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by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Town attorney rescinds resignation Maggie Mooney-Portale met with Longboat Key commissioners last week before deciding Friday to stay on as the town attorney.

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Mazel with Temple Beth Israel member Ruth Lerner

+ ’Mazel’ tov to TBI-sponsored dog Marine Corps veteran Michael Jernigan, who was blinded in a 2004 roadside attack in Iraq, spoke to Temple Beth Israel members in 2012 about his service dog, Brittani. After his talk, members sponsored the adoption and training of a dog at Southeastern Guide Dogs’ Palmetto facility.

The dog — named Mazel, meaning “luck” in Hebrew — made an appearance at the temple’s June 6 Shabbat service.

Born in 2013, Mazel is still in the training process and spent nearly a year with a host family in North Carolina that provided updates to Rabbi Jonathan Katz that he shared each month with congregants.

Her final evaluation will determine her placement.

+ Volunteers: Report to Freedom Fest Longboat Key Freedom Fest will march into town from 9 to 11 a.m. July 4, on Bay Isles Road. Volunteers are needed to operate games, sell tickets and help in the craft area. To sign up, call 383-2466 or email vjacobson@lbkchamber.com.

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Town Attorney Maggie Mooney-Portale

The search for a new town attorney for Longboat Key is over before it started.

Town Attorney Maggie Mooney-Portale, who resigned May 19, rescinded her resignation June 6.

Her letter, titled “Withdrawal of Notice of Termination of Legal Services

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Agreement,” states that “pursuant to your request at the Town Commission meeting on June 1, the vote of confidence received thereafter, and my subsequent discussions, please accept this letter as my formal withdrawal of the Notice of Termination of Legal Services Agree-

ment that I previously rendered.”

Mayor Jim Brown, who was on vacation when Mooney-Portale resigned at the end of the May 19 regular workshop, pleaded with her to reconsider her decision at the end of the June 2 regular meeting at Town Hall.

“I’m disappointed and angry our town attorney felt she needed to resign,” Brown said at the meeting. “I really think she was reading the tea leaves wrong. I believe she has a lot of support and the majority is supportive.”

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by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Hilton logo removed from hotel sign The Hilton flag is no longer flying at the former Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort, which remains open and has been rebranded as the Gulfside Beach Resort.

The Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort is no longer a Hilton.

The hotel is open, but the Hilton sign and flag have disappeared from the property. The pool and spa are also open, but the restaurant and bar have closed.

It’s a strange start to the summer at the hotel site, where construction on a new renovation and expansion project was scheduled to begin no later than June 1.

A white tarp placed over the Hilton sign now dubs the property at 4711 Gulf of Mexico Drive the Gulfside Beach Resort.

The Hilton’s sign’s departure, though, shouldn’t be surprising to Longboaters.

Ocean Properties Vice President Andy Berger told the Longboat Observer in January that to keep the Hilton flag flying on the property, renovations had to begin by June 1, and that hasn’t happened. There have also been discussions about the new hotel carrying a different flag or an independent name, such as the Gulfside Beach Resort, after the project is complete.

Asked for an update on the hotel and the construction timeline, Berger and Longboat Key Club Director of Communications Sandra Rios declined to comment.

Town officials and the company’s Sarasota-based attorney, though, aren’t concerned.

Planning, Zoning and Building Director Alaina Ray confirmed the

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A cover bearing a new name covers the blue Longboat Key Beachfront Hilton sign at 4711 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Inset: The U.S. flag flies alone after the Hilton flag that flew under it was removed last week.

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show me the money by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Rappaport tenders tentative resignation Other volunteer board members of the BID and DID had plans to resign if their finances became public through financial disclosure affidavits.

St. Armands Circle Business ImThe clerk’s office, according to provement Vice Chairman Marty City Attorney Robert Fournier, reRappaport tentatively tendered cently sent out a blanket email to his resignation at Sarasota City every board in the city, requiring Hall Tuesday. But it turns out he members to fill out the forms. won’t have to resign.

“I started getting calls and Sarasota City Audisubsequently sent tor and Clerk Pamela out an email explainNadalini’s Office asked ing I would look into it the BID and Downtown (so that) all these citiDevelopment District zens (on these boards) (DID) directors to fill didn’t have to fill it out,” out financial disclosure Fournier said. affidavits. The move Fournier said Depuprompted a slew of ty City Attorney Mike volunteers from both Connolly was advised boards to consider re- Rappaport by the Florida Comsigning. mission on Ethics late At the BID’s monthly meet- Tuesday that BID and DID board ing Tuesday, DID Vice Chairman members don’t need to fill out the Mark Kauffman attended the disclosures. meeting as a citizen to talk about The statute requires local offithe issue. DID members also ex- cers, boards with land use/planpressed a willingness to resign ning responsibilities and governat their meeting Tuesday if the ing bodies, which Fournier said disclosure statements were man- could be interpreted to include dated and their finances become governing bodies of taxing dispublic documents at City Hall. tricts like the BID and DID, to fill The forms ask applicants to fill out the disclosures. out information about mortgages, Fournier said the ordinance forbank accounts and income from mulated to create the BID states partnerships among other disclo- the board is subject to Chapter sures.

112 Florida statutes, but the or“A lot of personal information is dinance that created the DID asked for, and as a volunteer, I’m doesn’t include such language. not willing to submit myself to Staff Writer David Conway conthat disclosure,” Rappaport said. tributed to this report.

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PORTALE / FROM PAGE 1A Brown, Vice Mayor Jack Duncan and commissioners Terry Gans, Irwin Pastor and Pat Zunz raised their hands in support of Mooney-Portale when Brown asked for a show of support. Only commissioners Lynn Larson and Phill Younger, who expressed their concerns about MooneyPortale in the past, didn’t raise their hands.

Mooney-Portale was up for a commission evaluation June 1 and avoided that exercise with her resignation last month. Brown said that evaluation, which Larson called for in May, is premature and shouldn’t be held until the fall at the earliest. Mooney-Portale has been the town attorney for 11 months but was on mater-

HILTON / FROM PAGE 1A company filed last week for a demolition permit for the project.

“We are about to approve that, and they told us we can expect them to file for their building permit plans any day now,” Ray said.

Ocean Properties submitted plans to the town in September that call for 85 additional tourism units as part of an estimated $24 million project.

The Hilton project is the first applicant to take advantage of a town-wide 250 tourism unit pool that’s been waiting for applicants to seek additional units since 2008.

The site-plan application submitted calls for redevelop-

nity leave for approximately three months.

Uneasiness about MooneyPortale’s abilities surfaced earlier in the year in the minds of some commissioners.

Matters that included a town easement at Jackson Way and a Colony Beach & Tennis Resort nuisance hearing that was postponed after a due process issue arose caused Mayor Jim Brown and Commissioners Phill Younger and Lynn Larson to make public comments about legal advice given by Mooney-Portale.

Brown thanked MooneyPortale for changing her mind in a July 6 email.

“I too look forward to working together on the challenges of Longboat Key,” Brown said.

“Thanks for reconsidering your termination.”

Younger and Larson, meanwhile, told the Longboat Observer they have agreed to move past issues they had with Mooney-Portale in the past.

“We had a long conversation and I encouraged her not to withdraw,” Younger said. “It was a productive meeting and Maggie and I have agreed to work more closely.”

Larson said she hopes the town can focus on more pressing issues.

“I hope this issue is behind us and we can get back to town business,” Larson said. “The news should be about town business and not about town employees.”

Mooney-Portale told the Longboat Observer she “is looking forward to moving forward with the commission.”

ing existing Hilton buildings and the 102 rooms that currently sit on the site while also acquiring those 85 additional units that would be used for a new tower on the property.

Ray said she was told Ocean Properties is also beginning a hotel renovation for a Clearwater property, which has led to a small delay of the Longboat Key renovation project.

Attorney John Patterson also said there’s no cause for concern.

“It might be delayed a bit,” Patterson said. “But if there was a problem or a hiccup, I would have heard about it, and I’ve heard nothing.”

Spanish Main Yacht Club resident and Longboat Key Revitalization Task Force Vice Chairman Tom Freiwald said

he took a stroll through the property with his wife last week because he was curious when he saw the Hilton sign covered.

“There’s beach furniture on the beach and a hot tub running, but there’s no place to eat or have a drink and there’s only a handful of cars in the parking lot,” Freiwald said.

“It seems silly to keep just the hotel open for a few bucks when there’s nothing else to offer on the site.”

The longboatkeyhilton. com website directs guests to the gulfsidebeachresort. com website. Reservations, though, aren’t currently being accepted past June 30.

The hotel will close for 16 to 18 months after a permit is submitted and work begins.

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FEARSOME FOURSOME

by Robin Hartill | News Editor

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THE ST RM The town and the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce will hold a disaster preparedness seminar from 3 to 6:30 p.m. June 19, at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.

Brian Koon, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, will be the keynote speaker.

Other speakers include Manatee County Emergency Management Chief Don Hermey, Sarasota County Emergency Management Chief Ed McCrane, Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi, Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming and Longboat Key Public Works Director Juan Florensa.

The event will feature complimentary appetizers from The Chart House Restaurant and Harry’s Continental Kitchens, drinks from Gold Coast Eagle and tabletop displays by local disaster recovery businesses after the event.

The event is sponsored

by Aqua Plumbing and Air. To make reservations, call the chamber at 3832466. Each pre-registered guest will receive a goodie bag and be entered for a door prize drawing.

A decade ago, four storms threatened the Key in the span of 45 days. The island was spared — but Longboat might not always be so lucky.

Aug. 13, 2004: Friday the 13th.

Most of Longboat Key was empty, following an islandwide evacuation order issued for Hurricane Charley, but there were a few exceptions.

At 7 a.m., Whitney Beach Plaza owner Andrew Hlywa told police he planned to stay. They said, “You’re out of your mind.

You’re probably going to die.”

Colony Beach & Tennis Resort owner Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber and his daughter, General Manager Katie Moulton, also stayed put, armed with a stash of water, dry goods, first aid equipment and a defibrillator.

By 8:45 a.m., they were the 237unit resort’s sole occupants.

Michael Welly, then the new Longboat Key Club & Resort general manager, also wasn’t going anywhere.

At 2 p.m., he moved into the Inn on the Beach library, because forecasts said Charley’s winds would hit the Key from the east, and the room was protected by walls on three sides and steel shutters over a set of windows overlooking the bay.

But by 3:30 p.m. — the time the storm was projected to impact the Key — it looked like just another rainy day in the Gulf. By 4:15 p.m., Charley began making landfall 50 miles to the south, near Port Charlotte.

By 4:45 p.m., a small group was celebrating inside Tiny’s of Longboat Key. Around 6 p.m., town officials inspected the island and found bits of trees

and other debris blown around the island. But overall, it was, as Police Chief Al Hogle put it, “an island that was OK.” It was, of course, the first of four storms that would threaten the island during summer 2004. Ten years after hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne threatened the island, the Key has experienced beach erosion, downed trees and flooding as the result of storms, but it has still been spared of loss of life and property that other vulnerable locations have experienced.

Officials often remind residents that the Key’s luck could run out during any hurricane season. Still, in 2004, Longboat Key got a quadruple dose of luck.

On Sept. 3, 2004 — less than one month after Charley — town crews were on standby for Hurricane Frances. Unlike Charley, which made a lastminute sprint past the Key, Frances took her time. Rains started in the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 5, but didn’t stop until Monday at 2 a.m. Most of the Key lost power Monday morning but had it restored by the afternoon. Frances ripped off the roof of a home in the 3300 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive, but most damages were downed trees and wires.

But as officials assessed Frances’ impact, a new storm was headed to town: Hurricane Ivan, which had 185 mph winds at its eye and radiated topicalstorm-force winds 265 miles from its center.

Village resident Verna Ritter stood in line for four hours to buy plywood — some-

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thing she had never purchased in preparation for a storm despite 24 years of living on a coast. Longboat Key Public Works employees delivered 2,000 sandbags. Longboat Hardware Manager Jim Stonecypher said he wouldn’t remove board from the store’s windows until the storm reached Georgia.

But Ivan made a last-minute turn — this time to the Panhandle on Sept. 11 and Sept. 12.

By the time Hurricane Jeanne ripped through the state on Sept. 26, bringing 70 mph winds to the Key, Longboaters knew the drill. Even longtime Floridians who typically waited for mandatory evacuation orders reported that they didn’t wait

to leave the Key as Jeanne approached.

Longboat Arms lost most of its carport roof, and the fourunit Apollo condominium lost its roof as well. Jeanne’s winds blew off most of the loose clay in the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center courts’ Har-Tru clay surfaces and swept away a 2-foot layer of beach sand.

As the Key breathed a collective sigh of relief after Jeanne, forecasters reminded residents that hurricane season continues through Nov. 30. But Longboat Key got truly lucky for the remaining two months of the 2004 hurricane season: No more named storms appeared on its radar.

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NEWSBRIEFS + Town’s fiscal transparency tool receives more praise The Florida League of Cities Innovation Showcase has featured the town of Longboat Key’s Fiscal Transparency Module.

The Innovation Showcase was created to feature innovative uses of technology within Florida’s local governments. The town’s Fiscal Transparency website module also received a 2013-14 Solutions Award from the Public Technology Institute in the Web management and e-government category.

The module went live in February and uses fiscal data that feed directly from the finance department’s database to display revenue and expenses to the public. The tool also includes five years of current historical expenditure data, plus graphing tools and the ability to export data for further analysis. In April, it was featured in Government Technology Magazine. To use the module, visit longboatkey.org and click on the “fiscal transparency” tab on the right side of the town’s website, www.longboatkey.org.

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The town is encouraging residents with special needs to register for a voluntary program to assist them with evacuation during hurricanes and other emergencies.

Residents with medical conditions that limit their mobility, require assistance with daily living or have life-saving medical equipment that’s dependent on electricity should register for the People With Special Needs Program (PSN) in the county where they reside. The program is designed for individuals who have no other evacuation plan and need government shelter and/or transportation assistance during an evacuation or other emergency.

Upon qualifying for the program, resi-

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 Town Commission Budget Workshop — 10 a.m. Monday, June 16  Town Commission Regular Workshop — 1 p.m. Monday, June 16  Town Commission Budget Workshop — 10 a.m. Monday, June 30 All meetings take place at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, unless otherwise noted.

dents will receive a letter of confirmation that identifies their evacuation destination.

During an actual evacuation, special needs operators will notify residents of the evacuation order, confirm current medical and transportation information, and request that the resident be ready for transportation at a certain time.

Longboat Key Fire Rescue and county personnel will coordinate the evacuation of registered individuals.

For more information, call Longboat Key Fire Rescue at 316-1945.

+ Mote’s turtle walks aim to educate the community Interested in learning about sea turtles and the life behind the tracks? Look no further than Mote Marine Laboratory’s free turtle walks Saturdays throughout June and July.

Educational walks begin at 6:45 a.m. at the public beach access point at 4795 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Led by a Mote-trained volunteer, participants will learn how Mote’s Sea Turtle Patrol find nests during season as well as discuss the life of a sea turtle and other local wildlife.

No reservation is required and all ages are welcome.

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HIGHER POWER

by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Commission will review controversial telecommunications ordinance June 16 Town staff’s latest draft of a controversial telecommunications ordinance doesn’t include a category for cellular towers.

The Longboat Key Town Commission will review a telecommunications draft ordinance next week that eliminates all references to cellular towers.

“There’s no longer references to towers in this ordinance,” said Planning, Zoning and Building Director Alaina Ray. “Commissioners asked us to address the issue of creating an ordinance that calls for cellular alternatives other than towers, and that’s what we’ve done.”

The commission stated on the record in November that it doesn’t want a tower built on the Key. As a result, all tower references have been struck through and deleted.

Commissioners will review the ordinance on first reading at a special meeting scheduled to start after their 1 p.m. regular workshop June 16.

The ordinance also includes stringent height restrictions for other cellular technologies, noting that such alternatives such as Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) and small-cell technologies must adhere to the height restric-

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The Town Commission gave staff direction to craft an ordinance without references to cellular towers to prevent towers from popping up like the tower once proposed at Longboat Island Chapel.

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The town’s revised telecommunications ordinance explains why it doesn’t want towers on the Key: “Laws recognize the town’s authority to regulate the construction of personal wireless service facilities. The town recognizes that wireless facilities play an important and complex role in the community. The intent of this section is to ensure that the placement of wireless facilities is consistent with the town’s land use policies and balances the community’s needs. This section strives to mitigate impacts of wireless facilities and protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents and visitors of the town.”

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The Longboat Key Town Commission will review a Comprehensive Plan amendment at its 1 p.m. June 16 regular workshop that was put on hold. The amendment is an ordinance that exempts wireless facility equipment from height limitations within the Comp Plan.

Planning, Zoning and Building Director Alaina Ray will recommend to the commission at the meeting that the ordinance die on second reading.

“If the commission lets the ordinance die, the height limitations and protections for wireless facilities are still available in the Comp Plan,” Ray said.

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tions for that zoning district, and in no instance can the technologies be higher than 50 feet from the ground.

Antennae placed on buildings can’t be higher than 30 feet above the highest point on the structure.

The ordinance includes pictures of various technologies and adds that wireless facilities are allowed in all zoning districts except for preserve and single-family districts.

Small cells sit on a pole or a building and act as smaller, denser service rings that can expand outward by a few miles. The boxes are smaller in size than DAS systems, which typically sit on buildings or utility bills.

A hierarchy of preferences for telecommunication improvements also deletes a tower as a last resort.

Town Attorney Maggie Mooney-Portale said the ordinace as proposed is legally defensible.

“There are examples of other similar ordinances that have been tested and have held up in court,” MooneyPortale said.

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by David Conway | News Editor

St. Armands stakeholders react to new events rules Next month, the City Commission is scheduled to consider an ordinance that regulates special events in St. Armands Circle Park. Already, it’s drawing a mixed reception.

As the city of Sarasota finalizes a proposed special events ordinance for public hearing, the first draft has inspired an array of responses from St. Armands stakeholders.

Part of the proposed ordinance focuses specifically on managing events at St. Armands Circle Park. People around the Circle have pushed for a blackout period in the park during the height of tourist season. Under the ordinance, no special events would be held in the park from February through April.

Landowners, merchants and residents on St. Armands pushed for the restriction, arguing the in-season events distracted from local businesses and added to traffic and parking congestion issues.

City staff presented an initial draft of the ordinance for the City Commission’s consideration at a June 2 meeting. In addition to the blackout period, the ordinance places a limit of two events per month in the park and doesn’t allow for any events that would close lanes of traffic around the Circle.

The reaction from the St. Armands Residents Association was positive. Residents association member Kevin Bales said special events and street closures often reroute overflow traffic and parking into the neighborhoods, and it was important to attempt to mitigate that.

Diana Corrigan, executive director of the St. Armands Circle Association, was less pleased with the proposed ordinance.

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tion, which represents area merchants, yearned for an earlier system in which Circle stakeholders had considerable sway over exceptions to the park’s special events regulations.

City Attorney Robert Fournier has said that a private organization cannot have autonomy over the management of a public park. Still, Corrigan said she hoped the history of the Circle would be taken into consideration when the ordinance goes before the City Commission again.

Corrigan said the limit of two events per month would interfere with the Circle association, which holds three events per month in October and January. She said she wanted the commission to acknowledge that, despite the proposed monthly limit, certain events were particularly important to people in the community.

“Those should be given some special consideration as compared to the new ones that are coming into the area from out of town,” Corrigan said.

Fournier said the length of the blackout period and the number of events allowed per month were questions of policy for the City Commission. The public hearing regarding the ordinance is slated to occur during the July 21 commission meeting.

Despite her initial issues with the proposed regulations, Corrigan said she was hopeful an acceptable ordinance would be in place by next season.

“I really think (the city) wants to work with us,” Corrigan said. “I think they want to make it a win-win for everybody.”

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North end beach takes shape An emergency beach project has restored beach width from North Shore Road south to Broadway.

New sand on the eroded north end of the Key is a pleasant sight for residents who worry about Gulf water getting closer and closer to their homes.

Sand is now arriving south of North Shore Road behind the Longbeach Periwinkle condominium building, which has no seawall in front of it. The erosion there was a concern among residents and town officials.

And beachgoers who walk onto Beer Can Island from the North Shore Road beach access now have enough sand to get to and from the island without getting stuck on Beer Can Island at high tide.

A large chunk of sand placed just north of North Shore Road has corrected that problem for the forseeable future The West Coast Inland Navigation Dis-

trict’s emergency sand project, town officials say, is moving along smoothly just two weeks after sand started to appear on the island from large black tubes.

WCIND will place up to 100,000 cubic yards of sand on the shoreline and has agreed to pay $500,000 toward the project. The town will make up the remaining cost of up to $350,000 for the estimated $850,000 project.

Public Works Director Juan Florensa said more than 50% of the 100,000 cubic yards of sand has already arrived on the Key’s shore. If the weather continues to cooperate, Florensa said the sand project could wrap-up a couple of weeks earlier than its mid-July completion date.

Sand is pumping onto the shore six days a week, 12 hours a day.

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“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

Friedrich Hayek “Road to Serfdom,” 1944 Editor / CEO / Matt Walsh mwalsh@yourobserver.com Publisher / Lisa Walsh lwalsh@yourobserver.com Chief Digital Officer / Emily Walsh ewalsh@yourobserver.com Executive Editor / Kat Hughes khughes@yourobserver.com Deputy Executive Editor / Jessica Luck jluck@yourobserver.com Managing Editor / Kurt Schultheis kschultheis@yourobserver.com News Editor / Robin Hartill rhartill@yourobserver.com Community Editor / Kelsey Grau kgrau@yourobserver.com Managing Editor/Design / Nancy Schwartz nschwartz@yourobserver.com Managing Editor/Diversions-Season / Stephanie Hannum, stephanie@yourobserver.com Arts & Entertainment Editor / Mallory Gnaegy mgnaegy@yourobserver.com Black Tie Assistant Editor / Heather Merriman hmerriman@yourobserver.com Director of Advertising / Jill Raleigh jraleigh@yourobserver.com East County Advertising Manager / Lori Ruth lruth@yourobserver.com Sales Manager / Penny DiGregorio pdigregorio@yourobserver.com Senior Advertising Executive / Laura Ritter lritter@yourobserver.com Advertising Executives / Robyn Didelot, rdidelot@yourobserver.com Robin Harrell, rharrell@yourobserver.com Beth Jacobson, bjacobson@yourobserver.com Robert Lewis, blewis@yourobserver.com Jacqui Luberto, jluberto@yourobserver.com Suzanne Munroe, smunroe@yourobserver.com Richeal Parisi, rparisi@yourobserver.com Brand Marketing Manager / Leslie Gnaegy lgnaegy@yourobserver.com Sales Coordinator/Account Managers / Lori Downey, ldowney@yourobserver.com Susan Leedom, sleedom@yourobserver.com Rachel Livingston, rlivingston@yourobserver.com Classified Advertising Sales Executives/ Maureen Hird, mhird@yourobserver.com Deedie Parker, dparker@yourobserver.com Director of Creative Services and Information Technology / Kathy Payne, kpayne@yourobserver.com Assistant Creative Services Manager / Brooke Schultheis, bschultheis@yourobserver.com Advertising Graphic Designers / John Day, jday@yourobserver.com Monica DiMattei, mdimattei@yourobserver.com Marjorie Holloway, mholloway@yourobserver.com Jim Knake, jknake@yourobserver.com Luis Trujillo, ltrujillo@yourobserver.com Director of Digital Sales / Kathleen O’Hara kohara@yourobserver.com Interactive Art Director / Caleb Stanton cstanton@yourobserver.com Digital Project Coordinator / Heidi Cook hcook@digitalobservermedia.com Digital Fulfillment Specialist / Anna Foster afoster@digitalobservermedia.com Digital Content Producer / Alex Mahadevan alexm@yourobserver.com Chief Financial Officer / Laura Keisacker lkeisacker@yourobserver.com Controller / Lisa Schwenk lschwenk@yourobserver.com Office Coordinator / Donna Condon dcondon@yourobserver.com

Long may it wave Surely, we’re not alone in thinking that we, as Americans, are having our American ideals and patriotism tested to new limits lately.

And now this one: the Bergdahl for Taliban terrorists, which occurred in front of the backdrop of the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Talk about mixed messages.

There are the older generations who lived through WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the Cold War and who understand the threat of authoritarian communism versus liberty. And then there is 9/11 generation, after which thousands and thousands of young men and women responded to the call of volunteering to defend their country against Islamic terrorism.

But over these past six years, if you are a newcomer to Americanism, it would be difficult to say what America stands for in the world.

That’s all the more reason to emphasize such occasions as our nation’s role in D-Day; honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice on Memorial Day; or celebrating on July 4 the birth of what, until recent years, has been the freest place on earth.

It’s all the more reason to have organizations like the Military Officers Association of Sarasota doing what they are doing: teaching students (and adults) about the origin, history and meaning of the

American flag and the proper etiquette and respect it deserves.

Since October 2013, the Military Officers Association — with help from local Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, Sons of the American Revolution, the Vietnam Brotherhood and American Legion posts — has introduced into 10 Sarasota County public elementary schools a 10-lesson course on the flag for fourth- and fifth-graders.

Tom Piazze, first vice president of the Military Officers Association of Sarasota, says the course has received enthusiastic response from students and teachers alike and is optimistic it will spread to all of the county’s 27 public elementary schools.

We need efforts like this for our youth.

They need to be taught and reminded again and again the values and symbols that made America a role model for the world.

They need to know how and why we wave the flag — not just on Flag Day (this Saturday, June 14), but every day.

+ Pressure is really on now

It’s probably safe to say most people believe everyone deserves a second chance.

Certainly that’s the case in one instance with the Longboat Key Town Commission.

After one-on-one conversations with recently resigned Town Attorney Maggie Mooney-Portale, commissioners unanimously agreed last week to let Portale come back.

FLAG FACTS

Portale submitted a letter of resignation May 19, citing her relationship with the Town Commission as not a good fit.

Yes, there were a few rough spots, the most significant being the postponement of a public nuisance hearing on the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort at Temple Beth Israel because of insufficient public notice.

Apparently, Mooney-Portale took reactions to that and a few other critical signals from a minority of commissioners that Longboat Key wasn’t the place for her.

So she decided to quit — at a meeting at which Mayor Jim Brown was absent.

When Brown learned of her resignation, he and other commissioners expressed their support for her and let her know they wanted her to stay.

Paraphrasing actress Sally Field’s Oscar speech — “Oh, they really do love me” — Mooney-Portale was persuaded to stay.

She may not realize it, but by coming back Mooney-Portale has put even more pressure on herself: • She cannot let commissioners down and embarrass them with subpar performance — making them look like they made a mistake.

• Hopefully, she has learned if she is to practice in a public arena, even one as small as Longboat Key, she’ll need to toughen up. What she experienced so far with the Town Commission is hardly a test of future challenges that are sure to occur.

HOW TO FOLD A FLAG

HISTORY OF FLAG DAY

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Fold the lower half of the stripe section lengthwise over the field of stars.

Flag Day is believed to have originated in 1885, when a Fredonia, Wis., schoolteacher, B.J. Cigrand, arranged for the students in that district to observe June 14 as “Flag Birthday.” That was on the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of The Stars and Stripes as the nation’s flag.

But it wasn’t until Aug. 3, 1949, that President Harry S Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14 of each year as National Flag Day.

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Repeat, fold in half lengthwise again, being careful that the blue field is on the outside.

THE SYMBOLS OF ITS DESIGN

The flag consists of 13 horizontal stripes — representing the original 13 colonies; the stars represent the 50 states. Red symbolizes hardiness and valor; white symbolizes purity and innocence and blue symbolizes vigilance, perseverance and justice.

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PROPER TIME TO DISPLAY

As one person holds the flag by the blue field, another makes a triangular fold in the opposite and continues to make triangular folds until the entire flag is in a triangle.

Display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. The flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.

FLYING HALF-STAFF

Unless specified by a governor or president, the only day a flag officially is flown at half-staff is Memorial Day, and then only until noon.

HOW TO DISPLAY IN A PARADE

The flag should not be displayed on a float in a parade except from a staff. The flag should not be draped over the hood, top, sides or back of a vehicle or a boat. When the flag is displayed on a motorcar, the staff should be fixed firmly to the chassis or clamped to the right fender.

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The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water or merchandise.

The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free. A lapel flag pin should be worn on the left lapel near the heart.

Source: Military Officers Association of Sarasota; sarasotamoaa.com

Tuck the loose edge of the flag into the pocket formed by the folds so that only the blue field and white stars are visible.

FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY JUNE 28 The Military Officers Association of Sarasota and the Sarasota County Veterans Commission will conduct a flag collection and retirement ceremony June 28 for unserviceable flags at the Sarasota National Cemetery in conjunction with the

opening of Patriot Plaza.

According to proper flag code, when a flag has served its useful purpose, it should be destroyed, preferably by burning in a discreet manner so the act is not perceived as a protest or desecration.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR + Mar Vista, Moore’s were on Key before most residents

in spite of those new residents knowing full well those two restaurants were there when they built, now do not like the customer traffic created and apparently have high hopes those two popular restaurants will disappear.

I ask you, folks: Who was there first?

Betty Keil Longboat Key and Midland, Mich.

Dear Editor: It never ceases to amaze me how Johnny-Come-Latelies on Longboat Key can move into an area and immediately begin complaining about the surrounding area that existed long before the newcomers even knew about Longboat Key. Mar Vista and Moore’s restaurants have been popular Longboat Key restaurants going back to almost the turn of the century for Mar Vista and for many years for Moore’s. My husband and I bought and enjoyed our villa on the south end of Longboat Key in 1988 and spent our winters there, including patronizing the restaurants. (Remember when Moore’s had a large open water pen with a dolphin?)

During those years, Longboat Key became an even more popular place to buy property and build large and expensive homes, including in the old Village locale in the immediate area of Mar Vista and Moore’s. Today,

+ Drivers, cyclists must share the roads Dear Editor: Last Wednesday, a group of four cyclists moved out of the bike lane to avoid some construction debris. The debris was large and high enough to throw one off their bike if they hit it head on.

While doing so, we heard a honk from behind. After the driver honked, he proceeded to swerve toward us and deliberately drove into the bike lane. I was first in the line of riders, and by the time he got to me the SUV was about six inches from me. I could have

reached out and touched his GMC SUV. I watched with horror as he continued to drive into the bike lane ahead of me.

There was an empty turn lane on the road where the man veered into us. He could have easily gone around us by employing that lane to have more space. I realize there is foolishness on the part of many cyclists who ride Longboat Key. But never have I seen such a blatant act of aggression toward a rider. It was chilling, especially in the light of the now tragic death of the ballet dancer on Bay Road.

There is plenty of room on the roads for both drivers and cyclists. There is no room on the road for a deadly, aggressive and angry man. Drivers please keep your tempers in check and realize that a slight move of your many-ton vehicle could change your life forever and label you a murderer for the rest of your life.

Nora Hooper Sarasota

+ Town should prioritize people over turtles Dear Editor: I was so pleased to notice that my community, Whitney Beach, had installed the red lights for turtle protection. Several days early, in fact. I am glad that Longboat Key is so protective of its precious wildlife.

It seems we are not so caring about our human life. I refer to the lack of adequate cellphone service on the north end of the Key. There are those who claim that they have driven through the Village and have had good cellphone reception from their cars. Have they checked with residents about indoor reception?

Have they observed people walking around parking lots with cellphones glued to their ears trying to have a conversation? This is not acceptable for the worldclass resort Longboat aspires to be.

The Town Commission needs to put some immediate, serious effort toward achieving adequate cellphone service for all of Longboat, if not by tower, then by some other technology. Waiting for the ideal solution is unfair and could result in danger and disaster for those in need of cell phone service in an emergency.

I understand the property values concern, but what about the human values concern?

Again, I am so pleased that we can save the turtles. Now it is time to save the humans.

Virginia Lipton Longboat Key

+ Roundabouts would solve traffic woes Dear Editor: “How to efficiently and effec-

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tively deal with the Cortez Road bottleneck?”

The obvious answer is to replace the traffic light with a modern roundabout. This will work especially well for that threeway, rather than the common four-way, intersection!

Sarasota has at long last seen the light. How about Bradenton Beach?

The rest of the world is light years ahead of us. It’s time for us to learn, too!

Ernie Kretzmer Lido Beach

+ Limiting beach access points could improve traffic Dear Editor: Regarding the letters to the editor about “How to improve traffic flow on Bradenton Beach,” I think the comments were constructive. However, one important point was overlooked.

Many drivers going north over the Longboat Pass Bridge have found that if they turn onto the first beach access, they can then drive all the way down to nearly Bridge Street, unencumbered and someone will let them in, as if they were just coming off the beach. This is the real problem. Maybe the beach should have only one access point with a stop light.

Jim Treonis Longboat Key

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MAY 10 STILL FIRED UP 2:30 p.m. — 4100 block of GMD. Suspicious Circumstance. A man who owns a boat-towing service discovered someone had loosened the battery cables and jammed the fuel lines together on one of his boats.

He told police a man he fired more than a year ago could be responsible.

MAY 14 WATCHFUL EYES 2:30 p.m. — 200 block of Sands Point Road. Lost/Missing Property. A woman discovered her watch was missing and does not believe it was stolen. She last remembers wearing it on a golf course.

Security searched the course but was unable to find it. Police checked pawn shop databases and did not locate it.

MAY 24 NO ONE’S HOME 1:19 p.m. — 3100 block of GMD. Assist Other Agency. The cellphone of a reportedly suicidal woman was pinging to a Key home, but a Realtor who was holding an open house at the residence said no one had been there all day.

MAY 28

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6:36 p.m. — 4000 block of GMD. Suspicious Person. A man asked a convenience store clerk if she could donate a sandwich to him and said he was walking the state for world peace. Police found the man walking toward Sarasota. He had two outstanding warrants, but neither was extraditable. Police drove him to Sarasota, at his request.

spot and yelled at the woman about her driving, telling her to “go back home.” The woman said she is American but has an accent from her native country in Eastern Europe.

MAY 29

6:42 p.m. — 500 block of De Narvaez Drive. Burglary. A man returned to the home he is renting for the week after a day at the beach and discovered a window had been removed. No property was missing, but an open package of hot dogs was moved from the refrigerator to the sink.

JUNE 2

FORGOT TO LOCK UP 1:49 a.m. — 700 block of Broadway.

Security Check. Police found a restaurant door unlocked during a security check.

The manager said he forgot to lock up.

WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER? 2:11 p.m. — 5400 block of GMD. Identity Theft. A man discovered someone used his Social Security number to open a credit card account.

4:07 a.m. — 300 block of N. Shore Road. Domestic Disturbance. A man called police because his girlfriend left on foot.

He was worried about her because she is new to the area. She returned before police arrived and said she needed to “get some fresh air.”

CUTE ABOVE 2:21 p.m. — 600 block of Norton St. Injury. A piece of glass fell on a worker and cut his hand between his thumb and wrist. Police told him to continue applying pressure until paramedics arrived.

WHAT A DOWNER 4:35 p.m. — 500 block of GMD. Property Damage. A passerby told police that a brown truck that was pulling a boat was responsible for knocking down several cables on the Key. Several lines on Bradenton Beach were also knocked down.

CALL IT A DAY 5:25 p.m. — 800 block of Tarawitt Drive.

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2:14 p.m. — 100 block of GMD. Animal. Police told a family that was walking a dog in a park that dogs aren’t allowed there and directed them to dog-friendly Joan Durante Park. A short time later, police saw the family again with their dog in the park. Police gave an adult male a notice to appear in court for violating a town ordinance.

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1:49 p.m. — 6900 block of GMD. Reckless Driving. A motorcyclist pulled in front of a woman, then slowed down rapidly multiple times, possibly in an attempt to make her vehicle rear end him. When she and her husband arrived at their destination, he blocked them into a parking

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JUNE 3 COLONY CALL 10:39 a.m. — 1600 block of GMD. Property Damage. The property manager at the shuttered Colony Beach & Tennis Resort found the front door was forced open to a unit. No other units were damaged.

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by Robin Hartill | News Editor

Courtesy Sarasota Crime Stoppers

Surveillance footage of the May 18 break-in shows three females and one male.

Police seek citizens’ help in Jewfish case Surveillance video captured four suspects who broke into a Jewfish Key home but did not take anything in May.

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+ Anonymous donation scores home run for chapel Thanks to an anonymous $300,000 donation, Longboat Island Chapel will soon draw up plans for a new parsonage.

The chapel isn’t in a hurry to break ground but has determined that the new building will be constructed on an empty parcel of land south of the Lord’s Warehouse Thrift Store.

“This gift is intended to support the chapel's mission, the current senior pastor and to ensure that the chapel can attract the best candidates to fill the role of senior pastor in the future,” said Larry Steagall, president of the board of trustees.

The donors hope the funds will serve as a strong starting point and will also inspire others to contribute if necessary.

+ Sharapova nets French Open victory Longboat Key tennis star Maria Sharapova scored her second French Open victory. According to reports, the tennis champ celebrated her win by posing for a photo-op with her trophy in front of the Eiffel Tower.

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Last week, Longboat Key police asked the public to help identify four individuals who allegedly broke into a Jewfish Key home in May. Since then, police have received multiple tips from Sarasota and Manatee Crime Stoppers.

“We have a few responses looking like they could be helpful,” said Longboat Key Police Capt. Kris Roberts.

According to a police report, officers responded May 18 to Jewfish Key in response to a call from the La Lenaire Drive home’s alarm company. The key holder, who is a friend of the homeowner, told police that he found the home’s west sliding glass door open. Nothing was missing from the home, and there were no apparent damages.

Surveillance footage captured three females and one male. Two of the individuals entered the home, and two appeared to stand lookout.

Jewfish Key is an island accessible only by boat that is located in the town’s jurisdiction. Police are occasionally dispatched to the island and its nearby sandbar, which is popular with local boaters, because of complaints about noise and parties, but burglaries are rare on the island.

One north-end resident told police he often sees the group partying on a boat under the Longboat Pass Bridge according to Roberts, who believes the suspects could be charged by the end of the week.

Roberts has a theory about why the group might have entered the home: “If I had to make a bet, I would think they might have had to go to the bathroom,” she said.

A reward is available for the suspects’ arrests.

If you have information, contact Sarasota Crime Stoppers, sarasotacrimestoppers.com, or Manatee County Crime Stoppers, manateecrimestoppers.com.

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Pollock served on the Longboat Key Town Commission for six years, including one year as mayor, from 1988 to 1989.

Former Longboat Key Mayor Lewis “Lew” Pollock died June 3. He was 98.

Pollock was elected to the Longboat Key Town Commission in 1986, after he defeated incumbent Commissioner Stanley Ochs. He later served for a year as mayor from 1988 to 1999.

Born Sept. 14, 1915, in Cleveland, Pollock attended Cleveland Heights High School and Western Reserve University.

He was known for his athleticism and played semi-professional baseball during college. He served as a base intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and continued playing baseball for the base league.

Pollock worked in advertising and opened his own firm in 1972. He sold the firm in 1980 and retired to the Key. One year later, he joined the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board and was its chairman when he won a commission seat. He was involved in public service before moving to the Key, having served on the planning commission of Highland, Ill., for eight years.

Pollock’s campaign platform emphasized the need for building out the Key “in a sane and sensible manner” so that growth would “not outstrip the town’s ability to offer services, handle traffic and supply potable water.” He refused to accept contributions from developers or in any amount more than $100.

Pollock’s fellow commissioners unanimously chose him to serve as mayor in 1988. At the time, he told the Longboat Observer beach nourishment and completion of the town’s Comprehensive Plan

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Lewis “Lew” Pollock with his wife, Peggy, in 2009.

were his top two priorities.

His six years on the commission occurred at a contentious period in the commission’s history, when many development issues divided the Key. Pollock said in 1988 that, although he was aware of occasional disharmony among commissioners, he would do his best to keep commissioners working together.

Pollock was a Plymouth Harbor resident at the time of his death and a longtime docent at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium.

Pollock is survived by his wife of 72 years, Peggy; daughter, Betsy Pollock, of Los Angeles; son, Michael Pollock, of Urbana, Ill.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life took place June 7, at Plymouth Harbor. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Pollock’s name to Mote, mote.org.

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By Monday morning, both sets of parents were back to their normal roles of protecting, nourishing and teaching their cygnets.

The cygnets will be ready for placement in their own territories by November or December. The results of gender testing will determine where the young swans are placed.

Novak hopes to eventually place a same-sex couple in each territory and relocate additional cygnets to prevent overpopulation — a process that could take five to eight years, as current male-female pairs continue to produce cygnets. In late 2013, he began that process by pairing two females and two males and relocating a male-female pair to a Sarasota community.

Novak hopes to retain two female pairs for placement on the Islandside course, which would bring the Key to its planned population level with seven pairs.

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The latest generation of cygnets is surviving and thriving.

Five cygnets hatched from Stan and Wendy’s nest in early May and four hatched two weeks later from the nest of new parents Sully and Susie. All nine are still alive — adding to a family that experienced major growth last year after all six cygnets from the nest of Stan and Wendy survived.

According to unofficial swan keeper David Novak, the next nine weeks are critical to determining whether they survive.

But for now, all nine cygnets have a clean bill of health. On May 24, they received care from Lakeland veterinarian Dr. Geoff Gardner. They also had feather samples removed for gender testing and microchips implanted for identification purposes.

Before they could make the trip to Lakeland for veterinary care, however, there was another challenge: capturing the cygnets.

Stan and Wendy’s cygnets were captured as they crossed a land bridge with their parents. Stan was quite the nervous father as the process occurred. As Gardner cared for the five cygnets, Stan paced approximately 50 feet away, hoping for the quick return of his cygnets.

The reunion was a happy one: After Gardener cleared them for return, the cygnets swam immediately toward Stan.

Then, the happy family headed south in search of Wendy.

The 1-week-old cygnets of Sully and Susie were captured with help from Bay Isles residents Ken Schneier and Cynthia Craig’s son, John Schneier, and five of his friends, all of who were in town for a bachelors’ week. By the time the four cygnets were rounded up and treated, it was

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OBITUARIES Dr. James McGonigle, 74, of Longboat Key, died June 2.

Born Nov. 30, 1939, in St. Louis, Dr. McGonigle grew up in Pueblo, Colo., and graduated in 1961 from Santa Clara University and in 1965 from St. Louis University School of Medicine.

Dr. McGonigle completed his medical internship McGonigle at the University of Iowa, then served in the U.S. Navy. He was stationed at Mayport Naval Air Station and also served on the U.S.S. Pratt as the ship’s medical officer.

After the Navy, Dr. McGonigle completed his ophthalmology residency at St. Louis University. He practiced ophthalmology for 25 years in Joplin, Mo., and raised his family there.

In 1996, he retired and moved with his wife, Clara, to Longboat Key. He was a member of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church and served as a eucharistic minister there.

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Mr. Pollak was preceded in death by his wife, Sharley. He is survived by his stepson, Clyde Pollak, and his devoted friends, Marie Bishop and Leana Faulk.

grandchildren.

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Harry Pollak, 93, of Sarasota, died May 29.

Born Sept. 11, 1920, he served as the captain on a mine-sweeper escorting convoys in the North Atlantic during World War II. Following his service, he graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Pollak returned to his hometown of Wichita, Kan., where he became an investment banker, and he later owned several hotels in Kansas and Georgia.

After relocating in the 1960s to Sarasota, Mr. Pollak and his wife, Sharley Woolover Stevens, became art collectors. They first began to collect a library devoted to Mexican artists.

Mr. Pollak loaned his collection to be the first exhibition of The Baker Museum of Art. In 1992, he donated his collection to the museum.

Mr. Pollak joined the Longboat Key Club in 1982 and played golf three times a week. While in his 80s, he shot his age twice.

Barbara Timm, 86, died June 6.

Raised in Rockville, Conn., Mrs. Timm graduated from Connecticut College in 1949 and taught art in the New Haven public school system for several years.

Mrs. Timm was involved in many organizations, including Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, the PTA, Village Timm Club and the Garden Club.

She and her husband, Alan, were avid travelers; they explored Russia, China, the Caribbean, Europe and the U.S. In their later years, they divided their time between Maine and Longboat Key. Mrs. Timm is survived by her husband of 64 years, Alan; daughter, Betsey; sons, Douglas and Jeffrey; brother, Gorden Mead; and five grandchildren.

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Robert Maddox, 88, of Nashville, Tenn., and Longboat Key, died June 8.

Dr. Maddox was born in Ohio and raised in Kentucky and Tennessee.

When he was 18, he joined the Army Air Corps and served in the Philippines during World War II. He graduated from Jackson High School, Vanderbilt Maddox University and University of Tennessee College of Medicine.

Dr. Maddox served as a radiologist at the hospital in Kingsport, Tenn., for 31 years. He spent his retirement years on Longboat Key and in Nashville.

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At the Aquarium at Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, you can get an up-close look at the sea’s most fascinating creatures.

Learn about Mote’s history of shark research in the Shark Zone and check out a narrated training session at 11 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, in the aquarium’s 135,000-gallon Shark Habitat.

You’ll also meet Mote’s resident manatees, sea turtles and more.

Through Sept. 14, you can see some of the ocean’s most unique creatures in the limited-time “Survivors: Beautiful and Extreme Adaptations” that features species such as the Vietnamese mossy frog that’s known as a master of camouflage and the toxic but flamboyant cuttlefish. For information, call 388-4441.

Be a beach bum

This one’s a no-brainer. Longboat Key is famous for its white sand beaches and tranquil waters. So grab your towel and sunscreen and head to one of the island’s 11 public beach accesses. For locations, visit longboatkey.org.

Stay safe at the beach by doing the stingray shuffle (shuffle your feet to avoid stepping on a stingray in the water) and monitoring beach conditions. Look for the beach flag warning systems outside both fire stations, 5490 Gulf of Mexico Drive and 2162 Gulf of Mexico Drive, that provide information about potential hazards.

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Participating Longboat Key restaurants are Chart House, Dry Dock Waterfront Grill, Euphemia Haye Restaurant, Harry’s Continental Kitchens and Pattigeorge’s. On St. Armands Circle, Café L’Europe is participating.

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Sarasota before June 14

by Robin Hartill | News Editor

Summers don’t have to be slow on Longboat Key. In fact, it’s the perfect opportunity to explore the best of the island’s offerings, minus the crowds. If you’re sticking out the summer showers and 90-degree temperatures, here are suggestions for the most dogged of days.

Paint the town red, white and blue

Observe a summer photo-op

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Celebrate America’s birthday at Freedom Fest, the parade that is known locally as the shortest Fourth of July parade in America — and the most charming.

As usual, patriotic people of all ages and their pets can join the march or bike around Bay Isles Road. Then, stick around for a morning of games, food and prizes. Further details will be announced in a future edition of the Longboat Observer.

We want to see how you spend your summer — whether you’re staying close to home or traveling the world.

Submit your most stunning sunset photos from Sarasota and Manatee counties in our Weather Photo contest. Weekly winners will have their photos published in their local Observer newspaper, online and on the Observer’s Facebook page.

If you’re taking a vacation, pack your Observer newspaper and snap a photo of yourself reading the paper in your destination for our “It’s Read Everywhere” contest. The winner will receive two travel tickets from JetBlue, United, Delta or U.S. Airways.

Submit photos for either contests by visiting YourObserver.com and clicking on the “Contests” tabs or emailing Nancy Schwartz at nschwartz@yourobserver.com.

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Track turtles

Longboat Key goes to the turtles from May through October.

Beginning in May, female loggerheads that weigh in around 300 pounds come to shore to lay nests, each of which have 100 to 120 pingpong ball-sized eggs. Just one in 1,000 will survive to sexual maturity.

To learn more about loggerhead turtles, attend a free turtle walk beginning at 6:45 a.m.

Saturdays in June and July, beginning at the public beach access at 4795 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

A trained volunteer will show participants how Mote’s Sea Turtle Patrol scouts for signs of turtle nesting as part of an effort to conserve sea turtles and discuss sea turtle life history and other local wildlife. Children must be accompanied by an adult; no reservations are needed.

Longboat Key Turtle Watch, which patrols the Manatee County portion of the island’s beach, also holds public nest openings during which spectators watch as volunteers count the eggs that hatched from a nest and help any baby stragglers make their way to sea. For nest opening details, visit lbkturtlewatch.com.

Save Our Seabirds’ Wild Bird Learning Center is home to approximately 200 wild birds and 40 species of birds that have been injured and rescued but can’t return to the wild.

Admire the center’s bird residents and learn what makes each species unique, including why each species developed certain features to help it survive in its habitat.

The organization recently completed a native plants project that includes signage explaining the interdependencies between plants and birds.

For information, call 388-3010.

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On St. Armands Circle, you’ll find world-class shops, boutiques, salons and dining at more than 130 businesses.

Our suggestion for strolling the Circle in summer heat: Cool off by sampling the offerings of the half-dozen shops that serve ice cream.

Exclusively Selling Sarasota’s Islands & West of Trail Longboat Key . Lido Key . St Armands . Bird Key . Siesta Key . West of Trail 941-388-2021

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www.ParkResidencesLidoKey.com - Eight Reservations Now Pending • A Limited-Edition Lido Key Community • Coastal contemporary style with eco friendly materials • Expansive 2,450 sq. ft. open floor plans • Penthouse residences include 2,250 sq. ft. roof-top terrace

• Three bedroom and Three full baths • Desirable single floor living • European kitchen and bath designs • Highest quality craftsmanship and finishes

• Two parking spaces available per owner • Flexible rental terms & welcoming pet policy • Amenities area complete with resort-style pool spa, fire-pit, & cabanas • Artisan BBQ grill on each residence terrace

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$7,950,000 Longboat Key

Gorgeous Sarasota Bay front estate. 9,000 sf of luxury awaits you in this newer built masterpiece situated on 1 full acre of pristine land!

$2,249,000 Lido Key

Country Club Shores - 4,200 sf residence of pure luxury with 5 BR / 3.5 BA, to be built to all of the newest hurricane codes. Deeded Beach Access.

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Ritz Carlton managed Beach Residence, professionally designed 3BR/3BA home, with incredible views & all of the luxurious amenities of resort style living!

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Small enclave of lots available on the Gulf of Mexico. Rare opportunity to build your own home & be a part of this private gated community of only 9 homes!

Rian Carver

Longboat Key

$1,649,000 Longboat Key

Country Club Shores - 3,775 sf Beautiful home w/ 4BR / 4BA, hardwood floors, open living areas & tons of natural light!

Enjoy gorgeous views of the Bay from your rooftop terrace! Deeded Beach Access.

$1,299,000 Bird Key

Best priced waterfront home on the Island!

Beautifully remodeled Mediterranean home in Emerald Harbor. Oversized lot w/105’ of sailboat water frontage, extra wide canal & direct bay access.

Private beach short walk across Gulf of Mexico Drive.

$1,274,000 Longboat Key

Lowest priced sailboat waterfront home!

Only two lots in from SRQ Bay. This 4,000 sf home needs updating but has tons of potential with room to grow! Minutes to Sarasota Bay.

$679,900

Players Club - Location! Location!

Southern LBK. Popular Denia Bldg, 2BR / 2.5BA home w/spectacular sunsets. Private & gated enclave on the Gulf of Mexico.

400 Madison Drive, Suite 220 • Sarasota, FL 34236 • 941-388-2021 • www.MyOceanRealEstate.com

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Broker cooperation welcome.

Oral representation cannot be relied upon as correctly stating representation of the developer. For correct representations, make reference to this brochure & to the documents required by Section 718.503, Florida Statutes, to be furnished by a developer to buyer or a lessee. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2014

by Kelsey Grau | Community Editor

Community celebrates the world’s oceans with Mote The World Oceans Day Family Festival drew a crowd June 7, at Mote Marine Laboratory’s Aquarium. The Dr. Seuss-themed festival was filled with games and crafts focusing on green practices, marine science and conservation.

Above: Amelia Nickerson, 3, comes faceto-face with a fish at Mote’s aquarium.

Photos by Kelsey Grau

Left: Liz Sandburg smiles with her son, Cale, 5, and daughter, Mila, 2.

Kim Griffin holds her 7-month-old daughter, Kylie.

Suzy Kalin paints Isabella Savage’s face at the festival.

Camille Boffa, of Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, helps Joseph Anderton, 6, plant a flower.

Sam Schibig, 5, touches a sea urchin.

Living and Working on Longboat Key for 40 Years

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

941.383.5577

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www.WagnerRealty.com

FABULOUS 2BR/2BA meticulously maintained property is ready for immediate occupancy.

Light, bright & plenty of room for company. The updated beach decor makes this home move in ready! $149,900 Dia Wilson & Mary Moore #M5843678

JUST STEPS AWAY FROM THE TENNIS COURTS Jr. Olympic heated pool & fitness center. This 2BR/2BA unit is offered turnkey furnished w/open floor plan, oversized garage & screened lanai. $239,000 Mary Moore & Dia Wilson #M5842540

3174 Gulf of Mexico Dr. Longboat Key, FL 34228

Michael Saunders & Company Licensed Real Estate Broker

941.724.7228 CathyMeldahl@michaelsaunders.com

IT’S STILL MRS. ROGERS’

NEIGHBORHOOD Grande Dame of Real Estate 39 Years of Experience

SECLUDED PARADISE on south end of Longboat Key. Furnished and steps away from beach and short drive to St. Armand’s & Sarasota art district. Amenities include golf course, tennis, pool, spa & restaurant. $339,000 Mary Moore & Dia Wilson #M5846581

Advising, Buying, and Selling with a Personal Touch!

941.284.7373

FAIRWAY BAY 2BR/2.5BA TOWNHOUSE has lovely garden and pool views and skylights. Permitted lower level w/storage area and oversized garage w/ parking for 2 cars. $359,000 Margot Robinson #A3991494

annetterogers@michaelsaunders.com

Michael Saunders & Company, 143370

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

FABULOUS 3BR/3BA POOL HOME is ready for major entertaining! Heated pool & spa surrounded by beautiful palms. Updated bright kitchen, baths, new carpet, wood & tile throughout. $519,000 Dia Wilson & Mary Moore #M5846444

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

Unique one-of-a-kind property on Bird Key...

359 W Royal Flamingo Drive

A compound consisting of 2 homes, 2 lots, One unbelievable price!

MLS#A3995920 $3,195,000

For property management, call Bonnie Wiedeman 941-383-5577

5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr. Suite 101, in the Centre Shops, Longboat Key

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2BR/2BA FABULOUS FULL GULF FRONT condominium. Great income rental potential. Updated, turnkey furnished and ready for immediate occupancy. $619,900 Dia Wilson & Mary Moore #M5842686 143252

CHARMING POOL HOME with 3BR/2BA, vaulted ceiling in great room, chef’s kitchen w/ SS appl., wood burning fireplace, built-in bookcases & more!

Walk to beach, bay, boat ramp & fishing pier. $574,900 Lissy LaFlamme #M5843715

Real Estate Consultant

941.356.5628

2000 Webber Street, Sarasota, FL

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Publix retiree gets top-shelf treatment Friends and family gathered to celebrate the retirement of Bill Carrick June 7, at Cedars Restaurant and Tiki Bar. After 37-and-a-half years at Publix, Carrick decided to stop stocking shelves and enjoy the beach.

Courtney Rossler and Donna Fuller

Jim Stalnaker and Theresa Hanrahan

Photos by Kelsey Grau

GULF FRONT Catherine andESTATE Michael Garey with Carol Koplik

Tracie and Jason Stanford with Sam and Tracy Hatley

Lissy and Randall LaFlamme

26 Sandy Hook Road – Siesta Key, Florida

$6,200,000

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Open 1-4 Sunday

278 feet of Gulf Frontage!

Built in 2003 - 5,033 SF Anchor Builders built Home with Custom Quality Amenities, 4BD/4BA +pool bath & powder room, Summer Room/Outdoor Kitchen w/ Fireplace, Office, Elevator, Open Floor Plan, 5 Balconies, Central Vacuum, Wine Room.

Heated Pool/Spa, Fire Pit, 10+ Car Garage, Crown Molding, Elevated 40’ Ceilings, Built-ins, Private Deeded Beach Access, Tropical Plantings, Panoramic view of the Gulf. Seeing is Believing!! MLS#3984182 $6,200,000

Ron Stahl 941.374.1671

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Ron Stahl Realty

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Brothers Jim, Bill and Richard Carrick

WE ARE INTERNATIONAL Custom designed 5,033 sq. ft. home on world-famous Siesta Key's Cresent quartz sand beach.

This beautiful home is within walking distance to the "Village" which offers shopping, restaurants and entertainment.

This Anchor Builders home was completed in 2003. Seeing is believing...

THE WATERFRONT REAL ESTATE EXPERTS SELL. BUY. BUILD. LIVE “The Murray team built our stunning dream home on Longboat Key and they sold our existing canal front house in less than 6 weeks.

The synergy of the construction company and the real estate team was definitely invaluable.”

Ron Stahl REALTOR®

941-374-1671 rstahlrlty@aol.com

Ron Stahl Realty

1718 Main Street, Suite 207 Sarasota, FL 34236

The grand entry leads to a spacious living room with large Anderson hurricane windows with built-in entertainment center and the formal dining room is adorned with hand painted murals. The chefs dream dine-in kitchen offers granite throughout, custom cabinetry, Wolf gas range/Subzero refrigerator, and prep island.

Enjoy outdoor living in the adjacent lanai (20 x 24) with a full kitchen and custom fireplace all over-looking the sparkling gulf waters. Each of the four bedrooms has its own full bath. A few of the many outstanding features include: elevated ceilings, wine room, powder room, crown molding, plantation shutters, elevator, central vacuum, security system including live feed video, 3 zoned heating and air conditioning systems, outdoor shower, and hurricane impact windows/doors.

• 20 years experience in the Sarasota keys

• Over 50 homes built in Longboat Key and Bird Key alone

Enjoy the cozy fire pit, heated pool(15 x 40)/spa + pool bath all just steps to the beach. This home has a 3-door side entry 10+ car garage with ample storage for boats, canoes, jet skis and your collectables. Every attention to detail has been included in this luxurious beach front property. Must be seen to be fully appreciated. It is truly a 'one of a kind' home on Florida's west coast. MLS #A3984182

• Exemplary customer service • Quality design and custom construction

Jackie and Rick Meckstroth

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THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2014

by Kelsey Grau | Community Editor

LBK’s Florida Vacation Connection celebrates two decades in business Longboat Key’s Florida Vacation Connection celebrated its 20th anniversary with a party June 4, at the Chart House Restaurant.

“It’s just a fabulous milestone to reach and to be surrounded by so many friends and family …” said Florida Vacation Connection Vice President Jan Jordan. “We still love what we do.”

Photos by Kelsey Grau

Maureen Florio, Cindy Steiner, Marge Moran and Denise Pertessis

Ulrike and Ronald Sturm Florida Vacation Connection Vice President Jan Jordan and President Michele Knuese

Ted Turner and Tony Simas

WEST OF TRAIL! Newer 3-4Br/3Ba/2CG, custom ceil., crown moldings, wood cabinets, aquarium glass, granite, French doors, tile, open kitch. w/SS appls, bkfst nook, fam rm, pvt yard w/screened lanai, saltwater pool, & brick pavers in great location MLS#A3997182.....................$800,000

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.......................$169,000

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!

MLS#A3990234 .......Offered at $2,075,000

SIESTA KEY COMMERCIAL! Investment property currently being used as a fish market, tenant in place w/new 2-yr lease, sm retail space classified as restaurant w/2 half baths, main thoroughfare near Crescent market area, next to post office on Siesta Key! MLS#A3993284 ................ $300,000

BIRD KEY BAY FRONT 4Br/3.5Ba/2CG w/ full water views, Lr, Dr, fam rm & study, wood flrs, vaulted ceil., built-ins, fp, granite, Euro-chic cabinets, wet bar, Master w/lg walk-ins, jetted tub & bidet, atrium, outdoor living areas, paver brick, pool, deck & dock MLS#A3996047................$2,500,000

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.....................$425,000

DOWNTOWN W/DOCK & LIFT! 3Br/3Ba/2CG maint free w/granite, Italian cabinets, SS appls, wood flrs, tile, built-ins, 10Ft ceil., crown moldings, MBr w/tray ceil., 1100+SF ter w/pvt access to pool/spa & dock, West of Trail on Hudson Harbor w/amenities!

MLS#A3997641....................... $1,875,000

8TH FL BAY VIEWS! 2Br/2Ba/1CG w/custom plan, marble, crown moldings, wood cabinets, plantation shutters, granite, builtins, ss appls., pvt laundry & balcony in a Downtown bldg w/full service amenities; concierge, pool, spa, fitness ctr & more!

MLS#A3991141................$430,000

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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................$675,000

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LI NEW Westway Drive - Vacant Lot Build your dream home! Gorgeous lot on 113’ of seawall is fenced & gated and has large private dock with water & electric. Rarely $5,000,000 available!

Longboat Key - Direct Gulf Front Estate size property over an acre prime for creating your beach front dream. Existing 3BR country rustic home ideal to occupy while your visions unfold. Short distance to shopping, dining and the Longboat Key Club. $3,495,000

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Magnificent Southwest Beach & Gulf Views from every room of this 6th floor 2BR/2BA residence. $549,000

Regency House - Downtown Sarasota Best downtown location!

Spacious and bright 8th floor 2BR/2BA split floor plan apartment with a glass enclosed patio and large utility room with washer & dryer. $495,000

Siesta Key - Sandy Cove Natural Lakefront town home w/private beach. Completely updated 3 full bedrooms & 3 patios. Master suite on main level w/separate dining area & a 30x15 great room overlooking the lake. Walking distance to Siesta Key Village. $695,000

Grand Bay III - Incredible Views Never lived in custom-designed 2BR + office/3BA apartment on the 3rd floor with sparkling Bay and city views. 2 garage parking spaces included. $1,149,000

Islands West - Northwest Gulf Views Completely redone model furnished 11th floor 2BR/2BA apartment has panoramic Gulf to Bay & City views. New kitchen, baths & Bamboo floors. $989,000

Beachplace III - Bay Gulf and Golf Course Views The perfect beach getaway!

Southeast-facing, turnkey furnished 2BR/2BA 5th floor corner residence has wood floors, tasteful furnishings, lovely décor & 2 valuable parking spaces. $569,000

Country Club Shores - Direct Bay Front Lovely 3,700+SF waterfront home at the end of a cul-de-sac with 3 bedrooms plus study/4th bedroom, stunning open Bay views, infinity-edge pool and two car garage. $3,500,000

Longboat Beach House - Direct Gulf Front Updated first floor corner location.

2BR/2BA, fully furnished, walk out to the beach or enjoy nightly sunsets from your lanai! $545,000

One Watergate - Downtown Sarasota Rarely available 2BR/2BA ‘A’ floor plan is ready to be customized to your personal vision.

Spectacular views of Sarasota Bay and the Marina from the floor-to-ceiling windows. The perfect downtown location! WAS $549,000 NOW $390,000

Siesta Key - Norsota Way Unique gated Bay front jewel walled-in for privacy with four bedrooms, modern bathrooms and kitchen, gleaming wood floors and a covered pool with glassed outdoor entertainment area.

Private dock with 2 boat lifts. $1,890,000

Promenade - Longboat Key Gulf Front Style, Sophistication, Simply a WOW on the Beach! Completely redone with sweeping Southwest views of the Gulf & Sarasota city skyline. Located on the 8th floor, 2BR/2BA & a 23’ terrace. $998,000

Islands West – Direct Gulf Front Beautiful 4th floor Northwest corner 2BR/2BA residence at Islands West has stunning sunset views year-around! Light and bright with updated kitchen. Pet friendly community! $1,075,000

Phoenix - Golden Gate Point Stunning sunsets, style, & sophistication from this 3,785 square foot Bay front residence w/3 full bedrooms plus a media room, 3 full baths and a powder room. Rarely available! Being sold completely furnished. $2,395,000

Sleepy Lagoon - Longboat Key Stunning waterfront home on Marbury Ln. with 4 BD+den/4.5 BA totaling 2,702 sq. ft. Completely renovated, new appliances, pool, boat dock & a putting green out back!

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L’Ambiance I - Longboat Key Rarely available largest 3 full bedrooms + study floor plan on the NW corner. This location provides awesome sunsets and views of the luxurious Olympic-size pool. $2,595,000

On the Gulf - Longboat Key Gated estate on nearly 2 acres with 150’ of pristine beachfront on the Gulf of Mexico, built in 2007. 7 BR/6.5 BA, elevator, 2-story library, separate attached guest wing, 4-car garage. $8,900,000

941-387-1820 Direct I 800-910-8728 Toll-Free I www.barbaraackerman.com I barbara@barbaraackerman.com 142538

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CASEY KEY - Spectacular extensively remodeled gulf OAKS BAYSIDE ESTATE - Spectacular 8,500sf residence designed to bay residence on 1.25 acres. A3968932 $4,495,000 & built by famed architect Bo MacEwen. A3993216 $2,400,000

WATER CLUB - Direct Gulf front furnished 3BR 3,400sf condominium with 4 terraces and private garage. A3996039 $2,775,000

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THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2014

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11

DAILY THROUGH JUNE 14

Rotary Club of Longboat Key — meets at 5:15 p.m. at the Longboat Key Education Center in the Centre Shops, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212. For information, contact Sydelle Pittas at sydellelaw@aol.com.

Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week — continues through Saturday, June 14, at participating Sarasota area restaurants. The two-week event features three-course lunch menus for $15 and threecourse dinner menus for $29 at select restaurants. Participating Longboat Key restaurants are Chart House, Dry Dock Waterfront Grill, Euphemia Haye Restaurant, Harry’s Continental Kitchens and Pattigeorge’s. On St. Armands Circle, Café L’Europe will participate. For information, visit restaurantweek.savorsarasota.com.

THURSDAY, JUNE 12 Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key — meets at 7:30 a.m. at the Longboat Key Club’s Tavern & Whiskey Bar. Cost is $10 and includes a breakfast buffet. Call Donna at 388-2847.

SATURDAY, JUNE 14

THURSDAY, JUNE 19

Sea Turtle Walks — begin at 6:45 a.m. Saturdays in June and July, beginning at the public beach access at 4795 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Walks are free and led by a Mote Marine Laboratorytrained volunteer, who will discuss turtle nesting and other local wildlife. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Call 388-4441.

Disaster Preparedness Seminar — takes place from from 3 to 6:30 p.m. at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road. State and local disaster experts will provide information to protect your family, home and property in the events of floods, hurricanes and other weather-related disasters. Topics will include pre-season preparedness, staying safe during severe weather, post-storm issues and reentry procedures. To register, call 383-2466.

DON’T MISS St. Armands Annual Summer Sidewalk Sale and Craft Festival What: Find bargains at participating businesses. More than 175 artisans will have their original work for sale in St. Armands Circle Park.

Call 388-1554.

LONGBOAT KEY LOTS - Five adjoining buildable lots in the historic north Longboat Village. A3998536 $295,000 each

440 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL 34228 Office 941.383.7591 | Mobile 941.928.3559 | SarasotasFinestProperties.com 143326

When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15

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Plymouth Harbor residents Joanne Hogan and Norma Compton attended last year’s festival.

SELLING LONGBOAT KEY REAL ESTATE FOR OVER 34 YEARS

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941.387.1859 | Bruce@BruceMyer.com players club

inn on the beach NEW LISTING!

NEW LISTING!

PLAYERS CLUB #A102 - 3BR/2.5BA furnished condominium with partial Gulf and pool views, and under-building parking. $749,000

INN ON THE BEACH #4206 - Gulf front club suite with yearround rental income. 2013 Gross Rental Income - $61,000 $489,000

ATRIUM - 2120 Harbourside Dr. #618 - 3BR/3BA home with spanning bay and city views, and private walk-down. $995,000

NEW LISTING!

Gulf Front Listings

Bayside Listings

VIZCAYA #3C1 - 4BR/4.5BA Gulf front with private pool, walk down to beach & oversized 2-car garage. $3,995,000

SABAL COVE - 3BR+Den/4.5BA home with wide open floorplan & views over lake of Harbourside Blue golf course. $1,899,000

SANCTUARY II #B205 - 3BR/2.5BA home with direct Gulf views.

Offered furnished. $1,495,000

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

LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS #804S - Elevated 2BR/2BA end residence with open floorplan and panoramic views. $1,149,000

1400 HARBOR SOUND DRIVE - Vacant lot with picturesque waterway view to the Bay. $1,249,000

SANCTUARY IV #303 - 2BR+Den/2.5BA furnished home with partial Gulf views from large wrap around terrace. $890,000 LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS #803S - 2BR/2BA residence offer$849,000 ing Gulf, Bay, golf course and downtown views.

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GRAND BAY #344 - Bay, golf and mooring views from this 2BR+Den/3Full/2Half Bath, 4th floor residence. $999,000

BEACHPLACE BLDG. 8-202 - Direct Gulf residence with awe$712,500 some beach to water views.

HARBOUR COURT - 2204 Harbour Court Drive - Spacious 3BR+Den/3.5BA villa with Intracoastal and partial Bay views.

Private dock. $999,000

ISLANDER CLUB #22S - 2BR/2BA, furnished home with $499,000 pleasing Gulf views and one carport.

GRAND BAY #145 - 3BR/2Full/2HB, beautifully turn-key furnished with golf course and bay views. $889,000 LONGBOAT KEY MOORINGS - The west coast’s largest marina has a 45’ slip just for you! $74,500

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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Bruce Myer with his 3 sons, Blake, Parker & Chase

www.BruceMyer.com Owned and operated by NRT, LLC

coldwell banker residential real estate | 201 Gulf of Mexico Dr. | Suite 1 | Longboat Key, FL 34228

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THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2014

BUSINESS BRIEFS + St. Armands Circle Association elects new leaders The St. Armands Circle Association recently elected its 2014-15 board of directors.

Scott Macdonald, of Crab & Finn, is the association’s new president.

Board members are Sheri Aiello, Jamie Aymerich and Bill Carman, all friends of St. Armands; Diana Corrigan, executive director; Steve Doster, InterServe Internet Services Inc.; Macdonald Cari Gardner, Ritz-Carlton Sarasota; Laurie Gomes, Herald-Tribune Media Group; Stephanie Grosskreutz, Visit Sarasota County; Matt Grover, Daiquiri Deck; Angela Johnston, Les Ciseaux Salon & Medi-Spa; Chris Lynch, Lynches Pub & Grub; Jack Peffley, Marcello Sport; Sandra Rios, Resort at Longboat Key Club; Eric Seace, Dream Weaver; Yvonne Schloss, Sunglass Express & Optical; Andrew Vac, RE/MAX Alliance and National Awards Florida; and Michael Valentino, Island Pursuit. Honorary members are Glynn Armitage, friend of St. Armands; Paul Thorpe Jr., of Thorpe Promotions; and Matt Walsh, of the Observer Media Group.

+ RVA names Tammy Halsted business development manager RVA recently named Tammy Halsted as its business development manager.

Halsted will be responsible for welcoming new homeowners into its program, promoting a referral program to local real estate agents and representing RVA at local events.

A Texas native, Halsted Halsted

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

By Robin Hartill News Editor

has more than 18 years of experience in the hospitality industry in positions with Tampa and New Orleans Convention & Visitor Bureaus, Marriot International, Wedebrock and RE/MAX Excellence real estate companies. She is a Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce board member and ambassador and a volunteer at The Players Theatre and American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

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REID MURPHY Luxury on the Water Call REID Today!

941.232.3304

www.reidmurphy.com

POSITANO GULF FRONT

3BR/3BA Southern Exposure Corner Penthouse with three terraces. Gulf to Bay views.

+ Chiles Group, Mote team up for 39th annual NOAA Fish Fry The Chiles Restaurant Group and Mote Marine Laboratory representatives attended the 39th annual National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fish Fry that showcases sustainable seafood that makes each state unique.

Local representatives who attended the fish fry are Michael Crosby, president/CEO of Mote, Ed Chiles, owner of the Chiles Restaurant Group, and Seth Cripe, majority owner of Lola Wines, in which Chiles is also a partner.

Chiles and Cripe also own and operate the Anna Maria Fish Co.

3319 sq.ft. directly on the beach.

10 ft. ceilings, marble floors, olympic pool & spa. $3,950,000

+ Plymouth Harbor announces 2014 officers, new directors

LIGHTHOUSE POINT GULFSIDE $8,900,000 Gated 5BR w/private beach & gulffront pool.

Plymouth Harbor recently announced the 2014 officers of its board of trustees.

Officers are F. Thomas Hopkins, chairman; G. Duncan Finlay, vice chairman; Randall Natherson, treasurer; and John Strickland, secretary.

New directors of the board of trustees are Lee DeLieto Sr., Brian Hall, Cindy Malkin, Jon Swift and Dale Woodling.

Continuing directors are residents Mary Allyn and John Denison, and William Johnston, William Kennedy and Sarah Pappas.

LOCATION! LOCATION! $1,190,000 3 BR/3 BA Country Club Shores on sailboat water. Close to everything!

3BR PENTHOUSE CORNER LOCATION $348,000 Two large private porches, no shared walls in Gulf to Bay community w/ beach, boat dock & fishing pier.

SLEEPY LAGOON BAYSIDE ESTATE $2,265,000 Approximately 2 acres, gated drive, tennis, deepwater dock.

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

LIGHTHOUSE POINT SPECTACULAR $5,500,000 Private master + 3 guest suites. Fabulous indoor/outdoor living.

Direct Gulf Luxury Residence on Lido Key

The Orchid Beach Club Sarasota’s finest luxury residence with breathtaking City, Bay & Gulf views, soaring ceilings, world - class amenities, a Gulf front heated pool & spa, and even has a dog run.

A short walk to St. Armands and a short drive to downtown.

From 2950 sf to 6,000 sf under air starting from $1,995,000 to $5,995,000 There are only 3 1 residence available Plus Our newest listing at $1,795,000 The Orchid Beach Club is “Hot – Hot – Hot” Only two left - Hurry

COUNTRY CLUB SHORES $2,250,000 BAYFRONT POINT 4BR ESTATE $8,200,000 4BR custom home w/designer finishes. Deepwater One private acre+ separate guest house. Boat dock w/lift. docks.

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

HIDEAWAY BAY HOME $1,995,000 Fishing pier, lift & dock on Sailboat water w/ exceptional bay views.

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME ON LONGBOAT KEY Wide canal lot on Dream Island Rd. $875,000 Deep water canal in Sleepy Lagoon $600,000

SPECTACULAR BAYFRONT ESTATE $8,700,000 5BR 10,000 sq. ft. masterpiece. Views plus dock.

My Realty Company 438A St. Armands Circle

941/504.0551

www.myrealtycompany.com

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

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THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2014

real estate | transactions

By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Orchid Beach Club condominium sells for $2 million The following residential real estate transactions took place between May 26 and May 30.

A condominium in Orchid Beach Club Residences tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Sarfraz Islam, trustee, and AdvantaIRA Trust LLC sold the Unit B1004 condominium at 2050 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Janice Morris, of Sarasota, for $2 million. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,936 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,826,000 in 2005.

Fairway Bay

Robert and Nancy Whitacre, of Indianapolis, sold their Unit 535 condominium at 2110 Harbourside Drive to John Harris, trustee, of Chevy Chase, Md., for $1.15 million. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,632 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,199,000 in 2006.

Akos Fekete, of Seattle, and Esther Howard, of Longboat Key, trustees, sold the Unit 1103 condominium at 1922 Harbouside Drive to Alan Zimlicki and Aldona Charlton, of Longboat Key, for $325,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, three baths and 1,626 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $182,500 in 1994.

Grand Bay

Maurice and Pauline Abell, of Herfordshire, U.K., sold their Unit 435 condominium at 3010 Grand Bay Blvd. to Raymond and Betsy Kotcher, of Longboat

Key, for $800,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, three-anda-half baths and 2,143 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $525,000 in 1999.

The Castillian

Lynn Burton, of Ontario, Canada, sold her Unit 107 condominium at 4545 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Donald and Lorraine Wallace, of Winnetka, Ill., for $732,500. Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,738 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $329,600 in 1993.

Harbour Villa Club at the Buccaneer

Larry and Virginia Baker, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit 203 condominium at 615 Dream Island Road to 615 Dream Island LLC for $455,000. Built in 1985, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,293 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $305,000 in 2000.

Longboat Arms

David and Sharon Flanagan, trustees, of Somersworth, N.H., sold the Unit 204-D condominium at 3330 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Jean-Guy and Johanne Lalonde, of Quebec, Canada, for $304,000. Built in 1971, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,106 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $220,000 in 2000.

LIDO KEY

Lido Regency Flavio Riva, of Pinerolo, Italy,

File photo

Unit B1004 at Orchid Beach Club Residences has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,936 square feet of living area. It sold for $2 million. sold his Unit 12-B condominium at 1700 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Kevin Jones, of Bradenton, for $395,000. Built in 1968, it has one bedroom, two baths and 1,059 square feet of living area. It pre-

viously sold for $90,000 in 1993.

BIRD KEY

Eileen Roberts, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 650 S. Owl Drive to Paul Bolton and Aleta

Chrisman, of Sarasota, for $1.05 million. Built in 1970, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,580 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $290,000 in 1987.

LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER

The Ritz-Carlton Beach Residences # 503 Lido Key #A3981871 $2,950,000 941-388-4447 Julia McClung 941-356-6499

4765 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # B102 #A3974664 $2,825,000 Nell Leffel

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

455 Longboat Club Rd # 508 #A3996566 $1,395,000 Michael Moulton

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

6413 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3994801 $1,299,000 M Jenine Meyer

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-266-8303

5444 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3997003 $4,250,000 Richard Perlman

1445 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 502 #A3989515 $975,000 Jenifer Schwell

3481 Bayou Sound #A3981543 $950,000 Hannerle Moore

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-387-7300

660 Marbury Ln #M5843337 $925,000 Jody Shinn

Longboat Key 941-748-6300 941-705-5704

545 Rountree Dr #A3996752 $769,000 Michael Yawitz

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-587-8091

2425 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 14D #A3999316 $749,000 Mel & Jan Goldsmith

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

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-228-8580

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

1212 Ben Franklin Dr # 202 #A3990339 $696,000 Douglas Parks

Lido Key 941-388-4447 941-400-9087

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

3070 Grand Bay Blvd # 641 #A3989376 $669,000 Carol Aviles

6051 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3983113 $3,795,000 Ann Martin

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

1926 Harbourside Dr # 1301 #A3991171 $599,000 Jennifer Putnam

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-539-6768

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-7717

1920 Harbourside Dr # 1004 #A3995452 $590,000 Julie Klick

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

4425 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 109 #A3992214 $575,000 Michael Bruno

Longboat Key 941-966-8000 941-320-3229

6792 Schooner Bay Cir # 6792 #A3998847 $525,000 Anna Kaminski

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-374-3200

7125 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 12 #A3998052 $512,000 Richard Perlman

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-228-8580

2109 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 1302 #A3994345 $500,000 Emmy Lou Gilbert

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-807-1764

448 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # A305 #A3965898 $440,000 Diana Kryszak

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-993-4078

1770 Benjamin Franklin Dr # 206 #A3986006 $399,999 David Simon

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-400-8764

4960 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # Ph6 #A3997265 $385,000 Maureen Horn

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

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THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2014

BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of May 30 through June 5, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive) Address

Permit

Applicant

m iAddy c h a e&l sGail a u Wittig nders.com Ian Explore now on your phone or tablet.

440 Gulf of Mexico Drive • Longboat Key 941.961.8850 | 941.228.1985 Luxury Service n Strategic Marketing n Benchmark Results The Addy & Wittig team has garnered recognition as the top sales team company-wide with Michael Saunders & Company and 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.

Amount

545 Sanctuary Drive

Roof deck

The Sanctuary

$200,000

2109 GMD

Alteration

James Carroll

$195,000

7115 GMD

Interior

Donald Telaak

$49,174

4800 GMD

Interior

Marianne Crosley

$34,000

572 Hornblower Lane

Re-roof

Alligator 42 LLC

$30,730

3541 Bayou Pointe

Lift, dock

William Erickson

$29,347

3453 GMD

Alteration

Sea Horse Beach Resort

$28,600

578 Bayview Drive

Seawall

Gunanand Persaud Jr.

$21,795

530 Harbor Cove Circle

Windshutters

Wendy Osmar, trustee

$16,200

601 Yardarm Lane

Doors

John Forch

$16,000

6031 GMD

Re-roof

Virginia Kaul

$14,335

4401 GMD

Sliding glass doors Michael Tremper

$13,939

260 N. Shore Road

Windshutters

Richard McNabb Jr.

$13,496

700 Tarawitt Drive

Seawall

Westerman Investment LLC $11,200

780 Old Compass Road

Seawall

Harvey Waxman

$11,151

590 Birdie Lane

Demolition

Julius Rubel, trustee

$10,000

551 Birdie Lane

Pool

George Kao

$7,383

590 Bowsprit Lane

Window

Paul Jaffe, trustee

$5,000

676 Tarawitt Drive

Seawall

Karen Holbrook

$3,750

738 Spanish Drive S.

Windows, shutters James Fuller

$3,574

3250 Bayou Road

Alteration

Roberta Straff, trustee

$3,395

691 Tarawitt Drive

Re-roof

Michael Lendrihas

$1,825

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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.

Please visit www.athomesarasota.com to learn more.

Under Contract 3040 Grand Bay Blvd 294 MLS# A3995799 $1,195,000

1145 Gulf of Mexico Dr #202 MLS# A3984416 $739,000

Best Opportunity 3465 Gulf of Mexico Dr 105 MLS# A3983303 $214,900

Sylvia Zimmerman

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

225 Sands Point Rd # 7105 #A3994099 $329,900 Ian Addy Pa

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

4700 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 204 #A3999307 $325,000 Sharon Freeman

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

4401 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 203 #A3992636 $298,500 Sandi Layfield

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-914-2807

4960 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # A305 #A3999098 $289,000 Bobbi Banan

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

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 $334,000 Terri Derr

RE N TA L

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

RE N TA L

225 Sands Point Rd # 7304 #A3992936 $345,000 Ian Addy Pa

Please visit my website: www.sylviasellssarasota.com 2016 Harbourside Dr # 346 Longboat Key #A3984720 $3,200-$4,800/month, 60 day min Diann Thelen 941-552-4200

690 Lands End Dr #A3998511 Diann Thelen

Longboat Key $3,900 941-552-4200

605 S Gulfstream Ave # 3A #A3998779 $2,000 Lisa Shope

Sarasota 941-552-4200 941-320-8022

420 Golden Gate Pt. #300B MLS# A3985992 $2,695,000

4583 Windsor Park MLS# A3981469 $695,000

VA C AT I O N R E N TA L S 5871 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3996985 $7,900,000 Christina Landry

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 941-388-4447 941-376-4498

MLS# A3974411 $520,000

White Sands of Longboat whitesandsoflongboat.com 800.230.2428

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7122 Whitemarsh Circle

Veranda Beach Club verandabeachclub.com 800.411.5511

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OBSERVER WEATHER

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TEMPERATURES

Record Temperatures High

Low

High

Low

Tuesday, June 3

84

72

95 (1953)

55 (1984)

Wednesday, June 4

88

70

95 (1943)

59 (1984)

Thursday, June 5

86

71

95 (1989)

55 (1933)

Friday, June 6

87

73

99 (1985)

59 (1933)

Saturday, June 7

88

72

97 (1985)

57 (1956)

Sunday, June 8

88

73

96 (1959)

62 (1962)

Monday, June 9

87

72

96 (1985)

64 (1967)

Average Gulf water temperature: 83

MOON PHASES

SUNRISE / SUNSET

June 19 Last

Sunrise

Sunset

Thursday, June 12

6:35a

8:26p

Friday, June 13

6:35a

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Saturday, June 14

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6:35a

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Monday, June 16

6:35a

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6:35a

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Wednesday, June 18

6:36a

8:28p

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4:00a

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4:40a

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MAKING CONNECTIONS by Gary Cooper

Edited by Timothy E. Parker

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1 Trattoria courses 7 Large blood vessel 12 Diners who use shakers 19 Feeling shock 20 Become extinct 21 Stock character in French pantomime 22 Small, irregular amounts 24 Apprehensive state 25 Maple fluid 26 Opera solo 27 Visualizes 29 Ascot, e.g.

30 “Ciao for now!”

32 Parcel of land 34 Thin pancake 38 Tom and Diane 41 Prepare the salad 43 Angelic light 45 Farmer’s field 46 Cornered, as a cat 47 “Caught you!”

48 Leaving helpless 50 Brook 51 Tariff target 55 Qatar bigwig 56 Residents of Martha’s Vineyard, e.g.

58 Put up a building 59 Poker player’s ploy 60 Reese and Herman 61 Lewis Carroll creature 62 Brought into the world 63 Type of table or zone 64 Leave, as in a will 67 Present as a gift 69 Disturbance 72 River to the Caspian Sea 74 First people of Manitoba

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Qualified voter Iron-on picture Conjurers Drawing medium It comes before a fall?

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1 Goalie’s protection 2 Home of the Taj Mahal 3 Liner or tanker 4 Restaurant pickup 5 Examined, as ore 6 Curious one 7 Assistance

8 “The StarSpangled Banner” preposition 9 Insulting but loving tributes 10 Potatoes and yams 11 Not docked 12 Where to take a mud bath 13 “You ___ seen nothin’ yet!”

14 Specialized vocabulary list 15 Judge or juror 16 Palindromist’s preposition 17 Decay 18 Home for a hog 20 Time of reckoning 23 Pen tips 28 Signature comedy routines 30 Local rule or regulation (var.)

31 Community spirit 33 Fortuneteller’s card 35 Some tournament results 36 “The ___ mightier than the sword” 37 Kin of a tsunami 38 Mark on a bass 39 Ready for the day 40 Like Harvard grads 42 Paddle kin 44 PC linkup letters 47 Busy month for the IRS 48 35.3 cubic feet 49 Start of a diary entry 51 Model of excellence 52 Sticky situation 53 Toe quota 54 Many Muslims 57 Katmandu’s country 59 Second crop of grass or hay in a season 61 Disrespectful expression 62 Gaucho’s weapons 65 Shoulder blade bones

66 Ballpark instrument 68 Oxygen container 70 Give to charity 71 ___ Islands (Scapa Flow locale) 73 Pro ___ (in proportion) 75 Suffix with “high” or “low” 77 Some software backups 78 Oxford doctorate, briefly 79 Susan Lucci character 80 Haggard singer?

81 Persian fairies 82 Opposite of WSW 84 Banned bug killer 85 Thousandth of an inch 88 Ancient Assyrian capital 90 Offensively loud 93 Cincinnati gridder 94 ___-Lorraine (French region) 95 Unstable subatomic particle 96 Humble homes 98 They’re at odds with odds 100 Daytime serials 102 Mogul 104 Become weary 107 Pig on the silver screen 108 Makes less squeaky 109 Vending machine inserts 110 English broadcaster 111 Where to find a hammer or anvil 112 Trial evidence, sometimes 113 “Acid” used in some trips 115 Well-liked president?

116 After deductions 117 Fish with a long snout

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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Items Under $200 For Sale

Storage

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 TV 32”: Vizio, flat screen. Excellent condition, $149. 941-962-4884.

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

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

TV: SAMSUNG, 27”, perfect picture and sound, $75 o/b/o. 941-383-1789.

PATIO TABLE 42"x60" glass top with 6 cushioned chairs $100.00 (941) 730−8767.

Autos Wanted GOTTA CAR You Wanna Sell?

The good, the bad, or the ugly.

Call now!

727-400-1910.

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

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale FOR RENT: Dry dock boat slip at the Boathouse (dockside LBK). Accommodates 25’ powerboat.

Annual rental $3400 (less than market). Call 708-220-8888, E-mail: jstone@petitami.us

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Daniel, Alejandro and Fabian Manzano at the Gulf Gate apparel shop, These Quiet Sounds. “It’s been a lot of having to prove yourself to other people,” Fabian Manzano says. “Which is crazy, because you think if you have a million subscribers, (you wouldn’t have to prove anything).”

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The Sarasota-based Manzano brothers of Boyce Avenue shot their first video in their parents’ garage. Now, they have more YouTube subscribers than Lady GaGa.

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n April, Boyce Avenue returned from headlining a 25-show European tour with nearly one-third of the dates sold-out. At the end of the tour, the band members did a press junket in New York City with People magazine, Seventeen magazine and a performance on “Good Morning America.”

The Manzano brothers are no strangers to the limelight. They make up the third most-watched band on YouTube with more subscribers than Lady Gaga and Beyonce.

With stats like that, you’d think they’d have some well-deserved air of arrogance or entitlement, like other celebrities. But Alejandro Manzano, Fabian Manzano and Daniel Manzano are humble and recognize where they came from — Sarasota.

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// ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT They sit around a table at These Quiet Sounds in Gulf Gate. It’s their side-project apparel-anddesign company and the most likely place to spot at least one of the members when they aren’t on tour.

Since April, they’ve been falling back into a routine. The eldest brother, Daniel, 33, likes to cook locally sourced food for his wife and three little boys (he hopes they’ll be the second generation of Boyce Avenue). Fabian, 29, and his wife operate These Quiet Sounds, but he also likes boxing. And, the youngest, Alejandro, 27, is into movies — particularly film scores.

Music has always been his thing.

Alejandro first learned to play guitar for a variety show at Pine View School. He signed his brothers up to accompany him. In three months, they were able to play “Now & Forever” by Richard Marx .

The guys didn’t start playing as Boyce Avenue until 2005. Fabian and Alejandro were attending University of Florida at the time.

Daniel had graduated from Harvard and was at the University of Florida in a post-graduate program. They started playing shows at bars.

“We got $50 a person and we

were like, ‘yes!’” Daniel says.

All three laugh at the memory of how they got their start. Playing in college bars to drunken audiences until 2 a.m. is exactly the dues-paying non-YouTube sensation bands must go through.

The brothers gained some fans in this traditional sense for two years. But in September 2007, they tried a modern approach.

They hoped to go viral by releasing a cover of Rihanna’s “Umbrella” the day before her Video Music Awards performance. They knew that song would have high search trends.

By early 2008, Boyce Avenue had more than 100,000 views on the video and had garnered a following for their covers. Boyce Avenue had gone viral. The numbers have gradually grown to more than a billion views on their YouTube channel today. It was as much intentional strategy as it was luck.

“In a way, we did skip some steps, but we still had to claw our way up,” Fabian says.

The raw talent was always there, even in those early, shoddy, self-filmed videos with Alejandro sitting in front of a sheet backdrop in his parents’ garage. Now, Boyce Avenue uses a professional production team to film its covers of everything from Bruno Mars to “The Office” theme song.

“Faithfully” by Journey Yet, they have still had to fight with mu“Stop This Train” by John Mayer sic industry leaders to “Iris” by Goo Goo Dolls prove their worth. Not many concert promot“Fix You” by Coldplay ers and venue owners “Yesterday” by The Beatles want to give live shows to YouTube sensations.

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“Not every (YouTube sensation) pans out in the same way,” Daniel says. “Not everyone with a million subscribers can sell X number of tickets.”

And to get people interested in their original songs, they must intersperse covers of popular music. No one will search for a song they haven’t heard of, so it keeps them building a fan base.

The group already has lots of fans. In 2009, Boyce Avenue booked a show in the Philippines.

The brothers were taken aback to walk into what they describe as a Beatles-esque moment full of screaming girls. It turns out their Filipino fans love YouTube, acoustic music and Spanish influence in music. (The Manzanos are

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The three brothers kept proving people wrong. In 2009, the Mercury Lounge, a New York City venue, gave them a Monday night slot and wouldn’t pre-sell tickets.

“They basically set us up to fail because (they thought) no one knew us,” Alejandro says.

Yet even in the freezing winter weather fans lined up around the corner. The group would go on to sell out the Hammersmith Apollo in London in 2012 on the same stage where the artists they frequently cover typically play, such as John Mayer, Kings of Leon and Coldplay.

“We grew up in this quiet, sleepy town, and we’re all introverted, but that doesn’t mean we

aren’t passionate or that we don’t create loud, impactful art that makes a big statement,” Fabian says.

The brothers are content living in Sarasota. It’s where they want to raise their families. Their apparel store is here, as well as their studio and their parents, Roberto and Ileana Manzano.

They stay true to their roots.

It’s not only in the name Boyce Avenue — a tribute to the street on which they lived as children.

The guys brought their parents on their recent European tour.

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Campbell finds her voice in new production IF YOU GO ‘Black Is The Color Of My Voice’ When: Runs through June 22 Where: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, 1646 10th Way Cost: Tickets are $29.50 Info: Call 366-1505 or visit wbttsrq.org.

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“Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe was very grassroots but fun,” says Apphia Campbell of the first year. “It was nice to be a part of something at the beginning — I have more appreciation for it now that I started my own theater group.” and then I just kind of found myself on the same path,” she says.

For the past five years, Campbell has been living in Shanghai and working as a singer-actressproducer-writer. In fact, she selfproduced “Black Is The Color Of My Voice” there and saw a

sold-out (nearly 130-seat house) eight-day run.

Shanghai is full of people from around the world, and a lot of people speak English there.

Campbell has developed a following — she even gets recognized on the street.

Prior to Shanghai, Campbell lived for four years in New York, where, she says, “If you don’t sing, you don’t work.” She was looking for a sense of direction when she got a job teaching arts in Shanghai. The school went out of business after a year. As a

backup plan, she started playing gigs at local bars, restaurants and venues. On the side, she acted and started a small theater company, “Play the Spotlight,” which has produced a few of the productions she has written.

Campbell is happy to return home to share her newest production with the same audience who saw her get her start.

Following this run, she’ll head to the largest arts festival in the world, Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Campbell’s production is one of 3,000-plus shows being produced — hers was one of the few to be spotlighted.

Campbell certainly found the experience she was looking for abroad; she found her voice.

“I feel like my journey is kind of complete,” she says. “It’s kind of interesting because I’m wondering myself, ‘Where I’m going to go next?’ There’s always a new adventure.”

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Apphia Campbell’s story mirrors famous jazz singer Nina Simone’s. Neither started out as a singer. Simone wanted to be a concert pianist, and Campbell wanted to be an actress. But singing became a necessary career for both.

Campbell, as a founding member of Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, last performed in Sarasota nearly 10 years ago. She made her return to the theater June 10, when she opened the one-woman show she wrote loosely based on Simone’s life, “Black Is The Color Of My Voice.”

This musical production takes place during the three days Mena Bordeaux, the character Campbell based on Simone, spends in Liberia to cope with the loss of her father. It’s a plot pulled straight from Simone’s life.

Bordeaux’s father dies before they reconcile from a fight they had a year prior. Per a witch doctor’s recommendation, she takes a three-day sabbatical with no smoking, drinking or talking to anyone as a way to heal from the guilt. There’s a handful of popular Simone songs interspersed throughout, such as: “I Put a Spell on You,” “Sea Lion Woman,” and “The Look of Love.”

“I think I connect a little more with her because maybe I see myself in (her story),” Campbell says.

Simone eventually moved abroad to France and Liberia.

Campbell has a similar story.

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“Pump Boys and Dinettes” is now serving customers in Sarasota. The odd-sounding franchise is actually a show at Florida Studio Theatre.

The plot? Well, that’s not really on a menu. It’s a revue of original material, not a traditional musical with an overarching storyline. The menu is filled with heaping helpings of good, old-time rock ’n’ roll with a side order of country.

The setting is the Double Cupp Diner and the Pump Boys Garage — an improbable combination of dinette and garage in South Carolina — that serves pies or gasoline, depending on customer demand.

The six hard-working characters include the garage’s co-owners, Jim (Ben Mackel) and L.M. (Randy Glass); their assistants: the taciturn, unsmiling Eddie (Jamie Mohamdein) and self-effacing Jackson (T. Scott Ross); and the two sisters who run the dinette portion of the establishment — Rhetta Cupp (Charlynn Carter) and Prudie Cupp (Sarah Hund). But there’s precious little pie-slinging or grease monkeying going on here. This gas station/dinette is equipped with a full array of musical instruments, including a stand-up bass in an old phone booth. And these characters put them all to work.

This is basically a revue of original Southern-fried songs. As noted, there’s no storyline. But each song has a story to tell — and the stories are all told in character.

Jackson is seemingly possessed by Jerry Lee Lewis when he loses his inhibitions (and bow tie) on the raunchy “Mona.”

Jim, in turn, channels Elvis in “Drinkin’ Shoes.” (He has an eye for the ladies but also mourns his mother, as we discover in the touching ballad, “Mamaw.”) The ladies have an eye for L.M. — especially Prudie — though L.M. seems unnaturally shy for a piano player. His Dolly Parton fixation (as

Fifty years ago I was studying at the Hartt College of Music, and my parents were testing the waters of the Gulf of Mexico here in Sarasota. They felt they’d found paradise when they realized Sarasota had a chamber music festival. In the next couple of years, they recognized some of my high school and conservatory classmates playing chamber music here.

Now, 50 years later, my parents are gone, but the great Sarasota music-making lives on with those classmates of mine, who are now faculty members of the Sarasota Music Festival, and I, sitting in the audience, writing reviews.

On June 7, Larry Rachleff led a lean, keen, brilliant orchestra in a performance of Beethoven’s Second Symphony that wasn’t my father’s (or my) Beethoven Second. For those of us used to romantic Beethoven, Larry this was true classical music: Rachleff transparent, youthful, exuberant, powerful and stylish. Conducting without a score, Rachleff brought out inner voices I hadn’t heard before and, believe me, I know this symphony.

The larghetto from this work served as the “filler” music on WQXR’s “Symphony Hall,” a program I hosted during my shift, five nights a week for more years than I like to mention. The recording we used was thick and lush, romantic and opulent. What we heard tonight was spare and lean. It threw me at first, but then I realized this is Beethoven. Early Beethoven. It’s from the Classical period. It’s not romantic. It’s not Brahms. And Rachleff and his wonderfully talented orchestra, made of supertalented students who were like me and my friends 50 years ago, brought out

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“Pump Boys and Dinettes” runs through June 29, at Florida Studio Theatre. explained in “The Night Dolly Parton was Almost Mine”) helps explain why. The unrequited Prudie pours out her frustration in the torchy “The Best Man.” Jim and Rhetta, meanwhile, are officially an item — although his roving eye leads him astray in pursuit of a, well, catfish, as we discover in the gospel harmonies of “Fisherman’s Prayer.”

(Rhetta sets him straight with “Be Good or Be Gone.”) Both sisters wow the audience with the honky-tonk sass of “Tips” — a more than rhetorical demand to the FST audience. At the end, the cast appropriates a recently repaired Winnebago for a muchneeded “Vacation” in Florida but come back to work in time for “Closing Time.”

What kind of music is this, anyway? Well, as a waitress once said, “We got both kinds — country and Western.” There’s also rockabilly, ballads, blues numbers and Southern rock. No camp, no parody, no patronization, no by-the-numbers rip-offs. The songs are all great — and true to their Southern roots.

The musician/actors do an excellent job. But this is more than a job — and their excellence is more than technical. We’re talking real chemistry and heart. Jason Edwards (who played Jim in the original 2001 FST production) directs with a sure hand and an unfailing sense of fun. It’s good-time music, folks.

Judging by the hooting and hollering, the opening-night audience had a good time.

— Marty Fugate

sounds that reminded me how amazing music can be because, when it’s played well, it’s never stagnant or inert. It has life, new life. And that’s why teaching festivals like the one we have here are so important.

We all learn from them, and they keep us young and vibrant, like the music.

The concert opened with a conductorless reading of Vivaldi’s Concerto Grosso in B minor from “L’estro Armonico.”

Featuring a quartet of violinists — veterans Joseph Silverstein, Ani Kavafian and Alexander Kerr, with Chapman University student Emily Uematsu — and a baroque chamber ensemble, there were a few moments of fizzy pitch but, for the most part, it was a straightforward performance with each of the musicians listening intently to each other for cues and colors.

Ravel’s “Le tombeau de Couperin” with Rachleff (again scoreless) at the helm had a wonderfully brisk feeling with sweeping tempos and lots of forward motion in the opening prelude and well-known and beloved final rigaudon.

After intermission and before the Beethoven one of the students spoke eloquently and succinctly. He told us how exciting it was to work with such famous musicians. He called them, “household names” and said he was bowled over by sharing “an elevator in a hotel with them and talking about Mozart.”

Those household names are the people who, 50 years ago were those kids, gazing adoringly at other household names who’ve since left their marks on chamber and orchestral music as we hear it today.

The Sarasota Music Festival is celebrating an important anniversary this season. It’s thrilling to think that 50 years from today, some of those students who were playing Beethoven’s Second tonight will be the household names teaching yet-to-be-born musicians of the future.

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Kayla Lewis and Josh Olsen met through a mutual friend during their sophomore year of college at Elon University, but didn’t start dating until two years later when they reconnected during spring break in Sarasota.

Josh then proposed June 8, 2013, at Disney World’s Animal Kingdom Lodge.

The couple went on their first vacation together to Josh’s family home on Siesta Key after graduating college in June 2012. They visited the Ringling Museum and Cá d’ Zan during that trip and Kayla knew she wanted to marry him at that spot someday. Almost exactly two years later, they were married in the courtyard of the John and

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