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City Produce

August 22, 2009
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SLICED FRESH FIG Almost everyone has enjoyed a Fig Newton. Perhaps, fewer folks have had dried figs, and fewer still fresh, ripe, juicy, sweet figs like those (pictured here) which were for sale last week at my favorite local produce stand here in St. Pete, City Produce Fruit Market (2701 4th St. N., St Petersburg, [...]

Nicko’s

July 25, 2009
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NICKO’S Diners Whenever I get back over on the Tampa side of the bay, I always try to eat at one of my old hangouts from my days of living over there. One of my absolute favorites spots–and I’m surprised it’s taken me so long to write it up–is Nicko’s. Nicko’s is a well known [...]

Ybor Evening — Acropolis, Silver Meteor Gallery, and Poor, Dirty Girl

June 13, 2009
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Acropolis Greek Taverna   A couple weekends ago, a friend and I went to Ybor City to hear an original play produced by my friend’s former students. Ybor City is an historical section of Tampa. As long-time Tampa residents, my teacher friend and I both had, in our youth, spent many an evening (probably too [...]

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