BUZZ Magazine, July 2016

The Pesky Pelican - New To St. Petersburg!
Meet Pete, the mascot of The Pesky Pelican, a new
bar in St. Petersburg! You may remember it as
McNalley’s located on 72nd Street North. Well, it
now belongs to the proud new owners, Dan and
Danielle Pemberton, who are enthused with their
new project and happy to become a part of this
awesome community. Not only with tasty food and
drinks, but also with live music!
Dan, what made you decide to open this bar? Great
question. My daughter and I have worked on this
plan for several years. She wanted to cook and I
wanted to make beer. I had spoken with the previous
owner several times about brewing in this location,
but we never made it happen. When I found out the
place was for sale it just seemed to make sense.
When did you officially open? We took over on
Memorial Day. We had a crew of family and friends
come in to help us start the transition to the Pesky
Pelican. We are still working on it and it will take a
Is this your first bar? Yes. My parents owned bars
and restaurants when I was younger, but this is my
first. This is a major step in our livesto take this task
on. It has been a lot of work so far, but when a
customer leaves happy, it makes all the hours we
spend in here worth it.
How did you decide on the name? We wanted to
keep the local flair of St. Petersburg. The pelican is
our city bird. We wanted the place to be whimsical so
Pesky seemed like a good fit. Our mascot, Pesky Pete
just ties the two together.
Barry Ertel
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