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St. Petersburg’s Triad — at one time the largest advertising and marketing firm in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area — is shutting down.

Development update: City Council moves two projects forward amid pandemic

The St. Petersburg City Council moved two projects forward during their first meeting held virtually via Zoom last week. Council members approved an extension of the due diligence period for a site at 600 26th Street South and moved forward a six-story building with 10 dwelling units and ground floor retail at the corner of 3rd Avenue and 6th Street South in downtown St. Pete.

Scrapped plan for Lucky’s in Clearwater leads to lawsuit

The developer of a planned Lucky’s Market in Clearwater has gone to court against supermarket giant The Kroger Co.

In a lawsuit filed April 1 in federal court in Tampa, Gulf to Bay LM LLC is asking that Kroger be ordered to complete the project.

ICYMI: St. Pete X Episode 66: Arnie Bellini, Founder of ConnectWise

On returning: Arnie Bellini talks building ConnectWise, the effort to create 77,000 jobs in Tampa Bay and his passion for saving wild Florida

Fairgrounds gets rolling with a Call to Artists

Ladies and gentlemen, start your RFQs.

Looking ahead to a 2021 opening, Fairgrounds is asking area artists to submit an RFQ (request for qualifications), to be followed in May by an RFP (request for proposal) by those chosen from the RFQ pool.

The Shuffle

Bob Reich
Catalina

Zaps

Create

The Florida Orchestra officially cancels remainder of the season

It was nice to think about as a possibility, but The Florida Orchestra isn’t going to resume its concert schedule on May 10, as had been announced early in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Roundup: Best work from home states, Largo takes on business relief, AutoWeb gets PPP loan

Today’s roundup has news from the city of Largo, AutoWeb, Janney Montgomery Scott and WalletHub.

Influencer

Ron Wheeler

Levity

Your daily dose of levity: Sheriff’s office claps for frontline healthcare workers; ‘Some Good News’ prom

In a heartwarming display, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office took time out of essential duties to thank front line healthcare workers at Mease Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor.

Events

St. Petersburg Opera Company: ‘Madama Butterfly,’ Act 1

Apr. 20

The Catalyst Sessions: Becca McCoy

Apr. 20

Virtual event: Race, equity, Covid-19

Apr. 21

Dynasty Financial draws new investor, creates new platform

A major player in the wealth management business is now an investor in Dynasty Financial Partners in St. Petersburg.

Marty Bicknell, CEO of Mariner Wealth Advisors, and his family-owned investment company, 1248 Holdings, invested in Dynasty through their partnership, BFFV20 LLC, a news release said.

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