Michael W. Silvestri, Realtor

07/10/2023

Daytime television show "The Today Show" has named Sarasota as the second-ranked place to live in the U.S.

The Today Show places Sarasota as 2nd most booming city in country and best place to live.

06/08/2023

These spots in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater and beyond run the gamut from casual breakfast spots to elevated spreads.

06/05/2023

What's a Sarasota vacation like for the Amish and Mennonites? Our humor columnist aims to find out.

05/18/2023

U.S. News had this to say about Sarasota's charms: "Sarasota has a distinct vibe that’s different from Florida’s relative coastal cities, with its own vibrant arts scene, beachy atmosphere and burgeoning food culture. ... This metro area of just over 800,000 people has a renowned opera house, a number of rooftop bars and the popular beach of Siesta Key. What makes the region special is its duality — downtown Sarasota boasts resorts and fine dining, but strolling Siesta Key Village or St. Armands Circle offers a more intimate, seaside ambience.”

U.S. News & World Report ranks 150 places to live in the U.S.

05/15/2023

02/23/2023

Victor Lundy, who marked his 100th birthday in February, was a standout in the Sarasota School of Architecture and you can see some of his buildings.

01/24/2023

01/05/2023

Umbrella House at Blue Hour ☂️

Sarasota, FL - Architect: Paul Rudolph - Built in: 1953
w/ Solstice Planning and Architecture

Photo by: Dylan Jon Wade Cox

I finally got back to the amazing Umbrella House to get this final missing piece of the puzzle - blue hour / twilight photo with the interior lit up from the inside. Woo hoo! Such an amazing house. It feels like photographing a spaceship.

Special thanks to architect Jonathan Parks of Solstice Planning and Architecture and Kathryn Parks for helping to set this shot up.

11/27/2022

An excellent list of some of Sarasota’s best restaurants.

Sarasota is an exquisite and picturesque city in the southwestern portion of Florida. Originally placed on a 1873 Spanish sheepskin map next to what is ... Read more

10/28/2022

Check it out

The ninth annual festival, which runs Nov. 10-13, celebrates "tropical modernism" and looks at how natural elements shape design then and now.

10/14/2022

From the Rosemary District to Golden Gate Point and the bayfront, Sarasota’s skyline will never be the same again.

10/13/2022