As locals and visitors famously enjoy fun in the sun here, the city of Clearwater focuses development efforts on beachfront luxury resorts and on downtown projects. Waterfront Aqualea Resort and Residences, a $105 million coral-colored luxury hotel and condominium development, opened in 2009 adjacent to the high-end Sandpearl Resort and Sandpearl Residences. New projects downtown include Station Square, a 15-story residential tower, the Strand at Clearwater Centre and Water’s Edge.
Start the New Year with candid photos of John Lennon at Tempus Projects, The Sacred Arts Tour at Florida CraftArt, a happening month of improv at The Commodore, and several new exhibits across Tampa Bay.
Under Executive Director Jesus Nino, the Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency's focus on bringing businesses downtown is producing results.
Light It Up Clearwater and other family-friendly events around Tampa Bay help ring in the new year.
December's arts scene has Creative Pinellas' Arts Annual Hurricane Relief Fundraiser for local artists and arts groups, as well as holiday performances around Tampa Bay.
Clearwater Boy Scout Grayson van den Berg is a prolific popcorn salesperson and fundraiser, breaking the individual state record three times and leading his pack to the national record for sales.
The North Greenwood CRA is revitalizing a Clearwater neighborhood through community collaboration and programs to help resident homeowners and business owners.
Clearwater's Mercado, a newly built community plaza and gathering place at Cleveland Street and Gulf-to-Bay, is the latest project in the city's effort to reinvigorate its Downtown Gateway area.
This is the second story looking at the devastating impact Helene and Milton had on Tampa Bay arts and cultural organizations, the challenges they face on the road to recovery and the community support helping them
A photo gallery from the eighth annual Florida Birding & Nature Festival at the Suncoast Youth Conservation Center in Apollo Beach.
The November arts scene in Tampa Bay has the rescheduled St. Petersburg Shine Mural Festival and Ybor Arts Tour, plus the Tampa Bay Afrofuturism Festival and more.
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