Morning strolls past the flowering pink tree in the spring. Manatee-spotting off the dock on Sunday mornings — or really anytime. Family basketball tournaments on a stone, private court. Yeah, we could picture life in this Coffee Pot home.
Old Northeast’s largest home just hit the market. The 8,868-sqft residence features seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a large courtyard, pool, outdoor kitchen, and dock — all with sweeping views of Coffee Pot Bayou.
Rebecca Minkoff | 6:30-8 p.m. | Oxford Exchange | $20 | Head to the upscale bookstore for the paperback release of “Fearless,” the fashion designer’s self help-packed book.
Tuesday, Feb. 18
2025 Vision: New Year, New Trends | 8-10 a.m. | Embarc Collective, Tampa | $35 | Dig into emerging technologies, fresh consumer behaviors, and forward-thinking marketing strategies with other industry pros.
Cigar City: Bringing Industry to Tampa | 2-2:20 p.m. | Tampa Bay History Center | Free | Roam the interactive exhibit on Tampa’s cigar industry, featuring the voice of the lector, videos, and more.
Ramadan Proclamation | 10-11 a.m. | St. Pete City Hall | Free | Join St. Pete leaders, members of the Tampa Bay Area Muslim Association, and students from the Arqam’s Academy as they present a proclamation honoring the holy month of Ramadan.
Galentines Glam & Glow | 6-8:30 p.m. | Hyde House Heights | $10 | Honor the gals in your life with a night of mocktails, spa treatments, tunes, and shopping.
Saturday, Feb. 22
Caribbean Carnival! BSP | 5-9 p.m. | Bonnet Springs Park, Lakeland | Free | Caribbean Carnival BSP returns on Saturday, Feb. 22 with a family-free evening including a Black & Caribbean-owned market, food vendors, and kids’ activities.*
Tuesday, March 4
Lakeland City Commission SUN ‘n FUN Breakfast | 7:30-9 a.m. | Skylight Hangar at SUN ‘n FUN Expo Campus, Lakeland | $30 | Celebrate + learn more about the upcoming SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo, with breakfast provided by Frescos Southern Kitchen & Bar, door prizes, and guest speakers.*
St. Pete leaders are advocating for new crane safety regulations this legislative session — after a crane crashed into a downtown building during Hurricane Milton. Council members will vote on whether to ask the Florida Building Commission to create uniform crane standards at an upcoming meeting. (Tampa Bay Times)
Weather
Enjoying today’s reprieve from the heat? Us too. Luckily, forecasters say we can expect additional cooler days this week as systems and fronts come through. (Tampa Bay Times)
Sports
The Rays are gearing up for their 2025 season at Steinbrenner Field. The Yankees just unveiled some new upgrades to the spring training facility, like a two-story weight room, team meeting room, players lounge, dining room, staff offices, and medical area. (Tampa Bay Times)
Announced
Just in time for spring break, Allegiant launched a new flight from St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport to Colorado Springs. The low-cost airline also introduced new flights to Gulf Shores, Alabama and Columbia, South Carolina (hey COLAtoday). (I Love the Burg)
Travel
That’s how we got to Memphis. Tampa International just announced new flights to Bluff City. Breeze Airways will launch Wednesday and Saturday fights to the Tennessee city starting Friday, May 7. (That’s So Tampa)
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Take a peek at St. Pete’s The Story Garden
Expect lots of storytime fun to be had at the Sunshine City bookstore. | Photo via TBAYtoday
Last week, we got an early peek at St. Pete’s first children’s bookstore. Tucked inside a dark blue bungalow in the Historic Uptown neighborhood, the stores stocks books for all ages, games, and toys.
But you won’t have to wait long to shop. Owners expect to start slinging books on Saturday, March 1.
The inspiration? Kathleen Kelly’s charming Upper West Side bookshop, The Shop Around the Corner, in “You’ve Got Mail.”
We’d say it delivers, with a plethora of themed displays, a massive area for storytime, cozy benches, and a side patio for tucking strollers away.
Bring the kiddos along for weekly story hours, child and caregiver classes, book clubs for kiddos, and some good ole’ book browsing.
Here I am, back on my soapbox to share the latest happenings at the James.
I got to visit the St. Pete museum’s new “Survey the West” show from Tampa-based artist Ya La’ford. The artist funneled her three–month exploration of the American West into a collection including wood block prints, sets of paintings, and sculptures.
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