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January 2009

BKK Thai Cuisine and Sushi Bar

January 31, 2009

click here for larger image SPICY LIME GROUPER One of the most convincing reviews I ever read once was, “Just go!” I’m going to quote that author here regard the BKK Thai Restaurant (5267 Park St. N., Pinellas, Florida 33709; 727-545-1781): “Just go!” BKK is the designation for the Bangkok airport. The last time I [...]

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Lake Maggiore Park

January 28, 2009

click here for larger image WILDLIFE AT LAKE MAGGIORE   In an earlier post on St. Pete’s Lassing Park, I mentioned that I’d be covering more of my favorite city parks. Today’s post has some pictures and information about one of the largest of these parks, Lake Maggiore Park. This hiking site has some details [...]

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Zeko’s

January 24, 2009

click here for larger image ZEKO’S Recently, a friend read this St. Pete Times review by Times Food Critic, Laura Reiley and told me about the restaurant it reviewed, Zeko’s Mediterranean Grill (4880 54th Ave. N, St. Petersburg, FL; 727-525-9356). Since we’re both fans of middle eastern food, we decided to give it a try. [...]

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Dubai Long Pier

January 21, 2009
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click here for larger image LONG PIER TACKLE SHACK I’ve got a love affair with piers. Ever since I was a child visiting my father’s family down in southern Mississippi and fishing off the long pier in Biloxi (a pier destroyed many hurricanes ago), I’m always thrilled by the sensation of walking way out above [...]

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Spinners Rooftop Revolving Restaurant

January 17, 2009

click here for larger image GRAND PLAZA HOTEL Most locals have their favorite beach hotels and/or beach cottages they like to escape to occasionally for a few nights’ stay, even if they live within just a few minutes of the beach. One such place, for me, is the Grand Plaza Hotel (5250 Gulf Blvd., St. [...]

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Savannah

January 14, 2009

Click here to see higher resolution slideshow. SAVANNAH: RIVER STREET   Several friends and family members of mine, independently, visited Savannah, Georgia, to celebrate this past New Year’s eve. From all reports it was an excellent celebration. Other friends make an almost annual pilgrimage to visit all the sites featured in Midnight in the Garden [...]

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Announcement from Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary

January 13, 2009

A PELICAN AT THE SUNCOAST SEABIRD SANCTUARY   Back in May, I posted an article and photos about the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary. They just sent me a request for a public service announcement which I’m delighted to publish. Here’s their message: The Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary is the largest nonprofit, wild bird hospital and sanctuary in [...]

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ABC Chinese Seafood Restaurant

January 10, 2009

SIGN AT ABC SEAFOOD After having been totally spoiled from my years in Tampa with access to China Yuan, one of the first questions I asked upon moving to St. Pete was, Where’s your most authentic Chinese restaurant. At that time, an extremely authentic St. Pete Chinese restaurant (Lucky Star) was still out of business [...]

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The Kapok Tree

January 7, 2009

click here for flickr imageKAPOK TREE IN FRONT OF ST PETERSBURG MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS Kapok (Ceiba pentandra) There is a splendid example of a kapok tree at the corner of Beach Drive and Central Avenue on the front lawn of the St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts. As I mentioned in an earlier post, [...]

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Meatloaves

January 3, 2009

turkey-spinach meatloaf I recently happened upon an idea among the numerous online recipes for meatloaf which was to add chopped spinach. (I would give the link to that recipe, but I can’t find it now–I think there were more than one, actually.) I’d always added pitted black olives and dried oregano and basil to my [...]

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