At 22 South, a new kind of food hall takes shape in St. Petersburg Helen Freund, Tampa Bay Times
ST. PETERSBURG When members of the Callaloo Group decided to open a food hall inside St. Petersburg’s Historic Manhattan Casino, they knew they had their work cut out for them.
For one, they’d operated a different restaurant in the city-owned space before one that didn’t quite take off as planned. Food halls are popular, but what would make theirs stand apart from others? And how could they honor the building’s legacy while fostering economic development and supporting the surrounding community?
Meet the vendors at St Petersburg s 22 South
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St. Pete Deuces neighborhood may be in for a ârenaissance.â How to avoid gentrifying it?
Businesspeople and community leaders examined this question in a recent panel.
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Traffic has been noticeably busier on The Deuces shown here at 22nd St and 9th Ave. S. in St. Petersburg. This view is facing south. [ BOYZELL HOSEY | TIMES | Times ]
Updated Mar. 6
The historic 22nd Street South District of St. Petersburg, commonly known as the Deuces, is gearing up for a renaissance, said businesspeople and community leaders during a panel hosted by the Urban Land Institute.
But how can the area continue to be revitalized without gentrifying the historically Black neighborhood?