Right in the Tampa Riverwalk, you can find The Sail Pavilion. The open air pavilion won the top spot for dog-friendly bars or restaurants at a national level! So, you can figure it’s the best place in the area to take your furry friend! The Sail give free dog treats, water bowls, clean up stations […]
The best place in Plant City to see Santa must be at The Christmas Trail. It might be the best place in the entire Tampa Bay area, according to locals. The Christmas Trail is an outdoor Christmas attraction. It has over a quarter-mile walking trail that is full of Christmas-themed scenes. Thousands of lights illuminate […]
The Tampa Bay area features many senior centers and resource centers. Here are a few of our clients’ favorites. The Pinellas Park Senior Center The Pinellas Park Senior Center, across from McDevitt Park, the City Auditorium, and the Police Department has three facilities. It offers a main senior center, a fitness annex for seniors and […]
This Saturday, Santa will be stopping by the Humane Society in Tampa Bay to visit the shelter. The public is invited to bring the family furballs in for a photo with Old St. Nick. While kids line up to get photographed with Santa at shopping centers this weekend, Tampa Bay residents can bring their four […]
It’s time to consider getting a mortgage pre-approval going. The real estate market is showing signs of leveling out. In contrast to the national trend, sales of single-family homes sales in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Hernando counties went way, way up in September. Plus, when you consider that the supply of houses in Tampa Bay is […]
The Tampa Bay area is one of the nation’s top 10 markets for real estate investors. From house flipping to mega-million dollar real estate deals, Tampa Bay has finally arrived. Tampa Bay offers investment properties of every kind: Single family homes in Tampa Bay Multifamily units in Tampa Bay Tampa Bay area warehouses Office buildings […]
The development company for Jeff Vinik and Cascade Investment just bought one the last remnants of heavy industry in Tampa. The ConAgra flour mill has been largely seen as contrasting with Water Street’s newer image. Water Street has become full of apartments, condos, offices and high-rise hotels. So, the three acre flour mill sat there clashing […]
Wind-resistant tree species are perfect for Tampa to stand up against some of the tropical storms and hurricanes that come through South Florida. See, some tree species can resist strong winds much better than others. Obviously, no tree is guaranteed to be wind-proof, but well-maintained trees of some species fare much better in strong winds […]
Did you know that the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map shows Tampa with two separate hardiness zones? The USDA zones are the standard by which gardeners and plant growers use to figure out which plants are most likely to survive in an area. It’s based on average annual minimum winter temperatures. The zones are split […]
Ybor City, Florida’s first industrial town, was founded as a community in 1886. It was first industrialized when Don Vicente Martinez-Ybor moved his cigar factory from Key West to Tampa. At that point, most of southern areas of Florida were still unsettled. The cigar factory he built was the largest brick structure in Florida, and other […]
