Category: Business
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Oldsmar to allow craft breweries, brewpubs in town
There are 17 breweries in north Pinellas County, including three each in Palm Harbor and Tarpon Springs and eight—and counting—in Dunedin, according to Gulp Coast, Visit St. Pete Clearwater’s craft beer trail website. Noticeably absent from the list is Oldsmar, which boasts several bars, taverns and restaurants, but zero craft breweries. But thanks to a…
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Oldsmar City Council nixes downtown townhome development
For nearly a year, Oldsmar officials have been working with Tony Tanico, a Palm Harbor developer who wanted to build a 50-unit town home complex next to the Oldsmar Public Library on St. Petersburg Drive. The proposal went through several iterations featuring many contentious discussions about everything from the lower-than-expected-sale price of the four-acre parcel…
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Craft breweries could be coming to Oldsmar
The craft beer industry is one of the fastest growing markets in the state of Florida, with a reported 397 percent increase in craft breweries in the Sunshine State over the last six years. And while not every city is as craft brew-happy as Dunedin, which features seven breweries within a mile of each other downtown, research…
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OCC split over changes to St Pete Drive town home development
The Oldsmar City Council recently cast a split vote over a request to amend the development agreement for a proposed town home community on St. Petersburg Drive. Developer Tony Tanico of Oldsmar Towns LLC. previously asked for an extension of the agreement that called for a 50-unit, Mediterranean style development on a vacant four-acre lot adjacent…
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Proposed St. Pete Drive town home project suffers setback
A developer planning to build a 50-unit town home community next to the Oldsmar Public Library asked the Oldsmar City Council for an extension of the purchase and sale agreement after the original builder backed out. Tony Tanico, owner of the Palm Harbor based Oldsmar Towns, LLC, told the council on Tuesday, Feb. 20, that…
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New mixed-use development coming to Tampa Road
The Oldsmar City Council unanimously approved a major site plan amendment last week for a property at 3925 Tampa Road. The subject property is located at the intersection Tampa and Gim Gong roads and was formerly home to GSA 1000, a marketing and processing company that closed soon after running afoul of state officials in…
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Council-Manager Award given to pair of exemplary Oldsmar residents
A pair of exemplary Oldsmar residents recently received the City Council-City Manager Award of Recognition from city officials. Local businesses owner LJ Tucker was given the award for the month of November 2017, while realtor and reality TV star Quyen Trujillo was the recipient for December. The award is given to City employees or residents…
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First Watch coming to Bay Arbor Place in Oldsmar
The Oldsmar City Council recently approved plans for a developer to build a First Watch restaurant at the Bay Arbor Place plaza on Tampa Road. On Tuesday, Nov. 21, the five city council members unanimously approved a major amendment to the site plan that had originally been approved for the 8-acre parcel, calling for a…
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OCC approves purchase agreement, proposed development of St. Pete drive property
The Oldsmar City Council approved the purchase of a four-acre parcel on St. Petersburg Drive last week and gave initial approval to a proposed development agreement that would see a 50-unit town home community built on the property. The purchase and sale agreement calls for Oldsmar Towns, LLC to purchase 3.79 acres of city owned…
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Tampa Bay Rays could have a new home, and it’s not in Oldsmar
Hillsborough County officials unveiled a new stadium proposal yesterday that would see the Tampa Bay Rays relocate to a site near downtown Tampa, potentially squashing Oldsmar officials’ dreams of bringing the team to town. The announcement by Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagen, who has been the point person for the stadium search, stated a group…