The Tampa Bay area is known for a lot of things: Wonderful neighborhoods, beautiful beaches, and an amazing sunset are just some of the more well known ones. A lesser known, impressive thing is the community event known as “3rd Thursday.” 3rd Thursday is an evening event that happens on the 3rd Thursday of every […]
Don’t miss the annual St. Petersburg Localtopia this Saturday, February 2nd. Localtopia is a community celebration of local foods, arts, businesses, musical talents and well, all things local to St. Petersburg. Head over to Williams Park at 10am for the party! Check out the schedule for the musical guests online here. Localtopia is this weekend, […]
Tampa Bay utility companies sent fleets straight into the Carolinas in order to help with the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. Of course, this was once forecast models predicted that most of Florida would be avoid serious wrath from Florence. Both Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Co. sent fleets to help. Wednesday, Duke Energy sent […]
A proposed tennis center in Zephyrhills appears to be on its way, though a ways off. Zephyrhills officials hoped to start construction on the Sarah Vande Berg Memorial Tennis Center this year, but it wasn’t in the cards. That’s not to say it won’t happen though. The tennis center is planned to be built near the […]
The sales center for Tampa’s future Riverwalk Place hasn’t even opened yet, but buyers have already placed reservations on condos there! Riverwalk Place will be over 50 stories tall and the tallest building on the west coast of Florida. At one point, it was expected to be the first new tower with Class A office space […]
Did you know that a 25-story mixed-used tower is planned near the Sundial shopping and entertainment complex in downtown St. Petersburg? This would be one of the tallest buildings in Pinellas County! It would even exceed the height limits of the Albert Whitted Airport horizontal zone! It would be so tall that developers would need […]
After that pop quiz on Tampa Bay beer festivals, we didn’t want to exclude Tampa Bay Beer Week. It’s not a festival, it’s more like a conglomeration of festivals. Unfortunately, it’s not coming up any time soon. Still, if you’re not sure when to put in time for a vacation at work, and you love […]
You can save big on back-to-school shopping with Florida’s sales tax holiday. On August 3 through August 5, state sales tax is waived on all most school supplies and clothing. Last year, computers were also tax-free, but not this year. So, stock up on dresses, coats, belts and more during this sales tax holiday! Clothing […]
