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November 21st, 2007 Categories: Real Estate News
Clearwater is a city located in Pinellas County, Florida, USA, nearly due west of Tampa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,787; however, according to the 2005 U.S. Census Bureau’s estimates, the city’s population fell slightly to 108,687. [3] It is the county seat of Pinellas County.GR6 It is the smallest of the three large cities that constitute the Tampa Bay area. Clearwater is a part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area, most commonly referred to as the “Tampa Bay Area“. The four-county area is composed of roughly 2.7 million residents, making it the second largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the state, and the third largest in the Southeastern United States.
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Pinellas County Holiday Happenings
November 18th, 2007 Categories: Real Estate News
Pinellas celebrates the holidays
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Article published on Friday, Nov. 16, 2007
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Tis the season, and around Pinellas calendars are filling quickly with a variety of special holiday events, including the following.
Bright Before Your Eyes Holiday Night Parade
SEMINOLE – A lineup of 34 units is scheduled to participate in the third annual Bright Before Your Eyes! Holiday Night Parade Sunday, Nov. 18 in Seminole. The parade, organized by the Seminole Chamber of Commerce, begins at 6:30 p.m. at the corner of 113th Street and 80th Avenue and goes north to the Seminole Recreation Center at 9100 113th St. Also participating will be the Seminole High School marching band. 113th Street will be closed in both directions from Park Boulevard to 102nd Avenue from 6:15 p.m. to whenever deputies get the clearance to reopen the street from parade officials.
Clearwater Chorus Holiday Concert
CLEARWATER – The 80-member Clearwater Chorus presents its annual holiday concert, From Our Family to Yours, on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2 p.m., at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Tickets are $15. Featured performer will be Carolyn Bookout, known as marimba maven. To purchase tickets, visit Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Road in Clearwater, call the Ticket Office at 727-791-7400 or order online at www.rutheckerdhall.com.
Festival of Trees
CLEARWATER – UPARC Foundation is already planning the 23rd annual Festival of Trees Tampa Bay, which will run from Nov. 21 through 25, at the Harborview Center. The Premiere Night Gala will be Tuesday, Nov. 20. The theme for this year’s festival will be Home for the Holidays, which brings to mind all of those happy memories of times spent with family and friends during the holiday season. Other than determining a theme, one of the most important tasks for UPARC is to find a signature piece of artwork to use in promoting the festival. P. Buckley Moss Galleries will release a limited edition print of “Purrfectly Trimmed” which will be available for purchase through all of its galleries with a portion of the proceeds being donated to UPARC. UPARC also will receive a percentage of the purchase price of the original watercolor. The Harborview Center is at 300 Cleveland St. Call 712-3993 or visit www.treefest.com.
Vegan Thanksgiving Day Feast
TAMPA – The second annual Vegan Thanksgiving Day Feast is set for Thursday, Nov. 22, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa, 11400 Morris Bridge Road. The event begins with a social gathering from 1 to 2 p.m. The potluck dinner is scheduled from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Cost is $5 with a dish to share to feed six or more people; $15 without a dish to share. Children under 5 free. All dishes will be vegan. No animal products. Diners are asked to bring a vegan dish for six to eight people with serving utensil and ingredient list. Limited warming facilities will be available. Water, juices, coffee and tea will be provided. R.S.V.P. or volunteer by calling Michelle at 813-365-0317 or send an e-mail to info@vegtampathanksgiving.com. For more information, visit www.VegTampaThanksgiving.com.
Christmas tree sale
SEMINOLE – The Kiwanis Club of Seminole will be selling Christmas trees starting Saturday, Nov. 24 at the lot immediately north of the Seminole Chamber of Commerce building, 8400 113th St. Hours are Monday through Friday, 3 to 9 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sundays noon to 7 p.m. All trees are Fraser firs. All proceeds from the sale go to the club’s youth projects. Also, Boy Scout Troop 371 will hold its annual Christmas Tree Sale at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 11220 Oakhurst Road Sunday, Nov. 25 through Sunday, Dec. 16.
Hours Saturday and Sunday are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Monday through Friday, 5 to 9 p.m.
Illuminated Gardens
LARGO – Continuing through Thursday, Jan. 3, enjoy the free Illuminated Gardens at Florida Botanical Gardens from 6 to 10 p.m. Stroll through the beautiful Florida Botanical Gardens and marvel at Pinellas County’s premier holiday light event with more than 425,000 lights. Start a family tradition of welcoming in the holiday season with style. The gardens are located at 12520 Ulmerton Road. For more information, call 727-582-2100.
Santa’s mailbox
TREASURE ISLAND – Santa’s Mailbox is scheduled from Dec. 3-14, Santa will personally answer letters from all boys and girls who drop off or mail letters to his mailbox located in front of the Treasure Island City Hall at 120 108th Ave. Santa reminds everyone to have a return address on their letters.
Sun Coast Hospital Foundation Santa letters and calls
LARGO – Sun Coast Hospital Foundation teamed up with Santa Claus for the 2007 holiday season to offer personalized letters from Santa and live phone calls from him as well. For a $3 donation, Sun Coast Hospital Foundation will send a personalized letter signed by Santa or Mrs. Claus to a child. If there is more than one child at a given address each child will receive a different letter. All letter requests need to be into Sun Coast Hospital Foundation by Dec. 14 to make it in time for Christmas. With the purchase of a letter from Santa, for $2 or more, Santa will make a phone call to a child. On the evening of Dec. 23 Elves of the Sun Coast Hospital Foundation will work with the North Pole Switchboard to place calls for children to talk directly with Santa Claus himself. Please include information about the child, so that the call can be personalized for each child. To reserve a letter call Jessica Petot at the Sun Coast Hospital Foundation at 727-586-7119 or fax a request to 727-587-0219.
Santa calls and letters
LARGO – The city of Largo and Tampa Bay Newspapers have teamed up with Santa to dedicate a phone line from the North Pole to chilren ages 8 and under on Dec. 10-12 between 6 and 8 p.m. Sign-up forms are available in the city’s Play magazine, which is available at the Largo Public Library, the Largo Cultural Center and all staffed recreation centers. Return the forms to the Largo Community Center no later than Friday, Dec. 7 to ensure a call from Santa. If a child is not available at the designated times or the form is received after Dec. 7, Santa will send a personalized letter by Dec. 20 instead of calling. Forms can be mailed to: Santa’s Calling, Largo Community Center, 65 Fourth St. NW, Largo, FL 33770. Forms also can be faxed to 518-3145. For more information, call 518-3131.
DFAC Holiday show
DUNEDIN – The Dunedin Fine Art Center’s Holiday Show is continuing through Dec. 24. The exhibit offers early shoppers the opportunity to stock up on ornaments and decorations as well as pick up Christmas gifts. A dozen themed holiday trees are up for sale, as well as art. Also, there will be galleries with artworks in all media. The center is at 1143 Michigan Blvd. Call 298-3322.
Operation Twinkle and Old-Fashioned Christmas
DUNEDIN – The city is encouraging local business owners and organizations to help transform the downtown area into an illuminated fantasy during Operation Twinkle. The city also will sponsor its Old-Fashioned Christmas event on Friday, Nov. 30, featuring an outdoor concert, carriage rides with horses wearing sleigh bells and children’s crafts. All participants in the annual pole decorating contest will be announced at the event. Call Steven Sherman at 812-4533.
Brighten Their Future
DUNEDIN – The Suncoast Animal League’s Brighten Their Future even
t will run from Friday, Nov. 30, through Monday, Dec. 31, at Pioneer Park. There will be a Community Lighting Ceremony on Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. The league encourages individuals or businesses to participate in the event by sponsorship or by purchasing a $10 holiday light in honor of or in memory of a special person or pet. These lights will make up strands of light that will be used to decorate Pioneer Park in downtown Dunedin. Call 939-1300.
Wild Wonderland
TAMPA – wild Wonderland begins on Nov. 30 and continues on Dec. 1, 7-8, 14-16, 19-23, 26-30, at Lowry Park Zoo. Join the holiday fun at the zoo after dark. See more than a million twinkling lights, live reindeer, Santa Claus, holiday displays and much more. The zoo is located at 1101 W. Sligh Ave. in Tampa, one mile west of I-275 (exit 48). The zoo is open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Regular admission prices are: adult – $16.95, seniors (60+) – $15.95, children ages 3-11 – $12.50, and children 2 and under are free. Parking is free. Visit www.lowryparkzoo.com or call 813-935-8552 for more information.
Tree lighting ceremony, Santa visit
REDINGTON BEACH – Santa Claus will arrive in Redington Beach on Saturday, Dec. 1. Beginning at 4:30 p.m., Santa will tour through the streets of the town on a fire truck from the Madeira Beach Fire Department. The tour will begin and end at the Town Park, 164th Avenue and Gulf Boulevard. After the parade, beginning at about 5 p.m., at Town Park, the children will have an opportunity to decorate their own holiday ornament to hang on the Town’s holiday tree in the park, with supplies provided by the Redington Beach Garden Club. Children also can visit with Santa and give him their letters and one of Santa’s elves will give out gifts. About 6 p.m., Redington Beach Mayor, Nick Simons, will throw the switch to light up the Town’s Holiday Tree with its elegant white-lighting scheme. Holiday cookies also will be provided by the Redington Beach Garden Club. Juices and water will be supplied by the Redington Beach Property Owners Association which is the organizer of the event.
Trees & Traditions
On Saturday, Dec. 1, from 1 to 4 p.m. enjoy Trees & Traditions. Kick off the holiday season at Heritage Village, 11909 125th St. N. in Largo, with multicultural dance performances by member groups of SPIFFS, the St. Petersburg International Folk Fair Society. View holiday trees decorated in colorful global themes in the Visitor Center Galleries as well as Hanukkah and Kwanzaa displays. Buildings throughout the Village will be decorated for the holidays and open for docent and self-guided tours. The Pinellas County Historical Society will host their annual open house at Greenwood House. Decorated trees and buildings will be on display throughout December. Free. For more information, call 727-582-2123 or visit www.pinellascounty.org/Heritage.
Holiday parade and tree lighting ceremony
TREASURE ISLAND – The City’s Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony will be Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Treasure Island Community Center and Park, Gulf Boulevard at 106th Avenue. The parade starts at 4:30 p.m. at Treasure Bay, 10315 Paradise Boulevard, and travels down 107th around the Clock Tower to the Community Center. The parade will feature the Santa and Mrs. Claus, antique cars, various local clubs and organizations and more. After the parade, children will be able to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Community Center, and join Santa and Mayor Maloof in the lighting of the City’s holiday decorations. Refreshments will be served following the lighting of the holiday decorations. Additional activities will include face painting elves; balloon twisting toy soldier; Katie’s Holiday Hoopla Storytelling Show; Dickens Carolers: Barnaby¹s Holiday Magic Show; and more.
Abilities Guild Holiday Gala
CLEARWATER BEACH – The Abilities Guild honors its founder and first president, Ollie Hamm, at its sixth annual Holiday Gala on Sunday, Dec. 2, 6:30 p.m., at the Carlouel Yacht Club. The black tie optional event will include dinner with wine and dancing to the sounds of Richie V. There will be a silent auction featuring a vintage doll house, wine tasting experience, jewelry for any occasion and art work.
Valet parking will be available. Reservations are required. Cost is $85 a person. All proceeds will support the Abilities Foundation in its efforts of job training and placement, housing, health and recreational help for disabled persons. Call Marie Gage at 934-4304 or Anne Lauder at 595-6180.
GCMA Holiday Open House
LARGO – The Gulf Coast Museum of Art is hosting an open house with free admission from 3-5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the museum’s galleries. During the Holiday Open House, original ornaments will be available for purchase for the Volunteer’s “The Gift of Art” fundraiser. The ornaments will be created by artists featured in GCMA’s collections, instructors from the educational classes program and volunteers with an artistic flair. The fundraiser will be featured throughout the month of December with proceeds directly benefiting the Museum’s educational programs for adults and children. Experience the art of Florida’s Audubon master with John Costin: Wings of Splendor, and the photography of Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray. Enjoy light snacks, grab a cup of “cocoa to go” and stroll into the Florida Botanical Gardens filled with the magic of their sensational seasonal lights. This event is organized by GCMA’s Volunteer Coordinating Committee.
Mrs. Santa Luncheon and Fashion Show
ST. PETERSBURG – Mrs. Santa Luncheon and Fashion Show, a benefit for All Children’s Hospital, is set for Wednesday, Dec. 5, at St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Social hour begins at 11 a.m. with the luncheon at noon. Dillard’s of St. Petersburg will provide the fashion show. Tickets are $45. Proceeds will go toward the All Children’s Hospital Guilds’ pledge of $4 million to All Children’s Hospital for the new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. For reservations, call: 727-341-1930 or 727-641-1438.
Scarlet Ribbons
CLEARWATER – Scarlet Ribbons, the Leading Ladies’ holiday event, will be in the Heye Room of Ruth Eckerd Hall Thursday, Dec. 6. Cocktails will be served in the West Wing at 6:30 p.m. Silent auction items including art, theater and orchestra tickets, dinner packages, jewelry and more will be available for bidding. The formal dinner catered by Parties by Design will be served as guests enjoy comedian Tim Wilkins. Pepper’s Flashback Band will provide music for dancing. The evening will culminate with a live auction, opportunities drawings and a special surprise. The cost is $90 a person, black tie optional. Valet parking will be available. Proceeds will benefit the Marcia P. Hoffman Performing Arts Institute at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call Bridget Meyer at 292-3819.
Safford House Museum Victorian Candlelight Tour
TARPON SPRINGS – Safford House Museum Victorian Candlelight Tour is set for Thursday through Sunday, Dec. 6-9, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Visitors can stroll through the historic structure decorated for the holidays to reflect the spirit of Christmas as it was celebrated in Florida in the 1880s, while enjoying live music and seasonal refreshments. Local toy aficionado Robert Clemente will exhibit vintage toys from his extensive collection. Tickets are $10; $5 for members; and free for children accompanied by a paying adult. The museum is at 23 Parkin Court, Tarpon Springs. For more information, call 727-937-1130.
Christmas Tree Lighting
SAFETY HARBOR – The city’s Christmas Tree L
ighting ceremony is set for Friday, Dec. 7, 6 to 7 p.m., at the Gazebo. Enjoy Christmas carols, a visit from Santa and more.
Friday Nights and Garden Lights
LARGO – On Friday, Dec. 7, from 6 to 9 p.m., families will delight at a free Friday Nights and Garden Lights event at Florida Botanical Gardens, 12520 Ulmerton Road. Free music and refreshments will be offered. Music provided by Lori Hafer and the Music of Your Life Band. The traditional Children’s Parade of Wings takes flight, but children must call 727-582-2247 to sign-up. Visits with Mother Nature are planned. For a suggested $5 donation, children get a photo taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Donations will be used to support the Florida Botanical Gardens. Regions Bank is sponsoring this event.
Memorial Holiday Boat Parade
ISLAND ESTATES – The Memorial Holiday Boat Parade sponsored by the Island Estates Yacht Club Saturday, Dec. 8, 6:30 p.m. Boats will assemble at 6 p.m. in Mandalay Channel between Island Estates and Clearwater Beach. The parade will take the boats through many of the Island Estates canals. They will travel toward Coachman Park arriving at 8, proceeding under the Memorial Causeway Bridge, turning into the Clearwater Marina Channel and finally navigating to the Clearwater Yacht Club judging stand.
Annual Holiday Winterfest and Tree Lighting
SEMINOLE – Annual Holiday Winterfest and Tree Lighting, Saturday, Dec. 8, 5 to 9 p.m., Seminole City Park, 7464 Ridge Road.
Picture Your Pet with Mrs. Claus
LARGO – Pinellas County Animal Services is offering a Picture Your Pet with Mrs. Clause event on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to noon. Get photos taken with favorite family pets in grand holiday style. Photographer Wayne Cathel of Belleair Images is donating his expertise. A $5 donation per photo will go directly to the Animal Welfare Trust Fund, which is used for the special needs of animals at the shelter and adoption center. On that day, Animal Services will offer special holiday gift rates of $20 adoptions and $1 rabies shots. Animal Services is located at 12450 Ulmerton Road in Largo. For more information, call 727-453-3065.
Una Voce: The Florida Men’s Chorale Holiday Concert
ST. PETERSBURG – Una Voce: The Florida Men’s Chorale presents its sixth annual Holiday concert, “Half Baked Holiday” on Dec. 8, 7 p.m., at Lakewood Church of Christ, 2601 54th Ave. S., St. Petersburg. Cost is $10. For tickets or more information, call 727-867-7961. The concert’s theme portrays the dysfunctional family and the expected drama when the family gets together for a holiday that’s “nuttier than a fruitcake.” The men of Una Voce will present a very wide variety of holiday music, including an unusual “Jingle Bells” montage to the swinging 50s Dreidel A-Go-Go plus traditional pieces of “Do You Hear What I Hear” and “The Holly and The Ivy.” Free childcare will be provided.
Tis the Season holiday Display
CLEARWATER – Regency Oaks second annual Tis the Season holiday display kicks off on Saturday, Dec. 8, 1 to 4 p.m. Virginia Lydon will present her display of lights in her miniature, moving holiday village. Meet the artist and enjoy a holiday assortment of breads, cookies and refreshments. Regular hours for the Holiday Display will continue through Jan. 5, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, 1 to 3 p.m., and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 to 8 p.m. The display will be closed on Christmas and New Year’s Day. Regency Oaks is at 2720 Regency Oaks Blvd., Clearwater. R.S.V.P. by calling 727-252-0540.
The Great Figgy Pudding Street Corner Caroling Competition
ST. PETERSBURG – The second annual Great Figgy Pudding Street Corner Caroling Competition to raise funds to support the work of St. Petersburg Free Clinic and First Night St. Petersburg is Saturday, Dec. 8, at North Straub Park. Teams of carolers will raise pledges from family, friends and co-workers, then compete in either the Wild or Wacky or Traditional Choral categories. Costumes are encouraged. Spectators will be treated to beautiful holiday music and a few comical displays as teams compete for recognition at the Figgy Pudding Awards Ceremony in categories such as Best Choral Performance, Most Original Performance, Getting Figgy With It, and the People’s Choice Award. This year the top individual fundraiser will win the Lone Figgy Award. For information on how to enter, volunteer or become a sponsor, call Rebecca Russell-Gootee at 727-821-1200, ext. 114.
Give the Gift of Nature Workshop
ST. PETERSBURG – Replace hectic holiday traffic and last minute shopping with family time at a free Saturday, Dec. 8, Give the Gift of Nature Workshop from 11 a.m. to noon, at Weedon Island Preserve, 1800 Weedon Drive N.E. in St. Petersburg. Learn how to create beautiful, personal and one-of-a-kind gifts using common household materials and natural objects for friends and relatives. Create up to three different nature crafts. The workshop is best for anyone over 5 years old. Pre-registration required by calling 727-453-6500.
Dunedin Community Chorus Holiday Concert
DUNEDIN – The 80-voice Dunedin Community Chorus presents, “Holiday Fantasy,” a concert for the season, on Sunday, Dec. 9, 3 p.m., at Edinburgh Hall in the new Dunedin Community Center, 1920 Pinehurst Road. The performance includes traditional music with novelty twists, up-beat jazz numbers, old favorites, solos and specialty numbers. Suggested donated is $5. For more information, call 727-812-4533.
Christmas Boat Parade and Holiday Celebration
TREASURE ISLAND – Christmas Boat Parade and Holiday Celebration is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Treasure Island Tennis and Yacht Club, 400 Treasure Island Causeway. The Holiday Celebration begins at 4:30 p.m. with the Boat Parade leaving the Yacht Club at 6:20 p.m. Bring a new toy to the Recreation Department at City Hall or Treasure Bay on Paradise Boulevard between Nov. 26-Dec. 7 to receive a pass to watch the parade from a spectacular vantage point and to participate in the events at the Yacht Club. The toys will be donated to the Christmas Toy Shop Project Inc.
Holiday music and complimentary hot dogs, chowder, hot cider and cookies will be served poolside. Santa will make an appearance.
A Holiday Fantasy
DUNEDIN – The Dunedin Community Chorus’ “Holiday Fantasy,” is set for Sunday, Dec. 9, 3 p.m., at Edinburgh Hall in the Dunedin Community Center, 1920 Pinehurst Road, Dunedin. The performance includes traditional music with novelty twists, up-beat jazz numbers, old favorites, solos and specialty numbers. Suggested donation is $5. Call 812-4533. rain date is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 10. For information, call the Yacht Club at 727-367-4511.
Celebration of Hanukkah traditions and music
CLEARWATER – Celebration of Hanukkah traditions and music will be presented on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2 p.m., at Regency Oaks, 2720 Regency Oaks Blvd., Clearwater. Join Joy Katzen-Guthrie as she interweaves her soulful performances with captivating history and storytelling in a one-of-a-kind uplifting musical experience. R.S.V.P. by calling 727-252-0540.
Boys of the Lough: A Celtic Christmas
TARPON SPRINGS – Boys of the Lough: A Celtic Christmas is coming to the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30, $28 and $15. The Boys of the Lough have established a reputation for technical brilliance. Their inspiring holiday music ranges widely through traditional melodies of Ireland and encompasses fiddle music of Shetland, Scotland and North America. Compelling dance rhythms, which give the music such life, will lift the audience to its feet; the evocative slow airs and beautifully structured songs – some in the Irish language – will have them coming back for more. The Tarpon Spri
ngs Performing Arts Center is at 324 Pine St. For tickets or more information, call 727-942-5605 or visit www.tarponarts.org.
New Beginnings Luncheon: Home for the Holidays
CLEARWATER – New Beginnings Luncheon: Home for the Holidays is set for Thursday, Dec. 13, 12:30 p.m., at Regency Oaks, 2720 Regency Oaks Blvd., Clearwater. Enjoy chef’s special luncheon featuring favorite holiday recipes. Meet Regency Oaks residents and hear how they are continuing their own holiday traditions and beginning new ones. R.S.V.P. by calling 727-252-0540.
Voices of the Season holiday concert
TARPON SPRINGS – Maria Zouves, Sherrill Milnes and the VOICExperience Singers presents a concert of holiday favorites on Sunday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m., at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St. Tickets are $15 and $13. For tickets or more information, call 727-942-5605 or visit www.tarponarts.org.
Friday Nights and Garden Lights
On Friday, Dec. 14, from 6 to 9 p.m., families enjoy a free Friday Nights and Garden Lights celebration at Florida Botanical Gardens, 12520 Ulmerton Road. Free music, refreshments and children’s craft activities will be offered. Music provided by Florencio Guitars, a World Music Trio. For a suggested $5 donation, children get a photo taken with Mother Nature. Donations will be used to support the Florida Botanical Gardens. Regions Bank is sponsoring this event.
Holiday Movie in the Park, Yule Log Ceremony
SEMINOLE – Holiday Movie in the Park and Yule Log Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 14, 6 to 8 p.m., Seminole City Park, 7464 Ridge Road.
Holiday Parade
SAFETY HARBOR – The 27th annual Holiday Parade is Saturday, Dec. 15, 1 p.m. on Main Street. The parade features floats, old time cars, Shriners and Santa Clause. For more information, call 724-1572.
Indian Rocks Beach Holiday Lighted Boat Parade
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH – Boat owners are getting ready for the annual IRB Holiday Lighted Boat Parade, Saturday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m. This year offers bigger and better awards with more than $2,500 in prize money. Every boat will receive a goody bag with gifts. Events will include the captain’s meeting with hors d’oeuvres the week before the parade and the captain’s award party after the boat parade on the deck at Jimmy Guana’s. This is a judged event and there are three categories: 23 feet and under, 24 to 30 feet, and 31 feet and over. First prize in each category is $300 and a plaque; second prize in each category is $250 and a plaque; third prize in each category is $200 and a plaque; Judge’s Choice award is $200, and the Elf Award is $200.
To enter, call Randy Schwab, city of Indian Rocks Beach, at 595-6889 or e-mail him at RSchwab@irbcity.com.
Holiday boat parade
REDINGTON BEACH AND INDIAN SHORES – The Redington Beaches and Indian Shores Holiday Boat Parade is Sunday, Dec. 16, beginning at 6 p.m. Participating boats are requested to rendezvous just north of the Tom Stuart (Madeira Beach) Causeway at about 5:45 p.m. Boats will cover a route following the Intra-Coastal Waterway from just north of the Tom Stuart Causeway Bridge (Redington Beach) to The Pub restaurant in Indian Shores. It meanders into the creeks and canals that branch off the ICW, passing along the shoreline of each of the participating communities. The Captain’s meeting for participating boats will be Thursday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m., at the Town Hall of North Redington Beach, 190 173rd Ave.
The awards ceremony will take place at The Pub, following the arrival of the last participant. The management of The Pub has extended an invitation to all participants to dock their boats overnight in the restaurant’s marina.
Major prizes, consisting of gifts and cash, are given to the top three boats in each category. The three judging categories are based on the lengths of the participating boats; typically, the categories break at approximately under 25 feet, 25 to 35 feet and over 35 feet. The committee tries to put equal numbers of boats in each category. Entry forms for the parade are available now at the Town Halls and Web sites of the participating towns. Entry forms will also be distributed to local marinas for boaters to pick up.
The Boat Parade Committee has also allocated up to $25 per boat for the rental of portable generators to operate the decorative lighting used by the boats. Boat captains should submit a copy of their rental receipt in order to claim reimbursement. For more information, call Nick Simons, Committee Chairman, 727-421-0885.
Sugarplum Tea
CLEARWATER – Join Regency Oaks for tea and holiday sweets in the Regency Room and enjoy an artful Christmas Program presented by St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts, featuring their Artist-in-Residence, Nan Colton, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 1:30 p.m. Regency Oaks is at 2720 Regency Oaks Blvd., Clearwater. R.S.V.P. by calling 727-252-0540.
Friday Nights and Garden Lights
On Friday, Dec. 21, from 6 to 9 p.m., families relax at a free Friday Nights and Garden Lights event celebration at Florida Botanical Gardens, 12520 Ulmerton Road. Free refreshments offered. The Lyle Warner Trio will provide great musical entertainment. For a suggested $5 donation, children get a photo taken with Mother Nature. Donations will be used to support the Florida Botanical Gardens. Regions Bank is sponsoring this event.
‘The Nutcracker’
TARPON SPRINGS – All American Classical Ballet School of Tampa presents “The Nutcracker,” Friday through Sunday, Dec. 21-23. Show time is 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St. Tickets are $18 and $16. For tickets or more information, call 727-942-5605 or visit www.tarponarts.org. Nutcracker’s brilliant blend of costumes, sets and choreography creates a magical storybook world enjoyed by children and adults alike.
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CLearwater Florida Boating | Marina Fees may Rising like High Tide
October 16th, 2007 Categories: Real Estate News
The fee to rent a slip at Clearwater’s Municipal Marina should go up to cover the rising cost of running the marina, city officials say, but City Council members are skeptical.
“It’s not fair,” council member George N. Cretekos said Monday of the proposed increase. Already, he said, the construction to create the Beach Walk promenade is hurting beach business.
But city staff members say the fee increase is needed to prevent the cost of running the marina from falling onto property tax payers.
Assistant City Manager Ron Irwin said the municipal marina operates as a self-supporting enterprise fund. Therefore, he said, its operation should be paid for by user fees, not from tax dollars from the general fund.
“The program is running a deficit,” Irwin said. During this fiscal year, that shortfall is expected to amount to $175,000.
If changes are not made, the city expects that a $300,000 shortfall in fiscal year 2008 will rise to a shortfall of nearly $450,000 in 2012.
The 209-slip marina’s financial woes are a result of a 5.5 percent fee on gross revenue that the city requires each enterprise fund to pay to the city’s general fund, officials said. The 2006 fiscal year was the first time the fee was paid and it totaled nearly $300,000.
So now city officials are talking about raising the monthly slip rental fee, which stands at $5.29 per foot for residents and $9.14 per foot for nonresidents.
After five years of the proposed increases, the fee for city residents would rise to $14.84 per foot per month.
For a resident owner of a 30-foot boat, that represents an increase from $158.70 per month now to $445.20 per month in 2012.
But city officials say that would still be less than what it will cost to dock a boat at the new slips the city plans to build downtown.
The five-year business plan, presented to the City Council on Monday by city director of marine and aviation Bill Morris, calls for incremental increases in slip rentals for Clearwater residents starting with a 15 percent increase for the 2008 fiscal year.
That would be followed by a 25 percent increase in each of the next four years. All slip fees were increased 10 percent on June 2007.
City officials say Clearwater still has some of the cheapest fees around.
Nonresidents would see their per-month, per-foot fees rise to $16.25 per foot by the 2012 fiscal year.
The rates for commercial vessels would increase 15 percent for the 2008 fiscal year, 25 percent in 2009 and 2010, then 10 percent in 2011 and 2012.
The plan also calls for charging more for the commercial slips along Coronado Drive.
City staff members have recommended amending dock permits so that a slip’s ownership would revert to the city when a vessel is sold.
In addition, the plan suggests that the city decrease the fuel discount given to boaters.
The council is scheduled to discuss the proposed plan further at its Wednesday meeting.
Demorris A. Lee can be reached dalee@sptimes.com or 445-4174.
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Clearwater Beach Florida 33767 | Library Moves to New Location to Save $100,000
October 16th, 2007 Categories: Real Estate News
Clearwater Beach Library Set to Open Oct. 15
The Clearwater Beach Library will re-open its doors on Monday, Oct. 15 in a new temporary location next to the Clearwater Beach Recreation Center, 69 Bay Esplanade. The library will remain in this temporary location until summer 2008, when it will move into the Beach Recreation Center.
Construction will begin soon to expand the recreation center to accommodate a permanent location for the Beach Library. This merging of facilities, which is a result of last year’s Budget Task Force recommendations and recent state-mandated budget legislation, will save the city over $100,000.
The library’s new hours will be Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact the beach library at (727) 462-6890.
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Clearwater Beach Real Estate Agents Praised by Navy Veteran Home Owner
December 31st, 1969 Categories: Real Estate News
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