Jeff Rosenfield

1 week ago | tbnweekly.com | Jeff Rosenfield

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH — The tension between residents and city officials has existed for several years, starting with the uproar over the post-COVID influx of short-term rental properties in residential neighborhoods that was exacerbated by the back-to-back hurricanes that devastated the city last fall. The lingering acrimony has led to a lot of bad blood and several lawsuits and has taken its toll, with some residents expressing concerns about speaking at public meetings for fear of repercussions.

1 week ago | tbnweekly.com | Jeff Rosenfield

CLEARWATER BEACH — As the nonprofit CFY Pinellas — formerly Clearwater for Youth —continues to expand its reach to provide funding for youth sports programming for all of Pinellas County, so too its scholarship and fundraising events. Case in point: Three years ago, its annual Celebrity Banquet was a well-attended if somewhat staid fundraiser held in a dining room at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort that drew around 200 supporters annually.

1 week ago | tampabay.com | Jeff Rosenfield

BELLEAIR BLUFFS — A boutique hotel could be coming to Belleair Bluffs after a local businessperson filed an application to change the code to allow temporary lodging in commercially zoned sections of the city. During an April 14 City Commission work session, three draft ordinances were presented for consideration to move to a first reading the following week, each related to allowing hotel or motel accommodations in town.

1 week ago | tampabay.com | Jeff Rosenfield

LARGO — The projected opening date for the Horizon West Bay project, an $85 million mixed-use development featuring a new Largo City Hall and nearly 20,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space, was originally scheduled for this spring, with late March-early April cited as a target date. But then a pair of hurricanes pummeled Pinellas County in the fall, and most projects came to a screeching halt as priorities shifted from new construction to assessing damage and demolishing old structures.

1 week ago | suncoastnews.com | Jeff Rosenfield

TARPON SPRINGS — The road to the Caroline Anclote Harbor groundbreaking ceremony was a long and winding one, as the development of the 400-unit apartment complex was filled with many hours of board meetings and court hearings, plus an avalanche of public feedback, which led to years of lengthy delays.