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The Van Wezel and Sarasota Orchestra aren’t the only performing arts organizations feeling a crunch from limited venue options. How do all of those groups fit into the plans to redevelop the bayfront? PAGE 3A

OVER THE LIMIT? David Conway

For the second time in a year, some residents are concerned about a proposed bar in the 1500 block of Main Street. Can Cask & Ale get past the barriers to entry? PAGE 5A

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Arlington Park resident Nathan Wilson dedicates time to maintaining two trees in the neighborhood dog park, part of a broader effort to preserve and protect city trees.

Residents continue to root for tree protection As the city writes new regulations for protecting trees, a group of citizens fights to make sure the current rules don’t get broken, too.

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Sarasota Cribs: The Floating Cottage The Floating Cottage, or Floridian 42, made its Sarasota debut this week when Allan Bazzy, co-owner of Bradenton Beach Marina, anchored it near his home on Boulevard of the Arts to test out motors.

“I kind of feel like Columbus,” Bazzy said.

Designed as a vacation rental, it has a fireplace, large-screened TV, kitchen, queen-size bed and washer/ dryer.

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Responding to outcry from activists concerned about increased construction activity, the city has been working for more than a year to improve its tree protection regulations.

Arlington Park resident Nathan Wilson is one of those activists working to preserve trees in his neighborhood and throughout the city. With new homebuilding on the rise, he says, tree protection can easily become a low priority for developers or contractors.

Still, he’s not satisfied with city staff’s effort to create new code provisions pertaining to tree protection, although he thinks the SEE PAGE 10A

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It takes a Village More than 150 girls joined their dads for the Temple Emanu-El and Goldie Feldman Academy Feb. 21 Sweetheart Dance.

One highlight was singing and dancing to “YMCA.” Five dads led the dance wearing Village People costumes.

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Minimum distance a bar must maintain from a liquor store, church or day school, according to Sarasota city code. Cask & Ale, which seeks to open on Main Street, is facing challeges related to the code.

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“We’ve been planning this for a year. How long until we can reasonably get some flowers in the pots?”

Gallup ranks Sarasota high on Well-Being Index

Downtown Improvement District board member Eileen Hampshire on the Downtown in Bloom initiate, which is just gaining traction.

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SIESTA BEACH: ONLY NO. 3?

Clearwater Beach dethroned Siesta Key as the No. 1 beach in the U.S. on TripAdvisor’s annual ranking, moving Siesta down to the list’s third spot. But many readers weren’t exactly disappointed about the slip. Here’s what you had to say about the latest ranking:

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Number of games the Baltimore Orioles will play at Ed Smith Stadium this spring beginning March 2.

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Years Community Youth Development has operated in Sarasota. The Sarasota County Commission recognized the group for its contributions Feb. 17.

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“That’s Ok we know SB is the very best.

Maybe this will calm things down a bit and we will be able to find a parking place in the new lot.”

“Hah, so much for all those ugly banners and signs all over the beach claiming to be #1. I think it’s so tacky!”

“Please go to Clearwater!!!!

We are tired of all the traffic in SRQ! Yes, it is beautiful ... go and see for yourself and stay there for awhile!!!”

“I prefer Siesta Key Beach a 1000x over Clearwater.

Clearwater may be for Tourists #1, but for people who live here it is a nasty overcrowded meat market.”

– Rachel Gamberg

– Mary Jo Reinke

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– Rick Elliot

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Edward Alley’s age when he became the conductor of “Uncle Sam’s Orchestra,” a full-symphony orchestra that toured Germany in the 1950s.

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A flash mob of students from Booker High School’s visual and performing arts program poses with Lenny the Lions Club Lion in front of Siesta’s “#1 Beach” ranking sign at the public beach’s official opening celebration. SEE MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 16A

“Thank you! Enjoy the traffic. Nothing but ugliness here.

Keep moving.”

– Chris Jones

“No worries, WE know which is really #1!”

– Patty Nazzaro

Siesta Key Beach’s ranking isn’t the only thing that slipped this week in Sarasota. A year after finishing at the top of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, the region has slipped to No. 3 in the nation.

But research consultant Gallup and partner Healthways gave the North PortBradenton-Sarasota metropolitan area a score of 64.7 in well-being, an increase over the 64.1 the region received last year. Only Naples and Salinas, Calif., outranked the area overall.

The Well-Being Index is based on individuals’ motivation to achieve their goals, relationships, financial security, community pride and physical health.

Although Sarasota fell in its overall ranking this year, the region was ranked No. 1 for financial stability and No. 2 in the category that measures “supportive relationships and love in your life.”

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pecifics on cost, design and scope are all to be determined, but the Sarasota Orchestra has done enough research to conclude it needs a new facility to maximize its potential.

As Sarasota builds on its reputation as an arts community, arts organizations are reaching a similar conclusion: Given the current infrastructure, there’s not enough performance space.

For months, the orchestra has been conducting a needs assessment study as Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 plans for the future of more than 40 acres of city-owned land near the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. The study is still ongoing, but the results so far say the area’s existing venues are inadequate, both acoustically and in terms of available calendar time.

On Monday, the Van Wezel Foundation discussed a separate study that also called for a new performance hall. That study considered the potential needs of the orchestra — and suggested a second, separate performance hall would be the best option for both organizations.

For all of the stakeholders in Bayfront 20:20, a significant question lingers: Is there demand and financial support for an unprecedented investment in the arts on the bayfront?

Joseph McKenna, president and CEO of the Sarasota Orchestra, says that remains to be seen.

Right now, he’s committed to a few key points. First, a new organization should be formed to begin the practical work of developing a master plan for the bayfront. Second, there is a clear need for the orchestra to address ongoing facility needs.

Currently, the orchestra uses six venues in the region. Although

it’s able to secure some performance dates at the Van Wezel, the orchestra is seldom able to rehearse on the stage on which it will ultimately perform.

“Would you work three days in one location and then have to pick up your operation and go to another location for the rest of the week?” McKenna asked. “That doesn’t seem that efficient.”

The inability to have more regular access to a larger performing arts hall constrains the orchestra’s programming capability, the report concluded. Education programs and storage issues means the orchestra’s needs extend beyond performance space, too.

What that ultimately means for a new facility should be sorted out as the orchestra’s study continues and the master planning process comes together, he said.

He admits there are questions about the community’s appetite for supporting a new facility but says that’s just one way of looking at the venue problem.

“How does our cultural community thrive going forward without addressing the facility challenge?” McKenna asked. “It’s sort of a two-sided equation.”

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The issue is not unique to the Sarasota Orchestra.

Jim Shirley, executive director of the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, says arts organizations are closely monitoring the Bayfront 20:20 conversation. Having dealt with the growing crunch for performance space, they know this might be an opportunity to see their longstanding needs addressed, too.

“One of the hopes of the arts community is that as we move forward with projects, the community remains aware there is a lot of need for additional new spaces for all of the arts and cultural organizations here,” Shirley

COST COMPARISON The Van Wezel Foundation’s needs assessment report recommended investing in a new facility, pegging potential costs between $150 million and $525 million. Here are four venues the study cited as potential comparisons for a Sarasota project, as well as their estimated cost in 2018 dollars.

PLANNING BOARD At a workshop with the City Commission Monday, Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 leaders shared their vision for planning the development of 42 acres of city-owned land near the Van Wezel.

During the next two months, the organization — which now touts more than 50 community stakeholders — will work to form a new, distinct organization to create a master plan for the bayfront land. The group would search for a project manager with experience leading a similar privatepublic development effort, using private funds to support the planning process.

The commission asked questions about topics such as cost and infrastructure needs, which Bayfront 20:20 leaders admitted still need to be answered. Their goal is to enable the planning organization to hash out those pressing issues.

“These are excellent questions, and we’ve been asking them ourselves,” said Michael Klauber, chairman of Sarasota Bayfront 20:20.

“This is why we wanted to embark on creating the planning organization.”

said.

Bayfront 20:20 has focused on establishing a collaborative process, but there hasn’t yet been a substantive opportunity for arts organizations to frankly discuss how they might fit in.

“There has been some dialogue between other arts organizations in a general sense,” McKenna said.

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“We’re really in desperate need to be part of that project ... It’s going to increase the visibility of Sarasota as far as the arts is concerned.”

– Iain Webb, director, Sarasota Ballet

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“I think that will be in the ensuing phase — the integration and reconciliation of some aspects of the cultural community.”

The Sarasota Ballet is one of more than a dozen arts organizations that have endorsed Bayfront 20:20’s vision. Its leaders are anxious for planning to begin in earnest, because they have a vested interest in getting involved in any new facility in some capacity.

“We’re really in desperate need to be part of that project to kind of build this big complex,” said Iain Webb, director of Sarasota Ballet.

“We want to be one of the main players in it because it’s going to increase the visibility of Sarasota as far as the arts is concerned.”

For organizations that don’t already have a bayfront footprint, a new building doesn’t have to be near the Van Wezel. Shirley imagined three or four organizations teaming up to share a venue in a place like the Rosemary District, allowing more room for the arts in a growing community.

“That would allow us to put out even more great products than we currently do,” Shirley said. “We could program and run another facility or two if we had a way to make it meet the needs of other organizations.”

Appleton, Wis. Main hall capacity: 2,100 Cost: $80 million

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Fort Worth, Texas Main hall capacity: 2,056 Cost: $150 million

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West Palm Beach Main hall capacity: 2,195 Cost: $225 million

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The city has embraced the benefits of roundabouts in the downtown core, but staff may experiment with a different traffic feature at Main Street and Lemon Avenue: stop signs.

The city plans to formally study pedestrian and vehicle behavior at the intersection, which could lead to a trial program in which current traffic signals are replaced by four-way stop signs.

Observationally, staff has already noted potential issues with the intersection as-is, according to City Engineer Alex DavisShaw.

“We’ve got a lot of pedestrians who don’t always pay attention to when the walk signal is there or not there crossing at Lemon,” DavisShaw said. “I’ve seen people not even look to see whether they should be crossing.”

The traffic signals at Main and Lemon are situated between roundabouts at Orange Avenue and Five Points. The city believes the roundabouts enhance pedestrian safety. Because cars enter at lower speeds, people crossing the street are at lower risk, and drivers have more time to react if

a person enters the intersection unexpectedly.

Installing stop signs would be an attempt to achieve similar safety improvements, DavisShaw said. The goal is to create a slower-moving, pedestrian-friendly Main Street corridor.

“Everyone’s stopping, so pedestrians aren’t unknowingly walking in front of the green light, where some people may be less forgiving than others,” she said.

Although a higher volume of traffic travels east-west on Main compared to north-south on Lemon, DavisShaw said neither street sees a high enough volume of traffic to preclude the installation of a multiway stop at that intersection.

As staff schedules its study of the intersection, the city will also discuss the proposal with the Downtown Improvement District as part of an effort to gauge public support for changes.

Even as the city experiments with the intersection, residents shouldn’t expect to see a roundabout at Main and Lemon any time soon. Despite the city’s fondness for the traffic features, DavisShaw said staff hasn’t discussed the possibility of a more significant change — for now.

“If the intersection can operate and be friendly to pedestrians as it is, it probably won’t go forward in the near future,” DavisShaw said. “I can’t say that it wouldn’t ever be considered in the future.”

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As Cask & Ale seeks to open next to Evie’s Tavern & Grill, a few downtown residents are already raising concerns about the proliferation of bars on Main Street.

Too many bars in the downtown mix?

DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

As Jeff Catherell works to open a new cocktail and small plates lounge on Main Street, he admits he isn’t entirely familiar with the challenges facing new bars in downtown Sarasota.

At a workshop Feb. 18 to discuss the project, an audience of five residents helped him catch up quickly. They shared details of a failed project from last year: A bar called Paddy Wagon’s Irish Pub submitted an application to open up a few doors down from Cask & Ale’s proposed home at 1548 Main St.

There was no public objection at the initial workshops for that project. But by the time the Planning Board heard the proposal, a group of residents had united against the plans. The board ruled unanimously against Paddy Wagon’s.

“It was denied for a variety of reasons, but one of the biggest reasons was the undue concentration of bars and bar-type establishments in the downtown area,” said Pat O’Brien, a resident of the 50 Central Ave. condominium building.

With all that in mind, Catherell now knows he’s got to be on the defensive with some residents.

Cask & Ale is subject to a greater degree of scrutiny because it is seeking a 4COP liquor license, which requires Planning Board and City Commission approval.

The city code offers mixed feedback on the proliferation of bars in the heart of the city. A bar is not allowed to operate within 500 feet of a liquor store, church or day school, but in 2013, the city removed a rule that required a minimum of 500 feet between bars downtown.

Regardless of what rules are in place, some residents — and city officials — have expressed concerns about the proliferation of bars downtown. Although noise

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is the problem most frequently cited, there are also references to crime and the general image of the city.

“We just want a nice downtown,” said Ron McCullough. “We want all kinds of opportunities for people downtown, especially young people. We just don’t want it to degrade.”

At the Feb. 18 workshop, Catherell began making a sales pitch to allay the concerns of residents.

Cask & Ale offers a food menu, and its cocktails come at high price points. The Tampa-based ownership group is expanding to Sarasota with an eye toward eventually selling the restaurants to a larger entity — which means they want to avoid problems at all costs.

“Part of the attraction to downtown Sarasota for us is because it is classy,” Catherell said. “That’s our market.”

For the residents in attendance, Catherell’s word wasn’t enough.

They suggested he offer some conditions for approval of the liquor license — pertaining, perhaps, to the hours of operation, number of live music performances or use of outdoor speakers.

One of the most significant concerns from residents has nothing to do with Cask & Ale itself. If the city approves a major conditional use at 1548 Main St., that approval remains in place even if Cask & Ale eventually departs.

Everything might be fine with Catherell’s proposal, but there’s no guarantee the next tenant will be as well behaved.

As Catherell moves forward, he assured residents that he’d discuss potential proffers with city staff. The proposal will likely go before the Planning Board in

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A CRX license is used for restaurants with at least 150 seats. Smaller establishments or bars without food service use a 4COP license.

Only four businesses in the 1400 and 1500 blocks of Main Street have 4COP licenses: Ivory Lounge — 1413 Main St. Duval’s — 1435 Main St. Smokin’ Joe’s — 1448 Main St. Gator Club — 1490 Main St.

spring, advancing next to the City Commission if all goes well.

Defending his plans, Catherell echoed an argument used by Paddy Wagon’s representatives.

Opening a bar in the 1500 block of Main Street would be good for residents, drawing patrons away from businesses in the more residential-heavy 1400 block. After all, he asked, isn’t Evie’s Tavern & Grill — adjacent to Cask & Ale’s proposed location — operating without many issues?

Those residents admitted Evie’s hasn’t caused any problems since it opened in September. Still, they argued Evie’s is a restaurant with a different character than a cocktail lounge — and the potential proximity to Cask & Ale just highlighted their main concern.

“They’re also right next door to you,” O’Brien said, “which speaks to the proliferation of liquor establishments in downtown Sarasota.”

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DID plants seed for downtown flower program The Downtown Improvement District has set its targets on one major project this year: adding flower baskets to light poles in the heart of the city.

DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

For years, the Downtown Improvement District has spent conservatively on smaller projects as it pays down the debt from funding 2013 Main Street improvements.

This year, that strategy is changing. The DID, funded by property owners in the downtown core, plans to concentrate its efforts on installing a series of flower baskets on light poles in the heart of the city.

The project, known as Downtown in Bloom, has been under consideration for nearly two years. After bypassing budgetary concerns, the project was beset by procedural issues as the city sought a private vendor to spearhead the project. After a lengthy delay, the DID board is now eager to push forward with the endeavor.

“We’ve been planning this for

a year,” said board member Eileen Hampshire at a Feb. 2 meeting. “How long until we can reasonably get some flowers in the pots?”

DID Operations Manager John Moran, whose involvement with the flower basket proposal dates back to 2013, says the wait will continue for a few more months, at least.

The city received just one bid for the project by the Feb. 5 due date, which will go to a committee for review.

Even once that work is done, more questions remain.

The DID has more than $200,000 available for the project in unassigned funds, but Moran said early estimates for the annual cost of maintaining flowers on 150 downtown light poles are around $100,000.

As a result, the board is considering starting smaller. Preliminary plans call for the project to start with 75 flower baskets — 55 larger baskets wrapping around light poles and 20 smaller ones that would hang from the poles.

In February 2015, the DID set up an exhibition for the project at Main Street and Palm Avenue.

Those baskets are still there today and have quelled some concerns about the impact of the project on the city’s aging light poles, Moran said.

The precise scope of the project is still to be determined. The DID board will discuss the quantity and placement of baskets at a future meeting once the private proposal has been vetted, Moran said.

If you’re hoping to see an additional touch of color on your next trip downtown, you’ll likely have to wait until after season is over before the baskets are actually installed. Still, the DID board believes adding flowers will make downtown a more inviting place to shop and visit.

“We’re anxious to get on with it,” Moran said.

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A LEGACY-MAKING MOMENT Important Sarasota institutions are confronting their futures — all signs of a vibrant community. Other cities’ experiences offer great road maps for what it will take.

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hese are good signs and cause for optimism for Sarasota — and the region.

Four important cultural institutions — Van Wezel Foundation, Sarasota Orchestra, Sarasota Ballet and Mote Marine Laboratory, along with the fledgling Bayfront 20:20 group, are addressing their long-term future. Specifically, their space needs to continue to thrive and be a place where they, physically, can fulfill their visions and ambitions.

What an exciting time, especially for a city that so often finds it difficult to let go of its small-town self-image and pursue what could be. Add to these organizations’ aspirations, the fact Sarasota’s downtown is teeming with signs of growth. Sarasota is moving forward.

And the pace is picking up.

Don’t stop.

Think big. Be bold. Strive to be — borrowing a phrase from Jim Collins’ “Good to Great” — the Best in the World.

At the same time, amid all of the enthusiasm and momentum pushing these institutions to determine their destinies, there are three “P” words that would make good companions for each of the organizations’ ambitions: perspective … patience … persistence.

Everyone would like to know now, of course, what the outcomes are going to be for each of these institutions. What and where the Sarasota Orchestra, Sarasota Ballet, Mote Marine and Van Wezel Performing Arts Center will call home. But if you study the experience of Sarasota 52 years ago when city fathers rallied residents to bring the Van Wezel

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Cost: $472 million Groundbreaking: 2001 Opening: 2006

Performing Arts Center to life, or the more recent experiences of cities around Florida and across the country to create landmark performance halls, they all shared common elements. n It takes private and public money.

Miami’s Arsht Center consisted of a $153 million private capital campaign, plus tax revenues taken from Miami-Dade’s convention development tax revenues and increment tax revenues from a Miami redevelopment district.

In Kansas City, the City Council kicked in $47 million for a parking garage, using tax revenues from a river casino to pay off the debt. The state of Missouri gave $25 million in income-tax credits to donors over two years.

The Dr. Phillips Arts Center benefited from a commitment in 2007 of funding from Orange County and the city of Orlando — much of it, like Miami, coming from tourist tax revenues. Public financing is estimated at about $310 million.

But for each of these three facilities, funding also came from a variety of foundations and corporate support — the latter being a vein that runs far deeper than that in Sarasota.

In Orlando, the Dr. Phillips Charities contributed $35 million; Walt Disney Co., $12.5 million; Orlando Magic, $10 million. Miami’s foundation and corporate donors included the Arison Arts Foundation (Carnival Cruise Lines); Dade Community Foundation; Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; Rockefeller Foundation; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Knight-Ridder newspapers); American Express; and Exxon Mobil Inter-America Inc. The center’s namesake, Adrienne Arsht, contributed $30 million. n Downtown is the prime location.

Miami’s Arsht Center is just north of the city’s towering offices and condominiums on Biscayne Boulevard, three blocks from the waterfront. Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center is across the street from the Orlando City Hall. And the Kauffman Center settled on the

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Cost: >$500 million Groundbreaking: 2011 Opening: 2014

edge of two popular restaurant and entertainment districts — the Crossroads Arts District and Kansas City Power & Light District. n Each is governed and operated by a not-for-profit 501c3 corporation, separate from oversight by the local city councils or city commissions. n Expect stops, starts, disputes and changes in course.

In Orlando, former Mayor Glenda Hood started a campaign in 1995 to develop a new performing arts center downtown. Six years later, she gave up and handed the project to the University of Central Florida.

And that went nowhere. In 2003, Mayor Buddy Dyer took on the project again.

Over a 10-year period, the board for the Kauffman Center started plans for one location, then decided on another, only to return to its original site. After fundraising shortages and redesigns, an August 2005 groundbreaking didn’t occur until October 2006. n It’s a long journey.

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Have roundabouts for public sculpture been thought out as to public safety concerns?

The proliferation of roundabouts in the city is intended to provide drivers a nonstop, fluid flow of traffic merging from four intersection directions, requiring driver alertness, free of distraction, while the driver blends seamlessly into the traffic flow, moving in a 360-degree circle. I, personally, love roundabouts.

At the center of these roundabouts is a raised concrete planter surrounded by a 3- to 6-foot-wide brick walkway, forming the hub, or center, of the roundabout.

In several downtown existing roundabouts this center hub is planted sort of hodgepodge, not very complimentary to the city’s image.

With the city’s latest roundabout completed at Orange Avenue and Main Street, the City Commission unanimously voted to approve the installation of a 25-foot tall sculpture titled “Embracing our Differences” by Arizona sculptor S. Blessing Hancock.

It’s an admirable design.

Being 25 feet tall, looking somewhat like an hourglass with elliptical resin panels in

simply enjoying the public art experience.

That is, until the pedestrian suddenly opts to take a selfie at the base of the sculpture,and darts across the roundabout traffic lane, doing so at their own risk, while also becoming an added distraction to drivers circling the roundabout.

This can be expected to take place hundreds of times for quick photos of oneself or a group, to include the sculpture as a background. The sculpture does have a colorful lollipop or balloon configuration that will delight a child’s eye. God forbid a child gets a spontaneous impulse to dart across the traffic lane to view the sculpture close up and is run over!

So, we return to the question of whether public art should be installed in Sarasota’s roundabouts?

The question can probably be best answered by the city attorney mulling the increasingly broad interpretations of tort law, as may be applicable.

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It’s easy to understand the city commissioners’ enthusiasm to approve the installation in the center of the Orange and Main roundabout.

But here is the rub and a serious compromise in public safety: There is a blasé saying: Nothing is serious until it has serious consequences. Then it’s very serious.

Installing public art in roundabouts has safety concerns in two parts: the first concern is driver distractions when split-second decisions are an absolute requirement to be free of distraction; this is no time for aesthetic reflections or even those being proffered by the vehicle’s passengers, distracting the driver’s attention.

Installing sculpture as public art in roundabouts is inevitably intended to capture the human eye, be it a driver’s eye, or a passing pedestrian’s, becoming a momentary, or prolonged visual attraction. This is what art in any form intends, and does.

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regulations already in place serve as a pretty good foundation. The problem, he says, is making sure those rules are being followed.

He can rattle off a list of properties in his neighborhood where trees were removed without a permit or the proper protections weren’t in place before demolition and construction. The problem is even worse east of Tamiami Trail, he said, but it’s on the rise as new builders move to less expensive neighborhoods.

“You’re not going to stop progress,” Wilson said. “We want to develop a balance between the natural beauty of Sarasota and concrete.”

After spending months expressing his concerns to the city, he believes things are progressing in the right direction. On Feb. 18, city staff met with residents to discuss these issues and assured residents their concerns were being taken into consideration.

Tim Litchet, the city’s director of neighborhood and development services, said things are improving as the emphasis on tree protection becomes more widespread — both for contractors and code inspectors.

“My style has always been to try to educate and get voluntary compliance as much as possible,” Litchet said. “If we have anybody who doesn’t want to do that, we’ll deal with that as we move on.”

The results bear out Litchet’s assessment. Over the past two

weeks, Wilson said, staff has responded to all of the tree protection issues to which activists have alerted them. Not only that, but the contractor or property owner has rectified all of those issues.

Wilson, who serves as the vice president of the Arlington Park Neighborhood Association, has been focused on improper tree removal and related issues for two years. He quickly discovered the issue wasn’t just contained to his neighborhood. Residents of Hudson Bayou, Tahiti Park and other neighborhoods had similar concerns, and those groups teamed up to convince the city that some change was needed.

As staff works on writing new regulations, he’s calling for a greater focus on enforcement issues. Even as the city acknowledged the tree protection issues and budgeted for an additional code enforcement officer, Wilson said violations were going unpunished.

City arborist Mark Miller has been on the job for just six months, but residents say his proactive approach has helped turn things around. Miller said people violating the tree protection regulations aren’t always developers — often, homeowners or contractors are improperly removing trees because they don’t realize they need a permit.

For him, education is also a priority. The city has set up a new website where residents can look up permits and read the regulations for themselves. So far, Miller

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Arlington Park resident Nathan Wilson says tree removal issues are on the rise as homebuilding increases.

is happy with the progress that’s been made.

“There’s always room for improvement,” Miller said. “But the strides we’ve taken are very drastic and I think will have a huge impact in protecting our trees.”

Wilson is now focusing on securing more trees for Arlington Park. He wants to create canopy streets by planting trees in the right of way — that way, he says, there are no concerns about new development leading to removal.

The neighborhood has applied for free trees from the Arbor Day Foundation, and hopes to relocate naturally growing “volunteer

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Granger informed the board Jan. 14 that Nadalini maintains she’s going to keep all of the previous paper records in their files.

“Florida statutes maintain that whoever has custody of the records is the record’s custodian and that all records should be transmitted to the current provider if the league moves to a different location,” Granger told the Sarasota Observer.

Granger said calls and public record requests have to be redirected to the city if anyone requests a public document regarding the league prior to its move to Longboat Key. League members were frustrated to hear the news at their January meeting.

“It’s a simple chain of command,” said league treasurer and Venice Vice Mayor Kit McKeon.

“We’re a private organization.

They are our records. In my mind, this is like switching doctors. My records come with me. I vote strongly to have the records transferred to us.”

McKeon made a motion to draft a letter to Nadalini requesting a complete record transfer of the league’s files to Longboat Key. But league member and Sarasota Mayor Willie Shaw urged at the meeting for “a more simple solution.”

“With your permission, I would like to go ahead and see if we can’t do this without a paper trail,” said Shaw, who wanted to talk to Nadalini about the matter privately and be in touch in a couple of days.

“I have no problem with the transparency, but if we’re able to get back to you in a day or so, let’s do that before sending a letter,” he said.

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But Granger said she has yet to hear from Shaw or Nadalini and now must bring up the matter again at the league’s March 10 meeting.

Neither Shaw nor Nadalini returned multiple calls for comment for this story.

Deputy City Auditor and Clerk Karen McGowan, though, told the Sarasota Observer “the city of Sarasota has provided whatever the records the league has requested.”

“We were their previous administrator, and there’s a large volume of records that lies in central records storage facility,” McGowan said. “If there’s a huge volume of records they want, we will have to charge some staff time to retrieve it.”

The league paid the city approximately $2,300 a year for its services as its record keeper and pays the town of Longboat Key a similar amount.

“We’re not going to submit a public records request for records we are supposed to be maintaining,” league member and Palmetto Commissioner Brian Williams said. “Why should the league have to pay for copies of its own records?”

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The two-year renovation cost $21.5 million to build and design. Construction occurred in phases to allow the beach to stay open during construction.

Siesta Key winter resident Bob Gray said: “I love the new parking. Parking’s always tough, so it’s great to see they expanded it.”

Sarasota County Commission Chairman Alan Maio said he was proud that the beach was able to stay open during construction and that the project was completed in time and under budget — and that during construction, Siesta still won awards for being a standout beach.

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“We’re trying to take it day by day, moment by moment, like coach said — brick by brick.” – D.J. Byrant, Riverview High School

senior basketball player, on earning a berth in the Final Four. SEE PAGE 19A

ORIOLES READY TO PLAY BALL Spring training may begin in March for spectators — but not for the crews at Ed Smith Stadium.

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Brion Whitley scored a team-high 27 points, including 9-for-9 from the free throw line, to lead the Riverview boys basketball team to a 74-69 comefrom-behind victory versus Vero Beach in the Class 8ARegion 2 finals Feb. 19.

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Cheyenne Miller pitched a complete game and also went 3-for-3 at the plate with three RBI to lead the Sarasota Christian softball team to an 8-2 victory versus Seffner Christian Feb. 18.

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t’s been 144 days and counting since the Orioles closed out the 2015 season at Camden Yards, but in Sarasota, groundskeeping crews have been preparing for spring training since December.

Head groundskeeper of Florida operations Dan Thomas and his five-person crew started building the pitching mounds, as well as all of the clay and dirt areas marking the infield and the bullpens, around Dec. 1.

Three weeks later, crews started planting grass seed; by the end of January, the fields were ready to be mowed.

Over the past month, Thomas has been on the field daily, perfecting the slopes of the field and making sure the measurements are in line with Major League Baseball requirements.

It’s up to Thomas to make sure the infield is smooth and level and the field in general meets the specifications of the Orioles.

“The biggest thing is to maintain it every single day,” Thomas said. “You can’t let it go and expect it to come back top notch playing surface. It doesn’t work like that.”

Earlier this year, Thomas and his crew were recognized for their hard work when Ed Smith Stadium was named the Field of the Year for professional baseball by the Sports Turf Managers Association.

The Field of the Year award recognizes various sporting grounds members at the professional, collegiate, schools and parks and recreation levels. A panel of 15 judges rates sporting grounds based on criteria such as playability, appearance of surfaces and use of innovative solutions.

This year marks the first time Ed Smith Stadium has won the award.

“I was probably a lot like a junior high kid when I found out,” said Thomas, who accepted the award Jan. 22 at the annual STMA Conference and Exhibition in San Diego. “I was really excited.

I didn’t have words. I was just very shocked and surprised. I started jumping up and down, and you kind of black out when you’re told something like that.”

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1989 and underwent an extensive renovation prior to the 2011 season. The most significant improvement the Orioles have made over the years has been to the clay. All of the dirt areas have been improved through the the soil itself, which has been chemically altered to handle the Florida rain and still allow the team to play.

But Thomas isn’t just responsible for maintaining the field at Ed Smith Stadium. The Orioles have 10.5 fields in Sarasota, including a pitching field, which allows up to five pitchers and catchers to practice at once, three additional practices fields in the back — one of which is an exact replica of Camden Yards — and the Orioles’ fields at Twin Lakes Park.

“We are always doing things throughout the year that lead up to the next thing,” Thomas said.

“The whole process is designed around spring training. Our new year actually begins April 1, when spring training ends. From an operations standpoint, we tailor everything around spring. It’s not something we turn on and just start mowing fields.”

Over the past six years, 640,000 fans have enjoyed Orioles baseball at Ed Smith Stadium, helping to establish numerous club and Sarasota attendance records. The Orioles expect this year to be no different.

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Dan Thomas, head groundskeeper of Florida operations, has been preparing for spring training since December.

“I walk the stadium constantly, and I know so many people recognize what great fun it is to be a part of such an exciting experience as spring training,” said David Rovine, vice president of Orioles-Sarasota. “The attitude is so different. You don’t have quite the same edge. Fans can sit in the sun and have a great time.”

Stadium officials also began preparing for spring months ago, beginning with physical repairs to the building. The final truckload of equipment, including baseballs and uniforms, arrived at the stadium Feb. 8 in preparation for Feb. 19, the date pitchers and catchers officially reported for practice.

When games finally begin March 2, nearly 7,500 attendees will file in under the baseball bat chandelier and into the stadium.

Almost 160 employees — ranging from ushers and ticket takers to Rovine and other operations managers — will be on hand every game to ensure fans get the most out of the national pastime.

“We can never affect the outcome on the field, but we can affect the experience the fan has and ultimately make sure they come back time and time again,” Rovine said.

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Riverview’s Dusty Hibbs races across the field with the ball.

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The Sailors got their first test of district action at Manatee Feb. 23 and will host Lakewood Ranch Feb. 26 before closing out their first slate of district games at Palmetto March 1. With only four teams in Class 8A-District

8, the next two weeks will be key for Sarasota with six of its next seven games being district contests.

Although if the first two weeks of the season are any indication, Sarasota, which is ranked No. 5 in the 2016 state rankings, should be well on its way to securing the No. 1 seed in the district tournament.

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The Sailors are 4-0 on the regular season, having outscored their opponents 32-4 in four games with a pair of shutouts.

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I first met Wyckoff back in December when he was preparing for the Florida Senior Games.

At the time, Wyckoff hadn’t won gold medals in both free throw shooting and spot field goal shooting at the same time.

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very spring, the Ram Bowl becomes a gathering place for hurdles, starting blocks and water bottles.

The soccer nets have long been stashed away, giving way to Riverview’s boys and girls track teams, who will roam the Ram Bowl for the next three months until the sweet sound of clanging helmets returns to the revered stadium.

Only this spring is different. A new group of Rams has descended on the Ram Bowl — Riverview’s boys and girls lacrosse teams.

Riverview played its first home varsity boys lacrosse game versus Sarasota Military Academy Feb. 17, and the Rams couldn’t have scripted it any better.

In front of a sizable crowd, Riverview rolled to a 22-1 victory for its first win of the season.

Spencer Brooks and Jesse Clark scored three goals apiece to lead the way for the Rams, who are the lone area public school to have a lacrosse team. Fifteen players scored goals for Riverview with 10 adding assists.

In its first season as a FHSAA sanctioned sport, Riverview must play as an independent before being eligible for the playoffs next season.

The Rams will return home March 11 versus Saint Stephen’s.

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Family focus drives Rams into Final Four The Final Four has eluded the Rams since 1993. But on Friday, the team will compete in the semifinals in hopes of bringing home a state championship.

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Riverview High School’s D.J. Bryant sat in awe watching the best boys basketball teams in the state vie for a state championship three years ago.

A freshman at the time, Bryant got caught up in the intensity and level of talent on display. He turned to his coach, B.J. Ivey, and said, “I want to be here one day.”

It was a long shot. The Riverview boys basketball team had only made one trip to the Final Four. That was in 1993 — five years before the Riverview point guard was born.

Now a senior, Bryant has made good on his goals. On Friday, Riverview will play for a shot at the state championship, a feat that’s eluded the Rams for more than two decades.

At the first summer practice in June, the team sensed something was different. The Rams had what Bryant could only describe as the “it factor.” The players began buying into the system. They had faith in not only their own abilities but those of their teammates,

as well.

The summertime bonding led to stellar regular-season results for the Rams, ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 8A. With the addition of Brion Whitley, a standout transfer from Sarasota Christian, Riverview rolled into the Class 8A-Region 2 finals Feb. 19 versus Vero Beach.

After seeing a sizable lead slip away in the second half of that game, the Rams’ season nearly came to an end. Ivey called a timeout and reminded his players to trust in the process — a mantra that’s guided their standout season.

It was the last home game for Bryant and fellow seniors Dominic Caldwell, D’Myron Wright and Micah Fenn, but their teammates made sure it wasn’t their last game as Rams. Led

by Whitley, who scored a team-high 27 points, the Rams scored the final seven points of the game to beat Vero Beach 74-69 and earn a berth in the Final Four.

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Bryant, who has helped lead the Rams to a 28-2 record. “We’re trying to take it day by day, moment by moment, like coach said — brick by brick. That’s something he preached back in the summertime.”

About as quickly as the Rams scored those seven points down the stretch, the players were back on the court preparing for what’s to come: a date with South Miami in the Class 8A state semifinals Feb. 26, at the Lakeland Center. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.

The Rams will face a 22-8 South Miami team, which notched an overtime victory in the regional quarterfinals and a pair of victories decided by three points or less in the regional semifinals and finals.

The Rams haven’t lost since Jan. 16 and are averaging 70 points per game while holding opponents to Photo courtesy of Tim Britt

Brion Whitley finished with a team-high 27 points to lead the Riverview boys basketball team to a 74-69 victory versus Vero Beach in the Class 8A-Region 2 finals Feb. 19.

just 49.9 points per game. Ivey wants the team to maintain the mentality that’s served them well this year.

“The biggest thing for them right now is to trust the process,” Ivey said. “We’re not going to change who we are in a week.

We’re pretty good at what we do, so we’re just going to continue to get better at those things.”

The winner of Friday’s game will advance to the state championship Feb. 27 to face the winner of the Winter Park-Coral Springs semifinal.

More than anything, the Rams are looking forward to spend another week together as teammates. Riverview has spent eight months preparing for this moment. Whether it’s on the court, in the weight room, watching film, attending weekly teambuilding activities or hanging out at the beach, the players have grown together as a unit.

They are a family. They love one another. They work hard. And they would like nothing more than to bring a state championship back to the school and the community that has supported them.

“We feel like if we keep doing what we’re doing and stick to the process, everything else is going to take care of itself,” Bryant said.

“It’s kind of surreal. We knew it would happen. We had faith it would happen because we put in the work and had faith in each other. It’s just a blessing, and hopefully, we can make the most of it.”

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The outing was part of the Paint Sarasota Paint Out event that began Feb. 17 and continued through Feb. 24, at various locations around Sarasota County.

Painters’ works will be for sale at the Light Chasers gala Feb. 27, at the Edson Keith Mansion in Phillippi Estate Park. A portion of sale proceeds will go toward the restoration of the Keith Farmhouse in the park.

Nancy Clayburn chose the boat house at Historic Spanish Point as her inspiration.

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En plein air is a French phrase that translates to “open (in full) air.” Plein air painting requires that the artist be outdoors and painting their surroundings.

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THE PERFECT SPOT Choosing just one spot to paint at Historic Spanish Point proved to be a challenge for some artists.

Participating artist Kelli Mason explained why she chose to paint underneath the shady tree in front of the Guptill House.

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On most weeknights, the pounding of hard shoes on the wooden floors at the Drake School of Irish Dance on Clark Road is deafening.

About 20 students line up and create a thunderous roar for what is known as a hornpipe set dance.

The traditional Irish, Scottish and English dance requires dancers to wear shoes with hard soles similar to ballet pointe shoes but with flexible arches. The pounding of the shoes produces audible evidence of whether the dancers are keeping time with the music.

Soon, the school will send 12 of its students to the the World Irish Dance Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, a weeklong competition that starts March 20.

It’s a record for the dance school, which sent four students last year.

Students travel from as far north as Orlando and as far south as Fort Myers to take classes at Sarasota’s Drake School.

The students at the Drake School of Irish Dance are all 21 and younger, but they carry on a tradition that goes back to the 16th century and possibly further.

For some students, the art is a family tradition that has been carried on by previous generations of Irish dancers.

Sarasota resident Carley Honish, 12, is the youngest member of the group that she will compete.

She is among the students for whom Irish dance runs in the family.

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Her mother, Rhona Bohan, is originally from County Cork, Ireland and also danced when she was Carley’s age.

Carley has been dancing since she was 5 and currently trains four nights a week.

“I’m going with all of my friends, and we’re going to see family before the competition, so I’m excited about that,” Honish said. “You have to be focused enough though to start competing. You have to care about it enough.”

“I just love to see her dancing and that she loves it so much and that she’s very proud to be Irish,” Bohan said. “She doesn’t want to do anything but dance. She lives and breathes it.”

For student Kelsey Micko, 21, it will be the fifth trip to the World Championships and her first since she underwent reconstructive surgery on her ankle.

“To qualify and to feel strong enough to go is incredible,” Micko said. “It was kind of a shock. I went to regionals as my first competition back after surgery.”

Micko’s other injuries from dancing have included torn ligaments and broken ankles.

But they’ve been minor detours for Micko, who began dancing at age 5 after an Irish dance teacher spotted her dancing in line at Burger King.

“I think there’s something beautiful and captivating about this sport that once you’re into it, you’re hooked,” Micko said. “It takes such hard work and dedication. You really have to be all in it.”

The following dancers will compete in the World Irish Dance Championships.

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SIMPLY SARASOTA TOUR OF HOMES Runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Granada Park, Prospect Street and Osprey Avenue homes. The event is presented by Junior League of Sarasota Inc. Each home will host demonstrations by chefs, artists and designers.

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SIESTA KEY CRAFT FESTIVAL Runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Siesta Key Village, Ocean Boulevard. Browse creations by more than 100 artisans exhibiting and selling their work in an outdoor gallery. Work includes photography, paintings, sculpture, jewelry and crafts. Admission is free.

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MARCH DINE OUT Runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at El Greco Mediterranean Cafe, 1592 Main St. Family Promise of Sarasota hosts a dine out night in which 20% of patrons’ bills will benefit the organization. The fundraiser will help homeless Sarasota families. Visit familypromisesarasota.org.

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BOOK DISCUSSION: ‘CAPE FEAR’ Starts at 10 a.m. at Selby Public Library, 1331 First St. In honor of the selection of author John D. MacDonald’s works for the One Book, One Community 2016 program, there will be a discussion on MacDonald’s book, “The Executioners,” which was renamed “Cape Fear” after the movie was made. Admission is free. Call 861-5000

MUSICAL FLEA MARKET Runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Geldbart Auditorium of the Selby Public Library, 1331 First St. The Sarasota Music Archive seeks donations of records, CDs, DVDs, books, sheet music, posters art, and musical instruments.

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Located in the historic Bungalow Hill neighborhood, the 100-year-old home evokes a classic American style. The owners gave it a traditional color scheme — bright, vivid blue with white trim.

Family values sic. It was built back in 1912 by a gentleman named Walter Green, described as a manufacturer of felt shoes.

According to local lore, it was originally constructed about a block away on Orange Avenue, then moved to its present location in 1920. It seems that every house in Bungalow Hill, a tiny six-block square neighborhood just south of downtown, has a similar story attached to it.

The Browns bought the house sight unseen. They were living in Miami at the time but had to start jobs in Sarasota imme-

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There’s a stethoscope lying on the dining room table at the 100-year-old home of Dan and Carly Brown, a sign that this is a somewhat unusual household.

Both are busy doctors and even busier in their roles as mom and dad to three kids, ages 8 months to 5 years. There’s also a dog in residence, Roscoe, an animal so huge he easily outweighs all three kids combined.

The Brown home on Citrus Avenue is an all-American clas-

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The master bedroom is located on the second floor. Four large windows provide a view of the neighbor’s banyan tree.

upstairs. Each is a corner room and boasts four large windows.

The original heart of pine floors have been painted white, adding to the light and airy feeling.

There’s a large bathroom, shared by all the bedrooms, and a second full bath on the first floor.

With a growing family, the Browns realized that their house would have to grow with them.

They looked at other homes but realized they loved Bungalow Hill too much to move. Its location was perfect — they can walk to downtown and Southside Village, and the hospital — so important to a two-doctor family — was just a block or so farther. So they contacted local contractor Denny Yoder.

Yoder came up with a plan to enlarge the home by 1,000 square feet. There would be a new master suite with its own bath added to the second floor, and the large utility room downstairs would be converted to a bedroom. A garage would replace the current porte cochère.

But fate intervened. The Browns have accepted new jobs in North Carolina, which has the added advantage of being home to Carly’s parents. They have placed the home on the market with the renovation plans included. They’re already missing Sarasota and their home on Citrus Avenue.

“It’s where our children took their first steps and opened their first Christmas presents,” Carly says with a smile. “Many a chocolate chip cookie has been baked in that kitchen.”

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with the kids and feel safe.”

The 2,247-square-foot house had been given a major renovation by its previous owner in 2002. Most of the hard work was already done: a new roof, hardboard siding and new windows. The Browns made some improvements of their own, including new oak floors downstairs and new landscaping in both the front and back. They even hired a chimney sweep to get the fireplace back in working condition.

The home’s bold color scheme is also their inspiration. The deep blue with crisp white trim suggests a traditional home up North—or perhaps a beach cottage at the shore.

Inside the house, there’s a nostalgic feeling for the way life was lived decades ago. The front porch overlooks the lawn and the neighboring homes, each of which complement the Brown home in size and style. The living room is large for an older home, with ceilings more than 10 feet high and the original plaster walls. Also original are the double-sided bookcases at the entrance to the dining room.

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Oyster Bay properties sell for $2.5 million MARINA VIEW

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two-home sale in Oyster Bay Estates tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

Constantine and Catherine Marousis, of Asheville, N.C., sold two homes at 1409 S. Lake Shore Drive to Hesham and Gwendoline Elnaggar, of Sarasota, for $2.5 million. The first was built in 1957; it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,585 square feet of living area.

The second was built in 1967; it has one bedrooms, one bath and 1,030 square feet of living area. They previously sold for $1.4 million in 2001.

SARASOTA WEBER Emanuel Zlotolow, trustee, of Venice, Calif., sold the home at 1008 Sylvan Drive to Tuff Holdings LLC for $940,000.

Built in 1958, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 1,586 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $950,000 in 2015.

SARASOTA BAY CLUB Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 820 condominium at 1299 N. Tamiami Trail to

1665 Chapline Lane A4145696 $978,500 Daria Spina

Rifka Glatz, of Sarasota, for $754,000. Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths and 1,849 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $722,500 in 2004.

Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 605 condominium at 1301 N. Tamiami Trail to Ernest and Janice Ellison, of Sarasota, for $748,000. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,546 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $585,000 in 2012.

Larry and Juanita Willis, of Marion, Iowa, sold their Unit 32 condominium at 660 Golden Gate Point to Joseph Huston, of Sarasota, for $648,500. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,359 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $390,000 in 2009.

BAY POINT APARTMENTS

Gordana Oldja, of Totowa, N.J., sold her Unit 23 condominium at 350 Golden Gate Point to Kevin and Bethany O’Toole, of Cedar Grove, N.J., for $625,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,509 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $575,000 in 2004.

LANDINGS TREEHOUSE

Paula Clemow, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 46 condominium at 1467 Landings Circle to Stanislaus Grabarek and Julie Eisele, of Sarasota, for $500,000. Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, two-anda-half baths and 2,048 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $491,000 in 2003.

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Victoria Halsband, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 1509 condominium at 1350

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

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Other top sales by area SIESTA KEY

Siesta Estates Russell and Joanne Vernon, of Bradenton, sold their home at 5582 Siesta Estates Court to COM-PAC Properties Inc. for $1.05 million. Built in 1997, it has five bedrooms, five-anda-half baths, a pool and 3,659 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $975,000 in 2008.

PALMER RANCH Silver Oak

John and Joan Killen, of Sarasota, sold their home at 8905 Bloomfield Blvd. to Shelley Beth Fagel, trustee, of Naperville, Ill., for $903,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,434 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $825,000 in 2006.

Main St. to Patricia Gonzalez, of North Bellmore, N.Y., for $437,500. Built in 2007, it has one bedroom, one bath and 895 square feet of living area. They previously sold for $340,700 in 2007.

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127 Cleveland Drive A4144364 $735,000 Phyllis Garfinkel

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425 Mckinley Drive A4144455 $720,000 Sara Ferguson

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-320-2709

8786 Merion Avenue A4145579 $679,000 Marilyn Vespoli

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852 Freeling Drive A4142477 $3,250,000 Kelly Quigley & Linda Dickinson

516 Tamiami Trail S 302 Nokomis/North Venice A4140101 $654,500 941-966-8000 Robert Moffatt & Peggy Wellman 941-374-0811

8717 Misty Creek Drive A4146150 $650,000 Linda Driggs

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-374-2920

755 S Palm Avenue 306 A4142565 $619,000 Bibi-Ann Allard PA

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-685-0422

19694 Cobblestone Circle A4144072 $515,000 Denise Mattmuller

Venice 941-951-6660 941-232-8055

800 Benjamin Franklin Drive 402 A4144483 $500,000 Kathleen Griffin

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Oaks II Lawrence and June Furie, of Southern Pines, N.C., sold their home at 415 E. Mac Ewen Drive to Rainer and Joy Ann Mimberg, of Osprey, for $800,000.

Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 3,682 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $170,000 in 1996.

NOKOMIS Calusa Lakes

Paul Woodul, of Tulsa, Okla., sold his home at 2196 Muskogee Trail to Vincent and Maria Pelliccia, of Londonderry, N.H., for $585,000. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,970 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $615,000 in 2007.

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408 Spadaro Drive N5907066 $470,000 Helen Moore

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3738 Torrey Pines Way A4145383 $445,000 Kristina Talkie & Judy Arreola

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-266-8658

4007 73rd Terrace E A4145757 $425,000 Mackenzie Longueuil & Pat Mudgett

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-961-4023

1472 Seafarer Drive A4145993 $425,000 Carolyn Kenney

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-223-7111

409 N Point Road 503 A4124035 $415,000 Rosalie Phillips

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-544-4430

401 N Point Road 503 A4141222 $410,000 Nicole Dovgopolyi

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-356-5849

1100 Benjamin Franklin Drive 605 A4137040 $390,000 Gloria Totti-Cervoni

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-544-7746

6703 Midnight Pass Rd 213 A4145644 $379,900 Kristina Talkie & Judy Arreola

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-266-8658

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building permits issued for the week of Feb. 8 through Feb. 12, in order of dollar amounts.

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1738 Illehaw Drive

Addition/remodel

Paul Mowery

$110,000

5136 Sun Circle

Remodel

Joan Lerner

$72,395

741 Indian Beach Lane

Alterations

Melanie Napp

$40,236

546 Freeling Drive

Re-roof

Michael Taaffe

$28,960

1204 Hillview Drive

Pool resurface

Bill McComb

$25,205

2427 Walker Circle

Deck

Dane Spencer

$20,000

2150 Hyde Park St.

Sewer

David Gould

$20,000

2207 Siesta Drive

Windows

Cartha Mahoney

309 Ringling Point Drive

Boatlift

Gregory Bench

$15,957

3700 S. Osprey Ave.

Alterations

Giovanni Migliorini

$15,000

$17,515

SA R A S O TA CO U N T Y

7321 Midnight Pass Road $5,499,000 Michael Hays

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1663 Landings Blvd.

Renovations

Forrest Harris III

$585,000

1495 Landings Lake Drive Alterations

Donna Lacharite

3913 Solymar Drive

Pool

Lynne Hansen, trustee $78,000

4136 Escondito Circle

$118,000

Re-roof

Jeffrey Converse

$69,250

552 Commonwealth Lane Alterations

Karen Hunt

$67,000

903 Mac Ewen Drive

Windows/doors

Julianne Vardan

$53,000

4225 Higel Ave.

Accessory structure Laird Boulden

$45,000

2914 Tangelo Drive

Remodel

$40,000

Warrene Johnson,

trustee

7547 Biltmore Drive

Re-roof

William Eastwood

$22,550

5231 Riverwood Ave.

Re-roof

Michael Yonker

$22,260

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

258 Golden Gate Point PH 901 A4144190 $2,999,000 Tom Delaney

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-387-3990

714 Siesta Key Circle A4146292 $2,185,000 Lenore Treiman

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-356-9642

217 Casey Key Rd A4120813 $1,995,000 Kaitlin Kuhn

Nokomis/North Venice 941-349-3444 941-400-7861

1705 Southpointe Drive A4132482 $1,895,000 June Howell

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-350-7521

1905 Datura Street A4145792 $1,895,000 Karen Cash Greco

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-504-6927

1765 Southpointe Drive A4136176 $1,799,900 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-376-1717

308 Calle Miramar S2 A4118725 $1,600,000 Karen Chandler

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-544-4919

300 S Pineapple Avenue 502 A4145831 $1,499,900 Jonathan Abrams

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-232-2868

5966 Midnight Pass Road G-67 A4138770 $1,395,000 Debra Pitell-Hauge

Siesta Key 941-951-6660 941-356-0437

790 N River Road A4128357 $1,350,000 Drew Russell

Venice 941-951-6660 941-993-3739

1280 Dolphin Bay Wy 305 A4145807 $1,200,000 The Gilliland Group

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-809-5151

1603 Kenilworth Street A4145360 $1,000,000 Bernadette Caswell

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-320-8265

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5276 Heron Way 102 A4146414 $315,000 Tara Lamb & Judy Greene

538 Fallbrook Drive 2-B N5906035 Carol French

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

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-284-7987

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-266-4873

Venice $215,000 941-485-5421

339 Wild Pine Way N5906937 $326,500 Susan Brooker

237 Avenida De La Isla A4137157 $300,000 Lee Byron and Sue Keal

3471 Beekman Place 28 A4146090 $169,900 Robert Agnello

Venice 941-493-2500 941-223-6055

Nokomis/North Venice 941-349-3444 941-350-5542

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5856 Buchanan Road N5907178 $279,000 Ron Paul

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three bedrooms, two baths and 1,417 square feet of living area.

The second was built in 1958; it has one bath and 288 square feet of living area. They previously sold for $245,000 in 2001.

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Thomas Corrigan, of Sarasota, sold his home at 2706 Arlington St. to Phoenix Properties of West Florida LLC for $425,000. Built in 1961, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,193 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $113,000 in 1992.

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Robert Williamson, of Sarasota, sold his Unit 2401 condominium at 1268 11th St. to Carl Francisco and Barbara Ann Covell-Francisco, of Sarasota, for $367,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,279 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $280,000 in 2013.

PELICAN COVE

Scott Wurcer and Madeline Kleiner, of Cambridge, Mass., sold their Unit 210 condominium at 1603 Bayhouse Point Drive to Eugene Slesicki and Barbara Klimczak, of Sarasota, for $338,000. Built in 1976, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,918 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $300,000 in 2014.

THE LANDINGS SOUTH

Michael and Marlis Haubold, of Elmshorn, Germany, sold their Unit 201 condominium at 1742 Starling Drive to Bruce and Nancy Miller, trustees, of Aus-

GULF GATE

Windsor Property LP sold the home at 3330 Markridge Road to Jessica Thomas, of Sarasota, for $295,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,397 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $295,000 in 2006.

Siesta FL LLC sold the home at 114 Island Circle to Richard and Laura Crank, of Lakeland, for $940,000. Built in 1953, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,604 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $743,000 in 2010.

JACKSON HIGHLANDS

Joseph and Janice Weisen and Doris Weisen, of Venice, sold their home at 2426 Arapaho St. to Jeffrey and Pamela Allen, of Sarasota, for $291,000. Built in 1956, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,842 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $85,500 in 2013.

Vacations LLC sold the home at 303 Calle Miramar to 111 Peppertree LLC for $940,000. Built in 1999, it has six bedrooms, six baths, a pool and 3,676 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.01 million in 2004.

TWIN OAK POND

John Frohlich, trustee, of Harrison Township, Mich., sold the home at 5224 Winding Way to Robert and Elizabeth James, of Germantown, Tenn., for $595,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,112 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $320,000 in 2012.

SARASOTA HIGHLANDS

IC Property Solutions Group Inc. sold the home at 4472 Gallup Ave. to Kyle Horth, of Sarasota, for $220,000. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two-anda-half baths and 1,402 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $135,500 in 2015.

BAY HAVEN

Deutsche Bank, trustee, sold the home at 876 Patterson Drive to Jonathan and Katharine Brooks, of Sarasota, for $206,200. Built in 1949, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,610 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $62,500 in 1979.

WHISPERING SANDS

William Schoeffler, trustee, Thomas Schoeffler, Kevin Wagoner and Eric Schoeffler sold the Unit V-20 condominium at 120 Whispering Sands Drive to Robert and Robyn Wagoner, of Powell, Ohio, for $404,000. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,567 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $290,000 in 2001.

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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 CHEST OF drawers, 4/ft., $10. 2 TV cabinets, glass doors, $15. 941-923-8937.

HEADBOARD: KING, fruitwood w/rattan inserts, excellent condition, $200. 941-350-4401.

IPAD/IPHONE STAND: bought @ Hammecher/ Schlemmer, like new, $99. 941-378-1622.

RECLINER: COPY of the best, w/footrest, ruby colored leather on both, like new, $145.

603-860-7654.

SCHLAGE DOUBLE Front Door Lock; handle & inactive. Plymouth, Satin. New in box. $100.00.

941-416-4000.

SERVER AND small table, $100. Lux Art Christmas tree, $20. Oak coffee table, $20.

941-928-4940.

SINGLE BED, $25. Bird bath, $20. Nice landscaping drift wood, $25 & $35. Call 941-462-1388.

TIRES (4): BF Goodrich, 205/50 ZR16 G Force Sport, few used miles, $50/for all. 941-266-8061.

TWIN BEDROOM set. All bedding, 4 sheet sets, dresser w/mirror, mattress, box springs, $200.

941-321-2694.

WHEELCHAIR/ TRANSPORT chair, super light weight, foldable, $60. 941-348-9247.

DINING TABLE & two chairs, 5’X42", removable center, $75. (941) 924−5093.

TABLE: BROWN dropleaf table, 30X42, $150.

941−932−4264.

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

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ANTIQUE BUYERS. We buy estates, 1 item or whole house. Please call Ren Selby, 941-232-1177.

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

Autos Wanted

COINS, STAMPS, GOLD & SILVER WANTED. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT. Suncoast Stamp Company, 8520 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

941-921-9761. Open Monday thru Friday 10-5.

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941-795-5557.

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

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale

DRY DOCK Boat Slip: Longboat Key, Unit-2124. $295/mo. 6/month minimum. Or for Sale $19,900.

708-267-6704.

Marinas Skin Care Treatments, Rosemary’s Skin Care or Vicki’s Hair Styling

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(This Novena should be said on 9 consecutive days). H.M.S.

Saturday, February 27 - 9a.m.-3:00p.m.

Sunday, February 28th - 1p.m.-4p.m.

7294 Eleanor Circle 34243 Pinehusrt-Oak Run (Located off Lockwood Ridge. Please park on one side of street only).

Oriental: credenza, china cabinet, stands, twin bed set and jewelry case, sectional sofa, 2 pairs of wing chairs, wall unit, curio, coffee and end tables, suede love seat sofa bed, pair of black leather stressless chairs, dining room table and chairs, game table and chairs, recliner, mirror, bookcases, screen, desk and chair, set of Wedgewood “Gold Florentine”, Lenox flowers, clock, computer with desk, lamps, costume and good jewelry, Oriental rugs, pair of sconces, silver plate, clothing, refrigerator, stackable tool box and tools, Christmas.

Kitchenware, linens and lots more A nice Sale!

Sale conduction by Palma Sola Sales Numbers given out at 8a.m.

MARBELLA COMMUNITY Yard Sale Saturday. February 27, 8a.m.-1p.m.

(Rain Date - Sunday - 28th) Gates Open at 8:00 A.M. Palmer Ranch Pkwy. Off So. Beneva or Macintosh Off Clark or U.S. 41

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

Help Wanted COSMOTOLOGIST NEEDED for upscale retirement facility beauty salon.

Call Wendy, 941-666-2543 MA/ MEDICAL Reception, wanted for a new medical facility on Longboat Key. Please contact Lindsay, 941-388-8997.

Condos/Apts. For Rent

General Merchandise

HYDE PARK ST., West of Trail. 2BR/1.5BA, 2nd floor, screened patio. No pets/ smoking.

Annual lease. First and security deposit. $900/mo.

941-366-3282.

DESIGNER CONSIGNER. Entire store on “SALE” through February. Daywear, evening and bridal! 941-953-5995. 3639 Bahia Vista St. (NE corner off Beneva). M-F, 11a.m.-6p.m., S-10a.m.-4p.m.

ANTIQUE BUYERS. We buy estates, 1 item or whole house. Please call Ren Selby, 941-232-1177.

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Lots of room for pool and garden. $384,900 Cindy Migone 941-812-7438 Premier Sotheby's Intl Realty

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PHILANTHROPISTS, PURCHASING a Home or Condo? Brooke O'Malley gives closing rebates from CLUB REALTY to make a Donation from $2,000.00 - $50,000.00, to the charity of your choice. Call to interview 941-726-2677.

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THE SARASOTA /SIESTA KEY Thursday, February 25, 2016 Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

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

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

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

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

Venetian Golf & River Club: 3/2.5/2, pool. Built 2015. $399,000.

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

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

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

Golden Gate Point: 1BR, downtown Sarasota, granite, Stainless. $219,900.

Sarasota House: renovated, 3BR/2BA, carport, $239.900. *Call for Details. Brooke O’Malley, CLUB REALTY 941-726-2677

Lots/Acreage For Sale

BY OWNER. 2 Acre parcel of land, South Tamiami Trail, Osprey. Zoned CG. Carol, 941-966-5446.

Open House PINE RUN OPEN HOUSE. Condo in lush, private area, 2BR/2BA. Lanai surrounded by tropical beauty. Sunday, February 28th, 12p.m.-4p.m., 216 Woodland Dr., Osprey 34229. FSBO.

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Cleaning BLUE FISH CLEANING INC. 941-705-3812.

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

RENTAL WANTED: 2BR/2BA+ Longboat Key. Retired couple with 15 pound dog. Condo or house on Longboat or Lido Key. February 2017 dates negotiable.. We will be in the area in early March 2016. hpd26@yahoo.com (973) 632−8177.

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Adult Care Services Complete Customized Individual In-Home Care.

Offering Non-Medical & Medical Services.

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

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

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Home Improvement/ Remodeling AUTO. BOAT AND BIKE TRANSPORTATION BEARS TRANSPORT, LLC 866−858−8066

WE ARE CAREGIVERS, COMPANIONS, HOMEMAKERS. Our rates start at $16/hr. Call Perfect Solutions For Seniors. 941-378-5553.

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

WHEN YOU are ready to fly south or north I will drive your car from doorstep to doorstep. Your car will arrive clean and washed and already to go.

Non-smoker. Non-drinker. Guaranteed lowest prices. One flat rate, I will pay the rest. Call 941-404-0517.

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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.

Cleaning MRS. MAIDS. Detailed & dependable cleaning services for your residence. Enjoy freedom from housecleaning. Flexible scheduling. Bonded and Insured. For free estimates, call 941-400-3175.

FREE ESTIMATES! Call Dotty, detailed cleaning.

30 Years Exp. Lic./Ins. Residential/Commercial.

Accepting all major credit cards. Dotty, 941-321-6645.

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OPEN OR ENCLOSED TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE .

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HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. Quality care with all your needs met. Medical transportation and assistance in any of your needs. Excellent references. 941-922-4453 or 941-350-7615.

HOME HEALTHCARE Provider: CNA, CPR, college degree, charming, positive lady with principles and values offers companionship medical reminders, transportation and assistance.

Open to travel with current passport. Excellent references. 941-284-9624.

MASTER CRAFTSMAN. 20 Years experience in remodeling. Residential and Commercial. Licensed & Insured. Call Joe Davis, 941-929-3000. Thank you Sarasota for all your business. Have a great 2016!

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Rescreening • Pool Enclosures • Pressure Cleaning & Pool Cage Painting

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Scotts Painting and Decorating LLC

Joe Murray, Owner

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Siesta Key Village 34242

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941-228-9012

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Driveways Deck Staining Roof Cleaning

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

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2016

SPG SCHEMMEL PROPERT Y GROUP REPRESENTING

the be st of COUNTRY CLUB LIVING

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

The Oaks Clubside | 470 E MacEwen | $1,896,400

The Oaks Bayside | 373 Sugar Mill Drive | $1,595,000

The Oaks Clubside | 530 N MacEwen | $1,365,000

Prestancia | 4079 Las Palmas Way | $1,245,000

Prestancia | 4369 Boca Pointe Drive | $1,200,000

Prestancia | 4177 Escondito Circle | $995,500

Prestancia | 7466 Monte Verde | $945,000

Prestancia | 3799 Boca Pointe Drive | $874,000

Prestancia | 3788 Boca Pointe Drive | $755,000

Prestancia | 4634 Mirada Way #28 | $309,900

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The Oaks Clubside | 931 Blue Heron | $2,780,000

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

The Oaks Clubside | 419 Walls Way | $1,845,000

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