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Oldsmar zipline going strong as one-year anniversary approaches
Last June, Empower Adventures opened the first zipline park in the Tampa Bay area at Mobbly Bayou Preserve in Oldsmar. As the one-year anniversary of the ecotourism attraction approaches, the business is going strong, according to EA president and founder, Joe DeRing. DeRing gave a state-of-the-business report to the Oldsmar City Council last month, and…
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Garden Club continues annual Arbor Day tradition in Oldsmar
For more than 20 years, members of the Top of the Bay Garden Club have planted trees around Oldsmar on Arbor Day, and 2017 was no different. Four club officials, including co-founder and former president Loretta Wyandt and current president Bette Rae Martinez, were on hand for the latest tree planting at Sheffield Park on…
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Canal Park to become Oldsmar Sports Complex
Last summer, the Oldsmar City Council agreed to create a new Master Plan for Canal Park, one that would transform the Tampa Road park into a world-class sports complex featuring BMX racing, soccer, baseball and more. Thanks to a recent decision the by the council, the park will be getting a brand-new name as well. The…
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Architect Francisco Semsch receives Oldsmar Council-Manager Award
Chances are if you’ve visited, read about or lived in Oldsmar over the last 10-15 years, you’re familiar with Francisco Semsch’s work. But it’s okay if you didn’t realize it. The soft-spoken, Tampa based architect isn’t one to toot his own horn regarding the many local projects he’s worked on through his firm, FSA, Inc.,…
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Oldsmar officials acknowledge Rays stadium dream is basically dead
One of the underlying themes of the City of Oldsmar officials’ yearlong attempt to lure the Tampa Bay Rays to town was the fact that the idea was always considered to be a longshot, at best. However, that didn’t stop Mayor Doug Bevis from pushing his proposal to everyone who would listen, including Pinellas and…
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Oldsmar Cares inks 40-year lease with city as part of major expansion project
When representatives for the local nonprofit Oldsmar Cares presented their expansion plans to the Oldsmar City Council in November, the big news was the new 3,000-sq.-ft. headquarters that would be built at the organizations current home on SR 580 near City Hall. But lost amid the hubbub about the new building, which is estimated to…
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SPC student creates Oldsmar charity run for graduation project
If you are not a runner (author included!), the thought of competing in a 5K race is not fun. If you are a runner, organizing a 5K charity race is about as much fun as watching, and waiting, and waiting, for a giraffe to give birth. So what SPC student and Oldsmar resident Chanel Gianelli…
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Oldsmar officials balk on Rays survey again, but it might not matter
For the second consecutive Oldsmar City Council meeting, Mayor Doug Bevis was asked to conduct a survey to collect feedback on the possibility of the Tampa Bay Rays’ moving to town, and for the second consecutive meeting, he balked. Despite calls by former council member Linda Norris and current member Jerry Beverland to seek input…
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2017 Oldsmar Days parade goes off without a hitch
One year after the city’s centennial edition of the annual Oldsmar Days parade was rained out, the 2017 parade went off without a hitch. Under clear blue skies on a warm but not too warm Saturday morning, dozens of colorful floats and vehicles filled with hundreds of men, women and children made the procession around…
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Nearly 100 years on, Woman’s Club of Oldsmar still going strong
Is it possible that an organization that’s been around for nearly a century could be overlooked and under-appreciated? For the answer to that question look no further than the Woman’s Club of Oldsmar, and the sign that hangs over the door of its historic headquarters at 207 Exeter Street; it reads ‘Oldsmar Woman’s Club.’ Chartered…