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SIESTA KEY ROUND-UP PAGE 4 GIVING BACK PAGE 10

UP & DOWN THE TRAIL PAGE 6 FEATURED ARTISTS PAGE 11

LIVE MUSIC PAGE 20 WATER WORLD PAGE 18

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|Island Resident Anja Deichmann...

on Siesta Key Real Estate Almost every morning, when the sun starts peeking through my shutters, I feel the slight temptation to pinch myself just to make sure that this is actually real. How – exactly – did I get here? From my early beginnings as a very happy child and young adulthood in wonderful Munich, Germany, to the big and exciting city of New York to this beautiful island named Siesta Key, just steps away from America’s No. EHDFK 'RQ¡W JHW PH ZURQJ LW KDV QRW DOZD\V been ‘a walk in the park’, but looking back while lounging in the tropical backyard of our cozy beach house, it was all very much worth it!

And I am certainly not done – I have not “arrived� as they say. Even though I got my real estate license eight years ago and can proudly confess that my business has been great the last three years despite the recession, I consider my career in its early beginnings. I joined Michael Saunders & Co. in 2009 because I was still fairly new to Sarasota and I felt I needed the right platform from which I can take off and soar in the real estate business. The sky is truly the limit in real estate and my parents taught me early in life that hard work and persistence always pay off, but the company helped me considerably to get my foot in the door.

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|How We Honor Our Heroes

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0HPRULDO 'D\ $ GD\ WR EX\ D EORRG red poppy to put in your lapel. A day to visit a cemetery and plant a small $PHULFDQ Ă DJ $ GD\ WR SXW \RXU KDQG over your heart when Old Glory marches by. A day we almost lost. ´,Q WKH V DQG Âś V LW ZDV D ELJ GHDO Âľ said Sonny Bywaters. Old photographs show the returned World War One vets taking the turn around Five Points and heading for the bayfront in memory of the doughboys who didn’t come back from “over there.â€? “But basically it fell down, and the city decided not to have it at all,â€? said Sonny. “So the vets started marching again.â€? ,Q WKH PLG V D FRDOLWLRQ HPHUJHG to bring the Memorial Day Parade and Observance back to life. A Vietnam vet with shrapnel in his skull named Dan Kunkel worked with Bywaters’ ORQJ WLPH DIĂ€OLDWLRQ ZLWK YHWHUDQV FOXEV to bring people from city and county government aboard to keep the event alive.

They formed the Sarasota Patriotic Observance Committee, and the rest – as they say – is history.

Spanish interlude On assignment in Franco Spain decades ago, I walked through a Barcelona neighborhood and kept seeing an unusual sight. It was a disabled beggar on the sidewalk. One tin cup held loose cigarettes. Another cup was his cashbox.

People would pass by, put bills in the cashbox cup but not take a cigarette.

After the third or fourth time, I asked who these men were. “Veterans of the civil war,� I was told. “Republican veterans.�

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Siesta Beach visitors come in all shapes and sizes, old and young, students, retirees, ([HFXWLYH 2IĂ€FHU 6LHVWD families, tourists and residents. And, yes, we Key Association admit there are those that come to check out siestakeyassociation.com chicks on our beach, guarded and stealthy, DOZD\V RQ WKH ORRN RXW IRU WKDW PRPHQW RI glory, a sight worth waiting for that makes Walking along in the cool their hearts skip with pleasure. quiet of the day, brisk Continued on page 5A winds blow wisps of shimmery white powder that blankets the landscape, and each footstep squeaks and crunches atop the newly fallen crystals. As the early sunlight brightens the shadows of the grass strewn drifts, alas, a snowy sight to behold! Could it be? Surprisingly, it is the return of one Snowy Plover that has not been seen locally in three years! Such is the delight experienced by enthusiastic ‘birders’ DQG QDWXUH ORYLQJ YROXQWHHUV ZKR DSSUHFLDWH and monitor the delicate wildlife gracing the sands of our Siesta Beach.

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I think back to my mom and what a remarkable woman she is. She was born in Indonesia and traveled half way around the world, leaving behind family and friends, to help fulfill my dad’s vision of making a better life for their new family. She overcame her shyness and tackled the language barrier learning how to read, write and speak English enabling her to secure a job so together my parents could provide us with a better life and education. She, like so many moms, takes care of business. Good moms know how to nurture, and play a major part in shaping the values in our life. They are our early role models and are there to kiss away all our boo-boos. They give America her next generation and the brave men and women that serve our country.

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We are both very fortunate. We have no veterans in our family that died serving our country. But for all the moms and family members living without their dad, son, daughter, sister, brother, grandson, granddaughter, niece, nephew or cousin we salute you and give you our sincere gratitude. We honor their memory and pray WKDW WKHLU VDFULĂ€FH PDNHV XV D EHWWHU QDWLRQ /HW us be forever vigilant against those that wish to WUDPSOH RXU IUHHGRP /HW XV DOO FRPH WRJHWKHU and remember those that have given their lives to keep us free.

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Siesta Key Round-Up Largest collegiate athletic event takes place on Siesta Key

The 4th Annual Fiesta on Siesta Collegiate Volleyball Tournament took place April 13 & 14 with over 200 ladies participating. Twenty-two courts were set up as student-athletes from 23 universities/colleges FRPSHWHG LQ WZR GLYLVLRQV 6WDWH &ROOHJH RI )ORULGD WRRN Ă&#x20AC;UVW place, South Florida Community College came in second, with Pasco-Hernando Community College grabbing third place in the 2012 Team Cup results for the Siesta Division. The winners of the Fiesta Team Cup Division were Florida State 8QLYHUVLW\ FRPLQJ LQ Ă&#x20AC;UVW -DFNVRQYLOOH 8QLYHUVLW\ VHFRQG and College of Charleston placing third. Individual honors go to FSU Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs, and FSU Ekaterina 6WHSDQRYD -DFH 3DUGRQ SODFLQJ Ă&#x20AC;UVW DQG VHFRQG UHVSHFWLYHO\ LQ WKH )LHVWD 'LYLVLRQ ZKLOH )68 -HVVLFD 0F*UHJRU )DWPD <LOGLULP DQG &KDUOHVWRQ )68 'DYLV 0LORVDXU FDPH LQ Ă&#x20AC;UVW and second place in the Siesta Division. Next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event is scheduled to take place on April 11 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 13, 2013.

Complaints of excessive noise in Siesta Key Village continues to be a problem

Siesta Key residents and businesses in the Village continue to grapple with the problem of excessive noise.

On the one hand, businesses rely on patrons having a good time so they will continue to return to their establishment. The businesses do their best to stay in compliance with the noise ordinance, staying within the decibel levels. On the other hand, residents/visitors in close proximity to the Village have the right to get some sleep. Sarasota commissioners will examine the results of a report on how other communities deal with this problem and consider VXJJHVWLRQV IURP 6LHVWD .H\ $VVRFLDWLRQ ERDUG PHPEHUV RQ KRZ WR WDFNOH WKLV LVVXH 0HDQZKLOH spring break comes to an end on The Key, and so perhaps the noise levels residents have been contending with will subside. That is until the next wave of sun-worshipping, cash-paying, fun-seekers arrives.

Sarasota County continues procurement process

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34th Annual Siesta Fiesta SKOB does it again

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during the Siesta Fiesta weekend, April 1415, for cancer patient David Rizzo, netted $3200. Funds will be used to help defray his medical expenses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;SKOB has now raised over LQ WKH QLQH \HDUV ZH KDYH EHHQ KDYLQJ Âś%HHU *DUGHQV¡ GXULQJ 6LHVWD )LHVWD¡V FORVHG VWUHHW HYHQWV :H WDNH WKH EHVW RI DQ HYHQW WKDW VKXWV XV RII IURP WKH ZRUOG DQG LQYLWH RWKHUV to experience more of SKOB as we move the tables outside, and have activities to support a heartwarming causeâ&#x20AC;?, said co-owner Beth OwenCipielewski. SKOB has donated to Venice High School Football, Easter Seals, a liver transplant victim, Sarasota Little League, a 6-month old baby girl who needed a heart valve operation and this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charity event for David Rizzo. As Owen&LSLHOHZVNL QRWHG ´:H WDNH SKLODQWKURS\ YHU\ passionately and are honored to help our friends.â&#x20AC;?

Siesta beach access #12 project approved

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It takes just one peep and a wiggle from a charming Snowy Plover chick to kick-start the action. Deftly trailing a scurrying speck of sandFRORUHG Ă XII WKDW RQH YROXQWHHU VD\V LV ´VPDOO enough to hide inside a footprintâ&#x20AC;?, the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Chick Checkersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; surreptitiously shadow a baby Snowy Plover to ensure its safety as it explores a new world.

Many wonder why these chicks and other resident bird species are so important to our beach community. Aside from the fact that the birdsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; presence on Sarasota beaches is an ingrained pattern of procreation, a favorable environment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; unpolluted, a good food source is an important factor in successful bird nesting and survival. At the Siesta Key Association (SKA) meeting in April, the Sarasota Audubon Society (SAS) President, Jeanne Dubi, shared with the audience that one of the criteria considered by Dr. Beach in rewarding Siesta Beach its top ranking in the US was the number of birds inhabiting the beach. Siesta Beach is all the more special if its favorable environment is for the birds, so to speak. Jeanne also made special mention of a different version of a snowbird. Just like many of our Sarasota snowbirds, a Peregrine Falcon arrives each October and, right on schedule, departs its perch high atop one of our Siesta condominium buildings in the third week of April.

Jeanne Dubi reported that SAS currently has RYHU Ă&#x20AC;IW\ YROXQWHHUV WR PRQLWRU ELUG DFWLYLW\ EXW they could always use more help. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a choice chance to be a Chick Checker, even for an hour on a weekend. At the SKA meeting, Dr. Allan Worms, a devoted SAS volunteer who is on the beach every morning, announced that there are now twelve Snowy Plovers on Siesta Beach and they believe eight are in pairs lifting expectations for nests and chicks soon. March to August is nesting season and great care must be taken to protect the birds and their nests, followed by HQVXULQJ WKDW WKH FKLFNV UHDFK Ă HGJOLQJ VWDJH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the stage at which the young birds start to JURZ Ă LJKW IHDWKHUV ,Q WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW Ă&#x20AC;YH ZHHNV they are the most vulnerable until they learn to Ă \ 7R SURDFWLYHO\ SURWHFW QHVWLQJ DUHDV IURP potentially fatal disturbances, much community collaboration is required both to help detour human activity especially as it increases during popular island events like Siesta Fiesta and July 4th, and also to ban dog activity through reliance on Sarasota Sheriffs and the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program spreading the word that pet owners are prohibited from bringing their dogs onto Siesta Beach. For just a short period each year, buffers are staked around nesting sites to alert and educate beachgoers. In little ways, these little birdsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; continued attachment WR PDNLQJ WKHLU KRPH RQ 6LHVWD LQĂ XHQFHV WKH conservation efforts that help keep our beach naturally beautiful and clean for all of us.

SKA works on bringing to light matters large and small that touch the lives of everyone who appreciates the Key. From a birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eye view,

several feet off the ground from where we walk and drive, an important matter to address was discovered. From his island travels on foot and by car, SKA Director, Michael Shay, began to notice that a number of streetlights along the Keyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main roads were no longer working.

Upon further exploration, he counted a total RI WZHQW\ Ă&#x20AC;YH VWUHHWOLJKWV WKDW ZHUH GDUN DW QLJKW 7DNLQJ TXLFN DFWLRQ 0LFKDHO FRQWDFWHG the Keyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s utility provider, Florida Power & /LJKW )3/ 7R UHSRUW VWUHHWODPS UHSDLU QHHGV each poleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ID number is required for location.

6.$ LV KDSS\ WR FRQĂ&#x20AC;UP WKDW )3/ UHVSRQGHG expeditiously to repair the lamps and those streetlights are now illuminating our roads and walkways as they should. Information on reporting FPL light and power issues can be found on SKAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website.

With its focus on maintaining and enhancing the quality of life on the Key, the Siesta Key Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s representation of island resident interests ultimately benefits everyone who spends time on Siesta Key. More information can be found at www.siestakeyassociation.com. ´/LNHÂľ 6.$ RQ )DFHERRN

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SKVA President Siesta Key Village Assoc. www.siestakeyvillage.org On behalf of the Siesta Key Village Association I would like to thank the Siesta Key Association for all of its efforts, once again, selling the SKVA )LHVWD 7 6KLUWV 3HWHU YDQ 5RHNHQV ZDV instrumental in its success by coordinating the t-shirt design, counts, set-up, scheduling and volunteering himself. I think we can all appreciate his organizational skills and work ethic. All those who took the time to work the booth shows a growing commitment to the relationship between the Village Merchants and WKH 5HVLGHQWV RI 6LHVWD .H\ I would personally like to thank the volunteers who worked the t-shirt booth: Linda and Bill Irish, Bob and Catherine Luckner, Deet and Lynn Jonker, Beverly Arias, Michael Shay, 5RQ )O\QQ *OHQQ &DSSHWWD 'RQ 0REHUJ -D\ Dedbetter, Helen Clifford and of course Peter YDQ 5RHNHQV , ZLOO KDYH WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDO W VKLUW FRXQW DQG Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO UHVXOWV DW WKH QH[W 6.9$ *HQHUDO 0HHWLQJ VFKHGXOHG IRU 7XHVGD\ 0D\ VW DP DW WKH 'DLTXLUL 'HFN 5DZ %DU 7KH PRQH\ UDLVHG ZLOO JR WRZDUGV WKH EHDXWLĂ&#x20AC;FDWLRQ DQG PDUNHWLQJ RI Siesta Key Village.

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Sarasota Up & Down the Trail

The Florida Independant shuts down The on-line news source for state news announced April 4 it will cease publication on April 27. The news was broken on the site by former Sarasota journalist Cooper Leavey-Baker.

The site began in May 2010, and provided serious reporting of news from the Florida legislature, state bureaucracy and noteworthy stories from around the Sunshine State. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are genuinely heartbroken by the decision, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to offer deep thanks to all our readers, tipsters and commenters. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a pleasure,â&#x20AC;? wrote Leavey-Baker. He previously was editor of The Weekly Planet in Sarasota, which folded in 2010. He then joined the website.

The death of The Florida Independent follows a trend of news organizations abandoning coverage of Tallahassee, both the elected SROLWLFLDQV WKH JRYHUQRU¡V RIĂ&#x20AC;FH WKH VWDWH VXSUHPH FRXUW DQG WKH WRS echelon of state bureaucracies.

Sarasota Memorial is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Top 100â&#x20AC;? hospital

Clinical performance and organizational management put Sarasota Memorial in the top 100, as measured by Thomson Reuters, the news DJHQF\ 7KH JURXS VWXGLHG Ă&#x20AC;QDQFHV HIĂ&#x20AC;FLHQF\ TXDOLW\ RI SDWLHQW FDUH and clinical outcomes.

SMH President and CEO Gwen MacKenzie said in a press release, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Receiving such a prominent award is an honor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; only 100 hospitals, less than two percent â&#x20AC;&#x201C; make this prestigious list. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s truly a testament to the dedication and outstanding performance of not only the doctors and nurses caring for our patients, but also the many clinicians and non-clinical staff who support that care.â&#x20AC;?

The list was in the April issue of Modern Healthcare magazine, which looked at nearly 3,000 hospitals across the United States.

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County wins â&#x20AC;&#x153;Library of the Yearâ&#x20AC;? recognition

Sarasota County received the 2012 Library of the Year award by the state library association at the annual conference in Orlando on 4/ 20.

County Libraries Manager Sarabeth Kalajian said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This award is truly a recognition of the library staff, volunteers and community partners who, day after day, dedicate themselves to delivering extraordinary customer service.â&#x20AC;?

Sarasota County libraries are among the most heavily used in the nation, on a books-per-capita basis. The library system has been hit by budgetary cutbacks for the past several years, resulting in curtailment of services and hours.

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Lobster Pot Restaurant

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|Cape Cod cuisine comes to Siesta Key...

Sometimes youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just gotta get some lobster.

Lobster bisque. Maine lobster, boiled or broiled. Baked lobster thermidor (the crustacean stuffed with shallots, peppers, and mushrooms, sautĂŠed with even more lobster in a brandy sauce) and, of course, Baked Stuffed Lobster Duchess.

All of the above entrees and more are offered at The Lobster Pot, 5157 Ocean Blvd., Siesta Key (941-349-2323), in the heart of Siesta Village.

Highlight of the restaurant is the family famed Lobster Duchess with its secret recipe at market price.

The original Lobster Pot opened in Cape Cod in 1940. Ralph 0HGHLURV VRQ RI D 3RUWXJXHVH Ă&#x20AC;VKHUPDQ DQG KLV ZLIH $GHOLQH VWDUWHG WKH HVWDEOLVKPHQW WKHUH DQG UHPHPEHUV IUHVK Ă&#x20AC;VK DQG lobster caught daily by the family ending up on the tables at the restaurant.

Several of his kids, including Glen, were born in the family home upstairs of the original Lobster Pot Restaurant. Fast forward to Glen, wife Kathy, and sons Tony and Mark coming to Siesta Key 12 years ago and starting a southern tradition of a family restaurant.

Enough about family history. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit Siesta Keyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lobster Pot. A good starter is Lobster Pot Lobster Bisque. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lots of FUHDP ORWV RI OREVWHU DQG ORWV RI Ă DYRU ZLWK WKLV DOPRVW D PHDO dish. A cup â&#x20AC;&#x201D; good for an appetizer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is $5.49; bowl is $8.99.

A salad feature is Siesta Tropical Oriental Salad ($8.99) with its Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, scallions, mushrooms, green and red peppers, and pineapple plus Oriental seasoning, all placed in a tortilla shell.

For those not interested in seafood, Lobster Pot has steaks and chops. New York Strip is $24.99; Pork Chops are two 8-ounce center cuts marinated and char grilled at $16.29.

Pasta and rice dinners are also available.

Entrees range from the award-winning Salmon Rockefeller to the popular Lobster Ravioli.

The Rockefeller ($18.99) is baked salmon stuffed with creamy spinach, EDFRQ 3DUPHVDQ VWXIĂ&#x20AC;QJ with pernod, topped with hollandaise sauce and served over rice with fresh vegetables.

The Ravioli is lobsterstuffed ravioli tossed in a tomato basil cream sauce, served with a char-grilled Maine lobster tail and garlic toast, at market price.

Lunch is also served at the Lobster Pot, all items served with rice, applesauce, fries, baked beans, or cole slaw.

There is the Steak Burger at $8.99, Kaiser $8 99 on a K i roll ll with i h all ll WKH Ă&#x20AC;[LQJV And there is the popular New England Sea Rolls â&#x20AC;&#x201D; lobster, sea scallop, fried Ipswich clams, fried sweet clam and fried oyster â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ranging in price from $9.99 to $14.99.

Lobster Pot brings a taste of New England to Siesta Key.

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Sarasota History

|Bridges Played a Role in Siesta Key Development

By Lorrie Muldowny...

Top Left: Adeline Medeiros Bottom Left: Ralph Medeiros Above: Lobster Pot Restaurant 1952

A popular appetizer is Steamed Littleneck Clams ($12.99), a pound of crustaceans sautĂŠed in garlic butter sauce.

For those with a slightly more ambitious taste who want to WU\ VRPHWKLQJ D OLWWOH GLIIHUHQW )LHU\ 6FDOORSV PD\ Ă&#x20AC;OO WKH ELOO 7KH ELYDOYHV DUH Ă DPH EURLOHG WRSSHG ZLWK EOXH FUDE PHDW DQG a spicy roasted red-pepper cheese sauce at $10.99.

While on the scallop issue, Sea Scallops ($19.99) are an entrĂŠe. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re New England scallops, lightly battered and fried or broiled in a garlic herbed butter and topped with seasoned bread crumbs.

Also offered are Fried Oysters ($16.99), battered then fried golden brown.

There is the Shore Platter for those with a hearty appetite.

7KH SODWH FRQWDLQV FODP VWULSV VKULPS VFDOORSV DQG Ă&#x20AC;VK VHUYHG fried or broiled) served in the garlic herbed sauce.

Alaskan King Crab is 1 ½ pounds of crab legs, steamed, and served with drawn butter at market price.

All entrees are served with two side dishes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; mashed potatoes, rice, cole slaw, french fries, vegetables, baked beans, or apple sauce â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and corn bread.

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Story and photo courtesy of Sarasota History Alive and the Sarasota County History Center

The history of Sarasota is inextricably intertwined with the QDWXUDO HQYLURQPHQW DQG HIIRUWV WR VKDSH WKH ODQG WR Ă&#x20AC;W WKH needs of a growing community.

Over a hundred years ago, before the construction of roads and bridges throughout the county, life here was very different.

Siesta Key in particular was isolated and inaccessible. Big changes began on the key when Harry Higel began to promote his development, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Siesta On The Gulf.â&#x20AC;?

Platted in 1907, the subdivision was located on the north end of the Key, two and a half miles across Sarasota Bay from the mainland. At the time it was conceived, the only access to the Key was by boat. The trip by ferry from downtown to Sarasota Key, where the development was located, took 20 minutes. According to the promotional brochure for the development, Higel spent $40,000 improving the property â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Śdriving artesian wells, laying miles of VLGHZDONV GUHGJLQJ RXU FDQDOV Ă&#x20AC;OOLQJ LQ low places, building docks, bridges, boat ways bungalows and one hotel.â&#x20AC;?

One of the developmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early rustic bridges is pictured. Documents accompanying the picture indicate that it existed by 1915 and spanned Bayou Louise. It was not until several years

ODWHU LQ WKDW WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW EULGJH ZDV EXLOW EHWZHHQ WKH .H\ and the mainland. Designed to open up the Key to vehicles, the usefulness of small bridges planned to serve only pedestrians diminished.

By 1927, the original Siesta Key Bridge was replaced with a PRUH VXEVWDQWLDO VWUXFWXUH 7KH Ă&#x20AC;UVW 6WLFNQH\ 3RLQW %ULGJH ZDV built at the same time as the Blackburn Point Bridge, beginning in May, 1926.

In the 1950s, Siesta Key was experiencing increased development pressure and a number of older subdivisions were re-platted to introduce internal canals. A re-plat of the Ocean %HDFK VXEGLYLVLRQ Ă&#x20AC;OHG LQ ZDV WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WR VKRZ WKH PDQ PDGH FDQDOV DQG VPDOO EULGJHV WKDW GHĂ&#x20AC;QH WKH FHQWHU RI WKH island today.

A year later, in the Harmony Subdivision â&#x20AC;&#x201C; platted just south of there â&#x20AC;&#x201C; more canals were constructed. The subdivision was designed to connect to the canals immediately to the north.

Spanning these canals were eight â&#x20AC;&#x153;pseudo-humpback bridges,â&#x20AC;? so named in a 1955 Sarasota Herald-Tribune article to differentiate them from the humpback bridges that spanned Hanson Bayou, Bayou Louise and the bridge over the Grand Canal.

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Giving Back

Perhaps the most unique charity in the Sarasota area is Southeastern Guide Dogs.

Here, world-class guide dogs are bred and trained, with the goal of providing mobility for the blind, giving them independence and dignity.

The Sarasota location for Southeastern Guide Dogs is located at 1618 Main Street at the intersection of Main and Orange.

This site serves as the city base for harness training guide dogs so that trainers can work with students in an urban environment. It also offers visitors a chance to become involved in Puppy Hugging and Obedience Demonstrations.

The main campus of Southeastern Guide Dogs is a beautiful 23 acre campus in nearby Palmetto. Since 1982, the organization has created approximately 2,600 guide dog teams, carefully matching each trained dog to its visually impaired handler. The cost for breeding, raising, training, matching, and providing lifetime follow-up care for just one single guide dog team is approximately $60,000. These skilled service animals are given free of charge to the blind. There are no government grants funding the organization: it operates solely from private donations, which are taxdeductible.

Besides being blind, many peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; particularly military veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;have

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We also offer drop off service where you can leave your laundry with us and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have it ready for you to pick up on the same day or following day. Our facility is WiFi accessible, so bring your laptop.

|Southeastern Guide Dogs By Diana Colson...

additional disabilities. An incredible challenge was met when Southeastern successfully trained a dog to serve a blind, quadruple amputee injured in Iraq. Out of twelve accredited schools in the United States, Southeastern Guide Dogs is one of a few that serve people with multiple disabilities.

Southeastern Guide Dogs breed only from their own stock. Their dogs have EHHQ VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;FDOO\ FKRVHQ IRU TXDOLWLHV RI intelligence, temperament, and the ability to withstand the hot Florida climate. Their stock comes from Labradors, Golden

and affection to large numbers of these puppies, providing them with socialization VNLOOV 7KH VHOĂ HVVQHVV RI WKH YROXQWHHUV is remarkable: at the maximum age of eighteen months, adolescent dogs must EH WXUQHG RYHU WR 6RXWKHDVWHUQ¡V FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;HG trainers.

A professional team awaits the juvenile trainees at the Palmetto campus. Here, twenty highly skilled trainers will work with the dogs for a period of six months.

At the end of that time, each animal will be PDJQLĂ&#x20AC;FHQWO\ GLVFLSOLQHG DQG UHVSRQG WR over forty commands.

Retrievers Retrievers, and a mix of the two called a Goldador. Families host breeding stock and dogs are brought back to the Southeastern kennels when their services are needed or when it is time to whelp the puppies.

In Palmetto, the puppy nursery is a delight. Newborns and mothers are housed in private kennels, while armloads of puppies romp in the playroom, climbing on visitors and chewing on buttons and shoes.

At this site, visitors participate in Puppy +XJJLQJ Ă&#x20AC;YH GD\V D ZHHN DQ HYHQW WKDW is essential for each dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development.

Southeastern is the only guide dog school that invites the general public in to help in the socialization of their puppies. At the age of eight weeks, puppies go off to private homes, where they live the next twelve to eighteen months.

Over two hundred families volunteer for more than a year to provide schooling

N t i ll i i d people l Next, visually impaired are brought in for a 26-day residential program. Dogs are matched to handlers by need and temperament, and also by â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pace and Pullâ&#x20AC;?. That means that the gait must be comfortable for both dog and person. (For example, a tall 26 year old woman might require a lot of pull, while a small, elderly man might want very little.)

Some visually impaired people may KDYH RZQHG FDWV RU JROGĂ&#x20AC;VK \HW QHYHU had a dog. Humans need to be taught the proper level of direction required by their service animal. A partnership must be developed, and it must be built on bonding and trust. There is a delicate balance between obedience and discerning danger.

These animals are trained to differentiate, and their owners must respect the dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision.

Not every Southeastern dog makes the cut to become a guide dog: some become facility therapy dogs, and a few of these have been incorporated into therapy programs at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and various Veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Administration hospitals. Additionally, some dogs that are extremely sound and empathetic may be trained as veteran assistance dogs to help mitigate the symptoms of PTSD in our wounded warriors. In Florida, volunteers bring ambassador dogs to nearby retirement homes, hospitals, and even elementary schools, where children regularly read the s dogs stories. This canine audience is never critical or judgmental, and many childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reading skills have improved dramatically as a a result of this program.

Some Southeastern graduates are kept for f breeding purposes; others are trained as 6HDUFK DQG 5HVFXH 'RJV %RPE 6QLIĂ&#x20AC;QJ RU 6 Arson Dogs. (Having been bred as service A dogs, they are not suitable for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stop or Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll bite!â&#x20AC;?

K-9 units.) Southeastern Guide Dogs b goes to great lengths to make sure that HYHU\ GRJ Ă&#x20AC;QGV D MRE DW ZKLFK KH FDQ EH H successful. s The downtown Sarasota site is open on Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 to 5:00, T and a on Saturday from 10:00 to 2:00. Besides the t opportunity to meet trained guide dogs and a hug puppies, this downtown Sarasota site also offers a gift shop and dog training classes for a modest fee. All proceeds go to support the mission of Southeastern Guide Dogs.

The main campus of Southeastern Guide Dogs is located at 4210 77th Street East, Palmetto, FL 34221. It is open for Puppy Hugging and Dog Walking from 9:00-11:00 every day except Sunday and Thursday. Twice per year they schedule open housesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in May and Decemberâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; when visitors can enjoy a guided tour of the campus and interact with the puppies, dogs-in-training, graduates and ambassadors. For more information, go to www.guidedogs.org or call 941.729.5665. <RX FDQ DOVR Ă&#x20AC;QG 6RXWKHDVWHUQ *XLGH Dogs on Facebook, Google+, and follow them on Twitter (@ SEGuideDogs and @ DogGuideTrainer.)

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Featured Artist

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|Siesta Key Portraits by Leroy Beachy By Diana Colson...

Enter Leluâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee lounge in Siesta Village, and you will see a giant head of Jim Morrison painted on the wall. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the work of Sarasota artist, Leroy Beachy, a portrait artist of surprising skill. Enter the patio shared by Leluâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Gilliganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, head for Califorida Surf Shop, go left through a wooden gate, walk past a graveyard of restaurant chairs, andâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;TAH DAH! You have arrived at Leroy Beachyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s studio where he lives and works. Ă&#x20AC;UVW

7KH VWXGLR LV WLQ\ DQG Ă&#x20AC;OOHG ZLWK SRUWUDLWV VR VFUXSXORXVO\ GHWDLOHG , WKRXJKW DW Ă&#x20AC;UVW they might be actual photographs. Perhaps he paints over a photograph that has been een enlarged and projected onto canvas, I wonderedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but no, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not how he does it.

True, he works from a photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; either one he has taken himself or one the client has provided. He enlarges that photo a bit, so he can see detail, and then pins it up on the wall.

Finally, he paints what he sees on canvas, and the result is astonishing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I start with a regular sized snapshot. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a printer where I can enlarge. I can choose parts of the photograph to enlarge,â&#x20AC;? Leroy says. Usually he blows up his photo to standard 8 ½â&#x20AC;? x 11â&#x20AC;?, and pins the paper on the wall. Then he begins to paint as if the photograph were a live model.

On the day I visited his studio, a full length snapshot of a beautiful,, dark-haired child was fastened to thee wall. Beside it was an enlargement thatt LQFOXGHG MXVW KHU IDFH 7KH Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG G portrait stood against the wall, and thee childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expression every bit as charming g and wistful as the photograph, except pt that the artist has altered the colors of her dress. At 48â&#x20AC;? x 36â&#x20AC;?, the portrait was as an exquisite likeness of the little girl, rl, and the colors had been chosen by her er parents to match the colors in their home, me where the portrait would hang hang. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How long does a painting like this take?â&#x20AC;? I asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, it probably takes a month or so to do. A large portrait like that has PDQ\ VWDJHV , KDYH WR GR DQ XQGHU SDLQWLQJ Ă&#x20AC;UVW DQG WKHQ MXVW NHHS SXWWLQJ the paint on until I fell Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m done with it.â&#x20AC;?

I told Leroy I thought that the portrait looked amazingly authentic.

Leroy grinned: â&#x20AC;&#x153;All those years of doing my black and white pencil drawing, I learned how to make people look real. Then when I switched over to color,, that was awesome. So much easier to do and so much fun.â&#x20AC;?

I looked around at the other paintings in the studio. One was an oil of a handsome bearded man; another, the portrait of a teenage girl in a blue knitt cap. Dominating the room was a large painting of a smiling family grouped d upon a staircase. This work was big; perhaps 7â&#x20AC;&#x2122; high and 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122; wide, and thee family looked happy and handsome.

High up against the ceiling was the portrait of a gorgeous blonde with chestnut eyes, a glamour shot, something you might see in Vogue Magazine. There was a portrait of Marilyn Monroe, portraits of the Beatles, and another of Elvisâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a mosaic creation made out of bits of torn paper. There was also an enormously detailed pencil drawing of Frank Sinatra. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like working in different mediums,â&#x20AC;? said Leroy, â&#x20AC;&#x153;not just oils. I like pencil, p pastels, whatever a client wants in his house I can pretty much do.â&#x20AC;?

There seemed to be no end to the artistic possibilities: he has even painted people on two of W WKH VXUIERDUGV SXUFKDVHG IURP WKH &DOLĂ RULGD 6XUI S Shop.

Leroy Beach was born in Ohio and moved to S Sarasota at the age of seven. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I went to art school real la late,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All I did were pencil drawings until I w went to Ringling (1994-1997), and then I started oils. / /HDUQHG FRORUV ZKHQ , ZDV DW 5LQJOLQJ Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ Âľ â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been working at Gilliganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for ten years as a ba bar-back, cookinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; breakfast in the kitchen, and one da day I just quit so I could do my art full time. I really do donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t advertise muchâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of word of mouth.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mainly a lot of portrait work that I doâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;family po portraits. I want to do landscapes and other things. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in town for so long, I get a lot of commissions fro from people, so I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too scared about going for it. My children are grown, so I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to worry abo about that too much.â&#x20AC;? (Leroy is 53, and has a daughter, Jess Jessica, who is 28 and lives in Texas. His son, Joshua, works for the Sarasota Co County Fire Department.)

I asked him about his pr prices. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My oils are $1200 on up, depending on size.

Pe Pencil drawings are $250 on up up, depending on size,â&#x20AC;? he re replied. At these modest p prices, these works are not m matted or framed.

You may check out some p photos of his artwork o online at myspace.com/ lleroybeachy/photos. You ccan also visit his studio, w which is behind Gilliganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s IIsland and the Leluâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s C Coffee Lounge in Siesta K Key Village.

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Our Fridays usually end in our favorite Siesta Key restaurant: CafĂŠ Gabbiano. Pietro, his wife Susan, Marco and Karen make us feel like family. The food and wines are fantastic and owners and staff always rise to the occasion, and for these reasons we happily take all our friends, clients and business partners to this very authentic Italian retreat as part of our celebration of life, a successful sale, or business transaction.

Speaking of celebration, we continue to get excited over the improvement of the Sarasota Real Estate market. According to the Sarasota Association of Realtors, March sales hit a seven-year high with 831 properties changing hands during the month. The most recent press release states: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Not since September 2005 has the local real estate association seen sales at that levelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. SAR President Laura Benson reported â&#x20AC;&#x153;The strength that the Sarasota market has demonstrated in the past

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soaring. Trulia released their Winter 2012 Rent vs. Buy index, saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;After years of home price declines and a tightening rental market, home ownership is now more affordable than renting.â&#x20AC;? If you are not a cash buyer, also consider the price of purchase versus the cost. With increasing mortgage rates it certainly pays off to lock in that favorable interest rate as long as they are so low. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors recently predicted: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mortgage rates will be starting to rise. From the 3.9 to 4.0 percent average UDWH LQ WKH SDVW Ă&#x20AC;YH PRQWKV IRU D \HDU Ă&#x20AC;[HG PRUWJDJH WKH new rates will soon be in the range of 4.3 to 4.6 percent.â&#x20AC;?

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Also very noteworthy is the drop in available inventory.

There are two categories that disappear very fast from the market: The exceptionally beautiful or rare, and the aggressively priced. On Siesta Key, eight Single Family Homes sold for under $300,000 in the last 6 months. I sold one of them and for a moment I felt like I was transplanted back into early 2005, with the property full of agents and their clients and with multiple offers later the same afternoon. Now, there is a total of 421 residential properties for sale on Siesta Key, with Single Family Homes starting at $399,000 and 2BR/2BA condos starting Thee g at $$247,000. ,

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No longer are the porcelain surround tub/shower combinations a preferred option. They are used today when a shower/tub is necessary and space requirements are not sufficient for their separation. Shower curtains create an undesired additional wall that further encloses the room.

Minimal designs would normally entail more space than the average dwelling allows on Siesta Key. Therefore you need to be imaginative with design and product.

Our condo lifestyles create the most challenges when planning a remodel.

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who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it back home. those submarines held the record for speed and depth. Real Below Sarasotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Doughboy statue is a list in bronze of the accomplishments in a cold, hard and cruel sea. sons of a pioneer community who stayed in France forever. 2Q P\ ZD\ WR FDWFK D VXEZD\ WUDLQ , UXVKHG E\ ² DQG WKHQ Getting wounded in the trenches was lethal. Today every effort backtracked â&#x20AC;&#x201C;another legless guy. This time with a blanket is made to save men and women in the services. Some still die, in front of him and a display of medals. Reading ribbons is but more are returning home. an important skill for a military correspondent. And this guy Some are physically disabled, missing limbs or near deaf ZDVQ¡W UHDOO\ VHOOLQJ DQ DXWKHQWLF 2UGHU RI /HQLQ DW D VXEZD\ from shell and shot. Some suffer emotional trauma, a post- stop. traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It used to be called â&#x20AC;&#x153;shell But the idea of a beggar trading on ribbons â&#x20AC;&#x201C; capitalizing on shock,â&#x20AC;? or other names. About the schadenfraude of a disabled D TXDUWHU RI WRGD\¡V YHWHUDQV vet with gongs to sell â&#x20AC;&#x201C; struck live with it, suffer from it, have home. And no I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy. their lives rearranged by it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The latest research shows Order of March â&#x20AC;&#x153;It kinda hurts to see it is a normal reaction to that DQ $PHULFDQ Ă DJ JR GRZQ WKH kind of stress,â&#x20AC;? said Derrick. street and people not take their Take your average boy scout on a tour of dismembered down Main Street hats off, not put their hands over the hearts,â&#x20AC;? said Bywaters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bodies, bodies he helped dismember with machine-gun is Monday, May 28 veterans are walking to remind people of those who did not Ă&#x20AC;UH DQG DUWLOOHU\ VWULNHV $QG make it back.â&#x20AC;? then ask him to do this year starting at 10am

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Most everyone who receives massage therapy on a regular basis knows that it feels good and that it is good for them.

Some client’s know that their muscles feel better after a session, and in some cases one massage and their pain is gone. There are so many facets other than just touch that make a massage a powerful healing experience. From my perspective being a massage therapist for 20 years I am able to feel many things that are not obvious to WKH UHFHLYHU DW ÀUVW 7KH SDSHU LQWDNH IRUP provides a brief medical history but when I SXW P\ KDQGV RQ D SHUVRQ IRU WKH ÀUVW WLPH that is when I get most of my information about the person’s mental, physical, and emotional state.

Being located on Siesta Key, my practice has become a place enjoyed by many visitors and some residents. On any given day I may not know who will come and how I might help them, but it is always an honor and a privilege to create a healing environment for anyone who walks in my door. And when a client becomes a regular as they often do, the relationship is very special. Many clients are seasonal regulars that I have seen once or twice a year since I began working on Siesta Key. When a new client comes in there are times when within moments of starting the massage the person feels safe enough to open up and talk. It’s wonderful to create a space where people can feel safe, comfortable, and share during the massage. Being able to be a sounding board, stand-in friend or just being present quietly is part of the healing that isn’t often discussed but very valuable for new or interested people to know about. All things in the room are sacred; conversations are FRQÀGHQWLDO 7KHUH LV D KLJK OHYHO RI WUXVW on both sides.

Often times a new massage client will come in with undiagnosed pain. I then become a “gatekeeper” of sorts to help

guide them to the next level of care if needed. Many times they have back issues that need more than massage.

It’s then I suggest or refer them to an appropriate physician or chiropractor who can suggest other avenues of healing. Sometimes it’s just a matter of a few simple encouraging words about lifestyle changes that propel a client towards a new level of healing. kes Being a DAYMAKER, everyday makes my job a joy for all the happy tourists who have only dreamed of having a massage on the beach. There have been so many days this past season I can remember saying, “… and I get paid for doing this?” Bringing some joy to the lives of others has been and continues to be one of the highlights of my career. Giving massages on Siesta Key beach is as blissful as it gets for all involved.

I love creating special time for couples on vacation and entire families wanting to give their young children life long memories ZLWK WKHLU ÀUVW PDVVDJH RQ WKH EHDFK 6R many times I have heard, “You’ve made our dream come true”.

I recently had the privileged of massaging a mother and (grown) daughter; one of whom had been going through some very serious medical issues. Their time getting massaged side by side on the beach created a lifetime memory and was, as they expressed, the highlight of their vacation.

Before heading back home, why not complete your stay in paradise with a relaxing beach massage and allow all your senses to open up and participate. You never know what transformations are in store for you.

Constance Lewis is the owner of Massage Experience Siesta Key located in the Village at Siesta Village Plaza.

You can reach her at 941-349-4833 or www.massageexperiencesk.com

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Kimberly’s nursing experience includes a multitude of Health Care environments including Hospitals, Long Term Care, Assisted Living, Nutritional Centers and Home Health Care. In 2008, after 18 years of Home Care experience, Kimberly Stanford started her own In-Home Care business named A Bridge For Independence LLC. The company has grown successfully & now serves 5 counties; Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, Monroe and Pinellas. Last year, Kimberly added a new platform of services including Home Watch & Concierge services.

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Water World

|Captain Jack Ryan

Meet the Natives

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In Beautiful

Venice & Nokomis Florida Just Minutes From Siesta Key

Experience beautiful Nokomis & Venice, Florida by...

Land & Water ...aboard The JD Dolphin, LARC V Amphibian. The vehicle that covers local attractions, wildlife, & the wonderful waterfront sights along the Intra-Coastal Waterway. Possibly the most unique form of transportation you will ever take!!

Trips Depart Daily Noon & 2 PM

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941-485-6366 1011 S. Tamiami TrAIl-US 41

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Island Beat

Village Gourmet 11-ish to 3-ish Thursday - Sunday

Long Island Johnny

Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at Capt. Curts Backroom Saloon

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fab Threeâ&#x20AC;? a Tribute to the Beatles

Growing up in a navy family (a pirate at heart) LIJ has been traveling and playing around the world, now he has slowed down and moved onto his sail boat here near Siesta Key. With plenty of stories to tell mixed with music from artists such as Jimmy Buffet, Zac Brown, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Sublime, Vanilla Ice, David Allan Coe, and many others - along with original songs (lots of crowd interaction and improv)...â&#x20AC;?So get all dressed up in your cleanest dirty clothes, shoes are optional!â&#x20AC;? Sit back, relax and if you end up quitting your job and moving to the beach, you can blame it on LIJ.

Fab Three is an accoustic trio. Our repertoire consists of specifically Beatle music performed with an emphasis on our vocals. Michael Corley is a sniper on lead guitar. Rick Rehnberg is mechanic that incorporates bass into his rhythm guitar work. And John Garrett provides tight rhythmical pecussion to hold it all together. We all have our parts and we do our best to exist in our own individual frequencies DQG GRPDLQV 7KH UHVXOW LV D WLJKW XQLÂżHG YRLFLQJ of the best in Beatle music. www.fabthree.com

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Russell classical guitar 6Ͳ10pm

Marvinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Show Beach music 6Ͳ10pm

Al Donadi (Guitar) 6Ͳ10pm

Smoking Jâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best of 70â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 6Ͳ10pm

Fidelo (Piano) 6Ͳ10pm

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Mike Sales 1Ͳ3pm Democracy 3Ͳ5pm

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Democracy 3Ͳ5pm

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Noel Harris 6Ͳ10pm

Tommy Dee 6Ͳ10pm

Georgia 6Ͳ10pm

Patrick 6Ͳ10pm

Georgia 12Ͳ4pm Venturas or Jennifer Leigh 5:30Ͳ9:30pm

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DJ Kaiser 10pmͲ2am

DJ Will K 10pmͲ2am

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Marvin (4Ͳ8pm)

Sly (4Ͳ8pm)

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Rodney Shenk 6Ͳ10pm

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Acoustic Pete 1Ͳ5pm Live Music 6Ͳ10pm

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Road Block 3Ͳ7pm Undertow 6Ͳ10pm DJ 10pmͲ2am

Tony Tyler 7Ͳ11pm

Ben Hammondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open mic nite 7Ͳ11pm

Kettle of Fish 7Ͳ11pm

Acoustic Pete 7Ͳ11pm

Swamp Donkie 2Ͳ6pm

Dana & Co 2Ͳ6pm Mike Tozier 8pmͲ12am

Cort Farris & Cougar Wranglers 2Ͳ6pm Chris Otto 7Ͳ11pm

Al Donadi Band 9pmͲ2am

Nick Levally & Co. 9pmͲ2am

DJ Rev Kev Gregg R 10pmͲ2am

Matt Gerhard Band 10pmͲ2am

Rising Tide DJ Gravity 10pmͲ2am

Mighty Mongo DJ Rev Kev 10pmͲ2am

Live Music 6Ͳ9pm

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Fab Three 8:30Ͳ11:30pm

Sunny Jim 8:30Ͳ11:30pm

Marc Anthony 8:30Ͳ11:30pm

Karaoke 9pmͲ1am

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Nick Lacheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 6Ͳ10pm

Tommy Rox 6Ͳ10pm

Ben Hammond 6Ͳ10pm

Every Other Thurs: Tommy Rox or Chris Otto 6Ͳ10pm

Chris Otto 6Ͳ10pm

Live Music 6Ͳ10pm

Nick Lacheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 6Ͳ10pm

Over the south bridge 941Ͳ921Ͳ6200

Ben Hammond 6Ͳ10pm

Solo Guitar 6Ͳ10pm

1660 S. Tamiami Trl., Osprey 941Ͳ966Ͳ2121 Call for Band Schedule (One PlaceͲThree Venues)

Open Mic Karaoke 8pmͲMidnight (In Ballroom)

Open Mic Karaoke 8pmͲMidnight (In Ballroom)

Democracy (Reggae Music) 4Ͳ8pm

Tiki BarͲLive Music (6Ͳ9pm) Underground Club (9pmͲ1am)

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In The Village 941Ͳ346Ͳ0738

DAIQUIRI DECK

In The Village 941Ͳ346Ͳ8122

SIESTA KEY OYSTER BAR (SKOB)In The Village 941Ͳ346Ͳ5443

THE BEACH CLUB In The Village 941Ͳ349Ͳ6311

THE COTTAGE In The Village 941Ͳ312Ͳ9300

THE HUBͲBAJA GRILL In The Village 941Ͳ349Ͳ6800

THE LOCAL BEAN In The Village 941Ͳ870Ͳ2671

THE VILLAGE GOURMET In The Village 941Ͳ349Ͳ7651

BACKROOM SALOON @ CAPT. CURTS Crescent Beach Shops 941Ͳ349Ͳ3885

SNIKI TIKI @ CAPT CURTS Crescent Beach Shops 941Ͳ349Ͳ3885

BOATYARD BAR & GRILL BENTLEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RESORT HOTEL

CASEY KEY FISH HOUSE 801 Blackburn Pt. Rd.,Osprey 941Ͳ966Ͳ1901

SPANISH POINT RESTAURANT & PUB 135 Bayview Dr., Osprey 941Ͳ966Ͳ5746

Above information subject to change. We suggest calling venues for confirmation.

Rising Tide 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12 am

DJ Daze 10pmͲ2am

Tony Tyler Band 5Ͳ9pm

Tony Tyler Band 5Ͳ9pm Democracy(Reggae) DJ JimiͲO DJ Rev Kev10pmͲ2am

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Captain Curtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crab & Oyster Bar

1200 Old Stickney Point Rd., Crescent

Beach, Siesta Key, 34242

Name of Bartender: Cary Miller Hometown: Sarasota Q: How long have you been bartending?

A: 14 years at Captain Curts 18 years overall.

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A: I was working one night and this girl came up to the bar and wanted me to dance to a Karaoke song with her. I said No. My Boss told me it was part of the job to dance with her that night.

A year and a half later, she married me!

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A: Pretty laid back, can talk about anything, except politics.

Q: How would you describe Captain Curts?

A: Great atmosphere, family friendly, and best service on the key.

Q: Whenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best time to see you?

A: Wednesday and Thursday nights at the Sniki Tiki, Saturday day and Sunday all day and night in the Backroom Saloon.

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Booty Camp by Evan Join us on Siesta Key, Wedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s @ 8:30am and Satâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s @ 9:30am Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll help \RX UHDFK \RXU ÂżWQHVV JRDOV VHVVLRQ 'RQDWLRQ &RPH DORQH RU EULQJ D IULHQG )RU PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ FDOO (YDQ )HUQDQGH]

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Sat. & Sun. 5/5 & 5/6 40th Annual Amateur Sand Sculpting Contest.

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> - So, I hear youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting married.

- Yep - Do I know her?

- Nope - Is she good looking?

- Not really - She must be a good cook then - Naw, canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cook to well - Well, must be that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rich - Nope, poor as a church mouse.

- Ok, then it must be that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good in bed.

- Gee, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about that.

- Well, for goodness sake, why would you want to marry her then?

- She can still drive.

> Three old guys are out walking. First one says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Windy, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it?â&#x20AC;? Second one says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thursdayâ&#x20AC;? Third one says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;So am I. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go get a beerâ&#x20AC;? > A wife comes home dead-tired from working late, goes directly to the bedroom and starts taking off her clothes when she realizes there are four legs sticking out of the blanket. Angerly, she reaches for a baseball bat and starts to whack away at WKH WZR EODQNHWHG Ă&#x20AC;JXUHV :LWK VKDNLQJ hands she decides to go to the kitchen and pour herself a stiff drink to calm her nerves. As she enters, she sees her husband reading a magazine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hi Sweetheartâ&#x20AC;?, he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your parents have come to visit us, so I let them stay in our bedroom. Did you stop and say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;helloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;?â&#x20AC;?

|New Business Spotlight In addition to his work in this practice, Dr. Boxley is an adjunct professor for Argosy University-Tampa and holds faculty status at the University of South Florida- School of Nursing.

Lisa is an English teacher and comes from a EDFNJURXQG Ă&#x20AC;OOHG ZLWK DUW DQG FUHDWLYLW\ VKH is also a registered yoga teacher, does Shibori dye techniques on silk, and ran a pet therapy program many years ago. Lisa has also spent the last few months interning at Manatee Glens in the Addictions Residential Treatment Center. Alisha completed her undergraduate work at the University of South Florida. She has twelve years of experience in helping professions and is currently completing her internship hours working in an outpatient facility with a concentration on Solution Focused Therapy.

The center focuses on a holistic approach to wellness and understands the connection between mind and body.

MWC presents an informative, creative, and supportive environment for individual counseling, coaching, and advocacy as well as some innovative workshops that are not your average offering.

When Bob. Lisa, and Alisha decided to come up with the first 13 workshops for the center, they wanted to be able to take their strengths and apply them to a small group environment with a maximum of 8 people. The workshops are a fun way to learn valuable skills that touch a variety of ght problem areas in our lives. Right now they are offering workshops that deal with grief, anxiety, assertiveness, trouble with work, relationships (communication), stress, ageing parents, making decisions, self-esteem, menopause, ager, and post-partum, dealing with your teenager, also both an essay writing workshop and a book reading discussion group that focuses on how the message that the book offers, affects everyone individually.

Along with their workshops, the crew also offers caring professional counseling

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in a relationship of trust and respect to individual adults, teens, couples, and children.

Counseling, coaching, and advocacy sessions are generally an hour in length and workshops are an hour and a half in length. The center offers a supportive and inclusive environment designed to facilitate healing in such areas as: relationship struggles, trauma recovery, general emotional stress, life transitions, personal growth depression, anxiety, body image, addiction, interpersonal skills, gender & sexuality, and grief and loss.

Eventually they hope to include other aspects of wellness as their business grows and wish to include an acupuncturist, massage therapist, and even a psychiatrist. MWC is a conscientious business that wants to help others in the community and beyond. The center gives a 25% discount to all school board employees from the tri-county area: Sarasota,

Charlotte Manatee, and Charlotte.

They also give 1.5 % of their proceeds to the Mangrove Action Project to help protect and improve the ecosystems and coastlines and also 1.5% will be donated to Ruchika.org (the Train Platform School of South Kolkata, India) in honor of The Girl Effect.

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“The Lost Years” by Mary Higgins Clark ©2012, Simon & Schuster $26.99 / $29.99 Canada 292 pages.

Author photo by Bernard Vidal.

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Beach Reads Bio: The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer.

Terri has been reading since she was 3 years old and she never goes anywhere without a book.

She lives on a hill in Wisconsin with two dogs and 12,000 books.

Pineapple-Orange Colada

INGREDIENTS: - 1 1/2 cups fresh pineapple chunks or 1 can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks in juice, drained - 1/2 cup frozen piña colada concentrate or Pineapple juice - 2 cups orange sherbet Place all ingredients in blender. Then cover and blend on high speed, stopping blender to scrape sides if necessary, until smooth.

1 Serving (1 Serving)Calories 205 (Calories from Fat 20) Total Fat 2g (Saturated Fat 1g, Cholesterol 5mg; Sodium 35mg; Total Carbohydrate 46g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Protein 2g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2.00%; Vitamin C 44.00%; Calcium 6.00%; Iron 4.00; Exchanges: 3 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Courtesy of www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/pineapple-orange-colada

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