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Tree Giveaway!
Detail Link City of St. Petersburg to Host Free Tree Giveaway at Autumn Harvest Festival September 16, 2025 - The City of St. Petersburg...

Alexis Cole
Sep 232 min read


Neighborhood Clean Up Day
On April 5th, 2025 we had a wonderful neighborhood cleanup day co-sponsored by Keep Pinellas Beautiful who brought supplies and support! ...

Alexis Cole
Apr 301 min read


Fruitland Heights Game On
Everything is coming along! Our new logo For about a year, we've been moving in a great direction! Fruitland Heights has been coming...

Alexis Cole
Apr 301 min read


Abe Pheil - Leap of Faith into the Air
This gentleman, former St. Pete Mayor and first commercial airline passenger in history, got a little write up in the blog about our...

Alexis Cole
Apr 4, 20242 min read


Fruitland Heights Neighborhood Association in the Tampa Bay Times 1992
Check out this cool article about the history of our neighborhood association! We stand on the shoulders of giants! That's what Fruitland...

Alexis Cole
Apr 3, 20242 min read


Boyd Hill Nature Preserve + Pioneer Settlement
Isn't it remarkable that the most densely populated county in the state put aside 275 acres for a nature preserve! Even as early as the...

Alexis Cole
Apr 2, 20242 min read


Elite WaterSports - Welcome to the Neighborhood!
I noticed the Elite Watersports site on 22nd Ave starting to go up, and what a great job they did! Their attractive storefront right off...

Alexis Cole
Apr 2, 20242 min read


An Interview with Kenneth Mack: Son of Long-Time Fruitland Heights Neighborhood Association President MRS. Johnnie Mack
Congratulations on moving back to the neighborhood, to your childhood home. We're sorry for the passing of your mother, a great leader in...

Alexis Cole
Apr 2, 20247 min read


BreadWynners Towing - Putting Customers First - Creating Community in Fruitland Heights
Interview results coming soon What year did you open? How did you get started in the towing business? Is Breadwynner your real last name?...

Alexis Cole
Apr 2, 20241 min read


A Suggested Hike with Surprising Local History
Lake Maggiore Historical Trail Copyright 2005 by Steve Rajtar (From Interstate 275, drive east on 54th Ave., north on Dr. M.L. King (9th)...

Alexis Cole
Apr 2, 20247 min read


New Hope Baptist Church - A Place to Revive the Soul
This congregation dates back to 1913, when it was organized by Rev. P.R. James and Rev. G. London. The present sanctuary was built in 1972.

Alexis Cole
Apr 2, 20241 min read


Blue Nile Food Market + The Winning Ticket!
We stopped in at Blue Nile on a day when we had been working on the house straight through, and hadn't stopped for lunch. Paul had the...

Alexis Cole
Apr 2, 20243 min read


On This Land - Part 4 - The 1920s
To learn more about this part of St. Pete History, we headed to the St. Petersburg Museum of History on the pier. There were some more...

Alexis Cole
Apr 2, 20242 min read


On This Land - Part 3 - Seminoles + Pioneers
Coming Soon! For this blog post I'll be heading to the Pioneer Settlement over in Boyd Hill Nature Center. While you're waiting for this...

Alexis Cole
Apr 2, 20241 min read


On This Land - Part 2 - Time of European Exploration
During the era of European exploration in the Tampa Bay-St. Petersburg, FL area, the region witnessed significant encounters and...

Alexis Cole
Apr 2, 20241 min read


On This Land - Part 1 - Prehistory
Early inhabitants arrived in Florida over 14,000 years ago, hunting now-extinct giant game animals like the saber-tooth tiger and...

Alexis Cole
Apr 2, 20242 min read


St. Bartholomew's Cemetery History
Who knew that so much history laid within the boundaries of our tiny neighborhood? New Hope Baptist Church took over from St....

Alexis Cole
Mar 29, 20243 min read
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