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Debbi
Lawrence, KS
Full time higher education communications professional, part time web/social media content manager
Interests: live music. travel. social media. event planning. higher education. photography. shopping. writing. community.
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For the past three days, we've been featuring friends and customers who are graduating this spring. Today's entry is from Nicole, who along with yesterday's guest blogger, Andrea, has been a fixture in the bar on Thursday nights. What's your... Continue reading
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Each year, we try to remember to highlight some of our favorite customers who happen to be graduating and moving on. Here's the second feature for 2013, Andrea, a Thursday night regular. Click here to read about another graduate, Dr.... Continue reading
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Each year (except last year, because I was busy with a baby and maybe a little bit lazy), we highlight some of our Sandbar regulars who are graduating and moving on. Or maybe graduating and not moving on. Either way.... Continue reading
If you're graduating this spring, or even if you graduated last December, and you're a fan of the Sandbar, we'd love to feature you on our blog. If you're up for it, here are a few questions you can answer... Continue reading
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Congratulations, Class of 2013! Your commemorative graduation pint glasses have arrived, just in time for Tropical Thursday and $2.50 tropical drinks. Here's the design on the glass: We've got them in both red and blue, and the Sandbar logo is... Continue reading
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Here's a nice little note one of our customers left for Dave last Friday night. Dave was feeling especially patriotic on Friday. He played Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA." Since this is the Sandbar, he also played "Party in... Continue reading
We can't believe it's already April, and that means Commencement isn't far behind. Which might be music to the ears of those of you graduating! Or maybe not, if you're not quite ready to leave college. Anyway, it's time for... Continue reading
It's back! One of our very favorite downtown events is coming back this year for the third time- the Kansas Relays shot put! It's also one of the most unique events to take place in Lawrence. We hope you'll join... Continue reading
Wondering where Patrick, Peach's brother and a fixture at the Sandbar, has been lately? He's on a boat. He recently took a new job, so he's off on a boat in the ocean most of the time. Here's the first... Continue reading
What's a webtini, you ask? It's a cocktail of social, web and tech advice, combined with fun people and customer service. Oh, and actual cocktails. Our friends at Philsquare, a Lawrence-based web development company, are hosting their second Webtini event... Continue reading
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Another St. Patrick's Day is in the books! And we're exhausted. St. Patrick's Day is our favorite holiday of the year, and we spend a lot of time, money and effort making it fun not only for us, but for... Continue reading
Remember Danny? He tended bar at the Sandbar for many, many years, and he still does occasionally when we need help. Danny graduated from nursing school, moved to Kansas City and now works at Children's Mercy Hospital in the oncology... Continue reading
Big news, Sandbar fans! Peach is opening a Sandbar Sub Shop in downtown Lawrence, right across the street from the Sandbar! While we're sad that our neighbor and frequent breakfast and lunch spot the Mirth Cafe had to move down... Continue reading
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Awhile ago, we wrote about bartender Tyler and his wife Kristen's wedding last October. Of course the newlyweds took Sandbar shirts along on their honeymoon! We would have had to fire Tyler if he'd forgotten a shirt picture for us.... Continue reading
Sunday night was the 11th annual Pub Quiz trivia event to benefit the Lawrence St. Patrick's Day Parade, which benefits local children's charities. Eleven years already- wow. The Sandbar has had a team in this event for at least most... Continue reading
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Yesterday the Sandbar was the site of an event new to us: hosting an author to talk about his book. We opened up early around 3 p.m. for the Lawrence Public Library's event with Tim Dorsey, a Florida author who... Continue reading
Valentine's Day is coming up fast. Have you bought your sweetheart a gift yet? For those of you who need a little extra help in the gift-buying department, here are a few ideas. Mustache heart pint glasses Shameless self-promotion here,... Continue reading
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We have a few photos of Sandbar shirts in Jamaica, but we love all things tropical, so we don't mind! Here's another shirt picture that magically appeared on our wall one day. We especially love Negril. That's where Dave and... Continue reading
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Now that 2012 is over and I'm way behind in sharing stories from last year...let's feature the second Sandbar wedding of the year: Tyler and Kristen. The happy couple met at the Sandbar through mutual friends back in early 2009... Continue reading
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I don't think we've had a Sandbar shirt picture from Maine before! The other day at the bar, I noticed some new shirt pictures had been posted on the bulletin board by customers in spaces that were left when other... Continue reading
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We recently put out a call for a new Valentine's Day pint glass design, since we haven't crowdsourced a design in over a year. We got several submissions and we loved them all. Here's the first one. It's printed and... Continue reading
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Since the crazy new Wheel of Happyness isn't quite enough to make people blind, dizzy or cross-eyed, Dave thought he'd add something else to the mix: another spinning light thingamajig. Another box showed up today (following up the recent deliveries... Continue reading
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2012 was the year of Sandbar weddings. Not one, not two, but THREE of our former bartenders got married last year. First up, our man on the street Pat and Andrea. Here's what Pandrea, as they are affectionately known to... Continue reading
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They would certainly tell us about all the strange things hiding in the bar. Dave came home from the bar today with a gift for his toddler: a pint-sized chair. He found it in the up above the women's restroom,... Continue reading
Love it! That's a great idea.
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