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Castles in the Sand: A flipper is more than a pet dolphin

Jan 28, 2026 – Louise Bolger
December 30, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Financially irrational real estate market

New Year’s Eve is tradition­ally the night of hope for the new year, resolutions and good wishes. When it comes to the real estate market, 2026 isn’t promising much of a variation from the old year…
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December 22, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Legislation would eliminate property taxes

It’s been an interesting month, but then, December usually is. Lost in the gay atmosphere of the holidays, it’s easy not to notice that business goes on as usual, and this December didn’t disappoint…
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December 17, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Island business community loses beloved ambassador

Island business community loses beloved ambassador

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The Island business community lost a great friend and ambassador with the recent passing of Susanne Arbanas. According to close friends, she was discovered deceased at her apartm…
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December 16, 2025
By Louise Bolger

What’s the future of housing?

Everyone who owns real estate, lives in real estate, finances real estate or sells real estate is buying crystal balls for Christmas; 2026 was expected to be a steadier housing market, but so far, th…
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December 9, 2025
By Louise Bolger

List too high, sell too low

Why is it that every home seller always thinks their property is worth more than the identical one next door? Much of selling real estate is an art as much as a financial transaction; that’s why no t…
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December 2, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
‘Captain Anthony’ hopes to land paid parking lot

‘Captain Anthony’ hopes to land paid parking lot

ANNA MARIA – Pending city com­mission approval, Anthony and Joann Manali plan to operate a 26-space paid parking lot on their commercially-zoned property at 105 Spring Ave. The couple owns and opera…
November 25, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Rotary, Chamber present annual business awards

Rotary, Chamber present annual business awards

HOLMES BEACH – This year’s Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island and Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce annual business awards ceremony was a celebration of com­munity and resiliency in the wake of las…
November 25, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
The Rod & Reel restaurant sets sail

The Rod & Reel restaurant sets sail

HOLMES BEACH – The Rod & Reel restaurant is now open as a landlocked affiliate of the Rod & Reel Pier in Anna Maria that awaits replacement after its destruction by Hurricane Milton last year…
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November 25, 2025
By Louise Bolger

We all should be thankful

It’s Thanksgiving, and we in Florida have enjoyed a more than spectacular run of weather somewhere between good and fantastic. However, the most fantastic thing we have to be grateful for is no hurri…
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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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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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