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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Bayside Pet Resort Coming To Wellen Park

https://citylifestyle.com/sarasota-fl/articles/professional-services/bayside-pet-resort-coming-to-wellen-park

Article by Jennifer Hamilton

Pet parents will soon have a convenient location for day care and overnight boarding in Wellen Park. Bayside Pet Resort has announced its fourth location – a freestanding 16,000-square-foot building on US 41 offering overnight accommodations for 100 dogs and 18 cats, two doggie day cares for large and small dogs, grooming, and obedience and agility training. Complete with a pool, shaded courtyards and a half-acre agility course, construction on the luxury pet resort is expected to start by September and be open in February 2023.

“Wellen Park is home to many pet lovers who will be counting the days until Bayside Pet Resort opens,” says Rick Severance, Wellen Park President. “We look forward to bringing this quality and level of luxury in pet care to our residents and the neighboring communities.”

Founded in Sarasota a decade ago by Bob and Lynne Huff, Bayside is the 2022 'Best Pet Boarder' and 'Best Pet Trainer' as voted by readers of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 

“Wellen Park is a phenomenal location,” says Tyler Smith, Vice President of Development and Operations for Bayside Pet Resort. “With the expanded growth happening right now and continued growth in the future, we feel this is a great service for a lot of people who will be living in the community.”

The building, situated on 2.5 acres, is a new prototype with larger dog runs and outdoor spaces. It will have various-sized kennels, including overnight boarding in 100 air-conditioned dog suites – most with popular indoor-outdoor runs – and 18 kitty condos and penthouses. The kennels are humidity-controlled with fresh air circulated every ten minutes and are equipped with webcams for owners to check in on their pets. Bayside Pet Resort also provides fresh linens and soothing music.

“We’re a five-star pet resort that offers wonderful amenities for our guests,” says Angeline Pantazis, director of operations for Bayside Pet Resort. “We take care of our clients’ pets as if they’re our own.”

Bayside Pet Resort also accepts turtles, fish, bearded dragons, guinea pigs, rabbits and snakes. A pot-bellied pig is also a frequent guest. Horses, birds and poisonous animals are not accepted.

Consistently ranked among the US’s 50 top fastest-selling master planned communities annually by prominent real estate consulting firm RCLCO, Wellen Park offers a mix of residential, commercial and recreational options. The community currently has approximately 9,500 residents, and at full build-out will have more than 50,000 residents and 22,500 homes within its three distinct districts: West Villages, Downtown Wellen and Playmore.

Downtown Wellen, the vibrant gathering hub for Wellen Park and the region, is under construction with the first phase anticipated to open in the fourth quarter of 2022. The pedestrian-friendly downtown offers retail shops, waterfront dining, professional and beauty services, public community spaces, lakefront parks and outdoor recreational opportunities along the 80-acre Grand Lake and 2.8-mile lakefront trail. Kayak, paddleboard and bicycle rentals will be available from an on-site outfitter.

Downtown Wellen also features a large events lawn, a hammock grove and alfresco lounge area under a nearly 100-year-old oak tree, a unique nature-inspired playground, and Solis Hall for concerts and community and private events.


Ali H. Johnston, MBA in Real Estate

REALTOR®, Lic. Broker #BK3284964





West Villages Realty LLC
19503 S West Villages Pkwy
Stes A2 (by Appt)
Venice, Florida 34293
Office: 941-460-3179





Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Venice Challenger Baseball returns to action on new ‘Field of Dreams’

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2021/09/20/venice-challenger-baseball-returns-action-honors-rich-carroll/8315613002/

Earl Kimel, Sarasota Herald Tribune, Sept 20, 2021

 VENICE – Almost three dozen Venice Challenger Baseball athletes got their introduction to the fall baseball season via Les McCurdy Saturday afternoon at the new Challenger Field of Dreams baseball complex. 

“Challenger baseball at its best,” McCurdy said, shortly after thanking the Venice High School Chorus for singing the National Anthem. “Who cares about NCAA football, we’ve got Challenger baseball. That’s right, we’ve got the players right here ready to go and you’re going to get to meet each and every one of them!” 

McCurdy, owner of McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre – where he hosts the Special O’Laughics – and a huge proponent of both Challenger baseball and the Special Olympics, went on to introduce every player, complete with a little background that covered their favorite food and hobbies and offered them a chance to say something to the audience. 

One of McCurdy’s Special O’Laughics vets, Jonathan “J.C.” Chace, was ready for his turn at the mic and made the most of it. 

“I want to give a big shout-out to my buddies David Jones and Meredith Michaels at 107.9 WSRZ and a big shout-out to everybody at iHeart Media in Sarasota and Tampa,” said Chace, who is visually impaired but often opts to use the traditional Challenger ball instead of a special beep ball mode. “And I’m going to hit a home run tonight that will knock the radio towers out of the county.” 



 Gianna Falbo and Jonathan Chace run to first base after hitting during a Venice Challenger baseball game Saturday afternoon in Venice.  DAN WAGNER,SARASOTA-HERALD TRIBUNE

Chace went on give a shout-out to his buddy, Coach Rich – Rich Carroll, the founder and driving force behind Venice Challenger Baseball and its mission to serve all athletes, as well as its quest for the two-field complex, which is at 920 Gulf Coast Boulevard, tucked in behind the Robert and Joan Lee Boys & Girls Club.

Carroll died in July at age 72 but did get to see a livestreamed practice game of athletes playing at the complex, which features a specialized rubber field that’s better for wheelchair athletes. 

Chace went on to talk about his favorite foods, which are carrot cake, barbecue ribs and chicken wings, as well has his favorite part about Challenger baseball. 

“My favorite part about Challenger Baseball is getting a pretty girl to help me around the bases,” Chace quipped. 

At that McCurdy shot back, “The only thing is, there’s no pretty girls to help you run the bases – I have to do it. 

“Sorry J.C.” McCurdy continued, then added, “OK, we’ll find a pretty girl.”

Chace actually had at least one and sometimes two young ladies buddy up with him for his time on the base paths. 

Nancy Carroll threw out the ceremonial first pitch. 

“And I think Rich would want you to throw a curve-sinker,” McCurdy coached. 

Nancy Carroll threw an easy strike to catcher/coach Tony Spahn. 

“My pitch, it was right on, that’s what they said,” she said afterwards. 

Saturday marked the first time that athletes for Venice Challenger Baseball were able to take the field since the March 2020 COVID-19 pandemic shutdown cut short their season, when the league was still playing on Chuck Reiter Field in Venice. 

“We couldn’t have played at Chuck Reiter, we’d have been rained out, it would have been muddy,” Price noted. Typically, the players would have been split into more teams, with the older players using the traditional field with a clay infield. 

Instead, partly because of the recent rains, all of the athletes used the clay field.

Izabella Lupia challenges the pitcher during a Venice Challenger baseball game Saturday afternoon in Venice. DAN WAGNER, Sarasota -Herald Tribune

Friday night, at a special thank-you ceremony for Venice Challenger sponsors who helped either through financial or in-kind contributions to build the new complex, incoming Venice Challenger President Mike Beaumier said the league had to be especially cautious because many of the athletes were in high-risk categories for contracting COVID-19. 

In historical terms, Mia Affeldt, representing the west dugout team, got the first hit on the new field – a sharp single past pitcher/coach Steve Price – and later came around to score on the next hit.

That happens a lot in Challenger baseball, along with aggressive baserunning and inside-the-park home runs – accompanied by buddies for added safety – laughs and cheers. 

The Sunset Chevrolet scoreboard had the west dugout team doubling the run production of the north dugout team, with an edge of 32-16. But the north team never got another turn at-bat because the hamburger and hot dog feast prepared by volunteers from One Christ Won City was ready. 

Nancy Carroll was heartened by the turnout. 

“Incredible how many kids have showed up, so many kids – new kids,” she said. “Unbelievable; Richard would be proud.” 

Jonathan Clark, 22, one of those new athletes, signed up Saturday after seeing the league in the newspaper, his mother Ruth Morgan said. 

“He loves it,” she said. “We actually live up near Bradenton and our in-laws live here in Venice. 

They were taking part in the Venice Presbyterian Church “Buddy Break” when they learned about the local Challenger Division, but he had also played in leagues in North Carolina and Michigan. 

The Venice Challenger Division operates under the auspices and insurance of Venice Little League, as other Challenger Division programs do under their parent Little Leagues.

After the game Price, who will succeed Carroll as coach and also serves as the program’s chaplain, gathered the athletes together for a post-game prayer, team-led pep talks and a final cheer that after a one-two-three countdown is usually “Challenger.” 

They changed it Saturday; on the suggestion of the players, it was changed to “Coach Rich.” 

So, on the count of three, they all cheered “Coach Rich!” 

“That was pretty good,” Price said. “One time was good enough.” 

Before he died, Rich Carroll requested that the field not be named in his honor but, as McCurdy noted in his opening talk, he will forever be intertwined with the ballpark. 

“His legacy lives on every time one of these kids hit this field,” McCurdy said. “And that’s going to be happening for 100 years.”


Ali H. Johnston, MBA in Real Estate

REALTOR®, Lic. Broker #BK3284964




West Villages Realty LLC
19503 S West Villages Pkwy
Stes A2 (by Appt)
Venice, Florida 34293
Office: 941-460-3179











Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Banner year shaping up for sea turtle nesting


 ENGLEWOOD — This year may not break records for turtle nesting, but it is shaping up to be a banner year for the reptiles on Manasota Key and other local beaches.


This baby loggerhead instinctively heads towards the Gulf — unless it is disoriented by artificial lights or disturbed by people. More and more sea turtles are nesting on local beaches and their nests have begun to hatch.  SUN FILE PHOTO


So far this nesting season, as of Aug. 13, sea turtle patrols on Manasota Key documented 4,777 loggerhead nests, 290 green and one Kemp's ridley nest.

For the entire season last year, 4,634 loggerheads nested on Manasota Key, along with 154 green and two Kemp's ridley nests. Nesting season extends from May 1 to Oct. 31.

Zoe Bass isn't that surprised. Bass, along with Wilma Katz, is the state primary permit holder overseeing Coastal Wildlife Club's volunteer sea turtle patrols on Manasota Key.

Fortunately, from reports Bass received from volunteers, storm surge from Tropical Depression-Tropical Storm Fred only washed over and did not inundate nests with water. Turtle eggs can survive washovers, but not inundation of seawater that displaces oxygen in the sand.

Bass reported accretion of sand along portions of the Gulf shoreline north of the Sarasota-Charlotte county line on Manasota Key.

Bass did issue a warning: Keep lights off on the beach and fill in any holes.

Nests have begun hatching all over Southwest Florida beaches, and artificial lights, including flashlights, can cause the hatchlings to be disorientated as they emerge from the nests and scramble towards the Gulf.

Holes left on the beach can become death traps for the hatchlings, which are only 3- or 4-inches long.

To learn more about sea turtles and sea turtle nesting, visit my fwc.com.


Ali H. Johnston, MBA in Real Estate

REALTOR®, Lic. Broker #BK3284964





West Villages Realty LLC
19503 S West Villages Pkwy
Stes A2 (by Appt)
Venice, Florida 34293
Office: 941-460-3179












Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Shark Tooth Capital of the World

https://sciencing.com/there-teeth-venice-beach-florida-7295925.html 

By J. Dianne Dotson

At different locations in Florida, you may find shark teeth in the sandy beaches. Some of them are fossils, and some are more recent tooth losses.

One area of Florida with a great concentration of shark teeth is Venice Beach on the Gulf Coast. This area is called the “shark tooth capital of the world.”

Shark Tooth Capital of the World

Venice Beach, Florida, is called the “shark tooth capital of the world” because of its preponderance of fossilized shark teeth. In particular, Caspersen Beach is a rocky portion of the area that is home to a glut of Venice Beach fossils.

Every year, Venice hosts a Shark's Tooth Festival that provides educational opportunities as well as the chance to buy good quality fossils. So why are there so many Venice Beach fossils? It helps to understand the lay of the land and sea in both the present and the past.

Prehistoric Seas and Venice Beach Sharks

In prehistoric times, 10 million years in the past, what is now Florida lay submerged under seas. A plethora of sharks plied those waters, and on portions of land, other prehistoric animals roamed such as mastodons, mammoths and saber-toothed cats.

As for the Venice Beach sharks, the species that lived in Florida included makos, bull, sand, lemon, great whites, tiger sharks and the massive megalodon, which is now extinct. Sharks lose thousands of teeth in their lifetimes, so over millions of years, a significant amount of shark teeth fossils have built up.

The enormous megalodon is the most prized tooth fossil of all the Venice Beach sharks. They can be several inches long. There is a layer of fossils in the Venice Beach area that can range up to 35 feet deep!

Good Locations for Shark Teeth Hunting

In southwest Florida, Venice Beach sits along a sloping shelf of a coastal land mass. With no sharp drop, a layer of shark teeth fossils is gradually eroded and brought on shore. The aforementioned Caspersen Beach offers a good concentration of shark teeth fossils at low tide, with about four miles of beach available to search. Other prime locations include Casey Key and Manasota Key.

The Venice Fishing Pier can operate as a base of operations in your Venice Beach shark fossil hunt. There are also places where you can kayak to hunt for shark teeth. The Peace River offers good chances for fossil expedition tours, with November through May being the best time to go. These tours provide great ways to learn about the rest of Florida’s natural history as well.

Different vendors offer rentals or sales of shovels and screened baskets, perfect for sorting through the sand. You may find coral pieces, shells and possibly other fossils in your quest. Finding at least one tooth is essentially guaranteed.

Tools to Use for Venice Beach Fossils

If you would like to hunt for Venice Beach fossils, obtain a fossil-hunting permit. This is not required for shark teeth per se, but as there are vertebrate fossils also prevalent, the permit allows for their preservation.

Fossilized shark teeth tend to be dark in color, whereas newer teeth are paler. Use a scoop to dig into the sand, and use a screen to filter through the sand to look for shark teeth. Some captains provide charter trips for divers, who can find much larger prehistoric shark teeth fossils a bit offshore.

The majority of the shark teeth you will find may range from 1/8 of an inch to 3/4 of an inch. Megalodon teeth are larger, and each inch of tooth length corresponds to 10 feet of the animal’s length! 

Whatever shark teeth you find, you can marvel at the wonder of so many sharks that lived so long ago.



Ali H. Johnston, MBA in Real Estate

REALTOR®, Lic. Broker #BK3284964





West Villages Realty LLC
19503 S West Villages Pkwy
Stes A2 (by Appt)
Venice, Florida 34293
Office: 941-460-3179





















Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Monthly City Bicycle Ride

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8566373499472481857/7879649807165900252

Date:  05/13/2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 

The City of Venice is reinstating its monthly bicycle rides led by Bicycle Pedestrian Coordinator Darlene Culpepper, which will now be held on the second Thursday of the month starting in May.

The 6-mile casual ride around the island of Venice will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 13. Bring your bike and a helmet. Masks are encouraged.  


 Ali H. Johnston, MBA in Real Estate

REALTOR®, Lic. Broker #BK3284964



West Villages Realty LLC
19503 S West Villages Pkwy
Stes A2 (by Appt)
Venice, Florida 34293
Office: 941-460-3179













Thursday, March 18, 2021

Venice Easter Eggstravaganza

 

Hippity hoppity, the Easter Bunny is on his way! Fun for the whole family, ideal for ages 12 and under. Visit historic downtown Venice on Saturday, April 3rd beginning at 10am to hunt for Easter eggs throughout the district on Tampa, Venice, Miami, & Nokomis Avenues. Adults, please help children search for eggs in participating stores marked with the Bunny Sign, along sidewalks, benches, and planters. NO EGGS IN THE MEDIANS. Volunteers will be stationed at crosswalks to help with safety. Baskets and door prizes available at the participating stores. The Easter Bunny will be in attendance, in a socially distanced location. Kids music will be in the Gazebo in Centennial Park from 10:30am-12:30pm.

Please pre-register each family member attending for your one hour time slot. To keep everyone safe, please wear your masks and follow CDC guidelines.

 Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/easter-eggstravaganza-tickets-145087214765.


Ali H. Johnston, MBA in Real Estate

REALTOR®, Lic. Broker #BK3284964



West Villages Realty LLC
19503 S West Villages Pkwy
Stes A2 (by Appt)
Venice, Florida 34293
Office: 941-460-3179












Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Be Bold & Get Cold at the Second Annual Polar Dip

https://www.cityofnorthport.com/government/city-services/parks-recreation/city-events


Join North Port Parks & Recreation on January 2, 2021 to be bold and get cold at the second annual Polar Dip.  The event will be held at the North Port Aquatic Center (6205 W. Price Blvd.) from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.  and is only $5 per person. 

Participants will have the chance to slide down the Tarpon Twister or the Dolphin Dive and splash among ice cubes at the bottom. Float down the Relaxahatchee lazy river or escape the cold water and warm up with some hot chocolate in addition to glacial games and activities!

Space is limited, so pre-registration is recommended. Sign up today at https://bit.ly/NPPolarDip or stop by the North Port Aquatic Center, the Morgan Family Community Center, or the George Mullen Activity Center for assistance.

If attending the event, please remember to practice good physical distancing. The use of masks on the pool deck, when not participating in the swimming activities and when distance cannot be maintained, is strongly encouraged.

Questions? Please call 941-429-PARK(7275) or email Parks@CityOfNorthPort.com.



Ali H. Johnston, MBA in Real Estate

REALTOR®, Lic. Broker #BK3284964



West Villages Realty LLC
19503 S West Villages Pkwy
Stes A2 (by Appt)
Venice, Florida 34293
Office: 941-460-3179














Friday, December 18, 2020

20 SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT VENICE FLORIDA

 https://www.mustdo.com/articles/20-surprising-facts-about-venice-florida/

Venice is tucked away 23 miles south of Sarasota in Southwest Florida. Voted one of the Top 10 Happiest Seaside Towns 2015 by Coastal Living, it has much to recommend it. See how many facts you know about this Gulf-front city. We think there are a few things that will surprise even life-long residents! 

Taking its name from its more famous Italian namesake, Venice Florida is a city on water. Separated from the mainland by the Intracoastal Waterway, this coastal city has several bridges and is often called “Venice Island”.

The VMA (Venice Museum and Archives) has over 30,000 photographs, exhibits, and archives housed in the Triangle Inn, built in 1927.

Settled in 1870s, the City of Venice was incorporated in 1927. Homes and businesses featured Italian-style architecture to create a charming model community.

Venice is one of just three cities in Florida that is on the water but does not have any barrier islands.

Calusa Indians were probably the first residents in the Venice area. These Native Americans lived in Florida over 12,000 years ago. Their shell middens provide important historical evidence for archaeologists. In the 16th century, Florida was occupied by the Spanish, although much of the southwest coast was an unchartered, mosquito-infested wilderness.

Frank Higel is considered the “Father of Venice”. He suggested the name Venice as the area has a striking likeness to the famous canal city in Italy. The area was previously called “Horse and Chaise” due to a tree formation that resembled a horse drawn carriage.

Roberts Bay is named after Richard Roberts who established a homestead in the area in the 1870s.

Venice is the home of the only professional School for Clowns in the world!

During World War II, the 27th Service Group relocated from Tampa and established the Venice Army Air Base in 1942. After the war, the air base was acquired by the city.

Don’t miss a visit to the Venice Centre Mall which has a fascinating past. It was once a classroom for the Kentucky Military (around 1932) and later operated as a hotel.

Venice City covers 16.6 square miles of which 1.4 square miles (8%) is water.

Photo credit Chris L. Smith

The original Venice Pier was built in 1966 and was washed away in a nameless storm in July 1981. It was rebuilt from swamp timber in 1984 and was again rebuilt in 2004 using wood fiber composite. The pier is 720 feet long, 22 feet wide, and 20 feet high. It stands in water up to 18 feet deep.

Boardwalk to Nokomis Beach. Photo credit Jennifer Brinkman

Venice has four main beaches: Venice Municipal Beach (the most popular); Nokomis Beach (home of the Drum Circle at sunset on Wednesday and Saturday evenings); South Browhard Beach (22 acres including a dog park) and Caspersen Beach (the longest beach in Sarasota County and famous for its shark teeth).

Venice Beach. Photo credit Justin Fennell

Brohard Beach. Photo credit Justin Fennell

The population of Venice has grown from 309 in 1930 to an estimated 22,465 in 2016.


Photo credit Debi Pittman Wilkey

Thanks to Caspersen Beach, Venice is known as the “Shark’s Tooth Capital of the World”. Many fossilized shark teeth wash up on the coastline of Venice and can easily be found by sifting the sand along the water’s edge.

Photo credit Debi Pittman Wilkey

The city of Venice has 12 structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places. These include Hotel Venice, Triangle Inn, Venice Depot, the Valencia Hotel and Arcade, and the Levillain-Letton House. It also has three listed historic districts: Venezia Park, Eagle Point, and Edgewood.


Venice Depot. Photo credit Justin Fennell

Hotel Venice opened in 1926 and was the first hotel in the city.
Venice Municipal Pier is a popular place for fishing. No license is required and there’s no admission fee. It’s open 24 hours a day and shark fishing is popular after dark.

Photo credit Chris L. Smith

The Venice Theatre is the largest community theater per capita in the USA. It has been a non-profit organization since 1950 and has an operating budget of almost $3 million.

Thanks to its historic preservation and the delightful palms, live oaks and trumpet trees gracing the downtown area, Venice has been designated a Florida Main Street City.

If you haven’t already visited Venice, go check out this unique and lovely city with its charming downtown architecture, cafés and shops. It’s a treat!



Ali H. Johnston, MBA in Real Estate

REALTOR®, Lic. Broker #BK3284964



West Villages Realty LLC
19503 S West Villages Pkwy
Stes A2 (by Appt)
Venice, Florida 34293
Office: 941-460-3179













Monday, December 14, 2020

Restaurant News: Food Network stars opening The Chateau Anna Maria in Holmes Beach

 https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/entertainment/dining/2020/12/11/food-network-stars-open-anna-maria-island-restaurant/3881394001/

Jimmy Geurts Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Dec 11, 2020

The restaurant at Waterline Marina Resort will be a second location for The Chateau on the Lake, which has appeared on the series "Summer Rush."

Anna Maria Island's Waterline Marina Resort will soon welcome a new restaurant, which television viewers may already recognize along with its owners.

The Chateau Anna Maria is set to open on Dec. 20 in the former space of Eliza Ann's Coastal Kitchen at the Holmes Beach hotel that is part of Marriott's upscale Autograph Collection. It will serve as a second location for The Chateau on the Lake, an upstate New York restaurant that has been named one of the 100 Most Romantic and Scenic Restaurants in America by OpenTable and appeared on the Food Network show "Summer Rush."

The reality series follows the Foy family and three restaurants they run in Bolton Landing, a tourist town at Lake George. Married couple Buddy Foy Jr. and Jennifer Foy, who operate Chateau on the Lake, will also serve as co-owners of The Chateau Anna Maria. 

In a phone interview with the Herald-Tribune, Foy Jr. said he already knew Sarasota-Manatee well through family. His parents Cate and Buddy Foy Sr. have lived on Anna Maria Island for more than 20 years, his brother Keith lives in Sarasota and his daughter Summer graduated this year from IMG Academy in Bradenton.

“It’s a very similar environment during the winter in Florida as it was here in the summer," Foy Jr. said. "(We said) let’s duplicate what we did, let’s bring our employees and keep them employed, and let’s go for it."

The Chateau Anna Maria's menu will feature a similar sensibility as Chateau on the Lake, which Foy Jr. described as "French-inspired, Italian portions." There will be an emphasis on fresh seafood, with imported cheeses and meats from Europe.

Seating will accommodate about 75 inside, though that will be reduced for social distancing during the pandemic, and around 100 outdoors, offering dock slips for guests arriving by boat. They plan to expand seating to 300-400, the majority of which will be outside, in a later second phase.

The restaurant will be open daily serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, though it plans to open with continental breakfast before expanding to a larger menu. Lunch will be more casual than dinner, with reservations recommended for the latter, but Foy Jr. doesn't want the atmosphere to be overly formal.

"It's white tablecloth, but it's comfortable white tablecloth," Foy Jr. said. "We don't turn away people in flip-flops. People walk in with khakis and flip-flops, they're more than comfortable."

Foy Jr. plans to move to Sarasota-Manatee and spend about half of the year here, continuing to spend the summer in upstate New York. Filming has taken place during the process of opening The Chateau Anna Maria, Foy Jr. said.

Waterline Marina Resort is located at 5325 Marina Drive in Holmes Beach. For more information on The Chateau Anna Maria, visit thechateauannamaria.com.


Ali H. Johnston, MBA in Real Estate

REALTOR®, Lic. Broker #BK3284964



West Villages Realty LLC
19503 S West Villages Pkwy
Stes A2 (by Appt)
Venice, Florida 34293
Office: 941-460-3179