And he thinks he’s leaving the enterprise in good hands. Longstreth’s departure was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing shutdown, but he feels like the restaurant, which hosts drag shows and live music in addition to offering food and a full-liquor bar, is getting back to business, if not exactly business as usual. Really I wanted to get back to focusing on, my real estate stuff, and other stuff I’m working on in the community.” “I had been planning for it for several months, talking about it with my current partners.
“And I felt we were at that point where everything was starting to run pretty smoothly, once you cross that five-year mark with a restaurant, it got to that point where everything was pretty settled. “It’s just too much to juggle everything,” he says. Pete House, is leaving Punky’s Bar & Grill, the Grand Central District gathering spot he helped open in 2015. Pete co-founder and owner of the Central Oak Park mini-resort Gay St. Pete’s iconic LGBTQ+-friendly institutions. Now, an individual who helped the city achieve those goals is moving on from his position at one of St. Petersburg restaurant will continue to be a focal point for the LGBTQ+ community
