The annual Taste of Pinellas benefiting All Children’s Hospital which features some of the best food from top restaurants from around the area has just announced some of the biggest names that will also headline the entertainment for the weekend of May 4-6 at the Vinoy Park! Some of the big names just announced today at The Mahaffey Theater that have been booked by Bill Edwards Presents include:

 

Sunday: Dashboard Confessional, All-American Rejects 

 

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Better start warming up those pipes, karaoke fans. The newest place in the ‘Burg is going to allow you to show off your vocal stylings in a new Octave. Owners Amy Dee and DJ L Mo are getting their new digs, at 661 Central Ave. ready to launch into song.

They’ll be offering live music along with the karaoke, and plan to be open 7 days a week, serving alcohol, beer and wine.

Amy says they hope to have a soft opening within a month, or sooner. We say, anyone who puts a Misfits and a Michael Jackson poster beside each other is someone to watch. We’ll keep you posted.

 
 

It’s more than just rumor that tells us the Thuy ("twee") Café is moving downtown. If you’re a fan of Bánh Mì (Vietnamese sandwiches) or Boba Tea (a crazily popular drink featuring bubbles of tapioca in dozens of fun flavors) then you probably already know about  the Thuy Café, at 5944 34th St. N. If you haven’t ever tried Bánh Mì, or Boba, it’s about to get twice as easy. 

 

Thuy Café Owner Thuy Le ("Lay") tells us she’s opening up shop at a new location, right next to Pipos at 437 Central Ave.. Thuy’s second location will open in June, and will offer the same delicious array of sandwiches, along with its astonishing array of Boba Teas, but it will also offer much more. The new location is designed to be a full service Vietnamese restaurant, with elegant decor and a variety of seating options, from couches, indoor and out, to bar seating, to traditional restaurant banquettes.

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Little Greek in the ‘Burg
Looks like they’ve found a use for that empty building just south of 11th Ave. North on 4th street. Sign says a Little Greek will be taking over the spot beside the new age Dunkin Donuts "really soon."

According to their website, "really soon" is sometime in March.

Little Greek is a franchise with locations in Texas and Florida, that calls itself a "Neighborhood Greek Restaurant with an American influence.