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Saturday: Goals For A Cause – Celebrity Server Afternoon
Enjoy a good time and some great food at Jack Willie’s this Saturday while helping to support a great cause, as Goals for a Cause will be hosting a Celebrity Server Afternoon to benefit the Northside Mental Health Center’s PhoneFriend Program. Taking place from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, celebrity servers such as Bobby ‘The…
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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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There’s Lots Of Friday Fun Taking Place
The Oldsmar Public Library will be hosting a free movie and popcorn event at 1:00 PM this afternoon for anyone who wishes to attend. For movie information, please contact the library directly. The Big Bad Bead Bash will be taking place this evening at Canal Park from 6:00 PM till midnight. For every ¼ mile…
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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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Enjoy All Hallows’ Eve at Tonight’s Halloween Happenings
Along the harbor’s edge, ghosts and ghouls of all ages will be running, playing, and laughing on this All Hallows’ Eve night. There will be a Spooky Trail to wander through and fun games set up on the grounds of R.E. Olds Park from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM during tonight’s Halloween Happenings, along with…
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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…
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Oldsmar’s BMX Supercross track opens in time for Gator Nationals
Hundreds of riders and spectators flocked to Oldsmar’s Canal Park on Thursday evening for the public grand opening of the city’s newly remodeled BMX Supercross track. Following months of construction, work on the $2 million project went right down to the wire, with Thursday’s grand opening coming just a day in advance of the big USA BMX…
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