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Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Lucky Dill


To me it is the music that I enjoy about being at the 'Dill. As we call it. The Lucky Dill. Located in the Colonial Bank Building on Tampa Avenue in downtown Tampa. A mainstay and popular business district lunch spot. Also open for a NY style deli lunch on Saturday afternoons. They are "the" place to lunch downtown and you are guaranteed to see someone. If you know someone ...

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

The Rack


We spend our nights out here. Not with the intent to get drunk, though there is an intent to drink and we all know that leads to drunkenness. But here, there is more. So much more. It is where a lot of my Tampa life has happened and un-happened. Men, dates, break ups and sob stories. And food. A lot of nights revolved around the menu. All made and told ...

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

Moxie's Cafe - One of Tampa's Best


Looking for a scrumptious sandwich, a Cuban-pressed breakfast bread, a delicious salad or a delectable dessert?  Or maybe you just want a caffe latte or espresso.  If so, Moxie's Café is the place for you.

This family owned café has been in business for 13 years and is a South Tampa and Westshore area favorite.  It's a small place with a big heart!  Great food, affordable prices, awesome service and a cozy ...

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

A Little Bit of Vegas in Tampa


The Seminole Hardrock Hotel & Casino - Tampa is the Tampa Bay area's only casino.  Operated by the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida, the Seminole Hardrock offers the feel of Vegas only ten minutes east of downtown Tampa.

It features a 12-story hotel with 250 rooms, including 46 suites.  The rooms are spacious and give you that feeling of truly escaping the real world.

Some of the amenities include:

Huge casino open 24-hours ...

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

Suncoast Resort & Hotel - An Open-Minded Resort


The Suncoast Resort & Hotel, located in St. Petersburg (just 20 minutes west of Tampa), is the world's largest all gay resort and entertainment complex.  It is strictly for adults 21 and over and ID is required.

It features 120 room and suites, the Flamingo Restaurant, 5 bars, an all gay shopping mall, heated pool, 9 tennis courts, leather bar & shop, 2 white sand volleyball courts, a live theater, meeting ...

Friday, February 9th, 2007

Tampa's Great Shopping and Restaurants - WestShore Plaza


Just a mile south of International Plaza and Bay Street, you'll find another one of Tampa's wonderful malls: WestShore Plaza.

Located in the Westshore Business District, about one mile from Tampa International Airport and five miles from downtown Tampa, Westshore Plaza offers an affordable yet high-class shopping experience. There are 115 stores, a 14-theatre AMC movie complex and restaurants such as P.F. Changs, Maggiano's Little Italy, The Palm Restaurant and ...

Friday, February 9th, 2007

In the cellar: one of Tamp's little wine havens.


History and romance are what inspired Shawn and Mary Sarkisian to open their little wine shop in FishHawk Ranch’s Park Square.

“It’s all grapefruit” essentially, Shawn said, but the difference between wines made in the U.S. and those in France, Germany or Italy is the history of it. “You’re drinking the same wine Napoleon drank,” he said.

For this couple, that’s the romantic part.

The Sarkisians, who began collecting wine five years ago, ...

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

Tampa's Great Shopping and Restaurants - International Plaza and Bay Street


International Plaza and Bay Street is an upscale retail center, which borders Tampa International Airport, located in the Westshore Business District and is only 5 miles from downtown Tampa.

The mall features 200+ specialty shops and restaurants and is anchored by Nordstroms, Dillards, Neiman Marcus and Robb & Stucky Interiors.

Bay Street, which is connected to the mall, offers a "town" atmosphere with brick walks, indoor and outdoor eating, boutiques, retail sidewalk ...

Monday, February 5th, 2007

Tampa's Staten Island influence


Louis Gallo has always been an entrepreneur. He’s owned a jewelry store, a deli, a pizzeria, even a limousine service, but Chianti’s Restaurante is his first fine dining venture.

The name of the place comes from one of his favorites in Brooklyn, where great wine and entrée selections are served in abundance, he said.

After moving from Staten Island to Lithia last year to retire with his wife, Sandra, he decided he ...

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Tampa’s Premiere Accessory: Centro Ybor


One of Tampa’s hottest night spots --- known for cigars, booze and family-friendly fare --- among other things, Ybor City is one of the most historic and eclectic districts in the city.

But that’s not what this area of the city is known for.

A stone’s throw from downtown, and a hop and skip from Tampa Bay, Ybor is host to Tampa’s “red-light district”, filled with nightclubs and bars, making for an ...