Tag: Linda Foley Norris
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Oldsmar City Council members bid emotional farewell to Linda Norris
Fellow Oldsmar City Council members bid an emotional farewell last week to Linda Norris, who has termed out of office after six years of serving the city. If you’ve ever met Linda Norris, you probably know she is an emotional person who isn’t shy about wearing her heart on her sleeve. Oftentimes during her two…
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Public art project on hold due to structural issue at mural site
The concrete facade at R.E. Olds Park need to be repaired, according to officials, delaying the City of Oldsmar’s first public art project. When the Oldsmar City Council voted to approve the city’s first public art project in January, officials stated they wanted to have artist Lakeema Matthew’s colorful mural painted at R.E. Olds Park in…
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Linda Norris receives Oldsmar’s Council/Manager Award of Recognition
According to officials, it’s extremely rare for a sitting member of Oldsmar’s City Council to receive the city’s Council/Manager Award of Recognition, which is typically given to employees or residents who commit their time and effort for the betterment of the community. In fact, prior to last week, it was generally believed it had never…
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Oldsmar officials enjoy 2015 Safety Harbor Holiday Parade
It was a picture-perfect December day, and the ideal weather, plus more than 100 entries, drew huge crowds to downtown Safety Harbor for the city’s 35th annual holiday parade on Saturday. The two-hour long event was packed with participants this year, including nonprofit organizations and veterans groups, boys and girls clubs and local businesses. Super…
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New cultural alliance could have big impact in Oldsmar
For the better part of the past 10 years, elected officials and civic leaders have tried to bring public art projects to the City of Oldsmar. Following many failed attempts, including a recent arrangement between the City and the University of South Florida, the Oldsmar City Council agreed last month to allow another USF art…
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Record crowd turns out for Oldsmar’s Christmas Wonderland event
The weather outside was anything but frightful last Friday night – actually, it was quite delightful, especially for an outdoor holiday event. The cool temps combined with plenty of fun, family friendly activities led to a record crowd for Oldsmar’s 2015 Christmas Wonderland, causing long lines for food and attraction tickets. But while officials contemplated what…
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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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USF Student Selected For Public Art Project at R.E. Olds Park
A design by an art student at the University of South Florida was selected for the Art in Public Places project slated for installation at R.E. Olds Park. The winning concept was created by Cierra Flowers, one of seven students who presented designs as part of a class that specialty created specifically for the project.…