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Bracing for building impacts Even before a new development is in place, it can create problems for residents and businesses in the area. With more projects getting underway in the city, how do officials avoid issues with concurrent building efforts? PAGE 3A

SHOP TALK

YOUR TOWN

Amanda Morales

A helpful hint for the Labor Day Regatta.

Regatta reminder Sometimes you need a little friendly reminder. The words pictured above were spotted scribbled on the inside of the Orange Blur at the Labor Day Regatta over the weekend. The boat with the sail No. 7940 belonged to participant Dorothy Mendelblatt, whose dad wrote her the message of encouragement.

Photo by Amanda Morales

Plymouth Coiffeur beauty salon owner Wendy Popp finishes styling resident Shirley Klein’s hair Tuesday. Popp has been a stylist at the Plymouth Harbor salon for 31 years. SEE PAGE 1B

ARTS+CULTURE

The art of affordable housing Bradenton is pushing ahead with a workforce housing project in an artist community, while a similar effort in Sarasota has languished for months.

How do these two proposals — and the philosophies behind them — differ?

DAVID CONWAY NEWS EDITOR

New eatery mixes art and food at The Ringling.

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Bradenton officials are actively working to create an affordable housing project in a redeveloping area of the city.

Recognizing the need for affordable housing in the community — and to encourage activity in a redeveloping area — a local government is partnering with a private developer on a residential project targeted at artists and young people, among others.

If all goes according to plan, this development will be a significant addition to Bradenton’s Village of the Arts, a growing artSEE PAGE 5A

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Ruby was the 2014 cover winner for the Real HousePets of Sarasota County.

The Real HousePets of Sarasota Get the pinot ready: The Humane Society of Sarasota County is calling on all pet owners for the fourth annual “Real HousePets of Sarasota County” photo contest and calendar.

To enter, participants must submit their favorite pet photo with a $10 donation at hssc.org/pet-photocontest. Votes are $1 each and the number of votes will determine the winners. Proceeds from the contest and calendar sales will benefit pets at HSSC. The contest ends Oct. 10 and winners will be announced Oct. 13. Feel free to include a tagline. Here are our suggestions,”I may not be a housepet, but I am real.”

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WEEK OF SEPT. 10 2015

“We shouldn’t be defending the taxi cabs against their competitors. What happens is, you get into the territory of over-regulating and legislating the market.”

County Commission approves switch to mobility fees

– Vice Mayor Suzanne Atwell, on the City Commission’s vote to deregulate Uber and taxi services. READ MORE ONLINE AT YOUROBSERVER.COM.

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$2 million to $5.8 million

Cost of golf course infrastructure improvement projects surveyed by the Bobby Jones Golf Club Study Committee

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City general operating millage rate for fiscal year 2015-16 — which is flat — approved on first reading Tuesday

$58,809,272

City general fund expenditures for fiscal year 201516, up 3.4% from last year

$194,556,191

Total expenditures in the city budget, down 0.7%

MEETINGS

Special City Commission Meeting — 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, Commission Chambers, City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota Sarasota County FY16 Budget Hearing — 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, R.L. Anderson Administration Center, 4000 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice

David Conway

The chamber was packed with Uber supporters Tuesday, with the majority of the crowd cheering the city’s actions.

WHAT'S THE BUZZ? In front of a standing-roomonly crowd filled with Uber advocates, the Sarasota City Commission decided to back away from its efforts to create new rules for the app-based transit service and similar operations. Rather than imposing regulations on Uber drivers, the commission voted to remove the city’s existing regulations on taxis. Here’s what readers on our Facebook had to say about the decision: SOCIAL STATS Likes: 19 Shares: 3 Comments: 5

“One of the strangest turn of events I have ever seen by a government. I get the feeling that this issue is not over.”

SING-ALONG MOMENT

— Frank Kovach, Sarasota County School Board member

“They can deregulate all they want. Until cabs in SRQ clean up their act and become more reliable and transparent about their fees, people will chose Uber.”

After accepting the 2015 SCOPE Boundary Crosser award, Carolyn Johnson performed “With a Little Help From my Friends” and invited guests to sing along.

— Tanya Farley

“It was truly like I was transported into a sane asylum.”

FOR MORE ABOUT JOHNSON, SEE 10A

— Casey Colburn

Sarasota County commissioners unanimously approved the change from road impact fees to mobility fees Wednesday, which allows the county to spend building fees on protected bike lanes, sidewalks and trails.

Some of those who spoke questioned the county’s method of calculating fees, calling them nonspecific and not sufficiently based on local needs. Some cycling advocates worried the system would remove cyclists from roadways, placing them on sidewalks or buffered trails.

The county had to choose one system of fees or the other — by law, it cannot impose both road and mobility impact fees.

The county will hold another public hearing before finalizing the decision.

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SUITE SPOT

As the city goes through a period of increased growth, how do officials manage the scope and staging of the rising number of construction projects in a tight space?

David Conway

Along Ringling Boulevard, construction on One Palm is nearing completion as construction of Sansara goes vertical.

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n Aug. 27, a group of Sarasota residents gathered at City Hall, concerned about how a new development might impact the area in which they worked or lived.

The occasionally fraught relationship between builders and neighborhoods is a recurring theme in the city, but as Sarasota goes through a period of growth — particularly in the downtown core — problems can start before the project is even completed.

The August meeting focused not on the proposed development itself, an 18-story, 180-unit Embassy Suites hotel at 202 N. Tamiami Trail. Instead, the workshop was held to discuss only the staging of the construction process, set to take 15 months once the builders obtain a permit.

That workshop was a special case, as developer Jebco Ventures plans to block a portion of an alley north of Second Street during construction (see sidebar). Still, with cranes returning to the Sarasota skyline and more projects in the planning stages, the city has to monitor how the build-out phase of these new developments might affect their surroundings.

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For the Embassy Suites project, Jebco CEO Jim Bridges assured the audience that parking wouldn’t be a problem — he owned a nearby property where workers could leave their cars and walk to the site.

However, other projects lack such a convenient solution. Residents downtown and in the Rosemary District have expressed concern about the impact a new construction project — or projects — might have on their neighborhood’s parking supply.

City Engineer Alex DavisShaw explains that, in the process of submitting plans, developers must submit a clear strategy for where employees and other construction-related vehicles will park. Though some parking spaces may be lost to the actual staging area, the city wants to avoid having workers occupy public spots all day.

“We have had developers bus people in if they don’t have any property nearby,” DavisShaw said. “That’s part of their requirements.”

At the Embassy Suites meeting, at least one business owner along Second Street was skeptical that workers would avoid the on-street parking in the area, which is devoid of any time restrictions. City staff offered to reach out to the parking division if a consensus existed that temporary regulations should be in place. DavisShaw said parking enforcement workers look out for problems if they hear any complaints.

“That’s why we have it as part of the staging plan,” DavisShaw said. “We can make sure (developers) are adhering to what they said.”

For residents concerned about rumbling trucks, chattering machinery and clanking equipment waking them up or disturbing their evenings, the city’s rules are hard and fast on construction hours.

Late last year, residents of the 1350 Main condominium registered some displeasure with the noise coming from the nearby Jewel project early in the morning and late at night. The response from the city was that the construction was adhering to the rules, which some residents saw as unnecessarily lax.

During the week, construction activity can begin as early as 6 a.m. and continue until 9 p.m.

On the weekends and holidays, the regulations are slightly stricter: building can only commence at 9 a.m.

DavisShaw said that, as long as construction is limited to those hours and adhering to sound regulations, the developer is in the clear. Tim Litchet, the city’s director of neighborhood and development services, said builders couldn’t take advantage of those rules by preparing the site before hours to kick into full gear at the stroke of 6 a.m.

“That doesn’t mean they can have a bunch of people clinking at 5 o’clock,” Litchet said.

DavisShaw said the city tries to be judicious in deciding when and where to allow street closures, but that sometimes it’s a necessary part of construction — particularly if utility lines are being installed.

When developers express an interest in temporarily closing a street, city engineering and building staff meets with them to determine if there are alternate routes. In cases where the street closure is deemed appropriate, there are permitting fees associated with the use of the city right of way. DavisShaw said this discourages construction crews from occupying streets for longer than necessary.

Occasionally — as was the case with the Embassy Suites project — the city is aware that multiple construction efforts will be going on adjacent to one another. In situations like that, DavisShaw said the city requires developers to design or plan with the nearby construction in mind if there’s some degree of overlap.

Still, development is a fluid process, and projects can hit delays and start back up without warning. Sometimes, the city doesn’t know in advance that two adjacent projects might spring up at the same time.

The need to obtain permits for major obstructions such as street closures allows the city to try to coordinate construction efforts to the best of its ability, but DavisShaw admits it can be a challenge.

“We try to avoid detouring where one detour runs into another place where there’s another detour,” DavisShaw said.

“That doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened, but we try to manage that the best we can.”

HOURS OF OPERATION The city code outlines the hours during which construction can take place: Monday-Friday: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday-Sunday, holidays: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Construction on Jebco Ventures’ Embassy Suites project could begin as soon as September, according to those involved with the project.

At the Aug. 27 meeting, contractor Charles Kimsey said the construction should take about 15 months, though the most intensive structural building will be limited to the first nine months.

Most of the concern from the audience at that workshop focused on the use of an alley near the project site between Second Street and Fruitville Road. As part of the construction effort, Jebco will be using a new temporary alley coming directly off of Fruitville, rather than the existing alley — plans designed to minimize the impact on neighboring commercial and residential properties.

“Our goal is really to build a beautiful building for (Jebco CEO) Jim (Bridges) and for the city, and to be good neighbors in the process of doing that,” Kimsey said.

Further questions related to the long-term use of the alley once construction is completed. Some of the attendees asked if it was possible to restrict the hotel’s use of the alley completely, preserving it solely for existing residential use. City Engineer Alex DavisShaw ruled out that possibility because the alley is a public road that requires continued public accessibility.

Tim Litchet, the city’s director of neighborhood and development services, said it would be possible to include a condition requiring the developer to instruct service vehicles to take a route avoiding the alley. Bridges suggested he would be amenable to that condition, which Litchet said should be an effective tool to prevent congestion on the alley.

“Theoretically, you shouldn’t have any more truck traffic than you already have,” Litchet said.

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St. Armands residents seek more median upgrades DAVID CONWAY

Photo courtesy: Samantha Bisceglia

When Manuel Chepote looks at a stretch of Boulevard of the Presidents by St. Armands Circle, he sees a street that’s out of sync with the nearby regional tourism draw.

That’s why, at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, he presented a proposed beautification project for the median between Monroe Drive and South Washington Drive. Chepote is a member of the St. Armands Residents Association’s beautification committee, but he highlighted tourists as a key demographic the city should keep in mind.

“They don’t just go to the Circle; they go to the surrounding streets,” Chepote said. “They get to these medians that are looking really bad, sitting in the middle of the neighborhood.”

The proposal calls for the installation of 10 to 12 royal poinciana trees along the two-block stretch, trees that bloom with a striking red color in May and June.

It would cost between $9,000 and $14,000 to remove the existing trees, add irrigation and install the new trees, Chepote estimates. Florida Power and Light estimates the cost to place utility lines underground at $78,750, though Chepote believes a competitive bidding process would yield a lower price.

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“All of (the city commissioners) gave positive input on this,” Chepote said. “All of them were in agreement that there has to be something done.”

Commissioner Susan Chapman agreed the current landscaping is lacking, but she was concerned about the cost of the project. Still, she thought the proposal warranted further discussion.

“A lot of places that cater to tourists have beautiful landscaping,” Chapman said. “The landscaping is kind of tired and the trees are old.”

Chepote sees this as the potential first step toward a larger change — perhaps including a pedestrian area beneath the the trees. For now, he’s content with starting small, but he wants to move quickly.

“The more we delay this project, the longer it will take to beautify the area,” Chepote said.

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This conceptual rendering shows another view of the planned Beneficial Communities project in the Village of the Arts near downtown Bradenton.

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ist community south of the city’s downtown core.

As groups within the city of Sarasota pursue a different artist housing project for Sarasota’s North Trail, the local approach diverges from the path being forged in Bradenton. Why is Sarasota’s effort coming from an external push, rather than its governmental officials, and why are public/private affordable housing developments less common here?

DIFFERENT PRIORITIES

Beneficial Communities, the developer behind the Bradenton proposal, has a portfolio of both affordable and market-rate residential projects. The group has developments throughout Florida and states such as Geor-

gia, Alabama, Pennsylvania and Illinois.

One place where Beneficial Communities doesn’t have any projects? Sarasota, the city in which the developer is based.

Kenny Bowron Jr., a developer with Beneficial Communities, explained there is an intensive process to make a subsidized private affordable housing project a reality. The developer goes through a competitive application process to get tax credits from the state — in Florida, a lottery system decides which proposals get selected — that can then be leveraged to finance a project.

In exchange for those state tax credits, the developer is required to rent units for between 40% and 60% of the area’s median income,

which is $62,300 for a family of four. Scaling down for individual renters, this allows Beneficial Communities to target younger working individuals who might make just more than $20,000.

“We’re kind of shooting for the millennials up there in Bradenton,” Bowron Jr. said. “We’re working with the local young professional groups, using some of the local neighborhood behind us to reach out to the artist community and even recent graduates at Ringling.”

This particular property is owned by the city, located at 1404 14th St. W. on the border of Village of the Arts. In soliciting proposals for the land, the Bradenton Downtown Development Authority specifically sought out a workforce housing project before selecting its favored plan.

Although the essential tax credits come from the state, Bowron

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said the individual municipality plays a key role in the funding process. To obtain a tax credit, the state requires a local government contribution — the total required to maximize the odds is $50,000 in Sarasota and $37,500 in Manatee County. That commitment shows the municipality’s dedication to a proposal.

“That can be done through a grant or loan or impact fee waivers, stuff along those lines,” Bowron said. “It shows they know about the project, and they’re willing to put some skin in the game to make it happen.”

In seeking its allotment of tax credits, Bowron said, Sarasota County tends to favor public housing projects through the Sarasota Housing Authority. Alongside other barriers that have prevented the widespread development of affordable housing in the area, private developers haven’t keyed in on Sarasota as a market to build similar projects.

“One part of it is that there’s not a ton of multifamily-zoned land in Sarasota County,” Bowron said. “Plus, as far as tax credits go, I think the county has been concentrating on redeveloping the housing authority sites.”

LOCAL PUSH

Through Artspace, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit developer of affordable artist live-work housing, Sarasota groups hope they can land their own residential project.

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Jim Shirley is head of the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, the organization that’s spearheading the Artspace effort. He says a crowdsourcing fundraiser for the next phase of the project should begin this fall.

The group hopes to raise $40,000 to produce a more detailed market study, which Artspace requires before proceeding.

Shirley says the Arts Alliance has tried to work closely with the city, county and associated agencies whenever affordable housing discussions arise, but no government-initiated project has come up over the past five years or so.

Shirley says an Artspace project is particularly attractive because the nonprofit agrees to manage the property in perpetuity to assure units remain affordable.

“Artspace, when they get involved, commits to being involved for the long haul,” Shirley said.

If a project is to come to fruition, it will have to include local government buy-in, according to Artspace Senior Vice President Wendy Holmes. The city already donated $5,000 toward the initial visit, but an actual development will require a more significant commitment.

“It takes a lot of participation by a lot of people to make these projects possible,” Holmes said in a 2014 interview.

“I think (Sarasota) County has been concentrating on redeveloping the housing authority sites.”

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County mangrove enforcement takes root HOW DID MAURER FARE?

The county seeks to branch out its mangrove enforcement capabilities after a court ruling uproots its authority.

JACK SHORT STAFF WRITER

No one disputes what happened on that clear Saturday morning in February 2014: Paul Maurer cleared and filled 0.17 acre of mangroves and wetlands on his Manasota property.

But when he was found in violation of Sarasota County ordinances and ordered to replace the mangroves or face fines of $250 per day, he appealed, arguing that the county had no relevant authority and that the state is responsible for enforcement. The court eventually agreed with him.

After being told it had overstepped its authority in enforcing mangrove protection violations, the county will ask the state for authority to do so, even after rejecting a similar proposal in the past.

On Sept. 8, Sarasota County commissioners unanimously agreed to apply to the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation for delegated authority on mangrove protection. If the state approves its request, Sarasota County will be able to enforce certain provisions of the state’s Mangrove Trimming and Preservation Act in unincorporated areas of the county.

Maurer’s high-profile violation figured prominently in Tuesday’s board meeting discussion.

Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Kimberly Bonner emphasized in her opinion that the court does not condone Maurer’s actions. “(Maurer and other appellants) engaged in wholesale destruction of mangroves on their property and essentially decimated a wetland,” Bonner wrote.

However, she upheld the appeal, ruling that the county had, in fact, been pre-empted by the state.

In March, commissioners agreed not to appeal that decision but told staff to research the state’s enforcement capabilities.

At Tuesday’s meeting, staff said the county would be more effective than the state at enforcing provisions.

During that meeting, Commissioner Christine Robinson said that it took the FDEP eight months to file a notice of violation regarding the case.

County staff told commissioners it could implement a professional mangrove trimming program using an existing, funded position. Education and outreach would also be crucial.

Some commissioners worried about a program that would overstep its bounds.

“My concern is … someone cuts one little branch,” Commissioner Charles Hines said, “and here comes the county. I don’t want to have homeowners who are scared

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The county hopes to fill a perceived gap in mangrove enforcement created by a court opinion.

to death if they trim a branch or two and the county’s going to come down on them.”

But Robinson said, “I don’t see personally that we have a choice in this.”

This is not the first time the county commissioners considered pursuing the delegation.

According to a memo sent to commissioners in September 2014, the board considered similar action in 2005 but deemed it unnecessary because “a study conducted by staff showed that the majority of mangrove trim-

ming within the unincorporated portions of the county was in compliance with (the state’s Mangrove Trimming and Preservation Act).”

Commissioners asked staff to pursue other options at that time. A memorandum of understanding establishing a formal partnership with the FDEP followed. The county was to act as “eyes and ears” of the state in that partnership.

If approved, staff estimated, the application and associated process could be complete in March 2016.

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Neighbors navigate Crew development Residents have mixed feelings about plans for a new Sarasota Crew facility.

JACK SHORT STAFF WRITER

Depending on where you stand — or how high up in this case — your views on Sarasota Crew’s new facility may vary.

Neighbors who live near the proposed rowing facility have mixed reactions to Sarasota Crew’s application to rezone portions of the 3.2-acre parcel, located west of U.S. 41 and north of Bayview Lane in Osprey. Sarasota Crew filed the application in July after purchasing the property for $975,000.

Some rezone requests were designed to provide adequate room for the boat house, the centerpiece of the plan.

Tim Hazelwood, who lives on property adjacent to Sarasota Crew’s parcel, is ambivalent about the plans.

“This is the last little bit of old Sarasota we’ve got,” he said of the parcel that hasn’t changed much in decades.

But he pointed to derelict structures on the parcel that he said are a nuisance and the maintenance and industrial vehicles parked there.

“This (stuff)’s got to go,” he said.

Tim Cristello who, with his father, Jim, owns two parcels at the southern edge of the Sarasota Crew parcel, said he worried ini-

tially that traffic, noise and headlights at the proposed turnaround or drop-off area would disturb his tenants.

But he praised the Sarasota County staff who, he said, addressed all of those concerns in part by agreeing to build a wall along the southern edge that would buffer or block light and noise.

Sarasota Crew representatives had to submit a binding concept development plan to the county to have portions of the property rezoned from single-family, residential to multifamily residential. Higher densities allowed by the new zoning would allow the organization to build a dormitory facility to house athletes.

And that’s part of what worries Barb Kakosczka, who lives in Hidden Bay, a multistory condominium south of the parcel.

At a public hearing on the rezone petition, she asked what would happen if the project were to flounder and the property was sold to a hotelier.

In an email to the Sarasota Observer, planning staff wrote: “It could be developed by someone else for a facility for transient accommodations, but (the size of the parcel and zoning of 22 units maximum) ... may severely limit its practical use as a hotel or similar facility.”

But Kakosczka said she feels that Sarasota Crew wants to build a facility that’s too large and too close to the water, obstructing the views of the bay from many of her building’s units. She praised Sarasota Crew but said it doesn’t

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Tim Hazelwood and Barbara Kakosczka talk about the new development planned north of their respective properties.

seem to care about her property value or her view.

“They’re going to do what they want to do, no matter what,” Kakosczka said.

Sarasota Crew is still designing its new home, which it will occupy in addition to its current Bay Preserve facility in Osprey, according to treasurer Roy Dupuis. He said some elements of the project, such as the size of buildings, will depend on funding.

Dupuis said the organization has raised some money, but declined to say how much and couldn’t say how much it would need.

Representatives of Sarasota Crew met recently with Laird Wreford, coastal resources manager for Sarasota County, to discuss funding strategies related to the West Coast Inland Navigation District in hopes of funding part of the facility with grants from that taxing district.

Cristello sees the project as a potential boon for the public and for the county and hopes the county will “piggyback” on what Sarasota Crew is doing at the site.

He said he would be willing to sell his land under such a scenario.

“It could be a nice amenity for everyone,” Cristello said.

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A deal with the devils HOW SENATORS ARE VOTING ON IRAN DEAL

“Live in the truth.”

— Vaclav Havel

Come Friday, many of us will replay in our mind’s eye that day … the United States’ Second Day of Infamy. It was 14 years ago, a little more than half of a generation, and that day is still vivid, painful, sobbing with horror and grief.

Especially for the 3,000 innocents and their families whose lives were scorched forever.

Anger still simmers. Justice not served.

We stood together collectively when George W. Bush vowed to pursue justice. Yes, Osama bin Laden, the diabolical leader of al Qaeda, met his end in a rain of Navy Seals bullets. But the Muslim terrorists’ quest for “Death to America” — and that of Western Civilization — persists, a ravaging, deepening, spreading cancer and plague.

Admit it: The world is not better than it was the day before that horrible day.

It is much worse. It is worse than it was during and after George Bush, Congress and a world coalition united on bad information to remove Saddam Hussein and his own reign of terror from Iraq and the Taliban from Afghanistan.

Admit it. Even if you despise George Bush, even if you detest the Republican majority in Congress, admit it: The world is in far more chaos and upheaval today than it was after 9/11; after the invasion of Iraq in 2003; after the departure of Bush and ascendancy of Barack Obama in 2008. In 2015, the world is far worse off.

You know the list: ISIS, al Qaeda, Boko Haram, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Assad, Putin, Ukraine, China; persecution of Christians and Muslims; more than 23 million displaced Syrians, Iraqis and Africans, raging floodwaters of humanity into Europe. And here at home, our own sporadic and deadly confrontations with Muslim terrorists.

In the words of the late Czech president, Vaclav Havel: “Live in the truth.”

And the truth is: growing world chaos and evil.

Yet, amid these plagues and rushing waves of evil, 36 Democrat U.S. senators and two Independent senators — a one-third minority of the U.S. Senate — are on the verge of fueling this plague.

They are unequivocal in giving Barack Obama the authority to disregard the constitutional requirements for treaties and sign an agreement with the world’s leading sponsors of evil, the ayatollahs of Iran, giving them access to $50 billion to $100 billion to fund what they have been funding for 35 years: death, destruction, terror and barbarism.

Obama touts his deal will postpone for 10 years the development of Iran’s nuclear bombs. But if he were to “live in the truth,” this president — the man who scorns his own country and his country’s friends and who yields to U.S. enemies — would see he has negotiated a deal that will do little, if anything, to reverse or stop historical trendlines. There is no evidence whatsoever to think Iranian terrorists will stop what they have done for the past three and a half decades.

And in that 35-year period, they haven’t had or needed a nuclear bomb.

But they have had the money. Bomb or no bomb, over the next 10 years, thanks to the lifting of sanctions, they will have the money to do what they have always done.

“Live in the truth.”

Giving the Iranian mullahs all that they are getting is a profound surrender, if judged by the reaction of the American people. Polls show they oppose the Iran deal by a 2-to-1 margin. But equally as tragic and maddening is how Obama and the Senate minority are proceeding in the face of Americans’ opposition, how they disregard the people they represent and this nation’s 238-year-old governing values: “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” As the Wall Street Journal so aptly stated: They will own whatever the ayatollahs do. They will own the consequences.

No one, of course, knows what those consequences will be. But on this anniversary of 9/11, if we “live in the truth,” we know that justice has yet to be rendered for all of the death and destruction the Iranian terrorists and their accomplices have exacted on the world.

We know, too, the Iranian nuclear deal will not bring that justice.

Justice will come only when everyday people and world leaders show the courage to “live in the truth.”

Baldwin, Tammy Dem. Bennet, Michael Dem. Booker, Cory Dem. Boxer, Barbara Dem. Brown, Sherrod Dem. Carper, Tom Dem. Casey, Robert Dem. Coons, Chris Dem. Donnelly, Joe Dem. Durbin, Richard Dem. Feinstein, Dianne Dem. Franken, Al Dem. Gillibrand, Kirsten Dem. Heinrich, Martin Dem. Heitkamp, Heidi Dem. Hirono, Mazie Dem. Kaine, Tim Dem. Klobuchar, Amy Dem. Leahy, Patrick Dem. Markey, Ed Dem. McCaskill, Claire Dem. Merkley, Jeff Dem. Mikulski, Barbara Dem. Murphy, Chris Dem. Murray, Patty Dem. Nelson, Bill Dem. Reed, Jack Dem. Reid, Harry Dem. Schatz, Brian Dem. Shaheen, Jeanne Dem. Stabenow, Debbie Dem. Tester, Jon Dem. Udall, Tom Dem. Warner, Mark Dem. Warren, Elizabeth Dem. Whitehouse, Sheld. Dem. King, Angus Indep.

Sanders, Bernie Indep.

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Alexander, Lamar Ayotte, Kelly Barrasso, John Blunt, Roy Boozman, John Burr, Richard Capito, Shelley Cassidy, Bill Coats, Dan Corker, Bob Cornyn, John Cotton, Tom Crapo, Mike Cruz, Ted Daines, Steve Ernst, Joni Fischer, Deb Flake, Jeff Gardner, Cory Graham, Lindsey Grassley, Chuck Heller, Dean Hoeven, John Inhofe, James Isakson, Johnny Johnson, Ron Kirk, Mark Lankford, James Lee, Mike McCain, John McConnell, Mitch Moran, Jerry Murkowski, Lisa Paul, Rand Perdue, David Portman, Rob Risch, James Roberts, Pat Rounds, Mike Rubio, Marco Sasse, Ben Scott, Tim Sessions, Jeff Shelby, Richard Sullivan, Dan Thune, John Tillis, Thom Toomey, Patrick Vitter, David Wicker, Roger Cardin, Ben Menendez, Robert Schumer, Charles Total 53

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Cantwell, Maria Manchin, Joe Peters, Gary Wyden, Ron Cochran, Thad Collins, Susan Enzi, Mike Hatch, Orrin Total 9

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After 9/11, Americans united in pursuit of justice. They still want it. The Iran nuclear deal and Senate minority defy the people’s wishes and ignore the obvious truth.

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A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

SEPT. 9, 1993 This political cartoon appeared below an editorial in September 1993, applauding redevelopment efforts by the city along the bayfront.

Improvements included removing rubble from the shoreline along the Van Wezel property and installing limestones in its place. Changes included removing the oily sheen that once covered the boat basin after heavy rains by extending the pipe that carried runoff from downtown Sarasota to a basin eliminating any storm water runoff from entering the bay.

The editorial ended by congratulating the City Commission and staff with, “Keep up the good work.”

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SEPT. 11, 1975 Meet Gulliver: the bird behind the winning entry for the logo contest for the Siesta Key Village Merchants Association, now known as the Siesta Key Village Association. The 2- by 3-inch watercolor painting of a seagull was submitted by artist Richard Capes. Below his wing he’s clutching a key to Siesta Key Village.

Dale Six, the owner of Rain Forest who ran the SKVMA logo contest, presented Capes with a check for his winning design alongside Don Leitgeb, SKVMA president and owner of Sunflower Boutique. When Capes looked closer at the piece of paper being handed to him for the photo he noticed that it wasn’t the $100 check he was expecting, but rather, a coupon that read “10% off on any bathing suit of your choice at Sunflower Boutique.”

Capes, then a bachelor, commented that he would have more use for $100 than for “one of Don’s already notorious bikinis.” He did, eventually, receive his prize of $100 — but not before Leitgeb said, “It might come in handy. Someday, you may not be single.”

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NAME GAME 9:30 p.m. — 2800 block of Novus Street Suspicion: A couple reported they found a man’s identification and several credit cards. The name on the cards matched the name of another man whose mail had been sent to their house over the past five years, though the middle initial was different. An officer found the address of the man to whom the ID and credit cards belonged. He said the items discovered were his — his car had been broken into, and he canceled the missing cards. He also said the mail the couple received was not his.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH 10 p.m. — 300 block of North Pompano Avenue Suspicion: A man reported that his neighbor’s car may have been improperly entered.

The neighbor told the man he believed someone went into his vehicle because the papers in the glove box had been taken out and put onto the passenger’s seat. Nothing had been taken from the vehicle, and the neighbor did not want to make a report. The man wanted the incident documented, so he contacted the police. Efforts to contact the neighbor were unsuccessful, and the man said the neighbor had moved the car into the garage.

LOCKING HORNS 9:30 a.m. — 2700 block of North Osprey Avenue Dispute: A woman was upset because her landlord recently put locks on the common bathroom doors. She said she has been going to the bathroom outside on the lawn because the landlord would not give her a key.

The landlord said the woman does not pay rent for that apartment and is not supposed to be there.

The apartment belongs to the woman’s boyfriend, who is in jail, but she has been staying there for two years. Officers told the landlord this is a civil matter, and he needs to formally evict the woman if he does not want her there. The landlord agreed to let the woman th into the restroom.

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ince arriving in Sarasota in 1974 from Cleveland, Carolyn Johnson has been a part of the community through volunteer work. Her resume of causes includes Planned Parenthood and the Ringling College Library Association, and she was part of the board of directors for the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art that coordinated the restoration of Ca d’Zan. On Sept. 8 SCOPE (Sarasota County Openly Plans for Excellence) honored Johnson with the 2015 Boundary Crosser award. At 70, her goal is to continue to be part of the solution for issues that arise in Sarasota.

How did you first get involved in Sarasota?

I had two sons at Pine View School, and I was on the PTO and became chair for a couple of years. They didn’t have high school soccer. Soccer was the most common sport for kids to play when they were little, but there were no high school soccer teams. We got busy and got a petition with 500 names on it and went down to the School Board and raised some money and got it done.

Why do you volunteer?

Volunteer work is really a privilege, to be able to have the time.

I don’t have to work to support myself right now. I’m not super wealthy, but I’m comfortable right now to give my time, which is really the most valuable thing that you have.

Why did you join the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art board of directors?

I did not even belong to the museum when they asked me to serve on that board. I’m sure that director David Ebitz thought, “Who is this lady?” but I ended up serving on that board for 12 years. It’s one of the treasured houses of the country...

My mother had been a docent at the Ringling Museum. She was an artist, and she really cared.

I knew from her how neglected the museum was and also how priceless the collection was.

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Carolyn Johnson stands in front of a piece painted by her mother, who was a John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art docent. Johnson served for 12 years on the museum’s board.

What is your response to the recent criticism of Planned Parenthood?

The abortion part of (Planned Parenthood) is such a small part. What’s been happening in the past two months is really deceitful. They’ve tried to paint Planned Parenthood as being anti-life, which is crazy. We try to prevent abortions. We’re the ones doing birth control to prevent abortions… It’s really important for women to have the choices and seek the medical ability they need.

What is your definition of a boundary-crosser?

It’s a person who is willing to try to serve their community in a lot of different ways. Someone who has multiple interests. Someone who isn’t afraid to maybe step out there and take on things that are controversial or problematic.

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SKA talks trash again JACK SHORT STAFF WRITER

Can you measure timely care?

One downside of the resurgent economy is more litter on public and private beaches, Siesta Key beachgoers have found.

But trash cans are staying where they are, near beach access points, far from the water and open beach areas.

Siesta Key Association members discussed the subject of beach trash at a Sept. 3 meeting, after receiving a response to a letter they had forwarded to Sarasota County commissioners on behalf of a member.

In her response, Parks and Recreation Director Carolyn Brown explained why trash cans must remain well upland of the waterline on the county’s public beaches, pointing to the eyesores overflowing cans create and the burden of moving cans in anticipation of storm surge.

Brown, as well as Beach and Water Park Access Manager George Tatge, cited a host of other issues, including dangers to nesting birds and turtles and the danger of attracting animals, such as coyotes.

“The rules and regulations make perfect sense,” said Catherine Luckner, vice president of SKA. Tatge said Siesta Key public beach is cleaned — usually weekly and sometimes more often — by a raking device and tractor, and staff checks beaches for egregious litter each day and checks trash cans several times per day. And

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SPORTS 1972 — Leichtfuss started rowing at age 14.

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Andreas Leichtfuss began his coaching career in 1983.

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OSPREY — No matter how hard he trained, Andreas Leichtfuss couldn’t control the inevitable: He would never be part of the German National Team for rowing.

A local hero in his own right, the German teenager had reached the pinnacle of his success. It wasn’t for a lack of trying; the standards were simply too high.

As he came to grips with the realization, Leichtfuss looked to the future, specifically a younger generation of rowers who would someday vie for their own shots at national fame.

“It made me ambitious,” Leichtfuss says. “I wanted to stay in rowing, and if it couldn’t be as a competitor, then it would be as a coach. That was my motivation.”

Leichtfuss began coaching in 1983 at the Academy of Sports in Berlin, and after a 32-year international career spanning three continents, he is now bringing his experience to the Gulf Coast.

He arrived in Sarasota two weeks ago to assume his new position as the Sarasota Scullers’ program director and head coach.

Leichtfuss is just the third coach in the organization’s 25-year history.

“This is the first time we’ve been in a position to be able to bring the next generation of head coaches to Sarasota,” Scullers President Rita Ferrandino says.

“In the country, Sarasota is seen as the leader in rowing, and we wanted to bring to the program an international talent.”

A native of East Berlin, Germany, Leichtfuss began rowing at a small club when he was 14. He had no experience with water sports, but he saw an ad for the club in the local newspaper and decided to give the new sport a try.

“It caught my attention from the first moment,” Leichtfuss says. “There was a good atmosphere between the coaches and the rowers because we were all beginners to some extent.”

Leichtfuss continued to row through high school, winning several local regattas along the way.

But no matter how many regattas he won, there was one area that Leichtfuss still couldn’t master — his frame. Leichtfuss, who was relatively tall, fluctuated between lightweight and heavyweight rowing status.

But he never quite reached 190 centimeters (6 feet, 2 inches) and 85 to 90 kilograms (187 to 198 pounds), the optimum height and weight for German National Team rowers.

“I was a local hero, but unfortunately, it didn’t happen that I was selected for the national team,” Leichtfuss says. “Rowing was a famous sport in Germany at the time. We were trying to beat the Western countries, so it was very hard to make it.”

Leichtfuss landed his first coaching position in 1983 and spent the next six years coaching 14-year-old boys at the Academy of Sports.

He went on to coach programs across Europe and Asia, including national teams in Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Iraq and Korea.

“Coaching is a profession that you create a certain feeling for the rower and they are well supported in every direction,” Leichtfuss says.

It was while coaching the Dutch National Team for the World Championships in 1994 that Leichtfuss first set foot on American soil. He was enamored by the country’s hospitality.

“In my heart and brain, I knew I wanted to come back,” Leichtfuss

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says. “It’s a beautiful country.”

In 2010, Leichtfuss began managing the IOC Olympic Development Camps in Asia and Africa on behalf of the World Rowing Federation. He also has worked as a FISA expert and lecturer in Kuwait, Pakistan, Iraq and Mynamar, among other countries.

In 2013, Leichtfuss spent a year coaching South Korea in preparation for the Asian Games. Most recently, he coached in New Zealand.

As the Scullers’ program director and head coach, Leichtfuss hopes to educate rowers on the sport itself while putting them in a position to be successful.

“We believe rowing is more than a sport,” Leichtfuss says.

“It’s kind of a way of life. There’s a strong focus on program development and performance, so that at the end of their careers, they are able to achieve victories.”

Leichtfuss has coached rowers of all ages and skill levels, but he believes junior rowers, ages 14 to 18, are the players whom a coach can impact most.

Leichtfuss has approximately 90 kids enrolled in the Scullers program, which includes middle school and high school.

Already, he has began working with rowers, who train six days a week, in preparation for the team’s first regatta Oct. 10, at Nathan Benderson Park.

“It’s easy to pick out super talented kids,” Leichtfuss says. “The challenge is to bring success to the majority of the other ones. They have the potential, but you have to bring it out of them. It’s the perfect challenge for me.”

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The Sarasota High boys and girls cross-country teams both posted first place finishes at the Wiregrass Ranch Run with the Bulls Sept. 5.

1990-1998 — Leichtfuss coached in the Netherlands for several programs, including the Dutch National Team.

1998-2010 — Leichtfuss coached in Switzerland, during which time he coached the Zurich League Grasshoppers and the U23 National Team to several medals at the World Championships.

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Keri McMahon and Madison McNally, below, powered the Cardinal Mooney volleyball team to a 3-2 win against Braden River Sept. 3.

2010 — Leichtfuss began working on behalf of the World Rowing Federation and spent a year coaching in India.

2011-2013 — Leichtfuss returned the Netherlands to coach.

2013 — Leichtfuss spent a year coaching in South Korea in preparation for the Asian Games.

2014 — Leichtfuss coached in New Zealand.

Aug. 2015 — Leichtfuss was named the Sarasota Scullers’ new program director and head coach.

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The Riverview High boys golf team shot a combined 311 to win the Riverview Ram Invitational Sept. 4.

Wendy Tan shot 40 to lead the ODA girls golf team to a 181-207 victory versus Cardinal Mooney Sept. 1.

Allie Allmer distributed 42 assists to help lead the Riverview High volleyball team to a 3-0 victory against Lemon Bay Sept. 3.

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Sarasota freshman quarterback Bryan Gagg drops back for a pass in the first quarter.

TOP PERFORMERS Booker wide receiver Howard Smith caught a 7-yard touchdown for the Tornadoes’ lone score.

GAME CHANGER Josh Booker Running back, Sarasota High Booker rushed for nearly 270 yards and four touchdowns to lead the visiting Sailors to their first win of the season Sept. 4.

Riverview running back Ali Boyce scored all three of Riverview’s touchdowns. Boyce carried the ball 22 times for nearly 175 yards.

Sophomore running back Josh Booker rushed for nearly 270 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Sarasota High football team to a 38-6 victory against Booker High Sept. 4.

Booker made an immediate impact, scoring on a 68-yard run to give the Sailors a 6-0 lead with 9:32 remaining in the first quarter.

The Tornadoes responded when sophomore quarterback Arthur Brantley connected with Howard Smith for a 7-yard touchdown.

As rain began to pour down, Booker scored his second touchdown of the night on a 5-yard run. The Sailors recovered a muffed punt later in the first quarter, setting up Deron Davis' 1-yard touchdown run.

Booker added a 29-yard touchdown run to close out the first half, giving Sarasota a 25-6 lead. Booker added a 58-yard run in the third quarter for his fourth touchdown of the night.

Sarasota's defense held Tornadoes running back Jamal Benson to 55 yards on the ground. The Sailors also intercepted three of Brantley's passes and recovered a pair of fumbles.

Davis scored Sarasota's final touchdown on a 4-yard run.

Sarasota returns to action Sept. 11, versus Island Coast, while Booker High travels to Wauchula Hardee for its first district game of the season.

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Hannah Hritz finished with 15 kills, seven digs, four blocks and three aces to lead the way for the Lady Sailors. Anna Massey added five kills, three aces and 10 assists. Jessica Shiffner contributed four kills, 11 digs and an ace.

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Diesel also won individual events.

Csendes, Patrice, Militzer and Whatmore also won the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay. The Lady Thunder won 10 of 12 events.

Sarsen Whatmore and Zach Szmania led the way for ODA’s boys team. Sarsen Whatmore won the 200 and 500 freestyles. Szmania set a new school record in the 200 IM with his first-place finish.

He also won the 100 breaststroke. Laz Tengerdy and Charles Hayes also won individual events.

Hayes, Szmania, Whatmore and Tengerdy set a new school record in the 200 medley relay and also won the 400 freestyle relay.

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he Riverview High volleyball team remained unbeaten with a 25-14, 25-23, 25-15 non-district victory against Lakewood Ranch Sept. 2.

Sarah Neill and Kenzie Walker powered Riverview with 12 kills each. Alex Hilton added nine kills. Sam Norden led the Lady Rams defense with 20 digs.

With the win, the Lady Rams improved to 5-0 for the season.

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ODA’s Zach Szmania set a new school record in the 200-yard individual medley.

Riverview senior Sarah Neill helped power the Lady Rams with 12 kills.

The Out-of-Door Academy boys and girls swim teams both beat Keswick Christian and St. Pete Canterbury School Sept. 3.

Kate Patrice, Imola Csendes and Reece Whatmore all won a pair of individual events. Patrice won the 50-and 100-yard freestyles. Csendes won the 200 individual medley and the 100 butterfly. Whatmore captured the 200 and 500 freestyles.

Chlor Militzer and Caroline

The Sarasota Christian volleyball team held on to beat Braden River 3-2 in non-district action Sept. 3.

The Lady Blazers won the first set 25-22 before splitting the next four sets 21-25, 25-20, 21-25, 15-10.

Anikka Jensen finished with 15 kills, one ace and three blocks to power Sarasota Christian. Cheyenne Miller added 11 kills and two aces. McKenzie Lantz added nine kills and three aces.

Sailors fall to Indians The Sarasota High boys golf team fell to Venice 155-175 Sept. 2, at Serenoa Golf Club.

Parker Spence shot 42 to lead the way for the Sailors. Logan Finlay and Austin Kuster each added a 44. Logan Track rounded out the scoring with a 45.

D’Lynn Roach shot 37 to earn medalist honors for Venice.

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Wendy Popp takes a phone call while setting curlers in Shirley Klein’s hair.

Beauty secrets Plymouth Harbor’s salon is about more than just manicures for residents.

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Nancy Berkely always kept her appointment for every other week at the Plymouth Coiffeur beauty salon.

Even as her Alzheimer’s disease progressed, she still recognized salon owner Wendy Popp.

“Wendy would say after she cut her hair, ‘Oh, you look very nice.

Have Joe take you out to lunch so people can see it,’ and she would smile,” her husband, Joe Berkely, said. “She knew Wendy, but she didn’t even know me, and I was married to her for 67 years. I thought she ought to remember me at least, but I was tickled she remembered somebody.”

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Resident Helen Kelly hugs Wendy Popp to wish her a happy birthday Sept. 4.

The name of a nail polish is Red My Lips. Wendy Popp encourages her clients to go beyond clear nail polish to a more daring shade of pink or red.

December 2012, Berkely still makes regular appointments for himself for haircuts and washes.

If he’s feeling indulgent there might be a manicure or pedicure, although he stresses that there’s never any polish. Of course, it’s also an opportunity for him to catch up with Popp.

“Working here is not even like a job,” Popp said. “We have been around people for so long. It’s an extended family to us. You just can’t help building relationships from seeing so many people for so many years.”

Five years ago, Popp took over ownership of the salon, but she has worked as a hairstylist at Plymouth Harbor for 31 years. She began working for the salon after her mother, Beryl Bardsley, read an advertisement for a salon that was for sale while vacationing in Sarasota with her husband, Raymond, and Popp, from England.

“From an age where I can remember back, I’ve always been around beauty salons from my mother driving us to retirement facilities to do hair with a portable dryer at 4 years old,” Popp said.

With a background in managing a hotel and multiple beauty salons, Bardsley decided to purchase the salon and move to Sarasota with the entire family. Not long after, Popp began attending Sarasota Beauty School and started working with her mother in the shop.

Thirty-one years later, Popp works alongside two other hairdressers at Plymouth Coiffeur’s two locations on the campus. One salon is located in the main tower of Plymouth Harbor, and the second is in the Smith Care Center.

The full-service salon offers manicures, pedicures, blowdrying, perms and curler-setting exclusively to residents. But Plymouth Coiffeur’s services go beyond the typical salon menu.

Popp and her stylists have made house calls for residents unable to come down to the salon. She’s cut hair for clients lying in bed and sitting in recliners. Stylists will

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Charleen Sessions waits for her hair to set while catching up on some reading.

even walk clients back to their rooms if they need extra help.

Because the salon has a lot of Alzheimer’s patients, stylists have to be able to keep clients calm and comfortable, even if they become distressed.

“We go above and beyond here,” said Jaime Cusson, a stylist with Plymouth Coiffeur. “It’s not an everyday salon, and we enjoy what we do here.”

Cusson had been working for the salon for two years when her home caught fire and became unlivable. When the late Bobby Broderick heard about what happened, he pulled the Plymouth Harbor community together to arrange for a rental home with furniture for Cusson and her family.

“It made me feel comfortable and reassured,” Cusson said. “It made me feel safe knowing that there are people out there that don’t even know you that step up and just take care of you. We love our people here.”

Traditionally, beauty salons have been a place for women to gossip and trade beauty secrets.

Although there is plenty of socializing, the gossip is never of the tawdry variety.

“The nice thing is, a lot of beauty shops are all gossip,” Popp said. “This beauty shop, well we get a little bit of gossip — everyone does — but nothing like that.

You would never want someone to overhear anything about a bridge game or something.”

Resident Helen Kelly depends on Popp and her staff for a weekly wash and blow-dry. She looks forward to her appointments because of the friendliness of the staff. After her hair is done, she says she feels like a new woman.

“I have never witnessed caring like that in any beauty salon I’ve been in,” Kelly said. “They take care of us.”

Students and families savor spaghetti and meatballs.

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Sailboats scatter across Sarasota Bay for the 69th annual Labor Day Regatta.

Sarasota sets sail at Labor Day Regatta S ailors waited along the shore of City Island Park in anticipation of the second day of the three-day 69th annual Labor Day Regatta Sept. 5.

Then, they waited a little longer because of a lack of breeze that delayed the start of the regatta for a couple of hours.

But by 2 p.m., wind filled the sails, and more than 200 boats were launched into Sarasota Bay, each taking on one of five courses for the event.

The first day of events concluded with a barbecue.

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Left: The elevated kitchen overlooks the great room, with stained glass windows adding to the atmosphere.

Below: In a guest suite, boldly striped walls and antique furniture continue the theme.

as the formal dining room. Next to it, through the arches, are two sitting rooms. One, known as the wine room, contains but four low club chairs (about the only modern furniture in the house) arranged around a circular table.

French doors open out onto a terrace. The view is of the formally planted garden at the rear of the house.

The official living room is not quite what it seems. The deep

green walls are not painted, but rather, covered with fabric, and behind them are the speakers of an elaborate sound system. Likewise, the large Baroque painting hanging over the fireplace doesn’t hang at all. It swings open like a door to reveal a television.

The master suite is set in one of the two towers that dominate the façade of the house, along with a clocktower. The lower level contains the Versailles-like bedroom,

up a circular staircase in an office.

The other tower contains a similar arrangement, set up as a guest suite.

The attention to detail throughout the home is remarkable.

Lucas used architectural salvage — plus custom-made new items — to create one successful effect

after another. There are weathered doors, iron grills, elaborate railings, intricate hardware and ornate moldings. Periods are mixed, with “what looks right” trumping historical accuracy. In a sense, it’s like San Simeon, the famed Hearst castle in Sarasota — an impressive visual delight

pieced together from the past.

Lucas and Butine sold the home to Cheryl Woodruff, owner of Two Senoritas restaurant. She liked it so much that she kept it exactly the same but added a few touches of her own, including a two-story gazebo that serves as a party space, with a home gym — or artist studio — above it. Now, Woodruff is putting the home on the market.

It is being sold unfurnished, but the furniture can be purchased separately. It’s a tough decision.

What is there now is totally in sync with the scale and drama of the Castle. But what a project that would be — filling this home with furniture worthy of its magical atmosphere.

The home at 1608 Hudson Pointe Drive is priced at $2,395,000.

For more information, call Peter Laughlin, of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, at 356-8428.

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BUSINESS FRIDAY, SEPT. 11

EDC OF SARASOTA COUNTY ANNUAL MEETING

Runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Hyatt Regency Sarasota, 1000 Blvd. of the Arts. Meet community and business leaders, entrepreneurs and concerned citizens, and discuss issues affecting the future of the county. Registration is free.

Visit edcsarasotacounty.com.

COMMUNITY FRIDAY, SEPT. 11 CLUB SCENE

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Runs from 7 to 10 p.m. at Lee Wetherington Boys & Girls Club, 3100 Fruitville Road. Community Youth Development and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County present “Club Scene” for teens entering sixth through eighth grades. There will be music, a game room and refreshments. Admission is free.

Call 366-7940.

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ELECTRIFY THE ISLAND

Runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway. Explore electric vehicles and other eco-friendly technologies in the Sarasota-based kickoff of National Drive Electric Week.

Electrify the Island will showcase a plug-in electric vehicle expo, ride-and-drive sessions for visitors to test vehicles, vendors focused on sustainability and energy efficiency and educational booths. Mote admission is not required. Call 388-4441.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 12, AND SUNDAY, SEPT. 13 ROCKIN’ WINGS FESTIVAL

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Runs from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, at Payne Park, 2050 Adams Lane. The first Rockin’ Wings Festival will feature wings from around Sarasota.

Each participating restaurant will submit wings for a blind taste test.

Entertainment will include tribute bands, a motorcycle thrill show and play area for children. Admission is $5 for adults; free for children 12 and under. Call 219-8410.

Family Caregiver Support Group Finding Joy In Every Day. Presented by: Julie Cook Downing President of Caregivers’ Comfort Creations, LLC

SUNDAY, SEPT. 13

The Meaning of Indulge Thursday ~ Sept. 17, 2015 at 4:30pm

Runs from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota, 3975 Fruitville Road.

Parents looking for an alternative to traditional religious school education are invited to attend the church’s back-to-school kickoff party. The event is open to all and provides an opportunity for parents to learn about the curriculum of the religious education program.

Hot dogs and hamburgers will be served, and a giant Slip ’N Slide will be available for kids. Admission is free. Call 371-4974.

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Runs from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Faith Presbyterian Church, 1201 N. Beneva Road. A representative from the Sarasota Audubon Society will speak. Contact Barb Hahn at 266-9802.

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Starts at 6 p.m. at Selby Public Library, 1331 First St. Join a discussion of contemporary and classic verse. This month will spotlight “Slow Lightning” by Eduardo C. Corral. Admission is free. Call 8611175.

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TUESDAY, SEPT. 15

Runs from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at Morton’s Gourmet Market, 1924 Osprey Ave. Enjoy an afternoon sampling more than 50 craft beers, rare imports and ciders from around the world. Morton’s chefs will be on hand with beer-friendly cuisine.

Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 on the day of the event. Call 955-9856.

Starts at 9:45 a.m. in the Peterson Room of the Sarasota Opera House, 61 Pineapple Ave. Vocalists from the Sarasota Opera will perform for guests. Coffee and pastries will be served. Admission is free. Visit sarasotaopera.org.

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ENTERTAINMENT SATURDAY, SEPT. 12 DR. NIK: A SELEKT RETROSPEKTIVE

Starts at 7 p.m. at Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Court. Meet the man behind the decorated bicycles on display throughout town. Dr. Nik will have his many bicycles on display, as well as his hand-crafted puppets and work from his Tribal Mask Series, Relative Musician Series and Ringling Museum series.

Entertainment will include a puppet performance and Joe Bruno’s “New Orleans Hot Dogs” with guest vocalist Synia. Tickets are $10 in advance; $12 at the door. Call 5876588.

SOCIAL AND SINGERS

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18 FRIDAY FEST

Starts at 5 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 Tamiami Trail. Take in the final Friday Fest of the summer on the bayfront with a performance by Reverend Barry & Funktastic Soul featuring The Hellacious Horns. Bring your lawn chair or blanket. Food and drink vendors are available; outside food and drink are prohibited. Admission is free. Visit vanwezel.org.

HEALTH THURSDAY, SEPT. 17

REDEEMER ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP

Starts at 10 a.m. in Room 209 of Gillespie Hall at Church of the Redeemer, 222 S Palm Ave. On the third Thursday of each month, members of the community are welcome to take part in this Alzheimer’s support group. Admission is free. Call 955-4263.

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home in Harbor Acres tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Mollie Nelson, of Sarasota, sold her home at 1240 Hillview Drive to Thomas and Suzanne Hall, of Sarasota, for $5 million. Built in 1992, it has four bedrooms, three and a half baths and 4,852 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2.7 million in 2013.

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The Tower Residences Cathy Convery, of Sarasota, sold her Unit 1603 condominium at 35 Watergate Drive to OM Vastra LLC for $2.92 million. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,985 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $2.09 million in 2011.

Donna Bernstein, of Garden City, N.Y., sold her Unit 1402 condominium at 35 Watergate Drive to Donald and Rachael Worthington, of Sarasota, for $2.8 million. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, four and a half baths and 3,751 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2,826,200 in 2008.

The Savoy on Palm James Boyle and Marta Rior-

dan, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 903 condominium at 401 S. Palm Ave. to Robert Hendel, of Sarasota, for $2,075,000.

Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, three and a half baths and 2,975 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,849,000 in 2013.

Coral Cove Sandy Squitieri sold his home at 1730 Caribbean Drive to Kevin and Kellie McNary, of Sarasota, for $1,125,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three and a half baths, a pool and 3,773 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,887,500 in 2007.

Aqualane Estates James and Louise Doering, trustees, of Moline, Ill., sold

the home at 1503 Shelbourne Lane to Steven and Caryn Silver, of Sarasota, for $1 million. Built in 1959, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,860 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $150,000 in 1994.

One Hundred Central Michael Zazarino, of Sarasota, sold his Unit A-403 at 100 Central Ave. to Jonathan and Alice Gilberton, of Sarasota, for $450,000. Built in 2005, it has one bedroom, two baths and 991 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $350,000 in 2010.

Desota Park Luthy Family LLC sold the home at 1909 Hibiscus St. to RJJM LLC for $400,000. Built in 1950, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,207 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $38,000 in 1979.

Sapphire Shores Cheryl Hall and Thomas Brubaker, of Las Vegas, sold their home at 4852 Brywill Circle to John and M. Katie Corning, of Sarasota, for $400,000. Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,769 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $274,000 in 2011.

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

AUG. 24 - AUG. 28

Other top sales by area SIESTA KEY

$1.94 million Siesta’s Bayside Bruce and Sonja Nye, of Sarasota, sold their home at 726 Siesta Key Circle to Colin and Roma Temple, of Sarasota, for $1.94 million.

Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,984 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.8 million in 2014.

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$510,000 Bouchard Gardens John and Sheila Dorosk, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 202 condominium at 5252 Bouchard Circle to Edward Town and Steven Rubin, of Nokomis, for $510,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two and a half baths and 2,288 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $304,900 in 1999.

South Gate Burt Lazarus, of Truro, Mass., sold his home at 2708 Wisteria Place to David Wright, of Sarasota, for $365,000. Built

4195 S Shade Avenue A4123744 $899,900 Ryndie Brusco

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-809-6913

619 Owl Way A4130321 $825,000 Bibi-Ann Allard PA

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-685-0422

1240 Dolphin Bay Wy 303 A4125780 $739,000 Kris Niehaus & Christy Neff

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-376-4950

19 Whispering Sands Dr 206 A4126130 $649,999 Camille Schwabe

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-894-4771

8233 Midnight Pass Road A4111262 $4,499,000 Klaus Lang

8750 Midnight Pass Rd 403 A4118449 $574,000 Marlene & George Marshall

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-539-8850

5420 Eagles Point Cir 401 A4127942 $569,000 Tara Lamb & Judy Greene

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-266-4873

215 Park Trace Boulevard N5904980 $515,000 Sherrey Welch

Osprey 941-485-5421 941-223-6318

2326 Mcclellan Parkway A4130692 $510,000 Kim Eskew

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-587-5999

856 Macewen Drive A4115143 $499,999 Karen Cash Greco

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$650,000 The Woodlands at Rivendell Robert and Lucille Fairbank, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1101 Mallard Marsh Drive to Gary and Lesley Glick, of Lake Hopatcong, N.J., for $650,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,424 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $562,500 in 2011.

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$595,000 Sorrento Woods Douglas and Allison Laudenslager sold their home at 1020 Delacroix Circle to Sandra and Peter Durber, of London, for $595,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,864 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $565,000 in 2004.

in 1957, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,155 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $310,000 in 2013.

Siesta Key 941-383-7591 941-320-1223

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-504-6927

3870 Spyglass Hill Road A4110974 $499,900 Kristina Talkie & Judy Arreola

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656 Regatta Way A4131079 $3,099,000 Ann Moore

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120 Whispering Sands Drive V-20 A4125532 Carol Thomas

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Bradenton 941-951-6660 941-320-8461

8909 Huntington Pointe Drive A4127705 $425,000 Kelly Quigley & Linda Dickinson

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-356-9954

4840 Jacaranda Heights Drive D5907111 $419,500 Bob Lorence

Venice 941-473-7750 239-682-2106

409 N Point Road 503 A4124035 $415,000 Rosalie Phillips

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-544-4430

1900 Benjamin Franklin Dr # 2 A3996204 $365,000 Kathleen Griffin

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-302-3979

3774 Kingston Boulevard A4130194 $359,900 Drew Russell

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-993-3739

6237 Donnington Court A4111966 $359,000 Lyn Purmort

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-928-7472

750 N Tamiami Trail 818 A4130129 Holly Winkle

Sarasota $349,900 941-907-9595

6780 Deering Circle A4130857 $325,000 Peggy Wellman & Robert Moffatt

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building permits issued for the week of Aug. 24 through Aug. 28, in order of dollar amounts.

C I T Y O F SA RAS O TA ADDRESS

PERMIT

APPLICANT

AMOUNT

988 Blvd. of the Arts

Alterations

Linda Hardick

$150,000

1255 N. Gulfstream Ave.

Remodel

Lois Geller

943 Norsota Way

Dock/seawall

Daniel Lawrence, trustee $54,535

1255 N. Gulfstream Ave.

Alterations

Pat McKeough

1253 Hillview Drive

Seawall

Sam Norton, trustee

$40,071

1765 Cunliff Lane

Pool

Gary Dickinson

$35,000

3538 Almeria Ave.

Pool/spa/deck Robert Pisano

$32,000

2107 Floyd St.

Rebuild

$19,000

2333 Hibiscus Court

Windows/doors Mary Wickline

$16,021

2665 Bay St.

Remodel

$15,000

Nevin Weiner Eric Biles

$62,185 $45,000

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

PERMIT

APPLICANT

AMOUNT

4166 Camino Real

Remodel

Barry Grayson

$348,500

4602 Deer Trail Blvd.

Re-roof

Sandra Siegel, trustee

$154,400

6786 Paseao Castille

Re-roof

Robert Gill

$149,800

1636 Baywood Way

Addition

Wayne Carucci

$121,445

8528 Heron Lagoon Circle

Alterations

Stewart Feldman

$118,725

5858 Midnight Pass Road

Remodel

Timothy O’Neill

$99,900

1294 Whitehall Place

Seawall

Al Besse

$62,500

3698 Kingston Blvd.

Pool/Patio

Gregory Brock

$42,835

4700 White Tail Lane

Re-roof

Thomas Williams III

$39,780

8432 Woodbriar Drive

Re-roof

Gary Blakeman

$33,000

1253 Hillview Drive

Seawall

Sam Norton, trustee

$40,071

1765 Cunliff Lane

Pool

Gary Dickinson

$35,000

2059 Rose St.

Re-roof

Anne Burris

$13,300

1835 Goldenrod St.

Alterations

Paige Swartz

400 Carriage House Lane 204 N5904825 $259,900 Jo-Anne Sckowska & Nell Taylor

33 S Gulfstream Avenue 402 A4131314 $217,000 Jane Ebury

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

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-376-1826

3920 Red Rock Way A4113743 $2,795,000 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-376-1717

211 Tremont Lane A4128008 $2,750,000 The Collier Group

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-313-1212

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

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

1515 Pine Bay Drive A4122724 $1,850,000 Judy Nimz

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-374-0196

7198 Midnight Pass Road A4115988 $1,725,000 Ellen Wells

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-544-4849

1723 South Drive A4130741 $1,450,000 Victoria Stultz

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-387-5676

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

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-320-2709

2751 Donald Ross E Rd A3999146 $1,250,000 Lenore Treiman & June Howell

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-356-9642

703 N Macewen Dr A3999138 $1,247,000 Nicole Dovgopolyi

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-356-5849

1450 Bern Creek Loop A4108909 $1,200,000 Lee Byron and Sue Keal

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-350-5542

505 Givens Street A4124528 $1,169,000 Brian Loebker

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-735-4393

3142 Walter Travis Drive A4125297 $1,150,000 Melba Jimenez PA

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-356-3970

$9,500

Source: Sarasota County; city of Sarasota

Port Charlotte 941-473-7750 941-223-0832

Nokomis/North Venice 941-485-5421 941-321-8975

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-726-9360

835 S Osprey Avenue 307 A4130289 $319,000 Nina Dearing

11710 Tempest Harbor Loop N5904605 $250,000 Daisy Hamilton Blair

3482 Beekman Place 16 A4129980 $185,000 Ann Debellevue

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-809-0038

Venice 941-493-2500 941-525-6525

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-720-7614

6747 Roxbury Drive A4130772 $308,900 Kevin Wiegand

8380 Wingate Drive 623 A4130942 $239,900 Robert Agnello

5741 New York Avenue A4130938 $159,900 Alix Wexler PA

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-350-7345

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-928-1328

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-350-2742

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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1068 Eppinger Drive D5906977 $320,000 Susan Gilmore

1814 Roland Street A4111601 $5,450,000 Michael Hays

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It previously sold for $160,000 in 2013.

Fannie Mae sold the home at 3708 Thornton Place to Micah and Kristen Krimetz, of Sarasota, for $205,000. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,597 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $299,300 in 2006.

Carl and Lana Palasz, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the home at 2510 Euclid Ave. to Weston Spoon, of Sarasota, for $315,000. Built in 1961, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,072 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $95,000 in 1989.

Cedar Cove Debbie Ann Dillon and Darrel Holler, of Franklin, N.C., sold their home at 1846 Roland St. to Keith and Michelle Todoroff, of Bradenton, for $320,000. Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,410 square feet of living area.

Robert Pretschner and Jennifer Naylor, of Sarasota, sold their home at 3219 Tanglewood Drive to Anthony and Elaine Cook, of Sarasota, for $295,000. Built in 1958, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,711 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $145,000 in 2000.

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Graber Homes LLC sold the home at 2428 Hamlin Lane to Grant Wallace Herren, of Sarasota, for $289,900. Built in 1956, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,504 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $160,000 in 2014.

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It previously sold for $204,000 in 2007.

Anthony Dobson and Mary Nolan, of Independence, Ohio, sold their home at 2441 Foster Lane to Christopher Wetzig and Carl Wetzig, of Sarasota, for $250,000. Built in 1956, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,611 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $205,000 in 2014.

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It previously sold for $146,000 in 1995.

Geoffrey and Peggy Van Deusen, trustees, of Zellwood, sold the home at 2484 Sunnyside Lane to Donna Boynton, of Atlanta, for $270,000. Built in 1965, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,198 square feet of living area.

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941-780-1445 | 941-921-3025

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Residential & Commercial

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CCC1330177

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IKEA KITCHEN MEASURE & DESIGN IKEA KITCHEN ASSEMBLY & INSTALLATION

David Hall is the one to call!!!

Licensed and Insured

941-345-5264

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(941) 966-2960

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941-993-9976

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• Over 24 years experience

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Driveways Deck Staining Roof Cleaning

THE GRAB BAR GUY

941-474-Roof (7663)

PAINTING

Faulkner’s

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Ins./Lic#RCA065387

Shingle • Tile • Flat • Metal • All Types

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178449

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179168

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Most Amazing Properties GOING VERTICAL

Casey Key 608 South Casey Key Road $1,985,000

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

AQUA 280 Golden Gate Point Priced from $2,995,000

Downtown Sarasota 1111 Ritz Carlton Drive, #1108 $1,100,000

Siesta Key 4011 Shell Road $7,990,000

West of Trail 1410 Lasula Court $875,000

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

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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.

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$9,700,000

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