St Petersburg & Clearwater Shopping

Back in September, Bill Edwards, a St. Petersburg mortgage mogul and established music producer, purchased the Baywalk shopping and dining complex in St. Petersburg for $5.2 million with plans to bring the declining Downtown icon back to life. Now, the Tampa Bay Times reports...

Whether you’re new to the area or new to the idea of thrifting, it’s good to know what spots to venture to when looking for the best deals and what you’ll be getting yourself into. Thrift City USA - This place is almost always a disappointment but I still go back each time....

// By: Andrew Silverstein If you enjoy the outdoors and all the activities mother nature affords in our great city, you've definitely got options when it comes to the gear you need.  Big chain stores like Wal Mart boast expansive, outdoor sections rife with hunting and...

// By: Andrew Silverstein With the recent closing of bookstore mega-chain, Borders, it seems like book stores may be falling to the wayside in the shadow of e-readers like Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook.  This is sad.  There's a tangential quality about...

// By: Andrew Silverstein The great thing about condensed, urban areas like Downtown St. Petersburg is the rapid rate in which they change.  Tiny pockets of the city can easily experience tragic deaths, then triumphant re-births based on economic factors, demographics,...

// By: Andrew Silverstein If you consider yourself even the mildest of a food-lover in the St. Petersburg area, you owe it to yourself to check out Mazzaro's Italian Market.  Don't be fooled by the name, though, they offer much more than you might think. A veritable...

// By: Andrew Silverstein Thrift stores are great places to find an incredibly wide selection of items ranging from furniture to clothing and seemingly everything in between.  If you need something on the cheap and don't want to shell out for a brand new version of whatever...

// By: Andrew Silverstein Thrift stores and similar retail outlets are great places to not only find discounted items like apparel, furniture, accessories, and more, but some pretty cool, useful items too if you look hard enough.  Even if you're not buying anything, it's...