City officials, particularly Mayor Ken Welch, are taking a fresh look at St. Petersburg’s Manhattan Casino after the lease expired on yet another failed venture at the historic venue.
The Callaloo Group, in partnership with the Urban Collective, was the latest to assume control of the embattled yet culturally significant facility on 22nd Street South in an area affectionately known as The Deuces. The consortium reopened a food hall inside the 12,000-square-foot building in September 2021 and received a notice of default three months later. Read more at www.stpetecatalyst.com