Get your taste buds ready because Sunshine City Popcorn Co., a gourmet, small-batch popcorn shop, is coming soon to 2533 Central Avenue, a Grand Central District storefront that formerly housed Miss Pitty Pat's Porch, an antique shop.

Owner Brooke Wolf is aiming to open for business in mid-August, she told St. Pete Rising. She did her homework before developing a business plan for Sunshine City Popcorn Co., traveling to Texas to meet with a popcorn consultant “who taught me everything,” she said. “He’s helped open popcorn stores as far away as Japan. Who knew?” 

Sunshine City Popcorn Co., Wolf said, will make more than 50 flavors of popcorn, both sweet and savory, at its new 1,000-square-foot shop. She secured the Grand Central District spot thanks to Jessica Dwyer of Dalton Wade, who also represented the landlord.

After debuting in summer 2021 with a location at the Shoppes of Kenwood, at 3112 3rd Avenue North, and following that up with a South Pasadena shop in summer 2022, Gateway Subs is set to open its third sandwich shop in less than two years.

The newest Gateway Subs will be located at 5931 4th Street North, next to a Curaleaf medical cannabis dispensary, and is on track to open in late August or early September, according to co-founder and co-owner Grant Strayer. 

At 1,843 square feet, “It will be the biggest Gateway Subs location,” he said in an interview with St. Pete Rising.