Chip Deacon's (chipdeacon) Blog

North East Sarasota County is home to a luxurious community of homes located near Singletary and Verna Roads. The total area is 620 acres of former cattle ranch with only 60 units platted originally, to build on estate-size lots of 10 acres or more. However, today there are only 27 Owners in Sar...

One of Sarasota's hidden Communities is a place called River Forest. East of US41 and sitting on Phillippi Creek, this little gem started as wilderness with a truly wild past! It was the perfect concealment for bootleggers and rumrunners along the Gulf Coast as they brought in illegal cargo from ...

Silver Oaks is a stately section of Palmer Ranch with three distinctive subdivisions. Fully half of the 230 acres is given to Nature Preserves, Lakes and Ponds creating a haven for birds and wildlife. This is not a golf course community although Residents can find play at nearby courses as a Memb...