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Linda Norris announces intention to run for Oldsmar City Council in March 2019
When Linda Norris left the Oldsmar City Council in March 2016 due to term limits, she didn’t rule out a return to office. “I plan to run for mayor, so who knows, in a few years I could be sitting in Doug’s (Bevis) seat!” she said upon receiving the Council/Manager Award in February of that year.…
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Oldsmar’s 2019 campaign season already in high gear
Oldsmar’s 2019 municipal election is more than five months away, and the qualifying period doesn’t officially begin for another few weeks. But with four City Council spots, including Mayor, up for grabs on March 12, several candidates have already declared their intention to run, kicking off the winter long campaign season before the official start…
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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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2018 Celebrate Oldsmar: What You Need to Know
It’s time to Celebrate Oldsmar again, as the annual celebration of the city at the top of Old Tampa Bay is set for Friday, Aug. 31 and Saturday, Sept. 1, at R.E. Olds Park. The event, which always features live entertainment, fireworks and family-friendly activities including carnival rides, bounce houses and pony rides, added food…
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Oldsmar Vice-Mayor Eric Seidel to run for mayor in 2019
Three-term Oldsmar City Council member and current Vice-Mayor Eric Seidel recently announced his 2019 mayoral candidacy. Seidel, who served on the council from 2007-2009 before being elected to Seat 1 in 2015, where he was automatically reappointed in March, made the announcement in a social media post last week. “Today, I officially filed my paper work…
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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…