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Time for a change?

When the issue of when to begin city meetings comes up, commissioners’ views are like night and day — and have been for years. PAGE 3

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Donations help Hanukkah

The Hershorin Schiff Community Day School had a challenge in finding ways to safely enjoy Hanukkah this year. Fortunately, the school has had help: Several local groups donated Hanukkah items and toys for Day School families.

Chabad of Sarasota donated menorahs for families a couple days before Hanukkah began while the Sisterhood at Temple Beth Sholom supplied dreidels.

“Hannukits” — full of supplies for parents to teach lessons about the significance of Hanukkah – were provided by the Jewish Federation of Sarasota County.

The eight days of Hanukkah end Friday.

Holiday displays around town deliver color and creativity.

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The house at 1050 Bahia Vista Court is decked out with countless Christmas decorations and light structures for you to admire.

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DIY boat parade sets sail

No holiday-season boat parade? No problem.

Sarasota resident Zacko Gerezny and friends last weekend put on their own Killin’ It Boat Parade from City Island to the downtown waterfront.

“I had asked around if anyone was putting on a parade this year, and everyone said they canceled,” Gerezny said. “I decided to do a parade myself.”

Gerezny and parade volunteers collected toys at the end of the parade to donate to local groups.

Artistic response to pandemic challenge.

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Siesta Key dives into canal fixes Grand experiment hopes mini reefs can clarify murky waters.

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David Wolff Jr. secures mini reefs to docks with mooring rope in Longboat Key.

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BY THE NUMBERS

Deputy chief switches jobs

“To say I am grateful for these things is an understatement.”

Chad Sutton, on closing out his five-year career as Cardinal Mooney High volleyball coach. READ MORE ON PAGE 14

Pat Robinson, the Sarasota Police Department’s deputy chief of police, has taken office as deputy city manager.

The move, which took effect Monday, came days after the City Commission appointed Marlon Brown to step into the top administrator position following City Manager Tom Barwin’s retirement. Brown noted that the commission gave him the authority to appoint an interim deputy city manager to fill Brown’s former role and assist in the transition process.

Robinson, a Sarasota native, has worked for the Sarasota Police Department for 20 years, serving as deputy chief since 2015. Brown spoke highly of Robinson’s credentials in his email to the commission.

Field for top teacher cut to four finalists

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CALENDAR n Regular Sarasota City

Commission meeting — 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, City Hall, 1565 First St. n Regular Sarasota County School Board meeting — 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, Administrative Complex, 1980 Landings Blvd. n Regular Sarasota County Commission meeting — 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1660 Ringling Blvd.

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our Sarasota County teachers were named this week as finalists for the annual Ignite Education: Teacher of the Year recognition. This year’s finalists are: ■ Kari Johnson, kindergarten teacher, Fruitville Elementary School; ■ Samantha Miller, design teacher, Sarasota Military Academy Prep; ■ Emily O’Brien Swope, fourth and fifth grade ELA teacher, Alta Vista Elementary School; and ■ Becky Satterly, math teacher and dropout prevention coordinator, Booker High School.

Each year, a “teacher tribute tour team” surprises the finalists at school. This year, the tour team was smaller than in years past because of COVID-19 guidelines, but Education Foundation President and CEO Jennifer Vigne said it was important to continue the tradition.

One of the four finalists will be named the overall Sarasota County Teacher of the Year at the Education Foundation of Sarasota County’s Ignite Education Awards

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At Alta Vista Elementary, teacher Emily O’Brien Swope, center, was surprised by Barbara Shirley, Chris Renouf, Karen Rose, Brennan Asplen and Jennifer Vigne.

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Night & Day When should the City Commission hold its meetings? Some elected officials think the night time is the right time.

DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

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he City Commission is discovering that coordinating schedules between five people can be challenging — particularly if you’re also trying to factor in the availability of dozens of staff members and more than 58,000 constituents.

Next month, the board will continue a conversation it began in November about the possibility of changing the start time and frequency of commission meetings. According to a draft document for the Jan. 4 meeting, staff has identified an alternative schedule that could have the board meet in the evenings up to four times a month: the first and third Monday of the month for regular meetings, and the first and third Tuesdays for “major discussion items” as necessary.

In November, the commission directed staff to gather more information before arriving at a decision; elected officials were split during the preliminary discussion.

Commissioner Erik Arroyo, who joined the board in November, placed the subject on the agenda of the commission’s Nov. 16 meeting. Commission meetings are held once every two weeks, consisting of an afternoon session scheduled to run from 1:30-4:30 p.m. and an evening session that begins at 6 p.m.

Arroyo suggested city meetings could be improved if they were held exclusively in the evenings, potentially moving to once-aweek to make up for the shorter runtime. Arroyo said he believes meetings can get bogged down when they run all day.

“I think a process like this would really open us up to have more meaningful discussions and be more efficient as a commission,” Arroyo said.

Mayor Hagen Brody was a vocal advocate for moving commission meetings to the evening. Brody noted that a majority of the commission still works other jobs in addition to their part-time elected duties. He also argued that daytime meetings were an impediment to public participation because the commission’s afternoon session takes place during the traditional workday.

Brody floated multiple theoretical alternatives: weekly Monday meetings, biweekly Monday and Tuesday meetings or biweekly Monday meetings with additional special sessions to address specific agenda items as necessary.

He felt strongly that those represented a superior option compared to the current schedule.

“We cannot keep doing these

“I would start earlier in the morning, so that we can get finished and only do what

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we have to do at night EVENING

when we have to do it.”

— Liz Alpert

“We just have to figure out what works best for the commission and the “I think that the system we have now is the best of both worlds.”

— Jen Ahearn-Koch

meetings in the middle of the workweek,” Brody said. “It’s not fair to the working people on the commission, and it’s also not fair to the public. My hope is that we can have commission meetings that are in prime time, where people — working people, young people — can pay attention.”

LOGISTICAL HURDLES

Longer-tenured commissioners noted this isn’t the first time they’ve had this conversation.

In the past, elected officials have expressed concern about the length of commission meetings, which can run past midnight after starting in the afternoon.

During discussions dating back to 2017, board members have raised similar arguments in favor of and in opposition to changing the existing schedule. So far, the commission has agreed on one change: bumping back the start time of the afternoon session an hour from 2:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Commissioner Liz Alpert doesn’t think the commission’s schedule is perfect — she’d prefer meeting on Tuesdays and starting in the morning — but

citizens as well.”

— Kyle Scott Battie

she sees drawbacks to a shift to the evening. She questioned the toll it would take on city staff in attendance at commission meetings, whose workdays begin at 8 a.m. And she said some factors contributing to the bloat of meetings have nothing to do with when the proceedings start.

“If you have 200 people show up for a meeting, you can’t tell them they can’t speak,” Alpert said. “There’s no way to control that. You are going to lose people.”

Commissioner Jen AhearnKoch said she understood Arroyo’s and Brody’s perspectives, but she thinks there’s a reason why the commission schedule is laid out the way that it is. In addition to sharing Alpert’s concern about the staff — and potential expenses to the city associated with increased overtime — she said evening meetings could negatively affect commissioners, too.

If the commission had to convene more frequently, board members would have less downtime between meetings. For commissioners with families, especially children, an evening-heavy schedule could be particularly taxing.

“When you can’t go and take your children to soccer practice or music lessons or ballet or have your family dinner, that is going to

“I wanted to open it up to discussion about having more efficient meetings instead of having an entire

The City Commission meets the first and third Monday of each month. The afternoon session of the meeting is scheduled from 1:304:30 p.m., and the evening session is scheduled from 6-9:30 p.m.

Staff has identified an alternative schedule in which the commission would regularly meet from 5:30-10 p.m. on the first and third Monday of the month. The board would set aside the first and third Tuesday of the months for “major discussion items” as necessary at staff’s discretion, with those meetings also set for 5:3010 p.m.

day here.”

— Erik Arroyo

“Meetings in the middle of the day during the work week are just very, very tough for somebody that is working or trying to make a living.”

— Hagen Brody

really break into people’s personal life,” Ahearn-Koch said.

WAIT-AND-SEE

As the only board member not to take an initial stance on the question of meeting times, Commissioner Kyle Scott Battie posi-

tioned himself as a potential swing vote.

Battie said he felt the prospect of evening meetings warranted investigation, but he said he understood the perspective of those on each side. He said he empathized with working commissioners, but after taking office in November, he didn’t have a strong opinion on what schedule would work best.

“I’m not privy to what the manhours are and the staffing is for the commission meetings, as I’m new to this position and getting accustomed to it,” Battie said.

The commission directed staff to gather more information about potential alternative meeting schedules, including the implications for city employees and the logistics of putting together meeting agendas.

The full agenda for the Jan. 4 meeting is not yet published, but a draft document indicates staff is presenting a possible evening schedule built around biweekly sessions on Mondays for routine items, with higher-profile topics set aside for Tuesdays as needed.

The commission is tentatively scheduled to resume its deliberation during the afternoon session of the Jan. 4 meeting.

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Planning Board questions city meeting protocols A majority of the volunteer advisory board is opposed to in-person meetings that exceed two hours, disrupting the city’s development review schedule.

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n Dec. 9, the city of Sarasota’s Planning Board was scheduled to review a proposal to redevelop the Bath and Racquet Club property. The plan was a revised version of a project that previously sparked controversy — a 2019 Planning Board public hearing on an earlier application lasted more than three hours.

This time around, the Planning Board never got to the Bath and Racquet Club proposal. And for the immediate future, it’s uncertain whether the board will be able to hold another three-hour hearing on any development application filed with the city.

During the Dec. 9 meeting, three board members — Kathy Kelley Ohlrich, David Morriss and Patrick Gannon — said they were not willing to meet in-person for longer than two hours because of concerns related to COVID-19. As a result, the five-member board could not maintain a quorum. The board postponed two hearings, including the Bath and Racquet Club application, until January.

Board Chairman Damien Blumetti said he had received calls ahead of the meeting expressing frustration about the disruption to the city’s development review

process. Although the Planning Board is an advisory body with members appointed by the City Commission, it is required to provide recommendations on certain applications and, in some cases, has decision-making authority.

Blumetti said he didn’t think the board could mitigate the restriction by meeting more frequently.

“Solving this issue by having a bunch of special meetings to review one particular application is not conducive to city staff, the other board members, the applicants,” Blumetti said. “We need to figure this out, how to move forward as a board. We can’t hold up the planning process.”

The board members responsible for the time restriction said they had objections to lengthy, in-person meetings. They noted that COVID-19 positivity rates were higher in Sarasota County now than they were in the summer, when Gov. Ron DeSantis had an executive order in place allowing boards to meet remotely. That order expired in November.

Board member Patrick Gannon said he was only comfortable with shorter meetings because transmission risk increases the longer space is shared with an infected person. Planning Board meetings routinely exceed four hours and, in 2020, have lasted more than

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The city has installed Plexiglas dividers at the commission table, but a majority of the Planning Board felt that the COVID-19 safety measures at City Hall were not strong enough to justify lengthy in-person meetings.

The Planning Board was scheduled to discuss the proposed redevelopment of the Bath and Racquet Club site, depicted in this rendering, at its Dec. 9 meeting. Now the hearing has been delayed until January at the earliest.

seven on two occasions. Gannon also said it was harder to guarantee mask compliance from the public at meetings than it was with board members and staff.

Board member Kathy Kelley Ohlrich pointed out that while the City Commission had access to rapid COVID-19 tests ahead of its meetings, Planning Board members were not entitled to that measure. Ohlrich and Morriss said anyone unhappy with their unwillingness to participate in longer in-person meetings should register their displeasure with DeSantis’s office.

“I suggest the people who are anxious to have their applications

heard by the board contact the governor and get him to reinstitute the Zoom meetings,” Ohlrich said. “I think it’s unconscionable that volunteer advisory board members should be expected to jeopardize their own health.”

Deputy City Attorney Mike Connolly ran down state regulations that require the Planning Board to have at least a majority of its members present in-person to hold meetings. The state has also established timelines for reviewing development proposals: Within 180 days of accepting a complete application, a municipality must decide whether to approve or deny it.

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“That’s the world we must live in,” Connolly said.

Toward the end of the board’s discussion, Gannon suggested rotating board members every two hours, ensuring there are always at least three members present in-person even though the specific individuals are changing.

Connolly said the board could do that legally, though the city would need to sort out the logistics.

Absent another plan that could facilitate longer meetings, Blumetti said he thought the City Commission would need to provide guidance.

“Something needs to be done,” Blumetti said.

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Officials grant Raffurty’s second public hearing The City Commission agrees to give residents another chance to share their thoughts on a liquor license request from the Main Street bar.

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Although city staff and the Planning Board have recommended approving an application from Raffurty’s Bar and Grill to use a new liquor license, the City Commission wants to hold a second public hearing before making a final decision on the proposal.

On Dec. 7, residents from the nearby Rivo on Ringling condominium and a representative for a proposed Main Street residential development asked the commission not to approve the Raffurty’s application, which was on the board’s consent agenda.

Raffurty’s is seeking to use a 4-COP license, which allows liquor sales without any minimum requirement for food sales.

The bar and restaurant, located at 1888 Main St., has operated using an SRX license, which requires businesses to derive at least 51% of their income from food sales — a mark Raffurty’s has struggled to hit, according to city staff.

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Land use attorney Stephen Rees spoke on behalf of BPOZ 1991 Main, the developer behind a proposed residential complex at the former Main Plaza property across the street from Raffurty’s.

He expressed hope a public hearing could offer an opportunity to ensure the liquor license application accounted for the needs of the proposed development.

In October, the Planning Board voted 3-2 to recommend approval.

Rob Robinson, an attorney representing Raffurty’s, said his client didn’t oppose another hearing, but he thought the input from all parties would be unchanged.

Commissioner Jen AhearnKoch said she believed the application warranted another public hearing in part because BPOZ 1991 Main was not involved in the Planning Board discussion. But Rees did appear on behalf of the developer, and city Senior Planner Chris Brown said the interests of a not-yet-approved project did not play a role in staff analysis.

“It’s really premature to consider how this conditional use is going to impact a project which may or may not be constructed,” Brown said.

A majority of the commission felt the appeals from neighbors justified a public hearing, with Mayor Hagen Brody casting the only dissenting vote.

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No learning curve needed With Marlon Brown and Pat Robinson expected to be confirmed as the city of Sarasota’s top two administrators, city commissioners can help them succeed with specific expectations.

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bservations and comment — local, state and national — while remaining unconvinced that, in the face of ample, deliberate, egregious election irregularities, lying Joe Biden (“I never talked to Hunter about his business”) won the presidential election legitimately …

BROWN, ROBINSON NEED CLEAR EXPECTATIONS

Longtime watchers of Sarasota City Hall and the City Commission have reacted favorably to the commission’s unanimous vote to hire Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown as the full-time replacement for outgoing City Manager Tom Barwin.

Likewise with the appointment of Deputy Police Chief Pat Robinson to fill the deputy city manager slot.

As far we have heard, it’s considered universal that those who have dealt with Brown have high regard for his integrity, intelligence and his calm, friendly demeanor. And they have high regard for his willingness to work professionally with any and all through whatever problems arise. He is well liked and well respected.

Ditto all that for Robinson.

These two appointments are good for city taxpayers and the city. In Brown and Robinson, taxpayers now have two leaders with roots in city affairs. Brown has been in his position since 2009, and Robinson, a Sarasota native, has worked in the Sarasota Police Department for 20 years, serving since 2015 as deputy chief of police.

They know the city; they know the issues; they know the players, good and bad; and presumably, they know where the city staff and operations are strong and weak. Unlike outsiders who come in, they won’t need a year to learn who, what, where and why.

But in Brown’s case, never having been the person ultimately responsible, he now will feel the heavier weight of the job.

Whatever goes right, he’ll get little credit, perhaps sometimes.

But whatever goes wrong, Brown ultimately carries the burden and responsibility.

He knows this. He has seen previous city managers deal with this responsibility. And he has dealt with it himself when he served as the Gadsden County administrator in North Florida.

He is ready for the job.

Nevertheless, as the new city manager, Brown comes into the job as any new CEO comes into a business. And typically, when a new CEO assumes the job, the CEO goes through a standard process: n Determine the issues that need the most urgent attention. n Assess the organization’s departments and staff, determining which ones are operating well and which ones need to be right-sized or fixed. At the top of this exercise is answering this question: Where can we cut expenses while not adversely

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Sarasota Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown and Sarasota Deputy Police Chief Pat Robinson are expected to be confirmed as the city of Sarasota’s new full-time city manager and deputy city manager in January. With their deep roots in city government, they won’t need a year to learn the who, what, where and why of the city.

affecting customers?

This will be a particular challenge. When you’re a part of an organization for 11 years, it’s often difficult to make cuts affecting the people who have become your friends. Brown will show his mettle when he addresses this. n Finally, this important question: What are the organization’s top priorities?

The answer to this question directly involves the City Commission. As Brown’s board of directors and the policymakers for the organization, city commissioners, we hope, will take the requisite time to articulate to Brown and Robinson their specific priorities and expectations.

That is a collaborative process, to be sure, with Brown, Robinson and the commissioners working together to create specific goals and deadlines to be achieved. And the fewer the better. Bureaucracies are notorious for creating unwieldy, verbose documents rife with vague government speak.

Commissioners currently are scheduled to conduct such a session in January. When they do, we hope they put at the top of

IT WORKED

One of the frequent complaints in years past about Sarasota City Commission elections was low voter turnout.

This was attributed in large part to elections being held in March.

Public pressure finally brought about a change. The 2020 commission elections were switched to November with the general presidential election.

You can see the results in the accompanying table.

Brown’s list strong and efficient fiscal management, including specific benchmarks to achieve.

It’s a priority that hasn’t been given the emphasis it needs.

With commissioners giving Brown their unanimous endorsement to become the next Sarasota city manager, they want him to succeed. We all want him to succeed. But that requires city commissioners to be clear and concise with their expectations.

Brown is experienced enough to know he will not be the city’s policymaker. His job is to fulfill the commission’s objectives and run the city’s operations efficiently, all the while bearing in mind he is the chief steward of other people’s money.

TRUMP SHOULD GET CREDIT FOR VACCINE

It’s a safe bet you won’t find any national media outfit giving Donald Trump and labeling the new COVID-19 vaccine the “Trump Vaccine.”

But that’s what it should be called.

True, BioNTech of Germany and Pfizer developed the first vaccine to be approved for use in the U.S. Moderna Inc. has one waiting for Food and Drug Administration approval. And there are 57 others around the world in clinical trials on humans.

But if you want to be honest about the record time in which the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine came to market, you have to acknowledge that Trump became the leading catalyst and champion for the development of a vaccine when he announced Operation Warp Speed on May 15, 2020.

In typical Trump fashion, he told the press gaggle: “It’s called Operation Warp Speed. That means big, and it means fast, a massive scientific, industrial and logistical endeavor unlike anything our country has seen since the Manhattan Project. …

It’s risky. It’s expensive. But we’ll be saving massive amounts of time. We’ll be saving years if we do this properly. And that’s what we’re doing.”

And that’s what happened — ahead of schedule.

When Trump announced Operation Warp Speed, he set a target date for distribution of

SARASOTA CITY VOTER TURNOUT Total registered 39,839 2017 City Commission First election 12,838 Turnout 32.2% Second election 14,568 Turnout 36.5% 2020 City Commission Total votes 25,378 Turnout 63.7% Source: Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections

January 2021. Its first shipments in the U.S. started this past Sunday.

The Wall Street Journal news section, not one to give much credit for anything Trump has done, said this Saturday in a front-page story: “Even for jaded pharmaceutical scientists, what happened … was little short of miraculous.”

Prior to the new COVID-19 vaccine, the fastest a new vaccine was developed and distributed was in 1967 with a mumps vaccine. Typically, it take a decade to introduce a new vaccine.

To be sure, the scientists at BioNTech and Pfizer did the work at a miraculous pace and deserve major accolades for their accomplishment.

But whenever any new product comes to market in record, miraculous time, there is usually a champion who initiates, pushes and motivates people to achieve the goal.

It won’t happen now. But let’s hope history acknowledges the truth: Donald Trump was the leading catalyst and champion for developing the vaccine.

D.C. MEDIA RUINING IT FOR ALL THE OTHERS

Just to show once again how the national press is so unrelentingly anti-Trump and slanted in its reporting, read the Washington Post’s so-called “news” story this past Saturday announcing the FDA’s approval of the PfizerBioNTech vaccine.

In the second paragraph of the story, the Post referred to the FDA’s approval as a “historic authorization.” But in the third paragraph, the anti-Trump slamming begins: “The FDA action came after White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Friday told FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn to be prepared to submit his resignation if the agency did not clear the vaccine by day’s end, according to people familiar with the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss what happened.”

Rather than follow that paragraph with statements from Meadows or Hahn, which most respectable newspapers would do, it wasn’t until the second-last paragraph of the 18-paragraph story that the Post reported its slam against Meadows was false: “Hahn, in a statement Friday, dismissed reports that his job was threatened. ‘This is an untrue representation of the phone call with the Chief of Staff,’ he said. ‘The FDA was encouraged to continue working expeditiously on Pfizer-BioNTech’s EUA request. FDA is committed to issuing this authorization quickly, as we noted in our statement this morning.’”

The D.C. press is ruining what was a noble industry, especially for those who do it right.

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VOICES CARRY 3:48 a.m. — 1100 block of Patterson Drive Noise complaint: An anonymous caller made complaints about people talking loudly at a nearby house. Officers contacted a man at the house, who said he would ask his guests to be quieter and move inside. The complainant called the officer back repeatedly, but the officer observed no noise violations in the area.

SPOTTY MEMORIES 9:54 p.m. — 700 block of Benjamin Franklin Drive Dispute: An officer responded to a complaint regarding two intoxicated couples in a dispute at a hotel. The officer spoke to one man, who said he and his fiancee met another couple at the bar earlier that evening. The two men and two women eventually split up, and the two women got into a dispute, but nobody could say exactly what happened to cause the issue. All parties agreed to separate for the night.

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First Step CEO Gwen MacKenzie announced this week the formation of the Behavioral Health Response Team, created in partnership with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and Sarasota Police Department.

MacKenzie said clinicians on the Behavioral Health Response Team will identify individuals who have experienced crises related to substance addiction or mental illness resulting in 911 calls and law enforcement intervention. MacKenzie said the team will work with those people and their families to create specialized safety plans designed to accommodate their specific needs.

MacKenzie said reaching out

to individuals, partnering with people they trust and producing personalized strategies will help prevent more trauma and future emergencies that prompt a response from police or deputies.

“We hope this will be a community-based service where we meet people where they are and again upstream, at the earliest possible moment of anything they’re stressed by,” MacKenzie said.

The Behavioral Health Response Team will also share the information it gathers with the Sheriff’s Office and police department, helping reshape law enforcement’s response to individuals experiencing behavioral health issues. Sheriff Tom Knight, who will take over as First Step CEO in January, and Police Chief Bernadette DiPino both expressed excitement about the program, which they saw as an opportunity to redirect issues related to behavioral health from law enforcement.

Knight said the program offered a chance to take a proactive approach, reducing 911 calls and better serving those who have experienced crises in the past.

“They’ll have a plan in place,” Knight said. “Their loved ones will care for them, making sure they’re taking their medication, making sure they call a clinician if they don’t feel right or family members start to see some deterioration, that it doesn’t get to

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officer, characterized the team as “small but mighty,” though those involved are eager to scale it up.

According to a document MacKenzie sent to City Manager Tom Barwin in September, First Step estimated the cost of the Behavior Health Response Team program at $84,908 for three months and $465,562 for a year. Although MacKenzie was optimistic about the prospect of securing funding if the program produces the results First Step expects, DiPino made an explicit call for additional resources.

“We need more money to be able to help expand this,” DiPino said. “This is the beginning. This is a pilot program. I see the success of it already; we would like to expand it even more.”

Weeden, who has experience putting together similar programs in three other states, said initiatives like this have a proven record of helping high-need individuals.

“Those served through these teams inherently want things to change,” Weeden said. “When provided with a resource like the Behavioral Health Response Team, we begin to assist them in making that change.”

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DiPino said law enforcement agencies have taken on increased responsibility for behavioral health issues over the past several decades as governmental officials have decreased funding for mental health services. She said she’s long advocated for an alternative approach and applauded First Step for having the initiative to get a program started.

Although law enforcement will continue to respond to emergency situations, both Knight and DiPino said they thought the partnership with First Step would lead to improved long-term outcomes.

“With individuals, when we meet them … where they are, we can change their life and help them figure out what’s going on in their life,” DiPino said. “Which ultimately changes their world, their family’s world — which ultimately makes our community safer, makes our community better.”

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Siesta Key residents are starting an effort to clean out Grand Canal, which, since its opening in 1925, has faced murky waters, fish kills and sewage spills.

Members of the Siesta Key Association began a pilot program that asks homeowners who live along the canal to install mini reefs under their docks to help attract marine life that would naturally filter and add oxygen to the water.

The Grand Canal covers 89

acres over 9 miles, and members of SKA hope to eventually have reefs installed throughout. For now, though, they are focusing efforts near the opening of the canal in Siesta Key Circle.

The project consists of 21 homeowners who have agreed to install mini reefs below their docks. The goal is to eventually have 80 locations in the project.

The reefs are 3 feet wide, 2 feet deep and 2 feet tall with four shelves to passively attract sea life, with the idea to provide similar marine-life benefits to mangroves.

Once it’s fully established, each mini reef can support around 300 fish and 200 crabs per year.

In a video prepared for the launch of the project, Lorraine Stanford, a Grand Canal resident who already has a mini reef installed, said in the two years she’s had the reef, she’s noticed a

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“That’s what I think is going to help grow the rest of the water — because when we get the smaller fish, it’s like a nursery for them,” Stanford said. “It’s a place for them to grow up and become the big fish that go out into the ocean, and then someone can catch them.”

Project leaders Jean Cannon and Phil Chiocchio said they would like to see more reefs installed toward Palm Island, which is where the canal dead ends.

They plan to place some along Avenida Del Norte, Avenida Del Mare and Avenida Madera, near Morton’s Siesta Market.

“Those areas will really show us what kind of impact we can have because they’re not close to the opening to the canal at all,” Cannon said.

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ing, so there is low water flow, which creates high turbidity in the canal’s water. The addition of sponges and oysters attracted by the reefs, Chiocchio said, will help lower the turbidity, giving the canal clearer water.

Chiocchio said SKA members will monitor water samples, though he warned that it might take some time before substantial results are seen.

“A bulldozer only takes a day to

ruin things, but nature takes longer to build back up,” Chiocchio said. “So this is something we’re going to have to spend some time on.”

Chiocchio said he would like to have clearer waters as a result of the project in time for the canal’s 100th anniversary in 2025.

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Born on September 18, 1929 in Broken Bow, Nebraska, she was the daughter of Edward Caywood and Lillian McCaslin.

She graduated in 1947 from Sidney High School in Sidney, Nebraska. Janice moved to Sarasota in 1949. She married Arch Howle on October 21, 1950. She had a great love for children and became a babysitter.

So many people were interested in their children being in her care that she started her own daycare program, Howle’s Childcare, which she ran for over 40 years.

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“Stay true to yourself, and give it all you’ve got, 24/7.”

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Cardinal Mooney High junior boys golfer Wyatt Plattner (eight under par) won the IMG Academy Junior World Championships Florida Challenge, a 54-hole event held Dec. 12-14 at The Resort at Longboat Key Club.

Plattner set an event record by three strokes.

GOODBYE After five successful seasons, Cardinal Mooney volleyball coach is leaving for Purdue University.

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Sarasota High boys basketball senior Dominic Bennett scored 20 points Dec. 14 in the Sailors’ 64-48 road win against Manatee High.

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Riverview High girls basketball junior Nicole Blanch scored 14 points Dec. 14 in the Rams’ 37-26 road win against Lakewood Ranch High.

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Cardinal Mooney high girls soccer senior Abigail Veitkus scored two goals Dec. 10 in the team’s 3-2 home win against North Port High.

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Above: Chad Sutton gives advice to former Cougars volleyball player Sophia Hritz.

Top: Sutton, hugging Principal Ben Hopper, won a state title in 2019.

fter five of the best volleyball seasons Cardinal Mooney High has ever seen, Coach Chad Sutton is heading down a new path, one he hopes will bring him closer to the destination he sees in his dreams.

Sutton is leaving the Cougars to take a volunteer coaching position at Purdue University. He leaves Cardinal Mooney with a legacy, bringing the school its first volleyball state championship in 2019, a five-set win against Westminster Christian Academy. The Cougars also reached the state title game in 2018 but lost in five sets to Trinity Catholic. It was a bittersweet decision, Sutton said, but one that he knew he had to make eventually.

“Everyone I talked to told me I have to go volunteer if I want to coach at the college level,” Sut-

ton said. “Winning at [the high school] level doesn’t matter. So I started thinking, how could I do that financially, even if I wanted to? Well, because of the pandemic pushing this [college] volleyball season to the spring, 2021 will be a chance to coach two different seasons in one year. I started figuring out what I would need to do to make it happen.”

Sutton’s timeline was also affected by the death of one of his coaching mentors, Steven Haugh on Aug. 2 at the age of 60. Haugh was volleyball coach at Braden River High when Sutton started his coaching career and brought him on as an assistant. Sutton said Haugh’s death reminded him that nothing is guaranteed. He shouldn’t wait to chase his dreams.

Sutton used his contacts in the sport to narrow down a list of schools open to him coming aboard. He ultimately chose Purdue for a few reasons, namely that the Boilermakers were the most

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That investment in his career sold Sutton on Purdue.

Sutton told his team of his departure Dec. 10. It was a hard conversation, he said, after all that he and his players accomplished. He will never forget the state championship, he said, but even more than the win itself, Sutton will remember the work he and his team put into that season.

“Riding the bus back and letting it all sink in, that was special,” Sutton said. “It took a lot. I was able to do it with a group of kids I had been coaching since they were a young age. Nothing will ever replace that moment.

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Ice in their veins Some under-the-radar performances from the winter season.

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very day, I wake up, wander out of my bedroom and stare at the wall calendar in my kitchen through half-open eyes.

I grab a Sharpie and draw an X over the previous day, and I smile. We’re one day closer to the end of this punishing year.

I’ve been doing this for a while, but now we actually are near the end. So close, in fact, that this week’s paper will have the last typical sports section of the year. Next week will bring our annual countdown of the top Sarasota sports moments of the year, and the following week will be a collection of the top sports photos of the year. We also have special sports things planned for the first two papers of 2021.

That means that by the time we’re back to normal, the winter sports season will be nearly over; soccer district tournaments

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Jordyn Byrd is averaging a pergame double-double for Cardinal Mooney High girls basketball.

begin the first week of February, and the duals wrestling championships are Jan. 22-23, for example. So this week, in light of the cramped upcoming schedule, I’m writing my once-a-season column highlighting some of the area’s most underrated winter sports performances. As always, this is not a comprehensive list, nor is it necessarily the “best” performances, just ones I think deserve a bit more love than they have received thus far.

Cardinal Mooney girls basketball sophomore Jordyn Byrd is averaging a double-double through eight games, with 13.9 points and 11.4 rebounds per game. Byrd’s efforts, along with the play of Olivia Davis, who holds NCAA Division I offers, has helped the Cougars to a 5-3 record. That record comes against stiff competition, too; on Dec. 12, the Cougars lost 53-51 to Braden River High, a Final Four team last season that features two-time Gatorade Florida Girls Basketball Player of the Year O’Mariah Gordon. The Cougars

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Chariot Johnson, who played for Sarasota High last season, is leading Booker High girls basketball in scoring this season.

will only get better as the season goes along, which means they’re a real contender. Byrd, who is 6-foot-4, is a big reason why.

At Riverview High, junior Ryan Sims (24 points) and senior Eli Fizer (23 points) have led the Rams boys soccer team to a 10-2 regular season record (plus two preseason wins). That’s

quite the turnaround from last season, when the Rams went 8-10-2. Credit should also be given to senior goaltender Tomas Travnicek, who has recorded six shutouts this season. The Rams’ offense and defense have been working in cohesion to ensure not just wins but blowouts.

That’s the sign of a complete

team, and it should pay dividends in the playoffs.

Speaking of turnarounds, the Booker High girls basketball team is having one of its own.

Under first-year Coach Ty Bryant, the Tornadoes have gone 7-1 through eight games after going 12-14 last season. Sophomore forward Chariot Johnson, a transfer from Sarasota High, is leading the team in scoring at 13.1 points per game. Booker is a deep team, with 10 players playing at least 10 minutes per game.

(Johnson leads everyone with 17.)

They will use that depth to their advantage, but it is also nice to have a scorer like Johnson when you need one in close games.

Sarasota Christian boys basketball player Adam Bassil has made 51% of his 3-point attempts this season. That’s quite strong, and it’s not based on a small sample. He’s taken 47 such shots and made 24 of them. In fact, that’s so good that it would put him tied for fifth nationally according to MaxPreps — if he qualified. The rankings require players to have made 24 3-pointers (which he has done) and played in eight games (he’s played in seven). So he doesn’t technically qualify yet. But one more strong game, and he’ll see his name on the leaderboard. That’s pretty cool.

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Olivia Davis is a sophomore on the Cardinal Mooney High girls basketball team. Davis leads the Cougars with 17.1 points a game through eight games.

When did you start playing basketball?

I was 4 when I started playing basketball. There was no real reason for it. No one in my family had played before. It was just like, “[I] might as well try it.” I was the only girl on a boys team. I fell in love with it early. I saw myself having a lot of success in it, so I stuck with it. I knew if I kept working hard, I would do well.

What is the appeal to you?

The whole energy around basketball brings me a lot of joy and happiness. Being with my teammates, my girls, every day. It’s comforting. They’re my family. I love being in the gym with them all the time.

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I hit a game-winning shot this season with my travel ball team.

It was at a tournament this summer in Alabama. It made me feel good after coming back from my injury (torn ACL). It was a big confidence boost.

What hobbies do you have?

I play lacrosse, and I’m big into drawing.

What is the best advice you have received?

Stay true to yourself, and give it all you’ve got, 24/7.

What is your best skill?

I would say my basketball IQ and my talking. I feel like I bring a lot of energy to the table. When there are some negative vibes, I try to get my girls all together and bring the positivity up.

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These artists lead a nomadic existence. The multitalented Nygel D. Robinson is no exception. He was part of the cast of “That’s Amoré!” at Florida Studio Theatre. After it closed Feb. 2, he flew to Chicago to work with a band and then zipped over to New York City for a piano gig at Joe’s

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The star of “I Love a Piano” is also working on an EP called “Love: An Unusual Thing.”

This six-song project has a single composer, lyricist, performer and producer — Nygel D. Robinson.

“The gimmick is that I produced it with a $50 microphone, Garage Band and an iPad,” he said. “This project proves that anyone, no matter what their socioeconomic status, can create and release their music to the world. The resources are everywhere today. All you have to do is look for them.”

“I Love a Piano” is the working title for Robinson’s one-man cabaret. He describes it as an adventure through time exploring the songs of piano-playing composers. (As you probably guessed, he’s the piano-player who’ll bring their songs to life.)

“I start with Irving Berlin and go to John Legend,” Robinson said.

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These hit tunes have been produced and overproduced. Robinson’s arrangements boil everything down to three performers.

Just a vocalist/pianist, bassist and drummer. Period.

“I find beauty in simplicity,” he said. “When you take away the fluff, you can see how good a song really is. We get down to the essence — and that’s what truly moves the audience.”

When will his new show find an FST audience to move?

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As work on this phase of “Mexodus” was wrapping up, Robinson needed a new project.

When “That’s Amoré!” was in its final weeks, Robinson approached Richard Hopkins, FST’s producing artistic director, with an idea for an original cabaret show. Hopkins offered to help.

For a cabaret production, the gestation process involves long brainstorming sessions, intense research and hours of listening to work-in-progress. They shook hands­— and put a pin on the collaboration until the time was ripe.

In the long hot summer, the time seemed ripe indeed.

Alexa Doggett (FST’s casting and hiring coordinator) and Catherine Randazzo (FST’s literary manager and associate artist) gave Robinson a call.

“They asked me: ‘Do you still want to work on your cabaret thing? We have the time to do it now. We figure you do too.’”

They figured right.

With the aid of the internet, Robinson, Randazzo and Sarah Durham, FST’s assistant to the managing director, got to work.

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SARASOTA THE SAVOY ON PALM Gerald and Beathe Elden, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 402 condominium at 401 S. Palm Ave. to Warren Kelly and Ruth Stoner, of Minneapolis, for $1.85 million.

Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,600 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.24 in 2006.

VUE Gordon Giffin, trustee, sold the Unit 905 condominium at 1155 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Helios Technologies Inc. for $1.82 million. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,313 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.64 million in 2017.

POINSETTIA PARK Phuc Pham an Faith Stutzman, of Sarasota, sold two properties at 1924 Bougainvillea St. to Melisa Ann French, of Sarasota, for $1.43 million. The first

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Sarabande Blue Galexy of Sarasota Inc. sold the Unit 162 condominium at 340 S. Palm Ave. to Donald Faust, of Sarasota, for $3.35 million. Built in 1998, it has five bedrooms, six baths and 5,751 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.54 million in 1999.

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property was built in 2014; it has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,185 square feet of living area. The second property was built in 1948; it has one baths and 704 square feet of living area. They sold for $1.1 million in 2018.

Unit 301 of the Oceane Condominiums on Siesta Key was built in 2019 with four bedrooms, four-and-ahalf baths and 4,439 square feet of living area.

CHEROKEE PARK Katy Lynn McBrayer-Lynch and James Lynch sold two properties at 1772 North Drive to Keith and Lindsay DeYoung, of Sarasota, for $1.28 million. The first property was built in 1949; it has three bedrooms, four-anda-half baths and 2,952 square feet of living area. The second property was built in 1991; it has one bedroom, one-and-a-half baths and 960 square feet of living area. They sold for $708,300 in 2018.

Beneva Oaks Anthony Francis McCormick and Suzan McCormick, of Sarasota, sold their home at 3639 Beneva Oaks Blvd. to John Schloff and Remi Schloff, of Holland, Mich., for $699,000. Built in 1988, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,762 square feet of living area. It sold for $372,500 in 2014

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Oaks II James and Tara Knicos, of Bethlehem, Pa., sold their home at 562 N. Mac Ewen Drive to Todd and Kristie Parker, of Osprey, for $1.51 million. Built in 2003, it has five bedrooms, six-andtwo-half baths, a pool and 6,288 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.2 million in 2011.

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Calusa Lakes Billy and Margaret Steele, of Nokomis, sold their home at 2014 White Feather Lane to Luba and Slava Bogadelny, of Nokomis, for $490,000.

Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, three-and-ahalf baths, a pool and 2,707 square feet of living area. It sold for $418,000 in 2015.

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ONE ONE PALM Kenneth Robert Paslaqua, of Sarasota, sold his Unit 201 condominium at 711 S. Palm Ave. to Wendy Gabel and Richard Gabel, trustees, of Cohasset, Mass., for $1.28 million. Built in 2019, it has three bedrooms, three baths and

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841 Hudson Ave.

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De Lynn Davidson

$68,000

974 Osprey Ave.

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Eric Adams

$50,633

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Roy Assersohn

$50,000

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Nick Loridas

$40,000

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Oceane Penthouse LLC sold the Unit 301 condominium at 4750 Ocean Blvd. to Dale Kent Brewer and Margaret Brewer, of St. Petersburg, for $4.75 million. Built in 2019, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 4,439 square feet of living area.

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Sean Kingsley

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Charles Rigg

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Paul Hepner

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Re-roof

Ruth Duran

$62,635

$105,749

457 E. Mac Ewen Drive

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Michael Lonier

$61,554

413 Waterside Lane

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Lucy Murse, trustee

$59,335

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Jane Petri

$55,108

265 Osprey Point Drive

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Morgan Whitney

$52,000

7356 Mara Vista Drive #27

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Brian Schmidt

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EAGLES POINT AT THE LANDINGS Deelila Clark sold the Unit 203 condominium at 5450 Eagles Point Circle to Martin and Susan Curran, of Corning, N.Y., for $1.13 million. Built in 1998, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 2,937 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.03 million in 2016.

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BAY PLAZA Michael Solomon and Michele Roye Young, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the unit 1105 condominium at 1255 N. Gulfstream Ave. to David and Heather Goodman, of New Albany, Ohio, for $775,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,656 square feet of living area. It sold for $242,000 in 1997.

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COTTAGE WALK Robert and Stacey Bond, of Kirkwood, Mo., sold their Unit 7 condominium at 1826 Hawkins Court to Brian Mariash, of Sarasota, for $745,000. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,931 square feet of living area. It sold for $661,500 in 2018.

DESOTA PARK Michael Burchette, of Sarasota, sold his home at 1955 Datura St. to Mission Property Partners LLC for $670,000. Built in 1951, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,837 square feet of living area. It sold for $570,000 in 2019.

SEVENTH STREET Oceans Away Think Tank LLC sold two properties at 1911 and 1915 Seventh St. to Damien and Angela Sausa, of Lakewood Ranch, for $635,000. The property at 1911 was built in 1972, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,343 square feet of living area. The property at 1915 was built in 1972, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,344 square feet of living area.

HUDSON PARK Kristin Ann McLallen sold the home at 2596 Bay St. to Jay Pastore, of Sarasota, for $619,500.

Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,000 square feet of living area. It sold for $569,000 in 2017.

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Weekley Homes LLC sold the home at 504 Laurel Park to James Steven Wilkinson and Rose Marie Savignano-Wilkinson, of Millington, N.J., for $552,500. Built in 2019, it has three bedrooms, three-and-ahalf baths and 2,451 square feet of living area.

ESSEX HOUSE Caldwell Trust Co., trustee, sold the Unit 805 condominium at 707 S. Gulfstream Ave. to Gary Dickinson, of Sarasota, for $549,900. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,180 square feet of living area. It sold for $120,000 in 1981.

GRANADA Erick Meredith Evans and Kathy Elaine Coyle, of Sarasota, sold their home at 3521 Almeria Ave. to James and Vitezslava DiTaranto, of Sarasota, for $548,000.

Built in 1953, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,677 square feet of living area. It sold for $491,000 in 2018.

CORAL COVE David Taylor Crowe and Amanda Jane Crowe, of Sarasota, sold their home at 7510 Starfish Drive to Meghan Loy Castaldo and Steven Lee Karwatt, of Atlanta, for $525,000. Built in 1955, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,992 square feet of living area. It sold for $325,000 in 2006.

SUNNYSIDE PARK DLA Management LLC sold the home at 2333 Sunnyside Lane to Travers Properties LLC for $419,000. Built in 1957, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,544 square feet of living area. It sold for $325,000 in May.

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GULF GATE EAST James and Ann Driscoll, trustees, sold the home at 4344 Kingston Loop to William Reynolds and Stacy St. Julian, of Sarasota, for $392,900. Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,720 square feet of living area. It sold for $162,500 in 2000.

George Stutsky, trustee, of Brookfield, Conn., sold the home at 6618 Easton Drive to Nelson Clark, of Sarasota, for $310,000.

Built in 1983, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,226 square feet of living area. It sold for $93,900 in 1984.

INDIAN BEACH Alexis Broen, of Sarasota, sold her home at 746 47th St. to Terry Hix, of Austin, Texas, for $381,000. Built in 1955, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,336 square feet of living area. It sold for $269,900 in 2015.

SOUTH GATE Damon Zunz, of Longboat Key, sold his home at 2619 Bigelow Drive to Bruce Burton Webb and Karen Stone Webb, of Knoxville, Tenn., for $380,000. Built in 1963, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,565 square feet of living area. It sold for $257,500 in 2004.

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90 Resting on 94 Wailed loudly 95 Delights 96 Kind of butter in cosmetics 97 Be aware of 102 Sacred ceremony 103 How downloads always seem 104 Hawkeye State 105 Heist target 106 “I’m an ___ book” 107 “Crud!”

108 Oven sound 109 Not eliminated 110 Poems of praise 114 Optima automaker

CELEBRITY CIPHER

By Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

“H’F GKORZHSBP OKBHUEHSX REK HJKZ YI BHAHSX Z GKSRCOP. GZS PYC HFZXHSK REZR? NEZR ZS ZGEHKAKFKSR.” – YBHAHZ JK EZAHBBZSJ “PYA LCH KOHG KAZ HOFON KNOCU DO / ‘LCAEO XZ YHSP EONFOE ZY DCUO DO / DYNO GOZONDXHOG ZY CLMXOFO DP JXHCS TYCS.”

– MOSOH NOGGP Puzzle Two Clue: S equals L

Sarasota

SAVE ON EVERY SPECIES, COLOR AND STYLE!

Puzzle One Clue: I equals F

HARDWOOD

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A REFLECTION OF NATURE’S BEAUTY

© 2020 NEA, Inc.

SUDOKU

Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

©2020 Andrews McMeel Syndicate

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Holiday Worship Guide Look for area services, programs and events to celebrate this joyous time of the year.

Faith Lutheran Church ELCA Christmas Eve Services

BLUE CHRISTMAS If you have experienced a loss and this is a hard Christmas for you, you are invited to this special service for encouragement, comfort, hope and peace.

7pm Sunday, December 20

CHRISTMAS EVE Join us for a worship service under a canopy of stars! We’ll gather outside to sing our favorite Christmas songs, celebrate Jesus’s birth, and cap the night off by singing Silent Night by candlelight. Kids are welcome! Bring a chair and a blanket.

Candlelight Communion | 6:00 & 8:00 p.m.

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7pm & 9:41pm Thursday, December 24

All are Welcome

GRACE CHURCH, SARASOTA CAMPUS

347183

7750 Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL 34238 | 941.924.4664

Weekly Outdoor & Online Worship Sundays at 9:41am 8521 Vamo Road, Sarasota, FL 34231 egracechurch.com 941.966.3306 Facebook @SarasotaGrace YouTube @GraceChurch941

Celebrate with us

CHRISTMAS

45 MINUTE PERFORMANCE WITH LIVE ANIMALS AND FREE REFRESHMENTS

DEC. 10-13 2020 7:30 PM

WWW.MYTAB.CHURCH

4141 DESOTO ROAD. SARASOTA 34235

SIESTA KEY CHAPEL PRESBYTERIAN USA

Christmas Eve Services In-Person & Live Stream

Siesta Key Beach Service 12/23 @ 5 pm

Masks required

Casual and contemporary Christmas service. Sing Christmas carols & listen to the Christmas story. Bring a chair or blanket.

Christmas Eve Online Worship 12/24 @ 7 pm via our website, YouTube & Facebook

Traditional Christmas Eve worship with lessons, carols and candlelighting.

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Christmas Eve In-Person Services 3 pm in the Sanctuary

Meditative service in the Sanctuary. Website registration required.

Christmas Isn’t Canceled!

5, 7, & 9 pm in the Courtyard

It’s Under the Stars ** It’s in the Sanctuary 6:00 pm 8:00 pm

A night under the stars with carol singing, candlelighting and a message. Bring a chair.

Social distancing protocols will be in place and mask wearing will be observed.

Saint James

December 24th | Please wear your mask.

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United Methodist Church 2049 N. Honore Ave, Sarasota FL 34235 941-377-6180 www.saintjamesumc.org

Come! God’s Son Is Born for All!

See the Christmas schedule and register to worship at ConcordiaSarasota.org See there also our worship videos and Facebook updates.

Concordia Lutheran Church

2185 Wood Street

ConcordiaSarasota.org

347564

(Along School Avenue, North of Sarasota High School) 346637

Church of the Palms 3224 Bee Ridge Road Sarasota FL 34239

347306

WWW.CHURCHOFTHEPALMS.ORG

CLASSIFIEDS

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INFO & RATES: 941-955-4888 • Fax: 941-362-4808 • EMAIL: classified@yourobserver.com • ONLINE: classifieds.yourobserver.com HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 8:30am-5pm • DEADLINES: Classifieds - Tuesday at Noon • Service Directory - Friday at 3pm • PAYMENT: Cash, Check or Credit Card

The Observer Classifieds

Homes For Sale

Holiday Early Deadlines for Dec 24th and Dec 31st Dec 24th: Classifieds & Service Directory deadline East County Observer & Longboat Observer December 17th, Noon Sarasota / Siesta Key Observer December 18th, Noon Dec 31st: Classifieds & Service Directory deadline East County Observer and Longboat Observer December 18th, Noon Sarasota / Siesta Key Observer December 21st, Noon

This week’s Celebrity Cipher answers Puzzle One Solution: “I’m certainly relishing the idea of living a century. Can you imagine that? What an achievement.”

Olivia de Havilland Puzzle Two Solution: “You can bend but never break me / ‘Cause it only serves to make me / More determined to achieve my final goal.”

– Helen Reddy

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The Observer Classified Dept. will CLOSE Dec. 23rd at 4pm for the holidays. We will reopen Mon., Jan. 4 at 8:30am.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND YOURS! Items Under $200 For Sale

General Merchandise

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

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer.

Call 941-955-4888 Or Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com (Please provide your name and address) Or Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: The Observer Group 1970 Main St. - 3rd Floor Sarasota, Fl 34236 24FT ALUMINUM 305-942-1426

extension

ladder

$75.

43 INCH Flat Screen Panasonic TV asking $89.00, excellent working order! 941-323-2400.

BOYS BIKE, needs one tire and seat: $20. Fish tank, 50 gallons with stand, FREE. 941-400-4808.

DINING ROOM chairs- 2 white, 2 blue. Excellent condition. $5/ea. Designer women’s clothes, $10.

941-400-4808.

FRANCISCANWARE DESERT Rose china set.1 dinner, 12 bowls, 6 saucers. $40. (941) 966-6816.

HANDMADE HICKORY Rocking chair in excellent condition- $200. 941-685-5635.

HOMEDICS MASSAGE chair. great condition, $120 OBO. 941-928-2698.

NEW VIOLIN with Bow and Case for Sale. Never used! $180. (941) 358-8511.

OUTDOOR PATIO table. 56"Lx36"Wx28"H. Steel frame, glass top w/umb. hole. $15. (941) 966-6816.

RECUMBENT EXERCISE cycle, like new, with manual. $110. 816-686-6842.

RIVERHEAD ELECTRIC Bass guitar, 900 new, $200 OBO. 941-321-0843.

SCHWINN GIRLS 10 speed $80. Queen Air Bed w/pump: $40. Golf clubs, ladies $30.

941-321-2694.

Autos For Sale

REDUCED PRICE! MERCEDES BENZ 1999 For Sale- S500 (stretch) M: 136K; Asking: $6,100 OBO. Great Condition.

Sunroof, Heated Electric Seats, Original W/S with sticker, 4Dr, Original MB hood emblem.

Located on Lido Key Cell 315.727.4933. Theresa Classified Ads Bring Results • 941-955-4888 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE 2006 Wheelchair van. Low miles, nav, BDE loaded, leather, sunroof. Nice condition. $9,900. 941-536-5739.

Autos Wanted CASH FOR YOUR CAR We come to you!

Ho Ho Buys cars. 941-270-4400.

WE BUY cars. top $$ paid for your vehicles.

Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale

BOAT SLIP for rent. High and dry indoor marina.

Excellent location, instant access to Gulf and bay.

Up to 23/ft. Call: 941-544-5597.

Furnishings

BEAUTIFUL GLASS TOP round pinnapple table with 4 matching unholstered chairs. Light beige.

30” high 54” wide. $395. Glass cabinet: 76” x 30” x 13” deep. Perfect cond. $150. Ready for the Holidays. 941-366-7113 (ask for pictures)

WEBBER GRILL Sprint 2E-210 Gas Grill purchased June 13th, 2020. $250. 941-350-5651.

Merchandise Wanted

LOCAL COLLECTOR pays cash for flags, guns, medals, helmets, war souvenirs, military items ours/theirs. 941-323-9417.

Pets

LOST DOG: White Pomeranian named Bella. Last seen 12/10 on Blvd of the Arts and US 41.

Call: 901-451-0090.

Storage

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

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

Business Opportunities BUSINESS FOR SALE Successful, profitable, and scalable nation-wide school security system business for sale.

Please call for details: 419-487-1971.

Place Your Ad Quickly

941-955-4888 or classifieds.yourobserver.com

This week’s Sudoku answers BAHIA VISTA ESTATES Sarasota’s best kept secret! New and Pre-Owned homes for sale starting at the mid 20’s! A premier 55+ property. Great location! 8.4 miles from Siesta Key beaches and 7.1 miles from Lido Key beaches/St Armand’s Circle. 6 minutes to downtown Sarasota. Close to shopping, restaurants, and hospitals. 15 minutes from I75. Beautiful manufactured home property with all the amenities you need including shuffleboard, pickle ball, clubhouse, pool, fitness center, and dog park. December special is zero application fee. Call or stop by today. www.bahiavista.us 844.552.4574.

Restrictions and conditions may apply Third party financing available Sun Homes EHO Offer expires 12.31.2020

941-955-4888 or classifieds.yourobserver.com

Beach Front Home: 4BED-5BATH, 2CARGAR $3,999,000 University Pool/Spa 4BED-3BATH $425,000 55+ Beach and Boating: One story villa 2BED2BATH $424,000

WORK FROM HOME: Busy sales man seeks appointment setter. Work from home calling local businesses. For more info, Call Paul: 917-751-6506.

2.5 Acres: 4BED/3BATH, 3CAR GAR. Luxury kitchen, barn, horses. $645,000

Commercial Property For Rent

Condos For Sale

1BD/1BA CONDO for sale. Ground floor in the Meadows overlooking pool area. Kitchen with ample cabinets and appliances. Separate laundry space. Car port w/storage space. Asking $116,000.

941-923-6050 OR 941-303-3951.

1BR/1.5BA LIDO Beach Unrenovated 1 br, 1.5ba on beautiful South Lido Beach! Direct beach access, Clubhouse, Heated pool.

Great rental property. Make it your own! $305,000.

631-398-2277 or prjayne@yahoo.com https://bit.ly/37AiMH8 GOLDEN GATE POINT: beautiful 2BR/1BA, top floor, end unit, remodeled kitchen and bathroom, polished Terrazzo floors, peek-a-boo views of Bay from every room, For Sale: $332,900.

303-944-8300. eceonlbk@msn.com Please no agents.

CONDO SALE: Beautiful waterview walk to beach. 2BD/2BA has it all! State of the art kitchen.

A must see! $409,000. Principals only.

941-400-4808.

Longboat Key Beach House: on Canal, 3BED3BATH, 2/CARGAR, Dock/Lift. $530,000.

2020

Adult Care Services

Private Boat Lift: beach access villa/condo $399,000 Sarasota: Built in 2010 4BED-2.5BATH Lakeview Lanai $335,000 Phillipi Gardens: $209,000

INVESTORS 3BED-2BATH

Buy or Sell with Brooke O’Malley as your Realtor, and CLUB REALTY will Pay your title insurance.

Call 941-726-2677

Real Estate Wanted

SEEKING GREENHOUSE and small commercial kitchen use. 678-755-3804.

LOCATION LOCATION! 3BD/2BA, Walk to beach.

Great rental or retirement home. $369,999, Principals only. Call today: 941-400-4808.

Adult Care Services

NORTH SIESTA Key Penthouse for Sale: Whispering Sands, 12th floor corner unit 2BD/2BA 55+ community. 270ft of incredible gulf and beach views from your 50ft wrap-around lanai. Private beach included. $1.375 million. 941-373-5432.

NEED ASSISTANCE? A LENDING HAND HOME CARE - Transportation - Meal Preparation - Light Housekeeping - Personal Care - Dementia Care - Companionship - Medical Reminders Schedule your free in-home consultation today!

941-809-3725 www.alhhomecare.com NR#30211577

ADVERTISE

Homes For Rent VINTAGE ST. ARMANDS: 3BR/2BA, fireplace, formal living room, Florida room, 2 blocks from the Circle and beaches. furnished.

Annual Rental, negotiable. Small pets okay.

All other services included. 813-778-3252.

This week’s Crossword answers

SELL IT!

Help Wanted

EXECUTIVE OFFICES: South Tamiami Trail, Gulf Gate area. 24/7 access, conference room, WIFI, utilities included, ONE MONTH FREE RENT. From $300/mo. Call 941-923-6050.

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EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL CAREGIVER SARASOTA RN to provide managed/coordinated care to seniors who want to stay at home.

Call: 941-961-4674.

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Adult Care Services

Auto Transport

Painting/Wallpapering

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OBSERVER CLASSIFIEDS

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* Assistance with Daily Living Activities * Hourly 24/7 Care - Affordable Rates * Licensed/ Bonded/ Insured

Cleaning

Phone (941) 809-1438

CLEANING BY Brazilian Lady. Meticulous, reliable, deep cleaning specialist. Residential. Commercial.

New Construction. 941-400-2866.

HHA# 299994819

Windows

CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

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

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

SHIP YOUR car, truck or SUV anywhere in the United States. Great rates, fast quotes. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

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FREEDOM SHADES AND SHUTTERS Free estimates- roller shades-blinds-plantation shutters-high quality, FAST! (941) 441-5751. www.FreedomShadesAndShutters.com

Want Some Mad Money?

Sell Your Item for Free! $200 or less classifieds.yourobserver.com

COMPUTER

COMPUTER Pegatronics Computer Instruction and Repair It’s Easier Than You Think!

COMPUTER REPAIR SALES & SERVICE

6968 Beneva Road (Next to Beneva Flowers)

941-929-9095

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ERE!

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THIS SPACE COULD BE

YOURS!

DOORS

CONCRETE

on about Call for Informati tory the Service Direc

Since 1967

Residential Concrete Specialist

LV10365

Patios - Driveways - Sidewalks

DOORS

3680493-01

922-3157

347755

Michael Koch Concrete, Inc.

“No Job Too Small”

Servicing the Sarasota area since 1999

918-8587

Driveways • Sidewalks

Also Laying Stone

Reasonable Prices

Licensed & Insured

Free Estimates

DOORS

Sliding Glass Door Repair

Call us today!

“FIX IT - DON’T REPLACE”

FREE IN-HOM ESTIMATEE S

HANDYMAN

CONSTRUCTION HANDYMAN

REALTORS

• Home Repairs & Maintenance • Interior & Exterior • Garage Floor Paint • Power Wash

Naji Aoun GladysKhabbaz@gmail.com 805 Molly Circle, Sarasota

941.504.2745 941.400.1563

✦ Carpentry ✦ Indoors ✦ Remodeling ✦ Ceramic Tile ✦ Water & Fire Damage ✦ Kitchen/Baths Licensed Lic. #38333 References

“OUR ESTIMATES & ADVICE ARE FREE”

(941) 504-3168

STEVE PANEBIANCO H R S

ome epaiR eRvice • No JoB Too SmaLL • ScReeN RepaiRS • paiNTiNG/DRY WaLL • TiLe RepaiRS • & MUCH MORE!

24/7 SERVICE 346568

www.ezslider.com

New Deluxe Rollers Will Make Your Doors Roll Better Than Ever Call Mark 928-2263 proslidingglassdoorrepair.com

347739

• Window Repairs • Sliding Glass Door Repairs • Sliding Glass Door Deadbolts

941.628.8579 347733

LACIVITA CONCRETE

State Lic. CR CO25291

955-4888

DON’T let your PATIO DOORS be a DRAG or your WINDOWS be a PANE!!

REALTORS

941-735-3362

347751

LV10370

OUT TH GET YOUR NAME

Learn Computer Basics Phones/Tablet Help Apple & Microsoft Problems Solved On-Site and Off Much More! Call Today!

Pegatronics.com 346969

941.650.9790 YoderAluminum.com

Owner / Operator Insured

DON’T THROW YOUR COMPUTER OUT THE WINDOW – CALL LORITECH! 346434

“Specializing in 6” Seamless Gutters”

Dustin Yoder

Hardware Repair Virus / Malware Cleanup Software & Printer Install New Computer Setups New Purchase Consults Seniors & Beginners

New & Refurbished Computers Servicing PC & MAC on Site or In Shop Virus and Spyware Removal- Free Software We Make Windows 10 User-Friendly!

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ALUMINUM

LV9459

SERVICE DIRECTORY

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GRAB BARS

235

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Licensed • Bonded • Insured COVERAGE AREA: LAKEWOOD RANCH ƭƨ S. VENICE

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ROOFING

THE GRAB BAR GUY

DR. DAVID CIFRA, DC University Health Park 2415 University Parkway Bldg. 3, Suite 216 Sarasota, FL 34243

www.SarasotaDiscCenter.com

LEAKY ROOF? Gulf Gate RoofinG inc.

38 Years Experience

Specializing in Re-Roofing & Repairs

GLENN KROECKER

Call 941.358.2224 today to schedule a

(cell) 780-3346 Licensed & Insured

HOME SERVICES

347742

The Only Thing You Have To Lose ... Is The Pain!!

All Work Guaranteed

954-1878

346484

FREE CONSULTATION

SHOWER & BATH MAKEOVERS

WHO’S WATCHING YOUR HOME & BOAT?

346973

Free Estimates • Sarasota Resident Since 1974

Building & Roofing Contractor

www.showerandbathsarasota.com

• Aluminum, Vinyl, & Wood Soffit & Fascia Repair & Installation • Roofing Repair & Installation • Metal Roofing & Tile Roof Repair Specialists

Curt’s Lawn Service

Owner: Gregory Farnack

Free Estimates Lawn & Landscape Maintenance

373-9299

941-626-3194

Licensed & Insured CCC - 058059 CBC - 1253936 346007

3687676-01

347956

DAYANA

724-2945

Lic. & Ins.

346417

SCREENING

MOVERS

• Pool Cage Restoration • Rescreening Specialists • Specialty Screens • Paint • Doors and more!

Satisfaction guarantee Satisfaction Guarantee Pool cage Restoration/ Rescreening specialists Manufacture and Workmanship Warranties

David McCarthy Moving

SERVICES

...will move anything from a couch to a household

Specializing in painting, tile, flooring, level 5 drywall finishes & more. Meticulous & hard working.

941-704-4278 346485

dmccarthymoving@gmail.com

• • • •

941-345-5264

Local And Long Distance Movers Residential Moves Commercial Moves Pack, Crate & Wrap

specialty screens / screw replacement / paint

TREES

Doors and more!

Manufacture and workmanship

www.davidmccarthymoving.com

Warranties

346003

610.657.6792 Free estimates.

Rita Raimer

941-315-2415

For $95 per hour you get: A truck, 2 men with equipment, experience and a great attitude to

High Tech Home Watch and Concierge Service available Who is checking the house while you are gone?

347756

PALMER RANCH HOMEWATCHERS

®

Bob & Carol Guthrie 941.993.6613

Pet Care

www.PalmerRanchHomewatchers.com PalmerRanchHomewatchers@comcast.net

by

Dave and Connie Grundy

CALL PINNACLE TODAY! 941-306-1999 Team Up With Classifieds • 941-955-4888

TARGET

The Observer Service Directory Call 955-4888 to reserve your space

Melanie Gates

LV10366

WINDOWS Res./Com.

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Serving South Sarasota Only including: Palmer Ranch – Osprey – Nokomis

WORKS FOR YOU

LV10321

Complete Plumbing Services & Repairs Residential, New Construction and Commercial Serving the area since 1993 No Job Too BIG or Too SMALL. We DO IT ALL!

Veteran Owned & Operated • Third Generation Master Plumber All Major Credit Cards Accepted Generalplumbingsarasota.com

941-923-8140

Form Serving Longboat Key Since 2005

25

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ows

120

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STANDARD WINDOWS

955-4888 to reserve your space

INCLUDING SCREENS, TRACKS, MIRRORS & FANS

PLUMBING

General Plumbing Services Inc.

Lic./Ins.

ndow & Pressure Clea et Wi nin s n wn as Sunrise Win g Su erly kno d

(941) 966-2960

Pinnacle Home Watch.com Stop Worrying About Your Home While Away

DEAD ON

Licensed and insured #IMT708

SERVICE DIRECTORY

Licensed & Insured

941-232-1192

PET SERVICES

Licensed & Insured 347757

Serving the Palmer Ranch Area Since 2007

Ray - 941-313-4538

• Pet Sitting • Dog Walking • Over 24 years experience • Excellent references

Watching your home while you’re away

(941) 345-5264

make your moving day a pleasure.

• Drain & Sewer Cleaning • Backflows Installation • Natural Gas Installations - Appliance Hook ups • Power Flush & Comfort Height Toilets • All Water Heaters - Tankless - Gas - Solar • All Major Plumbing Fixtures Repaired or Replaced • Garbage Disposals • New Water & Sewer Services • Dishwashers Installed • Wells & Pump Repairs Licensed & Insured State Lic CFC056748

346983

BONDED/INSURED

10 Years Experience

346008

Wizard Moving SRQ

HighTechHomeWatch.com Rita@hightechhomewatch.com

346438

Kenneth Fuhlman Inc.

LAWN CARE

941.348.1359 TheConcierge.co

Fully Insured

State Licensed Contractor #CCC057066

Call John 941.377.2940

Call a certified HOME WATCH PROFESSIONAL you can trust!

346980

941-228-9850

Joe Murray, Owner

Cleaned - Regrouted - Caulked - Sealed

Lower your home insurance with our GPS stamped reports on every visit.

Cell

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INCLUDES 2 MOEN STAINLESS STEEL ANTI SLIP CONCEALED SCREW GRAB BARS (16” & 24”)

Board Certified in the specialty of non-surgical spinal decompression

Licensed & insured.

DrGrabBars.com 345961

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FINE LINE

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THE BEST This Doctor is Among

POWER WASHING

SPECIAL 00 5

$

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Purified water window cleaning available!!

Call Tibor for FREE ESTIMATES | 941- 284 - 5880

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HEALTH

LV9459

SERVICE DIRECTORY

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View all of our listings at PremierSothebysRealty.com

CASEY KEY

THE MOMENT IS NOW

ODESSA

230 North Casey Key Road $8,200,000 Tom Hedge 941.587.6660

8609 Dolce Vita Lane $3,000,000 Kathleen Wingate 813.731.3332

With the number of listings under SIESTA KEY

SIESTA KEY

9269 Blind Pass Road $3,800,000 Judie Berger 941.928.3424

BRADENTON

7837 Midnight Pass Road $2,650,000 Kathleen Wingate 813.731.3332

contract up significantly and

9601 9th Avenue NW $2,249,000 Louis Wery 941.232.3001

property showings surging over this time last year, buyer demand will be unparalleled in the coming months.

ENGLEWOOD GARDENS 1285 Bayshore Drive $2,245,000 Victoria Stultz 941.387.5676

BRADENTON 15701 & 15901 State Road 64 $2,160,777 Pam Hagan 941.400.6682

LAKEWOOD RANCH 10520 Boardwalk Loop #203 $1,275,000 Katina Shanahan & Ken Shanahan 941.702.0437

VILLAS AT HARBOUR VILLAGE 4410 Warren Avenue #504 $449,000 Peggy Olson 941.223.0686

39 Tidy Island Boulevard $1,800,000 Vittoria Rutigliano 941.962.5867

4851 Primrose Path $1,399,000 June Plumb 407.488.7230

SARASOTA

NOKOMIS Bayshore Road $980,000 Sandra Simic & Colleen Hutchinson 941.504.0944

235 Cocoanut Avenue #104A $769,000 Linda Dooley & Dwight Dooley 941.400.7359

SAWGRASS

GREYHAWK LANDING WEST

PELICAN POINTE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

731 Egret Walk Lane $599,900 Victoria Stultz 941.387.5676

306 Ragdoll Run $539,900 Amy DiSalvo 941.780.8080

3031 Odessa Road $419,000 Keri Allen 941.716.4420

BAYSO 149 Luxury Condominiums within Quay Sarasota

SAGE 16 Boutique Beachfront Residences from $4,290,000 Lisa Rooks Morris | 941.544.3332 Moriah Taliaferro | 941.504.9910

Visit PremierSIROH.com to view all of our live-streaming and in-person open houses.

SARASOTA

WILLOWBEND

PHILLIPPI GARDENS

1033 Shadow Lawn Way $625,000 Judie Berger 941.928.3424

NOKOMIS

1313 Copperwood Drive $519,000 Tamara & Todd Currey 941.587.1776

8330 Lightfoot Drive $499,900 Amee Sams 941.447.1466

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5521 Yorkshire Way $410,000 Liz Nason 941.350.2243

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223 Hidden Bay Drive #302 $359,000 Sandy Gillette & Thomas Netzel 941.504.0170

290 Fairway Isles Lane $302,000 Sharon Meier 407.927.5669

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1170 Kittiwake Drive $529,900 Debbie Sugden 941.223.9363

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111 South Pineapple Avenue #1118 $1,045,000 Louis Wery 941.232.3001

OSPREY 179 Dory Lane $623,000 Tamara & Todd Currey 941.587.1776

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