Category: Local News
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Environmental Education Center Opens at Mobbly Bayou Preserve
If you’ve never visited Oldsmar’s Mobbly Bayou Wilderness Preserve, located at the end of State Street East on the northern edge of Old Tampa Bay, you are truly missing out. The tranquil area, which used to be home to a water treat-ment plant, is full of trees, water and various species of wildlife, plus a…
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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 ingenious idea of relay participants creating a necklace made up of beads they earned for completing each lap; the finished product is then given to…
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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 took that old “welcome to the neighborhood” concept one — no, make that eight — steps further. The city hosted an 8-in-1 ribbon cutting ceremony…
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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 than most municipalities in the area. From world-class bike tracks and record-setting solar arrays to cutting-edge housing projects and award-winning athletic teams, Oldsmar’s unofficial motto…
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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 the developer who was tasked with delivering the $50 million mixed-use complex next to City Hall. In voting unanimously against extending the deadline on Tuesday…
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Record Setting Solar Array Being Constructed in Oldsmar
With Florida being the Sunshine State, many companies and homeowners choose to take advantage of the free natural resource by harnessing solar power in order to provide clean, “green” energy. But at the Lockheed Martin Corporation’s facility on Tampa Road in Oldsmar, utilizing the power of the sun is being taken to a record-setting level.…
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“One Piece” Of Property Key To Market Square Moving Forward
The fate of Oldsmar’s Market Square project is resting on one key piece of land, and if the piece doesn’t fall into place soon, it could cause the current version of the project to collapse. That was the result of a discussion Tuesday night on an CRA agenda item that asked the City Council to consider amending…
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Tampa Bay Water Ski Show Team To Host July 4th Event in Oldsmar
Most people have seen a professional water skiing show at some point in their lives, whether it was on TV, at a theme park or during a trip to a favorite vacation spot. But what many people in this area might not realize is the Tampa Bay Water Ski Show Team, one of the most…
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D’Lites Brings Healthier Ice Cream to Oldsmar
Healthy food is all the rage nowadays, from farm fresh ingredients to grass fed meats. However, one segment of the food industry that doesn’t normally go the healthier route is ice cream; ever since the popularity of frozen yogurt peaked in the mid-aughts, coming up with a healthier alternative to one of America’s favorite sweet…
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Stars Come Out For UTBCC Awards Dinner
The theme for the 2015 Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce awards banquet was the Oscars, and it was a fitting motif considering the number of local stars that were in attendance. Politicians like Oldsmar Mayor Doug Bevis and former U.S. Congressman Mike Bilirakis, business leaders such as incoming chamber chairman David Frank and city officials…