Businesses moving on Old Main Street By GRACE GAGLIANO – gagostin@bradenton.com    (Excerpt from Bradenton Herald 05-19-2009) BRADENTON — A popular downtown Bradenton drinking establishment is being kicked out of its current home on Old Main Street. A lease for the Lost Kangaroo Pub will not be renewed by landlord Mike Carter when it expires Sept.
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Enjoying your time in the sun and the sand between your toes? That feeling doesn´t have to be limited to only a couple of weeks a year. Make the Bradenton/Sarasota area your home and let everyday life become something truly spectacular! Our beautiful area is definitely a great place to be all year round.  We
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The Bradenton Downtown Development Authority will host weekly, lunchtime concerts outside the county courthouse from January through the end of May. The first “Bradenton Courthouse Square Concert” will be on Friday, Jan. 9, on the Manatee County Courthouse Square, located at Manatee Avenue West between 10th and 12th streets. The concerts will run from 11 a.m.
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The City of Bradenton Housing and Community Development Division received $482,236 in State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) funding from the Florida Housing Finance Corporation for the 2008-09 program year. The City has approximately $125,000 available for down payment assistance for persons earning up to 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI). The maximum annual income
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While the Real Estate Market is struggling nationally and in Florida specifically, one significant countervailing force has been the growing importance of foreign home buyers. According to the National Association of Realtors “Profile of International Home Buying in Florida” Survey, especially buyers from Canada and Western Europe are attracted to the area by the weak
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The City of Bradenton is one of eight cities featured in a national magazine’s profile on cities that currently boast the best deals on homes.In the September/October issue of Where to Retire magazine, a national magazine geared toward helping people with retirement relocation decisions, the Bradenton-Sarasota area was named along with Ocala; Phoenix; San Diego;
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Bradenton and Sarasota are not only famous for their beautiful nature and golf courses, they also offer a broad range of historical attractions, museums or theaters. Sarasota is home to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. You will also find a multitude of art galleries lining the streets and one of the finest art
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There are bargains out there which haven’t been there for almost a decase. No, no, don’t laugh. I’m serious. Of course, I don’t mean property that is overpriced or overvalued. The kind of real estate that is only available at these times and at these prices.  Realistic sellers, short sales and foreclosures mean opportunities for
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Since January 2008 a City of Bradenton sign joins thousands of other hometown, directional and unusual automobile, caution and other signs in the world-famous Fernweh-Park Sign Post Forest in Hof, Germany. Klaus Beer the founder of the Fernwehpark in Hof, Germany with Axel Weiss The Sign Post Forest is a tourist attraction in Germany where
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Another Luxury Real Estate Auction took place on Friday at the Longboat Key Club and Resort. The responsible local Real Estate company for this auction was Sky Sotheby’s Realty of Sarasota. The auction was overseen by Daniel DeCaro Real Estate Auctions Inc. Some noticeable outcome: 1522 & 1538 N Casey Key Road 8 Bedroom(s) |
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