Clearwater News

In Tampa Bay we can expect three things on a regular basis: summer storms, an influx of visitors during the winter, and road construction projects that take forever to complete.

The crowds swarm onto the base in the heady July sun to feel the ground shake and to cringe at the thunder of afterburners.

People come from all over the world to enjoy the quilts and fiber art at the museum.

They're both Republicans who describe themselves as conservative. They're both single men with roots in Pinellas County.

Woman's club makes donations : The General Federation of Women's Clubs' North Pinellas Woman's Club presented $11,000 in checks to community organizations at its meeting in June.

Antonio Martin stood before a table of youngsters as he scribbled foreign words on a dry-erase board.

According to Bay News 9, Parker Mitchell, KI4YAV, of Clearwater, Florida, the 18-year-old ham decided to create a backup communications system for a Palm Harbor fire station.

A former anchor restaurant in downtown St. Petersburg will open under a new name this week at John's Pass Village.

The Award-Winning casual-dining franchise Quaker Steak & Lube , known for its Best Wings USA and more than 25 sauces, announced today it signed an area development agreement with Wingnutz, LLC to develop four restaurants throughout Central Florida.

Millennials know that Jimmy Fallon's impressions are gut-bustingly accurate, but what happens when the 39-year-old Late Night host opens up the time warp and invites David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash to join him as he impersonates Neil Young? CSNY-Iggy, that's what.

Details: Saturday 7 p.m. MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, 4802 U.S. 301 N, Tampa.

Making dangerous Clearwater intersection safer It's become a dangerous and deadly intersection in Clearwater: Gulf To Bay Boulevard at Belcher Road.

Bikers and cyclists using the Pinellas Trail should feel a bit safer this fall as with new security cameras placed along crime-ridden sections of the path.

When it comes to dealing with homelessness, Pinellas County officials have been considered a leader in the Tampa Bay area by helping to support the creation of Safe Harbor in Clearwater back in January of 2011.

CLEARWATER, Fla., Jan. 16, 2009. 4:04AM -- Here in this coastal resort town that is home to more Scientologists and assorted inventors and kooks than you can shake a stick at, Barry Holzsweig is breaking the mold today as he opens a long, sleek service station on a busy U.S. Highway 19 in an event that could be almost as important as the sale of ... (more)

The city of Clearwater in Tampa Bay has a "sleepy" downtown, much of which is owned by the Church of Scientology.

Is there any hope for sleepy downtown Clearwater? Is it worth saving? And in the year 2014, in these decentralized, disconnected times, does a city even need a downtown anymore? These are questions that leaders and residents of Tampa Bay's third-largest city will have to grapple with in the near future.

CLEARWATER, Fla., Jan. 16, 2009. 4:04AM -- Here in this coastal resort town that is home to more Scientologists and assorted inventors and kooks than you can shake a stick at, Barry Holzsweig is breaking the mold today as he opens a long, sleek service station on a busy U.S. Highway 19 in an event that could be almost as important as the sale of ... (more)

Police are taking no chances with the 4th of July weekend. They have added more patrols, similar to what they do during spring break.

Relive some of the best tunes during the Replay America concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater.