► Perry’s Porch, a café concept created by Seed & Feed Hospitality Group, is planned for 335 2nd Avenue NE, adjacent to the St. Petersburg Museum of History on the St. Pete Pier. (Rendering above)
► Kahwa Coffee Roasters plans to open a new location, at 400 45th Avenue South, St. Petersburg.
► Mayor Ken Welch named David Thompson as St. Petersburg’s new government affairs director.
► Rumba Island Bar and Grill opened at 6445 4th Street North, in St. Petersburg, which was formerly home to a WingHouse Bar & Grill.
► Roger Curlin, director of development for the St. Petersburg Opera Company, has been named executive director for the Edge Business District Association.
►Biggby Coffee opened its second location in Florida at 4000 Ulmerton Road.
► Isaac McKinney III, a global program manager for PwC, has been appointed to a four-year term as a member of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus Board.
► MarineMax, a boat and yacht retailer in Clearwater, reached an agreement to lease 9.5 acres of St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport property for a new project.
► St. Petersburg-based firm Spoor Bunch Franz has expanded its relationship with Clearwater-based Westbay CPAs through a merger.
► The TradeWinds Island Resorts – the Island Grand Resort and Rumfish Beach Resort – located on St. Pete Beach, named Rob Ferguson as vice president of sales and marketing.
► New York-based Red Apple Real Estate secured $252 million in financing for the construction of its in-progress, 46-story luxury residential tower, The Residences at 400 Center, in downtown St. Petersburg, provided by Bank OZK.
►The Simms Team with Coastal Properties Group International announced that Tami Simms has taken the role of managing partner of its operations.
► Front Burner Brands, a Tampa-based company that manages the Melting Pot brand, leased 4,900 square feet of space, at 695 Central Avenue, in downtown St. Petersburg, for a new flagship Melting Pot location.
► YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg has selected Blake Investment Partners and Eastman Equity to redevelop a significant 11-acre property in St. Pete’s Union Central District.
► Engel & Völkers Belleair announced that Kristin Hallamek, advisor and team leader of the Hallamek Team, was inducted as founding advisor of the Professional Athlete Advisory Group.
► Urgentvet, an urgent care clinic for pets, opened a clinic in St. Petersburg, at 1470 66th St. N.