Clearwater News

Baltimore City Public Schools this month announced that it has implemented Global Connect's Parent Notification System for communicating with parents and staff members. via T.H.E. Journal

A Palm Harbor University High School volunteer high school band coach was arrested April 7 for allegedly having sexual contact with two female students who are members of the band. via Tampa Bay Newspapers

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office arrested a 22-year-old volunteer high school band coach for allegedly having a sexual relationship with two high school girls. via Tampabays10.com

Rescue coordinators at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., received a distress call at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, from a Spanish-speaking boater requesting assistance. via ABC Action News

Hooters was founded by six men who knew nothing of the restaurant business. They just wanted a place to go where they would not get kicked out of, and so Hooters was born in Clearwater, Florida on October 4, ... via Associated Content

“One of the people flew off... [out] of the window. I don't know how it happened. I guess the police was going so fast. They grabbed the dude from the corner and picked him up before the car hit him”

By Melanie Brooks WTSP-TV Tampa CLEARWATER, FL -- Witnesses say it was like watching a movie -- cop cars flying by them, lights and sirens blaring. via WTLV

“I'm not a developer who depends on deals to support the organization”

By Paul Swider , Times Staff Writer Published Tuesday, April 1, 2008 3:57 PM This is a rendering of a typical development by European Equities, which has done $148-million in area developments in just a few ... via St. Petersburg Times

“Just a moment. Let me get my hat.”

Sally Bishop, emergency management director in Pinellas County on Florida's west coast, has found a creative way to encourage coastal residents to heed evacuation orders, should a hurricane approach.

During the calm of last year's tropical storm season, her department put banners on county cherry-picker trucks, showing how high the level of the Gulf of Mexico would rise as a hurricane closed in. The trucks then drove around the most vulnerable neighborhoods.

Because some low-lying areas near Clearwater would disappear under a whopping 24 feet of storm surge in the event of a Category 5 hurricane, the banner trucks really grabbed people's attention, she said. Read more

Steely Dan Keeps Fans On Their Toes Sunday, Mar 30, 2008 5:23AM Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Walter Becker and Donald Fagen , a.k.a. Steely Dan , have announced the first round of dates for a summer trek through ... via Pollstar News

“We don't believe that it is inherent that additional height is needed to take advantage of the density reserve we are proposing and construct the targeted mid-price mid-size hotel.”

The city's effort to incent the development of mid-priced hotels on Clearwater Beach has been delayed. via Clearwater Gazette

Jim Naughton and John Mashek are two of the smartest political reporters of the past generation. via MySanAntonio.com

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is seeking the publics help in locating a missing Clearwater man. via ABC Action News

Lawyers for the guardian of John Graziano, an Iraq war veteran who is now in a semi-conscious state at the VA medical center in Tampa, have filed a civil suit in a Pinellas County court against Hulk Hogan, aka ... via 98ROCK Tampa

“We have all wanted to see this movie that scientology kept hidden away from us. We have all wondered just how damning could this story be that we were banned from watching it.”

Directed by former film executive Peter N. Alexander, movie critics have characterized The Profit as a parody of Scientology and of its founder L. Ron Hubbard . via Wilson's Almanac

Winner of the Tampa Bay Technology Forum's "Emerging Technology Company of the Year" award in 2007, iDatix is an emerging leader in the development of Business Process Automation Software whose mission is to ... via Digital Producer

Tampa police are searching for a car they believe plunged from the Courtney Campbell Causeway overnight. via ABC Action News

“We won't allow that to happen, either.”

There's no question the city's movers and shakers want to bring more people to their struggling downtown core. via Tampa Bay Online

“My concern is for the three candidates. I want to make sure they feel like I have done everything I can to assure them that nothing nefarious is going on.”

St. Petersburg, Florida - In an election every vote counts and a lot is riding on the race for State House District 55. via Tampabays10.com

Wednesday and Thursday, March 19 and 20 the 11th annual Senior Fun Fest! will be held at the Harborview Center, Clearwater . via Clearwater Gazette

A 25-year-old man faces a charge of felony child abuse after authorities say he tossed his newborn baby into the air during an argument Friday night. via Tampa Bay Online