{
  "id": 8878834,
  "title": "Florida music hall reopens after $4.8m renovation, 58 years after closing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/florida-music-hall-reopens-after-4-8m-renovation-58-years-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T07:44:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-florida-music-hall-that-hosted-louis-armstrong-and-ray-charles-closed-in-1968-after-a-four-year-4-8-million-renovation-st-petersburg-has-reopened-it/articleshow/134382008.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "St Petersburg’s historic Manhattan Casino has reopened after a four-year, $4.8 million renovation. Built in 1925, the Florida venue once hosted Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles and B B King. Closed since 1968, the two-storey building has now returned as a city-owned event space in the historic Deuces neighbourhood.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}