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Boost in bed tax proposed Big year in 2021 entitles county to consider raising rate from 5% to 6%. SEE PAGE 5A

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The vanilla-flavored cakes looked like raw meat.

A treat, not meat Cat Donoghue likes to prank her two children on April Fool’s Day. Doing so has involved freezing their cereal overnight, pretending to cut off her own finger and more.

Even with her successful record, Donoghue went above and beyond this year. The Sarasota resident reached out to Stack’d Cake Studio in Ellenton to make a series of cakes that looked like raw chicken breast and steak that she served up to her friends and family.

Donoghue served the steak cake to her son and their neighbors, then later provided the chicken breast cake to her friend for lunch. While everyone involved was at first startled by the raw meat, they quickly realized it was actually just a vanilla-flavored treat.

Pedal to the metal Race teams wrap up weeks of designing and building with a radio-controlled day on the track. SEE PAGE 1B

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Jonathan Keisacker reacts to his team’s race during Saturday’s seventh-annual RC Custom Car Open at Suncoast Science Center/Faulhaber Fab Lab.

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Rhianon Hardy turned 103 on April 6.

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103 on Siesta Key Rhianon Hardy spent her 103rd birthday with family and friends on Siesta Key on April 6.

Hardy has enjoyed nearly half of that time living on Siesta Key with her husband, Patrick. She enjoys birthdays in particular — countless friends and neighbors visit to leave cards and gifts.

Hardy, who was born in North Wales, is a dedicated member of the Gulf Coast St. David’s Welsh Society and was congratulated by fellow members.

Patrick said he and Rhianon enjoyed the birthday cheer and would likely continue on with their day.

“When you’re 103, you’ve done everything before,” Patrick joked.

Cooking as an art form.

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FOREVER AND EVER Foundation helps governments, landowners preserve nature.

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Christine Johnson is the president of the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast.

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County hires history expert

“We are dealing with money from the federal government of the likes we’ve never seen because of COVID.”

Joshua Goodman was recently selected as historical resources manager in Sarasota County’s Libraries and Historical Resources Department.

He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history from Florida State University and a Ph.D. in history from Tulane University.

Goodman worked as archives historian at the State Archives of Florida in Tallahassee, where he managed the digitization of historical records for the award-winning Florida Memory Program. He also worked for the National World War II Museum in New Orleans while finishing his doctorate.

“Originally, my plan was to teach,” Goodman said. “But as excited as I was to do my own research and writing, I had just as much fun trying to inspire other people to take advantage of our collections at the archives.”

County Commissioner Nancy Detert, Read more on page 14A

BY THE NUMBERS 18,000

Acres protected from development by the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast.

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$5.2 MILLION

Additional revenue from a proposed sixth percentage point in tourism tax levy on hotel rooms and short-term rentals.

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Manatee County sets job fair for April 20

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Number of clams to be released by this summer by Sarasota Bay Watch.

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The centerpiece of the Ashton Trailhead is a playground.

Last time the Sarasota Open men’s professional tennis tournament was played.

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arasota County’s department of Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources recently received three awards from the National Association of County Parks and Recreation Officials, two of which were connected to progress on Legacy Trail.

The county was honored in three categories: conservation, outstanding support organization and trails and corridors.

“We are so excited to be selected as the winner of not one, or two, but three NACPRO award categories. These three awards highlight a range of accomplishments Sarasota County

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parks has achieved in the last year, including the incredible partnership and dedication of the Friends of The Legacy Trail,” department Director Nicole Rissler said.

The county’s trails and corridors award was for opening in 2021 the Ashton Trailhead and 5 miles of new segments of Legacy Trail. The trailhead provides parking, restrooms, a playground and more alongside the trail’s new segment that runs from Culverhouse Park to the south into downtown Sarasota.

The county was also honored with an award that recognizes

its partnership with Friends of Legacy Trail, a private organization founded in 2006 to help promote, protect and enhance the rails-to-trails project extending from Fruitville Road to Venice.

In the conservation division, the county was recognized for five land acquisitions totaling 1,725 acres for the purposes of protecting watershed, wildlife habitat and greenway corridors connecting other protected lands.

Since 1999, the county’s Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program has set aside more than 39,000 acres.

With 52 job openings on its website, the Manatee County government is turning to a job fair for help.

The job fair at the Bradenton Area Convention Center in Palmetto will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. April 20.

“I hope local candidates will stop by and learn about our outstanding opportunities and benefits as part of a fulfilling career with Manatee County government,” said Interim Director of Human Resources Julie Bassett in a release. “It’s an awesome opportunity for anyone seeking a career in public service.”

Hiring managers and representatives will be in attendance for the positions open with the government, Manatee County Sheriff and Manatee County Schools.

The job opportunities range from administrative assistant to building trades worker to beach lifeguard.

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The caption for the photo in last week’s real estate transactions was incorrect. The house pictured was at 2141 McClellan Parkway.

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Listening to the land Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast aims to protect water and green space for decades to come.

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hristine Johnson sees a certain connection between people and sensitive lands, one that might not be immediately apparent to everyone who owns rugged shoes, a pair of binoculars or a fly-fishing rig.

Make no mistake, Johnson, the president of the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast sees those people, too.

But it’s children who are often on her mind, many of whom have never experienced the land as weekend hikers, bird-watchers or anglers do. Her organization, itself based at a free-and-open-to-the-public former estate alongside Little Sarasota Bay in Osprey, for years dedicated itself to setting aside land from development, something less than two dozen similar organizations statewide also do.

But through its Next Gen Conservation initiative, the foundation and its supporters have branched off a second prong to support the first: introducing kids to what nature can offer.

“We are creating the next generation of conservationists in this program, but the feel-good about it is we have stories that will make you well up with tears to hear kids say, ‘I’ve never had my feet in the sand,’” she said. “I’ve never been to the beach, I don’t see anybody here that looks like me. I don’t know how to fish.

And, so, we’re teaching them to fish, we’re teaching them to kayak, we’re taking them out to Myakka. That’s really, really rewarding.”

Working with youth groups such as Boys and Girls Club of Sarasota, Girls Inc. and more, the foundation since 2017 has presented programs for kids to not only experience the outdoors but also see the basics of land preservation and career options that might have been invisible to them otherwise.

Johnson said she looks at a similar program in Asheville, North Carolina as a model. She said that organization has developed college scholarships for natural-science careers in addition to getting children outside to learn about the land.

“We’re not there yet, but we are having these kids ask Sabrina (Cummings) who heads up the youth program, ‘Wait a minute, you get to do this every day,”’ Johnson said. “‘You’re outside every day. What did you do? How did you get here?’”

Parcels near inland water sources are also a focus for preservation.

Photos by Eric Garwood

Christine Johnson speaks to a gathering of stakeholders and public officials at the groundbreaking for the renovation of Sarasota’s Bobby Jones Golf Course. A nature park under the auspices of a conservation easement is part of the reimagined property plans.

WHAT’S NEXT?

Coastal lands have long been the foundation’s focus, which recently began looking inland, as well.

’FOREVER’

Since it began in 2003 in a small office over a carpet store on U.S. 41, not far from its current home in Osprey’s Bay Preserve, the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast has helped set aside about 18,000 acres in Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Manatee and Sarasota counties. Initially, the focus was on coastal areas, but of late the foundation has turned its attention inland, seeking to insulate watershed-adjacent lands from development and link preserved lands with the goal of protecting drinking water, ensuring biodiversity and maintaining outdoor recreational opportunities.

In Florida, 21 similar nonprofit organizations exist. The foundation and five others are accredited under a rigid set of criteria that must be renewed every five years.

The notion of leaving a legacy of a land saved forever is often the goal of a private owner or a government entity that reaches out to the foundation. Either way, the organization works to help preserve green space for public use out of reach of future development plans.

“When we’re talking about land conservation, the landowner has rights,” Johnson said. “And one of those rights is that they can conserve their land in perpetuity with a land

As development moves east, away from the already developed coast, so does the attention of organizations such as Johnson’s.

Upland rivers and watersheds are critical to downstream populations in the five counties in which the foundation works.

Linking lands and filling in gaps to create connectivity is one of the organization’s foundational goals, which Johnson said becomes more important in the decades to come.

“We are beginning to dip our toe into the counties just east of those five, she said. “Why? Because nobody else is. And because of quickening the pace of conservation, because real estate is quickening its pace, everything is moving east. There isn’t any more land west and people are truly concerned about global warming and sea level rise. So we are seeing a lot more development in those inland counties.’’

trust. And why is it in perpetuity with a land trust and not elsewhere because we have our own code in the IRS that says when we acquire land with a conservation easement, it must be forever.”

HOW IT WORKS

It often starts with an idea and a conversation. Johnson said the typical way her organization had gotten involved in a project is a simple chat with a landowner who, for one reason or another, wants to see property set aside from development.

She said she’s a firm believer that not all land needs to be saved. But, she said, in the case of a recent transaction, the conversation about a parcel on the east end of Fruitville Road just made sense.

She said the owner was situated between county land and land already preserved by the foundation.

He wanted to sell, and soon, but the county was months away. Developers were interested, too.

“We stepped in and bought it,” Johnson said. “And then we turned around and said to the county, ‘OK, now we own it. Do you want buy it from us?’ And they did. So that’s a new way of doing it. The traditional way is like sitting at the kitchen table with the landowner. This now, we are starting to work with government

agencies in a more creative way.”

“Quickening the pace of conservation,” is a trend tracking with the real estate market in the landconservation world made possible with flexible dollars in a fund that can be repaid when, as in this case, the county fulfills its agreement to ultimately buy the land.

SAVING BOBBY JONES

The foundation has found its way into the headlines recently through its participation in the city of Sarasota’s preservation of the Bobby Jones Golf Course property, the “re-wilding” of three of four county-owned parcels near Celery Fields, the addition in 2012 of about 150 acres originally slated for residential development into Robinson Preserve in Manatee County and other projects.

Throughout its work, the word “perpetuity” pops up with more relevance than simply an idea.

Using the Bobby Jones land as an example, a conservation easement agreement between the foundation and the city is a binding pact. The idea that through a series of legal criteria and in-person monitoring, the land remains city property but must remain green and open to the public despite what future generations of elected officials might favor.

“So for instance, Bobby Jones, $65,000 we need to have deposited into our endowment specifically for Jones to pay the insurance, to pay the staff in perpetuity, to protect that conservation easement,” Johnson said.

As city leaders considered what do to about its municipal golf course land, the idea dawned that a conservation easement might be the right move. The city could focus on the golf course and the foundation could focus on setting aside dozens of acres as a nature park while raising money for its conversion into a park.

Through a series of public workshops, a vision for the property materialized, she said.

“So that’s how it starts, whether it’s a private landowner or a municipality, what is the end result that we’re trying to get to?” she said “And then what tools in our toolbox can we use to make that happen?”

Ultimately, city commissioners in January approved sweeping plans for the golf facility, approving a plan to reset the design of the course to a path drawn by famed golf architect Donald Ross in 1924. They also approved an agreement with the foundation to hold the 261 acres as a conservation easement forever.

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Yes, the artsy 5G cellphone polls, the roundabout restaurant, the high school musical flap over masks.

All fake news, but not #fakenews.

(An aside: Yeah, we did it again with the Benton T. Garamond thing, but sometimes that kind of comedy is hard to get out of your system.

The antidote: Try sitting through 45 minutes of elected officials conversing about limits on revenue-to-debt ratios. OK, that did it.)

As usual, we received a batch of e-mails praising our inventiveness, chastising our nerve and threatening to “never buy our paper again.”

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Here’s what one reader had to say about our piece on a high school drama class shifting gears over worries about wearing a mask – in a production of “Phantom of the Opera.”

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Yes, we told him, though NPR wouldn’t have been the first news outlet to run with one of our “stories.”

And this: “I got it as soon as I read the calendar, and laughed all the way through the rest of the articles.”

Always, too, we get a couple questions from readers (and one job candidate, believe it or not) about how it all comes together.

While often it might seem like the work of addled college kids on a break from term papers and university-grade algebra, there really is method to our madness.

As we’ve said in this space before, new ideas begin not long after the last April Fools’ edition goes to press.

In many cases, real life just can’t top our own imaginations.

So, we often head there first, relying on coffee-stained Post-it notes stuck to a desk calendar (no fooling, we actually still use them).

But we’d be remiss if we didn’t credit you, our readers, too, in the mirth-making.

Some of our best ideas come from your suggestions. Not 48 hours after our March 31 newspaper was available, we were out covering an event when a bystander called us over after spotting an Observer ID badge, and suggested the seeds of a 2023 gag.

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WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? According to the Sarasota County Tax Collector, here is a breakdown on where the tourist development tax was generated in 2021: n Siesta Key 27% n Sarasota 26% n Online platforms 21% n Sarasota County 13% n Longboat Key 8% n Venice 4% n North Port 0.6%

new fiscal year.

“This is a great opportunity for us to provide additional amenities for our community,” Commissioner Ron Cutsinger said. “A lot of exciting things for our community.”

The additional percentage point adds to a tourism development tax that’s grown from 2% in 1988 to 3% in 1997, 4% in 2007 and half points in 2010 and 2011. Without the state’s designation of a High Tourism Impact County, the tax is capped at 5%. If the county agrees to implement the higher rate, it need not be renewed; it stays at 6% for as long as the county wants, said Kim Radke, the director of the Sarasota County Office of Financial Management.

If the higher rate is rejected, though, the process of recertifying the county’s taxable tourism receipts against the state threshold of $600 million in a calendar year starts all over again.

“Fingers crossed that we meet that threshold again this year or next year in order to be eligible to apply for certification again,” Radke said when asked what would happen if Commissioners didn’t approve.

Without regard to the extra percentage point, the county uses revenue from the tourist development tax for a variety of things: beach maintenance and renourishment, sports tourism, spring training baseball stadiums in Sarasota and North Port, tourism promotion, arts and culture and Nathan Benderson Park.

The additional point’s $5.2 million would be broken down this way: 70% for capital improvements and facili-

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A proposed extra percentage point of tourism development taxes could go to beach maintenance and renourishment.

County considers higher tourist tax rate Sarasota County passed the threshold in 2021 for state certification as a High Tourism Impact County.

BEST MONTH EVER According to the Sarasota County Tax Collector, March 2021 was the highest-ever month in terms of tourist tax collection. About $4.5 million was collected from shortterm rentals in condos, hotels, houses, online rentals such as AirBnB, campgrounds, mobile homes and more.

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to vacation rentals, hotels, campgrounds and more for their stays of less than six months could add up to an additional percentage point of tourist development tax by next fall, up from 5% to 6%.

That’s about $5.2 million additional with which to maintain and renourish beaches and potentially

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ties, 20% for beach maintenance and 10% for beach renourishment. The capital improvements portion, Radke said, could go toward Mote’s project, for which money was sourced from elsewhere in the county’s tourism development pot.

“If we do enact this, then we’re considering utilizing this money to fund the Mote project,” she said. “It would assist us with that need over the original plan of taking it from promotion.”

Sarasota County has pledged $20 million toward the construction of Mote’s aquarium, estimated to cost around $130 million to complete.

Radke said beach maintenance is a crucial chore for the county, especially in light of the crowds of tourists visiting.

“As we know, the beaches are one of our main tourist attractions, obviously, and maintaining them is important,” she said. “I guess if you asked the parks director and her staff (the beaches) get pretty beat up these days. They’re very popular.”

Nancy Detert, chair of the Tourist Development Council and a county commissioner, called the tax a “winwin” at the March 30 commission meeting, but conceded earlier that it could serve to put back money Visit Sarasota budgets for promotion, money that had been redirected toward the Mote project.

Virginia Haley, director of Visit Sarasota, said the extra tax wouldn’t harm tourism at all.

“So, instead of looking to her as the source, you would have this as the source,” Detert said. “And her promotion and the stuff that she’s done successfully for years would continue. So a vote for this is a vote to protect Virginia’s budget, kind of in a backsided way.”

Kathleen Lehner, a member of the Tourism Development Council and president of the Venice Area Chamber of Commerce, said she’s spoken to hotel owners who said an extra percentage point on a hotel bill of $300 or 400 a night “wouldn’t even be seen.”

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The crowds at Siesta Beach?

The dozens of people crawling all over that little secluded place you thought only locals knew about?

You weren’t imagining things: 2021 was about as big a year for tourism in Sarasota County as there has ever been.

But it wasn’t all traffic and teeming masses. The dollars visitors left behind in the form of fees paid

help fund larger-scale capital projects, such as Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium’s new aquarium project in Benderson Park.

Why? Because Sarasota’s highest-ever collection of $31 million in tourist tax in 2021 (on about $620 million taxable sales) means the county has crossed a line as a High Tourism Impact County, which qualifies county leaders to consider raising the tourism tax rate.

And they’ve started the process.

The Sarasota County’s Tourism Development Council in early March unanimously approved recommending to the county commission that the tax be raised to 6%. On March 30, county commissioners voted 4-1 (with Christian Ziegler dissenting) to schedule an April 26 public hearing on the topic.

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As of Monday, Sarasota Bay Watch has released about 250,000 clams.

Its goal is to release the 1 million clams it has gained funding for by the end of July.

Sarasota Bay Watch uses southern hard-shell clams, which are native to Sarasota-area waters. When clams can naturally clean the water, the process can allow sunlight to reach aquatic plants, which is vital for the overall health of Sarasota Bay. “Hopefully, with some luck the seagrass will come later. If you clear the water so that sunlight can penetrate it, you can encourage plant growth,” Ryan said.

Farmers who raise the clams wait for them to grow to about 2 inches before they move forward in the process. If they were not allowed to grow beforehand, they would be at a size that marine animals would eat them, which would be counterproductive to the restoration process.

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fter collecting funds at its February fundraiser, Sarasota Bay Watch started releasing clams in Sarasota Bay April 2 to help restore water quality and will continue to do so every other weekend until 1 million clams are released.

Sarasota Bay Watch sent 44 people on 10 boats to two locations on Sarasota Bay to drop clams. But the process of using clams to improve water quality started long before the releasing process, according to Sarasota Bay Watch Executive Director Ronda Ryan.

“You take the clams that have been brought up by the farmer, and you put them through a machine to get rid of dead shells and miscellaneous growth,” Ryan said. “That makes for a much cleaner product, and that’s how we do our approximations. We did that for about five hours on Friday.”

Also in preparation, Sarasota Bay Watch evaluated historical maps of sea grass to know where not to drop the clams. Because sea grass growth is in decline and clams can improve sea grass growth, clams were placed where the plant is not present.

A dive team then evaluated the area before the releases took place.

On Saturday, the group made up of volunteers, scientists and students met at Sarasota’s 10th Street boat ramp to begin the releasing process.

“We do these studies ahead of time and then go out on the boat with the dive team and the scientists,” Ryan said. “We’re looking at very specific

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Sarasota Bay Watch members gather before the release of clams on Saturday.

“We’re looking at very specific densities, and the divers evaluate the sediment. We’re very careful with how many clams we drop at each site.”

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middle and high schools. While Sarasota Bay Watch has committed ample time for its current projects, education has been a priority for future generations to care for the waters.

“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.”

Although scheduled for every other weekend, clam release dates could vary between Saturdays and Sundays. Weather also has played a factor, as will other projects Sarasota Bay Watch has prioritized.

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Sarasota Bay Watch is also working on a Sister Key cleanup project.

“While we have this vigorous clam restoration project going on, we’re still staying true to other events we like to do and other partners who are working with us,” Ryan said. “It’s all super exciting, and we’ll be in the giving challenge later in the month.”

Sarasota Bay Watch is a nonprofit relying on donations to operate. The bulk of its funding comes from the annual Scallopalooza fundraiser that takes place in February.

This year, Helios Technology donated $10,000 toward the clam water restoration project, which provided Sarasota Bay Watch with the 1 million clam estimate in its plan.

More than 400 people donated and attended the event this year, at which they learned how clams can work.

“We placed a vase filled with algae at each table at the fundraiser. You couldn’t see through it at all,” Ryan said. “Once the clams were placed in the water, the water was completely clear in 30 minutes. I think that showed all you need to know.”

More information about Sarasota Bay Watch can be found on its website at SarasotaBayWatch.org.

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Yes, start the journey now The Sarasota City Commission took the bold step to commit to funding 50% of a new performing arts hall. Its next focus should be public support.

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ventually, inevitably, it had to happen. It would happen.

If not this City Commission, it would fall to another one.

So get on with it.

To their credit, and despite their legitimate trepidations, they did it.

Even if it wasn’t perfect, and there is a Bible-size book of questions and issues to be addressed, Sarasota city commissioners did something Monday afternoon they rarely do: took a bold step.

Bold indeed. Not just for the city, but for the entire region. The City Commission voted 3-2 to sign an agreement that “lay[s] the foundation” for a financial and operating partnership between the city and the not-for-profit Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation Inc. to develop a $300 million-plus performing arts hall on the grounds of what is now the Bay Park, site of the existing Van Wezel and surrounding 50 acres.

This is huge, big deal for the city.

As Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch pointed out, it will be the biggest financial undertaking and commitment for one project in the city’s history. And rightly so, AhearnKoch emphasized the importance of the City Commission getting the details right.

Ah, yes, the details.

It’s rare when we have sided with Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, but in this instance, she and Mayor Erik Arroyo had valid misgivings about approving the agreement. They were the two negative votes.

One of the primary misgivings was the fact the agreement states: “Co-funding for the … performing arts center shall be a 50% contribution between private philanthropy and a 50% contribution from public funding sources, which shall be outlined in a mutually agreed upon Implementation Agreement.”

This says taxpayer money will be used to fund the hall. As outlined in the agreement, that could include “funds budgeted by city”; federal, state and regional funding; future tourist development tax/penny sales tax revenues; “other local/ regional sources (Sarasota County, Manatee County, etc.)” and allocation from the tax increment financ-

ing already in place for Bay Park.

Public funding also could include the city financing its share by issuing revenue bonds that would be paid off from the ticket revenues generated from the center. But that source triggered concerns for Ahearn-Koch and Arroyo.

What if the ticket revenues are not enough to cover the debt payments? From where would the money come?

City Finance Director Kelly Strickland said repayment could not come from property taxes, nor could the city raise its millage rate to cover these debt payments.

That’s a relief.

But the deficiency, she said, would have to come from the city’s general fund sources: fines, communications tax, franchise fees and other taxes. And here’s the catch: If money is drained from the general fund, City Manager Marlon Brown said the effects could result in cuts in some services.

Ahearn-Koch and Arroyo, acutely aware of the financial commitment, balked particularly at the proposal being a binding agreement. Arroyo, a lawyer, said if he represented a client in this situation, he would advise not signing it and instead would prefer a nonbinding letter of intent. Ahearn-Koch was more adamant about revising the proposal in numerous places.

But they did not prevail. Commissioners Liz Alpert and Hagen Brody and Vice Mayor Kyle Battie instead urged the commission not to do to the Performing Arts Center Foundation what the commission and city did to the Sarasota Orchestra: delay, delay, delay until the orchestra ultimately decided to leave the city. Be bold, Battie urged.

Two members of the Bay Park Conservancy, developers of the Bay Park, tried to ease concerns, making the case that the agreement was a repeat of the same type of agreement and path the commission signed with the conservancy.

All sides had valid positions.

But now, what is done is done.

The quest for a new performing arts hall is moving forward. The next step is an implementation agreement, which will require far more

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WHAT ABOUT THE VAN WEZEL? You can see it coming: A classic city of Sarasota fight over whether the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall will be preserved or razed if and when a new performing arts center is completed.

That will be one doozy of a fight.

It’s already beginning.

At Monday’s Sarasota City Commission meeting, Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch passionately noted the importance of Sarasota’s architecture, in particular that of the Van Wezel, to be sure, iconic and unique.

And she repeatedly expressed her objections to the lack of language in the proposed agreement with the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation to preserve the Van Wezel.

She also objected to a provision that would require the city to

specific details that, no doubt, will trigger excruciating debate.

In the fog of Monday’s discussions, while commissioners understandably focused on the agreement’s wording and fear of losing out, they made comments about the risks for the city and taxpayers. Before they proceed to crafting an implementation agreement, it would behoove both sides — the city and the performing arts foundation — to educate city taxpayers.

Post a detailed FAQ, hold public town halls, give taxpayers the opportunity to ask questions and understand what it means for them, and show them the flow of money.

Before the Bay Park plan became reality, its board and proponents

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“convene a Blue Ribbon Committee to determine the viable and financially sustainable options for future reuse, purpose, ownership and/or operation of the Van Wezel … to ensure that the reuse options do not compete directly” with the new performing arts center.

Another provision in the proposed agreement says: “City shall continue to operate the [Van Wezel] (to include ensuring adequate parking spaces) until such time as the new PAC becomes ready for occupancy and operations; whereupon the Hall shall cease operation as a performing arts facility with respect to booking any program or activity that would compete directly with the PAC.” This will be an emotionally charged three years at City Hall.

spent months meeting with Sarasota citizens explaining the vision, listening to feedback, building community support.

There is little debate the iconic Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall is reaching the end of its life and a next generation facility is necessary for the next 50 years.

Given the importance, size and scope of this project, Sarasota city taxpayers — as well as the residents of the region at large — deserve to know as many details as possible before this project reaches the point of no return.

then Gov. Claude Kirk and all of the Legislatures and governors who succeeded them.

Back in 1967, Florida bestowed to Disney what is known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District. This law allowed the Walt Disney Co. to create its own government and essentially do practically whatever it wants within the boundaries of its 30,000 acres. In effect, Walt Disney World is Florida’s 68th county – almost its own state.

Neither Orange nor Osceola counties, in whose boundaries Walt Disney World lies — nor the state of Florida — can intervene in any of the development or operations within Disney’s boundaries.

And no one can or ever will challenge what Disney does inside its

boundaries because Disney controls who is elected and sits on the Reedy Creek Improvement District’s fivemember board of supervisors.

This is an unprecedented, enormously priceless, incalculably valuable gift that no one else in Florida has. No other company or individual in Florida can develop its or his property at will, without government interference.

Can you imagine what that is worth?

Of course, Disney executives would be just as quick to flip the coin and point out how much sales tax revenue Disney generates for Florida and property tax revenues for Orange and Osceola counties.

Easily, the most of any entity.

Nonetheless, if Disney execu-

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HOW DOES THIS FIT THE MISSION? What does the Florida Parental Rights Law have to do with the Walt Disney Co.’s mission?

From the looks of it, nothing.

Here is the company’s mission statement: “The mission of The Walt Disney Co. is to entertain, inform and inspire people around the globe through the power of unparalleled storytelling, reflecting the iconic brands, creative minds and innovative technologies that make ours the world’s premier entertainment company.”

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hat the government giveth, it also can taketh away.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek and the Walt Disney Co. board of directors apparently did not take that into consideration for their shareholders/owners last week when the company announced that it would become a political activist in Florida.

You heard it, or you saw it. Disney announced on the woke, censored social platform of Twitter (of course) that Florida’s new Parental Rights law “should never have passed and should never have been signed into law. Our goal as a company is for this law to be repealed by the Legislature or struck down in the courts.”

Wow. Disney’s top executives and board apparently have declared a culture war on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature. And it appears to be signaling it is willing to spend Disney resources (shareholders’ money) to muster forces to bring about a repeal or wind its way through an expensive legal battle.

This is quite remarkable.

For starters, it seems the last thing Disney executives should be doing in Florida is mouthing off publicly about wanting to overturn any Florida legislation that does not affect the company’s business.

Let us remind the stewards of Walt Disney’s legacy in Florida: To be blunt, you would not have what you have in Florida today were it not for the beneficence of the Florida Legislature of 1967 and

“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.”

tives and its board want to wage a culture war on Florida on a subject that has nothing to do with Disney’s business, you can be sure the backlash in the Legislature will be just as forceful.

In fact, our sister paper in West Orange County, the West Orange Times & Observer, reported last week that Florida House Rep. Spencer Roach, R-North Fort Myers, and other state legislators have held two meetings to discuss repeal of the Reedy Creek Improvement Act. Roach tweeted: “If Disney wants to embrace woke ideology, it seems fitting that they should be regulated

by Orange County.”

How sad: The company synonymous with the wholesome values of families and children opposes an effort that most of their customers likely embrace.

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I-75 overpass at UTC gains some ground Connection between park area and Lakewood Ranch could open by 2026 if funding materializes.

PROJECT SCHEDULE n April 2018: Project Development and Environment (PD&E) study began n November 2020: Virtual public workshop n Fall 2021: Public hearing and commission vote n 2023: Construction begins if funding in place n 2025: Expected completion

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study on behalf of Sarasota County Public Works. The Florida Department of Transportation, the organization that works on behalf of the Federal Highway Administration, is involved in reviewing the work.

Stokes said it isn’t unusual for PD&E needs to take up to two years, but he did identify two factors that have impacted progress. He said COVID-19 played a slight role, creating the need for a virtual public workshop from Nov. 12-Dec. 3, 2020 to collect community feedback online.

The PD&E stage also involves the beginning of coordination with organizations such as permitting agencies and water management districts.

The connector is short of the 30% complete design plans it will need to exit the planning stage, but once it reaches that figure, it can move on to design and permitting.

Following completion of the design is construction, which Stokes anticipates will begin in 2023, if it receives location design acceptance at the PD&E public hearing set for an undetermined date this fall, and if

funding is in place. The hearings will be the public’s opportunity to provide further input and have the plan considered by the commission, although the decision ultimately lies with Sarasota County commissioners.

The hearing will decide formally on an element required by PD&E studies: the inclusion of multiple routes.

Stokes said that thanks to its minimal environmental and residential impacts, Alternative 2 is already preferred by numerous parties, including the Board of County Commissioners, the Public Works Department, SMR, the FDOT and those who commented in the public workshop.

The route crosses between Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Cattlemen Road, just north of the Sarasota County water tower.

“It’s not unusual that people have different perspectives,” Stokes said.

“But we heard limited opposition from residents, from businesses, from various entities.”

Regarding the other options, he said, “Those were the alternatives we could think of. They have merits;

they’re doable.”

Alternative 1, the southernmost route, crosses over I-75 from the south side of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, looping through a residential area before reaching Cattlemen Road. “It has direct impacts to at least two homes,” said Stokes.

“There are other residents nearby that would be affected because of its proximity. That’s probably the biggest negative for Alternative 1.”

Alternative 3 is the only route to connect to Professional Parkway instead of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, and it extends directly to the island at Nathan Benderson Park.

“There’s no residential impacts, but it does span the wetland,” Stokes said. “It also gets to an area on the north area of the park that’s going to be very congested.”

Stokes said some feedback said this alternative could cause traffic jams at the north end of Nathan Benderson Park.

He said that its length puts Alternative 2 at the midpoint in terms of cost. The estimated cost for each

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The connector is going through Project Development and Environment study, a requirement instituted by the National Environmental Policy Act for a project to receive federal funding, a benefit the county is currently pursuing, said Ken Stokes, an Infrastructure Coordination Program manager for Sarasota County.

Stokes said the connector is expected to better link Nathan Benderson Park, The Mall at University Town Center and the growing Waterside Place.

He said traffic management is also an important goal, noting that it is expected to relieve traffic in the diamond interchange at University Parkway and I-75 as well as the one planned for Fruitville Road and I-75.

The connector will serve pedestrians and cyclists as well.

“It’s also for people and recreation,” Stokes said. “There’s a pretty great demand for that. Waterside is a big new community in Lakewood Ranch, and the residents have a lot of internal roads over there. To allow them to get (to the UTC area) without having to go north and south through all of this interchange is a big part of it.”

A public and private partnership is involved with the project that is being funded at the PD&E and design stages by Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, the developer of Lakewood Ranch. Consultant Kisinger Campo & Associates Corp. is performing the

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City says new ordinance aims for sidewalk safety, not homeless New rule applies to Main Street and Palm Avenue from 10 a.m. to midnight.

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he Sarasota City Commission passed an ordinance on Monday that bans sitting and reclining on the sidewalk in what was called a Pedestrian Activity Zone along Main Street and along Palm Avenue, with plans to evaluate the ordinance’s boundaries.

Labeled a no sit/lie ordinance, the restriction has been used in areas with high pedestrian traffic during allotted times in other Florida cities, including Clearwater, St. Petersburg and Orlando. As of now, the rule will be in effect from 10 a.m. to midnight in Sarasota.

“It would prohibit sitting and laying between the edge of the roadway and the parallel property line. In other words, on public sidewalks during designated hours of the day,” Sarasota City Attorney Robert Fournier said. “The conventional ordinance just addresses obstruction to the sidewalk. We’re talking now about a second type of ordinance developed more recently.”

The potential for a new sidewalk rule was first discussed in June.

Fournier said the new ordinance was formed and has been adopted by other cities to curb large groups of people from gathering on the sidewalk for an extended period. The justification for the ordinance is to maintain public safety on sidewalks and preserve economic viability of the businesses near them, he said.

The ordinance’s exemptions include medical emergencies, special events and sidewalk seating provided by businesses. Fournier acknowledged the concern that the ordinance cannot legally target specific groups, such as homeless people, and said he anticipated possible pushback on the ordinance.

“It is not a valid purpose to rid the downtown, or a certain part of

downtown, of a certain segment of the population. You know, usually homeless people who may be out on the streets,” Fournier said. “Some people may think that that should be, but that’s not a valid municipal purpose to adopt this ordinance.”

The motion to approve the ordinance also came with an agreement that the ordinance’s boundaries would be evaluated.

Fournier said that people who sit or lie on the sidewalk outside of the ordinance’s hours or boundaries can still be cited under an existing ordinance, although no such citations have been issued.

He said the lack of citations is not due to a lack of a problem but because officers are required to give violators a warning before issuing a citation.

“I think we speculated the lack of citations was because of the policy to educate before enforcement,” Fournier said. “Now I think there were no citations under the ordinance because there’s a provision that required an officer to inform somebody they are in violation of the ordinance. What happened is that everybody complies.”

Signs will be posted where the new ordinance is in force.

Not only was the ordinance unanimously approved by commissioners, but it also had the support of two public speakers, including Sarasota resident John Bordeaux, who asked for the ordinance to be expanded to include all hours of the day.

“This is not intended to ban the homeless from downtown, as some would suggest,” Bordeaux said. “But rather ban individuals who sit, lie and sleep on city sidewalks.

“I want this ordinance to be active 24 hours a day, seven days per week.

It needs to be expanded to essentially the entirety of downtown.”

Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch, who later voted to approve the ordinance, initially pushed back on the idea, asking why an additional ordinance was needed.

Deputy City Manager Pat Robinson acknowledged a risk of future legal problems but supported the ordinance

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as an “additional tool for officers.”

“A number of these cities that we looked at, when they expanded this it became problematic and were shot down on constitutional grounds,” Robinson said. “But in a limited scope, I think that it’s a prudent course of action at this point.”

Just before the unanimous vote to approve the ordinance, AhearnKoch asked Robinson if the ordinance would be a tool or a liability for the city. Robinson said since there is no data to show the ordinance’s effectiveness, they would just have wait and see.

Commissioner Hagen Brody said the ordinance was important for Sarasota’s effort to keep its charm.

He said the ordinance could alleviate parking and crowd concerns and create a safer environment.

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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens last week launched in-earnest construction of the downtown site’s first phase of redevelopment.

Vertical work is now underway at the site bounded by Palm Avenue, Orange Avenue and Mound Street on the Living Energy Access Facility, a new building designed to serve several functions, including parking, a gift and plant shop and a new restaurant. The building will be topped with a 50,000-square-foot solar array, according to a release from Selby Gardens last week.

Additionally, a new visitor welcome center is planned in the $51.6 million first phase, along with a new plant research center featuring a research library and a herbarium, along with new garden features, the restoration of a pedestrian mall along Palm Avenue and a multiuse recreational trail spur that will link with the city’s network.

The LEAF building and other components are the first in a threephase, $92 million master plan that will redevelop Selby Gardens.

“This project is truly innovative and transformational — for Selby Gardens and for Sarasota —

as our downtown Sarasota campus becomes the first net-positive energy botanical garden complex in the world,” said President and CEO Jennifer Rominiecki in a prepared statement. “With the ribbon-cutting for phase one less than 17 months away, our donors will see the impact of their philanthropy in real time. We are so grateful to our loyal supporters and many other partners for making this important milestone possible.”

Selby Gardens said about $5 milllion remains to be raised of the initial $51.6 million for the first phase, which represents more than half of the overall project. Fundraising for that interim milestone is underway with a dollar-for-dollar match from several Selby Gardens donors.

Phase one is expected to be ready to open by summer 2023.

According to Selby Gardens, the second phase plans to build a hurricane-resilient greenhouse complex to house Selby Gardens’ worldrenowned plant collection as well as a learning pavilion and new indoor and outdoor classroom space.

The third phase includes restoration of the campus’ two major historical buildings, improvement of all walking paths and renovations to seawalls and dock facilities.

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County OKs $2.5 million in ARPA funds toward mental health “A Behavioral Health Advisory Council would act as a conduit for public information and input to be given back to the board.”

The new Behavioral Health Advisory Council will be Sarasota County’s resource for information and funding on mental health, homelessness and welfare services.

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he Sarasota County Commission last week approved the creation of the Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the use of $2.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act money to improve mental health services. In the same week, Sarasota Memorial Hospital began construction on a new mental health facility.

The approval followed the commissioners’ acceptance of the Mental Health Task Force report in January.

Commissioners questioned the governance and funding for the services recommended in the report, which Health and Human Services Director Chuck Henry addressed on March 29.

“A Behavioral Health Advisory Council would act as a conduit for public information and input to be given back to the board,” Henry said. “It would also provide advice and funding recommendations to the board.”

With the creation of the council, mental health services will have dedicated funding and resources.

This was made possible by the commission’s previous approval to create the Sarasota Behavioral Health Spe-

cial District.

“The Behavioral Health Advisory Council would review the mental health needs of residents,” Henry said. “They would evaluate the status and sufficiency of the services provided by the county, identify emerging needs and changes, develop strategic initiatives and look for opportunities for braided funding.”

The council will consist of nine people, including an insurance administrator and representatives of Central Florida Behavioral Health, Sarasota County School District and a local foundation.

January’s Mental Health Task Force Report recommended 44 projects regarding mental health needs and 17 projects that could be implemented with $6.5 million. For now, the top 13 priorities in the report will be worked toward through a $2.5 million allotment from American Rescue Plan federal funds through 2025.

“In 2026, we would have to rely on general funds or other available funds over time,” Henry said. “It’s fiscal year 2026 where we’d have a concern on how to continue this going on.”

County Commissioner Christian Ziegler was concerned about what

variety of behavioral health issues.

It was partially funded with a $10 million donation from Target CEO Brian Cornell.

“My question was, ‘Is Sarasota (Memorial) Hospital putting millions of dollars in a mental health facility an opportunity or a threat?’”

Moran said. “I’m not saying that isn’t fabulous. I’m just saying we need an advisory board to give us guidance on this. I’ll happily move this (creating an advisory council) forward.”

Henry said that the Mental Health Task Force has evaluated what services are offered in each part of the county, which will be taken into account as the process moves forward.

The Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the funds gathered through ARPA will be used toward projects in the Mental Health Task Force Report. Among the highest priorities in the report were additional crisis response and mobile crisis response units, which could provide services on an immediate, 24-hour basis.

The report also showed an increased need in treatment and counseling. The priorities in that category include expanding trauma treatment, increasing psychiatric outpatient capacity, therapeutic group homes for older youth and a specialty care service for high-risk youth.

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Health and Human Services Director Chuck Henry said alternative funding sources will be sought by 2026.

would happen if citizens become reliant on programs after ARPA funds are exhausted in 2026. Henry suggested another evaluation of the programs in late 2025 to manage that concern on a per-program basis.

Commissioner Nancy Detert said she was confident a long-term funding solution will be found.

“We are dealing with money from the federal government the likes we’ve never seen because of COVID,” Detert said. “Considering the board will change, the world will change, all we can do is deal with the reality of today. … Mental health and substance abuse have been ongoing problems.”

“Who knows how many kids we’re going to have that will have issues from being (quarantined) and having their lives so changed,” Detert said.

“With that said, I’m grateful for the funds we’ve received, and I’m happy spending it on mental health.”

Commissioner Mike Moran brought up the concern of duplicate services since Sarasota Memorial Hospital began construction on the new Cornell Family Behavioral Health Pavillion, which will replace the Bayside Center for Behavioral Health.

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The service lets homeowners find lawn service through a cellphone application.

The Greenpal app allows homeowners to create a posting for work they need done. The posting alerts landscapers throughout the area, who then put in a bid to do the work.

“Vendors bid on the property based on the Google Aerial view, the square footage of the property and the work that needs to be done,” Cabellero said. “Then all of that goes over to the homeowner to review. The homeowner can see ratings, reviews and price, then chose who they’d like to work with.”

Cabellero said Greenpal has made finding and completing landscape work much more convenient. He said the system works better than traditional landscaping services because communication between the buyer and vendor is simplified.

Vendors must be preapproved to accept work on Greenpal. Vendors must be at least 18 years old and provide photos of commercial-grade landscaping equipment. Homeowners do not pay for services until they are happy with the work.

“In addition to the prescreening requirements, homeowners provide the social proof as well,” Cabellero said. “Homeowners have the opportunity to rate and write a review of the service that was provided.”

Greenpal is a free iPhone and Android app. There is also a Sara-

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sota-specific website for scheduling landscaping service, which ranges from simple grass cutting to fence installation.

Cabellero said the consumer market has not changed in many areas besides landscaping. He said he got inspired by other companies that have turned to an electronic method for delivering services.

“People have become used to pushing a button and something comes to them. Amazon can deliver things in a matter of hours,” Cabellero said. “They don’t want to call anybody. They don’t want to contact a professional just to get a voicemail.”

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— Sarasota High’s Tyler Boyer SEE PAGE 19

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“Track people, you can start a conversation with anyone at a meet and it’s a good environment.”

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Sarasota High junior Ella Menke won the girls 800 meters (2:24.21) at the 2022 Manatee Hurricane Invitational on April 1 at Manatee High.

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Riverview High sophomore Susan Lowther scored six goals on April 4 in a 13-12 home lacrosse victory in overtime against Gulf Coast High.

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Cardinal Mooney High senior Bronson Sessa threw an eight-inning, complete-game shutout, allowing one hit while striking out eight, on April 2 in a 1-0 baseball victory over Tampa Catholic.

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Sarasota Christian senior Ben Papineau had three hits with a double, an RBI and three steals on March 29 in the Blazers' 13-2 road win over Admiral Farragut. Papineau also allowed one earned run on five hits with seven strikeouts in four innings pitched.

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“I run events now, and I thought this one had a lot of long-term potential. I’ve always loved the Sarasota Open.”

— Remington Reynolds

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Above: Hagen Brody, Steve Gareleck, Elizabeth Moore, Casey Brown and Remington Reynolds pose around the Payne Park Tennis Center sign. The center will host the 2022 Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open next week.

Below: Tennys Sandgren will be among the competitors at this year’s Sarasota Open.

Officially titled the 2022 Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open, the event returns with new ownership, location and vision.

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fter two years away, the Sarasota Open tennis event is back with new owners and a new title sponsor.

The 2022 Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open, an ATP Challenger event, will be held at the Payne Park Tennis Center. The tournament runs April 11-17, but events surrounding the event begin as early as Friday, when the 2022 iteration of The Tennis Ball will be held at Michael’s on East starting at 6 p.m.

The sold-out event, held in partnership with the Joey Gratton Championship, features live and silent auctions that benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and the DeSoto Counties Foundation.

Then, it’s time for the Sarasota Open proper. After the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the 2020 and 2021 events, it was unclear whether it would return to the area. New coowners Remington Reynolds and Steve Gareleck decided to put those doubts to rest — for this year and, they hope, for the future. Reynolds said he wants the Open, a $100,000 ATP Challenger event, to become a $200,000 or $250,000 event.

“I grew up going on vacation in Sarasota,” said Reynolds, who is based in Atlanta. “I consider it a second home. I was there when Nick (Bollettieri) was starting his tennis academy. I grew up around the game.

I run events now, and I thought this one had a lot of long-term potential.

I’ve always loved the Sarasota Open.

I’m hoping, along with our team, to build this into something the whole community can share.”

Reynolds said he’s excited about the economic effect the event can have on the area, but he’s also excited about the tennis itself, which he expects to be top-tier. Confirmed American participants include former top-10 ATP player Jack Sock, former top-25 player Steve Johnson and former top-50 player Tennys Sandgren. The event’s past winners include former top-five player James Blake (2011), former top-15 player Nick Kyrgios (2014) and former top25 player Mischa Zverev (2016).

A new wrinkle this year is the addition of night matches. In the past, all Sarasota Open matches were played during the day, limiting the amount of people who could attend during the week. This year,

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with lights having been installed at Payne Park, matches will be played in the evenings. Tournament Director Casey Brown said she believes this will encourage fans to enjoy a few matches after their workday ends.

On Saturday, the Open will have tennis clinics, with an adult session at noon and a youth clinic at 2 p.m.

Both sessions are at Payne Park Tennis Center. The youth clinic is free to attend and will feature instruction and pep talks from Bollettieri and Brian Gottfried, a three-time doubles Grand Slam winner with Raul Ramirez.

The Open will follow up on the youth clinic by designating April 12 as the tournament’s Youth Night, when kids can attend the event for free as well as receive free food and drinks courtesy of Publix. There will also be a check for $10,000 presented to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and the DeSoto Counties Foundation

by City Commissioner Hagen Brody as well as Reynolds, Gareleck, Brown and others. On the tournament’s final day — Easter — the event will feature an egg hunt at 10:30 a.m.

“Working with at-risk youth is huge for us,” Brown said. “We want

to expose kids to the sport and ensure a love of it. We want them to come back and watch the pros after going through their own clinic. We want to build long-lasting relationships with members of the community.”

There will also be peripheral events for adults, such as on April 13, which has been coined Ladies Night and will feature a book signing by former USTA President and CEO Katrina Adams, whose book “Own the Arena: Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding as the Only One” was published in 2021.

Ticket prices for the event vary by date and package. All ticketing information, including registration for the free youth clinic and Youth Night, can be found at SarasotaOpen.com, as can a full rundown of the event’s schedule.

“We want to be a great event,” Reynolds said. “There’s a vision for this thing to be annual and to be around long after I’m able to run it.

We have a great location and a great town.”

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Jacob Spenn will be the first head coach of the Sarasota Christian football team.

arasota Christian football players can expect to play a lot of Duck, Duck, Goose.

It’s a modified version of the game, though, in which the “goose” is allowed to cut through the middle of the circle instead of taking the long way around. That’s a risk, of course, because everyone else has these mini footballs they can throw at the goose and . . . you know what, the exact rules don’t matter. The point is, Jacob Spenn is going to have the football players play Duck, Duck, Goose. Or drop pumpkins off the back of a grandstand. Or play disc golf, or throw water balloons around, or some other idea he hasn’t thought of yet.

Spenn does things differently from other coaches. He does so because he cares about different things. He wants to win, sure, and he’s proven that he can; at Cypress Christian in Houston, Spenn went 82-53 over 12 seasons and won a state title in 2017. But Spenn wants those victories to be secondary.

First, he wants his players to be the best people they can be. In all of those silly games, there’s a lesson Spenn wants them to remember.

Spenn, 44, arrived at Sarasota Christian in June 2021 as the school’s athletics director. He’s also going to serve as the school’s first football coach, as was the plan when he was hired. It’s not going to be an easy task. There’s a lot to get ready — and a lot that’s already been done — before the team takes the field in the fall, playing in the Sunshine State Athletic Conference. That includes preparing for spring practice, which begins next month, and a spring jamboree with three other schools on May 21. The practices will be the first opportunity Spenn gets to see his team in action – or in uniform.

Spenn cannot wait. After months of planning, recruiting players to

try the sport and spending money — approximately $100,000 — on equipment and supplies, he’s ready to get to work.

“I want to build great teams,” Spenn said. “I want our coaches to create great environments for our kids where they’re with each other, they love each other, and they’re having fun and learning valuable things. I’m excited to start doing those things from the ground floor.”

Spenn does not know exactly how many kids will participate in spring football. His target is around 25, which would be an average-sized roster compared with the teams the Blazers will be playing in the SSAC. Will all those kids have previous football experience? No. Will they be guaranteed to stick around for the fall season? Also no. But it will be a start. Spenn was encouraged by the response to the school starting a flag football program for middle school students in the fall, which attracted 35 players.

Also helping matters is that Sarasota Christian offers just one fall sport for boys: cross-country.

Spenn believes offering football as an alternative early in the school year will attract the school’s athletic students to the game, even if they’ve never played.

This season, the Blazers will hold football games on the school’s baseball field, which already doubles as a soccer field.

Spenn said he hopes to get an official football field built on campus within a few seasons.

Spenn said that while he does not know what offense he’s going to run with the Blazers, he has a personal affinity for option offenses because they teach players discipline and sacrifice, plus it allows for undersized schools — which Sarasota Christian likely will be, at least at first — to compete with bigger schools. But that doesn’t mean that

Sarasota Christian’s first football coach has a unique approach to the sport. the Blazers will be running the ball 40 times a game. Spenn, a former wide receiver, said that the Blazers will not be afraid to throw the ball and could implement elements of spread offenses and run-pass options as opposed to the Navystyle triple option many fans associate with the term.

Oh, and I wasn’t kidding about Duck, Duck, Goose.

He really played that with his teams at Cypress Christian, multiple times a season. But I did fail to mention the final aspect of Spenn’s modified version. At the end of the game, whoever is left standing gets sincere compliments said about them from coaches and teammates.

That stuff about building a culture of teaching and love? It isn’t just talk. Spenn puts it into practice every day. He recalled a story from one of his years at Cypress Christian, when a team mom put together a book chronicling all the seniors’ top moments of the season. Across all lists, only one game was mentioned, Spenn said. The rest of the lists were filled with off-the-field moments, like stopping at McDonald’s after a game or bus rides where something hilarious happened.

That stuck in his mind, Spenn said, and made him believe more than ever that football goes far beyond the gridiron.

I don’t know how the Blazers will fare on the field this fall or even next fall. But I’m pretty sure they’re going to have a great time whatever the result.

Ryan Kohn is the sports editor for the Sarasota Observer.

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I love the environment of track. In other sports like football you have a lot of people who are cocky or have big egos. Track people, you can start a conversation with anyone at a meet, and it’s a good environment.

What is your favorite event to run?

I like the 300-meter hurdles a lot.

You get to show off both your speed — even though I’m not insanely fast — and your strength, being able to keep the rhythm of running and jumping for that long. It’s a lot of fun.

What are your goals?

I want to beat my personal record in the 300 hurdles, and I want to get under 15 seconds in the 110 hurdles, but wind legal (less than about 4.5 mph of tailwind). I ran a 14.82 at IMG Academy (on March 23) but that race was not wind legal. I know I can do it, though.

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Coming out of middle school I realized I liked track and field a lot, but I wasn’t completely in on it because I was doing football workouts that summer, and that was my main focus. But we came out here for track practice, and on the first day the coaches were like, “He’d be a good hurdler.” I tried it. I started doing drills and started to like it. Now, I don’t even play football. I focus everything I have on track.

I was just having fun. But to find out I had qualified, that was a great feeling. And then I went and set a personal record (in the 300 hurdles) of 39.40 at the state meet.

What is your favorite movie or TV show?

I just saw “Morbius” in the theater, and I liked that a lot. As far as TV shows, my favorite is definitely “The Office.”

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“If it’s not fun, we don’t want to do it,” said Faulhaber, the executive director and co-founder of Faulhaber Fab Lab on Beneva Road.

Around her, more than 160 kids from elementary through high school and their families confirmed it. They were either racing on a pair of obstacle courses, supporting the event or cheering on the 60 teams from 18 schools that participated.

Saturday’s races were the culmination of weeks in the lab, designing and

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Many of the high school-aged volunteers are graduates of the program that Faulhaber said also helps encourage independence by keeping parental involvement in the work to a minimum.

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Of course, lots of people took part in the event at Core SRQ on Euclid Avenue, as did plenty of dogs — from shinhigh to waist-high. But there were also skunks, courtesy of Florida Skunk Rescue, and from Farmhouse Animal & Nature Sanctuary in Myakka City, a hedgehog, bird and guinea pig.

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EMBRACING OUR DIFFERENCES 2022 EXHIBIT Runs through April 10 at Bayfront Park, 5 Bayfront Drive. More than 40 artists will have their work promoting diversity highlighted in massive poster form in this annual attraction at Bayfront Park. Free. Visit EmbracingOurDifferences.org.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 9

EGGSTRAVAGANZA 9:30 a.m. at Waterside Place, 7500 Island Cove Terrace. The longest-running egg hunt in Lakewood Ranch will take place at Waterside Park. The Easter Bunny should be on site as well.

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1960 Stickney Pt Rd 941.922.4545

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50 N Tamiami Trl 941.954.8800

ADULT EASTER EGG HUNT 4:30 p.m. at the Children’s Garden, 1670 10th Way. Plenty of events cater to kids in April, but the Children’s Garden goes so far as to have a day for the adults in the room. Food and drinks will be provided, and the garden’s many hidden eggs will contain raffle tickets and other prizes. There will be rum cake to go along with the celebration. $45; must be 21.

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School, 5110 Ashton Road. Face Autism will put on an egg hunt for people with autism and their families. Food and games included.

THURSDAY, APRIL 14

HOUNDS ON THE HUNT 5:30 p.m. at Arlington Park Paw Park, 2650 Waldemere St. Dogs get the spotlight during this pet-focused costume event. Attendees can dress up their dogs in their finest costumes for a contest. $5.

Easter Celebration Visit these churches & houses of worship

HOLY WEEK & EASTER DAY CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER

Community Easter Sunrise Service

6:30 a.m. on April 17th Siesta Key Public Beach near historic pavilion ~ Bring a Beach Chair or Blanket ~

CELEBRATE EASTER...

WITH US!

Palm Sunday

April 10th at 9:45 a.m. in the Sanctuary

HOLY WEEK

Holy Week Meditations

Maundy Thursday at 7 p.m.

Good Friday at Noon and 7 p.m.

Holy Saturday at 4:30 p.m.

April 11 -15 at 10:00 a.m. - Meditation Chapel th

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Maundy Thursday Service

April 14th at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary Living Last Supper with Chancel Choir

EASTER SUNDAY Easter SonRise at 6:30 a.m.

Worship w/ Praise Band at 9 a.m.

Egg Hunt & Breakfast at 10 a.m.

Worship w/ Organ, Choir at 11 a.m.

Easter Egg Hunt

Maundy Thursday: April 14 ~ 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Good Friday: April 15 ~ noon Easter Vigil: Saturday, April 16 ~ 6 p.m.

Easter Day: Sunday, April 17 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Saturday, April 16th at 10:00 a.m. - Campus Grounds Free and open to the public

Traditional Easter Worship

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

Concordia Lutheran Church 2185 Wood St. Sarasota, FL 34237

Nursery Provided • Hearing Loop System Available

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

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

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(1 p.m. in Spanish)

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PALM SUNDAY “We offer a heartfelt and warm welcome to you” Services @ 9 am & 10:55 am*

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MAUNDY THURSDAY PALM Service @ 7 pm* PALMSUNDAY SUNDAY Services @ 9 am & 10:55 am* Services @ 9:00 am & 10:55 am* GOOD FRIDAY MAUNDY THURSDAY MAUNDY THURSDAY Outdoor service at Noon Service @ Service pm* Serviceat @777pm* pm*

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GOODFRIDAY FRIDAY GOOD EASTER SUNDAY

Outdoor Outdoor @ Noon Noon Services @ service 9service am & at 10:55 am* Service Serviceat @ 77 pm* pm*

SATURDAY, APRIL 16TH FAMILY SPRING FLING 1 PM

*In the Sanctuary and Livestreamed on Facebook, SUNDAY EASTER SUNDAY YouTube and our website ~EASTER MASKS REQUIRED

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SIESTA KEY EASTER EGG HUNT 9 a.m. at Turtle Beach Park, 8918 Midnight Pass Road. Siesta Key’s annual egg hunt and children’s party runs through noon and will feature as many as 200 kids searching for eggs and goodies.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16

CHILDREN’S GARDEN ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT 10 a.m. at the Children’s Garden, 1670 10th Way. The Sarasota Children’s Garden follows up its adults egg event with an annual egg hunt for kids that will include candy, goodies and ice cream coupons. $10.

Registration online required.

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LAKE SARASOTA EASTER EGG HUNT 10:30 a.m. at Lakeview Park, 7255 Hand Road. Lake Sarasota’s egg hunt will have a photographer on site for families to take photos with the Easter Bunny. Kids can make crafts and look for eggs.

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Saint James UMC Easter Worship

2049 N. Honore Ave Sarasota FL 34235 www.saintjamesumc.org

7:00 am outside

Faith Lutheran Church

SUNRISE Service

Celebration Service

7750 Beneva Rd., Sarasota, FL 34238 941.924.4664 www.faithlutheransrq.com

TRADITIONAL Service 10:00 am

www.newlifesarasota.org

10:00 am in Sanctuary

8010 Fruitville Road • Sarasota, FL 34240 2½ Miles East of I-75 “on the Jug Handle”

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Holy Week Services

REGULAR WORSHIP SERVICES 10:30am Every Sunday

PALM SUNDAY April 10, 10 AM

MAUNDY THURSDAY Tables for 12

April 14, 5:30 PM

GOOD FRIDAY with Taize music

April 15, 12:00 PM

Holy Week Services

EASTER SUNDAY

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April 17, 8:45 AM & 11:00 AM

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PALM SUNDAY | APRIL 10, 2022

Saturday, April 9th | 4:00pm Sunday, April 10th | 8:00am & 10:00am

PalmSunday th Palm April10th 10th Palm Sunday -Sunday April 10-- April 9* & 11am 9* & 11am

9* & 11am

Easter Worship April 17

HOLY THURSDAY | APRIL 14, 2022

No 9:00am Mass Mass of the Lord’s Supper | 7:00pm Adoration following the Mass concluding with Night Prayer | 9:45pm

th Maundy Thursday - April 14- April Maundy Thursday 14th 12 & 7pm*

Maundy Thursday 12 & 7pm*- April 14th th Good Friday - 12 April & 15 7pm* Friday - April 15th 12 Good & 7pm* 12 & 7pm*

EasterGood Vigil -Friday April 16-thApril 15th 7pm*

In-Person Traditional 8:30 and 11 a.m.

Easter12Vigil - April 16th & 7pm*

Resurrection of Our7pm* Lord April 17th Easter Vigil - April 16th 7 & 10am Garden Resurrection ofService Our Lord - April 17th 9* & 11am Main Sanctuary 7pm*

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No 9:00am Mass Passion of the Lord | 3:00pm

Online www.firstsrq.com

HOLY SATURDAY | APRIL 16, 2022

Blessing of Easter Food/Baskets | 12:00 Noon Easter Vigil Mass | 8:30pm

7 brass, & 10am Garden Service Choir, festive & timpani at9* 9 &&11am 11am Main Sanctuary

Choir, festive brass, & timpani at 9 & 11am Resurrection of Our Lord - April 1 *Services will be streamed online *Services be streamed Service online 7 & 10amwillGarden 9* & 11am Main Sanctuary

Traditional | 8:30 and 11 a.m.

Contemporary | 9:45 a.m.

First United Methodist Church 104 S. Pineapple Ave. Sarasota, FL (941-955-0935)

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GOOD FRIDAY | APRIL 15, 2022

Sunrise Mass | 6:00am (Outdoor under canopy) Masses | 7:30am, 9am, 10:30am & Noon

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SARASOTA 4645 Ainsley Place 7 Beds 6 Baths 4,272 Sq. Ft. Kim Ogilvie 941-376-1717 A4514309 $22,000,000

SIESTA KEY 7722 Sanderling Road 2 Beds 3 Baths 2,580 Sq. Ft. Brian Loebker 941-735-4393 A4527041 $9,000,000

SARASOTA 3300 Old Oak Drive 4 Beds 4/3 Baths 6,428 Sq. Ft. Barbara May & Fred Sassen 404-822-9264 A4520464 $8,495,000

ST. ARMANDS KEY 96 N Washington Drive 3 Beds 4/2 Baths 5,660 Sq. Ft. Eileen (Dee Dee) Burke 941-266-8949 A4525014 $7,899,000

CASEY KEY 503 Casey Key Road 4 Beds 4 Baths 3,358 Sq. Ft. Sarah Macrae 941-587-1195 A4522516 $5,995,000

SIESTA KEY 7108 Midnight Pass Road 6 Beds 5 Baths 4,697 Sq. Ft. Stephen Weeks & Jeff Hinrichs 941-504-3689 A4523915 $4,950,000

SARASOTA 1898 High Point Drive 5 Beds 6/1 Baths 4,102 Sq. Ft. Jeffrey Hinrichs 941-456-1251 A4527192 $4,350,000

LONGBOAT KEY 1241 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 402 3 Beds 4/1 Baths 3,400 Sq. Ft. Michael Moulton 941-928-3559 A4529467 $3,500,000

SIESTA KEY 615 Waterside Way 4 Beds 3 Baths 4,211 Sq. Ft. Ethel Lovelace & Mina Johnson 941-586-7390 A4529531 $3,200,000

SARASOTA 473 Partridge Circle 4 Beds 3/1 Baths 3,226 Sq. Ft. Drew Russell 941-993-3739 A4511642 $3,195,000

SIESTA KEY 472 Island Circle 4 Beds 3/2 Baths 3,339 Sq. Ft. Lenore Treiman 941-356-9642 A4526972 $2,995,000

SARASOTA 35 Watergate Drive 603 3 Beds 3 Baths 2,990 Sq. Ft. Joan Dickinson & Beth Afflebach 941-914-0496 A4529059 $2,750,000

SIESTA KEY 430 Island Circle 4 Beds 3/1 Baths 3,282 Sq. Ft. Carol Thomas 941-349-3444 A4525370 $2,700,000

BIRD KEY 628 N Owl Drive 3 Beds 2 Baths 2,534 Sq. Ft. Kathy Valente & Gregory Zies, LLC 941-685-6767 A4526783 $2,595,000

LONGBOAT KEY 656 Tarawitt Drive 4 Beds 3/1 Baths 3,330 Sq. Ft. Ian Addy, PA & Gail Wittig, LLC 941-961-8850 A4524096 $2,495,000

SARASOTA 1704 Arlington Street 3 Beds 3 Baths 2,545 Sq. Ft. Barbara May & Fred Sassen 404-822-9264 A4529406 $2,400,000

SARASOTA 1335 Second Street Villa 2E 2 Beds 2/1 Baths 2,520 Sq. Ft. Brian Loebker & Jonathan Abrams 941-735-4393 A4522536 $2,399,900

SIESTA KEY 6326 Midnight Pass Road 508 3 Beds 3 Baths 2,318 Sq. Ft. Karen Chandler 941-544-4919 A4523199 $2,159,000

UNIVERSITY PARK 8171 Abingdon Court 2 Beds 2/2 Baths 2,609 Sq. Ft. Rachel Benderson 941-376-0218 A4525357 $1,650,000

SARASOTA 8149 Grande Shores Drive 3 Beds 2/1 Baths 3,214 Sq. Ft. Drew Russell 941-993-3739 A4529184 $1,595,000

SIESTA KEY 6146 Midnight Pass Road 10S 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,204 Sq. Ft. Marlene & George Marshall 941-539-8850 A4527968 $1,500,000

LONGBOAT KEY 750 Fox Street 3 Beds 2 Baths 2,000 Sq. Ft. Cathy Meldahl 941-724-7228 A4525751 $1,495,000

LONGBOAT KEY 775 Longboat Club Road 906 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,524 Sq. Ft. Lenore Treiman 941-356-9642 A4527843 $1,450,000

SARASOTA 1646 7th Street 3 Beds 3 Baths 2,340 Sq. Ft. Valarie Wadsworth 941-780-3858 A4528362 $1,369,000

SIESTA KEY 6480 Midnight Pass Road 315 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,265 Sq. Ft. Denise Mei 941-685-3198 A4527710 $1,250,000

SARASOTA 1423 Hillview Drive 6 Beds 7/2 Baths 11,588 Sq. Ft. Linda Driggs & Kim Ogilvie 941-374-2920 A4525534 $21,600,000

CASEY KEY 712 N Casey Key Road 8 Beds 9/1 Baths 13,553 Sq. Ft. Brian Loebker 941-735-4393 A4503358 $20,000,000

ST. ARMANDS KEY 66 N Washington Drive 4 Beds 3/1 Baths 4,983 Sq. Ft. Kristina Waskom 941-266-8658 A4519666 $10,900,000

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home in Bay Island Shores tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Ian and Linda Jamieson sold their home at 847 Freeling Drive to James Kilian, of Sarasota, for $4 million. Built in 1954, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,034 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,497,000 in 2013.

SARASOTA

MCCLELLAN PARK Phuc Letan Pham and Faith Elizabeth Stutzman sold their home at 2330 Mietaw Drive to Brian Cornell and Martha Cornell, trustees, of Sarasota, for $2,495,000. Built in 2021, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,306 square feet of living area.

VUE Helios Technologies Inc. sold the Unit 905 condominium at 1155 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Tricia Fulton, trustee, of Sarasota, for $1.85 million. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,313 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.82 million in 2020.

GRANADA Filipe and Manuela Fortes, of Sarasota, sold their home at 3524 Palonia Court to James and Jennifer Ellis, of Sarasota, for $1,599,000.

Built in 2019, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,862 square feet of living area. It sold for $1 million in 2019.

POINSETTIA PARK Casa Sull Oro LLC sold the home at 1844 Goldenrod St. to Side of the Mesa LLC for $1,525,000. Built in 1950, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,759 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.1 million in 2021.

A.L. JOINERS Ann Sommers, of Sarasota, sold her home at 2395 Hyde Park St. to Nan’s Florida Retreat LLC for $1.25 million. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 1,837 square feet of living area.

HIGH POINT CIRCLE Brad Murrell sold his home at 1931 High Point Circle to Max and Haley

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

MARCH 21-25

Other top sales by area

RESEARCH EDITOR

SARASOTA: $1.7 MILLION

Bungalow Hill Iain and Joyce Melville, of Atlanta, sold their home at 948 Citrus Ave. to Corey and Megan Scott, of Cumberland, Maine, for $2.93 million. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,266 square feet of living area.

It sold for $1,668,200 in 2020.

Courtesy, Brian Loebker, Michael Saunders & Co.

The home at 847 Freeling Drive was built in 1954.

Vincent, of Sarasota, for $1.15 million. Built in 1940, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,712 square feet of living area. It sold for $420,000 in 2014.

DESOTA PARK Sean Matthew Donovan and Kimberly Donovan, of Cincinnati, sold two properties at 1952 Hibiscus St. to Brett David Benger and Kathleen Germaine Benger, of Bainbridge, Island, Washington, for $1,137,200.

The first property was built in 1950, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,586 square feet of living area. The second property was built in 2015, it has one bedroom, one bath and 608 square feet of living area. They sold for $745,000 in 2020.

ONE HUNDRED CENTRAL Tricia Fulton, trustee, sold the Unit F912 condominium at 100 Central Ave. to Helios Technologies Inc. for $970,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,532 square feet of living area. It sold for $900,000 in 2018.

Pennsylvania, sold her home at 2639 Bougainvillea St. to William Clifton Rowden Jr. and Rebecca Rowden, of Grand Haven, Michigan, for $760,000. Built in 1960, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,435 square feet of living area.

It sold for $37,000 in 1975.

Matthew Allen, of Siesta Key, sold the home at 2950 Homasassa Road to Shawn and Korie Trevino, of Lake Forest, Illinois, for $690,000. Built in 1960, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,508 square feet of living area. It sold for $385,000 in 2021.

GULF GATE Mike Zachow and Brenda Zachow, trustees, of Dayton, Minnesota, sold the home at 2747 Gulf Gate Drive to Earl Ray Zimmerman and Alta Zimmerman, of Ephrata,

PALMER RANCH: $793,000 Stoneybrook Golf and Country Club Roger Burau, trustee, and Sharon Burau sold the home at 8707 Grey Oaks Ave. to Joseph O’Shaughnessy, of Sarasota, for $793,000.

Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,374 square feet of living area. It sold for $330,000 in 2002.

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Bay Island Shores home sells for $4 million

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Sorrento Shores Michael Kimball, of Nokomis, sold two properties at 503 Velasquez Drive to Michael Dwyer Kelly, of Boston, for $2.65 million. The first property was built in 1979, it has four bedrooms, threeand-a-half baths, a pool and 2,862 square feet of living area. The second property was built in 1984, it has one bath and 351 square feet of living area. They sold for $1.15 million in 2018.

NOKOMIS: $850,000

Calusa Lakes Diane Mahoney, of Mill Hall, Pennsylvania, sold thehome at 2140 Calusa Lakes Blvd. to Bruce and Elizabeth Moland, of Nokomis, for $850,000.

Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,019 square feet of living area. It sold for $575,000 in 2021.

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In with the new

ESPLANADE BY SIESTA KEY David and Margaret Young, of Sarasota, sold their home at 2441 Vaccaro Drive to Amy Trumble, trustee, of Ontario, Canada, for $900,000.

Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,330 square feet of living area. It sold for $506,300 in 2014.

NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION

ALINARI Billie Lindsay, of Sarasota, sold her Unit 1102 condominium at 800 N. Tamiami Trail to Joan Hyde, of Sarasota, for $763,400. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,323 square feet of living area. It sold for $340,000 in 2013.

Longboat Key

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SOUTH GATE Mary Faye Orcino, of Lancaster,

NOW TAKING CONTRACTS

TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building permits issued for the week of March 21-25, in order of dollar amounts.

Downtown St. Petersburg

CITY OF SARASOTA Address

Permit

Applicant

Amount

3100 Browning St.

Remodel

Ginger Gibson

638 Siesta Drive

Solar System

Jay Johnson, trustee

3607 Flamingo Ave.

Dock/Boat Lift

George Alberici

$70,896

1088 Tocobaga Lane

Alterations

Joseph Mattioli

$66,100

3625 White Lane

Dock/Boat Lift

Matthew Perry

$51,655

2305 Hickory Ave.

Siding

Judith Rosemarin

$40,935

4920 Eastchester Drive

Windows/Doors

$149,000

Mario Lebano

$35,225

1233 N. Gulfstream Ave. #802 Remodel

Claude Buckles

$34,000

1542 Oak St. #2

Anne Marie Fealey

$22,250

John Gee Jr.

$22,000

Alterations

1233 N. Gulfstream Ave. #602 Renovations

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$113,292

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Downtown Sarasota

SARASOTA COUNTY Address

Permit

Applicant

Amount

236 Osprey Point Drive

Pool/Spa/Deck

Alana Potapchuk

$70,000

8838 Bloomfield Blvd.

Doors

John Montoya

$60,524

1638 Anchorage St.

Dock

Emiliana Cruz-Hillis

$58,755

6108 Rodgers Ave.

Pool/Deck

Gennadiy Chernovol

$52,000

1903 Bayshore Road

Remodel

Robert McAdoo

$50,000

709 Casey Key Road

Exterior Update

Homer Skelton

$50,000

827 Trotter Ave.

Pool/Deck

Samuel Lapp

$46,000

8735 Midnight Pass Road

Windows/Doors

Chrissie Seward

Pool

Marco Guadagnini

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$41,351

5029 Sandy Beach Ave.

$38,566

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pool and 1,816 square feet of living area. It sold for $135,000 in 2010.

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Pennsylvania, for $699,000. Built in 1962, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,862 square feet of living area. It sold for $127,000 in 2012.

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Marsha Scheel, of Sarasota, sold her home at 6816 Roxbury Drive to Michael and Mary McConeghy, of Wayne, New Jersey, for $445,000.

Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,635 square feet of living area.

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Paw Paws LLC sold the home at 2501 Moorings Lane to Joan Navarro, of Sarasota, for $435,000. Built in 1966, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,765 square feet of living area. It sold for $220,000 in 2003.

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THE VILLAS AT EAGLES POINT Janet Frey, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 1693 condominium at 1693 Starling Drive to Jerome and Nancy Solar, of Evanston, Illinois, for $680,000.

Built in 1993, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,172 square feet of living area. It sold for $515,000 in 2004.

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GULF GATE WOODS Diane Boyd, of Sarasota, sold her home at 2876 Captiva Drive to Richard and Trina Vega, of Sarasota, for $625,000. Built in 1973, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,750 square feet of living area.

It sold for $296,000 in 2013.

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EAGLES POINT AT THE LANDINGS Marilyn Rosengarden and Paul Frederick, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 403 condominium at 5420 Eagles Point Circle to Timothy Tutag, of Sarasota, for $589,000.

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LA LINDA TERRACE Brian and Loretta Logun, of Longboat Key, sold their home at 2180 Hillview St. to WB Hillview 2180 LLC for $585,000. Built in 1947, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 944 square feet of living area. It sold for $325,000 in 2021.

CHARLES L. KNIGHT SUBDIVISION William D. Holland, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 530 Gillespie Ave. to Kyle McDaniel and Kristina Walton, of Boulder, Colorado, for $570,000. Built in 1950, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,638 square feet of living area.

It sold for $58,000 in 1985.

WESLO WILLOWS Corey Moody and Sarah Murphy, of Sarasota, sold their home at 2432 Whippoorwiill Circle to Magdalena Marzec, of Sarasota, for $550,000.

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BAHIA VISTA HIGHLANDS Hope Services and Enterprises LLC sold the home at 1041 S. Tuttle Ave. to William and Emily Bohn, of Winter Park, for $539,000. Built in 1984, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,186 square feet of living area. It sold for $122,900 in 2008.

WESTLAKE ESTATES Elizabeth Kopp, of Sarasota, sold her home at 5369 Fox Run Road to Duy Do and Phuong Le, of San Jose, California, for $485,100. Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,682 square feet of living area. It sold for $305,000 in 2006.

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77 (Don’t) Edit out the good-looking extra?

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96 Port-au-Prince’s Caribbean country 97 Actor McKellen 98 Blue-green 99 Burial place 103 “Me, Myself & ___” (Jim Carrey film) 105 Christmas beverage 108 Edinburgh native 110 Bestie, e.g.

111 At no charge?

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95 Secret stores 38 Pic under a sock, maybe 100 Diva’s realm 39 Berets, e.g.

101 Wayne ___ (Batman’s 40 “Great” detective of home) kid lit 102 Give divine favor to 41 Peter Parker portrayer 103 Revered person Carney 104 Second try 42 High-flying toys 106 Stats on college apps 43 Wordless “Hey!” 107 Post-punk subculture 44 Olympic sword 109 Bygone Russian 45 Pigeon’s place autocrat 50 Time on a job 112 Low key?

51 Anaheim Ducks’ org.

113 Big Apple sch.

52 “High” time 114 $$$ exec 118 Hairstyles for Diana Ross and Pam Grier, sometimes 119 ___ Angeles 120 Model Holliday 121 Magenta and others 122 Crowd sounds

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