Can you guess the price of this fast-selling Longboat Key condo?

He says, “I have an ideal candidate for this week’s Real Estate Deal. Here’s a clue: Where can buyers find condominiums on Longboat Key that include gulf and bay access, great tennis and loads of other amenities that were also designed by an architect from the world-famous Sarasota School of Architecture?” She says, “You’ve made it way too easy for me. It must certainly be Bayport Beach and Tennis Club on Longboat Key, right? It just so happens I read an article about Bayport recently. Did you know that Bayport [...]

Sarasota police chief to retire in October → Sarasota Police Chief Mikel Hollaway is a member of the state’s Deferred Retirement Option Program, which mandates that an employee receives additional pension dollars for five years before they must retire. Interim City Manager Terry Lewis announced at Monday’s Sarasota City Commission regular meeting Monday that Sarasota Police Chief Mikel Hollaway will retire in October. Hollaway, hired to replace former police chief Peter Abbott, has served two years as police chief and has 30 years of service with the department. Hollaway, 52, [...]