Monday, April 8, 2013
A new fresh market has opened at the Plaza at the Palms of Largo, while plans are underway to move the recently shuttered Open Air Market back to Ulmer Park.
The old Largo Open Air Market may have closed two weeks ago, but an alternative has conveniently cropped up right across the street. The Plaza at the Palms, located directly across Alternate Keene Road from the Largo Community Center, has been hosting a new market, called the Plaza Fresh Market, for the past month. A recent visit to the Plaza revealed that reactions to the new event are mainly positive, even on the heels of the news that the old market could be reborn at Ulmer Park soon. But whether the market continues at the Plaza, reopens at the park or occupies both locations, the people Patch spoke with were in agreement that the area needs a fresh market, and it needs full cooperation and participation from everyone involved in …
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Tanya Pistillo of Wandering Star Gallery is working with the city on possibly relocating the market to its original home next season.
Before Tanya Pistillo even decided to open her Wandering Star Gallery, she had plans to host community events at nearby Ulmer Park. Now that her gallery has officially launched, she is refocusing on the park plans, which include monthly themed family friendly events and, possibly, a return of the Largo Open Air Market. Pistillo recently sat down with city leaders to present her plans for the park, and during the discussions the subject of reviving the market at its original home came up. “I proposed to put on monthly community events at Ulmer Park before the gallery even came to be,” Pistillo said. “I wanted it to be family and local business-oriented, with a different theme every month.” “Later I met with (Recreation, Parks and Arts …
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
The family-friendly event at Ulmer Park features a 5K run, a 1.5-mile walk and a kids race.
Get ready to lace up your jogging shoes, Largo residents: The eighth annual Shamrock'n Run is slated to take place 7 p.m. Friday, March 15, at Ulmer Park. According to the city's website, the family friendly event features a double loop course for runners, a single loop course for walkers and also a run for kids ages 7 and younger. Amenities for racers include T-shirts for the first 400 participants; a post-race meal and refreshments; awards for 4K top finishers; and T-shirts, ribbons and a meal for participants in the kids' race. There will also be food and live music, courtesy of local group the Stick Michael Band. Registration for the event can be done online here or by filling out this printable form and mailing it to the address …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Tanya Pistillo is opening a community art gallery on West Bay Drive, and her plans go way beyond brick and mortar success.
Tanya Pistillo has a vision for her hometown. The lifelong Largo resident hopes to unite the community via her new West Bay gallery, Wandering Star, which she is currently working feverishly to open. And even though the self-professed straight shooter admits she has little working capital and no formal art training, she possesses something more vital for what she plans to do — talent and passion. “I’ve always been artistic, ever since I was eight years old,” she said during a break. “And I’m very community driven. So I started thinking what could I do that’s bigger for this community?” “I’ve never taken a formal art class,” she added. “But if all I have is my hands, put it together with my heart and I’m unstoppable.” Pistillo’s vision is…
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Blue Gator
7:13 am on Tuesday, April 9, 2013
I would love to see more of the mini markets around, during the week, but the vendor fees need to be reduced, sometimes we don't even make our fee's back in sales I think to give up a day for zero money is not very appealing, the community center fees were average, but when you are there for 6 hours plus set up time, and you make 5.99 for your efforts , but paid 30 to be a vendor, you are not so … more ›