davis islands community news to change owners
Mr. BillCommunity Publications announced today the sale of the Davis Islands Community News to Tampa Marketing Company. Davis Islands residents have been receiving their news on local issues and events in this local newspaper for seven years.
“Davis Islands is a perfectly located Tampa community that is frequently forgotten due to its ‘destination’ geography,” said Bill Sharpe, president of Tampa Marketing Company. “With Tampa General Hospital, the Peter O. Knight Airport, the Davis Islands Yacht Club and great restaurants and businesses, Davis Islands has a lot to offer its residents and surrounding communities.”
The Davis Islands Community News was founded in 2001 and was taken over by the current editor and publisher, Lee Medart, in 2003. While the April issue with Medart as editor has been distributed, Bill Sharpe and Tampa Marketing Company’s first edition will be issued in May 2007.
“With Lee Medart’s planned retirement, many Davis Islands residents have feared that their local identity might be sacrificed,” said Sharpe. “With the great community identity and discussions that she [Medart] has helped to create, we look forward to following her efforts through the continued publication of the Davis Islands Community News.”
Sharpe added that many Davis Islands businesses are frequently forgotten by the mainland residents and the Tampa Marketing Company hopes to help increase awareness of them.
The Tampa Marketing Company is best recognized as an internet and web-based marketing company with the sites they own or provide advertising sales for including TampaForums.com, TampaRacing.com, TampaGold.com, SOHOTampa.com and Sticks of Fire.com.
In addition, many of the Web sites have been recognized locally including SOHOTampa.com and Sticks of Fire as Creative Loafing’s “Best of the Bay for 2006.” Also, TampaGold.com recently provided web casts of candidates’ forums in several Tampa City Council races and the top five Tampa Marketing Company Web sites achieved more than 108 million page views with more than 1.2 million unique visitors in 2006.
“I have known Bill for over two years and he has done tremendous things to build a greater awareness of the SOHO (South Howard Avenue) area. He has been a member of our Chamber of Commerce, knows Davis Islands and will help to continue the Davis Islands Community News responsiveness to our local neighborhood issues,” said Medart.
The Davis Islands Community News is a monthly publication that is mailed to all of the residents of Davis Islands. The total current distribution is approximately 3,000 and Tampa Marketing Company’s plans call for a significant increase of distribution to more surrounding neighborhood areas.
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October 23rd, 2007 at 6:37 am
There is a growing problem on the island that needs some attention, the litter, trash and garbage that are in the streets. I have been a resident here for over 2 years and my family and I consider the islands home. I am also an avid walker and I am surprised and saddened by the amount of garbage in the streets and on the front of many lawns. Most days I try and pick up what I can, but there is only so much one person can do. From West Davis to Martinique, I walk them all and there are bottles, wrappers and paper on every one of them. The problem gets much worse as you enter the village. With so many visitors coming to enjoy our restaurants and shops, it is surprising to me that there is not more of an effort by the local businesses to keep the village clean.
So what is to be done? Signs that declare Davis Islands to be a litter free zone or a banner across the bridge that reads “Enjoy our Island and don’t forget to take your trash with you”. Perhaps we can begin taking back the streets by picking up a little trash ourselves and teaching our children that walking over, around and through litter is not an option. I am really not sure if we will ever be “litter free”, but we must try. Remember that Davis Islands is more than an address, it’s a way of life.
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