section: Music

Beloved St. Petersburg music venue Ringside Cafe has closed

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ST. PETERSBURG — After 35 years, the popular Ringside Café bar and music venue has closed its doors for good. The bar, known for its strong drinks and local music programming, was in its third location. He ran Fourth Street in St. Petersburg for 25 years before closing in 2013, making way for what is … Read more

St. Petersburg’s First Friday block party will return after all

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After announcing last month that the popular First Friday block party in downtown St. Petersburg suspended indefinitelyorganizers announced on social media that the event was saved and would continue this week thanks to new sponsors. For more than 20 years, on the first Friday of each month, traffic was stopped on two blocks of Central … Read more