What kind of an event combines drinking before noon and benefits a local ballet organization? James Repka's beer breakfast on Saturday, March 23, at 9 a.m. at the Mandarin Hide … that's what.
Repka, a commercial mortgage broker by day, was walking through downtown St. Petersburg one Saturday morning in 2002 when the idea struck him.
"It was 8:05 a.m. and I saw a bunch of guys drinking beer together at Mastry's," Repka said. "I thought, well I want to drink beer at 8 a.m. on a Saturday morning too."
This article appears in Mar 14-20, 2013.