After so many days of gray skies and rain, it was absolutely glorious to wake up yesterday morning to blue skies and sunshine, the way things are supposed to be, here in St. Petersburg! I was close to downtown on business, so I drove by the Chihuly Collection location on Beach Drive, just to see [...]
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I first posted on the Crislip Arcade back in August of last year. It’s worth a quick look at that post, so that you can compare the entryway to the arcade at that time to the new entryway. It used to have a very boring and stark opening at the bottom, and some old windows [...] I’ve driven past this little apartment unit on 8th Street North hundreds of times, and it never fails to catch my eye. What could be a very unremarkable 1939 four-plex is, instead, a little gem in an area of otherwise ordinary buildings. It reminds me of a little story that we read in elementary school called, [...] I was working with some friends recently to find a house for them. We found a great place in the Euclid Park neighborhood – an old bungalow in a peaceful neighborhood with a nice detached garage apartment. Their friend, a contractor, is updating it now, and they’ll be moving in soon. My friends are actually [...] There are a lot of things to like about downtown St. Petersburg these days. New energy, new attitude, new restaurants, new art museums and galleries… And a new bakery! For me, this is one of those areas where my response today is pretty much the same as it would have been when [...] Sometimes, I’m very up to date on what’s happening in our city. But on occasion, I miss something big. I recently stumbled across this new Pinellas County Job Corps complex in St. Petersburg, at the corner of 5th Avenue South and 22nd Street. The 166,000 square foot Center fills an entire block across the street from the [...] This weekend, downtown St Petersburg was the focal point for the 27th annual St. Anthony’s Triathlon. Saturday, it was the Meek and Mighty event, geared for children. And Sunday was the main event, with a 1.5K swim, followed by a 40K bicycle ride and a 10K run. Four thousand athletes were expected to participate! The St. [...] We don’t hear it so much these days, but St. Petersburg has been known as “The Sunshine City” since the early 1900’s. There was a great desire to grow the city back in those days, to add both residents and tourism. Because our fantastic weather has always been one of the big selling points of [...] The west coast of Florida has a number of great outdoor art shows throughout the fall, winter, and spring seasons. For St. Petersburg, our premier outdoor art event is, unquestionably, the Mainsail Arts Festival. Held on the waterfront in downtown St. Petersburg, this year’s Mainsail will be the 35th instance of this show! That’s pretty remarkable, but [...] |
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