GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Fred Everson. ...more

November 25, 2007

WHAT: Ford Ironman World Championship 70.3, consisting of a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1-mile run. WHERE: The start, finish and transition area is on Clearwater Beach near Pier 60. The bike course extends south to Gandy Boulevard in St. Petersburg and north to East Lake Road in Tarpon Springs. WHO: More than 1,500 pro and age-group triathletes from the United States and around the world. WHEN: Saturday, starting at 7 a.m. with the professional women on the swim leg, followed by pro women at 7:10. Age-group swim waves start at 7:15 and the final wave starts at 8. PRIZE PURSE: $90,000 is split among the top 10 professional men and women, with the overall winners earning $18,000. Timex Ironman Watch Bonuses, worth $10,000, are up for grabs along the bike and run courses. 2006 CHAMPIONS: Men - Craig Alexander (Australia, 3:45:37); women - Samantha McGlone (Canada, 4:12:58). ONLINE: Live coverage on www.ironmanlive.com TRAFFIC CONTROL: Many of Clearwater's major roads and intersections will be affected by the cycling leg from 7:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. If possible, police advise motorists to avoid the area during this time. If you drive in Clearwater on Saturday morning, expect delays and prepare to share multilane roads with the cyclists. Yield to bikes on the course at all times. SPECTATORS: Those who want to watch the race near the transition area and finish line can park in downtown Clearwater or Sand Key Park and take a shuttle bus to Pier 60. Shuttles will run continuously from 4 a.m. until 6 p.m. from downtown Clearwater at the Municipal Services Garage (East Avenue and Pierce Street), the courthouse (Chestnut Street and Oak Avenue), the county parking garage (Court Street and S. Osceola Avenue), the Fort Harrison lot (Chestnut Street and Fort Harrison Avenue) and from Sand Key Park's Court Street lot (Court Street and S. Osceola Avenue). ...more

November 9, 2007

CLEARWATER - Karen Triplett carries the weight of more than a dozen people on her back, and she didn't flinch a bit when she volunteered to do it. The names of those people, written in black on a pink background, are on her back today as she begins the 60-mile walk from Sand Key through Clearwater that eventually will end in St. Petersburg on Sunday afternoon. ...more

October 19, 2007

Four men from U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary units covering North Pinellas and West Pasco are on their way home from Canada where they won first place in an International Search and Rescue competition. ...more

October 10, 2007

Four men from U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary units in north Pinellas County and west Pasco County have headed home from Canada after placing first in an international search and rescue competition. ...more

October 10, 2007

TARPON SPRINGS - After searching for two days, U.S. Coast Guard crews Tuesday night called off the search for Joseph Reed, 40, who disappeared after falling over the railing of his commercial shrimp vessel Monday afternoon. ...more

September 12, 2007