Ginger Reichl

The annual SPCA Tampa Bay 3K Petwalk is the organization’s largest fundraiser and participation from the community is crucial to its success. To help recruit donors and walkers, my company, St. Petersburg-based advertising agency, Pinstripe Marketing, donated the production of a 30-second television commercial. With generous support from Bright House Networks, the spot will run [...]

The citizens of St. Petersburg are launching a grassroots public service campaign to unite the city as a single community. The campaign launches at 9 p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2011 when images will be projected onto the sides of 20 downtown buildings.
Kevin Hohl, chief strategy officer for HD Interactive, had the idea the [...]

Pinstripe Marketing is pleased to announce that agency president, Ginger Reichl, was named Game-Changer of the Year by Business Buddies Tampa. The Best in Business Awards recognize professionals with outstanding contributions to their companies, charity and community. The award was presented at the Business Buddies Tampa Holiday Ball at the Mainsail Conference Center on December [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve mentioned anything about Crislip Arcade or the 600 Block. The grand re-opening was six months ago and things seem to be going pretty well. The spaces still look great and we have a few new neighbors, although some of the businesses might be struggling a little. If they asked [...]

Block party celebrates renovated Crislip Arcade in downtown St. Petersburg
The reopening of Crislip Arcade

In late 2008, a collection of businesses along Central Avenue united in an effort to revitalize the historic Crislip Arcade at 641 Central Ave.
Now, the 1920s-style mall and the surrounding block are due for a grand re-opening.
“We didn’t think this would happen two years ago,” said Jeff Zampino, creative director at Pinstripe Marketing, which is [...]

We’re roughly a month away from the official grand opening of the 600 Block / Crislip Arcade, and our new neighbors are making it look fantasic! The St. Pete Times has noticed and is continuing to follow the progress. Here is the latest story:
Crislip Arcade revitalization rooted in art

I am so excited to learn that I was elected to the board of directors for SPCA Tampa Bay - the only open door shelter in Pinellas or Hillsborough Counties. This is an amazing organization that accepts any animal, including animals that other shelters must turn away.
While I’ve always been generally aware of SPCA, I got to [...]

We had a quick meeting this afternoon to welcome some of our new neighbors to the  block! I haven’t posted anything about the Crislip in a while, but the progress has been fantastic. What started as a simple exterior clean up project to make the block look better has developed into an amazing redevelopment initiative. [...]

Our Clean Up Crislip project was a huge success with nearly 70 volunteers who gave their time and talents to clean up the 600 block of Central Avenue. Now that the arcade and adjacent storefronts are empty, there are artists and businesses ready to rent!
Progress!
See the Times article with the latest news.

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