Clearwater-Beach News

Restaurant Week on Clearwater Beach is hardly over, though only hours remain of the event that delights visitors and shows off the sophistication of local restaurants.

A pricey playground is not part of renovation plans for Pier 60 Park. But a military flag plaza, repairs and a new entry sign still will be part of the project at the park after city leaders unanimously approved the $500,000 plan Thursday.

Upgrades are expected to come to Pier 60 Park, but they won't include a pricey sandcastle playground structure.

Sharky's on the Pier was voted the number one beach bar in Florida for 2013 by visitors to FloridaBeachBar.com. To win the honor, Sharky's had to overtake three beach bars in the town that topped the list of the 2013 Best Beach Bar Towns - St.

Editor: Why do we allow dogs to run amuck on the same public beaches where we bathe and lay on the sand? I see dogs on Clearwater Beach running loose and defecating and urinating where we all have to walk bare footed and lay on the sand.

Faced with an unexpected groundswell of opposition from residents and the Clearwater Beach business community, the clearwater City Council at its May 13 work session decided to scrap plans for a new $438,881 playground near Pier 60 on Clearwater Beach.

Clarity Services is hosting a dining experience with Irvine at the Hilton Clearwater Beach.

Clearwater Beach is home to one of the state's best beach bars. That's according to voters on FloridaBeachBar.com , which on Monday released the results of its annual "best beach bar" contest .

The city's vision for a "Sand Castle Playground" to draw tourists and continue the rebranding of Clearwater Beach appears to be dissolving in the face of opposition from Clearwater Beach residents and businesses.

A more than $300,000 sandcastle playground structure is planned as part of renovations to Pier 60 Park.

In unanimous votes, the Dunedin City Commission last week renewed the city's Dunedin Causeway concessions contract with Sail Honeymoon and agreed to name a future park currently known as the Bleakley property after the Dunedin Youth Guild.

Wendy Hutkin is baffled at how a plan for a nearly $500,000 playground could be built before residents could see and support it.

Starting with a kickoff party on Beach Walk, the Clearwater Beach Chamber will host Restaurant Week May 12-18, expecting more than 3,000 guests to sample food from 30 different restaurants.

Caladesi and Honeymoon Islands, Clearwater Beach and Fort De Soto are being introduced to a brand-new market: Chinese tourists.

A policy given initial approval would allow developers to provide a development agreement along with less detailed "conceptual" plans to the City Council early in the process.

Kylie Smith is living proof that the loss of a limb does not have to stop a kid from being a kid.

The city of Largo has summer camp scholarship funding for Largo residents who qualify financially.

The University of South Florida's $30 million Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation in downtown Tampa tapped the Sheraton Sand Key on Clearwater Beach as its "beach destination" partner for health professionals and students.

Clearwater Beach, Fort De Soto, Caladesi and Honeymoon Islands are being introduced by Pinellas County's tourism chief to a brand-new market: Chinese tourists.

L. Felice Gorordo represents a shift among younger Cubans voting Democrat. He voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012.