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May 23, 2022 – Louise Bolger
April 18, 2022
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

The end of an era

It’s so sad when eras end. We had the end of the hard-wired phone and even though you can still have one, no one will admit it. We had the end of the standard-shift car. The end of the manual typewri…
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April 10, 2022
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Addictive real estate

Of all the things we can become addicted to in our difficult world, real estate is probably one of the safer vices. Or is it? Wanting to see how other people live has been around forever. Certainl…
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April 3, 2022
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Florida insurance reform – not

At the end of March, the Florida Legislature ended its session with an April Fools’ to every homeowner in the state. The legislators could not come to an agreement on passing insurance reform in t…
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March 27, 2022
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

What do Las Vegas and real estate have in common?

Who knew that even people who don’t like Las Vegas or gambling in general would be faced with the prospect of making some really heavy bets just to buy a home? Nevertheless, that is the world we’re l…
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March 20, 2022
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Legislators toss condo rules out

For a while there I thought we would have one more headache to worry about in addition to insurance rates and hurricanes. On March 11, Florida legislators failed to reach an agreement on a bill to im…
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March 20, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
A window of opportunity

Couple paints windows of opportunity

BRADENTON BEACH – A couple with a vision to work together is making a living doing what they love on Bridge Street – painting windows. Married for three years, Christina and Jessica Fonseca of M L…
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March 12, 2022
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Surfside: More collateral damage

It’s not surprising that as time goes on, more and more of what I’ll call “collateral damage” surfaces related to the Surfside building collapse on the east coast. This time, it’s related to mortgage…
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March 6, 2022
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

When will the real estate market return to normal?

The definition of “normal” is conforming to a standard; usual, typical or expected. This statement in no way resembles the real estate market we find ourselves in, and even economists whose job it is…
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March 6, 2022
By Cindy Lane
Historic Island house saved

Historic Island cottage saved

BRADENTON BEACH – As cottages and bungalows continue to be bulldozed to make room for large-scale vacation rentals, a Welsh couple has preserved a piece of old Anna Maria Island. The 1927 Sea Grap…
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February 27, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Bradenton Anna Maria Island Longboat Key

Tourism booming on AMI

BRADENTON – It appears to be an especially busy tourist season on Anna Maria Island, and there is data to prove it, according to Research Data Services’ Anne Wittine, who addressed the Feb. 14 meetin…
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Upcoming Events

April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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