Sunday, June 30, 2013

Harbour Island Art Walk

Today from 12-5pm is the Harbour Island Art Walk located in Downtown Tampa right outside of Jackson's Bistro. www.jacksonsbistro.com The event takes place at a beautiful waterfront location. There will be LIVE MUSIC, unique art www.harbourislandartwalk.com  jewelry, home and garden items along with speciality foods. So come out this afternoon and keep ENJOYING TAMPA BAY!

Saturday, June 29, 2013

8th Avenue Pub in Safety Harbor

The 8th Avenue Pub www.8thavepub.com is located in Safety Harbor right off of Main Street and 8th Avenue North. This is a very nice local pub with a friendly staff and a daily Happy Hour from 4-8pm. They have a full liquor bar as well as 14 craft beers on tap and a great selection of bottled beer. The pub has LIVE MUSIC on Tuesday, Friday,Saturday and Sunday. The pub also offers Wood Fired Pizza's that are a thin crust 12 inch pie with 6 nice sized slices. The owner Mike is a great guy and he is always around make sure to say hello to him. So go to the 8th Avenue Pub have a craft beer and a great pizza and keep ENJOYING TAMPA BAY!

Friday, June 28, 2013

FREE CONCERT tonight at Ruth Eckerd Hall

Today is the last Friday of the month and from 5:30-10pm it is Clearwaters monthly event BLAST FRIDAY. This is a FAMILY FRIENDLY event that is usually held in on Clevland Street with a stage set up next to the Capital Theatre. www.clevelandstreetdistrict.com Tonight due to pending bad weather the BLAST FRIDAY celebration has been moved to Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. www.rutheckerdhall.com  Ruth Eckerd Hall is a great venue for a concert. This months LIVE MUSIC is going to be the Robin Zander Band. www.cheaptrick.com Robin Zander is the lead singer of Cheap Trick and tonight he will perform Cheap Trick hits as well as his solo material. He will be playing with an All Star Band and the show is FREE. The concert is first come first serve and the doors open at 5:30pm there will also be vendors and food trucks outside the building with the LIVE MUSIC starting about 7:30pm. So go to Ruth Eckerd Hall tonight for BLAST FRIDAY and keep ENJOYING TAMPA BAY!

Thursday, June 27, 2013

The Hangar Restaurant in St. Petersburg

The Hanger Restaurant www.thehangarstpete.com is located at the Albert Whitted Airport in Downtown St. Petersburg. The restaurant is located upstairs in the main terminal of the airport overlooking the air field. While dining inside or outside you can see private planes landing and taking off and if you feel like some adventure take a helicopter sight seeing tour from Safari Choppers www.safarichoppers.com they are in the lobby . The menu is simple but fun and if you want to try a great southern dish try their Chicken and Waffles. They have easy listening LIVE MUSIC seven nights a week. Tonight Dale Williams is performing www.dalesingssinatra.com he sings Sinatra and is very entertaining and a wonderful gentleman. They also have a very cool bar with comfortable seating if you just wanna snack and have a drink. Many different drink and food specials are offered daily. So go visit the Hanger Restaurant listen to some LIVE MUSIC and keep ENJOYING TAMPA BAY!

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Heritage Village in Largo

Heritage Village www.pinellascounty.org/heritage is located in Largo. This 21-acre living history museum has more than 28 historic local structures with some dating back to the 19th century. There is a school, church, sponge warehouse, railroad depot and general store which is open for business as well as a variety of historic homes to visit and explore. Also right next door is the wonderful Florida Botanical Gardens www.flbg.org take a stroll and see all the beautiful foliage and flowers. So get over to Largo today and visit Heritage Village and the Botanical Gardens and keep ENJOYING TAMPA BAY!

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Gulfports Tuesday Fresh Market

Every Tuesday from 9am-3pm it is the Gulfport Farmers Market in Downtown Gulfport. www.gulfportma.com This is a beautiful little town that is right on the Gulf. They have nice restaurants, unique shops and events year round. They have an Art Walk the 1st Friday and the 3rd Saturday of every month and many other great festivals. My favorite place to eat in Gulfport is the wonderful Italian bistro Pia's Trattoria www.piastrattoria.com which offers indoor or outdoor seating. The Italian menu has a nice variety of antipasto's, panini's and pasta dishes with a nice selection of beer and wine. The food is always delicious and fresh plus they have a very fun and friendly staff. So go to Gulfport today visit the market have breakfast, lunch or dinner at Pia's and keep ENJOYING TAMPA BAY!

Monday, June 24, 2013

The HUB in Downtown Tampa

The HUB www.thehubbartampa.com is a cocktail lounge and liquor store that is located at 719 North Franklin Street in Downtown Tampa. The HUB was opened in 1946 just down the street and they moved a few years ago to the current location. The HUB is a unique place with all types of people, cheap strong drinks and some of the best LIVE MUSIC which is offered on different nights during the month. The HUB has received national praise for being a true American Cocktail Lounge with real charm and one of the best Jukebox around. So go visit the HUB one night have a cocktail, listen to some LIVE MUSIC and keep ENJOYING TAMPA BAY!