Category: Showcase
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“Magical” public art project coming to Oldsmar Sports Complex
Local artists Gus and Lina Ocamposilva were selected for the city’s next public art project. Oldsmar’s latest public art project is “magical,” according to the local artists selected to install a 16-foot-tall metal sculpture titled “Winners Way” at the Oldsmar Sports Complex this year. That was the reaction married artists Gus and Lina Ocamposilva had…
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Oldsmar City Hall to be demolished
The Oldsmar City Council recently agreed to demolish the 30-year-old building at 100 State Street as part of its planned downtown development. The planned redevelopment of downtown Oldsmar has been going on for so long it has rendered the aging City Hall building at 100 State Street obsolete, according to officials. During a Jan 10…
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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 scores partnership with Tampa Bay Lightning
Oldsmar is fast becoming known for its diverse sports tourism industry. In addition to the city’s Olympic-level BMX Supercross track, gold-level disc golf course and the only zipline aerial adventure park in the Tampa Bay area, Oldsmar officials engaged in a brief, and well documented, flirtation with the Tampa Bay Rays, and the Oldsmar Sports…
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Oldsmar official tosses Rays’ first pitch
Prior to being named Oldsmar’s assistant city manager and economic development director, Felicia Donnelly was the head of the city’s parks and rec department for a year, and prior to that, she ran Clearwater’s massive parks system for ten years. So it should come as no surprise that the outdoor-loving Donnelly has some athletic skills, which…
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“Team effort” made Cpl. Frank R. Gross Memorial Bridge a reality
For years, Craig and Toni Gross have been fixtures in Oldsmar and the Tampa Bay community, promoting veteran and military family causes after their son, US Army Cpl. Frank R. Gross, was killed in action in Afghanistan on July 16, 2011. Despite some noted public spats with Oldsmar officials and members of the city’s Veterans…
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Oldsmar says farewell to retiring fire Chief Dean O’Nale
Dozens of friends, family members and colleagues packed the Oldsmar Fire Rescue headquarters last week to say farewell to retiring Chief Dean O’Nale. O’Nale, who’s been with the department since 1993 and was named chief in 2011, is moving with his wife, Michelle, to Cripple Creek, Co., where he will head up the town’s small…
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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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Oldsmar disc golf course hosts first professional tournament
Nearly a year after the grand opening of Oldsmar’s Disc Golf Course at Sheffield Park, the 8,600-foot course hosted its first professionally sanctioned event over the weekend. The inaugural ‘Gold Rush’ tournament took place at the park, located at 1923 Cutty Bay Ct., on Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10, with 40 pros and…
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Oldsmar names 2018 photo contest winners
Oldsmar officials recently revealed the three winners of the city’s 2018 “Show Us Your Oldsmar!” photo contest. Oldsmar Mayor Doug Bevis announced the official winners during the Tuesday, June 5, City Council Meeting and presented their cash rewards and framed copies of the winners submission. The three winners of the 2018 contest are as follows:…