Tampa, Florida

If you are an avid reader of the Tampa blog you know my favorite thing to discuss. If you don't, hi my name is Jenna and I love to talk about food. Because of my love for food, I thought it would be fun to highlight a personal favorite restaurant of mine from the bay area. My first restaurant highlight is going to Oxford Exchang e. Now before I tell you all the things I love about Oxford, thats what the  cool kids call it, let's have a little history lesson. image from  https://oxfordexchange.com Oxford exchange is located on Kennedy Boulevard, right across from the University of Tampa which used to be the home to the Tampa Bay hotel of Mr. Henry B. Plant. Oxford Exchange was many things before it was Oxford Exchange such as a place for local retailers. It wasn't until Brother and Sister, Allison Adams and Blake Casper discovered a lack of place in their hometown. It wasn't until September 2012 that Oxford finally opened in Tampa.  For more history of Oxford ...

image from  https://frbiergarten.com Sparkman Wharf is formally known as the Channelside Bay Plaza or known to me as another waterfront park. According to the Sparkman Wharf,  celebrates the best of Tampa- good weather, waterfront views, music, craft beer, and exceptional dining. Sparkman Wharf is located on the east side of Downtown Tampa and has been open for just under a year. The park and wharf are open Tuesday through Sunday, the park hours are11:00 am to 11:00 pm and wharf, hours are 11:00 am to 10:00 pm.  Now, what exactly can one do while at Sparkman Wharf? Well, I'm glad you're here to find out.   Let's start with my favorite thing possibly ever... Food. Sparkman Wharf has a "Dining Garden" that has 10 bay area restaurants. There is a lot of variety between all 10 restaurants such as Pizza, Vietnamese, and Seafood just to name a few. One thing to note... Some of these individual vendors might offer different hours than those listed ab...

If you are from Tampa or come to visit we know we lack public transportation. It is no secret that the city of Tampa isn't where they want to be to support the demand for public transportation. Although Tampa lacks universal public transportation, there are still many fun ways to get around the city, aside from the typical buses and taxis. One way of transportation is the Teco Line Street Car. To me, the streetcar is the most "city" like feature for Tampa. It reminds me of San Francisco's trolley cars throughout the city. The StreetCar has 11 total stops throughout Channelside Drive and Ybor City. image from  http://www.tecolinestreetcar.org Listen, I will be honest with you, I personally have never ridden on the Teco StreetCar, but many people use it to quickly get from Downtown Tampa to Ybor City.  For more information on the StreetCar routes and schedules visit,  http://www.tecolinestreetcar.org . Now, when I think of traveling around Tampa I think of t...

Hi! Welcome to Tampa, or if you live here hello, I'm happy to have you! I know it sounds like I’m on a Tampa welcoming committee, but unfortunately, I’m not.  I’m Jenna, I am one of the few that can say they are born and raised in Tampa, Florida. Growing up in Tampa has been the best, well I also don’t know any different, so we’ll go with the extreme...Tampa is the best place to grow up! I have family who live up north and every winter, it never fails, I get to brag and say, “I live where you vacation.” When I mention Florida to anyone, the common response I get is “You live in Orlando, like near Disney World?”, nope, not exactly. Everyone LOVES Disney World and that is all they like to think about when it comes to Florida, but there is more! Tampa is one of the smaller market cities and is often combined with the St. Petersburg area. Tampa is a young city that continues to grow.  Living in Tampa I constantly h...