Category: Local News
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Stolen History: The Tale of the Missing Antique Oldsmobile Flywheel
Oldsmar resident Elizabeth Lyons recently found part of an original Oldsmobile tractor on her property, but soon after uncovering the rare auto artifact, it was taken from her yard before eventually winding up at the city’s historical museum. Near the start of the most recent Oldsmar City Council meeting, longtime council member and former mayor…
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Oldsmar to end yearlong centennial celebration with a bang
The City of Oldsmar will wrap up the yearlong celebration of its centennial anniversary with Celebrate Oldsmar! next weekend and a star-studded rock concert October 1 at Tampa Bay Downs. File this under sad-but-true: with only two big events left on Oldsmar’s centennial calendar, the city’s yearlong celebration of its 100th birthday is almost over.…
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Officials: Study data doesn’t support speed humps on Peppertree Drive
Oldsmar officials told a group of concerned citizens on Monday that the data collected from a recent traffic study doesn’t support the installation of speed humps on Peppertree Drive. When a group of concerned Oldsmar residents asked the City Council to install speed humps on Peppertree Drive a few months ago, officials agreed to conduct a traffic…
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Olympic attention turns to BMX riders that competed, trained in Oldsmar
The Road to Rio ran right through the City of Oldsmar this year for many BMX Olympians, and all eyes will be on the riders as the begin their quest for gold on Wednesday. For many of the BMX riders competing in the 2016 Olympics in Brazil this week, the Road to Rio ran right…
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Burbank Road extension will bridge gap over railroad tracks
The Oldsmar City Council recently approved an agreement that calls for an extension of Burbank Road to be built over the existing CSX railroad tracks. The Oldsmar City Council recently approved an agreement with a local consulting firm to design an extension that will allow vehicles to pass over the CSX railroad tracks on Burbank…
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Townhome community planned for southwest entrance of Oldsmar
The Oldsmar City Council agreed to enter into a development agreement with a local homebuilder last week, paving the way for a 150-unit gated townhome community at SR 580 and Shore Boulevard. The southwest entrance of Oldsmar could look a lot more attractive to residents, visitors and potential homeowners in the near future after the…
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Major renovation planned for Oldsmar’s Woodlands Square Shopping Center
The Oldsmar City Council approved a development agreement on Tuesday that paves the way for a major renovation of the Woodlands Square Shopping Center. The Oldsmar City Council approved going forward with a development agreement on Tuesday night that paves the way for a major renovation of the Woodlands Square Shopping Center. The agreement allows the…
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Oldsmar makes short list of potential Pinellas home for Rays
Pinellas County Commissioners recently unveiled a list of 10 potential sites for a Tampa Bay Rays stadium, and the City of Oldsmar was one of the finalists. When we first reported Oldsmar Mayor Doug Bevis’ desire to see the Tampa Bay Rays make his city their new home back in February, he admitted his wish…
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Final Fifth Friday concert of 2016 this week
The Fifth Friday Sunsets concert scheduled for this Friday, July 29, at R.E. Olds Park, will be the final one of the year after officials decided to cancel the September event. When the Oldsmar100 centennial committee first scheduled the Fifth Friday Sunsets concert series more than a year ago, the plan was to hold a themed…
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Work begins on Oldsmar’s first public art project after monthslong delay
Artist Lakeema Matthew finally began working on Oldsmar’s first public art project this week after structural issues at R.E. Olds Park led to a months-long delay. It’s taken the better part of a decade for Oldsmar’s first public art project to make the transition from vision to reality, so what difference does a few more…