Visit Derby Lane

Take some time this week and go visit Derby Lane in St Petersburg. www.derbylane.com The track is the oldest dog track in the United States and it was opened in 1925. This is a very clean and well maintained track with a very friendly staff. The track also has a Poker Room and a restaurant if betting the dogs is not your thing. When the lights go down and the mechanical rabbit is released the excitement begins with the dogs running as fast as they can to the finish line. They have racing six nights a week with a matinee on Wednesday and Saturday. So go see a piece of Florida history bet a few dollars and keep ENJOYING TAMPA BAY!

Harbour Island Art Walk

Today www.harbourislandartwalk.com from 12-5pm is the Harbour Island Art Walk located in Downtown Tampa right outside of Jackson's Bistro. www.jacksonsbistro.com Jackson's is a very nice restaurant with a great drink selection as well as a full menu. There will be LIVE MUSIC, unique art, jewelry, home and garden items along with speciality foods. So come out this afternoon and keep ENJOYING TAMPA BAY!

Blast Friday in Clearwater

Today is the last Friday of the month and from 6-10pm it is Clearwater's FREE monthly event Blast Friday. This is a family friendly event with a stage set up www.clevelandstreetdistrict.com in Downtown Clearwater off of Cleveland Street. John Cafferty www.johncafferty.com is this months LIVE music he plays upbeat rock and is the lead singer of the Beaver Brown Band. The downtown area has several nice restaurants where you could go have a meal, snack or a cold drink. Also just up the street is Coachman Park which has an interesting view of the Clearwater Beach Causeway it is also a nice place to watch the sunset without going to the beach. So get out tonight listen to some LIVE MUSIC, watch the sunset and keep ENJOYING TAMPA BAY!

Hanger 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. 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!

200th BLOG....Thank You !

Today i posted my 200th consecutive Blog for ENJOYING TAMPA BAY. I wanted to take a moment and say THANK YOU to everyone who has taken the time to visit and i hope it helped you find some great things to do. Well it is time for the Fall and all the holidays again which means there will be many outdoor festivals, concerts and special events so make sure you keep visiting my BLOG so you can keep ENJOYING TAMPA BAY!

Cafe Alfresco in Dunedin

Take sometime today to go visit beautiful and friendly Downtown Dunedin today. www.dunedin-fl.com The Downtown area has many nice restaurants, art galleries and unique gift shops. Make sure to visit the wonderful Cafe Alfresco which is located right next to the pinellas trail. www.cafealfrescoonline.com The restaurant offers inside seating as well as a glass enclosed patio plus a outside deck. The menu has a nice variety of salads, sandwiches and dinners. Try their Salmon or the Meatloaf you won't be disappointed and make sure you leave room for dessert. They also have a full liquor bar and a nice selection of beer and wine and a very friendly staff. So go visit Downtown Dunedin and stop by Cafe Alfresco and keep ENJOYING TAMPA BAY!

Visit Heritage Village

Today from 10am-5pm at the sponge docks in Tarpon Springs they are having the FINAL day of their weekend long Arts and Crafts Festival. See the previous Blog for all the information. Visit Heritage Village today www.pinellascounty.org/heritage it 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!