Mar Vista News

Mar Vista – An Affordable Luxury

February 10, 2011

The Mar Vista Restaurant was featured in videos from the Florida Travel and Life Affordable Luxury Television Series. For a Taste of Old Florida and Florida History, visit the Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub.

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Mar Vista Expands Up!

January 27, 2011

In Spanish, Mar Vista means “Sea View” and Mar Vista’s patrons will be getting even more of a fabulous sea view when the restaurant adds a second story.  So get ready to see an even more breathtaking view of Sarasota Bay from the new deck roof.

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Longboat Key Makes Conde Nast Traveler Magazine’s ‘Top Island Destinations’ List

November 19, 2010

Conde Nast Travel Magazine has just revealed their 2010 list of “Reader’s Choice Awards,” where readers vote on their favorite destinations. This year, Longboat Key has made its debut, making the list as one of the Top Islands. Actually, Longboat Key did more than just “make” the list, they came in as the 2nd favorite [...]

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Easter Egg Hunts at the Sandbar and Mar Vista

March 30, 2010
Easter Egg Hunt at the Sandbar

Looking for family fun this weekend? If so, we invite you and your children to join us this Saturday, April 3rd for the Annual Easter Egg Hunts at both the Sandbar at 9am and the Mar Vista at 10am! We pulled some serious strings to get he Easter Bunny himself to make an appearance at [...]

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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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