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It’s June – do you know what that means?

Jun 1, 2020 – Louise Bolger
May 4, 2020
By Cindy Lane
Beach reopenings welcomed by most, questioned by some

COVID-19 worse than red tide for tourism

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – COVID-19 has overtaken red tide as tourism’s worst nemesis in Manatee County. For the first time since October 2018, when a persistent red tide was plaguing Anna Maria Island…
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May 4, 2020
By SUN contributor
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Commissioners give relief to local businesses

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners agreed during an April 28 virtual work session to do away with the fees associated with the city’s business tax receipt program, but only for the coming fiscal year. C…
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May 4, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Vacation rental owner issues plea to mayor

Vacation rental owner issues plea to mayor

ANNA MARIA – Vacation rental owner Carolyn Hodgson is among those who are upset that vacation rental operations are still prohibited in Florida because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Gov…
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May 4, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Preparedness for COVID-19, hurricanes not the same

Since the middle of March, we have been filling our freezers to overflowing and our pantries with enough paper products to grow a forest in an effort to abide by social distancing and reduce visits t…
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April 27, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Lockdown creativity

We are so living during a time when creativity can make the difference between just getting through it or getting through it with a bit of flair, and real estate purchasing is opting for the latter…
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April 19, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Changes in the pandemic age

If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s how quickly everything can change, and the real estate market is no exception. We went from a blow-out real estate market, overflowing restaurants, planning h…
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April 13, 2020
By SUN contributor
Local entrepreneurs give to save animals

Local entrepreneurs give to save animals

ANNA MARIA – Mark and Christine McConnell are not your average business owners. The two created a line of t-shirts, hats and other items sold at the Pineapple Marketplace but most, if not all, of the…
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April 12, 2020
By SUN contributor

Help out local nonprofits during the Giving Challenge

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – After taking a year off, this year The Giving Challenge returns just when local nonprofits need funds the most. Due to closures to help slow the spread of coronavirus, many loc…
April 12, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Locked up in paradise

As I write this, outside is the first non-perfect spring Florida day in about three weeks. It just makes me more thankful for living in paradise even if we’re locked down. You can still walk out your…
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April 5, 2020
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Home is where the disinfectant is

By now you should be getting to know your house really well, its assets and its defects, and it sounds like you’ll have a lot more time to make those assessments. Point is your home is you and your f…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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