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Tie vote ends town idea.

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First baby of the new year Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s first baby of 2022 arrived at 1:36 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Parents Lauren and Patrick received a special basket of baby gifts for Beau, their second child.

“I am feeling in shock. I was not expecting to be the first baby of the year at all, but we are over the moon, and we are all doing well,” Lauren said.

SMH-Sarasota’s obstetric team helped deliver a total of 18 babies on Dec. 31, 2021. The last baby of the year was born at 11:27 p.m. at SMH-Sarasota, capping off the largest year ever for Sarasota Memorial deliveries. In 2021, SMH-Sarasota delivered a total of 4,275 babies, including 69 sets of twins and one set of triplets.

The previous record for deliveries was nearly 4,120 babies born at SMH in 2019.

Downtown bound Legacy Trail’s northern extension nears the center of Sarasota. SEE PAGE 3 Eric Garwood

Legacy Trail’s Ashton Drive trailhead is rapidly becoming a popular site with cyclists, runners and fans of playground equipment.

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Bikes on Main Street

Main way to ring in new year

The DreamLarge organization had a busy day and night on Dec. 16 when it hosted a merry bike ride through downtown Sarasota that carried over into a nighttime market celebration.

The group’s BLVD Bike Rides series had a “Merry on Main” theme for the holidays. A number of bicyclists — many wearing Santa hats and decorating their bikes in colorful Christmas lights— rode through the area led by Jeff Vrendenburg.

The bike ride made its way back to the Rosemary District, where guests stopped to enjoy the RADD Night Market, a toy drive benefiting the Mothers Helping Mothers nonprofit and an e-bike raffle in partnership with Endless Summer EcoTours.

Crowds again gather in the street for downtown’s Pineapple Drop and first glimpse of 2022.

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Alicia and Dieu Tran ring in the new year in downtown Sarasota.

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WEEK OF JAN. 6, 2022

Selby boat tours selling quickly

“Nothing means more to me, and I even have our ZIP code tattooed on my wrist.”

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has scheduled a trial run of boat tours between its downtown Sarasota campus and its Historic Spanish Point location near Osprey, set to begin on Saturday. Tickets have sold quickly, with the first eight weekend voyages sold out.

A limited number of tickets can still be purchased for tours on March 12, 19 and 26. General admission tickets are $125 each and $115 for members of Selby Gardens. Additional tours have been added for each Saturday in April.

“Set Sail with Selby Gardens” is a narrated round-trip tour of Old Florida sights along with access to both Selby sights and lunch at Historic Spanish Point. Consisting of roughly three hours of leisurely cruising with educational narration from Sarasota Bay to Little Sarasota Bay and back, the tours are only scheduled on Saturdays.

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Pickleball courts built into plans for a Legacy Trail park.

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Years until residents of Siesta Key may again attempt to incorporate.

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Additional docks proposed in a project at Sarasota Yacht Club.

Bobby Jones topic of special meeting

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Years an elected mayor would serve under a proposal advanced by the city’s Charter Review Committee.

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A man was shot and killed early Jan. 1 in the 1400 block of Main Street.

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CALENDAR n Sarasota City Commission special meeting — 9 a.m., Monday, Jan. 10, City Commission Chambers, City Hall, 1565 First St. n Sarasota County Commission regular meeting — 9 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 11, County Commission Chambers, County Administration Building, 1660 Ringling Blvd. n Sarasota School Board regular meeting — 6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 18, Board Chambers, Landings Administration Building, 1960 Landings Blvd.

37-year-old Sarasota woman was charged with murder and other felonies in a shooting early New Year’s Day on Main Street.

Latoya Johnson is being held on $1.1 million bond at Sarasota County Jail.

Citing Florida’s Marsy’s Law, police did not release the name of the victim, who was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital but died later of his injuries.

Johnson was charged with murder, tampering with evidence and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. She has a criminal history of at least seven

felony convictions, including a 2008 conviction for carrying a concealed firearm.

Police said officers working the Pineapple Drop New Year’s Eve event were alerted to the 1:48 a.m. incident in the 1400 block of Main Street and found a wounded man. Police reported that Johnson tried to hide a firearm as they approached her and several other people near the site of the shooting.

Video from inside a building indicated a member of a group appeared to get sick on a person who was sitting with Johnson. The group got up and

approached the person who got sick and a fight began. Witnesses told police that Johnson was hit on the head in the melee and responded by firing a single shot, which struck the victim.

Johnson was taken into custody at the scene.

The case remains under investigation. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Sarasota Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 941-263-6070 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling 941-366-TIPS or online at SarasotaCrimeStoppers.com

City leaders have planned a special meeting of the City Commission at 10 a.m. Monday to consider a series of authorizations regarding the Bobby Jones Golf Course.

The meeting is in the Commission Chambers of City Hall, 1565 First St. Among items on the agenda: An agreement between the city and QGS Development Inc. to furnish all materials and labor in the construction of 18 regulation golf holes and nine adjustable golf holes, a practice facility and other site work, valued at $12.5 million.

An agreement between the city and Jon F. Swift Inc. for design and construction of a new clubhouse at the course, valued at $544,211.

Authorization to continue negotiations with Indigo Golf Partners to manage the golf operation.

Setting aside about 12 acres of the property for a regional playground.

Discussion of a proposed agreement between the city and the Consevation Foundation of the Gulf Coast for a 262-acre conservation easement.

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BUILDING A LEGACY

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Workers in December smoothed over a former rail crossing on Ringling Boulevard and installed a center median and pedestrian signs and alert signals.

The rails-to-trails pathway’s progress into downtown is nearly complete, as is the vision of a wide range of supporters.

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he helmets you see along the final phase of Legacy Trail’s northern extension these days aren’t the kind typically worn by cyclists orDRskaters .

– unless their owners are commuting to a construction job.

Following a year in which miles and access points were added to Sarasota County’s popular rails-totrails route, one of the most highly anticipated expansions will wrap up by spring, more than two years earlier than first planned, making the pathway into an even more useful attraction and potentially more than just a fun day in the sun.

The nearly 3-mile segment linking Fruitville Road, Payne Park and the neighborhoods around Ringling Boulevard to Bahia Vista Street is next to open, likely by the end of March, curving from the more inland path, across Beneva Road and Tuttle Avenue, past Sarasota Springs and into downtown.

As the hard-hat work on the northern extension continues, different kinds of users are enjoying the segment that now begins at Bahia Vista Street and heads south in a continuous route to Venice.

“We already are seeing the use of the trail significantly increase, and it be diversified in how it’s being used,’’ said Nicole Rissler, the director of Sarasota County’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources. “You see people just taking a walk after dinner with their dog, or with their kid on their scooter, where the original trail was very bicycle heavy.’’

While limited to day use (there are no plans to light the trail, Rissler said, in a nod to residential areas nearby), the trail’s connection to Ringling Boulevard west toward the bay also is gaining momentum from a city of Sarasota project designed to make a cyclist’s ride a safer and more continuous experience.

Sarasota city leaders in 2021 supported a plan to link the trail to the bayfront, first with restriping work and plastic bollards to create the protected bike lanes. That $900,000 conversion is expected to wrap up about the time the Legacy Trail’s northern segment is finished.

A more robust makeover would involve more intensive construction to permanently redesign the roadway in a thoroughfare shared with cyclists and motorized traffic. That buildout could cost $10 million and take five to 10 years. Funding is not yet available, though the project is among the city’s top transportation priorities.

The goal is to connect with multiuse trails that lead over the Ringling Bridge to St. Armands Circle, Lido

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Key and Longboat Key. The city also is prioritizing a remake of the aging Coon Key Bridge, on the eastern approach to St. Armands, as part of that grander vision.

“We do believe that people will use it as you come down into downtown Sarasota,” Rissler said. “I think the one drawback to that will be that the trail does have hours of 6 a.m. to sunset.”

A YEAR OF RIBBON CUTTINGS

In early December, Sarasota County cut the ribbon on the Legacy Trail’s Ashton Trailhead, located between Sawyer and McIntosh roads. More than just a parking lot to load and off-load bikes, the spot features restrooms, picnic shelters and grills, a playground and a self-service bike repair station.

The 2.53-acre site was acquired by the county in 1985 for $55,400.

It’s the first of three trailheads designed and built to connect with Legacy Trail.

Other parks along the trail, particularly in the south end of the county, existed before the trail was built and were simply modified with access points.

“I have friends that have children that say, ‘Holy moly, the incredible playground at Ashton is amazing,’” Rissler said.

In July, the county opened the first extension, a section between Proctor Road and Bahia Vista Street.

In October, the standalone section was linked to the trail’s previous northern end in Palmer Ranch.

COMING SOON

Included in the $65 million were plans to build a series of parks to serve as trailheads for the new trail segments. In all three cases, the intention was to create community centers more than just access points.

“What I think is incredible about this project and the community is that they didn’t just get this incredible linear regional park – they’re getting three new community parks out of it as well,” Rissler said.

The trailheads are: n Sarasota Springs Trailhead (along Webber Road): The Sarasota Springs Trailhead got its name from the neighborhood in which it is located.

The trailhead will sit on a 1.6-acre property acquired through the county’s Neighborhood Parklands Acquisition Program. It was purchased in April 2020 for $188,000.

The park will include parking, restrooms and a playground.

It’s anticipated to open when the trail section opens into downtown. n Pompano Trailhead (between Tuttle Avenue and Beneva Road): The Pompano Trailhead comprises 5.1 acres and was acquired in 1964.

It previously was leased to the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles department for use as a Department of Motor Vehicles site.

After the DMV closed, the property reverted to MORE county management.

PHOTOS The old DMV buildONLINE ing will be converted into a community Check out more photos center that will house of the Ashton Trailhead offices and meeting facilities at spaces. The trailhead YourObserver.com park also will include 12 pickleball courts.

Pompano Trailhead is expected to open with all of its facilities in the summer. n Sections for wheels and sections for feet: Rissler said the new sections of trail MILES are designed to one AND MILES day widen along the former railbed When the northern segment of to create lanes the Legacy Trail is completed, the for cyclists and paved path will extend more than lanes for walk22 miles from downtown to Venice. ers and runners.

Once finished, the trail will conThe concept nect 27 schools within 1 mile and isn’t yet funded, 45 schools within 2 miles of but the idea has the trail. About 400,000 merit, she said. people use the trail “We had looked annually. at and planned for that originally because we knew the dynamics of the northern portion were going to be different,” she said. “It just didn’t happen that way with the budget. But if you go WHAT out there in certain IT COSTS areas, you can see that the berm County voters in 2018 approved was built much a referendum to secure funding for larger because the project. More than 70% of votwe anticipated ers approved the referendum, allowit. You can see ing the issuance of bonds up to $65 where people million for the project. Property are already using owners pay 0.0688 mills each the berm in the year, about $34 a year in grass to the side.’’

THE VISION

the case of $500,000 value.

Rissler said the project, along with the North Port extension to the south, figures to make Legacy Trail one of the top such trails nationally. Without support from voters and groups such as Friends of the Legacy trail, the extensions likely would never have happened.

“I think you saw that certainly at the ballot box, when over 70% of this community said, ‘I’ll tax myself to get this amenity done,’” she said.

“And so that’s a testament to this community and how much they believe that recreation and these type of amenities are important to their quality of life.”

She said that not long after the original trail opened discussions arose about extending it along the existing rail line. She said that community and volunteer support is what ultimately made the difference.

“I just feel very blessed to be able to be here during this time and that we all can look back in years to come to say, ‘We have Siesta Beach; we have Nathan Benderson Park; and we have Legacy Trail,’” she said. “And I can’t think of three more diverse, amazing amenities that one community has here.”

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Sale, lease of county building finalized

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County leaders will remain at the headquarters built in 1973 for about four years while plans move forward on the Cattlemen Road complex.

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arasota County and Benderson Development Co. closed a deal for the sale of the downtown County Administration Building that provides for its lease until 2025, when county officials hope to establish a new base on Cattlemen Road.

County Commission Chair Al Maio signed the deal on Dec. 30.

On Nov. 15, commissioners approved the sale of the main building at 1660 Ringling Blvd. and two adjoining properties for $25 million, stipulating the deal be completed by the end of 2021.

The sale to Benderson is part of a process that began in December 2019, when Maio led an effort to prioritize moving out of the Ringling offices.

In November, the county detailed the lengths county staff have taken to address issues with water leaking through the roof of the administrative center, constructed in 1973.

Staff estimated the facility would need $49 million in improvements by 2041.

Under the terms of the deal with Benderson, the county will have to wait before it can move elsewhere.

The contract states the county must enter into a four-year lease to remain at the Ringling building, at a cost of $1 million annually. With the lease, Benderson would maintain the roof and structure, while the county would cover all other maintenance.

The county has the ability to terminate the lease with a six-month notice to Benderson. The county has targeted the property at 1301 Cattlemen Road as a favored site for a new administrative center, though plans for a future facility have not been

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In July, the county issued an invitation to negotiate with parties that were interested in buying the property. Six developers responded, offering between $20 million and $23.5 million for the sale and annual rental rates between $1.6 million and $2.3 million.

At the time of negotiations, Benderson did not indicate what plans the company had for the property. The largest of the three parcels, which fronts Ringling Boulevard, covers about 2.8 acres and is split zoned by the city of Sarasota for downtown core and downtown edge, both of which allow for a variety of dense residential and commercial uses.

A second parcel of about 2.3 acres is zoned for residential use, and another roughly quarter-acre parcel is zoned for downtown edge.

The purchase of the county government property follows a yearslong progression of redevelopment projects along the Ringling Boulevard corridor, with additional changes in the planning stages.

In addition to new buildings on Ringling Boulevard, the city has identified additional construction projects it hopes will enliven the corridor: the extension of the Legacy Trail to Fruitville Road and a redesigned streetscape along Ringling. In early 2021, the city offered preliminary approval for the Ringling Trail, an initiative that would add bike lanes and enhanced landscaping to a mile-long stretch from Lime Avenue to Pineapple Avenue.

A preliminary version of that vision, accomplished with plastic bollards and restriped pavements, is expected to roll out early in 2022 to coincide with the opening of the Legacy Trail’s northern extension.

City staff estimated full buildout of the bike lanes would take five to 10 years and cost $10 million.

City leaders ranked the buildout of the Ringling streetscape changes near the top of transportation funding priorities with the regional Metropolitan Planning Organization.

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Above: Reps. Will Robinson Jr. and Joe Gruters listen to the concerns of Siesta Key residents Tuesday night. Left: Save Siesta Key board of directors member Harry Anand speaks to county legislators about incorporation Tuesday night.

Tie vote stalls hopes to make Siesta a town BLAKE FUSSELL STAFF WRITER

Supporters of incorporating Siesta Key filled the Commission Chambers in the Sarasota County Administration Building on Tuesday night, where they learned that the proposed bill will not move forward to the Florida Legislature after the local delegation’s 3-3 vote.

The bill needed a majority to proceed to Tallahassee, where it would have again faced consideration and

require approval by the state House, Senate and governor before reaching the ballot for an up or down vote by residents.

Those in favor of incorporation must wait two years to attempt the same process again.

“It’s heartbreaking,” said Ashley Cebak, a Save Siesta Key ambassador. “My family came here in the ’60s, and I’m the only one left.

Nothing means more to me, and I even have our ZIP code tattooed on my wrist. It means so much for the people who live here and the future people that will live here.”

Citizens of Siesta Key voiced their concerns and desires regarding the island before the decision. Those who voted against the bill raised concerns about the proposed 0.25 millage rate and comparably small

$4 million proposed budget in proponents’ feasibility study.

Proponents of incorporation also suggested a five-person staff to operate the new town, a number that seemed too low for state Rep. Will Robinson Jr., who voted “no.” A law requiring an incorporated town to be at least 2 miles from another municipality also affected the vote.

“I’m not convinced this is going to do what you think this is going to do,” said State Rep. Tommy Gregory, who voted against the bill. “But I have been looking at what it would take to get you where you want to go.”

Rep. James Buchanan, also a “no” vote, said additional government and taxes were not the answer to the citizens’ problems. But he, as well as the other “no” voters, affirmed that he understands the “valid concerns”

orities if Siesta Key were to become its own town on the proposed “government-lite” model. The bill suggested that basic government functions would be handled by the new staff, but Siesta Key would still rely on other county services, such as law enforcement, fire-rescue and others.

While the possibility of incorporation was largely put on hold with Tuesday’s vote, Save Siesta Key ambassadors remained determined to preserve and control their community the best that they can.

The organization put out an official statement on Wednesday: “We are disappointed with the outcome of last night’s vote, but we are not discouraged. We are currently evaluating our next steps and have no intention on giving up. We are so grateful for the support of our community and the volunteer Neighborhood Ambassadors. Save Siesta Key will continue to work on getting incorporation on the ballot for our island community.’’

The Siesta Key Associated has scheduled a meeting from 4:30-6 p.m Jan. 6 at St. Boniface Episcopal Church on Midnight Pass Road.

The meeting will include conversation on the incorporation vote and what the initiative will look like going forward.

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behind the bill and would be open to future discussion on it.

Dozens of supporters of the bill spoke at the meeting that included nearly three hours of debate. Rep. Michelle K. Rayher, a Democrat who represents just a small portion of Sarasota County, said an example given by one of the supporters helped confirm her “yes” vote.

“I heard something today that stuck out to me. It was said that the people were willing to pay for it and were demanding it,” Rayher said.

“You, the people, are demanding it and are willing to pay for it. So who am I to say you cannot vote or have self-determination?”

Rep. Joe Gruters and bill sponsor Rep. Fiona McFarland also voted “yes.” Both legislators said they wished for the citizens of the community to vote for what they believe is best for Siesta Key. The same logic was proposed by incorporation supporter Harry Anand, a member of the board of directors of Save Siesta Key. “This is purely people wanting to take control of their own destination; that is what’s driven this whole process,” Anand said.

Incorporation supporters mentioned land-use decisions, cultural preservation, pedestrian safety and general beautification as the lead pri-

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to 134 permanent slips and 13 transient slips.

According to city documents, the proposed docks will consist of fixed wooden piers/platforms that will extend approximately 75 feet from the shoreline and then ramp down to floating docks.

The club’s fueling station will also undergo renovations but remain in its grandfathered-in position and at the end of dock 2, the second-most easterly of the existing three. “It’s something you don’t want to be old and antiquated because it impacts on water quality,’’ said Alexis Crespo, a land-use planner with Waldrop Engineering, which is working with Turrell Hall and Associates in representing the club.

The club on the south side of John Ringling Causeway east of St. Armands Circle isn’t planning changes to its landside buildings.

The property has been in operation since the 1960s but underwent a large-scale renovation in 2010 when the land was rezoned from singlefamily residential classification to its current classification. Docks are allowed, though conditional-use approval is required, which is what board members approved along with the site plan.

According to engineers and project planners speaking for the club, vessels will remain at the club throughout the process, initially moving from dock 1 on the easternmost portion of the property to the newly built dock 4, shifting positions from existing to new structures until the project wraps up.

“That’d be a nightmare to try to find a home for everyone,” said Jeff Rogers, a partner with Turrell, Hall and Associates. “That’s one of the driving factors of dock 4.”

Fueling operations, which take place on dock 2, will be suspended as work there proceeds. “We’ll put (the fuel dock) into operation as fast as we possibly can,’’ said Josh Maxwell, chief engineer for Turrell, Hall and Associates. “It’s usually one of the few revenue sources for marinas.’’

No additional landside parking is planned. Sarasota Senior Planner Brianne Dobbs said the facility already includes 61 more parking spaces than required by city formulas that are based on building square

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Here’s a breakdown of the docking facilities at Sarasota Yacht Club once the expansion and renovation plan is complete.

2­­­5 feet: 11 docks 30 feet: 14 docks 40 feet: 31 docks 45 feet: 21 docks 50 feet: 17 docks 55 feet: 2 docks 60 feet: 32 docks 70 feet: 5 docks 80 feet: 1 docks Total: 134 docks Transient docks: 13

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footage rather than the number of boat docks.

Rogers said there are prospective users of the new docks who are already social members of the club, indicating additional capacity for docking wouldn’t necessarily drive up parking needs or the number of vehicle trips in and out of the property beyond an estimated 5.5 trips.

“It sounds like they are not adding additional members, that these are people who already frequent the club, and they seem to have enough parking,” Dobbs said, adding that she had recently visited the property.

“That feels confident.”

Planning and Zoning Board Chair Kathy Kelly Ohlrich asked the representatives of the yacht club why operators of neighboring Plymouth Harbor co-applied for the conditional-use approval.

Rogers explained that the two organizations have years of cooperation between them, and the fourth dock falls within Plymouth Harbor’s shoreline property, which is often referred to as riparian right.

An agreement exists between the club and Plymouth Harbor to build within the residential community’s underwater property.

A small dock belonging to Plymouth Harbor exists in the footprint of the proposed fourth dock, and Rogers said the overall project would benefit both organizations.

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The word for 2022: Courage We all would like to wipe away and forget the strife of 2021, but much of it is not going to go away. To turn the tide and preserve what our founders created, we must act with great courage in 2022.

MATT WALSH

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et’s not look back anymore on 2021. Yuck.

But you can be sure we all will remember it. Even if your company, your employer or you did well or OK, it was an awful year — worse than any-year baby boomers and those younger have experienced in their lifetimes. A word that comes to mind — other than awful — is “strife.”

It was a year of strife, seemingly with everything, every day — the economy, pandemic, national politics, Washington policies, foreign policy, media, education, crime, immigration and on and on.

If only we could erase 2021.

So let’s start fresh. Move forward.

Be optimistic.

If only we could.

Here is the harsh reality: The strife of 2021 is going to continue — COVID-19, omicron, mandates, inflation, shortages, Washington stupidity/incompetence, destructive national media, Big Tech censorship, open Southern borders, crime, wokeness and the relentlessness of the progressives. Their relentless goal is to tear down what made this country great and spread the misery of their elitist-controlled, authoritarian socialism.

All of that strife will continue to be debilitating obstructions to what used to drive America: the national culture to be achievers, innovators and individuals free to strive on our own terms to live the American dream.

Although many of us still will work to move forward and be optimistic, simultaneously, as we did in 2021, we must confront all the strife and evils tearing down our country.

To win, we will need courage.

Indefatigable courage.

That is our word for 2022: courage.

Readers of this page might remember that one of our traditions and rituals at the beginning of each year is to declare a single word to live by in the new year, to guide our direction and actions in the new year, inspire us year-round, and serve as a guidepost for what we do and want to accomplish in this new year.

In 2022, we need courage, the courage to turn the darkness to light.

For those of us who still believe America is Pilgrim John Winthrop and Ronald Reagan’s “city on a hill,” we must start with courage.

Resist. Stand strong. Fight hard.

Fight back. Be bold. Speak up.

Never give in.

We are in the midst of a second civil war, this time to preserve our cultural heritage — namely, the founders’ declaration that we are endowed by our creator with the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We are individuals, not a collective, not tribes, not enemies. Individual Americans.

Indeed, it’s not off base to say that when you think of what you want in life, you don’t want powermongers in Washington to rule every aspect of your life, confiscate the fruits of your labor, dictate whether you must wear a mask or cannot celebrate Christmas with family. You want to be left alone — in peace, safe from criminal harm — left alone to exist for your own and your family’s sake and contribute to your community as you see fit.

You want liberty.

To turn the current tide, courage is one of the first requisites.

We need courage for so many things. A few: n Have the courage to demand that people elected to Congress immediately stop spending and printing money. Their inflation — the worst and most pernicious tax of all — is crushing the poor and middle class.

Have the courage to demand of your representative that “Build Back Better” or any other new spending scheme must be axed into confetti and burned. The members of the Democratic Party majority are clueless to the fact that the effects of inflation in 2022 and the cure are going to be more painful than the price increases we’re seeing now.

When President Joe Biden asks meat producers (or any industry, for that matter) to lower prices, he is showing his cluelessness. The meat producers are not the cause of higher prices; Biden and the Democrat-led Congress are. n Have the courage to demand Congress end the pandemic payments that have given so many people the incentive not to work. Late last year there were 10 million unfilled jobs and 8 million unemployed.

Government payments and incentives not to work fuel the increase in prices. With fewer workers producing fewer goods and services while they have the trillions of dollars of emergency spending, there is an obvious imbalance — higher demand than supply. The payments are a temporary and false hope. There is only one path to economic health and wealth: work. n Small business owners: Have the courage to be vocal advocates for free enterprise. Drown out the

wokeness of the wimpy, PC corporate CEOs who place DEI (diversity equity and inclusion) ahead of merit and the content of character.

The model for small-business owners is Home Depot co-Founder Bernie Marcus’ Job Creators Network. Its mission is to provide business leaders and entrepreneurs with the tools to educate everyone about the virtues of free enterprise, to be the voice of free enterprise in the media, in Congress, in state capitals, in local communities and in the workplace.

Extend that to your children and grandchildren.

Capitalism, competition and a meritocracy made America great.

Ayn Rand: “If one wishes to uphold individual rights, one must realize that capitalism is the only system that can uphold and protect them.”

No nation ever reached prosperity through its government or via any other “ism” than capitalism. n Have the courage to call out and shine the light on the fallacies and lies of the woke orthodoxies.

Defend the Constitution. Defend freedom of religion and speech and the right of the pursuit of happiness. These are the cornerstones of what separate the U.S. from every other place in the world.

Stand with the courage of Gov. Ron DeSantis. He is among the few shining examples of public-figure leaders who have the courage to stand up to progressives and their socialistic orthodoxies. He is one of the few with the courage to stand on a public platform and challenge the prevailing forces and fight for his state’s citizens’ freedoms.

In some respects, you can say DeSantis is showing the courage akin to that of two famous patriots who stood up to the higher authority of Great Britain’s King George: Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine (see below). n Have the courage to elect representatives at every level who embrace the freedom philosophy — that is, our elected officials are our servants; we are not their slaves. Their jobs are to protect our freedom, not take it away. Every law they pass, every dollar they borrow and spend takes away your freedom.

When Ronald Reagan gave his farewell address, he reminded the American people of the importance of “three little words”: “We the people.”

“We the people tell the government what to do; it doesn’t tell us. We the people are the driver; the government is the car. And we decide where it should go and by what route and how fast.

“Almost all the world’s constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their privileges are. Our Constitution is a document in which ‘we the people’ tell the government what it is allowed to do. ‘We the people’

FROM REAGAN’S FAREWELL Here are excerpts from Ronald Reagan’s farewell address, “The shining city on a hill.”

Look it up. It’s worth reading again.

— M.W. “Those of us who are over 35 or so years of age grew up in a different America. We were taught, very directly, what it means to be an American, and we absorbed almost in the air a love of country and an appreciation of its institutions.

“If you didn’t get these things from your family, you got them from the neighborhood, from the father down the street who fought in Korea or the family who lost someone at Anzio. Or you could get a sense of patriotism from school. And if all else failed, you could get a sense of patriotism from the popular culture. The movies celebrated democratic values and implicitly reinforced the idea that America was special.

TV was like that, too, through the mid-’60s.

“But now … some things have changed. …

“Our spirit is back, but we haven’t reinstitutionalized it.

We’ve got to do a better job of getting across that America is freedom — freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise — and freedom is special and rare. It’s fragile. It needs protection.”

are free. …

“And I hope we have once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited.

There’s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts.”

Americans want to be free, not slaves of politicians.

If we are to save what has sustained us for nearly 250 years — that individual rights and freedom supersede the government’s powers — we must have the courage and show the courage to live the words of Patrick Henry. In one of his oratories to the Continental Congress, he told his peers: “The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian; I am an American.”

Have the courage to be a proud American, an American who embraces what the founders created and achieved. For 250 years, this nation has been the world’s “shining city on a hill.”

How the courage of two patriots turned the tide

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atrick Henry and Thomas Paine, two American Revolution patriots known for a famous speech and book, respectively (“Give me liberty or give me death” and “Common Sense”), exemplified in their day the meaning of courage — the courage to take lone stands and speak vociferously against the popular, prevailing thought.

Henry made his first mark as one of the most outspoken opponents to King George III in 1765, after the British monarchy imposed the Stamp Act taxes on the colonists. Henry delivered to the House of Burgesses in Virginia what became known as his “Caesar-Brutus” speech.

So enraged by the Stamp Act, Henry forcefully suggested that George could suffer the same fate as Julius Caesar at the hand and knife of Brutus if the king rejected American liberty.

Horrified at his brazen outburst, many Virginia burgesses accused Henry of committing treason.

Instead, his comments propelled him into the national spotlight.

Patrick Henry

Thomas Paine

Ten years later, in March 1775, Henry delivered the speech for which he is best known today.

According to historical accounts, amid a gathering of the Second Virginia Convention, Henry rose from a third-row pew and began speaking, as he often did, extemporaneously. No notes. A minister who witnessed Henry’s speech described him as having “an unearthly fire burning in his eye.”

Henry proceeded to argue against trying to negotiate reconciliation with the monarchy and its army and instead called for Virginia to establish an armed militia.

“Why stand we here idle?” Henry

is quoted as saying. “What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, almighty God! “I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!” As he uttered these final words, Henry plunged a letter opener toward his heart.

Paine made his mark with his book “Common Sense.” When you read it, you see Paine’s arguments are exactly that — simple common sense for why the colonies should be independent and free from the English monarchy.

Within Paine’s many cogent arguments, and at great risk to himself, he flung nasty invectives at the king and his followers, words that in this day would have him banned from Twitter and Facebook.

After the Battle of Lexington, Paine wrote, “I rejected the hardened, sullen tempered Pharaoh of England forever and disdain the wretch.”

Criticizing a speech from the king, Paine wrote: “Every line convinces … that he, who hunts the woods for prey, the naked and untutored Indian, is less a savage than the king of Britain.”

Of one of the king’s admirers, Paine said he “sunk himself beneath the rank of animals and contemptibly crawls through the world like a worm.”

Henry and Paine knew their words would put targets on their backs. But they were so passionate in their beliefs that they had the courage to speak out and help change the course of history.

Today, of course, Henry and Paine most likely would be vilified in the national media and banned from social media for their outspokenness and comments. But in their day, their courage via their speeches and writing is credited with swaying the American people to back independence and reject what was then the totalitarianism of the British monarchy.

— M.W.

“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

Friedrich Hayek

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This column will be an open, anonymous community hub for comments where you can share what’s going great, and also what you think is not so great. Want to give someone a shout out for helping you change a tire in the rain? That would be a rave. Unhappy about the new traffic pattern to accommodate a roundabout in progress? That would be a rant — and probably a popular one at that.

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Just finished the article (“Restorative Justice” editorial - Dec. 9 issue). Worst, craziest idea I’ve heard of. I’m sure it would work in blue states, but I personally (and I’m sure many others) would not want to or feel the need to forgive some lowlife that harmed me. Do the crime, do the time.

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I just wanted to leave a rave, I guess, for your paper’s editorial page. I’ve seen a few negative comments in the Observer and I just wanted to say that I think what Matt Walsh chooses to write is always interesting, informative and very thoughtful, and I appreciate his editorial judgments and policy and please, please, please keep it up.

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I agree with the readers who wrote in about the paper needing to stick to community news and stay out of the political fray. Your divisive

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A “speed trap” should be set up on both ends of the Ringling Bridge in the early morning hours. Multiple cars whiz by at speeds of 50-plus miles an hour in a 35 mile an hour zone, leaving people who are out for morning jogs and bicycle rides in their polluted wake. Ringling Bridge speeders are a public safety issue that the city needs to address. The city of Sarasota could earn much needed revenue by enforcing the speed limits. I suspect the income from speeding fines would exceed $100,000 a month.

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First, let me commend Emily (Walsh) on the transition in general, and specifically on the introduction of the new Rants & Raves column.

We bought our property on Longboat Key in 2008. However, we visited my parents here for decades before that. I remember my mother asking my father to stop and “get her a paper.” Of course, it was the Observer. As a “tourist,” I thought that the paper was only a tourist rag with real estate ads and other tourist product ads. It wasn’t until we became full-time Longboat Key residents that I understood that this paper had “chops,” as they say in the entertainment industry.

I looked forward to your father’s editorials, and his election recommendations. However, recently I found that he has drifted extremely right, and I don’t appreciate his one-sided editorials. I agree completely with the person who said last week that I also am “appalled by the politics expressed, especially by Matt Walsh.”

I hope you will pursue a more balanced approach. Don’t get me wrong, I agree with a lot of Matt’s fundamental Republican opinions, but he really shouldn’t go off the rails so far to the right!

Rest of the world also followed science I just wanted to point out why your article on Fauci/Robert Kennedy’s book irritated me.

First of all, you talk as if America did the complete opposite from the rest of the world! Do you really believe that Fauci had any influence at all on other civilized countries? Do you think England, France, Germany, Spain, Scandinavia, Australia, etc. listened to him? Most of those countries have never heard of him! Yet, those countries did listen to top scientists, doctors and virologists, etc. who did recommend the vaccines that we all took. But you choose to use India as an example for an alternative treatment.

Secondly, you are making this a political issue and it shouldn’t be. Again, only in America does something this serious become political. It’s ridiculous. There was no drama regarding the polio or smallpox vaccines or even the flu shots, so why make this political and please see the big picture (i.e., the rest of the civilized world).

They didn’t read this book or listen to Fauci.

I’ve never written to a newspaper before, but I do believe your article is just so wrong. It seems that the Pfizers of this world have actually saved millions of lives. We should be thankful.

insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

Yes, the word liberty can, and should, mean personal liberty.

However, I highly doubt the Founding Fathers would agree that personal liberties trump (no pun intended) the greater good of the People.

I continually find your editorials extremely divisive.

To hell with The Union and the “United” States. You applaud Gov. Ron DeSantis for promoting individual rights of The States and individuals. To hell with the general welfare of the People.

It is obvious and simple to agree with you that mask mandates and forced vaccinations of public employees are against individual rights. It does sound like Totalitarian rule. We get it and agree. However, we need to put this pandemic, and all of the freedoms that it strips from us, behind us for good, and the fastest way to do that is to all band together as Americans and do what science and medicine says we should do, united as a country, in common defense, to promote the general welfare of the people, by staying united and getting vaccinated.

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For someone who continually refers to the Constitution, please pay close attention to the first word “We” and the words “a more perfect union,” “welfare,” and the “United States.”

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice,

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Proposal for four-year mayoral term moves forward “Anyone who’s elected at-large is more so a reflection of the community. As Sarasota becomes younger and more diverse, we’re going to see different folks elected.”

City Commission approval is required before it heads to voters.

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espite some concern about the potential viability of minority candidates in a citywide race, the Sarasota Charter Review Committee moves into 2022 with a proposal recommending an elected mayor who would serve for four years.

The 10-member board, which has been at work since August considering potential alterations to the city’s foundational governing document, voted 7-3 in December to advance the new form of city government.

That proposal, and any others approved by the board, will be presented to the City Commission in March for ballot consideration.

Depending on the commissioners, any, all, or none of the proposals could reach city voters as part of the Nov. 8, 2022, general election, which will include City Commission races.

The charter review process occurs every 10 years, as required by state law. Members of the board were chosen last summer, two each by each City Commissioner.

The proposal approved by the Charter Review board on Dec. 20 calls for a five-person City Commission consisting of three districtelected commissioners, one at-large commissioner and an at-large mayor, who has voting powers but no veto or other administrative powers or duties.

In conversations leading up to the vote, stronger forms of mayor were considered but ultimately rejected.

As of now, the mayor holds the title for a year and is selected by fellow commissioners, not voters.

Mayor Erik Arroyo was selected to begin his 2021-22 term on Nov. 5.

“The election system is still the same,’’ said board member Dan Cler-

— Philip DiMaria

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The 10-member Sarasota Charter Review Committee has been at work since August considering potential alterations to the city’s foundational governing document.

mont, who voted with the majority.

“And the city is electing that person, choosing that person, for four years, as opposed to the commission. So, when you’re making a commitment of four years, I’d like to see the voters do it.’’

Also supporting the change were Crystal Bailey, Philip DiMaria, Peter Fanning, Kim Githler, Wayne Ruben and Jeff Jackson. Voting against the proposal were Eileen Normille, Carolyn Mason and Cathy Antunes.

Antunes said she is against the proposal because of her concern about the ability of minority candidates to gain a foothold in a citywide election.

“We’re a richer city because we’ve had the mayors I’ve talked about,’’ she said. “Mayor Shaw, Mayor Shelli Freeland Eddie. They are all from the single-member districts.’’

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DiMaria said the changing nature of the city’s demographics would likely open opportunities for a wider range of viable mayoral candidates than was possible in years past.

“Anyone who’s elected at-large is more so a reflection of the community,’’ he said. “As Sarasota becomes younger and more diverse, we’re going to see different folks elected.”

City Attorney Robert Fournier said potential mayoral candidates would have to state their intention to run for the city’s highest elected office, and it would not be permissible for a candidate to hedge with a run for commission at the same time.

“We’re going to delete running in a single election for at-large and split it into two separate elections,’’ he said.

As part of the discussion of the elected mayor and a separate item for

consideration, committee members considered pay for the new position and a revamping of the pay for commissioners. They agreed to up commissioner pay to $40,000 from $29,500 annually, with a 2% increase each year. The mayor would be paid $45,000.

Normille, who voted against the proposal, has expressed skepticism about attracting qualified candidates. She compared the election of a mayor with the vetting of a professional staff member, such as City Manager Marlon Brown.

“Again, my concern is that when you bring in a city manager like Mr. Brown, you have documentation about his ability to do the job,” Normille said. “And you hopefully hire the best person that you can hire. And if he doesn’t hold up in the end, you can fire him, the commission can fire him. An elected mayor only has to live in the city for year.

That’s it. If he’s a four-year guy, what would we be electing him based on?”

Proposals calling for a publicly elected mayor have not seen previous success.

Between 1996 and 2009, city voters rejected three separate referendums seeking to create an elected mayor position with varying levels of power.

At the beginning of their deliberations, committee members who favored the current council-manager system cited past opposition and said they did not believe there was a compelling reason to significantly adjust the city’s current system of governance.

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Roundabouts again top Sarasota’s roads wish list Brody pushes for reordered list featuring Legacy Trail additions.

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The Coon Key Bridge, just east of St. Armands Circle, was third on the city’s list in 2021 but fell to sixth this year.

ity commissioners this week voted to accept a transportation-priority list that features U.S. 41 roundabouts as two of the top-three project packages submitted to the regional Metropolitan Planning Organization for funding.

But the vote was not unanimous.

Saying the city’s residents were weary of roundabout construction, Commissioner Hagen Brody unsuccessfully pushed for a different approach. Commissioners voted 4-1 to stick with the staff’s proposal.

“I don’t go out and hear ‘When’s that roundabout at Myrtle and Martin Luther King happening?’” he said.

Like other cities in Sarasota and Manatee counties, Sarasota makes an annual list of preferred projects to help the MPO decide how to allocate state and federal money. The agency scores projects and assembles a working list of projects awaiting money for feasibility studies, design and engineering and construction.

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Sarasota in 2021 and again in 2022 packaged roundabout projects at U.S. 41 and Ringling Boulevard, Main Street, Myrtle Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive into the top two positions. In 2022, No. 3 is a project to improve cycling and pedestrian access along U.S. 41 from 14th Street north to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, which includes the replacement of the Whitaker Bayou Bridge.

Acknowledging that the top three options typically get the most attention from the MPO, city transportation planner Alvimarie Corales and Ryan Chapdelain, the general manager of the city’s Planning Department, said progress on the roundabouts is necessary for a smoother flow of traffic along the bayfront.

Brody said he favored moving up to the top three projects such as a further extension of the Legacy Trail from Fruitville Road to University Parkway along an existing rail route and the connection of the trail to Bobby Jones Golf Course, where a nature park is proposed alongside a revamped golf course. He also advocated for streetscape work, such as a proposed Main Street renovation and a similar renovation for St. Armands Circle.

City Manager Marlon Brown said the city could move ahead with both streetscape projects with money

from its own capital improvement budget. About $1.8 million would get both accomplished, he said.

The Coon Key Bridge, just east of St. Armands Circle, which was third on the city’s list in 2021, fell to sixth this year. City officials acknowledged it was the Florida Department of Transportation’s responsibility to widen the span to allow for better pedestrian and cycling access, which is part of a plan to link the islands to the mainland with a multi-use trail, which bottlenecks at the bridge.

Fourth and fifth on the list, respectively, were raised crosswalks in St. Armands Circle to improve pedestrian safety and prompt drivers to slow their approaches to crosswalks and the Main Street project, which would convert to parallel parking, widen sidewalks and add more trees.

Commissioner Liz Alpert urged commissioners to stick with the staff’s recommendations that prioritized the roundabout work.

“Once you get to the construction, it’s gone through years of the process to get to that point, and a lot of money has been expended to get there,” she said. “I feel comfortable with the list that they put together.

Personally, I think the roundabouts are important, that they need to be continued in order to make the whole roundabout system on U.S. 41 work.”

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The club had the polo players stay a bit farther off the sideline when they rode in the pregame parade. Usually, they get close and exchange a few high-fives with fans.

Also missing were the Clydesdales pulling a cart full of kids at halftime. The kids still got their ride, but with a tractor pulling the cart instead.

Despite a few added protocols, Osten had her own thrill between the championship and consolation matches. Walking on the field, Osten enjoyed a conversation with player Alan Martinez of Organic Matters/North South Wealth Management, and got to pet his horse, Scooby-Doo. — JAY HEATER

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t is difficult to be considered the best-of-thebest in such a talent-rich area as Sarasota.

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1. JORDYN BYRD, CARDINAL MOONEY HIGH BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL

sistently, leading to great accomplishments.

When a player is as dominant in two sports as Cardinal Mooney junior Jordyn Byrd is, the No. 1 spot on this list requires little thought.

Byrd, a 6-foot-4 junior, stars in volleyball and basketball for the Cougars. In the fall, Byrd — who is committed to Texas for volleyball — helped the Cougars to a 20-8 record and an appearance in the regional quarterfi-

Here are Sarasota’s top 10 high school athletes to watch in 2022.

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2. CHARLES LESTER III, RIVERVIEW HIGH FOOTBALL Riverview High sophomore Charles Lester III started getting collegiate attention before the 2021 football season, but his play put everyone who was not paying attention to his game on notice.

Lester, a 6-foot-2 defensive back/ wide receiver, was used more on offense as the Rams’ season went along, finishing with 19 catches for 298 yards (a team-high 15.7 yards per catch) and tied for the team lead with five touchdown catches.

He was also a shutdown defender on the outside; teams rarely threw at Lester, limiting his chances for interceptions — though he did snag one in the team’s 31-7 playoff win against Steinbrenner High — but he did finish with 18 tackles.

As he heads into his junior season this fall, Lester’s game and profile should continue to rise.

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nals. Byrd led the team with 551 kills (62.3% kill percentage) and added 56 blocks, 258 digs and 25 aces.

The Mooney girls basketball team is 10-2 as of Jan. 3 and Byrd is a big reason why.

She is averaging 9.6 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, controlling the post against all opponents and opening opportunities on the perimeter for her teammates.

3. GRACIE WEYANT, RIVERVIEW HIGH SWIMMING Former Rams girls swimmer Emma Weyant earned a silver medal in Tokyo last summer, but that was not the only splash made by a Riverview swimmer — or even by a member of the Weyant family.

Gracie Weyant, Emma’s sister and a sophomore at Riverview, won the 200 individual medley (2:01.15) and the 100 breaststroke (1:01.61) at the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 4A state meet Nov. 12 in Stuart, helping the Rams beat Winter Park High 275-256.5 to capture the team title.

It was the program’s first team title since 2013.

Weyant said she hopes to win both of her individual races but especially wanted the 200 IM since Emma won that event when she was in high school. Winning it this year would be a footsteps-following moment for Gracie, who said she has learned numerous things from watching her sister.

With two years of high school and club swimming still to go, even bigger things could be on the horizon.

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5. MICHAELA MATTES, CARDINAL MOONEY HIGH SWIMMING Cardinal Mooney High girls swimmer Michaela Mattes has consistently proven herself to be among the top swimmers in the state.

Mattes, a junior who is committed to Florida, overcame a pleural effusion and won a gold medal in the 500-yard freestyle (4:45.51) and a silver medal in the 200-yard individual medley (2:00.71) at the FHSAA Class 1A state championship meet, held Nov. 6 in Stuart. It was Mattes’ third-consecutive gold medal in the 500 free, stamping the event as her own. She also won the 200 IM in 2020.

4. JAKAI PETERSON, BOOKER HIGH TRACK AND FIELD AND BASKETBALL Booker High sophomore Jakai Peterson does a bit of everything in the world of athletics.

Peterson helped the Tornadoes’ 4x100 relay team (49.40 seconds) capture a silver medal at the 2021 Class 2A state meet, held May 8 at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, and she finished eighth in the long jump (16 feet, 9.25 inches).

She also plays for the school’s girls basketball team. Peterson is averaging 7.2 points, 2.9 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game for the Tornadoes, who are 9-4.

6. RYAN MATULEVICH, CARDINAL MOONEY HIGH FOOTBALL No freshman football player burst onto the scene like Ryan Matulevich did in 2021.

Matulevich, a 6-foot-0 wide receiver, caught 41 passes for 559 yards and eight touchdowns in his debut season. He added 24 carries for 174 yards. His production helped power the Cougars to a 7-4 record and a playoff appearance.

Matulevich already has a Division I offer from Arkansas State.

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The sports look-ahead There could be a lot more success on the way for area athletes and teams.

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ow do you follow the most successful sports year the Sarasota area has had in some time?

We’re about to find out.

Although 2022 has just begun, we’re already in the swing of things.

The boys and girls basketball schedules are rounding into their second halves, and the boys and girls soccer postseason begins in approximately three weeks. Those are both worthy of putting on your calendar.

Plenty of other teams, individuals and stories will be interesting to take note of this year. I’ve put together some of the stories on the top of my list.

In the near future — by which I mean approximately one month from now — I am excited to see if any of our basketball teams, perhaps a few of them, can make a run at the Florida High School Athletic Association state final four in their respective classes. It’s no exaggeration to say that both the boys and girls teams at Riverview High and Cardinal Mooney High have a shot. The Mooney girls did it last season and might be even better this season; the Riverview girls are undefeated at 13-0 as of Jan. 5; the Riverview boys have two of the best players in the state in junior Jason Jackson and freshman Jamier Jones; and the Mooney boys gave the Rams all they could handle on Dec. 30 before losing 59-58, despite being a Class 3A team going up against a Class 8A team.

Of course, I also look forward to football season every year (and it always delivers). This year should be no exception to that. Storylines abound. At Riverview High, the

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Above: Sarasota Crew junior Eva Harris finished second in the Women’s 1x Final A (8:10.66) in the Youth (U19) division at the 2021 USRowing Youth National Championships. The event is returning to Benderson Park in 2022.

Left: Quarterback Will Carter and the Rams will have to find a way to beat Venice High in 2022.

Rams will need to replace some veteran players lost to graduation and figure out a way to best Venice High, which not only beat the Rams twice but went on to win the Class 8A state title. It’s a bit of bad luck to have one of the state’s elite programs in your backyard; the Rams are also a great program but lately have found themselves overmatched. How they go about trying to even the playing field will be fascinating to watch. Having players like defensive back Charles Lester III certainly helps; I’m guessing he will be much more involved offensively in 2022 to go with his lockdown coverage on the outside.

Can Cardinal Mooney build on its leap from 2-7 in 2020 to 7-4 in 2021? They lose senior quarterback Tayven Clark (who was also the team’s leading rusher). It won’t be easy. Having returning wide receiver Ryan Matulevich, who starred as a freshman, catching passes will help whoever is under center next year, though. That I can say for certain.

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final seven games to finish 6-4, missing the playoffs. The Sailors also have to deal with Venice High and the Rams, who beat them 35-0 last season. The team has made strides under head Coach Brody Wiseman. Can it make more in 2022? Like Mooney, the Sailors will need to replace a quarterback (senior Lance Trippel) plus leading receiver TJ McKay and key defenders like Ashton Turner and Kafale Rivers. But 43 others will return, which is a good sign for the program’s long-term development.

Booker High went 0-8 in 2021, marking the program’s thirdstraight losing season since making the playoff in 2018 at 6-5. I don’t know if there’s a quick-fix solution for the program, but what I’m going to be watching in 2022 is the turnout. If the majority of the Tornadoes’ players from this year come back, the team can start to build something. If there is a lot of turnover, like there has been in the past, that’s less promising. Until the rosters are finalized in the fall, we won’t have the answer to this question, but I hope the Tornadoes find

a way to turn it around. It’s a lot of fun when that stadium is rocking.

In June, the 2022 USRowing Youth National Championships will return to Nathan Benderson Park.

I love the youth nationals because the emotion on the rowers’ faces is always at an all-time high when they cross the finish line and their arms and legs are on fire. It’s not uncommon to see them scream or splash the water with their oars or give a massive hug to someone else in the boat. Joy and the payoff of perseverance are wonderful things to witness (and capture in a photograph). It also helps that our area teams — Sarasota Crew and Sarasota Scullers — often compete in the championships. If you’ve never been, this is a great year to go.

I’m also looking forward to high school baseball and softball returning. I don’t have any specific team notes for this one. All our local teams could be dreadful, and I’d still have a great time covering those sports. (Don’t worry, they won’t be.) Baseball was the sport I played the most in my youth, and all the sense memories being around the

diamond dredges up — the smell of fresh-cut grass, the pop of a ball hitting a catcher’s mitt, the chants from team dugouts, the tension of a 3-2 pitch delivered with the bases loaded and two outs — are always enthralling.

This year, we actually get a little more baseball than usual. The U-18 Baseball World Cup, originally scheduled for 2021, will now take place Sept. 9-18 at Ed Smith Stadium and Bradenton’s LECOM Park.

It’s a unique opportunity for fans of the game to see stars before they’re stars. Not just Americans, either. In the past, international players like Yu Darvish and Aroldis Chapman have participated in the event. Oh, and so did some guy named Shohei Ohtani.

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7. MICHELLE DIPUMA, RIVERVIEW HIGH SOFTBALL Riverview High softball senior captain Michelle DiPuma did everything the Rams asked of her in 2021.

As a junior, DiPuma led all Rams regulars with a .400 batting average five doubles, three triples, four home runs and 17 steals and was second in RBI with 16. The infielder also had a .922 fielding percentage. DiPuma’s leadership helped guide the Rams to a 16-9 record and a 10-2 district tournament win over Ruskin High.

DiPuma, who signed with Central Florida on Nov. 10, will have one more chance at a postseason run with the Rams in 2022.

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Unlike others on this list, this Sarasota High sophomore isn’t on this list mainly based on what he’s done; he’s here because of what he might do in the future.

Smith, an infielder on the Sailors baseball team, only saw action in six varsity games last year as a freshman, but made the most of his opportunities, collecting four hits in nine at-bats, including a home run. Smith — who bats left-handed but throws righthanded — actually finished tied for seventh on the team in RBI (six).

It is a small sample size, but Smith has proven in travel ball and at showcase events that his bat is legitimate. Smith, who is 6-foot-1, has performed so well that he’s already been offered by and committed to Duke. With Smith in line for a more prominent role on the varsity team in 2022, his development will be one of the more interesting storylines of the spring season.

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That much is evident by just looking at his schedule. The Sarasota native spends his weekdays attending Sarasota High School and keeping to his studies.

But when the bell rings and his many classmates leave the halls for home or fun, Garrett, 17, spends his nights and weekends practicing a wholly different discipline.

Though he’s still a high school student, Garrett makes his way to the ManKind Barber Lounge in downtown Sarasota for his other occupation: He’s been cutting and styling people’s hair as a licensed barber for the past year.

He only expects to grow from here.

Garrett’s plan is to be working at the barbershop full time this month.

The Sarasota senior’s burgeoning barber career started — as occupations sometimes do — somewhat by chance. Since he was 10, Garrett has had his hair cut by Dennis Ford, the owner of the shop.

The haircuts have differed from time to time, but what’s stayed the same are the quiet interactions with Ford. That’s been the case until last

April, when Ford — better known as “Hootie” — came up with a unique opportunity for Garrett.

“One day I’m just sitting down into (the chair), and he asks me if I want to learn to cut hair,” Garrett. “At first I didn’t know what to think. I’d never thought about cutting hair.”

That was on a Wednesday; by Saturday, Garrett had his first pair of clippers and was watching how Hootie went about crafting hairstyles. After trying his first haircut on his friend under Hootie’s watchful eye, Garrett said he knew what he wanted to do.

“After that, I just knew I wanted to do this,” Garrett. “I started to go to (barber) school and just fell in love with it.”

There’s been plenty to learn ever since, much of it at barber school.

Garrett started taking classes at the school in May and finished in September.

Slowly and surely, he’s been testing out what he learns after school with Hootie and the other staff at ManKind.

He knows the only way to improve is to consistently work on it, so he’s made it his mantra to never turn down a haircut, no matter the style.

“Hair is the most important thing about a person,” Garrett said. “That’s

what people see first.”

Barbering is a profession made of countless specific details that Garrett has committed to learning, from understanding how people’s hair is patterned and spread differently to knowing what’s hot in the industry and how to innovate in his own way.

It helps that Ford is usually in the barbershop with him, giving advice.

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Landon Garrett has been cutting hair at the ManKind Barber Lounge since April.

est with me,” Garrett said. “I can also tell (how it was) by the clients’ faces.”

Hair is a critical form of expression for Garrett, who grew out his own look into a manbun but recently cut it all off for a fade.

His current specialty is cutting bald fades for his slowly growing clientele. Garrett says it’s all about approaching the person’s hair from the get-go and figuring out how to get lines out of the fade early, so it looks smoother.

There are physical and mental considerations Garrett has had to work on as well. A big part of a haircut is the time it takes, and Garrett has been working hard to deliver a quality cut faster. He’s proud to say his hands now feel much steadier and in control than when he started.

Something he’s had to really grow into during cuts is making conversation with his clients; Garrett is the first to admit he isn’t the most talkative person. Getting out of his comfort zone and learning about the people in his barber chair has been a growing experience.

“Breaking out of my shell is a challenge, but I know I can do it,” Garrett said. “I like to learn about each person I’m cutting.”

The barber school he attended has also taught him to be more up-close and cut hair at a local homeless shelter each week. Garrett and other barbers with ManKind now go out and help cut hair and give food and water once or twice a month.

“We’re blessed to be in the positions we’re in,” Garrett said. “We try to help the community more than just haircuts. I took it as a learning experience.”

There’s a ways to go. Garrett feels comfortable working on hair styles like fades and wants next to start learning how to braid and color hair.

There’s always something new to learn, and while Garrett’s very much at the start of his journey, he says he’s ready to keep growing.

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“I know where I want to be in life, so I try to take every opportunity I can.”

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The indoor market has been home to many vendors, music shows, holiday events and other social happenings over the months. It’s enough to keep anyone busy.

Still, there are always things that can be improved. In Livengood’s case, it’s the environment directly around the bazaar.

Across the street from the bazaar is what’s technically an empty lot of land; more aptly, it is an unofficial dumpsite for the neighborhood.

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said. “Roofing companies had been dumping materials there for years it’s been a dumping site. It didn’t give the best impression.”

Frankly, Livengood and her mother were tired of it and persuaded the property owner to let them assume control of the lease in September.

She’s partnered with the Every Child Inc. nonprofit to turn the site into something new: a Limelight Community Garden for families and groups alike.

The goal is for the garden to function as a community space that is family-friendly, to offer educational opportunities, and to show the value of urban gardens in a different environment.

Livengood wants the garden to be a gathering place for appreciating the beauty of nature but also a place people can grow their own flowers and vegetables.

She’s not handling the new endeavor alone. Livengood was introduced to Tracie Trexler with Sunshine Community Compost, an organization that promotes health composting and sustainability practices. The opportunity to transform the dump site into a healthy garden was one Trexler could not pass up.

“There was not a single hesitation; she immediately said, ‘I’m in,’” Livengood said.

“There’s a community already in place here,” Trexler said. “That’s one of the biggest pieces for a community garden: It creates opportunities for education… . I’d been driving around (the Limelight district) saying, ‘This is the place where a garden would be.’”

The team is still very much in the development stage, but the current idea is to have the roughly 1-acre space hold raised garden beds and become an education area where Trexler can teach composting tips to visitors. Livengood said there are

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people interested in visiting and talking about gardening tips for people with burgeoning green thumbs.

Work on getting the site to that point has been underway, with groups of volunteers spending their mornings clearing the area of garbage and debris and spreading mulch.

“We had 35 people show up (to volunteer),” Livengood said. “The passion and commitment to do manual labor. We’re hauling out trash and putting mulch into wheelbarrows.

It’s hard work.”

Livengood and Trexler have had a few work days so far and hope to make it more often in 2022. The plan is to host cleanup days on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month.

Trexler’s is working to make the soil more conducive for accepting and nurturing life. The focus now is removing inorganic material in the site, putting down mulch, suppressing weeds and finding ways to retain water. All of it is needed to regenerate the soil and lead to plant growth.

Livengood and Trexler hope to step up work on the garden next year. Livengood stresses that any volunteers are welcome to help as well.

“The project is way bigger than me just wanting to make (the site) pretty,” Livengood said. “It’s evolved.”

“It’ll continue to evolve,” Trexler said. “That’s what community gardens do. People evolve; new energies come and go. That’s the beauty of it, but it takes a minute to get into that flow. But the potential is so great, that’s why so so many showed up (to volunteer).”

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SIESTA KEY 8710 Midnight Pass Road 104B 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,232 Sq. Ft. Marlene & George Marshall 941-539-8850 A4520357 $680,000

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home in Bay Island Shores tops all transaction in this week’s real estate. Benjamin Herman, of Scottsdale, Arizona, sold his home at 891 Freeling Drive to Richland Terrace Holding Group LLC for $5 million. Built in 2003, it has five bedrooms, six-anda-half baths, a pool and 6,236 square feet of living area. It sold for $4.65 million in 2021.

SARASOTA: $3,825,000

624 Palm Thomas Connaughton, trustee, sold the Unit 5 condominium at 624 S. Palm Ave. to Carol and Benjamin Robles, of Sarasota, for $3,825,000.

Built in 2018, it has three bedrooms, four-anda-half baths and 3,784 square feet of living area.

It sold for $3.1 million in 2018.

BOULEVARD ADDITION TO SARASOTA 1090 Cocoanut Ave LLC sold two homes at 1092 Cocoanut Ave. to Auburn Phoenix LLC for $1.7 million. Both properties were built in 1974, they have four bedrooms, four baths and 2,300 square feet of living area. They sold for $950,000 in 2018.

SPV Holdings 2 LLC sold the home at 1116 Cocoanut Ave. to Donald Frederick Mather Jr. and Mary Mather, of Sarasota, for $740,000.

Built in 1935, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 1,920 square feet. It sold for $485,000 in 2020.

HARBOR VIEW ON GOLDEN GATE POINT Michael Post, of Sarasota, sold his Unit 502 condominium at 650 Golden Gate Point to Stephen Vickar, of Sarasota, for $1.7 million.

Built in 1962, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,949 square feet of living area. It sold for $850,000 in 2013.

PLAT OF SARASOTA Pamela Diamond, of Sarasota, sold her home at 1646 Laurel St. to Global Capital Growth LLC for $1.4 million. Built in 1920, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,322 square feet of living area.

It sold for $520,000 in 2014.

OSPREY: $2.05 MILLION

Oaks Roger Kipp, trustee, of St. Petersburg, sold the home at 91 Osprey Point Drive to Fred and Pamela Jacobs, of Osprey, for $2.05 million. Built in 1983, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 5,018 square feet of living area. It sold for $525,000 in 2016.

NOKOMIS: PALMER RANCH: $805,000 Calusa Lakes $1.22 MILLION Prestancia William Matsouris, of Canfield, Ohio, sold his home at 7890 Esperanza Circle to Brian Moran and Gwenda Straka, of Sarasota, for $1.22 million.

Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 3,695 square feet of living area. It sold for $975,000 in 2021.

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MARINA TOWER Michael Zazarino sold the Unit 804 condominium at 1233 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Susan Herriott, of Sarasota, for $2.5 million. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, three-and-ahalf baths and 2,906 square feet of living area. It sold for $990,000 in 2002.

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A unit in 624 Palm Ave. was the top seller in the city of Sarasota. Built in 2018, it has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,784 square feet of living area.

HUDSON LANDINGS Gary Roy Leng, of Ontario, Canada, sold his Units 864 and 866 condominium at 866 Hudson Ave. to Barry Patrick Ryan and Robin Jo Ryan, of New Smyrna Beach, for $1,398,000. Built in 1989, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,293 square feet of living area. It sold for $925,000 in 2016.

Delynn Davidson and Jeanne Dooley sold their Unit 850 condominium at 850 Hudson Ave. to Paul Elssner and Jutta Von Dirke, of Sarasota, for $775,000. Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,556 square feet of living area.

It sold for $545,000 in 2017.

baths, a pool and 2,889 square feet of living area. It sold for $809,300 in 2020.

THE ROYAL ST. ANDREW Kathleen Ellis, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 1504 condominium at 555 S. Gulfstream Ave. to Ormata Malaga S.L. for $1.1 million. Built in 1969, it has three bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths and 1,682 square feet of living area. It sold for $900,000 in 2017.

SARASOTA BAY CLUB Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 802 condominium at 1301 Tamiami Trail to Michael and Nancy Eisen-

RIDGEWOOD Mission Property Partners LLC sold the home at 2334 Florinda St. to Birgit Voss, of Sarasota, for $1.3 million. Built in 2021, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,905 square feet of living area.

THE CONDOMINIUM ON THE BAY Tyler Michaud, of Sarasota, sold his Unit 812 condominium at 988 Blvd. of the Arts to Michael Kristof, of Sarasota, for $1,275,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,729 square feet of living area. It sold for $930,000 in 2018.

BAYVIEW ACRES Luca Angiolotti and Lisbeth Lopez Pimentel, of N. Bay Village, sold their home at 1763 Baywood Drive to Edward Zaki and Ludmila Aguiar, of Sarasota, for $1.15 million. Built in 1956, it has three bedrooms, three

Edward Boyle Jr. and Catherine Callan, trustees, sold the home at 2093 Tocobaga Lane to Robert and Judith Basch, of Nokomis, for $805,000. Built in 1995, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,209 square feet of living area. It sold for $420,000 in 2020.

CORRECTION

The sale of a $16.5 million property on Casey Key was inadvertently omitted from the year-end report on real estate sales published in the Dec. 30, 2021 edition of the Observer. Shannon Connors, trustee, and Daniel Connors sold two properties at 1900 Casey Key Road to Scott and Meredith Hermann, of Nokomis. It was the highest sale of 2021.

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Angela Cozzi, of Trumbull, Connecticut, sold her Unit 5-C condominium at 1111 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Michael Durso and Mary O’Brien and Richard Anthony Durso, of N. Wales, Pennsylvania, for $920,000.

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JAMES S. HALL’S Robert Weintraub and Julie Jeffrey, of Mill Valley, California, sold two properties at 711 and 717 N. Orange Ave. to Gillespie Park Development LLC for $838,000. The property at 711was built in 1926, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 952 square feet of living area. The property at 717 was built in 1950, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 972 square feet of living area.

CITYSCAPE AT COURTHOUSE CENTRE Armand Dayan and Yadira Torres Rivero, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 6 condominium at 1990 Main St. to Britain Todd, of St. Petersburg, for $780,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,786 square feet of living area. It sold for $415,000 in 2016.

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GREENWICH Jonathan and Kelley Eckert, of Ormond Beach, sold their home at 2215 Hibiscus St. to Douglas and Cortlyn Moric, of Sarasota, for $740,000. Built in 1952, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,757 square feet of living area. It sold for $360,000 in 2016.

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PALM PLACE William Prince sold his Unit 306 condominium at 755 S. Palm Ave. to Stuart and Ella Altshuler, of Sarasota, for $700,000. Built in 1983, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,421 square feet of living area. It sold for $560,000 in 2016.

PINE RIDGE Robert Keith Mykland and Carol Mei Wong, of San Francisco, sold their home at 2324 Roselawn Circle to Greg Bowers and Samantha Jane Bradshaw, of Sarasota, for $690,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,024 square feet of living area. It sold for $585,000 in 2020.

PARADISE SHORES John Hanna, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 1538 Mallard Lane to KFS Ventures LLC for $650,000.

Built in 1967, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,535 square feet of living area. It sold for $275,000 in 2009.

A.L. JUKE’S Pocius Zydrunas sold his home at 723 Goodrich Ave. to Capeside LLC for $600,000. Built in 1955, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,657 square feet of living area.

It sold for $86,000 in 2012.

BAHIA VISTA HIGHLANDS Frederick Fine, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 1111 Allendale Ave. to Myron and Ramona Stoltzfus and Mahlon and Rhoda Stoltzfus, of Sudlersville, Maryland, for $589,000. Built in 1962, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,556 square feet of living area. It sold for $222,000 in 2018.

GULF GATE WOODS Patsy and Richard Ambrose, of Sarasota, sold their home at 2902 Captiva Drive to Diane Boyd, of Sarasota, for $575,000. Built in 1974, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,928 square feet of living area. It sold for $132,000 in 1988.

Bruce Baier, of Sarasota, sold his home at 2715 Coventry Drive to Louis Cicerchia and Dominick Cicerchia, of Wyckoff, New Jersey, for $505,000. Built in 1976, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,174 square feet of living area.

It sold for $113,500 in 1994.

Eva Schlosser, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 2405 Cardwell Way to Robert Schenck II and Michele Grisoglio, of Sarasota, for $450,000. Built in 1976, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,844 square feet of living area. It sold for $16,000 in 1976.

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GULF GATE EAST John and Kimberly Klunder, of Sarasota, sold their home at 6691 Easton Drive to Fred and Claudette Melton, of Sarasota, for $538,000.

Built in 1983, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,664 square feet of living area. It sold for $265,000 in 2013.

Sharon Pannone, of N. Franklin, Connecticut, sold her home at 3118 Rose St. to Martin and Maria Sanchez, of Sarasota, for $413,000.

Built in 1971, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,242 square feet of living area. It sold for $262,500 in 2016.

Elsa Olson, of Sarasota, sold her home at 4355 Kingston Loop to Martin von Euw, of Minneapolis, for $490,000. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,770 square feet of living area. It sold for $160,000 in 1988.

TOWN & COUNTRY ESTATES Erin Pulster, of Columbia, Missouri, sold her home at 3251 Austin St. to John and Robina Slupski, of Acton, Massachusetts, for $570,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,626 square feet of living area. It sold for $155,000 in 2013.

Jamie Dallas, of Sarasota, sold her home at 3635 Kingston Blvd. to Donald Markovich, of Merrillville, Indiana, for $442,000. Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,627 square feet of living area.

It sold for $325,000 in 2021.

PHILLIPPI HI Nancy Carson and Edward Thomas Krompinger, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4006 Redbird Circle to Joseph Blaise Boncha, of Osprey, for $549,500. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,989 square feet of living area. It sold for $245,000 in 2008.

PELICAN COVE Megan Branman, trustee, of Sherman Oaks, California, sold the Unit 156 condominium at 1515 Clower Creek Drive to Howard and Ester Wurtzel, of Avondale Estates, Georgia, for $498,800. Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,320 square feet of living area. It sold for $295,100 in 2011.

VALENCIA TERRACE Edward Gonzalez Kay and Abbey Rose Gonzalez Kay sold their home at 1345 12th St. to Brandon Glidden and Shannon Marie Glidden, of San Diego, for $539,900. Built in 1925, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,296 square feet of living area. It sold for $177,100 in 2020.

SOUTH GATE Andrw Hubble, of Sarasota, sold his home at 2508 Valencia Drive to Quebec Institute LLC for $490,000. Built in 1957, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,242 square feet of living area. It sold for $253,000 in 2016.

Linda Franklin, of Sarasota, sold her home at 1221 Cocoanut Ave. to James Davis, of Sarasota, for $451,000. Built in 1952, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 2,972 square feet of living area. It sold for $86,000 in 1994.

Jonathan McWilliams, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 2309 Tulip St. to Asela Habel Ybanez, of Lynnwood, Washington, for $439,900. Built in 1956, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,487 square feet of living area. It sold for $242,900 in 2015.

SAN MARCO Laxmi Patel, of N. Fort Myers, sold the Unit 302 condominium at 1188 N. Tamiami Trail to Jerry and Shari Rogers, of Sarasota, for $539,000.

Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and

Holly Davies, of Fort Pierce, sold her home at 3427 Key Ave. to ZZCAN LLC for $415,000. Built in 1964, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,767 square feet

1500 STATE STREET Teliee and Svetlana Popov, of Lititz, Pennsylvania, sold their Unit 602 condominium at 1500 State St. to Anna Ibrahim, of Sarasota, for $475,000. Built in 2017, it has one bedroom, one bath and 752 square feet of living area. It sold for $395,000 in 2021.

GULF GATE Corrine Jones, of Sarasota, sold her home at 2908 Post Road to Rafael Ortiz and Cecilia Morales, of Jackson Heights, New York, for $465,000. Built in 1972, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,708 square feet of living area. It sold for $210,000 in 2012.

John Shaul, of The Villages, sold the home at 2449 Breakwater Circle to Randy Scianna and Kim-Anh Nguyen, trustees, of Sarasota, for $400,000. Built in 1967, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,726 square feet of living area. It sold for $75,000 in 1988.

PHILLIPPI LANDINGS Jerome Stricker, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 403 condominium at 5591 Cannes Circle to Carlos Santana, of Sarasota, for $425,400.

Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,706 square feet of living area. It sold for $365,000 in 2014.

THE 101 Wilmian Hernandez and Ariel Serrano sold their Unit 5-D condominium at 101 S. Gulfstream Ave. to Robert Gromb and Cristina Arencibia-Gromb, of Sarasota, for $425,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,220 square feet of living area. It sold for $265,000 in 2018.

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BROADWAY PROMENADE Lynn Sfara Bruno, trustee, sold the Unit 1504 condominium at 1064 N. Tamiami Trail to Lindsay McDonnell, of Sarasota, for $410,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,084 square feet of living area. It sold for $270,000 in 2018.

PINE GARDENS Elaine Longobardi, of Mill Valley California, sold her home at 2157 Pine Gardens Trail to Sheila Bosch, of Tampa, for $410,000. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,174 square feet of living area. It sold for $68,500 in 1984.

TROPICAL SHORES Kevin Mattoni, trustee, sold the home at 1694 Joyce St. to Teresa Jane Stewart, of Battle Ground, Washington, for $410,000. Built in 1973, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,673 square feet of living area. It sold for $221,000 in 2004.

INDIAN BEACH John Langwig, of Longboat Key, sold the home at 4611 Leeta Lane to Amanda Swartz, of Sarasota, for $401,000. Built in 1956, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,342 square feet of living area. It sold for $240,000 in 2017.

RUSTIC LODGE Frank and Hayley Enright, of Sarasota, sold two properties at 2478 Prospect St. to Tina Marie Castro and Kurt Stitcher, of Encinitas, California, for $401,000. The first property was built in 1925, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 981 square feet of living area. The second property was built in 2004, it has one bath and 400 square feet of living area. They sold for $33,500 in 2009.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2022

OUR HOMES COME WITH A LIT TLE SOMETHING E XTRA ...

A RUBBER DUCK Y FOR THE POOL The dramatic outdoor spac e is anchored by the heated s alt water pool and spa and an outdoor kitchen.

PRE S TA N CIA | 3 9 4 4 LOSILLIA S D RIVE | $2,9 9 5 ,0 0 0 Known as the “Pearl of Prestancia,” and featured in the 2016 issue of Home & Design Magazine.

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From the ISLANDS to the GREENS SARASOTA AND THE ISLANDS

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Joel Schemmel, J.D., REALTOR® 941.587.4894

Donna Soda, REALTOR® 941.961.5857

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