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Quench your thirst at some of our fave cocktail haunts including Fenway’s rooftop bar, Salty’s Tiki Bar and Beach Lounge, 82 Degrees at The Saint Hotel, The Urban Stillhouse, Mandarin Hide, Social Roost, Saigon Blonde, Flute & Dram, Wild Child, The Saint Speakeasy, Proof: Cocktail Bar, Rum Runners Bar and Grille, Don CeSar’s Society Table, RumFish Grill and Copper Shaker.

Celebrate Oktoberfest with traditional and outrageous beer fall flavors. Seems like Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) and the brew-haha starts earlier in September, so strap on your lederhosen and head out to these great breweries. www.visitstpeteclearwater.com/gulp-coast-craft-beer-trail

SPIRIT FREE DRINKS: Not drinking is more and more a trend, and non-alcoholic beverages have replaced cocktails that deliver nutrients rather than a sensation, as in a Virgin Mary. Julia Bainbridge’s Good Drinks and Julia Momose’s The Way of the Cocktail can help you define your autumn signature cocktail. Consider toasting and steeping barley, then infusing the liquid with baking spices, honesuckle buds and banana peel syrup served in a whiskey glass.

In addition to local liquor stores, check out non-alcoholic gourmet beverages at No & Low, especially their Amalfi Spirits and pseudo-whiskeys. www.drinknolow.com Check out Ritual’s collection of zero-proof, zero-calorie liquor alternatives, including rum, tequila, gin and whiskey.

Also trending are delicious and delicate non-alcoholic wines. We like TOST’s rose version with white tea, ginger, and elderberry and their crisp, almost peachy, slightly tart bubbly with white tea, cranberry and ginger. Woodland Honey Wine is a succulent honey wine with a blend of kombucha tea and wild Norwegian ingredients.

CANNED SPIRITS: Ready to drink (RTD) cocktails are all the rage. Craft brew cans, hard seltzers and boutique wine cans (included our beloved local Mermosa) tickled our gourmet fancy, but now it’s RTD season. We like Ramona Organic Dry Ruby Grapefruit Wine Spritz, Greenhook Gin & Tonic, Tip Top Daiquiri, Livewire Rocket Queen (rum, pomelo, pandan and cinnamon), Salt Point Margarita as an alternative to Truly and White Claw. Perfect for picnics and boating. Check out Norm’s Liquors for the latest concoctions.

DRINK IN THE SUNSHINE.

Gazing out over the Gulf of Mexico with a stellar view of the setting sun, 82 Degrees provides nature imbued interiors and fresh Southern coastal cuisine to launch you into the decadence of an unhurried coastal vacation. Enjoy craft cocktail-sipping, fine wine tasting, and local beer distilling with alfresco dining options and locally sourced fare at a premier location destined to become a favorite.

7203 Sunset Way in St. Pete Beach 727-292-0282 • www.eatat82.com

LET’S EAT!

Foodies, rejoice. From Gulf Beaches to downtown St. Pete, there’s a smorgasbord of delish dishes to explore. Here are some of our dining discoveries. Tell us yours!

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Salt Rock Grille is now open for lunch Sat. as well as Sun. with a $16 prix fixe meal (salad/entrée/dessert). VIP Indian Rocks Beach’s Mexican pizza and rotating tequila special is a huge hit. Don’t miss Dunedin’s annual Wines the Blues 11/13 and while you’re there, stop in The Nest at Caracara for specialty cocktails and Asian/Latin menu or French fare at Parlor House Bistro.

Sea Dog Cantina (Gulfport) opened its second Mexican concept in Clearwater with Sea Dog Brewing beers (Treasure Island). Sekushi Sushi will open in The Plaza in Belleair, where E & E Steakhouse’s weekday lunch is a fave. Groupers on the Gulf in Indian Rocks Beach and Rock House Live in Clearwater mix music and good eats. Clearwater’s Coco’s Crush Bar opens a second location in Indian Rocks in the former 18 On The Rocks location.

Oct. 22-23 is the 37th annual Frenchy’s 2021 Stone Crab Festival in Clearwater Beach. Can’t decide what to eat? Clearwater’s Marina Market & Food Hall serves up three levels, six bars, ten concepts including Salt Cracker Fish Camp, Poke Havana, Shuck It Raw Bar and Marina Cantina.

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ISLAND: Be sure to stop in at Salty Sisters gourmet popcorn shop in John’s Pass. Buckets Eatery for breakfast features a challah bread French toast casserole with praline sauce and a side of smoked bacon; lunch is all about the thick sliced bologna, caramelized onions and Swiss on Texas toast. San Diegans James and Tiffany Austin and their three daughters took over Super Scoops in August after falling in love with Paradise. Sample the salted or apple caramel flavors.

ST. PETE BEACH: Opened mid-September for dinner starting @5pm, Spinners Rooftop Grille Chef Doug Cox is serving local delights, including Snug Harbor seafood, cocktails, Beans & Barlour’s lobster ice cream, Sullivan Street artisan breads and The Villages Grown hydroponic greens. Formerly the Grand Plaza, the Bellweather Beach Resort’s reimagined rooms and Level 11 rooftop lounge is a welcome upscale addition to SPB. On Corey Avenue, Elizabeth’s Boutique has taken over the next door space Grapes Wine Café for wine, beer and charcuterie. Julie Featherstone is opening a wine bar/charcuterie near the new Slyce and

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rille fiancé John Barkett’s beach realty office. The Sunshine Spirits Festival kicks off Oct. 1 7-10pm at St. Pete’s Kozuba & Sons Distillery with 30+ distillers participating in the two-day event.

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PINELLAS COUNTY: In the Gateway Area, Happy’s Ice Cream and TI Bamboo’s Jamaican go together like peanut butter and jelly. In Tyrone, Doc Ford’s opening is greatly anticipated and The Blend Coffee & Wine. La Mordida Restaurant, Bar and Grill serves up savory Peruvian/South American fare (empanadas, shredded beef with rice/sweet plantains/ avocado. A new Clear Sky is coming to Seminole in the Three Olives location on Park Blvd.

DOWNTOWN: Java and Katie’s Fine Cookies (Intermezzo, Green Light Cinema) have me hooked, especially the Miso Buttered Toasted Sesame Seeds Chocolate Chunk and Toffee Shortbread. I love Paciuga Gelato and Hyppo Gourmet Pops, and am now addicted to Mammamia Gelato Italiano on Central Ave. Check out Sab Sushi for sake, tempura and dumplings. Ceviche Tapas & Bar’s new Beach Drive location is awesome, especially the Tapas Tuesday.

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COMING SOON: Jeni’s seasonal gourmet ice creams feature Pumpkin Cake Roll and a new dairy-free flavor, Banana Cream Pudding loaded with vanilla wafers made from scratch, available in Publix. Keep an eye out for Philly’s gourmet PrimoHoagies, debuting in Tampa. Hoping Ciccio Restaurant Group’s MOOD Bakery Bar in Tampa’s SOHO opens on this side of bridge, with gluten free and plant-based bakery goods like HaleLife in downtown St. Pete.

"I can walk barefoot on the beach again. "

Local acupuncture clinic is treating the untreatable peripheral neuropathy with incredible results.

Pain comes in many shapes and sizes. One of the most debilitating being the burning and tingling that comes with peripheral neuropathy. A disease that comes with years of shooting, stabbing pain that gradually ends in numbness, balance problems and on occasion, amputations. A disease that was once classified as irreparable.

Jan Z. of St. Pete was facing such a fate. “I stopped golfing. I wasn’t taking walks on the beach with my husband. I was living on gabapentin and antidepressants and everywhere I went; my doctor, the specialists, the pain institute, told me there was no cure. How are you supposed to live your life knowing that everyday brings pain and suffering?”

Peripheral neuropathy is a result of damage to the nerves, commonly caused by a lack of blood flow to the nerves in the hands and feet. This causes the nerves to begin to degenerate due to lack of nutrient flow. Most peripheral neuropathy sufferers experience a heightened sensitivity to touch making it almost impossible for those diagnosed to even wear shoes, much less enjoy life.

That is until she found Dr. Rebecca Gibbons of Achieve Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine here in St. Petersburg, FL. Dr. Gibbons and her staff have pioneered a cutting edge, medical solution to treat neuropathy, eliminate or greatly reduce its symptoms and give people their lives back. They’re doing it without the use of prescription medications and invasive surgeries.

“Acupuncture is incredible at restoring blood flow and stimulating damaged nerves preventing them from dying off, ” tells Dr. Gibbons. “We take our treatments a step further by integrating ATP Resonance BioTherapy™ which targets specific nerves in the body using microcurrent. ATP therapy is like watering a plant. This treatment will stimulate the blood vessels to grow back around the peripheral nerves and provide them with the proper nutrients to heal and repair. ”

The number of treatments needed to allow the nerves to fully recover will vary from person to person and can only be determined after a detailed neurological and vascular evaluation. As long as you have not sustained more than 85% nerve damage Achieve Acupuncture offers hope where there once was none. Three months later Jan Z. is thrilled with her progress, “I can walk barefoot on the beach again!” To schedule a evaluation call consultation and (727)272-3587 complete . Visit www.ACHIEVEACUIM.COM to learn more and advantage of their NEW PATIENT OFFER. to take