$59 million Second District Court of Appeal Courthouse set to open in December in downtown St. Pete
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A major milestone for Florida’s judicial system is nearing completion as the new $59 million Second District Court of Appeal Courthouse prepares to open its doors in downtown St. Petersburg in December.
Located at 525 Mirror Lake Drive North, the three-story, 59,516-square-foot facility sits just one block from City Hall, near the Pinellas County Clerk of Court and other key government buildings.
The courthouse will serve the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Pinellas and Pasco counties), the 12th Circuit (Sarasota, Manatee, and DeSoto counties), and the 13th Circuit (Hillsborough County).
It is named the Bernie McCabe Second District Court of Appeal Courthouse, honoring the late State Attorney for Florida’s Sixth Judicial Circuit.
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A new open-air cocktail bar from the hospitality group behind Forbici Modern Italian is preparing to open in downtown St. Petersburg later this month.
Drift Bar will officially open on Saturday, November 28th, at 155 2nd Avenue North in the courtyard of Sundial, bringing tropical cocktails, casual bar food, and live entertainment to the downtown shopping and dining complex.
The grand opening celebration will begin at 3 p.m. with complimentary bites and the full food and drink menus available for purchase.
DJ Fresh will take the stage at 6 p.m., while the Tampa Bay Lightning's game against the Florida Panthers will be shown on a large screen. No reservations are required.
Drift Bar is a collaboration between Next Level Brands, the Tampa-based hospitality group that opened Forbici Modern Italian at Sundial earlier this year, and Paradise Ventures, which co-owns the complex with Ally Capital Group.