BellaBrava Expanding in Downtown St. Pete
The popular Beach Drive restaurant will be adding 800 square feet of space from a neighboring shop.
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
E.A.T. St. Pete: Art, Food & Wine Festival Announced
The inaugural culinary arts festival will take place Nov. 15-17.
World renowned chefs such as Masaharu Morimoto, Duff Goldman, and Scott Conant are bring their culinary talents to St. Petersburg in November for the inaugural E.A.T. St. Pete food, art and wine festival. The festival, which will take place at a variety of locations, will happen Nov. 15 – 17. Tickets go on sale June. 24. Details of E.A.T. St. Pete were announced Friday at the Mahaffey Theater by Bill Edwards, HSN marketing officer Bill Brand, director of Visit St. Pete Clearwater DT Minich and Mayor Bill Foster. “It’s been an exciting year of planning and getting this thing off the ground,” Minich said. “ This area is known for world-class beaches, world-class art (and) with this here, we’ll be known as a world-class culinary destination…
Demolition Continues at BayWalk for The Shops at St. Pete
The new shopping center is scheduled to open in February 2014.
The demolition of the BayWalk retail complex in downtown St. Petersburg continues as the property transforms into The Shops at St. Pete. Once completed, The Shops at St. Pete will be an 80,000-square-foot complex that features indoor/outdoor dining, retail, covered walkways, canopies and modern architecture. According to the developers, The Shops at St. Pete is scheduled to open in February 2014: The Shops at St. Pete, located at the heart of downtown St. Petersburg is the epicenter of the active and energetic waterfront district. Unlike any other mall or lifestyle center, The Shops at St. Pete is locally owned and operated by The Bill Edwards Group- a St. Petersburg based Finance, Hospitality, Entertainment, and Real Estate Group. The …
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Birchwood's Restaurants, Lounge Open for Business
The Birchwood's outdoor cafe, indoor restaurant and rooftop lounge started welcoming customers on Friday.
The new Birchwood Hotel's restaurants had a "soft opening" on Friday that was of little surprise to foodies in St. Petersburg. The opening was reported by the Tampa Bay Times Friday morning, then tweeted and chatted about on social media sites, as the hype built throughout the day. "So much for a soft opening... The cuisine is amazing and you're going to love it!!!" the Birchwood staff proclaimed on Facebook Friday. The transformation of the old Grayl's Hotel into the trendy Birchwood – which blends historic and contemporary features – has been watched by patrons of the shops and restaurants along Beach Drive. Lunch and dinner will be served at the hotel, which has sidewalk cafe service, as well as a rooftop deck to catch the sea breezes. …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Ferg's to Host Fundraiser for Family Who Lost Home During Fire
The Tampa Bay Community is again going to gather on Saturday, May 18, at Ferg’s Sports bar in St. Pete to help a family in need.
The St. Petersburg community will be rallying Saturday evening at Ferg's Sports bar to help a local family after a fire destroyed the home of Renee Mott and her son, Dylan. On March 17, the Mott family was able escape the raging fire in their St. Pete home but quickly learned that insurance was not going to help. According to Ferg's, after contacting the insurance company, Renee found they had no contents insurance on the property, leaving her and Dylan to live for the past two months in the burnt out remains. Dylan, a freshman at Osceola High School, had a local lawn care business to help out his mom; however, all of his equipment was destroyed in the fire, a news release said. "You can imagine how this mom & son are feeling," Ferg's …
BellaBrava Restaurant Is Growing
The popular Beach Drive restaurant will be adding 800 square feet of space from a neighboring shop.
BellaBrava is expanding. The trendy restaurant at 204 Beach Drive will pick up an additional 800 square feet when it takes over building space occupied by Salon LaRu, next door, according to a news release. “When the landlord contacted us, we jumped at the opportunity,” said Mike Harting, manager at BellaBrava in a news release. “The demand for the additional capacity is there and, on our busiest nights, seating times will be much quicker.” The addition will bring 50 more seats to the 230-seat downtown restaurant, which has indoor and outdoor seating. The restaurant also plans to hire up to 16 more employees. The news of BellaBrava's expansion should not surprise regulars, who are used to crowds at the restaurant, especially on Friday and …
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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Few Changes Coming to Sidewalk Cafe Ordinance
City council has asked for few changes to the city's sidewalk cafe ordinance.
Careful not to disrupt a bustling downtown or hurt business owners, city council, sitting as the public services and infrastructure committee, asked city staff for only mild adjustments to sidewalk café regulations in St. Pete. Area of concern include outdoor amplified noise, height and size of out door cafes, number of signs, the use of public right-of-way and the sidewalks being overcrowded. “People figure out how to navigate things,” council member Steve Kornell said. “Friday night and Saturday, I mean we want people on the sidewalks. “I don’t know how a business owner would regulate that,” Kornell said of an overcrowded sidewalk. “They would yell and have to go out there and be nasty to the patrons. I don’t want to restrict success. I …
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Velva Lee Heraty aka Dream Momma
11:37 pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
“I don’t know how a business owner would regulate that,” Kornell said of an overcrowded sidewalk. “They would yell and have to go out there and be nasty to the patrons ..." Huh? I am downtown almost every night at all times and have never seen a problem with crowding, much less yelling restaurant owners. With all due respect the council needs to spend their time and energy on real problems, not … more ›
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Kahwa Coffee Eyes Major Expansion
The St. Petersburg-based company's growth plans include a network of coffee shops across Tampa Bay and beyond.
Is Kahwa Coffee Roasting the next Hooters or Outback Steakhouse? TBO.com makes the comparison in an article headlined: "Kahwa Coffee Poised to Expand." Owners Raphael and Sarah Perrier have ambitious growth plans for selling their locally roasted coffee beans and building their network of hip Kahwa Coffee shops. The goals is to open 10 more coffee shops over the next year and a half, in addition to the five they have in St. Petersburg and Tampa now, TBO.com reports. New sites under consideration include South Tampa, Westchase and cities in north Pinellas County. Kahwa Coffee hopes to continue that growth in Orlando and across the country, similar to homegrown restaurants like Hooters and Outback, which grew way beyond their Florida roots, …
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Wilder
4:57 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
I absolutely love Kahwa!! Huge fan & my reasons why.. my fav coffee - a perfect cup of joe their yummy croissants .. taste almost as good as the best served in Paris!! Spoken by someone who lived on the Left Bank for 5 + years! - morning muffin - Delish & best gluten free bars... Choc & coconut a perfect combo - plus a really cool staff.. Kudos for hiring so well Only complaint ... Not the same … more ›
Rider
6:43 am on Saturday, May 18, 2013
yawn, yawn..... more ›