Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Bella Brava
ITALIAN$$$
( 727-895-5515;
www.bellabrava.com
;
204 Beach Dr NE; lunch $7-10, dinner $14-20;
11:30am-10pm, to 11pm Fri & Sat, 3-9pm Sun)
Anchoring the prime waterfront intersection,
Bella Brava specializes in contemporary northern Italian cooking and breezy, sidewalk
dining.
Garden
MEDITERRANEAN$$$
( 727-896-3800;
www.thegardendtsp.com
;
217 Central Ave; lunch $7-12, dinner $15-24;
11am-10pm Sun-Thu, to 11pm Fri & Sat)
In a pretty hidden courtyard, Garden emphasizes
Mediterranean-influenced salads and pastas. There's live jazz and DJs on weekends.
Entertainment
Jannus Live
CONCERT VENUE
( 727-565-0551;
www.jannuslive.com
; 16 2nd St N)
Well-loved outdoor concert venue inside
an intimate courtyard; national and local bands reverberate downtown.
Getting There & Around
St Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport
(
www.fly2pie.com
; Roosevelt Blvd & Hwy
686, Clearwater)
is served by several major carriers.
Greyhound
( 727-898-1496;
www.greyhound.com
; 180 Dr Martin Luther King Jr St N)
services include Tampa.
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
(PSTA;
www.psta.net
;
340 2nd Ave N; fare $2;
5am-9pm Mon-Sat, 7am-5pm Sun)
operates buses citywide and the Suncoast Beach Trolley
that links the beaches from Clearwater to Pass-a-Grille.
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Sarasota
Artists, writers, musicians, entertainers - artsy types have flocked to Sarasota since the
1920s, with John Ringling leading the way. He set it on this course in 1911, when he
made the town the winter home of his famous circus. Today the Ringling Museum Com-
plex is a regional highlight, and Sarasota spills over with opera, theater and art. For arts
and performance information, check out the
Arts and Cultural Alliance
800-826-9303, 941-953-3368;
www.vanwezel.org
;
777 N Tamiami Trail; tickets $25-80)
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