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🌱 Patch AM: Entire 600 Block Of Cleveland Street Under Construction In Unified Redevelopment

Coming up on the Clearwater Patch calendar: 3rd Annual Derby Party

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In today's newsletter:

  • Cleveland Street’s 600 block is being completely reimagined at once
  • WWII sailor missing 81 years to be buried in Clearwater
  • Why a ride to Clearwater is central in Florida’s ChatGPT probe

Also on today's calendar: 3rd Annual Derby Party and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets wetter & wetter as it dries? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 85 and low of 73 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 73.
  • Saturday: A shower or two; windy, humid, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Entire 600 Block Of Cleveland Street Under Construction In Unified Redevelopment (patch.com) — Downtown Clearwater’s entire 600 block of Cleveland Street is being transformed at once into a unified stretch of shops, restaurants and experience-based businesses next to the planned EVO Family Entertainment Center. The coordinated project, including restoration of the historic Brown Brothers Building, aims to create continuous, street-facing activity and strengthen the link between downtown and the Pinellas Trail.    

• Sailor Whose Remains Were Found 81 Years After His WWII Death To Be Buried In FL (patch.com) — Clearwater residents will see a poignant homecoming as World War II sailor Robert L. Cyr Jr., missing for more than 80 years, is laid to rest Saturday at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park with full military honors. His recently identified remains will be buried alongside family, closing a decades-long chapter for his surviving relatives spread across several generations.    

• Florida Expands Criminal Investigation into ChatGPT (focusonthefamily.com) — State investigators say a murder suspect told police he last drove two missing USF doctoral students to Clearwater, a key detail in a widening probe into OpenAI and ChatGPT’s role in violent crimes. The case, centered in Tampa Bay, is part of Florida’s broader criminal investigation into whether the company ignored warning signs from disturbing user queries.    


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  • Update: FOUND!!
    Thank you so much for your help! My dog ran out of the back door of Animal Health Care Clinic on Drew Street in Clearwater. He's red/tan & white,… (Nextdoor Clearwater Coachman Park)
  • The Golden Girls of Kindness spent the afternoon yesterday at Highpoint Neighborhood Family Center.
    Every Monday a food pantry is open for all residents in the Highpoint area. We brought clothing, toys and household items It was a good day (Nextdoor Pride)

🗞 Nearby News

Dunedin

  • Welcome to ‘Camp Dunedin' (tbnweekly.com)
  • Ovations Honored with Dunedin Mayor's Top Apple School Award for Achievement in the Arts (patch.com)
  • Pinellas clears way for Dunedin parking garage (tbnweekly.com)

Belleair

  • Belleair Hideaway a dream realized for entrepreneurial couple (tbnweekly.com)

St. Petersburg

  • PSTA Advances Tampa Bay Ferry Plan To Buy, Renovate 2 Boats (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A towel (Thank you Beth H. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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