So, You Think You Want to be a Realtor on the Florida Suncoast?
I didn’t grow up wanting to be a real estate agent. I wanted to be a TV newscaster—and that’s...
Tag: Ray Collins
Meet C.C. Allen: The World-Traveling Drummer Bringing Janis Joplin’s Music to Life at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota
C.C. Allen was born in Seattle but moved with his family to Virginia. Though originally a...
Ray Collins Travels to Buenos Aires: Argentina’s Paris of South America
Every time people go on international vacations—it seems its usually England, France, Italy,...
Discovering Central Florida’s Winter Park
I love small towns with cute villages. I thought I had seen—or at least, was aware...
Best-Kept Secret in Sarasota Real Estate: Central Park II
People often ask me about the ‘next great’ area of Sarasota—and I point out the up-and-coming...
How to give a good tour of Sarasota
When you live in beautiful Sarasota, invariably you wind up giving a lot of tours to visiting...
Ray Collins: I Reluctantly Began Pickleball—And Am Glad I Did!
Tennis is part of my DNA. I grew up playing tennis year-round in Buffalo. (Yes, we...
Is that a statue or a real person?
If you’ve been around downtown Sarasota, you may have seen it. A life-like statue drawing...
You’ll get a ‘kick’ out of this interview!
Steve Christie kicked for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but is best known for his work with the...
Hurricanes Causing Serious Personal Questions
I’ve posted more than my share on social media over the past 15 years, but I’ve never stuck a...
Ray Collins – A Dozen Cities in Two Weeks on a Floating Boutique Resort
If you have a short attention span, don’t like being around hundreds of people every day but you...