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2015
Our ActiveRain MeetUp took place yesterday, January 19 in Safety Harbor Florida at the Whistle Stop Cafe & Bar. Seven of us made it to the MeetUp and two others had to cancel last minute due to changes in closing date and clients in from out of town. Two excellent reasons to cancel. Business has ...
01/19/2015
Pinellas County Florida's single family home absorption rate for 2014 shows how the market has improved as the year ended. When we compare the absorption rates for October and November and compare 2014 to previous years, we get the following information: Oct 2012 28.5% Oct 2013 24.2...
01/17/2015
Pinellas County Florida single family home sales - November 2014 compared to November 2013 includes not only single family homes but townhomes as well. The statistics show the following: Closed Sales: 11/2014 1,400 compared to 11/2013 1,207 UP 16.0% Paid Cash: 11/2014 693 compared t...
01/17/2015
Throw Back Thursdays - Years ago, when I first got out of teaching history, I opened a coffee shop. No idea what I was doing, I decided to open a Barnie's Coffee franchise. It was a two year experience that involved long hours, following company guidelines that were excellent for the corporation ...
01/14/2015
Je Suis Charlie (Charlie Hebdo) is selling the edition that came out today and it is selling out fast! If you are in New York City, London or D.C., you can perhaps be lucky enough to get a copy. If not, copies are already advertised on E-Bay for hundreds of dollars a copy! If anything, this nonse...
01/13/2015
Lake Tarpon and John Chesnut Park in Palm Harbor Florida was where we took the boat this morning. We launched the boat at Anderson Park in Tarpon Springs and then crossed the lake to John Chesnut Park. Years ago, before there were boat ramps at Anderson Park & John Chesnut Park, people used an o...
01/12/2015
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Yes, you are reading it correctly, it is going up to 82 degrees today and that is what I call boating weather! According to the weather person, it is going to be an extremely mild week with great temperatures and a little rain. Blue skies, sunshine with scattered showers on a couple of days. Now...
01/11/2015
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One week until Safety Harbor Florida has our MeetUp for all ActiveRainers! Remember, Martin Luther King Jr. Day next Monday is the day of our MeetUp at the Whistle Stop! We are meeting at the Whistle Stop in downtown Safety Harbor directly on Main Street next to the railroad tracks. Naturally, th...
01/11/2015
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Beautiful Hammock Park is located in Dunedin Florida and it was our goal for an early morning walk today. The citrus trees are full of ripe fruit, 'free for the picking', and the blue skies made it an enjoyable walk. It is in the mid-60's but supposed to go up to near 80 later this afternoon. Thi...
01/11/2015
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It is still unseasonable COLD down here in Florida. Perhaps if I was up in northern Florida, it wouldn't bother me that it is cold BUT I live on the Gulf Coast down in the middle of the state! We went to the farmer's market in downtown St Petersburg this morning and as you can see from the photo,...
01/10/2015