St. Petersburg • Clearwater 2008 - (Page 18) » Stay It may be trendy to be “green, but ” some local resorts are taking ecofriendliness to impressive levels. Sandpearl Resort, newly opened on Clearwater Beach, has elaborate features, such as a salt bromine pool filtration system, which creates its own chlorine while softening the water. TradeWinds’ two long-established resorts on St. Pete Beach are the first in Pinellas County to receive the Florida Green Lodging certification by the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. John's Pass Village & Boardwalk in Madeira Beach. Sandpearl Resort. Tyrone Square Mall, which has undergone a massive renovation in the past couple of years, has added G by Guess, Footaction, Zounds, Venus Swimwear, J. Jill, Jos A. Banks and CJ Banks. : NEXT There’s plenty to look forward to seeing and doing here in the coming year. In March, the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg opens an expansion that doubles its size. Spa Oceana, featuring a rooftop garden and European-style soaking tubs, opens in late spring 2008 at the Loews Don CeSar Beach Resort. » Eat If he can make parking lot tailgaters’ rations into a gourmet meal, imagine what the Food Network’s Dinner: Impossible Chef Robert Irvine can do with more time and his choice of ingredients. Find out at his first restaurants Ooze and Schmooze on downtown St. Petersburg’s waterfront. Ooze is a high-end tapas bar, and Schmooze, a gourmet restaurant with more than 100 wines sold by the glass. » Play Learn what the laughing was all about at the new National Comedy Hall of Fame in John’s Pass Village, or tour downtown St. Petersburg via newfangled two-wheeled transportation with Tampa Bay Segway Tours, based in BayWalk. Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s new theater gives a larger-than-life view of sea animal rescue. » Buy » Film Find souvenirs, tasty treats and Florida artisan wares at St. Pete Beach’s new Saturday Morning Market and in the John’s Pass Village expansion on Madeira Beach. St. Petersburg’s Believe it when we say our beaches are picture perfect. A crucial scene in Grace is Gone, a feature film starring John Cusack, was shot at Fort De Soto Park. Catch it at local theaters beginning October 5, 2007 . Fort De Soto Park. 18 : P la c e s t o s t a y, e a t, b u y & se e
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