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FOOD & DRINK
50’s Themed Pinellas Park Diner Has Lines Out The Door For This Sweet Treat
If you are a fan of classic cars and comfort food, you are in for a treat! A new 50’s themed diner recently opened in Pinellas Park called Route 66 Diner. The Family owned diner was named after the famous Route 66, but is conveniently located on 66th street! Your dining experience will include all the 50’s diner aesthetics… black and white checkered floors, red walls that include motorway and gas station decor, swivel chairs, and a stainless steel counter.
‘Cocoon’ turns 40: A look back at the movie some St. Petersburg officials didn’t want shot in the city
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - It’s been 40 years since the movie ‘Cocoon’ was shot in St. Petersburg but the memory of it lives on. In the movie ‘Cocoon’, a group of older folks discover the pool at their senior living place was turned into a fountain of youth by visiting aliens.
Pasco scallop season paused after toxins detected in the Gulf of Mexico
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials on Wednesday announced a temporary closure of the recreational bay scallop harvest in the Gulf of Mexico off the Pasco County coastline. It includes all state waters south of the Pasco-Hernando county line and north of the Anclote Key Lighthouse in...
Charming Amish Country Store in Largo offers down-home gourmet goodies
Located at 206 13 St. in Largo, the Amish Country Store is a mom-and-pop, cottage-style building stocked with down-home gourmet goodies, made the hard, old-fashioned way. Jars of delicious jams are stacked upon stacks on shelves, near cane sugar sodas, like Kickapoo Joy Juice, Hank’s, Knee-high, and Kutz Town. Chips are trucked in from Amish territory in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and the deli is high-quality, making this store an edible heaven.
Secret bourbon bar opens on 1st Avenue North in St. Pete's EDGE District
A new bourbon bar hidden inside a liquor store has made its debut in St. Pete's EDGE District. The 1st Ave Clubhouse Bourbon Bar is tucked away inside the newly relocated 1st Ave Liquors store at 1211 1st Avenue North Suite 100, adjacent to the Zubrick Magic Theatre. The Clubhouse,...
St. Petersburg is getting a new wine shop and gourmet grocer from a big name
Calling all oenophiles: If you thought the market for wine shop/bar hybrids in St. Petersburg had reached peak saturation, think again. Volta Wine & Provisions, a new specialty wine shop, will open early 2025 in downtown St. Pete. And really, is there ever such a thing as too much wine?
Vintage St. Pete: When ‘SeaQuest’ came to town
The “Inverted Pyramid” St. Pete Pier (1973-2015) earned its place in entertainment history July 4, 2006, when 16-year-old Taylor Swift performed a 20-minute set, as part of a free country music radio holiday event. One of the songs she played was “Tim McGraw,” which had just been released as her very first single. Nobody had heard of her.
Unique plane to represent St. Pete at international airshow
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — If you are in or around St. Pete, you might notice a small aircraft with a very unusual paint job — one that has gained a lot of attention on social media and from people around town. The plane is called the "Mooney Anomaly,"...
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