Cassis Brasserie opens in downtown St Petersburg Florida - 03/31/10 08:30 PM
Last night I attended the Grand Opening of the Cassis Brasserie restaurant in downtown St Petersburg - it was certainly worth waiting for. Two rows of tables line the sidewalk under green umbrellas, overlooking the marina, the park and the bay. Inside it inviting seating for 150 people. The decor is certainly reminiscent of the Paris brasseries we enjoyed so much.
Flowing champagne was enhanced by a touch of cassis, and waiters carrying enticing amuse bouche circled through the crowd all evening. My favorite was the scallops, that just melted in my mouth, followed by the tuna tartare and the steak … (6 comments)

Will Power wins the 2010 downtown St Petersburg Grand Prix - 03/30/10 03:12 PM
Will Power won the 2010 St Petersburg Grand Prix yesterday, showing lots of will power. This Australian driver for the Penske Team recovered from a broken back to win the first two Indy Races this year, the first in Brazil and the second here in downtown St Petersburg Florida. He had the fastest qualifying times, started in pole position, and won by nearly a second. The St Petersburg Grand Prix brings spring excitement to downtown St Pete - roads and a runway are turned into tracks for this race, streets lined with concrete barriers, tires and high chain link fence. You … (8 comments)

Signature Place Condo Auction Market Update 3-22-10 St Petersburg Florida - 03/22/10 03:27 PM
Following up on the Signature Place auction 2 weeks ago, including the condos sold at the auction, there are now 92 condo units at Signature Place that are under contract or already sold during the last 2 weeks. In addition to 102 units sold before the closing, that's 194 units out of 244 or 79.5%. I'd say that the Signature Place condo auction was a successful auction!
The remaining units are only being shown by appointment and appointments are filled up days in advance.
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Signature Place Condo Auction: Going Once, Going Twice, SOLD! - 03/07/10 04:47 PM
The auction at Signature Place has been creating buzz in downtown St Pete for the last few weeks. Today was it - the auction.  As we expected, all 41 sold, as well as 10 additional ones they put up for bid. Also as we expected, all of them sold above the minimum bids.So - 51 times this afternoon we heard GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE ....  SOLD!
It was interesting to watch the bidders - some people would bid each time to their limit and stop; some were coaxed a bit higher. Some had two determined bidders going back and forth. Yes, … (7 comments)

Signature Place Condo Auction Update St Petersburg Florida - 03/03/10 03:45 PM
Signature Place has added six more condo units to the 35 condos that they have advertised and that are on their website. The auction is still scheduled for 1 pm on Sunday, March 7th - you MUST be preregistered to attend the auction, bring a photo ID, a Cashier's Check for $7,500 and a blank personal check, which you'll make out for the difference between 10% of your successful bid and the $7,500.
Minimum bids on the additional units are in line with those of the previously offered units and range from $215,000 to $405,000, which represent discounts from the original … (6 comments)

 
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