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Treasure Island Sanding Ovations
Sanding Ovations Sand Sculpture Festival Published on 11/15/22: Who knows Sanding Ovations in Treasure Island? This is the ‘Top Gun’ of sand sculpture competitions, with the best of the best sculptors converging in Treasure Island this Thursday thru Sunday, Nov 17th-20th. This year’s theme is “Once Upon [...]
St Petersburg Fishing for All Ages
Tampa Bay Offers Many Locations To Fish Published on 11/10/20: For many, fishing is certainly a major perk to living in the Tampa Bay area. While some use boats, it’s amazing the fish you’ll find simply off seawalls, docks, piers and other easily accessible areas around St [...]
Cafe Cibo in St Petersburg
Cafe Cibo in St. Petersburg Published on 11/08/22: Who knows family friendly Cafe Cibo and/or enjoys great Italian food? “Locally sourced and crafted with love” and likely falls into my #HiddenGem bucket. The location isn’t downtown, nor waterfront, and as such, the 800+ Google reviews are focused [...]
Skyline Chili in Clearwater
Skyline Chili in Clearwater Florida Published on 11/02/20: Ohioans, your delicious secret is out. We were recently introduced to Skyline Chili by some Cincinnati natives and will return! Skyline is about 20-25 minutes north of St Pete, however was worth the drive for some Midwest culture. We’re [...]
Magic Kingdom is a Day Trip From St. Petersburg
Magic Kingdom Less Than 2 Hours from St. Pete! Published on 11/01/20: Wrapping up our thoughts on a Disney Day/Weekend Trip, here's our final stop last weekend. Magic Kingdom! While there were noticeably less crowds, similar to Epcot, the lines for a number of rides still required [...]
Trick or Treating in Venetian Isles and Bayshore
Trick or Treating in Venetian Isles and on Bayshore Blvd NE Published on 11/01/20: St Pete residents certainly devised many creative ways to hand out candy in 2020. Here are a few of the clever contraptions! 🎃 I took these pictures as we trick or treated along [...]
Gallagher's Halloween Pumpkins in St Petersburg
Gallagher's Pumpkins in St Petersburg Published on 10/30/20: Adding to the community feel here in St Pete are the pop-up pumpkin patches we drive by every day. We finally had a chance to visit Gallagher's Pumpkins & Christmas Trees and Riviera UMC St. Petersburg pumpkin patches yesterday. [...]
Egmont Key Sandbar and Explore Old Fort
Egmont Key Sandbar is Family Fun! Published on 10/29/20: While beautiful Egmont Key is only accessible by boat, you need not own a boat to reach it. Read ahead to learn how! Egmont Key is full of history and only 20-25 minutes southwest of St Pete. It's [...]
Shore Acres Halloween Truck or Treat
Truck or Treat at The Gathering Church in Shore Acres Published on 10/28/20: Growing up in the middle of an avocado farm had many advantages, however that “neighborhood feeling” wasn’t one of them. Here in St Pete however, we’ve found a growing number of excellent neighborhoods! Shore [...]
Halloween On Central in St Petersburg
Halloween On Central 2 Published on 10/28/22: Onto my second Halloween activity recommendation, Halloween on Central! This 2nd Annual event is huge and happens this Sunday (10/30) from 12-5pm. Over 20 blocks and nearly 2 miles of streets will be closed for the celebration. This is St. [...]