Siesta Key Observer 12.10.20

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Sheriff’s horses step down

The proposed primary entrance to Selby Gardens property is now on Mound Street, a revision from the initial proposal in response to traffic concerns.

City OKs Selby’s request Nat Kaemmerer

After years of service to Sarasota, two horses with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office are calling it a career.

Valor, 28, and Major, 19, both served the department’s Mounted Patrol Unit here in Sarasota County and at special occasions and assignments. Valor worked the Super Bowl and the Republican National Convention in Tampa and in Mississippi during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Major also worked the RNC and Florida Classic college football game in Orlando and was appreciated by his unit for his dressage skills.

The two horses will live out their retirements with Ron White and Robin Ruhnke at the Sarasota Polo Club.

Ramiyah Henderson says hello to Mrs. Claus at the St. Armands Circle Christmas tree lighting.

St. Armands tree-lighting delivers plenty of holiday mirth for merchants, shoppers. SEE PAGE 16A

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CIRCLE THE DATE

Gardens succeeds in seeking new land-use category in first step of redevelopment plan.

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Until next year.

Too many rooms?

Brynn Mechem

Many residents fear the hotel and garage, located along Stickney Point Road, would exacerbate traffic going to and from south Siesta Key.

Siesta residents express their reservations over a hotel proposal.

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Harry Sayer

Fighting off termites

The history of Philippi Crest’s clubhouse is in danger of being eaten.

Wood for the 1920s structure was imported from Maine, but now termites are attacking and the community is putting up a fight.

Philippi Crest Club volunteers recently launched a “Terminate the Termites” campaign to raise about $2,100 to tent the structure and be rid of the pests.

If you’re interested in donating, call 925-3602.

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WEEK OF DEC. 10, 2020

CEO pleads to lesser charge

“The magic is in working with everybody.’’

Former FCCI Insurance Group CEO Craig Johnson, terminated from the insurance giant in May for his role in a reported battery on two Sarasota police officers at a restaurant, entered a no-contest plea to reduced charges.

Johnson’s Dec. 7 plea was for misdemeanor obstruction and misdemeanor assault on a law enforcement officer, according to court documents. He’s been placed on misdemeanor probation for one year.

Johnson, 52, was charged with two counts of battery on an officer; one count of resisting an officer: obstruction without violence; and one count of trespassing: failing to leave a property by owner. The charges stem from an incident that took place May 7 at Wicked Cantina on U.S. 41.

Craig Johnson had been CEO since 2011. He was fired May 12.

City Manager Tom Barwin. READ MORE ON PAGE 9A

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Minutes allotted to each city commissioner during discussions at public meetings.

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Rooms in a hotel proposed by Gary Kompothecras on Siesta Key.

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CALENDAR n Regular Sarasota City

Commission meeting — 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, City Hall, 1565 First St. n Regular Sarasota County School Board meeting— 3 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, Board Chambers, 1980 Landings Blvd. n Regular Sarasota County Commission meeting — 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, County Administration Building, 1660 Ringling Blvd.

A GoFundMe account has been started to help the family of Sarasota High junior Kevin Gallardo, who was killed Friday night in a crash on University Parkway in Lakewood Ranch, an incident that also injured three other teens.

As of Tuesday, $28,215 of the GoFundMe account’s goal of $50,000 had been reached. The account is GoFundMe.com/f/forkevin-gallardo.

The school’s baseball team posted a message on social media on Sunday acknowledging the death of its team member and announcing the GoFundMe page.

FDOT plans public meeting on roundabout

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In addition to the parking garage, buildings proposed in the first phase of the master plan include a new welcome center.

Commission votes 4-1 to create a new zoning district, allowing further consideration of redevelopment plan.

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he City Commission voted 4-1 Monday to approve the creation of a new botanical gardens zoning code classification, a necessary step to facilitate a proposal to redevelop the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens property.

The commission’s vote pertains to a portion of the applications Selby Gardens has filed.

The board must approve a rezoning and site plan at future public hearings before Selby Gardens can move forward with a master plan for reshaping its bayfront campus. Plans for the 14.7-acre site include a four-story, 450-space parking garage, a ground-floor restaurant and a 28,600-squarefoot building serving as a welcome center and research facility.

Still, at Monday’s meeting, Selby Gardens cleared a hurdle that it could not last year: receiving support for the creation of a new land use designation associated with its master plan. In 2019, the City Commission voted 3-2 to reject a proposed comprehensive plan amendment linked to a previous iteration of the Selby project.

On Monday, a majority of the commission said they believed Selby’s proposed zoning code amendment — developed following the denial of the 2019 application — was in line with the city’s planning standards.

“This sounds to me like you’ve done everything a good neighbor would do, and you’ve come to this plan with the voice of the community in mind,” Commissioner Erik Arroyo said.

The botanical gardens zoning district contains regulations that would pertain to the Selby Gardens property if the commission subsequently approves the rezoning application. The revised regulations include a list of accessory uses within the zoning district, which include but are not limited to an event facility, a restaurant, greenhouses and parking garages.

Although some opponents of the project said the accessory use regulations were inappropriate for the property and vague, Selby representatives argued the botanical garden zoning category would be more relevant — and more restrictive — than the cur-

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SELBY GARDENS CLEARS FIRST HURDLE “We want to stay in the city of Sarasota, and this zoning text amendment is essential to this outcome.”

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Plans for a redesigned Selby Gardens include a pedestrian promenade on Palm Avenue south of Mound Street.

rent office zoning classification assigned to the site. Both city staff and the planning board recommended approving the zoning code change.

“I think it’s really well written,” Planning Director Steve Cover said. “I think it covers all the issues and concerns that have been brought up by people in the area, and it’s the first step that I think is necessary to move forward with this.”

Selby Gardens officials said the zoning text amendment was part of a revised master plan that responds to concerns residents and community members have brought up in a series of public hearings since 2019. Selby President and CEO Jennifer Rominiecki said the organization had built support for its proposal, calling the master plan necessary for ensuring the long-term sustainability of the gardens.

“We want to stay in the city of Sarasota, and this zoning text amendment is essential to this outcome,” Rominiecki said.

Some residents living near Selby Gardens continued to express opposition to the master plan proposal. Susan Chapman, a resident of Hudson Bayou, suggested the zoning classification was vaguely worded and invited exploitation.

“If you want an intensive commercial development with a restaurant and an urban-style

garage, why don’t you just become a botanical garden?” she said.

Selby’s proposal drew support from representatives from organizations including the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange, the Barancik Foundation and the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County.

Commissioner Jen AhearnKoch cast the vote against the zoning code amendment. She said she shared the concerns about a lack of specificity in the zoning regulations. Ahearn-Koch also objected to a provision allowing for the possibility of reduced parking requirements if city staff authorizes it.

“This motion is about a zoning text amendment that will be citywide, and I have serious concerns about the language in this zoning text amendment,” she said.

The rest of the commission was supportive of the change, lauding Selby for the revisions to its master plan proposal and sharing none of Ahearn-Koch’s concerns.

“I think we should put some faith in our staff that they have looked at the ramifications of the zoning text amendment,” Commissioner Liz Alpert said.

The board will now move on to reviewing Selby’s site plan and rezoning applications, a public hearing tentatively scheduled for the Jan. 4 commission meeting.

Since the City Commission selected Hagen Brody to serve as mayor last month, there’s been a new wrinkle to the format of City Commission meetings: stricter time limits.

Although the commission has regularly limited the time allotted for individuals to offer public input or for applicants to make presentations at some public hearings, Brody has implemented more comprehensive rules. The new time limits apply to outside parties, city staff and the commission itself — drawing the ire of at least one of Brody’s colleagues.

Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch, who preceded Brody as the city’s ceremonial mayor, has at least twice run into the time limit Brody has allocated for her to ask questions about an item on the board’s agenda. On both occasions — once during a discussion of the Unconditional Surrender sculpture, once during Monday’s hearing on a zoning text amendment related to the Selby Gardens master plan — Ahearn-Koch expressed frustration about her inability to get all of her questions answered.

“I really highly object to this time limit situation,” Ahearn-Koch said at Monday’s commission meeting. “I think it is impeding me from doing my job.”

Brody said he worked with city staff on creating time limits in hopes of creating a better sense of predictability for those following commission meetings. Brody said that when individual agenda items stretch on for hours, it makes it harder for the public to engage with their government.

“I think it dissuades a lot of people that may want to come to the commission meetings and voice their opinions,” Brody said. “The unpredictability of it causes people to come once and never come back.”

Brody noted that the 20-minute time limits placed on individual commissioner questions during the public hearing still allowed for up to 100 minutes of questioning from the board, and that other legislative bodies place time limits on their members. During this week’s meeting, which adjourned after 12:30 a.m., Ahearn-Koch was the only commissioner to object to the time limit.

Brody said he was still working to improve the timing system, including getting the limits for each item to each commissioner earlier in the meeting. Still, he stood by the change as an opportunity to improve the efficiency and structure of commission meetings.

“There’s zero public participation happening at midnight,” Brody said.

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ity staff is pursuing authorization to increase paid parking rates on St. Armands Circle by up to 50 cents per hour and expand the program to Saturdays, though it’s unclear when the proposed changes will go to the City Commission for discussion.

The city has been preparing potential adjustments to the St. Armands paid parking program since the summer, working in consultation with a consultant and Circle stakeholders. Parking Manager Mark Lyons indicated the proposed adjustments are a response to St. Armands paid parking revenues falling short of projections during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As part of a bond agreement used to fund the Adams Drive parking garage, the city is required to take action to increase parking revenues if those revenues are insufficient to fund the bond payments.

A formal plan is not yet publicly finalized, but the city intends to keep the maximum hourly rate flat at $1.50 per hour, Lyons said.

The plans call for an increase in the rate for more remote on-street spots from $1 per hour to $1.50 per hour, though some spots on Boulevard of the Presidents would remain free. The rates for the Fillmore Drive parking lot and Adams Drive garage would increase from 50 and 75 cents per hour to $1.

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The hours of operation would run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., starting one hour later than the current 9 a.m. activation time.

In addition to those changes, which Lyons said the city is pursuing as soon as is feasible, staff is also exploring an expansion of paid parking to Saturdays after the end of the traditional peak tourist season in 2021.

Although staff initially intended to present the parking changes to the commission shortly after new board members took office in November, Lyons said the city is holding off as it continues to work with St. Armands merchants to build support.

Lyons said the proposal to expand paid parking to Saturday remains a point of contention for some businesses, but he said it was important for helping the city’s parking revenues hit the necessary benchmarks.

“Saturday makes the big difference in the revenues,” Lyons said.

Less than two years after bringing paid parking to St. Armands, the city is considering raising some rates in the Circle.

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Hotel workshop draws complaints over density, traffic Gary Kompothecras proposes a 120-unit hotel and five-story garage along Old Stickney Point Road.

BRYNN MECHEM STAFF WRITER

For more than two hours, nearly 100 residents argued over a proposal for a 120-unit hotel on South Siesta Key, likely foreshadowing the approval process ahead.

The proposal is one of three that is requesting changes to density and transient accommodations on the Key, which many residents fear will change the nature of the island and exacerbate traffic on one of the Key’s main entry points.

The seven-story hotel is proposed on just more than an acre owned by Gary Kompothecras on Old Stickney Point Road. A fivestory parking garage would be built across the street.

On other portions of the island, hotel owners are seeking similar changes.

Land owner Robert Anderson is requesting the elimination of a density cap for a 170-room hotel on four parcels between Calle Miramar and Beach Road. Just north of Anderson’s lot, Siesta Key Beach Resort and Suites Owner Mike Holderness wants to expand from 55 to 170 rooms.

During a Dec. 2 virtual neighborhood workshop for the Kompothecras property, so many

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Many residents fear the hotel and garage, located along Stickney Point Road, would exacerbate traffic going to and from south Siesta Key.

residents signed up to speak that many were turned away. None of the comments was positive.

The first to speak, resident Lourdes Ramirez, pointed out that under current zoning, around 30 rooms would be allowed on the property.

Currently, the county allows up to 13 units per acre with a kitchen or 26 an acre without a kitchen on the property.

“You’re getting about 30 units under the current zoning code, which is adequate for a nice hotel that I would consider a boutique hotel,” Ramirez said. “But you’re asking for quadruple what’s currently allowed.”

Attorney Charles Bailey, one of the two presenters, said the proposal calls for a boutique hotel similar to those done by

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large hotel corporations, such as the Marriott’s Autograph Collection, which comprises 180 independent hotels ranging from about 10 to 100 units.

Another presenter, Bo Medred with Genesis Planning & Development, said it would be impossible for Kompothecras to have a viable hotel if he complied with existing unit restrictions.

“I think that’s why you haven’t seen a new hotel built on Siesta Key in 40 years or so,” Medred said.

The development team repeatedly said the request to change the county’s zoning regulations, which also would impact other areas of Siesta Key for future projects, wasn’t of great importance.

The proposal also calls for

an amendment to the county’s Future Land Use Policy that would double the density allowed for hotels in the “South Bridge Area” of Siesta Key, or the area south of the drawbridge on Stickney Point Road.

Currently, the county allows each commercially zoned hotel room without a kitchen to count as one-half a dwelling unit. The amendment would change it to one-fourth a dwelling unit.

Bailey said it is unusual for residential density to be applied to hotel rooms, particularly in the area. The city of Sarasota does not factor residential density to hotel rooms.

However, Ramirez argued approval of the project would mean trouble in the future.

“You can’t really expect other parcels to say: ‘OK, we’ll let that

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happen to your parcel. We’re not going to worry about other commercial areas,’” Ramirez said. “It’s just going to open up the floodgates on mega hotels, and our infrastructure just can’t handle it.”

Residents also expressed concerns about the increase in traffic a large hotel could mean along Stickney Point Road, which already is a chokepoint on the Key. Current plans for the garage place the entrance off Stickney Point Road.

Resident Margaret Jean Cannon said that on average, at least two people will stay per room, which would mean around 240 guests at capacity. She said adding that number of guests would add stress to the intersection of Midnight Pass Road and Old Stickney Point Road.

“This idea of adding additional intensity to Siesta Key is not appropriate, especially in the south area where we only have two entrances and exits,” Cannon said. “We’re going to be inundated, and I think you’re going to kill that corner with traffic and pedestrians.”

Some criticized planning and design engineering consultants Kimley-Horn, which previously conducted a traffic study for the contentious Siesta Promenade project, stating the company botched both studies and that now residents will have to pay for traffic issues indefinitely.

Residents will again have the chance to speak at a second virtual workshop scheduled for 6 p.m. Dec. 15.

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A future hotel in the Rosemary District will be allowed to build a 25-foot vehicular access point on Fourth Street, a decision that drew support from residents but criticism from city planning staff.

In a 3-2 vote at a Nov. 12 meeting, the Planning Board approved a variance to the city code for an extended-stay hotel proposed for 1515 Fruitville Road. Although the hotel developer has not yet filed a site plan, it sought a preliminary reprieve from zoning regulations that prohibit the placement of parking access on primary streets — roads designated to create an enhanced pedestrian experience.

Fourth Street is a primary street, but representatives for developer RK Hospitality Development argued the other streets that border the site — Fruitville Road, Lemon Avenue and an alley — were not suitable for the main entrance to a parking garage. The developer said Fruitville Road would be unsafe and that a median

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on Lemon Avenue presented challenges, touting a letter of support from the Rosemary District Association in favor of the proposal.

The developer also argued Fourth Street was the most convenient option for hotel logistics.

“It is not practical, convenient or acceptable in the hotel industry to expect guests arriving in a hotel to wait in a 20[-foot] alley behind a garbage truck … and/ or other vehicles before entering the hotel garage,” the adjustment application stated.

City staff, however, did not agree with the assertion that another primary access point was not feasible. Although the developer touted design features meant to mitigate the effects of the curb cut on the sidewalk, city planner Briana Dobbs stressed the importance of adhering to the city’s vision for a pedestrianfriendly Fourth Street.

Planning Board members Kathy Kelley Ohlrich and Patrick Gannon agreed with staff’s recommendation to deny the adjustment, but the rest of the board felt the applicant’s case had merit.

Plans for the seven-story hotel include 136 rooms, a groundfloor restaurant, a rooftop pool and dining area, and a two-story garage. To build above the maximum height allowed in the district, the developer plans to include 4,500 square feet of open space on Fruitville Road.

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That is, only a matter of time before one of Florida’s metro daily newspapers would produce what the South Florida Sun-Sentinel published a week ago.

Here’s the headline: “Secrecy and spin: How Florida’s governor misled the public on the COVID-19 pandemic.”

It’s a package of stories with its own spin — revealing facts that show how Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration “suppressed unfavorable facts, dispensed dangerous misinformation (that’s the newspaper’s opinion, the word ‘dangerous’), dismissed public health professionals and promoted the views of scientific dissenters who supported the governor’s approach to the disease.”

To support the charges, the Sun-Sentinel said: “These findings are based on interviews with more than 50 people, including scientists, doctors, political leaders, employees of the state health department and other state officials, as well as more than 4,000 pages of documents.”

To their credit, the three SunSentinel reporters who authored the stories did indeed show suppression, misinformation, avoidance of using public health experts at Florida universities and how DeSantis engaged one of Donald Trump’s COVID-19 advisers, Dr. Scott Atlas, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution who has been an outspoken critic of lockdowns.

When you finish the Sun-Sentinel report, if you’re not a fan of how DeSantis has handled the pandemic, you’ll likely conclude: See, it’s all politics. He has been doing everything for political purposes. The rat.

But if you’re a fan of the way DeSantis has been handling the pandemic — managing for the most vulnerable, doing his best to keep the economy going and people employed, and letting Floridians have their constitutionally guaranteed freedom to make their own decisions, an approach we endorse — then you’re likely to conclude the same: Of course, it’s political.

That’s what politicians do.

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The section marked in red shows what has transpired since DeSantis lifted all COVID-19 restrictions and no lockdowns. The deaths per day have remained relatively constant, indicating that the removal of restrictions has not resulted in a surge of deaths. On Sept. 25, the day DeSantis lifted restrictions, there were 120 new deaths. On Dec. 8, Florida reported 96 new deaths.

That’s what all 50 governors are doing — acting in their interests, using their office’s powers, often far too excessively, all the while mouthing and trying to show their top priority is acting in the interest of their citizens’ health and safety.

No one who reaches the governor’s office will purposely act in a way to destroy his or her career.

And no politician at that level will ever be completely honest with the public. That’s the way it always has been.

But in the case of DeSantis’ handling of the pandemic — especially since September when he lifted all restrictions — the Observer will be among the few media organizations to give the governor high praise. We will give him high praise for having the courage not to be a sheep and to go against the media and the crowd of experts and to have the courage to open the state and keep it open for the 20.53 million Floridians — 95% of the state’s population — who have not contracted the coronavirus.

Sure, it’s fair to criticize DeSantis for suppression, misinformation and acting politically.

But it wouldn’t have mattered what DeSantis, or any governor, did or does with respect to COVID-19. In a pandemic, particularly one about which little was known in the beginning, managing the crisis was and is a no-win game. The public, which includes the media, will always be merciless and show little appreciation for what these state leaders have faced and are facing.

How would you have balanced the threat of the virus versus the threat of destroying the wellbeing and economic health of 21.6 million people? How would you have balanced fueling fears versus giving them hope and a sense of calm?

In the Sun-Sentinel report, predictably, DeSantis’ critics jump all over him for constantly emphasizing positive or favorable statistics. Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, a Democrat and former state senator, said: “He has these press conferences where he says how great everything is. It’s more like an Amway meeting than an emergency management meeting.

This constant refrain of how well everyone is doing. It’s so the wrong approach.”

What would be better? The media’s fear-fueling approach?

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, coauthor of the Great Barrington Declaration, which says lockdowns are producing devastating effects, wrote last week that the American press “has been unrelentingly negative in its COVID-19 coverage, even when there is good news to tell. That negativity is part of what fuels a culture of fear that affects local, state and federal politicians and the decisions they make.”

He cited “a lot of good news”: “The case fatality rate … has dropped sharply since March.

The infection survival rate is 99.95% for people under 70 and 95% for people over 70. Hospitals are much better equipped to handle patients, with improved

Our challenge: Keep Florida Florida To an extent, you can interpret Florida’s presidential election results as delivering two messages.

One is that a majority of Floridians want Florida to remain what it is — a free state where individual liberty and entrepreneurial capitalism are superior to the state and statism.

By voting to reelect Donald Trump, a majority of Floridians declared their support for the policies Trump pursued over the past four years: religious

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The media chafes that DeSantis is an outlier.

But his approach is helping 95% of Floridians not infected with the coronavirus.

“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.”

freedom, life, jobs, low taxes, low regulation, protecting the Second Amendment, judicial originalism, strong military and strong national defense, legal immigration, law and order, educational choice and no more lockdowns.

The other message that can be interpreted is that Floridians rejected what Joe Biden represents — the undoing of everything that Donald Trump pursued, a return to the Obama policies of expanding Statism and government power and a rejection of our

national heritage and our republic as we’ve known them (e.g., Chuck Schumer: “Now we take Georgia.

Then we change America.”)

There’s another important message in the election aftermath: Given the presumed outcome of the presidential election, Floridians are now presented with a serious challenge: how to keep Florida Florida and not let it lose what makes it the dynamic state that it is.

One step toward that is this: We’ve all read and heard how

ventilator protocols, improved management of outpatients and new therapeutic strategies to provide relief and recoveries.

Moreover, … there may soon be a safe and effective vaccine.

“Though there has been some coverage of lockdown harms, the media have not paid the same attention to them as they have to COVID deaths. If there is a COVID-death tracker, there should be side-by-side with it a lockdown-death tracker.”

If there were such a tracker, it would show that DeSantis’ anti-lockdown approach is more effective than lockdowns. In a video last week, Ivor Cummins, a noted Irish bio-engineer, presented data showing “the most locked-down 10 states are all worse than Florida for cases, for hospitalizations and for deaths. So lockdowns and masks are proven again and again to do nothing effectively.”

Even Politifact, the selfanointed arbiter of truth, published the following last week: “We found that Florida’s record, at least as of the beginning of December, compared favorably with most states across the country, including those with tighter restrictions. Specifically, in comparisons of coronavirus cases deaths and hospitalizations per capita, Florida ranked among the best and better than some of the more highly regulated states.”

Florida’s media will continue to beat up on DeSantis for being an outlier on lockdowns. But we will encourage him to resist and stay the course.

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Commission finalizes Barwin’s retirement plan Following the city manager’s exit agreement, the board selected Marlon Brown as interim city manager and moved toward making him Tom Barwin’s permanent replacement.

DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

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ity Manager Tom Barwin will leave his position at the end of the year after the City Commission’s unanimous approval of a separation agreement with its top administrator at a meeting on Monday.

The commission selected Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown as Barwin’s replacement, designating him to assume the role of interim city manager once Barwin formally steps down. The board also signaled its desire to have Brown serve as Barwin’s permanent successor, directing the city attorney to prepare an employment agreement for Brown to become city manager.

Barwin, hired in 2012, announced in November his intent to discuss his retirement plan at a future commission meeting. The city released the terms of Barwin’s proposed

separation agreement later that month, a deal that positioned him to depart his post Dec. 31.

After he departs, the agreement entitles Barwin to 20 weeks of pay at his full-time salary — a total of $84,880, based on his annual salary of $220,688.21 — and benefits including insurance and a vehicle allowance.

The commission unanimously offered positive feedback for Barwin during his final meeting as city manager, praising him for his dedication to Sarasota. Barwin said he was proud of the work he’s done over the past eight years and that his staff is more than prepared to handle the transition to new leadership.

“I still have a lot of energy, but why not try to enjoy the best place in the world to retire as a retired person?” Barwin said.

Although Barwin repeatedly indicated his departure was voluntary, City Commissioner Liz Alpert suggested there were external factors fueling the decision. Barwin announced his intent to prepare a retirement plan in a memo to Commissioner Erik Arroyo, who said he wanted to place an item on the board’s agenda to discuss the future of the city manager position shortly after taking office in November.

“I can’t tell you how upset I am that this is happening due to people coming in and not knowing what they were doing and not

even giving the city manager a chance,” Alpert said.

In a previous interview with the Sarasota Observer, Arroyo said he wanted to discuss succession planning because he had heard from others that Barwin was considering retirement. Arroyo said his desire to discuss the topic was unrelated to Barwin’s job performance and that he appreciated Barwin’s contributions to the city.

“I think he agrees that he’s done his job at the city and that with this new commission, it’s a new, fresh start for a lot of people,” Arroyo said in November.

Following Monday’s meeting, Barwin said he has been planning his retirement for months.

Although he said he did not know why Arroyo wanted to discuss the city manager position at a board meeting, he said the timing lined up to make an exit by the end of 2020 logical. Barwin said he felt obligated to stay on with the city this year following the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, but following restrictions on local action from Gov. Ron DeSantis, he felt he had done all he could to help the city respond to the health crisis.

Barwin said he felt the city was well positioned to handle a change in leadership, and he encouraged officials to continue prioritizing collaborative relationships focused on quality community building.

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“The magic is in working with everybody,” Barwin said.

At least on an interim basis, Barwin’s replacement will be a familiar face at City Hall. Brown has served in the city’s No. 2 administrative position since 2009. Barwin and the commission spoke highly of Brown’s capability to serve as city manager on a permanent basis.

“I don’t need any time to figure out whether he can handle the job or not,” Mayor Hagen Brody said.

Brown said he appreciated the kind words from the commission and pledged to maintain his focus on serving the city, both internally from an organizational perspective and externally throughout the community.

“I thank you for bestowing upon me the honor,” Brown said.

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of its students back in the classroom, up from 70% when school opened in August. He expects that number to increase by the time the semester begins.

Currently, almost every teacher in every grade level has some form of concurrent learning classroom throughout the day. However, as need decreases, Asplen said the district is considering options that would see most teachers shift away from concurrent models.

Administrators are considering options that would allow one or two teachers at each grade level to teach remote-only classes while other teachers would focus solely on face-to-face classrooms.

That model does create confusion for students who are asked to quarantine, Asplen acknowledged, because they would either have to be switched to a remoteonly course, or each of the students’ teachers would have to switch to a concurrent model for the duration of the quarantine.

Board member Bridget Ziegler said she’s in favor of a switch to help teachers balance a heavy workload.

“I’ve heard from many concerned educators who say, ‘You tell me to jump, and I’ll say how high,’ and they’ve jumped in and truly been remarkable,” Ziegler said. “But the burnout is real.”

Ziegler also questioned whether additional planning time would be allotted for teachers to cope with the concurrent model.

Asplen said he’s unsure how many classes will be concurrent in the new semester, so he’s hesitant to grant extra planning days when a substitute could be used to give the concurrent teachers planning time instead.

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“If a student is not doing well, they are just really failing in that virtual world, we will have conversations with them that say, ‘Look, you need to come back to school and be with our teachers.’”

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addresses how it will handle a variety of issues. Key among them are encouraging an in-person, five-days-a-week structure; progress-monitoring of students affected by the “COVID slide”; and intervention when at-home students are struggling.

Remote students who are failing to meet grade standards must be transitioned back to face-toface instruction. Superintendent Brennan Asplen said the district is currently working on a template for the proper procedure in such instances.

“If a student is not doing well, they are just really failing in that virtual world, we will have conversations with them that say, ‘Look, you need to come back to school and be with our teachers,’” Asplen said.

First, parents and guardians will be notified in writing of their child’s progress and any associated risks. The district will then make a plan for that student to return to campus.

Parents can choose to have their child remain at home by providing the district with written notification saying they received the information and still intend to remain in the remote learning environment. However, administrators warn that decision could mean no credit or even retention for their child.

Administrators are still working through the creation of individualized plans for students who are struggling and how best to address professional development, two other requirements of the executive order.

One thing that is clear, however, is that more students will be returning to the classroom.

Asplen said the district currently has about 80%, or 34,500,

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When Siesta Key residents want to call to nature, many visit Nora Patterson Bay Island Park for scenic views of Sarasota.

However, when nature calls back, they find themselves out of luck.

To help solve that problem, county staff is hoping to build two family-style restrooms at the park.

The county will make improvements only to the portion of the park it owns on the south side of Siesta Drive. The portion on the north side of Siesta Drive is owned and operated by the city of Sarasota.

The park is about 1.5 acres and is used primarily for recreational fishing, loading and unloading boats, and sightseeing.

The park originally was acquired by Sarasota County in the late 1970s, and because of its small size, not much has been done with it since then. It features park benches and parking spaces that are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Director of Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Nicole Rissler said that as favor for the park grew, several needs sprang up.

“As the popularity and the use of this park has evolved, the need for a restroom has become quite evident,” Rissler said.

So county staff is proposing a structure to house two family-style restrooms. The building, which will be elevated, was designed within the framework of the Sarasota School style of architecture.

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Rissler said the first floor of the building had to be elevated to meet Federal Emergency Management Agency standards.

“We did investigate groundlevel restrooms at grade, but it would have been below baseflood elevation and would have had to be flood-proof,” Rissler said. “From a flood-proofing perspective, a structure like this is not a realistic option. It just financially wasn’t feasible.”

Although it will be elevated, the structure will have an ADAcompliant ramp.

The restroom will be situated in the middle of the park, next to the ADA-compliant parking, and no changes will be made to the park’s circulation of vehicular traffic.

Rissler said staff tried to situate the restroom in a space that would require the least amount of tree removal and be the least obstructive to the views.

“The park is obviously quite constrained, so it was important for us to minimize how much space we were taking as much as possible,” Rissler said.

A total cost for the project has not yet been estimated, but it will be funded through north county impact fees as well as city of Sarasota park impact fees.

Some neighbors expressed concerns that the bathroom could draw more crowds or even events that draw crowds to the park, but Rissler said it is too small for the county to consider any events there.

Others worried the bathroom would attract visitors after hours, which could be hard to enforce because of the split ownership of the park.

However, Rissler said the project also includes an automated entrance gate to the park. The gate will limit after-hours visitors, and the bathrooms will have automatic locks that will turn on at the time of closing.

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Group pitches maritime museum at Bobby Jones Although some boating enthusiasts love the concept, officials are against the request for public land.

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ohn Pether has a vision: opening a museum showcasing more than 7,000 years of maritime history on the Gulf Coast, creating a haven for a slice of culture he says has never been properly cataloged, and placing it on city-owned land at the Bobby Jones Golf Club property.

It’s that final point that brought Pether in front of the City Commission on Monday. Pether is a board member for the Gulf Coast Maritime Museum, a nonprofit lobbying for the city to dedicate the use of up to 2 acres at Bobby Jones as the home of what is currently a museum in concept only.

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Gulf Coast Maritime Museum board members Chad Weiss, John Pether and Pat Ball, inside the former boat-building studio of George Luzier, want to build a museum to chronicle Florida’s history of boating.

Pether and other Gulf Coast Maritime Museum officials are targeting that site for a number of reasons. After exploring options in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, the board moved onto Sarasota — not only a hub

for maritime activity but as a city that prides itself on its cultural amenities. The group wanted to find a site with easy access to Interstate 75 and land they could obtain quickly — by January — for a nominal lease.

City staff recommended against the idea of using land at Bobby Jones, instead suggesting City Island. The museum turned away the suggestion of that storm-vulnerable location.

Earlier this year, the City Commission voted to downsize the golf course from 45 to 27 holes, creating 130 acres of public parkland in the process. The commission also directed city staff to work with the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast on an agreement that would designate the site as public open space in perpetuity.

At least four residents of nearby neighborhoods reached out to city officials to express displeasure with the prospect.

“Please keep this jewel a green space for the citizens of Sarasota,” Glen Oaks Estates resident Nancy Morris wrote.

Members of the Gulf Coast Maritime Museum board cited a Sarasota boat-building icon as inspiration for the project: George Luzier, renowned for his construction of wooden boats. When

Luzier announced plans to retire, Pether asked what was going to happen to the tools and design documents he’d accumulated.

Luzier said they’d probably end up in the dump. After reaching out to other people in the boating community, Pether learned there was no real archive for items of cultural significance.

The board is hopeful the museum will change that. Board member Pat Ball said Luzier, who died in August, was his hero. The museum presented an opportunity to honor the legacy of figures like him.

“I just have a passion for these old wooden boats,” Ball said.

“And I’m unabashed that I want to preserve these heroes to some extent.”

Mayor Hagen Brody encouraged the group to reach out to individual commissioners to schedule follow-up conversations. Still, the museum is locked in on Bobby Jones as its ideal future home.

“Right now, there’s no second choice,” Pether said.

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The tree, built from decorated wooden scaffolding, was the centerpiece for holiday happiness as groups, most in face masks, loosely gathered in the inner circle park, on sidewalks and at benches around the area. A light rain fell at times during the evening, but it didn’t dampen spirits at all. Santa Claus tried to keep moving through the crowd, but a gaggle of his admirers was never far behind to slow his progress.

“It’s so wonderful to see people excited,” St. Armands Circle Association President Diana Corrigan said. “I think people needed that tonight.”

Corrigan led attendees in a few Christmas carols before turning the microphone to Sarasota Mayor Hagen Brody, who thanked everyone for coming and reminded that hope can be found, even in 2020. St. Armands Key Lutheran Church Pastor Ken Blyth said a prayer for essential workers, health workers and first responders, and the theme of hope even in dark times rang through.

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Although it has the same name as the organization’s annual holiday luncheon, this year it was a pandemic-friendly, drop-off toy drive-thru.

Volunteers decorated the parking lot with lights, and every time a car drove up, a gaggle of cheerful SPARCC elves greeted the donor with bells, cheers and a send-off of cookies and candy canes.

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“To go from a sit-down lunch with 140 people to this was a leap.”

“We call it a transitional event,” co-Chair Andrea Andrus added.

More than 20 cars had come through by half an hour into the event, a happy turnout, CEO and President Jessica Hays said. The toys came unwrapped and will be set up at SPARCC for a shopping day for those served by the organization. Clients will come in and shop for Christmas toys for their children at no cost to them.

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“My parents instilled in me to always put my best foot forward in everything I do. Always work hard.”

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t had been a while since the Booker High girls soccer team was able to win one.

It was Dec. 12, 2017, to be exact. A 2-1 defeat of Southeast High. That means the team had played 37 games without a victory — until now.

The Tornadoes’ winless streak was put to rest Dec. 5. Led by a strong game from freshman goaltender Laila Ward (15 saves), Booker defeated Sarasota Christian 2-0. Sophomore Kayla Corea and junior Jazmene Perez supplied the goals.

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Jammie Jordan said. “I’m mostly proud that the young ladies played hard. That we scored our goals in the second half shows we can endure, [and] we have better conditioning.”

The turnaround began four months ago, when the school hired Jordan to move up from assistant coach. He saw firsthand the problems that plagued the program, starting with commitment. Booker would have between 12 and 14 players available for any given game, he said.

This year, with a roster of 17, Jordan expects his players to care.

At practice Dec. 8, Jordan talked to his team about the importance of being at practice on time. It shows

dedication, and the more time the team has to practice, the better.

Jordan said six players on his team had zero previous soccer experience, including Ward, the star of Booker’s tide-turning win.

Jordan said he saw Ward walking through the school cafeteria a few times and thought she had the wingspan to make a good goaltender. He asked her to try out for the team. She did.

“I was afraid of the ball [at first],” she said “If one of those shots hits your face, it’s going to hurt. But I started researching the fundamentals of soccer and different techniques. I read some things online and watched some videos, and that helped. It took until after the first game to start feeling comfortable.”

Perez played soccer as a child but never competitively; she was on the school’s volleyball team.

She decided to stick with soccer, though, even after the team kept losing. Perez said Jordan’s influence has helped stabilize things.

“Seeing those goals go in [against Sarasota Christian], it was like everything we were doing in practice was actually making a difference,” Perez said. “Everyone was like, ‘We can actually do this!’ We started pushing more and more.”

Jordan emphasized that the team’s work is far from done. One win is not satisfactory. But it’s a start.

As for his players, well, they’re getting something out of soccer beyond winning, too.

“I’m surprised at how much fun this is,” Ward said. “The thrill of being a goalie, being out here on the field. You get adrenaline from it. I like it.”

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No easy points Healthy Rams girls basketball team is a defensive threat.

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he first thing you notice about the Riverview High girls basketball team is the effort.

Against Newsome High on Dec. 8, the Rams ravaged the Wolves with smothering defense, especially early. Newsome was forced into double team after double team, which in turn led to bad passes and turnovers. When they were able to get a shot off, it rarely found twine, usually clanking off the rim and into a Ram’s hands eager to start the rush up the court.

At the end of the first quarter, Newsome had five points. That will work.

Riverview went on to win 33-18, giving the team a 7-0 record as of Dec. 9. It’s the longest undefeated start for the program since, well, since before MaxPreps kept consistent records, and the team’s defensive intensity is a large reason why.

“Our motto this year is DEBO,” Coach Gerald Perry said. “That means ‘defensive energy brings offense.’”

Perry, a second-year coach, said the biggest difference between this year and last (when the Rams went 12-14) has been focus. The players have the will

Gerald Perry is in year two of coaching the girls basketball team.

to compete, Perry said, and they’re smart. The Rams have also been fortunate to have players including Caroline King return from injury. King, a junior, missed last season after breaking her back at the end of her freshman season. She leads the Rams with 13 points and 8.2 rebounds a game, according to MaxPreps.

But it is the DEBO that stands out when you watch the team.

On one particular play, Rams junior guard Nicole Blanch — who is second on the team at 12.6 points a game — rushed a Wolves player after she had collected a rebound and tried to rip the ball out of her hands.

It ended up being called a foul after the Wolves player spun to the floor, but if I were the Rams, I wouldn’t mind that. It was exactly the type of play that

winning teams try to make. Play physically, and get in the other team’s head. It worked.

Other players followed this example. Sophomore Sami Slusarek hit big shots in the first quarter to give the team offensive life; senior Alexis Randall played stout defense in the post; junior Myah Hagan was a steadying presence at the guard positions, keeping the team from getting too out-of-control.

The 33 points the Rams scored was by far their lowest output of the season — and they still won by double digits. Only one of their seven wins has been by fewer than 10 points, in fact, a 59-51 win against Keswick Christian on Nov. 23. They face perhaps their toughest test yet Dec. 14: a road game against Lakewood Ranch High (6-0). Like the Rams, the Mustangs were hampered by injuries last season and appear to be much improved.

The two teams are the favorites in their district, and this contest should serve as a “measuring stick” game for both teams. I can’t wait to see what happens.

Ryan Kohn is the sports writer for the Sarasota Observer. Contact him at RKohn@ YourObserver.com.

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Caroline King is a junior on the Riverview High girls basketball team. King had seven points, six rebounds and two steals in the Rams’ 33-18 home win against Newsome High on Dec. 8.

When did you start playing basketball?

I started playing in first grade. I started easy because my parents, [Brian and Tonya], both played in college. They got me into basketball early.

What is the appeal to you?

I love the teamwork. I love that I can feed off the energy of other people. I just love the game and working hard for it.

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through the pain and having to rehab it has been one of my biggest struggles. Eventually, I will need surgery to repair it, but not yet. It doesn’t hurt much when I play anymore — it’s a miracle.

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I love “Titanic.” It’s just a classic.

What is the best advice you have received?

My parents instilled in me to always put my best foot forward in everything I do. Always work hard.

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Santa Claus Longtime volunteer Mark Welicki couldn’t participate in the Sarasota Holiday Parade this year, but he has high hopes for the future.

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ou probably wouldn’t notice Mark Welicki on the street. Just a 60-yearold retiree who lived in Michigan all his life working as a mechanic for the city of Detroit.

But there is something there.

He has a large, jolly figure; a deep, booming laugh; and, sometimes, a merry twinkle in his eye.

That comes in handy in Sarasota, where Welicki is a different person altogether. Each year, Welicki travels to Sarasota to put on a bright red suit, a bushy beard and a cheery stocking hat to become someone every child knows and loves: Santa Claus himself.

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Mark Welicki’s only time playing Santa Claus this year was with his new grandson.

Welicki has been the volunteer Santa Claus for the Sarasota Holiday Parade for the past two decades, and he’s loved every minute of it. It’s not a job for Welicki, who doesn’t ask for money or recognition. “[Playing Santa] is something the kids look forward to, and you give them as much as you can,” Welicki said. “Something that makes them want to come back every year and say, ‘Good, Santa is going to come and see me this year.’ You’ve got to give them that.”

But for the first time in 20 years, Welicki’s costume is staying in his closet. The 25th annual Sarasota Holiday Parade was canceled because of COVID-19.

His spirits have dimmed just a bit, but he’s holding out hope that things will improve.

“All you can do is hope,” Welicki said. “I’m not there to put a smile on [children’s] faces, but hopefully, the parents have put a smile on their faces. That’s the best I can hope for.”

His time as Sarasota’s own Kris Kringle began when the Sarasota Holiday Parade’s usual Santa had to unexpectedly step down, which left organizers in a bind.

Welicki’s brother was working with the parade’s organizing group at the time and knew Welicki was already volunteering as Santa at his daughter’s high school in Michigan.

He was invited down to the Suncoast to visit his brother and play St. Nick, and it’s been holiday history ever since in Sarasota. He said it’s a fun thing to see happy families outdoors at a time when it’s colder and emptier in Michigan.

Welicki didn’t have much in the way of Christmas spirit growing up. Between his mother dying of

Mark Welicki with his sister-in-law Toni Welicki as Mrs. Claus at the 23rd annual Sarasota Holiday Parade in 2018.

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heart failure when he was young, his father losing a leg in an accident and he himself living alone in a burnt-out house in Detroit as a teenager, there wasn’t much cheer to go around.

He looks at his role as Santa Claus as a way of igniting in children a love for Christmas that he didn’t have growing up. “[Anytime] I can change from my thoughts of Christmas to … somebody else’s thoughts of Christmas being Santa, being there for them, and talking to them and just making them smile, it makes me feel better,” he said.

Welicki covers travel costs himself and even buys some gifts to hand out to families.

“Money is just a fleeting thing,” Welicki said. “You’re going to have it, or you’re not going to have it. You might as well spend some of it to make someone smile. “ Welicki was blessed with a large frame and deep, bellowing laugh

to begin with, and he’s practiced that laugh and Santa’s mannerisms year in and year out. The energy he feels as he’s in the middle of the parade doesn’t hurt one bit either. When Welicki has been up on the truck at the end of the parade, surrounded by cheering fans and overjoyed families, he said he feels like a rock star.

When Welicki got the phone call from Danny Bilyeu, the president and director of Sarasota Holiday Celebration Inc., that the parade was off, his heart sank. He’s since taken time in the Michigan forest to relax with his two dogs.

The only time Welicki has put on the suit this season was to surprise his grandchildren in Michigan, and to his delight, neither of them recognized him. He said he misses playing Santa in Sarasota all the time and the feeling he gets from making children smile.

As it stands, the Sarasota Holiday Parade is set to return Dec. 4, 2021. Welicki doesn’t know what the future will bring with the event or the next holiday season, but he does know that if he’s ever on top of his Christmas float again, he’ll do the best he can to make families’ holidays just a little brighter.

“Santa loves to give hope to the world,” Welicki said. “That’s what he loves to do.”

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anukkah is a time to come together, and even the pandemic can’t change that.

Local temples have planned for a more virtual, distant Hanukkah than usual but have plenty of events for families to enjoy.

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Bethany Leinweber, the director of youth education, outreach and development at Temple Sinai, can’t help but feel a little sad about the change in environment for Hanukkah this year.

She remembers families arriving at the temple for the Friday Shabbat dinner with their own menorahs, with some guests dressed up in Hanukkah-inspired clothing, and grade schoolers singing festive songs to mark the occasion.

“I try to suppress what was and embrace what is.” Leinweber said.

Conditions this year are different, but Leinweber is comforted that even in the face of a pandemic, the community is still coming together. She and other Temple Sinai staff are making the most of the pandemic year by adjusting with a full slate of events. The services start with a distanced,

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in-person event followed by a number of online activities.

The Hanukkah celebrations begin with a virtual menorah lighting Dec. 10 followed by a drive-in Hanukkah service and movie night Dec. 11. Families will watch the service inside the temple — conducted by Rabbi Samantha Kahn, Chazzan Cliff Abramson and a select few for the Shabbat blessings in the sanctuary — from their vehicles in the parking lot. Following the service, the Disney movie “Full Court Miracle” will play. Eagleeyed attendees might catch a person dressed in a dreidel costume walking around the event.

In the spirit of community, the temple will have an online Hanukkah party room going live during five of the eight nights of the holiday. There’s also a classroom link full of Hanukkah facts and features that Leinweber designed.

Leinweber and company have stocked up on activities for the handful of online days and will host dreidel contests, home decoration contests, menorah construction, cooking demonstrations for modern and traditional latke recipes, and more. Dec. 12 will have a virtual bingo night, which Leinweber said has been a

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Craftsman Steve Weinberger built the metal menorah for Temple EmanuEl’s in-person lighting. It took him a couple hours to finish.

popular event in 2020.

Online events, meetings and planning simply aren’t the same as what came before, but Leinweber said she sees a silver lining in the amount of organizing and personal contact her group now does with the community. She said she feels that the greater online presence, consistent checking in with people and reaching out to the community has been more impactful than ever before.

“We meet one-on-one with our clergy weekly,” Leinweber said.

“We are doing a lot more. We talk about it: “How are we actually engaging?” So we do phone calls, emails, texts before to get people and then follow up just to check in and keep them connected.”

a tricky thing to do in the time of COVID-19.

Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman and other members at Temple Emanu-El had an inspired approach to move forward with the tradition while keeping social distanced: creating and lighting a 7-foot-tall tiki torch menorah outside the temple.

“I typically build whatever needs to be constructed [for the temple],” said Steve Weinberger, the creator of the torch. “It took me a while to come up with the concept. Most tiki torches are made from bamboo and are sort of cheap — they’re not very strong.”

Weinberger, a semi-retired craftsman by trade and longtime member of the temple, built the menorah out of metal rods on a bolted foundation for better security.

The lighting will mark the first

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day of Hanukkah. Similar to its events during the High Holy Days, the temple will have a gift bag giveaway Dec. 10. Temple members Alice Cotman and Paula Haydenwill be present for an outdoor gift shop Dec. 9 and 13, and the temple’s members will return to light the menorah on Hanukkah’s eighth and final day.

It’s a different pace for the temple, which typically has three or four events throughout the entirety of the holiday. This year, while mostly socially distant and utilizing Zoom, has had a greater number of events than ever before. It’s a silver lining to an odd year, and it does Glickman well to see her people connected and happy for it.

“I feel like everybody wants some light these days,” Glickman said. “There’s certainly plenty of darkness around.”

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and original songs. Although it’s under wraps, Rosenthal hints the show will have a few guest performers, too.

Amster and his other performers started in-person rehearsals this week. It’s been a while since Amster has been on the stage as a performer, but he has years of watching actors hone their craft.

He says his process for learning his new role has been to take it slow and steady, learning new lines and letting them settle as he continues to work on his singing voice. He’s been a producer of a music festival in Michigan for the past 15 years, which has lent some opportunities to sing, so he has some experience there.

It’s a matter of learning to work with directors in a new light.

“I’m looking forward to being on the other side of the desk,” Amster said. “I’m looking forward to listening to these directors, … to make sure that we’re together [and] giving the audience the best moments that we can.”

The Asolo Repertory Theatre recently finished its terrace stage.

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“We started to think creatively about how to utilize a space that’s safer where our audience can be outside and socially distanced and enjoying something while being safe,” Rosenthal said. “[We realized] the best space that we would have the most control over is our very own theater.”

The new terrace stage — at the front of the theater — is large enough to fit five performers 6 feet apart at once. Instead of attempting a full play or musical, the duo decided a concert would be a better fit.

The show will have the performers assembled in a few variations, and all will be on the stage together at one point.

“It’s a celebration of musical theater,” Rosenthal said.

The show pulls from Christmas classics, songs that have been tweaked to reflect the holidays

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Bryan Lewis is also moving as Reginald Denny, a mildmannered truck driver who literally didn’t know what hit him when he was brutalized in the riot. Denny doesn’t dwell on his assailants, but his heart goes out to the four Black people who saved his life.

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home in Ocean View tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

James and Sharon Talkie sold two properties at 8307 Midnight Pass Road to Ross Schilling, of Sarasota, for $3.3 million. The first was built in 2014; it has four bedrooms, four-anda-half baths, a pool and 4,641 square feet of living area. The second was built in 2014; it has one bedroom, one bath and 671 square feet of living area.

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DESOTA PARK Roger Slaalein Jr. and Cynthia Green-Slaalien, of Osprey, sold two properties at 1841 Hibiscus St. to Max Beryl Spiegel, of Sarasota, for $1.4 million. The first was built in 1925; it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,693 square feet of living area.

The second was built in 2014; it has one bedroom, one bath and 240 square feet of living area. It sold for $879,000 in 2010.

SARABANDE J. Carter and Carol Fox, of Richmond, Va., sold their Unit 44 condominium at 340 S. Palm Ave. to Nat Colletta Sheila Queano-Colletta, trustees, of $1.14 million. Built in 1998, it has two bedrooms, two baths and

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1,774 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.01 million in 2007.

VUE Michael Adam Pawlus, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 507 condominium at 1155 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Brian D. Lazarus Revocable Living Trust for $1.1 million.

Built in 2017, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,565 square feet of living area. It sold for $844,700 in 2017.

David Lawrence Goldman, trustee, and Rachel Goldman sold the Unit 306 condominium at 1155 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Christine Short, of Sarasota, for $989,000. Built in 2017, it has two bedrooms, two-anda-half baths and 1,701 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,096,300 in 2017.

The main house at 8307 Midnight Pass Road was built in 2014 with four bedrooms, four-and-ahalf baths, a pool and 4,641 square feet of living area. A guest house offers one bedroom, one bath and 671 square feet.

PALMER RANCH

Savannah at Turtle Rock Paul and Wendy Stewart, of Waco, Texas, sold their home at 8324 Canary Palm Court to Lisa Fabrizio Hoos, of Sarasota, for $450,000.

Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,136 square feet of living area. It sold for $450,000 in April.

OSPREY

Oaks II Susan Kretz, trustee, of Osprey, sold the home at 423 E. Mac Ewen Drive to Ernest and Glenna Fletcher, of Osprey, for $815,000. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,832 square feet of living area. It sold for $795,000 in 2017.

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Laurel Woodlands Mary Eileen Trueschel, Raymond and Carl Trueschel, and Cathleen Bridgett Walther, of Waterloo, Ala., sold their home at 1052 Truman St. to Laura, Carolyn and James Willis, of Homosassa, for $399,900.

Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,785 square feet of living area. It sold for $40,000 in 1994.

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Q Massoud Michael Mobarekeh and Emalie Kay Mobarekeh sold their home at 271 Cosmopolitan Court to Donald Allen Bauer and Mary Lyn Bauer, of Sarasota, for $903,200. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, three-anda-half baths and 2,588 square feet of living area. It sold for $746,200 in 2015.

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Michelle Sears, trustee $65,000

1440 Flower Drive

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Deborah Knowles

1790 Cherry Lane Solar System William Ripberger, trustee

McClellan Park Donald and Linda Tase, of Colebrook, N.H., sold their home at 2229 McClellan Parkway to Norman Addison Worthington III and Susan Marie Keating, of Sarasota, for $1.78 million. Built in 1930, it has five bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 4,831 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.9 million in 2019.

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Elaine Sidoti

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5521 Calle Del Verano

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Robert Werkmeister

$51,500

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$45,000

6037 Rodgers Ave.

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Harold Noonan Jr.

$42,536

202 Saint James Park

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Robert Veeneman

$40,547

3834 Alamanda Drive

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Cecelia Dunfee

$32,700

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SUNSET TOWERS Raymond Hauser, of Brentwood, Tenn., sold his Unit 201 condominium at 11 Sunset Drive to John and Karen Dubel, of Colts Neck, N.J., for $720,000. Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,389 square feet of living area. It sold for $306,000 in 2009.

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Alexander and Anne Scott, of Summerville, S.C., sold their home at 2414 Vaccaro Drive to Ronald and Marci Rhodes, trustees, of Sarasota, for $677,000.

Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,330 square feet of living area. It sold for $484,300 in 2014.

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INDIAN BEACH Robin Thomas, of Sarasota, sold her home at 771 Indian Beach Circle to Mark and Linda Midyett, of Sarasota, for $675,000.

Built in 1955, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,819 square feet of living area. It sold for $305,000 in 2018.

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GRANADA John and Candace Meyer, of Sarasota, sold their home at 3544 Almeria Ave. to Pamela Mathes, of Sarasota, for $594,500. Built in 1926, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,190 square feet of living area. It sold for $425,000 in 2016.

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Nancy Forbord and Austin Forbord, of Oakland, Calif., sold their Unit PH-103 condominium at 1771 Ringling Blvd. to Philip John Wenthe and Linda Jean Wenthe, of Sarasota, for $484,700. Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,440 square feet of living area.

It sold for $579,100 in 2006.

The Villas at Eagles Point Robert and Amy Lyons, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 1711 condominium at 1711 Starling Drive to Kimberlee Kaye Brooks, of Sarasota, for $480,000. Built in 1992, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,172 square feet of living area. It sold for $520,000 in 2015.

PINE SHORES ESTATES

Gulf of Mexico Properties LLC sold the home at 6349 Beechwood Ave. to Leo and Erin Parrillo, of Sarasota, for $477,000.

Built in 1961, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,969 square feet of living area. It sold for $340,000 in 2016.

GOLF VIEW William Suarez Jr. and Debralee Toro sold their home at 2615 Ringling Blvd. to Jeremiah Allan Franks and Catherine Franks, of Sarasota, for $430,000. Built in 1954, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,616 square feet of living area. It sold for $214,800 in 2015.

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Leslie and Joyce Berk, of Sarasota, sold their home at 801 Idlewild Way to Bradley Richard Moyer and Rene Moyer, of Bradenton, for $1.33 million. Built in 1963, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,069 square feet of living area.

GULF VIEW

Brian Patrick O’Donnell and Christy O’Donnell, of Bradenton, sold their home at 1108 Windsong Lane to Brian Parisi, Molly Peters, Donald Peterson and Jerry DiPitro for $1.05 million. Built in 1930, it has five bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,796 square feet of living area. It sold for $450,000 in 1999.

SIESTA MANOR

Edward and Sheila Braun, of Sarasota, sold their home at 320 Avenida Leona to Tyler Collins, of Portland, Tenn., for $879,000.

Built in 1964, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,782 square feet of living area. It sold for $750,000 in 2006.

OUR HOUSE AT THE BEACH MSG 1001 Beach Road 504 LLC sold the Unit B-404 condominium at 1055 Beach Road to Todd and Katherine Hotaling, of St. Louis, for $620,000. Built in 1981, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,204 square feet of living area.

HARBOR TOWERS YACHT AND RACQUET CLUB Mary Hakimi sold her Unit 618 condominium at 5855 Midnight Pass Road to Sterling FL Holdings LLC for $575,000. Built in 1976, it has three bedrooms,

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PALMER RANCH

VILLA D’ESTE Joseph Nemer Georges and Liliane Antoine Georges, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4579 Las Brisas Lane to Jon and Sandra Ford, of Sarasota, for $395,000.

Built in 1988, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,048 square feet of living area.

MIRA LAGO AT PALMER RANCH Eugenia Randolph, of Sarasota, sold her home at 3820 Amapola Lane to David and Eleanor Ostman, of Glen Rock, N.J., for $385,000. Built in 1995, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,851 square feet of living area.

VILLAGEWALK Brenda and Joseph Carfora, trustees, sold the home at 7629 Bergamo Ave. to Kevin Howard, of Carol Stream, Ill., for $311,500. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,846 square feet of living area.

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BALLANTRAE Robert Wyman Moss Jr. and Elizabeth Moss, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 24A condominium at 3806 Ballantrae Drive to Dennis and Nadine Dryjanski, of Sarasota, for $288,000. Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,858 square feet of living area.

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SOLD IN NOVEMBER | $1.995M LP

$1.5M | 8335 MIDNIGHT PASS RD

SOLD IN NOVEMBER | $5.95M LP

SOLD IN NOVEMBER | $695K LP

$230K | 5656 ASHTON LAKE DR

SOLD IN NOVEMBER | $1.5M

SIESTA KEY’S TOP SELLING REALTOR® SINCE 2005 OVER $91 M PENDING & SOLD IN 2020 | OVER $71 M SOLD IN 2019

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We are honored to be ranked in the top 1.5% of 1.4 million real estate professionals in America.

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FORECAST

NATURE’S BEAUTY WITH

SUNRISE / SUNSET

THURSDAY, DEC. 10 High: 72 Low: 53 Chance of rain: 5%

FRIDAY, DEC. 11 High: 73 Low: 58 Chance of rain: 5%

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2020 0.43 in.

2019 47.37 in.

2019 0.08 in.

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127 Chop into bits 128 Large Apple product 129 Name hidden in “sommelier” 130 Attacked by a bee 131 Church official 132 Dorothy’s dog 133 Phone downloads 134 Not to mention

OO7 by Steven E. Atwood; Edited by David Steinberg

©2020 Universal Uclick

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27 Title of respect 28 Complete obscurity 29 Running back’s dive, say 30 Elastic fabric 32 Stairway with enough headroom for a tall person?

37 Ho-hum 38 Dusting cloths 40 More extensive 41 Fish get caught in them 42 Harvest goddess 44 :, in an analogy 46 “Measure twice, cut once,” e.g.

48 The one that got away?

50 Airline to Oslo

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76 Plains dwelling 77 Sites for grain stores 78 Whale food 79 Long part of a giraffe 81 Cardinal and crimson

82 How Dad may have the kids 83 Test for size 85 Working hours 87 Until the first pay raise 90 Profs’ helpers 92 “It’s over for me!”

96 Record player part 100 Fork-tailed seabird 102 Sacha Baron ___ 103 Amazes 107 Popular sans serif font 108 Like a canceled mission 110 Covenant 111 Products for horse breeders?

DOWN 1 The “m” of Einstein’s equation 2 He had a vulnerable heel 3 Plot development curve 4 Pointer 5 “___ never work!”

6 Proverbs 7 College administrators 8 “Wanna play poker?”

9 Complete a double play, in baseball lingo 10 Artist/activist Yoko 11 Swearing-in words 12 Hack (off) 13 Medium-sized battery 14 One of many on a flashy dress 15 Thrust quickly 16 Land like a bird 17 Sign that’s a phrase meaning “trample” backward 19 “Click ___ Ticket” 24 Vowel-shaped support 25 Hairstyles 31 Day on the set of a lowbudget film?

33 Lubricate 34 Like a job for a handyperson 35 Currency in Chihuahua 36 Comic actress Drescher 37 Pre-A.D. 39 What an accused player is ejected from in “Among Us” 43 Mineral spring 45 Granola bit

KITCHEN | CABINETRY OUTDOOR PAVERS

47 “I know you” 49 Horror film street 51 Neighborhood baseball venue 53 Reaction to a spill you want to keep secret?

54 Split to join together?

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CELEBRITY CIPHER

By Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

“Z BUYLA’H WMKAR UAFDBLOL ZA HBL DMOGR DBLOL Z DUAH HM PL UGG HBL HZCL. HBL PLNH MW CF GZWL ZN HBL CMYZAI.” – NLUA XMAALOF “POHN’J NOX BVWYTXU PMNO ‘LXEXV’? MN DXXBJ ZWG KVWU NVZMLF. MN XLJGVXJ NOHN ZWG PMTT KHMT. XLC WK JNWVZ.”

– BOZTTMJ FXWVFX Puzzle Two Clue: B equals Y

Sarasota

HUNDREDS OF COLORS AND STYLES ON SALE NOW!

Puzzle One Clue:K equals U

CARPET

© 2020 NEA, Inc.

SUDOKU

Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

©2020 Andrews McMeel Syndicate

1210-20

CLASSIFIEDS

Thursday, December 10, 2020

LV9433

The Sarasota and Siesta Key Observers reserve the right to classify and edit copy, or to reject or cancel an advertisement at any time. Corrections after first insertion only. *All ads are subject to the approval of the Publisher. *It is the responsibility of the party placing any ad for publication in The Sarasota and Siesta Key Observers to meet all applicable legal requirements in connection with the ad such as compliance with town codes in first obtaining an occupational license for business, permitted home occupation, or residential rental property.

INFO & RATES: 941-955-4888 • Fax: 941-362-4808 • EMAIL: classified@yourobserver.com • ONLINE: classifieds.yourobserver.com HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 8:30am-5pm • DEADLINES: Classifieds - Tuesday at Noon • Service Directory - Friday at 3pm • PAYMENT: Cash, Check or Credit Card

Items Under $200 For Sale

Condos For Sale

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.

Call 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 1970 Main St. - 3rd Floor Sarasota, Fl 34236 24FT ALUMINUM 305-942-1426

extension

ladder

$75.

43 INCH Flat Screen Panasonic TV asking $89.00, excellent working order! 941-323-2400.

BOYS BIKE, needs one tire and seat: $20. Fish tank, 50 gallons with stand $15. 941-400-4808 CAROUSEL TABLE 2'X2' WITH GLASS TOP. Was 2000, now $200. (941) 359-8460.

1BR/1.5BA LIDO Beach Unrenovated 1 br, 1.5ba on beautiful South Lido Beach! Direct beach access, Clubhouse, Heated pool. Great rental property. Make it your own! $305,000 https://bit.ly/37AiMH8

CONDO SALE: Beautiful waterview walk to beach. 2BD/2BA has it all! State of the art kitchen. $409,000. Principals only. 941-400-4808.

CLASSIFIED LINE AD PRICE First 15 words .......................$17.50 per week Each Add’l word ........................................ 50¢ 15% DISCOUNT for 4 week Run Yellow color $5 per Week • Border as low as $3 per Week

Call: 941-955-4888 Email: classifieds@yourobserver.com Online: www.yourobserver.com

HANDMADE HICKORY Rocking chair in excellent condition- $200. 941-685-5635.

OUTDOOR PATIO table. 56"Lx36"Wx28"H. Steel frame, glass top w/umb. hole. $15. (941) 966-6816.

SOFA: 6 1/2 ft, plush, like new, exceptional value. $175. 941-358-5313.

Autos For Sale

REDUCED PRICE! MERCEDES BENZ 1999 For Sale- S500 (stretch) M: 136K; Asking: $6,300 OBO. Great Condition.

Sunroof, Heated Electric Seats, Original W/S with sticker, 4Dr, Original MB hood emblem.

Located on Lido Key Cell 315.727.4933. Theresa

YOUR SOURCE FOR LOCAL CLASSIFIED ADS GOLDEN GATE POINT: beautiful 2BR/1BA, top floor, end unit, remodeled kitchen and bathroom, polished Terrazzo floors, peek-a-boo views of Bay from every room, For Sale: $332,900.

303-944-8300. eceonlbk@msn.com Please no agents.

Homes For Rent

CASH FOR YOUR CAR We come to you!

Ho Ho Buys cars. 941-270-4400.

VINTAGE ST. ARMANDS: 3BR/2BA, fireplace, formal living room, Florida room, 2 blocks from the Circle and beaches. furnished.

Annual Rental, negotiable. Small pets okay.

All other services included. 813-778-3252.

Local Ads at Your Fingertips classifieds.yourobserver.com

Beach Front Home: 4BED-5BATH, 2CARGAR $3,999,000 University Pool/Spa 4BED-3BATH $425,000 55+ Beach and Boating: One story villa 2BED2BATH $424,000 2.5 Acres: 4BED/3BATH, 3CAR GAR. Luxury kitchen, barn, horses. $645,000

Sarasota: Built in 2010 4BED-2.5BATH Lakeview Lanai $335,000 Phillipi Gardens: $209,000

INVESTORS 3BED-2BATH

Buy or Sell with Brooke O’Malley as your Realtor, and CLUB REALTY will Pay your title insurance.

Call 941-726-2677

Real Estate Wanted

SEEKING GREENHOUSE and small commercial kitchen use. 678-755-3804.

Business Opportunities BUSINESS FOR SALE Successful, profitable, and scalable nation-wide school security system business for sale.

Please call for details: 419-487-1971.

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This week’s Crossword answers

Adult Care Services

Homes For Sale

EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL CAREGIVER SARASOTA RN to provide managed/coordinated care to seniors who want to stay at home.

Call: 941-961-4674.

2020

Cleaning

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

New Construction. 941-400-2866.

Painting/Wallpapering

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.

Announcements

Storage

This week’s Sudoku answers

Private Boat Lift: beach access villa/condo $399,000

Merchandise Wanted

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

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

Puzzle One Solution: ”I haven’t found anywhere in the world where I want to be all the time. The best of my life is the moving.”

Sean Connery Puzzle Two Solution: “What’s the problem with ‘never’? It keeps you from trying. It ensures that you will fail. End of story.”

– Phyllis George

Longboat Key Beach House: on Canal, 3BED3BATH, 2/CARGAR, Dock/Lift. $530,000.

LOCAL COLLECTOR pays cash for flags, guns, medals, helmets, war souvenirs, military items ours/theirs. 941-323-9417.

BODYWISE PHYSICAL Therapy Medical records BodyWise Physical Therapy will be closing at the end of the year. Patients will be treated until December 4, 2020, and the practice will close in entirety on December 31, 2020. It was a pleasure to be a part of the Osprey community for the past nine years, we'd like to thank your for your support during our time here. For all previous patients interested in obtaining their medical records, please contact the office before December 20, 2020. We're excited to announce that Owner and Clinical Director, Fane Sigal, DPT, can be found at Sforzo, Dillingham, and Stewart Orthopedics, as Rehab Director should you be in need of future care. 941-375-8624. www.bodywisesarasota.com

This week’s Celebrity Cipher answers

NORTH SIESTA Key Penthouse for Sale: Whispering Sands, 12th floor corner unit 2BD/2BA 55+ community. 270ft of incredible gulf and beach views from your 50ft wrap-around lanai. Private beach included. $1.375 million. 941-373-5432.

Autos Wanted

WE BUY cars. top $$ paid for your vehicles.

Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Homes For Sale

BAHIA VISTA ESTATES Sarasota’s best kept secret! New and Pre-Owned homes for sale starting at the mid 20’s! A premier 55+ property. Great location! 8.4 miles from Siesta Key beaches and 7.1 miles from Lido Key beaches/St Armand’s Circle. 6 minutes to downtown Sarasota. Close to shopping, restaurants, and hospitals. 15 minutes from I75. Beautiful manufactured home property with all the amenities you need including shuffleboard, pickle ball, clubhouse, pool, fitness center, and dog park. December special is zero application fee. Call or stop by today. www.bahiavista.us 844.552.4574.

Restrictions and conditions may apply Third party financing available Sun Homes EHO Offer expires 12.31.2020

LIGHT AND BRIGHT: 3BD/2BA, Walk to beach.

Great rental or retirement home. $369,999, Principals only. Call today: 941-400-4808.

WHAT THE CLASSIFIEDS HOLD

Personal Services

NEED ASSISTANCE? A LENDING HAND HOME CARE - Transportation - Meal Preparation - Light Housekeeping - Personal Care - Dementia Care - Companionship - Medical Reminders

PERSONAL ASSISTANT SERVICES Transportation to doctors, shopping, meal preparation, organization, painting, cleaning.

CNA trained. Call Ms. Michael: 941-685-1613.

Windows

Schedule your free in-home consultation today!

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Auto Transport

SHIP YOUR car, truck or SUV anywhere in the United States. Great rates, fast quotes. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

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COMPUTER

DOORS

Sliding Glass Door Repair

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941-735-3362 CONCRETE

LACIVITA CONCRETE

YOURS! Call for Information about the Service Directory

Residential Concrete Specialist Patios - Driveways - Sidewalks

LV10365

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COMPUTER

Reasonable Prices

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(Next to Beneva Flowers)

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Also Laying Stone

COMPUTER REPAIR SALES & SERVICE

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“No Job Too Small”

Call 955-4888 to reserve your space LV10366

DOORS

DOORS

Licensed Lic. #38333 References

“OUR ESTIMATES & ADVICE ARE FREE”

(941) 504-3168

Ron Chapman Handyman

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