Mastry’s Brewing Co. “1st Birthday” You’re Invited! St. Pete Beach’s first and only brewery, you’re invited to join in on Saturday, October 14th as we celebrate our birthday! We’ll have new beers on tap, guest breweries onsite, music, food, and more. Don’t miss this One Year celebration on St. Pete Beach!
- Saturday Extravaganza… Heroes & Villains Edition! Sat. Oct. 21 - October Saturday Extravaganza, as we transition the monthly market back into its daytime slot and then liven up the night with a Heroes & Villains costume party! DJ & Costume Party: 6 – 10 pm; Market: 12 – 3 pm • Food: 2 – 8 pm Get Your Thinking Caps Ready!
Mastry’s is now hosting weekly trivia! Join in every Thursday on the patio from 7-9 pm with Tampa Bay Dream Team. Prizes awarded for the Top 3 teams! PLUS..
- Wrangler Wednesday – October 11th – 2nd Wednesday Every Monday
- Cruisin’ Tuesday – October 31st – Last Tuesday Every Month
Mastry’s Brewing Co. | 7701 Blind Pass Road | St. Pete Beach, FL 33706 contact@mastrysbrewingco.com
Taco Bus and Sea Dog Breweries Restaurant are the news on the beaches, opening on opposite sides of Gulf Blvd. on the Treasure Island side of the Blind Pass bridge. Taco Bus is on the south side of the road where the craft beer tasting room for a Plant City Brewer used to sit. For Taco Bus, this is one of 4 new and replacement locations, which are said to be the beginning of an expansion statewide or beyond. The location in the Grand Central district has closed as the Treasure Island location opened. Sea Dog Pub & Breweries gutted the old Captain K’s, at 9610 Gulf Blvd. and rebuilt a 300 seat 10,000 sq. ft. restaurant on two levels over the last few months. Their prior location in Clearwater won “people’s choice” at the Chowder Challenge at Pass-a-Grille in 2014. People also loved their beer, and Sea Dog loved the beaches. Fred Forsley, owner of the Sea Dog chain said “We like Treasure Island and the whole Tampa Bay area. We believe there will be strong demand for our product here. It’s a good location for our concept.” The company, based in Maine has a pub, brewery and restaurant in Orlando, along with four in Maine and one in New Hampshire. The two new dining spots have been interviewing for startup staff preparing for openings in early October.
Creatures of the Night returns with a bigger & better event for ghouls and goblins of all ages at Lowry Park Zoo on October 6th! Creatures emerge at dusk with spooky surprises around every corner. No horror or gore, just spooks and startles for all! Not just for kids and tweens – this is a Halloween event that can be a date night. www.lowryparkzoo.org/events/creatures-of-the-night.
Chillounge Night’s Sunset Lounge Experience is scheduled for Saturday, October 14th on the beach behind the Tradewinds Island Grand in beautiful St. Pete Beach. Get your ticket ($185+up) online at sunsetloungeexperience.com.
Pass-A-Grille Beach Community Church Men’s Ministry will host its 5th Appreciation Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, October 21, 8-10:30am. Enjoy all pancakes, sausage, fruit, coffee, tea and orange juice you care for. Tickets are $5 per person and all are invited. In appreciation of their dedicated service to the community, members of local law enforcement and the fire department as well as active duty military personnel are invited as honored guests. Tickets may be purchased at the door or prior to the breakfast at the church office. The church is located at 107 16 Ave. ST. Pete Beach. For more information on this and other church activities, please call the church office, 727-360-5508 0r visit the website, www.pagchurch.org.
The Florida West Coast Orchid Society has rescheduled its annual Orchid Sale & Exhibition (which was postponed due to Hurricane Irma) for Saturday & Sunday, October 28 & 29 (10am-5pm Saturday & 10am to 4pm Sunday) Pinellas Park Performing Arts Center at 4951 78th Ave. N. Pinellas Park. Parking is free. Admission $5.
Tierra Verde has scheduled their 7th Annual Tree Lighting – Saturday, December 2, 4-7pm. This family fun day will be held in downtown Tierra Verde with snow sledding, a visit from Santa & his elves, pet parade, live music and more! The tree lighting will be at 6pm.
Support the Florida Aquarium’s conservation, education and animal rescue & rehabilitation programs Friday, October 13, 8-11pm at Brews by the Bay. Guests are invited to explore the Aquarium at night with endless beers, delicious food from local restaurants and a ‘sea’ of live entertainment. Tickets $50 in advance. FLAquarium.org/brewsbythebay.
Clothes To Kids is having their annual fundraiser on Thursday, October 26 7-9pm at the Morean Center for Clay. Clothes To Kids provides new and quality used clothing to low-income or in crisis school aged kids free of charge including much needed school shoes. Tickets $pp or $48/couple.
Join the City of St. Pete Beach at their Semi-Annual Beach Clean Up – Saturday, October 14, 9-11am, Upham Beach, and/or Madeira Beach at Archibald Park, Saturday, October 21, 8:30am to help out. Trash bags, gloves, sunscreen and water will be provided to cleanup.
The Mad Beach Open at Smuggler’s Cove has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 14. Due to the impact from Hurricane Irma in September, the start of the water system maintenance program was delayed. Effective Monday October 9 through November 3 2017, Utilities will conduct the maintenance program, which includes changing the water treatment method from chloramine to chlorine disinfection. The water is perfectly safe to drink during this period, though you may notice a slight difference in the taste or odor of the water. www.pinellascounty.org/utilities or call Customer Service 727.464. 4000 if you have questions.
St. Petersburg Preservation Thursday night Movies in the Park began October 5 with Mama Mia, Some Like It Hot, Space Balls & E.T.. Bring family and friends to enjoy FREE film classics and music each Thursday evening in October on St. Petersburg’s beautiful downtown waterfront in N. Straub Park (400 Bayshore Dr., NE).
The John’s Pass Seafood Festival is adding new events to the 2017 John’s Pass Seafood Fest including a King or Queen Contest for Charity and 5K.
St. Pete Beach Fire & Rescue will be having an open house for the community on Saturday, October 14 10am – 3pm. Meet your local firefighters, take a fire station tour, pet Sparky the Fire Dog, learn fire safety information and enjoy some family fun!
St. Pete Beach’s Friday night October Concert series has returned! Concerts are in Horan Park on the waterfront as you enter St. Pete Beach from South Pasadena.
October 6 - The Horny Toads
October 13 - Alter Eagles
October 20 - 2 Dog Night
October 27 - Gloria West & The Gents
The next Pass-a-Grille Party Under the Lights will be Saturday, October 14, 4-10pm, Historic 8th Ave. in St. Pete Beach’s Pass-a-Grille.
Tampa Bay Watch is recruiting 10-20 hard-working volunteers to help build oyster domes at their Marine Center, 3000 Pinellas Bayway South in Tierra Verde. The project takes place on specified weekday mornings from 9 am until noon. The minimum age to participate in this project is 16 years old. Affirming St. Pete/Clearwater’s growing reputation as an under-the-radar foodie paradise, Garden & Gun named St. Pete as one of The South’s Best Food Towns on the culinary rise—-in the company of Charleston, Nashville and New Orleans, among others. Featured as an emerging food town to visit, St. Pete’s food tour spotlights local hotspots, describing New York-off-shoot Empire Oyster as an example of how “St. Pete has even attracted interest from afar.” It also describes St. Pete/ Clearwater’s craft brewery scene, which is the largest in the state, as a “craze that jumped the bay from Tampa with a vengeance.”
Dr. Kiran Patel and his wife, Dr. Pallavi Patel, are giving a $50 million gift to the private, not-for-profit, Fort Lauderdale-based Nova Southeastern to fund startup costs for the new college. Patel also will spend about $150 million to redevelop property he bought last year that was the site of the now-shuttered Clearwater Christian College. The 27-acre site in Clearwater will house a 325,000-square-foot medical education complex, said George Hanbury II, the university’s president & CEO. The Tampa Bay area will join the few communities nationwide with more than one medical school. University of South Florida’s Morsani College of Medicine broke ground earlier this month at Water Street Tampa, part of the $3 billion project being developed by Strategic Property Partners. Nova Southeastern expects to admit the first class of about 150 students in Clearwater in August 2019, with another class of 150 a year later. By year four, there will be 600 medical students, Hanbury said.
Small Businesses Encouraged to Apply for State, Federal Disaster Loans Emergency Bridge Loan Program, U.S. SBA Disaster Loans Provide Capital for Businesses Physically, Economically Impacted by Hurricane Irma.
The Florida SBDC, the state’s designated principal provider of small business assistance, encourages small businesses impacted by Hurricane Irma to apply for state and federal disaster loans. Eligible businesses with two to 100 employees may apply for loans for up to 180-day terms. The State of Florida recently increased the maximum loan amount from $25,000 to $50,000. The program provides a source of expedient cash flow to small businesses physically and/or economically impacted by the storm. The bridge loan also serves as a source of working capital for business owners who sustained economic injury from the storm. Tampa-based Debt Relief Legal Group applied for a bridge loan to make up for lost revenue.
“Prior to and a week after the hurricane, clients cancelled because they had to evacuate or didn’t have time to come in,” said owner Alan Borden. “A loan like this will help us fill in those gaps until eventually those people who still have the same problems would be able to come back when they’re better on their feet and pay us.” The deadline to apply for the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan is October 31, 2017, contingent on the availability of funds. While the bridge loan is a source of expedient funds, it is not designed to be the primary source of assistance to affected small businesses. As part of the eligibility, businesses must indicate pursuit of other sources, including insurance claims and loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
Following the activation of a presidential disaster declaration, impacted businesses may apply for low-interest Business Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans through the SBA. Businesses and nonprofits may apply for up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged real estate, machinery, equipment, inventory, and other business assets. Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available even if the business did not suffer any physical damage. Interest rates are as low as 3.305 percent for businesses and 2.5 percent for nonprofits with terms up to 30 years.
Additionally, several other federal and state loan and loan support programs are available for businesses that may not qualify for the emergency bridge loan or SBA loan programs.
As a principal responder in the state’s Emergency Support Function for Business & Industry, the Florida SBDC Network is a key economic development organization that helps small businesses prepare, respond, and recover from disasters through its Business Continuation services.
As part of its service offering, Florida SBDC professionally certified consultants and disaster specialists are available to provide confidential, no-cost consulting to help affected businesses prepare disaster loan applications and with other post-disaster challenges.
When asked about Wright’s experience with Hurricane Irma and the loan assistance they received from the Florida SBDC at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), he said, “They were extremely reactive to our situation.I do not know how they could have been better.”
The Florida SBDC Network has established a small business hotline for questions about the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan and SBA disaster loans. For questions about the disaster loan programs available and how the Florida SBDC can help, please contact (850) 898 3489 or Disaster@FloridaSBDC.org. The phone line will be answered during regular business hours; all voice mails and emails will be responded to within 24 hours.
The Community Assoc. Institute (CAI) Suncoast Chapter is hosting their annual FREE to the Public event Thursday, October 26, 2017, The Coliseum, 535 – 4th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, Fl 33701. The 88 trade show booths will be open 9AM – 3PM with free coffee & doughnuts in the morning. There will be displays of products and services for community association living, as well as many giveaways and drawings for great prizes. Admission is free, carpooling is suggested, no registration required and everyone is welcome! For more, visit www.suncoastcai.com or call the CAI office at 727-345-0165.
Helping homeowner association leaders and professional community managers protect property values, preserve the character of their communities and meet the established expectations of all residents is their primary goal. Their education inspires effective governance and management. Their best practices help leaders build and sustain more harmonious communities. Their advocacy promotes practical legislative and regulatory policies Their ethics guidelines inspire fairness, transparency and integrity.
9th Annual VW Pass-a-Grille VW Beach Bash will be the host of Volkswagens of all makes and models. Along with the show there will be craft vendors and places to eat and relax. The event is directly next to the Hurricane Seafood Restaurant and the beach is across the street for some more in the sun. An event that’s fun for the VW enthusiast as well as the whole family! Event is free to the public. Car registration to enter into the show is $10. Links to the show: https://www.facebook.com/PassAGrilleVwBeachBash.
