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Clearwater library celebrates 110 years with free Sept. 14 event
Two free events anchor Clearwater's week: the Market Marie outdoor market brings 130-plus vendors to Coachman Park on Saturday, Sept. 12, and the Clearwater Main Library celebrates its 110th anniversary on Monday, Sept. 14, the exact date the original Carnegie-funded library opened in 1916.
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PIE invites public to welcome 76 veterans home Sept. 15
St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport will host a free public welcome-home reception at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, for 76 veterans returning from Honor Flight of West Central Florida's Mission 58, which marks the nonprofit's 4,000th veteran honored.
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Clearwater library celebrates 110 years with free Sept. 14 event
Two free events anchor Clearwater's week: the Market Marie outdoor market brings 130-plus vendors to Coachman Park on Saturday, Sept. 12, and the Clearwater Main Library celebrates its 110th anniversary on Monday, Sept. 14, the exact date the original Carnegie-funded library opened in 1916.
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Clearwater library celebrates 110 years with free Sept. 14 event
Two free events anchor Clearwater's week: the Market Marie outdoor market brings 130-plus vendors to Coachman Park on Saturday, Sept. 12, and the Clearwater Main Library celebrates its 110th anniversary on Monday, Sept. 14, the exact date the original Carnegie-funded library opened in 1916.
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$350K arts initiative brings lantern festival, jazz to Clearwater this fall
Creative Pinellas awarded $350,000 in tourism funding to nearly 30 arts experiences across Pinellas County this fall, with three Clearwater-area events including a Japanese lantern festival at Coachman Park on Dec. 6.
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Deep Purple, KANSAS play Clearwater debut show Saturday at Coachman Park
Coachman Park hosts a double feature Saturday, Aug. 8: Deep Purple's Clearwater debut with special guest KANSAS at The BayCare Sound at 6 p.m., plus the free Market Marie farmers market with 125-plus vendors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Scientology claims 7,000 attended L. Ron Hubbard Hall groundbreaking as petition deadline looms
The Church of Scientology says more than 7,000 people attended the Aug. 1 groundbreaking for the $250 million L. Ron Hubbard Hall on South Garden Avenue, publicizing the figure as opponents collect signatures for a voter referendum and the Aug. 18 council election approaches.
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North Pinellas Woman's Club awards $20,500 to 21 area nonprofits
The North Pinellas Woman's Club distributed $20,500 in grants to 21 nonprofits on Aug. 6, including several Clearwater-based organizations, with funds raised through its Christmas Under the Oaks festival returning Nov. 8 for its 50th year.
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Free Turbo Babies program expands to Pinellas preschools with bags of books and toys for families
The Juvenile Welfare Board's free Turbo Babies program, which gives families with children from birth to age 3 bags of books, toys and brain-building activities, is expanding into preschools across Pinellas County. Any family can enroll by email at no cost.
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Scallop count in Clearwater Harbor, Tampa Bay rebounds to 263 after sharp 2025 decline
The 31st Annual Great Bay Scallop Search found 263 scallops across Tampa Bay on Aug. 1, including search zones in St. Joseph Sound and Clearwater Harbor, rebounding from just 43 in 2025 and tying the 15-year high set in 2024.
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Clearwater nonprofit AMIkids puts at-risk youth to work replanting Tampa Bay seagrass
AMIkids, a Clearwater-based nonprofit serving at-risk youth since 1972, planted its first acre of seagrass in Tampa Bay after two years of scientific preparation, combining marine habitat restoration with youth development.
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Clearwater Historical Society, Opera for Earth plan World Music Heritage Festival for November
The Clearwater Historical Society and Opera for Earth Corporation will host a World Music Heritage Festival on Nov. 14 at the society's South Fort Harrison Avenue museum, while three near-term events offer residents hands-on and social programming through early September.
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Rescued nurse sharks at Clearwater Marine Aquarium draw Shark Week spotlight
Clearwater Marine Aquarium's two resident nurse sharks, Thelma and Bruce, are drawing Shark Week attention while serving a year-round conservation education mission after being deemed unreleasable due to extended human contact.
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At 96, world-record swimmer Joan Campbell returns to her Long Center pool
Joan Campbell, a 96-year-old world-record relay team member who swam at the Long Center three times a week for 30 years, was among the first back in the water when Clearwater celebrated the pool's reopening on July 31 after a $17.3 million, 17-month renovation.
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National Black & Latino Economic Summit comes to Clearwater Beach Aug. 5
The National Black & Latino Economic Summit brings bank partners, housing developers, and small business leaders to Clearwater Beach's Sheraton Sand Key Resort from Aug. 5-7, focusing on racial wealth gap solutions, access to capital, and affordable housing for minority entrepreneurs.
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Long Center pool reopens Friday after $17.3 million renovation
Clearwater's Long Center pool reopens Friday, July 31, at 3 p.m. after a 17-month, $17.3 million renovation that replaced the natatorium's failing windows, roof, HVAC system, and structural steel.
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