A Gulfport-based vintage and handmade goods shop is preparing to open a larger, expanded location in St. Pete.

Coastal House Vintage will open Wednesday, April 29th at 2820 1st Avenue North in the Grand Central District, growing from roughly 500 square feet to about 1,700 square feet in a 1926-built home that has since been converted for commercial use.

Alongside the expansion, the shop is introducing a more interactive concept centered on creativity and community.

The new location will feature a dedicated craft café, where visitors can drop in at any time, purchase a project, and spend time making it on-site.

“We really hope it’ll be a third-space environment where people can come spend time with us,” owner Robin Kee said in a conversation with St. Pete Rising. “You can sit and have a drink, hang out with friends, and not have to go sit at a bar.”

The Shoppes at Park Place, one of the most popular shopping centers in Pinellas Park, is set to expand.

Located at 7200 U.S. Highway 19 North, the 495,000-square-foot open-air shopping center, which is anchored by Target and the Regal Park Place movie theater, is slated to add a 120-room hotel, a drive-thru bank, and approximately 28,000 square feet of new retail space.

On March 5th, the Pinellas Park Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved an amendment to the site’s Commercial Planned Unit Development plan to allow the new uses.

The commission also approved a conditional use for a drive-thru bank within the General Commercial (B-1) zoning district.

The proposal, submitted by landowner Belleair Development Group, is scheduled to go before the City Council on April 7th for a first reading, followed by a second reading and public hearing on April 23rd.

A new thrift shop is set to open, offering vintage clothes, local art, and a chance to support a good cause.

The Blue Urban Project, a St. Pete-based, veteran-founded nonprofit, is preparing to open a thrift store at 1620 Central Avenue in the Grand Central District.

The Blue Urban Project Thrift expands the organization’s mission to support marine environmental conservation and uplift military veterans, while creating a steady funding source and a stronger presence in the local community.

Since its founding in 2022, the nonprofit has focused on hands-on work like underwater cleanups, sustainability initiatives, and coastal resilience efforts to improve local waterways, while also providing job opportunities and community programs for veterans.

The roughly 900-square-foot space is located next to Zaytoon Grill and was previously occupied by Bohemian Reves, a local skin care and beauty shop that closed in 2024.

The second-hand store is expected to open in early May and will provide affordable clothing (sorted by color), furniture, kitchenware, oddities, and books.

Tucked inside a century-old building near Mirror Lake, a wellness center is combining functional medicine, recovery therapies, and classes like yoga and breathwork under one roof.

REVO Wellness has relocated from its former 4th Street North storefront to the historic Dupont Building at 155 8th Street North in downtown St. Pete.

At nearly 5,700 square feet, the space is more than triple the size of its previous home, allowing REVO to add group classes, recovery amenities like sauna and cold plunge, hands-on therapies such as acupuncture and massage, and a broader mix of aesthetic and lifestyle services.

Owners Bryce Gonzalez and Bridget Boudreaux started remodeling the space in fall 2025, turning the former call center into a space centered on healing and recovery.

Gonzalez, a St. Pete native, previously served in counter-intelligence for the U.S. military’s special operations.

“We’ve built this to be a retreat center,” said Gonzalez, who founded the business in 2017. “It’s not your typical clinic or med space — it’s much more than that. We want to create change for the entire community to live longer and become the healthiest version of themselves.”