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Cortez Fishing Festival 2010 Celebrates Fishing

February 11, 2010

This year the Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival will be held the weekend of February 20-21. Come for the great live music, nautical arts and crafts, children’s activities, environmental exhibits, and fresh Florida seafood. We will be there offering a variety of fresh Seafood treats, including our ever-popular Soft Shell Crab Sandwich, homemade Ceviche or Key [...]

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Earthquake in Haiti: Mar Vista Wall dollars donated

January 28, 2010
Mar Vista donates the dollars from it's walls to the earthquake releif in Haiti

The recent earthquake in Haiti has hit all of us in a way. Although it is impossible to really wrap our minds around the immensity of a tragedy such as this one, we have definitely wrapped our minds around one thing:  the absolute need to help.  The utter devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti [...]

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Mar Vista at the Sarasota Food and Wine Festival, Saturday, January 23rd

January 11, 2010

You do not want to miss this one! The Sarasota Food and Wine Festival, benefiting the American Lung Association, is “the must-attend wine event for the Sarasota social calendar.” Good music, beautiful tropical scenery, and palate-pleasers from some of the best local restaurants paired with select vintages from Premier Vintage Company is sure to delight [...]

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Forks & Corks Food & Wine Festival 2010

January 6, 2010
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In case you haven’t noticed, at the Sandbar, BeachHouse and Mar Vista Restaurants we really like parties, festivals, and celebrations, and the annual Forks and Corks Festival 2010 is yet another event where good food, family, and community come together in fun and service.
The annual Forks and Corks Food and Wine Festival from Jan. 29th [...]

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Longboat Key…a Perfect Place for Golfers and Non-Golfers Alike

December 9, 2009

Ed Stone’s article about picturesque Longboat Key and the surrounding area of Anna Maria Island and Sarasota, Florida appears on gogolfandtravel.com.  Stone writes of a recent visit to Longboat Key, where he had the opportunity to play at the University Park Country Club, ranked as one of Florida’s top courses by Golf Digest and Golfweek [...]

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December 13 Launch Party for “Wyatt’s Revenge”

November 2, 2009
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On December 13th, from 3-5pm the Mar Vista be hosting a launch party for H. Terrel Griffin’s new book “Wyatt’s Revenge”. All of his books take place on Longboat Key, and the Mar Vista is referenced along with many of the local Longboat Key regulars namely Graham Cox in the book his name is [...]

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