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Who holds the gavel?

How city picks a mayor is central to charter review board’s deliberations.

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SHIFTING INTO AUTUMN

Scarecrow showdown

Pumpkin patch’s annual festival is a sure sign fall has arrived.

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Scarecrows staring at you on the sidewalk lately? No, you’re not living through a Stephen King novel.

Megahn Croke and Kevin Enderle of Brick’s Smoked Meats have started Sarasota’s first Scarecrow competition among downtown businesses.

Twenty-four of them, in fact, have put up scary, colorful, whimsical and, in one case, surprisingly muscular scarecrows as part of the competition. Mayor Hagen Brody (above) recently took time to pose with the city of Sarasota’s scarecrow as well. (He’s on the right.)

People can vote for their favorites on the Brick’s and Clasico Instagram pages.

Artwork reimagined

Sarasota School of Arts & Sciences students paid tribute to Sarasota artist John Chamberlain with a public exhibit in the Rosemary District reinterpreting Chamberlain’s works.

Seven students and their teacher, David Carr, partnered with the Rosemary Art & Design District to deconstruct and reimagine Carr’s signature sculpture works into a 2D form.

The display at the future site of the planned Rosemary Park, 531 Central Ave.

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Maverick Walmsby tries his hand at the drivers seat of a vintage tractor at Fruitville Grove’s Pumpkin Festival.

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Sheriff’s Office hosts Halloween

“They’re so happy, and it just makes you melt.”

Terry White, co-owner of Fruitville Grove.

Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office staff was hoping for a good turnout when it put on its first drive-thru Halloween last year.

It was billed as a safe alternative option to conventional trick-or-treating in response to the pandemic. The agency’s headquarters parking lot was filled with Halloween decorations, flashing lights and even a horse dressed up like a spooky skeleton.

The evening event had cars lined up around the parking lot, outer complex and outer roads with families and kids wearing their best costumes hoping to get candy and say hello to the various deputies and office staff. Staff figure they handed out around 80,000 pieces of candy to more than 1,100 attendees.

The response was more than enough reason to do it again. The agency will put on the second drive-thru event Oct. 30 at the headquarters, 6010 Cattleridge Blvd.

“We received great feedback from our community following last year’s event,” Sheriff Kurt Hoffman said in a statement, “which is why we decided to open this event up again to the residents we serve. Not only are we getting kids out of the house, but we are doing so in a safe way while building relationships and showcasing the great work of our personnel and specialty units.”

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Victories for the Riverview girls volleyball team as of Oct. 13.

Legacy Trail expansion continues

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yclists can now travel from Bahia Vista Street all the way to Venice following the opening last week of a connecting segment of the Legacy Trail.

At a ribbon-cutting Oct. 8, officials dedicated the stretch between Proctor Road and the previous northern end of the trail at Culverhouse Park in Palmer Ranch, completing the contiguous stretch of 19.6 miles from central Sarasota to Venice.

Work is underway to link the new northern end along

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Tuesday, Oct. 19, Commission Chambers, County Administration Building, 1660 Ringling Blvd. n Sarasota City Commission regular meeting — 9 a.m.

Monday, Oct. 18, Commission chambers, City Hall, board chambers, 1565 First St.

a former Seaboard rail route into downtown Sarasota.

The trail extension was made possible after residents in November 2018 voted more than 2-1 in favor of a $65 million bond issue.

Trailheads are planned at Ashton Road, Webber Street and Pompano Avenue. The trailheads also will serve as community parks and offer places to park while residents enjoy the trail.

Overpasses at Clark Road and Bee Ridge Roads are planned, but construction will be completed by the

Florida Department of Transportation. They are being designed and are expected to be complete by late 2024.

The county also is working on a North Port Connector trail that will extend from the southern terminus to Warm Mineral Springs. The connector will cost about $7.2 million in total.

The county in 2018 set aside $2 million for the development of the North Port connection and will cover the rest with other funds, primarily South County impact fees.

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On several occasions in the past 25 years, the city has debated the merits of having an elected mayor. Will the outcome of the latest conversation be any different than the past half-dozen?

MAYOR MANIA DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

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arly next year, a committee of 10 appointed volunteers could recommend that the city make a major revision to the fundamental structure of its government — such as

creating an elected “strong mayor” position that would serve as the city’s top administrator.

Right now, it’s not clear whether the Charter Review Committee will endorse the city’s current council-manager form of government or favor a change. But it’s a question at the center of the work of the advisory board, which convenes at least once a decade to discuss and propose revisions to the city charter.

On Monday, the committee heard a presentation outlining the different forms of government that municipalities in Florida have opted to use. That was a precursor to a full-fledged discussion of the city’s form of government — an opportunity for committee members to educate themselves before formally staking out a position. The committee will dig deeper into the topic at its Nov. 9 meeting, where the board hopes to gather input from members of the public and ultimately come to a decision about the optimal power structure for city officials.

For Florida cities of Sarasota’s size or larger, the most common alternative to a council-manager government — in which an elected council hires a professional city manager — is a councilstrong mayor government. That’s a familiar topic in Sarasota, where officials and voters have considered the prospect of creating a strong mayor on multiple occasions in the 21st century, only for the idea to be rejected.

Although the Charter Review Committee has not had a substantive discussion on the city’s form of government, board mem-

bers have shared some perspectives on considering a change to a strong mayor. Committee member Cathy Antunes, who served on the board of a citizen group that opposed a 2014 strong mayor proposal, said it was important to be mindful of the fact that the electorate has repeatedly declined to change the city’s form of government. Antunes asked the rest of the committee to be explicit about what problems it hoped to address with any changes.

“Given the history, what is to be gained?“ Antunes said. “Because we have gotten feedback from the public over the years.”

O t h e r b oa rd m e m b e rs expressed more openness to the idea of a strong mayor. Members Philip DiMaria and Crystal Bailey said the city’s electorate had meaningfully changed since the last mayor referendum in 2009, particularly after a voter-backed charter amendment moved city elections from the spring to align with state and federal elections in the summer and fall.

“As important as our history is, it’s also important to realize there are lots of new voices,” Bailey said.

Multiple committee members have previously staked out public positions on the subject of a strong mayor.

Peter Fanning was a member of It’s Time Sarasota, the group behind a series of 2014 charter revision proposals that included a strong mayor.

Eileen Normile was the chair of The Citizens Voice, a group formed in opposition to the 2014

FAILED CHANGES On several occasions dating to 1996, the city has considered adjusting its form of government to include an elected or strong mayor. Each time, the city ultimately decided to maintain the status quo.

1996: A referendum on creating an elected ceremonial mayor position fails, with 52% of voters opposing.

2002: A referendum on creating an elected strong mayor position fails, with 70% of voters opposing.

2006: The Charter Review Committee declines to recommend any changes to the city’s form of government.

2009: A referendum on creating a hybrid elected mayor position fails, with 65% of voters opposing.

2011: The Charter Review Committee declines to recommend any changes to the city’s form of government.

2014: A citizen group seeks to gather support for a series of charter revisions, including a strong mayor position. The group fails to collect enough signatures to get on the ballot.

proposals. Dan Clermont supported a strong mayor referendum during a 2020 run for City Commission; on Monday, he was one of the committee members who cautioned against dismissing any changes based on previous election results.

“I don’t want to consider or not consider this question simply because it’s been voted on before,” Clermont said.

Regardless of what decision the board comes to by the time its work is done in March, any revisions to the city charter must also receive an endorsement from a majority of the City Commission. If a proposed change clears those hurdles, it’ll land on a referendum, where voters will serve as the final arbiter of the best form of government for the city.

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The Charter Review Committee is going through the city’s foundational governing document and considering potential changes before making recommendations to the City Commission in March.

GOVERNMENT MENU As the Charter Review Committee prepares to discuss the prospect of altering the city’s form of government, the group heard a presentation outlining different organizational structures in Florida municipalities: COUNCIL-MANAGER The most common form of municipal government in Florida is the one in place in the city. A council (or in Sarasota’s case, a commission) of elected representatives is the city’s legislative body, and that council hires a professional manager to oversee the administrative functions of the city, including proposing a budget and preparing meeting agendas.

Sample city: Sarasota COUNCIL-STRONG MAYOR In 43 Florida cities, the top administrative position is an elected mayor, rather than an appointed professional.

In a council-strong mayor government, the council remains the legislative body, and the mayor is typically — but not always — a separate, nonvoting position. The powers of a strong mayor vary from city to city, as do a council’s checks on the mayor’s power. In many cities, the mayor hires a chief administrator to assist in overseeing governmental operations.

Sample city: Pensacola COUNCIL-WEAK MAYOR Currently used exclusively in cities with a population under 25,000, the council-weak mayor government has no lead administrator; instead, the council administers as a collective body. The mayor position is largely ceremonial, with powers either equal to or lesser than a standard council member. In some cities, a weak mayor does not have a vote on the council.

Sample city: Bradenton Beach HYBRID Although it’s not common, some local governments opt to combine elements of different forms. Bradenton has an elected mayor with the power to hire and fire the police chief, but the government also has a city administrator that the council selects.

Sample city: Bradenton

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Although the Arts Alliance’s final proposal met most of the commission’s guidelines, the board expressed concern that negotiations did not go smoothly. “​​To me, it’s too little, too late,” Commissioner Ron Cutsinger said. “You had the opportunity, then went through those gyrations. That’s very problematic to me.”

Commissioner Nancy Detert said she felt the experience of Blue Sky Communities was an asset in ensuring an affordable housing project ultimately comes to fruition.

Blue Sky Communities indicated it hoped to complete the permitting process by summer 2023 and finish construction on a project by September 2024.

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Development approval process under review Officials are once again searching for opportunities to improve the development review process, though previous proposals have proven divisive.

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When the city discussed changes to its development review procedures, residents wore red to signal their opposition to any revision that would empower staff to consider and approve applications administratively.

opment. Downtown, staff has the power to administratively review and approve most projects that comply with existing zoning regulations. In the rest of the city, developments with more than eight units or 10,000 square feet of commercial space trigger a series of public hearings in front of the Planning Board and City Commission. When the staff members leading the 2013 zoning code rewrite proposed expanding the use of administrative approval to expedite the city’s development process, it drew outspoken opposition.

Ahearn-Koch, who did not respond to a request for comment prior to publication, has been a strong defender of the city’s public hearing process. AhearnKoch was a founding member

of the group STOP, formed in 2016 in part to oppose the use of administrative review for most projects. Although urbanists say longer review processes can obstruct development and generate counterproductive input from members of the community unfamiliar with planning principles, Ahearn-Koch has said public hearings can create a stronger project with contributions from residents and officials.

In 2018, Ahearn-Koch drew a hard line against the expansion of administrative review.

“I cannot support that in any way, shape or form,” she said.

Although Arroyo thinks staff is equipped to handle some smaller development applications that currently go before the commission, he said administrative review

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ore than 90 minutes into an Oct. 5 public hearing on plans for a 10th Street apartment complex, Commissioner Erik Arroyo raised a question: What, exactly, is the commission’s role when it comes to reviewing development applications?

Arroyo spoke after a 15-minute round of questions from Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch that began with an inquiry about the placement of backflow preventers and concluded with a plea to save or relocate a mulberry tree slated for removal from the site.

During his remarks, Arroyo said the project could theoretically be altered to provide more benefits for the community. Still, he asked whether the commission should encourage a developer to change a proposal in the final stages of planning or consider the merits of an application as submitted.

Following the Oct. 5 meeting, where the commission approved the apartment plans, Arroyo said he was interested in following up on that topic. Arroyo said he wants to find a way to streamline the city’s development review process, something he thinks could be beneficial for residents, applicants and city officials.

“As a commission, we dictate policy that’s broad,” Arroyo said.

“Sometimes we get bogged down by the minutia. Imagine the board of directors of McDonald’s deciding what color the trim on the uniform is going to be.”

Arroyo isn’t alone. Development Services Director Lucia Panica and other city leaders have placed a high priority on improving the development review process, city spokesperson Jason Bartolone said. Panica and other staff members are in the early stages of examining potential changes, and they intend to meet with stakeholders as part of an effort to make the review process more efficient.

“It’s too premature to say what form or how long that effort might take, but improving our level of service to the public in this area continues to be a top priority for the department,” Bartolone said in an email.

Complaints about the development review process aren’t new at City Hall, but over the past 15 years, officials have been reluctant to make any major changes.

In 2013, the city sought to overhaul its zoning code, but by 2019, the commission agreed to abandon that effort.

Those procedures vary depending on the nature of the project and the site of the devel-

isn’t the only way to streamline the city’s processes. He referred to the 10th Street apartment project: Prior to the Oct. 5 public hearing on the site plan, the city held a separate public hearing on a comprehensive plan amendment necessary to facilitate the project.

Arroyo said similar material was covered at both hearings, and he suggested the process would be easier to follow if the city considered all the relevant applications at the same meeting.

“By having everything done in one meeting, it does not preclude the public from being involved,” Arroyo said.

Arroyo also took issue with the expense of a development through the review process. A representative for the developer behind the 10th Street apartments said the process is an impediment to the production of all housing, including affordable housing. In 2018’s Blueprint for Workforce Housing, the Florida Housing Coalition recommended administrative review as a policy for facilitating affordable housing, calling public hearings a time-consuming and costly process with unpredictable outcomes.

Arroyo suggested the city’s current procedures make it easiest for the wealthiest developers to get an application through the system and act as a greater obstacle for smaller builders.

“That’s something we need to be looking at from a fairness perspective: Is it fair for these individuals to be subjected to this?”

Arroyo said.

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City Manager Marlon Brown says he wants to promote internal candidates when appropriate, but he’s leaning on community input to guide his search for a police chief.

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hen the city had a sudden vacancy at the top of the Sarasota Police Department this year, City Manager Marlon Brown was quick to act, promoting Capt. Jim Rieser to chief less than 48 hours after Bernadette DiPino resigned.

Seven months later, the police chief job was vacant again when Rieser announced his retirement, citing health-related reasons. This time, Brown is taking a different approach. Although the city named Deputy Chief Rex Troche as the interim police chief the same day Rieser announced his retirement, Brown did not make a swift permanent hire.

Nearly two months later, the position remains unfilled, and Brown is looking to the public to provide input. During the September meeting of the Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations, Brown said he wanted to set up an opportunity for residents to share their thoughts on what criteria should be used to fill the job.

“I would like to have a process where I hear from the community in terms of what they’d like to see from the next chief because at the end of the day, this individual is the one that will be providing the resources to protect and serve you,” Brown said.

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Rieser’s promotion came during Brown’s first full month as manager. At the time, Brown said his hiring philosophy would seek to identify internal candidates when applicable, highlighting the advantages of elevating an employee familiar with the city while avoiding the length and cost of a nationwide search.

“I don’t want to ever discount that there may be external candidates when there is a need, and we may not be able to identify someone who is primed and ready to move up,” Brown said in a February interview. “The hiring philosophy is to hire the best talent, to hire someone of high ethical values, someone who knows how to treat employees, knows how to get the job done.”

City spokesperson Jason Bartolone said Brown is still formulating plans on how to proceed.

Bartolone said Brown was confident in Troche’s ability to lead the police department on an interim basis, which allowed the city manager to act more deliberately with regards to making a hire.

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hould the city allow property owners to list homes on vacation rental sites, such as Airbnb, for short-term stays as long as the owner is renting a portion of their primary residence?

That’s a question Mayor Hagen Brody has wanted the City Commission to take up for years. On Monday, Oct. 18, he’s getting his wish: At Brody’s request, the commission is scheduled to discuss the possibility of establishing a policy on “hosted rentals” — a type of short-term rental in which an owner rents a portion of their home and continues to reside at the property, rather than renting an entire vacant dwelling.

The city prohibits short-term rentals, requiring a minimum period of seven days in residential areas. But Brody has argued hosted rentals are a different type of activity, one that provides benefits for residents who rent their houses and causes fewer problems because of the presence of a homeowner. He has characterized the legalization of hosted rentals as a policy that simultaneously acknowledges neighbor concerns and realities of modern tourism.

“There’s a middle ground between banning short-term rentals and complete deregulation,” Brody said in 2018.

Although state regulations limit the city’s ability to adjust its vacation rental regulations, City

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Attorney Robert Fournier said in a 2020 memo that the commission may regulate hosted rentals as it sees fit — including permitting rentals shorter than one week.

In previous conversations at the commission level, Brody has failed to build support for hosted rentals.

The commission was scheduled to discuss Fournier’s report in October 2020, but the board postponed that discussion indefinitely, with Brody casting the lone dissenting vote.

Chris Goglia, the president of the St. Armands Residents Association, emailed commissioners Tuesday encouraging them to ensure hosted rental regulations couldn’t be exploited to the detriment of neighboring residents.

He suggested limiting the number of overnight guests, restricting rentals to once per week and limiting the use of hosted rentals for properties owned by an individual rather than an entity, such as an LLC or trust.

“My concern is that this could some day be used by bad actors to circumvent the city’s vacation rental ordinance,” he wrote.

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We know how this story will end What we are living in the U.S. isn’t a new tragedy. It has occurred throughout history; the results always the same: misery, destruction, slavery. In the end, the socialists’ ‘utopia’ never works.

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urely, this is all just a bad dream — the daily onslaught of national deterioration at the hands of the Joe Biden administration.

If only that were true.

But it is real, and this is no exaggeration: We are all participants — unwilling and willing — in the disintegration of the greatest democratic republic in the history of the world.

Just look at these four charts.

The message is resounding: Our federal government is a disaster, and the people running it are ruining the nation we love.

What’s more, how can anyone refute that we are in the midst of a second Civil War? This time, it is not a war between the states. It is a war of beliefs — between delusional socialists who want complete power over our lives and ordinary Americans who want liberty; who want to be left alone to live in peace, work and raise their families; and who believe, as Jefferson stated, in “the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them,” namely: “That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

It is a war of coercion versus liberty.

None of us knows what specific events, tragedies and triumphs are to occur as this war continues to unfold. It’s probably safe to invoke the bromide: Things are going to get worse before they get better.

And even though many harbor fear of the unknown and believe that nothing like this has ever occurred before, we can say with certainty that history contains the outcome of this war.

The socialists’ utopian dream will collapse, and they will lose.

But the devastation they cause will be enormous and criminal.

Their ignorance is maddening.

These antagonists — the likes of Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama and all their sycophants — refuse to acknowledge that what they are doing has occurred many times before and in many places. And each time, the outcomes have been the same: death, destruction, misery and servitude.

It’s all there — documented and recorded, almost from the beginning of time. Rome. France.

Germany. Soviet Union. Great Britain. It is so shameful the

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lessons of these nations’ socialist experiences are not taught in depth in our schools.

Lawrence Reed, former president of the Foundation for Economic Education, made a splendid contribution to this history in a simple, 12-page booklet he authored in 2015: “Are We Rome?” He infers the story of the fall of Rome to what is happening in the U.S. At the start, Reed quotes Roman historian Livy, who lived

from 59 B.C. to 4 A.D.: “There is an exceptionally beneficial and fruitful advantage to be derived from the study of the past. There you see, set in the clear light of historical truth, examples of every possible type. From these you can select for yourself and your country what to imitate, and also what, as being mischievous in its inception and disastrous in its consequences, you should avoid.”

Reed’s booklet should be

required reading for all Americans. Perhaps you can share it with your children and grandchildren to inspire them to turn the tide and never let this happen again.

A few excerpts are worth quoting: “(The Romans) took liberty to new heights. … The liberties they achieved were made possible, and sustained for centuries, by traits of character on which liberty always depends: courage, hard work, personal independence, and self-reliance.

“Rome’s remarkable achievements in sanitation, education, banking, architecture, and commerce are legendary. … With low taxes and tariffs, free trade and considerable private property, Rome became the center of the world’s wealth. All this disappeared, however, by the fifth century A.D.; when it was gone, the world was plunged into darkness and despair, slavery and poverty.

“Why did Rome decline and fall? … In the early days of greatness, Romans regarded themselves as their chief source of income. By that I mean each individual looked to himself — what he could acquire voluntarily in the marketplace — as the source of his livelihood. Rome’s decline began when the people discovered another source of income: the political process — the State. In short, it was a character issue.

“When Romans abandoned self-responsibility and self-reliance, and began to vote themselves benefits, to use government to rob Peter and pay Paul, to put their hands into other people’s pockets, to envy and covet the productive and their wealth, they turned down a fateful, destructive path. As the late Dr. Howard E. Kershner put it, ‘When a self-governing people confer upon their government the power to take from some and give to others, the process will not stop until the last bone of the last taxpayer is picked bare.’”

Reed wrote how “Rome suffered the bane of all welfare states — inflation “Roman coinage was debased by one emperor after another to pay for expensive programs.

Once almost pure silver, the denarius, by the year 300, was little more than a piece of junk containing less than 5% silver.

“Prices skyrocketed and savings vanished. Businessmen were vilified even as government continued its spendthrift ways.

Price controls further ravaged a battered and shrinking private economy. By 476 A.D., when barbarians wiped the empire from the map, Rome had committed moral and economic suicide.

“Romans first lost their character. Then, as a consequence, they lost their liberties — and ultimately their civilization.”

We are seeing signs of resistance to the fall of the American empire — moms at school board meetings, pilots refusing the vaccination mandate. But it will take much more. Silence, we all know, will not stop it.

“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.”

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WHY CHILI? Sara Riley, the president of the SFFBF, has been with the organization since the competition’s inception in 2000. It’s grown from seven teams cooking in the parking lot at Morton’s to its current size dominating the entire avenue.

Work on the event starts in June, though it’s tougher to know exactly when various fire teams are getting their recipes ready. Riley jokes that firefighters are a unique breed of mostly men and that organization might not always be their strong suit.

As for why the firefighters make chili of all things, Riley said it’s important to respect tradition. “(Firefighters) had to make cheap big meals back in the day and so (chili) was something especially up north that was always easy to cook,” Riley said. “It could stay on the stove, so as people were coming in and out running calls, you could grab and go as you needed to. Even though we live in Florida, and it’s hot, you stay with tradition.”

IF YOU GO What: SFFBF 21st annual Morton’s Firehouse Chili Cook-off When: 1:30 p.m. Oct. 17 Where: In the 1900 block of Osprey Avenue near Morton’s Gourmet Market Price: Free; $10 to sample all chili Contact: Call 955-9856.

life with these people. Anytime we get together outside of work is great because there’s no stress for a minute.”

Brooks and the other members of Station 1 have been looking forward to the 21st annual cook-off, held this year on Oct. 17, especially after last year’s event was canceled.

They have often won runnerup awards, or the Best Booth prize, but have never taken home the big one.

“Firefighters are horrible losers,” jokes Lt. Ryan Jekonski, who works in Station 1 and is a co-chair for the competition. “If you’re No. 4, you’re mad you’re not No. 3. And if you’re last, some firefighters’ egos can’t take that.

We tell everyone the (winners) are one through three and then throw out the list.’

When the group isn’t responding to calls in the community, they’re back at the firehouse workshopping new recipes. Those practice batches typically end up

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Peter Proll, Matt Jones, Zach Ayers, David Brooks and Jamel Miller of Fire Station 1 work on a practice batch of chili at their downtown firehouse.

as dinner that night.

Although the house loves mixing up recipes and trying new flavors — sometimes making popcorn, alligator and crawfish chili — Brooks will admit sometimes you can’t mess with the classics.

The competition’s celebrity judges, which this year includes interim city Chief of Police Rex Troche and Olympic swimmer Tripp Schwenk, are rarely chefs themselves, so the station has turned to making more classic, recognizable chili recipes.

The fire station members whip up those 25 gallons while off duty — there’s simply no way to cook it at the station during work hours, so they make a party of it at a station member’s house each year — and load the food into a massive pot that’s delivered to Morton’s Gourmet Market on the back of a truck.

There’s a tradition for the least senior member of the team to reserve a booth spot at competition as early as 5 a.m. and wait for the rest of the team to arrive

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irefighters in Sarasota are typically close-knit.

Working and living with teammates day and night will do that. Even when separated into different stations or work assignments, there’s a bond that goes beyond most professions.

Except for one day a year.

On the day of the annual Morton’s Firehouse Chili Cook-Off, all bets are off. The various firefighting groups break into teams and spend weeks (or months) perfecting recipes.

“It’s a pretty big deal — we have fun, but we take it seriously,” said David Brooks, a firefighter and paramedic with Sarasota County Fire Station 1 in downtown. “It’s people’s favorite thing we do as a fire department.”

Around 13 firefighter and first responder groups from across the Sarasota and Manatee area will try to impress a panel of celebrity judges to win the title. Proceeds benefit the Sarasota Firefighters Benevolent Fund, which helps firefighters financially during times of hardship and crisis.

“There’s a lot of pride in winning and taking home one of the prizes,” SFFBF President Sara Riley said. “It just builds camaraderie. You spend a third of your

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DINE & CRASH 11:13 p.m. — 0 block of Sunset Drive Property damage: Officers responded to a report regarding a car stuck in a ditch near a condominium. An officer spoke to a teenager, who said she and her friends were eating in the car, and she was sitting in the driver’s seat. The teenager said she was trying to get something out of her bag when she accidentally hit the gas pedal, at which point she discovered the car wasn’t in park.

The car went over the curb and into landscaping, getting stuck for a short time. The teenager said a man who lives in the building came out and yelled at them to leave. The teenager tried to explain that she lives in the building too, but the man said he was calling the police and that she should run. The teenager apologized multiple times for hitting the bushes and called a relative, who came and told officers he would notify the condo association and make repair arrangements.

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“The show is the perfect intersection of entertainment and nature in a natural environment,” said Jennifer Rominiecki, Selby’s president and CEO. The setting and props for this show are the creation of Angel Lara, the vice president for greenhouse horticulture and the exhibit’s main designer. Visitors step through an illuminated ticket booth to get into the tropical conservatory. Once inside, a three-

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ring circus showcases a clever and playful variety of orchids, bromeliads and ferns perched upon trapezes, high wires, ladders and colorful silks — all reminiscent of Ringling circus performers.

Visitors can relate the beauty and diversity of epiphytic orchids to the drama and theatricality of 1920s-era aerial acts, depicting wire walkers and trapeze artists. The display features an abundance of orchids of bright colors and bold patterns suspended from various heights and suggestive of certain aerial acts.

Backdrops include theatrically lit vintage posters strategically placed throughout.

“In addition to the beauty of live orchids, we’re looking at some of the finest examples of fine art in the world,” said David Berry, Selby’s vice president for visitor engagement and chief museum curator.

The colored lithographs — some dating back to the late 19th century — were once used as advertisement in cities across the U.S. to herald the coming of the circus to their town. The history of the circus comes to life through the vast and varied collections, which are only a small part of 8,000 vintage circus posters from The Ringling Museum, the first in the country in 1948 to document the rich history of the circus.

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et’s face it. Everyone loves a ghost story — and what better time to indulge in this pleasure than Halloween?

For the past five years, The Players Centre for Performing Arts recognizes that a really good ghost story is Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” the 201-year-old classic.

Beginning Oct. 22, The Players will host four dates at two outdoor venues of the spooky production (Sarasota Polo Club and Selby’s Historic Spanish Point). People of all ages will particularly enjoy the story’s main character, Ichabod Crane — a tall, lanky character who is the local schoolmaster and has a strong belief in all things supernatural, including the legend of the headless horseman.

If you need a memory refresh on the theme of this tale, in the 1790s Crane eventually begins courting an heiress, a decision that angers a local man who also wishes to marry her. After asking for her hand in marriage, Crane is headed home alone at night when the headless horseman appears and chases the schoolmaster.

Crane is never seen again.

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“I’ve been playing the role for four years now, and I love the fact that the character is over the top and outlandish,” Troyer said. “That’s not me in real life.

It allows me to transform. I especially love to speak with a distinct British accent like they did in the late 1700s.”

Troyer volunteers his time as an actor, but his day job is working as a designer with The Rhinestone World, a Bradenton national custom jewelry manufacturer. He grew up in Sarasota and considers himself “a Sarasota lifer.” He said his love of theater stems from middle school when he performed in shows and loved every minute of it. He went on to study photography at the International Academy of Design and Technology.

Jeffery Kin, The Players’ producing artistic director, said the idea of producing “Sleepy Hollow” was conceived more than five years ago when he was driving around the Lakewood Ranch area thinking of ideas.

“I heard the distant sound of a neigh from a horse,” Kin said.

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“We were touring Historic Spanish Point and thought it would be an ideal location to take our Sleepy Holly production,” Kin said. “(Marie Selby Botanical Gardens) has been enthusiastic about their partnership with us ever since we hosted Broadway on the Bay at their Selby Botanical location.”

This will be the last season for Kin, who, after 15 years with The Players, will leave in January to be the general director of a proposed citywide arts festival. Planned by the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota in conjunction with the Sarasota Downtown Improvement District, the festival’s goal is to bring greater awareness to the Sarasota area arts and culture scene and possibly draw national and international attention.

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It is with profound sadness to acknowledge the death of Shirley Esther Yentis Goldberg Bookspan formerly of Philadelphia, Pa, and currently of Siesta Key in Sarasota, Fl. Shirley was born in South Philadelphia to Anna Serota and Samuel Yentis, both Jewish immigrants from the village of Katelyinka in Ukraine and Kiev, respectively. A first generation American, Shirley attended Overbrook High School and throughout the 1950’s she studied art history, contemporary art, and horticulture at the Barnes Foundation under the esteemed Ms. Violet De Mazia in Merion, Pa. Throughout the 1960’s, she self produced children’s theater in Philadelphia through her company Phoenix Productions alongside her co-producer, Dallie Mohammed. Shirley always believed that inclusion and diversity were fundamental to community progress, and ensured that Phoenix Productions paved the way as the first integrated theatre company in the Philadelphia area. Families and children knew Shirley as The Storybook Lady, a title in which took great pride and joy. Later, Shirley produced an award nominated television special for PBS highlighting young prodigy musicians.

A passionate lover of music, arts and nature, she spent much of her time volunteering as a docent with the Philadelphia

Orchestra at the Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, the Curtis Institute of Music, and the Rosenbach Museum in Philadelphia, as well as the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens--Historic Spanish Point in Sarasota, Fl. Shirley was a volunteer and member of the Sarasota Democratic Party and an avid reader who adored her book club and it’s members.

Shirley was loved by so many with whom she came in contact, touching the lives of a multitude of people. She imparted to her family a deep love of theater, art, nature, music, dance, animals and a spirited celebration of life in all its stages.

A strong and passionate democrat and human rights advocate, she never hesitated making her views known and insisting injustice at every level of society must be fought. She taught her family to lead by her example, in her boldness, her glamour, her fierce spirit, independent nature and her courage to always be exceptionally herself.

Twice widowed, she was first married at 17 years of age to Albert L. (Boomie) Goldberg until his death in 1984, and later to Michael (Mickey) Bookspan, both of

Philadelphia. She is survived by her two daughters, Barbara Goldberg Goldman (Michael F Goldman) and Robin Goldberg Coleman (Michael Coleman) both of Potomac, MD, five grandchildren Josh Coleman (Alissa Richin Coleman), Julianna Goldman Gottlieb (Michael J Gottlieb), Samantha Goldman, Kelen Coleman and Arielle Goldman, and four great-grandchildren Jacob, Austin, Abner, and Molly.

In addition to her children, she was the beloved sister of the late Marlene Yentis Greenberg, and the aunt of two nieces, Dr. Suzan Greenberg (Milt Tarshish) and Ellen Greenberg, and one nephew, Dr. Michael Greenberg (Carol Greenberg), two grand-nieces Dr. Yael Tarshish and Anna Tarshish (Nathaniel Levy), three grand-nephews Nathaniel Tarshish, Gus Greenberg and Jessie Greenberg and one great-grand nephew Lipa.

She will be loved, deeply missed, forever remembered by, and remain in the hearts of her family members, and all who knew and were touched by both her inner and outward strength, magnetic presence and remarkable beauty. May her name and memory be a blessing for generations to come.

A funeral service was held on Friday, October 8, 2021 at Judean Memorial Gardens in Olney, Md at noon. In honor of Shirley’s memory, the family has asked that donations be made in her name to the The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Fl (http://selby.org/support/memorial) and the Florida Democratic Party (https:// secure.actblue.com/donate/shirleybookspan).

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Cardinal Mooney High volleyball sophomore Helena Hebda had 48 assists and 10 digs Oct. 12 in the Cougars’ 3-2 home win against Carrollwood Day School.

COMEBACK CATS The Cougars have won two games in a row after dropping two in a row.

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Former Booker High defensive tackle Jacques Bristol, now a sophomore at Central Michigan, had four tackles, including a share of a tackle for a loss Oct. 9 in the Chippewas’ 30-27 road win against Ohio.

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Riverview High boys cross country junior Brendan Roper (16:52.15) finished fourth of 169 runners at the 2021 Tohopekaliga Invitational, held Oct. 9 at Tohopekaliga High in Kissimmee.

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Sarasota High girls cross-country junior Ella Menke (20:06.40) finished seventh of 119 runners at the 2021 Land O’ Lakes Gator Invitational, held Oct. 9 at Crews Lake Wilderness Park in Pasco County.

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Sarasota High volleyball senior Rachel Carroll had 33 assists and 11 digs Oct. 12 in the Sailors’ 3-0 win against North Port High.

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he Cardinal Mooney High football team is like a rubber ball: It was built to bounce back.

Mooney (5-2) started the season with three consecutive wins before dropping two games in a row, 48-25 against First Baptist Academy and 23-9 against Carrollwood Day School. In the former, the Cougars gave up more than 300 passing yards; in the latter, they allowed more than 250 rushing yards.

Fans could be forgiven for thinking the magic of Mooney’s early season had worn off, but that was not the case. Mooney Coach Jared Clark said normally he would be worried about a team’s mindset after losses like that, but this team is different.

“The Tuesday after that (Carrollwood Day) loss was our best practice day of the whole year,” Clark said. “We had another great

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one on Wednesday, and that’s the reason we were able to play a great game against Calvary Christian on that Friday.”

Mooney did respond, beating Calvary 27-21. Mooney recorded eight tackles for loss in that game, throwing the Warriors off rhythm by putting them in long-yardage situations. Senior quarterback Tayven Clark led the way offensively, throwing for 190 yards and rushing for 88, accumulating all four Mooney touchdowns.

The Cougars kept the momentum going last week, beating Bradenton Christian 44-14 on the road. In that game, it was sophomore running back Carson Beach who took over, rushing for 165 yards and four touchdowns. The defense again played a big part in the win, forcing two fumbles and recovering both.

Mooney didn’t quit. Now they have a chance at a standout season. Clark is no small reason for that. According to MaxPreps, the senior has completed 69.3% of his passes for 13.1 yards per completion. He’s thrown 12 touchdowns and a single interception. Clark has also run 496 yards — just 46 yards behind Beach for the team lead — and three scores. “(Tayven Clark’s) been great,” freshman wide receiver Ryan Matulevich said. “He puts his whole heart into this. I think he’s missed me maybe once all year, and I’ve been thrown to 30 or 40 times. It’s

great to have a quarterback like that throwing me the ball.”

But like always, the Cougars are more than a one-man show, something that makes Jared Clark proud. Sometimes it is Beach.

Sometimes it is Matulevich, who has impressed in his first high school season, racking up 566 all-purpose yards. Sometimes it is junior linebacker Jack MacKinnon, who has four sacks, or junior linebacker J.R. Rosenberg, who leads the team with 63 tackles.

Even senior punter Pierse Stanton is a weapon, averaging nearly 40 yards per punt with seven downed inside the opponent’s 20 yard line.

“We all love each other,” Jared Clark said. “Whoever steps up, we just want to get the win, however it comes. Doesn’t matter to us.”

It is not talent but culture and chemistry that make the Cougars dangerous on Friday nights.

They believe they can make noise in the postseason. But as Jared Clark told his team at practice on Tuesday, the Cougars cannot go 8-2 until they go 6-2. To do that, they will need to beat Cambridge Christian (1-5) on Friday at home.

“The key is the same as it is every week,” Clark said. “Play hard on the guy across from you, and have faith. Don’t flinch when it gets bad. The other team has players, too. They’re coached up, too. Just play hard for the guy next to you. Compete your tail off.”

Top: Sophomore running back Carson Beach is averaging 5.1 yards per carry for the Cougars.

Above: Cardinal Mooney freshman wide receiver Ryan Matulevich has been a go-to option for senior quarterback Tayven Clark.

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ickie Halbert has two families now.

The Riverview High volleyball coach has always considered her players her “babies,” watching over them on the way to winning a lot of games. This offseason, Halbert added an actual baby to her life: She and Riverview football strength and conditioning coach Mark Cristiani are the proud parents of Niko Alexander Cristiani, born Aug. 30.

The baby arrived about a month earlier than Halbert expected, throwing off both her personal and professional plans a bit — though she is grateful for the extra month she’s been able to spend with Niko. His arrival meant Halbert had to leave her team at the beginning of the season rather than the middle; she was only able to coach two preseason games. The Rams were not as prepared by that point as Halbert would have liked, but she had little choice.

Halbert was gone from the Riverview bench until Sept. 20.

In hindsight, Halbert said, she probably returned too soon. But her players wanted their coach back, understandably, and she did not want them to be let down. With a strong support system of family and assistant coaches around her, Halbert has been able to be both a mom and a

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coach — but it isn’t easy.

“I am super tired,” Halbert said with a laugh after Tuesday’s practice. “Some days are better than others. It just depends on the night he has.

“You think you know what (motherhood’s) going to be like,

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to love him the way he is now, but watching him learn more and more about himself and the world is a treat in itself.

Halbert said there were times during her pregnancy when she considered never coming back at all. Halbert said she knew as

Nickie Halbert missed approximately three weeks after the birth of her son, Niko. soon as she saw her due date that it would fall during the season.

She talked to multiple people in her support system about what the right thing to do was. The one thing Halbert did not want to do was give less than 100% of herself if she returned. That’s just who Halbert is, she said; she would rather not do something than do it at less than full capacity. Ultimately, she decided to come back, but even now, the battle to be able to give 100% to volleyball can be a struggle.

“Being completely transparent, there are nights I do not want to go to practice,” Halbert said. “I feel guilty leaving him, and it takes a lot to get me out the door. My boyfriend has to tell me: ‘You know, your players need you, too. They need you to go.’ And it’s hard. It’s probably harder mentally than physically, getting myself up to coach a group of girls when I have this little guy at home.”

Halbert hasn’t changed her coaching style since returning, but she has been provided a new mentality on the job. Halbert said certain things, such as mean-spirited emails, used to bother her. Now? Not so much.

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really? You’re going to complain about playing time? Or anything like that. This has put those things in perspective, which is good for me because I am such a people pleaser. I just don’t care about that stuff as much anymore. I have brought this beautiful life into the world. My purpose now is so much greater than it was before.”

That doesn’t mean Halbert has lost her passion for the sport or her players. She still has the same expectations for the program, and she is blunt when it comes to the team’s 2021 season: “Our record sucks.” As of Oct. 13, the Rams are 5-19.

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over the past few matches, which includes a 2-1 win against Vanguard High on Oct. 2 and a sweep of Sarasota High on Oct. 4.

“We’re playing so much better volleyball right now, and that’s what is important,” Halbert said.

“You want to be playing your best in October and November. We just have to take it one game at a time. We are going to compete with whoever we go up against and see what we can make happen.”

The Rams will begin their postseason run with a district tournament match against Sarasota High on Monday.

No matter how exhausted, Halbert will be on the sideline.

Riverview High volleyball Coach Nickie Halbert returned to the court Sept. 20 after having a baby, Niko Alexander Cristiani, on Aug. 30.

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erry White always has plenty to do during each year’s Pumpkin Fest at Fruitville Grove.

White, who owns the farm with his wife, Kim, jokes that his responsibilities for the monthlong festival are usually whatever his wife tells him to do.

That can include preparing the array of pumpkins, welcoming people into the festival, driving the hay ride and even helping set up the maze.

The 33rd annual Pumpkin Festival has a variety of activities for visitors each weekend from games, food trucks and picking up pumpkins to going on pony rides, face painting and petting goats and piglets at the petting zoo.

White is constantly moving and helping out but said the enthusiasm from kids and families is what puts a pep in his step. “(I love) seeing the enjoyment the kids have,” White said. “Seeing someone go, ‘Look at the baby goat!’ or ‘Look at the train ride!’

They’re so happy, and it just makes you melt.”

At 2 p.m. each Sunday in October, though, Terry helps with a particularly fun task: overseeing a costume contest.

Families converged on a small but shaded area near the petting zoo at the festival to showcase their creativity.

Sarasota’s Aria Sullivan and her dad, Shaun, dressed up as Beauty and the Beast, and Carl Fulton brought daughter Saylor as Minnie Mouse.

Valorie Stavile brought 7-yearold Farah and 1-year-old Mikey with a particularly mischievous theme.

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“We love that movie,” Valorie said. “And (Mikey) is the perfect size, it’s so fun.”

“I like when Chucky dies,” Farah said. “His head pops off.”

White led the contest and had each child say who they were and show off their costumes to onlookers and family. It was tough to pick a winner in the end,

so White decided everyone won and would get a small pumpkin as a prize.

“I’m impressed by all (the costumes),” White said. “I saw two little dinosaurs walking by, which was hilarious. I’ve never seen so many princesses in my life. … All the work that goes into it is crazy.”

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SARASOTA 4645 Ainsley Place 7 Beds 6 Baths 4,272 Sq. Ft. Kim Ogilvie 941-376-1717 A4514309 $22,000,000

SARASOTA 483 Meadow Lark Drive 4 Beds 3/2 Baths 5,468 Sq. Ft. The Walter Group 941-232-2000 A4510572 $6,950,000

MYAKK A CITY 3005 233rd Street E 4 Beds 3/2 Baths 4,164 Sq. Ft. Chris Baylis 941-735-4713 A4510152 $5,800,000

ANNA MARIA ISLAND 607, 609, 611 Fern Streets & 610 Rose Street 12 Beds 6 Baths 1,568 Sq. Ft. Hannah Hillyard & George Myers 941-744-7358 A4497933 $5,695,000

LONGBOAT KEY 25 Lighthouse Point Drive 4 Beds 6/1 Baths 6,025 Sq. Ft. Sherri Mills 941-350-7112 A4503359 $5,200,000

CORTEZ 12925 42nd Terrace W 4 Beds 4/1 Baths 5,138 Sq. Ft. Ann Martin & Joanna Benante 941-356-7717 A4502107 $4,750,000

SARASOTA 1335 2nd Street PH-7 4 Beds 3/1 Baths 3,363 Sq. Ft. Jonathan Abrams 941-232-2868 A4495711 $3,299,900

SARASOTA 1635 Prospect Street 4 Beds 4/1 Baths 3,845 Sq. Ft. Dana Westmark & Donald Geikie 941-356-5091 A4513813 $2,975,000

SIESTA KEY 1660 Summerhouse Lane 503 3 Beds 2/1 Baths 2,400 Sq. Ft. Kevin Wiegand 941-350-7345 A4510014 $2,795,000

SARASOTA 7434 Albert Tillinghast Drive 6 Beds 4 Baths 4,894 Sq. Ft. Stacy Hanan 941-266-0529 A4513203 $2,000,000

SIESTA KEY 4910 Commonwealth Drive 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,210 Sq. Ft. Barbara Dumbaugh & Victoria Lear 941-951-6660 A4512691 $1,750,000

SIESTA KEY 6512 Midnight Pass Road 405 2 Beds 2/1 Baths 1,665 Sq. Ft. Greg Larson 941-404-1969 A4513655 $1,600,000

SARASOTA 3501 Founders Club Drive 3 Beds 3 Baths 2,836 Sq. Ft. Richard Hearn 941-313-1591 A4497661 $1,585,000

SARASOTA 1899 Buccaneer Circle 3 Beds 2 Baths 1,942 Sq. Ft. Jami Kellogg 941-809-6931 A4505815 $995,000

SARASOTA 5925 Anise Drive 4 Beds 3/1 Baths 3,487 Sq. Ft. Lorraine Neal 941-350-0997 A4509323 $995,000

SARASOTA 4530 Murcia Boulevard 14 3 Beds 2/1 Baths 3,187 Sq. Ft. Mina Johnson 941-404-9347 A4512618 $985,000

SARASOTA 7700 Iguana Drive 4 Beds 3 Baths 2,550 Sq. Ft. Lee Byron & Sue Keal 941-350-5542 A4512842 $950,000

PALMETTO 610 16th Avenue E 2 Beds 2/1 Baths 1,957 Sq. Ft. Rachelle Golden 941-538-8998 A4514336 $919,900

SARASOTA 17773 Deer Prairie Drive 3 Beds 2 Baths 2,360 Sq. Ft. Tina Von Kessel & Brigitte Von Kessel 941-266-2848 A4504988 $899,999

SARASOTA 512 Laurel Park Drive 3 Beds 3/1 Baths 2,423 Sq. Ft. Phyllis Garfinkel 941-302-6400 A4514157 $899,000

LAKEWOOD RANCH 6520 Windjammer Place 3 Beds 3 Baths 3,122 Sq. Ft. Holly Winkle 941-907-9595 A4510363 $759,000

SIESTA KEY 4822 Ocean Boulevard 5D 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,440 Sq. Ft. Denise Mei & Nicole Mei 941-685-3198 A4503577 $749,000

BRADENTON 6535 Rosehill Farm Run 4 Beds 3 Baths 2,287 Sq. Ft. Audrey Sullivan, Pa & Kevin Sullivan, PA 941-504-1797 A4513777 $624,000

SIESTA KEY 5855 Midnight Pass Road 617 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,056 Sq. Ft. Joyce Naegele 941-586-7959 A4507393 $549,900

BRADENTON 7503 3rd Avenue NW 3 Beds 2 Baths 1,964 Sq. Ft. David D'Angelo 941-587-7268 A4506842 $525,000

SARASOTA 555 S Gulfstream Avenue 303 1 Bed 1 Baths 913 Sq. Ft. Marybeth Flynn 941-704-1477 A4512357 $500,000

SARASOTA 4022 Via Mirada 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,702 Sq. Ft. Diane Otis Stirling 941-320-4261 A4514221 $425,000

SARASOTA 4619 Oak Trail Drive 48 3 Beds 2/1 Baths 2,124 Sq. Ft. Sally Piccolo 941-525-8295 A4509346 $330,000

SARASOTA 5301 Mahogany Run Avenue 1011 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,684 Sq. Ft. Anja Deichmann 941-284-7987 A4511724 $295,000

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SARASOTA 401 Quay Commons 1903 4 Beds 4/1 Baths 6,131 Sq. Ft. Nora Johnson & Klaus Lang 941-809-1700 A4513907 $11,250,000

BRADENTON 8499 Lindrick Lane 6 Beds 8/4 Baths 15,223 Sq. Ft. Stacy Haas 941-587-4359 A4475594 $10,850,000

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STILLWATER ON THE BAY Balazs Szabo and Angela Kelo Gere, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1640 Bay Harbor Lane to Lawrence Timmons, of Sarasota, for $4.05 million. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, fiveand-a-half baths, a pool and 5,093 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.15 million in 2013.

THE BLVD OF SARASOTA The BLVD Sarasota LLC sold the Unit 1702 condominium at 540 N. Tamiami Trail to Josef Matosevic and Maria Del Pilar Matosevic, of Sarasota, for $3.7 million. Built in 2020, it has three bedrooms, three-and-ahalf baths and 3,962 square feet of living area.

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Other top sales by area

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condominium in The Tower Residences tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Michael and Karen Valentino, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 1803 condominium at 35 Watergate Drive to David and Myrna Band, of Sarasota, for $5.3 million. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 4,668 square feet of living area. It sold for $4 million in 2011.

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dominium at 1155 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Derek Michael Cicerone, of Nokomis, for $3.5 million. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 2,557 square feet of living area. It sold for $2,559,800 in 2018.

Unit 1803 of The Residences Tower offers 4,668 square feet of living area.

THE TOWER RESIDENCES Steven Fine sold the Unit 1005 condominium at 35 Watergate Drive to Gail Katz and Lori Henry, trustees, of Sarasota, for $3.07 million. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,659 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.2 million in 2003.

Mira Mar Beach LOUATKELLY LLC, YIV 5290 LLC and EF 5290 LLC sold the home at 5290 Avenida Navarra to Beach Lovers Paradise LLC for $5 million. Built in 2021, it has seven bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,641 square feet of living area.

PALMER RANCH

Arbor Lakes on Palmer Ranch William and Ana Byrne, of Sarasota, sold their home at 6259 Anise Drive to Brian and Lisa Wheeler, of Manalapan, New Jersey, for $1.1 million. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 4,087 square feet of living area. It sold for $520,000 in 2015.

OSPREY

Bishopscourt at the Oaks Preserve Renate Brennwald, of Sarasota, sold her home at 77 Bay Head Lane to Ronald Johncox, trustee, of Osprey, for $835,000.

Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,917 square feet of living area. It sold for $725,000 in May.

NOKOMIS

Mission Estates Harry and Angela Rapkin sold their home at 588 Capistrano Drive to Collin and Catherine Laster, of Nokomis, for $775,000.

Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,312 square feet of living area.

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MARINA TOWER Marie Chagnon, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 503 condominium at 1233 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Michael and Martha Dupuis, trustees, of Woburn, Massachusetts, for $1.68 million. Built in 2011, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,035 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.2 million in 2016.

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Debra Pitell-Hauge & Lisa Sebastian

SARASOTA BAY CLUB Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 807 condominium at 1301 Tamiami Trail to Judith Leventhal, of Sarasota, for $959,000.

Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,546 square feet of living area. It sold for $438,500 in 2000.

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LONGBOAT KEY 1211 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 905 2 Beds 2.5 Baths 2,135 SF A4503364 $1,579,000

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LONGBOAT KEY PENDING/Backups Desired 370 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 423 2 Beds 2.5 Baths 2,350 SF A4511785 $1,200,000

LONGBOAT KEY 603 Longboat Club Road 1103N 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,458 SF A4506271 $1,150,000

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LONGBOAT KEY 1095 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 404 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,503 SF A4502167 $775,000

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The group put on a “Bright Nights” Lilly Pulitzer fashion show and cocktail party Oct. 8 at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.

More than 200 supporters enjoyed an evening of food and fashion at Mote that raised funds for the nonprofit’s programs benefiting women. Guests ate food, mingled and learned more about the aquarium’s ocean life before sitting for the fashion show. A number of local figures and Junior League members strutted up and down the runway wearing various Lilly Pulitzer fits.

The night ended with a dance party that had guests learning how to salsa dance from instructors.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 16 High: 90 Low: 72 Chance of rain: 9%

SUNDAY, OCT. 17 Luann LaRussa captured this photo of an anhinga dockside on Siesta Key.

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