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Tariffs: The great unknown

Apr 22, 2025 – Louise Bolger
April 7, 2025
By Louise Bolger

The new real estate reality

It’s been six months since Hurricane Milton invaded us and every day we still feel the effects of the storm. Most of us are either continually rebuilding, cleaning up or juggling finances to get our…
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April 1, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Buyers, sellers, hurricanes – and remorse

Remorse is the feeling of regret, second thoughts or disappointment in a decision recently made. When it comes to buying and selling real estate, it’s difficult not to have some level of remorse abou…
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March 25, 2025
By Louise Bolger

It’s the buyers turn

Balance of power is something we usually talk about as it relates to international positioning between powerful nations. Now the phrase is lending itself to the real estate market and the buyers are…
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March 25, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Mingo’s restaurant coming to Holmes Beach

Mingo’s restaurant coming to Holmes Beach

HOLMES BEACH – Three years ago, Ben Sato opened his gRub tropical barbeque restau­rant in Anna Maria. He now plans to open Mingo’s Rooftop Restau­rant and Sports Bar in Holmes Beach with his brother…
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March 25, 2025
By Louise Bolger

It’s the buyers turn

Balance of power is something we usually talk about as it relates to international positioning between powerful nations. Now the phrase is lending itself to the real estate market and the buyers are…
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March 21, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
The birds are back in town

The birds are back in town

HOLMES BEACH – The parrots that live at the Sun and Surf Beach Shop, 5418 Marina Drive, are back at their familiar perch. On Oct. 7, two days before Hurricane Milton struck, the parrots were relocat…
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March 19, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Pine Avenue liquor store decision delayed

Pine Avenue liquor store decision delayed

ANNA MARIA – City commis­sion approval of a special use permit to operate a package liquor store at 501 Pine Ave. has been delayed for at least two weeks. Ryan Quigley and Jake Parsons hope to open…
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March 19, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Tax relief on the beach

It’s tax time again and tax time is never fun, but this year could be particularly not fun. In view of the 2024 storms, this tax filing season could be quite a bit different in addition to the normal…
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March 11, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Time for a kitchen redo

I don’t know about you, but I’m just now getting my condo back in pre-Milton shape. It took five months and there are still a few jobs to finish up, not to mention the dust that has settled in the cr…
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March 3, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Life-changing events can reset priorities

To say that a combination of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton less than two weeks apart changed the lives of everyone on Anna Maria Island and most of the coastal areas of Manatee County would b…
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Upcoming Events

April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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