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Tree lighting ceremony tonight in Oldsmar
Last year, the City of Oldsmar started a new holiday tradition by hosting a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in front of City Hall on State Street. In year two, officials have kicked the festivities up a notch. The hourlong program begins at 5:30 p.m., with a speech by Mayor Doug Bevis, and will be followed…
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Oldsmar to add zipline park at Mobbly Bayou Preserve
Ever wondered what Oldsmar would look like from high above the treetops? Thanks to an agreement between the City and an outdoor adventure concession company, you will soon be able to learn the answer to that question. On No. 17, the Oldsmar City Council approved a request to allow City Manager Bruce Haddock to negotiate…
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Oldsmar Little League rebuilding relationship with the City
For several years, Oldsmar Little League has been trending downward, to use today’s popular vernacular. Previous board members had mismanaged monies, leading to a debt of more than $7,000 the league owed the City on its lease agreement, and bound-ary restrictions set up by Little League International were partly to blame for a severe decline…
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Oldsmar prepares for centennial celebration in 2016
Question: What is 100 years in the making, takes more than two years to plan and lasts for an entire year? If you answered the City of Oldsmar’s Centennial birthday celebration, you would be absolutely correct. According to the Oldsmar 100 committee chair, City Council member Dan Saracki, he and his fellow organizers have been working feverishly…
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Oldsmar hosts another stirring Veterans Day ceremony
Many municipalities in the greater Tampa Bay area hold special Veterans Day cere-monies, but few know how to honor America’s veterans like the City of Oldsmar. From hosting one of the only Gold Star Mothers and Families memorials in the state, to recently being recognized as a Purple Heart community, Oldsmar takes showing appreciation for…
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Oldsmar’s latest public art project back on track
For the past several years, Oldsmar officials have been trying to develop public art projects to display around the city. After a number of stops and starts, last spring it looked like the first Art in Public Places project was finally about to come together, courtesy of a unique partnership between the City of Oldsmar…
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Oldsmar Special Events: Fall/Winter 2015
Although it might not feel like it thanks to the unseasonably (read: typical Florida) warm weather, we are heading into the fall and winter portion of the 2015 special events season. Now that the Halloween decorations are packed and the pumpkins are smashed, it’s time to turn our attention to the many events that are…
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Former NASA astronaut lands in Oldsmar
Rule number one of being a journalist is to always remain impartial. But occasionally, that rule is broken. This reporter was guilty of being a little, well, star struck recently, when I had the opportunity to meet former NASA astronaut Nicole Stott. Stott, who spent 28 years working for NASA, was the featured speaker at…
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Top o’ the Bay Oktoberfest in Oldsmar this weekend
There are October festivals and then there are Oktoberfests, and Oldsmar’s annual Top o’ the Bay Oktoberfest definitely belongs in the latter category. Known as one of the biggest and longest-running events of its kind in the area, the 19th edition of the Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce event “brings a touch of Bavaria” to…
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Gator Nationals event showcases Oldsmar’s new BMX Supercross track
They came from Canada and Colombia, California and Clearwater. They were young and old and the group included men, women and children. Yes, nearly 1,000 amateur and professional BMX riders, as well as their friends, family members and fans, from across the country and around the world descended upon Oldsmar’s newly renovated BMX Supercross track…