Great Places and Spaces: Grand Central Brewhouse

A new microbrewery and restaurant is planned for the former Taco Bus location in St. Petersburg. Located at 2324 Central Avenue, the 0.41-acre lot was purchased for $860,000 by Grand Central Property Holdings. The project will feature two separate buildings divided by an outdoor courtyard and beer garden. On one side of the lot will

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Local couple make heart health a family affair

Heart-shaped chocolate boxes on every shelf. Red roses at every florist. We all know February is traditionally the month for love and all things heart-related. February also reminds us to take care of our heart. It is American Heart Month—an annual celebration to encourage people to join the battle against heart disease. Jake and Kate

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20 Questions With … Jim Eisch

James “Jim” Eisch joined Pinch A Penny in 1992 as chief financial officer and executive vice president. In 2001, he became chief operating officer. He is a certified public accountant and a graduate from the University of Minnesota. Prior to working with Pinch A Penny, Eisch worked for KPMG Peat Marwick as an audit senior

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Mansions on the Market: Champions’ Club Kingston Model

Address: 1001 Bellamare Trail, Trinity Price: Starting At $849,000 Details: The Champions’ Club opened its Kingston custom luxury model home, created by the team at AR Homes by Arthur Rutenberg Homes. The model home is located within the gated Florencia neighborhood, which offers some of the largest estate homesites within the Champions Club community. Featuring

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Great Places and Spaces: Construction begins on Tampa deepwater marina

Real estate development and land investment firm BTI Partners started construction of a 150-slip full-service marina able to accommodate large vessels. The marina will be part of the 52-acre Westshore Marina District, a mixed-use development on West Shore and Gandy boulevards, in Tampa. The marina is located at Marina Pointe, a luxury condominium development under

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Mansions on the Market: Davis Island renovation

Specs: 4 bedrooms | Square feet: 5,068 | List price: $2,995,000 This home was completely renovated in 2017 and includes a grand foyer and formal dining room, an elevator, a two-story open kitchen, game room and more. The stairs and curved accent wall is made of Italian marble. There’s five private roof top decks. In

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Great Places & Spaces: Clearwater Gas System’s new building

Clearwater Gas System moved into a new facility, at 777 Maple St., near downtown Clearwater. The new facility includes 45,000 square feet of operations, administration, sales and warehousing space, complete with a showroom to display technologies to new customers. The former facility, at 400 N. Myrtle Ave., was home to the company for more than

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Great Places & Spaces: The Royal

Salt Palm Development, based in St. Petersburg, is planning to begin its next project, called The Royal. Its first project, The Sabal, began in 2018 and was completed in early 2019. This new project will be located at 545 Fourth Ave. S. It will have 13 units that will range between 1,800 and 3,100 square

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Artemis Emslie goes Red for Women

Heart disease kills more women in the United States than any other cause. Yet, only about half of women recognize this leading killer. Fewer still know the risk factors and the steps they can take to lower the chances of getting heart disease. Artemis Emslie, a Tampa-based business executive, along with the executive cabinet of

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Great Places & Spaces: Harrison Apartment Suites

LandSouth Construction, a Jacksonville-based general contractor specializing in multifamily, senior living and mixed-use developments, has begun work on the Harrison Apartment Suites at 2575 University Parkway, Sarasota. The developer, Liv Development of Birmingham, Alabama, chose Charlan Brock Associates of Maitland to design the gated community that sits on 11.2 acres. Completion is planned for the

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Mansions on the Market: Frank Lloyd Wright-Inspired Estate

Address: 10000 Lindelaan Drive, Tampa Details: An estate designed by architect Sol Fleischman has entered the market for $8.5 million. Boasting high ceilings and contemporary lines, the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired, Prairie-style residence is owned by Julie Wooley, widow of Jeffery Wooley, a Tampa auto executive who was president and CEO of Asbury’s Courtesy Automotive Group

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Great Places & Spaces: 770 Apartments

A project tentatively called 770 Apartments has been proposed for the corner of Fourth Avenue North and Eighth Street North in St. Petersburg. The proposed development will have 126 apartments and will include a third-floor interior courtyard with a private pool and resident terrace. The first two floors primarily will be used for parking, with

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