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Shamrock Shiver moves from beach to bar

Jan 8, 2025 – Leslie Lake
December 24, 2024
By Louise Bolger

Did FEMA leave a gift under the tree?

It’s Christmas, and I hope you and your loved ones are enjoying some peace of the season after the harrowing few months we all have experienced. Unfortunately, for many, we’re not done with the resto…
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December 23, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Ginny’s and Jane E’s reopens

Ginny’s and Jane E’s reopens

ANNA MARIA – Ginny’s and Jane E’s Café reopened on Dec. 18 at 7 a.m. The café and retail business had been closed since the pre-Hurricane Helene evacuations took place in late September. Paul and…
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December 9, 2024
By Louise Bolger

New flood disclosure requirements in effect

Just what everyone wants right now is a new flood disclosure requirement when selling property. It’s not as if we aren’t aware that Anna Maria Island and the coastal areas of Manatee County could flo…
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December 2, 2024
By Louise Bolger

Home sales in the time of storms

There is nothing normal about Manatee County’s sales statistics for September and October. The sales reporting, of course, includes Anna Maria Island, the coastal communities and even homes and commu…
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November 21, 2024
By Louise Bolger

A country of renters

The United States has been living the American dream of home ownership since roughly the end of World War II. Obviously, there were homeowners before then, but the end of the war brought a surge of h…
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November 5, 2024
By Rusty Chinnis

Island business owners rebuild, collaborate, rebound

Hurricanes Helene and Milton took a toll on Anna Maria Island businesses, which are showing their resilience in working together to rebuild and reopen to serve their clientele. AMI Outfitters and An…
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November 5, 2024
By Louise Bolger

One month and we’re still standing

It’s been a month since Milton disturbed our idyllic lifestyle. The hurricane came in as a strong Category 3 storm, fortunately weakening before making landfall due to an increasing wind shear as it…
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October 31, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Star Fish reopens following hurricanes

Star Fish reopens following hurricanes

CORTEZ – With weeks of hard work behind them of cleaning up flood damage caused by Hurricane Helene, Star Fish Company Dockside Restaurant and Seafood Market reopened on Oct. 31. “Mother Nature al…
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October 30, 2024
By Louise Bolger

Title insurance and storms

Hopefully, Debby with her rain, Helene with her surge and Milton with his wind are in our rearview mirrors by now, not forgotten, but we survived. Next, we can look forward to more mundane real estat…
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October 24, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Hurricane Hank's, Operation BBQ Relief provide free meals

Hurricane Hank’s, Operation BBQ Relief provide free meals

HOLMES BEACH – On Friday, Hurricane Hank’s provided free lunches for city employees, members of the Holmes Beach Police Department and other first responders. Across the street, in the Anna Maria…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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