Tampa City Council member Linda Saul-Sena wants a map with the best routes for biking to the new Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, so she asked the transportation staff to come up with one. Transportation manager Jean Dorzbackof said that they ain’t got no money, are swamped with other things, and they will “get to it [...]
It now costs money to visit some of our regional parks, but lots of visitors gladly pay $2.
Some programs designed to help the poor are open to everyone. It's no surprise that they are not sustainable.
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 [...]
Do we really need a park that talks to the kids? From the City of Tampa – New Kid-Designed Playground Opens at Al Lopez Park – November 10 Kids in the city’s After School Activity Program will cheer as they celebrate the opening of the new playground they helped design. Mayor Pam Iorio will [...]
In 2003, the City of Tampa along with the Mayor’s Beautification Program (MBP) and the F.E. Lykes Foundation launched a “greenprinting initiative.” The plan was to upgrade 10 parks in 10 years. The Seminole Heights blog first took notice of delays back in 2006. Fast forward to 2008 – five years into the program – and [...]
What makes a park a park? As you know, Mayor Pam Iorio wants the area currently known as Curtis Hixon Park to be Tampa’s signature park. Iorio remains insistent in putting $15 Million into redesigning the already functioning green space. And what do we get for $15 MILLION? The city hired New York landscape architect Thomas [...]
A trip to New York City almost always includes a visit to Central Park. When in San Francisco, you might swing into Golden Gate Park. Likewise, you may take a walk through Lincoln Park when visiting Chicago. Not every city has a "signature park," but many do, and Mayor Pam Iorio says that Curtis Hixon Park [...]
Update 1130am: Replaced last paragraph. In preparation for upcoming mandated property tax cuts, Hillsborough County Commissioners Rose Ferlita and Al Higginbotham want to talk with the city of Tampa about merging both parks and recreation departments to save money. Higginbotham says it makes no sense for both him and his neighbor to each buy a lawn mower, [...]
