Everything you need to know about next month’s SHINE Mural Festival

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Everything you need to know about next month’s SHINE Mural Festival

Over the past 10 years, local artists and artists from around the world have gathered in St. Pete for the SHINE Mural Festival. Each year, the artists create a handful of larger-than-life murals around urban St. Petersburg, infusing sections of the city with character and colors.

The 10th Annual SHINE Mural Festival, produced by local non-profit St. Petersburg Arts Alliance, will run from November 8th to 17th. The multi-day festival was originally scheduled for October 11th to 20th, but was postponed due to the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.

Since its inception in 2015, the event has created nearly 170 murals throughout downtown and the surrounding arts districts.

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EoS Fitness to open 40,000-square-foot gym in south St. Pete

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EoS Fitness to open 40,000-square-foot gym in south St. Pete

The Dallas, Texas-based gym company EoS Fitness is expanding its footprint with its first St. Pete location.

EoS Fitness, a low-cost gym known for its smart technology and high-end amenities, will replace the old Bealls department store, which closed in July, at 2830 54th Avenue South just outside the city’s Skyway Marina District.

The 39,600-square-foot gym will join other tenants at the Seville Square shopping plaza such as Publix, Bank of America, and Truist.

Bealls was one of the original anchor tenants at Seville Square when the plaza was built in 1988. The Publix, located on the west side of the plaza, was originally an Albertsons when the building was constructed in 1976, pre-dating the rest of the shopping center by 12 years.

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Done Deals: Affordable apartment project moves forward, barbershop serving beers coming soon, Spectrum opens call center

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Done Deals: Affordable apartment project moves forward, barbershop serving beers coming soon, Spectrum opens call center

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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Future site of 170-unit senior living community trades hands in the Skyway Marina District

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Future site of 170-unit senior living community trades hands in the Skyway Marina District

A Florida not-for-profit group is leading the development of a new active senior living community in St. Pete's Skyway Marina District.

Convivial Life, an organization based in Venice, Florida that manages senior living communities, has acquired a 5.25-acre property at 4595 34th Street South that was slated to be the future home of The Manhattan, a new senior living development.

Convivial Life purchased the property in a roughly $21.365 million deal from Sarasota-based LifeStar Living.

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Crane collapse causes uncertain future for Karma Juice Bar and Eatery in downtown St. Pete

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Crane collapse causes uncertain future for Karma Juice Bar and Eatery in downtown St. Pete

Karma Juice Bar and Eatery owner Josie Barber didn't realize it at the time, but her last-minute decision to not hunker down inside her downtown restaurant during Hurricane Milton potentially saved her life.

As Milton swept through Florida last week as a Category 3 storm, its high winds caused a tower crane at 400 Central, a 46-story luxury condo tower currently under construction in downtown St. Pete, to topple onto an office building that houses Karma Juice Bar and Eatery.

While no injuries were reported in the eight-story building, located at 490 1st Avenue South, the 500-foot-tall crane allowed rainwater to pour into the floors and set off the emergency sprinklers, causing additional damage.

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Sans Market in the EDGE District struggles to stay afloat after hurricane damage

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Sans Market in the EDGE District struggles to stay afloat after hurricane damage

As Hurricane Milton’s 83 miles per hour winds ripped through St. Pete last week, the roof at Sans Market in downtown St. Pete started to peel back, leaving gaping holes throughout the store.

Heavy rain poured into the shop at 1037 Central Avenue, drenching drywall and cabinets, and ruining 20% of the inventory at the zero-waste lifestyle store that carries paper goods, plant-based products, and organic soaps.

The shop has been a community staple in the EDGE District for the past six years with the mission of helping people move away from single-use plastic, toxins, and excess packaging by selling reusable and natural material products.

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22 blocks of Central Avenue to close for 4th annual Halloween on Central street festival

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22 blocks of Central Avenue to close for 4th annual Halloween on Central street festival

As the community recovers from the impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Halloween on Central, one of St. Pete’s largest events of the year, will proceed as planned.

The family-friendly open-air street festival will take place on Sunday October 27th from noon to 5:00pm.

Vampires, werewolves, and other spooky creatures of the night will take over 22 blocks of Central Avenue between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street and 31st Street, which will be closed off to vehicular traffic and be filled with costumes, candy, and entertainment.

The event will also showcase nearly 600 local businesses.

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Grove Surf and Coffee to rebuild St. Pete Beach shop after extensive damage from recent hurricanes

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Grove Surf and Coffee to rebuild St. Pete Beach shop after extensive damage from recent hurricanes

Lindsey Gottschling and her husband Peter had their eyes glued to the monitor, watching the live camera footage of water flooding their specialty coffee bar and retail shop Grove Surf + Coffee on St. Pete Beach.

“It was like watching a car accident in slow motion. You can't pull yourself away from looking - and then the camera feed cut off,” Lindsey said to St. Pete Rising, reliving the moment Hurricane Milton wreaked havoc on their cafe as it slammed into Florida's western coast last week as a Category 3 storm.

The popular St. Pete Beach business opened in 2020 at 7370 Gulf Boulevard.

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The Show Must Go On: Zubrick Magic Theatre asks for community's help to keep the magic alive

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The Show Must Go On: Zubrick Magic Theatre asks for community's help to keep the magic alive

The Zubrick Magic Theatre in downtown St. Pete, where magicians Chris and Ryan Zubrick typically perform family-friendly comedy and grand-scale illusions, is temporarily serving a new purpose.

The main stage inside the intimate 90-seat theatre at 1211 1st Avenue North is currently filled with air mattresses and the Zubricks’ personal items - becoming a makeshift sanctuary for the couple and their seven-year-old son, Oliver, until the theatre reopens later this month.

Like many residents in St. Petersburg, the Zubricks' single-family home suffered substantial damage from Hurricane Milton when it made landfall last week near Sarasota as a Category 3 storm.

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Hurricane Milton plows through St. Pete, city commences recovery efforts

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Hurricane Milton plows through St. Pete, city commences recovery efforts

Making landfall Wednesday evening near Siesta Key as a Category 3 storm, Milton unleashed its wrath throughout Florida with its outer bands also causing immense storm surge and property damage.

"It’s been a tough few weeks, but we’re still with you - we’re ready to recover and rebuild," the City of St. Petersburg team wrote on Facebook.

"City crews began accessing damage at daybreak and we’re encouraging all residents to stay off the roads until public safety officials deem it safe."

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