St. Petersburg • Clearwater 2009 - (Page 18) » Buy Be green while you consume at Higher Self Gifts, which sells bamboo shirts, organic teas and other sustainable gifts in north St. Petersburg (727-329-6488, www.higherselfgifts.com). Down the street, The Shop boutique brings spunk and femininity to the female wardrobe with designer jeans, tissuesoft graphic tees and flirty cotton dresses. (727-821-6905). » Eat Downtown St. Petersburg offers new bursts of worldly flavors with French crepes at L’Olivier Bistro (727-821-3846, www.lolivierbistro.com), Southern fare at Grillside Central (727-820-9200), Cajun cooking at Chappy’s Creole Soul (727-896-5118) and Floribbean seafood at Hammerheads Island Grill & Raw Bar (727-823-1848). In the more bohemian Gulfport, the organic Water Witch is a delicious fit. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. (727-397-4867) makes a feisty addition to the traditional seafood restaurants at John’s Pass Village & Boardwalk. Beach Walk, Clearwater Beach. Pinellas Trail. » Stroll or Roll Like the giant kapok tree at its side, the downtown St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts continues to grow gracefully. The museum doubled its size with the addition of a new wing, more exhibits and a gourmet restaurant in a glass conservatory. It also added musical performances. (727-896-2667 , www.fine-arts.org). See more of the dolphins, sharks and sea turtles through underwater windows at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The sea critter educational center just emerged from renovations with improved animal pools and a mini IMAX® theater (727-447-0980, www.cmaquarium.org.) » Play www.residenceinntreasureisland.com). The new Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Clearwater Beach, offering Kidsuites with bunk beds, was designed and decorated with families in mind (727-447-6461, www.HolidayInn.com). » Relax Loews Don CeSar Beach Resort’s new Spa Oceana takes relaxing to a whole new level. Get a Signature Spice Island Massage Ritual while Fido gets a massage, too (727-360-1881, www.doncesar.com/Spa). The new palm-lined Beach Walk promenade along Clearwater Beach makes a beach sunset stroll sand-free. Thanks to a new downtown St. Petersburg extension of the Pinellas Trail (www.pinellascounty. org/trailgd), you can now bicycle a trail from the Gulf of Mexico in Dunedin to Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg. » Stay Park your sandals for the night and catch a beach sunset at Treasure Island’s new Residence Inn by Marriott, the only beachfront Residence Inn in the United States (727-367-2761, New wing of the Museum of Fine Arts. 18 : P la c e s t o s t a y, e a t, b u y & se e http://www.higherselfgifts.com http://www.lolivierbistro.com http://www.residenceinntreasureisland.com http://www.HolidayInn.com http://www.fine-arts.org http://www.doncesar.com/Spa http://www.cmaquarium.org http://www.pinellascounty.org/trailgd http://www.pinellascounty.org/trailgd
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