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Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium is intent on expanding its research capability on its City Island campus — and hopes to build a new bayfront aquarium on the mainland.

The West Coast Florida Region of American Jewish Committee (AJC) will honor Michael Klauber and Phil Mancini of Michael’s On East in November. Klauber and Mancini will receive the celebrated Civic Achievement Award for years of supporting the community. Through donations, contributions and partnerships, Klauber and Mancini have given back more than $1 million to Sarasota and Manatee nonprofits.

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+ Tw-Ice as Nice Bob’s Boathouse hosted an ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and fundraiser event Tuesday. All proceeds from the threehour-long happy hour event benefited the Tampa chapter of the ALS Association. Office Manager Chrissy Vale and Russ Swan were the lucky recipients of ice-cold buckets of water to raise money and awareness for ALS. Bob’s Boathouse challenges The Hub and Cottage restaurants on Siesta Key to join the cause by either donating to the ALS Association or taking the ice-cold plunge. For more information on the ALS Association and to donate, go to alsa.org.

A 2013 feasibility study projected that a downtown bayfront Mote aquarium would fare better than a new City Island facility.

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or Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium to achieve the level of growth prescribed by the organization’s strategic plan, its leaders have come to a realization: They’re going need a bigger facility. In 2010, then-Senior Vice President for Research Michael Crosby helped craft a series of priorities and strategies centered on one goal: making Mote a nationally and internationally recognized marine research organization. The Mote Board of Directors approved the 2020 Vision and Strategic Plan in 2011, and officials began working to implement its ambitious blueprint for growth. Three years later, Crosby — now the president and CEO of Mote — said little has changed regarding the organization’s goals since then. One significant path toward achieving those goals has crystallized, however. Rumors have swirled about a potential downtown aquarium, and Crosby confirms Mote intends to pursue such a facility on city-owned bayfront property near the Van Wezel. “As we evolve this campus here (on City Island) into becoming this international science technology and innovation park, it’s become clear we need to move the more public face of Mote off of this campus,” Crosby said. The conversation began internally as soon as the 2020 vision plan was penned, according to

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1960 — The laboratory moved to Siesta Key.

1955 — Dr. Eugenie Clark established Cape Haze Marine Laboratory in Placida with support from the Vanderbilt family.

1967 — The laboratory was renamed in honor of the Mote family.

1965-1966 — Dr. Perry Gilbert and William Mote stepped in to lead the laboratory after Clark accepted a professorship and the Vanderbilts moved north.

1976 — The city of Sarasota and Arvida Corp. reached an agreement to provide Mote 6.7 acres of land on a 50-year lease.

1978 — Mote moved to City Island after raising $1.2 million.

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1980 — Mote’s Marine Science Center opened to the public.

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MOTE / FROM PAGE 1A Mote Vice President Dan Bebak. Mote leaders took a deliberate, private approach to gauge the feasibility of a new mainland facility. Conversations with staff and public officials served as confirmation for Mote leaders that they were on the right path. A 2013 feasibility study, conducted by zoo and aquarium management firm ConsultEcon, served as evidence the move could make fiscal sense. The projected differences between attendance, revenue and net income at a new City Island facility versus a downtown bayfront aquarium were significant: 136,000 more visitors every year and $3.7 million in additional annual revenue. Mote leaders, confident that the new facility is the right step for the organization, are prepared to make their efforts more public. Bebak said officials have already had conversations with groups such as the Argus Foundation, and they intend to continue their public outreach going forward. Crosby said that a majority of the funding for such a project would ideally come from the county, the state and corporate sponsors. Before that can happen, though — and before the organization works toward determining design specifics — it needs one big preliminary assurance from the city. “We need the city to agree to this,” Crosby said. “For our leaders to say, ‘Yes, we see the

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Michael Crosby, Mote president and CEO, helped craft the organization’s 2020 Vision and Strategic Plan in 2010. Now, he’s working on making that vision a reality. vision; we realize this is good for our community in so many different ways.’”

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The idea of an aquarium may be more eye-popping, but Crosby said the growth plan is focused on Mote’s research facilities. With the aquarium off-site, Mote could expand its laboratory work throughout its existing campus. As a result, Mote could

better house its 33 Ph.D. scientists — a number it hopes to grow to 45 by 2020. Established just in the past four years, Mote’s post-doctoral fellowship program allows scientists to pursue passion projects for two years. It’s an area of growth of which Crosby said he’s proud. “This Mote post-doctorate fellowship is about bringing in the next generations of (Mote founder Eugenie) Clarks, of scien-

1986 — Kumar Mahadevan became president/ CEO of Mote.

1996 — Mote launched SeaTrek, its distance-learning program to provide science-based curricula to students around the world.

1993 — Mote leased an additional 3.5 acres on City Island, allowing it to expand marine mammal and sea turtle research programs.

2013 — Michael Crosby became Mote president and CEO.

2006 — Mote Aquaculture Park in eastern Sarasota County developed into a full commercial demonstration facility for research and development of aquaculture methods and produced the first Florida farm-raised caviar.

1988 — Mote’s Science Center became Mote Aquarium with new major exhibits, including a 130,000-gallon shark habitiat.

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tists,” Crosby said. As Mote begins to evolve, Crosby is still intent on honoring its nearly 60-year-old history — including traditions that date to Clark’s 1955 opening of the laboratory. In 1954, the Vanderbilt family approached Clark about starting a marine research laboratory in the area and invited her to serve as its director. There were no strings, contracts or promises attached — just a request that Clark create something similar to the small isolated Egyptian marine biology laboratory she described in her book, “Lady With A Spear.” Today, Mote still eschews contracts in favor of handshake deals and the ability for researchers to explore areas of their choosing. “Genie came here with passion for her science, but she was given the freedom to follow her science because of the support she had philanthropically and the partnerships with the community,” Crosby said. Still, Crosby is largely looking forward. He plans to go to the city this fall to seek a commitment regarding the use of bayfront land for a new aquarium. If approved, he believes the expanded Mote can be a valuable asset for the city and region, economically and environmentally. “This is our community; we’re part of it,” Crosby said. “We need the city to demonstrate their support by standing up and being with us and saying we share this vision.”

2003 — The Association of Zoos and Aquariums awarded Mote its first accreditation.

2004 — The Keating Marine Education Center opened, thus expanding Mote’s distance-learning capabilities.

2005 — Mote acquired its first two patents.

2010 — Mote created its 2020 Vision and Strategic Plan.

2014 — A study identified the area near Van Wezel as a potential future location for Mote.

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FISCAL NEUTRALITY Proposed changes to fiscal neutrality draw controversy.

IT STARTS WITH SARASOTA 2050 ... a countywide, comprehensive build-out plan that’s optional for developers. Although developers aren’t required to comply with the plan’s regulations, doing so allows them to build more units on their land. In addition, they can develop mixed-use projects instead of only residential projects. WHERE: The plan applies to unincorporated county land located east of the urban service boundary, which ends at I-75. Urban service boundary Green space and protected land Development allowed

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IN A NUTSHELL: Only three developments have been approved under Sarasota 2050 since the Sarasota County Commission approved it in July 2002. Based on feedback from developers, the county targeted fiscal neutrality for revision.

DEFINITION

fis·cal neu·tral·i·ty Fiscal neutrality is the requirement that developers demonstrate and be responsible for the public on- and off-site impacts and public infrastructure costs of their projects. They must ensure the cost of the development in terms of services, infrastructure and maintenance will equal the

tax revenue it will generate once fully developed. In essence, it ensures that new developments pay for themselves and the infrastructure they require, such as roads, water and sewage. Its purpose is to keep the burden for these costs from shifting to existing county taxpayers.

WHAT’S CHANGING? The proposed changes to Sarasota 2050 are in their third phase. County staff has

proposed several areas in which they believe the plan could be updated or improved. Several proposed amendments to the fiscal neutrality provisions have proven to be controversial among many of the interested parties, including developers, residents, staff and financiers. We outline three of the major issues and their proposed solutions below.

1ISSUE:

Developers do not know what they will have to pay for in terms of impact fees and on- and off-site costs because the county doesn’t have a consistent method to calculate these costs.

PROPOSED CHANGE: The county will

create a consistent way of estimating costs the developer will have to pay. This allows the developer to operate off of a concrete budget and allows the county and public to know what the developer will be paying.

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3 ISSUE:

It’s difficult for a developer to prove fiscal neutrality at every stage of a project. Without exact costs, it’s difficult for developers to acquire financing needed for their projects.

Because affordable housing generates less property tax, strict regulations on required affordable housing can deter developers because they will not be able to be fiscally neutral.

PROPOSED CHANGE: Instead of frequent

PROPOSED CHANGE: The county will provide an

assessments, the developer will have one longterm fiscal neutrality assessment due to the county at the beginning of a project. If the developer’s plans change significantly, he or she will be required to provide a new assessment. The developer will submit monitoring reports on fiscal neutrality throughout points of construction as the county chooses.

incentive to developers for affordable housing. This incentive is an increase of two dwelling units for every affordable unit and an increase of one dwelling unit for every community housing unit. It is not an increase in physical units; it’s a decrease in the amount of area the developer must purchase as transfer of development rights (TDRs) land, which is open space, which often includes environmentally sensitive land.

So who’s for and who’s against the proposed changes? Below is a snapshot of the two sides of the debate.

OPPOSED

Dan Lobeck Lobeck and Hanson, P.A.

Lobeck has been an outspoken opponent of the amendments and was one of the many who addressed the Sarasota County Planning Commission about his concerns at the July 24 public hearing. These are his critiques of the proposed amendments: • The amendment requires developers to pay only for regular impact fees and nothing else, including unexpected costs. • Only having one neutrality assessment at the beginning, with no further assessments unless construction changes, detracts from

keeping a development constantly fiscally neutral. • The affordable-housing incentive is a “credit” for developers and allows them to skirt around actually meeting the fiscal-neutrality requirement, and the amendment gives them a “break.” “All of these gut fiscal neutrality,” Lobeck said. “The county is trying to run this scam of ‘we’re not trying to change fiscal neutrality in any way.’” The county is narrowing the fiscal neutrality section so much that is becomes meaningless, he said.

SUPPORT

Bill Merrill Icard Merrill

Merrill was one of only two speakers at the July 24 Sarasota County Planning Commission public hearing who spoke in favor of the changes to Sarasota 2050. His arguments for the changes include: • The development will still require a long-term neutrality analysis upfront. • Developers will have to pay for a new assessment if a construction program changes.

• Developers are still responsible for impact fees and on- and off-site costs. • The amendments allow developers to get bank financing more easily. “The amendments are reasonable to bring fiscal neutrality into reality,” Merrill said. Fiscal neutrality is an important tool for the county, he said, and the changes won’t eliminate that neutrality.

NEXT DISCUSSION: The Sarasota County Commission will discuss two Sarasota 2050-related topics at a public hearing Aug. 27. One is to adopt a resolution transmitting comprehensive plan amendments to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity for review; the second is the first of two public hearings to adopt a zoning ordinance amendment for 2050.

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The goal was $150,000. The group started the night with $25,000. By night’s end Monday and Tuesday morning, Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 was on the verge of reaching its goal. “With a few more phone calls, I think we’ll be there,” said Michael Klauber, chairman of Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 and Visit Sarasota and co-owner of Michael’s On East. Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 is the group working to create a new vision and master plan for 42 to 75 acres of Sarasota bayfront. It hosted an informational and fundraising reception for about 50 people Monday at Michael’s Wine Cellar in Sarasota. The money is to fund the work of HR&A Advisors, New York-based consultants specializing in helping communities bring complex urban projects from vision to fruition. Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 is composed of a coalition of Sarasota neighborhood associations, performing arts and cultural organizations, foundations, Visit Sarasota and the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce. Klauber said Monday’s reception was an Florida’s cultural capital, where days effort to “bringSarasota everyoneistogether to hear the begin at thesame water’s edge and spill intofor downtown message” and “ask your support.”

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+ County approves Grand Prix funding In the wake of news about its positive economic impact, Suncoast Charities for Children has submitted a funding request for the 2015 Suncoast Offshore Super Boat Grand Prix Festival. Sarasota County commissioners approved a $94,200 grant to the organization to help with promotional costs, and $3,500 of in-kind support from the county during a budget workshop Wednesday. The county reimbursed the nonprofit $81,302 for promotional spending at this year’s event. The 30th annual boat race and event, held from June 28 through July 6, spurred a $17.2 million overall economic impact and generated 15,900 room nights in local hotels, according to an analysis by Research Data Services Inc.

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KEEP PALM

by David Conway | News Editor

Palms on Palm Avenue to remain, for now After residents spoke in support of saving a palm grove slated for removal, city staff will revisit its options for improving the street. Although some business owners on North Palm Avenue wanted the palm trees in front of their shops to go, a group of citizens spoke out to save them, claiming the trees have historical value. For now, the trees will remain. The citizen appeals swayed Sarasota city commissioners, who voted Monday to put a twoyear-old plan to redesign the streetscape on hold. The North Palm Avenue streetscape improvement project, approved in May 2012, included plans to replace a 26tree palm grove with a smaller mixture of palms and flowering trees. The Downtown Improvement District, which conceived the project, sought to improve the walkability of the area and mirror the landscaping on the other side of the street. Businesses adjacent to the palm grove said the current landscaping contributes to a host of issues. Most notably, they said, the sidewalk floods even during light rains. City staff said the flooding issues are caused because the palm grove sits on a higher grade than the sidewalk. The $236,700 project has been put on hold since October 2013 because the city did not want to interfere with new or planned developments in the area. Recently, the city has received com-

plaints about the project from citizens who believe the palm trees — some of which date back to the 1920s — have a historical value and should be preserved. On Monday, the commission unanimously voted to delay the project for three months so staff can look into the feasibility of preserving some or all of the trees while also addressing the flooding. Before the vote, commissioners cited the historic value of the trees and the possibility that the streetscape would change again if adjacent properties were redeveloped in the near future. Jono Miller, an environmental activist leading the charge to protect the palms, said the trees lend a unique character to the city. He acknowledged the flooding issues should be addressed but said the trees shouldn’t be sacrificed in the process. Miller, along with a dozen other citizens speaking in defense of the trees at Monday’s meeting, argued the project should be redesigned with maintenance of the palm trees as a primary goal. Several speakers pointed to the city’s Downtown Green Space policy, which states that “all reasonable efforts should be made to retain and protect existing trees in the public space right of way” when converting green

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Despite complaints from businesses and plans to redesign the landscape along a stretch of North Palm Avenue, the City Commission reversed its previous approval of the proposed streetscape project. space to hardscape areas. “If one or more of the trees need to be moved, that’s OK with me,” Miller said. “I just think we should be starting from a position of trying to protect the trees.” Charles Rawls is the owner of The Man Hairstyling, a barbershop that sits behind the palm grove. He supported the project, arguing the area was in need of improvements. In addition to the flooding issues, Rawls said the ground on which the trees sit is uneven, and the city doesn’t maintain the area. “The last time the city trimmed them, which is over three years ago, rats came out by the dozen,”

Rawls said. Supporters of the project argued the city had already granted ample time for objections. The North Palm Avenue Streetscape Plans have been included as an agenda item for more than 20 public meetings of groups such as the Downtown Improvement District, the City Commission and the Development Review Committee. At Tuesday’s Downtown Improvement District meeting, board member Mark Kauffman reiterated his support for the plan, lamenting the time lost to planning and designing the project. “I think it’s a shame that this

board and so many other people spent so many hours for so long, and somebody comes in at the last minute and shoots it,” Kauffman said. Kauffman objected to the idea that the presence of palm trees was integral to Palm Avenue — an idea that several speakers and commissioners cited Monday. “I tried to count the number of orange trees on Orange Avenue, lemon trees on Lemon Avenue,” Kauffman said. “There are no hills on Hillview Street, no mounds on Mound Street. I couldn’t find any coconuts (on Cocoanut Avenue) — I couldn’t find any of those things.”

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Comedy club receives extended valet trial run After a trial period, city staff denied McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre’s application for a valet parking permit, citing traffic concerns. Now, commissioners have given the business a second chance. For Les McCurdy, owner of McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre, the potential loss of his business’s valet parking area was no laughing matter. Before the club opened in its new downtown location on Ringling Boulevard in June, McCurdy applied for a valet parking permit from the city. Plans called for a staging area in front of the theater on a side street off Ringling. That staging area would include the use of diagonal parking spaces — something explicitly barred by the city code. Because the side street was a low-traffic, one-way area, city staff granted McCurdy’s a permit on a trial basis to determine the feasibility of the valet operation. Since then, McCurdy says, almost everything has gone smoothly. There was one day when the city suggested a different configuration and traffic backed into Ringling, he said, but under the proposed system, he saw few problems. “The one thing that’s good with us — just like with a Van Wezel or any theater like that — we know exactly when our cars are coming in or leaving,” McCurdy said. “Our reservations reflect 90% of our business. The valet parker knows before he staffs the evening how many

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City Engineer Alex DavisShaw said she witnessed traffic backing into Ringling Boulevard from the McCurdy’s valet area multiple times and said the city would continue to monitor the area for issues. people we’re going to have, and he has a good idea of how many people he needs to move that.” City staff, however, saw it differently. After a trial period of roughly three weeks, the city denied McCurdy’s valet application. In addition to the disallowed use of diagonal spaces, staff members said they observed or received notice of valet traffic backing up to the main stretch of the road three or four times.

“I saw some confusion in the (side street) most weekends,” said Alex DavisShaw, a city engineer. “I saw a couple of days that I witnessed backing out into Ringling.” McCurdy appealed the decision to the City Commission. In addition to disputing the severity of the issues, he said that the side street staging area was important for his business. The valet area allows McCurdy’s to more easily accommodate el-

derly customers and people with disabilities, provides more visibility for passing cars and enables staff to direct customers who aren’t valet parking to other spaces in the area. The city recommended an off-site staging area in a nearby parking garage on Links Avenue. McCurdy said that, in addition to decreasing the visibility and proximity of the valet parking area, customers dropping off their car at the lot would cut

through landscaping on Ringling to get to the theater. “There’s not really a secure walkway that way,” McCurdy said. “As much as we tell them not to go there, they’ll do it anyway.” When the Sarasota City Commission heard McCurdy’s appeal, it was sympathetic to supporting his business, widely seen as a boon for the east end of the downtown district. The board voted unanimously to give the comedy theater an extended, nine-month trial period to run its valet operation. The commission gave its blessings to McCurdy’s, but staff is still concerned about the effects the valet service might have on nearby traffic. DavisShaw said McCurdy and valet operator Florida Quality Parking assured the city they would determine the proper staffing levels to create a steady flow of cars in and out of the staging area. If that doesn’t happen, however, DavisShaw said the city could conduct a more detailed traffic study to see if an effective valet service could operate on the side street regardless of its staffing level. In the meantime, Parking Director Mark Lyons said the city would keep a close eye on the situation in the months to come. “We will do in-person monitoring and have staff monitor not only traffic conditions, but their staffing levels,” Lyons said.

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Developer plans high-rise on historic property Downtown leaders have sought to preserve the DeMarcay Hotel on Palm Avenue, but the new owner has filed plans for an 18-story condo.

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The last remaining retail tenant at the Palm Avenue building moved out of the space earlier this year, making way for new owner XAC Developers LLC to construct an 18-story building on the downtown land.

ment District discussed possible options for preventing the demolition of the Palm Avenue building. At that time, board members bemoaned the potential loss of historic property — a practice that several people said is becoming too common in the city.

cials said, developers would have to prove they could adequately construct the project from start to finish. The next step, Mendez said, is for XAC Developers to make a formal request for minor modifications from the City Auditor and Clerk’s office. Although the owner is intent on following through with the plans for the high-rise, there are still questions that need to be addressed before the historic properties are redeveloped. “There are definitely some pretty big issues to work through,” Mendez said.

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Senior Planner Courtney Mendez said changes to the driveway widths, the design of alleyways and the use of the commercial space could qualify as major changes, which would prevent the use of the previous site-plan approval. Additionally, the developer needs to maintain the facade of both historic buildings. Other staff members said there had been significant concern about the development’s impact on surrounding residents and businesses when the site plan was originally approved. Before a building permit is issued, offi-

“We just keep chipping away at the historic buildings, and it’s almost embarrassing,” Downtown Improvement District Chairman Ernie Ritz said. “People keep saying, ‘Where’s the historic district?’ You’re looking at it.” A crowd appeared at Wednesday’s Development Review Committee meeting in opposition to the redevelopment of the buildings. At that meeting, staff informed the developers that some requested modifications could be considered significant revisions to the approved site plan.

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The downtown home of two historic buildings could soon be the site of a high-rise condominium, as a development firm has taken a step toward finishing a project first approved in 2006. The owners of the DeMarcay Hotel and the Roth Cigar Factory buildings, located at 33 S. Palm Ave. and 30 Mira Mar Court, sold the properties for $2.75 million in March. The purchasers, XAC Developers LLC, filed a development application with the city in July to construct an 18-story, 39unit mixed-use condominium building on those parcels. In addition to the residential units, the plans call for 1,921 square feet of retail space on the 8,641-square-foot parcel along Palm Avenue. In total, the proposed development is 153,955 square feet. The city approved a site plan for the land in 2006 under the Downtown Residential Overlay District, which has since expired. Still, that site plan is valid through October 2015, and XAC Developers intends to apply for its building permit before that deadline. The planned development is a blow for downtown leaders and other citizens who hoped to preserve the historic properties in their current state. Following the sale of the property and the eviction of its last remaining retail tenant, the Downtown Improve-

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Why not to expand Medicaid Nary a day goes by without some OFF THE CHART editorial writer or Total federal and state Medicaid spending is projected to double state Democratic by 2020 — from $550 billion in 2010 to $1.1 trillion a year. Party lawmaker or Charlie Crist haranguing Florida’s governor and Republicancontrolled Legislature for not taking federal tax dollars to expand Florida’s Medicaid program under the terms of the Affordable Care Act. On and on they go about 1.2 million Floridians being denied admittance to Medicaid — the taxpayer-funded Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services program that pays low-income Americans’ medical altruistic to say every American is entitled and pharmaceutical expenses. to adequate medical services, this reminds And they ram home their point over us of the comment economist Thomas and over that Gov. Rick Scott and the Sowell made once about health care: Legislature are rejecting federal money There is not enough money in the world to from coming back to Florida, money provide all of us with the kind of medical that Floridians have paid in federal services we would like to have. Medical taxes. According to Lloyd Dunkelberger, services are like water, food and oil: They a Tallahassee-based reporter for Halifax are not a right; they are scarce resources. Media, Florida will reject $66 billion in They are not free. federal tax money over the next decade that So all of those Medicaid proponents would be used to provide medical services might want to answer this simple question to Florida’s Medicaid recipients. when they rail about expanding Medicaid That money, Medicaid proponents to the uninsured: Who pays? contend, would fuel employment growth in Here’s the answer: Everyone who is the health care industry to accommodate employed pays. The more Washington all those Floridians eligible to receive free borrows and pays in interest, the less medical services. capital there is for private investment to It’s a no-brainer, right? fuel the private-sector economy and create Why would anyone reject getting your tax jobs — jobs that give unemployed and dollars back from Washington? underemployed the opportunity to boost For one, that’s a myth — that Florida is their standard of living and pay for their rejecting its taxpayers’ own money. own medical insurance. Politicians put all kinds of spin on this. Unfortunately, the proponents of But the money Floridians and everyone expanded Medicaid refuse to think of the else send to Washington is dropped into the other side of the coin: Someone must pay. federal black-hole of spending. And there Medicaid expansionists must face that. simply is not enough of it to go around. The more you expand Medicaid, the more Look at the box below: the middle class must be taxed to cover the costs. There is a better alternative to taking federal Medicaid money. U.S. 2014 BUDGET

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The federal government must borrow every year about $744 billion to cover its annual spending. So when Medicaid proponents are saying expand Medicaid spending, they are forgetting: The more that is spent to expand Medicaid services to low- and middle-income Americans, the more the federal government must borrow or the higher Congress must raise taxes. But because Congress is afraid to raise taxes, expanding Medicaid spending under the Affordable Care Act is just another immoral act of passing on today’s profligate government spending to your children and grandchildren to pay in the future. That $66 billion is just more borrowed money to provide unearned benefits to people today — at the expense of your children and grandchildren. What a rotten scam. The more we borrow today, the lower living standards will be in the future. While it sounds humanitarian and

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There’s another aspect to the expanded Medicaid argument that its proponents neglect to reconcile: Medicaid typically is lousy. In a book called “The Economics of Medicaid,” co-author Jason Fichtner, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, writes: “An ideal health care system will provide better health to more people at lower cost on a continuous basis. By this standard, Medicaid is an abject failure. For lowerincome Americans, Medicaid yields poor coverage, poor care and poor medical outcomes … It is a pennywise-and-poundfoolish program that, paradoxically, sends costs soaring by underpaying providers. And the coverage, care and cost elements show little or no improvement over time.” In his chapter entitled “Medicaid and Health,” Fichtner provides ample empirical evidence showing the uncorrectable flaws of Medicaid: • Because of low reimbursement rates to doctors, many providers do not accept Medicaid patients, and more and more physicians are declining to treat Medicaid patients at all. This creates a shortage of doctors who are trying to satisfy excess demand. One result: rationing. And this occurs by long wait times, the frustration of which often pushes Medicaid enrollees to use expensive hospital emergency rooms or to drop out of Medicaid altogether until their medical needs are at their worst. • Poor medical outcomes are widespread. Fichtner cited seven university studies showing Medicaid enrollees had worse

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ELECTION DAY AUG. 26: VOTE medical outcomes and results than individuals who had private insurance. The “most damning” of all the studies was the one known as the Oregon Experiment. “In 2008,” Fichtner reports, “Oregon expanded its Medicaid program. Approximately 90,000 people applied for 30,000 newly available slots, and the state used a lottery to choose who got in and who did not. Afterward, the state tracked the health of 6,387 adults who were chosen and 5,842 who were not. “From a standpoint of physical health,” Fichtner writes, “the results were devastating: ‘This randomized, controlled study showed that Medicaid coverage generated no significant improvements in measured physical health outcomes in the first two years, but it did increase use of health care services, raise rates of diabetes detection and management, lower rates of depression and reduce financial strain. Supporters of Medicaid point to positives that follow the word ‘but’ in the preceding sentence. “None of this evidence suggests that Medicaid harms its enrollees’ overall health … But the lack of improvement in physical health metrics strongly bolsters the case that whatever its merits, Medicaid is deeply substandard in providing its recipients with health.” Fichtner concludes his analysis of Medicaid with the following: “Medicaid was created in 1965 to provide medical coverage for the poor. As is now clear, coverage does not necessarily translate into care, and Medicaid’s care does not necessarily translate into better health. “For the federal and state governments, the program is pricey. For enrollees who navigate Medicaid’s labyrinth on the way to care, it is perplexing. And in terms of improving health, it is poor. “From a moral standpoint, lower-income Americans deserve a better system than the current one, which is pricey, perplexing and poor.” It shouldn’t be difficult to figure out what works better. It’s not more governmentcontrolled health care. Next week: Alternatives to Medicaid. MW

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County citizens deserve better Caragiulo and Snyder want to be promoted from the City Commission to the County Commission. Their records don’t make the case. As citizens of Sarasota Coun- er for it or against it, we have ty, we are blessed with our re- now spent how much time and spective slices of “paradise.” dollars debating the issue and Whether it be world-renowned are no closer to a resolution beaches, the cultural ele- — other than daily front-page ments, the great expanse and news. What is the long-term diversity of the county PR cost to tourism? land and the terrific, • Police accreditaunassuming people! tion. How concerned Yes, it is all great, and and embarrassed we should each strive should we be that we to continually make it cannot get our city better. However, withpolice department out active citizens, I accredited? am fearful that with • Parking Meters the upcoming elecDowntown. How tions Sarasota County long did it take to could start falling into Schleicher make a decision, and the abyss of the city of then reverse the deciSarasota. sion and at what cost I have lived in Sarasota — to the city? mostly in the city — since 2010 • Parking Garage on Palm and have enjoyed the many Avenue. It was needed and is attributes and quality of life. used. However, what was the However, I am continuously original cost estimate, then dismayed at what I see or don’t what was the decision maksee out of our elected city of- ing like to sell or lease and at ficials. what cost? Did the city officials We deserve better! do such a good job that they Now two city commissioners should now become develop— Paul Caragiulo and Shan- ers on State Street? non Snyder — want us to “proOf course, all of this leads mote” them to county commis- to a situation in which, by any sioners. From my perspective, reasonable means, the city of a promotion comes when one Sarasota is bankrupt. It is runexcels and has achievements ning an annual deficit and cerworthy of mention. tainly has no way to pay the While I prefer to focus on more than $300 million in unoptimism when it comes to funded pension liabilities. Sarasota, it is difficult when Imagine the utilization of one lays out some of the de- the dollars wasted on parkcision making and actions, in ing meters and garages and no particular order, of our city lift stations if instead they had commissioners: been prudently invested in the • Lift Station 87. The origi- future of Sarasota. nal cost of the project was $9 While all of this can’t be laid million, and it was to be com- only at the feet of Commispleted in late 2012. It is August sioners Snyder and Caragiulo, 2014, nowhere near complete, they were elected to get things and the latest estimate is for done and should be held ac$27 million. No accountability countable. from the city other than to hire In the case of Mr. Caragiulo, a PR firm to soothe the pain. he goes so far as to state on • Homeless Shelter. Wheth- his website that he is “bring-

ing a small-business owner’s perspective to county government.” If the city results are any indication, then perhaps the residents of Sarasota County are better off without that perspective. Imagine the opportunities for the county and city of Sarasota with the progressive and decisive leaders we deserve. For instance: • Bay-front development. We have perhaps the choicest bayfront opportunity in Florida, which could be a productive attraction for residents and tourists alike for decades to come. We need a supportive plan! • Downtown. It is now at risk as retailers and restaurateurs move to University Town Center. Let’s come up with a plan to encourage people to mingle, shop and dine downtown, as opposed to heading east. Done in conjunction with the bay front, we could be pioneers for Sarasota like John Ringling and Owen Burns. Let’s embrace the future of change and influence it with common-sense approaches — not be afraid of it with undue restrictions and regulations. With our government of today, there would be no Sarasota for John Ringling and Owen Burns to imagine. In the end, Sarasota residents — today and tomorrow — deserve thoughtful leadership. I am neither for nor against any candidates mentioned herein or on the ballot. Rather, I hope the citizens of Sarasota demand leadership that is worthy of the task and promote or elect those who have earned it. Joel A. Schleicher is a resident of Sarasota and CEO of Cyber Risk Management LLC.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR + America has diminished its exceptionalism Dear Editor: In the past 14 years U.S. media has focused attention on American exceptionalism. I refer to: American exceptionalism is the theory that the United States is qualitatively different from other nation states. Do our differences still exist or have they been overshadowed by other differences? The increasing role of government, internally and externally, over the past 100 years has reduced this exceptionalism. The growing role as a world power/leader — gladly encouraged by some (e.g., Theodore Roosevelt) and reluctantly pursued by others (e.g., Harry Truman) put us on a path of historical normality. Internally the increasing role of the government is obvious today though it has been growing for the past 100 years. The Republic is becoming more like the less open and more rigid societies with the government as society’s “problem solver.” This Republic is now not so different from other countries, especially those of Europe. The Republic was exceptional in its creation. The exceptionalism has diminished over time. Gerald Luhman II Bradenton

+ Improvements will help preserve St. Armands Dear Editor: I’m not sure whether this message will be received, but I wanted to comment on the St. Armands Circle situation. I am a retail leasing consultant and I have been visiting the Sarasota area since the early 1970s, during which time I have spent a lot of time on St. Armands Circle. Although I have not read Robert Gibbs’s retail report, I

wanted to point out that The Mall at University Town Center will be a bit of a distraction for all retailers in and around downtown Sarasota, St. Armands, Siesta Key, Bradenton and along the Trail, but St. Armands should suffer the least because it is a recreational shopping and entertainment destination that has a good (not great) mix of national and local merchants. Furthermore, St. Armands is of a good scale and the buildings have excellent “bones”, so updating the storefronts and lighting is a worthwhile endeavor that will help immensely. The local merchants give the district its character, while a carefully selected group of national merchants give it “strength”. Of course there will be some merchant fallout on St. Armands, but if the property owners have resourceful brokers / consultants working with them, who have been empowered to recruit clever, mom and pop merchants (as opposed to recruiting more nationals), then St. Armands can benefit from a more diverse collection of specialty retailers. However, I would caution the landlords to not give in to the temptation of leasing to more food operations, as the Circle already has enough. (It’s tempting for the landlords because food users will usually pay higher rents for small-store space. However, one only has to look downtown to see that overpopulating the streetscape with an excessive number of food businesses is detrimental.) If St. Armands Circle is willing to become a niche shopping district, designed to serve a recreational shopper seeking unique retail and food offerings, then I believe there will be a place for it, even in the face of a chain-leased shopping behemoth like The Mall at University Town Center. O. Bowie Arnot, associate broker MacKenzie Retail LLC

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8 a.m. — 4800 block of North Tamiami Trail. Lost Property. A man reported that between 8 a.m. Aug. 13 and 10:30 a.m. Aug. 14, he lost $100 in $20 bills. The man said that, during that time, he had traveled throughout Manatee and Sarasota counties. He suspected his roommate might have taken the money. The roommate said she had seen the man count his money several times during that time period and that she knows nothing about the money missing. She added the man has been acting strange lately.

HIDDEN CAMERA 7 p.m. — 2700 block of Nancy Street. Petit Theft All Other. A man reported someone stole a surveillance camera from a flowerbed in front of his home. The man believes a neighbor was responsible for taking the camera, because they had been involved in an ongoing dispute. Nobody witnessed the incident, and the security system was not on when the camera was taken, so officers were unable to take any further action.

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LOCKED INSIDE 6 p.m. — 3500 block of Cheshire Square. Landlord Tenant Dispute. A man told his landlord that the deadbolt lock on his apartment was not working. The landlord said that it is not an emergency, so they would not send out maintenance until the morning. The man called the police, because he felt not being able to deadbolt the door was a safety concern. The man was able to lock the door with a chain lock while he was home, but he was not able to leave for the night because he could not secure his door from the outside. An officer informed the man that it was a civil issue. that, because the car was still in both of their names, it is considered her property as well and did not qualify as theft. The officer told the man to inform his wife the plate can’t be used on another vehicle, so she should return it to the car.

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very player has a story to tell. They can all pinpoint that one moment — that one moment of greatness that defines their career. It could be completing a 65-yard touchdown pass on the final play of the game to propel your team to a come-from-behind victory in the quarterfinal round of the regional playoffs. It could be watching your team return to district dominance after several seasons of disappointment. Or it could be learning what it means to stand tall when you are small in number and your backs are against the wall. The players at Sarasota, Riverview, Booker, The Out-ofDoor Academy and Cardinal Mooney have all experienced these moments. And now, after nine months of offseason development and preparation, these five Sarasota squads will once again return to the gridiron in hopes of fulfilling expectations, testing their limits and rising to the challenge that lies before them. With another season nearly upon us, the Observer went inside the huddle with each of Sarasota’s five teams to get a feel for the upcoming season. Crosstown rivals Sarasota and Riverview highlight this week’s football preview section with ODA, Cardinal Mooney and Booker slated to run Aug. 28. Sarasota and Riverview both returned to the forefront last season, advancing to the regional playoffs for the first time since 2006 and 2008, respectively. After falling to Braden River by a field goal early in the season, the Sailors rallied, winning their next three district games to capture the Class 7A-District 10 title. The Sailors will be under the guidance of first-year head coach Brian Ryals, but the focus and mentality remains the same. The transition has been a relatively easy one for Sarasota, because Ryals, who has been at Sarasota since 2011, has remained on as the team’s offensive coordinator. The Sailors return several key starters from last season’s district championship squad, including running back Justin Austin, who rushed for 1,200 yards last season, and linebacker Jacari Dunbar. Across town, Riverview coach Todd Johnson enters his fourth season at the helm. The Rams posted an impressive 7-3 record last season and will look to senior running back Karan Higdon, one of the area’s premier backs, to return Riverview to the playoffs. ODA and Cardinal Mooney will be in a similar position this season, because both squads have seen their roster numbers diminish in recent weeks and will be forced to have the majority of their players play both ways. But in a three-team district, at least one of these rivals is guaranteed a playoff berth. Inside the next four pages, you’ll get an in depth look at Sarasota and Riverview. You’ll meet a pair of senior leaders — one seeking to make contact with another hoping to avoid it at all costs — a new coach with high expectations and players with the potential to have breakout seasons, among other highlights. As always, be sure to follow me on Twitter at @Jen_Observer and on Facebook at Jen Blanco (Observer) and The Observer and visit YourObserver.com for the latest news and highlights throughout the season. And, with that, I welcome you to the 2014 football season. Jen Blanco, sports editor

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Justin Austin would do anything to avoid contact — even if that meant forgoing football entirely. But at 8 years old, giving up simply wasn’t an option. Austin grew up in a football family, and when his father told him he was going to play football, the future Sarasota High running back strapped on his helmet and took it all in stride. Austin didn’t particularly enjoy football early on, but he quickly realized his feet were his two biggest assets. “I was afraid of contact,” Austin says. “I just liked to run. I didn’t like the banging. My speed helped me a lot, though, because a lot of the guys were bigger and slower, so it was easier for me.” By middle school, Austin, who was facing difficult family circumstances off the field, turned to football as a means of escape. In doing so, Austin found a passion for the sport that at one time was intimidating. “It helped me release my anger and balance out life,” Austin says. Last season Austin transferred to Sarasota, where he starred in the Sailors’ backfield and rushed for 1,200 yards on the ground. “It means a lot,” Austin says of

The last year the Sailors had won a district championship before defeating Lakewood Ranch 41-14 to win the 7A-10 title last season.

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playing for Sarasota. “I had kind of a rough start to my first high school career, and I’m just blessed to be able to showcase my talents. I want people to know that I really am talented and be able to show what I can do. I’m really excited for next week.” As a junior, Austin helped lead the Sailors to their first district title since 2006. Now, as a senior, Austin is poised to build off of last season’s success and lead by example on the field. Austin has high expectations for this season, which include rushing for 2,000 yards and breaking the school’s all-time record for most points scored in a single game — 36, set by Antwan Graham in 2005. But more than the individual accolades, Austin, who has aspirations of continuing his football career at the collegiate level, is focused on uniting with his teammates and leaving a mark on a program that wants to stay atop the district standings. “I’m more confident this year because I developed that bond my first year,” Austin says. “It’s been really

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good, and I think we’re going to (expand) on what we built last year. I just want to help bring the team along, so it (can continue to be successful) even after my time. “I would love to keep playing,” Austin says. “Football really means a lot to me. It’s something I love doing. Every time I suit up and put my helmet on, it helps me focus and lets me release the pressures (of life).”

COACHING CHANGE Brian Ryals was perfectly content working behind the scenes. He spent the past three seasons as Sarasota High’s offensive coordinator, offering his support to players and coaches and assisting wherever possible. But when former head coach Ed Volz announced he would be stepping down following the 2013 season, the players began showing their support for Ryals to take over.

Ryals became the Sailors’ head coach in December, and since then he’s been building off the excitement of last season’s district championship. “It’s not about me,” Ryals says. “It’s about these young men. I never desired nor aspired to be a head coach. It started with the kids. That’s where the idea developed (for me to be a head coach).” The transition has been smooth for Ryals, who will

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COACH’S CORNER What are your initial thoughts on this year’s team? There’s a lot of excitement about this year’s team and the program itself. As coaches and players, there are a lot of unknowns but in a good way. I’m excited about what this team can do. It’s a different dynamic. We have a couple of seniors who have experience and can help us develop those with little to no experience. Hopefully if we plug them in the right way then very good things can happen.

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What’s the biggest piece of advice you give your players heading into a new season? Let’s not be complacent and feel that we’ve arrived. We have to be focused on and have an incredible hunger for more. Let’s aspire for more, take another step forward toward our goals. That has to be your mindset, and you have to have the attitude that you can’t settle and be happy with what you accomplished and the highs of last year. That should

What’s the one area that still needs improvement? Our youth. We have a lot of young players who have never tasted varsity, let alone JV, and are going to have to come in and contribute early. When you catapult to the varsity team, there’s an increase in the speed and size of the game, the expectations given and what we’re asking them to do. When you combine that with the makeup of having a new coach, it’s an accelerated period for everyone.

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Aug. 29 vs. Bayshore (7 p.m.) Sept. 5 at Booker Sept. 12 vs. Venice Sept. 19 at Lehigh Sept. 26 BYE Oct. 2 vs. Manatee* Oct. 9 at Southeast Oct. 17 vs. Palm Harbor* Oct. 24 vs. Lakewood Ranch Oct. 31 at St. Petersburg* Nov. 7 at Sarasota *Denotes district game **All games start at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted

Riley Sheehan always considered himself to be small. He was one of the youngest guys on the Riverview High varsity football team, who turned to his junior and senior counterparts for guidance. But somewhere along the way, the then 185-pound freshman offensive and defensive lineman developed into a 240-pound senior, who is now being called upon to help lead the Rams back to the playoffs for a second-consecutive season. “I’ve definitely progressed since then,” Sheehan says. “I’m faster and stronger now, and I feel like I’m a better leader.” Sheehan began playing football for Riverview as a freshman and quickly made an impact. He was called to the Rams varsity squad the last two weeks of his freshman season and earned a spot on Riverview’s varsity roster the following spring. “It means a whole lot,” Sheehan says of playing for Riverview. “This is my second family. It’s everything I could imagine. It’s a brotherhood.” Over the past two years, Sheehan

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Riverview High senior lineman Riley Sheehan has been an integral part of the Rams’ varsity squad. This year he hopes to lead his team to the playoffs. has helped Riverview post an 11-9 record while finishing as the district runner-up and earning a berth in the playoffs last season for the first time since 2008. As a senior, Sheehan is eager to see what the season holds for the Rams. “We’re definitely way better than we were last year,” Sheehan says. “We don’t want to take steps backward. We just want to keep moving forward and keep the legacy moving on. “For the seniors, we want to be known as the class of 2015 that brought Riverview to the next level,” Sheehan says. “We just have to continue to work hard and get better every single day.” Following this season, Sheehan has aspirations of playing college football. He’s already been recruited by Bryant University in Rhode Island and also has looked at a handful of other schools as well. For Sheehan, the realization that he’ll be donning a Rams uniform for the final time later this season is still

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miles away. Eventually, the final seconds will tick off the fourth quarter, in a playoff game if Sheehan has his way, and he’ll be forced to say good-bye to his second family. “It’s just moved so fast,” Sheehan says. “It seems like two weeks ago I was a small freshman. I didn’t expect it (to move so fast). It still seems like I’m the smaller guy. I came in so much smaller. I didn’t realize I grew up.” But, for now, Sheehan is focused on taking each game as it comes and reveling in the excitement that comes from representing his school while playing under the lights every Friday night. “It’s football season — Friday Night Lights,” Sheehan says. “What can’t you love about that?” Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@yourobserver.com.

Riley Sheehan is always up for a challenge. So, when James Young, the owner of the Chick-fil-A on Clark Road and a friend of Sheehan’s uncle, David Meyer, challenged Sheehan to a game of twoon-two basketball earlier this spring, Sheehan couldn’t resist. But a game of basketball wouldn’t be complete without a little friendly wager. Sheehan and his younger brother, Casey, a freshman center for Riverview, bet Young and any partner of his choosing that they would win. In return, they would win free Chick-fil-A for a year. And, if by some chance Young won, then the two brothers would do free yard work around his house for a year. Sheehan played basketball in middle school but ultimately decided to forgo the sport for football. But that didn’t deter Sheehan — or his competitive spirit. The two teams hit the court and at the end of the allotted time, the Sheehan brothers had notched a 21-14 victory and earned themselves a year’s supply of chicken sandwiches. “It got pretty heated,” Sheehan says. “It was intense for sure. We played for about an hour. In reality it was probably only 30 minutes, but it seemed like a really long time.” Following the game, Young handed both brothers a stack of coupons for 52 free chicken sandwich meals.

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COACH’S CORNER What are your initial thoughts on this year’s team? We’re a young team. We have a lot of players who haven’t played a lot. I think our spring game helped cure some of that because now they know what to expect in real game situations. (Hopefully) they’ve got a good feel for what we’re trying to accomplish. What are your expectations this season? I want us to handle ourselves with class and compete as hard as we can in everything that we do. What would you say is the strength of this year’s squad? Our skill positions. We have a couple running backs and wide receivers who can

make things happen. It’s up to us to get the ball in their hands. What’s the one area that still needs improvement? Our inexperience. We just have to get those guys varsity game time reps and get them comfortable. How do you prepare your players for Friday nights without them actually having played a game? It’s hard. You can’t replicate the atmosphere of a Friday night and playing against another team. There are no substitutions. You just have to know what your job is and your role. If you can do that, then you have a pretty good chance to be successful.

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Sophia D., Izzy G., Alex G., Sophia C. and Sequoia M. sit outside their second-grade classroom at the Out-of-Door Academy.

Lisa Dawkins takes a photo of her children, Eliseo and Nazaria, outside of Bay Haven.

FIRST IMPRESSION JENNIFER LAMB Fifth grade, Bay Haven School of Basics Plus How do you feel about starting your last year at Bay Haven? I feel happy. Will you miss summer? Not really because I didn’t have anything to do. What are you looking forward to this year? To make new friends and see the teachers.

LARA KUMMER Fourth grade, Bay Haven School of Basics Plus That’s a pretty cool backpack. Is it new? Yeah, my whole outfit is new! I have a matching pencil case. I like my leggings the best though; they’re soft and colorful.

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Families across Sarasota County started their week with the first day of school Monday. The Observer spent its morning at Bay Haven School of Basics Plus and Phillippi Shores Elementary School with students as they said goodbye to summer and met their new classmates. During lunch, Southside Elementary students shared how their first day of school was going. On Wednesday, the Out-of-Door Academy Lower School welcomed back students and invited parents to enjoy a cup of coffee underneath the banyan trees. This year ODA is celebrating its 90th anniversary.

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Above: Bay Haven Principal Chad Erickson greets Jennifer and Jocelyn Black.

Avery Brum with Ashley and Ella Emmett at Philllippi Shores Elementary School

Kim and kindergartner Cianna Desideri at ODA

What’s your favorite thing about the first day of school? We don’t have homework! Philllippi Shores Elementary School fifth-graders Georgia Ross, Juliette Davison, Kara Ashby and Morgan Smith

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AJC members explore future of Islamic-Jewish conflict The West Coast Region of American Jewish Committee (AJC) continued its monthly Summer Lunch & Learn Series Aug. 14, at Michael’s On East. Rabbi Noam Marans, AJC director of interreligious and intergroup relations, was the guest speaker. Marans discussed the future of Muslim-Jewish relations.

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Nearly 40 members of the Kiwanis Club of Sarasota gathered for a meeting with guest speaker U.S. Congressman Vern Buchanan Friday, at Florida Studio Theatre. Guests enjoyed a lunch before Buchanan spoke about recent events to explain some of the issues causing problems in Washington today. The next meeting, which will be held Friday, Aug. 22, will feature Ringling College of Art and Design President Dr. Larry Thompson. County Commission candidate Lourdes Ramirez speaks with Loretta Friedman.

League of Women Voters spends the evening with candidates The League of Women Voters of Sarasota County held its second “Meet Your Candidates” event Aug. 14, at Selby Library. Attendees met with County Commission, School Board and Hospital Board candidates. The organization also hosted a meet-and-greet in North Port last week for residents. “It puts a face on candidates,” says attendee Gerry Swormstedt.

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Home in McIntyre-Wilson-Potter sells for $1,335,000 The following residential real estate transactions took place between Aug. 4 and Aug. 8. A home in McIntyre-Wilson-Potter tops all transactions in this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real estate. Susan and Philip Block, trustees, sold the home at 1630 Arlington St. to Herbert Fox and Janet Zinner, of Sarasota, for $1,335,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four baths, one half-bath, a pool and 4,335 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,258,500 in 2005.

1987, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,250 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $135,000 in 1987.

SIESTA

Siesta Properties Inc.

Joel Chase and Andrew Gilstein, trustees, of Warwick, R.I., sold the home at 7522 Midnight Pass Road to Robert Miller, of Media, Pa., for $1.1 million. Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, three baths, one half-bath, a pool and 2,916 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $695,000 in 1999.

SARASOTA Beau Ciel

Sarasota Beach

George and Judith Hofmann, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 404 condominium at 990 Blvd. of the Arts to Dirk and Caroline Plessner, of Sarasota, for $1.1 million. Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, three baths and 3,135 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,035,000 in 2007. Harriet Sokmensuer

Hidden Harbor

Robert and Pamela Swain, of Sarasota, sold their home at 5155 Hidden Harbor Road to Scott and Carrie Doyle, of Sarasota, for $935,000. Built in 1973, it has three bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath, a pool and 2,224 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $640,000 in 2009.

Bay Plaza

Claire Levin, of Sarasota, sold her Unit 802 condominium at 1255 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Nancy Roucher, of Sarasota, for $884,000. Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,042 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $562,500 in 2002.

Sonada

Robert and Donna Decubellis, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4709 Sonada Court to Michael Berger and Pauline

This home at 1630 Arlington St. has four bedrooms, four baths, one-half bath, a pool and 4,335 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,335,000. Siegel, of Sarasota, for $865,000. Built in 2001, it has five bedrooms, five baths, one half-bath, a pool and 4,058 square feet of living area.

The Condominium on the Bay

Fredric Levine and Elizabeth Carrillo, of Green Cove Springs, sold their Unit 304 condominium at 888 Blvd. of the Arts to Deborah Huffman, of Montoursville, Pa., for $718,300. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,729 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $495,000 in 2012.

The Landings

Conforto Peregrine Point LLC sold the home at 4860 N. Peregrine Point Circle to John and Michelle Pennie, of Sarasota, for $574,400. Built in 1986, it has four

bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 2,973 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $500,000 in 2009.

Grove Heights

Eric and Patricia Schultz, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1828 Grove St. to Roy Borrego and Karen Borrego, trustee, of Punta Gorda, for $550,000. Built in 1925, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,559 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $185,000 in 1999.

Schooner Bay

Robert Eisenhauer, Richard Eisenhauer, Louis Eisenhauer and Douglas Eisenhauer sold their Unit 6736 condominium at 6736 Schooner Bay Circle to Jeffrey and Michelle Rencher, of Sarasota, for $325,000. Built in

Kevin and Marie Topping, of Fakenham, United Kingdom, sold their home at 5201 Avenida Del Mare to Shawn Bartelt, trustee, of Orlando, for $862,500. Built in 2008, it has four bedrooms, three baths, one half-bath, a pool and 2,802 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $770,000 in 2009.

Jamaica Royale

Donald and Jeanette Diehl sold their Unit 504 condominium at 5830 Midnight Pass Road to Bahia Vista Community Builders Inc. for $615,000. Built in 1976, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,285 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $315,000 in 1995.

Sarasota by the Sea

Martha Rotert, of Venice, sold her home at 1142 Sun N Sea Drive to Ronald and Lynn Stroup, of Spring Lake, Mich., for $525,000. Built in 1955, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,248 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $45,000 in 1977.

Siesta Beach

Donn Still, of Bradenton, sold the home at 5175 Sandy Beach Ave. to Tracy Jackson,

LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER

3955 Roberts Point Road #A4102967 $2,490,000 Mark McCann

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-685-7624

2974 Dick Wilson Dr #A3995718 $1,990,000 Melba Jimenez PA

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-356-3970

7445 Sanderling Rd #A3986383 $1,875,000 Stephanie Church

Siesta Key 941-388-4447 941-724-5448

1536 Sandpiper Ln #A3990684 $1,750,000 Lenore Treiman

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-356-9642

4424 Camino Real #A3994833 $2,249,000 Kelly Quigley & Linda Dickinson

464 Walls Way #A3990743 $1,090,000 Klaus Lang

Osprey 941-383-7591 941-320-1223

3285 Walter Travis Drive #A4102073 $1,000,000 Denise Mei

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-685-3198

6480 Midnight Pass Rd # 514 #A3979191 $699,000 Alix Wexler PA

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-350-2742

3936 Spyglass Hill Road #A4103471 $695,000 Michael Cochrane

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-539-4520

4164 Via Mirada #A4102786 $479,000 Michael Bruno

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-356-9954

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-320-3229

4463 Oak View Drive #A3994179 $447,000 Stacy Hanan

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-266-0529

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888 S Orange Ave # PH-A #A3977537 $2,000,000 Susan Mitchell

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-539-8850

292 Turquoise Lane #A4103478 $409,900 Rosalie Phillips

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-544-4430

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-780-5085

484 Summerfield Way #N5900533 $399,500 Susan Brooker

Venice 941-493-2500 941-223-6055

320 Roseling Circle #N5900537 $395,000 Robert Goldman & Beverly Weltzien

Venice 941-485-5421 941-400-2756

722 Oak Bend Way #A3962103 $375,000 Harvey & Ethel Lovelace

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-586-7390

3034 Curry Terrace #D5900083 $369,900 Randall McLendon/Joni McLendon

Port Charlotte 941-473-7750 941-504-5675

5248 Cedar Hammock Court #A4103245 $299,000 Michael James

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-724-4034

7892 Farina Ct #A3994405 $264,000 Sania Allen

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-266-7829

9550 High Gate Dr # 1526 #A3996049 $255,000 Marilyn Vespoli

Sarasota 941-966-8000 201-926-7272

3216 Purple Martin Dr # 123 #C7051571 $249,900 Julie Mavraganes

Punta Gorda 941-639-0000 941-763-0106

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These are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building permits issued for the week of Aug. 4 through Aug. 8, in order of dollar amounts.

CITY OF SARASOTA Address

Permit

866 Hudson Ave. 830 Indiana Lane 1940 Alta Vista St. 1100 Imperial Drive 1559 Bay Point Drive 366 S. Shore Drive 2548 Belvoir Blvd. 1631 Laurel St. 2123 Sunnyside Lane 1661 Sixth St.

Alterations Stephen Baseman Support Structure Julian Norman-Webb Pool/Spa Julie Guirgus Remodel Deborah Yates Re-roof Issam Soussou Windows John Robinson Windows Richard Cox Alterations Kelley Ferguson Remodel Jennifer Bright Windows/Remodel Lee Delieto

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1715 Shelburne Lane 10 N. Casey Key Road 6140 Midnight Pass Road 4200 Shell Road 1616 Pine Bay Drive 334 Avenida Leona 411 S. Casey Key Road 8750 Midnight Pass Road 8555 Woodbriar Drive 1702 Southpointe Drive

Addition/Roof Re-roof Remodel Relocate Cottage Addition Pool/Deck Garage Renovations Tile Pool/Spa

Joseph Brickner $159,340 Michael Cahill $52,622 Darrell Olson, trustee $52,321 Donald Stelfox $48,000 Michael Ippolito $48,000 Jason Fasbinder $46,248 Joseph Hale III, Life Estate $45,600 Jane Gardner $45,000 Janney Oliver $42,920 Fred Yates $39,000

SARASOTA COUNTY Michael at the family property on north Longboat Key.

Source: Sarasota County; city of Sarasota

Tivoli by the Sea

Nationstar Mortgage LLC sold the Unit 204 condominium at 625 Beach Road to Art and Mary Moloughney, of Mahwah, N.J., for $359,900. Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,144 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $720,000 in 2005.

1626 Stickney Point Rd # 102 #A3995711 $239,900 Peggy Wellman & Robert Moffatt

7558 Fairway Woods Dr # 306 #A3996002 $214,900 Kristina Talkie & Judy Arreola

7254 Eleanor Cir # 201 #A3991836 $134,900 Kathleen Carbone P.A.

Dolores Deyo, trustee, of Lakewood, N.Y., and Mary Yohe, of Lancaster, Pa., sold the Unit P-3 condominium at 1259 Moonmist Circle to Gerald and Janice Grimm and Molly Grimm, of Hamilton, Ohio, for $330,000. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,467 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $32,000 in 1973.

4400 Long Common Ln # 54 #A3987819 $3,000 Lisa Shope

Sarasota 941-552-4200 941-320-8022

329 Glen Oak Rd #N5784390 Robin Sullivan

Michael in 1964.

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5655 Bentgrass Drive #A4103405 $160,000 Celeste Dymnicki

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-374-0811

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3380 Bougainvillea Street #A4103443 $186,000 Susan Matteoli PA

3061 Edgewood Ter #A3995863 $94,900 Stephanie Kitsemble

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-356-1335

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-313-0874

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of Sarasota, for $360,000. Built in 1967, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,207 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $300,000 in 2005.

Venice $2,300 941-552-4200

225 Hourglass Way #A4103178 $1,850 Lisa Gullick

Siesta Key 941-552-4200 941-321-6973

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

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Duplexes For Sale

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ORANGE BLOSSOM TOWER - VIBRANT DOWNTOWN LIVING! GULF FRONT ESTATE

#1 Agent in the Siesta Key Office for 23 years! 26 Sandy Hook Road – Siesta Key, Florida $6,200,000

GULF FRONT ESTATE 26 Sandy Hook Road – Siesta Key, Florida

$6,200,000 Betsy

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ESTATE

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3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, 3954 Sq. Ft. Breathtaking views of Downtown Sarasota and the Bay Formal living room and dining room Spacious open kitchen with views down posh Palm Avenue Master den looks out over the heart of the city Two gas fireplaces, one in the living room and one in the master suite Custom Neff cabinetry throughout the kitchen

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SIESTA KEY...

1 ACRE GULF FRONT ESTATE GULF FRONT ESTATE 26 Sandy Hook Road 26 Sandy Hook Road – Siesta Key, Florida $6,200,000 Open By Appointment

278 feet of Gulf Frontage! Built in 2003 - 5,033 SF Anchor Builders built Home with Custom Quality Amenities, 4BD/4BA +pool bath powder room, SummerSiesta Room/Outdoor Kitchen Custom designed 5,033 sq. ft.&home on world-famous Key's Cresent quartzw/sand beach. Fireplace, Elevator, Plan, restaurants 5 Balco- and entertainment. This beautiful home is within walking distance to theOffice, "Village" whichOpen offersFloor shopping, This Anchor Builders home was completed in 2003. Seeing is believing... nies, Central Vacuum, Wine Room. Heated Pool/Spa, Fire Pit, 10+ Car Garage, Crown Molding, Elevated The grand entry leads to a spacious living room with large Anderson hurricane windows with built-in entertainment 40’ Ceilings, Built-ins, Beach Access, center and the formal dining roomPrivate is adorned Deeded with hand painted murals. The chefs dream dine-in kitchen offers granite throughout, custom cabinetry, Wolf gas range/Subzero refrigerator, Tropical Plantings, Panoramic view of the Gulf.and prep island. Ron Stahl REALTOR® Enjoy outdoor livingSeeing in the adjacent (20 x 24) with a full kitchen and custom fireplace all over-looking the islanai Believing!! sparkling gulf waters. Each of the four bedrooms has its own full bath. A few of the many outstanding features 941-374-1671

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Stephanie Church Stephanie Church 941.724.5448 941.724.5448

7445 Sanderling Road, Sarasota 165 Whittier Drive, Sarasota This spectacular retreat is positioned on the Discover an exclusivebeachfront waterfront lifestyle, beautifully poised on Siesta crystalline sands of Lido Key,community where the sparkling azure Gulf Key within the only gated Gulf front in Sarasota. This oversized rests between thebrilliant Gulf of Mexico tranquil Lagoon on over oflot Mexico meets blueand skies. To Heron be situated withacre 89 feet water frontage. The Sanderling Club residentswill enjoy 3/4 ofofsecluded Gulf front, the residence feature deeded style beach access, private cabanas hugging the shores of the Gulf, coastal infused with contemporary aesthetics toa 15 slip bayside marina, three tennis courts and a vibrant social calendar. harmonize perfectly with its tropical surroundings. MLS# A3986618 $2,000,000

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“Paradise Blooms” sota and their daughter was in school that she decided to take a watercolor class at Ringling College of Art and Design. She can’t remember the year — it was probably the early ’90s. Her teacher was Herbie Rose, a famous Jamaican watercolorist based north of Sarasota. “When you see his watercolor demonstrations, you see magic,” she says of his class. Rose used to take a group of students on trips to his native Jamaica; Rust went to Jamaica soon after her first class with Rose. Rust visited Jamaica eight times with Rose and other students and once on her own for her 50th birthday. The group, which changed every year, stayed in an old hotel atop a mountain in Port Antonio on the northeastern coast of Jamaica. The Blue Mountains were

“South Lido,” a landscape Rita Rust painted en plein air

I’d rather be painting. It’s what I love to do. – Rita Rust on one side, and the blue water on the other. She’d paint all day en plein air and swim, snorkel and climb the mountains. In the evenings, the group members would critique one another’s work. The hotel isn’t there any more. Rose is older, and the groups no longer visit Jamaica. But the ex-

perience was instrumental in Rust’s training. These days (but not August, because it’s too hot), she paints en plein air with the Light Chasers — a group of artists who paint landscapes around Sarasota on Thursdays. She volunteers at Art Uptown Gallery, where she’s also the exhibitions coordinator, and is a member of Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society. Rust paints other things aside from landscapes — she has a piece she painted of a woman vendor at the Siesta Key drum circle that perfectly captures the spirit and energy of the event. But mostly, she’s drawn to nature because of the way light filters through it and shines on it. “It’s a lot about the light,” she says. In Nantucket, where her husband’s family has a home, the

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as brilliantly performed by Morsey and Stephenson. Without elbowing you in the ribs, Howard Millman’s subtle direction reveals the slow erosion of barriers and psychological distance as the women get to know each other over the years. A closely observed, period-accurate set by Michael Newton-Brown and costumes by Ross Boehringer help sell you on the lived reality of those years. True to life. But maybe not the whole picture. It’s a great evening of strong theater. But I couldn’t shake the sense that something was missing. It’s a dense narrative, unfolding over time and compressed into two brief acts on stage. Margulies is a great writer, but he may have cut too much and sliced into logical, connective tissue. As it stands, Lisa’s motor-mouth hero worship isn’t entirely believable in the first act. Writers, even young insecure writers, have a healthy ego in there somewhere. When Ruth pushed her, she would have pushed back — at least occasionally. And when Lisa lifted her mentor’s story in the second act, it’s a good bet that Ruth would’ve pushed back. (Lisa is a smart young woman. That should’ve occurred to her.) She needn’t be a back-stabbing

LaBute heroine, but her total innocence is a little hard to buy. Nitpicking, I know. Chances are the explanations hit the cutting room floor. (Hey, do I want a five-hour play?) So, I’ll follow the playwright’s example and forget the small stuff. The narrative drives us where Margulies wants to take us. He knows where he’s going. That’s good enough for me. At the end of the road, we arrive at a debate. The two women attack the small, tough questions: “Do writers get an ethical pass on the rules of friendship?” “Are your friends’ and family’s anecdotes, conversations and life incidents up for grabs?” “Must writers ask permission when they grab?” “Whose story is it anyway?” is what it boils down to. The play leaves it to us to find the answer. That may sound facile. If the characters had been vicious, it would be, but the characters are decent. The questions they face are ours, too. Hard questions of gossip, truth and personal loyalty for most people. Harder questions, if you happen to be a person who writes stories. — Marty Fugate

wife’s (Mitch’s ex-wife’s sister) departure, isn’t on board with the offer. Too bad ... in the next shot they’re in Reykjavik. Mitch has a knack for getting his way. Both in their 70s, Mitch doesn’t act his age, while Colin embodies it. Pot-smoking, womanizer and epicurean, Mitch has a zest for life that is unquenchable. Colin seems to have lost his, but as time goes by, Mitch’s outlook becomes infectious and Colin experiences a reawakening. The two lovable geezers play off one another famously. Colin is the ideal straight man to Mitch’s vivacious musings. Mitch’s outrageous and uncensored observances verge on the vulgar at times. But you can’t

help cackling when he makes remarks such as, “This is so delicious it’s like angels pissing on your tongue.” His delivery is impeccable. Road trip films can often take you places you wish you’d never been. Not so in “Land Ho!” This sumptuously shot and cleverly crafted piece of filmmaking is as easy on the eyes as it is touching to the heart. The writer-director team of Aaron Katz and Martha Stephens has created a movie that looks and feels so personal, it’s as though you’re in Iceland with Mitch and Colin. While they’re in the process of “getting their groove back” we’re delighted to be along. The casting of Nelson and Eenhoorn

was a brilliant maneuver. Their diametrically diverse dispositions, which eventually meld into compassionate camaraderie, translates perfectly. It’s easy to believe these two are friends in real life and made such a journey. “Land Ho!” is rife with speculations and ruminations on life, but it never takes itself too seriously. You probably won’t recognize the two extremely gifted actors, but you’ll never forget them. They make you feel comfortable in their well-worn shoes and, most of all, grateful for the opportunity. If you don’t exit the theater with a smile on your face, consider seeking professional help. — Pam Nadon

// ‘Collected Stories’ Donald Margulies’ “Collected Stories” is the final chapter of Banyan Theater’s summer season. Reduced to bare plot summary, it might seem like one of Neil LaBute’s investigations of the rotten side of human nature. To prove my point … Ruth Steiner (Sara Morsey) is a faded literary phenomenon from the beat era. In the mid-1990s, the formerly famous author takes aspiring young writer Lisa (Kim Stephenson) under her wing. Lisa becomes her assistant, pupil and confidante. One day, Ruth shares the story of her youthful affair with Delmore Schwartz, the beat poet. Lisa steals the story and makes it the barely disguised basis of her eagerly anticipated first novel. She’s the literary phenomenon now. Sounds vicious, doesn’t it? In LaBute’s hands, you’d get a vial of theatrical vitriol with this material. In Margulies’ gentle hands, you don’t. His characters are just too darn nice. Ruth has her hard edges, sure. But she

FILM // ‘Land Ho’ “Land Ho!” is a rare gem among the less-than-dazzling list of summer films. It just may be the most enjoyable 95 minutes you’ve spent at a movie theater in ages. In the opening sequence, Mitch (Earl Lynn Nelson) unexpectedly shows up at Colin’s (Paul Eenhoorn) Kentucky home. Mitch exuberantly proclaims he’s booked both of them on a first-class trip to Iceland. Colin, who’s been depressed since his

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“Collected Stories” runs through Aug. 24, at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts. For more information, call 351-2808 or visit banyantheatercompany.com.

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// BLACK TIE: JUST MARRIED

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BRIDE’S PARENTS:

Stephen and Claudia Marvin

James and Christine Kurzydlo

HOW THE COUPLE MET

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Kristin Kurzydlo’s family owns a veterinary clinic and Colin Marvin’s family have been longtime clients. His mom came into the clinic and asked her if she was dating anyone special (which she was not). A few days later, Colin sent her a message on Facebook asking if she would like to join him for drinks. After two weeks of waiting to respond, she finally responded “yes.” The couple planned a long weekend at Disney World, their favorite spot. Colin kept saying that they were going to a hotel for a buffet dinner. They went to the Grand Floridian for drinks beforehand and when they were about to leave for said buffet, Kristin kept saying that they should just get some appetizers at the Grand Floridian since she didn’t want a big meal. Colin was pretty adamant that they had to go to the buffet, and as they were about to leave, Colin pulled her aside to an elevator where a man dressed in a tux was waiting. He took the couple to a private floor, which had a candlelight dinner for two waiting. Colin then proposed and the newly engaged couple got to watch the Magic Kingdom fireworks from

THE WEDDING AND RECEPTION

The wedding took place March 29, at The Ringling Museum on a day with 70% chance of rain as well as tornado warnings. Luckily, the sun came out 10 minutes before the ceremony started and the planning team was able to move the ceremony back down to the courtyard at the last minute. Kristin’s father’s best friend (since he was 14 years old) officiated the ceremony. The reception took place in the loggia, on both sides of the courtyard. The couple’s cake p a i d homage to all things Sarasota and the band got everyone out on the dance floor. One special guest was Kristin’s grandmother, who attended the wedding at the age of 103 years old.

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HONEYMOON

For their honeymoon, the couple returned to the place where it all started, the Grand Floridian Resort at Walt Disney World. They had their first dinner as a married couple at Victoria and Albert’s, one of two AAA Five Diamond restaurants in Florida. They spent the next seven days living out their fairytale in the happiest place on earth.

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