When I arrived here in July this town was rather quiet. We could walk into any restaurant and get a table with no waiting. Now that "season" has arrived, this place has become very busy. Last Saturday evening the restaurants on Beach Drive were filled to capacity and still taking names for tables. The sidewalks were busy with happy, chatty people. The streets were filled with traffic and parking was an issue.
The attraction is not just the weather and the restaurants. It's also the city's party planning. The weekend before last was "RibFest", a huge three day event that included concerts by The Doobie Brothers, Rick Springfield and others. Last Saturday was "Chillounge", another big city park setup that drew a large crowd for jazz, a fashion show, food and wine. On my early Sunday morning run there were again crowds of people out for a woman's half-marathon. Walking home from the Vinoy Marina after work yesterday I saw there is a new temporary marina being built next to the city marina. It's across from the Mahaffey Performing Arts Center and the new Dali Museum that will open in January. This new temporary marina is being built out of sections of floating deck all strung together into long finger docks. This will be the setting for the St Petersburg Boat Show next week.
This town just does not quit!
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