Category: Saint Louis News

NEW ORLEANS, LA – SEP 16, 2015: Saenger Theatre opened in 1927, destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and reopened in 2013 after a complete renovation located on Canal Street in New Orleans, LA. The restoration of the theater was part of a $53 million revitalization project to help jump-start the economy for the New Orleans…

DOWNTOWN TAMPA, FL – City of Tampa’s private photoshoot was done in a way to respect people’s privacy. People live here; this is their home. I thought it would be a kind gesture from then on to keep people out of pictures all together no matter where I go. See SouthShore FL Food Pantry locations. City of…

DOWNTOWN TAMPA, FL – SEP 3, 2015: The animation is subtle of the City of Tampa from the 1902 Platt Street Bridge in Downtown Tampa, FL. The slight animation of the Tampa cityscape was created with two copies of the same same image: the first image being the original and the second edited in the Camera Raw Filter in Photoshop. The…

DOWNTOWN TAMPA, FL – SEP 3: The Hillsborough River with Tampa’s skyscrapers as the background was photographed from Cass Street Bridge in Downtown Tampa, FL. The first two photos below were spliced together and processed as an animated GIF file that you see above. The first photo below is the original and an HDR filter in Photoshop was added to the…

DOWNTOWN TAMPA, FL – SEPT 2: Colorful graffiti can be found on the old CSX Train Bridge along Cass Street Bridge in Downtown Tampa, FL.

The historic Graves Shale Brick Company was organized by William H. Graves in the early twentieth century in Birmingham Alabama. William H. Graves, a Knoxville, Tennessee native, attended the William and Mary College in Virginia where he received a law degree. After graduating, Graves moved back to Tennessee and opened a law firm. Later, after the Civil…

DOWNTOWN TAMP, FL – AUG 27: Skypoint Tampa is a beautiful luxury condominium complex that’s featured here with animated lighting and color effects that renders a cartoon-like perspective. The video above shows a few more clips with effects accompanied with the classical song Fur Elise played by Audionautix. Skypoint in located on Ashley Drive in Downtown Tampa,…

DOWNTOWN TAMPA, FL – AUG 25: Kiley Garden (aka Nations Bank Park) is dog friendly and opened to the public from dawn to dusk in Downtown Tampa, FL.

DOWNTOWN TAMPA, FL – AUG 25: Plans for the Tampa Riverwalk path are underway to go under Cass Street & CSX Bridges on the Hillsborough River in Downtown Tampa, FL. A rendering of what the extended Riverwalk path will look like is posted near the Cass Street Bridge for viewing.

DOWNTOWN TAMPA, FL – AUG 23: Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park consists of numerous fountains built into the concrete adjacent to Tampa’s Riverwalk along the Hillsborough River in Downtown Tampa, FL. People are allowed to walk in the fountains to cool off but there are some rules engraved in the concrete for your safety. RULES: 1. No Food, Drink, Glass…

DOWNTOWN/TAMPA, FL – AUG 24, 2015:  The Cass Street Drawbridge, a Bascule type bridge, was built in 1926 over the Hillsborough River in Downtown Tampa, FL. The adjacent rail bridge is a rolling lift bridge (Pegasus) built in 1915 that replaced the 1880s turning span or swing bridge. The bridge connects the Straz Center For Performing Arts to the Tampa…

DOWNTOWN TAMPA, FL – AUG 23: Graffiti from Crew Teams around the US can be viewed along the banks of Hillsborough River from MacDill Park on the Tampa Riverwalk in Downtown Tampa, FL. See more graffiti along Hillsborough River’s seawall at Platt Street Bridge.

DOWNTOWN TAMPA, FL – AUG 23: Macdill Park on the Tampa Riverwalk is another section of the pedestrian path that travels along the Hillsborough River in Downtown Tampa, FL. MacDill Park has free WIFI provided by Brighthouse Networks, the local internet service and cable TV provider for the Greater Tampa Bay area. MacDill Park | 100 N…

DOWNTOWN TAMPA, FL – AUG 18: The Platt Street Drawbridge (Bascule) that travels over the Hillsborough River was built in 1902 and rehabbed in 2012 in Downtown Tampa, FL. The Platt Street Bridge has a pedestrian walkway that connects the Bayshore Walk to the Riverwalk path. The bridge is a popular spot for photographers, as well, for skyline…

DOWNTOWN TAMPA, FL – AUG 18: Summer 2015 reflections in Downtown Tampa, FL. See list of tallest buildings in Downtown Tampa  

DOWNTOWN TAMPA, FL – Jose Gaspar, nicknamed Gasparilla, was a Spanish Navel officer turned pirate who allegedly raided ships and terrorized Florida’s west coast during the late 18th and early 19th century. A replica of the Gasparilla ship is permanently docked along Bayshore Blvd where it can be viewed by residents and visitors in Downtown Tampa, FL. Since…

DOWNTOWN TAMPA, FL – AUGUST 10: One Tampa City Center building (labeled PNC at the top) is the 3rd tallest building at 537 feet high with 38 stories above ground and one level underground. Built in 1981 and was sold in October, 2014 for $128.13 million. See list of tallest buildings in Tampa One Tampa City…

BRANDON, FL – The menu at the Islamorada Fish Company Restaurant was viewed by hundreds on opening day (July 29, 2015) adjacent to the Bass Pro Shops in Brandon, FL. At the time prices range from $8.99 for the Bass Pro Burger to $24.99 for the New York Strip with a baked potato. HOURS Monday-Thursday 11a-9p Friday-Saturday 11a-10p Sunday 11a-7p The Islamorada Fish…

APOLLO BEACH / SOUTHSHORE, FL – Latitudes Apollo Restaurant and Lounge opened April 15th in the former Incognito Bar location in Mirabay Village shopping center across from Winn-Dixie off of US-41 in Apollo Beach, FL. Please support local businesses by stopping by for lunch or dinner. Latitudes served their first lunch on July 13, 2015. See more…

DOWTOWN TAMPA, FL – JULY 21: The City of Tampa postcard was commissioned by the Public Arts Program and painted as an 18’x30′ mural by Carl Cowden III on the PP+K Advertising Agency building at the corner of N. Florida Ave. and Royal St. in downtown Tampa, FL. Drivers traveling on Florida Ave, a one way street, get a…

CAROLLWOOD / TAMPA, FL – The new Outback Steakhouse is opening soon at the corner of Floyd Road and N. Dale Mabry Hwy in Tampa, FL. The Outback up the street at 11618 N. Dale Mabry Hwy is set to close now that the new restaurant is up and running. Outback is a American casual dining restaurant chain with…

CARROLLWOOD / TAMPA, FL – revised Feb 26, 2016: Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen opened Monday, February 1st at 4 pm on North Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, FL. Feb 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cheddar’s opened at 3:00 pm. Feb 4th Cheddar’s resumed normal hours. The tentative Grand Opening date was set for February 22. Cheddar’s is an…

CARROLLWOOD / TAMPA, FL – rev Feb 1, 2016: The new WOW! That’s Fast (WTF) restaurant opened Monday, Nov 23, 2015 on the corner of Floyd Road and N. Dale Mabry Hwy. in Tampa, FL. This is the second WTF restaurant to open in Florida. The first restaurant opened in 2014 in Brandon. At the same location there is an Outback Steakhouse under construction and a Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen that open…

RUSKIN / SOUTH SHORE, FL – JULY 9: N Zone Sports is organizing flag football and soccer leagues for the 2015 Fall Season for boys & girls ages 3-13 with games played on Saturday mornings at Thompson Elementary School in Ruskin, FL. FALL 2015 SEASON: From: 9-26-2015 To: 11-14-2015 (Time: TBA) For more information you can call (813)…

YBOR CITY / TAMPA, FL – Centro Ybor was built in the year 2000 as a shopping and entertainment plaza located on historic 7th Avenue in the Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa, FL. The directory has a wide range of eateries from Hamburger Mary’s to the upscale Carne Chophouse Restaurant. And for entertainment there is the…

TAMPA, FL – City of Tampa storm drain covers and sewer lids – all made in USA some at the US Foundry at the manufacturing plant in Medley, Florida.

RUSKIN / SOUTHSHORE, FL – JULY 1: The Ruskin Drive-In is a wonderful family owned business that showed its first movie in 1952: ‘Singing in the Rain‘ staring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds. Over five decades later, the drive-in theater was awarded the Gold Winner Best of South Shore 2014 by Tampa Tribune (tbo.com). The votes are tallied…

RUSKIN / SOUTH SHORE, FL – The Tin Man, from the 1939 movie classic Wizard of Oz, now stands along US 41 (Tamiami Trail) at the Mark McElwain Custom Exhaust shop in Ruskin, FL. It was Mark McElwain, an amazing man and famous metal artist, who created the Tin Man out of scrap metal from old mufflers. He even attached the…

APOLLO BEACH / SOUTH SHORE, FL – A demolition crew dismantled the Cox Lumber Company warehouse that was built in 1978 on the west side of US-41 (Tamiami Trail) between 19th Avenue and Villemaire Road in Apollo Beach, FL. Restaurants and a retail store are being proposed on the property. Cox Lumber Co. 5150 N US…

RUSKIN / SOUTH SHORE, FL – JUNE 14: Calvary’s Angel Attic Thrift Store and Community Cupboard Food Pantry is looking for volunteers located on College Avenue in Ruskin, FL. FOOD PANTRY: The Community Cupboard Food Pantry distributes food on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. THRIFT STORE: The resale shop features household goods,…