A small, community-oriented coffee shop has quietly opened along 18th Avenue South, offering a new gathering place for residents in south St. Pete.
The Morning Pour is located at 1701 18th Avenue South, next to handful of neighborhood businesses that includes a take-out seafood restaurant, a hair salon, and a candle shop, and just steps from The Grove, a Habitat for Humanity-built residential development.
The building was purchased last fall by Shawntavia Turner, a local real estate broker, mortgage firm owner, and affordable housing developer, who rebranded the property as The Gateway at Turnkey…