ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s the end of an era at the Mahaffey Theater, but the CEO of its management company said he wants it to be the start of a new act for the arts in St. Petersburg.
“It’s bittersweet. I tried to negotiate with the city. We couldn’t come to terms,” said Big 3 Entertainment CEO Bill Edwards.
Big 3 started managing the Duke Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater 15 years ago. During a November 13 city council meeting, Managing Director of City Development Administration Beth Herendeen told members that Big 3 let the city know in May it wanted to extend its management agreement with the city…