A thriving live-work environment in downtown St. Petersburg continues to attract new residents. American Land Ventures and Coastal Construction want to give them a place to call home. American Land Ventures recently unveiled plans for 334, a 24-story building with 220 upscale apartments at 334 2nd Ave. S. Coastal Construction is the general contractor. The official […]
He survived homelessness, drugs, morbid obesity, a suicide attempt and jail time as a teenager in St. Petersburg. As an adult, he weathered the scathing wrath of firebrand chef Gordon Ramsay, participating in not one, but two, seasons of the hit TV show Hell’s Kitchen. Now Robert Hesse, a chef who’s plied his trade at the […]
The newest member of the bustling 600 block of Central Avenue brings healthy, delicious, and gluten-free food to DTSP. Check out Brass Bowl Kitchen & Juicery! (Image from Brass Bowl Kitchen & Juicery Facebook Page) The restaurant is divided into two sections: the juice bar in the front and the kitchen behind. The juice bar […]
Hidden away on the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital campus, The Library would likely win the title of “Most Unusual Location” among St. Pete’s restaurants. (Image from The Library’s Facebook page.) Originally christened “The Peabody,” The Library emerged from the inspiring partnership between Johns Hopkins and George Peabody. The two friends devoted themselves to building communities […]
The world needs coffee – and more coffee shops like Brew D Licious. Located on the bustling 600 block of Central Avenue, the little shop lays claim to a garage-style venue. Visitors walk inside through a wide-open garage door (weather permitting) and are enchanted by the scent of fresh coffee as soon as they cross […]
Join the Florida Holocaust Museum in honoring those who died during the Holocaust. Yom HaShoah is known to most as Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year, in observance of the occasion, The Florida Holocaust Museum (The FHM) invites the community to visit the Museum free of charge all day on Thursday, April 12, 2018. The Yom […]
Just off Beach Drive, resting on the corner of Central Avenue and First Avenue South, is a well-known landmark. This towering pink structure is not a location you would historically expect to find a cultural hotspot. In fact, the top floors are a city parking garage, and the bottom were the former offices of an […]
