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County officials are lobbying for state funding to support stretching the Legacy Trail into downtown Sarasota.

Although a Sarasota County ban on commercial pet sales doesn’t cover rabbits, advocates encourage prospective owners to educate themselves as Easter approaches.

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fter a three-year endeavor to ban the sale of commercially bred dogs and cats in Sarasota County finally proved successful in January, Elise Matthes thinks county officials aren’t necessarily eager to get more input from animal activists.

Still, the approaching Easter holiday highlights one area in which advocates opposed to the sale of animals fell short.

For Matthes, head of Sarasota in Defense of Animals, the idea of a family making a spur-of-themoment decision to buy a rabbit

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Keep downtown eventful

Meet Yuffie the miniature poodle, whose paws were dyed purple and magenta at the Southeastern Guide Dogs Walkathon March 19.

Her paws stay in style each season. “It’s red for Christmas and for football season because we’re Florida State and Rutgers fans,” owner Patty Mulero said.

Despite the commotion over Thunder by the Bay, city officials will continue to make downtown Sarasota available for special events. SEE PAGE 4A

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Green with everything Cardinal Mooney High School Principal Steve Christie never misses the opportunity to show off his green wardrobe and Irish pride on St. Patrick’s Day. This year Christie was spotted on campus wearing one of his favorites, a green and white tie with the logo from his alma mater, Manhattan College.

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Before Monday, representatives for events such as the Pineapple Drop, Sarasota Seafood and Music Festival and Downtown Sarasota Arts and Crafts Festival feared their future could be in jeopardy.

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The amount the city proposes committing to raise annually through paid parking revenue to fund a 521-space parking garage for St. Armands Circle SEE PAGE 12A

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The length of a pedestrian and bicycle trail planned for Ted Sperling Park on Lido Key. SEE PAGE 6A

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UF partnership a community effort

“There’s $21 million that’s going to come from paid parking. That’s a boatload of quarters.”

Deputy City Attorney Michael Connolly, on a proposed financing plan for a St. Armands Circle parking garage. READ MORE ON PAGE 12A

So you wanna be a Budweiser Clydesdale?

Being a Budweiser Clydesdale might look like a bunch of horsing around, but these horses — eight of which stomped through Siesta Key Village March 16 — represent the cream of the Clydesdales.

Here’s what it takes to make it as a Budweiser Clydesdale: SIZE: To make it big as a Budweiser Clydesdale, you’ve got to be, well, big: at least 72 inches tall at the shoulder and 1,800 to 2,300 pounds.

DIET: They may represent the “King of Beers,” but there’s a reason they don’t have anything resembling a beer gut. They eat 20 to 25 quarts of whole grains and 50 to 60 pounds of hay daily.

DRESS CODE: Each horse wears a harness and collar that weigh about 130 pounds. Collars are individually fitted like a finely tailored suit.

DRIVER’S ED: Drivers go through lengthy training to ensure safe delivery of the precious cargo.

Photos by Amanda Morales

CANINE COMPANION

Over the next five years, Sarasota County will pay $1 million to fuel an academic partnership that stakeholders say could transform the local economy.

County commissioners have approved a partnership with the University of Florida to open an “Innovation Station,” in which the school’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering can partner with local schools and businesses in an economic development initiative. The funds will help pay for office space and three employees.

Programs include a pipeline connecting State College of Florida with UF, allowing students to work two years at the smaller school before transferring; the opportunity for local business leaders to speak to UF classes; and allowing local businesses to use UF technology and facilities, among other initiatives.

The Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation will spend $980,000, and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation will contribute $63,000 toward the partnership.

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In the early days of brewing, Dalmations were bred and trained to protect horses hitched to a wagon while a driver made deliveries.

Since the 1950s, dalmatians have accompanied Clydesdale hitches as the Clydesdales’ mascot.

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fter a packed meeting April 1, 2015 in which the County Commission supported plans to extend the Legacy Trail into downtown Sarasota, the initiative has languished without updates from officials for nearly a year.

That could change March 31, when $16.5 million in state funding could become available to fill a regional multiuse trail network that includes the Legacy Trail.

“There’s been some downers in the last 12 months,” said Chuck Butterfield, president of the Friends of the Legacy Trail. “But now, we’re very excited.”

The project would get a boost if the Florida Greenways and Trails Council, which makes recommendations to the Florida Department of Transportation, chooses to prioritize completion of the Southwest Coastal Regional Trail, which runs from Collier to Pinellas counties.

C o u n ty c o m m i s s i o n e rs approved a letter in support of the extension to the council Tuesday.

“We’ve identified the extension of the Legacy Trail as one of our top priorities,” said Commissioner Charles Hines.

The state funding came in to play following a 2015 Florida Legislature decision to allocate $25 million annually to support the state’s Shared-Use NonMotorized Trail Network, known as SUNTrails. The council will determine whether the system encompassing the Legacy Trail should get SUNTrails funds as the next selected priority area.

FDOT hasn’t spent the $25 million allotted for 2015, which rolled over into the current year, according to Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority Senior Planner Michael Case. If the state chooses to fund the Southwest

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Representatives from the TBARTA, the SarasotaManatee Metropolitan Planning O rga n i za t i o n and eight other MPOs, along with senior-level county staff, will attend the March 31 meeting to champion the region. Although supporters of the cause are eagerly pursuing this funding opportunity, they’re not pinning all of their hopes on it.

“It’s not the end of the world if we don’t get this money this time around,” Butterfield said. “The extension is going to happen — It’s just a matter of when.”

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Coast Connector, proponents would need to champion a Legacy Trail extension as a tourism and economic development boon — and prove how shovel-ready the project is.

The county has already completed a $150,000 feasibility study to lay out options for building 7.5 miles of new trails north from just south of Clark Road to Payne Park. Roughly half of the funding for that analysis came from the Friends of the Legacy Trail and an online crowdfunding partnership between the Gulf Coast Community Foundation and Sarasota entrepreneur Jesse Biter, which yielded donations from more than 140 individuals and organizations.

“I think if you just look at it from a local context, I don’t see why we wouldn’t be one of the top candidates to get funding from this,” said Patrick Lui, the county’s bicycle, pedestrian and trails coordinator.

The project is slated to cost between $16 million and $20 million, but that figure doesn’t include as much as $8.9 million that could be needed to acquire 7.5 miles of tracks currently owned by railroad company CSX Transportation, according to a March 2015 estimate from consultant Cardno Inc. The nonprofit Trust for Public Land is partnering with the county and the Friends on tackling the latter issue.

“We’ve done a lot of groundwork already to raise our hands in the air and say, ‘We’re ready to use it,’” Lui said. “We’re not at a stage where we’re just talking about it.”

There are still plenty of hurdles for project supporters.

The county needs to appraise the railroad land and conduct an environmental assessment, which could cost $250,000. And Lui said there was no estimate of how much state funding the county would ultimately receive.

“I haven’t been asked to help (with the latest push), but I will help in any way I can,” said Biter, who serves on the board of Enterprise Florida. “Our community could really use this trail extension. It will make a huge difference.”

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Although the city had placed a hold on permits for downtown special events, organizers of events like the Sarasota Seafood and Music Festival can now reserve their locations.

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Downtown event policies remain in flux City commissioners offered a sign of support for maintaining downtown as a venue for special events — but also expressed an interest in revamping event regulations.

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During January’s Sarasota Seafood and Music Festival at Five Points Park, Ron Soto expressed skepticism that the event would continue for a second year.

Soto is chairman of the Sarasota Downtown Merchants Association, the host of the event.

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He shared his doubts with City Manager Tom Barwin, who was surprised by Soto’s reaction — the festival seemed to be going well, and it aligned with the city’s objective of making Five Points Park a more active environment.

Still, questions surrounding the future of all downtown special events planted doubt in Soto’s mind.

“I said, ‘I think this will probably be our first and last, due to all the controversy from events,’” Soto said.

On Monday, the City Commission assuaged Soto’s concerns.

Not only did the board decline to restrict the number of events in the downtown area, commission-

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Despite the outstanding questions, Soto came out of Monday’s meeting optimistic that downtown events will remain alive and well. In addition to the seafood festival, the downtown merchants also organize the New Year’s Eve

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The 2016 pineapple drop also faces a logistical challenge, because the Sarasota Farmers Market falls on the same day and uses some of the same space.

Soto believes he’s worked out a solution with staff, centering this year’s iteration of the event around Five Points Park, instead.

Soto says there’s a value in keeping these events alive beyond offering visitors something to do.

The merchant group raises money to put lights on trees downtown and pays for Christmas decorations in the winter, among other public displays.

“When you add it up, that’s a chunk of money,” Soto said. “All that money comes from special events.”

That sentiment isn’t limited to the merchants association. Howard Allen, organizer of the Downtown Sarasota Art & Craft Festival, said the Downtown Sarasota Alliance is dependent on revenue from his event. Paul Thorpe, the founder of the Downtown Sarasota Holiday Parade, said many event organizers are altruistically motivated.

“People raise money to do things the city doesn’t want to do,” Thorpe said. “We’re trying to promote our city and make it the best city in the world.”

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Still, Monday’s meeting showed how concerns largely associated with Thunder by the Bay have impacted all downtown event organizers. Representatives for a variety of events — including races, art shows and Friday’s Stations of the Cross walk down Main Street — appeared before the commission to plead for their continued survival.

The commission showed signs of division regarding the best way to manage special events going forward. City Commissioner Susan Chapman, a vocal critic of Thunder by the Bay, has expressed an interest in being more restrictive as the downtown core continues to grow. Commissioner Shelli Freeland Eddie suggested a committee should be formed to judge events on a case-by-case basis.

“We don’t have a special events policy that dictates that we don’t treat all special events the same,” Eddie said.

The rest of the commission, less concerned about the current system, indicated any necessary changes could be explored over the next several months. In the meantime, the city will end its temporary freeze on issuing permits to all downtown events other than Thunder by the Bay. City staff is continuing to negotiate with Thunder by the Bay organizers through April 18.

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Criticism regarding the event from merchants and residents inspired staff to reassess procedures surrounding downtown special events, but there’s been no decision on whether it will continue in its traditional location.

On Monday, the commission directed staff to continue negotiating with Thunder by the Bay organizers on a potential venue within the city limits. Festival organizer Lucy Nicandri has been reluctant to accept alternate sites

suggested by the city, including the east end of Main Street and Payne Park.

Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown said Nicandri needs to show more flexibility regarding the event site, particularly given the amount of construction ongoing in the downtown area.

With discussions set to continue through April 18, Nicandri expressed a desire to get more concrete information from the city on any logistical challenges surrounding the previous site.

“What I haven’t seen yet is details of all of the construction,” Nicandri said. “We want to see what’s going to happen where — and if we can make it work or not.”

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In response to concerns that events like the Sarasota Music Half Marathon have boxed some residents into their neighborhoods, Sarasota Police Sgt. Rex Troche said officials are working to create designated routes along which those races could operMORRILL ST. ate in the future.

On Monday, representatives for the First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon expressed willingness to collaborate with the city on any necessary changes. Race director Javier Sanchez said the event has evolved to keep up with the needs of the city — including capping the number of participants at 3,000 this year.

“We’re off the causeway by 8:30 a.m.,” Sanchez said. “We’ve adjusted the north side of our course to not block in residents.”

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George Tatge, Sarasota County’s manager of beaches, hopes a project connecting the north and south ends of Ted Sperling Park will bring more people to the area.

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For nearly 15 years, Sarasota County Beaches Manager George Tatge has battled non-native plants in Ted Sperling Park — sometimes using a chainsaw to single-handedly down Australian pines. Other times, partnerships with neighboring property owners on south Lido Key provided funds to widen clearings.

Now Tatge, a 35-year Sarasota County’s Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Department veteran, could get help from a new source: the U.S. Treasury Department.

On Wednesday, county commissioners chose a Ted Sperling Park at South Lido Beach project as a test case for the process of tapping into BP oil spill RESTORE Act funds. The county is eligible to receive a BP settlement of about $1 million that could go toward more habitat restoration.

The invasive-species removal would be part of a larger project connecting the north and south sides of the park, which Tatge says will bring more people into contact with one of the county’s most diverse mangrove habitats.

“The million-dollar jewel was purchased in the ’80s, and here we are 30 years later trying to provide improved access into this area,” Tatge said.

The project is divided in two phases. The first part involves building four boardwalks and a 4,500-foot bicycle and pedestrian trail from restrooms near the kayak launch at the north end of Ted Sperling Park to the beach fronting Big Pass. In the second phase, contractors would pave the trail.

Before proceeding, staff will have to update the estimated $775,000 budget from 2009 to reflect current construction costs and follow an eight-point checklist of Treasury Department requirements.

“It is a federal granting process at its most bureaucratic,” said Laird Wreford, the county’s coastal resources manager, during Wednesday’s meeting.

The Lido project could be one of the last for Tatge, who is retiring this year.

“I’ve been through a lot of projects, and some of them get completed, and some don’t,” Tatge said. “So I’ll get excited when I see the construction start.”

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The truth on trade When Donald Trump launches into his tirades on how the U.S. is ‘getting killed’ by bad trade deals, he is only telling the sound-bite side of the story. Actually, we’re benefiting.

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When you hear Donald Trump launch into one of his rants against the Chinese, Japanese and Mexicans for “killing us” on trade and how he’s going to pound them with 45% tariffs, you can imagine so many Americans cheering him on.

“Yeah, get those guys!”

When he rails against the executives at Carrier for shifting jobs from Indianapolis to Mexico and urges Americans not to buy Carrier airconditioners any more, you can imagine so many Americans cheering again: “Yeah, get those fat-cat turncoats and put them out of business!”

And when he calls U.S. trade negotiators a bunch of incompetents and brags that he will negotiate “great deals,” Americans want to believe him. After all, he is the author of “The Art of the Deal,” you know.

Unfortunately, Trump is disingenuous with these protectionist tirades.

He — and the mainstream media — is not telling the parts of the trade story Americans also should know.

They don’t fit in TV sound bites at a political rally.

The story of trade starts with the incontrovertible truth that has been in existence from the beginning of civilization: Peaceful, voluntary trade — when two sides agree — is good for both sides, win-win.

In fact, two of the best explanations of trade ever written are reprinted below — from Adam Smith’s 1776 classic, “The Wealth of Nations.” As Smith pointed out, what’s good for one family — to buy or trade for what it cannot produce on its own and to buy whatever it wants from those “who sell it cheapest” — makes complete sense for a great country.

To underscore Adams’ truisms on trade, consider how important international trade is to Florida: n The Business Roundtable esti-

mates international trade, including exports of goods and services plus imports, accounts for 2.4 million Florida jobs. n More than 61,000 Florida companies export — the second-largest number of exporters in the U.S. And they account for roughly 20% of all U.S. exporters. n Florida ranked sixth in the U.S. in exports, at $58.3 billion, exporting more than the industrial states of Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Altogether, goods worth more than $147 billion flowed through Florida’s airports and seaports in 2015.

And by the way, if you look at the entire picture of U.S. trade, not just Trump’s side of it, the U.S. is not “getting killed” or ripped off.

OTHER SIDE OF THE DEAL

Yes, the United States has “uge” trade deficits (we import more than we export) with China ($365 billion), Mexico ($58.1 billion) and Japan ($68.6 billion). And China and Japan, especially, resist opening their markets to U.S. goods, which restricts the growth of U.S. companies. Or, as Trump alleges, it means those countries are stealing our jobs.

But Trump never mentions the other side of the trade deal. In fact, U.S. consumers overall are winners.

When U.S. consumers can buy what they want — imported cars, irons, TVs, refrigerators, clothes and computers — at low prices, they are able to raise their standard of living. Those low prices leave more money in their pockets to save or invest or buy other goods and services, which in turn creates more jobs and more wealth elsewhere, much of it in the U.S. There isn’t just one winner. In fact, if left without any government intervention, both sides win.

It’s only when governments become involved, or especially, when businesses seek favors from their government, that international trade creates losers.

Take Trump’s 45% tariffs that he would impose. He wants to punish the Chinese and others — governments and specific companies — for not opening their markets to U.S. competition; for dumping goods at below-market costs on the U.S.; and for lowering the value of their currencies to make their goods less expensive and ours more expensive.

He sounds tough and appealing.

ADAM SMITH ON TRADE AND TARIFFS The following two passages are excerpts from Adam Smith’s 1776 classic on free enterprise, “The Wealth of Nations:” “What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.

“If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the produce of our own industry, employed in a way in which we have some advantage. …

“In every country, it always is and must be the interest of the great body of the people to buy whatever they want of those who sell it cheapest.

“The proposition is so very manifest, that it seems ridiculous to take any pains to prove it; nor could it ever have been called in question, had not the interested sophistry of merchants and manufacturers confounded the common sense of mankind.

“Their interest is, in this respect, directly opposite to that of the great body of the people.

“It is the maxim of every prudent master of a family never to attempt to make at home what it will cost him more to make than to buy.

“The tailor does not attempt to make his own shoes, but buys them of the shoemaker. The shoemaker does not attempt to make his own clothes, but employs a tailor. The farmer attempts to make neither the one nor the other, but employs those different artificers.

“All of them find it for their interest to employ their whole industry in a way in which they have some advantage over their neighbors, and to purchase with a part of its produce, or what is the same thing, with the price of a part of it, whatever else they have occasion for.

“What is prudence in the conduct of every private family can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.”

But there are significant costs.

For starters, if he punished all three actions, the big losers would be the American consumers. The prices of what we wanted and liked from China and Japan would go up, lowering American consumers’ spending in those countries and on other goods and services they might otherwise have purchased here in the U.S. Trump believes the tariffs would shift manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. But in all likelihood, even if manufacturing shifted back to the U.S., the shift would not cause the prices of those goods to be as low as they were when manufactured in China. That’s why the manufacture of those goods shifted to China to begin with — the cost of manufacturing in the U.S. caused prices to be too high.

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Altogether, Trump’s tariffs would create a lot of losers. Not only U.S. consumers, but also the employees at the targeted Chinese manufacturers, whose orders would shrink, and all of the businesses from whom those employees purchase their own goods.

In fact, seldom does anyone discuss — especially in China and Japan — how damaging those governments’ policies are to their own people when they protect their businesses by closing markets; when they subsidize manufacturers; or when they lower the value of their currencies.

Those governments are enacting those policies with the intent of keeping people employed. But those are the classic policies of benefiting the few at the expense of the many.

We have our own instance of that here in Florida with sugar. The U.S. government imposes quotas and tariffs on foreign sugar to keep the Florida sugar industry in business.

But why should American consumers pay higher sugar prices to misallocate consumers’ and taxpayers’ dollars in an uncompetitive business?

That’s what China and Japan are doing to their own people.

But what about all those manufacturing jobs lost in the U.S.? What about companies such as Carrier, which manufactures and distributes around the world?

Isn’t Carrier the poster child of Donald Trump’s trade tirades? The loser in our trade deals?

To one extent, you can say Carrier — as are all businesses — is simply a victim of capitalism, or what Joseph Schumpeter called “creative destruction.” To stay in business in a constantly changing environment, it must always look for ways to be more efficient.

If the cost of production in the U.S. makes Carrier less competitive, its directors have a fiduciary duty to shareholders (individuals, retirees, pension funds) to find alternatives.

When Carrier announced it was going to Mexico, it cited the U.S. regulatory environment. Trump never mentioned that.

Indeed, if there is an antidote to the loss of jobs to foreign manufacturers, Trump should turn his attention first to what is happening here at home. We have lost manufacturing jobs in America in great part because government regulations have driven up the cost of production and cost of labor to the point our companies here cannot be competitive in the global marketplace.

Perhaps Trump should look at what’s happening in his second home state. Gov. Rick Scott has spent much of his two terms tearing down the state’s regulatory regimes. And it’s working. Jobs are growing.

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When I was a kid, we used to play a game called “pile on.” Everyone just piled on top of each other.

I recently read where we are considering taking a short section of Fruitville Road in the downtown area and making it two lanes.

Are we kidding? Did I hear evacuation route?

We allow hundreds of new apartment and hotel rooms downtown, some so tall they block out the sun. Did someone forget we sit right on the gulf, and a hurricane could trigger a sudden mandatory evacuation of the keys and bayfront areas?

Where are all these people in all their cars supposed to go? Did I hear evacuation route?

One good accident or breakdown on a two-lane bottleneck, and we’re talking serious problems.

We already have traffic problems on our main arterials during the season. Isn’t that fair warning?

I think I just heard someone yell, “Pile on!!!”

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City continues to explore mental health tax Despite a rebuke from county officials, the city isn’t giving up hope on creating a special taxing district to fund mental health services.

HOUSING FIRST FUNDS VETOED Last week, Gov. Rick Scott announced his intention to veto $250,000 in state funding toward the city’s housing first efforts.

In response, City Manager Tom Barwin said officials were not recognizing the severity of the homelessness problem.

The item was vetoed because it circumvented “current established grant review processes, or funding is available through other sources,” according to a release from the governor’s office.

“I guess my only response is to ask the rhetorical question: If this can be handled in other ways, why hasn’t it been?” Barwin said.

“This is not a problem that’s just jumped up overnight. It’s been evolving and growing for a couple of decades in Florida.”

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As officials continue to grapple with the region’s homelessness issue, city leaders have pointed to a state-approved taxing option as a potential tool to fund mental health programs in Sarasota.

A state statute stipulates that, if a majority of the voters approve, a county can create a special taxing district for mental health care.

The provision has seen little use: Just one county, Hardee, has followed through with that option.

That may provide some guidance should officials pursue that path, but even then, the situations are markedly different. Hardee County Manager Lex Albritton said the district was approved to fund indigent health care as the county hospital struggled to stay open.

“It’s a minimal millage rate,” Albritton said. “Citizens don’t pay a whole lot of attention to it.

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City Manager Tom Barwin was disappointed to lose state funding for a housing program, but he wants to search for other revenue streams.

If it was something that had to be re-established, I wouldn’t be so surprised if they had to eliminate it all together.”

City Manager Tom Barwin isn’t deterred by the lack of precedent.

He’s repeatedly called the lack of mental health care a major contributor to the homeless problem.

“There needs to be additional facilities and beds for crisis treatments beyond two or three days,” Barwin said. “That seems to be a huge priority, and a consensus for that, I believe, is out there.”

In February, county officials took issue with a city press release suggesting the issue could be

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“The average person should not get a rabbit for a pet,” Matthes said. “I don’t think a child can take care of a rabbit, number one, and it’s just not a good life for a rabbit.”

The County Commission narrowly approved the dog and cat sales ban in January. The conversation on that topic began in November 2012, when Matthes’ son, Russell Matthes, appeared before the board to make the case for new regulations that would include a restriction on rabbit sales.

As the plan went through significant legal vetting — and saw pushback from pet shop owners and breeders — dog and cat sales became the higher-profile focus of the county’s efforts. Comparatively, there wasn’t much attention devoted to rabbits. By the time the ordinance was finalized, the scope had been narrowed to just cats and dogs.

“The rabbits — I don’t get that,” Commissioner Al Maio said at a September meeting. “Come to my house, and you’ll see 20 of them in the first hour that you’re there.”

Ultimately, the majority of those who spoke on the sales ban were focused on dogs and cats as well. Still, a subset of activists believes that, if rabbit sales were restricted, the animals would be less likely to be matched with an owner unaware of the attendant responsibilities.

“Rabbits don’t have a fair

chance until they may also be only sold directly by breeders to legitimate owners who will give them the love and care they need and deserve,” wrote Nancy Gerhardt, a veterinarian concerned about the county’s decision, in a letter to the Sarasota Observer.

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Elise Matthes has firsthand experience caring for rabbits. On the 10-acre SDA animal sanctuary, two bunny barns serve as home for about 40 rabbits. Around this time of year, she said, there’s a spike in the number of stray rabbits the county takes in, which she attributed to people who quickly came to regret their choice of pet.

Sarasota County Animal Services has taken in a total of 11 rabbits in the past year, according to sheriff spokeswoman Kaitlyn Johnson. Ten of those rabbits went to Tampa- and Arcadiabased animal rescues, while the other was returned to its owner.

“There’s not really an adoption process,” Johnson said. “We almost always give them to rescue groups.”

Animal advocates urge prospective rabbit owners to do their due diligence before making any purchases. Given the animals’ lifespan — the oldest one on Matthes’ preserve is 16 years old — a rabbit owner is making a significant commitment. If not spayed or neutered, rabbits are susceptible to health risks, such as high rates of uterine cancer in females.

In addition to rabbits, the SDA sanctuary is home to dogs, cats, goats, sheep, pot bellied pigs

and other animals. Matthes has overseen the nonprofit for 27 years, inspired by a lifelong love of animals and her late husband’s animal advocacy. Aided by a few part-time workers and volunteers, she depends on donations to keep the sanctuary active.

Taking on the rabbits comes with a host of responsibilities, including getting the animals spayed and neutered and trimming their nails. She doesn’t offer adoption services anymore, content to let the rabbits live out their lives on her property. In addition to her belief that the rabbits are better off in this environment, the arrangement offers some per-

“The average person should not get a rabbit for a pet. I don’t think a child can take care of a rabbit, and it’s just not a good life for a rabbit.”

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sonal benefits for her, too.

“They’re so cute because they snuggle up with each other,” Matthes said. “They’re very social.”

Matthes goes one step further than the advocates calling for educated rabbit owners. She thinks the sanctuary is the type of setting that all rabbits should be able to call home — an expansive open area, re-creating an essential element of the animal’s natural habitat. The ability to roam free and interact with other animals is essential, she believes.

“Animals get bored just like people,” Matthes said. “They need something to enrich their lives to make it worthwhile.”

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If the city proceeds with plans to institute paid parking on St. Armands Circle, it won’t be a repeat of the saga that saw meters removed from downtown streets a year after they were installed.

That’s not because the new plan is foolproof. The city is exploring a paid parking program to pay for a $15 million parking garage project near the Circle. Under the proposed financing system, parking revenue would fund the vast majority of a 20-year bond that would ultimately cost $26 million to pay down.

As a result, the City Commission’s hands would be tied before paid parking even began. The city would commit to raising $1.4 million annually in parking revenue to pay for the 521-space garage.

Commissioners would be unable to take any action that would prevent the city from raising that money, such as lowering rates or removing meters.

On Monday, the City Commission voted 4-1 to proceed with the proposed financing plan. Although that vote is not

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an irreversible endorsement of the project, Deputy City Attorney Michael Connolly made sure commissioners were aware of the road they were headed down.

“I’ve seen this room filled with people with bags on their heads,” Connolly said, referring to previous protests against paid parking.

“This is a binding commitment.

If someone is asking to bag the meters — not only are you unable to bag the meters, you might even have to raise the rates.”

If the proper metrics weren’t being hit, the city would have to take steps to increase revenue — such as increasing the price or adding more paid parking spaces — before dipping into other funds.

Parking Manager Mark Lyons said preliminary revenue projections for the proposed paid parking system, which meet the necessary benchmarks, were conservative.

Still, he acknowledged the possibility changes would be needed.

“There’s lots of room within the structure that’s being recommended to improve our revenue projections, if necessary,” Lyons said.

Already, the price points have increased from the preliminary model Walker Parking Consultants suggested. The Walker report used a maximum rate of $1 per hour, with no charge for surface lots or the garage. On Monday, city staff recommended a model that would charge a maximum of $1.50 per hour and include fees for both lot and garage parking.

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would largely restrict paid parking to Monday through Friday.

Marty Rappaport, co-chairman of the St. Armands Business Improvement District, said property owners in the area are ready to take the plunge on paid parking to secure the garage. He wasn’t worried about making a longterm commitment to meters, because he sees paid parking as an inevitable development.

“It’s not a question of if we’re going to put paid parking in,” Rappaport said. “I think we’re one of the very few cities of our size that don’t have paid parking.”

Commissioner Shelli Freeland Eddie was wary of depending on paid parking without any hard evidence to prove it would be a

sustainable revenue source. She asked staff to consider phasing in the meters to gauge resident feedback, though St. Armands stakeholders wanted to hold off on paid parking until the garage was complete.

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Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 is preparing for the next phase of its advocacy for the development of 42 acres of city-owned land near the Van Wezel — which involves creating a new organization to begin the planning process in earnest.

Bayfront 20:20 leaders are still working on the framework for this new, independent organization.

Although it’s unknown what the planning group will ultimately look like, city officials have made clear they expect a city presence on the board of directors.

On Monday, the City Commission voted 5-0 to affirm the board expected both a staff member and a member of the Parks, Recreation and Environmental Protection Board to eventually join the planning organization. City Commissioner Susan Chapman, who placed the discussion item on the agenda, said it’s crucial for the city to take a leading role in the planning process.

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Although the board’s decision was unanimous, Vice Mayor Suzanne Atwell and Commissioner Liz Alpert were hesitant to dictate the terms of Bayfront 20:20’s work. The commission has endorsed the grassroots planning process to date, and Alpert expressed a desire to accommodate the group where possible.

“I don’t disagree that there should be city involvement,” Alpert said. “I think to have this discussion today without any of the members of the group is premature.”

Visit Sarasota County President Virginia Haley, a leader of the Bayfront 20:20 effort, said the group initially thought the city would be interested in working as more of a liaison based on previous board action, which restricted staff from taking an active role in the independent process.

“As we’re working on the planning organization, it’s good to have that direction now, as opposed to two months from now when we’re presenting to them,” Haley said.

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Cardinal Mooney High School Principal and known prankster Steve Christie will retire at the end of the school year.

No joke: Cardinal Mooney’s Steve Christie will retire After 19 years, Cardinal Mooney’s principal is ready for a slower pace.

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Behind Cardinal Mooney High School Principal Steve Christie’s desk is a stack of cardboard boxes.

When he packs them at the end of the school year as he begins

his retirement, he will fill them with decades’ worth of Cardinal Mooney memorabilia.

The announcement of his retirement has been met with congratulatory praise from faculty members and students.

“It feels weird to hear them say congratulations,” Christie said.

“I’ve just been doing my job. I’m going to miss the daily excitement that a school brings and the friendships that I’ve formed.”

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After a 42-year career as an educator, including 19 years as principal at Cardinal Mooney, Christie is ready for a slower pace.

Already, he’s scaled back: This was the first year he didn’t coach football or baseball.

“Someone once told me that when it comes time to retire, you might know, and in the back of my mind, it just feels like now is the time to do it,” Christie said.

Said Cardinal Mooney President Sister Lucia Haas, who hired Christie to teach business law in 1982: “He’s so fair and honest.

Sometimes, when you hire, you just know, and he was one that you just know.”

After two years at Cardinal Mooney, Christie took a position at St. John Neumann High School in Naples for three years before returning to Sarasota.

He would later rely on the support from the community at Cardinal Mooney when he and his wife, Peggy, had triplets born prematurely, one of whom — a daughter named Leslie — died.

As for the two surviving triplets, Patrick was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and was unable to see or speak, and Karen is blind.

Christie’s proudest memories as principal include Karen’s first day of school at Cardinal Mooney and, later, presenting Karen with her high school diploma. Sadly, on the first day of Karen’s senior year, Patrick died at age 17. Students and faculty members filled Church of the Incarnation to capacity for the funeral.

“It sounds sad, but the support that we had from the students here helped,” Christie said. “We didn’t have it tough; our life was just a little different.”

Another point of pride for Christie is the fact that his faculty includes six alumni, some of

whom are his former students.

“I would refer to him as my school dad,” said teacher Sarah Gates, an alumna. “He’s been the one who is there for the challenge and support. He provides a balance of that for myself, the students and my colleagues.”

Gates remembers seeing those traits even when she was a student facing discipline in Christie’s office.

“He turns those disciplinary situations into life learning situation,” Gates said.

Christie also has a reputation for pulling pranks.

Gates was setting up for a fundraiser in the lunchroom when she heard a noise coming from the walk-in freezer.

“I swung the door open, and all I see are these feet, and he’s just standing there,” Gates said. “I just screamed.”

Whenever Christie makes afternoon announcements over the intercom and reads the list of students who need to report to the office, he names Louise Mandrell.

No one has ever seen the student — because Mandrell is a country singer of whom Christie has been a fan of for decades.

“The kids have no clue who she is,” Christie said.

Christie won’t own up to all the pranks he’s pulled. (In fact, he might be leaving some for his final months on campus.)

“There’s got to be some levity with this thing,” Christie said.

The Diocese of Venice is accepting applications and conducting interviews for the position. But Haas says the task of replacing Christie will be difficult.

“Someone asked me what kind of principal would you like to see follow in his footsteps,” Haas said.

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Booker’s Khea Davis named Teacher of the Year Language Arts teacher Khea Davis received Sarasota County Schools Teacher of the Year award.

AMANDA MORALES STAFF WRITER

To Sarasota County, Khea Davis is the Teacher of the Year, but to her students, she’s their school mom who doesn’t wear shoes in the classroom.

Booker High School’s Khea Davis was honored as Teacher of the Year for Sarasota County Schools Tuesday during a luncheon at Michael’s On East. Davis and two other finalists, Kristina Beecher, of Woodland Middle School and Rolf Hanson, of Bay Haven School of Basics Plus, were recognized for their success in the classroom.

A total of 40 teachers, representing each school in district, were recognized during the award ceremony. The teachers were nominated by their schools, then interviewed and narrowed down to three finalists countywide before the Teacher of the Year was announced.

During her interview with the awards committee, Davis said that she wishes more teachers were allowed to feel at home in their classrooms — enough to walk around barefoot like she does.

“When I kick off my shoes, I’m at home,” Davis said.

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Booker High School language arts teacher Khea Davis is the Teacher of the Year for Sarasota County Schools.

years, the last two of which she spent in the language arts department at Booker.

“Once you step foot in my classroom, you are now my child,” Davis said. “I am your mamma, your auntie, whatever you want to call me, that’s who I am. As long as I go hard for my own kids, I’m going to go hard for my students as well.”

Principal Rachel Shelley was in attendance to celebrate the occasion with Davis and wasn’t surprised that she won the honor.

“She’s infectious, and she’s also extremely modest,” Shelley said.

“We’re so fortunate to have her on our staff. Just like she encourages and motivates students, she’s inspiring and motivating young teachers, too.”

Rolf Hanson was the recipient of the Teacher of the Year award for Bay Haven School of Basics Plus and was one of the three finalists for the county award.

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Students trade sleeping in for alternative spring break Community Youth Development spends week volunteering for local organizations.

AMANDA MORALES STAFF WRITER

For the second year, Sarasota County students put their week of rest to good use through the Community Youth Development Alternative Spring Break.

More than 100 students volunteered for projects benefiting 10 organizations, such as Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, All Faiths Food Bank, Girls Inc. and Easter Seals of Southwest Florida.

Following a workshop to prepare them for the week, students began work on the first project with Habitat for Humanity March 15. Community Youth Development Director of Programs Suriya Khong joined in for the project that required the students to wake up early.

“I think with all of our programs, we’re helping our students become more engaged and gain confidence through involvement,” Khong said. “They’re also building 21st century skills with this project. We’re also addressing the issues regarding homelessness and affordable housing.”

For the Habitat build, students helped with the exterior walls and trusses of a three-bedroom, twobathroom home — one of three houses on Washington Square that are expected to be completed

by May 1.

“Five of the kids I’ve talked to this morning said this is their first time using a hammer,” said Michelle Weger, Habitat for Humanity Sarasota spokeswoman. “I’m impressed by their efforts.”

For senior Robyn Natherson, the decision to join the Alternative Spring Break for her second year was an easy one that made getting up at 6 a.m. worthwhile.

“I told all of my friends to do it, too,” Natherson said. “I don’t find sleeping in in the mornings over spring break to be fulfilling.”

Junior Jonathan Buckley signed up this year for the Alternative Spring Break because he liked the idea of doing something to make others happy. The opportunities he was most excited to participate in were the Early Learning Coalition and Mote projects.

“It gave me something to do,” Buckley said. “I’ve always wanted to do Habitat for Humanity. I’m learning how to put up walls and drywall.”

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“It’s called ballet in the water, but there’s much more to it. I think it’s more like cheerleading in the water than ballet.” — Gracie Brasacchio

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Gracie Brasacchio, 17, and Colleen Brasacchio, 15, have been participating in synchronized swimming for the past 10 years.

Gracie and Colleen Brasacchio plunged into synchronized swimming 10 years ago.

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iverview High freshman Colleen Brasacchio’s movements in the pool are somewhat off: Her long legs draw attention with every movement, and her inability to fully lock her knees makes routines with quick, sharp movements a challenge.

Undeterred, Colleen, 15, swims with the mindset of an artist, moving to the beat of the music rather than in exact counts.

Her older sister, Gracie Brasacchio, 17, a Riverview junior, matches well with others — the faster and more complicated the movements the better.

Different styles aside, the sisters dance and twirl across the pool to a combination of Meghan Trainor songs, including “Lips Are Movin,” “All About That Bass” and “Dear Future Husband.”

They perform a flurry of hybrids, or upside-down leg movements, and egg beaters, in which they circle their legs in opposite directions underwater while performing arm movements in the air — all in perfect sync for three minutes and nine seconds.

“A lot of people associate synchronized swimming with flower caps and spins in the water,” Gracie said. “It’s called ballet in the water, but there’s much more to it. I think it’s more like cheerleading in the water than ballet.”

The Brasacchio sisters have been swimming for the Sarasota Synchronized Sharks, formerly Sarasota Aquatics Synchronized Swimming at the YMCA, for 10 years.

Following the path of their older sister, Ann Marie, now a senior synchronized swimmer at Wheaton College, in Massachusetts, Gracie joined the synchronized swimming team right before her eighth birthday.

Colleen, who was 5 at the time, wanted to join but wasn’t quite old enough.

“I told her she couldn’t be on team until she was 6,” coach Erin Bacon said. “I didn’t necessarily mean that day.”

But on the day of her sixth birthday, Colleen showed up at the pool with all her equipment.

At first, they weren’t prepared.

“I wasn’t used to swimming actual laps,” Gracie said. “I didn’t know what freestyle was at the time.”

“I used to mermaid swim,” Colleen said. “I would just kick my feet and bounce along in the water.”

At 6, Colleen was stubborn and thought she knew everything —

Gracie Brasacchio and Colleen Brasacchio are enjoying performing their first duet together.

she thought it would be OK to perform synchronized swimming without a nose clip, for example, but learned she was wrong.

Over time, with help from their older sister, the girls learned how to swim properly for synchronized swimming, including how to hold their breath for nearly a minute, along with mastering the moves.

“It takes a lot of strength and endurance to be able to swim a full routine, but synchronized swimmers also need a sense of artistry to interpret and swim to their music,” Ann Marie said.

The Brasacchio sisters began competing when they were in the 10-and-under division and have continued every year since. During the synchronized swimming season, the girls compete in five meets a year.

“Throughout the season, their routines are always changing, as you meld in their new talents,” Bacon said. “You want to make them look good, but you don’t want to make it so hard that you’re making them suffer.”

The younger Brasacchios have competed in everything from solos to team competitions.

But the routines they’ve done together, such as a trio to “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” stand out most in their minds.

Gracie and Colleen have competed in a combined five national competitions and are hoping to make it back again this season both as soloists and for their duet.

“It’s an opportunity to show the best that you can swim,” Colleen said. “You get to wear pretty suits and makeup and show how hard you’ve been working.”

There was a point when Gracie wasn’t sure if she was going to return for another season.

Then, she reflected on her memories — like the time last season when a competition fell the day after prom.

People across the pool deck kept coming up to her and telling her how pretty she looked based off pictures they had seen on Facebook.

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Micah Davis hit a grand slam and had five RBI and three runs scored to power the Booker baseball team to a 12-0 district victory versus Southeast March 17.

He also pitched a complete game.

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Hunter Clark drove in the game-winning run to propel the Sarasota Christian baseball team from behind to a 7-6 victory versus St. James Christian (Maryland) March 17.

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Cardinal Mooney’s Caroline Kenefick and Veronica McCurdy combined for nine goals to lead the girls lacrosse team to a 17-9 victory over Tampa Catholic March 16.

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Riverivew senior guard D.J. Bryant assisted on the game-winning basket with two seconds remaining to lead the South to a 107-106 victory against the North in the annual Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Game March 19, at Indian River Community College.

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Taylor Garris collected four of Cardinal Mooney’s 17 hits as the Cougars baseball team rolled past North Port 14-5 March 17.

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All-star game gives area seniors one final time to shine

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ith their final high school basketball seasons behind them, area seniors are looking to the future.

For some, such as Riverview guard D.J. Bryant and Booker guard Yamaris Guevarez, that includes continuing their basketball careers at the collegiate level. For others, this Saturday’s Sarasota-Manatee Boys and Girls All-Star Game is their last hurrah.

It’s an opportunity for them to suit up and take the court one final time against their counterparts from Manatee County. And it’s a chance for the community to show its support for the hard work and dedication these players have put in over the past four years.

I was fortunate enough to see most of this year’s all-stars in action throughout the season.

Some had seasons to remember, while others had seasons they would rather soon forget.

But on March 26, 42 players from 12 schools will participate in the all-star games, which benefit the Kyle Jutras Scholarship Foundation, founded in 2015 in honor of Sarasota High teacher and assistant boys basketball coach Kyle Jutras, who died of a rare form of cancer Sept. 29, 2014.

Grateful for the support he received, Jutras wanted to pay it forward. Looking to fulfill his vision, Rob Jutras, Kyle Jutras’ father, founded the KJSF, which awards scholarships and assists

graduating high school seniors in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties.

“We hope by making this an annual event, it’s something the players look forward to as a fun way to end their high school playing careers,” Rob Jutras said.

“It’s also a great way to unite the basketball community by getting the fans out to support their all-stars, their teams and to introduce them to the Kyle Jutras Scholarship Foundation as well.”

The girls game will tip off at 3:30 p.m. with the boys game to follow. Both games will be held in the new gymnasium on the campus of Sarasota High.

Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for students. Children 6 and under are free.

Riverview boys basketball coach B.J. Ivey will serve as the head coach for the Sarasota boys All-Stars. Players were nominated by their coaches and then invited to play.

Following each game, the Most Outstanding Player will be presented with a trophy and $500 college scholarship from the KJSF. In addition, the KJSF will be awarding a total of $25,000 in scholarships to area high school seniors for 2016.

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Micah Fenn is one of four Riverview seniors who will play in the SarasotaManatee Boys All-Star Game March 26.

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A quick look inside the new weight room at Cardinal Mooney

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Through the financing of the Cougars Sports Club, Cardinal Mooney recently completed a $40,000 renovation, which it celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 21.

The weight room features five new lifting platforms, new weights and eight new lifting stations. A new air-conditioning unit and new flooring and ceiling tiles also were installed along with motivational and spirited banners to help generate school spirit. The new functional workout space also serves as a reminder of where football coach Drew Lascari wants his program to go.

“A total commitment to excellence is our goal; and the new weight room is a great step in the process,” Lascari said. “We want our athletes to be inspired to work hard, and our beautiful new space certainly brings a new level of energy and excitement.”

The project will benefit Cardinal Mooney student-athletes, as well as the school’s physical education classes.

I think it’s safe to say the Cougars won’t be skipping out on their workouts anytime soon.

Jen Blanco is the Sports Editor for the Sarasota Observer. Contact her at jblanco@ yourobserver.com.

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The Riverview boys and girls tennis teams will close out the regular season when the Rams travel to The Out-of-Door Academy at 4 p.m. Facing one of the top programs in the area, the match will serve as a tune-up for the Class 4A-District 8 tournament, which begins March 29.

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Gracie and Colleen Brasacchio perform a duet together in addition to their solo routines.

Forty-two seniors from 12 high schools across Sarasota and Manatee counties, including Sarasota, Riverview, Booker and Cardinal Mooney, will hit the court for the Sarasota-Manatee Boys & Girls All-Star Basketball Game.

The girls game will tip-off at 3:30 p.m., in Sarasota High’s new gymnasium, followed by the boys game at 5:30 p.m.

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Some of the state’s top baseball talent will be on display during the second Taylor Emmons Memorial Classic, which begins at 9 a.m., at The Out-of-Door Academy. Eight teams from Clearwater to Naples, including Cardinal Mooney, will compete in the tournament, which runs through March 31.

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The Riverview boys lacrosse team will return home to face The Outof-Door Academy at 7:30 p.m. in its final week of the regular season. The Rams have won six straight games since a pair of losses to start the season.

Riverview’s Nick Burns and his Rams teammates look to extend their home winning streak versus ODA March 29.

“I just couldn’t give it up,” Gracie said. “It’s a whole other community.”

The sisters, who have a duet together this year in addition to their solo routines, practice three days a week in the water for a total of eight hours.

Additionally, the girls do land drills, practicing their routine to music on land, and weight training.

This weekend, Gracie and Colleen will travel to the University of Florida to watch Ann Marie end her collegiate synchronized swimming career at the U.S. Collegiate Nationals from March 24 through March 26.

“We’ve never seen any of her college meets before, so we’re lucky that her last meet is in

Florida,” said Gracie, who also will volunteer at the meet with her younger sister. “I think it’s going to be really cool to see the difference between our meets and theirs.”

Following the U.S. Collegiate Nationals, Gracie and Colleen will return to the pool in preparation for their next meet, which will be held in April. They hope to close out the season at the national meet at the end of June.

Colleen has three years remaining in her high school swimming career, while Gracie already has started coming to terms with the possibility that she may only have one more season in the pool.

She would like to swim in college if she chooses a school with a synchronized swimming team.

“It’s a life changer,” Bacon said.

“They’re experiencing lifelong situations, and hopefully they’ll be able to take something with them that they’ll remember.”

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Éclair, Brie and Baguette visited Payne Park on Saturday with owners Kim and Ron Carr for the Southeastern Guide Dogs Walkathon.

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St. Boniface helps stop hunger St. Boniface members pack more than 10,000 meals for the Stop Hunger Now initiative to help those in need.

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By 11:30 a.m. March 12, more than 70 volunteers at St. Boniface Episcopal Church celebrated surpassing their goal of packaging 10,000 meals for the Stop Hunger Now initiative. They packed 10,240 meals that will be shipped to the 73 countries the organization serves.

Organizer Janie Ewell came up with the idea after participating in a similar event with her previous congregation in Venice.

Six months ago, Ewell moved to Osprey and joined St. Boniface on Siesta Key. She wanted to make an impact with her new congregation immediately and remembered the effort with Stop Hunger Now. “It’s a very doable outreach effort in a short amount of time, on-site,” Ewell said.

Participants received a brief training session before forming assembly lines to fill bags with rice, then box them to ship.

Some members scooped rice, while others measured dehydrated vegetables to add to the rice.

Once bags were filled, volunteers handed them off to the next sta-

Pounds of deydrated vegetables

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Betsie Danner rings the gong to mark 4,000 meals packed.

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Doriel Boyce helps weigh bags of rice.

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tion, where they were weighed and sealed before being boxed.

Each bag of rice provides enough for six servings.

Rebecca Waggoner, project manager for Stop Hunger Now in Florida, says the meals will benefit school feeding programs, hospitals and crisis relief. The bags of rice are served with different foods that vary by country but can be used as a base for meals because it is fortified with vitamins and nutrients.

“Regardless of dietary or religious restrictions, anyone can eat these meals,” Waggoner said.

Every time the group packed 1,000 meals, a member was selected to bang a gong to celebrate the success.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 25

TRAILS & BUNNY TAILS Runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sarasota Jungle Gardens, 3701 Bay Shore Road. Bring your basket for an Easter egg hunt and photo-ops with the Easter Bunny.

Other activities will include face painting, a petting zoo with bunnies and other animals, pony rides and a food tent. Guests who bring two cans of nonperishable food to donate to the Animal Hurricane Relief Fund will receive half off children’s admission. Admission is free for children 3 and under; $10.99 for children 4 to 16, $15.99 for adults; and $14.99 for seniors. Visit sarasotajunglegardens.com.

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A variety of trucks, firetrucks, dump trucks and other vehicles will be on display for children to explore. Easter egg hunts take place at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Participants should bring baskets.

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DOWNTOWN SARASOTA SPRING FEST ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW Runs from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Selby Five Points Park, intersection of Main Street and Pineapple Avenue. The seventh annual festival known as “Art in the Park” returns with more than 100 exhibitors. Admission is free. Visit sunsetboulevardpromotions. com.

SARASOTA ROTARY FINE ART AND CRAFT FESTIVAL Runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Hillview Street. The festival features a juried fine art fair showcasing national and local wildlife

artists plus painters, sculptors, photographers, jewelers and fine craftsmen. Admission is $5 for adults; free for children under 12.

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EASTER BRUNCH & FAMILY EGG HUNT Runs from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 900 Palm Ave. The Easter Bunny meet-and-greet will be held at 10:30 a.m. More than 2,000 eggs filled with trinkets and toys will be hidden throughout the gardens to discover at your leisure throughout the day. Brunch seatings are available at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $50 for members; $75 for guests; $25 for children ages 4 to 11. Visit selby. org.

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FORE THE LOVE OF HABITAT COMEDY NIGHT & GOLF TOURNAMENT Comedy Night starts at 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 7, at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre, 1923 Ringling Blvd. The signature Habitat for Humanity fundraiser will feature comedian Keith Alberstadt. Tickets are $35. The golf tournament starts at 7:30 a.m. Friday, April 8, at Laurel Oak Country Club, 2700 Gary Player Blvd. Fore the Love of Habitat is the signature fundraising event of Habitat for Humanity Sarasota designed to raise funds to build affordable homes in our community.

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SARASOTA COUNTY LIBRARY PUBLIC FORUM Runs from 3 to 5 p.m. at Selby Public Library, 1331 First St. The Sarasota County Library Advisory Board is hosting a public forum to hear ideas, comments and suggestions related to library patrons’ experiences. This public forum is the first of a series of open public meetings. Call 8611100.

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REPUBLICAN WOMEN’S CLUB OF SARASOTA MEETING Starts at 11:30 a.m. at Michael’s On East, 1212 East Ave. S. Speaker is Kathy Dent, supervisor of elections in Sarasota County. Dent will be honored for her years of service to the community. Cost is $26. Reservations are required. Call Rita Hebel at 441-6412, or email her at RWCSRES@comcast.net.

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RUN FOR THE TURTLES Starts at 6:30 a.m. at Siesta Key Beach, 948 Beach Road. The run supports the Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program at Mote Marine Laboratory and is the program’s major fundraiser for sea turtles. The

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POETRY READING Starts at 1 p.m. at Gulf Gate Library, 7112 Curtiss Ave. In celebration of National Poetry Month, Janet Davies impersonates Emily Dickinson as “The Belle of Amherst.” Admission is free. Call 861-1230.

FRIDAY, APRIL 8

JUST DESSERTS Runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at Payne Park Auditorium, 2100 E. Laurel St. Dine on dozens of desserts and wines to benefit Family Promise of Sarasota. There will be live and silent auctions, along with live music. Tickets are $50; $600 for a

SARASOTA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY MEETING Starts at 6:30 p.m. at Waldemere Fire Station, 2070 Waldemere St. All Democrats are welcome to attend the monthly meeting for updates. Attendance is free. Visit sarasotadems.org.

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Jack West house: Then and now The vision of the Sarasota architect still shines in this Oyster Bay home.

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Jack West was one of the leading architects of the Sarasota School, and his buildings can be found all over town. City Hall is his design, along with the Gateway Bank at Bahia Vista and U.S. 41.

But perhaps his most beautiful project is a home tucked away in tranquil, traditional Oyster Bay. It was built by him in 1952, then enlarged and remodeled in 2000 — again by him.

The same house bookending a career is almost unique in architecture. Usually, a more recent architect will update an older home and try to remain true to the original design, yet at the same time leave his own mark. The result tends to be a tug of war.

Not so for the West house.

The old section and the new section are seamlessly stitched together, and the result makes you appreciate what a remarkable — and remarkably subtle — architect West was.

That the home still exists is a tribute to Jon Partridge, an artist and arts patron who was also

a real estate agent for Michael Saunders & Co. Partridge and his partner, Jay Hunsberger, found the house, forlorn and overgrown, back in 1998. After living in it for several years, they decided to bring it back to its full potential. And who better to carry out their plans but West himself, then in the twilight of a distinguished career?

“We didn’t put any restrictions on him,” Hunsberger recalls. “We told him we wanted it bigger, we wanted it brought into the 21st century, and we wanted a place to play the tuba.”

This somewhat unusual request reflects Hunsberger’s profession as a widely acclaimed tubist, performing with the Sarasota Orchestra for almost 30 years.

The original structure was small and simple, built of classic Ocala block, and designed without air conditioning. West rethought the plan, turning the living room into the dining room, enlarging the kitchen and updating the three original bedrooms.

The drama came with the new additions. A two-story portion was built toward the rear of the lushly planted lot, with a crisp, modern living room downstairs and a new master bedroom upstairs.

But the stroke of genius is what connects the two sections: a sunken atrium, enclosed with sliding-glass doors — screened, of course — that can be pulled

A large sky-lit atrium connects the original section of the home with the addition. The wooden staircase leads to the new master bedroom and bath, while in the living room, a red Knoll sofa adds a pop of color.

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The kitchen was renovated and enlarged. It looks out onto a grove of bamboo that provides privacy from neighbors.

One of the guest rooms, original to the house, shows the walls of classic Ocala block that provide the principal design motif.

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back to fill the whole house with fresh air when the weather is right. A pyramid-shaped skylight brings in even more light to a grand but still intimate space that is more than 60 feet long.

Furnished with classics of modern furniture, and impeccably detailed, the home boasts a collection of modern art that ranges from Rauschenberg to prominent local artists.

“It’s modern but not monastic modern,” notes Hunsberger, and indeed, it’s full of color and interesting objects — and a surprise or two. Check out the shower in the master bath. As you ascend the stairway to the second floor — careful, there’s no railing — you realize that the glass wall at the top of the landing is actually one side of the big walk-in shower. It’s a touch of Fire Island hedonism that suits the house perfectly.

Sadly, Partridge died in 2014 at the untimely age of 52. He is

sorely missed by the local arts and music community. One of his legacies is a concerto for the tuba that he commissioned from composer David Carlson. The work had its Sarasota premiere in September 2015, to great acclaim and rave reviews.

Partridge’s other legacy is his home. “It was definitely Jon’s house,” Hunsberger says.

But Hunsberger did get his tuba studio. One of the guest rooms is now a dedicated rehearsal room, where Baxter, the standard poodle listens — “along with most of the neighborhood.”

It’s a fitting reminder of how art and music can combine to produce a timeless, tranquil environment.

The home at 1833 N. Lake Shore Drive is priced at $1.5 million.

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two-home sale in Wildwood Acres tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Daniel and Shari Mominee, trustees, of Sarasota, sold two homes to Sunrise Land Partners LLLP for $2.5 million. The home at 6920 Mandarin Road was built in 2000; it has two bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,383 square feet of living area. The home at 6926 Mandarin Road was built in 2000; it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,750 square feet of living area.

SARASOTA SARASOTA BAY CLUB Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 309 condominium at 1301 N. Tamiami Trail to Linda Jones, of Sarasota, for $974,000. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,186 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $930,000 in 2012.

EMBASSY HOUSE Carlo and Carol Loricco, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 1203 condominium at 770 S. Palm Ave. to Christopher and Marsha Henderson, of Williamsville, N.Y., for $635,000. Built

in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,284 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $330,000 in 2002.

ONE WATERGATE

Barbara Leese, of Brookeville, Md., sold her Unit 7-A condominium at 1111 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Robert Mason, of Annapolis, Md., for $606,000.

Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,577 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $170,000 in 1994.

PALM PLACE

Felix Kistler, of Zurich, Switzerland, sold his Unit 205

condominium at 755 S. Palm Ave. to Laurie and Joel Kramer, trustees, of Minneapolis, for $422,500. Built in 1983, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,421 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $126,000 in 1991.

RYDBERGS

Virginia Gonzalez, of Sarasota, sold her home at 2628 Grafton St. to Morgan Woolverton and Laura Shoemaker, of Sarasota, for $330,000. Built in 1973, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,889 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $125,000 in 1999.

PINE SHORES ESTATES

Patrick Burke, of Sarasota, sold his home at 6333 Beechwood Ave. to Thomas Stathis, of Sarasota, for $329,000. Built in 1958, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,196 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $252,000 in 2015.

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$1,254,500 Coral Cove Marie Chagnon, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 7434 Periwinkle Drive to Gerald and Johanna Clapp, of Floyds Knobs, Ind., for $1,254,500. Built in 1955, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,729 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1 million in 2010.

$438,000 The Woodlands at Rivendell Irvin Berkhan, of Venice, sold his home at 812 Placid Lake Drive to Elizabeth Gardner, of Osprey, for $438,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,265 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $356,500 in 2001.

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$1.5 million Siesta Isles Dockside Homes LLC sold the home at 5532 Cape Aqua Drive to Cape Aqua LLC for $1.5 million. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,428 square feet of living area.

$250,000 Sorrento East Nestor and Patricia Azziz, of Nokomis, sold their home at 2256 Lakewood Drive to Andrew and Dunja Wilson, of Nokomis, for $250,000. Built in 1980, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,881 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $169,000 in 2010.

CORAL COVE

Charlotte Raczka, of Manchester, N.H., sold her home at 1828 Nautilus Drive to Francis and Christine Kramer, of Sarasota, for $310,000. Built in 1964, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,611 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $69,500 in 1980.

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Richard Lam, of Dallas, sold his home at 1610 Travis Lane to Tina Gray, of Sarasota, for $305,000. Built in 1957, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,241 square feet of living area.

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Garrett Greco & Karen Cash Greco

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

8660 S Tamiami Trail • Sarasota

C I T Y O F SA RAS O TA

941.685.0499 & 941.504.6927

ADDRESS

PERMIT

APPLICANT

AMOUNT

Success from Generation to Generation

1253 Hillview Drive

Pool/spa

Sam Norton, trustee

$109,000

481 N. Shore Drive

Alterations

Oliver Van Lindonk

$96,849

1255 N. Gulfstream Ave.

Remodel

Yolanda Wichkowski

$80,000

2374 Datura St.

Remodel

Frank Radtke

$65,000

2476 Floyd St.

Pool/deck

Jeffrey Waddle

$25,498

Karen Cash Greco is one of those rarest of Realtors• – a true Sarasota native and multi-generational Floridian. After decades of remarkable success in luxury Sarasota home sales, Karen was joined in 2015 by her son, Garrett Greco, forming a dynamic real estate team.

101 S. Gulfstream Ave.

Remodel

Richard Duberek

$25,000

1651 Devonshire Lane

Relocate house Gerard Godsil

442 N. Shore Drive

Re-roof

Vicki Lachman

505 S. Orange Ave.

Alterations

Lee Buechler

$17,000

n Waterfront specialists

2591 Clematis St.

Alterations

Ilene Sharna

$15,600

n Globally connected

n Christie’s International Real Estate Luxury Specialist

$23,000

n Recognized among the top 1% of Sarasota Realtors®

$17,900

Contact the Greco Team and take the first step toward success.

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

WHAT NAME

2974 Captiva Gardens Drive

Re-roof

Pete Vreeland

$223,090

2991 Captiva Gardens Drive

Re-roof

Timothy Murphy

$223,090

2979 Captiva Gardens Drive

Re-roof

Howard Hanks

$223,090

2967 Captiva Gardens Drive

Re-roof

Arthur Preece

$223,090

2914 Captiva Gardens Drive

Re-roof

Annette Haas

$223,090

2938 Captiva Gardens Drive

Re-roof

James Kirkpatrick

$223,090

2950 Captiva Gardens Drive

Re-roof

Duane Whitson

$223,090

2902 Captiva Gardens Drive

Re-roof

John O’Connell

$223,090

3948 Torrey Pines Blvd.

Remodel

Stephen Tasch

$65,000

Timothy Crowley

$37,000

4884 Peregrine Point Circle N. Re-roof

Jacky-Lynn Lorenz, of Sarasota, for $300,000. Built in 1984, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,781 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $78,500 in 1988.

AMOUNT

478 Oriskany Court A4112665 $1,699,000

Source: Sarasota County; city of Sarasota

SOUTH GATE

4415 Mangrove Place

Federal National Mortgage Association sold the home at 3062 Pinecrest St. to Lynne Henry, of Sarasota, for $255,000. Built in

A4137514 $2,795,000

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Tom Cinquegrano

8325 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. • Lakewood Ranch 3856 Tarpon Road A4146941 $235,000 Chris Baylis

Venice 941-907-9595 941-735-4713

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3413 Yonge Avenue 63 A4148848 $235,000 Marci Mcfarland

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-961-3390

255 Bunker Road D5910830 $225,000 Marcia Cullinan

941.284.5049

A longtime Sarasota resident with almost four decades of local real estate experience, Tom Cinquegrano is a trusted professional who possesses a wealth of knowledge in this unique market area. n Comprehensive understanding of the communities and lifestyle options in Sarasota

Rotonda West 941-473-7750 941-662-5878

n Served as Founder and President of First Sarasota Mortgage Company for 30 years 3873 Wilshire Circle W 120 A4145682 $224,500 Diane Otis Stirling

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-320-4261

4710 Habana Drive A4144444 $219,000 Judy Nimz

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-374-0196

5350 Hyland Hills Avenue 2524 A4147916 $175,000 Anja Deichmann

n Exceptional guidance throughout Sarasota and its barrier islands

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-284-7987

n Originally from Rhode Island where he served in the National Guard Give Tom a call to discuss your real estate goals.

You will be glad you did.

North Port 941-473-7750 941-504-5675

2245 Bispham Road 49 A4147800 $159,900 Sarah Macrae

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-587-1195

4216 Chestnut Avenue A4137148 $124,000 Jennifer Thompson

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-928-0790

200 Sands Point Road 1407

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3210 Lotus Road D5910834 $172,000 Randy & Joni McLendon

A4139973 $1,290,000

210 Sands Point Road 2402 A4145433 $495,000

200 Sands Point Road 1201 Sarasota 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

A4147644 $535,000 200258

204 Bird Key Drive A4148872 $5,495,000 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

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SINCE 1889

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1962, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,562 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $89,800 in 1987.

German Bakery & Cafe Fresh Breakfast & Lunch Menu Authentic German Pastry & Gourmet Coffee ~Dine in OR Take out~

Edward and Karlyn McLaughlin and Bowman and Adrienne McLaughlin sold their home at 2730 Grove St. to Joni Crupper, of Sarasota, for $230,000. Built in 1963, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,054 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $210,000 in 2007.

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Christine Casciani, of Sarasota, sold her home at 2186 Grove St. to Charles Nisbet, of Sarasota, for $245,000. Built in 1957, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,604 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $235,000 in 2007.

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Dining at Cannons Steakhouse the other night was an outstanding experience! We went there because I saw all 5 star ratings on Facebook, Yelp, and Trip Advisor. I am tough to please, as I consider myself to be a “foodie” at heart, but Cannons did not disappoint on any level.

First off, I am always a fan of a restaurant serving great local craft beer (they have a nice selection), but this evening I was in the mood for a great red wine. I ordered a glass of Antigal’s Malbec as I grazed the appetizer offerings: Baked Brie, White Truffle Fries, Bone Marrow! There were more, but I can’t remember everything. It was hard to pick just one, so I didn’t and got two; the gigantic Bavarian pretzel (with three different kinds of mustard!) and the Bone Marrow (roasted with fresh thyme, Romano cheese, roasted garlic, candied pecans, and a touch of panko bread crumbs). Not only was it delicious, but the portions were nice and the presentation was top notch. My friend ordered the grilled Caesar salad and raved over the homemade dressing. For the main course, our server suggested we try one of the Wet Aged steaks, further adding “we would not regret it”. NO REGRETS here! I got the Cannon Delmonico

and it might have been the best steak I’ve ever cut into. The only way it could’ve been better is if someone cut it and fed it to me! It was cooked to perfection and melted in my mouth.

My buddy got the Pork Osso Bucco with gravy and saffron parmesan risotto. It just fell off the bone with his fork. We had no room for dessert, but will definitely be back to this Gulf Gate gem again one night when they have live entertainment! We felt lucky to find this gem.

Thanks Cannons!

PHILLIPPI GARDENS

Tong Guo Lu, of Brooklyn, N.Y., sold his home at 2641 Britannia Road to Julia May, of Sarasota, for $229,000. Built in 1967, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,736 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $178,000 in 2009.

If you’re on the hunt for a new dinner spot, check out Cannons Steakhouse first!

6540 Superior Ave. Sarasota | 924-7171 | cannonssteakhouse.com

FRANCES CARLTON

Verneena McHan, of Cornelius, N.C., sold her Unit 305 condominium at 1221 N. Palm Ave. to Ronald Sharp, trustee, of Sarasota, for $226,500. Built in 1928, it has one bedroom, one bath and 676 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $187,500 in 2013.

PELICAN COVE

It’s a Sarasota Tradition!

-Jonathan Swift

Soups and Salads

BAY STREET

Yuval Shapira sold his home at 3331 Bay St. to Justin and Amanda Williams, of Sarasota, for $210,000. Built in 1956, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,337 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $115,000 in 2011.

SIESTA KEY SIESTA BEACH

MD Florida Holdings LLC sold the home at 476 Island Circle to Matthew and Julianne Majernik, of Hudson, Ohio, for $980,000.

Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,404 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $750,000 in 2010.

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Kenneth and Carol Button, of Akron, Ohio, sold their Unit 129 condominium at 1508 Pelican Cove Road to Richard and Elaine Sager, of Sarasota, for $200,800. Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,211 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $99,900 in 1996.

Marker 4 Restaurant

CASUAL WATERFRONT DINING

“It was a brave man that first ate an oyster.”

sold the Unit 263 condominium at 1627 Brookhouse Drive to William Shannon, of Batavia, Ohio, for $211,000. Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,077 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $99,900 in 1996.

Linda Ritt, trustee, of Sarasota,

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NEW ENGLAND SEAFOOD AT ITS BEST! Mon.-Thurs.

11:30-9 pm, Fri. & Sat. 11:30-9:30 pm Open Sundays 5-9pm www.sarasotalobsterpot.com

BRINGING ITALY TO SIESTA KEY Sun.-Thu:4-10pm Fri-Sat: 4-11pm Happy Hour: 4-6pm daily.

Reservations Recommended • 5104 Ocean Blvd.

941-349-1423 • www.cafegabbiano.com SIESTA KEY’S MOST AFFORDABLE KID FRIENDLY SEAFOOD RESTAURANT! Open Daily for Lunch & Dinner • 1200 Old Stickney Point Rd. 941-349-3885 • www.captaincurts.com FOOD AND FUN FOR ALL AGES Lunch & Dinner Served from 11:30 am Live Entertainment 7 Days a Week • 1600 Harbor Drive S. 941-488-1456 • www.sharkysonthepier.com VENICE’S WATERFRONT LANDMARK SINCE 1976.

Boat or Car • Lunch & Dinner • Open Daily 1st Floor Tavern • 1968 Tarpon Center Dr. 941-484-9551 • www.crowsnest-venice.com

’s Sharky on the pier

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Siesta Key Association meets for annual breakfast

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he Siesta Key Association's annual breakfast drew approximately 130 residents, county staffers and officials March 5, at St. Boniface Episcopal Church.

Over pancakes, eggs and coffee, SKA President Michael Shay gave updates on association activities, and Commissioner Alan Maio informed the audience of developments such as bathrooms at Siesta Key Beach Access #7, a wastewater plant that will eventually be decommissioned, a development at Stickney Point Road and U.S. 41, and new beach facilities.

– JACK SHORT

Right: SKA directors Joe Volpe, Helen Clifford, Daniel Lundy, Bob Miller, Hal Ashby, Beverly Arias, Catherine Luckner and Michael Shay Photos by Jack Short

Sheriff’s Deputy Rick Johnson and Lts. Jim Quinn, Charlie Kaspar and Debra Kaspar, standing

Linda Lavoie, County Commissioner Alan Maio, Nancy Maio, County Administrator Tom Harmer and Dee Dee Harmer

Stunning Bay Views from Tessera on Palm Ave.

Enjoy the convenience of living in Downtown Sarasota...

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

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!!! $699,000

Rarely available residence in Tessera with breath taking views of Sarasota Bay and the skyline. Boutique building with only 24 condos, 2 units per floor, with no adjoining walls. Nestled on the tree lined street of Palm Ave. in a pleasantly secluded, tranquil setting, though steps to downtown, Burns Court, and a variety of shops and restaurants. The Great room has 10’ ceilings, and floor to ceiling windows which opens to a spacious balcony(over 800 sf of terraces). Two bedrooms plus den, or possible 3 bedrooms, with 3 full baths, enclosed 2 car garage with additional storage. Tessera is pet friendly, with no weight limit.

MLS#A4144835 Offered at $2,100,000

Wishing you and your family a Very Happy Easter!

Call Stacy Liljeberg at 941-544-6103 stacyliljeberg@michaelsaunders.com Voted 5-Star Best in Client Satisfaction for 10 consecutive years Michael Saunders & Company Licensed Real Estate Broker

Ron Stahl 941.374.1671

Ron Stahl Realty rstahlrlty@aol.com

Sarasota’s Top Producing Team

• Precise target marketing • Unrivaled market knowledge • Strategic international exposure

941.376.1717

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KimOgilvie@michaelsaunders.com 201381

1801 Main Street Sarasota, Florida 34236

ONE OF A KIND ON BIRD KEY

Extraordinary in every detail, this “almost new” waterfront home features a 900 SF custom designed 2 level IPE rooftop terrace with panoramic 360 degree views for 25 miles along the coast. The 8000 SF 5BR home with supreme quality finishes will delight. $5,495,000

MID CENTURY MODERN IN OYSTER BAY

Both the original design and later addition by Jack West. Perfectly proportioned space with walls of glass and Ocala block construction harmonizes with nature in a special way. Private courtyard pool and gated entry, seamless open floor plan. $1,500,000

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Main house, house, 33 bd/4 bd/4 ba, ba, 3978 3978 sq. sq. ft. ft.

Main Detached guest house, 1 bd/ 1 ba, 1058 sq. ft.

Detached guest house, 1 bd/ 1 ba, 1058 sq. ft.

Brick paved paths meander through lush Brick paved Selby Gardenpaths stylemeander botanicalthrough groundslush Selby Garden style botanical grounds

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MLS A4147832 MLS A4147832

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

Luxuriant open air pool & peaceful terrace Luxuriant Luxuriant open open air air pool pool && peaceful peaceful terrace terrace Trex dock with 12,000 lb lift, on a deep water Trex dock with 12,000 lb lift, on aa deep water Trex dock with 12,000 lb lift, on deep canal, just minutes to the ICW & Gulf water canal, canal, just just minutes minutes to to the the ICW ICW && Gulf Gulf Bay Island neighborhood, just minutes to Siesta Bay Island neighborhood, justcultural minutescenter to Siesta Village, #1 Siesta Beach & the Village, #1 Siesta Beach & the cultural center of Downtown Sarasota of Downtown Sarasota

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

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124 124 Island Island Circle, Circle, Siesta Siesta Key Key

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his stunning island home is situated on Palm Island, one of Siesta Keys most his stunning island home is situated on Palm Island, one of Siesta Keys most sought after neighborhoods. If you are seeking a carefree Island lifestyle in a sought after neighborhoods. If you are seeking a carefree Island lifestyle in a gorgeous tropical setting, this is a must see! Privacy and serenity greet you as you gorgeous tropical setting, this is a must see! Privacy and serenity greet you as you enter the paver driveway surrounded by a huge garden filled with natural low mainenter the paver driveway surrounded by a huge garden filled with natural low maintenance Florida vegetation. Entering thru the custom stained glass double doors tenance Florida vegetation. Entering thru the custom stained glass double doors your breath is taken away by the great room with soaring 22 ft ceilings facing one your breath is taken away by the great room with soaring 22 ft ceilings facing one of the best views on Siesta Key. Clerestory windows providing copious natural light of the best views on Siesta Key. Clerestory windows providing copious natural light only serve to compliment the incredible waterfront view that lies beyond the full only serve to compliment the incredible waterfront view that lies beyond the full wall of disappearing sliding glass doors. Situated on over one half acre of land that wall of disappearing sliding glass doors. Situated on over one half acre of land that maximizes the 188 feet of waterfront overlooking a huge lagoon, this home repremaximizes the 188 feet of waterfront overlooking a huge lagoon, this home represents Florida living as only few can dream of. Start your day with a short walk to sents Florida living as only few can dream of. Start your day with a short walk to beautiful Siesta Beach, followed by a bike ride for lunch in the Village and finish your beautiful Siesta Beach, followed by a bike ride for lunch in the Village and finish your day with a sunset boat cruise or a little fishing. Then relax by the pool or have a cool day with a sunset boat cruise or a little fishing. Then relax by the pool or have a cool drink in one of two gazebos while you take in the beautiful view. This beautifully drink in one of two gazebos while you take in the beautiful view. This beautifully appointed well maintained 4 bedroom 4 bath home was custom built by the owner appointed well maintained 4 bedroom 4 bath home was custom built by the owner and has too many features to list: Oversize bedrooms each opens to a screened and and has too many features to list: Oversize bedrooms each opens to a screened and covered lanai area, stained glass front door and bedroom transoms custom made, covered lanai area, stained glass front door and bedroom transoms custom made, 10,000 lb boat lift, 48’x8’ concrete dock, and much more. This is a rare opportunity 10,000 lb boat lift, 48’x8’ concrete dock, and much more. This is a rare opportunity that won’t last! MLS#A4138357 Offered at $1,775,000 that won’t last! MLS#A4138357 Offered at $1,775,000

Call Call George George Miller Miller 941.374.1000 941.374.1000 For more information visit: For more information visit: www.124island.com www.124island.com

Making Making Things Things Happen Happen on on Siesta Siesta Key...

Key...

Somerset Somerset Cove Cove

The The Pointe Pointe on on Midnight Midnight Pass Pass

Amazing views of the Gulf and Bay! This renovated 2/2 unit on Amazing views of the Gulf and Bay! This renovated 2/2 unit on the southernmost end of Siesta Key affords every amenity. the southernmost end of Siesta Key affords every amenity.

MLS#A4118450 $540,000 MLS#A4118450 $540,000

Gulf Gulf & & Bay Bay Bayside Bayside

Great vacation or rental property. Across from Siesta Beach w/dedicated Great vacation or rental property. Across from Siesta Beach w/dedicated beach access. This 3/2 w/attached garage is beautifully furnished. beach access. This 3/2 w/attached garage is beautifully furnished.

MLS# A4142552 $689,000 MLS# A4142552 $689,000

Your Your Siesta Siesta Key Key Realtors...

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Bob ~941.544.3299 Bob Ruiz Ruiz~ 941.544.3299 Sheri ~941.400.4186 Sheri Ruiz Ruiz~ 941.400.4186

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Peppertree Peppertree Bay Bay

Direct bay views from this fabulous 2/2 in sought-after PepperDirect Direct bay bay views views from from this this fabulous fabulous 2/2 2/2 in in sought-after sought-after PepperPeppertree community. Tastefully, turnkey furnished.

Private garage. tree tree community. community. Tastefully, Tastefully, turnkey turnkey furnished. furnished. Private Private garage. garage.

MLS# A4149092 $625,000 MLS# MLS# A4149092 A4149092 $625,000 $625,000

Harbour Harbour Towne Towne Yacht Yacht Club Club

Near beach and Intracoastal. Perfect for boaters and beachgoers.

Near beach and Intracoastal. Perfect for boaters and beachgoers.

Large 2/2 end unit with garage and dock.

Large 2/2 end unit with garage and dock.

MLS# A4128627 $499,000 MLS# A4128627 $499,000

Siesta Siesta Key Key Circle Circle

Great old-Florida style home in ideal location near the beach, on water Great Great old-Florida old-Florida style style home home in in ideal ideal location location near near the the beach, beach, on on water water with 10k lift.

Minutes by boat to the Intracoastal.

Pool, 22 car with car garage. garage. with 10k 10k lift. lift. Minutes Minutes by by boat boat to to the the Intracoastal.

Intracoastal. Pool, Pool, 2 car garage.

MLS# A4149391 $1,250,000 MLS# MLS# A4149391 A4149391 $1,250,000 $1,250,000

Siesta Siesta Village Village -- Villa Villa Navarra Navarra

Great location! 1 block to the Beach and Siesta Village this Great location! 1 block to the Beach and Siesta Village this charming 2/2 has been nicely updated and is selling charming 2/2 has been nicely updated and is selling furnished. Move in without delay. $395,000 furnished. Move in without delay. $395,000

Bob & Sheri Ruiz www.SiestaKeyNow.com www.SiestaKeyNow.com

Key Key Solutions Solutions Real Real Estate Estate Group Group

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Luxurious Luxurious Siesta Siesta Beach Beach Villas Villas

The best of Siesta Key in this beautifully appointed 2/2 with 2 balFabulous 4/3½ home minutes to Beach and Village. 22 car garage, The Fabulous The best best of of Siesta Siesta Key Key in in this this beautifully beautifully appointed appointed 2/2 2/2 with with 22 balbalFabulous 4/3½ 4/3½ home home minutes minutes to to Beach Beach and and Village.

Village. 2 car car garage, garage, conies and 22 car garage.Just one block from the Beach and Village. elevator, deeded boat dock with 10k lift. Gated with community pool. conies conies and and 2 car car garage.Just garage.Just one one block block from from the the Beach Beach and and Village.

Village. elevator, elevator, deeded deeded boat boat dock dock with with 10k 10k lift. lift. Gated Gated with with community community pool. pool.

MLS# A4145095 $779,000 MLS# A4139763 $849,000 MLS# A4145095 $779,000 MLS# A4139763 $849,000 MLS# A4145095 $779,000 MLS# A4139763 $849,000

BOB OB & SHERI HERI RUIZ UIZ

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Views of Gulf, Inlet & Intracoastal Waterway are all available in this two bedroom, two bath, turnkey furnished condo with garage.

MLS#A4146009 $349,900

Ali Murphy, Realtor® 941.228.3099 ali@argusmgmt.com

1801 Main Street, Sarasota, Florida 34236

Argus Realty

Waterfront Elegance on South Lido Key...

Walter Hammerling, Licensed Real Estate Broker 2477 Stickney Pt. Rd. Ste.118A Sarasota, FL 34231

2 bedroom, 2 bath 3BR/2 BA Elevator access Ground Floor TKF/Great Lake & End unit Pool View TKF $215,000 $325,000

2 bedroom, 2 bath 2 BR/2 BA Walk up Ground floor Lake View Garden View $169,900 TKF $209,000

Award-winning, world renowned architecture define this sleek modern home, where dynamic scuptural forms harmonize perfectly with Sarasota Bay.

Available Condos For Sale at Ashton Lakes

Four Bedrooms, Three Baths, 5,400 sq. ft., Full Water Views

The Ashton Lakes Community is nestled in a very quiet 33 acres of luscious greenery with 4 lakes, 2 tennis courts, 2 swimming pools, a clubhouse, shuffle board , bocce ball court and other amenities. A foot bridge that connects us to the Merchant Point shopping center. Easy access to I-75 and 41. Only 3.5 miles to the World Famous Siesta Key Beach and Schools, shopping, restaurants and hospitals are within a few minutes drive.

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

Call or email Philip Abraham

KLAUS LANG, CIPS 941.320.1223

941.924.4832

Ashton Lakes Realty, Inc., 2951 Clark Rd., Sarasota, FL 34231 Serving Sarasota & Manatee Counties www.ashtonlakesrealty.com

201377

PAsellsFL@yahoo.com

$4,490,000

KlausLang@michaelsaunders.com Visit also: www.sarasotahomesnearringling.com

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4551 N. Washington Blvd.,Sarasota • 941.355.8437 | 2510 1st Street W., Bradenton • 941.748.4679 | 1734 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice • 941.493.7441

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CROSSWORD 95 Handle roughly 96 Starting lineup 99 “The Way” singer Grande 101 Fiercely loyal 106 Journeyman’s workplace?

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110 Workbench tool 111 Minute amount 112 Comstock find 113 Gerontologist’s study 114 Sighters of pink elephants 115 Auditioners’ goals 116 Still-life vessel 117 Slowly, on a score

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Wood 47 Artist who married a 23 Draftsman’s workBeatle place?

48 Bangkok’s land, once 25 Letterman’s work49 “Say it ___ so!” place?

27 Chord played note by 50 P’s on frat houses 51 Way out there note 52 “Go on ...”

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1 “Mamma Mia” pop group 2 Animal on XING signs 3 #2, informally 4 Regarding, on memos 5 ___ it (on the run) 6 Hilton heiress 7 Gucci of fashion 8 Eggs with sushi 9 Mass-to-volume ratio 10 D.C. building with a rotunda 11 Dumpster emanations 12 Stockings 13 Art Deco notable 14 Prefix with natal 15 Remove impurities from place?

53 Serviceman’s work16 Superheroes fight it 78 Praise for a picador place?

17 Wear out the rug 57 Jude Law title role 79 Uncultured sort 18 Till stack 58 Roaster’s place 80 Miami-___ County 24 Bug-eyed 60 Hoppy brew 81 Trireme tools 26 Dowdy sort 61 Like Fenway’s walls 82 Hippy dance 29 Ear-related 62 Landscapers’ tools 83 Area 51 creatures 32 Hostilities enders (Abbr.)

63 Off one’s rocker 33 Playbill profiles, for 84 Assemblyman’s 65 Society girl, briefly short 66 One of the Van Halens workplace?

34 Syria’s Bashar al-___ 67 Stowe’s Simon 88 Pine ooze 35 Spode or Limoges 69 Say “Boo!” to 89 Two-handed basketball 36 Switchman’s work71 “Didn’t need to hear attempt place? that!”

91 Oater outposts 37 Periodic table suffix 92 Gentle stroke 72 “Beg pardon ...”

38 Salon supply 93 Rock’s ___ Lobos 75 Helped out at T-ball, 39 Fundraiser suffix say 94 Reacts to 40 Groundsman’s work76 Stockman’s workonions place?

41 TV studio sign 42 Sponge openings 44 Alternative to an onion bagel 45 War of 1812 battle site 46 Sporting brogans, say 49 Banded gemstone 51 Painful conclusion?

54 Word before wave or basin 55 States firmly 56 Home to many yaks 57 Write a P.S. 59 Not as iffy 62 Cuts and pastes 64 Danson of “Cheers” 66 Manicurist’s abrasive 67 Grease jobs, for short 68 Ham it up 69 Masochistic lead-in 70 Sheet music symbol 71 Goes like the dickens 73 ___ Island (immigrants’ site) 74 Has in mind 76 Lightbulb unit 77 Carrots and turnips 80 Performing couples 82 HRH part 84 “Oh, give me ___ ...”

85 Many ski lodges 86 Invent, as a word 87 Spinning wheel’s pedal 88 Short end of the stick 90 Nat Turner and others 92 Jung of psychology 94 Siren of “The Odyssey” 95 Sulky puller 96 Off-road rides, for short 97 Rock’s Cream was one 98 A bridge seat 99 Early Michael Jackson hairdo 100 Currency of Iran 101 Stevenson alter ego Mr. ___ 102 Batting practice area 103 ___ years (elderly) 104 Flat payment 105 “In conclusion ...”

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THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016

Easter Celebration

First Congregational United Church of Christ Palm Sunday, 9 & 11 a.m., Maundy Thursday, 7pm, Holy Communion Good Friday, 12p.m.

Easter Sunday, 9 & 11a.m.

Adult choirs, brass quintet, timpani 199240

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1031 S. Euclid Ave. (Offff Bahia Vista) (941)953-7044

BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH 7461 Prospect Road - Sarasota, FL 34243 EASTER FESTIVAL WORSHIP

Sunday, March 27 @ 7:00am, 8:00am & 10:30am

We Grow In Faith As Family Through Outreach, Worship & Service

EASTER CONTEMPORARY SERVICE

Saturday, March 26 @ 5:30pm & Sunday, March 27@ 10:30am Maunday Thursday – March 24 @ 4:30pm & 6:30pm

GOOD FRIDAY – MARCH 25 Service @ 12:00pm & Cantata (Harvest of Sorrows) @ 4:30pm

Easter Egg Hunt – Saturday, March 26 @ 10:00am beautifulsavioricms.com

941-355-2798

198920

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Visit these churches and houses of worship Community Easter Sunrise Service 6:30 a.m. on March 27th Siesta Key Public Beach near pavilion – Bring a Beach Chair or Blanket – Holy Week Communion and Reflection

197802

March 21st-25th 8:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 6:15 p.m. in the Sanctuary

Maundy Thursday Service

HOLY WEEK SERVICES AND TIMES

March 24th at 7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary

9:45 a.m. in the Sanctuary with Full Choir & Brass

Palm Sunday - 9:15 am Maundy Thursday - 7:00 pm Good Friday - 7:00 pm Holy Saturday - 7:00 pm Easter Sonrise - 7:15 am Easter - 9:15 am

Informal Worship Gathering

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church & School

Easter Egg Hunt

10:00 a.m. Community Center Free and open to the public

Traditional Easter Worship Nursery Provided • Hearing Loop System Available

10:00 a.m. in Community Center

941-921-3673 www.goodshepherdsarasota.com

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Pine Shores Presbyterian Church 6116 Crestwood Avenue www.pineshorespres.org • (941) 922-1597

(The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod)

5659 Honore Ave., Sarasota, FL 34233

198593

The ChurCh of The redeemer HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE 198859

PALM SUNDAY - March 20 Masses at 7, 8:45* and 11AM*, 1 PM* mass in Spanish

12705 FL 64 E. • LAKEWOOD R ANCH • 941.753.7778 • peacepcusa.org

MAUNDY THURSDAY - March First24Church

St. Boniface Episcopal Church

Masses at 10 AM, 6 PM*

(Washing of the Feet and Stripping of the Altar)

Palm Sunday services

GOOD FRIDAY - March 25

Good Friday services

7:45, 9:00 & 11:15 a.m.

Stations of the Cross on Main Street 7:30 AM Mass of the Pre-Sanctified with Homily 10 AM Good Friday Liturgy, 12 Noon-3 PM

7:00 & 10:00 a.m.

Easter Sunday services

7:45 a.m. Eucharist with hymns 9:00 & 11:15 a.m. Festival Eucharists to include Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” with Choir, Strings, Trumpet & Organ

EASTER VIGIL - March 26 Mass at 6 PM*

EASTER DAY - March 27

Masses at 7, 9*, and 11 AM*, 1 PM in Spanish

www.redeemersarasota.org

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Childcare provided in our nurseries

a traditional Episcopal parish located in downtown Sarasota 941.955.4263 RedeemerSarasota Complimentary valet parking on Palm Avenue

5615 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key

(941) 349-5616 | www.bonifacechurch.org

198856

222 South Palm Avenue

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11107 Palmbrush Trail Lakewood Ranch FL 34202

6908 Beneva Road, Sarasota 34238| 941.922.7595 www.uccstandrew.org

Palm Sunday Worship Service

Easter Egg Hunt

Maundy Service Communion

Children ages 4 to 11 and toddlers with parent are welcome.

Snacks and drinks provided.

Easter Sunday Celebration of the Resurrection

Music, Choir and Communion Pastor Jeff Gross, 753-9365

Palm Sunday Worship Service Sunday, March 20th - Worship Center at 10:15am

Good Friday Communion Service

EASTER SERVICES

Friday, March 25th - Worship Center at 7pm

CELEBRATIONS AT 9AM and 11AM

Easter Sunrise Worship Service

The Rev. Dr. Christopher Carlson, Pastor

Faith Lutheran Church EASTER SUNDAY SERVICES

Sunday, March 27th - Sarasota’s Bayfront Island Park at 6:30am

Easter Worship Service

Northminster Presbyterian Church 3131 61st Street Sarasota, FL 34243 941-355-4729

The Living Jesus Serves All in Worship!

FREE Family Event Saturday March 26 11:00a - 1:00p

7p.m.: Lord’s Supper communion service

GOOD FRIDAY

Noon and 7 p.m.: “7 words from the cross” worship

Egg Hunt • Easter Bunny Bounce Houses • Games

HOLY SATURDAY 5:30 p.m.: Chapel communion service

GOOD FRIDAY COMMUNION - MARCH 25 6:30 PM AT CROSSPOINTE

6:30 a.m.: SonRise worship with communion 9 a.m.: Celebration communion with praise band

10 a.m.: “Break the fast” breakfast, kid’s egg hunt 10:45 a.m.: Festival communion, trumpet, organ

Sunrise Service

EASTER CELEBRATION SERVICE - MARCH 27 11 AM AT CROSSPOINTE

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2185 Wood Street

(along School Avenue, north of Sarasota High School) ConcordiaSarasota.org

8500 Fruitville Rd Sarasota, Fl 34240

SHININGLIGHT.ORG :: 941.366.9903

EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE - MARCH 27 6:30 AM AT NATHAN BENDERSON PARK

Concordia Lutheran Church

Sunday, March 27 @ 7:15a at Ken Thompson Park

3530 WHITFIELD AVENUE SARASOTA FL 34243 WWW.CROSSPOINTE.LIFE

(just east of Mote Marine) 1700 Ken Thompson Pkwy Sarasota FL 34236

JOIN US FOR HOLY WEEK

Televised Easter Sunday Mass

Easter

at Cornerstone

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7750 Beneva Rd. • Sarasota, FL 34238 www.faithsarasota.com

941-924-4664

EGGstravaganza!

MAUNDY THURSDAY

EASTER SUNDAY

7:00 a.m. - Sunrise Butterfly Service in the garden (bring a folding chair) 7:30 a.m. - Early Worship 9:00 a.m. - Traditional Worship 11:11 a.m. - Casual Family Worship

7-8:30 PM

GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 25

Good Friday Service

Taizé Service • Noon

7:00AM

Easter Sunrise

9:00AM 10:45AM

Easter Celebration

EASTER SUNDAY, MARCH 27

nursery provided

www.cornerstonelwr.org 9 4 1 - 9 0 7- 3 9 3 9

Rev. Dr. Kathleen Wiggins 8:45 AM & 11 AM

The Mass can be viewed in Sarasota and Manatee Counties on CW44 at 9:30 a.m.

For a complete list of Easter Sunday Mass times at local parishes, please visit dioceseofvenice.org

14306 Covenant Way Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

Egg Hunt for kids after service

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941.349.1166 www.siestakeychapel.org

4615 GLEASON AVE | 1 MILE NORTH OF SIESTA KEY VILLAGE OFF OCEAN BLVD

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First Church

Trinity United Methodist Church 4150 S. Shade Ave., Sarasota www.iTrinity.org 941.924.7756

We Invite You To Join Us For Holy Week And Easter

Services at 4pm and 7pm Interactive service including communion

Palm Sunday – 8:00am no music 10:15am music and choir Maundy Thursday – 7:00pm Good Friday – noon & 7:00pm Saturday, Easter Vigil – 5:00pm

mauNdy ThurSday March 24 ~ 7 p.m.

EaSTEr SuNday March 27 ~ 8:30 and 11 a.m.

Traditional Worship ~ Brass, Organ, Percussion and First Church Choir 9:30 a.m. - Celebration Modern Worship

Saturday, March 26th 9 to 11am - Family Easter Egg Extravaganza free with registration

Easter Services

8:00am – Eucharist with music 10:15am – Eucharist with music & Choir

Easter Sunday, March 27th

Special Guests - Philomusica String Quartet

Nursery for infants and toddlers available for all three services.

CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY 5900 N Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota, Fl

FirST uNiTEd mEThodiST ChurCh

941-355-3262 • www.churchofthenativity.com An Episcopal Church serving Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

199299

Just 2 blocks south of University

199477

104 S. Pineapple ave. ● Sarasota, Fl (941) 955-0935 ● www.firstsrq.com

Holy Thursday, March 24th

Holy Week

Palm SuNday March 20 ~ 8:30 and 11 a.m.

Traditional Worship 9:30 a.m. - Celebration Modern Worship

7am Sunrise Service 9am Contemporary Service 10:30am Service Easter Brunch served 8am - Noon

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The Tabernacle Church 4141 DeSoto Road • Sarasota, FL 34235 www.thetabsarasota.org • 941.355.8858 The Church is located 2 miles west of I-75 off University Parkway

199480

Sunday, March 27th - Worship Center at 11am

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Sunday School: 9:15 am to 10:30 am Nursery Available: 8:00 am to Noon

March 27 at 10:30 AM

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Sanctuary open for prayer from 12 Noon until 3 PM Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings will be played during these hours

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March 25

March 27, 2015

Celebrate Early, 8:00 am - Traditional Celebrate 9:15 am - Contemporary Celebrate 11:00 am - Traditional

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Good Friday

Easter Sunday Services

Saturday, March 26 at 10 AM

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March 24 at 7 PM

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Living Lord Lutheran Church

ST. ANDREW UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

March 20 at 10:30 AM

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Furnishings

2 TICKETS for Sarasota Orchestra April 2, Anu Tali conducting. $25 each. 361-7183.

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

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer.

941-955-4888 Or Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com (Please provide your name and address) Or Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: The Observer Group P.O. Box 3169 Sarasota, Fl 34230 BATTERY BACKUP, $50. Baby carrier, $35. Both new. 941-321-0298.

KENMORE SEARS French 2 Door Bisque Fridge H2O/Ice Dispense. $130.00. 941-925-1074.

LEATHER ATTACHE’: tan leather, w/shoulder strap, $75. Brunton pocket transit, leather case.

Instruction book $125. 941 993-1214.

MICROWAVE: 30” G.E., over range, almond, new, asking $125 firm. 802-238-4502.

PENN FATHOM Master 600 (manual downrigger) plus lead. never used. $99. 941-349-7565.

REFRIGERATOR: WHITE Whirlpool, 18/cu.ft. with ice maker, excellent condition, $150. Call 941-922-6859.

Items Under $200 For Sale DINING TABLE & 2 chairs. Removable center board, 59" X 42", $65. (941) 924−5093.

JACUZZI WHIRLPOOL Bath, costs $2,400. Sell $199. Faucet, Hand Shower extra. (941)966−3261.

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

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

Autos For Sale 1987 CORVETTE Convertible: white with white top, red leather interior, only 28,600 miles.

Everything original, pristine condition, 5.7L V8, $15,500. 703-869-0394 in Sarasota.

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

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale DRY DOCK Boat Slip Reduced: Longboat Key, Unit-2124. $269/mo. 6/month minimum. Or for Sale $18,969. 708-267-6704.

ADVERTISE YOUR

GARAGE SALE As low as $17.50 for 1 week!

Get a discount when you run your ad in more than one Observer.

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

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

Business Opportunities

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TREMENDOUS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY Patents Pending World Class Team www.skyboxe.com Email: info@skyboxe.com Phone: 941 313 0844

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CARD TABLE: Oak, with four leather and oak chairs. Top is reversible becomes dining table.

Beautiful like brand-new. New $2000. Asking $895. 941-907-1503.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

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ESTATE SALE BY JACK’S GALLERY Saturday only, March 26 - 9a.m.-4p.m.

4337 Carol Anne Rd. Crestwood Villas Subdivision (corner or Wilkenson and Honore) Numbers out at 8a.m.

Please park only on side of street opposite the villa.

Moving North, everything must go!

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Leather sofas and love seat, dining table, china and curio cabinet, breakfast set, entertainment and computer cabinet, some tools, etc., patio furniture, china, glasses, rugs, silk plants, flatscreen TV, and many smalls.

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See photos: www.jacksgallery.com HALF GARAGE HALF ESTATE SALE: 1703 Hyde Park St., Saturday 26th, 9a.m. - 1p.m. Airplane stuff, antique Hungarian horns, fantastic carved glass door, silver flatware, art, tools, bags, kitchen stuff, dishes, Cuisinart, Calphalon pots, packing blankets, rope, lots of stuff. Good luck!

LARGE GARAGE/MOVING SALE: Friday and Saturday, 8a.m.-2:30p.m., 1823 Southpointe Dr. Household and all sorts of items, white sofa and love seat, $250.

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

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

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

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

Musical Instruments WANTED: GUITARS, Drums, Violins, Trumpets, Saxophones, Orchestra, Keyboards. Any Musical Instrument. Any Condition, CA$H. Free Pick-Up. 941.962.1333.

Announcements IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR

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Condos/Apts. For Rent SPECTACULAR DOWNTOWN 16th floor, corner, water and city views, 2BR/2BA condo for yearly lease, unfurnished. Escape bridge traffic!

941-685-4529.

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Homes For Rent

THE MEADOWS: 2BR/2BA, garage, 2 lanais, golf course view. Washer, dryer, cable and internet ready. Unfurnished. Near downtown and UTC Mall.

Annual lease, $1425/mo. +utilities. Available June 2016. Would consider 6/mo. lease for appropriate monthly rent. Non-smoking. 516-448-6190.

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OVER TWO GLORIOUS ACRES OF WATERFRONT PROPERTY enjoying 240 feet of the Gulf of Mexico shoreline on the fantastic barrier island of Siesta Key with its sugary soft sand and inspirational sunsets. Two buildable parcels with two separate addresses on Higel Avenue.

This is one of few vacant parcels left on Siesta Key and awaits your endless imagination.

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Stephen Weeks, Realtor Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Florida Realty.

941-556-2150 or cell: 941-504-3689

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Homes For Sale 4BR/3BA HOME w/large upstairs bonus room, 3 car garage.

Lots of room for pool and garden. $380,000 Cindy Migone 941-812-7438 Premier Sotheby's Intl Realty

BUYERS - Call to see if you qualify for $2500+ towards your closing costs.

941-726-2677 West of Trail Home on Deep water yacht basin.

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

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

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Bay Isles | 501 Harbor Point Road | $3,859,000

Indian Beach | 916 Indian Beach Drive | $2,695,000

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

Casey Key | 3807 Casey Key Road | $1,995,000

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

The Tower Residences | 35 Watergate Drive, 704 | $1,870,000

Casey Key | 4020 Casey Key Road | $1,245,000

Siesta Gulf View | 420 Beach Road, 408 | $899,000

Buccaneer Bay | 1899 Buccaneer Circle | $729,000

Fairway Woods | 7665 Fairway Woods Drive, 702 | $399,000

Casa Blanca | 6154 Midnight Pass Road, 3A | $379,000

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Casey Key | 3528 Casey Key Road | $5,795,000

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