Housing
St. Petersburg housing is an eclectic mix of architectural styles including gorgeously rennovated historic homes and apartment buildings, cute bungalows and cottages and luxury condos and apartments, some in high rise buildings with fantastic views. Neighborhoods feature mature trees, shady, wide sidewalks that beg to be strolled along. Homes and apartments, especially in the Old Northeast area of St. Pete each have distinct character.

Things To Do
St Petersburg is home to several world class museums including the newly designed Salvador Dali Museum, the Florida Holocaust Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts. The city is of course home to Tropicana Field where the Tampa Bay Rays’ play. There are also two popular concert venues The Social and well-known Jannus Landing, an outdoor venue.

Golf courses include the public Mangrove Bay Golf Course, Twin Brooks and Cypress Links. Private golf courses and country clubs include the Renaissance Vinoy Golf Club, St. Petersburg Golf and Country Club and the Isla Del Sol Yacht and Country Club.

Other outdoor activities include Coffee Pot Bayou, famous for its manatee sightings; Crescent Lake Park which features a dog park, wilderness area, tennis courts and baseball field; Boyd Hill Nature preserve, which features nature trails, boardwalks, bird of prey aviary and camping; Sunken Gardens, St. Petersburg's oldest living museum that is home to some of the oldest tropical plants in the region; Kopsick Palm Arboretum which features more than 500 palms and cycads representing some 150 species from around the world.

Indoor entertainment includes movie theaters Baywalk, Muvico 20, the American Stage Theatre Company, Progress Energy Center Theatre for the Arts and the St. Petersburg Little Theater.

Dining and Shopping
Residents of St. Petersburg enjoy shopping and dining at the new Baywalk Plaza which features White House Black Market, Engel and Volkers, Happy Feet and Chicos, as well as Messineo's Gourmet Market, International Bistro and Durtie Nellie’s Irish Pub. Shopping and dining on the waterfront is offered by Parkshore Plaza which features a variety of restaurants, bars and specialty shops. Walking downtown along Central Avenue there are even more restaurants, bars, unique stores, boutiques and other stores. Additional shopping is also available in the Tyrone Square Mall.

Traffic and Driving
Most St. Petersburg neighborhoods are in close proximity to I-275 which travels north and south. Traveling north will take you across the bay into Tampa and traveling south will take you across the bay just north of Bradenton via the famous Skyway Bridge. The Gandy Bridge can also be easily accessed and travels into Tampa. There are many one way streets in downtown St. Petersburg, however many have been converted to two way streets and more will be changed in the future.

Schools
There are more than 10 public elementary schools and seven middle schools in St. Petersburg. Public high schools are Gibbs, Dixie Hollins, Lakewood, Life Skills Center, Northeast and St. Petersburg High. There are also many private schools in this area including Wellington Schools of St Petersburg, Transfiguration Catholic School, The Canterbury School, St. Pete Prep, Shorecrest Prep, Southside Christian, Pinellas Marine Institute and more. Colleges in this area include ITT Technical Institute, St. Petersburg College, University of South Florida-St Petersburg Campus and several others.

Business
Commerce in St. Petersburg is generated by a wide variety of industries including tourism, shopping and dining, banking, commercial development and medical services including four highly ranked hospitals. The continuing regentrification of St. Petersburg allows for many opportunities for new restaurants, shops and museums. From Wikipedia