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Gigi's 40th calls for Italian-style party all month
By Times Staff Writer
Published November 28, 2007
South Pasadena Family-owned Gigi's Italian Restaurants is celebrating its 40th anniversary since Virgil and Dot Newberne opened the first store in the Pasadena Shopping Center. Children Steve Newberne and Cyndi Shain later joined the business that also has locations in Treasure Island and St. Pete Beach. There will be a monthlong Italian-style celebration. For more information, call 345-0191. Treasure Island One new hotel here, another is planned One hotel is about to open and another is in the planning stages in a city that lost hundreds of rooms over the past few years. By late December Ocean Properties Ltd. will open the Residence Inn at 11908 Gulf Blvd. The hotelwill reduce rooms from 117 to 105 because the one-, two- and three-bedroom suites are larger. Also, a 31-unit hotel was approved for the causeway. Zarmar Ltd. of Tampa is working on that project. St. Petersburg New strip center coming to Gandy Clark East sees Gandy Boulevard as the new Fourth Street. When East's Central Development Enterprises refurbished the Bradford Coachhouse five years ago, it helped kick-start Fourth Street. Now East has a new strip center on Gandy, and plans for another. Uncle Burly's Backyard Grill and its "pig wings" could open in March at the 15,500-square-foot center on Gandy and San Martin. Once it is leased, East plans 25,000 square feet on 3 acres near Trappman's Market. East is also finishing two stripson Ulmerton, whichwill include Florida's first Taco Del Mar, a Seattle-based franchise.
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