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Hooters Clearwater-based founders regain full ownership of brand

November 3, 2025 | Chuck Merlis

Clearwater’s Original Hooters founders reclaim the global brand and revive the local spirit that started it all.

Exterior view of the Original Hooters restaurant in Clearwater, Florida, showing its multi-level building with palm trees and bikes parked outside.

Firehouse Subs opens 1,400th restaurant in Clearwater

October 16, 2025 | Chuck Merlis

Firehouse Subs opened its 1,400th location in Clearwater, spotlighting Tampa Bay’s strong franchise growth and community impact.

Four people stand together inside the new Firehouse Subs restaurant in Clearwater, smiling for a photo in front of a mural featuring a Clearwater Fire & Rescue truck.

Clearwater’s Yo Mama’s Foods racks up 36,000 orders after GMA feature

September 30, 2025 | Chuck Merlis

Clearwater’s Yo Mama’s Foods turned a GMA spotlight into 36,000 orders and now heads to ABC’s “View Your Deal.”

Mansions on the Market: Clearwater estate on Magnolia Drive (PHOTOS)

July 12, 2024 | Jo-Lynn Brown

Address: 205 Magnolia Drive, Clearwater Specs: 5 bedrooms | 5 bathrooms | 6,087 square feet Listing price: $6,200,000 This historic home is located on the bluffs, overlooking Clearwater Harbor, in

Things to Do: Clearwater Marine Aquarium rolls out AquaSkate family roller-skating party

July 11, 2024 | J.C. Barrott

Clearwater Marine Aquarium is transforming the Aquarium into a neon paradise that recreates the ‘80s on Saturday, July 13. From 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., AquaSkate guests can enjoy live

Clearwater Marine Aquarium opens a Manatee Rehabilitation Center

June 20, 2024 | J.C. Barrott

Clearwater Marine Aquarium will be debuting their new Manatee Rehabilitation Center on June 28th. The state-of-the-art facility, including ozone treatment and medical habitats with false bottoms, will accommodate manatees needing

St. Pete-Clearwater International adds new, Allegiant non-stop flight destinations to Evansville, IN & McAllen, TX

June 18, 2024 | J.C. Barrott

New routes to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) in Florida, includes Evansville, Indiana via Evansville Regional Airport (EVV), and McAllen, Texas via McAllen International Airport (MFE). St. Pete-Clearwater Int’l Airport

CEO Connect: David Habib spills his saucey secrets

March 14, 2024 | Hanna Gade

David Habib established Yo Mama’s Foods in 2017. The company, based in Clearwater, started out making pasta sauces and expanded into barbecue sauces and salad dressings. The company now ships

Waterfront site in Clearwater Beach acquired for condo development

February 6, 2024 | Jo-Lynn Brown

A waterfront site, on Clearwater Beach, has been acquired by BH3 Management and U.S. Development with plans for a condominium project. The three-acre site, at 551 Gulf Boulevard, was purchased

Serena by the Sea lists its largest unit for nearly $3 million (PHOTOS)

January 10, 2024 | Jo-Lynn Brown

Serena by the Sea, a waterfront condominium project by Valor Capital, which is still completing construction, has listed its largest unit for sale. The unit, listed for $2,999,000, has an

Treat yourself to a little R&R at one of Tampa Bay’s finest staycations (PHOTOS)

January 9, 2024 | Jo-Lynn Brown

By the time you will be reading this, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day will over. With 2024 having started, it will be time to, hopefully, reenergize yourself for the

A tourism snapshot in the Tampa Bay area

October 20, 2023 | Lila Gendal

The devastation and destruction caused by COVID-19 placed life, as we knew it, on hold. Human beings are social creatures, by nature, so being confined to quarantine-type living situations had