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+ Sarasota on the social map

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+ Elephant in the room Ironically, Carol Sawyer says that her collection of elephants has nothing to do with her position as president of the Republican Women’s Club of Sarasota but more so with her love of elephants.

Sawyer estimates she has more than 50 elephants of all shapes and sizes in her collection. Every year, Sawyer’s collection grows with gifts from friends and family members who are well aware of her pachyderm fascination. At the monthly meeting for the Republican Women’s Club of Sarasota last week, her friend Mary Lindamood surprised her with a new addition that she had purchased at a church sale.

Patrol officers like J.D. Miller have taken on additional responsibilities as the Sarasota Police Department has undergone staffing cuts over the past several years.

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Corps to redesign Lido groins

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All three groins will be designed to be smaller and less intensive as part of the Big Pass dredging project.

With a budget nearing $30 million, the Sarasota Police Department represents nearly half of the city’s general fund expenditures. Its per capita staffing levels are healthier than many surrounding municipalities of a similar size, and the city recently approved the addition of three additional officers.

And, yet, the department is still working to come to terms with the resources available to it, adjusting to the new normal after coming down from an alltime high. Like all arms of city government, the SPD shrunk after reaching peak levels in 2007.

At that time, the department had a staff of 204 sworn officers; today, that number is 158.

The number of eliminated positions fails to capture the context of from where those losses came. Capt. Pat Robinson, currently serving as the interim deputy chief, explained that the first jobs to go were command level and specialist positions.

Units geared toward proactive enforcement and specific tasks,

In response to residents’ concerns about the impact groins on Lido Key will have on waterway navigation and Ted Sperling Park, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is redesigning them to make them smaller.

The groins are part the Big Pass dredge project, which the U.S. Army Corps is proposing to shore up sand on Lido Key. “They’re going back to the board, seeing if they can still make the project work and stay cost effective,” said Laird Wreford, coastal initiatives manager for Sarasota County.

The Army Corps is looking for the point at which the groins can be reduced while still serving their purpose of helping prevent beach erosion.

Wreford said the Army Corps hasn’t released many other details, such as how long the redesign will take or what effect it will have on the amount of sand needed for the project. The redesign does, however, set back the process for the independent peer review of the Army Corps’ study of the Big Pass dredge. The county cannot move forward to select a firm to review the study

Down more than 20% of its sworn officers since 2007, the Sarasota Police Department is adjusting to life with a leaner force.

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… Well, we already knew that, right? Now apparently all of New York knows how wonderful our slice of paradise is, too. It all started when Leonard Lauder, chairman emeritus of Estee Lauder Inc., chose to marry Judy Glickman in Sarasota rather than at his beachfront estate in Palm Beach, as expected (read more about the wedding in this week’s Black Tie & Tales column). NY Times and New York Social Diary reporter Geraldine Fabrikant was intrigued and visited Sarasota to see it for herself. She reported in the New York Social Diary about the history of Sarasota, its many famed celebrities, such as Stephen King and Adrienne Vittadini, and the arts scene, including The Ringling and Perlman Music Program’s winter residency. Considering the great press this article gives Sarasota and the cold winter New York is experiencing, we’re predicting some full flights into SRQ from JFK and LaGuardia soon.

Since then, the city has reduced the number of sworn SPD officers by another 17 positions. In the past, Chief Bernadette DiPino has been critical of using the FBI crime data as a yardstick for evaluating the department.

Capt. Pat Robinson agreed that the picture those numbers paint is incomplete, in particular highlighting Sarasota’s daytime population spike as a factor that made an apples-to-apples comparison difficult.

“Every city has its own population, its own issues, its own layout,” Robinson said.

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such as a team focusing on public housing, were eliminated, merged or reduced in size.

As a result, officers doing regular patrol now handle the brunt of the work once undertaken by specialized units.

“People who are working are working harder with less resources,” Robinson said.

Robinson, who oversees the department’s patrol unit, says that means the average officer is forced to deal with a wider variety of challenges than he did a decade earlier. Officers that may have focused primarily on traffic violations and criminal infractions are being taught to look at a bigger picture.

For example, dealing with recent cases involving the homeless requires officers to have a deeper understanding of the issue.

“You have to know the hot button problems a lot of these issues create legally and sociologically,” Robinson said.

The problem has taken its toll on the city, as well. In December, the City Commission accepted nearly $350,000 in federal grant funding to hire three additional officers for fiscal years 2015-2017, obligating the city to spend an additional $766,912 over four years. Still, City Manager Tom Barwin said the department was racking up expenses anyway as it attempted to provide the same level of service with fewer officers.

“It’ll give the chief and her department additional manpower flexibility,” Barwin said regarding the additional positions. “We’re spending a considerable amount of money on overtime right now.”

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Patrol officer Helios Blanco said the effects of the smaller police department are tangible — calls for backup take longer, adjustments to daily routines are necessary. be satisfied with the status quo, pointing to a 2008 International Association of Chiefs of Police study that pegs the ideal staffing level for the department at 176 sworn officers. Still, he and the rest of the Sarasota Police Department realize that they have to be able to operate more efficiently than they did when the department was larger.

That’s been a leading goal for Chief Bernadette DiPino since she joined the force in 2013. In addition to hiring a crime analyst, who helps deploy officers more strategically based on data, she believes her focus on community-based policing — fostering a better relationship with officers and the people who live in the area they patrol — can help police operate more effectively.

Encouraging greater communication between the two groups makes the police more aware of the needs of the community they serve, Robinson said.

“The officers don’t live in the

neighborhoods in which they are out and about a lot of times,” Robinson said. “If citizens aren’t calling, we might be deploying resources where we feel the problem exists, but the community might feel the problem is somewhere else.”

Robinson said that active volunteer and neighborhood watch programs have helped fill in some gaps left by staff reductions.

With officers spread thinner, the department is depending on residents to inform the department of issues popping up in their neighborhood.

Still, Robinson said, recruiting enthusiastic volunteers and assigning more work to patrol officers can’t solve all of the problems. Currently, the department is often working reactively. Although tactical teams such as the Street Crimes unit are designed to more aggressively target specific issues as they arise, they’re both smaller and in higher demand than they were in the past.

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10 SPD patrol zones within the city Robinson explained that it’s difficult for patrol officers to go about their daily routine within the city’s 10 zones while also paying particularly close attention to pressing issues for residents in specific neighborhoods. For example, the zone containing Gillespie Park, where recent concerns have arisen surrounding illicit activity in the park, stretches from Fruitville to 17th street, and from U.S. 301 to the bay. The patrol zones are manned 24 hours a day, but only so much focus can be dedicated to one target, Robinson said. Often, where attention is directed is a zero-sum game.

Officer Helios Blanco has worked for the SPD for 12 years.

He said taking steps as simple as filling out his routine paperwork while parked in an area that needs more eyes on it has helped

the department overcome the challenges it’s facing, though the equilibrium for patrol officers is constantly shifting.

“You can’t really plan it,” Blanco said. “Every day is different. I learned in the Marines: You have to adapt and overcome.”

How he approaches the changes is noticeably different from Robinson — the first effect of staff reductions that comes to mind is the time it takes for other officers to respond to calls for backup.

Whether it’s concerns about how life-and-death situations may be handled or just a heavier daily workload, the different environment has definitely been noticeable for officers.

“There are still calls for service no matter how many officers you have,” Blanco said.

If the city decides to dedicate additional resources to the police department as the economic situation continues to stabilize, Robinson indicated they’d look to add detective and street crimes personnel. Those officers can work to address issues such as drug trafficking in a way that uniformed officers simply can’t, he said.

“You need that proactive element you can put into an undercover capacity,” Robinson said.

While the department has drawn some criticism from city officials for its efficacy, Robinson isn’t blaming the numbers. Instead, the department is continuing to pursue these paths toward improved efficiency as it gets accustomed to a leaner force.

“There is a perception of Sarasota being a very safe, vibrant community,” Robinson said.

“The SPD will do everything within its resources to maintain that feeling.”

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STATEMENTS On Monday, City Commissioner Stan Zimmerman issued a challenge to Sarasota Bayfront 20:20.

The missive, given during a workshop updating the commission on Sarasota Bayfront 20:20’s work over the past six months, encouraged the group to aim high as it attempts to develop a community vision for a swath of city-owned bayfront land surrounding the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

“When we built the Van Wezel, we knocked their socks off — nationally, and in some respects, internationally,” Zimmerman said. “I want to see the same kind of effort here, not just the same old stuff.”

For Bayfront 20:20 leadership, that imperative was a good sign. Not just because they agree that the finished project should be an iconic Sarasota destination, but because it feeds into the centerpiece of the group’s research and engagement.

Over the course of 70 meetings and six public workshops, Bayfront 20:20 has developed a series of six guiding principles, the heart of the organization’s work to date. With the assistance of New York-based community development consulting group HR&A Advisors, these principles have gone through a series of 17 drafts as Bayfront 20:20 has gathered hundreds of pages of input from the community.

The idea is that, as the conversation surrounding the development of the bayfront continues over the next several years, the principles will always serve as a touchstone for how to assess the options available for that land.

Although HR&A Vice Chairwoman Candace Damon said the principles are nearing completion, she also says there’s room for them to continue to evolve.

Bayfront 20:20’s community engagement efforts are ongoing. On Saturday, an event at JDub’s Brewing Co. served as an opportunity for residents to offer more feedback and shape the principles even at this stage of the process.

“I think (residents) can influence the principles a lot,” Damon said. “The principles are really coming from the people in Sarasota.”

by David Conway | News Editor

In its quest to guide the redevelopment of 75 acres of bayfront land, Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 remains focused on six principles — and keeping the public involved.

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Jason Bennett shares his thoughts regarding the city’s bayfront at an event Saturday, at JDub’s Brewing Co.

PRINCIPLES AND COMMENTS Below are the six principles, along with comments residents gave pertaining to each at Saturday’s Bayfront 20:20 event.

1. ASPIRATION Making the bayfront an iconic, public destination focused on the city’s cultural institutions and natural environment.

“ ... a major waterfront access area for all to enjoy, even if they are not monied.”

4. CULTURAL HERITAGE Strengthening the bayfront’s identity as a cultural and arts destination.

“Establish a focal point state-of-the-art performing arts center.

The others will follow.”

“Foster street performance in an area combined with sunset viewing.”

NEXT STEPS Michael Klauber, leader of Bayfront 20:20, hopes to appear before the commission again in February to seek Klauber formal adaptation of the guiding principles from the city. In the ensuing four to six months, Klauber said he anticipated a three-pronged approach to move toward implementing those principles: • Bayfront 20:20 will continue its community outreach and research best practices other communities have used to complete similar projects.

• Cultural institutions — particularly the Van Wezel and the Sarasota Orchestra — will evaluate their needs for the future to assist with the planning process.

• City staff will examine technical conditions surrounding the site, such as zoning and environmental issues.

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2. NATURAL ASSETS Developing publicly accessible space and enhancing views of the bay.

“Grand canal meandering through site with native plantings and foot bridges.”

3. CONNECTIVITY Enhancing the connectivity of the bayfront to adjacent neighborhoods and the entire region.

“Water taxi to/from St. Armands and Ken Thompson Park.”

“Public parking should be east of 41 only. No bayfront parking!!”

5. ACTIVATION Building amenities and creating activities that will support the active use of the bayfront throughout the day and year-round.

“Create a permanent waterfront ‘wharf ’ marketplace with housing of all price ranges.”

“Live music venue (public use).”

6. SUSTAINABILITY Ensuring development is both ecologically and economically sustainable.

“Low maintenance, low cost, maximum preservation of the shoreline and views for everyone.”

QUAY IN PLAY Monday’s workshop also offered a glimpse at the thought process of GreenPointe Holdings, the Jacksonville developer that purchased the former Quay site for $27 million last month.

Based on meetings both city staff and Bayfront 20:20 leaders had with GreenPointe, there was a sense of optimism that some synergy could exist with the development of the 15-acre Quay site and the 42 acres of adjacent city-owned bayfront land.

“They’re very open to working with a cultural institution or cultural attraction if there’s a feasible partner that could be identified,” City Manager Tom Barwin said.

Klauber said GreenPointe representatives said they wanted the property to serve as a connecting point to downtown, and he felt positive about the developer’s interest in working with the Bayfront 20:20 planning process. As the push to develop the public land begins to solidify, Klauber said he believes surrounding private developments will start to align with those efforts.

“Once these things start to look real to people, I think we’re going to see a big change in the atmosphere out there,” Klauber said.

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St. Armands BID circles traffic issues As area stakeholders await an update on a parking study, the St. Armands Business Improvement District board hopes to find solutions to some shorter-term traffic woes.

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Every year, scuttlebutt surfaces that traffic congestion in Sarasota is getting worse and beginning earlier.

Among attendees at Tuesday’s St. Armands Business Improvement District, the consensus was that the phenomenon is real this year — and that something needs to be done about it.

The city is currently preparing a study on the possibility of building one or two parking garages near St. Armands Circle, but, in the meantime, the BID is beginning to focus on more immediate problems board members believe could be addressed quickly.

Board member Michael Valentino outlined several problems he’s witnessed in recent weeks on St. Armands. A Longboat Key resident, Valentino said traffic between the two barrier islands is worsening; he attributed the problem to noncoordinated traffic signals on Gulf of Mexico Drive and Ken Thompson Parkway.

“The lights are all fighting each other,” Valentino said.

“It took me a half-hour at noon to get to my office, just in that small little area.”

The situation is also dire getting off of St. Armands onto the mainland, those present at Tuesday’s meeting agreed. Again, traffic signals were fingered as a culprit — this time, located

at Sunset Drive and Gulfstream Avenue.

“The last two years are the worst I’ve ever seen,” said Diana Corrigan, executive director of the St. Armands Circle Association.

The group hopes to explore its options with city engineers and the Florida Department of Transportation. City staff has indicated in the past that it has no power to adjust lights on roads FDOT controls.

Additionally, Valentino aired concerns about the number of parking spaces employees of Circle businesses take. He suggested that, to increase the Circle’s parking stock in the short term, the board might encourage restaurants and shops to transport their workers to their businesses via shuttle from an off-site location.

“If we don’t do that, we’re just going to be forcing customers to shop at University Town Center, because nobody wants to not be able to park,” Valentino said.

Board member Marty Rappaport questioned the practicality of some solutions suggested at Tuesday’s meeting, but agreed that it was time to address the recurring problems.

“The question is not recognizing the problem,” Rappaport said. “It’s how are we going to start taking baby steps to go in the direction of solving them?”

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The municipal parking lot is located near the intersection of Calle Minorga and Avenida Madera.

Nearby residents say when the lot is full, they see an uptick on cars parked on their streets. two cars were parked on the side. Pellettieri had submitted a photo in April that showed a whole line of cars.

“Do we need the fire department to review? If not that, then it’s an annoyance issue, which is murkier,” Robinson said.

“That makes the decision real easy for us — it’s a safety issue.”

Isaac Brownman, Sarasota County’s public works director, said the issue could happen on any 22-foot roadway and the safety aspect could depend on how cars parked on the street and how much space they took up.

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The county then prohibited parking on the street 24 hours a day.

“Based on what occurred at de Mayo, I want to see what the fire chief says,” Shay said. “That was the game changer for Avenida de Mayo.”

Eileen Parkinson, a resident of Avenida Milano who spoke at the meeting, urged the county to approve the prohibition.

“There aren’t just automobiles, there are huge pickup trucks,” Parkinson said.

Shay said Siesta definitely has a parking problem, but safety should remain paramount. He said: “If a resident can’t navigate their street because people are parking there, that’s a hazard.”

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“Without prohibiting parking on every road in the county, we have to look at these case by case as they come up in areas where they may have more parking on the street,” Brownman said.

After hearing both staff reports and residents’ concerns, Sarasota County commissioners decided to table a vote until the fire department could review the situation. They also directed staff to seek input from the Key’s associations.

Michael Shay, president of Siesta Key Association, told the Sarasota Observer Wednesday the issue is similar to the

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Their main concern is navigability in season — especially for emergency vehicles. Pellettieri, who lives on Avenida Milano, said space on that street was so tight one day that a garbage truck was unable to make it to the end.

Both Avenida Milano and Avenida Madera are located a block east of Ocean Boulevard near its intersection with Avenida Messina and Canal Road, making them an easy target when parking flows over from the municipal parking lot. The lot is located at the corner of Avenida Madera and Calle Minorga, behind Siesta Key Hardware and Beach Club.

“Parking in the Village is problematic at best,” said Commissioner Alan Maio at Tuesday’s County Commission meeting.

Maio and Commissioner Christine Robinson expressed concern that county staff had only advertised the item on the county agenda one week before Tuesday’s meeting with a sign at the end of each street, and had not contacted any Siesta Key associations or outlying neighbors.

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Rosemary stakeholders search for solutions As issues stemming from a growing homeless population have worsened, people in the Rosemary District are addressing the problems themselves.

Although he’d taken note of a recent shift in the homeless population in the Rosemary District, Darwin Santa Maria didn’t fully process how things had changed until it was right in front of his eyes.

Santa Maria, the owner of Darwin’s on 4th, had a nearly tragic eye-opening experience this month: While driving, he narrowly avoided hitting a homeless individual sleeping in the road in front of his restaurant.

“What could have happened?”

Santa Maria wonders now. “The next day, I was upset — I felt let down by the city. I didn’t know what to think.”

The city was made aware of a growing homeless population on Kumquat Court — right next to Darwin’s and the Blue Rooster — and other Rosemary streets in September. And still, Santa Maria said, problems persisted. The presence of homeless individuals in the Rosemary District, which houses the Salvation Army, wasn’t a new phenomenon. Some troubling behavior was new, however — more aggressive panhandling, increased harassment, more trash on the ground.

“This past six months it’s gotten to the point that it’s gotten out of hand,” Santa Maria said.

The day after his near-accident, Santa Maria came in to work angry. He began picking up items

“All I’m doing is trying to give them work every single day so they can do something and keep their street clean.”

— Darwin Santa Maria, owner of Darwin’s on 4th left on his property, preparing to throw them away, when he saw something that made him reconsider his approach.

“I saw the Bible, two books of the Bible, right in front of me, next to these pillows they sleep on,” Santa Maria said. “I thought, instead of me complaining, let’s take a different approach to this — let’s work with them.”

Since then, Santa Maria has enlisted homeless individuals near his restaurant to clean up his business and the streets surrounding it. For $10 per hour, they’re taking on tasks such as washing dishes and gathering garbage. It’s not going to fix everything, and Santa Maria has no idea whether what he’s doing is effective. Still, he’s determined to at least try to make a difference.

“I don’t know how to approach the situation,” Santa Maria said.

“All I’m doing is trying to give

them work every single day so they can do something and keep the street clean.”

Higher power

Although business owners made waves at the City Commission when they brought up the topic of the homeless population in Rosemary at a September meeting, Santa Maria said he’s seen no significant steps from the city.

“Nobody’s really paying attention to this problem,” Santa Maria said. “Everyone is complaining, and nobody is finding a solution to what we can do.”

Michael Bush, president of the Rosemary District Neighborhood Association, has recently reached out to city officials to try to change that. In an email to Vice Mayor Susan Chapman, Bush explained that businesses and residents in the area have been working with the homeless since 2003, and that people in the area have gone to great lengths to affect change on their end.

There are limits to their power, however, and Bush looked to city officials to take steps — such as potentially creating a temporary shelter or tent city to reduce the impact on Rosemary District streets.

“Why does Central (Avenue) have to be the unofficial ‘come as you are camp’ for the chronic

homeless in Sarasota?” Bush wrote. “You are excessively burdening us.”

Although she disagreed with Bush’s assessment that the city was inactive toward Rosemary homeless issues, Chapman was glad to see a resident take an active interest in collaborating on solutions. She talked with Bush about some of the steps the city was taking following the failed talks to create a regional comeas-you-are shelter. Those steps include authorizing a second Homeless Outreach Team and examining successful “Housing First” models in other cities.

“What we have to do is refocus our efforts to things that provide

more permanent solutions,” Chapman said. “Part of that is community education.”

Both Santa Maria and Bush — who responded positively to the response from Chapman and sought a follow-up meeting with the commissioner — are interested in taking an even more active role in addressing homelessness problems. Progress may be slower than those in the Rosemary District would like to see, but Chapman said that sort of response was necessary to substantively address those issues.

“Solutions to this issue have always been community solutions, not just governmental,” Chapman said.

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Flatwoods conservation changes irk residents Commissioners laud environmental connectivity; residents worry for species survival.

WHAT’S CHANGING?

Despite county staff’s insistence that changes to its pine flatwoods conservation policies would not negatively impact its habitat, some in the community are not convinced.

Matt Osterhoudt, a division manager with Sarasota County’s environmental protection division, told Sarasota County commissioners at Monday’s meeting that the county’s current policy for conserving pine flatwoods was a one-size-fits-all approach. He said because it concentrates on open-space requirements rather than the way the habitat functions, it often creates fragmented habitats in developments.

To fix this problem, the County Commission unanimously approved a change to its pinewood conservation policy that encourages developers to look at the property as a whole and make preserving pine flatwoods located near wetlands and other habitats a priority. In the past, the policy focused on preserving 30% of a site’s habitat, even if it meant preserving several unconnected areas (see sidebar, right).

The change to the conservation, which came to the commission as a code amendment, applies only to pine flatwoods found in new development sites on unincorporated land in the county inside the Urban Service Boundary and future boundary — mostly west of I-75.

Within that criteria, about 3,073 acres of land containing pine flatwoods will be affected by the policy changes. The rest of the 7,134 acres within the Urban Service Boundary containing this habitat are either on developed properties or located in parks and publicly owned land, where they’re already protected.

“It’s a thorough, well-thought out process. It allows for some workability,” Com-

required 30% open space based on the land’s zoning, other habitats such as wetlands and hammocks took precedence to fill the requirement. Pine flatwoods were conserved if 30% was not met, but there were no regulations on which areas were saved.

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Not conserved

CONSERVED

Pine flatwoods: 10% Jessica Salmond

Cathy Antunes is worried for the birds that nest in pine flatwoods habitats. Pine flatwoods are a native habitat with an overstory of pines and undergrowth of saw palmetto and other shrubs. They serve as a home for large mammals and a variety of birds. missioner Paul Caragiulo said. “I don’t want to erode our conservation policy.”

Reason for change

The county determined that having connective areas of pine flatwoods was more beneficial to the natural habitat than small areas of pine trees, and determined that flatwoods should be conserved within watercourse and wetland buffers and in wildlife corridors.

“If we’re protecting it as a habitat, we want it to function as a habitat,” Osterhoudt said.

The pine trees themselves, apart from the habitat, would still be covered by the county tree ordinance, which requires new developments to avoid trees when pos-

sible and maintain a certain ratio of trees to square feet, typically one tree per 1,000 square feet, Osterhoudt said.

But some residents are concerned that these changes may result in fewer pine flatwoods being preserved.

Cathy Antunes said she thinks the county is using the term “habitat” too loosely, and is worried the changes devalue both the native habitat and trees in the system.

She worries mostly about the birds that rely on the pines for their homes. “I’m not impressed they (the county) didn’t look at birding effects,” she said.

Osterhoudt said the county is doing what it thinks is best for the environment. “It’s been an interesting community conversation about the value of habitat,” he said.

CONSERVED

Wetlands: 20%

Policy now: Wetlands and hammocks

are still the top priority to fill the 30% requirement, however, pine flatwoods used to meet any remaining requirement must be located within watercourse, wetlands and wildlife buffer zones to promote connectivity between habitats. Developers can propose an alternative design to the 30% requirement if it proves to be of better ecological and environmental value.

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Les incompetents Much like the day of and after 9/11, the three-day Paris slaughtering by the Islamic Muslim terrorists leave you stunned.

Disgusted. Angry. Wanting revenge.

So you show what solidarity and support you can.

But let’s not forget. We know it can happen here …in the United States … in Florida … in Sarasota-Manatee.

Remember: The 9/11 terrorists lived and trained in Venice and dined at the former Holiday Inn on Longboat Key.

SOLIDARITY

+ Time to get it right

Keep going. We like the direction you’re headed.

That was the message and a nice endorsement Monday night from the Sarasota City Commission to Bayfront 20:20, the coalition of Sarasota groups working on the redevelopment of 42 acres surrounding the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center.

The commission’s response to the group’s progress wasn’t exactly unexpected or controversial. Credit VisitSarasota Chairman Michael Klauber and President Virginia Haley for so far navigating adroitly + Embarrassing us again “I am Charlie.” this political minefield and building As noted in the photo at right, we an accepted vision for that prized all know who is missing. expanse of waterfront.

From the New York Daily News last But the really hard parts are yet weekend: to come. One of the most difficult, “More than 40 heads of state came of course, will be financing. And a together in Paris to denounce a wave significant portion of that financof terrorism that defiled the City of ing hinges on the politics between Light last week — yet there was one the Sarasota City Commission and glaring exception: The U.S. sent only Sarasota County Commission. a low-level official (the ambassador “I am Jew.” Specifically, the battle to come to France). is over the tax-increment money “Obama and Biden had empty that is dedicated to the downtown public schedules Sunday, but the Community Redevelopment Agency.

White House declined to comment Since 1986, thanks to an agreement on why they didn’t go. between the city and county, the “The natural choice — Secretary property-tax money generated by of State Kerry, a Francophile who the increase in property values in a speaks the language — was in India portion of downtown and Newtown for a longstanding engagement with has been earmarked to be spent in the prime minister, White House ofthose areas. Over that time, Saraficials said.” sota County has contributed more Kerry said raising the issue about than $50 million — revenue that our leaders’ lack of attendance was otherwise would have gone into the “quibbling.” county’s coffers.

Once again, humiliating us in front Not surprisingly, some county of our friends and allies. commissioners and others — parLes incompetents. ticularly in Venice and North Port, which do not have similar tax Courtesy photo + What is the strategy? schemes — believe the current deal Who is missing?

Citizens in France and elsewhere is out of whack. And they want to and heads of state from around the renegotiate when the agreement world (see photo, right) have shown expires in September 2016. their unity in response to last week’s 21,343 non-Syrian jihadis; 43,396 regime That deadline is likely to occur just as terror attacks in Paris. But when you look at forces; 2,381 de-facto regime forces; 28,198 Bayfront 20:20’s redevelopment efforts gain the larger picture, you wonder: militias allied to the regime. increasing momentum and a clearer vision.

What is the world’s plan?

• At least 80,000 more deaths are estimatYou can foresee a nasty political clash beHow do you compute 40 heads of state ed, mostly of fighters. tween the two governing bodies. walking arm in arm in Paris after 17 deaths, • More than 3 million Syrians have fled to That shouldn’t happen. And it can be and yet, what has the world done in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq; avoided. response to the massacres in Nigeria and • 6.5 million are internally displaced Of all the challenges on the two comSyria? Consider the statistics: within Syria. missions’ agendas, particularly on the City Coalition response Commission’s agenda, the future of the Paris The observatory reported in November bayfront is among the top priorities. Much • 17 slaughtered last week. the following casualties since the start of is at stake for the future of the city and the Nigeria the U.S.-led coalition airstrikes against ISIS tourism industry in Sarasota County.

• 2,000 mostly women, children and elin Syria: Given that importance, it makes sense for derly massacred last week by Boko Haram; • 904 killed; 52 of them civilians, includthe two commissions to structure a process • 600 massacred in March 2014; ing eight children and five women. Of the now that can lead to a new community • 200 school girls kidnapped in April non-civilians killed, 72 are from the Nusra redevelopment agreement well before the 2014.

Front; 779 from ISIS. September 2016 deadline.

• 1.5 million Nigerians displaced from While President Obama’s talking heads Doing that will provide important clarity home. at the State Department and at the White as Klauber and Haley continue their misSyria House’s daily briefings tout that his adminsion.

According to the Syrian Observatory for istration has “taken out” more Islamic terWhatever is developed on the bayfront Human Rights … rorists via drone strikes “than any previous will be a 50-year decision. Commissioners • As of November 2014, 197,387 people administration,” they give little evidence should do all they can to avoid a repeat of have died in the Syrian civil war. or comfort that anyone in command has a the Ringling Bridge battles and divisive• 62,347 civilians (6,468 women). definitive strategy to obliterate the Islamic ness. For once, Sarasota commissioners, • Non-civilians: 34,060 rebel fighters; terrorists. let’s get it right.

SOLIDARITY?

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: I was speaking to a couple of owners of small Siesta Key resorts in December and the subject of the Siesta Key Condo Council Christmas Lighting Contest came up. Both of these resort owners stated to me that they no longer participate in the contest because no matter what they do the same resort wins every year.

I asked them how this could be, seeing as the perpetual “winners” display has remained the same for years and has neither grown or improved and could be considered mediocre at best. They both told me the same thing. It has something to do with what can best be described as “the old boys network” of local condo politics.

In other words, no matter what you do and how nice of a display you come up with, the winner is already predetermined.

I would suggest to the condo council that if they are going to have a lighting “contest” it must be an actual contest. In other words, it should be judged with fairness and impartiality. Too much hard work and time is spent by too many to have the same outcome every year. It should be judged on beauty, creativity and hard work. Look up the word “contest” in any dictionary.

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Nowhere does the word nepotism appear in the definition.

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CONA forms committee to examine county issues

+ Settling the lawsuit would have no effect

The top three issues the association will investigate this year are new sidewalks, roadway improvements and wildlife animal control.

Dear Editor: An Observer Jan. 8 editorial urges that both parties settle the pending Sunshine Law case against Vice Mayor Susan Chapman. However, it fails to take into account what is really at stake.

The Mogensen-Barfield team would, I am sure, welcome an opportunity to disengage from a lawsuit of such dubious merit.

Ms. Mogensen has been taken by surprise. Normally, she brings on a lawsuit, the city surrenders, and the Mogensen-Barfield team scoops up its winnings and gears up for its next stickup without a gun. In this case, true to form, the city capitulated, as did Commissioner Atwell. Chapman chose to take the bullies to the mat.

Settling the lawsuit would have no effect on the underlying conditions that inspired it. This lawsuit is a teaching opportunity. Better to fund the Chapman lawsuit now than to incur the greater costs of future meritless lawsuits that might otherwise be initiated by this duo.

Frank Brenner Sarasota

To help its members stay educated about countywide topics, the Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations is forming a committee to gather information to bring back to neighborhood leaders.

The Zoning Committee will consist of a committee chair and four other CONA members.

Committee members will examine comprehensive plan amendments, rezones, special requests and other issues that appear before the Sarasota County Commission.

Lourdes Ramirez, who was president of CONA for three years, will be chairing the committee. Other members have not been selected yet.

The committee’s goal, besides educating its members and presenting to the board, is to prioritize issues that CONA will invest time in and make recommendations for — especially things that could affect county neighborhoods.

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On Monday morning, Jessica Hays will be reporting to her new job as president and CEO of the Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center. However, the former director of community awareness for SPARCC won’t be moving far — her new office is just down the hall.

However, her responsibilities will shift from developing the image of SPARCC to being the face of the organization in the community.

After leaving a career in public relations, Hays sought a position with a meaningful nonprofit. That led Hays to SPARCC; she was hired as the director of community awareness seven years ago.

“You spend so much time at work and I wanted to feel like what I was doing was meaningful,” Hays said.

The nonprofit agency provides free programs and services and is the only state-certified center for domestic violence and sexual assault victims in Sarasota and Desoto counties.

SPARCC’s board of directors learned in November that longtime leader Olivia Thomas would be stepping down.

Thomas had been at the helm for seven years and promised to stay on through the new year until a replacement was found. For Hays, the decision to apply for the president and CEO position required careful consideration.

When Hays found out about the open position she wanted to discuss the decision with her family first. With two young daughters and her husband’s career to consider, Hays was hesitant.

“On a personal level, we are a really great team and we knew that it could be something great for our family,” Hays said. “I gave it a lot of careful thought, because it’s not something I take lightly.

It’s a big responsibility and a big job, but I’ve been here a long time, and I care deeply about our staff and our mission.”

This thoughtfulness was one of the characteristics that stood out to the search committee. The committee spent two months looking inside the organization and across the country for a possible candidate. SPARCC Board Chairwoman Luisa Goldman feels that Hays is a good choice moving because of her familiarity with the organization.

“On a personal level, we are a really great team and we knew that it could be something great for our family. ... It’s a big responsibility and a big job, but I’ve been here a long time and I care deeply about our staff and our mission.”

— President and CEO of the Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Jessica Hays

Goldman hopes that by hiring a younger leader (Hays is 34) the organization will be able to foster a greater relationship with younger members of the community through outreach in schools and preventative programs.

“I think we need to appeal to a different sect of people,” Goldman said. “I think she’ll be able to manage and lead our team forward. We’re trying to reach people at a younger age and get to the problem before it starts.”

Hays said she is committed to the Sarasota community and has established roots since moving to the area 11 years ago. Hays is an active member of the Junior League of Sarasota and served as president from 2013 to 2014.

She is also a graduate of Leadership Sarasota.

She looks forward to embarking on a new path and is confident about achieving the organization’s goals with the current team at SPARCC. Improved promotion of new SPARCC programs including economic empowerment for victims and working with survivors to help them become more self-sufficient is among Hays’ goals.

“I would not have been so quick to want to do this had I not had our team here,” Hays said. “I really admire our team; they listen to really terrible stories of what people are going through and they come in because they are passionate about helping.”

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JANUARY 11 FAUX PAS 7:26 p.m. — 1400 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Counterfeit Currency. The owner of a grocery store alerted officers that a woman tried to purchase a can of beer with a fake $100 bill. The woman who attempted to make the purchase remained at the store to speak with officers. She told the officers that she had found the bill in the parking lot and believed it to be genuine. Based on previous interactions with the woman, the officers believed she was being honest, and the storeowner did not wish to prosecute the woman.

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EQUIPMENT FAILURE 5:30 p.m. — 1100 block of Ritz Carlton Drive. Theft

— From Building/$300 to $2,000. Two men running a conference discovered that one of their audio-visual projectors had been taken overnight from a ballroom at a hotel. Hotel staff reported that the ballroom was not locked overnight, because the company running the conference did not request it to be secured. Security agreed to review surveillance footage that would show anyone who entered or exited the ballroom.

JAN. 10 SHOW STOPPER 4:18 p.m. — 2600 block of Pine Lake Terrace. Landlord/Tenant Dispute. A woman who was planning to move out of her apartment at the end of the month got in an argument with her landlord regarding an open house at the apartment. The woman did not want her landlord in her apartment for four hours, because they do not get along. An officer informed the woman that, per her lease, she did not have to allow her landlord stay in her apartment for the entire time, but that the apartment should be shown to prospective tenants as they arrived.

JANUARY 11 CLEAN GETAWAY 9:59 a.m. — 1900 block of Fruitville Road. Petit Theft — All Other. The manager of a drug store reported that a man entered the store, took two large bottles of laundry detergent and walked out of the store without paying three minutes later. The bottles were valued at $24.99 each. The manager reported that the man has committed thefts in the past from the same store, all of which have been reported. He said the thefts were becoming a regular occurrence with the man. Officers ran the license plate the manager provided but were unable to locate the suspect.

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“We’re gearing up for the peer review, to get the comfort level for our board and community,” Wreford said, but added, “If what’s being proposed is changing, we need to get those first before the peer review.”

Despite the news of the groin reductions, some Siesta Key stakeholders still have concerns about the dredge and the peer review.

Peter van Roekens with Save Our Siesta Sands 2 emailed the county Jan. 6 with concerns about the county’s library of preapproved firms.

“Every one of these firms have major dependencies on the ACOE for funding and are unlikely to bite the hand that feeds them,” he said. “If someone’s livelihood depends on the Army Corps, they’re not going to risk their business by offending the Corps.”

SOSS2 would like to see the county put out a request for proposals to attract different firms that might be more independent from the Army Corps, Van Roekens said.

Wreford said these firms have already gone through the procurement process to be added to the list.

“What we have seen in our interactions with the firms — I don’t think they would express having a conflict of interest with the Army Corps,” he said.

Before any firm is selected for the review, it will have to state that it has no conflict of interest.

“Clearly there are firms that are directly connected with this project, and they wouldn’t be se-

The city of Sarasota announced Wednesday that the interim beach renourishment project to replenish sand on Lido Beach lost during Tropical Storm Debby in 2012 will begin Thursday.

This restoration project is a short-term solution to buy Lido a little time between now and when the Big Pass dredge is completed, which is still several years from completion.

Less than two miles of Lido Beach will receive as much as 197,000 cubic yards of sand from a shoal in New Pass in the next two months. MidMarch is the targeted completion timeline — before turtlenesting season begins.

The project is expected to cost about $3.6 million, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the tourist development tax.

In December Sarasota County approved funding for the city’s project with up to $1 million from the TDT.

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Krauthammer kicks off Town Hall lecture series No topic was off limits for Pulitzer Prize winner and Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer. His lecture Tuesday was the first in the 2015 Town Hall lecture series presented by the Ringling College Library Association.

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Towles Court Art Walk — runs from 6 to 10 p.m. at Towles Court, 1938 Adams Lane. The Downtown Sarasota Alliance hosts “Live! From Downtown It’s Friday Nights!” featuring a unique Sarasota district each Friday night.

This week, stroll Towles Court and stop in to check out restaurants, galleries and more participating businesses.

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Collectible Postcard Show — runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 7750 S. Beneva Road.

Postcard dealers from all over the United States will buy, sell and trade collectible postcards and paper ephemera items. For information, contact Peter Cleaves at pgcleaves@gmail.com.

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Ringling Bridge Run — starts at 7 a.m. at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, 777 N. Tamiami Trail. Run the Ringling Bridge with the bay as your backdrop for the Sarasota YMCA 12th annual Wilde Automotive Family Ringling Bridge Run. The 4-mile road race will also include a 1-mile Fun Run/Walk for participants of all fitness levels. For information and to register, visit thesarasotay.org.

All Trails Hike -— starts at 8 a.m. at Oscar Scherer State Park, 1843 S. Tamiami Trail, Osprey. Oscar Scherer State Park will host the 9th annual All Trails Hike to explore 12 miles of paths and trails throughout the park. After hiking, enjoy lunch until 2 p.m. There will be music from noon to 2 p.m.

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Songs of Peace and Justice Concert — starts at 7 p.m. at the Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Court. Come celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a Songs of Peace and Justice Concert presented by WSLR. Award-winning musicians Tim Grimm and Jon Brooks will join local performers Mindy Simmons and Robert Killian. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. For information, call 587-6588.

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Registration fees vary by day and program. For information visit, cwea.net.

THURSDAY, JAN. 22

Music Mash Children’s Movement Program — runs from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. at Selby Public Library, 1331 First St. Children will dance, march, sing and play musical instruments to

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FRIDAY, JAN. 23

Friday Night in Rosemary District — runs from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Rosemary District, by Third and 10th streets.

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Admission is $80 per person. For information, call 953-5600.

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YPG Leadership Circle — runs from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Ringling College of Art and Design, 2700 N. Tamiami Trail. Members of the YPG Leadership Circle are invited to tour the campuses of the Ringling College of Art and Design and New College of Florida. For reservations and information, contact Jon Pierce at jpierce@sarasotachamber.com or call 556-4038.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21, THROUGH FRIDAY, JAN. 23

Floral Design Challenge — runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Sarasota Garden Club, 1131 Blvd. of the Arts. The Sarasota Garden Club hosts a floral design challenge for local gardeners to show off their skills. Six garden club designers will be given identical containers, oasis and plant material to create a design. They will discuss how their design incorporates the elements

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Winter Fine Art Festival — runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Gulfstream Avenue. The Humane Society of Sarasota County will host the 3rd annual Sarasota Winter Fine Art Festival for rare-art collectors and aficionados.

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MOMENT Hungry to improve after a surprising run to the state semifinals, the Sarasota High School girls squad is on a roll again behind the leadership of senior Camille Giardina.

Changing schools can be a frightening prospect, but as she prepared to transfer from Cardinal Mooney to Sarasota High as a junior, Camille Giardina had one thing on her side: experience.

On the basketball court, she had already established herself as a standout player.

Off the court, her family had moved from place to place often enough to prepare Giardina for the process: first from Connecticut to Maine, then to Florida from Maine. By comparison, the 3-mile journey from Mooney to Sarasota might have felt like an easy transition.

“It’s definitely completely different than what I expected,” Giardina said of her time at Sarasota. “But I was used to changing and adapting.”

As a junior last season, she stepped into a team that was short on experience of its own. The Lady Sailors had graduated seven seniors the year before, leaving expectations up in the air. That helped ease Giardina’s transition into a new environment and put everyone on equal footing in her first year.

“We all were new last year,” Giardina said. “Nobody had

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pull over one another.”

As it turned out, it helped the team, too. Sarasota went 26-5 en route to the Class 7A state semifinals, with Coach Rob Jutras admiring his team’s ability to charge through any unfamiliarity.

“We came together nicely last year as a very young team,” Jutras said Now in her senior season, Giardina is settling into a leadership role with the 19-3 Lady Sailors. She’s setting the

Josie LeBlanc and Camille Giardina practice defensive and offensive moves at practice Tuesday.

Camille Giardina is leading the Lady Sailors in points, assists and steals, but the senior point guard’s leadership also includes setting the tone for her younger teammates. tone with her play — putting up team highs of 16.6 points per game, 4.8 assists per game and 3.5 steals per game — and her attitude, earning a second straight selection as team captain.

“She’s definitely our floor leader who really has to do a little bit of everything,” Jutras said. “She has to be able to put the ball in the hoop for us, keep her young teammates together, know all the plays, has to defend.”

For her part Giardina is all business, mincing no words when discussing her focus on improving on last year’s success and capturing a state title.

“It being my senior year itself is pure motivation,” Giardina said. “It's my last time around, and I want to go out on top more than ever.”

The group started the season with a few hiccups, coming out of the gates 3-2. But, thanks in part to Giardina helping establish the tone in practice, the Lady Sailors have been able to right the ship while incorporating new faces into their rotation.

“She’s a great kid and a role model for the younger play-

“It being my senior year itself is pure motivation. It’s my last time around, and I want to go out on top more than ever.”

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The team is still relatively young, with just four upperclassmen and two seniors on the roster. And yet, after the 2013-14 run, Giardina believes one of Sarasota’s greatest strengths is experience.

Seven of the eight players from last year’s team return this year, and she said it’s allowed players to settle into their roles and develop.

“After going through what we did last year, it prepares us for numerous situations that most players have not experienced,” she said After reaching 1,000 career points in her sophomore

year at Mooney, Giardina is now just 25 points away from 2,000. Although that mark is on her radar, she indicated she’s not going to bask in the glow of personal success for too long.

“Once I achieve that, I’m going to have to set a new goal and go after it,” she said.

As a senior, she’s currently in the process of evaluating her college options. She plans to continue playing, but she’s also preparing for a career after graduation — ideally one that pairs her interest in business with her passion for design.

With more than three years of play behind her, Giardina’s time as a Florida high school player is scattered with milestones and highlights big and small — sinking a half-court shot at the halftime buzzer against Gulfport Boca Ciega earlier this year is a recent standout, she says.

Although she hopes the best is still to come, she’s already able to look back on her career thus far and offer some perspective.

“It flies by,” Giardina said.

“You have to make every moment count.”

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WEEKLYROUNDUP SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHRISTIAN (43) VS. SARASOTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL BASKETBALL (60) Sarasota Christian School boys basketball claimed another victory with its 6043 win Tuesday at home against Southwest Florida Christian Academy. Tuesday night’s conference game win keeps SCS undefeated in the district; the team improved to a 12-7 overall record.

Key players for the Blazers were sophomores Brion Whitley and Nate Patrick, with nine points each. Junior Blake Morrow lead the team to victory with 28 points.

Junior Aiden Crume was the Southwest Florida Christian Academy Kings’ leading scorer with 16 points. Seniors Logan Long and Logan Sievert each scored seven points.

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A raffle was held for members to win tickets for the Ringling College Library Association Town Hall Tuesday lecture featuring Dr. Charles Krauthammer.

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Friends and teammates remembered former Riverview High School soccer player Andrew Monroe with the 2nd annual Andrew Monroe Memorial 5K Walk/ Run Saturday, at Siesta Beach. Hundreds of participants took the course at their own pace by either running or walking the distance to honor Monroe. Following the race, everyone was invited to enjoy refreshments, vendors and a raffle.

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Condominium in Terrace East sells for $910,000 The following residential real estate transactions took place between Dec. 29 and Jan. 2.

A condominium in Terrace East tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Karen MacDonald-Basile, trustee, sold the Unit 303 condominium at 5300 Ocean Blvd. to Allan Metrick, Nina Schreiber and Sigrid Balmer, trustees, of Rye Brook, N.Y., for $910,000. Built in 1973, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,375 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $635,000 in 2012.

D.R. Horton Inc. sold the home at 1620 Hansen St. to Michael Wattleworth, trustee, of Sarasota, for $800,000. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,883 square feet of living area.

Cecile Rudolf sold the Unit 312 condominium at 988 Blvd. of the Arts to Michael and Sandra Moore, of Sarasota, for $645,000.

Built in 1982, it has two bed-

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Joseph and Gael Bilder, of La Grange Park, Ill., sold their home at 965 Caloosa Drive to Diana DeFonzo, of Sarasota, for $300,000. Built in 1955, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,480 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $51,000 in 1981.

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1 Five 0 Inc. sold the Unit 1211 condominium at 800 N. Tamiami Trail to Stanley and Arlette Jacob, of Sarasota, for $478,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,323 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $729,000 in 2007.

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pura, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1835 Caribbean Drive to Stacey Gorski, of Sarasota, for $326,000. Built in 1975, it has three bedrooms, one bath, a pool and 1,750 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $117,500 in 1994.

Loretta Turpin, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 1201 condominium at 555 S. Gulfstream Ave. to Jacqueline Deprins-Bradford and Eugene Bradford, of Sarasota, for $550,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,221 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $389,000 in 2003.

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Najjar Construction Inc. sold the home at 1686 South Drive to Clark and Jennie Hall, of Sarasota, for $695,000. Built in 1940, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,254 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $570,000 in 2012.

Sarasota, sold their home at 1518 Eastbrook Drive to Keith Blessitt and Joanna Jackowska, of Sarasota, for $565,000. Built in 1972, it has three bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath, a pool and 2,432 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $443,000 in 2002.

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The Unit 303 condominium at 5300 Ocean Blvd. has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,375 square feet of living area. It sold for $910,000. rooms, two baths and 1,729 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $200,000 in 1996.

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Fred and Marilyn Lowery, of Sarasota, sold their home at 2504 Tanglewood Drive to Barbara Owen and Michelle Owen, of Marietta, Ga., for $350,000. Built in 1984, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,782 square feet of living area.

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It previously sold for $312,000 in 2006.

James Waterman, Lisa Pattison, William Waterman and Brian Waterman sold their home at 6692 Easton Drive to Beth Kregenow, of Sarasota, for $260,000. Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,684 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $123,100 in 1983.

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Robert and Kathleen Anderson, of Sarasota, sold their home at 2189 Pine Gardens Trail to Mark Peters and Tanya Farley, of Sarasota, for $268,900. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,640 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $215,000 in 2008.

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Mandt and Brenda Halversen, of Sarasota, sold their home at 8912 Huntington Pointe Drive to Robert and Paola Frederick, of Manalapan, N.J., for $265,000. Built in 1994, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,296 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $259,000 in 2002.

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Reinhold and Victoria Klein, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4038 Shade Ave. to Ronald Rattray, of Sarasota, for $250,000.

Built in 1960, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,859 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $405,000 in 2006.

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Stephen and Laurie Wilbur, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 5576 condominium at 5576 Ashton Lake Drive to Walter Palesch, trustee, of Ann Arbor, Mich., for $220,000.

Built in 1992, it has two bedrooms, two

Fannie Mae sold the home at 6438 Colonial Drive to Donald and Barbara Pelersi, of Sarasota, for $218,500. Built in 1964, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,614 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $142,000 in 1999.

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Robert Grutza and Michael Grutza, of Lake Forest, Ill., sold their Unit 81 condominium at 5830 Midnight Pass Road to JR81 LLC for $385,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 921 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $510,000 in 2005.

Robert Crapsey, trustee, of Cincinnati, sold the Unit 941 condominium at 6396 Midnight Cove Road to Cora Larsen, of Flossmoor, Ill., for $500,000. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,472 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $640,000 in 2004.

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Jason Okin, of Passaic, N.J., sold his Unit 206 condominium at 1125 W. Peppertree Drive to Yakov and Marina Weinstein, of Short Hills, N.J., for $410,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,163 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $500,000 in 2007.

Kirk and Phyllis Smith, of Winter Haven, sold their Unit A-101 condominium at 8900 Blind Pass Road to John and Lynn Dapello, of Sarasota, for $405,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,021 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $200,000 in 1997.

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5502 Siesta Isles LLC sold the home at 5502 Azure Way to Christopher Dipaolo, of Plymouth, Pa., for $398,900. Built in

Ada Rauscher, of Worcester, Mass., sold her Unit 607 condominium at 6415 Midnight Pass Road to Kenneth and Phyllis Wyman, of Angola, N.Y., for $308,500.

Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,287 square feet of living area.

Laurel Chase, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 6 condominium at 28 Sandy Cove Road to Ronald and Bonnie Wilson, of Sarasota, for $250,000. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,122 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $120,000 in 1990.

drew and Anja Welihozkiy, of Sarasota, for $429,000. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath, a pool and 3,013 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $272,900 in 1990.

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Jesse and Jennifer Sabler, of Charlotte, N.C., sold their home at 7455 Ridge Road to Duane and Brenda Viola, of Sarasota, for $410,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,111 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $408,600 in 2014.

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H. Robert and Paulette Krnacik, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1520 Dorgali Drive to Patti Cochran, of Sarasota, for $337,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,764 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $320,000 in 2013.

Ignacio Segovia Jr. and Marcus McAlister, of Tampa, sold their home at 5782 Benevento Drive to H. Robert and Paulette Krnacik, of Sarasota, for $369,000.

Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,008 square feet of living area.

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Gail Pirodsky sold her home at 4756 Sweetmeadow Circle to Philip and Marjory Campbell, of Sarasota, for $555,000.

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It previously sold for $587,500 in 2004.

Jesse Balaity, of Sarasota, sold his home at 4009 Jardin Lane to Edward and Karen Pettine, of Swansea, Mass., for $337,000.

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Garage/Moving/Estate Sales Estate Sale: January 17th 9am to 4pm. January 18th 12pm to 4pm. All items in excellent condition.

Grandfather clock, full size bedroom, reclining love set, 3 half moon tables with marble tops, kitchen cabinets, outdoor table and chairs, kitchen table and chairs, bar stools, 2 desks, ladders, garage items, many more items. 4904 Thames Lane, Palmer Ranch.

ESTATE SALE Premium Estate Liquidators Airport Mall – 8251 15th Street East (Across the road from Rectrix) Saturday, January 17: 9:00a.m. – 1:00p.m.

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2083 Siesta Dr. Call Fred, 941-922-3428.

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 Rarely available direct Beachfront on 5th floor  Dazzling Views of crystal white sands on #1 Siesta Key Beach 1 Bedroom/1 Bath, 905 sq. ft.  Oversized Bedrooom with 2 Queen beds  Excellent Rental with 3 day minimum, Turnkey Furnished

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DIRECT BEACH FRONT ON SIESTA KEY December 2014

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4034 Roberts Point Road

$3,095,000 8254 Roseburn Court

$2,000,000 5831 Riegels Harbor Road

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$1,870,000

Sailboat water with bay and bayou docks. 5,265 sq. ft. under air.

Rare 2/3 acre lot, 5 beds/5.5 baths. Guest house, 5+ car garage.

Exquisite custom home, unparalleled quality and finishes, built in 2006.

Lakefront estate lot in gated golf community, 5 beds/5 baths, office.

Deep water 50’ dock for the boat and auto enthusiast — 6+ car garage. Gated, near Siesta Beach. 4 beds/4.5 baths, pool.

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526 Treasure Boat Way

$789,000 4568 Woodside Road

Siesta Key canal-front home, oversized fenced corner lot, metal roof bamboo floors, solar heated pool, large pool deck and a boat dock.

LP $1,125,000

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$254,900 $2,100,000 613 Buttonwood Drive $740,000 Charming home in Longboat Shores with deep water canal, dock and no bridges to the bay. Oversized screened lanai and pool. Minutes to the Gulf of Mexico and St. Armand’s Circle.

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$795,000 21 Sugar Mill Drive $845,000 Sophisticated colonial home in Oaks Golf & Country Club.

Four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, covered balcony, wood and marble floors throughout, large pool and expansive lot.

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Under Executive Director Bruce Rodgers, the Hermitage Artist Retreat continues to grow after 10 years as an artistic haven.

The creative retreat reflects on a decade of artistic escape.

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HERMITAGE HERITAGE

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“What our artists have accomplished has been inspirational, expansive and life-affirming,” Hermitage Artist Retreat Executive Director Bruce Rodgers says.

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t is Friday night in New York City. The glitz and glimmer of the Big Apple’s theater district shines brightly on this autumn evening in 2013. But on the corner of Broadway and 95th Street, a more somber production is underway inside the multipurpose performing arts hall Symphony Space.

“November 21, 1963: The Day Before,” a multidiscipline artistic tribute and remembrance of the John F. Kennedy assassination, fills the hall with touching stories, skits and songs of memories of that fateful November day from artists and performers such as John Guare, Craig Lucas, Arthur Kopit, Nico Muhly, Robert Osborne, Margaret Kampmeier, B.D. Wong and Olympia Dukakis.

A few weeks prior, just downtown from Symphony Space in the Upper West Side, the original opera “Two Boys” opened at the Metropolitan Opera to great fanfare. With music composed by Muhly and the libretto written

by Lucas (both participating artists at the above Symphony Space event), the opera concerns a detective’s investigation into the stabbing of a teenage boy and the shadowy world of online forums.

These artistic events fuse a wide array of talent in various disciplines. But the JFK retrospective and the opera have one common denominator: the Hermitage Artist Retreat.

In total, 13 Hermitage alumni participated in the Kennedy event and the opera.

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// ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT Hermitage Executive Director Bruce Rodgers, the Hermitage staff and supporters traveled to New York City to see the Symphony Space performance. As Rodgers recently walked through each building at the artist retreat, he referenced this “Hermitage Network” through which its artists are forever linked.

“We have reached a whole other element of our mission,” says Rodgers. “What our artists have accomplished has been inspirational, expansive and life-affirming.”

Like its artists, the Hermitage has endured its own creative journey that began at the turn of the 20th century on a tranquil corner of Manasota Key. Swedish immigrant Carl Johansen first purchased the beachfront property in 1907; he also erected its first building. For the next nearly 70 years, the Hermitage land and building was exchanged between several owners. Its uses ranged from a nudist colony, called the Florida Sea Island Sanctuary, to the private residences of Alfred Whitney (who added a cottage

and water pump house) and Otto Thurston Alexander.

Then in 1975 the actions of a writer and her artist daughter would irrevocably change the course of the property’s destiny. Writer Ruth Swayze and her daughter, Carroll Swayze, leased the Hermitage as a retreat for their own artistic ventures. Their experience at the property would be the first in the Hermitage’s present artistic lineage. The duo quickly realized the historic and aesthetic worth of the buildings on the property. Years of sea salt, wind and torrential weather had taken their toll on the core of the property’s architectural stability.

The two led the charge within the community and raised the public profile of the property into something worth saving.

“It was the perfect storm of public complaining, energy and opportunity,” says Patricia Caswell, Hermitage program director and Greenfield Prize coordinator.

The latter awards a $30,000 commission to promising artists in various artistic fields.

In 1999, Caswell was then the

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executive director of the Sarasota County Arts Council and helped lead a Comprehensive Community Cultural Plan to revitalize and redefine the county’s relationship with local organizations and local artists. Caswell’s “perfect storm” generated a reconstruction and salvaging of the five buildings on the Hermitage property. The reconstruction effort raised approximately $1.3 million from private donations and local and state funding.

The house and cottage’s decayed and rotting wood floors

The Creative Colony: A timeline of the Hermitage 1936: After going through several owners, the “Florida Sea Island Sanctuary,” a nudist colony, opens. It operates for two years.

1907: Carl Johansen and 15 members emigrate from Sweden to Florida. Johansen eventually purchases the current Hermitage property site and settles there.

1947: Otto Thurston Alexander purchases the Hermitage property and combines it with Whitney’s property.

His family begins to live at the property.

1940: Bachelor Alfred Whitney builds himself a beach retreat adjacent to the Hermitage property.

AFTER

and walls were replaced. They transformed into modern studio spaces for visiting artists, whom a 13-member committee that includes arts administrators and artists from across North America selects. Once nominated by the committee, the artists are invited for a total of six weeks to their new artistic home.

Artist talks, a composer interview series, open visual artist studio tours and the popular monthly beach readings are regular ways for citizens to connect with visiting artists.

1988: The Hermitage property is sold to the Sarasota County Parks and Recreation department to be destroyed for added beachfront parking. The plan is quickly sidelined due to the property’s historic importance.

1975 to 1986: Local author Ruth Swayze and her daughter, visual artist Carroll Swayze, live on the Hermitage property and raise local awareness of the house and the location’s importance. They begin the Hermitage’s tradition of housing artists.

“There will be 200 to 300 people sitting out on our beach in front of the house, and it’ll be the largest audience these writers have ever had listening to their words,” Rodgers said.

From a dilapidated set of buildings to a thriving enterprise, the Hermitage Artist Retreat is an inspiring artistic success story.

Asked what has kept this location and property alive over the years, Rodgers pointed out the door toward the gulf.

“Look at it,” says Rodgers laughing. “Its value is intrinsic.”

2004: The Hermitage Artist Retreat hosts its inaugural artist, sculptor Malcolm Robertson and his wife, Kathryn, starting an artist residency program that continues to this day with 60 artists of various disciplines invited in 2014 alone.

1999: After a decade of advocacy by members of the Englewood community, the Sarasota County Arts Council establishes a Comprehensive Community Cultural Plan. Patricia Caswell, executive director of the arts council, and Syd Adler, community philanthropist and art collector, lead a steering committee to raise funds to turn the property into an artist retreat.

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Lasting Legacy Walking into the Ringling College of Art and Design’s Selby Gallery is like walking into a scene from “Indiana Jones.” Books and manuscripts crafted by artisans and artists centuries ago stand like obelisks of knowledge. The handcrafted tomes of medical texts, philosophy and business transactions are the ancestors of the books, newspapers and manuals that fill libraries and homes around the world.

The gallery currently houses the Schoenberg Collection of Manuscripts, one of the world’s most extensive collections of preGuttenberg manuscripts, books and texts.

With more than 290 artifacts collected and maintained through the centuries, the preservation of these pieces was the life’s work and passion of Larry Schoenberg and his wife, Barbara Brizdle.

These expertly crafted works of art and knowledge represent a wide variety of fields including arts and sciences, education, communication, social policy, business, law, engineering, medicine and design.

After decades of obtaining and preserving these fragile and centuries-old documents, the couple donated their collection in 2011 to the library of Schoenberg’s alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania. Ever since, the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, which was created with the donation, has been working to further advance its extensive collection. It has been digitizing manuscripts for public access at the neighboring Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image and supporting scholarly work of students at Penn and across the country.

“It was the smell that first attracted him to old materials,” says Brizdle about her late husband. “Larry was in high school and doing a research project at the New

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Barbara Brizdle continues her husband Larry Schoenberg’s legacy and love for ancient manuscripts.

York Public Library on the Bull Moose election. They brought him original documents from that era, and I think he was in love with the smell and feel of old manuscripts ever since.”

Though their collection resides in Philadelphia, Schoenberg and Brizdle moved in 1997 full time to Longboat Key and became supporters of the Ringling College of Art and Design. When the college’s letterpress and book-arts center opened in 2011, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to display the origins of the art of bookmaking contained in the Schoenberg manuscripts.

Unfortunately, Schoenberg died in May, just after the Ringling and the manuscript institute finalized a time and location to

display Schoenberg’s valuable and educational treasures.

“Larry cared very much that his collection be used and available to everyone, whether by scholars, researchers, dealers or collectors,” says Brizdle.

The exhibition, “A Legacy Inscribed: The Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection of Manuscripts,” runs from Jan. 16 to Feb. 18.

The exhibit represents a new type of gallery for the college, which has never displayed pieces of such historical value.

“Once we finalized the exhibition, we had to go through a list of what was safe for transportation and storage of the manuscripts,” says Laura Avery, director of galleries and exhibitions at Ringling College

of Art and Design. “We had to make sure the humidity and atmospheric levels in the Selby Gallery were exact so as to not degrade the manuscripts as well as install extra security measures.”

The approximately 65 books and maps on loan from the Penn collection will range in form, function and artistic methods. Featured items include translations of Aristotle’s “Metaphysics,” a transfer of land in Spain from the 1600s, a book on saddle design and even a clay tablet written in cuneiform, one of the earliest known forms of writing, detailing a tax bill.

“For our students to really see what was done historically in the beginning of the written word is really essential and important,” says Larry R. Thompson, president of Ringling College. “I want the students who are practicing press and book design to realize that their work has an impact on society and might even be, like the manuscripts on display, around 400 to 500 years from now.”

“I’m very excited about what the manuscripts can tell us about the past times,” says Brizdle. “The collection and exhibit reflect Larry’s legacy because he has made a difference by making these manuscripts available to future scholars.”

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That happened this past weekend when the Sarasota Orchestra and Music Director Anu Tali offered a program of particularly disparate works by extremely contrasting composers and came out with a confluence of sounds that made us weep.

Richard Strauss’ intense “Death and Transfiguration” is rarely, if ever, heard as a curtain opener, but Tali used it well, carefully building colors and textures in her orchestra so the musicians produced an organ-like sound with a depth of understanding that comes from both the heart and technical prowess. The opening of this work isn’t easy to understand. One friend said, “You have to be older to appreciate that opening,” and that made me realize why the first themes made me so uncomfortable: they deal with the concept of death and the fear of dying. But the transfiguration that comes after that is so uplifting, so spiritual, it’s hard not to believe things get better. With its “Superman” sound-alike theme, when played well, it’s almost impossible not to soar with it and the Sarasota Orchestra, sounding like a giant organ with shimmer and depth, spun legatos that seemed to go on forever.

One of the most important marks of a great orchestra is its ability to switch styles seamlessly. In this concert, the Sarasota Orchestra and Tali moved from century to century as if they were born to each one.

From the passionate complexity of Richard Strauss, they moved with ease to the clarity and precision of Mozart.

Replacing the flugelhorn player, Sergei Nakariakov, who was unable to perform

due to illness, the Orchestra was able to bring in the internationally renowned pianist Tamara Stefanovich, who has performed at festivals from Aldeburgh to Lucerne and worked with such renowned conductors as Pierre Boulez. Because the theme of this program was “In Love,” the fitting concerto was Mozart’s C Major, No. 21, K.467, often known as the “Elvira Madigan” concerto because its slow movement was used in that film.

From the very opening notes we heard a clean, incisive orchestra providing the framework for Stefanovich, whose stylistic, clear and sensitive playing seemed a perfect match to the orchestral instrumentalists. It was a classic performance of a classic, with Tali using that long legato to make the orchestra and soloist sound like one organism. Even the pizzicato strings had long, singing lines. And the transitions between themes and those all-important silences were always perfect.

Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet” Fantasy Overture used to be played often in concert halls and on the radio, but it seems to have gone out of fashion over the last few decades. Perhaps it was too romantic for the late 1900s. We certainly can’t remember the last time we heard it at a live performance, so it was like welcoming back an old friend who’d stayed away too long. Tali built a beautiful tension throughout the piece, giving the horns, brass and percussion their head to build great fortissimos but always keeping them from becoming blatty and brash. Again, the transitions were flawless with a sort of mystical sound linking the majestic, romantic segments.

Finally, the orchestra opened those first magic notes from the Suite No. 2 of Ravel’s “Daphnis et Chloe.” With washes of sound and color that made me feel like I’d slipped into “Green Mansions,” every musician in the orchestra turned into a soloist, showing a magnificent obsession with sound, quality and ability. This

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by Amanda Heisey, Melissa Ingrisano, Sabrina McClenithan, Lindsay Nickel

and Lauren Ward.) American writer Clifford Bradshaw (Scott Vitale) stumbles into this scene. Before long, Sally’s living in his rented flat and he’s smuggling packages for a German pal (Paul Hutchinson) whom he met on the train. Thus begins the A-story: the unlikely affair of Sally and Cliff.

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Not a fun-loving bunch, those guys. Even so, their jackboots, leather accessories and sweaty outdoor rallies had a sadomasochistic, decadent association — a hint that, deep down, those Nazi boots were kinky boots. When it comes to this theory, “Cabaret” is exhibit one.

This Broadway smash (music and lyrics

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by Joe Masteroff) is a musical theater adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s “Goodbye to Berlin” and John Van Druten’s play, “I am a Camera,” based on that book. That complicated chain of adaptation leads back to eyewitness testimony — namely Isherwood’s, who actually lived and wrote in early 1930s Berlin, like his fictional character. My point? There’s decadent fact behind the musical’s fiction.

Ironically, it’s a musical about people who don’t want to face facts.

Most of the action unfolds in the Kit Kat Klub, a decadent endroit reflecting poor spelling skills. The Emcee (Ross Boehringer) is elfin yet creepy (think “The

movie) involves the autumn romance of Cliff’s landlady, Fraulein Schneider (Lilian Moore), and a fruit shop owner, Herr Schultz (Elliott Raines). Schultz happens to be Jewish. At the dawn of Nazi ascendance that’s a problem — and she breaks the romance off. Before that happens, their sweet story forms a normal counterpoint to the decadent world of the Kit Kat Klub.

(Which, by 21st century standards, isn’t that decadent. There’s no twerking at all.)

Michael Newton-Brown’s direction deftly alternates between the demimonde of the club and the seedy apartment of the writer. The actors put in stunning performances, with special props for Boehringer’s sleazy master of ceremonies, DeShazer’s falling star and Vitale’s almost innocent abroad. Kelly Burnette’s choreography sizzles; Jared Walker’s costumes have the appropriate sleaze factor; Alan Jay Corey’s musical direction shines.

(He’s got first-rate music to work with, of course — Kander and Ebb. But he does justice to their tunes.)

Like a 1930s gangster movie, “Cabaret” bounces back and forth between the club’s guilty pleasures and the normal life of the flat. Like one of Hitchcock’s ticking time bombs, the Nazi threat is always there. (And Sally Bowles is always denying it.) This conveniently returns us to our original theory: Were the S&M Nazis and the decadent club performers two sides of the same coin?

Nah. There’s plenty of sublimated sexuality in the Nazi scene, sure. But they weren’t big fans of that side of human nature, or the club scene in general. Ultimately, the stormtrooping set proved to be a problem for the Weimar era’s café artists. Check out the BBC’s “The Real Cabaret” to get an idea of their tragic fate.

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Jewels on the Bay Designer Showhouse Preview Benefiting: Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota County | 2015 Showhouse Chair: Terrance Leaser This year’s Jewels on the Bay Designer Showhouse features a three-story home on Siesta Key, boasting 6,000 square feet of living space that was transformed from Mediterranean style to contemporary. Twenty-one spaces were redesigned by 25 of the areas top designers, providing the ultimate showhouse for the 20th anniversary of Jewels on the Bay. The Observer got a sneak peek tour of the modern showhouse from Chair Terrance Leaser to show you what they’ve completed so far.

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by Heather Merriman | Black Tie Editor Asolo Repertory hosted a stylish evening Friday, Jan. 9, to celebrate the opening production of the 2014-2015 Repertory Season, “The Matchmaker.” Prior to the play’s 8 p.m. opening, sponsors gathered for a cocktail reception and dinner with a “fun, flirty love” theme at the theater. Further celebration occurred following the play at the opening night after-party, where guests mingled with the cast and creative team members.

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During the ceremony, Wallenda gently teased his soft-spoken bride who was perhaps tearing up, “We did this once,” he said.

The party, planned by NK Productions Wedding Planning, was a classy evening including their love of circus with unicyclists and an aerial ring during cocktails, a video crew from the Discovery Channel (stay tuned for the air date) and multiple generations of the couple’s families, from Erendira’s grandmother Jackie Ashton Hay and mom Golda Ashton Hay down to her youngest nephew Nathan, age 1.

Her sister and cousin both sang for the first dance and father/daughter dance. Among the guests: Pedro Reis and Dolly Jacobs, Jennifer Mitchell and Ryan Clarke, Chuck and Noriko Sidlow, “Jungle Jack” and Suzi Hanna, Paul and Nikki Caragiulo, Dr. David and Stephanie Sugar, David and Myrna Band, Matt and Diana Buchanan and John and Angela Massaro-Fain.

obert Graham Co-Founder Robert Stock visited The Met Jan. 9 for a designer meet and greet. Nearly 100 guests stopped in the fashion house during the event, where they enjoyed hors d’eouvres and drinks (including bacon and whiskey sours), got a preview of the 2015 spring collection and some got their Robert Graham pieces signed

by Stocks himself. Bernie and Lauren Walsh, Margie and Kelvin Cooper, John Pennie, Dr. Gloria Lipscomb, Victor Talamo, Michael Klauber, Andrew Guenther and Gary Jones were spotted that evening.

Welcome back … Nice to see Bob and Diane Roskamp at the Perlman gala and again at an Asolo Rep opening night Jan. 9. They sold their Golden Gate Point condo and moved to a home in University Park, where they will be until May … Bali high … Speaking at the opening night dinner for the Asolo Rep’s “Matchmaker” Jan. 9, Producing Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards said more than 24,000 people saw “South Pacific,” which closed Dec. 28 — a record for any Asolo production … Sending happy thoughts … to The Observer’s music reviewer and friend June LeBell while she undergoes her second round of chemo. Get well.

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“You’d be surprised what you find when you write things down on paper,” Cozzette said. “You have a map and a direction of what you want to do — a starting point and an end point.”

Good budgets are realistic, conservative and determine wants versus needs.

To successfully create a balanced budget, determine what income and expenses are first. After bills are paid and other necessities are subtracted, then factor in savings and other miscellaneous needs.

Setting aside dollars for savings is crucial.

Cozzette tells his clients to think of savings as paying yourself.

Another tool the accountant recommends is organizing bills from highest interest rates to lowest and paying debt as the budget allows.

“No one’s plan will go perfectly,” Cozzette said. “That plan will change next month and again after that. Just stick with (the plan) and your finances will work out.”

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“You have to really want whatever it is you want to do or change,” Simms said. “But be practical.”

When a slip-up occurs, think about the goal and what you’re trying to accomplish as motivation to break bad habits for good.

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That’s what Nora Clemens, registered dietician and nutritionist, recommends for individuals interested in doing a postholiday detox.

To properly cleanse the body after unhealthy eating, detoxing requires drinking half of an individual’s body weight in ounces of water.

“Take your weight and divide it by two and that’s what you should drink each day to detox,” Clemens said. “Try it for two or three days and do the math to see how much you’re drinking.

If you’re not meeting fluid needs, you can’t detox.”

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January 2015 | Health Matters Dr. Mauricio Concha, joined the rowing group at the recommendation of his speech therapist. Gerber told Concha about his participation in the program, which spurred Concha to start sending more of his patients to Dobson.

Concha wants to help Dobson expand the rowing program by getting Sarasota Memorial Hospital more involved in the program and establishing different adaptive sports for stroke patients.

“After a stroke, patients are affected at many levels — their self-esteem, feeling of isolation, fear of getting back into things,” Concha said.

Being part of the program, and part of a competitive team, washes away the apathy many patients feel post-stroke and helps them become goal-oriented, she said.

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Concha currently has four patients in the program, and he said they can’t stop talking about it when they come in for visits.

“They feel healthier,” he said. “For them to overcome a disability is great.”

The group practices twice a week at Blackburn Point Park, home of the Sarasota Rowing Club and the Sarasota Scullers.

Every boat is adapted to each person’s needs. Unlike most rowing teams that might have one coach per every few boats, the SARP has one coach to every boat. It takes $7,500 to put each athlete in the water.

The program has received donations, including winning one boat at the Bayada Regatta Aug. 16, in Philadelphia.

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Each athlete has to overcome his own challenges, but having a team makes it easier.

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No matter the condition the rower is in — whether post-stroke or experiencing another issue — the program finds a way to make rowing work for him. Prager said the rowing program offers something beyond the more traditional gym rehab programs.

Olson, who is blind and partially deaf, competed at the Bayada Regatta in a singlerider race. The team worked with her by following along in a guide boat and spoke into her hearing ear via walkie-talkie.

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“It’s given him a purpose,” said his wife, Deborah Amaral. “It’s made him think.”

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His involvement has benefited her, as well. While he is out on the water she walks to Casey Key and back to the launch.

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