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Dec 20, 2007
Neighbors upset over Goodwill's intent — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Goodwill wants to house a work-release program in a former motel that backs up to a mobile home park.
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"It's a bad element, and it's right next to us," said Daniel O'Connor, who lives in the Embassy Mobile home park in Largo. About 200 park residents lined up along the U.S. 19 frontage road north of East Bay Road Wednesday, in protest of a work-release facility Goodwill administrators want to put nearby.
An estimated 200 residents of three mobile home ...
Dec 16, 2007
Goodwill plan meets opposition — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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Lorri Helfand Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) A longtime dormitory for Church of Scientology staffers will become the site of a work-release program for more than 200 nonviolent inmates if Goodwill Industries-Suncoast buys the property near East Bay Drive and U.S. 19.
But that's a big if, said Goodwill spokeswoman Michael Ann Harvey.
"As the minutes tick by and days tick by, more problems are occurring with the condition of the building and what it would require financially for Goodwill to bring it up to requirements," Harvey said. ...
Oct 19, 2007
Slow sales, more time // The Island View condos get a one-year extension to start construction — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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Mike Donila Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Construction of the Island View condominium and retail complex on the northern edge of downtown won't begin by the end of the year as initially planned because of slow sales and a slight change to the project's design. But officials with Triangle Development of Clearwater say sales have steadily picked up and construction will begin by Dec. 31, 2008 - the new deadline the City Council unanimously approved Wednesday night. Triangle executives asked the council for a one-year extension on their ...
Oct 12, 2007
A magnet for Scientologists, Clearwater comes to terms with its status as a mecca — North County Times (California)
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Mitch Stacy Source:
North County Times (California) Sure, says Mayor Frank Hibbard. It can be a little unsettling sometimes — throngs of Scientologists wandering Clearwater's streets in their blue or khaki trousers and crisp dress shirts.
Sometimes, it makes the neighbors a bit uneasy. "When you come to downtown, no one likes being a minority," Mr. Hibbard said.
But mostly, folks in this picturesque Gulf Coast city have come to accept that Clearwater is to Scientologists what Salt Lake City is to Mormons, what Mecca is to Muslims. ...
Sep 29, 2007
Scientology has big plans for landmark // Church leaders say the Fort Harrison Hotel in Clearwater will have an extensive overhaul. — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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Jacob H. Fries Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — The Church of Scientology is in announcement mode again, this time saying it will spend $20-million on a major upgrade of its iconic Fort Harrison Hotel. But what church officials aren't saying is exactly when the work will start. So, expect some eye rolls. That's because across the street from the Fort Harrison is Scientology's seven-story Super Power building. Stuccoed, trimmed and painted on the outside, the huge building is unfinished and vacant on the inside. And, remarkably, it's ...
Sep 27, 2007
UFO Travel: Clearwater is Scientology-tastic — Jaunted
Sep 10, 2007
$385-million later, a new Clearwater core — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Jun 19, 2007
Scientologists finish apartment renovation project, opens garage — Tampa Bay Business Journal
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Tampa Bay Business Journal New housing is now available for members of the Church of Scientology's staff after $1.7 million in renovations were completed at Sherwood Gardens, a 106-unit apartment complex located three miles east of downtown Clearwater. Church executives purchased the apartment complex in 1999 for $4 million, which includes 105,800 square feet of rental unit space on 7.5 acres just off Keene Road. Renovations expanded beyond the units, including planting trees and gardens throughout the property. The re-opening of the apartment complex comes ...
Mar 3, 2007
Creativity helps keep roof over your head — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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Scott Barancik Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Thousands of bay area homeowners are fighting foreclosure suits. Most will be swiftly expelled, their lender stuck with a house it never wanted. There are exceptions. Palm Harbor resident Sandra Mann-Stack hasn't paid her monthly mortgage since 1998, the year Homeside Lending Inc. sued her and husband Peter Stack for default. Over time, the couple has thwarted at least 10 scheduled auctions, twice by filing for bankruptcy protection the day before. They've gone through at least four judges and watched the ...
Feb 2, 2007
Scientologists Pledge To Finish Vacant Shrine — Tampa Tribune (Florida)
Feb 1, 2007
Scientology Moves On Languishing Flagship — Tampa Tribune (Florida)
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Baird Helgeson Source:
Tampa Tribune (Florida) Scientology Moves On Languishing Flagship
Posted Feb 1, 2007 by Vidisha Priyanka
Updated Feb 1, 2007 at 03:37 PM
By BAIRD HELGESON
The Tampa Tribune
CLEARWATER - The Church of Scientology’s mammoth new spiritual shrine has stood vacant and unfinished for years, its dusty Mediterranean-style shell surrounded by patches of scrubby grass and “no trespassing” signs.
Now church officials say they are ready to resume work on the building as it has racked up more than $55,000 in fines for not ...
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