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Posted by on in Pinellas
Come To Downtown Clearwater! There always seems to be a lot to do in Clearwater, and the events that are happening here are all pretty family friendly, so people of all ages can come. 

The revitalization of downtown is something that a lot of people have been working together for. Everyone from Imagine Clearwater to the Church of Scientology, and all of the individual block committees that make up the local community. Everyone wants to bring more people into downtown Clearwater, and to make it an even better place to live.

A lot of things are coming in to play, such as new housing, to new restaurants, and new retailers. All of these components are essential to booming the town and its economy, and attracting more visitors.

Second Century Studios and Bazaar Art Co-op were brought in to help increase the amount of art downtown, but also there will be art events hosted at various sites throughout the city, tapping into the already existing art scenes and music scenes, and bringing new people in as well.

You have Capitol Theater, which has been bringing some big names into the town - with great concerts and movies showing regularly. Clearwater Main Library which has held its own events for Comics and regularly hosts local authors and book signings, is also very active in creating interesting things for people to do.

Every Friday there is Lunchtime music in Station Square Park, and BLAST! Fridays have been drawing really big crowds to enjoy the entertainment and the food and drink. With art galleries, and great restaurants, and interesting shops, there is always something to keep you occupied, and something to bring you back for more.

Posted by on in Pinellas
National Taco Day Who doesn't like Tacos? Every October 4th the United States celebrates and promotes the consumption of tacos, and Taco Bell and presumably all of the other places in Clearwater that regularly sell tacos are lined up to do some good business today.

Taco Bell has a $5 National Taco Day Gift Set, which include 4 tacos of your choosing, and it all comes in specially themed wrapping. They have an animated ad called Glen and the Magic Taco,  you can send tacograms, and apparently some lucky people are being invited to Taco Bell's "top secret test kitchen".

If you want to skip Taco Bell and go somewhere with a more local feel, this list from Foursquare definitely points you in the right direction.

Tacos can be enjoyed by everyone, coming in wheat or corn tortilla, and also contain a variety of different fillings. They are generally a fairly reasonable price, and they are pretty filling. Apparently, last year, Americans ate 4.5 billion tacos, which according to the national taco day site is 490,000 miles of tacos, or 775 million pounds, which weirdly equals the weight of two Empire State Buildings.

Seems like, with such popularity, eating tacos puts you in the company of a lot of people - Taco Tuesday as a thing has been going for a while, and the lines to Taco Bell never seem empty. It's a good thing. Tacos are great, and they are pretty healthy too.