Author: Jeff Rosenfield
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Oldsmar’s Centennial celebration continues this Friday
Dinner dances, car shows, concerts and festivals have highlighted Oldsmar’s centennial celebration so far in 2016, and the Oldsmar100 festivities continue this week with the latest Fifth Friday concert at R.E. Olds Park. Oldsmar’s yearlong centennial celebration has already featured everything from dinner dances to custom car shows. Yet there’s still plenty more to come before…
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Oldsmar mural project still on hold due to structural issues at R.E. Olds Park
A structural issue with the concrete facades at R.E. Olds Park has continued to keep Oldsmar’s first public art project on indefinite hold. When the Oldsmar City Council approved the city’s first public art project in January, officials had hoped the project would be completed in time for the city’s special centennial edition of its annual Oldsmar…
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Concerns arise about students’ plan for downtown Oldsmar development
Following a public presentation of the conceptual plan for the development of Oldsmar’s downtown district, city officials raised a number of concerns about the viability, and direction, of the project. TECO Hall was lined with rows of drawings, diagrams, data and displays on Monday afternoon, as students from USF’s School of Architecture and Community Design…
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Oldsmar invites public input on downtown development project
Oldsmar officials, in conjunction with USF design students, will host a Community Concept Display of the Redevelopment Master Plan of State Street on Monday afternoon at the library’s TECO Hall. Oldsmar’s plan to redevelop its downtown district has been through several variations, the most recent of which involves a $55,000 partnership with the University of…
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Oldsmar to pay $50K for centennial concert in October
The City of Oldsmar will cap off its yearlong centennial celebration with a special concert featuring a lineup of rock legends at Tampa Bay Downs on October 1. The City of Oldsmar’s centennial festivities have already featured a concert by the Black Honkeys, a swanky dinner dance at Nielsen, and a classic Oldsmobile car show amid the…
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Beverland renews call for a dedicated arts council in Oldsmar
Soon after Jerry Beverland was reelected to city council last month, he promised to bring a dedicated arts committee back to Oldsmar. Last week, officials formally addressed Beverland’s idea. Stating he believes art is an important part of a community, Beverland called for the immediate formation of committee that is dedicated to promoting the arts…
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Officials reschedule annual Oldsmar Days parade for September
When the annual Oldsmar Days parade was rained out last weekend, many questioned whether it would be rescheduled. It has. It is now planned for September 3, 2016, during the annual Celebrate Oldsmar! festival. When rain forced the cancellation of the annual Oldsmar Days parade last weekend, many people in the community were saddened by what…
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Rain doesn’t dampen Oldsmar’s centennial weekend celebration
While the annual Oldsmar Days parade did get rained out, the rest of the City of Oldsmar’s centennial celebration weekend was full of bright sunshine and starry nights. Perhaps the cries of “rain, rain, go away, come back another day” worked. Either that or it was just the typical, fickle Florida spring weather. After a…
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Oldsmar readies for biggest weekend its 100-year history
A semi-formal dinner dance kicks off the annual Oldsmar Days and Nights festival, which serves as the centerpiece of the city’s centennial celebration in 2016. Oldsmar turns 100 this year, and by the time it’s over, the city might need another century to recover from the all the centennial celebrations. The Oldsmar100 festivities kicked off…
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Beverland drops trio of “bombshells” in return to city council
When Jerry Beverland was reelected to the Oldsmar City Council two weeks ago, he promised to drop a “bombshell” in his first meeting back. As usual, the longtime local lawmaker did not disappoint. When Jerry Beverland won the race for Oldsmar City Council Seat 4 two weeks ago, he promised he would return to office with…