FREAKY PREVIEW OF HOWL-O-SCREAM

Before random costume shops take over empty store fronts and candy corn magically appears (despite everyone wishing it disappears) the Halloween season has hit the theme parks. Over the weekend, my posse and I emerged from our caves to experience the opening night of Busch Garden Tampa’s Howl-O-Scream. Images for a mad puppeteer danced for…

THE GREAT ST. PETE CUPCAKE CONTEST

Any person who has crossed paths with a mini Cupcake knows the inevitable smile effect. Cute, small pastries are destined to cause happiness. I entered the 6TH  Annual Cupcake Competition smiling. Unfortunately that smile melted into frustration as a Root Beer Float Cupcake blocked my path. I turned… into an oncoming Creamsicle Cupcake. My only…

STUCK IN A GIANT BALL PIT aka THE BEACH TAMPA

Ah—Tampa Bay-nians (or whatever we’re called) receive plenty of sunshine, warm weather, and easy access to some of the best beaches in America. Yet on opening night for The Beach Tampa, we easily traded all that outdoor goodness to jump… not into powdery white sand but into a pit of white balls. The Beach Tampa…

THE BEER PROJECT: ART OF BREWING

Once more I was breaking my otherwise healthy, gluten-free lifestyle to drink Beer. But not just any Beer… a gathering of Beer. Local Beer. A Beer Project! For two days at the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, local breweries and home brewers were challenged to show the public their creative side. On Friday…