SAFETY HARBOR — More than 250 people, including state and local lawmakers, business owners, and supporters of bay area nonprofit organizations, gathered outside the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch facility in Safety Harbor on May 19 for the inaugural Breakfast at the Ranch fundraiser.
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SAFETY HARBOR — Nestled between neighborhoods off McMullen Booth Road in Safety Harbor lies a fanciful place with luscious gardens, whimsical fairies and more than 20 different species of butterflies.
SAFETY HARBOR — More than 250 people, including state and local lawmakers, business owners, and supporters of bay area nonprofit organizations, gathered outside the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch facility in Safety Harbor on May 19 for the inaugural Breakfast at the Ranch fundraiser.
Barbara Walker, director of Moccasin Lake Raptor Sanctuary, and Fairl Thomas, board secretary of Birds In Helping Hands, presented live owl ambassadors LuLu, a great horned owl, and Sir Winston Churchowl, a barred owl, at the City Commission meeting May 2 to help raise awareness and showcase…
SAFETY HARBOR — In 1972, the Oakland Athletics won the World Series. Dick Allen of the Chicago White Sox was the American League’s Most Valuable Player and Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds was the National League’s MVP.
People have come from all over the United States to observe and photograph the birds. But in recent weeks, all but one of five owls in the park have died from eating poisoned rats.
SAFETY HARBOR — A local art project is bringing new life to the Ian Tilmann Skate Park through a partnership of the city, Safety Harbor Arts and Music Center, local artists and community members.
SAFETY HARBOR — Safety Harbor residents may soon see changes to the garbage pickup schedule in their neighborhoods. A staffing shortage and long waits for vehicle parts have created a challenge for the Department of Public Works.
William “Bill” Blackshear had a long history of public service in Safety Harbor. The first African American man elected to the City Commission in 1964, he was also instrumental in bringing child care services to the Lincoln Highlands area of the city.
Oldsmar and Safety Harbor have long enjoyed their relationship as sister cities sitting at the top of upper Tampa Bay, including the recent return of the long-running Mayors’ Breakfast.
SAFETY HARBOR — A record crowd packed the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa’s banquet hall on Dec. 3 as the popular Mayors’ Breakfast, a long-running event featuring the mayors of Safety Harbor and Oldsmar pouring coffee for charity, returned following a COVID cancellation in 2020.
SAFETY HARBOR — For much of this year, the future of the Safety Harbor Wine Festival was in doubt.
SAFETY HARBOR — When Jacqueline Hayes moved from Boston to Safety Harbor in 2014 to be closer to her family, she had no idea her southern relocation would be filled with attorney consultations and virtual court appearances, century-old gravesites and ground-penetrating radar.
The mosaic bench outside Melissa Haist’s Tupelo on 4th boutique in downtown Safety Harbor is 40 feet long, features more than 5,200 colorful tiles that have been dissected into thousands of smaller pieces and has taken more than six years to complete.
SAFETY HARBOR — City commissioners declined to establish an ordinance that would have designated specific roads for golf cart travel, meaning that golf carts will maintain their nebulous status in the town for the foreseeable future.
SAFETY HARBOR — When Safety Harbor leaders voted to place a pair of signs supporting the Black Lives Matter movement on the lawn in front of City Hall in the wake of George Floyd’s killing last summer, it touched off a firestorm of controversy, leading to a heated City Commission meeting and…
SAFETY HARBOR — Safety Harbor City Manager Matt Spoor was recognized during a recent City Commission meeting for receiving a pair of awards from statewide organizations.
SAFETY HARBOR — The blend of spicy aromas hits your nose as soon as you open the storefront door.
SAFETY HARBOR — As COVID-19 vaccines continue to be widely distributed, some coronavirus-related restrictions are starting to loosen up.
SAFETY HARBOR — While much attention over the past year has been paid to businesses affected by the coronavirus crisis, public facilities like libraries and community centers have also faced the brunt of the pandemic.
SAFETY HARBOR — The 2021 Safety Harbor municipal election field offered someone for everyone.
SAFETY HARBOR — There’s an old baseball saying, “You can’t tell the players without a scorecard,” and that adage could easily apply to the 2021 Safety Harbor City Commission races.
SAFETY HARBOR — When the Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce took over the city’s annual Seafood Festival three years ago, officials merged the popular, long-running food fest with a juried art show.
SAFETY HARBOR — Bassano Cheesecake, a handcrafted, family-owned cheesecake company, announced the opening of its first café on 507 Main St. in Safety Harbor.
Three Pinellas County fire departments have joined forces to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, as representatives from three agencies recently formed a specialized response unit dedicated to responding to COVID-19 calls.
Long before the Safety Harbor Art & Music Center opened three years ago, the creative minds behind the organization were already giving back to the community through art.
The Safety Harbor Writers & Poets have launched children's programming in recent years, including summer camps, a writing club and, now, a kids' open mic, which launches Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the Safety Harbor Art and Music Center.
David Barr has prosthetic legs, but he’s ridden his 1972 Harley Shovelhead, wide-guide Harley-Davidson more than 83,000 miles.
CLEARWATER — The man who donated cash and land to build Nova Southeastern University’s new medical campus in Clearwater said he might build housing in Safety Harbor for hundreds of the university’s students.
SAFETY HARBOR — The fifth annual Beer & Burger Throw Down returns to Safety Harbor Waterfront Park on Saturday, April 20, noon to 6 p.m., at Waterfront Park, 110 Veterans Memorial Lane, Safety Harbor.
The Richman Group of Florida Inc., will not be getting $16.5 million from the taxpayers of Pinellas County after the U.S. Supreme Court on March 25 refused to hear their arguments.
For 17 years, Church and Community Outreach operated a food pantry out of the Mattie Williams Neighborhood Family Center in Safety Harbor, serving hungry parents and children from hundreds of households.
SAFETY HARBOR — The Black Honkeys, Jeff Vitollo & the Quarter Mile Rebels, Shevonne and The Force, and other musicians are returning once again to Safety Harbor Waterfront Park on Saturday, March 2, to rock, play the blues and jam their hearts out to raise money for local children and yo…
SAFETY HARBOR – When singer-songwriter Melanie was booked to perform at the Woodstock music festival in 1969, she “pictured a pastoral scene with people on picnic blankets,” she said. “All ages, all kinds of people, all colors, a gathering of humanity.”
SAFETY HARBOR – Join the community on Thursday, Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m., at the Safety Harbor Museum and Cultural Center to kick-off Florida Stories, a self-guided walking tour app. Florida Stories allows residents and visitors to learn about the history of Safety Harbor at their own pace and on…
SAFETY HARBOR – Americans use over 500 million plastic straws every day! Plastic straws are made from fossil fuels, cannot be recycled, and do not biodegrade. Using plastic straws also threatens our marine neighbors, as each year over 100,000 marine mammals and 1 million seabirds are killed …
SAFETY HARBOR – Watermelon eaters are needed July 1 to help Safety Harbor break the Guinness World Record for “Most Participants in a Watermelon Eating Contest.”
SAFETY HARBOR – Award-winning author and journalist Jeff Klinkenberg will discuss “Son of Real Florida: Stories from My Life,” his latest book, Thursday, June 7, 6:30 p.m., at the Safety Harbor Public Library, 101 Second St. N., Safety Harbor.
SAFETY HARBOR – The Safety Harbor Art & Music Center will present the fifth annual Safety Harbor SongFest Saturday, April 7, noon to 10 p.m., at Safety Harbor Waterfront Park, 110 Veterans Memorial Lane, Safety Harbor.
SAFETY HARBOR – Morgan Exteriors Inc. and Simply Events will present the fourth annual Beer & Burger Throw Down on Saturday, April 14, noon to 6 p.m., at Safety Harbor Waterfront Park, 110 Veterans Memorial Lane, Safety Harbor.
With cooler temperatures heading our way this weekend, what could be better than listening to red hot bands while drinking an ice-cold beer – all while raising money to benefit children in Pinellas County? If that sounds like it might be right up your alley, head over to Safety Harbor Waterfront Park on March 3 as Bands on the Bay kicks off its third year.
SAFETY HARBOR – The Safety Harbor Library Foundation is seeking artists of all ages and anyone creative to paint and donate a creative canvas for its Art on Canvas fundraiser.
SAFETY HARBOR – The Safety Harbor Library Foundation is seeking artists of all ages and anyone creative to paint and donate a creative canvas for its Art on Canvas fundraiser.
SAFETY HARBOR – Paint Your Heart Out Safety Harbor is seeking more than 100 volunteers to paint the exteriors of houses on March 10.
SAFETY HARBOR – The Safety Harbor Public Library and the Friends of the Safety Harbor Library are seeking design submissions for new, artistic bike racks. Two ordinary library bike racks at the library will be replaced with an extraordinary design combining public art with functionality. The…
SAFETY HARBOR – Mease Countryside Hospital is starting a major expansion and renovation project that will create a more connected hospital campus by adding a new four-story patient tower with all private rooms and four-story parking garage with an elevated pedestrian walkway.
SAFETY HARBOR – CSA Palm Harbor Parks and Recreation hosted the North Pinellas Community Prayer Breakfast on Oct. 26 at the Florida Sheriff’s Youth Ranch, located at 3180 Enterprise Road E., in Safety Harbor.
It’s no secret why fall is considered peak festival season here in the Sunshine State. Cooler temperatures typically lead to bigger attendance numbers for the many outdoor events in the Tampa Bay area, and the 16th annual Safety Harbor Wine Festival last weekend was no exception.
Cool temperatures lead to large crowds for Safety Harbor’s 16th annual Wine Festival on Nov. 4.
Safety Harbor is known for its family friendly events, including holiday parades and music festivals, car shows and arts and crafts fests. But for the past 15 years, one event in the city has been strictly for adults only.
For two years, former Safety Harbor mayor Kent Runnells and his daughter Logan have sold their fresh-roasted brew at Safety Harbor’s Third Friday festival.
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