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Ashton students take measurements of the “meteorite.”

Ashton kids examine ‘meteor’ What? You didn’t hear the massive explosion or see the blinding flash when a meteor struck Ashton Elementary last month? No one did. But the students sure learned a lot from investigating it, anyway.

OK, a rock from space didn’t really hit — the impact site was simulated. But groups of students investigated it with University of South Florida professors as if it were the real thing as part of science and technology learning. Along the way, they got hands-on lessons in geology, space science, scientific methods and more.

The Education Foundation of Sarasota County funded the weeklong endeavor.

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Listening, but how?

“We have an extraordinary downtown. For a city of less than 60,000 people, it’s unbelievable.”

— Designer Chris Gallagher

A plea for more public hearings has backers, detractors. SEE PAGE 3A

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GOOD BEGINNING

Healthy Start benefit honors its 10th anniversary.

SEE PAGE 3B Amelia Hanks

Sierra Taylor picks up trash.

Noreen Bernard, Lisa Bernard and Dr. Carola Fleener attended An Evening for a Healthy Start on Jan. 31 at Sarasota Architectural Salvage.

Volunteer work, with benefits

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Everyone’s heard of “food for thought.’’ A restaurant recently ran a program that could easily be called “food for thought – about others.’’

At 5:30 a.m. on a recent morning, 40 people waited in the dark at a Chick-fil-A restaurant for a bus and a full day of volunteer work. In return, free food for a year.

In all, 100 people in Sarasota County took part at other locations, performing a wide variety of work, including cleaning trash from Siesta Key Beach. Some waited more than 24 hours to take part in the First 100 Road Trip.

County commission chief’s new TV show covers the issues.

SEE PAGE 5A Samantha Chaney

Two actors tackle a classic story.

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“I’ve got community support, because I do no harm. I just sell flags.”

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 7, 2019

St. Armands sticks with restroom plan

Dede Horne, who runs the Flagman home business, now legally for the first time since 1971. READ MORE PAGE 14A

BY THE NUMBERS

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neighborhood and condominium organizations that endorse STOP, a resident activist group.

SEE PAGE 3A

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total views on YouTube for County Commissioner Charles Hines’ first two episodes of “The Chair.’’

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Samantha Chaney

athletes entered in the Metro Diner Music Half Marathon and Rockin’ 10K, which took place Sunday, Feb. 3.

The School Board discusses cellphone usage at a workshop Monday.

School Board rethinks cellphone rules S

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chool board members have suggested revising school rules on cellphones based on educational stages. At a Feb. 5 workshop, a set of regulations was put forward for elementary, middle and high school students. n Elementary school students would be required to have their devices off and out of view “at all times.” n Middle school students

n Regular County Com-

mission meeting — 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, First Floor Chambers, County Administration Building, 1660 Ringling Blvd. n Regular School Board meeting — 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 19, Board Chambers, Landings Administrative Complex, 1980 Landings Blvd.

would be allowed to use their devices under supervision for instructional purposes. n High school students could access their devices between classes, at lunch or when supervised for class instruction.

The policy now requires electronic devices remain off and put away during school hours.

“What we have a problem

with, mainly, is that people weren’t following the policy that we’ve had in effect,” School Board Chair Jane Goodwin said. “I just see so many kids that are just not engaged in being present, and that’s what I’m concerned about. Being present.”

School board members will revisit the issue in April.

At a January meeting of the St. Armands Business Improvement District, the group heard an update on the estimated costs associated with building restrooms on John Ringling Boulevard and South Boulevard of the Presidents. According to information provided by architect Jonathan Parks with Solstice Planning and Architecture, the latest overall estimate pegged the project at $646,000.

BID members discussed alternatives to building new free-standing restrooms. Specifically, the group examined the possibility of buying or leasing existing space around the Circle to convert into a public restroom facility.

Ultimately, however, the board offered a commitment to the original concept, approving work on advanced designs. Parks estimated the cost for this phase at $91,777.

Mote hires new development chief Andria Piekarz has accepted the role of director of development at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, effective Feb. 1 Piekarz, most recently director of philanthropy for the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, will lead fundraising.

“Philanthropic giving has been an essential pillar of our nonprofit lab’s success throughout Mote’s 64-year history,” Mote President and CEO Michael Crosby said in a prepared statement.

Piekarz succeeds Erin Kabinoff, who is leaving after six years.

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OPTIONS City officials want more public engagement on developments downtown, but what form should that take?

DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

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hen Chris Gallagher hears residents criticize the development that’s taken place downtown during the past 15 years, he doesn’t quite understand what all the fuss is about.

The growth hasn’t been perfect, Gallagher concedes. There are steps the city could take to improve the built environment, though Gallagher thinks that has less to do with zoning regulations and more with street design.

But by and large, he looks at the heart of the city and sees a vast improvement from where things stood in the early 2000s.

“We have an extraordinary downtown,” Gallagher said. “For a city of less than 60,000 people, it’s unbelievable.”

That’s why Gallagher attended Monday’s City Commission meeting to push back against a proposal from STOP, a resident activist group formed in 2017 to advocate for changes to city development policies. One of STOP’s core issues has been reducing the city’s use of administrative development review, a procedure that allows city staff to approve new projects without public hearings on the plans.

STOP proposed a zoning text amendment that would limit the use of administrative review in downtown zoning districts.

The city expanded the scope of administrative review in a 2005 revision of the downtown code.

For most new projects, STOP advocated for a system that would require developers to hold a community workshop prior to filing plans. Before the city could formally approve a project, the Planning Board would hold a public workshop on the proposal.

STOP has argued the regulations in place unfairly limit public input. The group believes public hearings are the best way to incorporate that public input, calling its proposal a return to the pre-2004 regulations.

Although Gallagher thinks downtown has improved, STOP posits there’s broad dissatisfaction with the growth under current regulations. The group’s agenda has received endorsements from 17 neighborhood and condominium associations.

Other groups, including the Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations and Downtown Sarasota Condominium Association, have called for more public input on development, though

they haven’t endorsed STOP’s specific recommendations.

“We’ve been doing this for 14 years, and people want it to change,” STOP steering committee member Kate Lowman said of the existing procedures.

Based on the conversation at Monday’s commission meeting, city leaders are open to change.

The board unanimously directed staff to spend the next three to four months exploring options for adjusting the city’s development review processes.

Lowman was pleased the city is prioritizing this issue as STOP requested. But as staff sorts through possible policy changes, there’s still a spectrum of options for incorporating community feedback into the development process.

“I think everyone’s clear on the idea that more public input is better,” Commissioner Shelli Freeland Eddie said. “The question is: How do we get there?”

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Planner Chris Gallagher thinks the city’s development regulations have significantly improved downtown. He worries the changes STOP wants would negatively affect the quality of growth in Sarasota.

“With all due respect to my STOP friends, public hearings do not deliver better buildings.”

PLANNING PROBLEMS

Andrew Georgiadis, a planner who helped draft a proposed form-based zoning code before leaving his position with the city in 2015, said he understands the angst that’s driving STOP to advocate for policy changes.

He thinks it’s important for the city to address underlying issues driving community concern. He believes the city can offer more opportunities for public input on proposed developments, particularly large ones.

But when it comes to the most effective way to address development-related issues, Georgiadis doesn’t see public hearings as a solution.

“With all due respect to my STOP friends, public hearings do not deliver better buildings,” Georgiadis said.

Georgiadis sees issues with the downtown code, but he still thinks the quality of development in downtown zoning districts — where administrative review has been in place — is better than the quality of development elsewhere in the city, which is more reliant on public hearings. That’s because he believes the regulations downtown are superior and that standards do more to influence design than public hearings.

When he hears residents clamor for more public hearings, he says it suggests professional planning staff is not capable of enforcing the standards in place.

“That concerns me,” Georgiadis said. “What is creating that level of distrust?”

He hopes the city could get to a place where public input is incorporated when appropriate, but where residents believe staff is capable of properly applying the code when reviewing developments.

Georgiadis isn’t alone. In January, the city sponsored a lec-

Planner Andrew Georgiadis said he sympathizes with the concerns residents express about new development, but he doesn’t think public hearings are an effective tool for producing better buildings.

“I think everyone’s clear on the idea that more public input is better.

The question is: How do we get there?”

— Commissioner Shelli Freeland Eddie

ture from planner Jeff Speck, a walkability expert who worked on Duany Plater-Zyberk’s 2001 downtown master plan. Speck also cautioned against a reliance on public hearings, instead suggesting the city should empower its staff to hold developers to higher standards.

“It’s not efficiently or better accomplished in the public eye,” Speck said. “I would trust a good city staff to do a better job of that than I would a collection of concerned citizens.”

Despite the pushback, STOP sees public hearings as a platform to elevate the voice of residents while holding developers more accountable.

“I’m not surprised a planner would make that argument, but I have to respectfully disagree,” Lowman said.

TIMING TROUBLES

At Monday’s meeting, two developers and one commissioner questioned the benefits of more

public hearings.

Developers Jay Tallman and Andy Dorr said they would welcome a new regulation requiring developers to hold informal community workshops before filing plans with the city. They said public input often helps improve a project. But public hearings, held after official site plans have been drafted, come at a point in the process where developers have already committed significant resources to a specific layout, which means they don’t really want to change things.

Georgiadis agreed front-end public input is generally the most effective way for the community to influence a project.

“Residents would have more influence the earlier they are involved,” Georgiadis said.

“When the plan’s already drafted and submitted, there’s much more resistance to modifying than when it’s all done with a pencil and eraser at the very beginning of the project.”

STOP also sees value in early community workshops, which is why the group incorporated the process into its recommendations. But even though city staff and the Planning Board would be applying the same zoning standards, the group believes community workshops alone are not enough to give the public its say on proposed developments.

Tallman questioned why the city would take decision-making power away from city staff and

give it to the Planning Board, a group made up of five appointed volunteers.

“Who best to evaluate whether something meets the code or it doesn’t meet the code than a professionally trained staff?” Tallman said.

Commissioner Hagen Brody echoed that sentiment. Like Georgiadis, he feared residents incorrectly saw public hearings as a way to stop the construction of buildings compliant with existing standards.

“The review process does not change that,” Brody said Lowman believes staff is often limited in its ability to press a developer to change the design of a project that technically meets the standards in the code but may have some elements the public would dislike. By holding public hearings, residents would have an opportunity to get their concerns on the record, which could give staff more leverage over a developer, Lowman suggested.

“It incentivizes the developer to look for that sweet spot where they can build what they want to build, but also it’s working for the larger community,” Lowman said.

As city staff begins its analysis of the review standards, it sees room for improvement. Tim Litchet, director of development services, said there are large projects that receive no public input and small projects that must go through the public hearing process.

Staff wanted to conduct a broad review of the processes in place to address issues on both ends of the spectrum. Although STOP was focused on holding public hearings for large projects, Litchet questioned whether a simple size threshold would be sufficient for determining what process to use for a project.

Planning Director Steve Cover said he’s seen administrative and public review processes work, though he expressed concern about potential pitfalls associated with public hearings. At this point, staff has no specific recommendations in mind. Although public input is a priority, so is establishing reliable procedures.

“Hopefully we’re going to come back with a process we think is efficient, predictable and timely,” Cover said.

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Attorney and resident Dan Lobeck pushed the city to seek more explicit oversight of the bayfront park in its agreement with a private conservancy.

Bayfront conservancy agreement under review The group charged with overseeing a bayfront park is sorting out its partnership with the city.

DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

As the city embarks on a publicprivate partnership with little local precedent, some residents want to be careful before final-

izing the terms of any agreement.

On Monday, the city reviewed the proposed outline of a deal with The Bay Park Conservancy, the private nonprofit formed to oversee the development and operations of a 53-acre city park on land surrounding the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. The term sheet was a precursor to a more formal contract, offering a general delineation of duties.

The proposal sought to delegate much of the responsibility for managing the waterfront proper-

ty to the conservancy while maintaining the city’s ownership of the land. The conservancy would be responsible for providing detailed plans of each phase to the city for public review. The city would be responsible for providing baseline funding for the project.

Although some city commissioners said they felt comfortable with the terms of the deal as presented, the board ultimately took no action Monday. Instead, the commission directed the conservancy’s leaders to continue to

refine the terms based on resident and official feedback. The conservancy intends to return to the commission March 18 with an updated term sheet and a draft memorandum of agreement.

Attorney Dan Lobeck is one of the residents who objected to some of the elements of the term sheet. Ahead of Monday’s meeting, he sent an email to commissioners pushing for more explicit city control over the development of the site.

Lobeck said the bayfront park project is worthwhile and that a partnership with the private sector makes sense. Still, he said the city should be vigilant about not delegating too much authority to an outside group.

“It’s public property,” Lobeck said. “It should be governed in its essential terms by the elected representatives.”

Bill Waddill, the conservancy’s managing director, said he understood the skepticism some residents expressed. He said the proposed term sheet, drafted in collaboration with city staff, was designed to be a partnership in which both parties were responsible for the tasks they’d be best equipped to address. He said the conservancy was flexible and open to change — and would continue to be receptive to suggestions even if an agreement with the city is finalized.

He was hopeful that, as the conversation about the bayfront continued, residents would have faith in the conservancy’s commitment to the public interest.

“It really is a partnership,” Waddill said. “I understand there’s concerns about trusting each other, but there has to be some trust moving forward.”

KEY POINTS The conservancy board would be made up of seven to 15 members, with two city representatives and one county representative as nonvoting members. The conservancy would be responsible for seeking state, federal and private funds for the project, but it would also receive baseline funding from the city each year for capital, operations and maintenance. That funding would be approved by the City Commission.

The conservancy would set fees for concessions, rentals, sponsorships and other earned revenue supporting the park. The city would be responsible for funding the construction and maintenance of all park infrastructure.

The conservancy would prepare a plan outlining each phase of construction, with the city conducting public hearings to review the site plan for each phase.

The two parties would jointly work on long-term planning, operations and maintenance. The city manager and conservancy managing director would agree to resolve any disputes within 90 days. Any unresolved disputes would go to the City Commission for consideration, according to Bill Waddill, the conservancy’s managing director.

The agreement would last for 15 years, with options for two 15-year renewals.

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Commissioner aims to inform one episode at a time Hines educates constituents on current issues in their community through his new Access Sarasota program.

ON AIR WATCH ‘THE CHAIR' On Access Sarasota’s TV channel n Comcast channel 19 n Frontier channel 32 n The county’s YouTube channel On the county’s social media pages n Facebook n Twitter

SAMANTHA CHANEY STAFF WRITER

Sarasota County Commissioner Charles Hines has a goal: make sure the citizens of Sarasota County are informed.

The problem, he says, is that it’s just not possible to have open conversations in meetings where discussions are limited by time and can take on the air of debate.

His solution? “The Chair.”

“The Chair” is Hines’s new Access Sarasota TV program where he, the chairman of the County Commission, sits down with other community leaders to discuss the county’s top issues.

Hines said the Sarasota County communications team has worked to expand its Twitter and Facebook outreach. However, effectively educating constituents on local issues has remained a consistent challenge.

As they grappled with the correct way to move forward, Hines said he decided to mirror the city of Sarasota’s approach, which has a similar TV program called “Commissioner’s Corner.”

“We have this huge communications department — we have our own TV station — and we’re not utilizing it to give information to the public,” he said. “So I said

Samantha Chaney

Commissioner Charles Hines stands on the set of the Access Sarasota studio.

‘All right, here’s another avenue to do it.’”

Nestled in a corner of the County Administration Building, the studio is complete with a green screen, multiple cameras, a teleprompter and a control booth.

County spokesman Drew Winchester said there’s no overhead cost to each episode because it’s produced in-house.

Each episode takes about 30 minutes to shoot, then a day or two to edit, review and post. The final result, is a 15- to 20-minute episode, which Hines plans to release once a month.

He launched “The Chair” on Jan. 14 by bringing Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight in to

discuss the county jail.

Hines says he likes that the general question-answer format of an interview is easy to follow.

Additionally, as the videos are posted to YouTube and shared to various spots online, they are preserved in case any residents decide to do a quick Google search on that topic of concern.

At the time of publication, his first two episodes on YouTube had 205 and 135 views. Hines says he is more concerned with content than clicks.

“I’m not watching how many people are clicking on it,” he said.

“I don’t know how many people have clicked on the show. But, what’s nice about T:10” is that, once

it’s out there, it’s out there forever. So, you may only get a small number at the beginning but, once you get someone who’s saying, ‘You know, I want to learn more about that jail facility,’ well, they’d find the show. That might be six months from now, but the information is still good.”

In brainstorming episode topics, Hines says he has mostly taken inspiration from the County Commission’s legislative priorities for the year. His most recent episode dealt with Dona Bay restoration.

Next, he says he might do an episode about the Atlanta Braves or the Legacy Trail extension “Everyone is really excited

about the [Legacy Trail] vote. It passed overwhelmingly, and now everyone is like, ‘Why is it not built yet?’” he said. “I’m trying to find topics that are at least interesting. I’d probably also have the people on from the Atlanta Braves because that’s a big deal.”

The Braves are opening a new spring training facility in March in North Port.

Plus, Hines says that by sitting down with other community leaders, “The Chair” is helping him remain informed.

Fundamentally, though, Hines says he simply wants “The Chair” to be a resource that leads to collaboration between the county and its residents.

“We might disagree on policy,” he said, “but when you have all the information and I have all the information, then we can make a rational decision.”

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In the midst of a fight over plans for expansion, The Exchange considered leaving its longtime home on Orange Avenue.

Now, more than a year removed from that debate, The Exchange CEO Karen Koblenz is grateful the consignment shop was able to find a solution that will allow it to remain in Burns Court for the foreseeable future.

“We’ve been in this current location for over 50 years,” Koblenz said. “It’s our home.

Everybody knows where we’re at.

We have such a huge following, and it would have been difficult for us to get the message out that we moved.”

In November, The Exchange celebrated the opening of its expanded furniture wing, a 3,000-square-foot addition made possible when the store bought the building that formerly housed the Short Stop Market.

The purchase of the Short Stop building came after a disagreement between The Exchange and Laurel Park residents over the store’s initial plans for expansion, which lasted from 2014 to 2016 and ultimately saw the city reject the proposal.

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Koblenz said the expansion has been a great fit for the store’s needs. The Exchange, formerly known as the Woman’s Exchange — a name change whose roots are tied into the store’s addition of men’s clothing post-expansion — is a nonprofit shop whose proceeds benefit local arts organizations.

“The overall goal is to take more merchandise so we can sell it so we can better support the arts community,” Koblenz said.

Once the store has fully paid for the expansion, The Exchange hopes to increase its donations to $500,000 a year — double the amount the organization currently gives away. Koblenz is optimistic The Exchange can reach that mark relatively quickly.

To support the increased inventory, The Exchange is looking for more volunteers, adding to the nearly 300 individuals who help support the store. In a town with a robust philanthropic community, Koblenz thinks there’s a simple reason why The Exchange has been a lasting presence.

“It’s fun,” Koblenz said. “For decades, people have been coming to The Exchange looking for hidden treasures. Now that we’ve been able to increase the size by a third, there are even more treasures to be found.”

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t is likely that Florida voters in 2020 will decide whether the state should move to a $15-an-hour minimum wage.

That decision will have significant consequences for Florida workers and the Florida economy. It’s important that people understand some basic fundamentals about minimum wages and their effects, good and bad, on workers.

It’s harder to understand the pros and cons of raising the minimum wage because of disagreements among studies on the effect of a higher minimum. Basic economic theory and experience plainly says that raising the minimum wage will raise pay for some workers but have offsetting negative facts on other workers, on consumers or on businesses. And the vast majority of economists believe that to be true.

Seattle was one of the first large cities to move toward a $15 minimum wage. Research by the University of Washington following the effect of the higher minimum wage has found “lowincome workers who log longer hours and are more experienced have seen a boost in pay, but those with less experience are finding fewer jobs open to them.”

In New York City, where a $15-an-hour minimum wage just started this year, a survey says that up to 75% of restaurants plan to cut back on hours for workers in response to the wage hike, and some restaurants are already cutting back hours or laying off employees and blaming the higher minimum wage.

But other studies disagree, such as one by the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics at the University of California, Berkeley, looking at Seattle and other cities and finding raising the minimum wage increased pay for workers without any adverse effects on their employment.

In reality, it is extremely difficult to separate the effects of raising the minimum wage from myriad other factors that influence how many hours workers

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get or how many unskilled workers get hired. This is especially true in a local economy that is experiencing significant growth.

But, we all know that “there’s no such thing as a free lunch.”

If employers are forced to raise wages for workers, that money has to come from somewhere.

They can cut back on hours or the number of workers, but work still needs to be done. The workers who remain may have to be more productive to justify their higher wages.

Or, businesses can reduce their profits, which means they have less money to invest in expansion, updates, advertising and maintenance, basic things that grow their business and grow employment. Or, they can raise prices and pass the cost of higher wages on to the customers, which will make customers shift their spending accordingly.

In other words, there are tradeoffs.

In Florida, around 40% of hourly workers make less than $15 an hour. If an employee who was making $14 an hour with several years of experience gets a high-school-aged colleague who is paid the minimum wage of $15 an hour, does it make sense to give the employee with experience a $1 an hour raise to match the minimum wage? Is that fair?

No. Most likely the employer will have to significantly raise the wage of the existing employees who make more than the current minimum wage but less than $15 an hour, which magnifies the overall negative effect of the rising minimum-wage.

A higher minimum wage certainly helps those workers who stand to get paid more, but hurts those who don’t. A local ice cream store owner told me at $15 an hour she could hire older full-time workers and wouldn’t employ many part-time high school and college age workers any more.

The mix of employees changes at different wage levels. As the

accompanying graph shows, we can already see those effects as rising minimum wages around the nation have reduced the number of teenagers in the workforce.

And then, there is automation to consider. At $15 an hour, a kiosk or other form of technology driven by advances in artificial intelligence and communications starts to be a lot more competitive than an unskilled worker.

A MINIMUM WAGE IS NOT A ‘LIVING WAGE’

In the debate over raising minimum wage, we will often hear the argument that it’s impossible to live on or support a family on the minimum wage. Yes, that is correct. The minimum wage is the wage paid to the newest, least-skilled, and most easily replaced employees in the market.

The nature of unskilled, entrylevel jobs provides plenty of competition to fill positions at the lowest wage offered. Making a living and supporting a family is not the purpose of minimumwage work.

Minimum wages are for unskilled, part-time workers, people trying to add some income, and temporary pay for new workers before they gain experience or skills and move up the wage ladder.

They are not a position where you stay and expect to make a living.

But that reality of individual struggles to move beyond a minimum wage does not mean the minimum wage needs to be raised.

It means we need to make it easier for people to move up and beyond minimum-wage jobs, and allow the minimum wage to remain in its crucial role for temporary, entry-level pay.

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

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The Sarasota Observer’s Jan. 31 opinion piece, “$1.4 million wasted?” contains some misunderstandings about the city of Sarasota’s 2019 Planning Department priorities and the efforts to update our zoning code.

The draft form-based code prepared by the Urban Design Studio is over 400 pages, and adopting such a document all at once would be a considerable undertaking. Instead, we’ve decided to take the Urban Design Studio’s work in chunks and address the key issues that exist here in the city, as identified by not only the city’s professional planning staff, but also by our citizens, the business community and the elected officials who represent them.

Much has changed since the form-based code initiative was launched in 2013.

After going without a City Planning Department since 2008, this important function was re-established less than two years ago. We’ve also seen a development boom unlike any other I’ve witnessed for a city of this size in my 35-plusyear career in planning around the country. There are more than $2.2 billion worth of projects currently in development in the city, so there does not appear to be uncertainty in the marketplace as suggested in the article.

Since the Urban Design Studio began its work, we’ve had countless hours of input

from citizens, neighborhoods, design professionals and other members of the business community. A great deal of research and thought went into the document, and we’ve used those ideas and input to form our decisions on our plan going forward.

The nine priorities we presented to the City Commission last month address what we all agree are Sarasota’s most pressing issues from a planning standpoint. Whether it’s reviewing our administrative processes, incentivizing attainable housing or historic preservation, or improving our transportation systems, each of these initiatives will require updated zoning ordinances that will come before the Planning Board and City Commission.

Most of the changes will be related to what we’ve heard over the past few years, rapidly calibrated with our changing society. And there will be plenty of opportunity and need for more public feedback and discussion over the course of the next 18 months as we put our plans into action.

One item from the formbased code draft that we’ve publicly stated we will not be moving forward with are zoning changes related to residential neighborhoods. But if there are other FBC concepts that citizens or the business community would like to recommend for future zoning text amendments, we want to know. We’ve dedicated the first half of this year to listening to and reviewing that feedback,

STEVE COVER CITY OF SARASOTA PLANNING DIRECTOR

In the defense of Selby history Marie Selby entrusted her property to our care with the expectation that the peaceful oasis in the midst of downtown Sarasota would be preserved.

If the presently proposed plan is allowed to go forward, Selby Gardens, as we know it, will no longer exist. It will be so transformed as to be unrecognizable. The campus speaks of an era. There is a large amount of history in the present buildings that should remain for generations to come.

We have an obligation to preserve history. Selby’s master plan will remove trees, bamboo, cacti, houses from the 1950s, etc., to add a huge paid parking garage in addition to many large, modern buildings.

The essence of Selby will be destroyed.

Any place can be renovated and made state of the art regardless of the neglect. The millions raised would assure the present buildings and campus would be more than adequately updated. It would

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Selby would and should be a historical destination in the esteemed company of Edison’s, Firestone’s and Ford’s historical dwellings and labs in Fort Myers. It speaks of an era and exudes old world charm.

Selby can redo the existing buildings maintaining the present old world charm. If the main concern is the collection there is plenty of open land east of town where the collection can be relocated away from storm surge. In the case of special events off campus parking with a shuttle is a viable alternative.

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We recognize all the hard work and the valuable community input that has brought us to this point.

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Nathalie McCulloch volunteered way through life The longtime Selby Gardens volunteer, 98, died Jan. 30.

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While on a cruise, someone asked Nathalie McCulloch what her occupation was.

She replied, “full-time volunteer.”

McCulloch was Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ longest-serving volunteer, said Jennifer Rominiecki, Selby CEO.

Most recently, McCulloch, who lived at Plymouth Harbor, volunteered in Selby’s administrative offices, but previously, she was active in the Marie Selby Associates group and supported the institution’s research efforts.

McCulloch, 98, died Jan. 30.

“She has been one of Selby Gardens’ biggest champions over all these years and one of our biggest proponents of our future vision with our master plan site,” Rominiecki said.

A new library included in Selby’s master plan for renovation will be named in honor of McCulloch.

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about Nat is I personally feel she was a woman ahead of her time, she was very forward thinking, very much a visionary and a woman of conviction,” Rominiecki said.

McCulloch wasn’t reserved in her opinions. McCulloch’s niece, Nathalie Heydet, said McCulloch was “very outgoing, very gregarious, warm, benevolent and kind but almost a force to be reckoned with.”

Heydet called her strongwilled and independent, qualities she most likely got from her father, a lawyer.

McCulloch’s volunteer efforts began with the Red Cross.

While living in New York and New Jersey with her late husband, John, she was chair of the Red Cross and Visiting Nurses Association and served on the board of the Women’s Exchange. She was later president of New Eyes for the Needy.

Locally, in addition to volunteering at Selby, she was a former president of the Golden Gate Point Neighborhood Association and volunteered with the Selby Public Library, the Historic Preservation Coalition and the Sarasota Historical Society. She is a former chair of the Sarasota County Library Board and was a member of Mote Marine Laboratory, Alliance for Historic Preservation, Opera and Asolo Repertory Theater guilds and the Women’s Resource Center.

Heydet said McCulloch’s energy for life will be what she remembers and carries with her most.

McCulloch’s Fridays would begin at Mote, then she would volunteer at Selby and end her night at various theaters.

“She just had an exuberance, a zest for life, and she was very independent.”

McCulloch is survived by six nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions can be made to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

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A park hasn’t. The city will consider its options for changing that.

DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

Of the 125 acres in the Rosemary District, none of it is public, open space — unless you count the cemetery.

That’s why, amid a period of residential growth in the northof-downtown neighborhood, members of the community are organizing in support of the creation of a park for the district.

On Monday, those residents made a major step toward their goal. The City Commission agreed to direct city staff to research the options for purchasing property in the neighborhood for the future development of a park. The move was a sign the city is interested in improving the conditions in an area undergoing significant growth, where more than 1,500 new residential units have been approved during the past four years.

“I think this is something we need to at least look at,” Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch said.

At the same time, some officials and residents also advocated for consideration of new parks in underserved neighbor-

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City Parks and Recreation Director Jerry Fogle supported Rosemary District residents’ request to consider options for a new park, even as the city works to finalize a broader parks master plan.

hoods lacking the coordinated campaigning emanating from the Rosemary District.

“Motions made and approved without the full spectrum of the needs of the entire city are inappropriate at best,” resident Norm Dumaine said. “At worst, destructive to a process that’s meant to serve all of Sarasota’s citizens.”

The Rosemary District Association’s open space committee has identified a series of sites where it believes the development of a park would be appropriate. According to a presentation,

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“We’re behind the curve now,” said David Lough, co-chair of the open space committee.

Those residents suggested parks impact fees, generated by new development in the neighborhood, could help pay for the construction of a new park in the Rosemary District.

Commissioner Shelli Freeland Eddie said she wanted the city to examine its options in the Rose-

mary District, but she didn’t want to make a decision about that neighborhood until an ongoing analysis of the city’s parks needs is finalized. She said the city’s decision to create a parks district and undertake a parks master plan represented a commitment to improving parks citywide, and she was concerned about prioritizing the Rosemary District without sufficient justification.

“That’s what the district is supposed to be for, so communities are treated equitably,” Eddie said.

Although a push may have

come from Rosemary District residents, city staff supported a short-term emphasis on analyzing the options in the neighborhood. Parks Director Jerry Fogle said a dwindling number of viable sites in the district was a reason to move quickly on the possible purchase of land.

“I think it has to be looked at right now,” Fogle said. “I think it has to be taken outside of the master plan process.”

Commissioner Willie Shaw was hesitant to endorse the idea of building a park in the Rosemary District. Because services for homeless individuals are located in and adjacent to the neighborhood, he said he was worried about the prospect of illicit activities occurring in an area park.

Both Shaw and Commissioner Hagen Brody encouraged staff to consider options for discouraging illegal behavior in any park.

Mayor Liz Alpert said she understood that concern, but she didn’t think it was a reason for the city to withhold a park.

“I don’t think we can say we’re not going to create any parks until we have that problem solved,” Alpert said.

Although the Rosemary District Association identified sites at 1391 Boulevard of the Arts and 1420 Fifth St. as ideal, the commission did not place a limit on the properties staff will consider.

“We need our planning department and recreation to look at anything that would meet our needs as articulated,” City Manager Tom Barwin said.

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Home-based business waves victory flag County Commission says Flagman of Sarasota is a legal business — and it can keep operating.

WHERE SHE IS The Flagman of Sarasota 4405 17th St., Sarasota, FL, 34235 (941) 371-6221.

SAMANTHA CHANEY STAFF WRITER

A cool breeze stirs wind chimes and draws visitors through an open front door, past a lazing porch cat.

“Welcome,” is painted on the floorboards. Inside, flag boxes, poles and overflowing shelves draw the eye in every direction.

There’s Dede Horne, taking business orders with a pen on a legal pad. She doesn’t conduct business via computer — in fact, she doesn’t own one.

That’s how the Flagman family business has been run for decades on 17th Street, near The Meadows.

“I’ve got community support because I do no harm,” she laughed. “I just sell flags.”

In business since the Nixon administration, the Flagman of Sarasota was recognized in January as a legal business by the Sarasota County Commission, nearly 50 years after opening in 1971.

And one of the Flagman’s customers? Sarasota County itself, Horne says.

“Had we known that we’d been in business illegally, I don’t think we would have waited 49 years to go to the county,” she said. “It was almost the county’s responsibility to say, ‘Wait a minute, the

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Dede Horne said she wants to honor her late brother, Flagman founder Ned Horne, by continuing the business.

county buys their flags here.’”

The fate of the business was initially brought into question when Horne decided she wanted to tear down and rebuild the home from which she operates, which sits on 3 acres off 17th Street.

When declaring the purpose of the property as part of the permitting process, she learned of the zoning regulations actually prohibited her operations for years because the Flagman sells items not made on the premises.

As a result, Horne and Brian Lichterman, her agent, tried since June 2017 to make things right in the county’s eyes. But from ask-

ing to be recognized as a “historic business” to seeing how county code enforcers could be flexible within the current rules, they just couldn’t seem to push their way through.

Finally, they went Jan. 16 to the County Commission to ask that the language in the restriction be changed to include “flags and flag accessories” as legal retail items.

By adding a few more words to the ordinance, they said, they could easily meet the county’s terms.

The problem? The changes they proposed would go into effect countywide.

“It’s so incredibly specific to

the point that, honestly, I don’t get it,” Commissioner Michael Moran said, initially arguing against the new language.

“I am very concerned about unintended consequences,” Commissioner Nancy Detert said.

“Having a countywide policy, I think, is fraught with alligators.”

In particular, commissioners cited concerns about how the change could set a problematic precedent.

“I had no idea that trying to put in a new building was going to create all this,” Horne said. “It’s just that the house is so old, even all the termites have moved on.”

Ultimately, many of the commissioners said they were impressed with Horne’s efforts.

Moran even questioned why her efforts had to go this far. Eventually, Commission Chair Charles Hines was the only official not on board.

“This is bad precedent for people who are going to come behind you,” he said. “It’s the overall policy I’m trying to protect.”

Commissioners ultimately approved Horne’s request with a 4-1 vote, officially making the Flagman of Sarasota a legal business. But had she not been able to clear the County Commission meeting, Horne said she had a backup plan.

The story of her struggle spread among community members beyond her regular customers — even Reddit users who had stumbled across her story online sat in the back of the commission meeting that day to see how it all turned out.

“I have stacks and stacks of petitions that people have signed to keep me in business,” Horne said. “But I was ready to say, ‘Even if you deny me, it’s been a heck of a run.’”

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Students use STEM to learn, compete, play Sarasota County students had the opportunity to shine at the 2018 STEM Fair Expo.

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Aaleeyah Munoz is a third grade student from Atwater Elementary.

She did her project on “Plants vs. water: The battle of soil erosion.”

Takumi Fenderson, a fourth-grader at Gulf Gate Elementary, stands beside his project, “How does brightness of light affect the performance of a solar power car?”

The science, engineering, technology and math fair is an annual school event that provides the opportunity for students to apply the scientific method to concerns or questions of their choice.

Participants who are in the third grade through 12th grade compete at the school level before the top 18 projects from each school come to the STEM Fair Expo. The elementary school projects are on display while the middle and high school projects compete for the

opportunity to advance to statewide competition. “[The Expo] has become my favorite part of the STEM Fair,” said Bev Stancel, one of three codirectors of the fair. “We’ve kind of gone away from having a family night, and this year we decided to implement it again. And the response has been happy faces, and we have vendors here tonight who are making it an even better experience for the families.”

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Eleventh grade Sarasota High School student Bella Brush, for example, was among the hundreds of students who wandered the rows of boards with her parents, looking curiously to see what other students had researched.

Brush herself, though, had launched forward with “Measuring the effect of gene silencing on lipid yield in spirulina platensis.”

“It helps research into renewable resources,” Brush said. “I’m interested in environmental engineering and especially the renewable resources.”

Nearby, her father commented on the complexity of her project.

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Vendors were also present to entertain and teach students and families.

Tracy Calla from Marie Selby Botanical Gardens played Jenga with kids to teach them “how a rainforest ecosystem is like Jenga.” Jordan Miller and Kaelyn Dobson represented the Sarasota Jungle Gardens, holding a snake and a rabbit that kids could pet while they learned more about the site.

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Cookies, K’Nex and cool games aside, connecting with like minds was the best part of the expo, attendees said.

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If quality time is her love language, you may strike out if you drop off a gift and don’t spend time with her.

If money is tight, you can create a booklet of gift certificates of little chores or services that you might provide for her such as handiwork or a massage or cooking her a candlelight dinner or repairing her bicycle. Write her a love note about what you really appreciate about her.

I hope some of these ideas will spur you on to find or create the right thing for your girl. Remember as your relationship continues to grow and deepen, you will feel more confident about what pleases your girlfriend. People and relationships can be complex and change over time. All anyone can hope for is a partner that cares enough to try to get it right. Kuddos to you and Happy Valentine’s Day! - Freya

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“I see people across this country, Republicans, Democrats and Independents — and I don’t care which one you are — raising their eyes.”

— Former FBI Director James Comey

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What makes an effective leader can be summed up in two points: someone who is kind and tough while also confident and humble.

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After he was dismissed as director of the FBI in May 2017, Comey said he wasn’t sure what to do next — he was numb.

But, after a few days, his wife, Patrice, asked what comes next. It was then Comey decided he could

contribute a view of what leadership can and should be.

A leader, he said, is someone who never asks for loyalty.

One of the best leaders Comey said he could think of is former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, who always made sure his employees had what they needed before he did.

“Mattis led the United States Marines for 40 years. I guarantee he never asked anyone for loyalty,” Comey said. “I met with President Trump at the end of his first week as president … he looked across the table at me and he said, ‘I need loyalty. I expect loyalty.’”

It was in that moment, Comey said, he realized Trump didn’t care about the separation the American people have wanted between the FBI and the presidency since Watergate.

A leader, he said, is someone who is comfortable enough to “shut up and listen” and take joy in the successes of his or her own people.

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President Barack Obama, he said, was a great listener because

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Trump, he said, sits behind his desk and frequently interrupts.

This type of attitude, Comey said, makes the relationship between a leader and his or her people grow apart.

“I believe Obama’s ability to listen was the product of tremendous confidence. If he had a weakness, maybe it was overconfidence,” Comey said. “I believe President Trump’s difficulty with listening is the product of deep, deep insecurity.”

The best leaders Comey said he has ever known have lifted their eyes above fear of what people would say about them in order to make the best decision possible.

This, he said, is what he and the rest of the department tried to do when faced with the decision to announce the reopening of the probe of Hillary Clinton’s emails weeks before the election in 2016.

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Todd Brown couldn’t believe the email announcing his selection as one of 100 teachers worldwide to serve as an ambassador with the United Nations’ Teach Sustainability Development Goals program.

Brown, who teaches civics at Sarasota Military Academy Prep, said he thinks one of the reasons he was nominated for the award is the Outbreak! event he organizes for the eighth-graders each year, in which a pandemic is simulated.

Tom Vara, SMA Prep’s head of school, said the way Brown teaches is special.

“Todd has always been someone who is very creative,” Vara said. “What he has always done for our cadets, he has brought the world into his classroom.

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Sarasota Sharks swimmer Gracie Weyant, 13, was named Jan. 28 to the USA Swimming 2019 Southern Zone Select Camp.

Alexia, Brandon, Nick, Phoenix and Shaun listen to The First Tee coach Kate McKenney teach lessons during a Birdie class.

Playing doubles The First Tee Sarasota/Manatee and the Greater Sarasota Junior Golf Association merger gives kids more options.

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Cardinal Mooney High boys soccer freshman Drew Miller had two assists in the Cougars’ 5-0 home district title win Jan. 31 against DeSoto County High.

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Sarasota Military Academy girls basketball senior Ashley Strader scored 26 points in the Eagles’ 53-35 home win Jan. 31 against Sarasota Christian.

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Sarasota Military Academy boys basketball sophomore Jared Gwatkin had 14 points and 10 rebounds in the Eagles’ 49-45 win Jan. 31 against Sarasota Christian.

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The Greater Sarasota Junior Golf Association is merging with The First Tee of Sarasota/ Manatee to create an organization perfect for junior golfers of any age.

What this tangibly means is an 18-hole winter tournament series for boys and girls. Age groups include 12 and under, 13-15 and 16-18. Events will include one Feb. 10 at Palm Aire Country Club (registration ends Feb. 7); March 16 at Venice’s Jacaranda West

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Booker High boys basketball senior Jermaine Ginyard led his team with 12 points in the Tornadoes’ 83-69 home win Feb. 4 against Sarasota High.

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Benjamin hits balls during The First Tee’s Birdie class at Rosedale Golf and Country Club.

Country Club; April 7 at Heritage Harbour Golf and Country Club and a May tournament at Lakewood National Golf Club. Entry is $50 a player.

There will be more tournaments to come. The merger gives kids who graduate from The First Tee’s programs a natural place to take their game.

The First Tee was founded in 1997, and per its website, is an “international youth development organization introducing the game of golf and its inherent values to kids and teens.” The organization focuses on not just golf, but teaching kids its nine core values: honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy and judgment.”

It also teaches nine “healthy habits,” like learning to play sports safely and learning to use your mind for self-improvement.

Classes run in nine-week sessions, and kids move up levels as they progress, from “Little Linksters” (4-6 year-olds) to “Eagles” (minimum age 13). When area kids are done with all the sessions, they can smoothly transition into playing GSJGA tournaments.

Its Sarasota/Manatee First Tee chapter opened in 2001. It has been popular in Sarasota, where its office is stationed, but Executive Director Lexi McKenney said she is not satisfied, wanting to expand, both in terms of offerings like the GSJGA and with more coaches.

Currently, participants get high-quality instruction from Dave Wall, who has coached with The First Tee for 13 years, and McKenney’s daughter, Katie McKenney, who went through the program herself.

But the chapter is also committed to quality over quantity, putting it in a tough position when looking to expand. It takes three years of learning to become a First Tee coach, McKenney said,

OTHER VENTURES n The First Tee of Sarasota/Manatee also offers an LPGA/USGA Girls Golf Camp each summer, which includes “instruction, on-course golf, rules, fitness, etiquette, nutrition, swimming and crafts.” Participants must be at least 6. n “Teen Tuesday” is a specially designed class for players 12-18 that combines the “PLAYer” and “Par” coursework, and helps players develop strong internal selfmanagement skills. n The chapter accepts donations of new and used golf equipment, like clubs, bags, gloves and shoes, and other equipment, like pool noodles and first-aid kits. Interested parties can drop off supplies at the organization’s office at 8586 Potter Park Drive, Suite 115, Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. n For information, visit thefirstteesarasotamanatee.org

something on which the chapter is unwilling to budge.

There are people in place to help the relatively small chapter flourish, McKenney said. Supporters Bryan Veith and Jon Whittemore played golf together at Riverview High, where they won the state title in 1986 and 1988. Veith and Whittemore said they wished The First Tee had existed when they were younger, so they could have learned life skills instead of just playing tournaments — though those were fun as well, and they are excited about the memories kids will now make playing in GSJGA/First Tee events.

Kids love the programs, too.

Phoenix Scanlan, a 10-yearold in the organization’s “Birdie” level classes, said she loves the game, and going to The First Tee allows her to hang with her friends. Scanlan, who wears a bright orange hat like her favorite golfer, Rickie Fowler, said the classes offer a nice mix of serious learning and goofing around.

“I want to keep golfing as long as I can,” Scanlan said.

With the combination of The First Tee and the GJGA, Scanlan will be able to do just that.

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Sarasota’s Nikki Yanez has won nine of her last 10 tournaments.

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I say this not with a huge smile, but a shrug. I’m not here to gloat, just to share facts. Like the fact that, as I wrote last summer, I knew Sarasota tennis player Nikki Yanez, once the No. 1-ranked United States Tennis Association player in her class, would return to form after taking time away from

tournament play to refine her fundamentals.

How is this for rounding back into form: Yanez has won nine of her last 10 tournaments, including taking the USTA Level 3 Singles title — the highest-level offered in Florida, Level 1 being the highest overall — on Jan. 15 in Lakeland. She defeated Weston’s Kassandra Di Staulo, a four-star

recruit herself, in three sets.

Think about how many things you can say you got right nine out of the last 10 times you tried them? Me, I can’t even type 10 words in a row without misspelling some, or make chili 10 times without having some combination of leaving the heat on too long and not using enough spices once or twice. (This happened to me during the Super Bowl. Didn’t add enough cumin, making the chili fine but underwhelming. Pro tip: Always add plenty of cumin.)

Now think about how many consecutive individual victories make up a tournament win in tennis, and you begin to see the scope of Yanez’s accomplishment. It’s incredible, regardless of level, and to do it at some of the most competitive tournaments in the state makes it even more so.

Yanez said a lot of her success rides on her being “match tough,” or learning to finish matches when she has the chance.

“If I am up 40-30 in a game, it is about getting those points and ending the game,” Yanez said.

“Never in my mind do I say, ‘I am going to lose.’”

It was in the final of the first tournament in her run, the Inspiration Academy Level 6 Junior Championships in September, where she first felt her old form return. She was in a third-set tiebreak and, instead of feeling the pressure, felt calm.

“I said to myself, ‘I got this,’” Yanez said. “I went out and destroyed.”

She has also been helped by a mobile app her father, Paul Yanez, is developing. The app, called Tennis Tracking, can be used from a smartwatch or smartphone and shows realtime stats, like the percentage of break points you are winning, plus reminders to do things like stay hydrated and bring a change of clothes to the arena. Right now, the app is not available for commercial use, but that may change as it develops, Yanez said.

“Numbers don’t lie,” Paul Yanez said. “Before, you could not communicate with players in this way. Now, you are talking in a language that is real to them.”

Nikki Yanez’s next big tournament begins March 16, the USTA Florida Level 4 Championship at the USTA National Campus in Orlando. She will play a few local tournaments before then to warm up, she said. She will probably win those, with her 110 mph serve (she wants it at 120 mph or faster eventually) and quickness and mental game.

Yanez is back up to 22nd in the Tennis Recruiting Network’s national prospect list for her class, and seventh in Florida.

She keeps up her win percentage of 90%, and those rankings will shoot even higher.

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

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Natalie Richard answers follow-up questions on the Rosewood massacre.

History lessons Sarasota Middle School students gave presentations for National History Day.

“Every single one of these students goes above and beyond what their teachers helps them with. This just instills a love for history and the importance of it.”

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t started with a girl in a black wig, wearing a white robe made out of a bed sheet, with a hand-painted picture of a pyramid in the background.

Then student Dieannera McClain launched into her 10-minute monologue about Cleopatra.

McClain was performing her monologue, which she had written herself, as part of Sarasota Middle School’s National History Day competition. The competition, which was held Jan. 29, allowed students from sixth to eighth grade to make presentations about an event in history, which happened 20 or more years ago, which fit the theme Tragedy and Triumph.

It was all part of an effort that leads up to national competition in June at the University of Maryland. In the past few years, students from the National History Day competition at SMS have gone on to compete nationally.

The students were allowed to write performances, like McClain, as well as make websites, exhibits, historical papers and documentaries.

The students were led by Jennifer Jaso, a history teacher at SMS, who started the program six years ago at the school.

“They get so much more confident, and they leave middle school so much more prepared.

Students who are reading at a (low level) can do this project and learn so much,” Jaso said.

Volunteers and teachers judged the competition.

Casey Lorenzo, an intern at

Siena Cook performs her self-written monologue about Joan of Arc.

Dieannera McClain performs her monologue about Cleopatra.

Sarasota Middle School, said he volunteered to be a judge because he saw the students all the way through the process.

“Every single one of these students goes above and beyond what their teachers help them with,” Lorenzo said. “This just instills a love for history and the importance of it. All of these stu-

dents have the drive to go to states and nationals.”

Students covered broader topics, including the Crusades, space shuttle launches and historical figures.

SMS students Olivia Vafeas and Danielle Kruk created an exhibit on Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the women’s rights activist.

“Everyone knows about Susan B. Anthony, but not everyone knows about Elizabeth Cady Stanton,” Kruk said. “She impacts the rights movement so immensely. We want to be just like her. She did a lot of work and never stopped when people said no.”

Natalie Richard created an exhibit on the Rosewood massacre, in which a town located near Gainesville was burned and pillaged after a claim made by a white woman saying a black man sexually assaulted her.

Richard went to what remains of Rosewood and took pictures and met with Gary Moore, a St. Petersburg Times reporter. Moore was the first researcher to bring the history of Rosewood back into the conversation regarding civil rights history.

“I liked doing the research and meeting Gary Moore,” Richard said. “I got a great opportunity to tell a great and sad story.”

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The food bank hosted its annual volunteer appreciation award ceremony to give recognition to those who give their time to the organization. There were two different award ceremonies — morning and afternoon ­— for volunteers who have work or day responsibilities.

“We always say that there are 45 employees at All Faiths, but there are almost 4,500 volunteers, so you guys definitely outnumber us, and we can’t do it without you,” said CEO Sandra Frank.

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he Metro Diner Music Half Marathon and Rockin’ 10K filled Sarasota bayfront and neighborhoods with the sound of live music and running shoes pounding the pavement Feb. 3 as athletes raced across the Ringling Bridge and beyond in the early morning fog.

The race, which started at 6:30 a.m., attracted around 4,000 competitors and finished up around 10:30 a.m. It was followed by a congratulatory party at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

Tampa’s Bryan Hull was the winner of the 10K race, finishing in 37 minutes and 10 seconds.

The female winner of the 10K was Sarasota’s Lauren Lumley, with a time of 42 minutes and 35 seconds.

The winner of the Half Marathon was Titusville’s Mason Jones with a time of 1:11:08.

The female winner was Jacqueline Willsey, of East Hampton, N.Y., with a time of 1:28:08.

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Racers got started at 6:30 a.m. from the grounds of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

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The Gulf Coast Chapter of the United States National Committee for UN Women hosted its community walk Feb. 2 to help end violence against women. A number of organizations, including Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center, came out to support the walk.

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Wares available for sale included shoes, clothes, antiques and jewelry. There were appraisers present at the sale.

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GLENDI GREEK FESTIVAL Runs 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Thursday to Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, 7671 N. Lockwood Ridge Road. The Glendi Greek Festival is celebrating its 35th year of traditional Greek dancing and Greek food. Admission is $4, kids under 12 free. There’s free parking on the church grounds. For information, visit stbarbara festival.

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THE SINGING HOOSIERS CONCERT St. Boniface Church, 5615 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key, is hosting the Singing Hoosiers, an Indiana University music group.

The free public concert starts at 7:30 p.m. For information, visit iuaa.imodules.com.

DANCING IN THE GARDENS Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is hosting a new series of the Nia fitness practice, which combines dance, martial arts, and yoga. The Dancing in the Gardens series of classes will help with increased energy, flexibility, strength, and balance. It is adaptable for all ages and fitness levels. The class runs from 9-10 a.m., and the fees are $75 for nonmembers and $55 for members. For information, visit selby.org.

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DOWNTOWN SARASOTA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS The 31st Sarasota Festival of the Arts runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Main Street in Sarasota. This features national and renowned artists. Proceeds from the Downtown Sarasota Festival of the Arts benefits the Downtown Sarasota Alliance. The festival is free and open to the public. For information, visit artfestival.com.

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NORTH CASEY KEY 1044 N Casey Key Road Jill Berg 941-315-1199 A4207422 $6,200,000

S I E S TA K E Y 4415 Mangrove Place Kelly Quigley 941-356-9954 A4414886 $2,750,000

S A R A S O TA 129 Taft Drive W301 Camille Schwabe 941-894-4771 A4413864 $2,149,000

S A R A S O TA 300 S Pineapple Avenue 802 Jonathan Abrams & Melba Jimenez, PA 941-232-2868 A4419325 $1,999,000

S A R A S O TA 1580 Hillview Drive Mark Betres & Jill Thomas 941-400-8416 A4425360 $1,950,000

S I E S TA K E Y 610 Siesta Drive Karen Chandler 941-544-4919 A4424349 $1,549,000

S A R A S O TA 4121 Founders Club Drive Robert Lindeman & Nancy Lindeman 941-504-2123 A4417319 $1,295,000

S A R A S O TA 888 Blvd Of The Arts PH1903 Diane Otis Stirling 941-320-4261 A4421540 $925,000

S A R A S O TA 1757 Mckenzie Lane 6 Peggy Mock & MaryElizabet Ameal 941-356-3584 A4187747 $839,900

S A R A S O TA 770 S Palm Avenue 704 Beverly St Hilaire 941-504-3303 A4420675 $749,000

N O KO M I S/ N O R TH V E N I C E 199 Bayview Parkway Helen Moore 941-724-2030 N6100311 $699,000

S A R A S O TA 8456 Webber Road Tak Konstantinou 941-374-1606 A4210759 $675,000

S A R A S O TA 6781 Areca Boulevard Joanna Benante & Ann Martin 941-356-7717 A4419815 $675,000

VENICE 464 Fieldstone Drive Sharon Ross 941-320-4190 A4416909 $624,900

S I E S TA K E Y 4408 Midnight Pass Road Jonathan Abrams 941-232-2868 A4411108 $599,000

S I E S TA K E Y 8773 Midnight Pass Road 401G Mel & Jan Goldsmith 941-356-6673 A4172899 $549,000

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S A R A S O TA 7304 Palomino Trail Lee Byron & Sue Keal 941-350-5542 A4421008 $500,000

S A R A S O TA 405 Julia Place Jeff Weller & Valarie Wadsworth 941-266-8206 A4413709 $499,000

S A R A S O TA 5874 Cavano Drive Annemarie Boerner 941-350-9408 A4411419 $450,000

S A R A S O TA 8069 Via Fiore Joseph Brown 941-587-6185 A4413900 $409,500

S I E S TA K E Y 5855 Midnight Pass Road 427 Joyce Naegele 941-586-7959 A4425743 $399,900

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home in Legacy Estates on Palmer Ranch tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Taylor Morrison of Florida Inc. sold the home at 5336 Greenbrook Drive to Rebecca and Philip Vaughan, of Sarasota, for $989,600. Built in 2018, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,639 square feet of living area.

SARASOTA

LANDINGS TREEHOUSE Stephen and Karen Golden, trustees, sold the Unit 38 condominium at 1492 Landings Lake Drive to Laura Meyerson, of Holliston, Mass., for $610,000. Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,040 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $307,000 in 2014.

MCKUNES

Robert Wilkinson and Gary Wilkinson, trustees, of Sarasota, sold two properties at 1667 Hyde Park St. to Janet Coughlin, of Sarasota, for $550,000. The first property was built in 1925, it has one bedroom, one bath and 1,299 square feet of living area.

The second property was built in 1925, it has one bedroom, one bath and 527 square feet of living area.

INWOOD PARK

M and M Biz LLC Mari Cheatham sold the home at 624 Goodrich Ave. to Quest Trust Co. for $407,500. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,596 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $155,000 in 2013.

KAUFMAN AVENUE

Lois Delagrange, Donna Ramer, Thomas Reschly and James Reschly sold their home at 918 Kaufman Ave. to GPG Ltd. LLC for $325,000. Built in 1955, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,068 square feet of living area.

PELICAN COVE

Henry and Janet James sold their Unit T-132 condominium at 1700 Treehouse Circle to Ronald Cole and Susan Dundon, of Sarasota, for $325,000. Built in 1976, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,841 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $230,000 in 2003.

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Other top sales by area SARASOTA

Phillippi Gardens Jocelyn Shearer, of Sarasota, sold her home at 5546 Merrimac Drive to Douglas and Maralin Russell, of Escondido, Calif., for $665,000. Built in 1976, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,158 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $537,000 in 2016.

SIESTA KEY Island Reef

Linda Short, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 505-F condominium at 8767 Midnight Pass Road to Kurt Suhr and Kathleen Giloy, of Sarasota, for $470,000. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,303 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $195,000 in 1996.

OSPREY

Meridian at the Oaks Preserve Larry and Barbara Oswick, of Aurora, Ohio, sold their Unit 502 condominium at 409 N. Point Road to Moira Rice, of Osprey, for $325,000.

Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,055 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $500,000 in 2004.

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Thomas and Margaret Foley, of Nokomis, sold their home at 1239 Vermeer Drive to John and Andrea Stephens, of Nokomis, for $325,000.

Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,553 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $210,000 in 2001.

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Michael and Julie Johnson, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1710 Fiesta Drive to Alexander and Kristina Khersonski, of British Columbia, of Canada, for $317,300. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,728 square feet of living area.

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Manickam and Jacqueline Rangaraju, of Gardedeuil, France, sold their home at 2516 Trinidad SEE REAL ESTATE, PAGE 12B

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Door

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Renovations

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Alterations

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Reroof

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S A R A S O TA 1329 N Lake Shore Drive A4414590 $2,495,000

S A R A S O TA 1818 Lake Shore Drive A4414868 $2,250,000

$57,307

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Reroof

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Reroof

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$31,900

1870 Mova St.

Windows/doors

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$30,616

2294 Harrier Way

Reroof

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PINECRAFT

ZuercherBush Ltd. sold the home at 1215 Graber Ave. to David and Barbara Esh, of Sarasota, for $260,000. Built in 1945, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 712 square feet of living area.

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Marc Pelletz, of Sarasota, sold his home at 1734 Rita St. to Carrick Maddex, of Delran, N.J., for $254,800. Built in 1968, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,853 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $113,500 in 1998.

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Paul and Charlene Vega, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 10-A condominium at 193 Vista Hermosa Circle to Jan Chrostowski and Cate Kalkhoven Chrostowski, of Toms River, N.J., for $360,000.

Built in 1971, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,089 square feet of living area.

SANDY COVE

Tracey Fried, of Sarasota, sold her Unit 10-3NE condominium at 22 Sandy Cove Road to Thomas and Sheryl Carll, of Utica, Pa.,

for $284,500. Built in 1969, it has one bedroom, one bath and 632 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $177,500 in 2012.

BAY OAKS

Diana Garcia, of Sarasota, sold her Unit D-41 condominium at 6157 Midnight Pass Road to John and Kathleen Morris, of Braintree, Mass., for $280,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 690 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $255,500 in 2016.

PALMER RANCH VINEYARDS OF SILVER OAK

Richard and Nancy Sneed sold their home at 5133 Cantabria Crest to Joseph and Elsa Priestley, of Sarasota, for $560,000.

Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,326 square feet of living area.

Turtle Rock Deutsche Bank Trust Co., trustee, sold the home at 4888 Sabal Lake Circle to New Town Investments LLC for $353,900.

Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,151 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $224,500 in 2001.

PROMENADE AT PALMER RANCH

D.R. Horton Inc. sold the home at 8664 Stargazer St. to Shosh Nadel, of Sarasota, for $300,000. Built in 2018, it has three bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths and 1,819 square feet of living area.

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3 BDR | 4-1/2 BTH | 3,315 SQ. FT. $2,225,000

Call Anthony DeLuca, Broker/Owner (941) 685-6001

DONA BAY | NOKOMIS

Go to: www.adelucarealty.com

2017, 2018 winner

Owners and Residents in Southpoint Shores DeLuca Realty and Audrey Rain Rentals Your #1 Real Estate Company located in the Palmer Ranch Plaza, 8515 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34238 (941) 487-7162

BETSY SUBLETTE 941.284.8483 betsy.sublette@�oridamoves.com KELLY MOONEY 941.587.8430 kelly.mooney@�oridamoves.com

Coldwell Banker Siesta Key Office

Congratulations to our January 2019 Leaders Top Listing Associate in Units & Volume

Top Selling Associate in Units & Volume

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Top Closing Associate in Units & Volume

Of�ce #1 Sales Team

Top 100 Sarasota Realtors

3 BDR + OFFICE | 2,864 SQ. FT. $1,599,000

LAUREL PARK | DOWNTOWN

© 2019 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC All Rights Reserved

Josie Cline 941-266-6661

5145 Ocean Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34242

Betsy de Manio 941-914-5540

941.349.4411 FloridaMoves.com

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

3 STRUCTURES | 8 BDR | 8 BTH $1,699,000 299284-1

Christine Green 941 - 914-2463

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SUNDAY, FEB. 10 Kevin French photographed this adult and juvenile red-shouldered hawk at Celery Fields.

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110 Feel remorse 111 L.A. Laker, for one 113 Gold Medal and others 115 Shout to a matey 117 “Gil ___” (Lesage novel) 120 Not just a request 122 Flynn of “Captain Blood” 123 Mauna Loa coffee 124 Early train robbery duo 127 Auction site with a colorful logo 128 Take by force 129 Hankerings 130 Hockey fake-out 131 Ward of “The Fugitive” 132 Lives lost in video games 133 Jazzy James 134 Queue after Q

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1 PC guts 4 Quechua speaker 8 Doctoral hurdles 14 Norwegian and Caribbean 18 Ponte Vecchio’s river 20 Any minute now 21 Novelist de Balzac 22 Rodgers’ partner 23 Police procedure 26 Italy’s Villa d’___ 27 Nail polish brand 28 Oprah’s production company 29 Grueling grilling

30 “Enough already!”

31 Conquistador Hernando 33 Food and shelter are basic ones 35 Mai ___ 37 Hit on the noggin 38 S.F. NFL team 40 Two-ingredient cocktail 44 “___ up to you” 45 Pro ___ (proportional) 47 Half marathon, for one 48 Divining rod 49 Core subjects for engineers 53 Foamy Starbucks choice

54 “The Morning Watch” author James 55 Crestfallen 56 Addressed the court 59 SpongeBob, e.g.

60 Entertainer of Hollywood 63 Put in seventh heaven 66 Tolkien meanie 68 “Just kidding!”

69 What to do with a perfume strip 74 ___ es Salaam 77 Ben Carson’s dept.

78 Big Mac topper 79 “Poor, poor you!”

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83 Disney president Bob 85 Oldest son of Isaac 88 Had a snack 89 Tear to pieces 90 Palindromic performances 92 Separation mandated by many governments 98 Shipping containers 100 Relief map, for short 101 Regard 102 Aging A.L. sluggers, often 103 Tub combo 107 Sault ___ Marie 109 School in Troy, N.Y.

44 Big-screen Apple product 46 Balance sheet plus 50 Wife’s towel stitching 51 Course after trig 52 Postal ID? 57 Forever and a day 58 Piddling amount 61 “___ bin ein Berliner” 62 Motley ___ 64 Sunlamp result 65 Computer introduced in 1946 67 $$$ exec 70 Clio contenders 71 “The lady ___ protest ...”

72 Masters champ Sam 73 Snowball fight shelter 74 Bronco stoppers?

75 One afraid of open DOWN spaces 1 Checked out a joint 76 Of connections 2 Modern times 80 Eye candy 3 Like the rarest of triple 81 Served with ice plays 82 Flattering poems 4 Book end?

84 Kind of IRA 5 Skipper of Genesis 86 Parts of plays 6 O’Brien on TBS 87 “We’re in trouble!”

7 Guitarist Segovia 91 Cook meat on high 8 Abraham’s neighbor on 93 Straddling Mount Rushmore 94 Crafts with oars 9 ___ polloi 95 Classic game console 10 Automaker Ferrari initials 11 Lip-puckering 96 Like Helen Keller 12 List of mistakes 97 Said “cheese,” say 13 Spot a shore 99 Gave the cold shoulder 14 “___ All That” (1999 104 Top-of-the-line rom-com) 105 Take home 15 Logan locale 16 Astromech droid of “Star 106 Cherry Starburst ingredient Wars” 108 Noted Santa tracker, 17 Adopter, often briefly 19 Hunter constellation 112 Default-restoring button 24 Et follower 25 Blueprint detail, briefly 114 Wintry weather mix 116 Actress DaCosta whose 32 Algerian port in “The name repeats a syllable Plague” 118 “___ boy!”

34 Hulk co-creator Lee 119 Get off ___-free 36 Fan letter recipient 121 Tiniest puppy 39 Avg. 125 Buckingham Palace 41 Sputnik insignia letters 42 End of a loaf 126 Cryptanalysts’ org.

43 Go for a fly

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.

“ZNMOAE OU AYM VYNHXM UNOXANX, KDM OM OU ZA ZVM RYVF. BLZM TYD ZVX CYOAE OU OGGDFOAZMOAE LDFZAOMT.” –SOYGZ CZSOU

“AZ ATA OKZO VWKV R GKO XDCS 45... R UD CLALAXLC KV ORP VWRSJRSY VWKV R OWDTNU XL LKCSRSY AZ DGS NRFRSY.” –JLRCK JSRYWVNLZ Puzzle Two Clue: P equals X

Sarasota

HUNDREDS OF COLORS AND STYLES ON SALE NOW!

Puzzle One Clue: E equals G

CARPET

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SUDOKU

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

©2019 Andrews McMeel Syndicate

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CLASSIFIEDS

Thursday, February 7, 2019

LV9433

The Sarasota and Siesta Key Observers reserve the right to classify and edit copy, or to reject or cancel an advertisement at any time. Corrections after first insertion only. *All ads are subject to the approval of the Publisher. *It is the responsibility of the party placing any ad for publication in The Sarasota and Siesta Key Observers to meet all applicable legal requirements in connection with the ad such as compliance with town codes in first obtaining an occupational license for business, permitted home occupation, or residential rental property.

INFO & RATES: 941-955-4888 • Fax: 941-362-4808 • EMAIL: classified@yourobserver.com • ONLINE: classifieds.yourobserver.com HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 8:30am-5pm • DEADLINES: Classifieds - Tuesday at Noon • Service Directory - Friday at 3pm • PAYMENT: Cash, Check or Credit Card

Items Under $200 For Sale 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.

Call 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 1970 Main St. - 3rd Floor Sarasota, Fl 34236 BUCK HUNTER, $45. Kershaw Outdoorsman, $15. Night stand, $20. 941-321-2694.

FOOD WASTE Badger: 1/3 HP Heavy Duty motor, still in unopened box. $50. Call/text 267-231-4544.

GOLF CLUBS: full set of irons and woods, and bag, $100. 941-358-5313.

JAPANESE AUTHENTIC articles: Kimono, $150.

Bento dishes, $25. Vase, $25. 941-921-0512.

KITCHEN CHAIRS (3), wooden, $10/ea. (4) Plum color cushions, $8/ea. 941-926-0778.

LEATHER JACKET, vest and chaps, $50. Call 941-953-4186.

PAINTING: “SIESTA”, 10x14, matted in a gold frame, very unique art object, $200. 941-952-1097.

QUALITY SHEET Music for Voice, 60 sheets $100.

(941) 358-8511 www.allegromusicacademy.com RECLINER: LEATHER, light beige, like new, $175.

613-794-2454.

SERVICE FOR 8: Chinese Garden design, cups, plates and cake plate by Shafford, images avail. $89. 941-539-9322.

Items Under $200 For Sale

Investor Wanted

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

SINGER SEWING Machine, portable, good condition, $50. 941-927-3804.

CAPITAL WANTED

LYONS BAY: waterfront, direct to Gulf, dock/ boat lift, 2BR/2BA, cul-de-sac, walk Nokomis Beach, 941-445-4338.

18% RETURN GUARANTEED Secured By Vehicle Titles Investment $25,000-$250,000 Established 1981 ruggerienterprises.com Call 941-350-8210

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

Autos For Sale

Storage

2004 TOYOTA COROLLA: silver, in good condition, with 74K miles, $3995 o/b/o. Call 941-504-3357.

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

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

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

Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales ANNUAL WOMEN’S Club Church Sale at St. Patrick’s parrish hall, Sat., Feb. 9, 10a.m.-6p.m., 7900 Bee Ridge Rd. (Craft, Bake and Book Sale).

HUGE NEIGHBORHOOD TRASH TO TREASURE SALE!!! Turtle Rock Community Sale - something for everyone! Sat., Feb. 16th, 8:00a.m. - 11:30a.m. Enter Turtle Rock through gates on Central Sarasota Pkwy. or Palmer Ranch Pkwy., between Honore & McIntosh.

NO EARLY ENTRY!

Commercial Property For Rent ST. ARMANDS OFFICE FOR LEASE Well-appointed 2nd floor office w/elevator, overlooking landscaped John Ringling Blvd. Steps to new parking ramp. Take 1,080 SF on Sublease, or the entire 4,112 SF for below market lease rates.

Ideal for Financial or other Professional Groups.

Call Bill Rex 941-350-5253. Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT.

Condos/Apts. For Rent 2BR/2BA LONGBOAT Key Luxury Condo on the water front side of Gulf of Mexico Drive. Fully furnished. Covered parking space. Two private balconies w/incredible ocean views. Floor to ceiling windows throughout. Washer/dryer in unit.

3-month minimum rental. Avail. Jan-March 2020.

Conveniently located across from Publix and CVS. Note:Taxes & fees not included in rental rate (312)515-2000, https://www.vrbo.com/230302

SATURDAY & SUNDAY 2/9 and 2/1019, 8:30a.m.4:00p.m., 9903 Old Hyde Park Place, River Club 34202. Dining and patio tables and chairs, china, books, etc.

General Merchandise SOLAR BLINDS by Budget (2) like new, white, 111”wx84”d, $500. 613-794-2454.

Merchandise Wanted

GOLDEN GATE POINT: beautiful 2BR/1BA, top floor, end unit, remodeled kitchen and bathroom, polished Terrazzo floors, peek-a-boo views of Bay from every room, $1650/mo. Unfurnished.

303-944-8300.

R E M M SUN GUIDE SEWING MACHINE: Husqvarna Viking E10 with desk, accessories, supplies. $100. (941)966-6816.

LOCAL COLLECTOR pays cash for flags, guns, medals, helmets, war souvenirs & military items, 941-735-1452.

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tivities and ac s p m ca mmer e to su nties. id u u o g c e e nate ensiv a h e M r d p n ost com Sarasota a in The m

Summertime is all about fun and frolic! Kids are out of school and it’s the long break that every child looks forward too. But this long break can create havoc for a parent’s work schedule.

More than 75,000 families in Sarasota and Manatee have children under the age of 18 living at home. Advertise your summer programs in the 2019 Summer Fun Guide, while parents are thinking about summer break and what their kids will be doing when school is out.

FILL UP YOUR SUMMER CAMP FAST! Call your advertising executive today!

(941) 366-3468 advertise@yourobserver.com

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Thursday, Apr. 4, 2019 The eEdition will be promoted beginning Mar. 29

SPACE DEADLINE: Tuesday, Mar. 12

RITZ CARLTON Marina: 3BR/3.5BA furnished townhome, 2 car garage, 3 balconies, 24/hr security. N/P, N/S. Annual $4500/mo. +utilities. $8000/mo. 4 month minimum. Available January.

970-948-6815.

Condos For Sale THE OAKS CLUB - MERIDIAN BUILDING. A new lower price, 2250/sq.ft., 3BR/3BA, large screened porch. Move-in condition, with or without furniture, 2 premier 18 hole golf courses, 12 tennis courts, 2 pools, 2 gyms, beautiful clubhouse with fine dining. 24 hours security, private elevator. Lowest priced unit in The Meridian Complex.

Open House Saturday & Sunday, noon-5p.m. or by appt. $289,900.

941-220-3617 262-661-6862

SIESTA KEY: 2BR/2BA condo. Water view, heated pool, boat slip available. Negotiable based on length of stay. Available September, 2020.

941-284-1100, floridaflash9056@yahoo.com SIESTA KEY: S. End: 4th floor corner, 2BR/2BA, overlooks pool, bay, Gulf, BBQ’s and cabanas.

Monthly $5200. 941-217-0145.

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

Carpentry 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.

Cleaning BETTY’S HOUSECLEANING Service. Residential and Commercial. High quality cleaning.

Reasonable rates. Licensed. Insured. References.

Call 941-650-6180.

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

BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

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

Place Your Ad Online

24/7

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

New Construction. 941-400-2866.

MRS. MAIDS. Detailed & dependable cleaning and HOUSE CHECK SERVICES for your residence. Bonded/ Insured. For free estimates, call 941-400-3175.

This week’s Celebrity Cipher answers Puzzle One Solution: “Acting is not rocket science, but it is an art form. What you are doing is illuminating humanity.”

– Viola Davis Puzzle Two Solution: “My mum says that I was born 45... I do remember at six thinking that I should be earning my own living.”

– Keira Knightley

This week’s Sudoku answers

Homes For Sale SARASOTA: BEAUTIFUL 4BR/3BA home.

Nicely updated, new roof, built 1997.

Lovely community, 6/miles to Siesta Key Beach, $365,000. Ana Schmelz, 941-315-9093 Michael Saunders & Co. STUNNING BAYFRONT $4.5M Longboat home.

Unrivalled Panoramic vistas 6,000/s.f., Privacy, Tranquility. Reduced price $2.9M Quick Sale.

941-894-4551.

Local Ads at Your Fingertips classifieds.yourobserver.com

Lots/Acreage For Sale BUILDING LAND for 6 homes on Mid/North Longboat Key. 2.5 acres - beach access, nature preserve, shops and restaurants all close.

Suit developer/ investor $2.25M. (or 4 homes on 1 acre $1.5M).

941-894-4551 or 011 44 7714 234 005

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This week’s Crossword answers

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Rentals Wanted ANNUAL Retired couple seeking rental.

2000/sq.ft.+, upscale, turnkey furnished.

We have been renting on LBK for 12 years and are considered exceptional tenants who have excellent credit.

Non-smokers with no pets.

941-387-0270

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

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

SELL IT! 941-955-4888 or classifieds.yourobserver.com

Massage

Painting/Wallpapering

HOUSE CALLS! MD fit comes to you! FREE health assessment!

CUSTOM Fitness Plan!

FLEXIBLE hours!

Mdfitsarasota.rehab 941-313-0562

WHITE SAND MASSAGE & FACIAL SPA Linda Conti, LMT #MA84893, NMT Charlotte Fenk, LMT #MA85286 Formerly at Massage Experience Siesta Key Now @ The Bath & Racquet Club #MM954

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.

Landscaping & Lawn Service

Call (941)921-6675 http://www.bathandracquet.com Mention this ad and get 10% off your first Massage or Facial service.

BAMBOO Restoration, Maintenance, Privacy and Specimen Plantings. Free Consultation/Estimate.

Sarasota County Registered and Insured.

BAMBOOWAYS.COM 941-237-0072 Steve

Place Your Ad Quickly 941-955-4888 or classifieds.yourobserver.com

INTERIOR PAINTING: drywall repair, texture walls and popcorn removal. Call Matt, 941-376-4092, website: mattdurellhomeimprovements.com

ADVERTISE YOUR

As low as $17.50 for 1 week!

Get a discount when you run your ad in more than one Observer.

CALL 941-955-4888

ADULT CARE SERVICES

COMPUTER

HANDYMAN

COMPUTER REPAIR SALES & SERVICE

New & Refurbished Computers Servicing PC & MAC on Site or In Shop Virus Removal 941.720.0421 We Make Windows 10 User-Friendly!

A variety of Services for all your needs Round the clock Services - In State or out of state Also covering New York - Florida - London There is no extra charge for nights weekends or 24 HR www.inhomehealthcarellc.com

a neighborly company

DON’T THROW YOUR COMPUTER OUT THE WINDOW – CALL LORITECH! 298777

(Next to Beneva Flowers)

941-929-9095

ALUMINUM

See everything Mr. Handyman® can do around your home at MrHandyman.com

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1 - 800 - 937 - 9471

Call Mr. Handyman 941.777.3344

6968 Beneva Road

LACIVITA CONCRETE Since 1967

Home Watch Services

Patios - Driveways - Sidewalks

3680493-01

922-3157

Driveways • Sidewalks

297179

ATTORNEY

Reasonable Prices

Watching yourMrHandyman.com home while you’re away

918-8587

Licensed & Insured

Free Estimates

Bob & Carol Guthrie 941.993.6613

DOORS

WILLS, TRUSTS, PROBATE, ELDER LAW

Licensed/Insured

®

Servicing the Sarasota area since 1999

Also Laying Stone

941.295.7788

® See everything Mr. Handyman PALMER RANCH HOMEWATCHERS can do around your home at 261066

“No Job Too Small”

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can do around your home at www.HawkeyeHomeWatchServices.com MrHandyman.com

HawkeyeHWS@gmail.com

Michael Koch Concrete, Inc.

941.650.9790 YoderAluminum.com

Owner / Operator Insured

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

Serving the Palmer Ranch Area | See everything Mr. Handyman

297868

Residential Concrete Specialist “Specializing in 6” Seamless Gutters”

See everything Mr. Handyman® can do around your home at

HOME SERVICES MrHandyman.com

CONCRETE State Lic. CR CO25291

297858

Days - Nights - Weekends - 24 Hr

Serving the Palmer Ranch Area Since 2007

Sliding Glass Door Repair

Licensed & Insured

www.PalmerRanchHomewatchers.com PalmerRanchHomewatchers@comcast.net

296630

IN HOME HEALTH CARE

Dustin Yoder

LV9459

SERVICE DIRECTORY

Law Office of

DRYWALL

DON’T LET YOUR

Repair • Popcorn Removal • Remodel • New Construction

Call Paradise Dryer Vent Cleaning Today

780-3788 • 822-0436

TARGET

The Observer Service Directory Call 955-4888 to reserve your space

“OUR ESTIMATES & ADVICE ARE FREE”

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ome epaiR eRvice • No JoB Too SmaLL • ScReeN RepaiRS • paiNTiNG/DRY WaLL • TiLe RepaiRS • & MUCH MORE!

24/7 SERVICE

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

COMPLETE 2 Moen Stainless Steel Anti Slip INSTALLATION Includes Consealed Screw Grab Bars (16” & 24”) PACKAGE Additional Grab Bars Needed, Same type in bathroom $100 each Drilling charges may apply for marble, granite or porcelain.

Licensed • Bonded • Insured • Certified Residential & Commercial

148750

Dryers and washing machines were involved in one out of every 22 home structure fires

LIFETIME GUARANTEE Installed Within in 24-Hours COUPON REQUIRED

$

297231

HANDYMAN

LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED reported to U.S. fire departments in 2006-2010.

LV10366

Licensed/Insured • Free Estimates

FREE

ESTIMATES!

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KEEP YOUR INDEPENDENCE!

CHALMERS DRYWALL

DRYER START A FIRE! YOUR SAFETY IS PRICELESS! 941. 979. 2707

KITCHEN/BATH REMODELING

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www.drgrabbars.com

297181

CLEANING

OUT THERE!

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Office in Palmer Ranch 8586 Potter Park Drive, Sarasota, FL 34238

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

LV10370

“FIX IT - DON’T REPLACE”

552-5766 Sharon M. Guy

GET YOUR NAME

THE GRAB BAR GUY GLENN KROECKER

954-1878

(cell) 780-3346 Licensed & Insured

298789

Sharon M. Guy, P.A.

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PET SERVICES

Pet Care

LANDSCAPING & LAWN

A-1 ROCK+SHELL LANDSCAPING WASHED SHELL | RIVER GRAVEL | LIMESTONE MULCH | BOULDERS | BRICK PAVERS DRIVEWAYS | YARDS | WALKWAYS | PATIOS PLANTS | PALMS | FREE ESTIMATES

CALL DAVID

296631

941.228.6479

(941) 966-2960

General Plumbing Services Inc.

941-923-8140

941-626-3194

Licensed & Insured CCC - 058059 CBC - 1253936 297850

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

Satisfaction guarantee Satisfaction Guarantee Pool cage Restoration/ Rescreening specialists Manufacture and Workmanship Warranties

• 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

941-345-5264

specialty screens / screw replacement / paint

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

Disposal Special

with Service Dspace, 955-4888

27900 Installed

$

LV10306

LAWN CARE

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

$

Reg. Price 30900 Installed

$20.00 OFF

Doors and more!

TREES

Manufacture and workmanship Warranties

ANY SERVICE W/THIS COUPON

379-9070

RICH BRIANDI • TREE REMOVAL • COMPLETE LANDSCAPING (941) &345-5264 TRIMMING • SHELL WORK • CLEAN-UPS • MULCHING

24 HR. EMERGENCY SERVICE

297873

POWER WASHING

Curt’s Lawn Service

LIC/INS FREE ESTIMATES

Free Estimates Lawn & Landscape Maintenance

373-9299

Lic. & Ins.

724-2945

WINDOWS

David McCarthy Moving Local And Long Distance Movers Residential Moves Commercial Moves Pack, Crate & Wrap

UP TO

Licensed and insured #IM2186

38 Years Experience

Specializing in Re-Roofing & Repairs

941-228-9850

Joe Murray, Owner

Fully Insured

State Licensed Contractor #CCC057066

SPECIAL $500 senior citizen discount.

www.sunsetwindowcleaningsrq.com

Purified water window cleaning available!!

Call Tibor for FREE ESTIMATES | 941- 284 - 5880 DIRECTORY

make your moving day a pleasure.

Gulf Gate RoofinG inc.

All Work Guaranteed

120

WINDOWS $ 25STANDARD

INCLUDING SCREENS, TRACKS, MIRRORS & FANS

298785

297234

297177

LEAKY ROOF?

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