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Tourism rebounding in Manatee County

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November 29, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

National real estate markets better than ever

The first big holiday of the holiday season is behind us. We’ll find out soon if it results in more COVID-19 infections and will be thankful if we all came through it healthy. What we also need to be…
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November 23, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

Chamber, Rotary honor businesses

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce has named its Businesses of the Year and its nonprofit organization of 2021. In conjunction, the Rotary Club of Anna Maria has named i…
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November 23, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Real estate markets upturned

The old rules governing a buyer’s and a seller’s market have been seriously adjusted in the time of COVID-19. Areas of the country where they never dreamed of running out of inventory and integrating…
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November 15, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Of building permits and contractors

I don’t have any real statistical knowledge, but my educated guess is there have been a lot of building permits pulled since March. With COVID keeping us inside, it seems like the perfect time to fin…
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November 9, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Examine your condo flood insurance

Last week, I reviewed a fairly new nonprofit called First Street Foundation, established to help homeowners understand FEMA flood zones and potential flood zones not yet recognized by FEMA. I also po…
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November 2, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

FEMA not the last word on flood risk estimates

We’re getting close to the official end of hurricane season and the accompanying flooding that comes with hurricanes. Every homeowner reading this column already knows they live in a flood zone or ve…
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October 26, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Ghosts, goblins and COVID

Halloween is in a couple of days, the first holiday since COVID struck that wearing a mask is not only encouraged, but welcome. Because of our beautiful fall weather, all of the little ghosts and gob…
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October 25, 2020
By Cindy Lane
Tourism remains down in pandemic

Tourism remains down in pandemic

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The coronavirus pandemic continues to keep out-of-state and international tourists away from Manatee County, but Floridians are still coming, the Manatee County Tourist Developmen…
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October 18, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Appraisals in the time of COVID

Like everything during the difficult times we’re living in, property appraisals have become one more task to accomplish safely. Not only is it difficult for appraisers to avoid a COVID infection and…
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October 11, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Mortgage protection in the time of COVID

As we keep moving along down this never-ending pandemic road, hardly a day goes by when there isn’t another major hit to our nervous system. Buried in all of this bad news and extraordinary events th…
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April 9, 2025
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The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting