Barrier Islands Gazette Newspaper - Beach Community News and Information

AmeriCorps volunteers provide civic pride, service

CLEARWATER BEACH — Last month volunteers from AmeriCorps Clearwater, a public safety program initiated via the Clearwater Police Department, cleaned debris from northern Clearwater Beach between Rockaway Street and Caladesi Island. Twelve volunteers participated.
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Trolley to link St. Pete Beach, Gulfport

ST. PETE BEACH – Starting in Oct., St. Pete Beach residents will be seeing a new trolley come into town. The Gulfport-St. Pete Beach Looper Trolley Service, which will have stops on Corey Avenue and at the St. Pete Beach Recreation Center, is to begin service when the new Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority schedule is published (slated for Oct. 5).
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Paradise has a new address

ST. PETERSBURG — For those seeking a place of refuge from the increasingly stressful activity we call life, Massage Envy in St. Petersburg recently opened its doors.
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Beach museums offer area history

PINELLAS COUNTY —The beach communities are home to just a handful of museums but for those willing to dig beneath the sandy surface, these institutions offer visitors a unique opportunity to learn about the area’s cultural diversity, early economy, ecological sensitivity and more.
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IRB budget pleases few

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH –- It was a long evening as commissioners and a larger-than-usual audience of about 50 tussled over how the city ought to (or not) spend its money for the 2008-2009 fiscal year.
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Budget forces city to curb improvement projects

BELLEAIR BEACH — An unexpected increase in costs related to the Harrison Avenue Bridge reconstruction project will force Belleair Beach to forego other planned improvements in order to remain under budget in 2009.
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Redington Shores addresses personal property left on beach

REDINGTON SHORES — A revised ordinance to prohibit tents, chairs and volleyball nets left overnight on the beach will be revised again.
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Indian Shores to receive Gulf Boulevard makeover

INDIAN SHORES – The town of Indian Shores is planning on redesigning and beautifying Gulf Boulevard. The landscape plan starts at the southern town boundary and extends to the last road median near 192nd Avenue.
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A kid’s night out

ST. PETE BEACH — The recreation staff at the St. Pete Beach Community Center recently welcomed back some of their younger participants for the first Fabulous Final Friday of the school year.
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Local groups participate in beach cleanup

BARRIER ISLANDS – Two local groups with two very different backgrounds took to the beach recently to help clean up from the Labor Day celebrations.
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Community shows love for shuffleboard club

ST PETE BEACH – The Pass-A-Grille shuffleboard building will be receiving a facelift in the coming months.
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Clearwater Marine Aquarium welcomes new resident

CLEARWATER BEACH — Excitement was in the air when a new resident arrived at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium last month.
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