Sarasota Herald Tribune articles from May 2005

Sarasota Herald Tribune archives from May 2005

Artist finds muse along a waterway.(A SECTION)
May 1, 2005... The Myakka River has been the sole subject of Jean Blackburn's art -- paintings, prints, photo- graphs -- and the center of her life for 15 years, ever since she and her husband grabbed a 14-acre hunk of rural land for $160,000 and moved out to...

Sneak 'attach' turns laws upside down; Last-minute amendments can dramatically shift state policies.(A SECTION)
May 1, 2005... Byline: LLOYD DUNKELBERGER CAPITAL BUREAU TALLAHASSEE -- There are many ways to pass a bill in the Florida Legislature. One way is a lawmaker files a bill months before the session begins. The bill makes its way through a series of...

Mike Bennett prefers the seat of power, and he plays fast, hard and for keeps.(A SECTION)
May 1, 2005... Byline: CORY SCHOUTEN cory.schouten@heraldtribune.com TALLAHASSEE -- State Sen. Mike Bennett leans back in his leather chair, kicks his shoes onto his Senate office desk and gets down to business. "Hey bud," he says into the phone....

Crime -- or cultural collision? Different societal norms complicate the plight of a Bradenton girl, 12, who was taken by a 25-year-old migrant worker.(A SECTION)
May 1, 2005... Byline: BART PFANKUCH and LISA RAB STAFF WRITERS Girls mature quickly in the mountains of southern Mexico. They go to work as children, rarely attend school past sixth grade and often take care of their siblings. And they may...

There are Angels watching over him; Young man finds inner strength and new maturity while fighting the battle of his life.(SPORTS)
May 1, 2005... Byline: ALAN DELL CORRESPONDENT BRADENTON -- Gina Sabella is certain there are no angels in the outfield. They moved to the infield. The mother of three can see them every time her oldest son, Nick, takes the field to play second base...

Welcome to my world.(SPORTS)(Comment)(Column)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Doug Fernandes SARASOTA -- Stop tallying the results. It's a landslide anyway. Just give him the trophy. Tell him to keep it. No one has the chutzpah to wrestle it away. By blowing off his team's mini-camp in a pique of...

Rookies on fast track at Buc camp; Players in this year's class have a better than usual shot at making the Bucs' roster.(SPORTS)
May 1, 2005... Byline: TOM BALOG tom.balog@heraldtribune.com TAMPA -- All 50 rookies, whether they're draft picks, undrafted free agents or college players on a three-day tryout, have just one objective at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' rookie mini-camp,...

Two area athletes earn second-place medals; North Port's Chris Clark and Cardinal Mooney's Brittany Janson excel.(SPORTS)
May 1, 2005... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com CORAL SPRINGS -- It was a tale of two second-place finishes. North Port's Chris Clark was ecstatic as the runner-up in the discus event Saturday at the Class 2A State Track...

High winds, choppy seas hold up races.(SPORTS)
May 1, 2005... Byline: JABBO GORDON CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- It wasn't just a regatta, it was survival of the fittest. High winds and choppy seas forced officials to stop racing after only one race Saturday afternoon at Sarasota's annual Sailfest...

Fued between Rays and Red Sox won't die down anytime soon.(SPORTS)(Comment)(Column)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Dennis Maffezzoli It's one thing getting hit with a 67 mph curveball that slipped out of a sweaty rookie pitcher's hand on a warm night in July. It's another to take one in the hip by a veteran with pinpoint control. ...

Final Four returns to Sarasota.(SPORTS)
May 1, 2005... Byline: PHIL DENIS CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- After an eight-year detour of the Baseball Finals to Legends Field in Tampa, the Florida High School Athletic Association Baseball Finals is returning to Ed Smith Stadium May 23-28. ...

Tournament information.(SPORTS)
May 1, 2005... DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS The district champion and runnerup advance to the three-game regional competition. Tickets are $5 per person per day for district tournaments. REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS Quarterfinals on Tuesday, May 10. Semifinals...

Blazers pound Northside Christian, 11-5.(SPORTS)
May 1, 2005... Byline: STAFF REPORT ST. PETERSBURG -- Sarasota Christian closed out the regular season with an easy 11-5 win over host Northside Christian Saturday. The Blazers (16-6) pounded out 11 hits and scored seven runs in the first two...

Cat attack; In salt water, catfish are considered lowly bottom-dwellers. But they rank at the top to many freshwater enthusiasts.(SPORTS)(Outdoors)(Column)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Steve Gibson John Roche caught a catfish. Big deal. His shrimp must have been resting on the bottom. But he wasn't using shrimp. He wasn't fishing on the bottom. No live bait. No dead bait. No commercial stink...

Leetzow putts his way to 3-shot lead.(SPORTS)
May 1, 2005... Byline: MARK CARDON mark.cardon@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- There's an old familiar face leading the City of Sarasota Men's Golf Championship. Mark Leetzow isn't that old, but he's very easy to recognize. First of all, he's...

Don't take dream offers seriously.(BUSINESS & MONEY)(The Rational Investor)(Column)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Dr. Robert Stepleman Investors are sometimes presented with pitches for investments that promise high returns with low risk. For example, recently I've seen touted the following claim: "Double Digit Returns... Proven Secure...

Sarasota shop keeps 'em clicking.(BUSINESS & MONEY)
May 1, 2005... Byline: LAUREN MAYK lauren.mayk@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Filled with cold, quiet machines, Roger Soucie's workshop could easily pass as a graveyard for outdated office equipment. The heavy office typewriters and lighter personal...

St. Jude Medical stock is worth considering.(BUSINESS & MONEY)(Streetwise)(Column)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Lauren Rudd The most likely economic scenario is that the economy will undergo modest economic growth that is not fast enough to engender huge inflationary pressures but is sufficiently robust enough to enable the economy to absorb...

When dogs write the laws.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)(Column)
May 1, 2005... Byline: David Grimes Offering yet another reason why dogs should not be allowed to read the newspaper, the city council in Turin, Italy, has passed a law that fines dog owners up to $650 if they don't walk their pets at least three times a...

Watercolors; An artist finds her muse in the timeless current of an Old Florida waterway.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... Byline: BILL HUTCHINSON bill.hutchinson@heraldtribune.com Artist Jean Blackburn doesn't sleep much anyway, in part because of a raccoon named Lena that wanders into her Old Miakka home at two in the morning for scrambled eggs. But...

Doctor dares to care; Tracy Kidder's "Mountains Beyond Mountains" is the story of Paul Farmer, founder of a group that provides medical help to impoverished countries.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... Byline: SUSAN L. RIFE susan.rife@heraldtribune.com At first blush, choosing Tracy Kidder's book, "Mountains Beyond Mountains," for this year's One Book/One Community title seems a little peculiar. The program's first two selections had...

Harners celebrate 50 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... Bob and Mary (Forsland) Harner of Sarasota celebrated their 50th anniversary March 26, 2005. They were married March 26, 1955, in Park Ridge, Ill., and have lived in Sarasota and Lake Geneva, Wis., for 14 years. They are the parents of...

Hayneses celebrate 60 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... Howard C. and Rose (Pieragostini) Haynes of Walled Lake, Mich., and Sarasota celebrated their 60th anniversary April 9, 2005. They were married April 9, 1945, in Somerville, Mass., and have been winter residents of Sarasota for 18 years....

Joneses celebrate 50 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... David and Joyce Jones of Sarasota celebrated their 50th anniversary April 9, 2005. They were married April 9, 1955, in Lake Minnetonka, Minn., and have wintered in Sarasota for 22 years. The couple has five grandchildren. They...

Joneses celebrate 50 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... Earl and Gini Jones of Punta Gorda celebrated their 50th anniversary April 28, 2005. They were married April 28, 1955, in Wilcoe, W.Va., and have lived in Punta Gorda for 16 years. They are the parents of Donna Kaye Levesque of...

Sofas celebrate 55 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... Edward F. and Eleanor L. Sofa of Englewood celebrated their 55th anniversary April 29, 1950. They were married April 29, 1950, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and have lived in Englewood for nine years. They are the parents of Edward J. Sofa of...

Vitales celebrate 65 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... Salvatore and Ida Vitale of Rotonda West celebrated their 65th anniversary April 20, 2005. They were married April 20, 1940, in Newark, N.J., and have lived in Rotonda for 33 years. They are the parents of Kenneth Vitale of...

Youngs celebrate 50 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... Richard and Jo Young of Rotonda West celebrated their 50th anniversary April 2, 2005. They were married April 2, 1955, in Herrin, Ill., and have lived in Rotonda West for eight years. They are the parents of Susan Simmermon of...

Brown-Baerwalde.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... The engagement of Suzanne Barrett Brown and Daniel Joseph Baerwalde, both of Decatur, Ga., is announced. She is the daughter of Mr. William Ragland Brown Jr. of Sarasota. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Carl Baerwalde of Fort...

Crimi-Blount.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... The engagement of Erin Hillary Crimi and Wesley Glenn Blount, both of Venice, is announced. She is the daughter of Dori Skelton of Nokomis and Frederick Crimi and Jenni Hobson of Marietta, Ga. He is the son of Willie and Zondra Casady...

Davis-Heitman.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... The engagement of Melanie Elizabeth Davis of Birmingham, Ala., and Gilmer McCrary Heitman IV of Sarasota is announced. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Richard Davis of Birmingham. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Gilmer McCrary...

Glover-Johnson.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... The engagement of Christi Anne Glover and Kevin Mitchell Johnson, both of Englewood, is announced. She is the daughter of Bradley and Karen Glover of Englewood. He is the son of Dennis and Kimberly Johnson of Port Charlotte. The...

Iltis-Woods.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... The engagement of Claudia Hallman Iltis and Charles Bradley Woods, both of Sarasota, is announced. She is the daughter of Deborah Wise Walker of Sarasota and Stephen and Lisa Iltis of Sarasota. He is the son of Kenny and Stella Woods...

Locklear-Knepp.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... The engagement of Courtney Lee Locklear of Osprey and Elton Derrick Knepp of Nokomis is announced. She is the daughter of Terry Lee Locklear of Parrish and Kent Schaber of Parrish. He is the son of Darrell and Eva Knepp of Sarasota....

Colby-Compton.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... Lisa Ann Colby and Mark Adam Compton, both of Bonita Springs, were married March 26, 2005, at 1 p.m. at University Park Country Club in Sarasota. The bride is the daughter of Bruce and Anita Colby of Sarasota. The bridegroom is the son...

Curwood-Drum.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... Rebecca Ann Curwood and Keith James Drum, both of Venice, were married March 26, 2005, at 4 p.m. at Sandals Resort in Dickenson Bay, Antigua. The bride is the daughter of Jud Curwood of Venice and Pam Curwood of Nokomis. The...

Hanlon-Seyffert.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... Julia Evelyn Hanlon and Peter Seyffert, both of Sarasota, were married Feb. 26, 2005, at 4 p.m. at Ken Thompson Park in Sarasota. The bride is the daughter of the late Arthur P. Hanlon and the late Lois E. Hanlon. The bridegroom is the...

Lehto-Bowen.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... Karen Elina Lehto and Patrick Frank Bowen, both of Greensboro, N.C., were married March 19, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Incarnation Catholic Church in Sarasota. The bride is the daughter of Al and Roe Lehto of Sarasota. The bridegroom is the...

Shorin-Rogers.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... Jessica Pilar Shorin and Jarod Ryan Rogers, both of Sarasota, were married March 23, 2005, at 5 p.m. at Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota. The bride is the daughter of Maryanne and Joseph Shorin of Sarasota. The bridegroom is the...

Younk-Winslow.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
May 1, 2005... Tracy Lyn Younk and Ralph David Winslow, both of Sarasota, were married March 19, 2005, at 1:30 p.m. at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Sarasota. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Younk of Sarasota and of Bergland, Mich. ...

Spirit of ethics needs to be breathed back into our governments.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Thomas Tryon After 24 years in this business, I'm convinced that neither journalists nor politicians are inherently more likable than people in any other line of work. (In defense of the many decent journalists and politicians...

Sea turtles' worst enemy.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Larry Evans The nesting season for sea turtles begins this morning. From May 1 through Oct. 31, people who live along the beach are required to slightly modify their lifestyles in order to give an endangered species a better...

Medicare for everyone?(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Waldo Proffitt A story in The New York Times last Sunday offers a useful glimpse into the future of health care in this country. It reports an impending change in the way Medicare beneficiaries or providers can appeal denials...

Last hope for accountability; Senate panel should seek independent inquiry on prison abuse.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
May 1, 2005... This nation's reputation as a champion of human rights was dealt a serious setback last spring by shocking pictures of abuse at a prison in Iraq run by the U.S. Army. Republican Sen. John Warner, chairman of the Armed Services Committee,...

Stuck in the past; Conservation, fuel efficiency can be a bridge to energy future.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
May 1, 2005... (First of a two-part series) The Bush administration's latest energy proposal is better than the retrograde version offered by Vice President Dick Cheney and the energy industry four years ago. But it's still too heavily focused on the...

Carlie's law; Bill would help fix flaws in Florida's probation system.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
May 1, 2005... Ever since Carlie Brucia's 2004 murder exposed flaws in Florida's probation system, legislators have talked about fixing it. They only partly addressed the problems, however, and now Carlie's tragic case is just one of several, statewide,...

That's no quake, honey; it's just the next-door neighbors building a condo.(B SECTION)(Comment)(Column)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Eric Ernst What's shaking on Manasota Key these days? Everything. Seriously. Don Jarvis, who used to work for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, says the sensation reminds him of a 10-ton press in a...

Once was more than enough; Residents of FEMA housing ponder another storm season.(B SECTION)
May 1, 2005... Byline: PATRICK WHITTLE patrick.whittle@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- Since Hurricane Charley sent him into a spiral of homelessness, unemployment and worsening health, Tom Rieck has had enough problems without thinking about...

News Updates.(B SECTION)
May 1, 2005... Gov. Bush honors local chaplain PORT CHARLOTTE -- Gov. Jeb Bush awarded Chaplain Martin Counterman of Port Charlotte the Points of Light Award this week. Counterman, 45, who is disabled and uses a wheelchair, is a Charlotte County...

LOCAL BRIEFS.(B SECTION)
May 1, 2005... More-efficient lighting installed at ballfield PORT CHARLOTTE -- New sports lighting at a Harold Avenue Park baseball field is expected to cut down on the county's electric bills while significantly reducing the spillover of undirected...

Building some dreams.(B SECTION)
May 1, 2005... Derek Boid, above left, construction coordinator for Habitat for Humanity, and Joe Aycock, a volunteer with Pilgrim United Church of Christ in Port Charlotte, retrieve equipment and supplies after helping out at a Habitat for Humanity home on...

Sparkling ball, auction raise funds for Hospice.(B SECTION)(Out & About)(Column)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Ann Henderson Hospice of Southwest Florida is in the business of making lasting memories for those who are dying and those who are left behind. More than 250 people attended a fund-raiser ball at the Cultural Center of...

Rebuilding begins at the Herald-Tribune.(B SECTION)(Column)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Kathy Silverberg, Publisher It was party time at the Charlotte Herald-Tribune office Monday, and with good reason. Our long-awaited building permit has finally been issued and work has begun to restore our office at 1617 Tamiami...

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
May 1, 2005... CHARLOTTE COUNTY Salvatore Russo Salvatore Russo, 81, Port Charlotte, died April 30, 2005, at home. He was born June 30, 1923, in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came to Port Charlotte in 1993 from Elmont, N.Y. He retired as a cemetery...

Englewood Elementary students show off.(B SECTION)
May 1, 2005... Byline: BETSY WILLIAMS CORRESPONDENT Students in Darlene Rogers' music class at Englewood Elementary School got to show off what they were most proud of last week at the annual "Show Off Day." The "day" actually stretches to a week...

Saying so long to Florida, sort of, for the summer.(B SECTION)(Venice Notes)(Column)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Judy Huskey Spring in this place we call home is usually a glorious thing. Warm days, cool nights, mosquitoes still too lethargic to be much of a problem all pair with streets and public places that at last can be navigated with...

Record numbers dig into Shark's Tooth Festival fun.(B SECTION)
May 1, 2005... An estimated 23,000 people poured through the gates at the 13th annual Venice Shark's Tooth Festival earlier this month, raising thousands of dollars for the Sarasota Special Athlete Boosters, which supports the Sarasota County Special...

Boy- and girl-watching events fill this year's Winefest charity coffers.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)(Column)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Marjorie North ***** CORRECTION: The following correction was published on Tuesday, May 3, 2005: Correction: Oh dear! The only thing worse than making Mark Resnick 40 years old in my column Sunday was making his mom, Wendy,...

North Port Family Y celebrates opening; But the community hopes that organizations won't have to compete for space with YMCA programs.(B SECTION)
May 1, 2005... Byline: ERIN BRYCE erin.bryce@heraldtribune.com NORTH PORT -- Marcy Mulligan moved here from New Jersey four months ago and was shocked at how little there is to do. Because of health reasons, Mulligan was hoping to find an aquatics...

ZIP code earns troubling label; An area south of Venice is ranked high by the state for problems with teenage substance abuse.(B SECTION)
May 1, 2005... Byline: LAUREN GLENN lauren.glenn@heraldtribune.com VENICE -- For the first time, the state has determined that a section of Venice poses a high risk for teenage substance abuse and has a high rate of juvenile delinquency. Meanwhile,...

BRIEFS.(B SECTION)
May 1, 2005... Tree defenders protest ordinance NORTH PORT -- More than 20 members of the North Port People for Trees picketed along Price Boulevard on Saturday morning to protest the city's disappearing tree canopy. "I don't think I have to tell you...

North Port Library opens the book on new season of Doggie Tales.(B SECTION)
May 1, 2005... The North Port Public Library kicked off its Doggie Tales program at the newly renovated facility last weekend. More than 15 children took turns reading to and visiting with five dogs from the Suncoast Humane Society. The youth...

Stars and beads sparkle at parade.(B SECTION)
May 1, 2005... Pam Gauvin, as Marilyn Monroe, above center, Jody McKinney as Mary Pickford and Burt Livingston as John Wayne relax to the music being played aboard their float "Ye Eternal Krewe of Antiquitas" before the De Soto Night Parade in Bradenton on...

Myakka City man critically injured in crash.(B SECTION)
May 1, 2005... Byline: STAFF REPORT DESOTO COUNTY -- A Myakka City man was critically injured in a one-vehicle crash early Saturday on State Road 72, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. The man, John V. McCall, 34, was driving south on S.R. 72, two...

Lingerie shop arson case on track.(B SECTION)
May 1, 2005... Byline: MICHAEL A. SCARCELLA michael.scarcella@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- A judge has dismissed the case against a Tampa man who federal authorities say hired someone to destroy a competing lingerie modeling shop in Bradenton, but...

Bradenton man indicted in Internet sex case.(B SECTION)
May 1, 2005... Byline: STAFF REPORT A federal grand jury has indicted a Bradenton man for his Internet-based effort to meet a girl for sex in Georgia, government prosecutors say. Mark A. Grossman is being held in a jail in Georgia, where he faces...

OBITUARIES.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
May 1, 2005... MANATEE COUNTY Russell J. Allen Sr. Russell J. Allen Sr., 72, Bradenton, died April 21, 2005. He was born June 6, 1932, in Dover, N.J., and came to Bradenton from there in 1993. He retired as a truck driver and was an Army...

DCF fakes role of caring parent to advance real agenda: blocking abortion.(B SECTION)(Comment)(Column)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Tom Lyons The Department of Children & Families' handling of a pregnant 13-year-old is undermining its already shaky credibility. DCF is pretending to look out for the girl's best interests, but that pretense is a bureaucratic...

Planners eye I-75 alternatives; Among the options are widening the highway or building a new road through inland farmland.(B SECTION)
May 1, 2005... Byline: DALE WHITE dale.white@heraldtribune.com Every day, more than 100,000 vehicles cross the Sarasota-Manatee border on Interstate 75 and more than 43,000 use the highway to cross the Charlotte County line. By 2030, according to...

Hotel, school leave kids roomless on prom night; The Hyatt Sarasota says it's school district policy. The school district says it's a Hyatt decision.(B SECTION)
May 1, 2005... Byline: MICHAEL A. SCARCELLA michael.scarcella@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Sarasota High School students who went to check in Saturday at the Hyatt Sarasota for their senior prom were greeted with news nobody expected: no rooms for...

A serval and Patagonian cavy, oh my.(B SECTION)
May 1, 2005... Emma E. Booker Elementary School resembled a wild animal park on Friday afternoon, thanks to Animal Planet, Comcast and Wild Wonder. Students were treated to a live viewing of exotic creatures, as a prelude to Saturday's Animal Planet Expo....

MCC Foundation offers an evening of music under the stars.(B SECTION)(Column)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Yvette Kimm Every spring the Manatee Community College Foundation hosts a nighttime concert to raise money. The spectacular affair includes hundreds of patrons who enjoy celestial picnics while helping to raise money for the...

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
May 1, 2005... SARASOTA COUNTY Alma S. Bailey Alma S. Bailey, 93, Sarasota, died April 29, 2005. She was born in Philadelphia and came to Venice in 1970 from St. Petersburg and to Sarasota about a year ago. Survivors include sons Bruce J. of...

A fixture in the Van Wezel lobby is bowing out.(SHOWTIME)(STATE OF THE ARTS)(Column)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Charlie Huisking Georgia Lee's lobbying efforts are almost over. After 35 years as a ticket-taker, lobby attendant and head usher at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Lee is retiring at the end of May. When it comes to...

Setting the stage is an art.(SHOWTIME)(Behind the Scenes)(Column)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Jay Handelman In a seminar for young critics I attended more than a dozen years ago, the students were asked, "When does the play begin?" There were a lot of different answers, but for our leader, it was essentially the moment...

Young hearts run free; 'Under Six' gives budding playwrights an outlet.(SHOWTIME)
May 1, 2005... Byline: JAY HANDELMAN jay.handelman@heraldtribune.com Warming up before a rehearsal, a group of young Florida Studio Theatre actors is asked to run around a room like a bunch of monkeys. They scream, drag their arms on the floor, squat...

'Tuesdays with Morrie' at Asolo celebrates life.(SHOWTIME)
May 1, 2005... Byline: CHARLIE HUISKING charlie.huisking@heraldtribune.com Although David Breitbarth and David Howard have been members of the Asolo Theatre Company for years, they've rarely worked together in the same Asolo show. But Breitbarth and...

GOING UP/Red Fish Key Villas on Lemon Bay, Englewood; Luxury condominiums surrounded by water on former restaurant site.(SUNDAY REAL ESTATE)
May 1, 2005... Byline: DOROTHY STOCKBRIDGE-PRATT dorothy.pratt@heraldtribune.com Located near some of the best fishing in Florida, Red Fish Key Villas on Lemon Bay will offer panoramic water views through floor-to-ceiling windows. "It's the most...

Going green; A hands-on display at the Lakewood Ranch Information Center teaches resource-conserving construction and landscaping.(SUNDAY REAL ESTATE)
May 1, 2005... Byline: Dorothy Stockbridge Pratt LAKEWOOD RANCH -- It's getting easier to be green, especially at Lakewood Ranch. There, prospective home buyers learn what it means to "build green" by visiting the new Green Gallery in the information...

New Wetherington model named for golf's home town.(SUNDAY REAL ESTATE)
May 1, 2005... Byline: STAFF REPORT SARASOTA -- A new Lee Wetherington design, The St. Andrews model, will be ready in the fall at The Founders Club, the private golf course community just off east Fruitville Road in Sarasota. "It's one of our most...

Editor sizes up Asia's realty boom.(SUNDAY REAL ESTATE)
May 1, 2005... Byline: STAFF REPORT "Asia is growing by leaps and bounds. Its sizzling economies, vast consumer markets, plans for major airport and infrastructure projects, and a predisposition to new and innovative design and engineering solutions all...

MANATEE COUNTY TRANSFERS.(SUNDAY REAL ESTATE)
May 1, 2005... $120,000 MINIMUM Source: Manatee County Clerk of Circuit Court. Adams, William F., to Jay R. Anderson, Lot 7, Block A, Biltmore Gardens, $210,000. Ahmann, Margaret C., individual and trustee, to Robert F. Cavosi, Unit 16, Spanish...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY PROPERTY TRANSFERS.(SUNDAY REAL ESTATE)
May 1, 2005... $75,000 MINIMUM Source: Charlotte County Clerk of Circuit Court. Recorded March 2005. 2542 Ivanhoe Trust, and Trustee Management Services LLC, to Azar, Spencer C. and Jennifer M., Lot 5, Block 2306, Section 20, Port Charlotte,...

SARASOTA COUNTY PROPERTY TRANSFERS.(SUNDAY REAL ESTATE)
May 1, 2005... $125,000 MINIMUM Source: Sarasota County Clerk of Circuit Court. Recorded February and March, 2005. 1851 Beneva Inc. to Maio, Lynn M., Unit 209, Vistas on Beneva, $131,900. 1851 Beneva Inc. to McDowall, Daniel Y., Unit 202, Vistas...