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Join RoCo & the Pier Aquarium at the Sustainable & Green Garden Party April 17 from 1pm-4 pm in our Gardens area.
Learn how to get green at home; go one-on-one with our gardening experts for advice and tips; shop for plants, herbal products and things for your home, garden and yourself!
Hot topics for the day are container gardening with Grete Faulhaber, Florida native plants with Michael Manlowe, Florida orchids with Doug Chenneville and permaculture design with Robert Segundo.
Look forward to seeing you! Read more at www.pieraquarium.org, facebook/pier.aquarium or facebook/rocotraders.
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GCDA Small Business Workshop |
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Hospice of the Florida Suncoast
3050 1st Ave South, St Petersburg, FL
Learn how to "Become Your Brand"
Meet Michele Northrup aka the Saucy Queen. Thru simple and inexpensive practices she will help guide you to "Become Your Brand". You will explore why some brands are so powerful and how your brand can be too. Michele's techniques will lead you to focus on what you want to be famous for and how to promote your skills. By using Social Media as a complimentary tool for your current marketing campaign, she will give specific examples on how to engage your audience to be effective on FaceBook, Twitter and beyond. This program is sure to be a Saucy introduction to your 2010 brand development.
City of St. Petersburg's Business Center Services
Tyna Middleton, Special Projects Manager from Midtown Economic Development will be giving an overview of what the St. Petersburg's Business Center has to offer Small Business owners.
Lisa Thornsberry, Strategist from group5web will be speaking about the advertising and Social Media classes (description below) at the BAC. A little bit about Lisa- from Visual Marketing to marketing her own business, she has always had a knack for picking a target market and appealing to it. Internet Marketing is the next logical step for her to sharpen and modernize her skill set. Lisa's goal is to promote economic development by helping business owners of all kinds follow the natural evolution of online marketing. Consumers are looking for products and services in different ways than they were just three years ago, and it is imperative the entrepreneur as well as thecorporate marketing executive adapt to these trends.
Audrey Sendrowski-Breuer is an entrepreneur and educator who brings warmth, humor insight and a straight-forward, tell-it-like-it-is approach to life and to business. Her lectures and presentations on how to make advertising work are a must for small businesses. Audrey will teach you how to Strategize-then Advertise, her company's main concept, plus the 4-step process that will make advertising work for you.
"Advertising- How to Make it Work for You"
Effective advertising is critical to accelerating business success, but small business advertising plays by different rules than national advertising. This workshop answers some of the how's and why's of local advertising and takes the mystery out of how to make it work for you. It covers mass media advertising and basic internet marketing.
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| New Online Police Report System |
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The St. Petersburg Police Department has unveiled a new system for citizens to report certain types of crimes online. The new system is provided by CopLogic, Inc. and can be accessed via our Department's website at www.stpete.org/police.
CopLogic's online reporting provides citizens with a quick and convenient way to file an electronic police report for certain types of circumstances, such as a crime that occurred in which there are no known suspects and/or no substantial leads that may identify a suspect. Directions and parameters for appropriate use are addressed in the introductory section of this user-friendly, online reporting system.
As soon as the report is received by the Department, it is reviewed and its contents verified by Police Department Personnel. An electronic verification will automatically be returned to the citizen, via email, confirming receipt of the initial report. The report is then finalized and forwarded to Detectives for follow up investigation and/or processing. A PDF copy of the final police report will automatically be emailed back to the citizen for their personal records and to assist in filing a potential claim with an insurance provider.
Citizens are encouraged to use this online system to report the following types of circumstances or crimes:
· Lost Property
· Harassing Phone calls
· Identity Theft
· Theft
· Vehicle Burglary
· Criminal Mischief
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| 3 For 1 Membership Special! |
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| Businesses-You can now join Grand Central District Association, LocalShops1 and the St. Pete Chamber of Commerce for the low price of $299 (the normal price is $598) that is a savings of $299! Below are just some of the benefits. Please visit www.grandcentraldistrict.org for all of the details!
Grand Central District Benefits
Free advertising in monthly e-newsletter
Free press releases sent to more than 90 media contacts
Free business workshops and training
Free monthly networking events
Free links from GCDA Website and Facebook fan page
Free blasts on Facebook
Free favorite pagelinks from our Facebook page
Discounted ad rates in Creative Loafing & Grand Central Press
LocalShops1.com Benefits
Business profile on LS1
Free rotation on LS1 home page
Participation in the 1Card
Free blasts on Facebook, Twitter & in our twice-monthly e-newsletter
Free links from LS1 Facebook page
Free monthly brainstorming sessions with other members
Free to add your events tothe LS1 calendar
Discounted admission to monthly lunch & Learns and opportunities to host these events
Discounted ads in LS1, Travel Host magazines and on several blogs; discounts on workshops, social media campaigns,
editing & design services
St. Pete Chamber Benefits
Over 250 networking events
Your company listed on the chamber's website that has over 11 million annual viewers
Your involvement allows other to know about your product or services as a viable resource to the community
Member to member discounts that are guaranteed to save you time, money and attract new business opportunities
A dedicated Business Assistance Specialist to support members with all aspects of running their business
Unique Educational and Training programs tailored to help businesses grow and prosper
Visit www.stpete.com for more benefits
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and start getting discounts at participating Grand Central businesses as well as all the other businesses in the LocalShops1.com network.
Participating GCD businesses:
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Craftsman House |
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Winner, "Best New Gallery in the U.S." -- Niche Magazine
Hours
Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm
Sundays: 11am-4pm
Craftsman House is on Facebook!
Stephanie recently returned from the annual NCECA conference in Philadelphia. Ceramic artists from across the country gather to see the latest in equipment, tools, techniques, etc. Stephanie secured two top quality ceramic artists, whose work will soon be featured at Craftsman House. She also won 2nd place ($200) in the National Peep Show held by Skutt Kilns! The Skutt party was one of the highlights of the week.
New artwork continues to arrive. We have a large selection of handmade garden art. Ceramic birdhouses from our artist-in-residence Branan Mercer and bungalow birdhouses from NY. Hand forged copper garden stakes from North Carolina and hand blown glass hummingbird feeders from Colorado.
EVENTS
Downtown Arts Association 2nd Saturday Gallery Walk
2nd Saturday, April 10, 5pm-8:30pm
Free
Once a month galleries extend their hours for your enjoyment. Start at Craftsman House then make your way towards the waterfront on the Central Avenue Shuttle to visit the other galleries. Pick up a list of participating galleries at Craftsman House, or go to www.stpetearts.org.
4th Annual Elton John-A-Thon
Saturday, April 17th
St. Petersburg's Lunch Around the World
Held in conjunction with www.eltonjohn.com, our annual tribute to Captain Fantastic has grown into a day long event. See our staff decked out in their best Sir Elton attire. Wear your own Elton shades & threads to receive a free Elton surprise! It's all Elton, all day with a special Elton menu. A portion of our proceeds for the day will be donated to the Elton John Aids Foundation.
Earth Day - 40th Anniversary
Thursday, April 22nd
For the entire month of April you can stop by Craftsman House to register your "Act of Green". This can be anything that improves & preserves the Earth - recycling, riding mass transportation, planting a tree, etc. The Earth Day Network's goal is to log a "Billion Acts of Green".
Earth Day only: 40% off our special Earth Soaps.
Walking Tour: Westward Ho from the Waterfront
Saturday, April 24th - 10:00am - noon
$5
This tour will begin at 10am at the Historic Detroit Hotel. Then ride the Central Avenue Shuttle to Craftsman House Gallery - our wonderfully restored original model home for the Historic Kenwood neighborhood. After a brief tour of Craftsman House, the tour will then proceed into Historic Kenwood where an owner will open up his bungalow for a look inside. The tour will then circle back to Craftsman House, where you can enjoy lunch or board the shuttle to return downtown.
Dining Out For Life
Thursday, April 29th
One Day, One Cause, One Response
Craftsman House joins restaurants in over 65 cities across the US & Canada to celebrate good food & good friends, while raising money for people living with AIDS. A portion of our cafe sales will be donated to Dining Out for Life.
Janis Ian in Concert
Thursday, April 29th at 7:00pm & 9:30pm
$32 in advance
www.janisian.com
Second show added at 9:30! A legendary singer-songwriter of our time. Janis wrote her first song at 12, and her first hit record (Society's Child) at 13. She has been nominated for Grammys in the 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s. Her 1975 smash hit "At Seventeen" was nominated for a record 5 Grammys - and won 2, including best female pop vocalist. She was the first performer to sing on Saturday Night Live (their very 1st show).
It's Dining Out for Life day (see above), so come early & grab a bite to eat.
Upcoming:
4th Annual Craftsman House Invitational Teapot Show
Opening: Saturday, May 8th at 5:00pm
Mother's Day Brunch
Sunday, May 9th
Reservations required
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Mona Burrows
727-522-0039
$8000.00 tax credit ends April 30th, call now! |
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Ric Castro Salon
2159 1st Avenue South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33713
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At Ric Castro Salon we are dedicated in developing new, innovative, creative styles to suit all customers. We are passionate about achieving excellence in our industry and we are committed to providing professional hair care, colouring, styling techniques and beauty treatments through our products and services.
Make your appointment today,
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