Anna Maria ranked third among U.S. islands – Charles Schelle Bradenton Herald

Anna Maria ranked third among U.S. islands – Charles Schelle Bradenton Herald

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BY CHARLES SCHELLE cschelle@bradenton.com February 20, 2014

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ANNA MARIA ISLAND -- TripAdvisor has named Anna Maria Island the No. 3 island in the United States, up a spot from last year's No. 4 ranking.

The rating is based on the second annual Traveler's Choice Island awards from the website that compiles ratings and recommendations from travelers.

The TripAdvisor ranking is incredibly important to tourism in Anna Maria, notes Elliott Falcione, executive director for the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

"TripAdvisor is really our biggest critic when it comes to visitation," Falcione said. "For them to rank Anna Maria with its character and Old Florida environment, it shows once again it's one of the top places to visit in the United States."

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According to a TripAdvisor.com site poll, 72 percent of U.S. respondents plan on visiting an island in 2014. Marco Island topped the list, with Chincoteague Island, Va., coming in second. Key West was the only other Florida island to make the list at No. 10.

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Top 10 Islands in the U.S.: 1. Marco Island, Florida 2. Chincoteague Island, Virginia 3. Anna Maria Island, Florida 4. San Juan Island, Washington 5. Maui, Hawaii 6. Kauai, Hawaii 7. Island of Hawaii, Hawaii 8. Nantucket, Massachusetts 9. Hilton Head, South Carolina 10. Key West, Florida

Charles Schelle, Herald business reporter. Follow him on Twitter @ImYourChuck.

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www.sarasota.patch.com - http://sarasota.patch.com/articles/spring-training-in-sarasota-and-the-florida-grapefruit-league-have-a-long-history: Florida Spring Training History: Wrestling Alligators and Cash - Spring training in Florida has had a colorful history with the temptations of the warm climate for players and temptations of cash for owners. By Kevin E. Dayhoff Sunday, February 26, 2012

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Eagle Archive McDaniel's new Gill Stadium will take its place in college's athletic history  By Kevin Dayhoff, February 9, 2012 http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0212-20120208,0,3363909.story

Wednesday, February 15, 2012: www.thetentacle.com - http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4921 Sad Times for Eastman Kodak, TheTentacle.com: by Kevin E. Dayhoff

Wednesday, February 22, 2012: www.thetentacle.com - http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4934: #Orioles #Baseball spring training & the “Magic” of Jackie Robinson http://tinyurl.com/7pmgjjg Wednesday,

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www.westminster.patch.com - http://westminster.patch.com/articles/orioles-see-changes-in-spring-training-in-sarasota: The history of Baltimore baseball goes back 130 years. http://patch.com/A-rdbW

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Last Sunday, the Baltimore Orioles pitchers began the annual two-month spring training ritual at the Ed Smith Stadium Complex in Sarasota, Florida. When this writer arrived last Saturday in Sarasota, the temperatures were unseasonally warm, but certainly not as hot as Buck Showalter, the 55-year-old DeFuniak Springs Florida native and returning Orioles manager must be feeling.

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By Kevin E. Dayhoff: Last Sunday, the Baltimore Orioles pitchers began the annual two-month spring training ritual at the Ed Smith Stadium Complex in Sarasota, Florida. When this writer arrived last Saturday in Sarasota, the temperatures were unseasonally warm, but certainly not as hot as Buck Showalter, the 55-year-old DeFuniak Springs Florida native and returning Orioles manager must be feeling.

Early in the morning last Sunday the Baltimore Orioles pitchers and catchers opened spring training at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota Florida under dark skies and a weather forecast of foreboding thunderstorms… http://westminster.patch.com/articles/orioles-see-changes-in-spring-training-in-sarasota

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The Baltimore Orioles's 2012 Spring Training in Sarasota goes full steam starting today at Ed Smith Stadium. By Charles Schelle

The Birds are officially back in town.

The rest of the 40-man roster from the Baltimore Orioles report today after pitchers and catchers had started their workouts Sunday at Ed Smith Stadium. The Orioles have been in Sarasota for 28 months now and will be here for at least 30 years.

Here's your guide to Spring Training in Sarasota. http://sarasota.patch.com/articles/baltimore-orioles-2012-spring-training-guide

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SPORTS Orioles Spring Training Pays Homage To History And Looks To The Future By Kevin E. Dayhoff

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… "Baseball came to Westminster the year after the end of the Civil War. Bat-and-ball games had been played since time immemorial, but modern baseball is descended from the game as played in New York City in the 1840s."

Hershberger records that one of the earliest references to baseball in Carroll was the "Olympian Base Ball Club (which) was founded on April 14, 1866."

That may just put Carroll County ahead of Baltimore. A number of media sources, including VisitBaltimore.org, the website for Baltimore Convention & Tourism Board, reports the first mention of baseball in Baltimore came in 1882, "when Harry Vonderhorst sponsored a Baltimore team in" what was then known as the American Association of baseball clubs, (1882-1891.)

"In 1894, the (at that time, National League) Baltimore Orioles won their first professional baseball championship…(In) 1903 the team moved to New York and eventually became today's NY Yankees." … The current Baltimore Orioles franchise began playing baseball in 1954 in Memorial Stadium … http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0226-20120222,0,6575174.story

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Last Sunday, the Baltimore Orioles pitchers began the annual two-month spring training ritual at the Ed Smith Stadium Complex in Sarasota, Florida. When this writer arrived last Saturday in Sarasota, the temperatures were unseasonally warm, but certainly not as hot as Buck Showalter, the 55-year-old DeFuniak Springs Florida native and returning Orioles manager must be feeling.

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By Kevin E. Dayhoff: Last Sunday, the Baltimore Orioles pitchers began the annual two-month spring training ritual at the Ed Smith Stadium Complex in Sarasota, Florida. When this writer arrived last Saturday in Sarasota, the temperatures were unseasonally warm, but certainly not as hot as Buck Showalter, the 55-year-old DeFuniak Springs Florida native and returning Orioles manager must be feeling.

Early in the morning last Sunday the Baltimore Orioles pitchers and catchers opened spring training at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota Florida under dark skies and a weather forecast of foreboding thunderstorms… http://westminster.patch.com/articles/orioles-see-changes-in-spring-training-in-sarasota

Kevin Dayhoff #Orioles Spring Training: Paying Homage to History, Looking to the Future http://tinyurl.com/6wngxd2

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The Baltimore Orioles's 2012 Spring Training in Sarasota goes full steam starting today at Ed Smith Stadium. By Charles Schelle

The Birds are officially back in town.

The rest of the 40-man roster from the Baltimore Orioles report today after pitchers and catchers had started their workouts Sunday at Ed Smith Stadium. The Orioles have been in Sarasota for 28 months now and will be here for at least 30 years.

Here's your guide to Spring Training in Sarasota. http://sarasota.patch.com/articles/baltimore-orioles-2012-spring-training-guide

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SPORTS Orioles Spring Training Pays Homage To History And Looks To The Future By Kevin E. Dayhoff

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Last Sunday, the Baltimore Orioles pitchers began the annual two-month spring training ritual at the Ed Smith Stadium Complex in Sarasota, Florida. When this writer arrived last Saturday in Sarasota, the temperatures were unseasonally warm, but certainly not as hot as Buck Showalter, the 55-year-old DeFuniak Springs Florida native and returning Orioles manager must be feeling.

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By Kevin E. Dayhoff: Last Sunday, the Baltimore Orioles pitchers began the annual two-month spring training ritual at the Ed Smith Stadium Complex in Sarasota, Florida. When this writer arrived last Saturday in Sarasota, the temperatures were unseasonally warm, but certainly not as hot as Buck Showalter, the 55-year-old DeFuniak Springs Florida native and returning Orioles manager must be feeling.

Early in the morning last Sunday the Baltimore Orioles pitchers and catchers opened spring training at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota Florida under dark skies and a weather forecast of foreboding thunderstorms… http://westminster.patch.com/articles/orioles-see-changes-in-spring-training-in-sarasota

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The Baltimore Orioles's 2012 Spring Training in Sarasota goes full steam starting today at Ed Smith Stadium. By Charles Schelle

The Birds are officially back in town.

The rest of the 40-man roster from the Baltimore Orioles report today after pitchers and catchers had started their workouts Sunday at Ed Smith Stadium. The Orioles have been in Sarasota for 28 months now and will be here for at least 30 years.

Here's your guide to Spring Training in Sarasota. http://sarasota.patch.com/articles/baltimore-orioles-2012-spring-training-guide

@SarasotaPatch The @Orioles @ImYourChuck

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The history of Baltimore baseball goes back 130 years.

By Kevin E. Dayhoff: Last Sunday, the Baltimore Orioles pitchers began the annual two-month spring training ritual at the Ed Smith Stadium Complex in Sarasota, Florida. When this writer arrived last Saturday in Sarasota, the temperatures were unseasonally warm, but certainly not as hot as Buck Showalter, the 55-year-old DeFuniak Springs Florida native and returning Orioles manager must be feeling.

Early in the morning last Sunday the Baltimore Orioles pitchers and catchers opened spring training at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota Florida under dark skies and a weather forecast of foreboding thunderstorms… http://westminster.patch.com/articles/orioles-see-changes-in-spring-training-in-sarasota

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Proof that Baltimore Sun writers Ed and Peter are hard at work.

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Play: "My Unspeakable Confessions: Gala Dali Declines to Explain Herself" | Sarasota Theater and Art & Entertainment Events on Patch - Sarasota, FL Patch:

"Today, January 6, 7:00 pm

741 Central Ave, Sarasota, FL, $10

This one-act play previously presented at the Dali Museum returns to Sarasota. The museum says it “touches on the secrets, fears, promises and lies and told through Gala Dali’s fascinating relationship with the Tarot.” Written by Heather L. Jones and performed by Roxanne Fay, both founders of the writers’ and artists’ collaborative Blue Scarf Collective."

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Blue Scarf Collective Presents Gala Dali at Home Resource, Sarasota 11/28/11

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The irreverent artist, Salvador Dali, sizzled in his own right; but throw in the fire of his passionate wife and muse, Gala, and you can well understand how a clock could melt in their presence. (google: "The Persistence of Memory" by Dali)

In a powerful one act/one person play sponsored by Michael and Kathy Bush, owners of Home Resource, (a showroom of mouth watering contemporary furniture in Sarasota,) the Blue Scarf Collective of Tampa presented My Unspeakable Confessions: Gala Dali Declines to Explain Herself, beautifully written by Heather L. Jones, to sold out crowds on Nov. 25th and 28th.

This is Home Resource's first collaboration with the Dali Museum and Blue Scarf Collective. Looks like there may be a repeat January 2012 performance at HR, which I suggest you run out and see.

Roxanne Fay brilliantly played Gala, Salvador Dali's charismatic, devoted and headstrong seductress. Tarot cards, a favorite pastime of Gala's, were read, one by one, to cleverly introduce the chapters of Gala's personal story, an act of dramatic creation itself. The lady did as she pleased.

Through Ms. Fay's moving performance, we got up close and personal to Gala's all consuming love for Dali (and herself) and his equally intense connection to her. She wished to be everything to him: lover, wife, mother, collaborator and inspiration. We came to understand how this rapport completely defined each of them and allowed their creative and personal lives to flourish. Like a plant needs water, Gala told us that without the intensity of love, she was 'invisible"; a state simply unacceptable to her. (She seemed to have lots of attractive young men doing their best to help keep her visible.) ... http://srxq.blogspot.com/2011/11/gala-dali-at-home-resource-sarasota.html

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My Dinner with Crayons a tartar

My Dinner with Crayons a tartar

Thursday, February 19, 2009

My dinner this evening took on a life of its own. I had lobster, garnished with delightful delicate lettuce leaves with a hint of colorful crayons tartar; all served on a china plate drawn on the paper tablecloth.

Helping me with my meal is Mrs. Owl and Krisztina.

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Entrance to the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

Entrance to the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

February 19, 2009

The entrance to the “Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.”

Okay, I admit that I am biased because I am an horticulturist, however, if you are ever in the area, do not miss the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens… For more information: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

Selby History

Retrieved February 18, 2009

Marie Selby was born Mariah Minshall in Wood County, West Virginia, on August 9, 1885. When Marie was still a young girl, the Minshall family moved to Marietta, Ohio where her father studied geology at Marietta College and invented parts for oil drilling equipment. The Minshall family frequently went on camping and hiking trips along the Ohio River; perhaps it was this early introduction to nature that spawned in Marie her love of the out-of-doors.

Marie was an accomplished pianist, and attended a music seminary in Illinois. Shortly after completing her musical studies she met William (Bill) Selby, a partner with his father in the Selby Oil and Gas Company. William and Marie were married on January 31, 1908, in the First Presbyterian Church of Marietta.

Early in their marriage the young couple was intrigued by the country's first cross-country automobile race. They decided to travel the same course, and outfitted their touring car with spare parts and camping equipment. As a result of the Selby's enthusiasm and determination, Marie Selby became the first woman to cross the country by car.

Bill Selby had visited Sarasota before his marriage and was drawn into the area by the excellent fishing waters and the astounding beauty of the west coast of Florida. He brought his young wife to Sarasota in hopes that she would share his enthusiasm. She did, and they bought seven acres of land bordering on Sarasota Bay and Hudson Bayou. Little did they dream, at that moment, of the exquisite Sarasota landmark their property would become in the not-so-distant future.

In the early 1920s the Selbys built a Spanish-style, 2-story house among the laurel and banyan trees. Landscaping of the Selby home site was planned by Marie. Borders of flowers bloomed along the roadway which led to the tip of the peninsula. A large rose garden figured prominently in the overall design - a garden Marie was always reluctant to leave behind during summers spent at the Selby ranch in Montana.

Despite their enormous wealth (vast holdings in the oil and mining industries had made Bill Selby a multimillionaire long before he settled in Sarasota); the Selbys lived a quiet and unostentatious life. Their home was modest, they entertained on a small scale, and they were not a part of the Sarasota social scene. Both Marie and Bill Selby dressed plainly, for their interests lay in outdoor activities. You would often find her in cotton dresses and sneakers.

They owned a ranch where they raised purebred Angus cattle and rode horses; often they could be seen around town in their dusty riding clothes.

Boating was another favorite activity at the Sarasota Yacht Club. In 1928, a reception was held at the Selby home for local members and visiting members of other yacht clubs participating in the annual Regatta. That year, Marie Selby won the "Express Cruiser Race" and the Sarasota Yacht Club won overall, retaining the trophy won in 1927.

Yet one guesses that Marie's love of nature and of gardening was her most consuming passion. She was a charter member of Sarasota's first garden club, the Founder's Circle. She had a great desire to keep Sarasota a beautiful and green place and was disturbed later in life by the proliferation of high-rise construction. The row of bamboo on the bay side of the property was planted by Marie to block her view of the offending condominiums.
The Selby Legacy

In 1955, William Selby had established the William and Marie Selby Foundation. The impact of Selby Foundation in the Sarasota community has been, and continues to be, enormous - on education, the arts, youth and children, libraries, health services, and programs in support of the aged.

William Selby died on December 4, 1956 and Marie continued to live quietly in the home she loved until her death on June 9, 1971. The contents of Marie Selby's will revealed her wish to leave her property to the community as a botanical garden "for the enjoyment of the general public."

A board of directors was appointed and after consultation with the New York Botanical Garden and the University of Florida, it was decided that the garden should specialize in epiphytic plants, thereby making it unique among the more than 200 botanical gardens in the country.

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens was officially opened to the public on July 7, 1975. Marie Selby's final wish was fulfilled, and the Selby legacy was in full bloom.

In November 2001, William and Marie Selby were reinterred in front of their beloved home on the grounds of Selby Gardens. A triangular-shaped fountain pays tribute to this pioneering couple whose generosity has touched generations of Sarasotans. A plaque on the Selby House honors Marie as a Great Floridian, so named by the Florida Legislature in 2000 for her significant contributions to the history and culture of the state.

Selby Gardens Today

Since the Gardens opened, the property has expanded from seven acres to nearly 13 acres. The elegant Mansion on adjoining property was purchased in 1973 and now houses the Gardens' Museum. The Gardens maintains a plant collection numbering more than 20,000 greenhouse plants, plus thousands more in the outdoor gardens. Eight greenhouses include the stunning Tropical Display House where unusual flora can be seen year round. The Center for Tropical Plant Science and Conservation provides headquarters for The Bromeliad Identification Center, the Orchid Identification Center and the Selby Gardens' Herbarium.

The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has, in short, become a respected center for research and education, as well as a famous showplace that delights more than 180,000 visitors each year.

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Crane’s Cove and Gulf of Mexico in Longboat Key Florida

Crane’s Cove and Gulf of Mexico in Longboat Key Florida

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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Palm Tree at the Sarasota Florida Airport

Palm Tree at the Sarasota Florida Airport

February 16, 2009

This palm tree greeted me as I walked out of the Sarasota Airport the first thing in the afternoon, Monday, February 16, 2009 and left the cold of Maryland behind.

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Long Boat Key Marina

Long Boat Key Sarasota Florida

February 20, 2008

Kevin Dayhoff

The Long Boat Key Dry Dock Waterfront Grill

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Long Boat Key sunrise

February 17, 2008

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