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Forecast calls for decision on Thunder by the Bay A March 21 City Commission meeting could provide an answer to a lingering question: Will Thunder by the Bay roll out of its downtown home? SEE PAGE 3A

CIRCLE ROUNDUP In April, bridge repairs could make traffic onto the keys more congested.

YOUR TOWN Tick, tock. Turn forward your clock!

Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. March 13.

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The newest feature on St. Armands Circle is a team of crossing guards.

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Circle merchants voice concerns about the area’s police presence.

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On Wednesday, crossing guards began working at St. Armands Circle intersections as part of a state trial program.

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The Rev. Richard Marsden, with members of the confirmation classes he has led in the last 20 years at Church of the Redeemer.

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Leila and Olivia Schaedler-Luera learn to listen for fairies from Fairy of the Daisies Marilyn Schwartz at the third annual Fairy House Festival at Historic Spanish Point over the weekend. SEE PAGE 1B

Church of the Redeemer celebrated the Rev. Richard Marsden’s 20th anniversary at the parish during its March 6 Mass. Marsden’s confirmation classes from the last 20 years surprised him by marching down the aisles with banners representing each class.

“There are so many more things that I could say about him, like mentioning his love of war stories in his preaching, but suffice it to say that Linda and I treasure the friendship between us and him and Gail,” said the Rev. Fredrick Robinson.

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Budget for a one-month trial for crossing guards on St. Armands Circle.

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Height, in stories, of a potential new condominium at the corner of Fruitville and U.S. 41. SEE PAGE 9A

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50 feet, 3 inches Booker senior Jamal Watson’s personal best shot put throw.

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“To close the bridge down, they’re economically impacting St. Armands, and I think they’re creating a huge nightmare.

I don’t think 30 days is going to make a huge difference.”

Diana Corrigan, executive director of the St. Armands Circle Association, on plans to close a lane of Coon Key Bridge for three months beginning April 4. SEE PAGE 4A

BRAVES EYE SARASOTA COUNTY FOR STADIUM Sarasota County staff will continue negotiations with the Atlanta Braves for a spring training facility in North Port, following a unanimous vote from commissioners Wednesday morning.

“This is a very, very big deal,” said Commission Chairman Alan Maio. “If it happens, it’s a great point of pride for the community.”

Although the news confirms year-long rumors about interest from the Major League Baseball team, County Administrator Tom Harmer cautioned that it’s early in the process.

“It’s an important step, but there’s a lot of steps left,” Harmer said.

And there’s no guarantee the team will strike a deal with the county and the West Villages Improvement District for a 7,500-seat stadium and practice facilities southwest of the intersection of U.S. 41 and River Road.

“I think it’s a great idea, but it could go absolutely nowhere,” said Commissioner Carolyn Mason.

On Facebook, we asked if you would support a stadium in South County. Here’s what you said:

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Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown and Arlington Park resident Nathan Wilson celebrate the success of an effort to protect city trees.

Residents applaud growing tree protections

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An artist’s rendering shows a potential design for an Atlanta Braves spring-training facility in North Port.

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A citizen-led effort to preserve trees in the city continues to make gains as the City Commission agreed to hire a second arborist at a meeting Monday.

That move, which will cost $68,000, is another in a line of city policy decisions reflecting a demand for enhanced tree protection.

Staff is also in the process of drafting new regulations pertaining to the same topic.

Advocates have praised the city’s work but say more needs to be done. At Saturday’s meeting of the Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations, Bird Key residents called for regulations specifically tailored to different parts of the city.

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EVENT HORIZON

The city is revisiting its events policies once again, working to provide clarity on Thunder by the Bay’s future.

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That year, the city agreed to place a moratorium on downtown special events that close Main Street between Orange and Gulfstream avenues. At the time, the moratorium was approved to address concerns about construction projects disrupting business downtown. The new regulations included an exemption for several events with a history in the community, including Thunder by the Bay. The moratorium was originally a temporary measure, set to expire in September 2015. The commission revisited the policy in July 2015, prolonging the blackout period as-is for another year even as Thunder by the Bay’s exemption garnered growing criticism.

Following this year’s Thunder by the Bay, city administration directed staff not to issue any permits for downtown events until the commission revisited its policy. Although Thunder by the Bay’s exemption remains in tact, the organizers are restricted from gathering signatures from business owners that approve of the festival’s street closures.

The conversation about special events isn’t just restricted to Thunder by the Bay. Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown said businesses and residents have expressed a concern about the number of events in the downtown area: Just a week before Thunder by the Bay, the New

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So far, those efforts have produced no concrete results. That could change later this month, when the City Commission reexamines special events regulations that include a specific exemption allowing Thunder by the Bay to operate downtown.

As the city’s policymakers prepare to discuss downtown events, staff is working with Thunder by the Bay organizer Suncoast Charities for Children in search of an acceptable compromise.

This year’s Thunder by the Bay has drawn extra scrutiny, as merchants, residents and officials have registered complaints about the event. A survey of more than 100 downtown businesses suggested 62% of businesses were negatively impacted.

With 10 months until the 19th annual Thunder by the Bay, just one thing about the event is certain, according to Suncoast Charities Executive Director Lucy Nicandri.

“I’ve got vendors and sponsors asking me about it, and the only thing I can reassure them on is the festival’s going to continue,” she said.

Nicandri is holding out hope the event will be allowed to continue along lower Main Street, but she’s not counting on it. She’s already had preliminary discussions about different venues for the festival.

The city has pitched the east end of Main Street and Payne Park as alternate sites, two locations Nicandri was hesitant to embrace.

Opponents of the event have suggested a venue outside of the city entirely, but those sites come with drawbacks, as well.

“Doing it at a fairgrounds or out east, it’s just another bike fest,” Nicandri said. “But when it’s downtown, you can shop, you can dine, you can walk around — you can enjoy the whole area.”

The future of Thunder by the Bay should become clearer March 21, when the city discusses special events regulations that have been revised and revisited since 2014.

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Year’s Eve pineapple drop is another special event exempted from the moratorium.

“We had the New Year’s Eve event one weekend, followed by Thunder by the Bay, followed by the seafood festival the next weekend and a bridge run the next weekend,” Brown said. “We want to get a temperature from the commission and the public regarding the tolerance level for these events back to back to back.”

Although the commission will take a broad look at special events rules, Nicandri said she needs a specific answer regarding Thunder by the Bay before the end of the month. Even if Thunder by the Bay gets permission to pur-

sue its Main Street site, Nicandri is concerned the regulations may be subject to change in the coming months.

At Daytona Bike Week, currently underway in Daytona Beach, Nicandri said she fielded questions from people curious about the future of Thunder by the Bay. She couldn’t answer most of them — reinforcing the need for a definitive decision on whether the festival survives downtown.

“We need to know for the sake of our sponsors, for people booking hotel rooms,” Nicandri said.

“We’re not talking about a oneday event. We’re talking about a festival that’s been here for 18 years.”

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As leaders on Sarasota’s barrier islands grapple with ongoing seasonal traffic issues, a Florida Department of Transportation project beginning in April could further complicate travel onto the keys.

On April 4, FDOT will start

work on a project to replace two segments of the westbound Coon Key Bridge deck, just east of St. Armands Circle. The construction, which is expected to continue through July, will reduce the westbound bridge to one lane.

At a Tuesday St. Armands Business Improvement District meeting, attendees were upset to hear the construction would take place while seasonal tourist activity is still high. Diana Corrigan, executive director of the St. Armands Circle Association, urged city staff to discuss the possibility of

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“To close the bridge down, they’re economically impacting St. Armands, and I think they’re creating a huge nightmare,” Corrigan said. “I don’t think 30 days is going to make a huge difference.”

Although city staff members were surprised to learn about the project last month, FDOT spokesman Robin Stublen said bridge repairs have been planned since last year. He acknowledged the construction could be a nuisance for travelers, but said roadwork is conducted year-round.

“We can’t schedule all the work during off-tourist season,” Stublen said. “We program these projects, and the projects go forward once money is available.”

Stublen said FDOT does not have the flexibility to reschedule the project. He pointed out work will begin after Easter, a date historically used as a reference for the end of peak season. As offpeak tourism continues to grow

in Sarasota, Stublen said there would always be challenges associated with scheduling construction efforts.

“We continue to be busy; state tourism continues to go up,” Stublen said. “People love our beaches. There’s not really a good time to start.”

The project’s budget is $704,300. Construction will not impact the eastbound bridge lanes, which will remain open for pedestrian use as well.

The bridge lane closure will be just one of many factors contributing to traffic onto and off of the keys. BID leaders discussed other changes they hoped could address congestion issues, including coordinated traffic signal timing and the relocation of the Circle valet stand.

The group also asked staff to investigate the staging of construction on Vue Sarasota Bay at U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue.

Corrigan said crews standing along both streets make travel onto the John Ringling Causeway an even lengthier process than usual.

“Out of season, it’s doable,” Corrigan said. “In season, it’s just exacerbating a problem that’s already a nightmare to begin with.”

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FDOT tests Circle crossing guards On Wednesday, the Florida Department of Transportation began posting pedestrian crossing guards on St. Armands Circle as part of a trial program aimed at improving the traffic flow in the area.

The program, funded by FDOT, will run from March 9 through April 3. Pedestrian traffic managers will be posted at crosswalks on the east and north ends of the Circle, along John Ringling Boulevard and Boulevard of the Presidents. The guards will be in place from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday during the trial period.

The guards will dictate when pedestrians can cross the street, working to ensure people move in clusters when possible.

“The benefit is really managing the conflict between the pedestrians and motorists,” said L.K. Nandam, FDOT’s District 1 traffic operations manager. “What we hope is there’s going to be some positive impact on the vehicular traffic as far as queues and delays go.”

The idea to place crossing guards on St. Armands Circle dates originally surfaced in a 2011 FDOT report. It was brought up again in 2015, as

stakeholders on St. Armands searched for solutions to a worsening seasonal traffic issue.

Nandam said an initial trial period is being held to investigate the efficacy of the crossing guards. FDOT would then provide that information to the city and Circle stakeholders, who could choose to invest in the program full time.

The program’s budget for the month is $40,000, though Nandam anticipated the final cost for the pedestrian traffic managers would be lower.

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Citing a pressing need for affordable housing near the heart of the city, the Downtown Improvement District is unanimously backing a proposal to construct a 393-unit apartment complex at Fruitville Road and Lime Avenue.

In advance of a March 9 hearing with the city Planning Board, entrepreneur Harvey Vengroff discussed his plans with the DID Tuesday. Vengroff is requesting zoning changes to his 8-acre property at 2211 Fruitville Road to allow for the density necessary to build the apartment complex, called VW Village.

Vengroff is pitching the project as one that would address the city’s lack of affordable housing.

“We have a choice here,” Vengroff said. “We can build 200 nice condos or build 400 affordable apartments. Obviously, I feel that the apartments are more necessary than condominiums.”

DID board members said the scarcity of affordable housing is about to get even more severe in the downtown area. The amount of development underway — in particular, with six hotels planned — could lead to an uptick in the service workforce.

“We estimate, at the hotel I’m working with alone, 350 employees — in one hotel,” said DID board member Steve Seidensticker, owner of Louies Modern and The Francis. “There’s nowhere for that staff to live currently.”

Board member Daniel Volz said the price of “affordable housing” can vary widely in Sarasota, but Vengroff’s targeted rental rates between $600 and $950 actually fit the description. Ultimately, Vengroff’s proposal needs to gain approval from a supermajority of the City Commission; the DID agreed to send a letter to commissioners endorsing the proposal.

“I think this is providing support for a neglected demographic,” Volz said.

One of the most significant requests in Vengroff’s proposal is a reduction in the required number of parking spaces from 404 to 242. The plans for VW Village include a car-share program for residents, but DID Operations Manager John Moran believes improved downtown transit options could reduce the need for parking at apartment complexes.

Moran is pursuing a circulator service that would transport people around the downtown area. If a transit program comes together, it could help offset the demand for parking spaces at other affordable housing projects, he said.

“A downtown transit system can reasonably replace the need for parking,” Moran said. “Hopefully, in some months, we’ll have some clarity on that.”

Editor’s note: At press time, the Planning Board had not yet reached a decision on Vengroff’s plan. Visit yourobserver.com for more information about Wednesday’s meeting.

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If you don’t want Trump Oh my, the 2016 campaign so far has been truly bizarre. Clearly, 60% of Republicans don’t want Trump. Come Tuesday, there’s one way to make it more difficult for him.

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t’s probably pretty accurate to say roughly 60% of Florida Republicans who have not voted yet in the presidential primary are spinning — in fear, frustration and indecision. And roughly 60% of Republicans nationwide can’t believe what they are seeing: Donald Trump leading the pack.

But it’s not just that. Think of the entire picture: At the top of the Democratic Party, the leading candidates are Hillary Clinton, under serious investigation by the FBI and Justice Department and a proven deliberate liar to the American people and Benghazi victims’ families; and Bernie Sanders, an avowed socialist.

On the Republican side, there’s Trump, narcissistic, bombastic, flipflopping, unpresidential boor; Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, two freshmen senators, conservatives, yes, each gifted speakers, yes, who criticize the freshman senator holding the presidency, one who is despised by the very people with whom he would have to work, the other whose Senate attendance record was abysmal; and John Kasich, the candidate credited with acting most like an adult so far, with proven successful records in Congress and as governor of Ohio, and yet who rarely polls above 10%.

Out of 320 million Americans in the most amazing nation in history, it is staggeringly mystifying to think how Trump and Clinton — both beneath the dignity and integrity required of the office — have become the frontrunners for the most important elected office in the world.

This is truly bizarre.

Mind you, let’s be clear: This is not to belittle the Trump supporters. We get it. They are rallying to execute the revolution against the Washington elected elite that so many Republicans (and Americans) desperately want. They’re rallying to bring about what they thought they were going to get twice — after the 2010 Tea Party victory, when Republicans took the House, and in 2014, when Republicans added their majority to the Senate.

What they wanted, of course, never

occurred — a reversal and rout of everything Obama; an emasculation of the failed fiscal, social-welfare Leviathan; a holocaust of job-killing Washington regulations and taxation; and congressional officeholders who, finally, acted on the voters’ behalf instead of their crony funders and themselves.

As a result, millions have turned to the populist businessman who says exactly what’s on their minds, crass language and all — even though for four decades he has been a part of and beneficiary of the inside political elite they despise. He says what most of us believe: Washington is incompetent, and we do want someone to make America great again.

THE CHARACTER TEST

But if you’re among the 60% of the Republicans who so far have rejected Trump (this newspaper among them) and are ambivalent about the three remaining candidates — Cruz, Rubio and Kasich (this newspaper among them), for next week’s Florida primary here are considerations for your decision making. Ask yourself how each candidate (including Trump) has demonstrated: n Moral and behavioral principles.

What are their fundamental principles about the role of government?

Is the candidate steadfast in his principles, or does he compromise principles for self gain at the expense of others? n Character. What is the candidate’s integrity? Does he have a record of trustworthiness, transparency and honesty? n Record. Elections are a referendum on every candidate’s record of achievement — in business and/or public service. Is it a record of honorable success and accomplishment? n Vision. Elections are a referendum on a candidate’s vision for the future and how well he articulates that vision and the way it would be executed. n Consistency and predictability.

Effective leaders are exemplars of these two qualities. n Temperament and presence.

Who has acted most presidential?

Researchers have shown that 93% of credibility is conveyed through a person’s body — body language, voice and tone, with only 7% of credibility attributed to content. Whose presence appears most suited and dignified as the head of the Free World meeting and persuading other world leaders as a president should?

These are all crucial, must-have characteristics for all of the candidates. So make your checklist. Who scores best? And remember the ultimate goal: winning the presidency,

defeating Hillary Clinton.

All things considered: At long last, for the first time since Barry Goldwater, there is a Republican candidate who steadfastly embraces the constitution and its principles as our Founders envisioned: That is Cruz.

Props to him for those principles.

But also remember the William F. Buckley Rule: “I’d be for the most right, viable candidate who could win.”

Now juxtapose the ultimate goal and the Buckley Rule against the requisite characteristics. Kasich is the one. Not Rubio. Not Cruz.

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MATH

Unfortunately, next Tuesday’s primaries in Florida and Ohio are not about either character or the Buckley Rule if you’re choosing a candidate to stop Trump. It’s all about the math.

Florida and Ohio most likely will determine whether Trump can win the required 1,237 delegates to become the nominee. Florida has 99 winner-take-all delegates at stake; Ohio has 66. If Trump wins both states, momentum pushes the possibility increasingly in his favor.

But in Florida, there is only one candidate who can beat Trump: Rubio. Cruz can’t. But his strategy is not to win here. It’s to finish second, giving Trump all 99 Florida delegates, forcing Rubio to drop out and hoping that Rubio supporters throughout the remainder of the primaries would coalesce behind him.

Yet even that is not a likely path for a Cruz nomination. Not counting this Tuesday’s results (after our press time), Cruz would have to win 75% of the delegates in the remainder of the primaries to win the nomination.

Trump would need 48%.

On the other hand, Rubio and Kasich victories in Florida and Ohio, respectively, likely assure a brokered convention this summer in Cleveland. That, of course, will be as messy and ugly as the campaign so far has been bizarre. And it will become the penultimate test: Who among the candidates and their supporters will be willing to do what’s honorable and right for the Republican Party and the country and for what will be ultimate test: Win the White House.

Based on that goal, in polling so far of who is most likely to defeat Clinton, Kasich would win by the largest margin, followed by Rubio, then Cruz. Trump would lose.

For Tuesday’s primary, for the sake of the ultimate goal, we recommend: Marco Rubio.

(Postscript: On the Democratic side, no surprise, we cannot recommend either candidate. Regular readers of this page expected that.)

(A little) good news on the traffic front … amid other puzzling road news It’s almost shocking news.

For years and years and years, we have harped on officialdom’s lack of any attempts to ameliorate the annual annoying traffic backups on the roads connecting St. Armands Key and Siesta Key to the mainland — especially the former.

But lo and behold, the Florida Department of Transportation — the overseer of the John Ringling Causeway, Ringling Bridge and State Road 789, which goes through St. Armands Circle to Longboat Key — announced this week it would begin posting crossing guards in St. Armands Circle with the intent to improve the flow of traffic.

At last. Even if it is just a 25-day trial

and a tiny step, we’ll take it. Finally, some action.

But while FDOT revealed that good news, there are other aspects of the downtown traffic scene that lets some air out of any glee over the crossing guards: n FDOT is scheduled to shut down one lane of the Coon Key Bridge leading into St. Armands, starting April 4 and extending into July. Why start at the end of high season? FDOT says it cannot control start dates. “The projects go forward once the money is available,” says Robin Stublen, FDOT spokesman. n But topping that continues to be the talk of converting a portion of Fruitville Road from four lanes to two lanes near

downtown.

Maybe that’s a good idea; who knows.

It doesn’t sound like it.

But here’s the bigger point: That idea seems to be apart from the bigger picture. As 500 new hotel rooms downtown open; as the Vue, Jewel, Sansara, De Marcay and other new condominiums open downtown and on Golden Gate Point; as the Quay property and Van Wezel are redeveloped; and as Lakewood Ranch South grows east of Interstate 75, how will the downtown road network accommodate the future growth?

FDOT and city and county planners should be creating simulations and strategies to deal with all of that.

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Downtown land swap highlights divide on growth A proposed deal between the city and a developer could help the construction of a roundabout at U.S. 41 and Fruitville Road — and an 18 story, 80-unit condominium nearby.

A proposed land deal between the city and a private developer would involve swapping less than a quarter-acre of land in total.

Still, both critics and supporters of the agreement believe the exchange could have a significant impact on the future of downtown Sarasota.

On Monday, a divided City Commission voted 3-2 to advance the deal. If finalized, the city would transfer 0.13 acres of land at the northeast corner of U.S. 41 and Tamiami Trail to Palsar Developments Inc. Palsar, which owns the neighboring property at 332 N. Tamiami Trail, would give two strips of land along U.S. 41 and Fruitville Road to the city.

Proponents of the land swap say the exchange is necessary for the city to proceed with plans for a roundabout at U.S. 41 and Fruitville. Without the deal, the city would have to eventually purchase land along both streets to ensure the roundabout could be built to optimal specifications.

Opponents see the deal as enabling out-of-control downtown growth, particularly in the

immediate vicinity of that intersection. If the deal is completed, Palsar would likely proceed with plans to build an 18-story, 80-unit condominium complex.

“People tell me all the time that the city is becoming unlivable,” said Commissioner Susan Chapman, one of two commissioners who voted against advancing the deal. “The character is changing from the city they want to live in.”

Although the swap is still not complete, Monday’s vote allows Palsar to submit plans for a development and an application to change its property’s zoning application. If both the site plan and rezone gain commission approval, the land swap would go into effect.

Core Development President Kevin Daves, who is working with Palsar to build on the property, said new plans would focus exclusively on a residential project with about 80 condo units.

The Palsar property is divided between two zoning classifications: A portion is zoned Downtown Edge, and the other Downtown Bayfront. Rezoning the Downtown Edge portion as Downtown Core would allow for a greater residential density than

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The 18-story segment of a conceptual project for Fruitville and U.S. 41 is limited to land already entitled to that height.

under the current conditions, but Daves said any project would be designed with the existing height limitations in mind.

“From people’s standpoints, they won’t see the difference in the zoning at all except for the density,” Daves said.

Chapman objected to the characterization of the deal as a minor giveaway. The rezoning would allow for twice the density on the Downtown Edge segment of the property. The city would also convey a portion of an alley

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Originally, plans called for an 18-story building on the Palsar site, including a 225-room Marriott Hotel and a 40-unit condo.

Those plans, which satisfy the current regulations on the land, were put on hold when it became clear the city would need part of the property to construct a roundabout.

Supporters of the deal said it would secure city interests on land that can be developed either way. The city has called the roundabout an important tool to address long-standing congestion issues along U.S. 41 and Fruitville.

“Without our approval, this developer could build on this lot based on the current zoning,” Commissioner Liz Alpert said.

“We don’t have the ability to say, ‘You can’t use your property.’”

Alpert added the increased density in the downtown area could lead to increased walkability and fewer cars on the road.

Chapman wants to have a bigpicture conversation about the city’s growth. She thinks certain steps could be taken to better manage development, including removing administrative site plan approval and dividing the planning and building departments.

A wide-ranging discussion hasn’t happened yet, but Chapman is certain it’s unavoidable.

“I’m not the only one talking,” Chapman said. “If people want to dismiss me, when I’m gone, this conversation will keep going.”

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Circle leaders call for increased police presence DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

Although the commercial tourist district of St. Armands Circle may not be a hotbed for crime, businesses are growing concerned about a perceived lack of police presence in the area.

For Diana Corrigan, executive director of the St. Armands Circle Association, the problem stands out because she remembers a time when the Sarasota Police Department was extremely responsive to problems on the island. Ten years ago, merchants on the Circle had a designated cellphone line they could use to directly contact the patrol officer in the area. Getting a quick response to a complaint wasn’t a challenge.

Today, Corrigan said, that’s changed. Circle stakeholders are searching for solutions to their woes, working with SPD officials to address the feelings of neglect.

“I’m getting a tremendous amount of complaints from our businesses because they do not see the same police presence at night that we used to,” Corrigan said. “They don’t even know who the officers are that are there at night.”

The concern about policing is broad, but at least two specific issues have been raised by Circle businesses. Employees feel unsafe when stores are closing at night between 9 and 10 p.m. — and they’d feel reassured by the visible presence of an officer.

When people do report incidents — a suspicious person or someone shoplifting, for exam-

ple — there can be a delay before an officer takes action. Corrigan shared stories about police dispatchers putting callers on hold for 10 minutes, only to eventually instruct them to call back later.

“This is where we’re all getting frustrated, because we’ve never had this before,” Corrigan said.

“Even though we’re St. Armands, the worst of situations happen in good areas.”

Although this has been a recurring source of consternation at St. Armands BID meetings, Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino said she hadn’t heard those concerns. Still, she said she is committed to maintaining a constant level of service in all of the city’s 10 patrol zones. It can be a challenge to satisfy everybody’s demand for police presence, she said.

“We will never have the number of police officers in our agency that the citizens in our community want,” DiPino said. “Everybody wants their own police officer.”

There were eight major crimes reported on St. Armands Circle in 2015. Two were larcenies from vehicles, and the other six were burglaries. Compared to the rest of the city — or even the rest of Zone 10, where the Circle is located — that’s a low crime rate.

Accordingly, St. Armands is seen as a lower-demand area.

“We are looking at intelligenceled policing and deploying our resources where the needs are,” DiPino said. “I’m going to do my best to make sure everybody gets the appropriate police response and care.”

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“It takes some time to build those relationships,” DiPino said.

“Our agency’s really pushing for that.”

Robinson is also asking officers to make sure they’re carrying the zone cellphone and that, when possible, they stay on the Circle as businesses close. Still, any police presence might not be felt throughout the Circle — an officer on the west end of St. Armands isn’t necessarily visible

to someone on the east end.

Demands throughout the patrol zone, which encompasses the area west of the John Ringling Causeway, place additional constraints on officers. If an officer were anchored in the Circle, the impact would be felt elsewhere.

This is part of a broader issue as the department works to serve the city with 41 fewer sworn officers than it had in 2007. Still, as the level of concern on the Circle grows, leaders in the area will continue to push for improved police responsiveness.

“That’s my biggest issue,” Corrigan said. “We are all dealing with things we didn’t deal with 10 years ago.”

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County pumps Siesta plant closure back to 2018 After receiving an extension, Sarasota County has more time to decommission the wastewater plant on Siesta.

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Tucked between one of the largest neighborhoods on Siesta Key and the canopied streets of Winding Way and Oakmont Place, a 4.5acre sewage plant has been operating for more than 40 years.

Sarasota County was supposed to shut the aging wastewater facility down by the end of 2016, potentially replacing most of the land with a waterfront park and smaller pump station.

But the project will have to wait another two years as the county works to construct more than four miles of underground pipes and other infrastructure. On Tuesday, commissioners voted to make the mid-2018 date to shut down the facility official.

“While reviewing all the projects associated with being able to get that project offline — including two plant expansions — we’re adding a year,” said Dave Cash, a manager in the county’s public utilities department.

In 2011, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection fined the county more than $89,000 for five violations related to pollution levels in discharges into the Grand Canal. The state gave the county two years to correct those levels, which it later

extended to the final day of 2016.

Instead, county staff decided to decommission the plant.

“The facility is old, it requires major upgrades, it’s on a barrier island and it’s in a neighborhood setting,” Cash said.

Right now, the facility processes as much as 2 million gallons of wastewater daily at the height of season, according to chief plant operator Roger Hostetler.

Instead of treating sewage that arrives at the center of the island on-site, the new master pump station will direct the wastewater to separate treatment facilities on the mainland. Concurrently, the facilities must be expanded to keep up with capacity, Cash said.

Despite its proximity to nearby homes, Cash said his department doesn’t field many complaints about the plant.

“It’s been there so long, everything has grown up around it,” Cash said. “So it’s just become part of the neighborhood.”

Siesta Isles Association President Tony Romanus agreed, and said his organization rarely hears about it.

On its website, the county’s engineering consultant for the project suggested a park might be an option for the land once the plant is decommissioned.

Romanus expressed enthusiasm about the possibility of a future park at the site.

“If you take away what could be an environmental disaster and replace it with a park, that’s wonderful,” Romanus said.

When he considers a potential new park in his neighborhood,

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Romanus does have one concern: traffic. The neighborhood of roughly 300 homes is located in the heart of the island just north of the public beach, and local streets have the tendency to “turn into a bit of a racetrack.”

“It would be a great spot to drop a kayak in,” Romanus said. “We just don’t want a big power boat ramp.”

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City responds to county concerns on Big Pass dredge Although a third-party review criticized plans to renourish Lido Key, city staff and the Army Corps of Engineers continue to push the project ahead.

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With Siesta Key residents expressing concerns about plans to use 1.3 million cubic yards of sand from Big Pass to renourish Lido Beach, the county has hired a consultant to review the proposed project. The Army Corps of Engineers and the city are still confident the project would not negatively impact the surrounding areas.

know what their questions are at that point.”

Atkins is scheduled to give a presentation to the County Commission March 23, though county staff declined to expand on the county’s ongoing review process.

The report said the Army Corps’ proposal lacks “the supporting documentation necessary to confidently accept the conclusions” — perhaps most significantly, that the project wouldn’t negatively impact Siesta Beach to the south. Residents on Siesta Key

have expressed strong opposition to the project.

Although the project does not technically require county approval, DavisShaw wants to ensure that any apprehension surrounding the dredge is addressed. A separate cityordered independent review of the project recommends the city create a series of plans to address a wide range of possible outcomes following the dredge.

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“We want to make sure any questions the county has are answered,” DavisShaw said.

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Following a critical third-party review of plans to dredge Big Pass, city engineer Alex DavisShaw wants to establish a line of dialogue to address the issues raised in the consultant’s report.

The city is working with the Army Corps of Engineers on a plan to renourish Lido Beach, which would include the firstever dredging of sand from Big Pass. Despite the negative tone of the review, conducted by a county consultant, city staff isn’t convinced that the issues are on their end.

On March 2, DavisShaw sent a formal response to county staff responding to the analysis of the proposed dredging. That letter expresses concern about the amount of available information pertaining to the project that Atkins, the consulting firm that conducted the report, didn’t seem to incorporate into its work.

“There are a lot of questions we had that don’t appear to have been evaluated by Atkins,” DavisShaw said. “Once we see they have all that information, we want to

As local governments continue to pore over the project, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection is also reviewing the proposed plans. Currently, the city and Army Corps are responding to a request for additional information from the DEP. DavisShaw said a decision from the state isn’t exactly imminent; additional questions could come after this request for information is addressed. Even with no major hurdles, the dredging likely wouldn’t start for a year — and it’s probable that it takes even longer.

One of the biggest questions remaining about the project is funding. Army Corps officials originally said the project could begin as early as 2015, but in addition to the pushback from county residents, federal money still has not materialized for the $23 million renourishment effort.

“It was not included in President Obama’s 2017 budget,” Army Corps spokeswoman Amanda Parker said. “Unless Congress does something differently to put it in there, it’s not in the 2017 budget.”

As a result, DavisShaw said, it’s more realistic that the bidding process for the project will begin around fall 2017. In the meantime, she’ll keep working on a local level to respond to concerns that continue to surround the project.

“If we need to set something up to talk with (Atkins) about where information can be found, we’ll do that,” she said. “We’ve expressed a willingness to communicate with them whatever they need to help them understand.”

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Robin Roberts inspires Town Hall audience Robin Roberts with David Verinder, president/ CEO of presenting sponsor Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, and 2016 Town Hall Chairwoman Chris Cremer

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The Ringling College Library Association Town Hall series welcomed “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts as its featured speaker Monday, at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

Roberts shared her childhood dream of playing tennis professionally and how she started her career in journalism.

“Our dreams may not look like we think they will look,” Roberts said.

Roberts recalled her early career at a country radio station, where she worked while studying communications at Southeastern Louisiana University to gain as much experience as possible reporting on sports. After graduation, she received offers to cover news full time, but she accepted a part-time position that would allow her to pursue her passion of covering sports. Roberts later took a position at ESPN and then moved on to “Good Morning America,” working alongside Diane Sawyer and Charlie Gibson.

Roberts’ list of interviewees includes President Barack Obama, Facebook founder/CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James.

“Proximity is power,” Roberts said. “Put yourself in a position for good things to happen.”

Roberts spoke about her 2007 breast cancer diagnosis and treat-

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“I wanted to be a walking, breathing example of ‘This too shall pass,’” Roberts said. “You never know someone’s journey or their path.”

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Beekeepers have felt the sting of a decline in bee colonies since 2006, both locally and worldwide. The sting was intensified last June when Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $2.5 million to replace the current Honey Bee Research and Extension lab in St. Augustine with the University of Florida’s Honey Bee Research Lab to further research the decline.

Local and state beekeepers want to ensure that research continues on Colony Collapse Disorder, or CCD, (see sidebar) that affects crops and the economy on a global scale.

That’s why Sarasota Honey Co., in partnership with the Suncoast Beekeepers Association, will hold the first Honey Bee Festival to raise money to create the Florida Honey Bee Research Lab to Save the Bees.

With 180 hives located around town, Sarasota Honey Co. is invested in finding ways to keep bees thriving, not just for their honey production but because of the role they play in pollinating local crops and vegetation.

Aside from selling goods at farmers markets and festivals, Sarasota Honey Co. hopes to draw attention to the need for further research locally.

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The decline in bee colonies that’s been observed since 2006 is known as Colony Collapse Disorder, or CCD. Known contributing factors include parasitic mites, insecticides and habitat loss for bees. Further research is required to learn what other factors are putting bees at risk.

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is the nursery for the bees with year-round summer,” said Alma Johnson, Sarasota Honey Co. coowner and head beekeeper. “That means it can create bees all year round compared to other states with more seasonal changes.”

Sarasota Honey Co. has also partnered with Sweetgrass Farms to share its mission of producing locally grown fruits and vegetables using a hydroponic system and without the use of pesticides that they say harm the bees.

“We’re trying to raise awareness of what’s happening to the honeybees and how pesticides have been a huge problem,” said Kathy Demler, who co-owns Sweetgrass Farms with her husband, Jim. Demler says the partnership with Sarasota Honey Co. is mutually beneficial.

“They (the bees) are flying around, and they’re functional,” Demler said. “They do their part and make their honey.”

What: The Sarasota Honey Bee Festival will include you-pick strawberries, a vendor and craft fair, kid zone, live entertainment, local artisan food and honey tastings, educational booths and more.

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Tiger Bay Club board President Susan Nilon moderated the discussion, in which panelists debated the value of economic incentives and whether they benefit the community.

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“I will definitely miss the girls. And I wish them the best for the future.

They are very talented players, and I know they will do just fine.”

– Booker girls basketball coach Hollie Nelson on her decision to step down from her role as a coach — at least for now. SEE PAGE 20A

ONE (REALLY) BIG SHOT Booker’s Jamal Watson wants to do more than get to state. This time, he wants to dominate.

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Florida Southern’s Camille Giardina, a 2015 graduate of Sarasota High, was named the Sunshine State Conference Freshman of the Year.

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Tyler Mattes went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and five RBI to lead the Cardinal Mooney baseball team to an 11-0 district victory versus Gateway Charter March 1.

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Sarasota senior Nick Long went 3-for-3 with an RBI, as the Sailors edged past Palmetto 2-1 in district action March 1.

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ooker High senior Jamal Watson’s parents both ran track in high school, and it seemed natural that Watson would follow in their footsteps.

Only it didn’t quite turn out that way.

“I ended up being a lot bigger than they thought I was going to be,” the 322-pound, 6-foot-1 Watson said.

Watson knew he wasn’t fast, but he wanted to leave his mark on the Sarasota Middle School track team. The then-seventh-grader picked up a shot put and hasn’t stopped since.

“I know it’s not the most glamorous part of the track and field spectrum, but I like when people watch and see me do a good thing,” he said.

Five years later, Watson steps into the ring and places the shot put in his right hand before tucking it by his neck. His left side relaxed, he kicks his leg into the air and completes a 180-degree turn, propelling the shot put even farther. With only one event on his schedule, Watson has been able to spend all of him time developing and thinking of ways to better perfect his craft.

“Shot put is like a marathon,” he said. “You have to take your time and do it your way and no one else’s.”

He knows what he’s capable of: a 45-foot throw from a standing position and a 50-foot throw with the addition of a swift 180-degree kick.

That 5-foot differential is what separates Watson from the rest of the competition.

“It’s not normal,” a modest Watson said.

Watson has won all four meets Booker has competed in so far this spring, including the March 4 Booker Invitational with a throw of 48 feet, 4 inches — more than 3 feet farther than the competition.

College Aspirations A former fullback turned nose tackle and offensive guard, Jamal Watson had aspirations of playing college football until last year, when he realized he had an opportunity to make a name for himself in track and field.

Watson, who has a personal best throw of 50 feet, 3 inches, now is hoping to land a track scholarship.

He went on his first official visit to Webber International University March 1 and planned to visit Warner University the following week.

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Jamal Watson, who finished 11th in the Class 2A state meet, hopes to finish in the top three this year.

But Watson, who also played nose tackle and right guard for the Tornadoes football team, understands first-place finishes are never guaranteed.

“There are some really good throwers in the Sarasota area,” Watson said. “I hear people talking all the time about how they have to work hard to try and catch Jamal. I enjoy the challenge. It keeps me on my toes.”

With each throw, Watson attempts to replicate the technique that has gotten him to this point. After all, he only has three chances to show what he can do.

Shot put is a unique event in that the practice and preparation done outside of the ring is what ultimately determines success; strength and proper technique go hand in hand.

Currently, Watson only throws on Tuesday afternoons and during meets, which are typically on Fridays. The other three days are dedicated to weight training, which he alternates between upper and lower body exercises, and recuperation therapy.

“He doesn’t like to lose,” throwing coach Jeremy Diggins said. “He’s excited by the fact that everyone is trying to beat him.

He’s passionate about throwing and getting better.”

After reaching the regional meet his freshman year, Watson realized he might have a chance for a repeat performance. He advanced to the regional meet each of the next two seasons and qualified for the state tournament last season, where he finished 11th with a mark of 46 feet, 1 inch. The state champion threw 56 feet, 4 inches.

At the time, Watson was just

Watson won the shot put at the Booker Invitational March 4 with a heave of 48 feet, 4 inches.

“I hear people talking all the time about how they have to work hard to try and catch Jamal. I enjoy the challenge. It keeps me on my toes.”

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happy to make it to the state meet.

Now, he wants more.

“He throws really far, and sometimes you just sit back and think ‘Whoa did that just happen?” sophomore thrower Nikki Van der Linden said of Watson.

“I’ve learned a lot just by watching his technique because he’s been doing it for so long.”

“It pushes you to get on that level,” sophomore teammate Christian McKay said. “It’s motivation.”

As one of 10 throwers on the Tornadoes track team and the only one with state meet experience, Watson has been working with his teammates, particularly on the girls side with Van der Linden and McKay, who are both first-year throwers.

Watson continually encourages the girls to remain positive while pointing out specific areas on which to improve.

“He leads by example rather than being a verbal cheerleader,” distance coach Steven Crane said of Watson, who is one of Booker’s co-captains. “The athletes look up to him, respect him and prescribe to what he’s saying.”

With only four meets remaining before the Class 2A-District 11 meet, Watson is already looking ahead to the future and the possibility of bettering his Class 2A state meet performance from a year ago.

“At the end of the day, I’m just trying to finish in the top three in the state and bring something back to Booker,” Watson said. “I just want to represent the school.

As long as I know I worked hard enough and left it all out there on that final throw, then I’ll be happy with myself and have no regrets.”

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pair of senior standouts announced their college intentions this week.

Cardinal Mooney volleyball player Keri McMahon will continue her career at Eckerd College, in St. Petersburg.

McMahon becomes the third member of her family to land an athletic scholarship, following in the footsteps of her older sister, Hanna, a beach volleyball player for Jacksonville University, and brother, Ryan, a basketball player for Louisville.

McMahon, who is in the middle of her club season with Wave Volleyball Alliance’s 18 Pro team, helped lead the Cougars to three consecutive regional tournament appearances and the Class 3A-District 10 title as a junior.

After missing the entire 2015-16 season with a torn ACL, Booker’s leading scorer, Yamaris Guevarez, still was able to sign a basketball scholarship to Jacksonville University.

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On the heels of its best season in recent memory, the Booker High girls basketball team is now without a head coach.

Hollie Nelson announced earlier this week she would be stepping away from coaching — at least for now.

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Cardinal Mooney senior Keri McMahon, left, will play volleyball for Eckerd College, and Booker guard Yamaris Guevarez, right, will play for Jacksonville University.

fitness at Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences, plans to pursue a master’s degree. After much consideration, Nelson made the decision to leave the program after two seasons at the helm.

In her second season, Nelson guided the Tornadoes to a district championship and a berth in the regional finals.

“I have put every ounce of myself into building this program and knowing I wouldn’t be able to give 110% time and effort, as I asked the girls to do, I have opted to step down,” Nelson said. “I will definitely miss the girls. And I wish them the best for the future. They are very talented players and I know they will do just fine.”

Sprinting events tend to garner the most attention, but the area’s top distance runners have gotten off to a record start this season.

Riverview cross-country standout Warran Grajalez set a new personal best time in the 1,600-meter run at the Booker Invitational March 4, finishing second in 4:29.34. It was the third-fastest time in the event in the school’s history.

Grajalez returned to the track later that night, breaking the 10-minute mark to win the 3,200 meter in 9:56.24.

Sarasota senior Adam Bradtmueller, who won the Class 3A state cross-country title, ran away with the 800, crossing the finish line in 2:00.56. Bradtmueller already holds the fastest time in the state in the mile this season after posting a new personal record of 4:17.86 at the Wharton Wildcat Invitational Feb. 27.

On the girls side, Sarasota junior Sage Lyons, the Sailors top cross-country runner, won the 3200 in 12:37.51 at the Booker Invitational and finished second in the 800 in 2:31.34.

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Dustin Lambert went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. James Boldin went 2-for-4 with two runs and a RBI. Jake Underhill went 1-for-2 with a triple and three RBI. Alex Amero earned the win on the mound, allowing one earned run on five hits and two walks while striking out two in 2 1/3 innings.

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Sarasota’s Jaasiel Torres will look to improve on last week’s fifthplace finish in the high jump at the Charlotte Invitational March 11.

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The Sarasota baseball team aims to lock up one of the top two seeds in the Class 8A-District 8 tournament when the Sailors play host to Palmetto at 7 p.m. Sarasota edged past Palmetto 2-1 in the first meeting between the two schools March 1, which turned into a pitchers’ dual when both teams were held scoreless through the final four innings.

The Riverview boys and girls lacrosse teams will take the field at the Ram Bowl when they face St. Stephen’s for the second time this season.

The girls game will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the boys game at 7:30 p.m., which will mark the start of a five-game home stand for the Rams.

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Siblings and teammates Keira and Kane Zuknick with their vehicle “Vesuvius.”

Oula Winder of Team Panda with her car. Winder, along with her sister Kia Winder, took home the first place prize for most eco-friendly car.

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With the lift of a wooden gate, remote control cars took off on the obstacle course for the Remote Control Custom Car Open at the Suncoast Science Center March 5.

The event featured teams of students in three categories with elementary, middle and high school participants. Teams began customizing their remote control cars in January through a series of workshops taught by the SciCore Youth Volunteers at the Suncoast Science Center. Over the course of six weeks, the volunteers and instructors taught 52 workshops on topics including how to lighten their cars, use vinyl cutters for designs and how to overall enhance the performance of their vehicles.

Participants began with the same hobby-grade remote control car and were given the task of customizing it for three competitions: design; drag races; and laps race. The contest was designed to test innovation, engineering and creativity while fostering mentorship between the different age groups.

Nearly every aspect of the competition was manufactured at the Suncoast Science Center from the lift gates for the races to the print on the T-shirts to the wooden medals for winners.

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so much fun,” said Ping Faulhaber, Suncoast Science Center executive director. “I’m very happy to see so many girls say they want to come here every day.”

Pine View School had the most teams participate in the competition. Principal Stephen Covert and seventh grade science teacher Hali Flahavan received a check for $1,000 on behalf of the science department. Prizes included scholarships to Ringling College of Art and Design and cash prizes for the first place winners for each category and division.

Faulhaber already has plans for expanding the competition for next year. She heard feedback all day from parents wanting to be more involved.

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n a Fox television interview in 2011, disabled Army veteran Helman Roman talked of his despair.

“There is no way I can serve my country the way it needs to be served,” said the former staff sergeant, whose legs were crushed by an improvised explosive device that blew up his patrol vehicle in Afghanistan on Sept. 11, 2009.

On March 4 at Nathan Benderson Park, Miami’s Roman showed he might have found another way to represent the USA. Roman, 47, finished a big effort at the USRowing Para Rowing Camp with a solid performance that indicated he is one of the favorites going into the trunkand-arms mixed U.S. Paralympic Team Trials April 6-7 in West Windsor, N.J. One man and one woman will make up the trunk-and-arms mixed team headed toward competition at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

After his big race March 4, he slowly worked his way out of his boat, lifting his body on the dock, his damaged legs and feet dragging behind. He then flashed a big smile and he talked about his “new beginning.”

“Oh my God, this is like a double whammy,” Roman said. “I get

to compete, and any citizen who can wear the flag on their shoulder or chest, it means the world.”

The camp, just one of the many major rowing events Benderson Park will host leading up to the 2017 World Championships that begins Sept. 24, 2017, offered many other inspiring stories about athletes overcoming considerable physical challenges.

Coaches Stephanie Parrish of Miami Beach Rowing, and Christopher Meyer, of Mohawk Home School Rowing of Albany, N.Y., talked about how they have been humbled working with the athletes.

Parrish works with Roman. “I have a huge amount of respect for him,” she said.

Meyer works with Schenectady, N.Y.’s Isaac French, who was born a double amputee. The 15-yearold is a blossoming star in para rowing.

Both Parrish and Meyer have rowed while purposely not using their legs to get a better understanding of what their athletes face.

“It was a glimpse into what life is like on a daily basis for him,” Parrish said of Roman.

“It is humbling,” Meyer said of working with French.

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Helman Roman and Betsy Mitchell complete their second run March 4 at Nathan Benderson Park during the USRowing Para-Rowing Camp.

Rows, and Darling sees more talented athletes from that program raising the competition.

“I’ve never seen anyone able to row like the military guys,” Darling said.

Darling was at the camp to identify best combinations of rowers to compete for spots on the U.S. team. He congratulated the rowers on an outstanding effort and noted, “There are going to be little peaks and valleys. You have to stick with it.”

Roman, who with teammate Betsy Mitchell had the best time of the day in 4:39, said he identifies with the statement. “You train every day,” he said. “You go 10,000 to 20,000 meters for just a 1,000-meter race.

“But when I was in the hospital, I was not thinking about being able to do anything competitive.

That IED hit under my side of the vehicle and it broke the vehicle in two, crushing everything from my knees down. It was like crushing a Coke can. My feet and ankles were pulverized.

“But you learn that anything

you do with love and passion, you will be good at. You can do things in a different way.”

Although he still has 24/7 pain, Roman doesn’t mind pushing his body for a shot at representing the U.S. “You live and you die with rowing,” he said. “Those last 250 meters, you have tunnel vision because it hurts so bad. But it is worth it.”

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in prestigious Oaks Golf and Country Club. Home features open floor plan, Chef’s kitchen, travertine flooring, custom pool/ $1,195,000 spa, full summer kitchen, tranquil views of the lake, and more!

136 OSPREY POINT DR, OSPREY This gorgeous home has undergone an extensive $1M dollar renovation & features 7 Bedrooms, 6 Full/3 Half baths, Brazilian cherry wood flooring, renovated chef’s kitchen, customized entertainment area, two master suites, infinity-edge pool/spa, home theater & expansive views of the bay & Gulf of Mexico.

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1818 ROLAND ST, SARASOTA Amazing opportunity to renovate this wonderful mid-century 5 bed/4.5 bath modern home or build your dream home and take advantage of the incredible views and bay breezes. This property boasts nearly 350 feet of water frontage with spectacular views of Sarasota Bay and Cedar Cove. This hidden mainland retreat is both $2,295,000 rare and beautiful, set on over three sub-dividable acres.

5342 HIDDEN HARBOR DR, SARASOTA Secluded Jewel on Siesta Key! A tropical oasis with almost an acre

1707 CARIBBEAN DR, SARASOTA This 4/3.5 has over 5,000 sq ft of move in ready living space. No flood

1430 POINT CRISP RD, SARASOTA Fantastic opportunity to own nearly 3/4 of an acre on Point Crisp! Stunning

436 E MACEWEN DR, OSPREY Gorgeous golf course and water views from this 3 bed/3.5 bath + Office home

3505 WHITE LANE, SARASOTA Gorgeous Arthur Rutenberg 4 bed, 3 full/2 half bath home on the Hansen Bayou! Easy

located in The Oaks Golf & Country Club. Open great room floor plan, formal living & dining rooms, crown moulding, pool/ spa, wood flooring, & more! Newer A/C, home has been re-plumbed, and pool has been resurfaced. Enjoy all of the amenities $629,900 The Oaks Country Club has to offer.

boating access to the Intracoastal. Gourmet kitchen with a gas range, solid wood cabinetry, granite counter tops, custom backsplash, top of the line appliances, and wine refrigeration. Outdoor living area with kitchen & fireplace, Infinity Pool with waterfall, spa, 60’ Dock w/lift (10k lb.) boat & (2) jet skis, Pella windows, Loft/Bonus Room. Furnishings and jet skis are negotiable. $2,274,900

5855 WAUCHULA ROAD, MYAKKA CITY One of a kind 4,800 SF custom built home, A/C workshop w/ 1,560 SF of space, 2 storage sheds, goat barn w/ brand new processing center, chicken coop, 4 stocked ponds, sustainable organic fruit/veg. garden w/10 ft high fence, 70+ fruit trees, & more. Gorgeous 3/3 home w/Acacia wood flrs, cypress high $1,399,900 ceilings, lg balcony, and gourmet kitchen. A perfect country oasis!

3613 FAIR OAKS PL, LONGBOAT KEY Impeccably maintained lakefront home in coveted Queens Harbour.

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insurance required. Largest lot available in Coral Cove. Open floor plan, custom built w/designer features: stone columns, 10 to 12’ ceilings, designer windows, mouldings, & recessed lighting. Home was taken down to just one wall & rebuilt from the ground up. Upstairs & downstairs master bedroom options. Beautiful pool and private dock on the canal, minutes to $1,649,900 Intracoastal.

from this oversized lot situated in Whitefield Estates. This bayfront property boasts over one acre, 156 feet of direct bayfront, a private deep-water dock, and a large, open pool deck. Excellent opportunity to build your dream home or renovate an existing $ 1,520,000 1960’s home!

of land on Roberts Bay. Large private Bayou with mangrove peninsula. Deep water basin on a protected waterway with two boat docks. If you are looking for an opportunity to build an extraordinary new residence, this amazing property is probably $3,150,000 the best kept secret in all of Sarasota!

views surround this exceptional Siesta Key property with breathtaking open bay views on both the north and south ends. This property boasts nearly 371 ft of open bay frontage. This 1950’s “Old Florida” style home was once the home of author John D. $2,830,000 MacDonald. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and a separate guest house with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom.

This 2 BR + den, 2 BA maintenance free home features gorgeous lake views. The kitchen boasts solid wood cabinetry, an eat-in area, island, and plenty of storage space. Entertain your guests on the pool deck with brick pavers and a large pool $849,900 overlooking the lake and yard.

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Neighbors welcome artists for the Sun Circle Art Festival

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here was no doubt about where the activity was Saturday in the Indian Beach-Sapphire Shores neighborhood.

Residents and vendors packed the Sapphire Shores Park for the fourth annual Sun Circle Art Festival. The signature yarn-wrapped trees lined the park and added a touch of whimsy to the event.

– AMANDA MORALES

Above: Artists Catherine Thomas, known as Ponto Lambert, uses the waterfront location as inspiration for a painting.

Left: Carol Gileski scopes out the greeting card selection.

Photos by Amanda Morales

Longboat Key resident Karen Kennedy explores the work titled “Swimming with Sharks”

by Martha Everson.

Rebekah Nouri, Bailey Hamel and Tonya King sell handbags, sandals and jewelry to benefit the New Hope Girls Academy.

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General David H. Petraeus (U.S. Army, Ret.) Tuesday, March 15, 2016

To become an RCLA member and receive first opportunity to subscribe to the 2017 Town Hall series, call 941-925-1343 or visit www.rclassociation.org since the 2016 series is sold out.

Morning Lectures: 10:30 AM — Evening Lectures: 7:30 PM

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For rent Three Longboat Key and Sarasota rental properties offer investment opportunities.

ROBERT PLUNKET CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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ooner or later, everybody with a little money to invest has to examine the pros and cons of rental properties. The right one can bring in a tidy income while appreciating in value. Owning several is a very Sarasota thing. I’m constantly amazed at how many of my friends have two or three in their portfolio. Picking the right one is crucial, though. Here’s a roundup of three of the more interesting rental properties currently on the market.

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The units are all studios and seem to be in great shape. Lots

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of original (1930s) features, including wooden floors, clawfoot tubs and — like the old gangster movies — there’s even a Murphy bed that folds down from the wall. Best of all is the location, right smack in the middle of downtown.

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Confused about Hormones for HRT? Synthetic or bio-identical hormones?

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Then don’t miss this seminar. Hormone balancing can improve energy, sleep, sexuality, endurance, relationships, bone strength, joint health, mental focus, and more.

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Speaker will be Leah Bishop, ARNP, who works at MindSpa with Dr. Karen Leggett. Leah has experience and training in functional medicine and preventative care with expertise in the Neuro-Endocrine-Immune System that includes management of neurotransmitters, bio-identical hormone replacement, compounded thyroid medications, adrenal gland treatment, gastrointestinal hormone balance, and nutraceutical management.

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OLD FLORIDA CHARM 640 BROADWAY, LONGBOAT KEY

This could be a perfect “live in one, rent out the other two” situation. The main house — built in 1940 with three bedrooms, two baths, wooden floors and a fireplace — has plenty of vintage charm. The two cottages have one bedroom and one bath.

The entire complex comes fully

furnished in a tropical, vacationlike style. The location, in the quaint old Longbeach Village at the northern end of the Key, is walkable, with restaurants nearby and the beach a short stroll away.

Best of all is the old Florida feeling, a nice contrast from the glitz at the southern end of the Key. Priced at $1.1 million. Call Marisa Marino, of Bright Realty, at 9145191.

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BEACH VACATION 104 AVENIDA VENECCIA, SIESTA KEY

Here’s a larger property — six units — that has a lot going for it: The one-bedroom, one-bath apartments can be rented by the day, and your vacationing tenants won’t need a car. The beach, visible from the upper balcony, is just around the corner, and the bars and restaurants of Siesta Village are a block or two away.

Other pluses include a new roof, ample parking and an on-site laundry. Running it may be more work than a casual investor wants, but crunch the numbers and see if it works for you.

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Temple Emanu-El experiences Purim Pandemonium

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Naomi and David Yamada with Steven, Lanie and Samantha Fineman.

Lanie Fineman used her tickets from playing carnival games to earn her stuffed rhinoceros.

amilies celebrated the joyful holiday of Purim at Temple Emanu-El March 6.

The annual Purim Pandemonium featured costumes, carnival games, a dunk tank and an obstacle course.

Members of the congregation baked the traditional holiday treat of hamantaschen cookies with an assortment of fillings that included butterscotch, apricot, raspberry and chocolate.

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Below: Felicia DeRowe, Dori Goldfarb, Rabbi Brenner Glickman and Jacob Maggard

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Temple Emanu-El teacher Lou Glucho’s costume included the lifelike puppet squirrel Mortimer.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 11

DIVAS AND DESSERTS Starts at 7 p.m. at Campus Center at Church of the Palms, 3224 Bee Ridge Road. Sarasota Young Voices, a community youth choir, presents a cabaret-style fundraising concert featuring solo and group performances enjoyed over dessert service. Tickets are $75; $650 for a table of eight. Call 780-1233.

SATURDAY, MARCH 12

CAT LEASH-WALKING CLASS Starts at 1 p.m. at Cat Depot, 2542 17th St. Learn the basic skills to introduce cats and kittens to walking on a harness.

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HONEY BEE FESTIVAL Starts at 10 a.m. at Sweetgrass Farms, 8350 Carolina St. Sweetgrass Farms and Sarasota Honey Co. partners with the Suncoast Beekeepers Association to raise money for the creation of the Florida Honey Bee Research Lab to Save the Bees. There will be a youpick strawberry patch, craft fair, live entertainment and educational booths. Admission is $5 for adults; free for children. Adults in costume or bee colors receive free admission. Visit sarasotahoney.com.

40TH ANNUAL PINEAPPLE ANTIQUE SHOW Runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail.

Presented by the Rotary Club of Sarasota Sunrise, the fundraiser features American and English antiques, fine art and jewelry, Asian art, crystal, china, pottery and porcelain. Admission is $6.

Visit pineappleantiqueshow.com.

SUNDAY, MARCH 13

SARASOTA SPRING FINE ARTS FESTIVAL Runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, on Gulfstream Avenue and Main Street. The show features painting, sculpture, photography, glass and ceramic artwork, handmade jewelry and more.

Admission is free. Visit paragonartevents.com.

TUESDAY, MARCH 15

UCP CHOCOLATE SUNDAE & FOOD FESTIVAL Runs from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Michael’s On East, 1212 S. East Ave. Local chefs will present their signature chocolate specialties to benefit United Cerebral Palsy of Sarasota. Tickets are $35 for VIP (only available in advance); $25 in advance; $30 at the door; and $10 for children. Visit ucpsarasota.org.

HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL COLLECTION EVENT Runs from 9 to 11 a.m. at Siesta Key Hardware, 215 Canal Road.

Drop off old and outdated household chemicals at the side of the store to be disposed of safely.

Accepted items include aerosol cans, paint thinner and solvents, automotive products, vehicle batteries, oil filters, paint, pool chemicals and fertilizers. Call 349-0332.

THURSDAY, MARCH 17

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CHALLENGES TO U.S. LEADERSHIP IN ASIA Runs from 2 to 4 p.m. at The First Church, 104 S. Pineapple Ave. Ambassador Christopher Hill will present this seminar on behalf of Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning. Seminar tickets cost $35. Visit sillsarasota.org.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 13

FIRST WATCH SARASOTA HALF MARATHON Starts at 7 a.m. at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trail. Put on your running shoes, the First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon & Relay runs through downtown Sarasota, St. Armands Circle and the north Trail. The course will remain open for four hours. Visit sarasotahalfmarathon.com.

ADULT EASTER EGG HUNT Starts at 5 p.m. at the Sarasota Children’s Garden, 1670 10th Way. The Easter egg hunt starts with drinks and appetizers before attendees search for eggs with prizes that include trips and sculptures. Tickets are $45 for members and $50 for nonmembers. Visit sarasotachildrensgarden.com.

ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY, MARCH 10

BROWN BAG CONCERT SERIES From noon to 1 p.m. at Phillippi Estate Park, 5500 S. Tamiami Trail. Bring your lunch and a chair or blanket and enjoy a wide variety of musical performances. The series is every Thursday through March 31. Admission and parking are free. Call 316-1309.

SATURDAY, MARCH 12

IRISH CELEBRATION Starts at 6 p.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 5394 Midnight Pass Road. Enjoy a Celtic celebration including music, song and dancers from the Drake School of Irish Dance and a catered dinner from TooJay’s deli.

Tickets are $20. Call 346-0229.

THURSDAY, MARCH 17

ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION Starts at 11 a.m. at Lynches Pub & Grub, 19 N. Boulevard of the Presidents, St. Armands Circle.

The 29th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at Lynches Pub & Grub will feature entertainment featuring Irish stepdancers, bagpipers and music by the Jacobites. There will be food, green beer, hats and free beads.

Call 388-5550.

THURSDAY, MARCH 17 THROUGH SATURDAY, MARCH 20

FLORIDA WINE FEST & AUCTION Times and locations vary by event. The 26th annual Florida Wine Fest & Auction with boutique wines showcased from across the USA. The four-day festival will include events featuring wine, food, live music, dinners, tasting, brunch and auction. Tickets start at $25.

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The event was also in recognition of National Read Across America Day, also known as Dr. Seuss Day. Students dressed along with the theme, and donned their very own white and red hats. Some classrooms even made green eggs for the occasion.

The Grandparents Club organized the event, during which grandparents and family friends spent the morning reading Dr. Seuss books to students.

Grandparents Rita Mazer, Sue Rosen and Wendy Katz went as far as to dress up as the characters Cat in the Hat, Thing 1 and Thing 2 as they bounced from classroom to classroom.

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Barbara Mullhollen, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 1632 Stanford Lane to RSJ Capital LLC for $690,000. Built in 1956, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,545 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $32,000 in 1970.

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Mark Anderson, of Sarasota, sold the home at 1800 Stanford Lane to David O’Dell Jr., of Sarasota, for $590,000. Built in 1960, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,710 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $145,800 in 1986.

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home in Coral Cove tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Richard Bennett, of Catawba, N.C., sold the home at 7303 Periwinkle Drive to TAE Prop. LLC for $1.75 million.

Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,476 square feet of living area.

MCCLELLAN PARK Steven Katzman, of Santa Fe, N.M., sold two homes at 2170 McClellan Parkway to Mona MacPhail, of Sarasota, for $900,000. The first home was built in 1927; it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,291 square feet of living area.

The second home was built in 1966; it has one bedroom, one bath and 537 square feet of living area. They previously sold for $332,000 in 1993.

LAWRENCE POINTE

Laura Denenholz, of Sarasota, sold her Unit 202 condominium at 101 Sunset Drive to Sunset 3068 LLC for $819,000. Built in 1978, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,560 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $685,000 in 2014.

DESOTA PARK

Traute Winsor, of Sarasota, sold her home at 1896 Hibiscus St. to William and Jessica Chase, of Sarasota, for $720,000. Built in 1925, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,221 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $550,000 in 2011.

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Erika and Matthew Borland sold their home at 1115 Osprey Ave. to Robert and Constance Riesenbeck, trustees, of Germantown, Tenn., for $715,000.

Built in 1950, it has two bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,835 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $270,000 in 2010.

PHILLIPPI GARDENS

Markus and Daniela Heimgartner, of Sarasota, sold their home at 2151 Lusitania Drive to Brian Gantner, of Chesterfield, Mich., for $571,000. Built in 1957, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,087 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $400,000 in 2012.

Mercedes Gyorgy and Albert Cote, of Sarasota, sold their home at 5630 Britannia Drive to Josue Del Signore and Nasim Gheisari, of Ontario, Canada, for $320,000. Built in 1967, it has three bedrooms, two baths,

377 Sugar Mill Drive A4141948 $859,000 Nicole Dovgopolyi

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-356-5849

216 Park Trace Boulevard A4146727 $599,000 Kathleen Griffin

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-302-3979

555 The Esplanade N 303 N5904716 $595,000 Robert Goldman & Beverly Weltzien

5855 Midnight Pass Road GPO7 A4144126 $529,000 Denise Mattmuller

Siesta Key 941-951-6660 941-232-8055

5430 Eagles Point Circle 304 A4147806 $475,000 Tara Lamb & Judy Greene

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-266-4873

12130 Thornhill Court A4143070 $474,900 Marci Mcfarland

Venice 941-485-5421 941-400-2756

Lakewood Ranch 941-966-8000 941-961-3390

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

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Other top sales by area SIESTA KEY

$1.12 million Siesta Dunes Beach Lois Group LLC sold the Unit 407 condominium at 6208 Midnight Pass Road to Jeffrey and Beverly Welsh, of Clarkston, Mich., for $1.12 million. Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,534 square feet of living area.

PALMER RANCH $595,000 Deer Creek

Gary and Laurie Blakeman, of Sarasota, sold their home at 8432 Woodbriar Drive to Keith and Nicole Kamps, of Sarasota, for $595,000. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,217 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $439,000 in 2000.

a pool and 1,937 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $167,000 in 2015.

LEWIS COMBS

Susan Coursen and Virginia Coursen Wyatt, trustees, sold the home at 1675 Haw-

8233 Shadow Pine Way A4147443 $549,000 Lee Byron and Sue Keal

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-350-5542

7832 Sanderling Road A4143320 $4,200,000 Kelly Quigley & Linda Dickinson

386 Autumn Chase Drive N5907339 $459,900 Susan Brooker

Venice 941-493-2500 941-223-6055

3762 Torrey Pines Way A4145334 $450,000 Kristina Talkie & Judy Arreola

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$1,125,000 Oaks II Lon and Leslee Deckard, of Sarasota, sold their home at 915 Mac Ewen Drive to Mario Morghesi and Thomas Purbs Jr., of Osprey, for $1,125,000.

Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, four-anda-half baths, a pool and 4,605 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,785,000 in 2006.

NOKOMIS $450,000 Calusa Lakes

Lawrence Olvany, trustee, of Nokomis, sold the home at 2166 Muskogee Trail to Joseph and Catherine Schaeffer, of Spencerville, Ind., for $450,000. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,620 square feet of living area.

thorne St. to Fred and Allison Cochran, of Sarasota, for $420,000. Built in 1950, it has two bedrooms, one-and-ahalf baths and 1,006 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $25,300 in 1973.

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

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-266-8658

7778 Castleisland Drive A4146710 $450,000 Michael Bruno

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1732 Oak Lakes Drive A4146428 $419,000 Alison Elizalde

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9260 Nastrand Circle D5910293 $397,500 Debi Benson

Port Charlotte 941-473-7750 941-815-5969

2065 Misty Sunrise Trail A4147191 Stephen Perez

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1602 Stickney Point Rd 2-308 Sarasota A4132631 $336,000 941-349-3444 Jane Ebury & Brian Loebker 941-726-9360 & 941-735-4393

1102 Jessie Harbor Drive 1102 A4141477 $329,000 Drew Russell

Osprey 941-951-6660 941-993-3739

4166 Lyndhurst Court A4147141 $309,000 Judy Nimz

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-374-0196

5224 Lords Avenue A4147748 $309,000 Robert Agnello

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-928-1328

750 N Tamiami Trail 705 A4146983 $307,000 Stacy Liljeberg

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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. 22 through Feb. 26, in order of dollar amounts.

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APPLICANT

3008 Bay Shore Road

Addition

Robert Warren

$197,873

1423 Hillview Drive

Alterations

Chad Williams

$104,250

1275 Myrtle St.

Remodel

Robert Sherman

$100,000

101 S. Gulfstream Ave.

Remodel

Irma Artim

$50,000

1957 Lincoln Drive

Resurface pool

Lauren Crist

$27,050

1808 Flower Drive

Mechanical

Michael Kneeland

$23,912

760 Indian Beach Lane

Wall

Gerald Bogner

$22,700

101 S. Gulfstream Ave.

Remodel

Rolf Luscher

$14,295

2039 Hibiscus St.

Windows

Marvin Burkybile,

$13,240

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101 S. Gulfstream Ave.

Rolf Luscher

Remodel

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$12,400

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7321 Midnight Pass Road A4102361 $4,999,999 Michael Hays

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5450 Eagles Point Circle

Renovations

Kathleen Nissly

916 Contento Circle

Doors

Gary Hill

$114,000

6442 Hollywood Blvd.

Addition

John Cox III

$100,000

417 E. Mac Ewen Drive

Re-roof

Paul Jones

$48,850

1715 Baywood Drive

Remodel

Stephen Marks

$48,700

5414 Shadow Lawn Drive Renovations

Kathleen Hanzel

$47,000

1250 N. Portofino Drive

Windows/doors

Robert Racer

$41,785

4104 Ilaria Ave.

Pool/deck

Thomas Brzenk

$40,371

4757 Higel Ave.

Wall

Sean Dingle

$31,860

38 W. Bay St.

Pool/deck

Kevin Carlson

$30,000

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

$130,000

445 Beach Road A4147511 $2,950,000 Sara Ferguson

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

4415 Mangrove Place A4137514 $2,795,000 Karen Cash Greco

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-504-6927

1219 Sharswood Lane A4137449 $2,499,000 Mark McCann

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-685-7624

1060 Seagrove Lane CH3 A4109519 $2,499,000 Nicole Dovgopolyi

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-356-5849

35 Watergate Drive 405 A4135218 $2,150,000 Nora Johnson

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-809-1700

1700 Baywood Drive A4141967 $2,150,000 Jonathan Abrams

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-232-2868

1200 Westway Drive A4143831 $1,990,000 Klaus Lang

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-320-1223

454 Meadow Lark Drive A4147384 $1,700,000 Lenore Treiman

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-356-9642

2305 Mietaw Drive A4146308 $1,350,000 Diana Michel

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-266-2677

50 Central Avenue 15G A4139063 $1,249,900 Stacy Hanan

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-266-0529

450 Beach Road #2 A4128285 $1,100,000 Rudy Dudon

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-234-3991

557 S Palm Avenue 22 A4140553 $1,090,000 Bibi-Ann Allard PA

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-685-0422

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2614 Sheridan Drive A4145853 $250,000 Pam Sweeney

1017 Whitegate Court N5906624 $215,000 Tabitha Weiss

8585 Midnight Pass Road A4111289 $5,550,000 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-374-0811

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-266-9622

Sarasota 941-473-7750 941-525-8118

166 Tiziano Way A4120495 $269,900 Daniel Carrozzo

2761 Moss Oak Drive 9 A4145337 $249,900 Pam Sweeney

2653 Hopwood Road N5907474 $199,900 Michelle Hupp

Nokomis/North Venice 941-349-3444 941-400-8462

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-266-9622

North Port/Venice 941-485-5421 941-773-5464

4453 Edinbridge Circle 29 A4143861 $259,900 Theresa Meyers

1232 Berkshire Circle A4147424 $228,000 Crystal Cosby

915 Seaside Drive 312 A4137031 $119,000 Kelly Mooney

Sarasota 941-907-9595 941-780-5214

Venice 941-966-8000 571-230-5013

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-587-8430

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

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

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2190 Magnolia St A3999245 $299,900 Peggy Wellman & Robert Moffatt

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St. Thomas More welcomes spring with fashion show

Photos by Heather Merriman Saba

Lynne Miller, Betsy Patterson and Darla Sampen shops fashionable bags from Patchington at St. Michael’s Women’s Guild Fashion Show and Luncheon.

Photos by Amanda Morales

Arlene Conaghan, Maryann Mayer and Tamara Ballard

‘Footprints in the Sand’ Fashion Show and Luncheon

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he women of St. Thomas More Catholic Church are ready for warmer temperatures and colorful patterns.

The Women’s Club hosted “A Spring Fling” fashion show and luncheon Feb. 29 at Michael’s On East. Fashions for the show were provided by A’ Tu Jewelry & Clothing Outlet.

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Joan Collins and Dorothy Green

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4 bedrooms, 3 full baths & 1 half bath Built in 2006, 3101 sf interior New brick paver drive & walkway Solar heated salt water pool Within the Southside school district Just minutes to Red Rock Park & Siesta Key

Reduced to $799,000

Voted Sarasota Magazine’s Five Star Agent “Best in Client Satisfaction” 11 Years in a Row Coldwell Banker - International President’s Premier Agent Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Owned and Operated by NRT,LLC

Motivated Seller! New Price! $1,495,000 7233 Midnight Pass Rd

Stunning Gulf of Mexico and sunset views are yours to enjoy from this Siesta Key beachfront retreat.

MLS#A4120213

Three bedrooms, three updated baths  Over 2,700 sq. ft. of living space  Living, dining and family rooms  Spacious updated kitchen  Glass enclosed lanai with gorgeous views  Full sized two-car garage  Community pool, tennis courts  Private boardwalk to the beach, access to Heron Lagoon 

Open House - Sunday, March 13,

SALE SALE $1,650,000

IMMEDIATE

SALE

Kristine-Hohlt-Niehaus

Gladys Carrasco

IMMEDIATE REALTOR®

Broker Associate

941.400.1520

941.376.4950

GladysCarrasco@michaelsaunders.com

Larry Brzostek,CRS CLHMS 941.993.3125

krisniehaus@michaelsaunders.com

IMMEDIATE

Realtor®

cell: 941-323-9357 office: 941-349-2922 Sharon@SharonInSarasota.com

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate 5145 Ocean Blvd., Sarasota, FL

MLS A4143207

Sharon Gould

MLS A4139094

Offered at $2,750,000

Hidden Lagoon Beach Club

Email: Larry@LBrzostek.com

5100 Ocean Boulevard, Siesta Key, FL

Open House - Sunday,1-4 pm

SALE

1-4 pm

Water views from entire Living Area with 96’ on Sailboat Water.

4BD/4BA on over ½ Acre of Tropical Landscaping.

New Roof

Web: LarrySellsSarasota.com 5140 Ocean Blvd., Sarasota,FL 34242

Present your BEST OFFER

1726 Questar Lane, Siesta Key

IMMEDIATE

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MLS A4142270

Offered at $3,500,000

cell: 941-914-5540 office: 941-349-2922 betsy@betsydemanio.com

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3811 Camino Real

Coastal contemporary in coveted San Remo locale, West of Trail in Sarasota On a protected harbor just minutes by boat to the ICW and open Gulf water Custom built in 2004 with age-in-place features throughout this 4237 sf luxury home 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths & 29’ bonus room

MLS A4147832

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Italian inspired gracious living on Siesta Key

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Open and Elegant

Lustrous Harbor Views

Committed to Excellence...

1726 Questar Lane

This exquisite gated estate, positioned on Sarasota Bay and close to the area’s most beautiful beach at Siesta Key, offers all the glorious amenities for a resort lifestyle.

Offering a customized approach to your buying or selling needs. Professionalism throughout your real estate transaction.

For a limited time, this extraordinary Bayfront residence is available for immediate sale.

The property will be available for preview on:

Saturday, January 31 and February 7, 2015, 1pm-4pm Sunday, February 1 and February 8, 2015, 1pm-4 pm

Present your BEST OFFER

The owner will consider any reasonable offer.

Present your offer to Klaus Lang, or through your real estate agent.

A deposit is required. Seller will respond within 24 hours.

Closing after 30 days.

1726 Questar Lane

Work with an expert!

This exquisite gated estate, positioned on Sarasota Bay and close to the area’s most beautiful beach at Siesta Key, offers all the glorious amenities for a resort lifestyle.

For more information on this exclusive property, or to arrange your private tour, please contact Klaus Lang.

For a limited time, this extraordinary Bayfront residence is available for immediate sale.

There are places money can’t buy, for all others contact Klaus Lang.

The property will be available for preview on:

Saturday, January 31 and February 7, 2015, 1pm-4pm Sunday, February 1 and February 8, 2015, 1pm-4 pm

Present your BEST OFFER

The owner will consider any reasonable offer.

Present your offer to Klaus Lang, or through your real estate agent.

A deposit is required. Seller will respond within 24 hours.

Closing after 30 days.

1726 Questar Lane This exquisite gated estate, positioned on Sarasota Bay and close to the area’s most beautiful beach at Siesta Key, offers all the glorious amenities for a resort lifestyle.

For a limited time, this extraordinary Bayfront residence is available for immediate sale.

Present your BEST OFFER The property will be available for preview on:

Klaus Lang, CIPS 941.320.1223

For more information on this exclusive property, or to arrange your private tour, please contact Klaus Lang.

KlausLang@michaelsaunders.com www.klauslang.com

There are places money can’t buy, for all others contact Klaus Lang.

Valerie Woodger, Realtor® 941.313.5500

Email: valeriewoodger@michaelsaunders.com www.valeriewoodger.com

440 Gulf of Mexico Dr. | Longboat Key, FL 34228 | 941.383.7591 michaelsaunders.com

Saturday, January 31 and February 7, 2015, 1pm-4pm Sunday, February 1 and February 8, 2015, 1pm-4 pm

1801 Main Street, Sarasota, Florida 34236

The owner will consider any reasonable offer.

Present your offer to Klaus Lang, or through your real estate agent.

A deposit is required. Seller will respond within 24 hours.

Closing after 30 days.

1726on Questar Lane Exquisite Gated Estate Sarasota Bay Klaus Lang, CIPS

For more information on this exclusive property, or to arrange your private tour, please contact Klaus Lang.

Enjoy the convenience of living in Downtown Sarasota...

941.320.1223

KlausLang@michaelsaunders.com www.klauslang.com

This exquisite gated estate, positioned on Sarasota Bay and close to the This exquisite gated estate, positioned Sarasota Bay and close tooffers the area’s most beautiful area’s on most beautiful beach at Siesta Key, all the glorious amenities for beach on Siesta Key, offers all the glorious amenities for a resort lifestyle. a resort lifestyle.

There are places money can’t buy, for all others contact Klaus Lang.

Condo on the Bay, 988 Blvd. of the Arts #1715

440 Gulf of Mexico Dr. | Longboat Key, FL 34228 | 941.383.7591 michaelsaunders.com

MLSA4110045 $5,900,000 For $400,000 Price Reduction-NOW $5,500,000 a limited time, this Reductionextraordinary Bayfront residence is available

KLAUS LANG, CIPS

Direct bayfront views overlooking Sarasota Bay/ Inter coastal Waterway and Longboat Key. Spacious open floor plan, totally remodeled RENOIR model with split 2BR/ 2 BA, & 1,555 sf L.A. Open Lanai. Amenities include garage, tennis courts, concierge services, heated pools, recreation room, boat docks, 24 hour security and planned activities.

You are just minutes away from Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, Lido Beach, St. Armands restaurants and The Arts.

Seeing is believing !! REDUCED!!! $725,000

for

Klaus Lang, CIPS immediate sale.

941.320.1223

KlausLang@michaelsaunders.com www.klauslang.com

941.320.1223

The property will be available for preview on:

There are places money can’t buy,

Saturday, January 31 7, 2015, 1pm-4pm forand allFebruary others contact Klaus Lang KlausLang@michaelsaunders.com Sunday, February 1 and February 8, 2015, 1pm-4 pm 440 Gulf of Mexico Dr. | Longboat Key, FL 34228 | 941.383.7591 michaelsaunders.com

Visit also: www.sarasotahomesnearringling.com

The owner will consider any reasonable offer.

Presenting the Epitome in LuxuryLiving...

Present your offer to Klaus Lang, or through your real estate agent.

A deposit is required. Seller will respond within 24 hours.

Closing after 30 days.

4-Story Single Family Home For more information attached on this exclusive property, or to arrange your private tour, please contact Klaus Lang. beach access Magical Beach views with gated Private 4th Floor Saltwater pool and deck There are places money can’t buy, Spiral staircase to rooftop Sundeck for all others contact Klaus Lang. Multi-level elevator access 4,778 sq. ft. under air

Ron Stahl 941.374.1671 1132 Windsong Lane MLS A4105011 Asking $2,490,000

Mortgage Amortization Table

Klaus Lang, CIPS

Monthly Payments per $1,000.

941.320.1223 KlausLang@michaelsaunders.com www.klauslang.com

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Call me today for more information on this fabulous listing!

Costa Stratos, GRI, SFR,CLHMS,SRS

200082

440 Gulf of Mexico Dr. | Longboat Key, FL 34228 | 941.383.7591 michaelsaunders.com

941.232.5251 REMAX@CostaStratos.com

Ron Stahl Realty rstahlrlty@aol.com

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$394,500

Benjamin Litke 941.993.5125

Shirley Pyles 941.894.4297

2405 VALENTINE STREET

Helene Hyland 941.685.2274

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

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Longboat Key villa: pool, beach, 2BR/2BA +den, boat dock, furnished, $300,000.

Longboat Key Condo with boat lift 10,000/lbs.

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West of Trail Home on Deep water yacht basin.

3BR/2.5BA, pool. $1,500,000.

A BEAUTIFUL, MAINTENANCE-FREE VILLA 2BR/2BA move-in ready, fresh paint, private yard, stainless steel app, enclosed lanai, hurricane windows and more!

5 minutes from Siesta Beach!

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5644 Westwind Ln Sarasota $199,700

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

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

PEPPER TREE BAY: bayside (steps) townhouse, annual or semi. Furnished. Available May 1.

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AUTO. BOAT AND BIKE TRANSPORTATION BEARS TRANSPORT, LLC 866−858−8066

Vacant Buildable Lots: Sarasota from $65,000$1,500,000.

Adult Care Services

Sarasota Villa, 2BR/2BA on Golf Course, updated, $149,900.

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.

Licensed, Bonded & Insured. Lic#30211372

OPEN OR ENCLOSED TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE .

SPECIAL SNOWBIRD RATES !!

*Call for Details. Most listings are Pet Friendly.

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

Open House OPEN HOUSE: Saturday and Sunday, 1p.m.-4p.m.

11115 Star Rush Place, Lakewood Ranch.

3BR/2BA. $299,900. Call Katy McBrayer 305-509-1633.

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.

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

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.

POLISH CLEANING person, good job, references. $17/hr. 941-713-1499.

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

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

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

Sarasota House, renovated 3BR/2BA, carport, $239,900.

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Home Improvement/ Remodeling 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!

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

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.

LICENSED, BONDED, INSURED A+ RATED WITH THE BBB 866−858−8066 or 847−810−7641 www.bearstransport.com

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

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

Pressure Cleaning AUTHORITY ONE COMMERCIAL CLEANING. Construction and vacation rental. Power washing, paver sealing, window and roof cleaning.

When quality counts, call us! 941-251-5948.

Classified Ads Bring Results 941-955-4888

ALTERATIONS/UPHOLSTERY

BOAT SERVICES

CLEANING

Frank Beck Upholstery

DOCKSIDE BOAT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

YODER’S STEAM CLEANING, INC.

CERTIFIED & INSURED

CUSTOM TAILORING Mens and Ladies Alterations

2144 Gulf Gate Dr. Sarasota, FL 34231 1 Block East of US41 Frank 941-923-1752 199015

Call Paradise Dryer Vent Cleaning Today

Insured

DON’T THROW YOUR COMPUTER OUT THE WINDOW – CALL LORITECH!

/LF

NEW LOCATION: 6968 Beneva Rd. (Just around the corner Next to Beneva Flowers)

ADDY’S CLEANING SERVICE

Custom Surfaces Inc.

singleturtle@aol.com

3687954-01

DECORATIVE SURFACES FOR: PATIOS, POOL DECKS, DRIVEWAYS, ENTRYWAYS

197225

Ph. 376-4228

ATTORNEY

Licensed • Insured Lic. #25393

3675768-01

• POLY-PEBBLE / EPOXY • TEXTURED CONCRETE • RESEAL & REPAIRS • INTERLOCKING BRICK PAVERS Free Serving Sarasota 355-1148 Estimates Since 1979 SARASOTA • BRADENTON • VENICE

Michael Koch Concrete, Inc.

“No Job Too Small”

WILLS, TRUSTS, PROBATE, ELDER LAW

Driveways • Sidewalks

Servicing the Sarasota area since 1999

Also Laying Stone

Law Office of

Reasonable Prices

Sharon M. Guy, P.A.

State Lic. CR CO25291

552-5766

Licensed & Insured

918-8587

Free Estimates

LACIVITA CONCRETE Since 1967

Residential Concrete Specialist 198486

Patios - Driveways - Sidewalks

198485

Office in Palmer Ranch 8586 Potter Park Drive, Sarasota, FL 34238

CONCRETE

• One Time, Weekly, Monthly • Res./Comm. • Move Ins/Outs • Carpet Cleaning • References • Free Est. ★ Very Affordable Rates ★

15505 Lemon Fish Dr. Dustin Yoder Bradenton, FL 34202 yoderaluminum@gmail.com Office 941-650-9790

Sharon M. Guy

941-929-9095

197224

+RXVH &RQGR 2I¿FH &OHDQLQJ &DUSHW )ORRU &DUH )5(( (67,0$7(6 197750

Yoderaluminum.com

199143

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

Dryers and washing machines were involved in one out of every 22 home structure fires LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED reported to U.S. fire departments in 2006-2010.

Move Ins/Move Outs

“Specializing in 6” Seamless Gutters”

Licensed • Free Estimates

COMPUTER REPAIR SALES & SERVICE

YOUR SAFETY IS PRICELESS! 941. 979. 2707

Call Liz for the Best Price

Yoder Aluminum Inc.

Cell (941)

COMPUTER

www.paradisedryervent.com

ALUMINUM

724-1395

We Use Organic Products

922-3157

3680493-01 199144

GIANNINI

DRYER START A FIRE! 197213

941• 925 • 2447

Commercial and Residential Best Prices in Town

DON’T LET YOUR

198480

Gulf Gate Village 6568 Superior Ave., Sarasota, FL 34231

With This Ad

197752

Hours: Monday-Friday 9am - 3pm • Weekends by appointment

For New Customers

Mercy’s Cleaning Service

CLEANING

Allow me to do my very best for you!

ESTABLISHED 1975!

941-342-7721

Commercial & Residential • IICRC Certified

197205

In shop free estimates Pick up and delivery services available

10% OFF

197753

Honesty • Integrity • Quality • Value

Carpet & Upholstery • Tile & Grout Spot Dying • Water Removal

198363

Home Furnishing Restoration and Upholstery Specialist!

197740

SMS Mobile Marine Service GPS/Fishfinder Installation • Outboards I/O’s • Inboards Call for appointment • 941-232-3523

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CUSTOM WOODWORKING

HOME SERVICES

KITCHEN/BATH REMODELING

Gulf Breeze Home Watch

IKEA KITCHEN INSTALLER/DESIGNER

Peace of Mind While You Are Away

Starts at just $30/mo. â&#x20AC;˘ Family Owned and Operated Serving Manatee and Sarasota Counties

941-321-9441

www.homewatchofsarasota.com info@homewatchofsarasota.com

Ins./Bonded

WE ARE KITCHEN CRAFT LLC

Sarasota Gate & Access FAST SAME-DAY SERVICE

941-726-2662

www.yourikeakitcheninstaller.com

199060

Installation â&#x20AC;˘ Maintenance

DRYWALL

941-349-4455

CHALMERS DRYWALL

Repair â&#x20AC;˘ Popcorn Removal â&#x20AC;˘ Remodel â&#x20AC;˘ New Construction Watching your home when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re away

941-504-0903

199044 38056

FurnitureSales Sales &&Repairs Furniture Repairs Cushions â&#x20AC;˘ Slings â&#x20AC;˘ Re-powdercoating #USHIONS s 3LINGS s 5MBRELLAS

/54$//2 &52.)452% %80%243 s 777 0!4)/2%0!)23 .%4

STEVE PANEBIANCO H R S 24/7 SERVICE

966-5094 Cell #809-7311

FREE

ESTIMATES!

197755

OME EPAIR ERVICE â&#x20AC;˘ NO JOB TOO SMALL â&#x20AC;˘ SCREEN REPAIRS â&#x20AC;˘ PAINTING/DRY WALL â&#x20AC;˘ TILE REPAIRS â&#x20AC;˘ & MUCH MORE!

(cell) 780-3346 Licensed & Insured

IRRIGATION

Place Your Ad Quickly 941-955-4888 or classifieds.yourobserver.com

A FULL SERVICE IRRIGATION COMPANY Maintenance - Repair -Installation

15% OFF

HANDYMAN

954-1878 199146

FURNITURE REPAIR

PATIO REPAIRS, INC PATIO REPAIRS

GLENN KROECKER

A Private Company Serving the Palmer Ranch Area Since 2007

rain sensors

20 any irrigation

$

LANDSCAPING & LAWN

Sola Irrigation

198372

197754

$ OFF repair over 100

Pump and Irrigation Services

941-888-2988 FREE ESTIMATES rainscapeďŹ&#x201A;.com

20 OFF SYSTEM CHECK UP

$

Includes Cleaning All Heads & Checking Clock

KITCHEN/BATH REMODELING Licensed Lic. #38333 References

â&#x20AC;&#x153;OUR ESTIMATES & ADVICE ARE FREEâ&#x20AC;?

957-4762 (cell #) 504-3168

941-484-3575

198490

) Carpentry ) Indoors ) Remodeling ) Ceramic Tile ) Water & Fire Damage ) Kitchen/Baths

Good Hands Home Watch

CURTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lawn Service

941-556-9784 Insured

email: lallid@yahoo.com

3687676-01

Bonded

goodhandshousewatch.com

197206

LAWN CARE

198550

HOME SERVICES Excellence In home Watch & Care WhileYouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Away Serving Palmer Ranch & Surrounding Area

197756

THE GRAB BAR GUY

Licensed/Insured â&#x20AC;˘ Free Estimates

780-3788 â&#x20AC;˘ 822-0436

194901

â&#x20AC;&#x153;FIX IT - DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T REPLACEâ&#x20AC;?

IKEA Kitchen warranty will not be void if we install your kitchen!

199147

Sliding Glass Door Repair

We are not Ikeaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s installers, we are yours!

198523

197234

IKEA KITCHEN MEASURE & DESIGN IKEA KITCHEN ASSEMBLY & INSTALLATION

DOORS

New Deluxe Rollers Will Make Your Doors Roll Better Than Ever Call Mark 928-2263 proslidingglassdoorrepair.com

199077

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Free Estimates Lawn & Landscape Maintenance

373-9299

Lic. & Ins.

724-2945

198341

26B Classifieds 26B

PLUMBING Disposal Special

$20.00 OFF

ANY SERVICE W/THIS COUPON

23900 Installed

$

Reg. Price 27900 Installed

$

379-9070

24 HR. EMERGENCY SERVICE

198496

After

Roofs | Homes | Driveways | Sidewalks Pool Cages & Decks| Residential | Commercial

ƚŽƉϮďŽƚƚŽŵƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞǁĂƐŚŝŶŐ͘ĐŽŵ

LICENSED & INSURED. Ask for Doug.

198379

Before

199100

941-345-5264

ROOFING

All Work Guaranteed

NATIVE CUT TREE SERVICE

196541

Joe Murray, Owner

Microdermabrasion Facial

59

Enzyme Peel, Upgraded Custom Mask Plus Brow Wax

PET SERVICES

$

941-200-1500

Melanie

• Dog Walking

198498

• Over 24 years experience • Excellent references

5057 Ocean Blvd.

Siesta Key Village 34242

941-349-5257

LOMA | Paul Mitchell | Moroccan Oil | O&M

198493

Salon Sorrento

Complete Plumbing Services & Repairs Residential, New Construction and Commercial No Overtime, No Trip Charge No Job Too BIG or Too SMALL. We DO IT ALL!

Family Owned & Operated • Third Generation Master Plumber All Major Credit Cards Accepted www.GeneralPlumbingSarasota.com

941-923-8140

• Drain & Sewer Cleaning • Backflows Installation • Re-piping Houses & Slab Leaks • Natural Gas Installations - Appliance Hook ups • Power Flush & Comfort Height Toilets • All Water Heaters - Tankless - Gas - Solar • All Major Plumbing Fixtures Repaired or Replaced • Garbage Disposals • New Water & Sewer Services • Dishwashers Installed • Wells & Pump Repairs Licensed & Insured State Lic CFC056748

197760

General Plumbing Services Inc.

198584

PLUMBING

Linda S. Lentz is joining the Salon Sorrento Team!

Celebrate her arrival with>>>>

Res./Com.

Window washing & Pressure cleaning *Sidewalks 941-822-3439 *Driveways *Roofs *Lanais e sea clear sky again” “To enjoy th

Color • Cuts • Highlights • Perms

(941) 966-2960

Sea Clear

Lic./Ins.

*Window cleaning in&outside* Environment Friendly Free Estimates

197232

Salon Capelli Hair Salon

• Pet Sitting

Renovations

WINDOWS

ShayLyn’s Beauty Services

Licensed & Insured

࠮ )LZ[ 7YPJL VU 7HST ;YPTTPUN Call Bob ࠮ :[VYT 7YLWHYH[PVU /H\SPUN 4\SJOPUN ࠮ 3HUKZJHWL +LZPNU 0UZ[HSSH[PVU 780-2267 ࠮ 4VU[OS` :OY\I 7Y\UPUN Licensed Landscape ANY OUTDOOR PROJECT & Insured

All Tree Work

Residential & Commercial

SALONS

tropicalpainting15.com

199803

198497

Fully Insured

State Licensed Contractor #CCC057066

Professional | Honest | Affordable | Reliable

by

941-232-1192

941-228-9850

Get More For Less

Pet Care

38 Years Experience

Specializing in Re-Roofing & Repairs

CALL TODAY & SAVE 10%

Licensed & Insured

10 Years Experience

GULF GATE ROOFING INC.

Tropical Painting Robert Baker 941-204-7444

TREES

LEAKY ROOF?

Licensed and Insured • Since 1975 Interior / Exterior Painting • Wallpaper Removal • Faux Finishes Sealing Paver Brick • Power Washing

941-228-9012

• Pool Cage Restoration • Rescreening Specialists • Specialty Screens • Screw Replacement • Paint • Doors and more!

Satisfaction Guarantee Manufacture and Workmanship Warranties

classifieds.yourobserver.com

Scott and Kim Williams

David Hall is the one to call!!!

Licensed and Insured

199085

Licensed and insured #IM2186

Scotts Painting and Decorating LLC

941-993-9976

HallAmericanScreening@Gmail.com HallAmericanScreening.com

Local Ads at Your Fingertips

PAINTING

197759

FREE ESTIMATES

Rob Smith • 941-237-7049 • siestascreening@gmail.com

198500

make your moving day a pleasure.

Serving All of Lakewood Ranch

Specializing in Lanai Screening and Panel Replacements David Hall

197207 197758

For $85 per hour you get: A truck, 2 men with equipment, experience and a great attitude to

SIESTA SCREENING of SARASOTA

Rescreening • Pool Enclosures • Pressure Cleaning & Pool Cage Painting

HALL AMERICAN SCREENING LLC

POWER WASHING

Oz the Wizard of Moving

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• Repairs • Remodels • Installs • • Drains & Sewers • Cleaning • Repiping •

Fast Quality Service at Reasonable Rates Ins./Lic. #RF0048866

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50

% Any Hair OFF Service

COUPON REQUIRED. Not valid with any other offers.

Offer good with Linda’s 1st time clients only.

941.786.6481 • 2 Sorrento Dr. • Osprey, FL 34229

20

2

55

6 19

99

!SPECIAL! $ WINDOWS inside & outside FOR

Price including:

Tracks

Screens

Bathroom Mirror

Fan

Lic./Ins. se Window Washin i r n Su and Pressure Cleaning g

Res./Com.

Environmentally Friendly

“Leave Your Dirty Windows To Us”

941-447-0127 • 941-284-5880 “UP TO 25 STANDARD WINDOWS • $109.00” SPECIAL

10%

Free Estimates

5.00

OFF + Additional $

For Senior Citizens Prices Include:

2 Bath Mirrors • 2 Fans • Tracks • Screens

SELL YOUR SERVICES WITH SUCCESS Reserve your space today

Call 941-955-4888 or visit classifieds.yourobserver.com

197211

MOVERS

OZ - 941-313-4538

Classifieds 27B

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

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SPG SCHEMMEL PROPERT Y GROUP REP RES EN T IN G

S a r a s o t a ’ s M OST A M A ZIN G PRO P ERTIES

Indian Beach | 3315 Bay Shore Road | $8,700,000

Casey Key | 513 Casey Key Road | $2,995,000

Casey Key | 2910 Casey Key Road | $2,900,000

Bay View Acres | 1604 Travis Lane | $1,994,000

AQUA | 280 Golden Gate Point, 3 | $5,495,000

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

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

Orchid Trace | 6590 Wild Orchid Lane | $1,099,000

West of Trail | 1410 Lasula Court | $897,000

Deer Creek | 8612 Woodbriar Drive | $640,000

Sorrento Inlet | 744 Sorrento Inlet | $209,000

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

Siesta Key | 4401 Midnight Pass Road | $3,245,000

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