Residents supporting the Save the Garden movement march to the plot of land for sale in front of the Church of Scientology's Flag Building on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Clearwater, Florida.

Reporting from Clearwater, Fla. — When the Church of Scientology secretly purchased the dilapidated 11-story Fort Harrison Hotel in this western Florida city in 1975, locals didn’t know what ...

Residents supporting the Save the Garden movement march to the plot of land for sale in front of the Church of Scientology's Flag Building on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Clearwater, Florida.

The Church of Scientology has submitted a proposal to build in downtown Clearwater as it seeks to tighten its grip on commercial real estate in Florida, it has been revealed.. The church, which ...

The city tentatively voted in March to sell a segment of Garden Avenue to the Church of Scientology. But the church withdrew its request after a newly formed group, Save the Garden Coalition, offered ...

Clearwater, Florida is home of the world spiritual headquarters of the Church of Scientology. By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer However, residents of Clearwater, including former members of ...

The Church of Scientology is front and center of a city council race in Florida. In this photo, a headquarters for the Church of Scientology is seen January 16, 2013, in Clearwater, Florida.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Church of Scientology has withdrawn its request to purchase a downtown Clearwater strip of public land on the eve of a vote by the City Council.

TAMPA, Fla. — A grassroots campaign to memorialize African American history in Clearwater — and thwart the Church of Scientology from purchasing another piece of downtown land — has picked ...