Give A Day For The Bay Volunteers are needed to pick up litter along the Hillsborough River at Rivercrest Park and Greenway. There is a LOT of litter here. We may also be doing some cleaning up of mulched plant beds, trimming, invasive removal and other chores as needed by the Tampa Parks Department. Suitable for [...]
Here are my top ten tips for successfully getting through Gasparilla Day: Eat a decent breakfast. You never know where your next meal might be. Pack light. Leave the coolers at home. Hide a $20 in your sock. You will need it later. Sunscreen. Trust me on this one. Charge your cell phone the night before. Bring a disposable camera. If [...]
Rivercrest Park is located in the South Seminole Heights neighborhood north of downtown Tampa. From the City of Tampa website: Rivercrest Park runs along much of the Hillsborough River as it winds its way from Hillsborough Avenue to Martin Luther King Boulevard. Park amenities include a pier, playground area, picnic tables and grills. One of the [...]
This is the first of what I hope to be many posts on your local parks. Being the father of three young children I often end up at one of the many parks in the area. If you have kids or like to get out and enjoy the outdoors as much as I [...]
With a St. Patrick’s parade in Ybor City coming up this Saturday I began to wonder how it all got started. Since we don’t have a large Irish community like other cities, what’s the reason for a celebration with a parade? When I think of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations I think of New [...]
I read an interesting article about Regency Cove in the Trib recently. For you those of you unfamiliar with South Tampa, the Homes of Regency Cove is a retirement community of manufactured homes just off of Westshore and Gandy. Though it’s NOG (North of Gandy) I vividly remember going by this place growing up [...]
I was out on my training run at lunchtime Friday when I got stopped on 4th Ave by a guy named Cephas. I have been stopped a few times during my run. Typically someone is lost and looking for the Aquarium or some other local attraction. These holdups break what little rhythm I [...]
I recently celebrated my 40th birthday, and I decided it was time to buy a guitar. I have never owned a guitar and have absolutely no training, but that is beside the point – I’m 40 now. However, I did prefer something geared toward the entry level (read: cheap) in case it didn’t work out, so [...]
I just got my invoice for my Bucs season ticket in the mail. They raised the price another $65.42! How on Earth can they justify that after a losing season of 4 and 12? So I went back a few years and looked at previous year’s ticket invoices for my seat, which is [...]
