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Earth Fare announces Fall 2017 grand opening at Woodlands Square plaza in Oldsmar
Earth Fare, a North Carolina based grocery chain specializing in organic and natural foods, officially announced a Fall 2017 grand opening for its newest Florida location earlier this week. Located adjacent to Bealls in the redeveloped Woodlands Square plaza in Oldsmar, the 24,000-square-foot store is expected to be a magnet attraction for the revamped Tampa…
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Oldsmar subdivision hit by rash of car burglaries last weekend
At least 15 cars in Oldsmar’s Country Club Estates subdivision were burglarized over the weekend, leading police to caution residents to remove valuables and lock their vehicles. The rash of burglaries was just the latest in an ongoing string of such crimes in Pinellas County. Last September, the East Lake corridor and parts of downtown…
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Downtown Oldsmar families ‘fear for their safety’ as nasty neighbors make their lives miserable
Anyone who has ever lived in a densely populated residential area has probably felt that sense of dread whenever new neighbors move in next door. In fact, there’s a slew of movies, books and magazine articles dedicated to the subject of nasty neighbors. For several families in downtown Oldsmar, the fear of new neighbors disrupting…
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52-unit town home development could be built next to Oldsmar Public Library
The Oldsmar City Council last week authorized City Manager Bruce Haddock to negotiate a development agreement for a 52-unit town home community to be built adjacent to the Oldsmar Public Library. The parameters of the agreement call for the sale of 3.79 acres of the City-owned, 7-acre parcel to the Eastern Meridian Group for $877,182,…
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Oldsmar officials choose in-house candidate as Bruce Haddock’s successor
In a move considered by some to be surprising due to the timing, City of Oldsmar officials named current Director of Administrative Services Al Braithwaite successor to outgoing City Manager Bruce Haddock on Friday. The decision came during a work session where the City Council was expected to whittle the candidate list from 10 to…
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Oldsmar’s new Volunteer Program a “win-win” for everyone involved
Oldsmar’s new Volunteer Program is saving money and improving the City while providing opportunities for individuals, businesses and organizations to give back to the community. The program has already proven to be a success ever since Leisure Services Director Felicia Donnelly implemented it a couple of months ago. In May, employees from Nielsen Media painted…
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Ten years later, downtown Oldsmar town home project back on track
Back in 2005, Steve Becklund had plans to construct a 15-unit town home development near downtown Oldsmar. But then the recession hit, and Becklund was forced to scrap the project and return down payments, leaving the project all but dead. Fast forward to 2017 and the Washington Park Village project back on track, as members…
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Oldsmar Council approves $50K transportation study
The Oldsmar City Council recently agreed to spend $50,000 to have a consulting firm develop a multi-modal transportation plan, although the decision was not unanimous. On Tuesday, January 20, the council voted 4-1 in favor of entering a contract with Kimley Horne and Associates that calls for the consultant to “identify high priority projects that…
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City Council agrees to expedite water line replacement project in downtown Oldsmar
The Oldsmar City Council recently approved a budget revision designed to help expedite the Downtown Water Line Improvement Project. The Capital Improvement Project was originally scheduled to begin in FY 17/18, which starts in October, but officials said the system is “in urgent need of replacement” and recommended the project begin in the current fiscal year.…
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City of Oldsmar wins City Spirit Award from Florida League of Cities
The City of Oldsmar was awarded the City Spirit Award from the Florida League of Cities during the organization’s ninth annual Florida Municipal Achievement Awards last week. Oldsmar was chosen from 400+ municipalities in the state for the award, which “recognizes a single, specific citywide effort to successfully address a local need,” for its yearlong…