Roser Park

Historic Roser Park Arts & Crafts Festival Returns December 11-12, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:14:00 +0000

American Craft Endeavors, Florida's leading producers of craft festivals, is proud and excited to be taking the reigns of this great event located in Roser Park in beautiful St. Petersburg, Fl.

Historic Roser Park is the historic center of St. Petersburg. Built on Tocobagan Indian Mounds and kitchen middens. Now home to a Nationally & Local Registered Historic District, HRP is proud of its brick streets, historic homes, active culture, winding creeks, hilly topography, flowers, botany, oak & palm canopies, walking museum and more!

Free parking is available at Bayfront Parking Garage with golf cart transportation to the festival.

Among the most popular aspects of the festival is Historic Roser Park itself, (the first section of St. Petersburg to be designated a national historic district.) Roser Park was established by developer Charles Roser in 1911 as one of St. Petersburg’s first “streetcar suburbs.” With its rolling brick streets, venerable oaks and beautiful old bungalows, the neighborhood is unlike any other in the region. Festival-goers can seek out the 28 placards in its acclaimed outdoor museum, a self-guided walking tour through early St. Pete history. There will also be three guided tours each day at 11, 1 and 3 led by neighborhood historian Ron Motyka.

**New this year!!! Historic District home tours will be available with paid admission, showcasing six historic Roser Park homes. Homes will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day of the festival.

If you want to be an exhibitor/vendor at the event, please register here:

If you wish to become a sponsor at the event, please contact Shannon at 727-772-3860.

The festival is a co-presentation of the Historic Roser Park Neighborhood Association and American Craft Endeavors. HRPNA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that raises funds to support neighborhood improvement projects and other organizations dedicated to the revitalization of Midtown St. Petersburg. A portion of the proceeds from the festival goes toward the preservation and improvement of the Historic Roser Park neighborhood, and towards a neighborhood charity. The Historic Roser Park Art Festival is sponsored bythe City of St. Petersburg, Bright House Networks, Creative Loafing, Watermark, iLovetheBurg Downtown St. Pete page, Florida Yacht Group, and Yacht Sales Cafe.

Roser Park Art Festival: Nov 7 and 8!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:46:00 +0000

Hope to see you all this weekend! The weather should be amazing. :)

Roser Park Art Fest: Call for Artists!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:05:00 +0000

Coming up very soon is the much anticipated Historic Roser Park Art Festival 09! If you are an artist and interested in getting a booth at the big event or becoming a sponsor please click on the link "Art Festival" on the left menu for more details.

Over 70 artists, painters, craftsmen and an estimated 10,000 visitors from all over! Live music, food and drinks, historic walking tours, wine tasting booth and an atmosphere of celebration in the beautiful and scenic backdrop of the Historic Roser Park Neighborhood.

Music by Karen Benjey Trio and Henry Ashwood, Jr. on Saturday, Paul Wilborn & Blue Roses and The Acho Brothers on Sunday.

A portion of the proceeds go to Brookwood Home for Girls and neighborhood preservation.

The event is also sponsored by the City of St. Petersburg, The St. Pete Times, Creative Loafing, Watermark.

In the News: Historic Booker Creek Trail Project

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:27:00 +0000

Read about Roser Park and plans for the Historic Booker Creek Trail Project initiated by our own Kai Warren. Click here.

2009-2010 HRPNA Board Officers

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:03:00 +0000

Your new board officers are:

President - Larry Biddle
Vice President - Catherine Nivens
Treasurer - Debra Camfferman
Secretary - Kai Warren (send Kai items to be forwarded to the community email list via kaistpete@gmail.com)

April Porch Party!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:22:00 +0000

After this weekend's hard work for the tour of homes, we all need to kick back, relax and enjoy this coming weekend. So don't miss this coming Saturday's Porch Party (April 18th)!

You can click on the image for a bigger view. See you at 820 9th Ave. S at 7PM.

Another successful Tour of Homes

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:41:00 +0000

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This weekend just concluded another successful tour of homes for the neighborhood. Kudos to the chair, Deb Camfferman, for organizing the whole event months in advance along with her team and making it all happen last Saturday. Thanks to Carolyn (great brochure!), Kai, Catherine and Brian. To all the homes on the tour, thank you for opening your doors to the many visitors we had and sharing your beautiful abode. Thanks to all the neighborhood volunteers (you know who you are) who cleaned up the streets and parks, spread the word to their friends and family, set up the booths and signages, guided the people from home to home, and gave us an inspiring outdoor museum tour.

Lastly, we thank all our sponsors who helped make this event possible. Please do support our advertisers in return. You can click on their names below to visit their websites.
America's Business Manager (taxes and accounting)
Cardinal Pool Care (pool service and maintenance)
Savannah's Cafe (fine southern cuisine and juleps!)
Let Them Eat Cake (pastries and cakes)
Twigs & Leaves (Florida native plants and landscaping)
Peg's Cantina (fresh Mexican food and a wide array of beers)
Carolyn Pavonetti (photography and graphic design)
Planning Works (consultancy)
Scott Wagman (candidate for Mayor of St. Petersburg)
Vista Insurance Alliance (all kinds of insurance)
Rearden Killion Communications (creative communications firm)

Below are a few photos from the event. Please send us some of your photos to share with everyone if you have any. Email them to info@roserpark.net.

Again, thank you to everyone who came and visited our wonderful Historic Roser Park Tour of Homes. We are looking forward to seeing you again next year when we have another set of homes open for your visit!

March Porch Party

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:35:00 +0000

See you this Friday at 7PM at 909 Prospect Court South (Catherine and Michele's)!!!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Tour of Homes Soon: Early Bird Tickets for Sale Here!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:58:00 +0000

The 7th Annual Roser Park Tour of Homes takes place on Saturday, April 11, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in St. Petersburg, Florida. So make sure to mark your calendars! It's definitely going to be quite a discovery especially for those who have never been in through the Historic Roser Park Neighborhood.

To buy tickets at a reduced price, use your credit card here, then print your receipt and exchange it for your ticket(s) at Home#1 - Ronald McDonald House West - 702 8th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Click here to buy your tickets online and read more about the upcoming tour of homes.

Root/Cause Benefit at Twigs & Leaves This Saturday!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:40:00 +0000

This Saturday will be one full year to the day from the launching of the Bartlett Park Community Garden at 1443 Highland Street South in St Petersburg. We are celebrating with root/cause, a party this Saturday hosted by Twigs and Leaves, A Florida Garden Center.

We will have live music, homemade fresh food from the garden, a fantastic silent auction with affordable works of art by local artists like Zen Glass, and the awarding of the first St. Petersburg's Gardeners' Best Friend Award. The party will be outside in the spring air at beautiful Twigs and Leaves nursery. It will be a special event you won't want to miss!

Let's all show our support for our neighbors and neighborhood businesses by coming to this event on Saturday! Check out the invite for more details. Spread the word to your friends as well.

If you have a facebook account, you can also RSVP to the event on there. Click here.

CONA Nite at the Trop

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:46:00 +0000

Tuesday, April 14
Rays vs. NY Yankees
Tickets (upper deck)* - $14 each (Pick up at CONA’s March 18th meeting)

Celebrate Neighborhood Nite with your family and friends
Root for the Rays

SAVE $2 on each ticket* purchased.
FREE Parking 4 or more in a car. Carpool.
FREE Giveaway AL Championship replica ring.

*Tickets available on a first come, first serve basis. This is the game after Monday night’s 2009 season opener. For tickets, call Cass Rael 727-321-2653 or email cvraelsr@hotmail.com

February Porch Party

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:42:00 +0000

Below you can check out the details for this month's porch party at Kris Caskey's house. See you there! You can click on the image to enlarge.

Red Mesa is now downtown

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:06:00 +0000

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Does the place look familiar? It should be unless you missed that old post about Latin bar/bistro De Santo, which closed some time last year. Well, the place is open again. But this time, it has been replaced by Red Mesa Restaurant. And yes, it is the same owner as the Red Mesa on 4th Street.

We chanced upon the place last night while driving downtown looking for a place to eat at. And it turned out to be a really good chance encounter. The food was just great. One of the better Mexican (fusion?) restaurants around town. From appetizers, to entrees, dessert and even the margaritas they served on tap were perfect. To top it all off, service was impeccable. I think that's all good for a place that's just been open two weeks.

What more could you ask for? Maybe that they don't close down anytime soon? I think they'll do alright. Check it out.

Red Mesa
128 3rd Street South

Porch Party this Friday!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:00:00 +0000

It's not exactly Roser Park, but Ralph and Shannon have fast become honorary members of our neighborhood. This Friday, January 16th, they will welcome us to their home.

HRP General Community Meeting

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:33:00 +0000

January 15, Thursday
Food 6:30 p.m.
Meeting 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

All Children's Hospital Education Center - 701 4th Street S (entrance and parking in the back of 4th Street side - across from Ronald McDonald House)

COME AND PLEASE BRING A NEIGHBOR - Especially someone new (renters welcome)

Program Highlights Include:
Presentation to Ronald McDonald House
Update from City Councilman, Karl Nurse
Reports, including discussion of new neighborhood surveillance system
New Directories
Opportunity for your input

If you have an item for the agenda or questions, call Larry Biddle at 813-417-1225
PLEASE BE THERE! Your presence is important.

Homes and Land in Roser Park

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:41:00 +0000

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822 8th Ave. S
Wonderful Craftsman style. Fully restored in authentic detail. Beautiful heart-of-pine woodwork and floors. Huge master suite and oversized kitchen with updated appliances. Spend leisure hours on the full length front porch. High efficiency heat and cooling system plus energy efficient windows. Lovely native plants and low maintenance landscaping complete this great find!
This 2 bedroom, 2 bath is listed at $295,900. Contact realtor for a tour of the house and more info.
Bill Stokes, Tourtelot Brothers, Inc.
bstokes4@juno.com
727-403-3571

Luminaries 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:40:00 +0000

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The Luminaries last night turned out beautiful as always as they lined Booker Creek from MLK down to the bridge going up to Bayfront hospital. It didn't hurt either that the weather was just perfect for neighbors and people visiting to take a stroll with their family, friends or pets.

We thank Michael Manlowe for setting up the porch party tables that were adorned with plants from Twigs & Leaves. Thanks also to all the volunteers who came Friday evening to bag all the sand and tea lights in preparation for the event at Deb's house. Lastly, it was great to see everyone on the evening itself with all the good food and drinks to partake of.

You can check out more photos of the Luminaries on the site's gallery. If you have more photos to share and want to add to the gallery of the event, please email them to us.

Lastly, we wish each and everyone in the Roser Park neighborhood and their families and friends happy holidays. :)

Luminaries: Lighting Up Booker Creek

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:19:00 +0000

On Saturday evening, December 20th, 2008 the neighborhood will install luminaries all along Booker Creek and Roser Park Drive from approximately MLKing Jr Street to 5th Street.

The public is invited to drive through or park in the area and walk through to enjoy it. The lighted bags reflected in the creek and the park's backdrop make this a beautiful event for Roser Park.

The neighbors are all invited to join the fun by preparing the bags and candles on Friday night (Dec 19th) and then placing them on Saturday evening around 5pm.

P.S. Don't forget to bring your cameras to capture this event!

Very Soon! Historic Roser Park Art Festival '08

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:55:00 +0000

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November 8th (Sat) 10am-5pm
November 9th (Sun) 10am-4pm
Roser Park Drive & 10th Ave. S
Behind Bayfront Medical Center
• FREE entrance
• FREE parking available in Bayfront Parking Garage with golfcart transportation to the festival

Bigger than ever with over 70 artists, painters, craftsmen and an estimated 10,000 visitors from all over! Live music, food and drinks, a kids’ art station, historic walking tours, and an atmosphere of celebration in the beautiful and scenic backdrop of the Historic Roser Park Neighborhood. Proceeds from the event go to the Ronald McDonald House and neighborhood preservation.

What's new this year?
Children’s Art Station for children’s arts and crafts. Manned by Boy Scout troop 316 of Clearwater and their Troop Leaders. We will also have a balloon artist and face-painting available. The Children’s Art Station will be decked out in children’s arts and crafts and blue and white balloons. Boy Scout troop 316 will provide arts and crafts supplies; Jenny and Eddie Jacobs are setting up a bounce house, tents and a popcorn machine!

Live music from some of the best entertainers and musicians in town!
Sat 11am-1pm Urban Gypsies
Sat 2pm-4pm Maxi-Madelyn Wood
Sun 11am-1pm Incredible Crisis
Sun 2pm-4pm Acho Brother

We would like to thank our sponsors in advance as well: The City of St. Petersburg, The St. Pete Times, Washington Mutual Bank, Creative Loafing, and Watermark.

You can contact Catherine Nivens at 727-822-7582 for more information regarding the event.

Upcoming Event: Historic Roser Park Tour of Homes April 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:49:00 +0000

The 7th Annual Roser Park Tour of Homes takes place Saturday, April 11, 2009, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in St. Petersburg, Florida. Sponsored by the Historic Roser Park Neighborhood Association, this year's event showcases seven (7) homes including the Worldwide Home Stagers Project, the Ronald McDonald House and a guided walking tour of the neighborhood’s unique Outdoor Museum. Tickets are $12 available on the day of the tour or on our website. Free parking is available in the medical parking garage at 8th Street and 7th Avenue South in St Petersburg. For information: (727) 898-9229.

Roser Park was the first section of St. Petersburg to be designated a national historic district. Established by developer Charles Roser in 1911 as one of St. Petersburg’s first “streetcar suburbs,” the neighborhood is distinguished by its brick streets, venerable oaks and beautiful old bungalows, all laid out along a winding creek on hilly terrain unique to the region. The architectural styles include Prairie, Spanish Revival, Dutch Colonial, “airplane” and double-gabled bungalow, with many of the homes dating to the 1920s. The acclaimed outdoor museum features 28 placards which visitors can follow for a self-guided walking tour through early St. Pete history. Guided tours will also be offered during the Tour of Homes.

Support the 5th Annual Historic Roser Park Art Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:07:00 +0000

As November draws near, we start gearing up for one of Roser Park's biggest events of the year, the Art Festival! Every year has been growing and with more artists and vendors, more performers and an even bigger crowd expected.
This is one weekend when businesses, large and small, can definitely benefit from getting their name out there (through the ads on major papers, mention on the blog, announcements and handouts during the event).

If you or anyone you know is interested in becoming a sponsor of the Art Festival, just click on the sponsorship form , print it out and send it to Catherine Nivens (mailing address on the form itself).

We thank you in advance for the continuous support you have given the Historic Roser Park Neighborhood. By the way, proceeds of the event goes to the preservation of the neighborhood and to a local neighborhood charity.

PS. We encourage ALL our RP residents to try and solicit sponsorships as well from people and businesses you know. The success of the event is just as much each resident's as we try to showcase our uniquely beautiful historic neighborhood to people from all over who come for the event.

We Will Miss CIndy, The Karaoke Queen

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:25:00 +0000

Thanks for the fun times you have shared with the RP neighbors even before you moved in with Deb. We always had a blast with you at porch parties, with or without you holding that addictive microphone. I'm sure this won't be the last time we'll be seeing you...or else! We wish you luck and luuuuv back in Boston. You will be missed, Cindy, so keep in touch.

PS. We will have the microphone warmed up for you when you get back.
PPS. You can write your farewells and wishes to Cindy by clicking on the Comments link below.

National Night Out in Roser Park

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:29:00 +0000

Make sure to tell your neighbors to be there...can't go wrong with hotdogs and sodas!

This Tuesday, 6-9pm. MLK Jr. St and 9th Ave. S...see you there!

Baugh's Porch Party Extravaganza!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:45:00 +0000

As always, Chef Michael Baugh throws a successful and extra-special porch party with a buffet of catered food, an open bar and of course the signature live band music. That's definitely always a party. Here are some pics taken by Deb Camfferman from the shindig last Saturday evening.

More pics to come...also, if you have some pics from the party you want to post, just send it to us.

Zen Glass Opens Higher Self Gifts & More

noreply@blogger.com (Brian) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:16:00 +0000

Neighborhood business Zen Glass Studios, located on the corner of 9th Ave. S and MLK, just recently opened their retail store, Higher Self Gifts and More. The store offers a wide variety of gift items from hand blown glass by Zen Glass, bamboo clothing from Shirts of Bamboo, rope sandals from Nomadic State of Mind, to teas, herbs, oils, art and jewelry. All items in the store are sustainable, local and organic.

Make sure to stop by their store when you get the chance and don't forget to tell all your friends about them.

6030 4th Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33703
727.329.6488
Store hours: Tuesday - Sunday 11am - 8pm
www.higherselfgifts.com