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  Last night I drove the 5 minutes from my house to The Palladium Theater in downtown St Pete to enjoy an incredible evening of music. The Palladium Theater, built in 1925 in the Romanesque Revival style, as the First Church of Christ, Scientist, was filled to capacity. (In 1998 it became a theat...

Bay Area Renaissance Festival Saturday, March 5 at 10 a.m.   Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)  4801 E Fowler Ave., Tampa FL 33617  wizards, warriors and commoners populate this replica of a 16th century village with entertainment on multiple stages, street theater, live armored contact joust...

In October, the Pinellas International Council held a trade mission to the Cancun-Playa del Carmen-Cozumel area of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. For one week we toured several absolutely gorgeous properties including the Mayakoba resort and Iberostar. There are many wonderful vacation & second h...

Yesterday several of us in the office were discussing electric cars partly because a dealership opened up next door to our office in January.  One side was convinced that electric vehicles were going to be worse for individuals because their electric bills would increase tremendously. The other s...

Floridians still confident about economy for second month GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Feb. 23, 2011 - Consumer confidence among Floridians remained at 77 out of 100 in February, suggesting a sustainable and improved view of the economy, according to a new University of Florida (UF) survey. The index rose...

Hooray! Finally some positive real estate news! Gateway Squares Condo, St Pete, FL MLS#7484736 photo Annalisa Weller © 2011 Florida Realtors®  ORLANDO, Fla. - Feb. 23, 2011 - Florida's existing home and existing condo sales rose in January, according to the latest housing data released by Florida...

Diane Kennedy & Rick Bayless in the Yucatan? In Merida? Wow, I have known of them & their cookbooks since the early eighties. I own several well-loved & well stained copies of their books. You see, I read cookbooks like other people read novels.  I started cooking when I was about 7 years old & s...

St. Petersburg (St. Pete) in Pinellas County, Florida has been known as one the best destinations for vacation for both American and foreign tourists for many years. St. Petersburg is the second largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, which is about 2.7 million residents, and the fourth largest city ...

By FrontDoor.com | 1. A Nice EntrywayImpress buyers right off the bat with a beautiful entrance. "I always tell sellers to put a fresh coat of paint on the front door," says real estate agent Theresa Evans of Charleston, S.C. And if you don't have an entrance at all, make one. "A lot of my buyers...

While visiting the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico in October 2010, I was in heaven! For 11 days, I savored the people, the food, the music, the architecture & the climate-it is all so beautiful. Catedral de Merida, Mexico 10-2010 In Merida, as a blonde woman, I immediately felt welcomed, comfortable...