Creative Loafing suggests that it is just perceptions that are hurting Ybor City, and says that the neighborhood may be ready for a revival. Ybor City Chamber of Commerce president Tom Keating blames the media for Ybor City’s bad reputation (I added the links below). Keating says… Crime is down nearly 70 percent in Ybor, and [...]
Want to hold a meeting at a local rec center? Hillsborough County now charges clubs to have meetings there. It’s $20 per hour for non-profits, and $40 an hour for anyone else.
Sticks of Fire introduces a new weekly profile of local, independent shops & services, local entrepreneurs, or some other aspect of our small business community.
With Halloween (and Guavaween!) just a little over a month away, stores are stocking up on all those things we love to be frightened by: ghosts, bats, mummies, vampires, zombies, and those scary orange and black wrapped peanut chewy candies. (Seriously, who eats those?) And once again, I have to wonder – why are we [...]
People love rankings. Even those who say they hate these sort of lists really like them, since it gives them something to talk about. Thanks to our sponsors at (hey, do you wanna sponsor this series?), we’re going to attempt to find out how Tampa Bay Ranks on a regular basis. This Old House went [...]
Nominate a Good Neighbor For Lonnie Lea Napier Award The Hillsborough County Office of Neighborhood Relations is looking for nominees for the summer quarter 2009 Lonnie Lea Napier Good Neighbor Award. Individuals, neighborhood associations and community groups may make nominations to the Office of Neighborhood Relations until close of business June 12. All residents of Hillsborough County [...]
As mentioned recently, there are lots of blogs and websites about the Seminole Heights area. Here are some I have found: The Official Unoffical Blog of Seminole Heights – An anonymous writer updates this one almost daily. Life in Seminole Heights – RLF updates this blog a few times a week. Hot Topics – Updated a couple times [...]
Reader Julie sent us a question… I am a 34 yr old, single girl with a dog. I am looking to move to Tampa from Sarasota and am wondering the best places to live. I have been thinking about Hyde Park, Channelside and Ybor City. Any suggestions? For fun, Ybor, Hyde Park, and Channelside each [...]
Neighborhood politics seem to be the most contentious, huh? For ten years or so, the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association wanted to form a separate (but related) not-for-profit group in order to solicit donations for neighborhood improvements. But they never took the necessary steps to do so. Another group came along, jumped through those necessary hoops, and [...]
