DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONS ST. PETERSBURG Sundial Shoppes Florida Jean Co Locale Market Vinoy Hotel Hollander Hotel Holocaust Museum Morean Art Center Florida CraftArt Jim Duprey Salon Reno Surf Shop The 4 three nine BBT-Central Dwtn. Peaceful Warriors Wellness Center
GRAND CENTRAL DISTRICT Grand Central Stained Glass
TYRONE AREA Cody’s Road House Harold Seltzer
GULFPORT
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Chamber Seabreeze Inn Gulfport Casino
Habana Café Library/City Hall Art Village
ISLA DEL SOL & BAYWAY ISLES
APRIL 2017
Regions Bank Sterling Cleaners Patchingtons
Island Salon Subway Isla Yacht & CC
TIERRA VERDE
FEATURES COVER STORY 40 Past, Present & Future Ferries by Steve Traiman
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FEATURE STORY 38 Sunscreen Film Festival by Steve Traiman 19 Middlegrounds Celebrates 10 Years by Nanette Wiser
20 Earth Day, Green Thumb Festival by Nanette Wiser
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22 Mosquitoes or Tick problem? by Peter A. Roos
24 Skyway Marina District’s May Day Race 26 Making Life Insurance Simple by Patrick Williams
DEPARTMENTS PUBLISHERS LETTER........6 LETTERS .........................7 TIDBITS ....................8-15 KUDOS.........................10 INVESTING ...................22 CONSTRUCTION .........28 PROPERTY LAW .............30 REAL ESTATE ..............31 ART NEWS .............44-50 ARTS & LEISURE ...51-63 EVENTS .................52-60 CLASSIFIED ...........64-65 FISHING .......................67 ASTROLOGY ................68 PLAYING AROUND ......69 COVER DESIGN: Renee Roos ARTIST: Lori Bellinger PHOTO: Thanks to Ben Lee & Lance Peterson
27 Larry’s Donuts & Ice Cream by John Waterman
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29 TradeWinds Proposes Sewer Deal by Peter A. Roos
ReMax Metro Marco’s Wong Lee’s T. V. Hardware
SOUTH PASADENA Palms Hospital Publix Winn Dixie
Spiro’s Deli Fountains Towers Regions Bank
PASS-A-GRILLE Merry Pier Paradise Grille Gennaro’s SeaCritters Suntan Art Center Bamboozle
The SeaHorse Paradiso Boutique The Wharf Hurley Realty Loews - Don CeSar Shaners Land-Sea Mkt
ST. PETE BEACH 5th/3rd Bank Lou’s Florist Pappy’s Mickie’s Ice Cream Baird Realty Nori Thai Sushi Riptides Lounge Resort Realty Library/City Hall Paradise Grille Dolphin Liquors Cafe Soleil New China
ReMax Preferred Agave Mexican Synovus Bank SPB Produce-Deli Coldwell Banker RE Vito & Michaels’ Nina’s Cafe Winn Dixie TBB Chamber Gulf to Bay Bait UPS Store Regions Bank Dolphin Beach Resort
COREY AREA DISTRICT Art Expo Paradise Gifts Frog Pond
Chill Restaurant Beach Theatre The Corey Keller Williams Realty
TREASURE ISLAND Publix Market The Sandpiper The Pearl TI & MB Chamber
Bilmar Hotel T.I. Hardware ReMax Metro Clock Tower Bus Stop
JOHN’S PASS VILLAGE Kilwin’s Ice Cream
Spice & Tea Exchange Chamber Kiosk
32 Madeira Bay Resort! Finally a Reality
MADEIRA BEACH
34 Go Rays, What’s up @ Bat
Barefoot Bch Resort Post Office Recreation Center City Hall Library
by Nanette Wiser 50 SunLit Festival by Nanette Wiser
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Billy’s TD Bank Phila Deli Island Grille
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