CLEARWATER, Fla. The rustic gold dome glistens under a blue July sky as its tall, white outer walls shine in Clearwater’s summer heat.
This is not how the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church at 409 Old Coachman Road looked when firefighters pulled into the parking lot in September 2015 after someone left a candle burning. Unattended for some time, the flaming wax melted and ignited a fire that spread quickly.
The resulting smoke and water damage destroyed about 40 percent of the church, said Joe Kokolakis, whose company, Kokolakis Contracting, is building a new church in its place. Click here to read the full article
