CLEARWATER, Fla. - Several properties in downtown Clearwater are now in the hands of Church of Scientology members. While many of them are vacant, it comes at a time when the city aggressively works to revitalize downtown. The most recent…[Continue Reading...]
CLEARWATER — Two landowners have sold an office tower and seven other properties to companies managed by developer Moises Agami in a deal that broadens control of the city’s downtown by Church of Scientology members. Agami is a longtime Scientology…[Continue Reading...]
Mark Bunker, a major critic of the Church of Scientology, lost his City Council reelection bid in Clearwater, Florida, a major hub for the church, and he's worried what it means for the church's influence. Bunker, a Democrat, on Tuesday…[Continue Reading...]
Stealing campaign signs is a common offense during election season, but rarely are suspects caught and compelled to tell authorities why they did it. That’s what happened on March 1, when two Church of Scientology members admitted to Clearwater Police…[Continue Reading...]
CLEARWATER — When City Council member Mark Bunker was elected in 2020, he said it was the beginning of a shift in the norms of Clearwater government. He was the first candidate in decades to make the Church of Scientology’s…[Continue Reading...]
Three of the five City Council seats, including the mayor, are up for grabs. And voters will decide whether to change the city charter by adding runoffs to replace single elections where a candidate with less than 50% of the…[Continue Reading...]
When City Council member Mark Bunker was elected in 2020, he said it was the beginning of a shift in the norms of Clearwater government. He was the first candidate in decades to make the Church of Scientology’s impact on…[Continue Reading...]
In campaign literature and public forums so far, few of the eight candidates running for Clearwater City Council have brought up the impact that the Church of Scientology has had on downtown. But the winners in the March 19 election…[Continue Reading...]
But revitalization of the surrounding downtown is more complicated. Since 2017, limited liability companies tied to the Church of Scientology have bought about 176 buildings and lots within walking distance of the waterfront and have kept most of them vacant,…[Continue Reading...]
CLEARWATER — The city’s Community Development Board has approved a 64-unit luxury condo on Osceola Avenue, the first of roughly 15 projects that developer Rodney Riley is planning for the North Marina Area near downtown. The board’s approval on Tuesday was…[Continue Reading...]
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