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Monthly Archives: October 2007

Gulfport: The View From Atlanta

Kerouac wouldn’t recognize the place.

clipped from www.ajc.com

Gulfport, Fla. — It used to be that locals avoided this former rough-and-tumble fishing town wedged between St. Petersburg and St. Pete Beach in west central Florida.

 

The Chattaway– Last One For A While

And by “while” I mean “till this one sells.”

Bride Of Calebstein

 
A Novel of Romantic Gothic Horror, just like mom used to read.

Huh?

I didn’t know we were thinking anything.

clipped from www.newsday.com

St. Petersburg, Florida, is thinking young

BY ANDREA SACHS

The Washington Post

If God sticks around St. Petersburg, he’s going to be
waiting a while. The Florida town once known as the last exit before the pearly gates is looking more youthful these days, thanks [...]

El Cap Restaurant, St Petersburg, Florida


YA Snell Isle Bridge, St Petersburg, Florida


El Cap’s Neon Sign

St Petersburg is no honky-tonk hell, and neon is rare. Tucked into and part of the strip-mall sprawl of post-war 4th St N, El Cap is a local favorite (as determined by informal polling). I don’t eat meat or drink beer, so I have never been in there, but the sign is nice. You have [...]

Coney Island Hot Dogs, St Petersburg, FL Redux

Back by popular demand:

YA Chattaway

Another view of the venerable institution:

Low Barrier To Entry

From the Bradenton Herald:
All about art: In the Village and out
Local artists invited to ‘Open Wall Night’
Any artist can be a player in the local art scene - at least for one night, thanks to “Open Wall Night,” an inaugural event organized by the emerging St Pete Creative Network.
Local artists are invited to hang one [...]

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