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by Robin Hartill | Managing Editor

Mote Marine Laboratory began with one woman, Eugenie Clark. A $50 million fundraising campaign seeks to continue her mission.

Town Manager Dave Bullock met with firefighters to address their concerns.

+ Gauls celebrate sweet 60

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+ Dora Walters goes by the book for readers You saw her byline countless times during her 26 years at the Longboat Observer, but now, retired Senior Editor Dora Walters’ byline appears on her new book, “Rewind…Playback: A Collection of Life’s ‘Little’ Memories.”

Walters’ loyal readers lined up to purchase autographed copies of the book during a book-signing held Jan. 23, on the Longboat Observer’s porch.

Couldn’t make the booksigning? Purchase copies at the Longboat Observer office between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or order them from Amazon. com.

Books are $5. A loyal bellringer during her time on Longboat Key, Walters will donate $1 from each book sale to the Salvation Army.

by Kurt Schultheis | Observer Staff

Is firefighter morale low on the Key?

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On Jan. 29, Jack and Joan Gaul will celebrate their 60th anniversary.

“I’m a lucky guy,” Jack Gaul said. “She’s a gem.

She’s so kind and devoted to everybody. She’s just very unusual.”

The Gauls moved to Longboat Key 20 years ago and split their time between the island and Orland Park, Ill. Before buying a residence on the Key, Jack Gaul visited the area for one month every year since 1948.

PERSONNEL.

Mote President/CEO Michael Crosby speaks about Mote’s future at a Jan. 22 celebration. Top: Mote founder Eugenie Clark. Inset bottom: Kumar Mahadevan, right, in Mote’s laboratory.

MOTE AT A bigger fish in the sea

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he laboratory that became Mote was founded with a single request from the philanthropic Vanderbilt family to Eugenie Clark.

“Start a place here where people can learn more about the sea,” they asked.

On Jan. 22, it was clear Clark fulfilled that goal: More than 200 supporters gathered to celebrate the organization’s diamond anniversary. They reflected about how Mote began as a one-room laboratory and has grown into a world-class research institution.

The big news of the evening was Mote’s “Oceans of Opportunity” fundraising drive that seeks to raise $50 million — and has already raised $30

million toward its goal.

The other major announcement was news of an expansion of Mote’s research facility on Summerland Key in the Florida Keys that a $5.14 million donation from the Sarasota-based Gardener Foundation will kickstart.

Closer to home, Mote is still seeking to grow. In October, the Sarasota City Commission declined to endorse the vision of Michael Crosby’s, who became Mote’s president/CEO in 2013, for bayfront land to expand its aquarium that’s growing beyond its capacity.

A Mote spokeswoman told the Longboat Observer that staff has no update about the

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2020 VISION

Mote seeks to accomplish the following goals by 2020: • Expand its annual budget from $21 million to more than $25 million; • Increase its team of Ph.D. scientists from 35 to more than 45; and increase staff from 210 now to more than 235; • Sustain and nurture Mote’s 1,600 volunteers; • Increase membership from 9,000 to 12,000; • Increasing its annual economic impact in Florida from $86.8 million to $145.8 million

Is Longboat Key Fire Rescue in turmoil as negotiations for a new three-year contract begin Friday at Longboat Key Town Hall?

Not according to Town Manager Dave Bullock and Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi.

Last week, Bullock met with all three shifts of the Fire Rescue without Dezzi present to assess issues in the department following the resignation of former Deputy Chief Matthew Altman over how he disciplined another of the department’s three deputy chiefs. Altman resigned Dec. 31, after Dezzi criticized the way Altman disciplined fellow Deputy Chief Sandi Drake. The incident occurred over the holidays, when Altman was acting chief while Dezzi was on vacation.

Drake shattered a glass picture frame and stormed out of the fire station, threatening to quit.

“I just listened to the firefighters to understand their concerns,” Bullock said. “We had very good discussions.”

Asked if his conversations led him to believe department morale is low, Bullock said: “I’m not going to get into that. We have some things to work on and we’ll

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FIREFIGHTER TURNOVER 2014 — Deputy Chief Altman was the only sworn employee to resign 2013 — Four firefighters resigned; seven entered the Deferred Retirement Options Program (DROP) and will have to retire in 2016. (Altman was one of the seven who entered DROP.) 2012 — Three resigned; . two retired

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FIRE DEPT / FROM PAGE 1A work through them.”

More importantly, Bullock said any issues firefighters have with the department aren’t affecting the job they do.

“What I took from my meetings was every firefighter recognizes that above all else, they hold the first-class services they provide to the citizens first, and that’s not being affected,” Bullock said.

Longboat Key Fire Rescue Union District Vice President Keith Tanner said firefighter/paramedics requested the meetings with Bullock and asked that Dezzi not be present so they could speak freely.

“Everybody expressed their concerns,” Tanner said. “The meetings lasted two to three hours for each shift, but I don’t want to talk about the issues addressed at this time.”

Tanner said he will meet with Bullock Jan. 29 to review contract issues and discuss the morale issue further.

Bullock said he will continue to meet with Dezzi, which he does with other department heads on a daily basis as needed, to address any concerns with the fire department. Bullock also said he doesn’t question Dezzi’s leadership as a result of the December incident.

“I talk to Paul every day,” Bullock said.

“Whatever the issues are, we will figure them out.”

Dezzi told the Longboat Observer that a perceived lack of morale at his two fire stations is being overstated.

“When I first came here, the guys told me morale was as low as it ever was,” Dezzi said. “I worked to change that and change the culture.”

A three-year contract that expires Oct. 30, 2015, though, didn’t help to bolster morale, Dezzi said.

“Having the pension frozen didn’t help matters,” Dezzi said. “Some got a buyout, some didn’t and some were on the cusp.

It wasn’t a happy place during that time.”

Firefighters have since been enrolled in the Florida Retirement System pension.

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Dezzi said there will always be a few malcontents.

“When there’s a change, a couple guys are the ones stirring the pot,” Dezzi said.

“I meet with the guys on a regular basis to address issues. I ask everyone out to lunch, and not everyone accepts.”

Altman and Drake

Dezzi said he’s gone through the incidents leading up to Altman’s departure in his head “over and over.”

Dezzi said there was another issue that led to Altman’s resignation.

“There were a list of issues that our medical director had with procedures Altman oversaw,” Dezzi said. “Altman wasn’t happy about the immediate changes that had to be made when they were brought to my attention.”

Dezzi said those changes didn’t include problems with care but were about administrative procedures involving firefighter/paramedics who review and sign off on patients and reports.

Despite the incidents, both Altman’s and Drake’s personnel files have nothing but satisfactory remarks. According to Altman’s file, he was prepared to retire in 2016 as required through the Deferred Retirement Options Program (DROP).

Dezzi said he doesn’t show favoritism toward Drake.

“She knows all aspects of the department, even payroll and IT procedures, and no one works as hard as she does,” Dezzi said. “She will stay late on shifts and work extra hours on projects to do what it takes. If an employee wants to improve the conditions of the Fire Department and residents here and works with me, even while we’re at lunch, then call it favoritism.”

Altman and Drake did not return phone calls seeking comments.

Dezzi said the incident will bring about change. He is scheduling team-building and leadership exercises with all three shifts in Venice.

“I’m working to address any issues and am open and flexible to hear what my employees have to say,” Dezzi said.

MOTE / FROM PAGE 1A aquarium.

But whatever the future holds for Mote, it was clear Thursday night that Mote is a growing fish in the sea of marine research.

“It is absolutely crucial to enable Mote to increase our ability to implement world-class research initiatives, to recruit and nurture the next generation of scientists of educators, to translate and transfer the science and the technology for the betterment of society and the marine environment and, of course, to provide continued public service to our community,” Crosby said.

Delving into history

The Vanderbilt family first invited Clark to Englewood to give a lecture after Anne Vanderbilt read Clark’s book, “Lady With a Spear,” and urged her husband, Bill Vanderbilt to read it. In the book, Clark described a small, isolated marine biology laboratory in the fishing town of Ghardaqa, Egypt, where Clark had studied fishes for a year in 1951, as a Fullbright research scholar.

The Vanderbilts’ 10-year-old son, Bill Jr., had a bedroom full of aquariums, just like Clark did when she was a child.

Many local children and fishermen attended Clark’s talk about Red Sea fishes, which she thought would have limited appeal, but she learned from the public that for almost every unusual fish she displayed on slides, there was a similar fish that had been seen in Englewood.

After the lecture, Bill Vanderbilt approached Clark with a request that came with no strings, contracts or promises attached — just a request that Clark create “something like the lab you described in your book,” Clark recalled in her 1969 memoir, “The Lady and the Sharks.”

Clark accepted, and in January 1955, she, her husband and baby daughters moved to Placida, where the Vanderbilts owned 36,000 acres of land to open Cape Haze Marine Laboratory. The lab

quickly gained a reputation for its shark research.

It moved in 1960 to the south end of Siesta Key. By the mid-1960s, the Vanderbilts moved north, and Clark accepted a professorship at the University of Maryland: Dr. Perry Gilbert became responsible for research and William Mote headed business operations and philanthropic support. The lab was named Mote in 1967 in honor of the Mote family.

Grass roots

In a 2013 interview with the Longboat Observer, President Emeritus Kumar Mahadevan recalled driving in 1975 to Mote to ask for a job. He knew about Mote’s research from his studies in his native India, but when he stopped for directions, he learned that many people in Sarasota had never heard of Mote.

Mahadevan was hired in 1978, the same year Mote moved to City Island. He became president/CEO of Mote in 1986, and last year he recalled when the shark tank opened in 1988. On its first day, it drew 22,000 people. Its success caused Mote to focus more on its aquarium because attendance provided revenue and created community interest.

Today, Mote’s reach is constantly growing: It now has a 200-acre aquaculture park in eastern Sarasota County, research field stations on Pine Island in Charlotte Harbor and Summerland Key in the Florida Keys, satellite offices in Punta Gorda and Boca Grande and a second public outreach exhibit dedicated to coral reefs in the Eco-Discovery Center in Key West. It also offers science-based curricula through various Web- and science-based platforms, allowing Mote to reach students around the world.

The community played a key role in Mote’s beginnings and will continue to do so in the future.

“Passion, partnership and philanthropy and these are core values that continue to drive our research mission and our education, even today,” Crosby said.

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by Robin Hartill | Managing Editor

Longboat Observer to host candidate debate All four town commission candidates will attend the Feb. 9 debate at Bayfront Park Recreation Center.

The Longboat Observer will host a debate for Longboat Key Town Commission candidates at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, at Bayfront Park Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

The town’s March 10 general municipal election features two contested races: Jack Daly and Larry Grossman will vie for the District 4 seat, and Gene Jaleski is challenging incumbent Commissioner Phill Younger for one of two at-large seats.

All four candidates have confirmed their attendance.

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Matt Walsh will moderate the debate.

Each candidate will have two minutes to make an introductory statement. Walsh will ask candidates questions, some of which will be reader-submitted (see sidebar). Questions from the audience will follow. The debate will conclude by 8:30 p.m. with a two-minute closing statement from each candidate. “(The debate) gives voters the chance to see the candidates react on their feet on the spot and see how they comport themselves in public,” Walsh said. “It also gives them insight into their thinking on

the Key’s important issues.”

Voter turnout in the town’s March 2014 general municipal election was just 36.29%. The turnout was lower than any year in which the ballot featured a Longboat Key town commission race since 2009.

Asked why voters should care about this year’s election, Walsh paraphrased former Longboat Key Commissioner Al Green.

“Every election has consequences,” Walsh said. “He (Green) said that the commissioners and candidates don’t realize it, but at some point in their terms, they’re going to face a big decision. Voters should give a lot of thought into making sure they’ve got the right people on the commission to represent them.”

ASK THE CANDIDATES Do you have questions for Longboat Key Town Commission candidates?

Email your questions to Longboat Observer Managing Editor Robin Hartill at rhartill@yourobserver.com by Thursday, Feb. 5. The Longboat Observer will ask select reader-submitted questions at the Feb. 9 debate.

by Robin Hartill | Managing Editor

Cumming explains 2014 police stats Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming offers insight about the types of incidents that were up and down in 2014.

Fraud cases are up, boating incidents are down, and alcohol violations? With zero alcohol violations reported in 2014, the latest crime statistics make Longboat Key look like a dry town.

The Longboat Key Police Department’s 2014 statistics reveal a few increases and decreases from 2013 that can be explained.

The increase in fraud? Part of a nationwide trend. The decrease in boating and traffic incidents?

Increased police presence and license-plate recognition cameras, respectively, get credit for the drops. But most fluctuations in crime are like the drop from 13 alcohol violations in 2013 to zero in 2014: They can’t be explained.

“Our numbers are relatively consistent with 2013,” said Police Chief Pete Cumming.

“There’s always going to be fluctuations.”

Overall, police responded to 5,622 calls in 2014 — a 5.97% drop from the 5,979 calls the department handled in 2013.

Longboat Key’s low crime numbers have earned the town recent recognition.

In August, Safe Choice Security ranked Longboat Key No. 10 on its list of the 20 safest cities in Florida. Longboat Key stole the safety spotlight again in December, when ValuePenguin listed it as the seventh safest city in Florida out of the 224 cities it analyzed.

WHAT’S UP VS. WHAT’S DOWN

What types of incidents are keeping police phone lines busy?

And what types of incidents are on the decline?

BURGLARY

BOATING INCIDENTS

2013: 24

2013: 432

2014: 40

66.6%

Explanation: The Police Department added a second boat to its fleet in 2014, making it possible for officers to spend more time on the water.

“We’re pulling fewer case numbers because we’re spending more time interacting with the boating public and educating them about boater safety,” Cumming said. “We’re out there being more visible.”

CODE ENFORCEMENT

TRAFFIC INCIDENTS 2013: 1,542

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ZERO-FOR-ZERO The town did not experience any of the following incidents in 2013 or 2014: • Altercation • Arson • Bombing • Firearms • Gambling • Hate crimes • Homicide • Plane incidents

• Prowling • Shooting • Stabbing • Unauthorized use • Vehicle theft • Weapons • Worthless documents

HIGH FIVE The following incidents were the most common categories of police responses in 2014:

2014: 110

66.6%

Explanation: In 2014, the code enforcement position was restructured so that the code enforcement officer reports to the Police Department instead of the Planning, Zoning and Building Department.

“We started addressing things in-house here,” Cumming said. “Some were going over to Town Hall again.”

FRAUD

2014: 35

386

Alarm

Explanation: The town’s license-recognition cameras, which began snapping in August 2013, appear to be working.

“I think we’re getting less people out here with those types of problems,” said Cumming, referring to violations such as outstanding warrants, suspended driver’s licenses and expired tags that the cameras catch.

“If we had zero activity on the cameras, that would be the best news we could get.”

75%

Explanation: The increase in fraud cases is part of a nationwide trend. “The trend is going away from traditional go-out-andsteal-something crimes to people getting more creative and getting on the computer or phone and trying to trick somebody,” Cumming said.

48.12%

2014: 29 Explanation: Much of the decrease is due to additional patrolling at the shuttered Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS 2013: 13

100%

2014: Zero

2013: 83

740

Rescue

2014: 1,328

2013: 56

LARCENY

988

13.87%

TRESPASSING

2013: 20

1,328

Traffic

2014: 319

Explanation: Numbers vary from year to year, and there isn’t any single explanation for the increase in burglaries that occurred in 2014. But when it comes to burglaries, here’s a figure that holds steady year after year: Approximately 85% of burglaries occur when doors are unlocked for both homes and vehicles.

2013: 66 Pete Cumming has served as Longboat Key’s police chief since 2012.

26.2%

Public service

309

Boat

2014: 97

16.87%

Explanation: Like the spike in burglary, the increase appears to be a year-to-year fluctuation.

Explanation: That’s another one of those fluctuations that’s difficult to explain.

“Typically those violations are what we find when we go out to public beach accesses and find people with alcohol or when you have people who are slightly underage,” Cumming said. “We just haven’t had that kind of activity.”

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+ MIS Director Kathi Pletzke to retire Feb. 1 Longboat Key Management Information Systems (MIS) Director Kathi Pletzke will retire Feb. 1, after 18 years with the town.

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Kathi is a known innovator. I am especially appreciative of her work on fiscal transparency,” Town Manager Dave Bullock wrote in an email to the Longboat Key Town Commission.

Bullock has appointed Network Administrator Jason Keen to serve as acting director.

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Manatee County will hold a Household Hazardous Waste/E-Scrap Collection event in conjunction with the town and cities of Anna Maria, Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 31, in the Gulfside parking lot of Coquina Beach.

Island residents can dispose of solvents, latexand oil-base paints, garden pesticides, household chemicals, ammunition, flares, waste oil propane tanks, florescent lamps, mercury-containing devices, pool chemicals, old gasoline in containers and batteries and electronic devices.

Radioactive and bio-hazardous materials will not be accepted.

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 Consolidated Retirement System Board of Trustees Regular Meeting — 9 a.m.

Friday, Jan. 30  Longboat Key Town Commission Regular Meeting — 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2  Code Enforcement Board Meeting — 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9  Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting — 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 All meetings take place at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, unless otherwise noted.

+ Power outages reported in Sleepy Lagoon Power outages were reported Friday morning in the Sleepy Lagoon area of Longboat Key. FPL.com listed the cause of the outage as damage to electrical equipment caused by a tree or branch. Approximately 25 customers were impacted. Power was restored by Friday afternoon.

+ Corrections The Jan. 14 issue of the Longboat Observer incorrectly estimated the timeframe for installing a pipe that will pump the Key’s wastewater through Sarasota Bay to the mainland. The pipe will be installed in 2016.

The Jan. 21 issue of the Longboat Observer included the incorrect spelling of letter-writer Francis Robinson’s name.

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by Robin Hartill | Managing Editor

‘The chamber needed a hero’ Yvonne Schloss ends an eventful term as Longboat Key Chamber chairwoman.

Yvonne Schloss inherited an organization with no leader or permanent location and bloated expenses when she became chairwoman of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce board of directors in 2013.

Still, Schloss saw something she believed was worth saving.

“I felt like the crisis deserved my attention because I worried about what would happen if the town didn’t have a chamber,” Schloss said. “It would be very sad for the tourists, the visitors, the residents and the businesses.”

Schloss’ two-year term ends Jan. 29. Longboat Key Club General Manager Jeff Mayers will take over the role of chairman.

The organization he will lead has long-term space, a smaller budget and a new (but familiar to many) executive director: Gail Loefgren, who previously served as president of the chamber from 1993 through early 2008.

Many chamber members knew Schloss, who owns Sunglass Optical Express on St. Armands Circle, only casually when she became the board’s chairwoman, according to Jimmy Seaton, owner of Longboat Limousine/ Suncoast Sedan, who served as the board’s chairman for the two years preceding Schloss’ term.

But Schloss, a member since the 1990s, credits the chamber with helping her forge many ben-

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Yvonne Schloss, pictured in September 2014, helps customers at her business, Sunglass Optical Express, on St. Armands Circle. Schloss’ role with the chamber was a 100% volunteer role. eficial relationships.

“She got in, rolled up her sleeves and did what needed to be done even when her business was crazy busy,” Seaton said.

One of the most pressing needs was finding space after five years of operating rent-free out of the Longboat Observer’s office.

Schloss negotiated a deal to rent temporary space beginning in March 2013 at Mediterranean Plaza.

Even more pressing was the need to create a budget. She and Seaton created one, starting with a blank sheet of paper.

“One of the things I’ve always

said is, it’s real easy to grow, but it’s not easy to downsize,” Seaton said. “After the recession, we found ourselves as a smaller organization but with the overhead of a big organization.”

By scrutinizing each spending item, Schloss was able to “cut the fat,” according to Seaton. For example, she negotiated the termination of a lease the chamber had on an expensive printer the chamber no longer needed.

Schloss also persuaded Loefgren to return to the chamber and her fellow board members to rehire Loefgren — even though Schloss did not know Loefgren.

Loefgren remembers receiving a voicemail from Schloss and having no idea who she was.

At the time, Loefgren thought Schloss wanted advice about running the chamber and did not know she was trying to persuade her to return — which she did in September 2013.

“She was very convincing,” Loefgren said. “She kept saying how we’ve got to keep this going.”

Schloss believed based on what she knew about Loefgren’s previous leadership that Loefgren could re-establish the chamber’s committees that had slowly dissolved and focus more on community service and governmental issues — areas Schloss believed were lacking.

“She saw its needs better than anyone,” Schloss said of Loefgren. “The thing that I needed her to do was to come in and work within the budget and form committees and just bring her knowledge to the table.”

Since then, the chamber has redone its website twice, partnered with the Sarasota Convention and Business Bureau, reestablished its committees and moved to a new location at the Centre Shops that’s more visible than its interim space.

In the early days of her term, Schloss was at the chamber nearly every day, although lately, the job has required fewer hours.

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ROOM TO GROW Gail Loefgren didn’t know how many members the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce had when she returned as executive director in 2013 because its records were not up to date.

When Loefgren spoke to the Rotary Club of Longboat Key Jan. 14, she had a number to report: The chamber has 301 members.

That’s down from its high of 625 from the boom years. But now, the chamber is planning for slower but steady growth.

“We hope to grow by 50 to 60 members per year,” Loefgren said. that needed to be done,” Seaton said. “From vacuuming carpets to smiling and greeting people at Business After Hours events, cleaning windows, moving stuff, looking through checkbooks and every single other thing you can think of.”

Schloss gives credit to many others who helped revamp the organization, including Executive Assistant Victoria Jacobsen, fellow board members and the chamber’s membership.

“When push came to shove, I got my hands dirty, and once I started digging in, there were many improvements to be done, one by one,” she said. “The members were the glue that held it together.”

Loefgren said that Schloss helped to turn around the chamber simply by paying attention.

“She just started raising her hand,” Loefgren said. “The chamber needed a hero.”

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PAYING FOR THE PIPE The vast majority of the pipeline’s cost will be paid through utility fees. That means users will pay for the project through higher utility bills, although Bullock isn’t sure how much the increase will be.

The town is exploring options for financing the project, including obtaining bonds, low-interest loans through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection or commercial loans.

Users shouldn’t worry about a steep increase in fees. Because the forcemain could have a 100-year lifespan, users will pay for it over a long period of time.

“It’s very fair to spread the cost over 20 or 30 years for the people who are going to be using it,” Bullock said.

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Both pipelines will be equipped with technologies that allow the town to monitor their conditions.

“It’s going to happen,” Bullock said.

“It’s not a matter of whether we decide to do it. It’s going to happen.”

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low the bay, which “immensely simplifies the permit process” and will not impact seagrass or mangroves, according to Bullock.

Designers have some latitude in determining the pipe’s pathway, but it will roughly follow the existing pipe from Gulf to Bay Drive on Longboat Key to the Long Bar Pointe area of Manatee County.

“You’ll have two drill rigs drilling toward each other,” Bullock said.

“The technology is such that they’ll actually meet in the middle.”

Why spend millions to replace a wastewater forcemain that’s working when the town has so many other projects — such as beach renourishment, developing town center concepts and rewriting the town’s land development codes and comprehensive plan — in its pipeline?

The town has inspected the pipe visually but it’s impossible to inspect the inside of the pipe. Although the pipe is doing its job — evidenced by the fact that wastewater isn’t spilling into Sarasota Bay — town officials don’t know the pipe’s condition or life expectancy and are being proactive about its replacement.

Contractors won’t touch the current pipeline during construction.

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Did you think much about where the water would go and how it would get there? Probably not.

Town Manager Dave Bullock often describes how government touches citizens’ lives in ways they don’t always realize. Water and the way it doesn’t typically come back up through a toilet or drain is one of those examples.

Although most citizens don’t have wastewater on their minds, town officials have given the topic plenty of attention since 2012, when they began planning to replace a 12,000foot water forcemain that traverses Sarasota Bay and carries the 2.5 million gallons of wastewater Longboat Key generates on an average day to a Manatee County treatment plant.

Construction of the forcemain will begin in 2016 and could be completed within six months at a cost that Bullock estimates will be about $20 million, “give or take.”

The current pipe was constructed in 1973, when environmental restrictions were lax. It crosses some of the most fertile seagrass habitats in Sarasota Bay. If the town were to seek an open marine trenching permit to build a replacement pipe through seagrasses, it’s unknown how long the approval process would take.

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Florida native plants are thriving in the area in front of Lido Regency condominium.

$9,000 a year in water bills and thousands of dollars in maintenance. The property also no longer has the need for a lawnmower or excess fertilizer.

“It’s not something you have to replant annually,” Nichols said. “Before, you would plant something and it would look good for a year or two, but you have to replace it again and again. With these, you have to occasionally trim them, but other than that, it’s very low maintenance. These plants will last forever unless something major comes through the area.”

Approximately 30 native species were planted, including the railroad vine, Spanish stopper, melaleuca mulch, thatch palm and sea grape.

“This is what makes sense in the long term,” Building Manager Abby Gordon said. “These plants actually belong here.

Environmentally and financially, it just makes sense.”

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From palm trees to bushes and grass, Benjamin Franklin Drive on Lido Key is filled with vegetation. Plants vary in size and shape, but most of them have one thing in common: Like most of its residents, they’re not from around here.

Lido Regency condominium is changing that by proving that just because a majority of a condo’s residents aren’t Florida natives, that doesn’t mean its plants can’t be.

In 2013, condo association board members decided they needed to make changes to the landscape. The condo’s water and maintenance bills were high and only getting higher, and board members wanted plants that could handle the salt and wind that impact the beachfront property. So, they decided to replace the property’s landscaping with Florida native plants.

In collaboration with Sarasota’s Urban Design Studio and Florida Native Plants Nursery, planting stages began last April and were completed in the fall.

“We’re at least 80% to 90% Florida native right now,” board member Sam Nichols said. “Our goal is to be 100%. There’s a local alternative for all the plants we see around here that aren’t native.”

The vegetation won’t be fully grown for another year or two, but Nichols said the association is happy with the changes so far.

“You start by hand-watering these plants three times a week, then you go to two times and then one time,” Nichols said.

“Then it reaches the point where you don’t have to water it at all.”

The association spent $10,000 to $12,000 on new vegetation but is saving more than it spent. Board members decided to eliminate the property’s irrigation system, which Nichols estimates will save $8,000 to

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Traffic talk is cheap And once again, the city of Sarasota and Bradenton Beach do nothing.

We’re referring, of course, to traffic, the slow-moving lines that snake from the Cortez Bridge and Bridge Street Circle all the way south of Broadway on north Gulf of Mexico Drive; and from U.S. 41 and the Ringling Bridge all the way back to St. Armands Circle.

And then there are the occasional backups at the City Island-Longboat Pass Bridge stoplight, which then stacks up traffic far beyond the stoplight at Gulf of Mexico Drive and Longboat Club Road.

It’s “season,” yes. Year-round residents expect the backups. They’re as predictable as the migration of Canada geese.

Except this year, the backups began early — in December.

They were to be expected. Last winter was rough up north. And when that occurs, the flocks of snowbirds are thicker the following season.

We should have been ready. But nothing ever changes. We go through this every year. Those who can take steps to mitigate the traffic backups do nothing.

Compared to, say, Miami, Orlando, New York, Atlanta or Los Angeles, the traffic backups here are minor nuisances. Nonetheless, they can, and will, have negative consequences — because they affect the customer experience.

This is what we have pointed out year after year. Visitors go and return to where they have pleasant experiences. If they get held up by bridge traffic every time they drive to the beach and back to the mainland, you can bet they’ll remember that before they book another trip here or think about buying that condo on the Key. City and traffic officials are likely to say they can’t do anything about the backups; that it’s math and physics — more cars than the roads can accommodate at certain times of the day.

But stop lights and their timing also affect traffic flow. In fact, they tend to exacerbate the problem.

This is where human intervention could have salutary effects. How about traffic cops at the height of the backups?

Indeed, why is it the city of Sarasota can station traffic cops at major stop lights for the annual Fourth of July and Christmas parades downtown? They do this because of the larger than normal amounts of cars.

It should be done during season as well.

At the very least, the elected commissioners and police chiefs of Longboat Key, city of Sarasota and Bradenton Beach should convene and consider the question: What can they do to mitigate the traffic backups at key times during the season and improve the customer experience?

To do nothing once again is abdicating responsibility.

+ Who should be mayor?

Longboat Key’s Town Commission elections in March haven’t garnered the emotions and politicking of previous years — at least not yet. But you can be sure there are at least five, possibly six, of the seven commissioners finding themselves thinking about the election. Not the elections

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between incumbent Commissioner Phill Younger and former Commissioner Gene Jaleski and between Longboat residents Jack Daly and Larry Grossman. They’re thinking about the election after those — the one in which they elect from among themselves the next Longboat Key mayor.

It will be a big change. Mayor Jim Brown has served four one-year terms as mayor and has reached his term limit. He will leave the commission after serving as one of Longboat Key’s most effective mayors and second-longest serving mayor in town history. The fact his peers re-elected him to that post four times ratifies how they viewed his performance.

Who will be next?

For voters, this decision typically is not that big of an issue. The job is largely ceremonial because of Longboat Key having a commission/town manager form of government. The mayor officially has no more power than his fellow commissioners.

‘HE STILL DOESN’T GET IT,’ CONTINUED For all those who subscribe to Barack Obama’s ideology of giving more income and unearned benefits to middle- and low-income Americans by confiscating income from those who have more, and for all of those who excoriate those of us who believe laissezfaire capitalism is the most humane and fairest economic system of all, we couldn’t help but share two passages from essays in The Wall Street Journal.

• From “Teach Capitalism to Catholics,” by Tim Busch, CEO of the Pacific Hospitality Group in Irvine, Calif., and a director of Catholic University of America: “[Capitalism] is also the single most effective means of alleviating poverty.

In the past 20 years alone, it has lifted more than a billion people out of extreme poverty, according to the Economist. It is also single-handedly responsible for creating a global twobillion person middle class over the past 300 years.”

• And from “A Modest Uptick in U.S. Economic Freedom,” by Terry Miller of the Heritage Foundation, commenting on the latest results of the 2015 Index of Economic Freedom: “Countries with higher levels of economic freedom are much richer than lower-scoring countries. Per capita incomes in the freest countries are six to seven times higher than incomes in the least free countries. Better-scoring countries … enjoy lower rates of poverty, better health care and do a better job of protecting the environment.”

Contrast all that with results from, say, socialism, communism, fascism, Islamism, Nazism or Obama-ism. They don’t work. Economic and individual freedom — letting people keep the fruits of their labor and decide how best to use that property — work.

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Nonetheless, the mayor can have noticeable influence on what is addressed and how it’s addressed during his term in office.

He or she can influence the town’s agenda.

What’s more, by the way he conducts commission meetings and participates in public events and with other local governments can affect outcomes.

In other words, it’s good to have a leader.

But this leader must have certain qualities: the ability to build consensus when necessary; to be decisive when necessary; to manage and conduct effective and efficient meetings; to maintain composure and humor in difficult or awkward situations (e.g., when commissioners or taxpayers drone on at meetings); to listen; to have a sixthsense and the temperament to maneuver gracefully, fairly and appropriately around different personalities. And, the respect of his peers. All of this makes a difference in what the Town Commission ultimately accomplishes or doesn’t accomplish.

So you can bet Longboat’s sitting commissioners — who are prohibited from talking to each other outside of commission meetings — are evaluating themselves and which of their colleagues has what it takes to be the next mayor.

As we look at the list — Vice Mayor Jack Duncan and Commissioners Younger, Lynn Larson, Pat Zunz, Terry Gans and Irwin Pastor — obvious candidates would be Vice Mayor Duncan, Younger and Larson, largely because of their seniority and the who’s-next-in-line syndrome. But to their credit, commissioners in recent years have stopped awarding the job on the basis of whose turn it is.

If you go by having the respect and demonstrated temperament, a different list of candidates is likely to emerge — Duncan, Younger, Gans and Pastor. All of them could do the job; the town won’t crumble regardless of who becomes mayor. We just urge the commissioners to think now about their choice. It does make a difference.

+ Comp plan and constitution

You have to applaud Longboat Key Town Commissioner Lynn Larson for her passion. Give her that.

Of all the commissioners over the years who have taken the oath of office to represent the taxpayers, Larson has stayed true to what she was elected to do — represent and watch out for taxpayers.

So we’ll cut her some slack in the wake of her comment that the U.S. Constitution was written in less time than it is taking to rewrite the town’s comprehensive plan.

Ben Franklin wrote the first draft of the Articles of Confederation (later refined to become the Constitution) in 1775. The states didn’t ratify the Articles until 1781.

But it did only take from May 1787 (the Constitutional Convention) to Sept. 25, 1787, for the states to adopt the Constitution. It wasn’t fully ratified until June 1788.

So let’s say 13 years altogether.

Rewriting Longboat’s comp plan and codes, to some extent, could indeed be taking as long. In 2000, a task force of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce urged the commission then to rewrite the town’s outmoded codes.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR + What about infrastructure?

+ Full of untruths Dear Editor: Your editorial is so full of untruths and oversimplifications that it would take me hours to tear it apart.

However, here are a few: • Capital gains are taxed when withdrawn not when invested as shown in your silly Econ 101 handwritten example.

• Any intelligent businessman hires extra people when he needs them, not when he is investing.

• Most people who earn capital gains are investors in the stock market. They are not job creators.

• Bill Gates wasn’t a job creator. The people whom he hired were.

• Investments in businesses are determined by how much the investor thinks he/she can earn not by how much taxes they have to pay.

• Raising taxes on people who can easily afford it is fair. Since they are reaping the benefits of being part of a great country that enables them to make huge profits, it is beholden upon them to help keep the country great.

• The tax laws today favor the wealthy with many loopholes not available to the average guy.

• The corporate income tax may be high, but what corporation pays it? In most cases,

Washington to repair our infrastructure, creating more jobs rebuilding it, which in turn will make businesses more efficient and less expensive, creating more jobs and wealth.

Are private businesses able and willing to upgrade our infrastructure?

Dr. Gerald Litzky Longboat Key We wish you were right. Given all of the social entitlements and subsidies handed out, taxpayers really have no idea where their dollars are going. If they were going to infrastructure, we would see it. But we don’t. What we do see are bloated unemployment and food-stamp payments and bankrupt Social Security and Medicare systems, etc. — Ed.

Dear Editor: If only life and economics were that simple.

Unfortunately, conclusions that appear logical in economics (or in medicine, my field) often don’t turn out that way.

Just look at President Clinton’s era — a period of unparalleled prosperity, employment, balanced budget and “high” taxes.

Your Economics 101 equation was incomplete. The $28,000 capital gains tax goes from

after all deductions allowed are taken, most corporations pay a lesser rate than in many countries that have lower rates than ours.

• Etc., etc.

Leonard Ennis Asheville, N.C. Our example was the case of the investor who may have sold stock because he saw an opportunity to start a business. As you also know, a high capital-gains tax rate works against entrepreneurism, too; it incentivizes investors not to sell their stock, thereby limiting risk-taking, business startups and job creation. You can’t be serious: Bill Gates not a job creator? We’ll stop there; not enough time and space for your other points. — Ed.

+ Get the facts Dear Editor: Your editorial Jan. 22, “He just doesn’t get it,” reminds me of the old saying: “My mind is made up. Don’t confuse me with the facts.”

And the facts are trickle-down economics, the Laffer curve and all the other conservative/ Republican economic theories don’t work, and the data prove it.

Economic output was much higher, income inequality lower and the middle-class much stronger during the Clinton years when tax rates were also

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The tax reductions during the Bush-43 years just accelerated the income disparity between the middle/lower class and the top 10%. The lower tax burden on the upper-income earners from the Bush tax cuts didn’t produce a robust economy (although it produced the illusion of one until the bubble burst), and the income gains certainly didn’t trickle down to the middle class, who have made essentially zero progress in 30 years.

But then, data don’t matter to conservatives because they know their ideology is correct.

Lee MacMillan Siesta Key, South Bend, Ind. Where is your supporting data? You chafe at the Laffer curve, etc.; however, Arthur Laffer and Steven Moore have shown in their annual report, “Rich States Poor States,” in states with falling tax burdens, personal income rises faster than in states with rising tax burdens. You can search Google: “Rich States Poor States, Arthur Laffer.” The data are there. — Ed. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: To send in your Letters to the Editor, email them to Managing Editor Robin Hartill at rhartill@yourobserver.com.

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List price: $1,125,000 Website: www.MarinaBay3321.com

Mesmerizing views of the Gulf abount from nearly every room of this 3BR/3BA penthouse retreat.

Oversized patio with summer kitchen.

List price: $2,195,000 Website: www.VilladiLancia144.com

2BR+den/2BA home offers open pool deck, lake views. Private beach access.

List price: $879,000 Website: www.3613FairOaksPlace.com

Wonderful 2BR/2BA beach home at Seaplace includes a private one-car garage.

List price: $599,000 Website: www.SeaplaceT1106.com

7322 Westmoreland Drive

Expansive parcel offers more than one-acre of direct bayfront property to begin your dream home in the charming community of Whitfield Estates. Panoramic views stretch on forever. Sub-dividable lot.

List price: $1,595,000 Website: www.7322WestmorelandDrive.com

Excellent value in Country Club Shores. This 3BR/2BA garden home offers easy beach access, manicured landscaping and a spacious layout.

List price: $465,000 Website: www.1060BogeyLane.com

7655 Donald Ross Road West

Gorgeous 4BR/3BA home on estate-size preserve lot in Laurel Oak. Expansive, updated layout.

List price: $759,000 Website: www.7655DonaldRossRoadWest.com

1115 Gulf of Mexico Drive #505

3BR/2BA beach retreat offering Gulf and bay views.

Updated kitchen and newer baths.Furnished.

List price: $789,000 Website: www.Beachplace4505.com

1064 North Tamiami Trail #1227

2BR/2BA newer residence in the heart of downtown Sarasota. Enjoy the lively city lifestyle this community offers. Just minutes from beaches and the marina.

List price: $279,000 Website: www.BroadwayPromenade1227.com

1211 Gulf of Mexico Drive #510

Excellent Gulf, bay and city views at every turn from this splendid 2BR/2BA residence at Promenade. Wraparound terrace. Furnished.

List price: $879,000 Website: www.Promenade510.com

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125 Big Pass Lane

A rare find, this oversized parcel boasts almost one acre of Gulf front property for you to begin your dream home.

More than 100 ft. of water frontage.

List price: $2,495,000 Website: www.125BigPassLane.com

3040 Grand Bay Boulevard #2101

Breathtaking sunset and sunrise views from this 4BR/5½BA top-floor residence will astound you. This immaculate penthouse in Building II at Grand Bay is a rare opportunity to enjoy a singlefamily sized residence, offering outstanding amenities. Floor-toceiling glass walls in almost every room, more than 4,000 sq.ft. of living space and a wraparound terrace with gazebo, trellis and heated spa.

List price: $2,995,000 Website: www.GrandBay2101.com

530 Harbor Gate Way

Brand new, never-lived-in contemporary home with 200 ft. of water frontage. Built by Murray, features four spacious suites, imported Italian porcelain tile, elevator. This computer-controlled “smart home” by Wicked Smart, offers all of the luxuries of new construction. Also includes more than 700 sq.ft. of outdoor entertaining space with an Infiniti-edge heated pool and teak summer kitchen.

List price: $4,200,000 Website: www.530HarborGate.com

3440 Mistletoe Lane 415 L’Ambiance Drive #B802

Direct Gulf, city and bay views from every room of this luxurious 8th-floor, 2BR/2½BA residence. Southern Exposure! Furnished.

List price: $1,795,000 Website: www.415LAmbianceB802.com

Upgraded from top to bottom! Flawless contemporary 3BR/3½BA residence at Corey’s Landing is a must see.

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List price: $1,795,000 Website: www.3440MistletoeLane.com

3060 Grand Bay Boulevard #151 Rarely-available 3BR/3½BA Antigua in Building I. Panoramic views, open layout, wraparound terrace and first-rate amenities. This is a must see!

List price: $1,450,000 Website: www.GrandBay151.com

3040 Grand Bay Boulevard #235 Panoramic bay views stretch on forever from this 3BR/3BA Biscayne in Building II. Private beach access.

List price: $875,000 Website: www.GrandBay235.com

2024 Alameda Avenue

2014 new construction! Water views from nearly every room! Built to the highest standards.

List price: $1,599,000 Website: www.2024AlamedaAvenue.com

535 Sanctuary Drive #B405

This impressive, fourth-floor 3BR/3½BA residence offers glass walls in almost every room, showcasing stunning views of the Gulf, bay and city views.

List price: $1,495,000 Website: www.535SanctuaryB405.com

690 Penfield Street

Charming 2BR/2BA waterfront retreat is a boater’s dream. Offering deep-water dockage, 2 lifts, plenty of boat storage and direct access to the bay. Beach access is a short drive away.

List price: $679,000 Website: www.690PenfieldStreet.com

1000 Longboat Club Road #703

The best of both worlds, Gulf and bay views at every turn.

Recently upgraded 2BR/2BA retreat offers an open kitchen, new flooring, custom lighting. Furnished.

List price: $634,000 Website: www.Privateer703.com

2039 Gulf of Mexico Drive #212D Spacious 3BR/3BA home just one in from the open bay with newer dock, seawall. Deeded beach access..

List price: $1,595,000 Website: www.629RountreeDrive.com

This beautifully secluded 4BR/3BA lakefront home in Oyster Bay is a wonderful haven with recent upgrades throughout, including brand new hardwood flooring.

List price: $1,195,000 Website:: www.1511SouthLakeShoreDrive.com

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629 Rountree Drive

Wonderful 2BR/2½BA residence at Seaplace is a flourish of upgrades throughout. Enjoy beautiful Gulf views, excellent amenities. Steps to the beach.

List price: $434,500 Website: www.SeaplaceG3212D.com

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SHE COMES UP CLEAN 9:43 a.m. — 300 block of GMD. Alarm. A cleaning lady was unaware that she set off a burglar alarm and gave the alarm company the wrong number when a representative called. A property manager told police she was authorized to be in the residence.

COLLECTION ATTEMPT 10:09 a.m. — 6500 block of GMD. Larceny. A man placed his recycling bin at the curb and returned to find the bin and its contents missing. The trash collection company told the man he could receive a replacement if he filed a police report.

FOREIGN OBJECT 12:40 p.m. — 3200 block of GMD. Phone Call. A caller with a foreign accent instructed a man to turn on his computer because it was under cyber attack, but the man said he would have to call back when his wife was home because he does not know how to turn on the computer. The man’s wife later received a call from someone who said he was from the Longboat Key Police Department. She told the caller she did not believe he was with the department and hung up, then dialed the real police.

JAN. 16 A POUR EXCUSE 11:08 a.m. — 2200 block of GMD. Code Enforcement. A caller complained that crews at a new condo project began

11:05 p.m. — 6400 block of GMD. Disturbance. A woman saw a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed, then driving in reverse before turning into the driveway of a home on a nearby street. The woman told police she got into an argument with the vehicle’s occupants after she told them the home’s owners were out of town and no one should be there.

The passenger said his family owns the home, and the driver is his guest. They left the home to pick up a food order, and because the driver does not know the area, he passed by the driveway and placed the car in reverse when he realized his mistake. Both men said they had not been in an argument and were not sure what the woman observed.

A man was taking pictures of the scenery from a boat ramp and accidentally left a $5,000 lens behind. Police were unable to locate the lens. Police received a call just more than an hour later from a woman who found the lens.

PARTY BUS 7:26 p.m. — 2700 block of GMD. Beverage Violation. A bus driver asked police to help her remove a passenger who opened a can of beer. The passenger agreed to exit the bus, remove his bicycle from the front bicycle and throw away the beer can.

Police told him he could board the next scheduled bus if he did not have any open alcoholic beverages.

JAN. 19 WEED WARNING

JAN. 17 PASS ALONG THE MESSAGE 12:35 p.m. — 600 block of Yardarm Lane. Burglar Alarm. Police were unable to contact the keyholder for a home after its burglar alarm was activated; police found no signs of forced entry or vandalism. The officer told a neighbor that the alarm was going off and that police ensured the home was secure. The neighbor said she would relay the message to the homeowners when they returned.

SUSPENDED LICENSE 2:04 p.m. — 4200 block of GMD. Traffic. Police stopped the driver of a vehicle traveling northbound after license cameras showed the registered owner had a suspended license. The driver told police she did not know her license was suspended. Police issued her a citation and released her vehicle to a licensed driver.

FOR THE SAKE OF ARGUMENT

12:52 a.m. — 100 block of N. Shore Road. Suspicious Person. An 18-year-old man admitted that a trace amount of marijuana in his car’s ashtray and floorboard belonged to him after police saw his car parked at a condominium near a beach access that’s closed for construction. Police searched the vehicle and confirmed that the car had no more than a trace amount. The man and his passenger were released with a warning.

JAN. 20 REALITY CHECK

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working at 6 a.m. The noise woke her up, but she waited three hours to report it.

The site supervisor showed police that the crew had a permit for early concrete pours, but the pours the crew started were five days ahead of schedule. Police told the supervisor to ask town staff to correct the pouring schedule.

11:38 p.m. — 5800 block of GMD. Noise. A man complained that he could not sleep because the women in the unit next door were talking loudly. The women, who were also drinking, agreed to quiet down and close the doors and windows.

JAN. 18 CASE CLOSED 8:20 a.m. — Intersection of Linley Street and Bayside Drive. Lost/Missing Property.

12:44 p.m. — 5400 block of GMD. Identity Theft. A Mary Kay representative received an online order for two skincare kits valued at $435.85, then received a check via priority mail for $1,676.34. She became suspicious the customer was trying to defraud her after she received a text message that asked her to deposit the check and send the overpaid amount back through a Walmart, CVS or 7-Eleven.

The check listed the account holder as an Atlanta-based company. A company representative told police that the business has been the victim of counterfeit checks.

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‘After the Fall’ is Longboat Key author Pat Gussin’s final novel that will feature Dr. Laura Nelson as its protagonist.

For many, retirement on Longboat Key pense and thriller novels. means relaxing on the beach, golfing and “What got us really involved was going playing tennis. to a lot of writers’ meetings,” Gussin said.

But for Patricia Gussin, retirement on “We met a lot of authors who were either the island meant starting a publishing very unhappy with their publisher or who company and writing bestsellers. were having trouble getting an agent or Gussin isn’t retiring any publisher.” time soon, but she plans to Oceanview Publishing retire one of her best-known started with the goal of workcharacters: Dr. Laura Nelson, ing with three or four authors who is the subject of a fourat a time but expanded to its part series of novels. current 95 clients. It publishes Gussin published the final one book each month. book in the series, “After the Gussin has also published Fall,” on Jan. 6. Each story six books with Oceanview. takes place seven years after “I never had any intention the conclusion of the previto write a book,” she said. ous book. Here’s what to ex“What got me started was in pect in the latest book: one of my last jobs, I had to do “Laura slips on the ice and a lot of international travelfalls, shattering her arm,” ing, and I had a lot of time on Gussin said. “A big pharmaairplanes. I started reflecting ceutical company has been back on my life as a medical trying to recruit her, and now Courtesy photo student at Wayne State Unishe can’t go back to her real Patricia Gussin versity in Detroit in the 1960s. love of doing surgery, so she I just pulled out a notebook takes the job and runs into a really terrible on one of the flights, and that ended up as situation with an FDA employee who is ‘Shadow of Death.’” doing everything he can to stop the develIn 2014, Gussin’s novel “And Then There opment of a drug for his own reasons.”

Was One” reached bestseller lists of the Like Laura Nelson, Gussin was a physi- New York Times and USA Today and cian; her husband, Bob, was chief scien- reached No. 1 on Barnes & Noble’s website, tific officer for Johnson & Johnson. They bn.com and No. 12 on Amazon. retired on the same day — Feb. 1, 2000 — “I’m very happy with my retirement,” and moved to Longboat Key that year. she said. “The writing piece of it is great, In 2005, the couple started Oceanview and I love the publishing piece of it also.

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Keller Williams will not open an office at the old Chevron, but a businessman seeks goodwill for a drop-off center.

How much goodwill does Longboat Key have?

That’s open to debate, but when it comes to Goodwill — as in, a drop-off location — the answer is: It doesn’t have one.

Bradenton businessman John McKay, a former Republican state legislator, recently entered the 60day due diligence period to purchase

the former Longbeach Chevron station that’s been vacant since 2007 to build a Goodwill donation center.

McKay called the plan “very, very premature.”

“We’re doing a lot of investigation, letting the architects and engineers see if it’s feasible to buy it,” he said.

McKay said he has not yet met with town staff and does not know

if the proposed use is allowable.

“To say we’re in the early stages wouldbeanunderstatement,”hesaid.

A former Goodwill Manasota board member who developed the organization’s Manatee County headquarters and is currently building several donation centers, McKay said that he helps Goodwill find sites to reach its goals.

“I’ve developed a lot of things over the years, but

VANDALISM The former Longbeach Chevron station has recently experience vandalism, according to Longboat Key police reports.

Dec. 14 1:48 p.m. — 6900 block of GMD. Vandalism. Police noticed a small hole in the bottom corner of a vacant gas station window that was possibly caused by a BB gun.

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The night before he was scheduled to speak at the Ringling College Library Association Town Hall lecture, Fox News commentator and syndicated columnist Dr. Charles Krauthammer arrived late Monday night, Jan. 12, for his stay.

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‘Finding Hillywood’ — takes place from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212. The presentation will screen the documentary “Finding Hillywood,” which focuses on the Rwandan genocide. Discussion with the film’s presenter, producer/director and post-production supervisor will follow the film if schedules allow. Cost is $18 for members; $23 for nonmembers. Call 383-8811.

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Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon — takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Amore by Andrea, 555 Bay Isles Road. Outgoing board Chairwoman Yvonne Schloss will review accomplishments during her term, and incoming Chairman Jeff Mayers will share his goals for 2015. Cost is $35. Reservations are required. Call 383-2466.

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‘An Interview with Mark Twain’ — takes place from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212. Alan Kitty, who has been impersonating Mark Twain since 1979, will be interviewed in this question-and-answer workshop. Cost is $15 for members; $20 for nonmembers. Call 383-8811.

TUESDAY, FEB. 3

‘Next Year, Jerusalem’ Screening — takes place at 2 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road.

Filmmaker David Gaynes’ documentary follows eight Connecticut nursing home residents on their journey to Israel. The screening is free. Call 383-3428.

MONDAY, FEB. 9

Christ Church Fashion Show — takes place at 11 a.m. at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The event will feature fashions by Patchington and hair by Design 2000. A Mary Kay representative will be present. Light

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“The State of Hate & Extremism” with Heidi Beirich FEBRUARY 19 | 5:30 p.m. | Tickets $20 Mildred Sainer Pavilion, 5313 Bay Shore Road Heidi Beirich, Director Intelligence Project, Southern Poverty Law Center, is an expert on hate and anti-government movements.

What: The Longboat Key Kiwanis Club’s annual Valentine’s Day celebration will include dinner, dancing, casino activities and entertainment by The Big Z Band. Proceeds will benefit local youths. Cost is $95. Call 383-1660.

Where: Longboat Key Club’s Harbourside Dining Room, 3000 Harbourside Drive refreshments will be served. Cost is $10. RSVP by calling 387-7485.

TUESDAY, FEB. 10

Longboat Key Democratic Club Luncheon — takes place at 11:30 a.m. at Portofino Restaurant, 2600 Harbourside Drive. Cornell Maxfield, president of Manatee-Sarasota Democratic Black Caucus, will speak about “Selma to Now.” Cost is $25.

Reservations are required by Feb. 6. Send checks to: LBK Democratic Club, P.O. Box 8025, Longboat Key, FL 34228. Contact Lois Barson at 383-9893.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11

‘Nursing Homes: Cultural Change in the Making’ Presentation — takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Dr. Richard Machemer will lead a conversation about the positive changes associated with more human-focused nursing care. Call 383-8161.

FRIDAY, FEB. 13

Longboat Key Republican Club Luncheon — takes place at 11:30 a.m. at Portofino Restaurant, 2600 Harbourside Drive. Cost is $25 for members; $30 for nonmembers. For reservations, visit RCLBK.org or call Ruth Strauss at 383-5349. Send checks to RCLBK, P.O. Box 8181, Longboat Key, FL 34228.

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‘Photography Now!’ — takes place from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212. Thomas Carabasi, department head of photography and digital imaging of the Ringling College of Art and Design, will lecture about the recent changes in photography that are occurring at an unprecedented pace. Cost is $15 for members; $20 for nonmembers.

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by Kristen Herhold | Staff Writer

St. Mary Men’s Club gets a taste of Italy

Adele Fiderer

Dr. Adele Fiderer, of Longboat Key and Rye Brook, N.Y., died Jan. 12.

Born in 1929, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Dr. Fiderer graduated from Pembroke College and then received a master’s degree from Iona College and a doctor of education from Columbia University.

Dr. Fiderer taught in the Scarsdale, N.Y., school system for more than 25 years. In addition to teaching elementary school students, she was a mentor to new teachers and taught creative writing techniques to peers.

After retiring in 1992, Dr. Fiderer wrote seven books for teachers that were widely read. She taught a memoir writing class at the Longboat Key Education Center for many years. She was an avid tennis and bridge player and loved traveling and the Sarasota Opera and Sarasota Ballet.

Dr. Fiderer is survived by her husband of 64 years, Martin; son, David; and four grandchildren.

A funeral service was held Jan. 15, in Scarsdale. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Feb. 1, at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road.

Members of the St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church Men’s Club gathered to “ciao” down at the club’s annual Italian Night dinner Jan. 22.

Attendees feasted on pasta, meatballs and sausage, followed by a cannoli cake. Members who participated in a golf tournament two days earlier also received awards.

Photos by Kristen Herhold

Italian Night committee Gino DelPup, Leonardo Distefano, Mike Ortega, Don Prola and Joe Zampino

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CONGRATULATIONS ROGER... #1 REALTOR IN ALL OF SARASOTA FOR THE 3RD YEAR IN A ROW, WITH TOTAL SALES OF $66,683,000

“Since 2010, Pettingell has sold $235 million in real estate and the 95 properties over $1 million he has sold also rank higher than any other real estate agent in the region.”

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune “Pettingell also attributes the year’s success to the fact that in late 2013, he doubled his full-time staff from two to four ‘laser-focused people,’ which has allowed Pettingell to focus on customers.”

The Longboat Observer “With about 75 percent of his sales coming via his own listings, Pettingell said his clients sign on for his services because they want him to be the face out in front of their home sales.”

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FLAVORS AND FASHION

Irina LaRose, Lizzie Brown and Chantal Diem

Photos by Kristen Herhold

MODEL BEHAVIOR

“Your last name shouldn’t be Spitzer, it should be Spitfire,” said Matt Walsh, Observer Media Group Editor/CEO, to Maxine Spitzer as she strutted her stuff on the runway at the fifth Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show.

Spitzer, a well-known Longboat Key tennis player, was one of 13 local “celebrities” who modeled fashions by Island Pursuit for the Jan. 21 event at the Resort at the Longboat Key Club before a soldout crowd of 250.

Walsh, master of ceremonies, dished on each model while he emceed the show.

Kathi Pletzke, the town’s Management Information Systems (MIS) director, also modeled, and Walsh called her a survivor — of three town managers.

He also said that model Maureen Horn’s glass is always full — of tequila, that is.

“For the past 15 years, she’s connected dozens and dozens of Longboaters with Tea to Tequila,” Walsh said.

Longboat Key Kiwanis Club President Armando Linde

LONGBOAT KEY’S NEXT TOP MODELS? The following 13 Longboat Key figures took to the runway during the fashion show: • Michael Garey, owner of Lazy Lobster of Longboat • Bill Herlihy, owner of Bridge Street Bistro • Dex Honea, Sarasota Ballet education director • Kate Honea, Sarasota Ballet principal dancer • Maureen Horn, Michael Saunders & Co. Realtor • Irina LaRose, co-owner of Design 2000 for Hair and Nails • Armando Linde, president of the Longboat Key Kiwanis Club • Sammy Lastinger, bartender at Euphemia Haye

Models Dan Wade, event manager of the Resort at the Longboat Key Club, and his daughter, Carly Attendees munched on samplings from 14 local restaurants.

The event is organized by the Longboat Key Garden Club and raises money for scholarships and environmental programs.

• Irwin Pastor, Longboat Key town commissioner • Kathi Pletzke, town information systems director • Maxine Spitzer, tennis player Susan Phillips, event organizer Susan Landau and Steve Branham

• Dan Wade, event manager at the Resort at Longboat Key Club and his daughter, Carly

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The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key took a gamble last year, when it introduced a Las Vegas casino theme to its annual Valentine’s Day celebration. But the bet paid off: The group raised $22,000 that aided the club in its mission of helping local youths in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

This year, organizers are rolling the dice again, but they aren’t going to Vegas, baby.

The event is titled “Valentine’s in Monte Carlo: Dinner Dance and Casino Party.”

Festivities will begin at 6 p.m. with cocktails and games such as blackjack, roulette and craps. Each attendee will receive approximately 15 chips and can purchase more throughout the evening.

Unlike last year, when games were limited to after dinner, attendees can gamble throughout the evening.

The event will also include dinner, dancing and music by The Big Z Band.

At 10 p.m. players will cash in their chips for raffle tickets, which are also available to purchase for $25.

“People will buy raffle tickets to win prizes, and, in doing so, they are also benefiting the youth in need in the Sarasota and Manatee area,” said Kiwanis Club President Armando Linde.

Prizes include a Universal Orlando Resort VIP experience for six with a two-day, three-night stay at the Royal Pacific Resort and limo service to and from Orlando; one-week stay at an RCI condo anywhere in the world; golf package weekend stay at the Resort at Longboat Key Club; four-course lobster feast for 10 with wine at Lazy Lobster of Longboat; Champagne and caviar sunset cruise for six on Bob and Shannon Gault’s 31-foot cruiser; an autographed first edition book by Longboat Key author H. Terrell Griffin; family

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Purchase tickets at the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce, 5390 Gulf of Mexico Drive, or SunTrust Bank, 510 Bay Isles Road.

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Organizers hope the odds are in their favor of beating last year’s fundraising total of more than $22,000.

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Mote celebrates sea of accomplishments Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium celebrated 60 years of research and conservation Jan. 22. More than 200 supporters, members and guests were present for the unveiling of the new $50 million “Oceans of Opportunity” fundraising campaign.

Mote scientists were also on hand to present ongoing research and findings to guests.

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Arts and business take center stage at festival Longboat Key residents and visitors strolled through the Centre Shops Festival and Lifestyle Expo Saturday.

Vendors sold products such as antiques, jewelry, collectibles and art.

Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce members also ran tables to promote their businesses.

Potters Glenn Woods and Keith Herbrand

Dan Ferguson, of DeNisha Sculpture

St. Armands festival brings artists full circle

Right: Stephanie Claussen, owner of Steff’s Stuff and event organizer

St. Armands Circle was filled with artists and art-lovers this weekend during 12th annual Winter Art Festival.

The festival featured more than 175 artists who displayed and sold their work, including pottery, paintings, ceramics, sculpture and jewelry.

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Country Club Shores home sells for $2.1 million The following residential real estate transactions took place between Jan. 12 and Jan. 16.

The sale of a home in Country Club Shores tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Donald Robinson, trustee, sold the home at 580 Putting Green Lane to Hogan Holdings 23 LLC for $2.1 million. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,586 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.5 million in 2009.

$175,000. Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,505 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $425,000 in 2004.

Windward Bay

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee, sold the Unit 204 condominium at 4500 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Michael and Gwyn Murdoch, of Longboat Key, for $230,000. Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,096 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $160,000 in 2000.

Bay Isles

Dean Ducray, of Sarasota, sold his home at 3322 Bayou Road to Alameg Holdings Inc. for $1.3 million. Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,441 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $700,000 in 2000.

Beachplace

BIRD KEY

Kristen Herhold

Karen Darnell, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 301 condominium at 1125 Gulf of Mexico Drive to The Orange Grove LLC for $664,000. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,172 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $155,000 in 1980.

Longboat Harbour Towers

Judith Goldman, trustee, of Rockford, Ill., sold the Unit 901 condominium at 4401 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Strauss Family Partnership for $600,000. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,314 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $450,000 in 2010.

Harbour Villa Club at the Buccaneer

Anne Jackson, trustee, of Sacramento, Calif., sold the Unit 201 condominium at 615 Dream Island Road to Edward and Angela Durruthy, of Windermere, for $499,000. Built in 1985, it has two bed-

This home at 580 Putting Green Lane has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,586 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.1 million. rooms, two baths and 1,514 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $610,000 in 2004.

Fairway Bay

Dulce Crane, of Longboat Key, sold her Unit 1301 condominium at 1926 Harbourside Drive to John and Elizabeth Madzula, of New York City, for $475,000.

Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,097 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $412,000 in 2009.

Bay Harbour Apartments

Russell and Janet Wilkins, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 304 condominium at 450 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Joseph Mohler III and Debbie Mohler, trustees, of Dublin, Ohio, for $387,500. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,194

square feet of living area. It previously sold for $360,000 in 2011.

New Pass Shores

Grietje Prince, of Longboat Key, sold her home at 525 Channel Lane to John and Donna Guido, of West Warwick, R.I., for $359,000. Built in 1950, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 988 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $79,000 in 1991.

Portobello

Edward Gartner and Allen Gartner, trustees, of Rutland, Vt., sold the Unit B405 condominium at 3240 Gulf of Mexico Drive to themselves as individuals for $350,000. Edward Gartner and Allen Gartner then sold the condominium to Edward Gartner and his wife, Karen, for

Charlotte and Charles Arnold, of Lancaster, Pa., sold their home at 339 Bob White Way to Citadel Properties Sarasota LLC for $740,000. Built in 1976, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,338 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $570,000 in 2002.

LIDO KEY

John Ringling Estates

Thomas Greer II, of Destin, sold his home at 228 Van Buren Place to Suncoast Opportunities LLC for $625,000. Built in 1984, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,803 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $680,000 in 2013.

Lido Shores

Derringer Earl Catoe III sold his home at 421 Cleveland Drive to James Barth, of Boca Raton, for $525,000. Built in 1949, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,370 square feet of living area.

Robin Adkins, trustee, sold the Unit 502 condominium at 350 S. Polk Drive to Earl Catoe III, of Sarasota, for $425,000. Built in 1977, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,036 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $115,000 in 1988.

25 Lighthouse Point Drive #A4108131 $5,200,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

5444 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3997003 $3,999,500 Richard Perlman

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

5362 Sandhamn Place #A4109689 Connie Lyke Brown Pa

Longboat Key $3,120,000 941-951-6660

741 Hideaway Bay Drive #A4103504 $2,895,000 Saint Cacchiotti

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

5871 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3996985 $7,900,000 Christina Landry

1281 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #101 #A4110129 $2,700,000 Michael Moulton

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

571 Putting Green Lane #A4101858 $2,095,000 Sylvia Zimmerman

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-350-5022

3641 Bayou Circle #A4107308 $1,795,000 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-376-1717

572 Gunwale Lane #A4112296 $1,599,000 Jenifer Schwell

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

3040 Grand Bay Boulevard #263 #A4112026 $1,425,000 Ian Addy Pa

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3010 Grand Bay Boulevard #415 #A4108819 $859,000 Julie Klick

4765 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #402 #A4107369 $5,200,000 Debra Lee Rugh

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

1241 Center Place #A4100991 $849,000 Alison Elizalde

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392 Firehouse Lane #A4106562 $839,900 Mary Defrank

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-544-0214

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

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

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

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

545 Rountree Dr #A3996752 $699,000 Michael Yawitz

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

2425 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #6F #A4112021 $685,000 Mel & Jan Goldsmith

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

614 Buttonwood Drive #A4108833 $650,000 Tak Konstantinou

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-374-1606

7001 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #23 #23 #A4108442 $599,000 Maureen Horn

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

2301 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #55N #A4109049 $469,000 Alex Ley

Longboat Key 941-966-8000 941-504-6377

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BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Jan. 15 through Jan. 21, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive) Address

Permit

Applicant

6540 GMD

New construction

Blackwolff Homes LLC

3485 Harbourside Drive

Rehab existing lift station Town of Longboat Key

555 Bay Isles Parkway

Re-roof

Amore by Andrea

$75,000

5960 Emerald Harbor Drive

Addition

Wayne Swift

$61,550

615 Ranger Lane

Dock and seawall

Willibald Bleicher

$44,625

672 Dream Island Road

Carport

Neal Horne

$33,000

525 Bayport Way

Window

James Hildrew

$20,000

548 Hornblower Lane

Re-roof

Jopico LLC

$19,575

Jenifer Schwell

61 S. Boulevard of the Presidents • St. Armands

$787,000 $236,343

$18,908

651 Fox St.

Porch

$18,000

3496 Mistletoe Lane

Floating kayak/ Jet Ski station Steven Wiltse

$5,202

90 Lighthouse Point Drive

Lift

Raj Soin

$5,091

711 Tarawitt Drive

Pool

Henry Ciesinski

$4,600

607 Weston Pointe Court

Doors

Mary Holmok

$3,000

2161 GMD

Garage doors

William Hunt

$2,638

3440 GMD

Window

Cade Sibley

$2,400

5220 GMD Dock

Sunrise Cove Condominium Association

$2,384

671 Spanish Drive S.

Window

Margaret Covney

$2,350

3475 GMD

Certificate of occupancy

3475 GMD LLC

N/a

830 Tarawitt Drive

Certificate of occupancy

Hunt Brothers Home Inc.

N/a

Eric Bell

941.780.0968

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6600 Bayou Hammock Road Lift and dock Bayou Hammock Property

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2173 Harbourside Drive #503 Three bedroom villa MLS# A4111087 $569,000

PENDING 1085 Gulf of Mexico Dr #602 Penthouse on the beach MLS# A4107956 $645,000

SOLD 647 Mourning Dove Drive Bird Key $4,000,000 Represented the buyer

Carol Cohen

440 Gulf of Mexico Dr. • Longboat Key 3440 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 6 #A3996889 $445,000 Susan Smith

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-302-3440

4900 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #PH4 #A4100526 $399,999 Bobbi Banan

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

448 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #A205 #A4107336 $399,500 The Collier Group

941.356.3829

With 17+ years in real estate, Carol Cohen offers the trust, integrity and high level of service that she herself would expect from a Realtor.

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-313-1212

n 30-year background in sales, marketing, management & real estate n A resident of Sarasota for 28+ years 740 Fox Street #A4109613 $369,000 Bruce Meyer

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-266-8152

2002 Harbourside Drive #1601 #A4101871 $330,000 Eileen (Dee Dee) Burke

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

225 Sands Point Road #6205 #A4100632 $299,900 Rory Jaret

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

4440 Exeter Drive #205 #A4104012 $299,900 Sharon Freeman

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

849 Evergreen Way #. #A4111500 $274,000 Jonathan Fox

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-544-6649

4330 Falmouth Dr # 208 #A3996644 $249,900 Sandi Layfield

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

n Specialist in luxury waterfront property Carol would be proud to assist you with one of life’s most important decisions — buying and selling your home. Contact her today.

SOLD 7145 La Lenaire Jewfish Key Non MLS $950,000

SOLD 2381 Harbour Oaks Drive Harbour Circle MLS# A3990582 $649,000

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6633 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3989550 $22,000,000 Deborah Beacham

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

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-376-2688

1926 Harbourside Drive #1303 Fairway Bay MLS# A3992563 $357,500

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MERMAID PENDANT: Sterling Silver and Stones. $100. 941-704-5543.

Antiques/Collectibles PURCHASING EAMES, Knoll, Danish, Dunbar, Evans, Laverne, Nakashima, Parzinger furniture, glass, pottery and designer clothing. Tommy McDonnell 772-643-3209.

STEFF’S STUFF CONSIGNMENT Longboat Key - 5380 Gulf of Mexico Dr. 941-383-1901 steffstufflbk.com

Autos For Sale 2006 TOYOTA Highlander Ltd. V6. White w/Tan Leather. No pets, kids, smoke or snow. Excellent condition. $11,500. Appt. Only. LBK 941-451-3717.

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Protected dock. glass, pottery and designer clothing. Tommy 941-809-3660, 941-809-3662. $1,239,000.

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CABARET Somewhere in between plays and musicals, FST’s Cabaret productions define and expand theater’s most ambiguous form.

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he stage, if one can call it that, is 10 by 12 feet in size. Instruments such as a piano, keyboard, mandolin, and electric and bass guitars crowd the small stage; what little space remains is filled with microphone stands and amplifiers. Aglow with a purple light, the stage is wrapped by a tightly packed room that can seat 100 people at tables draped in white tablecloths.

Unlike its sister stages at Florida Studio Theatre, the Goldstein Cabaret doesn’t house musicals or plays. It’s the home, as its name suggests, of the cabaret, a fusion between two theatrical forms.

Richard and Rebecca Hopkins, FST’s artistic director and managing director, respectively, have created and produced more than 100 unique cabarets since starting the cabaret space in 1996.

The couple is a smaller scale Brill Building duo, constantly thinking and ruminating on the next idea or song for their cabaret.

“There are probably 10 shows we’re currently working on and planning at any given moment,” says Richard Hopkins. “It takes five or six months to develop these shows, and we’re constantly trying to develop new forms to do in the cabaret each year.”

In Sarasota, a town bursting with artistic opportunities, where does cabaret fall in the theatrical spectrum? Cabaret is a combination of the popular musical and formal play.

In addition, the cabaret stage has no walls or curtain, inviting the audience into the action.

“What separates the cabaret apart from a regular theater ex-

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The Hopkinses are expanding and producing cabaret productions at a rapid rate to make it commonplace and just as mainstream as FST’s other traditional dramatic fare. And it’s working.

After almost 20 years in operation with three to nine shows per year, the cabaret’s subscription rate has reached approximately 12,000 subscribers, almost rivaling the subscription statistics of FST’s main stage season.

The Hopkinses are always looking for new ideas and inspiration in their current projects; each show runs for months at a time, averaging about 140 performances.

“Each show opens a door to a new idea for me,” says Rebecca Hopkins. “Last year we did a show titled ‘Poems, Prayers and Promises’ that was centered around John Denver and his contemporaries that opened the door to the music of ‘American Pie.’” Richard Hopkins narrows down the allure and identity of the cabaret to his three i’s: intimacy, intimacy and intimacy.

“I think that a simple definition of cabaret is that it’s small or miniature theater,” says Richard Hopkins. “The other big one is corporeal. It’s never pretending to be something other than what it is. There’s a real grittiness to it.”

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Cabaret is great because it has forced me to interact. ... I’ve opened up to a new world of performing and engaging with the audience.”

– Ben Mackel, actor, ‘American Pie’

Performances of “American Pie”:

Richard and Rebecca Hopkins, FST’s artistic director and managing director, respectively, have produced more than 100 unique cabarets since opening the cabaret space in 1996. perience is that corporeal environment that you’re in with the audience,” says Rebecca Hopkins. “The audience is a part of the show. The actors onstage are taking on personas, but they’re still themselves, so there is an immediate connection.”

However, in the United States, the notion of cabaret has been expressed in a variety of controversial ways that have limited it from breaking into the mainstream. Imported from the

Parisian nightclubs and small theaters at the turn of the 20th century, France’s underground theatrical movement was stolen as a guise for strip clubs, speakeasies during Prohibition and maudlin burlesque and minstrel shows. Today, America’s metropolitan cabaret scene is a chanteuse and a microphone according to Richard Hopkins, with one singer/performer striding through a collection of pop music standards. At FST, the

Hopkinses have crafted a program that expands that solo format into an ensemble effort that presents a narrative not told through characters and imaginary worlds but through pre-existing songs.

“American Pie” is the current production residing in the Goldstein Cabaret. Running through April 23, the show depicts America’s musical response to the rock ’n’ roll British invasion of the mid-1960s. Actors perform songs from artists such as Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Carole King, Neil Diamond and Billy Joel during the show, forming a musical narrative of that time in American culture.

“As opposed to theater and a concert, it’s a kind of story through song by involving the audience in a journey going from point A to point B,” says Joe Casey, one of the five actors in “American Pie.” “It’s not just a bunch of songs strung together.”

And unlike the Broadway musical, which structures a narrative via a conscious selection of songs, the cabaret artists and actors play all of the instruments and interact with the audience.

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It Takes Two Translating a Broadway production to a community theater stage poses unique challenges. Two firsttime directors collaborate to tackle the task.

different points in Violet’s past in her rustic Appalachian home. Behind all this on stage will be a rear projector displaying the backgrounds of where Violet is on her journey, along with dates and place names.

“We loved the music and we loved the script, but we did not like the staging at all,” says Trisolini. “It was way too abstract for us. All the materials were there, but what bothered us and what we changed for this production is that the orchestra was on stage.”

Trisolini and Wiley were both born in New Jersey: Jersey City and Union, respectively. It was in the Garden State that they each found and cultivated their love of stage and performance. Trisolini took a more corporate route into the theatrical world by directing and operating a business theater agency that took Broadway shows and talent and incorporate them into businesses’ ad campaigns and product lines.

Wiley fell in love with the stage when she was 5 years old; her parents took her to a play version of “Peter Pan.” Wiley spent her life as a performer on stage in theater, television and film in New York City and in later years behind the scenes at entertainment companies and networks in Los Angeles.

The pair both ended up retiring in Sarasota but still needed to quench their thirst for theater and performance. That led them to the Players Theatre, where the two met. Since 2005 they have organized the theater’s popular philanthropic event “Got a Minute?” an hour of 60-second-long plays to raise money for cancer research

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When Bob Trisolini and Pamela Wiley walked out of the American Airlines Theatre last summer in New York City, the pair was creatively conflicted. The two were scheduled to direct a local production of “Violet,” the new and acclaimed dramatic musical produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company, at the Players Theatre.

But after seeing Broadway’s interpretation, the obstacles of transferring the show to the community theater stage began to swirl in the duo’s brains. Nonetheless, the longtime theater artists were excited to share the story of a young North Carolina woman’s bus ride odyssey across America looking for physical and emotional redemption with the Sarasota audience.

“The reason I’m so happy to be part of this particular musical is that I’ve always had a theory that not enough time is spent on the development of characters in musical theater,” says Wiley. “So that’s my biggest job in this production because the characters have to be real in this show or it won’t work.”

Trisolini and Wiley absorbed the raw materials of the musical’s inspiring story and music and reformatted them for a more formalized and traditional musical approach. Unlike on Broadway, for example, the orchestra is in the pit, apart from the action on stage.

In another community theater adaptation, the bus Violet takes from North Carolina to Oklahoma is a collapsible set piece that can be rearranged so the seats and risers on the bus transform into stands for a gospel choir. And either far side of the proscenium stage will be used to represent

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Players Theatre directing pair Bob Trisolini and Pamela Wiley plan their upcoming production of the musical “Violet.” and awareness for the Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation in Tampa.

Artistic Director Jeffery Kin has worked with the two on “Got a Minute?” and believed that together they had the artistic expertise to lead their own main stage production.

Trisolini and Wiley’s vision is for the audience to stay with Violet on her transformational journey without getting lost.

Each moment in time has its own space on the stage.

“The other important issue in this play is that it takes place in 1964 right after the passage of the Civil Rights Act,” says Wiley, “so everyone is on equal footing on the bus and not everyone has gotten used to racial equality.”

To tackle this emotionally complex material that takes place over various times and locations, the two split responsibilities and play to their strengths. Trisolini, the

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Local artists band together to form a unique space that’s more than a gallery.

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Nancy Taylor, Brandy Boyd and Judi Light create and sell their work at the new visual art oasis, simply titled The Cottage, in Nokomis.

Cottage. Boyd and company wanted to create a space that didn’t have the formal and intimidating trappings of standard art galleries. They also wanted to sell quality art to people in the neighborhood at a price they could afford. The pieces in the gallery range from 75-cent bookmarks to a $900 driftwood and glass piece.

And besides the affordability focus, the participating artists wanted to create a space that served as a den of creativity, a space in which the artists could create and sell their work. A couple of work stations are squeezed into the cottage for artists to use.

“It was a great opportunity to have an affordable space that

you could call your gallery,” says Judi Light, a participating artist at The Cottage. “Everybody who comes in here, everyone loves the feel inside and likes spending time here. It’s like our home.”

Artists in Cahoots is composed of 10 core artists: Boyd, jewelry maker; Light, caricature artist and painter; Cynthia Harper, potter; Ken Hayden, craftsman of copper and other metals; Marley Beers, glass artist; Nancy Taylor, multipurpose artist who is currently working in watercolors; and the wildlife and nature printers collective of Bemice Giorgianni, Heide-Marie Wittman, JoAnn Campisi and Sue Lang. Each artist can display any of his works for sale at The Cottage as long as he works at the gallery space, participates in the Nokomis Art Market and Cottage events and helps pay the rent.

In addition, area artists can apply to sell their wares at The Cottage — prime real estate for eager artists who don’t have access to galleries and want more exposure than monthly and annual art markets.

Looking ahead, the Cahoots collective wants to expand and set up satellite locations of The Cottage in nearby areas where pockets of artists who participate in the Nokomis Art Market live.

“It’s amazing the size and growth of this little business since it opened in September,” says Taylor. “We have something for everybody here. It’s the gallery for everyone.”

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“As soon as I saw the building and it just had antiques lying inside, I started putting it out to all my friends and began organizing opening this permanent location,” says Boyd.

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The Cottage, the vision of local artist Brandy Boyd, opened in September. The Cottage first began as an extension of Boyd’s other passion project: the Nokomis Art Market. Taking place the third Saturday of each month, the market started in March 2014 and has grown to dominate the sizable lot in which it is held, adjacent to Rum Runners Antiques on East Pocono Trail. Vendors, craftsmen and artists from all over the area unite to sell their art and wares to Nokomis residents. Neighboring restaurants sell food, and Boyd hires local musicians to perform for passersby. However, Boyd began to feel like something was missing. She and her artistic brethren needed something more stable than a monthly art market.

Boyd and nine other artists she befriended through the Nokomis Art Market, a collective called Artists in Cahoots, set their sights on a 500-squarefoot building that Rum Runner’s Antique’s owner and proprietor Dan Simic owned. The antique dealer agreed to let the group use the space as an art gallery, and the artists began renovating and creating the colorful and

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Money makes the world go ’round.

For some folks, losing a job is the end of the world. Case in point: Margie Walsh (Denise Cormier), the protagonist of David Lindsay-Abaire’s “Good People,” the latest offering at the Asolo Rep. She’s a Southie (south Boston Irish) and a middle-aged, single mom struggling with a disabled adult daughter. Her bad situation gets worse when a callow young manager (Jory Murphy) fires her from her job at the Dollar Store. The exit interview takes place by the dumpster.

Her world having ended, Margie plays a wild card. She pops in on an old flame — Mike (Tim Grimm), a smart kid from the neighborhood who made good. He’s a successful doctor now. So, she heads for the nice part of town and asks Mike for a job.

He has none to give. Margie responds with insults to his “lace curtain Irish” success. To get her off his back, Mike invites her to a party with his rich pals — maybe somebody has a job, who knows? When Mike’s child gets sick, Margie gets a call that the party’s canceled. She doesn’t buy it and shows up anyway. There’s no party, but Margie meets his African-American wife, Kate (Tyla Abercrumbie), who insists she stay while Mike squirms. The evening starts with wine and witty banter and ends with bitter argument and dark revelations. Upton Sinclair is mentioned. Margie doesn’t get a job.

This simmering Boston stew isn’t as grim as it sounds. The playwright shot to fame with his Pulitzer Prize-winning “Rabbit Hole,” a sad, shattering tale of loss. If you’re expecting more of the same, don’t.

Still, another director might approach the material as heavy, but Greg Leaming plays it for laughs. The laughs are on the

Mary Wilson, a soprano who’s soloed from the Boston Baroque to the Hollywood Bowl, gave a recital in the home of Lee Dougherty Ross last week and proved why she’s in such demand. The concert, which also featured Dougherty Ross and Nancy Yost Olson as the collaborative pianists and Sarasota Orchestra violinist Margot Zarzycka, was presented as a prize that Key Chorale and the Artist Series of Sarasota auctioned off. And it was exactly what vocal chamber music — or any chamber music — should be: intimate, charming and beautifully done.

Bernstein’s “Simple Song,” from his “Mass,” is anything but simple. It needs a great vocal technique, beautiful voice and an ability to sing as if the music and words are being made up as the musicians go along. Wilson and Dougherty Ross aced it with a seemingly easy, jazzy inflection that set just the right mood for the afternoon.

Next on this eclectic menu of riches was the gorgeous “Erbarme dich” from Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion.” Yost Olson was the pianist for this work; Wilson and Zarzycka joined her. The sound from everyone was beautiful and compassionate, as Bach meant it to be, but the work was written for a mezzo, and, in the voice of a lyric soprano, no matter how good she may be, it lost the warmth and depth it needs.

Because of the lightness of Wilson’s voice, she (rightfully) needed to take the piece faster than it’s meant to be heard, and that meant the instruments simply didn’t match the weight of the words.

Just the opposite happened when Wilson and Yost Olson presented Schumann’s “Widmung,” one of the classics of the Lieder repertoire. It was abso-

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Some wicked-fine performances here.

Cormier puts in a winning take on the pugilistic Margie, a fighter on the ropes but not down for the count. Grimm’s Mike could easily have been a strawman, but he plays his character sympathetically. Abercrumbie has precious few scenes, but she manages to convey a lifetime of history and a world of inner thought. As the bingo-addicted supporting cast, Peggy Roeder, Anne-Marie Cusson and Murphy all give their share of comic relief.

The engine driving the action is class.

Our meritocracy runs on the notion that the successful are a better class of people, either by natural talent or hard work. So, Mike thinks his success was a choice, Margie thinks he got lucky, and that’s what the fight is about.

A lesser playwright would close with a melodramatic, climactic bang — some stunning revelation. But the shotgun over the mantle never gets fired. Lindsay-Abaire ends the play with the anticlimax of real life.

Margie, still jobless, winds up with her Southie pals in the bingo hall. There’s a small note of grace in the form of rent money. It’s not a final answer, but it’s answer enough for now.

Until the rent comes due again.

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lute perfection — musically, vocally and emotionally. Elly Ameling couldn’t have done it better.

Schubert’s “Gretchen am Spinnrade,” although Wilson and Yost Olson performed it beautifully, lacked an integrated interpretation, with the pianist sounding rather matter-of-fact and the soprano imbuing the music and words with the great understanding and drama that’s needed.

Midway through the program, the performers switched gears for instrumental chamber music: the exquisite “Meditation” from Massenet’s “Thais” and a fun, jazzy work by John Williams, “Por una Cabeza,” which was used in the film “Scent of a Woman.” Zarzycka has a virtuosic, big, gutsy tone with technique to burn, and she put all her talents to good use in both pieces, always keeping in mind the style and energy of each work.

To end the afternoon, Wilson returned with Yost Olson for two French songs, the gloriously romantic “Ah, Chloris,” by Reynaldo Hahn, and “Apparition,” one of the songs from Debussy’s rarely performed “Chansons de Jeunesse.” One of the reasons that cycle is so seldom heard is that the songs are really hard to sing.

The soprano nailed it. And she followed it

by Mozart’s devilishly difficult concert aria, “Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio,” which has not only coloratura that makes the “Queen of the Night” sound like a simple song, but leaps of way more than an octave that Mozart must have written with great glee, knowing sopranos for centuries to come would blanch at the thought of them. The result? Exquisite and dazzling.

Finally, the soprano tossed off Musetta’s aria from Puccini’s “La Boheme.” With Dougherty Ross back at the piano, the two simply won over the audience with their charisma and musical ability.

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To gather examples of the new standard, we stopped in some local showrooms and asked the experts what design details they are seeing in up-to-date kitchens.

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The most important aspects of today’s kitchen are still convenience and function, but the design style has changed from closed-off kitchens to a more open floor plan.

• Countertops — Designers are seeing a lot of marble lately, specifically white marble, which goes well in both traditional and contemporary kitchens.

• Patterns in both the floors and backsplashes are popular this year. Designers are using wood planks cut at an angle to create a chevron pattern on the floor.

They are also seeing recessed beveled glass tiles used in backsplashes.

• Multiple islands — “We just finished a kitchen in a new construction home with two large islands — a functioning kitchen island and an entertainment/ eating island,” says Brigid Saah of Tile Market.

TRENDING: • Counter-level eating bar — designers are no longer seeing a raised bar in the kitchen. Everything is one level.

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“Large islands, better quality material, clean designs and simpler styling are definitely the trend,” says Connie Beatty of Contemporary Cabinetry. “Base cabinets with doors have now become drawer bases, and rollout trays are now essential to built-in pantries.” Other features include pop-up power stations (below left) for recharging electronics, dimmable LED under-cabinet lighting, and drawers and specific storage for spices, utensils and trays (left).

Also popular are farmhouse sinks (below), built-in coffee makers (lower right) and under-cabinet appliances.

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customer who prefers a sleeker, more hidden look in the kitchen, Wolf (right) has released a new line of ovens that have the signature red knob. Stovetops on the island are also increasingly popular now, with the oven under the cooktop. The iconic hood is also available with this design.

Appliances are a main focus when it comes to designing a kitchen, and commercial appliances are still a hot trend.

“Much of the industry is going toward integrated design — they come in different widths, can be separate or joined, a swing top with a drawer below, the possibilities are entirely up to the consumer,” says Rob Leclerce, with TRENDING Mullet’s Appliances.

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FORKS & CORKS: THE GRAND TASTING The Ringling and All Faiths Food Bank Sunday, Jan. 25, at The Ringling Photos by Heather Merriman

The Sarasota-Manatee Originals hosted the 8th annual Forks & Corks: The Grand Tasting on Sunday, Jan. 25, at The Ringling.

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Every three years, Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation hosts the Corinthian Gala, and every three years the event is more magical than before. This year’s theme, “A Night of a Thousand Cranes” inspired elegant Asian décor, transforming the ballroom of The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota into a serene paradise. Nearly 700 guests (dressed to the nines) attended the event and enjoyed an evening with great company, dinner and dancing until midnight to Michael Andrew and The Atomic Big Band.

The gala’s theme was inspired by an ancient Japanese legend that promises anyone who folds 1,000 origami cranes will be granted a wish. In Japan, the crane is said to live for 1,000 years, which is why 1,000 cranes are made. Some stories believe you are granted eternal luck, such as a long life or recovery from illness or injury, thus resembling SMF’s initiative to positively impact the quality of health care in Sarasota County.

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THE BIRD WOMEN he back story of “The Night of 1,000 Cranes” is as beautiful as the event itself.

The ancient Japanese concept that a person who folds 1,000 cranes will enjoy not only longevity but good health for life was a natural choice for the Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation’s triennial event, if, perhaps not the easiest to implement.

Enter Paula Murray of Artefact, the foundation’s designer. She reported that Affairs in the Air had been working on a crane-themed wedding that was canceled.

Introductions were made. The bride’s mother had worked for eight months creating 1,000 origami cranes. She was more than happy for her flock to take flight, and would accept only a small contribution as compensation.

Pam Swain and Mollie Nelson took on the task transforming the birds with spray paint and glitter.

Off they went to Swain’s farm east of town and made the birds (and good portions of themselves) golden.

There’s more. Barbara Rothman folded 100 more cranes and Melinda Place and Patricia Riley hot-glued them to birdcages that were part of the décor.

Hospital CEO David Verinder’s wife, Monica, crafted yet another Japanese prop: making 650 mini umbrellas that served as table cards.

The Japanese have a way to recognize the special abilities and talents of such committed committee members. They say: “You are a crane standing among chickens.”

he Asolo Rep could hardly have picked a better night to open “Both Your Houses” than Jan. 23, when the big news story of the day had to do with the kind of political corruption that is the theme of the play.

In his comments at the dinner preceding the performance, director Frank Galati told guests that friends who had been concerned about his making new ones when he moved to Sarasota several years ago would have been mightily impressed by the crowd in the

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The play’s the thing … Sarasota playwright Marvin Albert had two 10-minute plays performed Jan. 23 at the Longboat Key Education Center. They were “The Merchant” and “Thanks for the Memories,” a clever, senior citizen twist on the mistaken identity convention.

Director Preston Boyd and actors Connie McManus, David Meyersburg and Richard Pell got many good laughs from a standing-room-only audience that included Gerri Aaron, Judy and Roger Goldstein, Susan Brainerd and Alan Quinby, Diana Lager, Kay Delaney Bring, Elaine Keating and Sid Katz …

Hip, hip, hooray … here’s wishing John Currie a speedy recovery from this week’s installation of a new hip … A party for a party … Orchid Ball Co-Chair Margie

room. New to BT but not to the Asolo: Jo Ann Burhart and her husband Don, resplendent to say the least in a pale lavender jacket and lavender and green shirt and tie … always stunning Suzette Jones was quick to explain that Harry Leopold had only “borrowed” her from Richard Dorfman for the evening … and Betsy Kane Hartnett had a one-word explanation for why dad Stanley Kane is looking like he has found the fountain of youth.

“Daughters,” she joked.

Cooper and husband, Kelvin, hosted the Orchid Ball Sponsor Party Jan. 22, at their home in Harbor Acres. More than 80 guests, including Cathy Layton, Veronica Brady, Anne Westmann, Bruce and Terri Saba, Drayton and Kara Saunders, Kent Hayes, Tom Luzier and Larry Bowman, attended the party. BT hopes you have your tickets for the Valentine’s Day soiree as it sold out in November … Here Comes the Bride …

Luckily for all the brides-to-be in town, Fondren Watts and Nicole Mei’s love for high-end bridal fashion has inspired them to open a couture bridal boutique in Sarasota, Blush Bridal Couture. The boutique will carry Inbal Dror, Reem Acra, Naeem Khan and Ines Di Santo as their initial launch designers.

Stay tuned for more info on location and opening date ... Onward

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Lauren Glassman welcomed Grayson Oliver Glassman on Dec. 16; Ashley and James Guttridge welcomed Carter James Guttridge on Jan. 13; and Tatyana Sharoubim and Dr. Charles Stewart welcomed Byron Makram-Charles Stewart on Jan. 17.

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Margie and Kelvin Cooper and upward ... Wishing Saks Fifth Avenue Sarasota General Manager Joel Ellzey the best of luck at his new post as vice president/general manager at the store’s Boston location. Terri Najmolhoda, coming from the Chevy Chase store in D.C., will replace Ellzey at the University Town Center location in March.

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FIRE... ... AND SHE WILL CHANGE THE WORLD Girls Incorporated’s 27th Annual Celebration Luncheon Friday, April 10, 2015 The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota National Girls Inc. CEO Judy Vredenburgh presents Donna Brace Ogilvie Board of Directors Visionary Award

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CoHost Joey Panek, Lisa Berger and CoHost Christine Alexander

Benefiting Art Center Sarasota Thursday, Jan. 22, at Sarasota Municipal Auditorium Photos by Heather Merriman

iConcept artist Ray Peper with models wearing his designs

THE FASHION SHOW

Co-Chair Zara Barrie models iConcept artist Eric Cross’s “Homage to Oscar de la Renta”

Allie Vargas models iConcept artist Samantha Kelly’s “Hair Hair Hair!”

Andrea Eason models iConcept artist Jim Stewart’s “Education Calendar Girl Two”

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S P A R C C l e o n t h e R u n w a y 2015 Thursday, February 12, 2015

Fashions provided by SPARCC’s Treasure Chest 10 a.m. Boutique Shopping Opens / 11:30 a.m. Luncheon/Fashion Show

Everyone is welcome! Please join us for our 5th Anniversary of polo and fun as we raise money for advances in research, education and the treatment of cancer.

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10TH ANNUAL ON POINTE LUNCHEON Benefiting The Sarasota Ballet and Dance — The Next Generation Tuesday, Jan. 20, at Michael’s On East

Photos by Heather Merriman

Crystal Ku, Olivia Ratner and Tonirenee Taylor

Deanna Langer, Michael Chokr, Patricia Courtois and Roxie Jerde

Co-Chairs Fred and Lynda Doery

Jennifer Gemmeke and Camia Green

Co-Chairs Walter and Donna Maytham

CLASSES FOR ARTISTS

Come enjoy a good murder.

Adult Art Classes and Workshops Painting, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Collage, Sumi-e, Printmaking, Paper Arts For all skill levels

Murder at the Crosley January 27 through February 6 Select dates

Feel the chill as you immerse yourself into an evening of Who Done It. You’ll follow colorful characters from room to room as you pick up the clues and unravel the mystery.

Youth & Teen Classes

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Saturday Afternoon, After School Portfolio, Creative Kids Art Camp

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WOMEN IN POWER LUNCHEON Benefiting National Council of Jewish Women, SarasotaManatee Section Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Michael’s On East Photos by Heather Merriman

Honorees Renee Hamad, Wendy Surkis and Eleanor Merritt Darlington

Marion Marshak, Chairwoman Sally Yanowitz and Marian Moss

Janet Hunter and Gloria Moss

Cynthia Wright, Joan Gastman and Joan Shuster

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Explore the shops and boutiques of Main Street. Dine at cozy restaurants and cafes. Discover street vendors and local non-profits groups.

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SPECIAL GUESTS AND EVENTS! OPENING NIGHT: SUNDAY, MARCH 8TH THEO BIKEL in person plus Dessert Reception

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SUNDAY, MARCH 15TH: “Real Russ and Daughters Brunch”

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The sidewalks will sing and the streets will dance as the 8th annual Grand Ovation returns to Lakewood Ranch Main Street. A delightful mix of street festival and concert hall, this celebration will showcase an amazing array of local artists on multiple performance stages.

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ART & SOUL GALA Benefiting Booker Middle School’s Visual and Performing Arts Program Friday, Jan. 23, at Michael’s On East

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‘PUTTIN’ ON THE GLITZ’ Benefiting Aging in Paradise Resource Center Sunday, Jan. 25, at Sarasota Bay Club Photos by Heather Merriman

Margaret Noble with Fred and Betty Haas

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CIRCUS SARASOTA presents Dick Pelton, Donna Dolan, Phil Dunio and Dale Richter

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Infiniti Aesthetics

SPRING TRENDS WE LOVE

Minimally Invasive Facial Rejuvenation: Botox • Juvederm Ultra Plus XC • Juvederm VOLUMA XC

June Simmons Jewelry hosted a private event Saturday, Jan. 24, at The Met, to showcase the latest trends and introduce pieces from Paige Novick.

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• A trendy braid courtesy of a Met stylist • Champagne cocktails • Paleo donuts and breakfast bites from Uggs Bakery • Hand massages • Essie spring nail colors — each guest received a gift in one of spring’s hottest colors

Also in the Winter Opera Festival, February 7-March 28: The Marriage of Figaro The Golden Cockerel Don Carlos paris version

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HOTFLASH

TREND ALERT

Gucci Rose Gold Automatic, Limited Edition starting at $17,800 at McCarver & Moser

WRIST WORTHY

Vintage Rolex dials on leather straps

People are always bringing in old Rolex watches and asking Diamond Vault what to do with them, so the jeweler came up with a stylish solution to give them new life. It puts the vintage dials on leather straps, creating a custom vintage piece for customers.

It has been buying back the watches and selling them or redesigning them for its clients.

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atches are not only a necessity, but also a glamorous accessory. Black Tie stopped in some fine jewelers to see what’s ticking. The following assortment displays some of the latest trends in the luxury-timepiece world.

Rolex rose gold Day-Date, about $28,000 at Diamond Vault Photos by Heather Merriman

Hermès Arceau – rose gold set with brown diamonds, $88,200 at Saks Fifth Avenue Sarasota

Hermès Heure H – $22,500 at Saks Fifth Avenue Sarasota

This vintage rose-gold face will be put on a calf leather strap with pink stitching for a Diamond Vault client. We placed these dark and light leather straps next to the dial to illustrate two options.

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Patek Philippe Aquanadt, rose gold, $47,600 at McCarver & Moser

Patek Philippe two-toned Nautilus, 18k rose gold and stainless steel with gradient blue dial, $67,000 at McCarver & Moser

When watches are photographed, they are always set at 10 and 2, so it looks like they are smiling.

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Panerai Luminor black leather watch with skeleton back, $6,500 — a best seller for men’s watches at Diamond Vault

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