News in Clearwater
St Pete Catalyst
Published 15 hours agoDuke Energy grants $326,500 to Florida organizations
Duke Energy and the Duke Energy Foundation have granted a collective $326,500 to 27 organizations in Florida. Entities that benefited in the Greater Tampa Bay area include the City of Clearwater ($16,000), the City of Treasure Island ($5,000) and the Greater St. Petersburg Area…
WMNF 88.5
Published September 18The Clearwater Free Health Clinic is opening a new wellness center
The expansion comes after a report found nearly 10 percent of Pinellas County’s total population is uninsured.
St Pete Catalyst
Published September 16Clearwater celebrates library’s Carnegie connection
The first public library in the city opened in September 1916 and was funded by a $10,000 donation from Andrew Carnegie.
WMNF 88.5
Published August 28Save The Garden discusses push to challenge Scientology’s Garden Avenue takeover in downtown Clearwater
Downtown Clearwater is synonymous with the Church of Scientology, which is headquartered there. The church itself, and its owners, control an overwhelming proportion of downtown. Over the summer, the city officials moved closer to handing part of downtown’s Garden Avenue to the…
St Pete Catalyst
Published August 21Clearwater levels beach barrier to help nesting sea turtles
Clearwater crews leveled a steep sand escarpment on Sand Key Beach that wildlife officials said could prevent sea turtles from reaching suitable nesting areas. The work was coordinated with Pinellas County and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, with Clearwater…
Osprey Observer
Published August 16Somebody Cares Gala And CareFest Honor 29 Years Of Service
For nearly three decades, Somebody Cares Tampa Bay (SCTB) has united churches, businesses, volunteers and community organizations to meet practical needs throughout the region. This September, the Clearwater-based nonprofit will celebrate its 29th anniversary with its annual…
WMNF 88.5
Published July 17Clearwater vigil highlights human impact of immigration detention
Two women shared how immigration detention has affected their families at Clearwater's weekly immigrant justice vigil.
Weekly Challenger
Published June 09Powerful Young Adults, Inc. holds Job Fair in Clearwater this Friday
The nonprofit Powerful Young Adults, Inc, will hold its 2026 Career Expo & Job Fair this Friday, June 12, from 1 pm to 4 pm at the North Greenwood Library, 905 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, Clearwater, FL 33755. PYA’s executive director, Katrina George, shared that the goal of…
Weekly Challenger
Published July 19Purses for Purpose, fundraiser for A Mother’s Arms, Inc, Sat. July 26
By J.A. Jones | Contributor Chantala Davis founded the nonprofit A Mother’s Arms (AMA) in response to the incidents leading up to the 2018 death of two-year-old Jordan Belliveau at the hands of his 21-year-old mother, Charisse Stinson. A Clearwater native who was once a teenaged…