Sarasota/Siesta Key Observer 10.6.22

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Bike lanes are for ... bikes Yes, it’s new, and yes, the stretch of Ringling Boulevard between Washington Avenue and Lime Avenue is now chockfull of new stripes, signs, symbols and traffic islands.

One thing, though, most drivers should be able to figure out: The narrow lanes alongside the curb are for, say it with us, b-i-c-y-c-l-e-s. The painted sign of a cyclist on a two-wheeler on the pavement should be a good indicator.

At School Avenue, though, commuters seem to think the barely wide-enough-for-a-MiniCooper lane is an invitation to trundle up to the front of a queue to turn right.

The city’s complete streets program is expanding with more of these shared traffic features in the offing.

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Mooney kids return with hugs Though north Sarasota County public schools are a few days away from returning to class, Cardinal Mooney High students returned with hugs Wednesday morning to their Fruitville Road campus.

Senior class counselors, staffers, faculty and the school’s Cougar mascot were on hand welcoming everyone.

Oh, and there was candy.

“Today, I was kind of nervous because we haven’t been to school in awhile, but I was really happy because we were greeted with hugs and chocolate from teachers,” said Senior Sofia McFadden.

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Sarasota’s mayor looks back on a wild week. PAGE 4A

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Hurricane Ian’s winds tore down numerous trees, including this oak tree that temporarily blocked Hyde Park Street on Sept. 29.

Turtle Tracks AS OF OCT. 1 TOTAL NESTS: Siesta Key Lido Key Casey Key

2022 531 160 2,053

2021 521 107 1,471

TOTAL FALSE CRAWLS: 2022 2021 Siesta Key 584 603 Lido Key 205 279 Casey Key 1,940 1,773 Source: Mote Marine Laboratory

County public schools prepare for two-part restart. PAGE 5A

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The Rev. Michael Cannon presides over the blessing ceremony, which also included his own dog, Oscar.

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Siesta Key church community takes time to give pets, their owners their due.

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FEMA roof program comes to Sarasota

“Carlee Simon prays with us every evening. We even hold paws.”

Eligible homeowners in Sarasota now have another available assistance option to repair their Hurricane Ian-damaged homes. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has tasked the Army Corps of Engineers to establish the Operation Blue Roof program to assist with temporary roof repairs.

The program will provide a temporary blue covering with fiberreinforced sheeting to help reduce additional damage until permanent repairs can be made. The free service to homeowners is available in Sarasota, Lee and Charlotte counties. The initial sign-up period will end Oct. 23.

Residents can sign up at BlueRoof. us. The registration form gathers information about the residence and is a legal document that allows Corps workers to access the property and assess damage. It also authorizes contracted crews to work on the home’s roof.

Jacqui Caramenico, owner of a pet cat named Carlee Simon, while visiting a pet blessing event on Tuesday. Read more on page 4B

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Days the Sarasota School Board’s emergency order will be in effect unless it is re-authorized.

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Big schools offering Cardinal Mooney high junior football scholarships.

County warns of mosquitos, ticks

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193,640

Peak number of Florida Power and Light customers without electricity in Sarasota County.

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Piles of debris were ready for pickup along Ringling Boulevard on Wednesday morning.

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CALENDAR n Sarasota County

Commission regular meeting — 9 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 11, Commission Chambers, County Administration Building, 1660 Ringling Blvd. n Sarasota County School Board regular meeting — 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18, School Board Chambers, Landings Administration Building, 1980 Landings Blvd.

Debris collection underway T he city of Sarasota launched storm debris collection and removal on Wednesday, and residents will have a greater degree of responsibility than normal to help ensure efficient service. Unlike regular yard waste pick up, there will be no specific scheduled days for storm debris collection. Residents are encouraged to place the material curbside as soon as possible.

Standard yard waste procedures are suspended for Hurricane Ian storm debris. To ensure debris is collected, residents are

asked to follow these rules:

n Place vegetative debris at least

5 feet away from mailboxes, water meters, street signs, light poles, fire hydrants or any other ornamental structures. This will provide adequate room for heavy machinery to pick up debris. n Do not place debris in the street or on top of storm drains. n Do not mix household waste, bulk waste or recyclables with storm debris. n Do not bag vegetative storm debris or place in a container. n All debris must be placed at

the curb in the right of way.

Collection for county residents begins Thursday with the same rules for placing waste at the curb.

Two public drop-off sites for Sarasota County residents who would like to self-transport vegetative storm debris opened Monday, Oct. 3. The sites are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Near Sarasota, residents can bring debris to Rothenbach Park, 8650 Bee Ridge Road. Also open for drop offs, a site at 250 S. Jackson Road, Venice.

The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County is reminding residents of one more thing to worry about — the danger of mosquito and tick bites. Standing water left behind can create a breeding ground for mosquitoes, and those working to clear vegetative debris face greater exposure to ticks.

In advance of the hurricane, aerial spraying aircraft were required to relocate. The planes have now returned and are preparing to resume mosquito control missions. Inspections of chemical storage areas and equipment have been completed, and Sarasota County Mosquito Management has resumed mosquito surveillance operations and aerial and truck spraying missions began on Oct. 4.

“Crews are surveying and treating where they can,” said Sarasota County Mosquito Management Services Manager Wade Brennan.

“We expect to see large numbers of mosquitos in our flooded areas, especially those with standing water for more than seven days.”

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SEEIN’ IAN

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Eric Garwood

A tree service begins cutting branches off a pine that fell across the main street of the Longwood Run neighborhood in north Sarasota.

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s gusts of winds and gray skies lingered last week, Sarasota-area residents began emerging from their places of shelter to assess the damage

from Hurricane Ian the night before. In many cases, the verdict was a succinct one: Our area, once again, got lucky.

Although Sarasota was planted firmly in the crosshairs of the projected path of the storm earlier in the week, the Category 4 storm ended up striking Lee County directly.

That means instead of the large-scale flooding and wind damage seen to residents of southern Sarasota County, Lee, Charlotte and Collier counties, northern Sarasota’s damage was limited primarily to downed trees, fences and signs; power outages; and a few cases of localized flooding.

Here are some of the stories we found while visiting mainland and island communities:

Pat and Hugh Beetham returned to their Calamonga Lane home in Southgate after sheltering with their son nearby to find sections of their fence down, as well as a tree in their backyard. They said their son, who has buried power lines, never lost power during the storm — or DirecTV. “We dodged a bullet, for sure,” said Southside resident Anthony Layzell, who rode out the storm in a home in the Alta Vista neighborhood. “We moved here from California 11 weeks ago and fled earthquakes, droughts and fire, and then this. You people are not nice to newcomers,” he added with a smile.

About a mile away in downtown Sarasota the day after the storm, city crews were busy picking up downed limbs, and street cleaners were clearing Main Street of debris. A few awnings blocked sidewalks or flapped in the wind, but the sandbags businesses stacked in front of their doors remained dry.

Dozens of residents flocked to Bayfront Park to check out the damage and also get out of the house. Alan and Kayla Zak walked around the park with their three kids after riding out the storm in their home near Interstate 75 in Sarasota. They said they lost power, but it was restored about 12 hours later.

“The kids were just eating up all the Facetime before the power went out,” Kayla Zak said. Luckily, the family had some Halloween decorations out and one candelabra in particular became the kids’ favorite item amidst the dark.

AROUND THE CITY

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Cindy and Carl Shoffstall relax after the storm.

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Carl Shoffstall will tell you himself that he’s not sure he made the smartest decision to stay on the island.

Shoffstall, the president of the Lido Key Homeowners Association, and his wife, Cindy, endured a rough night at their home during Hurricane Ian. The water was turned off on Lido Key at 7 p.m. Sept. 27, and they lost power for 10 hours during the thick of the storm.

“We didn’t waffle,” Cindy Shoffstall said.

The couple has lived in Sarasota for 20 years, and Carl Shoffstall said the worst storm they lived through was an outbreak of tornadoes in the 1990s.

This time? They said their property only had minor damage, such as broken tree limbs.

Shoffstall said he lives across the street from the beach and didn’t see any storm surge at all — and he had a secondary plan just in case.

“We had friends from Ohio who are here,” he said.

“And we could’ve gone upstairs.”

Another Lido resident, Brandon Snyder, said he spent a restless night holding the wind back from opening the back door of his home. First, Snyder propped a chair against his back door, and then he leaned against it.

“I lived through Hugo in St. Croix back in 1989,” he said. “I lived through Charley, and I lived through Irma.

“Now I’ve lived through this one. I’ll tell you one thing: If what happened down in Fort Myers had happened here, this island would’ve been under water.”

For the most part, city properties suffered minimal damage. Insurance adjusters have already made assessments of city properties, and department heads have been cleared to receive quotes on repair costs.

“Most were affected in some way — a cracked window, a broken window, a missing shingle here and there,” Todd Kerkering, the city’s emergency manager, said. “At Payne Park Auditorium, the roof did peel back a little bit, but we’re trying to figure out with our insurance adjusters if it’s a secondary roof that was actually placed on top.”

He reported: 40% to 50% The city initially estimates about half of the homes in the city experienced some kind of minor damage such as missing sections of pool screen and missing tiles or shingles, but little that would render homes inhabitable.

Nine As of Monday, nine sewage lift stations remained on generator power, which are regularly checked and refueled to maintain operations.

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Pat and Hugh Beetham found fence panels toppled.

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East and northeast wind drove water out of Sarasota Bay, leaving lower than normal tides.

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Yassna and Shawn Clancy were out for a bike ride and a bite to eat after checking out their home Sept. 29. The couple had evacuated to an Airbnb near Yoder’s in Sarasota that did not lose power. They spent the stormy night eating tomato soup and quinoa while watching the movie “Rogue Agent.”

“It was terrible,” Shawn Clancy said with a laugh. “It was one of those movies that is just too dark.”

The couple returned to their home to find minimal damage, nothing worse than a small ceiling leak. But the couple insists the decision to evacuate the key was the right one for them.

It was also the right decision for James Carter and his family.

Carter, who has lived on the key for 24 years, said Hurricane Ian scared him more than any other storm he’s experienced.

In other storms, Carter has stayed. Carter said even this time there were members of his family who wanted to stay, but for the safety of everyone, they left and moved to a house near McIntosh Road and Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota.

Carter and his family live on one of the island’s canopy roads, which are lined with trees. When Carter and his family returned to their home around 10 a.m. Sept. 29, he found that one such tree, a pine estimated to be 80 feet high, had fallen into the home’s front lawn and rested approximately 5 feet from disaster.

The tree was caught on the way down by a different tree, which might have been the difference.

“We’re fortunate to have that sucker miss,” Carter said, raising his eyebrows and breathing a sigh of relief.

42 Water line breaks, all repaired and back in operation.

“All of the departments handled their actions very well and appropriately, getting all our equipment taken care of, everything topped off with fuel, implementing our emergency contracts we had in place and notifying those contractors after the standby,” Kerkering said. “During the impact phase, we probably had 300-plus employees staged around the city at various safe locations.”

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Shawn and Yassna Clancy watched a movie as Hurricane Ian raged.

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Sarasota mayor looks back on ‘crazy’ week From preparation to recovery to becoming a short-term media darling, Sarasota Mayor Eric Arroyo describes the wild week of Hurricane Ian. ANDREW WARFIELD STAFF WRITER

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s he sits at a street-side table in downtown under a clear blue sky, Sarasota Mayor Erik Arroyo can hardly imagine he would be there just 48 hours after the city experienced the impact of a Category 4 hurricane making landfall 90 miles to the south.

It had been an eventful week, beginning with final preparations as Hurricane Ian’s track first appeared to be bearing down on the city before its eventual southward shift. Then came dozens of appearances on local and national media before and during the storm, both at home and in the city’s emergency operations center, followed by recovery operations.

While serving as the face of the city, Arroyo’s extended family, the citizens of Sarasota, were in the care of its administrative leadership, first responders and emergency management personnel. Meanwhile, at home he joined his wife — who is expecting the couple’s second child in a month — and his 2-year-old daughter, along with his mother and her husband.

“It was a lot, but we took care of each other,” Arroyo said. “I had to leave sometimes to tend to city business. I had to be on the phone a lot.

We had to do a lot of calls. (City Manager) Marlon Brown was extremely important. I was getting briefings all the time. The county and the city were collaborating, and all that was being funneled to me because I was getting updates from them frequently as well.”

As a gentle breeze wafts between the buildings along Main Street just two blocks from Sarasota Bay, Arroyo marvels at the city’s fortune, largely thanks to Ian’s eventual track across the state that put Sarasota on the comparatively favorable northern side of the storm, but also because of the city’s readiness.

Sarasota had been hardening its storm resilience for years, he said.

Roads have been elevated and the seawall on Sarasota Bay upgraded.

Once the state of emergency was declared, storm drains were cleared of debris to minimize flooding. The state of emergency plan activated multiple departments to secure and fortify city assets to minimize flying debris, check emergency generators, fortify public buildings and more.

“Everybody was very proactive,” Arroyo said. “We did it way before it was even a hurricane, assuming that it was just going to hit us, and it paid off because in the aftermath, our power came back on within 24 hours. People are wondering how the city of Sarasota fared so well.

We had 200 instances of trees down on power lines. As soon as the wind was below 45 miles per hour we had crews out repairing those. There were no casualties. You saw neighbors helping neighbors. You saw the whole community coming together.”

Arroyo said he didn’t spend much time in the city’s operations center during the storm and mostly tried to stay out of the way.

“I stopped by some of the shelters. I was there with Gov. DeSantis when he had a press briefing,” he said. “I really wasn’t adding value

in the operations center. Everybody knew what they were doing, except for me.”

FACING THE NATION

As the national media descended on the Gulf Coast from Tampa to Naples, for a brief period Arroyo became something of a household name. He was interviewed by hosts on morning, midday and nighttime shows on CNN, MSNBC, Fox Network, Fox Business, Weather Channel and many others. Fluent in Spanish, he was on Telemundo, Univision and more.

Interviews were held by phone, on camera and online meeting platforms. NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt flew in to Sarasota to interview him in person.

The requests flooded in so rapidly that Arroyo resorted to organizing them on a spreadsheet, with two assistants from the city helping him juggle the schedule. During the throes of the storm, he had to turn down CNN’s Wolf Blitzer because he lost communications capability.

“It was like a snowball. Once they started seeing me, everybody else wanted in,” Arroyo said. “I started compiling a spreadsheet because a lot of the people from the same networks didn’t know that others were booking me because they’re all on different shows.”

And his message to all of them?

“I just reminded everybody that we are as prepared as we could ever be and that we’re ready for this and that we’re going to face it together,” he said. “We’re going to get through it together, and then afterwards we’re going to recover together. That was the message.”

Capturing a national audience, Arroyo also took the opportunity to promote Sarasota, reminding viewers about the city’s consistent inclusion on a variety of “best places to” lists, ranging from relocating to retiring.

FLEETING FAME

As the hurricane moved on, so did the media attention.

Now yesterday’s news, with Arroyo’s 15 minutes, plus four days, of fame behind him, the city’s business goes on. “We have a City Commission Monday,” he said.

It was only the previous Monday

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NBC News Anchor Lester Holt (left) came to Sarasota and interviewed Mayor Eric Arroyo during final preparations for Hurricane Ian. They are pictured here with Arroyo’s wife, Victoria.

that the city was in the final stages of battening down the hatches as uncertainty loomed over when the day-to-day would resume.

“When I woke up last Monday, I could not have told you that I was going to be on every major news network, being interviewed by some of the most famous news people in the world,” Arroyo said. “And I wouldn’t have told you that we would be sitting here on Friday. It’s been a crazy week. There will be some growing pains from this, and our hearts go out to south county and all they are dealing with now.”

For several days, Arroyo was the

face of Sarasota behind which, he said, the real credit applies.

“I’m sure anybody who would have been in this position would have risen up to the challenge and do what needed to be done,” he said. “But in reality, it’s not even about me. I’m talking about the real heroes, those who work for the city who clock in every morning. They don’t expect to get recognition. It’s our police officers who were literally out roaming the streets during the hurricane.

“They are the ones who deserve the recognition. The city would have been perfectly fine without me.”

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Sarasota County Schools to begin reopening on Monday In a two-phase approach, Sarasota County Schools will begin reopening with north county schools starting Monday and south county schools a week later.

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nder ordinary circumstances, Sarasota County Schools’ motto is “Working as one for the success of all.” For the foreseeable future, it has a new one: “When in doubt, cut it out.”

That’s the phrase Jody Dumas, the school system’s chief operating officer, on Tuesday applied to the district’s strategy as it hurriedly — with student safety as the guiding principle — prepares schools for reopening in the aftermath Hurricane Ian. During a briefing on Tuesday, the school system laid out its schedule for bringing students back to the classroom.

The reopening announcement came just hours after the Sarasota School Board, in an emergency meeting, granted Superintendent Brennan Asplen emergency powers to move forward with repair and recovery of school facilities and programs following the effects of the hurricane.

The emergency order, enabled by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ declaration of an emergency for Sarasota and other counties affected by Ian, would run for 45 days, unless an extension was approved by the school board, and would require expenditures of $100,000 or more be reported to the board. Asplen said the district intends to open all schools north of Taylor Ranch on Monday, followed one week later by the remainder of the schools in south county.

“Currently, we have two shelters that are still open at Venice High School for general population and Tatum Elementary for our medi-

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Sarasota County Schools Superintendent Brennan Asplen announced the district’s north county campuses will reopen on Monday, Oct. 10, with plans to resume classes in south county the following Monday.

cally dependent guests,” Asplen said.

“Those are planned to be closed on Friday at the end of the day so we can begin cleaning those to help us reopen as soon as possible. North county and south county have different amounts of wind and water.

However, all of our schools had water intrusion and damage.”

Following the storm, damage-

assessment teams fanned out to all schools in the district, electronically cataloging all damages in the district’s 8.5 million square feet of space. Each incident of damage, Dumas said, was logged via GPS, down to the square foot. That assessment provides restoration teams an efficient inventory to make repairs.

All north county schools have

power and utilities. Those that were without power and air conditioning long enough to support mold growth will be subject to the “when in doubt, cut it out” approach.

“When you have water intrusion and no A/C for a few days, that becomes a concern,” Dumas said.

“We’re cutting out drywall and where we’re not sure, it’s all coming

out. The safety and security of our students is absolutely of the utmost importance. If we’re not sure, it gets cut out, gets discarded and new goes in. We may not be able to get the same color carpet that was in that classroom. It may be patchwork to open, but we’ll go back and correct that as we get time over the summer.”

The safe return of students, though, begins outside of the classroom.

“Many traffic signals throughout the county are not working, making unsafe conditions for busing,” Asplen said. “We anticipate these will be addressed by week’s end. We have around 300 bus routes. We’re going to run those as a dry run to be sure that all of our bus stops are open and ready to go.

“Many of our employees were also affected by the storm, and we’re currently working through who can return based on their needs and making sure that we have support in place for them.”

When athletics will resume is also uncertain. Dumas said a meeting with athletics directors was scheduled for this week.

When schools do open, in many instances, the student experience will be different than before the hurricane. Damage to cafeterias may require students to eat in classrooms, or in the case of a damaged kitchen, lunches will be brought in from outside.

With the eyewall of a near Category 5 hurricane making landfall in south county, Asplen said damage to schools could have been considerably worse.

“I thought that there would be much more damage than there was, so we are able to repair and clean and move back within a couple of weeks of a hurricane at that magnitude,” Asplen said. “I think that’s amazing, and it’s also a testament to our maintenance crew and our facilities crew. I really thought we would have a couple of schools that just had a slab left when you’re looking at those winds, so we’re incredibly happy about that.”

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Sarasota’s emergency manager estimates Hurricane Ian was responsible for twice the damage to trees and other landscaping as 2017’s Hurricane Irma, and that, he said, will take awhile to gather and dispose of.

“Our debris contractors estimate that there’s 150,000 to 200,000 cubic yards of landscape debris,” Todd Kerkering said. “That is double the amount of (Hurricane) Irma.

It took us a little over three months to get Irma cleaned up. I would anticipate since it’s double, it could take us up to six months to get every street cleared and cleaned up.”

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the storm cleared, he said.

“When the winds dropped to 45 and we had good daylight hours, we could start punching back out to the city and identifying our priorities of work,’’ he said. “That was handled flawlessly by the employees.”

By Friday afternoon, all employees had been accounted for, which Kerkering called a high priority. Some who live south of the city, where the damage was significantly worse, have lost homes. The city’s human resources department is working to connect them with charitable groups and agencies that provide assistance.

For the most part, city properties suffered minimal damage. Insurance adjusters have already made assessments of city properties, and department heads have been cleared to receive quotes on repair costs.

Kerkering credited city employees for working throughout the storm recovery.

“We didn’t get the impacts like they did down south, but I will tell you there were six solid waste workers who came in to work Saturday who did not have power at their house,” he said.

“They had no water, had no sewer, but they came to work on Saturday to perform for the citizens of the city.

We have lots of (employees) who are still suffering more than our citizens, and they’re still coming to work and are putting in the effort.”

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Airport votes to sue city over apartment approval The Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority passed a resolution to sue the city of Sarasota over approval of an apartment community near its main runway.

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approve the site plan violates a 2018 agreement between the city and the airport. That agreement restricts residential zoning beneath the 65 decibel day-night average sound level. A large portion of the former dog track lies beneath the noise contour, with the runway approximately 1,500 feet away.

At its monthly meeting the week before the Sept. 6 approval of the Aventon development, the authority board authorized Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport President and CEO Rick Piccolo and SRQ legal representation to pursue a strategy for legal action against the city.

Among the declarations the board approved in its resolution are: “On May 7, 2018, the city amended its zoning regulations to include … that residential land use is an incompatible and prohibited use within airport noise contour 65-70, but if the city determines that residential uses must be allowed, measures to achieve outdoor to indoor noise level reduction must be incorporated.”

Also, “On May 31, 2018, the city and the authority entered into an

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The Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority last week formally authorized legal action against the city of Sarasota in opposition to an apartment community approved by the Sarasota City Commission.

During a special meeting, the authority’s board of directors voted 5-0, with one abstention, to pursue litigation to prevent Raleigh, North Carolina-based Aventon Cos. from building a 372-unit complex at the former Sarasota Kennel Club.

Board member Doug Holder abstained, citing prior legislative representation work for the Collins family, which owns the property via the Jack G. Collins Sr. Revocable Trust, during the greyhound racing constitutional amendment matter that eventually shut down the kennel club in 2019.

The airport board contends the commission’s 4-1 vote, with Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch opposed, to amend the future land use plan, rezone the property and

A large portion of the former dog track lies beneath the noise contour, the runway approximately 1,500 feet away across University Parkway from the site.

interlocal agreement … to acknowledge their respective obligations to adapt, administer and enforce updated airport zoning regulations applicable to airport hazard areas, and restricting use of land adjacent to or in the immediate vicinity of airport activities and purposes compatible with the continuation of normal airport operations.”

City leaders have said their vote is in part intended to help relieve an affordable housing crisis in the region.

The resolution authorizes Piccolo and airport legal representation to initiate conflict resolution procedures provided by the Florida Gov-

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The emergency repairs posed an additional challenge to the already complex process of closing and reopening an airport, one that Piccolo has experienced before. More than locking the doors and covering computers and equipment to prevent damage, the entire airfield must be cleared of all aircraft and equipment, jetways secured, dozens of hangars locked down and more.

“We have a hurricane plan. We have a disaster plan. Every airport has that,” Piccolo said.

“We sit down with the airlines as it approaches and we have regular meetings as the storm gets closer. If we feel the track is going to hit us, we make sure everything that the airlines have on the ramp is put away and carts are under cover as much as possible.”

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Thankful? Great. Now be helpful.

Amidst the wreckage Hurricane Ian left behind, the rainbow after the storm emerges: When our neighbors need help, we know how to respond.

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hew. That was a close one.

It’s a sentiment we’re familiar with here in Sarasota, because as many times as we have been targeted for direct hits or scathing blows from storms, we have really lucked out.

But just as we are counting our blessings from Hurricane Ian, another sentiment hits: There are people all around us who were not as lucky.

A Facebook post from one of our colleague’s said it best: “We have gratitude, but know that our relief is someone else’s loss.”

Indeed, and as we see the photos of destruction and stories of heartbreak coming out of areas around us, this thought carries a lot of weight.

There’s still a lot of work left to be done and a lot of need out there.

But the silver lining to any of these storms is the response we see from our community members reaching out to help those in need.

Disasters like this always attract the tried-and-true forces of national nonprofits, and it certainly takes their scale and heft to help all those in need.

But it also takes local efforts — both large and small — to rebound, and those are the stories that give us faith in the well-being of our community and the feeling that no matter what happens, we can get through anything — together. Here are just a few of the efforts we’ve witnessed of neighbors helping neighbors.

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Michael’s On East staff Scott West, Margaux Arthur, Matt Merriman, Co-Proprietor Phil Mancini and Lavardo Morely stand next to food crates ready for delivery. The restaurant made more than 3,000 meals by noon Sept. 30.

WAYS TO HELP n A Hurricane Ian Relief Concert presented by Sarasota Orchestra and the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall will take place 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 7 at the Van Wezel.

The concert will feature uplifting music and will benefit the Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. The Patterson Foundation match all funds raised up to $750,000. To purchase tickets, visit VanWezel.org. n United Way of South Sarasota County, Gulf Coast Community Foundation and the Community Foundation of Sarasota County are all accepting donations to

MEALS ON THE MOVE

On the large-effort side, at Michael’s On East, which is usually packed with more than 300 businesspeople for lunch or serving cocktails to guests at a charity ball, the ballroom was in business for a much different reason after Hurricane Ian hit.

In past hurricane disasters, Michael’s On East Co-Proprietor Phil Mancini and his catering staff would go directly into the devastated areas and set up buffet meals.

This year, they partnered with World Central Kitchen founded by José Andrés, who will be a part of Ringling College Library Association’s Town Hall lecture series on March 13. World Central Kitchen is a nonprofit organization that is the first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate and community crises.

Instead of a buffet, World Central Kitchen has specific guidelines and requires individually packaged meals.

Even though Midtown Plaza lost 30,000 square feet of roofing, the Michael’s kitchen, ballroom and restaurant never lost power, which meant Mancini was ready for action. After learning that Restaurant Depot was open at 9 a.m. the morning following Ian’s landfall, Mancini decided: “I’m going to go shopping. I called a bunch of my guys in and we started prepping. We gave them 3,000 meals by noon on Friday.”

Thankfully, Michael’s On East had staffed up just in time for catering season and had nearly 40 people working assembly lines in the ballroom. Mancini said they had 20 people working in the kitchen and 15 people in the ballroom plating, utilizing every piece of equipment around the clock. Starting at 6 a.m. every morning, the Michael’s team had eight convection ovens running in the kitchen and six convection ovens outside cooking food. “We got it down to where we can package 1,000 meals every 45 minutes,” said Mancini.

This operation, which was led by Executive Chef Jamil Pineda, went through 5,000 pounds of chicken, 2,000 pounds of hamburger, 2,000 pounds of pasta and more than 200 cases of produce, to deliver more

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

Scott West, with Michael’s On East, loads up finished meals into a crate to be delivered.

than 10,000 meals to Port Charlotte and Fort Myers. Pineda worked 15-hour days for six days in a row.

But they’re not stopping there.

On Monday, 15 minutes after breaking down the assembly tables and ovens, Mancini received a phone call with a request for 1,500 more meals. “I will do as much as I can,” he said.

PUPS ON PLANES

Just up the road at the Humane Society of Sarasota County, another crew of people was working around the clock for a different purpose: transporting and caring for animals coming in from damaged shelters down south.

The day after the storm came through, HSSC put out an all-call for volunteers in the community on its website and social media to clean up the shelter property and keep operations running. About 20 people responded outside of HSSC’s regular volunteers, and they got to work doing everything from cleaning up storm debris and clearing walkways to cleaning kennels.

“We had a lot of our regular volunteers who couldn’t be here because of damage to their homes, as well as staff members,” said HSSC Marketing Coordinator Alissa Jackson. “So it was really great to see people from all over the community coming to help.”

Tapping support from national organizations such as the Bissell Pet Foundation, Best Friends Animal Society and Race for Life Rescue, the shelter became a regional hub for animal rescue and transport efforts, coordinating with shelters down south, particularly Humane Society Naples, to evacuate animals from damaged areas and fly them to safety, including in other states.

As of Tuesday, HSSC has helped transport more than 198 animals to states ranging from Pennsylvania and New York to Tennessee, Alabama and Illinois.

In addition to the efforts to trans-

port animals to safety, HSSC also has provided food to 30 dogs and 15 cats at the shelter at Philippi Shores Elementary school. And through all of this, the nonprofit has been asking locals to take foster pets to help alleviate the strain on the transport and shelter system.

“Right now we need to make as much space as possible” in the shelter, Jackson said. “So the less animals we have here, the better.”

Jackson said the community response has been touching. This includes HSSC staff who stayed on-site during the storm and have continued to work since it passed, even after they were given an opportunity to go home.

“It really goes to show the spirit of people who love animals,” Jackson said.

POLICE AND PRAYER

The Sarasota Police Department and the North Port Police Department were in close communication before Hurricane Ian’s landfall.

When North Port Chief Todd Garrison advised Sarasota Chief Rex Troche that they could use some assistance, SPD sent 20 officers to help with rescue missions, amphibious vehicles and high-water Humvees, as well as an additional team to help prepare and serve food and deliver water, ice and mealsready-to-eat.

While assisting in North Port on Monday, Oct. 3, Troche, Deputy Chief Scott Mayforth and Public Information Officer Genevieve Judge pulled into a 7-Eleven with food and water.

There they encountered an older gentleman who had been trapped in his house and was seeking ice and trying to find something to eat.

“He said that God must have sent us there,” recounted Troche. “We were able to give him several bags of ice and food, and you would have thought it was the biggest miracle that ever occurred.”

LITTLE THINGS MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE

Although these efforts show the scale of recovery at work, there are

help with local recovery efforts. n Humane Society of Sarasota County is in need of monetary donations, as well as pet food to stock its public pet food pantry.

Those interested can donate money on its website at HSSC. org or bring pet food to its shelter at 2331 15th St., Sarasota. HSSC is also asking for people to foster animals, which can be done through an online application on its website. n World Central Kitchen continues to provide food and disaster relief. To support its efforts, donate at WCK.org.

many more grassroots efforts ongoing. All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church on Longboat Key opened a comfort station for people to enjoy some air conditioning, charge their phones or just enjoy a cup of coffee and some post-storm camaraderie.

Christ Church of Longboat Key organized a food drive for Wednesday to gather nonperishable items, toiletries and diapers for Our Daily Bread in Bradenton.

After helping a neighbor rescue their parents in North Port who had been stranded after their roof came off, Kristy Cail, owner of Kristy Leigh Cail Creative and mother of two, Jaxon, age 12, and Caitlin, age 10, said she couldn’t sit still and not do anything. But she also knew that she should stay out of the experts’ way. “There were people that I knew in Venice, some of Caitlin’s classmates who didn’t have any power or running water. So I thought, ‘Why not make a bunch of meals?’”

Cail made 25 individually packaged lasagnas and posted on Facebook that she was offering the free hot meals. Cail’s friend, Tim Mitten, saw the post and collected the remainder of the lasagnas and took them to families in Englewood to whom he was already delivering ice, gas and generators.

In the Southgate neighborhood in Sarasota, residents simply ran a power cord from their house out to the street, where they set up a chair and a charging station for weary neighbors without power.

For all the bad news we’re inundated with, all the images of building carnage and floodwaters and destruction, we have hope that these large and small acts of love, kindness and generosity will continue.

So for those who feel lucky or grateful, don’t forget the loss. Your community needs you, and the good news is, there are plenty of ways to help.

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arasota golfer Jolie Pastorick won the Girls 14-15 division of the Drive, Chip and Putt Championship Regional Qualifier on Oct. 2 at The Bear’s Club in Jupiter. Pastorick’s win will send her to the Drive, Chip and Putt National Final at Augusta National Golf Club on April 2. … Sarasota Sharks swimmer Felipe Baffico Balharry committed to Harvard on Tuesday, and on Sept. 20, Sarasota Tsunami swimmer Shelby Villemaire committed to Vermont.

They are the first in what is typically a flurry of area swimming commitments before signing day, a reminder of how much Sarasota dominates the sport. … Cardinal Mooney High junior Teddy Foster, a defensive back/wide receiver on the Cougars football team, picked up an offer from Maryland on Oct. 2. Foster already held offers from Tennessee, Rutgers, Indiana and South Florida, among other schools. Mooney is 1-4 on the season, but Foster has continued to stand out. … While Sarasota County Schools debate on what to do about athletics, the School District of Manatee County has said athletics can resume Friday. So football fans, if you’re itching for something to do and don’t mind driving a bit, you can go check out one of your school’s 941 rivals. The most meaningful game in terms of the postseason might be Lakewood Ranch High (4-1) at Manatee High (4-1) at 7 p.m. … Staying at home on a September Friday night this past week with no football to cover was strange. There was no choice, of course, but a feeling of “Something’s missing here” was unshakable. It will be nice to roam the sidelines once again. … Meanwhile, practice for some high school winter sports will begin later this month.

Time is a strange and powerful thing.

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Game on?

Stalled fall sports season remains in flux as some schools prepare to reopen, while others still wait.

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ast week, Hurricane Ian put a damper on the high school fall sports season, wreaking havoc across the Gulf Coast and forcing teams to stay away from practice fields.

This week, a few area schools made a return to their playing fields, while others remain in a holding pattern.

Sarasota Christian resumed its inaugural football season Monday night with a home game against Academy at the Lakes. The Blazers (3-3), who are playing eight-oneight football in 2022, defeated the Wildcats 42-12. Freshman quarterback Ben Milliken threw for 381 yards and six touchdown passes, four of which went to freshman wide receiver Travis Miller (seven catches, 154 yards).

It wasn’t the cleanest of performances from a precision standpoint.

Sarasota Christian only had a couple weekend practices to get ready for the Wildcats after several days off after Hurricane Ian arrived. There was some rust to be knocked off, but Blazers coach Jacob Spenn said the team was just happy to be on the field.

“When our kids had the opportunity to come back to campus they were excited, whether it was for cleaning up the campus or practices at the end of last week,” Spenn said.

“They might not have been the most focused practices, but the students just wanted to be with their friends and get back to normal. We are blessed to be able to play games this week when so many others are not.”

That is games, plural; the Blazers will hit the road to take on Lakeside Christian (3-2) on Friday.

The Blazers will also be resuming their other fall sports programs this week.

Over at Cardinal Mooney, the volleyball program (8-6) restarted Cougars athletics with a home match against Bradenton Christian (12-3).

The Cougars swept the Panthers 3-0.

Senior Jordyn Byrd led the Cougars with 18 kills and 11 digs. Sophomore Riley Greene had 10 kills and five blocks and junior Helena Hebda had 43 assists. Like the Sarasota Christian football team, the Cougars did not have much of an opportunity to practice before the match. That did not appear to matter; Mooney won the first set 25-18 and never looked back.

Davis said there is some uncertainty in the team’s schedule because some of its upcoming opponents have not resumed school or athletics since the hurricane.

Sarasota Christian freshman quarterback Ben Milliken threw six touchdown passes against Academy at the Lakes.

Sarasota Christian freshman running back Austin Kerle runs up the sideline against Academy at the Lakes.

No matter who the Cougars end up playing, the team wants to get in as many matches as it can before the postseason begins.

With its tough early season schedule, the team feels prepared for who-

ever it faces, whenever it faces them, Davis said.

“We’re looking forward to the district tournament in two weeks,” Davis said . “Then the championship game if everything goes right. We’ll be ready to make whatever adjustments are necessary (to get there).”

Mooney’s other fall sports have also restarted this week. As of Tuesday, the Cougars’ football team was looking for an opponent to play on Friday.

Not every area school is able to play right now.

Sarasota County Schools announced Tuesday that schools would reopen in phases. Booker High, Sarasota High and Riverview High are all scheduled to reopen Oct. 10. As of Oct. 4, there has not been an announcement stating if athletics in the county would restart at the same time.

Sarasota High football coach Brody Wiseman said his team (3-2) is scheduled to play at Venice High (2-2) on Oct. 14, the first Friday after schools reopen.

If the county allows the game to go on, Wiseman said, his team will play, despite not having practiced in nearly two weeks. Wiseman said the county, which likes to use blanket protocols for closings and openings, has not allowed athletic teams to practice in an official capacity and that he has not instructed his players to gather on their own, though some have voluntarily chosen to do so.

“The nice thing is we have kids who are committed,” Wiseman said.

“We have kids who are disciplined enough to go outside of what we do (as a team) and make sure they stay in shape and are at the best of their ability.”

The Sailors did gather once to partake in a different activity. On Monday, more than 100 students from different Sailors athletic programs, including the football team, went to the Alta Vista neighborhood near the school to help residents clear any remaining debris from the hurricane.

Wiseman, who lives in the community, said the cleanup was an opportunity for the school’s athletes to socialize following the storm as well as gain perspective on how helping others can be a fulfilling endeavor.

“When you’re growing up and you’re a teenager, your life is centered around you,” Wiseman said. “The nice thing about playing sports is it forces you to work with other people and hear about different experiences and different backgrounds. Any time kids can get in an environment where they have to help somebody, I think that’s a great experience for them.”

Sarasota Christian freshman wideout Travis Miller sprints for a touchdown against Academy at the Lakes.

IF YOU GO What: Cardinal Mooney volleyball (8-6) vs. Trinity Catholic (10-3) When: 6 p.m. Oct. 6 Where: Cardinal Mooney High Why: Trinity is the highest-ranked opponent left on Mooney’s schedule (No. 7 in the state, all classifications, per the FHSAA) and will be a strong test before district tournaments begin in two weeks.

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watched live sports on Monday night.

It would be an unremarkable experience at most times, but a week ago, I was not sure when the experience would come again.

A week ago, I, like the rest of you, was preparing for Hurricane Ian’s arrival and praying that the storm would somehow not reach the terrifying potential experts had predicted it could have. In some of the darkest moments, when the force of the storm became no longer potential but reality, I wished for our region to be spared the worst of it, that the storm’s fiercest winds would blow somewhere else, that the rising tides would flood the streets of a city I did not call home.

It was intrinsically a selfish wish.

I knew that. I did not realize how selfish it was until it came true.

I awoke the morning after the storm and went to cover Siesta Key. There was damage, yes, but it quickly became clear the island, and the rest of Sarasota, would be OK in a relatively short amount of time.

In mini-breaks between talking to residents, I checked social media for pictures of the hurricane’s damage. I could not look away from the destruction that took place a few dozen miles from us.

North Port was under water.

Sanibel Island was razed. Fort Myers didn’t fare much better.

They were the type of photos that make my normal job of covering sports seem trivial.

And now I’m back to that job.

On Monday, I took in the first half of Sarasota Christian’s football game against Academy at the Lakes before driving to Cardinal Mooney

High to catch the Cougars’ volleyball match against Bradenton Christian. Both area teams won; the Blazers football team beat the Wildcats 42-12, while the Cougars volleyball team swept the Panthers 3-0. But as Mooney coach Chad Davis said after his team’s win, it was still a little strange.

“You could tell emotionally that we were not all there (in the beginning),” Davis said. “It affected them. We just wanted to get them through it. I think they did a good job. The uncertainty of the future is the hard part now. You have to be ready to adjust. But I’m proud of them for what they did tonight.”

The hurricane wasn’t the only thing affecting the mood. Before Mooney’s match, the school held a moment of silence for those worst affected by storm as well as for

At the Mooney game on Monday, once the two teams settled in, the Cougars bench was screaming after each point won, and the Bradenton Christian bench and junior varsity team screamed back. Both sidelines were full of laughs and smiles. After the match, they told each other “good game.”

I don’t know if the Mooney match caused an explosion like Deloatch’s punt return, but I enjoyed the heck out of watching it, as did the rest of the crowd. That is a small thing, but it goes a long way in creating joy, and joy leads to hope. Hope is something that we could all use right now. On the whole, the night was a reminder of why we cover this “trivial” stuff in the first place.

I can’t say that things are fully back to normal. Booker High, Sarasota High and Riverview High will not reopen until Oct. 10.

Nathan Benderson Park, the home of rowing and running in the area, is still closed as of Oct. 4. Once they do reopen, it remains to be seen how athletics will be handled.

At the least, schedule changes for the fall sports will likely be necessary. DeSoto County High and Lemon Bay High, football district opponents of Booker High, had the hurricane damage their stadiums.

Venice High, a district opponent of Riverview High and Sarasota High, among other things, had an entire goal post get cut down. And those are just schools in the general vicinity.

The road back to normalcy has begun being paved. It started the day after the storm and took another step Monday night, as strange as it is to say. I will still think about the pictures from the places south of us for a long time. I hope those places get to experience that feeling of community hope soon enough.

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Hope was in the air as games got back underway at Cardinal Mooney and Sarasota Christian.

Carlos Wilson, a local videographer and photographer who worked with many area teams and was popular with players. Wilson, 25, was killed in a car accident in Lake County on Sunday morning. Players and coaches from other schools also shared prayers for Wilson, a Booker High alumnus, on social media.

In the wake of the two events, it is understandable to have little room for sports in your mind. Forget local sports for a second. Why do we, as a society, put so much value in the outcomes of people playing games?

Why do we put real money on them via bets and fantasy sports? Why do we drink our sorrows away and complain to strangers on the internet when “our” teams lose? Why do we watch endless hours of coverage on ESPN or read extensive magazine features about the inner lives of our favorite athletes? Now think about local sports. Why do we yell at umpires and referees just trying to provide a good experience for kids? Why do those kids talk smack to each other online? Isn’t this all supposed to be fun?

It doesn’t make much sense to get invested in this stuff, not when people are out here just trying to survive. We should be invested in them, right? We should invest our time in the humans in our lives.

And yet, it doesn’t get much more human than sports. Sports tell stories of triumph and defeat. They contain strategy, athleticism, competition, camaraderie and respect for others (ideally, anyway). When written about well, they create a shared experience. When played well, they create community.

I think often about how the New Orleans Saints winning their first game back in the Superdome, after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, changed the spirits of the city. That first game, a 23-3 win over Atlanta, featured a first-quarter blocked punt by safety Steve Gleason, which cornerback Curtis Deloatch returned for a touchdown amid a deafening roar from the crowd.

“It was like an explosion,” Deloatch told the media afterwards.

“It was like I just gave New Orleans a brand-new city.”

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COMMUNITY HELPING COMMUNITY What a week! Thankfully, our beautiful Sarasota and her islands weathered Hurricane Ian – businesses are back open, neighbor is helping neighbor, and the call to action for those that sustained more extensive damage is being met with government and volunteers alike. It’s truly that wonderful sense of community that is making such a difference.

Our homes are safe, and yet our safety came at the expense of so many others. Ryan and his family left for Miami for a few days, due to no power, internet or cell service.

We are sincerely saddened for our surrounding cities, for our friends and neighbors who lost everything. Literally. As Ryan and his wife, Sepi, were driving out of town, they witnessed people actually being rescued off the highway in airboats due to the North Port Dam breaking and flooding everything in a matter of minutes.

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The store offers several public spaces, including a bookable room — it’s called the Chat Room and seats about 30 — that recently hosted a Lakewood Ranch community event, a café with a big screen TV that might entertain a spouse with a snack and a shopping break during an NFL Sunday and an open-air beer garden where patio furniture is displayed.

Situated in Fruitville Commons, the store is positioned not only for local growth but also regional. Clary said the location was intended as an easy drive for downtown dwellers or those on the keys, but also Lakewood Ranch locations.

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“There’s a larger luxury market here now,” said General Manager Rick Clary. “And the money that’s coming here is larger than it has been in the past. I mean, all these amenities are drawing these people here, and once they experience it, then they go, ‘Wow, I’ve never been anyplace like this. I want to move here.’”

Clary said the local design sensibilities connect with the local lifestyle, real estate trends that have fueled a robust luxury-sales economy and often, residents’ previous residences.

“We might be just a little bit different than Naples in our selection,” Clary said of the items on display.

“Our furniture might be a little bit different here, but only by about 10%. Boca Raton is the same way.

Boca Raton goes contemporary also a lot.”

Often, Gower said, property owners sell a previous home fully furnished only to move into a newly built, but empty, home or condo. Or are planning to do so in still-to-becompleted locations, such as Bayso Sarasota or The Residences at the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort.

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Twenty-five people attended the blessing alongside their furry friends. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, the lighthearted event was refreshing to everyone.

Before the beginning of the blessing, many chatted and their doggies barked with joy from seeing their furry buddies once again.

The Feast of St. Francis commemorates the life of the saint and his love for all animals. Therefore, the blessing of the pets honors St. Francis, and St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church has held this celebration for the past seven years.

“It’s important to come together as a community. Our pets are an important part of our lives,” says The Rev. Michael Cannon, who also brought his dog, Oscar. “They bring us so much joy, especially in these difficult times.”

Everyone gently bowed their heads as Cannon began the blessing with a prayer.

Afterwards, Cannon sprinkled holy water on each pet and its owners.

Jacqui Caramenico attended with her 14-year-old dog, Carlee Simon.

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BENEFIT CONCERT 7 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Sarasota Orchestra will play Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” and other heroic pieces in a concert that will benefit the Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. The Patterson Foundation will match up to $750,000 for all donations. Tickets are $10-$25. For information, visit VanWezel.org.

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Meet at the base of the finish tower.

For more information, visit NathanBendersonPark.org. The fee is $10 per person or $5 for an adult who brings a child. The event is free for children 6 and younger.

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SIESTA KEY 7722 Sanderling Road 2 Beds 3 Baths 2,580 Sq. Ft. Brian Loebker 941-735-4393 A4527041 $9,000,000

SARASOTA 1718 Bay View Drive 6 Beds 5/1 Baths 4,644 Sq. Ft. Mackenzie Longueuil & Pat Mudgett 941-961-4023 A4536016 $3,650,000

SARASOTA 1919 Irving Street 6 Beds 5/1 Baths 4,956 Sq. Ft. Stacy Hanan 941-266-0529 A4546099 $3,499,000

NOKOMIS/NORTH VENICE 421 Waterside Lane 4 Beds 3 Baths 3,000 Sq. Ft. Kristen Wheat 941-204-8028 N6121593 $3,000,000

SIESTA KEY 4193 Roberts Point Circle 4 Beds 3/1 Baths 3,250 Sq. Ft. Kim Eskew 941-587-5999 A4542367 $2,850,000

SIESTA KEY 5966 Midnight Pass Road G-103 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,164 Sq. Ft. Rudy Dudon 941-234-3991 A4548143 $1,650,000

SARASOTA 1648 Bonita Lane 3 Beds 3 Baths 2,585 Sq. Ft. Matthew Voss 941-237-0877 A4542361 $1,350,000

UNIVERSITY PARK 7015 Lancaster Court 4 Beds 3 Baths 2,717 Sq. Ft. Amy Chapman 941-225-1500 A4542575 $1,325,000

SIESTA KEY 5880 Midnight Pass Road 310 3 Beds 2 Baths 1,713 Sq. Ft. Linda Stowe 941-228-5685 A4536003 $1,285,000

SARASOTA 1255 N Gulfstream Avenue 208 2 Beds 2 Baths 2,055 Sq. Ft. Lindsay Nock 941-735-7005 A4547238 $1,200,000

OSPREY 3929 Waypoint Avenue 3 Beds 3/1 Baths 2,115 Sq. Ft. Michael James & Laurel James 941-724-4034 A4547021 $1,100,000

SARASOTA 770 S Palm Avenue 601 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,408 Sq. Ft. Pam Sweeney 941-266-9622 A4546966 $1,050,000

SARASOTA 5954 Anise Drive 4 Beds 3/1 Baths 3,486 Sq. Ft. Lawrence Zeigler 941-228-2612 A4548505 $959,000

SIESTA KEY 5760 Midnight Pass Road 404D 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,361 Sq. Ft. Joseph McDonald 941-375-9646 A4531860 $945,000

SARASOTA 977 Crosswind Avenue 3 Beds 2 Baths 1,939 Sq. Ft. Tracy Jones 941-376-3405 A4547430 $899,000

SARASOTA 4120 Ilaria Avenue 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,886 Sq. Ft. Mary Jo Violett 941-928-8474 A4547835 $899,000

NOKOMIS/NORTH VENICE 102 Portofino Drive 4 Beds 3 Baths 2,700 Sq. Ft. Jackie Griese 941-718-0045 A4539587 $869,400

SARASOTA 8555 Park Shore Lane 3 Beds 2 Baths 2,380 Sq. Ft. Judy Nimz 941-374-0196 A4532950 $825,000

SARASOTA 1740 Pinyon Pine Drive 4 Beds 3 Baths 3,222 Sq. Ft. Joseph McDonald & Jeffrey Cochran 941-375-9646 A4546863 $785,000

SARASOTA 100 Central Avenue B405 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,180 Sq. Ft. Bibi-Ann Allard PA 941-685-0422 A4547336 $750,000

SARASOTA 1754 Baywood Drive 3 Beds 2 Baths 2,073 Sq. Ft. Ryndie Brusco 941-809-6913 A4548002 $750,000

SARASOTA 469 Magellan Drive 3 Beds 2 Baths 1,786 Sq. Ft. Jared Ross 941-539-1705 A4543794 $749,900

OSPREY 409 N Point Road 403 3 Beds 3 Baths 2,203 Sq. Ft. Cecile Coutret & John Coutret 941-735-4444 A4540108 $700,000

SARASOTA 7421 Featherstone Boulevard 3 Beds 2 Baths 2,283 Sq. Ft. Susan Mondello 941-544-3387 A4546767 $665,000

SARASOTA 4616 Leeta Lane 3 Beds 2 Baths 1,581 Sq. Ft. Alex Stafford 941-809-7221 A4546560 $659,000

SARASOTA 309 Ringling Point Drive 5 Beds 3/2 Baths 7,009 Sq. Ft. Kim Ogilvie 941-376-1717 A4535001 $8,950,000

SARASOTA 3300 Old Oak Drive 4 Beds 4/3 Baths 6,428 Sq. Ft. Barbara May & Fred Sassen 404-822-9264 A4520464 $8,495,000

OSPREY 1851 Island Way 4 Beds 4 Baths 5,233 Sq. Ft. Mackenzie Longueuil & Pat Mudgett 941-961-4023 A4537690 $3,750,000

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VUE Richard and Julianne Schworm, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 608 condominium at 1155 N. Gulfstream Ave. to John Crichton, of Sarasota, for $1.8 million. Built in 2017, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,591 square feet of living area. It sold for $880,200 in 2017.

THE CONDOMINIUM ON THE BAY Marvin and Dorothy Rubinstein, of Warren, New Jersey, sold their Unit 804 condominium at 888 Boulevard of the Arts to Peter Morowski and Deborah Morowski, trustees, of Montgomery, Texas, for $1,725,000.

Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,729 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,039,000 in 2020.

AQUALANE ESTATES Atkinson Equipment Ltd. sold the home at 1624 Shelburne Lane to Timothy Hensey, of Siesta Key, for $1,525,000. Built in 1984, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,878 square feet of living area.

It sold for $299,000 in 1994.

BAY PLAZA Robert West and David Schatz, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 1001 condominium at 1255 N. Gulfstream Ave. to David and Nancy Bellows, of Manchester, New Hampshire, for $1.3 million. Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,901 square feet of living area. It sold for $935,000 in 2020.

LA LINDA TERRACE Cheryl Krumholz, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 2105

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RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

ADAM HUGHES

home in Harbor Acres tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Cynthia Kaye Taylor, trustee, and Terry Frank Taylor, of Bradenton, sold the home at 1309 Vista Drive to John Chew Jr. and Judith Chew, trustees, of Ridgeland, Mississippi, for $15.5 million. Built in 2010, it has four bedrooms, four-andtwo-half baths, a pool and 8,452 square feet of living area.

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SIESTA KEY: $1.7 MILLION

Beach Walk Sandcastles & Sand Dollars LLC sold the Unit C condominium at 650 Calle Del Otono to 40 Route 66 VT LLC for $1.7 million. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,691 square feet of living area. It sold for $450,000 in 2012.

PALMER RANCH: $870,000

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Built in 2010, the house at 1309 Vista Drive has four bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths, a pool and 8,452 square feet of living area.

Hillview St. to John Bradley Houser and Christine Houser, of Sarasota, for $1.3 million. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,093 square feet of living area. It sold for $452,500 in 2015.

their home at 2081 Rose St. to Tom McDermott and Kelly McDermott, of Sarasota, for $540,000. Built in 1951, it has three bedrooms, twoand-a-half baths and 1,891 square feet of living area.

WASHINGTON PARK Paula Biltmore and Aaron Taylor, of Auburndale, sold two properties at 1922 Oak St. to Miller Qualified Opportunity Fund LLC for $949,600. The first property was built in 1925, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,298 square feet of living area. The second property was built in 1930, it has one bedroom, one bath and 650 square feet of living area. They sold for $656,000 in 2021.

RIDGEWOOD Margaret and Sam Caudle, of Sarasota, sold their home at 2249 Florinda St. to RSCS LLC for $520,000.

Built in 1975, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,650 square feet of living area. It sold for $210,000 in 2014.

James and Cathy Stranberg, trustees, of Waltham, Massachusetts, sold the home at 1911 Oak St. to Miller Qualified Opportunity Fund LLC for $707,000. Built in 1940, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 988 square feet of living area. It sold for $650,000 in 2021.

SIESTA KEY TWIN OAK POND Reuben Sean Perkins, of Deer Isle, Maine, sold his home at 5238 S. Winding Way to Antonios and Georgette Assi, of Sarasota, for $781,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,620 square feet of living area. It sold for $360,000 in 2013.

GULF GATE WOODS Bruce and Roberta King, of Sequim, Washington, sold their home at 2424 Cass St. to Stacie Neal, of Sarasota, for $592,000. Built in 1972, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,618 square feet of living area. It sold for $188,500 in 2003.

Beneva Oaks II Margaret and Rudy Vilches, of Sarasota, sold their home at 6478 Woodbirch Place to Ming For Lee and Judy Lingyam Cheng, of Sarasota, for $870,000. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,687 square feet of living area.

OSPREY: $1.85 MILLION

Oaks Michael and Carol Berry sold their home at 464 Blue Garden Lane to HumbleKind Oaks LLC for $1,853,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,608 square feet of living area. It sold for $635,000 in 2015.

NOKOMIS: $500,000

Sorrento Woods Thyra Faye Simpson, trustee, of Nokomis, sold the home at 1319 Vermeer Drive to Kelly Bauriedl, of Novi, Michigan, for $500,000. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,175 square feet of living area. It sold for $183,500 in 1988.

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GULF GATE Frank DeMartino, of Sarasota, sold his home at 2627 Bispham Road to Rosa Palacio, of Woburn, Massachusetts, for $590,000. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,704 square feet of living area. It sold for $316,000 in 2016.

AKIN ACRES Michael Butler, of Haymarket, Virginia, Melissa Allen Butler, of Sarasota, and Karen Elizabeth Butler, of Charlotte, North Carolina, sold

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building permits issued for the week of Sept. 19-23, in order of dollar amounts.

Downtown St. Petersburg

CITY OF SARASOTA Address

Permit

Applicant

Amount

3519 Jacinto Court

Renovations

Martin Melendrez

$128,051

888 Blvd. of the Arts #1807

Alterations

Andrew Bastian

$125,000

4900 Sun Circle

Solar System

Leonard Schneeman

$103,500

750 N. Tamiami Trail #PH-07 Remodel

Mark Kellett

$80,000

2229 Muesel St.

Lanai

Michael Kopp

$58,000

750 N. Tamiami Trail #816

Remodel

Joseph Clark

$55,000

2327 Hillview St.

Demolition

Patricia Jackson

$50,000

800 N. Tamiami Trail #1012

Remodel

Maria Wynne

$45,000

324 Julia Place

Windows/Doors

Robert Reynolds

$43,375

1340 Tarpon Ave.

Solar System

Claudia Gorder

$43,197

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Downtown Sarasota

SARASOTA COUNTY Permit

Applicant

Amount

1839 Buccaneer Court

Pool Cage

Scott King

$191,195

6145 Midnight Pass Road

Alterations

William Dean

$180,000

709 S. Casey Key Road

Repairs

Mary Thomas

$175,000

4016 Jardin Lane

Sunroom

Solange Humphreys

$158,400

5424 Avenida Del Mare

Pool/Spa/Deck

Mark Norwicz

$121,835

1427 Cedar Bay Lane

Pool Renovations

John Ladle III

$120,000

398 E. Mac Ewen Drive

Windows

George Fischer

$102,500

4851 Primrose Path

Garage

Randy Barnett

$101,181

2907 Marshall Drive

Pool

Juan Gaztanaga

$80,000

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NATURE’S BEAUTY WITH

FORECAST THURSDAY, OCT. 6 High: 84 Low: 64 Chance of rain: 7%

FRIDAY, OCT. 7 High: 85 Low: 63 Chance of rain: 5%

SUNRISE / SUNSET Sunrise Sunset Thursday, Oct. 6

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Friday, Oct. 7

7:26a

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Saturday, Oct. 8

7:26a

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Sunday, Oct. 9

7:27a

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Monday, Oct. 10

7:27a

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Tuesday, Oct. 11

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Wednesday, Oct. 12

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SATURDAY, OCT. 8 High: 85 Low: 68 Chance of rain: 6%

SUNDAY, OCT. 9 High: 85 Low: 69 Chance of rain: 24% Becky Edwards captured this sunset photo on Siesta Key public beach.

Oct. 17 Last

Oct. 25 New

Oct. 31 First

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RAINFALL Monday, Sept. 26

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Tuesday, Sept. 27

0.83

Wednesday, Sept. 28

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Thursday, Sept. 29

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50 Strands after a cold stereotypically snap 22 *Valedictory address 53 *Passionate adoration 25 Garden statuette 56 Hajj destination 26 Shannon of Thirty 58 In vitro eggs Seconds to Mars 59 Unleashed 27 Oklahoma tribe 60 Totally smitten 28 Put a new title on 61 ___ mode (with ice 30 Pimple cream) 31 Snoozed 33 *Places for construction 62 Video game slowness 63 Movable car roof site advisors

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79 Disney warrior princess 5 “___ had enough!”

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108 “Workers of the world, 39 Economy fare? ___!”

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