A St. Petersburg dining spot will close its doors this summer. The Studio Public House, which brought British flavors to 2950 Central Ave. since 2021, must shut down after its building owner listed the property for sale.
“If [the landlord] chooses to sell the property, he doesn’t have to let me renew, and he kind of exercised that right,” owner Mike Crippin said per St. Pete Catalyst. “There’s no recourse for me.”
The clock runs out on their lease in late summer. Despite getting a verbal nod for a five-year extension in January, plans changed abruptly. On June 20, word came down: no renewal…