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Castles in the Sand: Frozen in place

Feb 18, 2026 – Louise Bolger
February 3, 2026
By Leslie Lake

Hundreds attend Slicker’s Eatery send-off party

Before closing the doors of Slicker’s Eatery after five years in business, Bob Slicker greeted hundreds of well-wishers and friends at a Friday, Jan. 30, pig roast and send-off party.
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January 28, 2026
By Louise Bolger
January 22, 2026
By Leslie Lake

Beach Shop owners express hope and gratitude

An early January Facebook post by the owners of The Beach Shop announcing the possibility of the store’s closure brought an outpouring of community support and hope for the future.
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January 21, 2026
By Louise Bolger

Castles in the Sand: Critical ignoring and crystal balls

The best thing that has happened to the real estate vocabulary in recent years is called critical ignoring.
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January 13, 2026
By Louise Bolger

Marketing for the new year

It’s a new year and time for new marketing ideas. You may think you’ve tried everything to sell your home, but you’ll be surprised at what you may have overlooked. For about 25 years of my working l…
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January 5, 2026
By Louise Bolger

Castles in the Sand: Sunny-side Up

Last week’s column was a bit of a downer. I’m not saying it wasn’t true, only that real estate sales need a sunnier pathway in order to encourage motion, so let’s see if we can let the sun shine in…
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December 30, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Financially irrational real estate market

New Year’s Eve is tradition­ally the night of hope for the new year, resolutions and good wishes. When it comes to the real estate market, 2026 isn’t promising much of a variation from the old year…
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December 22, 2025
By Louise Bolger

Legislation would eliminate property taxes

It’s been an interesting month, but then, December usually is. Lost in the gay atmosphere of the holidays, it’s easy not to notice that business goes on as usual, and this December didn’t disappoint…
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December 17, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Island business community loses beloved ambassador

Island business community loses beloved ambassador

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The Island business community lost a great friend and ambassador with the recent passing of Susanne Arbanas. According to close friends, she was discovered deceased at her apartm…
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December 16, 2025
By Louise Bolger

What’s the future of housing?

Everyone who owns real estate, lives in real estate, finances real estate or sells real estate is buying crystal balls for Christmas; 2026 was expected to be a steadier housing market, but so far, th…
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