Top Headlines: U.S. 19 Changes, Thorntons Opens, Sea-Blues Festival Set

1. In an effort to spur development along the changing U.S. 19 corridor, city leaders this week unanimously approved plans to guide growth along the area at a city council meeting. What do you think the future should hold for U.S. 19?

2. , opened its first Florida location Monday in Clearwater. The chain plans to open nearly 20 other stores in the Tampa Bay area over the next three years.

3. The two-day Clearwater Sea-Blues Festival, featuring performers including Kenny Wayne Shephard, Hamilton Loomis and Coco Montoya, takes over Coachman Park on Feb. 16 and 17. Plan to go? Find out what you need to know.

4. Who is Courtney Campbell? More than 50,000 drivers take to the scenic highway named in his honor daily, but what do you know about the man behind the roadway? Explore with Patch.

5. Clearwater Patch readers are invited to interact with us and have a chance to win some cool prizes just by uploading photos to our site. Add a photo of yourself, your family or your neighbors to our "We Are Clearwater" gallery and you could win a Patch magnet and a spot for your photo at the top of our Facebook page! If that's not enough, enter a photo of your home's holiday decorations in our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $500 toward your electric bill or $100,000 for our local schools!