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Golden Age

Home Tour: A Layered, Low-Key Maximalist Downtown Sarasota Condo

A Virginia transplant designs his dream home on Golden Gate Point.

01/22/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Flashback

Photo: Venice Drive-In Church, 1955

Designed by architect Victor Lundy and built in 1955, it was featured in a photo spread published by Life magazine in April of that year.

01/17/2025 By Cooper Levey-Baker

New Year New Look

These Are the Home Design Trends You Need to Know About in 2025

From curvy furniture to earthy tones and lots of texture, 2025 is all about warm comfort.

12/24/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Year in Review

The Most Notable Real Estate Stories of 2024

New developments galore. A catastrophic hurricane season. Record sales. Headway on affordable housing. It was quite a year for the local real estate market.

12/18/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Preservation Nation

These Threatened Local Buildings Were Just Nominated as Landmarks Worth Saving

The Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation highlighted these historic buildings as part of its fifth annual “Six to Save” initiative.

12/17/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Palm Up

Another Condo Development Is Going Up in Downtown Sarasota

With five stories and 12 units, 625 Sarasota at The Palm broke ground last week. Prices start at around $2.5 million each.

11/26/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Inside Job

Home Tour: A University Place Remodel Showcases Local Craftsmanship, Bold Colors and Patterns

Caroline and Tim Ryan's three-bedroom, two-story home has undergone a complete remodel.

11/22/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Still Standing

After an Unprecedented Hurricane Season, Residents Say They're Determined to Come Back Stronger

We're sharing stories of tragedy and resilience and talking to residents and business owners about how the storms have upended their lives, their finances and their plans for the future.

11/20/2024

Gone But Not Forgotten

Hurricane Helene Destroyed the Iconic, Architecturally Significant Sanderling Cabanas on Siesta Key

For the families who gathered at the Paul Rudolph-designed cabanas, all that remains are the memories.

11/20/2024 By Ruth Lando

MOD This Way

This Year's Sarasota MOD Weekend Has a Big Focus on Resilience

"I have no doubt Sarasota will rise to this challenge. The opening event of MOD will be a celebration of our collective resilience."

11/11/2024 By Kim Doleatto

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A Century of Genius

Remembering the Late Victor Lundy, the Architect Behind Some of Sarasota’s Most Famous Buildings

Lundy, who passed away on Nov. 4, 2024, at age 101, reveled in the unconventional, breaking the rules and not being limited by traditions of thinking. 

11/07/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Mindful Mastery

Since Founding Vice & Virtue Furniture, Former U.S. Marine Corey Gannon Has Never Looked Back

"I get to make beautiful things. It’s that simple, but it’s a rare thing nowadays."

10/04/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Crafting a Legacy

Greg Pennenga Has Been Making Custom Furniture for Nearly Three Decades

"I’m always trying to create something that stops people in their tracks. It’s the creativity that gets me going.”

09/13/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Second Gen School

A Thoughtfully Updated Oyster Bay Home Built in the Spirit of the Sarasota School Hits the Market

The Quail Drive home has a unique blend of history and modernity. It's on the market for $2,295,000.

09/09/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Mamma mia

This House Is for Sale for $28.35 Million

Frescoes, marble, arches and wrought iron overfloweth in this Italian-inspired villa. It's the most expensive listing in Sarasota County right now.

09/05/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Wood Work

Jacob Wener Uses Steel, Wood, Leather and More to Create One-of-a-Kind Furniture

"When it comes to high-end products, whether it's handbags, cars, or furniture, the real value lies in the unique, one-of-a-kind aspect," Wener says.

09/03/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Only in Sarasota

The Chapell Residence Is an Architecturally Significant Gem

John Pirman illustrates this curvy, colorful Lido Shores home.

09/01/2024 Illustrations by John Pirman

Island Escape

Home Tour: A Polynesian-Inspired Compound on Jewfish Key

Accessible only by water, it's a stunning beach getaway that guarantees no solicitors and maximum privacy.

09/01/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Crown Jewel

The History of Mar-a-Lago

How the mansion of a great Florida philanthropist became ground zero for one of the most consequential elections in American history

09/01/2024 By Robert Plunket

It's a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod World

Architecture Sarasota Announces 2024 MOD Weekend Lineup

This year's theme is "reawakening."

08/01/2024 By Megan McDonald

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