Sandbridge News

If you have not taken advantage of the savings by signing up early for the Double Clutch Tournament there are only a few days left!

Saturday morning you may have noticed a large number of horse trailers driving south through Sandbridge. Friends of the Virginia Beach Police Mounted Patrol held a charity ride on the beach.

The Sandbridge Beach Civic League 3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for April 7th at Little Island Park (Shelter One). The hunt begins at 10:30 a.m.

Warm weather has brought the Ospreys back to their nest by the water tower. SandbridgeLife.com has registered the nest with Osprey Watch – Center for Conservation Biology and we would like to work with our neighbors and friends to track the nest activity.

Back Bay Music Blast 2012 is a fundraising event held to raise funds for Back Bay. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2012 from 2 – 6 p.m. at 1501 Gum Bridge Road (Cedar Hall Farms).

Preparation for the summer tourist season is underway throughout Sandbridge Beach. Rental properties are being remodeled and several areas along Sandbridge Beach are receiving improvements.

Residents in the Sandbridge area have built a website, savesandbridge.com, to voice concerns about the development of an apartment community on Sandbridge Road.

Construction is underway at the corner of Upton and Sandbridge Road on “Sandbridge Marketplace.” Mike Fisher of Princessboro Development/Global Real Estate Investment Company is leading this effort to create a diversely appropriated structure that enhances the community.

“Blues running, cars crashing on Sandbridge Road, surfers shivering, spring cleaning, all the signs are here, the winter’s over.” Those were the topics of interest in March 1976 in Sandbridge.

Come out to the Baja Restaurant on Saturday, March 3, to celebrate the life of Neil “FiFi” Roberts.

Looking for something fun to do this weekend in Sandbridge? Here are a couple of fun events you may want to check out…

The Double Clutch Bass Fishing Tournament Executive Committee has announced that thanks to great community support and donations to the Bob Aaron Memorial Scholarship in 2011 two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded this year.

City officials presented information on the Sand Replenishment at the Civic League meeting on Saturday.

Sandbridge SUPers will be paddling out Saturday, February 25th, to participate in Stand Up Paddle Back Bay.

At the next Civic League meeting (Feb. 18 @10:30) city officials will provide an update for the Sand Replenishment Project.