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

CLEARWATER Two men were seriously injured this morning in downtown Clearwater when their speeding car slammed into a fence, split in half and caught fire, police said. ...more

June 15, 2008

CLEARWATER -- Police cracking down on prostitution in the downtown area netted seven arrests this week. Officers posed as decoys during the day on Monday and Tuesday on Cleveland Street, Gulf to Bay Boulevard and North Fort Harrison Avenue. ...more

May 7, 2008

When the man with the African accent asked for help, University of Tampa senior Sean Collins did what he thought was the right thing. ...more

May 5, 2008

TAMPA - When the man with the African accent asked for help, University of Tampa senior Sean Collins did what he thought was the right thing. ...more

May 2, 2008

The war over Ward Street has ended. A portion of the road between Kennedy Boulevard and Cleveland Street will be closed when Porter Development redevelops the Brazzeal Goodyear Tire shop into a four-story office and retail project that will include a Publix grocery store and fitness center. ...more

November 17, 2007

The waist-high posts stand in front of homes and businesses along West Shore Boulevard like markers in a 10-mile slalom course from Port Tampa to Drew Park. ...more

September 29, 2007

TAMPA - TECO crews have restored power shortly after 4 a.m. today to customers who were without power overnight after a car hit a nearby electrical pole. ...more

September 26, 2007