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SRQ DAILY Apr 29, 2019

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"We still have a couple hurdles, but it's a big deal we passed this."

- State Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota
 

[State]  Lawmakers Push Through Final Week of Session
Jacob Ogles, jacob.ogles@srqme.com

With just a week left in the legislative session, lawmakers feel anxious to nail down a host of local priorities. But there’s already plenty to herald and celebrate.

State Rep. James Buchanan, R-Venice, and state Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, have landed $3 million for a planned mechanic school at the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport.

“With funding going towards mechanical training, it will be a major source of qualified candidates for great paying vocational jobs,” says Buchanan.

State Rep. Will Robinson, R-Bradenton, has been involved in major legislation including a lottery bill that will put warning labels on tickets. But he still has to see his bill, like regulating courier services now selling tickets to buyers overseas, with state Senate legislation, which is limited to the labels. While bills passed in both chambers of the Legislature, differences need to be worked out before the measure heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk.

Similarly, Gruters celebrated Senate passage this week on his bill banning ‘Sanctuary Cities’ in Florida. But his bill doesn’t have the same punitive measures for jurisdictions in violation that appear in companion legislation in the House.

“We still have a couple hurdles, but it’s a big deal we passed this,” Gruters says.

Then there’s the red tide initiative. A measure carried by Gruters in the Senate would provide long-term funding for Mote Marine Laboratory to study red tide and find solutions. It’s been a priority for Senate President Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, and it already won passage in that chamber.

The measure has yet to pass in the House, where state Rep. Tommy Gregory, R-Sarasota, is working with veteran Rep. Michael Grant, R-Port Charlotte, to get legislation over the finish line. But Gruters notes funding for the initiative is in the state budget.

  

[Horizon Mortgage]  Projects That Shaped 40 Years of Success, Part 2 of 2

Horizon Mortgage Corporation proudly celebrates forty years of business as one of the region’s largest Commercial Mortgage and Commerical Real Estate Firms. After closing on multiple norteworthy transactions in 42 states, Horizon’s attention turned the growing development happening in Horizon Mortgage’s home base of Sarasota. With Sarasota’s burgeoning development showing no signs of slowing down, Horizon’s majority of financing and sales turned to support local clients, properties and projects, such as the Aloft Hotel, One Palm Apartments, Aqua Condominium Project, Regatta Point Marina, Sabal Palm Office Building, PF Chang’s and so many more.   Horizon stays quite active in commercial construction financing—having closed the construction loan, as well as placed the equity for the Ritz Carlton Sarasota—one of the first projects ever to build condominiums above a hotel.  Horizon Mortgage continues to be recognized in the community and throughout the industry, for not simply their closing volume, or elite financing experience, but the degree of patience and resourcefulness that comes with each and every borrower’s situation, and fulfilling a role of facilitator/mediator with the banker. 

Horizon Mortgage | 6771 Professional Parkway West, Suite 202, Sarasota, FL 34240 | (941) 365-0450

View Horizon Mortgage's BrandStory Here

[Business]  Sarasota County EDC Hosting Annual Economic Outlook Luncheon

The Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County will hold its 16th Annual Economic Outlook Luncheon from 11:30am to 1:30pm on Friday, May 17, at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota. The Keynote Speaker will be Sean Snaith, PhD, Director of the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Economic Competitiveness. Snaith is a nationally recognized economist in the field of business and economic forecasting. He is the recipient of multiple awards for the accuracy of his forecasts, his research and his teaching. He has served as a consultant for local governments and multinational corporations such as IBM, Dell and Compaq. His perceptive insights and hilarious observations about the local, regional, national and global economy are known to be as entertaining as they are informative. Seating for the event is limited, but tickets are available.

 

Annual Economic Outlook Luncheon

[Business]  Sutter Roofing Announces Employees on the Rise

Sutter Roofing has announced several employees on the rise. Jessica Preble has been promoted to Controller/HR Manager, after seven years at Sutter Roofing, most recently as the accounting manager. Michelle Harris has been promoted to accounting manager, after 17 years with the company. Pedro Sagraves has been promoted to Superintendent of the Sarasota Service Division. Sagraves has been with the firm for 4 years, most recently as a Senior Service Foreman. Sutter Roofing is a Sarasota-based statewide commercial roofing and sheet metal contractor. The firm has been in business since 1902, and 2019 marks its 40th year in Florida. 

Sutter Roofing

[Education]  SMA's Dobbert Receives Congressional Teacher Award

Marissa Dobbert, a seventh grade math teacher at Sarasota Military Academy Prep middle school, was recently recognized with a Congressional Teacher Award. The award was established by Congressman Vern Buchanan to recognize outstanding teachers in the 16th Congressional District. Nine teachers throughout the Suncoast region were awarded this distinction; SMA-MAJ Dobbert is one of two winners from Sarasota County and the only teacher from a local charter school. This is the fourth consecutive year a teacher from the SMA Prep middle school has received this honor.

This year, 34 teachers were nominated, and winners were selected by a panel of judges from Sarasota, Manatee and Hillsborough counties. Schools are asked to submit nominations and teachers receive a certificate and additional recognition including having the United States Flag flown over the United States Capitol in their honor.

Previous winners from SMA include SMA-MAJ Todd Brown, SMA-MAJ Carol Pelletier and SMA-MAJ Deb Walker. To view the list of district winners for 2019, visit the website below. 

Congressional Teacher Award Recipients

[Business]  Hive Architects Principals Receive Young Architects Design Award

Hive Architects’ Principals, Joe Kelly, AIA and Gwen Leroy-Kelly, AIA, received the University of Florida School of Architecture 2019 Young Architects Design Award. This recognition was initiated in 1995 and is given each year to recognize an alumnus of the school who has graduated within the previous 20 years and made significant design contributions in the architecture profession. The recipients are selected by the UF School of Architecture faculty through a rigorous review process.

Hive Architects practice is located in the Rosemary District on Boulevard of the Arts in Sarasota. The firm’s body of work includes residential architecture, interior design, and private commercial projects with a focus on regional modernism. 

Hive Architects



[TODAY]  MUSEUM: Woodblock Prints from Post-War Japan , November 18 – May 5

In the wake of the Second World War, woodblock prints emerged as a channel of diplomacy and friendship between Japan and the U.S. Printmaking continues to be a vibrant and ever-changing art form well into the 21st century. This exhibition draws the Ringling Museum of Art’s extensive holdings of postwar Japanese prints and local collections. On display will be works by key artists including Onchi Koshiro, Hiratsuka Un’ichi, Saito Kiyoshi, Yoshida Chizuko, and Hoshi Joshi, including a number of new acquisitions and never-before exhibited pieces.

The Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota.

[SOON]  FESTIVAL: Bazaar Birthday Bash , May 1

Celebrate The Bazaar’s one year birthday with live music by Kaleidogroove, free beer from JDub’s, smoothies from Cha Cha Coconuts and cupcakes from Bad Girls Baking Co-Op. Also find art demos, great shopping, food truck and more surprises.

[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: Phoebe Hunt and the Gatherers , May 2

Named one of the ‘Top 10 New Country Artists you Need to Know’ by Rolling Stone Country, Phoebe Hunt is an accomplished Americana instrumentalist with foundations in jazz and swing music.  Phoebe is skilled at taking seemingly disparate elements and pulling them together in a dazzling kaleidoscope of lush, coherent sound and rhythm patterns. The result is music that swells, crashes, and breathes organically under Phoebe’s soulful, plaintive voice.

Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center , 525 Kumquat Ct., Sarasota

[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: Evolving/Revolving , May 2 – May 5

"Evolving/Revolving" is becoming SCD's annual homage to the 'upbringing' of Sarasota Contemporary Dance. The final performance of the season will be comprised of diverse, new works by past company collaborators and/or dancers as well as works brought back by popular demand. This year's production will feature Gerri Houlihan, Pamela Pietro, and an aerial work by SCD Co-Founder, Rachael Inman.

Jane B. Cook Theatre, FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 North Tamiami Trl., Sarasota

[SOON]  BUSINESS: Hear Me Roar Women in Business Leadership and Awards Luncheon , May 2, 10:30am-1pm

Join us for the 2019 Hear Me Roar Awards and Leadership Luncheon taking place on Thursday, May 2, 2019 from 10:30am to 1pm at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota in Sarasota. Every year, this incredibly powerful event features a nationally-recognized keynote speaker, a noted luminary who has made a significant impact in their field and the announcement of the winners of this year’s 2019 Women in Business Competition. We are thrilled to announce this year's Keynote Speaker Geralyn Lucas, author, breast cancer survivor and inspirational speaker and this year's 2019 Trailblazer Award Recipient, Journalist and Civil Rights Activist Dorothy Butler Gilliam. Stories collected over the course of the past year's Women in Business initiative will be shared along with the announcement of the 2019 inductees into the Women in Business Leadership Circle who will engage in the science and art and mentorship through regional programming aimed to empower women—from 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th-grade girls in Sarasota and Manatee counties to professionals looking to expand their capacity for leadership. Tickets online through March 25.

Hyatt Regency Sarasota, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota

[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: Plena Adentro , May 4

Plena’s origins can be traced back to the changes in society caused by Puerto Rico’s transfer from Spanish to U.S. rule, and the abolition of slavery which caused displaced colonial sugar cane workers to seek economic opportunities in the growing cities of the island. While it is important to study Plena given the popularity of its folkloric style, it is equally as important because it is a living tradition that is still an active part of Puerto Rico today, marking important occasions in the lives of our people, from birth to death, and even street protests.

Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center , 525 Kumquat Ct., Sarasota

[SOON]  FESTIVAL: Run4Love FUN-K , May 4

Run and honor the LGBTQ+ history, at the Ringling Bridge. The Fun-K welcomes everyone just wear your silliest light-up, glowing, flashing, blinking costumes and show up!  Get some cool stuff, including a limited-edition T-shirt of the first-ever Harvey Milk Run4Love! Participants 21+ will also get a free beer alongside some great food offerings from The Overton Restaurant.

JD Hamel Park, JD Hamel Park, Bayfront Dr., Sarasota

[SOON]  THEATER: Sweeney Todd- The Demon Barber of Fleet Street , May 4 – June 1

This murder and revenge in 19th Century London has shocked audiences. Unjustly imprisoned for 15 years, barber Sweeney Todd returns to take his revenge on the judge who took him from his family. When he partners with Mrs. Lovett and opens a barber practice above her meat pie ship, Todd’s need for vengeance increases. Their notoriety soars until Todd comes face to face with the judge. This thrilling theatrical treat is Sondheim at his very best.

Asolo Repertory Theatre, 5555 North Tamiami Trl., Sarasota

[SOON]  THEATER: Tomorrow's Voices Today , May 5

Witness a choral festival incorporating more than 200 singers of all ages. Maestro Caulkins inspires music-making at the highest levels, planting seeds that will ripen throughout students’ lives with an eclectic program from classics to contemporary. Key Chorale’s 6th annual collaboration with the Sarasota County Schools will feature Pine View, Venice and North Port High School choirs performing separately and alongside Key Chorale.

Venice Performing Arts Center, 1 Indian Ave., Venice

[SOON]  PERFORMANCE: An Afternoon of Operetta , May 12

Two centuries after the beginnings of operetta - a form of opera with light music and subject matter - it continues to delight audiences worldwide. Our production showcases the work of favorite composers Gilbert & Sullivan, Franz von Suppe' and Jacques Offenbach. Revel in the glorious melodies featurning soloists, chorus and instrumentalists.

Sarasota Opera HOuse , 61 NOrth Pineapple Ave., Sarasota

[SOON]  HEALTH: Relay for Life Sarasota , May 18

The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life is the world’s largest movement to end cancer. Money raised from Relay For Life helps the American Cancer Society save lives by funding ground breaking research to discover cancer’s causes and cures and help people facing cancer today with free programs and services. People form teams and raise money together leading up to the event. Then, everyone comes together for a night of fun that celebrates cancer survivors, remembers loved ones lost to cancer, and unites us in our commitment to fight back against the disease.

Van Wezel , 777 N Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL

[SOON]  FOOD: Morton's Market 50th Anniversary Party , May 19

Join Morton's Market to celebrate their 50 Year Anniversary. Food & Fun! Live music & raffle prizes! All proceeds to benefits the Morton Culinary Education Fund.

[SOON]  GALLERY: Fur, Feather, Flora & Fauna , May 21 – June 21

An all media, open exhibition throughout all galleries. Includes Art & Animals on June 1—a fun family day with animals and art, nonprofit organizations, information, activities and photo opportunities. Guests are invited to bring their leashed, well behaved pets.

ArtCenter Manatee, 209 9th St W., Bradenton

[SOON]  HEALTH: Warrior Pose For Warriors: A Yoga Fundraiser Supporting Veterans at the Sarasota Opera House , May 23

An evening with Operation Warrior Resolution (OWR) supporting military servicemembers with yoga, breath and body work and sound immersions on the stage of the legendary Sarasota Opera House. The event will be led by popular yogi master and Lululemon ambassador, Ms. Ashley Stewart. All proceeds will support OWR’s mission of providing immediate and effective mental health care at no cost for all U.S. military veterans and family members. Operation Warrior Resolution is a locally-based military nonprofit celebrating its first year as an officially recognized 501 c3 with a warrior pose for warriors – doing a downward dog on the same very stage a young Elvis Presley once shook his hips and sang “Hound Dog” at the Sarasota Opera House.

 

A variety of small eats and juices will be provided by local vendors in the courtyard immediately afterwards. Spots are limited, so get your ticket today and support our country’s warriors with a warrior pose yourself at the Sarasota Opera House!

Sarasota Opera House

[SOON]  FESTIVAL: SRQ Margarita Festival , May 25, 2:00PM - 10:00PM

Join us for the inaugural SRQ Margarita Festival, the perfect combination of live music and margaritas. Enjoy a variety of margarita flavors, 5 great bands, the areas best food trucks, games, anda spectacular firework display to end the night. Tickets are limited and are on sale now. Proceeds from event will benefit Turning Points, Barking Out Loud Rescue, and Farm Dog Fosters. #SRQritafest

Van Wezel, 777 North Tamiami Trl., Sarasota.

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