{"id":222456,"date":"2026-04-07T20:28:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222456\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:28:17","slug":"intimate-stand-up-venue-sunshine-city-comedy-cafe-to-open-in-downtown-st-pete-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222456\/","title":{"rendered":"Intimate stand-up venue Sunshine City Comedy Cafe to open in downtown St. Pete this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The new venue is expected to open around June, pending final buildout work, which includes adding a bar and configuring the former real estate office to minimize distractions during performances. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Garcia said protecting the experience is a priority, from limiting noise during sets to avoiding interruptions like mid-show check drops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Unlike larger clubs, Sunshine City Comedy Cafe won\u2019t rely on drink minimums or a heavy food program. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Instead, it will offer beer, wine, and coffee, with a focus on the performance itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cThere\u2019s no minimums and there\u2019s no maximums,\u201d Garcia said with a smile. \u201cNot every night needs to be an $80 night. Sometimes you just want to come enjoy a show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Programming will include shows seven nights a week, with open mics, themed nights, and multiple performances on weekends. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Fridays and Saturdays will typically feature a traditional lineup of an opener, feature, and headliner, while weekdays will spotlight local talent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The new venue is expected to open around June, pending final buildout work, which includes adding a bar&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":222457,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-222456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}