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"We need to do more to prevent this getting into the United States or into the community."

- Ed Brodsky, State Attorney
 

[Architecture]  Inside the Design of Kona Gray
Philip Lederer, Phil.Lederer@srqme.com

Continuing the celebration of landscape architecture and the life and work of Dan Kiley, Center For Architecture Sarasota last night hosted a multi-media presentation from Kona Gray, a principal architect at EDSA, the office founded by Ed D. Stone, Jr. Gray, a notable landscape architect, friend and colleague of Kiley, shared his thoughts on Kiley, the history of design, the nature of creativity and the future of landscape architecture.

“What we build matters, and we must think about what we build,” said Gray, positioning the role of designer or architect as not only an aesthetic occupation but, at it’s height, as a forward-thinking and multi-disciplinary engine for better living. Issues such as sustainability in design require the landscape architect to think beyond the present, with an eye to future growth and use. Understanding the people, the land and its shared history leads architects to infuse their work with a human aspect that connects to and nurtures the soul as it pleases the eye. “It’s about working out problems in an interdisciplinary way,” he said. “What you can do to try and create a wonderful place for a human being.”

And the principles and practices that guided Kiley in his day can still apply today, even as the aesthetic evolves.

Globetrotting from country to country for projects, EDSA’s work spans from Baltimore to Beijing, with recent heavy involvement in North Africa, particularly Egypt. And if Gray had one bit of advice last night for aspiring landscape architects and designers, it would be to travel. Principles can be learned, he said, but innovation comes from experience and moving beyond one’s comfort zone. “Design is everywhere,” he said, crediting each of the countless stamps on his multiple passports as inspiration and avenues to insight.

“It’s important to educate our community and raise the awareness of the importance of what we build and where we build it,” said Sandra Motto, vice chair on the Center for Architecture Sarasota board of directors, as to the impetus behind Gray’s visit and CFAS’ ongoing programming. “You can’t be inspired without being educated, and I hope the information we bring can be used to make our community even more beautiful and sustainable.”

Further opportunities to explore the built environment with CFAS will be Mar. 13, with a coastal landscape and home tour of Aquadisia at the Sanderling Club (registration required) and then an Atelier Talk on Mar. 16 with Mark Sultana of DSDG Architects. The exhibit, “The Landscape Architecture Legacy of Dan Kiley,” will remain on display at CFAS through Mar. 15. 

Pictured: Kona Gray

Center For Architecture, Sarasota

[Government]  Officials Tackling Regional Heroin Epidemic
Jacob Ogles, jacob.ogles@srqme.com

Social workers in Southwest Florida want more resources to treat drug addicts while law enforcement officials want the better fight narcotics from even entering the country. At a roundtable held by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota, calls for better prevention and treatment were voiced, and while officials claim progress in combating heroin use in the past year, finding a solution for growing use of the drug in this region remains elusive. “This is an issue that affects everyone, rich and poor,” Buchanan said.

State Attorney Ed Brodsky said one of the greatest needs at a federal level is for improved border control. “We need to do more to prevent this getting into the United States or into the community,” he said. Those comments were echoed by Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino, who said police here are trying to stop dealers from getting drugs into the region. She said efforts need to focus on lower-level drugs like marijuana as well, which she said serves as a gateway to harder drugs like heroin.

But at the same time, Public Defender Larry Eger said drug abuse isn’t simply a matter of law enforcement. “I have been arguing this is a public health issue,” Eger said. Differing with police, he said the community would be better off with all narcotics legalized and regulated, and that some social programs like drug court would be more effectively if addicts weren’t being treated like criminals and getting screened out of programs.

Manatee County has seen a decline from 21 working mills down to 9, according to Drug Free Manatee Executive Director Sharon Kramer. But most at the roundtable acknowledged a side effect of curbing pill mills in the region has been a rise in heroin abuse as addicts turned to less reputable sources for a high.

Kevin DiLallo, CEO for Manatee Memorial Hospital, said they has been progress over the last year. While the emergency room at his institution was at one point seeing as many as five drug overdose cases a day, there is now less than one overdose a day on average. The hospital over the course of 2015 treated a total of 269 drug overdoses, and DiLallo credited a successful methadone clinic facility as one tool helping people break a deadly habit. Paul Sutton, executive director of the Sarasota Coalition on Substance Abuse, said programs developed at the Salvation Army have seen tremendous success by providing treatment beds where police can take addicts instead of sending them into the hospital and then to jail.

Buchanan in the U.S. House is co-sponsoring the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act to address the problem, and he anticipates similar legislation to be filed in the Senate as soon as this week. He expects a bipartisan solution to pass out of Congress this year. “We can see at the expense of life, heroin is the most addictive drug in the world,” he said. 

[Exec Moves]  Amole Joins Intercoastal Medical

Intercoastal Medical Group welcomed Internal Medicine physician Dr. Oludara Amole to its primary care practice. Amole graduated cum laude from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, with an undergraduate degree in biology. She received her medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and completed her residency in internal medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. While attending the University of Miami, Amole was a patient clinical associate at the UM Diabetes Research Institute. 

Intercoastal Medical Group

[Opening]  Mojo's to Open in Lakewood Ranch

Mojo’s Real Cuban is hosting a Cuban-style ribbon-cutting and grand opening event on Tuesday from 4-5:30pm. The restaurant is being marketed as “a taste of Old Cuba with a modern twist.”  

Mojo's Real Cuban, 11161 East S.R. 70, Bradenton

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