In place of doing the Annual Egg Hunt, the Clearwater Beach Recreation Center will be hosting a virtual scavenger hunt for kids 17 and under. With a smartphone in everyone's pocket these days, organizers have decided to put those to...
By Doug Kelly freestocks on UnSplash Let’s play a little Valentine’s Day game. I’m going to name things that fill my head when thinking of my lovely wife, but one item in each list is a no-no. So, here we...
Surprisingly (or not), my husband has very few faults. Yes, he snores like a New York subway pulling into the Times Square station – or a Walmart shopping cart, take your pick. And yup, he makes gasping strangulation sounds when...
By Doug Kelly Yes, yes, I know all about the typical promises to lose weight next year. Natasha Spenser on Pixabay Here’s my pattern: It starts with I’m-gonna-do-it-this-time determination followed by aw-to-hell-with-it capitulation the moment I face a chicken parm...
I must admit, I’m curious what New Year’s Eve in Times Square will look like this year. Will there be wall-to-wall bodies huddling in the cold, waiting for the ball to drop? Or will people be spaced out six feet...
By Doug Kelly There’s a clear image to us all of Santa Claus: Red suit, red-and-white Santa hat, big white beard and black boots. Kelly Kelly The Santa I saw today in a Clearwater department store checked all those boxes,...
By Doug Kelly Don’t know about you, but this is the favorite time of the year for me. The air is brisk; yards come vibrant at night with lights, inflatable Santas and nativity scenes; thoughts turn to loved ones and...
If you've driven around Downtown Clearwater in the last two weeks, you might have noticed something a little different – front yards littered with plenty of plastic pink flamingos. Kelly Kelly Imagine: a flock of flamboyant flamingos, decked out with...
Santa Claus is trading in his bright red sleigh for a bright red fire truck as he prepares to swing by a variety of Santa Claus Lanes around the city of Clearwater. Santa will be making appearances around town December...
Restaurants that were shuttered for months, now donating to help feed others Restaurants in The District (Clearwater’s downtown) that were shuttered for months during the pandemic are rescuing Christmas by hosting Dine Out for Kids on December16th from 4 p.m....
By Sean Schrader Strange year to endure, right? I recall during the 2019 holiday season spending time at holiday events and parties. Although we can’t celebrate the same this year, there’s a lot to be grateful for in the coming...
By John Lawrence Here’s a joke: How does Santa clean his kitchen? Answer: With Comet! That’s just one of the Christmas jokes that Santa (his real name is“classified” so the kids don’t learn he’s not really from the North Pole)...
