Category Archives: Places

St. Petersburg’s Fresh Market is Open!

I first posted about The Fresh Market coming to St. Petersburg back on November 4th of 2009.  The southwest corner of 4th Street North and 30th Avenue, which was, many years ago, the Cocoanut Grove Motel, then the Cocoanut Grove Shops, … Continue reading

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Fresh Market Update

 Back in November of 2009, I posted about the new St. Petersburg Fresh Market that is coming to the corner of Fourth Street North and 30th Avenue.  At the time of that post, the old Cocoanut Grove shopping center was … Continue reading

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St. Petersburg Wecomes You

I know – it’s a pretty generic-sounding greeting.  But it’s really very appropriate and it’s definitely true!  Whether you’re already a St. Petersburg resident who is returning from a visit to some other land, or you’re a vacationer, stopping in … Continue reading

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New Social Security Hearings Office on Central Avenue

 If you’ve driven downtown in the past few months and noticed construction going on at the old Bank of America building on Central Avenue, between 8th Street North and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Street North, you might be curious … Continue reading

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New Bakery Downtown!

 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 … Continue reading

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Job Corps Coming Soon…

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 … Continue reading

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Chihuly Fine Art Glass Gallery Downtown

Dale Chihuly, whose amazing fine art glass creations are known the world over, has chosen St. Petersburg for his first ever permanent collection/gallery.  Although the initial plans were made in 2005, the economic downturn wreaked havoc on the early plans, which … Continue reading

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Canoeing at Weedon Island Preserve

One of the huge attractions of St. Petersburg is the abundance of water for sport and for play.  Within 30 minutes of us, people can get to the Gulf, the Bay, Hillsborough River, or any number of lakes.  And once they … Continue reading

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Cassis – Another New Beach Drive Destination

 Cassis American Brasserie has taken over the empty space on the Beach Drive side of the Ovation Condominium building, promising an ‘affordable French-American brasserie menu’.  The restaurant began limited operations last weekend in an invitation-only setting, allowing the chefs and … Continue reading

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Osprey Flying High

Although almost all of my posts are about St. Petersburg life, I actually do leave the city limits sometimes!  And if there’s something nearby, something that I can get to without too long  a drive, then it’s worth telling you … Continue reading

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