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Thousands race in and around St. Pete during St. Anthony’s Triathlon
One of the biggest triathlons in the country took over the streets of Pinellas County and St. Petersburg on Sunday, as racers in St. Anthony's Triathlon swam, biked and ran their way on a tour of the county.
Column: Navigating the bloodbath of Florida mosquito season
The morning of the reaping, I was so smug. I thought: Have fun at your meetings, suckers of the corporate macrocosm, for I have chosen the life of a voyager. I set off into the outdoors to report for a future column, details I will reserve for now. The journey involved hiking less than 2 miles on the Osprey Trail in Dunedin’s Honeymoon Island State Park. A dream way to spend a spring day in Florida. Right?
Clearwater property owners sell $58M real estate portfolio to Church of Scientology parishioner
CLEARWATER, Fla. - 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. "I'd love to see more...
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.
Florida officials say plans are in place to lower the commercial lease sales tax by June 1
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Starting in June, businesses that lease property in Florida will be paying less in rental taxes. Florida’s Department of Commerce announced earlier this month that the state’s commercial lease sales tax rate will go down from 4.5% to 2% by June 1. The decision...
Woman rescued from rough waters off Florida coast
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A woman off Florida’s Gulf Coast was rescued from rough waters. It happened in Clearwater Beach on March 23. Police say the woman was screaming for help and she was barely able to keep her head above the water. They also rescued another swimmer nearby.
Clearwater police assists FBI at condo complex investigation
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Clearwater Police Department is assisting the FBI in an investigation at a condo complex Monday afternoon, but the exact nature of the case is unknown. Law enforcement was called to the Woodlake Condominiums, located in the area of Sunset Point Road and North Hercules Avenue.
Dunedin troupe adds city scenes ‘Wizard of Oz’
DUNEDIN — Dunedin has served as the backdrop for several films and other productions in recent years. But a new show is bringing the Emerald City to the city of Dunedin. This weekend, Progressive Arts Theater is presenting the time-honored classic “The Wizard of Oz,” with a unique twist. The backdrops for many of the scenes in the musical will be locations in and around the city, projected on screens behind the actors.
WATCH: Clearwater police rescue woman struggling in Gulf of Mexico
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Clearwater police on Tuesday released a video showing the moment officers rescued a woman last month who was struggling in the Gulf of Mexico. The woman was “swept out in very rough waters” off the coast of Clearwater Beach and was “barely able to keep her head above water,” police said. […]
Around Town: North Pinellas news briefs
PALM HARBOR — The Suncoast Genealogy Society recently marked the graduation of students from its Beginning Genealogy Class at Palm Harbor Library. The students met with experienced genealogists to complete a six-week course to learn how to research their ancestors through documents at various depositories and websites and then how to properly document them.
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