Pinellas County public works engineers expect a preliminary report soon on why 2,700 pounds of concrete chunks rained down from the new Belleair Causeway Bridge during a construction mishap February 6. ...more

March 16, 2009

Pinellas County public works engineers expect a preliminary report as early as today on why 2,700 pounds of concrete chunks rained down from the new Belleair Causeway Bridge during a construction mishap February 6 ...more

March 12, 2009

When Brian Beck looks at downtown Clearwater, he sees Denver. Not Denver 2008, but Denver 20 years ago, before merchants, investors and the city fashioned the "LoDo" district of nightclubs, restaurants and loft-style condominiums from an aging collection of old warehouses. ...more

November 17, 2008

Brian Beck harbors no illusions that Clearwater, the junior partner in the Tampa metropolitan area, can be Denver, the center of the Mountain West. But he stands by the comparison as the city gains traction in its decades-long quest to redevelop its downtown core. ...more

November 13, 2008

It came a day later than planned, but Wednesday morning, about 105,000 Pinellas County public school students and 15,500 employees headed back to school for the new year. ...more

August 21, 2008

It came a day later than planned, but this morning, about 105,000 Pinellas County public school students and 15,500 employees headed back to school for the new year. ...more

August 20, 2008

The Church of Scientology has added to its downtown property holdings, buying a 5-acre waterfront parcel from church members whose plans for a condominium failed. ...more

August 7, 2008

Two fishermen were rescued this morning in Clearwater Harbor after their canoe capsized during a thunderstorm, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

August 1, 2008

The House of Seven Gables, an elaborate Victorian mansion that once provided a view of Clearwater Harbor from the bluff near downtown, now stands amid the towering pines and live oaks of Heritage Village. ...more

October 22, 2007