Tanya Sharkey’s passions have always been animals and photography. For most of her life, she has worked with animals - and took photos as a hobby. Last March, she decided to combine the two loves and opened Tanya Sharkey Photography, a studio in St. Petersburg that specializes on pet photography. We caught up with Sharkey, 37, [...]
Independent business spotlight is on Bradenton's Backyard Getaways. This family owned and operated service and retail pond & water garden business grew from a hobby into a passion.
Holiday markets featuring local businesses are popping up all over Tampa Bay. Here are a few coming up in the next couple of weeks!
Local Business Spotlight on Historic Shed and Preservation Resource.
Circulation figures are in, and like newspapers nationwide, the number of daily subscribers are dropping like rocks. According to the story at the Business Journal, the St. Pete Times lost more than 10% of its subscribers in the past year, while the Tampa Tribune is down almost 19% for daily subscriptions. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune lost most than [...]
The St. Pete City Council changed a ridiculous ordinance denying late night street vendor sales. Thanks to Joy McGhee, we can now buy a hot dog from a cart until 1am.
Tarballs come from oil spills, and can make your day at the beach even more adventurous.
The downtown Tampa branch manager of the Bank of America refused to cash a check because armless Steve Valdez was unable to provide a thumbprint.
Quote of the Week: “It was like being married to a nymphomaniac,” Weaver said. “The first two weeks were great. Then all hell broke loose.” You’ll remember that Charlie Crist signed a bill to encourage all of us to get a bulldozer and start building stuff nearly anywhere in Florida. As you might imagine, developers such as Ron [...]
