Clearwater trudges on, while Clearwater Beach hit hard

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 7:40 p.m. October 10, 2024
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The Rumba Island Bar and Grill on Gulf to Bay in Clearwater was closed Thursday afternoon after Hurricane Milton struck October 9.
The Rumba Island Bar and Grill on Gulf to Bay in Clearwater was closed Thursday afternoon after Hurricane Milton struck October 9.
Photo by Louis Llovio
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Clearwater is open for business.

Despite the effects of Hurricane Milton hitting Pinellas County, on Thursday evening, the city of Clearwater seems open and ready. Along Gulf to Bay Boulevard, the city’s main east to west thoroughfare, traffic is as heavy as on any other day.

While not many shops are open, people are out and about. A Publix on Belcher Avenue was packed with customers, its parking lot overflowing.

 

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