Ginger Reichl

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

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. [...]