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Published July 09Get free zoo and museum tickets through this local credit union
Summer is a time to get out and explore, and the region’s premier credit union is here to help make it easy (and affordable) to do so. Suncoast Credit Union […]
Community-centered Café Ora to open this fall at Looking Glass Initiative in south St. Pete
A community-centered café will open this fall in South St. Pete as one of the first businesses inside the Looking Glass Initiative, a two-block adaptive reuse project along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street South. Located at 908 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street South, Café Ora…
Published July 09Ideal Nutrition is St. Pete’s new star for healthy, affordable meal prep and meals to-go
After years of searching, I finally found my match. Ideal Nutrition, which quietly opened at the end of 2025 in Downtown St. Pete, has become my new go-to for fresh, […]
Rumba Island Bar & Grill abruptly closes St. Pete location
Rumba Island Bar & Grill has abruptly closed its St. Pete location at 6445 4th Street North, leaving employees and customers with little explanation. Employees tell St. Pete Rising they arrived for work earlier this week expecting a normal shift, only to find the restaurant…
Rumba Island Bar & Grill closes St. Pete location
"We're just looking at doing a rebrand, maybe," said owner Frank Chivas.
Published July 08Three new shops on Central Avenue are celebrating a joint grand opening in Grand Central District
There’s something delightfully chaotic about three brand-new shops deciding to share a single grand opening celebration, and it’s absolutely working. On Saturday, July 25, from 6 to 9 p.m., a […]
Iron Meadow joins spARK Labs by ARK Invest incubator
The organization acquires niche online businesses and utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance operations.
Lucky Cup Coffee to open second St. Pete location at The Factory after whirlwind first year
When longtime friends April Lupkey and Lauren Kirk quietly opened Lucky Cup Coffee Co. inside the Galaxy Hotel in downtown St. Pete last summer, most of their customers were hotel guests. Some days, they made just two drinks. Then a friend ordered a matcha latte that wasn't even…
Heart + Paw veterinarian clinic opens in historic St. Pete building
This is the Pennsylvania-based organization’s first location in Florida.
Beauty bar, café, and local makers market BB House opens in Seminole
Residents can now grab a specialty coffee, browse locally made goods, and book a beauty appointment all under one roof in Seminole. BB House, which celebrated its grand opening last month at 6080 Seminole Boulevard, combines a beauty bar, specialty café, and local vendor market…
Hidden beneath Central Park, 22-seat cocktail parlor The Winfield opens in downtown St. Pete
The Winfield, a 22-seat cocktail parlor hidden beneath downtown St. Pete's sprawling Central Park food hall, opens today. While Central Park occupies nearly 27,700 square feet over five stories at 551 Central Avenue, its newest concept seats just 22 guests, offering an intimate…
Kahwa Coffee opens Palm Harbor location
The new store, at 32700 US Hwy 19 N., opened its doors last month.