St. Pete Pier welcomes 68,474 during Week One

Just under 69,000 people visited the new St. Pete Pier during its inaugural week. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, attendance was capped at 10,000 people per day, allowed to explore the 26 acres of parkland scenery and restaurants at will.

Free tickets were required for the first week, to ensure capacity was not exceeded. The ticket requirement was then lifted.

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VINTAGE ST. PETE: From the Bayfront Center to the Mahaffey Theater

VINTAGE ST. PETE is a series focused on our city’s illustrious (and occasionally notorious) past. Many of these features have appeared in the Catalyst over the past two years, and new stories will be added as time goes on. This one was originally published in October 2018.

The Duke Energy Center for the Arts Mahaffey Theater has been part of the downtown St. Petersburg landscape since 1965, although it’s changed considerably in appearance and stature.

‘Catalyst Sessions’ recap: Ronnie Dee

Ronnie Dee was 19 years old when his accompanied his parents from the Bronx, N.Y. – the only real home he’d ever known – to the complete unknown of Tampa Bay. “They told me ‘you’re welcome to home or you’re welcome to stay, we understand,’” Dee recalled Friday on The Catalyst Sessions.

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