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Corpse Bride

Did you flock to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens last summer to get a look (and a pungent whiff) of one of its two corpse flowers? Well, come on back. A relative of the corpse flower, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, is blooming.

It’s not quite the spectacle its larger relative is, but it can tide you over until the next corpse flower bloom.

An Olympic appearance Southside Elementary School gathered athletes from across the playground May 19 for its Olympicthemed Celebrate Learning Day. As students watched the opening festivities, they got a visit from U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team coach Aimee Boorman.

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uring construction of the 18-story, 180-room Embassy Suites hotel at 202 N. Tamiami Trail, Alex Lancaster has grown increasingly concerned about something looming over him.

That’s not a figurative statement. Lancaster is a trustee of the group that owns the two-story building at 1225 Second St., right next to the Embassy Suites construction site. The new high-rise towers over the office building, separated by just a few feet. Space is so tight, some scaffolding from the hotel extends over the roof of the neighboring structure.

That scaffolding is one of Lancaster’s primary issues with the project. In December, he filed a lawsuit against contractor Kellogg and Kimsey and developer Jebco Ventures. He alleged the project was intruding on his property.

Originally, the complaint alleges, the construction team installed scaffolding on the ground on his property, which Lancaster had not approved.

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Temporary scaffolding on the Embassy Suites construction site extends over the building at 1225 Second St.

Designer sets a new course

Siesta plan rolls back A developer downsizes his proposed beachfront project.

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Better drainage and a bigger range are part of the Bobby Jones fix-up plan. SEE PAGE 5

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Horizons West residents expressed concerns about a proposal for Midnight Pass Road last year, which led to more modest plans.

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County Commission budget workshop — 9 a.m. Friday, May 26, Third Floor Think Tank, County Administration Center, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota.

“You think about all the guys that lost their lives and all the guys that have passed on.”

Robert O’Neill, retired U.S. Navy captain and Sarasota Memorial Day Parade honoree, on the holiday’s significance to him. READ MORE ON PAGE 17

Newtown Alive earns state recognition

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ince 2015, Vickie Oldham and the rest of the team behind Newtown Alive have been researching and consolidating the history of Newtown.

They interviewed residents, collected primaryand secondary-source historical documents and created an inventory of Newtown’s historic structures.

Oldham and her team have added historic markers to Newtown, organized a trolley tour of the neighborhood and written a book, “Newtown Alive: Courage, Dignity, Determination,” based on their original 365-page report.

Their work has been noticed. On March 19, Newtown Alive received a Historic Preservation Award from the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation in the preservation, education and media category.

“The research was so fragmented in all sorts of places. When it’s fragmented like that ... you don’t get to see the power of the people that lived in

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Historical photos were on display during the February dedication of 15 historic markers, installed as part of Newtown Alive’s work.

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Their strength is diluted,” Oldham said. “When you put it all together, you see a really, really powerful story of courage, dignity and determination.”

Oldham said the accolade is affirming, but there

isn’t much time to dwell on the success. She and her team are exploring restoring some of Newtown’s historic structures and partnering with Sarasota County Schools to lead trolley tours throughout the neighborhood.

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Siesta Beach is No. 1 again (yes, again!)

The seemingly endless list of accolades for Siesta Key Beach got a little longer Thursday, when Dr. Beach named it the No. 1 beach in the country for the second time this decade.

Visit Sarasota County officials made the announcement alongside Dr. Beach, birth name Stephen Leatherman.

Leatherman, a coastal geologist, uses 50 categories to develop a ranking of the top beaches in the nation.

Siesta Beach topped the list in 2011, and came in second last year behind Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve in Oahu, Hawaii. Visit Sarasota President Virginia Haley said the $21.5 million beach improvement project the county completed last year helped Siesta return to the top spot.

Although Siesta Beach has become a regular on rankings like this — TripAdvisor named it the No. 1 beach in the country in February — Haley said the island isn’t seeing diminishing returns.

“These always bring an uptick,” Haley said. “We certainly saw it right after the TripAdvisor list, so we expect a really big uptick now — which is great headed into the summer season.”

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The legal dispute is yet another downtown development controversy regarding projects being built out to the underlying property’s boundaries.

During the past two years, residents and businesses have complained about debris falling off construction sites onto neighboring properties. Many of these complaints have blamed zero-lot-line construction, arguing it’s too tight a space to build a structure without infringing on the project’s surroundings.

The city has largely stayed out of these types of disputes between neighboring property owners. Although city building official Larry Murphy has intervened to make sure construction crews are following the proper regulations, City Attorney Robert Fournier said many of these disagreements are civil issues that the city doesn’t oversee.

Fournier said he hasn’t looked into whether other cities have more specific regulations managing construction in a dense, urban area. He suggested it might be a problem the private property owners could sort out themselves.

“If they both can build to the lot line, it seems mutually beneficial for them to come to some agreement,” Fournier said.

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Although the builder replaced it with scaffolding about 30 feet above the ground, Lancaster said that it still violates the air rights above his property. He believes the construction makes a segment of his property a “hard hat area,” impeding his ability to do business.

On May 12, representatives for the defendants filed a response contesting Lancaster’s allegations, asking a judge to dismiss the lawsuit. The response states that the scaffolding is temporary and is designed to protect the neighboring property. Additionally, the owner of the hotel property is leasing the offices underneath the scaffolding.

The defendants contend the scaffolding doesn’t represent an unlawful use of someone else’s property. And though Lancaster is seeking an injunction blocking the use of the space above his building, they say removing the scaffolding would only create a more dangerous situation.

“The temporary scaffolding actually protects individuals who access the western side of the building on the property and any property in the area from potential falling objects due to construction,” the response states.

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Construction companies say it’s possible to build in a tight urban setting without causing issues for adjacent property owners. Still, they add that construction inherently comes with risks, and cooperation with neighbors can help a project proceed more smoothly and swiftly.

Tracy Dawson, Kellogg and Kimsey marketing manager, commented generally on the company’s procedures when building zero-lot-line projects. She said every construction site will have falling debris. The contractor’s job is to make sure any construction issues are contained to the work site.

“We have protective coverings up to protect things from blowing off the building,” Dawson said.

“We have a debris catch net so it doesn’t get caught on the road.

That’s part of our construction plans across the board.”

Although a recent uptick in construction may have highlighted these issues, Core Construction President John Wiseman said building in these conditions isn’t new for downtown Sarasota.

He recalled working on the parking garage on Mira Mar Court in 1983, which is also built out to the property line.

He listed many of the same precautionary measures Dawson discussed — anchoring anything Van Wezel hanging off the building, making sure cranes don’t swing any materials over the top of other buildings, installing netting to catch any debris that does fall.

That’s not to say residents’ fears are necessarily misplaced regarding adjacent construction.

“Any time you’re around an area of construction, you should be concerned,” Wiseman said.

“It’s no different than walking on a busy street — you have a different level of awareness than walking in your backyard.”

Both Wiseman and Dawson said their companies try to work with neighboring property owners to make them aware of the construction schedule and work out any mutually beneficial arrangements. Wiseman said developers and builders want a project to be N completed as quickly as possible, too, so there are some shared interests between the two groups.

If anyone is holding out for a construction project next door that’s free of issues, Wiseman said they shouldn’t get their hopes up. But, contrasted with a city in which there is no activity in the downtown core, he argued this is a good problem to have.

“It is an inconvenience,” Wiseman said. “But that’s part of living in an urban environment where you see growth and prosperity and people wanting to improve their properties.”

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Embassy Suites: A property owner near this 18-story, 180-room hotel says scaffolding from the project is infringing on his land, but the developer says it’s trying to make construction safer. Photo by David Conway

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DeMarcay: A developer hasn’t even broken ground on this 18-story condo, but residents at 1350 Main worry the project will infringe on their property. In April, they asked the city to reject changes to the construction plans, but officials sided with the developer.

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The Sarasota Architectural Foundation has reached an agreement to restore another piece of architect Paul Rudolph’s work on the Sarasota High School campus.

Last month, the Sarasota County School Board approved a plan to renovate a 235-foot segment of the canopy, located west of Building 4 on the school’s Rudolphdesigned 1960 addition. The project will cost $34,000.

So what makes this canopy such a big deal? Rudolph is the most well-known figure from the Sarasota School of Architecture, the midcentury modern style SAF focuses on preserving.

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As for the walkway specifically, SAF board Chairwoman Janet Minker said the ridged white structure highlights the complex geometry that defined many Sarasota School of Architecture projects. It also emphasizes the functionality of that strain of design, protecting students from the sun and rain.

When the project is complete this summer, SAF will add a plaque to one of the canopy pillars explaining its historical and architectural significance.

Minker hopes the restoration will help students and other residents appreciate the work of a local design icon.

“It’s just a very distinct visual tie to the past and to the future,” Minker said.

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Golf architect outlines Bobby Jones overhaul Richard Mandell says the city-run golf complex needs major upgrades, but the character of the courses doesn’t have to change for the facility to succeed.

“If you listen to what people want and try to figure out how to accommodate them, the rest of the process is a breeze.”

— Richard Mandell, golf architect

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After completing 90% of the design work for a Bobby Jones Golf Club master plan, golf architect Richard Mandell’s vision for the course doesn’t involve too many radical changes — on the surface, at least.

Most of the more significant alterations he’s recommending are contained to the Gillespie Executive Course west of Circus Boulevard, which he wants to transform into a training area with a larger driving range. But on the American and British courses, Mandell wants to preserve the character of the 36 holes while improving the conditions for golfers.

In the past week, Mandell has provided a series of updates on his master plan for the city-owned facility. On Tuesday, he held a pair of workshops at Bobby Jones, where the public could provide feedback on the plans.

The city has expressed a desire to reinvigorate Bobby Jones as both revenue and the number

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of rounds played at the course have declined annually. In 2015, a citizen advisory committee recommended $14.5 million in improvements. In January, the city approved a $115,000 contract with Richard Mandell Golf Architecture to develop a master plan.

Mandell has affirmed one of the findings of the study committee: Bobby Jones is in need of major structural improvements. One of his priorities is improving drainage on the course, which includes adding five acres of flood control to the 325-acre site. He recommends achieving that by building ponds and dry basins that, in conjunction with raising some of the low-lying holes, is designed to redirect water away from the

playing area.

Beyond the natural drainage improvements, Mandell said the course needs to be rebuilt from the ground up, for the irrigation and drainage systems at Bobby Jones have outlived their useful lifespan. He thinks infrastructure upgrades would address many complaints about the facility.

“They don’t like the drainage problems, the lack of sand in some of the bunkers,” Mandell said. “They like the general character of the golf course.”

Mandell repeatedly referred to the distinct characters of the two 18-hole courses at Bobby Jones.

Golfers told him the American Course is shorter, designed for “target golf” with a lot of water

throughout. The British Course, by contrast, is longer, sleepier and has relatively little water.

Within these 36 holes, he’s recommending a change that would allow staff to dynamically arrange two 18-hole courses on a day-today basis. Dividing them into four nine-hole segments, Mandell suggests staff could have golfers play the front nine of the American and the back nine of the British, or other combinations.

Beyond that, the changes are minor. He recommends lengthening both courses, and creating seven different tee boxes for each hole to accommodate golfers of various ability levels. He wants to make sure the holes are more clearly defined, too, for both safe-

ty and playability reasons.

The golfers at Tuesday’s workshops shared largely positive feedback. Sheila Schwabl plays at Bobby Jones twice a week, and she said the proposed changes strike a good balance between preserving what’s good about the course and making much-needed improvements to a deteriorating facility.

“It’s been a tough year for the fairways, that’s for sure,” Schwabl said.

Mandell said he’s strived to keep the public engaged.

“If you listen to what people want and try to figure out how to accommodate them, the rest of the process is a breeze,” he said.

There’s no solid estimate on the cost or timeline of the improvements at this point. Mandell said it should take no more than a year to improve an 18-hole segment of the facility, and that any improvements would likely be conducted in phases. He said the budget figures he’d seen thrown around in the past — including the $14.5 million the committee presented — were probably “somewhat in the ballpark.”

Mandell is scheduled to present a final report to the City Commission in July. On its own, he said even a major investment won’t be enough to secure the facility’s long-term success.

“Once this is done and the shot in the arm is there, the key is for the city to stand behind it and give people the resources to keep it from slipping like it had in the past,” Mandell said.

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Siesta housing project moves forward A proposed beachfront residence on Midnight Pass Road generated controversy last year.

Now, the developer has adjusted his plans.

DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

After residents objected to the location of a proposed Siesta Key condominium project last year, a developer has filed scaled-back plans for the site with the county.

On May 3, 6100 MPR LLC filed plans for a four-story, six-unit multifamily building at 6100 Midnight Pass Road. The project, named Halcyon of Siesta Key, calls for the construction of a 9,083-square-foot building on a 1.5-acre site, according to county documents.

David Lehrman, a real estate professional and manager of 6100 MPR LLC, said his work experience drove him to invest in a project in the area. Before he started his own real estate company, he was involved in the development and marketing of the residential Hyatt Siesta Key Beach, located just off Midnight Pass Road.

He first targeted the site in 2015, envisioning a project that offered large spaces for the residences while maintaining a scale that was fitting with the property’s proximity to the beach. The group purchased the land in February 2016 for $4.7 million.

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David Lehrman hopes to complete the Halcyon of Siesta Key project by the end of 2018.

“For multiple reasons, it is very difficult to develop any new construction on the beach in Siesta Key, so we knew that we had to make this a very special project,” Lehrman wrote in an email.

Lehrman hopes to begin construction on Halcyon of Siesta Key this summer, completing the project by the end of 2018. The units will sell for just less than $4 million, he said.

The project attracted outside interest late last year, when the developer sought approval from the County Commission to cross the Gulf Beach Setback Line to construct the building and its amenities. The coastal setback line is designed to prohibit the construction of beachfront structures in areas that would be vulnerable to erosion and storm damage.

The commission has the authority to grant variances that allow construction seaward of the setback line if enforcement of the regulations would “impose an unreasonable hardship on the land,” according to the county’s comprehensive plan. In December, residents from the neighboring Horizons West argued the proposal didn’t meet that standard.

Horizons West residents Darrell and Betsy Olson said a taller, more seaward structure on the adjacent property would obstruct their view of the water. Although Horizons West is also partially seaward of the setback line, the condo complex was constructed before the county established the boundary in the 1970s.

“The variance will destroy our beautiful northwest sunset and gulf views, as well as substantially increase the density of the area,” the Olsons wrote in a letter to the county. “When we purchased our unit back in 1998, we understandably thought that the adjacent properties had been fully developed and that further expansion westward toward the gulf would not be tolerated.”

The Siesta Key Association also opposed the proposed variance. The commission ultimately approved a compromise variance, which prohibited the developer from adding a building seaward of the line but allowed some amenities past the boundary.

Under the revised plans, the building extends to the Gulf Beach Setback Line, and is scaled down from eight planned units to six. A proposed deck and pool area would be built seaward of the boundary.

Lehrman said he was optimistic that neighboring residents would embrace the new proposal for the site, which moves the building further landward and reduces the density of the project.

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ANONYMOUS SOURCES: NO The Lamestream Media’s slipshod practices and blatant biases are tarnishing the entire industry.

In the old days, today’s fake news writers would get the Trump treatment: ‘You’re fired!’

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ou have to be over it by now. All the investigations of the investigations of the investigators; the Russians; the pontificating senators and congresspeople.

It’s far more than enough to make you turn off your televisions; cancel your subscriptions to the daily newspaper; bar yourself from surfing Fakebook commentaries; and go about your day oblivious to the day’s bloviating in Washington, D.C. It really is true: While our national lawmakers continue to operate in their own bubbled la-la land — out of touch with what Americans really care about — the national news media, aka Lamestream Media, have shamed our industry.

In the good ol’ days of journalism instruction, professors repeatedly, stridently and sternly discouraged anonymous sources in news stories.

Rarely indeed was the occasion when they were permitted.

If a source asked the reporter not to use his name and told the reporter information “off the record,” the professors expected the reporter to find two other independent sources to verify the claim. In fact, see also the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics on anonymous sources in the accompanying box.

Journalistic practices obviously have changed a lot. At Forbes 25 years ago, for instance, the magazine employed an army of fact checkers who verified and

documented every statement of fact in every story. If they were unable to confirm the information from an anonymous source, the offending passages were deleted. And woe be to the writer who fudged his facts — an employment beheading … “You’re fired!”

Standards at the Lamestream Media in Washington and New York have sunk to all-time lows (at least in our lifetimes).

The reporters submitting anonymous-source stories and the editors permitting the stories to be published — especially without providing readers context of the source’s motives — deserve the Forbes treatment.

What’s more, all of this starts at the top. The publishers and network CEOs of these institutions should be banning such practices — if not be fired themselves.

So many of the high-and-mighty “journalists” often will stand at a podium and preach how credibility is the most important asset of every news organization. And yet these journalism bigshots, with their slipshod practices and blatant biases, are tarnishing and destroying the news outlets that are doing it right.

And they wonder why their circulation and viewership continue to decline.

Ours isn’t. And there’s a reason why: Credibility. No anonymous sources. No fake news … Except on April 1.

— MW

What about the Christians?

What is a public high school principal to do?

Put yourself in those shoes.

Every high school principal’s students see the world roiling. Go down the list — terrorism; immigration; assaults on freedom of speech and religion; racial and religious wars; the strident clashing — sometimes physically — of political philosophies; ad infinitum.

And in the halls of an American high school, it’s most likely a cultural melting pot, a mimic of society at large.

Perhaps its own cultural tinder box.

How do you keep it from exploding?

One of the standard answers in this PC era is to teach our youth to “celebrate our diversity” and “embrace our differences.”

At Pine View School in Sarasota, Stephen Covert, the principal, says one of the missions is to teach the students without indoctrinating or advocating. “We are very mindful of educating without advocating,” he told us.

To help navigate this minefield of cultural IEDs, Pine View, which is one of Sarasota County’s top-performing elementary, middle and high schools, has what it calls a “Sensitivity Education Team,” consisting of high school students and faculty. Recently, the team scheduled a panel discussion on “cultural sensitivity” for the school’s ninth through 11th grade classes.

Turns out, the sensitivity team wasn’t as sensitive as it should be. The Sarasota County School District has postponed the session for next fall.

Here’s why: In a letter to parents announcing the panel discussion (see letter), Covert said the sensitivity team had been working with speakers from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; the Islamic Society of Sarasota; the Jewish Federa-

tion of Sarasota; and ALSO Youth, a support organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex and asexual youth (LGBTQIA).

But when some parents read the letter, they saw the obvious omission.

One parent wrote to School Board member Bridget Ziegler: “We are thrilled that our daughter will be participating in

JOURNALISTS’ CODE OF ETHICS The Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics on anonymous sources: 1. Identify sources whenever feasible. The public is entitled to as much information as possible on sources’ reliability.

[R]eporters should use every possible avenue to confirm and attribute information before relying on unnamed sources. If the only way to publish a story that is of importance to the audience is to use anonymous sources, the reporter owes it to the readers to identify the source as clearly as possible without pointing a [finger] at the person who has been granted anonymity.

2. Always question sources’ motives before promising anonymity …

When someone asks to provide information off the record, be sure the reason is not to boost his or her own position by undermining someone else’s, to even the score with a rival, to attack an opponent or to push a personal agenda.

this discussion; however, we believe that open dialogue would be inclusive of all religions/faiths. Our country was founded on Christian principles, and we do not feel that omitting Christianity from the panel discussion is educating students of all cultural differences. It seems a bit like reverse discrimination, and Christian stereotypes should be part of the discussion.”

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Is Florida’s west coast going urban?

Thank you for your piece last week, “Beach Road Revolution.”

For the longest time, I didn’t understand what the issue was regarding Beach Road. It had been explained to me, but still I couldn’t grasp the issue. Why would someone be so upset about the change of ownership of 230 feet of a no-longer-operable roadway to individuals who own property on either side and who will continue to grant access to the public?

After reading your article it now is abundantly clear: Mr. Consentino is the problem.

Where was Mr. Consentino in 1993 when the road was closed to through traffic? Why has he waited 13 years to make it an issue? I’m sorry that he feels a personal connection to a public space that for all intents and purposes is still just that, a public space.

Move on, Mr. Consentino, move on.

After all 70 hours a week can go a long way to making other people miserable. Perhaps you could focus your efforts for good and devote 70 hours a week to any one of the incredible charitable organizations in town which could greatly benefit from your time.

I read with some dismay the recent article about the “BillionDollar Boom” in Sarasota detailing the projected construction of more than 4,200 apartments, condominiums, and hotel rooms.

Then there’s thousands more at Lakewood Ranch as well as substantial development adjacent to UTC plus homes, hotels and commercial plans in Bradenton. Now we find ourselves discussing almost 3,000 more residential units with associated commercial structures and shore wrecking amenities south of El Conquistador Parkway. All this in an area with an already woefully inadequate infrastructure.

Timing of traffic lights, roundabouts, and other Band-Aids are certainly not the answer.

How can any rational planning condone this type of density?

Obviously, we are witnessing what is effectively the urbanization of the west coast of Florida.

It would seem that our elected and appointed officials never met a development they didn’t like. Unfortunately, green space and the conditions under which we live take a back seat to the chase for more tax income.

Even charging higher impact fees never covers the costs.

On some level, what we are really electing and paying our leaders to do is maintain and improve our quality of life. That is not happening here.

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City could scrap State Street garage art After a controversy that led to the demotion of three employees, the city attorney recommends the commission should throw away a batch of public art proposals.

DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

When the city decided to ask artists to submit ideas for a wayfinding system at the State Street parking garage in October, it hoped to have a design locked in

by March and the project complete before the end of the year.

The selection process was already behind schedule in April when the city discovered a problem. Three employees working with the Public Art Committee to recommend a design failed to disclose a relationship between one of the finalists and Parking Manager Mark Lyons.

Lyons made comments to the PAC that influenced the board’s recommendation of his sonin-law’s proposal. Since then, the city’s focus has drifted away from the artwork at the garage and toward managing the fallout of the selection process.

Mark Krucke, Lyons’ son-inlaw and the artist who submitted the design the PAC endorsed, has reached out to city officials in hopes of getting more information on the status of the project.

So far, all he’s heard is that the

Renderings courtesy Mark Krucke

Mark Krucke’s art proposal used sea animals as the basis for a wayfinding system at the State Street parking garage.

City Commission will discuss the State Street garage art proposals at its June 5 meeting.

If the commission follows the advice of City Attorney Robert Fournier, it won’t be good news for Krucke. In a memo prepared for the June 5 meeting, Fournier encourages the commission to cancel the artwork selection pro-

cess without hearing the art committee’s recommendation.

Fournier said that decision would put the city in the most legally defensible position. If the commission were to select one of the final proposals for the garage — be it Krucke’s submission or someone else’s — it would make the city vulnerable to legal chal-

lenges from artists alleging the selection process was tainted.

“That would be a harder action to defend than simply just canceling the whole thing,” Fournier said.

Katie Krucke, Lyons’ daughter and Mark Krucke’s wife, said she and her husband have felt out of the loop since the city placed Lyons and two other staff members on paid leave in April. Even after the employees returned from their suspensions with demotions and salary decreases, the Kruckes

have gotten few details about how the process will proceed.

Katie Krucke said she was unaware of any recommendations city officials might make to the commission during the June 5 meeting. An artist herself, she said waiting for an update on the garage has prevented her husband from pursuing other opportunities, a challenge for an artist working on large-scale projects.

Without any word either way, Mark Krucke has continued to refine his plan for the garage, which would paint sea animals on each level to remind people where they parked.

“He’s just in this mystery land where he’s working hard on this project he’s passionate about and potentially not ever getting paid for it,” Katie Krucke said.

She’s upset most of the attention regarding the project has been devoted to conflict-of-interest issues, and said her husband’s proposal objectively matches up with what the city wanted.

Next month, the City Commission will decide whether to follow the city attorney’s advice — and whether it will move forward with an art project at the State Street garage at all. Katie Krucke said she understood why the city needed to investigate the selection process, and hopes residents will take a more active interest in public art in the future.

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In May, the City Commission directed staff to move ahead with plans for a new ordinance regarding pets in city parks. Dogs are currently allowed off leash in most city parks, but the new regulations would mandate leashes — with a few exceptions.

The city identified Sapphire Shores Park as one of those exceptions. Residents in the Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores neighborhood told the commission their park functions well asis, and that there was no need to require leashes.

The commission agreed, suggesting that Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores would serve as a model for other neighborhoods that wanted their park to be exempt from the leash law. Now, however, city staff is discovering there isn’t unanimous support for the existing regulations in Sapphire Shores Park.

On May 17, residents Ann Sundberg and Rolf Hanson wrote a letter to the city expressing concern about the possible leash law exemption. The letter says some residents — including some dog owners — find the current situation in the park intimidating.

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when our neighbors avoid walking their dogs in the park because so many dogs are off leash,” the letter states. “The status quo is not working when the children’s area has dogs running through the bushes or through the wide open entrance because dogs are off leash.”

The letter suggests the city should have a more stringent standard for establishing leashfree areas. Either the city should erect a fenced area for dogs to run free, or the residents who support an exemption from the leash law should have to obtain proof of more widespread neighborhood acceptance of the idea.

Assistant City Attorney John Shamsey said other Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores residents have shared a similar sentiment.

As a result, the city has delayed discussion of a final version of the leash ordinance until July, so those concerns can be addressed in the document.

City staff and the Parks, Recreation and Environmental Protection Advisory Board originally suggested a leash ordinance with fewer exceptions, only allowing dogs off leash in fenced dog parks.

Shamsey suggested returning to that concept was an option the city could consider, rather than trying to tailor regulations to individual parks.

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Brooks Larson started the Sailors’ regional final on the mound.

Sarasota High baseball senior Brooks Larson hit an eighth-inning, walk-off double to give the Sailors a 3-2 win against East Lake in a regional semifinal.

Larson’s timely performances have Sarasota baseball sailing to state final four.

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ove over, Paul Bunyan.

Make some room, Johnny Appleseed. Zorro, please, step aside. You too, John Henry.

There’s a new folk hero in town, at least at Sarasota High. His name is Brooks Larson, and he has carried the Sailors’ baseball team to the Class 8A final four in Fort Myers. They will play Hagerty at 1 p.m. June 2 in a state semifinal.

Unlike the folk heroes listed above, Larson’s deeds are not exaggerated.

On May 9, in a regional quarterfinal against St. Petersburg, the senior pitcher threw five shutout innings, stranding seven Green Devils. The Sailors won 1-0. In the team’s May 17 regional semifinal against East Lake, Larson hit a walk-off, eighth-inning double, scoring Johnny Mucci.

The 3-2 win sent the Sailors to a May 23 regional final against Steinbrenner.

Larson started that game, and initially looked to have run out of magic. Before Larson recorded any outs, Steinbrenner’s Tyler Lala hit a two-run home run.

Larson recovered and allowed just one more run before he was pulled in the fourth inning.

It turns out Larson was saving his best for his last at-bat. With Sarasota down 3-2 in the fifth inning, and two runners on base, Larson connected with a threerun blast to left center field. He spent more time in the air while rounding the bases, leaping, screaming and pumping his fist, than he did on the ground. Larson greeted his teammates with a stomp on home plate that rever-

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berated across Ronald K. Drews Field.

Larson’s ascension to Sarasota baseball royalty is another unlikely occurrence in a season full of them. Historically, the Sailors are the best program in the area, and one of the best in the country. This team, though, was not expected to make much noise. Six seniors will play in college next season, but just one, catcher and pitcher Cole Madden, is headed to an NCAA Division 1 school (the U.S. Military Academy at West Point).

Larson is headed to Northeastern University — as a student, not a baseball player.

“Brooks (Larson) right now is having the time of his life,” Sailors coach Clyde Metcalf said. “This is kind of the end of his baseball career. He brings an attitude every day. He loves high school baseball. He loves playing for Sarasota High School. He loves playing with this group of guys.”

After a 9-2 win over Boone on March 15, a result that improved the Sailors’ record to 9-6, Metcalf pulled his seniors aside. He talked to them about accountability and work ethic, Metcalf said, promising them the coaching staff would give its all if they gave their all back.

“Metcalf and all his wisdom,” Larson said. “He knows what to

say at the right time. He told us, ‘We’re a 9-6 team. That’s not bad, but you know, on the inside, you are a better team than that. It’s going to take your senior leadership to get over that hump and become the team we know you can be.’”

They have gone 17-5 since, including the playoffs.

Through its playoff run, the team has shown a propensity for winning close games. Asked where this ability comes from, Metcalf pointed to his chest, or, presumably, what is inside it.

The team just wants to win, he said, and that plays a major role in high school athletics. The Sailors want to keep playing together, and they are willing that reality into existence. Now headed to Fort Myers, Larson and the Sailors are on a path toward a championship no one but themselves thought possible.

“It’s always special if you win your region and go to the final four,” Metcalf said. “I think for us as coaches, it’s really special with these guys. They endured.

They endured when people questioned their ability. They endured when people said, ‘Well, this isn’t your typical Sarasota High team.’

Whatever they said, they endured it, and they got better. The credit lies with those kids.”

After Madden, who took the mound in the sixth inning after catching the previous five innings, got the final out against Steinbrenner, the team formed a dog pile on the infield grass. Someone threw a water bottle in the air. Sailor smiles shone brighter than any of the field lights. Larson got his team composed for the handshake line, then it was back to hugs and exuberance.

“Don’t get hurt guys,” Metcalf said. “We’re not done yet.”

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’m not a big golfer. I’ve played through a full round once, on vacation with family when I was 10 years old or so. (I am, however, a pro at mini-golf).

If there had been a middle school golf program in Maryland, maybe I would have gravitated more toward the sport. There was middle school golf in Sarasota County until 2010, when the school district decided to cut both golf and tennis.

Suddenly, there was no way for those kids to compete, not without dropping lots of money. This was the impetus for the creation of the Greater Sarasota Junior Golf Association. Karen Cangero is the organization’s director.

In 2010, Cangero’s daughter, Veronica Cangero, was entering seventh grade at Venice Middle School, the first year of eligibility for middle school sports at the time.

“It was heartbreaking having a daughter who loved golf, to have this opportunity just disappear,” Cangero said.

She, alongside President Barry Cheesman, are constantly working to get schools back involved with golf. Until that happens, it’s on the shoulders of the GSJGA. Kids can join the GSJGA for $60 a season. That gets them a shirt, a “swag bag,” and the chance to play at a number of area courses throughout the season, including Sarasota’s Village Green Golf Course and Serenoa Golf Club, and Capri

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Team Serenoa, Aidan Strzempka, John Piroli, Trenton Bardi, Jackson Septer, Drew Halpin, Vivian Kuang, Aaron Whitley and Jacqueline Putrino, won the GSJGA championship May 20.

Isles Golf Club in Venice. It also gets them ice cream after each round, which I probably should have mentioned sooner.

GSJGA rounds are played in teams, though individual scores are also kept. It’s the way middle school golf was played before the cuts, and Cangero thinks it’s an important aspect of the game.

“It’s such a social age for the kids,” Cangero said. “Golf is a very solitary sport. You can see we have kids who shoot close to par, and we have kids who shoot close to double-par. They all

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come out because they enjoy the camaraderie. They enjoy being part of a team. Just developmentally, it feeds into their needs at that age.”

Players agree. Aaron Whitley, who plays in the GSJGA for Team Serenoa, said her favorite part playing golf with the organization is doing so with her friends.

She recalled one occasion especially that made her laugh.

“I was about to shoot par for the first time, a 36 (through nine holes),” Whitley said. “At the end of the round, I had about a

3-foot putt to make. One of the kids I was playing with, Jordan Evans, told me ‘No pressure!’ It was such a pressure putt, and that made it kind of funny. I made the putt and shot 36. After that, we always say ‘No pressure!’ if there’s a hard putt at the end of a round.”

Whitley will remember that moment forever. Others will remember the organization’s championship, held May 20 at Capri Isles. Whitley’s Serenoa squad won the team championship, and teammate Jacqueline

Putrino had the day’s low score of 38 after the nine-hole round.

In the future, others may not have a chance to make those memories. Fewer golf courses are allowing the GSJGA to play for essentially nothing.

That’s why Cangero and Cheesman are going to meet with Sarasota County this summer. Their goal is for the middle schools to re-establish golf programs, with the GSJGA still giving assistance. It would get many more kids involved, and would help persuade golf courses in the area to let the kids play.

Cangero isn’t optimistic that will happen. Instead, she is putting her hopes in the county letting the GSJGA advertise through school newsletters or flyers. Right now, the organization has been growing through word of mouth. Advertising would be a nice first step, Cangero said.

For the kids’ sake, I hope the county listens to what the GSJGA has to say. With all the golf courses in the area, it would be a shame to see the sport die with the younger generations.

Ryan Kohn is a sports writer for the Sarasota Observer. Contact him at rkohn@ yourobserver.com.

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She won the GSJGA’s Suncoast Middle School Golf Championship event at Capri Isles Golf Club in Venice, shooting a nine-hole score of 38.

How long have you been playing golf?

Basically my whole life. Probably three-and-a-half years competitively. My mom (Regina Putrino) went to Auburn University to play golf. She got me into it. Now I take lessons from Kevin Swan at TPC Prestancia.

What is the appeal of golf to you?

When you hit the ball well, it feels so good, and I like the competition.

What is your best skill as a golfer?

Probably irons or drives. I’ve just found the most success with them, compared to putting and chipping.

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I played at Grand National at Auburn. It’s part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. It’s just so pretty there. It’s my favorite course.

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What is your favorite food?

Pepperoni pizza. I’m a very simple person. I also don’t like a lot of cheese. We always say, “light on the cheese.”

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I like “Iron Man.” All of them. I like Marvel movies. My brother (Charles Putrino) does too, he got me into them.

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Keep it simple. Don’t have too many thoughts, because that just messes with me. People say I’m like a “natural” player. I don’t like to think a lot on the course about my swing. I do what feels natural.

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This was when my dog (Yodi, a golden retriever/Siberian husky mix) was a puppy. She was running at my door, a glass door.

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Robert O’Neill’s living room — relics of war.

A Japanese flag is tucked in a protected sleeve. Navy hats sit on bookshelves. Pictures pasted to poster board are propped up on his couch. They depict young men fishing victims out of water, dwarfed by mangled warships that only an hour before were afloat in Pearl Harbor.

It happened faster than he could think.

One moment O’Neill was walking to breakfast, the next he was in a boat recovering the dead from the water at Pearl Harbor.

Japanese planes were flying so low he said he could see the pilots.

The attack ended just as fast as it began, but O’Neill didn’t stop.

“For 30 hours (we were) just running back and forth,” O’Neill said. “I just remember picking up bodies and picking up the injured.”

What was supposed to be a four-day stop on his way to pick up a submarine from Australia turned into two weeks.

“It was a blur, but you remember certain things,” O’Neill said.

Then he laughed. “I don’t know where breakfast went.”

At 16, O’Neill followed his country into a war that would define a generation.

Now 92, O’Neill said his actions on Dec. 7, 1941, were an exception to what he calls a religion of cowardice. However, friend and organizer of the Sarasota Memorial Day Parade Dan Kennedy sees it differently.

“He went into the bay during

the time the bombs were falling,” Kennedy said. “It’s just an amazing thing that he did.”

As Kennedy sees it, O’Neill’s actions are worth rewarding.

He’ll receive recognition not only for his service during the attack on Pearl Harbor, but also for his support service after the Battle of Midway.

This year’s parade recognizes the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, a decisive U.S. victory that ultimately shifted the momentum of the war in the Pacific theater.

It’s remembered as a milestone, but at the time it was hardly a headline for O’Neill.

“We were in Tokyo Bay when the Battle of Midway was won,” O’Neill said. “It was just another battle, that’s all.”

During World War II, he fought in the Pacific, provided support after U.S. forces took Guam and was in a submarine 65 feet under water in Tokyo Bay when the Japanese surrendered on Sept. 2, 1945.

“We were just doing our job and that was it,” O’Neill said. “We did what we had to do.”

He’s modest about his military service, often making jokes about his devout cowardice while boasting a military resume including the entirety of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The history of those wars has largely been condensed to dates in textbooks, but for O’Neill, with his photos and memorabilia, that history is tangible.

For him, the stories are easy to remember, even as younger generations begin to forget the names and battles that won the war.

Although he is being honored for his bravery at this year’s Memorial Day Parade, O’Neill would be there regardless.

He hasn’t missed a parade since he moved to Bradenton in 1987.

He’ll spend the day remembering — the battles, the men, the loss. He said he doesn’t remember anyone in particular, just the

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sacrifice of so many.

“You think about all the guys that lost their lives and all the guys that have passed on,” O’Neill said.

He often gives speeches at schools about his service, particularly about his experience during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He said he isn’t much of an orator and doesn’t like to prepare in advance, but some words, like the lyrics of 1942’s “Let’s Remember Pearl Harbor” by Don Reid and Sammy Kaye, he feels bound to repeat: “Let’s remember Pearl Harbor as we go to meet the foe. Let’s remember Pearl Harbor as we did the Alamo. We will always remember how they died for liberty. Let’s remember Pearl Harbor and go onto victory.”

“So, if we can pass those words on down, we can keep the memory of Pearl Harbor alive,” O’Neill said.

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As students arrived at Booker High School’s prom May 20, they posed under a white arch that had “A Timeless Night” stretched out in gold letters above it.

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THROUGH WEDNESDAY, MAY 31

FRANK G. BERLIN SR. SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS Runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts. The luncheon recognizes local businesses and individuals. Tickets are $55 for chamber members; $65 for nonmembers. Visit sarasotachamber.com.

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MEMORIAL DAY AT SARASOTA NATIONAL CEMETERY Begins at 10 a.m. at Sarasota National Cemetery, 9810 State Road 72. The service will honor fallen soldiers and include a performance from the Sun Coast Wind Ensemble. State Rep. Julio Gonzalez and Lt. Gen. Thomas Montgomery will speak at the event.

at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium. The event will feature educational opportunities, live music and children’s activities.

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2873 PINECREST STREET, SARASOTA Gorgeous Mid Century home with over 4,000 square feet under air and 18 foot vaulted ceilings with original clear cypress wood. Beautiful monorail stairway with oak planking, & additional oak helix spiral stairwell.

107 OCEAN PLACE, SARASOTA

Custom Key West style home on Siesta Key w/ private beach! This home features imported cabinetry, hardwood, Travertine marble & quality carpeting, hand crafted details, granite, soaring 2-story ceilings, 2 master suites, custom kitchen w/ Thermador, Bosch, & SubZero appliances, separate Butler’s pantry, aquarium glass overlooks beach & Gulf views, elevator, surround sound and a 10 car garage.

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3505 WHITE LANE, SARASOTA

1650 ASSISI DRIVE, SARASOTA

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Gorgeous Arthur Rutenberg 4BR/3FBA/2HBA home on the Hansen Bayou! Easy boating access to the Intracoastal. Gourmet kitchen with gas range, solid wood cabinetry, granite countertops, custom backsplash, top of the line appliances and wine refrigeration.

Gorgeous Mediterranean home in the sought after gated waterfront community of Portofino on The Bay! This home comes with an open floor plan and spacious rooms. Relax with beautiful views of your resort style pool area and lovely garden area.

Expansive balconies with decorative wrought iron gives this home an exotic feel. $649,900

Immaculate home in one of the most sought after streets in Prestancia. Features a gorgeous front yard with lots of room to roam featuring gorgeous royal palms and pine trees while also including plenty of driveway space.

Masterful design and modern luxury are uniquely embodied in this 4BR/3BA home. This waterfront residence with wall-to-wall windows is a haven for gazing at the bay views. Enjoy gatherings in the generously-sized living/dining area.

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3129 FOUNDERS CLUB DRIVE, SARASOTA

211 TREMONT LANE, LIDO KEY

971 LONGBOAT CLUB RD., LONGBOAT KEY

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Paradise found within the exclusively gated Founder’s Club. Beautiful Views of the lake and golf course First floor Master w/ private wet bar, executive office, and doors leading to pool are.

Chefs kitchen featuring Wolf appliances. Great for entertaining.

This property is located in an exclusive enclave of homes on Lido Key and features 3BR/4.5BA, high ceilings, beautiful Lucite staircase, private master retreat, private balconies off all bedrooms, and a large updated kitchen with bay views. Perfect for entertaining.

Beautiful Longboat Key home located in the sought after Longboat Key Club! This home is ideally situated directly across from the warm Gulf of Mexico waterway! This house sits on the luxurious island side golf course section of this lovely neighborhood. This home feature 5 en suite bedrooms and an additional office space. $1,999,999

Newly renovated 4BD/3.5BA 3 level home w/private gate, deep water boat dock and elevator. Main floor features a chef ’s kitchen, great room, bedrooms with ensuite baths, half bath and formal living and dining. Master retreat covers 3rd level with ocean views.

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A spectacular British West Indies design on Siesta Key. This masterpiece is perfectly situated on Grand Canal with the finest attention to detail including Pecky Cyprus columns, a gorgeous stone fireplace, and vaulted ceilings throughout 6,800 sq. ft.

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600 N. JACKSON RD., VENICE Welcome to Villa De Vita, a stunning 100 acre premier equestrian Tuscan style estate perfect for those who value both the pastoral landscape and love being near the beach. Natural beauty abounds on this stunning property. A truly unique property special for it’s value of space and top of the line luxury amenities. Property includes a working horse-farm with a 22-stall barn, caretaker apartments, staff kitchen and offices, a John Deere customized equipment garage. $9,450,000

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S A R A S OTA 1639 S Orange Avenue Judy Nimz 941-374-0196 A4179722 $2,350,000

S A R A S OTA 1905 Goldenrod Street Marianne Lebar 941-650-0337 A4176098 $1,750,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 551 Putting Green Lane Ellen Wells 941-544-4849 A4183977 $1,195,000

S I E S TA K E Y 4568 Woodside Road Sara Ferguson 941-320-2709 A4156337 $1,249,000

VENICE 629 Valencia Road Helen Moore 941-724-2030 N5912816 $950,000

S I E S TA K E Y 6236 Midnight Pass Road 402 Rudy Dudon 941-234-3991 A4184279 $815,000

S I E S TA K E Y 19 Whispering Sands Drive 603 Barbara Dumbaugh 941-350-3743 A4186828 $785,000

S A R A S OTA 800 N Tamiami Trail 1201 Bernadette Caswell 941-320-8265 A4184297 $779,000

S A R A S OTA 1 Benjamin Franklin Drive 75 Cindy Schatzle 941-587-7556 A4186395 $655,000

S A R A S OTA 5129 Brooksbend Circle Stephanie Bugatti 941-504-0978 A4186622 $609,900

S I E S TA K E Y 8773 Midnight Pass Road 401G Mel & Jan Goldsmith 941-356-6673 A4172899 $599,000

S I E S TA K E Y 4822 Ocean Boulevard 6D Tracy Deramo 941-650-4988 A4185908 $599,000

S I E S TA K E Y 6037 E Peppertree Way 228 Harvey & Ethel Lovelace 941-586-7390 A4184864 $590,000

S A R A S OTA 1941 Rose Street Barbara May 404-822-9264 A4186365 $500,000

S A R A S OTA 4606 Trails Drive Melba Jimenez PA 941-356-3970 A4177667 $499,000

S I E S TA K E Y 8773 Midnight Pass Road 203G Susan Noah 941-468-9286 A4179938 $440,000

VENICE 122 Ventana Way Susan Brooker 941-223-6055 N5912714 $399,500

VENICE 1731 Ardry Way Crystal Cosby 571-230-5013 A4186680 $389,000

S A R A S OTA 1704 Kestral Park Drive 57 Tara Lamb & Judy Greene 941-266-4873 A4186635 $375,000

S A R A S OTA 5931 Benevento Drive Jennifer Thompson & Christine Kramer 941-928-0790 & 941-914-5011 A4184092 $349,000

VENICE 605 Misty Pine Drive Denise Mattmuller 941-232-8055 A4169830 $324,900

S A R A S OTA 4294 Reflections Parkway Brian Loebker 941-735-4393 A4185695 $324,900

S I E S TA K E Y 1215 S Portofino Drive 102 Mary Sauve` 941-350-0381 A4158021 $300,000

S A R A S OTA 4402 Garcia Avenue Robert Moffatt & Peggy Wellman 941-374-0811 A4183376 $299,900

S A R A S OTA 6603 41st Street Circle E Larry Cushing 941-228-9814 A4183518 $293,500

NORTH PORT/ VENICE 5082 Escalante Drive Kristina Skepton 941-323-5118 A4178148 $239,900

S A R A S OTA 5242 Marsh Field Lane 3 Marci Mcfarland 941-961-3390 A4178035 $162,500

S I E S TA K E Y 8319 Midnight Pass Road Nora Johnson 941-809-1700 A4184004 $3,495,000

S I E S TA K E Y 67 Avenida Messina B Mary Jo Violett 941-928-8474 A4141221 $3,150,000

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S A R A S OTA 1400 Siesta Drive Brittany Russell 941-321-5404 A4169548 $2,790,000

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S A R A S OTA 2050 Benjamin Franklin Drive PH-1102 Kim & Michael Ogilvie 941-376-1717 A4165339 $5,995,000

S I E S TA K E Y 445 Beach Road A Sara Ferguson 941-320-2709 A4165585 $2,350,000

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dward Kalin, trustee, sold the Unit 161 condominium at 340 S. Palm Ave. to Barbara Siemer, of Sarasota, for $3.3 million.

Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 4,299 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,859,500 in 1999.

SARASOTA

THE TOWER RESIDENCES Sara Fields, trustee, sold the Unit 1401 condominium at 35 Watergate Drive to 35 Watergate LLC for $1,747,500. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,751 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2,640,000 in 2003.

PRIME Sara McGregor, of Sarasota, sold her home at 909 Pomelo Place to David and Kathleen Tucker, of Sarasota, for $1,725,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,509 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,625,000 in 2015.

HARTSDALE

sold their home at 1930 Boyce St. to Eric and Christina Fenton, of Sarasota, for $1,078,800. Built in 1948, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,368 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $682,000 in 2014.

LAUREL STREET

Kent Kneisel and Joan Thompson, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1910 Laurel St. to Thomas McEachin and Elsee McEachin, trustees, of Sarasota, for $1.05 million. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,688 square feet of living area.

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Linda Miller, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 1206 condominium at 1350 Main St. to Lenore Treiman, of Sarasota, for $950,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,597 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $757,000 in 2012.

SIESTA KEY Herbert and P. Brandon Solomon, of Sarasota, sold their home at 5226 Avenida Del Mare to Mark Loeffel, of Sarasota, for $1 million. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,565 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.08 million in 2008.

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

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Other top sales by area SIESTA KEY

Sarasota Beach ICIC III LLC sold two properties at 316 Beach Road to Craig Holick and Tamara Solarich, of Northbrook, Ill., for $1.02 million. The first property was built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, threeand-a-half baths and 2,500 square feet of living area. The second property was built in 1926, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,438 square feet of living area. They previously sold for $1.25 million in 2004.

NOKOMIS

Bayshore Road

Gordon and Laurie Cohoon, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1172 Bayshore Road to Fanny Wakizaka, of Fremont, Calif., for $329,000.

Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,645 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $272,000 in 2015.

Oaks II Joseph and Elena Balzano, of Osprey, sold their home at 588 Eagle Watch Lane to Daniel Long III, trustee, of Osprey, for $1,064,000. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,686 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.15 millions in 2009.

PALMER RANCH Deer Creek

Eugene and Dorothy McGonigle, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4450 Deer Creek Blvd. to Matthew and Jaclyn Buurma, of Sarasota, for $525,000.

Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,638 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $493,000 in 2006.

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634 Ohio Place

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1603 Mackeral Ave.

Siding

Michael Stewart

$20,000

1903 Lincoln Drive

Mechanical

Cathy Layton

$16,223

755 S. Palm Ave. #301

Doors

Gregory Cooney

$15,000

1255 N. Gulfstream Ave.

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Jack Chapman

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5760 Midnight Pass Road

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1600 Pine Bay Drive

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Joseph Noah

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1255 E. Peppertree Drive

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Reed Noss

$125,000

4949 Gardiners Bay Circle

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Sherry Stich

$101,000

868 Mac Ewen Drive

Reroof

Jerome Johnson

4267 Las Palmas Way

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Salvatore Candido

$60,595

603 Eagle Watch Lane

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Erik Siljestrom

$56,000

3214 Casey Key Road

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Sandra Webber

$54,780

2164 Muskogee Trail

Reroof

Martin Berson

$47,800

1510 Pelican Pointe Drive

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N O KO M I S / N O R T H V E N I C E 2905 Casey Key Road A4168851 $5,950,000

S A R A S OTA 166 Bryant Drive A4178702 $3,495,000

S A R A S OTA 2727 Dick Wilson Drive A4177837 $2,495,000

S A R A S OTA 300 S Pineapple Avenue 201 A4136333 $2,249,900

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RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE

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Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Owned and Operated by NRT,LLC

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Grenada Park, Sarasota

Beautifully treed lot in highly sought after West of the Trail MLS#A4169802 $268,000

Cameo Farm Lane, Sarasota 5+ acres, cleared land, horses permitted MLS#A41855505 $299,000

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Stephanie Church 941.724.5448 Discover this exceptional, rarely available opportunity to live in the Knolls of Bent Tree, an intimate, community of townhouse homes and well-manicured properties. Set on a quiet cul-de-sac, this three-bedroom, two-story, 2,271+/- sq.-ft. freestanding residence is resplendent with a host of updates.

MLS#A4185489 $265,000

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6631 APPROACH ROAD, #70 SARASOTA Enjoy maintenance free living at Westwoods at Sunrise in this +/-1,388 sq ft villa located in a quiet, private cul-de-sac location with garden views. This renovated home boasts an open, bright floor plan with volume ceilings, 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, updated kitchen with Corian counters, living room, dining room, breakfast area and Florida room.

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Sotheby’s International Realty® and the Sotheby’s International Realty logo are registered service marks used with permission. Each office is independently owned and operated. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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Antiques/Collectibles

Help Wanted FULL-TIME CNAS The Springs at Lake Pointe Woods has openings for full time CNAs. Nursing home experience a plus. Great benefits available after 60 days. Apply in person to 3280 Lake Pointe Blvd. Sarasota, 34231. Email resume to don@thesprings.biz

Furnishings

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DAZZLING GULF, Sunset & Sunrise Views from this gorgeous "Renoir" Penthouse.

Offered at $1,377,000.

Tina Rudek-Stark RoseBay International, Inc. 5370 Gulf of Mexico, Suite 209, LBK FL 34228 1386 5th Street, Sarasota FL 34236 941-920-0303

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CASH FOR Old Military Items. Swords, uniforms, insignia & old guns. Call 941-416-3280.

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Rotted Wood Repairs. Crown Molding and Trim.

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Cleaning BLUE FISH Cleaning Inc. 941-705-3812. sured, Bonded. Affordable reliable home ing, $80, 2 cleaners, 2 hours.

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Amazing estate sale filled with Mid-century china, such as Hager pottery, TV lamps. Outstanding collection of estate jewelry, such as; Exquisite Edwardian diamond pendant with over 2 1/2 carats of diamonds and a beautiful Fire Opal Edwardian bracelet. House full of Thomasville furniture.

Amazing collection of WW2 books, newspaper articles, postcards, original WW2 pictures and letters from Okinawa. Lefton porcelain bird collection, costume jewelry, collection of glassware including Custard, Carnival and Fenton glass.

Large collection of small items. Listed artist artwork, linens, Austrian antiques, kitchen items, garage items-tools. Vintage christmas items, area rugs and lots of bric-a-brac. For more information visit www.antiquesandchatchkes.com or call 941.356.3318

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WE BUY cars. top $$ paid for your vehicles.

Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

POTTERY BARN soft gold sofa, like new, $500.

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SECRETARY HOUSE sitter over 18 , good with windows 8 , 10 , light pc work, $800/month , prefer nonsmoker , send resume to : linda25miller@outlook.com

Autos Wanted

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Annual rental $3400 (less than market). Call 708-220-8888, E-mail: jstone@petitami.us

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

UPDATED 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 2nd floor lakefront condo. Plush landscaping, heated pool and awesome clubhouse. Eat-in kitchen, granite, Thomasville cabinets, vaulted ceiling, screened lanai, 5 minutes to SK beaches, $199,900.

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