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en-USObserveren-USYOUen-US .en-US en-US YOURen-US en-US NEIGHBORS.en-US en-US YOUR en-US NEIGHBORHOOD.en-USVOLUME 19, NO. 33 en-USYOUR TOWN FREE • THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023 en-USDay drinkingen-USIf any drink deserves its day, en-US it has to be the daiquiri. That en-US beloved beach drink, with its en-US countless variations and occaen-US-en-US sional literary pretensions, will en-US be celebrated in all its frozen en-US glory on National Daiquiri Day en-US — July 19.en-US But what’s the secret to the en-US perfect rum-soaked concocen-US-en-US tion? When in doubt, turn to en-US the experts.en-US “The secret to a great daien-US-en-US quiri is to mix the fruity and the en-US creamy together, so you get the en-US best of both worlds,” said Tyler en-US Fite, a bartender at the Siesta en-US Key Daiquiri Deck.en-US The Yukon, Oklahoma, native en-US knows a thing or two about the en-US drink. He’s been behind the bar en-US at the Deck for ve years while en-US making art in a variety of meen-US-en-US dia. He also makes a mean red, en-US white and blue daiquiri. (That’s en-US layers of strawberry, pia coen-US-en-US lada and electric blue lemonen-US-en-US ade, if you care to dabble.)en-US To ring in the holiday, all ve en-US Daiquiri Deck locations will be en-US giving away one free 10-ounce en-US daiquiri with any purchase on en-US July 19. And one lucky winner en-US at each location that day will en-US win free daiquiris for an entire en-US year, among other giveaways.en-USPack it upen-USThe Sarasota Police Departen-US -en-US ment is already thinking about en-US the school year. en-US SPD has asked community en-US members to “Pack the Patrol en-US Car” with school supplies to en-US help the underserved.en-US From July 19 to Aug. 2, supen-US-en-US plies may be dropped o at en-US SPD headquarters at 2099 en-US Adams Lane or at Core SRQ, en-US 1075 S. Euclid Ave.en-US “We’re excited to bring back en-US our annual Pack the Patrol Car en-US school supply drive event again en-US this year,” said Sarasota Police en-US Chief Rex Troche. “This will be en-US the sixth year our community en-US has partnered with our agency en-US to make sure every child goes en-US back to class with the school en-US supplies they need to succeed en-US in the classroom.”en-US Drop-o times are 6 a.m. to en-US en-US 6 p.m. each day. en-USSARASOTA/SIESTA KEY en-USTurtle en-US Tracksen-USAS OF JULY 1en-US TOTAL NESTS: þ 202 3 þ 202 2 Siesta Key þ 31 0 þ 382 Lido Beach þ 1 39 þ 11 6 Casey Key þ 1, 472 þ 1,304 en-USTOTAL FALSE CRAWLS: þ 202 3 þ 202 2 Siesta Key þ 540 þ 409 Lido Beach þ 2 63 þ 1 40 Casey Key þ 1, 693 þ 1,281 en-USSource: Mote Marine Laboratory James Peter en-USTyler Fite pours a red, white and en-US blue daiquiri. en-USA+E Sounds of en-USSummeren-US Page 12 File photo en-USThe price tag to put en-US en-US ocers on patrol Ian Swaby en-USGrace Barger, 7-year-old Allison Silveira, and Shannon Carrasco get their groove on. The Fun in the Sun Back to School Bash, at the CenterPlace Health — en-US Women and Children’s Health Center, brought together community partners for a morning that included free school supplies, music and dancing.en-USPopulation growth means a call for more sworn ocers.en-US en-USPAGE 3en-USA back to school bash combined en-US healthy habits and good vibes.en-US en-US en-US SEE PAGE 18 en-USUNDER SUN FUN en-USRENTAL REGS?en-USVacation rentals ordinance may be en-US expanded citywide.en-US en-USSEE PAGE 5en-USFashion dreams. en-USPAGE 16

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en-US2 en-USSARASOTA OBSERVERen-US en-US en-US en-US|en-US en-USTHURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023 rfntbtbb 12 MONTHS NO INTEREST*rffrfntrfttbftffrbtffftfrffrrfrtr rfrfbrrffrtrfrrfrrrffrbttffrtfrrfr ftrrttbfbfrrtfrrrtrffrbttfffrfttbrffrrffftbrt rffrffffrfrrrffrrfrtttfrtrftf frrbfb‘fftrfrffbtrtrfr’t“rrrt”f•rfrtrffrrtt fbbrtrfffrtrffrt”f•–trffrfffrftrrSOUTH SARASOTA r NORTH SARASOTA ‘’“ “” BRADENTON r• n‘’ ELLENTON ”” t VENICE – n‘’’ ”“ PORT CHARLOTTE —– ” Stores Hours: Mon-Sat 9-9, Sun 11-6 $ $ 499 499 99 99 t t ’ ’’ ‘’ $ $ 599 599 99 99 –– $ $ 399 399 99 99 r r –’ $ $ 499 499 99 99 rf rf b •– 406197-1 en-USMarie Selby Botanical Gardens’ en-US Board of Trustees has elected en-US new leadership and a new memen-US-en-US ber for scal year 2024.en-US Joel Morganroth has been en-US named chair, Teri Hansen vice en-US chair and Bruce Sorensen a en-US three-year term as a new trustee. en-US It also reelected seven members en-US to new three-year terms.en-US Morganroth, who served as en-US vice chair last year, is an academen-US-en-US ic cardiologist who specializes en-US in cardiovascular drug developen-US-en-US ment. He has served on the edien-US-en-US torial boards of several journals.en-US Hansen is president and CEO en-US of Charles & Margery Barancik en-US Foundation. She has more than en-US 30 years of experience in philen-US-en-US anthropic leadership, including en-US previous roles as president and en-US CEO of Gulf Coast Community en-US Foundation and vice president at en-US The Cleveland Foundation.en-US “Dr. Morganroth provided critien-US-en-US cal leadership as our vice chair en-US and Finance Committee chair en-US over the past year, and we are en-US fortunate that he will lead our en-US board as we open phase one of en-US our transformative master plan en-US this fall,” said Selby Gardens en-US President and CEO Jennifer en-US Rominiecki. “Teri Hansen also en-US has been a vital leader and chamen-US -en-US pion for Selby Gardens, and as en-US chair of our Advisory Committee, en-US she has helped Selby Gardens en-US engage a diverse and growing en-US network of community leaders in en-US advancing our mission.”en-US New trustee Sorensen is manen-US-en-US aging director of nancial seren-US -en-US vices rm Baird’s public nance en-US group. His expertise includes en-US local government, economic en-US development, and charter school en-US nance. He previously served on en-US Selby Gardens’ Advisory Comen-US-en-US mittee. en-USBY THEen-US en-US NUMBERS en-USWEEK OFen-US JULY 13,en-US 2023 en-US“Certainly we need more deputies and this is the rst en-US step in that. Whether that gets us to 100, 125en-US or beyond, we’ll evaluate that year by year.” en-USSarasota County Sheri Kurt Homan en-USRead more on Page 3en-USVisit Sarasota namesen-US en-US new president and CEOen-USVisit Sarasota County has promoted en-US its next top ocer from within. On en-US Thursday, the VSC Board of Direcen-US-en-US tors voted to appoint current Vice en-US President Erin Duggan as the new en-US president and CEO eective Sept. en-US 30, when the current President en-US Virginia Haley retires. þ  Duggan joined in 2005 as public en-USrelations manager and then served en-US as brand director. She has held the en-US oce of vice president since 2016. en-US In her current and previous roles en-US she helped create initiatives such en-US as an airline marketing incentive en-US program that attracted new air seren-US -en-US vice at Sarasota-Bradenton Internaen-UStional Airport. þ  She developed Savor en-USSarasota Restaurant Week, which en-US annually occurs the rst two weeks of June. þ  She is also credited with de en-US-en-US veloping award-winning marketing en-US and public relations campaigns. þ  Duggan has been a longtime en-UScommunity leader, serving as presien-US-en-US dent of the Junior League of Saraen-US-en-US sota and as past chair of the Greater en-US Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Program. þ  en-USEngineering manualen-US en-US workshop held July 19en-USAs city of Sarasota sta work en-US through updating its Engineering en-US Design Criteria Manual, an open en-US house will be held 5-6:30 p.m. en-US Wednesday, July 19 at the SRQ en-US Media Studio in the City Hall Annex, en-US 1565 First St.en-US The EDCM is a guide that provides en-US design standards for roads, trails, en-US sidewalks and other infrastructure en-US within the right of way. It is used by en-US city sta as well as private sector en-US engineers and developers.en-US During the meeting, transporen-US -en-US tation and engineering sta will provide a presentation on þ  the nal en-USdraft of the EDCM 2023 update, en-US which includes revisions to chapen-US-en-US ters on streetscape, street design, en-US stormwater and erosion, subdivision en-US regulation and solid waste. Each en-US topic will be discussed during breakout table sessions. þ   en-USAdditional information about the EDCM 2023 update is þ  available en-USat SarasotaFL.Gov/Government/en-US EDCM.en-USCourtesy rendering en-USA rendering of the new visitors center at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, which is set to open this fall. en-US$726,105en-USThe amount of income two en-US owners of a restaurant, who en-US now await sentencing, failed en-US to report to the IRS in a tax en-US fraud scheme.en-USPAGE 4en-US700en-USThe number of estimated en-US vacation rentals operating en-US in the city that would be en-US subject to a proposed en-US expanded ordinance beyond en-US the coastal communities.en-USPAGE 5en-US en-US$3.2Men-USThe amount of an anonyen-US -en-US mous donation made to en-US Temple Emanu-El. en-US PAGE 11 en-USCALENDARen-USen-USSarasota City en-US Commission regular en-US meeting en-US— 9 a.m., Monday, en-US July 17, Commission en-US Chambers, City Hall, 1565 en-US First St.en-US en-US .en-US en-US en-USen-USSarasota County School en-US Board special meeting en-US — 8 a.m., Monday, July 17, en-US Board Chambers, Landings en-US Administration Complex, en-US 1980 Landings Blvd. (black en-US awning entrance).en-USen-USSarasota County School en-US Board regular meeting en-US — 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 18, en-US Board Chambers, Landings en-US Administration Complex, en-US 1980 Landings Blvd.en-USSelby Gardens names leadership for 2024 en-USTABS en-USWHAT’S HAPPENING

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SARASOTA OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023 3 TOTAL PRICE TO EQUIP A DEPUTYMAKING OF ADEPUTY$134,172TOTAL PRICE TO EQUIP PATROL CAR$71,063$50,000Tahoe Police Package$4,500Fuel/Lubricants for one year $105,213Salary & benets$16,563Lightbar, Lettering & Equipment$9,969Uniform & Weapons $18,990Radios & Communications Equipment ANDREW WARFIELDSTAFF WRITERAs Sarasota County’s population rises, so does the need for the Sheriff’s Office to hire more sworn officers to maintain a similar operational ratio of deputies per capita. During the County Commission’s June 20 budget workshop, Sheriff Kurt Hoffman told commissioners that to keep up with the state’s aver age of 1.66 deputies per 1,000 residents, he needs to hire 125 deputies. The agency’s current ratio is 1.21 per 1,000. Hoffman said he will submit budget requests to hire 20 new deputies each year over the next five years — in today’s dollars a cost of $20.5 million per year for vehicles, fuel, equipment, uniforms and all the tools required for law enforcement. Responsible for protecting the population of unincorporated Sarasota County, the Sheriff’s Office currently employs 463 sworn deputies and has four vacancies. It also employs 210 sworn corrections officers. “In this budget, we do have FTEs (full-time equivalents) related to growth, and for the new commissioners we’ve been talking about this for a number of years, being able to build out the FTEs that we need to be able to deal with the growth in Sarasota County,” Hoff man said. “So in this budget you have before you today, I have 20 law enforcement positions, and I have four civilian positions.” That doesn’t include replacement of patrol SUVs. The Sheriff’s Office drives approximately 7 million miles per year, exclusive of helicopters, four-wheelers, boats, etc. The entire department budget request is $181.8 million. During COVID, Hoffman said the department was unable to order all the vehicles it required to maintain fleet needs, so he’s looking to add 15 to 20 vehicles to catch up in terms of fleet replacement. Hoffman said between a new patrol SUV outfitted with a police package, computers, radios, uniforms, weapons, salary and benefits, etc, it costs approximately $205,000 to put each additional deputy on the street. With population growth showing no signs of abating, growing the force beyond the current 463 sworn deputies to maintain the current ratio, much less reach the statewide average, is not an option. “Certainly we need more deputies and this is the first step in that,” Hoffman said of his request for 20 more this year. “Whether that gets us to 100, 125 or beyond, we’ll evaluate that year by year, but certainly we’re not going back in terms of the population of this county and the number of visitors. It’s not going to go the other direction.”Putting a þ­ Sheri ’s Oce deputy on the street comes with a $205,000 price tag.Courtesy photos

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4 SARASOTA OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023 406249-1 rrfrntbtnr tnrftrrrrff r ff 397395-1 rfnt fbfrffntbbbt rrfntnbtb trbbbttft rbtbtbtntb ntbfbbrtb nbtftnnfbfbfrffbbt rrbtbbbr tbntrb frb tfrfb brntrrbbtb ‘’“ “”•‘–‘‘— t• “bb •“bb “‘ “ 405039-1 406456-1 rfnntb rfnfntbbnrn nrbbf rffbrfnn b rfntbn nfrb rbb ftn LOUIS LLOVIOBUSINESS OBSERVERA co-owner of Boatyard Waterfront Bar and Grill pleaded guilty last week to failing to disclose income to the IRS as part of a scheme to avoid reporting cash sales at the Sarasota restaurant. The Boatyard is the colorful eatery on the Sarasota side of Stickney Point Bridge that leads to Siesta Key. Karl Knocker, whose age was not disclosed, pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to provide information to the IRS. He faces three years in prison and a $100,000 fine. A sentencing date has not been set. The restaurant’s other owner, Madeline Nikolson, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States in May, according to federal court records online. She is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 1 and faces five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. According to the plea agreements in both cases and a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, starting as early as August 2013, the pair used their knowledge of the restaurant’s point of sale system to void and back out cash transactions, leaving only the records for payments made by credit cards. They also instructed at least one employee to back out the sales, according to the plea agreement. By doing this, they were able to hide — and avoid paying taxes on — cash transactions for several years. While the scheme began as early as August 2013, the plea covers the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. Over that three-year period, the pair failed to report $726,105 in income on the restaurant’s tax returns and on their personal returns. Prosecutors in Knocker’s plea agreement say that over the threeyear period he underpaid about $101,000 in federal income tax. Nikolson’s plea agreement reflect those same figures in her case.Sarasota restaurant owner admits to IRS scheme, faces prison timeJames PeterThe Boatyard Waterfront Bar and Grill is located at 1500 Stickney Point Road. The co-owners of Boatyard Waterfront Bar and Grill hid $725,000 in sales from the IRS, according to court records.

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SARASOTA OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023 5 rfntbt rf rf rnt r fnttb bnn bn tnfn bt tb THE LEADERS IN SARASOTALUXURY REAL ESTATErffrntbrtnnrr rrrfb n nMeticulous, over-the-top care and attention.nf nnnKnowledge of market conditions and in-depth market analysis.nnCurated, high-resolution photos, videos and 3D tours for an enhanced online presence.r fGuided tours highlighting every detail of a property. bfConsistent and continuous exposure across media channels.n r33+ years and $1.2 billion in Sarasota luxury real estate.nf tDirect access to full-time customer care team member.ff bAdept at negotiating the best price to buy and sell real estate. 402389-1 en-USANDREW WARFIELDen-USSTAFF WRITERen-US en-USFen-USor now, the city of Sarasota’s en-US vacation rental registration ordien-US -en-US nance applies only to the Coasten-US -en-US al Islands Overlay District, where en-US 138 property owners currently rent en-US homes on a minimum weekly basis.en-US With upwards of 700 more propen-US -en-US erties operating as vacation renten-US -en-US als scattered throughout the city, en-US though, the City Commission may en-US soon take up the matter of expanden-US -en-US ing the ordinance over the entire en-US jurisdiction.en-US Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch en-US collaborated with city staff to pitch en-US the proposal at Monday’s commisen-US -en-US sion workshop to expand the coveren-US -en-US age of the ordinance because of the en-US growing vacation rental industry. en-US How many of the 700 or so homes are en-US used as short-term rentals, though, en-US remains unknown as some may be en-US owner-occupied. A vacation rental en-US must either be an entire home or an en-US accessory building on the property.en-US There are enough of them, accorden-US -en-US ing to Ahearn-Koch, to explore the en-US possibilities.en-US “Other neighborhoods in our city en-US are being impacted, and their qualen-US -en-US ity of life is being impacted by hotel en-US houses,” Ahearn-Koch said. “What en-US does it look like if we were to make en-US this citywide? We know that constiten-US -en-US uents’ property values are imporen-US -en-US tant. Their quality of life is imporen-US -en-US tant. But if this is something they’re en-US asking for, I think we all need to go en-US into this eyes wide open about what en-US it will cost because it does take staff en-US time. It does take technology. It does en-US take enforcement.”en-US The vacation rental ordinance was en-US adopted in May, applicable only to en-US homes on Lido Key, St. Armands en-US Key, Bird Key, Coon Key, Otter Key en-US and the northern portion of Siesta en-US Key. A vacation rental is defined by en-US state statute as “any unit, group of en-US units, dwelling, building or group of en-US buildings within a single complex of en-US buildings which is rented to guests en-US more than three times in a calendar en-US year for periods of less than 30 days en-US or one calendar month, whichever is en-US less, or which is advertised or held en-US out to the public as a place regularly en-US rented to guests.”en-US The current city ordinance further en-US requires a minimum stay of seven full en-US days and seven full nights to qualify en-US as a legal vacation rental.en-US Vacation rental owners must regen-US -en-US ister the property with the city and en-US comply with a host of safety and en-US behavior standards to maintain their en-US status. City compliance specialists en-US inspect properties, but currently en-US there aren’t enough specialists to en-US support a citywide expansion.en-US Lucia Panica, the city’s direcen-US -en-US tor of development services, said en-US without space for more personnel at en-US City Hall, expanding the ordinance en-US citywide would not be implemented en-US until fiscal year 2025, when the city’s en-US “one-stop shop” building currently en-US under construction is completed.en-US The current fee structure for a en-US vacation rental is $250 for initial en-US registration, $150 for renewal, $100 en-US for an amended registration, $50 for en-US first re-inspection should a property en-US fail to comply with all standards, and en-US $100 for second and third re-inspecen-US -en-US tions. The rentals would also be suben-US -en-US ject to business taxes, sales taxes and en-US tourism taxes.en-US Whether those fees can be adjusten-US-en-US ed to help cover the cost of additional en-US personnel required for enforcement en-US is questionable, City Attorney Roben-US -en-US ert Fournier cautioned commissionen-US -en-US ers, citing possible state preempen-US -en-US tions.en-US “Is there any method or way we en-US could build in our fee so that they en-US can’t be preempted?” Ahearn-Koch en-US asked.en-US “No,” was the brief response from en-US Fournier.en-US The discussion over costs to en-US implement citywide expansion will en-US be on the agenda of upcoming buden-US -en-US get sessions, City Manager Marlon en-US Brown told commissioners.en-US The city used software that culls en-US marketing of vacation rentals in en-US the city to determine the number en-USof such properties within city limit. en-US Unknown is how many are owner-en-US occupied, which are not included en-US under the ordinance. Staff would en-US have to contact those property ownen-US -en-US ers individually to make that assessen-US -en-US ment.en-US An application form and more en-US details about the current vacation en-US rental ordinance are available on the en-US city’s website at SarasotaFl.gov.en-USCommissioners heard en-US a pitch to apply rules en-US to hundreds of city en-US properties operating en-US as short-term rentals.en-USCourtesy graphicen-USCity software shows some 700 properties used as short-term rentals outside the Coastal Island Overlay District. City explores expanding vacation rental regulations en-USVACATION RENTAL en-US en-US REQUIREMENTSen-USen-US Minimum stay of seven full en-US days and nights.en-USen-US All vacation rentals meeten-US -en-US ing the state’s denition are en-US required to obtain a vacation en-US rental dwelling license from en-US en-US the Florida Department of en-US Business and Professional en-US Regulation.en-USen-US Obtain a local business tax en-US receipt certicate to operate as en-US a vacation rental business.en-USen-US Obtain a certicate of regisen-US-en-US tration with the city to adveren-US -en-US tise or operate as a vacation en-US rental.en-USen-US Owners submit proof of acen-US-en-US tive local and state licensure en-US and tax requirements and en-US inspection for minimum safety en-US and informational standards.en-USen-US Pass city inspection.

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6 SARASOTA OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023 rfnt rnb n bn$5,000r 5650 Gantt Rd, • Sarasota, FL 34233(One block north of Clark Road) 941-413-7997 • DiscoverSaraBella.com ALF License #13578 rf nftrnnnnrbrfrfnnbnrtr Transitioning to a senior living apartment can be overwhelming. From coordinating a move, to selling a home and even unpacking!MEMORY CARE INDEPENDENT LIVING ASSISTED LIVINGttrnrrtbtrn 5650 Gantt Rd, • Sarasota, FL 34233(One block north of Clark Road) 941-413-7997 • DiscoverSaraBella.com ALF License #13578 rf nftrnnnnrbrfrfnnbnrtr Transitioning to a senior living apartment can be overwhelming. From coordinating a move, to selling a home and even unpacking!MEMORY CARE INDEPENDENT LIVING ASSISTED LIVINGttrnrrtbtrn 5650 Gantt Rd, • Sarasota, FL 34233(One block north of Clark Road) 941-413-7997 • DiscoverSaraBella.com ALF License #13578 rf nftrnnnnrbrfrfnnbnrtr Transitioning to a senior living apartment can be overwhelming. From coordinating a move, to selling a home and even unpacking! MEMORY CARE INDEPENDENT LIVING ASSISTED LIVINGttrnrrtbtrn 5650 Gantt Rd, • Sarasota, FL 34233(One block north of Clark Road) 941-413-7997 • DiscoverSaraBella.com ALF License #13578 rf nftrnnnnrbrfrfnnbnrtr Transitioning to a senior living apartment can be overwhelming. From coordinating a move, to selling a home and even unpacking!MEMORY CARE INDEPENDENT LIVING ASSISTED LIVINGttrnrrtbtrn 406537-1 rfnftnbfffbf nffbf 400587-1 VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED rfnfnntbbbffn rfntbt bf ff bfr405044-1 394871-1 NEW ENGLAND SEAFOOD MARKET LIVE Maine Lobster (Take ‘em live or we’ll steam for you!)Haddock • Cod • Tuna • Salmon • Sword • Steamers Mussels • Scallops • Stufes & MoreFlorida’s Fresh Catch—Grouper, Snapper, Shrimp941-918-2529 | 8780 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 34238 | LotsaLobsterSarasota.com(Next to SkyKing Fireworks—Just south of Sarasota Square Mall)Tues-Sat 11-6pm Sun 11-4pm | Closed Mon GREAT FOR YOUR NEXT SUMMER COOKOUT! Live bug free with rrf fnrffrnCareFreePestSolutions.comftbbrf b bbbb 399895-1 ANDREW WARFIELD en-USSTAFF WRITERen-USIen-USn two years, an ad hoc Purple en-US Ribbon Committee will be due to en-US make its recommendations about en-US the future use of the iconic Van en-US Wezel Performing Arts Hall.en-US The Sarasota City Commission en-US will select the seven-member panel en-US from a field of 29 applicants during en-US its next regular meeting, Monday, en-US July 17.en-US The committee will be tasked with en-US studying financially sustainable en-US options, as well as the use, purpose en-US and lease of the Van Wezel. The creen-US -en-US ation of the committee is a requireen-US -en-US ment of a partnership agreement en-US between the city and the Sarasota en-US Performing Arts Center Foundation en-USThe committeeen-US will have two years en-US for the study; en-US city commissioners en-US will choose from en-US 29 applicants.en-USVan Wezel’s future use study en-US group to be selected July 17 File photo

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SARASOTA OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023 7 rf rnntbtnt tn nr t rf ntbr rfnttbfr ntrfntbttttfnfb fntnfttttfff403129-1fntfbfrtr We are pleased to welcome Justin Shinn, MD, Head and Neck Cancer and Microvascular Surgeon to the First Physicians Group network. Dr. Shinn is a board-certied head and neck surgeon who treats patients with both benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck involving the oral cavity, nose, pharynx, larynx, salivary glands, thyroid, and skin. He also specializes in airway reconstruction, partial laryngectomy/voice preservation, micro-vascular reconstruction and transoral robotic surgery (TORS). First Physicians Group WelcomesJustin Shinn, MD To schedule an appointment, call (941) 262-0500First Physicians Group Head and Neck Surgery1901 Floyd Street, Sarasota, FL 34239 firstphysiciansgroup. com Specialty : Head and Neck Cancers including mouth, tongue, throat, gland and skin cancers as well as microvascular reconstruction Board Certification : American Board of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Medical School : University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 404877-1 rfnnntn b Make your party come alive! Hassle-free parties are our specialty. Various packages are available, including food, all-day admission, animals brought to your party, reserved are just some of the special ways we celebrate with you! Book your party online and learn more at SarasotaJungleGardens.com 402825-1 — formerly the Van Wezel Founda en-US-en-US tion — as they work toward the funden-US -en-US ing and design of a new facility also en-US to be located in The Bay Park.en-US That agreement was reached in en-US April 2022 to establish and define en-US responsibilities for the planning, en-US financing, design and construction en-US of a new performing arts center, in en-US addition to considering options for en-US continued use of the Van Wezel.en-US During its May 1 meeting, the en-US City Commission discussed and en-US approved the composition of the en-US Purple Ribbon Committee, which en-US will include two at-large citizen en-US members; one member with experen-US -en-US tise in architecture in the design of en-US performing arts centers and re-use en-US of large public structures and builden-US -en-US ings; one with expertise in historic en-US preservation; one with expertise en-US in civil structural engineering; one en-US with financial expertise in the field en-US of the performing arts; and one with en-US expertise in climate adaptation with en-US experience in FEMA floodplain.en-US Beyond the two at-large city en-US residents, local citizenship is not en-US required of the remainder of the en-US committee, the commission placen-US -en-US ing a higher priority on expertise. en-US The committee will have two years en-US to complete its work.en-US Meanwhile, the city has begun en-US the negotiation process with Genoa, en-US Italy-based Renzo Piano Building en-US Workshop, the architecture firm en-US selected by a task force appointed en-US by the city and the SPAC Foundaen-US -en-US tion to design the new performing en-US arts center during a seven-month en-US process. That is a critical step in the en-US development of an implementation en-US agreement between the city and the en-US foundation, which is due to be comen-US -en-US pleted by November 2024. en-USPURPLE RIBBON en-US COMMITTEE en-US APPLICANTSen-USAPPLICANTS AND en-US AREAS OF EXPERTISEen-US SARASOTA RESIDENTSen-USen-US Sara Creechen-USen-US R. Scott Ashby, en-US en-US performing arts nancialsen-USen-US Charlie Nagelschmidten-USen-US Sarah Baldwinen-USen-US Gregg Kaplanen-USen-US George Raskoen-USen-US Richard Ruegeren-USen-US Aldan Hopsonen-USen-US Michael Grahamen-USen-US Georgia Courten-USen-US Howard Kilmanen-USen-US Karen Whitakeren-USen-US Danielle Stewarten-USen-US David Rovineen-USen-US Debra Ahmari, en-US en-US performing arts nancialsen-USen-US Kenneth Shelinen-USen-US Arnold Gomezen-USen-US Tina Steeleen-USen-US Melissa Gissinger, hisen-US-en-US toric preservationen-USen-US Lorrie Muldowney, hisen-US-en-US toric preservationen-US NONRESIDENTSen-USen-US Morris Hylton III, en-US en-US historic preservation, en-US facility design and re-use, en-US climate adaptionen-USen-US Selma Goker Wilson, en-US facility design and re-useen-USen-US Charles Cosler, facility en-US design and re-useen-USen-US David Baber, en-US en-US historic preservationen-USen-US Tony Souza, en-US en-US historic preservationen-USen-US Lee-en Chung, civil en-US structural engineeringen-USen-US Rick Fourie, en-US en-US performing artsen-USen-US Ronald Kashden, en-US en-US performing artsen-USen-US Robert Bunting, en-US en-US climate adaptionen-USThe committee will be tasked en-US with studying nancially en-US sustainable options, as well en-US as the use, purpose and lease en-US of the Van Wezel.

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8 SARASOTA OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023 en-US “If we are to build a better world, we must en-US remember that the guiding principle is this en-US — a policy of freedom for the individual is en-US the only truly progressive policy.” en-US Friedrich Hayeken-US“Road to Serfdom,” 1944 en-US 2020 The Observer Media Group Inc. en-US All Rights Reserveden-USYourObserver.comen-USPresident and Publisher en-US/ Emily Walsh, en-US EWalsh@YourObserver.comen-US Executive Editor and COOen-US / Kat Wingert, en-US KWingert@YourObserver.comen-US Managing Editor en-US/ James Peter, en-US JPeter@YourObserver.comen-US Sports Editor en-US/ Ryan Kohn,en-US en-US RKohn@YourObserver.comen-US Sta Writers en-US / Ian Swaby, ISwaby@en-US YourObserver.com; Andrew Wareld,en-US en-US AWareld@YourObserver.comen-US Digital & Engagement Editor en-US/ en-US en-US Kaelyn Adix, KAdix@YourObserver.comen-US Copy Editor en-US/ Gina Reynolds Haskins,en-US en-US GRHaskins@YourObserver.comen-US Senior Editorial Designer en-US / Melissa Leduc, en-US MLeduc@YourObserver.comen-US Editorial Designer en-US/ Miguel Elasmar, en-US MElasmar@YourObserver.comen-US A+E Editor en-US/ Monica Roman Gagnier,en-US en-US MGagnier@YourObserver.comen-US Director of Advertising en-US / Jill Raleigh, en-US JRaleigh@YourObserver.comen-US Sales Manager en-US/ Penny Nowicki, en-US PNowicki@YourObserver.com en-US Regional Digital Director en-US/ Kathleen en-US O’Hara, KOHara@YourObserver.comen-US Senior Advertising Executiveen-US / Laura en-US Ritter, LRitter@YourObserver.comen-US Advertising Executivesen-US / Richeal Bair, en-US RBair@YourObserver.com; Beth Jacobson, en-US BJacobson@YourObserver.com; Jennifer en-US Kane, JKane@YourObserver.com; Honesty en-US Mantkowski, HMantkowski@YourObserver.en-US com; Toni Perren, TPerren@YourObserver.en-US com; Brenda White, BWhite@en-US YourObserver.comen-US Classied Advertising Sales Executive en-US/en-US Lexi Huelsman, LHuelsman@en-US YourObserver.comen-US Sales Operations Manager en-US/ Susan en-US Leedom, SLeedom@YourObserver.comen-US Sales Coordinatoren-US / en-USAccount Manager en-US Lori Downey, LDowney@en-US YourObserver.comen-US Digital Fulllment Specialisten-US / en-US Emma B. 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Ron DeSantis en-US recently signed Senate Bill en-US 7024, which makes several en-US changes to the Florida Retireen-US-en-US ment System, the state’s retirement en-US plan for government workers. And en-US let’s say there is good news and bad en-US news.en-US The good: en-US A change to en-US improve the en-US long-term en-US viability of the en-US state’s defined en-US contribution en-US plan. The bad: en-US More risks and en-US costs to an en-US already strained en-US public pension en-US system.en-US Most Sarasota en-US city and county en-US and school district employees are en-US in the FRS. Indeed, only a minority en-US of government workers getting en-US their retirement benefit from FRS en-US are state employees: about 48% are en-US employed by school districts, 24% en-US by counties, 14% by the state, 8% en-US by universities and colleges and 6% en-US by cities.en-US This year’s reforms roll back en-US several cost-saving reforms that en-US were implemented in 2011 for public en-US safety workers, an unfortunate en-US move considering the pension en-US system is still on a long path to en-US becoming consistently fully funded. en-US The plan has about $38 billion in en-US unfunded liabilities and still relies en-US too much on higher-than-realistic en-US investment returns, even after en-US taking a $14 billion loss in fiscal year en-US 2022. en-US Instead of adding more benefits en-US with unpredictable costs, en-US lawmakers should direct their en-US attention to eliminating the pension en-US debt that has loomed over state en-US budgets and taxpayers for decades.en-US Alongside this potentially en-US costly change comes a positive en-US development for Florida employees en-US and taxpayers. Florida government en-US employers will increase their en-US contributions to the state’s defined en-US contribution plan — similar to a en-US 401(k) — dubbed the Investment en-US Plan. en-US While this contribution increase en-US comes with a cost increase for those en-US governments, it’s crucial for the en-US benefit adequacy of the defined en-US contribution plan, which is a key en-US component in the state’s effort to en-US reduce long-term pension risks and en-US costs for taxpayers.en-US Florida’s Investment Plan has en-US been a valuable retirement savings en-US option for public workers since en-US 2002. After years of wrestling en-US with unpredictable runaway costs en-US associated with FRS’ traditional en-US defined-benefit pension plan, en-US state legislators voted to make en-US the existing defined contribution en-US plan the default option for new en-US hires — excluding police and en-US firefighters — beginning in 2018. en-US Now, the majority of newly hired en-US teachers and government workers en-US participate in the Investment en-US Plan, making it the state’s primary en-US retirement plan and a keystone of en-US the Florida Retirement System for en-US the foreseeable future.en-US With its increasingly prominent en-US role in providing retirement en-US security for the state’s government en-US workers, many began taking a closer en-US look at the Investment Plan’s long-en-US term viability.en-US Unfortunately, the state set up en-US the Investment Plan with the lowest en-US employer contribution rate among en-US all states with similar retirement en-US plans. This meant that even if state en-US and local government workers put en-US in the maximum amount allowed en-US out of their own salaries, they en-US would not have enough money in en-US their retirement plan when they en-US reached retirement age. This put en-US the employee’s retirement security en-US in extreme risk and taxpayers at en-US risk to bail the system out years en-US from now when it is much more en-US expensive to do so. en-US The Reason Foundation warned en-US the state in legislative testimony en-US and reports in 2021 that this was a en-US problem in urgent need of repair. en-US In 2022, the state took the first step en-US with a 3% increase in employer en-US contributions for all members en-US participating in the Investment en-US Plan. en-US This raised Florida up to at en-US least compete with the lowest en-US contributors among other states en-US offering similar plans, but it still en-US remained the lowest on this list. en-US That brought total contributions en-US per year per employee up to a max en-US of 9.3%, which was still well below en-US industry guidelines of 12% to 15% of en-US pay going toward retirement.en-US This year’s reforms increased en-US employer contributions by another en-US 2%, bringing total employer en-US contributions to 8.3%, with en-USemployees still contributing 3%, for en-US total contributions of 11.3%. This is en-US closer to the industry standard, and en-US as the table shows, in the middle en-US of the range offered by states with en-US comparable retirement plans. en-US However, Florida policymakers en-US should not surmise that their work en-US is done. The next round of reforms en-US should look to increase employee en-US contribution rates, which have en-US remained at 3% for decades.en-US Florida policymakers should en-US also be wary of more calls to undo en-US previous cost-saving reforms. en-US Despite a still-growing $38.3 billion en-US shortfall in assets needed to cover en-US pension promises already made to en-US FRS members, some have taken the en-US state’s recent budget surpluses and en-US renewed calls from public unions en-US about recruitment and retention en-US challenges to justify costly boosts en-US to retirement benefits. Adding more en-US pension liabilities while the state is en-US having trouble paying for the ones en-US already promised is bad practice en-US and exacerbates a costly problem en-US for Florida taxpayers.en-US At the same time, Sarasota area en-US school districts, the city of Sarasota en-US and Sarasota County will see some en-US increased costs as they must make en-US higher contributions to both the en-US Investment Plan and the pension en-US plan for their workers. But that en-US is far better than allowing the en-US retirement plan to continue on its en-US previous unsustainable path with en-US rapidly mounting costs for future en-US taxpayers. It is far more efficient en-US to pay the costs now and each year en-US than to let these plans build into a en-US kind of massive balloon payment. en-US Florida policymakers’ en-US contribution improvements to the en-US Investment Plan are prudent steps en-US toward achieving the difficult task en-US of providing adequate retirement en-US benefits for public workers at a en-US responsible level of risk and cost en-US to the taxpayer. By improving en-US the state’s defined contribution en-US plan, they are bolstering its long-en-US term plan of reducing runaway en-US costs, which will be instrumental en-US in reducing and preventing en-US expensive pension debts for future en-US generations.en-US Florida policymakers should en-US continue to seek reforms that en-US strengthen the Investment Plan and en-US reduce the risks of public pension en-US debt. It is important to vigilantly en-US guide FRS all the way back to full en-US funding without adding more risks en-US of runaway costs.en-US Zachary Christensen is managing en-US director of Reason Foundation’s en-US Pension Integrity Project, and en-US Adrian Moore is vice president at en-US Reason and a resident of Sarasota. en-USOPINION / OUR VIEWen-USPensions below standardsen-USFlorida lawmakers altered the Florida Retirement System in ways that improved the system, while en-US en-US also increasing the future burden on taxpayers. Florida’s system still falls below industry guidelines.en-USADRIAN MOORE ANDen-US ZACHARY CHRISTENSEN Christensen en-USHOW STATE PENSION SYSTEMS COMPAREen-USThis table shows the contribution rates for dened contribution-style plans. Data for the table is from the Pension Inen-US -en-US tegrity Project’s plan reports and websites. The rates displayed for the Florida Retirement System are for the regular en-US class, which includes most nonpublic safety members. en-USTHE DIFFERENCEen-US BETWEEN PLANSen-USWhat is the dierence between en-US a dened-benet pension plan en-US and a dened-contribution en-US plan?en-US A dened-benet plan — en-US also commonly known as a en-US traditional pension plan — en-US provides a specied payment en-US amount in retirement. en-US A dened-contribution plan en-US allows employees to contriben-US-en-US ute and invest in funds and en-US other securities over time to en-US save for retirement.en-US Dened-contribution plans en-US have replaced dened-benet en-US plans as the most popular type en-US of pension plan in corporaen-US-en-US tions. This has shifted the buren-US -en-US den of saving for retirement to en-US the employee from that on the en-US employer.

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SARASOTA OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023 9 rfntrbbbbfbfbrbbrftrbbtrfrtrbfrnrttbnbbn bbbnrbrbrbbrbr rbrbbbbrfnntfffbnfnn tnfftnfnfttnrn nnrnffffff new neighborhoods now open! rfnfrf ffffnall home. 405613-1 en-USMY VIEWen-USWords make worlds—en-US the en-US shore-hugging, organically moden-US-en-US ern, Wright-rooted Van Wezel en-US Performing Arts Hall has long en-US been lauded as the “Crown Jewel en-US of Sarasota Bay.”en-US Words proclaim—en-US legendary en-US architect Carl Abbott called the en-US Van Wezel “Sarasota’s icon.”en-US Words shape sentiment — en-US status markers, like “world class,” en-US bestow esteem, or take it away.en-US Words build drama — en-US descriptions like “in the flood en-US plain” are true of the entire bayen-US -en-US front.en-US Words evoke emotion—en-US en-US “Sarasota has the Wright stuff,” en-US envied St. Pete’s mayor at the en-US debut.en-US Words compare—en-US musician en-US John Legend likened the audience en-US intimacy to “performing in someen-US-en-US one’s living room.”en-US Words drive action —en-US “paint it en-US the color of this scallop,” intoned en-US Frank Lloyd Wright’s widow, en-US setting off decades of word wars en-US about the lilac shell with the en-US rippled roof that glistens in the en-US gloaming, performing Sarasota’s en-US beachy Mod vibe, playful spirit, en-US artsy nature and civic essence.en-US Words make-believe —en-US thesen-US-en-US pian Helen Hayes described the en-US lavender lady as “an actor’s ideal en-US theater.”en-US Words award —en-US since the en-US expansion twenty years ago to en-US make the stage house large enough en-US for Broadway sets, the Van Wezel en-US has won “best in class” touring en-US theater seven times.en-US Words reverberate — en-UStheen-US-en-US atrical flytowers aren’t ideal for en-US orchestral performances, and the en-US popularity of the Broadway series en-US led to competition for booking en-US dates during season.en-US Words resonate —en-US these were en-US among the considerations that en-US led to the Sarasota Orchestra’s en-US decision to start planning its own en-US dedicated concert hall over a en-US decade ago.en-US Words preserve—en-US when The en-US Bay Park Master Plan was draften-US-en-US ed, a placeholder was sketched en-US reflecting the possible new en-US symphony hall to complement the en-US Van Wezel. The situation changed en-US when the orchestra announced its en-US new regional music center.en-US Words wound—en-US the capital en-US of Florida’s cultural coast boasts en-US a remarkably memorable peren-US -en-US formance hall whose reputation en-US has been unfairly tarnished by en-US expecting the Apollo Theater to en-US be Carnegie Hall or Sarasota to be en-US Sydney.en-US Words elucidate —en-US with seats en-US available for almost 90% of the en-US shows, the Van Wezel is sized coren-US -en-US rectly. Given Sarasota’s proximen-US-en-US ity to Tampa’s Straz, there is no en-US reason to add capacity.en-US Words admit—en-US the middle-en-US aged building isn’t perfect – en-US deferred maintenance is needed, en-US storm surge protection measures en-US should be evaluated, backstage en-US areas need facelifts, and routine en-US theatrical equipment upgrades en-US should be ongoing.en-US Words repair —en-US once the en-US purple ribbon panel is seated, the en-US city will have the right experts en-US to analyze what it will cost and en-US take to restore the theater’s luster, en-US protect it, and keep it what it has en-US been for 53 years en-US—en-US a pearl of a en-US performing arts presenting hall.en-US Words communicate —en-US en-US while they study, the taxpaying en-US residents of Sarasota, generous en-US philanthropists at the Performing en-US Arts Foundation, civic stewards in en-US the city’s government, and visionen-US-en-US aries at The Bay Park should have en-US a community-wide conversation en-US to collectively reimagine what en-US indoor and outdoor arts and leien-US-en-US sure spaces would bring the most en-US enjoyment to the greatest number en-USof people at Sarasota’s bayside en-US culture park.en-US Words co-create —en-US we could en-US convert Holley Hall to smaller en-US performance spaces for local en-US artists. Or ask Renzo Piano to en-US design an iconic amphitheater en-US like Clearwater’s new The Sound. en-US Or build a parking structure so en-US the asphalt expanse could be en-US repurposed as free greenspace for en-US families and festivals. There is no en-US one right answer. But there is one en-US wrong one – entertaining the idea en-US of putting Sarasota’s purple heart en-US and soul out to pasture.en-USKELLY FRANKLINen-USSARASOTAen-USKelly Franklin is a city of Saraen-US-en-US sota resident. She studied the Van en-US Wezel, the bayfront context and en-US benchmark symphony halls as part en-US of the 2016 University of Florida en-US CityLab master’s in architecture en-US program. KELLY FRANKLIN en-USEDITOR, KEEPTHEVANWEZEL.COMen-USKeep the Van Wezel en-USANDREW WARFIELDen-USSTAFF WRITERen-USA new luxury condo tower on the en-US edge of the downtown core has en-US received partial sign-off from the en-US Development Review Commiten-US -en-US tee during its July 5 meeting. The en-US Edge, a 10-story, 27-unit building en-US is planned at the southeast corner en-US of Cocoanut Avenue and Fruitville en-US Road by developer Jim Bridges en-US under the entity Jebco Edge LLC.en-US To be developed on just more en-US than one-half acre, seven residenen-US -en-US tial floors will be built atop a three-en-US level parking structure. Amenities en-US will include a pool, fitness center, en-US conference room and event space.en-US The site plan shows resident and en-US guest parking will be accessible via en-US a 20-foot-wide alley abutting the en-US south side of the building and trafen-US -en-US fic will exit the condo via Cocoanut en-US Avenue. Rounded corners will host en-US 45-degree balconies. The height of en-US the proposed building is 164 feet to en-US the top of rooftop cabanas. Ceiling en-US height on the first five residential en-US floors is 12 feet, 14 feet on the top en-US two floors.en-US A model drawing of the building en-US shows an outdoor pool cabana and en-US amenity space on the fourth floor.en-US With partial sign-off, The Edge en-US needs only clear a few remaining en-US comments, after which it will go to en-US the Director of Development Seren-US -en-US vices Amy Pintus for final adminen-US -en-US istrative approval.en-US The DRC also received a new en-US submittal for Premier on Main, a en-US mixed-used development includen-US -en-US ing 20 townhomes and 6,734 square en-US feet of commercial space.en-US The 1.39-acre site is north of en-US Fourth Street between North en-US Orange Avenue to the west and en-US Adelia Avenue to the east.en-US The site combines nine paren-US -en-US cels containing several residential en-US structures. A proposed site plan en-US shows two buildings of townhomes en-US — one at Fourth Street and Adelia en-US Avenue (seven units) and another en-US interior to the site (three units) — en-US and a mixed-use building with 10 en-US residences above street-level comen-US-en-US mercial spaces along North Orange en-US Avenue.en-US A private street that runs interen-US -en-US nal to the site and provides access en-US to parking areas is accessible from en-US Adelia Avenue.en-US With multiple comments en-US remaining, a resubmittal of the en-US project will be required.en-USNew downtown condo en-US tower nears approvalen-USThe Edge would be built at the corner of en-US en-US Fruitville Road and Cocoanut Avenue if approved. Courtesy rendering en-USA model shows The Edge condoen-US-en-US minium project. Courtesy photo

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10 SARASOTA OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023 rrfrntbrr rtbrnrnnn frbrfrnrn rnbftfrnfrf ntbffrrrtr Make A Pl. FUNERAL HOME, CREMA TORY & PREARRANGEMENT CENTERrfrrrnfrtrr 396222-1 Customizable Garage OptionsCALL TO RESERVE YOURS!Air Conditioned UnitsWater Fill & Disposal TanksCovered & Uncovered Vehicle StorageVacuum Station24/7 Access24/7 Camera Surveillance30 AMP Receptacles LUXVEHICLE STORAGEURY CHOOSE US UNIQUE AMENITIES 5921 MCINTOSH RD,SARASOTA, FL 34238 ELITEMOTORCOACHFL.COM 941-263-0397 Customizable Garage OptionsCALL TO RESERVE YOURS!Air Conditioned UnitsWater Fill & Disposal TanksCovered & Uncovered Vehicle StorageVacuum Station24/7 Access24/7 Camera Surveillance30 AMP Receptacles LUXVEHICLE STORAGEURY CHOOSE USUNIQUE AMENITIES 5921 MCINTOSH RD,SARASOTA, FL 34238 ELITEMOTORCOACHFL.COM941-263-0397 Customizable Garage OptionsCALL TO RESERVE YOURS!Air Conditioned UnitsWater Fill & Disposal TanksCovered & Uncovered Vehicle StorageVacuum Station24/7 Access24/7 Camera Surveillance30 AMP Receptacles LUXVEHICLE STORAGEURYCHOOSE USUNIQUE AMENITIES 5921 MCINTOSH RD,SARASOTA, FL 34238 ELITEMOTORCOACHFL.COM 941-263-0397 405757-1 FRIDAY, JUNE 30 en-USPERSISTENT PETITION en-US en-US PROBLEMSen-US 6:16 p.m., 1400 block of First Streeten-US Dispute:en-US A week after petition sigen-US -en-US nature seekers were embroiled in a en-US dispute over a booth on the sidewalk en-US that is the property of a retailer, the en-US same group called police about a en-US male subject who had made a threat en-US toward them involving a gun. Two en-US males told an ocer a subject had en-US been yelling at them and people who en-US signed their petitions for about an en-US hour. While doing so, he sporadically en-US made statements about coming en-US back another day with a gun.en-US The subject did not display any en-US weapons, motion toward a possible en-US weapon, nor make any physical acts en-US or motions toward them during en-US the incident. While discussing the en-US incident, one of the complainants en-US brought up an ongoing dispute with en-US the store and said, “We actually en-US may have somebody go to jail on en-US Wednesday.”en-US About the same time as this call, en-US police responded to an additional en-US call nearby, which happened to be en-US from the subject, who was interen-US -en-US viewed by a dierent ocer. No en-US probable cause was developed to en-US show that a crime had been commiten-US -en-US ted and the complainants declined en-US to provide their information.en-US HICCUP HUBBUBen-US 8:41 p.m., 1700 block of Benjamin en-US Franklin Driveen-US Dispute:en-US Police responded to an en-US incident in which a man who was en-US engaged in a verbal dispute with en-US his ance locked himself and their en-US daughter in his truck to avoid the en-US dispute escalating further. He aden-US-en-US vised an ocer that after doing so, en-US the woman began pounding on the en-US truck’s windows.en-US The dispute began inside the anen-US-en-US ce’s home, the man said, over him en-US having a case of hiccups. He advised en-US he would be leaving for his residence en-US in Bradenton for the night. There en-US was no damage done to the truck en-US and the man said he did not wish to en-US provide a report.en-USMONDAY, JULY 3en-USDRINKING IN THE VIEWen-US 900 block of John Ringling Causeen-US-en-US wayen-US Dispute:en-US A group of men had been en-US drinking and leaning on a man’s van en-US and, when asked to stop by the van’s en-US owner, one of them appeared to been-US-en-US come agitated. That prompted the en-US man to get into his van and call 911. en-US An ocer spoke to one of the men, en-US who said they had recently moved to en-US Sarasota and were only hanging out en-US in the park, enjoying the view and “having a few beers.” þ  en-USThe ocer advised that drinking en-US alcohol on city property was prohiben-US-en-US ited, and they promptly poured the en-US beers on the ground, apologized and en-US said they were unaware. The subject en-US then asked responding ocers to en-US call a taxi for himself and his friends, en-US after which he locked his car and en-US returned home via taxi service. en-USSATURDAY, JULY 1en-USBEACH BLANKET BICKERINGen-US 4:41 p.m., 200 block of Benjamin en-US Franklin Driveen-US Disturbance:en-US A responding ocer met en-US with a woman at a Lido Beach hotel en-US who was intoxicated and crying. She en-US advised that she was on the beach en-US with her husband, his brother and his en-US brother’s wife. All had been drinking en-US alcohol, and at some point an incident en-US from 10 years prior was brought up, which led to a verbal altercation. þ  en-USThe parties had returned to the hotel en-US lobby, where the argument continued. en-US The woman went to her room and her en-US husband, having been locked out of en-US the room, went to the pool. The ocer en-US determined no crime had been comen-US-en-US mitted. en-USCOPS CORNER

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SARASOTA OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023 11 Electrical Water Treatment SEE HOW MUCH MORE YOU CAN SAVE! The Home Service Pros Who Care LIC # CAC1816020 • PLBG CFC1428223 • ELEC EC13009313 941.866.6210CALL NOW! 406275-1 The Area’s most Trusted Name since 1974 or visit www.AquaPlumbingSarasota.com $99 OFF HOT WATER HEATER INSTALLATION** CARRIER COOL CASH Save up to $1550 in Cool Cash rebates 406444-1 rf nrtbr rfntbnr rbbtb tbrfffr fntf bnr brfrrnf bffrnr rfnrt rfntbffnbn 402213-1 ftfnbfnnbf ttfftfn402218-1 JAMES PETER en-USMANAGING EDITORen-USIen-USt was a $3.2 million dinner. en-US Temple Emanu-El Senior Rabbi en-US Brenner Glickman just didn’t en-US know it at the time.en-US In February, Glickman was sharing en-US a meal with local and national Jewish en-US community leaders, along with some en-US Temple Emanu-El members. The en-US topic of conversation? What can be en-US done to grow Jewish congregations, en-US keep young Jewish families in the en-US synagogue and encourage them to en-US enroll their children in formal Jewen-US -en-US ish education.en-US Big ideas were tossed about — the en-US guests around the table suggested en-US complex programs from San Franen-US -en-US cisco and New York as models.en-US But to Rabbi Glickman, the answer en-US in Sarasota was simple — it’s the en-US economy. The Temple Emanu-El en-US congregation is mostly working en-US and middle class, he said. Many of en-US its families moved to Sarasota for a en-US higher quality of life at a lower price en-US point — the backyards and beten-US -en-US ter school districts that were out en-US of reach in New York and Chicago, en-US Glickman told the dinner guests. But en-US costs have soared since in Sarasota, en-US due in part to COVID.en-US Lower the barrier to temple memen-US -en-US bership, Glickman said. Make it more en-US affordable for young families to be a en-US part of the congregation and pursue en-US formal religious school for their chilen-US -en-US dren.en-US Annual dues for a family at Temple en-US Emanu-El are $2,550 and pay for the en-US cost of temple staff, maintenance of en-US the building and events. Add in the en-US cost of religious school tuition, kinen-US-en-US dergarten through 10th grade, and en-US the “typical family” will pay $4,500 en-US a year, said Glickman. That’s lower en-US than costs found in big cities, but en-US still a considerable expense for many en-US families, said Glickman.en-US And that was that for a few weeks. en-US Then Glickman got the call. A synaen-US -en-US gogue member. He was at that dinner en-US in February. Let’s do it, he said. Let’s en-US lower the barrier to entry — for every en-US family with school-age children in en-US the congregation and for the many en-US more who might want to join.en-US Three weeks ago, Temple Emanu-en-US El received a $3.2 million donation en-US from an anonymous donor, dubbed en-US “Papa Joe,” said Glickman. The monen-US -en-US ey is earmarked specifically to lower en-US the cost of dues for temple members en-US who have school-aged children for en-US the next roughly 20 years, said Glicken-US -en-US man.en-USTHE BIG ANNOUNCEMENTen-USOn Monday evening at the Temple en-US Emanu-El, more than 100 unsusen-US -en-US pecting synagogue members en-US assembled for a “transformative en-US announcement” and celebratory en-US reception.en-US “I’m pleasantly surprised at how en-US word hasn’t gotten out,” said conen-US -en-US gregation member Brittany Gates, en-US before the announcement. She adden-US -en-US ed that her job was to provide moral en-US support to the night’s event planner en-US and fellow member Shera Friedman.en-US The anticipation was palpable as en-US Glickman explained the challenges en-US that religious organizations of all en-US faiths face — declining membership, en-US participation and community. He en-US described the financial challenges en-US that Jewish families and interfaith en-US Jewish families face in terms of en-US tuition and dues.en-US While Temple Emanu-El offers a en-US number of financial assistance proen-US -en-US grams and scholarships based on en-US demonstrated need, “For a bunch en-US of families that (financial) hurdle is en-US too high ... it’s the great big bubble en-US in the middle — we’re losing them,” en-US said Glickman in his address.en-US Then Glickman announced the en-US donation and told the congregation en-US members that by vote of the temple en-US board this donation would lower en-US dues for young families from $2,550 en-US to $350. Portions of the gift will also en-US be used for “some kind of sweeten-US -en-US ness” for religious school students en-US and outreach to encourage donors in en-US other Jewish communities to make en-US similar donations, said Glickman.en-US Due to the newness of the gift, the en-US temple’s board still needs to work out en-US the logistics of the gift, but Glicken-US -en-US man said it will provide for at least en-US 20 years of dues assistance and proen-US-en-US gramming.en-US It’s the single largest gift in the en-US temple’s history, said Glickman. And en-US it may be one of the largest donations en-USof its kind in the country, said the en-US temple’s immediate past President en-US Barry Gerber and current President en-US Bob Meisel.en-US The temple leadership hopes en-US the donation will help the roughly en-US 680-household congregation grow en-US from 75 young families to 100 young en-US families.en-US “This is Our Jewish Future,” Glicken-US -en-US man told the congregation. “And it en-US has just begun.”en-USBlessed by generosityen-USTemple Emanu-El receives a $3.2M donation from an anonymous donor. James Peter en-USRabbi Michael Shefrin does his best impression of Oprah as he distributes gift en-US cards to congregation members for the Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood Gift Shop, en-US with Rabbi Brenner Glickman looking on, Monday at the Temple Emanu-El.

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Actually, the four guys dressed in tight white jeans and pastel polos were “The Surfer Boys,” one of three cabaret shows playing at FST this summer. Their bachelor party routine was pretty convincing though, as was the woman in an American flag dress pulled from the audience to dance to “Come Go With Me.” She was a real trouper, especially since she was hindered by a broken leg. When the temperature soars and the snowbirds fly home, it is traditional for Sarasota’s arts venues to close their doors and start planning for the next season. But as more people discover the charms of Sarasota — not just rock stars and retirees but remote workers — summer entertainment is heating up. FST’s cabaret scene is sizzling. Some may recall how Megan Thee Stallion coined the tag “#hotgirlsummer” back in 2019. Following her lead, The New York Times recently polled people on their proposed hashtag for summer 2023. In Sarasota, it’s shaping up to be an #FSTcabaretsummer. “The Surfer Boys” brings back the good vibrations of the Beach Boys, but you won’t hear any references to the Wilson brothers (Brian, Dennis and Carl) or their cousin, Mike Love.These Surfer Boys are generic. Broadway veterans perform Beach Boys hits like “I Get Around,” “Barbara Ann” and “Little Deuce Coupe” and pepper their show with local references in the spoken part of the show, what music types call the “libretto.” It’s a winning formula that has worked twice before for “Surfer Boys” creator and Director Brian Noonan. He created and performed in “The Jersey Tenors” in 2017 at FST and returned in 2022 with “The Jersey Tenors — Part II.” Some of the Jersey Tenors and Surfer Boys spent time in the trenches in touring productions of “Jersey Boys” and also appeared in the Broadway sensation “Les Miserables.” The six-member cast of “The Surfer Boys” consists of J.D. Daw, Joseph DePietro, Kenneth Quinney Francoeur, Brandon Lambert, Bruno Vida and Michael Jayne Walker. (Only four of the six perform nightly in the show, which runs through Aug. 13.) Sarasota audiences will remember Lambert as a Jersey Tenor from this past summer, when he appeared along with Noonan, Vaden Thurgood and Michael Pilato. Thurgood is coming back to FST with his own musical revue, “Creedence Clearwater Remixed!,” which runs Aug. 22 through Oct. 22. It follows CCR founder John Fogerty and his 50-year battle with Fantasy Records to obtain the rights to his songs (He finally won in January) as well as his struggle with alcoholism and depression. Don’t worry, though. It’s not a dark tale, Thurgood says. It’s good vibes only on cabaret time. In his autobiography, Fogerty credits his current wife, Julie, with stabilizing his life and helping him discover the joys of domesticity after so many years on the road. Indeed, “Creedence Clearwater Remixed” includes a female performer, even though the group was all male. Thurgood has been shopping around his CCR show for a few years at conferences that specialize in such things. Some producers and venues didn’t think Fogerty’s repertoire, which includes the Tina Turner anthem “Proud Mary” and CCR hits like “Bad Moon Rising” and “Fortunate Son,” was recognizable enough to form the basis of a successful show. Industry people had the same reaction to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons before the runaway success of “Jersey Boys,” Thurgood notes. For Thurgood, CCR is personal. “In my household growing up, you were allowed to like the Beatles, but you had to like CCR,” he says. “There were no ifs, ands and buts about it.” When he began working on “Creedence Clearwater Remixed!” Thurgood said “Fortunate Son” was his favorite Fogerty song, but now “Born on a Bayou” tops his chart. Asked about hits from Fogerty’s solo career, Thurgood said he only could find room for “Center Field” in his show. He regrets that “Rock and Roll Girls” and “The Old Man Down the Road” didn’t make the cut. The shows at FST’s summer cabaret are 70 minutes long, slightly shorter than the 90 minutes common on the cruise ship circuit. Despite some industry skepticism about CCR’s modern-day appeal, Catherine Randazzo is a believer. Randazzo, whose official title at FST is literary manager/associate artist, is the dynamo behind the venue’s summer cabaret season. In a telephone interview, Noonan said Randazzo practically finishes his sentences (in a good way). She also customizes FST shows so they’re filled with local landmarks and humorous references. One reason why Randazzo has confidence in FST’s 2023 summer lineup is the track record of Noonan and Thurgood. Both delivered knockout performances night after night in “Jersey Tenors — Pt. II.” Like every good marketer, Randazzo understands that audiences like the familiar but they also want something new. “The ’60s and 0s are the sweet spot for our audiences,” she says. Many cruise lines, which are a popular venue for musical revues, have moved onto the ’80s, but Randazzo and Noonan agreed that FST audiences might not be ready for that era. Lest anyone think summer cabaret is a boys club, fear not. The third show in the FST summer lineup is “Divas Three,” featuring a trio of powerhouse pipes in sequins belting out the songs of Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston and other superstar songstresses. Subscribers are responsible for filling nearly every seat at FST’s summer cabaret shows, but single tickets are available. The subscription for the three shows brings the ticket price down to less than $20 for each show before the cost of food and drink. Regional theaters are hurting and closing down across the country, with attendance down 30% from pre-Covid levels. But at FST, cabarets YOUROBSERVER.COMJULY 13, 2023 “The ’60s and 0s are the sweet spot for our audiences.”Catherine RandazzoCatherine Randazzo, literary manager/ associate artist at Florida Studio Theatre, has been the driving force behind its summer cabaret series.Courtesy photos

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SARASOTA OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023 13 Zip•Climb Swing•SoarTh e Ground Is Overrated BRADENTONText 941-322-2130www.TreeUmph.com rfntb 50% OFF* YOUR BIRTHDAY ADVENTURE! VALID WITHIN 7 DAYS OF YOUR BIRTH DATE. Discount applies when you bring a friend who purchases a full-priced, same-day adult ticket. For details, text: 941-322-2130. *Cannot be combined with any other offer. 395976-1 406522-1 are booming, expanding from one summer show of four weeks to three shows of eight and even 10 weeks since the debut of FST summer cabaret in 2014. Their growth has coincided with Randazzo’s nineyear tenure. The Randazzo-Noonan-Thurgood collaboration is certainly responsible for the success, but demographics have played a part. (The moving company PODS recently listed Sarasota as its No. 2 destination for final container dropoffs.) What might be on FST’s stages in the future? Nothing has been signed yet, but Noonan says he is working on a show called “To Be Perfectly Frank,” featuring a young crooner and an older singer paying tribute to Old Blue Eyes. A pianist makes up the third member of the musical revue. For his part, Thurgood says cabaret lovers should keep their eye on a group called MidAtlantic Men, which has been performing on cruise ships featuring a battle of U.S. and U.K. bands and could be heading to a cabaret near you. Thurgood is working on a show featuring Emily Ann Yates, who has made musical waves on cruise ships with her revue, “The Show Must Go On.” Yates “shows you what it is like to be a true diva,” he says. We’ll see what the cast of “Divas Three” has to say about that. The show opened July 11 and runs through Sept. 10 at FST’s Court Cabaret.Created and conceived by Brian Noonan, “The Jersey Tenors” laid the foundation for The Beach Boys tribute, “The Surfer Boys,” which runs through Aug. 11 at FST’s Goldstein Cabaret. Created by Vaden Thurgood, “Creedence Clearwater Remixed!” follows the career of John Fogerty, founder of Creedence Clearwater Revival, and features hit songs such as “Proud Mary” and “Center Field.”

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14 SARASOTA OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023 OUR SHOWROOMS ARE OPEN Special Financing Available 1734 South Tamiami Trail Venice, FL 34293 941.493.7441 4551 N. Washington Blvd. Sarasota, FL 34234 941.355.8437 2510 1st Street West Bradenton, FL 34208 941.748.4679 www.manasotaonline.com406437-1 THURSDAYSUMMER CIRCUS SPECTACULAR 2 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater, 5401 Bay Shore Road $15-$20 Visit CircusArts.org. Heidi Herriott, a third-generation American circus artist, presides over performances by hand balancers, clowns, jugglers and aerial rope artists, just to name a few. The aordable entertainment is a partnership between Circus Arts Conservatory and the Ringling. Runs through Aug. 12. THURSDAY JAZZ AT THE SAM 5:30 p.m. at Sarasota Art Museum, 1001 S. Tamiami Trail Free-$20 Visit SarasotaArtMuseum.org. In partnership with the Jazz Club of Sarasota, the Sarasota Art Museum presents a performance by David Pruyn Quartet. THE SURFER BOYS 7:30 p.m. at FST’s Goldstein Cabaret, 1265 First St. $18 Visit FloridaStudioTheatre.org. From the group that brought you The Jersey Tenors comes a rousing tribute to the band that took America on a “Surn’ Safari” in the early 1960s. Four Broadway veterans bring The Beach Boys’ biggest hits to life with classics like “California Girls,” “Good Vibrations,” “Barbara Ann” þ  and many more. Runs through Aug. 13. DIVAS THREE 7:30 p.m. at FST’s Court Cabaret, 1265 First St. $18 and up Visit FloridaStudioTheatre.org. Three female vocalists present four decades of songs made famous by Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston and other women who have won the coveted title of “Diva.” It’s not just their voices that make them divas; it’s their costumes and their attitude. Runs through Sept. 3.FRIDAY FIVE FLORIDA ARTS TEACHERS IN CONVERSATION 1 p.m. at Hermitage Beach, 6660 Manasota Key Road, Englewood Free with $5 registration fee Visit HermitageArtistRetreat.org After spending two weeks on the Hermitage campus, ve arts educators from across the state will share their perspectives with the community. The ve teachers are Jerey Brown (music, Orange County), James Finch (painting, Brevard County), Omar Otero (photography and painting, Seminole County), Rachael Pongetti (visual art, Escambia County) and Katherine Gebhart (writing and illustration, Palm Beach County). SARA NELMS 7 p.m. at Centennial Park, Venice Free Visit VisitVeniceFl.org/Friday-NightConcert-Series. A favorite on the Gulf Coast music circuit, Sara Nelms appears in the free summer concert series hosted by Venice MainStreet. Bring your own chairs or picnic blankets. No alcohol permitted.WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE CURTAIN WITH ALYSON DOLAN 1:15 p.m. at Sarasota Contemporary Dance Company, 1400 Boulevard of the Arts, Suite 300 Free Visit SarasotaContemporaryDance. org. Alyson Dolan was Sarasota Contemporary Dance’s inaugural Choreographer in Residence from 2012-14 An original member of the Austin Soundpainting Collective, Dolan returned to Sarasota this summer. THIS WEEK OUR PICK‘LIVING IN PARADISE’ OPENING RECEPTION The outpost of the arts collective Creative Liberties presents artwork by the residents of the ARCOS Apartments in the Rosemary District. Meet the artists and enjoy light bites and beverages. IF YOU GO When: 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 13 Where: Creative Liberties at Gaze Gallery, 340 Central Ave. Tickets: Free Info: CreativeLiberties.net DON’T MISS‘FAME! THE MUSICAL’ “Fame! The Musical” showcases students in Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s annual summer musical theater program. Based on the 1980 musical lm of the same name, the program follows students at New York’s High School for the Performing Arts as they deal with classes, auditions and life. IF YOU GO When: 7:30 p.m., July 15-16 Where: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, 1012 N. Orange Ave. Tickets: $27 Info: WestcoastBlackTheatre.org. Courtesy photos“Fame! The Musical” runs July 15-16 at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe featuring students in WBTT’s summer intensive musical theater program. “Living in Paradise” features artwork by the residents of the ARCOS Apartments.

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SARASOTA OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023 15 NOW – SAT AUG 12 rfntfn br $20 $13 b rfntbf f Incredible Family Entertainment 390601-1 rfnftb 405799-1 406558-1 Saving Songs from SilenceMARTY FUGATECONTRIBUTORTime is cruel to art — music especially. The authentic folk songs of the past are often silenced. Why do a few still play? It’s often because someone fought against the silence. Frank Higgins’ “Black Pearl Sings!” brings a fictionalized version of this very real fight to Florida Studio Theatre. Back in the 1930s, “songhunters” like Alan and John Lomax crisscrossed the country making recordings of genuine roots music. Susannah Mullally (Rachel Moulton) is the play’s fictional folklorist. She’s on a quest for Black folk songs — as close to the originals as she can get. Susannah’s search takes her to a Texas prison, where she finds Alberta “Pearl” Johnson (Alice M. Gatling). This woman has a powerful voice — and powerful memories of slavery-era songs passed down by her Gullah ancestors. Most of those songs remain unrecorded. If Susannah adds Pearl’s songs to the Library of Congress audio archive, she’ll achieve the lofty goal of preserving history. But Susannah is an underpaid musicologist. Those recordings will win her an academic position and a decent income. But Pearl’s indifferent to Susannah’s mixed motives. This white lady wants recordings of the old songs? Fine. Pearl wants something in return. The archivist gets her out of prison, but that’s not enough. Pearl demands that Susannah help find her missing daughter. If she can’t help, Pearl will remain silent. The tug of war continues throughout the play. Pearl releases one song for every clue Susannah finds. But she keeps the song her ancestors brought from Africa in her pocket. Director Kate Alexander makes the most of Higgins’ strong characters and razor-sharp dialogue. It turns on a dime from heartbreaking to hilarious. The actors make the most of it, too. Gatling’s portrayal of Pearl reprises her performance in FST’s 2009 production and the play’s 2007 premiere. Her Pearl has no illusions about the machinery of the white power structure (do-gooders and bleeding hearts included). She doesn’t spare Susannah’s feelings — and speaks her mind about her white savior’s hypocrisy. Gatling’s singing voice comes from the depths of her soul. With never a false note. Moulton’s Susannah is no saint. But the playwright doesn’t set her up as a cardboard villain, either. Despite her character’s flaws, Moulton plays her as an idealist. Susannah doesn’t become bosom buddies with Pearl. But the two characters do form common cause before the final curtain. It just takes lot of bickering to get there. This human chess game comes to life in Isabel & Moriah CurleyClay’s two sets — the warden’s spartan office in the first act, and a wealthy bohemian’s New York City walkup stuffed with books and art in the second act. From prison stripes to evening gowns, Nia Safarr Banks’ costumes are visual shorthand for the era’s identity code. Ethan Vail’s lighting goes from realistic (in the present) to phantasmagoric (in moments of memory and imagination). Louis Vetter Torres’ music design is vital in this play. “Black Pearl Sings!” isn’t a musical. But it’s packed with music — with songs like “Down on Me” and “This Little Light of Mine” punctuating the spoken world dialogue. Torres makes the music seem like the background score of the play’s world, not a stagey interruption. But who wins the chess game? Does the constant verbal (and occasionally physical) sparring between Susannah and Pearl make any sense? You’d better believe it. After experiencing Higgins’ smart, heartfelt play, you won’t take the old songs for granted ever again. The playwright shows the cost of what it took to save them from silence. Courtesy photosAlice M. Gatling and Rachel Moulton engage in a tug of war over slave music. REVIEWS IF YOU GO‘BLACK PEARL SINGS!’: When: Through July 30 Where: Florida Studio Theatre’s Keating Theatre, 1241 N. Palm Ave. Tickets: $25-$39 Info: FloridaStudioTheatre.org

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rfntbttftrfntbttfbbnbnbbnnbnntntttfttbntbtf rf ntrbnbf rfr fr rfrntbnfn bt fn fn 406577-1 en-USYOUR NEIGHBORSen-USJULY 13, 2023 en-USClassiedsen-US en-US31 en-USGamesen-US en-US26 en-USReal Estateen-US en-US21 en-USSportsen-US 22 en-USWeatheren-US en-US26en-USIAN SWABYen-USSTAFF WRITERen-USAen-USt first, Erika Alarcon didn’t en-US understand the quesen-US -en-US tion her daughter, Barbara en-US Alarcon, then 3 years old, en-US asked as the two played a game of en-US dress-up dolls.en-US Barbara wanted to know when her en-US mother was going to open a bouen-US -en-US tique, but Erika Alarcon was not en-US familiar with the term.en-US At the time she came to the U.S. en-US from Mexico 23 years ago, Alarcon en-US didn’t speak any English and was en-US working as a housecleaner.en-US Her situation began to change in en-US 2014 when she drove past an empty en-US storefront and her daughter’s quesen-US -en-US tion came to mind. en-US The site became the first location en-US of Barbie’s Boutique, a store named en-US for her daughter, which she calls a en-US one-stop shop for different fashion en-US needs.en-US Several years later, on June 30, en-US Alarcon held the grand opening of en-US a new store, an appointment-only en-US location at Midtown Plaza, which en-US also houses the fine dining restauen-US -en-US rant Michael’s On East.en-USA LEAP OF FAITHen-USAt the time Alarcon opened the origen-US -en-US inal store, she was taking a gamble.en-US Not only did she have no experien-US -en-US ence running a business, she also en-US didn’t have time to implement a en-US proper business plan, choosing en-US to rent the space because she was en-US unsure she could find another that en-US didn’t require a five-year lease.en-US What she did bring was a love of en-US weddings and celebrations, having en-US volunteered at the parties of many en-US friends, and alongside that, a desire en-US to make a difference.en-US Alarcon said while shopping for en-US dresses in the U.S., she was often en-US treated poorly due to salespeople en-US believing she couldn’t afford the en-US items since she was Latina.en-US Her store, she decided, would be en-US specifically for the Latino commuen-US-en-US nity, and as a result, she adorned the en-US storefront with dresses of the bright en-US colors common in her culture. If en-US people aren’t drawn in by the display en-US on their first pass by, it’s only a maten-US-en-US ter of time before many eventually en-US find themselves venturing inside.en-US Little by little, Alarcon’s clientele en-US grew, evolving from primarily Latino en-US to 80% non-Latino.en-US “I want to show them what I en-US learned and what I can do,” she said.en-USA LONG ROADen-USAfter she came to the U.S. with her en-US husband, Israel Alarcon, whose famen-US -en-US ily lives in the country, the adjusten-US -en-US ment to cleaning homes was “very en-US hard,” she said. She’d had to leave en-US behind her former job as an accounen-US-en-US tant for a kindergarten.en-US It was necessary to support her en-US three boys and one girl, the oldest en-US of whom, 27-year-old Carlos Alaren-US -en-US con and 25-year-old Ian Alarcon, en-US attended at that time Pineview Eleen-US -en-US mentary, a school for gifted children. en-US She has two other boys, 23-year-old en-US Damian Alarcon and 9-year-old en-US William Sanchez.en-US Then the family dealt with the en-US 2007-08 financial crisis, which en-US resulted in them moving to a new en-US home for a time, while Erika Alarcon en-US made and sold chocolate lollipops. en-US At that time, she was pregnant with en-US Barbara, who is now 13.en-US And even during the initial years en-US of the boutique’s establishment, she en-US still worked as a cleaner.en-US “Every day, I found it more difen-US -en-US ficult,” she said. “I just worked, en-US worked and worked.”en-US And then there was the language en-US barrier to overcome.en-US When starting the business, she en-US didn’t take out any loans; she hadn’t en-US understood she was eligible to do so. en-US She soon realized there was more to en-US running a business in Sarasota than en-US in her former home of Mexico, with en-US a greater need for marketing and en-US advertising to stay competitive. All en-USthat material needed to be written in en-US English.en-US The first call Alarcon received en-US at the store was in English, and en-US came from a woman seeking olive-en-US colored cummerbunds for a tuxedo. en-US Alarcon had to find out what the en-US term meant, but after she did so, she en-US began an extensive search, finding en-US a company, Jim’s Formal Wear, that en-US could make a band in that color.en-US She realized she had the tools to en-US meet the needs of customers.en-US “I learned I can resolve things, and en-US little by little, I prepare more,” she en-US said.en-US She took the GED so she could en-US learn how to communicate and help en-US her children with their homework. en-US She said her children helped her with en-US the business as well, guiding her in en-US many aspects.en-US When she founded the business, en-US Alarcon began attending networking en-US events, although she found it diffien-US -en-US cult to connect with others due to her en-US limited English.en-US “When you don’t know it, it’s very en-US difficult to integrate,” she said.en-US Yet as she continued attending en-US such events, she gained confidence en-US and skill, gradually approaching othen-US -en-US ers more frequently and becoming a en-US part of the community.en-US For a time, she also operated a en-US group called Imaginaccion, which en-US offered networking opportunities en-US for others operating a business in the en-US Latin American community.en-USA STORE FOR MANY NEEDSen-USWhen Alarcon opened the store, she en-US sold one version each of a wedding en-US gown, formal gown and quinceaera en-US dress.en-US Today, she calls Barbie’s Boutique en-US a one-stop shop for many different en-US needs including color, style and size. en-US She is also keen on personalization, en-US removing or adding parts to items for en-US an additional fee.en-US There are even supplementing en-US items, like shoes and jewelry, and by en-US offering recommendations of decoen-US-en-US rators or caterers she’s met, or her en-US decorating service Cheers for the en-US Host, she brings together a vision of en-US a wedding or gathering.en-US Alarcon sources her items from en-US markets across the country, but indien-US -en-US viduals in Mexico help sew and cut en-US the clothing, allowing her to support en-US her home country and also set aside en-US time to run the business.en-US Alarcon said the highlight of it all en-US is being able to boost confidence.en-US “When I can see the smile on en-US someone, when someone comes in en-US and says look at me, I’m fat, or I’m en-US this, or I’m that, and I can change en-US that emotion, I feel very grateful en-US about that,” she said.en-US She has even started a free proen-US -en-US gram called Quinceaera Academy to en-US help girls learn how to walk in heels, en-US dance, apply their own makeup, en-US exercise good manners and interact en-US with other girls.en-US “They feel like it’s me and my paren-US -en-US ty,” she said. “Basically, they learn en-US how to love being them.”en-US Even as she moves forward, she’s en-US still mastering English, something en-US she said is important for doing her en-US best work.en-US “I’m improving every day in Engen-US -en-US lish,” she said. “But my clients are en-US so nice. They know I’m Latina, and en-US they are patient with me when they en-US don’t understand, and when they try en-US to communicate with me, they make en-US it easier.”en-US Despite all of her hard work, she en-US said she doesn’t have time to wonder en-US about how far she has come.en-US “I don’t have time to think,” she en-US said. “I don’t notice where I am.”en-US The new location at Midtown Plaen-US -en-US za feels like a brand-new store, she en-US said, which was why it was imporen-US -en-US tant to host a grand opening for the en-US site that boasts features including en-US dressing rooms, meeting rooms for en-US clients and a photography studio.en-US “Erika is one of the people you get en-US so inspired by,” said grand opening en-US attendee Gianna Kramer. “Because en-US of what she offers to the community en-US and what she gives in order to help en-US others.”en-USFounded to serve the local Latino community, the Sarasota boutique en-US has expanded its clientele and recently opened an additional location.en-USFrom a dream, en-US to a boutique for all en-USIF YOU GOen-USBARBIE’S BOUTIQUEen-USen-US 539 S. Washington Blvd. en-US (original location) en-USen-US1225 S. Tamiami Trail en-US (Midtown Plaza, appointen-US -en-US ment only) en-US Visit:en-US Instagram.com/en-US BarbiesBoutiqueSaraen-US-en-US sota/ or Facebook.com/en-US BarbiesBoutiqueSarasota. en-US or BarbiesBoutiqueSaraen-US-en-US sota.com.en-US To book an appointen-US -en-US ment, visit Linktr.ee/en-US BarbiesBoutique or call en-US 941-702-5504.en-USThe new store features an array en-US en-US of dress sizes.en-USPhotos by Ian Swabyen-USKaiya Hill, Jennifer Arevalo, Erika Alarcon, Juliana Rojas and Brinley Steen

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His mother, Annie Blue McElroy, was a teacher in þ­ S arasota’s segregated schools, while his grandparents, Jack and Mary Emma Jones, were activists. That’s why one day in the late 1950s or early 1960s when he was temporarily home from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, the New town resident decided it would be the day he would integrate the Sarasota County library system. “Ed was always in the community doing something,” said James’ wife, Helen James. “He always had a love for everything that he did, because that’s what he was accustomed to, and that’s what he was raised to be a part of.” Gilmore recalled that at the time James gained his library card, there was a bookmobile that offered books around town, as well as a minimal library in Newtown, but he headed to the library that was reserved for whites only, located in the area that now holds the Hyatt Regency Sarasota. James walked into the building and asked to check out a book. The librarian, a white woman, replied that he would need to visit the colored library in Newtown. He responded by saying, “That’s hardly a library.” A discussion followed, with James stating that his family were taxpay ers and had every right to access the same resources, and it led to the librarian eventually calling the city administrator, Ken Thompson, who requested to speak with James. “We have a community library because somebody stepped up, and that was in a time when you could get killed, and people were being killed for doing far less than a young Black man speaking to a white woman about his position on how his family pays taxes,” Gilmore said. According to Gilmore, Thompson replied to the effect of, “I understand you’re having some issues down there.” Her father gave the same response he’d given to the librarian, she said — that he needed to check out some books from the library. She said Thompson asked him to come to the City Hall for a talk, which she called “just indescribable for the time,” noting that Thompson did not pass him off, first and foremost, because he was Black, but neither because he was a student. “I think that was the kind of leadership that was good for Sarasota on both of their parts,” she said. “These are two people who were able to sit down and hash some things out. And so, that day, my father got a library card.” The legacy he passed on is about more than the power of reading itself, she said — it is also about understanding. Even when they were children, he made sure that Gilmore and her brother, Mark James, knew about their history. He would teach them not only to read, but to think critically about what they read. She and Mark James became and remained avid librarians, she said, often reading recreationally. As children, they attended school in New York for a time while their father worked with civil rights leaders on different initiatives. The children established an ongoing habit as they spent days in New York Public Library, researching the contributions of individuals like Revolutionary War freedom fighter Crispus Attucks, playwright Lorraine Hansberry, and Arctic explorer Matthew Henson. “To have a library card with his image means everything to me, because it’s a reflection of the life he spent making sure that his own children and his own family members were able to read and access infor mation, and then digest that infor mation and make sense of it,” she said. “Not just read words on paper, but digest the world around them. Not just us, but the entire community.” “I’m just overwhelmed to be a part of this legacy,” said Helen James. “Of course, I married into the James family. My husband, and Renee and I, are standing on the shoulders of people who have paved the way for us to come into a library, for us to check out books, for us to understand our history.”The right to knowledge Family of activist Edward James II recalls how he desegregated Sarasota’s library system. THE LIFE & CAREER OF DR. EDWARD JAMES IIDr. Edward James II was active in the media and several communities throughout his life. He produced and hosted the ABC7 television show “Black Almanac,” for 43 years; he served as a writer and associate producer of “Positively Black,” a show on New York’s WNBC-TV, and worked as an editorial assistant for the New York Post. He wrote for the Sarasota Journal as a columnist and governmental reporter and served as the public information ocer and deputy chief investigator for the State Attorney’s oce of the 12th Judicial Circuit of Florida; public relations director of the New York Urban Coalition; and assistant director of the rst Urban Job Corps. He has been recognized with numerous awards including a Freedom Award from the Sarasota County NAACP. Ian SwabyRenee James Gilmore and Helen James visit the Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Public Library in honor of Juneteenth, June 19, holding Edward James II’s library cards. A library card held by Edward James II

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Tamiami Trail, Sarasota Across from The Landings heraldtribune.com WINNER “Alustra Architectural Shades Operating Systems PowerView Automation SATURDAY, JULY 15DIVERSE FEST 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Harvest Sarasota, 3650 17th Street. Free. DiverseFest.com. The rst annual Diverse Fest presented by Project Pride brings together vendors, food trucks, live entertainment and guest speakers to celebrate all people in the community. A special guest speaker who knew Rosa Parks personally will present during the celebration.SATURDAY, JULY 15 SUNDAY, JULY 16SARASOTA MYSTIC FAIRE 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Saturday); 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Sunday) at Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail. $7 for one day; $10 for both days; 12 & under are free. “A metaphysical party!” The Sarasota Mystic Faire promotes education and awareness of the psychic world, holistic health, natural healing, conscious living, and spirituality. This gathering will bring together psychics, spiritual counselors and retailers.SUNDAY, JULY 16SUNDAYS AT THE BAY FEATURING AUDIO ORCHID 6-7 p.m. at The Oval at The Bay, 1055 Boulevard of the Arts. Free. This free concert brings together John Silvestri and Ryan Thompson, whose unique chemistry and style of rock oers a blend of “rugged nostalgia and modern originality.” In the event of inclement weather, this event will move indoors to the Sarasota Garden Club (1131 Boulevard of the Arts). IMPROV STORYTELLING 6-6:45 p.m. at Art Ovation Hotel, 1255 N. Palm Ave. Free. Art Ovation and Florida Studio Theatre are oering this free experience in the Gallery Lounge at Art Ovation. Enjoy a drink and hear short stories from talented improv performers. Grab a seat early for our 6 p.m.-6:45 p.m. event. RSVP for free admission here: EventBrite.com/e/657917016507MONDAY, JULY 17‘MY SEARCH FOR WARREN HARDING’ 6:30 p.m. at Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S. Pineapple Ave. $19. SarasotaBooks.com/Events. Former Sarasota gossip columnist Robert Plunket (aka Mr. Chatterbox) will be at BookStore1 to talk about the new edition of his 1983 comic novel, “My Search for Warren Harding.” Space is limited and registration ($19) is required via SarasotaBooks.com/ Events. Admission includes a copy of “My Search for Warren Harding.” “My Search for Warren Harding” has appeared on The Guardian’s list of ,000 Novels Everyone Must Read.” It was ranked by The Washington Post as one of the top works of “great American comic ction.”TUESDAY, JULY 18KIDS SUMMER BEACH RUNS 5:30-7 p.m. at Siesta Beach, 948 Beach Road. Free. A one-mile fun run for kids is a summer event held each Tuesday at Siesta Beach, June 6-July 25. Registration starts at 5:30 p.m., with the run to follow at 6:30 p.m. Kids receive a participation ribbon for each run. Kids who earn four ribbons will earn a free T-shirt. For details, call 311. BEST BETTHURSDAY, JULY 20SUMMER YOGA IN THE GARDENS 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota Campus’ Payne Mansion. Members, $5; nonmembers, $10. This class is open to all skill levels and will focus on alignment, breathing techniques and relaxation. It’s recommended that participants bring water bottle, sunscreen, sunglasses, comfortable clothes, towel or yoga mat. Day-of drop-in payments should be made with cash or checks. YOUR CALENDARAlthough the summer heat may be intense this year, during the Fun in the Sun Back to School Bash, it was exactly where attendees wanted to be. Guests at the event, which was held at the CenterPlace Health — Women and Children’s Health Center, collected free items including school supplies like backpacks, medical and dental health vouchers, and food, but also enjoyed the upbeat spirit of the occasion, keeping energized with frozen treats from Kona Ice and bouts of dancing. “It was awesome,” said 11-year-old Dan Zach. Kari Ellingstad, CEO of CenterPlace Health, said the event, now in its second year, serves the nonprot’s mission of providing health care regardless of anyone’s ability to pay. Its oerings include pediatric and behavioral health, pharmacy services and OBGYN services. “We want to make sure that we’re dening health in a broad sense, so we want to meet the needs in terms of mental health, and helping people access the resources that they need to live a healthy life,” she said. Ellingstad added that the clinic’s community partners, who organized the event, were crucial in achieving this goal. Some of the vendors present included All Faiths Food Bank, Orangetheory Fitness and First 1,000 Days Suncoast, while ManKind Barber Lounge provided students with haircuts.— IAN SWABY A healthy dose of fun in the sunPhotos by Ian SwabyJamauri Williams, 3, dances with a shark. Zolee and Lauren Ambrus, and Janice Houchins of First 1000 Days Suncoast, watch as 5-year-old Josiah Ambrus examines some of the items he has received. Jackson Bedoya, 7, has his hair cut by Zay Williams of ManKind Barber Lounge.

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SARASOTA OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023 21 CITY OF SARASOTAAddress þ P ermit þ Applic ant þ Amount 2 346 Hawthorne St. þ A ddition/ þ R obert Meade þ $4 87,000 þ Garage/Remodel 1924 Grove St. þ S olar System þ Chris topher Williams þ $83 ,314 1255 N. Gulfstream þ D oor þ Jame s Grace þ $68 ,351 Ave. #408 þ 1255 N. Gulfstream þ R emodel þ D onald Vercautren þ $50 ,000 Ave. #208 2500 S. Paulstan Court þ R e-roof þ V alerie Williams, trustee þ $22,500 11 Suns et Drive #706 þ D oors/Windows þ Jer ome Cammarata þ $2 0,000 1538 Flower Drive þ Gener ator þ Jame s Devitt Jr. þ $1 9,450 1929 Ninth St. þ W all þ Chris tine Neel þ $18 ,690 1500 North Drive þ Gener ator þ Michele McNeill, trustee þ $1 7,887 2401 E. Main St. þ R e-roof þ Ale xandrea Davis-Shaw þ $1 6,320 SARASOTA COUNTYAddress þ P ermit þ Applicant þ Amount 321 Cas ey Key Road þ A ddition/Remodel þ B everly Strok þ $ 737,000 1118 Casey Key Road þ S olar System þ S ailendra Upendram þ $2 05,122 1080 Shire St. þ R enovations þ V ictoria Pettograsso þ $156 ,025 8776 Midnight Pass þ R emodel þ T odd Scheffers þ $1 30,000 Road #C106 7510 Mariana Drive þ P ool Cage/Pergola þ Richar d Davis þ $8 7,235 5755 Brooklyn Ave. þ P ool/Deck þ L ogan Hatfield þ $84 ,283 544A Beach Road Unit A þ W indows/Doors þ Philippe Blanc þ $ 78,880 157 Lookout Point Drive þ R e-roof þ Chris topher Messenger þ $ 70,292 8555 Park Shore Lane þ R e-roof þ Albert O wen III þ $62,5 97 2148 Muskogee Trail þ R e-roof þ D avid Asperheim þ $62, 400 þ þ The se are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building permits issued for the week of June 26-30, in order of dollar amounts.Epoch Sarasota condo tops sales at $11.15 millionSARASOTALEWIS COMBSEdward Weiss and Caron Palder, trustees, of Weston, Connecticut, sold two properties at 1694 Hawthorne St. to Ingrid and William Curtis, of Sarasota, for $1.75 million. The first property was built in 1925 and has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,630 square feet of living area. The second property was built in 1925 and has one bedroom, one bath and 434 square feet of living area. They sold for $725,000 in 2014.BURNS COURTGeorgia Eleana Kopelousos sold two properties at 422 Burns Court to SRQ BURNS LLC for $1.5 million. The first property was built in 1926 and has two bedrooms, one bath and 916 square feet of living area. The second property was built in 1926 and has one bedroom, one bath and 231 square feet of living area. They sold for $1,325,000 in 2021.RENAISSANCERenate Thompson, trustee, of Franconia, Virginia, sold the Unit PH-11 condominium at 750 N. Tamiami Trail to Gary Doer and Virginia Devine, of Manitoba, Canada, for $1,311,000. Built in 2001, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,395 square feet of living area. It sold for $520,000 in 2010.PHILLIPPI GARDENSWarren McGregor, of Sarasota, and Katherine McGregor, of Bradenton, sold their home at 5551 America Drive to Gregg Murphy and Gayle Kindig, of Sarasota, for $1,275,000. Built in 1971, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,002 square feet of living area. It sold for $514,100 in 2017. Gregg Stanton Murphy and Gayle Clay Kindig, of Sarasota, sold their home at 5435 America Drive to Warren McGregor, of Sarasota, for $900,000. Built in 1979, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,874 square feet of living area. It sold for $575,000 in 2020.MCCLELLAN PARKJay and Barbara Huffaker, of Naples, sold their home at 1620 Hyde Park St. to Brian Schaffer, trustee, of Sarasota, for $1,257,000. Built in 1925, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,359 square feet of living area. It sold for $325,000 in 2012.GROSVENOR PARKClasico Holdings LLC sold the home at 1526 Oak St. to Stanley Eli Schulman and Helene Ann Panzer, of Sarasota, for $1,195,100. Built in 1926, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 808 square feet of living area. It sold for $579,000 in 2021.BADGER HEIGHTSReba Sachs, of Sarasota, sold her home at 1854 Bahia Vista St. to Charles and Jennifer Adams, of Sarasota, for $1,075,000. Built in 1957, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,587 square feet of living area. It sold for $425,000 in 2014.JAMES S. HALL’SVZS Design LLC sold two properties at 1660 Seventh St. to Georgia Source: Sarasota County, city of Sarasota TOP BUILDING PERMITSADAM HUGHES RESEARCH EDITORA condominium in Epoch tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Alan Town and Tatiana Vitalyevna Town, of Sarasota, sold their Unit PH condominium at 605 S. Gulfstream Ave. to Richard Henley and Susan Davis, trustees, of Sarasota, for $11.15 million. Built in 2021, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 5,238 square feet of living area. It sold for $9,747,300 in 2021. Eleana Kopelousos, of Sarasota, for $950,600. The first property was built in 1925 and has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,159 square feet of living area. The second property was built in 1925 and has one bedroom, one bath and 484 square feet of living area. They sold for $600,000 in 2021.CORAL COVENext One Homes LLC sold the home at 7412 Starfish Drive to Jason and Kristen Schwieterman, of Powell, Ohio, for $849,000. Built in 1954, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,959 square feet of living area. It sold for $465,000 in 2022. Courtesy photoThe penthouse in the Epoch Sarasota oers 1,700 square feet of outdoor living space on two levels. ONLINESee more transactions at YourObserver.com RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS JUNE 26-30 REAL ESTATE SIESTA KEY: $2.7 MILLIONHarmonyDavid and Linda Robertson, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the home at 4833 Featherbed Lane to Christopher Hall and Kimberly Hall, trustees, of Marietta, Ohio, for $2.7 million. Built in 1956, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,978 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,182,500 in 2014.PALMER RANCH: $2.05 MILLIONLegacy Estates on Palmer RanchDavid John Cook and Suzanne Greer Cook, trustees, sold the home at 5316 Greenbrook Drive to Joshua Hartway and Denyse Turner-Hartway, of Sarasota, for $2.05 million. Built in 2019, it has four bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths, a pool and 4,493 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,068,800 in 2019.OSPREY: $2.1 MILLIONOaks IIWilliam Shaia, of Sarasota, sold his home at 600 N. Mac Ewen Drive to James and Kathy Powers, of Osprey, for $2.1 million. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,111 square feet of living area. It sold for $900,000 in 2002.NOKOMIS: $870,000Calusa LakesBetsy Boyens, of Bradenton, sold her home at 2047 Timucua Trail to Nicholas Manusos and Lauren Manusos, trustees, of Nokomis, for $870,000. It sold for $661,000 in 2021.Other top sales by area rf ntbtb rffrnntbbtbbr r rfrffrnntbbtbbrf fntfbftf fffftb ftfb t tft ff Licensed Real Estate Broker Prices as of December 2022 406126-1

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Marcus Walfridson wasn’t feeling well on June 3. It was the night of the Sarasota Paradise’s first home game, and Walfridson, the team’s owner, was stuck in the press box at Sarasota High’s Charlie Cleland Stadium. Walfridson and the Paradise, a “pre-professional” soccer team competing in the United Soccer League’s League 2, came to Sarasota to build something special in the community, Walfridson said. He saw a city desperate for a soccer team to call its own, for athletes that kids can emulate when playing in their backyards. At the team’s initial announcement party in November at the Sarasota Art Museum, Walfridson said he wanted the team to unite the city in pride. On the team’s website, a banner reading “It’s time for Sarasota” ripples across the home screen. Yet despite the emphasis on community, Walfridson was separated from the crowd on opening night. Toward the end of the game, with the Paradise up 2-1 over FC Miami City, he couldn’t take it anymore. Walfridson walked down to the front of the bleachers, and what he heard moved him to tears. “The crowd was yelling at the refs for making a bad call and cheering on our guys,” Walfridson said. “The fans were engaged from the first moment. People were hungry to support a local team. For me, that was like, ‘Now we’re here. Now we’re up and running.’” The Paradise would win the game, and the crowd would stay loud until the end. The team has continued its success since then, on and off the pitch. As of July 9, the Paradise are 5-0-5 with a +4 goal differential, good enough for third place in USL League 2’s Florida division. In the process, the team has begun to generate loyal fan support. Walfridson said the team is aver aging 426 fans per game, and with one home game remaining — a 7:30 p.m. July 15 contest against Altitude Rush (0-1-8) — Walfridson is aiming to get that average even higher. The game is being billed as Fan Appreciation Night, and thanks to the gener osity of the team’s sponsors, all fans will be able to get in for free as long as they use the code FANS23 to secure their tickets at SarasotaParadise.us. That’s not all: If the team gets 1,000 fans to attend, all fans in attendance will get another free ticket to next season’s home opener. Securing 1,000 fans at the game would also bring the team’s aver age attendance to 500 fans, a number Walfridson would like to see. His stretch goal for year one was 600 fans per game, which would be accomplished if the final game draws 1,600 fans. Even if the Paradise fall just short of that number, it’s a solid foundation on which the team can build in 2024. Walfridson said he expects those numbers to grow significantly in year two. After the club was announced in November, the Paradise had approximately six months to get everything in order. Now, the club will have an entire off season to get in front of businesses and form corporate partnerships, as well as collaborate with youth soc cer organizations in the area, which should increase the club’s revenue as well as its word-of-mouth relevance in the community. “We want a bigger base, and we want to do more for them,” Walfridson said. Walfridson is also thinking about how he’d like to change the fan experience in 2024, like finding a better price point for tickets — they ranged between $16 and $24 in 2023, with VIP tickets sitting at $124 — as well as adding more to the game day experience. But for all the talk of next season, it will not be 11 months before the community hears about the Paradise again: Walfridson said the club plans on holding multiple youth camps to “spread the love” and give kids instruction from the Paradise’s professional coaching staff, as well as holding nonathletic community events and showing up to places like local farmers markets to stay in the community’s consciousness. Walfridson knows that winning will also bring people out to the park. While the Paradise played well at times, Walfridson said there were also missed opportunities for more wins. Much of the team’s roster is collegiate players, and Walfridson said the combination of gaining USL experience plus another year of college training should lead to improvement in 2024. That also means Walfridson and the Paradise plan on bringing back much of its roster, which is a rarity at this level of soccer. But Walfridson said Paradise players have expressed a desire to return because of how much fun they’ve had and what they’ve learned. An example: The team took a trip to the Florida Studio Theatre to take a group improvisational comedy class, and Walfridson said the response was “phenomenal.” Walfridson and the Paradise have put an emphasis on signing players with ties to the Sarasota area when possible. Not only is there a lot of natural talent in the area, Walfridson said, but having local players means local family and friends of those players can attend the games, and they are more likely to do so than anyone else. But Walfridson also knows that there is a limit to how many fans will shell out to watch a “pre-professional” soccer team. That’s why the club is aiming to not be “preprofessional” for long. Walfridson said he would like the organization to make the jump to USL’s League 1 by 2025, or 2026 at the latest. The 12 teams currently playing in League 1 are fully professional, and two more expansion teams have already been announced. The biggest hurdle for the Paradise to reach League 1 is the stadium situation; the field at Cleland Stadium is currently too nar row for professional play, Walfridson said, so some sort of change would have to be made. All of that is for the future. In the here and now, regardless of level, the Paradise have earned a spot in the hearts of Sarasota soccer fans, giving them a team to call their own. And on the evening of that first home game, the crowd’s response was enough to make Walfridson forget he wasn’t feeling well. It was a fork in the road moment, Walfridson said, and it told him he and the club were on the right path. “The splash we have made in the community has been a real highlight,” Walfridson said. “They finally have someone to root for. We represent the city, and that’s the main thing.” GRIND ON. PAGE 23 Former Sarasota High baseball catcher Ben McCabe was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the ninth round of the 2023 MLB Draft, 262nd overall, on July 10. McCabe, a right-handed bat, played at the University of Central Florida and hit .371 with 19 home runs and 51 RBIs in 2023, earning Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division I AllAmerica Second Team honors. McCabe graduated from Sarasota in 2018. þ  Cardinal Mooney High announced July 11 it has hired Ra fael Fernandez as its athletic director. Fernandez was previously the athletic director at Lake Howell High and the dean of students at South Seminole Academy among other positions. Former Cardinal Mooney athletic director Larry Antonucci stepped down in May after four years in the position. þ  Former Palmetto High football star Zy’marion Lang announced July 4 that he is transferring to Cardinal Mooney High for his senior season. Lang, a wide receiver, is a threestar prospect and the No. 77 wide receiver in the national Class of 2024, according to the 247Sports Composite ranking system. Lang has announced a college commitment date of July 30, selecting between a nal four of the University of South Carolina, University of Pittsburgh, Kansas State University and the University of South Florida. þ  Former Cardinal Mooney High boys golfer Noah Kumar nished 20th at the 106th Florida State Amateur Championship (287), held June 8-11 at Turtle Creek Club in Tequesta. Kumar started his college career at Florida Southern College before transferring to Rutgers University this year. He will be a senior in the fall. þ  Fast Break Courtesy photoFormer Sailor Ben McCabe is now a senior catcher at UCF. Courtesy photoNico Villalobos controls the ball for the Sarasota Paradise. Owner Marcus Walfridson has big plans for the Sarasota Paradise. No trouble in ParadiseOwner Marcus Walfridson said the club has exceeded expectations o the pitch in year one. SPORTSJULY 13, 2023 “Never give up, be a good teammate, have fun and do your best.”— Shawny McGill SEE PAGE 24

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We told them it would be tough, and they went with it.” The workouts are voluntary, for players will occasionally take family vacations, go on college visits or test their skills at recruitment camps, but Smithers said the workouts have had a consistently strong turnout. Smithers said the team also attended a Grind It Out padded camp at Webber International University in June to get in extra work and build camaraderie, an idea first floated by new offensive coordinator Brody Wiseman. The Rams had attended similar camps in the past but had taken a few years off. Bringing it back turned out to be a good idea. Not only did it build chemistry, Smithers said, but seven Rams picked up scholarship offers from the school. Getting their kids recruited is another thing coaches have to do over the summer, whether that means helping kids put together film, talking to college coaches or simply spreading highlights over social media. The recruiting process is complicated and changing every day as the NCAA’s Name, Image and Likeness rules get adjusted. Smithers said part of his job as a coach is pointing his players in the right direction when it comes to their time. “You try to steer kids away from those camps that are three or four days and cost $300 or $400,” Smithers said. “Go to a one-day camp that costs $30. The mega camp at USF, that’s an easy one for kids to get to, and they don’t have to miss any workouts to make it. And when visiting schools, only go to a school that is actually interested in you. If you have been talking with the coaches and you have a good relationship and you think you might get an offer if you go, then go. But don’t go take a tour of a bunch of schools just to go. It’s a waste of time and money.” It is not just football coaches keeping their teams right. Basketball coaches have stuffed summer schedules, too. At Cardinal Mooney High, boys basketball head coach Vince Cherry ran his Cougars ragged while he had the chance. “The whole month of June, I was here at 6 a.m. for practice,” Cherry said. “We went from 6-8 a.m. Monday through Thursday. On the week ends, we were playing tournaments or camps.” Cherry and the Cougars played in events as far as Gainesville and Tallahassee to get right. They had to work fast: July is a big month for travel team basketball, so June was the time for Mooney to gain chemistry before everybody headed their separate ways for a while. Cherry said he does not mind the July separation as getting to hear from differ ent coaches is beneficial to players in the long run. And for a player like Mooney rising senior Connor Heald, Cherry said, getting to play in front of as many college programs as possible can only help him in his search for the right next-level fit. Even though July will be a travelbasketball heavy month, Mooney’s gym remains open two days a week, Cherry said, for the players who just can’t get enough and want to maximize every opportunity they have. “My biggest philosophy is that if you love basketball, I shouldn’t have to reach out to you to get you in the gym,” Cherry said. “You should be the one saying, ‘Coach, I want to get in the gym today. What do I need to work on?’” But Cherry is also using this part of the summer to — get ready to gasp — take it relatively easy. He’s overseeing a few youth camps, but he’s also going to take family vacations while he can. Once late August hits, school has started and high school teams are focused on season prep. Cherry said members of the team will play in a Saturday league in Tampa to stay sharp until official practices begin in October. Time away from the game will help Cherry reenergize for that long season haul, he said. It’s a relatable stance. We all need to get our minds right sometimes. And the start of the 2023-24 season creeps closer; fall sports can start holding preseason contests in approximately one month, and regular-season contests one week later. High school coaches and athletes put in more work than we usually get to see to find success, but it’s worth it, even if it goes unnoticed.No days oEven without any ocial games over the summer, there’s still plenty of work for coaches to do.Photos by Ryan Kohn Riverview head coach Josh Smithers pumps up his team. Ryan Kohn is the sports editor for the Sarasota/Siesta Key Observer. Contact him at RKohn@ YourObserver.com. Cardinal Mooney High boys basketball head coach Vince Cherry.

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I like the newer one a little bit more I think, but both are good. þ  What is y our favorite school subject? I like math because I’m good at it. Reading is tiring; you don’t really do anything except listen to the teacher. þ   What ar e your hobbies? I play in my neighborhood with my friends. We play games like capture the ag and sharks and minnows. We play basketball sometimes, too. þ  Which superpo wer would you pick? I would pick ying so I could see everything that was going on. Maybe I’d get to see some reworks or a plane or watch a baseball game. þ  What is the be st advice you have received? Never give up, be a good teammate, have fun and do your best. þ  Finish this s entence: “Shawny McGill is “ Athletic. þ  Sha wny McGill is a member of the Sarasota American Little League 8-9-10 All-Star team. During the team’s run to the state tournament, McGill hit .517 with three doubles, one triple, one home run, three walks, nine RBIs and six steals. McGill also pitched nine innings with a 0.00 ERA. þ  When did y ou start playing baseball? I rst started when I was 1 or 2, I think. My dad (Shawn McGill) played in AA and AAA baseball when I was that age, so I traveled with him a lot and watched him play. I started for real with T-ball and then moved up to where I am now. I play football and basketball, too. þ  What is the appe al to you? I like that you have to work as a team. It’s about the whole team doing well, not just you. What is your best skill? I’m good at not giving up and always trying my best. I’m a good hitter. If a ball is thrown outside, then I’ll hit it to opposite eld. If it’s centered, I’ll hit back up the middle. If it’s thrown inside, then I’ll pull the ball. þ  What ha ve you been working to improve? My ineld defense. I used to have trouble getting all the way down on ground balls, but I’m getting better at it. þ  What is y our favorite position? I like playing catcher a lot. 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