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Back to business Restaurants scramble for staff as patrons pour back in. PAGE 3A

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Her business is flowering

Sarasota Suncoast Academy student Mia Roberts noticed a change in the seasons, and felt it was the perfect time to try a new business endeavor.

The 14-year-old recently started selling flower crowns, plants and artwork at the Bazaar on Apricot and Lime.

She said she figured springtime would be perfect to sell flower crowns to families looking to do outdoor photo shoots and had plenty to choose from at the Market on April 10.

Roberts used a collection of flowers from her aunt to wrap around metal wire for each crown. She said she was happy to see her creations being sold.

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Public art goes beyond paint and color to connect LGBTQ community to the city.

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Artist Joey Salamon worked a week with more than 20 volunteers to paint the crosswalk mural downtown.

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Horticulture award for Selby

The staff at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens works hard to tend to the many plants, flowers, and botanical features on the grounds.

It’s the expected work for having a rare assortment, but every once in a while that work is recognized.

Such was the case recently when The Garden Club of America recognized Selby Gardens with a Commendation in Horticulture for its work in researching and collecting air plants.

Selby was nominated for the award by members of the Founders Garden Club of Sarasota Inc.

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“We want to see the city get around the curve of this pandemic. We want to see our city get back to life; we want to see the vibrancy.”

WEEK OF APRIL 15, 2021

Commission to discuss zoning Changes could be coming to building regulations throughout the city, as officials prepare to discuss the possibility of updating non-residential sections of the zoning code.

On Monday, April 19, the City Commission is scheduled to hear an update on areas of the code that staff believes could warrant an update.

In documents prepared for Monday’s meeting, staff identifies seven sections of the zoning code that could get an update. Among the topics: downtown, industrial zone districts and commercial corridors such as U.S. 41, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Fruitville Road.

Staff said any updates to the zoning code would involve a series of community meetings.

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Sarasota County residents 65 and older who have received COVID-19 vaccines.

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mission regular meeting — 6 p.m., Monday, April 19 and Tuesday, April 20, Commission Chambers, City Hall, 1565 First St. n Sarasota County Commission regular meeting — 9 a.m., Tuesday, April 20 and Wednesday, April 21, Commission Chambers, County Administration Building, 1660 Ringling Blvd.

ould you plan a trip to a bayfront park to see a musical performance? What about attending a cultural festival, doing yoga or learning to dance? Are you interested in opportunities to gaze at the stars or learn about the park’s environmental features?

The Bay Sarasota is seeking answers to these questions as it develops plans for programming at the forthcoming first phase of a 53-acre public park project on cityowned waterfront land.

The Bay is an independent group working in partnership with the city to implement a master plan for developing the property surrounding the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

Although the city has approved a site plan for the 10-acre phase one, details regarding operations are still to be determined.

The Bay leadership has described the initial phase as an opportunity to experiment with events and recreational offerings

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The Bay Chief Implementation Officer Bill Waddill gives supporters a tour of the new mangrove walkway.

on the park property to get a better sense of the community’s interest. The organization has said it wants the park to serve as an amenity and destination for the entire Sarasota community.

Defining features of the phase one park include a circular boardwalk over the water, flexible openspace lawns and a con-

Nine occupants of a 24-foot powerboat were rescued Saturday when the vessel caught fire and sank in Sarasota Bay, not far from the 10th Street boat ramps.

No one was seriously hurt in the incident. Police and fire agencies from Sarasota and Longboat Key responded.

Officials said the fire was started by a mechanical fault aboard the boat. Private citizens and first responders helped bring the boat’s occupants safely to shore.

cession pavilion. Before the park can open next year, The Bay must get the city to approve an implementation agreement outlining administrative plans for the property.

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new workers, such as bonuses for staying at least 90 days after being hired. So far, he hasn’t landed on an effective strategy for addressing a problem he has never encountered in more than 25 years of restaurant experience.

“Nothing’s working,” Woodruff said. “I don’t know where these people are. It’s never happened like this before.”

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Although restaurants reported indoor dining activity has increased in 2021, demand continues to be high for outdoor dining space.

This time last year, dining rooms were forced to close because of COVID-19. Today, some restaurants are struggling to keep up with customers eager to eat out.

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What a difference a year makes.

In March 2020, faced with a mandate from the governor to cease dine-in operations, Made Restaurant owner and chef Mark Woodruff offered discounts in hopes of enticing customers to place to-go orders. In spring 2021, with restrictions lifted, vaccinations underway and COVID-19 numbers down, Woodruff doesn’t need to do much to sell diners on the idea of eating out.

“We are absolutely slammed, out of control,” Woodruff said.

“It’s going really well.”

Across Sarasota, even as the pandemic persists, restaurants serve as a leading sign of a return to normalcy. Customers are filling tables not only in outdoor dining areas, but also inside restaurants.

Restaurateurs said their business in March approached or exceeded pre-pandemic levels, and they expressed optimism activity could continue to grow as more people feel comfortable sharing spaces with others.

“We’re seeing a little bit more business than we expected,” said Chris Covelli, executive chef at Sage SRQ. “I think people have been locked down for so long that they’re so antsy to get out.”

Although restaurant operators are grateful for the influx of customers after an unprecedented year defined by closures, the present period of the pandemic is posing new challenges. Getting diners back into their business has been easy, but finding enough workers to serve them hasn’t. Operating models are still in a state of flux. Indoor dining plans vary from restaurant to restaurant, and businesses continue to seek out opportunities to maintain and expand outdoor eating areas.

As restaurants navigate an everevolving environment, those in the industry expressed gratitude for the community that allowed them to persevere.

“The Sarasota people have been more generous than I could ever believe,” said Jim Palermo, chef and co-owner of The Oasis Cafe.

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Covelli said Sage was fortunate to retain most of its workers through the pandemic and into this year’s surge. Zach Dauth, the restaurant’s event director, knows the business is an exception.

“What we’ve seen around town is almost every restaurant or hospitality industry business has a sign out front,” Dauth said.

Individuals in the restaurant industry offer a variety of theories for why staffing is in such short supply. One of the most commonly identified factors is the extension of federal emergency unemployment programs through September. (According to state data, the non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in the Sarasota metropolitan area was 3.7% in February, down from 4.0% in January and up from 3.2% in February 2020.)

Some workers told their employers they’re hesitant to return to work before they get vaccinated. Others found new jobs or moved when restaurant work was unreliable at the pandemic’s height.

For those who remain in the restaurant workforce — especially those with experience — their labor is suddenly at a premium.

Woodruff said those workers now have their pick of job opportunities. Some businesses are able to offer salary increases. Restaurants operating on thinner margins have a harder time.

“Maybe corporations can, but these mom and pops can’t sur-

Jim Palermo, co-owner and chef at The Oasis Cafe, prepares breakfast for customers on Wednesday.

vive paying the price for workers now,” Woodruff said. “I can’t pay a line cook $17, $18, $19 an hour and survive.”

Woodruff said the challenge extends beyond staffing the restaurant, too. Food and beverage vendors are having a hard time finding drivers, which means supplies are not getting to restaurants on the normal schedule. Delivery plans are disrupted.

Food prep routines are thrown off.

Restaurants ask available workers to handle more responsibility and cover longer shifts.

Palermo said he and his staff of four full-time employees have more or less worked seven days a week since the beginning of 2021.

“I’ve done more dishes in the past year than I ever have before because I can’t find a dishwasher,” Palermo said. “I could hire four full-time people tomorrow if I could find them.”

Short of significant salary increases, Woodruff said he’s trying to create incentives for

Like many restaurants, Knick’s Tavern and Grill has relied on expanded outdoor dining over the past year as regulations limited indoor business activity.

In March, owner Knickole Barger received a message from the city informing her she needed to remove a canopy above the dining area in a parking space in front of the restaurant. Barger questioned why the business needed to take down a protective structure that has been in place since June 2020 and asked city officials for assistance navigating the regulations governing outdoor dining in the public right of way.

“We did this on our own several months ago, with hard earned money trying to stay open and keep our community safe,” Barger said in a March 25 email to the city regarding the outdoor improvement installed at Knick’s.

City Manager Marlon Brown said the city is working to refine its regulations on outdoor dining on public property, authorized as an emergency measure last year. Brown said the emergency nature of the initial regulations is key: The city intends to maintain expanded outdoor dining at least through 2021, but the state’s COVID-19 emergency declaration could expire this month without an extension from the governor.

Brown said the city wanted to be conscientious of the challenges restaurants are facing, but he said officials needed to take steps to ensure public safety. He said he hoped the city’s desire to continue to provide space for outdoor dining was a sign the local government is invested in helping restaurants recover.

“We want to see the city get around the curve of this pandemic,” Brown said. “We want to see our city get back to life; we want to see the vibrancy.”

Even after a difficult year, not all restaurant professionals are focused solely on maximizing revenue. Asked what steps he’d like to see local officials take to help his business, Covelli mentioned continuing to establish and enforce safety guidelines, such as social distancing and mask-wearing when appropriate. Covelli said Sage is still at 50% indoor capacity.

He continues to treat the health threat seriously in part because of what he went through in 2020: His husband died of COVID-19, and Covelli had a case that affected him for nearly three weeks.

As a result, he’s intent on taking steps to ensure patrons are being courteous of those around them.

“For the people who are not trying to be safe, they’re disregarding the personal experiences of everyone else out there,” he said.

Despite the persisting challenges, restaurateurs expressed a sense of gratitude toward the customers who kept their businesses afloat during the pandemic.

Woodruff encouraged the public to continue to seek out Sarasota restaurants as dine-in activity increases.

“Keep as local as possible,” Woodruff said. “All of us little guys — me, Indigenous, Ama La Vita, Lila. We’re all here.”

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In addition to shifting to walk-up vaccination clinics at the mall, the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County hopes extended hours of operation will draw individuals who haven’t yet gotten a shot.

Vaccine distribution enters a new phase As supplies grow more plentiful, Sarasota County health officials are focused on encouraging harder-to-reach populations to get vaccinated.

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early half of the county’s population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, a figure the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County is both happy with and intent on improving.

During the last week, the health

department has begun a new phase of vaccine distribution. On Friday and Saturday, the department hosted its first walk-up clinics at Sarasota Square Mall, offering a first dose of vaccine to anyone older than 18. On Monday, the department shut down the vaccine registration system that residents have used to make appointments for shots since January.

The changes are reflective of a changing dynamic for doling out vaccines in Sarasota. Those who were eager to get the vaccine have largely been able to do so. This is particularly true among the older residents who were at the front of the line for vaccine eligibility: For individuals who are 65 or older, more than 82% have at least one dose of the vaccine, according to an April 7 presentation from Chuck Henry, the Sarasota County administrator for the Florida Department of Health. For individuals older than 50, 68% have been vaccinated — the second highest total in the state, he said.

“The Sarasota County vaccine registry has been extremely successful in terms of getting people registered and getting shots to them,“ Henry said.

As supply begins to exceed demand, health officials must deal with a new set of challenges.

The health department decided to sunset the registration system once the turnaround time between an individual signing up and an appointment becoming available was practically eliminated. Now, the department is attempting to serve individuals who weren’t rushing to make an appointment as soon as they became eligible.

Part of that effort is switching to walk-up clinics at the mall where individuals can show up without an appointment. The health department also intends to hold pop-up events throughout the county, using vaccination data to target geographic areas where the numbers are lagging, spokesman Steve Huard said. The department intends to team up with local-level officials and community groups as it works to devise strategies for reaching groups that haven’t yet received a vaccine.

At the April 7 County Commission meeting, Henry acknowledged it is harder to get individuals under 50 to get vaccinated than it was for older, more vulnerable members of the population. Members of the County Commission said they believed the health department needed to make vaccination extremely convenient to get younger people to participate.

“They’re not as fearful,“ Commissioner Nancy Detert said.

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They don’t plan ahead for things like shots.”

Detert suggested prioritizing the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine for that population.

This week, the state temporarily paused use of that vaccine out of an abundance of caution as federal health officials research rare examples of blood clotting in six

BY THE NUMBERS As of Tuesday, April 13, here’s how Sarasota County is faring when it comes to vaccine distribution and COVID-19.

212,818 Total vaccinated 86,914 First dose only 125,904 Vaccination series completed 49% Percent of total population vaccinated 84% Percent of age 65+ population vaccinated 97.9 Average daily COVID-19 cases, March 30-April 12 5.67% COVID-19 positivity rate, March 30-April 12 Source: Florida Department of Health

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City approves new vacation rental rules Although the regulations only apply on the barrier islands, some officials want to expand them citywide.

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In addition to walk-up clinics for first doses, the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County continues to administer second doses for individuals who signed up through the now-closed registration system.

individuals among about 7 million who have received it. Commissioner Christian Ziegler said he believed the health department should work to establish longerterm vaccination sites throughout the county, rather than relying solely on pop-up events.

“The issue with the pop-ups with people of my generation is by the time we’ve found out about it, the circus has already left town, basically,” Ziegler said.

To reach the 75% to 80% immunity threshold experts believe may be necessary to achieve herd immunity, Henry said the county needed to vaccinate at least 100,000 additional people. In the first two days of walk-up clinics at Sarasota Square Mall, Huard said about 500 individuals received a vaccine — less than what the department hoped.

“We would like to see more people walking in for vaccinations,” Huard said.

“We would like to see more people walking in for vaccinations.”

— Steve Huard

Even as vaccination figures rise, Huard said COVID-19 continues to pose a health threat to Sarasota, encouraging residents to continue to follow guidelines on social distancing and masking. For those who are ambivalent about the prospect of getting a vaccine, Huard said widespread public participation in the vaccination campaign represents a path back to normalcy.

“It’s really in the best interest of the community,” Huard said.

“The sooner we all get vaccinated, the sooner we will not all be in masks, we won’t be talking about social distancing.”

More than a year after residents of St. Armands and Lido keys called on officials to address large vacation rentals in residential areas, the City Commission approved a series of new regulations.

The commission April 6 voted unanimously in favor of an ordinance establishing an occupancy limit, registration requirement and other regulations for vacation rentals in barrier island neighborhoods. The board must approve the rules at its May 3 meeting before the regulations take effect.

Chris Goglia, president of the St. Armands Residents Association, said he was happy to see the ordinance advance.

“It is the outcome that we desired and that we have worked so hard on for so long,” Goglia wrote in an email to the group.

Before the final vote, the commission eliminated some rules in a draft version of the ordinance, including a cap on the number of visitors allowed at a rental property during the day and a requirement to provide identifying information regarding all guests staying at homes with six or more bedrooms. Although a majority of the board felt those regulations were unnecessary, commission-

ers Jen Ahearn-Koch and Kyle Battie said otherwise.

“Piece by piece, we’re picking away at this ordinance and it’s becoming less and less effective,” Ahearn-Koch said.

Commissioners Erik Arroyo and Hagen Brody said they felt some of the regulations were overly restrictive and went beyond the issues raised by residents.

“If I had to write this ordinance, it would have just said, ‘Reduce the decibel requirements so there is an easier trigger to issue citations, and you have to park in a parking lot.’” Arroyo said. “I think that would have solved 95% of all the complaints.”

Brody asked City Attorney Robert Fournier whether the city could be subject to legal action from landowners who allege the new regulations represent a taking of their property rights.

Fournier said he believed there could be claims filed under the state’s Bert J. Harris Jr. Private Property Rights Protection Act, though he also thought the city could make a reasonable defense.

Fournier added that such claims could be settled by granting owners a temporary exemption.

When the town of Anna Maria passed regulations on vacation rentals in residential areas, property owners filed more than 70 such claims, all of which were settled, Fournier said.

“I don’t think we necessarily have to concern ourselves with that, because we’re not Anna Maria Island,” Battie said. “We’re trying to sort of head that off at the pass.”

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core. In 2020, the city increased the fines associated with a firstand second-time violation of the sound ordinance, but the commission has declined to adopt more significant revisions.

Conversations at commission meetings since 2013 have been divisive, breaking down across familiar lines. Residents have complained that late-night business activity and amplified music disrupts their quality of life.

Businesses have said some level of noise is part of the fabric of a vibrant community and that most resident complaints don’t lead to officers finding a sound ordinance violation. Commissioners have failed to reach a consensus on the proper balance to strike.

Last summer, however, the board indicated its interest in pursuing revisions, directing Fournier to prepare a proposal for a future meeting.

Fournier said in his memo that his goal is not to create more stringent or more lenient regulations for businesses that offer live music or other entertainment.

“The primary purpose is simply to provide more clarity as to what the rules are,” Fournier wrote.

Fournier’s proposal attempts to achieve that clarity by creating three methods for addressing noise. One metric is decibel limits, the primary factor for managing sound in the city today.

Fournier’s effort to streamline the regulations includes eliminating distinctions between amplified and non-amplified sound, as well as a distinction between continuous and impulsive sound.

The ordinance also establishes 11 p.m. on weekdays and midnight on weekends and holidays as the time at which nightly decibel limits take effect. Fournier said

the city has applied its rules this way since 2013, but the ordinance lists three times at which decibel limits are supposed to be lowered.

Fournier proposed supplementing the decibel limits with a restriction on “plainly audible” sound that falls outside the scope of everyday noise. Between 12:01 a.m. and 7 a.m., the ordinance would allow for citations if noise is audible at a distance of 100 feet and is interfering with “the peace and comfort of a reasonable person.” The proposal also includes restrictions on “excessive noise caused by specific activities,” such as construction between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. on weeknights.

The proposal also includes a series of revisions to zoning code regulations related to sound. The proposal would remove prohibitions on outdoor amplified music in accessory restaurants and accessory hotel space, which Fournier said is not legally enforceable under state law. Fournier asks to eliminate the zoning code definition of a nightclub, which applies to all businesses using a liquor license without a food sales requirement.

Fournier recommends the city adopt clearer standards regarding bar and restaurant operations, which he said planning staff is currently working on.

Fournier did not respond to requests for comment regarding the decision to withdraw the proposed ordinance.

“Before this item comes up for discussion, I would like to make a few more revisions to the draft ordinance submitted for discussion purposes, revise the explanatory memo and submit additional back up material,” Fournier wrote April 5 in an email to commissioners.

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‘Hotel house’ dilemma A 78-page ordinance of regulatory hassles is not the answer to raucous vacation rentals. There are other non-government alternatives that could keep a happy blend of year-round residents and visitors.

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he signs are like summer dandelions — seemingly in every yard on St. Armands and Lido Keys.

Although nestled in one of the greatest vacation spots and tourist destinations in Florida, many of the residents on these two keys don’t like what’s happening in about a dozen homes identified as “hotel houses.”

Just about everyone can sympathize. For sure, the vast majority of people want to live in a safe, clean, peaceful, attractive neighborhood where neighbors get along, are friendly and share many of the same values — especially those values related to the way everyone lives.

No one wants to live next to a group of 20 or 30 annoying, raucous, drunk, dirty-mouth vacationers who don’t give a hoot about the neighbors they’ll probably never see again.

And that explains the proliferation of signs on the two keys. For more than two years, residents have been pleading and appeared three times at City Commission meetings urging the city to do something about what they deem to be out-ofcontrol “hotel houses.”

Take Lucretia Tuffile, who lives on S. Washington Drive, and spoke to commissioners in January 2020: “… I feel sick that the neighborhood I love and raising my daughter in is being changed because of a company trying to make money. It should not be allowed.

“We want families and people who live here year-round and have jobs and own local businesses. Do you really want a bunch of rental homes with 20-plus people in them affecting your community? My community? Please tell me the answer is no.”

At that same meeting, Chris Goglia, president of the St. Armands Neighborhood Association, showed commissioners a map of St. Armands and Lido Keys identifying 12 “hotel houses” with common ownership and 22 similar hotel houses on Siesta Key. Goglia highlighted one home that has been advertising online that it “sleeps 25.” These homes, he said, actually meet the city code definition of a hotel: “containing six or more guest rooms” … “daily or weekly rate basis” … “shall provide customary hotel/ motel services such as linen, maid service …”

Persuaded, commissioners did what they often do: Ordered the city attorney to prepare an ordinance with regulations that vacation rental homes and their owners would have to meet.

So here we are now. And not surprisingly, the 78-page ordinance City Attorney Bob Fournier prepared and commissioners approved on first reading last week is a bible of red tape.

Rather than do extensive research to determine how other communities have addressed vacation rentals — as the St. Armands representatives requested, the City Commission did what elected officials always

This is not a “hotel house.” It’s a 12,200-square-foot, seven-bedroom, 10-bathroom home whose owners oppose hotel-like vacation rentals.

REQUIREMENTS FOR OWNERS OF HOTEL HOUSES Here are some of the requirements owners of "hotel houses" would have to fulfill: n Naming a designated representative who will act as property manager — on-call 24-7 and required to be on site at the home within an hour of a request. n A document detailing the number of bedrooms and full bathrooms; plus an exterior site sketch of the property identifying all structures, pools, hot tubs, spas, fencing; and an interior building sketch for each floor identifying all bedrooms, other rooms, exits, hallways, stairways and elevators. n Proof the property is in compliance with the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; and that it has passed a city inspection. n A signed affidavit by the rental property’s owner that he or she is aware of all of the city’s vacation rental ordinances and city zoning regulations. n Smoke and carbon monoxide detection and notifications systems; fire extinguishers in the open on walls on each floor; emergency lighting that will stay on for at least an hour.

do: They opted to make more laws and regulations while forgetting what government always forgets: When you make more laws, you take away people’s freedoms and, in this instance, property rights.

Clearly, Fournier’s proposed ordinance is intended to be so onerous and annoying that it will discourage future developers and vacation home operators from coming into Sarasota’s islands.

n Posted signs inside with the address of the nearest hospital; non-emergency police number; dates and times of trash pickup; emergency evacuation instructions; and a statement excessive sound is subject to fine. n Homes with six or more bedrooms are required to keep a registry of occupants — names, addresses, phone numbers and must be available for inspection by the city “at all times.” n The maximum number of occupants in a single-family home district will be 10; 12 in a multiple family zone. And no more than six guests at a time can visit, and those visitors are prohibited from being in the home from 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. n For good measure, every home must post: “You are vacationing in a residential single-family zoned neighborhood. Please be a good neighbor by not making excessive noise or engaging in boisterous behavior, especially after 11 p.m. Such behavior can deprive your neighbors of the peaceful enjoyment of their home.”

Voila! Just what the residents want.

You should read through the ordinance (see: YourObserver. com/VacationRentalOrdinance). It starts with requiring all single-family, two-family, three-family residences to register with the city, starting with a $250 registration fee and $100 a year renewal fee.

The accompanying box includes only some of the

requirements.

You really need to read the entire ordinance to absorb how the extent of the regulations and imagine how they will create another new layer of city government, enforcement responsibility and, inevitably, increased taxpayer expense.

Now mind you, we wouldn’t want one of these homes as a next-door neighbor if they became a rotating fraternity bacchanalia.

And we understand the neighbors’ distress.

But we would urge Sarasota city commissioners to think again before blithely approving this ordinance. Think about it in the context of: n Property rights. What about the couple that builds an eightbedroom waterfront vacation home on South Washington Drive and twice a year hosts 25 of their family members for a fun weekend reunion? They would not be subject to all of these “hotel house” regulations.

Nor would the family that, say, has a similar home and has three active high-school teenagers who frequently host large gatherings with their friends.

Is this ordinance creating classes of owners with different property rights? n Are the aggrieved residents asking the city to control other people’s property to their benefit at no cost? What about other city residents who have noisy neighbors? What will the city do for them?

Rather than turn to government for every remedy, here are four alternatives to consider: n The St. Armands and Lido Key residents can vote to create deed restrictions. This would take a lot of effort, but that’s a common remedy. n Push the city to enforce the city and state nuisance laws.

This is the easiest remedy.

Nuisance laws have been on the books of city governments for decades — all intended to control everything the St. Armands and Lido Key residents often cite and what Fournier says his ordinance is intended to do. n Be aggressive in engaging the “hotel house” owners what the neighborhood’s expectations are. Meet with the owners and reach agreements. In the end, it will be in the vacation rental owner’s interests to be a good neighbor. If his customers are not good neighbors and are hassled by the good neighbors, word will get out: Don’t rent that home. That will cost the owner in lost income. n Buy the “hotel houses” and sell them only to full-time families. This may sound unreasonable. But it reminds us of the story the late economist Milton Friedman told of his fellow condo owners on San Francisco Bay. When a developer bought a vacant lot across from Friedman’s condo and proposed to build a high-rise blocking his and his neighbors’ views, they collaborated and bought the vacant lot themselves.

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Suncoast students win state robotics competition BRYNN MECHEM STAFF WRITER

When most teenagers spend the night at a friend’s house, they stay up all night playing video games or watching movies. But when one group of Suncoast Polytechnical High School students stay up late, they are working on competition-ready robots.

“We spend almost every Satur-

day at my house working,” Cannon Spencer said. “Sometimes we are programming, sometimes we’re building or tweaking the robot all throughout the night just to prepare for competition.”

That dedication has paid off.

For the second year in a row students from Suncoast Polytechnical High School won the VEX Robotics state championship.

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their robot for a game based on tic-tac-toe where competitors score colored balls in rows.

The team had until October to complete its first iteration of the robot for competition. Throughout the season, they added improvements.

“One of the great things about VEX is that after your tournament’s over, you can go ahead and take a bigger picture look and think, ‘OK, what do I need to do to improve to meet other people’s standards,?’” Coomer said.

Each student has a particular role during competitions. Johnson and Treminio Bravo take care of any tweaks that the robot need.

Coomer and Spencer are part of the drive team that gives information to Segui, who drives the robot.

Segui said driving is often a stressful job because he doesn’t want to let his teammates down.

“He won’t admit it, but he’s probably one of the best drivers in Florida,” Spencer said. “You watch other drivers with slower robots struggling to make goals, but he has one of the fastest robots and he can control it.”

Suncoast Principal Jack Turgeon said the team’s back-toback wins highlight the school’s thriving engineering program, but even more inspiring are the students’ attitudes.

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focused on fostering children through STEM education. Each year, it hosts a variety of competitions at the regional, state and national levels.

Around 95% of students who compete in VEX tournaments report an increased interest in pursuing STEM-related careers.

Suncoast’s Blackout Robotics team, made up this year of students Armand Segui, Rafael Treminio Bravo, Quinn Coomer, Spencer and Seth Johnson, won its second national title in a row.

The win qualifies them to participate in the world championships.

“This year was stressful because during our last match, one of our parts fell,” Johnson said. “So we ended up playing a lot of defense.

We still won by a few points but it was very, very stressful. So it felt really good to win.”

But these students are accustomed to winning. All of them have been interested in robotics from a young age.

Since middle school, the students have been competing in VEX tournaments, amassing more than 60 awards overall.

“I believe our interest really kicked off in seventh grade when we won ‘Excellent’ and got into Worlds,” Treminio Bravo said.

“That experience of seeing people from all over the world who have this passion, really kicked off our interest in robotics competition.”

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New rules affect land changes led by citizens Residents must now pay $5,000 to open petition to change county’s comprehensive plan.

BRYNN MECHEM STAFF WRITER

Sarasota County commissioners last week unanimously voted to rewrite a process that allowed a group of residents to have a say in the future use of land throughout the county.

Commissioners on April 6 voted to do away with a portion of the county code that allowed citizens to initiate changes in the comprehensive plan. Residents can still petition the county, but they must pay $5,000 to do so.

They also would pay additional costs should their amendment be approved by commissioners.

The process had allowed a group of 20 or more registered voters to initiate an amendment to the county’s road map for future growth. Commissioners agreed to eliminate the 35-yearold process retroactively to Jan. 1. The state must still sign off on the move.

The decision came after a group of Miakka Community Club members in 2019 used the process to try to reduce residential density for new developments on about 6,000 acres of farmland off Fruitville Road east of Interstate 75.

Commissioners agreed to research the proposal but ultimately rejected it in 2020.

Following the club’s effort in 2019, many land use attorneys and developers said the process it sought to use, if left unchecked, could lead to a chaotic planning procedure.

During a March hearing, Michele Norton, the manager of

planning and zoning, said staff reviewed other jurisdictional policies and did not find language comparable to the county’s provision.

The standard language, she said, is that private requests remain a private issue, and future land-use amendments are relegated to the property owner or agent.

Commissioners expressed concerns that under the now-abolished amendment, petitioners did not have to live contiguous to a property to affect change. That meant that residents in North Port could try to change the future use of a property in Sarasota.

“I think most people would be shocked that 20 of their fellow citizens could rezone their property without their permission,” Commissioner Nancy Detert said.

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Preservationists protest demolition decision The City Commission overruled an advisory board in determining a McClellan Park house of disputed origin did not carry any historical significance.

“I am a big proponent of historic preservation, but some structures just don’t meet the criteria.

This is one that does not.”

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Is the home at 1701 Hashay Drive in McClellan Park historically significant and worthy of preservation?

That’s a question that’s drawn opposing responses at City Hall over the past two months after the property owner applied to demolish the three-bedroom, 3,383-square-foot structure.

City staff said the answer was no, recommending approval of the permit. The city’s Historic Preservation Board disagreed, voting unanimously to reject the proposed demolition in February.

The City Commission overruled the Historic Preservation Board on April 6, siding with the owner in a 4-1 vote.

The planned demolition has not been the only subject of disagreement regarding the house.

City staff and historic preservation advocates have offered different accounts of who designed it, when it was constructed, whether it was the first home of its kind in Sarasota and whether it is an exemplary work of a distinct

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Preservation advocates argued the 1701 Hashay Drive home was a precursor to the design elements that defined the Sarasota School of Architecture, but city staff said the structure was an unremarkable example of a common style.

architectural style.

In the opinion of city staff — and a majority of the City Commission, the final arbiters on the topic — the home did not meet standards for preserving a building not already designated as a historic structure. For preservationists, the decision to authorize the demolition represented a disregard for expert testimony and indifference toward a piece of Sarasota’s architectural legacy.

At the center of the case for preserving the home is the building’s designer.

Lorrie Muldowney, president emeritus of the Sarasota Alliance

for Historic Preservation, said the home was designed by Ralph Twitchell, a key figure in establishing the mid-century Sarasota School of Architecture style.

Muldowney also said the house was the first ranch-style home built in the city.

The home is on the Florida Master Site File, an index of structures older than 50 years that may carry historic significance. The Florida Master Site File indicates the home is an example of the Sarasota School of Architecture and Brutalism styles of design, and that it could be a contributing resource toward a historic district

in McClellan Park.

“This is like foreshadowing Sarasota School of Architecture,” said Christopher Wilson, the immediate past chair of the board of the Sarasota Architectural Foundation. “You might not think it’s a big deal, but it was like the germ which then eventually grew into the Sarasota School.”

Clifford Smith, a senior planner who oversees the city’s historic preservation efforts, said the information on file with the city failed to support the narrative against demolishing the building. He said there was no concrete evidence Twitchell actually designed the home, stating the Hashay Drive house may have been confused with a single-story residence the architect designed on Siesta Key. Furthermore, he said the Florida Master Site File was mistaken in calling it a Sarasota School and Brutalist work, because it was a ranch-style home that predates the inception of the Sarasota School of Architecture.

Smith said the structure has

been meaningfully altered on multiple occasions — another claim the preservationists contested — and that there were 15 ranch-style homes that predate the Hashay Drive house. He said the home did not count as a contributing structure to a historic district because no McClellan Park historic district exists today.

Smith concluded that the structure was not eligible for local designation as a historic structure.

Although Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch objected to the demolition, the rest of the board found Smith’s case satisfactory.

“I am a big proponent of historic preservation, but some structures just don’t meet the criteria,” Commissioner Liz Alpert said.

“This is one that does not.”

Following the commission’s vote, preservationists continued to express dismay at the decision to authorize the demolition permit for construction of a new single-family home. Erin DiFazio, the president of the Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation, said she didn’t understand why city staff deemed the evidence shared about Twitchell’s involvement insufficient. She also pushed back on the idea the home did not merit saving even if Twitchell was the architect, stating the community would benefit from maintaining more of its built environment whenever possible.

“The fact of the matter is that our history needs to be preserved — not just the mansions and the wealthiest, but the history of the community at large,” DiFazio said.

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EARLY CHECK-OUT 11:13 p.m. — 0 block of Horton Circle Dispute: A guest at a vacation rental home said she was upset because the property owner was rude on the phone. An officer

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An officer spoke to the neighbor, who said the upstairs apartment has been making too much noise since the woman moved in four months ago. The neighbor said he hears banging coming from the apartment for hours, and said it sounded like someone was dribbling a basketball on his ceiling. The neighbor said he “lost it” and apologized for his vulgar language, stating he would leave the woman alone. The officer suggested the neighbor could refer the issue to the apartment’s management.

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When developers submitted plans for hotels on Siesta Key, a grassroots organization formed and hasn’t stopped growing since.

The Siesta Key Coalition, the largest group of opponents to the development proposals, now comprises more than 40 homeowner and condominium associations consisting of nearly 4,000 households.

Since forming, the coalition hired a land-use attorney and also holds a 501(c)4 not-for-profit status, meaning it operates exclusively to promote social welfare.

Members of the coalition joined forces to oppose three projects that seek to changes to the county’s future land use policy pertaining to height, density and transient use on the barrier island.

The projects are: n A proposal by 1-800-ASKGARY founder Gary Kompothecras to build a seven-story, 120-room hotel and a five-story parking garage along Old Stickney Point Road and Peacock Road; n Siesta Key Beach Resort and Suites owner Mike Holderness’ proposal to increase his property from 55 to 170 rooms; and

n Robert Anderson’s proposal for a seven-story, 170-room hotel off Calle Miramar. Plans also call for a restaurant, bar and 223-space parking garage.

County commissioners in January advanced the proposals in the approval process to allow county staff time to review the projects.

“I want to be very clear. This is a vote just to move forward with the process to consider these options or proposals,” Commissioner Christian Ziegler said at the time. “This is not a vote on the final projects.”

Coalition President Mark Spiegel said the group is not antidevelopment, but rather seeks developments that comply with existing zoning regulations in the Siesta Key Overlay District.

“We are not anti-hotel or antiredevelopment on the Key,” Spiegel said during a Siesta Key Condominium Council meeting. “We just want it to be smart growth.”

Residents fear that, if approved, the hotels would bring an unwanted transient nature to Siesta Key and exacerbate traffic. They also say the project could set a precedent for future projects.

Two of the three developers are requesting revisions to the county’s long-range growth map, which would allow them to build outside current regulations.

Those interested in learning more about the coalition or donating can visit its website SKCoalition.org.

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Siesta testing gets under the surface After more than 100 mini reefs were installed under docks in Grand Canal, Siesta Key Association members are beginning to examine their effectiveness.

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s Siesta Key resident David Vozzolo dipped a pipet in the Grand Canal water, he smiled.

“We know this is just a first step, but we’re hopeful it’s a good start,” Vozzolo said.

He was referring to Siesta Key Association’s pilot program that asks homeowners to place small synthetic reefs underneath their docks in an effort to naturally clean the canal waters by attracting water-filtering marine life.

Just over 100 homes — or about 11.3% of homes along the Grand Canal with docks — now have a

A TESTING SAMPLE Volunteer David Vozzolo tests a variety of metrics throughout the canal to measure its water quality. Here’s a reading of what he came up with April 7 near the Palm Islands neighborhood.

Thermometer — The base measurement is temperature, which is critical when determining water quality. Temperature governs the types of aquatic life that can survive in an area,

mini reef installed.

Once established, each reef can host enough sea life to filter 30,000 gallons of water daily.

“As far as restoring nursery habitat, there’s almost no one else on the planet doing that besides people who plant mangrove trees,” David Wolff, the executive director of the mini reef company Ocean Habitats, said.

Now that the program has seen a large number of participants, organizers are starting to test mini reef sites for effectiveness.

SKA partnered with Florida Sea Grant at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to monitor species around the mini reefs and take

regulates the dissolved oxygen concentration and influences the rate of chemical and biological reactions within the water.

Upon testing, the water was 75 degrees, which is average for the canal.

Secchi disk — The disk, which features a black and white pattern, is used to measure the water visibility. Testers lower it until they can’t see the markings any more and then measure the depth at which they lost visibility

water samples.

Members of the Florida Sea Grant showed volunteers how to administer tests, but it’s now up to locals such as Vozzolo to continuously monitor the water.

Volunteers divided the canal’s nine miles into four sections: Grand Canal, Ocean Beach/ Sarasands, Palm Island and Siesta Isles.

A few times a month, Vozzolo kayaks to testing sites within the four sections to test various water quality markers such as temperature, salinity levels, pH levels, nitrogen levels, oxygen levels, water depth and transparency.

The goal, Vozzolo said, is to compile data that demonstrates

whether the program is effective.

Volunteers have similar data dating back to 1974.

Along with the testing, volunteers are creating maps that mark where each reef is located, how far it is from the canal’s opening at Roberts Bay and how far it is from storm drains. It also notes

on the attached rope.

The canal in the portion being tested was about 4 feet deep, so visibility remained all the way to the bottom. Vozzolo said other portions of the canal can be as deep as 10 feet and the visibility there is not as high.

Salinometer — A salinometer is used to measure salinity in water. The tester takes a sample of water and places it on the salinometer to get a reading.

On April 7, the reading came

back at 34 parts per trillion.

Vozzolo said salinity levels have remained about the same since testing began, between 31-36 part per trillion. Normal ranges for brackish water are 0.5-29.

Other testing — Every few months, Vozzolo completes more involved testing that gives readings for dissolved oxygen, nitrates and pH levels. The tests require a mixture of chemicals, which can be costly and time consuming.

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“The idea is to collect as much data as we can,” Vozzolo said.

“That way we can see all the different factors that may influence water quality.”

“The water needs to have good levels of dissolved oxygen because that’s what the fish need, and that’s been one of the problems is that the levels of oxygen is going down,” he said.

Volunteers are attempting to keep close eye on the oxygen levels. However, because the tests are funded through SKA, they are not run as frequently, though SKA is attempting to secure machines that would make the process easier.

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Legacy’s new segment to open in mid-summer Asphalt paving for first section between Proctor and Bahia Vista nears completion; entire $65 million project likely to be done in early 2022.

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One segment of the Legacy Trail extension is on track to open this summer.

The extension, which will create more than 20 miles of continuous paved trail from Payne Park to Venice when complete, was split into three segments to facilitate faster construction.

The first segment runs from Proctor Road to Bahia Vista Street, the second runs from the current norther terminus at Cul-

verhouse Nature Center to Proctor Road and the third begins at Bahia Vista Street and extends to Payne Park.

Each of the segments follow a railroad corridor acquired by the county in June 2019.

Director of Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Nicole Rissler said asphalt paving for segment one is nearing completion. Concrete work, intersection work and installation of traffic signals at road crossings are under way.

A ribbon cutting for segment one is anticipated for mid-summer. Additionally, improvements at Culverhouse Nature Center in Palmer Ranch, which include a restroom and improved parking, are expected to be complete before the end of the year.

Rissler said the work is moving faster than leaders anticipated, with all surface level improvements scheduled to be complete

by early 2022.

“If you cross over the trail anywhere north of Clark Road and south of Fruitville Road and you look either direction, you see incredible work being done every day out there,” Rissler said.

The trail was made possible after residents in November 2018 voted more than two to one in favor of a $65 million bond referendum.

Trailheads are planned at Ashton Road, Webber Street and Pompano Avenue. The trailheads also will serve as community parks and offer places to park while residents enjoy the trail.

Commissioner Mike Moran said he’s excited to see the progress and the amenities that will be at trailheads upon completion, such as pickleball courts, restrooms and playgrounds.

“This is well beyond taking a railroad and putting it as a bike trail,” Moran said. “I would argue

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the parking lots will be full on every one of them starting at probably 6 in the morning.”

Overpasses at Clark Road and Bee Ridge Roads are planned, but construction will be completed by the Florida Department of Transportation. They are currently under design and are expected to be complete by the end of 2024.

The county also is working on a North Port Connector trail that will extend from the southern terminus to Warm Mineral Springs.

The connector will cost about $7.2 million in total.

The board in 2018 set aside $2 million for the development of

the North Port connection and will cover the rest with other funds, primarily South County impact fees.

Commissioner Christian Ziegler said he’s happy to see the trail progress, and he anticipates it will be a major attractor upon completion.

“Everywhere I drive I feel like there’s just progress, progress, progress, which is fantastic to see,” Ziegler said. “Eventually, once this is up and running, the citizens are going to realize what kind of amenity this is and want to move as close as they can to the trail.”

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— Cardinal Mooney High’s Chris Donnelly SEE PAGE 19A

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Former Sarasota High baseball player Ben McCabe, a sophomore catcher at the University of Central Florida, went 2-5 with a double and three RBI on April 9 in the Knights’ 8-6 road win against the University of Cincinnati.

McCabe is hitting .231 with 35 RBI this season.

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Riverview High senior pitcher Kassie Cross threw a complete game, allowing two runs (one earned) with two strikeouts, April 7 in the Rams’ 5-2 road softball win against Charlotte High.

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Riverview High senior attacker Blake Quigley had three goals and six assists April 10 in the Rams’ 13-11 boys lacrosse victory against the Community School of Naples.

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Cardinal Mooney High senior Caden Chamberlin went 2-3 with a double and three RBI on April 12 in the Cougars’ 14-0 five-inning road win against Bradenton Christian.

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Sarasota High junior Mario Trivella went 3-4 with three RBI on April 10 in the Sailors’ fourinning 16-2 road win against Buchholz High.

Senior attacker/midfielder Chris Donnelly (11) and junior attacker Patrick McGrath (4) bump fists after a Donnelly goal.

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What: Cardinal Mooney High boys lacrosse (10-4) vs.

Canterbury High (10-3) When: 6 p.m.

Thursday Where: Cardinal Mooney High Previous match: Cardinal Mooney defeated Canterbury 11-10 on the road on March 5 Stakes: The winner wins the Class 1A District 11 tournament Cougars player to watch: junior attacker Patrick McGrath, who had six goals in the previous round against ODA

The Cardinal Mooney boys lacrosse team is healthy and has critical experience in time for the playoffs.

RYAN KOHN SPORTS REPORTER

It appears that Cardinal Mooney High’s boys lacrosse team is once again a major headache for opposing teams.

Despite young depth and a rash of injuries, the Cougars have battled to a 10-4 record, including a 17-0 win against The Out-ofDoor Academy on Tuesday in the second round of the school’s district tournament. While Mooney has a few more losses than it did in the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasons, when the team made the regional finals (Elite Eight), Coach Derek Wagner is happy with how his squad has progressed.

“We’ve been in a transition,” Wagner said. “We’ve been trying to find our identity throughout the year. I think the last few weeks we’ve gotten better with that. We’ve played a tough schedule; I think by the rankings we’ve had the second-toughest in the state. That makes it hard to gain

traction and put multiple wins together in a row. But if we’re going to beat those teams in the playoffs, we need to see them in the regular season.”

It appears as though Mooney has answered the identity ques-

Freshman defender Carter Westendorf (21) fires a shot on net against ODA.

tion that has plagued them.

Wagner said the team wants to play with steady defense in mind foremost, then get aggressive and quickly push the ball downfield when it can. He’s seen it in the team’s most recent games, though those have not all been wins — like the team’s 13-12 loss to Gulf Coast High, a perennially strong program, on April 5. Wagner said even though games like those hurt in the moment, the experience will be valuable later.

Senior attacker/midfielder Chris Donnelly said the team has known since the season’s beginning that it is capable of a deep postseason run if everything goes right.

“We could just feel it,” Donnelly said. “We have so much chemistry together. We struggled with some things at times [during the year]. We weren’t playing to our potential, but we know we could.

Seeing it all come to fruition right now is really cool.”

The team’s defeat of ODA was a testament to all three phases of the team. Donnelly (three goals) and fellow attackers like Patrick McGrath (six goals), Gio Zanoni (four goals) and Christian Laureano (two goals) made life difficult for the Thunder defense, while Mooney’s defense hardly budged.

When it did, freshman goaltender Jacob Brown was there to clean things up. Brown made 10 saves in the shutout win.

Wagner said he was sold on Brown’s talent from the beginning. The only part of Brown’s game that remained an unknown was the mental part, he said. You never know if a freshman is going to have the nerves to compete at the varsity level, but Brown did.

And Wagner said he’s still getting better — a scary thought for opposing teams.

The Cougars play Canterbury High (10-3) on Thursday at home for the Class 1A District 11 title.

If the Cougars win, they will advance to the 1A regional tournament. Mooney defeated Canterbury 11-10 on March 5, in one of the team’s many close matches. That experience will be helpful here and, if it wins, through Mooney’s playoff run. As Wagner told his team after the ODA win, every game will be difficult now.

But the trials the Cougars have been through may give them the edge they need to make a run.

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nce again, there’s a lot of news to get through — and, frankly, some things I want to get off my chest — so I’m back with another notes column. Let’s dive in.

TENNIS SUCCESS

The Riverview High boys tennis team won the Class 4A, District 8 tournament title on Tuesday. Adrian Pawlowski, Jeffrey Cummings, Gabriel Chiha and Andrew Kharab all won individual titles for the Rams, and Pawlowski and Cummings teamed up to take a doubles title.

On the girls side of the tournament, Riverview’s Molly Dillon and Aminata Ouattara won individual titles, while Dillon and Bryn Nutter teamed to win a doubles title.

SECOND SEASON

Sarasota’s Gulf Coast Lions, a semi-professional basketball team in The Basketball League, has started its second season.

The team’s first home game is 7 p.m. Friday against the Raleigh Firebirds at the Salvation Army gym (1701 S. Tuttle Ave.). The team will also play the Tampa Bay Titans at home at 7 p.m.

Saturday.

For the team’s full schedule, visit TheBasketballLeague.net.

SPRING FOOTBALL

Spring practice for high school football teams begins April 26, with spring games no earlier than May 1.

Even if the spring games don’t count for anything real, they’re a chance to see new talent flash, new coaches unleash a bit of their scheme and, more than anything, a chance to watch and play a wonderful sport.

What’s not to like?

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Drew Marra was one of four Cardinal Mooney High pitchers to combine for a no-hitter against Bradenton Christian School on Monday.

ON THE SAND

The Cardinal Mooney High beach volleyball team won its Sunshine State Athletic Conference Class A regional tournament on Tuesday to advance to the state tournament, held April 30-May 1 at Hickory Point Beach in Tavares.

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Blake Quigley and the Riverview High boys lacrosse team have some big games this week.

— they will play either Gulf Coast High or Riverdale High at 7 p.m. on Friday in the final at home. The Rams girls team (7-6-1) is also still alive, having defeated Lakewood Ranch High 19-3 on Tuesday. They will play Newsome High at 6 p.m. on Thursday at home for the district title. They lost to Newsome 12-6 way back on Feb. 19, but a lot can

STAYING ALIVE

The Riverview High boys lacrosse team (12-3) plays Wednesday night against Venice High in the 2A District 12 semifinals. If the Rams win — check YourObserver.com for the results

change in two months. It should be a good contest.

of the mercy rule. Yes, it was a combination effort. It may not count as an official no-hitter the way we traditionally think of them, but I don’t care. It’s cool!

And it shows off the depth of pitching the Cougars have; the four pitchers combined to strike out eight BCS hitters in those five innings. Good job, fellas.

NO-HITTER

Todd Velotta, Caden Chamberlin, Drew Marra and Landen Jensen combined for a no-hitter Monday in the Cougars’ 14-0 win against Bradenton Christian School. Yes, the game was only five innings, not seven, because

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Chris Donnelly is a senior attacker/midfielder on the Cardinal Mooney High boys lacrosse team.

Donnelly had three goals and two assists April 13 in the Cougars’ 17-0 district tournament victory against The Out-of-Door Academy.

When did you start playing lacrosse?

I started in the third grade. My whole family has played lacrosse for a long time. I grew up around it. It became pretty natural to me.

What is the appeal to you?

It’s so much fun. There is a flow to the game that is like nothing else. The stick becomes part of your body. And I love my teammates, all these kids out there.

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What has been your biggest challenge?

On my rides [preventing defenders from advancing the ball], when the defense is clearing the ball, I want to be able to get in front of them and stay down instead of putting my head down and leaning into them, which lets them run right by me. It’s just something I need to think about before I do it. I have to be conscious of where I am on the field.

What are your goals?

States. That’s all we’re thinking about. We go game by game, but states is always in the back of our minds. That’s what we came here to do.

What is your best skill?

My best skill is my vision. I like to look and see who is open, see who is cutting to the net. I like spreading the ball around and passing.

What is your favorite memory?

I don’t think I have one favorite.

I have a bunch of them. Just playing with my summer and fall club teams. I played with True Lacrosse, so I played with a lot of the kids out here. I have great memories with all of them over the years.

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oey Salamon was in the final days last week of connecting his crosswalk art at the five-corner intersection of Cocoanut Avenue, North Pineapple Avenue and Second Street, but still it was hard to see.

Project PRIDE board member Arthur Boyce sat in the shade, greeting onlookers and explaining the big picture.

And the Bigger Picture.

The street painting coordinated by the Project PRIDE SRQ is a large scale piece of public art to be sure, in terms of effort and sheer scale.

But it’s also quite an achieve-

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Emelia and Teddie Emerick visited the mural with their parents.

ment in the eyes of 70-year-old Boyce. The New York native, who visited his grandparents in Sarasota in the 1970s and moved here in the mid-2000s, said he would have never imagined seeing the kind of support for the LGBTQ community that he sees now.

“I’ve been gay since I was 21,” he said. “You’d never have envisioned it, someone from my generation, to see this smack dab in the middle of the city. It’s a really big deal.”

It’s Boyce’s hope other members of Sarasota’s LGBTQ community can now share in his joy.

After a year of planning and a week of painting, staff members and Sarasota residents cut the ribbon on April 11.

“Looking at it makes people happy,” he said. “It’s a bright and visible thing … we wanted to let the community know we’re here.”

The mural has more than just colors representing LBGTQ people. The sprawling rainbow assortment also includes colors

for the Black and Hispanic communities and the pink color for the transgender community.

Work on the design started when Project PRIDE co-founder Katie McCurry connected with Joey Salamon, a Detroit mural artist known for creating one of the largest rainbow murals in the country. He was brought in to plan the street art, but the artistic endeavor was far from a solo effort. Salamon had more than 20 volunteers with him through Project PRIDE helping paint the mural each morning and afternoon, including former Gov. Charlie Crist.

“The only thing we told them is ‘If you can paint in between the lines and not drop paint, you’re all good,” Salamon said.

Boyce said the group has been hard at work getting permits with the city, passing evaluations, figuring out traffic and sanitation departments, when to close off streets and more.

The mural was finished just in time for the April 11 ceremony.

“I look around at the colors and shapes and the different patterns and it reminds me of our own community,” Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch said. “We’re all individual shapes, patterns and colors but together we make a beautiful tapestry of art … this is the bedrock of who we are as a community.”

The entire project has been emotional for Jordan Letschert, board president of Project PRIDE SRQ, but he’s particularly happy to see Sarasota city leaders engage with the project directly.

“It’s one thing to say you’re an accepting and vibrant city, it’s another to have a massive inclusive mural in the arts district of Sarasota,” Letschert said.

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rt enthusiasts headed to J.D. Hamel Park for a relaxing weekend perusing artwork from vendors at Paragon Festivals’ new Sarasota Spring Craft Show on April 10 and 11.

The two-day event hosted by the Sarasota Downtown Merchants Association had several local vendors putting out their artwork — be it sculptures, acrylic painting, jewelry, colorful clothing, and more — for visitors to enjoy and purchase.

Representatives from the Humane Society of Sarasota County were also on hand with plenty of dogs and cats available for adoption.

Photos by Harry Sayer

Above: Josephina Espinosa displays vibrant fused glass art.

Left: Lorri Kelly shows several acrylic paintings in her booth.

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Kevin Kennedy makes mosaic art out of shark teeth, which he finds on Manasota Key.

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WORLD CIRCUS DAY 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road. The Ringling is participating in the 11th annual World Circus Day with food trucks, special circus-themed food and snacks, popcorn, cotton candy and performances from the Circus Arts Conservatory. $25 for adults, kids 17 and under are free. For information, go to Ringling.org.

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ST. ARMANDS KEY LUTHERAN CHURCH BOOK SALE From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church, 40 N. Adams Drive, browse used books from the church’s library. The sale will continue at the same time on Saturday, April 17.

APRIL 20

BERTHA PALMER AND HER FRIENDS IN SARASOTA 2 p.m. on Zoom. Professor and biographer Frank Cassell and theater educator Kathryn Chesley will be teach viewers about the impact of Bertha Palmerand her family on the development of the Sarasota area. Free.

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The Circus Arts Conservatory will perform at the Ringling during World Circus Day on April 17.

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PARADE OF HOPE 9:45 a.m. at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson

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Participants will ride in their own vehicle, driving a couple of laps around the scenic route along the south end of Nathan Benderson Park. Participants are asked to decorate their vehicles in red and white colors to raise ALS awareness and a best-decorated vehicle will be chosen. To participate, contact Samantha Schneider at SSchneider@alsafl.org or by calling 888-257-1717, Ext. 115.

There is no participation fee but participants are encouraged to donate or to find other pledges toward the event.

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BIRDS OF SARASOTA COUNTY 10:30 a.m. on Zoom. Eileen Gurle of the Venice Audubon Society will teach about the various bird types in Sarasota County. Free. For information, email lmurphy@scgov.net

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TECHNICAL TRANSLATION The Sarasota Ballet has adapted to the pandemic by learning how to stage filmed ballet shows.

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hen he’s on stage, ballet dancer Daniel Pratt feels entirely in his element.

The 30-year-old Sarasota Ballet dancer says there are times when he’s performing in front of a live audience that he feels absolutely beautiful and satisfied that he’s giving it his all.

When he gets off stage and takes a look at himself on video, it can be a different story. With a live performance, Pratt knows he has the one shot to put on a good performance and leave it all out there. But with a video recording, Pratt can fixate on small details in his dancing that rub him the wrong way.

It might not always feel right, but it’s usually exactly what the ballet’s technical team needs. The Sarasota Ballet has transitioned to a digital format for much of the pandemic, where the company’s dancers put on a series of filmed performances to be streamed at home by the organization’s typically in-person audience.

“Initially I didn’t like watching

myself,” Pratt said. “It’s like hearing yourself back on voicemail.

That was an obstacle, but now I’m in a place where I can’t quite say I enjoy it, but I’m using it as a learning tool where I’m watching what I’m doing.”

While Pratt and other dancers have learned to put on a different kind of performance, the ballet’s technical staff has had to learn how to properly capture that performance on camera.

“Everything was completely different before the pandemic,” said Andres Paz, a videographer who now helps edit the program’s videos. “Everything kind of transferred digitally after the pandemic so the dancers could keep dancing.”

The company’s sixth digital program, set to premiere April 23, is a collection of works from Sir Frederick Ashton.

Preparation for “Valses Nobles et Sentimentales”, “The Walk to the Paradise Garden’” and “Façade” requires a joint effort between the ballet’s lighting specialist, videographers, choreographers and performers to make the video look just right.

Staff work for authentic-

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Assistant Producer Margaret Barbieri directs dancers from the seats.

ity when lining up performers and adjusting the lights — they want the video on the audience’s screens to feel just like how it would in person. It requires a different skillset and approach for much of the company’s longtime staff.

Assistant Producer Margaret Barbieri, who has staged the performances for the sixth program, directs the on-stage performers with a microphone while standing at a distance. It’s her favorite work, but she admits the new approach has been a trial and a tribulation.

“You can’t say ‘Oh, that’s what I did last program so to apply to this (program),’” Barbieri said.

“Every ballet is different.”

Much of that difference and focus involves the right amount of color and lighting, which is where resident lighting designer Aaron

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He describes his job as a rotating process where he monitors both the live stage and the video coming through the cameras to make sure the proper amount of light and color is displayed on the stage so that it comes in looking authentic in video. The end result is often performers going through their motions on a brightly lit

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Aaron Muhl is on hand to be sure the lighting feels right and to adjust levels to get it there.

stage that ends up looking correct on video.

Increasing and decreasing the intensity and color of light to match a production’s mood and emotion is what Muhl aims for with each production.

“The camera is very sensitive to some colors, and not so sensitive to others,” Muhl said. “I find that I’m saturating color for the camera, as opposed to the live stage.” It has to do with the balance between what’s on stage and how it should look and what the camera actually picks up. Some-

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times they’re minimal changes.

And sometimes they are extraordinarily drastic changes.”

Paz looks at the filmed result during rehearsal and makes sure the lighting, color and tone is how it should be as if you were in a live show.

Everyone’s retinas are different, and everyone has a different kind of screen — be it a laptop, iPhone, tablet, or more — to view the shows on, and Paz and the videography team work hard to help make sure the programs look consistent on every device.

“Every time there is a change, we immediately see it on the computer to make sure that we are staying loyal to the vision of the choreographer who created the ballet,” Paz said. “... These are moving bodies. What you want to do with the shot is make sure that you’re providing the best light.”

Lauren Ostrander, a fellow coryphee dancer performing in the sixth program, says she’s a visual learner and has tried to view her performance videos with a more objective eye.

“I’ll literally close one eye and move the phone super far away from me and try to watch it as maybe what majority of the audience is seeing,” Ostrander said. “I realized that they’re not picking apart every single pinky finger movement.”

There’s no denying Pratt, Ostrander, and many other performers and staff members are looking forward to dancing in front of a crowd again, but they feel good about dancing at all in this moment.

“I love… seeing the product of your hard work,” Ostrander said.

“We’re definitely doing our best.

That’s reason enough to get up each day and work.”

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HARBOR ACRES Alan Dorrill and Saralyn Abel Dorrill, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1515 Hillview Drive to 1515 Hillview Drive LLC for $1.88 million. Built in 1951, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,672 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.3 million in 2006.

Curtis and Melissa Swenson, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1430 S. Orange Ave. to Frances Wurlitzer, trustee, of Sarasota, for $850,000. Built in 1950, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,494 square feet of living area. It sold for $229,000 in 1997.

ONE ONE PALM Vinebrook SRQ LLC sold the Unit 401 condominium at 711 S. Palm Ave. to Naomi King, of Lovell, Maine, for $1.45 million. Built in 2019, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,883 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,299,900 in 2019.

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Other top sales by area

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home in Point Crisp tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

Risdon at Point Crisp LLC sold the home at 1320 Point Crisp Road to Gregory and Kim Kazarian, of Lake Forest, Illinois, for $2.95 million. Built in 1953, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,590 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.7 million in 2016.

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The Residences Wendy Sandler and Michael Lowenstein, trustees, of Mamaroneck, New York, sold the Unit 1506 condominium at 1111 Ritz-Carlton Drive to Robert Harar and Elaine Harar, trustees, of Alexandria, Virginia, for $2,225,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,294 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.2 million in 2004.

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HANSEN Mary Louise Alexander, of Bradenton, sold the home at 1428 Quail Drive to Clinton Cox, of Sarasota, for $1.24 million. Built in 1973, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,935 square feet of living area. It sold for $450,000 in 2011.

The home at 1320 Point Crisp Road on Siesta Key has four bedrooms, four baths and a pool. It was built in 1953.

PALMER RANCH

Silver Oak Ryan and Allison Scibelli, trustees, sold the home at 8843 Bloomfield Blvd. to Eric and Laura Raether, of Minnetrista, Minnesota, for $1,125,00.

Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, three-andtwo-half baths, a pool and 4,575 square feet of living area. It sold for $912,500 in 2013.

Jeffrey Rose and Jill Disalvo, of Clayton, Missouri, sold their Unit 1914 condominium at 988 Blvd. of the Arts to Neerja Chaudhry, of Dayton, Ohio, and Shailini George, of Swampscott, Massachusetts, trustees, for $1,175,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,729 square feet of living area. It sold for $950,000 in 2017.

OSPREY

Sorrento Shores Glen and Andrea Prytula, of Nokomis, sold their home at 413 Sorrento Drive to Robert Schatz, trustee, of Osprey, for $1.63 million. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, four-and-twohalf baths, a pool and 4,414 square feet of living area. It sold for $900,000 in 2019.

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Casey Key John Moore and Ellen Moore, of Frisco, Texas, sold their home at 3741 Casey Key Road to Robert and Phyllis Johnson and Stephen and Sydney Johnson, of Spring Lake, New Jersey, for $2.7 million. Built in 1970, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,339 square feet of living area. It sold for $83,500 in 1985.

In with the new

RUSTIC LODGE Suncoast Opportunities LLC sold the home at 2586 Prospect St. to Sandra Van Langen, trustee, of Sarasota, for $971,500. Built in 2020, it has three bedrooms, four baths and 3,434 square feet of living area.

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Applicant

1539 Orange Ave.

Addition

Scott Middleton

$ 300,000

1771 Ringling Blvd. #PH303

Alterations

Dennis Rees

$ 250,000

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Renovations

Joseph Guggenheim

$ 133,000

300 Garden Lane

Seawall

Julian Parry

$ 130,000

1524 North Drive

Re-roof

Jose De Castro

3306 Old Oak Drive

Dock/Boat Lift

Douglas Chapman

988 Blvd. of the Arts #616

Alterations

Steven Loparco

$ 85,000

1823 Central Ave.

Alterations

Stephanie Rutledge

$ 80,000

1846 Lincoln Drive

Pool/Deck

Robert Jordan

$ 98,000 $ 87,936

$ 52,182

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Permit Applicant Amount

7102 Point of Rocks Circle

Addition

Stacey Siegel

1435 Cedar Bay Lane

Renovations

Robert Kueppers

$ 80,000

8561 Park Shore Lane

Windows/Doors

Curtis Gilroy

$ 78,900

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GLEN HAMMOCK Tracy Sax and Lori Sax, of Sarasota, sold the home at 3249

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Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,231 square feet of living area. It sold for $625,000 in 2013.

GRANADA Darryl Wizenberg, of Sarasota, sold his home at 3615 Flores Ave. to Anatol Wizenberg and Jessica Pilar Wizenberg, of Sarasota, for $800,000. Built in 1926, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,889 square feet of living area. It sold for $825,000 in 2020.

Condominiums of Orange Club Allyson Rowell, of Sarasota, sold her Unit 304 condominium at 635 S. Orange Ave. to J. Bradley and Christine Houser, of Crystal Beach, for $797,000. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,442 square feet of living area. It sold for $763,600 in 2017.

THE LANDINGS TREEHOUSE Raymond and Donna Lacharite, trustees, sold the Unit 31 condominium at 1495 Landings Lake Drive to Roger and Margaret Opp, of Sarasota, for $705,000.

Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,216 square feet of living area. It sold for $395,000 in 2015.

TOSCANO Candria Crisp, of Sarasota, sold her Unit 301 condominium at 205 Golden Gate Point to Leonard Kruk and Myriam Kruk, trustees, of Sarasota, for $700,000. Built in 1996, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,535 square feet of living area. It sold for $399,000 in 2013.

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PHILLIPPI COVE Matthew and Anna Enander sold their home at 2411 Nassau St. to Ryan Edwards, of Sarasota, for $685,000. Built in 1973, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,899 square feet of living area. It sold for $255,500 in 2008.

OWEN BURNS Laurison Partners LLC sold the home at 507 Madison Court to Taylor Suncoast Properties LLC for $595,000. Built in 1948, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,670 square feet of living area. It sold for $473,000 in 2018.

SARASOTA BAY PARK Frank Folsom Smith, of Sarasota, sold two properties at 966 Alameda Lane to Harriet Bundy and Richard Hermon-Taylor, of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, for $595,000. The first property was built in 1939, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 913 square feet of living area.

The second property was built in 1939, it has one bedroom, one bath and 451 square feet of living area. They sold for $305,000 in 2015.

PLAT OF SARASOTA Richard Hicks, of Port Salerno, sold his home at 535 East Ave. to Theresa LaSalle and Grattan Greer, of Sarasota, for $575,000.

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COURTYARD AT CITRUS Courtyard at Citrus Inc. sold the Unit 304 condominium at 525 N. Orange Ave. to Samuel and Linda Fairchild, of Hanover, New Hampshire, for $440,000. Built in 2019, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 960 square feet of living area.

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GULF GATE WEST Nancy Domenico, of Fairfax Station, Virginia, sold her home at 2512 Regatta Drive to Michael Volovick Leshchenko and Marta Leshchenko, of Wheaton, Illinois, for $440,000. Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,884 square feet of living area. It sold for $115,000 in 1986.

THE 101 Sarasota Equity Enterprises LLC sold the Unit 12B condominium at 101 S. Gulfstream Ave. to Christopher Hunt, of Sarasota, for $430,600. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,320 square feet of living area. It sold for $125,000 in 2011.

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ACROSS 1 Home of the NCAA’s Hurricanes 6 Network based in London 9 Go up and down 12 Shows respect, in a way 16 Gaming destination 18 Rest ___ (road trip stop) 20 Tuna type 21 Lag behind 22 *Golfer Bubba 23 *Antagonistic pair from detective fiction 26 “Dear” guys 28 Shaggy grazer 29 Billboard, e.g.

30 Former Texas governor

Richards 33 Bespectacled dwarf 34 Berets and bowlers 36 Low organ part 39 *Antagonistic pair from DC comics 45 *Bird symbolizing spring 47 Inscribe 48 Unlock 49 Affordable furniture chain 51 Desirable bond rating 52 London neighborhood 53 Heap 55 Like chewy apricots 56 Far from flabby 57 With 75-Across, interpersonal advice depicted four

times in this puzzle?

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89 It’s sometimes played with elephants 90 Group such as Cream 92 Plant with trendy seeds 93 *Playwright Pirandello 96 *Antagonistic pair from Nintendo games 101 John Quincy ___ 103 Lovers’ squabble 104 Palindromic night 105 Org. that issues important cards 106 Blacken, perhaps 108 “Lovecraft Country” network 109 Word after “field” or “stretch”

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42 Bogs down 43 Similar (to)

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