Culture

A Guide to Date Night on Beach Drive

Date nights can be hard to plan. Lucky for us, they don’t have to be in St. Pete. Beach Drive has some of the best spots for wining, dining and more. Check out some of our favorites here. Pick and choose from a few of our categories, or hit them all! Allelo Allelo is your […]

A Guide to Beach Drive Happy Hours

Who doesn’t love a good Happy Hour? We know we do – and Beach Drive has some of the best in St. Pete! Here’s our comprehensive list of Happy Hour specials in the thriving heart of St. Petersburg.   400 Beach Seafood and Taphouse 400 Beach is temporarily closed for renovations, but we can’t wait […]

A Guide to the Top 5 Places for Desserts on Beach Drive

Whether you’re out and about after a great meal or just craving something sweet, Beach Drive is your go-to for delectable desserts. The Birch & Vine The Birch & Vine’s dessert menu is practically to die for. Loved by hotel patrons and visitors alike, this restaurant offers some of the best sweet selections around. Selections […]

Catching up with Chuck Prather: The logistics of running three restaurants at the end of The Pier

Ten years has elapsed since developer Chuck Prather bought the 1920-vintage Grayl’s Hotel for $1.8 million. He transformed the vacant Beach Drive wreck into the Birchwood, an 18-room boutique hotel with a swanky restaurant at ground level, and a rooftop bar with breathtaking views of downtown and the bay. The renovations came to more than […]

‘First Flight’ monument installed at the St. Pete Pier

It’s been nearly 107 years since pilot Tony Jannus flew a wood and canvas “airboat” across the bay from St. Petersburg to Tampa in 23 minutes. January 1, 1914 was historically significant not just for our area but for the world as we know it: Because Jannus’ floating biplane carried a paying passenger, who’d paid […]

November in the arts: Let’s all Van Gogh to the Dali

https://stpetecatalyst.com/november-in-the-arts-lets-all-van-gogh-to-the-dali/   Van Gogh’s actual canvases aren’t coming to St. Petersburg – not this year, anyway – but starting Nov. 21 we’ll have what may be the next best thing. The multi-media Van Gogh Alive, created by the Australian company Grande Experiences, will make its first stop in the United States right here at the Salvadore […]

One Community Plan honors Black businesswomen, 1Pier

By Margie Manning via St. Pete Catalyst Entrepreneurs participating in 1Pier (Photo credit: Facebook post by Deborah Figgs-Sanders) Nine Black businesswomen were honored Saturday for their participation in 1Pier. The nine entrepreneurs have made history as the first African-American business collective to operate a kiosk at the St. Pete Pier Marketplace. 1Pier is a social […]