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Is the mortgage tax deduction doomed?

Nov 7, 2017 – Louise Bolger
October 10, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
Rodney Rich cocktail

Waterfront cocktail deemed people’s choice

ANNA MARIA – Rodney Rich, from The Waterfront Restaurant & Craft Bar in Anna Maria, has earned the people’s choice award for his whiskey-inspired “A Coal Miner’s Daughter” cocktail. The recogn…
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October 3, 2017
By SUN contributor
AMI plaza site plan amendment

AMI site plan amendment revisions scrapped

HOLMES BEACH — A few minor changes to the approved AMI Plaza site plan amendment had commissioners worried they would need a new ordinance and approvals. City Attorney Patricia Petruff said the or…
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September 26, 2017
By SUN contributor
Dips Ice Cream

Dips Ice Cream on the move

After 25 years, Dips Ice Cream in Island Sun Plaza is relocating to the Anna Maria General Store and Deli on Pine Avenue at the end of September, according to owner Vic Mattay. The move was made nece…
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September 26, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
Bill Herlihy

Business owner protests anthem protests

BRADENTON BEACH – Island Time and Bridge Street Bistro co-owner Bill Herlihy is taking a stand against athletes who refuse to stand for the national anthem. The increasingly utilized form of expre…
September 19, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria City Pier post-Irma

Landmark City Pier shredded

ANNA MARIA – The historic Anna Maria City Pier and its restaurant will remain closed until further notice due to significant damage inflicted by Hurricane Irma. In addition to the roof being torn…
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August 30, 2017
By Louise Bolger
Castles in the Sand

Commissions not always what they seem

I had a mother who would negotiate anything from a batch of tomatoes to a living room sofa. It was the culture she grew up in and a little of it frankly rubbed off on me, which on several occasions h…
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August 30, 2017
By SUN contributor
Waterline trolley

Waterline Resort making way to opening day

HOLMES BEACH — It’s been a long, bumpy road for the city of Holmes Beach and Mainsail Property Management, owner of the new Waterline Marina Resort and Beach Club. After months of delays, both par…
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August 23, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
Aqua model

Aqua by the Bay on life support

BRADENTON – Carlos Beruff’s Aqua by the Bay development plans were on the verge of collapsing Wednesday evening when Manatee County Commissioner Carol Whitmore suggested the vote be delayed and the m…
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August 22, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
Aqua Bay - View from Bay

Aqua by the Bay review continues

BRADENTON – Some county residents feel the Aqua by the Bay developers’ ever-changing plans are creating an elusive and moving target for county commissioners to rule on. The Manatee County Commiss…
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August 16, 2017
By Louise Bolger

Jumbo loans, jumbo prices

In the market for a high-end property, say over $1 million? You’ll have no shortage of choices on Anna Maria Island based on my latest three-month analysis of $1 million and over properties. But befo…
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