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The Center for Architecture Sarasota aims to be a lot of things to a lot of different people — no matter how much work it takes.

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DeMarcay developer pushes high-rise forward Heather Merriman Saba

Center for Architecture Sarasota Vice Chairwoman Sandra Timpson Motto and Chairwoman Cynthia Peterson aren’t short on ambitious goals.

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Rosemary District searches for more parking spaces Thanks to the introduction of new businesses and increased residential building, the Rosemary District is working with the city to increase its parking stock. PAGE 9

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THE OBSERVER WELCOMES NEWEST FAMILY MEMBER One of our Observer staffers received the perfect anniversary present last week.

Black Tie/Season Managing Editor Stephanie Hannum and her husband, Max, welcomed their first child, Audrey Elaine, into the world Aug. 2 — on their seventh wedding anniversary! Stephanie reports that Audrey, who weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces, is very sweet. Judging by this latest photo, this little girl is already quite the Observer gal.

Despite a setback in the quest to secure a building permit before the October deadline, the project’s developer is determined to find a solution.

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Examining a list of the city’s issues with his company’s proposal for an 18-story development on the site of a historic Palm Avenue building, Greg Kveton says he’s willing to take three inches off the height of the high-rise if it helps his project become a reality.

Kveton is the head of GK Development Inc., the team behind a proposed condominium and commercial project on the site of the historic DeMarcay Hotel and Roth Cigar Factory buildings. Following the 2014 acquisition of the land at 33 S. Palm Ave., developers have made numerous attempts to revise the project’s original site plan, approved in 2006 and set to expire Oct. 15.

So far, the city has passed on approving those changes. Tim Litchet, the city’s director of neighborhood and development services, cited six different criteria when he ruled the changes to the site plan would constitute a major, rather than a minor, revi-

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Downtown condo residents talk traffic troubles

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Risdon Group staff will meet with the city’s Development Review Committee next week to discuss plans for Risdon on 5th, which includes 22 condos and six offices in 36,000 square feet of space near the intersection of Central Avenue and Fifth Street.

“Risdon on 5th is setting the style, DNA and positioning for the Rosemary District's evolution into a hip, happening neighborhood and Design District,” said Risdon Group President Steve Bradley.

The property’s land value has jumped from a recent low of $253,800 in 2009 to more than $730,000 this year, according to preliminary values.

In fact, the myriad projects pouring into the once-struggling Rosemary District have caused many parcels’ values to skyrocket in the most recent tax rolls. And, although the developer of one project has yet to provide estimated construction costs, new building is slated to funnel $100 million in new construction into the area.

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With the city in the middle of an effort to cut down on roadway congestion problems, the Downtown Sarasota Condominium Association held an event Monday to educate its members on the topic of traffic.

The panel discussion gave city officials an opportunity to update residents on those efforts, which have taken place at a series of summer workshops. Those meetings have focused largely on enhancing other modes of transportation to reduce the total number of trips on the road network.

Questioned on the city’s plans to relax its traffic study requirements, panelist and Urban Design Studio Director Karin Murphy admitted she would like to see more regional traffic studies done, Still, she said smaller studies often aren’t helpful — and wants developers to be able to pay their proportionate share and move forward in the process without lengthy delay. Even absent any new development, she says, the city has a larger transportation issue it needs to address.

“The city of Sarasota could put a moratorium tomorrow on growth — it’s not going to stop the traffic coming through here,” Murphy said.

“All of those trips from all of the growth out east and south are coming through here unless we really start to look at these modal shifts.”

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Drawing the blueprints The Center for Architecture Sarasota hopes to be a cultural institution, educational facility and a space to host community conversations — and that’s just the beginning of its ambitious plans.

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UF CityLab student welcome and scholarship presentation

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Exhibit: The work of Guy Peterson

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Center for Architecture Sarasota is located in the Scott Building at 265 S. Orange Ave., renovated and retitled the McCulloch Pavilion in honor of a donor.

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Even though the Center for Architecture Sarasota is just 18 months old, it’s difficult to sum up all of the work done by the individuals behind the organization.

In that time, they founded the nonprofit, secured a county building to house their operations, raised $1 million to rehab the 1960s building, refurbished the downtown space and held a formal grand opening in March.

They also reached an agreement with the University of Florida to establish a satellite architecture degree program within their downtown headquarters, located at 265 S. Orange Ave. Thanks to more donations, the center is providing more than $2,000 in scholarships for each of the seven students enrolled for 2015-16.

Even that fails to address the work done to bring in exhibits and speakers, to organize events and engage the design community.

And that’s just what’s been visible to the public: Chairwoman Cynthia Peterson says there are more opportunities in the works that they’re eager to explore further.

“We have so many ideas,” Peterson said. “We’re not lacking ideas.”

The mission of the Center for Architecture is difficult to sum up, too. That’s by design — Peterson has a broad vision for the center’s place within the community. After all the organization

has accomplished in a year and a half, she’s not putting a box on its capability to grow.

“We want to be a lot of things to a lot of different people,” Peterson said. “Otherwise, if we’re just speaking to the architects in town, there’s already an association that does that.”

A high degree of dedication will be required to accomplish everything the board of directors imagines might be possible for the Center for Architecture.

Based on what she’s seen so far, Peterson doesn’t think that will be a problem.

“We don’t eat, we don’t sleep — we have no family lives left,” Peterson jokes. “It’s passion. It’s just pure passion.”

A ‘THIRD PLACE’

That’s not to say the center is a Jack of all trades at the expense of being a master of none. Peterson imagines it first as a “third place” — a safe space away from the private or government realms to discuss the future of the region’s built environment.

Whether it’s a specific project or a broader conversation regarding something such as bayfront planning, CFAS hopes to unite local experts, outside voices and rank-and-file citizens to hash out issues pertaining to design.

“We’ll all come with an open mind, and we’ll come to a good, smart, sustainable consensus that also pleases the person on the street,” Peterson said.

“We want to be a lot of things to a lot of different people. If we’re just speaking to the architects in town, there’s already an association that does that.”

– Cynthia Peterson, chairwoman, Center for Architecture, Sarasota

Vice Chairwoman Sandra Timpson Motto points to an October event regarding affordable housing as a sort of template for how future conversations might work. Michael Pyatok, an architect who helped build affordable housing in Oakland, gave a lecture that was followed by a panel discussion of the issue with city staff and private individuals.

“Many issues have been solved creatively elsewhere,” Peterson said. “We’d love to bring those solutions to our community, to teach and educate and inform.”

STARS ALIGNING

In retrospect, both Peterson and Motto are still amazed that their vision was able to come together so quickly and smoothly.

“It was harmonic convergence,” Motto said.

It all began with Peterson, who formerly served as the curator for the University of Florida Architecture Archives. Serving in that capacity — and being married to Sarasota architect Guy Peterson — gave her a perspective on the state of architecture on a local and statewide level. A focus on architectural history led to a focus on the dwindling connection to previous generations of design.

“That became a very important part of my career, having to deal with historical architectural records — where all we have left is the drawings, because the buildings are gone,” Cynthia Peterson said.

With preservation on her mind — as well as the initial seeds that became CFAS — Peterson set her sights on the Scott Building.

Designed in 1960, the Sarasota School of Architecture building was in use by Sarasota County as a printing and mail facility. Peterson sought not only to preserve the building, but also to establish a higher and better use.

Thanks to her husband, who was teaching at UF at the time, she knew the college was inter-

STUDENT INPUT In conjunction with the Center for Architecture Sarasota, the University of Florida CityLab program is designed to give architecture graduate students real-world experience.

That’s not only a benefit for the students, but also for the local community, CFAS Chairwoman Cynthia Peterson said. In addition to the economic benefit of introducing new students and professors to the area, members of the CityLab program will be encouraged to weigh in on issues that are actively affecting Sarasota today.

“We’re getting calls from people saying, ‘We have this problem in our neighborhood — we’d like to get the students to look at this,’” Peterson said.

Peterson said Christopher Silver, dean of the UF College of Design, Construction and Planning, has expressed an interest in growing the college’s presence in Sarasota. Students focusing on areas such as urban planning and preservation could soon be working in concert with the architecture students at CityLab-Sarasota.

“This is just the beginning,” Peterson said.

ested in starting a Sarasota program. Former County Commissioner Joe Barbetta, now a CFAS board member, helped the organization secure the Scott Building. Members of the design community were eager to get involved, and donors were eager to offer their support — a sign that CFAS would have a solid foundation.

“The bigger contributions we

Kids at the Center children’s program (ages 5 to 13)

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have gotten came from people who are not architects, not in the field, but love this community,” Motto said.

PAST AND PRESENT

In addition to a school and a discussion space, CFAS is also its own cultural institution. Its first exhibition begins Sept. 1, a showcase of the work of Guy Peterson.

Things kick into full gear in October, which has been designated Architecture and Design Month by both the city and county. Some of the events on the docket include a new exhibit, a lecture from renowned architect Toshiko Mori, a children’s program and a walking tour.

Every day in October, the organization will also send out an email highlighting a historic work of architecture in Sarasota or Florida. It speaks to the center’s focus on preservation, an area of strength anchored by Cynthia Peterson’s archival experience.

“Cindy is the only person who could have done this, really,” Motto said.

As Sarasota goes through a period of increased construction, there is a growing concern the area’s connection to the past is being erased. Peterson wants to help bridge a gap — to promote exemplary works and principles from earlier decades, and to encourage a continued emphasis on good architecture today.

“I think we are the beacon for that right here,” Peterson said.

“We’ve taken a building and not only have we preserved it, we’ve renovated and repurposed this lovely building.”

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The streetscape improvement project, as envisioned by the Downtown Improvement District, would address the flooding issues while widening the sidewalk and mirroring adjacent landscaping — removing the palm grove in the process. Thanks to an effort from concerned citizens, the City Commission instructed staff to redesign the project and make saving the palm grove a priority.

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“I think this is certainly an improvement over what it is now, but it’s not as good as the original plan,” DID Chairman Mark

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North Palm Avenue streetscape redesign Here’s a timeline of the city’s recently revised streetscape plans for North Palm Avenue.

August 2011: Downtown Improvement District votes to hire a consultant to design a North Palm streetscape improvement project

January-May 2012: City advisory boards vote in favor of the project design

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This rendering depicts the revised plans for the North Palm Avenue streetscape improvement project. Downtown Improvement District Chairman Mark Kauffman questioned the image, arguing the palm grove would be a bigger obstruction for the nearby building.

Kauffman said.

Andy Carlson, who works for Arne Carlson Insurance Agency at 1266 N. Palm Ave., was happy with the changes. Although he agrees flooding is an issue, he believes the palm trees are not at

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October 2012: Some commissioners express concern about the number of palm trees in the design, voicing a preference for shade trees

May 2012: City Commission approves the project design and funding

fault — and thought the new plans proved a reasonable compromise could be reached.

Jono Miller, a conservation activist who campaigned for the preservation of the trees, asked the city to proceed with the proj-

ect now that a new design is in place.

“I know not everyone’s happy with it, but I would hope today we could move forward,” Miller said. “This project has been delayed four times already. I’m only responsible for one of those.

It’s criminal this flooding problem has existed as long as it has.”

Other members of the DID board were not necessarily unhappy with the plans, but wanted to further examine how this segment would fit into the larger design of the Palm Avenue block. With the addition of the Palm Avenue garage, the planned construction of a Floridays hotel at Palm Avenue and Cocoanut Avenue and an accompanying roundabout slated for the intersection, the area is going through a period of change. As that happens, the DID wants to ensure the street is harmonious.

Andy Dorr is a senior vice president with Githler Development Inc., the company that owns the commercial property at 1258 N. Palm Ave. He thinks the streetscape planning needs to be done with an eye toward the future of the area, not for the present conditions. He suggests the one-story commercial building behind the palm grove, part

May 2013: Development Review Committee signs off on the plans

August 2014: City delays project after residents push to preserve palm grove

of which Kauffman owns, is destined for redevelopment soon.

He’s asked the city for a big-picture view of how staff envisions the street, and has been unsuccessful in his efforts. In general, he said, the city has shown little flexibility as he’s expressed his concern about the streetscape — including plans to relocate some green space requested as a dogwalking area for residents of the Bay Plaza condominium.

“Everything we’ve asked for, they’ve basically said, ‘We can’t do that,”” Dorr said. “They’re narrowing our driveway, they’re making other changes, they’re adding the grass for a poop park.

It’s a little frustrating.”

Dorr did acknowledge the city was able to revise plans to reduce the parking supply in the area at his behest. One reason the city has not shown him a compre-

“Everything we’ve asked for, they’ve basically said, ‘We can’t do that.’”

– Andy Dorr, Githler Development Inc.

August 2015: DID declines to endorse revised project design

hensive overview of the block is because those plans don’t exist, according to Chief Planner Steve Stancel. To some degree, he said, it’s a wasted effort to shoot for perfect congruency — inevitably, the segment with a palm grove is going to stick out from the rest of the street.

Coordination is a priority for the city when it comes to construction, however. Floridays Development Co. is set to close on its land deal with the city soon, which means construction could begin on the hotel later this year.

Floridays CEO Angus Rogers said that, as his company has worked to secure the land, it’s also sought to coordinate its streetscape design plans with the DID and its future neighbors.

“It’s been a comprehensive effort,” Rogers said. “It’s just a little local portion of the downtown area, but we have certainly been working with all of these different interested parties.”

Dorr is excited by the activity going on in this block of Palm Avenue, and says it gives the city an even greater incentive to ensure that its streetscape improvement project is as good as possible.

“We have five or six blocks in our city that are an A-plus,” Dorr said. “This needs to be an A-plus.”

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sion. That would require the City Commission to sign off on the changes, a lengthy process that would likely blow past the Oct. 15 deadline to acquire a building permit.

The reasons for the city’s ruling vary. The city said the newer plans reduce the number of condos from 39 to 30, the architectural style is “much different” and the parking layout is changed. Even the height of the building — marginal as the difference may be — is listed as a factor in the decision.

“The total height of the structure is 247 feet, 1 inch, as opposed to the 246 feet, 10 inches approved,” Litchet’s ruling states.

The 2006 site plan is a crucial factor in determining the development’s future. Approved under the now-defunct Downtown Residential Overlay District, the plan entitles the builders to more than four times as many residential units as they would get today.

Although it was initially unclear what impact the city’s ruling would have on the project, Kveton says he’s working on yet another revision to the site plan with the city. He’s willing to make certain changes. They’ll build 39 residential units; the layout of the condominium floors will be changed to reflect the initial plan; the height will come down to 246 feet, 10 inches.

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“Nine years has gone by since it was approved,” Kveton said.

“There are some things that have changed. When that building was approved, as is the case with any building that’s being approved, it’s a very early schematic drawing of what is to be built.”

One of those disputed points has to do with the historic facades of the DeMarcay Hotel and Roth Cigar Factory, which are to be preserved, per the site plan. Kveton is fine with that requirement,

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but the original site plan called for the facades to be removed from their original location. When the revised site plan attempted to keep the facades in their existing location, the city pointed to that as another factor in its ruling.

Kveton said that requirement would require the builders to demolish and then reconstruct the facade — a process he’d like to avoid if at all possible.

“We do know from talking to a lot of people involved in preservation it’s not a good idea to move a facade like that, because it’s very difficult to move it,” Kveton said.

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ervation of the buildings altogether. A lawsuit filed by the 1350 Main Residential Condominium Association, which argues the site plan should already be expired, is perhaps the last refuge for citizens who hope to halt the project completely.

City Commissioner Liz Alpert says she’s gotten feedback from constituents who want to save the DeMarcay Hotel and Roth Cigar Factory, but the approval of the site plan makes it difficult to intervene.

“If they meet all the requirements, there’s not a lot we can do,” Alpert said.

Kveton is aware of the desire for historical preservation, but, beyond the facades, he says the age of the buildings makes them difficult to use in a practical manner. He’s trying to at least preserve the facades in their existing state, but if the city rules they must be moved, that won’t be a breaking point for the developer.

“We’re not going to stop the process on this project for the facades,” Kveton said.

Not everybody downtown is opposed to the proposal. Kveton said he’s received positive responses from merchants along Palm Avenue, who believe the project will bring activity to the street. Eileen Hampshire, owner of Art to Walk On, doesn’t see how adding a high-quality new project and more residences to the area could hurt, even if it’s not her first choice for the property.

“If I had Donald Trump’s money, I would buy the building. I would turn the cigar factory into a museum, and I would make the front area a nice boutique hotel or something,” Hampshire said.

“But it’s not my building, and I didn’t buy it.”

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Another appeaser In spite of the American people’s overwhelming opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, Florida Sen. Bill Nelson claims there is ‘no other available alternative.’ He’s voting for it.

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AMERICAN VOTERS OPPOSE IRAN DEAL 2-1, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY NATIONAL POLL FINDS American voters oppose 57%28%, with only lukewarm support from Democrats and overwhelming opposition for Republicans and independent voters, the nuclear pact negotiated with Iran, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today.

Voters say 58%-30% the nuclear pact will make the world less safe, the independent Quinnipiac University Poll finds.

Opposing the Iran deal are Republicans 86%-3% and independent voters 55%-29%, while Democrats support it 52%-32%. There is little gender gap; men oppose the deal 59%-30%, and women oppose it 56%-27%.

Tuesday, Aug. 4 …

Reporting on Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., speaking on the Senate floor, The Hill newspaper in Washington posted:

BILL NELSON BACKS IRAN DEAL WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., on Tuesday [in a 22-minute speech on the Senate floor] threw his support behind President Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran, joining a string of Senate Democrats backing the deal ahead of a five-week recess.

“I acknowledge that this had been one of the most important preparations and will be one of the most important votes that I will cast in the Senate,” he said. “Unless there is an unexpected change in the conditions and facts before the vote is called in September — and it will be called on the very first day that we return in September — unless there is an unexpected change, I will support the nuclear agreement.”

Nelson added there is “no other available alternative” that keeps

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Iran from getting a nuclear weapon for at least the next 10 to 15 years …

Nelson … called the deal the best option available to Congress … … Nelson warned that if Congress rejected the agreement, it could help quicken Iran’s ability to get a nuclear weapon, adding that “without this deal, Iran’s breakout time could quickly, quickly shrink from months to a handful of weeks or days.” … He added that if his colleagues reject the deal, the sanctions against Iran likely won’t be reinstated.

Nelson said it is “unrealistic to think we can force the foreign banks” of China, India, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan “to hold on to their cash if “we threaten them with U.S. banking sanctions.

“How will those threats be taken seriously when they hold nearly half of the United States’ debt?”

Nelson said the U.S. cannot get a better deal with less economic support and less international support.

“That is a fact that we are having to face,” he said. “Under a deal, we keep most of the world with us.”

(You can watch Nelson’s speech on YouTube: https://www.youtube. com /watch?v=JXxyN3ssLaE) Throughout his 43 years as a state and federal career politician, Sen. Bill Nelson has always been a good, loyal Democrat.

The Club for Growth, one of

those Washington think tanks that fights for less government and more freedom on economic issues, gives Nelson a lifetime score of 11% on his voting record. That ties him with the liberal-of-liberals’ standard bearer, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, a taxpayer watchdog, consistently has ranked Nelson “hostile” to taxpayers over a 12-year period.

So it really comes as no surprise that Nelson would fall in line behind Barack Obama on the Iran nuclear deal.

But why? Why do so in the face of such overwhelming opposition from the American electorate? Nelson, after all, often has portrayed himself as a populist — a defender and voice of the people.

Nelson himself acknowledged in his speech this vote will be one of the most difficult in his career. On the Senate floor, he said his support for the deal came after talking to colleagues, constituents, armscontrol experts, foreign experts on the Middle East and Asia and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, a nuclear physicist.

As you listen to him, Nelson recites the Obama administration’s talking points. He virtually admits and accepts that the U.S. has no world influence to maintain sanctions if the U.S. rejects the agreement. Instead, he buys the argument that with the agreement in place, if Iran violates it, the world will unite to reimpose sanctions.

He said he doesn’t like it, but he accepts that with the agreement Iran will still be a state sponsor of terrorism.

By the time you finish listening to Nelson’s rationale, he reinforces what most Americans know: Obama and his aides violated the fundamentals of negotiating a good deal. In business, a good deal is when everyone walks away feeling good. Everyone may have given in here and there, but everyone walks away feeling as though the deal is fair for both sides.

A majority of Americans certainly don’t feel that way. They feel we gave far more than we got.

Sadly, Sen. Bill Nelson, rather than be a fighter (as he often claims), has joined the ranks of the wimpy appeasers.

If the Senate rejects the deal, Nelson says, the sanctions against Iran likely won’t be reinstated. ‘Under a deal, we keep most of the world with us.” SEN. BILL NELSON

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The city of Sarasota is working with Rosemary District businesses to clearly mark available parking spaces in an increasingly active neighborhood.

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After an extended period of unfulfilled hopes for redevelopment, the Rosemary District is running into a problem with a silver lining: Parking is becoming a challenge in the area.

It’s another encouraging sign that activity in the north-ofdowntown neighborhood is picking up. With at least seven residential developments under construction or in the planning stages in the Rosemary District, businesses have reported a crunch when it comes to finding parking.

Gregory Hall is the president of Hall Architects, located at 513 Central Ave. Thanks to the opening of several new businesses and the uptick in residential construction, he says parking near his business is tighter than it was during the boom years of the 2000s. He’s happy that businesses seem to be drawing in more visitors from outside of the Rosemary District, but admits it does come with a bit of a challenge.

“That’s putting some demand here that I don’t think there was here 10 or a dozen years ago,” Hall said. “We’re now facing and feeling some of those same issues the folks on Main Street and Palm Avenue and Burns Court have been dealing with for a long time.”

As a result, leaders in the area are working with the city on finding more spaces — or at least get-

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City Parking Manager Mark Lyons said the Rosemary District has seen an increase in nighttime parking activity thanks to new businesses such as the Mandeville Beer Garden. Additional signage should soon help visitors know where they can and cannot park.

ting visitors to better utilize the spaces already available to them.

Parking Manager Mark Lyons said the city is currently working on adding signage that makes it clear where people are and are not allowed to park.

“I think we’re going to be picking up around 30 new on-street spaces just by doing that, and that’s going to be within the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth street area,” Lyons said.

Lyons said that nighttime activity in the district seems to be on the upswing, particularly in the area of Lemon Avenue and Fifth Avenue. A public parking lot — a short walk from the new Mandeville Beer Garden and restaurants on Fourth Street — is getting regular use throughout

“We’re now facing and feeling some of those same issues the folks on Main Street and Palm Avenue and Burns Court have been dealing with for a long time.”

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Rebekah Mandeville-Gelvin, owner of the Mandeville Beer Garden, said parking hasn’t necessarily been an issue for her business because it has its own parking lot. Still, she thought additional on-street parking would be a boon for the Rosemary District, particularly considering the reluctance of some to venture north of Fruitville Road.

“I think it would be great,” Mandeville-Gelvin said. “Give people another reason to come up here.”

Lyons said the city would continue to monitor parking in the area. He said staff works to keep engaged with the Rosemary District Neighborhood Association and individual businesses, and he knows an influx of residents following the completion of several projects will create a new set of issues that must be addressed.

“It’s going to draw in a lot of interest in additional vehicles,” Lyons said. “We’re actively pursuing ways to encourage the use of existing spaces.”

AUG. 10, 2000 Visitors to Siesta Key lined the shores unsure what was happening when 10 to 12 manatees were spotted mating in the surf. The group of manatees moved north along the beach during the morning before disappearing around the north end of the island toward Big Pass. Philip J. McAveety shared his photos with the Pelican Press.

AUG. 16, 1984 Riding up to the front porch of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Museum of Botany and the Arts, Museum Director Pat Rachels tries out a bicycle among the collection of things that were used for the Bits ’n’ Pieces benefit that year. Selby volunteer Lillian Thurston looks on near the entrance to the Christy Payne Mansion. This week Marie Selby Botanical Gardens kicked off its 40th anniversary with a new exhibit located in the former residence of Bill and Marie Selby.

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We spoke to Gannon about the future of downtown Sarasota, the progress on homelessness issues and misconceptions concerning condo residents.

As downtown evolves, how do you work to maintain residents’ quality of life?

We try to take a balanced approach. We have a committee on homelessness. We also have a green space committee, a committee focused on safety

— interfacing with the police department — and we have a committee focused on transportation. Those have been basically the four key issues our residents have voiced.

We know transportation and traffic is a big issue. We’ve also taken an advocacy position when the city or region or state is working on various plans. Most recently, the Florida Department of Transportation held a public hearing on the U.S. 41 traffic separator project that’s going to put a median between Gulfstream and Fruitville. FDOT was primarily focused on improving the efficiency of the traffic flow.

We advocated that that needs to be balanced with the needs of residents — both the local driving patterns and the safety of pedestrians. We’re learning that when there are public hearings, that’s the time to be sure this info is put on the table and try to bring a balance to that.

What misconceptions about downtown condo residents would you like to correct?

I think what we are seeing, through the residents of the downtown, is the makeup is

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quite diverse. There are a number of younger families moving into downtown condos, and in many cases it’s families that are still actively working. I met with the president of the Orange Blossom Tower — the president there is actively working with a family. It’s important to them we have an active, vibrant downtown area. That we’re encouraging the kinds of businesses and restaurants and other venues that could be appropriate for the needs of the families in the area.

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A couple of months ago, we were informed of a development that was targeting workforce housing for younger people who are in the technology space. We evaluated it and came forward with benefits. One of the ways to reduce traffic is to have people who are actively working and living in the downtown. They’re not driving from the suburbs to get to work downtown — they’re actually living here. You move downtown, and maybe both parents can actually walk to

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SWAP MEET 3:54 p.m. — 1100 block of Patterson Drive Dispute: A woman complained that an acquaintance of hers was refusing to assume control of the title of a car and give her the tag to the vehicle. In April, the two women went together to buy a car. The acquaintance paid for the car, and the woman put the vehicle in her own name. The woman now wants to sign the vehicle over to the acquaintance, but the acquaintance is unwilling to stop by to complete the swap. Officers informed the woman that the dispute was a civil matter.

THE FIX IS IN 4 p.m. — 0 block of Gulfstream Avenue Suspicion: A woman attempted to contact an Internet provider for IT support with a phone number she found online. She made contact with an employee who said he could fix her computer, so she gave her property to him. The employee did not request any payment or financial information. The woman became concerned when she called a different number for the Internet provider and was told nobody by the purported employee’s name worked for

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The man said that was impossible, but a further search indicated his wife had the vehicle registered solely in her name a month earlier. The man said he and his wife were going through a divorce and he had moved out, but they were still working at the same place. He said she did not know he was at the hospital, and he wasn’t sure if she still had a key to the car. When contacted via phone, the wife said she knew he was at the hospital because he told her he was going there. She then went to the hospital, located the car and left with it.

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Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art opens new exhibition The Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art Gallery held its opening reception for the second part of its series examing abstract artists in the Sarasota area and throughout Florida. Work included expansive triptychs and statue work.

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Principal dancers Ricardo Rhodes, Victoria Hulland and Ricardo Graziano rehearse at Jacob’s Pillow for Sarasota Ballet’s weeklong residency.

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Pillow Talk On the verge of its 25th anniversary, the Sarasota Ballet begins this season with a weeklong residency at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, the oldest American dance festival.

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icardo Graziano is an audiophile.

When the resident choreographer and principal dancer for the Sarasota Ballet is choreographing a new ballet, he will spend up to four hours a day listening to various pieces of music. He’s dogged in his search for the perfect blueprint for his next piece — something that will inspire him and his fellow dancers.

Usually Graziano, 28, who is in his sixth season with the ballet, has months to prepare an original piece. But he’s only had one month to polish his newest work, “In a State of Weightlessness,” which will premiere at the longestrunning dance festival in the country: Jacob’s Pillow. PAGE 14

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Pillow Talk Founded in 1931 in Becket, Mass., by Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis, the festival has grown into a dancing mecca where some of the most acclaimed and upand-coming companies and artists perform.

In December, Sarasota Ballet Director Iain Webb received a call from Ella Baff, the festival’s executive and artistic director, informing Webb that the Sarasota Ballet would be making its company premiere at the festival with seven performances from Aug. 12 through 16.

“I think it’s an incredible honor that Jacob’s Pillow invited the company up to perform,” says Webb. “I think that, from the dancers’ point of view, this is something they will remember for years after they’ve hung their pointe shoes up. It’s one of the oldest and most important dance events in America.”

Performing in front of a new audience is always a challenge, but performing in front of people who are extremely knowledgeable of the dance world comes

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with extra pressure. These high expectations are especially felt

by Graziano, whose new piece will round out the company’s triple bill along with Sir Frederick Ashton’s “Monotones I and II” and Christopher Wheeldon’s “The American.”

“It’s going to be a new crowd for us, so it’s going to be very exciting for us dancers,” says Graziano.

“As a choreographer, it’s a great honor to have a ballet that’s being performed up there. It’s the first time I’m getting something of mine shown outside of Sarasota.”

THE CREATION PROCESS

At the end of the ballet’s season in May, Graziano and a few friends were ruminating on the oftenmysterious names of ballets. He became fixated on the idea and sound of a title he devised: “In a State of Weightlessness.” Just as he was giving it serious thought, Webb and the company leadership gave him the opportunity to present a new work at Jacob’s Pillow.

The only problem? Rehearsals

The campus of the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival was originally fields of farmland. The area was settled by puritanical New England farmers who likened the zig-zag road in the area to that of Jacob’s ladder from the book of Genesis.

The farm itself was named Jacob’s Pillow after an oddly shaped boulder behind the barn, in which festival founders Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis rehearsed. The name was a Biblical reference to the rock Jacob used as a pillow on which he had a spiritual vision.

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Sarasota Ballet members rehearse Tuesday, at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Mass. The dancers rehearsed in the space that was originally a barn on the farm’s property.

started July 6, meaning Graziano had just a few weeks to conceptualize his piece. Set to the second movement of the Tirol Concerto for Piano and Orchestra by composer Philip Glass, Graziano’s piece is modern in form and style.

“Ricardo’s stuff is contemporary, and we do some contemporary dance in the company

but more classical,” says Victoria Hulland, principal dancer who is entering her ninth season with the Sarasota Ballet. “It’s always a different rehearsal process when it’s being created on you. You can play around a little more. A lot of the rehearsals are just trial and error, and it’s fun.”

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ry, choreographers either drew sketches, jotted down notes on the musical score or wrote down steps using one of ballet’s hieroglyphic notation systems. But in the modern world, Graziano uses his iPhone and iPad to record every move.

“Most of the time I try to create the work ahead of time in my mind before I present it to the company,” says Graziano, who is still working out small details the week leading up to the festival. “Then I come to the studio by myself and try to play around.

I ask a few dancers to come and help me, even if it’s not their part.”

During a recent rehearsal session, Graziano, Hulland and Daniel Rodriguez, coryphée dancer, go over a series of moments in the new piece. As Hulland and Rodriguez take their positions in the studio rehearsal space at the FSU Center for the Performing

Arts, Graziano studies them. The young choreographer approaches his dancers and asks them to repeat a movement he just witnessed. He tells them to freeze in a photograph of a moment.

“Can you raise your arm a little higher?” he asks Hulland and Rodriguez.

The two nod and record the change in their mind and body — fast-acting muscle memory. The two then take off to practice a new part of the piece. Rodriguez lifts Hulland in the air.

“Could you do that again but slower this time?” Graziano asks.

The pair resets. Hulland and Rodriguez offer suggestions so that they can be more comfortable while still maintaining the aesthetic vision in Graziano’s mind. It’s a series of trial and error until both choreographer and dancers are satisfied.

Graziano records the adjusted

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parts of the piece on his iPhone.

“Let’s keep that,” he says.

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Since its start in summer 1933 when Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis began holding dancing talks and symposiums, the festival has become a mecca for American dance practitioners and innovaters.

Influential dancers and choreographers such as Martha Graham, Jack Cole, Alvin Ailey, Mark Morris, Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Margot Fonteyn and Mikhail Baryshnikov have all called the Pillow home.

Jacob's Pillow was declared a National Historic Landmark District by the federal government in 2003, and in 2010 it was given the National Medal of the Arts by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the highest artistic honor an individual or organization can receive.

Webb’s dedication and focus on raising the Sarasota Ballet’s profile in the dance world has paid off. With performances in June 2013 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., a Sir Frederick Ashton Festival in May 2014 and closing performances at the New York City Center’s 11th annual Fall for Dance Festival last October, Webb is checking off to-dos from his dance bucket list.

“I have my secret wish list of my hopes,” says Webb. “We just have to not be too big for our boots and appreciate what we can do. I think we’ve got a unique product in the dance world.”

A successful run at Jacob’s Pillow will elevate the ballet company to new heights alongside some of the country’s premiere organizations. Earlier in the month two of the most prestigious and oldest companies in America, the American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet, performed at the festival. The invitation to perform couldn’t have come at a more perfect time for the Sarasota Ballet, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this season.

Two more things to mark off the list.

“It’s quite funny,” says Webb, “Because they just had Daniil Simkin up there from the American Ballet Theatre and then they had Daniel Ulbricht from the New York City Ballet. And it was only a year ago that those two came down here and performed with us before the Ashton Festival. It just shows what a small world that the dance world is. It’s like we’re all following each other around.”

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Terrence McNally’s “Master Class” is now in session at The Players. The premise? Opera diva Maria Callas (Seva Anthony) is teaching a master class at Juilliard in 1971. We learn a few things about opera, and much about Callas.

According to the setup, each student sings an operatic piece accompanied by Manny (Alan Jay Corey) on piano. Then Callas gives her feedback. At first, she seems like a lousy teacher.

Everything they do is wrong, wrong, wrong. After tormenting a stagehand (Chuck Conlon), Callas criticizes Sophie (Maria Wirries) for dressing too drably and slams Sharon (Erica Reynolds) for dressing to the nines.

She trashes Anthony (Christos Nicholoudis) because he’s a tenor but pulls her punches because she likes his looks.

Callas’ big lesson finally emerges: the operatic equivalent of method acting. It’s not enough to sing: You have to be the character and know what they ate for breakfast. The composer is God: The opera performer makes his word flesh.

Sarasota offers a pool of musical talent to flesh out McNally’s portrait of the artist as an irritable diva. Corey can play; Wirries, Reynolds and Nicholoudis can sing. Anthony has a powerful,

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But this is not a musical. The play’s really a crash course about Maria Callas — and comes across like a one-woman biographical play with four minor characters barely getting a word in edgewise. That’s exactly how Director Helen Holliday plays it in this crisp, engaging production.

We learn that Callas was a punching bag for the press, despite critical acclaim. She used to be overweight, then starved herself to a svelte beauty and lost her voice 10 years later. Callas ends the play with a monologue about suffering for her art. But she never seems all that keen about her own suffering.

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Football Preview: Cardinal Mooney JEN BLANCO SPORTS EDITOR

With two full weeks of practice nearly complete, coach Drew Lascari is pleased with how far Cardinal Mooney has come in such a short period of time.

But as Cardinal Mooney prepares for arguably its toughest schedule in school history, the Cougars’ first-year head coach knows there’s still plenty of work that needs to be done.

After spending five years as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator at national powerhouse Don Bosco Prep, in New Jersey, where he saw the Ironmen win a national title in 2011, Lascari was named Cardinal Mooney’s new head coach at the end of May. Lascari replaces former coach Josh Smithers, who stepped down after seven seasons at the helm.

Without the benefit of being on campus for spring football,

Lascari spent the summer playing catch up. Cardinal Mooney athletes spent four days a week together getting stronger in the weight room and tackling the playbook in preparation for the upcoming season.

It’s a new system and a new culture, but it’s one the Cougars have fully embraced.

“I love him,” senior lineman Eric Orsini says of Lascari. “I love the intensity at practice. We don’t (have time) to feel sorry for

ourselves. He’s always motivating me and my teammates.”

Cardinal Mooney finished 8-4 last season, winning its second consecutive Class 3A-District 6 championship and advancing to the regional semifinals.

The Cougars will have a new district to contend with this season after switching over to Class 3A-District 5 alongside Calvary Christian, St. Petersburg Catholic and Clearwater Central Catholic — all three of which the Cougars faced last season.

After losing three-year starting quarterback Reese Vita, who holds the school’s all-time passing record, to graduation,

the Cougars will rely on their skill positions to help take some of the pressure off quarterbacks Tristan Hillerich and Jack Koscho.

Cardinal Mooney returns 11 seniors this season, including starting running back Jaz Mongeon, safety Alex Sobczak and tight end Jake Santiago. That leadership and familiarity with one another will be key for the Cougars this season, after six of their opponents reached the playoffs last season, including Victory Christian Academy, the Class 2A state champion.

The regular season officially kicks off Aug. 28.

Giving Back

Cardinal Mooney senior lineman Eric Orsini spent 24 days this summer volunteering as part of a mission trip in the village of Zapallal, in Peru.

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or 24 days this summer, Eric Orsini traded footballs and playbooks for groceries and goodie bags.

As his teammates huddled together in the weight room preparing for the upcoming season, the Cardinal Mooney senior lineman was roughly 2,750 miles away tackling his own mission.

Orsini, along with his girlfriend, Liz Velez, traveled June 19 to Peru and spent nearly a month volunteering in the village of Zapallal, located about two hours outside of Lima. It was Orsini’s first mission trip.

Orsini and Velez talked about doing a mission trip at the end of March. After looking at several options, they decided it would be more fulfilling to start their own.

Orsini and Velez eventually settled on Peru. Velez’s mother was born in Peru, and she still has family there.

Orsini and Velez created their mission — Finding a Path with Christ in Peru — and immediately began raising money for their trip.

The two raised roughly $3,300, which they used to buy food for the villagers.

Orsini, who doesn’t speak Spanish, traveled back and forth between Lima, where he was staying with Velez’s grandparents, and Zapallal four days a week.

During each visit, Orsini provided food, such as soup, chicken and rice, for roughly 130 villagers.

He also gave them money twice to buy their own food.

“They gave us the change back, which I thought was really interesting,” Orsini says. “They don’t have as much as I have, but they are a lot happier than I am most days. It changes your perspective.”

In addition to buying food, Orsini and Velez also taught an English class and read books and played games with the children.

With each visit, Orsini formed a tighter bond with the children, particularly a 5-year-old boy named Iker Bances.

“He always wanted hugs and to curl up in my lap,” Orsini says. “It was a lot more fun than I expected it to be. They were all so little and they all wanted to be picked up.

They all loved me and wanted to give me hugs. It was so cute.”

Orsini planned to teach the children how to play football, but, without a football in sight, he picked soccer instead.

The day before Orsini was scheduled to leave, he and Velez used the money that was leftover to throw an Independence Day party for the villagers complete with hot chocolate, sandwiches, games, goodie bags and visits from several Disney characters.

As he boarded a plane to head back home, Orsini couldn’t help but feel a twinge of sadness at the thought of leaving his new friends behind.

“They kept saying, ‘Eric, please don’t go,’” Orsini says. “They’ve sent me letters saying they miss me and to please don’t forget them. They didn’t want me to leave.”

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Senior Eric Orsini is the only Cardinal Mooney offensive lineman to have played since he was a freshman.

IN HIS WORDS Who is your favorite player?

Odell Beckham Jr. I love his expression on the field, and he plays for my favorite team, the New York Giants. The plays that he’s made are definitely exciting to watch. I’ve been (following) him since college, so when his name was called on draft night I was so happy.

Who is the one player on this team who doesn’t get much notoriety but is instrumental to the team’s success?

Alex Sobczak. He’s loud during games and he makes some big plays on the field. We definitely need him on the field because he’s very fast.

Do you have any pregame rituals?

I listen to a certain playlist on my phone, and I go around to all of the offensive linemen, who are my best friends, and get them hyped up. I always take a pregame photo, too.

What’s your favorite pregame meal?

Chicken Alfredo.

Why did you choose No. 56?

It’s my dad’s favorite number.

His favorite player is Lawrence Taylor, who wore 56.

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Eric Orsini and his girlfriend, Liz Velez, befriended 5-year-old Iker Bances in Peru.

“They don’t have as much as I have, but they are a lot happier than I am most days. It changes your perspective.”

– Eric Orsini

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It’s been nearly a month since Orsini returned home and he’s still thinking about his friends in Peru. But he’s happy to be back on the practice field with his teammates.

Orsini is the lone senior on Cardinal Mooney’s offensive line who has played for the team since he was a freshman. It’s a role Orsini embraces as the back-to-back district champion Cougars find themselves preparing for their toughest schedule to date.

“I definitely want to see what we need to improve on,” Orsini says. “We lost some very good seniors, and this is going to be the hardest season we’ve had in a long time. I just want to show people that we aren’t the same team that played Braden River (in the spring game).

“We’ve definitely improved,” Orsini says. “We’re more mentally focused and in a lot better shape, and we’ve also become better and closer friends.”

But, no matter what happens on the field, Orsini has learned to value each moment.

“I never want to feel sorry for myself,” Orsini says. “Even when I’m fatigued during a game, I just have to take what life throws at me. Everything happens for a reason, and if this is my last season playing, I want to give every play 100%.”

n Aug. 28 at Bishop Verot (7:30 p.m.) n Sept. 4 at Venice (7:30 p.m.) n Sept. 11 vs. Berkeley Prep n Sept. 18 BYE n Sept. 25 vs. Lemon Bay n Oct. 2 vs. Calvary Christian* n Oct. 9 at Southeast (7:30 p.m.) n Oct. 16 at St. Petersburg Catholic* n Oct. 23 vs. Victory Christian Academy n Oct. 30 at Clearwater Central Catholic (7:30 p.m.)* n Nov. 6 vs. Bayshore

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“I’m trying to change the culture, and I’m trying to breed a program surrounded by love for your teammates and love for your coaches and vice versa. I’m a huge believer in that wins are predicated on how much you care for your teammates.”

What did you do in the offseason to prepare for the season?

“These guys were not used to working a lot in July. I had them there four days a week from 1:30 to 6 p.m. lifting and then spending time in the classroom and on the field practicing. We couldn’t be in pads, but we did what we could. I’m definitely (starting) to see a change in the culture because now there are certain expectations among the players.”

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The living room is small in scale but filled with mid-century art and furniture. A pair of Barcelona chairs face a black leather sofa.

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“I consciously apply the principles of art and design to every project.

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’ve been hearing about Norman Hervieux’s home for years.

People in Sarasota’s design community smile whenever it is mentioned. “It’s charming,” they say. Charming and original and clever. The first two adjectives I can understand. But clever? How could a house be clever? What on earth do they mean by that?

But once I walked in I immediately understood. The style is definitely mid-century modern, but instead of the rigid rules and design clichés that usually accompany the look of the 1960s, the Hervieux house is full of color and surprises. Subtle juxtapositions are everywhere, and they give the house what so many others lack: a story.

More than one story, in fact.

Conversations, dialogues and ideas fill the place.

Take the Bertoia diamond chair, for example. A staple of the midcentury look, it sits in a corner of the living room, proper and expected. What isn’t expected are the two throw pillows. Covered in needlepoint of bright color and abstract pattern, they suggest something crafted by a 1960s psychedelic granny. But placed on the chair they become more serious. The chair gives them class.

The pillows give the chair fun.

And a conversation is born.

A different kind of cleverness is found in the way Hervieux renovated the house. It started out as a small ranch — 1,100 square feet — of no particular distinction.

Without changing much, Hervieux figured out various ways to

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Norman Hervieux installed a kitchen divider and painted it bright red.

Behind it lies the laundry room.

Hervieux’s living area features a mix of wall art and separate art pieces.

“I like to design spaces without enclosing them,” Hervieux said.

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Right: Hervieux said without intending it, most of the pieces in his office space feature different transportation methods.

Hervieux’s TV room is cozy with a warm red hue coloring the walls. His poodle, Liebchen, lies on her favorite spot on the couch.

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make the place seem bigger and lighter.

From the front door, for instance, you can now see all the way through the house, through the screened porch, to the very end of the backyard.

Even the dining table and chairs don’t slow down the eye. The pedestal design (by Eero Saarinen) means only five legs, as opposed to a more traditional design that would have 16. “Define the space but don’t enclose it,” Hervieux says. It’s the guiding principle of his work.

The home, located just south of the Ringling Museum, has three smallish bedrooms that each serve a different purpose. The master bedroom is cool and dark.

Here he changed the location of the windows. Now, through large

panes of glass you look out at a silver metal sculpture by Vicky Randall that dominates the front yard. The second bedroom, crisp and painted a deep red, serves as a den/guest room. It’s barely large enough for a white leather sofa and a TV, but still manages to be chic and cozy. The equally small third bedroom is now the office. It’s full of objects — “my toy chest,” Hervieux calls it — carefully arranged and always changing.

There’s art everywhere, much, much more than in a typical midcentury home. Most of it is from the period, but it remains wildly colorful and eclectic. The big painting in the living room, by Francis Mordecai, was found at the Woman’s Exchange. There’s a stabile by Alexander Calder and two pastels by Joan Miro in the kitchen. And, yes, the painting in the den is a real Stuart Davis,

a gift from a friend. But the gold foil designs in the master bedroom were found in a Dumpster on the Ringling College campus, the remains of a long-forgotten student project.

Hervieux taught at Ringling for 32 years, most of it as head of the interior design department.

Nowadays he designs for private clients — including Mary Grandpre, illustrator of the Harry Potter books. Locally he’s considered the town’s “designer’s designer,” the one particularly in sync with the creative spirit. And though his own home has a hefty dose of whimsy, he stresses, “I consciously apply the principles of art and design to every project. I can’t stop teaching.”

He also can’t stop telling stories. His home is full of them, a little gallery of ideas that delights the senses.

This is an original by Stuart Davis, “Glouchester Harbor.”

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Sarasota Architectural Foundation hosts ‘Blue Velvet’ cocktail party T he Sarasota Architectural Foundation hosted a “Blue Velvet”-themed party Saturday, at the former Lido Shores home of crooner Bobby Vinton. The party served as a preview for the upcoming SarasotaMOD weekend, to be held Nov. 6 through Nov. 8.

The house was designed by Phillip Hiss, and the roughly 12,000-square-foot property was filled with Vinton’s music as guests toured through the home’s 10 bedrooms and eight bathrooms. Some guests embraced the theme wholeheartedly, by dressing in blue velvet attire.

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Photos cultivated from the archives of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens as well as the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation are now on display in an exhibit at the Selby House Cafe, on the first floor of the Selbys’ former residence.

“It’s a remarkable house, really, when you consider their wealth,” said Kelvin Cooper, secretary for the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Board of Trustees.

Tuesday also marked the 130th birthday of Marie Selby, who was born Mariah Minshall. The exhibit includes photos of the Selbys fishing and enjoying the outdoors.

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home on Casey Key tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Stephen Snyder and Sandra Snyder sold their home at 13 N. Casey Key Road to Eugene Garro, trustee, of Sarasota, for $2.05 million. Built in 1950, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,354 square feet of living area.

SARASOTA Booth’s Michael and Tracey McIntosh sold their home at 1715 Arlington St. to Dilip Mathew and Cynthia Adams, of Sarasota, for $1,465,000. Built in 2012, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,741 square feet of living area.

McClellan Park James Walden, of Sarasota, sold his home at 2027 S. Orange Ave. to Timothy and Pamela Anne Doyle, of Sarasota, for $875,000. Built in 1925, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,521 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $410,000 in 2001.

Alinari Richard Caro Jr. and Susan Denison, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 1517 condominium at 800 N. Tamiami Trail to Wilson Pollock Jr. and Erika Peterson, trustees, of Sarasota, for $634,500. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two and a half baths and 1,830 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $715,000 in 2007.

Holiday Harbor James Dirocco, of Sarasota, sold the home at 7748 Holiday Drive to Shawn and Sonya Johnson, of Sarasota, for $420,000. Built in 1973, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,309 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $1 million in 2006. After this sale, Shawn and Sonya Johnson and Classic

Investment Group LLC sold the 7748 home and another home at 7752 Holiday Drive to Michael Mitch, of Treichlers, Pa., for $1.25 million. The home at 7752 was built in 1957, and has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,669 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $450,000 in 2004.

Marina Tower Patricia Kennelly and Edward Keon Jr., trustees, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 401 condominium at 1233 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Murray Duffin and Brenda Roark, of Sarasota, for $880,000. Built in 2001, it has two bedrooms, two and a half baths and 1,940 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $680,000 in 2011.

Sapphire Shores David and Brenda Whaley sold their home at 461 N. Shore Drive to Jessica Swift, of Sarasota, for $587,500. Built in 1925, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,656 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $111,400 in 1992.

Phillippi Landings Gregory Finnegan, of Dayton, Ohio, sold his Unit 705 condominium at 5531 Cannes Circle to Kenneth Croat and Debra Lokken, of Clearwater, Minn.,

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$1.95 million WDW Warehouse Properties LLC sold the Unit 404 condominium at 464 Golden Gate Point to Teresa Lee-Kay, of Sarasota, for $1.95 million. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, four and a half baths and 3,290 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,826,000 in 2009.

$850,000 Rex Minton, trustee, of Dallas, sold the Unit 1002 condominium at 6300 Midnight Pass Road to John and Vivian Scamardella, of Osprey, for $850,000.

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$530,000 Lucia Brambilla, of Sarasota, sold the home at 800 Shadow Bay Way to Vito and Carolina Conigliaro, of Moseley, Va., for $530,000.

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916 Nokomis S Avenue N5902959 $260,000 Joan McMahon

Venice 941-485-5421 941-306-9353

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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 27 through July 31, in order of dollar amounts.

C I T Y O F SA RAS O TA ADDRESS

PERMIT

APPLICANT

AMOUNT

710 Siesta Drive

Addition

Julie Pilgrim

$242,103

505 S. Orange Ave.

Alterations

Amy Martell

$40,000

1623 Floyd St.

Remodel

Charles Maguire

$35,000

2505 Hickory Ave.

Remodel

Alahk Patel

$30,000

400 Golden Gate Point

Alterations

Anthony Ambler

$21,600

800 N. Tamiami Trail

Remodel

Nancy Donaldson

$20,208

1745 Shoreland Drive

Alterations

Jack Tibbs

$20,000

1765 Cherokee Drive

Demolition

Jill Bell

1720 Bahia Vista St.

Pool/Deck

Alexander Hays

$16,600

$17,677

2111 Sunnyside Lane

Plumbing

Margaret Hanshaw

$16,000

Point Of Rocks Road SA R A S O TA CO U N T Y 7360 A4111382 $4,650,000

Lenore Treiman & Kim Ogilvie

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WHAT NAME

7632 Sandalwood Way

Addition

Kathleen Wardlaw

$226,782

5400 Ocean Blvd.

Remodel

Henry Meer, P.R.

$215,000

3495 Birky St.

Addition

Clara Miller, trustee

$185,000

5750 Midnight Pass Road

Remodel

Joseph Kreiner

$120,000

405 Yacht Harbor Drive

Addition

Franklin Lovell Jr., trustee $90,000

216 Tenacity Lane

Windows

Willian Knapp, trustee

380 N. Point Road

Pool/Deck

Wade Tucker

$55,000

2310 Mission Valley Blvd.

Renovations

Daniel Peckham

$50,000

AMOUNT

$62,000

101 Whispering Sands Drive Remodel

Timothy Aylor

$47,787

1424 N. Lake Shore Drive

Jaime Carrion

$42,183

Windows/Doors

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-356-9642

1060 Seagrove Lane CH3 A4109519 $2,550,000 Nicole Dovgopolyi

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

420 Golden Gate Point 300A A4128981 $2,175,000 Sylvia Zimmerman

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-350-5022

8130 Perry Maxwell Circle A4114195 $1,900,000 Dan Freed

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-735-0770

35 Watergate Drive 1004 A4110136 $1,895,000 Nora Johnson

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-809-1700

300 S Pineapple Avenue 402 A4102750 $1,499,900 Jonathan Abrams

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-232-2868

3603 North Point 801 A4119458 $1,395,000 Barbara McDonald

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-356-5367

3591 Founders Club Drive A4114159 $1,190,000 Linda Driggs

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-374-2920

5018 Higel Avenue A4121119 $1,150,000 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

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

17152 Deer Prairie Drive A4123538 $1,030,000 Kristy Sommers

Sarasota 941-907-9595 941-504-4247

442 Canal Road D A4105895 $999,000 Kristina Talkie & Judy Arreola

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-266-8658

7500 Tortoise Way A4128182 $949,900 Drew Russell

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-993-3739

535 Beach Road A4122774 $899,000 Rudy Dudon

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

Source: Sarasota County; city of Sarasota

5218 Lake Arrowhead Trail 28A A4118084 $250,000 Terry Goodman

4562 Forest Wood Trail 15 A4128943 $224,500 Marci Mcfarland

6624 Draw Lane A4127889 $135,000 Kaitlin Kuhn

7321 Midnight Pass Road A4102361 $5,499,000 Michael Hays

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-374-6442

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-961-3390

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-400-7861

Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, two and a half baths and 1,912 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $275,000 in 2011.

2102 Old Arbor Court A4128583 Stephen Perez

1064 N Tamiami Trail 1524 A4128715 $195,000 Pamela Wall

252 Argus Road A4128586 $135,000 Denise Mattmuller

Sarasota $249,000 941-966-8000

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-504-5019

Venice 941-951-6660 941-232-8055

1517 Gondola Park Drive 1517 N5904872 $245,000 Scott Johnston

680 Leach Street D5906626 $194,500 Reatha Valera

4006 Crockers Lake Boulevard 16 A4127282 $114,000 Kristina Talkie & Judy Arreola

Venice 941-493-2500 941-232-5482

Englewood 941-473-7750 941-875-4770

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-266-8658

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

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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The Landings Treehouse Kristi Bratzke, of Sarasota, sold her Unit 55 condominium at 1478 Landings Circle to Traute Winsor, of Sarasota, for $450,000.

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More than 150 girls ran the bases, took turns hitting off of a tee and fielded pitches from players on the practice fields at Ed Smith Stadium. Girls rotated between activities and were coached by Orioles minor league players.

“They came to us with this idea,” said Kay Mathers, director of community relations for Girls Inc. “Girls just don’t always get a chance to take a bat and swing it in a field like this.”

The clinic also celebrates national Play Ball Month by encouraging baseball and softball activities throughout August.

“The Orioles are committed to encouraging widespread participation of all forms of baseball among youth in support of major league baseball’s new ‘Play Ball’ initiative,” said David Rovine, vice president of Orioles-Sarasota in a release.

“By giving youth, and, in this case, young girls, opportunities to learn fundamental base-

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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.

Open House CLOTHING OPTIONAL WATERFRONT ESTATE …so private no one will see you, but so convenient you’ll be home in a flash!!

This hidden Oasis is unencumbered by the stresses of traffic, bridges and high flood insurance costs. The setting evokes not only seclusion, but the serenity of being surrounded by old Florida natural beauty and wildlife right in central Sarasota.

Only the occasional manatee or boater will know how special this spot is, when they glide by on their way to open waters.

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Air Conditioning GULFSIDE A/C & Heating, LLC. SALES & SERVICE, FREE ESTIMATES! 10 MINUTE RESPONSE. Visa/MC/Disc. Lic. #CAC1816929 941-962-6863.

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MULCHING PALMETTO Brazilian Pepper Underbrush & Trees. Get control of your overgrown property by environmentally processing your vegetation into mulch.

Landscaping & Lawn Services also available.

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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.

(941)322−2375 rickrichardsinc.com

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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.

Pet Services DOGGY HOTEL/GROOMING. 24 Hour Daycare.

FREE Daycare with groom (we are the best).

3925 Brown Avenue behind Sleep King. doggyhotel.net 941-554-4620.

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

Carpentry

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Rotted Wood Repairs. Crown Molding and Trim.

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

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BLUE FISH CLEANING INC. 941-705-3812.

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

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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

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals ONE WEEK rental: Aug. 29-Sept 5th. Siesta Key penthouse. Top rated resort, sleeps 6 all included $1000. 941-349-7484.

Adult Care Services WHY LEAVE THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME to receive professional, affordable, compassionate care? Elder Care Services provides a variety of customized care options, perfectly tailored to your personal needs and lifestyle. Our specialized services include, but are not limited to: Homemaking, errands, doctor visits, transportation, meal prep with special dietary needs, medication supervision, and so much more. Call today for more information, 941-377-4465 or visit us on the web at: eldercaresarasota.com. Licensed, bonded, and insured. Lic#30211372

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

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

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

Home Services 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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Large newer home on 1+ acre with Gulf access.

4460 LORDS DRIVE REDUCED TO $945,000 Katie Gerhardt, Horizon Realty Int’l 941-302-1081

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ALTERATIONS/UPHOLSTERY

CLEANING

DOORS

Frank Beck Upholstery

DON’T LET YOUR

Sliding Glass Door Repair

DRYER START A FIRE!

Home Furnishing Restoration and Upholstery Specialist!

Honesty • Integrity • Quality • Value

Call Paradise Dryer Vent Cleaning Today

ALUMINUM

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

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DRYWALL

ADDY’S CLEANING SERVICE

CHALMERS DRYWALL

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

Insured

• Repair • Remodel • New Construction

singleturtle@aol.com

Yoder Aluminum Inc.

ATTORNEY

of Sarasota

552-5766

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

941-504-0903

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HANDYMAN

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

AUTO SERVICE

CONCRETE

LACIVITA CONCRETE

State Lic. CR CO25291

Since 1967

Residential Concrete Specialist 3680493-01 177436

Patios - Driveways - Sidewalks

922-3157

JR Concrete & Masonry Contractor 177433

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

DOCKSIDE BOAT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

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

3675768-01

Brick Pavers

PARADISE

TILE & BRICK INC.

Also Laying Stone

Reasonable Prices

Â?Coping Â?Sealing Â?Concrete Removal Â?Yardgrade

(941) 822-6154

Servicing the Sarasota area since 1999

Licensed & Insured

918-8587

Free Estimates

Mercy’s Cleaning Service 177435

Licensed • Free Estimates

178128

724-1395

LP Missing: Property Maintenance & Repairs # 178813

Serving SW Florida’s

Private Homes, Local Businesses & Healthcare Facilities

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

941-487-0073 239-478-0048

STEVE PANEBIANCO

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

24/7 SERVICE

966-5094 Cell #809-7311

FREE

ESTIMATES!

Sarasota Gate & Access

Installation • Maintenance

Commercial and Residential Best Prices in Town

Cell (941)

References available

Lic & Ins.

FAST SAME-DAY SERVICE

CLEANING

We Use Organic Products

• Home & Business improvements, remodeling & renovation • Handyman services for home or office

CUSTOM WOODWORKING 177012

Jailson Araujo

Driveways • Sidewalks

957-4762 (cell #) 504-3168

HOME SERVICES

Michael Koch Concrete, Inc. LP Missing:

“No Job Too Small� # 178806

“OUR ESTIMATES & ADVICE ARE FREE�

178187

Licensed • Insured Lic. #25393

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

178806

CERTIFIED & INSURED

Custom Surfaces Inc.

178445

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

177989

941-716-0872 SMC-44

BOAT SERVICES

Licensed Lic. #38333 References

177022

941-929-9095

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

178813

178451

(Just around the corner Next to Beneva Flowers)

178822

NEW LOCATION: 6968 Beneva Rd.

176903

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

PATIO REPAIRS, INC PATIO REPAIRS

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

Sharon M. Guy, P.A.

177437

FURNITURE REPAIR

COMPUTER REPAIR SALES & SERVICE

Law OfďŹ ce of

377-2272

Lic. #ER0013984

COMPUTER

WILLS, TRUSTS, PROBATE, ELDER LAW

Â?Driveway Â?Pool Deck Â?Patio Â?Lanai

Franklin Kenny • Electrical Contractor 3690387-01

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LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRIC

Move Ins/Move Outs

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

Sharon M. Guy

780-3788 • 822-0436 ELECTRIC

178186

Yoderaluminum.com

3687954-01

Call Liz for the Best Price

178802

“Specializing in 6� Seamless Gutters�

Licensed/Insured • Free Estimates

178185

Ph. 376-4228

941-349-4455

177385

941• 925 • 2447

176901

ESTABLISHED 1975!

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

177379

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

YOUR SAFETY IS PRICELESS! 941. 979. 2707

177371 38056

Allow me to do my very best for you!

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

“FIX IT - DON’T REPLACE�

177976

In shop free estimates Pick up and delivery services available

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MOVERS

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941-504-8739

Get More For Less 178825

Professional | Honest | Affordable | Reliable

Trey Martell

Licensed & Insured

tropicalpainting15.com

®

35 yrs. Exp.

Providing personal and administrative support to individuals and small businesses.

Judith A. Merkt

HALL AMERICAN SCREENING LLC

E-mail: jamerkt@comcast.net

Specializing in Lanai Screening and Panel Replacements David Hall

3 Document Creation 3 Special Projects

by

• Dog Walking

941-345-5264

• Over 24 years experience

SIESTA SCREENING

of SARASOTA

• Excellent references PLUMBING

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

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Installed

Reg. Price 27900 Installed

379-9070

177023

Lawn & Tree Service

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

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

941-923-8140

FREE ESTIMATES

ANY SERVICE W/THIS COUPON

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General Plumbing Services Inc.

Free Estimates Lawn & Landscape Maintenance

$20.00 OFF

177024

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

GET YOUR NAME

OUT THERE!

Advertise your business in The Observer Service Directory Call 941-955-4888 to advertise

TREES

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Jeff & Lisa

941-237-7049

Rob Smith

24 HR. EMERGENCY SERVICE

LV10370

www.kitchencraftllc.com

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CURT’s Lawn Service

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

176904

(941) 966-2960

Disposal Special

LAWN CARE

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

Satisfaction Guarantee Manufacture and Workmanship Warranties

177278

• Pet Sitting

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

941-726-2662

David Hall is the one to call!!!

Licensed and Insured

Melanie

178826

147063 177970

Pet Care

941-993-9976

HallAmericanScreening@Gmail.com HallAmericanScreening.com

177009

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www.roofleakpatrol.com

SCREENING

Office: 941.379.6302 Cell: 941.928.4325 www.yourveryownassistant.com

178184

177438

941-474-Roof (7663)

PET SERVICES

By Kitchen Craft LLC

Ins./Lic#RCA065387

21pt.Inspection • Gutter Cleaning

Gift Certificates Available

IKEA KITCHEN MEASURE & DESIGN IKEA KITCHEN ASSEMBLY & INSTALLATION

Repairs/Re-Roof

Shingle • Tile • Flat • Metal • All Types

Take Control of Your Life…

Hire

IKEA KITCHEN INSTALLER/DESIGNER

CCC1330177

ROOF LEAK PATROL Inc

PERSONAL SERVICES

3 De-cluttering 3 Organization

178905

When you mention the Observer FREE ESTIMATES

CALL TODAY & SAVE 10%

954-1878

3687676-01

Complete Roof

Free Estimate 941-922-3996

Robert Baker 941-204-7444

177026

100OFF

$

Tropical Painting

GLENN KROECKER

724-2945

Fully Insured

State Licensed Contractor #CCC057066

Painting & Pressure Cleaning

Driveways Deck Staining Roof Cleaning

THE GRAB BAR GUY

Lic. & Ins.

Joe Murray, Owner

177003

178449

Faulkner’s

KITCHEN/BATH REMODELING

373-9299

941-228-9850

PAINTING

941-888-2988 FREE ESTIMATES rainscapefl.com

(cell) 780-3346 Licensed & Insured

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

FREE ESTIMATES

or leave message at 941-921-3025

Licensed & Insured

10 Years Experience

177159

941-780-1445

177028

Operator/Owner

All Work Guaranteed

177039

Dave McCarthy

Specializing in Re-Roofing & Repairs 177972

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

Maintenance - Repair -Installation

20 any irrigation $ OFF repair over 100

38 Years Experience

LOCAL - LONG DISTANCE FREE ESTIMATES

A FULL SERVICE IRRIGATION COMPANY

$

GULF GATE ROOFING INC.

“Will move anything from a couch to a household”

IRRIGATION

rain sensors

LEAKY ROOF?

178804

177386

A Private Company Serving the Palmer Ranch Area Since 2007

15% OFF

ROOFING

Dave McCarthy

Watching your home when you’re away

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Oz the Wizard of Moving

NATIVE CUT TREE SERVICE

make your moving day a pleasure.

OZ - 941-313-4538

Licensed and insured #IM2186

174097

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

178805

941-232-1192 178824

MOVERS

177030

HOME SERVICES

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All Tree Work

Residential & Commercial

Renovations

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SPG

Schemmel Property Group

REPRESENTING

Most Amazing Properties UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Orchid Trace 6580 Wild Orchid Lane $1,325,000

Casey Key 4020 Casey Key Road $1,299,000

AQUA 280 Golden Gate Point Priced from $2,895,000

Prestancia 4079 Las Palmas Way $1,295,000

Cherokee Park 1662 South Drive $1,995,000

Siesta Key-Siesta Gulf View 420 Beach Road $945,000

Joel Schemmel, J.D. 941.587.4894 joel.schemmel@sothebysrealty.com Sharon Chiodi 941.809.0380 sharon.chiodi@sothebysrealty.com

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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 and neither suggests nor infers that Sotheby’s International Realty participated as either the listing or cooperating agent or broker in the sale or purchase of the properties depicted.

Indian Beach | 916 Indian Beach Drive

$9,975,000

178926

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