Sunday, October 14, 2012
OK, so you had a busy week. We understand. Let us catch you up on all the highlights!
1. A mother opossum and her babies recently discovered sleeping in the engine of a mail truck at the Clearwater Post Office were rescued by a local animal group. Check out the pictures! 2. Clearwater Police arrested eight people in a prostitution and drug sting last weeked in the East Gateway and Old Clearwater Bay neighborhoods. 3. Have you checked out our photo gallery from last weekend's Achieva Box Car Rally? Patch editors and readers uploaded a bunch of cool photos from the event — including first-person video of Clearwater Patch editor Jared Leone racing in the Patch box car! If you have photos or video of your own, feel free to add them. 4. The downtown Clearwater business owner who made waves recently by putting up a sign saying he…
Sunday, September 23, 2012
OK, so you had a busy week. We understand. Let us catch you up on all the highlights!
1. A downtown Clearwater shop owner is putting up a sign that states, “Notice: this is one of the only spas in downtown Clearwater not owned by a Scientologist," sparking plenty of conversation and debate. 2. A Clearwater man owns a baseball signed by 10 presidents and one famous first lady, and now he's seeking President Barack Obama's autograph. Tom Cooney, who is deaf, hopes he can be an inspiration to all. 3. You've got to see this photo: A pickup truck somehow ran up a pole on Gulf to Bay Boulevard late Tuesday afternoon just before rush hour. 4. A Clearwater High student is charged with bringing a gun and ammunition to school, causing a brief lockdown. A second student was also later charged in connection to the case. 5. The suspect …
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
A Clearwater Patch story about downtown shop owner's Scientology sign sparked quite a response from our readers. Have you weighed in yet?
Monday's Clearwater Patch story about a local shop owner's Scientology sign sparked quite a response from our readers. Patch reported that Travis Wilkinson, owner of Berry Beautiful Salon and Spa, intends to place a sign in front of his business stating “Notice: this is one of the only spas in downtown Clearwater not owned by a Scientologist." Wilkinson, a Southern Baptist, says it's "hurtful" that people think he's a Scientologist and that customers often think his business is associated with the church simply because it's located downtown. The story had more than 70 comments as of Tuesday evening and had even gotten national attention, appearing on the AOL homepage. AOL is Patch's parent company. Comments ranged from a conversation about…
Jason Bartolone
10:31 am on Thursday, October 11, 2012
Update: Owner Travis Wilkinson is starting a business coalition and will offer similar signs to members: http://patch.com/A-y2XV more ›