St Pete Rising - Everything new and coming soon to St. Pete

Downtown St. Pete will soon be the home of a new neighborhood-style pizza and beer joint with a modern twist — self-serve draft beer and wine. Oak and Stone will occupy around 5,000 square feet on the ground floor of the new Hyatt Place at ONE St. Petersburg, directly across from the entrance to the popular music venue Jannus Live. This will be Oak and Stone's second location -- the first restaurant is based in Sarasota.

“We’re literally in the heart of the downtown district. It’s a great throughway for people coming from the waterfront and downtown. The location is amazing,” says owner Joe Seidensticker.

Oak and Stone has an expansive menu that includes burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads, and of course pizza. In addition to offering the classics, Oak and Stone also serves exotic pies, such as the Scampi which includes garlic shrimp, cherry tomato, arugula, white cheddar and parmesan and the Mac N’ Cheese which includes white cheddar, roasted garlic, caramelized onions, and goldfish crumbles. Each 10” pizza is priced between $10 to $15.

This quarter was packed full of groundbreakings! After over a decade of planning, construction has finally commenced on the new St. Pete pier. Construction crews have started driving piles into Tampa Bay to support the over-water portion of the pier. It will take 6 months to complete the pile driving process, however construction on the pier deck is scheduled to begin as early as October.

In other groundbreaking news, located on Fourth Avenue North between Third and Fourth streets, the Museum of the American Arts of Crafts Movement site was fenced off this quarter for site preparation. The $70 million privately funded museum will occupy 137,000 square feet and stand 5 stories tall. The museum will include a 100-seat auditorium, a resource library, a children's education center, a 300-seat upscale restaurant, a cafe, retail store and event space. The expected opening date is May 2019.