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Do we need a conference center?

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Charles Githler and Andy Dorr, of Githler Development, have been on a mission for decades to push Sarasota County into the upper echelon of what Dorr said is a $110 billion business­­-meeting industry.

The biggest stumbling block: The county’s largest venue can’t accommodate more than 1,300 people, and Fortune 500 companies want more breakout space for smaller meetings during conferences.

In 2009, the pair envisioned

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a $100 million facility to host national business conferences on public land — the city nixed that idea in favor of a parking garage and retail space. And that was just one of several proposals that have died due to economic downturns, a lack of political support to contribute tax dollars toward publicprivate partnerships and concerns about investing in what could be a risky long-term venture.

But, as a booming tourism industry expands local tax coffers and the political landscape shifts in favor of more aggressive SEE CONFERENCE PAGE 3A

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Marni Mount participates in an archaeological dig at the Beit Guvrin caves outside of Jerusalem.

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Charles Githler, who used to own the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, and Andy Dorr, senior vice president of Githler Development

SELBY: IN FULL BLOOM NOW

LOCAL DRAMA

Playwrights vie for their time in the spotlight at The Players’ New Play Festival.

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County commissioners see controversial investment as potential revenue-generator.

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More than 50 members of the Temple Emanu-El congregation recently returned from a 10-day trip to Israel.

Rabbi Brenner Glickman led the trip that included exploring the desert fortress of Masada and a day in the Dead Sea. Participants also picked apples that were donated to Israel’s food pantries, made truffles in a chocolate factory, assisted in an archaeological dig, visited museums and historical sites, spent time in the Old City of Jerusalem and prayed at the sacred Western Wall.

Businesses brace for roundabout construction As the city begins work at Main Street and Orange Avenue, area businesses are feeling the effects.

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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens celebrates its 40th anniversary this summer. Special events to honor the occasion will take place all year.

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Although visible construction on a forthcoming Main Street roundabout didn’t begin until Wednesday, Gena Marini was dealing with issues caused by the project nearly two weeks earlier.

Marini and her husband, Robert, are the owners of El Greco Café. The Mediterranean restaurant is located at the corner of Main Street and Orange Avenue, the intersection at which the city is working to install a roundabout over the next three months.

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WEEK OF JULY 23 2015 WHAT'S THE BUZZ?

DID mulls future of Five Points Park landscaping

“I definitely think the opportunity’s there.

It’s just the case of political will.”

Although most visitors to Selby Five Points Park appreciate the shade from an oak tree on a sunny day, some of the grass at the downtown park is suffering because it sits in the shadows.

The city is currently in the process of planning to replace the turf at Five Points Park, last installed in 2014.

At Tuesday’s Downtown Improvement District meeting, city Public Works General Manager Todd Kucharski said the grass likely has to be replaced at least every other year because of the wear and tear it receives.

One reason the grass needs frequent replacement is the level of activity in the park. Another part, however, is attributable to the shade trees cast in the park — and that’s a problem Kucharski wants the DID to consider addressing as it helps fund the maintenance.

Kucharski said the city has consulted with turf experts to get a sense of the best practices for managing the grass at the park. By removing the turf in the shade and replacing it with other plants, the city can avoid dealing with patches of grass that don’t get enough sunlight.

Although it’s still early in the planning stages, Kucharski said the city would consider adding turf elsewhere — possibly replacing a bricked area designed to be used as a stage, which currently doesn’t get much use.

Joe Barbetta, former county commissioner, on the possibility of a conference center coming to Sarasota. READ MORE ON PAGE 3A

BOMB SQUAWK

Were you stuck in traffic on Tamiami Trail Wednesday morning?

The culprit: a birdhouse.

The Sarasota Police Department closed U.S. 41, locked down Sarasota Memorial Hospital and evacuated nearby businesses when hospital security discovered a suspicious device at the corner of Arlington Road. The department’s explosives team examined what turned out to be a birdhouse with wire, fuses and a plastic jug attached.

Officers gave the allclear at 10:20 a.m. after the roughly two-hour ordeal.

Readers responded to the incident on Facebook.

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economic development, Dorr believes the time is now for the community to consider investing in a mid­­-sized conference center.

With at least three county commissioners (Chairwoman Carolyn Mason, Commissioner Paul Caragiulo and Commissioner Alan Maio) going on the record in support of such a venue this month, and support from the private sector, their vision could be closer to reality than ever.

“We’re an ideal conference location compared to many throughout the country,” said Dorr, who sits on the boards of Visit Sarasota County and the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce. “We have wonderful recreation and leisure — hence why we draw 4 million people per year here.”

During Visit Sarasota County’s budget discussion July 8, commissioners steered the conversation toward the need for more meeting space, citing limitations from the 20,000 square feet offered by the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, which is the largest venue near downtown.

(See graphic.)

Visit Sarasota County President Virginia Haley, however, remains a moderate voice in the discussion, urging a cautious approach to such a capital venture.

Haley said her experience has shown successes — and failures — depending on how a community approaches large meeting spaces.

“We really need a major dose of reality as we go through this process,” Haley said. “And we have to understand that they’re extremely expensive to build, but that there will be continuing operation expenses to market and sell the space.”

With more than 1,000 new hotel rooms coming online downtown in the next few years, proponents assert that a conference center would help maintain demand throughout even the quiet months of the summer.

“You’re looking at nearly doubling the hotel capacity in the north end of our county,” Dorr said. “That’s great, but we don’t want a bunch of big empty boxes sitting around.”

Haley said she’s positive that won’t be an issue as her organization ratchets up marketing for smaller conferences and sports tourism continues to fill local hotels.

former County Commissioner Joe Barbetta.

“I well remember our move from Sarasota to Fort Lauderdale in 1995 — hotels towering over the beaches, where scores of us could stay together in the same building and hundreds of us could be within a few minutes’ drive of the convention center,” said ARVO President Jeffrey Boatright in a 2013 message to members. “And what a convention center!”

The Sarasota Chamber has included a conference center as an objective within its Sarasota Tomorrow initiative.

Haley said she is meeting with County Administrator Tom Harmer this week to mull options for proceeding with a market study to determine viable locations and funding mechanisms for a conference center — or if the community needs one at all.

“The last market analysis was done was in ’04,” Haley said.

“There’s nothing about the industry that was going on in ’04 that really makes sense now.”

One option for funding a study would be for the county to tap into the recent BP setttlement money to repay tourist tax coffers that were mined during the oil spill, Haley said.

Dorr said such a study could cost around $75,000.

“There’s a ripple effect to this,” Dorr said. “That’s going to ring the cash registers of the entire downtown.”

Sarasota­­-Bradenton International Airport would be a major beneficiary of a conference center.

“It’s a really big generator of air traffic and something airlines look at very closely,” said SRQ Airport President and CEO Rick Piccolo, who also touted the overall economic benefits of bringing

“You’re looking at nearly doubling the hotel capacity in the north end of our county. That’s great, but we don’t want a bunch of big empty boxes sitting around.”

– Andy Dorr, senior vice president for Githler Development

VENUE MENU Here is the capacity of the largest venues near downtown Sarasota.

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in company meetings. Small conferences of airport officials have resulted in local real estate sales.

“A couple of my colleagues have bought property here for a second home,” Piccolo said.

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Funding mechanisms for building and operating such a venue, viable locations and political will to push for answers to those questions remain hurdles — as they have for 20 years.

Haley and Barbetta said such a venue needs to be as close to downtown and hotels as possible.

In 2004, Fairway Development Group and Suffolk Construction proposed a 600,000-square-foot mixed­­-use development called Fairway Grande, consisting of a 90,000-square-foot luxury conference center, 275­­-room hotel, 35,000 square feet of retail and 700 parking spaces at the corner of Fruitville Road and North Tamiami Trail, which never came to fruition.

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Local business leaders have also thrown their support behind the idea.

“We’ve slowly been rebuilding stronger support, and last year we convened a group of about 10 of us and had some roundtable discussions,” Dorr said. “We decided we should again continue to try and build momentum.”

The group hopes to attract meetings ranging from 2,500 to 3,500 participants and has been strict about refusing to refer to the development proposed as a convention center — which it said can characterize much larger venues.

Those involved with conference center discussions repeatedly mention the Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology annual meeting, which moved out of Sarasota in 1995.

“They had to leave because there’s no place big enough,” said

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Andy Dorr, senior vice president of Githler Development, and Charles Githler, who used to own the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, hope a mid-sized conference center will diversify Sarasota's economy and keep the hotel industry booming in the offseason.

In 2009, Githler sought to put a 50,000­­-square-­foot conference center, a 280­-room Embassy Suites hotel and a six-­­story parking garage at the corner of Palm Avenue and Main Street. Ultimately the city chose to build a parking lot on the site without a private partner.

Most recently, a group that included venture capital firm Seven Holdings proposed 60,000 square feet of conference space as part of Sarasota Bayfront Now, which sought to build out the area around the Van Wezel. The city rejected those plans.

Although Dorr said a local conference center with 80 meetings per year could generate a $60 million economic impact, it could require $500,000 to $1 million in public funding per year for operations. That doesn’t include the potential need for a public capital investment.

“I think that’s a win all day long,” Dorr said.

Barbetta said bed taxes could be tapped to fund a bond to cover a portion of the cost of a facility.

“I think with the airport’s cooperation and the tourist tax on the rise, you could bond it out for $10, $15 or $20 million and sit down with a private developer for the rest,” Barbetta said.

Dorr said he could see the venue operate under a special taxing authority, such as the Tampa Convention Center or the Bradenton Area Convention Center.

The former features 200,000 square feet of exhibit space while the latter’s largest room is 32,400 square feet.

“I think you have a commission that is working together,” Dorr said. “You’ve got to strike when you have the opportunity.”

Haley said the topic surfacing at the recent county meeting was “one of the more pleasant surprises we’ve ever had.”

“I definitely think the opportunity’s there,” Barbetta said. “It’s just the case of political will.”

“We really need a major dose of reality as we go through this process.”

– Virginia Haley, Visit Sarasota County president

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The former director, Robin Rose, is moving to St. Augustine to be closer to her husband after two years at Girls Inc. Stringer has most recently served as director of major gifts at Children First in Sarasota and will begin her new position at Girls Inc. Aug. 31.

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The city said no – and continues to search for a policy managing the renaming of public property.

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For more than a decade, residents of the Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores neighborhood have clamored for more parkland.

And yet, when a developer offered to maintain a piece of cityowned land it sought to reclassify as a park, the proposal divided the board of the area neighborhood association for one reason: the name.

In March, Louisiana-based developer Level Homes went in front of the city’s Parks, Recreation and Environmental Protection board to pitch its idea. It volunteered to provide maintenance for the land at the southwest corner of Corwood Drive and Bay Shore Road, a patchy tract with trees and a fence but not much

more.

That land is adjacent to the Level Homes project Bellora, a 23-unit residential subdivision for which sales are scheduled to open shortly. As part of the offered deal with the city, Level Homes proposed the newly designated parkland — currently just city right of way — be renamed “Bellora Park.”

“We thought it would be a good thing to do for the area,” said Jeff Gersh, vice president of land acquisitions for Level Homes.

“The intent was just to maintain and keep it nice and tight.”

Despite a seal of approval from the parks board in March, the proposal was struck down Monday as the City Commission unanimously voted against an agreement with Level Homes.

The board was concerned about

giving up the naming rights for a piece of city property without getting something more substantial in return.

“They’re enhancing the value, naming city property with the same name as a subdivision,” Commissioner Susan Chapman said. “I have a problem with that — the maintenance may indicate they have some claim over public property.”

Todd Kucharski, the city’s public works general manager, admitted the property is only maintained three or four times a year by staff. That’s because there’s not much there right now — in the past, former City Commissioner Dick Clapp led a discussion about enhancing the land as a park space, but funding wasn’t available, and the push eventually subsided.

Funding still isn’t available today, Kucharski said. Level Homes wasn’t interested in upgrading the proposed park, and per the proposed agreement, the city would still have to pay for the maintenance of any improvements it installed itself — another stumbling block for the city, considering the current state of the land.

“This is not a park,” Kucharski said. “It’s a parcel of land that the city owns. It’s nothing more than a glorified right of way.”

When the city agreed to rename Eloise Werlin Causeway Park in July 2014 in exchange for a $125,000 private donation, commissioners also directed staff to establish an official policy for renaming public property. More than a year later, they’ve seen no such policy brought back, another reason given for the denial of the Bellora proposal.

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– Willie Shaw, mayor

this one sets a precedent that may not be in the best interest of the city and its constituency as we move forward,” Mayor Willie Shaw said.

Some commissioners indicated they would be open to revisiting the conversation if the terms of the proposal were altered. Gersh said Level Homes was undecided at this moment if it would try again to float a proposal for commission consideration.

At the commission meeting, Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores Neighborhood Association President David Morriss spoke about his belief that Level Homes has been a good neighbor, and was offering to provide the service in good faith. Still, he admitted the group’s board was split — half of the members didn’t mind the name, but the other half favored a moniker reflective of the history of the neighborhood.

Although the issue ended up being a dealbreaker for the commission, Morriss suggested the name wasn’t that important, no matter which direction the city favored.

“I think people aren’t going to say either one,” Morriss said.

“They’re just going to basically say it’s on Corwood and Bay Shore.”

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Jebco plans condo for North Trail Fresh off development of the Q townhomes on Ringling Boulevard, Jebco Ventures has submitted preliminary plans for more than 150 condominiums.

Jim Bridges hopes to pick up where other investors left off and successfully redevelop more than eight acres on the North Trail.

And he’s already begun tackling one of the biggest hurdles to new development — the neighbors.

“We’re looking to put a development there that’s very compatible with the neighborhood,” Bridges said. “This would actually be down-zoned (from current land-use restrictions).”

Bridges’ firm, Jebco Ventures, is scheduled for a pre-application conference with the city of Sarasota’s Development Review Committee Aug. 5, to vet preliminary plans for roughly 150 condominiums behind the La Quinta Inn and Suites on the 1800 block of North Tamiami Trail. The land is currently owned by a group of investors, including Kim Githler.

“I’ve done a lot of developments and I’ve been in business in a long time,” Bridges said. “This is probably one of the most exciting that I’ve been involved with.”

The plans are currently split into three phases, the first of which would consist of 76 water-

front condos over parking along Whitaker Bayou and boat slips to service the development. The second phase would bring 80 units online around a central pool area while the developer hopes to work with city staff on a third phase that could include new commercial space along the North Trail.

Preliminary plans show that none of the structures on the site would be taller than 45 feet, which is the maximum height allowable within the North Trail zoning district.

“We know the plans being submitted are very limited, but we wanted to begin the discussion and get staff’s feedback on as many issues and concerns as possible,” said Jebco representative Joel Freedman in a letter to City Auditor and Clerk Pam Nadalini, “while at the same time see if some flexibility can be built into the approval for the third phase of the project.”

Though past efforts to redevelop the project into a condominium and then a yacht club were met with public disapproval from the Tahiti Beach neighborhood across the bayou, Bridges said he has already met with nearby residents and received a positive

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Over the last decade, Githler Development sought to replace the Yacht Center with two nine-story condominiums and subsequently a yacht club and gas station.

response.

Tahiti Park Neighborhood Association President Jennifer Ahearn-Koch said North Trail Redevelopment Partnership board member Jay Patel helped bring about that meeting, during which Githler, Bridges and project consultants discussed the preliminary plans.

“We were pleased with the idea of the condos and with their overall plan — which was just an overview,” Ahearn-Koch said. “But it still seemed like the concept was well thought through.”

She then organized a meeting with neighbors to discuss the plans.

“The neighbors had a number of questions, but the conversation was positive and constructive,” Ahearn-Koch said.

Jebco’s project is the latest residential investment proposal for the North Trail, joining a 33-unit apartment complex slated to replace the Monterey Village Motel across from Ringling College of Art and Design.

On the commercial side, Casto Southeast Realty Services is planning a 2,250-square-foot Starbucks about a three-minute walk south of Jebco’s proposed site.

Tahiti Park residents are keeping a watchful eye on that development, as well.

Bridges said the condo project would attract a wide range of buyers, and is the largest piece of developable property around the downtown area.

“It has all the pluses,” Bridges said. “I can’t think of any negatives.”

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Roundabout construction off to shaky start BUSINESS INSIGHT

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We talked to workers at other businesses to get feedback on the Main and Orange roundabout project:

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The city is attempting to minimize the impact from construction, but El Greco Cafe owners Robert and Gena Marini are convinced the roundabout project will keep customers away from their restaurant.

Marini stressed that she still loves Sarasota, but was frustrated by the current state of affairs around her business. Even for summer, she said, the downtown area has felt significant pressure from construction this year. She pointed to the nearby State Street parking garage, which finally opened Wednesday afternoon after five months of delay.

Because of that, she thinks the project should have been put off until next year — although the city said they needed to take advantage of funding as it became available.

“Well, find some other project to do, not something that will not work for the businesses,” Marini said.

“I think the closure will affect business a tremendous amount. New customers won’t be able to see our location.

It’s dusty. Everything will affect it — especially considering the amount of time the construction will take.”

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“I feel like (the roundabout) will help the flow of traffic a little bit more. I don’t think it’s going to affect our business— maybe it’ll pick up, because there will be more traffic flowing through the area and less congestion. I really don’t think it’s going to do anything to harm any of the businesses around here.”

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the project’s completion in early November, according to a city release. The city scheduled the work to fall during a relatively slow period for city businesses, wrapping things up as soon as seasonal residents returned to Sarasota.

The city has embraced roundabouts, building three in the downtown area since 2010.

Another is planned for the intersection of Orange and Ringling Boulevard. City Engineer Alex DavisShaw says the roadwaymanagement tools reduce congestion, among other benefits.

“Roundabouts are safer for pedestrians as well as motorists, plus they’re more aesthetically pleasing,” DavisShaw said in the release.

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A two-month intersection closure began Wednesday, but preliminary work by Florida Power and Light earlier this month led to power outages at El Greco.

“Our computer system fried,” Marini said. “We had to start hand-writing checks; it was a nightmare trying to figure out communication between the back and the front.”

That preliminary incident got cleared up, but matters were made worse once the construction setup was in place. A green fence cordons off the construction area on both Main and Orange, narrowing the sidewalk and blocking access for vehicles traveling near one of the busier segments of the core of the city.

Despite assurances from the city that construction would be relatively smooth, Marini already fears customers will stay away until the project is done.

“We feel like we’re trapped right now,” Marini said. “It feels like a cage.”

Wednesday morning, she says, the building was shaking as crews jackhammered the nearby street.

The disruptive work continued until resident Bob Easterle, a patron of the restaurant, contacted City Manager Tom Barwin to complain about the disturbance during the lunch hours.

“I hope our regulars will overlook this tiny detail and continue to follow us,” Marini said.

The closure will continue until Sept. 30, at which point limited traffic will be let through until

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BEWARE: FORM-BASED VISION The ‘transportation summit’ was a prelude to a grander scheme for an urban-planner’s dream.

Sarasota city residents, beware.

That “transportation summit” that Sarasota city commissioners conducted 10 days ago, well, that’s just a tiny prelude of what is to come.

While many Sarasotans are wondering about practical transportation issues — such as how everyone will possibly navigate the intersections of Fruitville Road and U.S. 41 and U.S. 41 and the John Ringling Causeway once the new downtown hotels and condominiums are completed — city staffers and the city’s Urban Design Studio have much bigger goals and visions.

Take a look at the accompanying rendering. See the rail-guided, electric trams — “proposed” for North Trail?

That’s just the start. Go through the Urban Design Studio’s Powerpoint presentations online, and you see the grander vision.

City staffers and the Urban Design Studio have created a Sarasota Future Transit Map showing a commuter rail running from the airport to the John and Mable Ringling Museum, then through the neighborhoods between U.S. 41 and North Orange Avenue on to a downtown terminus. They show a “Fruitville Line,” and a Tamiami Tram Line (see drawing) from the airport to Southgate and a “Sarasota Seahorse Waterbus,” among multiple rapid bus routes and trolleys going to and from the keys.

As Sarasota Observer News Editor David Conway wrote last week, city officials are “determined to lighten

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the load on streets.” They want more “complete streets,” modified to accommodate what they call “multi-modal transportation” — bicycles, walkers, public transit, rail and fewer cars.

They want to give Sarasotans more transportation options, a worthy goal. But the more you explore the grander vision, the more curious and concerned Sarasotans should become.

This vision of lightening the load of cars is part of the vision underway to shift the city of Sarasota to a whole new system of zoning: formbased code.

For more than two years, the city’s Urban Design Studio staff of Karin Murphy and Andrew Georgiadis has been creating this new zoning code with the expectation that it will be presented to the City Commission for adoption in spring 2016.

The studio describes formbased code as “regulating the form of buildings and how they shape streets and public spaces.”

It looks great on paper. The studio’s renderings are impressive.

But when government officials start talking about rail systems and “regulating the form of buildings,” taxpayers and property owners should take note. That traffic summit was just a teaser. We’ll show you more in future editions. Beware.

GIVE THEM GUNS Gov. Rick Scott demonstrated decisive and smart leadership last week when he ordered the Florida National Guard commanders to increase the protection of and arm the state’s National Guard recruiters — including quick approval for licenses to carry weapons.

This is in contrast to the typically bureaucratic, weak-knee, PC response from the Pentagon, whose Army chief, Ray Odierno, made the ridiculous statement: “I think we have to be careful about overarming ourselves …”

Give our soldiers the guns they need.

Forget global warming; data show next Ice Age is more likely

WELDON FROST GUEST COLUMN

OK, I confess. I believe in Climate Change.

And why not?

Constant change has been a part of the Earth’s climate history since the planet was formed 4.5 billion to 4.6 billion years ago. There has never been a long period of flat-line temperature in the history of the sphere.

The question to me has always been: Is the activity of mankind having a real and manageable effect on the climate of the Earth?

I can start to answer that question by first denouncing any severe climactic effect of carbon dioxide, or increasing levels of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere.

For one thing, there have periods in the history of the Earth when CO2 concentration in the Earth’s atmosphere was nearly 20 times what it is today, and there was widespread glaciation on the Earth (e.g., Ordovician/ Silurian 420-450 million years ago, 4,000 ppm CO2).

Furthermore, I can show you graphs of temperature and CO2 levels, the data for which was derived from Greenland ice cores, showing that CO2 continues to increase 200 to 600 years after a period of rising temperature changed direction — leveled off or and started to decline. Therefore, CO2 is an effect of rising temperature, not a cause of temperature increase.

And why not? The Earth is 71% ocean surface, and it takes time for the water to give up its extra CO2 after it warms up.

But I worry that the galloping hordes of doom-crying climate geeks are missing the big picture: The last nine Ice Ages lasted about 100,000 years

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each. They were more or less 90,000 years of cold, dry and windy (the Ice Age), and 10,000 years of warm and wet (the Inter-glacial period, which is what we are enjoying now).

Note: Because of the over-lapping variations in the eight or 10 major drivers of climate, those are average “round numbers.” That 100,000-year period happens to coincide with the period for the completion of a cycle of variation in the eccentricity of the Earth’s orbital path around the Sun, from mostly circular to slightly elliptical and back. So it looks like that should be a major controlling factor.

It doesn’t vary much, but the ice-core temperature history shows that the climate can shift surprisingly quickly from Ice Age to Inter-Glacial or back — sometime in as little as 100 years or so.

OK, so why am I worried that the politicos have it all wrong about the potential of our being scorched by the Earth’s “CO2-induced” heat and drowned by rising sea-levels? Because 18,000 years ago, the edge of the North

American ice sheet was at Cincinnati.

By 14,000 years ago the Earth had warmed up and the ice sheet had started to recede up to Cleveland. No coalfired power plants, no internal combustion engines, just Mother Nature working its magic climatic change like it has done many times before.

Thus, the numbers could indicate that we have just about used up our 10,000 years of Inter-glacial period.

Ho, ho, ho! Christmas in July.

Bear in mind that some (presumably honest) scientists say that there hasn’t been any real temperature increase in the Earth’s temperature for the past 15 years. Hold on, didn’t we just have two horrendously cold winters? What if we get another couple really cold winters?

Say, four real freezers in a row?

Don’t the TV weathermen tell us that weather patterns tend to continue after they get established? Or maybe the two freezer winters were a false alarm, and I am getting ahead of myself trying to reach a conclusion that the next Ice Age is just around the corner — a couple centuries away maybe, or less.

That is perhaps no more far-fetched than saying we are going to scorch and drown because we are burning fossil fuels when, in fact, the termite population of the world alone, or a couple of active volcanoes, puts more CO2 into the atmosphere than all of mankind.

Well, it’s all a bit speculative because the science is still so loosey-goosey, but if, in the next five or 10 years someone starts yelling about the next Ice Age coming, remember: You read it here first! The Observer is always on the forefront of the news. And hang onto your Florida property.

Weldon G. Frost, a resident of Longboat Key, served as a geologist and exploration manager in 10 countries on five continents for 37 years for Mobil.

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Florida now has the highest number of new HIV cases in America, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Florida’s extensive program of HIV prevention, testing and education has fallen short.

Education is mostly done at community events where HIV testing takes place. It is barely mentioned in the schools, media, at home or even among friends and students.

Today’s youth are the fastest-growing segment of new infections, and when educated about HIV, their response is often, “If you get it, you can take a pill.”

In most cases, treatment is limited to one pill a day; HIVpositive persons are subject to early onset of other conditions expedited by a compromised immune system and years of medicine.

Today, an HIV person and

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is not who you are, it is what you do. HIV is transmitted via four modes: 1) direct bloodto-blood (includes sharing needles); 2) sexual fluids; 3) vaginal birth; and 4) breast feeding. Multiple sex partners, unprotected sex and sharing needles put one at a greater risk for transmitting or getting HIV; an STD increases the chance of getting HIV. Sweat, tears, saliva, insect bites cannot transmit the virus.

The CDC has awarded millions of dollars to Florida for HIV prevention, education and testing, yet new infections are climbing.

January to June 2015 statistics show 81 new HIV cases in Sarasota/Manatee, a 23% increase from the same period last year. AIDS deaths are down 17%, continuing the downward trend. But still, much needs to be done.

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compliance/adherence to medical care can achieve an undetectable viral load and live a long, productive life.

The caveat is this: You must take the test. A simple fingerstick test is antibody driven, 98.6% accurate with results in 15 minutes. Or the Fourth Generation Assay is a full-blood draw that generates results in about two weeks.

Fear, alienation, stigma and discrimination prevent a person from taking the test and getting or staying in treatment. Getting tested too late can increase your chances of progressing to full-blown AIDS and also perpetuate the spread of the virus unknowingly to others.

Death from AIDS is way down, while HIV is on the rise.

Today, about 50,000 people are infected with HIV every year in the United States; one out of seven do not know they are infected because they were never tested.

If you know someone who is infected or engaged in risky behavior, encourage them to take the test and get into care.

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s owner of Evie’s Tavern, White Buffalo Saloon and Evie’s Family Golf Center, along with valet services, a car wash and other entrepreneurial endeavors, Mike Evanoff knows what it takes to create a successful business.

But as Evanoff has sought to open a new concept — which includes a bowling alley — on Sarasota’s Main Street, he’s run into delays with city building regulations. Now that he’s set a tentative Sept. 2 opening date for Evie’s Tavern, we talked to Evanoff about the future of downtown.

What excites you most about being on Main Street?

I’m excited to be in a location where it’s active and where there’s a lot happening. There are other restaurants, there’s high traffic, and it’s a place to be.

It’s exciting to be in an area with heavy traffic, rather than always having to be a destination location, which I’ve done in the past.

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How will the new Evie’s Tavern fit into the current culture of downtown?

Back in the day the Sports Page was there — it was an iconic location. And now that they’re not, I think we’re filling a void on Main Street that has been there for a long time: a real sports bar with a full menu. Our menu is simple, and two lanes of bowling adds something new, fun and exciting in downtown Sarasota.

What’s the latest on plans to convert the current Evie’s Tavern on Ringling Boulevard to a new concept?

I was working with the landlord and we had a vision to go nosmoking, put in beautiful garage doors with glass that matched the building, have nice outdoor seating and give it a really a nice flow. We worked on that for about four to six months, but because we went for a special exception eight years ago and didn’t ask for outdoor seating, we’re not allowed to put seats out front now. So that hindered our vision. And because we wanted to put the garage doors in, the city said we would need a major conditional use permit, which costs anywhere from $15,000 from $20,000 and neither myself nor the landlord wanted to take on that expense.

So we really have been handcuffed at this location.

So, now, we’re going to make the change to the Office Bar SRQ anyway, and put in a new sign and redo the inside — and have smoking, unfortunately.

How is it working with the city?

Every time you try to make something that’s going to better the city and better the people who live downtown, it seems like you run into a roadblock. And it’s hard to find somebody in the city that really wants to work with you. I know there are rules and regulations and you’ve got to follow them — and we do — but there’s just no easy way to do anything.

Would you invest in other concepts within the city again?

No. I was going to do a location in the Rosemary District, and I’m just tired. To try go through another process of getting something passed would take up too much time and too much money.

How do you envision the future of downtown Sarasota?

We can all see how it’s growing.

The point I think we all need to realize is that with the arts and the restaurants and all the beautiful hotels that are coming, it’s not a small city anymore. It’s growing. The word is out about the city around the world. People are coming from everywhere now to see the beautiful beaches, the skyline, St. Armands and Main Street. It’s becoming a bigger destination than some people want, but we need to prepare for that. And I think it’s going to be a fun place for us to be.

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END OF DAYS 10:44 a.m. — 200 block of South Palm Avenue Suspicion Person: Security at a church reported that a man was in the balcony area, talking to himself and making statements such as, “I am the apocalypse and armageddon.” A police officer escorted the man out of the church to further discuss his statements and assess his state of mind. After an assessment, the officer determined the man did not appear to be a threat to himself or others.

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UNHAPPY MEAL 3 p.m. — 3800 block of South Tamiami Trail Suspicion Person: A man was walking on the sidewalk in front of a fast-food restaurant, yelling obscenities at passing cars. An officer made contact with the man, who said he was angry because someone in a car had yelled a vulgar insult at him.

The officer stated that yelling at people passing the restaurant was not going to help his cause, and that he would be trespassed from the area if he continued. The man left the area without further incident.

BARRIER TO ENTRY 9 p.m. — 900 block of North Beneva Road Criminal Mischief: A restaurant owner reported someone had damaged the front door of the business overnight. Because the damage to the door actually made the door harder to open, officers discounted the possibility of the incident being an attempted burglary.

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GAS GUZZLER 11:41 a.m. — 1600 block of North Washington Boulevard Civil Problem: After pumping her gas, a woman drove away from a gas station with the nozzle still in the vehicle’s tank. The driver stopped, and an employee retrieved the nozzle. The woman said she was in a hurry to return her rental car and left the area. The employee said the nozzle could be repaired and that he did not want to pursue the issue.

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Among the moves that campers learned was the Spanish web, an aerial circus skill that required them to climb a rope suspended in the air and spin. Children also learned juggling and how to build a human pyramid and enjoyed carnival games. The theme even extended to snack time, which featured popcorn and circus animals crackers.

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The Sarasota Heat 16U travel softball team will compete in the ASA National Championships for the first time July 26 through Aug. 2, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

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arasota Heat 16U catcher and rising Lakewood Ranch High sophmore Morgan Cummins’ eyes light up at the mere mention of the ASA National Championships.

It’s been six years since Cummins, along with fellow Heat teammate Kourtney Linn, made her national championship debut.

The two were playing on the Heat’s 10U team at the time.

“ASA Nationals is really big in softball,” Cummins says. “It’s cool to be able to say that you have gone before and to tell the other girls how special it is.”

Since then, Cummins and Linn have been focused on helping the Heat return to the national stage.

The 16U team has fallen short in its last seven ASA National Championship qualifiers — but not this year.

The 16U team qualified for the ASA National Championships, which take place July 26 through Aug. 2, in Chattanooga, Tenn., by winning the South Florida ASA Qualifier June 6 and June 7, in Plantation.

“It was a relief,” says Linn, who will be a senior at Sarasota High this fall. “There was a lot of weight lifted off our shoulders knowing we’re the first 16s team to go.”

“I was pleasantly surprised,”

coach Tony Cummins says. “Our main focus isn’t about winning championships but, rather, getting kids recruited for college.

We are just (fortunate) to have the right mix of girls who play really well together.”

Since winning its qualifier, the Heat have been busy working on basic fundamentals and skills that they hope will set them apart from the competition.

At the beginning of the summer, Tony Cummins listed the specific areas the girls needed to work on to be successful on the diamond. During each practice, he picks one area for the girls to focus on, so they’ll be ready for any situation.

“We’ve been doing a lot of detail-oriented work,” Tony Cummins says. “We’re hoping that if they practice enough the right (way) then, if they get behind, they’ll know what to do in the back of their heads. We’ve got some incredibly hard-working girls.”

The Heat practice three days a week — one day of which is spent in the batting cages at Extra Innings. In addition, when the team isn’t competing in a tournament, the girls will scrimmage one of the other Heat teams or have a three-hour practice on the weekend.

It took the girls a solid month after their respective high school seasons ended to get used to playing together again, especially the

girls from district rivals Lakewood Ranch, Braden River and Sarasota.

“It’s definitely interesting,” Tony Cummins says. “They have to set their high school pride aside and play together as a unit. It’s difficult. We call it ‘knocking off the high school rust.’”

The Heat spent the summer competing in qualifiers across Florida, as well as one in Chattanooga, Tenn., and also has competed in tournaments in New Jersey and Colorado.

After taking eight days off, the Heat boarded a plane for the Atlanta Legacy Showcase July 17 through July 19. From there, the team will head to Chattanooga to prepare for the ASA National Championships.

Although the Heat have aspirations of winning a national title, the girls are seeking to use the experience as a way to get recognized and hopefully recruited for college. Seven of the Heat’s players already have verbally committed to colleges, with several more having either secured offers or drawing interest.

“There’s going to be a lot of college coaches there, so I just want to do everything I can to help the other girls get offers and commitments by the end of the summer,” says Cummins, who verbally committed to LSU. “That’s the biggest goal other than winning.”

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Second baseman Hannah Roberson works on fielding drills during practice July 9.

“Our main focus isn’t about winning championships but, rather, getting kids recruited for college.

We are just (fortunate) to have the right mix of girls who play really well together.”

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SARASOTA HEAT 16U ROSTER n Braden River High Brooke Farrow Casey Farrow n Lakewood Ranch High Morgan Cummins Gretchen Ebert Maddie Koczersut Maddy Yoder n Manatee High Kelli Gault n Riverview High Marina Clark Deanna Stevens n Sarasota High Alexis Albero Brittany Bendel Alexis Johns Kourtney Linn Hannah Roberson n Bishop Verot High Erin Kyle n Venice High Carryne Martin Antonia Rosa

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ormer NBA player and Out-of-Door Academy basketball coach Marcus Liberty hosted the Liberty Edge basketball camp July 6 through July 9, at ODA’s upper school campus.

More than 30 players participated in this year’s camp, which was designed to provide players with the fundamentals they need to improve their game. Players learned a variety of basketball skills and techniques, including shooting form, defensive positioning, rebounding, fullcourt press strategies.

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ODA freshman Declan McCann enjoyed learning more about the game and working with the coaches.

Joe Kelley, 14, plays basketball for Sarasota Christian.

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Cobey Harraway, 14, said his favorite part of camp was the one-on-one drills.

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The Selby house was built in the mid-1920s on the property.

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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens celebrates 40 years of growing the gardens to become a world-renowned facility.

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Marie Selby’s favorite flower was a rose, not an orchid.

However, 40 years later, it is orchids and other epiphyte plants that have put Marie Selby Botanical Gardens on the map as a world-class botanical gardens.

“We lucked out, it could have been a prickly succulent,” said Cathy Layton, chairwoman of Selby Gardens’s board. “One of the wonders of Selby is that the early brains involved decided of all the plants that they could focus on that they would do epiphytes ,and that our culture would come

to love and appreciate epiphytes.”

Epiphytes, such as orchids, bromeliads, aroids, cacti, mosses and ferns, are easy to spot due to the fact that they grow upon or are attached to another plant or object for physical support.

Orchid-lovers can thank Dr. Carl Luer for the decision to take the gardens in the direction toward epiphytes. But first he had to secure the grounds.

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oil and gas company, spent his time hunting and fishing. In the mid-1920s they decided to build their retirement home on five acres along the Sarasota bayfront. Marie Selby planned the landscaping around the home and planted flowers along the roadway and peninsula of the property.

Without any heirs to their estate, the Selbys created the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation with Palmer Bank as its trustee. Bill Selby died in 1956; a year before his death he set up a charitable trust with $3 million.

In June 1972, a year after the death of Marie Selby, it was announced that she willed her home, grounds and adjacent vacant lot to the north of the property to be used as a botanical garden. She left $2 million to provide an endowment for the gardens’ operation and maintenance; the remaining $16.5 million from the estate was left to the foundation.

Dr. Carl Luer, a surgeon in the area, served as a director for the board at Palmer Bank. In a paper Luer submitted to “Lankesteriana,” Lankester Botanical Garden’s scientific journal, he details how he was able to convince then Palmer Bank Board Chairman Bill Coleman about the feasibility of creating a botanical garden.

When Luer presented the idea to the board, initially there was no enthusiasm. But, in private, Coleman was receptive to Luer’s proposal.

The board voted in favor of Luer creating Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. But the gardens faced opposition from the City Commission and the city’s building, planning and zoning boards.

Among the concerns about the property and gardens were traffic,

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FUN FACTS n An average of two weddings per week are held on the property every year. n Selby Gardens’ first animal mascot was a stray cat named “Bleu Bayou” because he was found along the shores of the Hudson Bayou. n Selby Gardens’ scientists have conducted more than 200 research expeditions to more than 30 countries all over the world. n Selby Gardens is the world’s only botanical garden that specializes in epiphytes (plants that grow on other plants without taking any nutrition from the host plant). n The plants in Selby Gardens’ living collection total more than 20,000. n The Ann Goldstein Children’s Rainforest Garden, which opened November 2013, is the world’s only outdoor, elevated rainforest garden. n The logo for the 40th anniversary uses a print from the Selby Gardens rare book collection that includes works that date back to the 1770s.

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taxing, parking and the impact on the neighbors. At the end of 1972, the city granted permission to build the gardens.

Luer sought consultation from experts at the University of Florida and New York Botanical Garden.

Once it was determined that epiphytes would thrive at the location, he sought the help of one the best-known orchid scientists at the time, Cal Dodson, to help guide Selby. Luer went as far as flying down to Ecuador, where Dodson was living at the time, to persuade him to join the team at Selby.

“There was really a unique camaraderie between those early people realizing what potentially important work they were doing,” says Director of Botany Bruce Holst. Holst has called the gardens and labs at Selby home for 20 years.

In 1973, Dodson was named as the first executive director for Selby Gardens. The first two people Dodson hired were gardeners to help tame what had become an overgrown property. Slowly the staff grew to include a secretary and two doctoral candidates. The date of July 7, 1975, is cited as the official opening of the gardens; admission was $1.

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June 1972 It is announced that Marie Selby states in her will that her property be used as a botanical garden.

Orchids bloom in the workspace in the conservatory.

“Marie probably knew what an epiphyte was, but she had no idea what the gardens would become.”

1972 By the end of the year, the city of Sarasota grants exemption for Marie Selby Botanical Gardens to inhabit the bayfront property.

1973 Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is founded, and the historic Christy Payne Mansion on the adjoining property is purchased.

July, 7, 1975 The gardens officially opens to the public.

— Director of Botany Bruce Holst

SEE SELBY PAGE 18A Butterfly garden curator and volunteer Barbara Feinberg works in the garden.

Grover Yancy mows the Great Lawn in 1980. He was Marie Selby’s gardener since 1961 and continued his employment as a gardener for Selby Gardens until he retired in 1992.

1975 The first issue of Selby Botanical Gardens peer-reviewed research journal, “Selbyana,” is published.

1979 Mulford B. Foster Bromeliad Identification Center is established.

1998 The Christy Payne Mansion is added to the National Register of Historic Places.

November 2013 The Ann Goldstein Children’s Rainforest Garden opens.

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“It hasn’t changed much in the scope of what it does,” says Bruce Holst, director of botany. “What has changed is that over the last 40 years, and in the 20 I’ve been here, we’ve added a tremendous number of collections to our herbarium and to our living collection. We’ve created a very, very rich environment to study tropical plants.”

This year makes the 40th year that Selby Gardens has been in full bloom. Events throughout the year will celebrate the milestone.

“While we are certainly a Sarasota treasure, our collection is actually at the world-class level of excellence,” Jennifer Rominiecki, CEO and president for Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

“We have scientists, researchers, botanists and horticulturists that visit us from all over the world because of the depth and breadth of the collection we have here.”

Portraits of the gardens’ namesake, Marie Selby, hang in virtually every building on the property.

This includes the entryway to the horticulture building, where so much of the gardens’ reputation has been built through its work with epiphytes, long after Marie got a chance to see it blossom.

“Marie probably knew what an epiphyte was,” Holst said. “But she had no idea what the gardens would become.”

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Pulling into Palm Avenue from Mound Street, visitors cross over a quilt of faded crimson-andbrown Augusta Block bricks — Selby Gardens’ own yellow-brick road of sorts. The gardens and property provide a snapshot of early 1900s Florida dripping with tropical foliage.

An hour before the gates open to the public, the gardens are abuzz with volunteers circulating with wheelbarrows filled with tools for their morning tasks. Across from the Christy Payne Mansion a group of volunteers are spotted along the administration building combing for weeds between trees and shrubs.

The gardens survive and thrive under the supervision of a staff of 46 employees and a network of 642 volunteers who contribute an estimated 61,000 hours per year.

Volunteers perform tasks that range from laying mulch to serving as curators for the butterfly garden.

That tropical environment at Selby Gardens is maintained with the more than 20,000 greenhouse plants that include some specimens that have been kept alive for more than 40 years and come from the botany department’s various expeditions to exotic locations in Brazil, Belize

“We have scientists, researchers, botanists and horticulturists that visit us from all over the world because of the depth and breadth of the collection we have here.”

— Jennifer Rominiecki, CEO and president for Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

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917 MACEWEN DR, OSPREY Custom built 4,068 SF, 3 bed +den (possible 4th BR), 4 bath oversized 3-car garage, in prestigious Oaks Golf and Country Club. Home features open floor plan, Chef’s kitchen, travertine flooring, custom pool/ $1,195,000 spa, full summer kitchen, tranquil views of the lake, and more!

1358 HARBOR DR, SARASOTA Situated on a prime homesite in Harbor Acres w/180 degree views of downtown SRQ, the Ringling Bridge, Sarasota Bay, and amber sunsets! Private 5 bed/5.5 bath estate with elaborate security system, hurricane shutters, and is gated. Spacious kitchen w/a large island, 4 ovens, wine fridge, recipe desk, solid wood cabinetry, $4,750,000 and a 6 grill Thermador gas range. The large deep water boat dock will accommodate a 75 ft yacht.

296 OSPREY POINT DR, OSPREY Spacious 7,092 SF home located in the exclusive Oaks Country Club! This

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

home features many custom design features with soaring ceilings, double crown molding, and travertine flooring throughout.

Gourmet kitchen featuring a climate controlled wine storage room, large pantry, upgraded stainless appliances, and views of $1,599,900 the pool. 2 master suites, a deluxe office, custom media/theater room, and private guest suites.

401 N POINT RD. #704, OSPREY Panoramic views of the Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico! The Ducal offers the ideal floor plan for entertaining w/a 27X24 great room. 4 BR, 3 BA. Plenty of amenities at the Oaks Preserve!

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

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

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

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

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

located in The Oaks Golf & Country Club. Open great room floor plan, formal living & dining rooms, crown moulding, pool/ spa, wood flooring, & more! Newer A/C, home has been re-plumbed, and pool has been resurfaced. Enjoy all of the amenities $649,900 The Oaks Country Club has to offer.

boating access to the Intracoastal. Gourmet kitchen with a gas range, solid wood cabinetry, granite counter tops, custom backsplash, top of the line appliances, and wine refrigeration. Outdoor living area with kitchen & fireplace, Infinity Pool with waterfall, spa, 60’ Dock w/lift (10k lb.) boat & (2) jet skis, Pella windows, Loft/Bonus Room. Furnishings and jet skis are negotiable. $2,449,000

77 OSPREY POINT DR, OSPREY Gorgeous Home in the Oaks Country Club! This home is perfect for

517 BLUE HERON DR, ANNA MARIA This 4 bed, 3.5 bath elevated custom home is perfect for entertaining

7322 WESTMORELAND DR, SARASOTA Enjoy breathtaking panoramic views of Sarasota Bay and the city

416 BAYSHORE DR, OSPREY Custom, one of a kind 2 bed/3.5 bath home in Osprey. 180 degree views of Little

entertaining with a unique courtyard plan. Stunning lake views from every room bring the outdoor beauty inside.This home offers a spacious kitchen for preparing your favorite meal and a lg lanai & pool, perfect for relaxation. Enjoy all of the amenities $549,900 the Oaks has to offer.

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

with large open spaces and a light airy ambiance. Chef inspired kitchen, private elevator, pool/spa w/summer kitchen, custom dock w/7,500lb boat lift, & more! Enjoy gorgeous views from nearly every room of the house as well as your private $1,995,000 balconies!

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COMMUNITY SATURDAY, JULY 25

CAFFEINE AND GASOLINE Runs from 8 to 10 a.m. at Phillippi Estate Park, 5500 S. Tamiami Trail. SRQcars Caffeine and Gasoline is a monthly car show, hosted

by Sunset Automotive Group, that takes place the last Saturday of the month at Phillippi Estate Park. Cars of all makes and models are welcome to participate in the lineup. There will be free coffee and donuts. Admission is free. Visit srqcars.com.

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7289 Palmer Blvd. The Learning and Families Summer Rummage Sale will donate 100% of the proceeds to the homeschool group. Any items you would like to donate for the sale can be dropped off at the location from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 24. Email LAFnews@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 25, AND SUNDAY, JULY 26

MYSTIC FAIRE Runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail. The 5th annual Mystic Faire will feature all things metaphysical. The event is the largest psychic fair in Southwest Florida with more than 75 exhibitors and more than 25 psychics.

Listen to free lectures and visit psychics, healers and vendors. Admission is $7 for one day or $10 for both days.

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SUNDAY, JULY 26

GULF COAST ST. DAVID’S WELSH SOCIETY SUNDAY BRUNCH Starts at 1 p.m. at Turtles Restaurant on Little Sarasota Bay, 8875 Midnight Pass Road. Learn about Welsh culture, songs and traditions while getting to know club members. Tickets are $9.99 plus tax and include a mimosa with brunch. To RSVP, contact Ronnie Crain at 922-4801.

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Enjoy free samples, locally crafted beer and locally produced food from a variety of vendors, including restaurants, bakeries, farms, food producers and other local businesses. Admission is free. Visit the Central Sarasota Farmers Market Facebook page: facebook. com/CentralSarasotaFarmersMarket.

ENTERTAINMENT SUNDAY, JULY 26

TOUR OF SCOTLAND SCOTCH TASTING Runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at VOM FASS, 1469 Main St. The VOM FASS Tour of Scotland Scotch Tasting will explore from the Lowlands to the Highlands and Speyside to Islay to bring the tastes of each region. Indulge in independently bottled Scotches served by a well-informed staff.

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home on Casey Key tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Donald and Shirley Pence, of Sarasota, sold their home at 3601 Casey Key Road to Sean Murray and Deborah Henretta, of Cincinnati, for $5,392,500. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, six and a half baths, a pool and 6,991 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $6.6 million in 2005.

SARASOTA Oyster Bay Estates Peggy March, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 1511 S. Lake Shore Drive to James Rutledge, trustee, of Sarasota, for $1 million. Built in 1965, it has four bedrooms, three baths, two half-baths, a pool and 3,847 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $900,000 in 2001.

Sarasota Bay Club Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 814 condominium at 1301 N. Tamiami Trail to Leslie and Lois Fishman, of Sarasota, for $980,000. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,772 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $595,500 in 2000.

9008 Midnight Pass Road 1 A4108038 $729,000 Karen Cash Greco

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

516 Tamiami S Trail 205 Nokomis/North Venice A4121731 $565,000 941-966-8000 Robert Moffatt & Peggy Wellman 941-374-0811

Weber Joan Verizzo, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 1008 Sylvan Drive to Emanuel Zlotolow, trustee, and 1275 Bayshore LLC for $950,000.

Built in 1958, it has three bedrooms, two and a half baths, a pool and 1,586 square feet of living area.

The Landings Elizabeth McClellan Price, trustee, sold the home at 5134 S. Kestral Park Way to Danielle Beatt, of Sarasota, for $810,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,662 square feet of living area.

Bruce Fox, of Sarasota, sold his home at 1669 Landings Lane to Rafael Miccio and Eleonora

Lodi, of Sarasota, for $527,000.

Built in 1987, it has four bedrooms, four and a half baths, a pool and 4,306 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $465,000 in 1988.

Kentwood Estates Thomas and Jennifer FitzGerald, of Geneva, N.Y., sold their home at 1550 Eastbrook Drive to David and Evelyn Williams, of Winston Salem, N.C., for $570,000. Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,596 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $380,000 in 2012.

Lewis Combs Equine Real Estate LLC sold the home at 1640 Waldemere St. to John and Stephanie Flores, of Sarasota, for $569,000. Built in 1950, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,826 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $669,000 in 2006.

La Linda Terrace Thomas Veale, trustee, sold the home at 2164 Arlington St. to Lauren and Todd Brue, of Sarasota, for $450,000. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,380 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $417,000 in 2008.

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

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Other top sales by area JULY 6 TO JULY 10 SIESTA

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$2.2 million Stephan Witzer, trustee, sold the home at 7909 Midnight Pass Road to Mark Ruzycki and Teresa Bauer, of Ontario, Canada, for $2.2 million. Built in 1991, it has four bedrooms, four and a half baths, a pool and 4,872 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.45 million in 2012.

$1.56 million RGB-Architects PA sold two properties at 2315 Mietaw Drive to Richard Rostant and Kathy StoutLabauve, of Sarasota, for $1.56 million. The first was built in 2014 and has four bedrooms, four and a half baths, a pool and 3,088 square feet of living area.

The second, built in 2014, has two bedrooms, one bath and 597 square feet of living area.

PALMER RANCH $664,500 Linda Slack, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 4700 White Tail Lane to Thomas and Rebecca Williams, of Bethesda, Md., for $664,500. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, two baths, two half-baths, a pool and 3,007 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $348,000 in 1997.

OSPREY $515,000 Janet Shalkop, of Osprey, sold her home at 177 Sea Anchor Drive to Lauren St. Louis, of Osprey, for $515,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,281 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $60,000 in 1982.

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8994 Wildlife Loop A4121431 $725,000 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-376-1717

4923 Sabal Lake Circle A4126747 $599,900 Stephanie Bugatti

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-504-0978

20 Whispering Sands Drive 204 A4121324 $599,000 Michael Bruno

1771 Ringling Boulevard 1211 A4123548 $549,900 Elizabeth Gardini

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-356-0096

3870 Spyglass Hill Road A4110974 $519,000 Kristina Talkie & Judy Arreola

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-266-8658

436 Bellini Circle A4127146 $489,000 Susan Mitchell

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-320-3229

Nokomis/North Venice 941-951-6660 941-780-5085

1366 Roberts Bay Lane A4111505 $2,195,000 Alix Wexler & Paul Romley

9150 Blind Pass Rd #504 A4112691 $474,900 Team Dunn

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-350-2742

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-809-2154

8776 Midnight Pass Rd 105C A4123910 $444,444 Marlene & George Marshall

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LOCAL LEGACY. GLOBAL VISION. 3960 Torrey Pines Blvd A4122884 $440,000 Kristine Niehaus & Christy Neff

7303 Periwinkle Drive A4117760 $1,980,000 Anne-Marie Tardif

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-376-4950

1878 Mesic Hammock Way N5904484 $435,000 Michelle Hupp

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Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-350-3077

6237 Donnington Court A4111966 $359,000 Lyn Purmort

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-928-7472

2213 Sonoma Drive E A4123071 $349,900 Victoria Stultz

Nokomis/North Venice 941-966-8000 941-387-5676

104 Albatross Road D5905773 $349,000 Joanne Pattona

Rotonda West 941-473-7750 941-626-0880

2516 Wilkinson Circle A4127074 $349,000 Lee Byron and Sue Keal

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-350-5542

5046 Blvd Of The Roses A4126838 $339,000 Judy Nimz

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-374-0196

128 Inlets Boulevard 128 N5904195 $335,000 Laura Bennawy

Nokomis/North Venice 941-485-5421 941-416-3132

4853 Sandy Pointe Court A4126928 $329,000 Lenore Treiman

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-356-9642

10508 Crooked Creek Drive N5903213 $328,000 Scott Johnston

Venice 941-493-2500 941-232-5482

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building permits issued for the week of July 6 through July 10, in order of dollar amounts.

61 S. Boulevard of the Presidents • St. Armands

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1500 North Drive

Pool

Michele McNeill, trustee

$59,287

1839 Alta Vista St.

Deck

Sara Eddy

$47,000

888 Blvd. of the Arts

Renovations

Michael Williams

$35,000

35 Watergate Drive

Alterations

Clare Segall

$30,000

2435 Wood St.

Pool/Deck

Donald Rosenberg

2478 Bahia Vista St.

Windows/Door Joan Loux

$14,250

1690 Arlington St.

Mechanical

Edmund Bermudez

$13,922

687 Freeling Drive

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Lee Ann Corry

$12,810

1891 Boyce St.

Mechanical

Joan Lyon

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1350 Main St.

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William Tobin

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7792 Holiday Drive

Addition

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$400,000

1639 S. Lake Shore Drive

Addition

Jeffrey Crystal

$200,000

5740 Midnight Pass Road

Remodel

James Risk III

$160,000

1608 Stickney Point Road

Alterations

Robert Westpheling III

$94,000

2325 Majestic Way

Addition

Ted Thompson

$46,000

4240 Breezeway Blvd.

Alterations

Michael Kolligian III

$39,500

2010 Tocobaga Lane

Re-roof

Jeffrey Spotten

$35,700

1505 Pelican Point Drive

Remodel

Michel Tcherevkoff

$33,500

6552 Waterford Circle

Pool/Deck

Vito Abrusci

$32,500

4042 Via Mirada

Pool/Patio

Gertrude Fineroth

$29,500

1058 Hancock Avenue A4126970 $320,000 Scott Haynes

148 Da Vinci Drive A4121921 $289,000 Dan Freed

445 N Orange Avenue 310 A4126717 $237,000 Francoise Borel

1124 N Lake Shore Drive A4122942 $6,395,000 Linda Dickinson & Kim Ogilvie

Sarasota 941-907-9595 941-544-7282

Nokomis/North Venice 941-966-8000 941-735-0770

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-228-3768

925 Beach Rd 209 A4118588 $319,500 Harvey & Ethel Lovelace

9590 High Gate Drive 1914 A4120594 $275,000 Marilyn Vespoli

4326 Pates Street D5905841 $219,000 Mitch Mesenburg

2007 Guy Peterson modern and a revered Sarasota School of Architecture residence as guest quarters. Exceptional in every way.

Siesta Key MLS A4114360 $3,950,000

Source: Sarasota County; city of Sarasota

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-586-7390

Sarasota 941-966-8000 201-926-7272

Port Charlotte 941-473-7750 419-357-2954

2244 Siesta Drive A4117196 $299,900 Brian Loebker

2313 Robinson Avenue A4113797 $249,990 Daria Spina

5551 Bentgrass Drive 11-203 A4125323 $129,900 Matthew Cannon

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-735-4393

1765 Lincoln Park Circle A4113794 $2,195,000 Tony Boothby

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-799-1948

300 S Pineapple Ave 801N A4110738 $1,999,900 Jonathan Abrams

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-232-2868

308 Calle Miramar S2 A4118725 $1,850,000 Karen Chandler

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

285 Lookout Point Drive A4108793 $1,749,000 Victoria Stultz

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-387-5676

4619 Higel Avenue A4121604 $1,590,000 Veronika Bajtala

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-504-0307

1044 Tocobaga Lane A4112552 $1,445,000 Sara Ferguson

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-320-2709

2300 Wason Rd A3993244 $1,395,000 Marcia Salkin

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-376-6121

486 E Macewen Drive A4115318 $1,077,400 Nicole Dovgopolyi

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-356-5849

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-650-7207

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-228-2030

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-350-3304

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

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has one bedroom, one bath and 963 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $250,000 in 2011.

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Alan and Lisa Roof, of Sarasota, sold their home at 2171 Hyde Park St. to John Baez and Deborah Barron, of Sarasota, for $206,500. Built in 1949, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,004 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $215,000 in 2005.

OUT OF THE PAST 1041 INDIAN BEACH DRIVE

Original details in an older home are crucial to its charm and character. This 1940s home near Ringling College is loaded with features that have been carefully maintained and preserved. In the living room you’ll find an overscaled flagstone fireplace, plus a beamed ceiling and terrazzo floors with tile borders. Many of the rooms are paneled in wood, and the kitchen retains its original period cabinets and shelving, plus a black-and-white tile floor.

Priced at $225,000.

For more information, call Carolyn Kenney of Michael Saunders & Co. at 223-7111.

PALMER RANCH Turtle Rock

Patrick and Elizabeth Ann Kennedy, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4813 Hanging Moss Lane to Mark Haslett and Erika Figueroa-Haslett, of Sarasota, for $629,000. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,231 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $800,000 in 2006.

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Lori Carey, of Sarasota, sold two properties at 3944 and 3940 S. East Ave. to IVMAX Properties LLC for $415,000. The property at 3944 was built in 1959.

It has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,247 square feet of living area. The property at 3940 was built in 1959, and it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,152 square feet of living area. They previously sold for $192,000 in 1998.

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Eric and Marguerite Surette, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4795 Hanging Moss Lane to Kimberly Carruthers, of Washington, D.C., for $628,300. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,204 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $790,000 in 2005.

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Frank and Joan Poplawski, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 510 condominium at 5880 Midnight Pass Road to Fremantle Properties LLC for $760,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,713 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $340,000 in 1998.

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Victor and Christina Flore, of Sparta, N.J., sold their home at 5916 Mariposa Lane to David and Elizabeth Clark, of Chicago, for $544,000. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 2,521 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $548,300 in 2007.

Richard and Wanda Wilsen, of Sarasota, sold their home at 808 Idlewild Way to David and Yvette Varnadore, of Sarasota, for $720,000. Built in 1964, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,843 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $274,000 in 1996.

Sometimes rising to a chalBayshore Road Curtis and Christi Petzoldt, of lenge can produce extraordinary Monarch Beach, Calif., sold two results. This three bedroom properties at 1703 Bayshore Road bayfront home on Longboat to Robert and Elisabeth Straub, Key sits on an extremely narrow of Nokomis, for $4.05 million. lot. But inspired planning has The first, built in 2000, has four produced a jewel box of elegant bedrooms, five and a half baths, design. The main living area a pool and 6,096 square feet of occupies the middle level, with a Horizons West living area. The second, built in coffered-ceiling great room that Howard and Marsha Miller, of 2000, has two bedrooms, one is enclosed in glass and which Uniontown, Ohio, sold their bath and 999 square feet of livoffers views of tropical vegetaUnit 902 condominium at 6140 ing area. They previously sold for tion and the bay. Upstairs is the Midnight Pass Road to Douglas $3.85 million in 2003. master suite, with tree top views and Lisa Clark, of Phoenix, Md., and a balcony. There’s even a for $550,000. Built in 1967, it view from the marble bathtub.

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Located in exclusive centralwaterfront Sarasota within easy reach ofSiesta the area’s Discover an lifestyle, beautifully poised on myriad of shopping, dining and blissful beaches, this stylish, Key within the only gated Gulf front community in Sarasota. This oversized fully renovated three-bedroom home Heron is ideal for relaxed lot rests between the Gulf of Mexico and tranquil Lagoon Florida From the moment youClub step into the foyer, the with 89 living. feet of water frontage.

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Impeccably maintained by its original owner, this beautifully Positioned on Westway Drive, arguably the most prestigious address in appointed three-bedroom offers an easygoing Sarasota, this expansive level grassedhome lot features an impressive 96 feet lifestyle in the premier community of The Built in 2002, the of water frontage, with sweeping views over Hammocks. the Gulf of Mexico and New residence backs a scenic lake, a peaceful Pass. In addition to theonto new seawall, a boat dockcreating is already permitted and setting. can be customized to meet your watercraft needs, while private deeded beach access invites you to relax on the pristine sands of Lido Beach.

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BLUE FISH CLEANING INC. 941-705-3812.

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

BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

Residential. Meticulous Cleaning. Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable. Lic./ Ins. 941-400-3342.

EDLA’S CLEANING SERVICES: Residential Commercial, New Construction. Meticulous, deep cleaning top to bottom. We Guarantee. Affordable & Reliable. Excellent References. Free Estimates.

Licensed and Insured. Weekly and Bi-weekly.

941-536-7447.

ND SPARKLE. We are a family business experienced in both home and office cleaning great rates. Call for a quote. 941-330-4466. Email: norgrasi@hotmail.com NEED A Cleaner? Experienced, dependable and ready to begin! Residential. Excellent references. Claudia C. Cleaning Services 941-773-6895

Computer Services

Pressure Cleaning

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

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

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CLEANING

Mercy’s Cleaning Service

Law OfďŹ ce of

Commercial and Residential Best Prices in Town

Sharon M. Guy, P.A.

We Use Organic Products

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552-5766 Sharon M. Guy

OfďŹ ce in Palmer Ranch 8586 Potter Park Drive, Sarasota, FL 34238

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ALTERATIONS/UPHOLSTERY

Call Liz for the Best Price Move Ins/Move Outs

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Frank Beck Upholstery Home Furnishing Restoration and Upholstery Specialist!

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DOCKSIDE BOAT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

Hours: Monday-Friday 9am - 3pm • Weekends by appointment 176901

ESTABLISHED 1975!

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

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Yoderaluminum.com

LV10370

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Home Improvement/ Remodeling

“Specializing in 6� Seamless Gutters�

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

Our Premier Landscape division has over 50 years experience performing Landscape & Landscape.

So clear away that unsightly mess and have an easily maintainable & appealing space.

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Landscaping & Lawn Services also available.

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

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

Air Conditioning

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with repair - a $79 value,

Landscaping & Lawn Service

CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

Interior/ Exterior painting including drywall repair and retexturing. Wallpaper installation & removal, pressure washing. Residential & commercial, condos. Honest & reliable. Free estimates.

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

AIR CONDITIONING

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Cleaning AUGUSTINE’S CLEANING SERVICE. Full service, organizing. Dependable, Professional. Move in/ Move out. Heidi 941-724-3425. Service you can trust.

HOME SERVICES Most exterior services, interior services include making sure all windows and doors are secure, run faucets, check for leaks, smoke detectors, confirm appliances to be working, check AC problems. (941) 525−7625 http://www.lbkeyhomeservices.com/

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WANTED TO BUY: Condo in Longboat Harbour, top floor with direct view of Bay. Have cash up to $300K. Please no realtors. Chuck, 303-944-8300.

Carpentry RON VOIT CONSTRUCTION L.L.C. Comm/Res. Room Additions. Interior Renovations. Kitchen and Bath Remodeling. Door and Window Replacement.

Rotted Wood Repairs. Crown Molding and Trim.

Call Ron 941-228-7601. State Lic. CBC1259788.

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Out-of-State Property

176903

1BR+DEN, 1.5/BA on the beach, 5th floor, heated swimming pool, covered parking, gym, library, suana, billiards, W/D in unit, full kitchen w/new SS appliances, gorgeous Gulf view from living room den, bedroom and lanai. Non-smoking/pets.

Annual lease furnished or unfurnished. Cable, wi/fi, utilities included except phone and electricity.

Available Jan 1st, 2016. Call 941-383-5309.

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FURNITURE REPAIR

PATIO REPAIRS, INC PATIO REPAIRS

COMPUTER REPAIR SALES & SERVICE

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(Just around the corner Next to Beneva Flowers)

941-929-9095

CONCRETE

WORKS FOR YOU

(cell) 780-3346 Licensed & Insured

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941-716-0872 SMC-44

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

176117

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

Michael Koch Concrete, Inc.

24/7 SERVICE

966-5094

FREE

Cell #809-7311

•• Home Home & & Business Business improvements, improvements, remodeling remodeling & & renovation renovation •• Handyman Handyman services services for for home home or or ofďŹ ce office • References References available available

ESTIMATES!

Lic Lic & & Ins. Ins.

IKEA KITCHEN INSTALLER/DESIGNER

Property Property Maintenance Maintenance & & Repairs Repairs

Serving SW Florida’s

IKEA KITCHEN MEASURE & DESIGN

Private Private Homes, Homes, Local Local Businesses Businesses & & Healthcare Healthcare Facilities Facilities

Dahian & Joe Naples IslandPMR@gmail.com IslandPMR.com

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Free Estimates

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918-8587

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) Carpentry ) Indoors ) Remodeling ) Ceramic Tile ) Water & Fire Damage ) Kitchen/Baths Licensed Lic. #38333 References

“OUR ESTIMATES & ADVICE ARE FREE�

957-4762 (cell #) 504-3168

CURT’s Lawn Service

3687676-01

HOME SERVICES

CUSTOM WOODWORKING

941-726-2662

yourikeakitcheninstaller.com LAWN CARE

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IKEA KITCHEN ASSEMBLY & INSTALLATION $ 99 per cabinet

941-487-0073 239-478-0048

Servicing the Sarasota area since 1999

Also Laying Stone

199

$

Watching your home when you’re away

Free Estimates Lawn & Landscape Maintenance

373-9299

Lic. & Ins.

724-2945

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Walkways•Landings•Driveways: New & Repairs Pavers Installed & Sealing • Bobcat Services Available Stucco: New & Repairs • Blocks: New & Repairs

147063 176052

HOME REPAIR SERVICE • NO JOB TOO SMALL • SCREEN REPAIRS • PAINTING/DRY WALL • TILE REPAIRS • & MUCH MORE!

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922-3157 JR Concrete & Masonry Contractor

STEVE PANEBIANCO

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3680493-01

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Residential Concrete Specialist

Reasonable Prices

954-1878

HANDYMAN

Since 1967

Driveways • Sidewalks

GLENN KROECKER

955-4888 to reserve your space

LV10321

LACIVITA CONCRETE

“No Job Too Small�

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SERVICE DIRECTORY

NEW LOCATION: 6968 Beneva Rd.

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175379 38056

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Licensed • Insured Lic. #25393

THE GRAB BAR GUY

FurnitureSales Sales &&Repairs Furniture Repairs Cushions • Slings • Re-powdercoating #USHIONS s 3LINGS s 5MBRELLAS

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

Patios - Driveways - Sidewalks

KITCHEN/BATH REMODELING

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COMPUTER

State Lic. CR CO25291

Classifieds 31A

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Lawn & Tree Service

A Private Company Serving the Palmer Ranch Area Since 2007

941-780-1445

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175388

Jeff & Lisa

FREE ESTIMATES

or leave message at 941-921-3025

Place Your Ad Online 24/7 classifieds.yourobserver.com

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

Dave McCarthy Operator/Owner

CHALMERS DRYWALL

IRRIGATION

Licensed/Insured • Free Estimates

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

A FULL SERVICE IRRIGATION COMPANY

ELECTRIC

LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRIC

15% OFF

rain sensors

20 any irrigation $ OFF repair over 100 $

of Sarasota

Franklin Kenny • Electrical Contractor 175768

941-888-2988 FREE ESTIMATES rainscape.com

Licensed and insured #IM2186

PAINTING Olde World

Painting 941-953-5404

176502

176633

make your moving day a pleasure.

OZ - 941-313-4538

Maintenance - Repair -Installation

780-3788 • 822-0436

Phone (941) 704-4278 Fax (941) 538-3781 dmccarthy114@hotmail.com

Oz the Wizard of Moving

175389

175385

DRYWALL

377-2272

I.C.C 361253 • DOT 812623 FL MOVERS #IM1102

Installation • Maintenance

• Repair • Remodel • New Construction

3690387-01

FAST SAME-DAY SERVICE

941-349-4455

Lic. #ER0013984

LOCAL - LONG DISTANCE FREE ESTIMATES 176060

“FIX IT - DON’T REPLACE�

“Will move anything from a couch to a household�

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Sliding Glass Door Repair

MO V I N G Dave McCarthy

Award Winning Website www.OldeWorldPaintingFL.com All Painting & Carpentry Services Free Estimates & Color Consultations

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176103

DOORS

Sarasota Gate & Access

MOVERS

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PAINTING

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tropicalpainting15.com

Free Estimate 941-922-3996

Five years in a row

Call Me! 941-730-7635 www.LakewoodRanchProperty.com ROOFING

Melanie

FREE ESTIMATES HALL AMERICAN SCREENING LLC Specializing in Lanai Screening and Panel Replacements David Hall

LEAKY ROOF?

• Pet Sitting

GULF GATE ROOFING INC.

• Dog Walking

941-237-7049

Rob Smith

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Rescreening • Pool Enclosures Pressure Cleaning & Pool Cage Painting Serving All of Lakewood Ranch

If my enthusiasm doesn’t win you over,my Long list of Happy Clients will!

PET SERVICES

Pet Care

of SARASOTA

175390

Driveways Deck Staining Roof Cleaning

SIESTA SCREENING

Specializing in East Manatee and Lakewood Ranch

Licensed & Insured

177003

941-993-9976

HallAmericanScreening@Gmail.com HallAmericanScreening.com

David Hall is the one to call!!!

Licensed and Insured

38 Years Experience

Specializing in Re-Roofing & Repairs Joe Murray, Owner

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

941-923-8140

Licensed & Insured State Lic CFC056748

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

Disposal Special

239

$

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

00

100OFF

Complete Roof

When you mention the Observer FREE ESTIMATES

$20.00 OFF

ANY SERVICE W/THIS COUPON

Installed

Reg. Price 27900 Installed

$

379-9070

TREES

$

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

176640

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

Fully Insured

State Licensed Contractor #CCC057066

PLUMBING

General Plumbing Services Inc.

Call today to reserve your space, 955-4888

941-504-8739

Trey Martell

24 HR. EMERGENCY SERVICE

CCC1330177

ROOF LEAK PATROL

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

35 yrs. Exp. Repairs/Re-Roof

Inc

NATIVE CUT TREE SERVICE

• Best Price on Palm Trimming Call Bob • Storm Preparation, Hauling & Mulching • Landscape Design & Installation 780-2267 • Monthly Shrub Pruning Licensed Landscape ANY OUTDOOR PROJECT & Insured

All Tree Work

Residential & Commercial

Renovations

Licensed & Insured

10 Years Experience

941-232-1192

Ins./Lic#RCA065387

Shingle • Tile • Flat • Metal • All Types 21pt.Inspection • Gutter Cleaning

941-474-Roof (7663)

176629

176904

(941) 966-2960

with Service Directory

LV10306

941-228-9850

177030

• Excellent references

GROW YOUR BUSINESS

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All Work Guaranteed

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• Over 13 years experience

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www.roofleakpatrol.com

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

Res./Com.

Environmentally Friendly

176950

174097

“Leave Your Dirty Windows To Us”

SCREENING

941-447-0127 • 941-284-5880

RESCREENING SPECIALIST

“UP TO 25 STANDARD WINDOWS • $109.00” SPECIAL

• Restoration Specialist • Rescreening • Screw Replacement • Specialty Screens • Paint Doors and more

941-345-5264

GROW

10%

Free Estimates

5.00

OFF + Additional $

For Senior Citizens Prices Include:

2 Bath Mirrors • 2 Fans • Tracks • Screens

YOUR BUSINESS

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176485

Professional | Honest | Affordable | Reliable

Painting & Pressure Cleaning

SCREENING

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REALTORS www.EastManateeProperty.com

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the finest services of real estate

Betsy Sublette, REALTOR® 941.284.8483

Daniel Volz, REALTOR® 941.893.3757

Cheryl Loeffler, MBA, REALTOR® 941.302.9674

GOLDEN GATE POINT | SARASOTA UNDER CONSTRUCTION AQUA offers two beautifully appointed full-floor residences directly on Sarasota Bay ranging from 3,400 to 5,700 square feet under air, each with a private two-car garage and an individual boat slip.

With a full-time concierge, luxurious state-of-the-art amenities and proximity to downtown, AQUA redefines elegance, prestige and gracious living.

OFFERED FROM: $2,995,000

SIESTA KEY – SARASOTA

$5,999,000

GOLDEN GATE POINT – SARASOTA $4,695,000

RITZ BEACH RESIDENCES – LIDO KEY $4,395,000

LONGBOAT KEY

$3,395,000

L’AMBIANCE – LONGBOAT KEY

$2,295,000

LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS

BEACHPLACE – LONGBOAT KEY

PRIVATEER – LONGBOAT KEY

$589,000

MCCLELLAN PARK – SARASOTA

$8,995,000

A private island-style paradise, this secluded Bayfront hideaway is one of Sarasota’s most beautiful and unique properties

Unrivaled views from this expansive 11th floor unit finished to overwhelming perfection! Almost 4200 SF of luxury!

$990,000

Fresh and nearly new sunny corner condominium home with fantastic views of the Gulf and beach!

Architectuarlly significant sanctuary located on more than an acre of private beachfront.

Inspiring custom, modern home resting along Sarasota Bay and surrounded by lush, tropical foliage.

$599,000

Largest, two-bedroom unit with sunny southern exposure, recent updates and views of the Gulf, pool and community lake.

Grande Riviera 8th floor penthouse, custom-designed to take full advantage of the spectacular sights. 5,600 SF of exquisite taste.

Open and bright two-bedroom and den on the 6th floor.

Beach and Bay views. Two-car garage. Many upgrades

Nicely updated corner residence with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and wonderful gulf views. New kitchen, baths and tile floors.

The Plaza at Five Points | 50 Central Avenue | Suite 110 | Sarasota, FL 34236 | 941.308.6554 Cheryl.Loeffler@sothebysrealty.com | CherylLoeffler.com Sotheby’s International Realty® and the Sotheby’s International Realty logo are registered service marks used with permission. Each office is independently owned and operated. Equal Housing Opportunity. Property information herein is derived from various sources including, but not limited to, county records and multiple listing services, and may include approximations. All information is deemed accurate.

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