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Pedestrian Overpass Could Be Coming to Tampa Road
The City of Oldsmar is looking into the feasibility of building a pedestrian overpass at an intersection of Tampa Road after receiving a state Department of Economic Opportunity grant. Officials […]
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Oldsmar leads the charge with Drive Electric event
While its true that water and electricity normally don’t mix, an exception was made on Saturday in downtown Oldsmar. Despite getting off to a wet start under ominous skies, the […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]