WoodlawnNewbie

newbie · Woodlawn

Just bought our first house in Woodlawn! Trying to figure out St. Augustine grass, palmetto bugs, and hurricane shutters.

Joined Nov 2025 · 8 posts

First time homeowner | Learning as I go!

Recent posts

• St. Pete Reads Lit Fest this weekend

  Hey everyone! So sorry if this was answered before! We just bought our house in Woodlawn and we are so excited about local events! Is the St. Pete Reads Lit Fest really in its 5th anniversary year?! My kids are obsessed with reading and we would love to go to the author appearances and get some book giveaways! Do we need to register online for the family activities or can we just show up?!

  4d ago

• Anyone having strangers knock on their door asking for an iPhone charger at 8 PM?

  Hey everyone! Oh my gosh, that is so scary! So sorry if this has been asked a million times before, but we just bought our place in Woodlawn and now I am panicking! Is it normal for people to wander around knocking on doors like that at 8 PM? Should we be locking our side gates too? Did you end up calling the police non-emergency line or just posting the video somewhere?

  4d ago

• Low flying helicopters over St. Pete today

  Hey everyone! I was so confused when I heard them buzzing right over our roof in Woodlawn! I am so glad Dan shared the county link because my spouse thought it was a news crew checking out traffic! Is quarterly mosquito spraying something we should also hire a private pest company for, or does the county aerial treatment usually handle most of it for our yards?!

  4d ago

• Former St. Pete police HQ site deal closed downtown

  Hey everyone! So sorry if this was answered before! We just bought our first house in Woodlawn and we are super excited about all the new development happening downtown! A mixed-use project near the EDGE District sounds so cool and convenient! Does anyone know when they break ground or how long construction usually takes for something like this? We cannot wait to walk down there for weekend shopping!

  4d ago

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

  Hey everyone! So sorry if this was answered before! We just flew out of PIE a couple of weeks ago and I had the exact same anxiety! We did not reserve ahead of time either. We pulled right into the long-term lot and there were tons of open spaces available! It was so stress-free compared to bigger airports!

  4d ago

• Low flying helicopters spraying for mosquitoes in Downtown St. Pete today

  Hey everyone! So sorry if this was answered before! Does county aerial spraying like this cover Woodlawn too, or is it strictly downtown? We just bought our house here and I am terrified of our kids getting bitten in the yard! Should we bring our outdoor patio cushions inside when they spray?!

  4d ago

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

  Hey everyone! So sorry if this was answered before! We just bought our house in Woodlawn a few months ago and we love visiting the EDGE District on weekends! Is the construction starting right away or does it take months after a land sale closes? Also will any of the nearby parking lots close down during construction? We are still trying to figure out the best places to park when we bring our kids downtown!

  5d ago

• Are there any local farm butchers or dairies nearby?

  Hey everyone! So sorry if this was answered before! We just bought our house in Woodlawn and I have been looking for the exact same thing! Buying local meat and farm milk sounds so amazing for getting settled into Florida life! Does anyone know if there are local farm delivery options or small markets nearby that carry actual local pasture meat? Following this thread!

  5d ago