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Petersburg Driving Directions: Times heart of downtown St. Pete. UPTOWN, sptimes.com tampabay.com IT'S DOWNTOWN 727.895.9277 www.baywalkstpete.com 438211-03 TIMES THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2005 Petersburg Downtown Partnership. "And since we're not unhappy with what it is, then maybe that's a good More growth is on the way. Two thousand housing units are proposed or under construction downtown, including a pair of $100-million condo retail towers.
There is talk of an upscale hotel, anchored by stores like the Gap and Banana Republic, on a lot south of Bay Walk. And the University of South Florida will soon break ground on an million dormitory in downtown St. Petersburg, where student enrollment has risen from 3,500 in 2000 to an expected 6,000 by 2008. 'Pick your scene' All of this activity is leading some downtown regulars to wonder: Can St. Petersburg avoid the changes that befell Ybor City? "Look at Ybor," Lee said.
"It used to be an artSy, eclectic, cool area. from 25W And they swarmed it with too many bars and got rid of the arts. That killed it, I think." St. Petersburg is home to dozens of art galleries and museums, not to mention the artists and musicians that frequent them. Those roots Brew from 25W Ave.
also will have bands Friday and Saturday, with prizes and giveaways from race sponsor Jim Beam on Friday. Two of downtown's trendy dive bars are farther up Central: The Emerald in the 500 block and the Uptown Bar in the 600 block. Elsewhere Julian's at the Heritage at 234 Third Ave. an upscale steak emporium, is extending its hours for race weekend. The restaurant will continue serving food until midnight on Friday and Saturday, and will open for brunch from 10 a.m.
1 to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Cafe Alma at 260 First Ave. with tastes of the Middle East and Southern and Eastern Europe, will open at 10 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.
Sunday for brunch. Normally a busy lunchtime cafe during the week, the restaurant will host a post-race party starting at 5 p.m. Sunday. A $10 door donation will benefit the American Heart Association. Midtown Sundries at 200 First Ave.
with its banks of TVs and pool lend the area a sense of substance and authenticity that downtown regulars say no longer exists in Ybor City or Channelside in Tampa. John "Jack" Bodziak, the owner of Jannus Landing, also says that compared with Ybor City, St. Petersburg seems more secure. "We're not fronting up right against a very downtrodden area like it is there," said Bodziak, 32. "If you look at Bay Walk, and the problems there have been with kids, I think the city's really been on it and so has Bay Walk itself to address the problem." Lee is doing his part to see that downtown St.
Pete gets its moment in the spotlight. For the past two years, he has run a Web site, www.downtownpete.com, devoted to places to eat, drink and party on and around Central Avenue. "Why wouldn't it become popular? You can be yourself, you can do what you want," he said. "Sit on Central at night, and you can see anything from people dressed pretty highbrow, going to the Garden, to people going to a punk show at the State Theatre. They're on the same sidewalk, all night long.
"You can pick your scene, whatever scene you feel like that day. You can't really do that anywhere else." Jay Cridlin can be reached at tables, will extend its hours to 8 a.m. to 2 a.m., with a breakfast buffet 8 a.m. to noon Friday through Sunday. At the corner of First Avenue and Second Street Angie's Cafe and Joey Brooklyn's Famous Pizza are busy places after midnight for post -bar noshing.
Both stay open until 3 a.m. on weekends. And just off the race track, the Tavern at Bayboro at 121 Seventh Ave. will break from tradition and open on Saturday and Sunday. Others to consider The eclectic Globe at 532 First Ave.
a coffee lounge and latenight hangout that recently added a beer and wine license. Ratchada Thai Restaurant Sushi Bar at 270 First Ave. N. Fish Tales, at 1500 Second St. a few blocks south of downtown, with tables on an outdoor deck in a marina and music.
Tangelo's Grille at 226 First Ave. with Cuban specialities. Pacific Wave at 211 Second St. with touches of Hawaii, the Philippines and Asia. Mattison's American Bistro in Plaza Tower, 111 Second Ave.
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