So110217

SARASOTA

Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

VOLUME 13, NO. 49

FREE

YOUR TOWN Turn back time Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, so don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night, and enjoy that extra hour of sleep. Daylight saving time will begin again March 11.

•

Who else pays to park?

PAGE 10A THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Let’s work together Homeless advocates have high hopes for coordinated plan. PAGE 3A

TWO OF A KIND

Rosemary sets goals for growth

Jay Heater

Another kind of wedding band Lakewood Ranch resident Kevin Swan pulled off a proposal to remember Oct. 28 at Mandeville Beer Garden in Sarasota. Swan, who has ALS, enlisted the help of the Southeast High School marching band to pop the big question during what Swan’s girlfriend, Shaina Frisch, thought was an impromptu performance. But then the band played her favorite song, “Hey, Soul Sister” by Train, and Frisch grew suspicious. The finale did not disappoint. Band members flipped cards spelling the words “Will you marry me.” The answer?

A resounding yes. To read the full story, visit YourObserver.com.

Dozens of ideas sprout on how to guide the district’s future.

PAGE 4A

BLACK

Organization salutes police In a pair of honors highlighting community policing, the International Association of Chiefs of Police recognized two Sarasota Police Department programs at its annual conference last week.

The SPD received the 2017 IACP Leadership in Human and Civil Rights Award for its efforts assisting Sarasota’s homeless, and the 2017 IACP/ BodyWorn Leadership in Law Enforcement Volunteer Programs Award.

These are the first two honors the SPD has received from the IACP.

Anna Brugmann

Emma and Chloe Harrington dress up Oct. 29 for Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Spooktacular event.

Selby Spooktacular attracts smiling faces. PAGE 1B

Mote gets wicked.

INSIDE

TIE

SARASOTA OBSERVER

|

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2, 2017

“If you misfire … you’ve just eviscerated the potential for a long time.”

Investigators looking into mail theft

County Commission Chair Paul Caragiulo on being careful with implementing any kind of paid parking system on Siesta Key. READ MORE ON PAGE 10A

Six instances of mail theft were reported last week in Sarasota County and are now under investigation by the U.S. Postal Investigation Service.

The Sarasota Police Department began investigating mail theft from three mailboxes outside of post offices in the city.

The thefts took place overnight Oct. 25. The next day, the Sarasota Sheriff’s Office said it was investigating additional mail thefts.

The U.S. Postal Investigation Service said all of the thefts occurred at USPS collection boxes. Anyone who believes they were a victim of mail theft can contact police, or the U.S. Postal Service.

BY THE NUMBERS

$776,384

annual expenses associated with operating the State Street and Palm Avenue parking garages.

SEE PAGE 6A

200

seats proposed for a privately operated restaurant at the Lido Beach pavilion.

SEE PAGE 13A

50

years since Church of the Redeemer’s bells were installed.

Riverview High has second gun incident in two weeks

see page 14A

125

number of community organizations that participated in the first Age Friendly Festival.

Katie Johns

SEE PAGE 16A

Ian, Erica, Nathan and Jim Smentowski celebrate Halloween at St. Armands Fright Night.

MEETINGS

St. Armands Fright Night tricks and treats

Regular City Commission meeting — 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 6, Commission Chambers, City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota Regular School Board meeting — 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 7, Board Chambers, Landings Administrative Complex, 1980 Landings Blvd., Sarasota

T

Drama Department’s “Thriller” performance and seeing the kids dressed up and searching for candy, St. Armands Association Executive Director Diana Corrigan has a hard time deciding why she enjoys this event so much.

“Adults become kids again, and I love that,” she said.

he ninth annual Fright Night on St. Armands brought out the Halloween spirit in all ages.

As the sun began to set, the Circle became crowded with all kinds of characters, such as Moana, Darth Vader and Spiderman ready to celebrate Halloween.

Between the Sarasota High School

A Riverview High student was arrested Wednesday after threatening violence on social media.

Deputies on Tuesday night found a student-posted photo on the social media platform Snapchat, according to a release.

It depicted an apparent weapon and said, “School gunna be lit tomorrow.” Deputies found it was a pellet gun, not a firearm.

The 15-year-old was charged with a single count of threats to kill or do bodily injury.

This is the second gun-related incident at Riverview High in two weeks. A student was arrested Oct. 20, after showing students a gun on a bus.

NEW SARASOTA TOWNHOMES OVER 80% SOLD OUT

Resort-style community pool and cabana

THIS MONTH ONLY, RECEIVE SPECIAL SAVINGS AND HOA DUES PAID FOR 1 YEAR* HONORE AVE. BAHIA VISTA ST.

SALES CENTRE WEBBER ST.

CATTLEMEN RD.

Executive Townhomes from the upper $200s

N BENEVA RD.

• New Townhomes with 1,388 SF - 1,807 Sq.Ft. • Gated entry, resort-style pool & cabana • Low maintenance, Sarasota lifestyle • Lock up and be at the beach in a few minutes • Premier location close to Siesta Key & Downtown

780 MCINTOSH RD.

Discover how great living is at Sarasota’s The Enclave at Forest Lakes, before the opportunity is gone.

75

758

SALES CENTER 3637 Tin Cup Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34232 2 decorated models open daily

Interested in other Sarasota communities? Explore Harmony at Lakewood Ranch and Renaissance at West Villages at MATTAMYHOMES.COM/TAMPA

To learn more or schedule your personal tour call 813-563-0349 * HOA Fees will be paid for 12 months and value will not exceed $2,604. Valid on new contracts for select homes only, that are signed 10/1/17-11/30/17 and close upon completion. All pricing, availability and plans subject to change without notice. Please see a Mattamy Homes New Home Counselor for additional details. Terms and conditions apply. E.&O.E. Builder CGC #1524054

MATTAMPA - FOREST LAKE - Observer Newspaper - Newspaper

Due: Sept 27, 2017

252211

WH AT’S H APPENING

2A

SARASOTA OBSERVER

YourObserver.com

|

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

3A

Photos by Cassidy Alexander

The Salvation Army on 10th Street is one organization that provides services to the homeless. With the new One by One coordinated entry system, the homeless community will be served by a singular system and given a menu of options to get the help they need.

HOMELESSHOPEFUL AND

Leaders solidify a regional framework, called One by One, for a coordinated and consistent response system.

manent housing can be found.

“It’s not a cure,” said Tara Booker, director of operations and grants for the Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness. “It’s a homeless response system, and the goal for any community is that homelessness is rare, brief and nonrecurring.”

The system will be running within a few weeks in the two Sarasota locations, Booker said, and by Jan. 1 in all locations.

CASSIDY ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

A

fter years of conflict over the issue, agencies in the Sarasota area are coming together to combat homelessness with moves the public may soon notice.

In 2013, Sarasota County and the city of Sarasota worked to find a unified approach to end homelessness, but differing ideologies and a failed attempt to build a new homeless shelter led to a stalemate and an agreement to pursue different paths.

“When you have organizations and cities and counties all with different ideas about how this issue should be addressed, it does affect their ability to coordinate and cooperate in the most effective way,” said Ed DeMarco, director of the Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness.

As the years went on, residents and business owners continued to wait for a solution.

In January, a one-day survey showed there were almost 900 people experiencing homelessness in Sarasota County. DeMarco said more than 3,000 people received services for homelessness in the area last year. But a report from the Florida Housing Coalition, released in April, changed the area’s approach. It outlines a path to eliminating homelessness that relies on one thing: collaboration.

“With a systems approach, the community works together to create a system with strong components that are coordinated to achieve specified end goals identified in a common agenda,” the report explains.

QUALITY OF LIFE ORDINANCE The homeless can go to the Salvation Army on 10th Street for two meals a day and to receive services.

The Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness has been selected as the lead agency in the continuum of care — a group of local providers, officials, homeless advocates and government staff who work together. This year, the city and the county came together to endorse and support the plan.

“Our effort with homelessness has to be what they call ‘housing first.’ Which means, let’s get this person in permanent housing as soon as possible,” DeMarco said.

“Then we can wrap around services that person might need in order to stay housed.”

Going into 2018, the plan to end homelessness is taking effect.

COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM

The implementation of a coordinated entry system is a major facet of the collaborative approach.

DeMarco compares it to training a sales staff. You may have a salesperson who is experienced, and one who isn’t. Both would deal with customers differently.

Their employer may teach them both a standard way they should make sales, so the customer experience doesn’t change. That’s what this system, called One by One, does.

Throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties, there will be six entry points for homeless people: Salvation Army in Manatee, Turning Point in Bradenton, Jewish Family and Children’s Services in Sarasota, Salvation Army in Sarasota, Center of Hope in Nokomis and a sixth location in North Port, which still needs board approval.

Any time these locations are open, the homeless can go in, answer a series of questions and find out what resources are available to them throughout both counties.

Whether they need a car, a driver’s license, a recovery program or another resource, by entering the One by One system, different agencies can help.

From there, they will be given temporary housing, before per-

Though the city already has one, Sarasota County is soon to implement its own Quality of Life ordinance, pending commission approval.

The ordinance tightens restrictions about unpermitted camping on public property. The goal is to give authorities license to take people who are on public property to one of the six entry points throughout the area.

“The goal is not to arrest people,” said Wayne Applebee, the county’s homeless services director. “The goal is that we have these public resources we want them to utilize. If you’re in violation [of the ordinance] and you have nowhere else to go, we’re going to provide you transportation and very low-barrier access in getting to a safe place.”

The city implemented a similar program, but was sued by the American Civil Liberties Union.

An agreement was reached in June that said the city needed to have shelter beds available for people who violated the ordinance.

County Commissioners will discuss the Quality of Life Ordinance on Nov. 14 and will also consider an agreement with the Salvation Army to provide nec-

essary shelter beds.

WHAT’S NEXT

The next step is finding enough affordable housing in Sarasota and Manatee counties, which DeMarco said is the biggest challenge.

The goal of the One by One system is to get people permanently housed within 30 days, but Booker isn’t sure how feasible that will be, especially at first.

“We’re in a difficult housing market in Sarasota and Manatee,” she said. “The resources are there, the case management is there. It’s locating the affordable housing.”

Sarasota City Manager Tom Barwin hopes that, with a collaborative effort underway, the housing element will follow.

“I think we’re making significant progress,” he said. “We, of course, have a way to go on the housing element of it, but for the first time [in six years here], I am confident that we will be making significant progress on that front, mostly because we now have almost every agency working toward the same coordinated strategy.”

But leaders acknowledge the streets may never be cleared of a homeless population. As Applebee put it, the system works if there is a community structure that is available to the homeless.

Still, officials are hopeful that this is the successful approach that has eluded them for years.

“It leads to getting people off the streets, into a healthier environment, which is obviously important from a sense of human compassion,” Barwin said. “But it also is helpful in … coming back to having the sense of being able to deal with problems effectively.”

SARASOTA OBSERVER

|

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

A DAILY DOSE OF LOCAL NEWS.

YOUR NEWS. YOUR WAY.

Rosemary District sets community goals A Rosemary District planning initiative lists dozens of neighborhood improvement ideas.

DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

L

Daily Headlines eNewsletter Sarasota, Longboat Key, Siesta Key and East County news delivered to your inbox Monday - Friday.

256187

SIGN UP TODAY!

yourobserver.com/email-signup

ast summer, amid a spike in development in the Rosemary District, Howard Davis began reaching out to area stakeholders to discuss the future of the rapidly growing neighborhood.

The conversations were informal, but he found that people were eager to talk. The city approved a density bonus for the Rosemary District in 2014, designed to spur building activity in a neighborhood in need of redevelopment.

That policy quickly bore fruit.

By 2017, the city had approved more than 1,100 residential units in the neighborhood. There hadn’t, however, been a corresponding plan for how to manage that growth, which created uncertainty for those invested in the district.

Davis wanted to develop that plan — and move quickly. Those initial informal conversations

GUIDING PRINCIPLES The Rosemary District Grassroots Planning Initiative identified nine guiding principles for the neighborhood: n Develop the district as a complete “live, work and play” neighborhood. n Promote walkability. n Enhance public safety and security. n Promote pedestrian and bicycle connectivity to surrounding areas. n Respect and celebrate the district’s cultural and built history. n Enhance the presence of nature. n Recognize and celebrate the district’s distinctiveness and authenticity. n Provide increased support for the district’s local businesses. n Balance regional social service needs with the district’s disproportionate share of social service providers.

3 PROBLEMS

SARASOTA & SIESTA KEY

Observer 1970 Main St., Third Floor, Sarasota, FL 34236 PHONE: 941-366-3468 | WEBSITE: YourObserver.com

TO EMAIL US Email press releases, announcements and Letters to the Editor to: Kat Hughes, khughes@yourobserver.com

TO ADVERTISE Display Advertising: To obtain information, call JoMarie Pagano at 941-366-3468, Ext. 344.

Classified Advertising / Service Directory: For information and rates, or to place an ad, call 941-955-4888. Hours 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. To place a classified ad online,

Overflowing Gutters

Dirty Siding

Filthy Windows

1 SOLUTION

visit YourObserver.com, or email your ad to classified@yourobserver.com.

TO SUBSCRIBE To subscribe: Please call Donna Condon at 941-366-3468, Ext. 301, or email dcondon@yourobserver.com.

MAIL DELIVERY SUBSCRIPTION RATES First-Class

Canada

One year / $200

One year / $250

Six months / $160

Six months / $200

Three months / $128

Three months / $160

For Fast Free Easy Quote:

LIKE US

WATCH US

FOLLOW US

Observer Group

YourObserverVideo

@ObserverGroup

Mydrwindows.com Click on “Request a free quote” 941.330.7881 • mydrwindows.com

249369

4A

SARASOTA OBSERVER

YourObserver.com

LEARN MORE A presentation outlining the Rosemary District Grassroots Planning Initiative’s goals and recommendations is available at rosemarydistrictplanning.com.

David Conway

Rosemary District property owner Howard Davis believes the neighborhood can effectively advocate for a broad slate of changes.

morphed into the Rosemary District Grassroots Planning Initiative. It’s a communitywide effort to assess the needs and desires of the Rosemary District, both today and into the future.

There had been some previous dialogue about how to address problems the area was facing, such as a shortage of green space or a need for better connectivity to downtown. Still, a comprehensive big-picture perspective was lacking, and building was already underway.

“We didn’t start with nothing,” Davis said. “But we’re trying to accelerate a process — that might not have happened at all — but if it had happened, would have been a lot slower than what happened here.”

Over the past three weeks, those involved with the planning initiative have spoken at neighborhood meetings to outline the progress made so far. It includes a vision statement for the neighborhood, nine guiding principles, more than 20 goals and more than 80 recommendations for how to achieve those goals.

It’s a wide-reaching list of ideas, borne from a survey of Rosemary District stakeholders. To create more green space, the neighborhood could convert segments of existing parcels into parks. To foster a live, work, play

dynamic, the district could identify space for outdoor events and performances.

Some recommendations are simple, such as the creation of a single Rosemary District logo.

Others are more ambitious, including the creation of a nonprofit housing trust to develop affordable residential units and achieve a mix of housing.

There are aspects of the plan that recommend using the neighborhood as a place for experimentation and looser regulations, hoping to maintain a distinct identity for the neighborhood through eclectic architecture and art.

As Rosemary District stakeholders took in this information, questions arose about how the proposed changes will be implemented. Davis knows that not all of the recommendations, developed with planning consultant Kimley-Horn, will be viable. But he’s seen members of the community eager to take the lead on issues they’re passionate about.

He thinks that’s how the neighborhood will be able to effectively pursue change on many fronts.

Cost, public energy and other factors will determine the rate at which individual ideas move forward. Facing a long list of challenges, Rosemary District leaders see a community eager to get started.

“That’s a good place to be,” Davis said. “When we started this, remember, there were none of these specifics. Now, we have a whole series of things that came up from the process we engaged in.”

|

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

5A

HISTORY LESSON As the Rosemary District planning group determined stakeholders wanted to celebrate the neighborhood’s history, a pair of Sarasota residents were already working on a way to do just that.

The neighborhood, formerly known as Overtown, was Sarasota’s first African-American community during a time when the city was segregated. The county installed a historical marker at Central Avenue and Boulevard of the Arts commemorating that fact — but the sign was removed during construction of a nearby development.

Vickie Oldham, the leader of an ongoing project documenting the history of Newtown, was watching to see when the marker would be reinstalled, knowing its significance to black residents. Zolner, a co-owner of Perq Coffee Bar, was searching for a way to acknowledge the Rosemary District’s past as she prepared to open a new café in the area, mindful of gentrification.

Zolner heard she should get in touch with Oldham. The two connected in April, and have since worked together to organize a ceremony for the reinstallation of the marker next year. They’re also working on a brochure highlighting historically significant structures in the neighborhood.

Oldham and Zolner were excited to learn Rosemary District leaders had begun to emphasize history.

“Before that, with all of the construction, it just seemed like everything new was being constructed without a remembrance of the past,” Oldham said. ‘That’s why it’s so important that they make that history a guiding principle. I’m thrilled about that.”

CAREFREE LIVING. A CLASSIC DOWNTOWN ADDRESS. Say goodbye to the worry of single home ownership and say hello to carefree city life at 7 One One Palm. Tucked away in downtown’s most desirable tree-lined neighborhood of South Palm Avenue, is our inviting new enclave of just 16, floor-through, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom residences. This boutique community offers the security of all new concrete construction, light-filled spaces, volume ceilings, a wide selection of standard finishes, secure garage parking, AC storage, fitness center, pool, spa, cabanas, fire pit, and Paw Park.

Call your real estate professional or contact Amy Drake | 941.376.9346 | amy@sevenoneonepalm.com | SevenOneOnePalm.com

property perspectives group L I C E N S E D R E A L E S TAT E B R O K E R

ORAL REPRESENTATIONS CANNOT BE RELIED UPON AS CORRECTLY STATING REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DEVELOPER. FOR CORRECT REPRESENTATIONS MAKE REFERENCE TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND THE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY SECTION 718.503, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO BE FURNISHED BY A DEVELOPER TO A BUYER OR LESSEE.

254145

NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION. FINAL DAYS OF PRE-CONSTRUCTION PRICING FROM $1,049,000

6A

SARASOTA OBSERVER

|

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

City parking fund runs consistent deficit PARKED IN THE RED Parking management costs the city hundreds of The city has long run a deficit in its parking management fund. The sum of that deficit has risen recently as growth in operations and personnel thousands of dollars expenses have outpaced revenue increases. in subsidies annually.

Here’s a year-by-year breakdown of the parking deficit: -$800,000

DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

The city’s 2017-18 budget projects a deficit in the city’s parking management fund, requiring a $300,000 subsidy from the general fund.

Even after the subsidy, the fund is still budgeted to lose more than $400,000 this year.

Absent any subsidy, the city would lose $740,000 on parking management in 2017-18, the largest parking deficit in the past decade. Since 2009, the city has lost at least $243,000 annually on parking before using subsidies to balance the expenses. Over that 10-year period, the pre-subsidy loss has topped $3.7 million.

The annual deficit has increased each year since 2014. Operating costs have more than doubled since then, and personnel costs have increased nearly 80%. The city attributes the rising costs to the maintenance and management of two downtown parking garages and a demand for an increased level of service.

Revenue has increased, as well.

The city generated more than $900,000 in parking fines in fiscal year 2017, a 60% increase over the 2014 figure. Still, it isn’t keeping pace with spending. The 2017-

-$700,000

-$600,000

-$500,000

-$400,000

-$300,000

-$200,000

2009 2010

2011

2012

2013 2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Source: City of Sarasota

18 budget includes more than $1 million in personnel expenses and nearly $900,000 in operating and capital expenditures.

City staff is conscious of the ballooning deficit. In 2016, Parking Manager Mark Lyons completed a comprehensive parking strategy that recommends paid parking downtown. The strategy touts other benefits of paid parking, but it also acknowledges its role as a revenue generator during a time when the city’s parking expenses are rising.

Even as some merchants and

residents have mounted opposition to paid parking downtown, city staff has stressed the urgency of addressing parking losses.

City Manager Tom Barwin said the general fund — used for public safety, physical environment, general government and cultural and recreation expenses — is a finite resource.

Dedicating money from that fund to parking is a conscious choice to not spend it elsewhere, he said.

“This entire conversation about paid parking has simply

WE’RE PUTTING SCIENCE TO WORK TO PRESERVE NATURE

been about how to close that big looming budget deficit that’s pulling resources from other priorities in the city,” Barwin said.

Critics of a proposal to install parking meters on Main Street offer objections to the city’s arguments. For example: Couldn’t the city simply reduce its parking expenses, rather than raising revenue to offset rising costs?

There are 14 full-time and four part-time positions in the city’s parking division. The highest salaried position is the parking manager, at just more than $87,000 annually. Thirteen of the positions are attendant or enforcement jobs. Attendants are paid an average hourly rate of $15.32, and enforcement employees are paid an average hourly rate of $16.52.

Barwin pointed out that a reduction in parking personnel could lead to a reduction in revenue. Information provided by city spokeswoman Jan Thornburg highlighted the parking manager’s role in setting up a paid parking district on St. Armands Circle, which will offset the expenses of building a parking garage there.

The city is spending $776,384 in 2017-18 on expenses related to parking garages on State Street and Palm Avenue downtown.

Although the city has instituted a pay-to-park system in garages during busy event weekends, Barwin said there is largely nothing done to offset the cost of staffing and maintaining those structures.

“We’ve been operating garages with this illusion that they’re free,” Barwin said. “Of course,

they’re not free.”

Another parking meter critique cuts in the other direction. If the city did more parking enforcement, couldn’t it increase its revenues from people who violate regulations, rather than from average visitors?

Thornburg said that’s possible, but that an increase in enforcement could also change the behaviors of the public, leading to fewer violations. Both she and Barwin said there were drawbacks to issuing more tickets, too.

“More enforcement can also create a feeling of ill will with residents and visitors,” Thornburg said in an email. “Typically, receiving a $25 citation for a time restriction is much harsher than opting to pay a few dollars to park.”

The City Commission remains hesitant to institute a metered parking system downtown. In October, the board directed staff to research alternate methods for increasing parking revenue.

Barwin is optimistic about having a productive dialogue with merchants and residents about the reality of the city’s parking deficit. He said he’s open to considering options other than meters — as long as they identify other methods of raising parking revenue.

“If that’s the way the community wants to go, that’s great,” Barwin said. “Absolutely fantastic. But we can’t be in denial about this.”

Every day, Mosaic puts science to work right here in our community. Our team of engineers and other specialists work with regulatory agencies to identify areas of environmental sensitivity that should be preserved and protected. Through its land conservation and reclamation efforts, Mosaic has helped provide over forty-six thousand acres of natural lands that offer functioning habitats for plant and animal life. Shelley, a senior permitting engineer for Mosaic, works to ensure these preservation areas support a sustainable postmining landscape that includes wildlife corridors and habitat diversity.

242184

To learn more about Mosaic’s preservation techniques, visit Science.MosaicCo.com.

© 2017 The Mosaic Company

Sale!

SARASOTA OBSERVER

YourObserver.com

|

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

7A

A Dining Table where Simplicity meets Sophistication.

NOW $999

UP

TO

40 OFF %

OUR ALREADY LOW PRICES DURING OUR SAVINGS EVENT LIMITED TIME ONLY, HURRY IN!

CREATING SPACES WHERE YOUR MEMORIES ARE MADE. “Theo” by Palliser Available in Sand or Stone.

Rachael Ray Sectional Sofa Laidback Luxe Appeal

NOW $629

NOW $2999

LIMITED TIME ONLY, HURRY IN!

Natuzzi Sofa 100% Genuine Italian Leather

NOW $1299

Dream big in this Queen sized bed.

NOW $399

THE LEADER IN FLORIDA LIFESTYLE FURNISHINGS. THE LEADER IN FLORIDA LIFESTYLE FURNISHINGS.

MATTERBROTHERSFURNITURE.COM MATTERBROTHERSFURNITURE.COM Family Tradition Family Tradition Since Since 1958.

1958. Five Five Locations Locations featuring featuring the the largest largest selection selectionof of coastal coastalliving livingfurnishings. furnishings.

239.275.3968 239.275.3968

NAPLES

239.598.3330 239.598.3330

PINELLAS

727.577.6660

SARASOTA SARASOTA 941.960.4410

TARPON TARPON SPRINGS SPRINGS 727.942.3618 727.942.3618

GUARANTEED SERVICE GUARANTEEDLOW LOWPRICE PRICE || 12 12 MONTH MONTH NO NO INTEREST INTEREST || COMPLIMENTARY COMPLIMENTARY IN-HOME IN-HOME SERVICE

255752

FORT MYERS

SARASOTA OBSERVER

|

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

The role of transit in Sarasota It might make sense to offer transit vouchers for ride-sharing and paratransit services.

ADRIAN MOORE CONTRIBUTOR

I

’ve been attending a fascinating series of events about local transportation called “Grid Un-Locked” put on by the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, the Gulf Coast Community Foundation and SRQ Media. I’ve been learning a lot from it, and it has provoked me to some new thinking about public transit in Sarasota.

How bad is traffic in Sarasota?

I can hear you laughing at that question, since we all know it’s a real problem, especially during season. The first presentation of the Grid Un-Locked series, by Demian Miller from the transportation planning firm Tindale Oliver, shed some interesting light on the question.

The shocker was the data showing that overall total traffic in Sarasota is almost unchanged over the past 15 years. But the problem is where the traffic is occurring. Miller presented traffic count data showing that while traffic on Tamiami Trail has changed little over a decade and half, it has increased noticeably on Fruitville, for example, and has increased a lot on the Ringling Causeway.

While there is not more traffic overall in Sarasota, there is more traffic in the places where more of us travel. That’s how congestion works. And it means Sarasota’s most urgent transportation needs are tied to specific parts of the network.

WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH TRANSIT USE?

Increasing transit use, rather than driving, seems crucial to providing regional mobility as Sarasota’s population, economy and number of tourists grow. But even the most ardent supporter of transit has to recognize that our transit system faces some major challenges.

The first challenge is getting people to use transit. Steve Polzin at the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida recently analyzed the latest data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey on how people travel.

Look at the figure provided above on commuter mode share trends (the top line is carpooling). Transit tends to serve commuters better than noncommute travel, so the performance for noncommute travel, which is vital in Sarasota, is likely much worse. In 10 years, transit has barely increased its market

COMMUTING ROAD SHARE TRENDS Mode share, usual commute

8A

SARASOTA & SIESTA KEY

Observer “If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

Friedrich Hayek

12%

“Road to Serfdom,” 1944

10% 8%

Publisher / Emily Walsh ewalsh@yourobserver.com

6%

Executive Editor / Kat Hughes khughes@yourobserver.com Managing Editor / Eric Garwood egarwood@yourobserver.com Deputy Managing Editor / David Conway dconway@yourobserver.com Community Editor / Anna Brugmann, abrugmann@yourobserver.com Staff Writer / Cassidy Alexander, calexander@yourobserver.com, Sports Reporter / Ryan Kohn rkohn@yourobserver.com News Innovation Editor / Ryan Butler, rbutler@yourobserver.com

4% 2% 0% 2006

2007 2008 2009

2010

2011

2012

2013 2014

2015

2016

Car, truck or van (carpooled)

Public transportation

Walked

Bicycle

Other means

Worked at home

share. Even working at home increased more than transit use.

This despite the fact that metropolitan areas spend at least 4-5 times as much per transit user as they do per highway user. Which indicates we need to think about new ways to provide transit to appeal to riders. Especially in Sarasota, where are transit needs are the effect of ride-sharing.

The second presentation in the Grid Un-Locked series, by Richard Biter, a senior executive at the Florida Department of Transportation, pointed out how dramatically ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft and many others are affecting travel, and the challenge that presents to public transit services.

His point was driven home in mid-October when researchers at the University of California, Davis, released the results of the most extensive study yet of the effects of ride-sharing on travel. They examined the travel behavior of 4,000 people in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. For starters they found that 21% of all adults use ride-sharing services, and that jumps to 36% among those 18-29 years old. Even in the suburbs, the number of adults using ride-sharing is 7%.

Those numbers are considerably higher than the number who use public transit in those cities—except New York.

The figure provided on changes in transit use, biking and walking after adoption of ride-hailing services comes from the UC Davis study. Notice that ride-sharing is a replacement for standard urban bus and light rail transit, but a boost for commuter rail and walking, which pair up with ride-sharing to make trips easier.

This reinforces decades of data showing that in households with no car, more trips are taken in other people’s cars than by public transit. It seems like any form of using a car is preferred by most people over the transit services they have available.

MAKING TRANSIT WORK IN SARASOTA

All of this means that standard bus and light rail transit services have been losing in competition with driving, and that is only getting worse with ridesharing service innovations and autonomous vehicles are on the horizon.

Going back to the traffic trends in Sarasota, public transit needs to focus on options in those most traveled corridors

Copy Editor / Kelly Carson kcarson@yourobserver.com Arts + Entertainment Managing Editor Niki Kottmann, nkottmann@yourobserver. com Editorial Designers / Meghan Sasser, msasser@yourobserver.com; C.J. Major, cmajor@yourobserver.com; Melissa Leduc, mleduc@ yourobserver.com

where traffic is the worst and growing. A more focused transit system can more readily put resources into improving the quality of buses and the riding experience to make it more attractive. And for transitdependent people in the less traveled corridors, it might make sense to provide transit vouchers that can be used for ride-sharing and paratransit services.

Targeting tourist traffic is also crucial in Sarasota. The Siesta Trolley is by all accounts a success and a model for a simple service designed to make it easy for tourists. Likewise the downtown I-Ride service can grow to serve more tourists. Providing mainland parking structures and shuttles to beaches can help on area bridges, as might improved transit from Lido and Longboat keys to downtown to help relieve traffic on the Ringling.

Director of Advertising / Jill Raleigh jraleigh@yourobserver.com Sales Manager / Penny DiGregorio pdigregorio@yourobserver.com Digital Sales and Business Development Manager / Kathleen O’Hara, kohara@yourobserver.com Senior Advertising Executive / Laura Ritter, lritter@yourobserver.com Advertising Executives / Richeal Bair, rbair@yourobserver.com Diane de Spirlet, ddespirlet@yourobserver. com Abby Hincker, ahincker@yourobserver.com Beth Jacobson, bjacobson@yourobserver. com Bob Lewis, blewis@yourobserver.com Toni Perren, tperren@yourobserver.com Sales Operations Manager / Susan Leedom, sleedom@yourobserver.com Sales Coordinator/Account Manager Lori Downey, ldowney@yourobserver.com JoMarie Pagano, jpagano@yourobserver. com Classified Advertising Sales Executive/ Maureen Hird, mhird@yourobserver.com

CHANGES IN TRANSIT USE -6% Heavy rail

-6%

-4%

3%

-3%

Light rail

-2%

Bike

Walk

9%

-2%

Changes in transit use, biking and walking after adoption of ride-hailing services.

Public bus

0%

2%

4%

Finally, since there are probably no major new resources in the offing to pay for transit, managing costs and improving quality will be crucial. FDOT’s Biter emphasized in his Grid Un-Locked presentation the success a great many transit systems have had with publicprivate partnerships, and they are “becoming the norm, rather than the exception.” Indeed, the DeVoe Moore Center at Florida State has done great work gathering the lessons learned for success from many transit systems that use public-private partnerships to expand and improve services. So there is a lot Sarasota can build upon.

Transit must have an important role in the future of mobility in Sarasota, but only if we adjust with changing travel trends and technology and customize our system to the very particular needs of our area. It’s a challenge, but it can be done.

Adrian Moore is vice president of the Reason Foundation and lives in Sarasota.

6%

8%

10%

Director of Creative Services and Information Technology / Kathy Payne, kpayne@yourobserver.com Creative Director / Caleb Stanton, cstanton@yourobserver.com Creative Services Administrator / Marjorie Holloway, mholloway@yourobserver.com Creative Services Coordinator / Christine Galan, cgalan@yourobserver.com Technology & Development Manager / Adam Quinlin, aquinlin@yourobserver. com IT Operations Manager / Mike Herndon, mherndon@yourobserver.com Advertising Graphic Designers / Thom Gravelle, Shawna Polana, Luis Trujillo, Allison Wampole Chief Financial Officer / Laura Keisacker lkeisacker@yourobserver.com Controller / Rafael Labrin, rlabrin@yourobserver.com Office Coordinator-Subscriptions / Donna Condon, dcondon@yourobserver. com

Observer Media Group Inc. 1970 Main St. • Sarasota, FL 34236 941-366-3468

Editor and CEO / Matt Walsh Vice President / Lisa Walsh Chairman / David Beliles Publishers of the Longboat Observer, East County Observer, Sarasota Observer, Siesta Key Observer, Palm Coast Observer, Plant City Times & Observer, Port Orange Observer, Ormond Beach Observer, West Orange Times & Observer, Windermere Observer, Winter Park/Maitland Observer Business Observer, Jacksonville Financial News & Daily Record, Jacksonville Realty-Builder Connection, LWR Life Magazine Season Magazine

YourObserver.com © 2017 The Observer Media Group Inc. All Rights Reserved

Pieces

own

$

59

$

69

Visitor from Puerto Rico praises Sarasota

99

SARASOTA OBSERVER

499

Dual Reclining Sofa $ Recliners at each end makes this the best $ Where’s The manager of The Ancient lege of Florida. seat in the house in 100% Micro Fiber fabric.

NTEREST UNTIL JUNE 2018.* PICK UP OR NEXT DAY DELIVERY!

WED, THURS, & FRI!

SPECIAL PURCHASE

DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY

TO SAVE t 599 $

$

BIG!

SE

WELLS PURMORT SARASOTA

799

SEND US YOUR LETTERS

SPECIAL PURCHASE

Have something to tell us?

Send your letters to Eric Garwood at egarwood@yourobserver. com.

SPEND AND SAVE!!!

50 OFF It’s All We Do . . .

And $We Do It With Love!

100 OFF $

Low-Cost Vaccines and Microchips

Sunday SCHEDULE

Free Spay and Neuter Limited quantities available

any Purchase over $499

any Purchase over $999

Sofa

Since 1969 5330 Ashton Ct., Sarasota

WORSHIP SERVICE 10:00 ADULT BIBLE STUDY 9:00 CHAPELKIDZ 10:00

State Certified General Contractor

$ $ $ 199 299 399 200 OFF 599 $ 941.957.1955 SE SPECIAL PURCHASE 300 OFF $

$

Gracie, A Friend of ARC

The Rev. Dr. Kathleen Wiggins

Sat., Nov. 11, 9am - 12pm

SieSta Key Chapel USa

preSbyterian

ARCSRQ.org

254567

anyTower Purchase over $2999 6320 Lane, Sarasota, FL 34240

400 OFF $ 500 OFF Time

Time

COME BUY &

11/02 Thu 06:32 AM L 12:14 PM H 06:28 PM L

11:40 PM H

11/03 Fri 07:14 AM L 01:06 PM H 06:59 PM L

ievable price!

$

-

SAVE BIG!

11/04 Sat 12:06 AM H 07:58 AM L

02:00 PM H 07:28 PM L

11/05 Sun 12:37 AM H 07:45 AM L

01:56 PM H 06:57 PM L

11/06 Mon 12:12 AM H 08:35 AM L

02:59 PM H 07:26 PM L

11/07 Tues 12:51 AM H 09:31 AM L

04:15 PM H 07:58 PM L

599

242510

17 HOUR

any Purchase over $4999 Time

921-1113

4615 GLEASON AVE | 1 MILE NORTH OF SIESTA KEY VILLAGE OFF OCEAN BLVD

any Purchase over $3999

Time

www.wilson-window.com

941.349.1166 www.siestakeychapel.org

$

DATE

• Repair • Replace • Condos • Homes

Coffee fellowship on deck Nursery open for 10:00 service

NEW DATE any PurchaseWalk-In over $1999 Vaccine Clinic

9A

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

property as discourteous and disgraceful Confederate monuments and Confederate flags.

This I understand.

That same society is demonstrating and being discourteous and disgraceful against the American flag that flew during the Civil War above the American troops representing that same government against that same Confederacy so blacks may have their freedom.

That level of illogical thinking pretty well tells us all we need to know about them.

They have a right to demonstrate, but it’s a state’s law enforcement organization’s jurisdiction.

Maybe part of the exams the teams give to potential players before the NFL Draft should deal with American government.

If North Korea attacks, send the NFL.

Olive on the north side of BouThank you to all, especially moral thinking levard of the Presidents, Debto Bobby, Debbie, Debbie and of Amazon bie Slifer, herself a newcomer Gary and Kelly. Kudos to executives?

As a Canadian who has been to Sarasota, felt my frustration Bobby, Jeff and Brian, owners to Florida many times, I had and was determined to help. of two of the businesses here, I live in New Jersey, and while never experienced the niceWithin minutes she borrowed for having chosen the right visiting Sarasota for a high ties elsewhere in the Sunshine a filter from a neighbor and kind of people! From now on Warehouse credit between June 7, 2017 and Juneone 6, 2018.

Interest bemy charged account from theyour school reunion, I saw State that Icard did inmade Sarasota insisted I sit and sample of when I am will asked, answer to your nal purchase is not paid in full within 12

by June 2018. Minimum Monthly Payments required. excellent editorial in the recently. themonths, Ancient Olive’s delicacies; will be in Sarasota!

Sarasota Observer regarding A French professor in Puerto that was the beginning of our JANET RENOU, PH.D. Amazon’s HQ2.

Rico, I took refuge there after friendship.

PROFESSOR OF FRENCH I agree with all your points. the devastation of Hurricane Just days preceding my DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES As a long-time resident Maria. The experience not return to the island, my Puerto UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, of New Jersey, a terrible tax only reinforced my belief in the Rican cellphone started acting state, I have been critical of goodness of its residents, but it up because of the sporadic sys- MAYAGUEZ tax incentives for businesses is also a wonderful statement tem on the island. Again on the threatening to leave New Jersey about their sense of what can Circle, I needed to make a call for other parts of the country. leave a lasting impression on a but my phone would not coop- Giving taxpayer Although I like Amazon and visitor. erate. I entered a beautiful shop money to Amazon can understand its desire to get After having my hair done called Fantasia and introduced as many tax breaks as possible, at the Lemon Blossom Salon, myself as a Canadian professor is a crime “Don’t Give Amazon a Dime” I agree with your point about neither my debit nor credit from Puerto Rico who needed was a great editorial! executives’ moral thinking card would work, likely due a favor. The manager, Kelly I cringed when I heard the about these incentives. to the systems being down in Skinner Baczkowski had her Sarasota area was one of the I am bringing three copies Puerto Rico. The owner, Bobby employee fetch her phone and bidders for HQ2. of your editorial back to New Dean along with Debbie (a new then kindly dialed the number Your editorial articulated Jersey. It would be nice if this employee) never batted an eye- for me. every point that should have editorial could get a larger lash. Since I had been dropped Other worth-remembering Stunning Coastal Cottage Retreat Bedroom audience — that is something off at the salon, Debbie called experiences include chats with been made, except perhaps the ars of long Stylish dresser, increasedIncludes population densitymirror, it deserves. her husband Gary to drive me Bill, a well-read volunteer at detailing. queen headboard, footboard & rails that would adversely affect our back to The Meadows. the Selby Gardens, and SCAT RICHARD S. TOOMAYAN ability to enjoy this paradise.

Gary arrived with a smile, #4 drivers and #18 bus Night driver, stand FREE! Bedroom PALISADES PARK, N.J. Giving taxpayer money to drove me home and then Lee; Nancy a volunteer at the these behemoths is a crime returned to the Lemon BlosRingling Museum; and Kim, a against taxpayers, and I’m glad som with the cash. neighbor at Pelican Gardens If war breaks out, to see it as well stated as you A week later when I moved to who lent me her bicycle to just did! an AirBnB late in the day off St. track down a pair of lost presend the NFL Armands Circle, I was getting scription glasses, and last, but Stress-Free Danish JIM SANTAGATA There is a mostly black, somestrange stares from people on by no means least, an invitaStyledSIESTA Recliners KEY what white, society within the street when I asked where tion to coffee with the head Available in our nation demonstrating I could find a corner store or of Humanities and the French to remove from government pharmacy to buy coffee filters.

Department of the New ColBeige, Brown, and Red

SE

|

LETTERS

99

SPECIAL PURCHASE

YourObserver.com

L L A W WALL-TO

SPECIAL PURCHASE Dining Set * $ Wood & metal table with 4 matching dining chairs Beautiful Espresso- Finish Dining Set Your Choice

199 This dining seto y design and a S hasrarsleek rich espresso finish, so it will fit perfectly

299 5-pc THIS SATURDAY ’TIL 11AM $399 7-pc

WE’RE CLOSED with any decor in your home.

$

.com arehouse furniturew www.fu

SALE

NO INTEREST IF PAID IN FULL WITHIN 12 MONTHS, BY NOVEMBER 2018.

SAME DAY PICKUP OR$NEXT DAY DELIVERY AVAILABLE!!

SE FLORIDA COASTAL 11/08 Wed 01:37 AM H 10:33 AM L 05:48 PM H - SOFAS YOUR CHOICE 499

†On purchases $300 or more with your Furniture Warehouse credit card made between May 21, 2016 and May 20, 2017. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the promotional purchase is not paid in full within 12 months by May 2017. Minimum Monthly Payments required.

SOURCE: NOAA Third Qtr.

New Moon

First Qtr.

Full Moon

NOVEMBER 10TH

NOVEMBER 18TH

NOVEMBER 26TH

NOVEMBER 4TH

e.

*

Saturday 11am - 9pm Sunday 11am - 6pm SPECIAL PURCHASE ONLY!

*

SPECIAL PURCHASE

Tide Table Sponsored By CANNONS MARINA:

499

SOFA $$

SARASOTA

Coastal Florida-styled sofa that offers style, comfort and a price that will not break the bank. Correlated chair and sleeper available.

BRADENTON

4027 N. Washington West Cortez Rd. Stunning casual tropical will 1100 enhance 1 Mile Southstyle of Northeast Corner of University on 301 Cortez Rd. Sofa and 41 any Florida home!Coastal Comfort, style and value.

Casual Look Sofa

399

SARASOTA

bean Rd. 776 Sam’s Club

550 S. Seaboard Ave. Just North of Venice Nissan on U.S. 41 Bypass

4027 N. Washington (US 301) 1 Mile South of University on US 301

256182

VENICE

VENICE

5814 18th St East 550 S. Seaboard Ave. Across from the Ellenton Just North Of Venice Nissan Outlet Mall 7-Piece Dining on U.S. 41 Bypass Contemporary Set

PORT CHARLOTTE

1241 El Jobean Rd. For Just (776 across from Sam’s)

499 Mon.-Sat. 9-9

$749-6069 * Table * You have it all here. Style, comfort & unbelieveable value. and 6479-7900 matching chairs (941) 351-8600 (941) (941) 485-3211 $(941) 764-8700 Sleeper correlated chair also(941) available.

Sleeper,and love seat, and correlated chair available. with upholstered seats.

Mon.-Sat. 9-9 Sun. 11-6

Mon.-Sat. 9-9 Sun. 11-6

SPECIAL PURCHASE PUB SET

RLOTTE

ELLENTON

BRADENTON

ELLENTON

Mon.-Sat. 9-9 Sun. 11-6

Mon.-Sat. 9-6 Sun. 11-6

SPECIAL PURCHASE

Sun. 11-6

*Offer applies to only single-receipt qualifying purchases. No interest will be charged on promo purchase and equal monthly payments are required equal to initial promo purchase amount divided equally by the number of months in promo period until promo is paid in full. The equal monthly payment will be rounded to the next highest whole dollar and may be higher than the mini mum payment that would be required it the purchase was a non-promotional purchase. Regular account terms apply to nonpromotional purchases. For new accounts: Purchase APR is 29.99%; Minimum Interest Charge is $2. Existing cardholders should see their credit card agreement for their applicable terms. Subject to credit approval. Terms of promotions - Previous purchase excluded, cannot be combined with any other promotion or discount. Discount offers exclude Hot Buys, floor models or clearance items, sales tax, furniture protection plans, warranty, delivery, or service charge.

254765

1100 West Cortez Rd. Northeast Corner of Cortez Rd & 41

5814 18th St East Across from the Ellenton Outlet Mall

10A

SARASOTA OBSERVER

|

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Cassidy Alexander

Paid parking is one of the options the County Commission is looking at to help fix parking problems on the Key.

Pay to park works for other beaches County commissioners, weighing the future of parking on Siesta Key, hear how paid systems work and can succeed.

CASSIDY ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

A

s Sarasota County leaders consider paid parking on Siesta Key, they recently learned such systems are commonplace at beaches in sur-

rounding communities.

According to a report by county staff, Charlotte, Collier, Lee and Pinellas counties all have paid parking systems in place at their beaches, as well as the cities of Clearwater, Sanibel and St. Pete Beach. Each of the areas has a different rate and collection approach. Manatee County does not charge for parking.

“Most cities and municipalities do have some type of parking program that’s already in place,” said Clearwater Parking System Manager Hunter Hughes. “I think the key function of that is to reserve

parking, not to act in a punitive manner, but to try to keep a flow going.”

In Clearwater, the rate is $1-$3 an hour or $20 a day at garages. It uses a smartphone app or pay stations in the parking lots, as well as parking meters in some areas.

There is no discount for residents, but a 35-cent fee per transaction is waived for residents who use the app to pay.

When Sarasota commissioners heard the staff’s presentation, they decided to continue exploring the option with more research.

TURN YOUR DREAMS OF HOMEOWNERSHIP INTO A REALITY!

Commission Vice Chair Nancy Detert asked what the point of paid parking would be for the Key. Director of Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Carolyn Brown said in addition to creating some sort of turnover for existing parking, the county could reinvest that money into the beach or another project.

In Clearwater, parking fees brought in about $7 million last year, of which $5 million went to maintenance and staffing costs.

The balance goes to beach cleanups, crossing guards and supplementing the budgets of several city departments.

As the commission works on finding more than $5 million to balance this year’s budget without the use of county reserves, Commission Chair Paul Caragiulo said in his experience, charging for parking isn’t something the county can rely on to plug budget holes. And Detert wasn’t sure it would even help with freeing up spaces.

“I don’t think the fee makes you leave and vacate your space to the next person,” Detert said. “[People] go, spend the same time they always spend and then they’re just going to complain about the cost, human nature being what it is.”

Caragiulo said it’s up to the board to decide how they’d use revenue generated from parking.

“A clear idea of where this money is going to be used, and a very kind of slow and deliberate approach to this is going to be the best thing,” he said. “If you misfire … you’ve just eviscerated the potential for a long time.”

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce and the Siesta Key Association both said they support paid parking, with some

conditions.

About 76% of preliminary respondents to an unscientific SKA survey said they support paid parking at the Siesta Key Public Beach, according to the staff’s report. Comments indicated that SKA members wanted some sort of free and reduced parking for residents, and were concerned that visitors to the Key would seek to park illegally in neighborhoods instead.

Additionally, the Chamber of Commerce voted to support it on the following conditions: all Sarasota County property owners would have free parking at the beach; non-property owners or renters could purchase a yearly decal; visitors would pay an hourly or day parking rate in line with other similar beach communities; all proceeds from parking on Siesta Beach would be used on the Key. Clearwater’s Hughes said he recommends some sort of paid parking system. In Clearwater, it’s been in place in some form since the 1960s. In January, a paid parking garage a few blocks from Clearwater Beach opened, but the city is struggling to attract users.

Hughes is confident that with more advertising, they’ll come.

“I think in most cities, it’s kind of customary more that you’re going to pay to park,” he said.

“I have not heard any backlash whatsoever.”

The County Commission asked that staff come back with more information about paid parking, including data about where the county would hire a consultant to help with the transition.

In the meantime, staff is also gathering information about building a free parking lot at 6647 Midnight Pass Road.

AJC WEST COAST FLORIDA 2017 CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD DINNER HONORING

GET ON THE

PATH TO BUY THE HOME YOU’VE ALWAYS DREAMED ABOUT FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

JENNIFER O. ROMINIECKI

Homeownership is a dream that FCB can help you make happen, and it’s easier than you think!

FCB’s Affordable Home Loan Program can help you overcome:

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2017

6:00 PM Cocktails 6:45 PM Dinner

• Limited assets for a down payment • Low credit • Income and budget challenges

Michael’s On East Sarasota Florida

Our local underwriting team offers personalized service that helps you get approved, fast decision making, and low fixed rates with flexible terms so you can easily manage your first mortgage.

DINNER CHAIRS

We also offer a range of resources that can help you get mortgage-ready:

Gerri Aaron Teri A Hansen Jean Weidner Goldstein

• First-time homebuyer workshops that qualify you for key programs like Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance, where available • FCB’s comprehensive new website, FCBMortgageCentral.com, with a range of free tools that help you get to closing days faster

SPONSORSHIP AND TICKET INFORMATION

Stop by your local banking center, or call us today so we can help you make homeownership a reality for you!

Brian Lipton, AJC Regional Director: 941.365.4955 or liptonb@ajc.org

Speak to our team at 1-877-313-9103 FCBMortgageCentral.com

| AJC.ORG 255203

All credit applications are subject to credit and underwriting guidelines and approval. Non-business purposes loan only. NMLS #486539 5933 0917

252922

Florida Based. Florida Focused.

SARASOTA OBSERVER

YourObserver.com

|

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

11A

PAINT THE TOWN. THEN YOUR NEW HOME. MEET WITH COMMUNITY SPECIALISTS. TAKE A GUIDED TOUR. HAVE FUN AT NUMEROUS EVENTS. DISCOVER YOUR DREAM HOME.

ONE MONTH. ENDLESS EXCITEMENT.

OCT 20 - NOV 19 LWRTOUROFHOMES.COM

N O V

3

MUSIC ON MAIN “FIND YOUR FULFILLING HOME” SEMINAR SUNCOAST FOOD & WINE FEST

N O V

8

N O V

11

.........

I N F O R M AT I O N C E N T E R - N O R T H 11506 RANGEL AND PKW Y. LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL 34211 941.753.1469

I N F O R M AT I O N C E N T E R - S O U T H 6220 UNIVERSIT Y PKW Y. LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL 34240 941.907.6000 252375

DON’T MISS:

SARASOTA OBSERVER

|

system and saw the other man scratching the car. The man said he knows the other man because he purchased his home from him years ago, but said they are not friends. The man said he did not want to prosecute the offender, but he doesn’t want him back on his property.

OCT. 30

OCT. 24

GYM SPAT 10 a.m. — 1000 block of South Euclid Avenue Property damage: A man discovered damage to his car, which was parked in a gym parking lot. The man believed the damage was intentional. The day before, he and another gym member were in a dispute regarding the use of workout equipment. After the man left the gym, the other gym member walked behind him and said, “You messed with the wrong (person).” The man suspects the other gym member was responsible for the damage.

OCT. 26

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

COPS CORNER

12A

BAD SCRATCH 9:37 p.m. — 2200 block of Floyd Street Property damage: A man reported that another man knocked on his door and asked for money.

The man did not give him any money, so the other man got mad and started yelling. The next morning, the man discovered that his car was scratched up.

He reviewed his security camera

MOTOR MOUTH 10:48 a.m. — 3600 block of South Tamiami Trail Dispute: A woman said a man revved his motorcycle engine loudly while she and her boyfriend were walking into a store.

The man also went into the store.

When the woman and her boyfriend left the store, they shook their heads at the man because they were upset he revved his engine. The man followed them outside and got into an argument with them. The woman said the man left, but she reported the incident because they did not like that he got in their faces. When an officer arrived, the man was no longer in the area.

IT’S READ EVERYWHERE Voting is complete for this year’s It’s Read Everywhere photo contest.

The winner — to be announced in our Nov. 9 edition — will receive a one-week stay in one of Altez Vacations’ beautiful vacation rentals, plus a $1,000 travel voucher. Stay tuned for details of next year’s contest at yourobserver.com/itsreadeverywhere and on our Facebook page : facebook.com/ObserverGroup.

HELLO, THERE: Autumn Vilt took her Sarasota Observer to Tallinn, Estonia.

J’ACCUZ! 2:31 p.m. — 3800 block of North Tamiami Trail Suspicion: A maintenance worker found a large hot tub cut up and put in the property’s trash bin. Another worker at the property called the police and said the hot tub did not belong to her business. She believes a person who lived across the street put it there. She said she saw the same hot tub sitting in the front yard of a neighboring property recently. An officer could not get in contact with the resident, but told the worker to call the city to arrange to pick up the hot tub.

SARASOTA AUCTION DECEMBER 13 7922 South Holiday Drive | Sarasota, FL | Showings Daily 1–4PM & by Appointment Previously Listed for $6.975M | Selling Without Reserve WATCH FILMS AND BID AT CONCIERGEAUCTIONS.COM | 212.658.0603 256334

Listed by Joel V. Schemmel of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty This property is listed for sale by Joel V. Schemmel (SL3060476) of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty (281519790) – 50 Central Avenue, Suite 110, Sarasota, FL 34236, 877.425.6001. Concierge Auctions LLC is a marketing service provider for auctions and is a licensed Florida Real Estate Corporation (CQ1032600) and Auction Business (AB2760) — 777 S Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 – (212) 202-2940. Licensed Auctioneer Frank Trunzo (AU2328). The services referred to herein are not available to residents of any state where prohibited by applicable state law. Concierge Auctions, LLC, its agents and affiliates, broker partners, auctioneer, and sellers do not warrant or guaranty the accuracy or completeness of any information and shall have no liability for errors or omissions or inaccuracies under any circumstances in this or any other property listings or advertising, promotional or publicity statements and materials. This is not meant as a solicitation for listings. Brokers are protected and encouraged to participate. Equal Housing Opportunity. See Auction Terms and Conditions for full details. ©2008 Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. All Rights Reserved. Sotheby’s International Realty and the Sotheby’s International Realty logo are registered (or unregistered) service marks used with permission. Each Sotheby’s International Realty office is independently owned and operated. Neither Sotheby’s, Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC nor any of their affiliated companies is providing any product or service in connection with this auction event.

SARASOTA OBSERVER

YourObserver.com

|

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

13A

Residents await Lido pavilion plans Lido Key residents say they’ve gotten no details on a lease agreement that would turn the beach pool and pavilion over to a private operator.

DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

More than nine months ago, the City Commission directed city staff to negotiate with a private company on a contract to manage the Lido Beach pool and pavilion.

Lido Key residents have been keenly interested in how those negotiations have proceeded. So far, they say, they’ve gotten few details from city staff.

“We’ve asked several times, and they said they were working on it,” said Carl Shoffstall, president of the Lido Key Residents Association.

On Monday, staff intends to present a copy of a lease agreement for the Lido pool and pavilion to the commission for consideration and, potentially, approval.

With the commission agenda still not public as of Wednesday afternoon, Lido residents had not seen the contract — and were eager to review it as soon as possible.

“We’re totally in the dark,” said David Riedlinger, a Lido resident who has opposed plans to turn the public property over to a private operator. “I’ve tried to reach out.

I’ve tried to ask questions. We’re just told, ‘We’re taking care of it.

We’re in negotiations.’”

The proposal to privatize the Lido pool and pavilion has been contentious since an initial public meeting in February 2016. Lido Beach Redevelopment Partners LLC, a group including Daiquiri Deck co-owner Troy Syprett, is seeking to add a 200-seat restaurant in the pavilion concession area, among other changes.

City staff contests allegations

IMPROVEMENT PLAN

NEW LIDO BEACH PAVILION SITE PLAN Existing vegetation

In a potential public-private agreement, changes to the Lido pool and pavilion include: n A 200-seat restaurant n New restrooms n A sundry store n An ice cream parlor n New offices n A new pump house n A fabric roof structure over the pavilion area n A tiki bar area n A children’s splash pad n A playground and open green space n 12 cabanas alongside the pool n Decorative concrete for the pavilion, pool area and splash pad

that Lido residents have been shut out of the process. Through a city spokesperson, Purchasing Manager David Boswell said he had addressed all questions he had heard from Lido residents.

Parks and Recreation Director Jerry Fogle said he wasn’t aware of any concerns after the commission directed negotiations to continue in January.

“I can only speak for myself: I haven’t heard at all from any residents since the meeting,” Fogle said.

The city pointed out that it has held two public meetings regarding the plans, and the public will have a chance to comment on the contract at Monday’s commission meeting.

Fogle said the city wasn’t in a position to divulge many details while negotiations with Lido Beach Redevelopment Partners were ongoing. According to a memo Boswell provided to the Sarasota Observer, staff had prepared a draft of the pavilion lease agreement for internal review as

Beach

Covered outside dining

Cabanas New lifeguard building

Existing pool deck

Existing building

Tiki bar

Existing building

Existing pool

Playground Existing parking

Water park

Existing parking Special events area

Sidewalk BEN FRANKLIN DRIVE

If they’ve got a good contract negotiated, great. We just want to make sure it’s in the best interest of the community.”

— David Riedlinger, Lido resident

of Oct. 25.

That agreement runs for at least 10 years and up to 30 years.

The first three years of rent are $80,000, $90,000 and $100,000 — or, in the third year, 3.5% of gross sales, if that figure is higher.

After that, rent increases are tied to the Consumer Price Index, with minimum increases of 2%

and maximum increases of 4% annually. The maximum operating hours for the pavilion are 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., seven days a week.

The city is responsible for 50% of all costs associated with repairs or replacement of the roof or under-slab plumbing, but the tenant is responsible for all other operations and maintenance expenses.

Shoffstall said Lido residents had hoped to have another meeting with city staff to review the terms of the contract before the commission made a final decision. In particular, he said, residents are insistent the pavilion and beach remain publicly accessible.

Both Syprett and city staff said public access is a priority in any agreement. Boswell highlighted some components of the contract

designed to achieve that: Lido Pool must remain open to the public for a minimum of seven hours a day, Tuesday through Sunday.

The private operator must continue hosting special events the city hosted at the pavilion, unless it imposes an “undue hardship.”

“We’ve gotten some guarantees that a lot of this stuff will be open to the public,” Boswell said.

Still, concern remains among Lido residents. Once the agenda for Monday’s meeting is posted, Riedlinger said he plans to review the available documents and listen to the presentation from staff when the time comes.

“Maybe it’s great,” Riedlinger said. “I’m open to that. If they’ve got a good contract negotiated, great. We just want to make sure it’s in the best interest of the community.”

VETERANS DAY DIOCESE OF VENICE

CATHOLIC MEMORIAL MASS

We proudly accept most insurances including

Aetna, BCBS, United Healthcare, Humana, Medicare, We proudly acceptand most insurances Tri-care many more.including Aetna, BCBS, United Healthcare, Humana, Medicare, Tri-care and many more.

Sameweek week appointments appointments available.

Same available.

We proudly accept most insurances including

Aetna, BCBS, United Healthcare, Humana, Medicare, Tri-care and many more.

Same week appointments available.

941-955-0360

|

RiverchaseDermatology.com

Multiple Locations for Convenient Care 231463

255894

SARASOTA NATIONAL CEMETERY 9810 STATE HWY 72, SARASOTA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 AT 2:45 P.M.

Multiple Locations for Convenient Care

14A

SARASOTA OBSERVER

|

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

SUPER SAVINGS!

Photos by Anna Brugmann

Edy and Tom Bulthuis watch the bells ring after a Sunday afternoon service of the Church of the Redeemer on Palm Avenue.

Joyful noise

For almost four decades, residents in the Sarasota, Manatee, and Bradenton area have trusted Aqua Plumbing & Air to meet a full range of services with 100% dedication to your satisfaction.

Church of the Redeemer cheers 50th anniversary of ringing its bells in downtown Sarasota.

100 OFF

$ DUCT CLEANING

ANNA BRUGMANN COMMUNITY EDITOR

Celebration has sounded the same at the Church of the Redeemer Episcopal Church for 50 years.

It sounds like bells — five bells specifically, housed in the church’s 65-foot bell tower.

Once the tallest structure in downtown Sarasota, the tower has since been dwarfed by recent additions to Sarasota’s skyline.

Yet, the bells’ significance has not diminished in the minds of Redeemer congregants.

They gathered at the Redeemer on Sunday for a concert, which commemorated the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses. The service ended with a celebratory ringing of the bells, lasting five minutes. It was an appropriate finale.

The service, after all, also commemorated the 50th anniversary of the church’s bells.

Parishioner Jacki Boedecker remembers when they were installed Oct. 8, 1967. The five instruments weigh a collective 8,607 pounds.

“I remember thinking how big they were,” Boedecker said.

“They are immense.”

Operated mechanically, the bells serve an integral function.

“Before there were clocks, there were bells,” the Rev. Fredrick Robinson said. “The bells would call people to worship. And to this day, that’s why we use them.”

The bells ring daily at 8:29 a.m., 9:59 a.m. and 5:14 p.m. They are the sounds of the devout.

REDUCE DIRT & DEBRIS NADCA Certified. Reduce Dirt and Debris in Your A/C System and Home.

*Cannot be combined with other offers. Must present coupon at time of service. *Call Aqua Plumbing & Air at 941-306-3715 for complete details. Expires on 12/31/2017.

$ SAVE UP TO 1,200 ON A NEW CARRIER SYSTEM, plus the Best Parts and Labor Warranty in the Industry!*

Carrier rebate ranges $0-$1,200, depending on equipment purchased. Offer expires 11/30/17. Must be installed by 12/29/17. *Not valid on prior purchases and cannot combine offers. Warranty offered on select A/C systems for up to 12 years depending on system purchased.

Call Aqua Plumbing & Air at 941-306-3715 for complete details. Expires on 11/30/2017.

WHOLE HOME A/C & PLUMBING MAINTENANCE PLANS STARTING AT

99!*

$

Extend the life of your air conditioning and home’s plumbing systems. Receive Precision Tune-up and professional cleaning.

The bells are housed in the Redeemer’s 65-foot bell tower.

Although their peals are directed toward parishioners, Robinson said their echoes resonate even with those unassociated with the church.

A resident of Sarabande condominiums used to send Robinson a check for $300 every year for the bells’ maintenance — a token of thanks.

In their 50 years ringing the parish tidings, the bells have only been silenced once. They were removed from their perch in April 1998 for maintenance. Boedecker remembers that, too. Thirty years had passed since she had last seen them outside the tower, yet her sense of awe was just as sincere.

“I was mesmerized by them,” she said.

The Redeemer’s bell tower was left empty until Dec. 13, 1998.

“It was an eerie silence around here,” she said. “It wasn’t the worshippers feeling it. It was everyone downtown.”

It’s a silence Boedecker isn’t eager to repeat. She said their peals make her feel whole, connected to her faith community.

They were installed to mark time, but for Redeemer parishioners, the bells are timeless.

“It’s almost old-fashioned,” Boedecker said. “It’s just good.”

*Call Aqua Plumbing & Air at 941-306-3715 for complete details. Expires on 12/31/2017.

Full Service Bar & Drive Thru Package Window

Plumbing • Air Conditioning • Electrical • Water Treatment

Got Your Back!

Join us for Hot Dogs Steamed in Sauerkraut Ready at Noon Every Saturday!!!

Call Today! 941.306.3715

SINCE 1949

License #: CAC1816020; CFC057648; EC13005269

aquaplumbing.com

253848

254099

Payment options for all credit levels.

OPEN DAILY 10 a.m.-2:30 a.m.

Sunday 11 a.m.-2:30 a.m.

6519 Midnight Pass Road | Siesta Key

(941) 349-1311

SARASOTA OBSERVER

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

15A

Success

is best measured from ear to ear

Photos by Anna Brugmann

Wade Curry and Sue Bowen

Van Wezel hosts Giving Hunger the Blues

We represent the sellers of Sarasota Luxury Homes to maximize return on real estate investments.

Are you ready to smile?

R

ain was in the forecast Oct. 28, but the mood was anything but dreary at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall for the 21st annual Giving Hunger the Blues and Jazz by the Bay. The annual block party was moved to the Van Wezel last year and benefits the Mayors Feed the Hungry program, which is a local initiative to mitigate food insecurity in the Sarasota area.

By noon on Saturday, early arrivals had settled in to enjoy a full lineup of blues, rock and philanthropy by the bay.

— ANNA BRUGMANN

|

How our expertise increases value: 3 Positions your home perfectly with in-depth market knowledge and pricing accuracy Zoe Katogiritis and Venessa McAllister

3 Adds emotional appeal with staging consultation and assistance

3 Heightens perceived value with professional photography and video

3 Extends exposure with targeted local, regional and global marketing

3 Enhances exclusivity with personal showings

3 Increases value of offers with effective negotiating skills

3 Achieves outstanding results

List with us today: Call 941.356.8428 Ian Norkin, event organizer Peter Anderson and Dan Kriwitsky

FLOATERS? MACULAR DEGENERATION? DIABETES? THOMAS SHANE, MD

Retina Physician & Surgeon Trained at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (#1 in the USA)

941-351-1200

Peter G. Laughlin

941.356.8428

RETINACAREFLORIDA.COM

Sotheby’s International Realty® and the Sotheby’s International Realty logo are registered service marks used with permission.

Each office is independently owned and operated. Equal Housing Opportunity. Property information herein is derived from various sources including, but not limited to, county records and multiple listing services, and may include approximations. All information is deemed accurate. Luxury market snapshot based on information from MFRMLS for the period 9/10/2011 to 9/9/2016.

256355

North Sarasota: 2401 UNIVERSITY PARKWAY South Sarasota: 3550 SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAIL

250976

peterglaughlin.com/results

16A

SARASOTA OBSERVER

|

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Sarasota hosts first Age-Friendly Festival

B

ooths lined Robarts Arena, 125 community organizations had set up their displays, and local, state and national leaders stood beneath a balloon archway Oct. 28 for the Age-Friendly Festival at the Sarasota County Fairgrounds.

There was just one thing remaining — cut the ribbon.

Yet, that was easier said than done.

After struggling with the ceremonial oversized scissors, Patterson Foundation volunteers interceded with a smaller, if not more effective pair.

Community leaders laughed as they walked under the archway for Sarasota’s first Age-Friendly Festival.

“What age friendly means is if it’s good for one generation, it’s good for all generations,” Jacobs said.

The age-friendly initiative began in 2015. Stakeholders created a plan to make Sarasota an age-friendly destination. However, Jacobs said a plan only goes so far.

“You have to have buy in,” she said.

So the foundation underwrote the costs for an event to feature Sarasota’s age-friendly assets.

As for what comes next for the AgeFriendly Initiative, Jacobs said it isn’t up to her to decide.

“We’re going to let the whole community decide,” Jacobs said. “If we want to own it, let’s own it.”

LeeAnne Moody and Deb Morrill

Photos by Anna Brugmann

Assistant County Administrator Mark Cunningham poses Grant and Nadia Cunningham.

Sarasota County Commissioner Mike Moran declared Oct. 28 Age-Friendly Festival Day.

ONLINE See more photos at

YourObserver.com

Heather Koester and Gerri Cooper pose for a photo before the ribbon cutting of the first Age-Friendly Festival.

— ANNA BRUGMANN

CCC 016 171 Building Contractor

HI 5324 Home Inspector

WE ARE THE AREA’S LEADING

RE-ROOF SPECIALISTS

941.756.4259

THE

DINING

ONLINE: www.ApprovedRoofingLLC.com SERVING FLORIDA’S GULF COAST FOR OVER 40 YEARS

941-349-3885 • www.captaincurts.com

BRINGING ITALY TO SIESTA KEY Sun.-Thu:4-10pm Fri-Sat: 4-11pm Happy Hour: 4-6pm daily.

Reservations Recommended • 5104 Ocean Blvd.

941-349-1423 • www.cafegabbiano.com NEW ENGLAND SEAFOOD AT ITS BEST! Mon.-Thurs. 11:30-9 pm, Fri. & Sat. 11:30-9:30 pm Open Sundays 5-9pm • 5157 Ocean Blvd.

941-349-2323 • www.sarasotalobsterpot.com

NEW CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE REMODEL POOL MAINTENANCE

Holiday Bazaar

Call today to schedule an appointment

941.927.1882 Lic#CPC1458597

Saturday, November 4, 2017 | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ❆ Unique Artisan gifts

❆ Homemade baked goods

❆ Wood art, pottery, jewelry, quilt

❆ Outdoor picnic lunch

& fabric, holiday décor & more

5201 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota (Bahia Vista St. & Honore Ave.) | 941-371-2750 ext. 606

like

Sunnyside Village Community Center 254191

1968 •

of West Florida, Inc.

www.HolidayPoolsFlorida.com

254204

•

AG E LL

S U NNY

Call for a FREE estimate Holiday Pools of West Florida the ONLY Local All-inhouse Pool Builder D E VI SI

LV5492

#1 in Customer Service CCC 014 711 Roofing Contractor

BEST

OF

SieSta Key’S moSt affordable Kid friendly Seafood reStaurant! open daily for lunch & dinner 1200 Old Stickney Point Rd.

253804

255941

GAF CertainTeed Owens Corning TAMKO Firestone • Residential Commercial Repairs Maintenance • Financing Available

Shingles Tile • Metal Modifieds Built-Up Single Ply Membrane Aluminum Fascia • Soffit Siding Gutters Rotted Wood Replacement

S I E S TA K E Y

NO JOB TOO TOUGH. NO JOB TOO ROUGH!

us o n

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

— Jillian Santiago SEE PAGE 18

HIGH

SPORTS

“I have a lot of experiences that I can look back on and be happy I had them in my life.”

5

1

Sarasota Crew senior rower Clark Dean verbally committed to Harvard on Oct. 28.

Ryan Kohn

Nikki Marceus practices her hammer throw at Booker High. The hammer throw is her favorite throwing event.

NOT THROWING 2

Sarasota High girls basketball senior Imani Jones verbally committed to Embry Riddle Aeronautical University on Oct. 25.

3

Sarasota’s Judy Axelrod won the International Women’s Fishing Association’s Islamorada Backcountry Fishing Tournament on Oct. 26.

4

Riverview High freshman volleyball player Madison Binkley recorded 10 kills in the Rams’ three-set (2514, 25-18, 25-18) regional quarterfinal win Oct. 25 against Freedom High.

5

Sarasota High senior running back Brian Battie ran for 147 yards and two touchdowns, and caught a 52-yard touchdown, in the Sailors’ 37-0 win Oct. 27 against Lakewood Ranch High.

GETTING CHILLED TO WIN PAGE 19A

AWAY HER SHOT Booker High student is using her ‘superpower’ for a chance at a scholarship RYAN KOHN SPORTS REPORTER

N

ikki Marceus had no clue what destiny awaited her when, four years ago, she walked into Brookside Middle early one morning.

She was headed to the weight room before class. When she arrived, she was approached by a man she didn’t yet know, but would come to know well. It was Gary Dixon, the school’s throws coach on the track and field team.

He asked if she had any interest in joining the team.

“I didn’t know what throwing was,” Marceus said. “I said, ‘What are you talking about?’ I’m openminded, though, so I said, ‘OK, I’ll try it.’

“Somehow, I ended up here.”

In this case, “here” is short for “receiving an invitation to the New Balance Nationals Indoor meet in New York City in March.”

That’s a top-two track meet in the country, according to Dixon.

Marceus, now a junior at Booker High, is the first thrower from the Sarasota area to qualify for the meet.

She qualified at the USA Track and Field Under 19 Florida Weight Throw Championship on Clearwater Beach on Sept. 30 by

launching a “weight” (20 pounds) 44 feet. She’s a versatile thrower, though: She also competes in the shot put, the discus and, her personal favorite, the hammer throw.

“When you rotate the third time (on the hammer throw),” Marceus said, “you feel like you have some superpower.”

If Marceus decided to give the superhero thing a try, she’d have super resilience in addition to super strength. Her success story differs from many others in one important way: She gave up the sport for a year and a half. She was persuaded to try other sports, she said, such as soccer, volleyball and tennis, the latter of which conflicts with track and field season.

She liked those sports, she said, but she wasn’t as good at them as she was throwing.

It was through the effort of Dixon and others that Marceus realized her future hinges on a throws scholarship. Without one, it will be difficult to afford college tuition. She’s working at Fast N Fresh for extra money, but that only helps so much. Even attending the New Balance meet, which is her best chance to be seen by top-level scouts, will require some planning. Dixon and Marceus have started a GoFundMe page where people can donate to

GET TO KNOW NIKKI MARCEUS Favorite food: Bourbon chicken or shrimp lo mein Favorite school subject: Science Best advice: Stay positive and take life one step at a time Favorite movie: “The Other Woman” Dream vacation spot: Dominican Republic

her travel fund.

Thanks to her previous work with Dixon, or perhaps sheer talent, Marceus didn’t have difficulty getting her body back in throwing shape after her time off from the sport. She “came back with what she left with,” she said, which was advantageous.

Her versatility as a thrower is something schools should see as a major asset, Dixon said.

“Her potential is tremendous,” he said, “and she’s a good kid. She always has a smile on her face.”

She had a month of training before the Clearwater Beach meet, she said. Going into the SEE NIKKI, PAGE 18A

SARASOTA OBSERVER

|

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Jillian Santiago is a 17-year-old senior swimmer at Cardinal Mooney High and also swims for the Sarasota Tsunami club.

She won the girls 200 freestyle (1:51.75) and 100 freestyle (52.54) at her school’s regional meet Oct. 28 at the Selby Aquatic Center.

Ryan Kohn

Nikki Marceus qualified for the New Balance Nationals Indoor in New York City in March.

Nikki FROM PAGE 17A

meet, Dixon told her she needed to surpass 13 meters (42.65 feet) to reach the New Balance Nationals Indoor.

When her weight landed, she heard the announcer’s voice come over the loudspeaker. She heard him say “13” and then stopped listening. She was too busy screaming for joy.

Marceus is still raw as a thrower, Dixon said. Her technique is good for her experience level, but she doesn’t lift weights yet. She’ll need to do that in college to take her skills to new heights. Before that, though, she needs to get to college.

If she’s able to go to New York City, she’ll have the weight of expectations not on her back, but in her hand.

All she’ll have to do then is throw.

When did you start swimming competitively?

I started when I was 6 years old, so 11 years ago. I got into it because my mom (Julie Santiago) was a swimmer at UNLV. When did you move to Florida?

I actually moved to Pennsylvania first (after Las Vegas), when I was 9, then Kentucky when I was 10 and Florida when I was 11.

What is your favorite event to swim?

The 200 freestyle, which is also my best event. The way I race it is down pat. I know what I’m doing when I go into every race.

What is your favorite swimming memory?

When I was 10, I went to an all-star meet in Indiana. I swam the 100 free in the outside lane.

I came from behind and won it, and I broke 1:00.00, which was cool for a 10-year-old.

covered I had bone spurs on my spine. If they were lower, I would have been able to surgically remove them, but because they were high on my back, there was nothing I could do but control the pain. I took swimming off for four months. I did physical therapy.

I came back that fall, swam my high school season and placed in the 100 freestyle at states. I look back on that and am so grateful.

What is your favorite subject in school?

English. I’m going to major in communications at James Madison.

What is your favorite TV show or movie?

This is hard. My favorite TV show, right now, is probably “Friends.”

My favorite movie, this is random, but it’s “Les Miserables.”

What is the best advice you have received?

It’s probably from my mom and physical therapists when I hurt my back. They said I had come so far in this sport, I couldn’t give up my goals and dreams.

Finish this sentence: “Jillian Santiago is ... ” Can I get rid of the ‘is’? I want to say ‘Jillian Santiago perseveres.’

After everything I have been through in my life, especially with my back, I feel like I have overcome so much. The fact that I am swimming Division I and am a regional champion, I feel like I’m a good example for anyone going through hard times.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Jillian Santiago

If you would like to make a recommendation for the Sarasota Observer’s Athlete of the Week feature, send it to Ryan Kohn at rkohn@ yourobserver.com

What is your dream vacation?

I would definitely go to the beaches of North Carolina and bring my whole family. Just have a reunion on the beach, that sounds fun to me.

What is the biggest challenge you have overcome in your career thus far?

When I was 14, I suffered back problems. I got an MRI and dis-

FREE ADMISSION BRING THE ENTIRE FAMILY!

FUN DAY Saturday, November 11, 2017 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

The Out-of-Door Academy • Historic Siesta Key Campus 444 Reid Street, Sarasota, FL 34242

FOOD • FUN • GAMES • CRAFTS • INFLATABLES • CHILI COOK OFF P R E S E N T E D B Y:

www.oda.edu/TFD or contact us at: 941-554-3400 As an independent, college preparatory Pre-K - 12 school, The Out-of-Door Academy provides an environment in which students strive to achieve their highest academic goals and to build character through a balanced program of academics, the arts, and athletics.

Thank you to our sponsors for supporting The Out-of-Door Academy. www.oda.edu/CorporateSponsors 256177

18A

SARASOTA OBSERVER

YourObserver.com

PROSE AND KOHN

|

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

19A

RYAN KOHN

Ice in her veins Former Riverview High golfer has big dreams of Polish Olympic berth.

Photo courtesy University of Northern Colorado

Nicole Polivchak had a strong freshman fall season for the University of Northern Colorado.

happened to play on this trip, she beat everybody — the girls and the boys.

She’s done well in international competition. In March, Polivchak finished eighth of 43 female golfers in the Curro South African Juniors International 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa, which featured top players from across the world. Her goal, like seemingly all young international athletes, is to make the 2020 Olympics.

“I love representing Poland,” Polivchak said. “I’m proud to be Polish. I feel a connection with

the people.”

She’s studying the Polish language to better communicate with her teammates, she said.

I don’t see a reason she’ll fail to reach her goals. Making an Olympic roster is never easy, but it’s easier in some sports and some countries than others. Golf is still growing in Poland. It’s not as ubiquitous as it is in the United States. There’s less competition for a spot, and Polivchak should be able to use that to her advantage.

Not that she needs one. If Polivchak is this good after

essentially a warm-up fall campaign of college golf, and placing Top 10 at major international junior events, imagine her game in three years.

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

JOIN US AT THE LAKE CLUB FOR THE TOUR OF HOMES 9 LUXURIOUSLY FURNISHED MODELS NOW OPEN

There’s club living.

And then there’s

living.

Chocolate Lovers Event

SWEET INDULGENCE FOR CHOCOLATE CONNOISSEURS | SATURDAY & SUNDAY | 12 p.m.–4 p.m.

This weekend, come indulge at our Chocolate Lovers Event. Enjoy chocolate delights while you tour our exquisite collection of model homes.

It’s all at The Lake Club during the home tour event of the season. A complete world of chocolate appreciation, you’ll sample delectable truffles, luscious bark, tantalizing fudge and much more. Tour our fully furnished homes filled with the sweet smell of chocolate, and come find the home of your dreams!

MAKE IT YOURS from the $700s Visit our Model Preview Center today | 8307 Lake Club Blvd., Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202 | (866) 498-5253 | thelakeclublwr.com ANCHOR BUILDERS | ARTHUR RUTENBERG HOMES | JOHN CANNON HOMES | LEE WETHERINGTON HOMES LONDON BAY HOMES | MURRAY HOMES | NUTTER CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION | STOCK SIGNATURE HOMES BROKER PARTICIPATION WELCOMED. ORAL REPRESENTATIONS CANNOT BE RELIED UPON AS CORRECTLY STATING THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DEVELOPER. FOR CORRECT REPRESENTATIONS REFERENCE SHOULD BE MADE TO THE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY SECTION 718.503, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO BE FURNISHED BY A DEVELOPER TO A BUYER OR LESSEE. NOT AN OFFERING WHERE PROHIBITED BY STATE LAW. PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

256232

N

icole Polivchak still isn’t used to the weather.

Last week, the Riverview High grad, now a freshman at the University of Northern Colorado, texted her father, Rodger Polivchak, a picture of snow hanging off tree branches outside her dorm window.

On Halloween, it was 29 degrees when she made the 6 a.m. trek to her golf workout.

“I have to wear layers upon layers,” Polivchak said. “The weather was part of why I chose to play for Northern Colorado, though. I wanted to experience playing golf in the cold.”

It’s been a big adjustment for the Florida girl, even though she has Polish blood on her mother’s (Izabela Polivchak) side and visits the country often to ... well, we’ll get to that in a minute.

The weather has been frigid, but Polivchak’s game was on fire.

(Sorry.) The team’s fall season came to an end in October.

Polivchak was the team’s No. 2 golfer and finished with a stroke average of 75, one stroke behind sophomore leader Morgan Sahm.

She had a good feeling about the season from the jump, she said. While practicing at Ptarmigan Country Club in Fort Col-

lins, Colo., before the Ram Classic, hosted by Colorado State University, she made her first hole-in-one on the 140-yard 11th hole. Polivchak’s friends took video of her plucking her ball from the hole, a memory of a historic moment in any golfer’s career.

The transition to college golf wasn’t slippery smooth, for her, though. Weather aside, the longer holes presented Polivchak with a challenge, as did playing 36 holes in one day, which isn’t a regular occurrence but does sometimes happen.

When I moved to Sarasota 13 months ago, many things surprised me: The delicious food, the never-ending summer, the terrifying traffic. The thing that surprised me most, though, was the caliber of athletes I would get to write about. I knew high school football was popular (and talent-rich), but it’s been a joy learning about talents in lessfollowed sports and sharing their successes with the area.

Polivchak is one of those gems, and not just for her play at Northern Colorado. She also is one of six girls on the Polish national team. She was first noticed four years ago, when she went to Poland to visit her mother’s side of the family and happened to bring her clubs. In Poland, junior tournaments are played gender-mixed, not separately. At the tournament she

20A

SARASOTA OBSERVER

|

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

NATIONALLY RANKED #

35

16406 Daysailor Trail $1,595,000 | Web ID A4199711 Stacy Haas-Goodwin 941.587.4359

on the REAL Trends 500 by sales volume, 2017

Landscape with House and Ploughman (detail) Vincent van Gogh

2309 Alameda Avenue $4,269,800 | Web ID A4177492 Peter Laughlin 941.356.8428

1918 Rose Street $1,775,000 | Web ID A4180228 Sharon Lerner 941.914.7300

5506 Inspiration Terrace $1,500,000 | Web ID A4199224 Stacy Haas-Goodwin 941.587.4359

304 Calle Miramar #304-S2 $1,495,000 | Web ID A4170284 Janet Bassett 941.809.3409

140 Riviera Dunes Way #1503 $1,379,000 | Web ID A4199280 Stacy Haas-Goodwin 941.587.4359

1552 4th Street $1,299,000 | Web ID A4189081 Frank Lambert & Anita Lambert 941.920.1500

9400 Myakka Drive $1,289,900 | Web ID A4164027 Victoria Stultz 941.387.5676

26725 Raphis Royale Boulevard $1,099,900 | Web ID N5913744 Bob Linthicum 941.228.9206

519 Venice Lane $1,099,000 | Web ID A4187886 Judie Berger 941.928.3424

1419 & 1427 7th Street $997,500 | Web ID A4193996 Frank Lambert & Anita Lambert 941.920.1501

4822 Ocean Boulevard #8F $899,000 | Web ID A4176781 Keith Whitfield 941.383.2500

5151 Cantabria Crest $799,000 | Web ID A4199522 Liz Arme 941.266.4003

1820 South Orange Avenue $699,999 | Web ID A4193816 Sharon Lerner 941.914.7300

14425 Masthead Drive $699,000 | Web ID A4193972 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

4621 103rd Street West $699,000 | Web ID A4193981 Robert Sherman 941.313.1301

21808 Deer Pointe Crossing $669,000 | Web ID A4199338 Jo Rutstein 941.587.9156

11006 Winding Stream Way $635,000 | Web ID A4199352 Stacy Haas-Goodwin 941.587.4359

633 Alhambra Road #701 $625,000 | Web ID N5914632 Richard Bradway & Beth Sargent 941.809.8431

360 Renoir Drive $625,000 | Web ID A4198999 Tamara & Todd Currey 941.587.1776

15 West Oak Street $579,900 | Web ID A4186190 Katty Caron 941.928.3009

14729 Newtonmore Lane $572,900 | Web ID A4199216 Laura Stavola 941.447.4875

12642 Fontana Loop $546,700 | Web ID A4178838 Gloria Bracciano & Greg Van Natter 941.730.1999

314 Venice Golf Club Drive $469,000 | Web ID N5914528 Bonnie Price 941.350.3362

406 Wellington Court $469,000 | Web ID N5914712 Melissa Caldwell 941.266.8829

4301 17th Avenue West $450,000 | Web ID A4194298 David Harrison 941.363.1009

1064 Tamiami Trail #1317 $449,900 | Web ID A4187909 Roberta Tengerdy 941.321.2292

508 83rd Street NW $449,000 | Web ID A4193982 Jayne Kocher 941.915.6000

12054 Thornhill Court $440,000 | Web ID A4198722 Christine Mazur 941.374.4015

2455 Bee Ridge Road $419,000 | Web ID A4178324 Jacody Swor 941.356.4545

11402 Perico Isle Circle $415,000 | Web ID A4187265 Martha Marlar 941.812.0455

15418 Helmsdale Place $399,900 | Web ID A4199613 Stacy Haas-Goodwin 941.587.4359

1110 Delacroix Circle $389,000 | Web ID N5914487 Bonnie Price 941.350.3362

4684 Claremont Park Drive $385,000 | Web ID A4199505 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

758 Sarabay Road #5 $369,000 | Web ID A4199372 Louis Wery 941.232.3001

11897 Forest Park Circle $360,000 | Web ID A4193912 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

1309 Pine Needle Road $359,900 | Web ID N5913631 Marsha Weaver 941.468.2227

178 Medici Terrace $334,900 | Web ID A4197611 Patricia Guenther 941.961.3570

924 Nokomis Avenue South $330,000 | Web ID N5913180 Sandra Simic 941.504.0944

20,000 associates | 880 offices worldwide | 70 countries and territories globally | Over 40 Premier Sotheby’s International Realty locations LONGBOAT KEY | 941.383.1526 ST. ARMANDS | 941.383.2500

SARASOTA - DOWNTOWN | 941.364.4000

LAKEWOOD RANCH | 941.907.9541

VENICE | 941.412.3323

Sotheby’s International Realty® and the Sotheby’s International Realty logo are registered service marks used with permission. Each office is independently owned and operated. Equal Housing Opportunity. Property information herein is derived from various sources including, but not limited to, county records and multiple listing services, and may include approximations. All information is deemed accurate and neither suggests nor infers that Premier Sotheby’s International Realty participated as either the listing or cooperating agent or broker in the sale or purchase of the properties depicted. *Real Trends 500, 2017 top U.S. residential sellers by volume. *Landscape with House and Ploughman (detail) by Vincent van Gogh used with permission.

YOUR LOCALLY OWNED PARTNER WITH A GLOBAL REACH 231026

PREMIERSOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Classifieds 13B Games 12B Real Estate 7B Weather 12B

YOUR NEIGHBORS BEST CHALLAH

SPOOKY

FUN

Who made the best challah at Community Day School’s annual Challa-ween bake off?

PAGE 2B

S

omething spooky was stirring Oct. 29 at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

The gardens hosted its annual Spooktacular at Selby Gardens event.

Children, dressed in costumes both adorable and scary, meandered around the gardens for pumpkin painting, balloon animals and, of course, trick-ortreating.

CLASSROOM ADVENTURES

— ANNA BRUGMANN

Photos by Anna Brugmann

Rob, Annalea and Anna Walker wore superhero costumes to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Spooktacular.

Grier and Gaines Turnbull dressed as cats for Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Spooktacular.

The far-flung tale of Flat Stanley took center stage at Gocio Elementary School second-graders Oct. 25.

PAGE 4B

DOG BLESS

Cedric and Mia Washington

St. Boniface welcomed four-legged congregants Oct. 7 for a special blessing.

PAGE 8B

Arabella Surline and Mia Gutierrez

REAL ESTATE

ONLINE See more photos at YourObserver.com John and Emilia Nicolaides trick or treat during the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Spooktacular.

Grande Riviera condo sells for $2.15 million.

PAGE 7B

2B

SARASOTA OBSERVER

|

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Nikita Meyer enjoys samples of challah bread during Community Day School’s second annual Challah-ween.

Photos by Anna Brugmann

Tara Ullman and Sara Gapin pose with their challah loaves during Community Day School’s second annual Challah-ween bake off.

Yazzie Schultz poses with a challah loaf during Community Day School’s second annual Challah-ween bake off.

Courtesy photo

Head of School Dan Ceaser poses with Challahween winner Rabbi Michael Werbow.

‘Challah-ween’ cheer

C

ommunity Day School satisfied its sweet tooth Oct. 27 with its second annual Challah-ween bake off.

Challah is a braided bread traditionally eaten during Shabbat and other Jewish holidays.

The event, sponsored by the Jewish Federation and supported by donations from Morton’s Gourmet Market and Pastry Art, featured 14 homemade challahs and three from local bakeries.

A panel of judges tasted each

of the entries, judging them on presentation and overall taste as Community Day students munched on samples nearby.

Last year’s Challah-ween champion Temple Beth Sholom Rabbi Michael Werbow surrendered the challah trophy, but he didn’t have to part with it for long.

Werbow was once again awarded the top prize for cinnamon sticky bun challah.

— ANNA BRUGMANN

FIND US IN YOUR

NEIGHBORHOOD

State Certified General Contractor

•Porch Enclosures •Parts •Repair

•HURRICANE WINDOWS

ARE YOUR TRASH & RECYCLE BINS DIRTY & SMELLY? We Turn Them Into Respectable Receptacles!

8

$ .50 PER MONTH*

921-1113

492-5200

5330 Ashton Ct., Sarasota

1955 So. Trail, Venice

Since 1969 • www.wilson-window.com

• Bins disinfected using high pressure and 190º water • Cleaned inside AND outside.

• Deodorized with 100% natural solution.

• Power Washing and Commercial Bin Cleaning Available

ORCHID EVENINGS AT SELBY GARDENS WEDNESDAY NIGHTS OCTOBER 18 - NOVEMBER 22

OCTOBER 29

SPONSORED BY:

CALL TODAY!

941-391-BINS (2467)

1 trash bin, 3 month minimum. Additional bins extra. Expires 11-18-17

RespectableReceptacle.com

LV9705

Experience the Orchid Show in a whole new light!

Each Wednesday evening during The Orchid Show, the conservatory will play host to orchid-inspired cocktail receptions. Enjoy an exclusive after-hours lighted viewing of the orchid displays with wine, beer and a signature cocktail.

10 AM - 12 PM

$60 Members, $75 Guests

MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS 900 SOUTH PALM AVENUE, SARASOTA • SELBY.ORG

255771

2542 17th St., Sarasota, FL 34234 Hours: M-F 11am-7pm S-S 11am-5pm • 941.366.2404 • www.catdepot.org

IMPACT ENERGY STAR RATED 242509

Adopt, Don’t Shop

ALSO AVAILABLE …

256091

255433

OODLES OF KITTENS

http://www.guidedogs.org/puppycam/

SARASOTA OBSERVER

YourObserver.com

|

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

3B

ColdwellBankerHomes.com

#1 Real Estate Brokerage in Florida* | Properties Marketed on up to 900 Websites | 110-Year Legacy

Island Estate | 5/3.2 | $2,995,000 | Mousa Wakileh 866.600.6008 807 Harbor Is | Search A4196874 on CBHomes.com

573587

Gulf & Bay Club | 2/2 | $1,189,000 | Andy Podolak 866.600.6008 561909 Open Sun 1-4 | 5770 Midnight Pass Rd 710 | Search A4190565 on CBHomes.com

Sawgrass | 3/3 | $595,000 Jay & Kyle Mitchell 866.600.6008 568554 Open Sun 1-4 | 325 Otter Creek Dr Search A4193481 on CBHomes.com

Coral Cove | 3/2 | $585,000 Christine Green 866.600.6008 470867 Open Sun 1-4 | 1917 Upper Cove Ter Search A4197187 on CBHomes.com

Indian Beach | 2/2 | $475,000 566243 Mary E Hale 866.600.6008 Open Sun 1-4 | 4640 Guava Ct Search A4193024 on CBHomes.com

Sawgrass | 3/2 | $475,000 574168 Jay & Kyle Mitchell 866.600.6008 Open Sun 1-4 | 386 Marsh Landing Way Search A4197418 on CBHomes.com

Harbor Towers | 2/2 | $429,000 469903 John & Nancy Masters 866.600.6008 Open Sun 1-4 | 5855 Midnight Pass Rd. #409 Search A4187298 on CBHomes.com

Stonebridge | 4/2 | $385,000 567738 Jay & Kyle Mitchell 866.600.6008 Open Sat/Sun 1-4 | 7439 Ridge Rd Search A4193782 on CBHomes.com

Landings South | 3/2 | $375,000 493166 Ginger Spencer 866.600.6008 Open Sun 1-4 | 1643 Starling Dr, Unit #203 Search A4191695 on CBHomes.com

Sapphire Heights | 3/2 | $349,900 566504 Craig Cameron 866.600.6008 Open Sun 1-3 | 5001 Stevens Dr Search A4193188 on CBHomes.com

South Gate | 3/3 | $349,000 573588 Jan Politz 866.600.6008 2217 Goldenrod St Search A4197518 on CBHomes.com

San Marco | 1/1 | $344,000 492479 Peggy Lewis 866.600.6008 1255 Tarpon Center Dr, Unit #708 Search N5914730 on CBHomes.com

Bishops Court at Oaks | 3/2 | $325,000 522365 Carla Rayman/Pat Tan 866.600.6008 103 Bishops Court Rd Search A4189896 on CBHomes.com

Ashton Lakes | 3/2 | $299,000 Mary and Ray Westbrook 866.600.6008 504482 Open Sun 1-4 | 5570 Ashton Lake Dr, Unit #5570 Search A4181888 on CBHomes.com

Woodlake at Palm Aire I | 2/2 | $264,900 505169 Mary Peters 866.600.6008 5810 Doral Dr Search A4195343 on CBHomes.com

Casey Key | 3/2 | $979,000 Lolita Berezowsky 866.600.6008 485198 Open Sun 1-4 | 3704 Sandspur Ln Search A4177276 on CBHomes.com

The Strand | 2/2 | $688,040 Angela Kaleskas 866.600.6008 541705 Open Sun 1-4 | 100 N. Tamiami Trail, Unit #405 Search A4196604 on CBHomes.com

Palm Island | 3/3 | $639,000 Lois Seropian & Bill Riley 866.600.6008 Open Sun 1-4 | 451 Island Cir Search A4188795 on CBHomes.com

The Hamptons | 3/2 | $539,000 Tammy Garner 866.600.6008 503346 4985 Gardiners Bay Cir Search A4194164 on CBHomes.com

Granada | 2/2 | $525,000 Ginger Wilson 866.600.6008 574991 Open Sun 1-4 | 3804 Camino Real Search A4198680 on CBHomes.com

Venetian G & R Club | 2/2 | $388,000 Mary and Ray Westbrook 866.600.6008 471162 Open Sun 1-4 | 158 Treviso Search A4192585 on CBHomes.com

Bay Oaks | 2/2 | $345,000 John McSweeney 866.600.6008 554049 Open Sat/Sun 1-4 | 6157 Midnight Pass Rd, #E33 Search A4185745 on CBHomes.com

CALL

866.600.6008

AND

ENTER

THE

CODE

FOR

470892

PROPERT Y

DETAILS

OR

TO

SPE AK

WITH

THE

AGENT.

Lakewood Ranch 941.907.1033 | Sarasota Central 941.487.5600 | Sarasota Downtown 941.366.8070

*Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate is ranked number one in closed residential buyer and/or seller transaction sides in Orlando, Tampa/St. Petersburg and Pensacola/Panhandle, and number one in residential sales volume (calculated by multiplying number of buyer and/or seller transaction sides by the sales price) in Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa/St. Petersburg and Pensacola/Panhandle, according to data submitted to REAL Trends by NRT LLC, 2016. One unit equals one side of a transaction (buyer or seller). Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate are independent contractor agents and are not employees of the Company. The property information herein is derived from various sources that may include, but not be limited to, county records and the Multiple Listing Service, and it may include approximations. Although the information is believed to be accurate, it is not warranted and you should not rely upon it without personal verification. Š2017 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. All rights reserved. Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and Equal Opportunity Act. Operated by a subsidiary of NRT LLC. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. 150400FL-4/17

255829

Siesta Key 941.349.4411 | St. Armands 941.388.3966

Administered by American Home Shield

4B

SARASOTA OBSERVER

|

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Students follow along as Community Foundation President and CEO Roxie Jerde reads “Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures.”

Photos by Anna Brugmann

Community Foundation President and CEO Roxie Jerde reads “Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures.”

Community Foundation staff, donors read to Gocio students The foundation partners with Gocio Elementary School to offer literacy and educational programs.

ANNA BRUGMANN COMMUNITY EDITOR

Class was in session Oct. 25 for Community Foundation staff and donors. Well, sort of.

Community Foundation of Sarasota County President and CEO Roxie Jerde joined Vice Chair

Nelle Miller and other board members and donors in reading to Gocio Elementary School second-graders. And they came bearing gifts.

Each student received a copy of “Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures.” Students followed along in their books as readers

recounted Flat Stanley’s harrowing adventures through the pyramids.

It was a welcome activity for students, but Gocio Elementary Principal Steve Royce said the readers offered students more than entertainment.

“It allows for students to see someone besides their teacher, have models for proficient literacy and oral reading skills,” he said. “It’s great the Community Foundation comes in and reads for today, but it’s a lot deeper for us.”

The Community Foundation is Gocio’s primary partner in providing literacy programs and additional education opportunities.

“So students who are incoming kindergartners through second grade have a chance to come during the summertime to receive additional school, particularly in the area of reading,” Royce said.

Royce said the program is the best he has seen in his six years as a school administrator. Many Gocio students enter kindergarten already behind. Opportunities such as the Community

Foundation’s literacy and summer-month programs help close those gaps.

“And it allows for us to continue to grow as a school,” Royce said.

Gocio jumped 71 points in last year’s school grade report, a result Royce largely attributes to partners like the Community Foundation.

“The Community Foundation is able to supply needs ... that we are not able to accomplish with our base funding,” he said.

As readers finished reading excerpts from “Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures,” students thanked the visitors. Their collective gratitude echoed through the halls.

But for Royce, the readers left students with more than a new book.

“Having the folks coming in from outside exposes them to different meaningful adults and quality role models,” he said. “It exposes them to more of a college- and career-ready path and helps to open those opportunities for students where they can dream bigger.”

E A R LY

THANKSGIVING

A D G, I’M NOT.

DEADLINES

I WAS BORN FOR A PURPOSE. TRAINED TO HELP HER.

For November 23rd Issues

SHE HOLDS ME WHEN SHE’S AFRAID,

Arts + Entertainment / Black Tie, East County Observer and Longboat Observer

WHISPERS THAT I SAVED HER — THAT I AM HER BRIGHTEST STAR. I AM HER GUIDE, HER SUPPORT,

Space Reservation: 4pm, Wednesday, November 15 Material Due: Noon, Thursday, November 16

HER FRIEND. A DOG, I’M NOT. WITH ME, SHE SEES THE WORLD.

Sarasota and Siesta Key Observer Space Reservation: 4pm, Thursday, November 16 Material Due: Noon, Friday, November 17 To reserve space contact your Observer advertising representative 941.366.3468

249525

We provide all dogs and services free of charge.

We receive no government funding.

255796

1.800.944.3647 I GuideDogs.org

SARASOTA OBSERVER

YourObserver.com

|

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

5B

YOUR CALENDAR

SATURDAY, NOV. 4

FRIDAY, NOV. 3 TO SUNDAY, NOV. 5

SARASOTA BOAT EXPO Runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday at Robarts Arena, 3000 Ringling Blvd. Guests can visit with local vendors and participate in educational seminars throughout the day. For information, visit sarasotaboatexpo.com.

SATURDAY, NOV. 4 AND SUNDAY, NOV. 5 Photos by Anna Brugmann

SPARCC CEO Jessica Hays, Gretchen Bauer and Sidney Turner

Totes for hope

SATURDAY, NOV. 4

FERRARIS ON THE CIRCLE Runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Armands Circle Park. Italian sports cars will be on display throughout the day. For information, visit focfloridaregion.com.

G

uests of the third annual Empower Your Purse Luncheon were greeted by a panorama of purses Oct. 20 at the Polo Grill and Bar in Lakewood Ranch.

The event was hosted by Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center, Women’s Resource Center and Hope Family Services.

Members from each organization perused a pop-up purse boutique before settling in to learn about the services offered by each organization.

Jeanne Grill and Kelly Lavieri Left: Christine Burton and Tanjee Lane Far left: Guests perused a pop-up purse boutique.

— ANNA BRUGMANN

Lifrak November 8 7:30 AM

Lauren P. Kohl

253898

924-6656

FrameItUpGallery.com

Custom

PICTURE & MIRROR FRAMING

25% OFF

Exp. 11/11/2017

Any Frame Order

With IV Sedation dentistry, we can make you FORGET that you were ever here! Call us today for a consultation so you can experience a new type of relaxed, safe and effective dental care!

The Francis

The Gulf Coast CEO Forum is proud to present Joshua Lifrak, Director of the Mental Skills Program for The Chicago Cubs on November 8, 2017.

Members will learn about the power of a winning corporate culture how the best organizations respect the need for an environment of strong character. Lifrak will share how the Cubs won the World Series after 108 years by focusing on culture, mental skills and training both players and coaches.

Kaya Aygen, D.M.D. 941.200.1995

gulfcoastceoforum.com

“I have always had crippling fears of going to the dentist. Dr. Aygen and his team are some of the best around. I will be a patient of his for life. I have had multiple surgeries there for all sorts of issues, and I have never been put to ease like I am here!”

Tom F.

7162 Beneva Road | Sarasota, FL 34238 Close to Palmer Ranch and Gulf Gate

The Gulf Coast CEO Forum is a member network providing relationships, ideas and solutions for regional CEOs through speakers, small groups, special events and dynamic programming. For membership information, contact Kim Miele, kim@gulfcoastceoforum.com.

www.sarasotadentalarts.com

Check our our 35+ Five Star Google and Healthgrade Reviews!

244334

Attorney at Law

LARGEST SELECTION OF LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHY & ART!

DENTAL ANXIETY? WE CAN HELP!

Joshua

Gulf Coast CEO Forum presents

239228

00 Second Street, Suite 901, Sarasota 4 South Tamiami Trail, Osprey

252260

With offices in Sarasota and Osprey

6578 Superior Ave.

1635849

arasotaclosings.com

Lauren P. Kohl Attorney at Law

www.SarasotaClosings.com

941.966.3575

SELBY MUSIC SERIES Runs from 1-3 p.m. at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 811 S. Palm Ave. Debbie Keeton & Company will perform this weekend. The event is free with garden admission. Guests are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets. For information, visit selby.org/events/event/music-inthe-gardens.

Mon.- Fri. 9:30 - 5pm Sat. 9:30 -12:30pm

941.365.1166

REAL ESTATE CLOSINGS TITLE INSURANCE NEW CONSTRUCTION CONDOMINIUMS FOR SALE BY OWNER

SUNDAY, NOV. 5

• OVER 5,000 FRAME MOULDING STYLES MATS FILLETS LINERS • All Paper Art/Canvas & Needle Art Framing • Mirrors Framed To Fit Any Size Opening

An attorney represents your interests at closing in ways that a title company cannot.

GIBSON,KOHL,WOLFF&HRIC,P.L.

FREE 5K Begins at 7 a.m. at New Balance Sarasota, 1872 Stickney Point Road. The Free 5K is open to all skill levels and groups. For information or to register visit newbalancesarasota.com.

Frame It Up

Are you represented at closing?

GKWH &

SARASOTA MEDIEVAL FAIR Runs 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Ringling Woods behind Sarasota County Fairgrounds, 3000 Ringling Blvd. The fair will run weekends until Nov. 18. For event details and ticket information, visit sarasotamedievalfair.com.

YOGA AT THE CA’ D’ZAN Runs from 8:30-10 a.m. at the Ca’ d’Zan, 5401 Bay Shore Road. The class will take place on the Ca’ d’Zan terrace and admission is free. The grounds open at 8 a.m. and class begins at 8:30 a.m. For information, visit ringling. org/events/ yoga-ca-dzan or call 3595700.

6B

SARASOTA OBSERVER

|

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

LO C A L LY K N OW N . G LO B A L LY CO N N E C T E D.

S A R A S O TA 1155 N Gulfstream Avenue 1001 Ann Martin & Joanna Benante 941-356-7717 A0000000 $2,395,000

S I E S TA K E Y 149 Big Pass Lane June Howell 941-350-7521 A4156041 $2,250,000

S I E S TA K E Y 5332 Shadow Lawn Drive Karen Greco 941-504-6927 A4157847 $2,197,500

CASEY KEY 1140 Casey Key Road Kim Mitchell 941-313-0110 A4190273 $1,499,900

S I E S TA K E Y 5178 Oakmont Place Allison Sadar & Mary Jo Violett 941-315-5875 & 941-928-8474 A4186513 $1,499,000

S A R A S O TA 1656 Blue Heron Drive Katy McBrayer 305-509-1633 A4194353 $1,389,900

S A R A S O TA 100 Central Avenue D509 Mark Betres 941-400-8416 A4191658 $1,100,000

S I E S TA K E Y 5440 Azure Way Beverly St Hilaire 941-504-3303 A4186488 $1,095,000

S I E S TA K E Y 5830 Midnight Pass Rd 504 Marlene & George Marshall 941-539-8850 A4166623 $950,000

S A R A S O TA 1490114991 Murphy Road Brian Loebker 941-735-4393 A4153448 $920,000

U N I V E R S I T Y PA R K 7314 Westminster Court Linda Driggs 941-374-2920 A4193397 $874,900

S A R A S O TA 4636 Hidden River Road Linda Dickson 941-224-1337 A4161645 $799,000

OSPREY 424 Sorrento Drive Harvey & Ethel Lovelace 941-586-7390 A4192630 $729,900

S A R A S O TA 1221 Holly Fern Lane Rosalie Phillips 941-544-4430 A4199606 $675,000

S I E S TA K E Y 5911 Midnight Pass Road 403 Veronika Bajtala 941-504-0307 A4199516 $590,000

VENICE 571 Khyber Lane Helene Johnston, P.a.

941-232-5484 A4192677 $489,000

S A R A S O TA 7551 Calle Facil Kristen Srur 941-350-0612 A4185279 $469,000

S A R A S O TA 1855 Nautilus Drive Jami Kellogg 941-809-6931 A4178950 $430,000

S A R A S O TA 4456 Highland Oaks Circle Connie Lyke Brown 941-302-1214 A4198969 $424,000

S A R A S O TA 9571 Knightsbridge Circle Marilyn Vespoli 201-926-7272 A4197972 $399,000

S A R A S O TA 7522 Quinto Drive Janice Bradley 941-302-3496 A4199532 $325,000

VENICE 1557 Jasper Court Crystal Cosby 571-230-5013 A4199070 $299,000

S A R A S O TA 1610 Starling Drive 102 Tara Lamb & Judy Greene 941-266-4873 & 941-350-0451 A4182814 $269,000

VENICE 707 Harrington Lake Drive S 15 Bambi Utton 941-228-4881 N5914401 $249,000

S A R A S O TA 4028 Cascade Falls Drive Tina Von Kessel 941-266-2848 A4199132 $245,000

S A R A S O TA 5290 Hyland Hills Avenue 1916 Anja Deichmann 941-284-7987 A4198202 $210,000

S A R A S O TA 7461 W Country Club Drive N 302 Donna Portale 716-308-8189 A4198743 $156,900

S I E S TA K E Y 1356 Point Crisp Road Kim & Michael Ogilvie 941-376-1717 A4194788 $5,999,999

S I E S TA K E Y 150 Givens Street Brian Loebker & Jonathan Abrams 941-735-4393 & 941-232-2868 A4169728 $3,995,000

MSC MORTGAGE | MSC TITLE | MS&C COMMERCIAL NEW HOMES & CONDOMINIUMS | RENTAL

OPEN HOUSES SUNDAYS 1–4 PM

michaelsaunders.com

S A R A S O TA The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Residences, Penthouse 1804 Beth Afflebach & Joan Dickinson 941-737-1756 A4140984 $3,390,000

8 8 8 . 552 . 52 2 8

michaelsaunders.com L I C E N S E D R E A L E S TAT E B RO K E R

238760

CASEY KEY 1160 N Casey Key Road Kelly Quigley & Linda Dickinson 941-356-9954 A4141858 $14,500,000

S I E S TA K E Y 3535 Flamingo Avenue Michael Hays 941-376-1826 A4162146 $2,949,000

SARASOTA OBSERVER

YourObserver.com

ADAM HUGHES RESEARCH EDITOR

A

condominium in The Grande Riviera tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. David Macrae and Susan Macrae, trustees, of Nokomis, sold the Unit 300A condominium at 420 Golden Gate Point to Michael and Tassana Landy, of Red Bank, N.J., for $2.15 million.

Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,650 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2,025,000 in 2015.

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

OCT. 16-20

Other top sales by area SIESTA KEY

Siesta Breakers James and Lucy Coppola, of Marblehead, Mass., sold their Unit 409 condominium at 6480 Midnight Pass Road to John and Lisa Hodges, of Acworth, Ga., for $1.18 million. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,265 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $325,000 in 1990.

PALMER RANCH Turtle Rock

SARASOTA

SIESTA KEY

THE TOWER RESIDENCES Gail Root, of Bexar, Texas, sold the Unit 904 condominium at 35 Watergate Drive to Eileen Malloch and Gordon Malloch, trustees, of Sarasota, for $1.49 million. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,985 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.39 million in 2003.

MARINA DEL SOL Dale and Lora Menard, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the Unit E-53 condominium at 1310 Old Stickney Point Road to Kathie Hardin, trustee, of Bay Village, Ohio, for $1.1 million. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,467 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $935,000 in 2004.

TROPICAL SHORES Thomas Brooks Jr. and Guy Brooks, trustees, of N. Haven, Conn., sold the home at 8640 Dunmore Drive to Sergey Yakovenko, trustee, of Osprey, for $800,000. Built in 1966, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,942 square feet of living area.

SIESTA’S BAYSIDE David Ross, of McLean, Va., sold his home at 4568 Woodside Road to Grant and Debra Thomas and Stephen Thomas, of British Columbia, Canada, for $1.1 million. Built in 1972, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,396 square feet. It sold for $1.06 million in 2014.

JOHNSON ESTATES HB Land Holdings LLC sold the home at 1530 Pine Bay Drive to James Dunn and Joanne Gavan, of Stockton, N.J., for $1.55 million. Built in 2017, it has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,805 square feet of living area.

SARASOTA BEACH Ralph and Lisa Cushing, of Sarasota, sold their home at 681 Avenida De Mayo to Robert and Lisa McAndrew, of Sarasota, for $1,145,000. Built in 1947, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,142 square feet of living area.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Mark Banovich and Evgenia Burilova sold their home at 8648 Great Meadow Drive to James and Thomas Whalen, of Sarasota, for $470,000.

Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,278 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $335,000 in 2009.

OSPREY

Sorrento Shores Gaylon and Laura Peters sold their home at 365 S. Shore Drive to John Fabian and Alison Ringholz, of Osprey, for $625,000.

Built in 1968, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,824 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $335,000 in 2012.

7B

REAL ESTATE

Golden Gate Point condo sells for $2.15M

|

NOKOMIS Casey Key

Jerry and Angela Gucciardo, of Northport, N.Y., sold their home at 3913 Casey Key Road to Jacqueline Sullivan and John Campbell, of Nokomis, for $1,825,000.

Built in 1954, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,794 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $365,000 in 1989.

ONLINE See more transactions at YourObserver.com

LO C A L LY K N OW N . G LO B A L LY C O N N E C T E D.

Jonathan Abrams

5100 Ocean Blvd. • Siesta Key • 941. 232.2868 Jonathan’s outstanding track record in real estate has positioned him as an expert on luxury waterfront properties and new downtown condominiums.

TOP BUILDING PERMITS

He provides:

These are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building permits issued for the week of Oct. 16-20, in order of dollar amounts.

n

The latest market information

n

In-depth analysis of the area’s best deals

Amount

n

Stylish, cutting-edge marketing

$223,000

n

Tailored, expert advice on new construction

C I T Y O F SA RAS O TA Address

Permit

Applicant

1107 Osprey Ave.

Addition

John Logan

3825 Indian Beach Lane

Pool/spa

Andrew Attardo

$48,000

2214 Datura St.

Pool/spa

Michael Phillips

$35,000

1815 Rose St.

Reroof

Kathleen Carmichael

$21,835

An enthusiastic, diligent and dedicated professional, Jonathan looks forward to working with you in the pursuit of your real estate goals.

Call Jonathan today for the results you deserve.

1255 N. Gulfstream Ave. #708 Alterations

Wayne Hughes

$21,763

3044 Bay St.

Photo voltaic sys.

David Bryant

$21,236

462 N. Shore Drive

Mechanical

Alison Branton

$18,989

2729 Sydelle St.

Cabana

Troy Boyington

$17,200

1694 Fourth St.

Alterations

A. Ingemar Persson

$15,000

2474 Hickory Ave.

Reroof

Ian Addy

$14,602

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

Permit Applicant Amount

2303 Valencia Drive

Addition

Zachary Kesling

5333 Siesta Court

Alterations

Dan Soper

$138,600

7256 Monarda Drive

Pool/spa/deck

Julia Groves

$100,000

91 Osprey Point Drive

Pool/deck

Roger Kipp

$77,000

1516 Bayshore Road

Garage

Raymond Daiuto

$65,850

8767 Midnight Pass Road

Alterations

Jeffrey Weyeneth

$59,000

899 Mac Ewen Drive

Reroof

Edward Jordan

$59,000

1813 Kenilworth St.

Pool/spa/deck

David Saslow

$52,300

571 N. Mac Ewen Drive

Alterations

Robert Starr

$49,000

4804 Benchmark Court

Reroof

Richard Myerburg

$48,900

$187,000

CASEY KEY 2905 Casey Key Road A4168851 $6,795,000

S I E S TA K E Y 150 Givens Street A4169728 $3,995,000

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

S I E S TA K E Y 1211 Southport Drive A4197189 $994,500

Source: Sarasota County; city of Sarasota

238715

#503F

Licensed Real Estate Broker

8B

SARASOTA OBSERVER

|

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Volunteer Drivers Needed!

ITN SunCoast needs volunteer drivers to provide rides to seniors and adults with vision impairments. You can help your neighbors maintain their independence and make a big difference in their lives while helping to keep our community safe. If you have an hour or two every week or so, consider driving for us. Mileage reimbursement and other benefits are provided.

Call 941-364-7530 NEFIT E B A TO TO RICO PUER RIDA & FLO

E R ’ U YO TED INVI

249219

TM

FOR

Photos by Anna Brugmann

Amanda the dog rests in the aisle during the service.

VENT RIA TION EIRMA & MA C U A T S N E E L N I A S IVE & BY HURRIC TO A L IT COME LP THOSE HERTO RICO TO HE RIDA & PU E IN FLO GRILL

St. Boniface blesses parish pets

STA N’S SIE GULF LAYTO CROSS OR C Y B D D E E T R A E N K DO TO TH & DRIN ATION FOOD 25-$50 DON $ FOR A URCH H tion GATE C me Auc

C

o ng Awes ks, jet y donati ks, condo wee e wine, b lp e h wee also 0, fin You can this: Timeshare dinners for 8-1 the d e e k li w k oo ner ith Items , home-c tings for 4, din eas. y lr e w je ue id skis, golf ou ally uniq rds, art, surfboa come up with re or, Govern

5PM @ N O I | AUCT OTA, FL 34242ciary.

M P 6 benefi ARAS rch the 017 4 T RD S 2 , NEY P Gulf Gate Chu 2 K IC 1 T S OLD id Trap NOV. E 1256 r The Merma /o GRILL 253843

ss and IESTA Red Cro ON’S S CLAYT cks payable to he Make c

CONTACT CLAYTON FOR YOUR RESERVATION & YOUR DONATED AUCTION ITEMS.

ongregants at St. Boniface Episcopal Church had some help singing during their service Oct. 7.

A chorus of barks and howls were heard over the hymns at the church’s annual blessing of the pets in honor of St. Francis, the patron saint of animals and the environment.

After a brief service, church clergy made the rounds blessing parish pets.

— ANNA BRUGMANN

CLAY.THOMPSON@COMCAST.NET 941.586.5890 OR 941.349.2800

OCTOBER WINNER

Photos by Anna Brugmann

Beth and Megan Murdock brought their dogs Newton and Buck, pictured below.

Weather

&Nature

2 0 1 7

P H OTO

SARA SOTA / NA

C O N T E ST

NCY J

ORDO

N

Discover what true teamwork in healthcare looks like.

Humana is proud of its Humana Gold Plus® network of physicians, including EliteHealth.

At Humana, we understand how important the doctor-patient relationship is to your health and wellbeing. Humana works with its network of providers to help members get personalized care that’s dedicated to helping you live your best life.

EliteHealth offers a convenient location and office hours 1281 S. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34239 9am - 5pm Nema Runyan, M.D.

Experience it for yourself by getting the benefits of a Humana Medicare Advantage plan today!

855-882-4341 (TTY: 711)

25

$

Y THL MONNERS N WI L BE WIL ISTS L FINAR THE FO

GRAND PRIZE

2,500

$

GIFT CARD

Flooring Makeover

We want your best photos of nature, birds in flight, flowers in bloom, etc. yourobserver.com/contests

A REFLECTION OF NATURE’S BEAUTY manasotaonline.com

Sponsored by

*Provider may also accept/contract with other plans. Humana is a Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO and PFFS organization with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in any Humana plan depends on contract renewal.

The provider network may change at any time. You will receive notice when necessary. Other providers are available in our network.

Humana Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Humana”) do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex.

English: ATTENTION: If you do not speak English, language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Call 855-882-4341 (TTY: 711). Español (Spanish): ATENCIÓN: Si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 855-346-7988 (TTY: 711). 繁體中文 (Chinese): 注意：如果您使用繁 體中文，您可以免費獲得語言援助服務。請致電 855-882-4341 (TTY: 711).

Y0040_GHHJLCKEN_17 Accepted

252358

254038

Three monthly winners of the Photo Contest will each receive a

Call a licensed sales agent to see if you’re eligible to enroll today. ¿Español? 855-346-7988 (TTY: 711)

SARASOTA OBSERVER

YourObserver.com

|

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

9B

Lakehouse West R E T I R E M E N T

E S T A T E

Photos by Anna Brugmann

Madison Romito paints her cardboard creation during the Global Cardboard Challenge.

ODA crafts creativity

O

ut-of-Door Academy students unboxed their ingenuity Oct. 7 at the school’s Annual Global Cardboard Challenge.

Students brought craft supplies, and Mattress Firm donated the cardboard boxes for students to create arcade games of their own imagination. The event’s theme was outer space, and children let their imaginations go out of this world as they taped and trimmed their cardboard creations.

After they were finished making their games, the children got a chance to do what children do best — play.

2017

(941) 923-7525

3435 Fox Run Road | Sarasota, FL 34231 www.lakehousewest.com Parker Phillips poses next his creation during the Global Cardboard Challenge.

Lic.#AL5850

241181

— ANNA BRUGMANN

Thank you Sarasota for voting Lakehouse West Reader's Choice Best Retirement Community & Best Assisted Living

VETERANS DAY

SALES EVENT

300 OFF

$ P

U TO

LOW L I P ” 2 1 E TS TOWPINS$299

T 349 FULL $ $399 QUEEN 1/13/17 7-1 11/2/1

7 minute average ER wait time*

ORY EM S M W E EIV LLO RECAM PI ase FO purch dels. o with lect m e on s

Meet the real ER team from Doctors Hospital. We offer personalized care when you need it most. Our highly trained team delivers one of the area’s shortest ER wait times.

941- 922 - 5271 TOLL FREE 800 -265 - 9124 www.sleepking.net

941.342.1100 • DoctorsofSarasota.com

Authorized Dealer

*Data from the most recent CMS Hospital Compare, last 4 quarters ending 3Q2016. Visit www.medicare.gov for more information.

248668

5731 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34233 231371

1901 HANSEN ST., SARASOTA, FL 1 BLOCK SOUTH OF BEE RIDGE OFF 41 - TURN at TIRE KINGDOM MON - FRI 8:30 - 8 • SAT 8:30 - 6 • SUN 11 - 6

10B

SARASOTA OBSERVER

|

ent ey g A ta K #1

es e Si ce h t in Offi ears!

25 y for

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Waterfront in Siesta Isles

Direct Gulf Front - Siesta Key

EN OP USE pm HO. 1-4 n Su

EN OP USE pm HO 2-5 4 pm t. Sa n. 1 Su

5303 Cape Leyte Dr., Siesta Key    

Betsy



de MANIO

20 Whispering Sands Dr., #301

4 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2563 sf, 2 car garage Single story with split floor plan for privacy Short boat ride to the ICW Extensive interior & exterior upgrades in 2015 Only 1/2 mile to #1 Siesta Beach and 1 mile to Siesta Village’s restaurants, pubs and shopping









MLS A4188259

Realtor®, GRI

cell: 941-914-5540 office: 941-349-2922 betsy@betsydemanio.com

1 Acre Lot in Sanderling Club

7809 Sanderling Rd., Siesta Key

Picture perfect views of the sparkling turquoise Gulf and the private 900’ white sand beach 2BD/2BA, 1282 sf condo just steps from Siesta Key’s charming Village restaurants and boutiques Two heated swimming pools, fitness center, shuffleboard, library and tranquil lagoon on-site Secured building entry & covered parking

REDUCED... $1,249,000

MLS A4190302

  



45,718 sq. ft. buildable lot on Heron Lagoon In the coveted Sanderling Club Gulf front club house & beach cabanas designed by Paul Rudolph, tennis, playground, marina with direct access to the ICW and Gulf of Mexico Kayak, row and paddleboard from your own dock MLS A4170044

Offered at $799,000

REDUCED... $999,000

WATERFRONT HOME SPECIALIST Where do You Want to live?

Voted Sarasota Magazine’s Five Star Agent “Best in Client Satisfaction” 12 Years in a Row Coldwell Banker - International President’s Premier Agent Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate 5145 Ocean Blvd., Sarasota, FL

New ListiNg!

5955 Midnight Pass Road, #6A

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

Dedicated to Your Lifestyle Needs

So Much To Enjoy!!!

This Pecky Cypress 2BR/2BA Cottage in Sea Club 2 is just bursting with charm!

Cheerful, open interior with vaulted, beamed ceilings, updated kitchen. Pool, tiki hut, fishing pier, and boat docks all overlook the beautiful Bay. Deeded beach access. Great rental!

MLS#A4199752 Now being offered at $395,000

Call Stacy Liljeberg at 941-544-6103

te a v i t Mo

stacyliljeberg@michaelsaunders.com Voted 5-Star Best in Client Satisfaction for 12 consecutive years Michael Saunders & Company Licensed Real Estate Broker

In the heart of Siesta Key, this like new home is within minutes to the beach and village.

3/3 with lovely pool, nothing to do but bring your flip flops.

Monthly Payments per $1,000.

5-YEARS

10-YEARS

15-YEARS

20-YEARS

25-YEARS

30-YEARS

3.0

17.97

9.66

6.91

5.55

4.74

4.22

3.5

18.19

9.89

7.15

5.80

5.01

4.49

4.0

18.42

10.12

7.40

6.06

5.28

4.77

4.5

18.64

10.36

7.65

6.33

5.56

Recent Price Reduction!

Listed at: $839,900

Selling Luxury and Waterfront Properties since 1996!

Karen Chandler, REALTOR® 941.544.4919

5.07

18.87

10.61

7.91

6.60

5.85

5.37

5.5

19.10

10.85

8.17

6.88

6.14

5.68

KarenChandler@michaelsaunders.com KarenChandler.michaelsaunders.com

256358

5.0

Open House Sun., Nov. 5th,1-4 PM 632 Calle De Peru

Mortgage Amortization Table %RATE

!

lers l e S d

5100 Ocean Blvd | Sarasota, FL 34242 | 941. 349.3444 | michaelsaunders.com

Stephanie Church 941.724.5448 537 SCHOONER LN, LONGBOAT KEY Escape to the ultimate Longboat Key lifestyle in this fully furnished waterfront home. Set just four properties from Sarasota Bay, this four-bedroom, two-bath residence was fully renovated in 2014 and features 2,400+ sq. ft. of open plan living area.

MLS#A4198396 $1,295,000

Stephanie@StephanieChurch.com www.StephanieChurch.com

125 N. WARBLER LN, SARASOTA Located on the north end of historic Bird Key, no expense has been spared in creating this masterpiece of opulent waterfront living. Architectural high points include roman columns, a graceful winding staircase; and soaring double-height living room with contemporary fireplace and sweeping bay views.

MLS#A4198108 $4,595,000

SARASOTA OBSERVER

YourObserver.com

|

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

11B

sarasota's finest properties Best Looking AGent

732 TROPICAL CIRCLE $899,000 111 FAUBEL STREET $889,000

7697 COVE TERRACE $3,399,000

A RT F U L LY U N I T I NG

Extraordinary

p pr ro op pe er rt t ii e es s with

Extraordinary lives

1366 ROBERTS BAY LANE

$1,945,000

PENDING 519 VENICE LANE $1,099,000 LP

your Sarasota Expert

941.928.3424 JUDIE.BERGER@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

HOMESOFSARASOTA.COM SIESTAKEYTOUR.COM

SOLD 1046 CONTENTO STREET $999,000 LP

2 GULF-FRONT LOTS: 4137 & 4153 HIGEL AVENUE $7,990,000

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.

Sarasota’s Top Performing Team

PROPERTY HEADLINE Community Name $0,000,000

PROPERTY HEADLINE Community Name $0,000,000

TROPICAL HEAVEN ON THE DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT!

Fabulous open bayou views. Private, perfectly situated lot with water wrapping around 2 sides. Gated entry, casual Key West style home features open floor plan, generous size kitchen, great room w/fireplace. 5BR, den, office, wine cellar, screened lanai, pool, dock, lift, minutes to Main Street. $1,995,000

PROPERTY HEADLINE Community Name $0,000,000

PRACTICALLY HIDDEN

in a magical Bayfront setting, few homes in all of Sarasota offer such a refined combination of heritage, authenticity and modern convenience. One hundred fifty feet of green lawn cascades down to Sarasota Bay, where colorful sunsets create a marbled sky and provide stunning visuals to be enjoyed from outside and inside this home. $1,595,000

Featured Spectacular Properties

PROPERTY HEADLINE Community Name $0,000,000

PROPERTY HEADLINE Community Name $0,000,000

Kim & Michael • Precise Target Marketing • 33 Years of Unrivaled Market Knowledge • Strategic International Exposure

941.376.1717

KimOgilvie@michaelsaunders.com SarasotaFineHomes.com

PROPERTY HEADLINE Community Name $0,000,000

1605 Main Street, Suite 101 • Sarasota, Florida 34236 941.951.6660 • michaelsaunders.com

BEAUTIFUL BAY FRONT HOME

Expansive 180 degree Bay views and sunsets are exceptional from this mid-century inspired ranch style home on deep boating water. Smart floor plan with 3BR, 3BA, terracotta tile and walls of glass throughout and family room opening to the remodeled kitchen. Atmospheric pool area w/fountain and dock with lift for your pleasure boating. $1,395,000

256361

COZY DOWNTOWN COTTAGE

Enchanting city retreat, walk to downtown Sarasota’s cosmopolitan core. This property features artful pops of color and delightful details, lots of natural light, freshly-painted and featuring a onebedroom home, separate guest quarters/studio, oversized oneHEADLINE car garagePROPERTY and fenced yard. Fireplace, stainless kitchen, open Community $0,000,000 floor plan with loftName for additional space. $399,900

WEATHER

12B

SARASOTA OBSERVER

|

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

FORECAST

NATURE’S BEAUTY WITH

THURSDAY, NOV. 2 High: 81 Low: 63 Chance of rain: 10%

FRIDAY, NOV. 3 High: 81 Low: 65 Chance of rain: 10%

SUNRISE / SUNSET

Sunrise Sunset

Thursday, Nov. 2

7:41a

6:46p

Friday, Nov. 3

7:42a

6:46p

Saturday, Nov. 4

7:42a

6:45p

Sunday, Nov. 5

6:43a

5:44p

Monday, Nov. 6

6:44a

5:44p

Tuesday, Nov. 7

6:45a

5:43p

Wednesday, Nov. 8

6:45a

5:42p

MOON PHASES

SATURDAY, NOV. 4 High: 81 Low: 65 Chance of rain: 20%

SUNDAY, NOV. 5 Mary Tygh Parks photographed these white ibises hanging out on Palmer Boulevard at the Celery Fields.

High: 82 Low: 66 Chance of rain: 20%

Visit YourObserver.com to submit your local weather or nature-related photos. Monthly winner will receive a $25 gift card. One grand prize winner will receive a $2,500 flooring makeover.* *Grand prize winner must own a home in Sarasota County or Manatee County.

ONLINE

Submit your photos at YourObserver.com/weather

and facebook.com/ObserverGroup

Nov. 3 Full

Nov. 18 New

Nov. 10 Last

Nov. 26 First

RAINFALL Monday, Oct. 23

1.97

Tuesday, Oct. 24

Trace

Wednesday, Oct. 25

0

Thursday, Oct. 26

0

Friday, Oct. 27

0

Saturday, Oct. 28

0.32

Sunday, Oct. 29

0.05

YEAR TO DATE:

MONTH TO DATE:

2017 62.76 in.

2017 2.42 in.

2016 46.61 in.

2016 2.64 in.

A REFLECTION OF NATURE’S BEAUTY 253996

941.355.8437 | Bradenton

CROSSWORD

941.748.4679 | Venice

941.493.7441 | manasotaonline.com

A-NEW CROSSWORD by Timothy B. Parker

94 Sudden forceful flow 95 Groupie, essentially 97 Newton of football 100 Thing for a grad 102 Cobra relative 103 Something for a medium, but not a large 104 Speak before a crowd 106 Having problems saying words like this?

108 Be unsteady on one’s feet 111 Bring back from the dead 113 Actress Corcoran of “Bachelor Father” 115 Open-court hearing 117 Hazzard TV lawman 118 One of Eve’s sons 119 Some Muslim dignitaries (var.)

120 Place were many lay down their bets 121 Like a musty basement 122 Type of formality 123 Tries to bring in a fish 124 Whirling water creation

DOWN

©2017 Universal Uclick

ACROSS

1 Modest skirt type 5 Not conjoined 10 Eats up sliders?

14 Lawyer’s undertaking 18 Outstanding economic occurrence 19 “All in the Family” daughter 20 Water, to some 21 Chief Norse god 22 Perched upon 23 Meat on an Italian sub 24 Like some improved photographs 26 Debt that’s due 28 A Triple Crown race,

informally 30 Worst turnout possible 31 “Bam!” relative 32 One spouse 34 Any pope 36 A real scoundrel 37 Country bordering Austria 40 Assistants at work 41 It goes in and out of water 43 Go down in defeat 44 Back to square ___ 45 Roasting rod 46 Fair type 50 Stuff discussed in museums 51 Band’s booking

52 Cuisine creator 53 Thumbs-down types 54 Sections of baseball caps 56 Small bit of ointment 57 Early role for Eastwood 59 Numbered musical composition 60 Be competitive 61 Cleveland’s lake 63 La Brea pits stuff 64 Dodge the law 65 With skin removed 68 Undergo major changes 70 All dudes 71 Lab gels derived from seaweed 72 Clumsy goofball

73 Get a piano right 74 Do on-screen film work 75 Run up the middle 76 More like any grandbaby 78 Warning color 79 “You go high, I go low” enabler 83 Keep from one another 85 Love child of myth 87 Mighty jungle creature 88 Color or shade 89 Magazine publishers, monthly 90 Affirm as true 91 Tribute that may rhyme 92 Tat-tat starter 93 Something for a baby to sit on

1 Exec’s degree 2 Greek letter or quite small amount 3 Jambs for swingers 4 Make better 5 Shocking and frightful 6 One seeking votes, briefly 7 Speedy steeds 8 Frosty ice crystals on the ground 9 Exhaust system extension 10 Brit with the title “sir” 11 Representatives of top performers 12 Frutti lead-in 13 ___ Paulo 14 Classic Chanel fragrance 15 Committee variety 16 Italian province 17 Concluded 19 Gov’t. property overseer 25 Type of advantage 27 Farm animal that gets fleeced 29 Make changes to 33 “Norma ___” (Sally Field film) 35 Adjust your telescope 37 Sarajevo resident 38 Loughlin of “Full House”

39 Reason to cover one’s ears 40 Holder of cinders 42 Fix up an old home 46 Whale variety 47 Sherpa’s country 48 Like oil you can’t use 49 Letters with two hooks 51 Crossword construction maps 52 Jug’s much fancier cousin 53 Fixed one’s eyes?

55 Completely redo 56 Lower the grade of 58 Makes up (for) 62 Maximizing suffix 64 Talent show host 65 Zoroastrian living in western India 66 Feverish conditions 67 Tools with rough surfaces 68 Hypes 69 Interest followed with exaggerated zeal (var.)

74 Poplar variety 76 Bones in wrists 77 Refurbish 80 With very keen sight 81 It’s started regularly 82 Detach, as from a baby bottle 84 Library patron 86 Upfront legal fee 87 Some electrical devices 90 Paul was one in the Bible 91 Cries of wonderment and delight 92 Bring back to one’s former glory 94 Cutter in a deli 96 Acquire 97 Hollowed out, as an apple 98 Type of professional football 99 Worker with natural stone 101 Academy attendee 102 Coincide 105 Elephant’s protrusion 107 Norton Sound port 109 Carry-___ (manageable luggage) 110 Tear wildly 112 Computer capacity 114 Skinny, migratory fish 116 Scheider of “Jaws” fame

CELEBRITY CIPHER

By Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

“UPMIM CZ V BPCKH CL MYMIT ALM AS RZ GPA CZ ZUCKK V UICBW-AIUIMVUMI, KAAWCLO SAI V DICOPUKT-KCU SIALU NAIBP.” – IADMIU DIVRKU “S VCFXSRC LII DU NLH XFJSFYR. SK PCF VXSPSVR RPLXP ISTSGZ DU DEJSFR, PCFG S’D SG HFFM PXEWNIF.”

– OECG VLXMFGPFX

Puzzle Two Clue: T equals K

Sarasota

STOP BY AND SEE OUR LARGE SELECTION OF NATURAL STONE TILE!

Puzzle One Clue: Y equals V

STONE

©2017 NEA, Inc.

SUDOKU

Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

©2017 Andrews McMeel Syndicate

11-2-17

Thursday, November 2, 2017

ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE with the total value of all items $200 or less in this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month,15 words or less. Price must be included next to each item. No commercial advertising.

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer.

941-955-4888 Or Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com (Please provide your name and address) Or Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: The Observer Group P.O. Box 3169 Sarasota, Fl 34230

Help Wanted

Auto Transport

Painting/Wallpapering

PIANO TEACHER wanted for 7 year old boy on Longboat Key for beginner lessons. Looking for kind and compassionate, not strict. Send qualifications and references to: ewalsh@yourobserver.com or 941-356-0290.

SHIP YOUR car, truck or SUV anywhere in the United States. Great rates, fast quotes. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Commercial Property For Rent

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

Rotted Wood Repairs. Crown Molding and Trim.

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

CARLO DATTILO painting. Licensed & insured.

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

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

EXECUTIVE SUITES: South Tamiami Trail, Gulf Gate area. 24/7 access, conference room, WIFI, utilities included, ONE MONTH FREE RENT. From $275/mo. Call 941-923-6050.

Homes For Sale

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

BARBIE AND AND Ken Ken “Halloween”, “Halloween”, $20. $20. Shopping Shopping BARBIE cart, $10. $10. Fan, Fan, battery battery operated, operated, $8. $8. 941-926-0778.

941-926-0778. cart,

EXERPEUTIC RECUMBENT stationary exercise EXERPEUTIC RECUMBENT stationary exercise fitness bike, good condition, $100. Call Deanna, fitness bike, good condition, $100. Call Deanna, 941-928-2698.

941-928-2698.

EXTENSION LADDER: 24/ft, aluminum, $95. 20” EXTENSION LADDER: 24/ft, aluminum, $95. 20” Toshiba box color TV w/built-in DVD player, $45.

Toshiba box color TV w/built-in DVD player, $45.

941-966-5439.

941-966-5439.

KENMORE STOVE, $50. Large light wood desk, KENMORE $50. Largeladder light wood $25. Child’sSTOVE, bed w/mattress, and desk, slide, $25. bed w/mattress, ladder and slide, $100.Child’s 350-9678. $100. 350-9678.

ORGAN: IN very good condition, $200. Call ORGAN: IN very good condition, $200. Call 941-358-8511.

941-358-8511.

STOBE LIGHTS 2 fog machines, 3-43-4 gallon of STROBE LIGHTS(3), (3), 2 fog machines, gallon STOBE LIGHTS (3), 2 fog Call machines, 3-4 gallon or of liquid smoke, $90.

864-430-4808, 941-702-8091. of liquid smoke, $90.

864-430-4808 liquid smoke, $90. 864-430-4808, 941-702-8091.

941-702-8091.

WELDING MACHINES (2), Steel Welders “Millers”, work great, $100. 941-953-4186.

Antiques/Collectibles PURCHASING EAMES, Knoll, Danish, Dunbar, Evans, Laverne, Nakashima, Parzinger furniture, glass, pottery and designer clothing. Tommy McDonnell, 772-643-3209.

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

Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Furnishings CUSTOM WOOD TABLES: Handcrafted by local artisan with exotic local wood. Great for entertaining, dining, office use. Always one of a kind.

A beautiful addition to your home or office.

Call Michael, 941-400-6786.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales CENTRAL PARK Community Sale Saturday November 04, 8:00A.M.−2:00P.M. Rain or Shine: 12157 Forest Park Circle, Bradenton. Over 30 sales throughout the community and park.

Storage STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Secure facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area.

941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

Cleaning APRIL FRESH CLEANING AND HOME STAGING. “Professional Cleaning with a Personal Touch”.

Providing high quality service with availability for regular cleanings (weekly/bi-weekly) or pre-house sale cleaning with home staging. Call April to arrange free estimate. 941-416-5495.

ANTIQUE WICKER WICKER set: set: couch, couch, 2 2 chairs, chairs, $200. $200.

ANTIQUE 941-349-1255.

941-349-1255.

CARD TABLE, TABLE, 4 4 upholstered upholstered chairs, chairs, $45. $45. Folding Folding CARD aluminum table, table, 3’x6’, 3’x6’, w/handle, w/handle, $25. $25. Call Call aluminum 941-356-3723.

941-356-3723.

Carpentry

I PAY YOU $$$ I will give you back 50 percent of my Realtor commission!!!

Buying a RESALE or NEW builder home in Sarasota or Manatee County? Buy your home using my services & get a check from me at closing.

15 Years of Experience Denise Anderson, Realtor direct 941.284.4612 hrhdenise@hotmail.com office 813.260.3166 www.a-fulltime-realtor.com Charles Rutenberg Realty, Inc

BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

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

CLEANING BY Brazilian Lady. Meticulous, reliable, deep cleaning specialist. Residential. Commercial.

New Construction. 941-400-2866.

Computer Services

Pet Services EXPERIENCED HOME/PET sitter (Iowa retired teacher). Available Jan. 25 to Feb. 28. Numerous local references. 319-362-4996.

PLACE YOUR AD ONLINE TODAY

classifieds.yourobserver.com This week’s Celebrity Cipher answers

Puzzle One Solution: “There is a child in every one of us who is still a trick-or-treater, looking for a brightly-lit front porch.”

– Robert Brault Puzzle Two Solution: “I cherish all my bad reviews. If the critics start liking my movies, then I’m in deep trouble.”

– John Carpenter

This week’s Sudoku answers

COMPUTER/MAC, SMARTPHONE, Tablet repairs, setups, technology consultations, virus removal.

Specializing Seniors/Beginners. On/Off Site. Peg 941-735-3362.

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

SAVE THIS AD! This offer never expires!

3BR/3BA SARASOTA Custom built home w/ mature landscaping, 3 car garage, pool, updated kitchen, Shaker cabinets, s/s appliances only 6.6 miles from Siesta beach.

Your home in Paradise! $549,900 (941) 504−6680 kathiemoret.mfr.mlsmatrix.com

Items Up to $200 Sell for Free! classifieds.yourobserver.com

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals LIDO BEACH: 9th FL. Panoramic Gulf View, 1050sq.ft., 1BED/1.5BA, Balcony, TKF. Avail now.

Seasonal/ Annual. 90 day min. 941-356-1855. essenson@comcast.net realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1700-BenjaminFranklin-Dr-Apt-9C_Sarasota_FL_34236_M61557-71387

Adult Care Services EUROPEAN LADY seeking position of chef/ caregiver, Florida licensed, CPR trained. Experienced/ Excellent references. 561-906-0022.

Painting/Wallpapering

Reserved Space LP Reserved Space

DAVE’S PAINTING. Remodeling, Electrical and Plumbing. Best Service. Best Price. 716-474-8492.

Financial Services

CASH PAID

©2017 NEA, Inc.

This week’s Crossword answers

for your Unwanted

Annuity Payments or

Life Insurance AGE 70+ Regardless of Health $100,000 min. to $30 Million

800-868-2333

CNA/HOME HEALTH/COMPANION CARING AND COMPASSIONATE SERVICE. MATURE, EXPERIENCED AND DEPENDABLE. LONG OR SHORT TERM. 8−12 HOUR SHIFTS DESIRED. (941) 685−6483.

CASH4

Insurance.org

254628

Items Under $200 For Sale

2017

Reserved Space LP Reserved Space

VISIT: CLASSIFIEDS.YOUROBSERVER.COM

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

CLEANING

Sliding Glass Door Repair

Come home to a

CLEAN HOUSE!

Home Furnishing Restoration and Upholstery Specialist!

Honesty • Integrity • Quality • Value In shop free estimates Pick up and delivery services available

Allow me to do my very best for you!

“FIX IT - DON’T REPLACE�

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

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

frankbeckupholstery@gmail.com

ELOHIM CLEANING | 941 538 1038 LiĂĄmenos para solicitor gratis un presupuesto!

253637

ESTABLISHED 1975!

941• 925 • 2447

DRYWALL

DON’T LET YOUR

GET YOUR NAME

CHALMERS DRYWALL

DRYER START A FIRE!

OUT THERE!

Repair • Popcorn Removal • Remodel • New Construction

Call Paradise Dryer Vent Cleaning Today

Licensed/Insured • Free Estimates

255883

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

780-3788 • 822-0436

YOUR SAFETY IS PRICELESS! 941. 979. 2707

ALUMINUM

PATIO REPAIRS FurnitureSales Sales &&Repairs Furniture Repairs

PATIO FURNITURE REPAIRS

www.paradisedryervent.com

Cushions • Slings • Re-powdercoating #USHIONS s 3LINGS s 5MBRELLAS

COMPUTER

Yoder Aluminum Inc. Yoderaluminum.com

941-504-0903

/54$//2 &52.)452% %80%243 s 777 0!4)/2%0!)23 .%4

COMPUTER REPAIR SALES & SERVICE

255583

“Specializing in 6� Seamless Gutters�

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

New & Refurbished Computers Servicing PC & MAC on Site or In Shop Virus Removal We Make Windows 10 User-Friendly!

ATTORNEY

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

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

941-929-9095

941-955-4888 or classifieds.yourobserver.com

Sharon M. Guy, P.A.

24/7 SERVICE

CONCRETE

552-5766

State Lic. CR CO25291

Michael Koch Concrete, Inc. Driveways • Sidewalks

Reasonable Prices

Licensed & Insured

918-8587

Free Estimates

Serving the Palmer Ranch Area |

941.295.7788

www.HawkeyeHomeWatchServices.com

HawkeyeHWS@gmail.com

Licensed/Insured

Watching your home while you’re away

Servicing the Sarasota area since 1999

Also Laying Stone

253642

3680493-01 253937

Patios - Driveways - Sidewalks

“No Job Too Small�

FREE

ESTIMATES!

Assuring a home’s security, livability, and investment value is maintained in your absence

A Private Company Serving the Palmer Ranch Area Since 2007 253640

• Windows & Doors • Handyman Jobs • Crown Moldings • Drywall & Painting • Room Remodels • And Much More!

Lic. & Insured / Specializing in Quality Work / Done on Time

Home Watch Services

Residential Concrete Specialist

922-3157

941-228-5011

Cell #809-7311

LACIVITA CONCRETE

CARPENTRY

Shamrock Renovations, LLC

966-5094

HOME SERVICES

Since 1967

253639

Sharon M. Guy

957-4762 (cell #) 504-3168

OME EPAIR ERVICE • NO JOB TOO SMALL • SCREEN REPAIRS • PAINTING/DRY WALL • TILE REPAIRS • & MUCH MORE!

Place Your Ad Quickly

Law OfďŹ ce of

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

255587

(Next to Beneva Flowers)

“OUR ESTIMATES & ADVICE ARE FREE�

STEVE PANEBIANCO H R S

6968 Beneva Road

WILLS, TRUSTS, PROBATE, ELDER LAW

255588

FURNITURE REPAIR

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

Insured

253803

LV10370

254538

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

253921

Frank Beck Upholstery

DOORS

253884 38056

ALTERATIONS/UPHOLSTERY

253641

|

255589

SARASOTA OBSERVER

THIS SPACE

COULD BE YOURS For more information,

call 941-955-4888 or visit classifieds.yourobserver.com

253938

14B

SARASOTA OBSERVER

YourObserver.com

HOME SERVICES

MOVERS

|

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

Disposal Special

27900 Installed

$

OZ - 941-313-4538

make your moving day a pleasure.

THE GRAB BAR GUY

941-228-9850

Joe Murray, Owner

Judith A. Merkt

SCREENING

E-mail: jamerkt@comcast.net

3 Document Creation 3 Special Projects

Local Ads at Your Fingertips

941-345-5264

classifieds.yourobserver.com

LAWN CARE

Lawn & Tree Service

Melanie

• Pet Sitting • Dog Walking • Over 24 years experience • Excellent references

941-232-1192 WINDOWS 253643

(941) 966-2960

Jeff & Lisa

Serving South Sarasota Only including: Palmer Ranch – Osprey – Nokomis

CURT’s Lawn Service

PLUMBING

General Plumbing Services Inc. Complete Plumbing Services & Repairs Residential, New Construction and Commercial Serving the area since 1993 No Job Too BIG or Too SMALL. We DO IT ALL!

255591

Free Estimates Lawn & Landscape Maintenance

Res./Com. Lic./Ins. & Pressure C Window lean t e s ing known as Sunrise W Sun ind erly Form Serving Longboat Key Since 2005 ows

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

941-923-8140

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

253946

252514

FOR FREE ESTIMATES & SERVICE CALL

Licensed & Insured

10 Years Experience

253886

253922

954-1878

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

Satisfaction Guarantee Manufacture and Workmanship Warranties

TREES

PET SERVICES

by

Fully Insured

State Licensed Contractor #CCC057066

Office: 941.379.6302 Cell: 941.928.4325 www.yourveryownassistant.com

3 Record Keeping 3 2IÀFH 7DVNV 3 +RXVHKROG 7DVNV

Pet Care

253645

All Work Guaranteed

Gift Certificates Available

GLENN KROECKER

724-2945

Specializing in Re-Roofing & Repairs

254938

3 De-cluttering 3 Organization

GULF GATE ROOFING INC.

253646

KITCHEN/BATH REMODELING

LEAKY ROOF?

253927

253943

941-955-4888

Senior Citizen Discount | LIC#CCC1331203 | Free Estimate

38 Years Experience

Take Control of Your Life…

Hire Providing personal and administrative support to individuals and small businesses.

Team Up With Classifieds

3687676-01

Licensed and insured #IM2186

PERSONAL SERVICES

Make Your Phone Ring

Lic. & Ins.

253644

RESIDENTIAL ROOFING SPECIALIST

255592

Installation • Maintenance

373-9299

379-9070

24 HR. EMERGENCY SERVICE

941-301-1856 Michael

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

Leave name & phone number

ANY SERVICE W/THIS COUPON

NEW RO OF ?

N EED A ROOFSARASOTA.COM

255581

Oz the Wizard of Moving

941-780-1445 | 941-921-3025

$20.00 OFF

ROOFING

FAST SAME-DAY SERVICE

(cell) 780-3346 Licensed & Insured

Reg. Price $ 30900 Installed

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

Sarasota Gate & Access

941-349-4455

15B

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

UP TO

110

WINDOWS $ 25 STANDARD

INCLUDING SCREENS, TRACKS, MIRRORS & FANS

% OFF + Additional $ 00 SPECIAL 1 0 5 www.sunsetwindowcleaningsrq.com For Senior Citizens

Call Tibor for FREE ESTIMATES | 941-284-5880

EXPLORE the

CLASSIFIEDS for great deals.

Visit classifieds.yourobserver.com

16B

SARASOTA OBSERVER

|

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017

SPG OVER $373 MILLION IN SALES VOLUME SINCE 2007

SCHEMMEL PROPERT Y GROUP REP RES EN T IN G

PREMIER SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY TOP PRODUCING AGENT TEAM IN SARASOTA FROM 2008-2016

S a r a s o t a ’ s M OST A M A ZIN G PRO P ERTIES

CONSISTENTLY RANKED AMONG THE TOP 1% OF REALTORS IN SARASOTA

DOWNTOWN/GOLDEN GATE POINT 609 Golden Gate Pt. #300 | 6 BR/8 BA | $3,490,000

CASEY KEY/OSPREY/ NOKOMIS/VENICE 3521/3528 Casey Key Road | 5 BR/5.1 BA | $4,900,000 800 N. River Road | 4 BR/4.1 BA | $1,895,000 14021 Bellagio Way #401 | 3 BR/3.1 BA | $1,095,000 14405 Masthead Drive | homesite | $699,000 14425 Masthead Drive | homesite | $699,000 Siesta Key | 8501 Midnight Pass Road| $5,795,000

14421 Masthead Drive | homesite | $650,000

PRESTANCIA/PALMER RANCH 4369 Boca Pointe Drive | 4 BR/4.1 BA | $998,000 Monte Verde | homesite | $179,000

SARASOTA MAINLAND 6278 Aventura Drive | 3 BR/2.1 BA | $379,000 Siesta Key | 8585 Midnight Pass Road | $4,750,000

Lido Shores | 1354 Westway Drive | $2,495,000

4629 Whirlaway Drive | 3 BR/2.1 BA | $244,900

SARASOTA MAINLAND WATERFRONT 7922 S. Holiday Drive | 5 BR/5.2 BA | $6.975,000 7462 Cove Terrace | 5 BR/5.1 BA | $3,490,000 Under Contract

SIESTA KEY The Pearl | 609 Golden Gate Pt. #202 | $1,495,000

Burns Court Villas | 1545 Oak Street #10 | $995,000

4317 Midnight Pass Road | 5 BR/5.1 BA | $4,995,000

RE JU D U ST CE D

4401 Midnight Pass Road | 4 BR/4.1 BA | $3,095,000 8285 Midnight Pass Road | 3 BR/4.2 BA | $2,495,000 1267 Whitehall Place | 3 BR/3 BA | $779,000

THE OAKS 285 Sugar Mill Drive | 4 BR/5.1 BA | $1,971,000 324 Osprey Point Drive | 5 BR/5 BA | $1,895,000

JOEL SCHEMMEL, J.D. 941.587.4894 joel.schemmel@sothebysrealty.com

Prestancia | 7393 Villa D Este Drive | $529,000

SHARON CHIODI 941.809.0380 sharon.chiodi@sothebysrealty.com

Sugar Mill Drive, Lot 111 | homesite | $148,000

SchemmelPropertyGroup.com facebook.com/schemmelpropertygroup

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

Equal Housing Opportunity. Property information herein is derived from various sources including, but not limited to, county records and multiple listing services, and may include approximations. All information is deemed accurate and neither suggests nor infers that Sotheby’s International Realty participated as either the listing or cooperating agent or broker in the sale or purchase of the properties depicted.

256356

Deer Creek | 8241 Shadow Pine Way | $679,000