Bill's Blog

Centro Asturiano in Ybor City offers swing dancing every Thursday in the Grand Ballroom. Centro Asturiano is located on 1913 Nebraska Avenue in Ybor City (Tampa and Ybor City melt into each other) - The $7. admission charge includes a free swing dance lesson which takes place from 7-8pm. Thereaft...

Gulfport Casino - Wednesday is swing night and not just this week! EVERY Wednesday night is swing night and this has been going on for the last 10 years! It is one of the biggest locations in the state if you enjoy swing dancing! This is such a big thing that hundreds of dancers participate in th...

Yes, here is more news about festivities connected with that pirate invasion! The Gasparilla Distance Marathon Classic will be taking place on Sunday, February 10th in Tampa. The event is sponsored by Publix Supermarkets.Actually, it is a two day event! The 15k and 5k races will be on Saturday, F...

It is something I cannot stress enough - whatever party you are in (or not) and whoever you support - JUST GET OUT AND VOTE TODAY HERE IN FLORIDA!!!!!!!!!!!!! When you compare the statistics in our country to other countries, it is appalling, how few take advantage of our right to vote! It is som...

Gained weight over the holidays? Planning on going back to the gym? Haven't been there in years and thinking of perhaps making the move? First of all, try to get a partner to go with you! Your chances of continuing are better if you have a partner so you can motivate each other. My daughter is go...

It is so important to reconnect with all of those people you have contact with - the car repair guy, the hairdresser, the dentist, doctor, lawyer, baker, lady at the pharmacy that you see all the time - getting back in touch with these people is so very important! Let them know that you are in re...

This one is from last month, as you can tell from the Santa Bear in the background! It is of my daughter and granddaughter - Corinna is 27 and the baby turned 14 months a couple of days ago! Looking at her daughter brings back so many memories of when my own daughter was that age! Although Corinn...

What do you do with those old batteries, paint and other materials that you cannot put into the regular trash collection? You can take them to the fire department! They collect these materials and make sure that they are disposed of in an environmentally safe way.This Saturday in Pinellas County ...

This weekend the Dunedin Fine Arts Council is holding a PODS Festival! This is going to be a really unusual and worthwhile event! Artists are transforming PODS, those portable storage units, into unusual artistic displays. You don't want to miss this one!!!!Everything will start off with a Friday...

The Pinellas County Folk Festival will take place this weekend at Heritage Village in Largo! This is always a great festival! There are a variety of folk performances with musicians playing everything from the mandolin and fiddle to the guitar. There is even music performed on a washboard! Talk a...