downtown: Hooker Tea Company, Beach Drive, St Petersburg, Florida - 02/23/07 04:53 PM
Looking for an early morning wake-up cup of tea? a mid-afternoon tea latte cooler? an evening put-me-to-sleep tea? The Hooker Tea Company at 300 Beach Drive NE in downtown St Petersburg, Florida, is the place to find it. Shawn Hooker and his associates not only offer more than 100 varieties of … (2 comments)
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downtown: Croatian Naive Art in St. Petersburg, Florida - 02/23/07 04:35 PM
Located across from Straub Park on Beach Drive in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, at the base of Parkshore Plaza, is Croatian Naive Art, a gallery and museum collection of Croatian art. Founded and owned by Jim and Donna Nannen. What a wonderful, colorful collection!
Sue Cooper-Street is the Museum Director, and … (1 comments)
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downtown: St Pete is Getting Greener - 11/25/06 04:30 PM
St Petersburg, Florida is getting greener. Mayor Rick Baker and the City Council declared their intention to make St Pete, the Sunshine City, a "green city". Through LEED they now have earned Silver status and are now pursuing Platinum status.
Yes, janeAnne, we're going green, too.
We have green homes, green builders and … (0 comments)
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downtown: Transportation Perceptions - 11/25/06 09:41 AM
Kristal's blog this morning about the train stop by the mall from which You Can't Get There From Here brought to mind how much perception affects transportation issues. People love to ride a trolley, but don't want to ride a bus. It's ok to commute by train, but not by bus. … (1 comments)
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downtown: Parkland and Green space - 08/14/06 07:50 PM
Again today I was reminded of how important parks and green space are to the ambiance of downtown St Petersburg, Florida. A prospect called from New Hampshire, interested in buying one of the downtown condos in St Pete, as a second home. He wanted the water view, of course, but also … (3 comments)
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downtown: Clearwater, Florida Makes Neighborly Offer - 08/03/06 08:13 AM
The city of Clearwater, Florida, has offered the city of Saint Petersburg, Florida, $600,000 to use in expanding the Albert Whitted Airport in downtown St Pete, Florida. According to the St Petersburg Times, this is subject to approval by the FAA. One of the gems of downtown St Petersburg is this … (0 comments)
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downtown: Plaza on 5th Avenue - downtown Saint Petersburg, Florida - 07/21/06 04:35 PM
Construction on this Walker-Whitney Plaza condominium building in downtown St Petersburg Florida has already started and completion is expected in Spring 2007. Walker-Whitney last night held a party at the historic Veillard House for soon-to-be residents and a few realtors to meet with the developers, see display boards of various finishes … (0 comments)
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downtown: Annual Sunrise Sale - St Petersburg Florida - 07/20/06 07:37 AM
Downtown St Pete opened at 6:43 am this morning, sunrise, with 39 shops and galleries open with special sales. Several locations had small bands playing, and there were many places serving coffee, juice or cold water. For many years this annual Sunrise Sale event was limited to Beach Drive, and people were … (6 comments)
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downtown: Signature Place has begun - 07/19/06 03:43 PM
Signature Place, an exciting high-rise luxury condominium project is now in the process of demolishing the office building on the site where Signature Place will be built. Ralph Johnson, a distinguished and award winning architect with Perkins + Will in Chicago, has designed this unique structure in the shape of a … (7 comments)
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downtown: Grand Bohemian Reconfiguring - 07/19/06 03:09 PM
The Grand Bohemian Hotell and Residences, a highrise hotel and luxury condominium project in downtown St Petersburg Florida is about to undergo some design changes. Richard Kessler has decided to include more hotel rooms and less condominiums, so construction will be delayed for up to one year. Original plans were to have the … (2 comments)
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downtown: Parkshore Plaza completed - 07/18/06 08:30 PM
Parkshore Plaza, a new luxury high-rise on Beach Drive in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, overlooking Tampa Bay, has just begun closings and three owners have already moved in. This Opus development has retail on two streets, topped by city homes. Then the buildings drop back for the activities level, pool, spa … (4 comments)
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