The Ventana Azure (Below), retailing at $3,950, features a frame in Rhodium-plated nickel silver, inlaid with a pave of genuine sapphires, hand-set in nickel silver. The blade is hand-forged “Herring Bone” damascus by Rob Thomas, and the two-hand button lock is set with a sapphire. If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind item, there’s the Spearpoint
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During Paul Anderson’s tenure, Port Tampa Bay has acquired two new container gantry cranes, which bolster the Port’s capacity for handling larger container vessels. He directs annual safety drills and exercises, motivated by his deep commitment to port security and hurricane resiliency. He joined Port Tampa Bay as president and CEO in December 2012 after
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Details: This gated Tuscan style estate is situated on a 4.5-acre lot with 247 feet of waterfront on the Intracoastal waterway and bay. The house sits on 173 concrete pilings, concrete reinforced walls, windows that sustain 175 MPH winds and has a house generator. This is an environmentally conscious house with solar water heater, LED
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Photos by Alyssa Rosenheck The first thing you notice when you enter The Peabody, located on the John Hopkins All Children’s Hospital campus in St. Petersburg, is the striking navy blue colors, wood panels and marble surfaces. Its aesthetics provide an instant feeling of elegance. When your food arrives and you want to order
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Strategic Property Partners has broken ground on the first residential building in Water Street Tampa, the 50-acre-plus downtown mixed-use development. Expected to open in late 2020, the building’s two towers will rise 21 and 26 stories, with 35,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Kohn Pedersen, Fox Associates is the architect on the project and
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Tableside Restaurant Group, based in Sarasota, has been working to update two locations of Libby’s Café & Bar. The two locations include Southside Village, at 1917 S. Osprey Ave., and Lakewood Ranch, at 7320 University Parkway. The restaurant opened in 2008 and offers a menu it describes as “hometown favorite dishes.” The restaurants should be
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Golf fans rejoice! The 2019 Valspar Championship is just around the corner. The week-long event kicks off with the Copperhead 5k on Sunday, March 17 and runs until Monday, March 25. The event, which is also the place to see and be seen that week, is more than a golf tournament. It’s a place to
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Photos by Michael McCoy Ben Heldfond’s most prized possession is a book, one that resonates with the story of his life. A first edition of The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, written by AA’s founders, Bill Wilson and Bob Smith. Heldfond, who is 24 years sober, is forthcoming about his story of recovery. Heldfond is
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►Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, sold Bonny Apartments, a 200-unit apartment property located in Lakeland for $12,850,000. ►Polk County builder Southern Homes has renewed its strategic partnership with the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College, which helps keep
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►Sarasota architecture and design firm Clifford M. Scholz Architects has named two new partners — Rick Oswald and Daniel Shaffer. ►Walters Financial Services has purchased a 4,400-square-foot office condominium from Sarasota 100 Limited Partnership for $845,000, located at 3277 Fruitville Road, units 1 and 2, in Sarasota. ►The Sarasota County Bar Association named real estate
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►Recognized for its philanthropic contributions to the Tampa Bay region, the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida was awarded a 2018 Lighting the Way Award and $75,000 grant by the SunTrust Foundation. ►LifePath Hospice opened an 8,500-square-foot facility on the fourth floor of Tampa General Hospital’s east pavilion, to provide
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►BJ’s Wholesale Club is opening a new store in Clearwater this spring, located at 2699 6 U.S. Highway 19 N. ►The Oldsmar Flea Market, located at 180 Race Track Road, sold for $11.35 million to a group headed by St. Petersburg real estate developer Grady Pridgen. ►Sunstar Paramedics, the 911 ambulance provider for Pinellas County,
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