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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 ...

The Don CeSar stands majestically like a large coral sandcastle welcoming visitors as they cross the Pinellas Bayway and arrive on St. Pete Beach.  The "Don" has become a recognized icon for St. Pete Beach all over the world.

I had the pleasure of attending a wedding held here.  It was more spectacular than any I have seen in a movie or on television.   The couple ...

  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 ...

Breakfast, said to be the most important meal of the day, can be fun.  We have the well known Bob Evans, Perkins and Denny's BUT we also have some uniquely special places that offer delicious food and great atmosphere. 

Residents have known about these special places for years and now tourists and snow birds have discovered these hideaways that specialize in breakfast and lunch.

Munch's Sundries and Restaurant is located at 3920 ...

A new neighbor was asking me about shopping today.  She has moved to a shopper's paradise.

There are "malls" peppered through-out Pinellas County and Tampa.  Tyrone and Countryside are two popular malls with Pennys, Dillards, Macys and Sears as anchor stores.  Gulf Boulevard, that runs up and down adjacent to the beaches, is dotted with specialty and souvenir shops.  

Across the bridge in Tampa, just a short ...

"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 ...

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 ...

Woody's is a popular hang out for locals and visitors that return year after year.  I met friends there tonight for fun and we enjoyed their great cheeseburgers and spicy wings.  They like to advertise that they are "so close to the water that your burger might get wet."  That is absolutely true. 

You can sit outside on the deck and be up close and personal to the inlet to the ...

Tired of doing "have tos,"overwhelmed by responsibilities, and ready to "just let go" and relax?  I have discovered the place for you.  TradeWinds Island Grand Resort is located on St. Pete Beach and offers the perfect environment to rest, relax, and rejuvenate.

Rated by AAA as a four-diamond resort, the TradeWinds Island Grand Resort is perfect for couples, families and singles.   While parents relax and get re-acquainted children can enjoy the ...