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Real estate market in uncharted territory

Jan 28, 2025 – Louise Bolger
January 18, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Construction to begin on Bridge Street hotel project

City attorney: Hotel project will begin construction this year

BRADENTON BEACH – Construction is expected to begin this summer on the Bridge Street hotel project, according to City Attorney Ricinda Perry. “By way of keeping you in the loop with development ac…
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January 17, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Ross Built builds generational home on Jewfish Key

Ross Built builds generational home on Jewfish Key

LONGBOAT KEY – Ross Built Custom Homes recently completed the construction of a new waterfront home on Jewfish Key. The Bradenton-based construction company is owned and operated by husband and wi…
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January 14, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Get out your calculators

If it’s costing you more to live these days, it may not be just your grocery bills; there are additional expenses in almost all aspects of our lives. Basically, better get out your calculators and se…
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January 14, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Federal, state funds can help elevate ground-level homes

Federal, state funds can help elevate ground-level homes

ANNA MARIA – Federal and state funds may be available to help Anna Maria homeowners elevate their ground-level homes. During the Anna Maria City Com­mission’s Jan. 9 meeting, the city’s contracted…
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January 12, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Seafood Shack parcel sale closes

Seafood Shack parcel sale closes

CORTEZ – Manatee County purchased the Seafood Shack and Marina on Dec. 31 after delays caused in part by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Manatee County Property Acquisition Division Manager Charles…
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January 8, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Mortgage interest rate future ‘uncertain’

Happy New Year, although this year may not be so happy for homeowners and worse for potential homeowners. Both groups are getting hit with increasing costs they never assumed would come. More next we…
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January 8, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Shamrock Shiver moves from beach to bar

Shamrock Shiver moves from beach to bar

CORTEZ – The annual Clancy’s New Year’s Day Shamrock Shiver charity event looked a little different from prior years, but the goal was still the same – to raise money for local charities. In previou…
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January 5, 2025
By Leslie Lake

Owner closes Pines Trailer Park

BRADENTON BEACH –  Pines Trailer Park residents who recently received city approval to repair their hurricane-damaged mobile homes received a letter on Jan. 4 from Pines Park Investors LLC stating th…
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January 4, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Commission receives Seafood Shack purchase update

Commission receives Seafood Shack purchase update

CORTEZ – The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) will receive an update at its Jan. 8 meeting on the stalled Seafood Shack and Marina acquisition. Property Acquisition Division Mana…
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January 1, 2025
By Louise Bolger

All real estate is local

If you want to know the value of your property, just go around the corner and see what recently sold. This was one of the first tenets of determining real estate value I learned more years ago than I…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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