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Photo Gallery: 100+ Businesses & 5,000 Shoppers = Shopapalooza

That's right, LocalShops1's annual Shopapalooza attracted more than 100 local businesses and 5,000 shoppers in downtown St. Pete.

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From the looks of the photos, the annual LocalShops1 Shopapalooza was a huge success. More than 100 businesses participated in the local alternative to Black Friday.

The annual event was held at South Straub Park in downtown St. Pete on Saturday, Nov. 17.

Check out these photos uploaded by founder of LocalShops1, Ester Venouziou. They were taken by Moorman Photographics in St. Petersburg.

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Thanks so much Ester for uploading these photos from your event in our "Gulfport Pics & Clips" neighborhood photo gallery!

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