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Homes for the holidays

By Times Staff Writer
Published December 13, 2003

HOLIDAY HOME TOUR: Ten homes in Safety Harbor are open to benefit the Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History. They include the Tucker Mansion, built in the 1920s in the style of a Virginia plantation; and "Whimzey," the folk-art gingerbread cottage of artists Todd Ramquist and Kiaralinda. When: noon to 5 p.m. today. Tickets: $15, available at the Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History, 329 Bayshore Blvd. S, Safety Harbor, where the tour begins. Call (727) 726-1668.

HISTORIC OLD NORTHEAST CANDLELIGHT TOUR OF HOMES: Sixth annual tour in this St. Petersburg neighborhood from Fifth Avenue to 30th Avenue N and from Tampa Bay to Fourth Street. Eight homes will be on this year's tour. When: 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 Sunday. Call (727) 821-3711 for recorded message listing ticket outlets. On Sunday, tickets will be available from 1:30 to 7 p.m. at Westminster Palms Retirement Center, 825 Beach Drive NE, and Westminster Presbyterian Church, 126 11th Ave. NE.

BOW WOW HAUS: Display of doghouses designed by artists, architects, builders and contractors. Sixteen are viewable during business hours at Reeves Import Motor Cars, 11333 N Florida Ave., Tampa. Next May, the houses will be sold to benefit the Humane Society of Tampa Bay.

COASTAL LIVING IDEA HOUSE: Showcase at the Colony Golf & Bay Club in Bonita Springs, between Naples and Fort Myers. The model is a high-rise condo with three bedrooms, 31/2 baths and two terraces in a tower called LaScala, overlooking Estero Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. When: through Dec. 28. Home is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. Tickets: $5; two schools benefit. Information: 239 495-1300. Virtual tour at www.coastalliving.com

[Last modified December 12, 2003, 08:10:39]

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