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‘THE BIG BOOM’ The storm lasted for just five minutes. In that time, it caused at least $12 million worth of damage as it tore its 1.14-mile path through Siesta Key and a small Sarasota neighborhood. But despite the damage, and the fact that it trapped two people in a collapsed home, only minor injuries were reported in Sarasota County. It was the worst tornado to strike the county since 2000. Here’s how the five-minute storm and the emergency response that followed unraveled.

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Jack Short

Niki Best and Rufino Tegio search the remains of Nancy Devito’s house, which was demolished in the storm. Best is Devito’s granddaughter.

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Sarasota Keys: Play ’em again Some familiar tunes may be playing near you as public pianos return to four downtown locations.

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Nancy Hack poses with the Naked Cowboy Jan. 20, on St. Armands Circle.

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Shoppers on St. Armands Circle experienced a little bit of Times Square on Wednesday.

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Arts Alliance Executive Director Jim Shirley and Communications Manager Rachel Denton apply finishing touches to pianos before they hit the streets.

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A+E Swing into the sound of gypsy jazz.

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“You never know who’s going to come up and play a piano.”

Vice Mayor Suzanne Atwell on the Sarasota Keys pianos READ MORE ON PAGE 10A

BY THE NUMBERS

WHAT’S THE BUZZ? Our story on businesses and city officials lobbing complaints at Thunder by the Bay struck a chord with readers. Although commenters mostly defended the downtown festival, both supporters and critics of the event were eager to weigh in.

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“To steal someone else’s comment ‘too many business owners and residents define downtown in their ideal image, forgetting that they inhabit an actual city and not the controlled town center of some resort community.’

Not every event is for everyone!”

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Runners and walkers traversed the John Ringling Bridge during Saturday’s Ringling Bridge Run.

— Patricia Cirillo Schultz

“Thunder by the Bay is one of if not the coolest thing that Sarasota has. Embrace it. It is a good thing. (Ask the people and businesses of Sturgis, South Dakota how they feel about Bike Week. And that’s a whole week!)”

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“This event does not benefit most businesses downtown.”

— Pandora Seibert

“There are only a handful of complainers and they complain about everything. If a business owner doesn’t like people around his/her shop, the owner might want to rethink the business plan. There are many restaurants and shops that benefit from the traffic.”

This fall, voters in the city of Sarasota will likely have the opportunity to weigh in on whether municipal elections should move from the spring of odd-numbered years to the fall of even-numbered years.

In a 3-2 vote Tuesday, the City Commission approved ballot language for the November election for a referendum on moving election day. If approved, the charter amendment would reschedule city elections to coincide with state and national races.

The change would also eliminate the current run-off system, creating a single winner-takes-all election for City Commission races no matter how many candidates are vying for the seat. Final approval of the referendum will likely be scheduled for April.

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SUNDAY, JAN. 17 2:52 a.m.: Phones buzz with emergency text alerts. The National Weather Service has issued a severe storm alert for the Sarasota-Manatee area.

3:17 a.m.: The tornado touches down on Siesta Key with winds estimated at 70 mph, hitting the Excelsior Beach to Bay condominiums on the Gulf.

3:18 a.m.: Nelly Vazquez, a 30-year resident of an Excelsior bayside unit, wakes up to a noise unlike any she’s heard before as the tornado crosses Midnight Pass Road.

“They say it sounds like a train, but I heard a big boom,” she said of the tornado, which reached 107 mph. Vazquez is one of many residents forced to evacuate her unit after the storm after water pipes burst, filling her home with 6 to 8 inches of water.

The roof of Building 5, the Majorca, is ripped off.

Dr. Marc Blum watches his furniture move from the south side to the north side of his lanai in his bayfront Excelsior unit. He and his wife, Kathy, take shelter with their cats, and their unit was unharmed, but their next-door neighbors aren’t as lucky. Their ceilings cave in, and the roof is lifted from the walls. Fortunately they weren’t home.

3:19 a.m.: The tornado reaches the eastern shore of Siesta Key, with winds up to 120 mph.

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3:21 a.m.: Wind speeds decrease to 71 mph, and the storm travels northeast across Ridgewood and Shelburne lanes.

Viva Reinhardt hears what sounds “like a Mac truck” in her Ridgewood Lane home.

“It shook the house,” she said, “and then I saw all this glass and heard everything flying.”

For Terry Castleberry, who also lives on Ridgewood Lane, the tornado passes before she realizes what’s happening.

“It was the scariest noise I’ve ever heard,” she said. “It was this huge noise; you could see the wind swirling. It was maybe two or three minutes, and it was over.”

She loses most of her pool cage, her boat dock is damaged, and the wind sends insulation flying from her attic into the bedroom and hallways.

A notice posted by the county declaring Nancy Devito’s home “demolished.”

“It was the scariest noise I’ve ever heard ...

You could see the wind swirling. It was maybe two or three minutes, and it was over.”

3:22 a.m.: The storm reaches its final damage point near Beechwood Avenue and U.S. 41. Winds decrease to 65 mph. Much of the affected area is without power.

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Cardy is released.

Meanwhile, rain and wind continue for much of the night. In the morning, high winds continue to blow debris around the site, as residents salvage belongings and take pictures of the damage.

3:38 a.m.: The Sarasota County Fire Department receives clearance to respond to its first calls.

(Protocol required personnel to take shelter, like everyone else.)

It faces a backlog of 33 calls. The collapsed house on Baywinds Lane, where Devito is trapped, is at the top of the priority list.

3:48 a.m.: Firefighters arrive at Devito’s home. A team works to extract Devito and Cameron Cardy, while other firefighters go door to door, identifying six extensively damaged homes and ensuring residents’ safety.

Tamé Stockfis, Devito’s daughter, and her husband, Ian, soon arrive at the scene after a phone call from a friend about the tornado wakes them.

“I couldn’t get a hold of my mom and came right over here, and this is what I came up on,” Stockfis said later Sunday.

Baywinds Lane is littered with debris, and the empty lot adjacent Nto Devito’s house was covered with what was her second floor.

11:22 a.m.: Florida Power & Light re-energizes the power grid and restores power to many.

11:30 a.m.: A Sarasota County spokesman confirms that no major injuries were been reported from the storm, though as many as 17,000 are still without power.

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Pauline Vileno looks at the remains of part of her ceiling. She was thankful there was no damage to her bedroom, where she slept as the storm hit.

5 a.m. (approximately): Devito and Cardy are freed. Fire Department personnel take Devito to the hospital with minor injuries.

1 p.m.: Devito’s family tries to salvage what they can – important papers, clothes and anything that couldn’t be replaced from what remained of the second floor.

They pass items from the wreckage, in containers made from broken furniture, to family members and volunteers below. The county posts a notice that the home was considered “demolished.”

4 p.m.: Power has been restored to all but a few residents in the Baywinds neighborhood.

MONDAY, JAN. 18 1 a.m.: Power is restored to the last house that could receive it.

Monday evening: Devito’s family is still working to salvage her belongings. They’ve found some of Devito’s clothes but couldn’t get to the cabinet with her important documents in it.

“We found some pictures,” Stockfis said. “Everything else, all her art stuff was pretty much destroyed.”

Stockfis reports that Devito is “really sore and very upset.”

The Castleberrys continue to clean up debris. They estimate the damage at $30,000 to $50,000.

Reinhardt considers spending the night in a hotel because of damage to her home’s heating and cooling system that hasn’t been repaired as temperatures chill.

But of the damage, she says, “It’s nothing. It’s nothing.”

She says she hasn’t lost anything she cared about that couldn’t be replaced.

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3:20 a.m.: The storm makes landfall on mainland Sarasota at Baywinds Lane, where 87-yearold Nancy Devito lives, with 132 mph winds.

Devito’s home collapses, trapping her in an 18-inch gap in the debris. As the water pipes pour over her, she thinks she will drown.

The tornado also strikes the Baywinds home of Pauline Vileno.

“The wind went right through, and all of these glass doors are in the pool,” she said. “When the wind came up I said, ‘Oh don’t take down the ceiling,’ but it did.”

Later, though, she says she feels lucky: The storm didn’t damage the room where she was sleeping when the tornado struck.

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In 2014, Sarasota’s parking manager was prepared for a serious conversation about the need for paid parking — so why have officials continued to delay that discussion?

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Twenty-one months ago, the city’s Parking Advisory Committee met for the last time.

The group, composed of representatives from business districts throughout the city, was tasked with helping to develop a comprehensive parking management strategy. The process was a response to the poor reception to the city’s previous attempt to implement paid parking.

City officials wanted to learn from the mistake and take a common-sense approach for managing the parking supply. Parking Manager Mark Lyons recognized Sarasota was lagging behind cities of its size in this regard, and the Parking Advisory Committee’s final report would help it catch up.

“The intent was to help us understand what took place and help provide me with information that would be useful in implementing a citywide strategic plan,” Lyons said in a 2014 interview with the Sarasota Observer.

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discussed the final report of the Parking Advisory Committee.

That’s not to say the city has ignored the issue of parking for the better part of two years. Earlier this month, the City Commission discussed two new parking regulations. One instituted a maximum four-hour time restriction in city garages; the other created a $5 fee for using those garages during special event weekends.

This raised a red flag for those who had spoken with Lyons about the optimal strategy for managing parking. The consensus was that people should pay to use onstreet parking, and the garages should serve as a free refuge for those who want to pass on premium spaces. Now, the only people who paid for parking in the city were garage users?

Eileen Hampshire, a member of the Parking Advisory Committee and a Downtown Improvement District board member, wondered why the city seemed to be willfully avoiding a substantive discussion of the issue.

“We’re not reinventing the wheel — everybody knows what works and what doesn’t work,” Hampshire said. “What doesn’t work is the chaos we have in parking now.”

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Parking Manager Mark Lyons believes the city should consider a paid parking system for premium spots, like those on Main Street. The city has not substantively discussed full-time paid parking downtown since 2013.

about the impact of the parking policy on downtown business, wondered if the city was afraid of broaching the unpopular concept of paid parking again.

Lyons said that wasn’t the case for him. As the parking committee was finishing its work, he wasn’t shy about stating that the city needed to eventually implement paid parking.

Rather than framing it as a necessary budgetary evil, he evangelized on behalf of the concept.

With a strategic approach, paid parking could reap benefits for businesses and visitors to crowded segments of the city.

Still, Lyons doesn’t set the agenda for City Commission meetings. With no formal occasion to discuss parking management with the city’s policymakers, Lyons said, there wasn’t much room to implement change.

As a result, he’s focused instead on increasing revenue and the level of service for parkers.

“I probably cannot disagree that it is counterintuitive in that sense,” Lyons said. “There should be more restriction and more concern with on-street parking before you get into the off-street areas. But until the opportunity is presented to share the full detail of the parking committee’s review, these are the conditions with which I have to work.”

City officials have cited packed agendas and turnover on the commission as contributing fac-

tors to the lengthy delay, but Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown said staff took responsibility for the failure to consider a comprehensive parking strategy to date.

“We haven’t taken the report of the Parking Advisory Committee to the commission,” Brown said.

“Shame on us as staff. We need to do a better job of getting that information to them.”

Brown said staff is working to have that topic scheduled for a February or March commission meeting. On Tuesday, the DID unanimously endorsed a system with on-street paid parking and free garage parking, expressing concern about the lack of a comprehensive strategy to date.

The downtown group encouraged officials to have that discussion soon, emphasizing the urgent need for a citywide plan for managing the parking supply.

“My angst is not paying to park; I’m not looking for free parking,” DID board member Steve Seidensticker said. “It’s a cohesive, comprehensive plan that the city leadership has to adopt.”

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It’s a six-seat electric car, similar in style to a golf cart, although an enclosed configuration is also offered. It tops out at 25 mph, but it’s still street legal (as long as it doesn’t travel on roads with a speed limit over 35 mph). Most importantly, it’s equipped with a lithium ion battery that lasts for longer than 12 hours on one charge — which is why Moran believes he’s met his match in the Polaris GEM. Moran, the operations manager of the city’s Downtown Improvement District, is a leading advocate for the creation of a downtown circulator transportation system. He attributes the stalled progress on that effort to a lack of a worthy vehicle.

Now, things have changed.

That’s why Moran is working to build a coalition in support of a new service that moves people around downtown Sarasota.

“We have the makings of an opportunity to possibly move forward with this — subject to, of course, the big question of funding,” Moran said.

The idea of a downtown circu-

lator dates back to at least 2011.

The city’s updated comprehensive plan sought to “move people, not vehicles,” and a mobility study was examining how to accomplish that goal citywide.

In 2012, the city hired a consultant to study a specialty transit route focused on downtown Sarasota. Talk of a streetcar quickly faded due to funding concerns.

Moran seized on a more inexpensive “rubber-tire” system, using low-speed electric vehicles.

As he preached the economic and quality-of-life benefits of a downtown circulator, Moran searched for the perfect vehicle.

Nothing he found could stay in service all day without needing a recharged battery.

Moran had two goals: reduce headway times and reduce overall expenses. If a fleet of six vehicles could stay in service for 12 consecutive hours, a Main Street route could arrive at designated stops every five minutes. Recently, Moran stumbled upon Polaris, which makes a six-seat car with the necessary specs.

“That’s a breakthrough,” Moran said. “We never found a vehicle that would be able to withstand operating continuously, loaded with people, lights on half the time, that could get through the whole workday.”

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Moran is optimistic the Downtown Sarasota Alliance and Sarasota Downtown Merchants Association will follow, at which point the city will begin to consider the logistics of a potential operation.

As for “the big question” of funding, Moran believes he’s already found a pot of money. The cars range from $15,000 to more than $30,000, but the downtown Community Redevelopment Agency set aside more than $400,000 for downtown transportation in its 2015 budget. That number shrank to $14,561 in this year’s budget, but Moran thinks the CRA could be the eventual source for capital expenses.

Actually operating the vehicles could cost several hundred thousand dollars per year, Moran said.

He suggested the city could put

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out a request for proposals to bring in a private operator to run the system, and that advertising on the vehicles could offset additional costs. Ryan Chapdelain, a chief planner with the city focused on mobility, was more cautious about the specifics of funding, stating that it was a matter still to be addressed.

“You’re talking capital costs of the vehicles and whatnot, and who would operate them,” Chapdelain said. “Those are questions we’re going to have to answer as

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Moran knows it would take time to build a circulator. That could eventually mean a bigger route, more vehicles — perhaps even different vehicles. For now, however, he sees the opportunity to achieve at least part of the vision he’s been working toward for years.

“If we have the model for at least an opening phase of a downtown circulator, this may be the logical first one to put on the street,” Moran said. “That’s an outline of what could be done.”

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Rev ’em up; let ’em roll Don’t let the naysayers chase Thunder by the Bay out of downtown. The festival’s departure would be a loss for the entire community.

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sn’t that a wonderful sight?

Thunder by the Bay. Look at all those people gathered in our city, in our downtown — close to 100,000, nearly 60% of them from out of town … bringing into the city more than an $8 million jolt to the economy … and generating $150,000 for Suncoast Charities for Children.

Oh, by the way, Suncoast Charities is that Sarasota institution that also organizes and puts on — for free to the public — the Powerboat Grand Prix and the Holiday Boat Parade of Lights.

And yet, of course, there are a few scolds who want to chase Thunder by the Bay out of town.

At the top of that list: the everchipper Commissioner Susan Chapman. “It’s an economic driver if you want to only have bars and honky tonks,” she said — insulting all 90,000-plus people who attended this year’s 18th annual event. Way to go, commissioner.

Go ahead; do it. Run Thunder by the Bay out of town. Then see what happens to Sarasota.

For those who have been here for a decade or more, it has taken at least a decade for Sarasota County commissioners and the past five years for Mark Huey and his staff at the Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County to hose down the reputation and reality that Sarasota County is a nasty place to try to do business.

Think what would happen if Commissioner Chapman and others succeeding in chasing Thunder by the Bay out of town. People don’t forget lousy hospitality — they rarely, if ever, come back.

OK, big events like Thunder by the Bay or the Chalk Festival (another event scorned) are an inconvenience for some. Business owners on Palm Avenue and some of the restaurant owners on

and around lower Main Street say Thunder by the Bay hurts their sales for the weekend and think it may be time to move the event’s main gathering place away from downtown.

Those effects occur in every city that hosts a large event. You can always find a few businesses that don’t benefit. In fact, that’s a common comment about art festivals and other events on St. Armands Circle.

But such complaints bring to mind the old story about the two shoe salesmen assigned to sell shoes in a town where no one wore shoes. One of the salesman was devastated. “How can I possibly make a living?” he said, while the other saw the assignment as the greatest opportunity ever. “What a gold mine!”

The challenge for those businesses that struggle is how to turn Thunder by the Bay into a business opportunity.

Likewise, the organizers of Thunder by the Bay have a similar challenge: How to keep the event manageable and growing; how to make the event a positive for as many people as possible — the motorcyclists, the local businesses and Sarasota residents.

To an extent, that goes without saying. Thunder by the Bay Executive Director Lucy Nicandri is a local pro at organizing these events, and she constantly looks for ways to improve. But she can’t be a one-woman show. Collaboration and communication with all of the affected constituencies will be crucial, constructive and effective as the event continues to grow and evolve.

Losing or chasing Thunder by the Bay out of town would be a huge mistake. The benefits to Sarasota far outweigh the costs and inconveniences. Indeed, to an extent, this

event is no different than having the thousands of snowbirds who descend on Sarasota during the winter season.

In spite of the temporary increase in traffic, their spending — and that of the Thunder by the Bay visitors — helps keep our businesses prospering and taxes lower than they would otherwise be. What’s more, Thunder by the Bay helps add a rumbling vibrancy to a city that can always use some revving up.

REFERENDUM VOTE: CHANGE AND HOPE It was another unexpected, pleasant surprise and reason to be increasingly hopeful for the city: City commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday in favor of ballot language for a referendum that would move the city’s election day. If approved, it would move Sarasota city elections from the spring and summer of odd years to coincide with state and national elections in November of even-numbered years. Shocker.

Followers of the City Commission know resistance to this change has been near impenetrable. Indeed, the long-standing spring-time vote has seemed like a well-defended conspiracy of the Old Guard Insiders to keep control of City Hall. And the more they could discourage people from voting, the better their chances of the status quo.

Just look at the vote on Tuesday.

Old Guard: Mayor Willie Shaw and Commissioner Susan Chapman.

New Guard: Commissioners Liz Alpert and Shelli Freeland Eddie. We’d call Vice Mayor Suzanne Atwell, a longtime commission veteran, an advocate for forwardthinking reform, but one who was frequently squished.

We can’t wait to see what the New Guard will do next.

[Lucy] Nicandri said the criticism of the event was dispiriting. If the push to relocate Thunder by the Bay is successful, Suncoast Charities could stop organizing other events in response. ‘Why should we?’ Nicandri said. ‘If we’re getting booted out from another event in January, why do all this for free?’

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I was elated to see the Observer’s recent headline “Thunderstruck,” bringing to the fore the siege of our small downtown

by Lucy Nicandri’s annual “Badass Bike Rally.”

She and her supporters, including our city manager, would have us believe that any criticism is from “a few isolated voices” and that all the noise, closing streets, beer guzzling and testosterone are justified because it sends money to local charities.

Our small city is blessed with scores of philanthropists who quietly donate much more.

Of all the events downtown, this one certainly doesn’t deserve an exemption from the moratorium, and I commend Commissioner Chapman for making the case to remove it!

I recommend that “Thunder” find another bay city to sack.

JIM LAMPL

CHRIS GRANDSTAFF

SARASOTA

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the face for most residents of Sarasota.

I have visited many large cities in the U.S. and Canada — Chicago, New York City, The French Quarter, Charleston, Austin, Dallas, Scottsdale, Las Vegas, Toronto and many more.

They are all filled with an eclectic range of restaurants, bars (honky tonks), entertainment and residents.

However, if anyone of these does not meet the lily-white, paved-with-gold Chapman standards, apparently, according to Chapman, they should not exist.

She certainly is not a person who derives ideas, styles or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources and therefore should be removed from the commissioner seat.

We need more people like Lucy Nicandri to represent and

When did the city of Sarasota become Susan Chapman Kingdom?

If the president of the United States can be impeached, surely Chapman can be recused of her seat as a commissioner.

She does not represent the city as a whole, and not everybody has the same interests as she, and she needs to respect that.

Said Chapman: “It’s an economic driver if you want to only have bars and honky tonks,” … “If you want to have fine dining restaurants, if you want to have downtown theater and cultural events, if you want to have downtown residents, they don’t serve those purposes.”

This comment is a slap in

promote Sarasota. She gives unselfishly and endlessly and brings in revenue for businesses and charity.

Regarding restaurateurs’ complaints about Thunder by the Bay, I had no problem Saturday evening, Jan. 9, parking in the garage at Whole Foods and walking to Mattison’s on Main and Lemon (both streets were closed for Thunder by the Bay and the restaurant was packed with people). I would say that if anyone really wanted to eat at their establishments, he would have found a way.

As for the residents downtown: It’s a downtown. Common sense should tell you that downtowns are noisy, and if you are unhappy, move to the suburbs.

Sarasota has already lost the Chalk Festival, and I’m sure if left up to Commissioner Chapman, it would lose all other

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Festival too big for downtown In response to your recent article on Thunder by the Bay, I would like to place my two cents behind the position of the downtown businesses that suffered loss of revenue during the festivities.

I believe TBTB is a great event for the city that benefits worthy charitable causes and helps to put Sarasota on the map as a destination. However, we had out-of-town guests that weekend, and we were unable to get to some highlights of the city — restaurants, etc. — because of the traffic and lack of roadway access to downtown. We ended up on Lido Key, but upon returning, the traffic was a nightmare over the bridge because of road closures around the bay streets. It felt as though one entity took over downtown, and our friends missed some lovely highlights of Sarasota because of this.

I defend events like TBTB and its many devoted, hardworking supporters, but another more expansive site would better serve not only them but also the wonderful businesses of downtown that we all enjoy. It doesn’t have to be an either/or situation.

DONNA STEWART

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I was elated to see the Observer’s recent headline “Thunderstruck,” bringing to the fore the siege of our small downtown

by Lucy Nicandri’s annual “Badass Bike Rally.”

She and her supporters, including our city manager, would have us believe that any criticism is from “a few isolated voices” and that all the noise, closing streets, beer guzzling and testosterone are justified because it sends money to local charities.

Our small city is blessed with scores of philanthropists who quietly donate much more.

Of all the events downtown, this one certainly doesn’t deserve an exemption from the moratorium, and I commend Commissioner Chapman for making the case to remove it!

I recommend that “Thunder” find another bay city to sack.

JIM LAMPL

CHRIS GRANDSTAFF

SARASOTA

SARASOTA

SARASOTA

‘Thunder’ should bolt from Sarasota

the face for most residents of Sarasota.

I have visited many large cities in the U.S. and Canada — Chicago, New York City, The French Quarter, Charleston, Austin, Dallas, Scottsdale, Las Vegas, Toronto and many more.

They are all filled with an eclectic range of restaurants, bars (honky tonks), entertainment and residents.

However, if anyone of these does not meet the lily-white, paved-with-gold Chapman standards, apparently, according to Chapman, they should not exist.

She certainly is not a person who derives ideas, styles or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources and therefore should be removed from the commissioner seat.

We need more people like Lucy Nicandri to represent and

When did the city of Sarasota become Susan Chapman Kingdom?

If the president of the United States can be impeached, surely Chapman can be recused of her seat as a commissioner.

She does not represent the city as a whole, and not everybody has the same interests as she, and she needs to respect that.

Said Chapman: “It’s an economic driver if you want to only have bars and honky tonks,” … “If you want to have fine dining restaurants, if you want to have downtown theater and cultural events, if you want to have downtown residents, they don’t serve those purposes.”

This comment is a slap in

promote Sarasota. She gives unselfishly and endlessly and brings in revenue for businesses and charity.

Regarding restaurateurs’ complaints about Thunder by the Bay, I had no problem Saturday evening, Jan. 9, parking in the garage at Whole Foods and walking to Mattison’s on Main and Lemon (both streets were closed for Thunder by the Bay and the restaurant was packed with people). I would say that if anyone really wanted to eat at their establishments, he would have found a way.

As for the residents downtown: It’s a downtown. Common sense should tell you that downtowns are noisy, and if you are unhappy, move to the suburbs.

Sarasota has already lost the Chalk Festival, and I’m sure if left up to Commissioner Chapman, it would lose all other

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Festival too big for downtown In response to your recent article on Thunder by the Bay, I would like to place my two cents behind the position of the downtown businesses that suffered loss of revenue during the festivities.

I believe TBTB is a great event for the city that benefits worthy charitable causes and helps to put Sarasota on the map as a destination. However, we had out-of-town guests that weekend, and we were unable to get to some highlights of the city — restaurants, etc. — because of the traffic and lack of roadway access to downtown. We ended up on Lido Key, but upon returning, the traffic was a nightmare over the bridge because of road closures around the bay streets. It felt as though one entity took over downtown, and our friends missed some lovely highlights of Sarasota because of this.

I defend events like TBTB and its many devoted, hardworking supporters, but another more expansive site would better serve not only them but also the wonderful businesses of downtown that we all enjoy. It doesn’t have to be an either/or situation.

DONNA STEWART

9A

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016

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events.

My suggestion for Commissioner Chapman, resign your seat and move to a private island.

File photo

Crowds pack Main Street for the 18th annual Thunder

By The Bay Jan. 9.

|

We are closed ‘til

Time

Time

Time

Time

1/21 Thu 05:47 AM L 12:29 PM H 04:14 PM L 09:57 PM H 1/22 Fri 06:30 AM L 01:03 PM H 05:06 PM L 10:43 PM H 1/23 Sat 07:07 AM L 01:30 PM H 05:54 PM L 11:25 PM H 1/24 Sun 07:40 AM L 01:52 PM H 06:40 PM L

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THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ONLY NOLY

Our stores are full, our warehouse is full and we must make room NOW! White Florida Style Do Not Miss This Opportunity to

1/25 Mon 12:05 AM H 08:11 AM L 02:11 PM H 07:25 PM L

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Sarasota Keys pianos return for sidewalk encore DAVID CONWAY NEWS EDITOR

After a 2011 trip to Greenville, S.C., City Commissioner Suzanne Atwell was determined to find a defining interactive public art project for downtown Sarasota. It just took a few years to get there.

The city worked with the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County in an attempt to re-create Greenville’s “Mice on Main” project, but that process quickly went awry. An attempt to place painted sculptures of mice on downtown streets ended with the city getting sued for Sunshine Law violations.

Beyond the legal entanglements, though, Arts Alliance Executive Director Jim Shirley said the project simply didn’t feel like the best option for a public art project in downtown Sarasota.

“Nothing ever really popped — it didn’t seem to be the right thing,” Shirley said. “We knew it would revolve around the arts, but we didn’t know the answer at the time.”

Now, both Shirley and Atwell believe an answer has been found.

The Sarasota Keys project, which consists of public pianos painted by local artists on downtown sidewalks, returned for its third season Thursday. Based on the reception the project has drawn from the community, Atwell thinks her quest has paid off despite the wait.

“I’m finding the more interactive, the more fun it is,” Atwell said. “Anytime I’m in a restaurant or something and I see the pianos, there are people laughing

and smiling” The project, organized by the Arts Alliance, will feature four pianos for the public to play, with potentially a fifth to come. That number is down from previous years: The group has gotten its pianos secondhand, and after two years of exposure to the outdoors has taken its toll on some.

Shirley says that’s not a sign the project is unsuccessful or on its way out. He highlights that officials from Mississippi, New York and Ohio have all come to town to find out how they could replicate the program. The project also serves as a medium to connect the public with art in a variety of ways, a feature on which the Arts Alliance hopes to capitalize.

“We’re doing a promotion to piano teachers to encourage them to bring their students into downtown and let them play around on the pianos,” Shirley said. “In the past, we’ve done a lot of pop-up concerts. We try to do a lot of that to stimulate the artistic feel for downtown, to have a vibrant community type of feel.”

In addition to adding another vibrant element to the downtown environment, both Shirley and Atwell were excited to promote art within the community.

“I think interactive art projects incubate talent,” Atwell said.

“You never know who’s going to come up and play a piano.”

Perhaps the defining moment for the Sarasota Keys project came last summer. A visitor to downtown Sarasota recorded a video of Donald Gould, a homeless man, playing Styx’s “Come

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Arts Alliance Executive Director Jim Shirley and Communications Manager Rachel Denton apply finishing touches to pianos before they hit the streets.

Sail Away” on the piano in front of Clasico Café and Bar. The video has racked up more than 17 million views on YouTube, and became a life-changing opportunity for Gould, who ended up playing the national anthem before an NFL game in September.

Shirley points out that this project also brings attention to established artists in Sarasota.

Viktorija Bulava, the artist who painted the piano Gould played in front of Clasico, got serious exposure when the video went viral.

“That artist has gotten world-

wide attention to her work,” Shirley said. “We’ve had a lot of nice repercussions like that.”

Three years after the city endorsed a trial run for the piano project, those involved with Sarasota Keys hope it’s on the road to becoming a local institution.

“It hasn’t been huge — it’s not our opera — but it’s been a nice signature to add to the artistic community Sarasota is,” Shirley said. “It’s something the Arts Alliance can do to help reach more people at all levels in the community with the arts.”

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MAJOR KEYS The locations of the four pianos are: n Woman’s Exchange, 539 S. Orange Ave. n Clasico Café and Bar, 1341 Main St. n Louies Modern, 1289 N. Palm Ave. n Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 1741 Main St.

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- Cate Blanchett, Academy Award-winning actress Alongside its mesmerizing choreography and live orchestra combining Eastern and Western instruments, Shen Yun’s ingenious animated backdrops seamlessly synchronize all aspects of the performance: costume color, specific dance movement, drums, lighting, particular notes played by the orchestra—all timed with animated movements.

“It starts off very simple,” said Mike Hogue, who animated movies from Titan A.E. to Anastasia and television shows like George of the Jungle. “Then when you all of a sudden have these surprises of people coming out of the screen, it’s just, ‘Oh my gosh, okay, this is something really different, really innovative’.”

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County explores sales tax to help homeless JACK SHORT STAFF WRITER

to serve food and beverages on the premises, so mostly bars and restaurants.

Proceeds from the tax would be used to fund homeless services directly, though the state requires revenues be split, with 85% for homeless services and 15% for domestic abuse services.

Only one county in the state, Miami-Dade County, which generated approximately $22.5 million through the tax last fiscal year, uses this approach to fund homelessness programs.

“The food and beverage tax is a pivotal part of what we do,” said Ron Book, chairman of the $61

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Sarasota County already provides services to the homeless. It currently funds $634,000 of the $1,547,000 per year needed for the Gulf Coast Community Foundation-led network for homeless children and families. The remainder comes from local foundations and nonprofits.

For children and families, there are currently two intake shelters, Harvest House Tabernacle Church Family Haven and Catholic Charities Family Haven, with 32 emergency beds, and case management systems to coordinate the efforts of seven private agencies that provide shelter, or mental health or substance abuse services.

The county pays part of construction and operation costs for many of those components, and in November, it funded the purchase of 23 supportive housing units for families, which will also be run by Harvest House and Catholic Charities.

County spokesman Jason Bartolone said it was too early to estimate how much the county would contribute to a similarly coordinated effort for homeless adults.

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After Sarasota County commissioners rejected three potential sites for a homeless shelter earlier this month, the county has shifted its approach in how it addresses homelessness issues.

And it could affect your tab.

Rather than lead an effort to build a come-as-you-are homeless shelter, the county will focus on supporting a network of government and private groups that provides beds and connects individuals with substance abuse or mental health counseling, said Wayne Applebee, Sarasota County director of homeless services That support will still require funding, which is why the county is exploring a potential 1% sales tax on food and beverage.

The idea is to focus on fees and taxes with a broad base that wouldn’t be imposed exclusively on property owners. Such a tax would be designated for homeless and domestic violence programs.

The possibility of establishing such a tax is still in early exploratory stages, according to Applebee. Any serious discussion about the topic would have to wait until the first fiscal 2017 budget meeting this March, at the earliest.

Establishing such a tax would require state Legislature approval.

State law mandates that such a tax could only apply to establishments with at least $400,000 in annual revenue, and it would only apply to businesses licensed

million Miami-Dade Homeless Trust.

Book said that he and colleagues crafted the language for Miami’s tax in 1993 for the state Legislature, where it passed “with substantial support” in the final legislative session of that year.

The food and beverage tax pays for 70% of the operation of Miami-Dade’s jail-diversion facilities, with remaining funds coming from the state. MiamiDade also uses its food and beverage tax to pay for operating costs associated with permanent, affordable housing and funds programs to deliver prescription medications to homeless people where they live, according to Book.

If the county considers a food and beverage tax, it could face opposition from restaurant industry groups, Applebee said.

In recent months, Sarasota County looked into, but abandoned, the possibility of a special taxing district authorized by Florida statutes to pay for mental health services, which would allow the county to reallocate funds it spends on these services to address homelessness.

Applebee said the county is still open to other funding models, such as the one Pinellas County uses for its shelter, though hurdles exist. Pinellas County’s model requires user cities to contribute to expenses, Applebee said.

“While the ounty remains open to this approach, there have been no financial partners identified,” he said.

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RETURN TO SENDER 7:11 p.m. — 0 block of Paradise Plaza Property damage: The owner of a shipping store said he had been involved in an ongoing dispute with a customer over service provided. The customer has constantly bothered employees since the initial dispute, and the owner asked for the customer to stay away from the store. An officer contacted the customer, who admitted to being excessive with his complaining and stated there would be no further problems.

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DENY, DENY, DENY 2:51 p.m. — 3500 block of Fruitville Road Trespass: A man attempted to take two cans of beer from a convenience store, the manager reported. The manager said he confronted the man, who caused a scene but eventually gave back the beer. The manager asked the man to leave the store, but he refused to do so and said he didn’t do anything wrong. The manager asked an officer to escort him from the property. The officer told the man that he was not welcome on the property and would be subject to arrest if he returned.

The man eventually left the area after continuing to state he did nothing wrong.

SILENT TREATMENT 6:38 p.m. — 1200 block of Boulevard of the Arts Trespass: An employee at a hotel reported that a man had been loitering around the hotel for two days. When employees asked him to leave multiple

JAN. 18

CH-CH-CHANGE 8:37 p.m. — 2500 block of South Tamiami Trail Trespass: A manager at a hotel reported that a man refused to leave the property.

The man thought he was given the wrong change, and he became argumentative and refused to leave.

The manager said the correct change was given, provided a receipt and asked officers to issue a trespass warning to the man.

Officers escorted the man out of the hotel bar, and he left the area without further incident.

times, the man just ignored them. Officers issued a trespass warning, and he left the area without further incident.

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Robert Burck, the iconic street performer known as the “Naked Cowboy,” was meandering about town. Clad in only boots, briefs and a cowboy hat, Burck was down on a six-day trip visiting Bradenton Beach, Sarasota, Siesta Key and Miami.

“It’s a little cooler than I wanted it to be, but it’s a little reprieve from 18 degrees in New York,” Burck said.

Burck has been visiting the area for about 16 years and made sure to stop in to visit his old friends and former Lynches Pub & Grub founders Chris and Ethna Lynch.

He also made his way to downtown Sarasota, where diners and residents took the opportunity to take a photo with him. Evie’s Tavern on Main bartender Kira Brown was in the middle of the lunch rush when customers started shouting that there was a man in his underwear across the street.

“I ran out there and he was cradling an older woman,” Brown said. “I just had to have his picture.”

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of a replica astronaut suit from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., would come in handy some day, and on Friday, his purchase paid off. He donned the suit when NASA scientists visited Pine View (see page 8B). Cochran’s teacher asked him to wear it because he was chosen to ask a question to the panel of speakers.

Principal Stephen Colvert wore an astronomy tie to show off his space knowledge.

from as far as California and Texas for the occasion. He now lives in Osprey with his life partner, Ann Gamble. He has three children, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.

McLeod was once an avid scuba diver and now enjoys walks, dominating at a game of dominoes and playing board games to test his memory. He also enjoys speaking Spanish to anyone who will listen.

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The former Casey Key resident will celebrate the birthday with friends and family Jan. 23, at Southbay Yacht & Racquet Club in Osprey.

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Patrons who perused the Sarasota Winter Fine Art Festival Jan. 16 were starstruck. The celebrity they came across in the crowd was none other than Chino the chihuahua. Chino and her handler, Linda Childs, were both featured in a May issue of the New York Times in a piece called “For the Love of Animals.”

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SATURDAY, JAN. 23, AND SUNDAY, JAN. 24

FRIDAY, JAN. 22, TO SUNDAY, JAN. 24

SARASOTA NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN FESTIVAL Runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, at the Sarasota Fairgrounds, 3000 Ringling Blvd. Find authentic artwork, crafts, paintings, pottery, jewelry, sculptures, beadwork and leatherwork, along with Native American foods. Little Big Mountain and the Big Mountain dancers will perform throughout the weekend. Tickets are $8 for adults; $3 for children ages 6 to 12; free for ages 5 and under. Call 928-7892.

SATURDAY, JAN. 23

WINTERFEST ARTS AND CRAFT SHOW Runs from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at J.D. Hamel Park, Gulfstream Avenue. The show will feature fine arts-and-crafts exhibitors, along with food booths. Admission is free. Visit sunsetboulevardpromotions.com

SATURDAY, JAN. 23, AND SUNDAY, JAN. 24

SARASOTA SEAFOOD & MUSIC FESTIVAL Runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, at Selby Five Points Park, North Pineapple Avenue.

The Sarasota Downtown Merchant’s Association is organizing this inaugural event. Live performances will include rock ‘n’roll, jazz, calypso and reggae. Admission is free. Visit srqseafoodfestival.com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 23

GYMANFU GANU Starts at 11 a.m. in the MacIntyre Room of The Glenridge of Palmer Ranch, 7333 Scotland Way. The Gulf Coast St. David’s Welsh Society will hold a “Gymanfa ganu,” an hour of singing Welsh hymns both in English and in Welsh.

Pronunciation of Welsh lyrics will

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THURSDAY, JAN. 28

SARASOTA ALLIANCE FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION BUS TOUR Departs at 8:30 a.m. from the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail. Enjoy a special coach tour of the Tampa Theater and the Tampa Bay Hotel in Tampa’s historic downtown district. Tickets are $85 for nonmembers and $75 for members.

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FRIDAY, JAN. 29

JUNIOR LEAGUE LEGACY LUNCHEON Starts at 11 a.m. at Michael’s On East, 1212 East Ave. The featured speaker is Jessica Fellowes, a foremost expert on the PBS television series “Downton Abbey.” Fellowes will share the real-life inspirations behind uncle and scriptwriter Julian Fellow’s show.

Tickets are $125.

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ENTERTAINMENT SUNDAY, JAN. 24

REDEEMER GREAT MUSIC SERIES Starts at 5:15 p.m. at Church of the Redeemer, 222 S. Palm Ave. Church of the Redeemer presents Mark Kroll, harpsichordist with The Boston Symphony and Professor Emeritus, Boston University, in a three-part concert series. Tickets are $20 per event or $50 for the three-part series.

Other performances will be Feb. 28 and March 6. Visit redeemersarasota.org.

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Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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be taught. It will be followed by the Welsh Society’s annual luncheon meeting.

Admission to singing is free; lunch is $15.

Reservations are required. Call 922-4801.

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SARASOTA GARDEN CLUB FLOWER SHOW Runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday. The flower show’s theme is “Sarasota Architecture with Pizzazz” as a celebration of Sarasota’s history in architecture.

Admission is free. Visit sarasotagardenclub.com

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“Whether he was coming up with a gag for a cartoon or picking up trash up off the streets in Disneyland, nothing was too small for his attention,” Eisner said.

The relationship between Walt Disney Studios and Ringling College of Art and Design is one that President Larry Thompson sees as a source of pride for the college.

“It’s really fantastic that he’s here,” Thompson said. “So many of our students throughout the years have gone on to work for Disney Studios and Disney animation.”

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After leaving Disney, Eisner stayed active in the entertainment industry and founded the Tornante Co. Tornante is a private company that invests, acquires and operates companies in media and entertainment.

Eisner incorporated his book “Working Together: Why Great Partnerships Succeed,” into the lecture with some of his business tips to success. Among the tips was the use of creativity and why micromanagement is necessary.

“Now, I realize that conventional thinking has come to depict micromanagement as something of a pejorative. Nothing could be further from the truth,” Eisner said. “Micromanagement is really just shorthand for saying that managers should be very involved in every level of operations and should assume a high degree of responsibility for everything within their oversight.”

He described the founder of Disney, Walt Disney, as being one of the best micromanagers in

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Cardinal Mooney striker Alex Turner scored two goals Jan. 14 to become the Cougars all-time single season leading scorer with 36 goals.

“No one gave us any credit to start the year. The guys in the locker room have always believed we had talent.”

– Kevin Landrum, Sarasota Christian boys basketball coach. SEE PAGE 20A

PARTY ON THE TENNIS COURT Cardio Tennis uses high intensity and social interaction as a fun way to get players fit.

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Brion Whitley scored 35 points to help the Riverview High boys basketball team beat Tampa Riverview 70-58 Jan. 15 and clinch the No.1 seed in the Class 8A-District 6 tournament.

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Emmanuel Lambright contributed 23 points and seven rebounds as the Cardinal Mooney boys basketball team knocked off Berkeley Prep, ranked No. 7 in the state, 63-60 in overtime Jan. 15.

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Riverview junior Patrick Skladanowski scored a hat trick and added an assist to power the the boys soccer team to an 8-0 victory versus Booker Jan. 12.

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Cellexia Foster finished with 27 points, four assists and four steals, as the Booker High girls basketball team cruised to a 54-29 victory versus Manatee Jan. 13.

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toneybrook Golf and Country Club residents David and Denise Wilson are on opposite ends of the tennis spectrum.

Denise Wilson plays in a ladies league and tries to get out on the court at least five days a week, while her husband is more of a casual tennis player. The two occasionally play doubles together, but each has taken his or her own approach to tennis.

Although while the Wilsons may not agree on how much time to dedicate to the sport, there’s one element of tennis the two can’t seem to get enough of: Cardio Tennis.

The Wilsons started playing Cardio Tennis last October, after Stoneybrook tennis professional Andrew Sirota started offering Cardio Tennis classes three days a week.

So what is Cardio Tennis? Simply put — it’s a party on the tennis court.

Cardio Tennis is a fitness regimen designed to provide players with a high intensity workout while allowing them to socialize and enjoy the game of tennis at the same time.

“I love cardio, period, and it also incorporates tennis, which I really love,” Denise Wilson said.

“I’m sort of addicted to it. I guess there are worse things that I could be addicted to. I just love it.”

Cardio Tennis classes typically involve six to 10 players and are limited to 60-minute sessions.

Over the course of an hour, with music reverberating across the Cardio Tennis is the perfect workout regimen for Stoneybrook resident Denise Wilson who loves cardio and tries to play tennis at least five days a week.

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Sarasota resident Susan Beane and Stoneybrook tennis professional Andrew Sirota couldn't stop smiling during their warmup.

court, participants will complete a warm-up, a series of drills, several fast-paced games and a cool down.

During a single Cardio Tennis session, players are continually on the move. Through the use of heart rate monitors, players can track their results in real time to make sure they are getting the most out of the experience.

“It’s a social party atmosphere on the court, and yet people are still getting a workout,” Sirota said. “You’ll burn 500 to 600 calories in an hour, and you don’t even know it.”

Cardio Tennis is unique in that is uses special cardio balls, which are less compressed than standard yellow tennis balls. The result: The balls move across the court at a slower rate, making them easier to hit and, in turn, allowing them to stay in play longer.

Designed for players of all ages and skill levels, Cardio Tennis sessions can be modified based on each participant’s fitness zone.

“You don’t have to be the greatest tennis player or the best athlete in the world,” Sirota said.

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Countries that currently offer Cardio Tennis programs.

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People, in millions, who participate in Cardio Tennis programs in the United States.

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Percentage of the 1.7 million Cardio Tennis participants who are tennis players.

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Length in minutes of a single Cardio Tennis class.

500 to 600

Calories players typically burn during a single Cardio Tennis session.

Source: cardiotennis.com

Every workout offers the same series of components, but with several hundred activities available within each drill or game segment, it’s rare for two workouts to ever be the same.

“I like the combination of running around and tennis skills,” David Wilson said. “Having Andrew (Sirota) at this community is important. This is not a huge tennis community, but he’s engaging with the activities and tries to make it fun as much as possible.”

Cardio Tennis was created by the Tennis Industry Association after industry professionals noticed a steady decline in participation in traditional sports, as people became more involved in fitness activities.

Looking to bring more attention to tennis, professionals decided to branch the two together. The program launched in 2005, and since then it has expanded 30 countries with roughly 1.7 million people participating in Cardio Tennis in the United States alone.

Sirota, who is one of only 30 certified Cardio Tennis trainers in the United States, first got involved with Cardio Tennis in 2011 after meeting University Park resident Michele Krause, the Global Education Director for Cardio Tennis.

Then 40 pounds heavier, Sirota, who has been teaching tennis for 20 years, thought it would be the perfect way to promote healthier living while incorporating tennis at the same time.

“I fell in love with the sport,” Sirota said. “I don’t like going to the gym, but I love tennis. Cardio Tennis allows me to do all of my cardio fitness on the court.”

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he Cardinal Mooney High girls soccer team has done it again.

For the fourth time in five years, the Lady Cougars can add district champions to their resume after Cardinal Mooney blanked DeSoto County 4-0 in the Class 2A-District 11 championship Jan. 14.

It was the Lady Cougars’ third victory over the Lady Bulldogs — a team they dominated during the regular season, winning their first two meetings 6-0 and 6-2.

Skylar Jungers scored a pair of goals to lead the way for Cardinal Mooney. Tatum Weishaar and Bella McDevitt each added a goal. Lauren Ravazzoli and Emily Brusco contributed assists.

Now, the fun really begins.

As the district champion, Cardinal Mooney will open regional tournament play at home Jan. 21, when the Lady Cougars play host to Cape Coral Oasis.

Cardinal Mooney was in a similar position at this point last season, and the result was a favorable one. The Lady Cougars knocked off Cape Coral Oasis 6-0 on their home field to advance to the regional semifinals.

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The Sarasota Christian boys basketball team isn’t the same team it was a season ago when the Blazers reached the Class 2A

Final Four for the second-consecutive season.

The Blazers have an entirely different lineup — senior Brandon Bontrager is the only player with previous varsity experience — and a new coaching staff.

But, as it turns out, that’s OK. One fact still remains the same: Sarasota Christian is still dominating opponents on the hardwood.

Sarasota Christian notched its 16th win of the season with a 61-47 victory versus Keswick Christian in district action Jan. 15.

Kyle Lantz poured in 21 points to lead the way for Sarasota Christian. Bontrager added 14 points and Daniel Sommers finished with 11 points.

It was the 13th time the Blazers have scored at least 60 points this season, with all but one of those games resulting in a victory.

“No one gave us any credit to start the year,” coach Kevin Landrum said. “The guys in the locker room have always believed we had talent. We’ve taken it one practice and one game at a time and I’m pleased with where we are at, while still having room to continue to grow.”

Sarasota Christian already clinched the No. 2 seed in the Class 2A-District 9 tournament behind Bradenton Christian, which handed the Blazers two of their three losses this season.

The Blazers won 17 games

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during the regular season last year en route to reaching the state semifinals. With five games remaining on the schedule, Sarasota Christian is fully capable of eclipsing that mark.

At that point, if Sarasota Christian can eventually get past Bradenton Christian, anything is possible.

“The way these guys have bought in and responded to what

we are doing, I couldn’t be more proud of them for that,” Landrum said. “We’re happy but still hungry for more.”

Jen Blanco is the Sports Editor for the East County Observer. Contact her at jblanco@ yourobserver.com.

Cardinal Mooney’s Emily Brusco tallied an assist in the Class 2A-District 11 championship Jan. 14.

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The Sarasota High girls basketball team will look to close out the regular season on a winning note when it plays host to Agape Christian Academy at 7 p.m. Both teams reached the regional tournament last season and will use the game as a final tuneup before district tournament play begins.

The game also will serve as senior night for DeQuandra Hill, the Lady Sailors lone senior.

DeQuandra Hill will be honored during Sarasota High’s senior night Jan. 21.

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Sara Bay Country Club is going back in time to the Roaring ’20s. The club will celebrate its 90th anniversary with a hickory shaft golf tournament for club members followed by a gala, featuring dinner and live music by Oceans Eleven Big Band. Attendees are encouraged to wear 1920s attire.

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The Riverview High boys basketball team will face the perfect opponent when Cape Coral Mariner rolls into town at 7:30 p.m.

The Tritons are 17-0 heading into the final week of the regular season and the Rams, whose most recent loss came at the hands of an undefeated Grandview Prep squad Jan. 16, would like nothing more than to upend Mariner’s perfect season.

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Who will clinch the No. 1 seed in the Class 5ADistrict 10 tournament? That question will be answered when the Booker High boys basketball team hosts Sebring at 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Streaks, winners of seven straight games, edged past the Tornadoes 83-76 in the first matchup between the district’s top two teams. Booker has scored at least 70 points in all eight of its district games thus far, and don’t be surprised if this game is another high-scoring affair that goes down to the wire.

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Above: Riverview senior guard DJ Bryant and his Rams teammates will face a tough test versus Cape Coral Mariner Jan. 26.

Left: Frederick Francois will help lead the Booker boys basketball team against Sebring Jan. 22.

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he fourth-seeded Sarasota Christian boys soccer team saw its season come to an end with an 11-0 loss to top seed St. Stephen’s in a Class 1A-Distrit 7 semifinal match Jan. 19, at The Out-of-Door Academy.

With the loss, the Blazers finished the season 1-16-1. St. Stephen’s will now advance to the district championship Jan. 22 versus the winner of the other semifinal match between ODA and Bradenton Christian.

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he Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer team overcame a sluggish start on the coldest night of the year, posting a 4-1 victory versus Sarasota in a Class 5A-District 8 semifinal match Jan. 19.

Connor Bezet and Ricky Yanez both scored a pair of goals for the Mustangs who earned an automatic berth in next week’s regional tournament.

Lakewood, which beat Sarasota 7-0 and 4-1 during the regular season, has won its last 16

Sarasota Christian’s Trey Lantz and St. Stephen’s Williem Vacek battle for possession in the first half.

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or the second year, Temple Emanu-El invited people of all faiths to join in a tribute to the legacy and lessons of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Voices raised in song at the temple Jan. 17, the day before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, for a performance by the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. The troupe was joined by the Rev. Charles McKenzie, who re-enacted some of King’s iconic speeches.

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The presentation brought to mind a memory for Temple Emanu-El Rabbi Richard Klein of when he witnessed King speak.

“I heard Dr. King speak once at a forum in Cambridge, Mass., and I remember being very much inspired by his words. I had some classmates who participated in some of his activities in the South. So there was some small level of personal loss. It was more to me that the country had lost something that will never quite be the same.”

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The two-day festival brings sculptors, photographers, painters and jewelers to downtown Sarasota to display and sell their works in an outdoor gallery. – AMANDA MORALES

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The Sarasota YMCA hosted the four-mile road race that began at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. The route took runners south on Tamiami Trail before they dashed over the John Ringling Bridge. At the end of the bridge, runners reversed course and raced back to the finish line.

For runners seeking a slower pace, there was a one-mile fun run.

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NASA scientists dig Pine View’s out-of-this-world garden AMANDA MORALES STAFF WRITER

NASA scientists landed Friday morning at the Pine View School campus for a presentation about the locally made plant fertilizer that is revolutionizing gardens in space and on earth.

Classes gathered to learn how scientists from the NASA Vegetable Production System or “Veggies in Space” have successfully grown a variety of lettuce at the International Space Station. The first success for Veggies in Space came in August 2015, when astronauts harvested “Outredgeous” red romaine lettuce.

In the Pine View School garden, students have been growing the same varieties of vegetables that astronauts are growing and eating in the International Space Station. They are even using Nutricote, a time-release fertilizer produced by Sarasota-based Florikan that NASA also uses.

On the ground, chef Paul Mattison got involved with the garden at Pine View this year when his daughter, Gianna, began attending. He’s also involved with maintaining the garden at Phillippi Shores Elementary School and has seen firsthand what a difference the fertilizer makes in the garden at Pine View, where crops were planted in December.

“This garden had plants twice as big as the ones at Phillippi (Shores Elementary),” Mattison said. “We wouldn’t have thought about harvesting until about February, but we’ve already harvested. I’m rapidly learning so much

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about the science of it, and it’s amazing.”

Scientists tasted the fruits of students’ labor with a packed lunch created by Mattison using the vegetables.

“We have about five different varieties of lettuces and two different varieties of kale out of the garden and made a salad, along with watermelon radish and quinoa with a little bit of chicken salad with grapes and avocados,” Mattison said.

Gioia Massa, Ph.D., spoke about her early scientific inspiration.

“I was inspired when I was 12 years old to come to NASA and to grow plants in space,” she said.

“My teacher was invited to Kennedy Space Center and involved in a program about growing plants in space. … I was just so excited by that. I really wanted to be able to give that excitement to other students.”

NASA scientists take a tour of the garden at Pine View School that uses the same fertilizer as the International Space Station.

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Alta Vista Elementary gets reading grant from author James Patterson Best-selling author James Patterson donated $2,500 to the Alta Vista Elementary School media center. In addition, Scholastic Reading Club has matched the donation dollar for dollar through bonus points.

The points can be used by Jeri Bunnell, the third grade teacher who applied for the grant, to acquire books and other materials for her classroom.

“We are so appreciative of James Patterson and Scholastic Reading Clubs,” said Bunnell in a release. “Through their generosity, they have helped open a window to the world for our students through reading.”

In 2015, Patterson donated $1.75 million in grants to 467 school libraries nationwide.

CYD announces Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council

The Sarasota County Schools & Community Youth Development School Forum 2016 is scheduled for Feb. 2, at the Suncoast Technical College conference center.

The forum aims to facilitate discussion between high school

students and district officials.

The Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council is tasked with planning and facilitating the annual forum, during which student representatives from Sarasota County public high schools to discuss issues with students, such as extracurricular activities, future planning and college prep, food and nutrition, attendance, guidance and scheduling, faculty and staff, technology and electronic usage, athletics, communications and academics.

“This forum is important for our community, because the exposure of students’ ideas is vital in the education system,” said Student Advisory Council Chairperson Cheyenne Lauterberg in a release. “Without these discussions, we would not better our educators or education. I’m looking forward to seeing the modifications that might occur in the following school year.”

The 2015-16 Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council members are: Booker High School: BrynneLei Radcliffe, secretary, ninth grade; Cheyenne Lauterberg, chairperson, and Setierah Preston, both 12th grade; Pine View School: Javier Aramayo and Bianca Carey, both ninth grade; Reed Windom, 10th grade; Riverview High School: Jakob Lawrence, ninth grade; Brittany Clark, vice chairperson, and Isabelle Ball, both 12th grade;

Sarasota High School: Tyesha Brown, 12th grade; Suncoast Polytechnical High School, Brooke Bennett, ninth grade; Venice High School: Veronica Phifer, 12th grade.

WRCSC scholarship applications are available The Women’s Resource Center of Sarasota County’s annual scholarship program applications are now available.

Women who live in Sarasota County, are 21 or older, have their GED or high school diploma, and have been accepted to an educational program at a vocational school or college are eligible to apply.

“We’re excited to announce that this year, we’ll be awarding $30,000 to $45,000 in scholarships to women meeting the requirements of the program,” said Barbara Cruz, interim executive director of the organization, in a release.

The deadline for submitting a completed application with all supporting documentation is Monday, Feb. 29.

An awards ceremony and reception will be held in the spring to honor recipients.

Applications can be picked up at the Sarasota office at 340 S. Tuttle Ave. or downloaded at thewomensresourcecenter.org.

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

AMANDA MORALES STAFF WRITER

JAN. 23, 1986 The project was a community playground, and then-Southside Elementary Principal John Spielman wanted that to be reflected.

“The playground we have has a lot of antiquated equipment, and the swings are dangerous,” Spielman said.

New Jersey architect Robert Leathers designed the playground. The architect was in such demand that he had to limit the number of playgrounds he

designed to 25 each year.

His design process involved meeting with the Southside PTO, as well as members of a children’s committee to hear about their ideas for the playground. One of those ideas was a three-tiered tunnel.

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Michael and Christine Hays, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1439 S. Lake Shore Drive to Steven and Karen Lee, of Osprey, for $3,538,000.

Built in 1959, it has four bedrooms, five-and-ahalf baths, a pool and 5,498 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,072,000 in 2011.

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OYSTER BAY ESTATES Joseph Penge, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 4433 Westwood Lane to Peter Fenega and Amy Hodge Fenega, of Sarasota, for $1.05 million.

Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,481 square feet of living area.

CHEROKEE PARK

Kenneth and Melissa Shobe sold their home at 1655 North Drive to Dermot and Perry Briody for $927,000. Built in 1950, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,694 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,145,000 in 2004.

PORTOFINO ON THE BAY

U.S. Bank, trustee, sold the Unit 18 condominium at 1630 Assisi Drive to Stephen Morris and Sarah Hazel, of Sarasota, for $825,000. Built in 2008, it has four bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 3,404 square feet of living area. It last sold for $811,900 in 2013.

SARASOTA BAY CLUB

Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 824 condominium at 1299 N. Tamiami Trail to Norman and Elaine Blum, of Sarasota, for $744,000. Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,524 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $580,000 in 2010.

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the Unit 324 condominium at 1299 N. Tamiami Trail to Rita Wolfson, of Sarasota, fro $678,000. Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,524 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $511,000 in 2004.

PHILLIPPI LANDINGS

Jerome and Christine Nocar, of Finksburg, Md., sold their Unit 604 condominium at 5531 Cannes Circle to Joseph and Ruthann Schurman, of Newark, Del., for $445,000. Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,706 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $270,000 in 2008.

ESPLANADE BY SIESTA KEY

Daniel and Irene Murphy, of Pearl River, N.Y., sold their home at 5874 Cavano Drive to Annemarie Boerner, of Sarasota, for $435,000. Built in 2014, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,639 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $360,400 in 2014.

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$1.75 million Siesta Key Beach Residences S&J 915 LLC sold the Unit 301 condominium at 915 Seaside Drive to Low-Key Enterprises LLC for $1.75 million. Built in 2009, it has two bedrooms, three baths and 1,625 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.28 million in 2012.

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$1.35 million Casey Key Estates James and Ingrid Cranos, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 1118 Casey Key Road to Sailendra Upendram and Mahija Mungara, of Nokomis, for $1.35 million Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,296 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $750,000 in 1998.

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Kristian and Susanne Kristensen, of Osprey, sold their home at 447 E. Mac Ewen Drive to Bryan and Cheryl Guentner, of Osprey, for $720,000.

Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, four-anda-half baths, a pool and 5,323 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $920,000 in 2002.

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Taylor Morrison of Florida Inc. sold the home at 8756 Trattoria Terrace to Lucy Hedrick, trustee, of Sarasota, for $455,400. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,918 square feet of living area.

GULF GATE WOODS

Lenvil Crews, trustee, and Mary Crews, of Sarasota, sold the home at 7336 Biltmore Drive to William and Nancy Davidge, of Blackstone, Mass., for $401,000. Built in 1973, it has two bedrooms, two baths,

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Osprey 941-966-8000 941-356-5849

437 E Macewen Drive A4141990 $849,000 Mackenzie Longueuil & Pat Mudgett

Osprey 941-951-6660 941-961-4023

6300 Midnight Pass Rd 1101 A4134154 $789,000 Stephanie Kitsemble

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-313-0874

8215 Shadow Pine Way A4139431 $640,000 Julia McClung

ton, N.Y., sold the Unit 103 condominium at 1525 Pelican Point Drive to Charles Rosenblum, trustee, of New York City, for $330,000. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-376-1826

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-356-6499

5430 Eagles Point Cir 201 Sarasota A4142226 $629,000 941-349-3444 Tara Lamb & Judy Greene 941-266-4873 & 941-350-0451

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LOCAL LEGACY. GLOBAL VISION. 5100 Jessie Harbor Drive 703 A4141660 $575,000 Drew Russell

385 N Point Road 1002 A4132454 $1,675,000 Rosalie Phillips

Osprey 941-951-6660 941-993-3739

1324 Oak Point Court A4141962 $569,800 Crystal Cosby

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Venice 941-966-8000 571-230-5013

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-544-4430

1103 Citrus Avenue A4141959 $549,000 Christine Del Monte

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-266-6733

573 Khyber Lane N5906676 $459,900 Martha Pike

Venice 941-485-5421 941-716-4392

8750 Midnight Pass Rd # 304 A3996306 $399,900 Sandy and Jerry Strom

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-650-8297

4682 Arlington Drive D5909536 $399,000 Pamela Neer

Placida 941-473-7750 941-830-0999

5855 Midnight Pass Rd 510 A4141951 $389,900 Joyce Naegele

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-586-7959

770 Sarabay Road 11 A4140457 $375,000 Peggy Wellman & Robert Moffatt

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-374-0811

1980 Batello Drive N5906138 $359,000 Kevin Stanley

Venice 941-485-5421 941-716-0564

1622 Stickney Point Road 1622-202 A4141678 $330,000 Tina Von Kessel

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-266-2848

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440 Gulf of Mexico Dr • Longboat Key

C I T Y O F SA RAS O TA ADDRESS

PERMIT

APPLICANT

AMOUNT

1725 Bayview Drive

Remodel

Gregory Ferreira

$150,000

1732 Sixth St.

Carriage house

Douglas Somerville

$125,000

35 Watergate Drive

Alterations

Donald Worthington

$89,230

2568 Wisteria St.

Addition

Roberta Tuccinardi

$75,000

5136 Sun Circle

Pool/spa/deck

Joan Lerner

$46,944

426 Acacia Drive

Pool/spa/deck

Mary Cuneo

$44,790

1387 Harbor Drive

Remodel

Kenneth Bailey

$19,950

1236 14th St.

Re-roof

Kurt Streu

$16,100

1914 Clematis St.

Alterations

Christopher Greco

$15,000

2564 Wood St.

Re-roof

Michael Long

$13,520

An 100-acre private island near popular Boca Grande in the Pine Island Sound is the magical setting for this stately Spanish-style home built by an inventor featuring 3½ miles of shoreline, a number of guest quarters, resort-style pool, tennis court, and a helicopter landing pad. It took ingenuity and careful skill to find the right buyer for this rare property.

ADDRESS

PERMIT

APPLICANT AMOUNT

33 Sugar Mill Drive

Spa

John Koen

$78,453

4000 Casey Key Road

Pool

Mario De Pinto

$52,929

607 Vanderbilt Drive

Pool/deck

Robert De Moss

$50,561

3909 Casey Key Road

Pool

Julie Tota

$48,825

6379 Woodbirch Place

Re-roof

Lauren Koken

$46,625

2110 Casey Key Road

Windows

Thomas Stuhley

$37,500

4369 Boca Pointe Drive

Doors

Joseph Dunne, trustee $32,000

5107 Saint Albans Ave.

Pool/deck

David Cardell

$30,250

7643 Cove Terrace

Pool/spa

Santo Vilardi

$30,000

606 S. Casey Key Road

Remodel

Clayton Taylor

$30,000

Christine Davis, of Bradenton, sold her home at 2857

16 Marker Road D5909491 $299,900 Ellen Baker & Michael Hollenbeck

5111 Peppermill Court A4141242 $264,900 Debbie Daviadoff

4224 Central Sarasota Parkway 1115 A4142178 $168,500 Linda Holley

7712 Sanderling Road A4141997 $18,000,000 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

Rotonda West 941-473-7750 941-268-4999

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-920-1395

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-914-4914

1726 QUESTAR LANE A4110045 $5,500,000

336 S SHORE DRIVE A4110942 $5,300,000

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9590 High Gate Drive 1921 A4141850 $295,000 Marilyn Vespoli

4100 Vallarta Court 3044 A4141732 $228,600 Allison Werner

915 Seaside Dr 405 wks 14-15 A4141854 $160,000 Kelly Mooney

Sarasota 941-966-8000 201-926-7272

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-961-3212

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-587-8430

155 Braemar Avenue N5906376 $289,900 Bambi Utton

2116 Pine Terrace A4137983 $195,000 Christina Neff

24 Strathmore Boulevard 24 A4141930 $119,900 Kristina Rain

435 L’AMBIANCE DR H202 A4113356 $1,750,000

Venice 941-493-2500 941-228-4881

1124 N Lake Shore Drive A4122942 $5,995,000 Linda Dickinson & Kim Ogilvie

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-350-3304

503 Casey Key Road A4122380 $4,495,000 Sarah Macrae

Casey Key 941-966-8000 941-587-1195

665 N Owl Drive A4142173 $3,395,000 Brian Loebker

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-735-4393

1401 Westbrook Drive A4139537 $3,000,000 Tara Lamb & Judy Greene

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-266-4873

476 Partridge Circle A4106112 $2,995,000 Anka Eshak PA

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-504-6374

1708 Flower Drive A4133123 $2,595,000 Linda Driggs

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-374-2920

1700 Baywood Drive A4141967 $2,150,000 Jonathan Abrams

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-232-2868

9008 Midnight Pass Road 5 A4134732 $1,950,000 Marcia Salkin

Siesta Key 941-383-7591 941-376-6121

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-914-0896

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-320-2639

Siesta Key 941-951-6660 941-376-1717

Mid Longboat 383.5502 • South Longboat 383.7591 • St. Armands 388.4447 • Main Street 951.6660 Palmer Ranch 966.8000 • Siesta Key 349.3444 • Venice 485.5421 • Englewood 473.7750

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RIVER PINES

941.320.1223

$14,500,000 RECORD SALE LITTLE BOKEELIA ISLAND

SA R A S O TA CO U N T Y

River Pines Way to Simmons Property Management LLC for $320,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,513 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $365,000 in 2007.

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baths and 1,216 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $282,000 in 2003.

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Ackerman Group ranks No. 1 in real estate Coldwell Banker’s Ackerman Group sold $77.7 million worth of real estate in 2015, more than any local team or agent.

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Roger Pettingell is 2015’s top-ranked individual agent in Sarasota County for the fourth consecutive year.

These Sarasota and Manatee agents ranked in the top 10 for total volume in 2015, according to the Multiple Listing Service.

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For Barbara Ackerman and her son, Ryan, becoming 2015’s topranked real estate group in Sarasota and Manatee counties for sales volume was a combination of hard work and differing approaches.

“The energy that comes from Ryan’s point of view being the age he is, 40, is really energizing and takes another angle to the market,” Barbara Ackerman said. “His energy and younger perspective works well with my experience.”

The Ackerman Group had a total sales volume of $77.7 million in 2015, a 30% increase from 2014.

The group formed in 2013, and Ryan Ackerman joined his mother in 2014, after working in commercial real estate in Miami.

“The idea of having a family group is really appealing to some people,” Barbara Ackerman said.

Barbara Ackerman earned her Master of Arts in speech pathology from New York University and moved to Sarasota in 1972. She decided to obtain her real estate license when she realized speech pathology was not a career fit for her in Sarasota.

“When I came to Sarasota, there was only one speech pathologist,

n The Ackerman Group, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, $77.74 million n Roger Pettingell, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, $74.08 million n Judy Kepecz-Hays & Buky Team, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, $72.62 million n Jonathon Pentecost, D.R. Horton Realty of Southwest Florida, $67.82 million n Brandy Coffey, Keller Williams Realty, $55.75 million n Justin Shirley, Shirley International Realty Inc., $51.04 million n Jason Sato, Sato Real Estate Inc., $49.77 million n Cheryl Loeffler, Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, $47.1 million n Lynne Koy, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, $45.01 million n Kim Ogilvie, Michael Saunders & Co., $40.44 million

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Barbara Ackerman and Ryan Ackerman

and she had the job,” she said. “I had to adjust to what was available here in Sarasota.”

She has now been a Realtor in the Sarasota area for more than 25 years.

The choice to move back to Sarasota from Miami was an easy one for Ryan Ackerman.

“Ryan was born and raised in Sarasota and really saw the incredible growth and energy that Sarasota had developed while he was living in Miami,” Barbara Ackerman said. “He wanted to come back here to raise his family.”

The Ackermans’ goal for 2016 is to keep the No. 1 ranking and sell even more homes.

“Now we have the pressure of this year to keep this ranking, but it’s a good pressure to have,” Barbara Ackerman said. “We’re extremely grateful for the business we had last year and hope to keep that up for this year.”

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PETTINGELL EARNS TOP INDIVIDUAL AGENT RANKING Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate’s Roger Pettingell was the topranked individual agent in Sarasota County for the fourth consecutive year in 2015.

Pettingell broke his 2014 record of $66.68 million in sales volume, closing $74.08 million and 62 transactions.

He began his career on Longboat Key in 1983 in marketing for Arvida Corp.

Pettingell attributes his success to cultivating lasting relationships with clients, staying ahead of technology trends and his supporting team.

He sits on the board of directors for the West Coast Black Theatre Troupe, Ringling Museum of Art and Southeastern Guide Dogs and is a member of Sarasota Adopt-A-Family, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast, Forty Carrots, the Child Protection Center and the American Red Cross. An avid supporter of Girls Inc., he received the organization’s 2010 Father of the Year Award.

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Reservations Recommended • 5104 Ocean Blvd.

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NEW ENGLAND SEAFOOD AT ITS BEST! Mon.-Thurs. 11:30-9 pm, Fri. & Sat. 11:30-9:30 pm Open Sundays 5-9pm • 5157 Ocean Blvd.

941-349-2323 • www.sarasotalobsterpot.com

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FOOD AND FUN FOR ALL AGES Lunch & Dinner Served from 11:30 am Live Entertainment 7 Days a Week • 1600 Harbor Drive S. 941-488-1456 • www.sharkysonthepier.com

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SIESTA KEY’S MOST AFFORDABLE KID FRIENDLY SEAFOOD RESTAURANT! Open Daily for Lunch & Dinner • 1200 Old Stickney Point Rd. 941-349-3885 • www.captaincurts.com

Not valid with early bird pricing. Expires 1/28/2016. Must present coupon.

801 Blackburn Pt. Rd. in Osprey (3 mi. south of Sarasota Square Mall)

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NEW LISTING

$1,275,000

5326 Siesta Cove Drive

5300 Ocean Boulevard PH3

$1,199,000

NEW LISTING

19 Whispering Sands #1001

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SOLD

4034 Roberts Point Road

$725,000 1771 Ringling Boulevard #1011 $539,000

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NEW PRICE

5222 Avenida Del Mare

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778 Siesta Drive 4034 Roberts Point Road 5827 Riegels Harbor Road 13211 Palmers Creek Terrace 3147 Founders Club 851 North Shore Drive 7251 Plovers Way 8015 Midnight Pass Road 449 Canal Road 3445 Anglin Drive 1334 Roberts Bay Lane 5353 Cape Leyte Drive 4568 Woodside Road 5300 Ocean Boulevard #604 1258 Riegels Landing Drive 5348 Shadow Lawn Drive 662 Fernwalk Lane 7724 Alister Mackenzie Drive 5303 Cape Leyte Drive 10 Lands End Lane 9122 Midnight Pass Road

LP $2,995,000

941.928.3424

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Sarasota Trust Realty Company Presents...

Excited to annouce my return to serving all my past and future real estate clients.

Committed to Excellence

Renée Dedio Preininger

www.goldengatepointsrq.com

Valerie Woodger, Realtor® 941.313.5500

La Bellasara ~464 Golden Gate Pt. #404 ~$2,875,000

Enjoy Sunrise & Sunset ~4 balconies ~3290 sq ft ~3 Bedrooms ~3 ½ Baths ~2 Car Garage ~Exceptional amenities

Email: valeriewoodger@michaelsaunders.com www.valeriewoodger.com 194363

Lakewood Ranch Country Club

1801 Main Street, Sarasota, Florida 34236

A Tropical Paradise

7045 Portmarnock Place ~$2,850,000 ~220 feet of Lake Frontage on Over ½ Acre ~6 Bedrooms ~5+Car Garage ~2 Master Suites ~Media Room ~Home Gym ~8663 sq ft under air ~Premium lot in Lakewood Ranch Country Club

www.7045PortmarnockPlace.com

Open Sunday 1-4 PM www.6907DominionLn.com

www.6911BelmontCourt.com

Lakewood Ranch Country Club

Lakewood Ranch Country Club

Former John Cannon Model Home now available Fully Furnished!

Priced Below Appraised Value!

4200 sq ft w/spectacular golf course & lake views!

6911 Belmont Court ~$1,250,000

1875 Buccaneer Circle, Buccaneer Bay

• 3 bedroom, 2 bath pool home with updated kitchen • Split bedrooms with walk-in closets • Large ¼ + acre on a cul-de-sac • Palms and plants surround the property • A very private, tropical park-like feeling • 1½ miles to Siesta Beach.

$15,000 Price Reduction.... Now $429,900

Tonni Welch, Realtor

Tonniwelch15@gmail.com

“Talk To Tonni Today”

941-376-0085

RE/MAX Platinum Realty, Licensed Real Estate Broker

6907 Dominion Lane ~$999,900

www.6423MooringsPointCircle.com

The Moorings at Edgewater

6423 Moorings Point Circle ~$599,999

Better than NEW 2-story with elevator unit.

All new KitchenAid Appliances, New Carpet, Interior Freshly Painted! Minutes to UTC ~Gorgeous Views of Lake Uihlein and downtown Lakewood Ranch ~3 En-Suites ~2 Car Garage

www.8111MainSt.com

Main Street Lofts

8111 Lakewood Main St., #309 ~$329,999 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY! Rarely available, Largest 3rd floor loft.

Renée Dedio Preininger reneeworks4u@gmail.com

941.400.4235

www.ReneePreininger.com

Sarasota Trust Realty Company . 401 Burns Court . Sarasota, FL 34236

www.sarasotatrustrealty.com

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#1 Agent in the Siesta Key Office for 24 years!

First Time on the Market! West of the Trail on protected deep water!  Luminous water

Outstanding construction by Pat Ball

views from all rooms

Open floor plan with volume maple ceilings

3 bedrooms, 3 baths plus powder room

Master suite: pool & harbor views, 28’ walk-in closet,

 4,237 SF living space with 10,545 SF total  Upstairs bonus room currently an art studio

double shower, jetted tub, dual vanities

 Entire home is wheelchair accessible

 Stainless appliances, quartz counters, gas range,

double ovens, Neff maple cabinetry

 Elevator connects all three levels

 Library, with queen Murphy bed, built-ins and

 Automated LiteTouch lighting system

en-suite bath, doubles as a guest suite

 Oversized garage holds 3-4 vehicles

1323 Tangier Way, Sarasota

Betsy

 Just minuets by boat to Big Pass & the Gulf

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 Salt water, gas heated free form pool, spa and

stone waterfalls overlooking the harbor

 Minutes to Siesta Key & Downtown Sarasota

office: 941-349-2922 cell: 941-914-5540 betsy@betsydemanio.com

Offered at $2,950,000 MLS#A4142270

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate 5145 Ocean Blvd., Sarasota, FL Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Owned and Operated by NRT,LLC

Voted Sarasota Magazine’s Five Star Agent “Best in Client Satisfaction” 11 Years in a Row Coldwell Banker - International President’s Premier Agent

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Condo on the Bay, 988 Blvd. of the Arts #1715

Monthly Payments per $1,000.

Direct bayfront views overlooking Sarasota Bay/ Inter coastal Waterway and Longboat Key. Spacious open floor plan, totally remodeled RENOIR model with split 2BR/ 2 BA, & 1,555 sf L.A. Open Lanai. Amenities include garage, tennis courts, concierge services, heated pools, recreation room, boat docks, 24 hour security and planned activities.

You are just minutes away from Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, Lido Beach, St. Armands restaurants and The Arts.

Seeing is believing !! Priced to sell $789,000

941.374.1671

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24 Leak slowly 26 Name on elevators 28 “___ port in a storm” 30 Zigzag skiing course 31 Arm art 32 African tree 33 Idle of “Monty Python” 34 “That’s ___, folks!”

35 A twelfth of the AA program 36 Coll. fund-raising targets 38 Whiteboard necessities 39 Cause huskiness in, as a voice 40 Speck in the ocean 42 A Bobbsey twin 45 Showed to be false 46 Of grand proportions 47 Fashion designer Chanel 48 Myanmar currency unit

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CRYPTOQUIZ Each of the following cryptograms is a clue to the identity of an esteemed philosopher. Using the hints U=O and R=N, decipher the clues to name the philosopher.

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Boat Slips For Rent/Sale BOAT SLIP: Longboat Key, Boat House.

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This week’s Cryptoquiz answers 1) Development, 2) Pride, 3) Reason, 4) Composer, 5) Jacobin.

CRIB: DARK wood, $75. Fire truck toddler bed, $50. 941-961-2976.

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DACOR GAS Cooktop: 4 burner, simmer plate, good condition, $200. 941-416-4000.

MEDICAL DIRECTOR. Are you a Florida licensed physician interested in a part−time position at a free clinic serving uninsured residents of Manatee Cty? Job Description and app info at www.tpmanatee.org. (941) 747−1509.

ELECTRIC RANGE: G.E., 30", white, four burner works perfect, very clean. $100.00 920-495-1201.

PHYLRICH CRYSTAL and polished brass bathroom sink set: includes fittings. Will sell for $195. 941-416-3014.

PRE-WORLD WAR II poker chips in wooden box, $60. Rare books, 8 for, $20. 941-925-3203.

REFRIGERATOR: DOUBLE door, 33”wx66”h, very clean, $185. 941-349-8754.

SKI GEAR: Everything but skis and poles. $200 for all. 941-383-1789, leave message.

TROLLS: (6) Wedding Party members (appropriately attired) Russ trolls. New. $5. 941-925-0385.

VINTAGE DRESSER: 9 drawers, green top w/ wood front, $200. (407) 808−2920.

ANTIQUE BED frame: Sam Wanamaker full/ double size, $150. (407) 808−2920.

DOOR HANDLESETS. Two brand new Quickset front door handles, bronze, $80. (941)586−4966.

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Carpentry 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.

Home Improvement/ Remodeling MITCHELL HANDYMAN. Painting, Carpentry, Tile, Pressure Cleaning. Total Home Improvements, Repairs. Small and large! 941-284-8488.

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Sarasota Villa: 2BR2BA on Golf Course, updated, $149,900.

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West Bradenton: 4BR/2BA, Remodeled, new roof, $160,000.

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CLEANING: 15 years experience. Sparkle cleaning. Licensed and Insured. References available.

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2BR/2BA+ Loft Townhouse. Water view, boat docks. $224,500.

Complete Customized Individual In-Home Care.

Offering Non-Medical & Medical Services.

Including: Servicing Individual needs, Homemaking, Transportation, Errands, Meal Preparation w/Special Dietary Needs & Medication Supervision. Staffing available 24/7.

Call 377-4465 for more details or visit our mobile on-line website at: www.ElderCareSarasota.com or E-mail us at: ElderCareSRQ@aol.com.

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Transportation PRIVATE DRIVER SERVICES. Will transport you in the safety and comfort of your own car for appts., misc. errands (carry in - carry out items service provided), airport trips, etc. Recently Retired Sarasota Police Officer (30/yrs). Hourly rate. Commercial drivers license. Background checked. For reservations call, 941-685-0121.

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3675768-01

State Lic. CR CO25291

• POLY-PEBBLE / EPOXY • TEXTURED CONCRETE • RESEAL & REPAIRS • INTERLOCKING BRICK PAVERS Free Serving Sarasota 355-1148 Estimates Since 1979 SARASOTA • BRADENTON • VENICE

193401

Nokomis Waterfront Home with large bay view, used as duplex, 3-4BR, 3BR. $475,000.

BEAUTIFUL DIRECT GULF/BEACHFRONT CONDO, 2BR/2BA, totally renovated, no pets. $6000/month Sylvia Babineau, My Realty 941/504.0551

LACIVITA CONCRETE Since 1967

Residential Concrete Specialist Patios - Driveways - Sidewalks

922-3157

3680493-01 193549

Luxury Dowtown Sarasota Condo: 2BR. $399,000.

Pressure Cleaning AUTHORITY ONE PROFESSIONAL PRESSURE WASHING AND WINDOW CLEANING. Residential and Commercial. Roof cleaning and coating, paver cleaning and sealing, pool areas, etc.

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192611

Longboat Key House on Canal. Davits/ Dock. $495,000.

Cleaning BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

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

CICI CLEANING SERVICE. Residential, commercial, new construction. 16 Years experience.

Meticulous work. Free estimates. References available. 941-548-8805.

190817

West of Trail Home on Deep water yacht basin.

3BR/2.5BA, pool. $1,500,000.

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

190373

1% INCENTIVE Buyers/Sellers on Resale, New Construction, New Listings*

Longboat Key: 3BR detached villa, docks, pool, beach. Completely Remodeled and Designer Furnsihed. $399,000.

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192362

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193953

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192782

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192356

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Specializing in Lanai Screening and Panel Replacements David Hall

• Dog Walking 192781

• Over 24 years experience

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Disposal Special

23900 Installed

193974

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Specializing in Re-Roofing & Repairs Joe Murray, Owner

Fully Insured

State Licensed Contractor #CCC057066

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192693

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Res./Com.

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59

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193235

make your moving day a pleasure.

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192369

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ShayLyn’s Beauty Services

3 Document Creation 3 Special Projects

190818

MOVERS

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5057 Ocean Blvd.

Siesta Key Village 34242

LOMA | Paul Mitchell | Moroccan Oil | O&M

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192371

724-2945

Office: 941.379.6302 Cell: 941.928.4325 www.yourveryownassistant.com

Pet Care

Free Estimates Lawn & Landscape Maintenance Lic. & Ins.

Judith A. Merkt

PET SERVICES

192779

3687676-01

CURT’s Lawn Service

192788

Providing personal and administrative support to individuals and small businesses.

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373-9299

Salon Capelli Hair Salon

194256

Only organic and sterile material used

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LAWN CARE

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Schemmel Property Group

REPRESENTING

Most Amazing Properties ONLY 2 REMAINING RESIDENCES

Indian Beach | 914 Indian Beach Drive | $1,995,000

Bayside | Lot 35 Masthead | $795,000 OPEN SUNDAY 01/24 FROM 1-4 P.M.

AQUA | 280 Golden Gate Point | Priced from $3,195,000

Prestancia | 3788 Boca Point Drive | $755,000

Siesta Key | 8501 Midnight Pass Road | $7,500,000

Siesta Key - Horizons West | 6145 Midnight Pass Road - F7 | $499,000

OPEN SUNDAY 01/24 FROM 1-4 P.M.

Joel Schemmel, J.D. 941.587.4894 joel.schemmel@sothebysrealty.com Sharon Chiodi 941.809.0380 sharon.chiodi@sothebysrealty.com

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Sotheby’s International Realty® and the Sotheby’s International Realty logo are registered service marks used with permission. Each office is independently owned and operated. 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.

Prestancia | 4079 Las Palmas Way | $1,295,000

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