July 15, 2024

The Blend Coffee & Cocktails to open café on Central Avenue in Central Oak Park

July 15, 2024/ Anthony Close

Earlier this month, The Blend opened its newest location at 3001 16th Street North in Magnolia Heights. The café’s other St. Pete locations are situated at 1211 4th Street North in the Old Northeast, 2760 34th Street North in Disston Heights, and 6730 Central Avenue in west St. Pete.

The coffeehouse also has locations Tampa, Pinellas Park, and Palmetto.

The Blend’s menu features traditional drip coffee, iced coffee, and cold brew, as well as a diverse selection of espresso-based drinks, including lattes, americanos, macchiatos, and mochas. Customers can also choose from over 25 flavored syrups.

July 12, 2024

Done Deals: St. Pete apartments sell, NY company relocates HQ to Pinellas, Indian Rocks Beach restaurant sells

July 12, 2024/ Veronica Brezina

Done Deals is a weekly column by St. Pete Rising spotlighting recent real estate market insight and significant deals happening in the Sunshine City and beyond. The following information is sourced from public records and trusted intel.

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July 12, 2024

Nippy Iced Coffee to open along Pinellas Trail in Warehouse Arts District

July 12, 2024/ Veronica Brezina

Bicyclists and walkers on the Pinellas Trail will soon be able to cool down and reenergize with flavorful iced coffee drinks.

Nippy Iced Coffee, a new mobile coffee concept exclusively selling iced coffee and fruity drinks, will open its first location in St. Pete’s Warehouse Arts District later this month.

The trailer will be parked along the Pinellas Trail directly behind Foodie Labs, a culinary incubator with a mix of ghost kitchens and shared spaces on the ArtsXchange campus at 515 22nd Street South.

"We've been bringing our coffee to pop-up events in Florida, but this will be our first home," Nippy Iced Coffee Director of Operations Linda Gordon said to St. Pete Rising.

July 11, 2024

Pedestrian-only retail village and apartments approved for YMCA property near downtown St. Pete

July 11, 2024/ Veronica Brezina

Plans to transform a portion of a YMCA property in St. Pete’s Grand Central District into a pedestrian-only retail village and residential complex are one step closer to reality.

During Wednesday’s Development Review Commission meeting, commissioners approved the plan for Whitney Village, a proposed mixed-use development that is expected to rise on a portion of the Jim & Heather Gills YMCA campus at 3200 1st Avenue South.

St. Pete investor Blake Whitney Thompson of BLAKE Investment Partners, selected by the YMCA in early 2023 to redevelop the property, and multifamily developer Greystar Real Estate Partners submitted plans to build 380 apartments and 32,000 square feet of retail to the east of the existing YMCA facility.

July 11, 2024

Massive pickleball complex with restaurant and cocktail bar coming to St. Pete

July 11, 2024/ Veronica Brezina

A massive 45,000-square-foot sports entertainment venue opening in St. Pete early next year will feature pickleball courts, padel courts, table tennis, a full-service restaurant, and a cocktail bar.

St. Pete Athletic Paddle & Social Club has inked a lease at 2544 Fairfield Avenue South inside The Factory, a 90,000-square-foot arts and culture hub situated on the Pinellas Trail in the Warehouse Arts District.

The club will occupy 30,000 square feet of existing space on the west side of The Factory property and a new 15,000-square-foot building will be constructed to accommodate more pickleball courts.

St. Pete Athletic is the brainchild of serial entrepreneur Reuben Pressman and owner of Major League Pickleball’s Florida Smash Graham D’Amico, alongside key partners Jarrett Sabatini, owner of Intermezzo Coffee and Cocktails; and Nathan Stonecipher, owner of Green Bench Brewing.