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What to Do in Sarasota and Manatee Counties This Week

From live theater and waterfront music to classic cars, sailing, comedy and a Jimmy Buffett tribute, here’s what to do around Sarasota and Manatee this long Labor Day week.
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The Limelight District Is the Next Cool Place to Live

This gritty up-and-coming neighborhood is filled with manufacturers, secondhand stores and affordable housing. Bob Plunket takes us on a tour.
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For 50 Years, Archaeologist Marion Almy Has Uncovered and Protected Florida’s Buried History

Now her daughter, Maranda Almy Kles, has joined her.
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What to Do in Sarasota and Manatee Counties This Week

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Home & Real Estate

New hires

Englewood Real Estate Office Adds New Agent

Michael Saunders & Company recently hired Jillian Marie-West.

07/24/2018 By Staff

Construction

Real Estate Marketing Firm Plans New Bradenton Headquarters

RSP USA recently hired J.E. Charlotte Construction Corp. to build a new 23,437-square-foot headquarters.

07/23/2018 By Staff

Real estate

Home Sales Up in Sarasota County

The number of single-family Sarasota home sales totaled 798 in June, up 1.7 percent from the June 2017 number.

07/23/2018 By Staff

Architecture News

The Walker Guest House Travels to Palm Springs

The replica is on loan to the nonprofit Palm Springs Modern Committee through March 2020.

07/23/2018 By Ilene Denton

Real estate

Homebuilder Confidence Steady

America's Housing Market Index reading is 68 this month, the same as in June. It had risen as high as 74 last December before declining.

07/20/2018 By Staff

Deals

Apartment Complex Sold for $38 Million

A Wisconsin firm recently purchased The Point at Bella Grove, a Manatee County apartment complex, from an Atlanta company.

07/19/2018 By Staff

Construction

Number of Housing Starts Tumbles

The number of new residential construction projects dropped by 12.3 percent between May and June.

07/18/2018 By Staff

New hires

Lakewood Ranch Real Estate Office Adds New Agent

Michael Saunders & Company recently hired Kati Connell.

07/17/2018 By Staff

New hires

Two Agents Join St. Armands Circle Real Estate Office

Premier Sotheby’s International Realty recently hired Marykay Greenfield and Michael Greenfield.

07/16/2018 By Staff

Design

Design Firm Ranked Among Top National Remodeling Companies

Gilbert Design Build recently placed at No. 162 in Remodeling magazine's list of 550 of the nation's biggest full-service remodelers.

07/13/2018 By Staff

Top Sale

100-Acre Equestrian Farm Sells for $8.6 Million

The property includes a 19,000-square-foot estate.

07/12/2018 By Ilene Denton

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: A Home With History on Casey Key

This Casey Key estate was the home of Louis Marx—the famous toy manufacturer—whose daughter married Daniel Ellsberg, the military analyst who released the Pentagon Papers and set into motion the chain of events that led to Richard Nixon's resignation.

07/11/2018 By Robert Plunket

Real estate

Model Homes Open in New Sarasota Neighborhood

Medallion Home is holding a grand opening event for Hampton Lakes, a new single-family-home neighborhood, this Saturday, July 14.

07/11/2018 By Staff

Lakewood Ranch Update

Toll Brothers Begins Construction in Lakewood Ranch

More growth for the No. 2 top-selling master-planned community in the U.S.

07/11/2018 By Ilene Denton

On the Homefront

New Model Homes at Silverleaf and Babcock Ranch, Artisan Lakes Welcomes Eave’s Bend, and More

Real estate news and notes.

07/11/2018 By Ilene Denton

New hires

Construction Firm Names New Business Development Manager, Project Engineer

Halfacre Construction Company recently hired Chelsea Gruber and Priscilla Harsham.

07/10/2018 By Staff

Real estate

New Neighborhood Under Construction in Parrish

Neal Communities recently broke ground on Canoe Creek, a 304-acre property with more than 600 planned home sites.

07/10/2018 By Staff

Real estate

Lakewood Ranch the No. 2 Selling Master-Planned Community in the U.S.

The Florida community The Villages ranks No. 1; West Villages in south Sarasota County ranks No. 5.

07/09/2018 By Staff

New hires

Former Physical Therapy Executive Joins Real Estate Office

Michael Saunders & Company recently hired Joan Williams.

07/06/2018 By Staff

Design

Architecture Firm Names New Principal

Sarasota's Sweet Sparkman Architects recently promoted architect John Bryant.

07/03/2018 By Staff

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