I love Giraffes, including this incredible chalk on pavement artwork created by area artist Paulie Nassart at the recent Chalk Festival ‘Avenue of Art’‘ (ending 9/30) in historic Burns Court, downtown Sarasota. This year’s theme celebrated Sarasota, Florida’s Centennial. The annual Chalk Festival features hundreds of 3-D Pavement Artists who turn the road surface into a […]
Archives for September 2021
Hit the Links: Top Golf Courses in Sarasota
There are many excellent, top-notch golf courses to play in and around Sarasota. Here are some of my family and clients’ favorites: Tatum Ridge Golf Links is a Ted McAnlis-designed Scottish-style links course with preserved wetlands and 11 lakes in a natural setting. The signature hole is 504-yard, par-5 13th, a dogleg right, over water. […]
Mid-Century Modern Architecture in Sarasota
Mid-Century Modern Architecture in Sarasota. Did you know that Lido Beach’s renowned Umbrella House is of mid-century modern architecture design and “one of the five most remarkable houses of the mid-twentieth century?” as described by Architectural Digest. In 1953, Philip Hiss, the Lido Shores real estate developer and primary catalyst of the mid-century modern architecture movement […]