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Donor sues The Ringling Museum

+ Volunteers needed The Tiny Hands Foundation is looking for volunteers for this weekend’s Backpack Brigade event Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota. Volunteers will be filling 1,500 backpacks with school supplies for local children in need. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will help those in need start their school year off right. To volunteer, call Ron Trytek at 704-8379.

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After donating more than 2,000 pieces of art to The Ringling Museum, Helga Wall-Apelt is fighting to reclaim her collection — and more than $6 million dedicated toward a new gallery.

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+ Painting Power Painting with a TwistSarasota hosted its fifth annual fundraising event for the Vera Bradley Breast Cancer Foundation Monday.

More than 50 Sarasota men and woman spent the evening painting for the cause, raising more than $1,200.

At the end of the evening, attendees went home with their masterpieces, a Vera Bradley tote bag and a $10 gift certificate from Molly’s!

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“We are thrilled to be a part of this meaningful event,” said Molly Jackson, Molly’s! owner.

Painting with a Twist hosts Painting with a Purpose events monthly and gives 50% of the evening’s proceeds to local charities.

In the past 18 months, the Sarasota location has raised more than $19,000 for Sarasota and Manatee county nonprofits.

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North Palm businesses seek action on flooding Merchants say that their street, prone to flooding and other issues linked to an adjacent palm grove, is neglected by the city.

the original 2006 gift agreement included a requirement to locate matching funds, which the defendants did not adhere to within the agreed upon timeline. In December 2007, Wall-Apelt donated a gift of $6.1 million that had to be matched with state funds obtained by the museum, Florida State University, and Florida State University Foundation.

The agreement stated that this money would be used toward construction and renovation of the west wing of the museum.

By Dec. 27, 2010, the deadline established in the agreement for generating matching

Businesses along the west side of a stretch of North Palm Avenue are looking for a reprieve from constant flooding, and the city believes removing palm trees is part of the solution.

A cabbage palm grove on the street consisting of 26 trees has been slated for removal for two years, though the city has yet to follow through with the plan. Because the trees are located on land higher than the sidewalk, the adjacent storefronts have to contend with flooding issues. People in the area said a change is in order because the conditions have been unmanageable for some time.

“I’ve been here in this shop for 38 years,” said Charles Rawls, a barber at The Man Hairstyling. “Every time we have a rain — little rain, big rain, it doesn’t matter — our sidewalk gets flooded.”

“This whole thing becomes an river,” said Andy Carlson, an agent at Arne Carlson Insurance. “The issue is the drainage and the protection of our property, so that folks are able to get to the businesses without difficulty.”

The proposed removal of the trees — and subsequent relandscaping of

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Construction began on the John and Mable Ringling Museum Of Art’s new center for Asian art in January, but a major donor is trying to reclaim a $6 million gift due to funding questions.

With work already underway on the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art’s center for Asian art, a major donor has reclaimed her gift slated for exhibition in the new wing — and is fighting for the return of more than $6 million in financial contributions and damages.

In 2006, Sarasota resident Helga Wall-Apelt made a multitiered gift of her estate, including her Asian art collection, to The Ringling. She donated $4 million to construct and expand the west wing to house the collection, to be known as the Dr. Helga Wall-Apelt Gallery of Asian Art. Additional donations included more than $2 million

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as an endowment to hire a curator and another $2 million upon the wing’s completion to help maintain and support the collection.

According to recent legal documents, the donation is worth more than $60 million to The Ringling. That makes it the largest gift received by the museum and largest single gift to Florida State University, per an FSU News archive.

But now, Wall-Apelt wants her gifts returned.

In January, Wall-Apelt sued The Ringling Museum, Florida State University and Florida State University Foundation for mishandling her funds and breaching their contract.

According to the complaint,

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tain the collection. According to Berenthal, The Ringling has not allowed her to funds, the defendants hadn’t received check on the status of the collection. the money. Steven High, executive diThe Ringling broke ground on the rector of The Ringling, said funds were $10 million Asian art center in January, difficult to acquire from the state due to the same month that Wall-Apelt filed the economic downturn. A year later, the suit to reclaim her artwork and money. defendants said they were able to inde- Although the suit was filed after the bependently raise the funds without assis- ginning of construction, Berenthal said tance from the State of Florida Matching Wall-Apelt had begun the process of atFunds Program, which led to an amend- tempting to have the gift returned earlier ed agreement with Wall-Apelt that called than that. for construction on the project to begin “They didn’t start construction until immediately. (after) we commenced renegotiations However, the suit alleges, the defen- to get the gift back,” Berenthal said. dants had not actually ob“… They are constructtained the matched funds ing something there — for required. Instead, Florida purpose, we still don’t “The project is what State University Foundaknow.” tion, Ringling Museum of High said that, regardless going to happen.

Art Foundation and the of the results of the case, We’re also com- The Ringling is dedicated to museum entered a memorandum of understanding mitted to meeting completing the new wing, with one another. Per that which is scheduled to open the terms of the in early 2016. He also said memorandum, a temporary bridge loan was dethey hope to amicably gift agreement, that signed to last until FSU resolve the disagreement received $4.1 million in so we anticipate with Wall-Apelt and satisfy matching funds requested the original terms of the dofrom and approved by the this to be a short- nation. state. In July 2011, the State “We’re committed to doterm issue.” of Florida Matching Funds ing the project,” High said.

Program was suspended “The project is going to — Steven High, indefinitely. executive director, The happen. We’re also commitAccording to the comted to meeting the terms of Ringling Museum plaint, Wall-Apelt wasn’t the gift agreement, so we informed of the memoanticipate this to be a shortrandum of understanding. term issue.”

High could not comment on the speDefendants’ motions to dismiss the cifics of the complaint, but he said the case and to change venues to Tallahassee defendants disputed the allegation that were denied by Judge Charles Williams they had failed to live up to their agree- during a July 23 hearing. The museum ment with Wall-Apelt. has agreed to return Wall-Apelt’s collec“We feel we’re meeting all the terms of tion, but the money remains in question. the gift agreement,” High said.

Berenthal said the fate of Wall-Apelt’s art James Berenthal, Wall-Apelt’s attor- is still unknown as she awaits a response ney, says the museum withheld her col- to her complaint from the defendants. lection while it was on loan to them. Part “No decision has been made as to what of the initial gift agreement stated that is going to transpire,” Berenthal said. the museum would exhibit and main- “We still have to complete the case.”

PALM / FROM PAGE 1A the area — is scheduled for discussion at an Aug. 18 City Commission meeting. The plan, originally generated by the Downtown Improvement District, has caused concern among some residents interesting in preserving the trees, according to a city document.

John Moran, operations manager of the Downtown Improvement District, said the new design was originally conceived of and approved because businesses wanted to create a more inviting environment for patrons. Under the current proposal, widened sidewalks and a smaller combination of flowering trees and palm trees would replace the existing palm grove.

Moran compared the situation on the west side of Palm to the other side of the street, which includes more recently updated landscaping designed for enhanced walkability.

“You’ve got this side looking like it’s pedestrian friendly, and the other side looking like suburbia,” Moran said.

Rawls and Carlson both said the city has neglected the area of Palm Avenue in recent years. Rawls said the palm trees in question have failed to be trimmed in more than three years, and that rats frequently nest in the trees. He added that the uneven ground on which the trees sit is a hazard to his customers.

Even though commissioners approved the landscaping project design and funding in May 2012, the palm grove remains untouched — which Rawls said speaks to the city’s lack of attentiveness in the area.

“It’s been on the schedule, it’s been taken off the schedule, it’s been put on the schedule and taken off,” Rawls said. “It’s just a yo-yo.”

The men said that dog waste frequently builds up within the large grassy area in front of their businesses — which, when combined with the flooding problems, becomes its own issue. Carlson said the businesses began to pay to mow the area themselves as the city has failed to provide

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Although he wants the flooding issue to be addressed, Carlson also wants the trees to be preserved in some form. The palm trees were placed on Palm Avenue in 1983, after they were removed from in front of Bay Plaza on Gulfstream Avenue. Carlson said some consideration should be given to the tree’s history, and suggested the city might be able to find a more appropriate home for them once they’re removed.

“There’s some history to this particular block of land, and this particular block of Palm Avenue and Gulfstream,” Carlson said. “If we could preserve that somehow in a park kind of setting that had proper drainage, that would be terrific.”

A document provided by the city says that three options will be presented for commissioners to consider (see sidebar).

Whatever route the commission decides to take, both Rawls and Carlson stressed the importance of the city addressing an area that they feel has been ignored.

“We need some help here, and the city has been glossing over it,” Rawls said. “I’m kind of tired of it.”

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Hospital CEO blend of finances and family David Verinder served as interim CEO at Sarasota Memorial Hospital since May. His first day as official CEO was Monday.

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yard Tower and the five urgent care and outpatient sites built within the area. In 2008, when construction on the tower began, the hospital project was the only major development occurring during the recession, Verinder said. The hospital hired local subcontractors and workers, providing about 500 jobs in the community during the project.

He was named interim CEO when MacKenzie left in May, and was officially hired on as CEO last week with the full support of the board, Malone said. Monday was his first day.

Verinder said he and MacKenzie worked together well, and that she taught him how to manage different people and communicate with them. Through her, he learned the importance of the SMH team: the employees, community, physicians, volunteers, community leaders, other hospitals and state officials.

“Team’s a big word,” he said.

Malone said when board members began the search for a full-time replacement, they brainstormed a new description of the CEO position to communicate the high expectations they had, and they would not settle for less.

As Verinder completed the interview process, “it was absolutely clear David met and exceeded all our ex-

pectations,” Malone said. “We’ve got a home run right here.”

His two goals now are to build a rehabilitation hospital — it’s still in the designing phase — as well as continue to look for new services to bring to the community that currently are unavailable.

As a not-for-profit hospital, Verinder sees the institution as a part of serving the community.

“It’s a huge community asset. We’re very much in the fabric of the community,” he said.

When he’s not working his 80hour weeks, Verinder likes to spend time with his wife and two teenaged daughters. On the weekends, they take their small boat (named “Lagniappe,” a Cajun word for “a little extra”) out into Sarasota Bay. He and his wife, Monica, both Lousiana State University alumni, try to attend football games when LSU plays in Gainesville.

His daughters grew up in Sarasota and now attend Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School.

“I love the area,” he said.

“Often we have a picture of a financial person as a numbers guy, but he’s also a caring, compassionate person,” Malone said. “It’s a nice blend: a financial acumen with a caring, compassionate view of the world.”

We're very much in the fabric of the community.

— David Verinder, CEO, Sarasota Memorial Hospital

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Initial city millage rate stays flat Despite a $3.6 million general fund deficit, the Sarasota City Commission voted to keep the property tax rate level, opting to explore other avenues for balancing the budget.

David Verinder was hired onto Sarasota Memorial’s staff as chief financial officer in 2006. He helped balance the hospital’s finances enough to complete a campus improvement project, which included the Courtyard Tower. avid Verinder’s first experience with Sarasota Memorial Hospital came long before his eight-and-counting years of employment there.

Verinder and his family came to Longboat Key on vacation when his younger daughter was 2. She was playing when she fell down and got a bad cut on her arm. Verinder took her to SMH’s emergency room.

“They were so great with her,” he said. “My wife and I always remembered it.”

So, when an opening came up at SMH for a chief financial officer, Verinder applied and was hired in 2006.

He and his family moved to settle in Sarasota from Temple, Texas.

“It was an opportunity we couldn’t pass up,” Verinder said.

Under the former CEO of SMH, Gwen MacKenzie, he accomplished several feats.

His primary goal was to turn around the hospital’s wavering finances. To accomplish this, he helped create a five-year plan to start balancing expenditures and revenues to get the hospital’s budget back in black, said Marguerite Malone, Hospital Board chairwoman.

In 2010, he became chief operating officer, and was responsible for the development of the new Court-

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Residents of the city of Sarasota won’t see an increase in their property tax rate next year, as commissioners chose other options for eliminating a budget deficit.

At a special meeting July 24, the City Commission voted unanimously to keep the city’s millage rate flat. After a two-day session of budget workshops, the city’s preliminary operating millage rate is set at 3.1728.

Although two additional public hearings are scheduled for September before that figure can be finalized, the preliminary rate cannot increase at those meetings. One mill is equal to $1 in property tax for every $1,000 in assessed value on a property.

In keeping taxes level, the City Commission is taking a different route toward addressing a budget deficit than it did this time last year. To eliminate a general fund deficit of $3.6 million dollars, the commission instead plans to reallocate money slated for its Other Post-Employment Benefits fund.

Currently, the city contributes money to an OPEB trust fund, a policy decision that Finance Director John Lege said is not required by any law. That fund covers nonpension benefits to retirees such as health insurance. Lege said that many municipalities use a pay-as-you-go OPEB funding policy, and that the city could reexamine its OPEB system with insurance and actuary consultants over the next year to reform the program. As a result, the city plans to balance the budget by freeing up $3.9 million in general fund money originally dedicated for OPEB. The city will hold two public hearings in September before finalizing the fiscal year 2014-15 budget and millage rate. The first meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept.

3 at 6 p.m., and the second is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 15 at 6 p.m.

WORKIN’ OVERTIME The biggest expense in the city’s proposed general fund budget is the Sarasota Police Department, which represents 49% of the $60.45 million in expenditures. The department’s proposed budget is increasing $1.1 million — 4% over last year — despite a decrease in the number of sworn officers. The department is seeking $200,000 in matching funds for a federal grant to replace the entirety of those eight officers, but the leading cause of the increase is overtime expenses.

The police department requested $503,880 to cover overtime costs, attributing the expenses to a reduction in staffing, an increased need for training and an increased demand for police services. Over the past year, police department has conducted overtime details downtown in an attempt to address homelessness issues and discourage large gatherings of people in parks and on the street.

The department has not prioritized training due to funding issues in the past, but Police Chief Bernadette DiPino believes a renewed focus in that area is important to ensure the organization is limiting its liabilities and functioning as efficiently as possible.

“I can't highlight how important training is to maintaining a professional police department,” DiPino said.

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A weekend plane crash on Caspersen Beach has claimed its second victim.

Oceana Irizarry, 9, died after spending two days in critical condition at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. Ommy Irizarry, her 36-year-old father, was killed when a 1972 Piper Cherokee crashed on Caspersen Beach Sunday.

Authorities continue to investigate the incident, according to a July 29 email from Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Wendy Rose.

Ommy Irizarry was a sergeant in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Stewart, Ga. Englewood resident Karl Kokomoor, the pilot of the aircraft, and passenger David Theen, also an Englewood resident, were not injured. Kokomoor is president and CEO of Englewood-based engineering firm DMK Associates Inc.

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Until last week, residents on the 8100 block of Misty Oaks Boulevard in north Sarasota County have been living among venomous reptiles, including deadly cobras and a Gila monster.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission seized the animals from 20-year-old Nick Mitchell earlier this month, and placed them in a local licensed facility, according to an FWC news release. The state agency charged Mitchell with seven counts of unlawful possession of venomous reptiles, among other violations related to the care and labeling of the seized species.

Authorities found a black monocled cobra, a rhino viper, a dusky pygmy rattlesnake, a black neck spitting cobra, two banded cobras and a Gila monster in Mitchell’s possession.

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The playground at Bayfront Park has reopened to the public for the first time following a March closure for repairs, the city announced Monday.

The extended closure, which the city said was for public safety reasons, can be attributed in part to the age of the equipment at the playground. Dan Peck, the city’s public works reliability maintenance planner, said the playground manufacturer had to come in to evaluate whether parts were still available to make the necessary repairs.

Some of those parts, though available, had to be specially ordered and manufactured, while other equipment had to be replaced altogether. That work, compounded with weather delays and the city’s purchasing procedures and regulations, led to a protracted construction process.

Peck said the repairs were made with the expectation that the existing 15-year-old playground structure could last for another three to four years. At that point, Peck said, staff expects to replace the entirety of the Bayfront Park playground.

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Police foundation announces leadership Mired in controversy last winter, the Sarasota Police Foundation has gotten off of the ground thanks largely to the help of Larry Twill and Dan Bailey.

When Dan Bailey and Larry Twill stepped forward earlier this year to volunteer to oversee the transition of the Sarasota Police Foundation to new leadership, they won over a skeptical City Commission, but a substantial amount of work awaited them.

Twill founded the police foundation in 2008, with Bailey serving as the organization’s attorney. The foundation, designed to provide independent financial support for the Sarasota Police Department, was dormant after its inception, with police leaders showing a lack of interest in collaborating with such a group.

Still, the foundation remained incorporated, a fact SPD Chief Bernadette DiPino discovered when she began her efforts to start acapital, similarSarasota organization. orida’s cultural is where days Some commissioners were egin at the water’s edge and spill into downtown critical of DiPino’s connection to ter sunset, and where the performing arts meet the foundation, but when Twill orld-class and cuisine.

Located on Florida’s Gulf Bailey volunteered in Januoast, thereary are to fewconduct other communities on for earth the search new leadership, the commission at offer the unique combination of year-round unanimously offered its support unshine, pristine Gulf beaches, a bustling economy, to the organization. n energetic arts scene, and a sophisticated From there, Twill and Bailey id-back lifestyle. at the communitygateway to the began Nestled an extensive storic Burns Court neighborhood, SANSARA based search for leadership.

They is partnered withresidents philanthropy erfectly positioned to offer the best of Charlie Ann Syprett is vibrant consultant city. and reached out to the Community Foundation of Sarasota County for guidance, attending neighborhood association meet-

ings and conducting surveys to see the type of leadership residents wanted to see in the foundation.

Bailey said that, based on the survey results, a series of qualities were established to guide the search for a new board: integrity, commitment to community collaboration, passion for the group’s mission and thoughtfulness in decision making.

At the July 21 City Commission meeting, Bailey and Twill announced the new leadership of the foundation: President Michael Evanoff, owner of the Evie’s family of businesses; Vice President Dan Kennedy, founder of Sarasota Military Academy; Secretary Rachel Kelly, principal of Booker High School; and treasurer David Haenel, an attorney at the Finebloom & Haenel law firm.

Evanoff said he originally expressed interest in getting involved with the police foundation more than a year ago, and that he was happy to see the organization finally get off the ground. He said he was motivated to join the board because, as a business owner and resident of the city, he had several reasons to help see the police department succeed.

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going to benefit your family and your business in the long run,” Evanoff said.

Although the group is just getting started, Evanoff said the board has already reached out to the Community Foundation to see what funding opportunities might be available. He said that, as the organization begins to look to increase awareness, it’s likely to expand its board.

“The more involved we want to get with the community, we’re going to have to bring in some different people,” Evanoff said.

In addition to offering financial support, Evanoff said he believes the foundation might also be able to act as a way to increase visibility for the police department and better connect the community with officers. He credited Twill and Bailey for their work in laying the groundwork for the foundation.

“It’s been nice to see something come together from the ground floor,” Evanoff said.

“Hopefully we can make something happen.”

Although they’ve dedicated the past six months to the foundation, Twill and Bailey are now putting the future of the organization they founded in the hands of others. Still, they were willing to guide the foundation for half of a year to make sure that its future was secured.

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Attorney Dan Bailey, along with Sarasota Police Foundation founder Larry Twill, have transferred the organization to new leadership.

“Having invested a tremendous amount of time and effort — not to mention incorporation fees and costs — in creating the organization five years ago, and continuing to nurse it while on life support through the long recession, we simply could not watch it die on the vine,” Bailey

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Most important, however, was their faith that the organization would help make Sarasota a better place.

“We had an abiding belief that the community really needs what this foundation can provide,” Twill said.

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County digs up complaints with ditches The county dug nine ditches to retain stormwater as part of the Hudson Bayou Improvement project, but it had to refill two of them after they caused problems and failed to drain properly.

Homeowners along Ringling Boulevard east of Main Street have complained for a year about a county-made eyesore.

In May 2013, the county dug nine ditches along Ringling Boulevard to filter and clean stormwater runoff before the water drains to the Hudson Bayou. The nine “bioswales” were part of a water-quality improvement project for the bayou – but all the stormwater seems to do is breed mosquitoes.

After digging, the ditches began to cause problems for the homeowners next to the construction.

“They’re mosquito traps,” said homeowner Don Tipton.

Tipton said the bioswales did not drain correctly and frequently left standing water after heavy rains. The ditches provided a breeding ground for mosquitoes and snakes, he said. They also catch garbage from the street and the county does not mow them regularly.

The bioswales also aren’t attractive to the eye: they are filled with tufts of tall grass, piles of dirt and weeds.

Tipton said he and other property owners have contacted the county numerous times with their complaints, with no successful results.

Jamie Purmort, owner of Purmort & Martin Insurance Agency, said he and his father, who owned the agency before him, had landscaped the area in front of their building for 30 years, not knowing it was county land.

They’d installed an irrigation system and planted St. Augustine grass, Purmort

said. The county sent everyone notices about the Hudson Bayou improvements, but did not include site plans or renderings to indicate what kind of construction would be occurring.

The bioswales exposed the pipes to his irrigation system and serve as a garbage deposit, Purmort said. He received numerous complaints that he was not keeping up his property, but it’s the county’s responsibility.

Dan Carlson lives in the area and runs near the bioswales every day. He said he has witnessed the standing water in the ditches after a rain. He said he supports clean water in the Hudson Bayou, but the bioswales don’t seem to be working, for the water doesn’t drain.

“If it was just ugly and worked, most of us would say, OK,” Carlson said. “But it’s ugly and not working.”

Last week the county filled in two of the bioswales.

Paul Semenec, the project manager, said there were issues with this portion of the project that the county is working to fix.

The two bioswales filled by the county were not functioning, he said. The other seven will remain, but to work fully, they need additional work, such as raising the elevation of the bioswale floor with pea gravel.

Curb cuts will be added to the remaining bioswales to help stormwater flow into the ditches, Semenec said, but Tipton said the stormwater flows too fast in that space to be effective.

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One bioswale, located in front of Purmort & Martin Insurance Agency, uncovered owner Jamie Purmort’s irrigation system and ruined the landscaping in front of his business.

“It’s not a finished project,” Semenec said.

The entire improvement project cost the county $1.8 million; it cost $25,440.14 to fill in the two ditches. However, it wasn’t an addition to the project cost because another part of the project was cancelled before construction began.

The project, which also includes replacing asphalt with pervious material, underground “baffle boxes” that catch sediment and floating objects and stormwater pond remediation, is slated for completion this summer. The project consists of four areas: two on Ringling Boulevard, one on Novus Street and one on Dolphin Street.

Semenec said the county hired a geo-

technical firm to test the drainage of the two bioswales that constantly retained water. The rest went untested.

“We intend for the bioswales to drain within 72 hours,” Semenec said, which the remaining seven are doing. “When it rains it’s easy to see which are draining properly.”

Regardless of the project status, eight property owners gathered together Tuesday night to discuss their options to remedy the situation.

To discuss the problem, the county has scheduled a neighborhood meeting for Aug. 12, at the County Administration Building, 1660 Ringling Blvd. The time has not been determined, and the neighborhood will receive a notice in the mail.

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Siesta residents skeptical on dredging Lido Key residents are beginning a public push for a proposed project to renourish the Lido shoreline, while Siesta Key residents want more evidence it won’t harm their beaches.

In the wake of an Army Corps of Engineers report that supports a project to renourish Lido Key with sand from Big Pass, Lido residents are beginning to rally support for the project, but Siesta Key residents remain skeptical.

On July 23, the Army Corps held a series of public meetings at Sarasota City Hall, the first such meetings since the report was released in mid-June. Corps officials made the case for the project, which would use up to 1.3 million cubic yards of sand in the first-ever dredging of Big Pass, and took input from residents.

The Lido Key Residents Association has been passionate about this project for some time, but has avoided actively campaigning for it. Instead, the group has allowed the city — the Army Corps’ partner on the dredging project — to take the lead in gathering support for the proposal.

The city did do some lobbying for the importance of the project, with City Manager Tom Barwin calling Lido Key an essential economic tool for the region. He also emphasized the importance of adhering to environmental standards and protecting adjacent shorelines, assuring attendees that the process for gaining approval is rigorous.

“This project has been reviewed, will continue to be reviewed, will be peer reviewed,” Barwin said. “I don’t think we’ll move forward until we’ve got it right.”

With the report out, however, Lido residents were more forceful about stressing the urgency of the project, which would replenish critically eroded portions of the shoreline.

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Army Corps officials explain in detail the findings of their report, which presents models that show the dredging of Big Pass would have negligible effects on Siesta Key. Residents Association are in complete agreement,” association President Carl Shoffstall said. “We would like to see this project move forward with the Army Corps.”

Siesta Key residents, concerned about what effects dredging Big Pass might have on the Siesta shoreline to the south, remained wary of the project despite the Army Corps report. Attendees at last week’s meetings were not as adamantly opposed to the dredging as they had been at an earlier Army Corps presentation in

December, but residents felt questions about the future of Siesta Key remained unanswered.

Peter van Roekens, a Siesta Key resident, is a member of the group Save our Siesta Sand 2, which is fighting against the dredge of Big Pass. Van Roekens said an independent peer review was necessary to confirm that the risk to Siesta was negligible before the project can move forward. Sarasota County commissioners have discussed funding a peer review of the dredging project.

“Before anything happens in terms of dredging Big Pass for the first time, we need to have a truly independent peer reviewer look at their plan,” van Roekens said. “The fact is, nobody who’s independent has looked at it.”

Van Roekens said the Army Corps was doing a good job of selling the merits of the project for Lido Key, but that the report didn’t give enough certainty to justify putting such an essential economic engine — Siesta Beach and the rest of the Key — at risk.

“This is not a sales job — these are not parking meters you’re going to put in and take out,” van Roekens said. “This is a major, major project.”

Although some residents are still unconvinced, Corps officials tried to quell specific concerns about the project. In response to a question about the total amount of sand to be added to the Lido Shoreline over the 50-year lifespan of the project — a figure that comes to 6.6 million cubic yards — Coastal Engineer Jason Engle explained that some sand would come from New Pass, while Big Pass would be naturally replenished over time with the sand added to Lido.

“About 2.3 million cubic yards have accumulated in the Big Sarasota Pass ebb shoal in the past 10 years,” Engle said. “It’s unlikely that we would be reducing it by much more than that.”

The Army Corps is in the process of applying for state permits and making sure the proposed project complies with national environmental regulations. A permit is unlikely to be issued until summer 2015, and the Corps has yet to secure funding for the project. Another public meting is scheduled for November, when an environmental assessment will be available for public review.

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Dream bigger on bayfront “I don’t know anybody who lives in Sarasota who wouldn’t want to embrace the concept that is being put forth for the bayfront.”

— Chris Cogan, principal, Seven Holdings, speaking of his group’s proposal for the Sarasota bayfront.

Let’s give credit to Sarasota developer Chris Cogan and his team for having vision and initiative in wanting to transform Sarasota’s bayfront into a great “legacy for Sarasota.”

We agree, the bayfront area surrounding the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center could be and should be so much more and so much greater than what it is. It has the location and potential to make an architectural and cultural statement like no other in Florida. And that statement can be and Photos by Dex Honea should be on the scale of The City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain, features an IMAX Cinema, planetarium and laserium; extraordinary that we have in interactive museum of science; an aquarium; opera house and performing arts centers; and covered plaza Sarasota’s gem: the John and for concerts and sporting events — 3.7 million square feet on the Valencia riverfront.

Mable Ringling Museum. We even would argue for above that scale.

But, sorry, Mr. Cogan, we may be the only Sarasotans who don’t embrace your team’s Sarasota Bayfront Now concept — as we understand it, anyway.

The wow factor is missing. It’s Every City, USA: Conference center, hotel, restaurant, performing arts hall (an aging one at that) and … an aquarium, albeit Mote Marine.

But another aquarium? There already are 79 aquariums operating in the United States, and we know of one up the road in Tampa that doesn’t exactly help gin up enthusiasm for yet another.

Maybe a Mote aquarium makes sense. It, not-for-profit cultural arts and recreational do it. But we can also learn from Valencia’s too, could take its attraction to higher levels. successes. venues. Shoot for the stars, then make the But to accept the Sarasota Bayfront impossible possible.

One of those successes was the selection Now proposal as is would be a missed We can understand Cogan and his team’s and commission of noted architects: Felix opportunity Sarasotans could regret for eagerness to move forward now with their Candela, a former architecture instructor generations. proposal. They say the stars are aligned at Harvard and the University of Illinois; Dream bigger. Reach higher. Ad astra …

— an aquarium and bayfront in need of and Santiago Calatrava, who designed the To the stars. planetarium in the City of Arts and Sciences upgrades, low interest rates, available Take a look at the City of Arts and financing and a strengthening economy. to open and close like eyelids.

Sciences in Valencia, Spain (above). That’s But they’re premature. The bayfront is too Now that’s creativity. And that’s what dreaming bigger. important to be rushed.

Sarasota and Sarasota’s bayfront should That 3.7 million-square-foot cultural, What’s more, their efforts are creating strive to achieve as well. Larry Thompson, science and entertainment center is an confusion over the two groups — their forpresident of the Ringling College of Art and architectural wonder that defines Valencia profit team and Bayfront 20:20, composed Design, campaigns and aspires to make as a world-class city. of a wide swath of community stakeholders.

Sarasota a center of creativity. This is the You can argue the Valencia government Bayfront 20:20 has recognized the opportunity to make it so. went too far — too, too far, as the sidebar monumental importance of this endeavor.

The city and the Bayfront 20:20 group, below chronicles. Valencian taxpayers are It’s complicated and will require a process of which is separate from Sarasota Bayfront paying a heavy price for the cost of the collaboration and buy-in. By its nature, it’s Now, should draw in the world’s top City of Arts and Sciences. Instead of the not capable of moving as fast as the private architects with a competition. Have them original $375 million that was projected; it sector. We would urge Sarasota Bayfront compete to create a world-class vision for ballooned to $1.4 billion — a horrible case Now to join that conversation. There’s a the city’s bayfront and the languishing of government mismanagement. higher priority to get it right than to get it Quay property nearby. One that melds a We can learn from Valencia how not to now. vibrant private-sector component with the

VALENCIANS FURIOUS OVER THE DEBT BURDEN We all know the cliche: Watch out what you wish for. In Valencia, Spain, taxpayers aren’t exactly in love with its spectacular City of Arts and Sciences — as evidenced by the excerpts below from Bloomberg Businessweek in June 2012: Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, a cluster of futuristic buildings designed by native-son architect Santiago Calatrava, was an emblem of civic ambition during Spain’s long economic boom. The complex, including an aquarium, museums and opera house constructed over the past 15 years, was intended to help Spain’s third-largest city become a world-class tourist destination.

Now the complex has become a symbol of profligate spending that has plunged Valencia into economic misery. After splashing out on everything from a yacht harbor to a theme park, the Valencia

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region is burdened with debt totaling 20% of its economy, a higher proportion than any Spanish region except Catalonia.

The regional government has cut spending so drastically that uncollected garbage is piling up in some Valencia neighborhoods, and the city hall briefly had its power cut off because of unpaid bills.

“We’ve never seen anything like this,” says Vicent Ripoll, principal of a local elementary school that ran out of paper and other teaching materials after the government cut off funds. “This is due to the

bad management of politicians,” Ripoll fumes.

Critics have even set up a website targeting Calatrava, a Valencia-born architect who has achieved global fame with such works as the Milwaukee Art Museum and the planned new World Trade Center transportation hub but who has been known to exceed his budget. The website, www. calatravatelaclava.com, translates roughly as “Calatrava rips you off.”

In a statement released to Bloomberg Businessweek by a representative of his office in New York, Calatrava said costs exceeded the original 300 million-euro estimate because local officials decided to expand the project significantly. He said the project had created 40,000 jobs, spurred other developments and attracted millions of tourists. “The country has seen a handsome return on this investment,” the statement said.

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Dear Editor: After two full years as a fulltime resident of Sarasota, I have had the opportunity of reading your well distributed local (free) newspaper on a regular basis and usually end my read with a bite of the tongue and a feeling of incredulity over the extremism of your libertarian views, both in your vitriolic editorials and your equally one-sided op-ed pieces. No attempt at impartiality is ever given, and it is probable that a casual or unsophisticated reader would assume that your opinions represent mainstream thinking in our lovely town. In fact, there are no more than 325,000 registered libertarians in the entire country, let alone Sarasota, and no one would proclaim (though many would agree that a serious challenge to status-quo political parties is indeed in order) that Democrats and/or Republicans are in danger of being swept aside by an extremist party, whether on the left or the right.

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comes the right to proselytize on a regular basis and to relentlessly proclaim that every wrong that afflicts Sarasota, the U.S. and the world can be directly attributable to single source, a liberal democratic president.

Finally, I am quite familiar with the works and philosophy of your apparent libertarian inspiration, Fredrich Hayek, though I believe you miss some of Hayek’s compassion and might reconsider his entire works and be reminded of his following words: “There is no reason why, in a society which has reached the general level of wealth ours has, the first kind of security should not be guaranteed to all without endangering general freedom; that is: some minimum of food, shelter and clothing, sufficient to preserve health. Nor is there any reason why the state should not help to organize a comprehensive system of social insurance in providing for those common hazards of life against which few can make adequate provision.”

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10 p.m. — 1000 block of Boulevard of the Arts. Theft — $300 to $20,000. A man had his car valet parked at a hotel and requested his vehicle be parked away from other cars. The next morning, when he had the car returned, he found that his tablet was missing. The man had a tracking feature activated on his tablet, which showed the devise was still in the area of the hotel.

Staff searched the area and the man’s room, but was unable to locate the tablet. The location of the tablet did not change when the man moved his car.

8:53 p.m. — 2700 block of Bruce Lane. Petit Theft All Other. A man said he had an ongoing problem with a neighbor, who was plugging in an extension cord from his home into an outside outlet in the back of the man’s house. The man said he allowed his neighbor to plug in the extension cord several weeks ago for about a week as the neighbor waited to get his power turned back on. The man said he has found the extension cord plugged in on several other occasions since then, and that he repeatedly told the neighbor he needs to get his own electricity. The man unplugged the extension cord, at

JULY 28 BROTHERLY LOVE 8:45 a.m. — 800 block of Tarpon Avenue. Boyfriend/Girlfriend/ Family (Living Together or Not).

A woman called the police to report that her brother took her phone. The woman gave her brother the phone to use as long as he made monthly payments, and she shut his phone down because he was behind on paying her. Officers said the woman entered a verbal agreement with her brother and this was a civil matter. Because the phone was shut off, officers were unable to contact the brother.

area and noticed a tablet on the ground. Officers were unable to locate the owner, and the tablet had not been reported as stolen.

which point the neighbor appeared at the front door of the home and apologized to both the man and the police officer.

The neighbor said that he only wanted to use the electricity for 10 minutes to check his email. The electricity stolen was valued at $100. people in the area and others leaving a nearby park. The truck left the area before officers arrived, and the tag traced back to a business’s truck.

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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.

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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 popula-

effective if we stop enabling our homeless population and start engaging it.

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.

tion 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.

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Sarasota County Commission District 4 vices 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.

Alan Maio

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 taxpayerfunded “come as you are” homeless shelter?

I believe in the need for a shelter.

The location should be near the ser-

work on the lack of affordable housing in our area.

Lourdes Ramirez

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 fine-tuned 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.

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 10-acre ranchettes, as some candidates have proposed.

AGE: 52 FAMILY: Married, no children EDUCATION: Master of Business Administration, Iona College OCCUPATION: Business marketing consultant What is your position on a taxpayerfunded “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

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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No Nation Would Tolerate This

Nine years ago, Israel left Gaza—totally.

Local residents, for the first time in their history, had a real chance to better their lives, build their economy, and take a step toward statehood.

But in 2007, Hamas, which the U.S. classifies as a terror organization, killed that vision. It violently seized control of Gaza. Instead of investing in Gaza, it invested in weapons—rockets, missiles, tunnels—to pursue its impossible dream, the destruction of Israel.

Israelis today are in the crosshairs of Hamas. No democratic nation on earth would tolerate a round-the-clock assault from a terrorist regime next door.

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Sarasota Crew rower Jacob Franks, 16, will compete in the Junior Men’s Quadruple Sculls at the 2014 World Rowing Junior Championships.

Dream Fulfilled Sarasota Crew rower Jacob Franks will compete in the 2014 World Rowing Junior Championships Aug. 6 through Aug. 10, in Hamburg, Germany.

SARASOTA — Is it Saturday yet?

That was the question Sarasota resident Jacob Franks repeatedly asked himself every day while he was out on the water rowing.

The then eighth-grader was in the midst of his first summer rowing camp with the Sarasota Scullers and Franks couldn’t wait for it to end. It just wasn’t his thing.

Or so he thought.

Franks ultimately decided to stick it out and ended up joining the Scullers that fall with the understanding that if he didn’t like it after two weeks he could quit. Before long, Franks realized the sport he initially couldn’t stand was where he thrived.

“I absolutely hated rowing,” Franks says. “I couldn’t wait for Saturday to come when I could have a day off.

Eventually it all just started coming together, and I stuck with it.”

Three years later, Franks, who switched over from the Scullers to the Sarasota Crew last year, is preparing for his biggest race to date.

On Aug. 6 through Aug. 10, the 16-year-old will compete in the 2014 World Rowing Junior Championships, in Hamburg, Germany, where he will compete in the Junior Men’s Quadruple Sculls.

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OF BEST THE BEST

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Lakewood Ranch High sophomore Kahlee York was one of four Coastline Volleyball Club players selected to compete in the 2014 Beach High Performance Championships July 17 through July 19.

SARASOTA — Margo Schnapf and Kahlee York are two entirely different volleyball players.

Schnapf, a sophomore at Pine View School who plays for Riverview High, is a defensive specialist. Meanwhile, York, a sophomore at Lakewood Ranch High, boasts an offensive mindset, using her height and strength to mark shots and control the net.

On the court, the two Coastline Volleyball Club players are each charged with a different task and rarely do their paths intertwine.

But on the sand, it’s an entirely different story. Together the two have formed the perfect blend of strength and versatility.

The two, who have played on the same indoor club team for the past two years, only began playing beach volleyball together as a unit earlier this summer after their club coaches put them together.

But it’s quickly proven to be a match made in heaven.

“We have the perfect mix of stuff,” Schnapf says. “Together we have all of the areas that you need to play beach volleyball that we don’t have separately.”

York and Schnapf played in

two women’s tournaments and a junior Dig the Beach Series tournament, where they won the 16 Open division. With the win, the two knocked off the first-place team and earned one of three bids to the 2014 Beach High Performance Championships July 16 through July 19, in Hermosa Beach, Calif.

It wasn’t until the two were in Minnesota with their indoor club team for the 2014 Girls’ Junior National Championships that they learned they had been given the opportunity. It was a welcome surprise for York and Schnapf, who both were unable to tryout for the High Performance team because they were competing in an indoor volleyball tournament.

“I was so excited,” York says of hearing the news. “We were both so ecstatic.”

“It kind of came out of the blue,” Schnapf says. “I was really excited and happy that the opportunity presented itself.”

York and Schnapf competed in the Girls U17 division where they went 5-4 to finish 11th out of 43 teams in their division.

In addition to playing against

the nation’s top high school beach volleyball players, both York and Schnapf planned to use the opportunity as a means to get their names out there and hopefully generate attention from college coaches.

“Normally when we go out and play it’s (hard) to get consistent competition,” York says. “Coming out here though it’s the best of the best, so you constantly have to be on your game because there are no easy teams to play against.”

Schnapf agrees.

“I’m looking forward to the opportunity that could come out of this tournament,” Schnapf says.

“There (were) a bunch of college scouts and people high up in the volleyball world (there), so hopefully it will help me out in the future. It’s a great way to been seen by a different group of people who didn’t get to see me play in Florida.”

Prior to the start of the tournament, York and Schnapf spent four days training in the deeper California sand.

“It’s a different atmosphere,” Schnapf says. “The game is a lot different. Out here it’s a lot more

strategy and not so much hitting.

It’s a lot harder to jump, so your shots have to be a lot more effective.”

The two also had the opportunity to play with York’s cousin, Brandon Dau, and some of his friends, who all play college volleyball.

“When we play in Florida, we play against some college players that come out to our training sessions, but it’s nice to be able to play against (different college players) and see what you get when you play in college and the drills that they do.”

York will return to the sand in the NVL & ROX Beach Series Junior Beach National Championship Global Challenge Aug. 1 through Aug. 3, in Port St. Lucie.

Across the beach, Pine View School eighth-grader Alex Hilton attempted to leave her mark on the sand as a member of the High Performance U15 team. Hilton tried out for the select team a couple months ago in hopes of picking up where she left off last season.

But while Hilton made the High Performance team last season, the 13-year-old wasn’t quite sure what to expect this season.

“I put a lot of pressure on myself,” Hilton says.

So when she found out she had made the team for the secondconsecutive season, Hilton was filled with a mix of emotions.

“I was excited and nervous at the same time,” Hilton says. “It’s always a lot of fun. I just doubt myself when it comes to playing on such a high level.”

Hilton and her partner, Tessa Bohn, another player from Florida whom she was paired up with the day before the competition, got off to a fast start, as the two went undefeated in pool play July 16 before falling in the opening round of the playoffs July 17. Hilton and Bohn finished fifth out of 24 teams.

“I just like how challenging (beach volleyball) is,” Hilton says.

“You have to take everything into consideration like the sun, the wind and the sand. I love it. I’ve learned that skill and technique is important, but having fun trumps all no matter what.”

With the beach season winding down, York and Schnapf will now turn their attention back to indoor volleyball as they both prepare for their respective high school seasons. But both admit beach volleyball is where their true passion lies.

“I just love being out at the beach,” York says. “You can sit out here all day long and play games. I also enjoy the strategy of the game because you only have to worry about one person and creating a strong bond with her. It’s all finesse play. Just the atmosphere — it’s so much fun.”

Schnapf agrees.

“It’s my favorite thing to do,” Schnapf says. “I love it so much. I play every single day. It’s a way for me to work on offense and the different areas of volleyball. I just love the atmosphere.

“Beach is more strategy,” Schnapf says. “There are only two players and you can’t rely on a coach. It’s definitely a tougher mental game.”

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ROWING / FROM PAGE 16 “I’m excited to see how fast we can go and see where we end up,” Franks says. “I just want to see what we can do.”

Earlier this year, Franks participated in a camp where he completed a 2000-meter test and then hit the water.

At that point, Franks was invited to participate in one of six U.S. Rowing Junior Men’s Sculling Selection Camps.

Franks was the only member of the Crew chosen to participate in the sculling side of the world championships.

“I was speechless,” Franks says. “It honestly didn’t hit me until about a week ago when I was actually in the boat and participating. It’s very surreal. It means a lot.”

Franks has wanted to make the world team at least once during his high school career ever since he first started rowing and heard about the competition.

Having made the team this summer, Franks is optimistic about his chances of making the team again next year.

“It took away a lot of stress,” Franks says. “I’m happy that I’m able to complete a goal that not a lot of people get to reach.

“It shows that you’re one of the best,” Franks says. “To make the boat you have to be almost an interchangeable part. You can’t just be a fast rower. You have to be a fast rower with other people. It shows you know what you’re doing.”

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Sarasota Little League wins tournament The Sarasota Little League 15-and 16-year-old National All-Stars went 2-0 to win the Florida Section 6 Senior League tournament July 20, at Ed Smith Stadium.

Sarasota National beat Fort Meyers 2-1 and San Carlos 5-3.

Above: Sarasota National All-Star Chris Pawliski reacts after closing the game against Fort Myers.

The Sarasota Little League 15-and 16-year-old National All-Stars celebrate their Florida Section 6 Senior League championship July 20.

Left: Sarasota National All-Star Brett Fisher earned the win on the mound against San Carlos.

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Sarasota National All-Star Joey Arnold hustles down the first base line.

Sarasota National All-Star Evan Reindeau throws the ball back to first base.

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“You feel like you’re at the beach,” says Juan Gutierrez in his restaurant.

Everybody loves something cold and sweet, especially on a hot summer day. Although most sweet-toothed Sarasotans love ice cream, some rely on the light iced-delights of shave ice, snow cones and smoothies. For those in the know, these icebased treats are a great way to keep cool. With August just around the corner, now is the perfect time to get a “n-ice” pick me up.

After visiting Hawaii and falling in love with the islands and the culture, owner Juan Gutierrez decided to sell shave ice from a tropical truck he designed and built in 2007.

Shave ice is not crushed ice but ice gently shaved into light flakes that absorb the syrup. It is made with a special machine from Japan that Gutierrez learned

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Road Four years ago, Gutierrez opened the Hukilau Hut Gutierrez serves to offer his customers shave ice with more not only shave ice than 30 flavors — all but also a variety of but five or six handhomemade meals. made with natural His truck is still ingredients — flavors used today for parties range from classics and is parked outside such as strawberry to his island-themed Bee original flavors such Ridge restaurant. as roasted banana.

SHAVE SUGGESTIONS \ Hukilau — fresh mango, banana, passion fruit and lime \ Mora — a red raspberry from Colombia (Gutierrez is originally from Colombia and tries to incorporate native South American fruit is his flavors).

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Eric Garfield has brought Baltimore to Sarasota, or for him and his fellow native Baltimoreans — a little piece of heaven. The Snowball Factory serves 157 flavors of snow cones.

However, it’s the egg custard, which is found in traditional snowballs, that is attracting Baltimore families BALTIMORE from Sarasota and Manatee SNOWBALL counties, as FACTORY well as Florida natives, to his 14 S. Orange new shop on Eric Garfield Ave. Orange Avenue.

Garfield says opening the Snowball Factory was not only for business but also for an WHAT’S appreciation of the classic summer IN A snack.

SNOWBALL? “If you ask people about home Traditional snowand about a snowball they well balls from Baltimore up and smile,” he says. “It makes include a layer them remember what it was like to of marshmallow be a kid in the summertime.” between either egg Although he’s only been open custard or chocolate. for a few weeks, Garfield has “A lot of people already had customers go through swear by chocolate,” loyalty cards — 10 purchases get says Garfield, a free snowball— and visit twice who has created a day.

a compromise with the Baltimore Oriole Snowball that includes chocolate and egg custard flavored ice.

\ Pinot Noir New York native Strawberry Jeff Madden opened \ Key West his Siesta Key Village Key Lime sandwich shop, Beach Colada Bites, to offer guests a family-friendly place to grab a bite. While working on the interior before opening two years ago, Madden wanted a quick cooloff and combined a beer with some ice from his recently installed snow-cone machine to create a beer snowcone.

“It’s a novelty,” Madden says, pouring beer on tap over ice.

The beer snowcones aren’t the only unconventional Jeff Madden, above, says iced-drink SIESTA KEY theres something for Beach Bites everyone in the family BEACH BITES serves; the low-key and Beach Bites’ smoothie 217 Avenida Jersey-shore flavors. Customers can mix and Madera boardwalkmatch the fruity wines, including styled restaurant Sweet Blueberry, with classic also serves wine smoothie flavors like strawberry. The smoothies. The possibilities are endless. smoothies are made “We try to make everything fun for with Keel and Curley everyone,” says Madden. “You can’t hit one wines from Plant City you’re not going to like.”

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Organizations inform and engage guests at Women’s Equity Luncheon

Left: Erica Sheppard and Kathie March

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Margaret Newcomer informs Rhana Bazzini of the Manatee County GLBT Allied Democrats.

Suzanne Gregory with Sarasota County School Board Chair Jane Goodwin

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YOUR NEIGHBOR | Allicia Gould As she skates the Stardust skaterink in her leopard-print ducttape-covered skates, Allicia Gould can’t help but smile.

“My husband has a picture of me skating with a huge grin on my face — he says I look like Neighborhood: I’m 8 years old,” Tamaron Gould says, Your neighbor blushing. since: 2011 The mother of four is a member of the Sarasota roller derby team the Rolling Renegades, and in June was voted MVP Blocker (a defensive position) at the team’s last home bout.

Gould, who is known by her teammates as “Rockabilly Red,” has been a derby girl for two years.

“There’s nothing like it,” she says gliding effortless on the rink in her blue and black team uniform.

The curly haired redhead is an early college coordinator at the State College of Florida; however, it’s her pastime of skating in roller derby she says that makes her day.

“It is the most wonderful thing I’ve ever done,” she says.

In 2012, the Rolling Renegades, formerly known as the Suncoast Quad Squad, started a junior team, the Rolling Rebels. The Renegades wanted to share the fun and excitement of their pastime with children and young adults.

Gould says roller derby has brought her family even closer together; her daughter Anna, derby

When she’s not blocking jammers on the rink, Allicia Gould is refereeing for the junior team.

name “A.Sassin,” skates for the Rebels.

The fun she has with her daughter reminds Gould of the times she spent with her mother. One of the reasons Gould began roller derby was because she grew up skating with her mother.

“I wanted to do something [Anna] and I could enjoy together, mother-daughter bonding time,” she says. “One of the best things I ever did with my mom was to go skating.”

After her neighbor mentioned a family member skated, Gould tried out for the team. Even though she had never played nor had she skated in years, Gould was welcomed by her encouraging teammates.

The Rolling Renegades and Rolling Rebels not only support each other but also the community. The team gives back to local nonprofits, such as Face Autism, and holds garage sales and fundraisers several times a year.

“We want to have a stronger presence in the community,” says Gould. “We want Sarasota to know that we are there for Sarasota.”

Gould thinks her teammates and their support, both on and off the rink, is what she loves most about roller derby.

“I really enjoy being a roller derby girl,” she says. “My favorite part is what it’s done as far as self esteem and knowing that I can.”

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Families spent the evening together at Selby Sunset Wednesday, July 23, at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Selby extended its hours for families to play on the lawn, explore the mangrove trail and watch the sunset. Attendees were able to bring their own picnic dinners.

Fashion-lovers and families spent the afternoon at Plato Closet’s 2nd annual Fashion Dash — Clothing Exchange and Fashion Show Saturday, July 26, at Selby Library. The all-day event was hosted by Selby Library Youth Department and invited the community to swap clothes in exchange for gently used articles of clothing and accessories.

In the afternoon, Plato’s Closet hosted a fashion show and a dance performance by members of the Roy McBean Boys and Girls Club. All the clothes left at the end of the day were donated to Sarasota charities.

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Spanish Point kicks off summer concert series with sounds of the ’60s Sixties music-lovers heard some of their favorite tunes at Music at the Point Thursday, July 24, at Historic Spanish Point. Local band Sundown performed hits by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Steppenwolf and more. The concert was held in the Sunken Garden and Pagoda.

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“Katie Knight’s passion and history for advancing charitable endeavors and goodwill in the Sarasota community is exemplary,” said Mireya Eavey, executive director of CareerEdge. “Because her values in workforce development align with ours, it’s an honor to have her on the CareerEdge funders’ board.”

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Children’s World originally opened on the corner of Bahia Vista and Tamiami Trail, where the business stayed for almost 45 years. Five years ago, the business moved to its current location at 4525 Bee Ridge Road.

“We are thrilled to have been a part of the community for 50 years, and look forward to continuing to be a part of the community for many years to come,” said President Cynthia Holliday.

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By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Condo in The Grande Riviera sells for $1.75 million The following residential real estate transactions took place between July 14 and July 18.

A condominium in The Grande Riviera tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Charles Petrillo Jr., of Chesapeake, Md., sold the Unit 400A condominium at 420 Golden Gate Point to Susan Powers, trustee, of LaGrange, Ill., for $1.75 million. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 2,650 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $338,700 in 2009.

SARASOTA

The Tower Residences

Harry and Phyllis Shapiro, of Rosenberg, Texas, sold their Unit 1204 condominium at 35 Watergate Drive to Michael Doty and Valerie Jones, of Sullivan’s Island, S.C., for $1.75 million. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,985 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.62 million in 2004.

1350 Main

U.S. Bank, trustee, sold the Unit 1310 condominium at 1350 Main St. to Jay and iris Leonard, of Sarasota, for $1,035,000.

Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 2,288 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,025,000 in 2007.

Fisherman’s Bay

Fred and Karon Yates, of Sarasota, sold their home at 8963 Fishermans Bay Drive to Bryan and Tammy Berry, of Sarasota, for $821,500. Built in 1993, it has three bedrooms, three baths, one half-bath and 2,805 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $910,000 in 2009.

Hartsdale

Michael and Maria Thompson, of Sevenoaks, United Kingdom, sold their home

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at 1930 Boyce St. to Joshua and Kimberly Mangum, of Sarasota, for $682,000. Built in 1948, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,368 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $625,000 in 2008.

Seashell

Surfs Up! Vacation Properties LLC sold the Unites 101 and 102 condominiums at 6500 Midnight Pass Road to Midnight Tango LLC for $1 million. Unit 101 was built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,127 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $55,000 in 1975. Unit 102 was built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,086 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $15,000 in 1976.

Roland Oaks Estates

David and Janet Shirley sold their home at 7136 Captain Kidd Ave. to Dennis and Adrienne Asbury, of Broomfield, Colo., for $630,000. Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,515 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $344,000 in 1999.

Polynesian Gardens

Pierre and Marie Lousteau, of Sarasota, sold their Unit B-9 condominium at 1330 Moonmist Drive to John Murphy and Ann Rau, of Madisonville, La., for $720,000.

Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,691 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $190,000 in 1988.

Jamaica Royale

Jana Hennelly, personal representative, sold the Unit 804 condominium at 5830 Midnight Pass Road to Peter Kindrachuk & Associates LLC for $650,000. Built in 1976, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,285 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $223,500 in 1984.

Morton Terrace

Mollie Nelson, of Sarasota, sold the home at 1651 Waldemere St. to Hot Breakfast LLC for $475,000.

Built in 1951, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,784 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $265,000 in 1998.

Harriet Sokmensuer

Unit 400A at 420 Golden Gate Point has two bedrooms, two baths, one-half bath and 2,650 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.75 million.

San Remo Estates

and 1,841 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $215,000 in 1996.

Mark Serio and Linda Serio sold their home at 3533 Tangier Terrace to Fabian Manzano and Jessica Thurmond Manzano, of Sarasota, for $460,000. Built in 1955, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool

River Forest

Joseph Sapp, trustee, of Englewood, sold the home at 5374 Carmilfra Way to Lorin Harmes, of Sarasota, for $420,000. Built in 1956, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,778 square feet of living area.

Mira Mar

Daniel and Karen Leonetti sold their home at 8121 Midnight Pass Road to Stuart Mullan and Jessica Mullan, trustees, of Bartonville, Texas, for $590,000. Built in 1950, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,932 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $107,000 in 1985.

Oyster Cove

Leanne Asheton, trustee, of Gregory, Mich., sold the home at 1208 Oyster Cove Drive to Alan Waitkus, of Sarasota, for $575,000. Built in 2000, it has three bed-

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Deborah Beacham 440 Gulf of Mexico Dr. • Longboat Key

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Jesse Hawke Iris Leonard Bart Boren Susan Milman, trustee Robert Taylor Ernesto Karoly Shawn Sims Pauline Davis Michele McNeill, trustee Martha Nikla

Amount $285,330 $104,000 $42,000 $35,000 $26,000 $21,000 $18,222 $17,265 $16,194 $16,000

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7251 Plovers Way 1724 Cheyenne St. 6140 Midnight Pass Road 447 E. Mac Ewen Drive 4177 Via Mirada 1617 Bayhouse Court 1039 Delacroix Circle 259 Osprey Point Drive 478 Orskany Court 6269 Midnight Pass Road

Alterations Addition Renovations Tile Tile Remodel Re-roof Re-roof Roof Windows

Paul Chren Kelly Michael Kevin Obriend Kristian Kristensen Ronald Wulkan Linda Wolfe Dean Hanewinckel Joann McDermott Frances Rodd Sally Klitz

Amount $195,000 $86,000 $60,000 $52,775 $45,300 $45,000 $43,905 $38,000 $36,900 $35,000

Source: Sarasota County; city of Sarasota

Mark and Norine Eckstrom sold their Unit 602 condominium at 9393 Midnight Pass Road to Eve Kessler and Muriel Kessler, trustees, of Norwalk, Conn., for $509,000.

Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,029 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $302,500 in 2012.

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2190 Blackwood Drive #M5900582 $2,900 Kendra Vogel

7321 Midnight Pass Road #A4102361 $6,650,000 Michael Hays

6157 Midnight Pass Rd # E #A3973619 $274,000 Larry Mitchell

2428 Hamlin Lane #A4102370 $199,900 Janice Perry

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1514 Dorgali Dr #A3980833 $2,000 Lisa Gullick

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

Sunset Royale

Robert Morris, of Oceanside, N.Y., sold his Unit 312 condominium at 711 Beach Road to Frank Canino and Sharon Canino, trustees, of Fullerton, Calif., for $409,000.

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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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Now, he advises Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe from the board of directors, and guest directs shows around the region.

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.

He remembers it was, and still is, a well-written play. It’s about a relationship between a famous writer and her promising, young master student, and it describes the development and dangers of that dynamic. All with a triedand-true takeaway: Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.

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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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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.

Feng shui? Not so much.

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.

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TURQUOISE TOKEN ON THE BAY THE BASICS • New construction, built in 2013 • 4,800 square feet • Two-story home, three-car garage, pebble stone driveway • Elevator • Four bedrooms, fourand-a-half baths • Two outdoor showers • Outdoor kitchen • Camera system, home generator, surround sound, electronic shades and curtains, security system and motion LED lighting that is all controlled electronically with an iPad

If you are lucky enough to have a home with water views, it would seem a unanimous want, but hard or impractical to accomplish, to have pristine and unobstructed views from all areas of your home.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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