available lot on which to build a home on water in Harbor Acres. The over ½ acre parcel fronts a deep water basin with direct access to Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The expansive front lawn and handsome back yard makes this a true “estate” property. 100’ of seawall with a large sundeck and 48’ dock on sailboat water will accommodate most any boat.

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Gulf and Bay Club is the premier gulf front gated community on over 30 acres with 780 feet of beach frontage right on world famous Siesta Key beach. Amenities include 3 heated pools (including a lap pool), 8 tennis courts, 6 dry saunas, a fitness center with spa, an expansive clubhouse with library and computer room, racquetball and basketball courts and multiple barbecue areas with picnic tables.

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BEACHFRONT MAGIC - LOT NOW REDUCED! At the south end of beautiful Siesta Key. A world apart, this is for those who seek total peace, privacy and tranquility. This gated enclave of beach front homes is unique to the island in its character and charm. State and county permits are in place to construct a home in the 3,800-4,000 sq. ft. range. Preliminary drawings were done by Guy Peterson. Build the home of your dreams in paradise. $1,295,000

OPEN BAYFRONT ON RED ROCK

A Norman Rockwell setting in an ancient oak canopy on the bay, the Red Rock location is amongst the best and most convenient in town. On approximately 2/3 acre, this one of a kind Spanish Mediterranean home shouts â&#x20AC;&#x153;home!â&#x20AC;? with its warmth and charm. An extensive remodel and addition was performed by the owner in 2001 which included a new kitchen, baths, windows, plumbing, electrical and more. Circular drive, long dock out into the bay. $3,250,000

Selling Sarasotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Finest Waterfront and Golfing Communities Sunset Towers

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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. $525,000

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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. $185,000

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BOB RUIZ & SHERI LASLEY

Summer Cove Luxury

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 3/2.5. 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. Over 2,300 sq ft, located just a short walk to Siesta Beach with its own deeded 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; boat dock.

MLS#13985461. $849,000

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UNDER CONTRACT 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 The Esplanade 5852 Cavano Drive

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Bayfront pool home in popular neighborhood by Siesta Beach.

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Siesta waterfront pool home; pontoon boat included. Huge Siesta waterfront pool home; pontoon boat included. Huge open kitchen, 2 offices, over 3,000 sf, 3 beds/3 baths open kitchen, 2 offices, over 3,000 sf, 3 beds/3 baths

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DANCING IN SIN Don’t let Sarasota Ballet dancer Ellen Overstreet’s sultry vixen character role fool you — she’s really the girl next door.

Photos courtesy Sarasota Ballet

Principal Dancer Ricardo Graziano and Ellen Overstreet pose for a marketing photo. “I’m so thankful for everything that has happened to me,” Overstreet says. “I never imagined I’d be here.”

Ellen Overstreet lies beneath Ricardo Graziano. She gazes seductively into his eyes. Her tanned bare leg points toward the sky as if she’s about to wrap it around the principal dancer. It results in a sexy marketing photograph for the upcoming Program 2 of Sarasota Ballet. But, being a sultry seductress doesn’t come naturally to the dancer, regardless of how well she pretends.

“I had Maggie (Barbieri) screaming, ‘Come on, be saucy!’”

Overstreet says, doing her best British impersonation of the Sarasota Ballet’s assistant director.

Overstreet has mastered the temptress side required for playing the role of Profane Love in Sarasota Ballet’s premiere of Sir Frederick Ashton’s “Illuminations” Nov. 22 and 23 at Sarasota Opera House. But Overstreet in real life is the American girl next door. In fact, she’s more of the role of the elegant and beautiful Sacred Love than the seductive, femme fatale Profane Love.

“She’s stubborn,” Overstreet says describing her character in the ballet. “She doesn’t take no for an answer.”

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‘Balanchine & Ashton’ George Balanchine’s ‘Serenade;’ Sir Frederick Ashton’s ‘Illuminations;’ and George Balanchine’s ‘Who Cares?’

1. Indigenous — “I go there as a celebratory, special meal.

I like that they use local fresh ingredients, and that the menu is always changing. I love going there with my mom and trying a bunch of different dishes and trying each other’s — it’s just the best.”

When: 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22 and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 Where: Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave. Cost: Tickets are $33.25 to $100

2. Lido Beach and the Ringling Bridge — “Walking over the bridge you don’t feel like you’re in Sarasota, it feels like you’re on vacation. It’s an instant escape.”

Info: Call 359-0999, Ext. 101 or visit sarasotaballet.org She had already missed the school bonfires and football games for ballet, and for her, it was a relatively easy decision. So, instead of taking a normal senior year of high school, she opted to move to San Francisco and pursue her passion professionally. And by the time most of her peers were celebrating making it through their first year of college, she was celebrating a contract with Sarasota Ballet.

The hardest part was not finishing her schooling, although Overstreet takes online college courses after getting home from Sarasota Ballet rehearsals. She says it’s to keep her brain sharp.

“It makes me feel accomplished every time I complete an exam, and when I go home I can put my mind on something other than ballet,” she says.

As if she wasn’t already accomplished. She’s in her second year dancing in a professional com-

3. Whole Foods — “I do my shopping at Trader Joe’s.

But Whole Foods is good for lunches. Sometimes I study there.”

“I love that you always have something to work on,” Ellen Overstreet says.

“Your reward is to be able to dance on stage … and it’s about what the art brings to our audience.” pany, was promoted to coryphée this fall and is now dancing one of the spotlighted roles in a performance. Even if she can’t yet order a cocktail at a bar.

Of course, she doesn’t need any booze to get into her current character. For Overstreet, the sultry music and a dance partner who keeps it fun and relaxed is enough

for her to completely let go.

On stage she’s not thinking about the audience or that she’s playing a role. “In a role like ‘Illuminations,’ you put yourself in character and you are actually the woman who is trying to get her man,” she says with a laugh. She only remembers she’s Ellen Overstreet when it’s time to take a bow.

4. Social On First — “We went there after a show. Their pizza is amazing, and the atmosphere is awesome.

I feel like it’s a hot spot of Sarasota — a new hot spot.”

5. The Ringling garden — “That’s another one of my escape places. If I have a long break or between shows and I don’t want to go home (I go there). I love going there and walking by the water. It’s one of those places that clears your mind and it feels so good to stay outside.”

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One of the up-to-your-interpretation, symbolic images is that Profane Love dances with a bare left foot and a pointe shoe on the right foot. Overstreet says it was surprisingly easy to get used to.

And, with the lack of photos, footage or even writing about the ballet on the Internet, this allows Overstreet to make the character her own.

For Overstreet, this is her favorite part of being a professional dancer.

“I like getting to dance a role that’s really challenging,” she says. “I like the process of working on something every day…one that I can struggle on but see improvement.” It’s gratifying.

Then, Overstreet gives away the secret — ballet is not as easy as the Sarasota Ballet dancers make it look. Sometimes there’s a step you can’t do or a tight muscle giving you problems. And there’s the lingering fear looming that most every dancer is prone to an injury at some point.

“Even if you had a great day and great class yesterday, you pretty much start over the next day,” she says.

Overstreet is poised and speaks with as much grace as she dances.

It’s easy to forget that she’s only 20 years old. Just three years ago, she was a junior in high school in McLean, Va., right outside of Washington, D.C. She lived a balanced adolescence heading from piano lessons to ballet class, to soccer practice and basketball games. In ninth grade, her ballet teacher advised her to attend summer intensives, and asked her if she’d consider dancing as a career.

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“Show Boat” has sailed the waters of American theater for a long time. Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II first launched the musical in 1927. Their tale of actors, singers, dockworkers and stagehands of the Cotton Blossom (a floating theater on a riverboat) has seen a host of staged and filmed revisions, adaptations and accretions ever since. Director Rob Ruggiero refitted it for a leaner, if not meaner, production at the Goodspeed Opera House in 2011. That version is now afloat on the Asolo Rep stage — and Ruggiero is again at the helm.

We follow the lives of the show folks on the Cotton Blossom from 1887 to 1927.

There’s the Alan Hale-esque Capt. Andy (Joel Blum) and his uptight wife, Parthy Ann (Dorothy Stanley), and their daughter, Magnolia (Marissa McGowan), whose heart is smitten by riverboat gambler Gaylord Ravenal (Ben Davis). Magnolia and Gay wind up on stage when Steve and Julie (David Sattler and Daniella Dalli), the married headliners, are targeted by anti-miscegenation laws. (These improbable career breaks only seem to happen in musicals, though, to be fair, this was perhaps the first time.) Magnolia and Gaylord become the stars, get married and have a cute kid (Lilly Mae Stewart and Denise Lute). Sadly, Gay’s gambling addiction leads to destitution; Gaylord leaves for the good of the family. (Spoiler alert: There’s a tearful reconciliation at the end.) Along the way, the Cotton Blossom’s cook Queenie (E. Faye Butler) and her husband, Joe (Michael James Leslie), alternate between moments of love and bickering. Vaudeville-style comics Frank and Ellie May (Denis Lambert and Elisa Van Duyne) do the same. So it goes.

All that, and great music, too. Musical Director F. Wade Russo and his orchestra put in a stunning performance. They’re out

The vocal score for “Show Boat” ends with a huge choral ensemble followed by a double sforzando D major chord in the orchestra, and these words: “Curtain. End of Opera.” But, at the beginning of the score, it’s called “A Musical Play.” Whatever you call it, “Show Boat,” in the hands of Director Rob Ruggiero, with choreography by Noah Racey, new orchestrations

by Dan Delange and music direction and conducting by F. Wade Russo, is a mega hit.

Jerome Kern, the composer, with book and (most) lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, originally had a show that ran about four hours. But that was back in 1927, and nothing like it had come before. This groundbreaking musical covered entirely new territory, not only because it was the first piece to have a book that carried its story through from beginning to end, but also because it was the first show to touch on race relations (eight years before “Porgy and Bess”), incorporate underscoring (the use of music under dialogue) and to use songs to further the plot.

Musically, it was a prediction of things to come. Suddenly, audiences were faced with an American musical that wasn’t a grouping of musical numbers strung together by a flimsy plot. It was European operetta, American-style, leading the way as the benchmark for future American musical theater productions, from “Oklahoma” and “South Pacific,” to “Hair” and “Into the Woods.”

The Asolo has done away with the stage bloat expected by audiences of the 1920s and trimmed it down to its essentials: great songs that enhance the theatricality and emotion of the play. Four hours have become less than two and a half, and they absolutely fly by.

Elisa Van Duyne, as Ellie May Chipley, is a charming cross between Celeste Holm and Lucille Ball, and Denis Lambert in the role of her husband and comedy partner, Frank Schultz, is the perfect song-and-dance man — he proves timing is everything, from comic relief to the old soft shoe. Their performance of “Goodbye My

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“Show Boat” runs through Dec. 29, at Mertz Theatre, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

Call 351-8000 or visit asolorep.org for more information. of sight, but never out of mind. Of course, it helps that these great musicians have great music with which to work. Hammerstein’s tunes are no less than iconic: “Ol’ Man River,” “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man,” “Bill” and many others. The best of the songs draw from the well of African-American music. But this is more than an homage or a rip-off.

The songs move us because of the original story — and Edna Ferber’s original passion for social justice and capacity for empathy for marginalized groups. (The Mexican-Americans of Ferber’s “Giant” were another example.)

“Show Boat” isn’t about the AfricanAmerican experience. But it doesn’t sweep it under the dock, either. It shows us the deck hands, wharf rats and servants at the periphery of the Cotton Blossom’s floating world. White entertainers have their often self-created problems; black people work and don’t get paid much; mixed-race entertainers passing for white get kicked off the boat. Life, as your parents reminded you, is unfair. The indifferent river keeps flowing and doesn’t seem to care. The creative minds behind this musical care deeply for everyone in this world.

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Lady Love,” one of two old-time hits interpolated into the Trocadero Nightclub scene in Act II, is an astonishing example of how to dance and sing while keeping a character firmly in one’s grasp.

Daniella Dalli, in the role of Julie LaVerne, positively shines as an actress with the voice of a torch singer, able to seamlessly incorporate the soul of Julie into the sound of her singing.

Her “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” in the first act and “Bill” in the second (written, by the way, 10 years earlier for the show “Oh Lady! Lady!!”

by P.G. Wodehouse and Kern and then interpolated into “Show Boat”) were steaming hot, sung with a dusky bottom register that hints of whiskey times ahead.

Magnolia and Gaylord, sung by Marissa McGowan and Ben Davis, were the fine romantic leads. McGowan, whose voice has just the right touch of the operatic tradition needed to sing “After the Ball” (another old song included at the Trocadero) mixed with the Broadway shimmer necessary in a ragged up version of “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man,” was a perfect match for Davis, a real baritenor whose singing and style harken back to the great days of John Raitt in “Carousel.” Their duets, “Only Make Believe,” “You Are Love” and “Why Do I Love You,” were romantic and heartbreakingly beautiful.

Michael James Leslie’s Joe was the glue that held the show together, dramatically and musically. We’re used to hearing “Ol’ Man River” sung by a booming, operatic bass but Leslie’s Joe was so much more. Although his voice is buttery smooth with a tinge of Al Jolson’s quiver, he used his sound to enhance his character so, when he’d appear — on stage, in the aisles, in a balcony box — he hovered like the show’s guardian angel. E. Faye Butler’s Queenie, Joe’s ever-loving, ever-exasperated wife, was the perfect foil, and their hilarious duet, “I Still Suits Me,” was filled with good humor, love and warmth.

What makes the Asolo’s production a musical groundbreaker is how beautifully it’s been cut and honed into a “Show Boat” that’s lean and pure; a “Show Boat” that shows off the great music Kern wrote while using it to propel a plot that Hammerstein would probably applaud were he here today. It’s the “Show Boat” that will float in our hearts and heads for years to come.

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 Marjorie Broughton and Tony Neubroch

Photos by Heather Merriman

Mary Marblestone and Pat Brennan

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 Nikki Kochis and Rosemary Eure

Honorary Chairs Morton and Carol Siegler

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Discover What Makes Sarasota Bay Club So Different!

Sarasota Bay Club offers outstanding services and amenities that are personalized to fit your lifestyle. From complimentary valet parking to fine dining on chef prepared meals, the freedom to design the ideal retirement lifestyle is all yours.

Sarasota Bay Club ownership is carefree, with all maintenance included, and complete health care & rehabilitation services conveniently located on-site.

Book by Ossie Davis, Phil ip Rose, Peter Udell Music by Peter Udell Lyrics by Gary Geld based on the play “Purlie Victorious” by Ossie Davis

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“Recently widowed, I heard about what was going on at Sarasota Bay Club and knew I wanted to be a part of it.

Since then, I have made so many new friends and I am enjoying life again!”

Barbara Blumfield

NoV 13–Dec 15, 2013

PAID FOR IN PART BY SARASOTA COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX REVENUES

Get tIcKets NoW! 941-366-1505 WBttsrQ.orG

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DANIELLA DALLI, PHOTO BY FRANK ATURA

“ AMERICAN The great

musical ” -NEW YORK TIMES

Music by JEROME

Directed by ROB

KERN|Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II| Based on the novel by Edna Ferber

RUGGIERO| Choreography by NOAH RACEY

ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE NOW PLAYING–DEC 29

Call To Attend Our Luncheon & Tour December 12th!

11:30 am – 1:00 pm. RSVP (941) 552-3284. Space Is Limited.

Join us for lunch and discover the value Sarasota Bay Club has to offer.

941.351.8000 | ASOLOREP.ORG 1301 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida 34236 (941) 366-7667 • www.SarasotaBayClub.com

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Full-Service Retirement Living On Sarasota Bay

Please Call To Attend Our Luncheon Event Or Schedule Your Personal Tour Today!

Linda Ware or Dana Moe (941) 552-3284 126418

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“Purlie” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

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Come as you are.

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piAno concerto no. 17

tickets

941-953-3434

www.SarasotaOrchestra.org

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AnniversAry

1949 - 2014

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DIVERSIONS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013

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