St Pete Beach - Florida


   

We often visit St. Pete Beach at sunset to see the awesome swath of color created by the setting sun across the Gulf of Mexico.  Some evenings are absolutely breathtaking.  In addition to the beaches, St. Pete Beach calls out to area residents to visit numerous restaurants which cater to both casual and upscale dining.  It´s also a destination place for visiting specialty shops. Tourists find both luxury hotels, such as the DonCeSar and Tradewinds, and multiple mid-price range opportunities.  The local residents have a wide variety of single family homes and condominiums to choose from.  The intracoastal side of town offers both water and non-waterfront homes, all of which are within minutes of the beaches.  The Gulf side contains multiple public beaches, a few single family homes, condominiums and commercial properties.  Water views are available for everyone to enjoy! 

Go to www.youtube.com/erikcharlotte to watch St Pete Beach on YouTube.

 

 

St Petersburg Florida

St Petersburg Downtown

St Petersburg Florida.  I love St. Pete (the locals shorten the name)!  This is, in my opinion, one of the best places to live.  Tampa Bay has professional sports (football, hockey and baseball), theater, world class museums, symphony, outstanding hospitals, two universities and numerous colleges, white sandy beaches (frequently named as the best beaches in the world), an international airport, multiple waterfront parks, upscale shopping, fine restaurants and wonderful weather.  It's no wonder why this little city has grown so dramatically with all these features.  Since St. Pete is a peninsula, we enjoy off shore breezes on both sides of the city.  Housing opportunities vary from charming, historic homes to contemporary to townhomes to high rise condominiums.  Among the numerous options are waterfront, golf course frontage and gated communities.

 

Pinellas County Area Photos

          Pinellas County  Area Photos  

I'd like to share some photos of a few areas:  downtown St. Petersburg, St. Pete Beach, Clearwater, Ft. DeSoto and Caladesi beaches (ranked among the top ten in the country).  Also included are some aerial views of residential communities:  Snell Isle, Harbor Isle, Tanglewood, Placido Bayou.  For more information on any area in Tampa Bay contact:  dawne@dawne.us or http://www.isellstpetersburg.com/


                                            St Petersburg Marina & The Pier



                                   St Petersburg Downtown From The Pier
                                      Photo courtesy of  St Petersburg city www.stpete.org



                                St Petersburg Downtown From The Pier At Night
                                            Photo courtesy of St Petersburg City   http://www.stpete.org/




                                               Vinoy Condos & Vinoy Hotel



                                                                    Vinoy Basin
                                                           Photo courtesy of St Petersburg city www.stpete.org



                                                                   Vinoy Hotel
                                                 Photo courtesy of St Petersburg city www.stpete.org



          Downtown Waterfront with Bayfront Tower, Florencia & the Cloisters Condos
                                         Photo courtesy of St Petersburg city www.stpete.org



                            Progress Energy Park - Home of Al Lang Field 
                           Albert Whitted Municipal Airport in background
                                     Photo courtesy of St Petersburg City www.stpete.org



                Tropicana Field - Home of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
                             Photo courtesy of St Petersburg city www.stpete.org



                                Aerial View of St Petersburg Downtown
                                    Photo courtesy of St Petersburg City  www.stpete.org


 
                                                               Tierra Verde



          Fort De Soto Beach - Ranked number one beach in the USA by "Dr. Beach"
                                        Photo courtesy of St Petersburg/Clearwater Area CVB


                                                          St Pete Beach


                                                             St Pete Beach


                                        Don Cesar Beach Resort - St Pete Beach



                                             St Pete Beach - Silver Sands Condos


 
                                                                   St Pete Beach



                 Sunshine Skyway Bridge - Completed 1987 - 29,040 feet long



                                            Sunshine Skyway Bridge



                                                    Caladesi Island State Park
                               Photo courtesy of St Petersburg/Clearwater Area CVB



                                                            Clearwater Beach
                            Photo courtesy of St Petersburg/Clearweater Area CVB


 
                                                                   Snell Isle 



                                                                  Snell Isle


 
                                                                      Harbor Isle



                                                                    Harbor Isle

 
                              Tanglewood - Watermark - Mariner's Pass



                                   Tangelwood - Watermark - Mariner's Pass


 
                                                               Placido Bayou
 

About Saint Pete Beach, Florida

                                                         St Pete Beach, Florida

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to St Pete Beach located directly on the Gulf of Mexico on the western edge of the Tampa Bay area.  St Pete Beach is set on a six mile long key, which also includes the community of Pass-a-Grille which was the first established town on Florida's West Coast barrier islands and still retains its historic charm. 

 

                                                                   Don Cesar

 

 
                                                           


A historic landmark on St Pete Beach is the famous Don CeSar Beach Resort which was reopened in 1973 .  Don CeSar was built in 1928 .  The depression hit the hotel very hard and in the early 40's, the government purchased the hotel and turned it into a hospital and rehabilitation center and in 1944 it became one of the first hurricane shelters.  In 1945 the Regional Office of Veterans Administration was moved into the Don.  In 1969, facing 3 million dollars in renovation, the government left the facility and the County was ready to tear it down.  Due to an active citizens group, Mr. William Bowman bought the building and renovated it.

 

St Pete Beach as we know it today was formed in 1957 when the four towns of
Pass-a-Grille, Don CeSar Place, Belle Vista Beach and St Pete Beach voted to
consolidate.  To find out more about the history visit the Gulf Beaches Historical Museum, housed in a 1917 former church, which traces the history of Pinellas County's barrier islands all the way back to when Ponce de Leon first encountered them in the 14th century. 

 

                                 Corey Avenue

                     The Hurricane Restaurant

                          Sea Critters Cafe

 

                         Woody's Waterfront Cafe

 

St Pete Beach, besides having numerous restaurants, a shopping village, the Corey Avenue district with unique shops and galleries and the historic Beach Theater, is conveniently located just a few miles away from St Petersburg's restaurants and entertainment, a quick drive away from Tampa's professional sporting events and Busch Gardens, and less than 100 miles away from the Orlando attractions.

 

Shell Key, a small barrier island just south of Pass-a-Grille and St Petersburg Beach features dynamic sand dunes and beaches.  Shell Key remains one of the last pristine barrier islands in Florida, providing ideal habitat for more than 100 species of nesting, migrating and wintering seabirds and shorebirds.  The island is accessible only by boat.

Numerous condominiums and single family homes are located on St. Pete Beach.  The variety of properties is endless, ranging from brand new to old charm.  Properties can look directly over the Gulf of Mexico or be on the west side of the island and overlook Boca Ciega Bay. 

 

To learn more about St Pete Beach go to my web site www.ISellStPetersburg.com

 

                                                 View over Boca Ciega Bay

  

                                                    Silver Sands Condominiums

 

Great Links

Tradewinds Resort

St Pete Beach Demographics

 

About Tampa, Florida

                                Tampa


                                                         Tampa Downtown


                                                             Tampa Downtown


                                                          Bayshore Blvd

Tampa is the largest city in Hillsborough County and is the third most populous
city in Florida.  It is located on the west coast, 20 miles northeast of St Petersburg
Tampa's economy is founded on a diverse base that includes tourism, agriculture, construction, finance, health care, goverment, technology, and the port of Tampa,
now the seventh largest in the nation.  Cruise itineraries to the Caribbean and
Latin America are available from the Tampa Port. 


                                                    Tampa Convention Center

The Tampa Convention Center, a 600,0000 square foot building, offers 200,000 square feet of exhibit space, a 36,000 square ft. ballroom, and 36 breakouts which totals over 42,000 square feet.  Outdoor areas which overlook the beautiful Hillsborough River are available for group functions up to 7,500 people.  The Center is conveniently located  directly on the waterfront in the heart of downtown Tampa.


                                                     The Florida Aquarium


                                                                    Ybor City


                                                               Centro Ybor

Tampa offers many entertaining experiences to its residents and visitors:  Busch Gardens, Adventure Island, Florida Aquarium, Henry B. Plant Museum, Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa Bay Performing Center, Tampa Theater, Ybor City and more.  Ybor City is one of only three National Historic Landmark Districts located in the State of Florida.  Founded in 1886 by Vicente Martinez Ybor, Ybor City became "the cigar captial of the world" by 1900.  Today, Ybor City is a shopping, dining and entertainment district.  Centro Ybor features an exciting mix of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues situated around a palm-lined plaza that captures the flavor of Tampa's historic Latin Quarter.  It's anchored by the
Muvico Centro Ybor 20 TheaterGasparilla, Tampa's famous Pirate Festival, means boats, pirates, parades, merriment, partying in the streets and much more.  It means February is here and the city's illustrious festival is, once again, about to begin.

University of South Florida , is one of the nation's top metropolitan research universities
with an enrollment of over 43,000.  It's the second largest university in the southeast and
is among the top 20 in the nation. 
The University of Tampa is situated on approximately
100 acres located in the heart of downtown Tampa and has an enrollment of about 5,000 students.  For information about any school level in this area, go to my "
Great Links" .

Tampa has many quality hospitals like Tampa General Hospital, St Joseph's Hospital, Shriner's Hospital for Children, St Joseph's Children's Hospital, University Community Hospital, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute at the University of South Florida and many more. 


                      Tampa International Airport (Photo courtesy of Tampa Airport)

Tampa International Airport is rated one of the best in the world for it's beauty and functionality.  2005 it had over 19 million passengers.

The military has had an ongoing role in Tampa's development.  The U.S. Operations Command is headquartered at
Mac Dill Air Force Base.


                                                        Raymond James Stadium


                                                          St Pete Times Forum

Tampa is the home of NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers who play in the Raymond James Stadium with seating for 65,657 featuring 195 suites.  The NHL Tampa Bay Lightning team plays in the St Pete Times Forum as does the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League.  The USF Sun Dome is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment facility with seating for up to 11,234.  It hosts a wide variety of events including basketball games, concerts, boxing, bull riding, tennis, trade shows and more.


                                                               Channelside

Channelside entertainment complex offers a wide range of dining options from casual to sophisticated.  Shopping is a breeze at Channelside.  Gifts, gourmet foods and wine, art, clothing and more.   Channelside Cinemas featuring a 3D IMAX Theater.  The cruise port is also located here as well as luxury hotels.  Franklin Street Mall is a six block, open air pedestrian mall, in the heart of downtown Tampa.  Major shopping malls are International Plaza, WestShore Plaza and University Mall.  A visit to Hyde Park Village is another
perfect combination of shopping, dining and fun for all.


                                                                         Harbour Island


                                                                    Harbour Island

There are many subdivisions in Tampa:   Davis Island, Palma Ceia, Harbour Island,
Culbreth Isle, West Chase, Hyde Park, Tampa Palms,  just to name a few.  There are numerous other inviting areas and multiple condo communities which entice people to the Tampa lifestyle. Contact me to help you find the right property in the Tampa Bay community:  727-560-6161 or e-mail me at Dawne@Dawne.us

Other Links

South Tampa Chamber of Commerce

North Tampa Chamber of Commerce

Tampa History

Teco Line Street Car System

Great Links
 

About Clearwater & Clearwater Beach, Florida

Clearwater and Clearwater Beach

Clearwater is a great get-away spot, it's an even better place to live.  Situated on the highest coastal bluff in all of Florida, located in Pinellas County on Florida's west coast ; about 20 minutes from Tampa and St Petersburg and only 90 minutes from Orlando.  Clearwater is the county seat of Pinellas County.  Two major airports are conveniently nearby: Tampa International Airport and St Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport.  



Clearwater

The Open Air Farmer's Market takes place every Wednesday at Clearwater's City Hall between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM from November to April.  Ruth Eckerd Hall is the center for the performing arts.  Westfield Countryside is a popular shopping mall in Clearwater.  The leading health care center is Morton Plant Mease.  The Harborview Center exhibition facility is beautifully situated on the bluff overlooking Clearwater Harbor and the Gulf of Mexico


Clearwater Beach


Clearwater Beach


The Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort


Clearwater Beach Marina


The Belleview Biltmore Resort & Spa

The Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort is located on 10-acres of powder-white beaches.  It's next to Pier 60 and across from the marina, within walking distance of the area's best restaurants and activities.  The Belleview Biltmore Resort & Spa in Clearwater, is perched atop a 30-foot bluff over western Florida's Intracoastal Waterway.  Built in 1897, this model of Victorian architecture is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The Belleview Biltmore Beach Club on Sand Key offers a world-class sandy beach, swimming pool and a  full-service restaurant offering gourmet meals.  Free shuttle from the hotel.


Clearwater Beach
Photo courtesy of St Petersburg/Clearwater Area CVB


Caladesi Island State Park
Photo courtesy of St Petersburg/Clearwater Area CVB

Clearwater and its island beaches are one of Florida's most popular vacation spots. 
Caladesi Island State Park and Sand Key Beaches have been named among the best Natural Beaches in the United States.  Clearwater is also home to the largest fishing fleet on the West Coast of Florida.


Clearwater Marine Aquarium

Clearwater Marine Aquarium is a non-profit facility dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of animals.  It is also involved with a number of marine science research initiatives, environmental conservation and public education.



Clearwater Beach Pier 60


Island Way Grill


Shephard's Beach Resort and Restaurants


Frenchy's Restaurant

Events during the year include Clearwater Jazz Holiday, Fun 'N Sun Festival, Kid's Week, Florida Birding Festival, Beach Volleyball Tournaments and more.  The sunset at the Pier 60 Festival is a nightly sunset celebration that takes place on Pier 60 on Clearwater Beach.  This is a free family event featuring artisans, crafters, street performer and live musical entertainment, weather permitting.  There are many restaurants on Clearwater Beach. Just to name a few; Island Way Grill - It's all about fish; Frenchy's Seafood Restaurants - Home to the "World Famous" Grouper Sandwich and Shephard's Restaurant - A Restaurant, Tiki Bar and Night Club all in one which offers a variety of buffets including all you can eat crab legs, stuffed flounder, oysters, shrimp and grouper.


Sand Key Beach


Sand Key Beach & Condos

Sand Key, less than 1 mile wide is located just south of Clearwater Beach across the bridge over Clearwater Pass.  Sand Key County Park was opened to the public August 1984. It has two distinct areas - a beach and a park with picnic shelters.

Clearwater and Clearwater Beach offer numerous housing opportunities including luxurious condominiums overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, gated golf course communities, new townhouse developments and a wide range of single family home communities.  Contact me on my cell at 727-560-6161 or e-mail me at Dawne@Dawne.us.


  Other Links

 Great Links

  Visitor's Guide

 Clearwater Beach Chamber of Commerce

 

About Saint Petersburg, Florida

St Petersburg

With a purported average of 360 days of sunshine each year, St Petersburg is nicknamed "The Sunshine City".  Welcome to St Petersburg, Florida.  People who visit want to move here and the residents who live here don't want to move.   Our downtown, located on one of our nation's most beautiful waterfront parks, is fast becoming one of the most attractive, liveable and viable downtowns in the country.


St Petersburg Downtown
 

St Petersburg Downtown


Vinoy Resort and Golf Club and Vinoy Condos


Vinoy Resort and Golf Club


The Pier and St Petersburg Marina


St Petersburg Pier

St Petersburg and Pinellas County offer an unequaled environment for work
and play.  Wonderful weather and miles of sandy beaches, relatively low cost of living
and progressive employment opportunities draw people to the area from around the nation
and the world.  Add to these amenities many
quality schools, colleges and universities,
top-notch health care and outstanding arts and recreational facilities, and it is easy to
see why we are so attractive to new residents and visitors alike.

St Petersburg has a branch of the state university, the
University of South Florida St Petersburg, as well as St Petersburg College, Eckerd College and Stetson University.The Poynter Institute, a school for journalists and teachers of journalism, is also located in St Petersburg.  It is affiliated with St Petersburg Times.

A number of top notch hospitals are located in St Petersburg, Bayfront Medical Center,
All Children's Hospital, St Anthony's Health Care, Edward White Hospital, Palms of Pasadena Hospital, St Petersburg General Hospital and Northside Hospital.


Mahaffey Theater


Museum of Fine Arts

St Petersburg has the Museum of Fine Arts, the History MuseumHolocaust Museum
Florida International Museum and the Salvador Dali Museum, which houses the largest collection of Dali's work outside of Europe.  There are also various other smaller art galleries and entertainment venues, especially in the Downtown area.  The St Petersburg Pier contains a small aquarium, retail shopping, adventure activities, and dining. The city also boasts The Mahaffey Theater, The Palladium Theater and The American Stage Theater.


BayWalk


BayWalk

Downtown is the location of  the Baywalk shopping complex, home to a Muvico 20 screen movie theater, as well as many restaurants and retail shops.  North of downtown is Sunken Gardens, home to the gardens themselves, the local child-oriented science museum Great Explorations, and a stretch of fine dining on newly developing 4th Street.


Sunken Garden & Great Explorations

St Petersburg is located on a peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.  It is connected to the mainland to the north, connected with the city of Tampa to the east by causeways and bridges across Tampa Bay, and to Bradenton in the south by the Sunshine Skyway Bridge (Interstate 275), which traverses the mounth of the bay.


Sunshine Skyway Bridge


Sunshine Skyway Bridge

St Petersburg is home to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Major League Baseball team.  Tropicana Field is the home venue of the Devil Rays.  St Petersburg is also home to the "Honda Grand Prix".  The circuit itself is made of downtown streets passing Progress Energy Park, the St Petersburg Marina, and a runway in Albert Whitted Airport, and streets are temporarily blocked off for the annual Indy Racing League race which was held on April 2, 2006 and has been confirmed to return from March 30-April 1, 2007.  St Petersburg, with an average age of 39, hosts the annual internationally renowned St Anthony's Triathlon and recently hosted the NCAA Men's Final Four.


The Tropicana Field (Photo courtesy of St Petersburg City)


St Petersburg Downtown (Honda Grand Prix)



Fresco's Waterfront Bistro - Downtown St Petersburg



St Petersburg Yacht Club


As a Realtor for 27 years in St. Petersburg, I know and love our city.  We have properties to suit almost every wish: waterfront homes, golf course communities, downtown luxury condominiums, gated communities and so many options. 


Snell Isle Community



Tanglewood, Harbor Isle, Watermark, Mariner's Pass Communities & Mangrove Golf Course


Harbor Isle Community & Weedon Isle


Placido Bayou & Shore Acres Communities


Other links:


St Petersburg History

St Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce

St Petersburg Facts

St Petersburg Skyline today and the Syline of 2008 (St Petersburg Times)

St Petersburg Events

Pinellas County Events

 

Free worldwide visual calls between computers

I use Skype for visiting family and friends around the world, computer to computer; however, I can also call computer to telephone.  With the use of a relatively inexpensive camera I can see and speak with my grandson daily on my computer.  He knows my voice and recognizes my face even though there are many months between visits.  Skype has enabled me to watch him grow these past 18 months and to be a part of his life.  We've encouraged many of our friends to use it and are pleased to see how amazed they are at the benefits.  All our computer to computer calls are totally free!!!  If we want to call computer to telephone, the fee is $.02 per minute worldwide, which is also quite inexpensive.  Skype is now owned by eBay with over 100 million people using it.  It sounds unbelievable and it is, but it's true.  Try it once and you will not be able to live without it.  We use it both personally and professionally.  Visit www.skype.com to get started. 
 

International cell phone calls for $1.00/wk

I've recently learned of a fantastic opportunity to call my family overseas via our cell phones.  The process is through REBTEL (visit www.rebtel.com for instructions).  The cost is the cost of your local cell phone minutes plus $1.00/week of use.  You pay only for one week periods that you want to use.  So, the maximum would be $52.00/year.  I call my family members overseas (cell phone to cell phone) and we chat for as long as we want and all I pay is $1.00 for the week of calls (plus my local minutes).  My husband wanted to check the ingredients for a special receipe today so called our son-in-law in Sweden for the instructions.  Since we already called them yesterday, there was no additional charge to speak again today.  This is so convenient and inexpensive.  What a great way to contact your overseas customers for a very little cost. 
 

St. Petersburg, Florida

This fabulous city has changed drastically since I moved here in the early 1970's.  It was called "Wrinkle City" back then (when CB's were today's cell phones).  Today it is vibrant with a median age in the 30's, a major university (USF) and two outstanding colleges (St. Petersburg College and Eckerd College).  I predict that our little penisula will eventually evolve into a city comparable to San Franciso.  We have an awesome climate, are surrounded by warm waters, have major technology and financial companies headquartered here.  We also have football (Tampa Bay Bucs), baseball (Devil Rays) and hockey (Lightening).  How many communities can claim to have all these features?  We are proud to advertise that we have 360 days of sunshine every year.  Our beautiful Skyway bridge crosses Tampa Bay, giving us easy access to Bradenton and Sarasota.  We adjoin Clearwater to the north and across the Howard Frankland bridge to Tampa.  We have all the arts available, the Fine Arts Museum, the Dali Museum and the recently announced Chiluly museum will be coming soon.  I am so happy that I was able to continue to live in this marvelous community and certainly would encourage others to check us out.

                                                                             Skyway Bridge

 

 
 
Real Estate Agent: Dawne Lagergren CRS, CLHMS, SRES (RE/MAX Metro)
Dawne Lagergren CRS, CLHMS, SRES
Saint Petersburg, FL
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