Category: Government
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A trio of nature facilities officially open in Oldsmar
Oldsmar is known as a city booming with commercial and residential growth, but what many visitors, and residents, may not realize is that Oldsmar is also home to a wide […]
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Oldsmar honors Florida’s fallen heroes this week
In America, Veterans Day is always observed on November 11. But this week, the City of Oldsmar is honoring Florida’s fallen heroes with a pair of special events in town. […]
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St. Petersburg College Opens Workforce Training Center in Oldsmar
St. Petersburg College and the City of Oldsmar have entered a partnership that will provide workforce training and certif-ication courses for residents in north Pinellas County. The Workforce Institute at […]
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Pedestrian Overpass Could Be Coming to Tampa Road
The City of Oldsmar is looking into the feasibility of building a pedestrian overpass at an intersection of Tampa Road after receiving a state Department of Economic Opportunity grant. Officials […]
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Red light cameras turning into a “nightmare” for Oldsmar
In the summer of 2012, the City of Oldsmar entered into a five-year agreement with American Traffic Solutions, allowing the Arizona-based company to operate four red light cameras in the city […]
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Oldsmar Area Residents Riled Up About Ryland Projects
Travel south along Race Track Road in the southeast section of Oldsmar and, shortly after turning off Lafayette Boulevard, it feels like you’ve pulled on Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak: The […]
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Hope You Can Hold to Host “Bead Bash” in November
Five years ago, Ann Nixon started Hope You Can Hold after participating in a Relay for Life cancer awareness event. Nixon, Oldsmar’s city clerk, came up with the simple yet […]
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Oldsmar Officials Show Appreciation for Local Business Owners
It’s a time-honored tradition for a local Chamber of Commerce to host a ribbon cutting ceremony whenever a new business opens up in town. But last week in Oldsmar, officials […]
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8-in-1 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony This Friday, July 31
Ever since Oldsmar Connect launched a few months ago, it quickly became apparent that this growing, thriving city likes to do things in a bigger and/or a more unique way […]
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Market Square Deal Dead, But Not Buried
With the deadline fast approaching to have a development agreement in place for the current version of the Market Square project, the Oldsmar City Council decided to cut ties with […]