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

June 13, 2009

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 [...]

Tagged as: ACTIVITIES, fine arts, Florida, Greek food, Tampa

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

Ready and waiting…!

April 22, 2009

Tampa, FL Taken on April 22, 2009 Most images link to larger images. click on larger image for closeup

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

Francis House

November 29, 2008

Medical specialists, clergy, lawyers, morticians, and musicians are a particular group. (No, this is not one of those what-doesn’t-belong-in-this-list things, nor is that a list in descending order of social desirability, although some might think so.) These are professionals often involved in other people’s life transitions: births, blessings, weddings, funerals, etc. Because of that, [...]

Tagged as: announcement, charities, Florida, Italy, St. Petersburg, Tampa

Tampa: Sa Ri One Korean Bulgogi Restaurant

October 4, 2008

Sa Ri One In an earlier post on Atlanta’s Seoul Gardens Korean Japanese Restaurant, I talked about bulgogi, Korean barbeque. A restaurant in Tampa that I’ve gone to ever since it opened is Sa Ri One Korean Bulgogi Restaurant (3940 W. Cypress St., Tampa, FL 33606; 813-874-2911). It’s a little pricey, but not so much [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, Florida, FOOD, Korean food, restaurants, Tampa

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 [...]

Tagged as: coffee shops, Florida, FOOD, New Orleans, restaurants, Tampa

China Yuan

August 9, 2008

Serve the People If you like Chinese food and you don’t buy any other book this year, please buy Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China by Jen Lin-Lui. I unreservedly recommend it. (You can purchase it directly through the link above.) It’s a book I wish I’d written. It is the autobiographical story [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, bakeries, Chinese food, dim sum, Florida, FOOD, Tampa

The NoHo Bistro

August 1, 2008

You know you’re in for something a bit out of the ordinary when the sign above the door asks, “Have You Had Your Bison Burger Today?” I had just emerged from my car and was taking a picture of that sign, when Jessica Raia-Long, founder and co-owner of The NoHo Bistro with Tina Hurless, swept [...]

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

Let Us Eat Cake

July 30, 2008

Well, there’s no doubt about it, times are tough for almost everyone. When it’s like that, it’s the little things that can make a big difference. Some of the happiest music every created was from the era of the Great Depression: Louis Armstrong, Nat “King” Cole, Fats Domino, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Coleman [...]

Tagged as: bakeries, favorite articles, Florida, FOOD, Tampa

The Taco Trailer

April 6, 2008

Taco Trailer front door No one remembers the real name of this restaurant; everyone just calls it the “Taco Trailer,” although, properly, it’s probably a bus. We all favor the alliteration, though, so “Taco Trailer” it is! On the left, the trailer; on the right, the building; between, outdoor dining; beyond, more outdoor dining Unfortunately, [...]

Tagged as: Florida, FOOD, international, Mexican food, restaurants, Tampa

Wat Mongkolratanaram — Palm River Thai Temple

April 6, 2008

temple front If you take the 50th Street exit off the crosstown expressway, go south across the Palm River, turn left at the first light, and then, soon after the railroad tracks, turn left into the big parking lot, you will be transported to a different mindset, a completely different approach to life and being: [...]

Tagged as: ACTIVITIES, Asian food, Buddhist, favorite articles, flowers, FOOD, international, Tampa, Thai food

Good Shepherd International Dinner

April 6, 2008

Italian I was a preacher’s kid. Church potluck suppers often formed the mainstay of my family’s diet. Memories of those affairs are good ones. Everyone tried to outdo everyone else and we got food we never got at home. I drive a good 50 minutes to the far side of Tampa just to go to [...]

Tagged as: ACTIVITIES, Florida, FOOD, international, Tampa

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