Mansions on the Market: Casa Playa Privada Siesta (PHOTOS)

Address: 7722 Sanderling Road, Sarasota List price: $14 million Specs: 2 bedrooms | 3 bathrooms | 2,580 square feet Details: Welcome to Casa Playa Privada Siesta, located in one of the most coveted Siesta Key gated communities, the Sanderling Club. A Gulf of Mexico beachfront home with approximately 200 linear feet of private beach frontage

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A sweet change for Sullivan Productions

When you hear the name Anthony Sullivan, there’s probably a very specific image that comes to mind: The OxiClean guy.   In business as one of television’s most known pitchmen, if not the most known, Sullivan, or “Sully” as many refer to him, has a long, laundry list of commercials on his resume, but that

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Culbreath Isles estate hits market for $10.25 million (PHOTOS)

A Culbreath Isles estate home, at 1612 Culbreath Isles Drive, has been listed for $10,250,000. The home was completed in 2022 and is equipped with advanced smart home technology and energy-efficient features. The property has views of Tampa Bay and outdoor living space, complete with a custom pool and a floating, waterfall-edge spa, over a

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Great Places and Spaces: USF Sarasota-Manatee breaks ground on first student center and residential housing complex (RENDERINGS)

The University of South Florida held a groundbreaking for the Sarasota-Manatee campus’s, first-ever, student center and residential housing complex.  When the building is completed, in time for the fall 2024 semester, as many as 200 students will be able to live on the Sarasota-Manatee campus for the first time.  USF expects the six-story, 100,000-square-foot complex

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20 Questions with Hank Hine

Hank Hine joined The Dalí in 2002 and was instrumental in the creation of the current building, which opened in 2011.  He has experience with contemporary artists and writers and the intersection of media in the current cultural milieu.  Hine is the founder and director of Limestone Press and Hine Editions, a San Francisco publishing

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Vinoy rebrands as Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel (PHOTOS)

The Vinoy St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club has unveiled its redesigned Palm Court Ballroom and Vinoy Grand Ballroom upgrades that are a part of its renovation project which began last fall.  The property, at 450 Seventh Ave. N.E., in St. Petersburg, also has plans to update the resort’s veranda, main lobby, spa, restaurants and

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Mansions on the Market: Tweenwater Estate (PHOTOS)

Address: 1312 Casey Key Road, Nokomis List price: $18.5 million Specs: 6 bedrooms | 8 bathrooms | 11,785 square feet DETAILS: This estate, named Tweenwater, rests between Sarasota’s Blackburn Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The entryway features a custom staircase, inspired by the Harvard Club, in New York City, while the formal living room

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Great Places and Spaces: The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Sarasota Bay (RENDERINGS)

Kolter Urban, a Palm Beach-based real estate development and investment firm, has debuted the Ritz-Carlton Residences at Sarasota Bay, a waterfront residential tower offering 78 residences.  The property will provide views of the harbor, Sarasota Bay, downtown Sarasota’s cityscape and the Gulf of Mexico and is located within Quay Sarasota, the region’s mixed-use development featuring

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The CEO of City Furniture talks about moving into Tampa Bay (PHOTOS)

City Furniture, a family-owned furniture and mattress retailer based in Fort Lauderdale, is open for business in Plant City.  “As we enter this market, we’re excited to share everything City stands for as we are a company that continuously gives back to causes and communities that mean so much to our City family,” says Andrew

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Mansions on the Market: Over-the-top penthouse in Sarasota (PHOTOS)

List price: $7.5 million Specs: 3 bedrooms | 3.5 bathrooms | 3,208 square feet Details: This three-bedroom residence offers more than 3,200 square feet of “cool cocooning” living space for entertaining guests or hosting family gatherings. It has views of the entire city, including views of Sarasota Bay and beyond, to the Gulf of Mexico.

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Rise Up is expanding its mission in business

Tampa Bay area native Kristen Bracey discovered her life’s vocation while earning her master’s degree in social justice and human rights at Arizona State University. Working in ASU’s office of sex trafficking intervention research, Bracey had the opportunity to take part in a court-mandated diversionary program supported by Catholic Charities.   For six years, Bracey

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20 Questions with Amy Martinez-Monfort

Amy Martinez-Monfort is owner and chief executive officer of Tampa Laundry Co. She is a Florida native who attended Florida State University for her undergraduate degree and the University of Florida for law school.  She practiced law with Carlton Fields, in Tampa, before beginning a career in sales and marketing with Eli Lilly.  In 2015,

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