Monthly Archives: October 2009

Pops in the Park Free Saturday Evening at Vinoy Park

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Bob Horn

Pops in the Park The Florida Orchestra’s Annual Free Pops in the Park concert takes place this coming Saturday, October 17th, at 7:00 PM in Vinoy Park in downtown St. Petersburg.  This year, it looks as though the concert timing … Continue reading →

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Room With A View

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Bob Horn

I’ve been working with a friend and client to help find her dream condominium – she was hoping to find a place on the water, with a great view.  We found the perfect place, made an offer, did a little negotiating, … Continue reading →

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Central Coffee Shoppe in St Petersburg

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Bob Horn

I don’t do a lot of posts about restaurants, partly because I’m not uniquely qualified to be a restaurant critic and partly because I really don’t want this blog to be all about commercial establishments.  But, once in awhile, I will post … Continue reading →

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Saturday Morning St Petersburg Sunrise

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Bob Horn

Five days a week, my wife and I wake up at 5:30, grab breakfast and coffee, get the high-schoolers off to school, then fly to the gym for an hour of torture so that we can try to stay healthy … Continue reading →

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First By Far With a Post-War Car

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Bob Horn

Okay, lest you think I’m crazy, my post title today was actually the slogan for the Studebaker Motor Company in 1947.  Studebaker started in 1857, when they produced their very first carriage.  Over time, and as technology progressed, Studebaker became a … Continue reading →

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St. Petersburg in Today Show’s Top Ten Markets!

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Bob Horn

On Tuesday morning, the Today Show aired a segment in which their Real Estate expert, Barbara Corcoran, gave her Top Ten Markets in the country in terms of being able to get a great deal on a house right now, in today’s … Continue reading →

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Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Bob Horn

Today’s title is borrowed from the song, “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)”, released by Scott McKenzie in 1967 to promote the Monterey Pop Festival.  If I knew someone today who wanted to wear flowers … Continue reading →

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Sign of the Season

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Bob Horn

Okay, so we don’t have frost on the lawn in a St. Petersburg October.  Some of you who come from the north might miss that little sign of Fall’s arrival.  But we did have a couple of nights last week … Continue reading →

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A Home in Woodlawn

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Bob Horn

St. Petersburg is a city of many neighborhoods, and some of those neighborhoods have areas of truly unique and beautiful homes.  I posted a photograph of a Craftsman style bungalow in the Kenwood neighborhood last month, so that you might feel … Continue reading →

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Better Than a Guard Dog: Security Lizard

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Bob Horn

I’ve posted about some of St. Petersburg’s public art installations in the past.  In fact, I just posted a couple of days ago about the new O Wave sculpture in front of the Ovation condominium in downtown St. Petersburg.  Well,  here … Continue reading →

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