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Open city seat goes to Trice Ahearn-Koch reelected to second term as at-large commissioner. SEE PAGE 3A

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Michelle Fallis, Susan Vincent, Kim Pratt, Kim and Ray Boehlein scour downtown Sarasota for clues.

They’re through the looking glass If you noticed crowds of people dressed as fantasy queens and storybook characters downtown this past weekend, don’t worry, you aren’t going mad.

Dozens of costumed people — many dressed as Alice, the White Queen, the Mad Hatter and more — made the visit to downtown Sarasota for the Clued Upp escape room app’s Alice in Wonderland-themed puzzle hunt. The app’s escape room series travels from city to city in Florida and has a dedicated following that visits each area as well.

Teams of people scoured downtown Sarasota while checking the app’s fantasythemed map for new missions and clues.

The escape room is set to return to Sarasota in January.

Back in the day Medieval Fair focuses on fun and fantasy.

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Dick Vitale and Mayor Eric Arroyo

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Jacob and Micha Hostetler, from Sarasota, embrace the day and skip to their next destination.

Vitale gets key to city Tipping off Monday’s Sarasota City Council meeting, Mayor Eric Arroyo awarded a key to the city to Lakewood Ranch resident and basketball-TV icon Dick Vitale in honor of his decades of commitment to and fundraising for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota.

In April 2000, the Boys & Girls Clubs announced that a new building would be named the Dick Vitale Physical Education and Heath Training Center.

The following year, he was inducted into the Sarasota Boys & Girls Clubs Hall of Fame.

Vitale, who said he has had a challenging year fighting cancer on two fronts, took the microphone and the opportunity to expound on his 83 years of collective wisdom in his own unique style. He spoke of his mother’s support of a young “Richie” pursuing his basketball dreams.

“Never believe in can’t,” he said. “Don’t let can’t be part of your vocabulary.”

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County Commissioner Al Maio thanked Commissioner Christian Ziegler for pushing to get the park project completed.

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City launches park Wi-Fi program

“A naked dude looking over your shoulder.”

Vice Mayor Kyle Battie, describing the Sarasota city logo depicting the statue David, which overlooks the City Commission chambers, Read more on page 4A

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Designs submitted as part of a program seeking suggestions for a new Sarasota city seal.

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New softball fields planned as part of Sarasota County’s initial upgrades to 17th Street Park.

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Feet in height of St. Armands Circle’s new Christmas tree, which was erected this week.

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Finalists in Sarasota County’s youth poet laureate competition.

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Riverview High marches in the 2021 parade down Main Street.

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City’s Veterans Day parade is Friday O

n Sarasota City Commission swearingin ceremony — Noon, Monday, Nov. 14, City Hall Commission Chambers, 1660 First St. n Sarasota County Commission swearing in ceremony — 9 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 22, County Administration Building, 1565 Ringling Blvd.

ne way or the other, Sarasota’s beloved Veterans Day Parade will march down Main Street on Friday.

Depending on weather, though, the 10 a.m. event that normally proceeds from Osprey Avenue to Gulfstream Avenue might be smaller than usual.

A decision on Friday’s event is likely Thursday morning.

“We will march down Main Street, rain or shine,” said Daniel Kennedy, chairman of the Sarasota Patriotic Observance Committee. “If we cancel the parade,

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There will be a special ceremony at 11 a.m. on Chaplain J.D. Hamel Park at the corner of Gulfstream Avenue and Main Street. This is in recognition of the armistice that was signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, ending World War I. The ceremony will feature Thomas McElheny, chair of the Sarasota Military Academy board of directors. James D’Angelo,

chair of the board of the International Midway Memorial Foundation, will give a presentation on the Glenn Miller Project.

As a former educator, Kennedy believes that this is an important event for students to understand the importance of Veterans Day. “This is the history of our country. We honor and recognize the veterans who contributed to our society.”

This year’s parade theme is “Home of the Free because of the Brave.”

Sarasota residents and visitors will soon be able to more easily use their digital devices for work or entertainment while visiting select city parks.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park will be the first of four city parks in the program.

Bayfront Park will be activated in early December, followed shortly thereafter by Arlington Park and Payne Park.

“This will enhance quality of life for residents and visitors alike,” said City Commissioner Hagen Brody, who proposed the idea to the City Commission in 2021. “COVID-19 kick-started the initiative to bring broadband connectivity to public locations in our community. Having free Wi-Fi in the parks will support and encourage families to be outside and enjoy the fresh air while doing homework or conducting business.”

The $470,000 pilot program is funded by American Rescue Plan dollars.

A ceremony kicking off the program was scheduled for Thursday in the park but was reset for 10 a.m.

Tuesday at 2523 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The ceremony will include comments by elected officials, neighborhood leaders and city staff who will explain how to easily access the free Wi-Fi. Community members are invited to attend the event.

Gulf Gate Library closes for light fix Gulf Gate Public Library is expected to be closed until next week while a lighting upgrade is undertaken.

The lighting replacement project is designed to improve visibility and make programming and maintenance of the lights easier.

The exterior book drop will remain in operation while the interior of the building is off limits.

The library closed Nov. 9 and is expected to reopen on Wednesday, Nov. 15.

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ELECTION COVERAGE

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The top vote-getter among three candidates, incumbent Jen Ahern-Koch checks election returns with a supporter at her celebration Tuesday night.

Reelected Ahearn-Koch joins Trice in victory Incumbent City Commissioner picks up most votes in threeperson race for two seats.

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n recent months Sarasota City Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch has frequently found herself on the short end of 4-1 votes, particularly on the recent matter of comprehensive plan amendments and votes on zoning changes that followed.

Through the campaign season, her

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two opponents for two seats at the dais have expressed agreement with her positions, and after Tuesday night’s election she will likely have at least one ally on such matters.

Sarasota voters sent Ahearn-Koch back to the commission with 11,551 votes, or 40.8%, where she will be joined by Debbie Trice, who edged Dan Lobeck 8,789 votes (31.07%) to 7,947 votes (28.09%) for the seat

vacated by Hagen Brody.

Brody ran an unsuccessful primary bid for Sarasota County Commission earlier this year.

“This tells me that when you work hard, and you plan and prepare, the public sees that,” Ahearn-Koch said.

“Somebody just said to me, ‘thank you so much for all your hard work.’

You prepare, you research, you follow the projects from the beginning, and it shows that the citizens appreciate it.”

During candidate forums, Trice was generally in agreement with Ahearn-Koch in opposition to affordable- and attainable-housing density bonuses. All three candidates opposed the now-approved practice of allowing staff review of some projects that include affordable housing in lieu of including public comments.

Those votes related to the compehensive plan amendments required a supermajority vote, which they received, although Ahern-Koch opposed most of the measures citing inadequate public involvement in the process and opposition to administrative approval.

Going forward any zoning text amendments and other changes permitted under the amended comprehensive plan will require a simple majority.

Trice said she hopes she can bring all parties together to achieve consensus on the matter of affordable housing development.

“The only reason I got into this was for housing for low- and middleincome working families,” Trice said.

“I really believe the only way that we can make that happen in a manner that we’re going to ultimately be proud of is if the city government and the developers and the residents of the various neighborhoods work together in a cooperative manner to make it happen. And that’s what I want to help make happen.”

City voters also supported four charter revisions, including one that raises City Commission salaries to $44,643.97.

Trice will be sworn in on Monday in a special meeting at City Hall, at which time the newly seated commission will select a mayor for the next year.

RESULTS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES District 16 Vern Buchanan (R) Jan Schneider (D) Ralph Hartman (WRI) District 17 Andrea Doria Kale (D) Greg Steube (R) Theodore Murray (NPA)

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Republican candidates held their party’s Sarasota County Commission seats in a pair of races contested in single-member voting districts.

In the closest race, Mark Smith edged former Sarasota Mayor Fredd Atkins by about 1.5 percentage points with 31 of 31 voting precincts reporting in District 2. Smith won 18,966 votes (50.72%) to Atkins’ 18,425 votes (49.28%).

It was the first election in District 2 held under the provisions of singlemember districts in which commissioners are elected by the voters in their districts vs. countywide voting. Sarasota County voters passed the system of voting in 2018, then upheld the practice again this year.

In District 4, Joe Neunder defeated Daniel Keuther by nearly 9,000 votes. The tally with 25 of 25 precincts was 27,794 (59.5%) to 18,915 (40.5%). Term limits prevented District 4’s Al Maio from running for re-election.

“I am very happy,” Neunder said Tuesday. “I am very excited. I am looking forward to getting to work.”

Neunder and Smith will be sworn in at 9 a.m. Nov. 22 in the com-

mission chambers of the county’s administration building in Sarasota.

Vice Chair Ron Cutsinger is expected to take over for Maio as chair of the County Commission.

Neunder said he hopes to have an effect on affordable housing and the potential for reopening Midnight Pass on Siesta Key. “I love my community, and I am looking forward to getting sworn in and getting to work,” he said.

On his campaign Facebook page, Smith posted an image of himself with the phrase “We did it.”

Thank you for your support!” he wrote. “I look forward to serving each and every one of you in District 2.”

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SARASOTA COUNTY CHARTER REVIEW BOARD District 1 126,573 60.84% Alexandra Coe (R) 81,483 39.16% Nancy Simpson (D) District 2 126,447 61.04% Matthew Brockway (R) 80,718 38.96% Jae Langston Williams (D) District 4 124,911 60.45% Jack Miller (R) 81,728 39.55% Ray Porter (D) SARASOTA COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARD Northern District, Seat 2 131,782 Vic Rohe (R) 52,580 Jonathan Tubbs (LPF)

Republicans hold on to County Commission seats Smith and Neunder hold off Democratic challengers in Sarasota County.

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Mark Smith is a 67-year-old architect is running for public office for the first time. He’s a 50-year resident of Sarasota.

close as District 2, which covers much of the city of Sarasota and the barrier islands, leans more Democratic than any other County Commission district following a redraw-

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ing of boundaries in 2021. District 4 cuts a swath across the middle of the county between the city and the greater Lakewood Ranch area to the north and Venice and North Port to the south.

Incumbent Christian Ziegler chose not to run for re-election in District 2. In August, Atkins won the primary with 35.24% of the vote, edging City Commissioner Hagen Brody and Mike Cosentino for the Democratic nomination. Brody got 34.20% and Cosentino 30.57% of a total of 10,557 votes cast.

Smith, a 67-year-old architect, is running for public office for the first time.

Neunder is former a Venice city commissioner and owns his own chiropractic practice.

Lauren Tronstad and Eric Garwood of the Observer staff contributed to this report.

Sarasota County voters support 1% surtax again Added sales tax expected to deliver nearly $1 billion over 15 years for use by county, cities, towns and school district.

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Surtax money helped pay for a new ladder truck for the Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department in 2020.

s they have every 15 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Sarasota County voters again supported an additional penny of sales tax for each dollar spent, locking into place a revenue source for the county, cities, towns and public schools for another run, beginning in 2025.

By a 78% to 22% margin in balloting that concluded Tuesday, voters approved the 1% infrastructure sales tax that was originally passed in 1989 and renewed in 1997 and 2007. Surtax IV, as it has become referred to, is estimated to deliver about $900 million between its launch in 2025 and its conclusion in 2039.

Three-quarters of the revenue

collected is shared by governments within Sarasota County, based on population. The school district is entitled to the other 25%.

Last spring, municipal and county officials pared down lists of potential uses for the revenue for eventual approval by the County Commission. Though those specific projects are not set, though changes to the agreed-upon list must be done publicly, through hearings and votes of elected officials.

Among the projects countywide authorized for use of the money over the course of the tax’s 15-year run: n Siesta Key water system improvements: $24.1 million n Fruitville Library expansion and renovation: $6.36 million n Two new fires stations to serve

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62.05% Sarasota County turnout 219,325 Ballots cast 43,241 Difference between the number of ballots cast by Republicans vs. Democrats 79% Highest turnout of any voting precinct in Sarasota County (Precinct 301 at the Waterford Sports Club in Venice.

the Lorraine Road corridor: $12 million n The city of Sarasota’s Bobby Jones Nature Park: $5 million n Sarasota Police vehicles: $30 million n Longboat Key sea level rise, storm water and flood control: $1 million n Longboat Key Public Tennis Center improvements: $1.09 million.

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Sarasota commissioners approve new city seal

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Much has happened here since the city of Sarasota was founded by John Hamilton Gillespie 120 yeas ago. One thing that hadn’t — until Monday — is a redesign of the original city seal.

In the 12 decades since the rudimentary, hand-drawn seal depicting water, palm trees and an unidentifiable aquatic creature has projected the image of the city on documents and in various mediums.

All that changed when the Sarasota City Commission unanimously approved a new city seal. Elements shared by the new and original seals are the circular shape, the slogan “May Sarasota Prosper” and the number “1902” and images of water and palm trees. New in the seal are birds in flight over something Gillespie could never have imaged in his day, the John Ringling Bridge, set against the backdrop of a sunset.

The seal project began in May 2021 when the City Commission launched official discussions about updating the seal. To lead the effort, the city contracted Sarasota branding and design firm DreamLarge, which in April launched a campaign to solicit seal design submissions from the public.

That effort yielded 200 designs from citizens and nonresidents alike, which DreamLarge narrowed to six for consideration by the City Commission in August, including its own hybrid version culled from common elements among the other finalists. That version was given the go-ahead for further refinement, and DreamLarge founder Anand Pallegar appeared once more before

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the commission for guidance prior to Monday.

“It’s truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put our fingerprints on shaping a transformative project that’s as significant as our city seal,” Pallegar said. “It’s been an incredible honor and privilege to have earned the trust of both the city and the community in guiding this project to a successful outcome.”

The new seal most closely resembles a submission by Rachel Manzano, who also addressed commissioners on Monday. The design originally submitted under the name of Rachel Ewing, she is a six-year immigrant from Northern Ireland who told commissioners she earned her U.S. citizenship in August.

“I thought this would be a great opportunity to take an artistic approach that would really set ourselves apart from the other city seals that I have seen,” she said.

DreamLarge isn’t stopping with the city seal. The company has also been working on an updated city logo, dominated by a silhouette of the statue of David, a replica of which adorns the courtyard of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. That same logo is emblazoned on the wall behind the dais of the City Commission meeting chamber, described by Vice Mayor Kyle Battie as “a naked dude looking over your shoulder.”

No timeframe has been set for further action on the logo.

Sarasota’s new city seal is the realization of a project that began in 2021.

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Tossing a few shovelfuls of infield clay in front of photographers just wasn’t enough for county officials at 17th Street Park as they ceremonially launched a comprehensive remake of the North Sarasota recreation site this past week.

Preceding their traditional smilefor-the-camera moment was a symbolic out-with-the-old, inwith-the-new moment as heavy equipment took a few bites out of a nearby concession stand.

“We’ll finish that up later,” County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Director Nicole Rissler joked, as pieces of cracked and crumpled roof tumbled to the ground.

What’s planned to come next, among other things, is a new girls softball complex in the footprint of the Miss Sarasota complex with eight new fields, each with an outfield fence set to 220 feet, a standard for collegiate, professional and youth tournament play. One will serve as a stadium field.

Nearby, on land that isn’t now part of the park, four artificial turf multipurpose fields are planned for such sports as soccer, lacrosse, rugby and football. Renderings show room for two soccer pitches on each of the four fields.

The initial improvements are part of a countywide plan for broad renovations at a series of parks, designed to not only host local and community youth and adult sports but also regional tournaments that can attract overnight participants to area hotels and restaurants.

In 2022, county commissioners set aside $5.5 million for the first phase, which includes the softball fields and the multipurpose fields. In October, county commissioners authorized a potential add-on of three adultleague softball fields to the north, with the idea that the existing fields will one day have to make way for additional green space features on the western end of the park, which borders the city of Sarasota’s Bobby Jones Golf Course and nature park project.

The county and the city are working to one day link the two amenities, and county park planners envision a

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From there, a link to Nathan Benderson Park is possible, as is a crossover of Interstate 75 into Lakewood Ranch, “So that was phase one going into last week when we presented that to the board, they said, ‘This is fantastic, but Nicole, we want to do more,”’ Rissler said. “And so what they’re asking us to do, we’re not committed yet, we’re going to price it, the adult fields.”

The expansion of the county’s parks with an eye toward sports tourism was supported by the County Commission consistently with 5-0 votes, but outgoing commissioners Christian Ziegler and Al Maio were often the proposal’s biggest champions.

“We will have tournaments that will have thousands of kids that are involved in them over the course of three days, four days, hundreds of hotel rooms,” Ziegler said. “You’ll have people going to restaurants here locally. You’ll have people seeing Sarasota for the first time and then ending up moving here. I think that’s what this park will help do. It brings a sense of community here.”

Parks in the south and central portions of Sarasota County also are in line for similar upgrades, but 17th Street Park is the first.

Commissioner Ron Cutsinger, the vice chair who will likely be elevated to chair when Maio leaves the board, joked that Maio and Ziegler pushed for the additional features, then left him to figure out how to pay for it.

The complete buildout of the remade park could reach more than $45 million, which would be financed through park impact fees, the countywide 1 penny surtax, Tourist Development Tax revenue and proceeds of the sale of a oncecounty-owned recreation facility.

“One of the first things that Commissioner Maio did was he made this statement to staff,” Cutsinger said.

“And you remember this, he always said: ‘Look, you bring us the vision.

You bring us the plans. Don’t worry about the money. We’ll take care of the money. That’s our problem.

That’s not your problem.”’

Rissler said the project likely will take until fall 2024 to complete.

During that time, while demolition and construction are underway, the alternate venues for youth softball will be found at other county parks.

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The two have been on opposing sides ever since, Burns saying several annual events will have to be moved or canceled because of the festival.

Holiday Nights is one such casualty.

An email from Winter Spectacular organizers expressed surprise in the Holiday Night of Lights cancelation.

“To say we were shocked and saddened by this announcement would be an understatement,” it read. “We were looking forward to the SACA tree lighting events. We (the Winter Spectacular) were planning to go dark with our events in order to accommodate their event on that one night.”

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Instructions from Ian While we await the effects of Tropical Storm Nicole, we should take heed of the lessons we learned from Hurricane Ian.

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

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mma Burke, digital fulfillment specialist at the Observer Media Group, frantically called her wedding planner, Janice Blackmon, on Monday, worried about the status of her upcoming nuptials to her fiancé, Patrick Jolly. The ceremony and reception are slated to take place Thursday, at the Powel Crosley Estate. Outside.

The Sarasota-Manatee region is expected to begin to feel effects of Tropical Storm Nicole by Wednesday afternoon.

Blackmon reassured Burke, “Everything should be fine unless there is a state of emergency.”

Five minutes after they got off the phone, Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for Sarasota and 33 other counties.

Devastated, Burke’s colleagues tried to cheer her up with positive reinforcement. “Rain on your wedding day is good luck,” said one co-worker, who added, “A tropical storm means you’ll be married forever!”

Another reminded her that she is in good hands with her caterer, Philip Mancini, of Michael’s On East, who recently served on the front lines of Hurricane Ian prepping thousands of meals for World Central Kitchen. Mancini assured Burke that the tent to be placed on the Crosley bayfront lawn could withstand up to 40 mph winds … but he wouldn’t recommend being inside the tent at that time. Mancini also informed her that he had gone down to Fort Myers that day to acquire a generator to make sure that the band could play.

While the Sarasota-Manatee region for the most part got lucky in Hurricane Ian, and rain may be lucky on a wedding day, relying on luck isn’t the best strategy when it comes to storms. Shortly after Hurricane Ian, Roger Pettingell, a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Realty and a Bird Key resident, shared that he thought an article about the things we learned from Ian would be a great idea. It is a great idea, and who knew it would be relevant so soon?

Whether you’re preparing for Tropical Storm Nicole or the next storm further away, Pettingell shares with us his lessons learned: n Gas — Fill up your car with gas and charge your electric vehicles up to 100%. And fill up multiple gas cans for generators. n Generators — If you have a generator, make sure you test it before the storm. Don’t wait to turn it on for the first time after the

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Emma Burke and Patrick Jolly prepare to get married during Tropical Storm Nicole, rain or shine.

n Water — It’s not about getting

thirsty and having water bottles on hand to drink. You’re really talking about what happens when your water gets shut off. You should fill up your bathtubs and all the vessels you have when your water is running, so you have it on hand when your water is turned off. n Cars — When storm surge is a threat, a critical lesson we learned is to park your cars on a high level of a parking garage. If you’re out of town, make sure your keys are somewhere someone can access them. Pettingell offered to move cars for many of his clients, but their house checkers had evacuated with the car keys. n Hotel — Pre-book a hotel in Evacuation Zone C or higher.

During Ian, Pettingell said he booked a downtown hotel in Zone B that eventually got evacuated.

Also, look for a hotel that has been built in the past five years, has a generator and is up to hurricane codes. n Power — Pettingell left his front door light on before evacuating Bird Key during Ian. He used his Ring doorbell app to check and see when his power came back on. The Ring doorbell is battery operated, so put in fresh batteries before you leave. n Insurance — Check with your insurance agent to make sure you’re adequately insured. Don’t wait until the last minute to do a walk around with an iPhone to video what the contents of your home are if you do have to make an insurance claim.

Create a family Dropbox with all of your important documents scanned so you can access them on your phone so you’re not running around looking for insurance papers. n Landscaping — Now that we know how our landscaping and trees can break and blow down, prepare your landscaping ahead of time and pre-trim at the beginning of hurricane season. Don’t count on your fences being able to stand any

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So while we prepare for another storm, we will leave you with this message from a meme circulating on social media — “Currently in Florida: Exhausted and confused as we listen to the Mariah Carey Christmas album, prep our Thanksgiving menu and wonder if we need to go out and buy hurricane snacks while trying to keep our eyes open for an extra hour.”

Stay safe, don’t rely on luck and best wishes to the future Mr. and Mrs. Jolly.

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Board picks 3 Fruitville roundabout art finalists The Sarasota Public Art Committee has chosen its preferred artists for a sculpture inside the roundabout at U.S. 41 and Fruitville Road. Installation of an approved piece is still two years away.

GETTING THERE FROM HERE The anticipated timeline for the U.S. 41-Fruitville Road roundabout sculpture.

n Nov. 10, 2022: Transmit creative brief from PAC to finalists. n Jan. 9, 2023: Finalist first draft/high-level sketch submitted to staff. n Jan. 20, 2023: PAC meeting to review draft sketches with finalists (virtual). n Jan. 24, 2023: Transmit PAC comments to finalists. n Feb. 10, 2023: Revised concept sketches submitted to staff. n Feb. 13-28, 2023: Staff one-on-ones with finalists for design development. n March 17, 2023: Finalized concept design submitted to staff. n April 17, 2023: Public workshop (virtual) finalist presentations to the public. Site visit is optional. n May 3, 2023: Finalist presentations to PAC. One finalist selected for recommendation to city commission. n July 2023: Recommendation of the PAC artist selection presented to City Commission for approval. n August 2023: Contract administration — anticipated contract signing within 30 days after which the artist will submit a work plan to the city. n Oct. 13, 2023: Artist work plan sent to City of Sarasota Office of Public Art. n Nov. 1, 2023: PAC meeting to review final artwork proposal. n January 2024: PAC recommendation for artwork presented to the City Commission for approval. n March 2024: Submittal to Florida Department of Transportation for concept phase review. n TBD: Fabrication of the artwork and site prep followed by installation to begin upon FDOT final approval and permit issuance.

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ore than six months after the Sarasota City Commission sent it back to the drawing board, the city’s Public Art Committee narrowed its list of sculptors for art in the U.S. 41-Fruitville Road roundabout to three.

In April, commissioners rejected the committee’s choice of Dwell, a coral sculpture by Canton, New York, artist Sujin Lim, and instructed committee chair Wendy Lerner to bring back three choices — not just one — and to provide additional guidance in the design of proposals.

After seeking re-submittals from artists, the PAC this past week selected three finalists for the project, including Lim. It will now invite proposals for what will be the third roundabout sculpture on U.S. 41, with more to follow in the city’s Art in the Roundabouts program.

In a first-of-its-kind program on Florida state-maintained highways, scheduled for installation in 2023 are sculptures in the roundabouts on U.S. 41 at 10th and 14th streets. The city’s public arts program is funded by a 0.5% fee on all new developments that cost at least $1 million.

Lim is joined as a finalist by Shan Shan Sheng, of San Francisco, and Mark Reigelman of Brooklyn, New York. Like Lim, both had submitted designs in the prior selection process. Alternates are Mark Aeling, of St. Petersburg, and Volkan Alkanoglu of Portland, Oregon.

Commissioners previously rejected the PAC’s recommendation and other higher-ranked submissions

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Sujin Lim is once again a finalist for a new round of submissions.

An example of work by Brooklyn, New York sculptor Mark Reigelman.

An example of work by San Francisco sculptor Shan Shan Sheng.

the first time around because they felt the sculptures did not reflect Sarasota’s environmental or cultural history. The committee then set about asking artists to reapply and reopened the application process via request for qualification.

It could still be more than two years before the selected piece is installed in the roundabout. A timeline developed by Sarasota senior planner and

public art lead Mary Davis Wallace projects City Commission approval in January 2024 and submittal for concept review to FDOT two months later.

At least two members of the PAC won’t be involved in the Fruitville Road roundabout going forward.

Their terms expiring, Leslie Butterfield and Joanne McCobb have attended their final meeting.

“When I started all these years ago it was a very different committee,” Butterfield said. “I think the members of this committee are much more engaged with art. They’re not just on a public committee to be advisors. They are actually all very deeply interested in art and are becoming very knowledgeable.”

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Ticket prices vary but kids 12 and under get in free when accompanied by an adult. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit AmericanGirlsBaseball.org. … Winter is here. Or the winter sports season, at least. Boys and girls soccer games began this week and the girls basketball regular season starts next week, with boys basketball the week after. A choice first game to attend: the Riverview High girls basketball team, which went 20-2 last season, hosts Venice High at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15. … In case you haven’t heard, there’s another strong storm — named Nicole — headed to Florida this week. While our part of the Gulf Coast isn’t the storm’s target area, we could still see some changes to things like the football postseason depending on how much rain the region receives Thursday.

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Addison Sauickie, Bailey O’Regan and Gracie Weyant were individual gold medalists for the Rams.

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Liam Heary won two gold medals for the Sailors boys swim team.

The Rams dominated the meet, winning seven event gold medals and the team title.

Sailors collect three individual gold medals on their way to third title in a row.

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n theory, the 2022 Florida High School Athletic Association Class 3A girls swimming state meet was technically anyone’s to win.

It really wasn’t, though, once defending champion Riverview High showed up.

The Rams won seven gold medals on their way to a second straight team title, besting second-place Oviedo High by 155 points. The Rams’ 200-yard medley relay team of juniors Gracie Weyant, Addison Sauickie and Bailey O’Regan and freshman Taylor Schwenk won gold and set a state record (1:42.04) by 0.30 seconds. Weyant later won the 200-yard individual medley (1:58.66) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.68); Sauickie won the 200-yard freestyle (1:45.38) and the 100-yard freestyle (49.03 seconds); and O’Regan won the 500-yard freestyle (4:49.28).

The team’s 400-yard freestyle relay team of Weyant, Sauickie, O’Regan and junior Brianna Deierlein also won gold (3:22.22).

Sauickie said she was most happy about her leg of the 400 relay, which was a moment for her to reassess after falling just short of her personal goal of 48 seconds in the 100 freestyle. Weyant, the sister of former Rams state champion and Olympic silver medalist Emma Weyant, said her 200 IM was her proudest moment of the day; it was an event Weyant felt like she had been improving since the summer, so seeing that feeling validated by results was a cool moment.

O’Regan was in her first season with the Rams after moving to Sarasota from Ontario, Canada. O’Regan said the biggest difference she noticed between the two places is the team aspect of the sport. O’Regan said her previous school didn’t even have a swim team; she only swam for her club. Here, she does both, and O’Regan said she was pulled into the team aspects of high school swimming right away, falling for the way teammates cheered on each other, win or lose. O’Regan said the other members of the Rams made it clear that the expectation was to win another state title, so it was easy for her to enter the meet with 100% focus — though she was unsure of how she personally would do.

“In Canada, they don’t have the 500-yard race because they use a short-course meters format,” O’Regan said. “I didn’t know what time I was supposed to go or how I would place. I just wanted to get my hand on the wall first to get some points for the team. It ended up paying off. It was fun.”

he Sarasota High boys team was eager to talk about its third consecutive title at the Florida High School Athletic Association state meet — but first, there was some business that needed attention.

A group of Sailors had to finish a special “raid battle” in Pokemon Go, a popular free-to-play smartphone game that encourages collaboration. The boys were trying to collectively take down a special boss Pokemon — a Mega Gyarados, for the curious — but they failed, despite giving it their best shot, sitting on the ground at Arlington Aquatic Complex and tapping their phones with fury. The loss was especially costly.

“I wasted $10 on the raid pass,” said junior Elias Corn.

“They made me buy it.”

They, in this case, meant his teammates, who shook off Corn’s complaints with laughs. The make-believe loss was the only letdown the personality-filled team has suffered of late. The Sailors’ win at the 2022 state meet was as lopsided as ever, a 45-point defeat of G. Holmes Braddock High.

In the past, the Sailors relied on depth to win titles. In 2020 and 2021, Sarasota won no gold medals in individual or relay races. This year, the Sailors had several. Senior Liam Heary won the 100-yard butterfly (48.61 seconds) and the 100-yard breaststroke (55.00 seconds). The Sailors’ 200-yard medley relay team of Heary, senior Evan Keogh, junior Ethan Ooi and junior Luca Simon also took gold (1:32.91).

One event in particular stood out to Heary.

“I have always wanted to win the 100 breaststroke,” he said.

“Before this one, I had finished second and third and second again. Thinking about that going into it, it was emotional when I finally won. It’s a picture-perfect ending to my high school career.”

Keogh and Drew Vanden Heuvel, the team’s other seniors, agreed with the sentiment: This meet went as well as it could have, and they left their all in the water.

They also said they look forward to following the team carries on the now-established traditions and expectations in the future.

Is a four-peat possible in 2023? With only three Sailors graduating, Sarasota thinks it is.

“We’re going to have a lot of younger swimmers,” Luca Simon said. “We’re going to have to fill in a few relay spots.

That will be key. But we are going to have a lot of (state) qualifiers next year, so a fourth is the goal.”

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Riverview High senior boys golfer Aksel Moe took home the Florida High School Class 4A individual state championship Tuesday, shooting a 2-under-par 70 at Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills to beat three other golfers by a stroke.

The championship was intended to be a 36-hole tournament played through Wednesday, but the FHSAA modified the event to be 18 holes because of tropical storm Nicole’s impending arrival on the east coast of the state. Moe had qualified for the tournament as an individual; the other Rams golfers did not compete.

Sarasota High boys cross-country runner Alec Miller, a senior, finished second

overall (15:40.3) at the FHSAA Class 4A state meet, held Nov. 5 at Apalachee State Park in Tallahassee. Miller finished five seconds behind Nease High junior Matt Ryan. The Sailors boys finished 10th as a team. The Sailors girls finished ninth as a team and were led by senior Ella Menke, who finished 12th overall (19:15.6).

Cardinal Mooney High girls crosscountry runner Addison Dempsey, a junior, finished second overall (17:54.0) at the FHSAA Class 2A state meet. Dempsey finished seven seconds behind Bolles School senior Jillian Candelino. The Cougars finished 25th as a team.

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Now or never With the playoffs beginning this week, a look at each team’s chances and the players who could decide the games.

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t might feel like high school football season just began, but now that the calendar has turned to November, the postseason is here.

It’s win or go home for all four Sarasota teams. All four are on the road, facing higher-seeded opponents — but that does not necessarily mean they can’t win or even that they are at a disadvantage. Here’s a breakdown of each program’s next game: All games are at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11 unless otherwise specified.

SARASOTA HIGH (NO. 6; 4-4) AT MANATEE HIGH (NO. 3; 6-3)

This Class 4S Region 4 matchup is a rematch of a Sept. 2 game, which the Sailors lost 42-20 at home. That was in week two. Both teams have had ups and downs since.

The Sailors come into this game following an off week after a stinging 14-0 road loss to rival Riverview High, one in which the Sailors had two touchdowns called back on penalties. The week before, the Sailors played perhaps their best game of coach Brody Wiseman’s three-season tenure, beating Class 3S playoff team Braden River High 28-3 on the road.

If the off week can help the Sailors regain that winning mindset, Sarasota has a shot against a Manatee team that finished its season losing three of five. The Hurricanes use a two-quarterback system with junior Johnny Squitieri and sophomore Andrew Heidel; the two have combined to throw for 1,425 yards, seven touchdowns and three interceptions. The Sailors will need defensive backs Tyler Pack

and Caleb Bradley to lock down the outside of the field, forcing those QBs into poor throws.

On offense, the Sailors are a run-first team and use a three-man backfield to control the game flow.

Juniors Joe Ziegler and Jaden Judge and sophomore Takurian Smith have combined for 1,570 yards and 12 touchdowns.

RIVERVIEW HIGH (NO. 7; 3-6) AT GULF COAST HIGH (NO. 2; 8-2)

The Rams thought they were done.

It was plain to see on players’ faces after the team’s 14-7 home loss to Cardinal Mooney High on Nov. 1.

Coach Josh Smithers was emotional when discussing his team, especially his seniors. With no game on Nov. 4 to improve their record, all Riverview could do was wait.

“I honestly don’t even know how they do it (the rankings) anymore,” Smithers said at the time. “We’ll sit back and see what happens. Maybe there’s a game that knocks someone out and gets us in.”

He said it with disenchantment, but he was right. There was a chance. Riverview had done enough in previous weeks, and played a tough enough schedule, to impress the FHSAA algorithm and emerge as the No. 7 seed in the difficult Class 4S Region 4.

The reward? A date with Gulf Coast, which has won five in a row with one of the most diverse offenses around. Four backs each account for 268 yards or more and three touchdowns or more. Senior Konnor Barrett leads the way at 497 yards and five touchdowns.

The quartet will test Riverview’s defense, which has played well all season. Senior linebacker Deshaun Olave and junior linebacker Eugene Hicks, and others, will have their hands full. But Riverview will have an X-factor in junior defensive back/wide receiver Charles Lester III, who is the best player on the field the vast majority of the time.

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Booker High wide receiver junior Josiah Booker races past the Braden River secondary for a touchdown.

Lester, rated a five-star player and the 18th best player in the country by the 247Sports Composite, will be keyed on by the Sharks, as he has been by each opponent in 2022. But big-time players make big-time plays when it matters most. If the Rams are going to pull the upset, Lester will be a key reason.

BOOKER HIGH (NO. 7; 6-4) AT FROSTPROOF HIGH (NO. 2; 8-2)

There’s a refrain that first-year Booker coach Scottie Littles has sung all season: There will be some early learning moments for the Tornadoes, but opponents will not want to see them late in the season.

He was right. Entering the postseason, Booker, a Class 2S school has won four in a row, most recently a 43-39 win over Class 4S Lakewood Ranch High — a win that knocked the Mustangs (6-4) out of the postseason and sewed up a spot for the Tornadoes in 2S Region 4.

The Tornadoes will hit the road to play Frostproof, a team that won eight in a row before being demolished 41-0 by First Baptist Academy (6-2) this past week. MaxPreps actually has Booker ranked as the better team, 23rd in the class to

Frostproof’s 25th.

The Tornadoes have a real chance to come out on top of the Bulldogs.

The most explosive player on the Tornadoes is junior wideout Josiah Booker, who has reeled in 51 catches for 802 yards and seven touchdowns. Junior running back Ahmad Hunter has also had a consistent season, running for 1,192 yards and 12 touchdowns.

CARDINAL MOONEY HIGH (NO. 4; 4-6) AT JOHN CARROLL CATHOLIC (NO. 1; 8-1)

This Class 1S Region 4 game — which will be held next week, at 7 p.m. Nov. 18, because there are fewer teams in the region — is a rematch of an Oct. 14 game, which the Cougars lost 26-3 to the Rams in Fort Pierce.

While the first matchup was four weeks ago, a lot has changed.

Mooney played a close game against rival Bishop Verot High, 27-24, then ripped off three straight wins against St. Petersburg Catholic, Riverview and Bayshore High.

The win over the Rams was the most impressive. It’s not often a 1S schools topples a 4S school, no matter their respective records.

Mooney’s use of a two-quarterback system — with junior Griffin Gisotti as a run-first option and junior Johnny Antonucci as a more traditional passer — has given its offense the spark it needed. The Cougars dropped 50 points on Bayshore this past week. The Bruins are winless, yes, but scoring that many points with a second-half running clock is impressive efficiency nonetheless.

On defense, the Cougars will need to stop senior Aidan Singleton, a defensive back/wide receiver, who is averaging 31 yards per reception on offense and has two interceptions on defense. Singleton is committed to Lehigh University.

JCC junior running back Tony Colebrook should also be a focus; Colebrook has 1,064 yards on the season (6.3 yards per carry) and 13 touchdowns.

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

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Strale Gole is a senior on the Sarasota High boys soccer team. Gole scored a goal in the Sailors’ 4-1 road win over Booker High on Tuesday.

The victory kicked off the team’s 2022 season.

When did you start playing soccer?

When I was around 3 years old. My dad (Darko Gole) taught me. I was born in Serbia. I had seen people playing soccer in the street there and wanted to learn. I just fell in love with it. I moved to Sarasota about five years ago.

What is the appeal to you?

I think my passion stems from my home country. It’s a big deal there.

I grew up playing it with my friends every single day. When you play, you feel free. It’s the best.

What is your best skill?

Scoring goals. I have always played striker. I have always wanted to be the one to score.

What are you working to improve?

Winning. The younger players on this team, I want them to know how

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it feels to win, how good it feels. I want to help them feel it.

What is your favorite memory?

When I was in eighth grade, my soccer team played in our league’s championship game. It was tied in the last few minutes, and I got a free kick from the halfway line. I shot it top left and it went in. I went crazy.

We won the championship.

What are your goals this season?

I want us to win our district tournament and see where we go from there. I think there’s good talent on this team. Everyone is dedicated.

If we work on our play a bit more, hopefully we will get there.

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Knights keep the crowd entertained with bouts of jousting at the Sarasota Medieval Fair in Myakka City.

Photos by Harry Sayer

Shawn Shelnutt has found his passion as the Sarasota Medieval Fair’s Tomato Guy.

Time is ripe for Medieval Fair A tomato toss was just one of the fun events at the annual festival at the Woods of Mallaranny.

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hawn Shelnutt has the best job, if you hear him tell it, at the Sarasota Medieval Fair in Myakka City.

At every festival, Shelnutt walks up to his spot, pokes his head through a hole in a fence and heckles the crowd while they bombard him with tomatoes.

“If we’re talking about glancing blows, I probably get hit 50 times a day,” Shelnutt said. “If we’re talking (direct hits), that’s usually five to 10 times a day that I wish I wouldn’t have taken those hits.”

Shelnutt performs in the traveling Renaissance festival industry, moving from city to city helping bring medieval landscapes to life with a team of fellow performers. The Sarasota Medieval Fair runs every Saturday and Sunday in November.

It’s common for festival employees to cycle through jobs over the years — some have run the gamut from jesters to jousters — but Shelnutt has kept with his specific role for nearly a decade.

He’s had other fields of interest that include a background in psychology and some experience in

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stand-up comedy, but the Wisconsin native has decided that festival life is right for him.

It’s a fine line to walk, playfully heckling the crowd while being pelted by tomatoes, but Shelnutt said he does it well. Even in the aggressive (and sometimes messy) environment, Shelnutt cherishes the chance to connect with people.

“I know I’m going to have a good conversation, and I know I’m going to make people laugh,” Shelnutt said.

“I think my purpose is to bring cheer and happiness, and if that happens while tomatoes are being thrown at me, I love that.”

Shelnutt is far from alone in his passion. Thousands of visitors attend the Sarasota Medieval Fair.

Many of the patrons dress in fantasy and medieval costumes just for the occasion. Vendors sold a num-

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“It’s a fantasy world,” vendor Mark Hawkins said. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a cool kid or not.”

Sarasota resident Kyle Larsen said he was impressed by the day’s jousting. He was dressed as “Encanto’s” Bruno, complete with a poncho from South America, accessories from Goodwill and a mouse plushie that rested on his shoulder.

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he Sarasota Youth Poet Laureate Awards Ceremony invited lovers of poetry to the Historic Asolo Theater at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art on Monday night to find out which of the six students would be the Sarasota Youth Poet Laureate.

Hayley Peace, an 11th grader at Pine View School, was selected as the Sarasota Youth Poet Laureate.

“I believe that every finalist is deserving of this recognition,” she said after her name was announced.

This event was also a celebration for the finalists who made the effort to go through the application process for the possibility to be selected as the National Youth Poet Laureate. This group of young poets each recited one poem they had written.

Ada Limón, poet laureate of the United States, made an appearance to support this group of young poets. After the award ceremony, Limón signed books for guests and students.

“The one thing that I believe in anything that my kids want to do, I’m always going to support them. I was raised that way.

I believe that it’s important to expose kids to different things and she showed interest,” said Dekesha Battieste, mother of youth poet finalist A’rayia Davis. “If you get a chance to meet her, she’s a different kid. She has a very special gift, but she’s very humble. When everything is going wrong, she finds something to celebrate.”

“Whenever you do a competition,

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Hayley Peace, winner of the Sarasota Youth Poet Laureate, with Sarasota County School Superintendent Brennan Asplen.

there’s going to be a winner, but there’s never a loser,” said Jim Shirley, the executive director of the Arts and Cultural Alliance. “They were all winners. I was in awe with what they all wrote.”

The Sarasota Youth Poet Laureate finalists were: A’rayia Davis, Booker Middle School eighth grader; Jacob Gardner, Sarasota High School sophomore; Nelson Rapalo, Pine View School sophomore; Laura Glik Fusaro, Riverview High School junior; Hayley Peace, Pine View School junior; and Hannah Van Hise, Sarasota High School senior.

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SARASOTA 955 Whitakers Lane Barbara May & Fred Sassen 404-822-9264 A4537894 $2,900,000

SARASOTA 3323 W Forest Lake Circle 3 Beds 3 Baths 4,544 Sq. Ft. Linda Driggs & Sara Boudarga 941-374-2920 A4544335 $2,500,000

SARASOTA 3537 Founders Club Drive 3 Beds 3 Baths 3,544 Sq. Ft. Richard Hearn 941-313-1591 A4535534 $2,300,000

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SARASOTA 1648 Bonita Lane Matthew Voss 941-237-0877 A4545922 $1,350,000

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SARASOTA 2174 Hawthorne Street 4 Beds 3 Baths 2,857 Sq. Ft. Sherri Mills 941-350-7112 A4550866 $1,300,000

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Michael and Ilene Fox, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 52 condominium at 500 S. Palm Ave. to Jay and Iris Leonard, of Sarasota, for $3,425,000. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,315 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.75 million in 2020.

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CHEROKEE PARK Raymond Joseph Polito and Donna Simoneau Polito sold their home at 1585 South Drive to Extra Garage LLC for $2.1 million. Built in 1964, it has two bedrooms, three-and-ahalf baths and 2,764 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,116,000 in 2020.

SARASOTA BAY CLUB Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 405 condominium at 1301 Tamiami Trail to Barbara Du Treil, of Sarasota, for $988,000. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,546 square feet of living area. It sold for $600,000 in 2015.

ONE HUNDRED CENTRAL Helios Technologies Inc. sold the Unit F912 condominium at 100 Central Ave. to Renate McMillin, of Venice, for $970,700. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,532 square feet of living area.

It sold for $970,000 in March.

LA LINDA TERRACE Julie Chambers sold two properties at 2188 Hillview St. to Logan and Lori Archer, of Sarasota, for $900,000. The first property was built in 1947, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,000 square feet of living area. The second property was built in 1947, it has one bedroom, one bath and 640 square feet of living area. They sold for $231,000 in 2014.

RIDGEWOOD Thomas Belleman, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 2335 Pine Terrace to Christian Young and Zuzanna Olszewska, of Sarasota, for $705,000. Built in 1967, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a

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Gulf and Bay Club James Zink, of Indianapolis, sold his Unit 301 condominium at 5790 Midnight Pass Road to Mimi Carlin, of Sarasota, for $2 million. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,730 square feet of living area.

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pool and 2,810 square feet of living area. It sold for $266,000 in 2000.

HUNTINGTON POINTE Curt and Coleen Keller, of Sarasota, sold their home at 8809 Havenridge Drive to Lynda Yaker and Francine Hansen, trustees, of Sarasota, for $700,000. Built in 1995, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,794 square feet of living area. It sold for $423,000 in 2016.

TROPICAL SHORES Olya and Chad Trettin sold their home at 1677 Bayonne St. to Alicia and Bradley Ward, of Sarasota, for $610,000. Built in 1977, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,547 square feet of living area. It sold for $335,000 in 2018.

of Sarasota, for $570,000. Built in 1965, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,731 square feet of living area. It sold for $382,000 in 2021.

SOUTH GATE Jared and Stephanie Hawkins, of Sarasota, sold their home at 3130 Key Way to Mario and Lorraine Charles, of Nashville, Tennessee, for $570,000. Built in 1960, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,706 square feet of living area.

It sold for $405,000 in February.

Allen Roy Hochfelder and Stephanie Hochfelder, trustees, of Osprey, sold the home at 2402 Goldenrod St. to Norwood Restoration Group Inc. for $550,000. Built in 1957, it

GULF GATE EAST Buddy Ritchie, Robert Ritchie and Duane Ritchie, of Sarasota, sold their home at 3896 Easton St. to Mark and Sandra Linder, of New Albany, Ohio, for $585,000. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,297 square feet of living area. It sold for $282,000 in 2004.

WEBBER HEIGHTS John and Kathleen Akin sold their home at 2528 Webber Place to Mykan Cruz and Juan Carlos Cruz Figueroa, of Sarasota, for $575,000.

Built in 1963, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,409 square feet of living area. It sold for $133,000 in 1997.

GULF GATE Ioannis Antoniadis and Dawn Basile sold their home at 6726 S. Lockwood Ridge Road to Nicklaus Stallings an Olivia Nicole Server,

Silver Oak Karen Gaetano-Wilson, of Sarasota, sold her home at 9033 Rocky Lake Court to Matthew John Mickelson and Annie Lee Mickelson, of Sarasota, for $1.9 million. Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,082 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.25 million in 2021.

OSPREY: $1.4 MILLION

Oaks Vincent and Susan Cavanaugh sold their home at 97 Sugar Mill Drive to Christopher Cassidy and Alice Joy, of Burlington, Vermont, for $1.4 million.

Built in 1990, it has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,351 square feet of living area. It sold for $905,000 in 2020.

NOKOMIS: $874,900

Mission Valley Estates Don and Kimberly Chasteen, of Bloomington, Indiana, sold their home at 671 Percheron Circle to Rocco Tatasciore, trustee, of Nokomis, for $874,900. Built in 1965, it has two bedrooms, one-and-a-half baths, a pool and 1,550 square feet of living area. It sold for $90,000 in 2009.

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SIESTA’S BAYSIDE Harry Lee Weaver, of Siesta Key, sold his home at 767 Birdsong Lane to Lennartz Beach House LLC for $1,025,000. Built in 1973, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,553 square feet of living area.

It sold for $525,000 in 2019.

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OP Gold LLC sold the home at 2443 Sunnyside Lane to Gregg Kaplan and Pamela Olin, of Sarasota, for $540,000. Built in 1960, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,647 square feet of living area. It sold for $170,000 in 2003.

PAVER PARK ESTATES Magnum Investment Properties LLC sold the home at 2462 Milmar Drive to Darren McDonald and Sarah Parker, of Bee Cave, Texas, for $500,000. Built in 1951, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,040 square feet of living area. It sold for $21,500 in 1974.

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SURFSIDE Michael and Kathleen O’Keefe, of Siesta Key, sold their Unit 1B condominium at 298 Beach Road to Kevin and Lynda Daves, of Wichita, Kansas, for $1,175,000. Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,823 square feet of living area. It sold for $239,000 in 1993.

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GULF AND BAY CLUB Ronda Stewart, trustee, of Myakka City, sold the Unit 301 condominium at 5770 Midnight Pass Road to James Hammond, of Canfield, Ohio, for $1,125,000. Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,337 square feet of living area. It sold for $669,000 in 2016.

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SEA WINDS Geno and Jill Pedigo, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 205 condominium at 6703 Midnight Pass Road to Timothy and Julia Enders, of Monument, Colorado, for $507,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 964 square feet of living area. It sold for $257,500 in 2014.

Jeremy Flynn, of Temecula, California, sold his Unit 203 condominium at 6703 Midnight Pass Road to Christopher Philip Thomas and Ally Shay Thomas, of Pittsburgh, for $505,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 964 square feet of living area. It sold for $249,500 in 2014.

PALMER RANCH SILVER OAK Christopher and Sandra Albright, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the home at 8945 Wildlife Loop to Olaf Harry Fagerli Jr. and Dianne Fagerli, of Sarasota, for $1.2 million. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,905 square feet of living area. It sold for $730,000 in 2018.

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