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Groin-plan delay worries residents North-end condo owners fear an agreement to hold off on building a groin on Beer Can Island leaves them and their properties at risk.

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+ Pair focuses eagle eyes on babies Longboat Key photographer Mary Lou Johnson snapped photos of the nest that holds the Key’s youngest bald eagles earlier this month.

Johnson believes there are two eaglets in the nest.

This photo shows the adult pair keeping their eagle eyes on their babies.

Johnson has photographed the Key’s bald eagles over the past six years for fellow Key resident John Ginaven, of the Sarasota Audubon Society, who gives frequent talks about the family.

Town Manager Dave Bullock has no idea how long it will take to obtain state and federal permits to build sand-saving groins on the north end. But, whenever that happens, it will probably be at least six months before the town secures a contractor for the beach project.

Whenever that is, it’s not soon

enough for residents of the 88unit Longbeach Condominium, who told commissioners at their Tuesday regular workshop that the beach surrounding the property is rapidly eroding. The residents filled commission chambers for the workshop, which included a beach project update from consultant Olsen Associates Inc.

Adding to their concerns was a settlement the commission reached last week with former Manatee County Commissioner Joe McClash and the ManateeSarasota Sierra Club in their challenge of the project.

The town agreed to hold off on applying for permits for a terminal adjustable groin on Beer Can

Island for at least five years. In return, McClash and the Sierra Club agreed to drop their challenge to two north-end permeable adjustable groins so that the town can finish its permitting process.

Longbeach condo resident Bob Appel told the commission the community is discussing extending its seawall to protect its property.

“I’d like you to protect our

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Marcy Downey entertains the crowd with her cabaret show, “Here’s to the Divas and Dames.” Seaplace residents enjoyed a night of dinner and a show Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the community’s clubhouse. For more photos from the event, see page 4B. Judy and Alan Fishbein

+ Couple stirs the pot at Food Festival Longboat Key residents Alan and Judy Fishbein were key ingredients to the success of Temple Sinai’s Jan. 12 Jewish Food Fest.

That’s because the couple served as food captains for the event that drew nearly 2,000 people, who sampled Jewish foods such as blintzes, corned beef sandwiches, knishes and Hammentasen.

Here, the Fishbeins are pictured guarding their popular cabbage soup.

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CONDO CONSTRUCTION by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

P&Z approves $60 million project Sixteen luxury beachfront condominiums priced as high as $4.25 million move one step closer to breaking ground at the former Villa Am Meer site.

The Longboat Key Planning & Zoning Board unanimously recommended a 16-unit luxury condominium project for Longboat Key Tuesday. The project will transform an overgrown beachfront property and help usher in an influx of new inven-

tory coming to the island this year.

With approval of the Aria project at 2251 Gulf of Mexico Drive just waiting the Town Commission’s approval, Sarasota developer Jay Tallman, president of Ascentia Group LLC, plans to

open reservations for the project this week. The project has a total retail value of $60 million.

“It’s a wonderful project that I’m extremely excited about,” Tallman told P&Z board members Tuesday. “We have a lot of interest in the units already.”

NEW INVENTORY IS COMING TO LONGBOAT KEY SEE PAGE 3A Tallman said his phone began ringing right away after he announced plans for the project in September. It was the second

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property as it stands,” Appel said. “If it’s going to be out to 2016, we’re probably going to have to spend $600,000 or $700,000 of our own money. We’d like to send you the bill.”

Becky Jones said she returned to her condo this month after being away for five weeks and saw a major decrease in beach width in those five weeks.

“I just don’t get the idea here that anyone has a sense of urgency,” she said.

But Mayor Jim Brown objected to Jones’ remarks, arguing that the town has no control over the permitting process.

“We’re trying to get it done in a situation that’s so fraught with delays,” Brown said.

Bullock also addressed questions about the town’s sense of urgency: The town placed $4 million worth of sand in a 2011 emergency beach project to protect Longbeach, which has seawall protection, and 360 North condominium, which does not have a seawall. In 2012, Tropical Storm Debby washed away the remaining sand from that project.

“Any more sand we place on the beach today is just going to be gone in a short amount of time,” he said.

The town began seeking permits more than two years ago. Both the challenge from McClash and last year’s federal government shutdown delayed the process further.

Bullock said protecting both condominiums is the sole purpose of two groins at the north end.

Commissioner Lynn Larson requested the commission discuss helping Longbeach condo owners with the costs of extending its seawall for protection to a future workshop agenda.

“The last time I saw those condos, they looked like they were close to being in the water, not near the water,” Larson said.

The discussion about groins followed a technical presentation from Olsen Associates Inc. Kevin Bodge, senior vice president of Olsen Associates, declined to address spe-

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Two permeable adjustable groins, like the two groins placed behind The Islander Club, will be placed on the north end of the Key after the town receives state and federal permits.

cifics about the groins, citing the need to formally resolve challenges.

Bullock said he directed the firm to assume the town would get approval for sand structures in preparing the report.

The report showed sand loss averaging 16 feet on beaches Key-wide as the result of Tropical Storm Debby, with losses as high as 45 feet on the north end. Between the storm that occurred in late June 2012 and July 2013, the Key lost an average of 3 feet of beach, with losses of approximately 50 feet on the northern most part of the Key. Much of the Key gained beach, with sand loss concentrated on four “hot spots:’’ the northern-most tip, the area surrounding Gulfside Road, the Islander Club and an area at the south end. The most severe losses occurred in the north-end areas.

The commission reached consensus to direct town staff to work with Olsen Associates to craft a beach project plan that includes placing the two groins and sand on the north end of the Key once permits are obtained. Olson presented five project scenarios with costs of $16 million to $39 million each. Taxpayers already approved a project up to $16 million. The cost for sand and three groins on the north end a couple of years ago was estimated at $7.5 million.

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Projects add inventory to market Three new projects will bring new condos and single-family home construction to the Key, marking the first new inventory for the island since the recession.

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Longboat Key property has always been in demand.

But 2014 will bring what has been lacking since the beginning of the recession: new supply.

The Longboat Key Planning & Zoning Board approved the 16-unit Aria condominium project at 2251 Gulf of Mexico Drive at its regular meeting Tuesday, Jan. 21 (see page 1A). Developer Jay Tallman, president of Ascentia Group LLC, who has partnered with Northbrook, Ill.-based BBC Key LLC to develop the property, plans to open reservations for the project Jan. 22. The property is home to the historic Villa Am Meer estate.

Aria is one of three confirmed projects that will give a shot of new inventory to the Key. In March, Michael Saunders & Co. announced plans for the 11-unit Infinity condominium project at 4765 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

In an email to the Longboat Observer, company founder and CEO Michael Saunders wrote: “With rising demand for new luxury condominiums clashing against a strained inventory of these properties, we are very excited to have Infinity on the horizon. Infinity will inhabit a pristine stretch of Longboat Key beachfront — offering unobstructed views of the Gulf —and is being brought to the market by a developer who not only understands what luxury buyers want, but who also has a track record of delivering some of the most acclaimed luxury communities in our region.”

Four of 11 residences planned for the Infinity condominium project at 4765 Gulf of Mexico Drive are under reservation, according to project developer Randy Moore, managing partner of Suwanee, Ga.-based Crossgate Partners.

“Interest has been high,” Moore said.

“I think this has been for a few key reasons. First, no new condominiums have been developed on Longboat Key in more than eight years. Our project in-

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corporates the best in hurricane protection and green standards not available in many of the projects on the Key.” Originally planned for the location was the 11-unit Bleu Claire condominium project, which was unveiled in 2007 but was put on hold because of the economic downturn.

Construction for the project, which keeps the basic Bleu Claire footprint and has already been approved, is scheduled to begin in the spring.

Residences will have between 3,380 square feet and 5,456 square feet. Prices range from $2,825,000 to $4.95 million.

Construction is anticipated to last up to 14 months.

Positano and Grand Mariner were the last two condominiums built on Longboat Key. Construction of the 32-unit Positano was completed in 2006. Although the Grand Mariner project was completed in 2008, Bank of America filed a foreclosure suit against its developer later that year, putting sales on hold, before current owners Ralph and Sheri Trine purchased the condo in 2011.

The Key is also getting a surge of new single-family home inventory.

The first of 13 homes planned for the

mid-Key Triton Bend neighborhood was completed last week, and a second home is currently under construction and should be complete by the end of February.

Like Bleu Claire, the project is longawaited. The properties went on the market nearly five years ago and were originally being sold as individual vacant lots instead of turnkey homes, but the project was “put on the back burner” because of the sluggish economy, according to Michael Saunders & Co. Realtor Walter Hackett.

Five homes are currently under construction, and two lots have been presold, according to Hackett and Barbara Najmy, both of Michael Saunders & Co., who are co-listing the project.

The completed home is a 2,841-square-foot home designed by architect Cliff Scholtz that’s available turnkey for $1,774,900. Floor plans have four bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms and range from 2,400 to more than 3,000 square feet, although custom designs are available.

Prices run from $1,437,500 to the mid$2 million range.

Two of the lots have sold, according to Hackett. Sales have not yet been recorded at the Sarasota County Clerk of the Court Office. Hackett and Najmy are also marketing three spec homes that are currently under construction midKey at the site of the former Poseidon restaurant.

“The demand is out there,” Hackett said. “There just is no new construction supply, particularly on a spec basis.”

As for Aria, Tallman’s phone began ringing shortly after he announced the project in September.

He hopes to begin the estimated 15 to 17 months of construction in the summer.

Units are currently priced between $3.44 million and $4.25 million and range from 3,804 square feet to 3,940 square feet in a new four-story building.

The Planning and Zoning Board made a recommendation to the Longboat Key Town Commission at its regular meeting Tuesday that strips all but one of the board’s duties and transfers those duties to the P&Z board.

P&Z board member George Symanski Jr. recommended transferring the majority of the board’s duties to the planning board, noting the commission was already looking to eliminate the ZBA before it realized it couldn’t get a charter amendment on the March ballot to let voters decide on the board’s fate.

“We were going to get rid of this board already,” Symanski said. “Why not give it to us all clean?”

Town Attorney Maggie MooneyPortale said she has to check whether the duties could be stripped while the town charter mandates the ZBA board stay in place.

Commissioner Phill Younger suggested Symanski’s suggestion “is perfectly legal.”

“These board members aren’t here consistently and we have serious problems with people that need cases resolved in a timely manner,” Younger said.

P&Z Chairwoman B.J. Webb agreed.

“They (ZBA board members) have clearly shown they aren’t doing their work,” Webb said. “I would rather leave them with nothing.”

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The fair will offer blood pressure checks, diabetes-glucose screening, HIV testing, body mass index screening, help locating ongoing medical care and tips for staying healthy. Call 861-5000.

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For lion trainers and tight-rope walkers, a spot on St. Armands Circle’s Circus Ring of Fame is like a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame — an honor reserved for the best and brightest.

On Sunday, Jan. 19, the Circus Ring of Fame inducted four new members.

Longboat Key resident Larry Marthaler was never part of any circus, but he was at the center of the Ring of Fame’s founding. That’s why he received a plaque (not part of the Ring of Fame) that will be installed this week on the Circle.

Marthaler founded the Circus Ring of Fame in 1986, when he was executive director of the Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau.

He conceived of the idea as a way to highlight a unique part of Sarasota history. The city is home to several circuses, including Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which began using Sarasota as its winter headquarters in 1927.

He brought the Ring of Fame to St. Armands Circle because of its ties to circus magnate John Ringling and its status as a key destination for residents and visitors.

Each inductee receives a custom wagon wheel plaque at the center of St. Armands Circle Park. With the latest inductions, the Ring of Fame now has 115 members.

At Sunday’s ceremony, Marthaler was photographed with another local resident who shows that Sarasota’s circus tradition continues to thrive: Nik Wallenda, whose Grand Canyon tight-rope walk drew 10.7 million live viewers last summer.

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by Robin Hartill | News Editor

Porter has final word at Christ Church pulpit The Rev. Bruce Porter preached his final sermon Dec. 28, after leading the congregation for more than seven years.

RETIREMENT CELEBRATION Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, will celebrate the Rev. Bruce Porter’s retirement from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, in the church’s fellowship hall, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive. For information, contact Ann Quackenbush at 383-1731. to become a doctor when he enrolled at Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio, but his plans changed after his first chemistry course. He opted, instead, to enter the ministry during his junior year of college.

Porter graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary, in Princeton, N.J., and went on to serve congregations in Buffalo, N.Y., Elmira, N.Y., and Wellsboro, Pa., before becoming senior pastor and head of staff from 1983 to 2003 at Church of the Palms, in Sarasota, where he led a church of 2,600.

Porter — whom congregants usually call “Bruce” instead of “Reverend” — said that he always planned to help others — initially, when he planned to be a doctor, and later, as a pastor.

“One of the great bonuses of being a pastor is you relate to people in the good times and the bad times,” he said.

Burt Borgelt, elder at Christ Church, said he’s been constantly amazed at the quality of sermons Porter offers.

“He told me one time he preaches an intellectual gospel,” Borgelt said. “I think that’s important because he talked about a variety of subjects and he tied them all back to God.”

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The Rev. Bruce Porter preached his first sermon to Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian at Bayfront Park Recreation Center from a pulpit made out of a cardboard box.

It was 2005, and the church had recently formed after a group of members split from Longboat Island Chapel and ultimately voted to join the presbytery after considering other denominations. Members arrived early to set up chairs and stayed after services to put them away because the church didn’t yet have a space of its own.

Porter filled in for the church’s first pastor, the Rev. Ray Woody, on occasion in the church’s early days. By the time Woody resigned to care for his wife in 2006, the congregation had rented space at Mediterranean Plaza.

Porter, who was retired, agreed to take the position; he became Christ Church’s pastor Sept. 1, 2006. He thought he’d serve a year or two.

But he didn’t preach his final sermon until Dec. 28, 2013.

This time, he preached it from a real pulpit inside a 12,000-square-foot church with gothic arches and a giant stainedglass window. In his seven years with Christ Church, the congregation almost doubled, from 137 members to more than 250.

“In most churches, the pastor is pushing from behind,” Porter said. “Here, I was almost holding them back.”

Porter is a sixth-generation Presbyterian minister but says he never felt pressured to join the clergy. He was 1 year old when his father died, so he had no memory of his father’s ministry. He planned

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The Rev. Bruce Porter stands in the sanctuary of Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, which was completed in 2011.

Porter lists many fond memories when he recalls his time at Christ Church: the Reading Buddies program members formed with Manatee County elementary students, the church’s social programs and one Sunday shortly before the new church was complete when members signed their names on a wall on the new building before it was covered with drywall.

Porter called his final sermon in December “The Last Word.”

From the podium, he told the congregation that it’s hard to say goodbye. He shared what he considers to be the es-

INTERIM LEADERSHIP The Rev. Taylor Hill will serve as interim pastor while a search committee seeks Porter’s long-term replacement. Hill holds a doctorate in ministry from Pittsburg Theological seminary. He most recently served as interim pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Sarasota. sentials of spirituality. And he spoke a few final words about the future.

“The best years are still ahead,” he said.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014

by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Revenue problems in 2013 create a $1.4 million deficit

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Town Manager Dave Bullock will implement a two-year plan for commissioners starting this summer to restore the town’s emergency operating fund back to 90 days.

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The town is at least four or five months away from its summer budget deliberations, but it’s already looking at a $1.4 million deficit for fiscal year 2013. And the shortfall has nothing to do with the town’s outstanding pension fund obligations.

Finance Director Sue Smith and Town Manager Dave Bullock informed the town’s Investment Advisory Committee at its Jan. 15 meeting that revenues have not come in as anticipated for fiscal year 2013. That budget ended Sept. 30, but revenue items such as gas and electricity franchise fees are still coming in for that year and are lower than expected. The results of the budget are still subject to audit adjustments.

“We didn’t make the revenues we thought we would make,” Smith said.

To counterbalance the problem, the town has used more of its fund balance, and Bullock’s preferred operating budget, which maintains a 90-day minimum operating fund balance in case of an emergency, has now dropped by 15 days to 75 days.

Commissioners agreed with a guideline to maintain a general fund balance with an emergency fund balance of between 90 days and 120 days, or between $3.5 million and $4.68 million when they discussed the budget last year.

This summer, Bullock told committee members staff will present a two-year plan to return the budget to the 90-day operating budget.

Although the deficit concerns Bullock, he said the town anticipates property val-

FISCAL YEAR 2013 BUDGET TOTAL REVENUE

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TOTAL DEFICIT

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*The preliminary results of operations for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 is expected to end with a deficit amount of $1,392,319, which is higher than expected when the town crafted the 2014 fiscal year budget.

ues to increase as the economy recovers, which will help offset the deficit.

Bullock said the town continues to look at costs, and his directors monitor their budgets weekly. He said the town’s budget is updated daily on its website.

Bullock also explained that Smith took over chief accountant practices for the last few months before the position was filled, and she uncovered some practices that had been handled incorrectly for years; those errors will be fixed. For instance, the town has not addressed officesupply inventory for more than 10 years and was expensing supplies to department budgets when they needed items.

Tennis Center supplies, Smith said, also were not being accounted for correctly.

And, Smith said the town will no longer carry purchase orders over prior years, which affected the operating budget and increased department budgets.

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Pettingell ranks No. 1 for 2013 sales volume

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Roger Pettingell began his career with in 1983, with Arvida Corp. His sales volume for his career totals more than $1 billion.

cause he found it offered him a new experience every day.

Technology was an important part of Pettingell’s business, even in the early years. In 1989, he was the first person in his office to purchase his own computer. At the time, others told him it was a waste because real estate was all about relationships.

Pettingell, who currently has 34 listings ranging in price from $495,000 to $6.9 million, expects 2013 trends to continue.

“The biggest trend is buyers have confidence in the market. It’s still perceived as getting a value because we’re still off of the highs we hit in 2005, and if you compare our area to places like Naples or Palm Beach or to big cities like New York or Chicago, our prices are still inexpensive,” he said.

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The staff of four — up from two in 2012 — is just one example of how the Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate broker associate grew his business in 2013.

Pettingell revamped his website, longboatrealestate.com, began a blog on the site and expanded his social media presence.

His sales grew as well, rising to $61.85 million in sales volume in 2013 from $50.7 million in sales volume in 2012, making him the top-ranked Realtor for sales volume in Sarasota and Manatee counties, according to the Sarasota-Manatee Multiple Listing Service (MLS). It’s the second consecutive year and the fourth year since 2008 that Pettingell earned the distinction.

Pettingell considers Internet marketing and use of social media websites as an increasingly important part of his business.

His team builds a unique website for each of his listings and creates a video for many properties.

“I see it more as building a foundation for the future,” he said. “There’s some evidence that younger people aren’t using Facebook quite as much, but the generation we’re seeing is definitely using it.”

Pettingell began his career with Arvida Corp. in 1983, after graduating from Guilford College, in Greensboro, N.C. He originally thought he would take the year off before starting medical school. But he chose to stick with real estate, in part be-

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Why property is so expensive Defenders of Longboat Key’s zoning codes will argue to life’s end that Longboat Key would not look the way it does were it not for Longboat Key’s strict codes.

And then there are those — this newspaper included — who would argue to life’s end that Longboat Key’s zoning codes are Exhibit A in how and why government regulation and intervention makes the cost of housing so prohibitive, especially for the poor and middle class.

Indeed, no one can deny the Key’s zoning codes have a harsh and direct effect on the cost of all housing on Longboat Key. That point is emphasized in the “conditions requisite for approval” of the site plan for the proposed Villa Am Meer, soon to be the Aria condominium project, between the Islander Club and Villa di Lancia.

In response to the developer’s application for site-plan approval, the town planning and zoning staff recommended approval, but only if developer Jay Tallman complies with 37 conditions.

We are reprinting all of those conditions, with the hope you read them and reach the conclusion we have long advocated. That is, that the town’s zoning codes are excessively intrusive and picayune and need to be simplified and updated for the 21st century. Imagine yourself a newcomer to America, the land of the free, and this is what you confront:

permit has not been submitted to the town and a building permit issued on or before March 3, 2016 (a complete building permit application must be filed at least 30 calendar days prior to the building permit issuance deadline); or c. A final certificate of occupancy for all phases of the project has not been issued within three (3) years from the date set for receipt of a complete application for building permit for the final building or development phase of the project.

7) The development/construction plans shall conform to the Florida Building Code and all other applicable codes and ordinances pertaining to, including but not limited to, Chapter 154 Flood Control, of the town code, Federal ADA and Florida Accessibility Codes.

8) All exterior lighting shall comply with Section 158.102(B)(5) of the town code, arranging the lighting to shield or deflect the light from adjoining properties. All exterior lighting shall be in compliance with Chapter 100 Sea Turtles, of the town code.

9) The height of all structures located on the roof of the four-story residential tower, including elevator shafts, enclosed stairwells and enclosed mechanical equipment shall

1) The provisions of the site-plan application for the subject property, dated Nov. 4, 2013, and received Jan. 6, 2014, shall be complied with The Aria condominiums unless waived or modified by the following conditions or by written agreement between the town not be more than 10 feet above the maximum and the applicant or amended pursuant to 50-foot height of the building as per Section code. Any and all improvements shall comply 158.153(B)(1) of the town code. with the High Density Mixed Residential 10) Parking of construction-related vehicles District (R-6MX), as specified in Chapter 158 shall be prohibited along Gulf of Mexico of the town code.

Drive.

2) Prior to issuance of any certificate of oc11) The development shall meet all of the cupancy, all on-site infrastructure, including applicable codes and requirements of the Fire but not limited to, utilities and landscaping, Department regarding emergency vehicle storm water systems, and grading shall be access and shall conform to all applicable completed. codes and ordinances pertaining thereto, a. Per Section 55.05 of the town code, a including but not limited to, the fire code and Landscape Certificate of Compliance and life/safety codes. Plans shall be submitted to irrigation “as-built” plan must be completed the fire marshal at the time a building permit to the satisfaction of the Public Works Deapplication is submitted. partment prior to issuance of a certificate of 12) Building plans shall include fire supoccupancy. pression systems, appropriate exit signage, b. Prior to certificate of occupancy or temportable fire extinguishers, fire alarm systems, porary certificate of occupancy for any phase, and emergency lighting as approved by the a set of record drawings signed and sealed by town fire marshal, prior to the issuance of any the engineer of record shall be completed to building permits. the satisfaction of the Public Works Depart13) A licensed surveyor or design profesment for that phase. Drawings shall show all sional shall verify the lot coverage and nonimprovements including but not limited to open space calculations. Certification of the grading, drainage, utilities, landscape, etc. calculations shall be signed and sealed on the Such record drawings shall also include a approved site plan, prior to the finalization of signed and sealed statement by the engineer the Resolution. that the improvements are in conformance 14) Native and drought-resistant plant with the approved plans or otherwise note the species shall be used in the buffer and other differences with such plans. common areas to reduce water requirements.

3) All utilities shall be located underground. No more than 25% of the site may be planted 4) A six-foot-tall construction fence shall with sod or plant species that are not drought be provided and maintained to secure the resistant. A detailed landscape plan shall be construction site with an opaque covering, submitted to the town and approved by the acceptable to the town Planning, Zoning and Planning, Zoning and Building Department Building Department. The construction fence prior to the issuance of a building permit. shall be removed from the site at the comple15) All nuisance exotic species of trees on tion of construction. the entire site shall be removed including 5) The site plan shall indicate that all site Australian Pine (Casuarina spp.), Carrotwood excavation and grading shall conform to Sec(Cupianopsis anacardioides), and Brazilian tion 158.156 of the town code. The slope of Pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius). All efall graded areas on the site shall not exceed a forts shall be made to avoid the removal of ratio of 4:1 (four (4) feet horizontal for every native vegetation; however, whenever such one (1) foot vertical). Prior to the issuance of native vegetation having a diameter breast any certificate of occupancy or temporary height (dbh) of four (4) inches or greater certificate of occupancy for any phase, the ap- must be removed, the applicant shall provide plicant shall submit an “as-built” grading plan on-site replacement trees at a ratio of two for approval by the town’s Planning, Zoning replacement trees for each one tree removed. and Building Department for any phase.

Replacement trees shall have a minimum of 6) In accordance with Section 158.099(F) of a four-inch dbh and a 12-foot height, when the town code, an approved site plan beplanted at grade. comes null and void if: 16) The approved landscaping, as presented a. The applicant shall abandon the site plan to the town on the plans, dated Sept. 16, 2013, or the section thereof that has been finally ap- (revised Dec. 23, 2013) and received by the proved, and shall so notify the Town Commis- town on Jan. 6, 2014, shall be maintained sion in writing; or and replaced if necessary at an equivalent b. A complete application for a building maturity level. The cost of maintenance and

replacement shall be the responsibility of the property owner.

17) The applicant shall install all required landscape buffer vegetation along Gulf of Mexico Drive at the earliest point in the project, consistent with the landscape’s long-term survival.

18) All signage for the property shall meet the requirements of and be permitted in accordance with Chapter 156 Sign Code, of the town code.

19) Three sets of signed and sealed construction-site plans, along with a construction-cost estimate, including utilities, stormwater system and site work, shall be submitted to the Public Works Department for review and approval prior to the issuance of a building permit. The developer of the Villas Am Meer Condominiums (a.k.a. Aria) shall post a satisfactory performance bond, as approved by the town’s attorney, which must be received by the Public Works Department prior to the issuance of a building permit, and kept current during construction. Upon receipt of signed and sealed “as-built” plans, the principal amount of the bond may be reduced to 25% of its original amount for a one-year maintenance period after issuance of the certificate of occupancy, at the end of which the bond shall be released.

20) Prior to the issuance of a building permit, a Notice of Intent (NOI) for a Construction Generic Permit shall be required to be submitted to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), in accordance with the town’s municipal separate stormwater system permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program. The applicant shall submit evidence of application for the NPDES NOI, including a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and use of best management practices during construction for erosion and sedimentation controls for the entire project site.

21) All engineering construction plans pertaining to water, wastewater and drainage shall be approved by the town prior to the issuance of a building permit.

22) Notwithstanding the language and/ or notes provided in the plans and specifications, no potable water shall be utilized for irrigation purposes.

23) Prior to the issuance of any building permit, all applications for permits submitted to any outside permitting agency (i.e. Southwest Florida Water Management District, FDEP, Florida Department of Transportation, etc.), and all applicable permits received and approved from such agencies, shall be submitted to the Planning, Zoning and Building Department.

24) Prior to the commencement of any phase of construction, the owner shall submit to the town a proposed construction management plan stating how construction traffic, noise, hours of construction and other construction-related impacts on existing businesses and residents will be minimized.

25) During construction, coordination with the Public Works Department shall be maintained during water, wastewater and stormwater construction, connections and phasing.

26) Water and wastewater utilities within the project area are the property and responsibility of the property owner.

27) The stormwater management system shall be designed and maintained in perpetuity in accordance with the applicable provisions of the FDEP, SWFWMD and the Sarasota County Mosquito Control. The applicant assumes full responsibility for operation and maintenance of the stormwater facilities located on their own property.

28) Subsequent to receiving site plan approval from the Town Commission, three sets of the approved site-plan materials, with the necessary changes to meet all applicable conditions of the adopted resolution of approval, shall be submitted to the Planning, Zoning and Building Department for final compliance review. The site-plan materials shall include all plan sheets included in the application packet and photocopies of all applicable outside agency permits. A building permit application must include the approved site

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plan with staff’s compliance review stamp of approval.

29) Except as herein modified and amended, the conditions of all previous ordinances, resolutions, site plan amendments, and site plan exemptions for the site shall remain in full force and effect.

30) In accordance with Sections 158.018 and 158.102(I) of the town code, and the current Manatee County Facility Investment Fee (FIF) Ordinance, the applicant shall enter into a development agreement with the town, which addresses the developer’s payment of the increased potable water and wastewater reserve capacity which results from this development. The calculation of this reserve capacity increase shall be in a form acceptable to the Public Works Department. The development agreement shall be in effect prior to the issuance of a building permit.

31) The applicant shall pay a money fee at the issuance of a building permit for the additional 14 units being approved pursuant to Section 158.017, parks and open space land acquisition, of the town code, to be used for parks and open space according to the standards and formula set forth in the section.

32) The existing fencing that runs parallel to the shoreline along the buried seawall lies wholly within the gulf waterfront yard and is, therefore, a grandfathered nonconforming fence that may be maintained and repaired, but shall not be replaced, per town code sections 158.138(2) and 158.138(4). The approved site plan shall remove any reference to a replacement decorative fence in the gulf waterfront yard.

33) The existing side-yard fencing that runs from the southern rear corner of the property landward lies partially within the gulf waterfront yard and that segment is, therefore, a grandfathered non-conforming

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fence that may be maintained and repaired, but shall not be replaced, per town code sections 158.138(2) and 158.138(4).

34) The existing portion of the side yard fencing that runs from the northwestern rear corner of the property landward lies partially within the gulf waterfront yard and that segment is, therefore, a grandfathered non-conforming fence that may be maintained and repaired, but shall not be replaced, per town code sections 158.138(2) and 158.138(4).

35) In order to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety along the multipurpose path that crosses the project’s access driveway, the applicant shall: a. Provide and maintain the same material composition of the adjacent sidewalk along the full extent of the access driveway; b. Show a straight sidewalk across the access driveway on the approved site plan; c. Provide bar-type striping along the edge of the sidewalk, consistent with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) standards for crosswalk markings at intersections as required by the town’s Department of Public Works; d. Install bike-crossing warning signs at the approach of the access driveway to Gulf of Mexico Drive; e. Provide written confirmation from the town’s Public Works Department on the design and specifications of the improvements as listed above; and f. Provide all required sidewalk-related improvements.

36) Final engineering plans and plat shall clearly identify the existence of stormwater chambers under the proposed building and the applicant shall disclose to future residents the location of the stormwater chambers.

37) Approval of the proposed site plan shall be subject to payment of all staff review and consultant charges during the redevelopment process by the developer.

planned condo project for 2014 announced last year. Michael Saunders & Co. announced plans for the 11-unit Infinity condominium project at 4765 Gulf of Mexico Drive in March.

Town staff is also pleased with Tallman’s willingness to preserve a property that has a storied past.

A German immigrant named Dr. Hermann Kohl purchased the property in the depths of the Great Depression in 1932, two years after he was indicted on federal bootlegging charges.

After Prohibition ended in late 1933, the charges were dropped, and Kohl built Villa Am Meer in 1935 as a winter retreat.

In 1993, the family of the Kohls’ adopted daughter, Elena Benedict, sold the southern parcel of the property totaling just less than seven acres to the developers of the 38-unit Villa di Lancia.

Tampa-based Statewide Associates purchased the remaining five acres of the property, which included the main residence, guest home and carriage house, for $18 million in 2006. The company planned to build 30 townhomes on it and renovate the original home into a community clubhouse — but then the market declined.

The 5,000-square-foot main residence, which BBC Key LLC now owns, is currently under renovation. It will stay on the property and serve first as a sales office and, later, as the condo’s clubhouse.

The site’s old rusty iron gates, complete with the image of a lion, will be preserved and attached to a future pri-

vacy wall that will sit off Gulf of Mexico Drive.

The rest of the site, Tallman says, will be the most modern development the Key has seen since 2007, when Positano was completed.

The units will feature a “coastal contemporary theme,” which Tallman describes as “more modern with a style that uses wood to create warmth in a beachfront setting.”

Units will include garages and extended terrace areas with approximately 4,000 square feet of space to maximize the units’ views. Unique sliding-glass doors will open to the large terraces and modern pools that overlook the Gulf. Three or four penthouses will hold private rooftop terraces, complete with summer kitchens and gardens.

Open floor plans with large stateof-the-art kitchens and technology, which will allow owners to control everything from the air conditioning to entertainment systems, complete the mix.

Tallman, who also developed Vizcaya and en Provence, hopes to begin construction, which is anticipated to last 15 to 17 months, this summer.

Units are currently priced between $3.44 million and $4.25 million.

Units will range from 3,804 square feet to 3,940 square feet in a new fourstory building.

P&Z board members praised a project application that Senior Planner Steve Schield called “a very clean application” and noted that it does not contain any departures from town codes.

“It’s a marvelous project,” said P&Z board member Allen Hixon.

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SIDEWALK STUMBLE 6 p.m. — 5800 block of GMD. Rescue. A man was walking on the sidewalk and fell after his foot struck a raised portion of the sidewalk. He suffered a cut above his right eye and minor cuts and bruises to his hands. The man received treatment from firefighter/paramedics and said his wife would take him to an emergency room.

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3:25 p.m. — Intersection of Broadway and Poinsetta Avenue. Fire. A small fire at the bottom of an electric pole had already gone out by the time police arrived on the scene. Firefighters stayed until power company officials arrived.

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COMMUNITYCALENDAR WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22 Harry’s Continental Kitchens Wine Tasting — takes place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Harry’s Restaurant patio, 525 St. Judes Drive. This event will benefit Save Our Seabirds. Cost is $20, and reservations are accepted. Call 383-0777.

THURSDAY, JAN. 23 Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours — takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, 6860 Longboat Drive S. Cost is $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. Call 383-2466.

SATURDAY, JAN. 25

All Angels AARP Driver Safety Course — takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at All Angels by the Sea, 563 Bay Isles Road.

Cost is $15 for members, $20 for nonmembers. Lunch is available. The course will teach defensive-driving techniques, safety strategies and new traffic laws. For reservations, call 383-8161.

SATURDAY, JAN. 25, AND SUNDAY, JAN. 26 12th annual St. Armands Winter Art Festival — takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on St. Armands Circle. This event showcases work from more than 175 artists and craftsmen. Call 388-1554.

SUNDAY, JAN. 26 Longboat Island Chapel Noah Waddell Concert — begins at 3 p.m. at the Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Noah Waddell, a 12-yearold classical pianist, will entertain with Mozart, Bach, Chopin and Debussy. Cost is $20. Call 383-6491.

TUESDAY, JAN. 28 Longboat Key Garden Club — begins at 7 p.m. at the Windward Bay clubhouse, 4888 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Sherry Linhart will present “The Art of the Flower.” Call Jackie at 345-4300.

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DON’T MISS Go for the Cure Games Day What: Put your game faces on for this year’s Games Day, which benefits Breast Health Sarasota Inc. The event features a buffet brunch and an afternoon of bridge, mahjong, canasta, gin, poker, Scrabble or whatever game you choose. All are welcome with an entry fee of $40; brunch is $20. For more information, contact Marion Levine at harbourkey@aol.com or Lorraine Kaplan at lorraineckaplan@aol.com.

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MONDAY, FEB. 3 Temple Beth Israel Fashion Show — takes place at noon at Michael’s On East, 1212 S. East Ave., Sarasota. Dream Weaver will provide fashions for the event. Contact Sylvia Pastor at slylpastor@aol.com.

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Three years ago, the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key made a bet that it could draw a crowd on Valentine’s Day to benefit local children’s charities and raise money for scholarships.

The group won that bet — it’s now preparing for its fourth Valentine’s Day dinner and dance.

But, this year, the Kiwanis Club is rolling the dice again with a new theme.

This year’s event is “Valentine’s in Las Vegas Dinner Dance & Casino Party,” presented by the Longboat Key Kiwanis Foundation and the Longboat Key Club, which is combining its annual Valentine’s Day celebration with the Kiwanis Club’s event.

After a sit-down dinner, attendees can test their luck at games such as black Jack, roulette, three-card poker and craps.

Each attendee will receive approximately 15 chips and can purchase more throughout the evening.

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Participants will cash in chips around 10 p.m. for raffle tickets.

Prizes include a trip to Las Vegas, a Universal Orlando Resort VIP experience, a weekend golf stay at the Resort at Longboat Key Club, a sixcourse meal for 10 at the Lazy Lobster and a family photo session with Mary Lou Johnson.

Raffle tickets can also be purchased for $25 each or five for $100. A private “jetaway” to New Orleans, courtesy of licensed pilots Woody and Sue Wolverton, will also be auctioned.

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The event has come a long way since its first year in 2011, when Co-Chairwomen Susan Landau and Barbara Kerwin hoped to attract 10 restaurants.

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The event takes place The island flavors aren’t the only spice to this at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Longboat Key event.

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On Saturday, Jan. 18, the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, held an opening for a new exhibit featuring glass sculptures by artist Marlene Rose. Her work often references diverse cultures and past civilizations.

Nancy Zimmerman and Thomas Coates discuss a piece.

LUNCHEON MEETING Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Harborside Dining Room at Harborside Golf Course Longboat Key Club and Resort Social Hour 11:30 AM – Lunch 12:00 PM

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Senator Rich is widely recognized as one of Florida’s leading champions of children’s and social issues.

She will speak about election law and voter suppression, education, getting our fair share of federal dollars, women’s reproductive rights, the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and higher education.

Luncheon Entrée: Turkey Roulade with wild rice and cranberry stuffing, over mashed potatoes with a tomato demi glaze.

Luncheon Dessert: White Chocolate Mousse Profiterole

LUNCHEON COST IS $25 PP. RESERVATIONS DEADLINE IS February 6th, PLEASE MAIL RESERVATIONS AND CHECKS TO LBK DEMOCRATIC CLUB, PO BOX 8025, LONGBOAT KEY, FL. 34228. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CALL LOIS BARSON, 941-383-9893

Artist Marlene Rose thanks the individuals who have helped throughout her creative career.

DIRECTIONS: GULF OF MEXICO DRIVE TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT BAY ISLES ROAD (PUBLIX) PROCEED TO THE GUARD GATE. INFORM THE GUARD YOU ARE ATTENDING THE LUNCHEON AT HARBORSIDE. TURN LEFT AT THE GUARD GATE. PROCEED ABOUT 1000 FEET. THE ENTRANCE WILL BE ON YOUR RIGHT.

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Democratic Club learns about Sarasota schools

You’re Invited to Attend a Special Financial Seminar on Longboat Key

Since March 2009, we’ve been reaping the benefits of a bull market, with the S&P 500 returning over 150%. At this point, many investors are wondering if the growth can continue. Facing the end of quantitative easing, another potential government shutdown, and a number of geopolitical concerns, we think now is a good time to share our viewpoints with you. Please join us as we analyze what the indicators are pointing to, and discuss what could be in store for 2014. Your family and friends are also encouraged to attend.

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The Longboat Key Democratic Club met for its monthly luncheon Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Key Club’s Harbourside Dining Room. After lunch, members heard from speakers Lori White, superintendent of Sarasota County Schools, and Jane Goodwin, chairwoman of the Sarasota County School Board, on “The State of Sarasota Schools.” Members learned Sarasota County schools ranked in the top five of Florida’s 67 districts. Later, Greg Para, Democratic candidate for Florida House District 72, also spoke.

Thur. February 6th and Tue. February 11th at 11:30 a.m. at The Lazy Lobster of Longboat

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Lunch will be served.

Please RSVP in Advance.

Seating is Very Limited.

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Security and advisory services offered through Longboat Key Financial Group, LLC. Longboat Key Financial Group, LLC is the Investment Advisors Division of Raymond James Financial.

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Ira Singer, Sarasota County Schools Superintendent Lori White, Longboat Key Democratic Club President Murray Blueglass, Sarasota County School Board Chairwoman Jane Goodwin and Sarasota County Schools Deputy Chief Financial Officer Al Weidner

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+ Island Chapel honors Rev. Jim Marsh’s memory

+ Key bell ringers and donors help the Salvation Army

Doris Lytle

Doris Lytle, 88, of Naples and formerly of Longboat Key and Andover, Mass., died Jan. 10.

Born Oct. 26, 1925, in Boston, she moved in 1976 to Longboat Key. She enjoyed golfing, boating, ice skating and ballroom dancing and spent the last five years at Aston Gardens in Naples.

Mrs. Lytle was preceded in death by her husbands, Virgil Collins and Alfred Lytle.

She is survived by her children Joyce Collins, of Yarmouthport, Mass., Connie Picariello, of Bonita Springs, and Larry Collins, of Holton, Kan.; sister, Carol Delaney, of Ellenton; six grandchildren; and

Those weren’t sleigh bells ringing you heard if you ventured into the Longboat Key Publix in December. It was the sound of volunteer bell ringers who manned the Salvation Army kettle as part of the charity’s holiday fundraiser.

Once again, bell ringing proved lucrative on Longboat Key: The kettle brought in $8,462. The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key, which organizes the annual effort, thanks everyone who donated and volunteered.

+ Don’t forget to submit your love story

Robert Neher

Robert Neher, 92, of Longboat Key, died Jan. 8.

Born Oct. 5, 1921, in Chicago, he was owner and president of Illinois Metal Fabrication Inc. He lived in Chicago until he retired to Longboat Key 36 years ago.

Mr. Neher was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Louise; daughter, Marlow Geuin; and stepchildren Tom Lemmons and Jill Beaumont.

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+ Key residents make fearsome foursome A foursome from Longboat Key came from behind to win a threesession knockout match Friday, Jan. 17, at the Sarasota Sectional Bridge Tournament.

The fearsome foursome consisted of Peter and Sherry Tracy, of the Islander Club, Paul Reamer, of Seaplace, and Dean Congbalay, of Portobello.

12 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to AVOW Hospice, 1095 Whippoorwill Lane, Naples, Fla., 34105, or Southeastern Guide Dogs, 4210 77th St. W., Palmetto, Fla., 34221.

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Peter and Sherry Tracy, Paul Reamer and Dean Congbalay

All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road, holds Sunday worship services at 8 and 10 a.m. Wednesday communion and anointing services are at 10 a.m.

The Rev. David Danner is the rector.

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St. Armands Key Lutheran Church, 40 N. Adams Drive, holds contemporary Sunday worship services at 9 a.m.; fellowship and education at 10 a.m.; and traditional Sunday worship services at 11 a.m. The Rev. Mark Bernthal is the pastor. 388-1234.

Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian USA, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive, holds Sunday worship services at 9 and 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Dr. Taylor Hill is the pastor.

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St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive, holds Sunday Masses at 8, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.; and Saturday Masses are at 4 and 6 p.m. Msgr. Gerard Finegan is the pastor. 383-1255.

Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, holds Sunday worship services at 10 a.m; adult education is at 9 a.m. and Holy Communion and healing is at 9:45 a.m. Sundays. The Rev. Dr. Vincent Carroll is the minister. 383-6491.

Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, holds Shabbat services at 8 p.m. Fridays and at 5:30 p.m. on the fourth Friday of the month; and 10 a.m. Saturdays. Rabbi Jonathan Katz is the rabbi. Call 383-3428.

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Sunday Services

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

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The late Rev. Jim Marsh died in 2008, but his legacy lives on at Longboat Island Chapel.

At 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 25, the chapel will celebrate the dedication of the Jim Marsh Memorial Garden.

Marsh The Rev. Vincent Carroll will officiate the service, which will include special music

by New York City performing artists Eric and Judy Alderfer, who were music contributors at the chapel during Marsh’s tenure. A reception will follow the service.

Marsh served as pastor at the chapel from 1973 to 1996. He was also a professor of speech and religion at Manatee Community College and was well-known in the local sailing community.

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Sermon: The Reverend Dr. Taylor Hill Sunday, February 16 @ 4 PM D. Berioli, Soprano, & J. Moorman, Pianist - FREE

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

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The Rev. Dr. Vincent Carroll Senior Minister 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive • Longboat Key, Florida 34228 Telephone: 383-6491 • web: www.longboatislandchapel.org Visitors Welcome

St. Armands Key Lutheran Church 40 North Adams Drive

Adult Education 9 – 9:45 a.m.

Holy Communion and Healing at 9:45 a.m.

Worship Service at 10 a.m.

Noah Waddell Piano Concert at 3 p.m.

Tickets available from the office or at the door.

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201 Gulf of Mexico Drive Suite 1, Longboat Key, Florida 34228 office: (941) 387-1840 cell: (941) 586-6668 fax: (941) 827-9444 website: longboatrealestate.com bestsarasotarealestate.net blog: blog.longboatrealestate.com e-mail: roger@longboatrealestate.com

WATERFRONT LUXURY LIVING 627 MOURNING DOVE DR. This exquisite bay front 4BR home located on the prestigiuous Mourning Dove Drive in Bird Key is a statement of luxury living. Offering a 5,800 sqft layout of designer features and outdoor entertaining areas to enjoy ideal Sarasota bay breezes.

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Direct Gulf front, southern exposure 4,800+sf penthouse with designer details throughout. Extended wraparound terrace with summer kitchen and three-car garage.

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3436 Mistletoe Ln. Light and open 4BR/4BA home situated directly on Sarasota’s bayfront, 2-car garage, boat dock and lift.

List price: $1,349,000 Webstite: www.3436MistletoeLane.com

398 Bob White Dr. 4BR/3BA waterfront home offers southern views and recent updates. Sailboat water, newer dock and lift.

List price: $1,195,000 Webstite: www.398BobWhiteDrive.com

3060 Grand Bay Blvd., #121 Rarely-available 3BR/3.5BA Antigua plan offers panoramic views at every turn, wraparound terrace and eat-in kitchen.

List price: $1,200,000 Webstite: www.GrandBay121.com

5861 Gulf of Mexico Dr. Immediately fall in love with the stunning sunsets that this direct Gulf front 4BR/3BA home offers. Walk out to the beach in your backyard.

List price: $4,295,000 Webstite: www.5861GulfofMexicoDrive.com

3030 Grand Bay Blvd., #324 Enjoy views of Sarasota’s bay, downtown and Moorings Marina from this 3BR/3.5BA Cayman in Building III. List price: $999,000 Webstite: www.GrandBay324.com

435 L’Ambiance Dr. #L307 Stunning sunsets from this 3BR/3BA Areca in Building II. Walls of glass, spacious layout and expansive wraparound terrace. Includes one secure parking space.

List price: $1,549,000 Webstite: www.LAmbianceL307.com 629 Rountree Dr. Located on deep sailboat water with newer dock, seawall. This spacious 3BR/3BA home offers formal living, dining rooms. Deeded beach access.

List price: $1,795,000 Webstite: www.629RountreeDrive.com 1015 Bogey Ln. 4BR plus den newer home with views down the canal out to the bay. Upgraded finishes and designer features.

List price: $1,695,000 Webstite: www.1015BogeyLane.com

3080 Grand Bay Blvd., #542 2BR/2BA, 4th floor, Bimini abounds in custom details and views of the bay, golf course and downtown. Furnished.

List price: $695,000 Webstite: www.GrandBay542.com 7100 Longboat Dr. E A boater’s dream with deep-water dockage and multiple boat lifts, this updated property offers two separate homes.

List price: $1,395,000 Webstite: www.7100LongboatDriveEast.com 455 Longboat Club Rd., #602 Enjoy sunsets from this 3BR/3BAGulf front retreat with views of the beach, bay and Islandside golf course.

List price: $1,149,000 Webstite: www.ThePierre602.com

511 Bowsprit Ln. Custom-built, newer 4BR/3.5BA waterfront home situated on an oversized lot. Offers open layout, wonderful views, boat lift, newer seawall.

List price: $1,095,000 Webstite: www.511BowspritLane.com 1300 Benjamin Franklin Dr., #303 Lido beach’s premiere Beach Residences community offers this lovely 2BR+den/2BA residence with a great layout and spacious Gulf terrace.

List price: $1,095,000 Webstite: www.BeachResidences303.com 4 Winslow Pl. Charming, open 3BR/2BA bay front home in this secluded community. Ideally located on deep bay water.

List price: $1,095,000 Webstite: www.FourWinslowPlace.com 384 Bunker Hill Beautiful, upgraded 4BR/3.5BA home in the prestigious Oaks golfing community. A cook’s kitchen, formal living/dining rooms, custom details throughout.

List price: $999,000 Webstite: www.384BunkerHill.com

2729 Gulf of Mexico Dr., #11 Walk out to the beach in your “backyard.”

2BR/2BA ideal retreat or rental. Furnished.

List price: $660,000 Webstite: www.LongboatBeachcomber11. com 1701 Gulf of Mexico Dr., #602 Gulf views welcome you in this 2BR/2BA, 6th-floor residence offering a beachfront terrace, porcelain tile throughout.

List price: $649,000 Webstite: www.AquariusClub602.com 1701 Gulf of Mexico Dr., #402 Wonderful 2BR/2BA beach getaway. You will adore Gulf sunsets from the terrace.

List price: $575,000 Webstite: www.AquariusClub402.com 1975 Gulf of Mexico Dr., #G4-109 Walk out to the white-powdery sands of the Gulf from this 2BR retreat. Recently updated.

One covered parking space.

List price: $449,000 Webstite: www.SeaplaceG4109.com

3613 Fair Oaks Pl. 2BR+den/2BA lake front home offers open pool deck and charming views. 2-car garage.

Private beach access.

List price:$899,000 Webstite: www.3613FairOaksPlace.com 1902 Harbour Links Cir., #16 Secluded 3BR/3.5BA villa. Private cabana.

2-car garage. Access to Bay Isles Beach Club.

List price: $699,000 Webstite: www.EmeraldPointeSouth16.com

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602 S Owl Dr. 4BR/4.5BA home on the open bay. More than 5,500 sqft features en-suite bedrooms, office, meadia room, eat-in kitchen and more.

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Virginia Luke hands the ball to her husband, Allan, so he can pitch during warmups.

Benita and Bob Goldstein cheer for both teams.

Above: Steve MacDonald swings at an incoming pitch during warmups.

Below: Terri Noyes, Gary Lawrence, Carla Rowan and John Sheldon

Cheryl Tatreau throws from the outfield to Jesse Griffin.

Longbeach Village residents took advantage of the sunny and cool weather to play a friendly game of softball Saturday, Jan. 18, at Bayfront Park Recreation Center. The group opted to focus on fun, instead of keeping score.

Village residents held a neighborhood softball game in the fall and enjoyed the sportsmanship so much, they decided to play a second game.

Emmy Lou watches the game.

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by Kelsey Grau | Community Editor

Purser Mary Kimura, Dock Master Ted Janssen, Scribe Maureen Shea, Commodore Joe Sever and Vice Commodore Carole Zicherman

Longboat Harbour celebrates annual installation of officers Longboat Harbour Yacht Club held its annual Change of Watch dinner Saturday, Jan. 18, at Bird Key Yacht Club. After cock-

tails and hors d’oeuvres, attendees celebrated the introduction and installation of the club’s 2014 officers.

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PENTHOUSE BAY VIEW LBK 2BR/2BA designer furnished, boat docks, beach cabana, pets welcome. A must see. Great complex, shows like a model. Best value on LBK. Hurry! $379,900 Marc Turner #A3926740

ISLAND STYLE INSPIRED 2BR/2BA unit. Great rental income. Property was completely renovated in 2005. New kitchen & bathrooms. Oversized screened lanai for maximum garden view. $389,000 Mary Moore & Dia Wilson #M5835441

2BR/2BA FABULOUS full Gulf front condominium. Great income rental potential.

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Divas and dames gather for cabaret at Seaplace

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Seaplace residents enjoyed dinner and a show Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the community’s clubhouse. After cocktails and dinner, Marcy Downey performed her one-woman cabaret, “Here’s to the Divas and Dames.”

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Gulf Front Listings

Bayside Listings

LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS - #804S, Elevated 2BR/2BA end residence with open floorplan and panoramic views. $1,195,000

530 HARBOR POINT RD - Freshly manicured canal front lot in Bay Isles Harbor Section. $1,495,000

360 NORTH - 280 N. Shore Road #6, Three levels of splendor amid the northernmost beach of Longboat Key. $995,000

1400 HARBOR SOUND DRIVE - Vacant lot with picturesque waterway view to the Bay. $1,395,000

LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS - #1003S, 2BR/2BA residence on the south tower’s 10th floor with endless views. $949,000

BIRD KEY - 339 Bob White Way - 4BR/3BA furnished pool home with 540 sq. ft. Florida room, situated on a garden lot. $849,000

LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS - #802N, Stunning 8th fl, 2BR/2BA residence with east and west balconies. $990,000

COUNTRY CLUB SHORES 572 Ranger Lane - 2BR+Den/3BA canal front pool home with boat dock. $769,000

SEAGATE - #14D, 2BR/2BA with direct, elevated Gulf views from this 14th floor, finely detailed home. $749,000

2043 HARBOUR LINKS DRIVE - 3BR/2.5BA courtyard villa with 2-car garage and pleasant golf course views. $499,000

SEAPLACE - #G3-102, 3BR/2BA ground floor, corner residence with a tropical westerly view. $529,000

LONGBOAT KEY MOORINGS - The west coast’s largest marina has a 45’ slip just for you! $74,500

SUNSET BEACH - #1401 Furnished 2BR/2BA, 4th floor home with poolside and Gulf views. $499,000 BEACHPLACE - BLDG 11-#202 2BR/2BA unfurnished residence with 1 covered/1 uncovered parking space. $419,000

Longboat Key’s Top Realtor

• First in Number of Homes Sold • First in Sales Volume of Homes Sold • First Class Results Source: Mid Regional MLS for Longboat Key,, 2012

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HEALTHCALENDAR

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Transitions Support Group — meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. The group is free and open to individuals in the community who are experiencing changes in their lives. Call 383-8161.

#1 Michael Saunders agent on Longboat Key 2013

BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS

Screenings are offered from 9 to 11:30 a.m. daily at Longboat Key Fire Rescue, 5490 Gulf of Mexico Drive. On occasion, personnel may not be available to provide the service if they are out on a fire/rescue call. Call 316-1944.

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CASEY KEY - Spectacular extensively remodeled gulf to bay residence on 1.25 acres. A3968932 $4,595,000

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Diet Class — meets from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Tuesdays through April 8, at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church, 40 N. Adams Drive, St. Armands. Cost is $25 and includes a book and workbook.

Contact Tracey at 388-3764.

Certified Residential Specialist

Licensed Real Estate Broker

To submit a listing for next month’s health calendar, email Robin Hartill by Thursday, Jan. 30. Please include the time, date, location, cost and any other relevant information.  Community Cancer Support Group — meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Mondays, at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. The group welcomes cancer patients, long-term survivors and caregivers. Call 383-8192.

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RITZ BEACH RESIDENCES - Elegantly designed 3,300sf 3BR condo with a large terrace. A3981649 $2,795,000

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‘Exploring the Science Behind Traditional and Complementary/Alternative Medicine’ Class — takes place from 9 to 10:30 a.m.

Mondays from Feb. 3 through Feb. 24, at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212.

Recently retired cardiology professor Dr. Donald Dembo will teach this four-session class. Cost is $75 for members; $85 for nonmembers. To register, call 383-8811 or visit lbkeducationcenter.org.

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 Shifting Sands Support Group — meets from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The group provides an opportunity to discuss issues related to personal and/ or health concerns; give and receive emotional, spiritual and practical support; and exchange information in a confidential setting. Call 383-6491.

‘How to Use an AED, What to Do in an Emergency, Who to Call and When’ Seminar — takes place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Friday, Feb. 6, at Longboat Island Chapel’s Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi will present at this seminar and will have rescue and fire vehicles onsite for tours. Call Donna at 383-6493.

BIRD KEY - Beautifully renovated 4BR canal front residence incl. the kitchen, bathrooms and flooring. A3989659 $1,750,000

COUNTRY CLUB SHORES - Remodeled canal front 4BR residence on an oversize lot. A3975981 $1,690,000

BIRD KEY - Stunning remodeled, pristinely maintained 3BR canal front residence. A3985864 $1,575,000

COUNTRY CLUB SHORES - Canal front lot in this desirable south end LBK neighborhood. A3986400 $575,000

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 Bone Health Workshop — takes place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at Longboat Island Chapel’s Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Peter Simonson, president of Juvent, will discuss bones and how they affect overall health and well-being. Call Donna at 383-6493.

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Anna Maria Island • Bird Key • Bradenton • Bradenton Beach • Holmes Beach • Lido Key • Longboat Key • Sarasota • St. Armands • Siesta Key ED

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No stairs to climb as you enter this unit. Lots of potential with this two bedroom, one bath condo. First floor view of the Gulf. Perfect for an Investment Property, Second Home, or a Vacation Getaway. Seaplace Assoc. Longboat Key Condo MLS#: A3990198

Anna Maria

$1,368,000

Based Income Property – 5 Units Spectacular Ocean views from every apartment - corner lot! Great opportunity to live in one unit and make money renting the other units This is a must see for any experienced or new investor! Current Tenants have expressed a desire to remain MLS#: A3988421

Windward Bay

$379,000

Longboat Key Canal Front Villa Fully Furnished, Move-in ready 3BD, 2BA, Split Plan Attached Carport, Separate Inside Utility Room Windward Bay Offers: 2 Pools, 2 Tennis Courts, Fitness Ctr. 2 Marinas with available Boat Docks MLS#: A3978884

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$499,000

Siesta Key… Florida living at its finest! This 2 bedroom/2 bath condo looks out over the gorgeous beach. This unit offers many updates/upgrades. Whether you are looking for a primary home, second home or a great investment opportunity, you have found it here! MLS# A3989534

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Penthouse Level condo with a view of the Bay! $329,000

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This is the one you have been looking for! Seaplace Assoc.

Longboat Key Condo (G6 Building) Partially Updated, Move-in ready 2BD, 2BA Seaplace Offers 2 Pools, 1 Kiddie Pool, 2 Hot Tubs, 3 Tennis Courts, and more! MLS#: A3985138

Direct Gulf View!

$430,000

Great Price! Covered Parking! Great Opportunity!

Seaplace Assoc. Longboat Key Condo (G6 Building) Many Updates, Move-in ready 2BD, 2BA Offered Turnkey Furnished, Seaplace Offers 2 Pools, 1 Kiddie Pool, 2 Hot Tubs, 3 Tennis Courts, and more! MLS#: A3987966

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Gorgeous Condo

$499,999

2BR/2Bath fully Renovated Condo with a Great Gulf View! Granite in the Kitchen & Bathrooms, Stainless Steel Appliances Upgraded Cabinets Throughout Seaplace Assoc. Longboat Key Condo (Top Floor, Desirable M1 Building) Offered Turnkey Furnished MLS#: A3989071

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First floor condo with a view of the Gulf! $295,000

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YOU OBSERVED Here’s a roundup of reader-submitted photos from events around the Key. To submit photos for this weekly feature, email News Editor Robin Hartill at rhartill@yourobserver.com.

DISTINCTIVE PROPERTIES FOR SALE

Jenine Meyer • 941-266-8303 Michael Saunders & Company

Terri Derr • 941-356-6694 Michael Saunders & Company

Submitted by Susan Phillips

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RESORT AT LBK CLUB $344,000 Own a Club Suite, gulf to bay, unabashed luxury, soothing sanctuary, toes in the sand, wind in your hair, yoga on the shore, income!

MLS A3985969

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LONGBOAT KEY LOT $225,000 Build your new home on Longboat Key. Near shopping and restaurants.

MLS A3968489

LONGBOAT KEY GARDEN CLUB. Longboat Key Commissioner Jack Duncan, Vice Mayor David Brenner, Commissioners Pat Zunz and Terry Gans, Virginia Sanders, Mayor Jim Brown, Jean White and Commissioner Lynn Larson celebrated Florida Arbor Day Jan. 16, at Bicentennial Park. The tree pictured will be planted on the Gulf of Mexico Drive right of way. Sanders and White were cochairwomen of the event.

Submitted by Phyllis McGuire

Tom Perkins • 941-773-7634 Premier Sotheby’s International Realty

Jenine Meyer • 941-266-8303 Michael Saunders & Company

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PRIVATEER SOUTH $529,000 Expansive Bay, City and Gulf Views 2/2 behind the MLS A3974667 gates of the Longboat Key Club.

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VILLA D’ ESTE AT PRESTANCIA $439,000 Spacious villa In Villa D’ Este; three bedrooms and three full baths. Wood burning fireplace and private two car garage.

MLS A3990540

Joe Romanowski • 941-721-6280 Royal Palm Real Estate, Inc.

Hannerle Moore • 941-387-7300 Michael Saunders & Company

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BEAUTIFUL BAYOU HOME $1,049,000 Remodeled w/new kitchen, baths & volume ceilings.

Perfect for entertaining w/paver lanai & private pool area. www.longboatlife.com.

MLS A3990373

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LOCATION! VALUE! VIEWS! $541,900 Bay Club at Terra Ceia Bay. 9th floor penthouse.

3BR/2.5BA+den, private garage. 2,553 sf. Low fees, 1 year warranty, paid closing costs.

ST. MARY, STAR OF THE SEA, CATHOLIC CHURCH WOMEN’S GUILD. Sally Daneman with Susan Burgess, of SOLVE Maternity Homes, crocheted baby items to donate to the organization. Burgess spoke to the Women’s Guild Jan. 14, at the group’s “Respect Life” meeting.

Submitted by Cathy Yax

PROMENADE LECTURE SERIES. Promenade resident and former Texaco executive Carl Davidson spoke about “The Past, Present and Future of the Oil Industry” at the condominium’s resident lecture series Monday, Jan. 6.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

This Week In Sarasota For a list of local events or to submit your own, visit ThisWeekInSarasota.com/calendar

Hannerle Moore • 941-387-7300 Michael Saunders & Company

Michele Burnett • 941-928-1542 Michael Saunders & Company

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PANORAMIC SKYLINE VIEWS! $1,995,000 Prestigious Lido Shores ~ 462 Bowdoin Circle. Build your waterfront dream home or live in existing home in world class St. Armands.

MLS A3934801

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GORGEOUS BAYOU $1,350,000 Overlooking Crane’s Bayou & Buttonwood Bay w/deep sailboat water, this 2-story, 4BR home is a boater’s paradise www.longboatlife.com MLS A3981543

Michele Burnett • 941-928-1542 Michael Saunders & Company

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Hannerle Moore • 941-387-7300 Michael Saunders & Company

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BRILLIANT CONTEMPORARY! $3,995,000 Mansion on acre bayfront with guest house located in the heart of Sarasota. Designed by award winning architect. 8011 Longbay Blvd.

MLS A3964509

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MAGNIFICENT VIEWS $1,995,000 Furnished, 3 bedroom Water Club penthouse with fabulous beach and bay views all the way up to Tampa Bay. www.longboatlife.com for info. MLS A3963869

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BIRD KEY - Sprawling Waterfront Estate with spectacular water views and breathtaking sunsets! Situated on an oversized lot, this contemporary masterpiece offers over 6,000 square feet of indoor living space! $2,875,000

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At The Chart House on Longboat Key

SPICE BAY - Antigua floor plan features 3BR/3.5BA, courtyard and pool. Builders - Perrone Construction. $2,200,000

LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS - 3BR/3BA Penthouse with breathtaking Gulf, Bay and City Views! $1,949,000

BIRD KEY - 4BR/4.5BA Waterfront Estate with views of the Bay and Siesta Key. Remodel or tear down and build new! $1,725,000

BAY ISLES - Gorgeous 3600+ sq ft custom home located on golf course and lagoon.

3BR/3BA/2HalfBA/2CG. $1,395,000

Broker/Associate, CRB, CRS, GRI Previews International Property Specialist Legends Society Involved Citizen: Sarasota Opera, SPARCC, Make-a-Wish, Meals on Wheels, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, Breast Cancer Awareness

Global MarketinG: NYtimes.com Birdkeynews.com Coldwellbanker.com Worldproperties.com Trulia.com LynneKoy.com Rightmoves.com Greatwaterfrontliving.com Realtor.com Zillow.com SEAPLACE G6-409 ������������$384,900 LB ARMS 303C ������������������$299,000 SEAPLACE G3-302 ������������$279,000

PLAYERS CLUB - Full Gulf views from one of the two balconies at this 3BR/3BA corner/end unit condo! $749,000

COUNTRY CLUB SHORES 3BR/2BA/2CG canal front home with dock, lift, & access to Sarasota Bay! $739,000

BAY ISLES - Beautiful 3BR/3.5BA BEACHES – 2BR/2BA 7th floor conhome situated on water’s edge. do with gorgeous full Gulf views Custom features, upgrades galore! and stainless appliances. $699,000 $725,000

ISLANDS WEST - Gulf and beach views from this 2BR/2BA condo!

Fully furnished; completely renovated! $679,000

SEAPLACE - Enjoy views of the Gulf and Sarasota Bay from this direct Gulf front 3BR/2BA condo! $875,000 !

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REPORT CARD FOR 2012: 40 SALES $40,000,000 IN SALES VOLUME

40 MILLION “THANK YOU’S” TO MY CUSTOMERS AND CLIENTS FOR THEIR SUPPORT!

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by Kelsey Grau | Community Editor

Cedars members get in the swing for new tennis season

TEE TIME

by Kelsey Grau | Community Editor

Cedars Tennis Resort held a welcome-back dinner for returning members Friday, Jan. 17, to kick off the start of the season. Attendees enjoyed cocktails and conversation before filling their plates at the buffet dinner.

Photos by Kelsey Grau

Bella Adams, Bunny Skirboll and Betty Goree visit the brunch buffet.

Key Niners welcome new members at brunch

Cathy Bischof, Cheryl Viera and Doris Forst

Deedee McCain, Pam McPherson and Janet Banks

Nick Aeschliman, Ed Dwyer and Ray Ellis

Key Club Director of Golf Terry O’Hara and golf pro Bob Bruso

The Key Niners held a brunch in honor of 16 new members Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Longboat Key Club Islandside Dining Room. A golf scramble would have normally followed the quiche and

banana bread, but the rain put a damper on the second half of the day. Despite the cancellation, the women were still entertained — the event’s speaker, golf pro Bob Bruso, asked the women trivia.

Bonnie Chisling and Kathy Bernstein

Sharon Smith and Debbie Rand

Joan Shapiro and Bernadette Hayes

Lynne Henston and Louise Williams

PENTHOUSE W/BAY VIEWS! 3-4Br/3.5Ba/2CG overlooking bay & city vistas w/diagonal tile, crown moldings, wood cabinets, granite, SS appls. & 2 pvt balconies in an inclusive downtown bldg w/full amenities & great location in cultural district! MLS#A3982043 $800,000

Solve the puzzle by placing the numbers 1 through 9 in each row, column and box. See answers on page 13B.

HARBOR ACRES BAY FRONT! 4-5Br/3.5Ba/2CG w/Lr, Dr, fam rm, lg kitch. w/ctr island, bkfst nook, fp, wood flrs, quarry tile, vault ceil., crown moldings, built-ins, hurricane windows & doors, French doors, 2 lanais, deck, pool, spa & 2 SBW docks/lifts!

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BRAND NEW W/DIRECT GULF VIEWS! 3Br/Den/2.5Ba w/full renovations & redesigned flr plan, pvt elevator, custom cabinets, walnut flrs, quartz, granite, mother of pearl art, glass tile, balcony & garaged pkg in gated comm. on LBK w/amenities!

Offered at $2,250,000

BURNS COURT VILLAS! Downtown 3Br/2.5Ba/1CG townhome w/pvt elevator, granite, wood cabinets, travertine tile, wood flrs, crown moldings, 10FT ceil., fp, built-ins, Viking ss appls (gas), penthouse level Mbr w/jetted tub in gated comm. w/ amenities! MLS#A3988579 $800,000

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DOWNTOWN VILLA! 3Br/2.5Ba & loft, maintenance free townhome w/tray ceil., crown moldings, built-ins, wood lam, tile, bamboo, wrought iron, gas fp, granite, wood cabinets, Kitchen-Aide SS appls., jetted tub, pvt garden & comm. pool next to Laurel Park MLS#A3986512 $550,000

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FURN & UPDATED W/GULF VIEWS! 2Br/2Ba w/balcony, Lr/Dr, Bkfst nook, modern kitch.w/granite counters, serving bar & raised panel cabinets, diagonal tile, wood flrs, MBr w/huge walk-in in a LBK bldg w/amenities; pvt beach, pool, tennis & more! MLS#A3989544 $725,000

FRANCES CARLTON Downtown 1-2Br/1Ba w/historic designation, Lr, Dr, den/study, wood flrs, ceramic tile, carpet, custom cabinets, French doors, Palladian windows, pvt laundry & pool views in secure bldg w/ amenities; courtyards, pool & assigned parking! MLS#A3974837 $184,000

UPDATED & FURN SEASONAL LBK RENTAL! Beachside 2Br/2.5Ba/bonus rm/1CG open plan w/views, granite, wood cabinets, crown moldings, tile, French doors, SS appls., pvt balcony, personal laundry & storage in resort-like comm. w/ amenities! MLS#A3989706 $4800/m

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UPDATED DOWNTOWN SARASOTA! 3Br/2Ba/2CG open plan w/pvt balcony, diagonal tile, hardwood flrs, modern kitch.w/granite, wood cabinets & SS appls., MBr w/2 walk-ins, pvt laundry & bonus storage in a secure renovated bldg w/ amenities! MLS#A3990047 $475,000

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real estate

Top 1% Producer in Real Estate Sales for Sarasota & Manatee County!

by Observer Staff

REID MURPHY Luxury on the Water

Local Realtors top charts in 2013 The Sarasota-Manatee Multiple Listing Service released sales figures for local Realtors in 2013. Here are the top 10 agents, according to sales volume, and the top Longboat sales in 2013.

TOP 10 REALTORS Name 1. Roger Pettingell 2. Barbara Ackerman 3. Candy Swick 4. Bill Howell 5. Cheryl Loeffler 6. Cliff Glansen 7. Lynne Koy 8. Judy Kepecz-Hays 9. Linda Dickinson 10. Joel Schemmel

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Company Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Candy Swick & Co. Hook & Ladder Realty Premier Sotheby’s International Realty The Sheridan Network Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Michael Saunders & Co. Premier Sotheby’s International Realty

2013 sales volume $61.8 million $55.2 million $47.2 million $46.2 million $36.7 million $35.9 million $35.4 million $35 million $34.7 million $33.1 million

Call REID Today!

941.232.3304

LIGHTHOUSE POINT SPECTACULAR

Private Master plus 3 Guest Suites.

Fabulous year round indoor/ outdoor living behind the gates of Longboat Key Club Islandside. $5,500,000

TOP SINGLE-FAMILY HOME SALE 6001 Gulf of Mexico Drive: $6.8 million LISTING AGENTS: Addy-Wittig Team, Michael Saunders & Co.’s Longboat Key South office, and Jonathan Abrams, of the Michael Saunders Siesta Key office BUYER’S AGENT: Lynne Koy, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate’s Longboat Key office The new 6,959-square-foot home has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half bathrooms and more than an acre of Gulf-front land.

The home has a 12-person Jacuzzi that casCourtesy photos cades into a 40-foot Gulf-front pool. It also features a fire pit, summer kitchen and covered terrace for al fresco dining, a three-stop elevator, volume ceilings, custom millwork and moldings throughout the home and a gourmet kitchen with custom cabinetry.

BEACH FRONT ESTATE $3,795,000 100’gulf front estate plus guest house. Beach sunsets & superb privacy.

WESTON POINTE WITH BOAT DOCK $1,075,000 Stunning 3/BR bright & open w/private outdoor living area.

HIDEAWAY BAY SAILBOAT WATER $1,500,000 5BR custom family home w/dock for 50’ boat.

WESTWAY ESTATE ON NEW PASS $8,500,000 4BR home + 4BR guest house. 210’ frontage with dock.

TOP CONDO SALE L’Ambiance Penthouse M, 435 L’Ambiance Drive: $6.75 million AGENT: Cheryl Loeffler, Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, represented both the buyer and seller.

The 5,170-square-foot unit has four bedrooms, six-and-a-half bathrooms and 2,400 square feet of wraparound terraces. The $6.75 million sale price represents the highest amount recorded for a condominium sale in Sarasota County history.

Living and Working on Longboat Key for 40 Years

Cathy C. Meldahl, P.A. Your Longboat Key Community Realtor

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• Consistent top producer on Longboat Key • In-depth knowledge of the real estate market • Active in our community with Longbeach Village Association Longboat Key Historical Society Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Longboat Key Center for the Arts Longboat Key Garden Club 3174 Gulf of Mexico Dr. Longboat Key, FL 24228

COUNTRY CLUB SHORES $2,495,000 LIGHTHOUSE POINT CUSTOM HOME $3,850,000 4BR custom home w/designer finishes. Deepwater Exquisite 5,000 SF waterfront 4BR home w/ dock. dock w/lift.

Michael Saunders & Company Licensed Real Estate Broker

941.724.7228 CathyMeldahl@michaelsaunders.com

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DREAM ISLAND ROAD $1,624,500 GRAND MARINER BAYSIDE $1,600,000 - $2,400,000 Luxury 3,200 - 3,600 SF 3BR condos with boat docks.

4BR canal home on sailboat water w/dock & lift.

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Below replacement!

Very RARE Double lot Southside pool & spa Electric shutters all around 3/3.5 + office 4,747sqft Re/ Max Alliance Group

Glenn Callaghan, LLC

Broker Consultant

(941) 928-9020 Glenn@StArmandsRealtor.com

IT’S STILL MRS. ROGERS’

NEIGHBORHOOD

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME $925,000 Wide canal lot on Dream Island Rd. A boater’s paradise.

SLEEPY LAGOON BAYSIDE ESTATE $2,525,000 Approximately 2 acres, gated drive, tennis, deepwater dock.

BAYFRONT POINT 4BR ESTATE $8,200,000 One private acre+ separate guest house. Boat docks.

L’AMBIENCE GULF FRONT 3BR CONDO $2,750,000 Southern exposure. Elegant designer upgrades.

Grande Dame of Real Estate 39 Years of Experience

Advising, Buying, and Selling with a Personal Touch!

941.284.7373

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Licensed Real Estate Broker

Longboat Key South • 440 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL 34228

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

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014

real estate | transactions

by Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Winding Oaks condominium sells for $710,000

The following residential real estate transactions took place between Jan. 6 and Jan. 10.

A condominium in Winding Oaks tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

Ira and Beverly Peterman, of Redding, Conn., sold their Unit 8 condominium at 3415 Winding Oaks Drive to Johannes and Nicole Westrick, of Longboat Key, for $710,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,679 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $670,000 in 2003.

BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Jan. 10 through Jan. 16, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

The Players Club

Godfrey and A. Bernice Lancashire sold their Unit 305 condominium at 1485 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Jane Barber, trustee, of Chestnut Hill, Mass., for $415,000. Built in 1981, it has two bedrooms, three baths and 1,569 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $385,000 in 1999.

Silver Sands

FL Silver Sands LLC sold the Unit 255 condominium at 5841 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Dino and Charlene Savarino, of Highland, Ind., for $370,000. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 760 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $275,000 in 2010.

Seaplace

Alexander and Radmilla Klashnya, trustees, of Longboat Key, sold the Unit G7-105-G condominium at 1935 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Marinell Baker, of Anchorage, Ky., for $330,800. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,068 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $174,000 in 1993.

LIDO KEY

Lido Harbour Towers

Barbara Cincotta, of Sarasota, sold her

Address Permit Applicant Amount

New single760 Dream Island Road family home John Sullivan $563,000

Moskovitz Real 876 Tarawitt Drive Seawall and dock Estate and Equity $150,000 570 Golf Links Lane Alteration John Hoskins $94,772 Kevin Greene $53,967 5920 Emerald Harbor Drive Alteration 572 Schooner Lane Re-roof Charles Nechtem $28,700 Paul Jellicoe $20,470 691 Emerald Harbor Drive Re-roof 586 Lyons Lane Lift and dock Gregory Ciccolo $18,140.50 Re-roof James Lopez $15,850 594 Spanish Drive S. 2251 GMD Demolition BBC Key LLC $13,685 Alteration Bud Orr $11,631 3010 Grand Bay Blvd.

573 Gunwale Lane Alteration William Cook $10,544 Alteration Whitney Beach Plaza $10,000 6834 GMD 6838 GMD Alteration Whitney Beach Plaza $10,000 Re-roof Richard Sontag $10,000 612 Tarawitt Drive 595 Dream Island Road Alteration Mitch Rhoads $9,975 Sliding glass door Virginia O’Connor $8,946 571 Birdie Lane 5201 GMD Sliding glass door Margaret Williams $8,810 Windows Dorothy Beemsterboer $7,687 4401 GMD 845 Spanish Drive. N. Re-roof Rita Brown $6,775

Mary Ramsey 620 Halyard Lane Re-roof Res. Partnership $6,000 Doors and windows Diocese of Venice $5,470 4280 GMD 5372 Sandhamn Place Garage door Clara Booth-Dickson $3,900 Entry door Roger Kilgore $2,270 560 Chipping Lane 4311 GMD Entry door Bengt Carlnas $2,230

Courtesy photo

This home at 3415 Winding Oaks Drive has three bedrooms, three baths, and 2,679 square feet of living area. It sold for $710,000.

Unit 703 condominium at 1770 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Giuseppe Marchese, of Kingsville, Md., for $510,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,168 square feet of living area.

Lido Surf and Sand

Gustavo Day, of Raleigh, N.C., sold his Unit 414 condominium at 1102 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Thomas Rooney, of Woburn, Mass., for $382,000. Built in 1976, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,213 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $84,300 in 1978.

ST. ARMANDS

Sarasota Harbour East

Frier and Tweedie McCollister, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 21 condominium at 775 John Ringling Blvd. to Richard Rapold and Stella Woon Ming Siu, of Sarasota, for $330,000. Built in 1965, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 938 square feet of living area.

Sarasota Harbour Apartments

Patricia Jameson sold her Unit 24 condominium at 767 John Ringling Blvd. to Priscilla and Desiderius Strakovits, of

Plymouth, Mich., for $256,000. Built in 1963, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 816 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $68,500 in 1984.

LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER

1445 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 502 #A3989515 $1,095,000 Jenifer Schwell

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-780-0968

210 Sands Point Rd # 2702 #A3978290 $995,000 Ian Addy Pa

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-961-8850

3010 Grand Bay Blvd # 415 #A3983643 $899,000 Julie Klick

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-780-6001

627 Owl Way #A3975598 $890,000 John August

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-320-9795

609 Triton Bend #A3990694 $1,774,900 Barbara Najmy

1918 Irving St #A3989181 $880,000 Susan Mcleod

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-928-4445

2110 Harbourside Dr # 512 #A3987428 $825,000 Mel & Jan Goldsmith

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-6673

3535 Trebor Ln #A3959971 $795,500 Sylvia Zimmerman

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-350-5022

1942 Wisteria St #A3974548 $729,900 Dede Curran

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-928-3255

6338 Laguna Dr #A3957942 $719,000 Audrey Singer

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-383-7591

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-350-2588

250 Sands Point Rd # 5401 #A3921919 $699,000 Gail Wittig

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-228-1985

FAMILIAR FACES. EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. Showcase your property to over 6,500 affiliate branches in 52 countries.

3070 Grand Bay Blvd # 641 #A3989376 $699,000 Carol Aviles

128 Golden Gate Pt # 202A #A3978317 $1,595,000 Peggy Mock

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-6777

521 Ranger Ln #A3986400 $575,000 Michael Moulton

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-928-3559

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-356-3584

2612 Mulberry Ter #A3983179 $549,000 Anna Kaminski

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-374-3200

550 Oakford Rd #A3985889 $549,000 Valerie Telfair

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-315-5488

1000 Longboat Club Rd # 1003 #A3974667 $529,000 Bruce & Jenine Meyer

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-266-8303

5265 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 308 #A3989789 $499,000 Eileen Burke

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-266-8949

523 S Palm Ave # 11 #A3989862 $495,000 John August

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-320-9795

445 N Orange Ave # 304 #A3987318 $425,000 Diana Kryszak

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-993-4078

4540 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # Ph6-f #A3989868 $415,000 Sharon Freeman

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-545-0899

690 Linley St #A3967469 $390,000 Tama Traberman

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-225-3351

LONGBOAT OBSERVER

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014

michaelsaunders.com

REAL ESTATE REPORTS

IanExplore Addynow & on Gail yourWittig phone or tablet.

By Robin Hartill | News Editor

440 Gulf of Mexico Drive • Longboat Key 941.961.8850 | 941.228.1985 A Premier Sotheby’s International Realty news release announcing the sale last May described the home as a 5,041-squarefoot Palladian-style estate with four bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms that overlooks the downtown Sarasota skyline on the bay. Built by Murray homes and designed by Sarasota architect Clifford Scholz, the newly constructed residence is located on a cul-de-sac and has nearly 200 feet of waterfront with a protected yacht slip.

Luxury Service n Strategic Marketing n Benchmark Results The Addy & Wittig team has garnered recognition as Michael Saunders & Company’s top sales team on Longboat Key for 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. As a consistent top producing Realtor® and Sarasota native, Gail has more than 33 years of local real estate experience. Ian brings a robust financial management background focused on valuation to complement his abilities as a skilled negotiator.

With the highest sale on Longboat Key in over two years, accomplished with only 51 days from listing to contract and the uncontested leader in sales at the luxurious Longboat Key Club & Resort, this team sets themselves apart from the competition. Focusing on exceptional service, which includes personally accompanying on each and every showing, this results driven team has distinguished themselves as among the very best in the profession.

+ Premier Sotheby’s will feature artist Panarella’s work

Courtesy Premier Sotheby’s International Realty

The 5,041-square-foot home sold for $4.75 million in May.

+ Key home among finalists for WSJ ‘House of the Year’ A Bay Isles South home at 560 Harbor Point Road is among 50 finalists for the Wall Street Journal’s “House of the Year.”

The home did not take the top honor of “House of the Year.” Instead, the publication’s readers selected a West Lake Tahoe home in Homewood, Calif., in an online poll that ran from Dec. 23 through Jan. 13.

Readers chose the Longboat Key home, which sold for $4.75 million in May, as “House of the Week” last January. The Journal compiled all 50 “House of the Week” winners into an online poll to allow readers to vote on the “House of the Year.”

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Premier Sotheby’s International Realty will host an open house featuring the artwork of Sarasota native Michael Panarella in partnership with U.S. Trust.

The event will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, in the office and first floor suite at The Plaza at Five Points, 50 Central Ave., Sarasota.

According to a news release, the event will explore the connection between fine art and finance. U.S. Trust will give a presentation about financing fine art.

A portion of proceeds from sales at the event will be donated to The Premier Community Foundation Inc.

+ Wagner Realty announces its top agents for December Wagner Realty announced its top agents for December.

Dia Wilson and Mary Moore received top listing and selling honors in the Longboat Key office. In the Anna Maria Island office, Dave Moynihan was the top listing agent, and Karen Day was the top selling agent.

Please visit www.athomesarasota.com to learn more.

749 Freeling Drive MLS #A3989373 $3,600,000

230 Sands Point Road #3005 MLS# A3987939 $1,350,000

230 Sands Point Road #3101 MLS# A3960738 $950,000

Sylvia Zimmerman

440 Gulf of Mexico Dr. • Longboat Key 941.350.5022 Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-356-6694

5120 Treesdale Ct #A3979195 $319,000 Brigitte Von Kessel

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-266-2174

363 Firehouse Ln #A3953389 $295,000 Maureen Horn

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-539-3384

4700 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # D202 #A3986790 $285,000 Bobbi Banan

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-2659

2633 Pursell Cir #A3986454 $249,900 Sherri Mills

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-350-7112

Sylvia Zimmerman attributes her reputation as one of Southwest Florida’s most outstanding real estate agents to her extensive business background, as well as her intense focus on customer service.

A longtime Sarasota-area resident, Sylvia builds enduring client relationships, possesses a profound facility for bringing buyers and sellers together and offers an intricate knowledge of the many unique communities that beckon newcomers to both Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Drawn to Sarasota by its natural beauty, exciting culture and remarkable weather, Sylvia’s love for tennis and golf found the perfect fit. Having lived on the bay (Siesta Key), on the beach (Casey Key), on a canal (Bird Key) and in two golf course communities (Lakewood Ranch Country Club and Laurel Oaks Estates), she can personally identify with the variety of opportunities available on Florida’s Gulf Coast—a unique advantage she passes on to her clients.

With her years of experience in real estate sales, no one knows the area better!

RE N TA L

225 Sands Point Rd # 6204 #A3985969 $344,000 Terri Derr

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Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-809-0787

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1930 Harbourside Dr # 124 #A3982406 $359,900 Saint Cacchiotti

Please visit my website: www.sylviasellssarasota.com 3448 Mistletoe Lane #A3975530 Diann Thelen

Longboat Key $10,000-$12,500/mth, 30 day min 941-552-4200

1800 Benjamin Franklin Dr # 605 Sarasota #A3975542 $3,500-$6,500/month, 90 day min Diann Thelen 941-552-4200

2016 Harbourside Dr # 343 Longboat Key #A3988658 $3,800-$5,400/month, 60 day min Diann Thelen 941-552-4200

571 Putting Green Lane MLS# A3984052 $2,245,000

7218 Ashland Glen MLS# A3982478 $944,500

VA C AT I O N R E N TA L S 4765 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # A101 #A3974666 $3,150,000 Nell Leffel

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

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-932-0032

MLS# A3986854 $595,000

White Sands of Longboat whitesandsoflongboat.com 800.230.2428

131593

5645 Gulf of Mexico Dr 202

Veranda Beach Club verandabeachclub.com 800.411.5511

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014

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73

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

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 ARMOIRE AND headboard, $100 each. Natural maple. Simple style. Made in Vermont. Quality. Call 941-779-0883.

CAR TOPPER with straps for sale on Longboat Key. Good condition. $100 o/b/o. 248-568-9206.

END TABLE: $100. Sofa table, $100. Contemporary, glass tops with bronze metal bases. Call 407-310-4446.

SOFA: RATTAN style, $150. Dining room Chandelier, $25. 941-387-1415.

TWO LEWIS Black tickets, February 15. Comedy show at Van Wezel, $50 each. 941-383-7072 WATERFORD COMFORTER: cream w/beautiful stripe, floral design, king/queen size w/2 european shams, $100 o/b/o. 941-387-0523.

Autos For Sale 89’ VOLVO 740 GLE: 100,500/miles, white, excellent condition. Great second car. Must sell. $2800 o/b/o. 941-383-5005.

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

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale 45’ BOAT Slip for rent: Longboat Key Moorings.

941-812-3395 60’ BOAT Slip for Sale. Longboat Key Moorings.

Slip H-12, prime location outside the restaurant.

713-552-1101, 713-725-3453.

BOAT SLIP for sale. Boathouse, S. LBK, fully enclosed, top level, S.W. corner, will accommodate 32/ft. boat. Make an offer. Mark, 941-383-4381 bradtma@yahoo.com BOAT SLIP on Longboat Key, Boat House.

Unit-2124, on first level. For Rent/Sale. $295/mo.

Minimum 6/mos. 708-267-6704.

DRY STORAGE BOAT SLIP. Indoor dry storage at Dry dock / Boathouse for boat up to 30’. Top rack. $275/mo. South Longboat. Call 941-350-6686.

LBK MOORINGS; 45’ slip near bay for rent by owner. Good monthly or longer rates.

941-383-3103.

LONGBOAT KEY: Indoor boat slip for rent. Top Level, 30/ft. length x 8/ft 6” beam x 9/ft. 10” height. 941-806-8500.

NEW YEAR, New LOW rents from private owner in high and dry Marina. Excellent boating location.

We will beat all prices! Call 941-544-5597.

Boats Boats are selling Extremely well. Let’s talk about selling yours. Keeping it simple, “Business on a Handshake.” We buy boats too. www.Islandboatsales.net 941-228-3489.

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

Furnishings BRAND NEW Serta Mattress Sets. 50-80% OFF. King, $290. Queen, $150. Full, $140. Excellent value! Won’t last! Call (941)387-4810.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales ANNUAL MUSEUM DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE: January 25 & 26: 9a.m.-3p.m.

South of Ringling Museum, West of Tamiami Trail (US41), North of Whitaker Bayou.

GARAGE SALE, 100’s of items: tools, paint brushes, small furniture, iron baker’s rack, knick knacks, nice clothes, books, kitchen items, pictures, collectibles and much more! Friday and Saturday, 9a.m.-3p.m., 1060 Bogey Lane, Longboat Key. LBK: SANDS POINT 1BR/2BA, annual, unfurnished. Behind gates at Islandside. Water view.

Non-smoking, No Pets. $2000/month.

941-383-3702.

WATERFRONT ESTATE SALE Friday, Jan. 24 - 8:45a.m.-3p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 25 - 8:45a.m.-2p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 26- 12noon-4p.m.

6280 Riverview Blvd. W, Bradenton Take Gulf Drive to SR 64 (Manatee Ave).

Turn left at 75th & right onto 15th Ave NW. It becomes Riverview Blvd.

Fabulous Sale: three king and two queen bedrooms, formal & casual tropical dining sets /8 chairs ea. Sideboard & display cabinets, Regency style tables, daybed, cabinets, & chairs, 9 X 12 oriental rug & runner, yellow silk sofa, 2 neutral sofas, Baldwin black lacquer grand piano, 3 part mahogany bookcase/wide media area, pair of consoles & mirrors, 2 pairs of upholstered chairs, large set of Hawaii Thai patio furniture, console tables, 2 media room leather chair sets of 3 & 2 sets of 2 chairs, 7 area rugs, game table & chairs, tapestry, a lot of paintings & prints, 2 desks, lamps, coffee & end tables, sconces, mounted game fish, bronze lions, dogs & horses, globe, chaise, white bar/chairs, conference table, TVs, leather chair, books, fireplace fender, bar chairs, 2 wine cabinets, beautiful silk flower arrangements, book ends, office furniture, glass top tables, Staffordshire spaniels, candlesticks, vases, & much more.

Sale by Julie McClure Pictures at www.estatesales.net

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

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

Positions Wanted CAM, CFCAM, CMCA, AMS, PCAM designations seeking 300+ units in HOA or Condominium to manage. Real Estate licensed. Excellent references.

Please contact: pnbresume@yahoo.com or 941.685.0500.

Condos/Apts. For Rent BEACHPlACE, lBk. Casual beachfront living in 2BR/2BA, balcony condo. Olympic pool, health club, tennis courts. Available June through December, $2500/mo. Also available January through March, $5000/mo. Call for info. Contact Elizabeth/NYC. 212-570-2950.

LBK PORTOBELLO BEACH FRONT: 2BR/2BA Condo on 4th floor.

For details and Virtual Tour, visit: www.BeachAbodeLBK.com Phone 815-919-5357.

LBK: TIFFANY Plaza Beachfront Condos, 1st floor, 2BR/2BA, W/D in units, walk out to beach.

Furnished, heated pool, covered parking. 1 mo. min. 941-383-3338.

Condos For Sale

TENNIS LIBRARY Pro tennis players collection.

New and rare books in mint condition.

Cost estimate $8000+.

One of a kind historic collection. $2800 941-400-8547

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

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

25 Years Experience - References available

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals A BEACHPLACE LBK Condo. Beachfront, 2BR/2BA. Elegantly furnished, internet access, heated pool, covered parking, exercise room.

Available May, June, Aug., Sept., Oct., Dec., 2014.

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

Exceptional Vacation Rentals Since 1994 Homes & Condominiums Studios to Six Bedrooms Beachfront, Intercoastal or Garden Excellent Service & Staff

BY OWNER: INN ON THE BEACH: LONGBOAT KEY CLUB. Private club suite, turnkey, tennis, Golf course view, 650/sq.ft. $349,000.

708-267-6704.

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

Go to: www.yourmarketupdate.com

FloRIDA VACATIon ConnECTIon www.Flvacationconnection.com 941-387-9709 877-705-2460

Homes For Sale

LBK C.C. SHORES. Book now for next year. 3BR/2BA/2CC, laminated floors. Vacation paradise home w/dock, large heated pool, lanai w/electric shutters, king sized bed, Wi-Fi, plasma TVs, phone, cable. No pets/non-smoking.

Sleeps 5. Laundry room w/W/D, walk to beach.

For photos: homeawayrental.com, Property ID#257978. $4900/mo. Owner, 941-504-1492.

***DISTRESS SALE*** Bank Foreclosures. Free list of Foreclosure Properties. Receive a FREE daily list by email.

LIDO BEACH CONDOMINIUMS Weekly - Monthly - Seasonal

LBK: BAY ISLES; By Owner. 2BR/2.5BA, 2 car garage, 2400/sq.ft., $565,000. Call 941-383-5944.

MARINA BAY: Largest condo under 1 million.

3BR/2.5BA, 3,100 sq. ft. Incredible views. Brooke O’Malley, CLUB REALTY. 941-726-2677

www.BradentonDistressHomes.com

General Merchandise

Real Estate Wanted

Lots/Acreage For Sale BIRD KEY. Prime Sarasota Bay lot. SSE exposure.

Waiting for your dream house. For sale by owner.

No brokers please. 631 Mourning Dove. See our lot on www.forsalebyowner.com. $2,800,000.

941-388-7832

SELL IT! 955-4888 www.yourobserver.com

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

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Peggy Roeder (Sonia), Anne-Marie Cusson (Masha) and Andrew Sellon (Vanya)

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FAMILY The three actors who play siblings in ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ have dealt with their own sibling rivalries.

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ALL IN THE FAMILY The three actors who play siblings in ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ have dealt with their own sibling rivalries.

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Peggy Roeder is in her fourth season at Asolo Rep; Anne-Marie Cusson is in her first season; and Andrew Sellon is in his first season.

uch like the middleaged siblings the three actors portray in Asolo Repertory Theatre’s upcoming performance, these actors just so happen to come from large families.

Andrew Sellon (playing Vanya) is the youngest of four; Peggy Roeder (playing Sonia) has three brothers and three sisters; and Anne-Marie Cusson (playing Masha) is one of five siblings.

They can relate to both the competitive and loving relationships presented in “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” the play by comedic absurdist playwright Christopher Durang, who won his first Tony award for the clever comedy.

The quick synopsis: Unemployed, middle-aged siblings

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Inside the actors’ studio Where is home originally, and where are you based?

architecture … ” Roeder: “I play 16-inch softball and Frisbee. I love to read, do yoga and quilt.”

Anne-Marie Cusson: Originally New Hampshire. Currently based in New York.

Peggy Roeder: Originally from and currently based in Chicago.

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Andrew Sellon: Originally from Belmont, Mass. Currently based in Yonkers, N.Y.

Sellon: “I’m very much into photography and gardening. I love taking photographs of plants, and I also like Celtic music.”

What are your interests and hobbies outside of acting?

What is the strangest thing on your résumé?

Cusson: “I love dipping into whatever New York City has to offer. I walk. I love to read. I love to wander around and look at

Cusson: “I actually used to have wild-turkey call on my resume … Years later at an outdoor wedding beyond the fence there

Vanya and Sonia live in their deceased parents’ home where they grew up in Bucks County, Penn. The dependent duo’s only source of income is from their movie-star sister, Masha, who returns home with her younger, self-absorbed, good-looking, half-naked boyfriend, Spike (played by Jefferson McDonald).

Sonia is adopted. Vanya is gay and also the peacemaker between his sisters. Masha is the caretaker who owns the family home. Also thrown into the mix is the pretty young neighbor’s niece and the cleaning lady/ prophet, Cassandra. Talk about a rich breeding ground for drama.

All three of the actors can relate. They discuss their own family histories between rehearsals in the lobby of FSU Center for

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“Every day is a rivalry,” Cusson says of being in a family with lots of children.

The trio laughs and reminisces about how they are all guilty of building alliances among siblings, and how quick and easy it is to change sides. They talk about how two siblings might ban together and take their grievances of another sibling to the judge — mom. They share stories. Roeder once tried to cheat her sister out of an allowance because Roeder did all the cleaning and felt entitled to both allowances. Sellon talks about how he always fought the most with the sister with whom he’s closest.

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was a pack of turkeys. I made the sound, and they all came running toward me. It was very dramatic.”

Cusson: “I can be shy.”

Roeder: “I wanted to be a nun in grade school.”

Roeder: “I’ve taken pole-dancing classes. I can pole dance.”

Sellon: “When I was a freshman in high school, I was cast as a bully in a skinny-dipping scene with a young actress named Brooke Shields, who was about 8 years old at the time. The film was never made, but that would have been my movie debut.”

Sellon: “I’ve flown in a singlepoint harness — the same thing Peter Pan uses … I can fly.”

What is a lesser-known fact relationships change into adulthood.

The idea that these are three middle-aged orphans particularly resonates with Sellon, who thinks relationships among siblings change when the people at the top of the family tree are no longer there to hold them together. Discovering these new relationships is something he’s dealt with personally.

But, all three actors agree that even adults without siblings will find their own connection to the play because of the common themes. The play is about connections not just among siblings, but also relationships across generations. There are themes of communication and technology’s effect on how people connect or fail to connect; of

aging and aging relationships; of finding purpose; of facing fears.

Sellon’s synopsis is poignant.

“This play is about human connections and how hard they can be sometimes,” he says.

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Leaving little to the imagination Jefferson McDonald, who plays Spike, was featured in a New York Times article Jan. 9, “Vanya and Sonia and Abs and Pecs.” The writer talks to the actors who play Spike around the country, particularly focusing on the shirtless nature of the role.

So, how are McDonald’s abs?

“I guess they look great,” says Peggy Roeder, who sees McDonald as more of a son after spending three seasons acting with him.

Andrew Sellon is sure they are great. As does Anne-Marie Cusson, who says: “If you’re going to ask me about his abs, you’re going to have to ask me about the top to toe of our Spike — they’re great!,” she says with a laugh. “It’s a pleasure to be in his proximity.”

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Musical Morning Sarasota Orchestra Association 10 a.m. at Venice Yacht Club Tickets $25. Visit SOAssociation.org.

Music by the Parisian Masters 6 p.m. at The Church of the Redeemer Free. Call 955-4263.

Patricia Averbach, author of ‘Painting Bridges’ 6 p.m. at Bookstore1Sarasota Free. Call 365-7900.

New Stages: Meklit Hadero 7:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Runs through Saturday.

Tickets $30. Call 359-5700.

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‘You Oughta Be in Pictures’ 8 p.m. at The Glenridge Performing Arts Center Tickets $22.50. Call 552-5325.

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Dave Bennett Quartet Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota 2 and 7:30 p.m. at Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center.

Tickets $35 to $45. Call 3061202.

‘Circus Time’ Suncoast Concert Band 3 p.m. at Church of the Palms.

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‘Superior Donuts’ runs through Jan. 26, at Manatee Performing Arts Center.

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‘Murder at the Crosley’ runs through Jan. 31, at the Powel Crosley Theatre.

Through March 1, at State of the Arts Gallery, 1525 State St. “Several years ago I came across those wings at Sarasota Architectural Salvage. I thought they were so cool-looking, and I put them in my studio for a year or more and I was trying to figure out what to do with them…

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‘Cannolis, Latkis and Guilt’ 7 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

The Capitol Steps 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $47. Call 488-1115.

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ogy of Icarus. All the things in that particular piece relate to that story to some degree … He was told by his father, (who) built him the wings out of wax, not to fly to close to the sun, and of course, he flew too high. The wings began to melt. When I was doing the piece, I wanted to have the idea that he was at the apex of his flight and falling.”

WHAT’S YOUR LEAST FAVORITE SOUND: My neighbor’s birds. They

constantly imitate everything I play on the trombone. But I suppose my neighbor’s least favorite sound might be the trombone.

‘Pageant’ runs through Feb. 2, at The Players Theatre.

‘The Whipping Man’ runs through Feb. 2, at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.

Sarasota Museum of Art/SMOA ‘ARTmuse Program: Lisa Hoke’ runs through Feb. 4, at Historic Sarasota High School.

‘The Prima Donettes’ runs through Feb. 7, at Florida Studio Theatre.

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Thursday, Jan. 30 and 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 concert previews, hosted by Sarasota Orchestra Association, are $10.

‘Delval Divas’ runs through Feb. 9 at Island Players.

‘Thurgood’ runs through Feb. 22, at Florida Studio Theatre.

‘Other Desert Cities’ runs through Feb. 26, at Asolo Repertory Theatre.

WHAT SONG ALWAYS GETS STUCK IN YOUR HEAD: “Penny Lane” by

‘Philadelphia, Here I Come!’ runs through Feb. 27, at Asolo Repertory Theatre.

IF YOU COULD PLAY A CONCERT ANYWHERE: I’d like to play in the

‘Poems, Prayers and Promises’ runs through April 20, at Florida Studio Theatre.

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‘Boeing, Boeing’ runs through Feb. 2, at Venice Theatre.

Philharmonie, the concert hall of the Berlin Philharmonic. My brother plays trombone there often and he says it’s better than Carnegie Hall.

Sarasota Season of Sculpture’s Season VII: ‘Shared Ground’ runs through May 30, at Sarasota bayfront.

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Artist Lisa Hoke transforms future SMOA classroom ARTmuse artist Lisa Hoke jokes that she’s worried the portion of wall she’s building her installation on is too alcoholic-looking. She’s creating a large-scale installation from colorful recycled cardboard in one of the classrooms at historic Sarasota High School, the future home of Sarasota Museum of Art (SMOA).

It’s Friday, Jan. 17, and she’s about a day into the two-week building process. The wall is covered in yellow and orange recycled boxes from pumpkin beer, Patron and champagne.

She’ll have to mix in a few more Cheerios boxes to even things out.

Two volunteers in the adjacent classroom sort cardboard cups, drinking straws and boxes according to their colors. There are two classrooms completely littered with cardboard stacked on tables and the floor — it was all donated from the community and community businesses.

Down the hallway equally covered in recycled paper products, three volunteers cut stars and circular graphic details from individual packaging. Hoke instructs the volunteers daily as to which details she’d like them to cut out.

In just a day, she has a 10-foot tall corner of the classroom covered from floor to ceiling.

The ARTmuse program brings renowned artists yearly to portray the kind of programming that will come once the doors to SMOA open.

The first floor of historic Sarasota High School looks like a recycling sorting facility.

IF YOU GO Docent-led tours of ARTmuse When: 10:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 3 p.m. through Feb. 4; 1:30 to 3 p.m. weekends from Feb. 8 through April 19

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Volunteers Darlene Abney, Mary Weill and Sue Denison cut portions of cardboard.

Lisa Hoke creates the large-scale installation. It’s her first full day of work.

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Art Center Sarasota weaves together January exhibit

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Opera house excites with more than just singing

Louise Mazius sews dress shields into a costume.

The polar vortex delayed the winter opera season. Blizzards around the country postponed more than a few of the 52 singers the Sarasota Opera employs. So, they started preparing one day later than planned, beginning Jan. 10.

Winter opera season is exciting. It means four operas (“Il Trovatore,” “The Barber of Seville,” “The Flying Dutchman” and “Jérusalem”) will take place simultaneously in March. Which also means the work that goes into preparing for the four productions happens simultaneously.

A group of men haul in set pieces for “Jérusalem” — they’re recycling a few pieces from past productions of “Lombardi” and

Jill Unger problem solves a wheel situation on a prop wagon in the prop shop.

“Giovanna d’Arco.” It takes eight of them to hoist up one wall and get it in place on stage. They’ll lug sets from the loading dock in through the hall all day.

Nearby, situated down a hallway off one wing of the stage, a handful of people prepare the props. One man creates an animal-skin canteen while another works on a larger wagon prop.

Upstairs in the adjacent building, every rehearsal room and studio is full. Singers find whatever quiet space they can to study music between rehearsals. One sits at the top of the stairs closest to the box office, another holds court in the middle of a hallway, and one perches against a back wall of a studio while a meeting takes place.

Singing drones through the corridor and down to the offices where the stage manager and assistant stage manager plan the technical details of the production.

Down another set of stairs, racks of costumes act as breadcrumbs to the costume shop.

Each one is labeled with an actor’s name, the production name and the scene. It’s a little quieter in that office, while the costume makers cut forms, sew breeches and fit the singers.

But the professionals at the opera house are not the only ones excited for the next two months.

Just outside the double doors where all the action takes place, there is a line of locals at the box office waiting to buy their tickets.

Tenor Jon Jurgens and soprano Alexandra Batsios rehearse a duet.

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A cautionary sign on Director of Productions Chris Van Alystne’s office door.

IF YOU GO Head dresser Ruthie Clark fits singer Ivan Conrad in one of his costumes.

The crew hauls sets on stage. It takes eight men to place one wall.

‘Il Travotore’ runs from Feb. 8 through March 22.

‘The Barber of Seville’ runs from Feb. 15 through March 21.

‘The Flying Dutchman’ runs from March 1 through March 23.

‘Jérusalem’ runs from March 8 through March 22.

Assistant Stage Manager Audrey Chait and Production Stage Manager Francesca MacBeth

Beverly Fleck displays the trim used on one costume.

Catheryne Shuman studies “Tacea la Notte Placida” from “Il Trovatore.”

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MUSIC // The Song Continues: Marilyn Horne Song Celebration My husband, Ed, and I were in New York City for four days last week, and we were honored to celebrate an important milestone: Marilyn Horne’s 80th birthday. “How did I get to 80?” asked the greatest mezzo-soprano of the 20th century. “I almost didn’t make it. You know I had pancreatic cancer almost 10 years ago.” But she’s fine now. Cured.

“Courage is better than fear, and faith is better than doubt.” She taught me that.

Music is up there with courage and faith.

And Horne was blessed with a birthday celebration, thrown for her by Carnegie Hall no less, with so many friends, family and fans, it’s almost impossible to count them.

As tenor Robert White said, “The love for Marilyn was bouncing off the walls.” So was the sound of music bouncing off the walls of the beautiful and intimate Zankel Hall, the subterranean Carnegie concert space where the star-studded performances honoring “Jackie,” as she’s known to all, took place.

Hosts Frederica von Stade and Samuel Ramey, Met Opera stalwarts and friends of Jackie’s, took us on a memory-filled musical narration, introducing singer after singer, each with an important, life-changing connection with the honoree.

Lester Lynch, who was one of the young baritones on “The Song Continues,” a series I had the honor of co-hosting for many years with Jackie on WQXR, returned, fully blossomed into a mature artist with international credits from Berlin to Washington, to sing two of Copland’s “Old American Songs,” pieces dear to Jackie’s voice and heart.

Later in the evening, he performed “Eri Tu,” from Verdi’s “Un Ballo in maschera,” with great depth and a spinning legato.

Met Opera star Piotr Beczala offered a

riveting rendition of Beethoven’s “Adelaide” and returned in the second half with Renee Fleming for a lovely, romance-filled performance of “Lippen schweigen” from “The Merry Widow.” (Fleming had already appeared as a soloist on the first half, singing “Träume,” one of the “Wesendonck” songs by Wagner.)

Countertenor David Daniels took “O del mio dolce ardor,” a Gluck song that’s wellknown to voice students from the Schirmer edition of “24 Italian Songs and Arias,” and added ornaments in places, removed them from others and sang it with the simplicity and understanding of the great artist he is. Later, his performance of Wilder’s “Blackberry Winter” brought tears to our already misty eyes and proved that, once again, Jackie was right in saying David must always sing this.

The superstar lineup continued, as did the song.

Brenda Rae, a stunning soprano whom we’d heard last summer in Santa Fe, N.M., used her wondrous way with words in Schubert’s “Lied der Delphine” in the first half, and then proceeded to sound like a bubble fountain as she overflowed with beautiful sounds and deep compassion in “O beau pays de la Touraine,” from Meyerbeer’s “Les Huguenots.”

Mezzo soprano Jamie Barton, who knocked us out when we recently heard her on television, wowed us when she joined her molten lava-like voice with the caresses of Daniels’ sweetness in a duet from Handel’s “Giulio Cesare.” That was after she sang the reflective “Urlicht,” not as a section of Mahler’s second symphony, but in the setting from “Des Knaben Wunderhorn.”

Mezzo Isabel Leonard offered, first, the exquisite lullaby from Montsalvatge’s song cycle, “Canciones negras,” with phrasing so tender, the little “coconut baby” would have cooed with pleasure. Later in the program, she knocked our collective socks off with an astonishing performance of “Non piu mesta” from Rossini’s “La Cenerentola.”

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This lineup of singers with their songs and arias brought back memories of the parade of seemingly super-human unknowns Jackie introduced to the music world through her Marilyn Horne Foundation in the 1990s. (It’s now the Marilyn Horne Legacy at Carnegie Hall.) I was bowled over being part of it back then and privileged and grateful to be part of it last week.

But there was more. There were two collaborative pianists who should be in the pianistic Hall of Fame: the unique Martin Katz and the inimitable Warren Jones, two of the world’s greatest keyboard colleagues,

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There was also a delightful and poignant duet, “I Remember it Well,” from “Gigi,” sung by our hosts, “Flicka” von Stade and Sam Ramey, that added even more nostalgia to the evening. And, most wondrous of all, the 86-year-old Barbara Cook (“The Eighth Wonder of the World,” as Jackie called her) singing Arthur Butler’s “Here’s to Life,” a fitting tribute to the life-force known as Marilyn Horne.

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BEACH LIVING ON SIESTA KEY

A place at the beach is everybody’s favorite real estate fantasy. And endless sunny days with family and friends — preferably while everyone else is freezing up north — are a Sarasota specialty. Now that Siesta Beach has been officially enshrined as one of the best in the country, visitors from all over the world are daydreaming about a place of their own on the powdery white sand. Here’s a small selection of what they might find — three beach homes currently on the market that promise the fun informality and good times of a classic winter getaway.

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ive years ago, when MoZaic, the excellent continental-with-a-Moroccan-flair restaurant on Main Street opened, we were doubly thrilled because, not only were we getting a new upscale restaurant on a par with Daniel’s in New York City, we were also celebrating a new enterprise by master chef Dylan Elhajoui, the sonin-law of my dear friends, Lynne and John Meskey.

I met Lynne when I first came to Sarasota in 2002 because she was the person to speak with about auditioning for Gloria Musicae and Key Chorale. She sang with both groups and, just speaking with her on the phone — a first conversation that lasted about an hour — made me realize I had a new best friend in my new hometown. She turned out to be not just a best friend, but also a terrific singer whom I brag about to singer friends from New York. She also loves to cook and eat. So that sealed the deal.

Dylan and his family — talented, artistic wife, Anne, and four exceptional kids — had moved here from Colorado where Dylan had cooked for thousands in one of the state’s biggest resort hotels. MoZaic opened with Dylan ruling in the kitchen just before Christmas 2008. I know because the first real date I had with Ed was Christmas Eve of that year. I sang at the candlelight service across the street at First United Methodist, and then Ed and I walked over to MoZaic, where we were seated in the windowside table for a candlelit dinner that we’ll never forget. Ed and I were married about five months later, my first

LIBBY’S DOES BRUNCH Libby’s Café + Bar, on Osprey, has always been a great place to meet for lunch and treat for Sunday brunch. Now the restaurant has added a Saturday brunch, which includes its famous, award-winning 60-plus ingredient bloody Mary and mimosa bar.

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Chef Dylan Elhajui marriage, and the romance of MoZaic didn’t hurt our cause.

Ever since then, when we’ve spent the holidays in Sarasota — we’ve made a practice of going on Christmas/New Year’s cruises every other year — we’ve made reservations at MoZaic for Christmas Eve and requested that very same table. This year we were here, and our celebration was a delicious treat of Dylan’s finest fare, along with a couple of special delicacies he brought just for us to taste: a cold fruit-and-herb soup and a small bite of a bastilla — a Moroccan specialty that uses succulent squab in a sort of minced pie that’s both savory and sweet.

MoZaic is that special treat place where we dine — and it is dine, not eat — when we make an evening of dinner. It must be savored, never rushed and, although we have, occasionally, gone there before an opera, we like it best when we can make an evening of it, luxuriating in every bite and taste.

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imply Gourmet, a local catering firm, is inviting us to, um, “Get Sconed.” Taking afternoon tea to a whole new level, it’s doing a traditional royal English tea service at 2 p.m. Tuesdays in February and March in the exclusive upstairs living room of the Powel Crosley Estate, 8374 N. Tamiami Trail.

A traditional afternoon tea is unlike your grandma’s cup of tea or anything you’ve experienced before. According to Chef Larry Barrett, “Every year, the royal family hosts an afternoon tea for about 8,000 guests at Buckingham Palace.” This tradition started in 1860 with Queen Victoria.

“It’s a grand and colorful affair.

Men wear suits or military uniforms, and women wear dresses with hats and gloves. The 500-foot buffet table is set with a feast, and there’s tea, of course.”

Sometimes I’ve wondered about that because, although tea is the focus of these affairs, it can get lost amid the scones, tartlets, Devonshire cream and royal tea sandwiches. I did a so-called traditional tea at my home some years ago,

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Jamie and Chef Larry Barrett and it lasted almost eight hours.

Teas were poured at first but, a bit later, we switched to Veuve Cliquot and, well, I don’t remember much about who was there or when they left. (Maybe they’re still there.)

Simply Gourmet’s royal English tea has not included champagne in the past. But the teas are terrific, as are the parfaits and turkey/tomato pinwheels. So, take a Tuesday and get sconed right here in Sarasota. And remember to look around the estate while you’re there. It’s almost as spectacular as Buckingham Palace.

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The Ringling College Library Association kicked off its 2014 Town Hall Lecture Series with a celebratory platinum dinner featuring guest speaker Jenna Bush Hager.

The event was held Monday, Jan. 13, at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

The evening began with a cocktail reception, and prior to being seated in the ballroom, sponsors and Ringling College Library Association board members enjoyed a private reception with Hager.

Guests took photos with and had the chance to talk one-on-one with the speaker and author. Many guests commented about how pleasant and conversational she was. The universal comment heard throughout the evening: “She is so nice.”

During the private reception, Ringling College student Brenna Thummler presented Hager with an illustration portrait.

“I’ve never done anything for someone so influential before,” Thummler said prior to unveiling the portrait to Hager and the audience. She was one of six Ringling

students to win the Town Hall Lecture Series portrait competition, receiving the honor to create portraits for the six speakers featured in the 2014 Town Hall Lecture Series. Ringling College of Art and Design President Dr. Larry Thompson sponsored the competition.

Following the reception, more than 550 guests gathered in the ballroom and were welcomed by event Co-Chairs Stephanie Grosskreaut and Holly Logan and Town Hall 2014 Chair Jay Logan. Gulf Coast Community Foundation President and CEO Teri Hansen introduced Hager, who spoke about her work with charities and the woman Ana, in her book “Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope.” She also recounted stories about being in the public eye and her life as a new mother.

Surprise guest former First Lady Laura Bush was in the audience supporting her daughter at the dinner. Hager’s father, former President George W. Bush, was the second speaker of this year’s Town Hall Lecture Series, and gave two lectures Jan. 14.

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pera-goers know that Maestro Victor DeRenzi and the Sarasota Opera have embarked

on the ambitious venture of being the only opera company to perform every note of music that Giuseppe Verdi ever wrote — the incidental pieces as well as the 33 operas. This “Verdi Cycle” began in 1989; it even has a group of dedicated supporters known as the Verdi 33 Society, with each member assigned to a specific opera. (Two operas are still available for adoption.)

Members gathered for their annual dinner Jan. 15 at Ruth’s Chris, an event sponsored by Fifth Third Bank and the Williams, Parker, et al law firm.

There are two Verdi operas set for this season, “Il Trovatore” and “Jérusalem,” leaving only three to go: “Don Carlos” in the original

Paris version, “La Battaglia di Legnano” and “Aida.” A “Tribute to Verdi Exhibit” of treasures from the Rome Opera is visiting only four cities in this country: New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Sarasota. Has a nice ring to it, don’t you agree?

It opens here March 7, simultaneously to a Music Critics Association convention. Watch for details to be announced soon.

Among those attending the recent dinner: Eric and Sandra Lindqvist, David and Jacqueline Morton (she sporting an amazing new sparkler around her neck), Joe and Nora Stephan, Hank and Suzanne Foster, Bud Borax and Elissa Soyka and Larry and Carol English.

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and Terri Saba … Imbibing birthday ... S’macks Managing Partner Alex Floethe rang in his 30s with a birthday party Jan. 19 at Perq Coffee Bar. Floethe treated friends to a special wine, champagne and bourbon tasting from his collections over the years. Seen among those mingling were Evan Gratzick, Tim Mitten and Merly Mae, Miranda Robinson, Joel Parisi and Arthur Lopez Jr. … Don’t mess with her … Laura Jessen was spotted out Laura Jessen’s last week knucklebox with this clutch fabulous Alexander McQueen knucklebox clutch, a gift from her husband, Chris.

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Among the guests were Ed and June Alley, Alan Corey (who made a smashing pirate), Brian Lipton and Joseph Gianguzzo, Brian and Sherry Gregory, Christine Oliver, Marc and Susan Gregory, Bob and Amy Iverson, Barry and Kitty Leven, Chris and Rebecca Jaensch, Jeaneen Wirries and Genevieve Ambler.

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Our Black Tie assistant editor sits down with local designer Courtney Adams to discuss her newly launched loungewear fashion line.

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n August 2012, Courtney Adams began designing clothing that she wanted to wear: clothing that is effortless, glamorous and, most importantly, comfortable. After months of searching for the perfect fabric and creating the right look, Adams launched her debut collection in August. The brand, called Tocco Lusso, is her first fashion line.

Adams never believed she would be in the fashion industry, much less designing clothes.

“I can’t draw, I can’t sketch, but I wanted to create something and I had a vision of what that was,” says Adams.

Each piece is made by her first — she drapes, cuts, and sews and then those sample garments are broken down into patterns.

The concept for the line came while Adams was training for her first marathon. She would finish training at 8 a.m. and have to be at work at 9 a.m.

“If you tried to get me into jeans, I’d probably scream. If you tried to get me into a dress, I’d probably cry,” said Adams. “I needed something to get into that was comfortable enough to be in after a 14-mile run, but nice enough to wear to work.”

The clothing line is geared toward the “active woman.”

The fabric and the design of the pieces provide that perfect transition. When designing the collection, Adams’ intent was to create those “go-to” pieces in everyone’s closet — pieces that can be worn all the time, that look good and feel good while still looking fashionable.

“It’s super soft and with drape, which really accentuates curves,” says Adams of the line’s viscose fabric. All of the pieces in the line feature classic, neutral colors. “Those pieces that you don’t want to take off, those were my Most popular piece: “The Convertible” dress

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Local designer Courtney Adams launched her loungewear line, Tocco Lusso, in August.

THE MEANING BEHIND THE NAME: tocco — Italian for touch lusso — Italian for luxury inspiration.”

The drape design also provides the option for the pieces to be buildable. By adding accessories, layering or putting on a pair of wedges, the outfit can be taken to a dressier level.

Pieces in the collection range from $40 to $200. It is available online at ToccoLusso. com or by scheduling a private showing.

Courtney’s favorite piece: “The Racer” dress

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 “The Convertible” dress has a drape design around the top, which can also be worn as a hood.

 The lines of “The Racer” dress are what make it Adams’ favorite piece in her collection.

“It’s a super easy day dress,” says the designer.

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