ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2014\u00a0A popular pub in St. Petersburg is closing its doors after operating on Central Avenue for the last four years.<\/p>\n
What You Need To Know<\/p>\n
Studio Public House in St. Petersburg is closing its doors after four years in business
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According to its owner, they’re closing after their landlord decided to sell the building
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Michael Crippins, owner of the pub, says they plan on finding a new space for the restaurant and stay within the St. Pete area<\/p>\n
Studio Public House opened in 2021 by owners that helped run the longtime Pinellas county favorite, Moon Under Water.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe hardest part was just telling our staff,\u201d Michael Crippin, owner of Studio Public House, said.<\/p>\n
Crippin and his wife, also a co-owner of the pub, wanted to create an environment that embraces the St. Pete neighborhood while also honoring their British roots.<\/p>\n
On June 20, Crippin says he found out his landlord was selling the building, ultimately meaning that his business couldn\u2019t continue at this spot.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ve seen closures before, being in the restaurant industry for decades, which is why the biggest worry was for their staff.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re trying to give them as many months\u2019 notices as possible so that they can make the adjustment,\u201d Crippin said.<\/p>\n
Part of that adjustment, they hope, is in lockstep with Crippin\u2019s future.<\/p>\n
As soon as they find a new space, he hopes to bring as many employees as he can along.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really want to finish strong,\u201d Crippin said. \u201cSo, I\u2019ve been getting in earlier. I\u2019m working harder, like I normally do. And hopefully that\u2019ll pay off in the short term.\u201d<\/p>\n
While it\u2019s initially sad news for staff members, like Allie Claudill, who is a manager and server at the pub, considering open space for a restaurant in the Grand Central neighborhood isn\u2019t exactly abundant, she\u2019s confident in what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very glass half full for what\u2019s the next opportunity for Studio,\u201d Claudill said. \u201cSo, Studio on Central, you know, might not be here, but there will be a Studio in St. Pete.\u201d<\/p>\n
Their plan is to stay in St. Pete and find a new spot quickly to keep the good times rolling.<\/p>\n
Crippin also says they\u2019re finalizing plans to bring back the Moon Under Water pub that was in downtown St. Pete for about 20 years.<\/p>\n
As of right now, Crippin doesn\u2019t know how long he\u2019s going to be able to keep Studio Public House open on Central Avenue but hopes to keep things going throughout the summer as long as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2014\u00a0A popular pub in St. Petersburg is closing its doors after operating on Central Avenue…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6287,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[1011,2031,274,558,1190,115,6910,202,204,203,199,201,200,135,278,835],"class_list":{"0":"post-6286","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-st-petersburg","8":"tag-app-human-interest","9":"tag-app-local-business","10":"tag-app-top-stories","11":"tag-business","12":"tag-human-interest","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-nick-popham","15":"tag-st-pete","16":"tag-st-pete-headlines","17":"tag-st-pete-news","18":"tag-st-petersburg","19":"tag-st-petersburg-headlines","20":"tag-st-petersburg-news","21":"tag-tampa","22":"tag-top-stories","23":"tag-vod"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6286","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=6286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6286\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}