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Play Ball As the county works to secure the Braves spring training operation, has the investment in the Orioles and Ed Smith Stadium paid off?

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Music Half Marathon entertained runners and well-wishers. SEE PAGE 16A

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or the second time in a decade, Sarasota County officials are prepared to invest tens of millions of dollars to persuade a Major League Baseball team to make the area its spring training home.

The county is in exclusive negotiations to bring the Atlanta Braves to North Port. A deal isn’t finalized, but local leaders have already begun to express their excitement about a potential agreement involving a $75 million baseball complex — paid, in part, with $21 million in county funds.

SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 3A

Kiahna Miller, Zach Heatwole, Jordan Miller and Matthew Heatwole watch the Sarasota Music Half Marathon early Feb. 5.

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Detert takes tough stance on developers. PAGE 10A Anna Brugmann

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Dream Harbor takes City Hall

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The electric vehicles will carry six people and run 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

Transit deal ready to roll A new on-demand, free service is coming soon to downtown. PAGE 6A

Girls Inc. member Jennifer shakes hands with Sarasota City Commissioner Susan Chapman.

Ringling explores off stage.

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Members of Girls Inc.’s mock society, Dream Harbor, were honored by their grown-up counterparts Feb. 6 at Sarasota City Hall. The six members of the Dream Harbor City Hall were introduced to Sarasota commissioners by Vice Mayor Shelli Freeland Eddie.

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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 9, 2017

BY THE NUMBERS

“I am philosophically opposed to constantly giving variances to people. If you bought something, build it. But don’t come to me and say you want to build two of them.”

County Commissioner Nancy Detert, on her approach to evaluating development proposals. READ MORE ON PAGE 10A

Gruters requests Legacy Trail funds

City Manager Tom Barwin finalist for new job in Reno

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Sarasota’s top administrator is considering a move out west.

The city of Reno, Nev., has announced a list of five finalists as it works to hire a new city manager.

One of the names on that list, developed by a California-based recruitment firm, is Sarasota City Manager Tom Barwin.

This week, the Reno City Council will decide whether to invite the five finalists for an interview Feb. 22.

Barwin was not immediately available for comment, but provided a statement through a city spokesperson. In the statement, Barwin said he loves Sarasota, but the draw of a larger city was a factor behind his candidacy.

“Reno is a major American city,” Barwin wrote. “I was flattered and listened when they reached out to me just a couple of weeks ago.

Every once in a while, it is good to update the resume and learn firsthand what other great American communities are up to.”

Reno is searching for a replacement to former City Manager Andrew Clinger, who was fired following allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace, according to the Reno GazetteJournal.

Barwin has been city manager since September 2012.

proposed county contribution to a North Port spring training complex for the Atlanta Braves.

SEE PAGE 3A

3,885

votes needed to win a seat on the City Commission in the previous citywide atlarge race.

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city budget to support a new free, on-demand downtown transit service.

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Sarasota County hasn’t committed funds to extend the Legacy Trail, but advocates are asking for a connection through downtown Sarasota.

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square footage of Pineapple Park, the downtown public space the city is planning to overhaul.

happen by the time I leave So far this year, the most expensive budget request from office.”

Gruters filed HB 2109 a litany Florida state representle more than a month after tative has come from Rep. SEE PAGE 12A the Gulf Coast Community Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, Foundation gifted $50,000 who wants $15 million to MEETINGS to the Trust for Public Land, support the extension of the which is negotiating on Legacy Trail into downtown City Commission workbehalf of Sarasota County Sarasota. shop — 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. to buy the railroad corridor “I think extending it all the 13, Commission Chambers, for the trail extension. The way to Payne Park is a home City Hall, 1565 First St. Legacy Trail now runs 10.6 Due: run,” Gruters said.

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showed the extension could cost between $16 million and $20 million, along with the estimated $9 million to acquire the railroad corridor. If approved, the funds requested would come from the State Transportation Trust Fund.

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ORIOLES BY THE NUMBERS

$31 million Cost of Ed Smith Stadium improvements

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funds the county is considering using to draw the Atlanta Braves to North Port

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County officials say the money used to draw the Orioles to Sarasota was well spent.

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“The potential economic impact for our community could be tremendous,” County Commissioner Paul Caragiulo said.

“The opportunity to bring a major sports anchor to the city of North Port could have a significant impact in south county,” County Administrator Tom Harmer said.

“There has long been a desire to have something to drive the economy down there, and we see this as a catalyst to do just that,” said Jeff Maultsby, the county’s director of business and economic development.

In 2009, the county finalized a deal to bring the Baltimore Orioles spring training operation to Ed Smith Stadium. The county committed to using tourist development tax funds for a $31 million stadium renovation project to keep spring training in Sarasota after the Cincinnati Reds departed for Arizona.

Together, the deals show the county’s firm belief in the value of spring training. At a time when state legislators are questioning economic incentives used to build stadiums and critics are outspoken about the public funding of sports facilities, local officials are committed to baseball as an economic tool.

Maultsby, who is working with officials from the Braves, North Port and the West Villages development on finalizing a deal, pointed to the 93-year history of spring training in the community as an influencing factor in the pursuit of the Braves.

“That history, as rich as it is, speaks for itself in a lot of ways,” Maultsby said.

Eight years after the Orioles deal, attempts to quantify the effect of the club’s presence show a significant benefit. A study said the team had an estimated economic impact of more than $89 million in 2016. The county said Ed Smith Stadium generated $31 million in direct economic impact from visitors from July 2015 through June 2016.

Visit Sarasota County President Virginia Haley said the Maryland-Virginia-Washington, D.C., region has become a topthree source of visitors to Sarasota year-round. She credited

a unique wrinkle of the Orioles deal: The team provides Visit Sarasota $1 million annually in advertising via platforms such as the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, which shares an ownership group with the franchise.

“To me, that’s the biggest impact — that it opened up a new visitor-origin market for us,” Haley said.

Orioles Executive Vice President John Angelos said the marketing deal has helped the economic impact outpace even his initial estimates when the team first relocated.

“Our tourism creation model is totally different than what any other baseball team — or any sports team — offers to its local community,” Angelos said.

“We really promote on a 365-day basis.”

Drawing visitors to Florida in February and March isn’t necessarily a Herculean feat. In total, the county estimated the spring training facility had an economic impact of $51.7 million from nonlocal sources in 2015-16. That figure is 1.8% of the overall $2.8 billion annual economic impact of tourism in Sarasota.

Still, Haley said spring training allows the hotels to charge higher rates during the most important time of year. She said the use of tourist tax funds meant there were limited options for spending the money that went toward improving Ed Smith Stadium.

“You can’t use it to solve traffic problems,” Haley said. “You cannot build roads. And, in fact, those same visitors are generating the money the county needs for roads and other things.”

When the county announced it was in exclusive negotiations with the Braves, Maultsby said officials were willing to use up to the maximum amount of tourist tax funds the charter allows without going to a referendum. That figure is expected to be around $21 million.

The Orioles deal drew criticism for not letting voters decide whether to spend the stadium funds. Two citizen groups filed litigation against the county for discussing terms of the deal outside of public meetings.

Maultsby said time drove the decision to avoid a referendum.

“It was one based primarily in speed to market, if you will,” Maultsby said. “The club indicated early on that their desire

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“To me, that’s the biggest impact — that it opened up a new visitororigin market for us.”

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was to be out of Disney and into a new facility by spring 2019. In order for us to be in a position to be competitive in meeting that deadline, this was the best and most expedient option.”

County and North Port officials are counting on the Braves complex to serve as a catalyst for redevelopment. In Sarasota, however, the revitalization of Ed Smith Stadium has largely failed to spread outside of the confines of the baseball facility.

Former County Commissioner Joe Barbetta, a leading advocate for retaining spring training in advance of the Orioles deal, originally pitched a new stadium project near Payne Park as a redevelopment asset near downtown.

He blamed city policy for the lack of a vibrant stadium district.

“The city should go over to that area around the stadium and overlay it,” Barbetta said. “They ought to do something there — give incentives for redeveloping the area.”

One challenge the city is facing is the location of the stadium.

The surrounding area is largely zoned for industrial uses. Karin Murphy, who is developing a new citywide zoning code, said she doesn’t want to gentrify the industrial area, which she sees as a valuable source of local jobs.

She does want to foster a more walkable 12th Street in the new code, encouraging property owners to place offices on the front of the street and industrial facilities farther away. She hopes to strike a balance between the two contrasting conditions — including making it easier to develop microbreweries similar to JDub’s Brewing Co., which is located a few blocks from the stadium.

“You can have the pub portion on the frontage there, and behind it is the more intensive part of the brewing,” Murphy said.

Barbetta also regretted the Orioles’ failure to bring a minor league team to the area, as the Reds, Red Sox and White Sox did before them. He encouraged the franchise to continue to find ways to use the stadium for the other 10 months of the year.

“I do have a problem with the argument that it’s only 16 games, and then the stadium sits empty,” Barbetta said. “It shouldn’t.

We pushed the Orioles on that, and slowly but surely they are doing things beyond baseball there.”

Angelos said the Orioles weren’t interested in bringing down an A-level minor league team because Florida summer league baseball isn’t an economic driver. He said the team wants to put on more events year-round, like its Arts in the Ballpark concert series. Sarasota is already a season-long training center for minor league players.

“We have literally hundreds of people training in Sarasota in April, May, June,” Angelos said, “working every day at the complex, renting hotel rooms, renting cars, spending money in the community.”

In addition to local funds, a Braves deal could use a $20 million state grant to build a new complex. During the past year, state legislators have questioned the value of similar incentive programs, though there’s no indication the stadium funds will necessarily dry up soon.

For now, the county is pointing to the state’s investments as another sign spring baseball is good for business.

“The leadership at the state and local level seems to be of the mindset that it was a prudent and worthwhile investment,” Maultsby said.

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subsequent runoff in May. Since then, the city has periodically discussed whether to move the municipal elections to November, when voter turnout can top 70%.

Last year, the commission signaled its interest in holding a referendum to see if voters wanted to move elections from the spring to the fall. The board eventually reversed course, leaving election day as is for now.

In lieu of an overhaul to the election system, how might voter engagement increase in city races?

YOUTH MOVEMENT

David Conway

Clear Idea Labs CEO Teddy Mathieu and Sarasota Underground founder Raymmar Tirado want to get more people dialed into local issues.

With about a month left before a citywide election for two atlarge seats on the City Commission, voter turnout is a topic of concern for officials. Eight candidates are in the race, some of whom are actively courting nontraditional voters and working to raise awareness through new means, such as social media.

The last time there was a citywide vote, in 2013, voter turnout stood at 17.3% in the March election. The turnout hit 20% for the

Raymmar Tirado hopes he’s found an answer to that question.

Tirado, the founder of new media organization Sarasota Underground, understands why the average person isn’t particularly interested in local politics.

It’s not easy to show up to a City Commission meeting on Monday afternoon, or to find out specifics about a project in your neighborhood before it’s already been approved.

His goal is simple. He wants to make it easy.

“We’re just going to become a filter,” Tirado said. “A beautiful filter that takes a lot of information that’s not easily digestible and makes it just that.”

Sarasota Underground is using the election as an opportunity to showcase how it believes it can integrate itself into the community. On Feb. 15, the organization is hosting a community town hall, with a commission candidate forum serving as the headlining attraction.

Tirado, 33, wants to help Sarasota move into the 21st century.

He hopes the event will be an opportunity to get young people

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plugged into the election — and the town hall is being designed to be more inviting for political outsiders.

“Can we present this information in a way that’s more interesting, more fun?” Tirado asked.

In certain respects, it’s hard to pin down the mission of Sarasota Underground. Tirado said the organization will be advocating for certain causes it believes in, but it also wants to be a platform that gives fair consideration to all perspectives. In addition to producing videos and holding events on municipal issues, Tirado wants to help creative types connect and showcase local businesses.

Most of these goals can be boiled down to one lager umbrella: community involvement.

Tirado also serves on the board of the Young Professionals Group, an organization that has largely focused on networking but is evolving to take on more of an advocacy role.

As it stands, Tirado said, young people are lacking a conduit for getting involved in government.

Neighborhood activists, by contrast, are well organized and have years of institutional knowledge.

Candidates will attend neighborhood association forums because the 50 people who show up are reliable voters, Tirado said. In the current landscape, that can make

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a big difference.

“When you understand there’s almost 40,000 registered voters, and only 6,000 are making those decisions, there’s 80% that don’t have any say in what’s going on,” Tirado said.

He doesn’t resent the betterconnected groups. He just wants young people to be on the same level. Getting to that level can be a challenge for a generation inclined to read headlines to get the news that matters most, he said.

“Sarasota’s not about the headlines,” Tirado said. “Sarasota is a very old-school community, working on word of mouth. Communities like that require your dedication and involvement.”

After conducting interviews with candidates, Tirado received positive feedback across the spectrum of those running in the race.

More than 550 people have RSVP’d for the town hall event.

Tirado hopes this is the beginning of an ongoing conversation — one that empowers younger people to speak up when ballots are being cast and when policy is being made.

“We’re looking for creative,

“We’re just going to become a filter — a beautiful filter that takes a lot of information that’s not easily digestable and makes it just that.”

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unique ways to plug people in and make people feel like they’re part of the decision process,” he said.

KEEP IT MOVING

On Jan. 17, County Commissioner Paul Caragiulo posted a video on his Facebook page detailing the process of voting in the city election.

The race has its nuances. Voters are allowed to vote for up to two candidates. If two candidates don’t win a majority of the vote, a runoff is held in May. Depending on the results of the first election, either two or three candidates move onto the second.

Caragiulo, a former city commissioner, said he made the video in an attempt to help demystify the voting process. He encouraged residents to vote by mail — so far, 5,192 mail ballots have been requested for the city election, according to the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections office.

He knows as well as anyone the value of a vote in city races. Caragiulo lost his first commission race by 104 votes, and won his second by 14. He thinks there’s a simple answer for why more people don’t turn out in the spring elections.

“It’s awareness,” Caragiulo said. “It’s real simple. It’s not something that’s proprietary to Sarasota.”

He is an advocate for moving the elections to November, arguing that voters are better conditioned to vote in the fall. He encourages any efforts to get more people to participate in the voting process, but he’s not optimistic if elections remain in March and May. “You don’t have events at 2 a.m., typically,” Caragiulo said.

“Why? Because you’ll have three people show up.”

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City strikes deal with downtown transit operator

TRANSPORTATION TRACKER The downtown circulator isn’t the only project the city is working on to help alleviate traffic troubles. Here are a few others:

The city contracts for a free, on-demand transportation service — one of several attempts to relieve traffic issues.

WATER TAXI As the city began investigating the viability of installing a water taxi service linking the mainland to St. Armands and Longboat Key, a private company applied to operate its own ferry between Sarasota and Anna Maria Island.

At the Feb. 21 City Commission meeting, the board is set to consider a proposal from Paradise Boat Tours to operate the ferry service. The transportation option would also allow users to request rides via an on-demand water taxi in Sarasota.

The company currently offers tours, but general manager Sherman Baldwin said the new hourly ferry service would be designed to serve residents who want to avoid driving.

“Our service will be focusing on commuters, day-trippers, locals getting around Southwest Florida without the use of a vehicle,” Baldwin said. “We think that’s really important — the tourists will be a bonus.”

Baldwin said Paradise Boat Tours would be prepared to begin operating the ferry and water taxi service within a few weeks of the city’s approval.

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Within the next 60 days, a new on-demand transit service will make its debut in downtown Sarasota.

The City Commission voted 5-0 Monday to approve a contract with The Gotcha Group, a Charleston, S.C.-based company that will operate the new service.

In the two-year agreement, the city will pay up to $338,747.50 to subsidize the private operation, with the goal of making the service self-sustaining by the time the contract is up.

The Gotcha Group will operate seven six-seat electric vehicles downtown. The boundaries of the free service are 14th Street, School Avenue, Mound Street and the bayfront.

Users will be able to request rides via a mobile app, phone number or by hailing a vehicle on the street. The city and The Gotcha Group are targeting an average wait time of 5-10 minutes.

The service will run from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

Officials said the transit option is in keeping with the city’s goal of relieving traffic through alternative modes of transportation.

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Downtown Improvement District Operations Manager John Moran and The Gotcha Group Vice President Griffin Blackwelder show off one of the electric vehicles Monday at City Hall.

cel said the total subsidy could be lower if the service generates more than projected revenue. He expressed confidence the free service would eventually be able to pay for itself.

“Their revenue is based on advertisements,” Stancel said. “It can take a couple of years to build those advertisements.”

City Commissioner Susan Chapman asked city staff if they shared the company’s belief that residents would use the service.

Stancel, Parking Manager Mark Lyons and Downtown Improvement District Operations Manager John Moran all said they

believed the program is set up to succeed.

Moran said The Gotcha Group succeeds in other markets, and Lyons said the electric vehicles meant the cost of running the service would be minimal compared to other transit options.

“This is lean and mean,” Lyons said.

The company will begin its service within the next two months.

In the meantime, city is still working on a name. Stancel said one option has already been batted around — “S Car Go” — but not everyone involved is enamored with that idea.

TRAFFIC STUDIES The Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization has committed funding to a study designed to address the traffic traveling to and from the barrier islands.

That study likely won’t be finalized until next year, but officials are hopeful the work will identify short- and long-term solutions.

“This only happens for 11 weeks of the year,” MPO Transportation Planner Colleen McGue said. “The study is looking at the tourist season like it’s a special event — almost like it’s the Super Bowl.”

Visit Sarasota County is conducting its own study to find out what transportation options tourists would like to use. Visit Sarasota President Virginia Haley said visitors generally don’t have the same concerns about traffic as locals, but tourists are still interested in getting around without a car.

ROUNDABOUTS One of the city’s long-term plans for easing congestion is installing a series of roundabouts along U.S. 41.

On Monday, the City Commission approved five agreements with the Florida Department of Transportation pertaining to the first two roundabouts, which will be installed at 10th Street and 14th Street. Construction is expected to begin this fall.

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here do you sit on the glass half-full or glass half-empty spectrum?

While you ponder that, let’s take a look at how your fellow Americans are feeling of late. On New Year’s Day, the Associated Press released a poll that had asked how Americans viewed the past year. Some surprises: While almost half thought things were basically unchanged from 2015 — really — 33% saw 2016 as negative and 18% saw it as positive. But 55 % stated they thought their own lives would improve during 2017.

Let’s hear it for the optimists.

But what if you’re a half-empty person? Psychologist Martin Seligman, dubbed “the father of positive psychology,” says both of these ways of thinking and reacting to situations are what he calls habits of thinking. And they are habits that can lead to much different outcomes. Pessimists tend to give up more easily, feel depressed more often and have poorer health than optimists, according to Seligman. He reports that optimists generally do better in school, work and extracurricular activities. They often perform better on aptitude tests and have better overall health. That, says Seligman, is the incredible power of positive thinking.

Indeed. An increasing amount of research indicates that the core feeling of optimism — that things will be OK — is an important factor in longevity.

It is linked to a reduced risk of developing physical and mental disorders, as well as an increased life span without major illness.

And now, we have yet one more conclusion from the famous Nurses Health Study, which has been analyzing data from 70,000 people over the past decades, that proves optimism is life affirming.

Researchers from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that women who were optimistic had a significantly reduced risk of dying from several major causes of death over an eight-year period, compared with women who were less optimistic. The most optimistic women had a 16 % lower risk of dying from cancer; 38 % lower

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risk of dying from heart disease; 39% lower risk of dying from stroke; and a 52 % lower risk of dying from infection. Now that’s news I’ll raise my half-full glass to cheer about.

Back to Seligman’s “habits of thinking.” It is his — and many other professionals— experience that optimism can be acquired by changing your habits. And with medical research pointing out that this acquisition would be well worth some effort, we did some research of our own to compile a list of those habits of optimistic people and how pessimists might acquire them.

“The key is to change the way you think about your experiences.”

Kregg Nance is a family mediator who has had a good bit of experience in this area in his Solutions for Couples practice.

Nance says the key is to change the way you think about your experiences.

“Too many individuals see themselves as a helpless observer,” he said. “You need to view yourself as an active participant and, most important, focus on solutions and an action plan when you get stuck.”

This might be the no-morehand-wringing rule.

The second rule goes along with the first. It’s all about reframing negative experiences.

If you are continually rethinking negative situations, you won’t get to the positive. Replace phrases like, “I can’t ...” with “I’ll try ...” or “Let’s see how that

will work out.”

Another way to short circuit negative thinking is to just turn it off. If you love nature, get outside and focus on the beauty around you, or spend time totally focused on your children or trying to prepare a new recipe.

Turn off the negative train of thoughts.

Many people get stuck with the “whole world, country, universe, etc. is seriously going down the tube” attitude. This is classic pessimism, and the cure for this is to realize that you really have a limited amount of control over global affairs. So get real and do something you do have control over. Volunteer for a cause you love and make a difference. Act locally.

Spend time with positive people. We’ve all experienced the incredible energy drain of a Debbie Downer friend. This may sound cruel, but limit your time with that kind of person or even cut them out of your life. Just think of those health enhancing benefits of optimism. And, optimism can be contagious. Find some friends who can spread it to you.

Finally, just be kind — to yourself. Pessimists have a tendency to be extremely self-critical.

Self-compassion is a characteristic of an optimist. You can develop this by simply eating better, kicking the dog out of your bed to enhance your sleep, or taking an extra 10 minutes to walk in the neighborhood in the sun and fresh air. And look to the future and not the past, says Nance. It may be a lot rosier than you think.

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For the second time in four months, a crowd packed the auditorium at Selby Public Library on Jan. 23 to hear residents discuss the city’s zoning regulations.

The resident activist group STOP! held these town hall events to raise awareness of four specific policy positions. Those issues include more stringent standards for traffic studies as the city considers new projects and the elimination of the administrative development review process, allowing opportunities for more public input instead.

If the first meeting in September was testing the mood of residents, the January meeting was designed to ensure the group capitalizes on the passion it has tapped into. STOP! has garnered endorsements from 15 neighborhood and condominium associations. The group is eager to keep spreading its message, including the idea that administrative approval isn’t working.

“We’re looking around at what we’re getting, and it’s time to stop and reconsider,” STOP! steering committee member Kate Lowman said.

The January meeting focused on turning that interest into genuine change. Headed into the March City Commission election, STOP! has succeeded in making

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to ensure there are clearly defined criteria governing new development that’s aligned with their interests in the zoning code.

Although STOP! has said the current regulations leave room for interpretation when staff is evaluating a proposal, Shelin said development review is a more straightforward judgment.

“The decision for planning — whether it’s done in a public hearing or an administrative approval — is the same,” Shelin said. “Is this development consistent with the zoning code?”

Shelin isn’t alone. City staff, professional planners and developers have individually taken issue with STOP!’s argument against administrative approval.

But a united opposition group hasn’t coalesced.

Shelin said he understands the appeal of STOP! — that residents are upset by the idea that their voice is being left out of the city’s planning process.

As the city works to develop a new citywide zoning code that may include the expansion of administrative approval outside of downtown, he said the time for residents to make their voice heard is right now.

“The public does have very clear input during the development of the zoning code,” he said. “Administrative approval is only going to reflect what’s in the zoning code.”

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On Feb. 11, the Sarasota Better Government Association will hold a panel discussion to further debate administrative approval.

The event is titled The Vue: Model or Mistake?, highlighting the development STOP! has held up as an example of why administrative approval doesn’t work.

One of the panelists will be former City Commissioner Ken Shelin, who served on the planning board before the administrative approval process was adopted for the downtown area. He is troubled by the idea the city would return to the public hearing process previously used to approve new developments.

“I think it’s a backwards step,” Shelin said.

He characterized the previous development review process as drawn-out, with people speaking in opposition to a proposal based on their personal feelings, not the zoning regulations.

“We would have very long hearings that would last until 1 a.m., that sometimes had to get extended to a second hearing.”

Shelin said. “Very little ever actually came out of those hearings.”

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Siesta residents see ally in Detert As she settles in on the County Commission, former state Sen. Nancy Detert wants to protect quality of life in Sarasota — even if it means saying no to developers.

“People who buy things because they anticipate a lawsuit or some change — they got a lot of nerve, I think.” — Nancy Detert

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The last time the County Commission discussed Benderson Development’s proposed Siesta Promenade project, the board expressed heavy skepticism about the 24-acre mixed-use complex.

Sitting on a commission frequently characterized by critics as friendly to developer interests, one of the newest members stood out as a particularly outspoken opponent of the project.

Nancy Detert, a former state legislator, has quickly established herself as a commissioner willing to question the benefits of approving developers’ requests to enhance the building entitlements on their land.

At the Jan. 25 commission meeting, Detert was the lone vote against directing staff to study Benderson’s proposal for a project including 150 hotel rooms, 140,000 square feet of retail and more than 500 residential units.

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homes and get to put in everything but the kitchen sink,” Detert said.

“That’s not what you bought; that’s not what you’re entitled to.”

Since taking office in November, Detert’s approach has endeared her to neighborhood

activists who frequently find themselves at odds with developers. She spoke at the Feb. 2 Siesta Key Association meeting, where residents sought assurance that she would continue to represent their interests on the board.

At the meeting, she reaffirmed her commitment to closely scrutinizing any attempt to grant additional benefits to private parties.

“I am philosophically opposed to constantly giving variances to people,” Detert said. “If you bought something, build it. But don’t come to me and say you want to build two of them.”

Comments like that serve as a balm for Siesta residents, who are also concerned about a proposal to change the county’s comprehensive plan to make it easier to build a hotel on the island.

As the county has emerged from the recession at the turn of the decade, officials have shown a greater willingness to turn down proposals from developers.

In September, the board rejected Neal Communities’ plan to build 788 homes east of Interstate 75 because the project failed to incorporate affordable housing.

But former County Commissioner Nora Patterson said Detert also brings a distinct character to the board, making her a commissioner willing to take a stand based on strongly held beliefs.

“Nancy is Nancy,” Patterson said. “She’s not going to in any way be daunted about letting her opinions be known.”

Detert said she’s not antigrowth. She believes the commission should encourage new projects that align with the interests of the broader community.

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ently good, though — and Detert wants the county’s decisionmaking to reflect that fact.

“As beautiful as the area is, as beautiful as the state is, we should be able to pick the cream of the crop to come to this community,” Detert said. “We’re not that desperate. Why would we be?”

She pointed to the influx of Wawa convenience stores and Culver’s fast-food restaurants across the state, both lured with public funds, as an example of growth that didn’t necessarily benefit anybody who isn’t a fan of those specific businesses.

“I don’t think we’re short a hamburger place or a corner with a gas station on it,” Detert said.

“My kids can already work at a gas station. That’s not economic development.”

Although Detert’s record on the commission is relatively short, SKA officials are optimistic she will be a vigilant defender of quality of life for county residents.

“I have good hopes for her involvement with us at the community level here,” SKA board member Catherine Luckner said.

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City considers ambitious Pineapple Park overhaul As the city plots the future of a downtown park, no idea is off limits — even if it affects an iconic piece of artwork in the center of the public space.

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Consultant David Conner said the city could preserve the mermaid artwork at the center of the Pineapple Park fountain while reconfiguring the larger structure to better match the surrounding environment.

examples in Fort Worth, Texas, and Boston to show the city can turn a small park into something more vibrant.

The city is investigating extending the brick-lined Lemon Avenue Mall south to Pineapple Avenue. Public Works General Manager Todd Kucharski said the street conditions may pose a logistical challenge, but staff will examine the plan’s feasibility.

Conner said the city could eliminate curbs and parking spaces along Lemon to create a less distinct boundary between the two park segments.

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“We need a thick canopy overhead,” resident Barbara Campo said. “That whole area just basks in open sunshine.”

The process remains in the brainstorming phase. The city is seeking more feedback from residents, which will help inform a series of concept designs Conner will produce to generate further discussion.

The city hopes to hold another workshop in March to present the designs. Kucharski suggested the design firm could produce one

plan with the fountain intact, one with the fountain reconfigured and one with it removed — to get people thinking, if nothing else.

Conner acknowledged the need to preserve important parts of the city’s history. As the master planning process for Pineapple Park continues, he encouraged residents to think critically about the best way to balance history with a long-term vision.

“Connecting with our past is very important,” he said. “Sometimes, that means we have to look at those pieces and make adjustments in order to protect them for the future.”

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In December, the city embarked on an effort to create a more distinct identity for Pineapple Park, a 6,600-square-foot property in the center of downtown. In the process, the city is willing to float ambitious proposals. That includes the potential reconfiguration of that fountain, a piece of artwork that has defined the park for nearly 24 years.

The city held a public workshop Feb. 2 to gather ideas about the park. One of the questions at the heart of the workshop was what, exactly, is essential for maintaining the character of Pineapple Park — and what can be changed for a better overall design?

David Conner, whose Tampabased design firm David Conner + Associates is consulting with the city on a master plan for Pineapple Park and Lemon Avenue, sug-

gested that no idea is off limits.

He acknowledged he was coming to the discussion as an outsider, but he suggested changes to the fountain should be taken under consideration. He praised the tile artwork at the center of the fountain, but said the bulky, rectangular shape of the surrounding pools make the piece a challenging focal point for such a small space.

The city, responding to a push from residents, is investing nearly $150,000 to repair the mermaid fountain, titled Good Heart Place.

During the workshop, some resisted the idea of making major alterations to the fountain.

“I think we need to retain our history,” resident Jude Levy said.

“I think it’s an iconic thing, and it’s funky, and it’s delightful.”

The park was originally one larger contiguous piece of land along Pineapple Avenue. In 2005, however, Lemon Avenue was rerouted, bisecting the park and throwing off its original design.

Conner said another priority is making the two parts of the park feel like one again — making the space feel larger despite the limited footprint. He pointed to

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The man said he complained because he was blowing off steam related to another dispute between the two. He said the woman speeds up and down the road and runs a nearby stop sign.

The man said he’s also getting flak for his political choices, dealing with bags of dog feces being flung into his yard and his signs being defaced and removed. Both sides calmed down after speaking with an officer.

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City officials hope to honor circus legacy At the behest of a local historian, the city has contacted the operators of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in hopes of putting on one final performance here.

DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

City leaders want to honor the legacy of the institution that helped put Sarasota on the map, but they may have some problems bringing the company behind the Ringling Bros. & Barnum Bailey Circus into the center ring.

When local historian Jeff LaHurd found out the Ringling Bros. circus would come to an end in May, he was shocked. Then, he was motivated to make something happen.

LaHurd sent a letter to the City Commission on Jan. 20, suggesting the city do something to recognize the area’s circus roots.

John Ringling made Sarasota the company’s winter home in 1927, hoping to make the region an attraction after the land boom came to an end.

His gamble paid off for the next three decades, as the Ringling Bros. established itself as a defining institution.

“The city of Sarasota became synonymous with the circus,” LaHurd said. “It really imbued the city with something unique that most every other city did not

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SCRATCHING THE SURFACE 5:30 p.m. — 1500 block of North Lockwood Ridge Road Property damage: A man reported that, overnight, a single scratch appeared all the way around his car. The car was parked in his apartment complex’s parking lot.

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Maybe the circus could put on one last show at Robarts Arena, he suggested. Or, perhaps, the city could organize a farewell parade.

Whatever shape it takes, the important thing was paying homage to Sarasota’s past, he said.

“You couldn’t overstate the circus’ importance in the years it was here,” LaHurd said.

Quickly, city leaders embraced the idea. Vice Mayor Shelli Freeland Eddie asked staff to investigate the logistics of a parade. Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown reached out to Feld Entertainment, the company that operates the Ringling Bros. circus, to see if it would want to participate.

A city spokeswoman said Feld Entertainment has not been responsive to the city’s inquiry.

Feld Entertainment Communications Director Melinda Hartline confirmed there are no plans for any sort of Sarasota show.

“We are focused on the remaining circus engagements at this time,” Hartline said in an email.

Still, the show may go on. Eddie suggested the city could reach out to other local institutions and private individuals to collaborate on an event — including The Ringling, the Historical Society of Sarasota County, Visit Sarasota County and the Wallenda family.

If the city can pull it off, LaHurd said residents would enthusiastically participate.

“It would almost be like perfect closure to the circus and its history in the community,” LaHurd said.

SARASOTA’S BELLO NOCK BIDS ON BIG APPLE CIRCUS As the curtains close on the circus that helped make Sarasota a landmark, a local clown is reportedly launching an effort to save New York’s Big Apple Circus.

Bello Nock, a daredevil clown raised in a Sarasota circus family, plans to make a bid on the bankrupt Big Apple Circus’ assets at an auction, the Wall Street Journal reported last week.

An auction was held Tuesday for the bankrupt circus’ assets. Details on the winning bidder were not available at press time.

Nock, who Time Magazine named America’s Best Clown, has served as a headlining act for the Big Apple Circus and for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

According to the newspaper, Nock did not reveal if he had any financial backing for the bid, but he hopes to revive the Big Apple Circus despite the challenges the industry is facing. Last month, Feld Entertainment announced the Ringling Bros. circus would come to an end in May.

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Sarasota County announces Teacher of the Year finalists

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A school bus pulled into Pine View School, Tatum Ridge Elementary School and Riverview High School on Feb. 2. It’s not an unusual sight, but this school bus wasn’t carrying students.

Superintendent Lori White, School Board Chair Caroline Zucker and Education Foundation of Sarasota County President Jennifer Vigne visited each of the schools to surprise the three finalists for this year’s Sarasota County Teacher of the Year award. One teacher was selected from Sarasota County’s elementary, middle and high schools.

One of the three finalists will be named the district’s Teacher of the Year on April 5.

HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR: WILLIAM ‘BJ’ IVEY

The Sarasota native has been teaching a wide range of social studies at Riverview for 11 years, including international baccalaureate world history and advancedplacement psychology. Ivey has also coached the boys and girls basketball teams.

“I’m blessed to have great students who make me a good teacher,” Ivey said in a statement. “I

care about them as people. Sometimes the task of learning can be overwhelming. In the classroom, I try to ‘coach’ my class and make it about more than just books.”

MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR: CHRISTINE BRAUN

Braun began her career at Pine View School in 2005. She now teaches seventh-grade civics, and is certified in gifted education and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL).

Braun said she draws inspiration from her former teachers.

“My first-grade teacher in Warren, Michigan — Ms. Suardini — was an inspiration. She taught me to keep trying and never give up,” Braun said in a statement.

“When I was in college I went back to visit her and she was still teaching first grade. She told me she didn’t ever want to retire. I feel the same way.”

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A fourth-grade teacher at Tatum Ridge Elementary School, Houghton-Brown has been teaching at Tatum Ridge since 2005. She previously taught fifth grade and is the chairwoman of the Tatum Ridge Literacy Committee. Her teaching philosophy prioritizes not only academics, but also character.

“I try to encourage empathy, kindness and generosity, so students know what it means to give back,” Houghton-Brown said in a statement.

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Booker senior girls basketball guard Cellexia Foster scored 19 points Feb. 3 in the Tornadoes’ Class 6A District 10 title win over Lake Wales.

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Riverview senior defensive back Zahodri Jackson signed with Utah State on Feb. 1, and senior Vince Sellers, Jr., signed with Tennessee State.

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Booker senior defensive lineman Kelvin Pinkney signed with South Florida on Feb. 1.

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The Sarasota softball team, however, is hoping to invade some of those thoughts this season.

The program reached the state final in 2015 under the leadership of then-seniors Halie Roberson and Avery Miller, among others.

It was the first time Sarasota had reached the final four since 2011, but the Sailors lost 8-1 to Pensacola’s Tate High.

Part of that team’s motivation was feeling like no one in the community believed in them. The “we’re all we’ve got” mindset is a powerful tool, but does not work as well coming off a trip to Historic Dodgertown in Vero Beach.

Last year, the Sailors turned in a fine campaign, but finished

second in Class 8A District 8 to Lakewood Ranch and lost in the regional quarterfinals to Countryside. Now, though, Halie Roberson’s sister Hannah Roberson, a second baseman, is a senior, and she has designs on following in her older sister’s footsteps.

She is not alone. Twins Claire and Sarah Mizen-Halperin, both senior outfielders, are poised to step into leadership positions, and the trio said junior shortstop Lexi Johns, a speed demon verbally committed to Florida International University, occupies one as well.

All four players were on that 2015 team. They expected to replicate that success in 2016.

Instead, Sarah Mizen-Halperin said, last year was a disappointment.

“This year, we are going to strive to be what we could have been last year,” she said.

The plan? Communication, both on and off the diamond.

“We want to be closer as a team,” Claire Mizen-Halperin said. “We’re going to keep everything very positive. Support each other if someone is feeling down.

We want people to look up to us.”

Team dinners before each home game should help accomplish just that. The program also conducts a large bonding event during the school’s spring break each year, but that has not yet been decided upon.

“This year, we are going to strive to be what we could have been last year.”

– Sarah Mizen-Halperin

Roberson and the Mizen-Halperin sisters said the times they laugh and bond the most with the team is on road trips, and they will look to keep those as entertaining as possible.

On the field, the trio is just as vocal. During a round of “21 outs,” where the defensive unit tries to get, well, 21 outs, Roberson and the twins take command, calling out the number of outs after each at-bat and reminding the team of the defensive situation it was now facing. It seems small, but giving teammates knowledge of where to go with the ball can be the splitsecond difference between an out and a hit, and therefore a win and a loss.

The trio took diverging paths back to the diamond after last season. Claire and Sarah Mizen-Halperin played through the summer for the U18 Sarasota Heat. Roberson did not pick up a softball between the regional loss and the start of camp. Instead, she played golf and other sports to quench her appetite for revenge.

“It’s definitely good to be back out here,” Roberson said of the softball field.

The group is confident, and it is easy to see that its belief that the program should have advanced further last season is genuine and not just what is “supposed” to be said.

“I honestly think our strengths are everywhere,” Roberson said.

“We can see it at practice. Our defense is where it’s at. We look like good hitters and pitchers. If everything comes along, we can be real good.”

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Names: Hannah Roberson, Claire Mizen-Halperin, Sarah MizenHalperin School: Seniors at Sarasota Sport: Softball Favorite subject: Roberson — math, C. Mizen-Halperin — English, S. Mizen-Halperin — marine science Favorite memory: All — going to the state final in 2015 Favorite food: All — sushi Hobbies: Roberson — playing soccer and golf, C. and S. MizenHalperin — taking naps and going to the beach

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It’s not just the course itself that is getting a makeover. The entire clubhouse is getting rebuilt from scratch. Michael Bryant, a subcontractor on Mandell’s team who works mainly as a clubhouse architect, will be assisting with that job. Bryant worked on The Lodge at Country Club East in Lakewood Ranch, which was awarded the Golden Fork second prize by Golf Inc. in the “new, private” category.

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want it to just be a place to get great views. Form follows function. It has to serve a purpose of creating an activity. We don’t want to create something that is an art piece at all, really. We want something that is about playing golf.”

Mandell said two main areas where the course needs improving the most: The fairway grass and drainage. He seemed excited at the prospect of that last issue, though. There are lots of ways to get creative with drainage, including habitats for wildlife

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place in Sarasota golf’s heart.

“The locals feel that this is the center of Sarasota golf,” Mandell said. “There has been talk long before I showed up that maybe this could be the spot for a Sarasota golf Hall of Fame. I think it’s a great idea. I think the history should permeate throughout the building, but I also think there should be some sort of permanent display.”

Mandell won’t have the final word on that decision, but his opinion carries a lot of weight.

There is certainly Bobby Jones history worth telling, not just of the player, but of the course.

Even George Herman “Babe” Ruth teed off there, after all.

The renovation business plan process, as Mandell calls it, has a deadline of May 1. That’s the date when the master plan and its hard numbers will be revealed to city officials.

Until then, Mandell and Bryant will stay hard at work on implementing all the changes the public wants to see while revitalizing the spirit that made Bobby Jones so special. Get excited, golf fans.

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f you have been out to Bobby Jones Golf Club lately, you’ve probably noticed things could use an upgrade, both on the club’s 45 holes and in the clubhouse.

Well, your prayers have been answered, and something of a holy figure in the golf architecture world is answering them.

Richard Mandell has been hired to completely redo the public course, which is owned and operated by the city of Sarasota. Mandell’s courses have won Golf Inc.’s Municipal Renovation of the Year award two years in a row, and won a similar award from Golf Magazine in 2014.

Legendary designer Donald Ross laid out the original 18 holes in 1925. For anyone worried about what Mandell might turn the course into, fear not.

“I don’t want to turn it into anything,” Mandell said. “I want to return it to its peak of greatness. Part of that is rebuilding the infrastructure of the site so that it’s more functional, and improving conditions and recapturing some of the great strategic charm of the golf course — bunker locations, hazards that challenge golfers more than penalize golfers.

“In the world of golf, people have lost their way as it relates to fun and strategy and focused more on aesthetics. I want the place to look great, and that is part of my vision, but I don’t

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You have to know what you have to work on, fix it up and then improve.

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The Sailors’ season gets underway Feb. 14 against rival and defending district champ Lakewood Ranch. The team’s leaders know they have a chance to pull off something special, just like they did two years ago.

This time, though, they would like everyone to have a bit more faith in them from the beginning.

“I hope we get a lot of supporters coming out to games,” Claire Mizen-Halperin said.

“We’re going to be having fun,” Roberson said. “Our games are fun and full of excitement.”

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tanding on the sidewalk in the 1800 block of Fruitville Road is like being suspended in time.

To the south, cars whiz down Fruitville Road. To the north, 1920s bungalows sit unbothered by the noise of Sarasota’s burgeoning downtown.

“We’re in the middle of downtown, but yet you feel like you’re in a secluded little area,” Sue Forbes said. “It’s actually, to me, a hidden gem in the city.”

Forbes is the owner of the Artful Giraffe, an art store in a 1924 bungalow at 1861 Fruitville Road.

Her store is one of 12 that make up what is referred to colloquially as the Historic Downtown Village.

The building, along with six others along Fruitville, harkens to Sarasota’s circus glory days and carry the lore of a bygone era. Legend has it that John Ringling built some of the houses for his employees. That connection wasn’t enough to save the build-

ings from falling into disrepair.

By the time property owners Marlene and Alex Lancaster started buying parcels in the late 1980s, the block’s charm had lost some of its luster. After buying one of the structures, they discovered graffiti on the walls and evidence of a fire.

“You’ve got to be ready to get your hands dirty with this stuff,” Marlene Lancaster said.

Despite the pitiful state, the Lancasters saw potential.

“We knew that there had been some things in the city’s plan that would be developing (the area) at some point in the future, and we wanted to be a part of it,” Marlene Lancaster said.

The neighborhood didn’t transform over night. The Lancasters bought houses on the block piece by piece during the 1980s, ’90s and early 2000s. They benefited from declining property values in the late 2000s and purchased the last of their parcels on the block, now The Tea House, at a foreclosure sale on the courthouse steps.

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we started converting,” Marlene Lancaster said.

The first home to be renovated into a commercial venture was the Breakfast House. The small shops that followed all have one thing in common — the businesses are owned and operated by women.

Many of the shop owners are proud of their sisterhood, but concede it was not intentional.

Their explanation is simple.

Women are more likely to see the potential in an alternative commercial district.

“I hate to say it’s a little more feminine, but it is,” said Keffie Lancaster, the daughter of Alex and Marlene who owns Keffie’s Ecochic Boutique.

Although not an official merchants association, the stores of the Historic Downtown Village have a symbiotic relationship.

The Crystal Cave trades geodes for cookies from the Cookie Cottage. The Artful Giraffe promotes the Cookie Cottage to its clientele. And, once a month, the village comes together for its Fourth Friday event — an evening of

“We have locals that come in here day after day that go, ‘Gosh we didn’t even know this place was here.’ ” — Lou Abel

Keffie Lancaster owns Keffie’s Ecochic Boutique in the Historic Downtown Village.

extended shopping hours with live music, demonstrations, food, beverages and more.

Despite their efforts, exposure is the village’s most pressing challenge.

“We have locals that come in here day after day that go, ‘Gosh we didn’t even know this place was here,’” Lou Abel said.

Abel opened her store, Paree Flea, at 1853 Fruitville Road in September 2016. She’s one of the village’s latest arrivals, and was taken by the charm of the area.

Neighbors chat from their back porches in the morning before the shops open and wave across the parking lot.

Despite its struggle for exposure, many shop owners say the village has grown. Two more houses along Fruitville east of the central village have been renovated and incorporated to match the village’s historic colorful facade.

But as the Historic Downtown Village creeps west, construction is crawling east.

“Certainly, the development in downtown hasn’t pushed down our way … but eventually it will…”

Alex Lancaster said. “The city can only grow so many directions. It’s not going to grow south.”

The district poses a contradiction in a downtown teaming with new development. As the city changes, the Downtown Historic Village has largely remained unchanged.

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Instead of their usual classes, students on the shared campus spent their day volunteering.

The day was part of the schools’ weeklong celebration of National Catholic Schools Week, which ended Feb. 4.

The schools have done charity drives during Catholic Schools Week in past years, but this is the first year the St. Martha and St. Mary Catholic School’s Week Committee organized a full day of service.

“It’s part of our mission of the church ... We are called to serve,” School Counselor and Chairwoman of the Catholic Schools Week Committee Tammi Peters said. “Our Catholic Schools Week committee really felt it was important to get (the students) out to serve.

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concerned. Yet, Abel sees the development downtown and wonders about the future of her piece of Sarasota’s past.

“We love the history of it,” Abel said. “We love the future that it could have, and we would love to see the village maintained and not mowed down … We need to hold on to some of the Ringling history … and this is a big part of it.”

Marlene and Alex Lancaster have no plans to sell or redevelop.

They say they are proud of what they built. But they’re not naive.

They know Sarasota’s history is one of change.

“We’re not really a little city anymore. We’re becoming a big, grown-up city,” Marlene Lancaster said. “But that’s always been Sarasota. It’s always reinventing itself.

“We have the history of the fishing village. We’re not a fishing village anymore,’’ she said.

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The village hosts a monthly Fourth Friday event, which features food and live music.

“It’s been a city that’s been on the move since the beginning. I think it’s evolving generally for the better.”

For now, the village will putter on at its casual pace. The neighbors will keep waving from across their parking lot as modern development creeps upward mere blocks from their enclave.

“It’s out of our control,” Forbes said.

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he Library Foundation of Sarasota County billed its annual luncheon as a “laughternoon” with Dave Barry, and guests were not disappointed.

The Pulitzer Prize winner and former Miami Herald columnist entertained the crowd with his observations and anecdotes Feb. 1 at the Hyatt Regency, Sarasota.

The sold-out crowd roared during Bob Gussin’s introduction of the author, in which Gussin recounted a piece Barry wrote about how cities with the word “grand” don’t deserve the adjective.

In return the people of Grand Forks, N.D., named a sewage pumping station after Barry.

Not even Sarasota was safe from Barry’s humor.

While speaking about stereotypes, Barry said, for example, Sarasota often gets tagged as a city of rich, old, white people.

“So unfair,” he deadpanned.

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Even before the event began, it was clear Barry was there to entertain, and the audience was eager to be entertained.

“We could all use a laugh ...” Isabel Norton said.

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ONE WORLD AWARD DINNER Begins at 6 p.m. at University Park Country Club, 7671 The Park Blvd. The event honors Mary Lindsay Elmendorf and the Sarasota Audubon Society as recipients of The Sister Cities of Sarasota’s One World Award. Admission costs $75. For information or to purchase tickets, visit sarasotasistercities.blogspot. com.

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DOWNTOWN SARASOTA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS Runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The festival features life-size sculptures, paintings, jewelry, photography and more.

Vendors set up on Main Street between Orange Avenue and Links Avenue. Admission is free.

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SUNDAY, FEB. 12

ROMANTIC PIANO IMPRESSIONS WITH ELEONORA LVOV The concert begins at 6 p.m. at St. Boniface Episcopal Church, 5615 Midnight Pass Road. The free concert features Eleonora Lvov, a Russian concert pianist and teacher who has achieved an international reputation as

a piano virtuoso and popular recording artist. For information, visit bonifacechurch.org.

SUNDAY, FEB. 12

SKI-A-REES SHOW Begins at 2 p.m. behind Mote Marine Aquarium on Ken Thompson Parkway. Those attending are encouraged to arrive early to reserve seats in the covered bleachers. For information, call 388-1666.

TUESDAY, FEB. 14

SIESTA KEY VALENTINE STROLL Runs from 5 to 8 p.m. in Siesta Village and the south village near Crescent Beach. Participating vendors will be marked with pink balloons and will be giving out free Hershey’s Kisses throughout the night. Live music will be featured throughout the village.

For information, call the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce at 349-3800.

SATURDAY, FEB. 18

SOLVE MATERNITY HOMES ANNUAL GALA The annual Anchor of Hope gala begins at 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Hyatt Regency, Sarasota, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts. SOLVE Maternity Homes offers support to pregnant women. The evening will feature testimonies from women who have benefited from the organization. The event is free, however SOLVE Maternity is accepting donations. For information or to RSVP, call 748-0094.

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TUESDAY, FEB. 14

SAY ‘I DO’ AGAIN Begins promptly at 6 p.m. at 948 Beach Road, Siesta Key. The nondenomination service will be performed at Siesta Beach by 12th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Debra Johnes Riva. Organizers encourage attendees to arrive as early as 5 p.m. to check in and enjoy music before the ceremony.

Preregistration is required by Feb. 10; the fee of $10 per couple includes a certificate, event gift, flower and light refreshments.

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S I E S TA K E Y 7940 Sanderling Road Kelly Quigley & Linda Dickinson 941-356-9954 A4158009 $7,950,000

N O KO M I S / N O R T H V E N I C E 3718 Sandspur Lane Sandy and Jerry Strom 941-650-8297 A4172937 $3,199,000

CASEY KEY 621 Casey Key Road Sarah Macrae 941-587-1195 A4171681 $3,195,000

ST ARMAND'S KEY 443 S Polk Drive Jonathan Fox 941-544-6649 A4153251 $2,950,000

S I E S TA K E Y 9008 Midnight Pass Road 3 Marcia Salkin, Pa 941-376-6121 A4162605 $1,725,000

S A R A S OTA 500 S Palm Ave 41 Stacy Liljeberg 941-544-6103 A4144835 $1,850,000

VENICE 945 Inlet Circle Helen Moore 941-724-2030 N5908524 $1,788,000

N O KO M I S / N O R T H V E N I C E 4024 Casey Key Road Ryan Skrzypkowski 941-387-6630 A4173383 $1,525,000

S A R A S OTA 1717 Caribbean Drive Julie Jordan 941-504-7414 A4175784 $1,299,000

OSPREY 73 Sugar Mill Drive Barbara Dumbaugh 941-350-3743 A4160145 $950,000

S I E S TA K E Y 632 Calle De Peru Karen Chandler 941-544-4919 A4168444 $929,500

S A R A S OTA 1625 Landings Boulevard Denise Mei 941-685-3198 A4154346 $835,000

S A R A S OTA 1696 Pine Harrier Cir Tara Lamb & Judy Greene 941-266-4873 & 941-350-0451 A4168186 $775,000

S A R A S OTA 5125 Chateau Court Deanna Kennedy 941-545-8124 A4174506 $724,900

S A R A S OTA 235 Cocoanut Avenue 114C Sandi Layfield 941-914-2807 A4147086 $699,000

S A R A S OTA 1790 Oakford Road Kim Eskew 941-587-5999 A4142858 $695,000

S A R A S OTA 4690 Deer Creek Boulevard Janet Montgomery 941-544-7031 A4175870 $679,000

S A R A S OTA 1762 Prospect Street Ann Martin & Joanna Benante 941-356-7717 A4174319 $508,000

S A R A S OTA 7788 Uliva Way Janice Bradley 941-302-3496 A4175646 $498,000

S A R A S OTA 9555 Forest Hills Circle Marilyn Vespoli 201-926-7272 A4176296 $470,000

S A R A S OTA 7965 Meadow Rush Loop Lynn Ludecke 941-961-8632 A4174526 $434,800

S A R A S OTA 9635 Knightsbridge Circle Barbara Dumbaugh 941-350-3743 A4173457 $389,000

S A R A S OTA 7345 Regina Royale 14 Jonathan Fox 941-544-6649 A4124511 $349,000

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S A R A S OTA 2190 Magnolia Street Peggy Wellman & Robert Moffatt 941-374-0811 A4172314 $299,900

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home in Spice Bay tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Steven and Karen Hagan sold their home at 1219 Sharswood Lane to Craig Zobrist, Kelly Zobrist and Mark Donohoo, of Sarasota, for $2,235,000. Built in 2010, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,765 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2,104,500 in 2014.

SARASOTA INWOOD PARK Robert Cummins, of Bradford, Pa., sold his home at 1842 Sixth St. to Kayle Simon and David Simon, of Sarasota, for $455,000. Built in 1940, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,098 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $300,000 in 2016.

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James and Shelagh Neeham, of Kent, United Kingdom, sold their Unit 812 condominium at 1350 Main St. to Janet Stoller and Michael Stoller, trustees, of Sarasota, for $405,000. Built in 2007, it has one bedroom, one bath and 944 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $345,000 in 2012.

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Michael and Jan Hicks, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the home at 2956 Captiva Drive to Stuart and Jennifer Cottrill, of Sarasota, for $390,000. Built in 1981, it has

three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,421 square feet of living area.

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Jennifer Ann Fitzgerald, trustee, sold the home at 1652 Seventh St. to 1652 7th Street LLC for $310,000. Built in 1943, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 616 square feet. It previously sold for $120,000 in 2010.

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DIA LLC sold the Unit 1628-101 condominium at 1628 Stickney Point Road to Kenneth Kronner, of Harrison Charter Township, Mich., for $285,000. Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,406 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $232,500 in 2013.

ZAKRZEWSKI Thomas and Deborah Dupell, trustees, of Walpole, N.H., sold the home at 1624 Alderman St. to Craig and Nyoka Bruggeman, of Sarasota, for $250,000. Built in 1925, it has one bedroom, one

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Sarasota Bay Club Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 610 condominium at 1301 Tamiami Trail to Julianne Albino, of Sarasota, for $866,000. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,186 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $685,000 in 2001.

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Sandhill Preserve DiVosta Homes LP sold the home at 5947 Snowy Egret Drive to Edward and JoAnn Pochick, of Sarasota, for $529,000. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,138 square feet of living area.

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E. June Curtin, of Osprey, sold her home at 586 Meadow Sweet Circle to Christopher Smith and Debra Holton-Smith, of Osprey, for $350,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths and 2,169 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $199,000 in 1998.

bath and 840 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $185,000 in 2015.

LOMA LINDA PARK David Fleeman, of Sarasota, sold his home at 2193 Floyd St. to Joshua and Tamara Mills, of Sarasota, for $249,900. Built in 1954, it has three bedrooms, one bath and 1,154 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $80,000 in 2011.

Matthew and Loubna Pickens sold their home at 320 Myrtle Ave. to Jack Brainard and Drue Burleson, trustees, of Nokomis, for $349,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,151 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $219,000 in 2012.

BAYWOOD COLONY VILLAS

Curtis Cooper sold his Unit 10 condominium at 5939 Tidewood Ave. to Lisa and Joseph Cobert, of Sarasota, for $232,000. Built in 1973, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,155 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $185,000 in 2016.

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iesta Key Village took a break from its typical dinnertime bustle Feb. 1 as diners lined the open windows along Ocean Boulevard to take pictures of the Budweiser Clydesdales on their parade through the village.

Adults and children alike quickly positioned themselves for a glimpse.

It was hard to tell what created more excitement — the horses, or their speckled companion Barley the Dalmatian, who sat alert on top of the drawn wagon.

The iconic horses were presented by Gold Coast Eagle Distributing. Marketing Administrator Hugh Shields said the team of horses is based in Merrimack, N.H., and he is happy to bring

Makenzie Poppa stands next to the Budweiser Clydesdales before they began their parade down Ocean Boulevard.

them to the Key as often as he can.

“They’re iconic ... they’re very majestic,” Shields said. “They’re amazing.”

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Valerie David performs her one-woman show, “The Pink Hulk.”

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The Budweiser Clydesdales visited Siesta Key Village Feb. 1.

hen Valerie David learned she had lymphoma, she was scared.

When she learned she had breast cancer 15 years later, she was angry.

That anger propelled her to write and star in a one-woman show about her journey called “The Pink Hulk: One Woman’s Journey to Find the Superhero Within,” directed by Padraic Lillis.

Now, the New York City resident travels the country sharing her journey with audiences and fellow survivors.

She visited Sarasota in late January for the SaraSolo Festival. Before she left Sarasota, she gave a special performance, and this one was personal.

David performed Feb. 1 for an audience at Jewish Family & Children’s Service. Many people in the audience had been affected by cancer themselves. The performance was sponsored by Arts for Health Sarasota-Manatee, which promotes better health outcomes through the arts, and Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

Co-chairwoman Hedda MatzaHaughton said for many the performance is entertaining and healing.

David’s “program validates the experience people go through as a cancer survivor,” Matza-Haughton said.

As the audience laughed, cried and cheered along with David, it was clear that she was no longer angry.

“The anger is gone, and now it’s just happiness,” David said.

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11 Radiator protector between the headlights 17 Zeroing (in on) 19 More qualified to pass a Breathalyzer test 21 More minuscule 22 Part of a Shakespearean recipe 25 College purveyor 26 Helicopter feature 27 Is nearly erect, but not quite 28 Like the one born first 29 One who died for a cause

32 More factual 34 D.C. big wheel, briefly 36 “___ funny for words” 37 Treat well?

38 Sparrow’s abode 42 Schoolyard recess activity 45 Aspen visitor, often 47 Ticker outlet 48 Vegetable-based spread 49 History 101 subjects 50 “Phooey!”

51 Questionable 53 Santa ___, California 55 “___ you nuts?”

56 Supply weapons to 57 Sphere

1 Type of therapy 2 Fit for a queen 3 Change text 4 Bishops’ concerns 5 In need of a dousing 6 Like August 7 Grp. of lawyers 8 Winkler of “Happy Days” 9 Emotional warmth 10 Paving stone 11 Old Pontiac muscle car 12 Wild West weapon 13 Conflagration 14 Previous Italian currency 15 Singer Redbone 16 Energy output units 18 Measure of a country’s economy 19 Perspiring more 20 Avid fan, at times 23 Massachusetts’ state 59 “Regrettably ...” of mail (Abbr.) tree 61 Hair on the necks of 88 End of some URLs 24 Book boo-boos critters 89 Tankard contents 30 Small, quick deer 63 Compels by force 90 Cul-de-___ 31 Spelling or Amos 67 Words before “no good” 93 Topmost point 33 ___ Bator or “par” 95 British WWII fliers 35 Letters on a returned 69 Hymn of joy 97 You sweat through it 72 Very short period of time, 98 Lighting a cigarette while check 37 Georgetown athlete colloquially pumping gas, e.g.

39 Distinctive and stylish 78 The “16” of John 3:16 100 Fabric similar to felt elegance 79 Word with “room” or 102 Berate 40 Dry to the bone, as land “team” 104 Eyelid irritant 80 Watch closely 105 Part of a ticket or check 41 Digits warmed in winter 42 Respond 81 Kids’ summer getaway 106 Sea eagle found over 43 Cupid’s projectile places coasts 44 Small appearance by a 84 Blacken, as a steak 107 Jean of the Dada art big star 86 When the IRS gets a lot movement 46 Mall stalls

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Each of the following cryptograms is a clue to the identity of one of America’s Founding Fathers. Using the hints I=A and D=T, decipher the clues to name the man.

1. C N Z N P I F M R D 2. I D D Q P L N W 3. H Q B N P L Q P 4. N S I L U M T I D M Q L 5. U J M N C

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SUDOKU

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Items Under $200 For Sale

Boats

2 DRUMS in hard cases, $75. Music Encyclopedia (11 Books), $85. Organ music, $40. 941-358-8511 ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE with the total value of all items $200 or less in this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words or less. Price must be included next to each item. No commercial advertising.

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer.

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BIKE 10/SPEED: excellent condition, colbalt blue, $150. o/b/o. Lionel freight car, $50. 941-323-9417.

COFFEE TABLE: contemporary, 37” square glasstop: square beige/white stone-looking base, $75. 440-442-5513.

ELEGANT GLASSTOP brass coffee table and matching end table, $100/ea. 941-966-5624.

HP PHOTO-SMART Plus 564 wireless includes 4 new ink refills. Asking $45 cash. 941 445 4201.

KITCHEN CART: solid wood on casters, 26wx18d34h, drawer and cabinet doors, like new $25. Bob, 941-346-8370.

NEW WHITE HJC motorcycle helmet size large gloves medium, $35. 941-556-9547.

PEANUT ROASTER: antique, 1930’s, works great, $200. Call 941-953-4186 for details.

ROYAL TYPEWRITER/CASE, $45 O/B/O. Cat carrier, $30. G.E. Juicer, $30. Sunbeam scale, $10.

941-952-1097.

SOFA AND loveseat: purple/ rose/ beige flower, excellent condition, $200 o/b/o. 267-242-1951.

SHOWER BENCH $40 Quantity Tena briefs, pads, gloves $80; Baby Monitor $22. (941)951−2190.

SELL IT! 941-955-4888 or classifieds.yourobserver.com

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FLORIDA YACHT CHARTERS − SARASOTA AND BEYOND Hop onboard our 2004 Sea Ray 310 and enjoy the day. Enjoy half or full day cruising on the beautiful Gulf Coast waterways.

Call us for information about longer trips to Key West and Islands, and for overnight stays. (941) 524−8494 www.naplesboatcharter.com

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1958 68/ft. Trumpy Complete 2 Year Restoration For Sale or Charter

ChitwoodCharters.com Party/ Real Estate/ Wedding Cruises Marina Jack’s Docks Grand Banks and Selene Yachts 36/ft. to 68/ft.

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WOOD FLOORS AND LAMINATE Sales and Installation. Master craftsman working in and around lakewood ranch and Sarasota. over 15 years excellent references. Fully Licensed and Insured. Call for free estimates Joe Davis, 941.929.3000.

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DOWNSIZING OR IN NEED OF LIQUIDATION? Estate Sales with 16 years experience.

Staging and conducting Estate Sales in Florida.

Antique shop owner.

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Camillia’s Antique Estate Sales 352-871-0743 or 252-665-7653 Call for a Free initial visit.

Antiques/Collectibles

BUYING ART

Merchandise Wanted CASH FOR Old Military Items. Swords, uniforms, insignia & old guns. Call 941-416-3280.

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Personals *ADOPTION*: Bubbly TV Personality & Successful Executive, LOVE, Laughter awaits 1st baby.

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941-400-8811 “Paying the highest prices in the Sarasota area for over 40 years” PURCHASING EAMES, Knoll, Danish, Dunbar, Evans, Laverne, Nakashima, Parzinger furniture, glass, pottery and designer clothing. Tommy McDonnell 772-643-3209.

Autos Wanted WE BUY CARS. TOP $$ PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

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Conduct post-flight review. Maintain pilot's flight log book. Administer written exams throughout training & provide feedback to students. Applicant must possess an Associate deg in mechanical engring or academic equiv or 2 yrs of exp as flight instructor. Must have FAA Instructor License & FAA Commercial Pilot License. Send resumes to Nayda Cattin, Cirrus Aviation, Inc., 8191 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34243.

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Say 3 OUR FATHERS, 3 HAIL MARYS & 3 GLORY BE’s. Publication must be promised. ST. JUDE, PRAY FOR US ALL WHO INVOKE YOUR AID. AMEN. This novena must be said on 9 consecutive days. Thank you St. Jude for answering my petition. -MGL

FULL TIME Housekeeper wanted for small beachfront resort on Longboat Key. Excellent cleaning skills required, daytime hours only, weekends hours also required. Prior cleaning experience and background check required. e-mail resume: info@diplomatresort.net

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INVENTORY ASSOCIATE Count inventories in retail stores, all hours available.

P/T, must be reliable. Weekly pay.

Apply: wisintl.com

Condos/Apts. For Rent

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PALM AIRE CONDO: 2BR/2BA, furnished, great views, upgraded, utilities included. Available March or April $2800/mo. 941-351-1741.

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Auto Transport

AUTO/PET DELIVERY. Sarasota area to S.E. Michigan area. FBI background checked, bonded, insured. Retired police officer. 941-323-3945.

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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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MOVING SALE: Everything must go! Bedroom set, living room, dining room, pictures, mirrors, linens, lighting fixtures, etc. 941-302-2960.

Oil Paintings - Water Colors Sculpture - Bronzes Statuary - Asian Art

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BEAUTIFUL HOME on lake with 4 bds, 3.5 baths, plus custom pool and big lanai. No Brokers. Owner 941-921-5687.

4 AUTO, BOAT and Bike Transport Open or Enclosed Transportation available.

License, Bonded, Insured. Over 10 Years in the Industry and A+ Rated with the BBB. Early Snowbird Discounts Available.

(866) 858−8066 www.bearstransport.com

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RON VOIT CONSTRUCTION L.L.C. Comm/Res. Room Additions. Interior Renovations. Kitchen and Bath Remodeling. Door and Window Replacement.

Rotted Wood Repairs. Crown Molding and Trim.

Call Ron 941-228-7601. State Lic. CBC1259788.

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Classified Ads Bring Results 941-955-4888

Cleaning

BETTY’S HOUSECLEANING Service. Residential and Commercial. High quality cleaning.

Reasonable rates. Licensed. Insured. References.

Call 941-650-6180.

BLUE FISH CLEANING INC. 941-705-3812.

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

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BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

Residential. Meticulous Cleaning. Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable. Lic./ Ins. 941-400-3342.

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941-565-5957.

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Adult Care Services

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

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

PRIVATE CAREGIVER: CNA/ HHA/ Medical Assistant. Experienced, compassionate and caring.

References available. 774-526-7112.

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LIDO BEACH HOUSE: 3BR/2BA, lanai, across from beach, walk to St. Armands.

No pets. Unfurnished. Available immediately.

Long term/Seasonal. 703-638-8128.

Personalized in-home care to meet any needs.

We provide medical and non-medical services 24/7. From transportation and housekeeping to meal preparation and medication assistance. We can create a customized plan that works for you.

Call ElderCare Services at 377-4465 or visit our website at: www.ElderCareSarasota.com for more information. Licensed, bonded and Insured.

Lic# 30211372

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Sale By Owner.

Contact Sandy Osborne, 941-400-1330

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Items Up to $200 Sell for Free!

PLACE YOUR AD ONLINE TODAY

CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

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941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

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DOORS

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Yoder Aluminum Inc.

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ESTABLISHED 1975!

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HANDYMAN

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YOUR SAFETY IS PRICELESS! 941. 979. 2707

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SPG SCHEMMEL PROPERT Y GROUP REP RES EN T IN G

JOEL SCHEMMEL, J.D. 941.587.4894 joel.schemmel@sothebysrealty.com

SHARON CHIODI 941.809.0380 sharon.chiodi@sothebysrealty.com

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Indian Beach | 916 Indian Beach Drive | $2,495,000

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Casey Key | 3528/3521 Casey Key Road | $5,295,000

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The Oaks Clubside | 419 Walls Way | $1,795,000

609 Golden Gate Point | Starting at $1,650,000

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Nokomis | 403 Sunrise Drive | $2,176,000

Osprey Harbor Village | 14021 Bellagio Way | $1,095,000

Cherokee Creek | 1648 South Drive | $945,000

Phillippi Creek | 5343 Palos Verdes | $895,000

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Prestancia | 4193 Escondito Circle | $1,295,000

AQUA | 280 Golden Gate Point | $5,495,000

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Equal Housing Opportunity. Property information herein is derived from various sources including, but not limited to, county records and multiple listing services, and may include approximations. All information is deemed accurate and neither suggests nor infers that Sotheby’s International Realty participated as either the listing or cooperating agent or broker in the sale or purchase of the properties depicted. Colorado listing courtesy of The Boyd Team, Steamboat Sotheby’s International Realty.

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Prestancia | 3799 Boca Pointe Drive | $849,000