SAFETY HARBOR — The name Strachan’s has been synonymous with ice cream in North Pinellas County ever since Bill and Susan Strachan opened their first shop on Alt 19 in Palm Harbor in 1999. 

SAFETY HARBOR — Sometimes a book just speaks to you.

SAFETY HARBOR — For the past decade and a half, Janet Hooper’s name has been synonymous with the Mattie Williams Neighborhood Family Center, a nonprofit founded in the mid-1990s that provides food, clothes, basic goods and services to disadvantaged kids and families in the greater Safety Har…

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 — 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 — 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.

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.