If you can focus fast enough, you’ll see Lina Teixeira (pronounced Tay-SHARE-UH) dashing from one civic meeting to the next. She’s a study in boundless energy, the Energizer Bunny on two legs. It’s all about community activism in helping to...
The Suncoast Jazz Festival returns on November 19 – 21 with five indoor venues at the Sheraton & Marriott Sand Key Hotels on Clearwater Beach. The 30th Anniversary of the festival would have been in 2020 – if the whole...
By Wayne Kask My friends and I took a day trip to Clearwater Beach, Florida on New Years’ Eve 2020. I loved it here, and in this post, I’ll be sharing some of the best things to do in Clearwater, such...
Poverty in the U.S. is an epidemic – including one in five children, according to the latest census. Children who live in poverty for half their childhood are 32 times more likely to remain in poverty. The Salvation Army works...
The late John Lennon didn’t have Coachman Park in mind when he wrote “Imagine,” but nonetheless it’s a fitting moniker for a project that most certainly strains the boundaries of imagination. We’re talking here of a $84 million redevelopment of...
A public forum was held on Tuesday, September 1, at Ruth Eckerd Hall to introduce Clearwater citizens to the final four city manager candidates. The candidates spoke in alphabetical order in a “fireside chat” on stage with Mayor Frank Hibbard....
The City of Clearwater invites the public to a community forum to meet the panel of city manager finalists selected by the Clearwater City Council. The community is invited to attend the forum on Wednesday, September 1, at Ruth Eckerd...
“Tweeners,” some call them – those in need of medical treatment, caught between a rock of limited income and a hard place of no insurance. For most of us, a lifeline exists when sick or injured. Without a second thought,...
Winter the Dolphin's Beach Club becomes the first hotel on Clearwater Beach to be certified ocean-friendly and sea turtle safe by Ocean Allies. Inspired by Winter the Dolphin, star of the famed Dolphin Tale movies, the hotel is both family-friendly...
Join in on a citywide effort to pick up litter all across Clearwater on Saturday, October 16! For just a few hours, you can make a difference. Anyone can volunteer and community groups are welcome. Businesses and organizations will plan...
Get ready for school with a FREE backpack, book and school supplies at any of Clearwater’s five library locations: Monday, August 2nd through Friday, August 6th, during business hours, while supplies last, with generous support from the Clearwater Library Foundation....
In 2019, I attended Clearwater Citizens Academy and it was one of the best things I’ve ever done. I learned more about my own city in 10 short weeks than I ever knew was possible. In 2020, I encouraged my...
