So, we keep hearing about poor attendance at the Rays home games. We like the Rays and we support them, but I”m afraid we’re part of that big mass of people who just don’t get around to going to the games. Well, we decided that it was time to change that, so last Friday, a [...]
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If you’re anything like me, you’ll probably have a hard time believing the title of this post. That’s easy to understand. We’re constantly bombarded with commercials online, on the radio, and on television that supposedly offer free credit scores and free credit reports. They even have the word ‘free’ in their web addresses. But when you [...] I’m not sure how many community gardens there might be in St. Petersburg – I imagine that there are lots of private ones, but in terms of city-owned, city-sponsored gardens, I’m aware of two: Azalea Community Garden and Bartlett Park Community Garden. I know that the Azalea garden has been around for many years, and that [...] Most people have, as one of their basic human needs, the need to identify with something. Maybe with a lot of things. People, places, groups, philosophies, personality types, and… neighborhoods. Whether you call it a sense of identity, a sense of place, or a sense of belonging, people like to feel like their neighborhood is [...] I’ve lived in St. Petersburg since I was four years old. And that was a pretty long time ago! When I was a kid, we lived in a neighborhood called Sheryl Manor, close to the Northwest Rec Center and just minutes from what is now Tyrone Square Mall. On weekends, we would always go to visit [...] You see a lot of photographs of St. Petersburg’s downtown skyline. They’re usually taken from the Pier, because it’s right there and it gives one a nice view of the downtown area. But I was driving around Snell Isle recently and I came upon an empty lot with Tampa Bay frontage. I walked out to [...] I know today is only Wednesday, but I’m posting this today so that you all know about it in time to build it into your Saturday schedule. The annual ArtsAlive Free Museum day will be this Saturday, September 26th, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Free admission to all of these museums! Choose your favorites, [...] Sales and Listing data for the Pinellas Real Estate market is analyzed each month by our local Real Estate board, PRO (Pinellas Realtor Organization). Analysis of August’s data was completed last week, and it appears that the trend of the past few months is continuing, which is good news and gives me continued cause for [...] The Science Center (click on picture for larger image) St. Petersburg has a great place for the aspiring scientist in your family, and if you don’t already know about it, you should. It’s called the Science Center, and it’s located on 22nd Avenue North, just about a half mile west of Tyrone Square Mall at [...] Today is the day for the City of St. Petersburg’s Primary Election. Voters will cast their ballot for a new mayor, with ten candidates to choose from. The two favorites will move forward to the November election, at which time we’ll make the final choice for the man or woman who will become our new [...] |
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