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SALUTE THE STATE DRINK A primer on the Rum Runner.

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GET CLOSE TO GIRAFFES WITHOUT GOING FAR Lucky for us, Florida’s terrain mimics Africa’s.

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TAMPA BAY’S GRAND GETAWAYS The stories of five historic hotels.

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We’re talking fashion, not food.

Photographer Clyde Butcher on the real landscapes that inspired the surrealist.

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EDITOR Katherine Snow Smith kssmith@tampabay.com

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Pegie Stark pstark@tampabay.com

PHOTO EDITOR Patty Yablonski COPY EDITOR Peter Couture GENERAL MANAGER

Christopher Galbraith

Bay is published eight times a year by Times Publishing Co. and delivered to Tampa Bay Times subscribers in select neighborhoods in Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco counties.

Copyright 2018. Vol. 11, No. 8.

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LIVING LIKE A TOURIST Welcome to Bay’s first Destination Tampa Bay issue. It’s about reminding locals to take advantage of what’s in our own back yard.

When we did our fashion shoot at the Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City, it dawned on me I hadn’t been there since a friend from Pittsburgh visited eight years ago. I was mad at myself for letting so much time pass without going to this beautiful, fun landmark.

Of course I’ve been to the Dalí, numerous times — but again, usually with company or on school field trips. This issue’s feature on photographer Clyde Butcher’s sojourn to the Spanish landscapes that inspired Salvador Dalí reminded me that our local museums are dynamic. Along with their permanent collections, they offer different exhibits regularly.

Speaking of Florida’s landscapes, 47 acres in East Pasco County that mimic the terrain of Africa offer locals the chance to see wild animals

up close at the Giraffe Ranch. It’s a place I’ve never been but want to visit.

I am a regular at one of the destinations featured in this issue — the Vinoy Renaissance hotel. I fell in love with the historic property on the weekend it reopened in 1992. I use the lobby and porch as my living room, often meeting friends there. And Tampa Bay doesn’t have just one grand historic hotel, it has a handful.

This issue features five hotels that were at one time some of the grandest in the country, then went through less-elegant years before making beautiful comebacks. Enjoy their stories.

Thank you for reading. —Katherine Snow Smith Have comments, questions? Let us know.

Contact Katherine Snow Smith at (727) 409-3642 or kssmith@tampabay.com.

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A rum runner held by Mel Grau is served at The Birchwood’s Canopy Rooftop Lounge in St. Petersburg.

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BY KATHERINE SNOW SMITH

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t’s not scripted on state seals or featured in history books. But according to several lists online, every state has an unofficial state drink. Perhaps they were decreed by bartenders or liquor manufacturers rather than lawmakers or founding fathers.

Whatever the case, Florida has a good one — the Rum Runner. It’s named after the practice of smuggling rum from the Caribbean to Florida during Prohibition. The original cocktail is thought to have been made at the Holiday Isle Tiki Bar on Islamorada, according to numerous guides to the Florida Keys.

Sometime in the 1950s, the bartender there had an excess of rum as well as several liquers and had to make room for more inventory. He combined the overstock into something bright and tropical for tourists and named it a Rum Runner. Along with the most obvious element, the drink usually includes all or some of the following ingredients: blackberry brandy, banana liqueur, grenadine, pineapple juice or orange juice.

Order Florida’s state drink at different spots around Tampa Bay: Conch Republic Grill, North Redington Beach Bon-Aire Resort, St. Pete Beach The Birchwood’s Canopy Rooftop Lounge, St. Petersburg Palm Pavillion, Clearwater Bahama Breeze, Tampa

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You have to hand it to this baby ring-tailed lemur, at top, that is making eye contact with visitors — it’s really cute. At left, giraffes are eager to eat and why not help them out: They have no top teeth, so they can’t really bite the hands that feed them. Above, a male zebra grazes near a tour truck.

helemursknowexactlywhattodowhenthechainlinkdooropens.It’sthesafarivisitorswhoare uncertain.Gatherinthemiddleoftheenclosure,the boisterousguidetellsus,andholdoutyourhand.Thelemurs —whichmildlyresembleraccoonsexceptslenderandfar moreelegant—swingandboundalongthepoles,andthen ever-so-patientlymoveinfortheirtreats.

Little-knownfactaboutlemurs:Theyhavefingersas delicateasanewbornbaby’s.Theypluckthebitsofgrape fromyourhandsogently,youcan’tofferthenextpiece quicklyenough.

Feedinglemursisoneofseveralanimalencounterson offeratPascoCounty’sGiraffeRanch,wherethebasictour includesarideovertheterraininanopen-airsafaritruckand achancetohand-feedgiraffes.Alsoavailablearecamelrides, safaribySegway,llamatreks,otterfeeding,rhinoencounters andinteractingwithbongos.(That’satypeofantelope.)

The 47-acre ranch is also home to warthogs, zebras, ostrich and other species more commonly associated with the plains of Africa than the swamps of Florida.

But owners Lex Salisbury, the former longtime president of ZooTampa at Lowry Park, and his wife, Elena Sheppa, started the preserve and eventually opened it to the public specifically because the Florida environment so closely mimics countries in Africa.

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Above, a tour guest is framed by the elegant long necks of two giraffes. What better souvenir photo?

Bottom left, a camel is set to carry a guest. Saddle up!

Bottom right, visitors on the tour pet a rhino. The animal’s rough hide belies a velvety neck. Its mouth?

Slimy.

“This should be the next evolution of zoos,” said Sheppa, explaining that operations like theirs create a new purpose for former agricultural land, save rural areas from development and educate people about animals.

Before the safari gets under way, guests can browse the small gift shop which offers an eclectic array of T-shirts, figurines and exotic stuffed animals, as well as eyecatching art and glassworks. Expect to spend some time waiting in line. Even after booking your reservation — and you must plan a few weeks ahead, as tours fill up quickly — guests must pay one at a time on the day of the tour, and the owners prefer cash or check.

This presented a challenge to my 3 1/2 year-old son, who implored “let’s go!” a couple hundred times before we finally loaded into the safari truck. Older kids in our group had no trouble with the slow pace of the experience.

It costs $90 a person to tour the ranch in the truck and $180 a person to go via camel or Segway. Extra experiences such as feeding the lemurs range from $25 to $60 per person. Sheppa and Salisbury offer a science-based preview

of the safari, peppering the group with questions about the animals — and darned if many of the kids didn’t pipe up first with the answers.

Salisbury stumped us all, though, with his query about why bongo antelope are red. Answer: Their main predator, the leopard, has red-green color blindness.

So to a leopard, bongos blend right into the trees.

Once rolling, the truck takes us out into a field, dotted with fallen cypress, where zebras and ostrich roam. Sheppa tells us about how the zebras’ stripes naturally repel mosquitoes (fashion tip!) and we learn that the ostrich is the closest living relative to a tyrannosaurus rex. We get to handle an ostrich egg and marvel at the enormous piles of animal droppings that are put into use as part of the ranch’s sustainable, organic farming.

The giraffes wait for us in a large fenced enclosure shaded byhugeliveoaks.Outofthesidesofthetruck,wefeed themcabbageandvines,offofwhichtheyslurptheleaves withtheirastonishinglylongtongues.

Becausetheyhavenotopteeth,giraffescan’tbiteanddo anyrealdamage,sofeedingthemisafunandexhilarating experience.Myson,bythenfullyimmersedintheadventure, leftnotasinglescrapofcabbageonthefloorofthetruck.

Next up was the rhino, another lover of cabbage and leaves. Sheppa encouraged guests to stroke its velvety neck as others shoved huge chunks of cabbage into its very, very slimy mouth.

“We want people to touch stuff,” Sheppa said. “When you touch things, you make an emotional connection.”

The tour ended with a drive past llamas, tapirs and scimitar-horned oryx, all animals my toddler recognized from his books and was ecstatic to see — and touch — in the flesh. Before we dispersed, Sheppa implored the group that allowing ranchers to make money off their animals in a responsible, sustainable way helps ensure the animals’ survival as habitats shrink worldwide.

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An artist’s rendering of the restoration to The Belleview Inn. Courtesy of The Belleview Inn

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BY KATHERINE SNOW SMITH

ampa Bay may be one of the few areas in the country that has five grand, historic hotels still operating within 30 miles of each other. Many metropolitan areas boast just one or two. It’s thanks to visionary developers, redevelopers and dogged preservationists that locals can stay or dine at the Belleview Inn, The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club, Safety Harbor Resort & Spa, Floridan Palace Hotel and The Don CeSar. Railroad tycoon Henry B. Plant became enamored with the west coast of Florida in the late 1880s, opening numerous hotels. The Tampa Bay Hotel, which is now part of the University of Tampa, began hosting the wealthy and somewhat famous in 1891. Six years later, Plant opened the Belleview Hotel on Clearwater Harbor.

World War I, from 1914 to 1918, slowed the development of tourism in Florida. But after the war, prosperity and the proliferation of the automobile brought developers and tourists to the Sunshine State in droves.

The Vinoy Park Hotel debuted in St. Petersburg in 1925, Safety Harbor Spa came in 1926, the Floridan Hotel opened its doors in Tampa in 1927, followed by the Don Ce-Sar on St. Pete Beach in 1928.

F. Scott Fitzgerald stayed in at least two of them, World War II forces were housed in three and the homeless made their way into all but the Safety Harbor Spa. U.S. presidents have stayed in four, as well.

These historic hotels all enjoyed their heydays and also went through phases of deterioration and neglect. The Safety Harbor Spa is the only one that never closed, but the rest made comebacks. The last to be reincarnated, which was the first to debut — the Belleview Inn — will reopen before the end of the year.

The archives of the Tampa Bay Times and information from the hotels have been researched to provide a snapshot of each hotel’s history.

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THE BELLEVIEW INN

A rendering of the lobby at The Belleview Inn. Its latest reincarnation is scheduled to open in December.

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uiltin1897byPlant,theBelleviewHotelhasexistedduringthreecenturies.Itslatestreincarnation, theBelleviewInn,isscheduledtoopeninDecember.JMCCommunitiespaid$6millionin2015for theresortthat’sbeenclosedfornineyears.JMCisbuildinga35-roominnand132condominiumsand townhousesontheproperty.TheSt.Petersburgdeveloperisthehotel’sninthowner.

The original white wooden structure with its iconic green gabled roof hosted Vanderbilts and Duponts as well as Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and the Duke of Windsor, the former king of England who abdicated the throne. During World War II, it housed soldiers stationed at MacDill Field. Windows were covered so it couldn’t be spotted by enemy planes at night.

In 1976, Bob Dylan spent most of April at the Belleview Biltmore, rehearsing for his Rolling Thunder Review tour with Roger McGuinn of The Birds and folk singer Joan Baez. He performed two concerts at the hotel before hitting the road.

The hotel has operated under several names. Plant opened it as the Belleview Hotel, but it also went by the nickname “White Queen of the Gulf.” In 1920, he sold the hotel to McEntee Bowman, owner of the Biltmore chain of hotels, and the name changed to the Belleview Biltmore. In

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1990, a Japanese company paid $28 million for the property and dubbed it the Belleview Mido.

Would-be redevelopers and owners have faced avid preservationists as the hotel has been bought and sold over the years.

In 2004, the DeBartolo Development Group was interested in buying the property to raze and replace it with retail and residential condos. The shopping center developer backed off after public outrage.

In 2007, Legg Mason Real Estate Investors bought the hotel for $20 million and in 2009 closed it for renovations that were expected to take three years. Residents objected to aspects of the redevelopment and sued the developer.

Legg Mason decided not to renovate and put the hotel back on the market, but it never reopened.

The next buyers, a group of Miami investors, paid $8 million for the property in 2010. They sold the golf course

A rendering of The Belleview Inn’s new entrance.

Courtesy of The Belleview Inn

a half mile away to the town of Belleair for $3.5 million.

Another course adjacent to the hotel had already been sold and is now the Belleair Country Club.

The Belleview resort, which already was in need of millions of renovations, became even less attractive to potential hotel operators without the golf courses. Condos had risen on land outside the resort and blocked views of the water.

Before JMC bought the hotel, it made sure the town of Belleair would allow it to demolish the building, which consultants estimated would cost $200 million to renovate.

Preservationists filed lawsuits against the town and developer to block the sale.

EventuallyJMCboughttheBelleviewandtoredown mostofthehotel.Itpreservedabout38,000squarefeetof thewestwingincludingtheoriginallobbyandmovedthat tothefrontofthepropertytobuildtheBelleviewInn.Italso salvagedmanyofthehotel’sinteriorfeatures—fromlights towoodenplanksmadefromGeorgiapine—tobecome partoftheinn’sdecor.TherewillbeaTiffanyroomwith originalstainedglassfromtheTiffanyeraandahistoryroom dedicatedtotheBelleview’sstoriedpast.

Remnantsthatweren’twovenintotheboutiqueinnare forsaletonostalgiahuntersatSchiller’sArchitectural& DesignSalvageinTampa.Therearewindows,doorsand glasschandelierswithbeadedfringe,aswellasurinalsthat DylanorEdisonmayhaveputtouse.

Top: Visitors pose outside the Belleview Hotel in the early 1900s.

Photograph courtesy of Mike Sanders

Left: Lona Harris protects her complexion while posing in front of the Belleview Hotel in 1916.

Below: Umbrellas sprout on the hotel’s lawn.

Photographs from Tampa Bay Times files

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Competitors pass The Vinoy during the annual St. Anthony’s Triathlon in St. Petersburg.

Photograph by Lance Rothstein

THE VINOY RENAISSANCE ST. PETERSBURG RESORT & GOLF CLUB

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fter officially opening on New Year’s Eve in 1925, the Vinoy Park Hotel hosted guests during the season for decades to come.

They returned year after year, many to the same room, from December to April for sun, golfing, boating, shuffleboard, horseback riding, fishing, swimming and tennis. Guests dressed formally for dinner in the Pompeii Room and danced to a live orchestra.

The hotel provided the Shorecrest Open Air School on the beach of Tampa Bay for children who were taken out of school elsewhere to join their parents in Florida.

The Vinoy might not exist had it not been for a bet. Golfer Walter Hagen was at a party at the Beach Drive home of Pennsylvania oilman Aymer Vinoy Laughner in 1923.

Wagers were made on whether the crystal in the face of the host’s pocket watch would break if Hagen used it as a tee and drove a ball off the round glass.

The Vinoy in downtown St. Petersburg has redecorated its lobby to meet the needs of today’s traveler.

The Vinoy in downtown St. Petersburg has redecorated its lobby to meet the needs of today’s traveler.

Photograph by James Borchuck Left: The Vinoy in the 1920s.

Photograph courtesy of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

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The watch remained intact under several powerful swings and golf balls ended up in a 14-acre residential property across the street.

The conversation changed from golf to the resort Laughner could build on the waterfront land.

Heboughtthelandfor$170,000andstartedconstruction inearly1925.The375-roomhotelopenedforbusinessten monthslater,charging$20anight.

In the 1930s, former President Calvin Coolidge was a frequent guest.

He opted to eat simpler food in the employee dining room over the rich meals where the guests dined.

In 1942, the Vinoy was leased to the U.S. Army Air Forces and U.S. Maritime Commission as a training center and housing for military cooks and bakers. Civilians didn’t check in again until 1945. The following year, the Vinoy was sold to the Alsonett Hotel chain for $700,000.

By the 1960s, newer hotels wooed guests away from the Vinoy. Costly maintenance and upgrades were put on hold and the pink hotel declined. By the early 1970s, it was charging $7 a night for visitors who played volleyball in the once-grand ballroom. The hotel closed in 1974, but guests still came, or rather, trespassed.

The Vinoy in the 1920s.

Photograph courtesy of the TampaHillsborough County Public Library System

The porch offers food, drinks and live music.

Photograph by James Borchuck

The homeless slept there. Teens snuck into the hotel with cases of beer and played kickball in the dining room.

SWAT teams used the empty building for training. There were rumors of alligators living beneath the lobby.

Thecitywantedtodemolishtheunsafeeyesore,butavoter referendumledbydiehardpreservationistsin1984savedit fromthewreckingball.

More than a dozen different combinations of investors and financing agents floated plans to buy and restore the property. In 1990, developers led by Frederick Guest II of New York announced a $66-million plan to purchase and renovate the hotel.

In 1992, the Vinoy reopened amid great fanfare and rave reviews.

Ultimately, $93 million was spent on the makeover — $30 million of which came from Guest’s pockets. But because so much money went into construction and furnishings, there was no cushion to cover the ups and downs that new hotels encounter, Guest would later explain. Less than a year after opening, the bank filed for foreclosure.

Several owners would follow. Marriott International, the current management arm, came on board in 1997.

FelCor Lodging Trust, which bought the Vinoy in 2007, started a more than $50-million upgrade of guest rooms, the golf course, clubhouse, spa and more in 2016. It is to be completed next year.

A year ago, publicly traded RLJ Lodging, a real-estate investment trust owned by Black Entertainment Network founder Robert Johnson, acquired FelCor, which includes the Vinoy. It is expected to go on the market soon, but Marriott will continue to operate the property, and the tradition and history will live on.

The contemporary spa’s entrance.

Photograph courtesy of the Safety Harbor Resort & Spa

The Safety Harbor Spa was built in 1926 around five mineral springs. The business has ebbed and flowed over 92 years.

Photograph courtesy of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

SAFETY HARBOR RESORT & SPA

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ustasthewatersofOldTampaBayhaveebbed andflowedagainsttheshoresalongSafety HarborSpa,sohasthespa’sbusinessoverthe past92years.Itisonstrongfootingnow,andthe mineralwatersareample.

The spa was built in 1926 around five mineral springs, which are thought to have been discovered by Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto. (His score card also includes being the first European to cross the Mississippi River.) He named the waters “Espiritu Santo Springs.”

Thirty years after the United States bought Florida from Spain, Col. William Bailey bought the springs from the government in 1850. In the early 1920s, a couple from Virginia bought the property and started the Safety Harbor Sanitorium. They built pavilions around the springs and lodging to house visitors who came to find relief in the healing waters. Historic photos in the resort’s history hall show Model Ts passing a wooden sign listing the ailments

the water could cure: rheumatism, diabetes, bladder trouble and digestive disorders.

A doctor, Salem Baranoff, bought the springs and sanitorium in 1945 and opened a true spa with plush accommodations. He extolled the benefits of not just the springs, but also massage, steam baths and healthy eating.

Guests lived on a daily diet of 800 to 1,000 calories, played golf on the Par 3 course and sunbathed in the nude in male and female solaria, according to a 98-year-old visitor interviewed by the then-St. Petersburg Times in 1998. The New Yorker was a regular guest, spending weeks and eventually months at a time, for more than 30 years.

Men wore suits to dinner and women wore dresses, he recounted. They played cards or strolled the grounds after dinner, but Dr. Baranoff turned off all lights at 11 p.m. to ensure a good night’s sleep. The cost, including meals and a daily massage from one of the 17 masseurs on staff, was $25 a day for many years.

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Luminaries and celebrities who have taken their turn in the mineral waters over the years include Milton Berle, Betty Friedan, Rosalynn Carter, Tipper Gore, John Travolta and, more recently, entertainers who are in town performing at area venues.

Boxer Mark Breland, who won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics and starred in the movie The Lords of Discipline, made the Safety Harbor Spa his training headquarters in 1986. Other boxers, including Sugar Ray Leonard and Evander Holyfield, also trained there.

Numerous owners bought and sold the spa during the last half of the 20th century. One was Hardwicke Co., which owned the spa and Tavern on the Green in New York in the 1970s. Each time the spa changed hands, a few million dollars was invested to reroute the springs, update the rooms or enhance the spa area in an attempt to lure business away from newer, more modern spas and resorts.

Dunedin’s Olympia Development Group paid $23 million for the property in 2004. It also built the $30 million residential and retail project across the street. This investment invigorated Safety Harbor’s downtown and further boosted the profile of the spa. Last year, it joined the Trademark Collection by Wyndham.

No matter who the owner or what the name, the springs with the potentially healing waters continue to flow.

The hotel’s four pools are filled with water from the mineral springs. It is also used in all spa services, served in the dining room and available by the bottle.

The spa started out as the Safety Harbor Sanitorium in the 1920s and became a true spa in the 1940s.

Photograph courtesy of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

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Palms and lush vegetation surround one of the pools.

Photograph courtesy of the Safety Harbor Resort & Spa

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THE FLORIDAN PALACE HOTEL

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oday, the tallest building in Florida is the 828-foot Panorama Tower in Miami. But in 1927, the farthest-reaching tower in the state was the Floridan Hotel in Tampa. At 240 feet, it was the place to be. Even if visitors never made it to the tallest vistas, the acclaimed Sapphire Room was known for great live entertainment. The hotel, which became known as The Floridan, was built

by Canadian Allen Simms, who developed two of Tampa’s earliest posh neighborhoods, New Suburb Beautiful and Parkland Estates.

Originally built in 1927, the 19-story-tall Floridan recently has been restored by the entrepreneur Antonios Markopoulos.

At right, the dining room.

Photographs by James Borchuck

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During World War II, the Sapphire Room was nicknamed the “sure-fire room” because GI’s would always have a good time there. Famous guests over the years include Jimmy Stewart, Charlton Heston, Gary Cooper, Esther Williams and Elvis Presley.

Newer hotels went up around Tampa in the ’60s with more amenities and thus, fewer guests frequented The Floridan. It was sold for $351,000 in 1971 to a Minnesota investor who made it into a hotel for transients. In the ’80s, it was referred to as a rooming house and, by 1989, a homeless shelter. Tampa’s fire marshal shut The Floridan down in the early ’90s for safety reasons.

In 2005, The Floridan — now an eyesore and safety hazard — was set to be demolished. Same song, different historic hotel. But along came Antonios Markopoulos, who purchased the dilapidated building for $6 million. The international hotelier from Greece came to Florida in the ’80s and assembled five properties on Clearwater Beach with plans to build a sprawling waterfront hotel. But after resistance from city officials, he sold the property for $40 million.

Twenty years later, he turned his attention to downtown Tampa. Markopoulos spent seven years renovating The Floridan. He renamed it the Floridan Palace and converted the original 426 rooms into 17 suites and 194 more spacious rooms. The hotel is furnished in the neoclassical architectural Beaux Arts style and Swarovski crystal chandeliers. It reopened in 2012 in time for the Republican National Convention.

The hotel’s name once again is lit up on the roof after being dark for many years. In 6-foot high, red-illuminated letters it reads: Hotel Floridan.

These three photos of The Floridan were taken during the Roaring Twenties (1927) and show the lobby, balcony and a wider view of the lobby.

Photographs courtesy of the TampaHillsborough County Public Library System

One of the ornate details from the refurbished Floridan. The luxury hotel is furnished in the neoclassical architectural Beaux Arts style.

Photograph by James Borchuck

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THE DON CESAR

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heDonCeSarhotelisnamedforDon CaesardeBazan,acharacterfromthe operaMaritanawhowassentencedto beexecutedforduelingduringHolyWeek.When ThomasRoweof Virginiaopenedthehotelin1928, headjustedthenametotheDonCe-Sar.Hespent morethantwoyearsand$1.2millionbuilding hisPinkPalace.Itopenedwithonlyhalfofthe 300roomsready,butthatdidn’tstopRowefrom throwingagrandparty.Morethan1,500guestsfrom aroundTampaBayarrivedintheirfinestclothes fordinneranddancingatacostof$2.50perperson, accordingtoabookbyhistorianJuneHurleyYoung.

The Don CeSar after its opening in 1928. The “Pink Palace” became a haunt for high-society members such as The Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Photograph from Tampa Bay Times files

The Don CeSar Beach Resort of today. It was built in the 1920s, used as a convalescent center for airmen in the 1940s and now is one of the most elegant and well-loved beach hotels in Florida.

Photograph courtesy of the Don CeSar Beach Resort

Photograph by Scott Keeler

The hotel survived the Great Depression, but World War II made clientele wary of travel. Telegrams canceling reservations for the 1942 season started pouring in as soon as the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in December 1941, according to Young’s book, The Don Ce-Sar Story.

An unlikely buyer, the Army, purchased the hotel in 1942 for $450,000. The Pink Palace served as a hospital, a convalescent center and, by 1945, the Veterans Administration regional office. Metal filing cabinets filled the once-elegant ballroom from one end to the other. The director of the office and his wife lived in the penthouse.

After performing minimum maintenance for almost 30 years, the federal government finally realized it wasn’t fiscally responsible to house offices in a former luxury hotel. It vacated the deteriorating building in 1969.

Wreckingballswereclosetotakingaimwhenagroupof residentsledbyYoungstarteda“SaveTheDonCommittee.”

They led politicians, developers and hoteliers on countless tours of the hotel and finally won the interest of William Bowman Jr. The native of St. Louis owned several Holiday Inns and was ready for a different kind of challenge.

More recently, Prudential Insurance was the majority owner. In early 2017, the 277-room hotel was purchased by Host Hotels & Resorts for $151 million.

Guests who have checked in to the Pink Lady include Lauren Bacall, Carol Burnett, Bryan Cranston, Kiss, the Who and President Bill Clinton. Tom Petty and the Heartbeakers filmed an MTV video special on the roof in 1985. The owners and guests have changed over the decades, but the astounding gulf view remains the same.

Tampa Bay Times senior researcher Caryn Baird contributed to these stories.

At top, The Don CeSar dining room.

Above, young women in swimsuits under a beach umbrella at Don CeSar Hotel in Pass-a-Grille, 1932.

Photographs courtesy of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

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Beachgoers hike into the tidal area off Caladesi Island while exploring the state park.

Photograph by Douglas R. Clifford

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entionCaladesiIslandtolocalsandsomewilladmit they’veneverbeen,whileotherswillsayit’sbeen waytoolongsincetheylastvisited.Thespitofland isjustsouthofHoneymoonIslandandnorthof Clearwater Beach. CaladesiIslandStateParkoffersarareglimpseofa naturalbarrierislandwithnoroads,commercialdevelopment oronslaughtoftourists.

The island is home to pink roseate spoonbills, frigatebirds, oystercatchers, royal and least terns, black skimmers and ospreys. The clear water along the shore offers close up views of horseshoe crabs, live shells and stingrays. Gopher tortoises are residents as well, along with Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes. Creatures can be spotted on the 3-mile nature trail and a 3-mile kayak course through the mangroves.

Caladesi Island State Park was just named one of the top 10 beaches in the country by Stephen Leatherman, a coastal science professor at Florida International University in Miami, who is better known as Dr. Beach. Caladesi is often on his annual list.

The state park offers a few modern conveniences and simple structures: a ranger station, marina, concession stand, bathhouses and a shack renting beach gear.

Caladesi Island and Honeymoon Island once were a single, larger island before a 1921 hurricane split it in half, opening what’s now known as Hurricane Pass. To get to Caladesi now, you should take something that floats.

There’s a ferry from Honeymoon Island, or you can take your own boat or paddle craft across St. Joseph Sound. Kayaks and stand-up paddle boards can be rented at the Dunedin Causeway. Paddling from the Causeway to the northern end of Caladesi takes about the same amount of time as it does to take the ferry from Honeymoon to Caladesi’s marina.

But keep in mind that Hurricane Pass and St. Joseph Sound can both get busy, so be sure the coast is clear before paddling across the waterway. In the summer, scads of boats drop anchor in the pass just off the northern end of the beach, and the area is very popular among anglers.

Because it’s a short distance, some people swim across Hurricane Pass from Honeymoon Island to reach Caladesi.

This journey should be taken with great caution, however, because the current in the pass can be quite strong, especially at low tide. Also, the area is known for its shark and crab fishing, so you won’t be alone in the water.

Caladesi actually isn’t its own island. Starting in the 1980s, sand began accumulating in Dunedin Pass, the channel separating Caladesi from Clearwater Beach. Hurricane Elena rolled through in 1985 and sealed the channel. This land bridge has been thinning, but storms dredge up sand to reinforce it.

So beachgoers can technically walk to Caladesi Island State Park from Clearwater Beach, but it’s a nearly 2-mile trip and requires some wading at high tide.

The ferry from Honeymoon Island is probably the easiest way to get to Caladesi if private boat isn’t an option. The road to the ferry is to the left just inside the Honeymoon Island entrance. There is a sizable parking lot at the pier for the ferries. Two boats that can carry about 50 passengers each depart Honeymoon every half-hour starting at 10 a.m. from mid-February to mid-September, and hourly the rest of the year. The ride to the Caladesi Island marina takes about 15 or 20 minutes. The ferry is $14 round trip for adults and $7 for kids 6 to 12. Kids 5 and younger are free. Crews are largely jovial and knowledgeable.

Cafe Caladesi is a decent little spot, generally open 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a hearty cheeseburger and beer for sale, plus ice cream and other refreshments. You’re not allowed to take the beer off the building’s deck. Cafe Caladesi also serves as a gift shop and supply store, with T-shirts, tchotchkes, sunscreen, flip-flops and more.

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Ybor City’s Columbia Restaurant serves as the runway for this issue’s fashion spread. The 113-year-old establishment offers elegance and plenty of color to complement clothes with festive Spanish flair.

Cuban immigrant Casimiro Hernandez Sr. started the legendary restaurant as a corner cafe in 1905. He loved the American song Columbia, Gem of the Ocean, and named his restaurant for it. The Columbia soon became a popular destination for cigar workers. Fifteen years later, Hernandez added a dining room. Subsequent generations built more adjoining rooms and now the Columbia encompasses an entire block.

About a dozen Flamenco dancers perform during dinner every night except Sunday.

Red stripe dress, Alexis, $519. Haden Reid Boutique, Tampa.

Red suede T-strap pumps, Sam Edelman, $129. Gold hoops, Anna & Ava, $25.

Both from Dillard’s, International Plaza, Tampa.

Flamenco dancers: Carolina Esparza, Rafael Orella, Maria Esparza, Jennifer Berrojo and Kimberly Orozco.

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Pretty promenade Not only is the approach to the Columbia the perfect place to photograph this stunning dress, it’s also a sidewalk scrapbook. Most of the hexagon blocks around the restaurant are etched with names and dates important to patrons and staff.

Steve & Cindy’s Wedding, Dec. 17, 1995. Joe Roman Sr., Singing Waiter, 50 years. George Guito, General Manager since 1962. Katie’s Quince, June 26, 2016. We love you Dottie Stata, Phil 1:30.

Right in front of the main door, the Hernandez family and six generations of descendants are named on blocks, forming a family tree of sorts.

Current owners Richard and Casey Gonzmart are Casimiro Hernandez’s great grandsons. The Ybor City Development Corporation oversees the city paver program throughout the historic district.

A hex block can be personalized for $100.

Missoni multi-color maxi dress, $1,195. West Third Boutique, Tampa. Yellow suede pumps, Steve Madden, $100. Yellow ball earrings, Anna & Ava, $25.

All from Dillard’s, International Plaza, Tampa.

Have a seat The Columbia boasts 1,700 seats in 15 dining rooms decorated with distinctive touches such as wrought iron railings and intricate tile work. There are more than 250 pieces of artwork, from paintings to etchings to sculptures, many paying homage to Don Quixote.

There’s a stained-glass window made from the round bases of wine bottles. The massive crystal chandelier once hung at the Eden Rock Hotel in Miami Beach. A beautiful bar is the original from 1905.

Above and at right, black-ribbed sock-knit boots, Jessica Simpson, $129. Dillard’s, International Plaza, Tampa.

Cream ruffle wide leg jeans, Cinq a Sept, $295.

Knit sweater “We are because of others,” Red Valentino, $395. West Third Boutique, Tampa.

Multi-color beaded purse, Patricia Nash, $129.

Dillard’s, International Plaza, Tampa.

If these walls could talk With more than 100 years of history, the Columbia has endless stories of family celebrations, business deals, romance and even heartache. One stars Marilyn Monroe.

Legend has it that the famous actress was dining at the Columbia with baseball great Joe DiMaggio. Marilyn went to the bathroom and started crying in front of the attendant, Lula Mae Tollaman, and told her she was in a fight with DiMaggio. Lula Mae helped dry her tears and freshen up that famous face. She reportedly also gave Marilyn a pep talk and said no man is worth all those tears.

While waiting for a table, diners can go ahead and start pondering what they will order for lunch or dinner. The Columbia has many favorites including paella, chicken and yellow rice, Cuban roast pork and flan. The sangria is a popular house recipe.

At left, gold necklace, $35, gold earrings, $30, Anna & Ava. Dillard’s, International Plaza, Tampa.

Above, black-knit sheer dress, Red Valentino, $795. West Third Boutique, Tampa.

Green palm-print ankle-strap sandals, Dolce Vita, $100. Turquoise Belem genuine leather bag, Brahmin, $355. Both from Dillard’s, International Plaza, Tampa.

At right, black pleated chiffon maxi skirt, Generation Love, $199. Gingham shirt, $230. Embossed leather belt, The Kooples, $195. All from Haden Reid Boutique, Tampa. Red oversized jean jacket, 3x1, $365. West Third Boutique, Tampa.

Floral bag, Patricia Nash, $189. Dillard’s, International Plaza, Tampa.

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A final touch The model, dress and dancers are the stars of this scene, though the ambience certainly enhances it. Find a touch of flair for your home at the Columbia’s gift shop.

It sells a variety of brightly colored pottery from Spain, including plates, platters, pitchers and salt-and-pepper shakers.

The restaurants’s iconic 1905 salad dressing also is for sale as well as the sangria mix and recipe.

At left, blue maxi dress, Alexis, $715.

Haden Reid Boutique, Tampa. Gold cuff, $28.

Gold dangle earrings, Anna & Ava, $30.

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CLYDE BUTCHER

lyde Butcher, Florida’s renowned landscape photographer, spent nine days last year visiting three places in Spain that were instrumental in the life and art of Salvador Dalí. Butcher, his wife, Niki, and their daughter, Jackie, visited the village of Cadaqués where Dalí spent summers growing up, the artist’s home and studio in Port Lligat and the rugged area of Cap de Creus. The three vistas are all on the Costa Brava.

Butcher explored the landscapes that inspired Dalí at the request of The Dalí Museum for an exhibit titled “Clyde Butcher: Visions of Dalí’s Spain.”

His black-and-white photographs that echo Dalí’s surreal imagery are at the museum through Nov. 25. Bay creative director Pegie Stark interviewed Butcher about the experience.

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CLYDE BUTCHER What an opportunity to go to Salvador Dalí’s homeland to photograph his home, studio and areas where he lived and worked. How did this idea develop?

Peter Tush, curator of education at the Dalí Museum called (Clyde Butcher Venice Gallery & Studio) director of museum exhibits Teresa Zigler, and she coordinated an appointment with Peter at the Dalí Museum to talk about the idea. We had a wonderful afternoon and agreed that it would be a great thing to do, as many people don’t notice the environment in Dalí’s work. If they do notice it, they think he imagined it, when in reality the environment where he lived looks just like what he painted. I felt it would be a fun education for viewers to actually see the environment where Dalí did the majority of his work. It certainly was fun for me.

Have you always been a fan of Dalí’s work?

I have always enjoyed Salvador Dalí’s art. I love his unique outlook on life. He is truly one of a kind! When the Dalí Museum first opened in St. Petersburg in 1982, I was one of the first people to check it out. Ever since then, I try to get to the museum at least once a year. When they created their new museum down on the waterfront of St. Petersburg, I was very much impressed with the design.

I graduated in architecture, and it was a joy to see the building that houses Dalí’s art reflect Dalí.

What guidelines were you given when you started this project?

Fortunately, the people at the Dalí Museum understand creativity and had no desire to inhibit my creativity. The main point of the project was to show the environment in which Dalí lived and worked, and I was totally on board with the idea. Since my life is all about the environment, the photography was a joy. Since Dalí is one of my favorite artists, seeing what inspired him was an amazing experience. And, yes, I did photograph Dalí’s home, even though that isn’t exactly what I do. And, I also photographed the village of Cadaqués here and there, but mostly I did what I do — photograph the environment.

Had you visited these areas before and discovered how the Spanish landscapes influenced his work on your own, or did you go for the first time for this project?

Like most people, I thought the mountains and rock formations in Dalí’s paintings were something out of his imagination. I never really thought they were real. I had never been to Spain, so the whole trip was an adventure.

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Saint Helena of Port Lligat, Salvador Dalí, 1956

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Were you shown specific Dalí works and asked to find areas of the Spanish landscape that may have influenced his painting?

No, I wasn’t directed in that way. The landscape in that area of Spain is so dynamic that seeing the relationship to Dalí’s paintings is easy. Our visit to Cap de Creus was very interesting because it is where Dalí found so much of his inspiration. The park has so many rock formations that Dalí used in his paintings that they have plaques on the ground with the title of the image he painted and an arrow pointing to the general area where the rocks can be seen. It is a dynamite park, but even the area outside of the park between Cap de Creus, Port Lligat (Dalí’s home) and Cadaqués is filled with Dalí-esque landscapes.

How was photographing the Spanish landscape similar or different from photographing the Florida landscape?

It has absolutely no similarity to Florida at all. No swamps anywhere. There were parts of the area along the coast that were somewhat similar to the cliffs along the Pacific west coast of our country, but for the most part I’ve never seen a landscape in the United States that is the same as the landscape in this area of Catalonia, Spain. The geology is very unique. To learn the interesting history about the geology just put “Geology of Cap de Creus, Spain” into the computer and you’ll find it fascinating. Because the geology was so different, it took me a bit to find my photographic pace, but after a couple of days I was having a lot of fun photographing this very unique landscape.

What was the most surprising part about this journey of paintings, photographs and Spain?

That is a hard question to answer. So much of my trip was eye-opening. I would have to say that finding out the landscapes in Dalí’s work actually exist was the biggest surprise. Another surprise was the creativity in his home. It reflected who he truly was — a person who lived outside of the norm. But, I was also amazed with how wonderful the people of Spain were and how fantastic the food was.

Have your thoughts about his work changed?

I loved his work before I went. Now I admire it even more.

CLYDE BUTCHER: VISIONS OF DALÍ’S SPAIN Now through Nov. 25 The Dalí Museum St. Petersburg thedali.org

Clyde Butcher has spent decades photographing Florida and has galleries in Sarasota, Venice and Ochopee at Big Cypress Swamp.

Curated by: Peter Tush Curator of Education The Dalí Museum

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Shades of Night Descending, Salvador Dalí, 1931

Black and white photographs by Clyde Butcher, courtesy of Clyde Butcher Copyright by © Clyde Butcher/Window of the Eye Inc. Salvador Dalí paintings courtesy of The Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg. Copyright by © Salvador Dalí Museum, Inc.

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The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory, Salvador Dalí, 1952-54

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The Average Bureaucrat, Salvador Dalí, 1930

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Femme Couchée, Salvador Dalí, 1926

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Black and white photographs by Clyde Butcher, courtesy of Clyde Butcher Copyright by © Clyde Butcher/Window of the Eye Inc. Salvador Dalí paintings courtesy of The Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg Copyright by © Salvador Dalí Museum, Inc.

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being there, doing that Ronald McDonald House Charities Mary Poppins Storybook Ball Chimney sweeps on stilts, a waddle of penguins and Mary Poppins herself swooped into a supercalifragilistic Storybook Ball, the 19th annual Ronald McDonald House Charities blacktie evening supporting four houses open to families of children being treated in nearby hospitals.

Surrounded by a London rooftop backdrop beneath dozens of Mary Poppins’ umbrellas, executive director Lisa Suprenand presented the Award of Excellence to Dede and Jack (“Yes, that’s my name”) Frost and family during dinner at the Tampa Convention Center.

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Paula Barco held her 9-month-old niece, Ziona Wright, who got an early start on supporting the NAACP.

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MOUSQUERADE: Benefitting The Kind Mouse, which feeds needy children in Pinellas County.

Pasadena Yacht Club, 6300 Pasadena Point Blvd. S, Gulfport. 6:30 p.m. thekindmouse.org

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GOURMET FEASTIVAL: Benefitting the Helen Gordon Davis Centre for Women. Armature Works, 1910 Ola Ave. 5 p.m. VIP reception for $75 and 6 p.m. General Admission for $50. thecentre.org/workshops-events/gourmet-feastival

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SUNCOAST VOICES FOR CHILDREN: Gala fundraiser for the organization that funds necessities and extracurricular activities for children in lowincome homes and foster care. 6 p.m., Renaissance Vinoy Hotel & Resort, St. Petersburg, 501 Fifth Ave. NE, St. Petersburg. suncoastvoices.org

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IMAGINATION: A Gala to benefit Glazer Children’s Museum. 6:30 p.m. Glazer Children’s Museum, 110 W Gasparilla Plaza. $250, $125 for ages 21 to 35.

(813) 443-3861 or glazermuseum.org/imagination

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HCC FOUNDATION: Presidential Showcase fundraiser. 5:30 p.m., sponsors; 6 p.m., general.

Armature Works, 1910 N Ola Ave. $175, (813) 253-7116.

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4TH ANNUAL BEER AND BOW TIES: Benefits Crisis Center of Tampa Bay. 6 p.m. The Orlo, 315 Plant Ave. $150, VIP; $100, general. beerandbowtiestampabay.com

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12TH ANNUAL LIONS EYE BALL: An Optical Illusion to benefit Lions Eye Institute for Transplant and Research. 6 p.m. Tampa Airport Marriott Hotel, 4200 George J. Bean Parkway. $250. lionseyeinstitute.org/foundation TOP CHEFS: Fundraiser for PARC, Turning Disabilities into Capabilities. Some of the area’s best chefs partner with students from PARC’s culinary program to create entree samplings and desserts. Chefs coming from Birch & Vine, Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Bonefish Grill, Fleming’s, Swah-rey and other restaurants. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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CITY: ART+FASHION+CULTURE: Features Marc Bouwer to benefit Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W Gasparilla Plaza. VIP, 7 p.m., $250 and up; general, 8 p.m., $125 and up. tampamuseum.org OUR BIG NIGHT IN OZ: 20th annual Art of Helping Children gala to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay. 6 p.m. Hilton Tampa Downtown, 211 N Tampa St. $300. (813) 769-3636 or bbbstampabay.org BOLEY ANGELS: Membership Social generating support for the organization that provides counseling, housing and other needs for people struggling with addiction and mental-health issues. 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Florencia, 100 Beach Drive NE., St. Petersburg. Boleycenters.org 35TH ANNIVERSARY BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS STEAK DINNER CELEBRATION: 6 p.m. TPepin’s Hospitality Centre, 4121 N 50th St. $300 and up; (813) 875-5771 or bgctampa.org

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A NIGHT IN OLD HAVANA: Fundraiser for St. Pete Glitter Queens, which will be donating to Starting Right Now this year. The organization helps foster children’s transition to adulthood. 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

St. Petersburg Marriott Clearwater, 12600 Roosevelt Blvd. N, St. Petersburg. stpeteglittterqueens.org DISHES & WISHES: Benefits Make-A-Wish Southern Florida. 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Armature Works, 1910 N Ola Ave., Tampa. $150; dishesadwishestampa.com or (813) 288-2600.

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BUTTERFLY BALL: Papillon A’ Paris theme will benefit Alpha House, which helps women and teens with infants transition to permanent housing and independent living. 6:30 p.m., Renaissance Vinoy Hotel & Resort, 501 Fifth Ave. NE, St. Petersburg. alphahousepinellas.org/events FARA ENERGY BALL: Benefits Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance and the USF Ataxia Research Center. 5:30 p.m. Tampa Marriott Waterside, 700 S Florida Ave. $375 and up. (813) 600-8179 or curefa.org/energyball YBOR CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GALA: Gonzmart Award presented to Jason Fernandez; 6:30 p.m. Columbia Restaurant, 2117 E 7th Ave., Ybor City. $100 or $190 per couple; (813) 248-3712.

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EAT RICH, PLAY DIRTY: Fundraiser for Morean Center for Clay. Enjoy art activities, food and drink stations from area restaurants with live music. $100. 7 to 10 p.m. Morean Center for Clay.

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PORT TAMPA ANCHOR BALL: Benefits Tampa Port Ministries and maritime scholarships. 6 p.m.

Bryan Glazer Family JCC, 522 N Howard Ave. $150.

(813) 247-5237 or anchorball.org TAMPA BAY’S DANCING WITH THE STARS, BRITISH INVASION: Benefits Hands Across the Bay plus five local charities. 6 p.m. TPepin’s Hospitality Centre, 4121 N 50th St.; $250; (727) 573-7720 or handsacrossthebay.org

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TAMPA BAY BUSINESSES FOR CULTURE & THE ARTS: Annual Impact Awards. Armature Works, 1910 N Ola Ave., Tampa. 6 p.m. $300. tbbca.org/ImpactAwards2018 or call (813) 221-2787.

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