Madeira Beach Tidbits
The Fall King of the Beach Kingfish Tournament had almost 600 teams entered. Over 350 fish were weighed. Brian Hasson’s Team Kindred Spirit, led all night with a 42.74 Kingfish and top total weight. His team won $75, 431, about $1,765/lb. www.oldsaltfishing.org.
Masonic Cornerstone Laying at Madeira Beach City Hall on Dec. 10, 2015 at 5 PM the Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of the State of Florida with the assistance of Gulf Beach Masonic Lodge No. 291 will hold a cornerstone laying ceremony at the new Madeira Beach City Hall complex located at 300 Municipal Dr. Madeira Beach. The Grand Master of Masons for the State of Florida, Steven Boring, will be officiating along with his Grand Lodge Officers. In 1793, the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol was laid by Masonic brother, George Washington. Come out and support this event and observe a ceremony that dates back over two hundred and seventy years. Refreshments served.
South Pasadena Tidbits
Family Counseling Center has been providing Coaching, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Body Image and Eating Services for people from age 4 to 100 in Palm Harbor since 1993. They have expanded to Pasadena! Located at 1813 Shore Drive across from Palms of Pasadena they offer multi-specialty counseling. They take most health insurances and offer sliding scale fees. For more information call 727 254 9183 or visit www.phcounseling.com.
St. Pete Beach Tidbits
The Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce is accepting Business of the Year Nominations in the following categories until Dec. 10th.
– Non Profit (501(C) 3)
– Small Business (1-100 Employees)
– Large Business (100+ Employees) and in two new categories –
– Top Dog Award (Best Office Canine)
– Stellar Staff Award (Excellent Customer Service).
If you think your business or a business you know is one of Tampa Bay Beach’s best, this is the time to send in the nomination. Contact Julianne Wilhelm at (727) 360-6957 or visit www.TampaBayBeaches.com.
The 2015-16 Upham Beach Honor Walk Brick Campaign has launched. 8” X 8” bricks are $100 with up to 120 characters or $300 with 80 characters and a tree logo. Orders will be accepted until March 18, 2016. Installation will occur by early summer. Call 727-363-9232 or visit www.stpetebeach.org/images/HONOR_WALK_order_form.pdf to download a form.
Walgreens St. Pete Beach Classic January 15–17, 2016 needs volunteers. Sign-up is on-line at www.stpetebeachclassic.com/volunteer. Pick your desired assignment(s) and add yourself to the crew. Jobs are automatically removed from the selections when full, so sign up today!! Al promises it will be a lot of fun and you’ll get a beautiful, long sleeve tech shirt and an invitation to a volunteer appreciation event January 25th, 2016 as a thank you!
Aqua Yoga has all the benefits of land-based yoga; stress reduction, better body awareness, and increased flexibility. Being in the water adds an increase in your range of motion, decompresses your spine, reduces the weight on your joints and is accessible to everyone. Class is offered at The St. Pete Beach Aquatic Center, 7701 Boca Ciega Dr. on Thursdays 11- 11:45am. Cost: $5 / SPB Residents and $6 / Non-Residents. This class also accepts Silver Sneakers! More information call 727-363-9264 or visit www.spbrec.com.
O’Hare Peace Salon relocated from Mulligans plaza to 248 75th Ave. Joney O’Hare has been a salon owner for over 17 years, and a recovering alcoholic most of that time. Open Mon-Fri 9-7. Sat 9-4. Safe parking in rear. 727-498-6484
Fidelity National Title recently purchased Chicago Title. Fidelity is the title industry leader. Branch Manager Joelle Free and Sales Consultant Megan Pena have 40 years combined real estate & title insurance experience. Grand opening at 595 Corey Avenue, Suite C., St. Pete Beach, FL 33706 will be in February. Email megan.pena@fnf.com. Next door, one of the largest empty commercial spaces in St. Pete Beach is being refinished for a new tenant. The vacant space that was most recently the beach’s only Health Food Store and before that Dollar General and Eckerd Drugs, is being finished to serve as a watersports store, featuring kayaks, canoes and boards. Meanwhile one block east, the old Xmas shop space and the adjacent restaurant are for lease by a real estate investor.
On Thursday October 15th 58 friends, patrons and supporters of the Swigwam Beach Bar on Corey Avenue held a golf tournament for St. Pete Beach Support Our Troops, Inc. The tournament was held at Seminole Lakes Country Club. Chairman Rob Williams and his volunteers raised $2,990 for St. Pete Beach Support Our Troops. Terri Finnerty says, “The troops will have many boxes of food and hygiene products sent throughout the holidays. All of the funds will be used for postage, which costs $15.95 per box. First place with a score of 60 were Dan Porter, Jim Brock, Kirk Kristnesen, and Dick Nordgren.
St. Petersburg Tidbits
The St. Petersburg Pier design team is a partnership between ASD Architects, Rogers Partners Architects + Urban Designers and Ken Smith Landscape Architects. Tampa Bay-area resident since 1991, John Curran, AIA, studio leader at ASD Architecture in Tampa is the project manager for the St. Petersburg Pier. Over the past 23 years, he has worked on numerous parks, plazas, stadiums, libraries, recreation centers, theaters, and museums, including the Glazer’s Children’s Museum and The Florida Aquarium’s Rising Tides exhibit expansion, both in Tampa, and Highland Recreation Complex in Largo.
Complete Streets in St. Petersburg. Complete Streets are those that are planned, designed, operated, and maintained so that people of all ages and physical and economic abilities can safely and comfortably move around in the community; they provide the right accommodation for the land use context. Implementing Complete Streets in St. Petersburg, with its principles of inclusivity, will allow the City to further achieve its status as a city of opportunity where the sun shines on all who come to live, work and play. Mayor Kriseman signed a new Administrative Policy to implement Complete Streets which contains five key points that outline the City’s efforts going forward to provide an inclusive transportation network. The Implementation Plan will be developed through a considerable public engagement process that considers how we will continue to move people in and around St. Petersburg in a variety of transportation modes. It will also serve as an update to the City’s award-winning CityTrails Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan that was adopted in 2003. Through the implementation of the CityTrails Plan, St. Petersburg has been recognized as a Bicycle Friendly Community and Florida’s Best Walking City. For more information contact Cheryl Stacks, P.E., Transportation Manager, at 727-892-5328, email at cheryl.stacks@stpete.org.
The prior site of the Montecello Motel, located at 1700 4th Street North, is being transformed into a new food hall – the Crescent Lake Market. The 18 hotel rooms will serve as stalls for food vendors and chefs, and a covered courtyard will serve as the communal dining room. In December 2014, real estate investor Jonathan Daou paid $825,000 for the motel, which sits adjacent to Crescent Lake. Food hall concepts are becoming increasingly popular, especially in cities like New York and New Orleans. Daou has already secured at least one vendor, Karma Juice Bar & Eatery. The market is anticipated to open in February 2016.
Staff from Sun Country Cleaners presented PARC with a check for $16,485 from its Unclaimed Clothing Sale on Nov. 11 at PARC’s main campus.The sale took place at the PARC Thrift Store, located at 5825 66th St. N, with the line winding around the building before the doors opened at 8 a.m. on Nov. 7. Each item in the sale sold for $5, and close to 3,300 items were sold during the event. “Sun Country Cleaners is happy to donate all of the proceeds from this event to PARC,” said Dan Madine, Sun Country Cleaners’ chief operations officer. “This is the ninth time the sale has been held, and each year it gets bigger and bigger.” All proceeds from this annual sale benefit PARC, a not-for-profit agency supporting children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Since the sale began, Sun Country has donated more than $100,000 to PARC through it.
Mayor Rick Kriseman and St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce President Chris Steinocher joined Harborage Marina owners Stan Johnson, Marshall Funk and Gregg Kenney in dedicating the completely rebuilt High and Dry Facility at 1500 Second Street South during a ribbon cutting ceremony. This massive facility cost over a million dollars to reconstruct to modern standards. It is capable of storing up to 396 boats of varying size and is the only facility of its type adjacent to downtown, allowing the Harborage Marina to store boats in or out of the water.
A multi-million dollar addition of mega yacht slips is also currently under construction at Harborage Marina. This facility is unique to other adjacent marinas because of their floating docks capable of handling yachts up to 200 feet. This is Tampa Bay’s only marina with full service onsite amenities demanded by Owners, Captains and Crews alike of vessels of that size. This includes power, water, sanitation and communications in a secure and protected facility.
Maximo Moorings received a grant from the City of St Petersburg for new signage at the 5 entrances to the community. These modern new signs are an asset to the Skyway Marina District and help to promote the area. There is plans for an unveiling – rope drop moment on December 12 at 11 am at the corner of 34th Street and 50th Avenue. Stop by and celebrate the moment with us. Maximo Moorings Civic Association.
Treasure Island Tidbits
Through the gift of a shiny new toy, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation provides happiness and hope to disadvantaged children who might otherwise be overlooked this holiday season. Sponsor a toy and give a child joy and a positive memory for a lifetime! Your mail person will collect them from your mailbox on December 5th. Publix, Walgreens and many others will have collection cartons until Dec. 15th. CENTURY 21 Jim White & Assoc., Inc., 10645 Gulf Blvd., TI will also pick up in Pinellas County until Dec. 15th Call 727-367-3795, Email: c21jwhite@aol.com.
