Mounted police in downtown St Petersburg Florida
September 15th, 2009 categories: Downtown St Petersburg
Mounted Police in downtown St Petersburg
Today mounted police began patrolling downtown St Petersburg. This is the first day on the job for Brooklyn and Jacob, who came to downtown St Pete from Boston. Boston recently disbanded their mounted police after a century of work.
Their loss is our gain. Brooklyn and Jacob and their police riders are shown here patrolling in Straub Park. I first saw them an hour ago as they passed the St Petersburg Yacht Club where I was having lunch. They’re new, so people coming out of their businesses and condos throughout downtown to see what’s happening. The St Petersburg Police Department has patrolled downtown in cars, on foot, on bicycles and Segways for some years, and the horses are a welcome addition. Just one more happening outside our ALVA International office on Beach Drive in downtown St. Pete.
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Taste of Pinellas 2009
May 30th, 2009 categories: Downtown St Petersburg, Events, Places to Eat
The waterfront Vinoy Park in downtown St Petersburg is the site for the 2009 Taste of Pinellas, a fundraiser for All Children’s Hospital.It runs from noon to 10 pm today and from noon to 7 pm on Sunday. Admission is free, then you buy tickets at 8 for $5 which you can use for food and drinks from over 40 restaurants. Selections range from 2 to 12 tickets. There’s live music, games, and even fireworks after dark.
Lots of local restaurants are supporting this event and providing favorite foods: Pacific Wave, the Hurricane, Parkshore Grill, Red Mesa, The Pub, Pepins, Snappers and more. Even the soon to open 400 Beach Seafood & Tap House is there, offering Seafood Louie salad and King Crab tails. There’s enough to make your mouth water, from fried chicken to grouper, from jambalaya to vanilla bean creme brulee.
All Children’s Hospital will open their new building later this year. All Children’s is a regional facility which includes a 97-bed neonatal intensive care unit, a vardiovascular intensive care unit, and a pediatric cancer and blood disorders center. You can watch the progress on this webcam.
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Webb’s City Musical at The Palladium St Petersburg
May 15th, 2009 categories: Events, Lifestyle
Last night George, Tami and I enjoyed Webb’s City: The Concert Version at The Palladium Theater in downtown St Petersburg. I remember back when Webb’s City store/mall/entertainment covered 10 city blocks in downtown St Petersburg. It’s hard now to imagine a store that huge in downtown St Pete. The musical covered Doc Webb’s life, as well as the Bust and Boom period of St Petersburg, starting back in the 1920s. The Palladium is also a beautiful building to enjoy, with its classic architecture. We’re grateful to St Petersburg College for making this venue possible. I even heard SPC president Carl Kuttler referred to as the Doc Webb of today’s downtown.
You still have a chance to see the performance – it runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday this weekend, May 15-17.
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Andalusian horses perform in downtown St Petersburg
February 18th, 2009 categories: Downtown St Petersburg, Events, Lifestyle
Sunday afternoon, February 22nd, in conjunction with its current exhibition, Albrecht Durer, the Museum of Fine Arts in downtown St Petersburg is presenting Durer Family Day in North Straub Park, from 1-4 pm. There will be a jousting tournament, performances by Andalusian horses, story telling and arts activities.
That’s right across the street from our new ALVA International, Inc. real estate office.
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Dog treats at Wags in downtown St Petersburg Florida
February 16th, 2009 categories: Downtown St Petersburg, Lifestyle, Pets
Wags on Beach Drive in downtown St Petersburg Florida has these delectable treats in their bakery case – but they’re for your dog, not for you! Click on the photo for a larger view of the dog treats.
Wags has healthy food for your dog as well as traditional treats, but these are really unique. Wags is now open and their doggie day care will start next week, from 7 am to 6 pm. Current hours start at 9 and grooming and spa services are available.
Visit the Wags website for more information.
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Too Jays leaves Baywalk
October 7th, 2008 categories: Downtown St Petersburg
This morning TooJay’s Deli at Baywalk in downtown St Petersburg held a meeting to tell their employees that they were closing their doors, effective immediately. Most of the furniture has already been moved, and the sign is down. Too Jay’s is still planning to open new locations, but this one wasn’t generating enough income.
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Kahwa Coffee Shop in downtown St Petersburg
September 17th, 2008 categories: Downtown St Petersburg
Kahwa Coffee Shop, with French roots, is on the corner of 2nd St N and 5th Ave N in downtown St Petersburg Florida. Owned by Perrier and Thibault, it’s become a favorite “Cheers” type of place. Even the New York Times wrote about Kahwa in their article on St. Pete.
The owners actually roast their own coffee beans Read the rest of this entry »
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Downtown St Petersburg: another view
April 4th, 2008 categories: Downtown St Petersburg, Events, Lifestyle, Places to Eat
Downtown St Petersburg experienced as “a tourist” was the topic of a recent blog post by Shakespeare’s Sister. She and her husband spent the weekend at Inn at the Bay and enjoyed downtown St Pete. Moon Under Water and Paciugo’s gelaterie were restaurant stops, and they enjoyed the Saturday morning market, SPIFFS St Petersburg International Folk Fair and the Festival of Speeds. Check her post for impressions and photos.
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Prohibition Club to open on Beach Drive
March 22nd, 2008 categories: Downtown St Petersburg, Things To Do
Downtown St Petersburg will have yet another “Destination” on Beach Drive – in between Parkshore Grille, Moon Under Water and the yet-to-be-determined restaurant at 400 Beach – the Prohibition Club in Grayl’s Hotel. For months I’ve been watching the renovations as I’ve driven from the Vinoy to my office every morning. I even took some photos of the progress.
Dale and Mary Grayl bought the parkside hotel in 1994 and had plans (”had” being the operative word) to add 5 floors on top of the hotel. The current 1920s Jazz Age theme is appropriate for the historic building and will be enhanced with a display out front of 1920s cars.
You won’t be able to just walk in and enjoy the club, though – you’ll have to either join the club or rent one of the remaining 10 hotel rooms. This is the first of the Grayl 3 year plan – this year the club, next year a restaurant on the patio, and following that, a Cigar Lounge upstairs.
No wonder Tampa has “St Pete envy” – we’re a desirable place to live, work and play.
3/23/08 addition: Paul Swider wrote about this in the St Pete Times today.
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