If these shops could only talk. Over the 80 years it has occupied the spot, a commercial building on North Pinellas Avenue at Athens Street has seen a lot of changes in an area that once was part of this city's thriving sponge industry. ...more

March 7, 2009

What's in a name? Apparently a lot when it comes to restaurants. When they bought a former Greek-style restaurant at the corner of Pinellas Avenue and Athens Street, Eddie and Madeline Rodriguez simply changed its name from The Olympia to La Olympia. After four years, however, the couple decided merely substituting "la," the feminine form of the definite article "the" in Spanish, wasn't communicating to potential customers the nature of the food they are serving. So it was out with La Olympia and hello, Latin Flavor Delights. ...more

March 7, 2009

Mamma Mia! There is going to be a little something different to see at the Sponge Docks next month. The city's Recreation Department will bring its popular quarterly movie series to the Hellenic cultural district Saturday, March 7, with a showing of "Mamma Mia!" ...more

February 21, 2009

Two groups, one at the Sponge Docks and another downtown, are planning separate canine-related events to attract visiting dog lovers. ...more

January 3, 2009

A Sponge Docks landmark, Zorba's, a nightclub and taverna, is back in the spotlight. A new owner is trying to resurrect the style and glamour that made Zorba's and its belly dancers popular decades ago. ...more

December 6, 2008

Sponge Docks merchants hope a Labor Weekend arts and crafts festival will rejuvenate business in the city's riverfront tourist district. ...more

August 30, 2008