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For Sale: Beachfront Mansion on Siesta Key

Bob Plunket takes us inside a beachfront Siesta Key mansion, currently for sale for $8.9 million.

04/29/2015 By Robert Plunket

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For Sale: Bobby Vinton's Former Home (Including Blue Velvet Drapes)

This week, Bob Plunket takes us inside a Sarasota School of Architecture Home on New Pass.

04/13/2015 By Robert Plunket

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Is Harbor Acres Sarasota's Best Neighborhood?

This enclave of quiet wealth may be the best neighborhood in town.

04/02/2015 By Robert Plunket

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For Sale: Ashton Road Bungalow

This week, Bob Plunket takes us inside a bungalow in the "Maine Colony" at the west end of Ashton Road.

03/31/2015 By Robert Plunket

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For Sale: Private Island in Ruskin

Want to own your own private island? Here's how you can--and it's located just up the road in Ruskin.

03/30/2015 By Robert Plunket

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Mr. Chatterbox Visits the International Independent Showmen's Museum in Gibsonton

Freaks, girlie shows and other gems of Americana at a new Gibsonton museum.

03/30/2015 By Robert Plunket

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For Sale: Ground-Floor Bayfront Apartment on Golden Gate Point

Bob Plunket takes us inside a ground-floor apartment with beautiful bay views on downtown Sarasota's Golden Gate Point.

03/13/2015 By Robert Plunket

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For Sale: Mid-Century Modern in Cape Haze

Bob Plunket takes us inside a Tim Seibert-designed mid-century modern home in Cape Haze.

03/02/2015 By Robert Plunket

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Mr. Chatterbox: Terrorism, Freedom of Speech...and Bradenton

Conservative preacher Terry Jones (the man who wanted to burn the Koran) opens a French fry stand with his brothers in a Bradenton mall.

03/01/2015 By Robert Plunket

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Home of the Month: Carl Abbott's Casa del Cielo

Bob Plunket takes us inside a piece of Sarasota architectural history--Casa del Cielo on Siesta Key.

03/01/2015 By Robert Plunket

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Mr. Chatterbox Remembers Singer Lesley Gore

Mr. Chatterbox remembers his days at Sarah Lawrence with the late singer Lesley Gore.

02/17/2015 By Robert Plunket

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Mr. Chatterbox and Mother Teresa

Crafty as an old fox, Mother Teresa took my mother for a ride.

12/17/2014 By Robert Plunket

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Of Kors! Billionaire Designer's New Sarasota Home-to-Be

Bob Plunket gets some serious celebrity real estate gossip.

04/01/2014 By Robert Plunket

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What Do Billionaires Really Want in a Home?

Since he can't ask Freud, our Real Estate Junkie asks the agents who deal with this increasing slice of our housing market.

04/01/2014 By Robert Plunket

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For Sale: Beachside Mansion on Anna Maria Island

Bob Plunket takes us inside a luxurious beachside mansion.

03/05/2014 By Robert Plunket

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For Rent: Vogue Regency Home in the Uplands

Bob Plunket takes us inside a rare Vogue Regency-style home in the Uplands neighborhood.

02/21/2014 By Robert Plunket

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For Sale: Classic Florida Ranch in Southgate

Bob Plunket takes us inside a Southgate charmer.

02/13/2014 By Robert Plunket

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House Tour: Golden Gate Point Penthouse

This week, Bob Plunket takes us inside a luxurious Golden Gate Point penthouse that happens to be for sale.

01/28/2014 By Robert Plunket

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Farewell to a Sarasota Landmark

Bob Plunket bids adieu to a Sarasota real estate landmark: Indian Beach's famous "party house."

11/15/2013 By Robert Plunket

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Sarasota Boasts Treasure Trove of Mid-Century Modern Architecture

Yes, tourists come for the beaches, but if we get smart, they'll also come to see our treasure trove of mid-century modern architecture.

10/01/2013 By Robert Plunket