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Pinellas Park
is located just east of Seminole between Clearwater
and St. Petersburg and is just 15 minutes from
USF St. Petersburg and about 40 minutes from USF-Tampa.
It is also in close proximity to where the Tampa
professional sports teams play, miles of beautiful
beaches and lots of shopping and dining options.
This central location is just one of the perks
of living in Pinellas Park, it also has a lot
of variety when it comes to housing.
Housing
Pinellas Park offers a wide selection of older,
established homes with moderate prices. The community
has many family-friendly neighborhoods and subdivisions.
This area is great for young families or college
students. There is also a wide selection of apartments
and condos from affordable one bedrooms to luxury
town homes.
Things
To Do
There are 15 city parks in Pinellas Park including
two with equestrian trails and the Town Square
Plaza & England Brothers Bandshell which hosts
festivals, concerts and community stage productions
throughout the year. Being at the center of the
Pinellas peninsula allows Pinellas Park residents
many options for fishing and boating. The gulf
beaches including Clearwater, Madeira and St.
Pete are all within 10 miles of Pinellas Park.
Golf courses include the public Mainlands Golf
Club and the nearby private courses Bardmoor Golf
and tennis Club and Bayou Golf Club, both in Largo.
Indoor entertainment includes the Venue Theatre
& Actors Studio, the Park Place Stadium 16
movie theater and the Largo Cultural Center and
Ruth Eckerd hall, both of which host a variety
of plays, theater and musical acts are also in
close proximity.
Dining
and Shopping
The Shoppes at Park Place provide a wide variety
of stores Target, Payless Shoes, Kirkland’s
Home, Marshall’s, Office Depot, Michael’s,
Dressbarn, Off Broadway Shoes, Famous Footwear
and many more. Tampa’s premier shopping
and dining complex International Plaza is just
20 minutes away and features such high end stores
as Burberry, Crate & Barrel, J.Crew, Gucci,
Neiman Marcus, and Nordstrom and restaurants like
the Capital Grille, Bar Louie, Blue Martini and
Ocean Prime.
Restaurants in Pinellas Park include Chipotle,
Five Guys Burgers and Fries, BJ’s Chicago
Style Pizza, Chili’s, Pollo Tropical, Cajun
Cafe on the Bayou, La Teresita Restaurant, Rosie’s
Clam Shack and many more.
Traffic
and Driving
Pinellas Park is in very close proximity to I-275
which can be taken north into Tampa or south through
St. Petersburg and eventually across the Skyway
Bridge into the Bradenton/Sarasota area. US-19
is also easily accessible from most Pinellas Park
neighborhoods and travels north and south on the
Pinellas peninsula.
Schools
Public schools include Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Elementary, Cross Bayou Elementary, Pinellas Central
Elementary, Pinellas Park Elementary, Pinellas
Park Middle, Richard L. Sanders School (K-12),
Pinellas Secondary School (6-12). Private schools
include Morning Star School of Pinellas Park,
First Baptist Christian and Sacred Heart Catholic
School. Colleges and Universities in the area
include HCC-St. Petersburg, USF-St. Petersburg,
ITT-Technical Institute, St. Pete College, Webster
University and Clearwater Christian College.
Business
Commerce in Pinellas Park is mainly generated
by the industries of health care, manufacturing,
finance and hospitality. Some of the largest employers
in this area are the Bayfront Medical, Home Shopping
Network, Raymond James and Associates, Ratheon
E-Systems, Transitions Optical, and Times Publishing. |
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