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Proposed minimum wage increase would impact local restaurants
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Proposed minimum wage increase would impact local restaurants

Aug 24, 2020 – Joe Hendricks
August 2, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

When the news is good, be happy

The news hasn’t been that great recently, but the one bright spot is the country’s housing market. Likewise, Manatee County’s housing market is shining almost as bright as the afternoon westerly sun…
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July 26, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Are historic low interest rates a good thing?

I really hate to use this much-overused opening line from A Tale of Two Cities, but it works and I have no shame. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” perfectly describes the residen…
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July 20, 2020
By SUN contributor
New Compass hotel opens to guests

New Compass hotel opens to guests

PERICO ISLAND – The brand-new Compass by Margaritaville hotel on Anna Maria Sound opened its doors July 15 with the first guests checking in mere minutes after opening. Hotel staff, management, ow…
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July 20, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Perspective on the real estate market

There’s no getting around it; what we’re living through is one for the history books. When we finally come to the end of the dark tunnel called COVID, there will be changes to our lifestyle in ways w…
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July 20, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

City officials question ‘Make a Break For It’ ad

BRADENTON BEACH – City officials expressed concerns about an advertisement the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) recently ran in the Miami Herald that encouraged south Floridians to…
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July 13, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

COVID-19 hitting the credit market

Just when you need credit the most it’s becoming more elusive. Americans have always depended on the equity in their homes as a slush fund for an emergency or big-ticket items like tuitions and home…
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July 13, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Governor says bar restrictions will remain in place

Governor says bar restrictions will remain in place

BRADENTON – Gov. Ron DeSantis says he does not anticipate reopening bars without food licenses anytime soon. During Saturday’s press conference at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, The Sun asked…
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July 5, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Add one more problem to the list

I was at lunch recently with friends and we talked about new vocabulary words that may come out of the pandemic, like covid brain, covid dining and covid social distancing. Real estate has always had…
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June 28, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

There’s almost never a free ride

If it sounds too good to be true, watch out. The coronavirus has caused many homeowners to lose jobs or take substantial cuts in income as the economy of the country shrinks. Government programs have…
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June 26, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria Island bars ordered to close again

Anna Maria Island bars ordered to close again

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – On Friday, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) enacted an emergency order that once again prohibits bars, pubs, night clubs and other non-restaur…
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