By Jay Cridlin In one sense, the State Theatre has been the State Theatre for decades. Opened as a bank in the 1920s, it became a movie theater in the 1940s, then a popular concert venue. In a different sense, it hasn’t been the State Theatre for two years, ever since a fire marshal’s crackdown led to the venue’s closing, sale and long-running refurbishment. Now

By Jay Cridlin ST. PETERSBURG — The State Theatre has been saved. After months of renovations and capacity problems due to a series of fire code violations, the popular concert venue at 687 Central Ave. was sold Tuesday to a family trust run by St. Petersburg real estate broker Kevin Chadwick. https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/St-Petersburg-s-State-Theatre-saved-in-2-1-million-deal-_169492067/