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A recent Colony. break-in results in . $100,000 art theft.

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Howard Millman shares his own.

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TENNIS TITAN

HISTORY LESSON Local Vietnam War veteran explains how the war really began.

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by Caleb Motsinger | Staff Writer

GAME CHANGER

site revival?

by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Nick Bollettieri’s recent induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame is the latest achievement in a storied career that has deep roots on the Key.

Mzee Dahms

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Property owners are seeking to turn the site of the former Longboat Key Animal Clinic at 5530 Gulf of Mexico Drive into a 74-seat restaurant.

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+ Durante dog, owner well after raccoon run-in

Vet office site sought for a new Key eatery

Last week, we reported on a scuffle between a black dog and a group of raccoons that occurred at dusk near Joan Durante Park.

This week, we’re happy to report that both the dog and his owner are well.

Longboat Key resident Brian Dahms and his black Labrador retriever, Mzee, who is nearly 13, were the owner and dog involved in the attack. Dahms report that both he and Mzee were bitten and got rabies vaccines but are otherwise fine.

A couple with restaurant experience wants to open. a new Key dining spot.

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Nick Bollettieri, left, with fellow 2014 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees

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+ Golfer scores her first hole in one Liz Lang scored her first hole in one July 8, on the Resort at Longboat Key Club’s Harbourside White Course, while celebrating her friend, Jane Hunter’s birthday.

Lang used her driver on the fifth hole, par-3, 117 yards. Witnesses were Hunter and Tina Valente.

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e begins a humid July morning with the familiar ambience of a familiar place.

As the pop of tennis balls off rackets echo throughout the indoor tennis center at the IMG Academy, storied tennis coach Nick Bollettieri is in his element.

“I’m not here every day like I used to be,” he said. “But I still give lessons, and I’ll continue to do so for as long as I’m able.”

Bollettieri will turn 83 years old July 31, and after six decades in the business of coaching some of the bestknown players in the game, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame July 13, in Newport, R.I. Since its start in 1955, the International Tennis Hall of Fame has honored 240 of the game’s greatest personalities from 21 different countries.

“I’ve been inducted into 10 other halls of fames, but this was by far the highest honor I could receive as a tennis coach,” he said. “I’ve been

called the greatest ever, but I can’t accept that; maybe I’m the best crazy tennis coach ever because I went in a totally different direction in developing players.”

junior year of high school,” Bollettieri said. “I played football mostly, and I was a pretty good quarterback too, but nobody played tennis on our side of town.”

Longboat Key roots

Bollettieri isn’t one to mince words, and he’s blunt about how he ended up in Florida.

“Without the Colony Beach hotel I wouldn’t be here,” he said of the shuttered Colony Beach & Tennis Resort on Longboat Key. “That was the No. 1 tennis resort for about seven years, and I started my academy there.”

But he comes from humble roots in the New York City suburbs.

Born in Pelham, N.Y., to Italian immigrant parents, Bollettieri graduated from Pelham Memorial High School in 1949.

“My tennis career didn’t start to take off until my

SEE TENNIS / 2A Nick Bollettieri prepares to serve during a recent scrimmage.

A new restaurant could be coming to Longboat Key. The Planning, Zoning and Building Department received an application for site plan review June 24 that reveals property owners want to turn the site of the former Longboat Key Animal Clinic at 5530 Gulf of Mexico Drive into a 74-seat restaurant.

Property owners Dr. David Smith and Jo Ellen Baxter-Smith, owners of the property since the early 1980s, closed the clinic in 1996.

They have reached an agreement with Paul and Cara Russo to purchase the property and convert the two concrete-block yellow buildings on site into an eatery. The purchase is contingent on the town approving future plans to convert the commercially zoned property into a restaurant.

Paul Russo is the owner of Impact Homes Inc. The Russos reside in Charlotte County, where “they build homes and renovate underperforming properties,” according to the application.

The Russos have created three successful restaurant ventures in Punta Gorda, the application states, including The Bay City Grill, Spazzi and Gators.

“The Russos intend to renovate the existing structures and redo the site work and open a small, qual-

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TENNIS / FROM 1A In a area comprised mostly of AfricanAmerican and Italian families, tennis was virtually nonexistent in his neighborhood.

However, he credits his uncle-in-law for getting him started at the New Rochelle Tennis Club, in New Rochelle, N.Y. After high school, Bollettieri attended Spring Hill College, in Mobile, Ala. “There was no football team where I went to college, or else I probably would have played and things might have turned out differently for me,” he said. “But I decided to go out for the tennis team, and I winded up playing on year of tennis at No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles.”

After graduating in 1953 with a degree in philosophy, he served in the Army, attaining the rank of first lieutenant.

After the military, his coaching career began to soar. After dropping out of the University of Miami law school in 1956, he turned to teaching tennis full-time at Victory Park, in North Miami Beach.

Some of Bollettieri’s first students were Sheryl Smith and Brian Gottfried, and his first formal tennis camp was at the Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam, Wis. However, he got his first big break in the early to mid-1970s, when he was asked to be the head tennis pro at Dorado Beach Hotel, in Puerto Rico, when it was a Rockefeller resort.

In 1977, longtime Colony Beach & Tennis Resort owner Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber scheduled an interview with Bollettieri, who had recently been let go from a Virgin Islands resort.

As Klauber recently told the Longboat Observer, the publisher of Tennis magazine called him and told him not to hire Bollettieri, which piqued Klauber’s interest. Klauber told Bollettieri he wanted to make the Colony the No. 1 tennis resort in America.

Bolletieri agreed to Klauber’s stipulations, including all-white uniforms with Colony logos, allowing women to start playing at 8 a.m. and morning lessons on Saturdays and Sundays — both unheard of in tennis at the time.

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The Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy started at the Colony in 1978, and the facility that is now the IMG Academy began as the NBTA in 1981.

It was there he formed the first full-time, live-in academy for aspiring junior tennis players, with IMG building on Bollettieri’s ideas of how to develop young athletes.

The IMG Academy bought out the NBTA in 1987, and Bollettieri Tennis has been the main fixture since then. The facility now has more than 750 employees, with nearly 1,000 full-time students from more than 80 countries.

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Bollettieri has coached some of the games top players, including 10 who have been ranked No. 1 in the world.

In his 2014 autobiography, “Bollettieri: Changing the Game,” several of his former students offer endorsements about his influence throughout their careers: “He provided an umbrella of protection as I fell under the glare of the international spotlight,” Andre Agassi said of Bolletteri. “There were days when I felt that it was him and I against the world.”

Along with Agassi, Bollitteiri was influential in the careers of several other dominant players, such as Monica Seles, Jim Courier, Maria Sharapova and Venus and Serena Williams.

“My life wouldn’t be the same if I had never met Nick,” Serena Williams said.

“I am happy to know him, not only as a friend, but as a coach.”

Known for his firecracker personality and experimental approach to coaching tennis, Bollettieri knows he has been somewhat of a controversial figure at times.

“I’ve done a lot of things in my career on impulse,” he said. “But if you’re afraid of making mistakes and taking chances in life, success is hard to find.”

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Pricey sculptures stolen from Colony Former Colony Beach & Tennis Resort owner Dr. Murray ‘Murf’ Klauber reported $100,000 worth of artwork stolen from his former penthouse unit July 24.

The Longboat Key Police Department has documented a long list of vandalism and breakins since the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort closed in 2010, but an incident last week stands out as the costliest yet.

Former Colony Beach & Tennis Resort owner Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber reported more than $100,000 worth of statues and artwork were stolen from his former fifth-floor mid-rise unit that overlooks the shuttered property.

Property Manager Larry Stritzel discovered the break-in July 23 and called Klauber, who came to the property with family members later that morning. The report states Klauber’s daughter, Katie Moulton, suggested at 4:30 p.m.

July 23 that Stritzel call police to report that $100,000 worth of artwork had been stolen. Stritzel had already left for the day and reported it the next morning.

When police asked Klauber why he waited to report the theft, he told police he was in a state of shock.

Moulton and police declined to comment on the theft because of the ongoing investigation into the case.

The report states the items were wrapped in plastic, cardboard and newspaper.

According to the report, Klauber said it had been nearly six months since he had seen the artwork, and when he went into the unit on the morning of July 23, all that was left was the wrapping used to cover the art.

Klauber said two of the pieces had previously been in the Colony’s restaurant area, and the other three were in his unit.

The artist, Daniel Clayman, was a close friend who stayed with his family year after year at the property.

“These pieces were very, very valuable to me,” Klauber told the Longboat Observer.

Moulton said the family is investigating whether the stolen artwork will be covered through the family’s insurance plan.

When Stritzel originally discovered that vandals had entered the property July 17, police reports from that morning

+ Colony incidents The following incidents have been recorded over the past year at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort in Longboat Key police reports:

Aug. 4, 2013 10:05 a.m. — 1600 block of GMD. Vandalism.

An unknown person threw a large rock through the window of a Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit, causing approximately $1,000 worth of damage.

Nov. 17, 2013 5:10 p.m. — 1600 block of GMD. Narcotics Violation.

Police discovered marijuana on a man sitting out by the pool of the shuttered Colony Beach & Tennis Resort. He was arrested for misdemeanor marijuana possession.

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Break-ins have been a frequent occurrence at the shuttered Colony property since it closed in 2010. indicated that 33 rooms in six buildings were damaged.

The entry point to the main mid-rise building, where the stolen artwork was located, was near the entrance of the gift shop on the first floor. The unknown assailant entered the building by throwing a fire extinguisher through a plate glass door.

When police investigated again on July 24, the doorway had already been boarded up and it was not re-opened. Because of mold in the building, the scene of the crime was considered structurally dangerous, and the scene was not investigated in the location where it occurred.

Break-ins have been a frequent occurrence at the shuttered resort since it closed in August 2010.

After a string of incidents that occurred last year, the association put up a fence around the property’s entrance and several beachfront units.

Klauber, who had residential and office units on the fifth and sixth floors of the mid-rise that are now owned by Colony Lender LLC, moved out of the building in July 2012.

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+ Colony unit owner access confusion This week, Colony Beach & Tennis Resort officials questioned the protocol necessary to enter shuttered units after artwork valued at $100,000 was stolen from the mid-rise building’s penthouse unit.

Some questioned whether the mid-rise can be accessed or if it’s too dangerous to enter.

The town declared the building uninhabitable two years ago. Former Colony owner Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber was denied access to the mid-rise April 19, when he arrived with movers and trucks to retrieve artwork and other personal belongings, according to a police report.

“Police told him (Klauber) use or occupancy of the building has been prohibited until repairs and inspections are completed,” the April 19 report states. “The man (Klauber) said he plans to seek clarification from the town about whether he can retrieve his belongings.”

Even the new owner of Klauber’s former penthouse units doesn’t understand the process.

“You’re not allowed to occupy the midrise by order of the town, but I don’t understand the process even though I own the units,” said Colony Lender principal David Siegal. “It’s one thing for the town to say you can’t occupy, but it’s another thing to say you can’t access the units to retrieve personal property.”

Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association President Jay Yablon said while unit owners are able to access units by setting up an appointment with Property Manager Larry Stritzel, he was also under the impression that “no one is allowed in the midrise anymore.”

But Longboat Key Building Official Wayne Thorne said that’s not so: “Anybody can access their units if they contact the town, even in the mid-rise.”

12:47 p.m. — 1600 block of GMD. Trespassing.

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the shuttered Colony Beach & Tennis Resort and found the tower’s front-door glass broken and the front door unlocked. It appears someone reached through the broken door and unlocked it. Police couldn’t locate a suspect.

Jan. 21 8:51 a.m. — 1600 block of GMD. Vandalism. Unknown individuals kicked the door open at a Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit and broke all the glassware, phones and furniture inside, and also made holes in the walls and doors. Police processed a fire extinguisher found nearby for fingerprints.

June 3 10:39 a.m. — 1600 block of GMD. Property Damage.

The property manager at the shuttered Colony Beach & Tennis Resort found that the front door was forced open to a unit. No other units were damaged.

by Robin Hartill | News Editor

Message alerts residents about nesting turtles With no code enforcement officer at peak nesting season, the town used a new approach to notify residents about turtles.

A CodeRED alert message went out to phones associated with Gulf-side properties and those near Bayport Beach & Tennis Club July 22, but the purpose wasn’t to alert residents about a hurricane or tornado.

Instead, the message reminded residents to shield or turn off lights that are visible from the beach and to remove beach furniture and other items that can be hazardous to turtles.

CodeRED alerts typically notify residents about an emergency, such as an evacuation alert or boil-water notice. The message was the first turtle-related CodeRED alert the town issued.

“We are in the high point of

hatchling season, and there are a lot of tiny ones trying to get down into the water,” said Susan Phillips, assistant to the town manager. “From pretty much every nest, we had reports that some of them were disorienting and heading toward landward light.”

But the town currently does not have a code enforcement officer, making it difficult to enforce the ordinance.

Police officers and building inspectors also distributed fliers with turtle-related information last week.

“We’re being innovative because we don’t have that capability,” Phillips said, referring to

code enforcement.

Longtime Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteer Cyndi Seamon said that patrols often don’t see lighting violations during their early morning walks.

“We’re not seeing the lights as much, because we’re walking when there’s enough light to see the hatchling tracks,” Seamon said.

The town has saved the message and could use it again in the future, possibly on an annual basis.

To register for CodeRED alerts, visit the town’s website, longboatkey.org, and click on the “residents” tab, or call Phillips at 316-1999.

CodeRED message “Sea turtle nesting season runs from May 1 through Oct. 31 each year and is currently underway on Longboat Key. Your assistance is needed to help protect these endangered species. Please turn off or shield both outside and inside lights at night. If lights can be seen from the beach, they can disorient nesting or hatching turtles and prevent them from reaching the ocean. Please remove beach furniture, cabanas and other objects from the beach each evening or store them as far back on the beach as possible. Sea turtles do not maneuver well on land and may become trapped and die due to obstacles on the beach. Any large holes in the sand should also be filled to prevent adult turtles and hatchlings from becoming trapped in the holes.”

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NEWSBRIEFS + Broadway street resurfacing project begins Wednesday The town of Longboat Key’s Public Works Department has contracted with Superior Asphalt to conduct a street resurfacing project on Broadway in Longbeach Village that begins Wednesday.

Concrete curbs at the intersections of Broadway and Longboat Drive North and South, Poinsetta Avenue North and South and Palm Drive will be replaced first, followed by the resuracing of the entire length of Broadway.

The project will be complete by the end of August, pending weather conditions.

Traffic flow will be maintained during the entire length of the road improvement project.

Contact the Public Works Department at 316-1988 with questions or concerns about the project.

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The town of Longboat Key received an award from the Florida Local Government Information Systems Association for its Fiscal Transparency website application during the association’s annual summer conference in Boca Raton July 23.

The town was recognized for Innovative Use of Technology to Service for the website application.

The application developed by the town displays Longboat Key’s budget, expenses and revenues in simple pie charts and tables.

Located on the town’s home webpage, the application allows residents to review and inspect detailed monetary information from the town budget for up to five years at one time.

Information Technology Director Kathi Pletzke and Finance Director Sue Smith were instrumental in winning the award for the application, which highlights the town’s commitment to efficient and effective government.

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+ Town urges residents to prepare for hurricane season Did you miss the town’s annual hurricane preparedness seminar last month at Town Hall?

No need to worry. The town of Longboat Key has uploaded a video of the complete seminar on its website, longboatkey.org.

The seminar is an annual reminder to warn residents to stay prepared during every hurricane season.

At the seminar, Town Manager Dave Bullock reminded residents that a storm years ago, before the island was inhabited, created a storm surge that completely overtook the Key. “That storm and the saltwater wiped out all the vegetation and crops on this Key for two years,” Bullock said.

“Imagine what a storm surge like that could do to a Key full of houses and condos.”

Bullock said the seminar was not intended to scare people, but to remind them to always be vigilant and have a plan. “We have to remember that living in an area as beautiful as this comes along with risks,” Bullock said.

“That’s the price we pay and why the town has a good plan and why we want all of you to have a plan as well.”

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by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Bullock notifies city of sand-sharing agreement Dave Bullock dredged up a longstanding agreement between the town and city to ensure Longboat Key gets its slice of New Pass sand.

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Town Manager Dave Bullock said he hopes the town and the city can continue to work together to jointly take sand out of New Pass.

BEACH PROJECT EXPENSES IN FISCAL YEARS 2015 AND 2016 ITEM Beach maintenance Misc. professional services North end structures South end sand truck haul Longboat Pass dredging Central Key sand truck haul New Pass dredging Monitoring all beach projects Maintenance and equipment Beach consulting Beach tilling U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Study

TOTAL COSTS

COST $154,663 $100,726 $2.5 million $1.5 million $3.5 million $10,983,192 $3 million $605,000 $38,000 $150,000 $70,000 $1.5 million

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we’re due next to take sand out of the pass. We’re the next in line to get sand for our beaches. It’s just a little friendly competition among neighbors for beach-quality sand.”

Fiscal year 2015 is a pricey beach year for Key taxpayers.

Plans call for building two

Beach Project Taxpayer Impact — Single-family homeowner The $16 million beach project taxpayers approved will cost a Gulf-front single-family homeowner with a $1.3 million home an additional $1,103.58 a year for the next six years.

For a $470,000 home east of Gulf of Mexico Drive, it will cost an additional $99.75 a year.

Beach Project Taxpayer Impact — Condominium owner The $16 million beach project taxpayers approved will cost a Gulf-front $390,000 condo an additional $331.07 a year. For a $225,000 condominium east of Gulf of Mexico Drive, it will cost an additional $47.75 a year.

groins and placing more sand on the north end for $2.5 million, dredging Longboat Pass to get sand through a sharing agreement with Manatee County at a cost of $3.5 million and performing the $1.5 million emergency sand-haul project for the south end. The town will also pay $1.5

million for an Army Corps study to prepare the island for the possibility of becoming a federally designated beach.

Longboat Key taxpayers approved a $16 million beach project in March 2012 that will pay for costs associated with the various beach projects (see sidebar).

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south end of Longboat Key. “The town’s interest in this project is centered on the use of New Pass as an expanded sand source for the initial South Lido project,” Bullock wrote. “Any additional dredging in New Pass to benefit the South Lido project that jeopardizes or delays the town’s ability to access New Pass sand will be carefully scrutinized by the town. The town will pursue all avenues available to it to assure timely access to the sand in the channel in New Pass.”

Parts of the south end of the Key are severely eroded and the town is also investigating performing a truck-haul sand project later this year to bring sand to the area.

Bullock said he hopes the town and the city can continue to work together to jointly take sand out of New Pass.

“The town and city of Sarasota have a long history of working cooperatively relative to New Pass, and we look forward to that continuing,” Bullock wrote.

Public Works Director Juan Florensa said Bullock’s declaration is to remind everyone involved with New Pass dredging procedures in the past.

“Sarasota has a right to get sand like we do,” Florensa said. “But we want to be on record saying that

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Town Manager Dave Bullock has drawn a line in the sand when it comes to sand being taken out of New Pass.

Bullock informed the Longboat Key Town Commission in a July 23 email that he hopes a sand-sharing agreement in place for years between the town and the city of Sarasota will continue as the city prepares for a Lido Key beach nourishment project.

Bullock attended a July 23 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public input meeting for a Lido shore project. At the meeting, there was discussion about the use of some New Pass sand to nourish the shores of south Lido Key. Bullock entered comments into the record through an email expressing his concern the town isn’t left out of the mix of any sand being taken out of New Pass.

“For decades, the town has relied on New Pass as a sand source to combat ongoing erosion on the southern part of Longboat Key,” Bullock wrote. “The town and city of Sarasota have had a sand-sharing agreement for many years and are working on updating that sand-sharing agreement.”

The town is submitting a state permit in the next two weeks to request to dredge the New Pass navigational channel and place the sand on eroded spots on the

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JULY 17 WHOSE BIKE? 5:19 p.m. — Intersection of GMD and Cedar Street. Property Found. Public Works staffers found a rusty blue and silver Bellport 26-inch bicycle stashed behind newspaper boxes. It had been there for several days, and after police confirmed it had not been stolen, they tagged it and put it in storage.

COLONY SABOTEURS 8:04 a.m. – 1600 block of GMD. Vandalism. The property manager at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort reported multiple units had been vandalized in six buildings. The units were locked, however, doors were kicked in, cabinets were torn down and virtually anything made of glass in the effected areas had been smashed. Because of rain, no fingerprints were discovered. The manager arranged for the doors and windows to be boarded up to prevent further damage.

CORNER JULY 17 FORBIDDEN BOOKS 3:19 p.m. — 700 block of Longboat Club Road. Domestic Disturbance. A couple argued about a stack of old books the wife amassed over the years. Her husband threw some of literature out the window, and management called police after a verbal argument ensued. The woman told the officer she just wanted to be left alone, so police advised the man to do so and clean up the yard.

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A rendering submitted to the Planning, Zoning and Building Department depicts a 74-seat restaurant at 5530 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

RESTAURANT / FROM 1A ity restaurant that accepts reservations featuring indoor and patio dining,” the site plan review application states. “They are very excited about the opportunity to establish this business and return this property to being an active contributor to the Longboat Key community.”

The restaurant would be housed in the 1,600-square-foot building that formerly housed the animal clinic, and a 960-square-foot building on the site would be used for storage.

Nineteen parking spaces would be used on the west end of the property near Gulf of Mexico Drive.

If approved, the restaurant will sit just south of Euphemia Haye on the other side of Gulf Bay Road.

Sarasota Coldwell Banker representative Elliot Rose, who is acting as the agent for the Smiths and Russos through a corporation called Rhoady LLC, said his clients have declined to comment about the restaurant.

“We need to have the discussion with the Development Review Committee to see if the restaurant is feasible before my clients are comfortable talking about it,” Rose said.

A newly formed Longboat Key Development Review Committee made up of PZ&B staff members will discuss the application with the applicants 9 a.m.

JULY 19 UNEXPECTED SHOWER

JULY 20 DUMPSTER DISGUST 9:08 a.m. — 5800 block of GMD. Public Service. When a foul stench drifted from a motel, police identified a neighboring Dumpster as the culprit. When an adjoining property owner issued the initial com-

plaint, the officer smelled and spotted the noxious trash receptacle upon his arrival.

Police spoke with the management company, which agreed to treat the Dumpster with bleach immediately.

IGNORANCE IS BLISS 11:49 a.m. — 600 block of Linley Street. Noise. The “faint” sound of a chainsaw and weed eater prompted a resident to call the police. The officer informed the unaware neighbor at work in his backyard of Longboat Key’s Sunday noise ordinances.

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11:47 a.m. – 500 block of Companion Way. Suspicious Circumstance. A woman at a beach access point got an unexpected shower from a nearby sprinkler and called police to investigate. Property owners could not be reached, so the officer blocked the sprinkler with plywood to deter further problems.

Thursday at Town Hall in the commission antechambers.

Senior Planner Steve Schield said he hasn’t had an opportunity to review the plans and wants to discuss the project with the applicant later this week before making any sort of recommendation that could be passed along to the Planning and Zoning Board if a future application is allowed and deemed complete.

Thursday’s meeting is open to the public, but there will be no public participation allowed in the discussions.

Previously labeled as pre-application meetings, Schield said the review committee was formed to further inform the public about possible applications coming before the town. Development Review Committees exist in neighboring communities, including the city of Sarasota.

If approved, it will be the third new restaurant this year that’s either slated for Longboat Key or that’s already opened.

Longbeach Café opened April 2 in Whitney Beach Plaza, and W. Howard Rooks has plans to open a new restaurant in the building that formerly housed Mattison’s Steakhouse at the Plaza in October. Rooks, a local real estate investor, owns the building at 555 Bay Isles Parkway and already received outdoor dining approval for the restaurant earlier this year from the planning board.

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ELECTION 2014 This is the first of a three-week installment featuring candidate questionnaires for the local races in the Aug. 26 primary election. This week includes candidates for the Sarasota County Commission and the Manatee County School Board.

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AGE: 39 FAMILY: Married with three children EDUCATION: Cardinal Mooney High School, Monmouth College, Manatee Community College, Accademia Verdiana OCCUPATION: City commissioner, restaurateur What is your position on a taxpayer-funded “come as you are” homeless shelter?

The city and county must continue to work together to implement Dr. Robert Marbut’s recommendations. I am in support of a CAYA shelter/ jail diversion program, as it is one Dr. Marbut’s recommendations. However, this plan can only be effective if we stop

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Do you think the 2050 plan should be changed? If so, how and why? If not, why not?

In order for 2050 to be successful, I believe changes should be made. More attention should be directed to better preserving open space, wildlife corridors and greenways instead of strict ratios of residential and commercial development. Our county includes four municipalities, so our planning should be more collaborative and regional.

These goals can be accomplished without placing a burden on taxpayers.

On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being excellent, how would you rate the business climate in Sarasota County? What policies would you recommend to improve it?

“6.” I would focus specifically on drafting a clearer process for permitting and approvals, one small business owners can rely on. For those who enter the process without legal or professional assistance, there is a sense that the norm is to move the goal line further and further away.

Shannon Snyder

AGE: 48 FAMILY: Married with five children EDUCATION: Sarasota High School, Manatee Community College OCCUPATION: City commissioner, retired after 25 years with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office What is your position on a taxpayer-funded “come as you are” homeless shelter?

A come-as-you-are shelter will NOT solve the problem. It puts no requirements on the homeless and will only perpetuate the increase of homelessness in our community.

Chronic homelessness is costly to our community. Currently, 20% of our county jail population is

homeless. We cannot arrest our way out of the problem. I believe a better alternative is to establish a program that addresses mental health and substance abuse among our homeless.

Do you think the 2050 plan should be changed? If so, how and why? If not, why not?

I am opposed to changing the 2050 plan. The abandonment of fiscal neutrality will place the cost of growth onto the taxpayer.

It will also set up competition for infrastructure dollars at the cost of South County projects.

In my many years on the city planning board, I learned about the negative effects that urban sprawl has on our community.

Only with proper planning will Sarasota County maintain its high quality of life.

On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being excellent, how would you rate the business climate in Sarasota County? What policies would you recommend to improve it?

“7.”

Sarasota County government should not be picking winners and losers.

We should make sure all policies are equal and fair to all industries. Also, work with Tallahassee to eliminate tangible tax.

Sarasota County Commission District 4 Alan Maio

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enabling our homeless population and start engaging it.

AGE: 64 FAMILY: Married with three children and three grandchildren EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Seton Hall University OCCUPATION: Owner of a vacation rental business in Gatlinburg, Tenn.; former owner of two Frosted Mug Restaurants in Sarasota County; recently retired principal of engineering, environmental and landscape architecture firm Kimley-Horn and Associates

What is your position on a taxpayer-funded “come as you are” homeless shelter?

I believe in the need for a shelter. The location should be near the services to be provided. We should help those who need our help. We should also

be careful and conscious of the impact the facility will have on neighboring schools, senior facilities and businesses.

What is your position on using tax dollars to provide tax subsidies to companies based on jobs created? Is that a proper role for the County Commission?

I have built my companies without help from tax subsidies. Recent changes that require jobs to happen before, not in anticipation of possible jobs, make me more comfortable. I still want to see and quantify the successes and failures.

Do you think the 2050 plan should be changed? If so, how and why? If not, why not?

The Sarasota 2050 plan is a voluntary overlay district that seeks to achieve compact development with large open spaces. It protects environmental features and greenways, while at the same time requires fiscal neutrality. It also lays out where locations for villages, settlements and hamlets are intended. It protects property rights. Fiscal neutrality is an important element as we plan our future. It would be a very big mistake to carve up the land in eastern Sarasota County into five-and/or 10acre ranchettes, as some candidates have proposed.

Lourdes Ramirez

AGE: 52 FAMILY: Married, no children EDUCATION: Master of Business Administration, Iona College OCCUPATION: Business marketing consultant What is your position on a taxpayer-funded “come as you are” homeless shelter?

Homelessness is a complex problem that requires a variety of solutions. I believe focusing so much attention on the come-as-you-are shelter will not solve the homeless situation. We need to work with existing not-for-profits and the Sheriff’s Office on helping the homeless. Our government must also work on the lack of affordable housing in our area.

What is your position on using tax dollars to provide tax subsidies to companies based on jobs created? Is that a proper role for the County Commission?

As our economy improves, we should instead focus on attracting businesses by offering low property taxes, along with great schools, good roads and other high quality of life standards.

Previously, some businesses that received financial incentives failed. The county then finetuned its requirements for businesses to receive the incentives, which was a necessary part of stimulating the economy during the recession. The County Commission should now focus on improving our quality of life.

Do you think the 2050 plan should be changed? If so, how and why? If not, why not?

The Sarasota 2050 plan should not be changed because it already provides enough incentives. Sarasota 2050 was a compromise that allowed high-density development in exchange for walkable communities, environmental protection and fiscal neutrality, which means development infrastructure costs, such as new roads and schools, should not burden the Sarasota County taxpayers.

Sarasota taxpayers should not shoulder the burden of new development infrastructure costs.

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Manatee County School Board District 2 What do you like about the new Florida State Standards? What don’t you like about them?

While I think it is a noble ideal to have similar standards among all states to properly measure student progress and success, decisions about education have historically been made at the local level. I believe it should remain such — under state and local control.

AGE: 44 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in political science, University of Pittsburgh; master’s degree in social studies education, Duquesne University OCCUPATION: Teacher, Manatee High School

be addressed?

There are three challenges the school board must address in the future: 1. Rebuilding trust between the community and the school board. Solution: transparency of actions and community input into all major school board decisions.

2. Rebuilding trust between school district employees and their central leadership. Solution: Incentivize teachers and staff to earn bonus pay for educational gains, positive performance reviews and developing new, imaginative curricula. 3.

Improving the educational out-

comes of our most vulnerable populations. Solution: Move people and resources into pre-K and elementary schools, especially schools with large at-risk populations.

What do you like about the new What do you see as the most crucial Florida State Standards? What don’t challenges that will face the school you like about them? board in the next two years, and how I am not a fan of Common Core would you propose these challenges renamed as the Florida State Stan- be addressed?

A divided community and board dards. From its isolated, nontransparent creation, almost solely fund- that do not work well together or ed by the Gates Foundation, to its appear not to trust each other: implementation for grades three That is our biggest challenge. Some board members are for the new through 12, it smells of agenda.

Poverty still remains the most per- administration, and I believe some vasive issue. The Florida State Stan- are not…Our community is divided, dards came down swiftly, with the and our school board is fragmented. student assessment not in place, We must get back to working teacher evaluation not in place and together while getting our focus back school grading system not in place. on teacher supports, which lead to ON It carries with it a host of unfunded TRYTRY ONstudent A A performance. mandates.

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Would you support adding a one-mill school property tax like Sarasota County to provide additional funding?

I would not currently support any increase in millage or any other tax increase at this time. I think we need to get stable first and look at our functioning in a stable environment.

People often believe that throwing money at a problem provides the remedy. All I know is that in the middle of chaos, budget shortfalls and fines from the state, we are managing to wiggle our way to the black and make initial small gains in student performance. Hmm…Somewhat defies traditional logic, doesn’t it?

What do you see as the most crucial challenges that will face the school board in the next two years, and how would you propose these challenges

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Would you support adding a one-mill school property tax like Sarasota County to provide additional funding?

I would support it, but I wouldn’t push for it. The citizens of Manatee County will not vote for, or support in any way, a tax increase. Therefore, we need to plan and budget within our current tax rates.

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Manatee County School Board District 4 Frank Brunner AGE: 47 FAMILY: Married with two children EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in general engineering, U.S. Military Academy at West Point OCCUPATION: Executive director, Manatee County CrimeStoppers

Karen Carpenter AGE: 71 FAMILY: Single with two daughters and four grandchildren EDUCATION: Reading, Mass., public high schools; bachelor’s degree, Wellesley College; master’s degree, U.S. International University; Juris Doctor, Massachusetts School of Law; graduate courses at Tufts University and Institute for Financial Education OCCUPATION: Manatee County School Board

What do you like about the new Florida State Standards? What don’t you like about them?

Review and revision of Florida State Standards ensures students receive a world-class education, allowing them to compete in the 21st century.

I’m concerned about the Common Core curriculum being foisted upon schools. Standards establish what students should be, know and do in each grade. We need a community curriculum committee comprised of educators, parents and residents to

review textbooks and instructional materials to ensure students learn the priorities and values of our community while meeting high standards.

Would you support adding a one-mill school property tax like Sarasota County to provide additional funding?

Not at this time. Elections cost money, and until our district regains the trust of our community, it would be a waste of money.

Much improvement is required on financial management and student

What is your vision for the Manatee County School District?

Improve student performance to exceed state averages at all grade levels and subject areas. Restore trust and respect for our school system.

Restore financial health to the school district in order to provide the environment, support and resources for our teachers to teach and our students to learn.

What do you like about the new Florida State Standards? What don’t you like about them?

I like the essential aim of nurturing curiosity, collaboration and developing problem-solving and critical thinking skills in order for Florida’s students to be competitive, both in the United States and worldwide. I am totally opposed to federal control of our schools, as well as the state imposing unfunded and other mandates, unrealistic schedules and a lack of collaboration with local districts.

Would you support adding a one-mill school property tax like Sarasota County to provide additional funding?

Not today or tomorrow. The Manatee School District needs to earn the support and respect of the taxpaying public by being more transparent and accountable and producing continued gains in student learning. At some undetermined time in the future, I hope we can receive additional funding, like Sarasota.

What is your vision for the Manatee County School District?

I believe the best is yet to come in student learning, my No. 1 priority.

There is a tremendous opportunity right now for us to get the finances structured correctly around students, resulting in a highperforming district. We have begun this process but need to continue the changes required, which some, who preferred and benefitted from the old ways, do not want.

achievement before our community woud support such an initiative.

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The next year may determine if the current administration remains in place or is derailed by a board that uses the present contract language of requiring three votes to remove the superintendent. Should the board stabilize and support the present superintendent and administration, the district will move on with fiscal controls in place.

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I support increasing standards as the best means of preparation for success. I want to be assured that tests are aligned to curricula for each grade level. Teachers also have new pay-for-performance measures, and my concern is that we rolled out all of this in a short time.

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James T. Golden AGE: 66 FAMILY: Married; blended family of six children EDUCATION: Bachelor’s in business administration, Stetson University; juris doctor, University Of Florida; master’s of divinity, Atlanta University OCCUPATION: Attorney, James T. Golden, Esq.; pastor, Ward Temple A.M.E. Church, in Bradenton

Carlton Les Nichols AGE: 36 FAMILY: Married with three children and one grandchild EDUCATION: Attended Coastal Carolina University OCCUPATION: Community manager with Argus Property Management

What do you like about the new Florida State Standards? What don’t you like about them?

I believe in establishing high standards of excellence. I am not comfortable with standards that were written with little or no input from local sources. Education is a local issue and should not be dictated from a national level.

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What do you like about the new Florida State Standards? What don’t you like about them?

The standards are part of a national effort to create world-class, competitive schools for all students. Former Gov. Jeb Bush supports them, I support them, and I regret that some Florida citizens use them to advance their political agenda.

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Securing maximum community and parental involvement; assuring students and school personnel that they are superintended by committed administrators; reassuring every stakeholder that the public school system is being governed by a school board that is totally committed to a nonpartisan agenda of excellence through education.

What do you see as the most crucial challenges that will face the school board in the next two years, and how would you propose these challenges

What do you like about the new Florida State Standards? What don’t you like about them?

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I am for both. I believe all parents should have a choice in where their child is educated.

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specific, unmet needs in our public school system that cannot as effectively and efficiently be filled by a non-charter public school.

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(the school district) fail to meet the needs of parents, the parents look to charter schools to offer what they are seeking. I would prefer that all of our schools work with their staff and community to develop uniqueselling points that meets the specific needs of their neighborhood.

• Vouchers? No student should be forced to attend a failing school. If a child is assigned to a failing school, the parent should have the option of sending his/her child to a successful school.

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Adequate funding will continue to be a challenge. One way to reduce costs is to have more school-based management. Staff morale must also be addressed. Trust must be rebuilt.

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I landed on the USS Midway, an aircraft carrier, in the South China Sea in August 1965. The war started a year before my arrival. Now, the Midway was launch-

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The official reason for starting the war a year earlier was that North Vietnamese torpedo boats had fired torpedoes at two American destroyers cruising up the coast of North Vietnam in international waters on Aug. 5, 1964. Time, Newsweek and Life magazines published this official reason at the time, but they did not get the facts quite right.

In reality, the USS Maddox, a destroyer, notified the USS Ticonderoga, an aircraft carrier cruising about 300 miles south of the Maddox, that three North Vietnamese torpedo boats were shadowing her movements on Aug. 2, not Aug. 5.

The best account of what happened next was written many years later by James Stockdale in his book entitled, “In Love and War.” Stockdale was a squadron commander serving aboard the USS Ticonderoga about

100 miles east of Da Nang, South Vietnam, at the time. About 40 minutes into a routine training flight with three other A-6 Crusaders, Stockdale was ordered to fly north to the Maddox with the other Crusaders to provide air support if necessary.

When Stockdale’s Crusaders came within 100 miles of the Maddox, the destroyer’s controller claimed that the torpedo boats had fired torpedoes at the Maddox and that his ship was training its main battery at the boats. The four Crusaders, therefore, hosed down the torpedo boats with their 20 mm cannons when they arrived at the scene and left one of the boats dead in the water before the planes headed back to their carrier.

The Johnson administration subsequently issued a warning to North Vietnam but chose not to retaliate against that country for the incident.

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Another destroyer, the USS Turner Joy, joined the Maddox on Monday, Aug. 3, and the Maddox called the Ticonderoga again for air support on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 4, from the two destroyers’ new position farther out in the Gulf of Tonkin.

Stockdale led three other Crusaders back up to the destroyers and heard them communicating frantically about “torpedoes in the water” as they zigged and zagged to “avoid the torpedoes.” Stockdale could not see any gun boats in the dark and stormy sea as he circled the ships at an altitude under 1,000 feet for almost two hours, but, wanting to help out, he fired his cannons and two missiles in the general direction that the destroyers were firing their 4-inch guns.

By the time Stockdale returned to the Ticonderoga, the commodore aboard Maddox had sent a message to the Ticonderoga, stating that no boats had been sighted and no torpedoes had been heard on the destroyer’s sonar. In a later message, he said the call for air support was probably caused by false blips on radar scopes caused by stormy weather in the Gulf. He followed this message with another one that said there may not have been any torpedo boats in the area and that no further action should be taken until the night’s frantic activities had been thoroughly analyzed.

Although the commodore’s recantation message went all the way up the chain of command to Washington, the Johnson administration decided to order a reprisal raid against the oil-storage tanks in Vinh, North Vietnam, a city of about 44,000.

Stockdale was incredulous because he did not see a single torpedo boat in the previous night’s flight over the destroyers, and the commodore aboard Maddox clearly urged no action until the activities had been analyzed.

No matter. Washington ordered the raid, and Stockdale was named to lead it on Aug. 5, 1964.

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Ticonderoga decided that the primary ordnance to be used on the target were old 1,000-pound bombs, and the only airplanes aboard the Ticonderoga that could deliver bombs of that weight were propeller-driven A-1 “Spads” that had been built for the Korean War. Six jet-propelled F-8 Crusaders and six smaller jet-propelled A-4 Skyhawks were picked to provide flak suppression for the propeller-driven A-1 Spads carrying the big bombs. This presented a planning problem because the jets were much faster than the Spads, and they had to arrive over the target at precisely the same time as the Spads to provide maximum flak suppression for the Spads. The Spads therefore took off from the Ticonderoga first to get a head start on the jets.

The old Spads dived almost vertically on the oil tanks and the jets hit them simultaneously with missiles and cannons.

The result was all 14 tanks exploded together, sending flames to 3,000 feet and thick black smoke to 14,000 feet.

Anti-aircraft guns on the ground opened up during the attack, but it was all over in approximately 90 seconds and all of the Navy planes returned to the Ticonderoga safely.

Meanwhile, on Washington’s orders, other planes from the Ticonderoga were still trying to find torpedo boat debris in the area where both Stockdale and the commodore aboard the Maddox said there never were any torpedo boats.

The Johnson administration obviously wanted some physical evidence to justify the bombing of the Vinh tank farm, but Congress did not require it and passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which authorized further action against North Vietnam on Aug. 7, 1964.

Thus started a long and tragic war that cost the lives of more than 57,000 American soldiers and sailors.

Allan Gehring is a Vietnam veteranwho served aboard the USS Midway in the South China Sea. After the Navy, he worked as a college administrator and a business development manager for Zurn Industries.

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By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

L’Ambiance condominium sells for $2.25 million Bailey-Dobson

The following residential real estate transactions took place between July 14 and July 18.

A condominium in L’Ambiance at Longboat Key Club tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Nisabe Corp. sold the Unit D-905 condominium at 415 L’Ambiance Drive to Shane and Michelle French, of Ithaca, N.Y., for $2.25 million.

Built in 1992, it has two bedrooms, twoand-two-half baths and 2,634 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.13 million in 1996.

Colette Lafuente, trustee, of San Jose, Calif., sold the home at 671 Gulf Bay Road to Terra Australis Consulting LLC for $400,000. Built in 1976, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,633 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $375,000 in 2004.

Windward Bay

Edward Kalenichenko, of Sarasota, sold his Unit 17-B-V condominium at 4978 Gulf of Mexico Drive to David and Diane Minnich, of Winter Springs, for $291,900. Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,598 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $175,500 in 2013.

Privateer South

Terry and Deborah Bernander, of Franklin, Wis., sold their Unit 906 condominium at 1000 Longboat Club Road to Rodney Williams, of Longboat Key, for $720,000.

Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,409 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $645,000 in 2003.

Seaplace

Joseph LaPlume, of Sarasota, sold the Unit G3-205-C condominium at 2039 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Howard and Rose Bushin, of Longboat Key, for $275,000.

Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 933 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $330,000 in 2004.

Beachplace

Martin Broek, of Worthington, Ohio, sold his Unit 501 condominium at 1105 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Maska LLC for $625,000.

Built in 1981, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,172 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $339,500 in 1999.

Mark and Sharron Nelson, of Lake Orion, Mich., sold their Unit 403 condominium at 1115 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Raymond and Ann Martin, of Huntingdon, U.K., for $555,000. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,503 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $277,000 in 1998.

Aquarius Club

Pat Price, of Los Angeles, sold her Unit P-B condominium at 1701 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Frank De Quattro, of Wakefield, R.I., for $575,000. Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,551 square

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Tenn., sold the home at 1010 Bogey Lane to Della Boice, of Longboat Key, for $500,000.

Built in 1965, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,643 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $372,900 in 2003.

Raymond and Victoria Sims, of Chicago, sold their Unit 509 condominium at 1300 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Nicholas and Susan DeBellis, of Ridgefield, Conn., for $1,745,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, three baths and 3,352 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.3 million in 2005.

Longboat Beachcomber

Sarasota Harbour

Unit D-905 at 415 L’Ambiance Drive has two bedrooms, two-and-two-half baths, and 2,634 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.25 million. feet of living area. It previously sold for $73,900 in 1979.

Bayport Beach and Tennis Club

Paul and Gail Cardi, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 504 condominium at 504 Bayport Way to Judith Berson, trustee, of Longboat Key, for $560,000. Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,601 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $231,300 in 1998.

Country Club Shores

Kaye LaFollette, trustee, of Brentwood,

The Beach Residences

Edward and Donna Monroe, of Peoria, Ill., sold their Unit 304 condominium at 2721 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Jason and Sara Greenstein, of Winnetka, Ill., for $484,000.

Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, one-anda-half baths and 884 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $423,900 in 2002.

Jennifer Fitzgerald, trustee, of Lakewood Ranch, sold the Unit 2 condominium at to Philip and Brenda Zofrea, of Bradenton, for $250,000. Built in 1963, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 816 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $195,000 in 2013.

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6540 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3997271 $1,895,000 Saint Cacchiotti

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

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

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-356-3584

601 Longboat Club Rd # 201S #A3987049 $1,495,000 Hannerle Moore

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

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

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

5030 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3980709 $4,500,000 Richard Perlman

3565 Mistletoe Ln #A3996149 $999,000 Julie Klick

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

573 Juan Anasco Dr #A3992657 $899,000 Diana Kryszak

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

575 Sanctuary Dr # 403 #A3993941 $895,000 Carol Cohen Pa

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-356-3829

701 Old Compass Rd #A3994062 $869,000 Sandi Layfield

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

1910 Harbour Links Cir # 12 #A3999366 $749,000 Jenine Meyer

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

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

2425 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 12A #A3995797 $747,000 Mel & Jan Goldsmith

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2425 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 5 #A3995790 $735,000 Mel & Jan Goldsmith

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

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2105 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 3403 #A3992589 $699,000 Christina Landry

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-376-4498

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

2105 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 3204 #A3995170 $690,000 Susan Fox

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-544-6648

1095 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 103 #A3993340 $609,000 Klaus Lang

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-320-1223

2525 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 4B #A3993027 $599,000 Tom Delaney

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-387-3990

3436 Winding Oaks Dr # 44 #A3995390 $549,000 Nina Dearing

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-809-0038

4900 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #A4100526 $450,000 Bobbi Banan

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

450 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # B-304 #A3997208 $414,900 Maureen Horn

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

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

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-400-8764

225 Sands Point Rd # 6103 #A3984812 $349,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

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BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of July 18 through July 25, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive) Address Permit Applicant 360 GMD Concrete repair Tangerine Bay Condo 1701 GMD Bathroom Ken Bull 1956 GMD Kitchen and bathroom Gerald Lutgen

Bank of Road New York Melon 6526 Bayou Hammock

Surf & Dunes Door Motor Inn Inc. 5565 GMD 513 Schooner Lane James Campbell Seawall 6821 Longboat Drive Re-roof Michael Drake 4485 GMD Window Walter Major Window Timothy McDonald 4485 GMD 780 Old Compass Road Demolition Harvey Waxman 4485 GMD Arbomar condo Window Bathroom 2410 Harbourside Drive Ernest Westwood 2373 Harbour Oaks Drive Porch Dennis McClosky 537 Cutter Lane Eugene White Lift and dock 2450 Harbourside Drive Bathroom Michael Williams-Jones 415 L’Ambiance Drive Shutters Linda Schneider 380 N. Shore Road Door Stacy James 550 Harbor Point Road Pool Gary Warren 512 Gunwale Lane Alteration John Ciotti 3115 GMD Upper Deck Sharon Alt

m i c h a e l s a u n d e r s . c o m Deborah Beacham Explore now on your phone or tablet.

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941.376.2688

Recognized as a top producing individual agent in Michael Saunders & Company’s Longboat Key offices, ranking in the top ½% in 2013 among more than 3,400 Sarasota County realtors, and for the eighth year in a row, earning the Five-Star Customer Satisfaction award, Deborah’s customers speak highly of her expertise, tenacity, and commitment.

Uniquely positioned in the luxury market, her average sale price is over $1.8 million and the second highest in 2013 among Sarasota’s top 100 Realtors. Specializing in luxury waterfront sales from Casey Key to Longboat Key, Deborah’s passion for matching her customers with the right property, then negotiating to a smooth and successful closing, are the key attributes that make her the first choice among the savviest buyers and sellers.

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433 Meadow Lark Drive MLS# A3981613 $5,995,000

721 Casey Key Road MLS# A3993229 $5,495,000

2116 Casey Key Road MLS# A3974339 $4,500,000

Jenifer Schwell

61 S. Boulevard of the Presidents • St. Armands Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-545-0899

225 Sands Point Road #A4100632 $315,000 Rory Jaret

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-348-3989

250 Sands Point Rd # 5101 #A3937380 $309,000 Joan Boltax

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-350-6390

4235 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # G203 #A3936274 $239,000 Eileen Burke

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

637 Spanish N Dr #A3976185 $234,500 Maruta Miluns

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-374-9702

1125 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 104 Longboat Key #A3977082 $3,500-$6,300/month, 30 day min Diann Thelen 941-552-4200

Jenifer Schwell brings 25 years of in-depth market knowledge and experience to work on your behalf.

Her command of the market and time-tested negotiating experience dealing with intricate and complex transactions produce a flawless closing without stress or last minute concerns.

Jenifer makes buying or selling real estate a true pleasure, and prides herself on being there for her clients every step of the way, including long after the transaction is closed. As a result, Jenifer has earned a long list of loyal clients who have bought and sold properties with her many times over. Her clients trust her implicitly, and they can be confident they have the very best when they hire Jenifer as their agent for life. Please visit JeniferSchwell.michaelsaunders.com to learn more.

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

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4340 Falmouth Drive #A4100914 $334,900 Maureen Doherty

1975 Gulf Of Mexico Dr Longboat Key #A3957313 $3,000-$4,200/month, 60 day min Diann Thelen 941-552-4200

2109 Gulf Of Mexico Dr 1401 Longboat Key #A3999538 $2,000-$6,500/month, 60 day min 941-552-4200 Janice Reed 941-993-8398

941.780.0968

Beachplace Penthouse 1085 Gulf of Mexico Drive #602 $639,000 Longboat Key

(Use picture from balcony looking to the gulf) (Use same photo as last ad MLS#A3993036)

1212 Ben Franklin Drive #207

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$589,000 Lido Key

VA C AT I O N R E N TA L S 1436 John Ringling Pkwy #A3962144 $6,399,000 Harvey & Ethel Lovelace

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

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

1485 Gulf of Mexico Drive #401 $569,000 Longboat Key

Veranda Beach Club verandabeachclub.com 800.411.5511 White Sands of Longboat whitesandsoflongboat.com 800.230.2428

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MICHAEL SAUNDERS & COMPANY #1 REAL ESTATE TEAM Here is what AddyWittig’s clients are saying about them…

Waterfront Estate

This 4 bedroom, 4,915SF estate offers 114’ of water frontage with a deep water dock and 2 lifts just minutes from open water. Situated on a 1/2 acre, this Addison Mizner inspired architecture is worth checking out.

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“I thank the Addy & Wittig team for all the work they did to make the sale of our condo a very smooth journey. I so appreciate the opportunity to meet everyone. They did a fantastic job of picking up and attending to every detail. It was so comforting to know that although I was in Illinois, I was never forgotten by Gail, Ian and Barbara.

$3,600,000 Jewel of Bay Isles

This beautifully updated 3 bedroom, 2,674SF pool home has been heralded as a “Best Opportunity” and a must see! Volume ceilings, art niches, oak flooring and a private paver lanai all make this home special.

MLS A3990373

After my daughter & I interviewed three agents, we knew they were the right agent for us. Since my daughter is a top Realtor in Illinois, she and I both knew what to look for in an agent. They were professional and certainly delivered top service.

$899,000

I will be happy to recommend them to my friends on Longboat and Sarasota. I believe Gail, Ian and Barbara handled this transaction as well as my own daughter would have.”

Pat - Longboat Key

Longboat Key Towers

Direct beachfront views from ideally situated southwest corner unit offering 3 bedrooms and 2,593SF. Surrounded by walls of windows and fine details with a European flair.

MLS A3987049

REMOTE READING. Nancy Lee reads her Longboat Observer on Easter Island, located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most remote places on Earth — 2,500 miles from Tahiti and 2,500 miles further to Chile, which owns the island.

There are 4,000 residents, 8,000 wild horses and 887 of the famous Moai statues on the island.

“Working with Gail Wittig, Barbara Milian, and Ian Addy was the best experience I’ve ever had with a realty team.

$1,495,000

I put my Grand Bay Condo on the market expecting that it would take at least six months to sell and to our surprise it sold in six weeks. They were extremely professional and gave excellent advice and as long as I have property in the Sarasota area I will use the Addy, Wittig Team with Michael Saunders & Company.”

Diane – Longboat Key

Beachplace Paradise

Direct beach front 2 bedroom condo boasts gulf views, healthy income potential and desirable south key location. Enjoy sunsets from a front row seat!

MLS A3984416

UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE. Members of Sarasota Young Voices read their Longboat Observer on the steps of Sacre Coeur, in Montmartre, Paris.

$739,000 “Steve and I wanted to thank you for all of your patience and creativity, focus, experience and expertise through our purchase and subsequent sale in Queens Harbor. Looking forward to our continued relationship!”

Lynn & Steve – Longboat Key

The Resort at Longboat Key Club Extraordinary Resort Lifestyle Unparalleled Amenities

Income generating condos located in an exclusive, gated and private club. The Resort offers four distinctive floor plans, from a Junior Suite to several 2 bedroom options offering outstanding beach, golf or lagoon views.

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440 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL 34228 | PH 941.387.0100

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64 (1976)

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93

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96 (1968)

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Items Under $200 For Sale ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE with the total value of all items $200 or less in this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words or less. Price must be included next to each item. No commercial advertising.

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer.

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Autos Wanted 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 NEW LOW rents from private owner in high and dry Marina. Excellent boating location. We will beat all prices! Call 941-544-5597.

Boats Boats Are Selling Very Well. Over 49 sold to date.

We Also Buy Boats. Cleanings - Full Detailing too. www.Islandboatsales.net 941-228-3489.

Furnishings

Real Estate Wanted

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

WANTED LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS

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

Weekly rates. Lido Dorset. Rental condo.

1-800-734-3370.

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

25 Years Experience - References available

HOT TUB seats 5, with lounger, 110 or 220 volt.

Never used. Can deliver. Sacrifice $1895.

941-462-0633.

LONGBOAT KEY. Gulf front, heated pool on beach, 1BR/1BA condo, full kitchen, dining, sleeps/4, king pillowtop. 617-328-7145, 857-939-1049.

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

ON THE Gulf w/pool. 1BR condo, sleeps 4. Nicely furnished, cable, phone, full kitchen, living, dining area, W/D in building. Weekly or Monthly. May through January. $1600/mo. 941-351-5101.

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

Available Aug., Sept., Oct., Dec., 2014. Nonsmoking/ pets. By owner. 941-383-1884.

WEEKLY RENTALS. Luxurious, fully furnished 1 - 4 bedrooms. Condominiums and Cottages.

Beach to Bay. On-site management. Pools, tennis, boat slips. Visit: www.FloridaRent.com for information and virtual tours. 800-333-7335, 941-383-3117.

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

MATURE, LICENSED CNA looking for private duty. Meal preparation, transportation, light housekeeping, daily living activities. Excellent references. Maria, 941-350-6742.

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

MATTRESS SALE! 50-80% OFF Retail! K Sets $290 Q $150 F $140 - Call Daniel, (941)387-4810.

Pools/Spas

LONGBOAT KEY, Aquarius Club: Beautiful Gulf view. 2BR/2BA, 1700/sq.ft. $6000 per month. www.sarasotafloridacondorental.com 504-251-7856.

LIDO BEACH CONDOMINIUMS Weekly - Monthly - Seasonal

Personals

Resort Properties, Inc. Licensed Real Estate Broker Full Service Condominium Management

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

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

Adult Care Services

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

Cleaning

Extra Large Heated Gulf View Swimming Pool!

OUR GUESTS RETURN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.

Condos For Sale GATED BEACHFRONT Community on Longboat Key. 2BR/2BA, updated kitchen, appliances, granite in master, heated pools. $299,900. Brooke O’Malley, CLUB REALTY. 941-726-2677

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HOUSE CLASSIFIEDS LP # 139521

Weekly/ Monthly/ Seasonal Rates Beachfront, Bayfront and In Between Houses or Condos

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FREE Daycare with groom (we are the best).

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Boat slips and kayak slips are also available.

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“Your Home by the Sea”

Office Open 7 Days, 9a.m. - 5p.m.

4621 Gulf of Mexico Drive Longboat Key, FL 34228

YOUR PERSONAL BOOKKEEPER, LLC Gail Sunray, Owner

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

Personal Services HOME MANAGER. Experienced, married lady seeks employment w/family. Can drive, clean, care for kids, pets and manage household affairs, etc. Excellent references. Maria, 941-350-6742.

BLUE FISH CLEANING INC. 941-705-3812.

Insured, Bonded. Affordable reliable home cleaning, $80, 2 cleaners, 2 hours.

Cmagik - LBK resident, servicing our island year round for over 12 yrs. Bachelors Degree with 20 yrs. experience, PC or MAC. Professional help with computers, iPad/iPhones and tutoring.

References upon request.

Call Cort: 383-3878, 587-5588 cmagik.com

Reservations: 941-383-5549 Fax: 941-383-7925

Painting/Wallpapering CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

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

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

RICK STEAKLEY PAINTING. Interior/Exterior.

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

30+/years experience. References available.

Free Estimates.

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

Air Conditioning

Business Opportunities

Weekly/Monthly Condominium Rentals 4 Night Minimum

JOHN GUBERNAT SERVICES Residential/ Commercial. Handyman Repairs, Roof Repairs, Coatings, Painting, Power Washing, Property Management, Home Watching. LBK Resident. Lic./Ins. 941-962-4867.

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

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

Call 941-907-8141.

BEACHPlACE, lBk. Casual beachfront living in 2BR/2BA, balcony condo. Olympic pool, health club, tennis courts. Available April through November, $2800/mo. Call for info. Contact Elizabeth/NYC. 212-570-2950.

Home Improvement/ Remodeling

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

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Hardwood, No Sanding. V.C., Tile. Strip and Wax. AmercianFlooringSolutions.com. 941-706-2582.

Free Estimates. LBK References.

Pet Services

ISLAND SEDAN Serving Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key, West Bradenton and St. Armands Towncar Service Rates: To or From: Tampa International Airport: $85 St. Pete/Clearwater Airport: $75 Sarasota/Bradenton Airport: $35 Call for rates to other locations Gratuities not included.

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Licensed - Insured - LBK Resident References upon request.

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TILE TILE TILE Reservations 941-383-6127 Visa/ MC 800-352-0367 5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Suite 101 Longboat Key, FL 34228 Rental office 9a.m. - 5p.m. M-F Ask about our special rates!

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HOUSE CLASSIFIEDS LP # 56733

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Howard Millman lounges on Banyan Theater Company’s “The Sty of the Blind Pig” set in the Cook Theatre — a stage with which he’s extremely familiar.

Director Howard Millman prepares to open Banyan Theater Company’s ‘Collected Stories.’

The man who saved Asolo Repertory Theatre from closing twice has a few stories of his own.

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STORIED TURNAROUND Director Howard Millman prepares to open Banyan Theater Company’s ‘Collected Stories.’ The man who saved Asolo Repertory Theatre from closing twice has a few stories of his own.

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August 7 marks the opening night of his most recent play direction, and his first for Banyan Theater Company, “Collected Stories.”

Millman directed “Collected Stories” for the first time in 2000.

It was on the same Cook Theatre stage as it is now, but last time it was for Asolo Rep. “It was 14 years ago,” he says with a chuckle. “I barely remember it.”

To be fair, it was just one of approximately 160 productions under his reign at Asolo Repertory Theatre.

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// ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT ries that are a little more, well, memorable. Howard Millman loves to tell stories — that’s why he enjoys theater.

“Sometimes I take an hour in rehearsal just telling stories,” he says.

His career is full of them, as you could expect with a career saving theaters from going under.

The first time he saved Asolo Rep (he’s saved it twice) is when he started there in 1968 as the managing director. His mentor and the first executive director of the theater, Richard Fallon, took him under his arm and said, “I’m so glad you’re here. We’re $250,000 in debt and may not open our doors in the fall.”

Millman took the last $12,000 from the Asolo Theater Festival association, a support group, and stretched it as far as it could go to make it work. The theater managed to open its doors that season, and it was able to slowly turn the debt around. Millman left in 1980.

“I was an artist supporting another artist’s work,” he says of his decision. “I was never in charge of what the artistic side looked like — it wasn’t enough to feed my soul.”

But, in 1995, he had the opportunity to come back as the producing artistic director and wear both a financial and artistic hat.

That brought about the second opportunity to save the theater.

Digging out of debt

In 1995, Asolo Repertory Theatre was $2 million in debt.

People thought it was hopeless and Millman was crazy for stepping in.

But he still had friends there; it was a personal connection and a theater company in which he believed.

You could say Burt Reynolds d of the muhelped him solve in the ‘70s in the courtyar an llm Mi the first million of debt. When Mill- seum On the line man came back, he Millman got used to people learned Asolo Repertory Theatre was suing Reynolds, who had thinking he was crazy. When pledged $1 million to support Millman wanted to open Asolo the theater, and had only paid Repertory Theatre’s 1996-97 season with “Nicholas Nickelby” $100,000.

This was all unbeknownst to — David Edgar’s adaption of the Florida State University (the Charles Dicken’s novel — people school that funded the building thought he was nuts.

“Nicholas Nickelby,” he exin which the company operates).

Reynolds was a former FSU foot- plains, is a production that has ball player and famed graduate a huge magnitude scenically and — an alumnus the school want- for the number of characters it requires. It’s a complicated and ed to keep in good standing.

Well, $900,000 was exactly the difficult show for any theater debt Asolo Repertory Theatre — especially one that had just owed in student tuition to FSU. barely climbed out of a $2 milSo, Millman said if the school lion debt. “(Arts writer) Charlie Husking forgave the theater’s debt, he’d trade the school the actor’s debt thought it would take the theater under,” Millman says. “He to do with it what it would.

The other million came from thought I was risking everything Sarasota Ballet, which was look- on that play — and I guess I was.”

In response to an article Husking for a home of its own. In a deal approved by Millman, the ing wrote, Asolo Rep regulars ballet put in the money to oper- and local wags started referring ate inside the other half of the to the production as “Howard’s End” (after the 1992 film based building.

I wanted to remind people of what Asolo Repertory Theatre was — we did plays of size, color and of incident.

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on E.M. Forester’s novel). Millman thought otherwise.

“I wanted to remind people of what Asolo Repertory Theatre was — we did plays of size, color and of inMillman and his wife, Carolyn cident,” he says.

The reminder turned out tremendously well.

Even Husking gave it a favorable review. It wasn’t yet Howard’s, or Asolo Rep’s, end.

When he left in 1960 — be‘Collected Stories’ by cause “I was 75-years-old and it Donald Margulies was time,” he says — the theater When: Opens 8 p.m. Thurshad an $800,000 surplus. day, Aug. 7. Runs through “My whole career has either Aug. 24. been saving theaters or building theaters,” he says. “I didn’t set Where: FSU Center for the out to do that, to set the world on Performing Arts, 5555 N. fire, but I got a huge charge from Tamiami Trail being able to accomplish that.”

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// ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT in Montgomery, Ala., he gets very close.

Meanwhile in Montgomery, there’s a bus boycott going on. Weedy prefers old-time religion to this new-fangled activism.

She takes the next train back, and catches Alberta and Blind Jordan in the act.

And nothing is ever the same.

Director Mark Clayton Southers conveys this story with low-key naturalism, occasionally breaking the realism with scenes of hallucinatory intensity, like Alberta’s harrowing flashback to the dead aviator’s funeral. But, usually, the play keeps its feet on the ground. The characters invite you into their home. You can’t help but like them.

Webb puts in an amazing, very physical performance, deftly conveying Alberta’s struggle to keep her passions bottled up inside. Jones is an audience favorite as the witty, sporty, rascally Doc. The Weedy character could be a caricature (the aforementioned church lady); Small’s performance is multilayered and true to the real deal. In Bob Semple’s fine characterization, Blind Jordan is damaged goods, revealing a lifetime of hurt in his default politeness and the tentative way that he walks, moves and reacts. Great acting all around. But the story the actors told didn’t quite work for me.

Verisimilitude isn’t the problem. Dean’s characters are well-drawn and true-to-life — always a good thing in a character-centered play. The conversation has the feel of life; it doesn’t seem scripted so much as recorded. Dean has a good ear for dialect and sub-cultural references. (Doc’s use “chap” and other Southside slang; the religious pun implied in Weedy’s “I don’t have to run for office. I’ve been elected.”)

But the playwright mixed such closely observed realistic details with the mythic figure of the blind prophet.

It’s not an easy mix. In the classic, archetypal, Joseph Campbell-style narrative, the blind seer wanders in — a Tiresias with a guitar, oozing charisma, a natural man, a sexual pied piper. If Dean had fol-

lowed that narrative, you’d understand why Alberta would be drawn to Blind Jordan — and why Weedy would instinctively oppose him. He draws his seductive power from the earth. Her power comes from God. They have to be at war.

I wanted that story. The playwright didn’t want to tell it. Instead of a seductive godman, he created a broken man. Instead of a larger-than-life myth, he wrote a life-sized tale — an accurate, high-resolution vignette from a lost world destroyed by the earthquake of change to come.

That makes it all the more heartbreaking.

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// ‘Taking Shakespeare’ According to Harold Bloom, Shakespeare invented the modern concept of what it means to be human. John Murrell’s “Taking Shakespeare” puts that theory to the test on the Florida Studio Theatre stage. The plot, anon …

Murph (Graciany Miranda), a 24-yearold freshman, is on the verge of flunking out. Video games are his delight. Words are his problem, especially Shakespeare’s.

His mother (the dean of the humanities department) sends him for private tutoring sessions with an unnamed “Prof” (Kate Alexander). She’s a female Kingsfield who turns the tumblers of his mushy mind. Her method: a mix of Socratic dialogue and empiricism. (i.e.: the play’s the thing. To grasp the meaning of a scene — play it!)

Prof tosses Murph’s assigned reading (a mish-mash of comedies) and goes straight for “Othello.” Act by act, scene by scene, they hash it out. At first Murph struggles; he’s like a baby Popeye spitting out his spinach. Then he discovers he really likes Shakespeare — and the Bard makes him stronger. Along the way, the details of Prof’s life emerge. Her sweat-the-details approach isn’t the academic flavor of the month. She believes students should be consumed. The administration considers

them consumers — and tries to keep them (and their parents) happy with easily digestible lessons.

“Taking Shakespeare” offers its own set of lessons. Murrell wants you to chew them over, not swallow them whole. Tom Keys’ direction steers clear of didacticism. Murph and Prof feel like two human beings, talking, thinking and interacting. In Keys’ hands, the play never feels like a lecture.

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Production designers Isabel and “Taking Shakespeare” runs through Aug. 17, at Moriah Curley-Clay nicely conFlorida Studio Theatre, 1247 First St., Sarasota. Call vey Prof’s amazing tolerance for 366-9000 or visit floridastudiotheatre.org for more ambiguity with their shabby and information. not-so-genteel set of Prof’s chaotic, book-stuffed, disorganized mental midwifery) a fully human intellect is home. Prof may know her Shakespeare. born. But of course, there’s a cost.

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At the end, Murph comes up with an Within this shabby arena, Murph and original interpretation of Iago’s character Prof hash out their lessons like two boxers and motives. (No small thing. The problem circling in the ring. Alexander’s Prof isn’t of Iago is the problem of evil and nothing exactly rude — but she doesn’t suffer fools less.) Prof draws him out about the details gladly. Murph is more fool than not when of the gaming universe of Bandwitch (a she first meets him. Prof wrings the fool out massive, multiplayer game which only of him, and subtly gives you a sense of the exists in the play). Prof doesn’t patrontumblers spinning in her own consciousize — but Murph still wonders about her ness — all the mostly unspoken thoughts, curiosity. We find out that she’s been the ambitions, passions and hurts going on loser of a shabby academic game. The behind her eyes. It’s a tough-minded perproblem of evil exists in this world, too. formance, full of gravitas. Miranda’s Murph And Shakespeare has a solution for that as (an echo of Beckett’s Murphy, I suspect) well. (The answer’s in the scene. We won’t is an unformed mass of potentiality at spoil it.) the start. If he’s a fool, his is the folly of a Let’s just say it’s a painful answer. sleeping mind.

But, thanks to Prof and the Bard, Murph Nobody’s ever pushed him. Prof pushes is a reinvented human being. him. With excellent physical acting and And he can take it. a fine sense of timing, Miranda brilliantly — Marty Fugate conveys the sparks connecting in his mind that result. Sparks of self-consciousness — and a consciousness of the other. All those YOUROBSERVER.COM // ah-ha moments. (Iago is a nihilist, not a Visit our website to read film racist. He’s playing the race card to manipcritic Pam Nadon’s review ulate Roderigo. A-ha!) Murphy wakes up. of “A Most Wanted Man.” Thanks to Shakespeare’s words (and Prof’s

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// HOME&GARDEN AN INFINITI POOL & VIEWS

The turquoise-painted wall in the master bathroom brings that added color to the clean, neutral design that Jackie Meckstroth wanted.

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The infinity pool was one of the Meckstroths’ main things on their list of wants when building their home.

The second-floor balcony provides beautiful views and seating. The Meckstroths chose the rope wire balcony railing not only as a way to maintain views, but also because it is low maintenance and easy to keep clean.

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Meckstroth’s interior designer used stone tiles to add interest to the cabinets off the entryway of the home. The neutral stone color also allows for the blue lighting fixtures to pop.

Teal Adirondack chairs on the Meckstroths’ dock carry the turquoise theme outside The dock, which is located on the canal side of the property, has both a 10,000 pound lift and a dual jet-ski lift.

The Meckstroths’ pool area features an outdoor kitchen and a fire pit surrounded by lounge patio seating.

The glass pool tiles in the home’s infinity pool reflect the colors of Sarasota Bay.

CLOSER LOOK: THE LIVING AREA The home has one large living area consisting of the kitchen, a dining room and a family room. This space was designed specifically to avoid obstructing any views. There are no walls or obvious room dividers.

The home’s powder bathroom has many turquoise design elements.

INSET: A typical entertainment center or family room built-in cabinets would greatly obstruct the view the Meckstroths intended to keep open. To combat this challenge, while at the same time adding a subtle room divider, they added a chest in between the family room and dining room areas of the main living space. The flat-screen television retracts back into the cabinet when the family is not watching, providing unhindered views from every area of the first-floor living space.

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// FOOD&COOKING: HIGHLIGHTS

by Mallory Gnaegy | A&E Editor

Campers get schooled in pastry art Mattison’s Forty-One has hosted a cooking camp for campers ages 11 through 14 for the past four years. It’s so popular the four weeklong camps, which are limited to 15 campers, fill up the first day of signups — there’s always a waiting list.

Peanut Butter Pie Crust ingredients: • 2 ¼ cups vanilla wafers, crushed • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar • ¾ cup melted butter

These pastry camp campers learned to bake — many of them have never baked before. On the last day of the weeklong camp they serve up a meal for their parents to strut their newly acquired skills.

Filling ingredients: • 2 ¼ cups heavy cream • 1 ¼ pounds creamy peanut butter • 1 pounds cream cheese • 2 cups powdered sugar • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract

 Back: Jay Piare, Kendall Peacock, Amber Johnson, Ezra Piare, Chef Ray Lajoie, Samantha Schanely, Megan Quinn and Annie Sutherland. Front: Emily Porter, Elvin Dekok, Lucas Nahon, Josh Cohen, Sara McCurry and Hannah McCurry

Method: 1. Combine all ingredients of the crust into a pie pan and bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes and allow to cool.

2. Whip 2 cups of heavy cream to soft peaks, set aside.

3. With a paddle, beat peanut butter and cream cheese until smooth.

4. Add ¼ cup heavy cream, sugar and vanilla.

5. Fold in whipped cream, pour into pie shell. Top with chopped peanuts, whipped cream and melted chocolate.

Courtesy of Chef Paul Mattison, Executive Chef and Proprietor of Mattison’s ® Chef Paul Mattison, 2014

Photos by Mallory Gnaegy

 Kendall Peacock places name cards for each of the desserts the campers made  Chef Ray Lajoie shows Jay Piare (left) and Elvin Dekok (right) how to best cut and serve a pie.

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ICE CREAM CRAZY I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream — especially during summer in Florida.

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by Heather Merriman | Black Tie Assistant Editor

HOT WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE: FLASH

WILD LITTLE COMFIES Cassandra Sawyer saw a need and decided to create a comfortable, yet stylish apparel line for infants. Launching her first collection of Wild Little Comfies on July 14, the photographer-turnedinfant-clothing-designer sold out of the threads in less than a week.

With an Instagram following of more than 3,600, a sold-out line, and the raddest clothes we’ve ever seen, BT got to know more about Sawyer and her Wild Little Comfies.

WHAT IS THE STORY BEHIND CREATING WILD LITTLE COMFIES?

Well it started because of a collection of things, but all centered around my photography business, Cassie Leah Photography. Having a newborn studio that is entirely organic friendly, I am always looking for unique and subtle ways to add some interest to my images, without distracting from the newness of the babies.

Without knowing a thing about designing or making clothes, I made a new pant to offer to my clients — in a nutshell that’s how this whole idea started. I wanted to create a brand that’s comfortable enough to sleep in and play in, while still looking “super fly” — adult clothes for tiny humans.

WHAT STEPS DID YOU TAKE TO MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY?

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I knew the style that I wanted to create, so I began with my logo so I could go ahead and start the branding. It’s really important to remain true to the brand and to remain consistent — to speak to the market and not confuse anyone in the process, as well as not to turn some people off. I’m not making something everyone will love; to me that means it’s not specialized enough.

Then I started looking into different fabric supplies, focusing on the importance of finding a fabric that was eco-friendly, which I found — a 100% organic cotton, bamboo knit and hemp fabric.

The sketching came next. All of the designs I created are very simple and complement everything about the company, from the logo, the marketing fonts, the types of photos and colors.

Eventually, I narrowed it down to five collections, which I will be releasing one at a time.

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HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE NAME WILD LITTLE COMFIES?

I call my favorite clothes comfies, my pajamas are comfies, anything that is super comfortable and you can lounge around in all day are comfies. Further into the development of the style I decided on calling it Wild Little Comfies. All babies have a wild spirit in them, so part of the name came from that, too.

HOW ARE YOU USING INSTAGRAM AS THE MARKETING PLATFORM FOR YOUR BRAND?

I knew I had to build up a good following to have people interested before even launching my brand. I started contacting different brands and ordering clothes that would pair well with mine. I was extremely selective with brands with whom I would complement and not compete with. I began releasing images and the clothing and accesorries I accumulated for the shoot itself and tagged every brand I used, to give the companies a shout out and to promote them as well. In return, these companies began sharing my images to their followers.

I had basically partnered with these companies that had thousands and thousands of follow-

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ers by using their great pieces to complement mine, while at the same time promoting them, to ultimately get my brand out there to the market we all appeal to.

It’s been two weeks since my launch and I have almost 4,000 followers — 4,000 people directly exposed to my brand.

WHAT LESSONS HAVE YOU LEARNED ALONG THE WAY?

I’ve learned to just go for it and not worry too much about the “how” and to just take every step at a time and know that success is coming. The universe is like a mirror — it reflects right back at you what you put out there.

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