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Ideal Motel

August 15, 2010

Ideal Motel — Adult Movies 1999 Nebraska Avenue Tampa, FL Most images link to larger images. click on larger image for closeup

Tagged as: buildings, cityscapes, Florida, HISTORIC, SINGLE PHOTOS, Tampa

Can there be any doubt that the mix of family, friends, and food is one of life’s greatest pleasures? One look at the pictures accompanying this article should be proof. Those smiles are deeply felt. Joined in common cause, these families and friends celebrate their Filipino community while preparing their culture’s foods. “Backstage” is where [...]

Tagged as: ACTIVITIES, Asian food, events, favorite articles, Florida, Tampa

Monument

March 24, 2010

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Tagged as: Florida, SINGLE PHOTOS, Tampa, trees

Prestige…a little tarnished perhaps, but prestige, nonetheless

March 21, 2010

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Tagged as: favorite photos, Florida, signs, SINGLE PHOTOS, Tampa

St. Petersburg 2010 Antiquarian Book Fair

March 13, 2010

There’s one more day of the 29th Annual Antiquarian Book Fair at the St. Petersburg Coliseum (floridabooksellers.com/bookfair.html). It’s only $6 for the day–$5 if you pick up one of the many coupons around town. If you enjoy books, especially books from your childhood or books you remember seeing in your grandparent’s home libraries, [...]

Tagged as: ACTIVITIES, BOOKS, bookstores, Florida, St. Petersburg, Tampa

Tampa’s Phap Vien Minh Dang Quang and the Jade Buddha

March 10, 2010

Every week/weekend in Tampa Bay has a lot of activities, but this weekend has more than most that fit my tastes. One you don’t want to miss is the enormous Jade Buddha for Universal Peace at the Vietnamese Buddhist temple in Town and Country (that area of Tampa on the west end of Hillsborough Avenue). [...]

Tagged as: attractions, Buddhist, churches & temples, favorite articles, Florida, SPIRITUAL, Tampa

Cookie

January 12, 2010

Alessi’s bakery Tampa, FL Taken on July 29, 2008 Most images link to larger images. click on larger image for closeup

Tagged as: bakeries, favorite photos, Florida, FOOD, SINGLE PHOTOS, Tampa

LocalShops1.com

October 24, 2009

ESTER VENOUZIOU, FOUNDER OF LOCALSHOPS1.COM The tagline of Inkwatu is “Delights, Near and Far.” Many of these delights are independently owned food establishments (restaurants or markets) with tasty food, pleasing ambiance, friendly staff, ethnic authenticity, inventive dishes, and reasonable prices. Some of these delights are activities, events, locations, artists, buildings, aspects of nature, books, and [...]

Tagged as: Florida, markets, restaurants, SHOPPING, St. Petersburg, Tampa

Jazzy’s BBQ

October 17, 2009

OPEN HEARTH BBQ AT JAZZY’S There is a gold standard for barbecues: Leatha’s, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi (6374 U S Hwy 98; 601-271-6003). I had the privilege of tasting that standard when my Mississippi Cuzn Don treated me and part of his family to supper there. I got to experience, first hand, the prodigious memory of [...]

Tagged as: barbeque, Florida, FOOD, restaurants, Tampa

Geckofest and other festivals

October 10, 2009

It’s that time of the year in Florida. The hot, humid days of late summer are just beginning to pass away. There’s the occasional cool front that comes through (we never seem to have real cold fronts). And the festivals begin. A couple weeks ago I went to the Geckofest (geckofest.com) in one of my [...]

Tagged as: ACTIVITIES, attractions, events, Florida, Gulfport, St. Petersburg, Tampa

TC Choy’s

September 26, 2009

A FEW KITCHEN SPECIALS: (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) SALT & PEPPER SHRIMP, FRIED TOFU STUFFED WITH SHRIMP PASTE, CHINESE BROCCOLI IN OYSTER SAUCE, EGGPLANT STUFFED WITH SHRIMP PASTE I’m proud to announce that the September 2009 issue of Asia Trend Magazine carries my first article and photos as one of their contributing food writers. Asia [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, dim sum, favorite articles, Florida, FOOD, restaurants, Tampa

Shish Kebab & Turkish Cuisine

September 5, 2009

TURKISH TEA Two friends of mine are planning an extended trip to Turkey this spring. They will be spending 10 whole days in Istanbul, allowing themselves to get to know the place a little deeper than the typical tourist. They did something similar with Finland a few years ago. They make the experience last well [...]

Tagged as: Florida, FOOD, Mediterranean, restaurants, Tampa

Nicko’s

July 25, 2009

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 [...]

Tagged as: Florida, FOOD, Greek food, restaurants, Tampa

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Ideal Motel

Philfest 2010

Monument

Prestige…a little tarnished perhaps, but prestige, nonetheless

St. Petersburg 2010 Antiquarian Book Fair

Tampa’s Phap Vien Minh Dang Quang and the Jade Buddha

Cookie

LocalShops1.com

Jazzy’s BBQ

Geckofest and other festivals

TC Choy’s

Shish Kebab & Turkish Cuisine

Nicko’s

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