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.
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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.
The F.L.O.W. Bus – Florida Licensing on Wheels, a mobile office bringing DMV services directly to the customer, will be stationed at the Safety Harbor Public Library from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 27.
As a teenager growing up in Frankfurt, Germany, Rudy Scheffer contracted a terrible and glorious illness. Five decades later, the malady has not decreased its fever, and there appears to be no sign of a cure. Not that Scheffer wants one.
Everyone remembers prom night. The glitz. The glamour. The terrible punch. For the ladies, it means finding the perfect dress, having hair and nails expertly coiffed and painted and stepping out in impossibly high heels. For the gentlemen, it means donning a well-fitted tuxedo, polishing the…
The Safety Harbor Public Library is seeking historical photos of the city for digital preservation. Of particular interest are photos with historical significance, specifically the downtown area including buildings, homes, businesses, and individuals noteworthy to Safety Harbor history prior…
Library Home Delivery is available for Safety Harbor and local residents of all ages who are unable to get to the library due to illness, disability or injury. Library Home Delivery patrons can call for advice on what to read, ask for specific materials, or schedule an appointment to learn h…
Library Lovers and members of the public are invited to create a fantasy art piece celebrating the love of books and libraries during February 2015.
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Dr. Ulyee Choe, director of the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas, said 11,000 new COVID-19 cases had been reported last week, compared to only 573 three weeks ago.
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