Best of Pine Island contest under way
The ballots for the Best of Pine Island are available in today’s Pine Island Eagle. Ballots will also be available next week (March 25). Only one ballot per person can be submitted and an individual must fill out at least 25 selections. No photo copies will be accepted.
The ballot deadline is Friday, April 3, and the winners should be announced in the Eagle on April 22.
The categories listed under food and entertainment will include bar, chef, bartender, deli, hamburger, fish sandwich, happy hour, ice cream, seafood, pizza, waiter/waitress, breakfast, lunch, dinner and waterfront dining.
The retail portion of the ballot will include art galleries, gift shops, bait and tackle, boat dealers, boat repairs and seafood markets.
The final category includes service, medical and real estate for the ballot of the Best of Pine Island. The categories include accountant, air conditioning and heating, attorney, automotive repair, bank, cabinets, computer services, health and wellness, dentist, electrician, financial service, fishing guide, flooring, hair salon/barber, hair stylist, house watch service, insurance agency, motel/inn, lawn/ landscaping service, marina, marine construction, massage therapist, nail salon, painting contractor, plant nursery, plumber, pool service, real estate agent, real estate agency and service organization/club.
Last Year’s winners were:
FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT
Bar – Bert’s Bar & Grill
Chef – Russell Dame at Red’s Seafood
Bartender – Adrienne Grabau at Red’s Seafood
Deli – Little Lilly’s Island Deli
Hamburger – Bert’s Bar & Grill
Fish Sandwich – Lazy Flamingo
Happy Hour – Miceli’s Restaurant
Ice Cream – Great Licks Ice Cream
Seafood – Red’s Seafood
Pizza – Pizza Bella
Waiter/Waitress – Denine Post at Red’s Seafood
Breakfast – Perfect Cup
Lunch – Little Lilly’s Island Deli
Dinner – Red’s Seafood
Waterfront Dining – Tarpon Lodge
Local Band – Deb & The Dynamics
RETAIL
Art Gallery – WildChild Art Gallery
Gift Shop – Island Vision
Bait & Tackle – D&D Bait & Tackle
Boat Dealer – York Rd Marine
Boat Repairs – Bob & Annie’s Boatyard
Seafood Market – Andy’s Island Seafood
SERVICE/MEDICAL/REAL ESTATE
Accountant – Pine Island Tax & Accounting
Air Conditioning & Heating – A/C Medic 911
Appliance Repair – Pine Island Home Care
Attorney – Tim Bruehl
Automotive Repair – St James City Automotive
Bank – Stonegate Bank
Cabinets – Island Floors and Interiors, Inc.
Computer Services – Anole Computer Services
Chiropractor – Mark Jeter, Chiropractor
Day Spa – Center of Attention
Dentist – Riverdale Dental
Electrician – Lee Burke
Financial Service – Spyrnal & Associates
Fishing Guide Ken Honc/ Coastal Harbor Charters
Flooring – Island Floors and Interiors, Inc.
Hair Salon/Barber – Angles of Matlacha
Hair Stylist – Heidi Talbot
Housewatch Service – Pine Island Housewatch
Insurance Agency – Safety Harbor Insurance
Motel/Inn – Knoll’s Court
Lawn/ Landscaping Service – Mike Jendrusiak
Marina – Pineland Marina
Marine Construction – Donkersloot Marine
Massage Therapist-Scarlett Player
Painting Contractor – Island Breeze Home Services
Plumber – Joel’s Plumbing
Pool Service – True Blue Pool Service
Real Estate Agent – Mike Faulkner
Real Estate Agency – Pine Island Realty
Service Organization/Club – Matlacha Hookers