Clearwater Beach opens a new crypto-themed restaurant with “Hot Doges” & “Bitcoinana Splits”

Owner of Crypto Street Restaurant Ricardo Varona poses for a portrait inside the crypto-themed eatery in Clearwater Beach on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. Courtesy: [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ] “Crypto Cuban” sandwiches, “SHIBA” shrimp cocktails, and “To the MOOOONNN!” brownie sundaes are just a few of the quirky items you’ll find on the menu

Clearwater’s long-awaited Coachman Park renovation postponed due to increased construction costs

Imagine Clearwater Rendering – Courtesy: myclearwater.com The City of Clearwater will have to wait a bit longer before it can enjoy a pending renovation in the city’s downtown Coachman Park. Imagine Clearwater is a futuristic vision for the city, but the long-awaited revamp will have to wait due to increased construction costs. A $64 million

Clearwater Beach’s Annual Sugar Sand Festival canceled over pandemic concerns

Sand Sculptures at Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, Florida at Clearwater Beach, Florida, April 23, 2017. Courtesy: Shutterstock – Photo by Ilya Images Just when you thought the festival and event cancelations were behind us in 2020—think again. Florida is known for its beautiful coastline and white sandy beaches along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts.

Satellite photos reveal the ways in which Hurricane Milton altered the Florida coastline

Hurricane Milton effects (not pictured) – Florida coastline — Courtesy: Shutterstock — bonandbon Homes and, in some cases, entire neighborhoods were left soaked, muddy, and in disrepair when Hurricane Milton battered Florida’s Gulf Coast with pouring rain and winds of 120 miles per hour. Officials told CBS News that the storm was responsible for at

Milton is a Category 5 hurricane. As Florida races to remove Hurricane Helene’s wreckage, it orders evacuations

Geocolor image in the eye of hurricane (Hurricane Milton not pictured) – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Trong Nguyen Monday, as workers hurried to gather up piles of appliances and other street debris left over from Hurricane Helene two weeks ago and as cars backed up into highways in anticipation of the storm, Florida’s storm-battered

Over the Fourth of July weekend, Hurricane Beryl may bring “life-threatening” rip currents to Florida beaches

Hurricane Aerial View – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by elRoce Orlando, Florida – As Hurricane Beryl moves through the Caribbean and approaches the Gulf of Mexico this week, there may be rip current hazards for Florida beaches. Forecasters say that in addition to Florida’s east coast beaches along the Gulf Coast, there may be an

Plans for Florida’s spring break beaches ruined by strong waves and hazardous rip currents

Spring Break Sunny Isles Beach — Courtesy: Shutterstock — B Cruz Plans for spring break on Florida beaches on the Atlantic and Gulf coastlines have been postponed due to hazardous swimming conditions caused by strong waves and potentially fatal rip currents. This week, strong southeasterly winds will likely result in rough surf and a high

A 50-foot sperm whale washes up on a sandbar off the Florida coast of Venice

Sperm whale in water – Courtesy: Animalgraphy Update: Sperm whale has died. Off the Florida shore of Venice Beach, authorities made an effort to assist a 50-foot beached whale on Sunday. By Sunday night, officials had revised their estimates of the whale’s length and weight, which had been 50 feet long and 50,000–70,000 pounds. The

Legislators in Florida approve new state license plates

Florida License Plates — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Image by: Lutsenko_Oleksandr TALLAHASSEE, Florida – With almost 150 different specialty license plates available in Florida, drivers may showcase their support for charities, colleges, sports teams, and even Disney World. A bill that would provide state citizens even more alternatives for license plates was approved by the Florida

Records are broken by sea turtle nests on U.S. beaches in Florida

Sea turtle hatchlings on beach – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Julian Wiskemann Thousands of sea turtles have spent the last few months making the arduous journey from the ocean to beaches in the United States to deposit their eggs, just as they have done for millions of years. Despite mounting concerns about the challenges