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More Clearwater properties sold to Scientology-affiliated owners
They were one of the last major property owners in downtown Clearwater that didn’t have ties to the Church of Scientology, but last month they sold more than $58 million in real estate to a developer with ties to the church.
Retailer Express files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. See what stores are closing in Florida
A longtime mall staple is adding its name to the surge of businesses filing for bankruptcy. Fashion retailer Express Inc. announced this week the company is closing nearly 100 stores across the country as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection plans. The Columbus, Ohio-based retailer, which is also the...
Coast Guard rescues 2 near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Coast Guard boat crew rescued two people after they became "disoriented" on their boat on Saturday morning. Then men were near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge and were retrieved by the crew to meet EMS at Coquina Beach South Boat Ramp, according to an X post by the United States Coast Guard Southeast District.
Herb Brown, prolific Clearwater entrepreneur and philanthropist, dies at 100
Herbert G. Brown, an entrepreneur who built multiple business empires and spread his fortune in Clearwater while advocating for polio vaccines around the world, died Tuesday. Brown was a child of the Great Depression, raised in a wood shack in rural Louisiana, but launched his first enterprise while in high school by selling appliances door-to-door. He went on to establish furniture stores, one of the first discount drugstore chains in the country and a bank before he was recruited to Clearwater in 1970 to work as senior vice president of Eckerd Drugs.
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