The Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, presented by Visit St. Pete Clearwater, starts Friday, and 17 sculptors from all over the world are in Clearwater Beach preparing now.

Sudarsan Pattnaik, a renowned sand sculptor from Odisha, received the first Fred Darrington award for his 10-feet sand sculpture of Lord Ganesha at SandWorld in Dorset, England. The sculpture promotes ...