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SRQ DAILY Sep 3, 2015

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"We are excited to become a member of the Longboat Key community and intend to bring good synergy to the surrounding area."

- Tom Leonard, Shore
 

[Relocation]  Shore Moves Forward With Longboat Move
Jacob Ogles, jacob.ogles@srqme.com

A Longboat Key landmark could soon house one of the Gulf Coast’s buzziest restaurants and stores. Shore announced on Wednesday it was moving forward with plans to expand to the former site of Moore’s Stone Crab.

Shore has amended a site plan submitted to the Town of Longboat Key to be compliant with staff recommendations as far as zoning and other issues, which means canceling plans for a second floor. The restaurant now will have 185 dining seats. The restaurant will still pursue a variance with the town and permit with the state Department of Environmental Protection to rebuild the dock structure. “We are excited to become a member of the Longboat Key community and intend to bring good synergy to the surrounding area,” said Shore owner Tom Leonard. “Our intentions have always been to build something on the iconic location that will be attractive to the residents of the neighborhood, Longboat and boaters that frequent the area.  We’ve listened to staff comments and recommendations and feel this plan, if approved, will appease and comply with locals and governing organizations.”

Marketing coordinator Britney Guertin said having just 185 seats erases certain town concerns, such as a need for a substantial amount of additional parking. If all goes well, she hopes to see the restaurant and boutique open in the third or fourth quarter of 2016. 

[Philanthropy]  Giving Challenge Sets State Record
Jacob Ogles, jacob.ogles@srqme.com

The Giving Challenge raised more funds than have been raised in any 24-hour fundraising giving day event conducted by a community in the state of Florida. The effort, spearheaded by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, pulled in an excess of $6.67 million from some 36,417 gifts made between noon Tuesday and noon Wednesday, according to preliminary estimates.

That includes roughly $2.7 million in matching funds given out by The Patterson Foundation, according to Susie Bowie, vice president for Philanthropic Education and Marketing for the Community Foundation. She said the numbers may in fact go up as more late donations are calculated into the final total. Bowie also noted that the money was raised through small donations—the average value of the gifts was $112 and some 56 percent of the donations were for $50 of less. “It makes it really exciting when you can see the power an individual can have,” she said. 

Success for the 449 participating nonprofits was broad and could be measured in different ways. Honor Animal Rescue, for example, raised just over $72,000, but perhaps more importantly was able to raise its donor network by pulling in funding from more than 1,000 donors. And while St. Stephen’s Episcopal School relied on a smaller network of just over 400 donors, they pulled in nearly $79,000. Meanwhile, many first-time participants like Urbanite Theatre, which earned attention with a creative marketing campaigning painting words to describe the new venue on human bodies, benefited from being part of a high-profile event, bringing in more than $32,000 to a fledging operation. A leaderboard at givingpartnerchallenge.org has estimates on number of gifts and on amounts raised, but both of those statistics could increase further as final accounting is completed. 

[Exec Moves]  Berlin Patten Hires Guarnieri

Berlin Patten Ebling announced the addition of Daniel C. Guarnieri to its team of lawyers. Guarnieri becomes the ninth attorney in the practice and will be managing the firm’s litigation department. Guarnieri has civil litigation experience including complex commercial litigation, real property disputes, contract/lease disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, commercial collections, commercial foreclosures, local government representation, construction litigation and maritime litigation. 

Berlin Patten Ebling

[Real Estate]  Shelly's Shack Buys South Trail Property

Shelly’s Shack has closed on the purchase of a 19,943-square-foot retail site on S. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota for $685,000. The seller, 4420 Tamiami,, was represented by Stephen Pileggi of Pileggi Realty Group.  The buyer was represented by Commercial Advisors Brad Lindberg and Larry Starr, with the downtown Sarasota office of Sperry Van Ness Commercial Advisory Group.  This property has had a vacant shell building on it for a number of years. 

Sperry Van Ness Commercial Advisory Group

[Exec Moves]  Cutting Loose Promotes Daly

Cutting Loose Salon has promoted Sam Daly to artistic director. She will be responsible for conceiving, developing and implementing the artistic vision and focus of Cutting Loose Salon. She will identify the fashion trends for spring and fall and create the fashion shoot for CL Artistic vision. 

Cutting Loose Salon

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