PACKED DAY IN NEW ORLEANS

Pyra-Danny is taking a solo road trip to New Orleans for the three-day weekend. She’s already stopped at sites along the way and has finally made it to the Big Easy. First full day in New Orleans! I practically speed drove to City Park ready to stretch my legs. I had one hour to burn…

FINDING THE STORY OF JESUS IN WAUCHULA

Low expectations can self-dampen an experience. My trying Catholic-Christian self was skeptical walking into the volunteer run, stage production The Story of Jesus. With many emotion-churning movies and books on Jesus’s life, how could a stage production with its one visual angle, sound, and acting limits possibly top them? In Wauchula, FL of all places?…

KEEP ST. PETE LOCALTOPIA

I tried to drive around the exodus of people crossing the Downtown streets but traffic (traffic in Downtown St. Pete? Unthinkable!) kept me in place. I was mere blocks from a festival celebrating local businesses. No way would I give up. Merely in its 3rd year Localtopia hugely promised to be a party of all…

CYCLING CENTRAL FLORIDA TRAILS

Yes—I’m a cyclist. Unfortunately I’m not an elitist cyclist (not yet?). I can’t go 10 miles without taking a break nor keep a consistent 20 mph speed, but I love my roadie and paved trails. And this past weekend my roadie and I took on 25.5 of trails in Central Florida over a few hours….