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Legislation would eliminate property taxes

Dec 22, 2025 – Louise Bolger
November 18, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Everything old is new again

How much faith do you have in the Federal Reserve continuing to cut rates? It’s not often we believe what our government tells us, but this time, there is a fair amount of faith among borrowers. In t…
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November 11, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Can you put yourself on the market?

If you lived in a waterfront condo and a developer offered you fair market value for your unit – and everyone else in the building – what would you do? There are condo owners who are being faced wit…
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November 2, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Are you planning on outliving your mortgage?

In the olden days right after World War II when houses were coming out of the ground like spring flowers, homebuyers were typically in their 20s and fully intended to pay off their mortgages. Now, ho…
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August 5, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
LaPensee Plumbing, Pools and Air celebrates 40th anniversary

LaPensee Plumbing, Pools and Air celebrates 40th anniversary

HOLMES BEACH – LaPensee Plumbing, Pools and Air celebrated its 40th anniversary on Aug. 1. Speaking by phone the fol­lowing day from her summer home in Jasper, Georgia, semi-retired company presiden…
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July 15, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Look to the future

Time to talk about Cortez again in view of the monumental changes being made on the Cortez peninsula and, by extension, within the fishing village. The changes will affect all Cortez residents and ma…
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May 12, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
‘Grace & Glorie’ face end-of-life challenges

‘Grace & Glorie’ face end-of-life challenges

ANNA MARIA – The Island Players’ 76th theater season concludes with 10 performances of Tom Ziegler’s dramatic comedy, “Grace & Glorie,” which opens Thursday, May 8 and closes Sunday, May 18. “Gr…
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May 6, 2025
By Louise Bolger

The end of another era

I live in Cortez and was never a fan of the Seafood Shack restaurant, although it did come in handy on occasion. Well now, if you didn’t already know, the “shack” has been demolished. It sustained a…
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Upcoming Events

April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting