Iguana Pizza | Fast Food Chain Closings | Indie Bookstore Opening: FL Business

From major pizza, fast food and movie theater chains closing locations across the U.S. and Florida to a St. Petersburg artist creating wall art using roofing debris from Tropicana Field to a new bookstore opening in New Port Richey, here are the latest business headlines from Patch.

Peanut Butter Recalled In 40 States, Including FL

Single-serve peanut butter products are recalled in Florida because they may contain pieces of plastic, the FDA says.

National Fast Food Chain With Hundreds Of FL Locations Dramatically Downsizing

A fast food giant with FL sites that closed a slew of restaurants in 2024 is about to close hundreds more, the eatery recently announced.

Baby Boom Continues At ZooTampa With Several New Animals Born This Year

ZooTampa has welcomed several new babies this year, including 2 Eastern bongos, a marabou stork, a hamerkop, and 2 African spoonbills.

Major Pizza Chain Closing 300 Locations: What To Know In FL

The chain said it also plans to lay off 7 percent of its corporate workforce as it aims to turn around declining sales. See FL impacts.

Retired FL Guidance Counselor Creates Upcycled Art To Raise Money For GED Students

A retired Pinellas County teacher and guidance counselor raises money for GED and returning students by selling her upcycled art pieces.

Elite Sports Academy Fined $1.72M For Accepting Students With Mexican Drug Cartel Ties: OFAC

Bradenton’s IMG Academy was fined $1.72M for taking tuition payments from 2 students with Mexican drug cartel ties, U.S. officials said.

This Is The Best Sandwich Joint In FL, New List Says

Only In Your State honors a Florida restaurant that makes a sandwich with meat piled high.

Clearwater Salon Owners Welcome Beauty Pros Whose Salon Abruptly Closed

After a competing salon suddenly closed, Clearwater salon owners stepped up to offer displaced beauty professionals a new home.

FL Pizzeria Plans To Add Iguana Pizza To The Menu

A FL pizzeria made headlines after a video on social media showed its staff making a pizza with meat from cold-stunned pizzas.

FL's Largest Movie Theater Chain To Close Locations

The largest movie theater chain in Florida plans to close even more locations after shuttering 213 theaters over the past five years.

St. Pete Woman Transforms Tropicana Field's Hurricane Roof Debris Into Art

After Hurricane Milton tore the roof off Tropicana Field, a St. Pete woman turned the debris into wall art.

Family-Owned New Port Richey Bookstore Sets Opening Date

New Port Richey’s newest bookstore, Novel in the Neighborhood, run by a mother and her 21-year-old son, is opening soon.