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SARASOTAObserversports statute by Kurt schultheis | City Editor

NEWS‘The Greatest Generation’ makes a tour stop in Sarasota. PAGE 12A.

MAKING AN IMPACT by Kurt schultheis | City Editor

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Harry Potter event draws wizards and muggles to G.WIZ.PAGE 13A.

neighborhoodDIVERSIONS The Morean Arts Center is home to 16 Chihuly installations.INSIDE.

In researching how best to ad-dress the homeless issue in Sara-sota, legal consultant Michael Barfield discovered an obscure state law that prompted him to make an unusual suggestion — use Ed Smith Stadium as a homeless shelter.

Barfield was among a group of residents who met recently with City Commissioner Paul Caragi-ulo to discuss homelessness.

In his research, Barfield found Florida State Statute 288.1166, which states that publicly fund-ed professional sports facilities,

such as Ed Smith Stadium, “shall be designated as a shelter site for the homeless” (see box, Page 2A).

Barfield was part of the legal team that sued the county over what it claimed were out-of-sun-shine negotiations with baseball teams wanting to use the sta-

dium.“My initial reaction: I laughed,”

he said of the homeless shel-ter prospect. “But after thinking about it more, it made sense. (The stadium) has showers, food

ed smith a homeless shelter ?A paralegal has found a state law that requires publicly funded pro sports stadiums to be used as homeless shelters. He’s suggesting the local home of the Baltimore Orioles comply.

steve Litwack twirls his partner, denise barth, around the dance floor Wednesday, Aug. 3, during the Florida State DanceSport Championships at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. For more photos, see page 17A and YourObserver.com.

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A week ago, Sarasota city commissioners agreed to suspend sewer and water impact fees for 10 years. In part, the city agreed to suspend the fees because they are the only two fees of which the city has complete control.

But commissioners might consider suspending other impact fees in the future. The move would make the city more pro-development.

At an informal City Commission meeting July 26, Commissioner Shannon Snyder suggested the city needs to take aim at other county impact fees from which the city isn’t seeing any direct benefit.

Snyder suggested the city start by eliminating park impact fees.

“We are currently collecting park impact fees for the county when we have our own parks,” Snyder said. “That money should be allocated back to us so we can use it on our own park issues.”

Snyder told commissioners and those in atten-dance that because the city is virtually built out, there’s no need for the county to collect many of its

City mulls impact fee suspensionsCity Commissioner Shannon Snyder suggested the city needs to examine closely the county’s impact fees.

WhaT are iMPaCT Fees?Impact fees are charges assessed against newly developed property to recover the cost incurred by a local government in providing the community with public facilities.

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Marilyn rickman, Jim helmich and gloria Moss

+ Dancer kicks off 50th on right foot

Friends threw a 50th birth-day party for Jim helmich July 28, at Michael’s On East. His 51st year will get off to a big start this week during the 2011 Florida State DanceSport Championships that run through Saturday at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. Helmich will be dancing 283 times total with four students from his Ballroom City Studio: Kathy albrecht, denise barth, gloria Moss and Mary reiling. They were all at the birthday bash, and Helmich and Moss previewed their rumba-and-swing show-dance routine. Other partiers included Helmich’s aunt, Marilyn rickman, dolly Jacobs and Pedro reis, gary hackenberg, and Jewel and Mike ash.

+ Teen accepts high honor

Thirteen-year-old harris bockler was named as the year’s ba’al shofar, or shofar-blower, at Temple Emau-El. Harris will blow the shofar at this year’s High Holy Days services. The role is considered an honor in the Jewish community. He is also the youngest person in the temple’s history to hold the position. Historically, the shofar was sounded to announce holidays and war and is now used in temples for celebrations.

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After receiving continuous complaints from Osprey residents, the Florida Department of Transportation has reversed a decision it made just two weeks ago, in which it determined no changes were needed at the U.S. 41 and East Bay Street intersection.

Osprey citizens had complained about long waits at U.S. 41 trying to enter East Bay Street.

An FDOT representative told residents last month that the left-turn signal on U.S. 41, heading to East Bay Street was working prop-erly. An inspector timing the signal said the red turn signal lasted only about two-and-a-half minutes.

But a Sarasota Observer inspection found instances in which the red turn signal lasted more than five minutes and the green only lasted seven seconds.

Due to those long wait times, some drivers in the turn lane have resorted to the potentially dangerous practice of pulling back out into traffic to do a U-turn further south on U.S. 41.

FDOT officials informed the county Aug. 1 that they would once again inspect the traffic light.

They will research changing the intersection from one that only allows turns on a green ar-row to one that allows turns on a green arrow and also when the other U.S. 41 lanes have a green light.

FDOT will monitor the number of cars turn-ing left during the day, the number of cars in opposing traffic and the crash history of the intersection.

That data collection will occur next month and FDOT expects to make a decision by the end of September on whether changes are re-quired at the intersection.

STOP-AND-gO TRAFFIC by Robin Roy | County Editor

Changes may be near for Osprey intersection

preparation areas, and it’s only used a few weeks out of the year.”

The statute was part of the rule writ-ten as a result of local governments us-ing state funds designed specifically to build stadiums to keep spring-training baseball in Florida.

Millions of dollars have been poured into Ed Smith Stadium during the past year to upgrade it for its new tenants, the Baltimore Orioles.

An Orioles spokesman did not re-turn messages seeking comment.

Caragiulo said he’s not yet sold on the idea, but he’s not shying away from it, either.

“Once you get over the initial shock, it’s very intriguing,” the commissioner said. “I don’t know if it could work, be-

cause it’s all in the logistics.”Barfield suggested just a small part

of the stadium be designated as a shel-ter, so the Orioles’ operations are not impacted. He also said a full-time se-curity guard would be needed.

County Attorney Steve DeMarsh is not sure that the state statute will re-quire that use in Ed Smith Stadium.

Said Interim County Administrator Terry Lewis: “At first blush, (DeMarsh) said it may not apply. But he’s going to research it a lot more.”

Barfield said he hopes the Orioles will see a benefit and not dismiss the idea without giving it some thought.

“Sarasota helped out the Orioles when they were homeless,” he said.

The lAwFlorida Statute 288.1166

Any professional sports facility constructed with financial assistance from the state of Florida shall be designated as a shelter site for the homeless in accordance with the criteria of locally existing home-

less shelter programs, except when the facility is otherwise contractu-ally obligated for a specific event or activity. Should a local program not be in existence in the facility’s area, such program shall be established in accordance with normally accepted criteria as defined by the county or its designee.

ShelTeR / FROM PAGe 1A

impact fees from city residents. “When you start looking at govern-

mental impact fees and the amount of money we are raising for Sarasota County, we have to start asking our-selves how that really impacts the city,” Snyder said. “I’m having a hard time understanding why these fees need to be collected for things that don’t im-pact us.”

Snyder explained the city hasn’t had any major growth since 1987.

“For the amount of money we are raising for Sarasota County, where is our impact?” Snyder asked.

Clarke Davis, Sarasota County gen-eral manager of Public Works and Planning, told the Sarasota Observer the City Commission has the right, ac-cording to interlocal agreements craft-ed with each impact fee, to request the termination of county impact fees.

The Sarasota County Commission would then hold a public hearing 30 days after the city requests an impact-fee termination, to hear the city’s evi-

dence on why the impact fee should terminated.

But whether the county agrees with the city’s termination request doesn’t matter.

“Once the county makes its recom-mendation to the city, at the end of the day it’s up to the city to decide whether it wants to terminate the fee,” Davis said.

Davis said if the commission decides to terminate impact fees, they would be the first municipality in the county to request such an action.

City Manager Bob Bartolotta sug-gested the city review impact fees one at a time beginning this fall at commis-sion meetings. City staff will provide an analysis of each impact fee and give a recommendation to the commission about whether it believes that impact fee is necessary.

Commissioners agreed with Barto-lotta’s recommendation and believe an analysis of all the fees is necessary.

Snyder was glad to hear it. “At what point do we no longer have

to pay for the growth of the county?”

Snyder asked. “I have a problem pay-ing for something we’re not getting. Some of these impact fees are flat out not good for our city.”

IMPACT FeeS / FROM PAGe 1A

The city of Sarasota has com-plete control over city sewer and water impact fees, which it agreed to suspend last month for 10 years.

This fall, commissioners will examine closely the following Sarasota County impact fees to see how necessary they are for city residents: • Road impact fees• Park impact fees• Library impact fees• Fire/Rescue impact fees• EMS impact fees• Justice impact fees• general government impact fees• Education impact fees (current-ly suspended through Dec. 2012)

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The city of Sarasota’s volunteer public-art coordinator has plans for two new downtown public art projects.

Virginia Hoffman, who has served as a member of the city’s Public Art Committee for eight years, is proposing a large inter-active public-art project on Main Street.

Hoffman is working with Dr. Clifford Smith, who oversees the public-art pro-gram, to start the project.

Once it’s accomplished, it will be the city’s largest public-art project and could take more than a year to complete.

Hoffman is working with the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sarasota Art Alliance, the Sarasota County Eco-nomic Development Corp., the Down-town Sarasota Alliance and Downtown Improvement District to create the proj-ect.

“We would be calling all artists to create works of art to display all over historical Main Street,” Hoffman said. “All of these organizations will be working with us to provide input on what type of project this could become.”

Hoffman said it would take at least a year to go through the city’s approval pro-cess and to obtain new works of art from area artists.

“This will be our most involved art proj-ect to date,” Hoffman said. “We are very excited about it.”

Hoffman is also currently issuing a call to all local artists to showcase works of art on a quarterly basis at the historic Federal Building, 111 S. Orange Ave.

“We plan to have four cycles of artwork a year, with artists selling their work with-out any commissions being taken,” Hoff-man said. Artwork opening receptions will also be available for artists at the Federal Building.

“We believe it’s a great fit for a wonder-ful, historical building,” Hoffman said. “The art showcases should complement the building well.”

The announcements come six months after the Public Art Committee created a program that placed one-dozen sculp-tures throughout the city’s five shopping districts.

The committee chose the 12 works of art that are featured on Main Street and Palm Avenue and in Burns Square, Towles Court and the Rosemary District.

Those 12 sculptures, part of the “Inter-sections” public-art project, will remain in place for a year, after which one of the 12 will be chosen as the recipient of a $20,000 award. That sculpture will then become an permanent art fixture downtown.

“We hope these new projects will be as successful as the 12-sculpture project has been,” said Hoffman, noting that a walk-ing tour map of the 12 sculptures has also been published. “It’s an element of the community that has done wonders to pro-mote downtown.”

st. armands makeover by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor ARTISTIC ADDITIONS by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

New art projects announcedThe Public Art Committee is planning two new art projects for Main Street and the historic Federal Building.

A $450,000 St. Armands Circle median enhancement project will begin soon, but isn’t expected to create any traffic problems for motorists.

The St. Armands Capital Improvement Project offi-cially began July 1; physical work is expected as soon as the contractor receives of-ficial notice from the city to proceed.

Sarasota-based contractor John F. Swift Inc. is currently receiving permits from the city to begin the work.

The project will install side-walks along the Circle’s four medians, allowing motorists to exit there and walk down the center of the median to the pedestrian crosswalks near the center of the Circle. This feature is expected to address concerns expressed at traffic workshops about pedestrians exiting their ve-hicles and jaywalking, which could create potential haz-ards.

It’s now expected that two medians will be complete before Thanksgiving and two

medians will be complete be-fore Christmas.

“All the medians are being uprooted and refurbished,” said St. Armands Circle Busi-ness Improvement District Chairman Marty Rappaport. “The medians themselves will have new benches and new landscaping that includes shade trees.”

The medians of each quad-rant will also have a different theme.

Overall, the project is aimed

at enhancing the appearance of the district while improv-ing safety.

The $450,000 project is being performed through a partnership between the city of Sarasota and the St. Armands Business Improve-ment District (BID).

Approximately $50,000 came from BID funds and the city came up with the rest of the funds.

“This project is being staged in such a way it will not affect the Circle,” Rappaport said.

Diana Corrigan, executive director of the St. Armands Circle Association, expressed optimism about the planned project.

“Both for beauty and for safety, it’s going to be a fabu-lous thing,” she said.

Once it’s complete, Rap-paport said the Circle would have one last stage left for its capital improvement project.

“The next stage is landscap-ing for the Circle, removing the exposed power lines and building a multi-story park-ing garage,” Rappaport said.

The city’s master parking plan, Rappaport says, has a shortage of more than 1,000 parking spaces during sea-son.

That last step could take years to complete, Rappaport said, and depends upon when city funds are earmarked to-ward a garage that could be built near the Circle’s fire sta-tion.

“Once it’s all done, it will satisfy all the Circle’s stake-holders and residents and vault the Circle from a top-five destination shopping center to the No. 1 destination shopping center,” he said.

Rappaport said the Circle has already fielded calls from other destination shopping centers in Scottsdale, Ariz., Aspen, Colo., and West Palm Beach.

“All of them are asking us how to bid improvement projects and how to create the projects we are undertaking,” Rappaport said. “That tells us we are making tremendous progress and are heading in the right direction.”

Median project to begin soonWork will begin soon on a $450,000 St. Armands Circle median project that will enhance the district while improving safety for pedestrians.

MediAn MAKeOveRA St. Armands Circle median project contains the following components:• Refurbishment of medi-

ans• Sidewalk installation for

safer pedestrian crossing• New benches • New landscaping with

shade trees• A different theme for

each median

The average cattle egret dines on insects and lizards, but one of the birds has be-come hooked on McDonald’s french fries, thanks to cus-tomers at the restaurant fran-chise on U.S. 41 near Stickney Point Road, where the bird has been hanging out regu-larly.

Employees at the fast-food establishment say the same cattle egret has been visiting their McDonald’s location for more than a year, but last month its visits became much more frequent.

“Since July, it’s like he works here,” joked Manager Fernan-da Lima.

The egret has two favor-ite resting spots — an out-door table, where it can stare through the window at two indoor tables filled with din-ers, and on the ground out-side the front door.

The bird has been visit-ing the restaurant every day, because customers feed it. French fries are the snack it wins most readily through its begging.

Lima said one senior citizen bought a small order of fries each day specifically to give the bird.

“(The customer) came one day during breakfast, when we didn’t have fries, and he said, ‘The bird’s not going to be happy with me today,’” Lima said.

As frequent feedings made the egret more comfortable around humans, restaurant

employees began to fear it would get hit in the parking lot, because it freely weaves in between cars.

The restaurant’s owner called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Com-mission to see if it would take the bird to a safer location. The agency refused but asked the owner to post a letter on the restaurant doors, warning

patrons that the bird would die if it is fed an unnatural diet.

Since that note went up a few weeks ago, Lima said fewer customers are feeding the bird. As a result, the egret is visiting less often.

Is it going to the Burger King a couple of blocks away?

“Hopefully, not,” Lima said with a laugh.

BIg MAC ATTACK by Robin Roy | County Editor

Egret addicted to fast food?

WARning leTTeRPlease Help: Florida Fish and Wildlife has asked that we discourage patrons from feeding the cattle egret. This bird will become sick and die on an unnatural diet. The bird’s natural diet is bugs, lizards, etc. Thank you for your cooperation.

Robin Roy

The cattle egret appears to try to guilt customers inside a McDonald’s into feeding it by staring at them through the window. The bird has been meeting great success with its ploy.

The same cattle egret has been visiting a McDonald’s restaurant for more than a year, because customers were regularly feeding it. Now wildlife officials are warning people that an unnatural diet could harm the bird.

File photoOfra Friedman’s “Freedom-Sky,” located in Selby Five Points Park, is one of the 12 pieces featured in the “Intersections” public-art project.


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SBRIEFS + Downtown roundabout

projects go out to bidRoundabouts at Ringling Boulevard

and Palm Avenue have gone out to bid.The roundabouts are expected to be

built within the next eight to 10 months. One lane of traffic is expected to stay open during the construction of both roundabouts to allow for some traffic flow.

The projects will turn Ringling Boulevard into a two-lane road from Orange Avenue to gulfstream Boulevard. It’s currently four lanes in that section.

The city wants to construct both roundabouts at the same time.

+ County names Tobias as its new fire chief

Mike Tobias, Sarasota County’s assistant fire chief, has been named the fire department’s new chief.

Interim County Administrator Terry Lewis made the appointment Monday.

“(Mike) has a record of commitment to our community and the safety of our citizens,” Lewis said.

Tobias is a 32-year veteran of the Sarasota County Fire Department. He replaces Ken ellerbe, who resigned after one-and-a-half years on the job.

+ Mote Marine seahorses receive notoriety

Mote’s Seahorse Conservation Laboratory has now shipped seahorses to 50 zoos and aquariums around the country. The seahorses are used in edu-cational displays; the latest shipment went to Chicago.

Mote’s Seahorse Conservation Laboratory raises lined seahorses, which are often kept in aquariums, as well as pygmy seahorses, which are used for conservation purposes.

“I’m proud that our lab has been able

to do so much for seahorse conserva-tion,” said Shawn Garner, Seahorse Conservation Lab supervisor, in a pre-pared statement. “It’s also really cool that I’ve been able to check in on my seahorses when I’m traveling in Texas, California, and other locations in the U.S.”

Mote visitors can visit the Seahorse Conservation Lab at Mote Aquarium, and they can also sign up for behind-the-scenes tours with garner. Tours are offered on most Thursdays.

Meetings & agendas Newtown CRA Advisory board Meeting — 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, Sarasota Police Department, 2099 Adams Lane.

Historic Preservation board — 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota.

Planning board Regular Meeting — 6 p.m. Aug. 10, City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota.

City Commission Regular Meeting — 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota.

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The Isles on Palmer Ranch could be get-ting more room to grow.

The community’s developer, DiVosta Homes, is in the process of buying 38 acres of vacant land to the east of The Isles.

According to Rich McCormick, vice president of land for DiVosta, if the sale goes through, the company does not ex-pect to add more homes than already planned for the Isles.

The triangular piece of property wedged between the Isles and Interstate 75 had previously been approved for 211 multi-family homes or apartments.

But McCormick said the Isles would not stray from its plan to build about 700

homes, even if DiVosta buys the extra 38 acres.

Lot sizes would most likely remain con-sistent with the others in the Isles, he said, so the company would need to determine how the extra land would be used.

The Isles on Palmer Ranch is 80% com-plete. The community’s popularity has propelled DiVosta to look into expansion.

“We’re doing this due to the success of The Isles over the past five years,” McCor-mick said.

The permitting process for the poten-tial purchase is expected to take 12 to 18 months, so sales wouldn’t begin until sometime in 2012.

ROOM TO gROW by Robin Roy | County Editor

Palmer Ranch community wants to expand 38 acresAs a result of its previous success, The Isles on Palmer Ranch is exploring a possible expansion on 38 acres of vacant land between its property and Interstate 75.

Robin Roy

The developer of The Isles on Palmer Ranch has deemed the community a success. The five-year-old development is 80% complete.

County commissioners are expected next month to receive an update on a pi-lot program they authorized, which is in-tended to better manage the 35,000 acres of environmentally sensitive land the county owns.

Advocates of the cattle-grazing pro-gram, which is six months old, say it is working well.

“(The county) wanted to show that cattle grazing could help us with (prop-erty) management and provide a needed source of cattle-grazing agreements with the county,” said Belinda Perry, a natural resources manager with the county.

The three-year pilot program calls for cattle ranchers to bid on placing up to 35 cattle on a plot of county land and agree either to pay a fee or perform in-kind ser-vices on the property.

A single rancher has his cattle grazing on 190 acres of land, known as the Jordyn Parcel, in the county’s Deer Prairie Creek site, which is near the Carleton Reserve, close to North Port.

In exchange for the opportunity to let his animals feed there, the man performs tasks such as keeping the trails mowed and monitoring exotic species.

But according to Perry, the most valu-able service the ranchers will perform is providing security.

“He’s an extra set of eyes,” she said. “Anytime you have vacant land, you can have poaching, vandalism, joy-riding and unauthorized trail-making.”

According to a 2008 survey of its 35,000 acres of environmentally sensitive land, the county determined only about 600 acres were suitable for cattle grazing.

For that reason, that activity will most likely not be a significant revenue genera-tor for the county, so land management will be the program’s most important goal.

property management by Robin Roy | County Editor

Cattle ranchers to watch government-owned landSarasota County is gauging the merits of a pilot program that gives ranchers the opportunity to let their cattle graze on government-owned property.

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JORDYN PARCELNearly 200 acres of the vacant county-owned property called the Jordyn Parcel is being used as cat-tle-grazing land. The Jordyn Parcel is just north of Interstate 75 and south of Myakka River State Park.

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There is a lot to like in the Institute for the Ages. It draws on one of our area’s strengths that is not well-utilized. Although we do a pretty good job with the beaches and tour-ism, construction and retail, there never has been a great avenue for capitalizing on the demographic of being the oldest metro area in the country.

The United States will look similar in the future to what Sarasota County looks like now because of the rolling tide of aging baby boomers. In fact, projections show that Sara-sota today reflects almost exactly what the entire developed world will look like in 2050. In a way, we are a petri dish for the future. And that makes us the perfect opportunity for a range of disciplines and industries.

Hence, the Institute for the Ages, born from a SCOPE study over the past five years. It’s a concept that will pull together founda-tions, companies and individuals to test new ideas for everything from disease treatments to social interactions and do it cost effec-tively. The institute would provide infrastruc-ture to help with managing projects, linking partners, finding funding and offering it all in a community laboratory.

A large laboratory. About 30% of Sarasota’s

388,000 residents are over age 65. The idea has great potential, although it is

mostly potential right now.So it is encouraging to see the financial

support for the Institute for Aging within the community. The goal is to raise $900,000 in private money, and the group is nearly there.

The Patterson Foundation has given $25,000 unconditionally and committed to $375,000 more during the next three years. Sarasota Memorial Hospital is providing office space valued at $100,000 and national research institute RTI International has pledged $200,000. Another $180,000 has been promised by other groups.

But here is the Godzilla-sized catch: All of that private pledged money — $855,000 — is contingent on Sarasota County plunking down $1.2 million over three years. No, not Sarasota County: taxpayers. The county only has money it takes from taxpayers — many of whom continue to struggle in this econo-my and would not choose to roll the dice on something only with potential.

The County Commission, however, did-take the politically expedient route when it unanimously approved the request last week — despite going through four years of

budget cuts with more on the horizon. There was a lot of power arrayed for this.

The defense will be that this will create jobs, spur the economy and generate more taxes. Perhaps. Perhaps not. Hence the dice.

It is just simply not the role of county government to invest in startups, no matter how good the idea appears. The private sec-tor could invest that money, and much more, without shaking down taxpayers.

+ Eating the Golden AppleThe Golden Apple Dinner Theatre wants to

convert to a non-profit corporation so it can queue for taxpayer money that is so com-mon among arts organizations.

Actually, if it were not for those ubiquitous tax funds given away each year to every other arts organization under the bright Sarasota sun, the Golden Apple would not be tempted to go non-profit.

But you can understand the motivation if you’re the Golden Apple. Why pay 35% tax rates on profits and try to compete against other similar arts groups that pay no taxes — and receive charitable contributions and taxpayer subsidies? If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.

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Institute yes, tax support no

THE CASTAWAY by Jorge Blanco

The different directions of school tax rates in Sarasota and Manatee counties demon-strate the dysfunction that has long been a part of school funding.

This problem has nothing to do with how much money is spent or even who benefits. The dysfunction is that the Legislature sets

the property tax rate for schools, but the 67 local school boards decide how most of the money is spent.

This creates a dis-connect by de-linking accountability to the taxpayer and generates bizarre rituals in a fund-ing formula that is more complex than quantum theory.

It also explains why school tax bills will fall

next year in Sarasota County as the tax rate declines about 3% while Manatee County school tax bills will remain the same as the tax rate actually increases 5%.

Neither of those decisions was made by the Sarasota or Manatee school boards. They were made by legislators in Tallahassee last April, along with 65 other tax rates in the state.

It’s a system where taxpayers are left clue-less about whom to hold responsible. School boards blame Tallahassee for cutting money and mandating certain programs, while leg-islators say school districts are getting plenty of money and need to do a better job living within their means.

The reason Tallahassee sets school-tax rates is in pursuit of a Utopian idea of pro-viding equal education to every student in the state — and fear of lawsuits over unequal education if each school district is allowed to set its own. In the opening overview to school-district funding in this year’s statisti-cal report, the Florida Department of Educa-tion wrote:

“In 1973 the Florida Legislature enacted the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) and established the state policy on equalized funding to guarantee to each stu-dent in the Florida public education system the availability of programs and services appropriate to his or her educational needs that are substantially equal to those avail-able to any similar student notwithstanding geographic differences and varying local economic factors.”

The FEFP takes a head-spinning number of inputs, from race and ethnicity to special needs to cost of living in a district to students who speak other languages to poverty to

rural or urban and so much more and plugs them in. The formula then spits out tax rates for each school district in an attempt to make funding as equal as possible consid-ering it costs more to do the same thing in some counties.

In this way, the state takes all the money and then spreads it around, so wealthier school districts subsidize poorer districts. But part of the funding law keeps district’s from contributing more than 90% of the cost of running their district. The state average is 54%. Sarasota went over that 90% cap, and so its tax rate had to be reduced 3% — some-thing the school district would never have chosen to do.

And because of the decline in property values, Manatee’s tax rate was increased — which in Tallahassee educrat-funding-speak is called a “rollback.”

The solution is simple and grounded in reality and accountability. Get the state of Florida out of the business of setting local school-tax millage rates and let each school board set the rate and spend the money.

Only then will we know exactly whom to hold accountable for getting our money’s worth and eliminate the blame game.

If the Legislature wants to give more money to poor districts, let it do it from the state lottery, that piggybank that supposedly was designated for education.

Unfortunately, there is a degree to which both sides benefit politically by being able to blame the other. They do not have to take responsibility, and that is sweet music in a politician’s ears.

my VIEW

Give school boards more control

RODTHOMSON

The nearly 40-year-old school funding program de-links those who set tax rates with those who spend the money. This erases accountability.


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It continues to amaze me how Rod Thomson can twist the truth to pit the members of the middle class against each other. He ar-gues that by having a 3% cut in state payments for retirement, such workers “are still winners because that 3% of income is still theirs.” The fact is that such 3% cut to payments into pensions is a cut, not a win. Workers, in fact, are forced to use their income to patch up that cut, and then he wants to call that a win? I wonder who really thinks that 3-3=6.

He argues it helps the economy because the pension funds are invested. The problem in this argument is that prior to July 1, there was 3% from the state be-ing invested into the pension funds and the full income of the workers spent as a consumer or other investments. Now, 3% of income is going into the pension fund, but there is less money with which to buy things, including the goods and services advertised in this newspaper.

There is no way around the fact that: 1.) The majority of state workers are not overpaid, they are in the middle class or lower; and 2.) A 3% reduction in take-home income is not a gain; it, rather, is a tax on one sector of the middle and lower class. Furthermore,

state workers pay taxes, including property taxes. I would rather not get tax cuts. I get more per dollar by investing in public education than on a video game for Christ-mas or outings to the theater. If you think you can get more for less, consider why most politi-cians and wealthy Americans pay dearly for their children’s private school? You get what you pay for.

Sarah HernandezSarasota

+ Deep changes needed in Washington, D.C.Dear Editor:

The talk and noise in Washing-ton, D.C., should remind us of the warning by George Washington about political parties and the di-vision they cause.

The issues today are not about good government and sound economics but are about who will prevail and who can make the others look worse.

Basic economics tells us that our spending binges and vote-buying must stop. Excessive taxation and low morality are un-dermining the character of our nation. Those who caused our crisis now want to give us more of the same.

Will we allow it?John Lewis

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Sarasota County does a poor job of following up on the health of trees that it requires in the landscaping of commer-cial development, the head of the Sustainable Sarasota Com-munity Partnership told about 20 people attending the group’s monthly meeting Tuesday at the County Administration Building.

“We don’t go back and police it once a project is done,” Nina Powers said.

Many of the trees die, she added, and others are trimmed to make signs more visible.

A national survey, Powers said, has shown that trees nor-mally flourish for just seven to nine years in urban develop-ment settings, unless porous concrete has been used over their root systems.

Earlier during the meeting, Powers pointed out that if im-pervious concrete is poured over the roots, in a parking lot, for example, the trees die be-cause they cannot absorb the nutrients they need.

Powers said she was involved in the design of the first po-rous concrete parking lot in the county; it is used by the Saraso-ta County Fire Department and

Emergency Services. There’s no water going into

the street in periods of heavy rain, because the water can seep into the ground. Further-more, she said, the trees in that lot have not died.

County regulations call for regular surveys of the trees, Martha Horton, a retired county employee, said, because the trees should remain alive.

Before she retired in 2008, Horton reviewed landscap-ing plans for every commercial project submitted to the county. If she received any complaints about tree health after a proj-ect was completed, she took a code-enforcement officer with her to check out the site. In most cases, they gave property man-agers and owners warnings.

“Unfortunately,” Horton said, when she retired, “they didn’t replace me.”

“Honestly,” Powers told the group, “business does not like Sarasota County coming out and saying, ‘We don’t like how your place looks.’”

However, Powers noted, an abundance of trees in a com-mercial area prevents heavy stormwater runoff. “All those leaves are taking up the water”

during a rainfall.Powers encouraged the at-

tendees to participate in the Sarasota County “wiki” on the upcoming revision of the com-prehensive plan. Go to the county website (www.scgov.net) and follow directions to partici-pate in the process.

‘TREEKEEPERS’ NEEDED by Rachel brown Hackney | Staff Writer

County official makes charge of poor follow-up on trees in developments According to a county sustainability official, once commercial developments have been completed, county staff does a poor job of ensuring trees stay healthy and thriving in the landscaping.

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So, she created SRQvolunteen. The website has tabs organized by topic, where viewers can choose what kind of volunteer work they would like to do. A page will then open featuring nonprofits that fall under that category; the organi-zations’ contact information is included.

The main requirement for organiza-tions to be listed on the website is that they provide a contact person. Finding the right person to get in touch with was one of the biggest struggles Moore faced when searching for a place to volunteer.

Moore is currently involved with Sun-coast Communities Blood Bank, Commu-nity Youth Development and its Students Taking Active Roles (STAR) program.

“After I get the website established, I’m going to put together a committee of teens to keep it running,” she said. “I’ve already talked to a lot of teens about taking it over, and after another month or two I’ll slowly teach them how to maintain it.”

The students on the committee were chosen from different schools to help spread the word about the site. Facebook and a blurb on the website were also used

to recruit members. Although she isn’t go-ing to be working on the website full-time anymore, the impact of the volunteer work she has done throughout her time in high school has taught her life-long skills.

“I’ve really become more aware of my community,” she said. “I used to think that young people weren’t really needed in Sarasota, but once I explored, I got a sense of pride for this community. It’s re-ally important to get involved young — once a philanthropist, always a philan-thropist. It changes your life.”

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The Pelican and the Observers all were competing in the largest circulation cat-egory in the contest. The FPA reported a record-breaking number of entries this year, thanks to the fact that it allowed electronic submission of entries for the first time.

County government reporter Stan Zimmerman and former Pelican reporter William Mansell took second place in

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Mansell won third place in the same category for stories about a former school district employee who had creat-ed what her colleagues called a “hostile work environment,” including lodging allegations of misconduct against them that district officials determined to be unfounded.

Mansell won another third-place award for his reporting on the effort by local parents to prevent the district’s continued use of a high school textbook that the parents said was too positive in its presentation of Islam.

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Editor Rachel Brown Hackney won third place for an editorial in the First Amendment Defense category and third place for gen-eral editorials for urging the Sarasota City Commission to fire City Manager Robert Bartolotta in the wake of Bartolotta’s firing of Police Chief Peter Abbott following a police department scandal.

Editor and CEO Matt Walsh won second place in the Editorials category.

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9:20 a.m. — 7100 block of Curtiss Av-enue. Criminal Mischief. An employee got to work and noticed in front of the busi-ness a recycling bin had been burned and was melted to the ground. The employee said a co-worker had just been fired the day before and felt the two events could be related.

‘That’s not good’1:38 p.m. — 1900 block of Casey Key

Road. Drug Possession and Loitering. A sheriff’s deputy patrolling Casey Key noticed a motorcyclist standing in the driveway of a home with closed hurricane shutters on it. Believing the homeowner

was not there, the deputy approached the man, who said he was in the driveway looking for shark’s teeth. He said drive-ways were the best place to look for them. The deputy asked if the man had any-thing illegal on him. The man replied that he didn’t and that the deputy was free to search his backpack. He apparently didn’t think the deputy would call his bluff. Wrong move. The deputy found a glass pipe and a bag of clear crystals. The man said, “That’s not good.” The deputy asked what the substance was, and the man ad-mitted it was methamphetamine. He was placed under arrest. The gambler should always know when to fold ’em.

Can you hear me now?2:30 p.m. — 200 North Lime Avenue.

Trespassing. A homeless man was caught trying to steal a $5 pair of headphones from a discount store. He told the store manager that he actually had the money to pay for the headphones. The manager told police she would allow the man to pay for the item, but she wanted officers to issue him a trespassing warning.

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paper trail6:17 p.m. — 2100 block of South Tuttle

Avenue. Suspicious Person. A man called police when he discovered a woman sit-ting on his porch. The woman appeared confused. She told the man she was look-ing for a specific address in the 2100 block of Browning Street. She told the respond-ing officer that she recently moved to a home at that address, but she couldn’t re-member how to get there. The officer took her to the 2100 block, but no homes were there. The woman called her daughter, who relayed the real address, which was in the 2800 block of Browning. The officer wrote down the address on a piece of pa-per and told the woman to keep it in her

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You deserve a break today8:23 p.m. — 2100 block of Ringling

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step toward a much larger company, says Obscene Jeans President and CEO Robert Federowicz. “Jeans is a good start,” says Federowicz, “but there is no reason to stop there.”

Federowicz, in fact, wants to emulate a trendsetter like Ralph Lauren and build a global lifestyle company. Federowicz is based in Houston, where he previously worked in the power-plant industry. With Obscene Jeans, he envisions a business that one day will sell hair-care products, beauty supplies and, someday, personal electronics.

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Past the products, however, the acqui-sition provides Obscene Jeans access to Beautyfresh’s “potentially lucrative license to import luxury products and resources into the rapidly emerging Chinese luxury market,” Obscene Jeans says in a state-ment.

The move, and a few others like it, fol-lows Obscene Jeans’ strategy to mirror global luxury spending trends, which heav-ily point to China. Analysts and economists have trumpeted the emergence of luxury in China for several years, theories that re-cently intensified.

Aaron Fischer, an analyst with Hong Kong-based CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, a brokerage-and-investment firm, is one of many in that chorus. “We are very positive on the luxury goods sector,” writes Fischer in a June report, “which we believe is the fastest-growing consumer segment and a pure play on rising income and consump-tion in China.”

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That’s when it will debut the initial Ob-scene Jeans line for women at the annual WWDMAGIC fashion trade show in Las Ve-gas. It’s a Super Bowl-like event, filled with industry distributors, buyers and shoppers.

“We can’t wait to get out there,” says Fed-erowicz. “I’m super-happy, but I’m also a little scared.”

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But even with high confidence and the upbeat report from The NPD Group’s Co-hen, Obscene Jeans likely won’t have a zip-py path to success.

Christopher Ramey, a one-time retail in-dustry executive and Coral Gables-based marketing consultant, says the obstacles Obscene Jeans faces could be both internal and external.

“They will need to get a lot of buzz,” says Ramey, who runs the Luxury Marketing Council Florida. “And they will need to get distribution right.”

Moreover, fast-growing markets such as China are tough, says Ramey, because Asian buyers are “extraordinarily brand conscious.”

Another hurdle: Denim might be in growth mode, but the luxury denim mar-ket remains a sliver of the industry. Some industry estimates peg the amount of U.S. shoppers who will buy jeans for more than $50 a pair at about 1% of the total pool of shoppers. “It’s rarefied air,” Ramey says.

Rare, but not impossible. Obscene Jeans executives, for instance,

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Gold, True Religion reported $363.7 million in 2010 revenues. It’s one of a few luxury denim companies to find a niche in the re-cession.

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Federowicz, who was born in Poland, has spent most of his recent time courting investors. He says the luxury industry data combined with the design of the jeans have impressed potential investors.

But he’s not hiding from the gamble, ei-ther.

“We are not sugarcoating this,” Federow-icz says. “Investors know the risks.”

Stark-Cappelli, meanwhile, has risked her design future on Obscene Jeans. The designer has been there before, to a lesser extent, when she launched a luxury jeans company in the late 1990s in Italy. The com-pany eventually grew to 14 sales agents and six employees.

“It was a huge boom in jeans,” says Stark-Cappelli. “They were exploding in the Eu-ropean market.”

Stark-Cappelli moved with her family in 2005 to Sarasota. She worked in sales of promotional products for a few years. Then she met Federowicz, and the pair found several common interests, especially when it came to denim done right.

“I truly love and believe in elegant jeans,” Stark-Cappelli says. “Now I finally get to bring that design to fruition.”

AT A GLANCEObscene Jeans Corp. Headquarters: Sarasota CeO: Robert FederowiczFY 2010 Revenues: Net loss, $340,713Stock symbol: OTC: OBJERecent stock price: $1.2552-week stock-price range: $1.10-$3Market capitalization: $16.25 million

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“I truly love and believe in elegant jeans,” says Obscene Jeans lead designer Rachel Stark-Cappelli.

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real estate | transactions By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

A home in the Oaks II subdivision tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Russell and Vivian Beckwith, Osprey, sold their home at 468 Walls Way to John and Suzette Lodge, Sarasota, for $1.8 million. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths, a pool and 5,698 square feet of living area. The property previously sold for $435,000 in 2003.

Of the 22 real-estate transactions that took place between July 18 and July 22, three reached $1 million or more.

SARASOTAEmerald Harbor

Terence and Gloria Cartwright, Braden-ton, and Marilyn Cartwright, Sarasota, sold their home at 6389 Hollywood Blvd. to John Dapello, Bradenton, for $1 mil-lion. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,216 square feet of living area. The property previously sold for $1.4 million in 2001.

City of SarasotaHannerle Moore, Sarasota, sold her

home at 1647 Laurel St. to John Buhsmer Jr., Sarasota, for $630,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,674 square feet of living area. It pre-viously sold for $1,159,200 in 2007.

Oyster Bay EstatesRobert Brown, trustee, Sarasota, sold

the home at 4422 Westwood Lane to Ronald Kendall, trustee, Sarasota, for $475,000. Built in 1965, it has three bed-rooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,415 square feet of living area. It previ-ously sold for $150,000 in 1978.

Poinsettia ParkSusan Chapman, trustee, sold the home

at 1870 Rose St. to Steven Wieder, Saraso-

ta, for $360,000. Built in 1956, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,033 square feet of living area.

Phillippi GardensSteven and Maria Korn, Sarasota, sold

the home at 5605 America Drive to Ger-aldine Breedlove, Sarasota, for $325,000. Built in 1978, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,648 square feet of liv-ing area. The property previously sold for $22,500 in 1976.

Coral CovePrivate Equity Capital LLC, trustee, sold

the home at 1833 Pandora Drive to Robert Steinway, Sarasota, for $269,900. Built in 1961, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,983 square feet of living area. It

previously sold for $76,500 in 1980.

The Landings South IIIMarsel and Darce Mandil sold their Unit

203 condominium at 5277 Heron Way to Stephen and Mona Poyta, of Burke, Va., for $257,500. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,775 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $140,000 in 1997.

Gulf Gate WoodsElwin and Diana Lissone, Sarasota, sold

their home at 7315 Bounty Drive to Barry Savill and Sharon Torosian, of Plymouth, Mass., for $216,000. Built in 1971, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,528 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $127,000 in 1994.

PAlmeR RAnchVilla Mirada

Harry and Phyllis Moore, of Clark, N.J., sold their Units 38 and 39 condominiums at 4634 Mirada Way to Russell and Vivian Beckwith, Sarasota, for $300,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,199 square feet of living area. It pre-viously sold for $335,000 in 1994.

The HamptonsFrank Grieco, Sarasota, sold his home at

6263 Sturbridge Court to Phillip and Paula Scruggs, Sarasota, for $282,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,081 square feet of living area. It pre-viously sold for $234,000 in 2002.

GTE Federal Credit Union sold the home at 5188 Highbury Circle to Mark Kathleen DiGregorio, of Oakdale, N.Y., for $243,000. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,824 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $220,000 in 2002.

StonebridgePatrick Cauley, of Winthrop, Mass.,

sold his home at 7358 Ridge Road to An-dre Thomassy, of La Perriere, France, for $280,000. Built in 1998, it has three bed-rooms, two baths, a pool and 2,420 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $282,500 in 2001.

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Robert Clayton, trustee, Bradenton, sold the Unit 504 condominium at 236 Hidden Bay Drive to Carol Marchetto, Venice, for $410,000. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,100 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $495,000 in 2002.

Rachel S. O’Hara

The home at 6389 Hollywood Blvd., in Sarasota, has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,216 square feet of living area. It sold for $1 million.

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Southbay Yacht and Racquet ClubJason and Amanda Merritt, Osprey,

sold their home at 1462 Landview Lane to James and Barbara Haughey, of Raymond, Maine, for $353,000. Built in 1978, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,504 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $390,000 in 2008.

WillowbendJohn and Carol Kompare, Osprey,

sold their home at 1361 Thornapple Drive to Mary Cawthorne, Osprey, for $290,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,883 square feet of living area. It previous-ly sold for $270,700 in 2004.

Sorrento ShoresJustin Jordan sold his home at

406 Cezanne Drive to Antonio and Patricia Joaquim, of Sandy Hook, Conn., for $287,500. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,081 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $266,500 in 2003.

Blackburn Harbor ResidencesCommunity Bank and Co. sold

the Unit 5203 condominium at 5100 Jessie Harbor Drive to DeSotoBrazil LLC for $270,300. Built in 2004, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,143 square feet of living area. It previous-ly sold for $610,000 in 2005.

RivendellDeborah Larison, Osprey, sold

her home at 702 Anna Hope Lane to Todd Sweet and Claudia Shea-Sweet, Sarasota, for $242,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,814 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $213,800 in 2001.

NOKOMISLaurel Acres

Community Bank and Co. sold

the home at 1680 Sweetland St. to DeSotoBrazil LLC for $302,400. Built in 1994, it has two bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,858 square feet of living area. The property previously sold for $31,000 in 1993.

Sorrento SouthMarie and Keith Helfer, of Colum-

bus, Ohio, sold their home at 1812 Bayshore Road to John and Angela Bisetti, Nokomis, for $280,000. Built in 1978, it has three bedrooms, two

baths, a pool and 2,551 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $140,000 in 1988. CASeY KeY

John and Mary Nissley sold their home at 3881 Casey Key Road to Robert Schatz ,of Colorado Springs, Colo., for $1.55 million. Built in 1977, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,557 square feet of living area. The property previously sold for $58,000 in 1976.

These are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building per-mits issued by Sarasota County and city of Sarasota for the week of July 18 through July 22, in order of dollar amounts.

CITY OF SARASOTAAddress Permit Applicant Amount505 S. Orange Ave. Alterations Bertram Kummel $72,000 378 golden gate Point Renovations Jose Antunes $50,000 1846 Bougainvillea St. Remodel Annette Haile $30,000 4530 guava Court Electrical John Von Dassow $29,000 655 41st St. Remodel John Moore $21,620 1330 Harbor Drive Porch James Trivisonno Jr. $10,000 1665 Siesta Drive Mechanical Joseph gruters $7,000 888 Blvd. of the Arts Mechanical Lee Maddocks, trustee $6,656 1242 Charlotte Ave. Windows geraldine Hauenstein $6,310 2881 Novus St. Mechanical Philip Wallace $5,675

SARASOTA COUNTYAddress Permit Applicant Amount3608 Casey Key Road Addition Winifred Woodward $50,000 3224 Austin St. Solar Electric Katherine gerhardt $48,000 1624 Stickney Point Road Windows/Doors Walter Mamak $35,000 2344 Tulip St. Remodel Andrea Bozzolo $27,400 1279 Vermeer Drive Re-roof Charles Mason $21,980 393 N. Point Road Mechanical Ronald Schroeder $20,300 393 N. Point Road Mechanical John Thomsen $20,300 393 N. Point Road Mechanical Burton Washburn III $20,300 3354 Mayflower St. Windows/Doors Barbara Worth $20,000 376 Renoir Drive Re-roof Jon Stolz $17,900

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The Sarasota Firefighters Be-nevolent Fund held its fourth an-nual Casino Night Friday, July 29, at Bentley’s Resort, in Osprey. The event, which raises funds to ben-efit the organization, featured nov-elty, Las Vegas-style gaming, local singer Rob Satori, who entertained with hits by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr., and an after-party.

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CRYPTOGRAMS by Myles Mellor 1. J T K U T D M U C X B M C W C B M S M U C W J T K U B D Z

K S Q C M T Q C K N W S X B K Q G L U B K B D T D L U B Q S D M U .

H C M , S D L C L B G N U M , M U C H N W S X B D T D L U B

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ACROSS 1 Writer Kingsley 5 Arbor asset 10 Prevent 15 Don’t put this

before the horse 19 Hindu text 20 “Fiddler on the

Roof” actor 21 Gradually

deteriorate 22 Double-reed

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(Springsteen song) 24 Archaelogical digs,

usually 25 Actor Fernando or

Lorenzo 26 Bodybuilder’s

count 27 Texas students 29 Florida State

students 31 Like the Milky Way 32 “___ in Toyland” 35 Daniel survived

one 36 Feeling poorly 37 Petrified 39 Rattled one’s saber

at 43 Catchphrase for

Nelson on “The Simpsons”

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Airlines workers

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magazine 72 Be 36-Across 73 A la ___ (dessert

choice) 76 Deliver a keynote 77 Tennessee students 80 Country that was

once Persia 81 “A stitch in time

saves ___” 82 Security or faucet

problem 83 Swiss river 84 TV Tarzan player

Ron 85 Austin-to-Waco dir. 86 Tackle a word

search 87 Hang in there 90 On the ocean blue 91 Battery’s partner 93 River in the

Carolinas 94 Cooped-up layer 96 Barbara ___ Geddes 97 Divine 98 Person taking five 102 Virginia students 106 Tulane students 109 Last write-up 110 Prettify 112 Petrie of classic TV 113 Elizabethan and

Victorian 114 Surrealist Magritte 115 Extreme 116 Make scholarly

corrections to 117 Went on horseback 118 Real-estate

document 119 Coquette 120 Decreases, as pain 121 Editor’s “leave it” dOwn 1 St. Teresa of ___ 2 In-basket items

3 “___ Wanna Cry” (Mariah Carey hit)

4 Spanish punch 5 Leisurely walks 6 Word with

“witching” or “happy”

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need 18 Dick Tracy’s love 28 Hollywood’s

Holbrook 30 Hawaiian goose 32 Showed (all) 33 Southern

constellation 34 Vereen of “Roots” 37 Attempt to be

heard 38 Zoo structure 39 Sojourner explored

it 40 Vanderbilt students 41 Spew lava 42 Ballet dancer

painter Edgar 43 Loathe 44 Blind as ___ 45 Miami students 47 Allocate 48 “Damn Yankees”

siren 52 Number of Olympic

rings 53 Deli staple 55 Tranquilize 56 Smudge 57 Actress Burstyn 58 Kilmer of “The

Doors” 59 “___ death do us

part” 63 Buddies

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namesakes 71 “The Wind in the

Willows” character 72 Clifftop home 74 Cartoon chipmunk 75 “The Memory of

Trees” singer 77 Discharge, as steam 78 Late 79 Cushiness 82 Swift land 86 Pit stop need 87 ___ XING (street

sign) 88 Snakelike fish 89 Clothing,

informally 90 “Jeopardy!”

questions? 92 Subsided 93 Tough puzzles 95 Poetic nightfall 97 Scacchi in “The

Player” 99 Prophetic card, to

some 100 Sidestep 101 Bowling lane

button 102 Firewood measure 103 Busy as ___ 104 Morning glory,

e.g. 105 Writer Stanley

Gardner 106 Vasco da ___ 107 Bitterly regrets 108 White-tailed eagle 111 Rob Roy’s negative 112 Wrangler

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THE OLD COLLEGE by Allen Loggia

Last weeks Cryptograms1. My large dog flunked out of obedience school. While wagging his bushy tail, he claimed

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CARBOARD BOXES: 18x18x28, test weightis 275 lbs., $1 per box, never used. Call941-918-9171.

LADY’S: PATTY Berg irons, putter, 3, 5, 7 woods,golf bag, doz. balls, $39. 941-918-2767.

RATTAN FURNITURE: 2 chairs with cushionsand glass top table. Excellent cond. $70.941- 921-1965.SCHWINN (TRAILBLAZER) trailer/joggingstroller, $95. Graco Windsor pack and play, $65.Britax car seat, $40. 941-549-0007.

SEWING MACHINE: Antique Singer with table(cabinet). Asking $150 O/B/O. Call 386-585-4290.

SOFA & chair and a half: Large khaki greenchenille. Clean, excellent condition. $199.(941) 362-4212.

TELEVISION: 36" JVC. Great picture! Would begood for student heading to school! $50.00.(941)400-4435.

TIRES (2): Potenza G019P205/60R1691H. Goodcondition. $20/ea. 941-359-0408.

AUTOS WANTED! Let me take the hassle out ofselling your car. Cash offered today! Call Mike,941-713-2277.

LAKEWOOD RANCH ESTATE- Aluminum5-piece patio (cost $1700-Restoration Hardware)now $699; Sofa & loveseat (Robb & Stucky) likenew $850. Henredon and Drexel bedroomsets, Stearns & Foster Beds, Stiffe lamps,Stanley Entertainment Center for plasma/LCD($350@Robb &Stucky) $995. 5-piece CherryHome Office w/2-lateral files, La-Z-Boy sleeper,much, much, more.

Manatee Furniture3015 1st St. Bradenton, 10 Blocks north

of DeSoto mall on US Hwy 41.941-745-2596

SARASOTA BARGAIN Thrift Store & ConsignmentCenter. 1635 12th St., Sarasota. Washers, Dryers,Refrigerators, Freezers. Furniture, Beds, Dressers,Sofas, Tables, TV’s, Records, Books, etc. Don’tgive your items away, let us sell them for you!Delivery & pick-up available. 941-812-0587.TURNKEY FURNITURE from Stoneybrook home.Selling couches, armoire, stereo, kitchen supplies,sheets, towels, kingsize bed, etc from my rentalhome in Stoneybrook at Palmer Ranch. 941-371-8299. Leave message.

ESTATE SALEFRIDAY, AUG. 5 - 9a.m.-1p.m.

4950 OLDHAM ST.WELLINGTON CHASE – PALMER RANCH

3 recliners, sofa, dining set, china cabinet,dressers, chest, men’s clothes, 2 desks,

bookcases, kitchen set, queen wicker bedset, tools, TV, mirrors, pictures, coffee & end

tables, linens & kitchen.

SALE BY JULIE MCCLUREPix: www.appraisals4u.biz

& www.estatesales.net

BUYING COLLECTIBLESJewelry, Coins, Silver, Watches, Clocks,

Stamps, Deco Porcelain & Figurinesor Entire Estate.

Les 941-780-1705

SENIOR LOOKING to buy precious metals, timepieces, coins, jewelry and antiques. Please callMarc, 941-321-0707.

Distributor Sarasota Nets $98,000.Price $350,000.

Commercial Lawn Co nets $140,000.Price $200,000.

20 Commercial acres with 2 nice homes Punta Gorda nets $144,000. Price $1,100,000.

WWW.ABBEXINC.COM941-365-3833

EDUCATORS/NURSES $25K-100K. Free car.Exotic trips. Residual income. Ongoing Training.Fastest Growing Industry. Listen 941-366-4586.

Homemakers/ CompanionsCNA’S/ HHA’S

You Can Make a Difference. Help seniors stayindependent. We provide: non medical care,personal care, meals, light housekeeping,transportation & companionship. Flexible hoursavailable- F/T, P/T, Overnight, Weekends andLive-In. Positions available in Sarasota/Bradenton/ Venice. To work now fax resume to941-929-7438 or email: [email protected]

Items Under $200 For Sale Auctions

Business Opportunities

Autos Wanted

Furnishings

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

Merchandise WantedHelp Wanted

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NURSERY AUCTIONAugust 6, 10a.m.-Viewing from 9a.m.

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All Florida Realty & Auction Co. Ab923 941-746-5355 Au1333. Call or go onlinefor terms. www.afraac.com 10% Buyer Premium,MC, VISA, cash purchases w/ID.

Events

BACK TO SCHOOL BASH

FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIESFREE HAIRCUTS, FREE FOOD

Saturday, August 13th10 a.m.-2 p.m. in Haley Hall

Trinity United Methodist Church 4150 South Shade Avenue

Sarasota, FL 34231 941-924-7756

[email protected]

StorageSTORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Securefacility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area.941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

Things To Do

VANDERBILT BEACH RESORT- DIAN PREST

LP # 60624

ATTENTION WRITERS. A small group of writersin Palmer Ranch invite other writers to join them.Call Phyllis, 941-926-0234.

Help Wanted

Newspaper is seeking a fast paced,detail oriented Typesetter for a part time

position in Sarasota, Florida (Part time hours will range from 20-40

hours per week, depending on volume).Must be able to type at least 75 WPM with

great accuracy and proof read typed materialand make corrections.

Ideal candidate will have strong computersoftware and hardware skills.Legal background preferred.

Please email resume to:[email protected].

Please specify WPM typing speedfor consideration.

Condos/Apts. For Rent

JEFFERSON CENTER INC

LP # 60626

2BR/2BA FULLY furnished, W/D, all utilitiesincluded, internet hook-up. Aug. 1st to Dec. 31st.Golf available. No pets. Non-smoking. $1250/mo.941-727-9774.

BROADWAY PROMENADE: 3BR/2BA, unfur-nished. $1500/mo. with annual lease. 941-504-0398.

DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA, bay view, large lanai. Nopets/ smoking. By owner/ agent. $950 month.941-914-1759.

HIDDEN LAKES: Studio, immaculate, balcony,pool, tennis courts, weight room, sauna. $610/mo.annual. No pets. 374-3401.

OSPREY: HIDDEN Bay, 3BR/2BA/2CG, 1500sq.ft. Charming water view, gated waterfrontcommunity. $1400/mo. 941-928-1516, E-mail:[email protected] for photos.

TOWNHOUSE AT University Parkway andHonore, Carolina Landings: 2BR/2.5BA, end unit,W/D, new flooring. $1025/mo. yearly lease.941-538-1792.

FractionalsSAPPHIRE NORTH Carolina: 2BR/2BA time-share. 4 Deeded weeks in August. Use it this yearand own forever. Only $3000. 828-743-1578.

Homes For Rent

LUXOR MHP$425mo-1 bed/bath mobile homes.

55+ community. No Pets. 5811 14th St. W. Bradenton.

Sarasota Real Estate Assoc, Inc. Greg Nowak 941-809-6034

SIESTA KEY Walk to Beach, Restaurants,Shopping, Turnkey Furnished. 1st Floor, 1BR/1BAw/Patio, Pool & Laundry. Available annually.586-744-5488.

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Homes For Sale

SARASOTA HOMES & CONDOS

One Site for All Your Needs!

Property SearchHomes - Condos - Golf Communities

Short Sales - Foreclosures

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LARRY BRZOSTEK RE/MAX Alliance Group.

941-993-3125

Real Estate WantedLUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS WANTED forqualified clients. Furnished or unfurnished.Licensed Realtor. 941-356-5610.

WATERFRONT: I have cash buyers from Europe.Retired couple from UK are looking for 2-3 bed-rooms on the beach. Call Helmer 941-592-8853 -Michael Saunders - Lic. R. E. Broker - www.helmerhagman.michaelsaunders.com

Room For Rent

CASA DEL MARBEACH RESORT

WEEKLY RENTALSGULF FRONT/ GULF VIEW

Reservations: 941-383-5549 Visa/ MCFax: 941-383-7925

“Take our video tour at” www.casadelmar.net

Office Open 7 Days, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.4621 Gulf of Mexico Drive

Longboat Key 34228

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FREE Wireless High Speed Internet

“Where People Return Year After Year”

“INTENTIONALLY BETTER”

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

RETIRED LADY wants responsible roommate.Furnished bedroom and bath in spacious3BR/2BA home near Clark & Stickney Point. Nonsmoker/No pets. $700 includes all except food.941-925-2434 or 941-320-3772, Deanna.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

ADVERTISE YOUR merchandise with the totalvalue of $200 or less in this section for FREE!Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words or less. Pricemust be included. No commercial advertising.Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks. Email ad to:[email protected] or online at:www.yourobserver.com/classifiedsCAR COVER: Authentic BMW 300 series Grey.Never used, original bag. $150.00 (retail $535.00)(941)358-0749.

CARBOARD BOXES: 18x18x28, test weightis 275 lbs., $1 per box, never used. Call941-918-9171.

LADY’S: PATTY Berg irons, putter, 3, 5, 7 woods,golf bag, doz. balls, $39. 941-918-2767.

RATTAN FURNITURE: 2 chairs with cushionsand glass top table. Excellent cond. $70.941- 921-1965.SCHWINN (TRAILBLAZER) trailer/joggingstroller, $95. Graco Windsor pack and play, $65.Britax car seat, $40. 941-549-0007.

SEWING MACHINE: Antique Singer with table(cabinet). Asking $150 O/B/O. Call 386-585-4290.

SOFA & chair and a half: Large khaki greenchenille. Clean, excellent condition. $199.(941) 362-4212.

TELEVISION: 36" JVC. Great picture! Would begood for student heading to school! $50.00.(941)400-4435.

TIRES (2): Potenza G019P205/60R1691H. Goodcondition. $20/ea. 941-359-0408.

AUTOS WANTED! Let me take the hassle out ofselling your car. Cash offered today! Call Mike,941-713-2277.

LAKEWOOD RANCH ESTATE- Aluminum5-piece patio (cost $1700-Restoration Hardware)now $699; Sofa & loveseat (Robb & Stucky) likenew $850. Henredon and Drexel bedroomsets, Stearns & Foster Beds, Stiffe lamps,Stanley Entertainment Center for plasma/LCD($350@Robb &Stucky) $995. 5-piece CherryHome Office w/2-lateral files, La-Z-Boy sleeper,much, much, more.

Manatee Furniture3015 1st St. Bradenton, 10 Blocks north

of DeSoto mall on US Hwy 41.941-745-2596

SARASOTA BARGAIN Thrift Store & ConsignmentCenter. 1635 12th St., Sarasota. Washers, Dryers,Refrigerators, Freezers. Furniture, Beds, Dressers,Sofas, Tables, TV’s, Records, Books, etc. Don’tgive your items away, let us sell them for you!Delivery & pick-up available. 941-812-0587.TURNKEY FURNITURE from Stoneybrook home.Selling couches, armoire, stereo, kitchen supplies,sheets, towels, kingsize bed, etc from my rentalhome in Stoneybrook at Palmer Ranch. 941-371-8299. Leave message.

ESTATE SALEFRIDAY, AUG. 5 - 9a.m.-1p.m.

4950 OLDHAM ST.WELLINGTON CHASE – PALMER RANCH

3 recliners, sofa, dining set, china cabinet,dressers, chest, men’s clothes, 2 desks,

bookcases, kitchen set, queen wicker bedset, tools, TV, mirrors, pictures, coffee & end

tables, linens & kitchen.

SALE BY JULIE MCCLUREPix: www.appraisals4u.biz

& www.estatesales.net

BUYING COLLECTIBLESJewelry, Coins, Silver, Watches, Clocks,

Stamps, Deco Porcelain & Figurinesor Entire Estate.

Les 941-780-1705

SENIOR LOOKING to buy precious metals, timepieces, coins, jewelry and antiques. Please callMarc, 941-321-0707.

Distributor Sarasota Nets $98,000.Price $350,000.

Commercial Lawn Co nets $140,000.Price $200,000.

20 Commercial acres with 2 nice homes Punta Gorda nets $144,000. Price $1,100,000.

WWW.ABBEXINC.COM941-365-3833

EDUCATORS/NURSES $25K-100K. Free car.Exotic trips. Residual income. Ongoing Training.Fastest Growing Industry. Listen 941-366-4586.

Homemakers/ CompanionsCNA’S/ HHA’S

You Can Make a Difference. Help seniors stayindependent. We provide: non medical care,personal care, meals, light housekeeping,transportation & companionship. Flexible hoursavailable- F/T, P/T, Overnight, Weekends andLive-In. Positions available in Sarasota/Bradenton/ Venice. To work now fax resume to941-929-7438 or email: [email protected]

Items Under $200 For Sale Auctions

Business Opportunities

Autos Wanted

Furnishings

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

Merchandise WantedHelp Wanted

Your Mini-Vacation Includes:• Gulfside accommodations for 2 nights*• Continental Breakfast Buffet• Dinner 1 evening ($26 voucher) at your choice of 6 local restaurants**• Lunch 1 day ($12 voucher) at your choice of 5 local restaurants**• Admission to 1 of 7 local attractions (Some attractions may require additional fees)• Check-in Sunday through Thursday for additional lunch voucher and dinner discount* Available April 24 to December 21, 2011. Holiday weekends excluded. Based on double occupancy. Tax, tip & resort fees extra. Type of accommodation subject to availability. Bayside condominiums available at different rates.** An 18% gratuity will be added by lunch and dinner vendors. ***Limited to one per customer.

GULFSIDE MINI-VACATION IN NAPLES

JUST $175 PER PERSON ***

FOR RESERVATIONS, CALL (800) 243-9076 or (239) 597-3144

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GAL FRIDAY. Cook, clean, chauffeur, laundry,iron, shopping, pet sitting, etc. Call 941-504-5718.

Computer Concierge“Computer Guy”

Helping “seniors” and other clients set upnew computers and email, and learn internet,MS Word, Excel. Website design. [email protected] (Siesta Key Resident)

Personal Services

NULOOK PAINTING AND DECORATINGFrom regular painting to color washes, woodgraining and textures. 15 Years experiencewith references. Design and color consulta-tion. Call 941-445-4218 or visit our website:www.nulookpaintinganddecorating.com

Painting/WallpaperingHome Improvement/ RemodelingR.J. DAVIS WHOLESALE FLOORING, LLC.Tile Setter, Wood Floor Installer. Lic./Ins. 10 Yearsworking in Lakewood Ranch custom homes.You buy the material, we install. 941-586-8996.

WATER HEATERS, faucets and small plumbingrepairs. Reasonable rates. License #CFC1426756.941-737-0349.

Landscaping & Lawn ServiceROGERS LAWNCARE. Very Affordable LawnService. With References available. Call941-962-6257, Pam and Chris.

Legal Services

*1 Signature Divorce*Missing Spouse Divorce

*WE COME TO YOU*Covering ALL Areas

1-888-376-7891

DIVORCEBANKRUPTCYStarting at $65

Painting/WallpaperingCARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.Interior/ Exterior painting including drywall repairand retexturing. Wallpaper installation & removal,pressure washing. Residential & commercial,condos. Honest & reliable. Free estimates.941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

PHYSICAL TRAINING for handicapped/ dis-abled/elderly. Specializing in MS, Parkinson's,Polio, Stroke. Masters Degree Exercise Science,Bill at 685-1144.

BETTY’S HOUSECLEANING Service. Highquality cleaning. Reasonable rates. Licensed.References. Call 941-650-6180.

A CLEANING EVEN YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAWWILL APPROVE! Every time, guaranteed! Lic./Ins.Bonded. Pamela, 941-320-0023.www.CleanTimeServices.com

Cleaning

OUR BOOKS 1/2 PriceBEE RIDGE BOOKS4104 Bee Ridge Rd. - Bee Ridge PlazaTrade-In your Paperbacks941-377-8998

Books

IN-HOME CARE/ COMPANIONSHIP/ HOMEMAK-ING available all hours; days, nights, weekends.Call 377-4465 for more information or visitour website @ www.eldercaresarasota.comLic. #30211372 Bonded & Insured.

CNA: LICENSED with Experience. Availableimmediately. Great references. All Certificationscompleted. Call Angie at 941-993-2480.

CAREGIVING BY TINAHOURLY OR 24/7 CARE

Assistance with Personal Care/ Shopping/Transportation/ etc. Excellent references, Insuredand Bonded. Call 941-586-7278

Adult Care Services

LIDO KEY. Seasonal rental on beach. Monthsflexible, 3 month minimum. 3BR/2.5BA, largeterrace, direct view of city/ bay/ Siesta Key.Tennis, Olympic pool, spa, gym. 215-833-5967.

ASHTON LAKES: 2BR/2BA, $3000/mo. 2 milesto Siesta Key, walk to shopping, heated pool,tennis, active clubhouse. Ashton Realty, Inc.Joe Bonsall, 941- 923-1945, 941-356-6356.

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals Cleaning BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.Residential/ Commercial. Meticulous Cleaning.Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable.Lic./ Ins. 941-400-3342

CLEANING 10 years experience, Licensed,Insured. Residential & Commercial.Housecleaning, Windows, Carpet, Wax Stripping,etc. 941-735-3826

CLEANING SERVICE RESIDENTIAL &COMMERCIAL. Professional Service.Excellent References. Affordable Rates.Lic./Ins./Bonded. Call 941-284-7466.24hrs./7 days.

FREE ESTIMATES! Call Dottie, detailedcleaning. 24 Years Exp. Lic./ Ins. Residential/Commercial. Dottie, 941-321-6645.

GREENMAGIC CLEANING. Residential &Commercial. Great work. Excellent references.Affordable Rates. Come home happy. Lic./Ins.941-780-4248.

LIDIA’S PROFESSIONAL CLEANING. Licensedand insured. 20 years experience with excellentreferences. Res. or Com. 941-376-0920.

MENNONITE DOES Housecleaning - Weekly, Bi-Weekly. Thorough Cleaning. Experienced withExcellent References. Please call 941-955-0064.

DoorsSLIDING GLASS Door Repair. Roll-in Roll-out Construction, Inc. 941-321-9010,www.Roll-inRoll-out.com

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Allow me to do my very best for you!

ESTABLISHED 1975!

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TRAINING

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Corby J. deKozlowskiSpecializing in

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Loren Mayo

In 1990, Dale Chihuly toured a glass school on the island of Niijima, China. While there, he was reminded of Japanese fishing floats, which he collected on the beach when he lived in Washington. He started creating a series of round balls — the idea was to make them large and to use an abundance of color. The space has since become one of the most meditative areas of the Chihuly Collection, at the Morean Arts Center, in St. Petersburg.

Prepare to be transfixed by crystallized glass chandeliers, a tumble-

weed forest and a meditative boat room as you take a tour of the Chihuly Collection at the Morean Arts Center, in St. Petersburg.

The Chihuly Collection opened to the public July 10, 2010. One of the newest jew-els of St. Pete’s vibrant arts-and-culture scene, it features 16 stunning installations ranging from small vessels to room-size installations.

To produce unique visual stimulation, each installa-tion is complemented by an individually designed space, whether a glossy black plat-form, curving wall or narrow hallway with a mesmerizing glass ceiling above.

Warning: You’ll have to resist running your fingers along the sleek surfaces of the enchanting and stunning Dale Chihuly glass collection.

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AMERICAN STAGE THEATRE COMPANY163 Third St., St. Petersburg727-823-7529

American Stage started out in an old cinema house in downtown St. Petersburg with 179 seats. In 1984, it moved to an alternative site, an intimate 130-seat space with a lobby, costume shop, rehearsal hall and office space, where it flourished for the next quarter-century. In the 2006-2007 season, the theater entered into a partnership with St. Petersburg College to build a new state-of-the-art building in the heart of downtown St. Pete.

MuSEuM Of fINE ARTS255 Beach Drive N.E., St. Petersburg727-896-2667www.fine-arts.org

This museum is on the water and sur-rounded by a shady park, restaurants and shops. The collection encompasses more than 14,000 objects from antiq-uity to present day, and features French impressionist paintings, plus galleries of Steuben glass, decorative arts and pre-Columbian objects. Make sure to take a walk through two interior gardens and the second-floor gallery, where paper and photographic works are displayed. Not to miss is the museum’s photography collec-tion of more than 10,000 images.

THE DAlI MuSEuM1 Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg727-823-3767www.thedali.org

The permanent home of the world’s most comprehensive collection of Salvador Dalí’s work, The Dali Museum boasts 96 oil paintings, more than 100 watercolors and drawings, 1,300 graph-ics, photographs, sculptures and objects, plus an extensive archival library. The event calendar for August features Yoga + Dali every Sunday; Dillydally with Dali,

where children can learn via storytelling, puzzles and games; Dali and Beyond Film Series, a documentary that surveys the life and art of Dali; Get Social @The Dali, a social media event for Tweeters and Facebook followers; and more.

STuDIO@620620 First Ave. S., St. Petersburg727-895-6620

This quaint little studio in downtown St. Petersburg is home to both the visual and performing arts. The brainchild of Artistic Directors David Ellis and Bob Devin Jones, the studio’s calendar is jam-packed with movement and dance classes, summer repertory, film screen-ings and concerts. American Stage Theatre Company

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Dale Chihuly was born in 1941 in Tacoma, Wash. His fascination with glass began as a weaving student while studying interior de-sign at the University of Washington. After graduating in 1965, he enrolled in the first glass program at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he later established the school’s glass program and taught for more than a decade.

In 1968, Chihuly received a Fulbright Fel-lowship to work at the Venini Factory, in Ven-ice, Italy. It was there that he learned well the team approach to blowing glass, which he continues to this day. In 1971, he co-founded Pilchuck Glass School, in Washington, where he has paved the way in the development of glass as a fine art.

Chihuly is perhaps better known for his vessels, which he began developing in the mid-1970s, focusing his interest in sculpture on the vessel to create individual pieces that gradually increased in size and color. He has worked on several temporary outdoor proj-ects, such as “Chihuly over Venice,” during which he worked in glass factories in Fin-land, Ireland, and Mexico, and “Chihuly in the Light of Jerusalem 2000.”

The Chihuly Collection at the Morean Arts Center includes large-scale installations for which he is celebrated, such as the stunning Ruby Red Icicle Chandelier, created specifi-cally for this collection, along with popular series work that includes Macchia, Niijima floats, Persians and Tumbleweeds.

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BY THE NUMBERS10,000 — number of square feet of the gallery

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WHAT: The Chihuly CollectionWHERE: 400 Beach Drive, St. PetersburgWHY: The Chihuly Collection, which opened July 10, 2010, at the Morean Arts Center, is a perma-nent collection of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly’s artwork in a 10,000-square-foot setting designed by architect Albert Alfonso. The col-lection also includes a retail store as well as a 30-seat theater. The Glass Studio and Hot Shop recently opened at its Central Avenue location, offer-ing guests the opportunity to see live glass-blowing demonstrations. INFO: Call 727-896-4527 or visit MoreanArtsCenter.orgS

The original Persian Ceiling is large enough for viewers to lie down on the floor and watch the lights. if you see this exhibit, try to spot Cupid and the crab.

Chihuly created the Ruby Red icicle Chandelier as the Morean Art Center’s sig-nature piece. This set of paintings is called the Drawing Wall.

This installation is entitled “Mille Fiori” — a thousand flowers.

in his Macchia Forest, Chihuly used a special opaque layer in between the colors. The pieces weigh up to 50 pounds each.

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ARTALLYN GALLUP CONTEMPORARY ART — “Florida Landscapes: Another Look,” featur-ing works by James Couper, Heidi edwards and Bruce Marsh, runs from Aug. 11 to oct. 1. Located at 1288 n. Palm Ave.; 366-2454; www.allyngallup.com.

ART CENTER SARASOTA — “The other Persona,” featuring artwork ranging from fantastic costumes to assemblages, by art-ists ray Peper, Jo Proietti, vicki Chelf and Jeff schwartz, runs from Aug. 25 through oct. 22. opening reception takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 25, at 707 n. Tamiami Trail. 365-2032; www.artsarasota.org.

ART UPTOWN — Third annual Dog Days Art show runs through Aug. 25. opening reception takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12, at 1367 Main st.; 955-5409; www.artuptown.com.

BOLIVAR ART GALLERY — small works show featuring 20 local artists runs through August, at 506 s. Pineapple Ave.; 366-1649.

DABBERT GALLERY — “summer showcase,” featuring the works of six sculptors, one printmaker, 23 painters, one pastel artist and one photographer, runs through september. Located at 76 s. Palm Ave.; 955-1315; www.dabbertgallery.com.

ELIZABETH STEVENS GALLERY — “easy Living,” featuring gallery artists, runs through August. Located at 1945 Morrill st.; 365-4222; elizabethstevensgallery.net.LOCAL COFFEE & TEA — “Ticki Towne Collection,” featuring works by Maryjo Floryjanski, runs through Aug. 17. Located

at 5138 ocean Blvd. in Davidson’s Plaza on siesta Key; 870-2671; www.localcoffee.com.

RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART — “voices of Hip-Hop in Art” runs through Aug. 14. The ongoing exhibitions are “Crosscurrents of Design: Asian export Ceramics,” “20th Century Abstract Art from the ringling Collection” and “The Art of Jade.” Art After 5 takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. every Thursday, in the art museum and Circus Museum. Tickets: $10, adults; children, 6 to 17, $5; children under 6, free. Tickets for the museum are $25, or $20 for seniors 65 and up; children ages 6 to 17, $10; children 5 and under, free. Art museum free to all on Mondays. Located at 5401 Bay shore road; 351-1660. Admission includes the ringling Museum of Art, Cà d’Zan man-sion, Circus Museum, Mable’s rose Garden and grounds.

RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN — “Hanging in Balance: Ten emerging Chinese Artists,” runs through Aug. 12 to sept. 17. opening reception takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 12. Galleries are located one-half block east of 2700 n. Tamiami Trail on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way. 359-7563; www.ringling.edu/selbygal-lery.

SELBY GARDENS — sixth annual selby instructors’ summer showcase, runs through oct. 2, in the Museum of Botany and the Arts, 811 s. Palm Ave.; 366-5731; www.selby.org.

STATE OF THE ARTS GALLERY — “Dive in to the Art World,” featuring water inter-pretations by sarasota’s legacy artists, runs through oct. 1. Located at 1525 state st.,

with exhibit of gallery artists. 955-2787; www.sarasotafineart.com.

ARTWALKSFIRST FRIDAY WALKS — Downtown gal-leries of Burns square, Pineapple Avenue, Palm Avenue and Main street from 6 to 9 p.m. feature live music and refreshments. next artwalk will be held Aug. 5.

MUSICFRIDAYFEST — one night rodeo plays country hits Aug. 12. Bird street Players perform funk, soul and reggae sept. 16. At the van Wezel, 777 n. Tamiami Trail. Guests are invited to bring blankets or lawn chairs; vendors offer food and beverages. Coolers and weapons prohibited. in the event of rain, the concert moves indoors to the Grand Foyer. 953-3368; www.vanwezel.org.

GLENRIDGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER — “songs, stories & Mr. Chatterbox,” fea-turing roberta MacDonald, takes place at 8 p.m. Aug. 20. at 7333 scotland Way. Tickets: $15 or $10 for GPAC family. 552-5325; www.gpactix.com.

HERMITAGE ARTIST RETREAT — readings and performances by the first state Teachers Artist residency artists in residence takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12, at 6660 Manasota Key road, englewood. Free. 475-2098.

SARASOTA FARMERS MARKET — Performance by The Fantum Brothers Jazz orchestra of new York City, featuring former sarasota resident Jake Pinto, takes place from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 6, in downtown sarasota between Lemon Avenue and Main street; 504-1077.

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+ Alliance accepting leadership nominations

The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County is search-ing for those who have made significant contributions to the arts and are actively engaged in the cultural life of the commu-nity. The most recent recipients include Christine Jennings, Michael Martella, Betty and Bert Morris, Joseph Arnegger, Tim Jaeger and Jeff Schwartz.

Nominations can be made in the following categories: philanthropy, management, government, arts education, media, artistic achievement and volunteer. Forms are available at

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+ Landscape paintings evoke light and colorAllyn Gallup Contemporary

Art Gallery presents “Florida Landscapes: Another Look” Aug. 11 through Oct. 1, at 1288 N. Palm Ave. The exhibit showcases Florida through diverse paintings by Bruce Marsh, Heidi Edwards and Jim Couper.

Marsh’s large-scale, photorealis-tic oil paintings hang in museums and corporate collections around the state, including the ringling Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, in Washington, D.C., and the Museum of Fine Arts, in St. Petersburg. edwards, who has been painting landscapes for 40 years, has yet to tire of the inspira-tion that Florida’s flat topography provides. Couper’s works explore

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+ Born to play the part?The Manatee Players Boot

Camp production for 2011 just wrapped up four performances of “Once on this island.” The story of Hans Christian Anderson’s “Little Mermaid,” adapted to a Caribbean island, was presented by a cast of about 60 campers ages 8 to 17 in a fully staged production real-ized in just three weeks. The lead female part of Ti Moune, Creole for “little orphan,” was performed by Maria Wirries, who also was an orphan. She was born in Haiti and raised by an aunt, Jeaneen Wirries, who is now her mother. This was Maria’s third season of Broadway Boot Camp. The pro-duction was directed by Kelly Woodland and Assistant Director Corinne Woodland; Rick Kerby is the managing artistic director of the Manatee Players.

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Maria Wirries takes a bow as Ti Moune in “Once on this island.”

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Abraham Feder performs a cello solo as part of the tribute in memory of virginia Toulmin at last year’s 12th annual awards ceremony.

+ Public invited to meet the starsThe Hermitage Artist

retreat is hosting open stu-dios to present the work of its first five STArS — State Teachers Artist residency — artists-in-residence. The event, which marks the cul-mination of the Hermitage’s first residencies for Florida arts teachers, runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12, at 6660 Manasota Key road,

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suspend your disbelief and catch “Cowboys & Aliens.” one need not be a devout fan of either genre to be entertained by this witty sci-fi Western. And it doesn’t hurt one bit that Director Jon Favreau nabbed the dreamy Daniel Craig (aka Agent 007) in the lead role.

Craig plays Jake Lonergan who has a Jason Bourne thing going for him when he wakes up in the desert with amnesia. There’s also a strange metal cuff on his wrist. When he wanders into the town of Absolution, Jake’s identity is revealed to him on a wanted poster. Like Bourne, he discovers he has an incredible ability to kick butt.

The town bully (Paul Dano) gets a dose of Jake’s pugilistic prowess, which immensely ires Daddy (Harrison Ford). All this ado is put on hold when aliens attack Absolution and abscond with some of the townsfolk. inadvertently, Jake uses the wrist device to annihilate one of the spacecrafts. An unlikely alliance between desperados, cowboys and indians is forged to combat

the aliens, with Jake leading the posse.Throw in the beautiful gal (Olivia Wilde),

a kid (Noah Ringer) and a dog, and you’ve got your classic Western. Wherein lies the rub is that the good guys are a lot of bad guys doing what they do best. When we come to find out that the aliens are just a bunch of greedy, gold-grubbing, materi-alistic thugs, it’s almost a reflection upon human nature.

Favreau (“iron Man”) has constructed a Western, aliens aside, on a par with “3:10 to Yuma” (2007). it’s spectacularly shot and sports a soaring adrenaline-pumping score. The casting could not have been any better. Ford gives his best multi-layered performance since “What Lies Beneath.” But it’s cucumber-cool Craig who steals the show. He looks just as hot in dusty chaps as he does in an Armani tux. And he can rifle-toss with the best of them.

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FESTIVAL of STARSFeaturing

JOSE MANUEL CARREÑOStar Of American Ballet Theatre

JOAQUIN DE LUZ Principal, New York City Ballet

SARAH LANE Soloist, American Ballet Theatre

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relationships rule at Libby’s CaféFran Casciato, the executive chef at

Libby’s Café + Bar in Southside Village, has an unusual world view for a chef. It is a strong focus on relationships — with customers, kitchen staff and own-ers. His passion for food and a commit-ment to running a successful business guide how he runs the kitchen of what has become a Sarasota institution in a little less than three years.

In the interest of building ongoing relationships with customers, the Lib-by’s menu is designed so customers can create the dining experience they want, from a light meal on a weeknight to a big night out for a major occasion. The menu is large with lots of small plates — 20 items are under $10 on the new summer menu. But they are not small; most are two servings. And a popular choice is to order two and share them for a light meal.

There are regular entrées, as well. One of Libby’s signature items in that category is the cedar-wrapped salmon (see box for recipe). Another is was-abi-crusted tuna. The popular Kobe meatloaf is never on the menu, but it’s always available as a verbal special of-fered by waitstaff.

Casciato describes his food as “cre-ative comfort food” and believes that ongoing success means “being chame-leon like, anticipating what customers will want and continually developing and changing the menu.” A tongue-in-cheek sense of humor is at play in his approach.

“The restaurant offers serious food without taking itself too seriously,” he says.

A case in point is what resulted when Libby’s co-owner Steve Seiden-

sticker expressed a yearning for a White Castle burger. Libby’s version is called “Shades of White Castle,” pun intended. It is a big half-pound prime beef burger with Berkshire ham and a wedge of fried Velveeta cheese. (Note here, please, the good-natured rela-tionship between chef and owner.) An-other example is the Karubi pork belly ribs small plate — a fork-tender rib that’s not a rib at all. To call it whimsy doesn’t do justice to the culinary art-istry involved. What’s intriguing is the undeniable and deliberate element of fun in Libby’s food.

Casciato says that the restaurant’s giant, baked-to-order, chocolate-chip cookie “sums up the concept of the restaurant — great ingredients and the appeal of simplicity.” It also exempli-fies the restaurant’s priority on rela-tionships, because about a year ago, Libby’s took the classic off the menu. This caused a furor. Taking the kids for a cookie had become a ritual for Southside moms. They organized a petition drive; the cookie was quickly reinstated; and the neighborhood and its café appear to be living happily ever after.

rECIPE

Libby’s cedar-wrapped sustainabLe saLmon with a mapLe-dijon crustFour servings

ingredientsdijon crust 1/2 cup Dijon mustard1/2 cup maple syrup1/2 cup fresh panko

breadcrumbs

cedar-wrapped saLmon4 each shaved Georgia

sustainable cedar wraps 9.5-inch-by-6-inch

4 each 8-ounce center-cut salmon fillets

method1. Soak the cedar wraps

in water for an hour before grilling. This allows the cedar to become more pliable and helps to release steam during the cooking process, which keeps the fish moist.2. Lay one salmon fillet on

the work surface and evenly spread about two table-spoons of the Dijon crust across the top of the fillet. repeat with each fillet.3. remove the cedar wrap

from the water and pat dry. Lay cedar wrap down lengthwise from left to right. Position the prepared salmon fillet in the center of the wrap in a north-to-south fashion.4. Lift the sides of the ce-

dar up and around the fillet, allowing the sides to overlap on the top center of the fillet. Use a small pinch of leftover Dijon glaze to secure the cedar flaps together.5. Place the wrapped salm-

on seam-side down on a pre-heated barbecue grill. Cook for three to four minutes until the cedar takes on a lightly charred color. Turn the wrap over and continue to cook two to three minutes more until the bottom is charred as well. Cover the grill and reduce the heat or move the wrap to a cooler spot and cook four minutes more.6. Serve the salmon in the

wrapper. Lift the top seams away from the fish and enjoy.

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