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Siesta Key goes mainland Sarasota properties latch onto the Siesta Key name in their branding efforts. PAGE 3A YOUR TOWN

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Don’t judge a book by its cover Nikki Snyder, the owner of Shelf Indulgence Used Book Boutique located inside Paree Flea at 1853 Fruitville Road, wants to set up all her customers on a blind date — with a book, that is. Every week she wraps books in brown paper to add to her “blind date” book box. She said she hopes it will open readers up to new genres. “Everyone needs a little mystery in their lives now and again, even if it’s just in the form of a surprise paperback,” Snyder said.

E L B A T ’ S D I K THE Students Avery Carver, Grayson Miller and Emily Gutierrez with the hope tree they helped decorate.

Hershorin Schiff kicks off season of giving Hershorin Schiff Community Day School raised $1,370 for the Salvation Army this year. Students and teachers presented the check and decorated to spread Thanksgiving cheer Friday. Barbara O’Brien has coordinated the Salvation Army project for 14 years. “This project really seems to plant a seed for community service at a young age,” O’Brien said.

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Southside Elementary first-grader Zachary Kurnov says his favorite Thanksgiving recipe is a hot dog warmed up in a bun.

Incentives back in spotlight Commissioners have a different take on incentives used to lure filmmakers to Sarasota County.

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WEEK OF NOVEMBER 24, 2016 Pollo Tropical signs lease near hospital Pollo Tropical, a Carribbean-themed restaurant, has signed a 20-year lease to replace the former Square 1 Burgers building on South Tamiami Trail, according to documents filed with the Sarasota County Clerk’s office.

The fast-casual chain plans to open a 3,600-square-foot restaurant at 1737 S. Tamiami Trail, which is across U.S. 41 from Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Pollo Operations plans to spend $975,000 on the new 90-seat restaurant, which will include a drive-thru, according to a development application filed with the city.

With an opening date slated for May 2017, it’s the first of two Pollo Tropical locations planned in Sarasota County.

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“I always looked longingly at the girls who were cheerleaders with the big, fluffy pompoms.”

Library Foundation moves closer to its goal

Michele Ozkan, Tatum Ridge Elementary School kindergarten teacher and former Green Bay Packers cheerleader. READ MORE ON PAGE 5B

Meet your new County Commission

David Conway

Newly elected County Commissioners Mike Moran and Nancy Detert stand alongside Commissioner Al Maio, Twelfth Judicial Chief Judge Charles Williams and commissioners Paul Caragiulo and Charles Hines at Tuesday’s swearing-in ceremony.

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The oven temperature required for firstgrader Mia Hadden’s Thanksgiving stuffing.

economic impact of tourism in Sarasota County in 2016, a new record.

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The Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation’s recent donation of $50,000 to the Library Foundation’s Children’s Literacy Endowment moves the foundation within $164,000 of its $450,000 goal.

The Barancik Foundation hopes its donation will encourage others to donate to help the Library Foundation meet its goal by Dec. 31. The money will help fund literacy programs throughout Sarasota County, including the Imagination Library program.

That program serves 2,500 children in Sarasota County and aims to provide reading material to children, regardless of their parents’ income.

“This wonderful grant from the Barancik Foundation will help us do two things: mail books to the homes for 900 eligible Sarasota Country children ages 0-5, through the Imagination Library program – and provide tips to families about how to read to young children and visit the public library,” said President of the Library Foundation Linda Getzen in a news release.

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From Westfield Southgate Mall to a forthcoming Benderson Development mixed-use project on Stickney Point Road, mainland properties are appropriating the island identity. This month, the owners of the Paradise Plaza shopping center at U.S. 41 and Bay Road announced plans to rebrand as the “Shops at Siesta Row.” Smith, chairman of the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce, welcomes the spread of the Siesta Key name across the water. He said around 40% of the chamber’s members are off the island, and says residents and businesses on Siesta frequently interact with others on the mainland.

“I’d like to look at it almost as a state of mind — a Siesta Key state of mind, similar to Margaritaville, I guess,” Smith said. “When I think of Siesta Key, it always makes me smile. I’m guessing folks will see that in their name and they’ll smile, too.”

For Drew Gorman, senior vice president of Paradise Plaza ownership group ECHO Realty, the new name provides an opportunity for a fresh start. ECHO Realty bought the plaza for $27 million in 2014 and is spending $600,000 on renovations to go along with the name change. Current tenants at the plaza include Publix, Petco and CVS. The new name creates distance from previous ownership group Paradise Ventures. Beyond that, Gorman hopes the name will create synergy with the mall across the street, which is also undergoing renovations as it rebrands as Westgate Siesta Key. Aligning the names with the nearby bridge to Siesta Key can help establish the shopping centers in the minds of consumers, Gorman said.

“It’s creating that ability to identify a place — in this case, we can go to the Shops at Siesta or Westfield Siesta Key,” he said.

“There’s this whole new identity going on as both centers also go through a redevelopment and renovation.”

Longtime tenants at Paradise Plaza have gone through the name change experience before. A pair of neighboring storefronts illustrates the challenge of attempting to create a distinct identity for the shopping center.

Crossroads Optical still bears the original name of Paradise Plaza, the Crossroads Shopping Center. Owner David Divincenzo is excited by the renovations currently underway, but he doesn’t know if the new name is a particularly big deal.

“I don’t think it has anything to do with it, really,” Divincenzo said. “It’s a great location, and they’re fixing it up. It’s all positive for me.”

A couple of doors down, South Gate Shoe Repair gets its name from the mall across the street, a name for the broader neighborhood that doesn’t register for everyone. The proprietor of that business, Michael Synn, has been in the area for more than 35 years.

He’s skeptical about the Siestainspired name — the center has entry points on Bay Road and Bee Ridge Road, not Siesta Drive. But the Paradise Plaza name doesn’t click with customers, either.

“When the customer asks where we are, we say Bee Ridge and 41 or in front of the Sunset Chevy dealer,” Synn said.

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WHAT’S IN A NAME? You don’t have to be walking distance from Siesta Key Beach to take advantage of the island’s increasingly high profile.

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Left: In addition to a new name, the shopping center will undergo storefront renovations, depicted in these renderings.

2 Westfield Southgate Mall (Westfield Siesta Key) — 5 miles 3 Siesta Promenade — 2.5 miles (U.S. 41 and Stickney Point Road) 4 Best Western Plus Siesta Key Gateway — 2.5 miles 5 Esplanade by Siesta Key — 3.1 miles

which just moved into the plaza, thought the new name was a good idea because of the growing popularity of Siesta Key. Combined with the renovations, employee Paul Beardsley believes the rebranding effort would effectively create an identity for people unfamiliar with the shopping center.

“It’ll put a new face to it,” he said.

As ECHO Realty works to complete its renovations by March 2017, Gorman acknowledges that the work to improve the storefronts is going to be a bigger deal for customers than a simple name change. But he doesn’t minimize the value he believes the Siesta

name will bring to the shopping center.

“People, first and foremost, like to come to certain stores that provide them what they need,” Gorman said. “But secondarily, they like to come to an environment that is comfortable and pleasing.

If you can create another recognition point through the branding effort, I think it just strengthens the underpinnings.”

And for Smith, the spread of the Siesta name just strengthens the growing profile of the island as a destination.

“We’re all very proud of Siesta Key and the No. 1 beach and the No. 1 tourist attraction in Sarasota County,” he said.

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Ringling College President Larry Thompson said production companies are also attracted to the area due to his students’ talent.

County acts to increase film incentives Commissioners earmark $213,000 to lure filmmakers.

But they’d rather not use the word ‘incentive.’

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During former state Sen. Nancy Detert’s first meeting on the Sarasota County Commission on Tuesday, staff discussed a topic she championed in the Florida Legislature: film incentives.

But she doesn’t want to call them that here.

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Director Steve Tatone and actor Armand Assante collaborate while shooting “Blind Pass.”

Incentive Program, which exists to lure production companies to the county with rebates when a project wraps filming. The fund has roughly $35,600 remaining for those incentives.

“The word ‘incentive’ has fallen from favor,” said Detert, who suggested renaming the initiative the Entertainment Industry Rebate Program to reflect that production companies are paid after they shoot — and only for what they spend within the county. “It’s a very conservative program.”

Earlier this year, local roofers criticized the county’s larger incentive program during “Project Mulligan.” In that case, the county sought to provide payper-performance grants for up to $216,000 to lure an out-of-town roofer.

And following the most controversial incentive snafu, the county is still trying to collect part of the $650,000 paid in 2010

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Horror thriller “Wild Walkers” recieved $28,800 in rebates from Sarasota County.

“Free Ride,” an independent film starring Anna Paquin, shot on Siesta Key.

to Sanborn Studios, which never produced local jobs.

During the past six years, the county paid out more than $393,000 from the film fund for a variety of productions, the most notable being the 2012 “Spring Breakers” starring James Franco, which received $8,716.60.

“Free Ride,” a 2013 crime drama starring Anna Paquin, received $36,400, the largest amount paid out of the fund to date.

The county paid an average of $8,300 for 47 projects since the incentive program began, including $10,400 for Sanborn’s failed “Miami 24/7.” Other productions include “Breaking Amish,” a reality show highlighting the local Amish community, as well as documentaries, short films and commercials.

Lisa Damschroder, economic development coordinator with the county’s Office of Business and Economic Development,

said the program only uses the word “incentive” because the money comes out of the Economic Development Incentive Fund. County staff will propose the name change along with some minor tweaks that were already under consideration, such as allowing rebates for hotel room stays.

“It’s going to be very conservative,” Damschroder said. “They won’t be staying at the Ritz or anything.”

Newly elected Commissioner Mike Moran, who also was sworn in Tuesday, requested more detailed — and measurable — goals before allocating “1 cent of taxpayer money” toward the program. Staff will consider those changes as well before returning to commissioners.

The proposal will go before the County Commission in February.

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have this program,” said Larry Thompson, president of Ringling College of Art and Design, which The Hollywood Reporter ranked No. 16 on it list of top U.S. film schools. “It’s very, very helpful, especially when we have a state that unfortunately is not willing to provide those kind of economic incentives.”

Still, as Ringling’s profile continues to rise in the world of filmmaking, and as the school prepares to debut its new 30,000-square-foot sound stage and post-production studio next year, Thompson hopes the county will consider increasing the fund and the $25,000 cap on incentives for each project — that can currently be raised to $50,000 with county approval.

“I really believe this area is destined to become a digital media hub,” Thompson said.

TOP BILLING Here is a list of the five film projects that received the most amount of rebate money from Sarasota County.

1. “Free Ride” (2013) — $36,402.59 2. “Workers Comp” (2011) — $34,525.25 3. “Wind Walkers” (2015) — $28,872.77 4. “Parker” (2013) — $25,000 5. “Blind Pass” (2015) — $25,000

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The languishing Ringling Shopping Center property is set for a major overhaul.

Residents fear the unknown in plans The city moved ahead with plans to rezone the Ringling Shopping Center, but residents are worried about the property’s uncertain future.

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The City Commission on Monday cleared the way for the redevelopment of a languishing commercial site near downtown at the center of a three-year legal battle with the property owner.

The board unanimously approved a zoning change for the Ringling Shopping Center, a

9.7-acre parcel at 2260 Ringling Blvd. that served as the proposed site of a controversial — and ultimately rejected — Wal-Mart store. Although the property owner hailed the agreement as a win-win, residents and officials harbored some concerns about the future of the shopping center.

The rezone to the Downtown Edge and Downtown Neighborhood Edge zoning districts clears

the way for a mixed-use redevelopment. The property could now hold up to 222 residential units and 175,000 square feet of retail space. Robert Lincoln, the property owners’ attorney, said it’s unlikely a developer would pursue such an intense project.

At this point, Lincoln said, there’s no way of knowing what exactly will end up happening to the site. He said the property owners, the Doyle Family Trust, could not reach an agreement with a prospective buyer until the city clarified the site’s land use designation.

Former Mayor Kelly Kirschner said the city should find a way to ensure the large site would become an exemplary model of urban design.

“What’s exciting about this, for me and our neighborhood, is the city could be truly intentional in what you want to see there,” Kirschner said.

Larry Silvermintz, president of the Alta Vista Neighborhood Association, asked the city to permit public input on the eventual site plan before the property can be redeveloped. Others encouraged avoiding the administrative development approval process used for downtown-zoned properties, calling instead for public hearings on the future plans.

“We want to have an idea of what will happen,” he said.

The property owner agreed to a series of conditions designed to address the residents’ concerns. One proffer is intended to ensure pedestrian access through

the east side of the property near Payne Park. Another would prohibit vehicular access along Lime Avenue through the residential area south of Ringling Boulevard.

The redevelopment also requires 12-foot-wide sidewalks along Ringling Boulevard.

The rezone is a condition of a settlement agreement between the Doyle Family Trust and the city, bringing a close to a legal dispute that dates back to the city’s 2013 denial of a proposed Wal-Mart. Lincoln stood firm against the idea of wavering from administrative approval, citing that settlement in the process.

“There’s no legal basis for imposing (public hearings) on this approval,” Lincoln said. “In fact, the settlement agreement, the zoning code and the (comprehensive) plan are against it.”

Commissioner Susan Chapman resignedly cast her vote in for the rezone before issuing a warning to neighboring property owners.

“I suggest the neighborhood starts saving up the money for the appeal of their site plan,” she said.

At Monday’s meeting, some residents near the property did express excitement about the prospect of a redeveloped shopping center site.

“For those of us who abut the property, it’s not about keeping traffic at dormant levels,” said Myron Nickel. “It’s about a derelict plaza at our backyard, diminishing our wonderful Terrace Garden subdivision and making for a bad environment in our area.”

“We want to have an idea of what will happen.”

– Larry Silvermintz, president of the Alta Vista Neighborhood Association

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GRATITUDE FOR OUR LIBERTIES The persecution of the Pilgrims before they celebrated their first Thanksgiving has many parallels to today’s events. They make us thankful for the liberties we enjoy.

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hanksgiving Day, as it is meant to do, kindles in us great gratitude for what we have — for our families and friends and the blessings bestowed on us. And it’s a day many of us pray that God continues to look with favor on us and especially on those who are less fortunate than we.

Thanksgiving is also a time to take stock. To look beyond the moment and the golden turkey and reflect.

We do this every year here. We like to retell the story and roots of Thanksgiving because this story of our forefathers — the Pilgrims — helps reset our compass. It reminds us how we came to be — the New Hope in the New World. It reminds us of who we are. And it reminds us of the price our ancestors paid to be free.

PERSECUTION OF THE PILGRIMS

The roots of Thanksgiving Day go far deeper than the story of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony in 1622. Yes, they were thankful to God for their bountiful harvest and their newfound Indian friends. But if you can imagine yourself in the shoes of any of the original 102 Pilgrims who sailed from Leyden, Holland, for America, a land unknown, and who survived that tumultuous journey, followed by two years of near starvation, your gratitude simply for being alive would put a whole new perspective on Thanksgiving. It was far more than being thankful for a big fall harvest and feast.

Seldom, if ever, do we focus in our history texts on the details that compelled the Pilgrims — also known as Separatists, Puritans and Calvinists — to set sail. The textbooks typically mention they fled religious persecution. But especially today, in this world of widespread and horrific religious persecution, it’s instructive to remember the details of why the Pilgrims mustered the courage to cross the Unknown Ocean for freedom — for religious freedom.

In his 500-page, handwritten account of Plymouth Plantation, Gov. William Bradford wrote how his fellow Calvinists in England became “hunted and persecuted on every side, so as their former afflictions were but as flea-bitings in comparison of these which now came upon them.

“For some were taken and clapped up in prison, others had their houses beset and watched night and day, and hardly escaped their hands; and most were faine to flee and leave their houses and habitations, and the means of their livelehood,” Bradford wrote.

After a year of this and meeting in secret to practice their worship of God, they saw “they could no longer continue in this condition,” and “resolved to get over into Holland.” The people of Amsterdam, they had heard, accepted the free practice of religion.

MISERY WORSE THAN DEATH

But sailing 200 miles to Amsterdam was no small matter. It was a monumental ordeal. Bradford describes the fear many of the Separatists had of leaving England, as bad as it was, as “a misery worse than death.”

“But these things did not dismay them — for their desires were set on the ways of God and to enjoy his ordinances,” Bradford wrote.

The trip to Holland was horrible for many. Chartered ship operators, once at sea with the Separatists, robbed them; ransacked their belongings; molested many of the women; and then sailed back into the original port and turned over the Separatists to local authorities, who then imprisoned them.

Amazingly, the Separatists didn’t give up. “Some few shrunk at these first conflicts and sharp beginnings,” Bradford wrote, “yet many more came on with fresh courage and greatly animated others. And in the end, notwithstanding all these storms of opposition, they all got over at length.”

For 12 years, the Calvinist-Separatist-Pilgrims lived and practiced their religion in freedom and peace in Leyden, an area within Amsterdam where many of them became weavers.

And then the trouble began again.

Bradford wrote of “Arminians, who greatly molested the whole state”; and university professors and other preachers who began to slander the Pilgrims’ religious practices. The tormenting rose to such a level that Bradford said some of his neighbors preferred being in prison in England

than “this liberty in Holland, with these afflictions.”

Distressed by the increasing abuse, the Separatists’ elders began to look ahead. They believed within a few years they “were fearful either to be entrapped or surrounded by their enemies” and unable to flee.

What’s more, they worried about their children. It was common for them to labor long hours in the mills, “their bodies bowed under the weight.” Many children also were falling to the temptations of youthful “licentiousness” and being drawn into “extravagant and dangerous courses,” Bradford wrote. Parents saw “their posterity would be in danger to degenerate and be corrupted.”

At the same time, many of the Separatists looked outward and spoke among their neighbors of “advancing the gospel of the kingdom of Christ in those remote parts of the world,” Bradford wrote.

All three of these influences — persecution, the well-being of their families’ future generations and spreading God’s word — combined to motivate the Pilgrims to seek a new beginning. As they discussed their options, Bradford wrote, “It was answered … the difficulties were many, but not invincible.”

So they set sail to a land unknown.

Bradford wrote of “winds so fierce and the seas so high,” and the Mayflower “shroudly shaken” and leaky, raising the constant fear the ship would sink and they would perish at sea.

When they finally stepped on land in the Cape Cod harbor, Bradford wrote, the Pilgrims “fell upon their knees and blessed the God of heaven, who had brought them over the vast and furious ocean and delivered them from all the perils and miseries thereof.”

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This story of extraordinary courage and religious persecution has its parallels today all over the world, albeit worse than it was for the Pilgrims: public beheadings; corpses hanging from scaffolding; children forced to use severed human heads as soccer balls; girls taken as sex slaves; Christians burned alive in churches.

Sadly, too few Americans — especially those protesting the president-elect — seem to grasp just how fortunate we are. Let them protest; it’s their right. But on this Thanksgiving weekend, we will be grateful for the many and precious liberties we enjoy.

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Sarasota County may have posted record tourism numbers this year, but Visit Sarasota County officials see room for improvement.

At a Nov. 17 meeting of the county’s Tourist Development Council, consultants from the Tallahassee-based Downs & St. Germain Research firm broke down key stats for tourism in the region for fiscal year 2016, which ended Sept. 30. The report led off with an eye-popping number: $2.8 billion, which represents the total economic impact of tourism in the county for the year.

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That comment points to a challenge for Visit Sarasota County staff. Where do you go from here?

One area of targeted growth is sports tourism. On Nov. 17, officials announced Sarasota would host the 2018 World Sailing Annual Conference, marking the

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ALEX MAHADEVAN NEWS INNOVATION EDITOR

As Sarasota Memorial Hospital expands the footprint of its main campus, one local developer is pitching a project to help accommodate that growth.

Leonard Meyer Jr. is planning a six-building, 24-unit gated community in Arlington Park, an up-and-coming neighborhood east of South Tamiami Trail. The townhome project is slated to incorporate all of the larger oak trees on the property, which is occupied by 19 units built before 1970 that Meyer bought in January for $1.1 million.

“It’s going to be a very picturesque property when it’s done for both the city and the community,” said Meyer. He said he hopes to break ground on the development, located at the intersection of East Avenue and Hyde Park Street, in January.

Edward Eible, president of Sarasota-based architecture firm Architura, said his firm might use a Craftsman style on the buildings or lean toward a more contemporary design. With the influx of developers tearing down homes

west of the South Trail, the project could guide the architectural feel of the neighborhood.

“We want to do something more ageless than trendy,” Eible said.

At three stories over parking, the proposed neighborhood will be taller than most surrounding structures, although buildings up to 90 feet tall are allowed on the three lots it encompasses, according to the city’s zoning code. Further, the developer removed one of the buildings from the concept to eliminate one of the garages facing a main road.

“We could go in and put a big monster building there, and we could go for a lot more units and a lot more revenue,” Meyer said.

“But we’re striving for a nice perfect setting close to the hospital.”

Still, Arlington Park President Nathan Wilson has some concerns about the increase in density — however miniscule.

“Traffic is a big concern,” he said. “A lot of residents had no idea that these properties were zoned for these things.”

In 2006, Rand Ventures planned the Residences at Hyde Park, which staff approved for 39 units in two five-story buildings and one six-story building that never came to fruition.

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Commission rejects staff traffic plans City leaders want to take a new path for addressing congestion.

DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

After holding three hearings in two months on the same topic, city staff Monday urged the City Commission to submit their recommended transportation policies to the state for review.

Staff acknowledged there had been criticism of their recommended changes to the city’s comprehensive plan, a document that outlines the city’s big-picture planning policies. But they stressed any lingering issues could be addressed before the changes were formally adopted next year, and that they had already worked to alleviate many of the concerns that had been raised.

“We went change by change; we made modifications,” said Chief Planner Ryan Chapdelain.

“I don’t see the benefit of just submitting a certain part of it after the input.”

And then, the City Commission rejected those pleas, voting unanimously just to submit the portions of the comprehensive plan that are required to comply with state law before a Dec. 1 deadline.

The 5-0 vote obscures a divided board, which was split 3-2 on whether to listen to staff’s recom-

mendations.

Much of the disagreement stemmed from a proposal to revise how the city determines a developer’s impact on the road network — and the money the developer must pay to address those impacts.

The changes would move the city away from a concurrencybased system of evaluating the impact of new development, which uses traffic studies to determine if a project is degrading the established level of service on the road network. Instead, the city would rely on a mobility fee, which can be spent on a broader range of transportation improvements. The plan charges the developer based on the number of trips a project is expected to generate.

Residents, including the activist group STOP, expressed concern about the metrics used in the new mobility system. They encouraged the commission to take those metrics out of the comprehensive plan — which requires a lengthy process that includes state review to amend — and place them in the zoning code, which allows for easier changes.

The commission went one step further, declining to submit any portion of the transportation chapter that was not required for inclusion by state law. That decision was a sign of the board’s

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Although STOP has advocated against the move away from concurrency fees, staff argued the concurrency model could be detrimental for the city. The city has not generated any revenue from concurrency fees since the state revised its regulations in 2011.

Even if a project did trigger concurrency fees, the developer only has to pay for a proportionate share of the roadway congestion.

If a road is already failing, collecting concurrency fees could force the city to contribute millions to a road-widening project, staff said.

The mobility fee model would require concurrency traffic studies for projects that didn’t meet certain thresholds.

Staff said the thresholds were

established based on a project’s likelihood to trigger concurrency, but residents and commissioners were not ready to abandon traffic studies.

Perhaps more significantly, some residents and commissioners wanted to see a different mindset from staff when it came to transportation policy.

Rather than just steering money toward bike paths and bus shelters, City Commissioner Susan Chapman suggested the city needed more data on the types of transportation people are likely to actually use so it could spend more wisely.

Chapman said the proposal was unlikely to address one of the city’s most pressing issues.

“I think once we start submitting the whole thing, it moves momentum toward a system that’s not really answering our problems,” she said.

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Ben Quartermaine, an engineering and operation manager with the county stormwater division, explained that level of service allows for up to 12 inches of water on some residential streets during “100-year” storms — including many streets in the downtown core. Storms like Hermine don’t meet that threshold, but during the most intense periods of rainfall, the conditions are similar, Quartermaine said.

“When we receive 2 or 3 inches over the course of an hour, that’s equivalent to a 100-year storm event,” he said. “So you’d expect to see, in some areas, road flooding.”

That doesn’t mean staff isn’t taking steps to address the issues. City Manager Tom Barwin pledged to have storm drains in the area cleared out, though he acknowledged that might not solve residents’ problems.

“If not that, it may be a capacity issue and a combo of heavy rain combined with high tide, which slows the flows,” Barwin wrote Nov. 14. “But we will get to the bottom of it.”

The county is in the process of seeking a contractor to rehabilitate or replace significant amounts of stormwater pipes in the downtown area. In the meantime, Quartermaine said city and county staff continue to monitor streets prone to flooding in an attempt to ensure no obvious obstructions are making matters worse — and not just before and during major storms.

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The local stormwater response team checked nearby inlets and manhole covers for obstructions and found nothing that might be exacerbating the flooding issues.

Staff concluded the problem was likely related to the high tides — a major storm was passing by, after all — and noted that the flooding stopped when the tides ebbed.

Staff took note of the issue for future reference, but said it was just one of many city streets prone to flooding in tropical storm or hurricane conditions.

“The area has been added to our list of hot spots to watch,” city Utilities Director Doug Jeffcoat said.

Two months later, some Palm Avenue residents aren’t satisfied. City Commissioner Liz Alpert said people living in the area told her flooding problems arise even during normal rain events.

Savoy on Palm resident J.P. Elden encouraged Alpert to push for concrete action. “(It’s) not a problem now, but (it) will be,” Elden wrote in an October email. “Why not fix before the next rainy season?”

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NOV. 19 MYSTERY BOX 12:04 a.m. — 2400 block of Floyd Street Misc. Officer: A woman left her house for three hours and came back to find her mailbox had been removed from the ground and placed in the driveway. The woman said she did not know anybody who may have been responsible for the incident. Other than being removed from the ground, there was no damage to the box.

NOV. 18 WHAT’S THE DRILL? 7 a.m. — 1700 block of South Tamiami Trail Burglary: The owner of a construction company reported a break-in at a room sealed with a padlock on a construction site.

The owner said somebody picked the lock with a screwdriver and took three drills, valued at $810, from the site. There were no surveillance cameras at the site and no witnesses to the incident.

NOV. 19 FLAT NOTE 8 a.m. — 2000 block of Hillview Street Property Damage: Two residents of the same home reported that, during the night, somebody flattened the tires on both of their cars. One resident said the side mirrors on her car were also damaged. Neither resident had any idea as to who might have been responsible for the incident.

ONE MORE ROUND 10:53 p.m. — 2100 block of Siesta Drive Intoxicated Person: A bartender reported that a man at the bar was refusing to leave. The bartender said the man had been there since before she arrived at 6 p.m. and had been refusing to leave for the past two hours. The man was repeatedly asking customers to buy him a drink. When an officer contacted the man, he said he did not know what he was doing wrong but agreed to leave the area without incident.

NOV. 20 PUNCH DRUNK 2:16 a.m. — 1900 block of Main Street Disorderly Conduct: An officer responded to a report regarding a fight and spoke to a man who said he got punched at a nearby bar. The man had minor red marks on his face, but declined treatment and would not discuss any details regarding how the incident occurred. A woman with the man was too intoxicated to provide any pertinent information.

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Cardinal Mooney senior Parker Shanahan signed with Berry College for baseball Nov. 17.

Madison Pack is headed to Columbia University next year.

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Cardinal Mooney senior Patrick Warren signed with Rhodes College for lacrosse Nov. 17.

On Nov. 15, Riverview senior volleyball player Margo Schnapf was selected to play in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Classic.

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or someone who was recruited by three Ivy League schools, Sarasota senior forward Madison Pack is nonchalant about her achievements.

Studying is no challenge for Pack. She simply loves to learn.

Her parents, Tracy and Meg Pack, instilled that attribute in her from an early age. Pack is aware of how much her education will impact her future. Meg Pack said her daughter will beat herself up over anything less than a highA grade. Madison Pack was born with a desire to be great and do great things, Meg Pack said.

“Academics have always been important to me,” Madison Pack said. “It’s something that will help you through your entire life.

It will help me get a better career.

Once you learn something, you’ll always have it.”

Pack’s primary interest is in math, because calculations are straightforward once you know the correct formulas and equations, she said. She hopes to have a career that combines sports and math, perhaps in sports management.

Her options are limitless, but Pack is willing to put off her fulltime career if it means being able to play basketball professionally, either in the United States or overseas. Her love of basketball overshadows her desire to make a ton of money right out of school.

When her parents first signed up Pack and her twin brother, Tanner, for basketball together at age 6, Pack cried on the court. She did not understand the game or what was happening. Once she comprehended the game, Pack

was smitten. She has dreamed of playing college basketball ever since.

Pack will make that dream reality at Columbia University. She means no disrespect to Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania, the other two Ivy League schools looking at Pack, but Columbia made Pack feel at home. The players talked to her like she was already part of the team. The coaching staff, including first-year head coach Megan Griffith, was “amazing,” said Pack, who projects as a guard in college.

The senior is cerebral, but also superstitious. Before games, Pack said she makes sure the bun in her hair is set just right, because “you have to look good to play good.”

She eats a banana. She listens to Top 40 music on the drive to the gym. Most importantly, she must tie her right shoe before her left shoe. This is something that extends past basketball and into her everyday life. Pack does not remember why she began this routine, but she said she will never break it.

Pack got her superstitious side from her mother. The duo always knock on wood when they see a crow or if anything bad has happened.

In lieu of basketball heroes, Pack looks up to her 69-year-old grandmother, Virginia Doran, who has multiple sclerosis.

“Every day, she always has a smile on her face,” Pack said.

“She’s always laughing and having a good time. She always brings us up (in spirit).”

On the court, Pack uses her intelligence to think through situations quickly and make adjustments. She is careful not to overthink things, though. Sometimes,

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Her combination of a “phenomenal” jump shot and strong post moves makes the 6-foot-3 Pack a dangerous player at the next level, Sarasota coach Wade McVay said. McVay said Pack has become more vocal during practice, a sign that she is becoming the leader the team needs.

“I told her, ‘Put the team on your shoulders,’” McVay said. “‘You’re a senior, a four-year starter. Use that experience and show the younger players what it is all about.’”

Pack said the vibe surrounding this year’s Sailors team is different. They are more relaxed and outgoing in practice, and with Pack leading the way, they have the talent to get back to the Final Four for the first time since Pack’s freshman year.

“We’re happy with what we see in ourselves,” Pack said. “We are definitely going to do great things this year.”

“Every day, she always has a smile on her face.”

— Madison Pack on her grandmother, Virginia Doran, who has multiple sclerosis and is Pack’s inspiration

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t moves at a slow crawl, drawing out the intrigue of where it will stop its roll.

Eight men watch the red bowl weave its way in between two blue bowls, curl around a smaller white ball and come to a halt. Four of the men exclaim and clap. The other four give credit to their opponent’s shot.

Sarasota Lawn Bowling Club hosted the Bowls USA 2016 US Open from Nov. 12 through Nov. 19, and will host the event again next November. It is a big deal for the club. Bowls players from the world over came to Sarasota to compete, including India, Pakistan and Scotland. It even featured a true legend of the game in England’s Andy Thomson, who has been a permanent fixture in World Bowl’s top-16 rankings since 1996.

You may have never played lawn bowls, but I bet you’ve played one of its derivatives, bocce or curling, or at least are familiar with its concept. The idea of lawn bowls, or simply “bowls,” is to roll your bowls as close to the small white ball (the “jack”) as possible. Players are awarded points based on how many of their bowls are closer to the jack than their opponent’s closest bowl. So, if the closest three bowls to the jack are all yours, you are awarded three points. Games can be one-onone, pairs, or four-on-four, in a men’s and women’s division.

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not roll in a straight line. They curve, at a large degree, and different throwing techniques put different spins on them. Greens, as the game’s playing surfaces are called, can run either fast or slow. Sarasota’s usually take about 14 seconds from end to end, while greens in Australia take about 20-24 seconds.

“It’s a game that you can probably learn how to play in an hour,” said Daniel Jittu, presi-

dent of Sarasota Lawn Bowling Club. “But you master it over a lifetime.”

Clem Reiss, 74, has lived in Sarasota for 15 years, and has played lawn bowls at the club for equally as long. His appreciation for the sport stems from the option it gives athletes with backgrounds in other, more physical sports. If you can’t play tennis or basketball anymore, you can still bowl.

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The game is most popular in countries like Scotland, England and Australia. It was popular in America before the Revolutionary War, but many prominent Americans disavowed the game to protest British rule, and it never regained its former popularity despite a slight bump in the 1950s and 1960s thanks to Walt Disney’s involvement.

Jittu said that while most people in the United States think of bowls as a “retirement sport,” that is not entirely the case. The club has a handful of teenagers who play once a week after school. Worldwide, the best bowls players are typically in their 20s and 30s. Only in America does it appeal to older generations.

That may soon change.

Jittu, along with Bowls USA, the sport’s governing body in America, and World Bowls, the sport’s international federation, have put together a proposal to make lawn bowls an Olympic sport. Part of the proposal would make Sarasota a hub for the sport’s Olympic trials.

If everything goes according to plan, a test lawn bowls Olympicstyle games could be held as soon as 2024.

The Sarasota club has improved a lot during the past few years. Richard Broad, New Bowls USA president, first visited the club in 2000. He said the greens were “dreadful” back then. Broad credits Jittu with

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spending the money to get the greens ready for a major competition like the US Open.

Thomson agreed with Broad on the quality of the greens at the Sarasota Club. He added that American players have the potential to be competitive if they work at it, but stressed that the average age of competitors must drop if that potential is going to be reached.

“Bowls is only an old person’s sport in the media,” Thomson said. “It doesn’t have to be.”

Count this as me doing my part to change perceptions.

Young people of Sarasota: give the game a shot. If you have the patience for golf, you have the patience for lawn bowls.

The game needs an injection of youth if it is going to survive in this country.

As Broad said of his community, “We may be small, but we’re charming.”

Try it, and you might be charmed yourself. It does not feature the adrenaline rush of more popular sports, but it is a fun way to get some sun and spend an afternoon with friends.

“How could there be anything better than this?” Broad asked.

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12250 Rexrode Road $3,000,000 | Web ID A4169215 Don Wood & Laura Pearson 303.929.9805

6302 Riverview Boulevard $2,895,000 | Web ID A4138758 Martha Marlar 941.812.0455

403 Sunrise Drive $2,376,000 | Web ID A4148951 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

500 South Palm Avenue #22 $1,850,000 | Web ID A4162691 Debra Garrett 941.685.1086

419 Walls Way $1,795,000 | Web ID A4169686 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

7211 Pasadena Glen $1,585,000 | Web ID A4138022 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

3625 White Lane $1,395,000 | Web ID A4169307 Louis Wery 941.232.3001

1711 71st Street NW $1,350,000 | Web ID A4148219 Cindy Pierro 941.920.6818

1225 Whitehall Place $1,350,000 | Web ID A4157358 Judie Berger 941.928.3424

7527 Greystone Street $1,099,000 | Web ID A4148445 Linda Apple & Carrie Lamb 941.586.0553

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YOUR NEIGHBORS Recipes from the kids’ table After years of silence, the kids’ table is finally speaking about what it would like to see in this year’s Thanksgiving feast.

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rown-ups call all the shots on Thanksgiving.

They pick the menu and the time it’s served.

They sit at a real table set with cloth napkins and the pretty dishes kids aren’t allowed to touch. Kids, meanwhile, sit at a folding table set with paper napkins and plastic plates.

So this year, we asked first-graders at Southside Elementary to set the menu for Thanksgiving, complete with their secret recipes.

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YOU’LL NEE D: Potatoes Packet of grav y Bowl Spoon (You also mig ht need more than one microwave.)

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Put mashed up potatoes in the microwave.

While potato es are in the microwave, make the grav y.

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Put a spoon in both the pota toes and the gravy, an d you eat it.

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WHAT YOU’LL NEED: Bread (any kind) Several 3-inch pumpkins A large pot

You grind up the pumpkins.

Put the ground-up pumpkin in the oven.

Take pumpkin out of the oven afte r a while.

Mix up the pumpkin and the brea d in the pot.

Put bread/pumpkin mixture in the refrigerator.

Wait until Thanksgiving.

Take it out of the refrigerator and eat it.

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SARASOTA HOLIDAY PARADE The parade begins at 7 p.m. on Main Street between U.S. 301 and Gulfstream Avenue. This year’s theme is “Salute to Veterans” in honor of the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. For more information, go to Your Observer.com/article/downtown-holiday-parademarches.

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Admission is $2; free for children.

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HOLLY DAYS MANGROVE LIGHTS Beginning Nov. 25 and continuing throughout December, Historic Spanish Point will remain open until 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays. Get in the holiday spirit and enjoy the holiday lights. For more information, call 966-5214.

SATURDAY, NOV. 26

BEST OF BACH The Sarasota-Manatee Bach Festival’s fall concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at Church of the Redeemer, 222 S. Palm Ave. The concert will feature music from Adelaide Boedecker, soprano; Daniel Mendelow, trumpet; Calvin Griffin, bass (from the Florida Grand Opera in Miami); and the choirs of the Church of the Redeemer. Tickets are $20 and are available in the parish office or online at redeemersarasota.org/event/best-ofbach/. For more information, call 955-4263.

FRIDAY, NOV. 25 TO SUNDAY, NOV. 27

FEZTIVAL OF TREES The event begins at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 25 and continues until 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27 at Sahib Shrine, 600 N. Beneva Road. The festival features Christmas tree raffles, craft fairs, Santa Claus photo opportunities and more.

SATURDAY, DEC. 3 AND SUNDAY, DEC. 4

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

Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday at the Siesta Key public beach. The event is a blend of music and food prepared by the top restaurants in Siesta Key and Sarasota. Admission is free. VIP tent admission is $50. For more information, call 487-8061.

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Its mission is to advocate on behalf of neighborhoods in their dealings with local government.

“The fact that we have been defending neighborhoods for that length of time is one of the most important things,” Benz said.

CONA celebrated its 55th anniversary Nov. 10 at Michael’s Wine Cellar.

The event also honored retiring Audubon Society board member Wade Mathews.

Benz said the plurality of viewpoints represented in the group is part of what makes it an effective advocate.

“We all come together because we share the community. We meet on common ground, and we all share issues we care about,” Benz said.

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ne hundred years seems like a significant amount of time to most people, but to Uzi Baram, a professor of archeology at New College, 100 years seems like an instant.

Baram spoke Nov. 12 about the historic significance of the Phillippi Estate during its 100th anniversary celebration.

Although the event marked the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Edson Keith Mansion, Baram’s address focused on the people who called Sarasota home long before Keith laid the foundation of his historical residence.

In January, Baram led an archeological dig on the site to explore a layer of shells beneath the soil left over from Sarasota’s indigenous people.

Using the information gathered during the dig and historical archives, Baram worked with Sarasota County to install a series of signs on the property explaining the history of the property to park visitors.

“I want the next generation to have a greater opportunity to learn about the places they are at,” Baram told eventgoers.

Above: Uzi Baram, a professor or archeology at New College, shares laughs with students.

Left: Oriana Reilly pulls a sheet off one of the informational signs posted around the property.

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Michele Ozkan flips through news clippings she has collected about the Golden Girls.

SQUAD GOALS Tatum Ridge Elementary teacher Michelle Ozkan never planned to be a professional cheerleader.

It was just meant to be.

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ichele Ozkan isn’t shy about her Green Bay Packers pride. She wears a blazer embroidered with a Packers “G” while cleaning up her classroom one Friday afternoon.

At a glance, Ozkan, a Tatum Ridge Elementary kindergarten teacher, looks like any other fan, but her pride runs deeper.

That’s because from 1967 to 1971, while other fans watched games on television, Ozkan watched from the sidelines as a member of the team’s cheerleading squad, the Golden Girls.

In the 1960s, the Packers estab-

lished themselves as the foremost team in the NFL by making appearances in six NFL championships in Vince Lombardi’s nine seasons as head coach.

Created in 1961 by Mary Jane Sorgel, the Golden Girls were as much a part of Lombardi’s vision as his rigorous training regimens.

Yet, Ozkan never planned on becoming a member of the squad.

She wound up on the team after meeting Sorgel at a baton twirling camp in 1967. At the end of camp, Sorgel offered Ozkan a spot.

A baton twirler by training, Ozkan said she was eager to try something different.

“I always looked longingly at the ... cheerleaders with the big,

fluffy pompoms,” Ozkan said.

She quickly accepted the offer and spent the rest of the summer flying from her home in Pennsylvania to Sorgel’s in Wisconsin.

Ozkan moved to Wisconsin to attend Lakeland College, and later, the University of Wisconsin.

The Packers were coming off a win in the first Super Bowl when she joined the team. Because of the team’s success, the first game of the 1967 season was televised.

“Had I realized what I was encountering ... I probably would have been frightened,” Ozkan said. “But I just went in with a carefree heart, and I got to use those big pompoms.”

The Packers would make headlines that season, finishing with another Super Bowl win.

While fans celebrated the victory, news of the Vietnam War created divisions throughout the country, and prompted antiwar demonstrations on college campuses nationwide, including Ozkan’s.

She lived in two worlds — one of unrest and one of unity.

“When we got on the field on Sunday it was as if nothing in the world existed,” Ozkan said.

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in radio, but it wasn’t long before Sorgel would make her another life-changing offer.

After struggling to find a job, Ozkan received an offer from Sorgel to take over her dance studio.

It was there she fell in love with working with children.

She earned a master’s degree at Temple University and taught at the University of Pennsylvania, while spending her summers working for Carnival Cruise Line.

She applied for the Carnival job because she wanted an adventure, but she landed the job because of Sorgel. The company said it was her Golden Girl experience that won her the position.

Her roles varied from guide to librarian to magician’s assistant.

She met her husband, Mehmet Ozkan, while working on the ship.

Sixteen days later, they married.

She tells stories of traveling to the former Soviet Union and sharing benches with football legends, though she credits Sorgel with her adventures.

“Meeting Mary Jane Sorgel has ... changed my life over and over,” Ozkan said. “I don’t believe that it was a coincidence. I kind of believe it was meant to be.”

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Charles Huisking, of University Park, sold his home at 1023 Citrus Ave. to Deborah Miller, trustee, of Sarasota, for $724,000. Built in 1937, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,614 square feet of living area.

KENTWOOD ESTATES

Peter Szakacs and Maureen McAuley sold their home at 1533 Eastbrook Drive to HB Land Holdings LLC for $665,000. Built in 1969, it has three bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths, a pool and 1,909 square feet of living area.

OYSTER BAY ESTATES

Suncastle Properties LLC sold the home at 1641 Field Road to Domenico and Linda D’Angelo, of Sarasota, for $600,000.

Built in 1972, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,729 square feet of living area.

HUNTINGTON POINTE

Noah and Brittany Riner, of Sarasota, sold their home at 8972 Huntington Pointe Drive to Byron and Andrea Hoogwerf, of Sarasota, for $360,000.

Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,827 square feet of living area.

SOUTH GATE

Tina Taylor-Little sold her home at 2003 Tetlow Place to

5430 Eagles Point Cir 203 A4162162 $787,000 Tara Lamb & Judy Greene

5780 Midnight Pass Rd 307 A4167806 $729,000 Stephanie Kitsemble

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-266-4873 & 941-350-0451

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

Katy McBrayer, of Sarasota, for $350,000. Built in 1959, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,266 square feet of living area.

PELICAN COVE

Kenneth Davis, Richard Davis and Marcy Davis, of Needham, Mass., sold their Unit 208 condominium at 1529 Pelican Point Drive to Eric and Rosemary Stackowicz, of Eight Four, Pa., for $305,000. Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,635 square feet of living area.

PHILLIPPI GARDENS

Mitchell and Kristin Helmuth and Loren Helmuth, of Sarasota, sold their home at 5773 Britannia Drive to Dean Abrams and Ewa Zajko, of Sarasota, for $301,800. Built in 1967, it has four bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths and 2,183 square feet of living area.

THE ISLAND

John Brink, of Sarasota, sold his Unit A-1 condominium at 2207 Michele Drive to Pastor Cruz, of Oswego, Ill., for $285,000. Built in 1985, it has two bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths and 1,360 square feet of living area.

BAYVIEW

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. sold the home at 1622 Wisconsin Lane to Trivena

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

NOV. 7 - NOV. 11

Other top sales by area SIESTA KEY

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THE WOODLANDS AT RIVENDELL

U.S. Bank, trustee, sold the home at 1232 Northport Drive to David and Gail Rubinfeld, of Sarasota, for $787,500. Built in 1968, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,794 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $955,000 in 2003.

PALMER RANCH

Edward and Lynne Blackman, of Osprey, sold their home at 1151 Mallard Marsh Drive to Thomas and Marie Mahoney, of Iselin, N.J., for $575,000.

Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,455 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $415,000 in 2009.

COBBLESTONE ON PALMER RANCH

NOKOMIS

Taylor Morrison of Florida Inc. sold the home at 8717 Mangilli Road to Christopher and Natalie Armstrong, of Middleton, Wis., for $802,900. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,007 square feet of living area.

Properties LLC for $272,500.

Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,130 square feet of living area.

GULF GATE

Ann Castilow, of Sarasota, sold her home at 2618 Post Road to Ugur and Candace Durmaz, of Sarasota, for $249,900. Built in 1969, it has three bedrooms,

953 Pomelo Place A4169657 $785,000 Debbie Daviadoff

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-920-1395

4157 Cascina Way A4160113 $750,000 Janet Montgomery

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-544-7031

3856 Royal Hammock Boulevard A4169431 $749,000 Michael Cochrane

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-539-4520

7940 Sanderling Road A4158009 $8,600,000 Kelly Quigley & Linda Dickinson

9397 Midnight Pass Rd P5 A4161264 $649,500 Joseph Brown

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-587-6185

2123 Hillview Street A4169440 $599,500 Karen Cash Greco

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-504-6927

217 Windward Drive A4169545 $549,000 Dana Westmark

Osprey 941-951-6660 941-356-5091

7427 Ascot Court A4155935 $547,000 Judy Nimz

SORRENTO EAST

Patricia Hendrick sold her home at 111 Da Vinci Drive to Robert and Kathleen Zehr, of Nokomis, for $335,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,063 square feet of living area. It sold for $330,000 in 2007.

two baths and 1,796 square feet of living area.

SUNNYSIDE PARK

Hyde Properties II LLC sold the home at 2342 Sunnyside Place to Thomas Best and Erica Mayer, of Sarasota, for $246,600. Built in 1957, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,645 square feet of living area.

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-356-9954

University Park 941-951-6660 941-374-0196

11000 Placida Road 1703 D5914986 $514,900 Debi Benson

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130 Montelluna Drive A4169333 $485,000 Rosalie Phillips

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Siesta Key 941-383-7591 941-993-9292

8767 Midnight Pass Road 307F A4169236 $469,000 Marlene & George Marshall

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-539-8850

617 Lakescene Drive N5910521 $469,000 Kevin Stanley

Venice 941-485-5421 941-716-0564

746 Shadow Bay Way A4169395 $459,900 Christopher Lowe

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-587-4767

8296 Nice Way A4169586 $415,000 Nancie Kalin

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-928-8833

2320 Silver Palm Road D5914911 $377,777 James Callahan

North Port 941-473-7750 941-676-0901

6956 Stetson Street Circle A4169808 $359,900 Donald Geikie

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-356-8457

101 S Gulfstream Avenue 4J A4162967 $350,000 Barbara May

Sarasota 941-388-4447 404-822-9264

3212 Markridge Road A4169551 $314,500 Mary Jo Violett

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-928-8474

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Klaus Lang

These are the largest building permits issued by the city of Sarasota and Sarasota County for the week of Nov. 7-11, in order of dollar amounts.

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C I T Y O F SA RAS O TA Address

Permit

Applicant

Amount

904 Virginia Drive

Pool/deck

Larry Willets

$58,328

35 Watergate Drive #1201

Alterations

Richard Segall

$39,000

707 S. Gulfstream Ave. #704

Alterations

Nick LaBruno

$17,500

2586 Clematis St.

Reroof

Donna DeRiesthal

$13,635

2486 E. Main St.

Reroof

Richard Miller

$11,840

1003 Patterson Drive

Reroof

Catherine Ciccolella,

$10,300

2205 Mietaw Drive

Mechanical

Robert Menegaz, trustee $9,800

2120 Hyde Park Circle

Reroof

Mark Paravicini

1185 Tahiti Parkway

Duct work

Douglas Cherry

$6,815

850 S. Tamiami Trail #201

Mechanical

Arthur Riggs

$6,505

$8,050

SA R A S O TA CO U N T Y Address

Permit

Applicant

Amount

518 Venice Lane

Windows/doors

Peter Walsh

$71,000

1807 Field Road

Enclosure

James Dimino

$49,500

1454 Southbay Drive

Windows/doors

Joseph Obermeyer

$45,100

8334 Sanderling Road

Reroof

Keith Monda, trustee

$41,000

1341 Copperwood Drive

Remodel

Richard Kerkering

$40,000

7424 Starfish Drive

Pool/deck

Tabish Siddiquie

$39,000

Matteo Di Marco

$38,420

2505 Moorings Lane

Siding

John Moss

$38,000

6101 Anise Drive

Pool/deck

James Lee

$35,000

8233 Shadow Pine Way

Tile

Dejan Risimic

$32,000

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After a 30-year career as an international corporate executive residing in Canada, Europe, Africa and Asia, Klaus fell in love with Sarasota and decided to focus his world of knowledge on promoting the area’s finest waterfront properties. With global experience, Klaus brings a unique and in-depth perspective on international business, cultures and lifestyles. His exceptional real estate career includes the 2015 sale of the highest priced property Michael Saunders & Company has ever represented, Little Bokeelia Island. Working tirelessly to provide remarkable real estate service, Klaus is dedicated to the highest levels of integrity, dedication, professionalism, diligence and attention to detail. For the finest real estate experience, whether buying or selling, contact Klaus Lang today.

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1726 Questar Lane A4110045 $4,900,000

8447 Midnight Pass Road A4165854 $2,600,000

Source: Sarasota County; city of Sarasota

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7332 Chelsea Ct A4153020 $1,990,000

8350 Wingate Drive 911 A4169561 $229,900 Robert Agnello

458 Cerromar Road 384 N5910385 Katherine Dahl

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

Venice 941-951-6660 941-799-1948

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-928-1328

Venice $153,000 941-485-5421

208 Wetherby Street A4169727 $269,500 Kathleen Carbone P.A.

5280 Hyland Hills Avenue 1824 A4168144 $219,900 Anja Deichmann

1198 Longfellow Way A4169402 $149,000 Lin Dunn

Venice 941-966-8000 941-228-8429

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-284-7987

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-809-2154

3987 Lemonwood Drive A4169680 $265,000 Kristy Sommers

437 Cerromar Lane 412 N5910524 $189,000 Robert Brooker

4001 Beneva Road 314 A4167880 $99,000 Pat Rodriguez

Sarasota 941-907-9595 941-504-4247

150 Givens Street A4169728 $4,295,000 Brian Loebker

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-735-4393

340 S Palm Avenue 161 A4155653 $3,975,000 Michael Moulton

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-928-3559

420 N Casey Key Road A4141245 $3,950,000 Deborah Beacham

Osprey 941-951-6660 941-376-2688

1429 Harbor Drive A4166505 $3,550,000 Nora Johnson

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-809-1700

67 Avenida Messina B A4141221 $3,500,000 Mary Jo Violett

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-928-8474

445 Beach Road A A4165585 $2,500,000 Sara Ferguson

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-320-2709

413 Partridge Circle A4154393 $1,669,625 Karen Cash Greco

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-504-6927

419 Yacht Harbor Drive A4158049 $1,200,000 Peggy Wellman & Linda M. Page

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-374-0811

Venice 941-493-2500 941-445-0861

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-685-5805

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

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

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The students dressed the part in long, black-andwhite-striped aprons.

The event benefited the school’s garden program.

The dinner was made from ingredients that students helped grow in their school’s garden. Everything from the name of the fictitious restaurant to the menu was voted on by Southside students.

Southside Elementary’s garden program started six years ago to offer students hands-on learning opportunities.

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20-YEARS

25-YEARS

30-YEARS

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4.74 5.01 5.28 5.56 5.85 6.14

4.22 4.49 4.77 5.07 5.37 5.68

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NEW LISTING!

INVESTOR ALERT!

Built in 2012 In the heart of Siesta Key, this 3/3 custom home with pool is a must see!

Priced at at $929,500

Canal front cottage within walking distance to village and beach!

Priced at $699,000

New on the Market, totally redone pool home like new on the Grand Canal.

5 minutes to the Intracoastal! Priced to sell!!!

Priced at $1,500,000

941.544.4430

RosaliePhillips@MichaelSaunders.com 401 N. Point Rd #402 Turnkey Furnished 2,055 sq. ft. 3 bedroom, 3 bath condo. Screened balcony, spacious kitchen with granite counters, breakfast nook, living and dining room with views of nature preserve. MLSA4150216 $355,000 Palmer Ranch Office Move into the Meridian and Start Enjoying Your Life! Everything is taken care of for you!

8660 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota,FL 34238

409 N. Point Rd #503 Completely and exceptionally renovated with excellent finishes, this 5th floor condo with water views has brand new imported tile plank floors from Spain, new Stainless appliances, granite and marble throughout, must see to appreciate. MLSA4163434 $485,000

WOW!

4789 Higel Avenue

50 ft. boat dock and Deep water make this pool home a must see!

Lowest price in Riegels Landings.

Priced at $1,399,000

Serving Sarasota and the Keys for 24 years!

Price Reduced

19 Whispering Sands #806 End Unit 806 with Fantastic Gulf and Sarasota Skyline views.

MLS#A4154482 New Price: $790,000

1275 Dockside Place In Harbour Towne on Siesta Key, MLS#A4152109 New Price: $725,000

Price Reduced

Price Reduced

7685 Cove Terrace 4 BR, 4 BA, Updated throughout, On Southpointe’s widest & deepest canal. MLS#A4155417 New Price: $1,775,000

1255 E. Peppertree, Penthouse Unit 607 Peppertree Bay on Siesta Key, Full Views of Sarasota & Intracoastal! MLS#A4161477 New Price: $675,000

941.586.7390 EthelLovelace@michaelsaunders.com

632 Calle De Peru

464 Island Circle

Selling Luxury and Waterfront Properties since 1996!

Karen Chandler 941.544.4919 941.349.3444

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OPEN HOUSE - Sunday, 1-4 pm Price Reduced

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DADDY ISSUES by Timothy E. Parker young father should know (Part 3) 108 At full speed, on the water 109 Inauguration recitation 110 Still up for grabs 111 Persia, now 112 Already spoken for 113 Nonwindy side, nautically 114 French wine valley 115 City in Norway 116 Manicurist’s board 117 Bird over a beach 118 Mammy Yokum’s lil’ son 119 Quite inquisitive

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21 Alpine goat 40 Underdog’s triumph 22 Letter-shaped sky43 Like a good villain scraper support 44 Munchen mister 23 Fan fixation 45 Do a cashier’s job 24 Fellini’s “La ___ Vita” 46 ___ Francisco 25 Covering for a rain 47 It comes before delay midnight 26 Electric car maker 50 From the world’s larg27 Something every young father should know est continent 52 Shout from a patriotic (Part 1)

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American 53 Certain fruit plantations 55 DEA agents 56 TKO declarer 57 Greyhound vehicle 58 Stir-fryers 59 Sundial number 60 Something every young father should know (Part 2) 69 Is in the plural?

70 Walkway over water 71 Munchkin kin 72 Curtain supporter 73 Broken-arm holder 76 Staircase railing 80 New York, in D.C.

81 Like some terriers 83 First light of day 85 It’s nothing 86 Fleet from far, far away 87 Iditarod need 88 Very proper 89 Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby ___” 91 Queens, in chess 92 Not domesticated 93 Like the Grinch 94 Missing, but not in action 96 Two-wheeled horse carriage 97 Change color, as leaves 98 Crooner Frank 102 Something every

1 Coffee machine setting 2 Bronco buster’s venue 3 Openly declares 4 Crone 5 Not nearly as happy 6 La ___, Wisconsin 7 Tangerine-grapefruit hybrid 8 It brings a tear to your eye 9 Displaying indecision 10 Climber’s spikes 11 Diminish in intensity 12 Exceedingly 13 Film box info 14 7-Down, for one 15 Needing slimming 16 Interlock, as gears 17 Indonesian island 18 Arabian Sea nation 28 Striped chalcedony 29 Christmas season 30 Conservative opening?

35 Neither under nor over 36 Nobel-winning Mother 37 A tablet maker 38 He eulogized Julius 39 Stops that put you up 40 Exorbitant interest rate 41 Midnight stroll 42 Fly in the ointment 43 Well-known Peron 44 Japanese poem with 17 syllables

45 One step 48 Crumbum 49 “While” beginning of yore 50 Pond jumper 51 Scratch ‘n’ ___ 54 Washstand pitchers 57 Scottish town 59 One not doing anything 61 Hair on animal necks 62 Showed mercy toward, in a way 63 Had health problems 64 Clan vs. clan battle 65 “Nevermind” on a computer menu 66 Sumatra simian 67 Date night option 68 Singing sensation born May 5, 1988 73 Like one leg of a triathlon 74 Subject of a biography 75 Dietary supplement 76 Greedy farm animal 77 Large, hairy spider 78 Make a shambles of 79 Escort’s offering 82 Culinary choice 84 In the middle of 88 Sprite of Persian folklore 90 Sound of a trumpet 92 Sound from a horse 93 Bird that lays speckled eggs 94 Not asea 95 Frankfurter 96 One getting a lift on snow 97 Strength of a chemical solution 99 Sculpted chest?

100 Coins of 111-Across 101 Be a pest 102 Winslet of Hollywood 103 Mosque official 104 Wedding reception feature 105 Cabbage cousin 106 Persnickety one 107 One of a human pair

CRYPTOQUIZ Each of the following cryptograms is a clue to the identity of an American general. Using the hints U=A and K=N, decipher the clues to name the general.

1. W U G O B E Q K O U 2. M L X J S E O K J 3. J N L E G Z D U K 4. B G U X N P 5. D U F K I D This general commanded the Seventh U.S. Army in WWII:

SUDOKU

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Items Under $200 For Sale

BEAUTY SHOP equipment, $150. 941-953-4162.

CLAY POTS: Great for plants! 12/total, Rolled rim, 14”, $10/ea. Clay saucers 12/total,12”. $3/ea.

941-927-3433.

COCKTAIL TABLE: contemporary, 37” square, beveled glass top, beige stone 14” square base, $125. 440-442-5513.

FREEZER/CHEST: OLDER, good condition, $40.

2/Drawer file cabinet, $25. 941-358-6870.

HP/DESK JET printer: copy/scan, $35. Cannon ink cartridges, $7. Oversized black leather desk chair, $75. 941-504-3699.

LAPTOP COMPUTER: Acer Aspire R11, brand new in sealed box, $125. 941-536-3258.

LENOX VASES (2), $25.00 each. Antique mirror 16" X 32", $125.00. 941-921-0512.

MAYTAG REFRIGERATOR: white, 22/cu.ft., french door, bottom freezer, icemaker needs repairs, $175.

941-922-2471.

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DOCTOR LOOKING for business partner.

Leadership position with essential oil sales. $2000-$10,000 monthly.

Call or text 941-955-1220

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Condos/Apts. For Rent

2BR/2BA SERENADE Palmer Ranch: 2/2, 3rd fl., appliances, lanai, pools, gated, all new floor to ceiling. One yr. lease $1600 mo. Avail. Jan. Non−smoking/pets. (815) 685−6373.

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PALMER RANCH: Botanica. 3BR/2BA, water view, high ceilings, crown molding, lots of natural light. Quartz counters, S.S. appliances, new W/D, attached garage. Near shops and Siesta Key. $359,000. 616-566-0857.

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Stroll to Siesta Key: 3BR/3BA Modern architecture, $335,000.

PURCHASING EAMES, Knoll, Danish, Dunbar, Evans, Laverne, Nakashima, Parzinger furniture, glass, pottery and designer clothing. Tommy McDonnell 772-643-3209.

Autos For Sale

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

Waterfront Home: 4BR/4BA, dock, Pool/Spa $665,000

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Tara Preserve: 3BR/2BA, lake view. $275,000 Plantation Golf & County Club: 3BR/2BA w/pool, $375,000.

Call Brooke O’Malley, CLUB REALTY 941-726-2677

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

General Merchandise DESIGNER CONSIGNER - Largest Holiday selection ever! Mostly brand new. High fashion, low pricing. Day wear, evening and wedding gowns for our Christmas brides! 953-5995, 3639, Monday through Friday, 11a.m.-6p.m., Saturday, 10a.m.-4p.m. Bahia Vista, off Beneva, N.E. corner by Circle A.

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

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

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

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Driveways

Call today and schedule your free in-home consultation.

TAVARES BRICK Pavers: Never varies, 20 years Quality Value. Pool Decks, Designer Upgrade.

941-306-4312.

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Home Services Health Services

HOME SERVICES “PLUS” - currently working a live-in home (monitor/ renovation) on Siesta Key. Available for a variety of home and maintenance services. Long history of home building supervisory roles. Bondable/ excellent background and references. 941-580-8754.

Home Improvement/ Remodeling

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

RON CHAPMAN SERVICES: residential, painting, caulking, window cleaning, rotten wood replacement, fence repairs, gutters cleaned, gutter guard.

Insured. Free estimates. 941-260-6301.

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Perfect Solutions For Seniors * Caregivers/Companions * Meal Preparation

Painting/Wallpapering

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* Assistance with Daily Living Activities * Transportation

CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

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

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

* Hourly 24/7 Care - Affordable Rates * Licensed/ Bonded/ Insured

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Phone (941) (941)809-1438 Phone 809-1438 HCS# 231434/234157

Auto Transport

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SHIP YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR SUV anywhere in the United States. Great rates, fast quotes. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Carpentry

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Transportation

FRIDLEY SENIOR Services provides transportation and non−medical in−home support services and assistance to active seniors and snow birds. Transportation to Activities, Companionship, Home Visits and Monitoring. (941) 922−7817 www.facebook.com/Fridleyseniorservices/

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

Rotted Wood Repairs. Crown Molding and Trim.

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

Team Up Today With Classifieds 941-955-4888

This week’s Cryptoquiz answers

1) California, 2) West Point, 3) The Old Man, 4) Flashy, 5) Magnum George S. Patton Nov 24 (Medium, 0.56) This week’s difficulty Sudokurating answers

Cleaning

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

No pets. Unfurnished. Available immediately.

Long term/Seasonal. 703-638-8128.

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

Reasonable rates. Licensed. Insured. References.

Call 941-650-6180.

BLUE FISH CLEANING INC. 941-705-3812.

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

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BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

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

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

New Construction. 941-400-2866.

LONGBOAT KEY: spectacular Grand Bay condo.

Gulf front view located in Building II on floor four.

This two bedroom with a den (sleeper) has 3.5 baths and is 2,550 square feet. There is 90 day minimum, no pets. Available now $7,500 per month. Key Luxury Rentals 941-504-8855.

PEPPERTREE BAY: 2BR/2BA, Gulf view with sunsets, 7th floor beachside, turnkey furnished, private laundry. 30 day minimum. $4500-$5500.

Lisa Beach, Realtor. 941-374-9133.

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Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

LIDO KEY Beachfront Condo: 3BR/2BA, covered parking, nicely furnished.

Long-term or seasonal rental. Available now.

613-722-7767 lainecooper@cooperhr.com 2005 MERCEDES CLK 320, one owner, perfectly maintained with all records. 200,000 miles, $5,500.

Call #941-565-6530.

PLACE YOUR AD ONLINE TODAY

WWW.ALHHOMECARE.COM

Gateway to Siesta Key: 3BR/2BA - $350,000.

Longboat Villa: 2BR - $250,000

Antiques/Collectibles

941-809-3725

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Homes For Sale CAROLINA LANDINGS: University Park townhouse, 3BR/2BA, pool, pets, garage, low taxes/fees. $199,900. Bill, 508-335-0628.

REGALO SWING down double sided bed rail, white, $25. 941-926-7254.

STANDARD GLASS shower doors: hrdwre incl.

Very clean, smooth glass, $125. (941) 927−3805.

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Bradenton $2,500 (847) 226−2983 www.dolcemgnt.com

Longboat Key Condo: boat lift. Views of Bay. Pet friendly. - $369,000.

WOMAN’S BIKE: Huffy, 26”, blue, $20 or best offer. 941-358-7411.

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Homes For Rent

PUSH MOWER (gas), ex. cond., $50. TV cabinet, glass doors and shelves, $10. Shopping cart, $5.

941-302-4327.

WET/DRY VACUUM cleaner: 6/gal., 3/HP, like new, $35. 941-266-7970.

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A LENDING HAND

HCS# 230506 NR #30211577

Longboat Key House on Canal: Dock. $475,000.

ROAD BIKE: 20 speed, 3 years old, blue, Flit brand. $180. 941-923-3386.

Computer Services COMPUTER/ TECHNICAL Services. H/W & S/W problems solved. Virus/ Malware removal; data recovery; Networking/ Internet Issues; Upgrades; A+, Network+ Cert. Tech. Navy trained electronics tech veteran. 941-225-0046.

OWN A MAC/iPHONE/iPAD? MacTutor has 21+ years experience teaching Apple products.

I speak English, not “Geek”! (941) 323-2363 www.FLMacTutor.com

NEED ASSISTANCE? Transportation Meal Preparation Light Housekeeping Organizing Medication Reminders Bathing/Showers Companionship

Condos For Sale

MICHAEL JACKSON books: in French 64 photos $25. Body and Soul illus/bio/English $25. Call 941-320-8345.

RESTAURANT SIDEWALK wooden sign with metal stand, $75 cash. 941-923-4471.

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EXPERIENCED

HOUSEKEEPING

WANTED: TEMPORARY housing for 2. Between homes. Reasonable rental. Jan. - Feb. Have 2 small Italian Grayhounds, crated/ clean. Meticulous with care of our rentals. 941-416-5906.

Adult Care Services Complete Customized Individual In-Home Care.

We offer Non-Medical & Medical Services such as Homemaking, Transportation, Doctor Visits, Errands, Meal Preparation (including Special Dietary needs), Medication Supervision, and so much more! Professional Staffing available 24/7.

For details, visit: www.ElderCareSarasota.com Call 377-4465 or E-mail: ElderCareSRQ@aol.com Licensed, Bonded & Insured. Lic. #30211372

NON TOXIC CLEANING SERVING SARASOTA FOR OVER 15 YEARS

CALL:

PAVLA

(941) 266-3224

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

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer.

941-955-4888 Or Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com (Please provide your name and address) Or Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: The Observer Group P.O. Box 3169 Sarasota, Fl 34230

Business Opportunities

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PATIO REPAIRS, INC PATIO REPAIRS

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New & Refurbished Computers Servicing PC & MAC on Site or In Shop Virus Removal We Make Windows 8 User-Friendly!

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PERSONAL SERVICES

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SPG SCHEMMEL PROPERT Y GROUP REP RES EN T IN G

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

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Siesta Key | 8585 Midnight Pass Road | $5,250,000

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Sarasota | 7922 S Holiday Drive | $6,975,000

Siesta Key | 4632 Ocean Boulevard | $2,895,000

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

Nokomis | 403 Sunrise Drive | $2,376,000

Myakka River Trails | 800 N River Road | $2,075,000

The Oaks Bayside | 324 Osprey Point Drive | $1,995,000

Phillippi Creek | 5343 Palos Verdes Drive | $895,000

Prestancia | 7832 Estrella Court | $879,000

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Casey Key | 507 Casey Key Road | $5,195,000

Prestancia | 7251 Regina Royale | $414,000

JOEL SCHEMMEL, J.D. 941.587.4894 joel.schemmel@sothebysrealty.com SHARON CHIODI 941.809.0380 sharon.chiodi@sothebysrealty.com

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

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