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Friday, November 30, 2012

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Photo Gallery: 100+ Businesses & 5,000 Shoppers = Shopapalooza

That's right, LocalShops1's annual Shopapalooza attracted more than 100 local businesses and 5,000 shoppers in downtown St. Pete.

From the looks of the photos, the annual LocalShops1 Shopapalooza was a huge success. More than 100 businesses participated in the local alternative to Black Friday. The annual event was held at South Straub Park in downtown St. Pete on Saturday, Nov. 17. Check out these photos uploaded by founder of LocalShops1, Ester Venouziou. They were taken by Moorman Photographics in St. Petersburg. Thanks so much Ester for uploading these photos from your event in our "Gulfport Pics & Clips" neighborhood photo gallery!

Saturday, November 17, 2012

5 Things to Know Today

5 Things to Know This Weekend: Art Walk, Shopapalooza, Events on Patch

Get all your holiday shopping done before Thanksgiving! Shopapalooza is all day today with the Third Saturday Art Walk kicking off tonight. That and more in "5 Things."

Shopapalooza: Looking for crazy discounts? LocalShops1 is hosting the annual Shopapalooza on Saturday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. a S. Straub Park in St. Pete. More than 100 local, independent businesses will be there! Get all your Black Friday shopping done before Turkey Day! Admission is FREE! For all the details, check out Ester Venouziou's latest blog post in our Local Voices section. Art Walk: The Third Saturday Art Walk is today, from 6 - 10 p.m. in downtown Gulfport. In addition to local vendors and local shops that will be open, you'll find free entertainment and street performers. Small Business Saturday: Mark your calendars for Small Business Saturday on Nov. 24! This year, Gulfport Patch is putting together a list of local Small …

Ester Venouziou

9:18 pm on Saturday, November 17, 2012

Thanks for including Shopapalooza in your list! I hope you were able to come out and check out the awesome businesses! Turnout was AMAZING!   more ›

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