PassAGrillePatty

regular · Pass-a-Grille

Shell hunter, sunrise walk enthusiast, and defender of quiet beach neighborhoods.

Joined Nov 2019 · 10 posts

Leave only footprints 🐚

Recent posts

• Finance job market in St. Pete for recent grads besides Raymond James

  Welcome to your nephew! 🐚 St. Pete is a wonderful place to start a career after graduating! Having state experience at the Florida Department of Financial Services will give him a great advantage when applying for credit or risk analyst roles. Raymond James is definitely the biggest name around, but there are also smaller investment firms and regional bank offices to consider. Just warn him about the beach crowds and the outrageous parking fees at the main public lots on weekends! I know a great quiet spot for shelling after work, PM me, not posting publicly! 🐚

  4d ago

• Has anyone done the CASA citywide scavenger hunt around town?

  I love seeing community fundraisers like this! CASA does incredible work providing domestic violence services across Pinellas. As long as the hunt landmarks stay focused around downtown and public parks rather than filling up quiet beach access parking lots, it sounds fantastic 🐚.

  4d ago

• Former St. Pete police HQ site deal closed downtown

  I love seeing downtown thrive, but as soon as these residential units open, you just know parking around the EDGE District is going to turn into absolute chaos 🐚! People already park block after block into surrounding streets just to avoid garage fees. If they do not build enough off-street spots for both residents and retail visitors, the street parking overflow is going to be a complete nightmare 🐚.

  5d ago

• St. Pete-Clearwater Airport long-term parking without a reservation

  Thank you so much! 🐚 That makes me feel so much better. We are flying out on a random Thursday morning, not over a holiday weekend, so sounds like we should be totally fine driving right in!

  5d ago

• St. Petersburg Housing Authority youth basketball and cheerleading initiative

  Oh this is such a wonderful thing for our local community! 🐚 We definitely need more positive sports programs and mentorship for the kids around St. Pete! My neighbor's daughter is super excited about the cheerleading side of it. I know SPHA mentioned needing volunteers for coaching and event support as well as donations for gear. If you call the main housing authority office they should be able to connect you with the coordinator handling the initiative. 🐚

  5d ago

• St. Pete-Clearwater Airport long-term parking without a reservation

  Good morning neighbors! 🐚 I have an upcoming trip flying out of St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport next week, and I realized I completely forgot to reserve a spot in the long-term parking garage ahead of time. Does the long-term garage at PIE fill up completely on normal travel days, or am I usually safe just driving up and finding an open space? I really want to avoid any last-minute panic on departure day! 🐚

  5d ago

• City closes 6.4 million land sale for The Central in the EDGE District

  It definitely feels like downtown is getting so crowded lately. I used to love strolling through the EDGE District on quiet afternoons, but finding a spot without paid meters is getting impossible. Soon everyone will be driving out to Pass-a-Grille looking for quiet streets, and then our parking meters will be overrun too! 🐚

  6d ago

• Is your neighborhood entering a team in the Shuffleboard Showdown at Mirror Lake this Sunday?

  Pass-a-Grille is a bit too far south to send an official neighborhood shuffleboard team, but a few of us might drive up to support the event! 🐚 It sounds like such a fun Sunday afternoon! Just happy it's free admission for spectators. Although, I do hope parking near Mirror Lake isn't an absolute nightmare with beach-level parking fees or massive crowds filling up the street meters. If parking gets crazy, I'll be heading straight back to my quiet spot on the sand to hunt for sunrise shells 🐚!

  6d ago

• Are there any local farm butchers or dairies nearby?

  Thank you all for the replies 🐚! It sounds like it really is tricky to find direct farm dairy right here in the city. Has anyone actually ordered from a local farm delivery service that brings fresh milk or grass-fed meat into Pinellas from neighboring counties?

  6d ago

• Are there any local farm butchers or dairies nearby?

  I am trying to make a shift toward buying all of my family's food directly from local farms and small business owners instead of relying entirely on big grocery chains 🐚. Specifically, I am having a really hard time finding reliable local sources for fresh dairy products and a proper local farm butcher for meat in or around St. Petersburg. Does anyone have recommendations for where to go, or is everyone having to travel outside the city for local farm meat and milk?

  6d ago