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Pinellas County’s maintenance and landscaping scene is buzzing right now. From lawn care to facility upkeep, there are plenty of hands-on roles for folks who like to stay active and work outdoors.

Bungalows dating back to the 1920s will be replaced with a boutique apartment complex in St. Petersburg. This past week, the St. Petersburg Development Review Commission approved plans for a two-building apartment complex that would feature 11 units. Specifically, plans call for a three-story building with a parking garage and eight units, along with a two-story building with three units. St...

A Night at the Brewseum is one of the most fun and entertaining experiences you can have in St. Pete, where you get to play like a kid, drink like a local, and spend a Friday night with friends in a museum. A Night at the Brewseum returns for its 12th anniversary on Friday, April 10, from 6-9 pm inside Great Explorations Children’s...

A locally owned dry cleaning chain with locations from Largo to Lakewood Ranch that’s been owned by two sisters for decades has been sold. VOLK Holdings LLC, run by St. Petersburg software entrepreneur and onetime franchise restaurant executive Nick Volk, has acquired the business, Sun Country Cleaners. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. St. Pete-based Aberdeen Advisors was the exclusive advisor to...

It’s a chicken! It’s a man! It’s ... a movie about a half-chicken, half-man murderer at Heritage Village?. “Chicken Head,” a horror-comedy mockumentary from Corin Nemec, is being filmed around Pinellas County. Most of the scenes were filmed this month during a weeklong shoot at Heritage Village in Largo.

A farm-to-table restaurant is coming to the EDGE District of downtown St. Pete. Casa Origen will open this summer at 937 Central Avenue, the former home of No Vacancy, a retro Florida-themed bar that closed last year after a six-year run. The restaurant will use organic, nutrient-dense ingredients sourced from...

Foxtail Coffee Co. is zeroing in on South St. Petersburg, with plans for a new cafe in the Skyway Marina District’s Sky Town retail strip, adding yet another caffeine stop to a corridor that is quickly filling in. The shop is set for a new outparcel across from the recently opened Sprouts Farmers Market, part of a broader wave of development reshaping the city’s...

An 18-year-old St. Petersburg man turned himself in April 1 in connection with a deadly arson fire that killed a young woman and severely burned her sister last month, police said. Charles Chambliss III faces charges of felony murder and three counts of attempted felony murder, according to the St....

The growing stand-up comedy scene in St. Pete is getting another addition, this time with a much smaller, more intimate format. Sunshine Comedy Café will open this summer at 443 1st Avenue North, on the ground floor of the Princess Martha building in downtown St. Pete, bringing a 35- to 45-seat venue focused on up-close, interactive stand-up.

The lounge is a marriage of mid-century modern style, good music, deep St. Pete roots and a thoughtful cocktail program curated by Chris Trull, who also designs drinks for Kaye’s other ventures, Wild Child and Slim Charmer. The post Easy Tiger listening bar opens in St. Pete next week appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .