Clearwater FL

In this historic fishing community in Florida you can eat fresh-caught seafood at rustic restaurants, and learn about its past at a schoolhouse museum.

A new family-owned diner has opened in west St. Pete, bringing traditional breakfast and lunch fare to the former First Watch space on Tyrone Boulevard. Hot Spot Diner quietly debuted earlier this month at 4045 Tyrone Boulevard and is now open daily from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Owner John...

Crabby's Beachside Pavilion has opened at 10 Bay Esplanade in Clearwater. It took over where Palm Pavilion Beachside Grill & Bar once stood. The new owners kept menu favorites and the staff stayed too. Grouper nuggets are still there. Coconut shrimp and gator bites remain on the menu, cooked the...

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Two people were injured on Monday afternoon during a domestic incident involving a knife, according to the Pinellas Park Police Department. Few details have been released, but police said the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Police said one person has been detained. What we...

Other cities are also working toward making clean transportation more accessible, including Bend, Oregon, and Washington, D.C. Florida officials announce return of $3,000 voucher program for residents to buy e-bikes — here's who qualifies first appeared on The Cool Down .

A Tampa Olive Garden caught fire on Monday morning, according to fire crews.

For months, drivers in one Valrico neighborhood could not trust the pavement under their tires. Deputies say a local man spent that time quietly scattering roofing nails across residential streets, leaving neighbors with punctured tires, repair bills, and a constant sense of unease. The pattern started surfacing last...

There is a buffet in Clearwater, Florida, that has been quietly packing tables for years, and once you know about it, you will wonder how it stayed off your radar for so long. The kind of place where regulars show up every week and first-timers leave already planning their next visit, it runs on home-style cooking,...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The 2026 Florida State Fair has come to a close, with more than 350,000 people in attendance to enjoy one of Florida’s largest annual events. At this year’s fair, public safety was the top priority, with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reporting 54 total ejections and 10 arrests.

A quiet stretch of Tee Time Road in Wimauma turned into the center of a tragedy Friday afternoon after deputies found a 4-year-old child unresponsive in the 2500 block. The child was later pronounced dead, and authorities have opened an active investigation into what happened. For now, officials are keeping details...