One of the huge attractions of St. Petersburg is the abundance of water for sport and for play. Within 30 minutes of us, people can get to the Gulf, the Bay, Hillsborough River, or any number of lakes. And once they get to those bodies of water, there are any number of activities that they can [...]
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I’ve been wanting to get down to the Saturday Morning Market for weeks, but each weekend, there has been something getting in my way. This past weekend, I finally made it down there, and what a treat it was! Beautiful blue skies and sunshine, temperatures right around the low seventies, live music, lots of fresh [...] Not sure if this feathered friend is just looking for a safe place to rest, away from land-based distractions, or if he is hoping for a sail on Tampa Bay on this gorgeous day. In any case, he noticed me and gave me some suspicious looks as I paused to photograph him. This image was taken [...] Balloon Man and Friends (click for larger image) One of the things that makes St. Petersburg a great place to live is that we have ’big city’ amenities, but we still manage to hold onto some of the old small town flavor of yesteryear. Today’s post is a good example of this concept. Last Saturday, in our neighborhood, we had our third [...] Saturday night was the sixteenth annual Pops in the Park – the Florida Orchestra made beautiful music in Vinoy Park, for free, on a crisp, dry, cool evening for a park filled with appreciative listeners. Average attendance at the outdoor concert has been about 12,000 people, so this event clearly strikes a chord with St. [...] 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 for another hundred years or so. After the gym, it’s cleanup time and then start [...] St. Petersburg’s parks are plentiful and beautiful and peaceful, but sometimes it’s nice to leave the manicured feel behind and immerse yourself into a park setting that feels more like you’re miles from nowhere. If you find yourself having that urge, I would like to recommend Sawgrass Lake Park to you. It’s only ten minutes [...] Abercrombie Park Walkway St. Petersburg has great parks scattered all over the city, making it an easy task for pretty much anyone to get to the park for some fresh air, a walk, or just a momentary escape from city life. In fact, on the city’s web site, it is reported that St. Petersburg has more [...] The Cupcake Spot – Click for Larger Photo Okay, it was bound to happen. Me talking about good things to eat, that is. I wasn’t sure if I was going to publish posts about shops or businesses or restaurants, but, really, why not? They are all a part of what makes St. Petersburg a fun [...] Taking Off From Albert Whitted When I was a kid, sometimes my dad would need to drive someone over to the Tampa airport or pick someone up from the airport. Whenever I could, I tried to go along for the ride. In those days, there were no security gates, no TSA personnel, and nothing to [...] |
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