Sarasota Herald Tribune articles from November 1998

Sarasota Herald Tribune archives from November 1998

WINNING THE HOLIDAY FASHION GAME; A FEW SIMPLE RULES AND BASIC WARDROBE PIECES CAN HELP YOU SURVIVE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 30, 1998... Byline: John Karl CORRESPONDENT; They're here again: the holidays. And if you thought you had festive dressing down to a science, guess again. Things have changed. Every season's festivities call for a new approach, and this season,...

SMOKERS NEED NOT APPLY.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
November 30, 1998... Faced with potentially higher medical costs and lost productivity, some employers have stopped hiring smokers. Is it discrimination, as some smokers allege, or is it simply good business? PAGE 12 CAPTION(S): (Ashtray) BILL...

BANKRUPTCIES.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
November 30, 1998... Charlotte County Chapter 13 Auguste, Madeline D., 21226 Glendale Ave., Port Charlotte, 98-20580, Debts: $65,529, Assets: $31,406, Largest Creditor: First Union Mortgage, $25,373. Holcomb, David R., 18098 Garvin Ave., Port...

SMOKESTORM IN THE WORKPLACE WILL SMOKERS FIND IT DIFFICULT TO GET A JOB? THAT MAY BECOME A BURNING ISSUE IN CORPORATE AMERICA AS RISING HEALTH-CARE COSTS PROMPTS EMPLOYERS TO OSTRACIZE THOSE WHO FEED THEIR NICOTINE HABIT.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Stephen G. Reed STAFF WRITER; A couple of decades ago, workers smoked at their desks. Broadcasters smoked on the air. Moviegoers peered through a swirling haze. Ashtrays sat on every restaurant table. Today, amid concerns...

A CALMER MALISSE RETURNS TO TOP EVENT FOR YOUNG PLAYERS.(SPORTS)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Mic Huber STAFF WRITER A year ago Xavier Malisse had a lot on his mind on the day before the start of the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships. He wondered who he would play in the first round. He wondered how...

THE BUCCANEER REPORT CARD.(SPORTS)
November 30, 1998... * Staff writer Doug Fernandes rates the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' performance Sunday against the Chicago Bears: %% GRADE COMMENT QUARTERBACK B All Hail Trent Dilfer. RUNNING BACKS C+ Alstott returned home. ...

BUCS END ROAD JINX BY SKINNING BEARS.(SPORTS)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Doug Fernandes STAFF WRITER CHICAGO -- They hadn't won on the road, seemingly, since the Great Chicago Fire. At Soldier Field? Since the stuff was discovered. But the Tampa Bay Bucs had the right stuff on Sunday against the...

SARASOTA RECLAIMS CRICKET FESTIVAL TITLE.(SPORTS)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Brian Evers McGee CORRESPONDENT The Sarasota International Cricket Club started its annual Thanksgiving Six-A-Side Cricket Festival in 1994 by winning the inaugural four-day event. The host Sarasota I team reclaimed the...

BUCS AND BEARS NOTES.(SPORTS)
November 30, 1998... DIAZ FRACTURES BONE * Bucs received some bad news when it was learned what LG George Diaz fractured a bone in his left foot. The injury happened in the third quarter. "I don't know if it was stepped on or I planted the foot wrong," Diaz...

BUCS ON LIFE-SUPPORT, BUT PACKERS LOOM NEXT.(SPORTS)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Doug Fernandes CHICAGO -- Hail Mary, full of Brice. You don't always win, can't always win, with plays being made by guys named Trent and Warrick and Bert. Sometimes, as was the case on Sunday at almost-balmy Soldier Field,...

HOLIDAY CHORALE PROGRAM.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Jan Findley The Suncoast Chorale is making joyous noises in more than one way this holiday season. Its annual holiday program this year will take place Sunday at the Grace United Methodist Church, 400 E. Field Ave., at 3 p.m. ...

SETTLEMENT ASIDE, SMOKING POLITICS COULD DRAG ON.(A SECTION)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Sean Loughlin WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON -- Don't expect the political fight over tobacco to disappear in a puff of smoke. Despite a new $206 billion settlement between the industry and 46 states, tobacco foes expect some...

OBITUARIES.(LOCAL/STATE)(Obituary)
November 30, 1998... CHARLOTTE COUNTY Francis English Francis "Al" English, 69, Punta Gorda, died Nov. 28, 1998. He was born Jan. 3, 1929, in San Antonio, Texas, and came to Punta Gorda three years ago from Fort Worth, Texas. He retired from the...

OBITUARIES.(LOCAL/STATE)(Obituary)
November 30, 1998... MANATEE COUNTY Sarah Graffagnino Sarah "Sally" Graffagnino, 83, Ellenton, died Nov. 28, 1998. She was born June 24, 1915, in Boston and came to Manatee County 24 years ago from Hancock, N.Y. She was a homemaker. She was...

ATTENDANCE AT FAIR ONLY AVERAGE.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Matthew Henry STAFF WRITER For the first time in its 10-year history, Florida's famous weather blessed the Charlotte County Fair that concluded a 10-day run Sunday night at Charlotte County Stadium. Kam Mahshie, a member of...

CHARLOTTE CHEERING SQUAD ADVANCES.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Byline: JAMES ROLAND Three cheers for Charlotte High School's cheerleaders for qualifying for national competition. After earning enough points at a regional meet in Orlando earlier this month, the 16 girls on the Tarpons'...

NEWGATE DRAINAGE FEES ON AGENDA; CAPE HAZE RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO DISCUSS DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT FUNDING AND THE COUNTY'S PLAN FOR UNIFORM ASSESSMENTS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Jim Waymer STAFF WRITER With more than $1 million in drainage improvements on the way, Cape Haze residents will get a chance today to discuss how much the project will cost them. Charlotte County storm-water managers will...

ROAD CONSTRUCTION TO SLOW TRAFFIC.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... The Florida Department of Transportation will be working on the following Charlotte County roads this week: * State Road 776 - expansion of road to four lanes from south of Harbor Lakes Drive northeast to Collingswood Drive. * S.R....

MAN FACES MANY CHARGES AFTER BRIEF CAR CHASE.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... A Fort Lauderdale man faces a host of charges after the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office caught him when his car hit a telephone booth following a brief chase early Saturday morning. Robert Steven Lewis, 19, of 300 N.E. Third St., was...

WOMAN RUNS TO HOSPITAL TO ESCAPE AN ATTACKER.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... A Port Charlotte woman ran into a hospital emergency room early Friday morning and collapsed on the floor, according to sheriff's office reports. The woman's face was swollen and bleeding. She was soon followed by her ex-boyfriend,...

SENIORS PLUG INTO WEBTV; EASE OF USE IS SECRET OF ITS SUCCESS.(A SECTION)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Michael Pollick STAFF WRITER Dick Gale's wife, Barbara, was not in favor of WebTV when Gale got the urge to try it out. "I remember telling my wife, `I just don't want to get lost in this world,' " recalls Gale, who is 76....

RETURNING TO THE SEA: A PERILOUS JOURNEY; TURTLE HATCHLINGS DO WELL DESPITE VANDALS, STORMS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Tom Bayles STAFF WRITER Neither a brush with a tropical weather system nor vandals kept thousands of baby sea turtles from hatching during what one expert called a "fairly successful" May-to-October nesting season in Southwest...

AGENCY HELPS PROSPECTIVE JOB-HOLDERS; VOLUNTEERS FROM A VENICE-BASED GROUP WILL ASSIST WITH RESUMES, INTERVIEWS AND WORKPLACE SKILLS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Tabatha Barham STAFF WRITER Help is on the way for adults in South Sarasota County who are entering or re-entering the work force. Literacy Volunteers of America-Venice Area Inc. plans to launch a new program, Work-Place...

CEMETERY PLANS LUMINARY WALK.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Venice Memorial Gardens will celebrate the holiday season Dec. 12 with its annual candlelight service at dusk. People may drive or walk through the park beginning at 6 p.m. More than 5,000 luminary candles will line the drives and...

BUS DRIVER HONORED FOR HEROISM; HE SAVED A 4-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO HAD STOPPED BREATHING AFTER CHOKING ON A PIECE OF CANDY.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Morgan Stinemetz CORRESPONDENT Picture this. It's 3:08 on a Friday afternoon. You're driving a big school bus loaded with about 80 elementary schoolchildren and heading down a two-lane country road. Suddenly, a youngster yells...

MAN'S LEG BROKEN IN WATER ACCIDENT.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... A 21-year-old Bradenton man broke his leg in a water scooter accident in Palma Sola Bay on Sunday afternoon. He was in serious condition at Blake Medical Center on Sunday night. Nathan Butler, 1300 block 57th Ave. E., underwent surgery at...

HOSPICE OFFERS BEREAVED TIPS TO HANDLE HOLIDAYS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Hospice of Southwest Florida will offer advice to bereaved people on "Getting Through the Holidays" at 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Hospice Staff Center, 3355 26th St. W., Bradenton. The meetings are free and open to the public....

MAN'S DEATH MIGHT BE HOMICIDE; MANATEE DETECTIVES FOUND A HEAD WOUND THAT THEY BELIEVE CONTRIBUTED TO HIS DEATH.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Gretchen Parker STAFF WRITER A Bradenton man was found dead in a home Saturday night and Manatee County sheriff's detectives said they are investigating the case as a possible homicide. According to investigators, friends and...

LOBBYISTS READY TO USE NEW CLOUT; AMONG GOP LOBBYING OUTFITS WITH LINKS TO JEB BUSH, ONE TALLAHASSEE FIRM IS GETTING SPECIAL ATTENTION.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Mark Hollis CAPITAL BUREAU TALLAHASSEE -- One measure of the influence of a lobbyist or law firm is the kind of clients it attracts. Corporate giants, big-city utilities and lottery contractors don't fiddle with bit players in...

CITY LOOKS FOR ACTION ON NORTH TRAIL PROJECT; RENAISSANCE DEVELOPERS HAVE YET TO APPLY FOR PERMITS, WHICH THEY NEED BY DEC. 31.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Gordon Russell STAFF WRITER Developers of the massive Renaissance project planned for the Mission Harbor site have not applied for any permits, and Sarasota officials are getting nervous. The agreement between the city and...

2 GROUPS WORK ON WATER AND HABITATS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Byline: STAFF REPORT A soil conservation agency and regional water managers are teaming up to spend nearly $200,000 to restore wildlife habitat and improve water quality in three Sarasota County land preserves. The Sarasota Soil and...

FORECAST CALLING FOR SUNNY SKIES.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Enjoy the holiday weather? The back-to-work forecast isn't so bad, either. Southwest Florida will see lots of sunshine today with a high temperature in the lower 80s and a southeast wind at 10 mph. Tonight, expect clear skies and a low...

TWO TICKETS SHARE LOTTO JACKPOT.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Two tickets matched all six numbers in the latest Lotto drawing and will share the $17 million jackpot, Florida Lottery officials said Sunday. The winning tickets were purchased in Jennings and Jupiter. The winning numbers drawn Saturday...

HOUSING BOARD WILL MEET TODAY.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... The Sarasota Housing Authority board will meet at 5 p.m. today to discuss "how the board will work in the future," according to Executive Director Victoria Main. At 9 a.m. Tuesday, officials of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...

OBITUARIES.(LOCAL/STATE)(Obituary)
November 30, 1998... SARASOTA COUNTY Martha A. Fox Martha A. Fox, 67, Palatka and a former resident of Sarasota, died Nov. 28, 1998, following an extended illness. She was born July 25, 1931, in Sarasota and moved to Palatka 24 years ago from...

THIS JUST IN.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
November 30, 1998... Investment turkeys The Thanksgiving leftovers are probably gone, but we hope you saved room for some Investment Turkeys. Quicken.com, the financial web site, has compiled a list of eight mistakes and blunders that gave investors...

NOTABLE CHEF PRESIDES AT DA GIORGIO.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Ed Martin When I read recently in the Business Weekly, that Giorgio Oldano, an award-winning chef, (Disciples d' Auguste Escoffier - Paris Culinary Institute), with a background in European as well as Florida restaurants, had...

HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE Y2K AND STOP WORRYING.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Dwayne Fatherree Not everyone is worried about the Millennium Bug, also known as the Y2K problem. For some, however, prognosticating the evils that will befall civilization on Jan. 1, 2000, is becoming a major entrepreneurial...

BUDDY FREDDYS OFFERS FEAST AT BIRD BAY PLAZA.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
November 30, 1998... Buddy Freddys has replaced Maggie's Buffet at Bird Bay Plaza in Venice. Manager Ed Rutter said the restaurant, at 615 U.S. Highway 41 Bypass N., closed briefly earlier this month for remodeling, reopening to a full crowd. The new...

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
November 30, 1998... Leases * Mary Davenport, psychologist, has renewed her lease at Miramar Palm Center on Palm Avenue in downtown Sarasota. Steve Dore of Corporate Property Resources Inc. handled the transaction. * Gulf Shore Glass Inc. leased 1,560...

COMINGS AND GOINGS.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
November 30, 1998... * Mary Ann Lind has joined the Venice office of Hole, Montes & Associates Inc. as a transportation engineer. Lind had worked for Sarasota County on road and storm-water projects and with the Southwest Florida Water Management District....

KUDOS.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
November 30, 1998... * NationsBank Relationship Manager Eric B. Peters, vice president, was the overall top producer for loans and deposits, within the state, for the third quarter of 1998. Peters produced more than $30 million dollars in loan production this...

SHOPTALK.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
November 30, 1998... Sarasota Memorial Hospital has a new public face: Joseph Grano, the hospital's director of communications and public affairs. Grano's job is a challenging one. He will not only help publicize the hospital's successes - its dramatic...

AIR OF ANTIQUITY IS TOO STALE FOR STYLE OF COMMERCE TODAY.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Joan Altabe In New York's fashion magazine "W" some years ago, the world's top decorators listed their pet peeves, and some of Sarasota's main architectural elements were on it; i.e. Palladian windows, peach buildings and faux...

LOCAL DANCERS STAGE `NUTCRACKER'.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Yvette Kimm CORRESPONDENT Four years ago, 12-year-old Anita Ray danced her way into the coveted role of Clara in the Bradenton Ballet Repertory's first presentation of "The Nutcracker." Now 16, Anita is reprising her role as...

CHORALE TO SING `MESSIAH'.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Linda Fudala If you've ever had the yen to sing the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah, now's your chance. Under the baton of Bruce R. MacGregor, the audience will join in with the Charlotte Chorale for the time-honored...

NEIGHBORS WELCOME NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Marjorie North Kudos to the Hyatt's Sheila Van Voorhis and Minna Franzek for hosting a wine and cheese reception to welcome new neighbor G.WIZ to the Boulevard of the Arts (and sciences?) the other afternoon. More than 150...

LEARN THE RIGHT WAY TO TRIM MANGROVES.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 30, 1998... The Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center will present an environmental lecture on "Seagrasses and Mangrove Trimming Laws" at 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at Cedar Point Environmental Park, 2300 Placida Road, Englewood. The program is free and open to...

LEGACY OF LETTERS.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
November 30, 1998... Important pieces of history, many of them yellowed with age and tattered from folding and refolding, are languishing in closets, garages, and desk drawers throughout Southwest Florida. These fading treasures are letters - from the turn of...

BUNDLES OF JOY.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
November 30, 1998... The sight of decorated shoe boxes stacked in the halls and foyers of our offices hinted that the local response to appeals by Operation Christmas Child and Santa's Shoe Box was significant. But the tally of 2,123 boxes at the first deadline...

AREA FEATURES PLENTY OF POST-TURKEY DAY ACTIVITIES.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Sharyn Lonsdale Have you eaten enough turkey? Are you stuffed with stuffing? Then it's time to get out again and have fun, take in some holiday music, and maybe even burn a calorie or two walking from one post-turkey day event to...

ALONG THE CHARLOTTE HARBORFRONT AND HISTORIC DISTRICT.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 30, 1998... Byline: Ann Henderson Waves from Charlotte Harbor lapped the shoreline of the Harbour Inn in Charlotte Harbor, as Christmas enthusiasts wandered in an out of the Antique Mall during a Christmas open house on Nov. 22. Collectors and...

VOTE ON IMPEACHMENT.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
November 30, 1998... When President Clinton answered the 81 questions submitted to him by the House Judiciary Committee, the committee's staff was in the early stage of drafting three articles of impeachment, at the same time a movement to formally censure the...

SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND.(CLICK)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Dawn E. Scire; For those seeking long-lost friends or family members, one does not have to look any further than "The Seeker Magazine," a radio show and corresponding online service. On the radio, "The Seeker Magazine" is...

FLORIDA OFFERING A FULL WINTER WONDERLAND OF FAIRS AND FESTIVALS.(ARTS & TRAVEL)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Steve Heisler CORRESPONDENT `Hectic" is a word that aptly describes not only traffic around St. Armands Circle and bustling holiday shopping, but also the full slate of fairs and festivals this month. So if your December...

LOCAL NOTES.(PERSPECTIVES)
November 29, 1998... * Marcus D. Rosenbaum, a veteran of National Public Radio and former senior editor of "All Things Considered," will be in Sarasota Wednesday. Hosted by Sarasota News & Books, Rosenbaum will be on hand to sign and discuss his new book,...

ASTHETICS IS PICTURE OF BALANCE, AND THY NAME IS US.(ARTS & TRAVEL)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Joan Altabe We live in a city teeming with artmakers and art lovers. It's reasonable to ask what this thing is that we make and love. I get asked this question a lot. My answer starts with what art isn't. It isn't an elitist...

HYMAN AND SMITH MAKE MOVIES COME ALIVE; IN TWO HOURS, THE SUPERB PIANISM OF HYMAN AND SMITH DEMONSTRATED NOT ONLY HOW MUCH WONDERFUL MUSIC HAS COME FROM MOTION PICTURES, BUT ALSO HOW GREAT TUNES ARE MADE AND HOW THEY ARE DEVELOPED.(ARTS & TRAVEL)(Review)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Richard Storm MUSIC CRITIC; There were a couple of lessons to be learned at the jazz concert presented at the Sarasota Opera House by duo-pianists Dick Hyman and Derek Smith. First, the capacity audience for this music was,...

`CAROUSEL' HAS ITS FINE MOMENTS, BUT JUST NOT ENOUGH OF THEM.(ARTS & TRAVEL)(Review)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Kay Kipling THEATER CRITIC; Familiarity is said to breed contempt, but in the case of Rodgers and Hammerstein, audiences' familiarity with their musicals seems to engender the desire to see them again - and again. That's...

`LA TRAVIATA' FLOURISHES WITH FRESH STAGING AND EXCELLENT ACTING.(ARTS & TRAVEL)(Review)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Florence Fisher MUSIC CRITIC; Some novel approaches to staging this perennial favorite of opera lovers brought a more contemporary aura to this production of "La Traviata." Once the waxworks effect of the opening tableau -...

YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL VIOLINIST MIRA WANG IS AN ALL-AROUND TREAT.(ARTS & TRAVEL)(Review)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Florence Fisher MUSIC CRITIC; It took a while to concentrate on the music - such was the effect of the stunning visual impact made by the tall, slim, young beauty that is violinist Mira Wang. Looking as if she had been...

GUARNERI QUARTET ACHIEVES NEAR-PERFECTION.(ARTS & TRAVEL)(Review)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Richard Storm MUSIC CRITIC; The Guarneri String Quartet threatens a critic with plagiarism. Performances at its level of accomplishment are so nearly perfect as to leave one little to write that has not already been written by...

ENTRE NOUS GEARS UP FOR HOLIDAY HOMES TOUR.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Bubbles Greer Five outstanding Manatee County homes will be presented during Entre Nous Club of Bradenton's 21st annual Holiday Tour of Homes on Saturday and Sunday. The residences of Dr. Paula Brooks, Dr. and Mrs. John Ayres...

THINGS TO DO.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 29, 1998... See you under the mistletoe Tickets are still available for the New College Library Association's annual Mistletoe Ball, which will be Dec. 5 at College Hall on the bayfront of USF at Sarasota/New College. Michael's On East will...

ART AUCTION AND SHOW FRIDAY FOR BIG BROTHERS.(LOCAL/STATE)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Judy Huskey Expect a whirl of fun and lots of excitement Friday at the annual art auction to benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Sun Coast. Part of the deal is a performance of classic musical "Carousel," which in itself is a...

ANNIVERSARIES - WEDDINGS - ENGAGEMENTS.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 29, 1998... ANNIVERSARIES Wards celebrate 50 years Howard E. and Hilda E. Simpson Ward of North Port celebrated their 50th anniversary Oct. 17, 1998. They were married Oct. 17, 1948, in Alexandria Bay, N.Y., and have lived in North Port for...

HOME TOURS RING IN THE SEASON VENICE TOUR HAS BRICK HOUSE, MOBILE HOME;.(REAL ESTATE)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Judy Huskey STAFF WRITER; One of South Sarasota County's harbingers of the holidays is the annual Grace United Methodist Women's Tour of Homes. This is the 37th year for the project that showcases the homes of church members...

VARIED STYLES ON JUNIOR LEAGUE'S TOUR HOMES HAVE VARIED STYLES.(REAL ESTATE)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Dorothy Stockbridge-Pratt STAFF WRITER; A new Hudson Bayou home that's traditional. An Oyster Bay home that's contemporary. A Bird Key home that's classical contemporary and an older Red Rock home that looks French country on the...

HOME TOURS RING IN THE SEASON IN PALMETTO, ENTRE NOUS FEATURES CRACKER HOME;.(REAL ESTATE)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Dorothy Stockbridge-Pratt STAFF WRITER; A cracker cottage in Palmetto will be one of the highlights of the Entre Nous Holiday Tour of Homes next Saturday and Sunday. The 1925 yellow cottage with green metal roof "reminds me of...

GOING UP: VENICE PALMS, VENICE MODERATELY PRICED MODEL VILLAS AND HOUSES ARE NOW OPEN;.(REAL ESTATE)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Dorothy Stockbridge-Pratt STAFF WRITER; The first models have opened at Venice Palms, a 75-acre community of 177 homesites. Phase I will offer 52 single-family sites and 43 carefree villas. David Schroeders Construction...

MANATEE COUNTY PROPERTY TRANSFERS.(REAL ESTATE)
November 29, 1998... $50,000 MINIMUM Listed alphabetically by sellers' last names Recorded Aug. 21-Sept. 3, 1998. Aliotta, Robert W. Jr., trustee, to James A. and Veronica E. Allgeier, Lot 51, North Isles, $129,000. Artyamsoal, Vinai, to Ashok...

SARASOTA COUNTY REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.(REAL ESTATE)
November 29, 1998... $50,000 MINIMUM Listed alphabetically by sellers' last names Altherr, Lawrence J., individual and trustee, to Jimmy A. and Toniann Jones, Lot 3, Block 128, Southgate Unit 29, $110,000. Ameye, Serge, and Marie H. Staelens to...

BIGGER THAN LIFE; TOURING MUSICAL HONORS THE LEGENDARY AL JOLSON, AN ENTERTAINER'S ENTERTAINER.(ARTS & TRAVEL)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Jay Handelman THEATER WRITER; Singer Al Jolson died nearly 50 years ago, but he's never been far away from the spotlight. Performers as wide ranging as Bing Crosby, Judy Garland and Elvis Presley all said they were influenced...

`BEAUTY' IS MORE THAN SKIN DEEP.(ARTS & TRAVEL)(Review)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Jay Handelman THEATER WRITER; Even tales as old as time can continue to surprise. With just a little change - but not so small, to say the least - Alan Menken and Howard Ashman helped to change audience perceptions of "Beauty...

A UNIVERSAL CHORD; SONGS OF LEIBER & STOLLER ARE SPOTLIGHTED IN `SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE' AT FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE.(ARTS & TRAVEL)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Charlie Huisking STAFF WRITER; Some would argue that Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller invented rock 'n' roll. Even if that's an overstatement, the songs they wrote in the '50s and '60s - "Stand By Me," "Hound Dog," "There Goes...

GUILTINAN'S DIRECTOR-SON LANDS GOOD DEAL IN L.A.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Marjorie North Living-on-a-shoestring days may be over for Matthew Hastings, talented son of Palmer real estate pro Nan Guiltinan. The Boston U. grad has been in L.A. for three years, near his teacher/sister, Jennifer Berman, and...

ELKS MEMORIALIZE FORMER MEMBERS.(FLORIDA WEST)
November 29, 1998... Englewood Elks Lodge 2378 will hold its annual memorial service for members who have died at 1 p.m. Dec. 6 at the lodge, 401 N. Indiana Road. Lodge officers and members of Englewood Does Drove 203 will participate in the service. ...

BUSH PICKED THE RIGHT CHARLIE FOR THE JOB.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
November 29, 1998... Byline: THOMAS LEE TRYON / Charlie Wells Conservative policies toward crime and punishment in Florida are personified in a pair of Charlies. One is "Chain Gang Charlie," as in Charlie Crist, a state senator who gained attention by...

DR. DEATH'S WISH.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
November 29, 1998... Dr. Jack Kevorkian got his wish last week: He was formally charged with killing a man. Accused in Michigan of first-degree murder, the infamous Dr. Death wants his trial to be the definitive legal showdown on euthanasia, one of the most...

BO KNOWS LOOPHOLES.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
November 29, 1998... Florida legislators ought to move quickly to plug a hole in the statehouse that enabled then-House Speaker Bolley "Bo" Johnson to back a tractor-trailer up to the cupboard a few years ago and drive away with a huge load of cheese. ...

FADING NIGHT MUSIC.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
November 29, 1998... Frog-listening isn't a job for everyone, but the task could help save the singing amphibians and the environment they depend upon. Scientists and naturalists have noticed, to their dismay, that the variety and volume of frogs in the...

SARASOTAN CAPTURES WORLD LIFTING TITLE.(SPORTS)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Brian Evers McGee CORRESPONDENT Five years ago, Sarasota's Steve Binkowski promised his family that he would win a world title in powerlifting by the year 2000. He beat the clock. Binkowski won the gold medal at the World...

CHEER COMPETITION A BLUR OF EMOTION.(SPORTS)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Deb Orazi STAFF WRITER JACKSONVILLE -- Newborn Kendal Sanjur slept peacefully in her carriage while chaos erupted around her in the Jacksonville Coliseum. Just 18 days after giving birth, her mom, Debi Sanjur, was in the...

A-TRAIN'S BEEN DERAILED IN '98.(SPORTS)
November 29, 1998... Byline: Doug Fernandes STAFF WRITER CHICAGO -- Mike Alstott will get to see a few friends. Not his shorts-and-flip-flop-wearing Florida buddies. They are Alstott's fun-'n-sun accomplices. The old friends of Tampa Bay's fullback don't...