News in Clearwater

Honeywell adding specialized testing space in Clearwater
The application carries a $3.5 million construction value.

Allegiant deal brings a 61% revenue boost to Pinellas airport
The agreement comes as St. Pete-Clearwater moves forward with a major terminal improvement program.

Clearwater extends beach concession deal with longtime operators

American Circular joins spARK Labs by ARK Invest incubator
The company operates an electronics recycling facility in Clearwater.

Nubo Café & Bakery, a swanky from-scratch Ukrainian eatery, opens in downtown Clearwater
A particularly flavorful piece of Europe has arrived in Pinellas County. Nubo Café & Bakery is now open at 420 Cleveland Street in Clearwater after debuting last week. It’s run […]

Clearwater’s O’Keefe’s Tavern to move after BayCare sale
O’Keefe’s Tavern, a Clearwater-based Irish pub, will move to the former site of Capogna’s Dugout at 1653 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd. A tentative opening is scheduled for mid-September. The owners wrote in a post on the establishment’s Facebook page that O’Keefe’s Tavern’s current property,…

O’Keefe’s Tavern moving to former Capogna’s Dugout in Clearwater

Streetlight Taco heads to Clearwater, foot-long tortas in Hyde Park, Guy Fieri at Boozy pig, and more in Tampa Bay food news
OPENINGS/CLOSINGS Tampa’s Streetlight Taco, a Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient, is expanding to Clearwater Streetlight Taco, the award-winning Mexican restaurant from the folks at Tastes Pretty Good Hospitality, will open a new location in Clearwater. The Michelin Bib…

Tampa’s Bib Gourmand taco sensation is coming to Clearwater
Traffic across the Howard Frankland is picking up. Tampa star Streetlight Taco, which received Michelin’s Bib Gourmand status back in 2024, is opening a second location in Clearwater, developers announced […]

Tampa’s Streetlight Taco, a Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient, is expanding to Clearwater
Streetlight Taco, the award-winning Mexican restaurant from the folks at Tastes Pretty Good Hospitality, will open a new location in Clearwater. The Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognized concept will move into the ground floor of downtown’s newly restored Peoples Bank Building,…

Team behind Michelin-starred Rocca to open casual concept in historic downtown Clearwater space
Tampa Bay’s most decorated restaurant group is crossing the bridge, and honestly, if you’ve been sleeping on downtown Clearwater’s comeback, it’s time to set an alarm. Tastes Pretty Good Hospitality […]

In ‘7000 volts, Living an Electrified Life’ local businessman recounts living beyond electrocution and trauma
By J.A. Jones | Contributor CLEARWATER — LJ Tucker grew up in North Greenwood, Clearwater; today, he is an established family man and a certified arborist with more than two decades of experience, operating the successful tree maintenance company Tucker Enterprises in Oldsmar.…