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Top St. Pete headlines in 2015: No. 9 – Transportation

Published on December 30, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

Editor’s note: As 2015 winds down, SPB is taking a look back at the year’s news in St. Pete and assembled a list of the top 10 most interesting developments. Whether the news evoked outrage in the community, excitement or even heartbreak, these are the top headlines of the past year. No. 9 – Transportation The year 2015 started off with many St. Petersburg residents still disappointed that a Pinellas county transit referendum failed. It would have led to a more robust public transportation…

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Central Avenue BRT funding was out, now it’s in

Published on April 1, 2015 in Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

Last month, it looked like a $1.25 million appropriation for a bus rapid transit pilot program in St. Pete was dead in the water after it was left out of a budget proposed in the Senate. Transit backers in Pinellas County are celebrating thanks to an amendment adopted Wednesday that will get the project started. While the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority won’t be getting the full $1.25 million, there is a $1 million appropriation in the Senate’s budget that would…

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Central Avenue building owner looks for new tenant for retail, restaurant space on 600 block

Published on March 4, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

The 600 block of Central Avenue could be getting yet another facelift in the coming months. One of the block’s major owners and developers, Gary Burnside, is looking for some new tenants to boost retail traffic and provide more dining opportunities on the indy-friendly span of Central. Burwell is looking to replace space inside the Crislip arcade that is currently used for the Daggio Art School with retail. He’d also consider renting the space to a jewelry repairperson. The space…

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Grand Central Trolley Hop tonight

Published on January 15, 2010 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

Everyone 21 and older is invited to enjoy the sights and sounds of the first Grand Central Trolley Hop this Friday, January 15. Your Trolley Hop passport gets you free, unlimited rides aboard the Central Avenue Shuttle from 4 p.m. to midnight, plus great discounts from these participating pubs and restaurants: • Paddy Burke’s, 100 Fourth St. S • Island Seafood Market, 2057 Central Ave. • Cigar Loft, 2448 Central Ave. • Beak’s Old Florida, 2451 Central Ave. •…

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St. Pete City Council exploring idea of extending 2 a.m. last call for alcohol

Published on January 7, 2010 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

Take a look at today’s agenda for the St. Petersburg City Council and you may notice that Councilman Jim Kennedy has introduced a new business that “evaluate the benefits and detriments of expanding the hours for sale of alcohol and packaged goods.” (Update – 10:53 a.m. The City Council unanimously agreed to refer Kennedy’s proposal to committee. 10 Connects story on this issue can be viewed here.) According to another member of the City Council supportive of the idea, Kennedy…

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The vote to vacate the BayWalk sidewalk failed, not because of the protesters, but because of the St. Pete Chamber

Published on October 5, 2009 in Peter/The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

Much has already been written about the effort to vacate the sidewalk outside of BayWalk. St. Petersburg Times Editor of Editorials is already blaming the Gang of Four (Leslie Curran, Jeff Danner, Wengay Newton and Herb Polson for BayWalk’s impending demise: “When BayWalk is boarded up and completes its transformation from downtown St. Petersburg’s jewel to its biggest eyesore, we will know whom to blame. When Muvico closes and there is not a single movie theater in a city that…

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Clean Up Crislip Arcade

Published on July 8, 2009 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

Saint Petersburg Preservation is excited to tell you that we’re making progress with the Crislip Arcade in downtown St. Petersburg! We’ve worked with the owner and with the City of St. Petersburg, J Allan Studios, and Pinstripe Marketing to find a way to clean up and revitalize this prominent stretch of Central Avenue, between 6th and 7tth Streets. The owner has agreed to let us clean up the arcade and storefronts – sweep, paint, and generally make the place look…

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