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East end of Main plans to look much different with redevelopment. SEE PAGE 3

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Busking on the bayfront On Sunday afternoon, visitors to Bayfront Park enjoyed the sounds of water lapping at the seawall mixed with the music from nine musicians playing everything from ukuleles to a saxophone.

Although the musicians had a tip bucket brimming with bills, they won’t see a dime.

Instead, they donate it all to the Child Protection Center.

The gig on Feb. 27 was the first for the group, named the Sarasota Buskers, since the pandemic began.

The group of 16 buskers began in 2019 and have raised more than $4,000.

Bill Shepherd, pictured above with Karen Shepherd, said they’re looking for gigs and play for free to gather donations. “We’ll go just about anywhere,” he said. To reserve them, check out the Sarasota Buskers Facebook page.

Getting there is half the fun City launches free trolley service between downtown and the south end of Lido Key. SEE PAGE 6

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Downtown Improvement District member Chris Voelker and commissioners Liz Alpert, Jen Ahearn-Koch, Kyle Battie and Hagen Brody ride the trolley.

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Characters on the run Early visitors to Siesta Key took in a fairly unexpected sight on March. 2.

Shelley the Turtle, the Petunia and Cali cats from Cat Depot, Floody the Frog from Sarasota County, Rocky D. Bull from the University of South Florida, the Chik-Fil-A cow and many other mascots joined in a frenetic race across the Siesta Key sands.

It wasn’t your everyday sight, and it wasn’t for any normal reason, either. Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium hosted the race to promote its upcoming 36th Annual Run for the Turtles race at Siesta Key on April 2.

Shelley the Turtle and Gilly the Shark from Mote Marine raced their best, but Rocky D. Bull took home the first-place trophy.

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Sara Westerman takes a moment to sit during Sunday’s demonstration on Ringling Bridge.

LGBTQ community protests pending school bill. SEE PAGE 9

Vocal athletics.

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Bobby Jones work set for groundbreaking

“ We’ve added even more amenities to this fur-tastic park.”

The public is invited to a Friday groundbreaking to launch the restoration of the Bobby Jones Golf Club.

The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. near the first tee of the former American Course.

City leaders, community stakeholders and the new course’s architect are expected.

The municipal golf course will be remade into a layout following the 1920s Donald Ross design and is expected to open for play as early as November. A nine-hole short course across Circus Boulevard is expected to open in 2023.

In partnership with the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, a conservation easement has been placed on the 261-acre Bobby Jones land, protecting the city-owned property in perpetuity.

The City Commission approved up to $20 million for the golf course renovation. The Southwest Florida Water Management District authorized a $1.5 million grant for a wetlands and water quality improvement project on the site, which will provide the framework for a future nature park. The foundation is raising money to advance the idea of the nature park.

Nicole Rissler, director of Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources, Read more on page 5

BY THE NUMBERS 55,000

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Clams to be deposited in Sarasota Bay as part of a water-cleansing initiative.

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Legacy Trail segment opens to the public

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The Mulva Arts Plaza will be adjacent to the theater’s existing Hegner Theatre Wing.

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The northernmost new segment of Sarasota County’s Legacy Trail is now open to pedestrians and cyclists from Bahia Vista Street to Ringling Boulevard.

The rails-to-trails facility now stretches more than 20 miles from downtown Sarasota south to Venice.

In addition to the opening of the trail’s newest extension, a trailhead will also open at Webber Street, also known as Sarasota Springs. A new trailhead at Pompano Avenue, located within the soon-to-open trail segment, is expected to open this summer, according to a release from the Friends of Legacy Trail.

Next to open is the North Port Connector trail, linking that town to Venice. It’s expected to open in the fall.

FST announces expansion, housing plans

n Sarasota City Commission regular meeting — 9 a.m. Monday, March 7, Commission Chambers, City Hall, 1565 First St. n Sarasota County Commission regular meeting — 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 8, Commission Chambers, County Administration Building, 1660 Ringling Blvd. n Sarasota County School Board regular meeting — 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, Commission Chambers, Venice City Hall, 401 W. Venice Ave.

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lorida Studio Theatre is growing again.

The performing arts company announced plans for an expansion project Monday night that will add a main stage and two cabaret theaters to the downtown Sarasota campus. The project, expected to cost more than $20 million, also includes parking and housing for actors and arts workers.

The initiative is called the Mulva Arts Plaza, and FST expects to break ground in December. The

company announced its plans Monday evening at the Keating Theatre in an event for donors, and Managing Director Rebecca Hopkins set the stage for the future.

Plans include: n A new Mainstage Theater to allow for expansion of FST’s Mainstage and Stage III Series; n Two new Cabaret Theaters; n 55 extended-stay studio apartments for FST guest artists n 30 units of affordable housing (each unit is a two-bedroom,

two-bathroom apartment) for year-round, local arts workers in Sarasota; and n About 200 parking spaces.

Richard Hopkins, chief executive officer and producing artistic director of FST, said the theater owned 18 houses around town it was using for artist housing. But with the housing market booming, Hopkins said it made sense to sell them and start over.

That, in turn, would allow the theater to base its actors downtown.

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Above: One Main Plaza will offer a mix of 418 luxury apartments and 55,000 square feet of retail space.

Below: A bird’s-eye rendering of the proposed site’s two towers.

Grocery store on Links Ave.

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s construction crews begin work on the massive redevelopment that is One Main Plaza in downtown Sarasota, there is a push to fill the nearly 55,000 square feet of retail space that will likely be the face of the long-awaited center.

Leading that push is Kevin Robbins of the commercial real estate firm Harry E. Robbins & Associates.

Robbins says negotiations are underway — and an agreement might be imminent — with a grocery store chain for one of the biggest spaces in the development. The asyet unidentified grocery store will be one of the dozens of retailers or restaurants that will line the bottom portion of the two-tower redevelopment expected to bring a new energy and vibe to downtown Sarasota.

Just how much One Main will change the eastern edge of downtown is evident in recently released renderings showing what the development will look like when complete in about two years.

The images show a mixed-use project across from the Sarasota City Center that takes up half a block in the heart of the commercial district, featuring sidewalks packed with shoppers and restaurants that line Main Street and Links Avenue.

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“Five years from now, you won’t recognize it from the energy and the vibrancy. “ — Kevin Robbins

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The portion of the block that includes a parking garage, the Hollywood 11 movie theater and a Seaside Bank office will remain as is.

“As I’ve always said, it’s going to be a catalyst for the area, and you’re going to see that area explode,” said Robbins. “Five years from now, you won’t recognize it from the energy and the vibrancy.”

It would be easy to discount Robbins’ sentiment as just talk from the person charged with selling space, but he is a Sarasota native and remembers when that property was one of the premier destinations in the city. Some 20 to 30 years ago, he said, that center was “the place to go.” There was a Maas Brothers department store, restaurants and “it was really lively and active.”

By the time Robbins, 36, was in middle and high school, the movie theater had replaced Mass Brothers.

Then it became the go-to place for movies and a meal in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

The 259,000-square-foot Main Plaza ultimately struggled to keep tenants, with several, including Applebee’s, Ker’s WingHouse and a YMCA branch, closing in recent years. The inside of Main Plaza on many days sat nearly empty.

This new development, in the works for several years, is seen as a way to recapture that old magic.

One Main, when complete, will

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The land at Links Avenue and Main Street is empty now.

include two 10-story towers with 418 luxury apartments and the 55,000 square feet of retail on the ground floor. According to the plans, about 376 feet of One Main will face Main Street, where the sidewalk will be widened to 20 feet. About 630 feet of storefront will face Links Avenue.

The development will also have frontage on Fruitville Road.

1,200 PARKING SPACES

One Main will also have about 1,200 parking spaces, which will help make it a destination, Robbins said.

Belpointe REIT Inc. of Greenwich, Connecticut, is building the project.

It began construction on One Main in October 2020.

The private equity company was formed in 2019 to develop properties in federally designated Opportunity Zones. It acquired 8.6 acres of the roughly 10-acre Main Plaza site

in December 2019 — its first acquisition since its creation and initial public offering earlier that year — for $20 million.

Robbins said the western end of downtown and Main Street have done a good job over the years, with new condo towers mixed in with coffee shops, restaurants and assorted retailers. But the eastern end has mostly been the business district, with people there working and going to lunch during the day. What it’s been missing is residences.

“When you look at the other side of Main Street, it truly is live, work, play,” he said. “They have residences there; they have some office towers, and they have a lot of good restaurants and things you can go and experience. The one component this side of town has been missing is a strong synergy and just really the density of residential units.”

“So,” he adds, “it will serve as a catalyst.”

His job now is to make sure retailers, restaurants or others come and help fill the space to create vibrancy.

The 55,000 square feet will be divided pretty evenly between the two towers. For the first building, which faces Main Street, he and the developers are looking to find smaller inline stores or restaurants.

The expectation is that those spaces will be taken by tenants using around 1,500 square feet, about the average on Main Street.

But they will be able to combine spaces. “Probably one of the unique things is ... that we have a little bit larger block of space that we’re able to give, so we can do some unique things, like a food hall or something that needs a little bit more depth or little bit more size to it.”

Online marketing materials show lease rates of between $35 and $45 per square foot per year. Materials also show that 168,130 people with an average household income of $88,719 live within five miles. Those last two data points should make most grocers happy.

SECOND TOWER

The second tower, which faces Links and makes up about 25,000 square feet, is where the grocery store will go. Robbins said a deal is close with the grocer, which he describes as a smaller-model store complementary to the nearby Whole Foods Market, giving residents and workers a second option when it comes to grocery stores.

Robbins said the store should be announced soon, but there is a backup should the first deal fall through.

“I’m very comfortable to say that we will have a grocery store. The owners are committed to make that happen,” he said.

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Hagen Brody on Monday morning sent a letter to Sister Cities of Sarasota President Miriam Kramer, informing her of his intention to add to the March 7 commission meeting agenda an item calling for the end of Sarasota’s relationship with Vladimir, Russia, a city of about 345,000 located 120 miles west of Moscow.

Brody also copied the letter to mayors of Jacksonville, Gainesville, Tallahassee and St. Petersburg, asking them to consider similar action with their Russian sister cities, saying the five Florida cities should be in “solidarity” with one another.

Sarasota and Vladimir became sister cities in 1994.

“The global norms and mutual respect for nations and citizens has been shattered by the recent and ongoing Russian assault upon Ukraine,’’ Brody wrote. “A country that posed no threat and is drastically outmatched militarily, placing Ukrainian service members and civilians in the impossible predicament of defending their homeland to a near-certain death or giving it up to an invader.”

In a written response, Kramer opposed the idea, arguing that “Trying to cancel a connection that is

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pro-peace and pro-cultural understanding is the worst move possible.

It mocks the large numbers of Russians who have risked arrest to protest this terrible war. It mocks our friendships with the Sister Cities organization in Vladimir on a person-to-person level.”

Commissioner Liz Alpert also requested an addition to the meeting agenda to discuss asking the Florida Department of Transportation to illuminate Ringling Bridge in the yellow and blue of the Ukrainian flag.

In addition to Vladimir, Sarasota is a sister city to eight other municipalities around the world: Treviso, Italy; Xiamen, China; Merida, Mexico; Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Perpignan, France; Tel Mond, Israel; and Dunfermline, Scotland.

Across town, Ukraine natives Darya Fedotova and Sergiy Mykhaylov, directors of the School of Russian Ballet, have changed their studio name to the International Ballet of Florida effective immediately.

The former dancers teach the Vaganova Method, a style developed by Russian ballerina Agrippina Vaganova, which is why they originally chose their studio name.

City Commissioners could discuss severing sistercity ties with a Russian municipality on March 7.

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County unleashes Bay Street dog park Dogs and their humans sing (and bark) the praises of the latest space set aside just for them inside existing recreation area.

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addition to the amenities added for dogs and their owners, additional sidewalks and parking were added to the park to ensure a safe experience for all who visit.

The original Bay Street Park opened in the early 2000s, providing access to wooded area, a playground, a pavilion and natural trails, Rissler said. “And now we’ve added even more amenities to this fur-tastic park.”

Rissler said the dog park construction happened swiftly, and nearby residents might have noticed the project’s completion for the past few weeks. For Debbie Volack, who has lived in the area for years, the park’s opening has been long-awaited.

Volack took her dog Grace to the grand opening on Thursday. She was seated under natural shade while Grace ran around the open space with other dogs of her size.

“We’ve been waiting five years for this to be built. We are very excited,” Volack said. “This is right in our back yard, and we’re so happy it’s close.

We’re going to be coming here daily.

Above: Dog owners enjoy the unleashing event at Bay Street dog park. Left: Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Director Nicole Rissler, left, joins County Commission Ron Cutsinger and assistant county administrators Brad Johnson and Mark Cunningham in ribbon cutting.

I wish it was a bit bigger, but I love it.”

Kelly Erritt was another dog owner at the park’s grand opening. She said that before Thursday, there was a clear lack of dog parks in the area; she had to take her dogs to the beach to get them some exercise.

Now with a park within walking distance, Erritt and her dog can add outdoor exercise to their daily routine much easier. Erritt also praised

the park design and the ease of access to equipment, water and seating.

“This is amazing. It means a lot, and it very convenient for a lot of us,” Erritt said. “Even getting him off the leash for five minutes is a big deal.

The closest park used to be at the beach, but now we can come here.”

“The park is just beautiful. They did a fantastic job,” Erritt continued.

“We will come here every day. It’s

such an easy walk, we could probably come twice a day.”

Cutsinger also used Thursday’s grand opening to praise the work of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Department and Sarasota Animal Services. While the park can be enjoyed by both dog owners and those without pets, he encouraged those who might be interested to volunteer or adopt a new pet.

Cutsinger informed those in attendance to visit SarasotaSheriff. org for adoption opportunities. The animal services tab on the website will direct visitors to information on how to adopt a pet.

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Commissioner Ron Cutsinger and Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Director Nicole Rissler hosted a ribbon-cutting at the new dog park, opening it to the public.

“After evaluating multiple sites, this location was chosen as the best one for an off-leash dog park for our community,” Rissler said. “An acre of this park has been developed with two separate areas for our fourlegged friends, both large and small, to play.”

Members of the community gathered at 300 Bay St. for a short presentation before their dogs were allowed to roam unleashed inside the park. Those who attended were given free dog water dishes and snacks.

Rissler said the park could not have happened without the support of county commissioners.

“We are very excited to provide another world-class experience with this park,” Cutsinger said. “I’d like to thank those who designed this park around the trees in order to save as many as possible and provide natural shade for our park visitors.”

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City officials are hoping a free trolley service will help alleviate those problems for locals and visitors looking to easily transit downtown Sarasota and Lido Key. The Bay Runner trolley service began operation Wednesday.

Initially, each trolley will carry up to 28 passengers through 12 eastbound and westbound stops, with end points at Main Street at School Avenue and Ted Sperling Park at South Lido Beach.

They’ll run from 8 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week, including holidays. Trolleys will run every 20 minutes during peak hours and 30 minutes during off-peak hours.

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Washington, D.C.-based CPR Medical Transport will manage the trolley service, much as it does the Siesta Key Breeze trolley.

City officials took Downtown Improvement District members, St. Armands Business Improvement District members and press on an early tour of the trolley’s route on Feb. 25.

City Commissioner Hagen Brody and Parking Management Division General Manager Mark Lyons led one of the trolley rides and spoke about the initiative.

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We should be alarmed As we watch the death and destruction in Ukraine, Putin’s invasion should wake us up to the decline in the strength and readiness of the United States.

MATT WALSH

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ll the while … A growing group of Longboat residents frets over the lack of pickleball courts … St. Armands Key residents worry about a carousel possibly coming to St. Armand Circle Park … Sarasotans wrestle with regulating the trees they can cut down and must plant on property they own … Florida’s LGBTQ citizens protest over proposed legislation that would require public schools to notify parents of certain behaviors … and Congress works (if you want to call it that) part time to destroy the value of your money …

Much of the United States and the world, as this was being composed, was wondering what President Joe Biden would say and do to help Ukraine and the Ukrainian people and stop Vladimir Putin.

Frankly, Americans’ expectations had to be about an inch off the ground that Biden would say or do anything that makes a difference.

As former Defense Secretary Robert Gates wrote about Biden in Gates’ 2014 memoir: Biden has “been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.”

So far, Biden has kept his Loser streak firmly intact. There was and is no reason to expect anything else.

Of course, no one knows how this attack on Ukraine and its people ultimately will turn out. With 20-20 hindsight, we all know much more could have been done to stop Putin’s invasion. To be sure, NATO countries could have been far more effective deterring Putin’s assault.

And, as always, the debates went on about whether and to what extent the United States should have been and should be involved.

Ukraine, after all, is just another Eastern European throwback rife with government corruption.

But as we witness the death and destruction in Ukraine and watch how the world responds, Putin’s ruthless invasion brings into focus two concepts: the Rule of One and Ronald Reagan’s mantra of “Peace through Strength.”

THE RULE OF ONE

Why should we care about Ukraine?

Does that country really matter to us in the United States?

One answer is economist Arthur Laffer’s Rule of One. The Rule of One in Laffer economics is this: When, say, Congress, a state legislature or a city council wants to adopt legislation affecting taxation or granting an industry or a group special privileges, Laffer says the question to be asked is whether the law would be fair if you imposed it on one person – say, your nextdoor neighbor.

For instance, say your community wants to tax its citizens to build a baseball stadium for a Major League Baseball team. In the Rule of One, Laffer would put it this way: You want to build a baseball stadium for yourself, and you want to tax your nextdoor neighbor to help subsidize your dream. Would you do that?

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Most likely, emphatically no.

Now apply the Rule of One to Ukraine, albeit a bit differently.

Say a bully, unprovoked but for the sake of being a jerk, is threatening the use of force to maim your friend and damage his home. Say your friend lives two blocks away.

He asks you for help. Would you do nothing?

Of course not. Even though the conflict between the mob and your friend is not your fight, most likely you would take action with your friend to thwart the thug.

We know people argue that Ukraine is not our friend. Its government is corrupt. But the vast majority of its 40 million people are innocents who don’t deserve to be harmed, die or live against their will as the slaves and sacrificial animals of a ruthless, killer dictator.

But that is what the outcome will be regardless of whether Putin takes some or all of Ukraine. He doesn’t care about people’s individual rights. You can be sure he has more conquests in his ambitions.

Will sanctions stop him?

No. They won’t hurt Putin. Biden and others say the sanctions will cripple Russia’s economy. But what they should say is the economic sanctions will hurt only the average individual Russian people the most.

When they go without money and food, some will starve and some will protest. But Putin still has the guns and power. He will crush the protesters, too.

You can see where this can go: a long time with a lot of suffering throughout the world, all because of one bully’s ambitions.

Back to the Rule of One. If a bully threatens you, what do you do? You crush the bully.

PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH

Now that we have seen war break out, you can see the benefits of Peace through Strength.

If you don’t have the strength, if you don’t have the more-powerful weaponry, and if you don’t have that power in tip-top shape, ready to be deployed, you won’t stop the bullies, tyrants and aggressors.

Surely that will be one of the messages U.S. military leaders are likely to be reminding their troops as the Ukraine invasion and its aftermath unfolds. And it’s likely the same message they will try to drive into the inferior noggins on Capitol Hill. It’s a message Congress should take to heart.

That message is frighteningly explicit and clear (see box).

Three weeks ago, Thomas Modly, former secretary and undersecretary of the Navy and now a resident of Sarasota, spoke to the members of the Gulf Coast CEO Forum. The content of his remarks would have left you queasily fearful and bloodthumpingly angry.

Fearful because the facts he presented painted a picture of a U.S. military that is neither the dominant military we thought we had; in fact, China easily has far more sea power than we do. Nor do we have the capability to scale up quickly in time of need; in fact, procuring parts to build and keep our military ready is increasingly difficult.

It makes you angry when you hear and read how Congress and our current president have punted the policy of Peace through Strength in favor of the bogus claim of calamitous climate change, shutting oil exploration in favor of buying oil from Russia, and transgender policies in the military.

When Modly showed his audience the grim realities, he used data from the 2018 report: “Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chain Resiliency of the United States.”

Wow. Talk about a scary book.

This 146-page report to thenPresident Donald Trump spelled out major forces that are weakening the United States’ industrial base and military readiness, including lower defense appropriations from Congress; antiquated and bureaucracy-laden procurement practices that delay contracting, discourage innovation and increase

The decline of U.S. might

“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

Friedrich Hayek

“Road to Serfdom,” 1944

The two tables below illustrate how the United States’ military capabilities (the ability to build the most-sophisticated arsenal) and comparative size have lost to China.

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BY THE NUMBERS THE EROSION OF U.S. MILITARY INDUSTRIAL BASE

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The United States now has only one supplier for each of the following key defense components: Ship/Propeller Shafts for Submarines, Thin-Wall Castings for Helicopter Gearboxes, Large Caliber Gun Barrels, Ammonium Perchlorate (key ingredient in all rocket fuel).

7.1 million

Lost manufacturing jobs since 1979; 5 million since 2000.

90%

Percentage of printed circuit boards manufactured in Asia (more than 50% in Communist China).

-17,000

Fewer DoD prime contractor/vendors since 2000.

1=70%

There is one Unmanned Aerial System (Drone) manufacturer that controls more than 70% of the commercial UAS market globally, including the United States. That is a Chinese company called DJI. DJI alone has 74% of civilian-market share in 2018, with no other company accounting for more than 5%.

8 years/ 70%

On average a major U.S weapon system takes eight years to develop and field. Over that development period, 70% of the electronics employed on the system will be obsolete.

CHINA MILITARY STRENGTH DWARFS THAT OF U.S. IN PACIFIC, 1999-2021 The data below show how the People’s Republic of China has increased its military assets over the past two decades.

UNITED STATES

1999 Nuclear aircraft carriers.......... 1 Destroyers, cruisers, frigates..................................... 9 Fighter jets............................ 67 Anti-submarine patrol planes.....................................12 0 Nuclear submarines

CHINA

1999 Frigates.................................... 8 Fighter jets............................60 Submarines............................. 3 Surface-to-air missiles...... 5-10

2009 Nuclear aircraft carriers.......... 1 Destroyers, cruisers, frigates..................................... 9 Fighter jets............................ 67 Anti-submarine patrol planes...................................... 6 Nuclear submarines............... 3

2009 Destroyers, frigates...............31 Fighter jets..........................450 Submarines........................... 32 Surface-to-air missiles... 30-35

2017 Nuclear aircraft carriers.......... 1 Destroyers, cruisers, frigates.................................... 11 Fighter jets............................ 67 Anti-submarine patrol planes...................................... 5 Nuclear submarines............... 4

2017 Aircraft carriers........................ 1 Destroyers, frigates...............51 Fighter jets..........................638 Submarines........................... 48 Surface-to-air missiles... 30-35

2021 Nuclear aircraft carriers.......... 1 Destroyers, cruisers, frigates.................................... 11 Fighter jets............................ 67 Anti-submarine patrol planes...................................... 5 Nuclear submarines............... 4 Total..................................... 88

2021 Aircraft carriers....................... 2 Destroyers, frigates.............. 80 Fighter jets.................... 1,000+ Submarines........................... 79 Surface-to-air missiles............?

Total............................... 1,161+

costs; declines in manufacturing employment because of disappearing manufacturers and a social demographic that avoids such jobs; and the rise of China.

The report spells out explicit warnings — with the decibels of cannon fire — that China wants to make sure the United States, or anyone else, cannot stop it from whatever it wants. Consider a few excerpts about China: n “Machine tools are power-driven machines used to shape or form parts made of metal, plastic, or composites to support both production and prototyping operations. Critical to creating modern defense and non-defense products, machine tools impact the entire supply chain and multiple sectors.

The U.S. once led the world in the innovation and capacity of its highend machine tools sector, but U.S. standing has dropped significantly since 2000. n “In 2015, China’s global machine tool production skyrocketed to $24.7 billion, accounting for 28% of global production, while the U.S. accounted for only $4.6 billion, after China, Japan, Germany, Italy and South Korea.”

n “China’s capture of foreign technologies and intellectual property, particularly the systematic theft of U.S. weapons systems and the illicit and forced transfer of dual-use technology, has eroded the military balance between the U.S. and China. Such transfers aid China’s efforts to gain a qualitative technological advantage over the U.S. across key domains, including naval, air, space and cyber.”

Finally, take a look at the total number of ships and planes that we and China have in the Pacific — just the Pacific. When Modly was acting secretary and then former acting secretary of the Navy, he hounded the Trump Administration about its commitment to building the Navy fleet that is needed. For years, administrations and Congresses have talked about expanding the Navy’s 245-ship fleet to 355 ships and eventually to 500.

That has been nothing but talk.

Perhaps Ukraine can bring an end to the talk and real action.

Despite the alarm bells, sad to say, don’t count on it.

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LGBTQ community rallies against school bill The protest rally against the controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill was held Feb. 27.

HARRY SAYER STAFF WRITER

Timber and Katie Talbot are an LGBTQ couple who have raised their 9-year-old son, Sebastian, to be comfortable with expression and identity. But upon hearing about the “Don’t Say Gay” bill making its way through the Florida Legislature, their concern was for LGBTQ children who have been raised without that acceptance.

“There’s plenty of LGBT kids out there without LGBT parents to go to,” Timber Talbot said. “The fact we have to fight for kids still in 2022 and how this is impacting them is sickening.”

On Feb. 27, the Talbots joined Sara-

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sota’s LGBTQ community in walking a 700-foot rainbow flag across the Ringling Bridge in protest of the controversial Florida bill that would limit discussion of sexual orientation

and gender in schools.

Project PRIDE SRQ and Equality Florida partnered for the “Emergency Say Gay” rally in Sarasota in response to Florida’s bill that aims to curb what teachers and school staff can teach about sexual orientation and gender. The officially titled Parental Rights in Education — dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by critics — will be voted on by state lawmakers this week.

Hundreds gathered at the base of the Ringling bridge to hear from community figures and city officials, including Planned Parenthood of Southwest Florida President and CEO Stephanie Fraim and Also Youth President Mary Tavarozzy. Many spoke to the negative effects the bill could have on LGBTQ children looking to express themselves.

“Refusing to acknowledge these children doesn’t make them go away; it deprives them of possibly the only safe place they can be who they are,” City Commissioner Liz Alpert said.

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Other speakers criticized House of Representatives members for voting in favor of the bill.

“I know they have people in their lives they care about that this would hurt,” City Commissioner Hagen Brody said. “Move on to legislation that will make this community a better place.”

Hundreds of supporters then carried the pride flag across the Ringling Bridge, where they cheered and waved to oncoming traffic.

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Local nonprofit Sarasota Bay Watch hosted its annual Scallopalooza fundraiser event in February, at which it was presented with a $10,000 donation from Helios Technology to help fund an ongoing water improvement project involving clams.

More than 400 donors attended and raised enough money to provide 1 million clams for the project. Clams have a natural ability to clean water, which was displayed at each table at the fundraiser.

“We placed a vase of water filled with algae at the center of each table.

You couldn’t see through it at all,” said Ronda Ryan, executive director of Sarasota Bay Watch. “The water was clear in about 30 minutes, and I think that says more than words can.”

The 1 million clams that were made available through the fundraiser will be added to the 875,000 clams already placed in Sarasota and Manatee county waters. Clams can restore waters affected by algae overgrowth, red tide and, perhaps most importantly, a decline in sea grass.

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Although Sarasota Bay Watch is not a government entity and relies on donations to operate, the clam project has utilized the skills and systems of professionals, including scientists.

“First we have to raise money, and once we do, we buy the clam seed,” Ryan said. “Then we raise them up and provide them to a clam farmer, who waits until they’re about 2 inches long. Young clams are a yummy snack for lots of marine animals, so it’s important to wait until they’re that big.”

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ing to Ryan, when water is murky from algae, plants on the sea floor are unable tor receive the sunlight needed for survival.

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Sarasota Bay Watch has also focused on human-caused water pollution through its Marine Debris Retrieval program. One of the top sources of pollution the project has fought is called ghost fishing, in which fishing equipment is abandoned.

Countering ghost fishing has involved action both on land and under water. Sarasota Bay Watch has a team that cleans shoreline and island land of ghost fishing debris, while a team of divers has set debris traps and installed artificial reefs, similar to those created by the Save Siesta Key mini-reefs project.

“It’s clearing fishing gear that was either lost or improperly disposed of,” Ryan said. “We’re talking about crab traps, fishing line and rope.

We’re getting that kind of stuff out of the water. It can tangle dolphins, turtles and birds.”

One of the next initiatives Sarasota Bay Watch has is to create an initiative to remove plastic net coverings.

With a goal of removing debris such as plastic from the waters, Ryan said pushing for different net coverings is a natural step.

Ryan said that while Sarasota Bay Watch has multiple projects focused on improving water quality, education on water quality is an important part of what the organization does.

Student volunteers were present at the fundraiser, and more are encouraged to join.

“It’s important that we get these young people educated, help them know what the water is supposed to look like,” Ryan said. “We need to do that because when our older population is gone, it will be the younger population’s responsibility. Students are a big part of what we do.”

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Rosemary ready for park it helped finance Neighborhood supporters float three ideas for open space as buildings come down at Central Avenue and Boulevard of the Arts.

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emolition crews were working to remove structures at the corner of Central Avenue and Boulevard of the Arts last week, where Rosemary District Association members met to celebrate the space that will soon become the area’s first park.

Two vacant buildings, formerly a restaurant and office building, were demolished to make space for what David Lough, a Rosemary District Association board member, called a pocket park. The pocket park will serve the community until a permanent park is constructed.

“The previous owner had occupancy for six months, so it took the city a while to get to demolishing it,” Lough said. “Now they’re going to irrigate it and sod it as a temporary measure, and currently, the design of the permanent park is underway.”

The Rosemary District is a growing community north of downtown that is home to about 3,500 people, according to Lough. He said the community will decide what the per-

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manent park will look like through an online survey.

While the design of the permanent park has yet to be decided, the Rosemary District Association has already worked to make the park a reality. The park will be city funded, but it required a special effort from the community, according to Lough.

“When this land was bought, the neighbors chipped in $120,000 of

our own money,” Lough said. “The city would only pay for the land’s appraised value, and the previous owner wanted more than that. So we had to close that gap ourselves.”

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When police arrived, the woman did not wish to identify with whom she had an argument and did not provide many details. A few minutes after police left, the woman called again, and when police arrived for the second time she explained that she was arguing with her boyfriend and wanted him to leave. She told police that she was upset he had come home late that night. Police did not find any evidence of a physical altercation, other than a hand injury to the boyfriend. The boyfriend explained he had recently broken a table out of frustration.

The boyfriend left the residence without issue.

DOORBELL DAMAGE 5:30 p.m., 2200 block of Hickory Street Suspicious incident: A woman called the police after she noticed a rock had been thrown at her doorbell. She had been out of town and returned to find the damage. She did not find any other damage or theft, and the device had run out of battery power before the event occurred. No suspects were identified, and the reason for damaging the doorbell was not discovered.

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MOVING IN 9 p.m., 1200 block of 4th Street Trespassing: A woman called the police stating that two men were in her driveway. She explained that she yelled at the men to get off her property and later observed them at a home across the street. When police arrived, they questioned the two men, who said they were moving into the home. The two men were calm and cooperative, even providing a key to the home. But neither man was able to provide proof that they were renting the home. Police researched the property but found no way to confirm they had rented the home. Police were unable to resolve the issue.

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“It’s also a way to distract myself from the outside world. It helps me a lot that way.”

— Sarasota High’s Haley Howard SEE PAGE 18

So close — again Cardinal Mooney’s Cougars fell in the title game for the second straight season.

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Cardinal Mooney High’s Derek Wagner won his 100th career game as a boys lacrosse head coach Feb. 25 when the Cougars beat Berkeley Prep 18-10 at home.

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Riverview High’s Jeremy Schmidt won his 100th career game as a head baseball coach Feb. 28 as the Rams beat Canterbury High 5-2 at home.

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Sarasota High senior Bradley Ramsden pitched six shutout innings March 1, allowing six hits and striking out two in the team’s 2-0 win over Bartow High. Ramsden also doubled in a one-for-three plate performance.

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Sarasota High junior Isabella Nebel (44.65 seconds) won the 300-meter hurdles at the 2022 East Lake Early Bird Invitational, held Feb. 24 at East Lake High.

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Sarasota Military Academy junior Nate Varley finished second in the 106-pound division of the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 1A, Region 3 wrestling tournament. Varley and four other Sarasota-area wrestlers advanced to the state tournament, beginning Thursday at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee.

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rms were extended to keep the Cardinal Mooney girls basketball players, bent at the knees, from falling to the hardwood court. Heads were hung. Some players hugged. Others used their jersey to wipe away tears.

The Cougars were close in 2021, reaching the Class 3A state championship game but falling to Miami Country Day by 24 points. In 2022, the Cougars got even closer. Mooney (19-7) took on Westminster Academy (27-5) Feb. 25 at Lakeland’s RP Funding Center in the title game.

The Cougars had come from behind to beat the Lions 57-55 on Dec. 31, so unlike 2021, when Mooney was the consensus underdog against a true high school dynasty, the Cougars had a real shot.

They came within three points of history, but cold shooting from 3-point range doomed the Cougars to a 44-41 loss.

The Cougars went two for 18 (11.1%) from outside the arc against Westminster, including an 0-for13 start. Westminster hit seven of 15 3-point attempts (46.7%). The Lions’ efficient outside shooting was enough to give the Lions the edge.

Both teams started slowly — Westminster led 5-2 after the first quarter — but both picked up the pace in the second quarter, though the Lions extended their lead to 22-16 by halftime.

“At the beginning of the game, I think we were a little tight,” Mooney Coach Rico Antonio said. “We were just settling for perimeter shots, and they were not going in. Normally, we are a pretty good shooting team.”

It was 31-24 at the start of the fourth quarter when Mooney began its comeback, led by junior Jordyn Byrd, who had eight points in the quarter. Mooney got within two of Westminster at 42-40 with 41 seconds remaining but could not find a basket to tie the game. On what turned out to be Mooney’s final possession, the Cougars attempted to get the ball inside to close within one point instead of going for the tie.

Westminster stole the ball, and the clock ran out.

“We have confidence against anybody,” Antonio said. “I mean, we have been down. We have been through the wringer this season with our schedule. We do not panic. We keep grinding. And it’s not easy to get back here. Clearly it’s not the outcome we wanted, so they are pretty upset. But we had a very successful season. I’m proud of these girls.”

Byrd led the Cougars with 12 points. Freshmen Kali Barrett and Sy’monique Simon each had eight points, and junior Olivia Davis added seven points.

Westminster freshman Maddie Wallhoff had 15 points, going four of six from 3-point range to lead all scorers.

The majority of the Cougars will get another chance at a state title; 11 of 14 are eligible to return in 20222023, including the team’s top-five scorers. Mooney should be one of the favorites in Class 3A, if not the favorite. But that is no comfort to the team’s three seniors — Natalie Mercadante, Jasmine Scurry and Gianna Coluzzi — who ended their high school careers with the Westminster loss. Of the three, Mercadante will require the most production to replace; the point guard’s three assists a game were second most on the team behind Davis’ 3.4.

Antonio had nothing but praise for his seniors after the game.

“They were here when I started,” Antonio, who is in his fourth season,

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Cardinal Mooney freshman Sy’monique Simon (15) and senior Natalie Mercadante hug after Mooney’s state championship loss to Westminster Academy.

NOTABLE PLAYERS GRADUATING PLAYERS Natalie Mercadante, guard Jasmine Scurry, forward Gianna Coluzzi, forward KEY RETURNING PLAYERS Olivia Davis, guard Jordyn Byrd, forward Kennedy McClain, wing Kali Barrett, forward Sy’monique Simon, guard Francesca Antonio, guard

said. “I like to say they are the cornerstones of what we started here. The building blocks. And they’re fantastic girls. I thank them for everything they gave me and wish them nothing but the best.”

The returning players carry with them the potential for greatness.

Davis led the team with 16.2 points a game and will be a senior next season. So will Byrd, who nearly averaged a double-double in 2021 (9.3 points and 9.5 rebounds a game). Kali Barrett and Sy’monique Simon, the team’s dynamic freshman, will have a year of experience and now have the same taste of the state tournament as everyone else. Barrett and Simon taking a step forward could put the team over the top; Barrett averaged 11.7 points and 7.3 rebounds a game, both second on the team, while Simon came off the bench to average 5.7 points and 4.7 rebounds a game, increasing her averages as the season progressed.

Even though the Cougars lost, they still managed to make history, becoming the first Sarasota County girls basketball program to reach back-to-back title games.

In 2023, they will try for No. 3 — and hope for a different outcome.

Booker High will also be hoping for another trip to Lakeland, though the Tornadoes’ season ended a round earlier than the Cougars’ did.

Booker (20-8) lost 73-51 to Lake Highland Prep in the state semifinals Feb. 24.

The Tornadoes were the underdogs in the contest; Lake Highland Prep featured Louisville commit Nyla Harris, who scored 23 points.

But Booker never went away. The Tornadoes were outscored by just three points in the second quarter and outscored Lake Highland 14-2 in the fourth quarter. Booker will graduate four seniors, but like Cardinal Mooney, it should return another strong squad in 2022.

Mooney Coach Rico Antonio and the Cougars bench celebrate a 3-pointer from freshman Kali Barrett.

Mooney freshman Sy’monique Simon guards Westminster senior Claire Erickson (1).

Mooney freshman Kali Barrett causes Westminster junior Taelyn Carey to lose control of the ball.

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A new era of Florida football B

ig changes are coming to high school football in Florida.

The Florida High School Athletic Association voted on Monday to change the sport’s classification system. Instead of basing the classes mainly on size, they will now initially be split into two umbrellas: Metro and Suburban.

The Metro classes — four of them — will consist of teams from the eight most densely populated counties in the state: Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Orange,

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Ryan Matulevich and the Cardinal Mooney football program will be affected by the new FHSAA football structure, seeing six “Metro” teams leave their division.

Programs will now be separated by Metro and Suburban umbrellas, then by enrollment.

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Palm Beach, Pinellas and Seminole.

Those counties contain 228 of the FHSAA’s 495 schools.

The majority of schools in the remaining counties will make up four Suburban classes. This is where Sarasota-area schools will land. There will also be one Rural classification containing a handful of schools with 600 or fewer students in areas designated rural by the FHSAA. Once broken down into each umbrella, the classes will be sorted by enrollment. The change will go into effect this fall.

Why make the change? According to the FHSAA’s board of directors, which passed the measure 9-7, it’s mainly for competition reasons. Over the last decade, 89% of state championships have gone to

schools from counties now classified as Metro. Removing these teams and giving them their own classifications opens up championship opportunities for Suburban teams. In some ways, it is the closest Florida will ever get to having a public school umbrella and a private school umbrella; separating them that way goes against state statutes, but there sure are far more private school powerhouses in the Metro areas than the Suburban areas.

On one hand, I understand why the FHSAA decided to go this route.

When Metro teams win titles at such a high percentage, there isn’t much incentive for fans of teams outside those counties to care about high school football in Florida, at least not outside of local rivalries. Sports are always more fun

when there are a variety of winners (unless you root for a consistent winner, I suppose). The new proposal alleviates some of the competition concerns of the old system and ensures that teams outside of the most-populated areas have a chance at postseason success.

On the other hand, the point of sports is not only to win. It is also to test yourself against people equal (or better) in skill than you, learning things about resilience and willpower along the way. If you take all the Metro teams out of the Suburban playoff paths, is that really playing against the best? Or is the FHSAA handing teams an easier road in lieu of forcing them to learn those lessons?

That last part doesn’t necessarily apply to all our area teams, at least in the regular season. The exact classifications for next season have yet to be determined, but it is a safe bet that Riverview High and Sarasota High will be in the highest Suburban class. So will Venice High, the defending Class 8A champion. Venice is as tough as any Metro champion, and both Riverview Coach Josh Smithers and Sarasota Coach Brody Wiseman pledged to schedule as many area powerhouses outside of their districts as they can. They’ll be playing as tough a schedule as ever because, well, that’s how they like it.

But the postseason path to a title, once past our area teams, will look different.

“It’s going to be a big departure in the playoffs,” Wiseman said. “It’s a little disappointing. I think Venice winning it all this year was the first time someone from our area won it without having to go through one of the big (Metro-area) teams like St. Thomas Aquinas. Now, if we won a championship here (under the new system), and people said there was an asterisk on it, I wouldn’t care. But there might be a little less weight to it because of it.”

But what about a team such as Cardinal Mooney? In 2021, the Cougars had six teams in their district that will now be moved to a Metro class. Mooney did not play all of those teams in 2021, but

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Thus, the Cougars will likely have an easier road in 2022 — unless, with so many giant Metro schools leaving the top classes, Mooney gets a bump into a bigger Suburban classification.

Until the classifications are released and we see the system play out, a lot of unknowns remain.

Those unknowns are part of the reason the FHSAA vote was so close. Outside of the state title argument, there isn’t much data to support the plan’s equality. Even less is in the way of Venice running the table every year now — and even Venice Coach John Peacock is upset about the change.

“So bad by (the) FHSAA,” Peacock tweeted on Monday after the vote. “Great for average teams and coaches, not great for teams looking to be great.”

Peacock then tweeted Wednesday that the program would petition to move to a Metro class. I’m not sure that plea will be successful, but I understand his perspective. The new system does seem designed to give middling Suburban schools the biggest benefit while other teams are either loaded into much tougher classes — like any previously average-to-good Metro program now expected to compete exclusively with the big boys — or, like Venice, have had some of their relished challenges taken away.

I’m taking a wait-and-see approach myself. The FHSAA said there will likely be tweaks made along the way, after all. And now that it’s March, there’s only two-ish months until spring football begins.

There’s no reason to get riled up when a great thing is around the corner.

Ryan Kohn is the sports editor for the Sarasota Observer.

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When did you start playing softball?

I started playing at 7 years old. My mom got me into the sport.

What is your favorite memory?

I play on a travel team (D1vision) that is based in Mississippi. Last summer we went to Huntington Beach, California, for a PGF Nationals qualifying tournament. We were there for two weeks, and we won the whole thing. It was so fun, and I got to experience a lot of California.

What is your best skill?

My hitting for sure. I’m a pretty big girl, so it has always been pretty easy for me to hit (for power).

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It’s crab. Steamed crab, fried crab, any type of crab sounds good to me.

What is your favorite TV show?

Right now it’s “Euphoria.” I can’t believe they’re not doing more until 2024.

Which superpower would you pick?

I would want to read minds so I knew what people were thinking about all the time.

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What are your goals this season?

We need to go to states. Last year we lost in regionals, so we need to improve on that and reach states this year.

What is the best advice you have received?

Don’t play to impress other people.

Just play how I need to play. I used to strike out and then think, “Oh my God, everyone thinks I am terrible.”

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I just do different drills all the time.

I do one drill where a coach will put these bands around my waist and hold my back to a fence so I do not lean forward at the plate. I hate that drill. (Laughs.) It can hurt. But it does help me to not lean forward.

What are your hobbies?

I like to go shopping, especially at shoe stores. I’m really into shoes.

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YOUR NEIGHBORS GETTING AWAY: RED BUG SLOUGH A pocket of Old Florida can be found in the middle of the Sarasota suburbs.

Left: Mysteries are abound in the Red Bug Slough. Below: The American white ibis are common at the preserve.

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arasota is busy right now.

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have flocked back to the area this year, it seems. Traffic on the roads, lines at the restaurants, crowds of people at local hotspots.

Maybe it’s just me. (Probably not).

One place not always so mobbed sits in the middle of the tumult as a place to get away from the madness.

The 72-acre Red Bug Slough Preserve, purchased in the early 2000s, sits at 5200 Beneva Road and offers a curious mix of nature and suburbia, where hiking trails and fishing piers are juxtaposed with nearby houses.

Here’s what you can find:

Photos by Harry Sayer

THE SCENE

The Red Bug Slough is quiet, and that’s a relief. Wooded paths quickly open up to the slough water area, where many walkers and families stop to admire the view. It has a fishing pier as well for those who want to cast a line and relax.

You can carry on through the trail for a while — eventually having to cross into the second segment of the preserve — before hitting a relatively secluded water area with some photogenic bridges. It’s a nice way to cap off the walk.

The slough, by the way, is defined as a broad, shallow channel with flowing water.

The titular Red Bug Slough flows northwest to Phillippi Creek about 1.5 miles southwest. The more you know.

THE WILDLIFE

You’ll see many types of wildlife at the preserve — turtles, squirrels, grumpy Floridians — but the most noticeable segment is the many birds that rest, clean themselves and soar through the area. Ospreys, storks, ibises — it’s hard to walk a few feet without noticing another striking bird.

Above: The trail ends with a scenic water area. Right: Squirrels are common at the preserve, but where aren’t they? Left: A limpkin is one of the many birds you will see at the preserve.

There were a few warning signs for alligators, but I can’t say I caught any on the trip. Probably best for people walking their dogs, anyway.

THE PEOPLE

You’ll catch all sorts of people walking the area, especially after work. Joggers and birdwatchers are common, but it’s also a good place for moms pushing their kids in strollers for some resourceful exercise.

Sometimes, though, you’ll find a more intimidating crowd. During my travels, I fell across a small group of teenagers clad in black with excessive eyeliner, who bandied about the

woods swinging sticks and hitting vape pens.

I understood the most important rule of engaging with teens — don’t make eye contact, don’t let them make fun of your shoes, and let them pass.

Much later in my trek, those same teens came across me again near the exit, which put me in a contemplative state as I left to my car to drive home.

Had they been following me? Were our fates intertwined? Or were they simply fellow travelers in this small, quiet slice of the world?

Such are the mysteries of the Red Bug Slough.

GETTING AWAY Getting Away is an occasional series of photo stories meant to introduce Sarasotans to spots to enjoy a little peace and quiet. If you’d like to share a spot, email Managing Editor Eric Garwood at EGarwood@ YourObserver. com

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Take a bow(tie) Travis Ray makes custom bowties inspired by art, and he’s doing it with locally sourced material and selling them at a local art gallery.

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T

ravis Ray walked into an art gallery and his brain started turning.

Ray, the man behind Dapper Bowtique, was inspired by some of the artwork at Monark Custom Framing and Art Gallery in Bradenton and decided to do something about it. Ray went two doors down to a material store, Bits & Pieces, then down the block to his home. And after some fits and starts, he made a bowtie with many of the same highlights as the art he had seen.

Now, Ray’s creations are on sale at the very store that inspired them.

Ray’s line of wearable art bowties and pocket squares are sold at Monark Custom Framing, and the shop’s proprietors are thrilled to have them on the shelf.

“It’s a nice accent,” says Mark Gagnon of Monark Custom Framing. “The variety that we have here in jewelry and macrame, aromatherapy art and floral design, it was nice to see someone doing a little bit more of art-designed fabric work. And bowties are cool. It’s like the old-school belt buckle. People would wear giant belt buckles with art all over it, and that goes out of fashion quick.”

Ray, the associate managing director of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, has made bowties his second career.

The engaging crafter was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Manasota Honors for his work with Dapper Bowtique, and he said that Monark Custom Framing is the only store in Manatee County that carries his line of bowties.

The original Ray creation in this line was black and white and inspired by an art piece that resembled sheet music, but he’s crafted a line of ties

with color and interesting patterns.

And everything was made with local fabric. Ray has more than 200 fabrics in his personal collection, and when he runs out of material, he heads right back to Bits & Pieces.

“That’s usually the thing: If you don’t have it, you’ve got to find it very quickly,” says Ray. “And then one of the things I run into is I don’t like to buy fabrics online. I need to touch it. As soon as I touch fabric, I automatically know how difficult it’s going to be to work with. Being able to find it, touch it, feel it and then create. Once I know, it’s easy sailing after that.”

Ray said he makes the bowties whenever he has free time. Generally, that means very early in the morning or late at night. On the weekend, he either spends time making ties or prepping material so he can work at a moment’s notice.

“This morning, within two hours, I’ve done 17 bowties,” Ray said on Friday. “I think I’ve done 25 in one day, just me sitting. Now I have three different sewing machines, and one that’s actually a heavy-duty sewing machine. It doesn’t take me as long now. It’s easier with a faster motor.

I’ve already cut and prepped the material, and now I’m moving constantly.”

Ray’s creations have been available since the Art Walk in Bradenton earlier this month, and the reaction from the public has been immediate. Marc Gagnon said they sold one of Ray’s ties the first day they were on display.

“We sold one that day to a gentleman buying it for his grandson,” says Gagnon. “He said, ‘Oh, he loves bowties. This is great.’ And he appreciated the packaging, the bag that comes with it and the pocket square.

And it’s been interesting to hear women say, ‘Oh, is your guy a bow-

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“They all have a difference.

Even if I’m working with the same pattern. As soon as I cut it, I’ve created a whole new bowtie.

— Travis Ray

tie guy?’ It starts a cool conversation because not everyone is a bowtie guy.

But there are a lot of people who are.”

Every bowtie in the collection is unique. Ray does attempt to make some of the patterns identical, but he said that a quirk of creating them means that basically every one has its own stamp of individuality.

“They all have a difference. Even if I’m working with the same pattern,” says Ray. “As soon as I cut it, I’ve created a whole new bowtie. If I’m doing solids, I can be consistent. But nine times out of 10 when I’m designing, I find that people want colors, and they want patterns or something that’s different, which I love because it’s interesting.”

Monica Gagnon said she first got wind of Ray through Realize Bradenton, and she was thrilled to reach out to him once she found out he was going to be selling bowties in the area. Monark, which is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays, will host a customer appreciation day from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 5.

Ray, who also sells ties through his website DapperBowtique.com, said he was excited to keep designing and selling ties via Monark, and one of his simple pleasures is walking into the material store and showing them what he’s done.

“The young lady next door, she loves it because I usually take photos of all the work,” he says. “Last Saturday, I showed her what I had done with the fabric I had just purchased from her. She was like, ‘Oh, that’s mine!’ I think she’s excited. She has the news article, and when people come in when I’m there, she brings it out from back, and she shows it to people.”

Monica and Mark Gagnon are thrilled to be selling a line of bowties crafted

by Travis Ray, center.

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Built in 2021, it has four bedrooms, four-and-ahalf baths and 5,893 square feet of living area. It sold for $8,928,000 in 2021.

CORAL COVE Blair Weigel, trustee, and Linda Weigel, of Bradenton, sold the home at 1605 Caribbean Drive to Craig Baum and Lisa Singleton, of Sarasota, for $4.7 million. Built in 1995, it has three bedrooms, threeand-a-half baths, a pool and 4,200 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.1 million in 2018.

BURNS REALTY CO. Oak Street LLC sold the home at 1681 Oak St. to Mitchell and Lynn Samberg, of Sarasota, for $1,265,000. Built in 1925, it has five bedrooms, eight baths and 2,734 square feet of living area. It sold for $110,000 in 1983.

SOUTH SIDE PARK Taylor Suncoast Properties LLC sold the home at 2073 Grove St. to Marwan Hilmi and Kathleen Manuel, of Sarasota, for $1.25 million.

Built in 2021, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,374 square feet of living area.

RIGGS LANDING Roger and Jane Young, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 202 condominium at 1762 Bay St. to Penelope Shaw, of Sarasota, for $982,500. Built in 1985, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,845 square feet of living area. It sold for $775,000 in 2018.

AVON HEIGHTS Gregory Quinn, of Longboat Key, sold his home at 2520 Tami Sola St. to Sergei Snapkovsky and Larisa Zhurav, of Prairie Village, Kansas, for $975,000. Built in 1946, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,979 square feet of living area. It sold for $900,000 in 2021.

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Siesta Beach Julia Larsen, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Robert Larsen, of Richmond, Virginia, sold their home at 4901 Commonwealth Drive to Melissa Suarez, of Sarasota, for $1.35 million. Built in 1957, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 960 square feet of living area.

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Southbay Yacht and Racquet Club Christopher and Michele Brown sold their home at 297 Lookout Point Drive to Ray and Anne Schrock, of Rye, New York, for $3.9 million. Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 4,159 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.8 million in 2021.

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Joseph Marshall Kaiser and Stefan Max Merkl sold their home at 2717 Stanley Place to Randolph Pike, of Sarasota, for $970,000.

Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,712 square feet of living area. It sold for $498,000 in 2017.

SARASOTA BAY CLUB Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 726 condominium at 1299 Tamiami Trail to Roberta Beveilacqua, of Sarasota, for $960,000. Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,524 square feet of living area. It sold for $895,000 in 2021.

EMBASSY VILLAS SRQ – Lido Key LLC sold the Unit 18 condominium at 800 S. Blvd. of the Presidents to Kevin and Kimberley Dyer, of Sarasota, for $760,000. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,060 square feet of living area. It sold for $357,000 in 2020.

SOUTH GATE Walter Joseph Hajduk III, of Pennsauken, New Jersey, sold his home at 2715 Valencia Drive to Jill Curtis, of Sarasota, for $750,000.

Built in 1957, it has four bedrooms,

SCHOOL AVENUE TOWNHOMES BC School Ave LLC sold the home at 62 N. School Ave. to Nikash Patel, of Sarasota, for $870,000. Built in 2020, it has three bedrooms, threeand-a-half baths and 2,571 square feet of living area.

Arbor Lakes on Palmer Ranch Junwu Zhang and Wei Xiang, of Sarasota, sold their home at 6343 Anise Drive to Ming Cao and Renaud Lecoeuche, of Sarasota, for $920,000.

Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three-anda-half baths and 3,224 square feet of living area.

Calusa Lakes Gary and Linda Grimshaw, of Nokomis, sold their home at 2135 Calusa Lakes Blvd. to Daniel and Vilairat Boring, of Gainesville, Georgia, for $720,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,372 square feet of living area. It sold for $428,000 in 2017.

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FIELD CLUB ESTATES Shawn and Sonya Johnson, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1907 Fiesta Drive to Jacques and Kim Kuchler, of Sarasota, for $840,000. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,524 square feet of living area. It sold for $500,000 in 2021.

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David Morse, of Sarasota, sold the home at 3000 S. Jefferson Ave. to Patrick Sheridan and Julie Ann Weaver, trustees, of Sarasota, for $633,000. Built in 1958, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,398 square feet of living area. It sold for $92,000 in 1996.

Laura Norton and Lisa Norton, of Everett, Washington, sold their home at 3130 Key Way to Jerad and Stephanie Hawkins, of Sarasota, for $405,000. Built in 1960, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,706 square feet of living area.

ALINARI John Ryan, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 810 condominium at 800 N. Tamiami Trail to Darwin Blix II and Darwin B. Blix Estate Trust Partners for $700,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,323 square feet of living area. It sold for $460,000 in 2007.

SYLVAN SHORES Daniel and Nicole Brown, of Salem, Indiana, sold their home at to Jihra Gavilanes and Carols Vizcarra, of Long Island, New York, for $675,000. Built in 1951, it has two bedrooms, one-and-a-half baths and 1,513 square feet of living area.

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PINE SHORES ESTATES Alex Sivitilli sold the home at 1641 Bredwood St. to Beachwood Stays LLC for $649,000. Built in 1956, it has three bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths and 2,103 square feet of living area. It sold for $220,000 in 2013.

ORANGE CREST PARK John Creter and Madeline McKeon, trustees, of Nokomis, sold the home at 2110 Sandrala Drive to Mission Property Partners LLC for $550,000. Built in 1977, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,270

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HUDSON PARK William Metcalfe, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 2545 Browning St. to Michael Burchette, of Sarasota, for $525,000. Built in 1958, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,606 square feet of living area. It sold for $15,500 in 1970.

SUN HAVEN Damien and Angela Sausa, of Windermere, sold their home at 5762 New York Ave. to Matthew and Claudia Burkett, of Bradenton, for $502,500. Built in 1971, it has four bedrooms, three-and-two-half baths and 2,256 square feet of living area. It sold for $350,000 in 2020.

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377189

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374673

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375229

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Roofing

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377197

377176

941-544-1066

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SHOWER & BATH MAKEOVERS 377193

Trees

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941-626-3194

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3687676-01

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375233

COVERAGE AREA: LAKEWOOD RANCH TO S. VENICE

Pressure Washing

374691 364556

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Pet Care

Kenneth Fuhlman Inc.

Power Washing

941.966.0333

373-9299

Licensed & Insured State Lic CFC056748

376704

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$ 235

• Drain & Sewer Cleaning • Backflows Installation • Natural Gas Installations - Appliance Hook ups • Power Flush & Comfort Height Toilets • All Water Heaters - Tankless - Gas - Solar • All Major Plumbing Fixtures Repaired or Replaced • Garbage Disposals • New Water & Sewer Services • Dishwashers Installed • Wells & Pump Repairs

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OUR HOMES COME WITH A LIT TLE SOMETHING E XTRA ...

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Donna Soda, REALTOR® 941.961.5857

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Property information herein is derived from various sources including, but not limited to, county records and multiple listing services, and may include approximations. All information is deemed accurate.

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