Christopher Vela's Blog (4)

Some may have been wondering about this city landscape architecture. There is very promising news, use the link below. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/politicalwhore/2009/05/28/back-to-the-garden-kiley-revisited/ Continue

From: http://www.lightsontampa.org/ Beginning Saturday, January 10th at 5:30 p.m., downtown Tampa will be transformed through five outdoor public art installations created by major contemporary artists. So grab your walking shoes and experience Lights On Tampa! Maps will be made available at the event, but you may also download a map here. Along the way, you'll be able to grab a quick bite from a food vendor and listen to some engaging music. Numerous local eateries and pubs will also be open f… Continue

Things that can happen in (3) minutes: -Enough time to listen to one of the few '3 minute hits' by The Beatles. -Edit AutoCAD drawings under the line (ha, ha) of fire. CAD monkeys unite!! -Inhale my breakfast, well, I mean sip. -Make some microwave popcorn. -Enough time for this guy to eat 2 big macs:

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Living near downtown, a frequent to Ybor and Central City, I noticed this past week Florida Avenue was repaved. And, under that old asphalt, one could see well intact brick pavers. At first I was excited about this brick coming back because it would be a low-cost solution to make the streetscape look better and, brick streets, slows down traffic. And this is important as with most one-way avenues, drivers hustle faster than two-way avenues/streets, we see this all the time. With brick being more… Continue