ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Shopapalooza Festival is taking over Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg this weekend.

What You Need To Know • The Shopapalooza Festival is taking over Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg for its 15th year • More than 350 vendors have filled the park • Business owners said the event is a great way to meet new customers and gain exposure • The event runs all weekend long

350 businesses and tens of thousands of people filled the park’s 11 acres on Saturday.

Gopali Imports is one of the hundreds of businesses.

Alex Gopali is the owner, and he started the business 13 years ago. That same year, he had his third open-heart surgery for a heart transplant to help his cardiomyopathy.

“My doctor told me to get the perfect match heart like that either has to come from my sis

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