ST. PETERSBURG - Downtown's Saturday Morning Market has closed for the summer, ending a "fabulous" year, said Gail Eggeman, one of the organizers.
The market reopens Oct. 2, when cooler weather should be returning.
"We ended up with as many vendors as we could handle," said Eggeman. The market's new location on Central Avenue between First and Second streets has 72 vendor spots, which were occupied by 65 vendors, some taking more than one space.
The market runs for several hours on Saturday mornings and offers a variety of foods, fresh produce, crafts and arts. It usually has musical entertainment.
Eggeman said organizers want to try some themed Saturdays when the season reopens, such as a kids' day with activities or an education day where nonprofits would be on hand to answer questions about their organizations.
The market began in November 2002 and grew substantially this year.
Cornerstone Bank opens fifth Pinellas branch
ST. PETERSBURG - Cornerstone Bank has opened its fifth branch in Pinellas County at 5800 38th Ave. N. The new bank has a drive-up ATM and two drive-through lanes.
Cornerstone opened in March 1999 and has assets of $151-million.
The bank's main office is at 6300 Fourth St. N. Three others are at 6600 Central Ave., St. Petersburg; 7800 Seminole Blvd. in Seminole and 12933 Walsingham Road in Largo.
Barber shop, cafe join shopping center tenants
ST. PETERSBURG - Seville Square, a shopping center in the southern part of the city, has two new tenants: Legends Barber Shop and Gourmet Explosion Cafe.
RMC Property Group said it still has 4,500 square feet available for lease at Seville, which is at 54th Avenue S and 30th Street.
Legends has been in business several months while Gourmet Explosion opened at the end of April. It serves coffee and sandwiches for breakfast and lunch.
