Category: Spotlight
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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 at a cost of roughly $19,000 per month. But thanks to a number of lawsuits that have challenged the legality and constitut-ionality of red light…
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Celebrate Oldsmar in September!
The kids are back in school, summer is winding down, and here in the greater Tampa Bay area that means the fall special events season is about to kick into high gear. The City of Oldsmar jumps into the fall events fray right away when it hosts one of its biggest annual events, Celebrate Oldsmar!,…
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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 noisy city backdrop quickly fades away, replaced by natural sights and serene sounds that recall the ‘Old Florida’ way of life. But thanks to the…
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19th hole mixer Wednesday, August 19
This Wednesday, the Bay Area Young Professionals, in conjunction with four area Chambers of Commerce, will host its 16th annual 19th hole mixer. The event is open to the public and cost $20 per ticket. According to BAYP Chairwoman April O’Brien, participants will visit nine Oldsmar area establishments and enjoy food and drink specials while…
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Oldsmar Gears Up For “Drive Electric Week”
For years, Oldsmar has been a leader in sustainability and “green” efforts, as evidenced by recent projects that include a neighborhood of energy-efficient homes, the state’s largest private solar array and an environmental education center that also harnesses the power of the sun. But perhaps the most obvious example of the City embracing cleaner, more energy-efficient…
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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…