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The Candlelight Tour of Homes -- and ev-erything is all set for your participation onSunday, December 7, between 3-8pm.

Visitors on the Tour will be able to stroll our brick-lined streets to enjoy the opportunity of visiting eighthomes festively decorated for the holidays. The Tourkicks off at Westminster Palm View, 939 Beach Drive

NE, where guests will pick up the booklets which notonly map out the Tour home locations but also providedescriptions of each one.

This all-volunteer event, made possible by the gra-cious homeowners, includes Tour guides and docentspresent in each venue, ready to relate historical andarchitectural details about the property. Different ar-chitectural styles popular in the early 20thcentury can

be appreciated, with holiday decor and music adding tothe festive atmosphere. Guests may view the homes inany order they choose, and there will be complimentarytrolley service available to shuttle between the houses.

The Tour is a wonderful way to begin your celebrationof the holiday season and its a great gift for family andfriends. Advance tickets -- available via PayPal, on theHONNA Facebook page, at www.honna.organd at des-

ignated retail outlets* -- are $20 (or $25 when purchasedon the day of the Tour at Westminster Palm View).

*For more locations, go to page 28.

Its Beginning to

Look a Lot Like...

St. Petes Jeweon Tampa Bay

HONNA Neighborhood Meetings are held atWestminster Presbyterian Church, 126 11thAvenue NE

Social: 6:45pmProgram: 7pmDecember 7 -- Candlelight Tour of Homes (see below)

December 15 -- Neighborhood Holiday Party (see below )February 13 -- Valentine's Porch Party (see page 29)

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Trader Joes ..........................................

HONNA Golf Outing ...........................

Friends to Meet .............................16-1

Halloween in The 'Hood ...............20-2

Garden Stroll ...................................... 3

Christmas Decorating Tips .................3

Celebrating 100 Yearsof Community

1911-2011

Peter MotzenbeckerAssociation President

The Most WonderfulTime of the Year: Act 1

Take some time out from the holiday rush to join neighbor friends old and new and catch up on all thats going on. Pizza, salad and dessert for $5 per person (casbar). Youre asked to bring an unwrapped toy or book for a child or young teen which wibe donated to the Guardian Ad Litem program.

Thanks to The Old NE Tavern for their hospitality.

Annual Old NE Holiday PartyMonday, December 15, 6:30-9pm Old Northeast Tavern 201 7thAvenue N

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Is there a more perfect time of year in Florida than the fourth quartIf there is, then its the next quarter ahead thus, the caveat to mtitle, Act 1.

Who couldnt love the incredible place we live or the incredible timin which we are living here! The Historic Old Northeast is booming ais arguably in the midst of as robust a renaissance as we have ever seeWhile our growing pains have come at some cost -- and perhaps have nalways gone exactly as we might have preferred -- it is, on balance, a mexceptional time to call The ONE home. And while I typically wait unthe rst quarter March newsletter to reect back on the previous yearthink it more than appropriate, given all the great things HONNA andmembers have pulled off year-to-date, to do a brief recap of all we haaccomplished thus far.

So what exactly has HONNA been up to in this ne neighborhood of ou

Well lets begin with our rst Roaring Twenties Gala, which raised monfor our four neighborhood-based non-prots as well as on-going HONN

projects and other neighborhood events.

Next, we held our annual Easter Egg Hunt (in conjunction with Sm& Associates Real Estate) and the 4thof July Parade for our neighborhochildren and their families.

We threw several well-attended Porch Parties, including the annual GrExplorations/Sunken Gardens Porch Party in August and the ever-popuHalloween Party held at the home of Frank Hayand Steve Deal. If y
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The Newsletter of the Historic OldNortheast Neighborhood Association

Circulation Joe OConnor, Larry Smith & Steve UrgoContributors All our Old Northeast neighborsNewsletter Layout & Design Sharon Bond: [email protected]

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missed that, vow not to miss it again!

We also held our rst annual Trunk-or-Treat event and a greatHalloween house decorating contest throughout the neighborhood.We also successfully pulled off the rst annual Old NortheastResidents & Friends Open at the Renaissance Vinoy Golf Course(to benet St. Pete Preservation) -- and enjoyed it on one of themost beautiful days in recent memory.

And last but not least, as we go to print, we are preparing forthe 17thAnnual Candlelight Tour of Homes, perhaps our mostambitious and popular event of the year! That will be followed by

the annual neighborhood holiday party held at the Old NortheastTavern.

All of these events could not happen if not for the hard work of

our Board members, our volunteers or our dues paying membeIn 2015 we hope to do an even better job of making you loud a

proud of The Historic Old Northeast! So if youd like to be parany or all of these great neighborhood events, please give us a c

Looking ahead, 2015 is shaping up to be an even busand more successfulyear than any prior.In addition to all ofthe events and ac-tivities mentioned

above, HONNA willbe bringing back itsSpring Garden Stroll,and we hope to beginour Periwinkle Proj-ect in partnership withSunken Gardens. Thegoal of the PeriwinkleProject Committeewill be to beautifyevery public nook-and-cranny space ofour neighborhoodwith a locally hearty

periwinkle as a wayof making our already beautiful neighborhood as beautiful acan be and that includes our alleys!

So enjoy what is left of 2014, and lets all commit to helpmake Act 2 and 2015 the best year ever in The Historic O

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The September quarterly neighborhood meetingon Sep-tember 15 was headlined by Mayor Rick Kriesman. Heled off for several minutes by touching on what he called the bigissues: The Pier, the Waterfront Master Plan (see more about thisin In Case You Missed It on page 30), Al Lang Stadium and theRays. Questions from the audience centered on: homeless peopleand prostitution on 4thStreet, curbside recycling (also see more

on this in In Case You Missed It on page 30), the new St. PeteCity app (which functions somewhat like the Mayors Action Linefor reporting problems and complaints), police body cameras andabandoned houses under foreclosure.

After the Mayor, Ofce Ray Merritt provided an update oncriminal activity in The ONE over the previous four weeks: sev-eral auto thefts and burglaries (most due to unlocked cars), oneresidential burglary and a marijuana arrest all in all, activity wasdown from July and August.

HONNA President Peter Motzenbeckerpresented checks torepresentatives of the Palladiumand the Downtown WaterfrontParks Foundationfrom the proceeds of HONNAs Roaring 20s

Gala this spring,which raised mon-ey for four non-

profits located inThe ONE (checkswere presented toGreat Explora-tionsand SunkenGardens at theAugust FamilyPorch Party heldat Great Ex).

Trafc & SafetyRon Magray, Chair

Trader Joes Opening in February I have heard the openingwill be February 1 -- or it will be Valentines Day. For certain weknow it will happen and we intend to be prepared. The CrescentHeights Neighborhood Association (CHNA), HONNA, the Cityand Trader Joes are working to make this opening a positiveexperience (and less like Tampas).

Following is a re-print of an article that appeared in a CHNnewsletter by Phil Connor elaborating on the work and coopetion directed toward making a smooth arrival for this popular fomarket in our area.

We have met with Mike Fredrick and Susan Ajoc from theCity, and we believe we have a clear vision as to how tomanage the massive inux of trafc. Below I have listedseveral actions we are working on at this time.

In the next few weeks the City will submit their planand request from FDOT for a crosswalk that will allow

people from Old Northeast to cross 4th Street. We areworking with our Congressman and our local Repre-sentative to garner support for this crosswalk.

The City will provide us with the petition that propertyowners around the crosswalk need to sign. We will doour best as a committee to be proactive in reaching outto them to seek their approval and signature.

We have reviewed the Crescent Heights trafc planand have identied several areas where additional NoParking signs are needed to prevent cars from parkingon both sides of the street.

Once the business opens and if the trafc/parking be-

come a concern, we have asked the police departmentto enforce the parking laws within our community.

We have been working with the Old Northeast Neigh-borhood Association to gain support for the crosswalkand for enforcement of all parking laws as well.

The Crescent Heights website (www.mychna.org) willbe updated in the near future to keep our communityupdated on all projects that are being worked on tomake Trader Joes a success without having a negativeimpact to our community.

The grand opening of Trader Joes is now scheduledfor February 1, 2015. We look forward to workingwith Trader Joes to make this opening a success and

hope the community supports this new addition. Wewill continue to update you thru our newsletter andthe neighborhood association website as info becomesavailable.

In all likelihood the proposed crosswalk will not be in plabefore the opening. The plan can be found on our website, wwHONNA.org. The store will have three access points -- from 2Avenue N and 28thAvenue N as well as directly from 4thStreetThere will be three ways for patrons to enter and exit the parklot and three ways to access 4thStreet. The parking lot will ha89 spaces; the Tampa Trader Joes has only 70.

Without a crosswalk, a 4thStreet crossing on foot can be d

gerous. If the police provide a crossing area you will be adviprior to the opening (for updates please go to www.HONNA.or

HONNA Board Elections

The election of members to the HONNA Board for 2014-15 took place on Monday, November 17, after this issueof the newsletter went to press. Results may be found on theHONNA website (www.honna.org) and they will be reportedin the next (March) issue.
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Property Transfers

The St. Pete Timessection of the Friday edition of the TampaBay Timesprovides a partial listing of real estate transactionscompiled from public records. These entries come fromthose listings. If any of these folks live near you, make sure youwelcome them to the neighborhood.

Source: Compiled from public records and printed in the Tampa Bay Times.

525 5thAvenue NE .................... Keith & Maureen Burkley555 5thAvenue NE #722 ........... Sam Rahall224 7thAvenue N ...................... Daniel Miller & Vicki Lemay

206 8th

Avenue NE .................... Gabriele & Michael McAuliffe245 8thAvenue NE .................... Michael Joseph Sheridan303 9thAvenue N ...................... Stephen Carter316 13thAvenue N .................... Lori Famiglietti215 16thAvenue N .................... John & Cynthia Burtch505 16thAvenue NE .................. James & Anna-June Schug241 17thAvenue NE .................. Winnie Belle LLC300 17thAvenue NE .................. Todd Bialous326 17thAvenue NE .................. Sode Investment Group445 17thAvenue NE .................. David & Erika Basher123 18thAvenue N .................... William & Jennifer Delahanty166 18thAvenue N .................... Jaime Mercado116 18thAvenue NE .................. Nicholas Gravina426 19thAvenue NE .................. Douglas & Margaret Phares

158 21st

Avenue N .................... Park & Eleazer LLC310 21stAvenue N .................... Laura Lee & James Strouse146 21stAvenue NE .................. Margaret Hayes338 21stAvenue NE .................. Gary Crowder340 21stAvenue NE .................. Shaun & Shawna Amarnani216 23rdAvenue N .................... Susanne Gillem230 24thAvenue N .................... Ellen Connor Engels100 25thAvenue N .................... George & Hazel ONeill155 25thAvenue N .................... Thomas Plummer/Alexandra Winkles205 25thAvenue NE .................. James and Kristin Burnham310 26thAvenue N .................... Brandon & Brooke Rutstein127 28thAvenue N .................... Mark & Andrea Catanese1424 2ndStreet N ...................... Tom Golden556 Beach Drive NE ................. Peter & Lani Ford

700 Beach Drive NE #401 ........ Carla Ann Garbin700 Beach Drive NE #504 ........ Joanne Leahey732 Oak Street NE ................... Adam & Roslyn Bryan1108 Oak Street NE .................. Lee & Victoria Koenig1617 Oak Street NE ................. Rachel Dawkins

Your volunteer involvement in one of our committees willhelp enhance your neighborhood and our association.Please contact any committee chair for information.

Like our neighborhood?Want to make it even better?

Volunteer with one of our committees!

Communications Rick Carson

Newsletter Rick Carson

Special Events Jay Weisberg

Neighborhood Planning & Mary Alice Lange

Historic Preservation

Membership Larry Smith

Public Safety Vacan

Trafc/Parking Ron Magray

To contact a chair via e-mail, go tohonna.org/get-involved/volunteer/

where you can click on the name of the person youwish to contact and send him/her a message.

North Ward School UpdateIn April the City Council bowed to Pinellas School Board pr

sure, rejecting the widely supported landmark application submted by St. Petersburg Preservation and the Historic Old Northe

Neighborhood Association to protect the 1914 North Ward SchoIn June, the Board accepted a contract for the schools purchafrom an individual who wanted to reuse the historic buildinUnfortunately, the deal fell through, and once again the buildingfuture looked uncertain.

The School Board solicited new offers to purchase the school arecommended Jonathan Daou, North Ward Holdings, LLC, to the new purchaser. Mr. Daou has a successful track record in NYork City (see www.openhouse.meand www.bowerystation.coand has met with SPP and HONNA representatives several timto discuss his plans. He has proposed reusing the original scho

building, while adding additional development abutting 4th Stre

On November 11, the School Board approved a new contract the purchase of the property, accepting the staff recommendatioMr. Daou will have 30 days to close, followed by plan submissito the City for the propertys redevelopment. The purchase prwas $1.65M.

Stay tuned to see what the future has in store for our neighb

hood school!

Historic Old Northeast Neighborhood Association

OFFICERS and BOARD

To contact an ofcer or Board member via e-mail, go to honna.org/get-involved/volunteer/where you can click on the name of the ofce/person you wish to contactand send him/her a message.

HONNA Board meetings are held the rst Monday of each month at 6:30pm at West-minster Presbyterian Church and are open to the public. Check beforehand with theBoard president in case the meeting day has been re-scheduled.

President..........................Peter Motzenbecker

Vice President................................Larry Smith

Treasurer....................................Ann Caviness

Secretary........................................ Chad Boyd

BoardRick Carson

Mary Alice Lange

Ron Magray

Susan Rebillot

Jay Weisberg
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ctober 8, 2014, marked the fth anni-versary of the approval of the updatedHistoric Old Northeast Neighbor-

hood Plan, and 24 years have passed since theoriginal Neighborhood Plan was implementedin 1990. The purpose of the NeighborhoodPlan is to provide a vision or road map for thefuture of our neighborhood. The Plan is basedon professional analysis and surveys as well asthousands of volunteer hours of planning, resi-dent input and other activities which culminatedin a City-approved plan.

The introduction to the Plan reminds usthat the mission of The Historic Old NortheastNeighborhood Association (HONNA) is topromote, preserve, and protect quality of life inour unique corner of the world. HONNA wasincorporated as a not-for-prot neighborhoodassociation in 1974 in conjunction with the City of St. PetersburgsGreater Neighborhood Partnership Program. We have enjoyedmany years of a strong partnership with the City department thathas been devoted to strengthening neighborhoods.

HONNAs initial activities revolved around neighborhorevitalization goals. Many activities and projects have beimplemented since that time to preserve the unique characterthe neighborhood, restore its beauty, improve safety and promotsense of pride of place and neighborhood identity. Many neighbhave invested in the future of The Old Northeast through the yeaand the neighborhood has improved signicantly in the beautyits preserved homes, signicant historic structures and streetscap

So much has been accomplished since 1974 through passionindividual preservation and restoration efforts, activism and vunteerism, HONNA workgroups, committee efforts and throu

partnerships with City departments and ofcials. In 2003, The Htoric Old Northeast was included in the National Trust for HistoPreservation Register of Historic Places, which is an honor aa responsibility. The National Trust Register is the ofcial listof those properties, neighborhoods, sites and buildings that rethe historic development of our nation, and it is maintained by

National Park Service under the Department of the Interior. Oneighborhood is one of the two largest National Register Distriin Florida, and The Historic Old Northeast is considered toone of the most valuable assets in the City of St. Petersburg,excellent example of the economic and aesthetic value of histo

preservation.

However, it has not yet achieved designation as a Local HistoLandmark, which is a historic preservation program that is admistered by the City Preservation staff and the Community Plannand Preservation Commission. The Local Landmark Program ptects designated districts and properties from destruction and offnancial incentives for preservation. Local landmark designatrequires an application and a vote within a district. Historic RoPark, Grenada Terrace and Langs Bungalow Court -- all withinPetersburg -- have achieved designation as Local Historic DistricIndividual properties can be landmarked, and the Palladium, Vinoy and Sunken Gardens, as well as a handful of homes witThe Historic Old Northeast, have been designated a Local HistoLandmark (for identication of the homes within our neighborhothat have local designation, refer to the City of St. Petersburg

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While the honor of being designated a National Trust HistoricPlace does provide economic benets to our neighbors in termsof increased valuation of property and nancial incentives andaids to preserve and restore, it does notprevent destruction ofthe character and fabric of our neighborhood through demolitionof characteristic homes or through incompatible redevelopment.The National Trust reports a growing trend toward teardownsof characteristic homes in historic neighborhoods and construc-tion of massive, out-of-scale, suburban-style homes that ignore

the historic characteristics of the surrounding structures. Whenthis trend continues in a historic neighborhood, the charm andcharacter begin to disappear. The economic value as well as theaesthetic quality of the neighborhood are negatively impacted byincompatible redevelopment.

The HONNA Board is exploring every avenue to prevent a largepercentage of teardowns and to support architecturally compat-ible new development so that we can preserve the character ofthe neighborhood that we all fell in love with when we purchasedhomes here. Residents will hear about potential efforts as theHONNA Board establishes our goals and committees for 2015.For those of you who are concerned about this issue, please visitthe National Trust for Historic Preservation website and review

the July/August 2002Forum Newsarticle, Taming the TeardownTrend, and consider joiningthe HONNA Preservation Com-mittee to work on this issue.

Today, our 425 acre/4,100 household neighborhood -- withits 3,220 contributing historic structures, brick streets, hexblocksidewalks, granite curbs, diverse traditional early 20thcenturyarchitecture, preserved public waterfront park system and maturetree canopy -- maintains its unique

Old NE houses which recent-ly have been torn down or arescheduled for demolition

character. However, our work is not done. A focused, goal-orienHONNA Board of Directors is responsible for continuing to stthe goals and actions related to the Neighborhood Plan andengage neighbors in activism and volunteerism to continue

preserve and protect the unique character and quality of life tdenes The Historic Old Northeast.

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plans of action. Contact any member of the Board about priorareas that are of interest to you and where you would like to hus make a difference. One of the best investments that you cmake this coming year in the value of your home and qualitylife is to invest in helping us meet The Historic Old Northe

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Happy Holidays!

A Glorious Day on the Links!by Jay Weisberg

HONNA Board Member

The inaugural Historic Old Northeast Residents andFriends Open is in the books, and it was a rousing suc-cess in so many ways -- except for my golf game, but

thats another story.

First and foremost, our guests enjoyed a terric afternoon on thelinks on Mon-day, Novem-

ber 3, arguablyone of the mostbeautiful daysof the year. Theiconic Renais-sance VinoyGolf Courselived up to its

reputation, offering quite a challenge to our golfers. From the prtice range to the 19thhole, the Vinoy staff did an outstanding j

preparing the venue and efciently guiding and assisting us evstep of the way.

Perhaps the most gratifying aspect of the event was the opportunto raise a lot of money for our charity partner, St. Petersburg Preser

tion. Preliminary numbers indicate that we successfully reached target in this area. More importantly we may have formed the bafor a long-term association between SPP and The Open.

Some hardware was distributed acknowledging outstandteam and individual performances. The team championship wwon by John Kingston, Eric Oley, Tim Quarlesand Jay DBaker. The runner-up team was Skip Rashke, Phillip Jordand DT Thomas. Skip also won the closest-to-the-pin contwhile both the longest drive and putting contests were won Rob Boutwell. Sadly we didnt present a trophy to the last plteam, which would have been won handily by my group. As thsay on the north side of Chicago, Wait til next year.

I would be remiss if I didnt give kudos to my fellow commitmembers, Chad Boydand John Kingston (yes, the team champi

but I assure the reader there was no hanky-panky). John handall matters pertaining to golf and interfaced with the venue whChad was a master of publicity and chef/executive producer offood and beverage.

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Dear Neighbors,

We are about to wrap up a great year for St. Pete.

In short summary, our Mayor and City Council have delivered on commit-ments to provide you with a budget that has provided more for neighborhoods,economic development, homelessness prevention and the arts.

We hired new Police Chief Tony Holloway, who already has ofcerswalking our neighborhoods.

We have three more full-time codes enforcement ofcers to help keep

our neighborhoods safe and looking better. To great demand and acclaim, every residence will have a new 90 gallon

recyclable container for universal curbside recycling by July. Divertingvaluable materials from the waste stream will save us money in the long run.

The Pier process is underway. The public will get to see the rstrenderings of project ideas in December and eventually participatein a non-binding vote to pick favorites later in the year. Sofar, the process is mostly on track for the timeline to havea new Pier built by 2017.

What other things will 2015 hold in store?

Expect to hear a lot more about Healthy City initiatives andexpanded and safer bike lanes.

We will have completed the Downtown Waterfront MasterPlan by July.

There will be signicant developments with the Rays, ofcourse.

I am working on a new taskforce that will address energy,environment, and sustainability policies at the municipallevel to save money and cut pollution.

I am also working on projects to bring a new communitygarden to north St. Pete as well as to refurbish the marine-themed mural on the Crescent Lake water tower, whichmany consider the Citys rst mural.

Im always available to hear from you. Please do not hesitate

to contact my ofce with questions and ideas you have. One ofthe great things about our City is that we are small enough that agroup of people can work together on a project that actually getssomething done for the community. But also, we are big enoughthat those projects have a ripple effect that matters.

This has been my rst year of elected ofce. It is a pleasure andan honor to work for you. Even on the really tough days -- andthere are not very many of those -- I have enjoyed every bit of theopportunity to serve you, as well as the challenges of taking on thethornier problems that every city must address. I am tremendouslylooking forward to the next year of making our neighborhoods andCity even better. Thank you for all you do.

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New Pastors at WestminsterPresbyterian Church

The congregation and session of Westminster Presbyte-rian Church welcomes a clergy couple, Pastors VirginiaMartin and William Cowfer, as their new ministers for

the congregation and community. Both pastors have extensiveexperience in serving large and small churches in transition.

Both bring interests and skills in assisting congregations inrevitalization not only in varieties of worship, nurture and pastoralcare but also in outreach to the community. This includes initiatingdialogue with neighborhood residents, other churches and serviceorganizations in the community to learn the best ways Westmin-

ster can be supportive of other such services. Outreach may ainclude offering services not currently available to residentsthe area. In other communities, conversations to learn from loresidents have resulted in offering the following opportunities families and individuals of all ages in the church and communtutoring/mentoring;, various types of support groups;, spiritdevelopment; evening vespers; various types of meditation, Bior other study groups; co-opting services and mediation.

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Over The Back Fence

is a collection of what weve heard exchanged in the aisles of the supermarkets,

shared waiting in line to pick up the kids from school, read in the papers, overheard in the

pew behind us in church and, yes, even passed over the back fence. If you have something

youd like to share about a special recognition, award received, birth, graduation, good-deed-done or observation around the neighborhood please pass it along to the Editor. Over

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states: Persoriding bicyclupon a roadwshall not ride mthan two abreas

Dressing YoSalad.If yotaste buds appciate the houdressing at tThree Birds Ta

ern(1492 4thStreet N) is now available for purchase. Bottles of

Roasted Tomato Vinaigrette, Roasted Beet Vinaigrette and CarGinger are $8 each or $20 for three. [Tampa Bay Times, 10/24

Lets Paint the Gardens Pink.The drive to purchase amgos at Sunken Gardens received front page attention on the Pete Times section of the Tampa Bay Times[10/24]. The originock of 17, which came in the mid-50s, is now down to only twThe Flamingos Forever campaign, spearheaded in part by voluntand ONE resident Robin Reed, has raised about $30,000 so faabout half what it will cost to obtain 20 birds (which is the idnumber for mating purposes). Two businesses on 4thStreet hastepped forward. Sheps Food Martrafed off decorated piamingoes and Marions Gifts & Clothinghas already held twfundraisers collecting around $14,000. HONNAhas contribu

$3,000, the amount which entitles a persongroup to name a new bird (the neighborho

association has chosen HONNA for its birname). To make a donation you may writcheck in any amount (made payable to SPFlamingos Forever) and mail it to Sunken Gdens at 1825 4thStreet N, SP 33704.

Ahthe Smells!...The St. Pete Bakeryhopened in the location at 1961 4thStreet N (nto Carrabas) in the space formerly occup

by the Sweet Spot and Cold Stone Creamethe ofcial grand opening and ribbon cuttiwas held on November 5. The owner and chis Michael Ostrander, a master pastry ch

So Long, DennisThe ONE has bid adieu to neighbor, best-selling author and Eckerd College professor Dennis Lehane,whohas sold his home and moved to Los Angeles. Most recently hewrote the screenplay for the lm The Drop, and then wrote anovel (of the same name based on the movie), which was publishedon September 2. [source: Tampa Bay Times, 9/21]

Its on Its Way Really.The soon-to-be-nished TraderJoeson 4thStreet N is rumored to be open for business by mid-February. A company spokesperson has said that the store willfeature artwork celebrating the neighborhood. [Tampa BayTimes, 10/28] The Vitamin Shoppeon the corner is open now

(2706 4thStreet N).

Weve been ocked!.Soyou go out in the morning to pickup the paper and you see them:dozens of plastic pink amingoson your front lawn. The TraceyandKenny Lockehouseholdsfront yard at Locust and 15thAvenue NE was flocked bya amboyance of more than 60amingos in mid-October, thanksto a sneaky Sarah Adams (15thAvenue NE). Tracey says shehad rst spotted the amingos on

16th Avenue NE, and then theyappeared at a house on 15th Av-enue NE. Sarahs place was next,

and then she ocked the Lockes, who turned around and ockedLeaann andFrank Biaforaon 16th Avenue NE. Tracey doesntknow who started this string of ockings. A sign accompanying theamboyance says (to the effect), Youve been ocked! Please en-joy for three days then ock one of your Old NE neighbors. Pleasekeep one amingo in your yard so you dont get re-ocked. Sowhere are the amingos now? Checked your front lawn lately?

Into AfricaDonna Guillaume(Beach Drive NE) spent thelast part of November in Senegal, WestAfrica, visiting her son and daughter-

in-law (and grandchildren) where theyare teachers at the International Schoolof Dakar.

Rules of the Road.Frustrated by thepacks of bicyclists hogging the road four-abreast? The Tampa Bay Timescarried aletter from a reader [10/10] citing Floridastatutes on the subject. Statute 316.2065reads: A bicyclist who is not traveling atthe same speed of other trafc must rideas close as practicable to the right handcurb or edge of the roadway. It further
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known from the Saturday Morning Marketand Sweet Carolines (Palm Harbor). Theshop carries fresh-baked breads, cakesand tarts, chocolate, ice cream and somegluten-free and vegan products. Wantto learn some baking tips? Sign up for

Saturday morning baking classes. [source:Tampa Bay Times, 10/3].

A Blessed Bundle.Beach Drive neighborsKristen andEric Barnhart are

the proud parents of recently-arrived Parker. Welcome!

Fond of Fondue?....Look forsome changes at the Melting Pot(2221 4thStreet N) involving itstraditional fondue menu. Chef Ja-son Miller says he is essentiallydeconstructing the classic idea offondue and creating dishes youwould never think would trans-late into fondue. [source: St.Petersburg Downtown Newsletter(September)]

AccessorizingThe Nesthas opened at 1545 4thStreet N(727/498-6988; www.nestgal-leries.com) featuring a diverseselection of exclusive and one-of-a-kind furnishings, lightingand accessories. Shannon Sharpis the owner.

Two-Gether.The Dali Museum opened its Picasso/Dali,Dali/Picasso exhibit in November, the rst time these two artistshave been showcased together with more than 100 works in anelegantly arranged show. Said the museums director, Hank

Hines, an ONE resident, These two pillars of modern art, Picassoand Dali, have never been paired together like this. [source:Tampa Bay Times, 11/3]

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by Barbara Marshall

There will never be an end in time to feature the many interesting and talented folks who live in our popular neighborhoThe Historic Old Northeast. This is another installment shining the spotlight on a few more of our wonderfully diverse awidely interesting friends and neighbors. Know an Old NE neighbor who has (or has had) a fascinating career, achieveremarkable milestone, embarked upon a wondrous journey, done something deliciously wacky? Let us know (nsnaedito

aol.com) and maybe we can feature them in a future installment.

Heloise Jones(3rd Street N) moved to The Old Northeast with her husband Artthis past Jaary after two decades in the mountains of New Mexico and North Carolina. When people ask whshe grew up, she replies one sentence with ve commas.... Loving tea and birds (think Hooker Tand the Bay), a lifestyle that invites walks and community and a culture that appreciates the arts,Petersburg is a perfect home for her.

Heloise jokes shes a renaissance woman. Shes traveled many paths from corporate advertisaccount manager to micro-brewery owner to clay artist...with creating, connection and a good dea

project management at the core of each role. Heloise always has been a lover of the language of in stories and pictures so now shes a novelist and poet. For her, reading -- and particularly writ-- a novel is like living a good life: you settle into the world, get to know folks, ride through thups and downs, share their angst and triumphs and are touched in ways so something shifts insyou. Somewhat the same way she likes to travel in the world, as a lifelong learner, immersed in culture and rhythm of a place. She admits shes awestruck by this beautiful, bizarre world we liveand loves the planet.

She is currently querying literary agents for representation for her rst novel and doing reseawhile writing her second. A poem inspired by dawn at the Bay was published in The Wayfarerjournal (http://thewayfarer.homebounpublications.com/store/issues/the-wayfarer-vol-3-iss-2/). For more about Heloise and her rst novel, Fligcheck out www.heloisejones.com.

Bob and Jenni Lockwood (14th Avenue NE) moved to St. Petersburg after 35 years ofraising a family in Oregon. They are civil rights activists who met while working at the Met-

ropolitan Public Defender Services in Portland. Bob is a graduate of Kalamazoo College, Uof Michigan and Oregon Law and was actively involved in civil rights protests and mentalhealth reform crusades in the 1960s and 1970s. Jenni is a Wellesley College alumna with anMSW and a background in mental health advocacy. Currently Bob teaches at Portland StateUniversity and also monitors their athletic program. He will teach online from their new homein St. Pete. Jenni is a member of the International Taoist Tai Chi Society and can be founddashing through Crescent Lake Park to the local branch center in the early morning.

The Lockwoods are sports fanatics and look forward to cheering on the Rays and the Row-dies. Their son Bertspent his high schoolyears at the IMG Soc-cer Academy and is a graduate ofSaint Stephens Episcopal School in Bradenton. Their daugh

Robin was the 2002 captain of the Radcliffe Lightweight Crew atheir son Stephen rowed for McGill University in Montreal. Banchored the Public Defender slow-pitch softball team. Jenni neno excuse to launch a kayak into Coffee Pot Bayou! They weverywhere, recycle everything and love the upbeat cosmopolivibe of The Old Northeast.

Susan Rebillot(13th Avenue NE) and her husband, John, hresided in their bungalow in The Old Northeast for 32 years. san had a career as a Clinical Social Worker (and John still woin mental health counseling), and she retired professionallyAugust of last year. An avid cook, Susan publishes a food b-- Olives and Figs Chronicles (www.olivesandgschronicles.co

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-- with food-relat-ed stories, recipesand photos. Inher spare time,Susan serves as adocent at SunkenGardens, belongsto the Old North-east Garden Cluband Old North-east Book Club,loves walking andthe YMCA and isserving on HON-NAs Spring 2015Garden Stroll committee. Her most recent neighborhood-relatedactivity was helping organize HONNAs rst Halloween Trunk-or-Treat event, which was held in the parking lot of WestminsterPresbyterian Church on Thursday evening, October 30th.

Susan and John adore their Wheaten Terrier-Poodle rescue dog,Bailey, and love their home in the Old Northeast and involvementin any activities that help further The ONEs Neighborhood Plan,which was created in 2009 as a vision for the future of the neigh-borhood a road map for attaining goals and objectives.

When Carol Ciccarello(14thAvenue NE) rst moved out of herchildhood home in Portland, IN,little did she know that her lifelonghistory of moving had just begun.Being a typical teen, she was dev-astated and fought her parents. Allof her friends were staying in theirsame houses and that is what shewanted: the comfort of being ina familiar and safe environment.

In adulthood she soon realizedthat exibility is key to working

through lifes challenges. Be-ing able to organize well alsobecame a valuable skill as shebegan the rst of an eventual 25moves to date -- career changes,

job moves and family needs took charge!Although her daughter now a writer, mother and spouse in HongKong survived a dozen of those moves, she might argue thatthere should be a maximum allowable moving clause that comesalong with your birth certicate! On the good side of moving,they experienced designing a unique home from penciled ideas ona napkin to becoming a home show winner and have remodeledenough homes to make their 1940s ONE cottage needs not toooverwhelming. They have met wonderful people, developed life-long friends and explored many states: Indiana, Missouri, Texas,Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina and nally Florida whichwas the best and saved until last. Florida was the only chosenmove that she and husband Vincehave made, and St. Petersburgand The ONE were a lifestyle destination her happiest move yet!

Before starting a new position as Lifestyle Director withinResidential Services at Westminster Palms Continuing Care Retire-ment Community, she was an account executive with a Fortune100 pharmaceutical company. She has happily traded planes andcars for a few block work commute. Vince continues to work inemployee benets, and they both share a love to walk and bikewhile also enjoying the beach, the arts and sporting events, espe-

cially Rays baseball.

There is an open invitation to all to stop by and relax their red front yard Adirondack chairs. They, like both Ciccrellos, have survived many a move and once in their spot githem that safe and familiar comfort. They are both hoping thSt. Petersburg and The ONE will be their nal stop in ndihome, and they thank each and every person they have mwho has made this move an easy one. Carol threatens she mhave to revert back to her teenage deance if it ever appearmove away from St. Petersburg is a possibility!

Sophia Wisniewska (8thAvenue NE) currently serves regional chancellor of the University of South Florida/St. Pete

burg. Before arriving here she was rmly planted in PennsylvanPrior to USF/SP she had been atPenn State/Brandywine whereshe was chancellor for eightyears. That was preceded bysix years at Temple Universityas dean and campus executiveofcer of Temple University/Ambler. She also taught Rus-sian language and literature atBryn Mawr College.

Sophia grew up in a tinyvillage in Poland about 100miles east of Warsaw. In 1962,she emigrated with her familyto the United States and toPhiladelphia, where she spentmost of her life. A graduate ofthe Philadelphia High Schoolfor Girls (Girls High), sheearned a bachelors degreefrom Penn State and a Ph.D.from Bryn Mawr College.

An avid walker, Sophia claims

to walk for all kinds of reasons: enjoyment, healing, adventuMost recently, she walked with a friend across Pennsylvanfrom Pittsburgh to Philadelphia. She reports that the wa-- which covered nearly 300 miles, 15 days, three rainstormfour summits and lots of beautiful memories of towns, villagmurals and people -- was an amazing and fun experience. Athe last steps of the walk/run were up the steps of the Philad

phia Art Museum -- by the Rocky statue, of course (but whiis notthe one pictured!).



Like a phoenix risingfrom the ashes, a

previously unlovedwo o d e n - s i d i n g

house has evolved into a dra-matically stunning Craftsmangem that graces the corner ofBay Street and 5th Avenue NE,

just as planned when it wasbuilt in 1917. As the restorationprocess of this house began,an article dated March 2013appeared in the Old NortheastNeighborhood News, as well astheNortheast Journalof the samedate. A partial description calledthe house savable. A better de-scription might have been on itsway to magnicence.

The owners, Carla and BenRudolph, are talented architects.

Carla is also a gifted artist and bothhave an innate sense of design, useof space, light and the need forcomfort. Carla says that she andBen have bought and restored 12personal homes during their livestogether, but this is the one theywill not give up. The furnitureand lines of the various spaces aremodern but not cold.

The white, black and gray color palate throughout the house isenhanced by splashes of bright colors, such as on pillows and ac-

cent pieces. Large, cherished art piecexplode with color against the waEach room has its own dened ident

but also seamlessly ows into the ajoining space. The surround sound aadds to the cohesiveness of the room

On the rst level, an inviting porchrelaxing couches and chairs was raisand now there is a small entry wa narrow wooden table the Rudolpfound at Mainsail and on the wall abois a colorful oil painting by an artfriend. Not surprisingly, artists tend

bond even with their disparaforms of expression, and Caand Ben have used art designand painted by friends as colful center pieces of the roomwhich they hang. A few stepsfrom the front entryway leadthe most sweeping interior viin the house, including the ling room -- the multi-windowroom where the family reaenjoys TV watching anddaughter tackles homework aSkypes with her friends. To north of the living room a

wall and a small door weremoved to allow visible auseable access to the diniroom through to the kitch

beyond. These four connecspaces have been designedimmediately invite a visi

because of the clean, slestyle, the warmth and obvioexcellence of modern desiwhich includes all the furniings. In the dining room, B-- a self-described wine gu

-- has cleverly used his wine lections in a recessed wall raon one half of a wall makithe array of bottles an artisdisplay. Storage spaces ha

been designed so that eyes never exposed to clutter, aeven the laundry room is

attractive space in which to work surrounded by windows exping the recently planted and thriving traveler palms in the rcourtyard. There is a bathroom and ofce/guest room on the oor and soon an adjoining space will offer more space for gues

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Adjacent to the laundry room is a door that leads to a courtyardand a swimming pool. There are surrounding intimate garden ar-eas, and one feels immediately transported to a Caribbean luxuryresort. The pool area is connected by a walkway to the three-cargarage, above which sits an accessory apartment decorated in thesame modern and comfortable style as the main house, ready forfamily and friends. The design and appointments of the garageand attached apartment back up to the alley and make a stunningstatement in an area not usually known as an attractive asset.

Carla and Ben have meticulously and cleverly landscaped the

property perimeter using native plants such as podocarpus forhedges, bromeliads, crotons, red ti and various palms includingareca and Christmas. Interestingly-shaped large rocks are placedas accents. Wrought iron style fencing affords privacy, enhancesthe house and grounds and is in keeping with the Craftsman styleof architecture, which was brought to St. Petersburg in the buildingboom of the early twentieth century by people from the Midwest.The large number of examples throughout The Old Northeast in-cludes a Craftsman style house nearby: the Ridgley House, built in1910 of rusticated concrete blocks (made here in St. Petersburg)is located on the corner of 6th Avenue NE and Beach Drive (seeNeighborhood Newsarticle, December 2010).

On the second oor of the Rudolphs main house is a master

bedroom and bath with cleverly hidden his and her closets. Thereare additional bedrooms and bathrooms for the Rudolph children.It is an active, happy, comfortable and bright house designed bycreative and ingenious architects. Where possible, original ele-ments of the house were kept, such as a replace in the living roomand another upstairs in the master bedroom. A spacious third oorattic is used for storage.

The openness in both the exterior and interior spaces projectsthe honesty and care given to the house by the truly knowledgeableowners. Someone who is most interested in the dcor and furnish-ings of decades gone by will be immediately drawn into this 97 yearold house, which is an example of perfection in the Craftsman styleon the exterior as well as a model of museum quality modern on

the interior. When asked how he likes living in the neighborhood,Ben replied that he enjoys the downtown life and having the 400Beach Tower residents as his neighbors.

The Rudolphs have an impressive history of restoring and rede-signing many houses, but Carla admits that this house is the oneshe wants to inhabit forever. At 215 5th Avenue NE sits a housewhich speaks lovingly of the owners/designers and of their obviousaffection for their restoration. It is a house immediately welcom-ing, and the Rudolphs are happily energetic as they explain theevolution and their thought processes of designing for the spaces.Their house has given The Historic Old Northeast enormouslyimportant historical impact, 97 years in the remaking.

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Jill and Ed McGrath (who grew up together in the Hudson River

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As Halloween is depicted by columnist Sara Hopkins ina front page article in the September/October edition ofthe Northeast Journal, This Old Northeast occasion

is unlike anything words can describe. Admitting that when shehad moved into The ONE she had been informedeven beenwarned about how over-the-top it is, she goes on to reect, Ihave to say how proud I am of the generosity the residents of the

Old Northeast display from handing out big candy bars to thedecorations and live entertainment. She goes on to write:

It takes a village to make an experience so magical,and it takes a resilient community to repeat it year afteryear, despite the clean-up, the non-emergency policecalls, the stolen decorations, and the few irresponsibleadults. To create the sense of childlike wonder at anyage thats preserving the spirit of Halloween. And itsobvious that the residents of the Old Northeast know athing or two about preservation.

Cue Halloween 2014.

HONNA did its part and then some -- to help foster the festive

Halloween atmosphere in the hood. As is traditional, HONNAencouraged homeowners to decorate (desecrate?) their homes.They were instructed to notify Board member Mary Alice Langeahead of time so she could prepare and post on the HONNA websitea listing of the addresses of houses residents and visitors couldcheck out on Halloween night. On the Thursday evening beforeHalloween, Mary Alice and her band of hoary witchesdrove up anddown all the streets of The ONEto decide which houses were themost creepily and creatively deco-rated. The three judged best were:

1stPlace: 455 17thAvenue NE Funeral parlor and cemetery

2ndPlace: 535 16thAvenue NE Dead & Breakfast

3rdPlace: 251 16thAvenue NE General store, garage repair andhaunted town

On Halloween evening, walk-ing down a blocked-off 17thAv-enue NE (the 700 block) was asif you were moving through the

crowds on a carnival midway -- all that was missing was the tunel of love and the bearded lady(wait was that her?!).

One neighbor commented onwhat a great open house TheOld NE was providing for St.Pete residents and those from all

around the Bay area extending agenerous welcome to all to enjoyour neighborhood. A homeowneron 18thAvenue NE reported dis-pensing about 2,500 mini-candybars to a steady stream of trick-or-treaters from about 5-9:30pm.Word has it that the tots, kidsand teens were surprisingly well-

behaved and well-mannered (lotsof thank yous, even without

prompting from mom and dad).WTSP-TV (channel 11) had a

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AvenueNE by mid-afternoon, all set tocapture images of the action-to-come.

To assist the residents on thoseblocks of 17th and 18thAvenuesNE who were going all out to entertain trick-or-treaters, HONN

contributed about $700 to help share the homowners costs of securing extra police covera

between 7:15-10:30pm. Officers stationsquad cars at several intersections and patrol

both on foot and horseback. No problemsserious incidents were reported (a call came

about tainted candy but it couldnt be veriedespite the increasing number of visitors, amost of the trafc cleared out by 11pm.

Things soon got back to normal, trash wcollected, decorations were taken down avisons of Halloween 2015 began dancinghomeowners heads. Stay tuned and be p

pared.

HONNA Gets a Head Starton Halloween

Ten neighborhood families positioned their creativdecorated vehicles in the parking lot of WestminsPresbyterian Church on Thursday evening, October 30the eve of All Hallows Eve -- for the rst annual HONNTrunk-or-Treat party.

The rst prize a Publix gift card -- for best themcar went to Amy and Mark Andersonand family, whovehicle featured a ghost, eerily oating in the breeze abothe car and a huge, black tongue extending out of the truthat was illuminated by a spooky light. They also hosttwo games: Ring Around the Witchs Hat and Bean Bain the Witchs Cauldron.

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Andy, Buzz Lightyear and the gangall made appearances! Amy alsohosted a Halloween twister game.

The third prize winner was DanGulick, for the hearse, which fea-tured a scary vampire. Dan won agift card for Sweet Divas Choco-late Shop. Prizes also were awardedto the children game winners.

All vehicles were decorated with

great creativity. Kate and MikeSawaand family named their ve-hicle Sawa Powa, and it featured

powerful superheroes -- Superman,Super Boy, Bat Boy and Cat Wom-an. Realtor (Team Old Northeast)Dale Kleines vehicle remindedeveryone of the Harry Potter moviethat featured the forest overrun with

big, black spiders.

Mike andBecca Nealonhad aspooky theme with a hanging ap-

parition! Their twins,Jack and Mase, andson, Potter,enjoyedthemselves. Pat Cigoidecorated her vehicleas The Haunting,with a witch flyingon a broom stick,complete with lightsand an assortment of

pumpkins.

Kristi Alexan-derdecorated hertrunk with creepyspider webs anddaughter Stellawasthe dead bride andson Becketta ninjawarrior.

HONNA BoardPresident PeterMotzenbecker had his SUV decked withCrime Watch signs and a ashing orange light. Board mem

Susan Rebillotand husband, John, created The Great PumpPatch from Charlie Browns Halloween, featuring Snoopy Woodstock.

Several dozen neighborhood children and their parents desceed upon the parking area wearing creative costumes, with a certlittle Bumblebee and a Lady Bug both capturing much attentalong with a erce Iron Man and a Ninja Warrior. Woody and otcowboys also made an appearance. And there were witches wvery colorful, fanciful hats and Sleeping Beauty curtsied for treats! The event wouldnt have been complete without sevevery beautiful princesses in sparkly, gossamer costumes.

Refreshments of cupcakes (homemade by Susan Rebillot) mufns, cookies and apple cider were provided, compliment

HONNA. HONNA thanks Westminster Presbyterian Church PaRev. William Cowfer for graciously allowing the use of the chu

property for this fun inaugural HONNA event and to Susan forher efforts organizing it.

Hosts Frank Hayand Steve Dealat their much celebratednot-to-be-missed annual HONNA Halloween Porch Party

Halloween Around "The 'Hood"



Let the CottonCandy TraditionContinue

by Sharon Kantner

Greg and Barbara Creamer

cently sold their house at 17thaPoplar NE, and with the hou

came the notorious cotton candy machine

It was important to the Creamers that af25 years their Halloween tradition would cotinue even without them. So with a hand-shat closing, the new owners, Chris and DeidMcCabefrom Maryland -- perhaps not fuunderstanding what they were getting theselves into -- promised that the tradition wonot die on their watch. And they lived uptheir hand shake and then some!

After handing out their entire stock of 1,0cotton candy cones, there was still a long lof eager costumed youngsters waiting for thturn at the special treat. Instead of calling

a night, our new neighbors rallied with the help of family and friends, making their own homemade cones using computer paper atape, enabling them to serve another couple hundred trick-or-treaters. You gotta love The Old Northeast!

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Thoughts fromthe Front Porch

Courtney Ellis is a Licensed Mental Health

Counselor who provides individual and

couples counseling to the Tampa Bay area.

She lives in a cozy bungalow in The Old

Northeast with her husband and two dogs.

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by Courtney Ellis, MA, LMHC

How to Wait Well

My counseling ofce, as do most health care ofces,has a designated waiting area for clients. We have

baskets full of magazines, serene music playing andeducational brochures to keep clients entertained. Usually, unlessclients come to their appointment extremely early, the wait-timeonly lasts between one-to-ve minutes. In a doctors ofce, thiswait-time can last anywhere from ve to 45 minutes and in emer-gency rooms even longer.

Personally, I can handle 10-15 minutes of waiting but beginto get antsy as that clock keepsticking away. With a doctorsappointment, I think the wait is

especially tough when I have aset appointment yet dont actu-ally get in to see the doctor atthat specic time. I completelyunderstand why this happensand do not fault doctors. InsteadI believe the fault is mine as Ido not always wait very well.If I could learn to let go of mytimeline, become more comfort-able with sitting still and learn tokeep myself occupied, that 10-15 minute wait would probably bemuch more bearable.

The same concept is true in life. All of us at some point in ourlives will go through waiting room periods where we have yetto attain something we desire. We may be waiting to hear backabout a job interview, waiting to graduate college, waiting to meetMr. or Mrs. Right, waiting to have children, waiting for thosechildren to grow up, waiting for that promotion, waiting for testresults or waiting for retirement. But no matter what it is we arewaiting for, one fact is true -- waiting is hard. And in our fastfood world of instant gratication, waiting is especiallyhard.

Ive seen a great many inspirational quotes out there on theconcept of waiting and patience. A few of my favorites are:

Patience is not the ability to wait but the ability to keepgood attitude while waiting.Joyce Meyer

Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happena different order than the one you have in mind. David All

And of course

Even miracles take a little time. The Fairy Godmot(Cinderella)

So with those quotes in mind, here are a few tips on waitwell. Because once we actually achieve what we have bestriving or hoping for, we dont want to look back at that waitroom with regret.

Dont put your life on hold.It is important to keep up wnormalcy while you wait; otherwise, that thing you are waitifor might consume you and, in turn, hinder you from doing thothings you might enjoy. Go on vacations, go to the gym, and keup with your usual routine.

Serve others while you wait. When we wait, we can easallow that thing we want to become all we think and talk aboSeeking out ways to serve others is a quick way to shift our pspective and avoid becoming too self-involved.

Create small, achievable goals while waiting for the biggiIf you are waiting to hear back from a job interview, try to sched

some other interviews in the meantime. If you are waiting to motry to plan some fun bucket list items to do in your current redence. If you are waiting to reach your weight loss goal, signfor a 5K walk or run in the meantime to keep you motivated afocused. The small, attainable tasks will give you some semblanof control while waiting for what you cannot control.

Let go of your timelinShakespeare once wrote, Exptation is the root of all heartachSo in order to wait well, it is sential that we let go of our idof when itssupposedto happand be okay with when it do

actually happen. And try notcompare your timeline to oth

it will instantly steal your jo

See the waiting as an oportunity for growth raththan a waste of time. Insteadlooking back and viewing ttime as wasted, you want to lo

back and see personal growth apurpose. You want to becombetter person for having wai

rather than becoming impatient, bitter, or unhappy.

Learn to be content with what you do have while waiting what you dont. Focus on what you do have and let it be enouIt will be extremely exciting when that thing you are waiting does actually happen, but let it be the icing on the cake rather ththe entire cake itself.



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The Beach to Bay Flute Clubby Jan Magray

In 1920, eminent utist George Barrere and a group of as-sociates founded the New York Flute Club, now the oldestof such organizations in the United States. Today there are

hundreds of ute clubs in as many cities across the nation.

Today, St. Petersburg can boast such an organization as well.Founded by utists Christiane Vinet and myself, The Beach to BayFlute Club of St. Petersburg now meets Tuesdays from 4-6pm at

the Roberts Recreation Center at 1248 50th Avenue N. in Petersburg. The club follows the ideas promoted by GeorBarrere of providing a meeting ground for the professionstudent, and amateur; a place where less experienced playcould hear new and unusual music for the ute as well as tclassic repertory play by ne artists; a place where all mind performance opportunities helpful to the developmof their own talents. The club is open to all utists of ages and abilities and we need utists from The ONE!

The club is also following the book Simple Commun

by Richard Luker(an Old NE resident) that denes tneed for playful enjoyable time with others, without agenda or work objective. The ute club is following advice quite literally as it plays their utes in ensembof varying sizes -- usually, trios and quartets that doubfor the satisfying sound that resembles that produced byorgan. Flute playing is credited with stress reduction anfeeling of replenished energy and enthusiasm that transfto ones everyday life.

Future events for the ute club include a master class to be hthis January (date and time TBA) for students in preparation the Florida Band Association competitions as well as auditions acollege applications. Additional events with include a ute

where players will participate in a large group of utists playithroughout the day at a local venue. The club has adopted a moproduced by Native American utist Mato Wambli that states Pfrom the heart -- The ute is a heart song like a sweet prayer ait will teach you as well as you teach yourself.

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For information on becoming a memberor sponsor please contact or Christiane Vinet([email protected]) or me ([email protected]).

Jan has been playing the ute since age 12. Shes nowa retired music educator who enjoys playing solos and

support music at St. Mary Our Lady of Grace Church,serving as principal ute of the Pinellas Park CivicOrchestra in addition to her role with Beach to Bay.

Helping Clothes to Kids

Clothes to Kids (CTK) has a hugeneed for clothing and shoes. It may

be Florida but it gets cold here.School children all over Pinellas Countyneed warm clothes, and many of these chil-dren cannot afford warm clothing. Clothesto Kids (www.clothestokids.org) has an im-mediate need for young boys and girls long

pants, shorts and uniform pants sizes 6-16

and jackets. A record-breaking 3,000 freeschool wardrobes went to low-income Pinel-las school children in August and September.You can help replenish CTKs clothing racksthat are critically low in elementary school-age students clothing and shoes.

New or gently used clothing and shoescan be dropped off between 9am-4:30pm,Monday-Friday, at Clothes to Kids two con-venient store locations: in Clearwater at 1059

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Come stroll the brick-lined streets of the Old Northeastand enjoy our historic homes decorated for the Holidays.

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In Case You Missed It:

Updates and Follow Ups

Keeping You Current on Some

Neighborhood Stories That

Have Been in the News

Some 300 people gathered in the downtown Hilton hotel inlate August for a kick-off discussion of the Waterfront Master Plan.This is the visioning process for the area between 30thAvenue NEand 22ndAvenue S, being led by the rm AECOM, which has beencharged with the job of facilitating the planning process. Some ofthe attendees expressed a wish list of more green space and accessto the water, cafes, improved transportation options, a permanentfarmers market and maintaining open vistas to the water. In earlySeptember, for a couple of weeks, more than 400 residents in twodozen community group meetings walking audits traversedthe length of the waterfront to provide feedback to AECOM. Oneof the urban designers described the City as enchanting and some-times mesmerizing. Another of the consultants summed up the

vibe he is hearing: Light touch, polishing the gem. Residentsfrom the Lassing Park neighborhood, for instance, expressed adesire for no major changes to their piece of the waterfront. On

October 30 AECOM presented initial ndings to the City, suggest-ing that some small tweaks more shade, water fountains -- are inorder to ensure environmental protection, enhanced public access

and walkability and rethinking what part vehicles will play in downtowns future. At a public meeting held on November 13, consultants report on the publics input did not reveal any machanges to prominent waterfront landmarks. The consultants

ported that however the nal plan emerges will mesh with whateis decided about the Pier. The waterfront plan is scheduled to

before the City Council for approval in the spring. [source: TamBay Times,8/28, 9/6, 10/31, 11/14]

Flooding and power outages occurred in the area as a resof some heavy storms during the evening of Wednesday, Septe

ber 3. Water measured about a foot in depth at the intersection22ndAvenue and 4thStreet N. The rain came down so quickly ain such amounts that the drainage systems couldnt handle all water. Almost 3,500 Duke Energy customers were without powfrom 36 outages in the City. [source: Tampa Bay Times, 9/4]

A single-engine Piper Cherokee plane crash landed in VinPark on Monday morning, September 15, at the southern edgethe park near the Vinoy Basin. The plane, on its way from Tallah

see, barely missed striking the Vinoy condo towers. The planfour passengers were not seriously injured. [source: Tampa B

Times, 9/16]In terms of the best locations to retire, St. Pete came in ni

nationwide for affordability (tied with Tampa out of 150 citiand fourth overall based on other criteria including health caactivities, quality of life and job prospects for the over-65. Tstudy was done by wallethub.com. [source: Tampa Bay Times, 9

In late September the City Council has okayed a propoto use a $6 million loan to purchase seven new trucks and 80,0containers to implement an as yet unnalized curbside recycl
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plan. When no companies answered the Citys request to sortand process the recycled materials, the City continued its effortsto hire a contractor. At a Council meeting in early October, in apresentation by Public Works Director Mike Connors, the servicewas projected to begin in July at a cost to residents of $2.95/month,(with homeowners having to pay the fee even if they choose notto use the service); collection will be every-other-week in 95-gal-lon bins. An agreement with a private contractor is expected tobe nalized in December. [source: Tampa Bay Times, 9/26, 10/3]

Developer

Nick Ekonomouhas become thenew buyer of thehistoric down-town YMCA asthe result of acircuit judgesruling that Tom

Nestor, the ten-tative purchaser,had not met theclosing terms.Ekonomou will

pay $1.4 million for the building with plans to call it the Edwardand rehab the 50,000sqft structure as a vacation rental with 30luxury suites or apartments, restaurant, spa and brewery with theformer gymnasium turned into a ballroom available for rent bythe public. He anticipates it will take one year to redevelop onceconstruction begins and a pending court ruling is resolved. [source:Tampa Bay Times, 11/14]

Several readers of the Tampa Bay Timeshave contacted Delay to voice confusion about the conguration of the formroundabout at 30thAvenue and 1stStreet to a two-way stop (on 3Avenue). In her response (10/17), Dr. Delay reports that the cirlar brick medallion in the center of the intersection has causome drivers to believe they must go around it, even thoughis not raised and can be driven over. The medallion was kept

place because it would have been very costly to remove, promodrainage and responds to calls for public art in street interstions. It had been decided that side-street stops on 30thAvenue wnecessary for safety reasons, and ashing crosswalk beacons haalso been installed for the benet of pedestrians. Landscaping

been added, and the intersection will be monitored for trafc aspeed in case further modications need to be made. The $115,0cost of the re-desi

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