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Wedding Wire Awards

February 2, 2012

Anna Maria, Florida– February 1, 2012 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding Marketplace, is excited to announce that the Sandbar and Beachhouse Restaurants have been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for Best Ceremony and Reception Venues.

The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization, the Sandbar and Beachhouse Restaurants were selected based on their stellar reviews from past newlywed clients.

The Sandbar and Beachhouse Restaurants have been recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, as the number one ceremony and reception venues nationwide, chosen from over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is thrilled to honor the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Since the launch of the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program four years ago, thousands of outstanding wedding professionals have been recognized by the bridal community for their supreme service and dedication to the wedding industry. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate The Sandbar and the Beachhouse Restaurants for their continued professionalism and commitment to enriching the wedding planning experience for engaged couples.”

We are happy to announce that Sandbar and Beachhouse Restaurants are two of the very best ceremony and reception venues within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. Thanks to their positive feedback we were able to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2012.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at www.groupersandwich.com

To learn more about the Bride’s Choice Awards™, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

About WeddingWire, Inc.
WeddingWire™, the nation’s leading marketplace serving the $70 billion wedding industry, is the only online wedding planning resource designed to empower both engaged couples and wedding professionals. For engaged couples, WeddingWire offers the ability to search, compare and book over 200,000 reviewed wedding vendors, from wedding venues to wedding photographers. WeddingWire also offers a comprehensive suite of online planning tools for weddings, including wedding websites and wedding checklists, all at no charge. For wedding professionals, WeddingWire is the only all-in-one marketing platform for businesses online and on-the-go. WeddingWire offers one simple solution to build a professional network, improve search visibility, manage social media and reach mobile consumers. Businesses that advertise with WeddingWire appear on WeddingWire.com, ProjectWedding.com and other leading sites, including MarthaStewartWeddings.com (NYSE: MSO), Brides.com and Weddingbee.com.

Food and Wine on Pine

February 2, 2012

Pine Avenue in the City of Anna Maria will be the site of the 2nd Annual Food and Wine on Pine event Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 11:00 am – 7:00 pm. This event will showcase the best food, wine, art and music the area has to offer. Visitors will experience an upscale art and culinary event featuring fresh, local and seasonal Florida foods provided by 25 of the areas locally owned and independent restaurants. The food creations will be complimented by more than 30 wines and a variety of craft beers.

Various art exhibits are planned including a juried art show with over 60 artists, chalk art and live art demonstrations, an exhibit at the Studio at Gulf and Pine titled Reflections of Anna Maria,  an emerging artists and children’s art tents.

History is an integral part of Anna Maria. Actors will be dressed in period costumes telling tales of Anna Maria’s storied past. In addition, there will be street performers, minstrels and over 30 musical acts.  The event is family friendly with a children’s art and activity area where children can discover their inner artist by creating an art project or helping to paint the Tom Sawyer fence. The event is styled in such a way that numerous vignettes will be positioned all along Pine Avenue from Northshore Drive to the Historical Anna Maria City Pier, with plenty of seating to take in the various performances and entertainment. Mini stages as well as the porches of Pine Avenue buildings, street corners and the avenue’s nooks and cranny spots will house the various vendors positioned to give the feel of a meandering stroll down one of the most historic streets in Anna Maria. It is reminiscent of how the early visitors arrived by steamship from Tampa to promenade down Pine Avenue to the bathhouse which is now the site of the Sandbar Restaurant.

The event is expected to draw 4000 people interested in experiencing this upscale culinary and cultural event. While admission to the event is free, wine glasses and plates are available for purchase for a total of $3.00. Tickets for food and beverages are $1.00 each. Most items will be priced between 2-8 tickets. Event parking at the Anna Maria Island Community Center and at Crosspoint Fellowship church is free with a free trolley shuttle from Crosspoint to Pine Avenue. Event proceeds will go to benefit local art and children’s charities such as the Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra, Anna Maria Island Community Center, Cultural Connections and the Anna Maria Island Art League. Information on the event and sponsorship opportunities can be obtained by contacting Caryn Hodge at 941-778-8705 or chodge@chilesgroup.com.

Valentine’s Day

February 2, 2012

Love is in everything we do, especially the fabulous food our chefs prepare for you. This Valentine’s Day our chefs are planning on really bringing on the love with special menus for you and your special someone. Join us at any one of our three waterfront restaurants and prepare to be delighted with mouth watering [...]

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New Year’s Eve Extravaganza

December 27, 2011

On Saturday, December 31, 2011 The BeachHouse Restaurant will host the 18th Annual New Year’s Eve Extravaganza – A magical night of dinner, dancing, music, party favors, and bubbly topped off with a spectacular fireworks display at midnight (weather permitting). The excitement starts at 9:00 pm. Price is $99.99 per person and is available by [...]

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Sandbar Winemaker Dinner

December 2, 2011

Sandbar Restaurant and Lola Wines Winemaker Dinner Location: Sandbar Restaurant Event Pavilion Friday, January 27, 2012, 6:30 pm Owner Ed Chiles and Chef Ian Fairweather of the award winning Sandbar Restaurant present a special evening with an exceptional four-course menu created to highlight the Lola wines from California winemaker Seth Cripe. Dinner selections include Gulf [...]

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A Surprise Proposal at the Sandbar

December 2, 2011

Gabriel and I live in Ocala but go to Tampa quite a bit for fishing and to explore the beautiful city. Last Saturday, 11-26-11, he told me to get ready as he wanted to get out of Ocala and see where the wind took us. Of course he already had called the Sandbar and knew exactly where he was taking [...]

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