Dead Bob's, a popular St. Petersburg restaurant and bar, is expanding to Madeira Beach. Dead Bob's Waterfront Kitchen will soon open inside the Holiday Isle Elks Lodge #1912 at 14111 East Parsley Drive, which suffered extensive damage during Hurricane Helene. Dead Bob's Waterfront Kitchen, like the Elks Lodge, will only serve members, who can also bring a guest.
Lapin Development recently purchased a 24,000-square-foot building at 2301 3rd Ave. S. for $3.5 million and plans to convert it into Florida's first Urban Office location. The Houston-based coworking company plans to operate over 100 offices and retail space in the building, previously owned by the Louise Graham Regeneration Center. The groundbreaking nonprofit closed in September 2025, leaving the Warehouse Arts District property vacant.
Pinellas County commissioners voted Tuesday to rename the Bayside Bridge after Bob Dillinger and Bernie McCabe. Dillinger served six terms as the Pinellas-Pasco public defender. McCabe was a long-time state attorney, and the two spent decades working together on the Juvenile Welfare Board. Commissioner Chris Latvala spearheaded efforts to rename the bridge the Dillinger McCabe Bayside Bridge. McCabe and Dillinger died in 2021 and 2024, respectively.
Queen Heaven, a 77-minute surround-sound film in fully immersive 360 degree video, debuts Feb. 6 at the Dali Museum's Dali Dome. Featuring archival concert footage, remastered music videos and other visuals from the career of Great Britain's rock icon Freddie Mercury and bandmates, Queen Heaven runs on select nights for $29 ($25 for Dali Museum members). Showtimes and tickets are at this link.
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing kayaker last seen near Honeymoon Island State Park at 6:45 p.m. Monday. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is now leading a missing person investigation and has not provided any updates as of 3:45 p.m Tuesday. Elias Guillermo Lara Vargas, 18, went missing at approximately 6 p.m. Sunday. Dunedin Fire Department rescue crew pulled one kayaker from the water but could not locate Vargas.
St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway and Mayor Ken Welch presented 43 community-based programs with $169,785 in asset forfeiture funds Tuesday. The money benefits programs that improve neighborhood safety, promote crime prevention, prevent drug abuse and foster positive behavior in children and teens. Forfeiture funding stems from the seizure of money and assets involved in criminal activity over the past year.
LocalsInsider, using recently released Bureau of Labor Statistics data, ranked the "top 20 emerging U.S. travel hot spots" by comparing increases in airport passengers from January through July 2024 and 2025. St. Petersburg came in at No. 5 as St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport saw a 9.6% year-over-year increase in arriving passengers. Knoxville, Tennessee, paced the nation with a 13.5% increase at McGhee Tyson Airport over the same period.
Tonight's Morrissey concert at the Mahaffey Theater has been canceled. The British pop singer said Monday that illness had forced him to cancel - just as it had last spring, when he called off a scheduled Mahaffey date. Tonight's show was to be the make-up concert.
Personal finance platform WalletHub has compared the 100 largest U.S. cities across 35 metrics to determine the "best and worst places for an active lifestyle" in 2026. St. Petersburg ranked 38th overall, buoyed by a 24th-place finish in the budget and participation category. Tampa ranked 26th, and Honolulu took the top spot.
St. Petersburg-based Raymond James Financial plans to acquire Clark Capital Management Group Inc., which oversees over $46 billion in assets. The Philadelphia-based firm will become the largest of six under Raymond James Investment Management's umbrella when the deal closes by the third quarter of this year, according to the announcement. Family-led Clark Capital launched in 1986 and now boasts 150 employees.
The St. Petersburg Greenhouse has announced that St. Pete Pitch Night will return March 5 with a special "Brick Pitch edition." The event, held in partnership with the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, will help local entrepreneurs open their first brick-and-mortar space. Six finalists will pitch their plans at the St. Petersburg Opera Company to win funding and business-building support. Tickets are now on sale, and pitch applications close Feb. 13. For more information, visit the website here.
Due to "ongoing visa processing delays," Australian guitarist Jesse Cook has been unable to enter the United States. Cook's Monday concert at the Capitol Theatre (moved from the original Jan. 16 date) has now been postponed a second time. Theater management said a new performance date will be announced soon, and all previously purchased tickets will be valid in the same seat location.
