Sarasota/Siesta Key Observer 11.3.22

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Coming around to a public art accord City and state agree on terms to allow sculptures in existing and new roundabouts on Tamiami Trail. SEE PAGE 3A

YOUR TOWN Tick, tock.

Turn back your clock!

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6.

NOW ARRIVING Airport gears up for new gates, more capacity.

NEW FACES City election decisions bring changes

WELCOME BACK

Proposal broadens with hotel, condo plan Acquisition of an adjoining lot adds to developer’s ideas on Second Street.

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Our annual recap on news you missed.

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Wicked and wheeled witches Sometimes it’s fun to make your own Halloween traditions.

The neighbors at the Promenade Estates community recently did just that, with many dressing up in witch outfits and riding through their neighborhood passing out candy.

The “Witches Ride,” which neighbor Kristina Davis came up with after seeing other neighborhoods try out the tradition, included more than 20 parents and children riding through the streets.

Some people had trouble.

Neighbor Jamie Jalwan jokes it’s not easy to throw candy with one hand while riding a bike with the other, but no one was hurt and the night ended with plenty of candy passed out.

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e gather this time of year on driveways, alongside condo pools,

in the frozen-food aisle and scores of other places with a familiar conversation.

TOP COP Police department gets a new chief.

How are the kids? Like that new set of irons? Get through the hurricane OK? Winter residents expect it on their return to Sarasota and its neighboring islands. Friends and neighbors have missed you during

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This empty lot, formerly planed for The Beacon condominiums, is now slated for a part of a development that includes a 109-room hotel and condos.

the hot, humid months. We want to catch up and get back to our paradise-like weather, planning FORE LOVE OF THE GAME Work moves ahead on city’s public golf course.

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A Walk To End Alzheimer’s Friends, family and loved ones of those living with Alzheimer’s stepped up to participate in an Alzheimer’s Walk on Oct. 29.

The event, part of a nationwide Walk to End Alzheimer’s put on in 600 communities by the Alzheimer’s Association, attracted more than 800 Sarasota County residents making up more than 120 teams meeting and walking through Nathan Benderson Park early Saturday morning.

By the end of the walk, the organization had raised more than $200,000.

in such places as Grosse Point, Tonawanda, Westport or Naperville, we bring you our annual look back at some of the big news you might have missed and a few other happenings that crossed our paths while you were away.

DRIVING CHANGE Plans take Ringling Boulevard in a new direction.

Like we said, Welcome Back.

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WEEK OF NOV. 3, 2022

Red tide returns to southern beaches

“No matter how much I buy, I always run out.”

Barbara Pugliese, owner of Just/Because on St. Armands Circle, on candy for the shopping district’s annual Halloween trick or treaters.

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After an up-and-down cycle of red tide reports last week, health department officials this week have issued a new alert again for beaches in the southern half of Sarasota County.

Samples taken Tuesday at seven sites contained red tide cells, though in concentrations from very low to medium.

The beaches affected are: Venice Beach (53 cells per milliliter), Service Club Park (3), Venice Fishing Pier (16), Brohard Beach (45), and Caspersen Beach (86), Manasota Key (280), and Blind Pass (216). Levels between 1-10 are considered very low; 10-100 low; 100-1,000 medium.

Trace levels of Karenia brevis, the cells that cause red tide, were detected at Siesta Beach and South Lido Park, but not to the level requiring an advisory.

Levels were listed as 0 for areas from Lido Beach north through Longboat Key. Signs will be posted at affected beaches. The Health Department on Oct. 26 rescinded a red tide advisory for the same region after follow-up testing revealed concentrations of Karenia brevis had returned to background levels.

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Condominium units and hotel rooms proposed for a site just east of Tamiami Trail on Second Street.

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Maximum speed of the city’s Bay Runner trolley in the shared bus-bike lane on Ringling Causeway. That lane was activated for trolley use this week.

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Work progresses on the roundabout at U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue.

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n City of Sarasota Commission regular meeting — 9 a.m., Monday, Nov. 7, Commission chambers, City Hall, 1565 First St. n Sarasota County Commission regular meeting — 9 a.m., TuesdayWednesday, Nov. 15-16, Commission Chambers, County Administration Building, 1660 Ringling Blvd. n Sarasota County School Board — 6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15, Board Chambers, Landings Administration Complex, 1980 Landings Blvd.

he effects of Hurricane Ian have caused a delay of several weeks in the construction of the roundabout at Tamiami Trail and Gulfstream Avenue. The diverting of manpower and materials toward roadway repairs in points south meant a two-week shutdown of work at the roundabout and materials shortages.

FDOT Project Engineer Pinky Pakalapati said delays in the wake of the storm mean the roundabout lanes will not open

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“Because all the resources have been diverted toward the hurricane relief, trucking has been a problem, and it’s like pulling teeth to get concrete,” Pakalapati said.

As the circle comes closer to opening, some detours will be necessary, Pakalapati said, but are planned to occur overnight.

When the roundabout is open to traffic, it will be months before the project is completed, and periodic lane closures will occur.

In addition to traffic, another improvement resulting from the roundabout is drainage in a previously flood-prone location. Never was that more evident than when Hurricane Ian dropped more than a foot of rain there.

“There is all new drainage structures because the old pipe — I’m not sure how long ago it was put in — had a lot of debris and silt in it so that was reducing the capacity for the drainage pipes,” Pakalapati said. “Now it’s all new. It’s going to be full capacity.”

Women’s baseball event in town The inaugural All-American Woman’s Baseball Classic Tournament will be held from Nov. 19-22 at Ed Smith Stadium.

Pro-level competition will begin Nov, 19 among four teams, each wearing replica colors of jerseys worn by the 1943 All-Americans.

Misdee Wrigley Miller, the granddaughter of Phillip K. Wrigley, founder of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, will throw out the first pitch of the championship game in his honor.

Sixty athletes, many of whom are members of the Women’s Baseball World Cup, will showcase their talent while recognizing the women who paved the way before them. The tournament will pay homage to the League’s history by using the names of the original four teams – Peaches, Blue Sox, Belles, and Comets.

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ROUNDABOUT WAY TO A DEAL An agreement between the city of Sarasota and FDOT will permit the installation on roundabouts at U.S. 41 at 10th and 14th streets and sets the policy for future Art in the Roundabouts projects.

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hrough its Art in the Roundabouts program, the city of Sarasota is blazing a trail of sorts by placing sculpture in traffic circles large and small throughout the city.

Although three pieces already stand in roundabouts on locally maintained streets in the downtown core, the Trail being blazed is Tamiami as the first highway on which the Florida Department of Transportation is partnering with a city to install public art on state right of way.

During its Oct. 3 meeting, the Sarasota City Commission adopted an agreement between the city and state that allows sculpture to be installed specifically in the roundabouts on U.S. 41 at 10th and 14th streets, a model that will be carried forward to the Fruitville Road roundabout, the nearly completed circle at Gulfstream Avenue and new roundabouts beyond.

The agreement is a long time coming. The city contracted with artists for sculpture at 10th and 14th streets in 2019, the entire process waylaid by COVID-19 and its residual impacts.

Also time consuming were the intricacies of the agreement that covers safety, maintenance and liability factors.

A hurdle remains for one sculpture — Poly by Hou De Sousa — which awaits City Commission approval of an additional $59,000 because of cost escalation of materials. The Commission will take up the matter at its meeting Monday, Nov. 7.

As part of the city’s public arts fund — paid for by a 0.5% fee on any construction project exceeding $1 million — the two pieces were approved at $150,000 for Seagrass,

by Casto Solano, and $148,500 for Poly.

Seagrass will be installed at 10th Street and Poly at 14th Street.

“We are blazing a trail in some ways,” said Sarasota Senior Planner Mary Davis Wallace, who also heads up the city’s public arts program.

“This is a partnership that, even between two people we would even probably have to work out your role and my role in order for both of us to feel good about what we’re getting ready to do. With it being between two governing agencies, one being the state, there were a lot of details to work through.”

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The term of the two current roundabout agreements expires in 2045, which is determined to be the lifespan of the project.

Should installation not be completed within 365 days of the execution of the agreement, it may be terminated by FDOT. Wallace doesn’t consider the latter to be an issue. Seagrass is now in progress and Poly will begin if

DETAILS

Included in the agreement between the City of Sarasota and the Florida Department of Transportation, the city commits to: n Design, construction and maintenance of the project. n Locating all existing utilities, both aerial and underground, and for ensuring that all utility locations be accurately documented on the construction plans. n Monitoring construction operations and the maintenance of traffic throughout the course of the project in accordance with the latest edition of FDOT standard specifications; and development of an MOT plan and making any changes as necessary. n Enter FDOT right-of-way to install the project. n Ensure that construction of the project is performed in accordance with the approved construction documents and that it will meet all applicable federal, state and local standards. n Perpetual maintenance of the project including all costs. n Indemnification in all contracts with contractors, subcontractors, consultants and subconsultants who perform work in connection with the agreement. The contractor/ subcontractor/ consultant/subconsultant shall indemnify, defend, save and hold harmless FDOT from claims, demands, liability of any nature whatsoever arising out of, because of, or due to any negligent act or occurrence of omission or commission. n Carry a general liability insurance policy or policies.

the City Commission approves the additional funding. Both sculptures will be shipped here — Seagrass from Spain and Poly from New York — and assembled on site by each artist’s dedicated team.

Before then, the protective pedestals must be built by the city, concrete circular pads of a 12-inch base topped by another six inches to elevate the pieces above street level.

Global disruptions notwithstanding, Wallace said the prototype nature of roundabout art on state roads required extensive scrutiny.

“We are going to be making a real impact for state roundabouts and we want to make sure we’re doing it right,” Wallace said. “FDOT did require that we present a step-like, a tiered system in order to protect the art so we have walls that have been designed and engineered to provide

Seagrass, by Spanish sculptor Casto Solano, will be installed in the roundabout at U.S. 41 and 10th Street.

Photos by Andrew Warfield

Should the City Commission approve an additional $59,000 for materials cost increases since approved June 2019, Poly

by New York sculptor Hou De Sousa will be installed in the roundabout at U.S. 41 and 14th Street.

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a stepped system that would further protect the art and the travelers. We had a consultant come in and design that for us, and that was one of the reasons why it took the time that was needed to be sure that FDOT agreed.”

As the pedestals are being built, fabricating of the sculptures will ensue, Wallace said. Barring supply chain complications, fabrication will take five to six months.

Wallace said the goal is to complete installation at both roundabouts by late summer to early fall of 2023.

“We’re ready to move forward,” she said. “People will see this in a way of why did this take so long or why is this such an arduous process and not yielding any results; and I think what we need to consider is this is all new, and we’re building a foundation for the future and we’re hopefully setting an example for other cities in Florida to be able to do this.”

TRAFFIC CALMING

Sarasota launched its Art in the Roundabouts program with its first installation at Main Street and Orange Avenue in 2016, followed by two others at new downtown roundabouts.

The goal of the U.S. 41 roundabout sculptures is to bejewel a “necklace” of sorts of new roundabouts built, under construction or planned along Tamiami Trail through the city.

Although smaller in scale, the

sculpture in the downtown roundabouts proved a successful test case for progression to larger, multilane traffic circles.

The roundabouts along U.S. 41 are in part a product of the new urbanist Andres Duany-inspired downtown master plan, which called for significantly reducing speeds on Tamiami Trail by moving buildings closer to the road to create “enclosure,” which naturally encourages slower speeds, and installing traffic-calming features — such as roundabouts — to create a more walkable community.

Roundabouts, bump-outs, chicanes and other devices naturally reduce speeds, the philosophy posits, as do visual elements such as art.

Size, scope and visibility both day and night are primary elements in selecting sculptures for roundabout applications.

“You want to be able to see it from a distance and you want to be able to approach the roundabout with some caution, and sometimes that means a healthy bit of visibility,” Wallace said. “There is a piece of art, there are signs, people are slowing down, there’s paint on the road … there a lot of indicators, and public art actually does serve as a signal to slow down and it has been proven to reduce traffic accidents, so we hope that will be the case.”

ART IN THE ROUND (ABOUT)

The city of Sarasota’s Art in the Roundabouts Program was awarded the 2021 Roundabout Standing Committee Innovative Roundabout of Merit Award by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. The program has three installation of sculptures and three more in progress. They include: n Main Street and Orange Avenue (Embracing our Dif-

ferences, 2016).

n Orange Avenue and Ringling Boulevard (Bravo,

2018). n Palm Avenue and Cocoanut Avenue (Jumping Fish, 2019). n 10th Street and U.S. 41 (Seagrass, in progress). n 14th Street and U.S. 41 (Poly, in progress). n Fruitville Road and U.S. 41 (selection in progress). n Gulfstream Avenue and U.S. 41 (roundabout under construction).

Jumping Fish is in the roundabout at Palm and Cocoanut avenues.

Ovation is in the roundabout at Ringling Boulevard and South Orange Avenue.

Embracing Our Differences at the roundabout at Orange Avenue and Main Street.

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“Clearly, the most significant issue we see is this drop off. It pretty much destroys the viability of a hotel to suggest that we cannot put curb cuts there for the hotel.”

Andrew Warfield

Second Street project plan expands to mixed use of condos and hotel With the addition of an adjacent lot formerly planned for The Beacon, a development plan for Second Street next to the Embassy Suites includes 18 condos and a hotel.

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n the two-plus months since M2RE Partners won City Commission approval to demolish a building on Second Street next to the Embassy Suites hotel for an unannounced project, the scope of the development has grown.

With the addition of a vacant lot next door, the project at 1225, 1233

built in 1925 and an office building next door built in 1996.

Since then, the developer acquired the vacant lot next door, which in 2019 was announced as The Beacon, a development of five luxury condos priced from $2.3 million to $2.7 million, with a penthouse price to be determined.

That project never materialized.

“We were proceeding on this project on 1225 and 1233 Second Street on its own, and then the property to the east became available,” development consultant Joel Freedman told the DRC panel. “That project didn’t go forward and so our client, the applicant, picked up that property as well, which then changed the entire project.”

Now proposed is a mixed-use building of condominiums and a hotel, the property is zoned Downtown Bayfront on the west — the former Palm Apartments — and the parcels to the east Downtown Core.

To conform to the zoning code, the residential tower will be adjacent to the Embassy Suites above the hotel that will cover all three parcels, all perched above a parking structure.

Plans show the condos at 1,938 square feet facing the bay and 1,704 square feet facing the rear alley and over a row of existing townhomes toward Fruitville Road. The residential tower will top out at 18 stories and the hotel 10, including a parking garage beneath with 104 parking spaces. The minimum required spaces for the project is 73.

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and 1243 Second Street is now proposed to be an 18-unit condominium and 109-room hotel mixeduse development steps away from Tamiami Trail.

On Aug. 1, the commission overturned a Historic Preservation Board denial to raze the nearly century-old Palm Apartments building, paving the way for M2RE Partners’ principal Mike Hersom to begin planning a project on the site of the structure

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point between the development and the DRC was access to and from the parking structure and hotel dropoff. The plans show one two-way and one one-way curb cuts off Second Street to service both the hotel and the residential.

The DRC, which is comprised of representatives of numerous city departments, suggested vehicle access be moved to the alley between Second Street and Fruitville Road to minimize pedestrian conflicts. The alley is used by the townhomes to the rear for access to individual garages, and by the Embassy Suites for deliveries, waste pickup and other service vehicles.

Chris Gallagher of Hoyt Architects told the DRC that moving vehicle access off Second Street and onto a dead-end alley would require a U-turns off Cocoanut Avenue and create a noninviting entry to the hotel.

“Our feeling is you’re creating pretty significant vehicular and pedestrian conflicts by forcing that scenario,” Gallagher said. “The Embassy Suites, which is actually closer to (U.S. 41) than us has three curb cuts. The Ovation down the street has a couple of curb cuts. If your front door is on the street, the hotel operator really needs to have a place to drop off at the front, so we designed that accordingly.”

One possible solution Gallagher offered to address vehicle-pedestrian conflicts on Second Street is to turn the two-way driveway into oneway, which would reduce the width of the curb cut and provide greater visibility. Otherwise, he added, the hotel element would not be feasible.

“Clearly, the most significant issue we see is this drop off,” Gallagher said. “It pretty much destroys the viability of a hotel to suggest that we cannot put curb cuts there for the hotel.”

Once the developer addresses matters raised by the DRC, a resubmittal will be required. Because the project is planned to conform to existing zoning, it requires only staff approval.

— Chris Gallagher

The former Palm Apartments immediately adjacent to the Embassy Suites hotel will be razed along with the building next door for a mixed-use development of condos and a hotel.

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Working their way through the city of Sarasota’s Development Review Committee are structures in the design phase, not including an eventual permanent clubhouse.

A temporary clubhouse will serve golfers until that is built.

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The planned buildings are: n A course restroom with 216 square feet of enclosed space and a 936-square-foot footprint including roof overhangs. n A player development center with 238 square feet of enclosed area and a 839-square-foot footprint including roof overhangs. n The Gillespie Building with 360 square feet of enclosed area and a 728-square-foot footprint including roof overhangs. That will be the starter building for the short course.

According to Sarasota Parks and Recreation General Manager Sue Martin, the Gillespie Building will replace a starter booth that was razed at the site across Circus Boulevard from the primary course, but will serve multiple purposes.

“It’s going to be more than what was there previously, but it’s not really a clubhouse,” she said. “There’s going to be a little bit more room to sell items like balls and gloves and maybe a small gathering area. It’s going to be a little bit bigger than what it was, but it’s basically your starter booth.”

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New gates are coming to Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

MORE GATES ON THE WAY

Have you ever arrived at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport and been annoyed by those people who simply must unbuckle and get their overhead bags and stand in the aisle literally the moment the jet comes to a complete stop?

Well, that’s another story, but if you’ve been frustrated by those same people as your plane stopped and waited for a gate to open up for one reason or another, then SRQ’s plans for the future will make you smile.

With an eye toward growth and the need to better serve future customers, the airport has embarked on a $72 million project to add a ground-based boarding facility capable of serving upwards of 2.5 million passengers a year through five new gates. Combined with the current 13 gates, SRQ’s capacity will be about 5 million annual travelers.

If that number sounds outlandish, consider the airport in 2021 had more than 3.1 million passengers, 1.2 million more than in 2019.

“We’re growing so fast we need more gates, and the fastest way to do that is ground-based because you don’t have to build air bridges and you don’t have to go two stories,” said SRQ President and CEO Rick Piccolo. “It’s also not as expensive. We’re looking for fast and cost-effective, while at the same time making sure that we have something that looks as nice as the rest of the airport.”

The Sarasota Orchestra announced the death of incoming music director Bramwell Tovey on July 12. Tovey, 69, had accepted the position of music director in 2021, but his previous obligations did not allow him to take full control in Sarasota until the upcoming season.

Tovey, a Grammy-award winner, previously served as music director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (from 2000 to 2019) and the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra (from 2002 to 2006). He was educated at the Royal Academy of Music and the University of London, and he served as principal conductor of Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet early in his career.

Tovey first conducted as part of his new role in Sarasota in October 2021, and he returned to lead the orchestra in the finale to the Masterworks season in April. Tovey made an immediate impression in April by explaining some of the musical gags in “Til Eugenspiegel’s Merry Pranks,” and the musicians were looking forward to getting to work with him on a regular basis.

“There was immediate chemistry between Maestro Tovey and our orchestra,” said Joseph McKenna, the president and CEO of Sarasota Orchestra, as part of an official statement. “We shared with him an expectation of a long partnership. Like so many, all of us at Sarasota Orchestra feel the tremendous loss of a great friend and sincere collaborator.”

A NEW POLICE CHIEF

City Manager Marlon Brown, Police Chief Rex Troche and Deputy City Manager Pat Robinson pose for a photo after Troche was sworn in.

In a ceremony packed with friends, family, co-workers and more police brass than a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Chicago, the city named its first Hispanic police chief in late April.

City Manager Marlon Brown said he interviewed no one else but the then-acting police chief for the role but gathered a wealth of information on what stakeholders said they would value in the city’s 13th top cop.

“My philosophy is to always promote from within if we have that talent, if we have that expertise, and Chief Troche just check all the boxes

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A NEW COMMISSION

The City Commission could either look a little different or a lot different in the next few weeks. It all started in February when at-large Commissioner Hagen Brody decided to run for the Democratic nomination for the District 2 County Commission seat instead of re-election to the city dais.

That seat, in the county’s only Democratic-leaning County Commission district, looked attractive with incumbent (and Republican) Christian Ziegler bowing out. Recall that county voters twice affirmed their commitment to single-member voting, which meant a Democrat actually had a chance.

When the primary dust settled, former Sarasota Mayor Fredd Atkins was the nominee, not Brody.

So when you cast your at-large City Commission ballot next week (Maybe you’ve already done so.), you’re picking among one incumbent in Jen AhearnKoch seeking reelection and two newcomers, Dan Lobeck and Debbie Trice, for two seats.

The Commission could end up with two new faces.

And, once seated, the group will pick a new mayor for the coming year.

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that the community saw they wanted in a chief,” Brown said.

Troche said for his part, serving the role as interim chief simply made even clearer that the path toward the formal position was the right direction for him.

“I felt I was the right person for this job. I felt that I had enough experience; I had enough life experience; I had enough training to step into this role,’’ he said. “For me, there was no hesitation and I felt just the confidence that the city manager exuded when we had our conversations and the belief that he had in me. There

was never a day where I felt, ‘Wow, I’m not sure I should make this decision because I don’t have the support of the city manager.’’’

Troche has been with the Sarasota Police since 2002, serving in each of the departments divisions and rising through the ranks after starting his law enforcement career in Largo in 1997.

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Public pensions: No to ESG More and more governments are forgetting their fiduciary responsibilities and engaging in ESG investing. While activist investing is fine for private investors, it is not for governments.

Executive Editor and COO / Kat Hughes, KHughes@YourObserver.com

ESG Risk Ratings come from Morningstar’s Sustainanalytics (pulled April 22-24, 2022) and Market Capitalization data come from Yahoo Finance (pulled May 4, 2022).

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rguments about activist investing are currently generating a lot of headlines, notably with President Biden’s administration, including support for activist investing in his climate change policies.

This move was cheered by many who want governments to commit to investing in securities and funds that meet certain environmental, social and governance ideals or standards and to refuse to give government contracts to companies that violate those ideals or standards.

At the same time, several governors and legislatures have pushed back with policies or laws banning state investments or contracts with businesses that pursue ESG approaches.

For example, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has forbidden state agencies from using ESG criteria when making investment decisions, saying he is protecting Florida from “woke capital.”

So, we have some governments refusing to invest pension funds in banks or investment pools that do business with oil companies or gun manufacturers, while other governments refuse to invest pension funds in banks or investment pools that WON’T invest in oil companies or gun manufacturers. It’s a triumph of populist politics over sound financial decision making.

ESG investing is also becoming more prevalent with individuals making their own investments and in the policies implemented by institutional investors and public pension systems.

Because ESG debates and activist investing look to be a significant subject of contention for the foreseeable future, it is essential to draw clear lines of when it is and is not appropriate to implement investment strategies that overstep the usual purpose of meeting specific financial objectives, especially in the case of retirement savings.

It is entirely appropriate for individuals to make whatever investment decisions they like with their assets. Giving individuals a choice in where to place their assets is healthy and consistent with longstanding American investment tradition. Look to the long history of specialized or sector funds for

examples.

Of paramount importance with these investments is that their objectives and methods are made clear to potential investors through the prospectus and other communications materials.

Individuals having the ability to invest with their conscience in a way consistent with their beliefs and objectives is laudable and is consistent with a free society.

Investors also need to understand that widespread use of ESG criteria has broader implications for the market. The accompanying figures show that large companies (those with higher capitalization shown in blue) have substantially less ESG risk than do smaller companies (in orange). This means ESG investing actually discourages investing in smaller firms and could reduce competition and increase market concentration, not because of serving their customers better, but because of politicized investment decisions.

This is even more dangerous when those decisions are being made by government investors.

There are serious concerns when activism is involved with pooled retirement investments, such as public pension systems. Public pension plans should not engage in political activism.

Unfortunately, lawmakers and officials on all extremes of the political landscape are increasingly attempting to dictate how investment funds maintained for various governmental functions must be invested. The trends, both promoting ESG and anti-ESG, are being directed at state and local government-run pension funds for public employees.

Pension fund investment managers have a fiduciary

responsibility to manage their funds exclusively to best meet the financial needs of plan participants.

In the case of public retirement plans, those needs are to support the plan sponsor’s financial obligation to plan members within closely managed risk guardrails.

It is also clear that activistinvestment mandates are inconsistent with these fiduciary responsibilities and retirement plan objectives.

The demand for investments that match certain political or policy beliefs and the increasing pressure on state and local governmentrun pension systems to ignore their fiduciary responsibilities in favor of politically motivated investing, present more reasons for governments to examine alternative retirement plan designs immediately.

It has become more widely understood that the traditional public sector defined benefit pension plan no longer meets the needs of the majority of today’s public employees and other impacted groups. Employees are increasingly mobile in their careers, and traditional defined benefit pension plans cannot effectively meet workers’ portability needs.

Traditional defined benefit plans also fail to meet many employers’ needs, impacting their ability to recruit and retain qualified employees. Additionally, in many cases, traditional defined benefit plans’ funding status continues to deteriorate, putting increasing pressure on taxpayers and on government budgets.

From public pension debt to failing to serve today’s workers to misguided politically motivated investment pressures, it is clear that the public retirement space is due

for some recalibration.

Retirement plan designs that are built on a defined contribution foundation and have objectives focused on lifetime income and risk management can be the leading-edge answer to many of today’s public pension dilemmas.

Sophisticated design structures incorporating defined benefit-like features into a defined contribution construct are available and in use today.

With these plans, sponsors can make available many employeeselected investment options that do not force the employee into heavy-handed, politically motivated investments or ones they oppose morally. With the help of an independent financial adviser, if desired, individual employees can build a portfolio that best meets their personal goals and objectives.

It should seem obvious that retirement plans must focus on meeting the objectives of several interested parties, most notably the public employee participants.

Attempting to impose politically motivated investment controls on public pension plans violates core fiduciary standards and is a gross over-reach by governments.

Instead, lawmakers and workers should seek to modernize public retirement plans in ways that give individuals the flexibility to vote with their feet, have plan portability when they change jobs and invest as they see fit.

U.S. Senate — Marco Rubio U.S. Representative, District 16 — Vern Buchanan U.S. Representative, District 17 — Greg Steube

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Governor/Lieutenant Governor — Ron DeSantis/Jeanette Nunez Attorney General — Ashley Moody Chief Financial Officer — Jimmy Patronis Commissioner of Agriculture — Wilton Simpson State Representative, District 72 — Tommy Gregory State Representative, District 73 — Fiona McFarland Florida Supreme Court — Vote yes to retain Justices Charles Canady, John D. Couriel, Jamie Grosshans, Jorge Labarga and Ricky Polston Florida Second District Court of Appeal — Vote yes to retain

Judges Patricia Joan Kelly, Nelly N. Khouzam, Suzanne Y. Labrit, Matt Lucas, Robert Morris, Stevan Travis Northcutt, John K. Stargel, Craig C. Villanti

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Amendment 1 / Limit on Assessment of Real Property — Yes Amendment 2 / Abolish Constitution Revision Commission — No Amendment 3 / Additional Homestead Property Tax Exemption — No

MANATEE COUNTY

County Commission, District 2 — Amanda Ballard County Commission, District 4 — Michael Rahn County Commission, District 6 (At-large) — Jason Beardon School Board, District 2 — Cindy

Spray Economic Development Tax Referendum — No

SARASOTA COUNTY

County Commission, District 2 — Mark Smith County Commission, District 4 — Joe Neunder Charter Review Board, District 1 — Alexandra Coe Charter Review Board, District 2 — G. Matthew Brockway Charter Review Board, District 4 — No recommendation Hospital Board, Northern District, Seat 2 — Victor J. Rohe County Referendum to Continue One-Cent Sales Infrastructure Surtax — Yes County Bond Referendum to Accelerate Community Infrastructure Projects with OneCent Sales Tax Bonds — Yes Charter Amendment Question One: To Amend Section 7.1

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Commissioner At-Large — Debbie Trice Charter Amendment: Increase City Commissioners’ Annual Salary — No Charter Amendment: Allow Option to Purchase Insurance Coverage or Surety Bonds — Yes Charter Amendment: Charter Review Committee’s General Recommendations — No Charter Amendment: To Require Referenda on City Charter Amendments to Be Held Only on the Dates of General Elections in Even Years and Prohibit Special Charter Elections — Yes

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NEW GOLF COURSE AT THE SAME OLD SITE There were a few months there when all indications were that we’d be teeing up Titleists at the city’s restored Bobby Jones Golf Course this fall.

Well, that’s not happening but work on the project to reset the forlorn 36-hole layout to Donald Ross’ original 18-hole layout, with such modern-day improvements as, oh, drainage. Also in the offing, a nature park that will one day occupy the remainder of the acreage and serve as a filtering agent for storm water runoff from miles around.

Work is progressing, but that first tee shot will likely come in the spring of 2023.

What initially looked like a bewildering collection of arrows, stripes, temporary traffic barrels, permanent traffic islands, traffic signs and emblems painted on the pavement along Ringling Boulevard has matured of late into the first segment of the city’s complete streets program.

Workers got started over the summer in converting the eastern segment of the thoroughfare from a four-lane street with conventional parking and no accommodation for bikes or scooters. Now, it’s a twolane road with designated space for two-wheelers, along with plenty of buffering. Work now is progressing west of U.S. 301 with the goal of safely linking Legacy Trail with the bayfront. The $2.76 million project is scheduled for completion soon.

Project Manager Camden Mills said Ringling Boulevard is a suitable route for the project, because the street, which runs parallel to Main Street, it is not an evacuation route.

Because traffic declined from an average of 14,000 vehicle trips per day in 2002 to 7,900 trips in 2019, losing one travel lane in each direction would have minimal impact.

City leaders over the summer also listened to citizens to help formulate similar complete streets plans for Shade Avenue. Soon, results will be shared and three proposals rolled out for additional review.

Beach-water health is a frequent topic of concern.

CONCERN ABOUT THE BEACHES

Traffic moves through the eastern segment of Ringling Boulevard over the summer.

A LONGER LEGACY

The Legacy Trail runs through the city of Sarasota.

One doesn’t have to look far to find county and city plans to keep building on the rails-to-trails success of the Legacy Trail. Both governments are keen to add connecting points, spurs and access to other areas. Even as far away as Lakewood Ranch.

One notion that doesn’t seem to be working is a proposal to keep the original concept of following a rail line north to Manatee County.

City officials found officials with Seminole Gulf Railroad uninterested in co-locating a trail alongside the tracks as they head north out of the city, leading toward a second pro-

posal to perhaps develop a series of neighborhood access points.

Pivoting in a new direction, City Engineer Nik Patel said, has presented new opportunities for Legacy Trail.

Rather than a single artery to University Parkway along the railroad, planners are exploring more of a capillary system to connect multiple points both east and west to an urban trail network through neighborhoods, such as Newtown, that completes the trail northward.

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Though experts say it’s difficult to find a smoking gun when it comes to higherthan-acceptable levels of bacteria at bathing beaches, one thing they can agree on is what to do about it.

They post no-swim advisories to be safe.

That’s exactly what health authorities had to do several times this summer when concentrations of enterococcus bacteria climbed.

The stakes are high when no-swim advisories are posted, and they are not posted lightly, health officials say, adding the outof-bounds levels of the bacteria can be indicative of several conditions ranging from routine to serious. Health officials also stress that concentrations of enterococcus bacteria are not related to red tide outbreaks.

Still, the microscopic organisms can lead to health problems.

“When these bacteria are found at high levels in recreational waters, there is a risk that some people may become ill,” Sarasota County Health and Human Services spokesperson Steve Huard said.

While the high levels of bacteria can originate from a number of sources, the true source of the bacteria is hard to determine as that level of testing is extensive and costly, Executive Director of the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program Dave Tomasko said.

“The source does matter,” he said. “It’s so expensive to do the source assessment that they rightfully use the bacteria as an indicator.”

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NO SMOKING AT THE BEACH

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Construction is underway on the 11.76-acre site for the new Mote aquarium.

The city in September joined the ranks of counties and municipalities around Florida banning smoking on beaches and in parks, empowered by a state law that sunsetted a state ban on local governments making such rules.

The town of Longboat Key did the same, while Sarasota County officials are still looking at the possibility. Discussion of topic was tabled recently.

City Commissioners left open the possibility of setting aside a place to puff in parking lots or other designated sites as a means to accommodate those who still want to fire up while along the shore.

MOTE DEAL CLOSES IN BENDERSON PARK In mid-July, the Sarasota County Commission unanimously voted to convey the site near Interstate 75 to Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium for $100. There, the nonprofit marine research organization plans to build a new 110,000-square-foot aquarium, a project years in the making. Days later, Mote closed on the property.

Construction is underway on the 11.76-acre site, once owned by Sarasota County.

Branded Mote Science Education Aquarium, Mote reached a $90 million fundraising milestone in October 2021.

Michael Moore, special advisor to the office of the president who has led the fundraising campaign for the Mote SEA, said donations have picked up pace since the land was conveyed, adding an announcement about the next milestone will come this fall.

“The community’s response to the project is accelerating with prospective donors as they see the project is starting to materialize,” Moore said.

“Definitely when it comes out of the ground in a few months, we know that’s going to help us toward the goal.”

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Arrivederci, Serenissima, there’s a new highest sale price for a residential property in the Sarasota-Manatee-Charlotte county region after the sales closing of a home in Sarasota’s Harbor Acres.

The 12,000-square-foot home, which sits on almost 2 acres at 1423 and 1435 Hillview Drive, sold for $17.5 million, $1 million more than the 2020 sale of a Longboat Key home, named “most serene” in Italian and the 2021 sale of a Gulf-front home on Casey Key. “This is not only a record-breaking sale but truly one of the finest properties offered in Sarasota,” said Linda Driggs, of Michael Saunders & Co., who worked with the company’s Kim Ogilvie to represent the sellers. “The owners created a park-like waterfront setting and curated every detail imaginable inside and out.”

Driggs sold the same home at 1423 Hillview Drive in 2007, which then set a record at $7.287 million.

The property offers nearly 250 feet of bayfront, two docks, downtown views and plenty of outdoor space for recreation and large-scale entertaining.

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Joes beat the pros

TRIBUTES Eugene Francis Lyons 1924-2022

The event, held at PopStroke in Sarasota, saw Rickie Fowler and Paula Creamer have a lot of fun despite the loss.

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Eugene Francis Lyons passed away in his sleep on October 15, 2022 in Sarasota, FL at the age of 98.

he headliners of PopStroke’s $25K Showdown, part of its PopStroke Tour Championship, held Oct. 26-28 at the venue’s University Town Center location, were PGA Tour golfer Rickie Fowler and LPGA Tour golfer Paula Creamer.

The winners were Chris Johnson and Jacob Stasiulewicz.

The two amateur golfers, but professional putters, took down Fowler and Creamer in the $25K Showdown, which consisted of one 18-hole round on the venue’s Tiger Red course.

Johnson and Stasiulewicz finished 3 under par while the pros finished 1 over par. To get into the Showdown, Johnson and Stasiulewicz had to win the PopStroke Tour Championship’s team competition, which was completed Thursday evening. That win netted the pair $20,000 to share, with the $25K Showdown prize money an added bonus.

The loss did not seem to bother Fowler. In fact, he expected it. Speaking before the event, Fowler said he and Creamer were the underdogs because Johnson and Stasiulewicz had played the course more than 100 times. It was Fowler’s and Creamer’s first time on the course.

Considering all of that, Fowler said he was at the event to have fun, not necessarily to win.

He was impressed by PopStroke’s greens, even if they were somewhat different than the greens he plays on the PGA Tour.

“These speeds are actually similar to what we saw last week (at The CJ Cup at Congaree Golf Club in South Carolina),” Fowler said. “But there’s a lot more slope (on the tour). I would say a 3- or 4-four footer is fairly similar to what you see here. Outside of

In his later years, Eugene enjoyed watching soccer and hockey on the weekends.

He never missed a beat. He could tell you all the players and who scored a goal.

He is preceded in death by his wife Sheila Lyons and his eldest daughter, Patricia Lyons. He is survived by his three other children Frank Lyons, Colleen Brown and Christopher Lyons, his 7 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Eugene was born May 18, 1924 in Bronx, NY. At 18, after graduating high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942. Serving during WWII, Eugene was in the Atlantic and Mediterranean Theatre. His ship arrived in the English Channel the day after D-Day. On November 4, 1944, while still in the Navy, Eugene married his wife Sheila.

They had four children together. After his discharge from the Navy, Eugene worked in the New York City area as a draftsmen until he retired.

He then moved to Sarasota, Florida in the late 90s. He lived there happily and comfortably for nearly three decades. He spent his last two years of life at Heron Club at Prestancia, an assisted living facility in Sarasota.

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Chris Johnson, Jacob Stasiulewicz, Paula Creamer and Rickie Fowler pose together after the $25K Showdown. Johnson and Stasiulewicz won by four strokes.

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Chris Johnson and Jacob Stasiulewicz took down Rickie Fowler and Paula Creamer in the $25K Showdown. Here’s an overview of what Fowler and Creamer have accomplished on their pro tours.

RICKIE FOWLER n Five PGA Tour wins, most recently at the 2019 Phoenix Open (17 under par) n Eight top-five finishes at major championships (three second-place finishes) n Two European Tour wins n One Asia Tour win n Finished No. 1 in the PGA Tour’s Strokes Gained: Putting statistic in 2016-2017 PAULA CREAMER n 10 LPGA Tour wins, most recently at the 2014 HSBC Women’s World Championship (10 under par) n One major championship win at the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open (3 under par) n Two LPGA of Japan Tour wins

that, you’re hitting different stuff.”

Creamer took a different approach to the event, stating that she was playing to win, though she laughed her way through the round like Fowler did when something went wrong.

“It’s not many times you can inter-

mix like this in terms of competition, pros and amateurs,” Creamer said. “I think putting is a great way to do it.

Normally it’s not a fair challenge (for the amateurs), but here it is.”

That was evident in the win by Johnson and Stasiulewicz. Also evident was that the winners have serious skill. Johnson, originally from Columbia, Missouri, said he and Stasiulewicz, who is from Columbus, Ohio, met while competing in a Major Series of Putting event in Las Vegas in 2017. The pair then played together at the same event in 2018 and 2019. Johnson said they would only play together once per year, and the COVID-19 pandemic put their events on hold for two years.

“We actually thought this was not going to happen again,” Johnson said.

They jumped at the chance to play together again when they heard about the PopStroke Tour Championship. Being putting professionals, they were not intimidated by Fowler and Creamer’s skills — but they were nervous. They wanted that prize money.

“I had a big putt on hole No. 8, and I could actually feel my hand shake,” Stasiulewicz said. “I have never felt that before.”

The pair said Fowler and Creamer were cordial and asked for advice.

The $25K showdown was taped and will air on Bally Sports Nov. 20 and on The Golf Channel Dec. 19 and Jan. 4.

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TRIBUTES W. Howard Rooks 1934-2022 SARASOTA - W. Howard Rooks, 88 of Sarasota died peacefully at his home on October 20, 2022, surrounded by his loving daughter and grandchildren.

Howard was born on February 8, 1934, in Turkey, North Carolina, the second of two children born to William and Orpha Rooks.

The son of a North Carolina tobacco farmer, Howard was the first from his town to attend college. He continued to work the fields with his family and hitchhiked rides to East Carolina University where he became class president. He received his BA in 1956 and, years later, became a Trustee of the University.

Howard served two years in the U.S. Army before becoming a high school teacher in Alexandria, Virginia where he met his wife of 25 years, Sue Gilliam Rooks.

One evening, after closing on their new home in Alexandria, Howard noticed the real estate agent earned more on one transaction than he made teaching school for an entire year.

Howard decided to get his real estate license and try to sell houses on the weekends to supplement his salary. He quickly fell in love with the business, gave up teaching, and in 1968, founded Mount Vernon Realty in Alexandria.

Over the next 25 years, he grew the company to over 3,000 agents and 62 offices.

Before he sold the company to Weichert Realtors in 1991, Mount Vernon Realty became the 10th largest privately owned real estate company in the United States. He was an inspiring and charismatic leader, driven by helping his agents create their own dreams and meet their goals.

Following the sale of his business, Howard began to spend more time in Sarasota where he had purchased a small home on Lido Key in 1970. He was passionate about Sarasota and knew one day he would retire there. He spent the last 30 years of his life in Sarasota, but never really retired.

An admitted “deal junkie,” Howard was soon creating, developing, partnering, and investing full-time in Sarasota. He was quickly joined by his daughter Lisa and her husband Bob Morris in many of these real estate investments. He was also involved in several related business pursuits including The Plaza restaurant on Longboat Key, Cork and the Bottle Shop on St. Armands Circle, and Amore restaurant in downtown’s Burns Court neighborhood. His initial passion was the real estate itself, but he came to love the process of creating a community, spending time with the staff, and enjoying meals, drinks, and great music with his friends and regulars at the piano bar.

Howard was also passionate about the modern architecture of Sarasota and his Lido Shores neighborhood. At a time when Mediterranean style homes

were in favor, he sought to bring more classic modern architecture to Sarasota.

Having no experience in building, construction, or design, Howard sought out the best people in each field; he partnered with Guy Peterson, Pat Ball and Rick Carlisle to help bring his vision to life. He restored and improved several of the most important Sarasota School of Architecture houses and built several high-end waterfront spec homes.

He measured his success by his relationships with others, what he was able to create, and how he made others feel.

While Howard always hoped to make a profit, sometimes he didn’t, especially during times of recession. What was most important to Howard was creating projects that were fun, beautiful, and interesting; projects that would create delight and benefit others. He had big ideas and knew how to connect with people who could do what he could not. Howard was the ultimate optimist and a fearless risk-taker, always motivated by the creative process. He measured his success by his relationships with others, what he was able to create, and how he made others feel. Over the years, money came and went, and came again, but never seemed to influence who he was and how he

treated other people. He had a deep inner faith that all would be well. He was extraordinarily grateful for his life and for those in it.

Howard was an active Rotarian for decades. He was a member of St. Armands Lutheran Church and served as a Stephen minister there. He served on the Board of Directors for Meals on Wheels, Sarasota. He was a two term Trustee of East Carolina University and served on many other charitable and business boards during his professional careers in both Alexandria and Sarasota.

Howard was predeceased by his beloved son, Gregory Kent Rooks.

He is survived by his daughter Lisa Rooks Morris of Sarasota, his grandchildren Kathryn “Kate” Morris and Robert “Tripp” Morris, his big sister, Janice Tolar, and his niece, Jacki Cavenaugh both of Newport, NC.

A memorial service will be held on Monday, November 7 at 10:00am, St. Armands Key Lutheran Church, 40 North Adams Drive, Sarasota, FL 34236. He will be buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Alexandria, VA. Condolences can be sent at Toalebrothers.com.

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niversity of South Florida running back Brian Battie, a former Sarasota High athlete, has a new gig: He’s the face of Moore Resources, an independent insurance agency in St. Petersburg. Finally, college athletics’ Name, Image and Likeness rules benefit someone who deserves it. … Speaking of Battie, he had 12 carries for 106 yards and two touchdowns, plus four catches for 47 yards, Oct. 29 in the Bulls’ game against Houston — which they lost, 42-27. The Bulls are 1-7 in 2022. Someone get this man some help. Even Battie can’t do it all on his own. … A reminder for runners that the Tidewell Trot is at 7 a.m. Nov. 5 at Nathan Benderson Park. The annual 5K and mile run/walk benefits the Tidewell Foundation. Registration is $45 for the 5K and $40 for the mile run/walk. For information or to register, visit TidewellFoundation.org. … The Riverview High Kiltie Band always sounds good at football games, but its rendition of “Love Drunk” by Boys Like Girls this season is a particular delight to hear while going over stats and photos at halftime.

Kudos. … It’s a ways off, but there’s no reason not to mark it on your calendar since some flyers have been sent and received (like mine): The 2023 Dick Vitale Gala will be held May 5, again at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. The honorees will be former San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey, NBA Hall of Fame center David Robinson and U.S. tennis players and personalities John and Patrick McEnroe. The John Sanders Courage Award will be given to North Carolina State University Hall of Famer Dereck Whittenburg (basketball), and the Dick Vitale Spirit Award will be given to University of Tennessee men’s basketball Coach Rick Barnes. The event has raised $55 million for pediatric cancer research since its inception. For information, visit V.org/Vitale or call 350-0580.

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Cardinal Mooney got a key 14-7 win over Riverview on Tuesday night to help its case for the postseason.

RYAN KOHN SPORTS EDITOR

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ith the high school football season approaching the regular-season’s end point Friday, the postseason fortunes of two area football teams shifted seismically on Tuesday night.

The Riverview High Rams, back at the Ram Bowl for the first time since Hurricane Ian more than a month ago, hosted Cardinal Mooney High for a crucial midweek contest. It was the first time the two programs had played each other. Being a Florida High School Athletic Association Class 4S program, and being at home, conventional wisdom would have labeled the Rams the favorite over the Class 1S Cougars.

But conventional wisdom doesn’t decide the outcome of football games.

The Cougars (3-6) used punishing defense — and just enough offensive scrappiness — to walk away with a 14-7 win over the Rams (3-6). Cardinal Mooney intercepted Rams junior quarterback Jeremiah Dawson three times in the second half, one of which was returned for a touchdown

by Cougars junior linebacker George Leibold. The Cougars also caused Rams sophomore running back DJ Johnson to fumble at the Rams’ 27-yard line. The Cougars turned that mistake into the team’s other touchdown, a four-yard reverse by senior receiver Ryon White.

The win gives Cardinal Mooney a spark of hope when it comes to the playoff picture. As of Nov. 1, the latest FHSAA power rankings were released Oct. 26. In those rankings, the Cougars were ranked fifth in Class 1S Region 3; the top four teams advance to the postseason. But since those rankings were released, Mooney has beaten St. Petersburg Catholic (2-7) 35-0 on the road, in addition to the win over Riverview, while Zephyrhills Christian Academy (4-5), the No. 4 team, lost 34-22 to Northside Christian (8-0).

The FHSAA ranking algorithm — a version of MaxPreps’ formula — is not public, making any potential predictions difficult. However, the algorithm is known to incorporate strength of schedule, which already favors the Cougars (6.63) over Zephyrhills (-1.29). The win over a largeschool team such as Riverview should only enhance that difference, mean-

ing Mooney might not have to have a better record than Zephyrhills to jump the Warriors in the standings.

The Cougars’ season is also not over. Mooney will host Bayshore High (0-8) at 7 p.m. Friday in its regular season finale. A win would get the Cougars to 4-6 and potentially playoff bound, a feat that seemed a distant dream when the team fell to 1-6 on Oct. 21.

“The credit goes to these guys (the players),” Cardinal Mooney coach Jared Clark said. “Everybody told them that there was nothing left to play for. Everybody told them that they were out of the playoffs. They said we have nothing left. These guys didn’t listen. They tuned everybody out. They got closer to each other, bonded with each other. And they came out here and they played a heck of a football game tonight.”

On the other side of the Ram Bowl field, emotions were not as joyous.

The Rams were attempting to complete a similar playoff push; the game against Mooney was Riverview’s fourth in 12 days, an all-out effort to both make up games in the wake of Hurricane Ian as well as jockey for postseason positioning after starting the season 1-4. Rams coach Josh Smithers said he asked his players whether they wanted to attempt the jam-packed schedule, and they did.

The Rams ended up 2-2 in those final four games, which included an

Cardinal Mooney junior quarterback Johnny Antonucci completed nine of 12 passes for 107 yards against Riverview.

“On defense, that’s the best we have played all year. We’re close. We’re close.”

Rams junior Charles Lester III (1) races through the Cougars defense.

— Brody Wiseman

11th-straight win over rival Sarasota High (4-4), the No. 5 team in Class 4S Region 4 in the most recent rankings, on Friday. In the 4S class, eight teams per region make the postseason, so the win significantly boosted the Rams’ postseason resume; Riverview was the 10th team in the region in the rankings. A win over Mooney would have solidified the team’s case. Instead, the Rams will have to play the waiting game: Final postseason-determining rankings will be released Sunday. Unlike Mooney, the Rams will not play Friday; Smithers said it would be too much following the team’s recent stretch.

Like the Rams, the Sarasota High football program will be forced to wait and see its fate. Sailors coach Brody Wiseman said after the loss to the Rams that he was going to try to schedule a game for Friday to attempt one last resume-building win, but as of Nov. 1 no additional Sailors game has been announced. Wiseman also said he believes the team will still be in playoff position when the next rankings drop, perhaps in the No. 7- to No. 8-seed range instead of the No. 5 seed.

While frustrated with how the game against the Rams went — the Sailors had two touchdowns called back on penalties among other missed opportunities — Wiseman was adamant that his team has what it takes to compete with Riverview and other prestigious programs.

“Our kids played well,” Wiseman said. “On defense, that’s the best we have played all year. We’re close.

We’re close.”

The only Sarasota-area team with a winning record is Booker High (5-4), which has won three straight games and plays Lakewood Ranch High (6-3) on the road at 7 p.m.

Friday. Yet in the Oct. 26 rankings, Booker was still on the outside of the playoff picture, slotted ninth in Class 2A Region 4 behind Lake Placid High (4-5). Since the rankings were released, Booker has a 33-22 win over Lemon Bay High (3-5), while Lake Placid has lost 29-22 to Hardee High (1-6). The Dragons play Neumann High (4-4) on Friday. Regardless of that game’s outcome, a Booker win over Lakewood Ranch would seem to solidify the Tornadoes’ postseason spot.

COUGARS-RAMS KEY PLAYS AND STATS CARDINAL MOONEY n The Cougars forced four Rams turnovers (three interceptions, one fumble) — Junior linebacker George Leibold scored on a pick six n Senior receiver Ryon White scored on a four-yard reverse n Junior quarterback Johnny Antonucci completed nine of 12 passes for 107 yards RIVERVIEW n Sophomore running back DJ Johnson scored on a oneyard plunge n Senior Jaydon Tarohocker recovered a Mooney fumble

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Always have the memories After region loss, Mooney’s connection to its 2019 state title fades, but there’s still lots more ahead.

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highly successful era of Cardinal Mooney High indoor volleyball is over.

The Cougars (18-10) lost 3-1 to host Clearwater Central Catholic (19-7) in the Florida High School Athletic Associations Class 3A regional final on Tuesday night.

Mooney took the first set 25-18 before dropping three straight.

With the loss comes the end of the season and the end of the high school careers of Mooney’s seniors.

That group includes Jordyn Byrd, Madeline Carson, Gracie Page and Sawyer DeYoung.

Byrd, who will play for the University of Texas next fall, was the only freshman on the Cougars’ 2019 team that finished 22-10 and won a state championship 3-2 over Westminster Christian. But all of the seniors have had a positive impact on the program: The Cougars have gone 79-37 over the last four years, despite a coaching change, moving from Chad Sutton to Chad Davis after the 2020 season. And even though this year’s group could not quite get back to the Final Four, it did bring home one of the best individual wins of the era. That came on the road Oct. 28 when the Cougars stunned top-seeded and defending state champion Calvary Christian (24-4) with a 3-1 victory.

“So incredibly proud of my girls and my coaching staff,” Davis said following that match. “The girls did an amazing job following the game plan. The toughness they showed when the score was tied 22-22 (in set four) to pull out the match was inspiring. Every girl contributed tonight, and Jordyn (Byrd) was incredible lifting our offense.”

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Cardinal Mooney junior Addison Dempsey has the third-fastest girls cross-country time in the state entering the FHSAA Class 2A state meet Saturday.

I’ve been lucky to cover the Cougars for all four years of these seniors’ high school careers. I was usually watching them win, but even on the rare occasions they did not, they were always a blast to witness for the sheer emotion on their faces as they played. Though one class’ time is up, the Cougars should return plenty of talent to the court next season, including setter Helena Hebda, libero Katie Powers and middle hitter Riley Greene.

There is plenty of story to be written in Mooney volleyball’s pages in the future, but the book closes on the Cougars (and all area volleyball programs) for now. Other area fall sports programs, however, are still alive in the postseason.

That includes Mooney’s cross-

country program, where junior Addison Dempsey has the third fastest 5K time in the state across all classes (17:29.90). It was set at Dempsey’s district meet at North Port High on Oct. 22. In Class 2A, Dempsey’s time is second to Bolles High’s Jillian Candelino (17:16.23), the defending Class 2A state champion. That’s not an insignificant difference, but also not an impossible difference to make up at the state meet, which will be held Saturday at Apalachee State Park in Tallahassee. The park is notorious for being tough, particularly a section of the course known as “The Wall,” a sharp uphill section that is enough to punish the legs of any runner accustomed to running on flat Florida ground. It can be an equalizer.

Dempsey has already shaved off a lot of time this year — she finished the state run in 19:27.3 last year as a sophomore. Who’s to say she can’t shave a few more seconds for a state title?

And as always, watch out for Sarasota High’s boys and girls teams in Class 4A. The Sailors boys finished fifth in their region, while the girls finished third — and that was with the Sailors not pushing themselves to their limits, assuming coach John Stevenson followed through on his plans from last month. At regionals, the boys were led by senior Alec Miller (third place, 15:22.6) and the girls were led by sophomore Indy Grajalez (fifth place, 18:52.7).

The state swim meet is also Nov. 5, at Sailfish Splashpark Aquatic Athletics Center in Stuart. Once again, the Sarasota High boys program and the Riverview High girls program, both defending Class 4A state champions, have a chance to repeat. Sarasota will enter the meet seeded No. 1 in the boys 200-yard medley relay (1:33.95), the 200yard freestyle relay (1:25.89) and the 100-yard breaststroke (senior

The Cardinal Mooney volleyball season came to an end Tuesday against Clearwater Central Catholic, but not before defeating defending champion Calvary Christian the round before.

Liam Heary, 56.17); No. 2 in the 100-yard butterfly (Heary, 48.95); and have eight other entries in the top 10 in various events. Like usual, the team’s depth gives the Sailors a massive advantage.

Meanwhile, the Riverview girls have the chance to be even more dominant. The Rams are seeded No. 1 in the 200-yard freestyle (junior Addison Sauickie, 1:47.89), the 200-yard individual medley (junior Gracie Weyant, 2:00.05), the 100yard freestyle (Sauickie, 50.08), the 500-yard freestyle (junior Bailey O’Reagan, 4:50.62), the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:35.20), the 100yard breaststroke (Weyant, 1:01.85) and the girls 400-yard freestyle relay (3:24.99); No. 2 in the 200yard medley relay (1:46.31); and have 12 other top-10 entries in various events.

Somehow, that’s not all. The Mooney boys golf team plays in its FHSAA regional meet Wednesday at The Eagles Golf Club in Odessa.

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A top-three finish would result in a trip to the state tournament Nov. 11-12 in Howey-in-the-Hills. The Riverview boys team, the other potential state qualifier, just missed out on a spot, finishing fourth (304) at its regional meet Monday at Crescent Oaks Country Club in Tarpon Springs, four strokes behind East Lake High.

Got all that? Good. Because championship season is upon is.

There’s the potential for a lot of unforgettable moments to be made in the next few weeks.

Ryan Kohn is the sports editor for the Sarasota/Siesta Key Observer. Contact him at RKohn@ YourObserver.com.

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Small Ivy strolled along as a bee.

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Henry the lion-dog licks Taylor Ashley in the first row.

Bianca Roberts donned a Queen costume and brought her two Corgis, Kirby and Cricket.

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The 14th annual Dog-O-Ween attracted people in colorful costumes with their pets alongside to downtown Sarasota on Oct. 29. Owners arrived early and mingled before walking together to the competition’s judging area. Money raised at the event benefited the Donte’s Den Foundation adoption programs.

Out and About Sarasota’s Tyler Butler hosted the morning and asked pet owners to walk their costumed contestants down the runway.

Mayor Erik Arroyo, Donte’s Den Foundation president Marsha Panuce and ABC-7 meteorologist Bob Harrigan served as this year’s judges and carefully studied each dog as they stopped on the runway.

The winner was Winston the dog with his owner, Donna Bridge.

This was actually the second year that the pair won the Halloween competition. It was also the second time Bridge, a Tampa resident, made the drive to participate.

“The competition is outside, it’s wellattended and it raises funds for a great cause,” Bridge said. “Winston is very forgiving; he’ll do whatever (costume).”

Winston was a representative of the Jamaican bobsled team, made famous in the 1993 film “Cool Runnings.”

To complete the look, Bridge wore a Jamaican shirt. It was all in tribute to Bridge’s husband Peter’s family history with Jamaican athletes in the Olympics.

“I thought it’d be nice to do something about us,” Bridge said.

Abby Ashton and Bradshaw donned some throwback costumes.

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St. Armands Circle gets Halloween makeover The shop owners agree.

No matter how much candy they buy, they always run out.

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t. Armands Circle transformed from suave to spooky on Monday to prepare for its annual Fright Night. The classic statues that call the circle home were noticeably out of costume. But some merchants were dressed up and decorating their storefronts, all while trying not to eat too much candy.

“I’ve bought a couple bags, but I’ve only eaten two pieces so far,” Just/ Because owner Barbara Pugliese said. “No matter how much I buy, I always run out.”

Pugliese decked her gift shop to the fright-night nines. Eyeballs accented the display window and a skull wreath hung on the door. With spider lights hanging overhead, it was perfectly creepy.

Pugliese’s “couple bags” of candy added up to about 400 pieces, but she doesn’t own a candy shop. Kilwins had 10 boxes set aside, each filled with 500 miniature candy bars in a variety of milk, white and dark chocolate.

The confection shop has also run out of candy on Fright Night, but they just grab it off the shelves.

They’re certainly not turning anyone away on Halloween.

“We just grab random things. How are we a candy shop and we don’t have candy on Halloween?” laughed Vanessa Hunter as she dipped a pretzel stick into melted white chocolate.

Kilwins wasn’t sweating the demand, but owner of Le Macaron Veronique Moussier spent $300 and said it still won’t be enough.

“It’s a circle,” she said. “The kids come around many times.”

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One thing Moussier didn’t have to buy this year was another costume.

Each year, she took great care to decorate one of the statues. A tradition formed through the St. Armands Circle Association; the merchants were responsible for those classic statues wearing capes.

But after vandals were stealing fingers and a reckless climber knocked over the Music statue in January, beheading it, the association decided to leave them all bare this year.

“Basically, there was some concern about setting a bad example,” Executive Director Rachel Burns said. “We want to show the statues the proper respect.”

Especially after an anonymous donor gave $25,000 to a fund set up through the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to repair the one that was left lying on the ground headless with two broken arms.

Because it is such a fond, longstanding tradition, one lone statue at the entrance to the circle donned a black cape and bird mask, but the costumer remains anonymous.

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Employees of Siesta Village and South Siesta Key shops wore costumes of their own to pass out candy to excited children. Many businesses put up balloons to show candy was available. Participants were encouraged to ride the free Siesta Key Trolley to connect between both trick-or-treating venues.

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NAMASTE AT THE BAY 9 a.m. at Sarasota Garden Club, 1131 Boulevard of the Arts. Instructor Jessica DiLorenzo McHugh leads a yoga class near Sarasota’s bayfront. Free.

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LE MARCHE BOHEMIAN MARKETPLACE 10 a.m. at Five Points Park, 1 Central Ave. The annual market showcasing eclectic creations and oddities returns to downtown Sarasota with music by Michelet Innocent. Free.

HISPANIC FALL FESTIVAL 10 a.m. at St. Jude Catholic Church, 3930 17th St. The St. Jude’s festival returns with live music, food, dance routines and more. For information, call 941-357-4068.

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SOCRATES CAFE 12:30 a.m. at Gulf Gate Library, 7112 Curtiss Ave. People from different backgrounds meet to exchange ideas and learn new perspectives at this library series. Free. For information, call 861-1230.

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SARASOTA MEDIEVAL FAIRE Fridays and Saturdays Nov. 5-27 at 29847 State Road 70 E. The Sarasota Medieval Faire promises swords and shining armor fun in Myakka City. $10 for kids, $22 for adults. For information, call 888-303-3247.

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SARASOTA 1378 Harbor Drive 4 Beds 5/3 Baths 6,238 Sq. Ft. Michael Hays 941-376-1826 A4546357 $14,000,000

SIESTA KEY 3722 Flamingo Avenue 5 Beds 5/2 Baths 4,985 Sq. Ft. Barbara May & Fred Sassen 404-822-9264 A4546740 $6,500,000

SARASOTA 988 Blvd Of The Arts 1910 4 Beds 3/1 Baths 3,870 Sq. Ft. Nora Johnson 941-809-1700 A4540125 $4,295,000

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

SIESTA KEY 5400 Ocean Boulevard 14-2 & 14-3 3 Beds 4 Baths 2,463 Sq. Ft. Lenore Treiman 941-356-9642 A4549634 $3,650,000

SARASOTA 100 Central Avenue PH01 4 Beds 4/1 Baths 3,764 Sq. Ft. Bibi-Ann Allard PA 941-685-0422 A4533365 $3,499,000

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

SARASOTA 1111 Ritz Carlton Drive 1204 3 Beds 2/1 Baths 3,582 Sq. Ft. Michael James & Laurel James 941-724-4034 A4544975 $3,100,000

SIESTA KEY 472 Island Circle 4 Beds 3/2 Baths 3,339 Sq. Ft. Lenore Treiman 941-356-9642 A4526972 $2,895,000

SARASOTA 1233 N Gulfstream Avenue 504 3 Beds 3/1 Baths 2,906 Sq. Ft. Melissa Gissinger 941-404-2722 A4549527 $2,690,000

SIESTA KEY 4193 Roberts Point Circle 4 Beds 3/1 Baths 3,250 Sq. Ft. Kim Eskew 941-587-5999 A4542367 $2,665,000

SARASOTA 1734 Hansen Street 4 Beds 3/1 Baths 3,762 Sq. Ft. Kim Ogilvie 941-376-1717 A4550638 $2,350,000

SARASOTA 1350 5th Street 301 3 Beds 3/1 Baths 1,928 Sq. Ft. Heidi Lusk 941-681-5227 A4540753 $2,195,000

SIESTA KEY 525 Treasure Boat Way 2 Beds 2 Baths 2,097 Sq. Ft. Drew Russell 941-993-3739 A4550615 $1,995,000

SARASOTA 988 Blvd Of The Arts 1916 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,555 Sq. Ft. Michael Prisco & Eileen Prisco 941-812-1291 A4549566 $1,950,000

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 4234 Palacio Drive 5 Beds 4 Baths 4,636 Sq. Ft. Donald Geikie & Dana Cook Westmark 941-356-8457 A4547991 $1,450,000

SARASOTA 656 Rawls Avenue 3 Beds 3/1 Baths 2,300 Sq. Ft. Douglas Parks 941-400-9087 A4550782 $1,450,000

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

SARASOTA 205 Golden Gate Point 401 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,535 Sq. Ft. Mimi Kruk & Michele Burnett 941-587-5188 A4550917 $1,050,000

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

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

SIESTA KEY 6150 Midnight Pass Road VILLA 19 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,044 Sq. Ft. Rudy Dudon 941-234-3991 A4550298 $900,000

SIESTA KEY 38 Sandy Cove Road 4A 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,471 Sq. Ft. Robin Leonardi 941-685-6270 A4536541 $879,000

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

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Richard and Emily Crowley, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1733 Little Pointe Circle to Tammi Gustafson, of Hibbing, Minnesota, for $3.1 million.

Built in 1970, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,199 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,055,000 in 2018.

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THE HOMES OF LAUREL PARK Martin Hyde, of Sarasota, sold his home at 1655 Alderman St. to William and Meike Dooley, of Sarasota, for $2,025,000. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,698 square feet of living area.

It sold for $1.14 million in 2018.

VUE Jeremy Nelson and Richard Corey, of Charleston, West Virginia, sold their Unit 206 condominium at 1155 N. Gulfstream Ave. to One Gulfstream LLC for $1.73 million. Built in 2017, it has two bedrooms, three baths and 1,827 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.7 million in July.

GROVE HEIGHTS Jonathan Dean and Mary Colleen Brennan, of Sarasota, sold two properties at 1936 Grove St. to Tracy Lucido and Lauren June Lucido, of Woodstock, Maryland, for $1,453,500. The first property was built in 1925, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,311 square feet of living area. The second property was built in 1926, it has one bedroom, one bath and 380 square feet of living area. They sold for $680,000 in 2018.

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The home at 1733 Little Pointe Circle was built in 1970.

Aldo Sharon Wilson and Michael Anne Vender Woude, of Sarasota, for $720,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,330 square feet of living area.

It sold for $585,000 in 2008.

THE CONDOMINIUM ON THE BAY 988 Boulevard ARTS LLC sold the Unit 1115 condominium at 988 Boulevard of the Arts to Tommye Elam Barie, trustee, of Sarasota, for $1.15 million. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,555 square feet of living area. It sold for $367,500 in 2011.

OSPREY AVENUE Wesley Scott Holdings LLC sold two properties at 651 Ohio Place to Mark Joseph Sneider and Meredith Joy Marsh, of St. Louis, for $1,095,000. The first property was built in 1925, it has three bedrooms, one bath, a pool and 1,091 square feet of living area. The second property was built in 1925, it has one bedroom, one bath and 432 square feet of living area. They sold for $469,000 in 2005.

Carolina Siqueira, of Chicago, for $607,000. Built in 1959, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,665 square feet of living area. It sold for $94,900 in 1996.

PITTMAN-CAMPO John and Kerry Shkor sold their home at 2358 Milford Circle to Amy Berk, of Sarasota, for $580,000.

Built in 1956, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,447 square feet of living area. It sold for $375,000 in 2021.

ROBIN HOOD WOODS Luke and Rachel Beilke, of Mankato, Minnesota, sold their home at 930 S. Allendale Ave. to South Point Holdings LLC for $575,000. Built in 1962, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,691 square feet of living area. It sold for $122,600 in 2016.

GRANADA Robert Rottkamp, of Venice, sold the home at 3800 Flores Ave. to Christopher and Sophann Bretz, of Sarasota, for $965,000. Built in 1948, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,924 square feet of living area. It sold for $89,500 in 1988.

SARASOTA-VENICE CO. Jerzy Sewerynski and Justyna Sewerynska, of Sarasota, sold their home at 2820 Alliance Ave. to Tammi Gustafson, of Hibbing, Minnesota, for $1.3 million. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,158 square feet of living area. It sold for $400,000 in 2006.

RIVO AT RINGLING Mark and Anthea Gawel and Xenia Mathews, trustee, of Nokomis, sold the Unit 1004 condominium at 1771 Ringling Boulevard to Frederick Joseph Insogna and Martha Insogna, of Sarasota, for $785,000. Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,735 square feet of living area. It sold for $563,000 in 2006.

Andrew Michael Gross and Donna Beth Dobbs, of Barefoot Beach, sold their home at 4250 Swift Road to

PINE SHORES ESTATES Sheila Auer sold the home at 1818 Ridgewood St. to Valdir Barion and

Ocean Beach Joshua Scott Marcus and Bat-Chen Sarit Marcus sold their home at 515 Reid St. to Robert Young and Deborah Nelson Young, of Medford, New Jersey, for $1,845,000.

Built in 1958, it has three bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths, a pool and 2,300 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,299,000 in 2021.

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Oaks II Fredric and Barbara Evans, trustees, of Margate City, New Jersey, sold the home at 232 Saint James Park to Allen Angell Jr., of W. Olive, Michigan, for $820,000.

Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,128 square feet of living area. It sold for $570,000 in 2003.

NOKOMIS: PALMER RANCH: $599,000 Sorrento East $1.18 MILLION Deer Creek Walter and Sue Snow, of Venice, sold their home at 8500 Woodbriar Drive to Thomas Chambers and Rosanna Sutherland, of Sarasota, for $1,175,000.

Built in 1993, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,935 square feet of living area. It sold for $535,000 in 2010.

Thomas and Jerilyn Struzinski, of Bradenton, sold their home at 393 W. Rossetti Drive to Michael Andrew Dickison and Karen Ann Irons, of Nokomis, for $599,900.

Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,930 square feet of living area. It sold for $349,000 in 2016.

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1819 Datura St.

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Lynn Johnston

717 Freeling Drive

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Daniel Colby

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Andrew Clearie

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Michael Naughton

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Susan Rosin, trustee

$39,571

1535 Bay Point Drive

Mechanical

Julie Harris

$35,224

1606 North Drive

Wall

Reese Dunbar

$33,770

2425 Ringling Blvd.

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Alessandro Diferdinando $50,000

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Applicant

670 Suffolk Circle

Demolish

Viorel Nastase

$400,000

Amount

5131 Jungle Plum Road

Renovations

Brett Taylor

$200,000

4638 Las Brisas Lane

Windows/Doors

Robert Koeppel

1139 Kings Way Drive

Pool/Spa/Deck

James Haas

$84,653

2285 Roselawn Circle

Pool/Deck

Clifton Dunn

$80,000

3178 Regatta Circle

Pool/Deck

Douglas Ehrlich

$71,000

5735 Isanda Place

Pool/Spa/Deck

Rodney Matthews

$63,100

3534 Casey Key Road

Windows/Doors

Richard Miles

$62,800

5335 Palos Verdes Drive

Re-roof

Gail Ward

$59,100

1610 Bay Road

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Mario Bringas

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PINEHURST PARK Adam and Faith Schlabach, of Akron, Ohio, sold their home at 2233 Hively St. to Colleen Morrissette, trustee, of Sarasota, for $520,000. Built in 1945, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,982 square feet of living area. It sold for $477,000 in March.

INDIAN BEACH Steven and Arwen Spinosa, of Sarasota, sold their home at 728 41st St. to Mark Blocker, of Sarasota, for $515,000. Built in 1954, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,435 square feet of living area. It sold for $161,000 in 2013.

SIESTA KEY CRYSTAL SANDS Ioannis Ionel Antoniadis, of Sarasota, sold his Unit 1201 condominium at 6300 Midnight Pass Road to Reliable Ready Mix Co Inc. for $1,625,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,240 square feet of living area. It sold for $42,500 in 1972.

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TURTLE BAY Regina Margaret Henricks and Susan Hammond, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 107-B condominium at 8735 Midnight Pass Road to Edward and Heidi Horne and Derek and Heather Burch, of Cornelius, North Carolina, for $925,000. Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, three baths and 1,769 square feet of living area. It sold for $575,000 in 2008.

GULF AND BAY CLUB Windsor Gulf and Bay Condominium LLC sold the Unit 208 condominium at 6780 Midnight Pass Road to David Watkins, of Sarasota, for $875,000. Built in 1981, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,361 square feet of living area.

WHISPERING SANDS James and Barbara Aylor, trustees, sold the Unit 205 condominium at 225 Hourglass Way to Matthew

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and Tisha Rapol, of Newark, Ohio, for $550,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,271 square feet of living area. It sold for $149,500 in 1999.

PALMER RANCH VILLAGEWALK Harry Craig Lawson and Mary Kathleen King sold their home at 5773 Valente Place to Robbie Deryl Jones and Shannon Leigh Jones, of Sarasota, for $800,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 2,521 square feet of living area. It sold for $488,400 in 2005.

Edmond Ralph Martin and Carolyn Martin, of Palmetto, sold their home at 8864 Etera Drive to Pamela Overmiller, trustee, of Sarasota, for $510,000. Built in 2002, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,534 square feet of living area. It sold for $369,900 in 2005.

VINEYARDS OF SILVER OAK Andrew John Grindrod and Victoria Grindrod, of Ontario, Canada, sold their home at 5178 Cote Du Rhone Way to Rafael Bao and Anne-Marie Laroche, of Ontario, Canada, for $789,000. Built in 2002, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,533 square feet of living area. It sold for $450,000 in 2009.

SANDHILL PRESERVE Susan Vinocour, of Pittsford, New York, sold the home at 5373 Sundew Drive to Nancy Dyrek, of Sarasota, for $775,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,107 square feet of living area.

It sold for $500,500 in 2014.

VILLA PALMERAS Grace Jaffee Munchel, trustee, and Richard Munchel, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, sold the home at 440 Calle Serena to James Brumbaugh and Mary Donnelly, of Sarasota, for $750,000. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 3,288 square feet of living area. It sold for $360,000 in 2003.

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6 “Fernando” quartet 42 Flower shop smell 10 Lose your cool 44 Show with a “Mattress 14 H.S. transcript figure Store” sketch, briefly 17 Sprayed (down) 47 The “p” of mph 18 Sand particle 19 ___ bag (slouchy purse) 48 Show others your closest friend?

20 Arched facial feature 21 Space jam fan, perhaps? 53 Fed. air monitor 54 Impose, as a tax 24 Threw, as David did 55 Sleeper’s noise 25 Honeycomb builder 56 They’re history 26 Naan’s cousin 57 Give up 27 Harsh on the ears 59 Made level 28 Remove, as a splinter 61 Greek god with a spear 29 Created a bike trick 62 Result of a glow stick once again? breaking over your little 34 Intelligence org.

35 Fake numbers in some finger?

68 Madonna’s “La ___ Bonita” 70 Princess’s headwear 71 Social movement for nomadic sorts 74 From Serbia or Croatia 77 Elegant manner 79 Drone base?

80 Gesture of approval 81 Bring a stoned band helper on tour?

84 Pull hard 85 Have a tab 86 Couple on a tandem bike?

87 Revolt, with “up” 88 Rotten to the ___ 89 Hems’ partners 90 One with millions of followers, maybe

92 Pedicure destination 94 Politically rebellious band fan?

103 Fall Out Boy genre 104 Industry kingpin 105 Uncle’s counterpart 106 BBC clock setting 108 Weird Al parody of a Michael Jackson hit 109 Keeper who’s not a keeper?

113 Claim to property 114 Spanish for “hand” 115 Lobby for seniors 116 Picks up, as a bill 117 Nikon type, for short 118 Ratatouille, e.g.

119 Men 120 Dentist’s recommendation

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58 Percussionist’s stick 60 Solve the 63-Down clue, e.g.

63 80/10 64 Garments worn in Agra 65 Rugged cliff 66 Race in “Avatar” 67 Seat for a tot, sometimes 68 Comparison phrase 69 Shredded cabbage dish 72 The “x” in 9x = 36 73 Outer border 75 “I’m not sure I can pay that” 76 Destroy, as a dog might 78 Computer annoyance 79 “That ship ___ sailed” 82 180 degrees from west 83 Greasy 88 Word after “bathing” or “thinking” 89 Offer to a hitchhiker 90 Queued up 91 Pointy pub projectile 92 One might get stuck in your head 93 Defer 94 Short videos on Instagram 95 Inbox message 96 President picker 97 Bygone Apple messaging tool 98 Gas with the formula O3 99 Moore or Trudeau 100 Rear ends 101 Blocky home?

102 Discharges 107 “___ of the D’Urbervilles” 109 Texting format letters 110 Identify in a Facebook photo 111 Water in a bouteille 112 Web portal owned by Yahoo!

Puzzle Three Clue: L equals V

DOWN 1 Seeker of Moby Dick 2 One may finish last 3 Lauder of lotions 4 Boomer’s baby, maybe 5 Decorates 6 Striped stone 7 UCLA athlete 8 Comic’s routine 9 DOJ agency 10 Uses a camera 11 “Well, obviously!”

12 Put up with 13 “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” writer 14 Paltry porridge 15 Fraudulent type of scheme 16 “Oh, golly!”

20 Run in the wash 22 Bossa ___ (“Garota de Ipanema” genre) 23 Lead-in to “shoppe” 24 Make more attractive, as a deal 28 Jazz group?

30 Outs’ opposites 31 Sharp flavor 32 Some waffles 33 Cry while speeding downhill 37 Cartel with Iran and Iraq, briefly 38 Seized auto 39 Fibrous piece of cereal 40 Turn aside 41 ___ day now 42 Cocky walk 43 Nestling’s noise 44 Take a long, hard look at?

45 River through Egypt 46 More or ___ 48 Sky color, in Paris 49 Decorate anew 50 Cause to forget, as a bad habit 51 Needing darning 52 Slimy trail source

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

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

Puzzle Two Clue: W equals Y

OH, GOODIE! by Guilherme Gilioli. Edited by Ross Trudeau

Puzzle One Clue:R equals P

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Notice: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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Margaret Hamilton as The Wicked Witch of the West (“The Wizard of Oz”) Puzzle Two Solution: “Hope is the greatest thing for moms of autism. ... I’m on a mission to tell parents that there is a way.”

Jenny McCarthy Puzzle Three Solution: “Positive thoughts -- get where you need to go by thinking you’re going to get there.”

Football’s Danny Amendola

This week’s Sudoku answers

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