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Youth of the Year finalist

Jorge Hernandez-Perez has had a strong run with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto counties.

The former Riverview High student has been involved with the group since 2018.

Thanks to academic success and leadership skills, he was named the clubs’ 2021 Youth of the Year. He won the Florida Youth of the Year competition in April and took the regional title in June.

After six months of preparation, Hernandez-Perez went to the national competition Sept. 21. HernandezPerez wrote an essay, delivered a speech and touted the need for equitable education to judges.

He didn’t win, but club staff said they like to think he came in second.

Joining the Circus

A group of Easterseals Southwest Florida children have learned how to juggle, spin plates and even take to the air with aerial acrobatics.

The nonprofit, which offers services and programs to children with disabilities, partnered with Circus Arts Conservatory to have seven children learn all about circus life. The students will show off their talents during the Easterseals 75th Anniversary Gala at the CAC Big Top on Saturday.

HOMEWARD BOUND At long last, the Humane Society of Sarasota County opens its new facility.

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Harry the dog rests for a moment at the Humane Society’s grand opening Sept. 24.

Proposed closure irks neighbors

Turtle Tracks SINCE APRIL 25 TOTAL NESTS:

2021 2020 Siesta Key 521 465 Lido Key 107 153 Casey Key 1,471 1,515 TOTAL FALSE CRAWLS:

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David Conway

Buildings including the Embassy House on Palm Avenue, built in 1975, could be subject to new inspections if city or state lawmakers pass regulations requiring recertification.

A non-event application raises issues.

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The opening of The Mark in early 2020 has sparked tensions with nearby bars, including Gator Club.

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“We were right to do it before. We’ve got it pretty well in balance. We need to do it again, but in a much more minor way.”

Reduced inventory fuels real estate prices

County Commissioner Nancy Detert, on the county’s second redistricting effort in two years. READ MORE ON PAGE 9

Tight inventory of homes and condominiums for sale, even compared to typically tight mid-summer markets of previous years, continues to drive up real estate prices across Sarasota and Manatee counties, according to the region’s industry group.

As a result, the price run-up that began in June 2020 continues, a 15-month stretch of ever-higher selling prices for homes, condos and town homes.

According to the organization’s data, the single-family home price in Sarasota was $390,093 in August, an increase of 18.2%. In the condo market, Sarasota reported a 26.3% increase to a median price of $315,000.

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School district lifts mask mandate

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fter three consecutive days with a reported COVID-19 positivity rate below 8% across the county, Sarasota County Schools suspended its mandatory mask policy beginning Monday.

When the school board voted to adopt the mask mandate in August, officials included a provision that made facial coverings optional indoors if the positivity rate fell below the 8% threshold.

The temporary emergency mask policy remains in place through Nov. 12, and masks will become mandatory again if the countywide COVID-19 positivity rate is above 10%. The county has not recorded a single-day positivity rate above 10% since Sept. 12.

On Sept. 22, the school district adjusted its contact tracing protocols to align with a new Florida Department of Health rule. Parents and guardians of students known to be a direct contact of a person who tested positive for COVID-19 may allow the student to attend school without restrictions as long as the student is asymptom-

Number of downtown Sarasota condos that are more than 40 years old.

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Top offer to purchase the Sarasota County Administration Building and two other nearby downtown properties.

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Number of animals the Humane Society of Sarasota County has the capacity to take in annually following an expansion.

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CALENDAR n Regular City Commission meeting — 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4 and Tuesday, Oct. 5, Commission Chambers, City Hall, 1565 First St.

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The vast majority of Sarasota County residents feel good about where they live, though population growth and new development ranks as the most important issue for the second straight year.

Those are some of the findings in the 2021 Sarasota County Citizen’s Opinion Survey, presented and discussed at Tuesday’s County Commission meeting.

The survey asked a random sample of 1,250 residents questions about quality of life, the experience of interacting with county government, top issues facing the community and more.

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Masks will be optional at Sarasota County schools unless the countywide COVID-19 positivity rate exceeds 10%.

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The high-profile collapse of a Florida building is just one factor creating a more intense interest in issues associated with managing condominium towers.

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he name of an upcoming event hosted by a downtown resident group — “Condominiums in Crisis” — paints a troubling image of the state of aging buildings along the water and in the heart of the city.

The Downtown Sarasota Condominium Association, which organized the event, noted there are reasons to be upbeat about the health and maintenance of those buildings, too. But in the wake of the June collapse of a 12-story residential beachfront building in Surfside, Florida, condo dwellers are expressing a renewed interest in making sure their homes are safe and stable.

That interest extends to government officials at the state and local level. On Sept. 20, the City Commission was scheduled to discuss the possibility of creating an inspection and recertification process for buildings that are 40 years old. That discussion got delayed to a future meeting, but city leaders are prepared to reconsider their role in ensuring the safety of older buildings.

The “crisis” that the Downtown Sarasota Condo Association alludes to is financial as much as it is structural. Condo owners are facing significantly rising insurance premiums — an average 15% increase this year for downtown condos, the group said.

Labor and material shortages mean increased costs and greater strains on condo associations, amplifying the challenge of navigating any questions that arose in the wake of the Surfside collapse.

During an Oct. 13 forum at the Art Ovation hotel, the Downtown Sarasota Condo Association hopes to provide some guidance for members attempting to sort through those questions.

“We’ve got everything from new $6 million condos to ones

Downtown has drawn attention for a wave of new condo construction, but older residential buildings, such as the Essex House, remain standing, and occupants of those buildings face challenges to maintain the quality of an aging structure.

that are 45 years old and a fraction of that cost,” said David Lough, the president of the Downtown Sarasota Condo Association.

“We’re just trying to do the right thing, whatever the right thing is — which is not to put our head in the sand about it.”

PLANNING AHEAD

Representatives for the Downtown Sarasota Condominium Association said there are indicators its members were already taking building safety seriously.

In a survey of 32 condos, all of the respondents said they required a reserve study at least once every three years, with 20% of those requiring an annual study.

A reserve study is a planning tool that attempts to identify future expenses associated with maintenance of a property, allowing condo associations to more effectively budget and plan for repair projects that may arise.

Jeff McDuffie, the moderator of the “Condominiums in Crisis” forum, is the president of Lighthouse Property Management, an Osprey-based company that provides condo management services. McDuffie said one of the main things he stresses for condo

associations is the importance of working with a quality engineering firm. McDuffie said that principle is usually easy to follow when replacing a roof or conducting some other structural improvement, but the desire to reduce expenses can be tempting when embarking on something like a reserve study, which can be seen as more theoretical.

“I don’t know that there was a lot of attention being paid to that,” McDuffie said of reserve studies. “There’s certainly more focus on that now — do we have enough money set aside to do the things we need to do to keep the integrity of the building where it needs to be?”

Sarasota residents have examples of the hazards associated with condo life close to home.

Beginning in 2010, Dolphin Tower on Gulfstream Avenue had to be vacated for five years because the building, constructed in 1973, had structural issues in a fourth-floor concrete slab. On Longboat Key, The Colony Beach and Tennis Resort shuttered after a yearslong dispute between the property manager and condo owners related to renovation expenses.

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ta Condo Association estimated residential buildings spend more than $60 million annually on operating expenses that include regular maintenance and reserve fees for major projects. Both Lough and McDuffie said they had a sense that downtown residents generally took long-term maintenance issues seriously.

“When it comes to the structural side of these buildings, that’s not a place to cut corners,” McDuffie said.

For some condo residents with more limited incomes, the pressures associated with maintenance, insurance and labor expenses have forced them to move out and relocate elsewhere.

McDuffie agreed with the downtown condo group that a confluence of factors had created a unique challenge for residents of communal buildings.

“This is kind of like the perfect storm — any one of these would be a significant event,” McDuffie said. “You put them all together, and it’s a big challenge.”

REGULATION OPTIONS

City Commissioner Erik Arroyo said he wanted the city to consider a 40-year inspection and recertification process because state lawmakers had expressed an interest in a similar mandate.

“He was looking at having something that we can adopt as an interim measure until the state is able to pick it up,” City Manager Marlon Brown said at the Sept. 20 meeting.

Arroyo highlighted similar regulations in place in MiamiDade and Broward counties, where officials check for potential structural and electrical issues in older buildings. In Broward, those buildings are subject to renewed inspection every 10 years after the 40-year check-in.

The city has also signaled a willingness to reconsider other regulations related to building maintenance and improvements. In July, residents of the 350 Golden Gate Point condominium expressed a desire to replace a seawall with major faults that was more than 50 years old.

Because the proposed new seawall exceeded the height of the existing feature, the condo was required to file an application for a variance to the city’s zoning code, a process that takes months for approval.

When residents expressed frustration about the inability to get the project authorized more quickly, city development services staff agreed, asking the planning department to revise the zoning code to avoid such an issue in the future.

As both residents and officials attempt to sort through the complexities of long-term building maintenance, those close to the issue expressed some optimism about the community’s ability to effectively manage the future of the towers that dot the city.

“It’s being taken seriously, and I think that’s encouraging,” McDuffie said. “It’s always difficult to catch up on things when you kick the can down the road and then the road ends.”

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ow much is it worth to convert a spot in a parking lot to a spot in a parking garage?

The answer to that question could significantly affect the potential sale price of the Fillmore Drive parking lot on St. Armands Circle, City Attorney Robert Fournier said in a Sept. 22 memo.

On Monday, the City Commission will hold its third discussion in the past six months about selling the Fillmore Drive lot to JWM Management, a developer interested in building a hotel, grocery store and residences on the 1.98acre site. In August, the commission voted 4-1 to invite any prospective purchasers to submit their proposals for acquiring the land from the city.

Before city staff returns to the commission with the details of any offers, however, Fournier wants to address a major variable related to the property.

Fournier wrote that city officials now anticipate that an offer from JWM Management will include a charge back to the city for the cost of building a parking garage and maintaining the 268 public spaces in and near the Fillmore lot.

Based on a cost estimate of $30,000 per space, that could result in the buyer receiving a credit of $8.04 million toward the purchase of the land at its fair market value. Fournier said that if the appraised value of the land were less than $8 million, it’s possible the city could end up owing the purchaser money.

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Residents criticize street closure request As the downtown bar seeks approval to expand its operations outdoors, the city attorney has raised questions about the legality of the application.

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ity Attorney Robert Fournier sees a fundamental flaw with an application that Gator Club filed with the city’s special events office to close a segment of Lemon Avenue for almost every Friday and Saturday night through November 2022.

“The problem I see is that what is being requested is not a special event,” Fournier wrote in a memo Friday. “It is not really an ‘event’ at all. It is more accurately characterized as simply a request from a business establishment to expand its business operations into the public right of way on a twice-weekly recurring basis.”

In August, Gator Club General Manager Jamie Brester filed an application with the city seeking to close Lemon Avenue between Main Street and an alley north of State Street from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The proposal seeks to implement the closure beginning Dec. 10. The application lists the event type as a “celebration.” Brester described the request as an effort to “extend (the) business area onto the closed street.”

The bar said the event would

include food and alcohol sales, and a food truck would occasionally be present. The application said there would be no tents, stages or amplified sound at the event, though a separate section leaves open the possibility of adding outside entertainment.

The requested street closure drew the attention of some residents at The Mark, a Pineapple Avenue condominium building located near Gator Club. Emails from those residents expressed opposition and asked the city to hold a public hearing to discuss the request, rather than let the special events office handle it administratively. Fournier said more than five residents requested a public hearing, meeting the threshold necessary to send it to the City Commission for consideration.

The Mark resident John Bordeaux called the bar’s request absurd and linked the street closure to noise and disorder.

“What’s next, will the 1400 block of Main Street be closed so that Smokin’ Joe’s can sell liquor in the street until 1 a.m. every Friday and Saturday night?” Bordeaux wrote.

In a response to Bordeaux, Commissioner Erik Arroyo described the requested street closure as a nuanced issue and said offi-

“Ultimately, there is no perfect solution that will make everyone happy.”

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cials had to balance the interests of residents with the rights of business owners. Arroyo said the city’s consideration of changes to its sound ordinance — another topic that has pitted residents of The Mark against Gator Club and other downtown nightlife establishments — added a layer of complexity to the conversation.

“Ultimately, there is no perfect solution that will make everyone happy,” Arroyo wrote in a Sept. 19 email.

Brester did not respond to a request for comment ahead of publication. In June, a post on the Gator Club Facebook page encouraged patrons to contact the city about extending the weekend Lemon Avenue street closure that was in place in 2020 and early 2021 during a state of emergency associated with COVID-19, calling it a strategy for boosting local businesses. In a previous interview with the Sarasota Observer about the noise ordinance, Brester

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Prior to filing a special events application, Gator Club attempted to rally support for the extension of a weekend street closure that facilitated expanded outdoor dining in 2020 and early 2021.

expressed frustration about complaints from what she characterized as a few vocal residents of a downtown building that opened in 2020.

“I feel like we’re very respectful of the neighboring businesses and the neighboring residents,” Brester said.

Irrespective of anyone’s personal opinions on the requested closure, Fournier said that there is currently no mechanism in place for the city to approve a proposal like the one Gator Club submitted. Still, that doesn’t mean the city couldn’t approve such a closure. Fournier said the commission has the authority to allow

private entities to use the public right of way for limited purposes that might provide some general public benefit. Fournier cited the city’s sidewalk cafe program as the best example of that authority.

Fournier said any policy authorizing a street closure like the one Gator Club requested must meet the standard of providing “some incidental identified public purpose” and that a closure could be subject to a legal challenge if it is solely benefiting a private business. Fournier also said that if Gator Club is allowed to pursue such a closure, other businesses must have the same right.

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Among the six offers to purchase the Sarasota County Administration building and adjoining downtown properties, county staff identified the following as the three best financial packages:

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als were $1.88 million annually or higher for the first year. County staff characterized the Benderson proposal as the best financial package, noting that the net proceeds from the Benderson offer were more than $5 million higher than any other submission.

Although the commission authorized staff to proceed with negotiations, at least one board member questioned the prospect of selling the building based on the offers the county received.

Commissioner Nancy Detert believes the land was worth more than the proposals from interested buyers would indicate. She said the current zoning on the property, which restricts the site to governmental uses, depressed the value of the site, which she estimated at $60 million.

Detert suggested the county could file an application with the city to change the zoning classification to a less restrictive downtown designation. Once that process was complete, Detert said she thought the land would fetch more money — and the county would have to spend less time leasing the office space from a purchaser. “​​Since we’re not having a fire sale, I presume, and not moving

quickly out of the building, why don’t we save ourselves a million dollars’ worth of rent and go through a rezoning?” Detert said.

The rest of the commission said negotiating an agreement with Benderson would not preclude the county from ultimately deciding to hold off on a sale. Still, other board members emphasized the projected expenses associated with maintaining the Ringling Boulevard building, a major factor behind the decision to place the property on the market and build a new office near the interstate.

Commissioners Al Maio and Christian Ziegler said they felt the building is currently serviceable but also that staff presentations about future maintenance needs made a compelling case for relocating in the near future.

“I think it’s in less good shape than we suspect it is,” Maio said about the building.

Detert questioned whether the county or Benderson would be responsible for covering maintenance costs during the term of a lease following a potential sale.

County staff said details of a lease agreement would be part of the negotiations with Benderson.

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Hey Joe & Nancy: Tell us, what’s your vision for us?

We know they want us all bowing to their coercive laws that confiscate people’s wealth and make Americans dependent on them. But in the end, how will that make America stronger?

THE INFLATION TAX

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his is actually stunning news. It tells us just how bad the geniuses in Washington, D.C. — Democrats and Republicans alike — have messed up the U.S. economy for the American people.

We are referring to Chuck Whittall, the CEO of Unicorp National Developments Corp., last week reporting that he has asked the buyers of his St. Regis condos on Longboat Key to pay 13% more than what they already signed contracts to pay for their yet-unbuilt, multimillion-dollar condos.

Whittall sent letters to his buyers that the costs of his St. Regis resort and condo project on Longboat Key have exceeded his original budget by $110 million — even before the first speck of dirt has turned.

Prices for everything are going up, as we all know. In Whittall’s case, he cited increases in steel, concrete, drywall, air conditioners and PVC pipes. There are shortages for all of these materials either because of the lack of people to make them or the lack of people to transport from the manufacturer to the end user.

But here’s the point: In years past, no business, no CEO — except health insurers — would dare try to pass along a 13% increase in prices to customers.

What? 13%! Are you kidding?!

Inflation is only 2.5%!

That’s why Whittall’s 13% price hike is so stunning and revealing. It tells you how bad reality is. And this is happening all over the country, the world.

And yet President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and their Democratic congressional colleagues apparently could not care less about all Americans. Smitten with power, they are determined to expand the federal government’s cost and hold on everyone’s lives.

To what end?

Tell us, Joe; tell us, Nancy: What is your vision for the U.S.?

What is your vision for the 330 million American citizens? How will your agenda make all Americans better off and more free?

Tell us how your agenda will make America stronger and raise everyone’s standard of living?

Tell us because this is an undisputed truth: Governments cannot and never create wealth.

Sure, the mainstream financial press and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will call the widespread shortages and price increases “transitory — temporary and short-lived.”

Truth is, no one really knows how temporary they will be. But you can take this to the bank: If the congressional Democrats give Biden and Pelosi what they want — $4.5 trillion of new spending and more money that they do not have — America’s middle class and poor are going to suffer a long time. That’s who inflation hurts the most. The value of the dollars those people have will continue to decline and buy less and less.

And any new spending and taxation will just pile on top of the mistakes that triggered the shortages and rising prices to begin with. Those mistakes were shutting down the nation’s economy and handing out $1.2 billion in relief money to individuals and businesses.

Sure, the argument will go, something had to be done to stop the spread of COVID-19, and something had to be done to help all the Americans whom the politicians put out of work.

But it’s pretty apparent today that the politicians and health bureaucrats mandating the shutdowns and the congressional members who voted to print that $1.2 billion gave little, if any, thought to the effects — how their actions would play out over the next year, two years, three years, five years.

All they wanted was to be seen as heroes helping the American people now — from the damage and destruction they caused.

That is always the case. Politicians care about the now. They are oblivious — or ruthlessly callous — to these two undisputed truths: 1) Only government causes inflation; and 2) inflation is always an effect of what government does.

Inflation is not the rising prices. It’s when Congress prints more money to pay for government programs than

what existing taxes cover.

Inflation is when you put more money in people’s hands to buy the same amount or fewer goods in existence. Consumers bid up the prices on the short supply of goods and services.

Washington compounded the calamity during the pandemic. It increased the supply of money at the same time it contracted the supply of goods and services.

And that is why Whittall is asking his customers to pay an additional 13%. It is exactly why there is a shortage of everything, including employees.

DESTRUCTIVE FOR ALL

All of that brings us back to Biden, Pelosi and their $3.5 trillion social welfare and climate change spending and $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

(Let’s not forget a few of their other initiatives that we don’t have the space to address: giving up energy independence, opening the Southern border to an invasion of undocumented immigrants, forgiveness of college loans and federal takeover of elections.)

Why? What is the objective for all of this?

Neither Biden nor Pelosi — nor any Democrats, for that matter — has made the case or explained their vision for the future.

Biden gave us his campaign blather of “Build Back Better.”

He promised lower costs for child care, college, prescription drugs and housing; to cut taxes for families with children and “workers without children.” And he promised that his government expansion will create jobs.

But how? The same way every Democrat politician would do it: by government force, coercion and fiat. By the people in power confiscating and looting from some and transferring and bestowing unearned benefits on those chosen by the people in power.

Biden, Pelosi and their followers say, of course, that all of these unearned benefits they want to bestow will be paid for “by

making the tax code fairer and making the wealthiest and large corporations pay their fair share.”

What is a fair share? Who is the arbiter of “fair”?

Plain and simple for all of you Biden-Pelosi believers: There is no other description for this agenda than authoritarian socialism. It is communism. It is destructive — for everyone.

And it never works.

Tax the rich? Tax corporations? What the progressives never grasp is the wealthy are the job creators. Their capital — not the government-looted money — provides fuel for the economy. They invest in entrepreneurs who create jobs and create positive contributions to society.

When Biden & Co. say they’re going to make corporations pay their fair share, they are delusional. Corporations do not pay taxes. They never pay taxes.

Corporations pass those taxes onto others. They raise their prices, which hurts consumers. They don’t hire more people, which hurts those who need jobs. Or they hold down their wages, which hurts their employees.

Just as inflation hurts the middle class and poor, so do taxes — no matter who is taxed. As Steve Forbes has often repeated: When you increase a cost or price on anything, you get less of it. Raise a tax, you’ll get less tax revenue than you otherwise would.

BUILD BACK BETTER?

Tell us, Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi, how your “Build Back Better” will make us better. We can’t see it.

In recent months, we frequently have quoted the late Leonard Read, author of “Anything That’s Peaceful.” We do it again: Government coercion “has only the power to restrain, repress, suppress, penalize, destroy.”

That is not the vision Americans embrace.

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New district maps coming for Sarasota County County Commission agrees to redraw boundaries to create a more balanced map for local elections.

DISTRICT DISTRIBUTION When examining the balance of the county’s five districts, officials use the “ideal district” as a point of comparison. That ideal is the county’s total population divided into five exactly equal districts.

Based on the 2020 population of 434,006, that ideal district would have 86,801 people.

Because maintaining that equity is generally not feasible, counties have some leeway for deviation. Generally, as long as the spread between the largest and smallest districts is less than 10% off of the ideal district, a map is legally defensible. Here’s how the districts break down in the county’s current map:

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As Sarasota County embarks upon an effort to redraw the map outlining district boundaries for commission elections, some officials are expressing hope the process will be more straightforward than it was in 2019.

“Our consultant thinks he can do this quickly moving just a couple of lines,” County Commissioner Nancy Detert said. “I think he can too.”

The County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to produce a new district map before the end of the year based on data from the 2020 census. According to information presented at the meeting, census data shows a 14.2% spread between the populations of the smallest and largest districts in the county — a gap in excess of the 10% benchmark used to determine whether a map is generally legally defensible.

The commission’s last redistricting effort occurred two years ago, adopting a new map despite vocal objections from some residents. Although county staff estimated a district map produced in 2011 remained legally defensible, a consultant projection pegged

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In 2019, residents protested county redistricting, stating it unfairly affected Black voters in Newtown. In 2020, a federal judge said the map was not racially discriminatory but might have been politically motivated.

the difference between the largest and smallest districts at 12.3%.

Critics of the 2019 redistricting effort argued the available population data was not reliable enough to justify a new map and that adjusting district boundaries twice in two years would unnecessarily prevent some voters from participating in both the 2020 and 2022 elections.

Despite any controversy — and census data showing a lack of balance in the 2019 map — some county officials stood behind the previous redistricting effort.

“We were right to do it before,” Detert said. “We’ve got it pretty well in balance. We need to do it again, but in a much more minor way.”

Resident R.N. Collins spoke at

Tuesday’s meeting and encouraged the county to prioritize fairness and logic during the redistricting process. Although Commissioner Mike Moran suggested redistricting could become a biennial undertaking, Collins discouraged the idea of trying to continually adjust boundaries without the benefit of censuslevel population data.

“We don’t want to hold large blocs of people out of voting for six, eight, 10 years,” Collins said.

Collins said using the 2011 district maps in the 2020 election would have only been marginally less balanced than the redrawn maps the county adopted in 2019.

“I would recommend not redistricting between censuses because it is very, very, very dif-

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ficult to do a subcounty distribution of population based on the type of estimates that are available,” Collins said.

The county agreed to have consultant Kurt Spitzer and Associates draw alternative maps that sought to minimize disruption to existing boundaries. The commission also directed County Administrator Jonathan Lewis to create a portal for residents to submit proposed district maps.

The adopted 2019 map was based on a submission from resident Bob Waechter, former chair of the Republican Party of Sarasota County — another aspect of the previous redistricting effort that drew criticism.

Since 2019, elected county officials have said a voter-backed

DEVIATION FROM IDEAL 6.11% -8.09% 6.14% -0.35% -3.81%

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Resident Pat Rounds noted the county’s recently completed community survey showed 40% of respondents approve of single-member districts, while 26% disapprove.

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hen Charlie Barnett was growing up on his parents’ sailboat in Longboat Key, he didn’t realize he would be navigating the heights of stardom in the world of mainstream TV series.

Fans of his will remember Barnett, 33, as Peter Mills, a firefighter/paramedic on the NBC drama “Chicago Fire” from 2012 to 2015. Among his other roles: as Alan Zaveri on Netflix comedy series “Russian Doll,” Ben Marshall on Netflix series “Tales of the City” and Gabe Miranda in Netflix thriller series “You.” This week, Barnett can be seen on NBC’s premiere TV series “Ordinary Joe,” a drama that weaves together three parallel life paths — nurse, police officer and rock star — for Joe Kimbreau, an indecisive New Yorker played by James Wolk.

The series follows Joe through three different lifetimes as his life changes based on the choice he makes at one crossroads in his life. Barnett plays the role of Joe’s best friend, Eric Payne.

Barnett said the new series is a challenging topic and hopes viewers will relate to the theme that life is all about the choices you make — and sometimes that what you do in a single moment can change everything.

“Ordinary Joe” starts with the story of Joe Kimbreau, who faces one of these decisions at his college graduation. The three parallel stories that split from that night find Joe and the people around him with different careers, relationships and family lives, showing the unexpected ways that things change — and stay the same. But when it comes down to it, there is no “right” choice; no matter what happens, Joe’s life is always messy, exciting, tough and unpredictable.

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Barnett maintains an apartment in Atlanta for filming purposes and frequently visits Sarasota, where he and his partner, Drew, own a home on Siesta Key. His passion for acting began at a young

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TRIBUTES Sharyn (Caron) Goeldner 1951-2021 Sharyn (Caron) Goeldner, 70, died September 3, 2021, surrounded by several of her loving step daughters, at her home in Osprey, FL. Sharon was born on March 16, 1951 in Springfield, MA. Her parents, Robert and Wanda Caron, raised her in Ludlow, MA and she graduated from Ludlow High School in 1969.

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the fact that I was healthy, financially secure, and I saw the world suffering and dying from the pandemic and was truly humbled.”

Barnett said he also was inspired by his parents, Bob and Danee, both of whom have supported the local food bank in Sarasota for years.

“Giving back is in our family,” he said.

In fact, as a measure of her commitment to All Faiths Food Bank in Sarasota, Danee Barnett, the owner of Danee Barnett Weight Loss Center, donates 25 cents to the Food Bank for every pound her clients shed. So far, the loss of more than 65,000 pounds has meant a nice sum added to the coffers of the organization’s fresh produce program.

“So you see, our family believes in giving back, and I’m perpetuating that commitment,” Barnett said.

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On a personal level, Barnett is an avid outdoor enthusiast, enjoying all forms of water sports, especially sailing and kayaking.

“Did I tell you I’m a foodie, too?”

Looking ahead for Barnett, he said his dream is to write, produce and star in a Black cowboy film or TV series.

“There are so many stories to write about the lesser-known Black cowboys who helped shape the American West,” he said. “I want to be in a position to highlight these forgotten men and reconquer their legacy.”

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“I was the first African-American to play the role of Oliver,” Barnett said.

Barnett attended Booker High School and decided to apply to The Juilliard School in New York for his professional training. With the help of a scholarship from the Women’s Foundation in Sarasota, he was able to attend Juilliard and juggle his training by working evening jobs as a waiter and bartender to supplement the cost of living and going to school in New York City.

Like many in the film industry, Barnett had to look for new work when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

“I actually worked for a year at a food bank in LA, where I was living at the time,” he said. “I love helping others, and I was grateful to

She worked at New England Telephone for 20 years and made many friends there.

She married Robert Goeldner in 1986 and they built a life together, growing a successful business, traveling extensively, and enjoying and raising Robert’s six children and ten grandchildren. In 2000, they built a home in Osprey, FL and would winter there and spend summers at their home in Suffield, CT. She caught the golf bug and enjoyed playing in leagues and with friends and family. She selflessly devoted the past few years of her life to caring for her husband as he succumbed to the effects of dementia. Whether it came to entertaining, decorating or fashion, Sharyn’s eye for details was second to none. Like the grove of Birch trees visible from her favorite sunroom at her home in Suffield, Sharyn was unique, beautiful, strong, and elegant. She brought tremendous joy to her husband, family, and friends and they will miss her greatly.

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— Sarasota Christian’s Savannah Yoder SEE PAGE 16

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“I decided I wanted to play something, and I tried volleyball, and that was that.”

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Cardinal Mooney High volleyball junior Jordyn Byrd recorded her 1,000th career kill Sept. 27 in the Cougars’ 3-0 win against Bradenton Christian School.

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Chloe Chang will compete with her Mariott AllStar teammates in the PGA Junior League Championship next month.

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Riverview High football junior quarterback Will Carter Jr. had seven carries for 103 yards and a touchdown Sept. 24 in the Rams’ 27-7 road win against Lake Gibson High.

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Former Booker High football defensive tackle Jacques Bristol, now a sophomore at Central Michigan, had two tackles and a quarterback hit Sept.

25 in the Chippewas’ 31-27 home win against Florida International.

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Sarasota High football senior running back Jarmel Holloway ran for two touchdowns Sept. 24 in the Sailors’ 21-14 home win against Port Charlotte High.

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Cardinal Mooney High boys golfers Wyatt Plattner and Luke Wahlstrom tied for medalist honors (35) at the team’s tri-match against Riverview High and Sarasota High, held Sept. 28 at Laurel Oak Country Club.

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FAST FACTS: CHLOE CHANG Age: 14 Sport: Golf Favorite food: Pasta Favorite TV show: “Squid Game” Favorite school subject: Math

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efore moving to Sarasota in 2018, Chloe Chang lived in New York City.

It is where, despite its skyscrapers and condensed streets, Chang learned the game of golf. Chang would spend her summer breaks with her grandparents, Willy Park and Jisu Lee, in Queens. They were fans of the game, so they would take Chang — even at 6 years old — to a local driving range and set up balls for her to smash.

Smash them, she did.

Fast forward to 2021. Chang, who turned 14 this month, lives in a more lush environment. Her love of the game has only grown.

So has her talent.

Chang, who now attends IMG Academy after three years at Pine View School, spent the summer playing with the Orlando-based Mariott Golf Academy. She performed well enough to land on the club’s 13U All-Star team, and it is that All-Star team that will provide her a chance to play golf on a national network.

The 13U All-Stars won the PGA Junior League Regional held Sept.

10 and 11 at Sandestin Baytowne Golf Club in Miramar Beach. The win qualified the team for the PGA Junior League Championship, held Oct. 7-10 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The final round of the championship will be broadcast on ESPN’s family of networks.

That doesn’t scare Chang, who has become a force on the course despite her young age.

She believes her team can reach the finals and, if it does, that it will play well.

“Having people watching doesn’t make me nervous,”

Chang said. “I do sense it, and it does put a kind of pressure on you. But it’s not a nervous pressure. It’s a good pressure.”

Since moving to Sarasota, Chang has made an impact on the region’s golf scene. She won Sarasota County’s Middle School Championship in 2019. The 2020 iteration was canceled because of the pandemic, but Chang successfully defended her title in 2021.

In September 2020, the weekend after she turned 13, Chang played in the 13-15 division of the Florida Junior Tour’s IMG Academy Open at IMG Academy Golf Club and entered day two of the 36-hole event in the final group, tied for first place (73). She ended day two as the winner by seven strokes, thanks to strong play on the final nine holes, including her first-ever hole-in-one on the No. 8 hole.

“I didn’t even see it go in,” Chang said. “The hole was covered (in the line of sight) by a bunker. My family started screaming that it went in, and I just threw my hands in the air.”

She also finished ninth (73-7876—227) in the 13-15 division of the 2021 Florida State Golf Association’s Girls Junior Amateur Championship despite being on the low end of the age spectrum.

Chang succeeds where many other golfers fail: in their short game.

“My wedges and my putting are my strong points,” Chang said.

“My wedges, I’m able to control their distance well. And when I’m putting, I always take my time and focus on the putt instead of rushing.”

It is those skills, in addition to others, that got her selected

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for the Mariott All-Stars team.

Chang said she was not thrilled with her personal play at the regional championship but hopes to correct that in Arizona; the fact that the team was still able to win helped ease the sting. Chang will also be playing in the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship in November in Allen Parish, Louisiana. That tournament will air pre-recorded on NBC on Dec. 8.

Keep up her play, and Chang might find herself competing on television often.

Above: Sarasota’s Chloe Chang has won two Sarasota County Middle School Championships since moving to the area in 2018.

Top: Chloe Chang, fourth from left, will represent Sarasota while playing in the PGA Junior League Championship in Arizona alongside her Mariott All-Star teammates.

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TIME IN THE SPOTLIGHT There are plenty of strong seasons happening at Sarasota high schools.

Riverview High on Sept. 22. Riverview’s Addison Sauickie had a strong day on the girls side, winning three events.

On the cross-country circuit, Riverview High junior boys runner Brendan Roper is having a nice season. Roper finished 10th (17:49.84) out of 176 runners at the Palmetto Invitational on Sept. 25 at Palmetto High, one spot ahead of senior teammate Riccardo Testini (17:59.60). Roper’s fastest time of the year came at the North Port Invitational on Sept. 18 when he ran a 17:09.26.

Keep pushing that hard, and Roper might break the 17-minute barrier soon, no small feat.

On the girls side, Cardinal Mooney High sophomore Addison Dempsey has finished first or second in all five races she has run this season, most recently finishing second at the Palmetto Invitational (19:53.44).

A shout out to the Sarasota Christian volleyball team is necessary. The Blazers are 14-3 after a 3-1 road win against Sarasota High on Monday and a 3-1 home win against The Outof-Door Academy on Tuesday.

The Blazers might not yet be able to compete with the Cardinal Mooneys of the world — Sarasota Christian was swept by the Cougars on Sept. 10 — but after

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ow that October has almost arrived — maybe it already has, depending on when you’re reading this — and the high school fall sports playoffs are, somehow, just weeks away, I thought it would be a good time to revive my “underrated players” column, which I always struggle to concisely describe in more detail than that.

But for you, I will try.

This column is not exhaustive.

There will be fall sports athletes having great seasons who do not appear on this list. This is simply a way to give some recognition to athletes who deserve it and have not gotten it this season, at least from me.

Let’s start with swimming.

Most of the big swimming events, the ones that give an idea how individuals and teams will perform at states, such as the Tri-County Championships, take place in October. While the sports community waits for those results, I’ll give props to Sarasota High boys swimmer Evan Keogh, who won all four of his events at a dual meet against

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Tyler Pack has been a strong second option in the passing game at Sarasota High.

going 14-12-1 in 2020 against similar opponents, this year is a massive step forward thus far. Senior outside hitter Hailey Knepp leads the team with 4.3 kills per set, per MaxPreps.

Finally, a lot of the attention on the Sarasota High football team’s (4-1) offense is paid to wide receiver T.J. McKay, and rightfully so; the senior has caught 21 passes for 497 yards and 10 touchdowns in five games. That is spectacular. But don’t forget about Tyler Pack.

Playing opposite McKay, the junior has caught 13 passes for 225 yards and a touchdown.

The Sailors need more than one strong option in the passing game, and Pack had provided another. That will be important in the second half of the season, especially on Friday, when Sailors travel to Riverview High (4-1) for the teams’ annual rivalry game, which starts at 7:30 p.m.

The Ram Bowl will be the place to be; I can’t wait for this game.

Ryan Kohn is the sports writer for the Sarasota Observer. Contact him at RKohn@ YourObserver.com.

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Savannah Yoder Savannah Yoder is a senior setter on the Sarasota Christian volleyball team. Yoder had 42 assists and six kills in the Blazers’ 3-1 win against The Out-of-Door Academy on Tuesday.

When did you start playing volleyball?

I started playing volleyball when I was in fifth grade. I didn’t really play sports before that. I decided I wanted to play something, and I tried volleyball, and that was that.

What is the appeal to you?

I just like being on the court with my teammates. I have played with them for so long. We’re a close group.

What is your best skill?

I would say that serving is my best skill. That is something that I’ve always been good at doing.

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I have been working on running more plays when we have control of the ball, especially mixed plays,

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What is your favorite memory?

I like going to tournaments on the road. I play club volleyball with Florida Performance Volleyball.

We have played tournaments in Orlando, and those are always a lot of fun.

What is your favorite movie?

I love the whole “Harry Potter” series.

What is your favorite school subject?

I like history a lot. I like learning about things that happened in the past.

Which superpower would you pick?

I think I would pick invisibility.

I would just use it to have fun. I could walk around anywhere and go unnoticed.

What is the best advice you have received?

For volleyball, it is to watch for different set-ups. When you’re hitting, see if there is no blocking on the other side of the court. That is something I always think about.

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Humane Society celebrates grand opening T Executive Director Anna Gonce, John Raleigh, Teresa Jones, Jen Steube and Rebecca Gustafson cut the ribbon.

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he Humane Society of Sarasota County has had a trying few years. The nonprofit’s old adoption building had fallen into a poor state and eventually had to be demolished in 2020. Staff meanwhile crowded their operations into the adjacent education center while a new building was completed.

They’re in a better place now. After two years of demolition, construction and patience, staff celebrated the grand opening of its new facility with community members and supporters on Sept. 24.

“We’ve weathered demolition, renovation, construction, COVID, closures, hurricanes, … but we made it,” board President Teresa Jones said.

“We’re stronger, braver and saving more animals than ever.”

Executive Director Anna Gonce spoke to the audience about the importance of the new center. The 37,513-square-foot facility has a number of areas and amenities including play rooms for cats, training spaces and a reflection garden.

The grand opening comes at the end of an $8.5 million expansion and renovation project.

The new space allows staff to take in close to 1,000 more animals each year, bringing the total about 2,700.

Those new features have come in handy recently; HSSC staff said they were able to use the larger facility to take in more animals from shelters damaged by Hurricane Ida.

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The Animal Hour Under the Sukkah event had families bringing their pets to the temple for a morning of games and crafts and to celebrate Sukkot, which recognizes the gathering of the Jewish harvest. Children and pets played outside the temple’s Sukkah.

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The annual event raises awareness and funds for the Benjamin Gilkey Fund for Innovation Pediatric Research, which was established in honor of Benjamin Gilkey, a third grade student at Southside Elementary who died of leukemia in 2017. Money raised from the event goes to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Institute.

Children adorned themselves with gold shirts, pants, shoes, accessories and face paint for the day.

The school has had a number of ceremonies and celebrations over the years and mixed it up this year with an outdoor singing performance from the various kindergarten classes. Families stayed after the bell rang to watch the students gather at the front of the school to sing. They later gathered in groups and took pictures with teachers and family.

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THE BLVD OF SARASOTA The Blvd Sarasota LLC sold the Unit 1604 condominium at 540 N. Tamiami Trail to Dexter Charles and Lisa RussellCharles, of Maplewood, New Jersey, for $2.95 million. Built in 2020, it has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,676 square feet of living area.

FLOYD’S Peter William Turnbull and Margaret Maija Davis, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1331 S. Osprey Ave. to Jasmine Dukandar and Neil Saishwar Nayak, of Sarasota, for $2.28 million. Built in 2018, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,468 square feet of living area.

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Donald Worthington and Sarah Rachael Worthington, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 1402 condominium at 35 Watergate Drive to Philip and Yvonne Haag, of Sarasota, for $3.25 million. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,751 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.8 million in 2015.

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Harmony Jo Ann George Swartz, trustee, sold the home at 525 Treasure Boat Way to Debra Fogarty, trustee, of Los Angeles, for $1.5 million.

Built in 1973, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,097 square feet of living area. It sold for $120,000 in 1981.

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POINSETTIA PARK Harry and Brenda Gray, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1802 Magnolia St. to Sadek and Natalie Omar, of McLean, Virginia, for $1.86 million. Built in 2019, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 4,283 square feet of living area.

VUE Burton and Elaine Herman, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 502 condominium at 1155 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Christine Bator and Norman Lehoullier, of Sarasota, for $1.41 million. Built in 2017, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,931 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.04 million in 2017.

Unit 1402 in the Tower Residences at the RitzCarlton, Sarasota sold for $3.25 million.

Arbor Lakes on Palmer Ranch Lindsey Job, of Osprey, sold her home at 6286 Anise Drive to BOH Investments of Sarasota LLC for $810,000. Built in 2014, it has six bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,331 square feet of living area. It sold for $839,000 in 2020.

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Oaks II Michael Evans and Craig Evans, trustees, of Osprey, sold the home at 422 E. Mac Ewen Drive to James Vett and Jennifer Lamantia Vett, of Osprey, for $850,000.

Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,042 square feet of living area. It sold for $700,000 in 1998.

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Calusa Lakes Kurt Burkhart, trustee, of Nokomis, sold the home at 2103 Calusa Lakes Blvd. to Val Dwek and Eugene Margolin, of Nokomis, for $669,000. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,552 square feet of living area. It sold for $510,000 in 2016.

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PHILLIPPI GARDENS John and Laura Withelder, of San Francisco, sold their home at 5411 America Drive to Ernest and Elizabeth Renda, of Flemington, New Jersey, for $1.3 million. Built in 1976, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,259 square feet of living area. It sold for $795,000 in 2020.

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These are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building permits issued for the week of Sept. 13-17, in order of dollar amounts.

C I T Y O F SA RAS O TA Permit

Applicant

2735 Arlington St.

Addition

Neil Herren

Amount

Downtown Sarasota

$100,000

1255 N. Gulfstream Ave. #301 Doors/Windows

Gilla Robbins

$73,000

226 Golden Gate Point #43

Renovations

Donna Greve

$70,000

2905 Bahia Vista St.

Addition

Eli Troyer

$60,000

2610 Cardinal Place

Boat Lift

Joseph Eichman

$50,724

707 S. Gulfstream Ave. #506 Alterations

Tiffany Farrell

$26,000

650 Indian Beach Lane

Alterations

Ryan Christensen

$15,000

2283 Arlington St.

Alterations

Jaime Castro

$14,000

3075 Courtland St.

Re-roof

David Rees

$12,500

1661 Catalonia Lane

Mechanical

Meghan Kane-Hartnett

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$11,721

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

Permit Applicant Amount

4851 Primrose Path

Seawall/Dock/ Boat Lift

Robert Shantz

$124,000

512 Treasure Boat Way

Remodel

Hamed Abouzeid

$120,000

393 N. Point Road #1001

Remodel

Gary McKinley

$115,785

1025 Shadow Lawn Way

Addition

James Barnes

$102,250

5923 Midnight Pass Road

Seawall/Boat Lift

Andrew Cotterman

$101,750

464 Walls Way

Re-roof

Kevin Nowlin

$90,980

4685 Deer Creek Blvd.

Windows/Doors

Joelle Tierney

$87,600

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A fabulous festival HARRY SAYER STAFF WRITER

The Fabulous Arts Foundation’s offers movies for drive-in viewing at 800 Cocoanut Ave. 8 p.m. Sept. 30: “Sweetheart” 8 p.m. Oct. 1: “The Sound of Identity” 10 p.m. Oct. 1: “Summertime” 8 p.m. Oct. 2: “No Straight Lines” 10 p.m. Oct. 2: “Jump, Darling”

larly proud of the diversity in the lineup, which included LGBTQ bands and singers.

“It’s important for us,” Fortner said. “There’s such an energy when you’re at the music festival, … when like-minded folks arrive, and it’s just a good vibe.”

The music show was hosted by New York-based drag queen Selma Nilla, who Fortner said was a good way to start planting the seeds of the eventual drag festival in Sarasota.

Fortner herself went on stage later in the night to perform with her band, MeteorEyes. The night concluded with a set from headliner MoonKissed.

Fabulous Arts Foundation events will continue through Oct. 2, but the work in many ways is just getting started for Fortner.

She has more to do to set up for the 2022 events, but nothing excites her more.

“It’s probably the most work I’ve ever done in my life,” Fortner said.

“But I’m so passionate about being able to create a safe space and have young folks in the community feel they have that visibility.”

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Below: Selma Nilla puts on a show for the crowd.

Khaya Cohen of MoonKissed sings at the festival.

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The founder and executive director of the Harvey Milk Festival, the annual celebration recognizing LGBTQ artists, musicians and creatives, always works hard to get the event off the ground.

But this year has been even more challenging. Fortner and her staff have coordinated a rebrand for the festival: It’s now officially known as the Fabulous Arts Foundation. This year’s lineup of events started Sept. 23 and runs through Oct. 2.

The end goal is expansion. In addition to putting on the Fabulous Independent Film Festival, the plans are to host a drag queen festival in Sarasota in December 2022. Fortner said the organization is also planning to launch a capital campaign for an LGBTQ performing arts and community center.

This year’s festival marks a return to in-person events, though several of the shows and programs are available virtually.

The opening night party Sept. 23 had attendees wearing “Queer Utopia” costumes that reflected their ideas of a more inclusive parallel universe. The festival hosted a dance show at The Players Studio the day after.

The heat couldn’t beat the music and arts festival held Sept..

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Fortner said she was particu-

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For information, call 813-9620388.

SUNDAY, OCT. 3

OLD MIAKKA SCHOOLHOUSE ANNUAL HOOTENANNY 8 p.m. at Old Miakka Schoolhouse, 15800 Wilson Road. The fundraiser benefits the restoration of the Old Miakka schoolhouse and has music, games and fun. $20. For information, email Miakka1945@gmail.com.

TUESDAY, OCT. 5

YOGA BY THE BAY WITH ERIN 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Bayfront Park, 5 Bayfront Drive. Erin Hurter leads a weekly yoga session. Free.

Visit Facebook.com/YogaByTheBayWithErin for information.

JUKEBOX SATURDAYS WITH THE SWINGEROOS 7:30 p.m. at Florida Studio Theatre, 1241 N. Palm Ave. Florida Studio Theatre kicks off a jazzy jukebox music revue at Bowne’s

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NATURE’S BEAUTY WITH

THURSDAY, SEPT. 30 High: 90 Low: 71 Chance of rain: 7%

FRIDAY, OCT. 1 High: 90 Low: 72 Chance of rain: 10%

SATURDAY, OCT. 2 High: 90 Low: 70 Chance of rain: 15%

SUNDAY, OCT. 3 High: 88 Low: 69 Chance of rain: 20%

John LeClaire captured these wood ducks at sunrise in Celery Fields.

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Thursday, Sept. 30

7:21a 7:16p

Friday, Oct. 1

7:22a

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7:22a

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7:23a

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Monday, Oct. 4

7:23a

7:12p

Tuesday, Oct. 5

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Wednesday, Oct. 6

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Oct.20 Full

Oct. 28 Last

Nov. 4 New

Nov. 11 First

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Wednesday, Sept. 22

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19 Elaborate ruse 20 Songwriter Tori 21 The Bell Centre, for one 22 Surgery requirement (Theme hint: In this clue's answer, unscramble letters 7 to 12) 25 Climbs without help 26 Nimble 27 Like some threats

28 Munch Museum's European capital 29 Ashkenazic or Sephardic 30 Number of musketeers 32 Speck in the sea 33 "It ___ me!" ("I'm innocent!")

34 Word before "cream" or "ale" 35 Starbucks' Skittles Frappuccino, e.g. (... letters 6 to 11) 40 "There was no other choice!"

42 Aunt, in Argentina 43 Observe 44 Hits with snowballs

45 "Cheers!" (... letters 4 to 7) 49 They may pop up 51 Statistical average 52 Job connections 53 Supporter of the LGBTQ+ community 54 "___ Mubarak!"

56 They're far from basic 58 Soundtrack part 60 "Thx" counterpart 61 Beyonce's "___... Sasha Fierce" 62 Fort worth a fortune 63 Comply without resistance (... letters 14 to 16) 70 Adept

71 Bother big-time 72 Airbnb opening in '20?

73 Slimy pest 75 Wonder Woman's rope 77 ___ choy 78 Regarding 80 Tiny projectile in a food fight 81 Doesn't lose in musical chairs 82 "Work in Progress" network, briefly 84 Certain dumbbells (... letters 4 to 7) 89 Author Jong 91 Wong of "Tuca & Bertie" 93 Diamondbacks, on a

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100 Showed on TV 101 Japanese honorific 102 Hexagon, for one 104 Act that restricts free speech 106 Uninspiring 107 School near the 97-Down 108 Hazel or Violet 112 Speedy Bolt 113 Opportunity to make firstround picks? (... letters 5 to 8) 116 Scorpion's defense 117 Painter Magritte 118 Born's partner 119 Like washed-out jeans 120 Gate joint 121 Must pay the piper 122 Treasures 123 Strong animals

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106 Cold ___ coffee 23 Reflect 107 Bronte heroine Jane 24 "Salt Fat Acid Heat" author 109 Assistant Samin 110 Faucet brand 29 MLK Day's month 111 Eternity's lack 31 Rwandan people 113 Expert 32 Without warmth 114 Longtime "notorious" 33 Dandelion, for one justice, for short 34 Declines an invitation 115 Money-minded exec 36 And other authors (Abbr.)

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