Real Estate Junkie

Step Inside the Most Expensive Home in Town

Longboat Key's Villa del Sogno is currently for sale for $20 million.

09/23/2016 By Robert Plunket

Door Candy

Doorknobs by Sarasota Design Pioneer Ruth Richmond are Hot Collectibles

Ruth Richmond's doorknobs are classic examples of 1960s elegance.

09/22/2016 By Robert Plunket

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: Lush Japanese Style in Bayou Oaks

Step inside a Japanese style home with its own koi pond and tea house in Bayou Oaks.

09/12/2016 By Robert Plunket

9/11

The President in Sarasota: September 11, 2001

Bob Plunket recounts his time with President George W. Bush in the hours leading up to the events of September 11, 2001.

09/07/2016 By Robert Plunket

Mr. Chatterbox

Our Humor Columnist Checks into the Hospital for a Routine Procedure

And then this happens.

09/02/2016 By Robert Plunket

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: Vintage Spanish Beauty in Venice

Take a peek inside one of the grande dames of Venice real estate.

08/31/2016 By Robert Plunket

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: Ralph Twitchell-Designed Historic Home in Whitfield

The home, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is designed in the Spanish Revival style.

08/12/2016 By Robert Plunket

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: $12 Million Mansion on Siesta Key

Got $12 million to spare? Then our Real Estate Junkie has just the house for you.

06/22/2016 By Robert Plunket

Neighborhoods

Arlington Park Awakens

At long last, this east-of-the-Trail neighborhood is rising and shining.

06/03/2016 By Robert Plunket

Real Estate Junkie

Tour a 1925 Home in Bradenton's River District

This historic home near the Manatee River is currently for sale.

06/02/2016 By Robert Plunket

Real Estate Junkie

Before & After: A Bay Isles Condo Gets a Modern Update

Bob Plunket takes us inside a Bay Isles condominium that's gotten a sleek modern makeover.

05/19/2016 By Robert Plunket

Essay

Searching for Josephine

Bob Plunket, a lifelong Josephine Baker fan, ponders the Asolo Rep's new musical.

05/17/2016 By Robert Plunket

Money Talks

What $1.5 Million Buys in Sarasota

Here's what $1.5 million will get you in Sarasota real estate.

05/02/2016 By Robert Plunket

Mr. Chatterbox

Small Space Living: Big Charm in a Tiny Trailer

Don and Lorraine Kreuzburg are proud of their tiny Braden Castle home.

05/02/2016 By Robert Plunket

Home Tour

For Sale: Beachy Cool on Holmes Beach

Our Real Estate Junkie takes us inside a Holmes Beach home that's on the market for $3.5 million.

04/19/2016 By Robert Plunket

Real Estate Junkie

Author John D. MacDonald's Point Crisp Home is For Sale

John D. MacDonald would have been 100 this year. Let's take a look at his former home on Point Crisp, which is currently for sale.

04/07/2016 By Robert Plunket

Money Talks

What $3 Million Buys in Sarasota

Here are three homes that fit the bill if you've got $3 million to spare.

04/01/2016 By Robert Plunket

Mr. Chatterbox

My Search for Pee-wee Herman

The most famous Sarasotan? Mr. C says Pee-wee Herman, hands down.

04/01/2016 By Robert Plunket

Real Estate Junkie

Granada Park, a New Community, Rises Near Bay Street and Osprey Avenue

Granada Park uses the concept of "cluster housing," which is popular in places like Portland and Seattle.

03/25/2016 By Robert Plunket

Real Estate Junkie

A 1925 Wares Creek Home Gets a Makeover

Bob Plunket gives us a tour of a 1920s home Bradenton's Wares Creek neighborhood that just happens to be for sale.

03/16/2016 By Robert Plunket