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Local celebrities to play Pitch for Pink

Local celebrities to play Pitch for Pink

Clearwater, Florida -- You can help strike out breast cancer at the upcoming Pitch for Pink baseball event. The 6th annual event will benefit breast health services and programs at Morton Plant Mease hospitals.

There will be a local celebrity softball game at 4:30 p.m. before the Clearwater Threshers take on the Ft. Myers Miracle at 6 p.m. Friday, July 22 at BrightHouse Field.

The first 1,000 women will receive a commemorative Pitch for Pink bag. Breast cancer survivors can make a pre-game lap around the bases.

There will also be an auction allowing you to bid on pink jerseys work by Threshers, autographed pink bats, gift certificates, and spa packages. For more information about the silent auction and raffle, contact Amanda Koch at akoch@threshersbaseball.com

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Jimmy John's offers $1 sandwiches to customers in Pinellas county

Jimmy John's offers $1 sandwiches to customers in Pinellas county

Pinellas County, FL -- Jimmy John’s Sandwich Shops is celebrating its Tampa Bay presence by throwing a Customer Appreciation Day at locations across the Bay area, including those throughout Pinellas county in Clearwater, Largo, and Saint Petersburg.

On Thursday, June 23, Jimmy John’s will be selling select sandwiches for only $1.00!

Sandwich choices 1-6 on the menu will be available for just $1 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at all Jimmy John's locations.

Be a part of the 2011 Summer Splash Business Expo!

Be a part of the 2011 Summer Splash Business Expo!

Seven Chambers of Commerce are joining forces for the 2011 Summer Splash Business Expo, the premier networking event for all of the North Pinellas County chambers involved, on Thursday, July 14 from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Clearwater Beach, Clearwater Regional, Dunedin, Palm Harbor, Safety Harbor, Tarpon Springs, and the Upper Tampa Bay Chambers of Commerce will all be participating.

The public is invited to attend, and the cost is only $5 per person.

Local businesses are also encouraged to use the event as a chance to market themselves to the broad seven-Chamber audience. Interested organizations can choose from four sponsorship opportunities, or can participate as an exhibitor (Chamber members: $150, non-members: $250; includes one skrited table and 5 free tickets). Call 727-784-4287 for an application.

Why do they call it that? Memorial Highway

Here's an idea: Build a new road and then put a giant roadblock right in the middle! Well, it seemed like a good plan when they first built Memorial Highway.

Why do they call it Memorial Highway?

Ladies and gentlemen gather 'round and hear the tale of the incredible shrinking street! Memorial Highway!

Once a ribbon of road, it ran 15 1/2 miles. Tampa's Howard Avenue was connected right to Oldsmar at the Pinellas County line.

But progress, technology, and the tick-tock of time have taken away about half of that mileage. Now it exists as a sleepy shadow of its former self.

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Celebrate the history of Caladesi Island

Celebrate the history of Caladesi Island

Clearwater Beach, Florida - Caladesi Island, a pristine isle just a brief walk north from Clearwater Beach or a quick boat ride south from Dunedin, is the subject of a lecture Wednesday at the Clearwater Beach Library.

Terry Fortner will share the story of her grandmother, Myrtle Bertz, who grew up on the island around the turn of the century and, in 1987, wrote a book titled "Yesteryear I Lived in Paradise."

The lecture includes old photographs and stories from the past.

Reclaimed water temporarily cut off in South Pinellas

Reclaimed water temporarily cut off in South Pinellas

Minimal rainfall and overuse of reclaimed water in the South County service area have stressed the available supply of reclaimed water. Beginning this morning, Monday, June 20, 2011 at 12:01 a.m., Pinellas County Utilities will begin isolating the reclaimed water distribution system for a (24) twenty-four hour period to allow available storage capacity to recharge.  

This temporary measure is necessary to continue reclaimed water distribution during the remainder of the week (Tuesday-Sunday) to our customers. Reclaimed water service will resume at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2011.

Part of McMullen-Booth Road to close Thursday

Clearwater, Florida - Part of McMullen-Booth Road will be closed to traffic from Thursday morning, June 23, until the following Monday.

Southbound lanes will be closed at the CSX railroad tracks. Traffic will be detoured at SR 590 to U.S. 19 and back along Drew Street. The northbound lanes will not be affected.

CSX will be repairing a damaged concrete panel that provides the transition between the railroad tracks and the roadway.