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Friday, March 23rd, 2007

A Fun Weekend in Paradise


Temperatures in the 80's and sunshine glistening off the Gulf.  Add sugar white beaches and a weekend of fun and St. Petersburg offers paradise to all our visitors. 

The Legends of Baseball come to Bright House Networks Field this Sunday.  We are especially excited to see Wade Boggs return to the field.  The Home Run Derby begins at 6PM and the Legends Game starts at &PM.  For details you can call ...

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Dalifest


Come join the fun as the Dali Museum celebrates its 25th Anniversary here in St. Pete.

It is located at 1000 3rd Street South.  Six different live bands will be performing throughout the day.  Festivities begin at 11 and run until 8PM.  The adjacent gallery is open 9:30 AM until 7PM.  The outdoor celebration is free.  The admission to the gallery is $7, children under 12 are free.  It is an ...

Friday, March 16th, 2007

Happy St. Patrick's Day!


clover.jpg  The Irish will be celebrating this weekend.  The traditional Rough Rider's St. Patrick's Day night parade will be held in Ybor City beginning at 8 PM.    The Bay area Renaissance Festival currently going on in Tampa will have an Irish theme this weekend.

It is being held behind MOSI, Tampa's Museum Of Science and Industry.  I went to the Renaissance Festival last weekend and it ...

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007

Double your pleasure. Double your fun.


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It's not necessary to choose between going to Orlando or vacationing at the beach.  You can fly into one city in Florida and out of another.  Rental car companies don't charge drop off fees if you pick your car up at one location and drop it off at another. 

Fly into Orlando, enjoy 4 days at Disney's Parks with a ...

Friday, March 9th, 2007

We're on TV this weekend.


strawberry.jpg Throughout the United States people who are tuned into sports on TV will have the opportunity to see our postcard perfect weather here in the St. Pete/Tampa area.  We have the PODS Golf Championship, Spring Training and the ACC Tournament all going on here.  It is exciting.

In addition there are tons of other things happening to get you outside and enjoying fun in the ...

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Golf year round


golf1.jpg"Fore!"   Come and play golf where the pros play.  The PGA Tour FEDEX Cup PODS Championship tees off Thursday at the famed Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor.  It is exciting that so many of the world's best golfer's are coming back into our area.  We host several PGA and LPGA Championships every year on our manicured courses.

There are ...

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

Visitors have found the fun and Sun here in St. Pete


The smorgasbord of different license plates on the vehicles here in St. Pete is proof that people across the country have discovered this fantastic stretch of paradise. The various accents being used by the people at our restaurants, attractions and beach show that the word has spread globally that St. Petersburg is the place to visit.   Many Europeans combine a week stay in Orlando ( just a 90 minute drive away) ...

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

Weekend Fun


This weekend there is a smorgasbord of activities to choose from here in the St. Pete area. The first Friday of every month downtown comes alive with a giant street party on Cental Avenue from 2nd to 3rd Street.  It starts at 5:30 and lasts until 10 PM when many continue the fun at BayWalk's bars and restaurants.  Nearby, Gulfport holds it's monthly First Friday Art Walk where local artists ...

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Downtown St. Petersburg


Instead of taking my daily walk on the beach today, I decided to walk around downtown St. Pete.  As a writer, I am also a lover of books consequently Haslam's Book Store on Central Avenue is one of my favorite places to explore.  Filled with new and used books, it is a book browsers paradise.  I made a stop there today as I explored downtown.

I walked from there down to ...

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Fort De Soto Park


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Tuesday, I spent the afternoon enjoying Fort De Soto Park.  It was named America's #1 Beach in 2005.  The sand looks white like flour or sugar and extends for miles.  There is an actual fort here. The original structure, features canons and a museum that can be explored for free.  Fort De Soto is listed with the National Registry of Historic Places.   

There are miles ...