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Visit our galleries at www.TriplePointDB.com CONTENTS NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2017 l Volume 3 FEATURES 12-16 Conversations Keep St. Pete Local’s Olga, Tech Guru Chad 26 Nussbaum, DTSP’s Joney James, Ocean Savior Dr. Kramer. 18-22 Scene & Street Seen Glitter Queens, Dali, WADA, Arts Alliance, Wyland, Bowtie Ball, St. Pete Yacht Club, The Butterfl y Ball, Dancing with the Stars. 36 Seasonal Style 26 Neighborhoods: Holiday Hoopla 20 27 Holiday Traditions Gift Guide: Seasonal Favorites 52 30 Artsy Craftsy Gifts 27 Smart & Unique Ideas 60 34 Artist Spotlight 980 Let it Snow is Hot 35 Music Spotlight @ The Mahaff ey: Tony Bennett, Steve Martin & Martin Short, Bob Woodward. 78 Kindness News The Kind Mouse, charitable gift ideas CONNECT WITH SPL 56 Sign up online for our free VIP weekly e-newsletter and you may 19 win free tix. www.StPeteLifeMag.com Facebook: �StPeteLifeMag 34 Twitter: �StPeteLifeMag Advertising: 813.447.9900 bdrake�stpetelifemag.com Editorial: SPLedit1�gmail.com 260 1st Ave. S. Suite 200-151 54 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 2 StPeteLifeMag.com November/December 2017 LIVE PLAY TRAVEL/NAVIGATOR 50-51 Dining/Spirits 66-69 Travels with CC 36 Pets Purr-fect presents, doggie ice St. Petersburg Foodies on upscale Nashville, Miami & Art Basel. cream, pet portraits, Cassie! casual spots, what’s new, fave dishes, foodie gifts & Brick & 70 Travel Florida 38 Beauty/Hair Mortar. Plus sweets/savories to ship. Holiday getaways + a mobile hotel. Dana Wood on beauty gifts plus fragrances & holiday hair ideas. 52 Holiday Dining Take-out, dine out ideas for Thanksgiving, Christmas plus three chef’s seasonal faves. 71 America The Beautiful Asheville Non-Stop, Hermosa Inn. 53 Consuming Passions Artist Ari’s Nouveau Beaujolais 40-41 Fashion label, Mermosa’s wines & precious Holiday trends (metallic!), posh presents. presents, stylish events and one WORK very Stylish Burger. 54 Cooking/Entertaining Cookbook gifts, party 101 tips and 72 BizSmarts 42 Immaculate Style spirited cocktails recipes. Entrepreneur 101 tips & resources, Kevin Godbee on men’s holiday Thirsty Pelican Tours. party attire. Plus gifts for gents, 56-57 Suds & Sips from watches to sunnies. Cassis, The HyBar, spirited gifts, 73 Careers seasonal beers and brew-tastic gifts. Want to be an entrepreneur or 44 Home/Design change jobs? Holiday lights & decorating ideas, from scents to centerpieces. 74 Moneywise Retirement readiness, end-of-the- 45 Garden Style year savings tips. Florida-friendly plants, green gifts. 46 Health/Wellness 58 The Vino Vino Guy Dr. Mantell’s tips for dealing with Elliott Wiser on wine gift giving, NEWS & VIEWS holiday stress & The Daily Five from turkey-friendly wines & wine bar. his new book. 75 60-61 SPL Suggests Nightlife/Music Our Faves for fun. 47 Healthy Living Palladium concerts, jazzy James Medical innovations, green Suggs, Tom Chapin concert, 76 initiatives and staying well tips. Taphouse 61, local music & New I Love The Burg Brian & Dex on El Cultura, Skyway Year’s Eve celebrations. Marina District. 62-65 Calendar/Events 78-80 Star Wars™ costumes, The Florida News You Can Use Orchestra, Chihuly glass, Wine Weekend , American Stage plus 6 Publisher/Editor: Welcome! parties and events! Win Free Tix/About the Cover. 48 Fitness/Recreation Meet Coach Vicki plus holiday 66 Play! 8 Meet The Team fi tness tips and gift faves. Where to entertain your guests, What our curators do for fun. from rock climbing to go cart racing. 4 StPeteLifeMag.com November/December 2017 A Home for the Holidays #1 Agent in Pinellas County since January 2016 with over $185 million in sales Find Your Dream St. Petersburg Home Before the New Year! 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It’s easy to get caught up in the seasonal stress, so remember to be grateful for what you we have. Really, for most of us, we don’t have to look further than our family, friends and pets. Be thankful daily for the little things (no traffi c jams on the way to work). Most importantly, let’s practice daily - not random - acts of kindness for those who are less fortunate. Our Kindness News can “The best and most beautiful things in the world help you do good...and doing good feels pretty great. Happy cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt holidays from all of us and see you in 2018 with the next issue! with the heart. Wishing you happiness.” - Helen Keller Beth Ann Drake bdrake�stpetelifemag.com Publisher Win Free Tickets Valerie Bogle Some say New Year’s Day WIN FREE is everyone’s birthday and TICKETS for I certainly feel that way. Nate Najar’s After bubbly and lucky Jazz Holiday foods on New Year’s Eve December 14, (12 grapes peeled, like 2017 at 7:30pm. they do in Spain), I wake This promotion up refreshed and renewed. is exclusively My 2018’s motto? “If you for those who sign up for SPL’s weekly email on our stumble, make it part of website, www.StPeteLifeMag.com. We’re giving away the dance.” two tickets on Dec. 10th. Winners will be notifi ed by email and tickets will be held in their name at the box What will I be doing for offi ce. Auld Lang Syne? My favorite New Year’s Day was sailing on the Sans Souci accompanied by an extremely friendly San Diego whale. This year, DTSP will host my whale of a tale for 2018 Cover Photo: Mahaff ey Theatre as I enjoy the friends and restaurants I’ve come to know and love while researching and writing this magazine. Thanks to The Mahaff ey And what’s not to love about this issue, where we celebrate Theater for the joy of giving in new ways. In this month, you’ll fi nd our cover curated gifts of kindness, learning and experiences. We photo of explore St. Pete’s entrepreneurial spirit and celebrate the CIRQUE culinary and spirited bounty of the season. We’re grateful for DREAMS your stories and support. Wishing you peace on earth with a HOLIDAZE side of sugarplums, health and happiness. lighting up this holiday Nane e Wis season. It’s a cirque show…Broadway musical… SPLedit1�gmail.com holiday spectacular…and family show on its 10th Editorial/Creative Director Anniversary National Tour created by Cirque Dreams Founder and Broadway Director Neil Goldberg. Catch the show Dec. 20th. www.themahaff ey.com P.S. Shop local! Make it fun. 6 StPeteLifeMag.com November/December 2017 MEET THE TEAM ABOUT US St. Pete Life Magazine is a bi-monthly print publication distributed by mail to 20,000 of St. Pete’s most discriminating readers as well as at key local outlets. Follow us daily online and in social media on St.PeteLifeMag.com. Here, you’ll fi nd the magazine’s features, archived articles, digital only content and promotions. The SPL Team wishes all our readers happy PUBLISHER/CEO holidays. Here’s what our merry elves have been Beth Ann Drake doing. EDITORIAL/CREATIVE DIRECTOR Nanette Wiser Mrs. Southwest Florida Kevin Godbee and Lori Pets’ curator Linda Bray Devin Pappas is a Brown make us very (right) and Valerie Bogle ART DIRECTOR kindness ambassador at hungry and gave us a (left) turned us on to a Alicia Brown local events, from CASA’s sneak peak at the new new java joint, Creative Peace Breakfast to Hands CONTENT CURATORS Il Ritorno after salmon Soul Cafe and 101 events Across The Bay, speaking sashimi at Pin, Wok and to attend in between Chris Barnett up about domestic Bowl. You’ll love their new helping the Chamber and Travel/Features violence. revved up food videos on St. Pete Preservation Linda Bray StPetersburgFoodies.com Society with their cool Pets/Features shindigs. Valerie’s portrait photos and photo/travel Lori Brown packages make GREAT Dining/St. Petersburg Foodies gifts! Cindy Cockburn Travel/Features I Love The Burg.com News/Features Kevin Godbee Dining/St. Petersburg Foodies Immaculate Style Photo Czar Barry Lively Barry Lively Cindy Cockburn’s “feet hiked Utah, wished his Photos/Features to the streets beat” gives dad happy 80th and SPL the inside scoop on gained and lost a pound Dr. Mantell’s new book Dr. Michael Mantell the city, the Mahaff ey, shooting our food photos, - “The Link is What You Health/Wellness Beach Drive events and then jogged DTSP at Think,” is now available Devin Pappas art openings.