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Marketplace Express

June 3, 2009

entrance to Marketplace Express In the Cafe Hey post on Inkwatu on 2008/08/30, I mentioned that “I lived for a short while in New Orleans and have always visited there whenever I can. There may be a few Starbucks in New Orleans, but almost no one goes. Instead, they go to locally owned CC’s, [...]

Tagged as: coffee shops, Florida, FOOD, St. Petersburg

the waning Moon passes Venus

April 25, 2009

THE WANING MOON PASSES VENUS OVER TAMPA BAY The picture above doesn’t capture the optical illusion that we humans witnessed early this past Wednesday morning. The Moon and Venus appeared to be at least 10 times larger than they really were and Venus was so bright it had pointy spokes like a child’s drawing [...]

Tagged as: attractions, coffee shops, Florida, FOOD, HISTORIC, NATURE, restaurants, Tampa

Nitally’s Thai-Mexican Fusion Cuisine

December 3, 2008

NOTE: Nitally’s has relocated to bigger and better quarters at 2462 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL. Same good food, just more of it and more space and parking too! Nitally’s Thai Coffee House (1040 4th St. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33701) offers something I have never heard of before, nor could I find it [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, coffee shops, Florida, FOOD, Mexican food, restaurants, St. Petersburg, Thai food, Vegetarian

Cafe Mozart German Bakery

November 15, 2008

Cafe Mozart Bakery (6754 4th St N Saint Petersburg, FL 33702; 727-521-1333) has a long history and an excellent reputation in St. Petersburg. It’s a quality bakery. It’s difficult to discipline oneself to eat only small portions of their black bread—pictured above—which is marvelous. I can’t recommend this place and their baked goods highly enough. [...]

Tagged as: bakeries, coffee shops, Florida, FOOD, MUSIC, St. Petersburg

Cafe Hey

August 30, 2008

Emerging neighborhoods, artists, & businesses Our nation’s forefathers–don’t worry, this isn’t going to be a political rant!–were very concerned about what they termed the “tyranny of the majority.” (Wiki: “The phrase originated with Alexis de Tocqueville in Democracy in America (1835, 1840) and was further popularized by John Stuart Mill…Federalist Papers frequently refer to the [...]

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