Beach Scene ~ December 2017

Volume 4, Issue 11

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’Tis the season Don’t miss the boat!

Check out page 7 for a schedule of local boat parades

MB wants Snack Shack to make history

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Editor and Publisher Michelle McLean Operations Manager Alison McCormick Writers Jason Coffman Daniel Holloway Scott Lancaster Beth Ludwig Mark Spaulding Distribution Mark Conway David Rachlin Denise Roberts Terry Smith Steven Reister

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By Beth Ludwig

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he latest installment of issues in Madeira Beach has Mayor Maggi Black calling for fellow Commissioners Nancy Hodges and Terry Lister to forfeit their seats on the commission immediately. Hodges and Lister have regularly opposed Black and her allies on the commission, Commissioners John Douthirt and Nancy Oakley.

Black’s actions are in response to a recent recall petition against Douthirt and Oakley that Black said was signed

by Hodges and Lister. Black alleges that Hodges and Lister violated the city’s charter by violating the state Sunshine Law with this recall effort.

Black claimed that this would result in an automatic forfeit of their seats on the commission.

However, even if there was a violation of the Sunshine Law, this does not vio-

In Brief An Afternoon at the North Pole ...in Treasure Island TREASURE ISLAND - An Afternoon at the North Pole will be held on Saturday, Dec. 16 from 1-3 p.m. at the Treasure Island Community Center, Gulf Boulevard at 106th Avenue.

Activities will include a visit from Santa Claus and live holiday shows throughout the afternoon. Enjoy a magical afternoon decorating cookies, making holiday arts and crafts projects, train rides, face painting, and interactive entertainers. The event is free to the public.

For more information, visit www.mytreasureisland.org.

Madeira Beach expecting disruptions due to road work MADEIRA BEACH - The city of Madeira Beach has contracted with Keystone Excavators, Inc. to improve Rex Place. Work will commence as early as this month.

The first phase of the plan involves

Madeira Beach Mayor Maggi Black

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late the city’s charter, as the Sunshine Law is a state law, not a city law.

Black’s proposal to remove Hodges and Lister is expected to be discussed at the next commission meeting on Dec. 12.

Terry Lister

By Scott Lancaster Keystone being onsite, bringing in equipment and storing materials, thus utilizing several parking spots at the end of Rex Place. During this process, they will also be installing erosion control devices.

Phase two will start with the demolition of driveways, sidewalks, curbs, storm drainage and the roadway will be reconstructed starting at the east end of Rex Place and working towards Municipal Drive. This work will require road closures at certain times throughout the project. The project is expected to be finished within nine months. .

Work will begin weekdays at approximately 7:00 a.m. and will finish around 3:30 p.m.

Residents within the active work zone who park their cars overnight along Rex Place or within the active construction zone, are asked to move it prior to the 7:00 a.m. construction start time.

If you have any questions regarding this project, please call Madeira Beach Public Works at 727-391-2631.

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’Tis the season Don’t miss the boat!

Local boat parades are ready to set sail

By Daniel Holloway

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or many Pinellas County beach residents, the night of their community’s annual holiday boat parade is their favorite night of the year. Many waterfront households host festive parties on that night, complete with fireworks, eggnog and maybe a little mistletoe.

If the boat parade is definitely your thing, here’s the rundown of schedules for you. It might be a little late to plan a huge shindig, but at least you won’t miss the main event. Enjoy, and happy holidays!

The Island Estates Yacht Club Boat Parade - One of the largest and most

popular marine events in the Clearwater area, it will be celebrating its 42nd year on Dec. 9. After making their way through the canals of Island Estates, the decorated boats will go by Coachman Park and under the Memorial Causeway Bridge, ending up at the Clearwater Yacht Club.

For more information, visit myislandestates.org.

Madeira Beach Festival of Lights Illuminated Boat Parade - The 51st annual Madeira Beach Festival of Lights Illuminated Boat Parade will take place Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m. The parade will launch from ROC Park and end at John’s Pass.

For more information, call 727-392-

0665 or visit www.madbeachfun.com.

32nd Annual Treasure Island Holiday Lighted Boat Parade and Celebration - Scheduled for Dec. 15 at The Club at Treasure Island, 400 Treasure Island Causeway. The celebration begins at 4:30 p.m. and the boat parade leaves the Club at 6:20 p.m.

Go to www.mytreasureisland.org to get the full details.

Redington Beach & Indian Shores Holiday Boat Parade will take place Sunday, Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. The parade starts at the Tom Stuart Causeway and ends at The Pub in Indian Shores.

The annual boat parade viewing party will take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the

Indian Shores Municipal Center, 19305 Gulf Blvd.

The 31st Annual City of Indian Rocks Beach Holiday Lighted Boat Parade will launch from the Holiday Inn Harbourside Dec. 16 at 7:00 p.m. and finishes at Harbor Drive North.

The St. Pete Beach Boat Parade and Winter Festival in the Park will be held Dec. 8, starting at 6:00 p.m.

The parade viewing party starts at dusk at Horan Park and includes music, hot chocolate, art projects for children, and a special visit from Santa.

The boat parade begins at Blind Pass and heads south along the Intracoastal Waterway.

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By Scott Lancaster

Treasure Island chooses new city manager

From the files of Captain Obvious...

TREASURE ISLAND Garry Brumback, the new city manager for Treasure Island, is expected to begin his duties for the city on Dec. 18. He will fill the post that has been vacant since former city manager Reid Silverboard retired in May after 10 years at the position.

Brumback has signed a contract with the city that Garry Brumback is good through Courtesy City of Dec. 18, 2020.

Treasure Island His initial salary will be $135,000 a year. He was most recently town manager in Southington, Conn., where his salary was $170,000 a year, and was previously city manager in Baytown, Texas for six years and assistant city manager in Clearwater for eight years.

CLEARWATER - Clearwater Ciy councilmembers have lowered the boom, and rightly so.

It would seem that the city’s tourism website, VisitClearwaterFlorida.com, has been promoting hotels and other lodging accommodations that are located outside of the city, and councilmembers, in particular Councilman Hoyt Hamilton and Mayor George Cretekos, don’t think that’s cool.

Councilmembers were swiftly assured that the website would be changed to only include lodging options with a Clearwater zip code.

IRB OKs microbreweries INDIAN ROCKS BEACH - IRB commissioners recently approved an ordinance that will allow microbreweries to operate in the city.

According to City Manager Gregg Mims, the city has received several inquiries about running a microbrewery there, so the timing was right.

Hurricane or no hurricane, tourism is booming in Pinellas

By Jason Coffman

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he numbers are in and they’re with the specter of Hurricane Irma, pretty dang good. Pinellas County Pinellas County collected $3.2 million, collected a record-breaking $54.7 thanks in part to statewide and local evacmillion in annual tourist develop- uees who flocked to area hotels. ment taxes, better known as the According to David Downing, president bed tax. and CEO of Visit St. The bed tax is a six percent charge on Petersburg/Clearwater, the official the revenue from rentals of tourism marketing machine six months or less, in addition for Pinellas County, which is to the state sales tax. So that one of the primary recipients means hotels, motels--any of bed tax funds, the effects type of short-term rental of Hurricane Irma on tourism accommodations. Fiscal Year were not as devastating as it 2016 was the first year the was originally predicted. bed tax rate was six percent.

Obviously.

Prior to that, the rate was five In 2016, there were over six percent. million visitors to Pinellas This amount translates into County, resulting in a $9.7 a 10.68 percent incease over billion impact to the local last year’s numbers; in FY economy. The county’s bed 2016, the bed tax haul was tax collection has steadily just shy of $49 million. grown every month for over Courtesy Pinellas County In September alone, even four years.

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By Jason Coffman

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he ongoing fight against parking and traffic problems in Clearwater Beach might be getting some hightech help in the form of elevated gondola travel.

Clearwater resident Tom Nocera is ready to move forward with his BeachTran company, which hopes to implement a monorail route between Clearwater Beach and downtown Clearwater by the end of next year.

BeachTran features new technology put forth by a company called skyTran that utilizes two-to-four passenger elevated cars that are propelled using passive magnetic levitation. This form of transportation is not currently in use yet, although there are also plans for it in Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv.

The private vehicles would glide above the existing roadways, travelling at a speed of around 40 to 50 miles per hour.

The cars would arrive and depart from a

In Brief

By Beth Ludwig Image courtesy madbeachsnackshack.com

central terminal.

This proposal comes with an estimated cost of $40 million, with individual ticket prices of $4. The technology is expected to be privately funded.

Nocera also has plans to expand the route to Gulf to Bay Boulevard and Tampa International Airport, with the goal of Courtesy Tom Nocera

being able to ride from Clearwater Beach to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa before the Super Bowl in 2021.

Members of the Clearwater City Council have been mulling the feasibilty of elevated transit for over a year.

Madeira Beach City Commission to move forward with plan to obtain historic designation for Snack Shack MADEIRA BEACH - A plan spearheaded by Madeira Beach City Commissioner Nancy Oakley has been put forth to apply for a county-level historic designation for the beachfront Snack Shack building that was orignally built in 1934.

The Archibald Park property, located at 15100 Gulf Blvd., and the log cabintype building that sits in the middle of it were deeded to the city in the 1970s with the caveat that it only be used for public recreation, particularly for veterans and families. In 2009, the city spent upwards of $200,000 to renovate the property, which was reopened in 2010.

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Suntan Art Center, 3300 Pass-a-Grille Way, St. Pete Beach Info: 727-367-3818 EVERY MONDAY Yoga 9:15 a.m.

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Coachman Park under the Memorial Causeway, downtown Clearwater Info: www.myclearwaterevents.com/home DEC. 9 IRB Homeowners Holiday Toy Drive & Happy Hour 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

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Indian Rocks Beach Info: www.irbhome.com Christmas Market and Parade on Corey Ave 9am Parade starts at St. Pete Beach City Hall 155 Corey Ave. Info: www.spbrec.com, 727-363-9245 Madeira Beach Holiday Boat Parade Madeira Beach Info: www.madbeachfun.com DEC. 16 Holiday Lighted Boat Parade 7:00 p.m.

Indian Rocks Beach Info: www.indian-rocks-beach.com, 727-595-2517 DEC. 19 Gasparilla Bowl Battle at the Beach On the beach at 10400 Gulf Blvd.

Treasure Island Info: www.gasparillabowl.com DEC. 23 The Nutcracker 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Cost: $78, $53, $38 and $28 Ruth Eckerd Hall 1111 McMullen Booth Rd. Clearwater Info: www.rutheckerdhall.com, 727-791-7400

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Gasparilla Bowl: Battle at the Beach TREASURE ISLAND - Treasure Island will experience a bowl game invasion during the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl event week when the city hosts the Battle at the Beach. The invasion will take place at Gulf Front Park, 10400 Gulf Blvd, on Dec. 19 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

This free event will include both participating bowl teams, FIU and Temple, along with their bands, cheerleaders and dance squads, involved in friendly but fiercely competitive events. Returning for the 10th consecutive year is the highly popular player belly flop contest that always draws the largest crowds, along with the coveted bragging rights for the winner and his team.

To cap off the day is a free concert by Ryan Weaver, a former Black Hawk aviator who lost a brother and brother-in-law in service. The country music artist from Inverness has opened up for Charlie Daniels and George Jones, and has sung at the Grand Ole Opry.

The Battle at the Beach is one of many events during bowl week taking place in the Tampa Bay area. This will be the first time the event takes place in Treasure Island.

For more information about this event and the other fan events surrounding the 2017 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, visit GasparillaBowl.com. Tickets for the game at St. Petersburg’s Tropicana Field on Dec. 21 start at $40.

19th Annual Clearwater Distance Classic CLEARWATER BEACH - If you’re looking to kick off 2018 with a healthy, active lifestyle, the 19th annual Clearwater Distance Classic, on Jan. 21, just might have an event for you. Well, maybe not the 50k or the marathon, but there’s also a half marathon, a 5-miler, an untimed 5K walk, plus a virtual option.

All of the events start and finish at Coachman Park on downtown Clearwater’s waterfront, travelling across bridges and offering amazing views. After the races, there will be food, beverages and live entertainment at Coachman Park.

Visit clearwaterdistanceclassic.com for more information.

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MUSIC Prepare to rock: Reverend Horton Heat, Dec. 20

By Daniel Holloway

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ack in the day, we didn’t even know what “punkabilly” or “psychobilly” music was. But, lucky for us, Reverend Horton Heat did. And Dec. 20, Reverend Horton Heat brings his kick-ass take on the genre to St. Petersburg’s Jannus Live for Horton’s Holiday Hayride with Junior Brown and special guests The Blasters and Big Sandy.

Formed in 1985, Reverend Horton Heat’s band exploded on the scene by playing gigs around their hometown of Dallas, Texas, mixing elements of country, punk, big band and rockabilly to create their own brand of unique music, described by the band as “country-fed punkabilly,” that took the world by storm.

Reverend Horton Heat is the stage name of guitarist and lead vocalist Jim Heath, as well as the name of the band consisting of Heath, Jimbo Wallace on the upright bass and Scott Churilla on drums.

Often imitated, but never duplicated, Reverend Horton Heat has continued to garner the support of both the underground rockabilly/psychobilly scene

“Reverend Horton Heat, he's great and plays the music he believes in and nothing else. Go see him or I'll kill you!” ~ The late Lemmy Kilmister, founder of Motorhead and mainstream critics alike, a feat not easily attained.

Throughout the band's million-plus album-selling career, their music has been featured in countless TV shows, movies and commercials, and they continue to electrify audiences with their stage presence, rock 'n roll charisma and contagious

energy.

The Rev promises to be a fun evening, so prepare to rock harder than you have ever rocked before and get to Jannus Live on Dec. 20, Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $27 in advance, $30 the day of the show. Jannus Live is located at 18 2nd St. N., St. Petersburg.

For more information, visit jannuslive.com or call 727-896-6329.

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The Roe Report

By Cliff Roe Broker/Owner Roe Realty One of the most important reasons for choosing an agent is their ability to market your home. Since most Realtors had another career prior to real estate I decided to share one of my experiences.

I was chosen to run a taskforce charged with combining 42 consumer products companies into a single sales and marketing department. As the largest company of its kind, it had the largest marketing budget. You know some of the brands; Tropicana Orange Juice, Shed's Margarine, Butter Ball Turkeys, etc. We had furniture lines, Avis rental cars, restaurant chains etc. I suspect I was picked because I had successfully introduced Ziploc Bags after management failed to get it off the ground. What I quickly realized was that the best preforming brands had diverse marketing

departments. The weaker brands had yes people who all thought alike.

Everyone needs to be challenged or they lose creativity.

Real estate is similar in that most agents do the same form of marketing; just listed and just sold postcards plus ads in luxury magazines. If they work for a franchise, the odds are they have a preset budget for each price point that they follow. I was hired to sell a property that had been listed by three other agents/firms who were only able to get offers of $750,000. We spent $7,000 on paint and staging and were able to get two full price offers of $1,200,000 in 24 hours.

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same magazine. It was under contract in a week.

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If you are visiting our beaches or are lucky enough to be a beach local, we all face the same dilemma: where to eat?

Have no fear, my feisty and finicky diners. We have selected the restaurants we feel are some of the best waterfront places to go for tasty food, an ice-cold adult beverage or just a cool place for some vittles.

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Jimmy's Crow's Nest 101 Coronado Drive (727) 683-0002

The Pub 20025 Gulf Blvd (727) 595-3172

Jimmy's Fish House 521 S. Gulfview Blvd (727) 446-9720

the redingtons SeaBreeze Island Grill 17855 Gulf Blvd (727) 498-8688

Sands Beach Bar & Grill located at DreamView Resort 691 Gulfview Blvd SeaBreeze Island Grill (727) 443-7652 Tate Island Grill and Bar (Casual) Caretta on the Gulf (Fine Dining) Located at The Sand Pearl Resort 500 Mandalay Ave (727) 441-2425 The Bait House Tavern 45 Causeway Blvd (727) 446-8134

indian rocks beach J.D.'s Restaurant & Lounge 125 Gulf Blvd (727) 595-1320 Jimmy Guana's inside the Holiday Inn Harbourside 401 2nd Street (727) 595-8356

JD’s Restaurant

Wahoo's 17801 Gulf Blvd (727) 393-5525

madeira beach Mad Beach Fish House 13205 Gulf Blvd.

(727) 398-4103

st. pete beach Sea Hags Bar and Grill 9555 Blind Pass Road (727) 360-2800 Crab Daddy's 678 75th Avenue (727) 800-5081 Shark Tales 677 75th Avenue (727) 360-7100

tierra verde Boardwalk Restaurant 5901 Sun Blvd.

(727) 867-8000

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best happy hours on the beach clearwater beach Cooters Restaurant & Bar 423 Poinsettia Ave., 727-462-2668 3-6pm, 7 Days A Week $1.50 Bud, Bud Lite & Miller Lite Drafts $3.00 House Wines/Wells 65¢ wings and shrimp, 79¢ oysters Jimmy's Fish House 521 S. Gulfview Blvd., 727-446-9720 3-7pm, $2.50 Drafts, $3.50 Wells $3.50 House Wines

indian rocks beach J.D.'s Restaurant & Lounge 125 Gulf Blvd.

(727) 595-1320 8am-6pm Every Day $1 - Miller Lite and Budweiser Drafts $2.50 Well Drinks & Domestic Bottles $3 House Wines/Bloody Marys Crabby Bills 401 Gulf Blvd.

(727) 595-0041 8:00 am to 6pm $1.75 Wells, $3.50 House Wines $1.50 House Drafts Groupers 1401 Gulf Blvd.

727-266-4276 $1.75 Domestic Drafts & $3 Wine, EVERY DAY

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ecent articles have been about the demand for homes outpacing the supply, forcing prices higher. Hurricane Irma just made it worse. Parts of the Keys were destroyed, but fortunately, reduced the storm to a category 4, while most of the state saw a 3 or less.

It's too early to say that an already strong demand for homes will get even stronger.

However, many homes have been damaged or destroyed.

The first to receive relief will be from homes covered by insurance. Those who don't have flood insurance will have to wait on FEMA to process their claim.

Once claims are settled, finding a repair crew will be almost impossible, since the demand will far exceed the available labor.

Florida, like Houston, will see many shysters arrive to take advantage of desperate homeowners. Make sure you and those you know are not hoodwinked. Since 2008, my partner Rebekah, and I have advised investors in the purchase of over 2,000 properties that were either repaired and rented or sold at a profit. In each case, we evaluated the value "as is", the cost to repair, and the value once completed.

Our goal is to help those in

REBEKAH Z. MOOREHEAD AND CLIFF ROE

need because it's the right thing to do. We are available to talk to and advise anyone for free. All our listings and rental properties were photographed by drone within two days of the storm. We did this to help our clients prepare for their insurance claims.

Now we are offering our services to anyone who needs help.

Just give me/Cliff (727-6447209) or Rebekah (727-3855233) a call and schedule a time for one of us can meet with you.

Or you can email us at Cliff@Roe-Realty.com.

Sincerely,

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