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By Times staff writer Art studio to open in new spaceST. PETERSBURG -- Practically Pikasso, one of the businesses taking space on the second floor of the renovated Bradford Coach House, opens Saturday with festivities from 2 until 6 p.m. Practically Pikasso is an art studio that offers classes in bisque painting, pottery and stained glass, among other media. Owned by Tiffany Webb, the studio was started in 1999. The long-vacant Bradford Coach House in the 1900 block of Fourth Street N came back to life with the arrival of Outback Steakhouse, which opened at the beginning of August. Outback is taking a large chunk of the ground floor. At the other end of the building on the ground floor is Panera Bread bakery and cafe, which opened last month. The Glasure Group, a public relations and special events group, has space on the second floor, and an optometrist shop is between Outback and Panera Bread. Sculptor to offer classes in plazaLARGO -- Marlene's Art Studio and Gallery opens Friday on Rosetree Plaza on Ulmerton Road. It is owned by Marlene Tenorio, a sculptor, and will offer shows and classes and exhibit the work of 65 artists. The studio at 7500 Ulmerton Road, Suite 15, is available to rent for classes and workshops. It also is the new headquarters for the Exhibiting Society of Artists. TESA was formed in 2000 to help artists promote their work. New accounting business opensST. PETERSBURG -- Nancy Bowman Keller has turned her 19 years as a financial officer and comptroller for manufacturing companies into an accounting business for small to medium-size firms. Keller, 54, said specializing in manufacturing involves a detailed understanding of how manufacturing firms work as well as the accounting software they use. Keller's business is at 1636 First Ave. N. She previously worked for Bovie Medical Corp. and West Pharmaceutical Service Inc., both in St. Petersburg.
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