Briefs
Headlines and short briefs from the Tampa Bay Certified editorial desk. 11 published.
Briefs
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FOOD · SOHO
Ciccio Restaurant Group revives Meeting House at 901 S. Howard, opening Aug. 20
Ciccio takes over 901 S. Howard two months after Daily Eats closed, restoring the name the address held for more than 50 years.
Aug 14, 2026
FOOD · SOHO
Meeting House returns to 901 S. Howard Ave. under Ciccio Restaurant Group
The SoHo address Daily Eats left in June reopens August 20 with the same staff and a new burger program.
Aug 14, 2026
OPENINGS
Con Amor brings a serious masa program to Seminole Heights
Chef Taylor Dillon's Tampa restaurant grinds nixtamalized corn in house, and makes that masa available to other local kitchens.
Aug 10, 2026
FOOD · SARASOTA
Bissinger's opens its third Florida address at Sarasota's University Town Center
The Paris-founded chocolatier cut the ribbon on July 23, taking a first-floor space outside Saks Fifth Avenue.
Aug 7, 2026
FOOD · KENNETH CITY
Lala Café opens in Kenneth City with Vietnamese coffee and a duck-themed interior
The café at 4416 66th St. N holds its grand opening July 25 and 26, serving Vietnamese coffee, ceremonial-grade matcha, and handcrafted lattes.
Jul 20, 2026
FOOD · DOWNTOWN ST. PETE
LX Coffee brings its 24-karat gold lattes to a first downtown St. Pete storefront
Natalie and Andrey Matsuk are graduating LX Coffee from a 2024 mobile cart to a black-and-gold café on Dr. MLK Jr. Street North, opening this fall.
Jul 15, 2026
OPENINGS · WESTSHORE
Dolce & Gabbana headlines eleven new retailers coming to International Plaza
The Westshore mall's 50,000-square-foot open-air expansion, part of a $250 million Simon reinvestment across three flagship centers, brings seven brands new to the Tampa market, opening through the fall.
Jul 14, 2026
OPENINGS · ST. PETE
Velvet Coupe Pours a Sustainable, Organic List in the EDGE District
A 30-seat wine lounge holding every wine and beer it pours to sustainable or organic opened June 4 at 25 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street South.
Jul 14, 2026
FOOD · TAMPA
Chicago's Baba Saj Mediterranean brings halal shawarma to Cypress Glen Lane
The Chicago Palestinian restaurant founded in 2013 is targeting 13585 Cypress Glen Lane for its first Florida opening.
Jul 3, 2026
EVENTS · DOWNTOWN TAMPA
DJ Redness Launches a Weekly Thursday Residency at 511 Franklin
The Tampa DJ and producer brings his open-format sound to the downtown venue starting June 25, with no cover at the door.
Jun 24, 2026
OPENINGS · WEST ST. PETE
PGA TOUR Superstore opens its first Pinellas County store in west St. Pete
The 29,600-square-foot store in the Crosswinds Shopping Center is the chain's twelfth in Florida and second in Tampa Bay, ten months after it signed the lease on the former Bealls space.
Jun 12, 2026