Brass Bowl

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church

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St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church was established in Tampa in 1871.  Its first service was held in the hospital building at Fort Brooke.  A wooden church was erected in 1883 on the city block bounded by Marion, Twiggs, Morgan and Madison Streets, which had been purchased by St. Andrew’s Guild in 1877.  A parish school house and rectory were soon added to the site.

In 1904, ground was broken for the present church.  Local architects Miller & Kenard designed the Mediterranean Revival style building completed in 1907.  The new structure incorporated several stained glass windows, the communion rail and lectern from the original church.  Over the years, parishioners have made numerous gifts to complete the interior decoration of the building.

For more than a century, St. Andrew’s has remained a city church.  Its outreach helped establish St. John’s and St. Mary’s Episcopal churches, Metropolitan Ministries and the Seafarer’s Mission.  In 1996, St. Andrew’s further deepened its city roots by purchasing the 1929 Western Union Art Deco building at the corner of Twiggs and Marion Streets.

As one of Tampa’s most historic churches, St. Andrew’s embraces it role of continued service to the community

I don’t know if this is a option offered from the manufacturer, or it’s a custom job, but I think it’s kinda cool.

Taterheads are everywhere.    Keep your wits about you, or you could end up as a hood ornament for bozo’s like this.

The driver of this car was clueless.  He was dumbfounded that I would be upset that he was in the crosswalk.  I don’t know if I should be mad or feel sorry for this taterhead.

On Sunday the Brass Bowl took a bike ride through Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park.  It is one of my favorite places to ride, although it is a bit far away.  But it is well worth the journey.  This deer was no more than five feet off the paved trail, and oblivious to our presence.

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Friday, Super Dave smirks into my cube and announces, “Flotsam Alert”.  I grab the digital and head to the street.  While I am walking up, this is what I see first.

I come around the truck, and….

Trapped between a parking meter and a hood, the light pole stretches across the parking lane and two traffic lanes.  But wait, here is our chance to see the details of the breakaway mounting, upclose,   It appears that the bolts sheared as they were designed to do, leaving the base pretty much intact.

The working theory is that the van got tagged from behind, which drove it into the light pole.

I don’t know all the protocols involved, but as I saw it, the Deputy Sheriff threw jurisdiction to the wind and helped out when he saw a need.  This is Kennedy, the main drag through downtown Tampa.

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