New offerings in St. Petersburg: gourmet food to grilled cheese, Boho chic to high-end bongs

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New offerings in St. Petersburg: gourmet food to grilled cheese, Boho chic to high-end bongs

Katherine Snow Smith, Times Staff Writer

Thursday, April 16, 2015 10:46am

ST. PETERSBURG — More than a dozen new businesses are open, or in the works, along four blocks of Central Avenue on the edge of downtown.

Central Melt is going in at 685 Central Ave. on the east side of the State Theater in the space formerly occupied by Schoolyard Skateshop and, many years before that, a soda fountain. Owner Ed Allen plans to keep the Sealtest logo painted across the outside of the shop. He won't sell ice cream, but something almost as decadent: grilled cheese sandwiches.