Longboat Key used to be lined with houses like this—comfortable beach cottages, unpretentious but not without a certain style. Practically all of them have disappeared over the years, replaced by high-rises and mansions, but a few still remain, and this is one of the best. 4011 Gulf of Mexico Drive The Dineen House, subject of [...]

This year’s Parade of Homes was just a shadow of what it used to be, with many models several years old and not much new to look at. There is a trend, though—smaller homes with big, fancy-home touches. Our home editor and Retail Therapy blogger, Carol Tisch, has an article about this in our upcoming [...]